Sep 10, 2024 Budget Oversight Committee

UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ONE GOING THROUGH THEM, CORRECT? YES.

UM, I HAVE NONE.

SEEING NONE.

UH, CAN WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO, TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.

ALRIGHT, UH, THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

OH, MOTION CARRIES ITEM TWO.

ITEM TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MAYOR REX RICHARDSON'S FY 25 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

[2. 24-54816 Recommendation to receive and file Mayor Rex Richardson’s FY 25 Budget recommendations. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

EXCELLENT.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO FIONA FROM OUR TEAM TO, UH, PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON THE MAYOR'S, UH, BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, REBECCA.

GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR RICK ODY AND MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

AS PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION, I WILL BE REVIEWING THE MAYOR'S FY 25 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELEASED AS PART OF THE MAYOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS BOOKLET THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

THE BOOKLET ORGANIZES THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS INTO FOUR PRIORITY AREAS, CITY SERVICES, OPTIMIZING GROWTH, RECONNECTING RESIDENTS TO OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

A MOTION TO SUPPORT MAYOR RICHARDSON'S PROPOSED BUDGET RECOMMENDATION AS IT FOLLOWS.

A ONE MOTION TO REALLOCATE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FUND GROUP FUNDS TO MAYOR'S.

ONE-TIME ENHANCEMENTS, 488,000 ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR CRITICAL PROJECTS TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

900,000 FUNDING FOR UNEXPECTED LABOR AND CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE CITYWIDE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT AND 90,000 OF THE 150,000 GENERAL FUND.

ONE-TIME SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION FUNDS LEAVING A BALANCE OF 60,000 TO SUPPORT EXPLORING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.

MOTION A TWO.

MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 7,185,000 IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS A TECHNICAL APPROPRIATION TO TRANSFER CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAMS, C AND D REVENUE TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FUNDS.

A THREE.

MOTION TO ADD.

ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 400,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

PARTIALLY OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF 250,000 IN CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAMS C AND D REVENUE TO EXPAND CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN C-P-T-E-T INITIATIVES AND IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY TO PREVENT CRIME AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY THROUGH OVERGROWN VEGETATION MITIGATION AND TREE TRIMMING, LANDSCAPING AND STREET FURNITURE, SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD LIGHTING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN MEASURES.

MOTION A FOUR.

MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 100,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND AND PURSUE STRATEGIC POLICIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS YEAR ROUND TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRONG BEACH INITIATIVE AND THE ADVANCING PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVATION PROGRAM.

A FIVE MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 50,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND CURRICULUM FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING HATE SPEECH AND HATE CRIME AWARENESS PREVENTION AND RESPONSE LED BY EXPERIENCED COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING PROVIDERS.

MOTION A SIX.

MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT EXTENSION AND TRANSITION PLAN WITH THE LA METRO TO REDEPLOY THE UNIT OF LBPD OFFICERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO POLICING LA METRO SYSTEM LOCATIONS TO BETTER SUPPORT LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, INCLUDING PATROL OPERATIONS, SAFETY ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AT THE END OF THE METRO ALINE PLATFORMS IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD BIKE SAFETY TEAMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OFFICERS MOTION.

A SEVEN MOTION TO REQUEST THE FOLLOWING, CHANGE RELATED TO THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT BUDGET, RECOMMEND THAT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH EXPLORE ITS AUTHORITY TO EXPAND FUNDS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN PORT ADJACENT COMMUNITIES.

SUCH OPPORTUNITIES MAY INCLUDE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE, SHALLOW SUBSIDIES, THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE, A DU PILOT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE INTERRELATED HOUSING AND HEALTH NEEDS OF SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, YOUTH AND LOW TO MODERATE INCOME WORKING

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FAMILIES.

A EIGHT MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 313,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

PARTIALLY OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF 150,000 IN CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE FOR EFFORTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY.

TO BRING THE TOTAL FUNDING FOR THE YOUTH FUND TO 1.15 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S YOUTH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS AND DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS SERVING LONG BEACH YOUTH MOTION.

A NINE MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 50,000 IN THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS, AVAILABLE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT A CITYWIDE YOUTH VISUAL ARTS CONTEST AND MATCHING GRANTS FOR ARTS MARKETING PROJECTS, ARTS SUSTAINABILITY, EXPANDED EFFORTS FOR ARTS EQUITY AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND ARTS EDUCATION.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH MOTION.

A 10 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 25,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP AND THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT FOR PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THE VETERAN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS OF THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION.

GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE AND BETTER CONNECT WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LONG BEACH'S GROWTH INDUSTRIES AND THE CITY'S PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE.

A 11 MOTION TO ADD 1,105,000 IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ESTABLISH A NEW SIGNATURE PROJECTS DIVISION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT FIVE DEDICATED CITY PLANNERS WHO WILL HELP STREAMLINE MAJOR CITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF QUEEN MARY ISLAND AND PIER H, THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AND ELEPHANT LOT SHORELINE DRIVE IN ALAMITOS BAY AMONG OTHERS.

MOTION A 12 MOTION TO ADD 1,040,876 IN THE THAILANDS AREA FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ESTABLISH A NEW REVENUE INNOVATION STRATEGY ENHANCEMENT RISE DIVISION IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPACITY TO MANAGE CITY ASSETS SUCH AS THE QUEEN MARY, THE CONVENTION CENTER, CATALINA LANDING, SHORELINE MARINA, ALAMITOS BAY, THE BEACH BOARDWALK, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTIES IN THE TIDELANDS AREA.

AND LEVERAGE THESE ASSETS TO PURSUE NEW REVENUE GENERATING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY MOTION.

A 13 MOTION TO ADD ONE TIME FUNDS OF 300,000 IN THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO EXPAND THE CITY'S MARKETING, TOURISM, AND ADVERTISING EFFORTS TO RAISE THE CITY'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFILE AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND JOBS TO LOCATE TO LONG BEACH MOTION.

A 14 MOTION TO ADD AN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER IN THE AMOUNT OF 210,000 IN THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE THIS POSITION WILL HEAD A NEW OFFICE OF PROTOCOLS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY EFFORTS BETWEEN THE CITY, THE PORT OF LONG BEACH AND VISIT LB INCLUDING SISTER CITY INITIATIVES, DIGNITARY VISITS, PORT RELATED INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS, FORM RELATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS THAT WILL RAISE LONG BEACH'S PROFILE AS A GLOBAL CITY AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

MOTION A 15 MOTION TO ADD 75,000 IN THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND 75,000 IN THE THAILANDS OPERATING FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP AN ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT COORDINATES PLANNING, DESIGN, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE ANTICIPATED PUBLIC AMPHITHEATER, THE LONG BEACH TERRACE THEATER AND OTHER KEY MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS VENUES TO EXPAND THE CITY'S CAPACITY FOR HOSTING LARGE SCALE CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS.

MOTION A 16 MOTION TO ADD 100,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT TOWARDS PROGRAMMING EFFORTS THROUGH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO DOCUMENT AND ARCHIVE THE CITY OF LONG BEACH'S IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREPARING FOR IN HOSTING THE 2028 OLYMPICS MOTION.

A 17 MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY AND SET ASIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG BEACH'S SIGNATURE PUBLIC AMPHITHEATER FACILITY MOTION.

A 18 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 250,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE PROGRAMS FOR ENHANCED CLEAN AND SAFE ACTIVATIONS, GREEN SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STREET SCAPE ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS TREE WATERING AND MAINTENANCE AND BUSINESS SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT MOTION.

A 19 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 250,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE LEVEL UP LB EXTREME SMALL BUSINESS MAKEOVER PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL, SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING COACHING AROUND MARKETING, PLANNING, FINANCING, EARNING CITY CONTRACTS, AND MICROGRANTS TO INVEST IN THEIR GROWTH MOTION.

A 20 MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO MODERNIZE THE PACIFIC GATEWAY WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK.

PG WIN AS THE LONG BEACH WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK.

LB WIN AND RESTRUCTURE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S LEADERSHIP AND COMPOSITION TO BETTER ALIGN THE AGENCY'S MISSION AND PROGRAMS WITH THE CITY'S

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A 21 MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PARTNER WITH THE GOVERNOR'S CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST COUNCIL IN THE LOS ANGELES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HELP INFORM AND DEVELOP LA COUNTY'S REGIONAL JOBS FIRST STRATEGY, WHICH WILL DIRECT MILLIONS IN STATE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS TO CREATE MORE HIGH PAYING AND FAMILIES SUPPORTING UNION JOBS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS IN GROWTH INDUSTRIES.

MOTION A 22 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 100,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TOWARDS PROGRAMMING EFFORTS THROUGH THE LONG BEACH CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACTION PLAN AND SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE TO CONNECT RESIDENTS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW ECONOMY.

A 23 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 250,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT TO HELP STABILIZE THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SECTOR.

ENSURE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDCARE THROUGH TUITION ASSISTANCE, PROVIDED TARGETED OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT SUPPORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LB N TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES SEEKING TO REENTER THE WORKFORCE.

PARTNER WITH THE MAYOR'S FUND AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH CHILDCARE TUITION ACCOUNTS AS A WORKFORCE INCENTIVE AND LEVERAGE THE CITY'S INVESTMENT AS A LOCAL MATCH TO PURSUE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO FURTHER EXPAND CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES.

MOTION A 24 MOTION TO ADD 250,000 IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND GROUP IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A TWO YEAR PUBLIC SERVICE STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CITY EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REDUCING THE BURDEN OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

A 25 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 40,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT AS A LOCAL MATCH TO SECURE TWO FULL-TIME FELLOWS THROUGH THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FUSE EXECUTIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WHO WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND LEAD STRATEGIC PROJECTS TO EXPAND HOME OWNERSHIP SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. MOTION A 26 MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH THE FUND FOR GUARANTEED INCOME AND UNITED WAY OF LOS ANGELES TO DEVELOP THE LONG BEACH HOUSING PLEDGE.

A GROUNDBREAKING PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL EXTEND THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO GUARANTEED INCOME.

UTILIZE DIRECT CASH PAYMENTS TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING CHOICE OF VOUCHER PROGRAM AND REDUCE THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO FIND AN APARTMENT SO THAT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND RENTERS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGHER QUALITY HOUSING OPTIONS.

MOTION A 27 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 2 MILLION IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE TO SUPPORT FACILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES AND VARIOUS CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ENHANCEMENTS AT HAMILTON LOOP 300051ST STREET GREENBELT 1 MILLION AND MLK PARK 700,000 MOTION.

A 28 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 1,800,000 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OFFSET BY TRANSFER OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A TRASH INTERCEPTOR BARGE IN THE LOS ANGELES RIVER TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT ALAMEDO BAY AND THE LONG BEACH COASTLINE MOTION.

A 29 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 1 MILLION IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE AS A GRANT MATCH TO ADVANCE PROJECT PROJECT DESIGN AND CQA REVIEW FOR THE GREEN TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY PROJECT TO CREATE MORE PARK SPACE IN WEST LONG BEACH.

A 30 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 900,000 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF, OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE TO SUPPORT GREENING INITIATIVES ON SANTA FE BOULEVARD.

A 31 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 85,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT, OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY TO EXPAND LONG BEACH'S URBAN CANOPY TO REACH 100,000 TREES BY 2026 WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING TREE DENSITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.

IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING THE FINALIZATION OF THE FY 25 GENERAL FUND PROJECTED OUTLOOK AND BALANCING STRATEGY.

A 32 MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 1 MILLION IN IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OFFSET BY A TRANSFER OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING PROGRAM C AND D REVENUE TO EXTEND THE CURRENT LONG BEACH CIRCUIT CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER SERVICE PERIOD AND EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF A THIRD SERVICE ZONE TO EXPAND MOBILITY OPTIONS AND REDUCE VEHICLE TRAFFIC MOTION.

A 33 MOTION TO ADD 797,641 IN THE GAS FUND GROUP IN THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE BUDGETED GAS FUND TRANSFER AT 13 MILLION 797 641 INSTEAD OF THE DECREASED GAS FUND TRANSFER OF 13 MILLION, WHICH WAS

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UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUR TEAM IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

UH, YOU NEED A DRINK OF WATER AFTER THAT? UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS? YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

A SIX.

UM, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM.

SO CAN YOU JUST, IS THERE SOMEONE TO GO OVER THE LA METRO CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? I MIGHT DEFER THAT TO OUR, UH, CHIEF TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THAT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILWOMAN.

WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? I'D LIKE TO KNOW JUST A BIT MORE ABOUT, UM, THE LA METRO, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DEPLOYING LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS TO LA METRO.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? CERTAINLY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

CERTAINLY, WE, WE'VE BEEN, UH, A PARTNER WITH LA METRO FOR MULTIPLE YEARS NOW.

UH, CURRENTLY WE'RE OPERATING OFF A CONTRACT EXTENSION.

UM, THAT EXTENSION HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND METRO METRO HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE STARTING THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL PROVIDING SERVICES TO METRO.

SO THE MOST RECENT NEGOTIATION IS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDING A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT, UM, WITH THREE MONTHS TO, UM, UH, ALLOW FOR ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

AS WE TRANSITION OUT OF THE CONTRACT IN METRO HAS ABILITY TO STABILIZE, UH, UH, THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT OR EXPANDED SERVICES FROM ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS ALLOWS US TO TAKE OUR RESOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY STRETCHED EXTREMELY THIN, UH, FROM THE METRO AND PLACE THEM BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND THE METRO PLATFORM AND, UH, AND FOR THEIR RIDERSHIP AS WELL TO ASSIST WITH THEIR RIDERSHIP.

SO THIS MEANS A MAXIMUM OF NINE MONTHS, BUT YOU REALLY WANT SIX MONTHS STARTING AT WHAT POINT? SO CORRECT SIX MONTHS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS IF NECESSARY.

IT'LL BE STARTING AT THE POINT WHERE METRO RESPONDS TO OUR OFFER, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT DONE YET.

SO WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM METRO WHEN THEY RESPOND.

THAT WILL BE THE STARTING POINT OF THE SIX MONTHS.

GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW.

I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR OFFICERS DEPLOYED TO OUR DIVISIONS IN OUR STREETS.

UH OH.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN HAS ONE MORE QUESTION.

UH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A 17, WHICH IS, UM, CITY MANAGERS WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO SET ASIDE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG BEACH'S SIGNATURE PUBLIC AMPHITHEATER FACILITY, I THINK TO BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

UH, JOHNNY WILL, UH, HELP SUPPORT THAT QUESTION.

IN PIOS OFFICE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS, JUST TO KIND OF GET THE WORD OUT ON, ON OUR EFFORTS.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN.

YEAH, SO JUST, THIS IS JUST, UM, FUNDS SET, SET ASIDE IN ANTICIPATION OF, UH, THE PROPOSED AMPHITHEATER, UH, SET TO OPEN AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO, UM, IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT THOUGH, I THINK WE WANT TO GET THE, THE, THE COMMUNITY EXCITED.

UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, SOME SEMI COMPETITION, UH, IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY IN SAN PEDRO.

UH, WE, WE BELIEVE THAT WE WANNA START, UH, GETTING THE, THE COMMUNITY, UH, BOTH, UH, LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

SO FOR A 17, WHAT ARE WE APPROVING SET ASIDE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADVANCE? IS THERE A, IS THERE A MONEY ASK? IT'S NOT LISTED HERE AND NO.

SO AT THAT, AT, AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDING ASKED FOR.

UH, THIS IS JUST TO, UH, PARTICULARLY TO UTILIZE EXISTING CITY RESOURCES.

SO THERE'S NO SOURCE OF FUNDS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FUNDING AND IT'S FOR GETTING THE COMMUNITY EXCITED.

WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO? SO I, I THINK, UM, WE HAVE NOT YET, I IDENTIFIED A SPECIFIC STRATEGY THAT IS, IS ATTACHED TO THAT.

UM, I JUST THINK WE SEE EXCITEMENT ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND SO OUR INTENT WOULD BE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN, UH,

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GREAT.

YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH SO MANY PROJECTS.

I THINK THIS PROJECT WARRANTS MORE DISCUSSION A 17.

I'D LIKE TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR A FUTURE COUNCIL DATE.

UM, IF WE COULD, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN PULL ITEMS OFF OF THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

IT'S EITHER IF MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S EITHER IT IS OR IT ISN'T, CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

NOW, I THINK, UM, BECAUSE THIS FUNDING WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, UH, I'M SURE WE CAN TALK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ABOUT PARTICULARLY BRINGING AN ITEM, UM, THAT DISCUSSES THEIR, THEIR PLAN PROPOSAL, UM, AND WHAT THE, THE FUNDING WOULD BE USED FOR.

BUT THE, THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE NOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR TOTALITY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.

CAN WE TIE THIS TO, HOLD ON, THERE'S ANOTHER BEAR WITH ME.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE OTHER, UH, MENTION OF THE AMPHITHEATER WHILE YOU DO THAT, I CAN MAKE MY COMMENTS.

SURE.

UM, SO THE ONLY COMMENTS I WAS GONNA MAKE IS THAT I SUPPORT, UH, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

UM, I THINK THAT THEY PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO INVESTING IN COMMUNITY, UM, INVESTING IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS WELL AS THINKING ABOUT OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE, UM, THE MAYOR AND HIS OFFICE FOR, UM, PROVIDING WHAT I THINK ARE REALLY CRITICAL, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO I I FULLY SUPPORT THEM.

IF, IF I COULD, I'D ALSO NOTE BE, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MONETARY ASK FOR THAT, IF THERE WAS A, UM, IF THERE'S A REQUEST TO ADD FUNDING TO THAT ITEM, WE WOULD, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THAT, UH, BRING THAT TO YOU AS A SEPARATE, UH, BUDGET REQUEST.

UM, THANK YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT IS FINE.

AND I, I CONCUR WITH OUR CHAIR.

THIS HAS BEEN VERY THOUGHTFULLY, UM, WRITTEN UP AND DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND, UM, IF IT'S ALL TIED TOGETHER, THEN I'M SUPPORTING THIS.

AND, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I CAN JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK STAFF TO MAKE A PRESENTATION DURING CITY COUNCIL, GREAT.

I'LL DO THAT.

OR NOT TODAY.

I MEAN, WE CAN DO THAT AT A LATER DATE.

UH, SAY NO ADDITIONAL, SINCE THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US UP HERE TODAY, NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM US.

UM, WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW.

UH, OUTLINING OUR, UH, JOINT EFFORTS IN REQUESTING, UH, $1.2 MILLION.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, A BUNCH OF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION THAT STAFF, UH, PROVIDED ON, UH, MAYORS RICK REX RICHARDSON'S RECOMMENDATION.

UM, I DID SHOW UP LATE, UH, SO I DIDN'T CATCH THE FULL, UM, PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, OH, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.

UH, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER COVINGTON.

TODAY I'M GONNA BE SPEAKING, UH, AS CHAIR OF THE ADVANCING PEACE STEERING COMMITTEE, UH, REPRESENTING THE, OUR PARTNERS WHO WILL BE COMING THROUGHOUT TODAY SPEAKING ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

UM, AND IN THE MAYOR'S, UM, PROPOSAL.

UM, I DID NOT SEE, UH, SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TIED TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

UM, I BELIEVE, UH, AFTER THIS ITEM, ITEM FOUR, UH, YOU ALL WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BOARD, UM, THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND SO, UH, WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN INCREASED NUMBER, UH, OF FUNDS DEDICATED TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS AND SAFE PASSAGES.

UH, WE DID SEND A LETTER, UH, THAT YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED PRIOR TO TODAY,

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UH, THE 1 2, 1 $0.2 MILLION WILL BE BROKEN DOWN TO 300 FROM THE CURRENT PROPOSAL ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK IN THE BUDGET, UH, 300 SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS.

UH, THE COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS, WE HAD AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO APPLIED TO THE PROGRAM.

UH, 90 ORGANIZATIONS APPLIED TO RECEIVE FUNDING, BUT DUE TO FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO GRANT 28 OF THEM.

SO THE NEED IS THERE TO OFFER COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS.

AND WITH 300,000 WE'LL BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY, UH, CONTINUE THE PROGRAM, BUT EXPAND IT ONTO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FUND, BUT ALSO HAVE IT YEAR ROUND.

WE KNOW WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ACTIVATED, VIOLENCE DECREASES, UM, SO WE WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.

AND THEN THE OTHER LAYER IS SAFE PASSAGES.

UH, SO WE'RE REQUESTING 600,000 SPECIFICALLY TO CARRY THE FUNDS AND THE PROGRAMS NOT TO END IN DECEMBER OF 2024, BUT ACTUALLY END IN JUNE OF 2025 WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.

UM, SO THOSE FUNDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.

AND WE'VE ALSO ARE REQUESTING FOR IT TO BE EXPLORED EITHER TO EXPANDING A SAFE PROCESS PROGRAM IN THE BUTLER, UM, POLY NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHERE WE'RE EXPECTING TO MOVE WASHINGTON STUDENTS OVER TO THE CENTRAL LONG BEACH AREA.

SO THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL, UM, TENSION THERE, UM, BY PROVIDING SAFE PATCHES AND SUPPORTS OR, UM, EXPLORING, UH, THE PAY FOR THE TRAINED, UH, AND PROFESSIONAL INTERVENTION WORKERS WHO ACTUALLY DO THAT JOB EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, SO MY TIME IS ENDING.

I DO WANNA OFFER, UM, TO HAVE EITHER SITE VISITS OR OBSERVATION DAYS OF THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY SO THAT YOU CAN GET A BETTER CLOSE, UM, CLOSER LOOK AS TO HOW THAT'S HAPPENING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT.

AFTERNOON, I'M HERE IN SUPPORTING THE ALLOCATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION FOR THE TENANT RIGHT TO COUNCIL PROGRAM, WHICH PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.

UH, MY NAME IS CINDY SAGUN, AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF ROHAN, THE ONE LONG BEACH C-V-I-P-I COLLABORATIVE.

I WANNA FOLLOW UP ON CHRIS'S COMMENT THAT I, I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PRESENTATION, UM, FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE $1,000, UM, THAT IS ALLOCATED FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

UM, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A ONE-TIME FUNDING AND THAT LONG BEACH IS NOT UNIQUE TO GUN VIOLENCE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE.

IN JULY 18TH, 2024, THE US SURGEON GENERAL, DR.

VIKE MURTHY ISSUED A LANDMARK SURG SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVISORY ON FIREARM FIREARM VIOLENCE DECLARING THAT FIREARM VIOLENCE IS, UM, IN AMERICA TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

SO WHEN WE SEE, UH, AN ITEM OF $1,000 WITH THE 200,000 FROM THE CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE, 1000 IS NOT ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN LONG BEACH IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN LA COUNTY.

UH, ONE, ONE TIME FUNDING IS NOT ROBUST.

IT'S NOT COMPREHENSIVE AND DOES NOT PRIORITIZE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT SAFETY IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UM, AS CENTRAL TRAP BEING ONE OF THE CONVENERS OF SAFE PASSAGES FUNDED BY THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'LL, UM, UPLIFT A STATEMENT FROM A LOT OF ALUMNI FROM CABRILLO AND STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE, UM, THAT I GOT THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO AT ADMIRAL KID PARK OVER THE SUMMER IS, MAN, I WISH THIS PROGRAM HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.

SO THAT SENTIMENT REALLY STICKS WITH ME BECAUSE, UM, FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM DURING THE BE SAFE, UM, INITIATIVE AT ADMIRAL KID PARK, WE ACTUALLY DID, UM, RECRUIT A LOT OF OUR YOUTH THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN, UM, CAPRIO HIGH SCHOOL AND THOSE WHO'VE GRADUATED.

AND TO SEE THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING, LIKE, OH, WELL THIS IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL AND THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING.

THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WELL, YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE SAFE PASSAGE TEAM OUT THERE.

AND SO I SHARE THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE ONE TIME FUNDING IS NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE STUDENTS YEAR ROUND SAYING THE SAME THING, AND THEY NOTICE THE IMPACT, THEY NOTICE THE IMPACT OF HAVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO THEY CAN RESONATE WITH BEING OUT THERE, KEEPING THEM SAFE.

AND SO I SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL HAN THE ONE LONG BEACH, UM, C-B-I-P-I COLLABORATIVE TO, UM, TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

AND WE TRUST THAT THE LONG BEACH LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHAMPIONS IN, UM, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING THAT'S GONNA BE STRUCTURAL, UM, FOR OUR LONG BEACH BUDGET.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS FED AND I'M A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M ALSO THE LEAD ORGANIZER FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS EMPOWERED OR LIBRE.

UM, THIS EVENING AND THIS

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I ALSO WANT TO VOICE, UM, SUPPORT OF A $1.1 MILLION, UH, ALLOCATION FOR THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND AND MAKING THIS A STRUCTURAL ITEM IN THE CITY BUDGET.

ACCORDING TO COURT DATA COMPILED BY A STATE HOUSE DELAY, THERE WERE OVER 3,200 UNLAWFUL DETAINERS WITH THE EXACT NUMBER BEING 3,235, UM, FILED IN LONG BEACH ZIP CODES IN 2023.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, JUST AS MANY RENTERS ARE LIKELY TO RECEIVE AS MANY EVICTION NOTICES THIS YEAR BY INCREASING THE TENANT'S ACCESS TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

TENANTS HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX COURT SYSTEM AND HAVE A FAIR CHANCE AT STAYING HOUSED WITH EVICTIONS BEING, AGAIN, A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR CITY.

A STRONGER RIGHT TO COUNCIL PROGRAM WOULD PREVENT DISPLACEMENT BY CREATING HOUSING STABILITY.

INVESTING IN TENANT PROTECTIONS IS A MEANS OF HOMELESSNESS PROVISION.

SO WE PLEASE ASK, UM, TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION TO SUSTAIN THE TENANT RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM AND ENSURE RENTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVICES.

HELLO.

MY NAME IS BILLY BROWN, AND, UM, I AM THE FOUNDER OF FOCUS.

FOCUS STANDS FOR FAMILIES OBSERVING CULTURES AND UNITING STUDENTS.

I WANT TO COME AS A STUDENT AND GIVE A HISTORICAL, UM, OUTLOOK OF HOW SAFE PASSAGES STARTED IN LONG BEACH.

I WANT THE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD, I WANT THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT LONG BEACH WAS THE FIRST CITY TO START SAFE PASSAGES IN 2001 AT FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HOW DO I KNOW THAT? BECAUSE THE PRINCIPAL, MR. LOU DE LOCA CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS AT LONG BEACH STATE AND ASKED ME COULD HE HELP STOP HIS RACIAL AND GANG PROBLEM THAT HE WAS HAVING AT FRANKLIN.

NOW, AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, UM, THE STUDENTS GOING TO SCHOOL AND COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY ON CAMPUS WAS BEING TERRORIZED.

AND WHEN I SAY TERRORIZED, I MEAN BULLYING THREATS, SUSPENDED, EXPULSIONS, OUR KIDS GOING TO, UM, JAIL CONSTANTLY.

AND IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE, UM, PRINCIPAL DECA, UH, DID HIS RESEARCH AND HE CAME TO ME AND HE SAID, COULD YOU HELP ME STOP THIS? AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE GOT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.

EVERY, EVERYONE, WHEN WE SAY MULTICULTURAL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE HAD THE, THE LATINOS, THE BLACKS, THE WHITES, THE ASIANS, ALL AT A HEATED POINT OF TIME WORKING TOGETHER.

AND FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT FOCUS WAS ON FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND ALL OF THE TROUBLE THAT THEY HAD STOPPED FOR TWO YEARS, NO MORE SUSPENSIONS, NO MORE EXPULSIONS, NO MORE REFERRALS.

SO THE REASON I'M GIVING A HISTORICAL STANDPOINT IS BECAUSE I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR STUDENT, I WANT LONG BEACH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, TO REPRESENT FROM A COUNCIL STANDPOINT THE RESOURCES THAT WE GIVE TO THESE STUDENTS.

BECAUSE NOW, IN 2024, I HAVE A, A PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, UM, REED AT NELSON THAT CAME TO ME LAST NOVEMBER AND SAID, MR. BROWN, CAN YOU BRING FOCUS TO NELSON ALSO AT WASHINGTON? WE HAVE SECOND CALL UP AT, UM, AT JORDAN RIGHT NOW.

EVER SINCE THAT SECOND CALL BEEN UP THERE, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY, UM, PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY.

SO I AM JUST BASICALLY SAYING, LET'S BE THE MODEL THAT THE WORLD LOOKS AT WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS.

PAID, UM, NOT NOT VOLUNTEERS, BUT, BUT PAID PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE, UM, UH, THE EXPERIENCE, THE DEDICATION, AND THE COMPASSION TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M DIANA CRAIGHEAD, UH, PRESIDENT OF LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I'M HERE NOT JUST REPRESENTING THE STUDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO I SERVE ON THE C-V-I-P-I AND I'M HERE WITH ONE LONG BEACH.

AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO, UM, SPEAK OUT IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING, UM, PROGRAMS LIKE SAFE PASSAGES.

WE'VE, WE'VE HEARD FROM, UH, PREVIOUS SPEAKERS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES.

I KNOW THAT, UM, IN OUR CABRIO COMMUNITY WHERE WE'VE HAD SAFE PASSAGES, UM, IN THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THEY'VE HELPED TO BRING THE, UM, AMOUNT OF, UM, PROBLEMS AND ISSUES DOWN TO A MINIMUM BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, TRAINED,

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AND OUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT WHEN, WHEN STUDENTS KNOW THAT SOMEBODY CARES ABOUT THEM THAN THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES.

SO THESE PROGRAMS ARE SO VITAL TO THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

SO I'M ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIZES OUR, OUR MOST VULNERABLE, OUR, OUR YOUNGEST, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INVEST IN PROGRAMS LIKE SAFE PASSAGES.

UM, A A PREVIOUS SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN LONG BEACH.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND WE NEED TO KNOW AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE STRONG PARTNERS IN OUR CITY AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO THIS, UM, THIS PAST YEAR, THE, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $250,000 IN THE SAFE PASSAGES PROGRAM, BUT WE ARE NOW FACING DEFICIT SPENDING BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL STATE BUDGET AS FAR AS EDUCATION IS CONCERNED.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A TIME WHERE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND SO I'M ASKING THE CITY AS PARTNERS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO STEP UP IF IT, IF IT CAN'T BE INSTITUTED IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE, THEN PLEASE KEEP IT IN MIND FOR FUTURE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS THAT THERE IS A NEED THAT WE NEED TO STEP UP, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES TO CREATE STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON.

HI.

MY NAME IS HILDA GAAN.

I LIVE IN NORTHERN LONG BEACH AND I AM THE FOUNDER FOR PUENTE LATINO ASSOCIATION.

UM, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE FIND, WHEN I DECIDED THAT PUENTE WAS NEEDED, IT WAS ONE REASON MY NEPHEW, UM, I WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY, I WAS, UH, STUDYING.

I WAS 50 YEARS OLD AND UC DAVIS, AND I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY BROTHER AND SAYS, MY SON IS IN JAIL.

CAN YOU PLEASE COME OVER AND HELP? I WENT TO SEE HIM.

HE WAS IN JAIL.

HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD, AND I ASKED HIM, WHAT IS GOING ON? WHAT HAPPENED? WHY YOU DID THAT? IT WAS VERY STUPID THING, BELIEVE ME.

AND HE SAYS, I LIVE IN THE GHETTO.

SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? THAT REALLY, I MEAN, STILL HURTS MY HEART? IT IS SO BAD BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF DREAMS THAT OUR KIDS HAVE.

THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY CAN, THEY CAN, THEY CAN DO DIFFERENT.

AND IT'S, IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY SAD TO THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S NO MONEY, THESE KIDS ARE IN THE AGE OF BEING BE GOOD OR BEING BAD, BEING PART OF THE CRIME.

UM, I'M SORRY, I'M, THIS IS TOO PAINFUL FOR ME.

SO WHAT I WANNA, WHAT I REALLY WANNA SAY IS THAT IN THE NAME OF MY, UM, IN THE NAME OF THOSE DREAMS THAT MY NEPHEW WANTS HAVE AND, AND THE NAME OF THE DREAMS THAT A LOT OF KIDS HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THE BUDGET AND PUT IT IN, IN BEAUTIFYING THE PLACE AND SAY PASSAGES ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN HELP THESE KIDS TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE THEIR LIFE AND THEIR, AND THEIR AND THEIR DREAMS DON'T HAVE A PRIZE.

SO IF YOU CAN DO IT, THAT WILL BE GREAT.

MY NEPHEW IS NOW 30, 30 YEARS OLD AND STILL IS COMING IN AND OUT FROM JAIL, AND I DON'T WANT THAT HAPPEN.

AND KEEP GOING WITH OTHER KIDS.

AND, AND YOU KNOW, THAT WE WORKING ON VERY STRONG ON, ON ONE COMMUNITY TO, TO SAVE AT LEAST A, A LITTLE PLACE NEXT TO THE STAR KING NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, SCHOOL.

WE TRIED TO BEAUTIFY IT.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHAT THE KIDS LOOK, UM, WHEN THE KIDS GROW, WHEN THE KIDS WALK, IT REALLY AFFECT THEIR, THEIR CYCLE, RIGHT? AND IF THEY THINK THAT THEY LIVE IN THE GHETTO, THEY, THERE IS NO PROGRAM FOR THEM.

THERE IS NO NICE PLACE FOR THEM.

IT IS REALLY GONNA AFFECT WHAT THEY GONNA DO.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, MAYBE MANY OF YOU GUYS THAT ARE HERE, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.

BUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND,

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AND DR.

RICK OR YOU HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE TOO.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE INCREASE THE BUDGET FROM 300 TO 1.2 MILLIONS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS TRAVIS SCOTT.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT HAS DEEPLY AFFECTED MY LIFE AND THAT ISSUE IS VIOLENCE.

THROUGHOUT MY 52 YEARS, I'VE WITNESSED COUNTLESS LIVES LOST TO GUN VIOLENCE, STIS, AND DRUG OVERDOSES.

I'VE ATTENDED NEARLY A HUNDRED FUNERALS TO COMBAT THIS IJOIN FOCUS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SECOND CALL, LONG BEACH ACTS, MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL LEAGUES, AND THE SIXTH, ALONG WITH APRIL PARKER'S FOUNDATION.

OUR GOAL IS TO INVEST IN SAFE PASSAGE, A CRUCIAL RESOURCE THAT IS THAT THAT ENSURES OUR YOUTH ARE PROTECTED AND CAN PURSUE THEIR DREAMS WITHOUT FEAR.

SAFE PASSAGE IS NOT JUST AN IMMEDIATE, SAFE, IMMEDIATE SAFETY.

IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE WHO CARE, I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS ESSENTIAL INITIATIVE AND HELP US BUILD A SAFER AND MORE, MORE, MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE.

HI, MY NAME IS CHERYL BROWN.

I'M A FORMER LONG BEACH POLY STUDENT, NELSON STUDENT, AND I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT LONG BEACH STATE.

AND I'VE SEEN VIOLENCE ALL TYPE OF WAYS FROM BULLYING TO GANG VIOLENCE, TO JUST KIDS DOING STUFF 'CAUSE THEY'RE WARD AND WE MUST PUT THE PUBLIC BACK IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND WHEN I SAY PUBLIC, I MEAN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE STAKEHOLDERS OF LONG BEACH INVESTING IN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COOPS AFTER DARK SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES.

DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS IN FOCUS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY IN LONG BEACH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADDRESSING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEEP TIES IN THE COMMUNITY, ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD TRUST AND CREDIBILITY THAT TRADITIONALLY, THAT TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE OFTEN CAN'T ACHIEVE ALONE.

THEY ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH, AT-RISK, INDIVIDUALS MEDIATE CONFLUENCE BEFORE THEY ESCALATE AND PROVIDE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT.

BY INTEGRATING THESE IN ORGANIZATIONS INTO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY, WE CAN CREATE A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSE OF VIOLENCE, ULTIMATELY REDUCING CRIME, FOSTERING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND SAVING RESOURCES IN THE LONG TERM.

MY NAME IS PAULA WOOD AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES.

WE'RE A LOCAL NONPROFIT IN NORTH LONG BEACH SERVING FAMILIES AND YOUTH, AND I JUST WANT TO BE HERE IN S IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ME REGARDING SEEING AN INCREASE IN BUDGET, UM, TO THE 1 MILLION, I THINK IT'S 1000000.5 OR 1 MILLION SOMETHING IN SUPPORT OF USE OF SERVICES.

UM, WE WORK WITH A POPULATION THAT'S CONSTANTLY, UH, DEALING WITH VIOLENCE IN OUR FAMILIES.

WE HAVE FAMILIES WHO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COUNT AND YOU ASK A ROOM OF PEOPLE, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE? AND I'D SAY OUT OF 20, AT LEAST 18, ARE GONNA RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY, YES, THEY HAVE.

AND WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING AND THEIR NEEDS AND OUR YOUTH ARE SUFFERING THE MOST BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH THESE, THIS SITUATION THAT'S OCCURRED.

MANY OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THEIR PARENTS GUN DOWN IN THE STREETS, UNFORTUNATELY.

SO, UM, SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGES AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CENTRAL CHA, UM, FOCUS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN MEANT MENTIONED ARE WORKING HARD, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.

AND WE KNOW THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE INCREASE OF FUNDING.

WE HAD, UH, SUPPORT THAT WAS GIVEN THIS SUMMER FOR MANY OF US TO BE ABLE TO HOLD ACTIVITIES, UM, TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TO TALK ABOUT WAYS TO KEEP, KEEP VIOLENCE, KEEPING VIOLENCE DOWN AND PROVIDING ACTIVITIES, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THAT.

BUT FUNDING IS NEEDED IF WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO HOLD, PARTICULARLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, UM, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT WILL HELP US KEEP THE SITUATION CALM.

AND WE NEED PROGRAMS LIKE, UH, WE NEED, WE NEED PROGRAMS LIKE SAFE PASSAGE.

SO I JUST ASK IF YOU IN SUPPORT, WOULD YOU PLEASE SUPPORT US IN SEEING THAT THIS INCREASE HAPPENS? THANK YOU.

UM, I, I WAS WONDERING IF I CAN READ A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR PARTNERS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO BE

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HERE.

UH, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT, NO.

OKAY, COOL.

UM, SO I'LL READ IT AS FOLLOWED.

UH, HELLO, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL IN THIS CAPACITY, THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

UH, MY NAME IS ANDREW, UM, MADHU, UH, SYSTEMS CHANGE DIRECTOR WITH, UH, BOOKS AND BUCKETS AND, UH, THIS SEVENTH DISTRICT RESIDENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, I COULDN'T BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.

UM, SO MY COLLEAGUES ARE SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF.

MANY OF US IN ATTENDANCE TODAY ARE NO STRANGERS TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.

SOME OF US HAVE BEEN VICTIMS, SOME OF US HAVE BEEN PER PERPETRATORS, AND SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO VIOLENCE THAT EXISTS DAY TO DAY.

THIS UNIQUELY POSITIONS US TO UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO TRULY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

WHILE APPRECIATED, ALLOCATING ONLY 300,000 TOWARDS VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NOWHERE, IT'S NOWHERE NEAR, UM, ENOUGH TO TRULY MAKE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN MURDERS HAVE INCREASED BY 56, UM, 0.3% DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY IS MAKING.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S SEPTEMBER 3RD MEMO.

THERE ARE ALREADY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS GOING INTO PROVINCIAL WORK.

HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DATA DIRECTLY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH YOUTH WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY NEED INTERVENTION.

THE MEMO ITSELF MENTIONS A HUGE GAP IN INTERVENTIONS AND AFTERCARE FUNDING.

TO THAT END, WE IMPLORE YOU TO MAKE TRUE COMMITMENTS TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION BY INCREASING THE PROPOSED 300,000 TO 1.2 MILLION.

TO FUND CRITICAL PROGRAMS NEEDED TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN SAFE.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO UTILIZE MEASURE US FUNDING BRIDGE THE GAP, UM, WHILE OUR COLLABORATIVE AND CITY LEADERSHIP, UH, FIND ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE FUNDINGS AND REVENUES, UM, SOURCES TO FUTURE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS.

GOOD.

A GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M REVEREND LEON WOOD.

I'M THE FOUNDER OF SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES, AND I WAS JUST THINKING THAT THE INVESTMENT IN A PROGRAM LIKE SAFE PASSAGES WILL HAVE SEVERAL OUTCOMES.

ONE WILL BE A SAFETY FACTOR FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY CAN RELAX A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS ENHANCED WHEN STUDENTS CAN GO TO SCHOOL IN A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COME HOME IN A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT AFFECTS THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, THAT AFFECTS THEIR CITIZENSHIP.

ALL OF THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE.

AND SO THE THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THEM START INVESTING IN THEIR SAFETY, IN THEIR COMFORT, IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE.

AND THAT HAS TO BE DONE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND, AND WE HAVE TO NOT ONLY USE THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT YOU HAVE HERE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GO OUT AND, AND GET FOUNDATIONS AND OTHERS TO INVEST FURTHER BECAUSE WE HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY, FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION.

AND IT CAN BE DONE WITH JUST AN INVESTMENT IN THE PEACE TRANQUILITY OF GOING TO SCHOOL AND HELPING A PERSON HAVE A PEACEFUL LIFE.

WE CAN DO IT.

AND SAFE PASSAGES IS STARTING TO, IS STARTING THE PROCESS, AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF GUYS WORKING THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED YOUNG MEN WHO COULD ALSO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES, AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THINGS WORK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, I'LL SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY COMING OUT TO OUR MEETINGS, ADVOCATING AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, OUR CITY HEARS YOUR CONCERNS, UM, AND THAT OUR BUDGET REFLECTS, UM, WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND SO I JUST WANNA PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.

UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE CHAIR.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED? COMMENTS? OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

UH, NEXT ITEM, ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A LIST OF FOLLOW-UP ITEMS FROM THE BUDGET HEARINGS AND OR BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

[3. 24-54817 Recommendation to receive and file a list of follow-up items from the Budget Hearings and/or Budget Oversight Committee meetings. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAS COMMENTS.

UM, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO, UM, QUESTION NUMBER FIVE AND SIX.

DATA METRICS REGARDING THE RATES OF SERVICE OFFERED, AS WELL AS, UM, SIX IS CLARIFICATION ON THE

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PERCENTAGE OF STRUCTURAL FUNDING VERSUS GRANT-BASED FUNDING AT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION FOR US TO HAVE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I, UH, CONCUR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN.

UM, I APPRECIATE ALL THE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAM.

UM, THE OUT, UM, THE DASHBOARD, UM, THE OUTREACH YOU'RE DOING FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, UM, IT, IT ELICITED ALL KINDS OF IDEAS THAT I HAD.

SO, UM, UH, I SEE, I SEE DIRECTOR KING THERE IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE.

UH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS OVER THE NEXT YEAR, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

SO, BUT, BUT THANK YOU.

THIS WAS GREAT.

UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW.

UH, MY NAME IS LADY MELINDA DANIELS.

I LIVE IN LONG BEACH, SENIOR CITIZEN ART COLONY.

I HEARD YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THE, UM, HOMELESS SITUATION.

I'M CON I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WHERE WE AT, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS THAT ARE EVERY NIGHT AFTER 12 O'CLOCK SLEEPING ON THE STEPS OF LOCUSTS AND, UM, AND A HIGH, AND I AWARE, I'M AWARE OF THIS MONEY THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED, UH, THE BUDGET TO HELP PEOPLE.

WE HAVE SENIORS THAT ARE NOT, THAT ARE JUST SLEEPING ON THE STREETS.

EVEN WHEN WE HAD A VERY BAD RAINY SEASON, THEY WERE STILL OUT THERE.

UH, THESE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS.

I KNOW WE ARE HELPING IMMIGRANTS AND HELPING EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY OWN, OUR OWN PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, I WILL SAY I WAS HOMELESS FOR 17 YEARS AND THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THEM OFF THE STREETS AND THAT IS MY COM MY COM MY PASSION, UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THAT THAT MONEY THAT COMES, THAT IT WILL BE ENOUGH ALSO TO HELP THEM BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE BELOW POVERTY AND THEY STILL ARE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO LOW INCOME HOUSING.

HOW ARE WE GONNA HELP THEM THAT ARE BELOW POVERTY AND THAT ARE HOMELESS AND THEY WANNA GET INTO THE LOW INCOME HOUSING, BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE OR THEIR SITUATION? WAS THAT A QUESTION FOR US TO ANSWER? YES, MA'AM.

OH, SO AS PART OF THE, UM, THE RULES AROUND THIS PROCEEDING, I CAN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU.

YES MA'AM.

BUT, UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR CITY STAFF HERE.

UM, THAT CAN DIRECTLY, UM, ADDRESS.

SO MAYBE, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER THERESA CHANDLER, OR, UM, DIRECTOR ALLISON KING FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THEY CAN, UH, TALK TO YOU OFF TO THE SIDE AND WALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND TALK ABOUT, UH, WHAT, WHAT POTENTIALLY WE CAN DO.

AND, UH, CHAIR, JUST FOR A MATTER OF MAKING A RECORD, THERE WAS A, UM, MEMORANDUM THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ENTITLED, DATED SEPTEMBER 10TH, UM, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN ENTITLED BUDGET RECOMMENDATION.

YOU ARE QUITE WELCOME.

UH, SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO FOR A VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

ITEM FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD THE BUDGET OVERSIGHTS COMMITTEE FISCAL YEAR FY 25 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.

[4. 24-54818 Recommendation to forward the Budget Oversight Committee’s Fiscal Year FY 25 Budget recommendations for Council consideration. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

VARIOUS ITEMS THAT MEMORANDUM HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE, UM, WITHIN CHAMBERS CURRENTLY AND CAN BE, UM, PICKED UP AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, CITY CLERK'S DESK, AND HAS ALSO BEEN ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA DIGITALLY.

THANK YOU CITY ATTORNEY, UH, FOR THAT POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

OF COURSE.

SO, UM,

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I CAN'T BELIEVE OUR, OUR, OUR JOURNEY THIS, THIS OUR JOURNEY IS ALMOST TO AN END IN THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET CYCLE.

UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME REMARKS BEFORE I, UM, PRESENTED MY, UH, THE, UM, PROPOSALS FOR THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UM, FIRST I JUST WANNA THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

UH, MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR FACES 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN SEEING YOU AT THE, UM, SEEING AT THESE MEETINGS.

UM, BUT I WANNA THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, ATTENDED COMMUNITY BUDGET MEETINGS, ATTENDED OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, CONTACTED MY OFFICE WITH YOUR CONCERNS, CONTACTED CITY STAFF, CITY OFFICIALS.

UM, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PROCESS.

UH, MEANINGFUL AND CONSISTENT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS ALLOWS OUR BUDGET TO BE BETTER REFLECTIVE OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES.

AND I INHERENTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS YEAR THE CONSISTENT CONCERN RAISED BY MANY RESIDENTS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT EFFORTS, AS WELL AS THE RETENTION OF OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

I THINK MANY OF US REALIZE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS A CONTINUUM THAT EXTENDS BEYOND JUST POLICING.

IT INVOLVES COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TO ADDRESS UNDERLYING ISSUES.

THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REFLECTS PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE TOP RESPONSES FROM COMMUNITY BUDGET MEETINGS HELD OVER THE SUMMER, WHICH EMPHASIZE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING.

BOTH AREAS ARE FUNDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL ALIGNING WITH ENHANCED PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MAYOR AND MYSELF.

PROGRAMS LIKE SAFE PASSAGES ENSURE SAFE ROUTES FOR FUNDS FOR STUDENTS PROMOTING SAFETY, A SENSE OF WELLBEING AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY COHESION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

THE PROPOSED BOC RECOMMENDATIONS WILL INCLUDE AN ENHANCEMENT OF $300,000, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ALSO PLAY A VITAL ROLE BY ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT INTERSECT WITH SAFETY SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

THE PROPOSED BOC RECOMMENDATIONS WILL INCLUDE $186,590 IN SUPPORT FOR TWO CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY FUNDED BY L-B-R-L-B-R-A DOLLARS THAT ARE SUNSETTING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT CITY STAFF, INCLUDING HR, CIVIL SERVICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FIND POSITIONS FOR THE REMAINING ROLES WHICH ARE, UM, SUN DUE TO LBRA DOLLARS.

THE PROPOSED BC RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALSO ADD $300,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY LONG BEACH ADVANCING PEACE INITIATIVE.

THE FUNDING WILL HELP EN ENSURE ROBUST YOUTH PROGRAMMING WITH A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOCUSING ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UH, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE RELATING TO THIS FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVATION THAT RELATED TO THIS FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVATION, UM, THAT ALLOWS NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE ABILITY TO SELF MOBILIZE AND ACTIVATE THEIR COMMUNITIES.

TO THAT END, WE WILL ALSO BE ALLOCATING $150,000, UH, TOWARDS NEIGHBORHOOD MICROGRANTS TO FUND UP TO 30 SMALL GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND COHESION.

MY RECOMMENDATION, MY RECOMMENDATIONS THIS YEAR TIE ALL THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER BY LINKING SAFETY CONCERNS WITH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENTS, INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFE PUBLIC SPACES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFE PUBLIC SPACES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE CENTRAL TO OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS.

EMPHASIZING THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY IS COMPREHENSIVE, ADDRESSING BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE.

ENHANCING SUPPORT FOR OUR PUB, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE IS CRITICAL FOR REDUCING RESPONSE TIMES FOR VIOLENT INCIDENTS.

CSAS MANAGE NON-EMERGENCY INCIDENTS, FREEING OFFICERS TO FOCUS ON HIGH RISK, UH, SITUATIONS, AND THEREFORE APPROVING OVERALL RESPONSE EFFECTIVENESS.

LASTLY, ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY HIGHLIGHTED, UM, BY THE LANGUAGE JUSTICE COALITION IS THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND TRANSLATION.

RECOGNIZING THAT THE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON CLEAR COMMUNICATION.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES.

THIS ENSURES THAT ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, CAN ENGAGE IN CIVIC PROCESSES AND ASSESS CRITICAL CITY INFORMATION.

LOOKING AHEAD, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS IMPLEMENTING A NEW INTERDEPARTMENTAL MOU TO SHARE THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE CITYWIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM WITH DEPARTMENTS UTILIZING THE SERVICES.

THE MOU PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE CONTRACTED SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT LANGUAGE ACCESS FUNDS FOR FOUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.

THREE OF THESE POSITIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MOU, INCLUDING THEIR TWO IN-HOUSE INTERPRETATION STAFF.

FOR KAMAI LANGUAGE ACCESS SPECIALISTS AND TAGALOG LANGUAGE ACCESS SPECIALISTS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PRIORITIZE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND CIVIC ENGAGE IT FOR ALL BY INTEGRATING THESE EFFORTS, ENHANCING LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, AND ALIGNING BUDGET PRIORITIES WITH COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, WE AIM TO BUILD A SAFER, MORE INCLUSIVE AND HEALTHIER CITY WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY IS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY SUPPORTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

I BELIEVE THAT, THAT THROUGH THIS, THIS THOROUGH PROCESS HAS PRIORITIZED IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THESE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

FIRST, A MOTION TO SUPPORT MAYOR RICHARDSON'S, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

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MOTION TO APPROPRIATE THE FOLLOWING, ONE-TIME ENHANCEMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP TOTALING $2,030,000 AND 704.

714.

OFFSET BY AN INCREASED TRANSFER FROM THE UPLANDS OIL FUND GROUP FROM IMPROVED OIL REVENUE PROJECTIONS TO BE INCLUDED ON A ONE-TIME BASIS.

ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $130,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITYWIDE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT PRIORITY INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED BY EACH DISTRICT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECTS, AND IMPROVED COMMUNITY SERVICE ENGAGEMENT.

BRINGING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET OF 320,000 TO 450,000 WITH 50,000 DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY FOR BUDGET FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

AND THE NINE AND NINE COUNCIL DISTRICTS ADD ONETIME FUNDS OF $150,000 AND THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE 30 SMALL GRANTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND COHESION.

ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $300,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ACTIVATION THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 2024.

2025.

ENSURING SAFE TRANSIT ROUTES FOR FOR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR TRA CHILDREN TRAVELING TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT ONE TIME.

FUNDS OF $25,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP AND THE E IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO LAUNCH A PILOT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS THE INSTALLATION OF ARTISTIC WINDOW WRAPS ON VACANT OR UNDERUTILIZED STOREFRONTS TO IMPROVE AESTHETIC APPEAL AND DETER VANDALISM.

ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $250,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITYWIDE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP TO ASSIST MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREET MEDIANS, ENHANCING SAFETY AND AESTHETICS AND ADD 250,000 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ADD ONE TIME FUNDS OF $300,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOWARD YOUTH PROGRAMMING WITH A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOCUSING ON ADVANCING PEACE AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE.

AT ONE-TIME, FUNDS OF $300,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP AND THE PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE BUDGET FOR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND ILLEGAL ILLEGAL DUMPING.

UM, CLEANUP ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $115,714 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THREE NEW PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT UNITS FOR A SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW ACTIVATING, WHICH WILL INVOLVE ACTIVATING FIRE CAPTAINS AND FIRE ENGINEERS TO SERVE AS PARAMEDICS AT ONE-TIME, FUNDS OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP AND THE LIBRARY AND ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT FOR INCREASED SAFETY DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MICHELLE OBAMA NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY GARDEN AREA.

AT ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $60,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES THAT WILL HELP BRIDGE THE DISABILITY GAP IN LONG BEACH.

CRITICAL FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING THE EXISTING AND EMERGING NEEDS OF THE LOCAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AS A CITY PREPARES FOR THE LA 2028 PARALYMPIC GAMES AT ONE TIME FUNDS A $50,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE INCEPTION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES, AND EARLY STAGE PROGRAMMING OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH.

THAT WILL BE A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS FOSTERING INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN DOWNTOWN AREA.

ADD ONE TIME FUNDS OF $186,590 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ONE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE TWO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE INVESTIGATOR AND ONE COMMUN AND ONE COMMUNITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST.

TWO OPERATION SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPIRING GRANTS, LOSS OF STATE FUNDING AND CONCLUSION OF THE LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT FUNDING POSITIONS WITHIN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THESE POSITIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 25.

MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING USING FISCAL YEAR 24 YEAR END SURPLUS RESOURCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND ANY OTHER SOURCES AS RELEVANT IF AVAILABLE.

ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF $250,000 IN THE GENERAL FRONT GROUP IN THE CITYWIDE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES SUCH AS FLASHING BEACONS, STOP SIGNS, SPEED HUMPS, SMALL MEDIAN ISLANDS DELIVERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENGINEERING NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERING PROGRAM, AND ADD 250,000 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND GROUP IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

INCLUDE FUNDING FOR A GRANT MATCH TO APPLY FOR PROPOSITION

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ONE FUNDING THAT WILL FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH DESIGN SERVICES FOR SITE PLANS.

MOTION TO ADD ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 92,174, A SPLIT OF 86,174 IN THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FUND GROUP, AND 6,000 IN THE TIDELANDS OPERATING FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT, BRINGING THE TOTAL INCREASE TO 250,000 FOR THE MEET LONG BEACH CONVENTION AND TOURISM MARKETING CONTRACT, WHICH REFLECTS THE INTENDED 5% IN THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET.

WITH THIS INCREASE, THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL BE $4,839,110.

MOTION TO KEEP THE CURRENT CULTIVATION CANNABIS TAX RATE AT $13 AND 9 CENTS THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.

THE CULTIVATION TAX RATE IS SUBJECT TO AN AUTOMATIC INCREASE ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, PER THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CALCULATOR WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION.

MOTION TO ADD STRUCTURAL FUNDS OF $500,000 IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OFFSET BY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR VERIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL WAGE PROTECTION AND LABOR STANDARDS AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BY ADDING ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST THREE AND THREE PERMIT TECHNICIAN TWO POSITIONS INCLUSIVE OF PROGRAMMING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.

MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT, TID REQUEST IN THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET FOR AN ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT POSITION AND REPLACE WITH A NEW PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE AN ACCOUNTING CLERK THREE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST THREE, WITHIN THE PROPOSED FUNDING REQUEST.

THE REMAINING DIFFERENCE OF 122,661 WILL GO TOWARDS PARTIALLY OFFSETTING THE PROPOSED TID BUDGET DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION REQUEST COST OF 305,733.

MOTION TO CHANGE THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXISTING PROPOSED APPROPRIATION REQUEST OF $200,000 OF ONE-TIME FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE LONG BEACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN PREVENTION INITIATIVE FROM WITHIN THE CITY MANAGERS DEPARTMENT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

MOTION TO ADD STRUCTURAL FUNDS OF $564,079 AND ONE-TIME FUNDS OF 274 AND 355 IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE.

FOUR CSA POSITIONS ONE SUPERVISOR POSITION TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES FOR PRIORITY THREE.

NONVIOLENT CALLS FOR SERVICE FREE UP PATROL OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO HIGHER PRIORITY CALLS OFFSET BY DEPARTMENT SAVINGS.

MOTION TO REQUIRE AGENDAS.

PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGS BE BE PUBLICIZED BY NOON WEDNESDAY THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BOC MEETINGS.

SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR BOC REVIEW.

THESE ARE ALL OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES DISCUSSION AND I HOPE TO GET YOUR SUPPORT.

AND IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT REALLY QUICKLY, WE JUST RECEIVED SOME UPDATED NUMBERS FOR, UH, UH, THE TOTAL ONE-TIME ENHANCEMENTS JUST BASED ON A POSITION CORRECTION WITHIN THE HEALTH POSITION.

SO IT READ, UH, 180 6 5 90 BEFORE, BUT NOW IT READS 1 92 63, WHICH CHANGES THE TOTAL GROUPING TO 1 MILLION 9 79 77.

SO JUST SOME MINOR DOLLAR AMOUNTS I WANTED TO PUBLICLY STATE WHAT ITEM IS THAT AND HOW MUCH, UH, THIS IS JUST THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE ONETIME ENHANCEMENTS, UH, FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS NOW 1,970,977.

AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH POSITIONS, UH, PROPOSED AMOUNT FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE TWO AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST TWO IS A TOTAL ADD OF TIME FUNDS OF 1 92 6 3.

OKAY, SO INSTEAD OF THE 1 8 6 5 90, WE'RE NOW AT 1 9 2 6 SOMETHING.

YEAH, CORRECT.

2 6 3.

UM, JUST A MINOR, UH, UPDATE.

SO THANK YOU CHAIR FOR THIS EXTENSIVE, UM, AND DETAILED RECOMMENDATION LIST.

SO, UM, I GUESS WE'LL JUST LET THE RECORD, UM, REFLECT THE FACT THAT MY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCLUSIVE OF THAT UPDATE.

CORRECT.

UM, BUT AGAIN, UM, BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN SPEAKS, UM, I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT ENHANCEMENTS TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

WE REALLY DID WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS A PRIORITY AND MADE SURE THAT YOU AS RESIDENTS KNEW THAT WE WERE LISTENING TO YOU, UM, AS I AS CHAIR, AS CITY STAFF, AND AS A, AS AS A BODY COUNCIL MEMBER.

DUGGAN.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

OH, AND THEN I SHOULD, OH, AND ONE LAST THING WAS, UM, TO, UM, AS PART OF THE AGENDA, UM, WE DID GET, UM, MEMO REQUESTS FROM CD THREE, CD FIVE FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN AS WELL.

CORRECT.

THOSE ARE ATTACHED TO THE, UM, THE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS AGENDA ITEM? THAT'S CORRECT.

THEY'RE ATTENDED, UH, ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE FOR THE RECORD.

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I'VE HEARD SO SO MUCH PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT, UH, SAFE PASSAGE.

I'M GLAD THAT THAT IS, HAS BEEN, UM, FUNDED FOR THE, THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I AM GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ, UM, MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, UH, THAT WERE STATED.

THEY HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY, THEIR, UH, COPIES ARE OVER AT WITH THE CITY CLERK.

SO MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BY 500,000, OFFSET BY THE CRITICAL FACILITIES RESERVE IN THE CIP OR AN ALTERNATE SOURCE DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

RECOMMEND THE NEWLY FORMED OFFICE OF HOMELESS STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS, CONDUCT LISTENING SESSIONS TO GUIDE THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING CHANGES FOLLOWING THE GRANT'S PASS VERSUS JOHNSON DECISION, AND ALLOCATE $10,000 WITHIN THE OFFICES EXISTING BUDGET TO ALLOW FOR MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH AND LANGUAGE ACCESS.

DURING THESE LISTENING SESSIONS, RECOMMEND THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCT AT LEAST TWO SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT EVENTS ALONG THE BEACH BIKE PATH TO ADDRESS UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES.

RECOMMEND THE CITY MANAGER PARTNER WITH THE LONG BEACH CONSERVATION CORPS SHORE CORE PROGRAM TO CONDUCT A PRE AND POST RAIN TRASH AUDIT ALONG THE LA RIVER AND PROVIDE AN ALLOCATION OF 15,000 FROM THE TIDELANDS OPERATING FUND TO SUPPORT THIS PARTNERSHIP.

FINALLY, RECOMMEND THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CONDUCT ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WITHIN THIS CALENDAR YEAR TO DISCUSS AND OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD YOU LIKE MORE DETAILS ABOUT ANY OF THESE? NO, THAT'S, UM, THAT, THAT, NO, I DON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS EXCEPT FOR, UM, FOR THE, THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED THUS FAR, ARE THESE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ALSO, UM, DISCUSSED WITH THE PERTINENT CITY DEPARTMENTS? YES, I HAVE.

SO, AND I HAVE FUNDING SOURCES.

I CAN GO THROUGH THAT FOR THE, UM, 500,000 NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC SAFETY FUNDS.

THIS, UM, FROM CRITICAL RESERVES OR, UH, AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

IT IS A ONE TIME REQUEST.

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AND FROM MY DISCUSSIONS WITH, UM, CITY STAFF, THEY SEE THIS AS A GOOD PROJECT.

AND THERE CAN BE SMALL BUILD PROJECTS THAT CAN TAKE PLACE BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDING THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE DISTRICTS.

UM, I, I WOULD THINK, AND YOU CAN SHARE WITH ME, I'VE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SPEEDING, RUNNING STOP SIGNS, CROSSWALKS.

I'M ASKING FOR THIS BECAUSE, UM, WE AREN'T, WE AREN'T REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS KIND OF SMALL BUILD, BUILD, UM, PROJECTS THAT CAN REALLY HELP IN NEIGHBORHOODS FOR REQUESTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GETTING.

AND I'M CERTAINLY GETTING IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, NOW I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS PART OF, UM, MOTION C IN MY RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, I DO IDENTIFY $250,000 TOWARDS THAT EFFORT, UM, TO BE ALLOCATED THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 24 YEAR END SURPLUS FUNDS.

UM, SO I DO RECOGNIZE THAT.

I WILL SAY I PERSONALLY DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING MONEY OUT OF OUR CAP, OUR MEASURE A CRITICAL RESERVES, 'CAUSE IT SHOULD BE JUST FOR CRITICAL RESERVES.

UM, BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M AMENABLE TO USING MONEY FROM YEAR END FUNDS, UM, IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

AND THAT'S PART OF MY, I DID MAKE THAT PART OF MY, UM, MY BUDGET, MY BOC RECOMMENDATIONS.

I DID SEE THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I WAS ASKING FOR MORE.

OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDS, I'D LIKE TO INCREASE THAT AT LEAST BY ANOTHER 200,000 OR TO 400,000.

UM, I WILL SAY THIS MUCH.

I DON'T, I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE INCREASING IT BY ANOTHER TWO TO $250,000

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RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE AS OUTLINED HERE WITH THE, THE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS, THESE ARE THINGS THAT I HAVE, I'VE COMPLETELY VETTED WITH STAFF, MADE SURE THAT DEPARTMENTS AND, BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE GIVE FINANCES RIGHT, OR MONEY TOWARDS THE DEPARTMENT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DEPARTMENTS CAN THEN MAKE THOSE AND ACTUALLY ACTION UPON THEM.

RIGHT? AND SO THESE, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN BUY-IN FROM OUR CITY STAFF, FROM OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

AND SO I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ADDING TO THE BUT TO THE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS.

BUT I DO HEAR YOU AND I DO HEAR YOUR CONCERN, WHICH LIKE I SAID, THIS IS WHY I ADDED IT FOR THE, THE YEAR END SURPLUS.

UM, BUT THESE ARE DEFINITELY THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DISCUSS, UM, AND TO DISCUSS WITH THOSE PERTINENT DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE MOVING FORWARD IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FUND THEM.

I THINK THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE BECAUSE YOU'VE ADDED IT TO YEAR END FOR 250, AND WE DO HAVE 500 ALREADY ALLOCATED TO THIS.

SO THAT WOULD BE 750,000.

WONDERFUL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE, THAT IS ALL FOR ME.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.

UH, HEARING THE ADDITION TO 300,000 FOR SAFE PASSAGES SO THAT THE PROGRAM CAN CONCLUDE AFTER, UH, JUNE, 2025.

UH, THEN WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

NOW.

UH, CAN YOU, I THINK THE MIC ISN'T ON MIC CHECK, MIC CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.

ALRIGHT, NOW I HEAR MYSELF.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, UH, BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

MY NAME IS SASHI MORAR.

I'M A BUSINESS REP FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS.

AND I'M HERE TO, UH, WRAP UP WHAT, UH, MY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE, UH, THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND STICKING AROUND FOR THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH REGARDS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT, UH, THE MEMBERS ARE THE ONES WHO DELIVER THE CITY'S HEALTH SERVICES AND REGARDING, AND THEY'RE HERE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF USING, THEY WERE HERE USING, UH, REGARDING THE IMPACT OF USING GRANT FUNDING FOR VITAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SERVICES.

UH, THE, THEY WERE HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COUNCIL TO, UH, MAKE FUNDING THE DEPARTMENT MORE PERMANENT AND MOVE AWAY FROM RELIANT ON GRANTS THAT EXPIRE IN THREE YEARS OR LESS.

THEY'RE MOTIVATED BY THEIR PASSION TO DELIVER CONTINUOUS AND PERMANENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT IS SERVICING CARE CORE HEALTH ISSUES, NOT JUST, UH, PANDEMIC ONE-TIME PANDEMIC ONES, IN FACT, THE BIGGEST ONE TIME PANDEMIC ONE COVID-19 HAS BECOME A CORE HEALTH ISSUE REQUIRING A PERMANENT STRATEGY FOR TREATMENT.

NO PERMANENT FUNDING, NO ONGOING TREATMENT FOR MANY LONG BEACH RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED.

IN FACT, IT WAS THE CITY'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR LAST PREVIOUS ONE LAST YEAR.

KELLY KOPPE, APOLOGIES ON THE PRONUNCIATION, WHO SAID DURING, UH, THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT GRANT FUNDING IS NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION.

SHE STATED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE NOT FULLY COVERED BY GRANTS.

ONGOING FUNDING.

FOR MOST PROGRAMS THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE AND DEMANDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

GENERAL FUND DOLLARS THAT ARE RECEIVED IN OUR DEPARTMENT ARE PROGRAM SPECIFIC AND NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE THE CORE OF OUR MISSION.

SO THERE WE HAVE IT.

WE'RE NOT PRIORITIZING THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

WE CAME, WE COME BACK THIS YEAR.

WE'RE NOT SEEING A PROACTIVE RESPONSE TO THAT.

NEITHER THE MAYORAL OR BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, UH, UH, INCLUDE, UH, PRIORITI PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AT LAST COUNT.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DELIVER THOSE SERVICES.

THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THEIR POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY.

IN TOTAL, THEY'VE BEEN ABOUT 73, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER BECAUSE THE EFFORTS TO RELOCATE ARE ONGOING.

AND I'M DEPENDENT UPON THE DEPARTMENT REPORTING, WHICH ONES, WHERE THEY'VE LAND, WHERE THESE POSITIONS HAVE LANDED IN THE SERVICES THAT ARE GONNA BE MAINTAINED, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE, WHETHER THEY'RE GRANT OR PERMANENTLY FUNDED.

SO HOPEFULLY IN THE COMING YEAR WE CAN SEE YOUR TIME IS CONTINUED, PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH MORE PERMANENT FUNDING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT AND GOOD LUCK TO LONG BEACH.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR AND MEMBER DIG, UM, FOR, UM, YOUR COMMITMENT AND, UM, CHAMPIONING OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE.

WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA WHO'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.

UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE,

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UM, AND THEN ALSO THE ADDITIONAL, UH, 300,000 FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING, ADVANCING PEACE AND ACTIVATING SAFE COMMUNITIES, UM, THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS.

UH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR THE SPECIFIC YEAR END, UM, PROPOSAL, UM, WHICH WAS MOVING FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

SO I WAS WONDERING, CAN YOU REPEAT IT ONE MORE TIME? YES.

IF WE CAN GET THAT REPEATED.

SURE.

IT WAS, UM, MOTION H SO THIS IS MOTION TO CHANGE THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXISTING PROPOSED APPROPRIATION REQUEST OF $200,000 IN ONE-TIME FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE LONG BEACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE FROM WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SO IT'S JUST MOVING THE PROPOSAL OVER.

UM, SO IF MY MASTER ME CORRECTLY, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF, UM, $800,000 TOWARDS VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE UM, I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THEN IT'LL BE THE ADDITIONAL $200,000 THAT WAS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSAL, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WAS FROM THE CITY, THE, THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AS WELL.

SO FOR A TOTAL OF 1,000,001, IT WILL BE, WE WILL BE AT, WE WILL BE AT 1.1.

1.1.

UH, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR THOSE, UM, ALLOCATIONS.

UH, I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY'S HERE AND SHOWING THEIR APPRECIATIONS TO THIS RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.

UH, I WANT TO, UH, PIN SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER AS A BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, CITY REVENUE.

UH, AS A COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING UN UNHEALTHY FOOD AND SODA TAX.

MM-HMM.

, UM, TO, UM, COME ONTO THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER OF 2026, UH, FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AT THAT TIME.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PASS THAT OVER TO SEE IF WE COULD PARTNER WITH THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN MAKING THAT, UM, COME TO LIFE, UM, ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE.

UM, AND THEN ASIDE FROM THAT, IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AS A WHOLE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL TO CONSIDER MOVING UP THE PROCESS FOR THE BUDGET.

UM, THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE CITY, I BELIEVE IT REQUIRES A CHARTER AMENDMENT.

UM, AND THE, THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THE TIMELINE IS SO SHORT.

AND I KNOW THIS YEAR WITH ZERO BUDGETING, WE STARTED IN JANUARY.

UH, HOWEVER, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN LIKE ONLY THREE WEEKS TO PREPARE.

OR WE GET, WE GET THE MEETINGS, THREE, WE THREE WEEKS FOR A MONTH, YOUR TIME IS COMPLETED AND THEN WE HAVE TO GET THEM IN.

SO JUST CONSIDERING WAYS TO EXTEND AND SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS SO WE CAN HAVE MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SINEAD FINNERTY PINE.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL PROJECTS AT STUDIO ONE 11.

UM, ON BEHALF OF STUDIO ONE 11 AND THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH DESIGN DISTRICT COUNCIL, A COLLECTIVE OF STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A VIBRANT CREATIVE DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH, WHICH INCLUDE THE INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF CAL STATE LONG BEACH.

THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER AND INNER TREND.

UM, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT, UH, AND SUPPORTIVE OF FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A DESIGN DISTRICT INITIATIVE IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH.

UM, A DESIGN DISTRICT IS A CONCENTRATED AREA WITHIN A CITY THAT SERVES AS A THRIVING HUB FOR CREATIVE, CREATIVE AND DESIGN FOCUSED ACTIVITIES.

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH DESIGN DISTRICT IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS FOSTERING INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

IT AIMS TO COMPLIMENT THE EAST VILLAGE ARTS DISTRICT AND CREATE A NETWORK OF ALIGNED PLAYERS IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH THAT TOGETHER CAN FACILITATE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMIC ECONOMY, SORRY, THE LOCAL ECONOMY ENRICH CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND HELP CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR THE CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THERE.

THIS INITIAL FUND WILL HELP US TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS, BUILD A COALITION OF CREATIVE VOICES, AND ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT DEVELOPS IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, HEARING FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A VISION THAT CAN MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.

THEM SERIOUSLY AND WORKING TOWARDS A RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC WORKS, THE TOOLS IT NEEDS TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THE LONG BEACH BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR RICK SOTE AND COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT ARE NOT HERE AS WELL AS THE STAFF.

MY NAME'S NICK RUSSO.

I AM THE CEO OF PEDAL MOVEMENT.

UM, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR HEARING OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET.

UM, TAKING

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YOUR DECISION TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFEGUARD THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT PEDAL MOVEMENT PROVIDES, ENSURES THAT NO JOBS ARE LOST IN THE PROCESS, PRESERVING THE LIVELIHOODS OF OUR DEDICATED WORKFORCE AND MAINTAINING THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE OUR COMMUNITY RELIES ON.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL, PUBLIC WORK STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A THOUGHTFUL AND INTENTIONAL STRATEGY TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

MY NAME IS JOANNA AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE LANGUAGE JUSTICE COALITION IN LONG BEACH.

UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING LANGUAGE JUSTICE THIS YEAR AND, AND PROPOSING, UM, AN AMENDMENT INTO THE, THE BUDGET.

UM, I DID HEAR THAT THERE WILL BE AN MOU COMING FROM THE, UM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT WILL SECURE THREE OF THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED POSITIONS AS WELL AS I BELIEVE I HEARD THE ONE, UM, TAGALOG INTERPRETER, UH, OR LANGUAGE SPECIALIST.

HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR IF THERE WAS A BUDGET INCREASE TO THAT.

UM, AND SO IF, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND CLARIFYING THAT FOR ME SO THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BETTER, UM, IF YOU WANT, I CAN ACTUALLY READ THAT SECTION, UM, FOR YOU, PLEASE.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE DOING BACK AND FORTH, BUT I'LL JUST READ WHAT I ALREADY READ , SO GIMME A SECOND.

UH, SO HERE IT SAYS, UH, LOOKING AHEAD, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS IMPLEMENTING A NEW INTERDEPARTMENTAL MLU TO SHARE THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE CITYWIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM WITH DEPARTMENTS UTILIZING THE SERVICES.

THE MOU PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE CONTRACTED SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT LANGUAGE ACCESS FUNDS FOR, FOR FOUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.

THREE OF THESE POSITIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED WITH THE LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MOU, INCLUDING TWO IN-HOUSE INTERPRETATION STAFF.

SO THERE ISN'T AN, UM, AN ASK, BUT THERE IS A, UM, A PROCESS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW TO ALLOW FOR COST RECOVERY, FOR LANGUAGE ACCESS TO ALLOW THEM MORE CONSISTENT AND, UH, FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR.

SO I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT INCLUDES SOME STRUCTURAL FUNDS FROM THE, UH, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

IT ABSOLUTELY DOES AS WELL.

PERFECT.

AND SO JUST, UM, BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR OTHER FOLKS AS WELL AND FOR FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UM, TO HELP PUSH THIS FORWARD, UM, WE ARE ASKING, RIGHT, WE WERE ASKING FOR THE $400,000 INCREASE TO THE ALREADY PROPOSED BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE SUN SETTING, UH, LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT DOLLARS THAT ARE GONNA BE SUNSETTING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO OUR HOPE IS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STRUCTURAL FUNDS RIGHT, THAT WE GET FOR LANGUAGE JUSTICE.

SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE MOU, BUT I ALSO WANNA CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE US TO REALLY THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS, UM, THAT WE CAN SUPPORT LANGUAGE JUSTICE, LIKE ADDING FUNDS FOR AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT PROCESS SO THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW THROUGH AND, AND COMMUNITY CAN FEEL HEARD AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.

I ALSO WANNA ECHO, UM, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS HERE EARLIER WHO SHARED ABOUT, UH, INCREASING THE TIMEFRAME FOR FOLKS TO ENGAGE AND TO HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT.

I REALLY LOVE THAT RECOMMENDATION AND WANNA ECHO THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO GIVE FOLKS A CHANCE TO REALLY ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS AND TO BE AND FEEL HEARD.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, AND TO SEE THAT OUR CITY LEADERSHIP IS CHAMPION VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR CITY.

UM, MY NAME IS LORENA.

I'M FROM INTERVAL HOUSE.

UM, WE'RE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UM, PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY AND I WANTED TO, UH, COME HERE AND BE IN SUPPORT OF CENTRAL TRIAL AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR, UH, APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE ANTI-VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND AND THE INCREASE TO THE BUDGET, WHICH I COULD TELL YOU PERSONALLY, WORKING WITH DATING VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AS WELL AS GOING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS FOR OUR YOUTH, UM, TO HAVE THESE, UM, VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUNDS AVAILABLE.

I GREW UP IN THE CITY.

I'M A PROUD LONG BEACH, UM, YOUNG PERSON.

AND I COULD TELL YOU THAT FROM THAT TIME TO NOW, I'VE SEEN A GREAT, UM, EFFORT FROM THE CITY, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO GO AND I CAN'T PERSONALLY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR, FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND I ONLY BELIEVE THAT IS WITH CONSTANT SUPPORT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE IN, UM, STEADY IMPACT AND INCREASE, UM, IN THE LIVES OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR DOING THAT AND FOR SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ONCE AGAIN, RO THE ONE LONG BEACH C-V-I-P-I COLLABORATIVE.

UM, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS,

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AS SOMEONE WHO IS BORN AND RAISED IN LONG BEACH, I COULD NOT, UM, BE MORE PROUD TO BE, UM, FROM THE CITY AND TO BE AN EMERGING LEADER HERE.

UM, AS I, AS DR.

JONI, YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE, UM, WEEK, UH, WEEKS AFTER WEEKS.

I APPRECIATE, UM, ALL OF CITY COUNCIL FOR LISTENING TO OUR VOICES.

UM, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE STAND HERE WITH POSITIONS, UM, WE'RE ALSO COMMUNITY.

UM, WE'VE LIVE HERE, WE WORK HERE, WE DO EVERYTHING IN LONG BEACH.

WE'RE LONG BEACH PROUD, RIGHT? AND, UM, AS WE WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW A FEW WEEKS BACK WE CAME WITH THE, UM, OF THE ASK THAT IN ORDER TO SEE A ROBUST COMPREHENSION PUBLIC HEALTH FOCUS APPROACH TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PREVENTION, WE WOULD RECOMMEND A $15 MILLION, UM, UM, INVESTMENT THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, UM, LIKE SAFE PASSAGES AND OTHER, UM, PROGRAMMING.

UM, OUR COLLEAGUE CHRIS COVINGTON HAS DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH, AS HE MENTIONED EARLIER, ON THE UNHEALTHY FOOD AND, UM, SODA TASK.

THESE, UM, THIS, UM, FUNDING REVENUE WOULD BE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BI VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UM, PROGRAMMING.

AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ONE, THE ONE TIME FUNDING ISN'T GONNA BE ENOUGH.

AND WE'LL BE AGAIN, HERE FOR THE NEXT, UM, UM, BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, UM, WORKING TOGETHER ON FINDING THOSE DOLLARS.

AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW.

SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LEADERSHIP.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA, UM, JUST UPLIFT THAT WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR YOUTH, UM, WE'RE INVESTING IN OUR CITY AND IN THE FUTURE UP HERE IN THE FRONT, I HAVE SOME OF THE BE SAFE YOUTH AMBASSADORS THAT WE'RE, UM, ACTIVELY, UM, ACTIVELY, UM, OUT THERE AT ADMIRAL KID PARK, UM, FROM TUESDAY TO THURSDAYS, ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY WITH LEADERS.

AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FROM COMMUNITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD YOUTH WHO ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY BEING OUT THERE AND BEING PRESENT.

AND I, I BELIEVE THAT THE YOUTH WHO ARE UP HERE WILL BE ONE DAY IN YOUR SEATS OR ONE DAY IN THE SEATS OF OUR OTHER LEADERSHIP THAT'S HERE.

SO WHEN WE INVEST WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS LIKE SAFE PASSAGES OR ACTIVATING THE SUMMER PROGRAMMING, WE'RE INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH AND THEY'RE HERE TO TESTAMENT TO THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

UH, THANK YOU.

YOU ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS SEEING NO ADDITIONAL, UM, WE CAN GO FOR A VOTE.

ACTUALLY.

UM, CHAIR RICK OTI, JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, UH, BROUGHT FORTH FIVE ITEMS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE REALLY CLEAR IN TERMS OF THE RECORD THAT THAT WAS A FRIENDLY MOTION AND THAT WAS SECONDED.

UM, AND WAS IT INTENDED TO AMEND? OH, I DID NOT.

I SECONDED.

I SAID THAT I, I I RECEIVED THEM.

UM, BUT I COULD NOT COMMIT TO ADDING THOSE TO THE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY, GOOD.

I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE CLARITY.

YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO YOU PUT THE TWO 50 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SAFETY IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

BUT THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS YOU WOULD NOT AGREE WITH? YEAH, NO.

WELL, I WOULD NOT, I I CANNOT COMMIT TO THOSE RIGHT NOW.

AND AGAIN, BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY, LIKE I SAID, THE PROCESS I WENT THROUGH FOR THE CURRENT BOC RECOMMENDATIONS WERE THINGS THAT WE VETTED FULLY WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND WITH THE AFFECTED CITY DEPARTMENTS.

I WOULD WANT TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENED, UM, BEFORE I WOULD COMMIT TO ANY ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR AND COUNCIL MEMBER AGA'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

UM, SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AGA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, IT WOULD BE THE SAME.

SO BOTH OF THOSE ARE ALSO NOT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'M ADDING TO THE BOC RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER KERR ALSO, YES.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I'M THINKING OKAY.

, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THESE THINGS, UM, EXCEPT FOR THE B BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WITHIN THIS CALENDAR YEAR, THESE ITEMS I'VE

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SPOKEN ABOUT PREVIOUSLY.

UM, I'LL BRING IT BACK UP AT CITY COUNCIL WITH ALL MEMBERS.

YOU ABSOLUTELY, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT.

AND WE CAN JUST, WE CAN ADJUDICATE AND DISCUSS THAT AS A BODY.

ALL RIGHT.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.

I THINK WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FINAL COMMENT.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS OUR FINAL ITEM.

SO WE ARE READY TO GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW.

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Budget Oversight Committee on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

OH, NO, NO, NO.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

NOW WAIT, WE, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ENDING IT.

UH, I, I'M, I'M, I DON'T GET, I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ANYMORE.

WE'LL DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

UM, COUNCIL, I, WELL, I'LL SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT, EVERYONE'S ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

IT'S ONLY MADE BETTER YEAR IN, UM, YEAR TO YEAR.

UM, BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS, STAFF, WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER HERE TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, AND I WANTED TO LEAVE THE FINAL COMMENT FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN HAD SOME THINGS SHE WANTED TO SAY.

IT'S NOT TOO ANTI-CLIMACTIC, YOU KNOW, UH, WE STILL HAVE COUNSEL TO GO.

SO, UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TO TALK AND I ESPECIALLY WANNA CHA THANK, UM, OUR CHAIR, DR.

RICKS ODI FOR HER WORK ON THIS.

AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO A PROCESS THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH AGAIN.

AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL CALL US ADJOURNED.