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ON THIS FIRST DAY OF SPRING, UH, IT IS NOW 9:03 AM AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, MEETING OF THE LONG BEACH PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON, UH, THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2025.
DIRECTOR DENNIS, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE? YES, CHAIR REDFIELD.
HAPPY SPRING TIME TO EVERYONE.
AND, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED SUBSTANTIVELY, I'D LIKE US TO STAND AND, UH, SAY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RIGHT HAND.
UH, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UM, DR. DENNIS, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING? WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING.
I DO WANT TO MENTION, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL LOOK FORWARD OR ALL OF YOU LOOK FORWARD TO OUR EMPLOYEE THE MONTH AND THE TEAM MEMBER THAT RECOGNIZED FOR LAST MONTH, WHICH WAS FEBRUARY.
UM, THAT INDIVIDUAL WASN'T AVAILABLE TODAY.
WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING OUR FEBRUARY AND MARCH EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, UM, OH, YES.
WELL, I DON PRESENTATION NOT THE OFFICIAL, NOT THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
OH, OH, THEIR ITEMS, THEIR AGENDA ITEMS. YES.
WE WERE AT THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES SUBMISSION LAST NIGHT IN THIS SPACE AND WE HAD THIS SIMILAR AGENDA ITEM, SO I APOLOGIZE.
WE APPRECIATE HEARING THE UPDATE ON THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT NEXT MONTH AND WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, UH, AGENDA, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FROM THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.
I'M SORRY, I WAS READING AN IMPORTANT TEXT.
OH YEAH, OUR ETHICS PRESENTATION.
HEATHER, DID YOU STAY HERE OVERNIGHT? YES.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK AGAIN.
BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH MY VERY QUICK UPDATE, I'M GONNA LET JEFF WILLIAMS WITH MAYOR RICHARDSON'S OFFICE, JUST SAY HI.
HE'S PART OF MY ROAD SHOW WHEN HE'S ABLE TO, EVERYBODY WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT COMMISSION.
Y'ALL DO SUCH IMPORTANT WORK, BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE, I FEEL IT'S THE FUN COMMISSION.
UM, BUT JUST ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND, AND FOR THE CITY, THANK YOU FOR, FOR COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SERVICE, SUCH'S AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND, UH, FOR ALL THE STAFF WHO CONTRIBUTED ALL THE HOURS TO MAKE THIS THING WORK.
SO OUR, OUR GREAT DIRECTOR HERE, UM, AS, AS HEATHER SAID, WE, WE STARTED LAST YEAR, RIGHT? I THINK, UH, THIS, THIS ROAD SHOW IDEA WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO EVERY COMMISSION OR WE ARE GETTING TO EVERY COMMISSION, UM, FOR A PRESENTATION, BUT ALSO JUST A CHANCE TO SAY THANKS.
AND THE IDEA IS TO STAY CONNECTED AND HELP FEEL MORE CONNECT TO BOTH THE STAFF AND THE, TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM US, UH, PLEASE LEMME KNOW.
I WILL BE BUGGING YOU ABOUT THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME.
LIKE YOUR FORM SEVEN HUNDREDS ARE DUE BY APRIL 1ST,
UM, BUT ALSO SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
UH, ONE THING WE'RE TRYING TO DO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO TYPICALLY ARE INVOLVED IN COMMISSIONS ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE ALSO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVE BY NONPROFIT BOARDS AND JOINT SERVICE CLUBS AND LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO I'M TRYING TO HELP SPREAD, YOU KNOW, SHARE ALL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WITH FOLKS WHEN PEOPLE WHO WANNA BE INVOLVED IN COMMISSIONS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SIT THEM OUR WAY.
UM, BUT I ALSO SHARE THE MESSAGE.
I MEAN, WE GET MANY, MANY MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE HAVE SPOTS, SO, UM, IF, UH, I PICK UP, THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED TOO AND COMMISSIONS.
SO, BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU DO AND, UM, THANK YOU HEATHER FOR ORGANIZING THIS ROAD SHOW.
AND WE'LL DO OUR OUR SONG NAIL LATER.
OKAY GUYS, SO REALLY QUICKLY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU, UM, SO THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE HAD COME TOGETHER FORMALLY BEFORE OR AFTER
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I MET WITH Y'ALL LAST YEAR.UH, BUT WE CAME TOGETHER AS AN OFFICE, UH, WITH FY 24.
THE COUNCIL APPROVED THAT OUR MISSION REALLY IS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN TRUST AMONG THE PUBLIC, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND OUR OFFICIALS.
AND WE'RE WORKING HARD TO, TO BUILD OUT OUR RESOURCES AND TO CENTRALIZE THAT PROGRAM.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO.
UH, WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP CONSTANTLY WITH THE MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, OUR AUDITOR, OUR CLERK AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE ETHICS COMMISSION UNDER US.
SO WE MANAGE THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE, UM, A RECOMMENDING BODY, MEANING THEY DON'T HAVE, UM, ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES COMING UP IN JUNE.
UM, SO IF Y'ALL HAVE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED, I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS TO APPOINT TWO THIS SUMMER AND OUR AUDITOR HAS TO APPOINT ONE.
UM, SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO FLOAT THAT OUT THERE.
PIGGYBACKING ON JEFF, UM, THE NEXT PAGE, THIS IS THE, THE FULL OFFICE OF THE OET.
UH, WE, UH, TYLER CURLEY, ONE OF OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS.
HE IS, UM, THE MANAGER THAT WE REPORT TO.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PRA FOLKS AND THEN OUR INTERNS THAT REALLY WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO, UH, WITHOUT OUR INTERNS.
SO I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THEIR HARD WORK.
SO WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING SINCE I MET WITH Y'ALL LAST? UM, SO THE COUNCIL IS GREAT, GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO, UM, GIVE US ONE TIME DOLLARS OF $75,000 GOING INTO, UM, FY 24 TO, UM, PUT TOGETHER AN ACTION PLAN.
SO WE BROUGHT ON MARK ULA CENTER FOR APPLIED ETHICS OUTTA SANTA CLARA.
TOOK US ABOUT A YEAR, UM, TO PUT TOGETHER THIS ROADMAP DOING, UM, SOAR, DOING INTERVIEWS AND A SOAR ANALYSIS MEETING WITH DIFFERENT KEY MEMBERS OF, UM, CITY STAFF, THE EMPLOYEES.
AND WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS FOR OVERARCHING PRIORITIES THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE PLUS YEARS.
AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, WORKING ON A CULTURE OF ETHICS, UH, BUILDING OUT A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING BLUEPRINT, AND THEN ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT.
AND, UM, I'LL GIVE MORE UPDATES AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
NEXT PAGE, OUR FAVORITE THING IS REQUIRED TRAININGS AND AUTOMATIC REMOVALS.
UM, SO I THINK WHEN I WAS HERE LAST YEAR, WE AGREED THAT Y'ALL HAVE A LOT OF REQUIRED TRAININGS THESE DAYS.
UM, JUST TO BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU, WE DO HAVE OUR CITY REQUIRED CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS TRAINING.
THIS IS A NEWER TRAINING, JUST THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO.
THIS IS NOW IN OUR CODE AND IT SAYS WE HAVE TO DO THIS ANNUALLY.
WE STILL HAVE THE STATE AND CITY REQUIRED HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS BI-ANNUALLY EVERY TWO YEARS.
WE ALSO HAVE AB 1234 ETHICS TRAINING.
THAT'S THE STATE TRAINING, AND THAT'S WHERE IT CAN GET CONFUSING SOMETIMES.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, UGH, I ALREADY DID THIS, BUT YOU DIDN'T.
UM, SO THIS IS STILL EVERY TWO YEARS.
THIS IS THE REALLY LONG TWO HOUR ONE.
WE BUILT IT OUT IN HOUSE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S HELP.
SO WE'VE BROKEN IT DOWN INTO BITE-SIZE PIECES.
UM, IT'S STILL TWO HOURS, LIKE I SAID, THAT DOES LIVE AND LEARN NOW INSTEAD OF ON THE STATE SITE.
UM, FOR NOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S SOME BUGS IN THOSE TRAININGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIX.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN FIX THEM, BUT FOR NOW, WE'LL STAY AND LEARN.
LAST YEAR, THE CITY ATTORNEY REMOVED SEVEN COMMISSIONERS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF AB 1234.
SO JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
UM, THE EMAILS AREN'T JUST TO BUG YOU.
THEY ARE TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT.
UM, AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT YOU COMMITTED TO DO WHEN YOU TOOK ON THIS POSITION AS A COMMISSIONER.
WE ALSO HAVE THE MAYOR REQUIRED TRAINING.
SO THIS IS PART OF THE MAYOR'S.
UM, TOWARDS THE END OF ACTUALLY THE MIDDLE OF 2023, THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FEW MORE TRAININGS, UM, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE EVERYONE A MORE HOLISTIC PICTURE OF WHAT IT IS WE STRIVE TO DO AS PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC VISION TRAINING, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TRAINING.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EQUITY TOOLKIT TRAINING, WHICH AS FAR AS I KNOW, IS STILL PENDING.
UM, SO I'M NOT SURE WHEN THAT'S SUPPOSED TO COME.
UM, ALL AGAIN, ALL THESE TRAININGS LIVE AND LEARN.
AND JUST FOR YOUR, SO I SENT TO JENNY AND ALL THE OTHER LIAISONS, UM, THIS LITTLE, UM, INFOGRAPHIC THAT KIND OF BREAKS DOWN THE AB 1234 AND THE CITY'S ETHICS AND THE DIFFERENCES.
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I JUST THINK IT'S A HELPFUL TOOL TO HELP YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW LONG, UH, FOR THOSE TWO TRAININGS.NEXT PAGE, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE ETHICS PROGRAM DOES HAVE A HELPLINE.
THIS IS PUBLIC AND INTERNALLY FACING, CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.
I KNOW WE ALL HAVE OUR TRAININGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.
UM, AGAIN, THE HELPLINE, UH, THAT'S PUBLIC AND INTERNAL.
SOMETIMES THEY GO TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS, SOMETIMES THEY GO TO THE FVPC, SOMETIMES THEY GO TO THE AUDITOR.
UM, SO I KNOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT, WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT HELPLINES AND HOTLINES AND JUST USE ANY OF 'EM.
WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHO TO GET YOU TO.
UM, IF IT'S NOT THE ETHICS PROGRAM, THE NEXT PAGE OR JUST OTHER RESOURCES.
UM, I LIKE TO UPLIFT THE COMMISSION HANDBOOK.
THIS IS A HANDBOOK THAT I THINK WE ALL FORGET EXISTS SOMETIMES, UM, BUT COULD BE REALLY HELPFUL WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, UM, ABOUT YOUR COMMISSION WORK.
AND THEN WE HAVE STUFF ON THE BROWN ACT, WHICH WE DON'T GO OVER SOON IN OUR ETHICS GUIDE.
THE ETHICS GUIDE AS A REMINDER, UM, REALLY JUST BREAKS DOWN ALL OF OUR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS.
UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THIS COMMISSION, BUT WE HAVE HAD IT WITH A COUPLE OTHER COMMISSIONS.
JUST BE MINDFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC SPEAKING.
AN OFFICIAL VERSUS PERSONAL CAPACITY, THIS IS CALLED MISUSE OF AUTHORITY.
UM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION TO TALK AS A COMMISSIONER FOR THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
UM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PERMISSION, YOU, YOU SHOULD NOT BE SPEAKING OR ENDORSING OR SUPPORTING, UM, SOMETHING AS A COMMISSIONER IN YOUR PERSONAL ROLE.
YOU'RE FREE TO DO, FOR THE MOST PART WHAT YOU'D LIKE.
UM, ANNUAL REPORTS ARE DUE EVERY YEAR NOW.
UH, WE'VE GOTTEN MORE ACTIVE ABOUT FOLLOWING UP ON THOSE.
THOSE ARE DUE JUNE 1ST TO THE CLERK.
LEARN CONCERNS, LEARN SUPPORT@LONGBEACH.GOV.
THERE ARE LIVE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT EMAIL ADDRESS.
SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT JENNY AND HER TEAM ARE UNABLE TO HELP WITH, UM, THERE IS A TEAM SPECIFICALLY TO HELP YOU THROUGH LEARN CONCERNS.
LIKE JEFF SAID, FORM SEVEN HUNDREDS ARE DUE BY APRIL 1ST.
UM, I REMINDED OUR COMMISSION LAST NIGHT THAT IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING BOTHERED NOW BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE, JUST WAIT UNTIL, WAIT TILL I UNTIL WE GET CLOSER.
SO YOU WILL GET TO KNOW PHILIP VERY WELL, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T YET.
WE HAVE ABOUT 125 COMMISSIONERS STILL YET TO COMPLETE THEIR FORM.
SO THAT'S ABOUT HALF OF US, OR HALF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY.
AND THEN AGAIN, COMMISSION MEETINGS HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH BROWN ACT BYLAWS AND ROBERTS RULES ORDER, WHICH YOU EITHER WILL SPEND ABOUT 15 MINUTES GOING OVER AFTER ME.
ON SPEAKING SOMETHING, I WENT LAST YEAR TO THE BUDGET HEARING AND I INTRODUCED MYSELF AS A COMMISSIONER, BUT SAID, I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION.
IS IT OKAY TO LIST YOURSELF AS A COMMISSIONER? AS LONG AS YOU SAY I'M SPEAKING AS ME GENERALLY, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK WE AGREE 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD THAT QUESTION A COUPLE TIMES THAT YES, THAT'S FINE.
AS LONG AS IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.
AND THEN TO GET SAID PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, LIKE, TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT.
IF THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS IT, IF I WANTED TO GO DOWN ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, COULD I JUST ASK, AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSION ITEM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM IF I GO DOWN FOR THE COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OR HOW WOULD WE ACTUALLY GET PERMISSION FROM THE THAT WAS MY, YEAH, YOU CAN ADD THAT INTO THE MOTION.
UM, AS LONG AS, UNLESS YOU'RE THE CHAIR, WHICH THE, THE CHAIR IS AUTOMATICALLY ALLOWED TO GO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION, ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONS, YES.
YOU JUST NEED A QUICK APPROVAL.
WHO GIVES THAT APPROVAL? I'M SORRY, THE COMMISSION.
SO THAT CAN BE PART OF EITHER A SEPARATE ITEM OR WE CAN ADD A FRIENDLY, LIKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
YOU WOULDN'T, UNLESS YOU WENT TO ANOTHER MEETING AND HAD AN AGENDA, YOU'D HAVE TO MAKE IT PART OF THAT TO BE THE PROBLEM.
IF IT'S COMING UP SOON AND YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT.
THANK ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU NONE.
UH, WE HAD A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER TY SMITH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK.
UH, NOW ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.
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TO RECEIVE AND FOLLOW PRESENTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, ON THE BROWN ACT.MY NAME IS ANITA ANI, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY, UM, REPRESENTING PARKS, REC AND MARINE ABOUT SEPTEMBER, 2021.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A REALLY NICE TIME SO FAR,
UM, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE BROWN ACT.
AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE PRESENTATION WILL BE ROBERT'S RULES, WHICH ARE JUST FORM PROCEDURAL RULES.
SO, UM, WE CAN FOLLOW ALONG ON THE PRESENTATION.
UM, WE'LL START WITH THE HISTORY OF THE BROWN ACT.
THE BROWN ACT IS ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S WHAT WE CALL A SUNSHINE LAW.
AND THAT MEANS WE'RE SHINING THE LIGHT DOWN ON GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER SUNSHINE LAWS IN CALIFORNIA, AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
UM, SO THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT, UH, PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY AND ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
UH, THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE BROWN ACT ARE THAT ALL MEETINGS NEED TO BE OPEN AND PUBLIC LIKE YOU SEE HERE TODAY.
UM, WHEN YOU HAVE A MEETING, IT MEANS THAT A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SAME PLACE.
SPEAKING ABOUT COMMISSION BUSINESS, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE HERE TODAY, YOU HAVE A MAJORITY.
SO YOU WERE ABLE TO START THE MEETING.
UM, ANYONE YOU KNOW FROM THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE AND ATTEND THE MEETING AND ONLY MATTERS ON THE AGENDA CAN BE DISCUSSED.
THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BROWN ACT IS TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.
UM, IT'S JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AGAIN, IS JUST OUT IN THE OPEN.
ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY YES OR NO TO AN ITEM ARE ALL MADE PUBLIC, AND THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO THE PAPERS THAT YOU'RE ALSO REVIEWING.
UM, SO WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT? UH, OBVIOUSLY THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THIS PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, UM, BUT ACTUALLY AD HOC COMMITTEES, WHICH ARE LIKE TEMPORARY AND FOR A LIMITED SCOPE.
THOSE AREN'T SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT.
UM, BUT THIS BODY IS AT ANY SUBCOMMITTEES THAT ARE FORMED FOR THAT.
UM, PAGE SIX TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PROHIBITED.
SO THIS ONE'S KIND OF THE IMPORTANT SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION WHERE WE, UM, WANNA STRESS THAT THERE ARE COMMUNICATIONS THAT CAN BE MADE BY COMMISSIONERS THAT CAN BE CALLED SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
SO EVEN THOUGH A MAJORITY OF YOU MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME, UM, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD BE VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT.
UM, THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PROHIBITED, AND I'LL GO INTO EACH ONE IN DETAIL, UM, ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.
SO I'LL START ON PAGE NUMBER EIGHT.
UM, ONE OF 'EM IS CALLED HUB AND SPOKE.
SO THIS IS WHEN, UH, ONE MEMBER CONTACTS ALL COMMISSION MEMBERS SEPARATELY.
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FOR EXAMPLE, SAYS, HEY, HOW ARE YOU VOTING ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR TOMORROW? UM, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT ASKING EVERY COMMISSION MEMBER, BY THE TIME YOU'RE DONE, YOU'VE HIT A MAJORITY AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMISSION BUSINESS TO MORE THAN A FORUM.
THE NEXT THING IS A DAISY CHAIN.
SO THIS IS WHEN, UM, MEMBER BLUE CALLS MEMBER GREEN AND SAYS, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT ITEM TOMORROW? HOW ARE YOU GONNA VOTE ON IT? AND THEN MEMBER GREEN, I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, BUT THEN MEMBER GREEN CALLS MEMBER ORANGE, AND THEN MEMBER ORANGE CALLS MEMBER YELLOW AND SAYS, I HEARD ABOUT WHAT MR. GREEN IS GONNA SAY.
SO BY THE TIME YOU'RE DONE WITH THESE CONVERSATIONS, YOU'VE HIT A MAJORITY AND NOW YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.
SO IT IS JUST BEST TO AVOID HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA DELIBERATE ON AN ITEM, UM, AND JUST KEEP IT TO VERY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, BASIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SUBJECT MATTER.
BUT THE MINUTE THAT YOU START DELIBERATING ABOUT THE ITEM, THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST COMPLETELY AVOID IT.
THE NEXT THING IS BY REPRESENTATION.
SO LET'S SAY YOU'RE AT A COMMUNITY EVENT AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL GO BACK TO MR. GREEN.
HE IS TALKING TO, UM, MS. YELLOW'S HUSBAND, AND THEY'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ITEM THAT'S COMING UP ON THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK.
ALTHOUGH MR. GREEN'S NOT TALKING TO MS. YELLOW DIRECTLY, HE'S TALKING TO MS. YELLOW'S HUSBAND.
AND WHEN MS. YELLOW'S HUSBAND GOES HOME, THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT MR. GREEN SAID.
SO TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, YOU ARE STILL DELIBERATING BY ASSOCIATION OR BY A REPRESENTATIVE, EVEN THOUGH, UM, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, FACE TO FACE.
NOW, THE LAST ONE HERE ON PAGE 11, UM, EXAMPLES OF PREEMPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS COULD ALSO INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA FORWARDING
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ON AN EMAIL CHAIN.SO THE SAME EXAMPLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PICKING UP THE PHONE, NOW YOU'RE SENDING AN EMAIL AND THEN YOU KNOW, MEMBER NUMBER TWO AND THREE FORWARDED TO OTHER MEMBERS, AND NOW YOU HAVE A WHOLE CHAIN.
OR MAYBE YOU'VE REPLIED ALL AND GIVEN YOUR DELIBERATION IDEA.
SO JUST COMPLETELY AVOID TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON AN ITEM AND SAVE IT FOR IN THIS, YOU KNOW, FOUR WALLS HERE TODAY.
THE NEXT THING IS, WELL, WHAT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IF YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, HAVE THESE SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CERTAINLY CALL EACH OTHER, TALK TO EACH OTHER BEFORE A MEETING AND SAY, HEY, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECT MATTER MAYBE OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR, I'M NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS FEE WAIVER.
WHAT DOES THAT, WHAT DOES THAT YACHT CLUB DO? OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT'S LIKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THAT'S COMPLETELY FINE.
UM, BUT THE MINUTE YOU SAY, YEAH, I'M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE COMING IN WITH A BIAS BEFORE YOU TALK ABOUT IT IN THESE FOUR WALLS, RIGHT? SO YOU JUST WANNA AVOID, UM, HAVING ANY DELIBERATIONS OUTSIDE, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, RUN INTO PEOPLE AT A PUBLIC MEETING OR A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR ANOTHER CONFERENCE OR SOMETHING.
UM, SO NOW ON PAGE 14, THESE ARE KIND OF JUST PROCEDURAL RULES.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAVING AN AGENDA POSTED 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.
THIS COMMISSION IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT.
UM, THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING WHERE YOU NEED TO POST AN AGENDA 24 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND IF THERE'S LIKE AN EMERGENCY ITEM THAT THE COMMISSION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE CHAIR CAN BRING A SPECIAL MEETING OR A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS CAN BRING THIS SPECIAL MEETING.
UM, THE NEXT THING ARE THAT WE HAVE DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE AGENDA DESCRIPTIONS? THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING THE DESCRIPTION ON THE AGENDA IS SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHEN THEY WANT TO COME AND WHEN THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, UH, WHEN THEY WANNA LISTEN IN AND WHEN THEY WANNA PROVIDE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THESE I WON'T GO INTO, UM, BUT YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO HAVE THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ON THE AGENDA.
UM, AND YOU CAN ONLY HAVE YOUR MEETING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH JURISDICTION.
PAGE 17, THE, THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO COMMENT, RECORD, AUDIO RECORD, VIDEO RECORD, BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING.
UH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND AND SAY WHO THEY ARE.
WHEN THEY PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT, THEY CAN READ ANONYMOUS, UM, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO WITNESS THE VOTES THAT YOU MAKE.
SO ALL OF YOUR VOTES NEED TO BE MADE OPEN AND PUBLIC, NO SECRET BALLOTS.
UM, AND SO WHY DOES THIS ALL MATTER? UM, PAGE 18, VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT.
SO THERE'S TWO BUCKETS THAT THIS COULD GO INTO.
ONE IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE COMMISSIONER.
THIS IS WHEN A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, SAYS THAT A COMMISSIONER VIOLATED THE BROWN ACT.
IF THAT MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WINS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE COST OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COST OF THE LAWSUIT, UM, FOR, YOU KNOW, ANY VIOLATION.
AND THEN FOR CRIMINAL, UM, A COMMISSIONER CAN BE SUBJECT TO A MISDEMEANOR, UM, IF IT'S FOUND BY THE COURT THAT THERE WAS AN INTENT TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC.
SO JUST KEEP ALL OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION SUPER TRANSPARENT.
ALL DOCUMENTS, YOU KNOW, ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORD WHEN IT'S COMMISSIONED BUSINESS.
SO JUST PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF IT, UM, JUST IN CASE.
UM, NOW I'LL GO INTO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
THIS ONE WILL BE SUPER, UM, I'LL ZIP THROUGH THESE.
THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR IS TO ESSENTIALLY INTRODUCE BUSINESS, UM, GET THROUGH THE AGENDA IN A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER.
MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A MOTION, THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND.
UM, ALL OF THESE RULES, UH, THE CHAIR WILL BE TASKED WITH ENSURING THAT THEY'RE COMPLETED.
UM, THE CHAIR, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE CONVERSATIONS WHERE EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK AND EVERYONE'S REALLY EXCITED.
UM, SO THE CHAIR'S, I, YOU KNOW, JOB IS BASICALLY TO CALL ON THE COMMISSIONER TO SPEAK SO THAT EVERYONE'S NOT SPEAKING OVER EACH OTHER.
AND THEN, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST EVERY COMMISSIONER HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE ANOTHER COMMISSIONER SPEAKS TWO TIMES OR THREE TIMES.
UM, THE NEXT THING IS THAT MOTIONS ARE REQUIRED, WHICH WE ALREADY WENT OVER.
AND THEN BY THE TIME THAT YOU'RE DONE WITH, YOU KNOW, DELIBERATING ON THE ITEM, THE CHAIR CALLS FOR A VOTE.
SO, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VOTES ARE MADE OPEN IN PUBLIC AND NOTHING IS DONE, UM, WITHOUT SPEAKING IT OUT LOUD.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? YES.
IS IT, WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON AN ITEM THAT'S GONNA BE DISCUSSED TODAY.
I THINK WE WOULD PROBABLY KEEP THAT COMMITTEE IN CASE
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COUNSEL HAS QUESTIONS OR WE HAVE TO COME BACK.BUT DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION ON AN AGENDA TO DISSOLVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE? YES.
ONCE THE, UM, ONCE THE AD HOC HAS, YOU KNOW, FULFILLED ITS PURPOSE AND IT'S, IT'S DONE WITH WHEREVER IT WANTED TO RECOMMEND OR IS ALREADY COMPLETED, ITS TASKED WITH COUNSEL, YOU'LL JUST HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UH, YES, COMMISSIONER SHADA, JUST, UH, JUST A GENERAL COMMENT, JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL FOR, UH, REACHING OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
I KNOW A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION WE'VE HEARD REPEATEDLY OVER DIFFERENT TIMES.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET A REFRESHER, UH, SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION.
UH, AND REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMISSIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH INTEGRATED INTO THE CITY.
SO JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO, AGAIN, BOTH OFFICE OF ETHICS AS WELL AS MAYOR OFFICE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THAT.
HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY CRIMINAL, UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, YOU KNOW, YEAH, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY IN LONG BEACH.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, I HAVE HEARD OF CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST THE CITY FOR BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, LISA, I, I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS.
IT WAS, AGAIN, GREAT REFRESHER.
SO THIS BODY HAS EXPERIENCED A SPECIAL MEETING.
WE HAD THE NECESSITY OF A MONTH OR SO AGO, AND EVERYBODY, IT WAS PERFECT IN TERMS OF POSTING IT.
AND I WANT TO GIVE CHRISTINE AND JEN A LOT OF CREDIT FOR, UM, JUST BEING VERY MINDFUL OF THE 72 HOUR OR THE 24 HOUR WINDOWS.
UM, WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONERS WHEN THEY RESPOND TO, UM, MAKING SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS ASSURING US THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, CARRY ON OUR BUSINESS.
SO, UM, I KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED PUBLIC SERVICE, AND WHEN YOU START WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY, YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND JUST TO BE WELCOMED IN, YOU'RE GETTING LOTS OF CITY BUSINESS TYPE THINGS THAT COME INTO YOUR PERSONAL PHONE.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY YOU GET ISSUED A CITY DEVICE.
AND EVERYONE'S ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING BUSINESS ALIGNED WITH YOUR PERSONAL PHONE BECAUSE IF THERE EVER IS A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, THINGS THAT ARE COMMUNICATED IN YOUR DEVICES ARE RETRIEVABLE.
AND THAT COULD OPEN UP A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
SO, BUT OUR COMMISSIONERS, YOU KNOW, CITYWIDE, THEY'RE NOT ISSUED CITY DEVICES.
SO IS THERE ANY GUIDANCE THAT YOU MIGHT PROVIDE TO THEM? KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE COACHED ON WHEN WE'RE HAVING ALL BOTH DEVICES.
YEAH, IT IS AN INTERESTING POINT.
YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
UM, SO THAT'S PART OF ONE OF THE OTHER SUNSHINE LAWS, RIGHT? THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
SO THE IDEA IS, IS THAT ANY, YOU KNOW, COMMISSION BUSINESS THAT IS CONDUCTED, EVEN IF IT'S THROUGH YOUR GMAIL, IT'S THROUGH YOUR FACEBOOK MESSAGES, IT'S THROUGH YOUR TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR PERSONAL CELL PHONE.
IF IT IS RELATED TO COMMISSION BUSINESS, IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD.
AND WHY IS THAT THE CASE? BECAUSE IT'S THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS, BECAUSE THE COMMISSION IS THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS.
SO ANYTHING RELATED TO THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC RECORD.
NOW, THERE MIGHT BE EXEMPTIONS SUCH AS IF YOU'RE SENDING ME AN EMAIL, UM, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A LEGAL QUESTION, IT'LL STILL BE A PUBLIC RECORD, BUT WE'D SAY IT'S EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE BECAUSE OF THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR RECORDS MIGHT BE BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS OR COMMISSIONER SPEAKING WITH STAFF.
THOSE WOULD BE PUBLIC RECORDS.
SO WHAT YOU COULD DO IS TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR PUBLIC RECORDS IN ONE PLACE, OR WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH, YOU KNOW, TEXT MESSAGE, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT COULD BE DISCOVERABLE.
SO DON'T SAY ANYTHING YOU WOULDN'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT.
COMMISSIONER SCHITZ, ACTUALLY, ON THAT POINT, 'CAUSE I KNOW WHEN I JOINED THE COMMISSION BACK IN 2022, THAT WAS BECAUSE I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE, PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT THE, ONE OF THE THINGS I, I WANTED TO KNOW IS LIKE, SHOULD I HAVE LIKE A SEPARATE EMAIL ACCOUNT JUST FOR, UH, CITY COMMUNICATIONS AND, UM, I THINK MAYBE WHAT MIGHT BE GOOD TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE? AND OF COURSE THERE MIGHT BE AN IT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS LIKE A, UH, CITY COMMISSIONERS GETTING AN EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE CITY SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP CITY BUSINESS ON PUBLIC SERVERS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU.
UH, WE HAD A, OH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HIA, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHONE.
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AYE.AND I, I ECHO COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ'S COMMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION, BOTH OF YOU.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT THE CHAIR
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE, THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND SAY HELLO TO THE MAYOR FOR US.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO, SECOND.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
ANY CHANGES OR ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A VOTE.
UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH? THANK YOU.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FOLLOW REPORT FROM THE CURRENT AD HOC AND STANDING COMMITTEES.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON.
UM, AND, UH, UM, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? SO OUR, UH, AD HOC JOINT USE COMMITTEE DID MEET LAST WEEK, UH, WITH THE, THE STAFF TO GO OVER THE PROPOSED, UH, JOINT USE AMENDMENT.
UH, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS, UM, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE.
UH, DURING, UH, SHALYNN'S PRESENTATION, WE DID ULTIMATELY, UH, UNANIMOUSLY TWO TO ZERO SUPPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THEY APPROVE IT.
IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING AND A LOT OF WORK AND STAFF DID A GREAT JOB.
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? HEARING? NONE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON.
UH, WE NOW GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS OUTLINED AT ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEE WAIVER POLICY.
AND, UH, DO WE HAVE A REPORT DIRECTOR? YES.
BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE NUMBER FIVE ITEM.
I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THE DISILLUSION OF THE AD HOC.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE, THE, UM, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AD HOC COMMITTEE FEELS THAT THEIR WORK IS DONE.
SO I ONLY BECAUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE AN ACTION ITEM.
WELL, WE'D HAVE TO AGENDIZE IT SO WE COULDN'T DO IT AT THIS MEETING, BUT I DON'T THINK I WOULD PREFER, I WOULD PREFER THAT WE NOT DISSOLVE UNTIL AFTER COUNCIL APPROVES IT.
THEY MAY COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, ONE LITTLE CHANGE.
SINCE WE'RE KIND OF IN THE NEW REALM OF AD HO I WANTED TO JUST ASK THAT QUESTION.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO THANK YOU.
ASK OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU MANAGER GLADYS KAISER, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF REQUESTS THAT I'LL PRESENT TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY BANDS, NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT.
THIS IS A BLANKET REQUEST FROM JULY OF 2025 THROUGH JUNE OF 2026 FOR THEIR WEEKLY BAND REHEARSALS.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER IN THEIR BALLROOM, AGAIN FOR THEIR BAND REHEARSALS.
IT'S $21,160 AND FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED, UM, ON BEHALF OF LOS ALTOS, YMCA.
NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT NOT AN EVENT.
ANOTHER BLANKET REQUEST FROM JULY OF 2025 THROUGH JUNE OF 26 FOR THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE, AS WELL AS THEIR YOUTH SPORTS AND DECEMBER DAY CAMPS.
THEY'RE USING THE OPEN SPACE BY WHALEY PARK FOR THEIR YOUTH PROGRAMS, UM, AT ASKING FOR $57,055 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES TO BE WAIVED.
AND THEN ON BEHALF OF LIVE AT THE SHELL NEW GROUP, UM, NOT A NEW EVENT, UM, FROM THE PERIOD OF 5 24 THROUGH 9 14, 20 25, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, AND FESTIVALS AND THE RECREATION BAN SHOW.
THESE ARE COMMUNITY EVENTS REQUESTING $13,320 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED.
AND THEY HAVE APPLICABLE $5,880 IN STAFF FEES ON BEHALF OF A, UM,
ON JUNE 15TH, THEY'RE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL CHARITABLE WALK RUN AT EL DORADO PARK EAST IN AREA THREE, A COMMUNITY EVENT, UM, REQUESTING $539 IN FACILITY PERMIT FEES REQUESTED
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TO BE WAIVED.AND THEY HAVE $1,069 IN APPLICABLE, UM, SECURITY DEPOSIT AS WELL AS STAFF FEES.
THIS IS, UM, AT THE REGIONAL PARK.
THEREFORE WE'LL BRING IN GREAT REVENUE GATE REVENUE, UM, FOR AN ESTIMATED 400.
IN ATTENDANCE ON BEHALF OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC.
ALUMNI CHAPTER, NEW GROUP NEW EVENT, THEY'RE WISHING TO USE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARK OPEN SPACE ON MAY 17TH FOR HEALTH FOR HEALTH AND AWARENESS FAIR AS A COMMUNITY EVENT REQUESTING $375 PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT.
THEY'RE WISHING TO USE ADMIRAL KID PARK, OPEN SPACE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE FAIR ON APRIL 12TH, 2025 AS A COMMUNITY EVENT REQUESTING $137 AND 50 CENTS PERMIT AND SPECIAL FEES REQUESTED TO BE WEIGHED.
AND LASTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF LONG BEACH, NOT A NEW BOOT, NOT A NEW EVENT TO HAVE THEIR ANNUAL BOOK FAIR AND
CENTENNIAL PARK OPEN SPACE ON APRIL 19TH AS A COMMUNITY EVENT.
$271 IN PER PERMIT, SPECIAL USE AND BOUNCE HOUSE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED.
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.
THIS LAND IS $92,857 AND 50 CENTS COMMISSIONERS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION IN THE AUDIENCE AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS NEEDED.
AT THIS TIME, WE DO ASK, UH, IF THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS AND WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST IN ORDER.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY BAND? SIR? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THAT.
THERE'S NO STAFF FEES LISTED SO THEY MEET DURING THE DAY WHEN STAFF IS THERE, OR DOES OUR STAFF GO TILL SOMETIME AT NIGHT? SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
OUR STAFF ARE PRESENT RUNNING OTHER PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER, SO WE'RE NOT BRINGING ADDITIONAL STAFF IN TO MONITOR THEIR EVENT.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE LOS ALTOS, YMCA? WOULD YOU, UH, STAND AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? YES, UH, JESSE PK.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OVER THE LOS ALTOS YMCA, UH, GOOD MORNING COMMISSION.
UH, WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED AT CORNER OF BELLFLOWER AND ATHERTON, BASICALLY BASICALLY NEXT TO CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
UM, FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE YMCA, OUR MISSION IS TO REALLY FOCUS ON HELPING EVERYONE REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, UH, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY.
WE FOCUS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND HEALTHY LIVING.
UH, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO IS THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.
SO WE, UH, WORK AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FEW WAIVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR OUR KIDS OUTSIDE OF THE PARK AREA FOR THEIR AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
UM, AND THEN FOR SUMMER CAMP TO HELP PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP AND GROW AND SELF CONFIDENCE AND RUN SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
UM, AND ONE OF THE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE MAKE SURE THAT WE RAISE FUNDS IN THE NONPROFIT TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY IS TURNED AWAY DUE, THE INABILITY TO PAY.
SO WE SERVE A LOT OF THE AREA OF LONG BEACH GOING ALL THE WAY TOWARDS DOWNTOWN, UM, AND UP ABOUT AS FAR NORTH FROM SPRING STREET.
SO I'M JUST HERE TO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE PREVIOUS, UH, SUPPORT AND HOPE THAT WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE AND HAVE THE LABOR REQUESTS FOR THE FUTURE SUMMERS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
IS THIS EXCLUSIVE FOR THEM? IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN THE PARK, THEY CAN STILL ROAM AROUND EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE PROGRAM OR IT IS NOT AN EXCLUSIVE USE PERMIT.
SO THIS IS THE AREA BETWEEN THE YMCA AND THE PARK.
UM, IT'S A BIG GREEN OPEN SPACE, UM, BUT IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE USE.
IT'S A GREAT, IT'S A GREAT THING.
I JUST HAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT.
SO IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WHERE, UM, OUR PARKS ELECTRICAL SERVICE WAS INTERRUPTED AND, UH, JESSE AND HIS TEAM ALLOWED OUR, OUR PATRONS TO GO OVER AND UTILIZE OUR FACILITIES WHILE WE WERE NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL.
WE APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY.
WONDERFUL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY.
UH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT LIVE IN THE SHELL.
HOW CAN IT BE A NEW ORGANIZATION AND AN OLD EVENT? SO COMMISSIONERS, UM, I WILL HAVE THE REPRESENTING EXPLAIN, BUT IT IS A NEW NAME, THEREFORE CLASSIFIES AS A NEW GROUP, BUT A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM LIVE IN THE SHELL? AH, YES.
UH, STEVE PRUITT, UH, FORMALLY GOT FRIENDS AT RICK PARK BAND SHELL AND WE HAVE KIND OF REBRANDED OURSELVES THIS YEAR, UH, AT AS LIVE AT THE SHELL.
WE HAVE A NEW LOGO AND WE WANTED TO AMP UP THE, UH, TO REALLY TO, TO REALLY, UH, PROMOTE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS GREAT OUTDOOR, YOU KNOW, AMPHITHEATER VENUE IN LONG BEACH.
THAT IS, IS WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT MORE AND MORE UTILIZED OBVIOUSLY, AND GET IT MORE ON THE MAP IN LONG
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BEACH.UM, SO, UH, WE HAVE WORKED, UH, WITH PARTNERS OF PARKS THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND THAT'S BEEN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
UH, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM ON SOME THINGS, LIKE WE HAVE A, AN OUTSTANDING GRANT WITH THE NAVY.
UH, BUT WE DID GO AHEAD AND CREATE OUR OWN NONPROFIT.
UM, IF ANYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS, THEY HAVE A, A EASY METHOD OF GETTING A NONPROFIT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN $50,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS US UNLESS WE GET THESE BIGGER GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, TOOK ME FOUR WEEKS TO GET IT, WHICH WAS PRETTY GOOD.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY, UH, GOOD TO KNOW, WANTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, OR HELP ON HOW TO BECOME A NONPROFIT, I'M PRETTY GOOD AT IT NOW,
UM, BUT I DO WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR AGAIN SUPPORTING US THIS YEAR.
SHE HAS HAD A NEW PERSON WORKING ON THE PERMITS FOR US.
UH, EVERYTHING'S BEEN REALLY SMOOTH THIS YEAR, UH, OUR THIRD YEAR DOING THIS.
UH, WE DO HAVE A GREAT LINEUP.
WE'VE TIGHTENED UP THE LINEUP A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON YOUTH TO BEGIN WITH.
WE'RE DOING THE HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE OF BANDS.
AGAIN, AGAIN, IF ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL BANDS THAT WANT TO JOIN A CONTEST, THIS IS A GREAT THING.
WE HAD EIGHT BANDS LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW HARD IT'S TO FIND YOUTH BANDS THIS YEAR.
IT'S NOT LIKE WHEN I WAS A KID, EVERYBODY HAD A GARAGE BAND
SO ANYBODY PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR, YOUR SCHOOL BOARDS AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE LONG BEACH YOUTH CHORUS DOING A A A A CONCERT FOR US.
UH, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK IS COMING BACK.
UM, SO, UH, THAT'S THEIR SECOND YEAR HERE.
WE ARE THEIR, TO, TO REMIND ONE WE ARE, THEIR LONG BEACH IS THEIR HOST FACILITY.
NOW THAT THIS IS WHERE THEY DO THEIR REHEARSALS, THEIR SETUPS.
THEY DO THEIR TWO SHOWS, UM, HERE AS A PREMIER IN LONG BEACH.
AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING OUR, UH, SEVEN SATURDAYS A SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
UH, WE HAVE THE A NIGHT RIDER COMING BACK.
WE HAVE THE LONG BEACH BLUES FESTIVAL.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR FOR THAT.
THAT WAS OUR BIGGEST EVENT LAST YEAR.
WE HAD LIKE 1200 PEOPLE THERE.
UM, ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS WE ARE TRYING TO DO A, A LONG BEACH GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE GOSPEL AGAIN.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY CONTACTS OF LOCAL CHURCHES OR OTHER GROUPS THAT, UH, HAVE REALLY GOOD GOSPEL GROUPS, PLEASE HAVE 'EM CONTACT ME.
I'VE BEEN A LITTLE HARD FOR ME TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT INSPIRE DIRECTORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT YEAH, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PASS THESE AROUND.
THINK YOU GIVE THEM TO COPY TO NO WORRIES.
UM, AND YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER GREAT SEASON.
UM, WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE OUT THERE.
UH, ALL THE BANDS AND THE, AND THE CROWDS KEEP BUILDING.
WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD MORE AND MORE AWARENESS OF THE SPACE AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT HERE.
IS THERE AN EMAIL OR PHONE NUMBER IF SOMEBODY HAD A GROUP TO CONTACT YOU? UH, YES.
UM, IT'S BEST WAY IS TO GO TO THE WEBSITE THERE, BUT IT'S THAT'S OKAY.
AT INFO, AT LIVE@THESHELL.ORG.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, ARE YOU, UH, VI FOUNDATION INC.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THAT FOUNDATION? SEEING NONE? WE MOVE ON TO DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY ALUMNI.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THAT GROUP? HEARING NONE? UH, BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM BREATHE? SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND LAST THE ROTARY CLUB OF LONG BEACH.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ANY OF THESE? THANK YOU.
UM, AND COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES, I THINK I HAVE A CONTACT FOR THE SHOW, FOR THE GOSPEL.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'RE STAYING.
ARE YOU STAYING FOR THE WHOLE MEETING? I CAN SAY.
I, I'LL IT, IT'S SOMEBODY FROM VIP RECORDS, SO I'LL GIVE YOU HER NAME AND NUMBER.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF CONTACTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT'S TANISHA, IT'S KELVIN'S DAUGHTER.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU HER NAME AND NUMBER AND YOU CAN USE MY NAME WITH HER.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, BY COMMISSIONER ARDI SMITH.
AND THANK YOU GLADYS FOR AN EXCELLENT REPORT.
UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, AS WE MOVE ON, IF ANY OF YOU
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WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE, WE DO NOT EXPECT OR REQUIRE YOU TO STAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.UH, NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, A RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE TO EXECUTE A RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS WITH BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOR PLACEMENT OF A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AT CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE PARK, LOCATED AT 8 51 ORANGE AVENUE IN DISTRICT ONE.
DO WE HAVE A REPORT DIRECTOR? YES, WE DO.
UM, CAN I TURN THIS OVER TO OUR PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER? SHERLYN B.
SO, YES, THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU HAVE JULIAN
AND WITH TROOP NUMBER 1 34, IT'S THE CRAFTSMAN'S VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
SO AT THE REQUEST OF THE FIRST DISTRICT IN THE CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT, JULIAN PROPOSES TO INSTALL A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY INSIDE CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE PARK.
THE NAME OF HIS PROJECT IS PAGES IN THE PARK.
SO ALONG WITH DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE LIBRARY, JULIAN WILL ALSO BE ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY BOOK DRIVE TO COLLECT BOOK DONATIONS.
SO ONCE IT'S INSTALLED, A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY WILL BE REGISTERED UNDER THE CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
WHILE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IN THE LONG BEACH PARK, IT WOULD BE THE FIRST PROPOSED AND SUPPORTED BY A COMMUNITY GROUPED AND CITY COUNCIL OFFICE.
THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY OVER AT THE EL DORADO NATURE CENTER THAT OUR STAFF MAINTAINS THAT ONE.
SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, MARY, AND DAY'S OFFICE WILL BE FUNDING ALL COSTS FOR THE PROJECT AND WILL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AT THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY FOR TWO YEARS.
AND JULIAN PLANS TO STAY INVOLVED AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED BY MAKING SURE IT'S STOCK WITH BOOKS.
SO SINCE THIS IS A NEW CONCEPT FOR OUR PARKS, UM, WE INTEND FOR THIS TO BE A TWO YEAR PILOT PROJECT TO DETERMINE IF OTHER LITTLE FREE LIBRARY PROPOSALS COULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE COULD KIND OF SEE HOW THIS GOES IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE.
AND UM, AND WE DID REACH OUT TO THE DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES WHO WAS ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
SO IT SHOULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN POT GROWERS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE TERMS. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CORRECTION.
SO IN THE ORIGINAL LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED, WE SAID SIX MONTHS TERM AND LISTED AS MARCH 1ST, 2025 TO JULY 31ST, 2025.
WE'D LIKE TO CORRECT THAT TO STATE AUGUST 31ST, 2025, WHICH WILL BE REFLECTIVE OF THE ACTUAL SIX MONTH PERIOD, UM, MAINTENANCE.
SO CD ONE WILL SUPPORT FOR TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE.
THAT INCLUDES ANY VANDALISM, COMPETING AND REFERRALS OF THE LITTLE LIBRARY.
UM, JULIAN WILL BE COORDINATING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE BUREAU.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT, MORE THAN LIKELY WE'RE GONNA SITUATE IT CLOSER TO ORANGE AVENUE.
UM, THERE'S NO ANTICIPATED FISCAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
AND THIS IS ALIGNED WITH OUR PARK MAKE LONG BEACH PARK RECREATION RANGE STRATEGIC PLAN SINCE IT INTEGRATES AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND MEETS THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY AMONG OTHER PRIORITIES OF THE STUDENT TREATED PLAN.
AND WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATION HERE IN
UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FROM THE SCOUTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE?
I AM THE SCOUT MASTER OF TROOP 1 34 OUT OF, UH, LAKEWOOD.
UH, THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL FOR HEARING THIS.
THIS IS A GREAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT I, I, MY TROOP DOES A LOT OF EGO PROJECTS AND THIS, YOU WERE ACTUALLY HELPING HIM AS THEY HELP YOU GUYS, UH, BUILD THIS LITTLE PROJECT.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND LET JULIAN SPEAK ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT.
IT'S, AND AGAIN, BEING A SCO MASTER, I'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS, EAGLE PROJECTS, AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE ONE THAT, THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH, WITH, UH, WITH LONG BEACH.
AND I'M HOPING, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE PROCESS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THIS THING.
AND, AND JULIAN IS REALLY INTO THE STUFF.
SO, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE, UH, THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, WITH THE CITY OF, UH, OF LONG BEACH.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER A, THIS IS JULIAN, UH, ERTA ON, UH, A LIFE SCOUT FROM 1 34, WHO IS, WHO WANTS TO PRESENT TO YOU HIS LEGAL PROJECT PROPOSAL.
AND AFTER THIS, THEN HE HAS TO, UH, PRESENT IT TO OUR BOARD IN ORDER TO GET IT APPROVED.
SO THIS IS ONE STEP OF MANY FOR HIM.
I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.
MY NAME IS JULIAN AND I'M A LIFE SCOUT FROM TROOP 1 3 4.
AND TODAY I'M HERE TO PRESENT MY EQUAL PROJECT PROPOSAL TO EARN SCOUTING'S HIGHEST RANK.
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PRESENTING PAGES IN THE PARK, A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY THAT I'M WORKING HARD TO BRING TO LIFE.BOOKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND I BELIEVE ACCESS TO STORIES, KNOWLEDGE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO ESTABLISH A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THE IDEA IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL.
IT'S A SMALL WAY TO ENCOURAGE LITERACY, CONNECTION AND THE JOY OF READING.
I'VE ALREADY DEDICATED OVER 75 HOURS TO PLANNING THIS PROJECT.
I CREATED A DETAILED LIST OF MATERIALS, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, AND LOGISTICS TO ENSURE THIS PROJECT GOES SMOOTHLY.
I'VE ALSO RESEARCHED BRETT BEST PRACTICES TO, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, MAKING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WAY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THIS PROJECT.
WHAT EXCITES ME THE MOST IS GOING TO BE THE IMPACT.
A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY ISN'T JUST ABOUT BOOKS, IT'S ABOUT FOSTERING A CULTURE OF LEARNING.
IT GIVES KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE A CHANCE TO DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW, WHETHER IT'S THEIR NEXT FAVORITE NOVEL OR A TOPIC THAT SPARKS THEIR CURIOSITY.
ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THIS PROCESS WAS MEETING A YOUNG CHILD ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS OLD DURING OUR COMMUNITY VOTING EVENT.
THEY WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT PAGES IN THE PARK THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO CREATE A STORY TO INCLUDE IT IN THE LIBRARY.
I HOPE TO INVITE THEM TO PLACE THEIR BOOK INSIDE DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY AS A WAY TO CELEBRATE HOW THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY INSPIRING CREATIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
TODAY I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO I CAN PRESENT PAGES IN THE PARK TO MY EAGLE BOARD AND BEGIN BUILDING.
THIS PROJECT HAS ALREADY TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT LEADERSHIP, PROBLEM SOLVING AND PREPARATION.
ONE LITTLE LIBRARY MAY NOT CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD ONE LEADER AT A TIME.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE THIS WITH YOU TODAY.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, I'D LOVE TO CONNECT.
UM, MAY I START? YOU'RE THE CHAIR.
I HAVE SAT ON THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE DEAR TO MY HEART.
ONE YEAR, A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I BELIEVE I WORKED WITH YOU, UM, WE HAD A SCOUT PRODUCE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AND WE DONATED, THEY DONATED IT AT OUR, OUR LIVE AUCTION.
SOMEBODY BOUGHT THAT FOR $500 TO HAVE IT IN ON THEIR BLOCK.
THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PROJECT AND I HOPE THAT WHAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING WILL CARRY ON WITH ALL OF OUR PARKS.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
I LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE AND I'M SO EXCITED.
SO WHEN YOU DO YOUR RIBBON CUTTING, I WANT TO BE THERE.
AND I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO KNOW HOW WE CAN DONATE BOOKS TO THIS.
WE WOULD, I KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO AND I'M SURE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WOULD LOVE TO AS WELL.
AND I KNOW I'M GONNA STOCK IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN A GREAT PART OF THE DISTRICT CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE.
THOSE FOLK ARE VERY GOOD AT TAKING CARE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO THAT IS A, A PRECIOUS PLACE TO, TO PUT IT.
SO YEAH, SO WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO HELP OUT WITH THE, UH, FUNDRAISING PART.
LIKE I, IN ORDER FOR ME TO START LIKE BUILDING OR FUNDRAISING FOR IT, OR EVEN DO ANYTHING WITH THE PROJECT, REALLY I HAVE TO GET IT APPROVED BY MY, UH, BOARD FIRST.
SO AFTER, IF IT GETS APPROVED HERE, THEN I CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP TO GET IT APPROVED OVER THERE.
AND THEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT WITH FLYERS AND ASK FOR DONATIONS TO YEAH.
AND THEN WE'LL GET UPDATES FROM, FROM, FROM STAFF IS WHAT WE'LL GET.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST A, UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION ACTUALLY ABOUT THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
'CAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT APPROVAL PROCESS LOOKS LIKE? 'CAUSE RIGHT.
WE WANTED TO SUCCESSFULLY GO THROUGH, BUT ARE THERE FACTORS THAT COULD MAYBE IT WOULDN'T.
SO NORMALLY ON THIS END IT SHOULD BE, IF YOU GUYS CAN IMPROVE IT HERE, IT SHOULD BE, I WOULD HAVE TO JUST MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED, UH, MATERIAL LIST.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LESS FINE TUNED, UM, IDEA OF WHAT THE PROJECT MIGHT BE.
SO I WOULD JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE I PRESENT THAT PERFECTLY TO THE BOARD.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.
SO HIS, SO PART OF IT IS WHEN WE DO WORK IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD ALLOWS US TO INSTALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS ON THE, ON THE PUBLIC, UH, RIGHT OF WAY.
WE HAVE TO GET APPROVED FROM YOU.
SO ONE, THIS BOARD APPROVES IT.
WE HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE NEXT STEP IS THEN HE'S GONNA
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ACTUALLY PRESENT IT TO, THERE'S A CITY COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL I THINK WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING AT, AT FIELD, BUT THIS IS IT.SO WHEN YOU GUYS GET THE GREEN LIGHT, OUR NEXT STEP IS NOT TO GET THIS THING APPROVED BY OUR, OUR EAGLE BOARD MM-HMM
AND ONCE THE EAGLE BOARD APPROVES, BECAUSE YOU GUYS APPROVED THE APPROVED
SO THAT MEANS THAT, LIKE HE MENTIONED ABOUT THE FLYER, TECHNICALLY HE CAN'T START DOING WORK FOR HIS EAGLE PROJECT BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY OUR BOARD.
BUT AS SOON AS THAT'S DONE, HE'S, HE'S GOT, HE'S GOT THINGS LINED UP.
SO HE'LL GIVE YOU GUYS, UH, UH, A FLYER TO DO THAT MM-HMM
AND THEN HE'LL HAVE A SCHEDULE, AND THEN HE'S ACTUALLY HAVING THE COMMUNITY HELP HIM BUILD THIS STUFF.
SO THIS IS THE FINAL, NOT THE FINAL FINAL STEP, BUT THE, THIS IS THE VERY IMPORTANT, UH, APPROVAL PROCESS.
AND THEN, THEN HE CAN ACTUALLY, UH, WE'LL SET UP A MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH OUR BOARD AND THEN HE CAN ACTUALLY CONTINUE, HE CAN PURCHASE THE MATERIAL AGAIN.
IT WAS NICE ENOUGH FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY FUND THE THING.
NORMALLY HE ACTUALLY HAS TO GO FUNDRAISE FOR THE STUFF HE HAS TO, ON HIS BOARD REPORT, IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE TO READ IT, HE'S ACTUALLY, AS PART OF HIS EAGLE PROJECT, HE NEEDS TO GO AND VISIT LIKE HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S, ALL THESE PLACES TO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS.
SO TECHNICALLY IT'S KIND OF COOL TO HAVE IT BEING FUNDED, BUT THE NORMAL PROCESS WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, TO DO IT HIMSELF.
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A LEGAL PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE, BY THE COUNCIL OR THEY HAVE A BUDGET FOR IT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL MM-HMM
BECAUSE THE MONEY THEY'RE GONNA GIVE, I GUESS, NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ITSELF.
AND, AND SO WITH THAT, THE EAGLE BOARD ITSELF, I DO APOLOGIZE, I MEANT IN THAT, SO IS THE EAGLE BOARD ITSELF ARE THEY WORKING WITH HIM TO, TO GET TO A YES.
THAT'S WHERE I JUST WANTED TO SEE, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BOARD THAT THIS PROJECT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD? SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, WE PREPARE, UH, JULIAN.
UH, SO WHAT HE'S GONNA DO IS HE'S GONNA PRESENT TO THE BOARD.
IT'S, IT'S NOT A YES YET, RIGHT? MM-HMM
A JOB OF AN EAGLE CANDIDATE IS TO BE ABLE TO SELL HIS PRODUCT.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROCESS THAT HE HAS TO DO, BUT KNOWING ALL THIS THAT HE'S DONE, IT'S LIKELY TO GET PASSED, BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HE WON'T.
BUT THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS YOUR CONCERN IS THAT, AND HIS ANSWER TO THEM IS, WHAT HAPPENED TO, WE DON'T APPROVE THIS.
RIGHT? HIS ANSWER IS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU GUYS APPROVE IT OR NOT, AND THIS IS THE, THE TYPICAL ANSWER THAT WE ARE STILL GONNA BUILD IT.
I, WE HAVE A COMMITMENT FROM JULIE
AND THEN THAT KIND OF PUTS THE PRESSURE ON THE BOARD, RIGHT? WOW.
SO THEN HE'LL ASK WHAT IS IT THAT HE NEEDS IN ORDER TO GET IT ACCRUED? AND THEN, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, LIKE YOU, I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS THING BUILT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S THE START OF A NEW THING, EVEN FOR OUR TROOP.
AGAIN, OUR TROOP IS BASED OUT OF LAKEWOOD, BUT WE'VE BEEN HAVE HALF OF MY, UH, TROOP MEMBERS ARE FROM LONG BEACH, RIGHT AROUND THIS AREA.
I HAVE LIKE, WHAT, FIVE OR SIX MORE EGO SCOUT CANDIDATE.
SO THERE COULD BE FIVE OR SIX MORE LITTLE
BUT ANYWAY,
UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION MORE FOR OUR SIDE OF THE TEAM, UH, FOR A TWO YEAR PILOT PROGRAM.
HOW IS IT DECIDED THAT IT'S TWO YEARS? IS THAT THE STANDARD, OR WAS TWO YEARS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM, I SHOULD SAY? WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS AROUND THAT, AND WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS TWO YEARS.
WE KIND OF LOOKED AT IT AND CHOSE IT FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
AND THEN AT THAT TWO YEAR MARK, WE COULD LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS, DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK, WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE MAYBE ADJUSTED IN THE FUTURE, SO GOTCHA.
BECAUSE WE JUST REALLY HAVEN'T HAD IT.
I JUST, I THINK IT WILL BE POPULAR.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING, IS TWO YEARS ALMOST A LITTLE TOO LONG TO ASSESS, WAIT, AND COMMISSIONER HIGA? YEAH.
UM, SO REALLY QUICKLY, JULIAN, COULD YOU JUST SHARE YOUR GRADE AND WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL? AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER ONE.
I'M ACTUALLY HOMESCHOOLED AND I'M A SENIOR.
DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR? ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT FOR SURE.
BUT, UM, I DEFINITELY WANT TO GET MY EAGLE FIRST AND THEN DECIDE WHERE I'D LIKE TO GO.
AS I'M, I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON YOUR POISE AND YOUR CONFIDENCE.
I OBVIOUSLY LOVED THE PART AT THE BEGINNING WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING AND LITERATURE
UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
UM, AND I AM THINKING ABOUT THIS, UH, JUST FULL DISCLOSURE, WE'RE ABOUT TO START READING FAHRENHEIT 4 51 IN MY AP CLASS.
SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE, THE VALUE OF READING, ARE YOU ALSO THINKING
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ABOUT WHAT BOOKS ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE, INTO THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY? IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY SORT OF, UM, ARE YOU GOING TO BE KEEPING TRACK OF THIS MANY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, THIS MANY ADULT BOOKS? BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THESE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, WE THINK ABOUT THEM AS BEING MOSTLY FOR KIDS, BUT A LOT OF TIMES WHAT GOES IN THERE IS, YOU KNOW, RANDOM STUFF THAT ADULTS THROW IN AS WELL.SO IS THERE ANY SORT OF PROCESS FOR THAT? SO WE DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE LITTLE LIBRARY IS FILTERED, MAKING SURE THERE'S NO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT IN THERE.
BUT WE ALSO BE ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO RECOMMEND BOOKS AND PUT OUT THEIR FAVORITE BOOKS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S GONNA BE FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BOOK AND WHEN YOU SAY INAPPROPRIATE, WHO'S DETERMINING? I THINK THERE'S A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WILL BE DETERMINING, WHO'S GONNA BE DETERMINING, LIKE, FILTERING OUT MOST OF IT.
WELL, I THINK, I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE THIS VOTE'S GOING, BUT
HOW ABOUT THAT? THE ATTORNEY'S NOT HERE ANYMORE, SO
OH, UH, I, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THOUGH TOO.
SO I THINK FOR OUR TEAM, ONCE WE APPROVE THIS TODAY, AND THEN ASSUMING YOU GET THAT APPROVAL, HOW LONG UNTIL THIS IS UP AND RUNNING? WELL, WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THIS DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT JULIAN HERE WILL BE TURNING 18 IN MAY.
AND HE NEEDS TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED.
SO WE HAVE EVERYONE KIND OF ON ALERT, READY TO GO TO HELP THIS KIND OF COME TO FRUITION.
SO THEN THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL APPROVALS THAT WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO US ONCE THIS MOVES THROUGH? OR IS THIS THE ONLY THING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR US? THIS IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S VERY, UH, UNUSUAL FOR ALL OF US TO TALK.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THIS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SHORT HANDS.
UH, ECHOING EVERYBODY ELSE, THIS IS A REALLY COOL PROJECT FOR REALLY COOL KID.
UH, SO REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THIS.
UH, JUST A VERY QUICK TECHNICAL, UH, QUESTION.
UH, SO I UNDERSTAND AT THE BEGINNING THERE WAS, UH, THE, UH, THE QUESTION ABOUT, UH, OR THE COMMENT ABOUT THE CORRECTION, ABOUT THE, WHEN THE TIMING OF THIS, IS THAT GOING TO REQUIRE ANY SORT OF FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? YES.
YOU ALL WOULD NEED TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT AUGUST, SAY AUGUST, 2025.
IT JUST, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE OKAYED BY THE MOTION AND THE SECOND, IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THIS PRESENTATION.
REALLY ENJOYED THIS DISCUSSION AND ALSO APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS FROM YOU.
COMMISSIONER, SHOWN COMMISSIONER ALLEN, ALSO COMMISSIONER HIA FOR, UH, FOR ASKING SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.
I ALSO HAD, IN MY MIND, PARTICULARLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT REGARDLESS OF, UH, WHAT THE, UH, THE, THE, THE CO THE, THE TROOP DOES, OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE TROOP DOES, UH, THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO GO FORWARD.
ALTHOUGH IF IT DOESN'T GET APPROVED BY THE, THE, UH, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, I THINK THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT.
YOU HAVE, THAT'S WHERE COMMISSIONER SHOWN WAS GOING, IS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO OR THAT YOU NOTICED THAT WE COULD GO TO OUR STAFF OR THE CITY AND SAY, WE NEED TO REFINE THIS.
BUT I THINK IF WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING A PROGRAM THAT WILL ALL TAKE EFFECT.
SO I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW QUICKLY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS CAN GET THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF FUNDS.
SO I THINK WE'LL MEET YOUR BIRTHDAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE, UH, PUBLIC? YES, MA'AM.
WELL, FIRST STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION.
I'M JUST, I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH HIM.
AND HOW LUCKY IS CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE TO GET THIS YOUNG MAN COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HIS SUPPORTIVE FAMILY, UH, FOR COMING OUT AND BUILDING THIS, UH, HOPEFULLY BUILDING THIS LITTLE FREE LIBRARY? I WANTED TO ADD ONE THING, UM, IS, WELL, I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMISSION NUMBER ONE AND CD ONE FOR SUPPORTING YOU AND SUPPORTING US.
UM, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN ZENDAY HOUSE HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS WITH US, AND, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER SUPPORT.
THERE IS A RESIDENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT OWNS THE BOOK TRUCK, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
SHE SUPPLIES BOOKS TO TEENAGERS MM-HMM
AND SHE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING BOOKS FOR, UM, OUR LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.
SHE GETS LOTS OF DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SOMETIMES IT'S YOUNGER CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND SOMETIMES ADULT BOOKS.
AND THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT HER AUDIENCE IS OR HER FOCUS.
SO SHE WILL BE DONATING THOSE TO THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.
WE INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE.
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CO-CHAIR, CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE, HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND WANT BE HERITAGE, UH, BOARD MEMBER.I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY NAME IS LISA HARRIS, ALSO A CRAFTSMAN OF VILLAGE AND, UM, ON THE BOARD ALONG WITH HERITAGE.
AND FIRST OFF, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE, AS WELL AS THANK YOU TO JILLIAN, TO HELPING A DREAM TO GET GOING.
AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE VISION, UM, THERE FOR, TO HELP APART SO THAT WE CAN SEE KIDS IN THE FUTURE SITTING DOWN READING OR ADULTS SITTING DOWN AND SHARING.
SO THAT'S, IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO HAVE, UH, THIS, YOU KNOW, HAVE ACTUALLY COMING TO FRUITION.
SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY IT'S 'CAUSE IT'S NOW THE DREAM IS NOW AND IT JUST, IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
AND YOU'RE THE HEAD OF THE VILLAGE CITIZEN.
SO I WANTED TO ADD THAT THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY START THE PROJECT.
SO IF WE MEET, SO AS SOON AS HE GETS APPROVED, HE ACTUALLY STARTS THE PROJECT.
SO IF, LET'S SAY EXAMPLE IS MONDAY, BECAUSE WE CAN, UH, WE CAN MEET ON A MONDAY AND THEN ON A TUESDAY HE CAN ACTUALLY START PURCHASING THIS MATERIAL.
UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW QUICKLY THE FUND WILL COME FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY START BUILDING BEFORE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE, SO WE'LL PROBABLY WE'LL DO IN OUR PART IS KIND OF UP, FUND THE MONEY UP FRONT KNOWING THAT IT'S COMING AND THEN, AND THEN FILTER THAT IN THE ROCK.
LIKE I SAID, HE'S GOT TO MAY 14TH TO GET THIS THING DONE.
AND, AND THEY ALREADY SCHEDULED THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
THEY, THEY WANNA PLAN LIKE THREE MONTHS AHEAD, SO, BUT YEAH.
SO REST ASSURED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE SAID THAT ENOUGH.
CAN YOU SCHEDULE A BOARD MEETING? AND THAT ONE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THE THE BRA ACT KIND OF A THING.
THEY CAN JUST DO THAT ON THEIR OWN.
AND THEN, AND YEAH, SO WE'LL REPORT BACK.
I THINK OUR PLAN WITH JULIAN IS TO, ONCE IT'S DONE, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE COUNCIL MEMBER CELESTE IS GONNA HAVE WEEKLY OR DAILY UPDATES OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT THE, THE TROOP IS READY TO GO.
HE JUST COULDN'T START BECAUSE HE CAN'T.
I, I MEAN, I'M JUST EXCITED AS YOU GUYS, I THINK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO, THE IMPACT THAT IT'S GONNA THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING.
WE HAVE ANOTHER, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
CAN YOU STAND AND GIVE US YOUR NAME, PLEASE? MY NAME'S VANESSA.
UM, HOW CAN HE CONTACT YOU GUYS ONCE EVERYTHING IS MOVING FORWARD LIKE HE SHOULD? IS THERE SOMEWHERE WHERE HE CAN EMAIL EVERYONE AS A GROUP? GO THROUGH.
SHIRLEY, YOU WELCOME A GOOD QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT, WELL WE, YES MA'AM.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GONNA BE PLACED YET, AND I'M SURE THAT WILL BE UP TO YOU GUYS, RIGHT? YEAH.
WE'LL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER THEN.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT DIGGING WHERE A WIRE IS.
ERIC, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? WELL, I MEAN, I WAS JUST EXCITED, UM, FOR THE YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT IMPACT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.
YOU KNOW, UM, I I THINK IT'S, IT'S REALLY ADMIRABLE.
I KNOW PEOPLE GONNA LOOK UP TO YOU AND THEN MEETING YOU, PERSONALIZE FOR ME AND MY TEAM.
LITTLE, I MEAN, YOU DO AN JOB TAKING CARE OF OUR FACILITIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.
NOW I KNOW YOU'RE STORY, UM, BECAUSE YOU VERY IMPRESSIVE AS A YOUNG MAN.
AND I JUST PRAY TO KEEP THAT DRIVING AMBITION.
MAKE A WORLD NOT JUST THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED AND UH, WE CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION AS IT WAS AMENDED, UH, WHICH WAS, UM, UH, PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH.
IT'S SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
AND WE KNOW WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.
WELL, THAT WAS VERY EXCITING, VERY HEARTWARMING AND VERY WORTHWHILE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
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OH, YES.SORRY, I WAS WRITING ALL MY NOTES IN THE WRONG ONE.
UH, TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A NEW MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR RECIPROCAL, FOR THE RECIPROCAL USE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES.
I DO HAVE TO EXCUSE MYSELF FROM THE ROOM AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE, UH, LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I DON'T GET TO BE PART OF THIS.
I THINK YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE.
OH, REALLY? OH, YOU CAN TAKE IT.
UH, AND I MISSED WHO SECONDED IT.
SO IS THERE A DISCUSSION? IS THERE A PRESENTATION DIRECTOR? YES.
SO, UH, CHARLENE, BE OUR PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER.
UM, AND JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE JOURNEY HERE, THIS HAS BEEN MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND THIS ULTIMATELY WILL BE A VERY GOOD THING FOR THE MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHARLOTTE.
UM, SO THIS TIME WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT.
AS FAR YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN THE MEETING, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE DID RECEIVE THIS PRESENTATION AND HAD OUR DISCUSSION ON IT AS WELL ON MARCH 13TH.
SO THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE ENABLES RELATIONSHIPS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPAL AGENCIES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING, ORGANIZE DIFFERENT EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY RECREATION, AND PROVIDE FACILITIES PROGRAMS. WITH THIS, WE HAVE A SHARED OBJECTIVE WITH ALL BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE A SHARED CUSTOMER BASE, AND WE BOTH WANT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY MAKING SURE WE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY HERE IN OUR CITY.
SO THIS LAST AGREEMENT, WE'VE HAD A JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT SINCE 1986, BUT THE LAST AGREEMENT WE HAD WAS IN 1996, WHICH EXPIRED IN 2006.
AND IT'S KIND OF BEEN IN A WHOLE NEW PATTERN SINCE THEN.
FRANK MENTIONED A LONG TIME COMING, A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS AND BACK AND FORTH.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO KIND OF BE AT THE STEP.
SO IN THE LAST, UM, THE D MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT, WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES A STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTATIVE USES OF OUR FACILITIES.
SO THIS WILL NOT, AND IN THE PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF IT, IT DID NOT.
AND IT WILL CONTINUE NOT TO INCLUDE OUR TITLES FACILITIES, IT WON'T INCLUDE GOLF OR TENNIS AS THOSE ARE OPERATED BY THIRD PARTY VENDORS.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEM FOR THAT FACILITY USE.
UM, OTHER, IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION, OTHER FACILITIES SUCH AS OUR BANCROFT, UM, FIELDS, THE CHAVEZ GYMNASIUM, NAPLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TENNIS COURSE, THOSE HAVE THEIR OWN STANDALONE DRUG USE AGREEMENTS.
UM, BECAUSE THOSE HAD SPECIAL USES, AND THEY ALSO WERE MORE LONG TERM, WE HAD SPECIAL, SPECIAL FUNDING RELATIONSHIPS TO PROVIDE THOSE FACILITIES.
SO, UM, AND IN THE PREVIOUS ONE, NO ONE CHARGED EACH OTHER.
UM, ALSO IN THE PREVIOUS ONE, PRIORITY USE WENT SO FOR THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES PRIORITY USE WENT TO LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE WERE THEN SECOND, AND THEN THEY WOULD OPEN IT UP TO EVERYONE ELSE.
FOR CITY FACILITIES, CITY USE WOULD COME FIRST, THEN LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BE SECOND, AND THEN IT WOULD BE OPEN UP TO OTHERS.
THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE, AND IT INCLUDED THINGS SUCH AS AN EQUITABLE AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, UM, SOME OF THE TURF SOCCER FIELDS IN LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE PUT ON HOLD, AND WE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AND COULD NOT USE THAT.
UM, THERE WERE SOMETIMES LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS OF PERMITS THAT WOULD OFTEN BE DONE.
THE JOINT NEWS COMMITTEE WOULD SAY, YES, IT'S OKAY, BUT THEN THE PRINCIPALS MIGHT SWITCH IT BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.
SO THOSE WERE SOME CHALLENGES THAT EXISTED.
UM, AND THEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE THINGS LIKE COLUMBIA BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOWING UP, UM, TO UTILIZE OUR FIELD FACILITIES, UM, PERMITTED AND NOT ON A RESERVATION SCHEDULE.
SO THOSE WERE JUST SOME OF THE CHALLENGES.
SO WITH THIS NEW ONE, WE'RE GONNA FLIP TO THE NEW ONE NOW.
UM, WE'RE HOPING TO ADDRESS THAT.
AND SO THIS NEW ONE JOINT USE AGREEMENT, WE'LL ADDRESS IT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS ON HERE IS THAT, UM, WE WILL NOW HAVE A FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FMC.
SO THE FMC WILL MEET REGULARLY.
IT'LL HAVE EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM THE DISTRICT AND FROM THE CITY.
UM, OUR DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, REC AND MARINE.
UM, IT'LL PROVIDE A DUE PROCESS IN A WAY TO HANDLE GRIEVANCES.
IT'LL ALSO HELP TO ALLEVIATE IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, SUCH AS WE'RE FINDING THAT WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH RESERVATIONS, GETTING COUNCIL AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THE FC WILL NEED TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT AND DEAL WITH THAT.
UM, IT'S GONNA ADDRESS SOME OF THE AVAILABILITY ISSUES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THEY'LL
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COME TOGETHER ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS AND CREATE A MASTER USE OF MASTER SCHEDULE.SO THAT WAY WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD AND EVERYONE'S HAVING THAT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR PROGRAMMING IN, UM, THE PRIORITY USAGE.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE, IF IT'S A DISTRICT FACILITY, DISTRICT HAS FIRST CHOICE, CITY HAS SECOND, THEN EVERYONE ELSE, AND VICE VERSA WITH OUR CITY FACILITY, CITY FIRST CHOICE, THEN THE DISTRICT, THEN EVERYONE ELSE.
SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE AT ALL.
THE TERMS WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.
SO IN THE PREVIOUS VERSIONS, THEY WERE FOR A 10 YEAR, THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT WAS IN PLACE FOR 10 YEARS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS TIME IS THE TERM IS GOING TO BE A FIVE YEAR TERM WITH TWO OPTIONS TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS.
UM, THIS WILL GIVE FLEXIBILITY AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK TO REALLY BE ABLE TO REEVALUATE AND IF THERE'S ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE, THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HAPPEN.
UM, ALSO A BIG CHANGE WITH THIS IS THE FEE STRUCTURE.
SO I MENTIONED IN THE OLD ONE, WE DID NOT CHARGE EACH OTHER FOR THE USE OF FACILITIES.
THIS TIME AROUND WITH THE NEW JOINT USE ONE, THERE WILL BE CHARGES.
UM, THE STANDARD RESERVATION FEES WILL EXIST FOR EACH PARTY TO HAVE TO PAY AS WELL AS STAFFING COSTS.
SO FOR THE DISTRICT, IT'S USUALLY THE CUSTODIAL COSTS THAT THEY'LL BE CHARGING.
FOR US, IT'S STAFFING BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE JUST A CUSTODIAL TEAM, BUT WE DO HAVE STAFF THAT GO OUT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY WAS BROUGHT TO US BY THE DISTRICT AND PART OF THAT NEGOTIATION.
SO THEY INSISTED ON WANTING TO HAVE THAT.
UM, ALSO IN THIS MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT USES THAT ARE DEFINED.
SO THERE'S THE PERMANENT USE, WHICH IS MOSTLY WHAT'S GONNA BE COVERED BY THE JOINT USE.
THAT'S OUR REGULAR RESERVATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT.
THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SPECIAL JOINT USE EXHIBITS.
SO I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT WE HAVE SEPARATE JOINT USE AGREEMENTS FOR THINGS LIKE BANGKOK, BANCROFT FIELD, OR CHAVEZ GYM OR NAPLES.
UM, THOSE WILL NOW GO INTO THE MASTER JOINT USE AS EXHIBITS.
SO IT'LL HAVE THE TERMS OF THOSE SPECIAL USES THAT ARE NEEDED.
SO THAT WILL BE ALL KIND OF HOUSED IN THE ONE SAME SIMILAR DOCUMENT INSTEAD OF US ALWAYS HAVING TO GO LOOK FOR DIFFERENT ONES.
UM, AND THEN THE RECIPROCAL USE.
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THAT AND THE JOINT USE, WHAT THAT IS, IS JUST SHOWING THAT ALL FACILITIES IN LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL OF THE ONES FOR THE CITY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TIDELANDS TENNIS GOLF THAT WERE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
UM, AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE DID GET A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS THIS.
UM, AND SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE HERE.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THIS? OKAY.
SO AS STATED EARLIER, WE DID HAVE OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, DISCUSS THIS.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS JUST THE VISUAL OF TWO PUBLIC ENTITIES CHARGING EACH OTHER.
AND STAFF DID A DEEP DIVE ON THAT FROM BOTH SIDES.
AND THEY BOTH AGREE THAT THAT IS THE CLEANEST, BEST, MOST ORGANIZED, UH, UH, WAY TO DO THAT.
SO MY RESERVATIONS ARE PUT AT EASE THERE.
AND I THINK THIS FACILITIES, FCM FACILITY FUNDING MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, IF FMC, I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD, UH, THAT THEY WILL MEET ON, I THINK, A QUARTERLY BASIS AND, AND DEAL WITH ANYTHING IN THE PAST.
THAT WAS JUST KIND OF THE LAST MINUTE THING.
SO I THINK THAT IS A, A REALLY GOOD ADDITION.
SO HAVING DEALT WITH THIS IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE AND THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING.
AND IF IT'S OKAY, IF I'M AROUND AND THIS GOES TO COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S OKAY IF I GO DOWN AND SPEAK IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? SURE.
AND YOU, IT MIGHT BE GONE IN MAY.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO.
THANK YOU FOR THE, FROM THE PUBLIC.
YEAH, I, I WAS CURIOUS JUST ON THE TIMELINE FOR THIS, LIKE THE OVERALL TIMELINE, OVERALL TIMELINE.
SO ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH THIS MEETING HERE, I WILL BE DRAFTING THAT LETTER TO GET IT OVER INTO JENNY AND TEAM SO WE CAN GET ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE, UM, COUNCIL AGENDA.
UM, WHAT I LOOKED AT, I THINK IT'S APRIL 14TH.
I KNOW IT WAS LIKE APRIL 14TH, THE 22ND.
AFTER THIS MEETING, SO APRIL 22ND.
JUST WANNA THANK SETH AND BOB FOR BEING PART OF THIS DISCUSSION AND, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND ALL THE LEGALESE AND SAID, YEP, I'LL TRUST THEM.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING? NONE.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, WE NOW ARE GOING TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
CAN WE WAIT JUST ONE SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER TO REJOIN US? OKAY.
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I THOUGHT HE WAS OH, MEETING WENT FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.LOOKS LIKE THE BRUTALIST MOVIE.
I GET, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE SOME COMMENT.
YEAH, I WAS LIKE, THAT KID'S GOING TO HARVARD, HE IS NOT DECIDED WHAT CAREER PURSUITS.
I MEAN, WE, I MEAN, I'D BE WILLING TO MEET WITH HIM AND JUST SUGGEST THINGS, BUT I COULD SEE HIM BEING, WELL, NOT JUST A POLITICIAN, BUT A LAWYER OR ANYONE THAT IS AN ADVOCATE.
HE'S JUST, I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIM 17 AND THAT CONFIDENT, LIKE, YEAH, VERY CONFIDENT.
HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH THE SCOUTS.
AND THEN, I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THE PARTNERING.
HE CREATED THE LIBRARY, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE, UH, PARKS COMMISSION, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE SCOUTS.
THIS IS HOW A YOUNG MAN WHO'S ABLE TO PULL ALL OF THESE GROUPS TOGETHER.
I HAVE TO CREDIT, UH, THE TROOP LEADER TOO.
I MEAN, HE, HE EXHIBITED GREAT OPTIMISM IN THE WHOLE PROCESS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIND OF YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, GROW UP AS A REFLECTION OF THEIR LEADERSHIP, SO THAT'S TRUE.
SHOULD WE WAIT FOR COMMISSIONER LEVISON? UM, I THINK WE GOT, YEAH, I THINK HE'S IN THE REST.
WHAT'S THE NEXT ITEM? OH, OH, YEAH.
YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
WE CREATE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH OF 2025.
WAS THAT YOU? SECONDING? SECOND.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO RAISE UP, AND IF YOU LISTEN TO CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY NIGHT, YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS A GREAT OUTPOURING AND EXPRESS SENTIMENT FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, UM, I DIDN'T THINK TO BRING COPIES OF THIS FOR EVERYONE.
UM, I CAN ASK JEN TO MAYBE SCAN IT AND SEND IT OUT TO YOU, BUT, UM, IT, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR, UM, IN HIS FIRST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS HAD LIFTED UP AS SOMETHING HE THOUGHT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, THERE'S JUST BEEN, UM, MAYBE A SENSE OF LACK OF PATIENCE, BUT THERE WERE PROBABLY AT LEAST 40 INDIVIDUALS THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF PUBLIC COMMENT TO BASICALLY MAKE AN APPEAL FOR THE CITY TO GET THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
THERE IS, IN THE CITY'S ELEVATE 28 FUNDING PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, THREE QUARTERS OF A BILLION DOLLARS, THERE'S, UH, $500,000 ALLOCATED IN FUTURE YEARS FOR, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PRELIMINARY PLANNING.
SO WE DID GET PERMISSION TO ACCELERATE THAT UP.
AND THEN, UM, I WILL ANNOUNCE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP, UH, I'M SORRY, A PLAN PARK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER POSITION, UH, THAT'S FINALLY BEEN FILLED.
SO DANIELLE LEWIS WILL BE JOINING OUR TEAM, WORKING CLOSELY WITH SHERLY.
AND OF COURSE STEVE'S UH, GOT A REALLY GREAT BENCH NOW FOR ALL THESE THINGS.
BUT, UM, SO WE, WE DO HAVE A TENTATIVE, UH, COMMUNITY KIND OF KICKOFF ENGAGEMENT MEETING, WHICH PLEASES ALL OF 'EM GREATLY.
IT'S THE, IT'S THE TUESDAY IN LATE LATE APRIL WHERE THERE'S NOT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO THEY ALWAYS GO DARK ON THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MEETING LOCATION, MAYBE THE GEN PE CENTER AND CAESAR SHADOW PARK, OR POSSIBLY DRAKE COMMUNITY CENTER.
BUT, UM, THEY'RE EXCITED TO KNOW THAT, UM, THAT THERE'S GONNA BE SOME FORWARD MOVEMENT ON THAT.
BUT, UH, PROBABLY THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT STARTING POINT BESIDES GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT AND INVITING THEM TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS IS WHERE WILL IT BE? IT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 14TH STREET PARK CORRIDOR, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LONG BEACH BOULEVARD AND SEASIDE PARK IS ACTUALLY THE, THE END OF THAT WHOLE PARKWAY.
UM, SO IN TALKING, I DID APPRECIATE THE MAYOR WINK, WINK, UM, BECAUSE HE SAID THAT, UM, SRA WHO'S ON, OR MONTSERRAT, WHO'S ON HIS STAFF WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET THEM.
LOTS OF THEM OUT IN THE LOBBY TO JUST, UM, EXPLAIN THINGS.
AND HE SAID, OH, BUT I SEE OUR PARK DIRECTOR REP DENNIS IS HERE AND HE'LL BE HAPPY TO MEET YOU WITH SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I HAVE ABOUT 29 STEPS TO GET TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
TO BE CLEAR AS TO WHAT THAT GOOD NEWS WAS GONNA BE,
THEY WERE VERY CIVIL, VERY, YOU KNOW, WELL SPOKEN AND THE WHOLE RANGE.
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KIDS THAT JUST TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR KID, YOU KNOW, YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITY.UM, WE DID HIGHLIGHT BOOKS AND BUCKETS WHOSE, UH, SPORTS AND LITERACY ORGANIZATION THAT HAD GRASSROOTS IN WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY WERE VERY WELL REPRESENTED AND THEY'LL BE, I THINK, AN INSTRUMENTAL PARTNER IN HELPING, UM, AS WELL AS LATINOS IN ACTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, VERY WELL INTENDED COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ADVOCATES THAT I THINK WILL, UH, BE WELL ALIGNED WITH THIS.
SO I DID, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE A REALLY IMPORTANT THING THAT WAS RAISED UP BY THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE GOOD LISTENERS TO, AND WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO.
SO WE'LL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF THAT.
OTHER THAN THAT, I ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
IN THAT REGARD, DID YOU SENSE WITH THAT GROUP OF 40 THAT THERE WAS A LEADER? AND IF SO, YEAH, I, I DID ASK DIFFERENT LEADERS FOR THEM TO, 'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE OUT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, I ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP JUST SELF-IDENTIFY AND THREE HANDS WENT UP.
SO THE BOOKS AND BUCKETS LEADER, UH, LATINOS ACTION LEADER, MARTHA, AND THEN, YEAH.
AND THEN, UM, ANOTHER SELF-IDENTIFIED LEADER.
AND I KNOW MARTHA REALLY WELL.
YEAH, MARTHA'S A FRIEND OF MINE.
IT WAS VERY, IT WAS A POSITIVE THING THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT TOPICS THAT ARE MORE
THIS, THEY WERE ALL REALLY VERY CIVIL, SO IT'S GOOD, BUT I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU.
UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE OTHER CONVERSATION ISN'T REALLY IN YOUR PURVIEW, BUT EVERYONE, BECAUSE WE'RE PARKS, RECREATION, MARINE, AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, THE, THE LEGAL ACTION THAT THE CITY'S TAKEN WITH S-B-C-L-A, THAT COMES UP NATURALLY THROUGH EVERYONE.
SO IF IT COMES TO YOU, YOU CAN JUST PIVOT THE PEOPLE BACK TO ME.
UM, 'CAUSE I THINK EVEN WITH MARINE BUREAU TOPICS, THE OTHER BIG THING IS THE MARINA BONDS THAT ARE GONNA BE, UM, UH, REPOSITIONED FOR SOME SAVINGS.
AND THEN THAT, THAT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED, BUT I DON'T MIND IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ASK YOU THINKING THAT YOU ALSO ARE WELL INFORMED ABOUT ALL THINGS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, JUST SEND THEM TO ME AND I'LL, I'LL HELP EXPLAIN THAT.
YOU KNOW, BEING FIRST DAY OF SPRING, UM, GLAD AND HER TEAM HAVE REALLY GREAT SPRING FUN DAYS PLANNED DURING SPRING BREAK.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT SUMMER BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
UM, PROBABLY IN, IN TERMS OF YOUR INTEREST PURVIEW, THE BIG NEWS ALSO, WE HAVE LOTS OF BIG NEWS.
THE OTHER BIG NEWS IS THE RETURN OF THE MUNICIPAL BAND TO MARINE STADIUM.
SO WITH, UH, COLORADO OAKLAND, WE DO OUR OPEN CHANNEL PROJECT, KIND OF FINALLY WRAPPING UP THAT AREA.
NOT THAT RECREATION PARK WAS A BAD, A BAD PLACE FOR IT, BUT ACTUALLY HE'S LOCKED ON STEVE PRUITT'S WHOLE SUMMER PROGRAM OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT REALLY HAS A GRASP ON THAT SPOTLIGHT IN RECREATION PARK.
SO, UM, AND THE, MAY I JUST ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER? HAS THAT PERSON STARTED? NO, WE HAVE, UH, AGREED UPON TERMS. SHE HAS A COUPLE LITTLE, I THINK, BACKGROUND CHECK BOXES TO FINISH, BUT SHE'S COMING TO US FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED WITH, WITH A LOT OF OUR, UM, MEASURE A PROJECTS AND GOOD STANDING AND ALL THAT.
SHE'S IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CORNER OF THAT COUNTY REALM, BUT SHE'LL BE REALLY A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.
AND WILL SHE BE PROACTIVELY FUNDRAISING? IS THAT NO, NO.
SHE'LL BE MANAGING ALL OF OUR PARK DEVELOPMENT.
WITH, SHE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF STEVE'S TEAM WITH, UM, GRANTS THAT WE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR, BUT VERY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH, WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS AS WE HAND OFF KIND OF CONCEPTUAL PARK DESIGN PLANS FOR THEM TO HELP BUILD THIS UP.
THAT WAS A LONG JOURNEY TO GET THERE.
SO I WANT TO THANK STEVE AND, AND HIS TEAM FOR, UM, GOING THROUGH ALL THE RECRUITMENT INTERVIEWS, FINAL SELECTION, UH, AND THEN AGAIN, LIFTING UP HIS TEAM.
THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING AND BRINGING ON BOARD OUR ARMY OF STAFF FOR SUMMER FUN.
YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
COMMISSIONER CHAVIN, YOU MENTIONED THE, THE SPCA LAWSUIT, UM, THAT WITH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL HAVE TO DO ANY ACTION ON THAT OR NECESSITATE US GOING TO CLOSED SESSION FOR ANYTHING? NO, NOT AT ALL.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A COMMISSION THAT IS DEFINED FOR OVERSIGHT OR POLICY SHAPING OR BUDGET REC AND NOTHING WITH ANIMAL CARE, WHICH MAY BE GOOD OR MAYBE OPPORTUNITY
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TODAY.I KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME YESTERYEAR COMMISSIONS QUITE OFTEN, YOU KNOW, THE TERM MARINE BUREAU IS ADDED ONTO THIS COMMISSION AND, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY AREN'T AS PARKS AND RECREATION BY CHART DEFINITION, SO, THANK YOU.
UM, SO IT'S, I THINK TANGENTIALLY RELATED TO SOMETHING THE DIRECTORS HIGHLIGHTS I NOTICED, UM, ON ITEM 10, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE NEW THRONE SMART RESTROOM PILOT PROGRAM.
AND I THINK I CAN TAKE THAT AS A JUMPING OFF POINT TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE ABOUT THE, UM, THE BATHROOMS HERE AT THE LOS ALTOS, UH, YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.
I KNOW THE SIGNS ON, SAY, COMING BEGINNING OF 2025 AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, NEARING THE MIDDLE.
HAVE THE BEST UPDATE, BUT YEAH, WE ACTUALLY ARE VERY, VERY ANXIOUS FOR THOSE TO FINALLY BE, UH, OPEN.
I KNOW WE GET LOTS OF, UM, CRITICAL COMMENTS FROM THE FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR THAT THEY'RE, THE PORTA JOHNS JUST AREN'T, YOU KNOW, OUR BEST WAY TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.
BUT THAT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, OUR GO TO WHEN WE HAVE BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
IS THERE AN UPDATE PLACE I HAVE IS, UM, END OF MAY OR EARLY JUNE.
END OF MAY OR EARLY JUNE, 2025
IT'S COMING VERY SO EARLY MAY 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR.
I, SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE, THAT THEY WOULD BE OPEN BY OPENING CEREMONIES, WHICH HAS COME AND GONE.
SO I JUST WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE, UM, WHEN I'M ON THE BLEACHERS AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING.
SO
ONE, THE, SOME OF THE MATERIALS, THERE'S JUST LONGER LEAD TIMES THAN, YOU KNOW, USED TO BE IN THE PAST.
AND THEN AS TIME PASSES, THE ACTUAL COST OF PROJECTS REALLY ESCALATING AND, AND WHERE WE WOULD HAVE CONTINGENCY MONEY TO HELP COVER UNEXPECTED THINGS.
IT UNFORTUNATELY, IT GETS USED JUST TO COVER THE BASICS.
SO, AND IN TERMS OF THE PORTA BODIES THERE, I, I DO FEEL AS IF I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IS, BUT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES YEAH, I KNOW PUBLIC WORKS DID INCREASE THE SERVICE.
BUT WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT THE, THE THRONE SMART RESTROOMS WILL REALLY BE WELL RECEIVED.
UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO KIND OF MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF IT.
BUT BECAUSE IT'S A SMART UNIT, UM, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTED, LIKE THE NUMBERS OF USES.
SO WE HAVE, THERE'S, I THINK, FOUR DIFFERENT SERVICE PROGRAMS, DEPENDING IF IT'S SELDOM USED OR INTENSELY USED.
SO WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT AND ADJUSTING IT AS, AS NEEDED.
BUT, UM, I THINK THE COMMUNITY, ONCE THEY GET THE HANG OF IT, THEY'RE GONNA BE SO MUCH MORE, UM, WELCOMING AND PLAIN AND SAFE.
SO COULD BE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE, BUT THEY ALSO ARE A BUDGET HIT.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT MAYBE WORTH IT.
I GOT, I GOT TO GO TO THE FRONT PAGE, THE BLACK MOSAIC THAT WAS REALLY ENTERTAINING AND A BUNCH OF VERY PASSIONATE PERFORMERS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE DIRECTOR? AND THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UH, BY COMMISSIONER RAY SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HEGEL.
AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE PARKS OF RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE'VE BROUGHT THIS UP OR NOT, BUT, UM, A DRAKE CHAVEZ PARK UPDATE AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN UPDATE AT SOME POINT ON THAT AND WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS.
AND OTHERS? I HAVE ONE, UM, UH, WE HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT HAVING OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS OFF SITE, UH, AND HELD AT VARIOUS PARKS.
AND, UH, WE WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, DO THESE QUARTERLY, UH, HOLDING THEM AT A VENUE THAT WOULD HIGHLIGHT AND LIFT UP THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.
UM, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND OR ASK IF WE CAN PUT ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA THAT, UH, IN LIGHT OF OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN MAY, THAT WE HOLD OUR MAY COMMISSION MEETING
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AT THE LONG BEACH SENIORS CENTER DOWN ON FOURTH STREET.ANY COMMENTS? REQUEST READY? AND THAT IS CERTAINLY A REMINDER THAT THAT WILL MAKE PARKS AND OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
UH, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC.
BOY, YOU TODAY
UM, ALL IN FAVOR? I DID MAKE THAT MOTION.
I THINK IT WAS SOLICIT MADE THE MOTION.
OKAY, SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UM, NOW WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THIS IS A TIME WHEN WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
AND, UH, THESE ARE COMMENTS THAT, TO WHICH WE MAY NOT RESPOND.
SO, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM.
AND I'M HERE WITH FAMILIAR FACE, UM, PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DRINK ALSO.
UM, SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IT'S PARTNERS OF PARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND SO WHILE I SPENT KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF MY TENURE, KIND OF CLEANING SOME THINGS UP ON THE BACKEND, WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THAT.
UM, WE ARE NOW IN FUNDRAISING MODE.
SO WITH STRENGTH OF BEING RETIRED AND TAKING ON THIS NEW JOURNEY WITH PARK LANE, WE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
AND SO WE'RE LAUNCHING A SPARKLE FOR PARKS FUNDRAISER.
UM, IT'S RUNNING THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.
UM, AND IT'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF JEWELRY.
THERE'S UNISEX STUFF, THERE'S WHAT ALL KINDS OF NECKLACE, RINGS, BRACELETS, ALL THE THINGS.
UM, AND WE'RE PROMOTING IT THE USUAL WAY.
SO ON OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TABLING LOCALLY.
UM, WE'LL BE AT LITTLE LION WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE RIBBON CUTTING NEXT WEEK.
UM, AND SO DOING LOTS OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND THINGS TO REACH COMMUNITY.
BUT OF COURSE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF PRM AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO REFRAME, OR AT LEAST I'M TRYING TO REFRAME OUR FUNDRAISING THOUGHTS TO NOT BE LIKE, THIS IS A PARTNER AS A PARKS FUNDRAISER, BUT ANY FUNDRAISING THAT WE DO, ONCE WE CLEAR WHAT WE NEED TO COVER OUR DAY-TO-DAY EXPENSES AND OVERHEAD, ALL OF THAT MONEY IS GONNA BE GOING TOWARDS THE NEXT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PARKS.
SO, UM, SHERLY AND BRENT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS REGULARLY, AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT THING IS WITHIN OUR 2024 TO 2027 STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT IT NARROWED DOWN TO ONE OR TWO, UM, KEY NEEDS THAT PARKS MAY WANT.
SO SUPPORTING US IS SUPPORTING YOU.
UM, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT.
UM, THERE'S DOING LIVE ON FACEBOOK TONIGHT.
UM, YOU CAN COME BY YOUR HOUSE ON SATURDAY IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE JEWELRY.
UM, BUT THE WIDER REACH WE HAVE, THE MORE FUNDS THAT WE WILL RAISE.
UM, AND SO THIS IS OUR FIRST THING FOR 2025.
UM, NEXT THING COMING UP WILL BE OUR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IN JULY.
UM, AND WE'LL BE SENDING OUT REMINDERS FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU, IF YOU WANNA SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT PARK.
I WOULD SAY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
UM, SO I, I'M A JEWELRY PERSON.
I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, I'VE BEEN BUYING THIS PARTICULAR JEWELRY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.
AND SO WHAT, AFTER READING LOTS AND LOTS OF BOOKS IN MY TIME OFF, UM, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
SO WHAT THE, WHAT MADE ME DECIDE TO DO THIS WAS THEIR FUNDRAISING GIVE BACK.
UH, THEY GIVE BACK 50% OF ALL PURCHASES.
AND THE STANDARD INDUSTRY STANDARD IS 20%, USUALLY UP VERY AT THE MOST.
SO 50% IS, IS WAS THE THING THAT MADE ME DECIDE TO DO THIS.
I'M LIKE, I HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFIT CONNECTIONS.
WE CAN HELP PEOPLE RAISE SOME MONEY.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
AND, UM, I THINK ALSO TOO, THERE'S A DISCONNECT AND PEOPLE LIKE, OH, THEY'RE DOING A FUNDRAISER.
BUT IT'S ONLY EFFECTIVE IF PEOPLE PARTICIPATE, RIGHT? THEY'RE LIKE, OH, I'M NOT REALLY A JOY PERSON.
UM, OR LIKE, SUSAN, I ONLY WEAR THESE ONE PAIR OF EARRINGS.
THEN HOW ABOUT A BRACELET AND NECKLACE? OR BUY SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE? IT MAKES A GREAT GIFT.
WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS, I'VE NEVER BEEN SAD OPENING A JEWELRY PACKAGE OF SOMETHING THAT I PICKED OUT FOR MYSELF.
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WE'RE DOING, JUST DOING SOMETHING FUN AND DIFFERENT.I THINK THIS IS A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT THAT MAYBE THAT NOT, NOT JUST WRITING A CHECK TO GIVE MONEY TO PARKS, BUT PEOPLE LIKE SHOPPING FOR CAUSE.
LIKE YOU THINK ABOUT TOM'S BUY A PAIR OF, GET A PAIR OF BOMBAS SOCKS, BUY A PAIR OF PAIR.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THIS MONEY IS GOING BACK LOCALLY SPECIFICALLY.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, I BUY A $30 FAIR OF ERRANDS, $15 IS GOING TO PARTNERS PARKS.
AND AT LEAST THEN YOU'RE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
AND IT'S A WAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE THAT MAYBE DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO AN EVENT TO DO THIS, RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY A TICKET AND SHOW UP AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANNA BUY.
SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT, THIS IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO THAT.
I HAVE TWO ADS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT.
SO ONE IS YOU FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
WITH ANY A HUNDRED DOLLARS PURCHASE, WE'RE GIVING AWAY GRAND PRIX TICKETS.
OKAY? WE'LL PUT PEOPLE INTO A RAFFLE FOR THAT, THAT CONSTANT CONTEXT GOING OUT TODAY.
UM, SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE FOR US.
AND THEN ALSO A COOL THING ABOUT THIS JEWELRY, WHICH IS WHY I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO IT, IS THAT IF IT BREAKS AT ANY TIME, ANY TIME, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT LIKE, NO COST.
THAT'S TRUE IN THE, IN THE REGULAR DAY TO DAY, BUT WITH FUNDRAISERS WITH NO RETURN BECAUSE OF THE GIVE BACK.
I JUST RESEARCHED THAT SINUS THOUGH.
FOR ME, I'VE HAD A TON OF STUFF REPLACED IN RETURN WHEN YOU BUY ON THE REGULAR, AND TYPICALLY THERE'S A GREAT CUSTOMER SALE, BUT WHEN IT'S A FUNDRAISER BECAUSE OF THE GIVE BACK, EVERYTHING'S FULL PRICE.
SO THE PRI THE PIECES RANGE FROM $26 TO $200.
I HAVE SOME, I HAVE SOME PIECES HERE IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE.
SHE HAS, UM, ASHLEY HAS SOME CATALOGS.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY ONLINE THE SITES.
AND I WANNA THANK THE DIRECTOR FOR BEING THE FIRST TWO PURCHASES.
AND, UM, AND IF THIS ISN'T YOUR THING, THEN DID YOU BUY SOMETHING FOR STAFF? AND, AND IF IT'S NOT STILL INVITE YOUR FRIENDS BECAUSE THAT'S A WAY THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO COME AND WATCH THE LIVE.
WE'LL GO OVER WHAT THE TALK SELLERS ARE AND THEN PEOPLE CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT SOMETHING THEY WE'RE GONNA DO.
IT'S MOTHER'S DAY GRADUATION PROM SPECIAL EVENT SEASON.
SO I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I ATTENDED TRINKA OPEN HOUSE ON THIS, UH, ISSUE.
AND I AM THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS LOVELY NECKLACE.
ARE YOU HEARING AGAIN TODAY? THAT I REALLY LIKE AND, UH, I WORE IT ON ST.
'CAUSE IT'S VERY IRISH LOOKING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, NOW IT'S TIME THAT WE GO AROUND TO THE STAFF.
SHERLY, MOST HAS BEEN COVERED.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT THE SILVERADO AND RAMONA PLAYGROUNDS, BOTH PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
A FEW ITEMS, UM, FOR THE FACILITY SECTION OF OUR, UM, OPERATION, UM, WE REPLACED THREE, UH, PLAYGROUND SLIDES AT HUDSON PARK.
UH, ONE SLIDE, UH, WARDLOW PARK.
AND THEN WE ALSO, UM, AS IT AS IT'S COMING NOW WITH VANDALISM, UM, WE LOSE, UH, BACKFLOWS QUITE OFTEN.
AND SO OUR, UH, STAFF HAS PLACED THE BACKFLOW.
THE REASON I SPEAK ABOUT THIS TIME IS THAT ONE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS THAT WORKED ON OUR TEAM, SHE, UM, FABRICATED THE BACKFLOW FROM INTER CAGE, WHICH REALLY NICE.
SOME LIGHT WELDING TO TAKE INITIATIVE, CREATE AND BUILD THAT OUT.
PRETTY SPECIAL TO SEE SHE HAD DONE IN THE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
AND THEN FROM OUR GROUND SECTION, UH, THUS FAR THIS FISCAL QUARTER, WE HAVE, UM, REMOVED 139 TONS OF DEBRIS FROM OUR PARK PARKING CAMP CLEANUP.
AND THEN ALSO FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE TRIMMED, UH, 1051 TREES.
UM, THIS PAST, UM, WEEK, UH, CHERRY PARK AND DAVENPORT PARK STARTED PARK, AND THEN FOR AMBASSADORS, UH, THEY PLACED 11 SIGNS.
AND JUST THE IDEA OF SOME OF THE SIGNS OF ATHLETIC BILL SIGNS, UH, NO DOGS OFF, POLICE SIGNS.
AND THEN OF COURSE THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF STRIPPING AND WAXING AT OUR FACILITIES AND, UH, CONSTANTLY DOING PRESSURE WASHING.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM BECAUSE IT'S DIFF, YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT.
TRANSITION IS DIFFICULT, BUT THEY HAVE RECEIVED ME, UM, THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE VISION, TALKED ABOUT IT INCREASING OUR RESPONSE TIMES, AND SO WE RECEIVED SO MANY, UM, UH, EMAILS, CALLS AND SAYING, THANK YOU.
REALLY, PEOPLE ARE SEEING OUR RESPONSE TIMES INCREASE.
AND SO THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THEM.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I KNOW THAT I'M TRULY THANKFUL FOR THEM, WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING
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ON, GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER, GETTING READY TO START OUR BRIGHT WORK.I KEEP SAYING IT, BUT YOU WILL SEE IT SOON.
UM, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF BRING THINGS UP AND MAKE THINGS LOOK REALLY NICE.
MAY I ASK A QUICK QUESTION ON THE TONNAGE OF REFUSE? MM-HMM
IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHETHER THAT'S MORE THAN IN THE PAST, THE SAME AS OR LESS IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS? IT'S ABOUT ABOUT THE SAME AS THE SAME.
I MEAN, THERE IS SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, I THINK BEFORE I SPOKE WITH THE TEAM, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK UP TERM.
I THINK IT WAS 400 TONS THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE WE'RE KIND OF ON THE SAME.
ANYMORE COMMENTS? WELL, AND JUST IN WALKING THROUGH THE CENTER THIS MORNING, UM, I WANTED TO GIVE CREDIT TO, OH, SHE'S NOT THERE.
THEY PUT ON A REALLY, UM, NICE SALUTE TO, UM, SIGNIFICANT WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF, I WON'T SAY JUST THE COUNTRY, THE WORLD, BUT I WANT TO UPLIFT, UM, OUR TUESDAY NIGHT, UM, NEW COUNCILWOMAN, UM,
BUT IT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF THIS COMMISSION, UM, VERY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT ACROSS OUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF OUR BEST LEADERS.
UM, DOING A GREAT JOB, HAVING TO BE A WOMAN, AND IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DO REFLECT, UM, BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF THE CITY.
WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.
BUT THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND HELPING MOVE THINGS FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND COMMISSIONERS, MAY I BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER? HI.
UM, I JUST HAD A, UH, I GUESS JUST A HAPPY MOMENT.
UM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, MY, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IN MY HALLWAY, UM, WHO'S A, A HEALTH TEACHER FOR OUR MEDICAL PATHWAY AT, UM, AT POLY, SHE TOOK HER STUDENTS THAT ARE DOING A NUTRITION UNIT RIGHT NOW, AND SHE TOOK HER STUDENTS ON A WALKING FIELD TRIP TO THE FARMER'S MARKET DOWNTOWN.
AND THAT WENT A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN SHE THOUGHT.
SO THEN SHE WAS KIND OF THINKING LIKE, WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? WE'RE DOWNTOWN, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GONE ALL DAY.
SO SHE ENDED UP WALKING 'EM OVER TO LINCOLN PARK AND THE COLLEGIAN KING LIBRARY, AND SHE SAID THAT THEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME LOOKING AT THE LIBRARY, BUT THEN REALLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS, THEY ALL WERE BUZZING ABOUT IT WAS THE PARK ITSELF.
UM, SHE SAID THAT IT WAS CLEAN, THERE WERE PARKS EMPLOYEES THERE WHO WERE WELCOMING AND PASSED OUT SOME GOODIES.
UM, AND JUST THE KIDS, THESE ARE NINTH GRADERS, THE KIDS JUST LOVED PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND JUST BEING KIDS AGAIN.
AND THAT REALLY WARMED MY HEART.
UM, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THESE KIDS AT OUR SCHOOL DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN JUST BE KIDS.
THEY HAVE CELL PHONES OUT, THEY WERE JUST RUNNING AROUND.
UM, SO I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD PASS ON HER APPRECIATION, SO I WANTED TO PASS ON MY APPRECIATION AS WELL, UM, JUST FOR, FOR WHAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO PROVIDE THESE SPACES FOR, FOR OUR KIDS.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THE APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU TO THE COLLABORATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT IN PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE JUNE APPAR, UH, SPORTS AND SKATE AREA.
UM, A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MUST KNOW THAT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF JUST SENTIMENTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ENJOYING, UM, A NEW OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A NEW WAY TO ENGAGE IN THAT AREA.
SO THANK YOU TO THE, I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT THOSE THAT DID THE GRAND OPENING, UM, IT LOOKED LIKE A GREAT CELEBRATION AND YES, UM, THE COMMUNITY IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATING IT.
SO YES, HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH.
IT IS OUR MONTH, THE WHOLE MONTH.
CELEBRATE UPLIFT WOMEN AND GIRLS, UH, IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN.
LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE WILMORE CITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETING.
THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DRAKE CHAVEZ EXPANSION.
THEY'RE REALLY, UM, EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE PLAN.
SO THAT WAS MY TAKEAWAY FROM THAT ASSOCIATION MEETING LAST NIGHT.
COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING A PARK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.
THAT PERSON IS GOING TO HIT TO HAVE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF SMILING FACES THAT THAT PERSON'S AROUND.
I GOT TO GO TO THE, UH, OPENING OF GUANA PERRO BEACH.
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO TAKE ME DOWN THERE WHEN IT WAS JUST A PARKING LOT AND A TETHER BALL POLE.
SO IT WAS ONLY HALF OF THE PARKING LOT THAT IT IS NOW.
AND I LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON THE BEACH, AL
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ALBEIT WITHIN ILLEGAL, ILLEGAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, ALBEIT WITHIN A OFF AREA.I TOLD TOM MO THAT WHAT THEY'VE DONE DOWN THERE IS PHENOMENAL.
AND I WILL, UH, MAKE MY OWN COMMENTS ABOUT ONE OF PARA BEACH AND ALSO, UH, DRAKE CHAVEZ, THAT IT'S, UH, COMING ALONG.
UM, AND P BEACH WAS A BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION.
IT WAS REALLY A HAPPY DAY, UH, AND THE WEATHER WAS SO COOPERATIVE.
UM, YOU GUYS ARE MOVING INTO SUMMER AND I'M PROUD OF EACH OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT MONTH, UH, IF NOT BEFORE.
MEETING US ADJOURNED AT 10 11 0 1 AND OH 10 54.