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UH, WELCOME TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2024 AT 3:31 PM UM, DIRECTOR, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? YES.
SO, COMMISSIONER CHAIR REDFIELD HERE, AND COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON PRESENT.
AND WE DID HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM VICE CHAIR DIRECTLY SMITH.
UH, WE WILL ADDRESS THE REGULAR AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 19TH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO DISCUSS? THANK YOU.
UM, MAY WE HAVE A THERE ANY DISCUSSING REPORT, PLEASE? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO BRING ONE OF OUR STELLAR EMPLOYEES FORWARD, SO WE'LL BE CELEBRATING, UM, SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED AND RECOGNIZED.
UM, ON A SIDE NOTE, WE DID, UH, LEARN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN SOME OF MY PREVIOUS MESSAGES, THAT, UM, AT CITY COUNCIL, OUR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE, THE MONTH HAS BEEN MOVED TO JANUARY.
WE DID THINK IT WAS GONNA BE NEXT TUESDAY, BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON PREVIOUS MESSAGES, UM, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, THEY DECIDED TO MOVE THAT TO A MEETING IN JANUARY.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA? OKAY, LOOKS GOOD.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE, WELL, SO, UM, I'M SORRY, IS THIS IS JUST A REPLACEMENT SAME SIZE CONTAINER ON NUMBER THREE? ITEM NUMBER THREE.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUT IN A NEW CONTAINER RIGHT OF ENTRY AT STEARNS CHAMPIONS PARK.
IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY BRIEF AGENDA.
SO ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK, SINCE WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT ANNOUNCEMENTS AT OUR MEETING, IF, LET'S SAY A COMMISSIONER HAD SOMETHING THAT CAME UP OR SOMETHING THAT, THAT THE PUBLIC BROUGHT TO US, IS THERE A WAY IF YOU, IF SOMEBODY CAN ASK THE CLERK OR THE ATTORNEY OR WHOEVER THIS WOULD BE, COULD WE HAVE OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM TO BE SOMETHING LIKE DISCUSS POSSIBLE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS SO THAT WE, I MEAN WE CAN'T ACT I GET THAT, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, SAY SOMEBODY CAME IN AND, AND HAD A QUESTION OR A COMPLAINT, IS THERE A WAY THAT, THAT WE COULD AT LEAST TALK ABOUT IT WITHOUT ACTING AND THEN DECIDE IF WE WANT TO ASK STAFF TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I, I THINK WE WILL RUN THAT BY THE CITY CLERK JUST FOR FOR SURE.
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE A HEALTHIER FOLLOW UP MEETING.
AND COMMISSIONERS ARE ABLE TO BRING OR AT LEAST DISCUSS, UM, POTENTIAL FUTURE.
I MEAN, JUST, I MEAN, AND I GET WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T ACT OR, BUT IF WE CAN AT LEAST SAY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION OR SOMEBODY CONTACTED ME AS A PARKS COMMISSIONER, HOW DO WE GET THIS BROUGHT FORTH AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? MM-HMM
WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND GET CLARITY ON THAT ITEM.
UH, THERE'S MOTION ON THE TABLE REGARDING ITEM NUMBER ONE.
OPPOSED? OBJECTIVE, UM, ABSTAINED.
UM, THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS, UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO DISCUSS? THANK YOU.
SO WE REALLY DID WANT TO BRING LIGHT TO THE, THE REALIZATION THAT UH, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, NAMED COMMISSION COMMITTEES AND, UM, IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO, UH, WE HAVEN'T REALLY EITHER FOUND PURPOSE OR THE NEED TO, UM, ACTIVATE OR CALL THEM INTO AN AN AGENDAS MEETING.
UH, BUT WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD MAKE IT A HEALTHY FOCUS FOR, UH, OUR COMMISSIONERS TO ONE, JUST RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THOSE ESTABLISHED COMMITTEES.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED TO ALL OF THEM, SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER PURPOSE FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
SO I THINK WE HAVE SIX THE, WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH BOTH OF YOU SERVE ON.
AND THEN OF COURSE PRIOR TO OUR REGULAR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WE HAVE THE FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE.
SO WE DO HAVE MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFIED FOR THOSE TWO.
THE OTHER FOUR, I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO MENTION THOSE.
WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS USAGE COMMITTEE.
UH, THEIR PURPOSE REALLY ARE FOCUS IS TO REVIEW.
UM, ACTUALLY WE SHOULD DISCUSS THE FACT THERE IS NO LONGER A PARK RANGER PROGRAM, BUT THAT WAS PART OF THEIR PURVIEW IN YEARS PAST.
UH, WE ALSO, UM, THAT COMMITTEE
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REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE PARK CRIME DATA FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS, UH, PRIMARILY UM, PROVIDED BY UM, LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.UH, ALSO DEVELOPED A PLAN TO ADDRESS PARK SAFETY ISSUES.
AND I GUESS THE FOURTH POINT WAS BEING NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN FILMING.
SO THOSE WOULD BE UH, IN GENERAL PARKS OF THE PURVIEW OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS USAGE COMMITTEE.
UM, THE FOURTH ONE THEN WOULD BE MARKETING AND RECREATION COMMITTEE.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF THAT COMMITTEE IS TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT EFFORTS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
ANOTHER POINT IS TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CITYWIDE OR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS, MOST OF WHICH HAPPEN EITHER IN OR, UM, THROUGH OR ADJACENT TO OUR MAJOR PARKS.
UH, THIRDLY, UH, REVIEW AND COMMENT ON RECREATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES RELATED TO RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND THEN, UM, ONE IN THE PAST WAS TO ACTUALLY REVIEW DEPARTMENT MAILING PLANS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW ESSENTIAL THAT ONE IS, BUT THAT'S JUST THE MEMORY RELAY A RECOLLECTION.
THE FIFTH COMMITTEE IS MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
I THINK THIS ACTUALLY JUST UNDERSTANDING ELEVATE 28 AND ALL OF OUR MEASURE A PROJECTS AND OTHER GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS.
I THINK THIS ONE REALLY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ONE IN SOME OF THEIR, UM, SOME OF THEIR PURVIEW PURPOSES ARE PLANNED PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, UH, PARK MASTER AND VISION PLANS.
WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE IN THE PAST YEAR.
UH, THE OPEN SPACE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, UM, THERE'S AN UPDATE THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.
AND THEN JUST GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF PARK FACILITIES AND GROUNDS.
SO THOSE WOULD BE AREAS THAT THE MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN OR DISCUSS.
AND THEN THE SIXTH AREA, ACTUALLY THIS IS RATHER TIMELY, IT'S THE JOINT USE COMMITTEE.
SO I THINK MOST OF OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING OVER THE PAST YEAR TO DEVELOP A NEW AND IMPROVED KIND OF DRAFT JOINT MASS JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO JUST UH, HAVING A CURSORY REVIEW OF THE FACILITY AND PROGRAM INVENTORY THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO PROVIDE, UH, REVIEW, REVIEWING THE JOINT USE OF FACILITY AGREEMENTS, UH, REVIEW OF SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT, UM, ARE RELIANT ON ACCESS TO A LOT OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES.
AND THEN FINALLY REVIEW JOINT LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SO THAT WAS, UM, OH, THERE ARE TWO OTHER ONES.
REVIEW YEAR ROUND SCHOOL IMPACT AND SURVEYS AND THEN REVIEW ANY EXPANSION PLANS.
SO THOSE ARE SOME POINTS THAT WERE SUMMARIZED FOR THAT SIX COMMITTEE AND THE JOINT USE COMMITTEE STATEMENT.
AND IF I COULD JUST SAY, WE SAID EARLIER THAT THERE AREN'T PEOPLE ASSIGNED THESE, IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT COMMISSION.
I GUESS THAT'S ALL I, FOR CLARITY, I DON'T RECALL APPOINTING ANYBODY TO THEM SINCE DAVE LEFT.
I KNOW DAVE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT THE COMMITTEES AND WANTED THEM TO MEET AND WE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO DO AND WE AT LEAST MOST OF US DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE STAFF AWAY TO DO AN HOUR MEETING WHEN THERE WASN'T GONNA BE ANYTHING COME OUT OF IT.
I WAS ON THE MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE AT THAT POINT AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY PRODUCTIVE.
THAT'S JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU.
SO DO, DOES STAFF HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THESE OR, OR I, I WOULD SAY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
UM, JUST IDENTIFYING MEMBERS THAT COULD HELP FOCUS ON THE JOINT USE COMMITTEE.
AND I THINK THE OTHER IMPORTANT ONE WOULD BE THE MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
I THINK THE OTHERS, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER TWO ON PUBLIC SAFETY, AGAIN, JUST REALIZING WE DON'T PARK RANGER PROGRAM, WE DO RELY HEAVILY ON, UH, PD TO ASSIST WITH US.
BUT I THINK WE ALSO JUST SO THE COMMISSION'S AWARE, WE DO FOCUS ON THINGS BY DESIGN THAT WE CAN DO.
AND ALSO WE'VE LEARNED THAT, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCING MORE POSITIVE ACTIVATION IN OUR PARKS, MAKE THEM OUTWARDLY SAFER AND MORE WELCOMING.
THE MARKETING AND RECREATION COMMITTEE.
UH, IT SEEMS LIKE OUR INTERNAL STAFF DOES A LOT OF THAT WORK WITH OUR PUBLICATIONS, THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR WEBSITE.
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A COMMITTEE THAT ON SOME REGULARITY CAN TAKE A CURSORY REVIEW OF HOW WE'RE PRESENTING OUR PROGRAMS, UH, COMMUNICATING, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, UM, THAT'S A HEALTHY THING OR A GOOD ROLE THAT THE COMMISSION COULD, UM, HAVE SOME, SOME TYPE OF OVERSIGHT INVOLVEMENT WITH.SO I I I, I'M AWARE OF OF OF WHERE THE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE ATTORNEY OR THE CLERK IS, IS ENCOURAGING COMMISSIONS TO GO MORE AD HOC.
I DUNNO IF IT'S THE CLERK OR THE, OR THE ATTORNEY.
SO I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
RIGHT? THEY ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE KIND OF MORE AD HOC, RIGHT? SO THI THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION AS SOMEONE WHO'S COMING FROM BOTH SIDES HAVING BEEN, I, I THINK WE SHOULD FIND A NAME FOR THE FINANCE APPEALS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT COVERS ALL OF THAT AND JUST HAVE ONE COMMITTEE THAT MEETS.
AND IF, IF, IF, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT IN CASE THERE'S AN APPEAL.
I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A STANDING COMMITTEE THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK IT CAN ALSO, WHATEVER WE CALL IT, UH, YOU KNOW, CALL IT THE UH, UH, APPEALS AND AGENDA COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THAT.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
I, I THINK CLEARLY PUBLIC SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF WANTS OUR INPUT TO WORK THROUGH AND THEN COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT TO BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AS THINGS COME UP.
UH, SAME WITH MARKETING AND RECREATION.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, IF SOMETHING COMES UP THAT THAT REC BUREAU WANTS TO DO SOMETHING OFF THE, OR YOU KNOW, OFF GRAND AND THEY WANT SOME INPUT BEFORE IT GETS APPROVED, THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR AD HOC.
I YOU MENTIONED SPECIAL EVENTS IN BOTH OF THOSE.
SO I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE WITH SPECIAL EVENTS RIGHT NOW, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEED A STANDING COMMITTEE, BUT IF PEOPLE STARTED COMPLAINING THAT THERE'S TOO MANY SPECIAL EVENTS, I THINK THAT COULD MAKE AN A POINT A A CASE TO HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT REVIEW THOSE.
UM, I DO THINK A STANDING COMMITTEE FOR MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT, I THINK THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO ME.
JOINT USE SCREAMS OUT AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
AND SO, UM, I WOULD BE WILLING IF WE CAN, ON HOW THIS IS WORDED, I WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE EXEC, THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO THE FULL COMMISSION THAT WE HAVE TWO STANDING COMMITTEES.
ONE THAT WOULD COMBINE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE AND THAT THAT WOULD BE A STANDING COMMITTEE THAT WOULD MEET MONTHLY AND THAT THERE BE A, UH, WE CAN COME UP WITH A WORD OR A TITLE OF MAIN MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND CAPITAL COMMITTEE.
THAT THAT WOULD BE A STANDING COMMITTEE AND THAT WE DISSOLVE THE PARK USAGE AND SAFETY, THE MARKETING RECREATION AND THE JOINT USE.
AND THAT WE APPOINT A JOINT USE COMMITTEE WHEN STAFF BELIEVES THAT WE COULD ADD SOMETHING TO THE DISCUSSION WITH THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED.
AND IF YOU ASK ME TO REPEAT THAT, NO, I
AND I'M SURE CHRISTINE HAS IT WRITTEN DOWN AS WELL AND WE'VE GOT THAT.
UM, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH REGARD TO COMBINING EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE AND APPEALS PLEASE? SO, AND WHY? STRICTLY FROM A, AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT, IT, WE, WE DON'T OFTEN TAKE THE FULL 30 MINUTES OF HAVING THE FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THOSE.
AND SO I THINK IF WE WERE TO COMBINE THAT OR CREATE ONE COMMITTEE THAT IS, I I ACTUALLY WOULD CALL IT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
THAT WOULD BE A COMMITTEE THAT'S GOAL WOULD BE TO LOOK AT THE AGENDAS, TO LOOK AT, UM, IN-DEPTH THINGS LIKE FEE REQUESTS AND THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CHARGE OF THAT COMMITTEE.
AND THERE'D JUST BE ONE COMMITTEE, ONE AGENDA ITEM, ONE, UH, COPY OF MINUTES ONE, UM RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S TECHNICALLY CALLED A VIDEO EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY AUDIO ON THE, ON THE WEBSITE.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT.
IF WE WANTED TO KEEP TWO, I THINK THAT'S FINE, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT.
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GET THE IMPRESSION FROM THE CLERK AND THE SUPPORT OF THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT EFFICIENCY WITH COMMISSIONS IS A GOOD THING.AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A GOOD THING FOR STAFF FOR HAVING ONE AGENDA, ONE SET OF MINUTES, ONE POSTING, ONE SET AGENDAS TIME, TRYING TO DO ALL THE BUSINESS, WHETHER IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES OR TWO HOURS OR FIVE MINUTES.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE WHY I WOULD DO THAT.
WE'VE HAD THOSE TWO AND THEY DO BOTH MEET AND THEY DO BOTH ACT, BUT TO ME IT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY COULD BE DONE UNDER ONE TITLE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON PARTICULARLY ITEM NUMBER ONE, TWO ACCOMMODATION.
I MEAN, AS DIRECTOR I THINK THAT'S A VERY SMART WAY TO MORE EFFICIENTLY HONOR YOUR TIME AS WELL AS OUR SUPPORT STAFF TIME AND FOR THE PUBLIC, JUST HAVING ONE MEETING START.
'CAUSE WE'RE GOVERNED BY THE BROWN ACT FOR COMMITTEES.
THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY SMART WAY TO LOOK AT THAT.
NOT ONLY EFFICIENT BUT LESS CONFUSING, COMPLICATED.
CHRISTINE, YOU SORT OF MANAGE ALL OF THIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS AN ITEM FOR THE AGENDA AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
AND CAN I CALL ON YOU TO SURE.
DO YOU NEED, SO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WOULD THIS WOULD LIKELY BECOME EITHER UNDER A COMMITTEE REPORTS OR A NEW AGENDA ITEM? I BELIEVE CURRENTLY IT WOULD BE ADDED AT THE, ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK TO REPORT.
OH, I BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY IN THE AGENDA.
COULD WE AT LEAST GET THAT MOTION TYPED UP AND HAVE THAT ADDED AS A SUB ITEM UNDER THAT? COULD, COULD, COULD I SUGGEST, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OKAY.
ON THIS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A PROCEDURAL STEP THAT WE NEED TO DO TO CHANGE THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY, 'CAUSE I, BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE HEARD SOME OF THE OTHER AND WATCH SOME OF THE, THAT'S WHY THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DISSOLVE SOME.
AND SO IF, IF WE WANNA, IF WE WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT THIS AT THIS NEXT WEEK AND YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO THEN GO BACK AND, UH, WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DO, YOU KNOW, TO IMPLEMENT WHAT IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS BODY IS GONNA RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COMMISSION.
BUT I WOULD WANT, I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT ALL OF THAT IN AN ACTION.
I THINK IT'D BE MORE OF LET'S KEEP IT AS IS, BUT THEN DIRECT, SO TO GO WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY.
SO TO FORMALIZE WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING.
SO MY MOTION WOULD BE AMENDED TO BE THAT THIS, THIS WOULD BE THE EXECUTIVE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING TO THE FULL COMMISSION THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.
I SAID CONSIDER ALL THESE OPTIONS.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY AGAIN, I SEE IT THAT ITEMS, UM, COMMITTEES THREE, CURRENT SUBCOMMITTEES THREE, FOUR, AND SIX, YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THEY BECOME AD HOC WHILE MAINTAINING, UH, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FINANCE ARE MERGED? I THINK SO.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THREE AND FOUR GO AWAY AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
JUST GO AWAY, NOT EVEN HAVE AN AD AS, AS THINGS COME UP.
'CAUSE I THINK IF YOU JUST SAY WELL, WE'LL HAVE THAT THERE AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE WHEN WE MEET.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE, I THINK YOU'RE VIOLATING THE INTENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE VERSUS A STANDING COMMITTEE.
WHICH IS, SO I THINK FOR RIGHT NOW THOSE GO, I THINK THE WAY I'VE SEEN OTHER COM, OTHER COMMISSIONS DO IT.
WE WOULD AT SOME POINT CREATE AN AD HOC JOINT USE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING WHEN STAFF COMES TO US AND SAYS, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS.
IT'S NOW WE THINK TIME FOR THE COMMISSION TO COME IN.
THEN WE WOULD APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DO THAT AND THEN THAT COMMITTEE WOULD THEN COME BACK TO THE FULL COMMISSION.
SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE WOULD NOT EVEN APPOINT ANYBODY AT THIS TIME? CORRECT.
I MEAN, CERTAINLY PEOPLE COULD START EXPRESSING THEIR INTEREST IN, UH, IN, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL IN THE JOINT USE.
WE MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS A REAL INTEREST IN DOING THIS NEXT YEAR.
IT WOULD BE REASONABLE THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT WANT TO CREATE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OR AD HOC MEETING GROUP.
AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LIKE THE FIFA.
I MEAN THE WORLD'S GONNA COME HERE FOR SOCCER IN 2026.
AND WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE WANNA MARKET OR DEVELOP PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS US BUILD THE EXCITEMENT AND, 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS A MEETING WE HAD WITH THE LA COORDINATORS, THEY ASKED US, WELL WOULD LONG BEACH BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY LIKE TWO OR THREE MAJOR PARTS WHERE WE WOULD PUT THE BIG SCREENS AND THE COMMUNITY CAN COME OUT AND WATCH THE MATCHES THAT THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY BE IN THE STADIUMS. SAME THING FOR OLYMPICS.
YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF UM, THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF AN C.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN BEING ABLE AS NEEDED SINGLE ISSUE TO CREATE A, A SINGULAR FOCUS AD HOC.
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YOUTH AND FAMILIES COMMISSION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THEY WERE STARTING TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.SO, AND SIMILAR, BUT THE CITY CLERK GAVE THEM SOME GUY JOY WARREN COULD PROBABLY HELP.
UH, CHRISTINA IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, TOUCHING THE RIGHT BASES AND GETTING THE RIGHT GUIDANCE ON.
COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, THESE ARE EXCELLENT IDEAS.
UH, SO THE ONLY MOTION ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW IS THE TOTAL AGENDA, ITEM FIVE BEING THE ONE THAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED.
UM, SO ARE WE READY TO CALL THE MOTION FOR THE AGENDA? SURE.
ANY OPPOSED COMMENTS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE WOULD HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MEETING OR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE COMMISSION MEETING NEXT WEEK.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PARKS OF RECREATION COMMITTEE ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY? NO, NO SPEAKER SLIPS.
WERE COMPLETED WITH THE CHAIR.
UM, SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS MEETING? COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? OKAY.
I CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 3 52.