* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UH, WELCOME TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, GOVERNANCE COMMISSION MEETING. UH, WE ARE ON APRIL 10TH, 2015, 2025, GOING BACK A FEW YEARS. AND, UH, I HAVE 4 40, 30 9:00 PM UH, DIRECTOR, WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL? YES. THANK YOU. UH, CHAIR REDFIELD. SO, CHAIR REDFIELD HERE. UH, COMMISSIONER EE SMITH HERE. AND WE DO HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM COMMISSIONER HUGA. SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AND ALSO IN ADVANCE. SHE WON'T BE HERE NEXT WEEK EITHER, SO OKAY. FOR THE RECORD, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. EXCELLENT. AND, UM, LEMME JUST TAKE A LOOK HERE. DO WE WANNA BEGIN WITH ITEM ONE? UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU. I SECOND. AYE. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO TO, UH, FEE WAIVER. AYE. RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS RECEIVED. SO MOVED BETWEEN MARCH 13TH, 2025 AND APRIL 9TH, 2025. THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. UH, AND DO WE HAVE A REPORT? YES, WE DO. OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, STEVE SCOTT, WILL PRESENT THAT ITEM TO THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON, STEVE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, BEAR WITH ME. THIS IS TYPICALLY GLADYS, UH, BUT I WILL, UH, I WILL GET US THROUGH THIS LIST. SO THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE IS PROJECT XLB, LONG BEACH. UH, THEY ARE LOOKING TO HOLD A RESOURCE FAIR ON MAY 3RD AT, UH, SILVERADO PARK, UH, OPEN SPACE. UH, THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT, UH, WHERE THEY'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 150 PEOPLE AND LOOKING FOR A $310, UH, WAIVER FOR THE PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES. DO YOU KNOW WHO? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHO PROJECT X IS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE AN EXISTING GROUP. THEY'VE WORKED WITH US BEFORE. THEY'VE NEVER DONE A RESOURCE FAIR LIKE THIS WITH US. BUT, UH, WE DID ASK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND THIS IS, UH, REALLY TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN LONG BEACH. SO INCLUDE SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAMS, READING PROGRAMS, SCIENCE PROGRAMS, SPORTS AND RECREATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. AND SO THIS WILL BE AT SILVERADO PARK. THANK YOU. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS GRACE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH. UH, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND THIS IS NOT A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE LOOKING TO HOST A MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL ON JULY 29TH, THIS SUMMER, UH, TO BE HELD AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK, THE SOCIAL HALL AND, UH, OPEN SPACE. SO, UH, KIND OF BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. UH, THEY ARE EXPECTING CLOSE TO 300 PEOPLE AND LOOKING FOR A FEE WAIVER OF ABOUT $930. THERE WOULD THOUGH STILL BE STAFF AND, UM, SECURITY DEPOSIT AND MAINTENANCE FEES THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE WAIVED. UM, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE, UH, SOME INFORMATION BOOTHS, SOME RESOURCE BOOTHS, BUT IT IS REALLY TO, UM, CELEBRATE THE VARIOUS CULTURES WITHIN LONG BEACH WHERE THEY WILL BE PRESENTED THROUGH SONG DANCE, EDUCATION AND INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ONE IS LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO A END OF SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK AT PAN AM PARK, UH, OPEN SPACE, UH, IN, UH, AUGUST, AUGUST 23RD. OF COURSE, THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS A WAY OF JUST KIND OF BUILDING CAMARADERIE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND, UH, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A $445, UH, PERMIT, UH, FEE WAIVER. THERE WOULD BE SOME STAFF, UH, CHARGES, UH, FOR THIS THAT WOULD STILL APPLY. THEY'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 200 PEOPLE FOR THIS EVENT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A CONCERT. THE NEXT GROUP IS GP EXUS CHRISTMAS CARE PACKAGES AND BLANKETS OF LOVE. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. UH, THIS IS FOR A CARE PACKAGE AND BLANKET GIVEAWAY AT RAMONA PARK OPEN SPACE ON JUNE 28TH OF THIS YEAR. UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY WILL BE GIVING AWAY, [00:05:01] UH, TOILETRIES LIKE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, UM, BLANKETS. UH, FOR THOSE, FOR ANYONE REALLY WHO IS IN NEED OF THOSE, UH, TYPES OF, UH, RESOURCES, UH, THEY ARE EXPECTING, UH, CLOSE TO 115 PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NEXT, WE HAVE LONG BEACH FORWARD, UH, NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT. THIS IS A RESOURCE FAIR UP AT OUTTEN PARK OPEN SPACE, UH, TO BE HELD ON MAY 10TH, UH, OF THIS YEAR. UM, THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT. THIS IS TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK AND THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN CHALLENGING TIMES. THE ORGANIZATION, UM, ORGANIZATION'S PRESENT WILL BE OFFERING SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT PEOPLE TO COMBAT ISOLATION AND THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT FACES, UH, FAMILIES. TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTING CLOSE TO 135 PEOPLE AND ARE REQUESTING A $275, UH, PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEE WAIVER. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE SOUTH COAST ORCHID SOCIETY. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN WITH, UH, WITHIN LONG BEACH SINCE 1951. WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UH, THIS NUMBER LOOKS BIG, THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR A FEE WAIVER BECAUSE THIS IS A BLANKET, UM, PERMIT. SO THEY USE WHALEY PARK, UH, SOCIAL HALL ONCE A MONTH TO HOLD THEIR MEETINGS. AND SO THIS WOULD BE FROM JULY OF 25 THROUGH JUNE OF 26, UH, SEEKING $1,940, UH, FOR A WAIVER IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES, THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS AFTER HOURS, THERE ARE STILL STAFF FEES THAT DO APPLY. AND EACH MONTH THEY GET BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PEOPLE AND THEY BRING IN SPEAKERS, UM, TO HELP EDUCATE AND EXPAND THE LOVE OF ORCHIDS, I THINK IS WHAT THEY CALLED IT. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE THE, UH, KAMAI PARENT ASSOCIATION THAT IS LOOKING TO HOLD A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION AT MCBRIDE PARK SOCIAL HALL ON JUNE 7TH OF THIS YEAR. UM, THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UM, WHERE THEY WILL BE HONORING, UH, UH, INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS. AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALSO OFFERING, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING A $390 FACILITY AND PERMIT FEE WAIVER, AND THEY WOULD STILL THOUGH HAVE, UM, STAFF AND SECURITY DEPOSIT FEES. AND THAT IS THE LIST FOR, UH, THE APRIL MEETING IN TOTAL. UH, THE REQUEST IS $4,565 OF FEES TO BE WAIVED. BUT REMEMBER A SIGNIFICANT ONE OF THOSE IS FOR AN ANNUAL PERMIT. SO IT COVERS THE WHOLE YEAR. OKAY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER? OH, IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE SAME STUFF. . OKAY. THE STAFF, I, I ATTENDED TO THEIR ORCHID SHOW BEFORE. IT'S PRETTY COOL. COOL. THEY REALLY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING THEIR LOOK FOR ORCHIDS. I ALWAYS WAS DISAPPOINTED, NOT MORE PEOPLE CAME. IT'S KIND OF JUST THEIR MEMBERSHIP. BUT IT'S NICE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HOST THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS IN OUR FACILITIES. AND DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? NOPE. HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ORTI SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKEYDOKE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER, UM, THREE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS IN THEFT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION MARINE. DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? DO WE HAVE A SO MOVED MOTION? THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND AND DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COURT? YEAH, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE STEVE SCOTT SHOW TODAY. SO HE'S GONNA COVER THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS, BUT, UM, I THINK YOU'RE ACCUSTOMED TO HIM RECORDING ON THESE TWO, SO WE'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, STEVE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO COMMISSIONERS, UH, IN TERMS OF OUR MONTHLY LOSS REPORT, UH, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD ANOTHER MONTH WHERE OUR VANDALISM COSTS, UH, WERE DOWN A BIT. UH, GRAND TOTAL FOR THE MONTH IS ABOUT $4,600 BETWEEN LABOR AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, COSTS FOR, UH, EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES. UM, SO AGAIN, ANOTHER GOOD MONTH. UH, TYPICALLY, OR WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS REALLY WHAT WE SEE EVERY MONTH. CUTS IN FENCES, UH, RESTROOM, DOOR LOCKS, SOME, UH, SOME, UH, WINDOWS, UH, BROKEN. UM, SO REALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE'RE SEEING AS A TREND THAT, OH, THIS, [00:10:01] YOU KNOW, THIS TYPE OF VANDALISM IS REALLY GOING UP. IT'S WHAT WE BASICALLY SEE EVERY MONTH. THERE'S REALLY NO HOTSPOTS. WE'RE SEEING IT NORTH SIDE, SOUTH SIDE, YOU KNOW, EAST WEST. IT'S KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT, UM, AGAIN, REALLY TYPICAL OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN. A LOT OF FENCES, A LOT OF, UH, LOCKS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, THAT HAVE NEEDED, UH, REPAIRS. UH, CERTAINLY THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM HAS, UH, REALLY HELPED WITH RESTROOM, FREESTANDING RESTROOM VANDALISM THAT HAS GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST, UH, TWO YEARS SINCE, UH, THEY'VE, UH, BEEN OUT THERE LOCKING OUR RESTROOMS AT NIGHT. SO, UH, REALLY PLEASED THAT IT'S ONLY ABOUT, UH, $4,600 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. AND IN RELATION TO KINDA WHERE WE WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WITH RESPECT TO, UM, VANDALISM, I HAVE THAT NUMBER SOMEWHERE. LOSS REPORT LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. SO THROUGH THE END OF MARCH, WHICH IS SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE WERE AT ABOUT $109,000, UH, IN VANDALISM RELATED LOSSES. THIS YEAR THROUGH MARCH, WE'RE AT ABOUT 33,000. OH MY GOODNESS. SO ABOUT A THIRD OF WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR. NOW I ALWAYS THOUGH POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE ONE BAD, UH, PLAYGROUND LOST AWAY FROM A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. BUT THESE NUMBERS ARE TRENDING VERY, VERY POSITIVELY, UH, SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU. WHAT AN EXCELLENT REPORT. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? NO, NO. IT'S AWESOME. SET. NO FROM THE PUBLIC. NO. HEARING NONE. I GUESS I WILL SAY HOW PLEASED I, STEVE HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARK AMBASSADOR, UH, GROUP AND, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN JUNE, THAT'LL BE THE END OF THEIR SECOND YEAR. AND WE DO PLAN TO REPORT BACK TO MAYOR COUNCIL ON THE BENEFITS OF THAT BECAUSE I THINK, UM, WE WERE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY CREATING AN AM AMBASSADOR VERSION OF THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S WORKING. YOU KNOW, WE, WE WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE CLEAN, SAFE, WELCOMING, AND BEAUTIFUL. AND IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, REALIGN SOME OF OUR STAFF TO PUT THAT EXTRA EMPHASIS IN THE MORNING, UH, 'CAUSE A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY, THEY ARE OUT IN OUR PARKS TO START THEIR DAY. SO, BUT YEAH, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT. GREAT IMPROVEMENT. THANKS STEVE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND IN FACT, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT A, SOME KIND OF A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE, UH, AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND IF THERE MIGHT BE ANY RELATION TO THAT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S GONNA BE COMPLETED FOR THAT TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY. YEAH, DEFINITELY A, A REAL POSITIVE CHANGE, UH, TO OUR OPERATIONS TWO YEARS AGO. GREAT. ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. OKAY. YEP. OKAY. WELL WE ADD A, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OR SMITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING FINANCE AND WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. AND I'LL SECOND, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? YEP. ONCE AGAIN, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR C SCOTT. IT'S ALL YOUR STEVE. GREAT, THANK YOU. UH, SO, UH, JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR YEAR TO DATE STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND. UH, FOR OUR 48, ALMOST $49 MILLION BUDGET GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT GOES AND SUPPORTS RECREATION, MAINTENANCE, INCLUSIVE OF ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, WHICH IS KIND OF OUTSIDE OF THE, THE SCOPE OF THE COMMISSION. UM, TO DATE, WE HAVE SPENT THROUGH 50% OF THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, CLOSE TO 42% OF OUR BUDGET, UH, IN THE GENERAL FUND. NOW THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL, BUT REMEMBER OUR HEAVY ACTIVITY IS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE VERY, VERY BUSY SUMMER MONTHS. SO THAT'S WHEN WE KIND OF CATCH UP, UM, AND KIND OF GET BACK INTO ALIGNMENT WITH WHERE WE ARE WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR. SO AGAIN, THROUGH 50% OF THE FISCAL YEAR THROUGH MARCH, WE'RE AHEAD ABOUT 42%. BUT COME JUNE, COME JULY, COME AUGUST WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, OUR SUMMER DAY CAMPS, OUR FUN DAYS, AND ALL OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES, UH, THAT'S WHERE THOSE NUMBERS WILL START TO CATCH UP. SO IT'S TRACKING VERY WELL, UM, JUST ABOUT WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. UM, SO, UH, DEFINITELY REALLY NO CONCERNS. UM, RIGHT NOW, UM, ONE THING WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP OUR EYES ON IS OUR WATER BUDGET. UM, WE'VE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF WA RAIN THIS, UH, WINTER, BUT IT WAS COOLER, IT WAS OVERCAST A LOT, WHICH REALLY HELPS, UH, US KIND OF NOT HAVE TO WATER AS MUCH, EVEN IF MOTHER [00:15:01] NATURE ISN'T HELPING US. BUT COME THOSE HOT SUMMER MONTHS, UM, WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING RAIN, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, THAT'S WHERE WE WILL MAKE, YOU KNOW, START TO SEE THOSE WATER EXPENDITURES REALLY GET, UH, GET BACK UP THERE. SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP OUR EYES ON THAT. BUT SO FAR, UH, NO CONCERNS WITH RESPECT, UH, TO OUR EXPENDITURES TO DATE. AND OUR REVENUES ARE VERY SIMILAR AS WELL, UM, TRENDING AS WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. LITTLE BIT BELOW 50%, BUT REMEMBER A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE THE SUMMER, SO THOSE REVENUES WILL CATCH UP. UM, AND IT'S ALSO A TIMING ISSUE. THIS IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME. UM, IN A COUPLE OF OUR OPERATIONS. WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY BIG, UM, BILLS GO OUT WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET SOME REVENUE THEY JUST HAVEN'T HIT YET. SO, UH, ALL IN ALL, I THINK OUR REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS LOOKING GOOD, UH, SO FAR AND WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO, UH, TO BE AT WHAT OUR BUDGET COMMITMENT IS, UH, FOR THE YEAR, BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. FROM STAFF? YEAH. ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE TREES AND MY COMMENT IF NOT FOR WHAT HAPPENED OVER AT GOOD NEIGHBOR PARK THIS WEEK WAS TO COMPLIMENT, UM, OR HOW APPRECIATIVE I'VE BEEN ABOUT GETTING IN OUR BUDGET TREE TRIMMING MONEY. BECAUSE THE THREE OR FOUR RECENT HIGH WIND EVENTS, WE LOST NO TREES. WOW. WHICH WAS VERY UNUSUAL IN, IN YEARS PAST. WE HAD ALWAYS HAVE HALF A DOZEN, MAYBE 10 OR WELL, SO WE WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT ON A ALMOST A PERFECTLY SILENT ONE DAY, WE LOST A BEAUTIFUL TREE OVER IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT JUST MUST HAVE BEEN ROOT ROT OR SOMETHING. AND THE HEAVINESS OF THE CROWN OF THE TREE, IT JUST FELL OVER. AND UNFORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS INJURED. BUT, UM, GREAT SCOTT WAS THERE AND THEY HAD IT CLEANED UP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS. BUT YEAH, THAT WAS A VERY STATELY TREE. BUT I DID WANT TO COMMENT THAT FOR OUR BUDGET, HAVING THE INVESTMENT IN TREE TREE TRIMMING HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION. DO YOU THINK THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T LOST A LOT OF TREES IS BECAUSE WE TRIMMED THEM? YES. AND WE REMOVED BAD TREES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. ABSOLUTELY. DESPITE SOME COMMUNITY QUESTIONS, UH, WE CAN'T, YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK WE DO MANAGE THEM WHILE WE DO COMMUNICATE, YOU KNOW, IN ADVANCE WHEN THERE'S GONNA BE ACTIVITY IN THE PARK AND WE'RE ALWAYS CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT NESTING SEASON. UH, 'CAUSE THERE'S WATCHFUL EYES FROM OUR WILDLIFE FLOWS IN THAT REGARD. SO I THINK WE'RE DOING MUCH BETTER IN THAT REGARD. BUT I ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE, WHENEVER WE DO HAVE TO TAKE OUT A TREE, WE ALWAYS PLANT TWO NEW BETTER SPECIES. SO WE'RE ALWAYS CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT REFORESTATION AND . SO THAT'S GOOD. AND IN A WEEK AND A HALF WE'LL HAVE ARBOR DAY AND EARTH DAY THE SAME WEEK. SO WE'LL BE, HAVE PLANTING MORE TREES. LOTS OF PLANTED. BUT YEAH, THANKS FOR LETTING ME COMMENT ON THAT. OKAY. UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IN THAT REGARD? OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TY SMITH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 17TH. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED AND I WILL SECOND THANK YOU. AND THE AGENDA IS HERE. THIS IT. THANK YOU, STEVE. YES. SHOULD WE, UM, GO THROUGH THIS OR, UM, I, I DID WANNA REMIND YOU THAT LAST MONTH, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE THE MONTH PRESENTATION. AND, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THE FEBRUARY HONOREE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT WE'LL HAVE A DOUBLE PRESENTATION OF TWO OF OUR STELLAR EMPLOYEES FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATIONS RIGHT OVER, RIGHT AFTER OUR PLEDGE TO OLD GLORY. UH, AND THEN, UH, WE DO HAVE, I THINK, YEAH, A RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT FOR HAR REPLACING A STORAGE CONTAINER OF HARROW PARK, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, UM, LITTLE LEAGUE FOR THE, THE FAST PITCH GROUP OVER THERE. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS, OH, SO WE HAVE AN RFPA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO, UM, SEEK, I WON'T SAY SEEK NEW MANAGEMENT TO REESTABLISH MANAGEMENT FOR A NEW TERM FOR OUR TENNIS CENTERS, BUT WE'RE ALSO REFORMATTING THEM TO BE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTERS. HOW NICE. SO WITH THAT, UH, IS NECESSARY, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A BIG PICKLEBALL FAN, LET BEAR WITH ME. SO, BUT KIND OF AS A COMPLIMENT TO THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TENNIS TRUST FUND. SO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF PROCEEDS [00:20:01] GENERATED AT THE TENNIS CENTERS GO INTO A FUND TO HELP DO THINGS LIKE IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, WE UPDATED THE LIGHTING TO LED LIGHTS, WE RESURFACE OR UPGRADE THE, THE TENNIS COURTS, NEW NETS, UH, WIND SCREENS, JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING PICKLEBALL AS AN ELEMENT WITHIN EACH COMPLEX, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HELPED US MAKE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS TO INCLUDE THE REFERENCE TO PICKLEBALL AS BEING AN ALLOWABLE IMPROVEMENT GOING INTO THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S THAT ONE ACTUALLY. OH, I SEE. OH, SO PART OF, SO WHAT GOES INTO THE TENNIS FUND IS NOW GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE, THERE'LL BE ONE FUND THAT CAN BE INVESTED INTO THE FACILITIES REGARDLESS OF IT'S AFFECTING TENNIS AREA IMPROVEMENTS OR NOW PICK AREA IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GOOD EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. A LITTLE CONFUSING. SO, UM, AND IT'S REFLECTIVE OF THIS CRAZE OF PICKLEBALL, SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. UM, I WILL ADD, NOW THAT WE HAVE THE COUNCILMAN PRESENT, IS THE COMMUNITY'S BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT OF FREE TENNIS FOR YOUTH. UH, PRIMARILY HIT THE HILL ROAD TENNIS CENTER, VERY WELL ATTENDED, UH, LOTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES BEYOND JUST INTRODUCING TENNIS TO THOSE PARTICIPANTS. SO THANK YOU MS. WENDY FOR THAT. UM, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE JUNE MEETING IS GONNA BE OFFITE AT THE SENIOR CENTER. IS THAT, THAT MAY, MAY, MAY, MAY IS I MEANT THE MAIN, I'M SORRY, MAY IS OLDER AMERICAN. RIGHT. UM, SO, UH, SHOULD THAT BE ON THIS AGENDA AT ALL? WE CAN MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. YEAH, WE, WE, I THINK IT'S COVERED JUST BY ANNOUNCING IT PUBLICLY. OKAY. AND WOULD THAT BE UNDER IF WE CANCEL A MEETING? THAT'S MORE OF AN IMPORTANT AGENDA IS ACTUALLY OKAY. BUT JUST CHANGE OF VENUE IS NOT AS, AS LONG AS WE ANNOUNCE WE'RE LOOKING AT. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. UM, SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE AGENDA? UM, NOT, NOT AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT WHENEVER YOU'RE READY FOR THAT. OKAY. ALMOST, ALMOST THERE. UM, ALRIGHT, WELL WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ARDI SMITH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW WE DO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS, UH, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY? UM, YES AND I COULD CALL BRENT ON THIS LATER, BUT IT'S KIND OF FUN TO DO IT THIS WAY. OH, SURE. UH, WE JUST GOT NOTIFIED YESTERDAY THAT WARDLOW ROAD IS BEING REPAID BETWEEN, UM, WELL WE CALL IT STEEPLY OR, UM, THE RIVERBED THERE AND NORWALK. SO, UH, YEAH, WE SHOULD PROBABLY ALERT FIRE STATION FIVE. AND YOU GUYS, I JUST HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU GET THOSE NOTICES. SO RATHER THAN NOW, WE'LL, I WAS NOT AWARE. OKAY. BUT NOW I AM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO OVER THE YEARS WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS ISSUES AT THE GATE THERE AND EXITING THERE, SO I TRUST YOU GUYS CAN WORK ALL THAT OUT. NO, THAT'S, AND THEN THAT'LL BE OUR NEWSLETTER ON FRIDAY, BUT AS THIS PROCEEDS WE'LL GET MORE REFINED ON THAT DATE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD, AND THEN AS WE WILL PROBABLY WANNA SPEAK TO CORRECT EVERYTHING I JUST SAID, BUT ARE WE, ARE WE GOOD OR WE ARE GOOD. WE'LL, YOU'LL VERY MUCH SEE IT IN OUR NEWSLETTER COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. YEAH. ACTUALLY I'LL ALERT A LOT OF ACTION IN THAT AREA WITH COMMUNITY CENTER. YEAH. PARK AMBASSADORS. THANK YOU. AND, AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID IT RIGHT UP FRONT, THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. ALL THE FOLKS FROM CYPHER CITY OF CYPRUS WHO USE THESE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN BUGGING ME A LOT ABOUT THAT. YOU HAVE A, A LOT OF CUSTOMERS FROM, FROM, UH, CYPRUS WHO COME IN, GO TO NATURE CENTER AND WHATNOT AND OH YEAH. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON, ON THAT VAL ROAD IN CYPRUS? IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S PERFECTLY PAVED. SO THEY CAN TELL WHEN THEY'RE IN LONG BEACH. YEAH, IT DOES DEGREES YOU MUCH. THAT'S GOOD. WELL NOTED. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? WELL, WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD VISITORS IN YEARS, SO SURE. YOU DON'T WANT ANY CHOCOLATE TOO CLOSE TO DINNER TIME. OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE STAFF? WELL, WE ALREADY BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IN MAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TENS OH, THE TECH BALL TABLES, SAME THING OR NO? WELL, YOU COULD, THIS IS RELATED TO SISTER CITIES. WELL MAYBE IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE 'CAUSE I'D BE JUST REPEATING WHAT YOU SHARED WITH ME. OKAY. SO, UM, I'M, I'M, UH, ACTIVE WITH THE SISTER CITIES OF LONG BEACH AND, UH, THERE'S A VERY, [00:25:01] UH, STRONG, UM, AND AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, UH, AND INITIATIVE FOR SPORTS DIPLOMACY AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND THEY'RE FOCUSING ON FOUR AREAS OF SPORTS. AND WE KNOW THAT SPORTS IS A WAY TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS AT PEACE AND, UM, AS WELL AS GENERATE REVENUE. SO, UH, UM, THE FOUR SPORTS ARE E WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME ON THIS FLAG. FOOTBALL FLAG FOOTBALL, E UM, ESPORTS. ESPORTS, WHICH IS, UM, SOCCER. SOCCER AND TECH. TECH BALL. TECH BALL. OKAY. AND I, UH, LOOKED UP WHAT TECH BALL WAS, IT'S T-E-Q-B-A-L-L. AND UH, THEY PLAY IT ON A BIG TABLE, MAYBE ALMOST THIS BIG THAT IS ARCHED LIKE THIS. AND THEY, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEBODY DONATED FOUR TECH BALL TABLES TO OUR PARK SYSTEM. THEY'VE PROPOSED, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE WANT TO BE EQUITABLE AND LOCATE THEM SO THEY'RE EVENLY SPACED. YOU'RE THE FIRST TO HEAR, OH MAN, COUNCILMAN IT. IT'S A SKILL. YOU USE A SOCCER BALL AND IT'S KIND LIKE PING PONG OF SORT, BUT YOU USE YOUR FEET AND YOUR, AND YOUR HEAD AND IT'S, IT'S AN AGILITY SKILL. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S WORLDWIDE. BUT JUST KINDA SINKING IN HERE. SO THE, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TECH FALL HAS THE ABILITY TO DONATE A NUMBER BASED ON YOUR CITY'S POPULATION. SO WE QUALIFY FOR FOUR. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO BY THE PDS FOR QUADRANTS OF THE CITY AND WE COULD PROBABLY, BUT THEY DID LIKE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SYNTHETIC SOCCER FIELD RIGHT BESIDE THE OFFICE. SO IT'S LIKELY THAT FOR THIS PART OF THE CITY IT WILL BE KIND OF IN OUR BACKYARD HERE. BUT THANK YOU. VERY COOL . YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU WEARING TWO HAT? UH, NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT, UH, I WRONG, I HAVE 5:11 PM IS THAT CORRECT? 5 5 0 6 5:06 PM THANK YOU. I HAVE 10 MINUTES STILL. FIVE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.