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UH, COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, SIR? YEAH.
UH, THIS PROMISE IS TO BE A VERY QUICK MEETING THIS MORNING.
UH, THERE'S, UH, NOTHING, UH, REALLY EARTH SHAKING, BUT, UH, CHAIRS REPORT.
UH, WE HAVE TWO, UH, NEW BIG BELLIES, UH, THAT ARE ORDERED AND WILL BE DELIVERED BY MONTHS END, UH, TO REPLACE SOME, UH, EITHER NO AFFIDAVIT OR BROKEN, UH, UH, UNITS.
AND THEN, UH, EVEN BETTER NEWS, FIVE MONTHS END, YOU SHOULD SEE, UH, THREE NEW TREES, UH, IN PLACE TO, UH, REPLACE, UH, MISSING ONES, DEAD ONES, UM, ED ONES.
UH, SO THAT SHOULD BE BY MONTH'S END AS WELL.
UH, AND JUST TO LET, UH, EVERYBODY KNOW THAT AS AN ONGOING EFFORT, UH, WHEN THEY'RE IDENTIFIED, WE CAN, UH, THROUGH CITY CHANNELS, UH, TO REPLACE THOSE, UH, QUICKLY, UH, AND EFFICIENTLY.
AND THEN, UH, THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION, UH, MORE OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL.
UH, I JUST WANNA REITERATE ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, UH, THAT ARE HERE, UH, WITH THIS COMMISSION, UH, HAS A COMMITMENT.
UH, AND IT'S A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UH, THE LEVEL OF SERVICES, UH, TO THIS DISTRICT, UH, THAT THE FOLKS OF THIS DISTRICT COULD BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO, UH, ENJOYING.
UH, AND AMONGST THE COMMENTS, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, MORE OF A STRUGGLE TO DO THAT, UH, BUDGETWISE.
UH, BUT EVERYBODY SITTING AT THIS TABLE IS COMMITTED, UH, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES AT THAT LEVEL, UH, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT, UH, CLEANING IS AND SECURITY IS, AND LANDSCAPING IS, UH, AND STEAM CLEANING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO, UH, WITH THE REVENUE THAT WE GENERATOR, WHICH AGAIN, IS NOT TAXES.
UH, THIS IS REVENUE DIRECTLY OUTTA PARKING.
UH, SO WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PARKING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH.
WE HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOTION.
UH, DO WE NEED TO IDENTIFY? YES, PLEASE.
UH, ITEM TWO, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A LONG BEACH PUBLIC WASTE FINANCIAL REPORT DISCUSSING REVENUES DURING THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH, 2025.
UH, IN OUR PACKETS, THAT IS GONNA BE AJ, AJ, EIGHTH OF 13.
FOR MARCH REVENUE, MARCH REVENUE WAS UP 11% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE THE YEAR TO DATE REVENUE IS UP 13% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD $109,000 IN REVENUE.
AND OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS NOW 424,882 AND 94 CENTS.
SO THE EXPENSE, MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS, IS THAT, I GUESS IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THAT COMPRISES, BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO SEE, LIKE, THE ITEMIZED DETAILS, WHAT THAT MEANS? OR IS THERE A, IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO, TO EXPLAIN IT OR, UM, YEAH.
SO WE, WE CAN DO NEXT MONTH WE USUALLY, WE HAD, LAST MONTH WE HAD A LITTLE BUDGET THAT SHOWED WHAT, WHERE ALL OF THAT WENT.
NEXT YEAR, NEXT, NOT NEXT YEAR, NEXT MONTH, I CAN, UH, PROVIDE
THIS MONTH HADN'T CHANGED BECAUSE NONE OF THE NUMBERS HAD CHANGED.
NEXT MONTH, IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF CHANGES, I'LL BE, I'LL BE INCLUDING THAT.
SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE? YEAH.
BASED ON THE PREVIOUS BUDGET THAT YOU SAW, WE'RE STILL ON TRACK TO BE AT THE SAME, SAME SPOT.
GOT ONE QUESTION ALSO, UM, REGARDING THE, UH, EXPENSES GOING FORWARD IN 24, 25, FROM 24 TO 25, THAT IS REFLECTING A PROJECTION OF WHAT'S
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HAPPENING WITH THE CONSERVATION COURT GOING AWAY.YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL WAYS TO ANSWER THAT, BUT, BUT YEAH, WE, IT'S A HUGE CHANGE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
THE CHANGE, THE CHANGE BEING CONSERVATION CORPS NOT BEING THERE.
AND WHAT, WHERE, AND HAVING TO REPLACE, UH, BALL PARKING MM-HMM
BALL PARKING, HAVING TO GET A NEW VENDOR, UM, WHILE ALSO WE ADDED SECURITY IN 2024, SECURITY WAS ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT WAS ADDED ON THERE.
SO THE 24, 25 YEAR IS HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
JUST BECAUSE WE ADDED SECURITY, WE DID NOT, WE ADDED AN, A MORE ENHANCED, UH, AN ENHANCED VERSION OF WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE.
AND SO THAT INCREASED THE EXPENSES AND THEN OUR UPCOMING REPLACEMENT OF OUR CLEANING OPERATING VENDOR OKAY.
WILL BE ANOTHER INCREASE AS WELL.
SO AS SECURITY WAS A PILOT PROGRAM, IT DIDN'T FALL INTO THE REGULAR BUDGET.
UH, NOW THAT IT IS AN ACCEPTED SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING NOW, IT'S NOW IT'S BEING ING IN THERE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WAS MISSING BEFORE.
UM, IS THERE ANY, IF YOU MAY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, COMPETITIVE, IS THERE ANY CAPACITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO WORK WITH ANY GROUPS OR SOMETHING TO GET A GRANTS APPLY FOR GRANTS, AND WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE CITY JUST FOR LIKE, BEAUTIFICATION GRANTS OR, YOU KNOW, STOREFRONT ENHANCEMENTS, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK WHERE, ARE THERE OTHER POTENTIAL BUCKETS OF MONEY OUT THERE IN THE WORLD? IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE ABLE TO, LIKE, FOR LIGHTING, FOR PLANTING? I DON'T KNOW.
IS THAT, UM, WELL, IF YOU'RE ASKING ME PERSONALLY, UH, I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, I AM CONTINUING TO MEET WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THIS WEEK.
UH, I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING NEXT, NOT THIS 20 WEEK, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, UH, WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, UH, WITH THE MAYOR, UH, TO ASK JUST THAT QUESTION, UH, HOW THIS DISTRICT CAN AVAIL ITSELF OF SOME OF THE QUOTE UNQUOTE EXTRA FUNDS THAT ARE COMING BASED ON THE OLYMPICS ALONE AND DOVETAILING INTO THE MAYOR'S INITIATIVE OF MARKETING, BRANDING, UH, IMAGE FOR NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT FOR BELMONT SHORE, AS YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME, UH, CRITICAL EVENTS IN THE OLYMPICS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE OLYMPICS SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY REASON WE GO AFTER ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER MYSELF.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AT THAT MEETING, IF IT, IF YOU FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND I WOULD BE WELCOME TO, TO HELP INVOICE.
IT'S AN ONGOING EFFORT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR REVENUE SO THAT WE CAN, WHAT I SAID, BEGINNING BASIC LEVEL OF SERVICES BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO ENJOYING.
UH, BUT AS TIME GOES BY, THERE ARE, UH, PROJECTS THAT THIS COMMISSION AND, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO, UH, FIND WAYS TO, UH, PRODUCE THAT REVENUE, UH, THE MOST
IS THE, IS THE QUESTION GONNA COME DOWN TO WHETHER WE HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO RAISE MORE REVENUE? WELL, IT'S, AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S SEMANTICS.
WE EXIST AS, UH, A RECOMMENDING COMMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND ULTIMATELY, UH, THIS REVENUE, UH, THE PARKING METER REVENUE, UM, IS PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, NOW WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS AGO, PLUS, UH, 1971, THAT, UH, ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENT COMMISSION, UH, TO VERY BASICALLY, UH, OVERSEE THIS REVENUE FOR THE PURPOSES THAT ARE VERY SPECIFICALLY, UH, ADDRESSED IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DO WITH THOSE FUNDS.
SO WHEN, WHEN COMMISSIONER NEY SAYS, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN, UH, AVAIL OURSELVES IN THE GRANT OR RAISE MONEY, UH, THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN SUGGEST THAT THE CITY DO THAT, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR FUNDS, UH, FOR THIS DISTRICT.
AND WE CAN WORK WITH COUNCIL, UH, CD THREE'S OFFICE, UH, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO TRY TO MAKE THOSE FUNDS, UH, MORE CHANNEL DIRECTLY TO THIS DISTRICT.
AS I UNDERSTOOD COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE COULD ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO SOLICIT GRANT, WE CAN'T APPLY OURSELVES AS A COMMISSION, BUT WE CAN ASK PUBLIC WORKS OR SOME OTHERS, RIGHT.
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WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE KIND OF REQUEST OR, OR SUGGEST TO THOSE ENTITIES WHO CAN ACTUALLY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION THAT IF THERE WAS A GRANT, IF THERE WAS ONE, YEAH.IT WOULD BE, IF THERE WAS ONE, THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC WORKS THAT WOULD, THE VOTE WORKS TEAM THAT WOULD ASSIST IN APPLYING FOR THAT GRANT SO WE COULD IDENTIFY IT.
SO LIKE, IF WE WENT OUT, LIKE, I MIGHT ACTUALLY GO ON CHECK C BT, AND THEN FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, SO YOU USE AI AND FIND OUT, TRY TO IDENTIFY SOME AND BRING THOSE SUGGESTIONS FORWARD.
AND WE CAN PUT ON HERE, YOU PUT A BIG MOTION TO ASK THE CITY TO APPLY FOR.
FORMALLY, AND THEN INFORMALLY WE CAN HAVE THAT'S, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST COMMENT? I, WELL, 13% IS GOOD.
I MEAN, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
ANYTHING, ANYTHING NORTH OF, YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S RECOGNIZE SOME SUCCESSES.
WE DO HAVE INCREASED EXPENSES, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO LOOK AT WHEN THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE METER INCREASE CAME IN, UM, WAS TO SEE HOW MUCH IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE IN TERMS OF THE BOTTOM LINE IN REVENUE.
SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I THINK IT'S GOOD.
OBVIOUSLY, EXPENSES HAVE, SO WE STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MITIGATE.
AND I DO THINK, UM, WE ARE THE, THE, THE NAME OF WHAT WE ARE AS THE PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION.
SO I THINK NOW THE, THE METER CHANGE DONE, MAYBE WE ASK SOME OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IF THEY'VE NOTICED ANYBODY SAY ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I, WE GO TOO FAR TOO FAST, BUT IDENTIFYING REVENUE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL METER INJURIES AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, AS THE WORLD BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE, ALWAYS, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE? COMMERS ON ITEM TWO? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UH, ITEM THREE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LONG BEACH TRANSIT EMPLOYEE BUS PROGRAM STATUS FOR 20 OR MARCH OF, UH, 2025.
OH, WE A MOTION? OH, YES, I'M SORRY.
UM, ON PAGE NINE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAD 5,155 S UP FROM 3,873 FROM LA THIS SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
IN TERMS OF RIDERSHIP, WE HAVE 162 RIDERS FOR MARCH 20, 25 VERSUS 130 FOR FY 2024.
AND THEN GRANULAR IS PAGE NEXT BY BUSINESS PARTICIPATION, UM, VERY SIMILAR TRENDING FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS.
UM, AND THEN DAILY IS ON PAGE NEXT.
I WONDER IF YOU KNOW HOW WE GET, WE'RE DOING GREAT.
WE JUST KEEP BUILDING ON THIS AND KEEP BUILDING ON IT.
THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
UH, ANY, UH, UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON THE REPORT? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE BUS PASS PROGRAM.
UH, WE MOTION, WE HAVE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? A THANK YOU VERY KINDLY.
UH, ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A STATUS UPDATE, UH, ON CONSERVATION FOR LONG BEACH, UH, WORK THAT THEY PERFORM IN BELMONT SHORE, INCLUDING RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY, UH, UH, ANGEL, LIN,
UM, SO YEAH, WE'VE JUST, UH, BEEN CONTINUING TO, UH, MAINTAIN BIG BELLIES, UH, HERE.
IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THOSE TWO THAT ARE COMING IN.
UM, UH, WE'RE EMPTYING THEM, WIPING THEM DOWN, UH, CONTINUING TO REMOVE GRAFFITI AS THEY
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COME AS IT COMES UP.UM, AND THEN CONTINUING TO, UM, SWEEP THE SIDEWALKS, THE SIDEWALKS, THE PARKING LOTS, UM, AND REMOVING WEEDS FROM THE PARKING LOTS AS WELL.
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, NOTHING'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
UM, AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE, UM, SAID THAT WE HAVE, UH, E-WASTE EVENTS STILL EVERY SATURDAY, 10:00 AM 2:00 PM AT OUR NTO LOCATION.
WHERE, WHERE DOES THAT HAPPEN? UM, IT'S AT OUR NTO LOCATION.
IT'S THREE 40 NTO AVENUE EVERY SATURDAY.
EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10, YOU'LL INTAKE HARD DRIVES, SCREENS, TVS, SLIDE, ANYTHING WITH LIKE A WIRE OR BATTERIES, UM, NO BATTERIES AND NO, UM, UH, LIGHT BULBS.
I I HAD NO IDEA YOU DID THAT EVERY SATURDAY.
YEAH, IT USED TO BE EVERY OTHER SATURDAY.
UM, BUT I THINK SINCE LIKE FEBRUARY WE'VE, WE'VE DONE IT EVERY WEEK.
WOULD YOU PLEASE, UM, DO, UH, UH, AN EMAIL OR CALL HEATHER AT THE BSBA A AND LET HER KNOW IF SHE'S NOT AWARE MM-HMM.
THAT SHE COULD PUT THAT INTO THE BSBA A'S, UH, UH, MARKETING BLAST THAT SHE DOES.
UH, THAT THAT'S AN AMAZING SERVICE.
I THINK THAT THAT HAPPENS EVERY SATURDAY.
I THINK WE JUST MADE A NEW FLYER FOR IT, SO, OKAY.
NOW, ANYTHING WITH A WIRE, IS THAT APPLIANCES? UM, I THINK THAT'S FINE.
NO WASHING MACHINE, NOT A WASHING MACHINE.
LITTLE ONES,
LIKE COFFEE MAKERS AND A PLANTS, RIGHT? IT IS, YEAH.
AND WHAT HOURS IS THAT? UH, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM 10 TO TWO.
AND THAT'S 3 49, 3 40 NIETO AVENUE.
UH, RIGHT, RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT'S, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE MARINA.
AND ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, UH, THERE'S THE NEWEST THING HAPPENING IN BIG VALLEYS IS THEY'VE BEEN MONETIZED, UH, AND THERE'S, UH, UH, PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENT, UH, ON THEM.
UH, HAS THAT BEEN MAINTAINED? AND I MEAN, THEY'RE, YEAH.
THEY'RE NOT HURLING OR, UH, FADING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IS ALL OF THAT MATERIAL IN GOOD SHAPE? I, I, I BELIEVE THE MATERIAL'S ALL IN, IN GOOD SHAPE.
WE, WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR REGULAR SERVICE TO 'EM.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, HEATHER, WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING NEW OR SOMETHING COMES UP, LIKE SHE MAKES US AWARE OF, SO BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES, IT'S, IT'S OKAY.
SO SHE, SHE CONTINUOUSLY, YOU KNOW, UH, KEEPS US INFORMED OF ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND IF SHE SEES SOMETHING OUT OF ORDER, SHE WOULD DEFINITELY GIVE US A CALL IN.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS, UH, ANY ISSUES THAT THAT MIGHT BE TAKING PLACE.
AND THEN THE OTHER UPDATE, JAVIER, BY THE WAY, UH, THE OTHER UPDATE THAT, THAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE WAS THE CONTINUING EFFORT ON THE MEDIA OR CONTINUOUSLY KEEP, YOU KNOW, UH, LEADER OF PAYMENT, UH, KEEPING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT EFFORT'S STILL GOING ON THE PARKING LOTS.
DO YOU GUYS COVER THE PARKING LOTS BEHIND SOME OF THE BUILDINGS? LIKE WENT ACROSS THE STREET, SAY, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE, THERE'S ALL WEEDS IN THE PLANTERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IS THAT IN YOUR SCOPE? I THINK THAT WE HAD DONE, UH, SPECIAL REQUESTS.
I, I, I KNOW RYAN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES HE WILL, HE WILL SEND US AN EMAIL REGARDING IB GROWING ON THE FENCES OF THE, UH, NEIGHBORS, UH, YARDS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE ADJACENT TO THE PARKING LOTS.
SO WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT, UH, AS A SPECIAL REQUEST.
SO, SO WE NOTICE AN AREA THAT MAYBE NEEDS SOME ATTENTION, WE CAN DO, LEMME KNOW.
ANY BULKY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE REMOVED AT ALL OR? UH, I THINK WE HAVE ONE.
I THINK THERE WAS, UH, OUR REQUEST FOR SOME MATTRESSES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALSO PICKED UP AND REMOVED.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. YOU GUYS ARE CONTINUING TO DO AN AWESOME JOB.
AND BOY, YOU GONNA BE MISSED FROM JUNE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS.
UH, I WANTED TO SEE IF, UH, IN REGARDS OF E-WASTE, IF, IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU
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KNOW, IF THERE'S, UH, EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH AN EVENT WHERE WE CAN ASSIST AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SIT UP AND, AND AND, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PICK UP AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, FIELD SERVICE.SO LET ME CLARIFY FOR, UH, EVERYBODY, WHEN JUNE COMES AND THAT CONTRACT ENDS, THE COURT CONSERVATION COURT WILL STILL MAINTAIN THE OFFICE AT THE FIELD OFFICE, UH, ON THE ATO YES.
THAT OFFICE WILL STILL BE THERE.
WILL CONSERVATION COURT CONTINUE TO DO THE E-WASTE EVERY SATURDAY? YES.
AND WILL CONSERVATION COURT DO THE BULKY TRASH? UH, YOU GUYS DON'T DO THE BULKY TRASH.
THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A DIFFERENT COMPANY.
UH, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL EVENT ITEMS OR, UH, WHATEVER SPECIAL EVENT, WE CAN ALWAYS, UH, ASK CONSERVATION FOR PARTICIPATE.
SO IF, IF FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GUYS HAVE AN EVENT WHERE YOU GUYS NEED RECYCLING, WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE YOU WITH SUPPORT.
WE BE THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
LIKE IF, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE, WOULD YOU BRING UP ON A SUNDAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LIKE BRING A TRUCK DOWN TO CHASE BANK, YOU KNOW, AND THEN PEOPLE CAN COME OVER AND DROP THEIR STUFF, LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OR SAY LIKE, BRING A TRUCK AND SET UP A YEAH.
COLLECTION, A TEMPORARY COLLECTION.
STATE A TEMPORARY COLLECTION FOR EWAS.
UH, LET US THINKING PEOPLE CAN JUST LIKE BRING, OH, I GOT THESE EXTRA COMPUTERS AND THEN I'LL WALK DOWN OVER THERE OR LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST PUMP IN WHATEVER, WHATEVER MAKES IT CONVENIENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL, WE WILL GO TO THAT EXTENT TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WANT, WE PROVIDE SERVICE AND TWO, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, UH, SAVE THOSE ELECTRONICS FROM BEING DISPOSING CORRECTLY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE BSBA DOES BROADCAST ON THAT.
'CAUSE I, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM DO THAT.
THAT WAS THE SERVICE EVERY SATURDAY.
AND AGAIN, I KNOW HEATHER ALSO PROVIDE, SHE ALSO HAS LIKE CERTAIN EVENTS THAT SHE DOES THROUGH THE YEAR WHERE WE SUPPORT WITH, UH, RECYCLING EFFORTS.
LIKE WE SET UP, UH, CLEAR STREAMS. RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CREW UP THERE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE COLLECTING BOTTLES AND ALL THAT STUFF.
THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WELL IF, IF, IF, AGAIN, IF IT'S IN THE VAN, UH, REQUEST.
SO WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASSIST THAT.
A FREE COST GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUICK, QUICK? YES.
YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T DO SHREDDING THOUGH, IS THAT NO, WE DON'T.
JUST MAKE SURE WE, UH, WE LIMIT OUR SERVICES TO CARDBOARD PICKUP.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO OFFER TO CARDBOARD PICK, UH, CARDBOARD COLLECTION, UH,
YOU BRING, JUST BRING ALL YOUR CARDBOARD JUST ON SATURDAY.
IF THAT ONE IS TIME WE HAVE, THEN YOU SLIDE IT IN AND YEAH.
AND, AND IF IT IS OVERFLOWING, COME INSIDE THE YARD, DROP IT OFF AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
DOES IT NEED TO BE BROKEN DOWN OR, UH, PREFERABLY, UH, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME AND YOU JUST NEED TO BRING A BUNCH OF BOXES, PREFERABLY FLAT AND STUFF.
I MEAN, I HAVE LIKE 25 BANKER EMPTY BANKER'S BOXES FROM SHREDDING LAST WEEK.
DON'T BRING YOUR PRIVATE DOCUMENTS THOUGH.
THOSE ARE SHREDDED, BUT THE BOXES ARE STILL WHITE STACKED UP IN ONE OF MY BOXES.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT LIKE WAXED OR ANYTHING.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY, VERY MUCH.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
RECORD ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UH, THIS IS THE POINT OF THE MEETING WHERE WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY ITEM.
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORDS, PLEASE.
I'VE LIVED IN THE SHORE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I, UH, WALK A LOT.
I WALK SECOND STREET PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER DAY AT LEAST.
AND, UH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE, UH, BEEN IN ONE OF THESE MEETINGS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THE NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION.
JEFF COZAAR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
UM, AND I, UH, UH, I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THIS COMMISSION AND ITS CHARTER TO MAINTAIN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE WORD IMPROVEMENT.
AND I, I LIKE THE COMMENTS YOU MADE, MATT, THAT, UH, THAT THERE'S SORT OF A, A NEW, UH, ENERGY PERHAPS NOW ON THE COMMISSION TO, TO REFOCUS ON THOSE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND LOOK NEW WAYS TO DO THINGS.
AND, AND I ENCOURAGE THAT SOME NEW THINKING, I THINK IS, UH, IN ORDER IN THE, IN THE SENSE OF IMPROVEMENT.
UH, AND NOT TO DETRACT FROM HEATHER
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AND WHAT SHE DOES, THE, THE NICE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING.BUT ADDITIONALLY, THIS STREET NEEDS A MANAGER, A PERSON WHO WILL WALK THE STREET EVERY DAY.
IT TAKES AN HOUR OR SO TO WALK UP AND DOWN THE STREET.
I DO IT MYSELF AND TO REACT AND DEAL WITH THINGS IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION.
THE THINGS I NOTICE OFTEN OVER THE YEARS IS THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME SOMETIMES, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS.
IT DOESN'T TAKE WEEKS, SOMETIMES MONTHS GO BY THAT I SEE THE SAME THINGS THAT NEED A SIMPLE FIX.
WHETHER IT'S TRASH CANS OR GRAFFITI OR TREES THAT ARE BROKEN.
IT, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE FASTER.
AND, AND I THINK THAT CAN BE DONE.
AND, AND JUST AGAIN, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I WANTED TO PASS THESE DOWN JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I SEE.
THESE, THESE ARE RECENT BIG BELLIES THAT, THAT ARE BROKEN OR DAMAGED OR GRAFFITIED.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY THE OLD ONES, THE NEW ONES, ONE OF THE PHOTOS THERE IS A NEW ONE.
AND IT'S ALREADY TRASHED ON TOP.
UH, EVEN SOME OF THE NEW ONES, THE FOOT PEDAL DOESN'T WORK.
THEY DON'T CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY.
I, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE THAT EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING, THE BIG BELLIES WERE NOT A GOOD IDEA.
THEY'RE TOO EXPENSIVE, THEY DON'T WORK RIGHT.
AND THEY'RE UNSIGHTLY AS SOON AS THEY START GETTING DISASTER, OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES, NO PROBLEM USING REGULAR ORDINARY TRASH CANS.
YOU JUST DROP TRASH IN AND IT GETS PICKED UP EVERY DAY.
THEY'RE EASIER TO MAINTAIN AND THEY DON'T COST AS MUCH.
SO AGAIN, THINKING OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON YEAR AFTER YEAR, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT MAYBE THE BIG BELLIES ARE NOT THE BEST WAY TO GO.
I WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT TREES ALSO.
HERE'S ANOTHER COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF, OF WHAT I SEE ALL THE TIME.
TREES THAT ARE NOT ONLY MISSING FOR MONTHS AT A TIME, BUT NEW TREES THAT ARE SPINDLY.
LITTLE THINGS, UH, THAT, THAT HAVE NO SUPPORT, NO CAGE AROUND THEM.
THOSE TREES GET BROKEN AND, AND THEN WE START OVER AGAIN.
AND NOTHING ENHANCES A NEIGHBORHOOD MORE THAN NICE TALL SHADE TREES.
IT GETS HOT IN THE SUMMER WALKING DOWN SECOND STREET, AND WE NEED SHADE TREES, NOT THE LITTLE SPINDLY THINGS.
AND FINALLY, SOME EXAMPLES OF GRAFFITI AND SOME OF THIS, THE SAME GRAFFITI IS THERE WEEK AFTER WEEK, SOMETIMES MONTHS.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MORE THAN A DAY FOR SOMEBODY WALKING THE STREET TO NOTICE, OH, HERE'S, HERE'S A PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE SCRAPED OR PAINTED OVER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO PERSIST FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS.
SO I ENCOURAGE AND I INCLUDE IN GRAFFITI THAT THE KIND OF STICKERS THAT ARE ON POLLS ALL THE TIME.
SORRY, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES OR SO.
AND I, UH, I, I HOPE THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME NEW THINKING AND FASTER RESPONSES.
AND THANKS AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
UM, WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE PUBLIC PERMIT.
ANY, ANY OTHER PUBLIC PERMIT AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS ABOUT THESE? AREN'T ALL THESE WITHIN CONSERVATION COURTS, UH, KIND OF EMPTY? SORRY, I A COMMENT.
THIS IS TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK.
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT, THINGS ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WE, UH, WE'VE MOVED TO ADJOURN, UM, UH, AT, UH, 9 29.
SOME OF THEM ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, LIKE SOME OF THE BUILDING THEY CAN'T, CONSERVATION GROUPS CAMPAIGN, SOME OF THE BUILDING, BUT UTILITY BOXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.