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I THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING THIS MORNING.
UH, WE'LL DO, UH, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, SIR.
UM, IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, CHAIR'S REPORT, UM, I, I FIRST WANT THANK FOR COMING.
UH, APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT'S WHY, UH, THE FOLKS ON THIS COMMISSION ASK, UH, FOR, UH, INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF THINGS.
AND WE HAVE FOR, UH, THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION.
UH, WE'RE, UH, HAPPY TO ASK FOR COMMUNITY INPUT, UH, IN THAT DIRECTION.
UH, IT'S NO SECRET WE ASK FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON EXPANDING HOURS OF LEADERS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
UH, WE'RE NOT HEARING THAT ITEM, UH, AND WE'RE NOT LIKELY TO HEAR THAT ITEM, UH, ANYTIME SOON.
ALSO NOT PRESENT ON THE AGENDA.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO TABLE THAT, UH, FOR SOME TIME WHILE WE LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS, UH, ON BUDGET SHORTFALLS.
UM, THE REASONING, UH, I'VE EXPLAINED IT.
THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED IT AND EXPLAINED IT, UH, OPENLY, UH, DUE TO INCREASES IN VENDOR COSTS.
WE HAVE, UH, UH, A NEED TO LOOK AT, AT REVENUE GENERATION THAT MEETS THOSE INCREASES.
IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE, UH, TO MAINTAIN PAR SERVICES THAT WE HAVE.
UH, SOME PEOPLE APPRECIATE, UH, ALL OF THOSE SERVICES.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE SERVICES.
UH, AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THE MIX.
UH, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE HERE TO TRY TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE, UH, CHALLENGES SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE, UH, AS A GROUP, UH, TO RECOMMEND WHAT WE FEEL, UH, IS THE RIGHT, UH, RECIPE, UH, TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS, INITIATIVES THAT BE TAKE CARE OF, UH, FOR RESIDENTS AND, AND OPERATORS AND VISITORS, UH, HERE IN THIS DISTRICT.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DYNAMIC TO IT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PASSION TO IT.
UM, BUT, UH, THE GOOD NEWS, AND IT'S NOT A, BUT BUT'S THE WRONG WORD.
UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE WORK THROUGH THESE, UH, THESE ISSUES, THESE MATTERS, THESE, UH, UH, PROBLEMS, THESE CHALLENGES.
I THINK WE WORK PROFESSIONALLY AND WE TRY TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE, UH, THE INPUT IS IMPORTANT.
'CAUSE THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY TOO.
AND WE ALL HAVE TO, UH, SURVIVE HERE, UH, IN AS COMFORTABLE WAY AS POSSIBLE.
AND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, UH, GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST, UH, COUPLE WEEKS, UH, IN OUR AREA IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, BOY, OH BOY, ARE WE FORTUNATE HERE? UM, SO THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IN THIS REPORT, THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE STEPPED UP, AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO STEP UP WITH DONATIONS, UH, TO, UH, UH, VICTIMS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
UH, THERE'S A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS IN BELMONT SHORE THAT HAVE DONATED FOOD.
UH, THE BELMONT SHORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION THROUGH HEATHER'S, UH, AMAZING EFFORT, UH, HAVE, UH, INTAKED INTO, BROUGHT IN
JUST ALL MATTERS OF, LIKE, TRUCK LOADS FULL OF THINGS, UH, HAVE BEEN STAGED AT THE BSP OFFICE.
AND THAT'S, WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP DOING THAT.
UM, FOLKS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE TO RED CROSS, UH, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY GOING FORWARD TO, UH, DONATE, UH, OPEN YOUR HEARTS AND DONATE TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE, UH, THAN US.
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A LOT OF THAT EFFORT, EVEN, UH, ORCHESTRATED THROUGH COUNCILWOMAN DUGS OFFICE, AS WELL AS REMINDS ME OF THAT, BUT ALL FOCUS IN THAT DIRECTION.SO, UH, THAT'S THE PERSPECTIVE PART OF, OF, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, WHEN WE PUT IT ALL INTO THAT KIND OF PERSPECTIVE.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, UM, UH, WE WILL GET THERE BEFORE, UM, I HAVE TO STATE TO THE, TO THE, UH, AGENDA.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, ITEM ONE RECOMMENDATION FOR MINUTES AFTER THE MONT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21.
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT ITEM? UH, ALL IN FAVOR I.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE ON THESE PUBLIC WORKS FINANCIAL REPORT, UH, DISCUSSING REVENUES DURING THE PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER, END DECEMBER, 2024.
UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION? A MOTION? OH, YES.
A MOTION TO RECEIVE THAT REPORT.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE TO THE, UH, MATERIAL.
ALRIGHT, THANK, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF METER FUND SUMMARIES.
UH, WE CURRENTLY CLOSE FISCAL YEAR 2024.
SO I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT, UM, FUNDS AS OF NINE 30.
SO AS OF 9 30, 20 24, AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SEPTEMBER, REVENUE WAS UP 11% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE THE YEAR TO DATE REVENUE FOR THAT ENTIRE YEAR WAS UP 11% IN FY 2024 AS OPPOSED TO FY 2023.
THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE IN SEPTEMBER WAS $345,098 AND 74 CENTS.
THE NEXT MONTH I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WOULD BE NOVEMBER.
THE REVENUE WAS UP 23% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE YEAR TO DATE, REVENUE IS UP 10% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE FOR NOVEMBER WAS $301,852 AND 18 CENTS.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DECEMBER'S REVENUE.
DECEMBER'S REVENUE WAS DOWN 4% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE YEAR TO DATE, REVENUE IS UP 5% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
CURRENT FUND BALANCE FOR DECEMBER WAS $326,806 AND 43 CENTS AS OF DECEMBER, DECEMBER 31ST.
THAT MAKES IT THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, NEW FISCAL YEAR, FY 2025 IN THAT FIRST QUARTER.
UM, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE, WE ARE UP 5% THAN WE WERE LAST FISCAL YEAR IN TERMS OF REVENUE AS OF RIGHT NOW IN THE FIRST COURT.
AND THEN NEXT THING I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IS THE NEXT PAGE TITLED BELMONT SHORE FORECAST, FISCAL YEAR 2025.
THIS IS TO GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS AN IDEA OF HOW THE YEAR IS GOING TO GO IN TERMS OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES.
WE HAVE, UM, OCTOBER 1ST WAS THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
FY 2025 IS OCTOBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
SO WE HAVE THREE MONTHS OF ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES, UM, JANUARY MOVING FORWARD, THESE ARE ALL FORECASTS.
WE ARE TI UM, LAST REVENUE, LAST PARKING, OUR THIRD METER PARKING OPERATIONS TEAM ASSISTED IN GIVING US PROJECTIONS FOR THE, FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
WE ARE FORECASTED TO REACH $1.2 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR PARKING.
WE ARE ALSO FORECASTED TO, UH, INCUR 1.3 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION IN EXPENSES AS OF JANUARY 1ST.
THE NEW CONSERVATION CORPS, UM, CONTRACT IS NEW CONSERVATION CORPS AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT APPROVAL FORM FOR SIX MONTHS IS IN THERE.
UM, I PUT THAT IN AS A PLACE FOLDER FOR JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER TO, WHILE WE ARE STILL AWAITING, UM, A NEW, A NEW VENDOR WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE CLEAN TEAM SERVICES.
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USE THAT NUMBER AS A PLACEHOLDER FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WE ARE HAVING AN ESTIMATE OF $95,000 IN MAINTENANCE MATERIAL AND OPERATIONS FOR EACH MONTH.WE HAVE ALREADY PAID $200,000 OF DEBT SERVICE FOR THE REPAYMENT OF ASSOCIATED COSTS IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT IN BELMONT SHORE.
WE, AND ALL, IN ALL, WELL, WE'LL BE FORECASTED THAT 1.2 MILLION IN EXPENSES AND APPROXIMATELY 1.3 IN 1.2 IN REVENUE, AND 1.3 MILLION IN EXPENSES.
THIS IS, UM, UNDER THE IDEA THAT WE DO NOT, THIS IS NOT INCLUDING ANY KIND OF FUTURE EXPENSES OR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR.
THIS IS JUST AN IDEA OF BARE BONES, WHAT WE HAVE AT WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE.
UM, THESE NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATES AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
SO, FAIR ENOUGH TO SAY THAT NEXT MONTH, UH, WE ARE GONNA WORK ON A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND MORE DETAILED BUDGET FOR, UH, THAT WE CAN PRESENT, UH, AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
UH, AND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.
UH, IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE, AS IS ALL MATERIAL THAT WE, UH, REVIEW.
UH, AT THIS LEVEL, UH, MOST OFFENDER CONTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO THE PUBLIC.
UH, UM, SO CAN WE REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THAT THE, THE PORTAL IS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST, OR TO VIEW, LIKE AGENDAS, PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A PORTAL FOR THAT FOR THE CITY.
WE COULD, IS THAT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? YEAH.
LONG BEACH DOT, IF YOU GO TO THE LONG BEACH CITY WEBSITE, LET ME PULL UP THE LINK FOR EVERYONE.
IT'S UNDER THE CITY MANAGERS SECTION AT THE LONG BEACH WEBSITE UNDER PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
SO, UM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF ETHICS, AND ITS PARENT.
AND THEN THERE'S AN AREA FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
ANYONE WHO WANTS, UM, ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD ENTER IN A GENERAL PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST@LONGBEACH.GOV SLASH PRA.
THAT IS A CENTRALIZED LOCATION THAT WE, UM, THAT WILL ALLOW EVERYONE TO FACILITATE ANY KIND OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUESTED AT THAT TIME.
UM, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS.
IT'S A GREAT CENTRALIZED WAY TO GET MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, UM, THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND TO REPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT ON, UH, THIS ITEM.
SO WHEN YOU SAY MORE DETAILED BUDGET THAN THAT WOULD BE BREAKING OUT THE VENDOR FEES UNDERNEATH THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS.
NEXT MONTH, WE'LL, WE'LL SPLIT IT BY SECURITIES, STEAM CLEANING AND CLEANING SERVICES.
AND THEN, UM, OTHERS IN THE FIXED COSTS THAT OCCUR THAT ALWAYS ARE HAPPENING EVERY MONTH, THOSE DON'T REALLY CHANGE.
OR THE, UM, CSI PATROL, THE STEAM CLEANING AND THE CONSERVATION CORE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE THE OPTION TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE FOCUS ON THE MOST.
'CAUSE THAT TAKES UP MOST OF THE BUDGET.
AND WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE, UH, THE LIST OF, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT, THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED THAT WE WANT TO, UH, BRING INTO PLAY, UH, IF BUDGET PERMITS.
SO, ANY, UH, YOU WANT FURTHER? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR SHOULD RECEIVE THIS REPORT? AYE.
UH, ITEM THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.
LONG BEACH TRANSIT BUS PASS PROGRAM STATUS REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 2024.
YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT ON THE NEXT PAGE PAST THE 25 OBJECTIONS.
I MOTION TO YOU RECEIVE THE REPORT, PLEASE.
SO THE BUS PASS, THIS, THIS REPORT INCLUDES NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
I'M GONNA BE GOING OVER DECEMBER 1ST.
UM, FOR, OR ARE WE GOING OVER NOVEMBER 1ST? APOLOGIES.
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DECEMBER 21ST, WELL, WE CAN DO DECEMBER 1ST.DECEMBER, WE HAVE 404,753 S AND 166 RIDERS.
UH, FOR DECEMBER, 2024, WE HAD 3000 BUS RIDERS.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE 4,017, SO THERE'S AN INCREASE.
LAST, IN TERMS OF BUS RIDERS, WE HAD 166 FOR DECEMBER 88 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
SO ALMOST DOUBLE FOR NOVEMBER, THERE WAS 4,163 BUS RIDERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AND THERE WERE 165 RIDERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
AND THE YEAR BEFORE THERE WAS 93.
WE NOW HAVE 1 65 FOR NOVEMBER.
FOR BOARDINGS, WE HAD 3,322 FOR NOVEMBER.
SO BOTH ARE INCREASED FROM THE LAST PREVIOUS YEAR.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE HOVERING AT 166 RIDERS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, TAKE A MOMENT AND I WANNA REMIND, UH, EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE WHERE THE, THE MONEY COMES FROM TO FUND THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
THIS IS NOT A BUDGET ITEM THAT MIGHT COME OUT THE DIRECTLY OUT OF THE BUDGET.
UH, THIS WAS, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES BOND FROM WHAT YEAR, BRIAN, DO YOU RECALL? 2023, I BELIEVE.
2023 DEDICATED FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR ALLEVIATING TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONCERNS.
CITYWIDE, I BELIEVE, AND THIS IS BELMONT SHORES PORTION, WERE ALLOTTED UP TO $120,000 ANNUALLY, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, WHICH WE CUT IN ROUGHLY 30%, UH, OVERALL.
UM, BUT THE, THE, THE, THE BUDGET FOR THIS, THE MONEY FOR THIS IS SAN BANK.
THAT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR FOR HOW LONG, RYAN? UM, UM, I BELIEVE NEXT YEAR IT ENDS DECEMBER, 2025.
AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE IF THIS IS A WORTHY PROJECT TO CONTINUE IT, BUT WE WOULD'VE THE ANALYTICS THAT WOULD DEMONSTRATE WHAT THE MONTHLY, UH, SPEND WOULD BE ON, UH, TO INCLUDE IT IN OUR BUDGET.
UM, AND WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UH, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT ON THE WORTHINESS OF CONTINUING THE PROJECT.
ARE THERE OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS REPORT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS, RYAN? NO.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
UH, ANY, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS ON THIS? YES, SIR.
YEAH, NO, I JUST WANTED TO, TO COMMENT ON THE, UM, THE, THE STRIKING INCREASES OVER TIME.
UM, AND THIS IS, IT STARTED OUT, YOU KNOW, VERY LEVELS AND JUST THE 24 TO 25, UM, NUMBERS ARE, ARE PRETTY, IF WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING, I THINK WE'VE
UM, AND THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, UM, EVERYBODY THAT IS, UM, THE ONLY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE USING THIS, THIS PROGRAM, UM, THOSE ARE PARKING SPACES THAT THE CITY HAS DECIDED, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STEPS IN THE DIRECTION OF AT LEAST HELPING, UM, ON THE PARKING SITUATION, SEEMINGLY, UH, EVEN TRAY RIGHT AT THE PARKING SPOT.
WE WOULD HOPE THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.
ANYWAY, THIS, THIS DATA STRIKES ME AS, UM, THIS PROGRAM THAT'S PROVEN THAT IT'S, IT'S SUCCESSFUL.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S WORTH COMMENT.
SO HOPEFULLY, UH, WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, BRING THIS INTO THE BUDGET, UH, SUCCESSFULLY.
ANY ION OF COMMENTS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? YES, SIR.
I, UH, BRIAN RE JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS ITEM HAS COME UP BEFORE, UH, AND I, I, OTHERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE MENTIONED THAT WITHOUT KEY DATA AROUND THIS REPORT, MEANING THAT SOME CONTEXT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, THE VOLUME, SOME FRAMING OF THAT, THAT IT'S ALMOST MEANINGLESS TO PUT IT IN THIS NUMBERS AND SAY IT'S A SUCCESS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PROPORTION OF THAT IS.
IT SEEMED TO BE WELL RECEIVED IN BY COMMISSIONERS PREVIOUSLY, AND I JUST WONDERED IF ANYONE'S MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT SINCE THAT REQUEST.
BUT FORWARD TO FIND THAT DATA PUT INTO THE DISCUSSION.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND, UH, COMMENTS ARE THROUGH, UH, ALL
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IN FAVORING THIS REPORT.ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE STATUS UPDATES ON CONSERVATION FOR THE LONGMONT SHORE AREA, INCLUDING RESPONSES, REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.
UH, THIS IS BACK TO MEETING IN DECEMBER.
UH, WE NEED A MOTION, PLEASE, THIS REPORT.
SO RIGHT NOW I, MIKE MIKE BRIDGES, PROJECT MANAGER.
UM, TODAY I BROUGHT ALONG RU
UM, AN ANGELICA GALINDO, SHE'S OUR NEW PROJECT COORDINATOR.
SHE'LL BE DIRECTLY SUPERVISING THE PROJECT.
SO I JUST WANT TO, UM, INTRODUCE HER AND THEN RUBEN WILL BE GIVEN A, A GROUND UPDATE.
UH,
UH, I KNOW THERE'S, UH, ONE MISSING A HANDOVER BY PHIL'S COFFEE, UM, THAT IS JAMMED UP.
UM, BUT JUST, UH, REMOVAL OF ANY FLYERS ON THE POLES OR ANY
UM, SOME SMALL OPI ITEMS THAT WE ENCOUNTER.
UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S BASICALLY MONT.
BUT I DO WANNA, UH, SHARE WITH YOU GUYS IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP US OUT AND SPREAD THE WORD OUT THAT WE ARE HAVING EWAS COLLECTION OVER OUR
WE'RE HAVING EWAS, UH, COLLECTION EVERY WEEK NOW.
EVERY WEEKEND, EVERY SATURDAY.
EVERY, DURING AT WHAT TIME? YES.
10:00 AM TO E-WASTE HARD DRIVES, MONITORS, UH, TVS.
TVS, ANYTHING WITH A WIRE OR A CIRCUIT BOARD?
I DIDN'T, UM, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING, UH, A FLYER WITH A FULL LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, ACCEPTING.
AND ALSO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN DOING, UH, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, IS WE'RE GONNA BE DOING CURBSIDE COLLECTIONS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN CALL AS THEY IN, WE'LL COME AND ACTUALLY PICK UP YOUR ITEMS FOR YOU.
SO JUST TO MAKE IT A LOT MORE CONVENIENT.
WE CAN GET THAT FLYER TO BROADCAST THAT TOO, AS WELL.
AND ALSO, IF YOU GUYS, UH, AND I'VE BEEN GIVING OUT FLYERS FOR, UH, RECYCLING, UH, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS WITH LEGENDS OR PAN OF LIKE,
I WENT OVER THERE AND THEY WERE, OH, WELL, WE'LL SEE.
SO, YOU KNOW, COLLECT YOUR, YOUR BOTTLES, UH, ALUMINUM CARDBOARD, THAT MATERIAL FOR ALL HOSPITALITY IS GENERALLY, UH, POSTED UP IN THEIR, UH, AMAZING, UH, WHAT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN PEOPLE COME AROUND AND TAKE ALL THAT MATERIAL HOME.
UM, IT'S GIVING RECYCLABLE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BUT WE'LL, SO YOU GUYS CAN FIRST GRAB.
AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING THE MAINTENANCE ON THE MEDIANS, ALL THE GREEN WASTE.
HOW WAS THE SURVIVAL OF PLANT MATERIAL AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK? UH, NOT TOO GOOD.
AND WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A, A SCHEDULE OF REPLACEMENT ON MATERIAL SECTION THAT'S ACTUALLY, I SUBMITTED, UH, TO RYAN.
UH, WE'RE JUST ACCENTUATING, UH, IN A VERY SUBTLE WAY, THE SERVICES, THE CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, PROVIDES FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THIS IS THE KIND TO REMIND EVERYBODY CONSERVATION COURT, UH, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS, UH, PERISHABLE.
IT'S GOING TO DISAPPEAR, UH, BY WHAT DATE?
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JUNE.UH, SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA MISS THE, THE AMAZING SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO HAVE QUESTION, AND THIS IS CLARIFICATION FOR, UH, EVERYBODY HERE.
WHAT IS THE, THE, THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF INJURY TO BIG VALLEY'S, UH, DRIVERS
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT HERE, UM, BACK AT, BEEN THE PRIMARY ISSUE WITH THE BIG FAMILY VEHICLES, EITHER BATTERY OR DELIVERY TRUCKS.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM? UM, CAN I OPEN UP QUESTIONS TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE, UH, ANYBODY FROM, UH, THE PUBLIC? WANNA ASK A QUESTION TO THE TEAM, PLEASE? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
WE NEED, UH, JAMES AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM.
AND, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT CONSERVATION CORPS HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING BENEFIT OF KEEPING EVERYTHING CLEAN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND YOU JUST SAID THEY'RE GOING AWAY.
IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THEM HERE OR REPLACE THEM WITH SOMETHING ELSE? UH, KRISTEN, I, I, I'D LOVE TO ENGAGE AND EXPLAIN IT, BUT THIS IS JUST PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY TALK WITH YOU LATER.
UM, BUT WE HAVE, UH, ALSO THERE'S INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING THAT.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AND THEN ALSO I WAS WONDERING WITH THE MEDIANS, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD BRING MORE ART TO THE MEDIANS AND CONSERVATION CORPS COULD HELP WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT COULD HELP WITH THAT TOO.
WE, UH, WE HAVE A REPORT, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT.
UH, THIS IS A VERY, VERY SHORT AGENDA TODAY.
SO THE NEXT PART, UM, OF THE, UH, AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND, UH, THIS IS ON ANY ITEM, UH, ANY MATTER, UH, THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS OR MAKE COMMENT ON RATHER.
ANY, UH, FOR THREE MINUTES, I, BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
I JUST AS A COMMISSIONER, AS A PERSON, LIVED HERE REALLY LONG TIME.
I WANNA PERSONALLY SETTING UP DONATIONS BECAUSE I LIVE HERE.
WE CAN'T DO, UM, COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT HAS TO LOOK DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR EVERYONE OUTSIDE.
JUST GET THE APOLOGIES FOR THE, WE WE'RE SPEAKING THE PROGRAM.
LET'S GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY MATTER.
UH, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
UH, AND WE'LL START THE CRYSTAL.
DID WE ALREADY TALK ABOUT THE PARKING METERS TODAY? WE DID.
SO I JUST WANTED TO REQUEST, 'CAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE LATE PARK DO THAT, BUT, UM, JUST REQUEST THAT WE DON'T EXTEND THE HOURS OF THE METERS.
AS A RESIDENT OF THE SHORE LIVING RIGHT BEHIND LEGENDS, IT REALLY HELPS A LOT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE THAT AS A BACKUP FOR EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY.
REALLY HAVING THOSE METERS GO FROM 10 TO SEVEN IS REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY ON THE STREET SWEEP THINGS.
UH, BRIAN COCHRAN, BELMONT SHORE.
UH, I WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE POINTS THAT WERE RAISED PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER SESSIONS AS WELL.
BUT, UH, FIRST OFF, COMMENDING, UH, YOU FOR THE OUTREACH THAT YOU DID TO GET TO THE PUBLIC TO, UH, COMMUNITY GROUPS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE ISSUE AND, AND OPEN THAT FORUM UP.
UM, I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE OF A LONG BEACH POST THAT REFERENCED THE MEETING AND WHERE WE WERE AT WITH THAT.
I DO WANT TO SAY IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S AN ONUS SOMETIMES, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMISSION ITSELF TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC AND USE AS MANY AVENUES AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE'D LOVE TO SEE IT INTO THE, UH, DISTRICT THREE NEWSLETTER TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE UPCOMING TIMELINES.
IT WOULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE IF INSTEAD OF LIKE THIS MEETING WHERE IT WAS PRESUMED TO BE ON THE AGENDA.
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AND THAT WAS THE EXPECTATION BASED ON THE STATEMENTS IN NOVEMBER, THAT YOU PR PRESENT A TIMELINE SO PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THOSE MEANINGFUL THINGS WILL OCCUR AND THAT THE VOTING WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR.BUILD THAT OUT SO PEOPLE HAVE A FULL AWARENESS IN WHICH POINTS THEY CAN ENGAGE ON THAT.
UH, WE ASKED ALSO FOR ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ON THE SUBJECT OF THE MEDIA REVENUES TO BE AGGREGATED TO BE INTO THAT SESSION.
SO THE COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THAT.
ALSO, I WANT TO RAISE THAT, UH, THAT EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE COMMISSION RECENTLY IN ORDER TO ENGAGE FEEDBACK IS VERY CONFUSING TO PEOPLE.
IF WE CAN CHANGE THAT GOING FORWARD TO SOMETHING THAT WAS MUCH SHORTER, I WAS GONNA PROPOSE PC, PC@LONGBEACH.GOV OR PC, SOMETHING VERY CLEAN AND SIMPLE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE SAW A LOT OF MISS SENT EMAILS THAT WE'RE INTENDING TO WEIGH IN ON THAT AND OTHER ISSUES, THEY'RE NOT GOING THE RIGHT SPACE BECAUSE THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND THE PACKET FOR THAT.
UM, SO I WANT TO CONTINUE AND FOSTER FOR THE COMMUNICATION.
I ALSO WANTED TO RAISE A PROPOSAL THAT YOU MAY WISH TO, UH, CONSIDER AT SOME POINT, GIVEN THE TIMELINES RIGHT NOW, UH, SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY GROUPS MIGHT BE WILLING TO DO A WALKING TOUR FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEE HOW THOSE IMPACTS OF THE METER REVENUES MIGHT PLAY OUT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY MORE DIRECTLY.
WE HEARD FROM 20 TO 30 PEOPLE ON THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY ALL RAISED SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WERE NOT ALWAYS ON OUR AWARENESS, BUT THE COMMISSION MEMBERS COULD BE REALLY WELL INFORMED BY SEEING THAT WE WOULD HELP FACILITATE THAT.
SO PLEASE REACH OUT, WE'LL HELP SET THAT UP IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN INTEREST FOR THAT.
APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE REPORT.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENT, JULIE, PLEASE? YEAH, ON THE SAME, UH, JULIE DEAN, UH, BELMONT SHARP.
UM, ON THE SAME TOPIC ABOUT THE METER HOUR EXTENSION, UM, ONE THING THAT BRIAN JUST SAID ABOUT, UM, NOT UNDERSTANDING, AND WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM, RIGHT? YOU LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE, YOU FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL, AND YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AND, UM, I KNOW ASTELLAS BROUGHT UP LIKE THE, THE LOTS, THE METERED LOTS, AND I'VE LEARNED HOW MANY PEOPLE, HOW MANY RESIDENTS USE THOSE LOTS ON THE STREETS.
WE DAYS, I HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A LOT NEAR ME.
AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS GOING ON.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP.
I MEAN, UM, WE KNOW SUMMER'S CRAZY, BUT, UH, ONE THING THAT THAT CAME UP THAT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH IS PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO THE BEACH, UM, ARE GOING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.
SO A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT GONNA WANT TO PARK IN A METERED SPACE WHERE THERE'S A TWO HOUR LIMIT AND THEN HAVE TO GO MOVE THEIR CAR WHILE YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR KIDS ARE STILL PLAYING AT THE BEACH, RIGHT? SO WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY PARK IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
UM, SO YOU GUYS KNOW, I, I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT HOW I FEEL THIS, THAT, THAT OVERALL IT'S, IT IS A BIG IMPACT TO THE RESIDENTS AND, UM, I OPPOSE EXTENDING THE METER HOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THAT COMMENT.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM.
UM, SO SINCE WE HAVE BUDGET, UH, CONSIDERATIONS COMING UP, THERE'S TWO WAYS TO MEET THE BUDGET.
ONE IS TO INCREASE REVENUE, THE OTHER IS TO DECREASE COSTS.
AND I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BELMONT SHORE SIGN.
UM, I VOTED FOR THE SINGULAR UNIQUE DESIGN, UM, BECAUSE I LOVED THE OLD ONE AND I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING SIMILAR.
HOWEVER, WHEN I VOTED, I DID NOT HAVE THE, UM, THE FULL COST.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN HAVING A UNIQUE DESIGN.
SO IF THE COST HAS GOTTEN AS HIGH TO WHERE IT IS NOW, I UNDERSTAND IT'S OVER $400,000.
I DON'T NEED A $400,000 SIGN AND I WOULD'VE VOTED AGAINST IT HAD I KNOWN WHAT WE KNOW NOW ABOUT THE COST.
SO I'M HOPING THAT THE COMMISSION DOES NOT FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THAT TRACK SINCE WE NOW HAVE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.
WE NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND, UM, I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER, I I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT REALLY BENEFITS US WHEN WE CAN JUST HAVE A SIGN AND WE DON'T HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS AND DIG INTO OUR POCKETS FOR THAT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THAT COMMENT.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ANY ITEM? YES, BELINDA? UM, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE ISSUE OF TRAFFIC ON SECOND STREET BECAUSE THE SPEED OF PRIMERS RIGHT NOW IS SO DANGEROUS.
UH, WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SHORE, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR, BUT WE'VE GOT CARS, VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, RACING THROUGH.
IT'S GOTTA BE AT LEAST 30 AND HIGHER.
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THE COUNCIL OFFICE BEING REPRESENTED.UH, AT ONE POINT THEY PUT UP TRAFFIC METERS THAT SHOWED SPEED COMING INTO THE SHORE FROM BOTH ENDS.
THOSE WERE ONLY HERE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD.
SO WE NEED THOSE KIND OF SIGNS.
WHEN PEOPLE COME OVER THIS BRIDGE IN NAPLES, THEY'RE GOING 30, 35 MILES AN HOUR.
THEY HIT THE BRIDGE AND THEY KEEP GOING.
AND THIS IS A CORNER WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE BEACH, THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR BIKE RIDERS.
SO WE REALLY NEED SOME EMPHASIS ON LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THE SPEED ARE GOING AND LET THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER UNDERSTAND THE SPEED SO THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH IT.
UM, I REALIZE WE'RE SHORT OF THE POLICE, SO IT'S HARD TO GET THAT.
BUT, AND THERE'S ALSO A ELECTRIC BIKES, UH, THAT ARE VERY HEAVY.
THEY, THEY'RE SCARED OF RIDING IN THE STREET.
A LOT OF 'EM, I DON'T BLAME 'EM, BUT THEY GO ON THE SIDEWALK AND THEY'RE HEAVY.
UH, CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED, APPARENTLY YOUNG CHILDREN TO RIDE THESE BIKES.
BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE MONITORING THAT.
SO WE NEED TO FIND A WAY, HOPEFULLY THE LEGISLATURE AND THE COUNCIL COULD HELP US TO HAVE, UH, SOME REQUIREMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE LICENSES THAT THESE ELECTRIC BIKES THAT CAN GO 25, 30 MILES AN HOUR HAVE A LICENSE ON THEM.
SO IF SOMEBODY HITS SOMEBODY AND HURTS THEM, WHICH HAS HAPPENED, WHY THEN THERE'S A WAY TO AT LEAST PERHAPS GET A PHOTO OF THE LICENSE PERSON BECAUSE THESE WERE VERY DANGEROUS.
UH, SURGEON THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO RECENTLY WORKS THE WEEKEND AT SAY VARIOUS HOSPITAL AND HE SAID LAST WEEKEND THEY HAD THREE FEVERS, BROKEN LEGS, YOUNG PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGE, BUT PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITH BROKEN LEGS FROM, THEY'RE GETTING HURT ON THOSE LEGS THE WEEK BEFORE, APPARENTLY THE OTHER SURGEONS.
SO I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON SAFETY ON THE STREET.
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA DISCOURAGE CERTAINLY OLDER PEOPLE, VISITORS AND PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN AND STROLLERS IF THEY HAVE SAFELY ACROSS THE STREET OR SAFELY FEEL THEIR DRIVING TO DO SO, I HOPE THAT ISSUE WILL BE TAKEN OFF BY DEFINITION.
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND OF, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CAN I JUST ECHO ONE THING VERY BRIEFLY? SURE.
UH, TO FOLLOW ON THE WITNESS COMMENT, UM, I KNOW BECAUSE CHRISTINA DUGGAN'S ON THE SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY COUNCIL THAT, UH, THE CITY'S MOVING TOWARDS TRAFFIC MONITORING FOR ELECTRONIC MEANS AND LESS PATROLS OF OFFICERS ON THE BEAT FOR THAT.
I THINK BEAUMONT SURE WOULD BE AN IDEAL PILOT SPACE FOR A ELECTRONIC TESTING OF THAT AND TO USE THAT MECHANISM TO DO EXACTLY WHAT MELINDA AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR.
IT IS A VITAL IN TERMS OF OUR SPACE, AND I THINK THE COMMISSION CAN TAKE AN ADVOCACY POSITION IN ASKING YOU FOR THAT.
UH, I, I DON'T THINK I DISAGREED WITH THAT.
UM, YES, I'LL, I'LL TRY TO BE FAST HERE.
SO FIRST ONE, I'LL, I'LL ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS TOO.
BUT FIRST THING I WOULD SAY THANK YOU.
IF YOU CAN SAY THANK YOU TO THE SECURITY TEAM.
UM, WE GOT A CALL FROM A FEW RESIDENTS WITH A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HAVING, UH, SOME SORT OF MENTAL BREAK DOWN AT THE END OF SECOND STREET.
AND THE SECURITY TEAM WERE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED AND THEY DIDN'T REALLY LET THE RESIDENTS CLEAR THE AREA AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH HIM, UM, FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE POLICE SHOWED UP AND THEY LEFT.
SO, UH, WE GOT A FEW CALLS FROM RESIDENTS THAT WERE SUPER HAPPY THAT THE, THE TEAM WAS THERE SO THEY WEREN'T HAVING TO ENGAGE AND THEY CAN TAKE THEIR KIDS TO LEAVE.
UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND SO PLEASE THAT THE TEAM IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUNCAN PUT OUT IN HER LATEST NEWSLETTER THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR THIS YEAR.
ONE THING THAT'S HAPPENED IS WE'VE, SINCE WE COMMITTED DIVISION ZERO, UM, THAT'S SAID WE'RE ELIMINATING TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND MAJOR INJURIES ON OUR CORRIDORS, RIGHT? UM, AND USING A DATA DRIVEN APPROACH.
SO WITH THAT, WE LOOKED AT THE CORRIDORS THAT HAVE THE MOST DEATHS AND MAJOR TRAFFIC INJURIES.
UM, AND YOU SEE WE'RE, WE'RE INVESTING IN THESE MAJOR PROJECTS, RIGHT? UM, WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE, UH, AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE REALLY DOWNTOWN AND ON THE NORTH SIDE, AND THE ONLY ONE I THINK WE HAVE IS ANAHEIM AND STUDEBAKER AND THE REST OF THEM ARE NOT, UM, SHOWN BY DATA TO, TO BE PART OF DIVISION ZERO ISSUE, I CALL IT.
UM, AND SO WITH THAT, A LOT OF THE RESOURCES IN OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WERE SHIFTED TO MAJOR PROJECTS.
AND SO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS, SHE JUST PUT OUT THERE SAYING, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY LEADING TO PEOPLE DYING, BUT STILL MAKING IT SO PEOPLE THAT ARE GONE DON'T FEEL SAFE WALKING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, AND, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THING SHE'S
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FOCUSING ON AND REALLY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THIS NEXT YEAR.AND SO HAPPY, UH, TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AND HOPEFULLY YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT.
UM, REGARDING THE, THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S ONE AREA THAT IS CONSIDERED LIKE A, A HIGH INJURY CORRIDOR AND THAT'S ON MAPLES.
AND ONE, ONE THING THAT WE'VE NOTICED IS PEOPLE SIT FOR HOURS ON, NOT HOURS, BUT TRYING TO GET OVER THE SECOND STREET AND THEY HIT THAT BRIDGE AND CRUISE RIGHT INTO NAPLES AND, AND, AND DOWN THE BRIDGE AND CATCH SPEED.
SAME THING ON SECOND STREET, THE OTHER WAY.
THEY GO DOWN SECOND STREET AND THEN IF YOU NOTICE THE BAYSHORE, THAT'S WHERE THE TRAFFIC USUALLY STOPS, RIGHT? AND THEN THEY GO ON NAPLES AND THERE'S NO TRAFFIC.
SO THEY TAKE OFF THAT WAY ON A TYPICAL.
AND SO, UM, NAPLES, THAT AREA IS CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRAFFIC, UM, ENFORCEMENT AREA.
UM, AND SO THAT RIGHT THERE ON NAPLES IS PEOPLE COMING DOWN THE BRIDGE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT TO IMPLEMENT IT.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE ROLLING OUT FOR THAT.
BUT UM, THAT IS ON OUR RADAR TOO.
SO I KNOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE ONE IN A STROLLER
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME AS ALWAYS.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, I'LL SAY WE'RE ADJOURNED.