* 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. [00:00:07] GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MORNING. WELCOME EVERYBODY. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, IT IS, IT IS 9:03 AM AND I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, MEETING OF THE LONG BEACH PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025. DIRECTOR DENNIS, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE? YES, I WILL. THANK YOU. CHAIR REDFIELD. UM, CHAIR REDFIELD HERE. UH, VICE CHAIR T SMITH. HERE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN HERE. COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. UH, BUT HE DOES HAVE AN EXCUSE ABSENCE, UH, COMMISSIONER HIGA, AND SHE HAS SO AN EXCUSE ABSENCE. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, PRESENT AND COMMISSIONER SHOW PRESENT. UH, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. UH, NOW DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING, DIRECTOR DENNIS? UH, YES. CHAIR REDFIELD. ACTUALLY TODAY, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'D LOVE TO START OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS IS HONORING ONE OF OUR STELLAR EMPLOYEES WHO'VE BEEN SELECTED BY THEIR COWORKERS AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND LAST MONTH, UH, THAT INDIVIDUAL WASN'T AVAILABLE, SO WE ACTUALLY GET TWO FOR ONE TODAY. UM, SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR, UH, LEADER OF OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE, GLADYS KAISER, WHO ALSO IS OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICE BUREAU MANAGER. GLADYS LINA, DO THE PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING, GLADYS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES. AS YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE, UM, HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES THAT HELP US PRODUCE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND OUR FACILITIES, AND KEEPING THEM NEAT AND CLEAN AND ALL THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT IT'S A GREAT DAY WHEN WE GET TO BRING, UM, THEM FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE THEM. WE'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MS. BARBARA, BARBARA. SO, COMMISSIONERS, UM, EMPLOYEES ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR FELLOW COWORKER OR MANAGERS. UM, SO BARBARA WAS DESIGNATED BY HER SUPERVISOR, UM, AND SHE, UM, WE ACKNOWLEDGED HER. WE SURPRISED HER YESTERDAY. VERY MUCH SURPRISED HER. VERY MUCH SO. SHE WAS COMING FOR TO, SHE WAS COMING FROM THE SHE, BARBARA IS ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER ON FOURTH STREET. AND SHE WAS COMING OVER HERE AT THIS, UH, SENIOR PROGRAM TO TAKE THEIR WHEELCHAIRS, RIGHT? THEY, WE NEED THE WHEELCHAIRS. AND SHE WAS SUPER EXCITED WHEN THE GOVERNOR SUPERVISOR TOLD HER, WE'RE GONNA GO ON A A, AN EXCURSION AND WE'RE GONNA GO GET SOME CHAIRS FOR OUR CENTER. SO I, I THINK SHE LEFT DISAPPOINTED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE CHAIRS. SO, UM, IT'S NOW MY MISSION TO FIND HER SOME CHAIRS. SO I JUST WANNA READ THIS, BARBARA, ON BEHALF. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR THE KIND WORDS. IT SAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE BARBARA, UH, FOR EMPLOYEE THE MONTH. SINCE JOINING OUR DEPARTMENT IN 2008, BARBARA HAS BECOME AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR TEAM AND THE 50 PLUS COMMUNITY WE SERVE. HER DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE ASSISTED US IN THE REOPENING OF THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER. SINCE COVID, BARBARA HAS EAGERLY EMBRACED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR INFORMATION REFERRAL PROGRAM AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER. SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT MAINTAINING OUR LIBRARY AND BRINGING HER CREATIVE, UH, CREATIVITY TO LIFE BY KEEPING THE BUILDING BEAUTIFUL, DECORATED FOR EVERY SEASON. SHE MAINTAINS OUR EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. BARBARA TRAINS THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT ALL SEVEN SENIOR PROGRAM SITES AND 10 PLUS ASSISTED LIVING CENTER COORDINATORS FOR THE UUTE SLASH UUT R REQUIREMENTS. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S OUR UTILITY, UM, PROGRAM USE TAX EXEMPTION REFUND PROGRAM. YES. UM, ON HER WAY OUT THE DOOR, SHE OFTEN STOPS BY OUR THRIFT STORE TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF DONATIONS FOR THE SHELTERS. UM, I'VE NOTICED THAT BORROW FINDS THE LITTLE, THE JOY IN LIL THINGS. IT CONSTANTLY SEEKS WAYS TO BRING HAPPINESS TO OTHERS. IT IS IN THE SUBTLE WAYS THAT SHE CREATES A MORE COMFORTING AND COZY ENVIRONMENT AT AL BE AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER. SO I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BARBARA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. UM, AND SHE'S TRULY, SHE IS THE SMILE THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE CENTER, UM, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO COME BACK AND THE SMILE, UM, WHEN, WHEN YOU COME BACK THE NEXT DAY, UM, YOU HEARD ME REFER TO THE INFORMATION CENTER. SO WHEN OUR OLDER ADULTS COME IN, WHETHER THEY COME IN WITH A, A GUARDIAN OR THEIR, THEIR, THEIR CHILDREN LOOKING FOR SERVICES, IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS GETTING HELP ON THEIR UTILITIES OR LOOKING FOR HOUSING OR SOMETHING MORE COMPLICATED. BARBARA TAKES THE TIME AND IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST PATIENT PEOPLE I KNOW, UM, TO OFFER THE SERVICES. [00:05:01] AND ON TOP OF THAT, UM, WHO WANTS MORE THAN TO WALK INTO A COMFORTING, WARM, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR OLDER ADULTS, JUST LIKE AS YOU WALK IN TODAY, UM, TO FEEL THE SPRING AIR THROUGH DECORATIONS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. UM, AND THIS IS THE WOMAN BEHIND THE SCENES. SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO, UM, PRESENT TO YOU COMMISSIONER, OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, UM, AND SHE WAS FOR FEBRUARY. UM, AND SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS, BARBARA. THANK YOU. I WAS VERY SURPRISED YESTERDAY AND WE DO NEED WHEELCHAIRS, . AND THIS MORNING I DID, UH, I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH A LADY. SHE'S GETTING AN ADVANCED MEDICAL DIRECTIVE, SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN SHE COMES IN. SO THANK YOU. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS. AND, AND IF I COULD ASK YOU BRING UP TONY. TONY, UM, IS CURRENTLY ACTING AS A SUPERVISOR HERE, BUT HE, UM, IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER AND HAVE A FEW WORDS ABOUT MS. BARBARA. I WOULD JUST WANT TO SAY TO EVERYONE THAT BARBARA IS JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PERSON IN GENERAL, AND SO PROFESSIONAL, UH, SO KIND WITH EVERYONE IN MY, UH, YEAR AND A HALF OF BEING AT, AT FOURTH STREET, I'VE BEEN LEARNING FROM BARBARA AND SHE JUST HAS THIS ABILITY TO BRING US ALL IN, SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF, OF WORKING WITH THE 50 PLUS COMMUNITY. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE TO GET A CHANCE TO, TO WORK WITH BARBARA FISHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, HANG ON JUST A SECOND. I DIDN'T MEAN SAY, HANG ON. IF YOU COULD PLEASE BE . I THINK JUST TO AVOID ALL THE BACK AND FORTH SINCE WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS. UM, GOOD IDEA. BARBARA, IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST WAITING FOR OUR SECOND PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE COMMISSIONERS COME UP ONCE AND WE'LL DO THE TWO PICTURES. BUT AS BARBARA'S GOING BACK TO HER SEAT, UM, I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT STRIVE FOR EVERY DAY IS TO WORK HARD SO THAT OUR PARKS AND BEACHES AND FACILITIES ARE CLEAN, SAFE, WELCOMING AND BEAUTIFUL. AND BARBARA IS CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTES TO THAT AT OUR SENIOR CENTER EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UM, WE'LL LET THE SPOTLIGHT REMAIN ON EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO GLADYS FOR OUR MARCH EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. SO NOW FOR MARCH, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS SHE, SO LINDA ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT 'CAUSE SHE WAS WORKING. UM, THAT IS TRULY THE EPITOME OF WHY, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS, UH, RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE 'CAUSE SHE WAS DOING HER JOB AT THE, UM, AT THE CENTER. SO I'D LIKE TO BRING OVER HER SUPERINTENDENT ALMA, TO SPEAK FROM HER BEHALF. MORNING, ALMA. HI. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M IVAN SUPERINTENDENT OVER LONG BEACH GENERAL CARE SERVICES. I'VE ONLY BEEN THERE A YEAR. UM, SO I'VE, UH, I'VE ONLY BEEN WORKING WITH BELINDA AND FOR ONLY THE PAST YEAR. MY FIRST ONE I READ WAS ANOTHER YOUR FELLOW STAFF MEMBER SAID ABOUT YOU, IF THAT'S OKAY. UH, BELINDA HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF ANIMAL CARE TEAM AT OUTBACK FOR A DECADE NOW. AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO SHE WAS PROMOTED TO ANIMAL CARE TEAM LEAD TO HER, EXCEPT DUE TO HER EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC AND DEPENDABILITY. GLENDA'S ROLE INVOLVES PROVIDING DAILY CARE, HUSBANDRY ENRICHMENT TO HUNDREDS OF SHELTER ANIMALS, FROM DOGS TO CATS ENHANCERS TO TURTLES INTO HORSES LAST WEEK, UM, AS WELL AS SUPERVISING TRAINING AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO HER TEAM MEMBERS. THE ANIMAL CARE TEAM HAS A MASSIVE DAILY WORKLOAD AT THE SHELTER DUE TO A CHRONIC LACK OF PHYSICIANS NEEDED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR A LARGE POPULATION OF ANIMALS. UM, DESPITE THE CHALLENGING NATURE OF BELINDA'S WORK, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAIN A KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE. RAINER SHINE, EVEN WHEN THE SHELTER IS BURST, LITERALLY RAIN OR SHINE OUT THEIR CLEANING KENNELS AND MAKING SURE THE ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR, UM, UH, RAISE AID WHEN THE SHELTER IS BURSTING AT THE SCENE. BELIN, BELINDA GREETS HER COWORKERS TO SMILE AND IT HELPS OUT WHENEVER IT'S NEEDED. SHE KEEPS AN OPEN MIND EASILY ADAPTING TO CHANGES AS THE SHELTER EVOLVES ONCE TOLD ME, , THAT EVERY PET IN THE SHELTER IS LIKE HER OWN. AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE WORK THAT SHE DOES AT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES EVERY SINGLE DAY. SHE TRULY LOVES ANIMALS HERE AND SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WORK WITH AND WE ARE VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU PART OF THIS C SO THANK YOU BELINDA, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I CAN PERSONALLY SEE IN THE YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER, HER COMPASSION, HER ATTITUDE. SHE'S, YES, I CAN SPEAK THAT SHE'S ALWAYS GREETING PEOPLE WITH A SMILE. AND I CAN SAY THAT THE LAST YEAR, I MEAN, I THINK EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY AT THE SHELTER CAN BE REALLY TOUGH 'CAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS NETFLIX OF ANIMALS. THINGS ARE ALWAYS COMING IN AND OUT, BUT IN THE LAST YEAR THERE'S BEEN MOLES, STAFF TURNOVER AND SOME CHANGES. AND YOU SAW THAT TEAM AND YOU WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH THIS TEAM AND WORKED THROUGH THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, GAPS AND STAFF MEMBERS AND PEOPLE COMING IN, PEOPLE BEING TRAINED, AND BELINDA HELPED TOGETHER. SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK SHE DOES. AND OBVIOUSLY FOR THE ANIMAL DISOLVE, JUST THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. AND THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY, [00:10:02] MAY I JUST MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES PROGRAM IS BECAUSE I WAS, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I WAS THE BENEFICIARY OF TWO LITTLE KITTENS WHO WERE PRE PRESENTED HERE AT A COMMISSION MEETING ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, AND NOW THEY ARE THRIVING BIG CATS . BUT WHAT I NOTICED WAS HOW LOVING THEY WERE, AND IT MEANT THAT THEIR FIRST WEEKS WERE CARED FOR BY PEOPLE FROM OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TO GIVE THEM THE RIGHT START. SO THANK YOU AND PLEASE KNOW THEY ARE THRIVING. THAT WAS CERTAINLY A MEMORABLE COMMISSION. IN FACT, WE HAD A COUPLE RESIDENTS THAT WERE HERE FOR AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PURPOSE, I'LL CALL IT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, BUT THEY SAID THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION MEETING WHERE YOU HAVE, UM, KITTENS PRANCING AROUND . THAT WAS A FUN MEETING, THAT WAS A MEMORABLE MOMENT. SO I DO WANNA SAY TWO THINGS BEFORE OUR PHOTOS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES, ALL OF OUR BUREAUS IN OUR DEPARTMENT HAVE REPRESENTATIVES ON OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AND THAT THEY'RE THE TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES THAT, UH, MANAGES THE NOMINATION PROCESS FOR, UH, RECOGNIZING OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH BEYOND A LOT OF OTHER REALLY AMAZING, UM, MORALE BOOSTING COMRADERY, BUILDING, UH, INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT I DID WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EMPLOYER RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AND GLADYS LEADS 'EM. AND THEN SECONDLY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO OUR COMMISSION, THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION BY ITS TITLE IS PARKS AND RECREATION. BUT WHEN YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH OUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO OVERSEE THE MARINE BUREAU, WHICH IS, UM, THE BEACHES AND THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL MARINAS IN THE NATION. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. UM, AND ALSO ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT COURTESY THAT, UH, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING OUR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT BUREAU BEFORE THIS BODY TO BE RECOGNIZED. SO THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING OUR EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF NOT NECESSARILY BEING ON THE UMBRELLA OF PARKS AND RECREATION. SO I DID WANNA SAY THAT. AND THEN WE ALWAYS DO A PHOTO WITH OUR ENTIRE COMMISSION. SO, UH, WE'LL DO, UM, I GUESS BARBARA FIRST AND THEN WE'LL BRING UP MELINDA. SO TODAY'S BELINDA, I'M SORRY, WE FORGOT TO ASK IF SHE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. OH, BELINDA. YEAH. AND YOU NEED TO LIMIT IT TO, UH, 15 OR SO MINUTES, . OH. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION. UM, I COULDN'T DO IT WITH OUR WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM. UM, I KNOW SOME DAYS ARE TOUGH. I COULD BE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED. YOU COULD SEE IT, BUT I WOULD KEEP A SMILE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE LIKE, UPSET, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, THEY'RE LIKE, THERE'S STAY THAT ARE LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT SOME GOOD DAYS, BUT IT'S LIKE IF YOU KEEP A SMILE, IT'S, I FEEL LIKE IT GOES AWAY. YOU KNOW, KEEP THAT GREAT ATTITUDE. AND THEN THE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, THEY BRING, THEY BRING JOY. AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, BELINDA. WE DECIDED SO IS THIS WAY WE DECIDED THIS. OH, THIS WAY RIGHT HERE. BECAUSE THERE'S NO LIFE BEHIND. ALL RIGHT. ME FIRST. YES. YOU ALWAYS FIRST. ME. ALWAYS FIRST. ALL THANK. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, READY? WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S ON THE, THANK YOU. [00:15:17] THANK YOU EVERYONE. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO BEGIN WITH ITEM ONE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 25. 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, UH, I, IS THERE ANY COMMENT? ANY CHANGES? UH, THANK YOU. AND LET'S SEE. UH, ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ORTI SMITH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OPPOSED, ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS, UH, OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. AND I HAVE A, A MOTION PLEASE. SO, SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ALLEN, AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SEAN. UH, IS THERE A DIRECTOR? DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES, WE DO. CHAIR REDFIELD. UM, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE, MAY BE JOINING US FOR YOUR FIRST MEETING, UM, I THINK REFLECTIVE OF HOW IMPORTANT OUR PARTS AND FACILITIES ARE TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, THE COMMUNITY HAS THE ABILITY TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION AND ASK FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FEE WAIVER. UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOT OF THE ISSUANCE OF OUR PERMITS. AND, UM, SO GLADYS KAISER, OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU MANAGER, UM, WE'LL BE LEAVING YOU THROUGH THIS ITEM. SO GOOD MORNING AGAIN, GLADYS. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVERS. UM, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SUMMERTIME, UM, WHEN OUR MOST BUSIEST ACTIVATION, YOU SEE, THIS LIST CONTINUES TO GROW. SO ON BEHALF OF PROJECT XLB, UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, IT'S A NEW EVENT ON MAY 3RD, THEY'RE REQUESTING YOU TO HAVE A RESOURCE FAIR AT SILVERADO PARK IN THE OPEN SPACE. $310 IN PERMIT, SPECIAL USE AND BOUNCE HOUSE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. THERE'S APPLIC, THERE'S ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES ON BEHALF OF GRACE, A MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THIS IS THEIR ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL, UM, ON JULY 29TH, 2025, UM, AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK, UM, THE OPEN SPACE AS WELL AS A SOCIAL HALL FOR THEIR COMMUNITY EVENT. $930 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT, SPECIAL USE AND BOUNCE HOUSE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. AND THEY HAVE 1060 $5 INABLE STAFF CHARGES ON BEHALF OF THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL CONCERT IN THE PARK AT PAN AMERICAN PARK IN THE OPEN SPACE. $445 A PERMIT. SPECIAL ABUSE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. $240 IN APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES ON BEHALF OF GP, EX MS CARE PACKAGES AND BLANKETS OF LOVE. NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW EVENT. HAVING THEIR ANNUAL CARE PACKAGES AND BLANKET GIVEAWAY ON JUNE 28TH, 2025 AT RAMONA PARK IN THE OPEN SPACE 275 PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF LONG BEACH BOARD INC. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT A NEW EVENT. IT'S A RESOURCE FAIR AT H PARK ON MAY 10TH, UM, REQUESTING $275 IN PERMIT FEES AND SPECIAL USE FEE AND SPECIAL USE FEES TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH ORCHID SOCIETY. THIS IS A BLANKET USE REQUEST. THERE ARE NOT A NEW GROUP. IT'S FROM JULY OF 2025 THROUGH JUNE 26 FOR THEIR SOCIETY MEETING. THEY HOST THE MEETING AT WHALEY PARK IN THE SOCIAL HALL, UM, $1,940 IN FACILITY USE AND PERMIT FEES REQUESTS TO BE WAIVED. AND THEY HAVE $2,280 IN APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES. AND LAST ON BEHALF OF THE KAMAI PARENT ASSOCIATION, THEY'RE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION AT MCBRIDE PARK IN THE SOCIAL HALL ON JUNE SEVEN, REQUESTING $390 IN FACILITY PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. $945 OF APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES, CHARGES IF ALL FEE WAIVERS ARE WAIVED, A TOTAL OF $4,565 AND WILL BE VOTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COMMISSIONERS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, GLADYS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO, FROM THE STAFF? NO, FROM THE PUBLIC. I THINK WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOME OF THEIR THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GROUP? WE GENERALLY GO THROUGH THE, UH, UH, LIST ACCORDING TO THEIR, AS THEY WERE ANNOUNCED. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM PROJECT XLB HEARING NONE. ANYONE HERE FROM GRACE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH? UH, LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND, UH, YEAH, I, GOOD MORNING. I'M STAFFORD COX AND I REPRESENT THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND, UH, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, CONSIDERING OUR WAIVER. UM, IT'S A GREAT ACTIVITY. IT BRINGS THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD [00:20:01] TOGETHER AND, UH, THE SAD THING IS IT, IT'S ONLY FOR A SHORT WINDOW. IT'S LIKE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN AND PEOPLE PACK INTO THE PARK AND ODDLY ENOUGH THEY DISAPPEAR . SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM GP XMAS CARE PACKAGES? BLANKETS OF LOVE? SHE'S NOT HERE. SAY WHAT HERE? OKAY. UH, LONG BEACH FORWARD. OKAY. SOUTH COAST ORCHIDS SOCIETY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. UH, JOHN REYES. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH COAST AND I HAVE JOHN MCCOY, WHO'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT AND DOES ALL OUR PROGRAMS. UM, SO WE'VE BEEN MEETING HERE IN LONG BEACH FOR 75 YEARS. OF COURSE I'M 80, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN GOING TO ALL . ALL BUT TWO YEARS. WE MET, WE'VE BEEN MEETING IN LONG BEACH FACILITIES, SO WE, AND THOSE TWO YEARS WE WERE LONG BEACH CAMPFIRE. AND BASICALLY WHAT WE PROVIDE, I I'M DOING THIS TO INVITE ANYBODY THAT, THAT MIGHT WANT TO COME, IS WE HAVE, UH, A MEETING ONCE A MONTH AND WE HAVE SPEAKERS THAT COME IN AND TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT ORCHID SUBJECTS. AND SOME OF 'EM ARE LIKE TRAVEL LOGS AND YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT ORCHIDS AND HOW TO GROW 'EM. AND YOU HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WILL HELP YOU IF YOU HAVE ORCHIDS AT HOME AND YOU WANNA LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT 'EM. SO WE, I INVITE YOU TO DO IT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE WAIVER. IT REALLY ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS BECAUSE WE WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY COVID, AS WAS EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, WE LOST QUITE A FEW MEMBERS AND THEN A LOT OF 'EM DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK AFTER COVID. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET, BUILD OUR MEMBERSHIP BACK UP. BUT WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US THESE WAIVERS. IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROGRAMS THAT, AND WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT PEOPLE BE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY TO COME IN AND LISTEN TO THE SPEAKER. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOU CAN LOOK ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU, YOU JUST COME AND SHOW UP AND LISTEN TO THE SPEAKER, YOU KNOW? ANYWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOHN. UH, AND LAST, ANYONE HERE FROM THE KAMAI PARENT ASSOCIATION? HEARING NONE. ALRIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SEAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR A AYE. OPPOSED ABSTAINED. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, JOINING US TODAY. UH, WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF, UH, YOU DO NOT, UH, FEEL YOU DO NOT, ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN HERE, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. BUT, UH, FEEL FREE TO LEAVE IF YOU'D LIKE TO. ALRIGHT, MOVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, MOVING ON. ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARK RECREATION AND MARINE TO APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF A STORAGE CADE CONTAINER AT HARTWELL PARK AND TO ISSUE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT TO LONG BEACH HARTWELL FAST PITCH, UH, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT FROM MAY 1ST, 2025 TO OCTOBER 31ST, 2025, WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR ONE ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH TERM AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTOR. THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. A SECOND. I WILL. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, UH, DIRECTOR? YES, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION CHAIR REDFIELD. AND I'LL UH, TURN THIS OVER TO SHERLYN BEATTY. SHE'S OUR PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER WITHIN OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU. SO, GOOD MORNING, SHERLY. MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, SO THE LONG BEACH HEARTWELL FAST FIT, IT'S A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT. UM, THEY OFFER SOFTBALL PROGRAMS FOR T-BALL UP TO HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION PLAY. THE LEAGUE IS OPEN TO PLAYERS FROM LONG BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. LONG BEACH FAST PITCH IS ONE OF THE PREMIER LEAGUES IN THE AREA AND OFTEN COMPETES IN POST-SEASON TOURNAMENTS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. PLAYERS RECEIVE NEEDED SUPPORT FROM A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WHO OFTEN RETURN EACH SEASON. LONG BEACH FAST PITCH, EMPHASIZES TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND HAVING FUN WHILE LEARNING AND PLAYING. THEY GAVE US SOFTBALL. SO THE PROJECT INFORMATION, UM, THIS IS A PROPOSED CONTAINER TO BE A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET IN LENGTH, EIGHT FEET WIDE, AND 10 FEET HIGH. SO THERE'S ALREADY A CONTAINER THERE, SO THEY'RE JUST REPLACING THERE IN EXISTING CONTAINER. THEY'LL BE PLACED IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE CURRENT CONTAINER ON THE ASPHALT NEXT TO THE LONG BEACH. FAST PITCHES PLAYING FIELD, LONG BEACH FAST PITCH. WILL HIRE AND PAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL COMPANY TO REMOVE THE CURRENT CONTAINER AND PLACE THE NEW ONE ON THE SITE. THIS PROJECT IS CONSIDERED A MINOR IMPROVEMENT AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, DESIRE, OR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION. THEY HAVE LONG BEACH, FAST BEACH HAS REQUESTED APPROVAL TO REMOVE THE [00:25:01] STORAGE CONTAINER, WHICH WAS, IF YOU GO OUT AND LOOK AT THEIR EXISTING ONE, IT'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO UPDATE A NEW ONE. UM, AGAIN, THE CONTAINER WILL BE THE SAME SIZE AND IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT'LL BE A SOLID COLOR THAT BLENDS INTO THE PARK ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, IF THE LONG BEACH FAST PITCH EVER DESIRES TO OR WISHES TO CHANGE TO THE APPEARANCE OF THE CONTAINER, THEY WILL SEEK ADVANCED APPROVAL IN WRITING FROM OUR DIRECTOR, PARK RECREATION AND MARINE LONG BEACH FAST PITCH WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING ANY GRAFFITI AND REPAIRING ANY DAMAGE FOR THE MAINTENANCE ONGOING. UM, THERE'S NO OTHER KNOWN IMPACT OF PRM OR THE PARK USERS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT. SO, JUST A REMINDER, THE TERM IS SIX MONTHS, MAY 1ST, 2025 TO OCTOBER 31ST, 2025. AND THERE IS ONE SIX MONTH RENEWAL. AND THEN LONG BEACH BATH BRIDGE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MAINTENANCE, ONGOING MAINTENANCE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE FOR LONG BEACH PASS. THANK YOU. UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM LONG BEACH PASS PITCH? YES. YES. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME'S CHAD HAT AND UNFORTUNATELY TROY WAS, UH, HE STAR PRESIDENT. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. HE HAD EMERGENCY AT WORK, SO HE CALLED ME AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY OUTFIT. UM, THAT'S FINE. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO SELL, UH, YOU ON THIS, BUT, UH, CHARLENE DID IT ALL. . YEAH. I DON'T NEED TO SAY MUCH, UH, BUT I DID HEAR CLEAN, WELCOMING AND SAFE. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE ASPIRING TO GET TO THAT CONTAINER 'CAUSE IT IS PRETTY BEAT UP. WE DO HAVE A, A LITTLE ISSUE WITH HOMELESSNESS IN THE PARK AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HAVE TIME OVERNIGHT, THEY, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO BREAK IN. SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE SECURE AND SAFE FOR OUR, FOR OUR ATHLETES. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS, STAFF? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROYALTY SMITH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REST OF YOUR, AND NOW WE GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.72 TENNIS TRUST ACCOUNT TO INCLUDE PICKLEBALL IN ADDITION TO TENNIS. THIS IS IN DISTRICTS THREE AND FOUR. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, ANY DISCUSSION DIRECTOR? WE DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ONCE AGAIN BY CHARLOTTE MEDIA, OUR PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER. OKAY. SO ONCE, UM, THE CITY IMPLEMENTED THE PAY FOR PLACE STRUCTURE AT BOTH VILLAGE KING AND TENNIS CENTERS, THE CITY ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A TENNIS TRUST ACCOUNT. THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE CITY IS DUE IS TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TENNIS TRUST ACCOUNT AND USED TO FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PUBLIC TENNIS AT THE CENTERS. SO AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS CREATED, PICKLEBALL WAS NOT THE EXCITING SPORT THAT IT IS TODAY. THE ONLY SPORT THAT IT IS TODAY. SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE IS BRING THE LANGUAGE OF THE TENNIS TRUST CURRENT AND ADD IN THE PHRASING OF PICKLEBALL TO INCLUDE THE PICKLEBALL OPERATIONS THAT CURRENTLY HAPPEN AT BOTH EL DORADO TENNIS CENTER AND VILLAGE JEAN KING TENNIS CENTER. UM, SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO DO IS REALLY JUST TO CLEAN UP THAT LANGUAGE AND INCLUDE PICKLEBALL. WHAT THAT DOES IS IT ALLOWS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED. IF THERE'S RELATED TO PICKLEBALL, WE THEN WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE TRUST ACCOUNT TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS RELATED TO PICKLEBALL AS WELL AS THE CONTINUE WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE TENNIS CENTER AND ALL THE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE THERE. SO IT'LL COVER BOTH TENANT AND PICKLE AT THE TWO CENTERS. AND SO IT'S JUST THE TRUST FOR THE TWO CENTERS AND THE FEES THAT WE COLLECT, UM, WITH MONTHLY RENTALS AND FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED AT THE TENANT CENTERS, THAT'S WHAT GOES INTO THE TENANT TRUST FUND. SO ANYTHING THAT WE COLLECT FOR THE RENT TURNS AROUND AND GOES INTO THE TRUST FUND. AND THAT'S BOTH FOR TENNIS AND . AND THAT IS MY THANK YOU. SHE THANK YOU. UM, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER. SO I, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE TRUSTS, THERE ARE A FEW OF THEM THAT THEY REALLY GET TREMENDOUS OVERSIGHT. SO I PEPPERED STAFF WHEN I GOT HOME LAST NIGHT FROM TRAVELING WITH SOME QUESTIONS AND I THANK THEM FOR ANSWERING THEM. SO I THINK THAT THIS IS, THIS IS A, A GOOD THING AS WE ADD PICKLEBALL AND THAT THAT WILL HELP THE, UH, BOTH, ALL, BOTH OF THE FACILITIES GOING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. AND I, I THINK THIS IS A, THIS IS A GOOD THING. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT RESEARCH FOR US. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO. UM, IF THERE IS A TRUST THAT KIND OF COVERS MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, HOW IS LIKE THE EQUITY BALANCE OF LIKE PRIORITY? IS IT, AS IT THE NEED ARISES AND DEPENDING ON IT OR, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE, HOW DO, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE BOTH ARE GETTING, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDING OR NEED IF NEED ARISES? AND IT'S SO THAT WE LOOK AT IT? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. SO I KNOW MAYBE I WOULD GIVE CREDIT MORE TO THE, THE GOLF, [00:30:01] UM, MANAGEMENT OF OUR, OUR FIVE COURSES IS THAT THEY DO TRY TO BE FORWARD THINKING AND IDENTIFY KIND OF A FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK MM-HMM . ABOUT EXPECTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. BUT AS YOU KNOW, OUT IN OUR SYSTEM, UH, SURPRISES DO OCCUR. SO I, YOU KNOW, VERY THANKFUL THAT THE CITY HAD, YOU KNOW, IN YEARS PAST, BEEN THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TO CREATE, UM, THESE KIND OF, UM, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS LIKE THE TRUST SO THAT THERE WOULD BE RESOURCES, UH, AVAILABLE WHEN THESE THINGS ARE NEEDED. MM-HMM TO KEEP OUR FACILITIES AGAIN, CLEAN, SAFE, WELCOMING, AND BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW, UM, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON ALLUDED TO HAVING SOME QUESTIONS LAST THAT I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THOSE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WERE. SO, UM, THE, THE, THE, MY FIRST QUESTION WAS WAS WHERE DOES THE MONEY THAT GOES INTO THE TRUST COME FROM? WHEN I WAS HERE, I THOUGHT, BECAUSE IT SAYS IT COMES FROM FEES APPROVED BY THE RECREATION COMMISSION, THAT IT WAS JUST FROM PERMITS AND CLASSES, I WAS WRONG. SO ANYBODY THAT, THAT PAYS FOR USE OF THE COURT FOR PICKLEBALL OR FOR TENNIS, OR IF THEY BUY SOMETHING OR IF THEY GET LESSONS, THAT ALL GOES INTO THE TRUST. MY CONCERN WAS BECAUSE PICKLEBALL IS, IS NEWER, IS AS ROUND NUMBERS. LET'S SAY 95% OF WHAT'S IN THE TRUST CAME FROM TENNIS AND IT WOULD NOW BE SPENT ON PICKLEBALL. I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, BUT EVER SINCE PICKLEBALL STARTED, THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN PUTTING INTO THAT. SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. UM, I ACTUALLY, IT WAS, IT WAS A LONG EMAIL, H TWO AND THEN, UH, SO THAT, THAT WAS, THAT WAS BASICALLY IT WAS WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM AND IS IT IN THERE? AND THEN, UH, UM, JUST HOW THE APPROVAL PROCESS WOULD TAKE PLACE. SO BASICALLY I THINK ALL THIS'S GONNA HAPPEN IS WHO'S GONNA ADD AND PICKLEBALL TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM, UH, THE TENNIS OR AND PICKLEBALL GROUP? YES. , PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. UH, MY NAME'S COOPER BRIDGE. UM, I MANAGE EL DORADO, UH, WE CALL IT TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER NOW. UM, AND BILLIE JEAN KING TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER. UM, WE'VE HAD PICKLEBALL AT BOTH FACILITIES FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AT THIS POINT. JUST GRADUALLY KIND OF BUILDING UP WHAT WE OFFER IN TERMS OF PICKLEBALL. UM, NOT TO PICK AWAY OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE TENNIS PLAYERS. IT'S KIND OF BEEN OUR MENTALITY, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY. UM, I THINK THAT, UM, INCLUDING PICKLEBALL AND THE LANGUAGE AND THE TRUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE MOVING FORWARD. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT BOTH FACILITIES ARE, ARE HEADING IN. UM, AND BECAUSE WE ARE GENERATING REVENUE FROM BOTH SPORTS AT THIS POINT, I THINK THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, UH, YOU KNOW, CATER TO BOTH TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS BERT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UH, COOPER? YES. WELL, NOT FOR COOPER, JUST A GENERAL QUESTION FOR YES. COMMISSIONER RT SMITH FOR DIRECTOR. UH, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET LIKE, JUST LIKE A REPORT ON HOW MUCH COMES IN FROM THIS? YEAH, IN FACT, AT THE NEXT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE SCOTT, HE USUALLY GIVES HIGHER LEVEL SPECIFICS OF YEAH, JUST A GENERAL SUM, THE FINANCIAL AND, AND LEFT. SO WE COULD MAKE THAT A SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, SINCE I'M SPEAKING NOW, I'LL JUST KEEP ADDING A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS. BOTH OF THE FACILITIES, WHICH IS AN RFP FOR MANAGEMENT, FOR THE TENS AND PICKLEBALL CENTERS, WE HAVE TWO, UM, AS CITED. UM, THERE ARE, THERE ARE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO SHOW WHERE PERMANENT DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS WOULD BE ADDED TO BOTH SITES, JUST SO YOU KNOW. SO I THINK RIGHT NOW IT IS KIND OF IN THE SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP SHARED USE. UM, BUT BOTH FACILITIES HAVE BEEN HOSTING SIGNIFICANT PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS, WHICH, UM, I THINK IS REFLECTIVE OF THAT, UM, LOGARITHMIC GROWTH, ZENITH GROWTH OR STEEP CURVE IS, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PICKLEBALL CLUBS NOW AND I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN HOSTING SOME TOURNAMENTS THERE. SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE, IT'S KIND OF A BALANCING ACT BECAUSE FIVE YEARS AGO WE REALLY WERE ABSENT ANY PICKLEBALL FACILITY. SO WE DO HAVE 20 OFFICIAL DEDICATED COURTS. NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EIGHT AT DIVORCE PARK, THE EIGHT AT, UH, VETERANS PARK, AND THEN WE JUST ADDED FOUR AT SILVERADO PARK. SO IN TERMS OF EQUITY, 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN PICKLEBALL WAS REALLY A CONVERSATION, THEY SEEM TO THINK IT WAS JUST AN INTEREST OF THE EAST SIDERS, AND THAT'S REALLY NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE REALLY GREAT NUCLEUS GROUPS OF 40 TO 80 VERY DEDICATED REGULAR PLAYERS AT ALL OF OUR SITES, WHICH ARE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SO THAT'S REALLY COOL. SO THANK YOU. THANKS FOR LETTING ME TO HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU EVERYONE. UH, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM [00:35:01] COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THAT, UH, THAT PASSES AND, UH, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN. UM, AND NOW WE'VE MOVED TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS REPORT. WE CREATE COMMUNITY AND THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR APRIL OF 2025. DIRECTOR. YEAH. THANK YOU. CHAIR REDFIELD. SO I, OH, I'M SORRY. WE NEED A MOTION. I APOLOGIZE. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND CHAIR, I JUST WANT YOU TO CORRECT, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WHAT DID I SAY? SIX? YES, I'M SORRY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. JUMPING RIGHT AHEAD. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN READ INTO RECORD. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. YEAH, THANK YOU. SO I, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN WRITING, I DID WANT TO EMPHASIZE A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT NEXT MONDAY, UH, DANIELLE, DANIELLE LEWIS WILL BE JOINING US AT LONG LAST TO BE AGAIN SERVING AS OUR PART DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. UM, THAT WILL BE, AGAIN, IMPORTANT POSITION IN OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU. AND DANIELLE WILL BE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH SHER AND ACTUALLY EVERYBODY IN BUSINESS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, UH, EXCITEMENT THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT, UH, LA 28 OLYMPICS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE WERE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF THE VENUES ARE ACTUALLY MORE IN THE TIDELANDS AREA, BUT, BUT IT'S STILL FOR THE CITY, EXCITING FOR US. SO, UH, THERE WERE FOUR NEW, UH, EVENTS THAT WERE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED TO BE HOSTED BY LONG BEACH, WHICH STILL MAKES US THE LARGEST VENUE HOST CITY OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES. BUT, UH, TARGET SHOOTING, UM, WHICH WILL HAVE A TEMPORARY ENCLOSURE WILL BE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER PARKING LOT OR ELEPHANT LOT. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL IT, UM, ALONGSIDE THE POOL, THE TEMPORARY POOL THAT WE BUILT FOR WATER POLO AND ARTISTIC SWIMMING. UH, BUT ALSO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, IT'S CALLED COASTAL CREW ROWING. SO IT'S OPEN WATER ALONG THE COASTLINE. UH, VERY EXCITING, AGAIN, ALONG OUR PRISTINE BEACHES. UH, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, SKILL CLIMBING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAW SOME OF THE PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS TOWARDS, UH, LIKE THE ROCK WALL CLIMBING, THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, THAT WILL ALSO, UH, BE HERE IN LONG BEACH. BUT, UM, THREE MORNINGS AGO I WAS ASKED IF OUR MARINE BEACH MAINTENANCE CREW COULD DO EXTRA RAKING AT THE ALAMITOS BEACH, UH, BECAUSE THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY A NINE 30, UM, LA 28 ANNOUNCEMENT. AND I THOUGHT, I WONDER. AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD, LATER THAT THAT WEEK WE WERE REAL EXCITED TO HEAR THE OBE HOSTING BEACH VOLLEYBALL. WE WERE VERY HIGH PROFILE, UH, SPORT THAT, UH, WILL BRING A LOT OF ATTENTION. AND SPEAKING OF A LOT OF ATTENTION, WE'RE ALSO VERY PROUD, ALTHOUGH IT WAS MAINLY DOWNTOWN, BUT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX, UH, LIKE 200,000 PEOPLE CAME, LIKE ANOTHER CITY IN THE CITY OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT WE WERE REALLY PROUD THAT A LOT OF THE, UM, RACE ROUTE, UM, WAS BEAUTIFIED BY OUR, UH, MARINE MAINTENANCE CREW, UM, LED BY KELLY ARMSTRONG AND JOHN JEFF KING. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF, OF ALL OF THAT. UM, I ALSO, UH, WANTED TO JUST PAUSE, UH, WOULD'VE DONE THIS IN PRESENTATIONS, BUT SORRY, HAILEY, BUT THE YOUNG LADY IN OUR FRONT ROW OF CY COOPER IS A MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT. LONG BEACH HAS A REALLY, UH, WELL RENOWNED MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS GREAT LEADERS INTO THE FOLD, SUCH AS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE SCOTT . UH, HE, HE ENTERED, UH, CITY EMPLOYMENT AS A MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT, BUT KYLIE, UM, I GUESS WE CALL IT A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. I HAVE BEEN, UH, MEETING WITH HER ALL YEAR AND WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING SOME REALLY COOL THINGS TO KIND OF, UH, IMMERSE HER IN EVERYTHING, PARKS, RECREATION, MARINA, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING ON A PARK TOUR AFTER THIS. UM, BUT, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, AS HER, UM, MA SERVICE CONCLUDES, IT'S ALWAYS THE HOPE THAT A LOT OF THE MAS WILL FIND A PERMANENT JOB HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO WE WISH HER LUCK IN THAT PURSUIT. BUT WELCOME. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING, BUT I, I INVITED HER TO EXPERIENCE THIS. I KNOW LAST MONTH, UH, STEVE ASKED MICHAEL, WHO WAS HIS MA THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND MICHAEL ATTENDED, BUT I THOUGHT I WANTED TO GIVE HER THAT OPPORTUNITY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UH, HI EVERYBODY. UH, LIKE BRENT SAID, I'M KYLIE. IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE HERE, REALLY NICE TO PSEUDO MEET ALL OF YOU. UM, I'M COMING TO THE END OF THE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT PROGRAM, SO IT STARTS IN THE SUMMER. THIS IS MY LAST ROTATION. MY FIRST FEW ROTATIONS WERE WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE AND I WENT TO LIBRARY TO SUPPORT THEIR ARTS AND CULTURE, UH, NEW RESPONSIBILITIES. UM, I JUST FINISHED MY ROTATION WITH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I DID, UM, KIND OF AN ANALYSIS [00:40:01] TO, UH, IMPROVE THEIR, UH, TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE, UH, POLICE ACADEMY AS THE LONG BEACH POLICE ACADEMY WILL BE OPENING, UH, LATER THIS YEAR. AND NOW I'M CONCLUDING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REQUIRED ROTATIONS. SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY, REALLY BUSY YEAR, AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO BRENT FOR HIS GUIDANCE AND ALLOWING ME TO, UH, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS I WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE, JUST BY WAY OF MY ROTATIONS BEEN ABLE TO, TO LEARN. SO THANK YOU. THANKS KELLY. UM, AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? OH, YES, PLEASE DO. EXCUSE ME. COULD YOU, UH, GIVE US A LITTLE, JUST A BRIEF ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND? WHERE ARE YOU FROM? WHAT'S, OH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, SO AS A PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROGRAM, UH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE GRADUATED WITH YOUR MASTER'S. SO, UM, MY UNDERGRAD DEGREE IS, UH, IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM BERKELEY. I, UH, WENT TO UCI FOR GRAD SCHOOL. I GOT MY MASTER'S IN PUBLIC POLICY A COUPLE YEARS AGO. UH, MY BACKGROUND IS PRIMARILY IN EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY. UH, WHEN I APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM, I WASN'T AWARE OF HOW SEPARATE THE CITY OPERATES FROM THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED, UH, WHEN I WAS HIRED. UH, BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT. IT'S ACTUALLY EXPOSED ME TO, UH, A LOT OF DIFFERENT POLICY AREAS THAT I WASN'T, THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN. AND NOW I KNOW THAT I AM. SO IT'S ACTUALLY CAST A MUCH WIDER NET FOR ME CAREER WISE. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS. GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. SO, UM, I'LL PIGGYBACK ON HER COMMENT ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO YOU REMEMBER A MEETING OR SO AGO, THIS BODY APPROVED THE, UM, LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE GOING BEFORE COUNCIL ON NEXT MONTH IN MAY. I THINK IT'S STILL AT A MEETING DATE TO BE DETERMINED. THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, PLANNING NOW BECAUSE, UM, AT TUESDAY'S MEETING, UM, COUNCIL APPROVED, UM, A SUMMER RECESS. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE TAKING MOST OF THE, THE, UH, TUESDAYS OFF IN JULY. UH, SO BECAUSE THAT WE'RE KIND OF AT THE PRIORITY WIN WITH THE MAYOR IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR ITEM MIGHT GET SLOTTED IN NEXT MONTH. UM, SO I DID WANNA MENTION THAT. AND THEN ALSO, UM, IN TERMS OF THINGS COMING UP, UH, WE WILL SOON BE OPENING OR ACTIVATING THE FOUR, THROWING SMART RESTROOMS. THEY, THEY WERE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. UH, FIRST ONE WAS DOWN AT HARVEY MOUNT PARK. UH, THE SECOND ONE, UH, WAS UP AT THE FOREST PARK, AND THEN THE TWO OUT ON THE BEACH FRONT AT, UH, SHORELINE, AT THE BIKEWAY AND AT THE BELMONT PIER. THOSE WERE INSTALLED YESTERDAY. SO THEY'RE NOT ACTIVATED YET OR OPEN BECAUSE WE WERE A LITTLE BEHIND THE CURVE OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION. SO WE, UM, HAD A PRESS ALERT, UM, IN THE REVIEW PROCESS. I THINK IT'S APPROVED NOW, SO TODAY SHOULD GO OUT TODAY, SHOULD GO OUT TODAY. BUT WE HAD PROMISED ALL NINE COUNCIL OFFICES THAT WE WOULD SHARE THAT SO THEY COULD PUSH THAT OUT IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS. UH, SO IT'S JUST AN IMPORTANT REALITY THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING BRAND NEW SHOW UP IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE AND PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. SO, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA REALLY OPEN THEM UP, BUT SOON TO COME. SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND I MENTIONED HARVEY MILL PARK, SO ON YOUR CALENDAR ON MAY 10TH, UH, WE HAVE THE, THE, UM, UM, REAL EXCITING HONOR EVENT FOR THE EQUITY PLAZA WALL. UH, SO I THINK THERE ARE FIVE. YEAH, THERE ARE FIVE HONOREES. THIS HERE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ALLEN. HE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY WIDE COMBINATION PROCESS AND THE SELECTION OF THOSE. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS. AND THEN, UM, OUR PARKS ARE GONNA BE REALLY BUSY THIS COMING WEEKEND. UM, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE SANTA CLAUS AND ONE EASTER BUNNY, BUT I THINK BY ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, EASTER BUNNY'S GONNA BE IN A LOT OF OUR PARKS ON SATURDAY , SO THAT'LL BE INTERESTING. UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S REFLECTIVE OF HOW LONG BEACH LOVES CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS, AND WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL THAT THEY LOVE TO CHOOSE OUR PARKS TO HOST A LOT OF THOSE GATHERINGS. SO, UH, HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF YOU IF YOU CELEBRATE THAT. AND, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. UM, MAY I ASK A QUESTION ON THE EASTER BUNNY ELEMENTS? UM, ARE THERE EASTER EGG HUNTS? YEAH, SO THE ROTARIANS AT ROTARY CENTENNIAL PARK HAVE THEIRS, UH, FROM 1130 TO ONE 30 ON SATURDAY ON PCH AT THE PARK. ACTUALLY, THE ADDRESSES ARE LONG PARALLEL. PCH, THERE'S A PARKING AREA. THE ADJACENT RESTAURANT IS OPENING THEIR RESTROOMS TO SUPPORT THE EVENT. AND I TALKED TO GENE BIXBY SMITH AND THEIR GOAL IS TO DISTRIBUTE 1000 BOOKS TO THE KIDS. SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE EAST STRAY HUNT, IT'S ABOUT THEIR LIT LITERACY FOCUS. AND THEY REALLY LOVE TO SHARE BOOKS WITH ALL THE AGES OF KIDS. SO IT'S VERY ORGANIZED AND VERY WELL ATTENDED. LAST YEAR IT WAS A LITTLE RAINY, BUT THE WEATHER FORECAST SHOULD [00:45:01] BE A NICE SUNNY DAY FOR, UM, THAT EVENT. ROTARY PARK. I'VE BEEN TO THAT WHEN THEY'RE EASTER BUNNY'S BIG, THEY WERE QUALITY BUNNY. QUALITY BUNNY. GOOD. I HAVE A 6-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. OH. SO I, I DID HAVE THIS OUT AND I DIDN'T WRITE ON MY LIST, BUT I THINK YOU ALL HAVE THIS FLYER A MEETING OR SO AGO, UH, JULIAN WAS THIS THE EAGLE SCOUT THAT BROUGHT THE LITTLE LIBRARY PROJECT. SO IT'S MOVING FORWARD, UH, WHICH IS EXCITING. I KNOW HE IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE WITH SOME OF THE PROMOTION OF THAT, BUT HE DID REMIND US THAT THERE'S AN APPEAL FOR BOOK DONATIONS, AND I THINK HE ASKED US IF WE COULD START DISTRIBUTING THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, IF YOU HAVE, UM, UH, YOUTH FRIENDLY BOOKS THAT WANT TO DONATE FOR THE LITTLE LIBRARY. SO NICE AMENITY FOR CRAFT FROM WHICH PARK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. UH, CAN I ASK QUESTION PLEASE? DIRECTOR FOR THE, UM, THE BATHROOM? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT? THE THRONE SMART RESTROOM. THE THRONE SMART RESTROOM. IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE IS GOING INTO HARVEY MILK. CORRECT. CAN YOU SEND THAT PRESS RELEASE TO ME SO I CAN SHARE IT WITH DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH BUSINESS? THANK YOU. YEAH. SO, UM, I DID HAVE A WALKING TOUR WITH JAMES UP ABOVE. YOU DID? OKAY, PERFECT. AND, UH, WONDERFUL. BUT I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW, SO IT'S ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS MM-HMM . SO EVEN THOUGH AUSTIN AND AND JAMES WERE AWARE OF IT, UM, THERE WERE ALL THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS AND THE RED SHIRTS CIRCLING AROUND AND KIND OF SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS WONDERING WHAT THIS, THIS, SO WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THEIR TEAM THROUGH THEM, BUT PERFECT. THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL, THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER OR SMITH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, UH, WE HAVE, YES, SIR. OH, AND FROM THE PUBLIC, I APOLOGIZE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE DIRECTOR? AGAIN, HEARING NONE. THANK YOU ALL. AND WE HAVE A, A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER SHA SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. AND WE NOW GO ON TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX, , UH, THE RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS. I HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, ANY COMMENT DIRECTOR OR YES, COMMISSIONER. UM, UH, MORE OF A QUESTION. I KNOW IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE'VE PUT FORWARD SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE'VE, I THINK THE COMMISSION HAS ASKED FOR OR WANTED TO HAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD KEEP A RUNNING LIST FOR US, UM, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THEM YET, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY PROBABLY TAKE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF, IF THERE'S A RUNNING LIST OF THE ITEMS WE'VE REQUESTED AND MAYBE A POTENTIAL TIMELINE AND WHEN WE'RE GONNA HEAR BACK, UM, ABOUT THOSE POTENTIAL ITEMS. YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT. SO I KNOW WE, UH, THE TEAM'S WORKING ON AN EQUITY UPDATE THAT WAS REQUESTED A WHILE BACK IS TAKING SOME TIME. UM, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE, WE WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT JUST SO WE HAVE I EYES ON LIKE SURE. WHEN THEY'RE EXPECTED. SURE. YEAH. I, WE'LL MAKE THAT A PART OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, THE MEETING PRIOR TO THIS ONE TOO, JUST SO THE AWARENESS IS BROAD AND THANK YOU. AND IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL REQUESTS THAT BUBBLE UP, WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE LIST. GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. I DO RECALL THAT AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING WE DISCUSSED HOLDING OUR MAY MEETING AT THE SENIOR CENTER. IS THAT STILL GOING TO HAPPEN? YEAH, THAT'S THE PLAN. UM, I DID DISCUSS THAT WITH GLADYS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY POPULAR FACILITY AND A VERY PARKING IMPACTED AREA, SO WE WILL BE RESERVING. UH, SO YOUR RSVPS FOR COMING TO THE MEETING WILL BE IMPORTANT. WE'LL HAVE A PARKING SPACE RESERVED FOR EACH OF YOU. UH, AND I THINK THEY ALSO HAVE DASHBOARD PASSES, UH, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES ENFORCEMENT IS ACTIVE , SO, UM, DON'T WANNA TAKE THAT TRUST, BUT YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL COMMUNICATE ALL THAT WELL IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU'LL, UH, KNOW HOW TO GET THERE AND EARN APART. AND, UH, YEAH, I THINK BECAUSE MAY, AGAIN IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, IT'S A REAL APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR ARMY MEETING AND WE'LL PROBABLY SEE BARBARA THERE DECORATING . UM, OKAY. UH, RUN. UM, YEP. THANK YOU. JUST SURE. THANK YOU. UM, ALRIGHT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM STAFF OR THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? I, I APPROACH SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. IT IS NOW [00:50:01] TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. UM, UM, UH, WILL YOU PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS? EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. DO WE HAVE ANY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, TOM. HELLO EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS TOM OLSON. I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH CASTING CLUB. I'M HERE WITH BOB MAYFIELD, PAST PRESIDENT, AND WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE LONG BEACH CASTING CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1925. WOW. WHICH MEANS WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND, UH, WE, WE COULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT CITY OF LONG BEACH IN YOUR COMMISSION. UM, OUR CLUB HAS OVER 500 MEMBERS. UH, WE'RE A NONPROFIT. WE, UM, WE HAVE A WHOLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 11 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE HAVE, UH, MONTHLY MEETINGS, UH, ACTIVITIES EVERY WEEK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, SO I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEF HISTORY BECAUSE WHEN IT STARTED, IT WAS A GROUP OF TOURNAMENT CASTERS BACK IN 1925. AND THEY USED TO CA THEY USED TO PRACTICE ON THE LAWN OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BUT BACK, BACK IN EARLY 1930S, PETE OCKER WAS A LONG BEACH PARTS SUPERINTENDENT, AND HE OFFERED SOME CITY LAND WHERE WE WERE, THAT WAS OVERGROWN AND KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, NEEDED, NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP. AND SO OUR MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH THE CITY, CLEARED THE AREA AND ACTUALLY DUG A POND AND FILLED IT FULL OF WATER. AND, UH, WE, THEY HAD A, UH, THEY HAD A CASTING TOURNAMENT AT THE 1932 OLYMPICS. WOW. WHICH IS, IS REALLY PRETTY EXCITING. UH, BOB AND I JUST RECENTLY MET WITH A COMMISSION WORKING WITH LA 28 AND LEARNING ABOUT WHAT'S HERE AND TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING. SO, UM, OVER THE YEARS, THE, THE, THE GROUND DIDN'T HOLD THE WATER VERY WELL, AND THEY LINED UP WITH SOME ASPHALT. BUT IN THE HOT SUMMER, THAT OIL BUBBLED UP AND IT WASN'T GOOD FOR OUR FLY LINES. SO, UM, WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN 33 WHEN THE, WHEN THE, WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE DESTROYED THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE, FOR THE CITY, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY BUILT A TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS ON OUR PROPERTY, WHICH ACTUALLY IS, WERE PART OF OUR, UH, STILL AS A PART OF THAT. SO WHEN, WHEN THE NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THEIR COMPLEX, UH, THE CITY, UH, GAVE THE, THE BUILDING TO US IN THE FORTIES WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT, THE, THE ARMY TOOK OVER ALL OF THE PARKS AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD BUILT SOME DIFFERENT STRUCTURES FOR, UH, FOR THEIR NEEDS. AND WHEN IN 45, WHEN THE WAR ENDED, THE CITY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH US TO MOVE ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND ATTACH IT TO OUR, THE BUILDING THAT WE ALREADY HAD. SO, UH, THE, OUR OUR, UH, MEMBERSHIP RAISED 30,000 BACK IN 45. WOW. AND, UH, DISMANTLING BUILT IT THERE. UM, IS THAT MY THREE MINUTES? YEAH, BUT KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING. SO, SO, BUT BACK IN 19, UH, 46, THE CITY HELPED US, UH, BUILD THE POND THAT WE HAVE NOW FOR $9,000. WE, WE, UH, DID THAT. SO WE JUST WANNA GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS THAT OUR FLIGHT CASTING CLUB, UH, IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. UH, WE, WE HAVE TOURNAMENTS. WE HELP THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UM, UH, ECONOMY. IN JANUARY, WE HAD A TOURNAMENT WITH CASTERS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, UH, WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, ALL COME HERE AND STAY IN THE HOTELS. THEY FLY IN, THEY, THEY RENT CARS. UH, WE HOSTED ANOTHER TOURNAMENT IN JANUARY, I MEAN, IN FEBRUARY FROM PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY AS, UH, FLORIDA. AND IN THIS COMING AUGUST, WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT. THAT'LL BE THE FIRST WEEK. SO WE JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT WE BUY SHIRTS, TROPHIES, EVERYTHING FROM THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, WE ALSO HOST COMBAT VETERANS TWICE A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED PROJECT HEALING WATER. WHERE, WHERE VETS LEARN, ACT, FLY CASTING, AND FLY TIME SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. WE HOST THE, THE SCOUTS EVERY SUMMER TO WORK ON THEIR FLY FISHING MERIT BADGE. THEY COME OVER, UH, AND THEY LEARN TO TIE FLIES, LEARN TO CAST, TIE KNOTS, AND THEN WE GO OVER HERE TO EL DORADO PARK AND THEY GET THE FISH [00:55:01] AND, AND CATCH BLUE GILL, UH, TO HELP 'EM GET THEIR AMERI BADGE. UM, WE MAINTAIN EVERYTHING OURSELVES AT, UH, AT OUR CLUBHOUSE IN POND. WE JUST REPAINTED OUR BUILDING, UH, IN 2022. UH, WE ARE GONNA NEED A ROOF PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE'VE ALREADY EARMARKED MONEY FOR THAT. SO WE ARE A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED FLY CASTING CLUB. WE HAVE THE MOST CERTIFIED CASTERS IN, IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF ONE CLUB. UH, WE HAVE HALL OF FAME HONOREES. UM, SO WE ARE, WE'RE, UH, VERY EXCITED AND WE HAVE A CELEBRATION COMING UP MAY 17TH. WE, WE'VE, UH, APPROACHED THE CITY FOR A PROCLAMATION. UH, SO THAT MAY 17TH, 2025 WILL BE LONG CA, LONG BEACH CASTING CLUB DATE. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE BRENT AND, UH, AND THE, UH, VICE MAYORGA, BUT WE'RE ALSO, BOB AND I ARE HERE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU. UM, UH, OVER, THERE'LL BE A WATCH. YEAH. WE'LL FEED YOU, WE'LL FEED YOU WELL . UM, WE WANT TO GIVE SOME, UH, SPECIAL RECOGNITION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE HISTORY OF ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS. YOU KNOW, THE, THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY SUPPORTED US SINCE BOB AND I HAVE BEEN THERE. YOU KNOW, BRENT, UH, ANN, UH, EVERYBODY, UH, JENNY ROMERO, UH, LILY, UH, AND RAW MARTINEZ HAVE ALL DONE THINGS TO MAKE. WE'RE ALL JUST FINISHED TRIMMING ALL THE TREES IN OUR AREA, UH, WHICH WAS JUST MADE IT SAFER AND MUCH NICER. SO JUST ON BEHALF OF THE, OUR, OUR, THE WHOLE CLUB, OUR, OUR, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. WELL, THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. DO I HAVE THESE BOOKS? THESE ARE JUST THE HISTORY OF OUR CLUB OF , YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN WE HAVE, IF ANYBODY DIDN'T GET A HAT, WE DO HAVE SOME HATS TO EXTRA. THANK YOU. YOU, MY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WHAT TIME IS, WHAT TIME IS YOUR CELEBRATION? THE, UH, CELEBRATION STARTS AT 10, BUT ACTIVITIES START AT 11 O'CLOCK. AND, UH, WE, UH, WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION, UH, JUST AFTER BY 11 15, 11 20. AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY, WE WE'RE GONNA SHOOT A GROUP PICTURE WITH A DRONE PHOTOGRAPHER THAT'S KNOWS, YOU KNOW, HE'S ALL LICENSED TO BE THERE. AND WE'LL HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A LOCAL BLUEGRASS BAND THAT'LL BE CLEANED , BUT IF, IF WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO OUR FACILITY, PLEASE COME BY. IT'S A, IT'S A, I WILL SAY, TOM, WHERE IS THE FACILITY? OKAY. WE ARE IN RECREATION PARK RIGHT NEXT TO DOG PARK. SO, UH, WE HAVE AN ACCESS ROAD THAT COMES IN THERE. SO RIGHT OFF SEVENTH STREET. SO WE'RE KIND OF IN BETWEEN THE DOG PARK AND, AND FEDERATION DRIVE WHO MOVED? OH YEAH. YEAH. WHO KNEW? YES, IT WAS. WE HAVE, WE, WE, WE HAVE, UH, PEOPLE COME BY WHO WENT TO WILSON HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT. SO A, IT A IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND IT, WE UH, WE, WE JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WE HAVE. THIS IS A AWESOME PUBLICATION BY THE WAY. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE. WE HAVE A HISTORIAN WITH OUR CLUB THAT, UH, AND, UM, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THE HISTORY IS. COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE. I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO COMMISSIONER LEVI? I GOT TO GO OVER THERE TWICE, I THINK WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR THE CITY. THAT IS THE NICEST BUILDING IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WOW. YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. COMMISSIONER SMITH. IT'S CONSIDERED A HISTORIC BUILDING, RIGHT? I DON'T THINK WE BELIEVE SO. WE HAVEN'T, UH, WE HAVEN'T. UM, YOU'D HAVE A, YOU'D HAVE A PLAQUE OUTSIDE IF YOU DO. YEAH. YOU PROBABLY, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE NOT. OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF TOM OR DAN? BOB. DAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES, COOPER. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UH, ONE MORE QUICK THING. SO IN ADDITION TO MAY BEING, UM, OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, I THINK BRENT MENTIONED THAT IT'S ALSO NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH. UM, AND IT'S ALSO NATIONAL GET CAUGHT READING MONTH. UM, SO IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE FACILITIES, WE HAVE NONPROFIT BASED OUT OF HERE IN LONG BEACH CALLED BRIDGE THE GAP TENNIS. WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE OF OUR FREE YOUTH TENNIS PLAY DAYS AT EL DORADO ON MAY 10TH, UM, FROM 12 TO TWO. UM, AND WE GOT SOME SUPPORT FROM [01:00:01] THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY. UH, WE ALSO HAD SOME SUPPORT FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH FOR THIS EVENT IN PARTICULAR. UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY YOUNG KIDS OR ANY GRANDKIDS, UH, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU OUT THERE. I DON'T HAVE ANY FLYERS ON ME, BUT WE DO HAVE 'EM AT THE FRONT DESK AT ELDORADO TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER. SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT AND THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOING ON ON MAY 10TH. UM, ALRIGHT, LET ME SEE WHERE WE ARE NOW. IT'S NOW TIME FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, STAFF, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UM, SURE. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, IN SPRING BREAK. AND SO THIS IS WHERE OUR SHARED CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH U UM, L-V-U-S-T COMES INTO PLAY. UM, SO BETWEEN 12 AND FIVE AT 22 OF OUR PARKS, UM, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED OUR SPRING FUN DAYS. UM, AS WELL AS OUR, OUR TEENS ARE WELCOME TO OUR PARK. OUR OLDER ADULTS ARE ALWAYS COMING TO OUR PARKS EVERY DAY, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAVING FUN DAYS EVERY DAY. UM, BUT THAT'S, UM, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON CURRENTLY. UM, OUR STAFF IS GETTING READY FOR SUMMER, SO ALL THE, UM, STAFF HIRING, UM, WORKING WITH, UH, STEVE'S TEAM TO CREATE OUR PUBLICATIONS, UM, SECURING, UM, ALL THE MOVIES THAT GO INTO THE PARK. UM, WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL, UM, PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE FOR ENHANCEMENT, WE HAVE, UM, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HARDER IS PREPARING FOR SUMMER OR ONCE YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING FOR SUMMER, UM, YOU JUST TURN TO HAVE, BUT IT'S EXCITING TIME. IT'S SUPER BUSY, UM, IN A DIFFERENT WAY BEHIND THE SCENES. UM, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, OUR PROGRAMS EVERY DAY. UM, LAST SATURDAY WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL, UM, UH, SIGN FOR YOUR DAY CAMP PROGRAM. SO ALL OF OUR DAY CAMP SITES BECAME AVAILABLE. UM, AND, UM, JUST AS POPULAR USED TO BE, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE CURRENT ARTIST, I LISTEN TO COUNTRY MUSIC, UM, BUT IT SELLS OUT LIKE A JUSTIN BIEBER CONCERT IF THEY'RE GOING TO WHALEY AND WARDLOW. UM, BUT VERY POPULAR. AND THAT'S JUST A TESTIMONY TO OUR STAFF, UM, THAT THE FAMILIES COME BACK FOR CAMP. UM, AND THE BEST PART, WHAT I LIKE TO SEE IS WHEN KIDS, UM, OUTGROW CAMP, THEY BECOME PART OF OUR TEAM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. AND THOSE ARE TRULY OUR FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR PROGRAM. UM, WHETHER THEY ARE IN OUR PROGRAM OR THEY GO TO OTHER BUREAUS. UM, SO IN RECREATION SERVICES, UM, IF YOU SEE THE, IF IT, IT'S NOISY, THE VOLUME, YOU CAN TELL AT 1201 INCREASES AT ALL CENTERS, . SO, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, EXCITING TIMES COMING IN. THANK YOU. GLAD STEVE, NOTHING ADD. THANK YOU. NOTHING. THANK YOU JENNY. HAPPY EASTER. WONDERFUL. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIEND. OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE GOOD WEATHER, RIGHT? I HOPE SO. . FINGERS CROSSED. OKAY, CHARLENE, I'M JUST GONNA HIGHLIGHT ONE THING. NEXT THURSDAY ON APRIL 24TH AT 5:00 PM HERE WE'LL BE HAVING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP FOR THE EL DORADO UNIVERSAL PLAYGROUND. OH, WELCOME TO THE ATTEND. THANK YOU. FIVE O'CLOCK. FIVE O'CLOCK, FIVE TO SIX 30. HERE. HERE. THANK YOU ERIC. UH, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, SO THE GROUNDS AND, UH, FACILITY TEAMS BE PRETTY BUSY. UM, YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE. ONCE YOU GO BY THE NATURE CENTER OR EL DORADO, UH, PARK ENTRANCE, YOU'LL SEE WHAT I, I KEEP TALKING ABOUT BRIGHT WORK. SO I SENT SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA, UM, JUST TO KIND OF MAKE UP THE AREA, MAKE IT PRINT, UH, THE DIFFERENT, UH, FACILITIES. UH, WE ALSO PLACED, UH, 12, UH, SIGNS THROUGHOUT CITY. UM, UH, MENTIONED THE, UH, PICKLEBALL COURT OVER AT SILVERADO, SO WE GOT THAT COMPLETED. UM, AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR, UH, GROUNDS TEAM, WE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE REALLY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. OUR STAFF ASSISTING WITH FIELD SERVICES. SO THIS PAST WEEKEND AND SUNDAY, ANOTHER TREMENDOUS JOB TO BE, TO ASSIST WITH DIFFICULTY TRYING TIMES. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIQUE THIS TIME BECAUSE NORMALLY WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS, THEY RUN THE BACKHOE, THE PREPARED AREA. AND SO THEY WERE BUSY WITH THE GRAND PRIX. SO OUR STAFF STEPPED UP EACH OTHER DON EQUIPMENT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. UM, OVER LEY DOG PARK, WE SPREAD 175 TONS OF WOOD CHIPS AND MAKE THAT MORE WELCOMING FOR THE, FOR THE PETS. AND SO I'M PRETTY BUSY. UM, WE JUST PLAN TO BE WORKING THIS WEEKEND. WE HAVE OUR STAFF IS GONNA BE, UM, ON STANDBY FOR THE, UH, EASTER WEEKEND. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS SPECIAL, MAKE SURE WE KIND OF, SO BEING BUSY, MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I MEAN, AS YOU GO OUT, YOU START TO SEE THINGS KIND OF STAND OUT OR POP OUT AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE PLAN TO BE ABLE TO LIKE, MAKE OUR FACILITIES MORE WELCOMING, OUR PARKS MORE WELCOMING. UH, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE. WE HAVE GREAT PARKS AND SO LITTLE THINGS LIKE SIGN LITTLE THINGS ABOUT PAIN TO CURTAIN, JUST THOSE LITTLE DETAILS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND SO WE'RE PROACTIVE IN THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE. SO THOSE ARE MY UPDATES AT TIME. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. VERY JOB DIRECTOR. UM, [01:05:01] WELL THE WEEKEND'S BEEN MENTIONED A LOT, BUT, UH, JANE, WHO DOES ALL OF OUR, UM, PUBLIC MESSAGING, SHE'S REMINDED THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SUNDAY AND GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE REGIONAL PARK. SO THERE'S ALWAYS THE EXPECTED BACKUP OF PARK LOVERS TO TRY TO GET IN THE PARK. SO WE DO OUR BEST TO GIVE THEM THE BEST TIPS TO ENJOY THEIR SUNDAY. SO STAY AWAY FROM SPRING. , STAY AWAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. WISHERS. UM, YES, NO MAJOR COMMENTS, JUST, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT THANK YOU TO THOSE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT ARE WORKING SUNDAY, SO RIGHT. IT IS YOUR STAFF THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY OUR PARKS ON HOLIDAYS. SO BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. THANK THE HALF OF US. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE, BUT ARE WORKING. UM, AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE APPROACHED ME ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP, AND SO I WANT TO THANK JENNY AND UM, UH, THE DIRECTOR FOR GETTING ME THESE. UNFORTUNATELY, I JUST SCAN THE QR CODE AND IT'S, THERE'S, IT'S BROKEN. IT'S A BROKEN LINK. OH, NO. SO , SO SOMEBODY COULD CONNECT ME WITH PARTNERS, THE PARKS. UM, I HAVE GIVEN A FEW OF THEM OUT, SO I'LL REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS OKAY. AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S BROKEN. SO IF SOMEBODY COULD LET ME KNOW ABSOLUTELY WHO I SHOULD CONNECT WITH SO WE CAN GET PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THE RIGHT WAY, THE CORRECT WAY TO GET CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. WILL DO. AND INTERNALLY, COMMISSIONER INTERNALLY, THE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS. OKAY. SO I CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THE, THE TEAM AS WELL. OKAY, THAT'D BE GREAT. I'D APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. UH, THE DIRECTOR ALREADY MENTIONED IT, BUT MAINTAIN THAT HARVEY MILK PARK. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF. UH, IN ADDITION TO BEING A COMMISSIONER, I'M ALSO THE CHAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THAT COMMITTEE. YAY. UM, AND SO IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN TRIAL BY FIRE . SO SHARON AND GLADYS AND BRENT, UH, AND JENNY HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS WITH THEIR TIME WITH ME TO MAKE SURE WE GOT EVERYTHING DONE IN TIME. UM, SO I DO INVITE YOU TO COME, WE STARTED 11, SO YOU CAN COME TO HARVEY MILK PARK FIRST AND THEN GO TO THE TENNIS AREA, . UM, BUT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW EVERY YEAR, UM, AS, AS WAS THE VISION OF VICE MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA AT THE TIME, UH, HARVEY MILK PARK HAS AN EQUALITY PLAZA WALL THAT RECOGNIZES LOCAL LGBT LEADERS. UM, SO I CHAIR THE COMMITTEE THAT, THAT NO, THAT PUTS OUT NOMINATIONS, SELECTS FOLKS. UM, AND SO IT WILL ALSO BE THE KICKOFF EVENT TO LONG BEACH PRIDE WEEK, UM, AS WE GET READY FOR LONG BEACH PRIDE THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PARKS AND REC TEAM AND STAFF FOR HELPING MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. , I WON'T DO IT ON EASTER SUNDAY, BUT I DO WANT TO GO OVER AND LOOK AT THE IMPROVED ROADS IN EL DORADO. BEAUTIFUL. WHICH IS, WHICH HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN HORRIBLE FOR, WELL NOT A HUNDRED YEARS, BUT , BUT WHAT A GREAT IMPROVEMENT THAT, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S SO, SO I WAS AT ANIMAL ANIMAL CARE YESTERDAY AND UH, THE GATE FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDENS OPEN. AND SO I JUST AS A PEDESTRIAN WALKED IN. BUT THEY COULD NOT BE HAPPIER BECAUSE THEIR ROADS HADN'T BEEN ADDRESSED FOREVER, BUT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. NICE. NICE AND PERFECT. THAT'S AWESOME. AND THEN, UH, MY EARLIEST MEMORY IN RECREATION AND THOSE OF, YOU KNOW, MY GREAT, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT MERGED WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND MY EARLIEST MEMORY IS THE EASTER BREAK IN RECREATION PARK. IT WAS A WEEK LONG CAMP. I, IT WAS EITHER GREAT STAFF OR I WAS AN IDIOT, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, . I DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA THAT I WAS 40 FEET AWAY FROM SEVENTH STREET . GREAT PROGRAM. THAT'S GREAT STAFFING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT MEMORY. THAT'S WONDERFUL. YOU DO HAVE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES YOU'VE TOLD US ABOUT. OH YEAH. I START TO CRY WHEN I TALK ABOUT THAT. OH, SORRY. . UM, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ECHO THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE, UH, PARKS BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE AND WELCOMING. UM, I, WE DID HEAR FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER ABOUT SOME ACTIVITY THAT'S GONNA GO ON, UH, WARDLOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT WHAT WAS THE PARK? UM, YEAH, THERE'S SOME PUBLIC WORK STREET IMPROVEMENTS. SO YEAH, WE WERE AWARE OF THAT. SO WE WERE CLOSELY WITH THEM. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE PARK, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S A EXIT GATE RIGHT OUT OF WARDLOW. UM, BUT WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORK, SO SHOULD ME, UM, DO THAT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE A VISITOR AT OUR GOVERNANCE MEETING WITH, UH, SUPER, SUPER, UH, COUNCILMAN SUPER. AND WE BROUGHT OUT THE CHALK TOO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. UM, AND I THINK ON THAT NOTE, I WILL WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, HEALTHY WEEKEND AND GOOD WEATHER, PLEASE. AND THE MEETING IS THAT YOU'RE AT 10:11 AM RIGHT. THANKS EVERYONE. [01:10:02] I'M JUST GETTING ON. * 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.