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OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE
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LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY MEETING AN ORDER FOR MARCH 19TH, 2025.[ROLL CALL]
CHAIR REJO, DIRECTOR CHAMBERS ARE BOTH EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONER DELGADO, OR EXCUSE ME, DIRECTOR DELGADO.
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UH, DIRECTOR SIDES TO LEAD US IN THE FLAG SALUTE? SURE.CHOOSE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC TO STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.
[1. 25-54691 Recommendation to receive and file President’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
PLEASE READ THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.ITEM NUMBER ONE IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
UM, IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY CHAIR RAMIREZ AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EZ.
MAY I PLEASE HAVE THE, UH, STAFF REPORT? GOOD AFTERNOON.
I JUST WANTED TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR OUR BUREAU AND OUR LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A VERY BUSY COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS.
UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CLASS IS KICKING OFF AND HAVING, UH, SEVERAL EVENTS INCLUDING THEIR WEEKEND RETREAT.
AND THEN VERY EXCITING FOR US IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK, WHICH WE'LL BE CELEBRATING, UH, THE WEEK OF THE 23RD.
UH, WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WORKSHOP TO TRY AND EDUCATE MORE PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN ALSO A BIG EVENT TO ADVERTISE AND ALSO GET COMMUNITY INPUT ON OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO HUD EVERY YEAR, WHICH DICTATES HOW WE SPEND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.
AND WE ARE PARTNERING WITH PLANNING THIS YEAR TO ALSO, UH, UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE MID CYCLE OF OUR HOUSING ELEMENT.
SO HOPE THAT YOU CAN COME OUT TO A COUPLE OF THOSE EVENTS.
UH, THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN FOR COMING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU THERE AND, UM, APPRECIATE IT.
DIRECTORS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO.
WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
HI, MY NAME'S STEVE, OR I'M MANAGER AT ALAMA MOBILE HOME PARK.
WE ARE ADJACENT TO MOLINA PARK ON OREGON AND ALMO.
UM, IT OPENED EIGHT YEARS AGO WITH A SOCCER FIELD, BUT NO BARRIER NET INSTALLED.
UM, FOR EIGHT YEARS, OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED BY BALLS.
THEY'VE HAD WATER REPAIRS, ROOF REPAIRS, THEY'VE PUT BARS ON THEIR WINDOWS, THEY PUT CHICKEN WIRE UP, THEY'VE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD.
IT'S JUST BEEN NONSTOP EVERY DAY.
I'M, WE HAVE SO MANY SOCCER BALLS,
UM, SO WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR EIGHT YEARS TO GET THIS NET INSTALLED WITH LIKE, NO EXCUSE.
WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
ARE YOUR COMMENTS RELATED TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO.
THIS IS JUST PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM.
DON'T FORGET WHAT I WAS SAYING.
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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MOTION CARRIES.[2. 25-54692 Recommendation to approve the minutes for The Long Beach Community Investment Company meeting of Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM.ITEM TWO IS COMMEND RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR SIDES AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR, UH, DIRECTORS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS ON THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE MEETING, MEETING MINUTES.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? UH, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
[3. 25-54693 Recommendation to authorize the President or designee to negotiate and enter into a Disposition and Development Agreement for the conveyance of 1131 East Wardlow Road to West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation; Approve a loan in the amount of $5,649,032.10 to West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation to provide acquisition funding for the future development of 1131 East Wardlow Road; and Authorize the President or designee to execute any and all documents necessary to implement the Disposition and Development and Loan Agreements. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
NEXT ITEM.ITEM THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD TO WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION.
APPROVE A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF 5,006,000 OR SIX 6,000 600, 640 $9,032 AND 10 CENTS TO WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION TO PROVIDE ACQUISITION FUNDING FOR THEIR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD.
AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARILY TO IMP IMPLEMENT THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR M HEES AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR ESPARZA.
MAY WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? SURE.
BEFORE, UH, SYLVIA MEDINA, OUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GIVES THE STAFF REPORT.
I'D LIKE TO JUST NOTE THAT THIS ITEM AFFECTS THE PLANNING AND POSSIBLE FUNDING OF THIS PROJECT, BUT THE FACT DOES REMAIN THAT REGARDLESS OF ANY ACTION TAKEN TODAY, THIS PROJECT WILL ONLY MOVE FORWARD IF THE CITY, UH, APPROVES ZONING ENTITLEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO, I JUST WANNA MAKE THIS CLEAR.
THIS IS JUST A, UM, MECHANISM FOR THE DEVELOPER OF WHICH WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH TO TRY TO GET FUNDING FOR A PROJECT IF IT DOES COME TO FRUITION.
BOARD MEMBERS, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WOULD FACILITATE THE FUTURE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WOULD FACILITATE THE FUTURE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION BY SATISFYING THE THRESHOLD TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT FUNDING.
ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023, THE L-B-C-I-C BOARD AUTHORIZED AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR THE AWARD OF UP TO 7 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD IN 2024.
THE L-B-C-I-C ASSISTED THE PROJECT BY ACQUIRING THE SITE AND DEMOLISHED A VACANT WAREHOUSE TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL BLIGHT AND NUISANCE PROBLEMS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT DETAILS ARE A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD, WHICH WILL PROVIDE 72 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HELP AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS TO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
THE BEDROOM COUNT ARE AS FOLLOWS, 73 UNITS, WHICH INCLUDES ONE MANAGER'S UNIT 35, 1 BEDROOM, 19, TWO BEDROOM, AND 19 THREE BEDROOMS. THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED HIGH RESOURCE AREA, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY FEATURES THAT ARE CLOSELY LINKED TO POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
THEREFORE, THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED AND FLOURISH.
IN THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE THE RECURRENT PROJECT RENDERING AN AMENITIES WHICH INCLUDE 103 SUBTERRANEAN PARKING SPACES, 15 LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING SPACES, COMMUNITY ROOM, KIDS PLAY AREA, AND THE FITNESS AREA.
OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE PROJECT DESIGN HAS UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE THE, TO ENHANCE ITS AESTHETIC APPEAL AND BETTER ALIGNED WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOTABLY, THE HEIGHT WAS REDUCED BY TWO STORIES, AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS WAS DECREASED FROM A HUNDRED TO 73.
FURTHERMORE, ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES WERE ALSO ADDED, AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WAS
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REFINED IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK FROM CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE STATE, IN THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PHASE, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE SCOPE AND DESIGN IN RESPONSE TO CITY AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK DESIGN AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY CONCERNS ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY THE CITY PLANNING BUREAU.
WEST HOLLYWOOD IS CURRENTLY PREPARING APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY PROGRAM, THE MHP PROGRAM AND THE IIG, WHICH IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
PROOF OF SITE CONTROL IS A MINIMUM THRESHOLD TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS.
THEREFORE, THE PROOF OF SITE CONTROL COULD BE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT OR A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
IF WEST HOLLYWOOD IS AWARDED THE MHP AND IIG FUNDS, THEY WILL APPLY FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE CREDIT STATE TAX CREDITS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE PROPOSED PRICE IS CORRESPONDING OF THE LOAN AMOUNT CONSISTING OF THE L BBC'S ACQUISITION COST OF 5,475,000, PLUS THE DEMOLITION COST OF $174,032 AND 10 CENTS.
AS MEGAN STATED, THE SITE WILL BE CONVEYED TO WEST HOLLYWOOD, UM, AND THE PROJECT WILL MOVE FORWARD ONLY IF SONY ENTITLEMENTS ARE SECURED FROM CITY, FROM THE CITY.
AND ALL ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION IS SUCCESSFULLY, UM, AWARDED.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION FOR TODAY IS AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1131 EAST WEST WARDLOW ROAD.
APPROVE A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,649,032 AND 10 CENTS TO WEST HOLLYWOOD TO PROVIDE ACQUISITION AND SITE PREPARATION FUNDING FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND AUTHORIZE A PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THESE AGREEMENTS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? I I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PROJECT, BUT I DO WANNA MENTION THAT IN THE SIX YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMISSION, I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH, UH, PUSHBACK AND CONTENTIOUSNESS FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHICH IS VERY TROUBLESOME TO ME.
AND EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE DOCUMENTS, NOWHERE DOES IT STATE.
AND I WROTE, BECAUSE I'VE MADE SO MANY NOTES, YOU KNOW, ON THIS PROJECT, NOWHERE DOES IT STATE THAT THE BUILDING IS BEING REDUCED TO THREE STORIES, FRONTING, WARLOW, UH, ROAD, THE CURRENT PROPOSED SCHEME HAS SHOWN AT, IN, IN THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE, UH, DIRECTOR KONS REALLY, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, UH, AT THE EXPO BUILDING, YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, AND THIS, THIS IS WHERE THE CONFUSION GENERATES.
UH, IT'S STILL A FIVE STORY BUILDING FACING WARLOW.
THE PARKING HAS INCREASED, WHICH IS GREAT TO 103 SPACES LOCATED IN TWO UNDERGROUND LEVELS.
BUT IN THE OPINION OF MANY OF THE RESIDENTS THERE, WHICH IS LIKE FIVE ASSOCIATIONS, UH, SURROUNDING THAT COMMUNITY, THEY FIND IT INADEQUATE AND EVEN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S WHY, UH, YOU KNOW, I ADDRESSED THIS CONCERNS IN THE MEMO THAT, UH, PRESIDENT KUNZ, YOU KNOW, HAS GIVEN US IN THE LAST EXHIBIT.
IT DATES FROM NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE UPDATED DESIGN, WHICH IS JUST DESCRIBED.
UM, AND MAJOR ISSUES, THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY, YOU KNOW, 600,000 PER UNIT WHILE THE EXHIBITS RECOGNIZE THE MANY AND VARIED OBJECTIONS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
YOU KNOW, I DO WANNA, UH, YOU KNOW, SHARE, UM, NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY'S FRUSTRATION, BUT MY FRUSTRATION AS A DIRECTOR IN HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP DRAGGING THIS ISSUE WITHOUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THIS PROJECT IS GOING.
UH, YOU KNOW, IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THIS IS AGAIN, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING BIXBY, HIGHLANDS BIG, THE BPNA AND LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, AND MANY OTHERS, YOU KNOW, HAVE SEEN, UM, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE DISREGARD FROM THE CITY AND, AND, AND COMPLETE FRUSTRATION, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT.
AND LIKE I SAID, IN THE SIX, ALMOST SIX YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE NEVER SEEN, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
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YET, YOU KNOW, I NOT ONLY HAVE SERVED SIX YEARS AS A DIRECTOR HERE, BUT ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS IN PASADENA.YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A, A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE THAT WITH SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, CONTENTIOUSNESS AND, YOU KNOW, I DO WANNA CLEAR THAT I'M NOT AGAINST AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY I JUST MOVED A BALANCE MEASURE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAST YEAR AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF OVER A DECADE IN FAVOR OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL THIS PROJECT AND THE COMMUNITY FEELS THIS PROJECT IS NOT THE BEST, YOU KNOW, DESIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS, FOR THE, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR THE INFORMATION.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATE A, A PROJECT AND A BUILDING THAT ONE, THAT, UH, COMMUNITY DESERVES AND THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENCY, UM, AND WORK, YOU KNOW, AROUND THIS ISSUE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS, UM, THE L-B-C-I-C.
THIS IS NOT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO THIS IS NOT THE BODY THAT'S GONNA ADJUDICATE THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
UM, IT WILL SAY, IT'S AN INTERESTING COMMENT ABOUT THE COST PER UNIT.
'CAUSE THE, THE COMMENTS FROM YOU, DIRECTOR AND FROM COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS.
AND WHEN WE DO THAT, IT WILL INCREASE THE COST PER UNIT.
SO IT'S A FRUSTRATING COMMENT THEN TO HEAR A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE COST PER UNIT, BECAUSE THOSE TWO THINGS ARE INVERSELY RELATED.
UM, SO AS WE'VE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF UNITS, THE COST PER UNIT IS INEVITABLY GOING TO GO UP BECAUSE THE COST OF THE LAND IS FIXED, THE COST OF THE SUBTERRANEAN IS FIXED, THE AMOUNT OF PARKING HAS BEEN DOUBLED, WHICH INCREASES THE FIXED COST.
SO THE COST PER UNIT IS GONNA CONTINUE TO RISE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING WHAT THE COMMUNITY AND NEW DIRECTOR ASKED US TO DO, WHICH WAS TO CHANGE THE DESIGN AND DECREASE THE NUMBER OF UNITS.
SO, UM, I THINK THERE IS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THIS PROJECT IS GOING.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD THE TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
UM, WE'VE BRIEFED THE COMMUNITY.
I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY.
UM, SO I APPRECIATE, AND IT'S, IT'S YOUR OPINION, BUT I THINK FROM THE STAFF, IT DOESN'T REPRESENT A, IN YOUR WORDS, COMPLETE DISREGARD BY THE CITY.
IN FACT, WE'VE SPENT MORE TIME AND MONEY ON THIS PROJECT THAN ANY OTHER PROJECT, UM, IN OUR SHOP.
UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE EMPLOYEES IN MY DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY MEETING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT OR NOT, BUT, UM, THERE WERE FOLKS THAT EXPRESSED GREAT CONCERN, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY, UM, SPEAKERS THAT TALKED EITHER ABOUT BEING IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT OR APPRECIATING THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.
SO IN MY MIND, THAT'S NOT COMPLETE DISREGARD BY THE CITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
UM, ASKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND WHY WE, UM, DO PROJECTS IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS.
WE SPENT DOZENS OF STAFF HOURS DOING REPORT BACK ON THAT.
YOU CHOSE NOT TO COME TO THAT MEETING, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT THE VIDEO'S AVAILABLE AS WELL AS THE REPORT.
SO I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S OUR, OUR RESPONSE.
NO, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.
I, AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROJECT SO CONTENTIOUS, AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PUTTING EXTRA HOURS AROUND THIS PROJECT, BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT AND, AND IS, IF IT'S SO COSTLY, IT'S NOT BECOMING AFFORDABLE ANYMORE.
SO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
AND, AND, AND I JUST WANNA ESTABLISH THE FACTS.
AND IT'S NOT A CRITICISM, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FACT.
YOU KNOW, THAT AGAIN, I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST SIX YEARS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING SO CONTENTIOUS AND SO COSTLY.
SO, SO THAT'S, THAT'S JUST AGAIN, UH, UH, MY CONCERN.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR, ALL THE FEEDBACK AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS.
I DON'T THINK ANY DIRECTOR HAS PUT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY INTO ONE PROJECT.
BEING THAT THIS WAS A PROPERTY, UH, AND, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ACQUISITION, RIGHT? HOW DOES THAT, WELL, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THE CITY IF THE PLANS ARE NOT PASSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION? SO THIS PROJECT WAS ACQUIRED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, MONEY.
SO IT CAN ONLY BE DEVELOPED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'LL BE EXACTLY THE PROJECT AS CURRENTLY DESCRIBED.
SO, UM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROVALS REQUIRED IN THIS CASE.
THERE'S AN APPROVAL BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION.
THERE'S AN APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
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NOT ON THE PROJECT, BUT ON THE ZONING RELATED CHANGES, UH, IN ACTION, UM, BY THE CITY COUNCIL.ALL OF THOSE BODIES HAVE DISCRETION.
IF THEY WERE TO DENY THIS PROJECT, IT WOULD BE BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, BUT IT WOULD BE TO DO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BECOME A RETAIL CENTER.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BECOME A TWO STORY PROJECT, WHICH WOULD MAKE NO ECONOMIC SENSE.
IT'S APPROPRIATE ON WARDLOW FOR THAT TO HAVE SOME AMOUNT OF HEIGHT AND DENSITY, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GONNA BE EXACTLY THIS PROJECT.
THE PROJECT HAS EVOLVED TO DATE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE, THE ACQUISITION AND YOU GUYS BEING SO CREATIVE WITH THIS PROJECT, HOW, WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A DESIGN OR SOMETHING IN PLACE SO THAT WE WON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE AND END UP BACK AT THE DRAWING BOARD? RIGHT.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TO LET THE PROCESS WORK.
WE HAVE A REALLY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY MEETING AND OUR NEXT STEP IS TO REFINE THE DESIGN AND RELEASE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.
AND THEN BASED ON THAT DOCUMENT, WE'LL HAVE MORE COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS.
I THINK AS WE ALL TALK TO COMMUNITY.
UM, WHAT'S MOST HELPFUL TO THE STAFF HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT? YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU LOVE THE PROJECT OR HATE THE PROJECT IS CONCRETE INFORMATION, RIGHT? SO WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO YOU? I UNDERSTAND PERSON A, PERSON B, YOU MAY NOT WANNA SEE THIS PROJECT, BUT IS HEIGHT THE ISSUE? IS IT THE NUMBER OF UNITS? IS IT THE ARCHITECTURE? WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM FOLKS, THEY WANT SOMETHING MORE SPANISH, MEDITERRANEAN LOOKING AND WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES, BUT I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE MORE CHANGES, ESPECIALLY TO THE, THE, UM, LOWER BUILDING THAT FRONTS CERRITOS.
THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSFORMER THAT WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD COMMENTS, UM, AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING.
SO, UM, THE, EVERYONE'S ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT WHEN THEY GIVE US MORE CONCRETE THINGS TO GO ON, WE WILL MAKE THOSE CHANGES, RIGHT? SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT'S MOST HELPFUL.
UM, BUT THE PLANNING BUREAU, WHICH IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT DIFFERENT THAN THE FOLKS HERE, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT FOR ONE DIRECTOR, THEY'VE NOT SEEN CONTROVERSIAL PROJECTS, BUT WE SEE CONTROVERSIAL PROJECTS ALL THE TIME.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROJECT, THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS.
UM, AND IT'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT'LL LAND, UM, WHERE IT LANDS.
WHERE ARE WE IN THE PLANNING TIMELINE? UM, WE'RE ABOUT A, A YEAR OUT FROM HEARINGS ON THIS.
SO, 'CAUSE THE OTHER RELATED TOPIC WOULD BE LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MARKET IS FLUCTUATING A LOT AND UNKNOWN.
SO IF, YEAH, IF WE RECEIVE COST ESTIMATES WHERE THE PROJECT GOES OVER MORE AND DESIGN CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE TO RECTIFY THAT, HOW UM, MUCH LEEWAY DO WE HAVE WITH PLANNING TO CHANGE IT? WELL, THE PLANNING PROCESS IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR PROCESS.
SO THEY'RE GONNA APPROVE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA APPROVE, AND IF THAT RESULTS IN A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THEN WE'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF THIS BODY, UM, ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL, THE NOVEMBER 23 ITEM.
'CAUSE IT REFRESHED MY MEMORY ON THIS, BUT WHEN I WAS REREADING THAT IT WAS SPECIFICALLY THE FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE, THE FUNDS AVAILABLE WERE PLHA AND CDBG FUNDS.
AND IN THE ITEM BEFORE US, IT DOESN'T REFER TO THAT.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT IT'S THE SAME MONEY THAT WE SAME FUNDS, SAME SOURCE THAT WE APPROVED BACK IN NOVEMBER 23.
AND SO WE APPROVED AT THAT POINT UP TO SEVEN AND IT WASN'T CLEAR TO ME IF WE, IF THAT WAS GONNA BE A GRANT OR A LOAN.
AND SO NOW TODAY THIS IS DEFINITELY A LOAN.
YES, WE PROVIDE LOANS, WE DO NOT PROVIDE GRANTS FOR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO IF THE COST DID GO UP THEN, BECAUSE WE APPROVED UP TO SEVEN IN NOVEMBER 23, AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR A LOAN NOW OF 5 6 5, WE WOULD HAVE A LITTLE RUNWAY, CORRECT? WE WOULD, AND WE WOULD, BEFORE WE GIVE THE FINAL LOAN AMOUNT, WE DO, UM, RUN THE NUMBERS BY KMA WHO ASSESS THE NEED IF THE FUNDS ARE NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT.
AND THEN I, I KNOW I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, CAN YOU REEDUCATE ME ON WHAT THE PAYMENT TERMS MEANING RESIDUAL RECEIPTS? 3%, 55 YEARS? SO RESIDUAL RECEIPT IS THE FORM, THE TERM OF THE, OF THESE LOANS THAT WE PROVIDE FOR ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENT.
MEANING THAT DURING THE TERM OF THE LOAN, IF AFTER THE DEVELOPER PAYS THEIR, UM, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER, IT GETS
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SPLIT AMONGST THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY.SO USUALLY WE START SEEING PAYMENTS, UM, WITHIN YEAR SIX, SEVEN OR SO THROUGHOUT THE TERM.
SO IT'S JUST BASICALLY, IT'S NOT A MANDATORY PAYMENT, BUT AT THE END OF THEIR RE AT THE END OF THEIR, UM, AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR WHEN THEY CONSOLIDATE AND MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PAYMENTS, WHATEVER FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE GETS SPLIT.
SO IF IT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THE END, THE L-B-C-I-C GETS REPAID, 50,000 ON THE DEVELOPER KEEPS TO 50,000.
SO, SO THE THREE, THEY, THEY PAY US 3% AND THEN THE, THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER SHARE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO THE 3% IS THE INTEREST RATE ON THE LOAN.
UH, RESIDUAL RECEIPTS TO, IT'S VERY, VERY SIMPLE TO SAY THIS, BUT I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS PROFIT.
IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER AFTER THE MANDATORY DEBT PAYMENTS ON THE PROPERTY AND AFTER THE, UM, WHATEVER REPAIRS AND SUCH NEED TO BE MADE, IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER AFTER THAT, THEN ALL OF THE INVESTORS, THE OTHER LENDERS, WE ALL TAKE A SHARE OF WHAT THE RESIDUAL RECEIPTS OF THAT MONEY LEFT OVER.
IF THERE'S PROFIT AFTER RUNNING THE PROJECT, WE SHARE IT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? UH, JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
UM, STILL KIND OF THE NEW GUY AROUND HERE.
UH, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
UH, THE ORGANIZATION THAT I WORK FOR IS ON WARDLOW AND LONG BEACH BOULEVARD, SO THEY DID KINDA TASK ME WITH THIS.
IT IS ON, UH, OUR RADAR, IF YOU WILL, UM, US BEING BUILDERS.
SO, UM, I DO APPRECIATE AGAIN THAT, UH, PREVIOUS REPORT AND YOUR QUESTIONS.
DEFINITELY, UH, WOODY AND, UH, YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE WATCHING THIS, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, GOT SOME INTEREST IN THIS, SO JUST WHY I PUT THAT OUT THERE.
AND ALL OF OUR PROJECTS, NOT JUST THIS ONE, ARE BUILT, UM, WITH SKILLED AND TRAINED, UM, AND, UH, PREVAILING WAGE.
I THINK JUST ONE LAST QUESTION.
I THINK, WHAT CAN WE DO? YOU KNOW, UH, UH, AND, AND THIS IS A QUESTION TO THE PRESIDENT, WHAT CAN WE DO, YOU KNOW, TO AS, TO HELP FACILITATE AND HELP, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, UH, MITIGATE SOME OF THE NUANCES THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, SEEING.
AND, UH, AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF THE QUESTIONS HERE ARE VALID.
I, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I DO WANNA SEE THIS PROJECT BUILD, UH, WHERE, WHAT IS A MIDDLE GROUND, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR EVERYBODY TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAD A WIN SITUATION THAT THE CITY'S, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, AND I DO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE LEADING THE STATE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT, A GREAT JOB, BUT IN THIS PROJECT, HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, HELP, YOU KNOW, MOVE THINGS FORWARD? WELL, I THINK THE PROCESS IS WORKING AND IT'S MESSY AND LOUD AND AT TIMES UNCOMFORTABLE.
UM, AND IT MAY NOT BE A SITUATION THAT EVERY DIRECTOR, UM, CAN SUPPORT.
BUT, UM, THE PROJECT HAS MADE EXTENSIVE CHANGES BOTH TO THE PARKING PROFILE, THE NUMBER OF UNITS, AND THE HEIGHT OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER, IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO MAKE CHANGES.
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THE CHANGES HERE IN THIS MEETING 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND FEEDBACK FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE AREA ON HOW WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S INDIVIDUALS, BUT THAT'S ALSO LEADERSHIP, LIKE AT THE CAL HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
UM, AND IT'S THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE.
SO THERE ARE SOME ECONOMIC REALITIES, UM, TO THIS, UH, SITUATION.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, THERE WAS A BUILDING SITTING VACANT ON THAT PARCEL FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.
THIS IS NOT, UM, MAYBE QUITE AS, AS PRISTINE AS SOMETIMES DESCRIBED.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HOPE FOR CONSENSUS, BUT IN OUR EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT'S LARGE PROJECTS, UM, IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CITY OR OTHER ZONING MATTERS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, WHETHER IT WAS THE LAND USE ELEMENT OR MAJOR REZONINGS AROUND TOWN, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA ACHIEVE A SITUATION WHERE EVERYONE IS HAPPY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS HEARD, THERE'S GONNA BE RESPONSIVE CHANGES TO THE DESIGN, THEY'RE GONNA BE THOUGHTFUL.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE COMPROMISE BY EVERYONE.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FINAL PROJECT AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE IT TO THE DECISION MAKERS AND THEY'LL
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MAKE A FINAL DECISION, INCLUDING BY THE ELECTEDS, UM, WHO ARE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS.IT'S THE SAME PROCESS AS A MARKET RATE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S A PLANNING ISSUE, WHICH IS, IT GOES TO A DIFFERENT BODY.
BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS WE'RE ENGAGED IN.
I, I HEAR THE COMMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CONTROVERSY, THERE'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE CONTROVERSY, BUT I THINK WE'RE ACTUALLY MEETING THAT MOMENT QUITE WELL.
UM, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE WON'T CONTINUE TO BE CONTROVERSY.
WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UM, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[4. 25-54701 Recommendation to receive and file Community Outreach Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM.ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR ESPARZA AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EZ.
UM, MAY WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? HELLO, UH, BOARD MEMBERS? I'M MARGARET MADDEN FROM, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT OFFICER WITH HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT WE'VE HOSTED OVER THE PAST MONTH THAT, UM, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, THIS MONTH, THIS MEETING.
UM, AND FIRST, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOUR CHAIR, ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ AND OUR DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER KUNZ.
UM, THEY BOTH CAME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CLASS OF 2025 ORIENTATION AND PROVIDED A WELCOME TO OUR NEW CLASS.
UM, WE HAVE OUR SESSION TWO IS TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, FOR OUR PROGRAM IS A FIVE MONTH PROGRAM.
UM, AND ALEJANDRA, I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOU STAYING FOR OUR KEN SOMOS ICEBREAKER EXERCISE.
WE HAVE 12 MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS IN THIS YEAR'S CLASS.
AND, UM, WE CONDUCTED OUR ICEBREAKER, UM, WITH INTERPRETERS TO HELP EACH OF THEM TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE CLASS.
UM, AND THEN I'D ALSO, LAST SATURDAY, UH, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES BUREAU, UM, ASSISTED, UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH THEIR MAYOR'S THIRD ANNUAL MAYOR'S NEIGHBORHOODS CONFERENCE ON THE QUEEN MARY.
THIS YEAR, UM, WE HAD A HUNDRED, UH, PARTICIPANTS, UM, FROM NEARLY 50 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT EVENT.
UM, CHRISTOPHER KUNZ ALSO, UH, ATTENDED AND WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS THAT, UH, HELPED WITH THE NETWORKING LUNCHEONS.
SO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS GOT TO MEET DIRECTORS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS.
UM, AND WE HAD A TABLE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND A TABLE FOR OUR WEST SIDE PROMISE INITIATIVE.
SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT RESOURCES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS TO ASSIST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, I SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MICRO GRANT PROGRAM AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THE MAYOR'S PLANNING TO HOST A, UH, SECOND ANNUAL SPRING CLEANING MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, AND ENCOURAGING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO HOST NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS DURING THAT TIME.
AND BEFORE I ASK FOR QUESTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS MARGARET, FOR INVITING ME.
IT'S AWESOME TO MEET ALL THE PEOPLE THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE PUBLIC, UH, TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address The Long Beach Community Investment Company on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
TIME, ME, UH, WE WILL NOW TAKE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS.ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
OKAY, SO I'M STILL MICHELLE AND I'M STILL MANAGER AT DEL LAMA MOBILE HOME PARK.
SO WE'RE ADJACENT TO MOLINA PARK AND THERE'S A SOCCER FIELD, AND IT OPENED EIGHT, ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING A SOCCER BARRIER NET INSTALLED.
WE PUT IN A BRAND NEW HOUSE, GOT BROKEN
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WINDOWS, UM, THE SECOND DAY.UM, SO WE WENT TO SEE, WE WENT TO THE BOARD MEETING, WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE WENT TO A PARTNERS OF PARKS MEETING.
THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP FINANCE IT.
UM, OUR OWNER COMMITTED LIKE $5,000, BUT WE NEED FINANCING AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GET IT.
I'VE LOOKED UP GRANTS, MEASURES AND BONDS.
I NEED SOMEBODY ON THE INSIDE THAT WILL CHAMPION THIS PROJECT AND WORK FOR US.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE JUST, I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER THE CITY, LOOKING ON THE WEBSITES, TRYING TO FIND WHO DOES WHAT, WHERE I CAN GET, I NEED SOMEONE ON THE INSIDE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN I TALK TO?
IT WAS 37,000, BUT THEN WHEN THE CITY GOT THE ESTIMATE, IT TURNED OUT TO BE MORE FOR PREVAILING WAGES.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS, BUT, UM, WE JUST NEED HELP BECAUSE WE NEED THIS NET INSTALLED.
I HAVE PEOPLE WITH CHICKEN NET, CHICKEN WIRE, I, IT'S JUST NONSTOP BOMBARDMENT WITH SOCCER BALLS NONSTOP.
UH, YEAH, YOUR HEAD'S GONNA EXPLODE AS YOU LEARN ABOUT PREVAILING WAGE, BUT, UM, MARGARET, UH, MADDEN RIGHT HERE, UM, WILL CONNECT WITH YOU AND THEN WE'LL CONNECT WITH, WITH PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS AND OTHERS AND GET IT TOGETHER.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO COME OUT AND SPEAK.
UM, IN SUPPORT OF THE MASTER LEASE PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION THAT I WORK FOR, THE APRIL PARKER FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY.
UM, WE HAVE OVER 80 UNITS THAT WE CONTROL IN THIS CITY.
WE JUST SECURED A 27 ROOM, UH, MOTEL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SIXTH DISTRICT, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF ALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED OVER THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS.
BUT WE DO OUR SHARE, UM, IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT THAT WE SECURE THAT, UM, DOLLY VARDEN.
SO WE HAVE SITE CONTROL BOTH SITES, UM, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, MALIGNANT ENERGY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, UM, THAT'S ANTI-CHILD, ANTI-FAMILY.
AND WE AS, UH, A HOUSING PROVIDER RECOGNIZED THAT THE CHILDREN NEED A PLACE TO LIVE.
AND SO WE'RE SECURING THEM PLACES TO LIVE USING PRO PREVAILING WAGE, UH,
AND SO, UM, I APPLIED FOR THAT, UM, MHG AND THE IIP, UM, GRANT.
UM, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU CAN DO THAT IN CONCURRENCE WITH GETTING A LOAN.
UH, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
BUT, UM, YEAH, I JUST WANT, I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK IN, UM, TO BUILD THE CONNECTIONS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OR, OR HOUSING PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE JUVENILE PRISON, UH, THE CARCERAL SYSTEM.
SO AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CLOSED IN TWO JUVENILE CENTERS, UH, LOS PERINOS AND SMAR.
WE'RE THE ONLY OPERATOR IN A SPA EIGHT THAT'S GONNA BE HOUSING SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE, SOME OF THOSE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS.
SO WE'RE GONNA PRO BE PROVIDING THEM WITH, UH, EDUCATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN ADDITION TO HOUSING.
UH, AND ALSO, UH, WITH OUR MASTER LEASE PROGRAM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE HOUSING, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER REGIONAL BODIES, NOT SCAG, BUT SOUTH BAY, UH, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UM, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING BECAUSE JUST LIKE IN DISTRICT FIVE, THERE ARE MORE AFFLUENT AREAS IN THE 18 CITIES IN IN SCOG THAT DON'T WANT TO HOUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS.
SO WE'RE HOUSING THEM IN OUR CITY.
UH, JUST LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORT.
WE DON'T, WE ALREADY HAVE THE MONEY, BUT SOME SUPPORT, UH, I THINK WITH THE PAYMENT STANDARDS, THAT'LL BE CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
BUT, UM, REGARDLESS OF SUCH, WE ARE A RESOURCE.
PLEASE UTILIZE US AS YOU LIKE.
UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO ME OR FROM MY COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, HOPE TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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FROM THE DIRECTORS? HEARING NONE? NO.[ADJOURNMENT]
I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.