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SEPTEMBER 19TH.CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER, UH, CHAIR RUBIN.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS 'CAUSE WE JUST BARELY MADE IT.
WE GOT A QUORUM TODAY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE, THEY'RE PRESENT TODAY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ON ANY GIVEN ITEM, UM, YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A LITTLE SPEAKER CARD.
[1. 24-54821 Recommendation to approve the minutes from the Airport Advisory Commission meeting on July 18, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
BUT IF YOU ARE, PLEASE, UH, FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND BRING IT OVER TO THIS TABLE.WITH THAT, LET'S START OUT WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING ON JULY 18TH, 2024.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM? SEEING NONE, UM, GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THE ROLL CALL AND THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[2. 24-54822 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the LGB Business Partner Spotlight. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
YES.ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LGB BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT.
I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, SO MOVE SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE THE REPORT? YES, WE DO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE CHAIR, CHRISTOPH AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT, UH, THIS MONTH'S BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ON, UM, AND AIR, AND I'LL TALK REAL BRIEFLY ABOUT AMP AIR, BUT WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO BRING THIS COMPANY FORWARD TODAY TO THE COMMISSION FOR RECOGNITION.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, MR. KEVIN NORKA HERE, UH, WHO IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF AMP AIR, UH, WHICH IS NOW HEADQUARTERED AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
UH, MR. NORCA ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY'S MOVE AT THE MAYOR, UH, MAYOR'S, UH, 2024 GROW LONG BEACH EVENT, WHICH IS PART OF A BROAD KIND OF ECONOMIC PLAN BY OUR MAYOR TO SUPPORT NEW BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
SO, MR. NORCA IS HERE AND WE'LL SHARE A FEW WORDS, UM, BUT CERTAINLY, PLEASE, UM, WELCOME HIM TO OUR LGB CAMPUS.
UH, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME HERE BOTH TO THIS MEETING AS WELL AS WELCOMING OUR ORGANIZATION TO THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
I'M CO-FOUNDER, CEO OF AMP AIR.
FOUNDED THE COMPANY EIGHT YEARS AGO TO SEE HOW AVIATION CAN BRING BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT OPERATES IN.
AND AROUND BRINGING ELECTRIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES THAT REDUCE THE FUEL BURN OF AIRCRAFT BY OVER 50% THROUGH HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINES GOING TO UPGRADE BOTH THE EXISTING PLANES IN THE WORLD AROUND US, AS WELL AS ALL THE NEW BUILD PLANES THAT ARE COMING OUT, STARTING WITH SMALLER GENERAL AVIATION AND REGIONAL AIRCRAFT WORKING OUR WAY UP TO LONGER, UH, LONGER RANGE AND LARGER PLANES.
WE'VE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FLEET OF HYBRID ELECTRIC PLANES.
WE'VE FLOWN OVER 30,000 MILES, ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE OF OTHERS IN THE WORLD.
AND WITH A GLOBAL FOOTPRINT OF CUSTOMERS, WE REALLY HAD TO DECIDE WHERE WE WANTED TO PLACE OUR COMPANY, UM, AS A RECENT HOMEOWNER HERE IN LONG BEACH.
AND, UH, EVEN THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SWAY US, JUST TO MOVE BLINDLY TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
IT WAS, UH, IT WAS ACTUALLY TRULY A, UH, RIGOROUS DECISION, UH, WHERE WE CONSIDERED ALL OF THE, ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT ARE TRYING TO PULL US TO THEIR REGION.
IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE FOR US TO BE HERE.
IT'S THE RIGHT COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT.
IT'S THE RIGHT COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION, ELECTRIFICATION, AND AVIATION.
AND, UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING SOME OF THE A HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT A HUNDRED YEARS OF INNOVATION HERE.
AND, UH, WE'RE POSITIVE YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? KAREN, GO AHEAD.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, TO WELCOME YOU AND TO TELL YOU THAT IT WILL BE
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GREAT TO HAVE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION ATTACHED TO OUR WONDERFUL AIRPORT AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR, I KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY.AND, UH, TO THAT REGARD, IF EVER I OR MY ORGANIZATION CAN BE HELPFUL, WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CERTAINLY THERE ARE COMMUNITIES AROUND AIRPORTS WHO CARE ABOUT NOISE, WHO CARE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, DIRECT, UH, FUEL POLLUTION.
MAYBE IT'S LEADED AFGA POLLUTION, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MAYBE SOME SOLUTIONS, MAYBE SOME HOPE, UH, OR JUST A BRIDGE BETWEEN AVIATION AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY IT.
I'M HAPPY TO, TO SERVE, SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND I, I'D LIKE TO ADD COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING, UH, DIFFERENT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS MONTH, AND WE HOPE WE CAN DO MORE OF THIS IS WHERE WE'RE INVITING, UH, THE BUSINESS THAT WE'RE SPOTLIGHTING.
AND IN THAT WAY, YOU HAVE A, AN ACTUAL FACE, A VISUAL TO GO ALONG, UM, WITH OUR REPORT.
AND SO WE HOPE YOU'RE PLEASED WITH THIS CHANGE.
IS THERE ANYBODY, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SEEING NONE? I GUESS WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[3. 24-54844 Recommendation to receive and file report from the Historical Society of Long Beach, regarding recommendations for historical displays and interpretation at Long Beach Airport. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ZARN? YES.ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HISTORICAL DISPLAYS AND INTERPRETATION AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CAN THE, UH, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, OR EXCUSE ME.
UH, UM, NO, WE, WE MOVED TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ACTUALLY, BEFORE THAT WE'LL DO THE PRESENTATION.
SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PRESENTATION ALL COMBINED INTO ONE IS WHAT YOU
UH, BY CERTAINLY, UM, STARTING OFF WITH, UM, THE AIRPORT AND CITY MANAGER, UH, PUBLISHED A MEMO BACK ON S SEPTEMBER 3RD, EARLIER THIS MONTH, UH, ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL REGARDING ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL QUARTER AT THE AIRPORT.
UH, IF YOU RECALL, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UM, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, SUPERMAN SPEARHEADED AN ITEM TO CITY COUNCIL FOR US TO LOOK AT A FEASIBILITY OF AN EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR, UM, REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE RICH AVIATION HISTORY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN LONG BEACH AND SPECIFICALLY AT THE AIRPORT.
AND SO THE AIRPORT, A COMMISSIONED, UH, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH TO, TO HELP US IN THAT, UH, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY AND THE AIRPORT.
AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS, UH, HERE TODAY.
BRIAN CHAVEZ AND JEN MALONE, UH, FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH, UH, WHO COMPLETED THE REPORT.
WE ADDED THAT, UH, REPORT TO YOUR PACKET.
UH, BUT THEY'RE HERE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW, UM, AND HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT REPORT.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE CHAIR CHRISTOPH, FOR LETTING US BE HERE TODAY.
AND COMMISSIONERS, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH TO DISCUSS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK TO CONTINUE THE ROLE OF EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE, THE HISTORY IN THE RICH HISTORY OF OUR CITY, AND OF COURSE, THE RICH HISTORY OF THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
WE DID DEVELOP A REPORT THAT WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE OF 2024, CALLED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HISTORICAL DISPLAYS AND INTERPRETATION AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
IT WAS BASED OFF OF THE EARLY, UM, UH, IT KIND OF RODE THE WAVE OF COURSE OF OUR CENTENNIAL, CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT LAST YEAR.
AND OF COURSE, THE HISTORIC REPORT THAT WAS PUBLISHED THAT YEAR.
UH, BOTH THE CENTENNIAL AND OF COURSE, THE HISTORIC REPORT.
STRESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE HISTORIES, UM, IN THE ROLE OF THE AIRPORT, RECOGNIZING THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHAPED LOCAL AVIATION AND THE REGION.
UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, CONTINUING THAT WITH MOTION 11 PUT FORWARD BY FOURTH DISTRICT COUNCILMAN DARRYL AUGH IN JANUARY OF 2024 TO CONTINUE, UH, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THESE IMPORTANT STORIES THAT WERE, UH, BROUGHT TO LIGHT THROUGH THAT HISTORIC REPORT AND THROUGH THE CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENNIAL.
UM, I'M GONNA PASS IT ALONG TO JEN, WHO'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.
SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE CREATED
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THE REPORT, UM, WHAT THE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS WERE FROM, UM, THE DIRECTOR AND STAFF, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE INTERVIEWED AND SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE PULLED FROM TO CREATE THE REPORT.AND LATER ON WE WILL HIGHLIGHT, UM, THE CRITERIA FOR THE HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION, RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
AS WE WERE DOING BACKGROUND RESEARCH FOR THE REPORT, UH, A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO TOUCH ON WERE TO ONE, CONSULT WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH'S GUIDANCE ON NAMING RECOGNITIONS.
AND WHILE THERE ARE, IS NOTHING SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO HOW YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT, UM, CREATING A HISTORICAL COURT OR, OR CREATING A, UH, LIKE AN AVIATION HALL OF FAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE DID FIND A STATEMENT ON CITY NAMING AND HONORS REGULATIONS, WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON PAGE NINE OF THE REPORT THAT WE PROPOSED.
AND IT IS MORE RELATED TO, UM, NAMING BUILDINGS, BUT THERE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR NAMING PROCEDURES THAT WE REFER TO.
SO YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON PAGE NINE.
WE ALSO INTERVIEWED AND CONSULTED WITH THE SELECT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR, GIRI, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND FORMER DIRECTOR, HISTORIANS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND A COMMISSIONER.
YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WE CONSULTED WITH ON PAGE FIVE OF THE REPORT.
BRIAN MUL LATER TALK ABOUT, UH, DEVELOPING THE CRITERIA IN A RUBRIC FOR THE POTENTIAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME AND EVALUATE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS THAT WE NOTICED AS WE WERE WALKING THE CAMPUS OF, UH, THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
ALL OF THESE PLACES ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SECURITY CONTROLS, SO THEY'D BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ANYBODY COMING TO VISIT THE AIRPORT.
AS WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH THE EXTERNAL EXAMPLES, AND YOU CAN FIND WHO WE REFERENCED, UM, MORE ON PAGE SEVEN AND EIGHT OF THE AIRPORT.
SO SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF AVIATION, UM, PORTLAND, KANSAS AVIATION MUSEUM, OHIO AIR, LAX, AND A FEW OTHERS THAT ARE ALL NOTED.
WHAT WE NOTICED IS THAT WHILE THERE ARE AVIATION HALLS OF FAME THAT EXIST, AND THERE ARE CRITERIA FOR THOSE, UM, SOME OF THOSE LISTED, WHAT MOST OF THESE PLACES ARE DOING ARE PLACING MORE, UM, EMPHASIS ON PROGRAMMING AND CONNECTING TO COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S MORE ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, EDUCATING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING THROUGH THE AIRPORT, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE AIRPORT, AND CONNECTING HOW THE AIRPORT ITSELF WORKS TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AS THE CITY MOVES THE AIRPORT FORWARD.
SO THAT WAS, UM, OUR RECOMMENDATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH HOW TO, UH, CREATE SPACE.
UM, THE OTHER ASPECT, OF COURSE, THAT WAS REQUESTED OF US IS DETERMINING A CRITERIA FOR HOW AN EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR CAN BE PUT IN PLACE.
THE EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR WAS THE INITIAL TITLE PLACED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DARRYL AUGH IN MOTION 11.
UM, WE DECIDED TO GO FOR KIND OF A NEW TITLE, BUT THE TITLE REALLY DOESN'T MATTER FOR WHATEVER THIS EXHIBITION IS CALLED, OR, OR, UH, OR WHEN IT MOVES FORWARD.
WE TERMED IT THE HISTORIC GATEWAY.
UH, REALLY MORE THAN ANYTHING IT SHOULD UNDERSCORE AS DIRECTOR GRY HAS SPECIFIED BEFORE THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE STORIES, UH, IN THE SHARING OF THE AIRPORT'S HISTORY, UM, AND CONTINUING THAT LEGACY.
UM, THE NAME WAS SOMETHING TO BE DECIDED FOR LATER, BUT IN OUR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HISTORIC GATEWAYS, WHAT WE DECIDED TO CALL IT, WE WANTED TO OUTLINE THE CRITERIA AS REQUESTED BY THE AIRPORT.
AND THAT WAS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.
UM, BUT I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MYSELF AS AN INTERPRETER PARK RANGER IN BOTH SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS.
UM, BOTH PARKS EMPHASIZED THE ROLES OF, UM, THEMES OF SIGNIFICANCE, UM, AND, UH, STATEMENTS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, UH, BOTH THEMES, UM, AND, UH, STATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
BOTH OF THOSE ARE USED TO OUTLINE HOW A NATIONAL PARK UNIT MAIN SHOULD MAINTAIN, UH, ITSELF.
UM, IT BASICALLY OUTLINES A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESOURCES, VALUES, AND THE HISTORY IN ORDER TO BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK UNIT.
AND THIS IS ALSO USED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MEANS.
SO NOT ONLY THROUGH THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, BUT ALSO THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETATION.
I DECIDED TO USE THE SAME FRAMEWORK FOR THE FOUNDING DOCUMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO BUILD THE STATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE AS WELL AS THE INTERPRETIVE THEMES FOR THE CRITERIA OF THE EXHIBITION OR INTERPRETIVE, UM, HALL OF FAME OR WHATEVER IT MAY BECOME.
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STATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE, AND OF COURSE, THE INTERPRETIVE THEMES WERE MODIFIED TO OUTLINE THE RESOURCES, VALUES, AND HISTORY OF LONG BEACH AIRPORT.UM, WE HAVE NO NATIONAL PARK HERE IN THE CITY, SO, UH,
OH, WELL, ACTUALLY, WE, WE MIGHT, WE HAVE A TINY ONE IN BIGSBY OLD, I GUESS WE DO HAVE
DON'T, DON'T TELL BLAIR I SAID THAT.
UM, UH, BUT THOSE THEMES AND THE STATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE CAN BE FOUND, UM, ON PAGE 12 OF THE REPORT.
UM, THOSE ARE BROAD BUT ALSO VERY SPECIFIC.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT ALL OF THEM TOGETHER C*M CUMULATIVELY, WILL HELP INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY FUTURE EDUCATIONAL CORD OR, OR EXHIBITS PLANNED WITHIN THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
OF COURSE, ALONG THE LINES OF ESTABLISHING AN EXHIBITION, YOU NEED AN EXHIBITION SPACE OR A MUSEUM SPACE.
AND THOSE ARE THINGS WE ALSO HAD TO CONSIDER IN DEVELOPING THIS REPORT.
UM, WE DID IDENTIFY A FEW WEST OF THE HISTORIC TERMINAL.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE PLANNERS AND LANDSCAPES, MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE WAYSIDES OR INFORMATIONAL SIGNS THAT CAN GO NEAR THOSE AREAS.
WE ALSO THOUGHT THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA MIGHT PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THIS.
WE ALREADY HAVE DIGITAL MEDIA THAT WAS USED IN, UH, THE DISPLAY NEAR THE BAGGAGE CLAIM.
UM, A LOT OF DIGITAL MEDIA USED, OF COURSE, FOR THE CENTENNIAL.
AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE CENTENNIAL, INCLUDING HISTORIC VIDEOS MADE BY LONG BEACH TV.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, LOOKING BEYOND THE TERMINAL AND LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS THAT, UM, CAN BE USED, THAT CAN BE APPROACHED, UH, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP MORE HISTORIC EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETIVE SPACES.
SO AREAS NEAR THE PARKING LOT, UM, UH, AREAS, UH, OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE, TOO.
UH, FU SPEAKING OF THE FUTURE, WE ALSO CONSIDERED FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
AND AMONG THE THREE ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROJECT COMMITTEE TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MUSEUM OR PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR.
UM, THE ESTABLISHMENT PERHAPS OF A PERMANENT MUSEUM GALLERY, UH, MOST LIKELY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HISTORIC TERMINAL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE STIMULATION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NOT ONLY BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT OF COURSE BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE UNIVERSITIES, THE LOCAL COLLEGES AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND OTHER SCHOOLS, UH, WITHIN OUR REGION TO HELP STIMULATE EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR SCHOLARS.
UM, AND, UH, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP.
AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT.
WE HOPE THAT IT ENCOURAGES YOU TO CONTINUE, UM, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR INCREDIBLE AIRPORT, UH, AND THAT IN THE FUTURE WE COULD CONTINUE TO SHARE THAT IN A MORE PUBLIC WAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.
I JUST WONDERED, UM, IF IN CONSIDERATION WILL YOU HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE THE TERMINAL AS WELL, UH, IN TERMS OF INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION? AND I'M THINKING OF THE FACT THAT PASSENGERS THAT ARE WAITING TO GO ONTO THE PLANE, SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST LOOKING AT THEIR PHONE AND MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A QR CODE WITH A HISTORICAL PICTURE, AND THEN THEY COULD SIT THERE AND READ ABOUT THAT AND, UH, GET MORE OF THE HISTORY OF THE AIRPORT WHILE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE PLANE.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE, RIGHT? WAITING, WAITING.
AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED THESE WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND WITH THE DIRECTOR.
UM, VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE QR CODES IN SPACES WHERE PEOPLE TEND TO SIT AND WAIT.
AND, UH, SO THAT INCLUDES OUTSIDE SPACES, INDOOR SPACES.
I KNOW THE SECOND FLOOR PREVIOUSLY HAD KIND OF A HALL OF FAME STYLE HALL.
UM, THERE ARE DEFINITELY PLACES WHERE WE CAN PUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT RELATE BACK TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH KATE AND HER TEAM, UM, HAVE SAID THAT THEY'RE HAPPY TO PUT INFORMATION THAT'S HISTORICAL AND, AND HELPFUL TO WAITING PASSENGERS.
I, UH, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT OTHER EXAMPLES ARE, ARE YOU ENVISIONING THIS AS A SORT OF LINEAR DISPLAY, PARTICULARLY TIME-WISE, WHERE WE WOULD START WITH PROBABLY THE OLDEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEN WORK OUR WAY TO PRESENT TIME? OR HAD YOU GUYS, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF PREMATURE 'CAUSE YOU'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THIS, BUT
UM, BUT LINEAR IS ALSO APPROPRIATE OR ANY KIND OF FORM OF LIKE TIMELINE.
UM, I THINK IN THE END, SO LONG AS IT MEETS THE CRITERIA THAT WAS OUTLINED, UM, IT CAN BE HANDLED IN WHICHEVER WAY, AND IT'S UP TO THE DESIGNER OR WHOEVER HANDLES THE
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CREATION OF THE INTERPRETIVE SPACE TO DETERMINE HOW THINGS ARE PLACED.UM, THERE IS ANOTHER COMPONENT TO THIS THAT IS IMPORTANT I THINK TO MENTION, UM, WITHIN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR, IS THE CONTINUING INVOLVEMENT OF, UH, FUTURE INDUCTEES WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL CORRIDOR.
AND SO THERE IS KIND OF THIS, UM, UH, ROLE, UH, HALL OF FAME, UM, ASPECT TO THE CORRIDOR WHERE SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUALS ARE RECOGNIZED.
UM, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUALS ARE RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE HALL OF FAME.
UM, AND THE CRITERIA IS THERE TO KIND OF HELP, HELP OUTLINE WHO GETS TO BE CHOSEN.
SO THE IDEA IS THAT WHOEVER IS INDUCTED WITHIN THIS HALL OF FAME, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO EXPRESS THOSE INTERPRETIVE THEMES AND SERVE MORE THAN ANYTHING, UM, AS AN EDUCATIONAL, UH, IN INFORMATIONAL INDIVIDUAL.
SO NOT ONLY ARE OF COURSE THEY SIGNIFICANT, BUT WHEN THE PUBLIC ENCOUNTERS THEM IN THIS INTERPRETIVE SPACE, THEY ARE ALSO LEARNING SOMETHING FROM THE ENCOUNTER WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL.
DO YOU SEE IT JUST BEING LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS OR, OR CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AS WELL? THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING WE, WE DISCUSSED.
UM, I I THINK IT IS, IT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT BROAD ON THAT END, DEFINITELY WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF OTHER PEOPLE BEING CUMULATIVELY RECOGNIZED.
UH, AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE LIKE THE ROSIE THE RIVETERS MM-HMM.
UM, THEY WOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I, I PERSONALLY WOULD FULLY SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD AS SOMEBODY TO BE INDUCTED WITHIN A HALL OF FAME.
UM, AND THEY WOULD COME IN AS A COLLECTIVE OF COURSE, TOO.
YOU CAN ALSO, IF A STORY IS BROUGHT UP OF A PARTICULAR ROSIE THE RIVETER, UM, THEN, YOU KNOW, TO INDIVIDUALLY THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED.
I THINK IT IS UP TO, UM, WHATEVER COMMITTEE IS FORMED.
AND THERE AGAIN, THERE IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FORMATION OF A PROJECT COMMITTEE.
UH, IT IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROJECT COMMITTEE TO ASSESS WHO IS INCORPORATED INTO THIS.
SO IF I CAN INTERJECT COMMISSIONERS, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT AND MOVING FORWARD IS, IS NUMBER ONE OF ESTABLISHING A, WE'RE CALLING IT ACTUALLY A WINGS OF FAME PROGRAM COMMITTEE.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ACTUALLY HAVING EITHER ONE OR TWO OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AS PART OF THIS COMMITTEE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE OUTLINED IN OUR, UH, MEMO TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, UH, REALLY TO, TO BE THE KICKOFF AND START, YOU KNOW, IN OUR FIRST PHASE OF THIS PROGRAM.
AND SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE KIND OF COLLECTIVE INPUT ON REFINEMENT OF THE CRITERIA.
YOU KNOW, HOW SHOULD THIS FIRST YEAR LOOK, UM, LOOKING AT THOSE THEMES, EDUCATING OURSELVES MORE, UM, SPENDING SOME TIME WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UM, REALLY TO REFINE LIKE, WHAT DOES THIS REALLY LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD? WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, UH, LOCATION, UH, IN FRONT OF THIS PARKING STRUCTURE, BE AT THE AIRPORT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE AREA, BUT INCORPORATING SOME OF THESE, UM, KIND OF MEMORIAL EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE THAT WALK THROUGH OR TRAVERSE THROUGH THAT SPACE.
UH, BUT, UH, IT IS GOING TO BE WITH HOPEFULLY ONE OR YOUR, OR TWO OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
AND SO, UH, WE HAVE TIME AND WE HAVE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO, TO BRING FORWARD SOMETHING GREAT, UH, AS WE REMEMBER THOSE IN WHETHER PAST OR OR PRESENT, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS TO, TO AVIATION AND TO OUR GREAT HISTORY.
I HAVE NOTICED, UH, AT LBX, THEY HAVE AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT RELATIVE TO THE HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT THAT WERE DONE BY MCDONALD DOUGLAS.
AND IT IS NOT ONLY THREE DIMENSIONAL, BUT SOMEWHAT TACTILE.
I'VE BEEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION IT GETS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO JUST HAPPEN TO BE COMING THERE FOR LUNCH AND THEN FIND THEMSELVES DRAWN TO IT.
AND SO FOR AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD CONSIDER.
YEAH, I I, I'M LIKE NODDING WITH ENTHUSIASM
IT'S ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITE PLACES.
AND YEAH, AS JEN MENTIONED, WE DID VISIT IT, IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED ON PAGE 21, 1 OF THOSE INSTALLATIONS.
UM, WE ALSO SHOWED OTHER FORMS OF INSTALLATION, UM, IN CONCRETE INSTALLATIONS FROM ROSIE, THE RIVETER PARK, WHICH ALSO OFFERS MM-HMM,
COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH.
UH, WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME? SO AS PART OF THIS FIRST YEAR, UM, FY 25, UH, WHICH KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH, UH, IS, IS REALLY ABOUT ESTABLISHING THAT
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COMMITTEE.AND SO WE EXPECT TO BRING, UH, AN ITEM BACK BEFORE YOU, UM, IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS, UH, TO PARTICIPATE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
UH, WE HAVE SOME CERTAIN MEETINGS THAT WE NEED TO ALL HAVE TOGETHER GO THROUGH THE REPORT IN DETAIL WITH THE HISTORIC SOCIETY AND THEN CERTAIN MILESTONES.
WHAT WE WANNA GET IS AN ACTUAL, UM, MORE IN DEPTH, UH, ANALYSIS OF WHAT ARE THE COSTS, WHAT DOES THIS REALLY LOOK LIKE IN THIS SPACE? AND, AND ALSO WITH MORE OF A LONG TERM FUTURE INVESTMENT THAT'S REALLY IN YEAR TWO, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND THERE'S PROBABLY A PROCUREMENT PROCESS INVOLVED IN, IN BRINGING ON SOME FOLKS THAT CAN REALLY HELP US, YOU KNOW, DEFINE WHAT IS THIS BUILD OUT? WHAT'S THIS LOCATION? WHERE'S THE RIGHT LOCATION? IF IT IS THEN THE HISTORIC TERMINAL OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, UM, WHAT ARE THE DOLLARS ASSOCIATED? WHERE DO WE GET THE FUNDING? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
BUT THE FIRST YEAR IS REALLY, PHASE ONE IS REALLY FOCUSED ON, UM, THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE, UH, PARKING STRUCTURE B AS WELL AS GETTING THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED AND MOVING FORWARD.
AND, AND YOU GET TO REALLY AGAIN, REFINE THE CRITERIA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS ARE, YEAH.
UM, JUST WANTED TO MENTION, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED ROSIE, THE RIVETER PARK, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE PARK AND SOMEHOW TO DRAW THE ATTENTION BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO AN INTERPRETATION.
YOU CAN USE YOUR CELL PHONE AND YOU CAN GET THE HISTORY OF THE ROSIES BY WALKING THROUGH THE PARK.
SO, UM, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THAT SOMEHOW BE ACKNOWLEDGED OR ADVERTISED MORE AS A HISTORICAL POINT, UH, FOR VERY MUCH CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT.
AND THE, THE ROSIES WERE SO SIGNIFICANT HERE IN THE HISTORY OF LONG BEACH.
SO, UM, BUT THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT PARK.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M, I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THEM ON AN EXHIBIT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ARE THOROUGH, THOUGHTFUL, ARTICULATE, AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
UM, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THIS.
I'M MARLENE TEMPLE AND, UM, I CAME TONIGHT MARLENE MARLENE, CAN YOU USE THE MICROPHONE? OH, YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I CAME, UH, THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE I SAW ON THE AGENDA THAT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS PRESENTING A, UM, UH, DOING A PRESENTATION HERE.
AND, UM, MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN INVOLVED, UH, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, IN, UH, CONTACTING VARIOUS PEOPLE, DARRYL AND, UH, THE AIRPORT, AIRPORT REGARDING THE FACT THAT WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED IN THIS.
MY HUSBAND, DON TEMPLE WAS A PRIVATE PILOT AND HE FLEW OUT OF LONG BEACH FOR PROBABLY 40 YEARS.
AND, UM, I HAVE A BOOK HERE THAT WAS WRITTEN BECAUSE HE WAS A PARTICIPANT IN AROUND THE WORLD.
THERE WERE 12, UH, PRIVATE AIRPLANES FLEW AROUND THE WORLD FROM LONG BEACH.
THEY LANDED IN MOSCOW AS THE FIRST PLANES AFTER THE COUP.
DON HAS A PICTURE OF HIMSELF IN A SPACE SUIT, TALKING TO VLADIMIR, WHOEVER
AND, UM, SO, UH, HE HAS SOME HISTORY, BUT HE FLEW OUT OF THE AIRPORT AND HE'S BEEN A BUSINESSMAN HERE IN LONG BEACH FOR A LONG TIME.
SO WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN, IN BEING A PART AND HAVING THIS AS PART OF THE HISTORY THAT GOES INTO WHATEVER IS BEING DONE.
AND AS I HAVE MENTIONED, UH, OUR FORMER MAYOR, ERNIE KEL, WAS A PRIVATE PILOT OUT OF LONG BEACH.
AND, UH, THEN THEY TELL ME, AMELIA EARHART.
SO ANYWAY, MY MAIN, I'M SO EXCITED TONIGHT TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE, UH, HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAY THIS HAS MOVED AT A SNAILS PACE.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING HAD BEEN BEING DONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG.
SO I JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT, UM, MAYBE THE TEMPLE FAMILY CAN BE A PART OF,
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UH, OF THE PLANNING ON THIS BECAUSE WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.UM, AND SO MAINLY I'M HAPPY TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING AND I WILL BE GETTING MAYBE IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE INFORMATION.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LET'S GET IT GOING BECAUSE, UM,
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I'M OLD AND I WANNA SEE IT.UM, WITH THAT, UH, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE? COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES.
UM, FOR OUR DIRECTOR, JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT.
YOU INDICATED THAT YOU WOULD BE TRYING TO GET A COUPLE OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO PARTICIPATE.
UM, ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT? SO SOME SORT OF POLLING OR HOW ARE YOU GONNA
YOU ARE, FOR YOU OUGHT TO CONSIDER.
JUST WONDERED HOW YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGARDING AIRPORT SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS WITH AIR QUALITY, ENERGY CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.
I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
UM, I WILL BE ACTUALLY DOING THE REPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY AND HOLD TIGHT.
'CAUSE WE HAD QUITE A MEETING.
GOT A LITTLE BIT TO TALK ABOUT.
SO, UM, ON THE, UH, SOLAR CANOPIES, THEY'VE NOW GOT FIVE MONTHS WORTH OF DATA.
THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
UH, THEY GENERATED A VERY IMPRESSIVE 2.1 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS.
UM, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, I GUESS IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF THE INNER U USAGE OF 188 HOMES FOR ONE YEAR.
BUT FOR ME, THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THING IS RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SELF GENERATING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 65 AND 80% OF THE MONTHLY ENERGY NEED, UH, FOR THE AIRPORT AND ITS FACILITIES.
SO WE ARE ALMOST CARBON FREE IN TERMS OF OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION THERE.
AND THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ADDING ADDITIONAL PANELS ON THE NORTH CONCOURSE IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
UH, THE AIRPORTS AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION LEVEL TWO APPLICATION WAS APPROVED.
UH, THE CERTIFYING AGENCY CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRPORT HAS NOW ACHIEVED A 38% EMISSIONS REDUCTION COMPARED TO A BASELINE YEAR, WHICH WAS 2016.
MOST IMPRESSIVE YOU GUYS WAS, OUR GOAL WAS 40% BY THE YEAR 2030, AND WE'RE ALREADY AT 30, 38%.
SO, UH, I THINK IT'S PRETTY WELL THAT WE'RE GONNA GET THERE BY 2030, IF NOT DEFINITELY EXCEEDING IT.
UM, THE AIRPORT WAS AWARDED A $680,000 GRANT UNDER FAA ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE GONNA GET SIX EV PICKUP TRUCKS AND TWO STANDALONE SOLAR CHARGING TREES.
BASICALLY REPLACING SIX CURRENTLY FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES BY ITS AIRSIDE OPERATIONS.
AND, UH, THAT'S WONDERFUL PARKING STRUCTURE B IS UNDERGOING AN LED CONVERSION.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND THE PARKING STRUCTURE AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH IT ARE ALL BEING CONVERTED TO LED, WHICH SHOULD DEFINITELY REDUCE THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THAT STRUCTURE.
AND WE'VE ALSO GOT A NON-ELECTRICAL HERE.
WE'VE GOT A FOOD WASTE DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM, AND YOU ALL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS 'CAUSE WE'RE ALL GONNA GET OUR NEW CONTAINERS HERE SHORTLY.
WELL, THEY'VE HAD IT IN, IN A PILOT PROGRAM GOING SINCE 2024 OR 2022, EXCUSE ME.
AND, UH, THAT FIRST YEAR, WHICH WAS A SHORT YEAR, THEY GOT FOUR TONS OF DIVERSION.
AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE PROJECTED TO GET 18.7 TONS OF FOOD WASTE DIVERSION.
AND I ASKED AT THE MEETING WHAT HAPPENS TO IT, AND THE MATERIAL IS COMPOSTED AND IT'S ALSO CONVERTED TO BIOGAS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING.
UM, THEY ESTIMATE THAT THAT DIVERSION WOULD REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BY NINE AND A HALF TONS PER YEAR BASED ON THAT DIVERSION.
UM, TWO OTHER ITEMS THAT THEY BROUGHT FORWARD.
UH, THEY JUST RECENTLY DID HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT TRAINING WAS PROVIDED, UH, STAFF AND OPERATORS ON THE AIRPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUFF'S BEING HANDLED APPROPRIATELY.
AND THEN YES, WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO A STORM SEASON.
UH, THE WORK CLOUDS OUT THERE TODAY, AND SO WE'RE MAYBE GONNA GET THERE CLOSE.
THE AIRPORT DOES DO STORM WATER SAMPLING, UH, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF THEIR DISCHARGE PERMIT.
AND, UH, THEY WERE GEARING UP TO DO THAT.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THEY ACTUALLY TAKE THESE SAMPLES AND THEN DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF, UH, SUBSTANCES ARE IN OUR STORM WATER COMING OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.
AND IF NEED BE, UH, TREATMENT IS BEING REQUIRED.
SO WE ARE MONITORING WHAT WE SEND OFF INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN HERE FROM THE AIRPORT.
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HAVE WE HAD ANY NEWS MEDIA ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS LATELY?I DON'T MEAN JUST PUTTING THINGS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA MM-HMM.
BUT NEWS REGULAR NEWSPAPER OR LONG BEACH POST? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND I'LL HAVE, UM, OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER ANSWER THAT.
UM, YEAH, I SAW THE, UH, FIVE MONTH REPORT ON THE SOLAR CANOPIES AND I THINK THAT THE SIX MONTH REPORT OUT ABOUT THAT, UM, WOULD BE A GOOD TOPIC FOR NEWS RELEASE.
BUT THE LAST, UM, MEDIA COVERAGE THAT WE HAD ABOUT THAT WAS WHEN WE, UM, HAD THE EVENT CELEBRATING THE SOLAR CANOPIES, WHICH I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW, BUT I THINK WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.
'CAUSE THEY HAD BEEN ONLINE FOR A WHILE BY THE TIME WE HAD THE EVENT.
AND SO WE DID HAVE GOOD COVERAGE AT THAT TIME.
BUT I THINK REPORTING BACK AT THE SIX MONTH MARK, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHIN THE TARGETS OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATED NOW THAT WE HAVE THE REAL DATA, UM, WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
UM, BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE, I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT'S TOO BAD OUR INITIAL GUEST DIDN'T
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STAY BECAUSE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AS GOOD AT SUSTAINABILITY AS HE IS WITH THIS BRAND NEW COMPANY.SO HE IS VERY INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO FOLLOW UP IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE THAT WE ARE GONNA BE ISSUING A PRESS RELEASE I THINK TOMORROW, UM, ABOUT THE FA, A GROUND FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS WELL.
SO THAT'LL COME OUT EITHER TOMORROW OR MONDAY.
I THINK YOU SHOULD ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE THE FOOD WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM BECAUSE NOW THERE'S A HUGE AWARENESS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
LIKE I SAID, WE ALL GOT OUR NOTICES.
UM, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO SHARE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR A WHILE AND IT'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY AIRPORT STAFF REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 2024.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.
SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM.
UH, REALLY WANNA START OUT BY SAYING, UH, GOSH, WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLE SUMMER, UH, IN OUR OPERATIONS, UH, NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE AS FAR AS PASSENGER COUNTS.
AND IT'S BEEN, UM, REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO, TO SEE THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE SEEN.
UH, CERTAINLY, UM, ALSO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR OUR PASSENGERS JUST A CERTAIN ELEVATED LEVEL.
UH, THIS YEAR'S, UH, WE'VE HAD SUMMER CONCERTS.
UH, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE DIFFERENT THINGS.
WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION STILL GOING ON, BUT WE, WE'VE CERTAINLY, UM, UH, HAVE BEEN, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF PASSENGER COUNTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
WE'RE, WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT PACE, UH, IN THE SENSE OF IT DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON OUR PART.
UH, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, UM, UM, VERY PLEASED THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH AS WE WE HAVE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
WE DO EXPECT THE NUMBERS TO FALL A LITTLE BIT, UM, AS WE ENTER INTO FALL, UH, AND, AND EXPECT ANOTHER PICKUP FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN MID-NOVEMBER.
UH, BUT, UH, JUST GOING BACK, JUST REALLY PLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF OPERATIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF, OF JUST, UH, UH, BEING A, AN AIRPORT OF CHOICE BY SO MANY TRAVELERS, UH, THIS SUMMER.
AND I'M SURE MONIE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE WHEN HE DOES THE FINANCIAL, UM, UH, REPORTING UPDATE LATER ON IN OUR STAFF REPORT.
UH, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ADD, UH, IS THAT, UH, CITY COUNCIL JUST APPROVED, UH, FY 25 BUDGET
AND SO WE ARE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW POSITIONS THAT WE REQUESTED.
AND SO TO SEE THOSE MOVE FORWARD, UH, IS, IS REALLY WONDERFUL.
ESPECIALLY, AS I MENTIONED, JUST THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE AND THE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE IS SO IMPORTANT.
AND SO JUST, UH, JUST GLAD ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT WE'RE ALSO CLOSING OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS KEEPING US BUSY AS FAR AS JUST TRYING TO, TO CLOSE OUT ALL OUR EXPENSES.
AND, AND MONIE WILL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THAT TOO, BUT, BUT FOR US, IT'S, IT'S REALLY CLOSING OUT AN INCREDIBLE
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YEAR, CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF, OF, OF BEING AN AIRPORT.AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO ALSO, UH, HAVE AN INCREDIBLE FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT LAST YEAR, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF BIGGEST, UH, EVENT THAT WE'VE HAD.
I THINK NEARLY 15,000, UM, COMMUNITY FOLKS WHO ATTENDED.
AND SO, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT.
BUT, BUT LAST YEAR IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, UH, TURNOUT.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY ON OUR HISTORIC TERMINAL, BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE AT AN OPEN HOUSE, THE REOPENING OF OUR HISTORIC TERMINAL, UM, LAST, UH, JULY, OR ACTUALLY ON JULY 27TH.
SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE MAYOR, UM, AND BOTH OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE TO, TO SPEAK ON JUST THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BEING ABLE TO BRING THAT BUILDING BACK TO LIFE, UH, AND REOPEN THE WEST SIDE OF THAT STRUCTURE.
UM, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE OVER THERE AND TAKEN A LOOK, UH, WE HOPE YOU DO SOON.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY, UH, A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A FEW PRIVATE TOURS, A A FEW TOURS.
IT'S, IT HASN'T BEEN FULLY OPEN, OPEN AS WE'VE BEEN, UH, DOING A FEW PUNCH LIST ITEMS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME ISOLATED TOURS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT OPEN TO THE REST OF THE PUBLIC.
AND SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND NEXT, I WILL HAVE MONI CHE IF HE'S UP AND BEHIND ME ALREADY.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
SO, UH, STARTING OFF WITH A BRIEF, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20, UH, FIVE BUDGET.
UM, LAST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, UH, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A $3.6 BILLION CITY BUDGET.
UH, THAT 3.6 BILLION WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 11%, UH, COMPARED TO THE, UH, CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.
UM, THE INCREASES WERE LARGELY A RESULT OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, RISING INSURANCE RATES AND INFLATION AMONG OTHER THINGS.
AND OF THAT $3.6 BILLION CITY BUDGET, THE AIRPORT ACCOUNTED FOR 63 MILLION.
SO THE AIRPORT'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 IS $63 MILLION.
UM, WE, THAT, THAT'S ABOUT A 7% INCREASE FROM WHAT WE HAD FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.
UM, OF THAT 63 MILLION, UH, 8.5 MILLION IS FOR DEBT SERVICES, UH, PAYMENTS FOR OUR, OUR STANDING DEBT, UM, OUR, OUR OUTSTANDING BONDS.
UM, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, UH, ABOUT $2 MILLION FOR ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECT NEEDS AND $2 MILLION FOR, UH, TRANSFERS RELATED TO THAT.
AND THEN, UM, THE LARGE BULK OF THE $63 MILLION BUDGET IS OUR 51 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OPERATING BUDGET.
AND SO TO FUND THAT OPERATING BUDGET, UH, WE HAVE A BUDGET.
UM, FOR REVENUES, WE EXPECT $61 MILLION FOR OPERATING REVENUES NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE ALSO EXPECT 8.4 MILLION OF PFC REVENUES, 2 MILLION OF CCC CFC REVENUES, AND ALSO ANOTHER 2 MILLION OF OPERATING TRANSFERS.
UH, THAT'S A TOTAL OF 73 MILLION IN REVENUES BUDGETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, I MEAN 25.
UM, SO OF THE, UH, INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.
UM, A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT IS, AS CYNTHIA MENTIONED, FOR THE NEW POSITIONS THAT WE'VE ADDED.
WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED 15 NEW POSITIONS FOR THE BUDGET.
UM, EIGHT OF THAT, UH, POSITION IS, UH, FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND, UM, OF OUR FACILITIES.
WE HAVE A GROWING FOOTPRINT OF FACILITIES AND TO KEEP UP WITH THE, UH, TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND MAINTAINING THOSE FACILITIES.
UM, WE'VE ADDED THOSE POSITIONS AMONG, UH, UH, SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS TO SUPPORT THE, UH, NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED, UM, TO SUPPORT A LOT OF THE EXPENDITURE INCREASES.
WE ARE INCREASING, UM, AIRLINE RATES AND CHARGES FOR ABOUT 5% TO GENERATE ABOUT 1.2 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES.
AND AMONG, UM, ALL THE OTHER INCREASES, UM, JUST INCREASES IN EXPENDITURES TIED TO THE NEW FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE ONGOING, UM, INCREASES IN EXPENDITURES.
AND JUST LIKE THE CITY, UH, WE ARE SEEING INCREASES IN INSURANCE RATES, UH, ABOUT 20% IN COST COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
UM, AND WITH THAT, I'LL, UH, TRANSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT.
UH, SO IN YOUR PACKET, THERE SHOULD BE, UH, THE REPORT FOR JULY, 2024.
UM, STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, WE HAVE THE, UM, NUMBERS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIRLINE ACTIVITY.
SO FOR JULY, 2024, WE SAW DELTA AIRLINES OPERATING WITH ABOUT FOUR LESS FLIGHTS THAN THEY DID IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
UH, THE CAUSE OF THAT, UM, IS TIED TO THE, UM, IF YOU RECALL, THE MICROSOFT, UH, SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CAUSED SOME OUTAGE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THROUGH OUT THE NATION, UM, THAT ACTUALLY, UH, INDIRECTLY IMPACTED THE ACTIVITY HERE.
AND SO, UH, THAT RE UH, UH, RESULTED IN SOME DECREASES IN LANDINGS HERE AT THE AIRPORT, THOUGH, UM, OVERALL EMPLOYMENT NUMBER WAS STILL HIGHER FOR DELTA FOR THAT MONTH.
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SOME, UM, IN, UH, SOME SLIGHT INCREASES IN, UH, FLIGHT ACTIVITY.UM, ULTIMATELY THERE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE STILL THE SAME.
UM, AND THEN SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SEEING, UH, CONTINUED INCREASES IN ACTIVITY, UM, MORE ON THE LANDINGS AND ALSO ON THE, UH, RESULTING IN THE INCREASES IN EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.
UH, OVERALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 2024, WE SEE THAT, UM, EMPLOYMENT'S TOTAL 189,779.
UM, AND ONCE WE COMBINE THAT WITH PASS, UH, UH, DE DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITY, WHICH IS, UM, WHEN, UH, UH, PASSENGERS ARE, UH, GETTING OFF THE AIRCRAFT, WE HAD A TOTAL PASSENGER ACTIVITY OF 380,986, WHICH ACTUALLY IS THE, UH, RECORD FOR, UH, THE AIRPORT THAT, UH, WE'VE HAD THE BUSIEST MONTH WE'VE EVER HAD.
IN TERMS OF PASSENGER ACTIVITY, UH, FOR THE AIRPORT IN THE HISTORY OF THE AIRPORT, UH, THAT'S A 12% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT ALSO, UH, UH, SHATTERED THE RECORD FROM, UH, THE 2018, UH, YEAR WHEN WE SAW, UM, ACTIVITY THIS HIGH.
UH, MOVING OVER TO THE YEAR TO DATE COLUMN, UH, WE SEE THE SAME, UM, TREND CONTINUING ON.
AS WE SAW EARLIER IN THE YEAR, DELTA CONTINUES TO SEE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IN TERMS OF PASSENGER ACTIVITY AS THE AIRCRAFT, UM, UH, IS A LARGER CAPACITY.
UM, AND THEN HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, UM, RECOVERING FROM, UH, SUMMIT ACTIVITY THAT THEY, UH, MISSED OUT OUT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND THEN ALSO WITH AIRLINE CONTINU TO SEE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THEIR ACTIVITY.
UH, MOVING DOWN TO THE AIR CARGO CARRIER SECTION, WE SEE THAT UPS, UM, OPERATING SIMILAR LANDINGS, UM, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
UH, HOWEVER, THEIR, UH, TOTAL CARGO TONNAGE ACTUALLY INCREASE, UH, REVERSING THE TREND THAT THEY SAW EARLIER THIS YEAR.
UH, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, THEY SAW 861, UH, CARGO, UH, METRIC TONS PROCESS, UM, COMPARED TO 849.
UH, LOOKING AT THE YEAR TO DATE COLUMN, UH, THEY ARE STILL BELOW, UH, THE TOTAL ACTIVITY.
THEY SAW THE SAME PERIOD, UH, LAST YEAR.
UH, MOVING ON TO THE BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT.
UH, SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, UH, FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
THAT'S 75% THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR.
STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, WE SEE PASTURE, UH, EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITY, UH, OF 552,000 FOR, UH, THIS THIRD QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THAT'S AN 18% INCREASE COMPARED TO, UH, THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.
UM, WITH THAT TREND CONTINUE ON WITH THE STRONG LEVEL ACTIVITIES WE'RE SEEING THIS SUMMER.
WE DO PROJECT THAT OVERALL OUR EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WILL BE OVER 200, UH, 2 MILLION AND 50,000, UH, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR RECORD HIGH FOR THE AIRPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR.
UM, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY OVER 11% MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD, UH, CONSERVATIVELY PROJECTED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, MOVING ON TO THE OPERATING REVENUE SECTION, WE SEE THAT, UM, ALL REVENUE CATEGORIES ARE SEEING, UH, THE PROPORTIONATE INCREASES IN, UM, REVENUES, UH, TIED TO PASSENGER ACTIVITY.
AND SO, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE WITHIN ALL THESE CATEGORIES, WE'RE SEEING DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASES FOR THE QUARTER AND ALSO EXPECTED FOR, UH, THIS WHOLE FISCAL YEAR, UH, FOR THE AVIATION LAND RENTS, WE SEE THAT THAT AREA, UH, INCREASED BY 3% THIS PAST QUARTER.
THAT'S THE, UH, TIED TO, UH, THE RENT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'VE SAW, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FUEL FLOWAGE FEE, UH, FLUCTUATING HERE AND THERE, UH, WITH A DECREASE OF 4% LAST QUARTER.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, NON-AVIATION LAND RENTING THAT DECREASE AS A RESULT OF, UH, MERCEDES NOT LEASING OUT THE PARKING LOT ANYMORE.
UM, AND THEN FOR OTHER REVENUES, WE SEE THAT INCREASING BY 31%.
THAT'S THE RESULT OF THE INCREASES IN, UM, INTEREST INCOME THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS, UH, PAST YEAR, UH, WITH THE INTEREST RATES ARE STILL REMAINING HIGH AND STILL GENERATING THOSE, UH, INCOME FOR US.
OVERALL, WE EXPECT, UM, ABOUT 61 MILLION IN REVENUES.
THIS, UH, YEAR, THAT'S ABOUT 13%, UM, INCREASE COMPARED TO, UH, LAST YEAR.
MOVING ON TO THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE SEE THAT SALARIES AND BENEFITS AS EXPECTED HAS BEEN, UM, INCREASING, UH, DOUBLE DIGITS THIS WHOLE YEAR.
AND THEN BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE DO EXPECT ABOUT CLOSE TO A 20% INCREASE IN OVERALL OPERATING, UH, UH, SALARIES AND BENEFIT EXPENSES.
UH, THAT'S THE RESULT OF ALL THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS WE SAW THIS YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO THE, UH, POSITIONS THAT WERE FILLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, FOR THE SERVICES AND APPLY CATEGORIES, WE SEE, UH, THAT IS, UH, FLUCTUATING A BIT.
UH, WE SAW SOME CATCH UP PAYMENTS, UM, THAT, UH, IN QUARTER THREE, AND THEN BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WE'RE ABOUT, UM, 8%, UH, OVER, UH, PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
AND LASTLY, FOR THE CITY SERVICES, WE SEE THAT ALSO INCREASING, UH, DOUBLE DIGITS AS A RESULT OF INCREASED, UM, FLEET EXPENSES AND DIRECT COSTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY COSTS.
SO, UH, THAT'S GONNA CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL EXPENSES INCREASES FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UM, SO IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR EXPENDITURES.
UM, AND WHEN WE NET THAT, WE, UH, EXPECT A $16 MILLION, UM, OPERATING RESULT, UH,
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WHICH IS A FANTASTIC YEAR AS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR TO CLOSE OUT, UH, DEFINITELY MUCH BETTER THAN WE'VE SEEN, UH, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.AND WITH THAT, UM, NET REVENUES WILL BE ABLE TO FUND ALL OUR DEBT SERVICES, UH, FUND, UM, THE, UH, PHASE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE CLOSING OUT AND ALSO BUILD UP OUR RESERVES THAT WE'VE, UM, DEPLETED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE BOARD.
AS, AS YOU CAN HEAR, CERTAINLY THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM WHERE WE WERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND IT'S, IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE POSITIVE, UH, REVENUE, THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE, UM, TODAY.
NEXT, I DO WANT TO ONE, INTRODUCE, UH, A NEW ADDITION TO OUR TEAM WHO IS GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE THIS MONTH'S, UH, NOISE REPORT.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO, UM, HIRE OR EMPLOY, UM, JUST, UH, AMAZING TECHNICAL, UH, PROFESSIONAL, UH, INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO HAS HAD JUST TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE IN NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, ISSUES AND LAWS AND, AND, UH, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
UH, HE UNDERSTOOD THE JOB WHEN HE ACCEPTED IT
AND, UH, HE HAS, GOSH, NEARLY 25 YEARS, UH, OF EXPERIENCE, UH, IN NOISE.
HIS DEGREE BACKGROUND IS ACTUALLY IN MATHEMATICS.
UM, BUT, UH, HE HAS, UH, MANY, MANY CERTIFICATIONS AND, UM, JUST COMPLETE RESPECT IN OUR AVIATION INDUSTRY FOR WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED, UM, REGARDING NOISE.
UH, HE IS A GO-TO PERSON, UH, FOR MANY, MANY, UM, AIRPORTS.
UH, ALTHOUGH NOW THEY HAVE TO ASK BECAUSE WE HAVE HIM
UH, BUT, BUT HE HAS, UM, BEEN THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTOR TO, UH, AT LEAST NINE OR 10, UH, DIFFERENT FLY QUIET PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION.
AND SO WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.
UM, AND HE IS A LONG BEACH RESIDENT.
AND SO, UH, HE IS DISTRICT FIVE
SO HE, UH, IS, IS ALREADY READY AND, AND WE'RE JUST, UM, ALREADY GLEAMING A LOT FROM HIS, UM, UH, AT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.
UH, I'M EXCITED THAT HE'S GOING TO GIVE HIS FIRST OFFICIAL REPORT TO YOU ALL TODAY, SO PLEASE BE NICE
BUT, BUT HE, HE'S, UM, ACTUALLY VERY, VERY EQUIPPED AND, AND READY, UH, TO PROVIDE THIS MUCH NOISE REPORT.
SO, JUSTIN COOK, AND PLEASE, PLEASE, UH, JUST TAKE A MOMENT IF I DIDN'T, IF I MISS SOMETHING TO ADD TO IT.
UM, YEAH, UH, THANKS FOR, FOR HAVING ME.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AND PRESENT THIS REPORT TO YOU ALL.
UM, YEAH, BORN IN, BORN IN ACTUALLY LAKEWOOD, LAKEWOOD REGIONAL.
UM, AND THEN, UH, SLOWLY MOVED KIND OF EAST, AND NOW I'M IN, UH, EL DORADO AREA OF LAKEWOOD, OR LONG BEACH, I SHOULD SAY.
SO, UM, YEAH, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
SO LET'S DIVE IN, UM, TO THE NOISE REPORT.
UH, THE FIRST PAGE IS, IS REALLY FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, UH, LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY.
AND, AND THIS REALLY LOOKS AT, UM, FIRST TWO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS, 10:00 PM TO 11:00 PM UM, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN JULY WE HAD, UH, TWO DELTA SKY WEST, UM, OPERATIONS DURING THAT TIMEFRAME, UH, AS WELL AS EIGHT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, UH, OPERATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 OCCURRING IN THAT PERIOD.
UH, AND THAT'S ABOUT A, A 25% INCREASE, UH, FROM LAST YEAR.
UM, BUT HOWEVER, THE, YOU COULD SEE THAT THE CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE NUMBERS ARE DOWN, UH, AROUND 37%.
UM, IN TERMS OF THAT, UH, ACTIVITY BETWEEN THAT TIMEFRAME, UH, BETWEEN 11:00 PM AND 7:00 AM THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE, THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY, UH, WHICH WE LIKE TO SEE.
AND, UH, YEAR TO DATE, THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE OPERATION, UM, FROM THOSE, UH, AIR CARRIERS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
AND THAT'S AROUND A 47%, UM, DECLINE.
SO, UH, WELL TOTAL, UH, I SHOULD SAY 90% JUST FOR, FOR THAT TIMEFRAME.
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I THINK THAT'S ALL.WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER NOISE VIOLATIONS.
UH, THERE WERE NO NOISE VIOLATIONS FOR AIR CARRIERS OR COMMUTERS IN THE MONTH OF JULY.
UH, THERE WERE 15, UH, MA BASICALLY GA VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED, UH, COMPARED TO NINE THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
UH, TO DATE, UH, WE ARE UP A LITTLE BIT BY 13%, AND THAT'S PRIMARILY, UM, LIKELY DUE TO THE, THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, ACTUALLY MORE OPERATIONS, MORE CHANCE TO, UH, CHANCES TO POTENTIALLY, UH, VIOLATE THE ORDINANCE.
UM, AND YOU COULD SEE THAT BY THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS DOWN BELOW, UH, HAVE INCREASED, UM, EXCEPT FOR THE MILITARY AIR, UH, OPERATIONS, UH, ARE SLIGHTLY DOWN.
UM, BUT AIR TAXI IN GENERAL, UH, AVIATION ARE ABOUT 12.4%, UH, MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
UM, AND OVERALL AIR TOTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, UH, YEAR TO DATE, UM, ARE UP ABOUT 16.5% FOR AIRCRAFT NOISE VIOLATORS.
UH, THIS TABLE, UM, BASICALLY PRESENTS THE VIOLATIONS BY OWNER, UM, AND IT PROVIDES, UH, DETAILS AS, AS THE DATE AND TIME AND RUNWAY, UH, OF THE VIOLATION.
UM, BUT IN, IN, I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE, THE SECOND AND THIRD COLUMN TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE, UH, SEL AND A LIMIT, UH, COLUMN.
SEL STANDS FOR SOUND EXPOSURE LEVEL.
IT'S A SINGLE EVENT METRIC, WHICH MEANS BASICALLY IT, IT'S A NOISE LEVEL OF JUST ONE AIRCRAFT THAT FLIES OVER.
UM, AND IN PARTICULAR SOUND, SEL IS ESSENTIALLY IT, IT'S TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL DURATION OF THE AIRCRAFT EVENT.
UM, SO IF, SAY THE AIRCRAFT EVENT OCCURRED OVER 20 SECONDS, IT'S TAKING ALL THAT ACOUSTIC ENERGY AND KIND OF COMPRESSING IT DOWN TO ONE SECOND AS IF THAT AIRCRAFT OCCURRED IN ONE SECOND.
SO THAT GENERALLY MEANS IT'S A HIGHER LE REPORTED LEVEL, RIGHT, THAN SAY THE MAXIMUM LEVEL THAT THAT AIRCRAFT, UM, FLEW OVER.
UH, COMMUNITIES USUALLY LIKE TO TALK IN TERMS OF SEL, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE ON THE GROUND.
IT'S NOT JUST ONE SECOND, IT'S ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE EVENT THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.
SO THIS COMPRESSES IT DOWN, AND YOU COULD SEE THE LIMITS HERE OF THOSE AND THE EXCEEDANCES OF, OF THOSE LIMITS.
AND WE KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THESE AND WE COMB THROUGH THE DATA FOR, FOR THESE VIOLATIONS, UH, DAILY, ACTUALLY,
IT'S, UH, A RUNWAY 26, RIGHT, AND 26 LEFT, UM, COMPARISON OF DEPARTING OPERATIONS, UH, FROM PROP AND TURBOPROP ONLY.
SO GA ACTIVITY, AND REALLY WHAT THIS IS GETTING AT IS, IS SHOWING YOU THE DIFFERENCES IN OPERATIONS OF THAT ACTIVITY BETWEEN THOSE TWO RUNWAYS.
UM, AND YOU'LL SEE STARTING IN AROUND FEBRUARY, MARCH OF 2024, UM, THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN UTILIZATION OF THE 26 LEFT, WHICH IS IN THE GREEN.
AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE A, A LARGER SPREAD BETWEEN THE TWO, WHICH IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THERE'S PERIODS OF TIME BEFORE THAT, THAT YOU COULD SEE A SIMILAR, A SIZE SPREAD, UM, FOR, FOR THE, THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE, THOSE RUNWAYS.
AND DOWN BELOW IS, IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR INFORMATION, BUT IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES.
SO YOU'LL SEE FOR JULY, 2024, UH, FOR 26, RIGHT, UM, DEPARTURES, IT WAS 31% AND 26 LEFT AT 69%.
SO 69% OF THE TIME GA OPERATIONS ARE DEPARTING ON TWO SIX LEFT COMPARED TO TWO SIX, RIGHT? WHICH I'LL JUST ADD, IT'S OUR, OUR SOUTHERNMOST RUNWAY.
THANK YOU, UM, FOR NOISE MONITORING DATA, UM, THIS MAP PRESENTS, UH, ACTUALLY 16 OF THE 18 PERMANENT NOISE MONITORS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES.
UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY IN TERMS OF A DIFFERENT NOISE METRIC.
UH, IT'S NOT A SINGLE EVENT METRIC LIKE SEL, IT'S, IT'S A CUMULATIVE
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METRIC, UH, CALLED CNEL OR COMMUNITY NOISE EQUIVALENT LEVEL.AND THAT'S A 24 HOUR WEIGHTED NOISE LEVEL WHERE NOISE OCCURRING IN THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME ARE WEIGHTED.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT PENALIZED.
IT'S BASIC, ESSENTIALLY WAITED FOR INCREASED SENSITIVITY DURING THOSE TIMEFRAMES.
AND THAT'S WHAT IS, UH, FEDERAL, THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USES THAT AS A, UH, MEANS FOR ASSESSING, UH, COMPATIBILITY.
AND SO YOU'LL HAVE THOSE VARIOUS ONES FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
THESE ARE AVERAGES AT THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE MONITORING.
AND THEN DOWN BELOW IN THE TABLE, YOU COULD, YOU COULD BREAK IT DOWN BY MONTH AND BY DAY OF ALL THOSE AVERAGES, AND YOU'LL KIND OF SEE BY, BY I GUESS, DAY AND MONTH, UM, THERE'S BY SITE.
UM, AND WE LIKE TO SEE THAT BECAUSE WE LIKE TO, IT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT, RIGHT? IN TERMS OF, UH, SIMILAR ACTIVITY.
AND WE KNOW THE NOISE MONITORS ARE DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD.
IF SOMETHING, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS A LITTLE HIGHER, WE MAY INVESTIGATE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN TERMS OF DRILLING DOWN TO DETERMINE WAS THERE SOMETHING OCCURRING AT THAT SITE.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO AUDIO, AND WE COULD SOMETIMES HEAR OTHER ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S CONTAMINATING THIS DATA.
SO WE WILL ACTUALLY, UM, CLEAN THAT DATA OR REMOVE SOME OF THAT SO THAT WE'RE ONLY ACCOUNTING FOR AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY ON THESE NOISE LEVELS.
NEXT PAGE IS ON NOISE COMPLAINTS.
AND YOU'LL SEE, UH, COMPLAINTS BY CONCERN IS, IS 99% LOUD.
UM, AND THAT REALLY ACTUALLY IS A FUNCTION OF FOLKS COMPLAINING USING THE CLICKER OR THE BUTTON.
UH, AND IT, ARE YOU GUYS AWARE OF THE BUTTON? OKAY.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO THE BUTTON, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETAIL WHAT THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT.
IT'S, IT JUST MARKS IT, IT FLAGS IT AS LOUD.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU, YOU DON'T REALLY GET A TRUE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THE ACTUAL UNDERLYING CONCERN IS.
UH, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ANY LESS VALID OR IT'S STILL A CONCERN.
UM, AND YOU COULD SEE GENERAL AVIATION, UM, PROPS ARE STILL AT, UH, THE MAIN, UH, TOPIC AT 94 ISH PERCENT.
UH, I NEED SOME GLASSES APPARENTLY, 'CAUSE I COULD BARELY SEE THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE, WE KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN.
YOU'LL SEE 9 0 8, 0 7, UM, HAS, UM, THE MOST, UH, HOUSEHOLDS AND THE MOST COMPLAINTS, UM, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, UH, ROUGHLY ACTUALLY 66% OF ALL TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS AND ABOUT 78% OF ALL COMPLAINTS, UH, FOR THE MONTH.
AND THEN COMPLAINTS BY TIME OF DAY, YOU'LL SEE, UH, MAINLY PERIODS BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 9:00 PM IS THE, THE TYPICAL AREAS OF, OF, UH, THE MOST COMPLAINTS.
AND THEN THERE'S A FALL OFF FROM THERE, WHICH WE SHOULD EXPECT BECAUSE, UH, THERE SHOULD BE LESS ACTIVITY HOPEFULLY, UH, DURING NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS, UH, WHICH WE MONITOR.
AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'M ALL DONE AND COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
AND LASTLY, AS PART OF OUR STAFF REPORT, WE'LL HAVE OUR, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE.
UM, SO WE HAVE TWO MONTHS IN OUR REPORT, SO IT'S, IT'S LENGTHY, BUT I'LL JUST GIVE YOU GUYS SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
AND I'LL START OFF BY JUST TALKING ABOUT MARKETING AND ADVERTISING.
WE'VE BEEN, UM, RUNNING ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPONSORING A NUMBER OF AVIATION INDUSTRY EVENTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, BUT CLOSER TO HOME.
UM, WE RECENTLY SPONSORED THE LONG BEACH STATE STUDENT ATHLETE BEACH BASH, WHERE, UM, THEY DISTRIBUTE 450 OF THE SHIRTS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE REPORT THERE WITH OUR LOGO ON THE SLEEVE.
AND THEN THE STUDENT ATHLETES ARE ASKED TO WEAR THOSE SHIRTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN THEY ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR OTHER FELLOW STUDENT ATHLETES.
UM, SO IT'S KIND OF A NICE VISIBILITY, UM, TO HAVE THAT.
UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.
UM, AND AS, UM, DIRECTOR GIRI MENTIONED, UM, THE HISTORIC TERMINAL GRAND REOPENING WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR EVENT FOR US.
WE HAD MORE THAN A THOUSAND ATTENDEES THAT DAY.
AND, UM, THERE WAS JUST A GREAT MOOD AND SPIRIT IN THE AIR, AND PEOPLE WERE VERY EXCITED TO GO EITHER ON THE SELF-GUIDED
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TOURS OF THE HISTORIC TERMINAL OR THE GUIDED TOURS.WE HAD PEOPLE WHO WERE HAPPILY WAITING A LONG TIME TO GO ON OUR GUIDED TOURS.
AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO SEE THE WONDERFUL CONDITION THAT THE MOSAICS ARE IN.
THRILLED THAT THE CITY AND ALSO LONG BEACH AIRPORT, UM, IS, HAS PRESERVED THE HISTORIC TERMINAL BUILDING AND, UM, THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE AIRPORT.
SO JUST SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM ON THAT DAY.
AND I THINK FOR MYSELF AND MY FIVE YEARS AT THE AIRPORT, THAT WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE DAY, UM, THIS REALLY SPECIAL EVENT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THIS SUMMER, UM, WELL IN AUGUST WE FINISHED UP, WE HOSTED OUR SECOND COHORT OF OUR CAREERS TAKING FLIGHT HIGH SCHOOL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
UM, AND WE ALSO WRAPPED UP THE SUMMER LONG INTERNSHIP FOR TWO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WERE GRADUATES OF LAST YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
SO THAT WAS A NICE STEPPING STONE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.
AND WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO, UM, LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM AND MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
UM, WE HAVE HAD REALLY HIGH MARKS IN OUR EVALUATIONS FROM THE STUDENTS, UM, AND WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS.
AND THIS, UM, LATEST GRADUATION CEREMONY THAT WE HELD, WE HAD THE LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
JILL BAKER, COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS, AND SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REALLY COMPLIMENT OUR PROGRAM AND SAY, THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING THAT WE WANT OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO BE PROVIDING FOR STUDENTS.
AND SO SHE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE GETTING TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT ON THIS PROGRAM.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, WE ALSO JUST HAD, AND LASTLY, IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE WERE SO BUSY GOING TO EVENTS THIS SUMMER IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, JUST IN AUGUST ALONE, WE, UM, PARTICIPATED IN 13 DIFFERENT EVENTS ENGAGING WITH MORE THAN 2100 PEOPLE.
WE'RE DISTRIBUTING AIRPORT SWAG.
WE'RE HOSTING OUR ACTIVITIES LIKE OUR COLORING STATIONS, OUR BUTTON MAKING, UM, MACHINE, OUR PLINKO GAMES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
AND SO SOME OF THE EVENTS WE WENT TO ARE THE UPTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL, BACK TO SCHOOL JAM, BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORKDAY, BACK TO SCHOOL VACCINATION AND RESOURCE FAIR, THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PLAYING POLE, AND ALSO MINI COMMUNITY CONCERTS THIS SUMMER.
SO IT WAS JUST VERY, VERY BUSY.
UM, AND THEN TRANSITIONING INTO TALKING ABOUT MEDIA FOR OUR EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS, WHICH IS JUST MEDIA COVERAGE, UM, THAT YOU DON'T PAY FOR.
WE WERE FEATURED IN 122 ARTICLES IN JULY AND 94 IN AUGUST.
AND THE BIGGEST STORY, OF COURSE, WAS ABOUT THE HISTORIC TERMINAL GRAND REOPENING.
WE HAD, UM, SEVERAL RADIO AND TV BROADCAST, UM, STATIONS AT OUR EVENT AND OR BEFORE OR AFTER DOING, UM, SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES ON THE HISTORIC TERMINAL.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC TERMINAL STORIES, OTHER BIG STORIES WERE ABOUT PLAYING POLE.
THEY ACTUALLY GOT, UM, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND LONG BEACH AIRPORT GOT A LOT MORE COVERAGE FOR THAT EVENT THIS YEAR THAN BEFORE.
IT WAS A SYNDICATED STORY THAT RAN ALL OVER THE NATION ON LIKE 80 DIFFERENT TV STATIONS, SO THAT WAS GREAT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER BIG SOURCE OF COVERAGE WAS THE AMP AIR STORY OF THEIR RELOCATION, UM, TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
AND THEN JUST ROUNDING EVERYTHING OUT TO TALK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, OUR MOST POPULAR POSTS IN JULY WERE ALL THINGS HISTORIC TERMINAL.
UM, SOME OF THE POPULAR POSTS WERE WHEN WE POSTED ABOUT OUR EVENT PHOTOS, UM, AND THE RIBBON CUTTING, AND THEN ALSO THE HISTORIC TRIPLE HISTORIC TERMINAL VINTAGE POSTER THAT WE DID.
UM, SO I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE DID A SERIES OF FOUR VINTAGE POSTERS FOR OUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, AND WE DISTRIBUTED THOSE AT THE HISTORIC TERMINAL EVENT.
AND I'VE ALSO PUT THEM, UM, ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET A SET.
UM, AND THEN FOR FOLKS WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT TO THE EVENT, WE ALSO MAILED THEM OUT TO PEOPLE WHO REQUESTED THEM.
SO THAT WAS A VERY POPULAR ITEM AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE, UM, HOW EXCITED PEOPLE WERE ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND THEN IN AUGUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT, WHICH WE HOPE YOU'LL BE JOINING US ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH FROM 10 TO FOUR.
SO THOSE WERE, THAT WAS OUR MOST, UM, POPULAR POST WAS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR, MY, UM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? THE STAFF
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AND, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THOSE, UH, FINES END UP.IT, IT GOES ACTUALLY DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT, I BELIEVE.
SO IT DOESN'T GO TO THE, LIKE I KNOW PREVIOUSLY IT WENT TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR, FOR THE JETBLUE STUFF.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.
[6. 24-54825 Recommendation to excuse Commissioners absent from the meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission on September 19, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
LARSON? YES.ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXCUSE COMMISSIONERS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024.
IS THERE, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC CAN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, UH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THAT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Airport Advisory Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
LARSON? YES.SO AT THIS POINT OF THE MEETING, WE OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY CURRENT CARDS, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY PRESENT THAT WANTED TO ADDRESS THE AIRPORT COMMISSION?
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SEEING NONE.AND NOW I GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE? THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE.
AND NOW MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER, ARE YOU? YES.
I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT IN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE WE HAVE A MEETING AT THE HISTORIC TERMINAL.
IF POSSIBLE, WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT.
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I SEEING NONE.UM, MR. MASON, I, I KNOW YOU HAVE US ADJOURNING TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT.
SO IT IS OCTOBER 17TH AND UH, YOU HAVE IT ON HERE.
THE CITY OF LONG BEACH GROUNDWATER TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE OUR NEXT MEETING.
AND WITH THAT, OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.