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TO THE, UM, MARINA ADVISORY COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
UH, COULD WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL? MR. LELAND? COMMISSIONER RAG? I'M HERE.
UH, LET'S START LOOKING AT OUR REGULAR AGENDA WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE.
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETING AS DISTRIBUTED.
MADAM CHAIR, I, I MOVE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY CORRECTIONS? ANY ADDITIONS? SNEEZE AGAIN.
ANYTHING TO SNEEZE AT? ALRIGHT.
THE, UH, THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING STAND IS APPROVED.
UH, LET'S ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO START REVIEWING OUR AGENDA FOR A RECOMMENDATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING ON THURSDAY MAY 8TH.
UH, UH, BRIAN'S GONNA TAKE YOU THROUGH THE, UH, THE LIST TODAY.
JUST GONNA GIVE HIM A LITTLE, UH, LITTLE PRESS.
WE'LL DO ALL WE CAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERMINING HIS FEELING OF CONFIDENCE.
WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RATTLED TODAY.
SO, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, UH, JUST THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MAR ADVISORY COMMISSION.
AND ITEM TWO, ITEM TWO, UH, ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON THE REFUNDING OF THE 2015 MARINA REVENUE BONDS.
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT? IT PASSED CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN A PRETTY GOOD SPOT AS FAR AS THE RATINGS GO.
UM, DID IT GO OFFICIALLY GO TO MARKET? UH, RATINGS ARE GOOD.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY, ALL OF OUR PRESS RELEASES HAVE GONE OUT.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BOND SALE ON TUESDAY.
AND S AND P WAS AT A DOUBLE A RATING, UH, A A PLUS, AND THEN OUR RATING WITH FITCH WAS UPGRADED TO TRIPLE B.
WHICH WAS, WAS REALLY SERIOUSLY IN DOUBT.
THEN THERE WAS A SISTER MOTION THAT WAS PASSED AT THAT SAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT CAME OUT OF THE THIRD DISTRICT ABOUT OUR, UM, OUR AREAS AND THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS THE IMPACT THROUGH WITH, UM, PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT PARTICULARLY ADDRESSED THE MARINA SHIPYARD AREA AND THE TWO SLIPS IN HERE.
SO THAT'S A, IT WAS A REQUEST FROM, UH, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE TO BEGIN A VISIONING PROCESS FOR PD FOUR.
AND, UM, AND THEN I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY.
SO THEN THAT A, ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL WOMAN'S OFFICE, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT, IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PD SIX, UH, THAT'S THE SHORE, DOWNTOWN SHORE.
UH, THAT ONE HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, SEVERAL YEARS.
UH, SO, UM, THIS IS THE STARTING POINT FOR THAT VISIONING PROCESS FOR PD FOUR, WHICH RUNS ALONG MARINA DRIVE.
UH, FROM BASICALLY THE CORNER OF SECOND AND MARINA DRIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE TO EDUS LANDING AND OUR, UH, MARINE BUREAU, OUR MASTER OFFICE.
SO, SO I, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT WITHIN OUR AGENDA.
WOULD YOU SUGGEST THAT WE INCLUDE THAT AS A PART OF AGENDA ITEM THREE, OR INCORPORATE THAT INTO AGENDA ITEM TWO? IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AGENDA ITEM TWO.
UH, IT'S A COMPLETELY STANDALONE, IT WAS ANOTHER ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM ON THE COUNCIL ORDER, BUT IT, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T, UM, ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE, IT WAS KIND OF A COUNTERBALANCE AGAIN, IT, IT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REVENUE BONDS.
AND, UH, IN YOUR OPINION SURE.
AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE'S OPINION DIFFERS? I HAVE NO OPINION.
I, I LOOK AT, BUT I DO THINK WE WANNA TALK ABOUT IT SOMEWHERE.
SO MAYBE YOU'RE SUGGESTING SINCE IT'S A VISIONING PROJECT, THAT IT WOULD GO MORE LOGICAL TO THREE, THREE, I, I BELIEVE YOU COULD ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF, UH, THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING FOR THREE, BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE STILL AT THE VERY GROUND LEVEL WITH THE PD FOUR VISIONING, SO, OKAY.
LET'S, RIGHT NOW, LET'S MOVE THAT TO THREE AND LET'S
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FINISH TALKING ABOUT TWO.SO IS THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT NOW? I DON'T HAVE THE SAME AGENDA.
OH, NO, DON'T, THIS SAYS DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN, SHORELINE VISIONING
SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS GONNA BE OF INTEREST TO US ON ITEM TWO THAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION ON IN ADVANCE AS A PART OF OUR PACKET? UM, I THINK MAYBE ONLY JUST THAT, I THINK THAT THE CAVEAT OF THE, LIKE SUR PLUS REVENUES, UH, DOESN'T NEED TO STAY, LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO, IT'S GONNA PASS WITHOUT THAT BEING A PART OF IT.
SO DO YOU, UM, AND SO WHAT, WHAT OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE DO YOU WANNA INCLUDE ON THAT? DO YOU WANNA INCLUDE THE BRIEFING THROUGH, OR WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE INCLUDE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE PUBLIC AND TO OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS? SO, SO THIS IS JUST A, A UPDATE ON THE BOND SALE.
UH, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE BOND COVENANTS HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH.
THAT, THAT WAS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
WITH THAT RESOLUTION, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOW, THIS UPDATE WILL BE TO SAY THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE BOND SALE FROM, UH, MAY 6TH.
BUT I, I STILL THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO SOMEHOW FOOTNOTE THAT, THAT WITH THE CAVEATS REMOVED, SO DO YOU THINK ASING IT OFF, UH, WE'RE STILL GOING TO THE POINT OF GETTING BRIAN TO PROCESS THROUGH THAT, HOW THAT, HOW THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ITEMS. SO WE'LL INCLUDE HOW THE BOND RATINGS INCLUDE, AND ANY FACTS FROM THAT THAT COME FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
AND THEN ME AND IAN ASTERISK OFF THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE COUNCIL ACTION THAT, THAT APPROVED IT BASED ON THOSE OKAY.
AND JUST STRAIGHT THE COUNCIL A, UH, ACTION.
IT'S JUST A STATEMENT OF FACT IN THERE.
MADAM CHAIR, CAN I ASK ON WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE VISION OF THE, THE THIRD DISTRICT AND WHAT THEY PUT OUT, BUT THAT'S ITEM THREE.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT TWO OF WHAT YOU STATED TO ADD, TO ADD TO IT.
UM, PART OF THE BOND AND PART OF THE SPENDING PLAN, ARE THESE, UH, THE OLD, UH, DOCS, IS THAT A PART OF THE OLD SPENDING PLAN THAT WE CAN BE ASSURED THAT IT'S COVERED NOW? OR IS THAT GONNA BE IN THE VISION OF THE THIRD DISTRICT THAT'S GONNA TAKE ANOTHER THREE YEARS? WELL, AGAIN, THE VISIONING OF THIS AREA IS, IS AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S OUTSIDE OF THAT.
SO THESE ARE STILL OUR CAPITAL, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE PD FOUR YES.
SO, UH, BUT YES, THE, UH, THAT IS ALL, THAT WOULD BE ALL THROUGH CIP.
WHERE THIS, THE, THE PD FOUR VISIONING IS THROUGH ECONOMIC, UH, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON AGENDA ITEM TWO QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR REQUESTS TO INCLUDE IN THE PACKET? NO, MA'AM.
MOVING ON TO THREE WITH THE VISIONING OF SHORELINE.
UM, I KNOW I'VE SEEN THE VIDEO, IT'S BEEN POSTED ON EVERYBODY'S, UM, FACEBOOK AND INSTA.
UH, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED WE DIDN'T SEE MORE OF THAT SOONER BEFORE IT WENT OUT FOR LAUNCH.
WE SAW SOME EARLIER VERSIONS OF THAT 18 MONTHS.
WE, BUT, BUT THE UPDATE, I'M SORRY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE UPDATE THAT CAME THROUGH.
SO THIS IS THE UPDATED DRAFT THAT THEY'RE BRINGING TO YOU AND THE PUBLIC AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT'S NOT THE ONE THAT CAME OUT IN THAT NEW VIDEO.
I'M NOT CERTAIN ABOUT THE NEW VIDEO THAT I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT IT TO, TO SEE, BUT THE DRAFT THAT'S OUT TO PUBLIC RIGHT NOW IS WHAT YOU'LL BE REVIEWING OKAY.
AND THEN WHO, WHO DO WE HAVE FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTING THAT? UH, WE HAVE, UH, CAROLYN, UH, HUA.
UM, AND I BELIEVE ALISON SPINDLER RUIZ MAYBE PRESIDENT, BUT, BUT, UH, CAROLYN IS THE, UH, THE PROJECT LEAD FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MUCH AS THE CHAIRWOMAN STATES.
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AT THE SAME TIME THE PUBLIC GETS THE INFORMATION BECOMES A LITTLE FRUSTRATING WHEN IT'S THAT FAR OUT.AND THEY COULD AT LEAST GIVEN SOMETHING AT A, A PREVIOUS MEETING JUST TO MAKE US AWARE, UH, BECAUSE SHE GETS CALLS, I GETS CALL.
I MEAN, WE GET CALLS FROM PEOPLE SAYING, BOY, DON'T KNOW, BUT LET ME, LET ME CHECK ON THAT.
SO I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF BEING PROACTIVE IN THE SENSE OF THE CITY, BEING PROACTIVE WITH THEIR COMMISSIONERS WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA COME TO OUR FACE.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA BE SITTING THERE GOING, OH, WELL, WHERE THE EMBARRASSMENT WAS IN THIS MOST RECENT VIDEO THAT CAME OUT WAS, IT WAS THE SON OF, UH, PAST COMMODORE SEAL BEACH YACHT CLUB THAT DID THE VOICEOVER MM-HMM
SO THEN SHE WAS SAYING, OH, WE DID THE VOICEOVER, AND THESE ARE THE NEW CHANGES.
SO SHE'S TALKING ABOUT IT ON HER SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND WE'RE GOING, WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT YET.
UNBEKNOWNST TO ME,
WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT YET.
AND I THINK IT KIND OF, UH, I THINK WE'RE EMBARRASSED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BE JUST FOR THE THINGS THAT THAT POP OUT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IT.
I THINK THAT'S, EVERYBODY SEEMS TO KNOW US NOW AND KNOW THE BOARD, AND LORD KNOWS WITH, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER BLAIR ON THAT, HE IS VERY IN TUNE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PUBLIC TOO.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING, UH, OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING OUT AND HAVING US GO, GO.
I SURE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S, IT'S ALL OVER INSTAGRAM.
SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
I THINK IN THE FUTURE, IF SOMETHING COMES OUT, UH, THAT WE'RE JUST MADE AWARE, UH, THAT'S ALL.
UM, AND I THINK ON THAT OTHER ONE, THE, THE PD FOUR, WE, WE NEED SOMETHING ON THERE.
WE, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN GETTING PHONE CALLS ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN THE, AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE HAS BEEN ADDRESSING, YOU KNOW, THE, UM, THE SHIPYARD HAS A PETITION GOING AS A RESULT OF THAT.
AND, UM, SO THE CHRISTINA'S MET WITH THEM AND TRYING TO CALM SOME OF THEIR NERVES.
UM, WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOBBYIST ON THE SUBJECT, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, AND WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE'RE THE LAST TO HEAR BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COMMISSION MEETING.
AND IT'S THE CITY ALSO THE CITY LIKES TO COVET THEIR, WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE IN THE FUTURE.
BUT IF IT'S COMING BY THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, TO APPROVE, IT'S, I THINK WE, WE'VE CHANGED WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK BECAUSE WE REPRESENT EVERYBODY TOO, AND PEOPLE COME TO US.
IT'S FUNNY WHEN THE, WHEN OUTSIDE LOBBYING FIRMS AND GO SAY, YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS GOING ON.
THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
OH, THAT'S BEEN IN THE, OH, WE GOT DRAWINGS.
WORKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE THAT, SO YOU STILL LIKE DOING THIS? NO KIDDING.
ITEM FOUR, A MEMORIAL BENCH TO REPLACE AN EXISTING, AND THEN AGAIN, IS, UM, OUR CONCERNS THAT COME FROM PARTNERS IN PARKS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE OF, OF BENCHES AND THE, THE MONEY WITHIN THERE.
UM, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE AGREEMENTS FULLY DISCLOSE THAT TO PEOPLE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PURCHASING IT AND HOW LONG THAT PURCHASE IS GOOD FOR, AND WHAT TYPE OF MAINTENANCE WE COMMIT TO GO WITH THAT PURCHASE.
AND ON TOP OF IT, I THINK I WAS MOST, UH, IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR, UH, FROM OUR NEW REPRESENTATIVE THAT, OH, THEY'LL GET THE BENCH IF THEY WANT TO WANT THE BENCH MOVE TO THEIR, IT'S THEIR BENCH.
AND I WENT, WELL, I MEAN, HOW COOL IS THAT? I MEAN, IN A SENSE OF IT, WE NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, AND NOW THAT'S, THAT'S COME OUT.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S JUST, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THE PEOPLE THAT WHO MAYBE WANT THE BENCH FOR THEIR BACKYARD AFTER THEY, WELL, THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT ANYMORE, BUT YES.
WELL, BUT THEN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A CHARGE ON THAT.
THAT'S WHAT THEY, THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID TO BE DELIVERED TO THEIR HOUSE.
WHAT PARTNERS OF PARKS DECIDES TO DO WITH THAT CUSTOMER RIGHT IN, IN, OH, IT'S ON THEM, NOT ON US, BUT FROM A MARINE BUREAU STANDPOINT, WE WILL MAKE THE BENCH AVAILABLE OKAY.
FROM THE LOCATION TO, FOR PICKUP.
SO, UM, IF COSTS ARE INCURRED FROM THE MARINE BUREAU, THEY WILL BE PASSED.
WE'LL BUILD A PARTNERS IN PARKS, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE, UH, SO PLEASE GIVE HER ASHLEY A HEADS UP THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE GIVING TO THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE SIGNING UP FOR A BENCH SO THAT THERE'S NO POOR COMMUNICATION
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AND THAT WE DON'T HEAR ABOUT ONE OF OUR BENCHES ON THE NEWS IN THE EVENING.AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING A COPY OF THAT, I, I'D LOVE TO SEE A COPY NOT JUST ON THE SCREEN.
I'D LOVE EACH ONE OF US, EACH COMMISSIONER, UH, TO HAVE A COPY OF THAT SO WE COULD REQUEST THAT A PART OF OUR PACKET.
AND THAT WILL, UM, MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER ON ASHLEY.
AND WE'RE REPLACING, WE'RE AN EXISTING BENCH.
AND HAVE WE IDENTIFIED OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THAT'S AVAILABLE OR WILL BE TRADED OUT IN THE FUTURE? YES.
WHERE AND CAN WE INCLUDE THAT AS WELL AS A PART OF OUR PACKAGE? THE LOCATIONS? NO.
CAN, UH, CAN I LOOK, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL REQUEST, REQUEST CAN GET THAT DO THE FUTURE
I CAN, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, BUT I DO NOT, UH, WANT TO MAKE OUR, OUR BENCH LOCATIONS AVAILABILITY.
BUT, BUT FOLKS AND, BUT FOLKS THAT ARE CONCERNED CAN YES.
IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE IN THE MARKET OF PURCHASING A BENCH.
AND SO, AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT WE WANT TO MOVE OR NOT REPLACE WHEN THEY'RE AT THE END OF THEIR AGREEMENT? THE CIVILITY BENCH THAT GETS GO AHEAD.
DON'T GO AHEAD, BECOMES A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE.
AGAIN, THAT'S A, THAT'S A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE BENCH, THE, THE PERSON THAT PURCHASED THE LEASE OR WHATEVER.
I JUST DON'T WANNA GET BITTEN AGAIN LIKE WE DID THE LAST TIME.
AND I WANNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO AVOID THAT.
AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO DO THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THE AGREEMENTS WE HAVE OUT THERE ARE CLEAN, SO THERE'S NO LACK OF MISCOMMUNICATION AND THE ONES THAT ALREADY EXIST, THAT WE'RE HANDLING IT IN A KIND AND GENTLE WAY THAT I DON'T WANNA SEE A WIDOW CRYING ON THE NEWS.
ANYTHING ELSE? WE WANNA ON THE, THE BENCHES AND NOW THAT IS A REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING.
SO AS A PART OF THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE DRAWING THAT COMES THROUGH, UM, AND THEN PART THE AGREEMENT.
AND WILL ASHLEY OR SOMEONE FROM THAT OFFICE BE PRESENTING? YES.
THEY'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT WE'RE, I KNOW WE'RE GOING AWAY FROM BRASS, UM, OF WHAT THEY'VE DECIDED TO DO IN REGARDS TO STAINLESS THE PLAQUE, OR IT'S GONNA BE ETCHED IN THE, IT'S JUST NICE TO KNOW JUST WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY'S GOING.
KLIO, ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM FOUR? NO, MA'AM.
UM, THE SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THE THINGS I WAS DOING.
SO DO YOU WANT ME TO GET MINE WITH THOSE QUESTIONS THERE? IT'S ALL COMPLETED WITH EXCEPTION OF THE CHAIR REPORT.
AND THE CHAIR REPORT ISN'T NECESSARILY, IT'S NOT REALLY, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PART OF THE REPORT.
IT'S REALLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE A PART OF THE REPORT.
WELL, I THINK THAT, UM, THAT I HAD SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE THAT OUR REPORT, UM, GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION OF STAFF THAT'S REALLY NOT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE REPORT.
UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL FEEL STRONGLY THAT WHAT SETS THIS DEPARTMENT APART FROM OTHER ONES WITHIN THE CITY MM-HMM
UM, AND WE EVEN REALIZED IT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BOND ISSUES.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE THAT JANITORIAL HAD DONE WITHIN THOSE BATHROOMS. WHAT MAINTENANCE DID ON PAINTING AND KEEPING EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THAT'S ALLOWED US TO HAVE CAPITAL ITEMS LIVE LONG BEYOND THEIR ANTICIPATED LIFE.
AND, UM, AND THAT'S OUR ONE FORUM WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT PUBLICLY.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S A SHARED FEELING.
THAT EVERYONE WILL SIGN OFF ON.
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT ANNUAL REPORT? WILL WE HAVE THE ADVANCE COPY IN THE PACKET? YEAH, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
BUT I WON'T GIVE IT TO YOU UNTIL I RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION.
AND THEN, UM, I'LL SEND IT OUT AS WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.
YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET, AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS IS A, UM, A BUSY WEEK FOR ME WITH I KNOW WHY.
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PRIX, EVERYTHING IS, WE JUST HERE IN LONG BEACH.WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.
SO LIKE THE END OF BUSINESS DAY, MAYBE ON MONDAY.
WE'LL BE GEARING UP FOR GAY PRIDE,
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES SERIES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL GONNA BE AROUND.
AND WE STILL, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PLAN COVERAGE ON THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE ON OUR, UM, COMMISSION, ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON? NO, MA'AM.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PORTIONS OF EVERY MONTHLY AGENDA IS HEARING THE REPORTS FROM OUR MANAGER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING UNIQUE THAT WE'LL HEAR? WELL, I THINK WE HAVE SOME, SOME KIND OF COOL TALKING POINTS.
THE, UH, SMART RESTROOMS, UH, THAT WERE PLACED DOWNTOWN AT SHORELINE VILLAGE AND AT BELMONT PIERRE.
UM, THERE'S SOME PRETTY COOL STATISTICS ON HOW MUCH USAGE IT'S GETTING.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'LL BE A, A GOOD TALKING POINT.
UM, KICKOFF SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, PRIDE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
UH, CALI VIBES, YOU KNOW, CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THAT, UH, WARP TOUR ON THE HEELS OF THAT.
IT'S, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, SO WARP TOUR IS COMING HERE? YES, SIR.
IT'S, UH, WE HAVE A VERY, VERY BUSY SUMMER, UH, ON THE DOCKET.
SO I THINK WE, WE HAD TOUCHED ON THAT, UM, A LOT OF REALLY COOL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT ARE TRANSPIRING.
WE HAD A, LIKE AN EMERGENCY SEWER LINE REPAIR THAT CORY AND TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING UP AND UP AND DONE, UM, AHEAD OF, YOU KNOW, BUSY SEASON.
UM, WE GOT THE, THE PARKING LOT, LIKE SOME OF THOSE, WE HAVE THE CASUAL LITTLE, UM, MINI PICS OF, BUT MAYBE CAN WE DO A LITTLE BIT BIGGER ON THE SCREEN, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE THE BIG SCREEN THERE, UM, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO SEE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, SOME REALLY MAJOR REPAIRS THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GIVING OUR FOLKS ENOUGH CREDIT FOR.
WHAT, WHAT ALL'S HAPPENING THERE.
I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TOO, LIKE HIGHLIGHTING, I THINK, YOU KNOW, CEDRIC AND, AND CARMEN DID A PRETTY AMAZING JOB AND, AND CREW OF GETTING THE PEER READY FOR CONGRESSIONAL CUP, UM, AND REALLY CLEANING THAT SPACE UP.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT.
DO WE EVEN HAVE VIDEO OF SOME OF THE, THE BLASTING OF, UH, STU THINGS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT? CORY DOES HAVE SOME, SOME PHOTOS OF THAT.
I DON'T IF WE HAVE ANY VIDEO, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME.
IT'D BE FUN TO SEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE WORKING, GETTING THE DOLPHINS UP AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, SPRAYING WA I MEAN, DOING A DOLPHIN FOUNTAIN.
YOU GOING, DOLPHINS OF THE PIER.
UM, AND I THINK ONLY BENEFITS THIS GROUP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO SAYS, WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO CUTS.
WELL LOOK WHAT THEY DO ALREADY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CHAIRWOMAN IS STATING TO GIVE MORE KUDOS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, WELL, WE CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
WELL LOOK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DIDN'T.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN, EVEN DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, AFTER THIS LAST RAINSTORM THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HAD A MAJOR AMOUNT OF TRASH FLOW LIKE ODALI RIVER AND I, I GOT, TODD ALREADY GOT ME ON IT, I FORGOT.
I I WAS SO MESMERIZED WATCHING THEM USE, UH, OUR, OUR TRASH SKIMMER, OUR BIG TRASH SKIMMER BOAT IN A TIGHT SPACE AND GRAB THIS TRASH ISLAND ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS ROOM THAT I FORGOT TO RECORD IT.
BUT LIKE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE TEAM IS OUT THERE DOING AMAZING THINGS, AND I'LL MAKE SURE WE, WE HIGHLIGHT IT.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S, ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR, UM, A LITTLE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ABOUT VENUES TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE CLEANLINESS OF OUR WATER AND THE CONTRIBUTION THAT OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE CREW DOES TO THAT.
AND THAT OUR SKIMMERS, UM, AND HOW PROACTIVE WE REALLY ARE.
UM, WE'VE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH CONGRESSIONAL CUP TO SEE A LOT OF THAT WITH THE DRONE FOOTAGE THAT I'M AMAZED HOW MANY TIMES IT GOES BACK FURTHER AND IT COVERS OUR BEACH.
AND IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
I THINK WE NEED TO TOUT A LOT MORE.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE I'M SORRY, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
WELL, I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT THE OLYMPIC VENUES AND STUFF WE'RE DOING NOW, BEING BACK IN DC AND IT, IT REALLY IS KIND OF INTERESTING ON HOW THE LA MEMBERS COUNTER THE LONG BEACH AND OUR AREA HERE ON, WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK, BRUCE? AND I SAID, WELL, I, I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO THINK OF ANYTHING
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? JUST AS A LONG BEACH CITIZEN ROBERT GARCIA,
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I JUST, I LOVE THE IDEAS, YOU KNOW, BUT CONGRESSMAN, YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOME FUNDING.'CAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE THE FUNDING OUT OF LONG BEACH AND SAY, YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THIS.
IT'S GONNA COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PUT ALL THESE VENUES ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE CITY COFFERS.
WILL WE GET IT BACK? LOOK WHAT SANTA MONICA STATED.
WE'RE GONNA BE AT A 1.6 MILLION DEFICIT IF WE TAKE ON BEACH VOLLEYBALL, $1.6 MILLION THAT WE LOOK AT NOW.
AND IF WE GOT RID OF IT, WE'RE STILL GONNA MAKE THE $4.6 MILLION OF EVERYBODY COMING DOWN TO SANTA MONICA TO HANG OUT.
SO IT, IT SOMETIMES WORRIES ME IN A SENSE, AND I, I GO BACK TO THE JANIS HAHN TOO.
UM, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM OUR MAYOR TO GO TO JANIS HAHN, UH, TO GET DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND I WAS ALREADY TOLD YOU, I THINK IT WAS MY SECOND MEETING, I'LL CALL JANIS HAHN.
NO, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO, AS A CITIZEN, I CAN, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO DEVELOP IT FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT A PART OF OUR AGENDA IN THE SENSE OF WHEN IS THE CITY GONNA GO BACK TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND SAY, WE NEED FUNDING FROM YOU FOR THESE, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN FUNDING IN A COUPLE YEARS FROM WHAT I GATHER.
THAT'S LUDICROUS ON THE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S, I MEAN, YEAH, LIKE THE, THE TEAMS, THE STUFF THEY PULL IS, IS, UH, THEY HAVE BILLIONS.
BILLIONS WITH THE CAPITAL OF BE, BUT THAT'S ON TAPE.
THEY, UH, IT'S THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SO WE
THERE WERE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE LA 28 AND TALKED ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING IN THE BACKGROUND OF SHOTS AND PARIS OLYMPICS AND THEY'RE PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, AND YOU SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER BEHIND, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT.
AND IT'S OUR BEACH THAT YOU GET THE BACKGROUND TO SEE ALL OF OUR LANDMARKS FROM.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OUR BEACH IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY, CATALINA CAN COME CRYSTAL CLEAR WHEN THEY'RE UP ON TOP OF THE THING AND THEY SEE CATALINA IN THE BACK.
IT'S GOING TO BE STELLAR COMING FROM LONG BEACH.
UH, AND THEN I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A CLEVER WAY TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE MANAGER'S REPORT, UH, SOMETHING GOING ON ABOUT BIG BANG.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE, I I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE READY FOR THAT.
I MEAN, WELL, WE DO HAVE THE REPORT FROM THE, UM, COASTAL COMMISSION THAT'S KIND OF NOT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
AND JUST HAVE THAT, THAT THAT'S THE STATUS THAT IT IS CURRENTLY.
IT'S CURRENTLY WITH THE COASTAL MEXICO.
WELL, IT'S CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW THEY'RE MEETING WITH THE CITY ON TODAY.
THE CITY, CITY ATTORNEYS AND THE CITY ARE MEETING WITH THE COASTAL EVICTION.
'CAUSE THEIR PLAN THAT CAME OUT, UH, WAS BASICALLY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO, UH, DRONES, BUT TAKING UP A PORTION OF THE BEACH, UM, AND LOCK THE BEACH DOWN FROM ALL THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO PUT ALL THE PLYWOOD OUT AND BE ABLE TO HAVE DRONES GO UP.
IT'S THE ONLY ACTIVE, HOW DID I PUT IT? ACTIVE WATERWAY.
THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FIREWORKS.
WE'RE NOT A BAY, WE'RE NOT A SEALED SEALED BAY.
UM, AND ON THE FEDERAL STATUTE, IT STATES THAT WE CAN DO IT ON ALL THE OTHER CITIES UP AND DOWN THE COAST.
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS.
WHY DON'T WE, UM, INCLUDE IN THE MANAGER REPORT THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY MONITORING THE ACTIONS OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION? THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IF THEY, IF THEY SAY THE EVENT CAN GO ON, WE WILL SUPPORT, SUPPORT IT.
IF THEY SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE A WORKAROUND, WE'LL SUPPORT IT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE ACTIVELY MONITORING.
AND, UH, AND I THINK WE WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT AS A COMMISSION, WE HAVE NO OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
UH, AND I I, THE OTHER SIDE OF IT TOO IS LOOK AT 2050 NEXT YEAR, THERE'S ALREADY BEEN COMMITMENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SOME OF THE WILDEST QUOTE UNQUOTE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS UP AND DOWN THE COAST, BECAUSE IT'S 250 YEARS OF THE US NEXT YEAR.
SO HOW DO YOU
I THINK, YOU KNOW, HEY, I'LL GIVE YOU MY OPINION.
I THINK IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN TO OUR BEACH FRONT.
IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE TO OUR MARINAS.
IT BRINGS PEOPLE THAT KNOW NORM GET TO ENJOY OUR
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BEACHES AND WATERWAYS.UH, SO IT'S A VERY, VERY EQUITABLE, UM, EVENT NOW HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED.
THAT IS UP TO THE POWERS THAT BE WHEN IT COMES TO RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES.
SO I SUPPORT THE EVENT, BUT I SUPPORT THE EVENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF IT BEING APPROVED IN A, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CITY AND WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DIRECTED TO DO AND NOT BE THE, UH, YEAH, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I'M, I'M GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF YOUR REPORT HERE ON ITEM SIX WHERE YOU SAID SMART RESTROOMS. HAVE YOU GONE? YEAH, WE SCANNED THE CARD.
ARE THE SMART RESTROOMS, ARE WE TALKING PROBABLY A LOT SMARTER THAN I AM?
WHAT REALLY, IT'S COOL YOU SCAN IT.
LIKE IF SOMEBODY LIKE DOES LIKE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT, THEY CAN BE, THEY KNOW THE, THE NUMBER ASSOCIATED CAN BLOCK THE BLOCK THE USER FROM USING THE, THE DEVICE.
UM, WE, WE GET LIKE REALLY COOL ANALYTICS FROM IT.
UH, THEY, IT'S LIKE WEEKLY, WEEKLY ANALYTICS THAT ARE COMING OUT.
AND THE NUMBERS ARE FOR FOUR UNITS IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW AS A PILOT PROGRAM ARE PRETTY CRAZY.
AND LIKE SOME OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THEIR IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE UNITS.
IS IT FOUR? WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? SO WE CAN, WELL, THERE'S ONE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUTTA MY MOUTH.
TWO HOUR FREE PARKING AT THE PROMENADE.
THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE I TRIED.
UH, DEFOREST PARKED RIGHT BY THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
AND THEN RIGHT BY THE PIER, UH, BELMONT PIER OR THE BASE, UM, UP IN THAT, THAT LITTLE RIGHT.
WHERE THE, AND IT'S A GOOD SPOT.
RIGHT BETWEEN BELMONT BREWING AND WHERE YOU COME UP THE STEPS.
AND THEN ONE RIGHT BY THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, UH, DOWN BY SHORELINE VILLAGE.
LIKE ALL THE SHOPS ARE THEY PORT IS A PORTABLE TYPE THING OR IT'S, IT'S LIKE THOSE ONES IN EUROPE SO THAT IT OPENS WHEN IN, AND IT SERIOUS, THE ONES YOU PUT IN THE EURO.
DOES IT CLEAN IT TOO? THEY, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, THEY HAVE A STAFF, UM, THAT COMES OUT AND CLEANS IT AFTER, UH, THE SET NUMBER OF USES.
BECAUSE IN, IN EUROPE, THE ONE IN EUROPE, YOU CLOSE A DOOR, YOU CAN GET WET.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANNA BE IN THERE WHEN IT, I I THINK WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE, UM, AT LEAST THE THREE OF US.
AND SO WE HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE SEPARATELY.
THIS WAS A, A PROJECT, UH, SPEARHEADED BY TID THROUGH THEIR, UM, UH, TECHNOLOGY AND EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN GET, UH, SOMEONE FROM, UH, THRONE, THRONE LABS TO COME OUT AND PRESENT.
ARE YOU KIDDING? THAT'D BE GREAT.
AND THEY CAN MAYBE, UH, UH, AND, AND SOME OF THE EARLY METRICS, IS IT SHOWING THAT WE'RE TRENDING? UM, OH, IT'S MORE POPULAR THAN OTHER TOWNS? YEAH.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU THIS OF THE, THE, THE FIRST SATURDAY, WHICH WAS THE 20 SOMETHING, APRIL 20 SOMETHING OR THE YEAH.
UH, OUR BELMONT PIER LOCATION HAD THE SECOND MOST USE USES OF ANY OF THEIR THRONE RESTROOMS IN THE NATION ON THAT ONE DAY.
HOW LONG BEACH IS THE PLACE TO PEE
UH, IT'S A FOUR MONTH PILOT PROJECT.
WE ARE PAYING THEM, UH, BUT UH, BY THE BOAT, BY THE, THE, THE LITTLE BOAT THAT GOES BACK AND FORTH.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE BASING, WE'RE BASING WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
IF THINGS GO WELL, THE CIGAR LOUNGE MAY GO AWAY THOUGH, RIGHT? THE WHAT? THEY CAN BE PLACED IN THE CIGAR LOUNGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
BUT BASED ON, BASED ON THE ACTIVITY OF SHORELINE ARENA AND BELMONT PERE, WE THINK IT MAY BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE ONE HERE.
IT IT, IT'S JUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PEOPLE AND SO MANY PEOPLE THAT COME, THERE'S STILL PEOPLE THAT COME.
WE'RE NOT EVEN RUNNING A BOAT THERE.
AND THERE'S STILL PEOPLE THAT DROP OFF AND THEY COME UP AND THEY'RE LIKE LOOKING AT THE SIGNS THAT THERE'S, IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
BUT IT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO.
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S JUST HAVING MORE AWARENESS ON THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT.
AND HAVING A RESTROOM THERE IF IT FOR ANYTHING FOR THE DOGGONE POOR BUS DRIVER THAT DRIVES AROUND AND HAS TO USE THAT PLACE
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FOR, YOU KNOW, RESTROOM.ANYTHING ELSE ON THE TOILETS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS, REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE TOILETS? NOT ON THE TOILETS, BUT MY OTHER PIECE WAS THAT WHEN WE GET OUR, OUR MAC REPORT MM-HMM
AND THERE'S ALL THE PICTURES AND THEN THE, AND THEN THERE'S A SIDE OVER HERE WITH DESCRIPTIONS, THE PICTURES AND THE DESCRIPTIONS DON'T MATCH SOMETIMES.
AND I KNOW I'VE ASKED IN A, AN EARLIER TIME, IN AN EARLIER MEETING, I ASKED, IS THERE, UM, A CHANCE WE CAN PUT CAPTIONS UNDERNEATH? WHAT PICTURES ARE, ARE I, I THINK IT IS A TEMPLATE AND THEY JUST UPDATE THE TEMPLATE.
AND I THINK WHAT WE WOULD PREFER IS LESS INFORMATION AND JUST MORE CURRENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING MM-HMM
AS OPPOSED TO PERCENT COMPLETE ON THINGS.
AND THAT WE KNOW BY THE PAINTING THAT WAS DELAYED FOR SO LONG THAT WE JUST KEPT ROLLING OVER THAT SAME REPORT MONTH AFTER MONTH AND TRYING TO UPDATE IT WHERE I'D RATHER JUST SEE HIGHLIGHTS.
UH, WE HAD A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
UM, AND AS, UM, STAFF IS CERTAINLY AWARE, UM, I RECEIVED A PARKING TICKET IN THE LOT THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED WAS NOT BEING ENFORCED REALLY.
AND YOU HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE, YOU HAVE YOUR LITTLE, EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
UM, WHICH TO ME IS AN EXCELLENT SIGN BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR BOAT OWNER PARKING STICKERS.
AND IT WAS JUST THAT, THAT WAS A LITTLE UNUSUAL WAS WHY IT WAS TICKETED.
UM, SO I FEEL LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS OUTSTANDING FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
UH, SO I'M THINKING WE CAN KIND OF ANSWER THE MAIL ON THAT GENERAL COMMENT BY INCLUDING AS PART OF THE MANAGER REPORT, UM, THE ENFORCEMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE WITHIN THOSE LOTS.
UM, AND I KNOW WE'VE HEARD, UM, FROM THE SERGEANT BEFORE, SOME OF THE METRICS ON NUMBER OF TICKETS RIGHT.
AND I KNOW THEY TALK ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET AREA, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE OTHER LOTS TOO, THAT THEY ARE CRUISING 'EM AND THEY, THAT IS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.
AND LOOKING AT YOU HAD, UH, AND I, KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM TOO.
UH, WE WENT BY THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS PAST SUNDAY AND, AND JUST WENT IN THERE ACTIVELY WALKING IT, ACTIVELY WALKING IT, ACTIVELY TICKING IT.
UM, AND IT, I I, ONE LADY WAS GETTING A TICKET.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY CARDS HERE, BUT IT WAS JUST AMAZING WHAT YOUR STAFF AND WHAT THE MARINE PATROL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS, MA'AM, I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE PARKED IN A RED ZONE AND IT'S FOR THESE PEOPLE ONLY.
THE RESPECT FOR THE HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA, IF AND IS, AND IT IS NICE THAT WE DON'T HEAR FROM BOAT OWNERS THERE.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE ENFORCEMENT THAT TAKES PLACE THERE.
AND, AND WE KNOW THEY ARE ACTIVELY THERE.
SO YEAH, WE CAN JUST INCLUDE THAT AND THAT I THINK WE'LL CLOSE OUT HER COMMENTS.
DO YOU, ANY, ANY THOUGHTS? IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE ONGOING, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO THROUGH THE SUMMER.
UH, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY IN REGARD TO BASIN SEVEN.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO, TO ADDRESS IT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, UH, AND A MORE THAN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF SIGNAGE AND RESTRICTED PARKING LIMIT BAR AND, AND RED CURB THERE.
UH, IT'S JUST GONNA BE HOW WE CONTINUALLY GET OUT THERE AND CITE ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND THE FREQUENCY'S GONNA REALLY, REALLY PICK, UH, BE CRITICAL TO THAT.
BUT, UM, LAST SUMMER WAS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER BECAUSE WE HAD THE STORM WATER, THE LA COUNTY STORM WATER, UH, UH, PROJECT.
AND, UH, THAT AREA IS USUALLY, UH, UH, PARKING FOR PEOPLE PICKING THE SANDBAGS AND EVERYTHING UP.
AND SO IN WE OF PARKING THERE, THEY WERE PARKING DOWN IN THE RESTRICTED PARKING WITH THEIR PROPER PASS IZED PASSES.
SO I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GONNA REMOVE A, A ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF STRAIN AND WANT FOR THAT SPACE.
SO I THINK WE'LL BE, WE'LL SEE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN WE SEE IT, WHEN WE SEE IT, WHEN WE DO THE REVIEWS ESPECIALLY, AND IT SHOWS IT BY THOSE AREAS.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.
COMMISSIONERS NEED TO SAY, HEY, THERE WAS 27 TICKETS OR 27 CITATIONS IN THAT AREA.
I MEAN, NOT THAT THAT TONES IT DOWN, BUT IT SHOWS SOMEONE BEING ACTIVE AND WE'RE BEING ACTIVE IN THAT AREA.
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IN ALL AREAS.I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE IN, IN DIFFERENT BASES.
THERE CAN PEOPLE WHAT ABOUT MINE? THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE A CONSISTENT LIKE GRAPH, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
WE'LL ASK, UH, WE'LL ASK MARINE PATROL TO, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE YEAH, THEY, THEY, THEY ALWAYS TELL US, HEY, THIS IS HOW MANY CITATIONS WE GAVE IN THIS MONTH.
WELL, WHERE THIS MONTH AND THIS MONTH.
UM, BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN KIND OF DRILL DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND SEE.
I THINK WEDNESDAY I DROVE THE, ALL THE BEACH LOTS THROUGH AND SAW THERE WERE FILMING IN ONE SECTION AND MM-HMM
BUT STILL THERE SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS ADEQUATE PARKING FOR BEACH GOERS.
UH, LAST YEAR, ABOUT THIS TIME WE HAD, UM, SPECIAL PERMISSION THROUGH YOUR OFFICE THAT THERE WAS, UH, A VENDOR SERVED BRUNCH OUT IN THE LOT MM-HMM
AND I KNOW THEY WERE PLANNING THAT AGAIN, BUT I, UH, DANA, UH, PRI ME.
THEY, I WAS TALKING TO MORE KELLY, UH, THAT, THAT RUNS THE FARMER'S MARKET.
UM, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO RIGHT AROUND EARTH DAY.
UM, IT, AND THEY PROMOTED IT INITIALLY AND THEN PULLED BACK.
YEAH, THEY, YEAH, WE WERE, WE WERE, WERE LIKE, WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER, LIKE WITH, WITH THE RESERVATIONS OFFICE, IT WAS ALL GONNA BE GONNA BE FINE, AND THEN THEY DECIDED TO, TO PULL BACK AND MAYBE PUSH IT OUT TILL AT SOME POINT LATER THIS YEAR.
SO IF THEY, IF KELLY COMES BACK, LIKE I, I THINK THE EVENT WENT EXTREMELY WELL LAST YEAR.
IT WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE WELL RECEIVED LIKE A VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB.
UM, WE'LL DEFINITELY SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, HELPING TO PUT THAT ON.
BUT THAT, OF COURSE, USED BOAT OWNERS PARKING.
SO, UM, THERE STILL WAS ADEQUATE PARKING FOR THE BOAT OWNERS THAT IT WAS A LIMITED NUMBER.
BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT'S ONLY AN ANNUAL EVENT.
AND THAT'S NOT, AND AND IT'S NOT IMPACTING ANY OF THOSE BOATERS THAT ARE THERE.
I DON'T THINK NOTHING CAME ACROSS MY DESK THAT THERE WAS A UPSET VOTER ABOUT, ABOUT THAT.
I THINK THEY WERE MORE INTRIGUED THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AN ADDITION AMPLIFICATION OF THAT, THAT FARMER'S MARKET.
I WAS THERE AND IT WAS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE VERY HAPPY.
THEY COULD STILL SPREAD AROUND ON THE GRASS.
UM, I'D SAW NO BOAT OWNERS WHEN ANY CONCERNS, NO MORE GRASSES SPREAD OUT 'EM.
BUT YEAH, NONFUNCTIONAL, TURF,
ANYTHING ELSE WE WANNA SEE INCLUDED IN THAT REPORT? ANYTHING FROM MARINE PATROL THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING THINGS ON? ANYTHING ON ENFORCEMENT? I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS WE ALWAYS STATE, AND IT'D BE UP TO THE DECISION OF, OF THE GROUP AND LEADERS.
UH, EVERY MEETING WE HAVE, THERE'S A CERTIFICATE.
OUR CHAIRWOMAN ALWAYS CLOSES IN SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED OR SOMEBODY HAS PASSED.
AND I THINK THAT'S, I HEAR SO MANY GOOD THINGS OVER THAT, I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
BUT GIVING THE KUDOS OUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT DESERVE KUDOS.
EVERY MEETING SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SOMEBODY, A PART OF ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT DESERVE SPECIAL KUDOS.
AND THAT WOULD COME FROM THE LEADERSHIP HERE, OTHER THAN ME BEING A DOCTOR AND GET AN HONORARIUM.
AND YOU GUYS GONNA HAVE TO CALL ME BRUCE TRIPLE D AND THEN, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE NEW BUSINESS CARDS PRINTED ON YOUR BEHALF AND NEW TITLE.
SO IS THAT, AND BRIAN, YOU KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE, THE, WE HAVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT.
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT, OR SOMEONE THAT YOU THINK DESERVES RECOGNITION OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I MEAN, I COULD, I, I FEEL LIKE I COULD PULL, YOU KNOW, A, A TON OF PEOPLE OUTTA THIS, THIS GROUP.
UM, UH, LET ME, CAN I, LET ME
UM, AND I KNOW ONE OF THE OTHER ONES THAT I WAS GETTING CONCERNS FROM CITIZENS ON, UM, WAS SOMEONE ON THE LENGTH OF THEIR SLIP.
UM, AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW THAT I TELL FOLKS, OH YEAH, THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO GO CHECK AND HAPPY TO GO LOOK AT IT AND KNOW THAT I, I CAN GO IN WITH CONFIDENCE KNOWING THAT OUR STAFF HAS CHECKED AND DOUBLE CHECKED BEFORE THEY SENT A LETTER TO ANYONE.
AND THEN THEY'VE LOOKED AT, UM, OTHER CASES AND, UH, AND FOLKS THAT ARE GRANDFATHERED IN SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE WANNA COMPARE IMMEDIATELY THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT DATA READY.
AND JUST SAY LIKE, WE, WE ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, I, I MET WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL AND EVERYTHING IS, IS, IS HE IS TOO BIG.
UM, BUT LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON A PATHWAY TO, YOU KNOW, GET HIM INTO A PROPER SLIP, UM, AND GET HIM BACK DOWN TO ALAMEDA BAY AS, AS SOON AS HE CAN GET BACK DOWN HERE, DO THE MOST OF THOSE THAT I GET, I CAN DO A DRIVE BY LIKE THAT ONE.
AND SAY,
WELL, WHEN I RODE WITH TODD, WE WENT OUT ONE DAY AND, AND IT WAS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S BOAT, AND I'M GOING, HE'S GOT A DINGY BEHIND HIS BOAT.
HE SAYS, YEAH, THAT'S ILLEGAL.
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OUT HERE WITH A, YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT.AND I, SO THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED.
I JUST HAPPEN TO SEE HIM AND YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER AND YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR BOAT BEHIND.
IT WASN'T THAT HARD, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S, UH, AND, AND, AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN DOING MORE THINGS ON THAT TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND I KNOW, UH, KIND OF TAKING THAT A LITTLE DEEPER, UM, THAT SOME OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT PEOPLE KEEP IN THEIR DOCK BOXES, YOU KNOW, STARTING TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER WITH, WITH CHECKING ON THINGS.
AND I KNOW YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH ALL THE TIME TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT ANYTIME YOU DO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY, I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, I JUST LOOK AT, LOOK OUT ON ONE THERE AND THERE'S ONE OVER THERE.
IT'S LIKE THE UPS GUY THAT GETS A TICKET.
I WAS ONLY THERE FOR THREE MINUTES.
ANYTHING ELSE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE MANAGER'S REPORT? I THINK WE'VE COVERED A LOT.
I KNOW OUR SURF TEAM HAS BEEN ACTIVE.
AND DO WE HAVE A MEETING IN ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING? THEY HAD A MEETING ALREADY.
NO, I KNOW ON THE, WITH THE VENUES, BUT THE, UM, OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS IS WHAT I'M, NO, WHAT OTHER COMMITTEE? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT, UH, NEXT WEEK IS, IS MAINTENANCE.
SO I'M ON MAINTENANCE AND THAT'S GONNA BE ON MAY 8TH.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO, ELIZABETH WON'T BE HERE.
SO, UM, AND HAVE, HAVE WE HAD ANY YES.
FORMAL RESIGNATIONS FROM ANY OF OUR MEMBERS OR NO? NO, NOT, NOT ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE, UH, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT BE MAKING IT NEXT WEEK.
UH, BUT I'M WAITING FOR ONE MORE PERSON TO GET AHOLD OF ME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE QUORUM.
IF WE DON'T MAKE QUORUM, WE WON'T HAVE THE MEETING.
SO WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL ON THAT? DO WE WAIT AN ENTIRE MONTH, BRIAN
CAN WE MOVE IT A WEEK? AS LONG AS WE HAVE, WHAT IS IT? 70, 72 HOURS.
I'D HAVE TO ASK, UM, OUR ATTORNEY ON THAT.
TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS JUST CANCEL.
AND WE BETTER ASK QUICK BECAUSE SHE'S GONE
THAT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE, UM, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PLANNING AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMMITMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
SO, AND I, AND I'LL, I'LL SAY THIS, AND IT'S ON TAPE.
OUR COMMITMENT WHEN WE JOINED THIS BOARD, UM, WAS TO BE HERE.
AND I KNOW THIS, OUR CHAIRWOMAN WILL BE TRAVELING THE WORLD AND GUESS WHAT? SHE FLIES HOME EARLY, UH, TO BE THERE.
I WAS AT THE PENTAGON, SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I I WOULD'VE BEEN HERE.
NO, BUT TO GIVE US A HEADS UP AND TO BE ABLE TO, TO WORK IT.
UM, THEN I DO I PLAN MY TRAVEL AROUND THE DATES? YES, MA'AM.
UM, TO, BECAUSE I MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE CITY, TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO BE HERE.
UM, IF THERE ARE THREE IN A ROW, UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, UM, CAN WE CONSIDER THAT FORFEITING? UM, AND NOW IF THERE, UM, ARE, ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONERS THAT WILL FALL WITHIN THAT CATEGORY IF THEY ARE NOT AT OUR MEETING? NO.
IF AND THAT'LL BE THE THIRD ONE ON SOME? NO, NO.
A, A PRIOR EXCUSE NOTIFICATION OF, AS LONG AS YOU TELL US YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE AN ATTENDANCE, THAT'S AN EXCUSE TO ESSENCE.
AND THE PROTOCOL DOES SAY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE DOES NOT SAY THREE IN A ROW.
AND UNEXCUSED PRETTY MUCH IS A NO SHOW.
AND, AND WE'RE COUNT AND WHICH COULD EASILY HAPPEN IF WE WERE ALL IN THE ROOM AND WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, ARE WE, HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO RISKING NOT HAVING A QUORUM AS IT SPEAKS RIGHT NOW? OR LOOKS AT RIGHT NOW? I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL HAVE FIVE COMMISSIONERS.
BUT I'M JUST WAITING FOR ONE COMMISSIONER TO REACH OUT, TO VERIFY.
AND SO YOU'VE GONE THE EXTRA MILE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NEED A FORUM.
UM, SO IF SOMEBODY HAS AN EMERGENCY THAT DAY, THEN THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
UH, AND THEN IN, WHEN WE SEND THE AGENDA OUT, CAN WE PUT A REMINDER IN MM-HMM
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WE'RE VERY CLOSE.I'VE ALREADY NOTIFIED, BUT YEAH.
TO, BUT THESE COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU NEED TO GO TO BE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE A HORA.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT, I, I THINK YOU KNOW THE STATEMENT TOO OF SENDING IT OUT TO THOSE, UM, THAT WITHOUT YOU HERE, WE WILL NOT HAVE A QUORUM.
THAT'S WHAT WE, AT LEAST IT PUTS THE ONUS ON THEM.
SAYS, WELL, I CAN'T BE THERE 'CAUSE I'VE GOT THIS.
SO LET'S LOOK, UH, LET'S GIVE A QUICK LOOK TO OUR AGENDA AND UM, LET'S PLAN, IF WE CANCEL THE MEETING, UM, THE IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE, WE CAN ROLL OVER ITEM ONE.
WE'D HAVE TO RESCHEDULE TO THE NEXT MONTH TO HEAR THE, UH, VISION, UH, THE MEMORIAL BENCH.
UM, THAT'S A COURTESY APPROVAL THAT WE GIVE.
SO I DON'T THINK WE WOULD IMPACT THAT FAMILY.
UM, OUR ANNUAL REPORT, UM, CAN THAT GO THROUGH WITHOUT A SIGN OFF? IT COULD, YEAH.
I MEAN IT CAN, 'CAUSE IT'S ALREADY REPORT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE ON OUR, UH, SO IT'S ALREADY DONE.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO CHANGE IT.
SO THAT COULD GO FOR, THAT COULD BE FORWARDED.
WELL, AND IT AT SOMETIME WE TRUE PUT IN.
BUT THERE COULD BE, UM, ITEM FIVE IS THE ONLY THING I'D SEE, UM, THAT WE WOULD TRULY BE DISAPPOINTED IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING AND COULD NOT DISCUSS MM-HMM
BUT IT'S DUE WHEN IN JUNE NEXT MONTH IT'S DUE.
NOBODY ON THIS COMMISSION KNOWS.
UM, BUT I HAVE NOTICED OTHER COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN, UM, THEIR REPORTS PERIODICALLY HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT.
WOULD WE WANNA ROLL THAT OVER IF WE DIDN'T RECEIVE, UM, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM? YOU COULD.
IT WOULD STILL BE, IT WOULD STILL BE WITHIN OUR JUNE.
SO IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT WOULD STILL BE DOABLE, UH, COMMENDATION TO STAFF THEN THAT, THAT PUT THAT AS A PART OF THE AGENDA FOR THIS TIME.
SHOULD WE NOT HAVE A QUORUM? YEAH.
EVERYTHING HERE CAN MOVE TO JUNE.
JUNE CAN ROLL OVER AND WE WE'RE NOT GETTING, AND UM, AS SOON IF YOU FIND OUT ANYONE, I LET US KNOW AND I KNOW YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THAT.
UM, BUT, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, YOU'VE CHECKED IN AND YOU JUST HAVE ONE MORE COMMISSIONER TO HEAR FOR ONE MORE COMMISSIONER TO VERIFY MM-HMM
YOU WANT ME TO CALL THAT COMMISSIONER? NO, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE, AND SHOULD, UM, A COMMISSIONER RESIGN? UM, BUT WILL, UM, THAT WON'T IMPACT THE FIVE.
WE, WE WOULD STILL BE, IF, IF WE STILL NEED THAT FOR A QUORUM, IF OUR COMMISSIONERS RESIGN, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WE STILL NEED FIVE FOR A QUORUM.
WHETHER ALL POSITION, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER OR NOT.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY OPEN SLOTS? NOT AT THIS POINT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME APPLICANTS STILL THAT WOULD WAIT IN CASE WE HAD, UM, OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE THAT, THAT WOULD BE UNDER.
THAT WOULD BE UNDER THE SUPERVISORS, THE MAYOR, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT I KNOW THE MAYOR PUTS OUT, I BELIEVE.
UM, YOU KNOW, HERE'S SOME OF THE OPENINGS THAT WE HAD.
AND I THINK HE WAS DOING THAT, UM, IN CYCLES.
SO THAT HE COULD RECOGNIZE AND YES.
KIND OF DO A PROCESS AND INTERVIEW.
SO I DON'T THINK HE PROMOTES IT UNTIL HE GETS TO RIGHT.
WELL, THE, THE, THERE'S A SITE ON THE CITY WEBSITE THAT IT HAS ALL THE COMMISSION OPENINGS.
DO YOU WANT TO BE USED THERE AND YOU APPLY AND YOU CAN APPLY YOUR RUN MM-HMM.
BUT I, I THINK HOW JEFF'S BEEN WORKING IT THROUGH IN HIS OFFICE IS PERIODICALLY DOING THEM ALL IN GROUPS AND THAT WAY THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AT COUNCIL ALL THE SAME TIME.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? NO MA'AM.
ANY OTHER CONCERNS? UM, WE MAY HAVE PEOPLE, AGAIN, SPEAKING ABOUT BIG BANG, AND I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THAT.
UM, THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC THING.
AND IT, IT'S, UH, WE ALWAYS LISTEN AND WE OF COURSE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT.
I ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 2 55.