Apr 03, 2025 Planning Commission

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE

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COMMISSIONER CASTILLO AND COMMISSIONER WARE ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THOSE EXCUSED ABSENCES? THANK YOU.

IF WE HAVE THE

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COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE.

COMMISSIONER SANTOS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER.

WHERE? VICE CHAIR TEMPLAN.

HERE.

CHAIR LEWIS.

HERE WE HAVE QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER

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EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND.

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

FACE THE FLAG.

READY TO BEGIN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC.

REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL SOMETIMES.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SANTOS.

IT'S NOW TIME FOR SWEARING OF THE WITNESSES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GIVING ANY TESTIMONY THIS EVENING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU.

OUR FIRST ORDER,

[1. 25-54863 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLE AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.

TURN IT OVER TO THE STAFF TABLE FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

THANK YOU.

UM, FOR TODAY'S REPORT, WE'RE GONNA GIVE SOME, UH, UPDATES ON SOME RECENT ITEMS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE, UH, THIS COMMISSION.

SO IF YOU MAY RECALL, IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THIS COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AS WELL AS A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT FOR DELIVERY ONLY CANNABIS DISPENSARIES MOVE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.

UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THAT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND ON MARCH 14TH, THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT.

SO THAT IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY IN THOSE APPLICABLE ZONES.

SO WE WANTED TO REPORT THAT, UH, MOVE FORWARD VERY QUICKLY, UM, WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

IN ADDITION, IN MAY OF LAST YEAR, STAFF DID PROVIDE A STUDY SESSION FOR THE DOWNTOWN PLAN UPDATE AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN.

UH, THE VISION PLAN HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE AS OF THIS WEEK, AND WE'VE WE'RE RELEASING THE DRAFT VISION CONCEPT.

IT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS HAVING, UM, SOME UPDATES RELATED TO ALL THE OUTREACH THAT HAS, UH, UNDERGONE THROUGHOUT THESE, UH, MULTI-YEAR EFFORT.

AT THIS POINT, UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT, UM, MILESTONE BECAUSE IT WILL START TO, UH, EVOLVE INTO THE FINAL VISION PLAN AND THEREFORE AFTER THE SPECIFIC PLAN.

SO WE DO ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE IN THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS, UH, THOSE LISTENING ONLINE TO, UM, LOOK AT THOSE LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS THERE'S PUBLIC FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE WILL BE HOLDING EVENTS IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, STARTING WITH TOMORROW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WORLD OF WATER WATERFRONT SYMPOSIUM.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, AND THAT WILL START TOMORROW.

UH, IT'LL BE AN INTERESTING CONCEPT FOR YOU TO, UH, EXPLORE WATERFRONTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THAT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

AND WHERE WILL THAT EVENT BE HELD AT? IT WILL START AT STUDIO ONE 11 OVER HERE IN DOWNTOWN, AND THERE WILL BE A FIELD TRIP TO THE, UM, SAN PEDRO FOR LOOKING AT SOME WATERFRONT AREAS.

GREAT.

IT'LL BE AN ALL DAY EVENT.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES

[2. 25-54864 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, March 20, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN AND COMMISSIONER SANTOS

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IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR REVISIONS TO THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE MINUTE MEETINGS FROM OUR MARCH 20TH MEETING, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US ON ZOOM AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE ON THAT PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

AND WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE

[3. 25-54865 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Office of Ethics and Transparency Annual Update.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THAT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND VICE CHAIR TEMPLAN, AND WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE STAFF TABLE FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR ETHICS OFFICER, HEATHER VAN WICK FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

UH, SO THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS AUGUST OF 2023.

UM, SINCE THEN THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY, CLERK, HR, AND, UH, WE COLLECTIVELY DECIDED THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO DO ANNUALLY.

UM, AND MAYOR RICHARDSON, UH, STRONGLY AGREES WITH THAT.

SO WE DO WHAT THE MAYOR ASKS.

UM, SO BEFORE I GIVE YOU A VERY QUICK UPDATE, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JEFF WILLIAMS WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

UM, HE JOINS ME ON THE ROAD SHOW WHEN HE CAN, UH, JUST TO SAY A FEW REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS.

OH, THERE WE GO.

UH, JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND, AND, AND GIVE A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE.

UM, AS HEATHER'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB PUTTING TOGETHER WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE ROADSHOW.

SO SHE AND I GO TAP DANCING AROUND THE CITY.

WE WERE AT A COMMISSION MEETING THIS MORNING.

WE'RE TRYING TO HIT ALL OF 'EM THIS YEAR.

UM, BUT REALLY MY ROLE HERE IS JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL BIG THANKS FROM THE MAYOR AND THE, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR ALL YOU DO.

I KNOW A LOT OF YOU'VE BEEN SERVING EITHER ON THIS COMMISSION OR ANOTHER COMMISSION FOR A LONG TIME.

UM, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE SOME NEW, NEW COMMISSIONERS ON, ON HERE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO I HOPE, HOPE, UH, THAT'S ALL GOING WELL.

UM, AND THEN, UH, I KNOW COMMISSIONER LEWIS WILL BE, UH, WILL BE WRAPPING UP HIS LONG, LONG TENURE HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG SERVICE TO THIS, TO THIS COMMISSION.

UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT, UH, HEATHER'S BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING TO THE, THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONS, MAKING SURE YOU FEEL CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED.

UM, SHE'S DOING SOME REALLY GREAT, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TRAININGS AND THE THINGS WE'RE DOING.

I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A BIG THANKS TO THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO MAKES THIS STUFF EVER POSSIBLE EVERY WEEK.

SO, UM, JUST HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING.

UM, KEEP IT UP AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM US, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

THANK YOU.

THANKS, JEFF.

SO, WHEN I WAS HERE LAST, WE WERE NOT OFFICIALLY THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY, YET THAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 24.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THAT, UH, THROUGH BUDGET, UM, DISCUSSIONS.

SO THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER ETHICS AND OUR PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROGRAM, UM, TO BECOME THE OET.

WE ARE STILL HOUSED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

UH, THE MISSION OF THE OET IS VERY SIMPLE.

IT'S TO BUILD TRUST AMONG THE PUBLIC TO MAINTAIN THAT TRUST AMONG THE PUBLIC, ALSO OUR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS.

AND WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO, UH, CREATE AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE THE DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.

UH, WE WORK, UH, KEEP OUR ETHICS PROGRAM CENTRALIZED.

THAT'S ALWAYS AN ACT IN PROGRESS.

UM, SO ESSENTIALLY WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP ALL OF OUR RESOURCES, UM, CENTRAL AND ACCESSIBLE TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

UM, SO WE WORK HARD AT, YOU KNOW, WEBPAGES, UPDATES, TEAMS UPDATES, ET CETERA.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO.

HENCE MY VISIT HERE.

UM, COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH IS A PART OF THAT.

UM, AND JEFF DID A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING REALLY OUR MISSION, UM, WITH OUR COMMISSION VISITS.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS YOU SEE OUTLINED ON THAT BULLET.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE AN ETHICS COMMISSION THAT THE OET SUPPORTS.

THIS IS A CHARTER COMMISSION.

IT'S A RECOMMENDING BODY, MEANING IT DOES NOT HAVE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY LIKE, UM, OTHER ETHICS COMMISSIONS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

HOWEVER, OUR CHARTER DOES GIVE THEM OVERSIGHT OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM.

UH, SO WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING TOGETHER IN, UH, CREATING, UH, CONTENT VERY QUICKLY.

THIS IS THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO PUT A FACE WITH

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UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO ME, THERE'S JORGE EZZ, MEGAN, FELIX, NAVEEN, SAMANTHA AND LILIANA.

UM, AND THE OET REPORTS TO TYLER CURLEY, WHO'S ONE OF OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS.

SO WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING SINCE I LAST SAW YOU ALL? UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF FFY 24, WHEN WE DID BECOME THE OET, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED $75,000 IN ONE TIME DOLLARS, UH, THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION ADVOCATED FOR, UH, TO PUT TOGETHER AN UPDATED STRATEGIC ROADMAP.

SO WE SPENT MOST OF LAST YEAR WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, MARK ULA, CENTER FOR APPLIED ETHICS AND BUILDING OUT THIS ROADMAP THAT REALLY, UM, CENTERS THOSE FOUR OVERARCHING PRIORITIES THAT YOU SEE INCLUDING A CULTURE OF ETHICS.

UH, CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY THE SAME FOR OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THEN REALLY FOCUSING ON ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT AS PUBLIC SERVANTS.

YOU ALL KNOW HOW SILOED WE CAN BE.

UM, SO JUST MAKING MORE OF AN EFFORT TO ALIGN WITH OUR, WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

MM-HMM .

TRAININGS.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO A LOT OF TRAININGS.

UM, THEY ARE VALUABLE.

I DO APOLOGIZE THAT THEY FEEL OVERWHELMING AT TIMES, BUT THERE, THERE IS VALUE IN ALL OF THESE TRAININGS.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO UNPACK A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU.

JUST A REMINDER OF THE TRAININGS THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE.

THAT INCLUDES THE CITY'S CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS TRAINING.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL TRAINING.

IT'S ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO.

THERE'S THE STATE CITY REQUIRED HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES.

THIS IS BIANNUAL.

THERE'S ALSO THE STATE REQUIRED AB 1234 ETHICS TRAINING.

THIS IS BIENNIAL AS WELL.

SOMETIMES THERE'S CONFUSION OVER THIS ETHICS TRAINING IN THE CITY'S ETHICS TRAINING.

AND WHETHER YOU HAVE TO TAKE BOTH OF THEM OR IF ONE, UH, COVERS BOTH OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS, IT DOES NOT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE BOTH.

UM, AB 1234 IS A TWO HOUR REQUIREMENT PER THE STATE.

UM, HOWEVER, ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE EVEN TWO YEARS AGO, THE STATE WASN'T SURE IF THEY WERE CONTINUE OFFERING, UH, AB 1234 TRAINING.

THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IT UPON, UH, THE DIFFERENT CITIES TO CREATE THEIR OWN TRAINING.

THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.

UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS VERY PROACTIVE IN NOT WANTING TO WAIT FOR THE STATE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

SO IN THE MEANTIME, CREATED, UH, A CITY BRANDED AB 1234.

UH, SO WE TOOK OVER THAT TRAINING.

IT STILL, IT STILL COVERS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE.

UM, BUT THAT IS A LEARN TRAINING NOW THAT LIVES IN YOUR, IN OUR LEARN DATABASE AS OPPOSED TO THE STATE.

I JUST WANTED TO LIFT UP THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DID REMOVE SEVEN COMMISSIONERS LAST YEAR FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF AB 1234 TRAINING.

SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY DOES TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

SO THERE'S REMINDERS AREN'T MERELY TO ANNOY YOU, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL WILL COME SHORTLY.

SO, UM, WE LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND WANT YOU TO STICK AROUND.

THERE'S ALSO THE MAYOR REQUIRED, UM, TRAININGS THAT EVERYONE HAS TO TAKE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF ASSUMING OFFICE.

UM, THESE YOU ONLY HAVE TO TAKE ONCE.

I DO ADVOCATE FOR YOU REVISITING THESE TRAININGS FROM TIME TO TIME.

JUST AS A REFRESHER.

UH, THEY INCLUDE THE STRATEGIC VISION TRAINING AND OUR PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TRAINING EQUITY IS ALSO SHOULD BE PRODUCING THEIR TOOLKIT TRAINING.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT'S STILL PENDING.

UM, AND THEN TO YOUR RIGHT ON THE SCREEN IS AN INFOGRAPH THAT JUST BREAKS DOWN AB 1234 AND OUR CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS TRAINING.

AND AGAIN, ALL OF THESE TRAININGS LIVE AND LEARN.

WE DO HAVE A HELPLINE.

SO THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE WERE TRYING REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD TO, UH, PARTNER WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND JUST HAVE ONE HELPLINE SLASH HOTLINE.

UH, TECHNOLOGY DID NOT ALLOW US TO DO IT THE WAY IT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

UH, SO WE HAD TO BRANCH OFF ONTO OUR OWN AND, AND CREATE THE ETHICS HELPLINE.

UM, THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, OF COURSE, OUR EMPLOYEES CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS AND 24 7, I THINK WE OFFER A LOT OF DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO FILE COMPLAINTS OR ALLEGATIONS OR RAISE CONCERNS.

UM, AND IT CAN BE CONFUSING WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS.

SO WHAT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE IS JUST PICK ONE ANYONE AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHERE THE COMPLAINT NEEDS TO GO.

I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING

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THESE ARE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

UH, THE CITY WORKS HARD ON KEEPING THESE UPDATED.

UM, WE HAVE OUR OET HOMEPAGE.

WE HAVE THE CLERK'S ETHICS PORTAL THAT HAS ALL THE STATE REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS.

OUR CITY AUDITOR'S FRAUD HOTLINE, OUR ETHICS GUIDE.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT IN A LITTLE WHILE, I DO RECOMMEND REVISITING THAT FROM TIME TO TIME.

UH, THAT GOES OVER ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS YOU HAVE AS APPOINTED OFFICIALS.

UM, THE CLERK MANAGES OUR COMMISSION HANDBOOK AND WORKS HARD ON KEEPING THAT UP TO DATE.

UM, I DO LIKE TO LIFT THAT UP BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL FORGET THAT THAT EXISTS SOMETIMES AND IT REALLY HAS MOST OF THE ANSWERS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND THEN OUR BROWN ACT, UM, GUIDE THAT THE STATE PRODUCES THAT AARON, UH, WENT OVER RECENTLY WITH YOU ALL.

AND THEN JUST A COUPLE REMINDERS.

BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMISSION ON SPEAKING IN OFFICIAL VERSUS PERSONAL CAPACITY.

THIS IS CALLED MISUSE OF AUTHORITY.

UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS CONCERN WITH PLANNING, BUT WE HAVE HAD IT WITH OTHER COMMISSIONS.

UM, UNLESS YOUR BODY APPROVES YOU SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, YOU CANNOT SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION OR THE CITY.

UM, THERE'S A SPECIFIC, UM, IT SAYS THAT SPECIFICALLY WELL IN OUR HANDBOOK, IT REFERS TO THAT SOMEWHAT AND IT SPECIFIC TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

WE ARE WORKING ON MEMORIALIZING THAT INTO EITHER AN ORDINANCE OR ANOTHER POLICY WHERE IT'S REALLY ANY PUBLIC MEETING OR OTHER PUBLIC SPACE SOCIAL MEDIA, BE CAREFUL.

I KNOW THAT AARON WENT OVER THAT IN THE BROWN ACT PRESENTATION, UM, THAT YOU CAN UNINTENTIONALLY GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

UM, AND THEN SIGNATURES AND ENDORSEMENT ANNUAL REPORTS, THOSE ARE DUE JUNE 1ST.

ANY LEARN CONCERNS IF, IF SOMETHING'S NOT DOING WHAT YOU NEED IT TO DO ON YOUR LEARN ACCOUNT, THERE'S THE EMAIL ADDRESS.

THERE ARE LIVE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER END OF THAT EMAIL ADDRESS FORM 700, TYPICALLY DUE ON APRIL 1ST.

THE STATE DID EXTEND THAT TO JUNE 1ST THIS YEAR.

SO IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT YET, YOU STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

UM, BUT THE CITY CLERK WILL START GETTING MORE AND MORE ANXIOUS.

SO IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET, PLEASE DO.

PHILIP'S A PRETTY QUIET GUY UNLESS YOU'RE LATE ON YOUR FORM 700.

AND THEN A REMINDER COMMISSION MEETINGS HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH BROWN ACT, YOUR BYLAWS AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.

AND THAT IS MY UPDATE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS LAST YEAR.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR HEATHER? NO, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE UPDATE WE JUST HEARD.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PUBLIC.

THE UNIQUENESS OF THE JUNE ONE DATE CANNOT BE OVERSTATED FOR THE FORM 700.

UM, IT REALLY WAS BECAUSE OF THE FIRES, SO IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, WE HOPE.

'CAUSE WE DON'T EVER WANNA SEE THAT HAPPENING AGAIN.

SO JUST, WE GOT SOME GRACE THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT ANTICIPATED.

UM, THAT WILL NOT BE AN ANNUAL DATE.

THE FORM 700 FILING DATE YET YES, WILL REMAIN AUGUST ONE, APRIL ONE GOING FORWARD.

OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE ALL REALLY GOOD.

THEY'RE ALREADY ALL ON TOP OF IT, SO YOU, YOU GUYS ARE ALRIGHT.

SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE? COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, IS IT ON YOUR TABLET? IT IS NOW.

OH, PERFECT.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU HEATHER AND JEFF, THANK YOU AGAIN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE YOU DID THE LAST PRESENTATION.

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WAS MORE RECENT THAN THAT.

BUT THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.

I BELIEVE WITH THAT, IT BRINGS US TO OUR FIRST, UH, REGULAR

[4. 25-54866 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-25-020; and  Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-009), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, to allow for the expansion of onsite alcohol beverage sales at an existing restaurant with a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 47 License (On-Sale General - Eating Place) through the legalization of an outdoor patio bar (38 linear feet) at 310 South Pine Avenue in Subarea 6 of the Downtown Shoreline Planned Development District (PD-6). (District 1)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IF THE CLERK WOULD LIKE TO READ THAT ITEM FOUR.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION,

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TYPE 47 LICENSE THROUGH THE LEGALIZATION OF AN OUTDOOR PATIO BAR AT THREE 10 SOUTH PINE AVENUE IN SUB AREA SIX OF THE DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

DISTRICT ONE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLE AND COMMISSIONER SANTOS.

STAFF, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES.

THE PROJECT PLANNER, MIGUEL SAMOA WILL BE HERE TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR YOU.

THIS EVENING IS AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW NEW, A NEW OUTDOOR PATIO FIXED BAR TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THREE 10 SOUTH PINE AVENUE AND IS IN SUB AREA SIX OF THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS PD SIX.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, WHICH FALLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND IS A GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE OF WATERFRONT.

AND IN 1986, GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF LAND USE.

DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN MIXED USES.

THE SITE SITS ON A CITY OWNED LAND ON CITY OWNED LAND AND HAS A PROJECT LAND AREA OF ABOUT 16,155 SQUARE FEET.

THE EXISTING USE FOR THE SITE IS A RESTAURANT CALLED TOKYO WACO, AND THE SURROUNDING USES SUPPORT THE LOCAL AND T SERVING USES NEAR THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT AND CONVENTION CENTER.

THE SITE IS SEAWARD OF THE HIGH TIDE LINE AND WILL OBTAIN LOCAL PERMITS FROM THE CITY, BUT MUST ALSO OBTAIN THEIR COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS DIRECTLY FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

THEREFORE, WHATEVER ACTION THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY TAKE IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION OR ADJUSTMENT BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

THE CURRENT OPERATOR, A JAPANESE RESTAURANT CALLED TOKYO WACO, OCCUPIES THE EXISTING 8,455 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, SORRY, 8,455 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE THE BUILDING'S CONSTRUCTION IN 2005.

THE RESTAURANT OPERATES WITH A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSE TYPE 47 FOR ONSITE PREMISES SALES OF BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS WITH NO RECORD OF AN APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THE APPLICATION IS FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF AN UNPERMITTED OUTDOOR 38 LINEAR FOOT ALCOHOL SERVING FIXED BAR WITHIN THE EXISTING PATIO AREA.

IN THE PAST, THERE WAS A PRACTICE OF ALLOWING ONSITE ALCOHOL SERVING USES IN PD SIX BY WRIGHT IN A SIMILAR FASHION TO ONSITE ALCOHOL SERVING USES IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS PD 30, WHICH ARE ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THE HEIGHT INCENTIVE AREA.

HOWEVER, IT HAS SINCE BEEN CLARIFIED THAT ANY ONSITE ALCOHOL SERVING USES THAT PROPOSE TO EXPAND WOULD REQUIRE AN APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

ADDITIONAL ANCILLARY WORK IS THE ADDITION OF FIRE PITS AND TWO FOUNTAINS WITH GROW TO PARKING.

THE PD SIX ORDINANCE DESCRIBES THAT PARKING IS PROVIDED ON A SHARED OR JOINT USE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS WITHIN THE SUB AREA AND SUB AREA.

11.

THE USE OPERATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE RESTAURANT HAS AN EXISTING ALCOHOL LICENSE OF A BC LICENSE TYPE 47.

THE EXISTING SITE PLAN SHOWS THE MAIN ENTRIES AND EXITS IN GREEN, THE FIXED BAR AND SUSHI BAR IN RED, AND THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED WORK IN BLUE.

THE HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL BE MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 8:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT.

THE USE ANTICIPATES A TOTAL OF 48 EMPLOYEES WITH ABOUT 10 TO 18 EMPLOYEES PER SHIFT.

ALL SERVERS AND BARTENDERS ARE CERTIFIED WITH THE ABC'S RESPONSIBLE VEERS BEVERAGE SERVICE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF AND PATRONS HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

AND HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE PROJECT SITE.

THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS FACING NORTH TOWARDS SHORELINE DRIVE AND THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT FACING WEST WITH THE RED CIRCLED AREA SHOWING THE EXISTING UNPERMITTED OUTDOOR FIXED BAR.

AND HERE'S SOME VIEWS OF THE INTERIOR DINING AREAS.

ON THE LEFT IS AN EXISTING FIXED BAR, AND ON THE RIGHT IS AN EXISTING SUSHI BAR.

AND HERE'S THE PROPOSED PLAN WITH THE AREA OF WORK SHOWN IN BLUE.

AND PLEASE NOTE NO FURTHER WORK IS BEING PROPOSED ON THE INTERIOR.

AND HERE IS AN UPCLOSE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED OUTDOOR FIXED BAR ON THE LEFT.

AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE FIXED BAR, WHICH IS ALREADY BUILT.

AND LASTLY, HERE ARE TWO ELEVATIONS OF THE FIXED BAR.

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WHEN PRO POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE, STAFF DOES FIND THAT POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION.

FOR THE FIRST FINDING, THE PROPOSAL LOOKS TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH ALCOHOL SALES THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE 2005, AN AREA MEANT FOR TOURISTS AND VISITOR SERVING USES, WHICH WOULD MEET THE INTENT OF LAND USE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, BY PROVIDING A MIXED ABUSES FOR THIS SECOND FINDING, THE APPLICATION AIMS TO EXPAND ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES IN AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH AN A B, C TYPE 47 LICENSE THROUGH THE LEGALIZATION OF AN OUTDOOR PATIO AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED TO MITIGATE ANY POTENTIAL DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2152.

FOUR ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES WOULD BE NEEDED.

HOWEVER, THE SITE SHARES OFF STREET PARKING WITH OTHER USES OF THE PIKE OUTLETS DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADJACENT PARKING LOTS AND STRUCTURES WITH THE STRUCTURES PROVIDING A POOL OF 2,211 SPACES THAT ARE SHARED ON A JOINT USE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PD SIX ORDINANCE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE FROM THE METRO, A LINE STATION.

THE OPERATOR DOES PROVIDE NIGHT LIGHTING AND CAMERAS AND WILL TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT LOITERING OR LOITERING.

AND OTHER ONE WANTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PROVIDING URBAN ETIQUETTE SITE ENGINE.

WHILE THERE IS AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF ON SALE ALCOHOL IN THIS AREA, THIS LICENSE ALREADY EXISTS.

WOULD NOT CONS CONSTITUTE A NET INCREASE IN ALCOHOL LICENSES AND WOULD PRIMARILY OPERATE AS A BONAFIDE EATING ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE SALE OF, UM, MEALS MUST BE SUBSTANTIAL.

THIS APPLICATION AIMS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR PATRONS TO ENJOY A MEAL AND A DRINK AT THEIR EXISTING RESTAURANT THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE 2005 AND IS NOT POED AS AN ADDITIONAL RISK OF NUISANCE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 3,560 FEET AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST FROM CAESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ABUTS RAINBOW HARBOR ESPLANADE, AND IS 360 FEET AWAY FROM RAINBOW LAGOON.

THE RESTAURANTS IN THIS AREA WERE DEVELOPED ALONGSIDE THESE PARKS AS PART OF THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA, JUST AND SERVES AS A SERVICE AS DESTINATION.

AND LASTLY, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE PROPOSED USE.

THE PROJECT IS IN CENSUS TRACT 57 60 0.01 IN POLICE DISTRICT 1 52 OF THE SOUTH PD DIVISION.

THE TRACT ENVISIONS SIX ON SALE ALCOHOL LICENSES AND HAS 58 EXISTING ON SITE LICENSE, ON SALE LICENSES.

WHILE THIS PROJECT IS A HIGH CRIME AREA WITH 143 CRIMES REPORTED IN THE DISTRICT, BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS AREA IS ALSO A TOURIST AND VISITOR SERVING AREA IN ADDITION TO BEING NEXT TO DOWNTOWN, TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, PD 30.

AND TO CLARIFY, CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THIS AREA WERE SIX WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WITH ONE CALL ATTRIBUTED TO AN UNWELCOME GUEST TO THE LOCATION.

PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT WILL ASSIST IN MITIGATING POTENTIAL NUISANCES INCLUDE RBS CERTIFICATION FOR SERVERS AND BARTENDERS, WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED THE RESTAURANT ALREADY REQUIRES, BUT THE CONDITION IS TO MEMORIALIZE THIS REQUIREMENT AS THE CUP RUNS WITH THE LAND OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT, OBTAINING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

SIGNAGE, STAINING NO ALCOHOL BEYOND THIS POINT AT ENTRIES AND EXITS FULL AND COMPLETE MEALS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AND PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CQA.

THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT PER SECTIONS 15 3 0 1 FOR EXISTING FACILITIES AND 15 3 0 3 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

AS THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A MINOR EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH ALCOHOL SALES, THE APPLICATION WAS DULY NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.

AND AS OF TODAY, NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

BASED ON THE ABOVE, INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS, STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTING THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, APPROVING THE CUP AND ADOPTING THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

WHEN YOU SAY PROPOSED WORK, IS THAT SEMANTICS BECAUSE IT WASN'T PERMITTED OR IS THERE NEW WORK THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE HAPPENING AS WELL? NO, IT'S JUST, IT'S SEMANTICS.

YEAH, JUST SEMANTICS.

AND THEN, UM, IN YOUR PRESENTATION, DID YOU MENTION IN PD 30, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH A CUP, BUT IN PD SIX, UH, THE INVERSE, SO IN PD 30, THE HEIGHT INCENTIVE, UH, DISTRICT, UH, ON SALE ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

AND THERE WAS AT, AT SOME POINT THEIR

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AND NOW, AND, AND WAS THIS BAR BUILT AS PART OF WHEN THE RESTAURANT ITSELF WAS BUILT IN 2005 OR WAS THIS AN ADDITION? THIS FIXED BAR WAS IN AN ADDITION.

THE, OKAY.

THE SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION THAT WE'RE KIND OF CLARIFYING AND RECTIFYING NOW.

GREAT COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? AND THIS HAS BEEN OPERATING BASICALLY SINCE 2005 IN THAT AREA OR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE RESTAURANT WAS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WITH THAT MADAM CLERK, WE ARE READY FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, DO YOU SEE IT ON YOUR TABLET? NO, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL, YES.

THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PLEASE STOP BY AND ENJOY THE .

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS US TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON OUR AGENDA.

[5. 25-54867 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-25-022;  Approve a modification to a previously-approved Site Plan Review (App No. 1606-02) (MOD25-002) for a façade remodel at an existing 40,000-square-foot vacant retail space (former hardware store), approve a new Site Plan Review (SPR25-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, to facilitate the conversion of a vacant 40,000 hardware store to a bowling alley and entertainment center, including the conversion of a 6,760-square-foot-garden center to building area at 4100 East Carson Street within the Long Beach Exchange (LBX) development in the Douglas Park North Planned Development District (PD-32 North); Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-001), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for the operation of a bowling alley and entertainment center within the remodeled and expanded building in PD-32 North; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-002) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for onsite alcohol beverage sales at a bowling alley and entertainment center with a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 47 License (On-Sale General – Eating Place). (District 5)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

APPROVE A MODIFICATION TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A FACADE REMODEL AT AN EXISTING 40,000 SQUARE FOOT VACANT RETAIL SPACE.

APPROVE A NEW SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERE TO, TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSION OF A VACANT 40,000, UM, HARDWARE STORE TO A BOWLING ALLEY AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, INCLUDING THE CONVERSION OF A 6,760 SQUARE FOOT GARDEN CENTER, UM, TO BUILDING AREA AT 4,100 EAST CARSON STREET WITH THE LONG BEACH EXCHANGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOUGLAS PARK NORTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERE TOO FOR THE OPERATION OF A BOWLING ALLEY AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITHIN THE REMODELED AND EXPANDED BUILDING IN PD DASH 32 NORTH AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERE TOO FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES AT A BOWLING ALLEY AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITH A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TYPE 47 LICENSE DISTRICT FIVE.

I'M GLAD YOU HAD TO READ THAT.

COMMISSIONERS, IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CLEMSON AND VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN.

DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM? YES.

UH, THE STAFF PLANNER, QUENTIN JACKSON, WILL BE GIVING THIS PRESENTATION.

BUT BEFORE QUENTIN BEGINS, I DO WANNA NOTE THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR DAAS YOU WILL HAVE REVISED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

THEY'RE ALSO AVAILABLE UP FOR ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC AND THEY'RE, UH, POSTED ONLINE.

UH, THOSE REVISED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT ARE REFERENCED IN, UH, QUENTIN'S PRESENTATION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

NOTED.

THANK YOU MARYANNE.

GOOD EVENING TO THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

UH, WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO CONVERT A VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING INTO A BOWLING ALLEY AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.

UH, THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 4,100 EAST CARSON STREET, UH, WHICH IS WITHIN THE DOUGLAS PARK NORTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

IT HAS A GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION OF REGIONAL SERVING FACILITIES, AND THE SITE IS WITHIN THE EXISTING LBX RETAIL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH, UH, TAKES UP APPROXIMATELY 26 ACRES OF LAND AND CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 266,000 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING AREA SURROUNDING LAND USES, UH, MOST OF WHICH ARE ALSO WITHIN DOUGLAS PARK, INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, A HOTEL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO THE SOUTH, OFFICES TO THE EAST, AND MORE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO THE WEST.

UH, SO THE PROJECT IS ESSENTIALLY A, A TENANT IMPROVEMENT TO CONVERT THE FORMER ORCHARD HARDWARE STORE

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UH, THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE A EXTERIOR REMODEL OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING FROM EACH ELEVATION, AND, UH, ALSO THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 6,700 SQUARE FEET OF NEW BUILDING AREA TO REPLACE THE, UH, FORMER OUTDOOR GO GARDEN CENTER OF THE THE PREVIOUS USE.

UH, THE FACILITY ITSELF WILL, UH, INCLUDE 34 BOWLING LANES, A FULL BAR, UH, THREE SECTIONS OF ARCADES, A FULL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA, UH, TO CONSTITUTE A, A RES, A RESTAURANT COMPONENT, AND ALSO, UH, ANCILLARY USES SUCH AS MANAGERIAL OFFICES AND, UH, STORAGE.

UH, THIS SLIDE HERE JUST SHOWS A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EXISTING, UH, FRONT ELEVATION AND THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR RENOVATION FOR THE BOWLING ALLEY.

UH, HERE YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF THE, UH, RESULT OF THE ENCLOSING OF THE, UH, EXISTING OUTDOOR GARDEN CENTER, UM, AND HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE, THE MASSING OF THE BUILDING.

UH, SO AS FAR AS THE ENTITLEMENTS, UH, BEFORE THE COMMISSION TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A MODIFICATION TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN REVIEW, WHICH IS TRIGGERED WITH THE EXTERIOR RENO RENOVATION OF THE BUILDING.

UH, WE HAVE A NEW SITE PLAN REVIEW, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE ENCLOSING OF THE, UH, AFOREMENTIONED OUTDOOR GARDEN CENTER INTO BUILDING AREA.

AND ALSO WE HAVE, UH, TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, UH, ONE FOR THE BOWLING ALLEY ITSELF AND ONE FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR THE, UH, THE FULL BAR WITHIN THE FACILITY.

WITH REGARD TO CA, UH, THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A, A CLASS THREE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, AGAIN, UH, PERTAINING TO THE ADDITIONAL 6,700 SQUARE FEET OF, OF BUILDING AREA BEING PROPOSED.

AND SO LOOKING AT THE, UH, SITE PLAN REVIEW FINDINGS FOR, UH, THE MODIFICATION AND THE NEW SITE PLAN REVIEW, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDINGS THAT WE, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT TYPICALLY ARE THAT THE PROPOSED DESIGN BE HARMONIOUS AND CONSISTENT WITHIN ITSELF AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO THAT THE PROJECT IS, UH, CONSISTENT WITH THE THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, REGARDING HARMONIOUS AND CONSISTENT DESIGN.

UH, ALL PROJECTS WITHIN DOUGLAS PARK, UH, ARE SUBJECT TO THE, UH, PD 32 DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH, UH, EMPHASIZE FACADE ARTICULATION, ACCENT COLOR, AND MATERIAL APPROPRIATE SCALING, AND, UH, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING.

UH, THE PROPOSED REMODEL DOES ADDRESS THESE GUIDELINES IN DIFFERENT WAYS, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO, UH, RESPECTING THE SCALE OF THE, UH, EXISTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THE LBX DEVELOPMENT.

UH, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF, OF DESIGN WITH THIS PROJECT IS NOT ONLY TO, UH, ADAPT AN EXISTING BUILDING AND TO THE, THE LUCKY BRAND OR THE LUCKY STRIKES BRAND, UH, BUT ALSO WITH MAINTAINING THE, UH, INTEGRITY AND THE CONSISTENCY WITHIN, UH, PD 32.

AND, UH, LBX IN PARTICULAR, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED, UH, PROJECT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UH, DOES A, A GOOD JOB OF ACCOMPLISHING THAT.

AS FAR AS, UH, GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY, UH, BOTH THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT, SPEAK TO SPECIFIC GOALS THAT THE, UH, THIS PROJECT ACCOMPLISHES.

UH, WITH THE LAND USE ELEMENT, UH, LAND USE POLICY SEVEN DASH FOUR ENCOURAGES THE TRANSITION OF ABANDONED BUILDINGS INTO MORE PRODUCTIVE USES.

UH, WITH THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT, UH, ONE OF THE GOALS IS ALSO TO IMPROVE BLIGHTED OR VACANT PROPERTIES BY PROMOTING INFIELD DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE, UH, NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENT.

UH, WITH THIS BUILDING, UH, BEEN VACANT SINCE 2019.

UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT, UH, A BOWLING ALLEY AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IS AN APPROPRIATE USE AND, UH, WOULD HELP REVITALIZE THIS PORTION OF, UH, LBX THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SO LONG, UH, AND THAT IT FITS WELL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF, OF THE, UH, REMAINING RETAIL CENTER IN TERMS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION.

UH, THE BIGGEST ONES WE FOCUS ON PRIMARILY ARE THE CENSUS TRACK CONCENTRATION AND CRIME STATS OF THE POLICE REPORTING DISTRICT.

UH, THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, DID PROVIDE THESE STATS, UH, AS YOU, AS YOU SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE SLIDE HERE.

UH, AND THEY REPORT THAT THE PROJECT, UH, SITE IS WITHIN CENSUS TRACT 57 36 0.01, IN WHICH A MAXIMUM OF SIX ESTABLISHMENTS IS RECOMMENDED FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

AND THIS IS BASED ON, UH, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL CRITERIA FOR, UH, POPULATION WITHIN A A GIVEN CENSUS TRACT.

UH, AS SLOAN SHOWN IN THE SLIDE, UH, THERE CURRENTLY ARE 21 ALCOHOL LICENSES WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACT FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION.

UH, CLEARLY THAT'S WELL ABOVE THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD, UH, BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE, UH, THIS HIGH NUMBER IS, IS REALLY JUST INDICATIVE OF THE FACT THAT, UH, EVERY SINGLE ON SALE LICENSE WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACT IS WITHIN DOUGLAS PARK ITSELF, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE LBX DEVELOPMENT.

UM, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR A LARGE, UH, COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS TO HAVE, UH, HIGH

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UH, FOR, FOR ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE, UH, LBX DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE, UM, THE HANGAR BUILDING, WHICH IS A SORT OF A FOOD COURT STYLE BUILDING THAT HOUSES, UH, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOOD VENDORS, UH, MANY OF WHICH HAVE THEIR OWN, UH, ALCOHOL LICENSES.

UM, AND SO AGAIN, THIS NUMBER MAY SEEM A LITTLE BIT INFLATED, UH, IN COMPARISON TO THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDATION.

UH, BUT STAFF BELIEVES THAT, UH, DUE TO THE UNIQUE, UH, NATURE OF THE LBX DEVELOPMENT AS A, UH, SUBSTANTIAL RETAIL CENTER WITHIN A CENSUS TRACK THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY, UH, OFFICE OR INDUSTRIAL USES, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT APPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE, UH, WOULD NOT BE PROBLEMATIC.

UH, LONG BEACH, UH, PD ALSO REPORTS THAT THE PROJECT SITE IS WITHIN POLICE REPORTING DISTRICT 4 7 2, IN WHICH, UH, IT IS CONSIDERED A HIGH CRIME RATE AREA.

UH, THIS IS BASED ON A CRIME RATE OF 71 FOR THE REPORTING DISTRICT, WHILE THE, UH, HIGH CRIME THRESHOLD IS 66.

UH, HOWEVER, BETWEEN FEBRUARY 20, 24 AND 2025, UH, ONLY A SINGLE CALL FOR SERVICE WAS MADE TO THE AREA, UH, OF THE PROJECT SITE.

AND SO STAFF ISN'T, UH, CONCERNED, CONCERNED WITH THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

UH, CONCLUDES THE, UH, ONSITE ALCOHOL, UH, CONSUMPTION COMPONENT WILL, UH, SERVE MORE AS A ANCILLARY USE WITHIN THE, UH, CONFINES OF A, WHAT WE CAN CONSIDER A, A FAMILY ORIENTED BUSINESS.

UH, CONCERNS FROM ALCOHOL SALES ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH OFFSITE CONSUMPTION, UH, COMING FROM LIQUOR STORES OR GAS, GAS STATIONS, AND, UH, SOMETIMES EVEN A, A FULL ON, UM, BAR AS A PRINCIPAL USE.

UH, BUT AGAIN, FOR THE PROPOSED BOWLING ALLEY, UH, THE BAR IS GONNA SERVE IN MORE OF AN, UH, ANCILLARY CAPACITY TO BOTH THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND THE RESTAURANT.

UH, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PLACED ON THE PROJECT TO, UH, ALLEVIATE CONCERNS REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY AND TO CURB, UH, NUISANCE BEHAVIOR.

UH, THOSE CONDITIONS INCLUDE HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, DATE, DAILY MAINTENANCE AND TRASH PICKUP, PROHIBITION OF LOITERING, UH, NOISE CONTROL, A, B, C TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND SECURITY MEASURES, UH, SUCH AS LIVE CAMERAS, PROPER LIGHTING, AND ONSITE, UH, SECURITY PERSONNEL.

UM, AS ALWAYS, WE DO, UH, HAVE THESE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN PLACE TO GIVE STAFF THE, UH, LEVERAGE TO FURTHER MONITOR THE APPROVED USE, UH, TO ENSURE THAT, UH, CONTINUED COMPLIANCE IS MET.

AND SO TO, UH, TO CLOSE OUT HERE, UH, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT STAFF IS, UH, EXCITED, UH, FOR THE PROPOSED USE AND BELIEVES THAT IT'S GOING TO FILL A VOID IN THE, UH, THE RECREATION SPACE, UM, THAT WE FEEL IS NOT ONLY LACKING WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, BUT IN THE CITY AS A WHOLE, UH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR SPACE, UH, IS GOING THROUGH TWO OTHER MODIFICATIONS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN PREVIOUS YEARS, UH, THOSE APPROVED PROJECTS JUST NEVER CAME TO FRUITION.

AND, AND SO, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL FIT IN WELL WITH THE EXISTING LBX CENTER AND REVITALIZE THE, THE VACANT BUILDING.

UH, WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO, UH, CONCLUDE THE REPORT AND RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE REQUEST SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS, IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, QUENTIN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

JUST, UM, OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHEN WE REVIEW THESE, UM, CCPS FOR ALCOHOL SERVICE AND THEY HAVE THE PROPO OR THE, UH, ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF LICENSES IN AREA, THAT'S AN A BC STATISTIC THAT COMES FROM, AND IS THAT A PURE FORMULA BASED ON THAT CENSUS TRACK ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND THEY YEP.

IT'S, IT'S A FORMULAIC, UM, NUMBER THAT COMES FROM THE POPULATION OF THE CENSUS TRACK.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CENSUS TRACK THAT HAS A LOWER POPULATION, THAT NUMBER GOES DOWN.

SO NOT REALLY REFLECTIVE OF HOW OUR LAND USE, IT'S, IT'S NOT REFLECTIVE OF HOW OUR LAND USE LAYOUT IS NOR CONDUCIVE TO HOW A SHOPPING CENTER WOULD WORK WHERE IT'S A HIGHLY POPULATED AREA.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR QUENTIN ON THE PRESENTATION? NO.

OKAY.

WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

UH, GOOD EVENING IF EVENING COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GONNA SWEAR YOU IN.

SURE.

YOU DON'T MIND RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO.

THANK YOU.

UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UH, CONSIDERING OUR APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL.

WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME'S BRETT THORNTON.

I'M THE SENIOR VICE

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UH, WE ARE THE OWNER OF LBX.

WE BOUGHT IT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.

UM, WANTED TO THANK QUENTIN FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE'VE PUT HIM THROUGH THIS.

UM, SO, AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE LUCKY STRIKE, BE INTERESTED IN OUR SHOPPING CENTER AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IN LONG BEACH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, OFFER MYSELF FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK, ONCE AGAIN, QUENTIN DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GIVING US ALL THE INFORMATION, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEEING NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AUDIENCE, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.