* 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. SUPERINTENDENT MY TIERNEY. [00:00:01] SO THIS IS, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE KIND WORDS THAT WERE SHARED, UM, AND SUBMITTED ON YOUR BEHALF. IT SAYS, AARON MEDINA HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY ON OUR CUSTODIAL TEAM BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE AFTER HOURS AND AMBASSADOR TEAM, HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS A MAINTENANCE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING OUR RECREATION CENTERS IN A SHORT PERIOD. AARON, EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE HAS LED HIM TO A PROMOTION AS MAINTENANCE ASSISTANTS. TWO. WITH THE AMBASSADOR TEAM, AARON QUICKLY ADAPTED TO THE NEW ROLE AND WAS SOON PROMOTED TO MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT THREE. THIS RAPID ADVANCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS HIS KEY STRENGTHS, INCLUDING HIS PROACTIVE APPROACH, WILLINGNESS TO TRAIN STAFF, STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND RESPECTFUL INTERACTION WITH COWORKERS, MANAGEMENT AND THE PUBLIC. WHILE WORKING WITH THE AMBASSADOR TEAM, SOME OF AARON'S KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE STRIPPING AND WAXING FLOORS, RESURFACING HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND COURTS, PRESSURE WASHING THE EXTERIORS OR FACILITIES AND SURING AS A LEAD OF THE EMPLOYEE, AS A LEAD EMPLOYEE OF THIS TEAM. UM, AARON, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECOGNITION. I'M ACTUALLY GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MARK 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT HE ON MIKE 'CAUSE HE HAS MORE WORDS TO SAY ON YOUR BEHALF. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, AARON, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR MISSING QUICKLY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO. I KNOW IT CAN BE HARD. SO, SO, UM, WE, WE DO ALWAYS OUR NEW TRADITION IS GET A PHOTO WITH OUR HONOREE, WITH OUR FULL COMMISSION. AND I'M JUST GONNA GET MY CAMERA READY FOR MY ASSISTANT HERE. THERE YOU GO. WHILE I GET THAT, KAREN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS OR WHAT PUT YOU ON THE SPOT? . , UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE IT, UH, FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE FOR BEING HERE. UM, JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK EVEN HARDER JUST 'CAUSE I GOT THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION . UM, UM, I AM A THIRD, THIRD GENERATION, UH, UM, MY FAMILY, UM, CITY AND PLAY. GREAT. SO JUST GONNA CONTINUE WORKING HARDER. YAY. SO, I, I REALLY THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT GLADYS SHARED WITH THE DENOMINATION NARRATIVE REALLY DEPICTED ALL THE GREAT QUALITIES OF, OF THIS YOUNG MAN. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY AT THE, THE POA, HE ALSO SERVES AS OUR DJ DOES A GREAT JOB. SO MULTI-TALENTED AND MUCH DESERVING OF THIS HONOR. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. EVERYONE HERE THIS WAY. WE'LL HOLD. I LOVE THAT YOU'RE A THIRD GENERATION EMPLOYEE OH YEAH. TO THE CITY AND I'M A FORMER, SO I APPRECIATE THAT TOO. . OKAY. WE'RE LOOK AT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE HAD A LITTLE TECHNICAL GLITCH AND I JUST NEED TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY WE ARE AT THE PARTS OF RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2025. AND WE BEGAN AT 9:03 AM DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PRESENTATIONS? UH, YES WE DO. SO, UM, AS YOU PROBABLY SEE FROM A LOT OF THESE COLORFUL T-SHIRTS, UH, AND THIS, THIS PAST TUESDAY, UH, CITY COUNCIL HONORED US WITH A PROCLAMATION, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MAY IS OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH. AND FOR THAT REASON WE CHOSE OUR LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER HERE ON FOURTH STREET TO HOLD OUR COMMISSION MEETING, I THINK EVERY QUARTER WHERE OUR INTENTION IS TO, UH, LOCATE OUT ONE OF OUR FINE FACILITIES. BUT I DO WANNA COMPLIMENT FACILITIES. UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF OUR NICER RESTROOMS AND ALL OF OUR FACILITIES INSIDE THIS BUILDING. SO, UM, I DID INSPECT THEM THIS MORNING AND THEY'RE TOPS ARE AWESOME. YEAH, THE RENOVATION WAS, WAS REALLY GREAT. SO, UM, I AM NOT SURE IF IS HEIDI. YEAH, HEIDI'S GONNA DO A LITTLE PRESENTATION. YES, SHE'S, UH, I DO WANT TO, UH, HEIDI'S ONE OF OUR FOUR SUPERINTENDENTS WITH COMMUNITY RECREATION [00:05:01] SERVICES. UH, SHE WORKS UNDER THE TUTELAGE AND GUIDANCE OF GLADYS, UH, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SHE'S ALSO TAKEN THE LEAD ON PUTTING TOGETHER AN AMAZING MONTH LONG ARRAY OF QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR OUR, FOR OUR SENIOR SELF. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY BRIEF COMMENTS, BUT YEAH, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, HEIDI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I'M GONNA MOVE OVER HERE BACKSIDE EVERYONE. UM, SO HI, I'M HEIDI MOSS, THIS IS SUPERINTENDENT FOR, UM, COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES. WELCOME COMMISSIONERS AND I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT TO THE SENIOR CENTER. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. UM, BUT I JUST WANNA GIVE A BRIEF, UM, KIND OF ABOUT OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. A LOT OF MY TEAM IS THAT PUTS ON THE EVENTS IN THE AUDIENCE WEARING THEIR SHIRTS. SO I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THEM AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO. THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR DOING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN THE CITY. UM, AND YES, WE DO OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS YEAR ROUND MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. UM, WE DO EVERYTHING FROM LIKE CONGREGATE LUNCHES AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SIX SITES. UM, WE HAVE DANCES, KARAOKE, LIVE BAND, PICKLEBALL, EVERYTHING YOU CAN NAME. UM, BUT ALSO, UM, DURING THE MONTH OF MAY TO KIND OF JUST BRING AWARENESS AND ACTUALLY KIND OF GET OUR, UM, NOTICE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THESE OLDER DOT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH WHERE WE STARTED, UM, LIKE I SAID, TWO YEARS AGO THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR WE GOT A PROCLAMATION. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED LIKE ABOUT THAT. AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE LIKE THE IT COMES FROM, IT'S ACTUALLY, UM, THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY LIVING LEADS THE NATION OBSERVING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH A TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR OLDER ADULTS CONTRIBUTIONS, HIGHLIGHTS AGING TRENDS, AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR OLDER ADULTS. UM, EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE A THEME THIS YEAR FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING. SO IT FOCUSES ON HOW TO TRANSFORM, UM, THE SOCIETY PERCEIVES AND TALKS ABOUT AND APPROACHES AGING. SO WE HAVE 12 EVENTS. I GAVE YOU GUYS ONE OF OUR NEWSLETTER THAT HAS ALL OUR EVENTS LISTED. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE EVENTS, WE DO A BOOK CLUB TOO WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ, BUT ALSO WE GET A BOOK THAT FOCUSES ON THE THEME OF FLIPPING THE SCRIPT. UM, SOME OF OUR EVENTS WE ALREADY HAD, I'VE LOST COUNT, UM, BUT I THINK EIGHT OF THEM, OR SIX OF THEM, I DON'T KNOW. BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE. LIKE THIS WEEK ALONE, WE HAD THE PROCLAMATION THE VERY NEXT DAY YESTERDAY WE HAD AT MCBRIDE PARK, A-A-A-P-I CELEBRATION, WHICH WE HAD ABOUT 200 PEOPLE, UM, OLDER ADULTS THERE AT THAT WHERE WE HAD LIKE DANCES AND LUNCH AND BAND AND UM, ALL KINDS OF STUFF. UM, TOMORROW NIGHT WE HAVE BRIEFS AT CHAVEZ PARK AND THEN SATURDAY WE HAVE A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT. SO JUST, THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF LIKE ONE WEEK FOR US. SO WE HAVE FOUR EVENTS IN ONE WEEK, SO WE'RE SUPER BUSY. UM, BUT SUPER EXCITED TO PROVIDE TO OUR OLDER ADULTS IN, IN THE COMMUNITY AND JUST, UM, LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE PROGRAMS IN MAY, BUT WE HAVE 'EM YEAR ROUND. SO, UH, IF YOU'RE FREE AT ANY OF THESE EVENTS, MOST OF THEM YOU JUST COME, UM, SOME THERE IS SIGN UP. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME TO ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS OUT. WE GAVE YOU A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE GIVE AWAY. EVERY EVENT WE GIVE SOME PROMOTIONAL ITEM THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT ON THERE THAT SAYS OLDER ADULTS. SO, UM, THEY KNOW, UM, WE'RE HERE. SO THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE GIVE AWAY AT THE EVENTS. WE ALSO MADE THESE BUTTONS THAT WE GAVE YOU GUYS AND IT'S BASICALLY AGING GRATEFULLY IN LONG BEACH AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE AGING, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE ALL OF WE'RE DOING IT. UM, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL WE'RE AGING AND WE'RE GRATEFUL. WE'RE HERE IN LONG BEACH. IT HAS OUR QR CODE TO OUR, UM, PRM WEBSITE WITH OUR OLDER ADULTS, UM, PAGE ON IT SO THEY CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION OF ALL OF OUR CENTERS, OUR CALENDARS, OUR MONTHLY ACTIVITIES IN MAY. UM, BUT THAT'S AWESOME. SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED THAT WE'RE INVITED HERE AND THAT WE'RE, UM, JUST CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR OLD ADULTS. AWESOME. SO HEIDI, I KNOW IS, IS WE'VE ALL TRAVELED THE COUNTRY AND A LOT OF, UM, RESTAURANTS AND PLACES WHERE THEY DO OFFER, AS THEY CALL 'EM, SENIORS DISCOUNTS FOR LONG BEACH. AT WHAT AGE LEVEL ARE WE CONSIDERED? SO IN OUR DEPARTMENT IT'S 50. SO, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE ARRAY OF LIKE, WE HAVE 50 YEAR OLDS, WE HAVE UP TO A HUNDRED YEAR OLDS. SO OUR PROGRAMMING HAS TO SPAN, YOU KNOW, DECADES PRETTY MUCH BECAUSE LIKE SOME OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WE'VE NOTICED ARE, YOU KNOW, SUPER ACTIVE. AND SO WE'RE LIKE, PICKLEBALL IS A HOT THING. WE HAVE IT HERE IN THIS CENTER UPSTAIRS AND IT'S VERY POPULAR. UM, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF FITNESS CLASSES, BUT THEN WE HAVE OTHER STUFF LIKE KARAOKE IS A HIT FROM MAYBE OUR OLDER GENERATION. THEY LOVE SINGING AND DANCING. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE ARRAY OF EVERYTHING. 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO PROGRAM FOR FIVE GENERATIONS, WHICH, UM, OR FIVE DECADES, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DIFFERENT, IT'S A LOT NEEDS AND WANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE DO START AT 50. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN JUST A STAT, THIS IS MY FAVORITE STAT, UM, AT, IN 2020 30, THERE'S GONNA BE MORE OLDER ADULTS IN THIS COUNTRY. ONE IN FIVE ARE GONNA BE OVER 65. SO LIKE THE SHIFT OF PROGRAMMING TO THE OLDER ADULTS VERSUS THE [00:10:01] YOUNGER, YOUNGER GENERATIONS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LEADING UP TOWARDS AND GEAR TOWARDS. AND RECOGNIZING OUR DEPARTMENT, I'LL BE HELPING THAT STAFF. BEAR WITH ME. SO ONE MORE HIGHLIGHT. I LOVE ALL THE PROGRAMS, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS I'VE GONE TO THE TALENT SHOW. OH, AND IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHAT WE NEEDED TO, TO DO NOW BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY. SO YES, WE STARTED THE TALENT SHOW LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, WE HAVE, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF SINGERS OR DANCERS THAT WANT TO GET OUT AND SHOW, SHOWCASE. YOU KNOW, MAYBE LIKE SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE DONE GROWING UP OR, YOU KNOW, WORKED AT IN THEIR LIFE. SO WE HAD A TALENT SHOW LAST YEAR AND IT WAS PROBABLY AMAZING. I'VE WORKED IN RECREATION FOR 20 YEARS NOW AND THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY HIGHLIGHTS OF MY 20 YEARS. SO LIKE, IT WAS GREAT. UM, SO WE HAVE IN OUR SECOND ANNUAL TALENT SHOW, IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE 28TH OR 29TH. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT THE DATES. UM, BUT UM, IT'S ACTUALLY AT, OH, THE 29TH. IT'S AT MCBRIDE PARK. UM, SO WE BASICALLY HAVE PEOPLE LIKE PUT IN IF THEY WANT TO BE AN ACT AND THEY COME TO REHEARSALS. WE HAVE A REHEARSAL TONIGHT, UM, FOR THEM. WE, UM, GOT A COUPLE MORE ACTS AS OF YESTERDAY. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE SLOTS OPEN, BUT I KNOW THIS YEAR WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM DIFFERENT DANCING TO SINGING. WE HAVE, UM, SOME LAST YEAR WE HAD LIKE A PIANO PLAYER. SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT TO, TO HAVE THEM SHOWCASE. ON THE BACK OF OUR NEWSLETTER YOU'LL SEE SOME PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE SINGING. WE HAVE SOMEONE DOING THE HULA. IT WAS JUST A NICE EVENT TO LIKE JUST SPOTLIGHT THEIR CREATIVITY AND THEIR SKILLSET THAT THEY OFFER AND BRING. SO I RECOMMEND COMING TO THAT ONE. IF YOU, UM, IF YOU'RE OVER 50 AND YOU WANNA PARTICIPATE, PLEASE SIGN UP. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANNA PARTICIPATE, YOU WANNA JUST GO, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT'S A GREAT TIME. SO YEAH, I WAS IN THE SECOND ROW LAST YEAR AND THEY HAD A MAGICIAN. OH, HE BE BACK. IT WAS AMAZING. HE'LL BE BACK. IT WAS REALLY MAGIC. 'CAUSE I COULD NOT WE'LL BE BACK THIS YEAR. SO BEFORE WE DO OTHER, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK? I'M ALWAYS AN IMPACT PERSON. ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU SERVE? SAY IT A YEAR? SO, UM, IN, UM, 2000, 20, 24, YEAH, I WOULD SAY OH FOUR, BUT 24, UM, OVER 200,000, UM, CAME THROUGH OUR CENTERS. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S JUST A GENERAL SURE. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE CON MILL NUMBERS, WE HAVE THE FITNESS CLASS NUMBERS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND STUFF. THAT'S JUST A GENERAL ESTIMATE HOW MANY, UM, PARTICIPANTS WE SERVE. THANK YOU. WOW. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? THAT BEING SAID, GLADYS COMMISSIONERS. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. SO, UM, HIGHLY DID A HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. BUT ALTHOUGH WE'RE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN MAY, THE TEAM HERSELF AND THE TEAM, THIS IS AN OPERATION LIKE SHE MENTIONED, UM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS HERE AT THE CENTER. UM, THIS IS THE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION SOMETIMES AS WE ONLY HAVE ONE CENTER. WE DO NOT, WE HAVE ONE LONG BEACH, YOU KNOW, SENIOR CENTER. UM, BUT WE HAVE OUR, OUR REGIONAL SITES, UM, SILVERADO, HOWTON MCBRIDE, UM, AND EL DORADO WEST THAT ARE OFFERING IN OUR EXPO CENTER THAT OFFER MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, UM, OPERATIONS AS WELL. SO THE GOAL, UM, AND THAT INCLUDES CONGREGATE MEALS, THE FITNESS, THE ENTERTAINMENT, ALL THOSE. AND OUR GOAL IS TO BRING OUR SENIORS TOGETHER. AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIOR FOOD MAY ONLY COME HERE, UM, GET ON A BUS OR, YOU KNOW, TRANSPORTATION TO ANOTHER SITE THAT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN SUCH AS THE NATURE CENTER. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY KICKED OFF THEIR BEDS AND BRINGING THEM TOGETHER AND NURTURING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. SO IF YOU COULD JUST BEAR WITH ME A MOMENT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THEY RECEIVED A PROCLAMATION AND I WANT TO, SO A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE UNITED STATES'S OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. AND THE THEME OF THIS YEAR IS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING. FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING FOCUSES ON, UH, TRANSFORMING HOW SOCIETY PERCEIVES TALKS ABOUT AND THEN APPROACHES AGING. AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH PARKS RECREATION MARINE DEPARTMENT IN OLDER OLDER DOG PROGRAM STAFF WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS LED BY OFFERING A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR CLASSES, ACTIVITIES, CONVERSATION, AND SOCIALIZING. AND PRM CULTIVATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSION BY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF OLDER ADULTS AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. AND PRM CONTINUES, STRIPES CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO FIND WAYS TO BE INNOVATED AND OFFER HUNDREDS OF ACTIVITIES, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, AND MORE TO OUR 50 PLUS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS LONG BEACH RE UM, CELEBRATES OLDER ADULTS MONTH BY OFFERING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE THE MONTH AND ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR OLDER ADULTS BY EMBRACING AND RECOGNIZING THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LONG BEACH. UM, BE THEREFORE, UM, I'M MAYOR RICHARDSON OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, HEREBY COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN 25TH [00:15:01] AS AN OLDER AMERICAN TIME. SO COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU COULD JUST JOIN ME. UM, IN ROUND APPLAUSE HEIDI, WHO IS JUST A SUPERSTAR ALONG WITH OUR TEAM, SO I'D LIKE THEM TO STAND UP IN EMBARRASSMENT, IS THIS IS A MONTH OF HIGHLIGHT OF EXTRA ON TOP OF THEIR DUTIES THAT THEY DO ON A EVERY DAY. AND DAVID, WE WORK ENDLESSLY AND PASSIONATELY TO SERVE, UM, NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, OUR YOUTH, OUR TEENS, BUT OUR OLDER AMERICANS. SO, THANK YOU GUYS. IS IS IT OKAY TO DO ANOTHER PHOTO? I'D LIKE TO, FOR ANYONE IN OUR AUDIENCE THAT IS COMFORTABLE SELF IDENTIFYING AS AN OLDER ADULT? GENERATIONAL. OH YEAH. NO, IT DOESN'T MATTER. ANYONE AS LONG ENOUGH OLD RIGHT? NO OLDER THING MAKES IT PRETTY EASY TO QUALIFY, RIGHT? HE HAS A FEW FOLK HERE. WE'RE ALL PROUD OF BEING OLDER AMERICANS. YES. THROUGHOUT THESE PICTURES, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PHONE. IN THE AUDIENCE, YOU'LL SOMETHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M, THAT WAS GOOD. SEND ME THE PICTURE. I'LL SUBMIT IT FOR THE COUNTY ON THE BACK OF THEIR PHONE. ON THE BACK OF THEIR PHONE. SOMEBODY HAS SNOOPY ON THE BACK OF THEIR PHONE. SNOOP TURN AROUND AND AT YOUR, OH, YOU WHO HAS THE DOLLAR BILL ON THE BACK OF MY, JUST MAYBE THAT WAS FUN. THANK YOU. FELT LIKE SITTING. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. THANK YOU ALL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SKILLS AND YOUR TALENTS AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY, AND ESPECIALLY OUR OLDER ADULTS. SORRY. OKAY. UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PARKS OF RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH, 25. UH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. UM, ALL IN FAVOR? OH, ANY DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? UM, CASEY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER SHOWN, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTAINED. THANK YOU. UH, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE TO THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. UH, SO JUST A QUICK NOTE. UH, I KNOW ONE OF THE APPLICANTS, UH, PRINCE WILL SPRINGS PARK I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, I'VE MOVED MORE RECENTLY, DESCRIBED AS A, UH, MEMBER OF THEIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SO I'M GONNA RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. OKAY? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT NOTIFICATION. UH, SO WE'RE ATTACH IN ACCORDANCE TO THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. DO WE HAVE A A SO MOVED. THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, DO, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT ON THE FEE WAIVER POLICY? OH, YEAH. I JUST WAIT, YOU ALREADY VOTED FOR THE, THE MINUTES. I'M SORRY. I WAS, YEP. THAT'S OKAY. WRITING SOMETHING UP. YEAH. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY BE NEW TO OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS, UH, EVERY MONTH WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK THIS COMMISSION FOR A WAIVER OF ANY FEES FOR THEIR EVENTS. AND, UH, THIS WEEK, UH, THIS MONTH, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE. AND OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU MANAGER GLADYS KAISER, WILL WALK US THROUGH THIS ITEM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF LOS CERRITOS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE REQUESTING THE USE OF LOS CERRITOS OPEN SPACE ON AUGUST 6TH AND AUGUST 13TH FOR THEIR CONCERT IN THE PARK. [00:20:01] THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT. UM, THEY'RE REQUESTING $710 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF PARTNERS OF PARKS, ALAMEDOS BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS REQUESTING TO USE BIXBY PARK VAN SHELL, UM, FOR A HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 26TH AS A COMMUNITY EVENT. $330 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. THEY HAVE AN APPLICABLE $550 SECURITY DEPOSIT AND STAFF FEES ON BEHALF OF PARTNERS PARK. FRIENDS OF MIRACLE PARK ON FOURTH STREET. UM, THEY'RE HAVING AN ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL AT MIRACLE ON FOURTH STREET PARK ON JULY 19TH, AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT. THEY'RE REQUESTING $215 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF OF THE FRIENDS OF WILLOW SPRINGS PARK. THEY'RE REQUESTING THE USE OF WILLOW SPRINGS PARK OPEN SPACE MAY THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2025 FOR NATURE WORKSHOPS. THESE ARE COMMUNITY EVENTS. THEY'RE REQUESTING $1,440 PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATED RADIO. AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH ON JUNE 27TH THROUGH JUNE 29TH AT RECREATION OPEN SPACE. UM, AND THE FEDERATION DRIVE PARKING LOT IS HAVING THEIR EMERGENCE ANNUAL EMERGENCY DRILL OF THEIR AMATEUR RADIO FIELD. DAY $565 OF PERMIT AND SPECIAL UV USE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TABLE, THIS IS A NEW GROUP IN THE NEW EVENT REQUESTING TO HAVE USE MACARTHUR PARK OPEN SPACE FOR FOOD AND HYGIENE DISTRIBUTION EVERY SUNDAY FROM MAY 18TH, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 28TH, 2026, AS A BLANKET PERMIT, A COMMUNITY EVENT REQUESTING $10,365 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF THE WISE AND HEALTHY AGING. UM, THEY'RE HOSTING HERE AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER IN THIS VERY ROOM. THE AUDITORIUM, A COMMUNITY EVENT ON JUNE 10TH TO USE IT FOR AN ELDER ABUSE RESOURCE FAIR REQUESTING $287 AND 50 CENTS FOR PERMIT AND FOR FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. 795 APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES. AND LASTLY, ON BEHALF OF ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEIR ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE ROSE PARK OPEN SPACE AS A COMMUNITY EVENT ON JUNE 22ND, REQUESTING $275 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL ABUSE FEES TO WAIVE COMMISSIONERS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE REQUESTING FOR TOTAL AMOUNT IN MAY $14,187 AND 52 CENTS TO BE WAIVED. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION IN THE AUDIENCE COMMISSIONERS. I DO. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. UM, THE FRIENDS OF WILLOW SMITH PARK, IT SAYS MAY TO OCTOBER, HAS ANY EVENTS ALREADY OCCURRED IN MAY? AND I ANSWER FASTER THAN I FEEL THE ANSWER IS NO, WE ARE STARTING THIS COMING SUNDAY. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND MAYBE SOMEONE, IF THEY ARE HERE, UM, WHEN WE GET TO THE ASSOCIATED RADIO AMATEURS, WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY DRILL? SO MAYBE THEY'LL GIVE CONTEXT WHEN YOU WE'LL WAIT UNTIL, OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU GLADYS, FOR THAT REPORT. AND AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH AND WE'LL JUST GO IN THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE ANNOUNCED. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR LOS CITAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? UH, ANYONE HERE FROM, UH, PARTNERS OF THE PARKS, ALAMEDAS BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. OKAY. PARTNERS OF THE PARKS, FRIENDS OF MIRACLE ON FOURTH STREET PARK. OKAY. NOW WILLOW SPRINGS, FRIENDS OF WILLOW SPRINGS, PLEASE. HI. UH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SURE. UM, I'M MONA EICHNER. I'M CAROL BARTELLS AND WE'RE THE FRIENDS OF WILLOW SPRINGS PARK . UM, I'M GONNA ACTUALLY TURN IT OVER TO CAROL 'CAUSE SHE'S PART OF OUR EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS COMMITTEE AND THEY CAME UP WITH A NEW PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU. AS THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT PRINCE WILLIS PRINCE PARK IS PUTTING ON A SERIES OF EVENTS, UH, TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE PARK BETTER. SO OUR FIRST YEAR, UM, WE JUST HAD FOUR EVENTS. LAST YEAR WE HAD SIX EVENTS, AND THIS YEAR WE'VE DECIDED TO DO BOTH THE SPRING AND FALL SERIES. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF EIGHT EVENTS. AND THE TENSION OF OUR GROUP IS JUST TO GET PEOPLE INTO WILLOW SPRINGS PARK TO GET TO KNOW IT. BECAUSE SO OFTEN, IF I AM IN THE COMMUNITY AND I SAY YES, I, I VOLUNTEER FOR FRIENDS OF WILLOW SPRINGS PARK. AND THEY SAY WHERE I, I THINK I'VE HEARD OF THAT, BUT WHERE IS IT? SO WE, IT'S OUR INTENTION TO GET PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THIS PARK TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL RESTORATION THAT WE'RE, UH, DOING THERE. AND SO ALL OF THE, WHAT WE CALL THE EXPERIENCES ARE THINGS THAT REALLY GET PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THE PARK [00:25:01] IN SOME WAY. SO WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, A FUN AIR DRAWING EVENT WHERE PEOPLE WILL COME WITH THEIR SKETCH PADS AND, AND BE OUT IN NATURE AND DRAWING WHAT THEY SEE. WE HAVE, UM, A COMMUNITY DANCE EVENT, UH, WHERE PEOPLE GO AND OBSERVE THE PARK AND THROUGH DANCE MOVEMENT, UH, KIND OF REPRESENT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING. AND, AND THEY'RE ORCHESTRATED TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A LITTLE DANCE AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE. UM, WE HAVE LARRY RIDGE, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY, DOING A HISTORY OF THE PARK EVENT. 'CAUSE THIS MAN KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WILLOW SPRINGS. IT'S AMAZING. UM, AND SO WE ALSO HAVE A SOUND BATH EVENT. WE HAVE THE BEEKEEPERS WHO ARE, WHO HAVE THEIR SANCTUARY IN WILLOW SPRINGS PARK DOING AN EVENT. UM, WE HAVE A PAINTING EVENT AND I'M FORGETTING ONE OR TWO THAT IS IN THE FALL. OH YES. WE HAVE A, A, A, UH, A SOMATIC WORKSHOP TO USE NATURE AS A HEALING, UM, HEALING RESOURCE. SO, UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT EACH YEAR IT GROWS. AND I THINK THE MOST POSITIVE, UM, FEEDBACK THAT WE GET, OR THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT THAT WE GET IS THAT EVERY EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD, I BELIEVE I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IS WE'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE PERSON SHOW UP. WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE PARK BEFORE. AND THAT IS OUR GOAL. AND THESE ARE SMALL EVENTS, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN LIKE 10 AND 25 PEOPLE. SO IF EACH EVENT BRINGS IN A FEW MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE PARK, THAT'S REALLY OUR GOAL. AND THAT'S GREAT SUCCESS . SO IT, IT WON'T ALL BE UP WHERE THE MURAL WAS. IT'LL BE OUT THROUGHOUT THE PARK, DOWN THE TRAILS, EVERYTHING. MOST OF THEM ARE JUST AT LONGVIEW POINT. OKAY. UM, THE, THE EXCEPTIONS ARE THE BEEKEEPER EVENT, RIGHT? WHICH IS THE BEEKEEPER SANCTUARY, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE BY TO THAT. AND THEN, UM, LARRY RICH'S HISTORY TOUR, THAT'S A WALKING TOUR AROUND, UM, AROUND THE LOOP OF THE PARK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? UH, I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M, WHEN IS THE SOUND BACK? SUNDAY? ACTUALLY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SOUND BATHS THIS YEAR. SO ONE IS A WEEK FROM SUNDAY AND ONE IS IN SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, ARE THERE ANY OF THESE EVENTS GEARED TOWARD CHILDREN? UM, WE, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN, UM, BUT NOTHING SPECIFICALLY PROGRAMED FOR FINE. AND, UH, THE EVENTS ARE FREE. YES, THEY ARE ALL FREE AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE DOING THE PRESENTATIONS ARE VOLUNTEERS. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? NO. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, IF, IF YOU HAD NEVER HAD A, UM, YOU HAD NEVER BEEN ON A HISTORY WALK WITH LARRY RIDGE, IS HE, HE KNOWS IT SO WELL AND IT'S SUCH A VERY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE. SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY OF THEM, AT LEAST MAKE THE AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT ARE, UM, I THINK MY LAST QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH HOW ARE YOU MARKETING THIS? OH, UM, WELL I I ACTUALLY HAVE A PRESS RELEASE THAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. SO IT'LL BE SENT TO THE VARIOUS LOCAL, UM, PRESS OR, YOU KNOW, UH, PUBLICATIONS AND, AND ONLINE STUFF. PLUS WE DO A LOT OF INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. UM, AND WE, WE HAVE A VERY LARGE EMAIL LIST OF PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE DO. AND IT GOES TO THEM. WE, UM, WE SORT OF HAD TO PRE ADVERTISE THE, UH, BE SANCTUARY OR THE BEEKEEPING IN THE PARK DATE AND THAT'S ALREADY FULL. SO THAT WE DO, WE'RE HOPING THAT HAVE A WAIT LIST IN CASE SOMEONE CANCELS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, SINCE IT'S A SUNDAY, WE THINK WE'RE PRETTY SET ON THAT ONE. AND YOU GO THROUGH EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS NEWSLETTERS? OH YES, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S, THAT'S ALREADY BEING ADVERTISED IN. YOU KNOW, I HAVE TRIED ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND MO THE ONLY ONES THAT TWO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE AREA THAT DOES IT. BUT, UH, UH, SIX, SEVEN, AND FIVE AND THEN TWO OFTEN DOES IT. BUT THE OTHER ONES THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T USE IT, BUT I SEND IT TO THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME. GREAT PRESENTATION. UM, NEXT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE ASSOCIATED RADIO? AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH PLEASE? WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR REPORT. CAN YOU COME UP HERE AND STATE YOUR NAME? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHERE'S CHRIS? UH, MY NAME IS BRIAN REED. UH, AMATEUR RADIO. CALL SIGN, K ONE BLU. UM, IN 1923, A GROUP OF RADIO AMATEURS STARTED OFF IN LONG BEACH, UH, BACK WHEN HAM RADIO AND RADIO WAS IN ITS INFANCY. UH, IN 1927 I THINK THEY BECAME AN ASSOCIATED CLUB, UH, CERTIFIED [00:30:01] WITH THE A RRL, THE UH, AMATEUR RADIO RELAY LEAGUE. AND THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING IN LONG BEACH SINCE THEN. IN 1933, 1933, LONG BEACH EARTHQUAKE OPERATORS WERE SET UP AT RECREATION PARK, RADIOING FAMILIES BACK EAST. THE FAMILIES WERE OKAY OUT HERE KEEPING COMMUNICATION UP. UM, EVERY YEAR IN JUNE, SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE STARTING DATE, THE A RL HAS HAD WHAT'S CALLED FIELD DAY. THERE'S ONE IN WINTERTIME, ONE IN SUMMERTIME. SUMMERTIME IS A LOT MORE POPULAR 'CAUSE WINTERTIME, A LOT OF STATES BACK EAST DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND OPERATE. BUT, UM, THE OPERATORS GO OUT IN A LOCAL PARK, LOCAL PUBLIC PLACE AND COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER CLUBS ALL AROUND THE UNITED STATES. ALL AROUND THE WORLD. UM, IT'S COMMON FOR US TO TALK TO TEXAS, THE EAST COAST, TENNESSEE. UM, THERE'S ANOTHER STATION, W ONE EIGHT W THAT'S UP CONNECTICUT WISE I THINK. UM, BUT ANYWAYS, JUST TO SEE WHERE RADIO COMMUNICATION DOES GET US. UM, WITH THE ADVENT OF THE CELL PHONES, RADIO COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN FALLING, UNFORTUNATELY. UM, PEOPLE ARE, WHY DO I NEED THAT? I'VE GOT MY CELL PHONE. HOWEVER, DURING TIMES OF DISASTER, THE CELL TOWERS GET OVERLOADED. THEY HAVE TO COME OUT AND REPAIR THE TOWERS. WHEREAS THE HAM RADIO, WE TURN IT ON, WE CAN TALK TO EAST COAST WITHOUT ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. UM, THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GET OUT AND PRACTICE RADIO WHEN WE KNOW OTHER PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE AND WE CAN MAKE CONTACTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE TRY TO OPEN UP AS MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT AN AD, HOPEFULLY THEY PUBLISH IT AND THEY RUNNING GAZETTE. WE'VE GOT SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTS. UM, IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY CAN COME. UM, WE USUALLY HAVE RADIOS OPEN. PEOPLE CAN OPERATE AND PRACTICE AS LONG AS THERE'S A LICENSED OPERATOR THERE. WE CAN SEND A NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM MESSAGES. PEOPLE CAN FILL OUT A FORM. WE SEND THIS OVER THE RADIO AND SOMEBODY IN A LOCAL STATE CAN CONTACT A NON AMATEUR RADIO PERSON AND LET THEM KNOW WHATEVER MESSAGE THEY WANNA SEND. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR PROBABLY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FIELD DAY. AND, UH, WE LIKE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME OUT AND VISIT CAN, I'VE PRINTED ABOUT FIVE FLYERS HERE THAT WE'VE GOT OUT. I'LL EVEN 'EM HERE IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. AND, UM, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? STAH THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS A GROUP THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND WE, WE MAY NEED THEM, SO I HOPE THAT THEY GET THEIR PRACTICE IN, BUT I HOPE WE DON'T NEED YOU. WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR, JUSTIN? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. THANK WE ONLY HAVE ONE EXTRA REQUEST IF THEY'RE HERE. PLEASE TURN THE SPRINKLERS OFF AT THE PARK. RADIOS AND WATER DON'T MIX RIGHT. WELL, , I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY THAT THEY MENTION THAT EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. MENTION, WELL, THE YEAR SOMEBODY DIDN'T MENTION IT, WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS . SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TABLE? I, MY NAME IS KRISTEN COX. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TABLE. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING AT ONE OF THESE MEETINGS, BUT, UM, YESTERDAY WAS SEVEN YEARS ACTUALLY SINCE WE GOT STARTED DOING THESE DISTRIBUTIONS. UM, WE ARE A MID-SIZE NON-PROFIT, BUT WE NEED EVERY SINGLE LITTLE PAY THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE MOST OF IT'S GOING TOWARDS HIKING PRODUCTS AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT WE'RE DISTRIBUTING IN THE PARK, BOOKS, CLOTHING. UM, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING RIGHT NOW IS 6,000 PEOPLE A WEEK. OH COW. THROUGH VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND WE KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER'S GONNA GO UP BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE EXPECT IT TO BE BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10,000 PEOPLE A WEEK. UM, AND HONESTLY, THIS IS GONNA SOUND A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND YOU CAN'T, LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. BUT US DOING THAT ACTUALLY STEMS CRIME, POLLUTION, DISEASE, A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT. 'CAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE BEING ABLE TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH OR TAKE A SHOWER OR WHATEVER. WE, WE GIVE OUT SOAP AND FACE CLOTHS AND YOU NAME IT. UM, ABE MAKES 'EM ABLE TO GET A JOB, PEOPLE THAT WERE, THAT ARE STRUGGLING, UM, AND BE SEEN IN SOCIETY, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH. UM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE TALK TO FROM ONE WEEK TO THE NEXT, THEY'RE LIKE, YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I TALK TO. NOBODY ELSE EVEN RECOGNIZES ME. LIKE, CAN'T SEE YOU, CAN'T WHATEVER. UM, SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LONG BEACH, OF PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING THE MOST. AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT 80% OF AMERICANS ARE TWO PAYCHECKS AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS. SO WE'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO GIVE THEM A LIFT BACK UP, GIVE THEM EYE CONTACT, GIVE THEM COMPASSION AND DIGNITY AND THE ABILITY TO SMELL GOOD, NOT STAND OUT AND IN PUBLIC. AND ALSO JUST TO BE ABLE TO EAT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE BASIC THING THAT WE STARTED WITH. BUT THEN IT BECAME DIGNITY, COMPASSION, SMELLING DECENT, LOOKING DECENT, BEING ABLE TO BE PART REINTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY, WHATEVER. BUT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE [00:35:01] FOR YEARS. LIKE I'VE LIVED IN LONG BEACH FOR 35 YEARS. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN PEOPLE IN THE PARKS. UM, IN FACT, WE USED TO GO TO BIXBY AND THERE WAS DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION THERE ALL THE TIME. THERE'S NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE. PEOPLE DON'T BREAK INTO THE PHARMACY TO GET THEIR PRESCRIPTION. THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, BREAK INTO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE BECAUSE THEY'RE HUNGRY, WHATEVER. OR THEY GO THROUGH THEIR TRASH OR WHATEVER BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING CUT. THEY'RE GETTING TO BRUSH THEIR TEETH, THEY'RE GETTING TO DO ALL THESE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HELP THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. BUT WE'RE ALSO ON A TIGHT BUDGET, SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET RPS MADE. GOOD. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAM. GREAT REPORT. 6,000 A WEEK. YEAH. HOW DO, UH, HOW DO YOU TAKE DONATIONS? HOW DO WE TAKE DONATIONS? YEAH. WELL WE HAVE WAREHOUSE IN NORTH LONG BEACH. UM, I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION, BUT IT'S LB COMMUNITY TABLE@GMAIL.COM AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS. OKAY. AND THEN I CAN CONNECT YOU TO WHOEVER YOU NEED TO. THANK YOU. BE CONNECTED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST TO COMMENT. I'VE DONATED TO Y'ALL THROUGH THE YEARS. YOU LOOK FAMILIAR. YEAH. I'M ISSA I LOVE YOUR PROGRAM. YOU GUYS DO WONDERFUL WORK AND YOU REACH OUT TO FOLKS WHO ARE UNHEARD AND UNSEEN. SO JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. MY BACKGROUND IS PSYCHOLOGY. SO FOR ME, WELL ALSO POLITICS. UM, BUT FOR ME IT WAS ABOUT TRYING TO, I THINK THAT HONESTLY THE DIGNITY ASPECT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FOOD OR THE HYGIENE PRODUCTS OR WHATEVER. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T FEEL SEEN, HEARD, CARED ABOUT WHATEVER CONSIDERED IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU GIVE UP. SO THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE SLEEPING UNDER A SLEEPING BAG WHEN IT'S 110 DEGREES AND THEY'RE CLEARLY RUNG OUT ON SOMETHING OR WHATEVER, IT'S BECAUSE NOBODY HAS COMMUNICATED WITH THEM IN A MONTH, YOU KNOW. SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE A FACILITY? YES, WE DO. WHERE IS IT? WAREHOUSE IN NORTH LONG BEACH. IT'S THAT 33 11 EAST 59TH STREET. AND THEN THE DISTRIBUTION IS ALWAYS IN, UH, UM, MACARTHUR PARK OR, UH, THIS IS ABOUT MACARTHUR PARK. BUT UM, UH, WE DO FOUR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR PANTRY PER WEEK. WE DO OVER 500 HOUSEHOLDS EVERY WEEKEND THAT WE DISTRIBUTE TO THAT ARE LIKE DISABLED OR WHAT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY'RE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO COME TO US. LIKE WE HAVE A MOM THAT HAS, SHE'S PREGNANT WITH HER SEVENTH AND SHE HAS SIX LITTLE KIDS AND SHE'S IN HER TWENTIES, SO THERE'S NO WAY SHE CAN GET ALL THOSE KIDS ON A BUS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. SO WE GO TO HER. BUT, UM, IN MOST CASES IT'S USUALLY DISABLED. SENIOR WE, WE DELIVER IN HERE SOMETIMES. UM, SO WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. ONE IS JUST LIKE WE DROP OFF IN BULK AT A SENIOR FACILITY WHERE THEY'RE ONLY THE AVERAGE PERSON THERE IS TAKING HOME $750 A MONTH. THEY THEN HAVE TO PAY 500 TO LIVE THERE. THEN THEY HAVE TO LIVE OFF TO $250 A MONTH. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. SO WE BRING AND THEY SURE CAN'T AFFORD GOOD HEALTHY PRODUCE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE BRING THEM. SO WE BRING A BULK LIKE PALETTE FULL DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY. UM, WE ALSO TEACH 'EM GARDENING TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THAT. BUT UM, SO THEY CAN GO IN AND THEY BASICALLY GET TO SHOP. OH, I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. SO I JUST, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OTHERWISE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE STORY, BUT WE DO A TON OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND THIS IS JUST ABOUT MACARTHUR PARK, BUT THANK YOU COMMISSIONER TY SMITH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. GOOD, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM WISE IN HEALTHY AGING? YES. KAREN. HI, AM KAREN REI. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS. UM, THIS WILL BE OUR FOURTH YEAR OF, UM, DOING THIS EVENT FOR WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY. AND WHAT WE DO IS WE DO A LITTLE WALK, WE GET A GRAB AND GO BREAKFAST AND WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED SENIORS THAT PARTICIPATE EVERY YEAR. AND WE PUT LITTLE SIGNS ABOUT STORIES WHERE ELDERS HAVE BEEN ABUSED AROUND THEIR NECKS. AND WE DO A LITTLE WALK, WE'RE GOING TO DO WALK DOWN ORANGE AVENUE TO OCEAN AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE SPEAKER, PROMINENT SPEAKER FROM LA ON UM, ELDER ABUSE. AND WE FIND, UM, AND THEN WE COME BACK AND WE HAVE A RESOURCE FAIR AND SOME SPEAKERS, UH, WE FIND THERE'S USUALLY TWO OR THREE PEOPLE THAT REPORT, UH, TO THE POLICE. POLICE COME AND ATTEND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED. AND UM, BY, WE MAKE THEM WEAR SIGNS OF THE CASES AND THEY READ EACH OTHER'S SIGNS AND THEY REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED. SO PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELDER ABUSE IS. IT CAN BE PHYSICAL, IT CAN BE EMOTIONAL, IT CAN BE FINANCIAL, IT CAN BE MENTAL. SO WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND THE SAFE HOME PROJECT IS GONNA START BACK UP AS SOON AS THEY GET DONE WITH SOME OF THE FIRE STUFF IN LA. OKAY. SO, UM, COME JOIN US IF YOU'D LIKE AND THEN WE COME BACK AND CELEBRATE AND HAVE THE RESOURCE FAIR. AND WE HAVE LUNCH. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HOLY MOLY TACO LUNCH. [00:40:01] THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, STEPH? OKAY. AND LAST, UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? HEARING NONE. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORTI SMITH. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NA, THANK YOU. ABSTAIN. GREAT. GOOD JOB. COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YES MA'AM. YES. I WENT TO, UM, YOUR OTHER LOCATION THIS MORNING. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU GUYS THAT I LIVE RIGHT HERE. SO I WENT FOR DRIVE. SO I'M FROM ALAMEDA BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. OKAY. I THINK I'M ON THE AGENDA. TWO ITEMS. IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT OKAY IF I SPEAK REALLY QUICK? DO YOU WANNA YES. ONE OF THE WAIVERS IS HERE. SO YEAH, PLEASE. YES. CAN YOU STAND AND GIVE YOUR NAME AGAIN? MY NAME IS CANDACE BEAR THOMPSON, PRESIDENT OF ALAMEDA BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND ALSO FRIENDS OF, UM, MIRACLE PARK ON FOURTH STREET. AND UM, WE'RE HAVING TWO EVENTS. OUR HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL, WHICH INCLUDES SIX OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS OR SEVEN, WE'RE GROWING EACH YEAR AND WE HAVE, UH, CINDY ALLEN USUALLY COMES TO OUR EVENT, HELPS JUDGE THE COSTUME CONTEST AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL COME. SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. THE KIDS REALLY LOVE IT. IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK FORWARD TO. IT'S A REALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE. ALSO JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE IS A MIRACLE PARK ON FOURTH STREET AND WE'RE HAVING A MONARCH POLLINATOR HABITAT UM, FESTIVAL. AND IT'S A SMALLER EVENT 'CAUSE IT'S A VERY SMALL PARK. AND SO, UM, IT'S JUST KIDS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COME AND THEY DO CRAFTS AND LEARN ABOUT MONARCHS BECAUSE THEY ARE ENDANGERED BECAUSE USUALLY HAVE EGGS AND, UH, CATERPILLARS AT THAT TIME. 'CAUSE THIS IS THE TIME FOR THAT ALL HAPPENING. AND JUST, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOWED YOU GUYS LAST TIME, WE GOT AN AWARD FROM THE CITY FOR, UM, OUR MONARCH WAY STATION, HABITAT, BUT YOU WON'T SEE IT. SO. AND THEN I HAVE THE FLYER FOR OUR FESTIVAL. I TOOK, I BROUGHT, I MADE A PICTURE OF THE HALLOWEEN EVENT AND IT TURNED OUT REALLY SMALL. BUT, UM, HERE'S A FLYER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN IF YOU WANT, THIS IS A PICTURE I'M REALLY PROUD OF FROM THE MONARCH. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE PHOTO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN THERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR, UM, HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE IT. . AND HERE'S A, UH, MONARCH WAY STATION. UM, THAT'LL, YEAH, IT'S JUST THE SIGN WE HAVE IN OUR PARK. SO, UM, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. AND HOW ARE, HOW ARE THE WAY STATIONS WORKING? ARE YOU GETTING A LOT OF THEM? SO IT'S, SO IT'S REALLY GREAT. SO WE HAVE TO HAND WATER IT. UM, BUT IT'S DOING, I TOOK SOME PICTURES. THEY'RE ON MY PHONE IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. UM, IT'S JUST DOWN HERE IF YOU WANNA STOP ON YOUR WAY. UM, BUT IT'S DOING REALLY GREAT. UM, WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH KIPLING SOCCER, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE PARK'S FOR. SO WE MADE OUR SIGNS A LITTLE LOWER AND UM, THE NEW BED WE PUT IN IS PRETTY RESISTANT, SO THE BALLS DON'T HURT IT. AND IS THE BED ELEVATED OR IS IT GROUND? YES, IT'S ABOVE GROUND. SO, UM, 'CAUSE THE PARK RIGHT NOW SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH WATER, BUT OUR, OUR LITTLE SECTION IS GETTING, 'CAUSE WE HAND WATER IT, WE DO IT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY IN THE SUMMERTIME, THREE TIMES A WEEK IN THE WINTER. SO, AND WE, THE, WE TAKE THE, AND IT WAS SO NICE THAT WE COULD TAKE THE MILKWEED OUT BECAUSE THE CATERPILLARS EAT IT REALLY QUICKLY AND SO WE CAN SWITCH OUT THE, UM, THE MILKWEED. SO THAT HELPS A LOT BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH SPACE AND THEY CAN DEVOUR AT ONE CATERPILLAR C EAT THE PLANT LIKE IN ONE DAY. SO YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, AND I'M SORRY, UH, UH, ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION. I JUST WENT FOR A DRIVE TO MORNING. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND COULD WE GET A PHOTOGRAPH OF HER, UH, CERTIFICATE? CAN WE, SO WE HAVE, YEAH. ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE HAVE A, UH, RECOMMENDATION, UH, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORIE SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, A RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL. OH YES. THANK YOU. UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS, UH, THESE MEETINGS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY. BUT YOU ARE ALSO FREE TO LEAVE IF YOU, UH, UH, SO DESIRE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH HEART OF IDA, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND PARTNERS OF PARKS, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS, THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT FOR THE USE OF OFFICE SPACE AT THE LONG BEACH. SENIORS AT THE LONG BEACH CENTER. 1150 EAST FOURTH STREET FROM MAY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, 2028 AND CONTINUE MONTH TO MONTH UNTIL THE RELOCATION TO [00:45:01] THE NEW SENIOR CENTER AND DISTRICT TWO. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? YES, WE DO. CHAIR REDFIELD. SO, UH, SHERLYN BEATTY WITH OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU IS OUR PARTNERSHIP OFFICER IS GONNA PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, THE HEART OF IDA HAS HELPED LOW INCOME SENIORS STAY CONNECTED, HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT. THEIR PROGRAMS ADDRESS SENIORS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING, PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ASSIST WITH BASIC TECHNOLOGY, AND OFFER CONNECTIONS TO NEEDED RESOURCES. THEIR PROGRAMS BRING IN CAL STATE LONG BEACH NURSING STUDENTS TO OFFER HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES THIS PAST APRIL WITH WELL RECEIVED AND HELP TO CONNECT OLDER AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS. THE LONG BEACH BAY PANTHERS OPERATING UNDER THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF PARTNERS PARKS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF OLDER ADULTS ALONG WITH ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT AFFECT OLDER ADULTS. LONG BEACH BAY PANTHERS HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS WORK WITH STUDENT INTERNS FROM CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH AND WAS AWARDED THE LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE, A COMMUNITY HEALTH AGING INNOVATION BOARD IN 23. SO BOTH ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY OCCUPY OFFICE SPACE AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OCCUPYING CITY SPACE. THE DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO FACILITY USE PERMITS WITH THE HEART OF IDA AND PARTNERS OF PARKS ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH GREAT PANTHERS, THE PROPOSED FACILITY USE PERMIT WOULD ONLY PERTAIN TO USE OF THE CURRENT SENIOR CENTER AND WOULD CEASE ONCE THE SENIOR CENTER RELOCATE TO THE NEW LOCATION ON ELM STREET. THIS IS FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SENIOR CENTER FACILITIES. SO IF THEY NEED TO USE OTHER SPACES BEYOND THEIR OFFICE SPACE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR EXISTING RESERVATION PROCESS. UM, AND THEY WILL HAVE THE USE OF THEIR OFFICE IS SOLELY FOR THEIR USE. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THEIR OFFICE SPACE. UM, THE PROPOSAL WILL HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON USERS AS THE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE SERVICES IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS. SO THE TERM MAY 1ST, 2025 TO JANUARY 31ST, 2028, THE OPTION FOR RENEWAL IS TO BE CONTINUED MONTH TO MONTH UNTIL THE RELOCATION TO THE NEW SENIOR CENTER ON ELM STREET. THERE IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. SO AS , THE HEART OF IDA AND THE GRAY PANTHERS WILL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT COVERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PUBLISHED BENEFIT FOR THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTH PERIOD. SO THE COST AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WILL OFFSET ITS RENT BY PROVIDING AN ONGOING PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SERVING THE LONG BEACH RURAL ADULT COMMUNITY. SO THIS REQUEST ALIGNS WITH THE PARK, MAKE LONG BEACH PARK RECREATION, MARINE SEA STRATEGIC PLAN SINCE IT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AMONG OTHER PRIORITIES OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU CHARLOTTE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES, MR. LIVINGSTON. UH, SO WHY ARE WE RECOMMENDING THIS TO COUNSEL? DO WE NOT HAVE THIS AUTHORITY OR IS THAT JUST BEING OVERLY SAFE? 'CAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THE WORD LEASE. SO WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO GO TO COUNSEL? IT'S THE USE OF THE OFFICE SPACE FOR ALL OF OUR OFFICE SPACES. WE'VE DONE IT. OKAY. PAUL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I JUST HATE TO SEE THAT MUCH MORE WORK FOR STAFF TO HAVE TO DO A COUNCIL LETTER AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION LETTER. UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR COMMENTS? OKAY, WELL, YES. UM, WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU, UM, IN OCTOBER. OCTOBER 22ND WILL ACTUALLY BE OUR FOURTH YEAR HERE. AND I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UH, WE'VE HAD OVER 300 INTERNS. I MEAN, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE OLDER ADULTS. SO THEY ASSIST WITH THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON FRIDAYS. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT PROGRAM GROW FROM 35 PEOPLE ON A FRIDAY TO, THERE'S OVER A HUNDRED, ALMOST 150 THAT COME ON FRIDAYS TO RECEIVE FOOD. UM, WE'VE ALSO, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PARTNERS OF PARKS, DISTRIBUTED OVER $50,000 PER YEAR IN, UH, GROCERY GIFT CARDS TO THE SENIORS THAT COME TO THE SENIOR CENTER. SO, UM, WE LOVE BEING HERE AND WE APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND UM, ALL YOUR HARD WORK IS VOLUNTEERS AND WE BROUGHT A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS IN AND WE BROUGHT IN A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE SENIOR BUILDINGS TOO. SO WE HELPED TO HELP, WE HOPE TO HELP GROW IN THE FUTURE WITH THE NEW FACILITY TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE SENIOR CENTER. THANK YOU KAREN? YES. AND THEN I'LL JUST ADD, JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHY IT'S ALSO GOING TO COUNCIL. OKAY. IT'S BECAUSE THIS IS THE USE OF OFFICE SPACE. IT'S CONSIDERED NON RECREATIONAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. SHE JUST, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO, UM, KAREN JUST MENTIONED THAT, UM, PART OF IDA HAS BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS. SO, SO THE, JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THE, THE SITUATION. SO [00:50:01] THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY HERE WITHOUT PERMITTED USE AND SO NOW WE'RE ENTERING INTO OKAY, GOT IT. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. AND KAREN REPRESENTED GREAT PANTHERS, ALTHOUGH PART OF I IS HERE ALSO. ALRIGHT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TY SMITH. UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN. WAS THAT MM-HMM . OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL NOW GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE, UH, FILE THE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS REPORT. WE CREATE COMMUNITY AND THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY OF 2025. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? YEAH, IT'S SUBMITTED. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO, UM, JUST MENTION IS GIVING YOU A CALENDAR PLANNING HEADS UP. WE HAVE, UH, TSUNAMI OF, UM, RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATIONS OF A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON. I WANT TO GIVE CHRISTINE AND JEN A LOT OF CREDIT 'CAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE HERDING CATS TO GET ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS CALENDARS. UM, THE THING THAT WE FOUND IS THAT, YOU KNOW, JULY, WHILE IT'S HARD TO MAKE LIFE A BETTER MONTH, JULY IS ALSO JULY MAKES THE ELECTED OFFICIALS SUMMERS MORE FLEXIBLE. 'CAUSE THEY'RE GOING DARK. THERE'S LITERALLY NO COUNCIL MEETINGS THE WHOLE MONTH. SO IT KIND OF CONDENSES ALL OF OUR ITEMS INTO A VERY PACKED JUNE. AND THEN AUGUST IS A LOT ON THE CITY BUDGET. THERE'LL BE A LOT OF BUDGET MEETINGS. SO WE WILL GIVE YOU AS MUCH HEADS UP ON ALL OF THESE EVENTS. BUT IN PARTICULAR WE HAVE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE LITTLE LIBRARY AT CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE PARK, UM, MAKING A BIG GRAND OPENING OUT OF THAT LITTLE DOOR LITTLE LIBRARY THING. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. AND THEN, UH, WE GOT TO TOUR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING POOL RENOVATION PROJECT. UH, THE POOL HAS WATER IN IT, IT LOOKS REALLY AMAZING. LONG OVERDUE, MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ENHANCEMENT. SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WORTH, UM, ATTENDING IF YOU CAN MAKE IT. AND THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE LINEUP OF SIGNATURE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE GONNA BE COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. AND, UM, MACARTHUR PARK IN AUGUST WILL BE HUGE 'CAUSE THAT'S, YOU'VE DRIVEN, UH, ANAHEIM AND JUST SEEING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE, IT'S SUCH A COOL NEW UPDATED PARK ALL REFLECTING THE INPUT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THERE'S WHERE I LIKE TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, OUR PARK PLANNING TEAM, UH, A LOT OF CREDIT BECAUSE IT DOES REALLY REFLECT THE CULTURE AND THE RECREATIONAL DESIRES OF THAT COMMIT COMMUNITY. UH, AND THEN WHEN I MENTIONED PARK PLANNING, I DO WANT TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE OUR PARK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DANIELLE LEWIS. SO WE IN THE FRONT ROW UP THREE, THREE OR FOUR WEEKS OLD, I THINK. UH, WE'RE REALLY SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER EXPERTISE. SHE'S ALSO A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, WHICH IS PERFECT FOR THIS ROLE. BUT I WANTED TO, UH, JUST ACKNOWLEDGE HER. UH, WE'RE REALLY GLAD THAT SHE'S COMPLIMENTING OUR TEAM. SHE WORKS REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR GRANTS WRITERS AND PARTNERSHIPS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SO OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SUMMER. UH, MOST OF THE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS, I'M NOT GONNA REPEAT, BUT CALENDAR, THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT SUMMER OF 2025. NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME. MM-HMM . ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I HAD A QUESTION. UM, SO ON THE, I THINK IT WAS THE LONG BEACH POST WHEN THERE WAS THE, THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED ABOUT THE NEW THRONE PORTABLE RESTROOMS AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE THRONE SMART RESTROOM. YES. YEAH, THANK YOU. UM, A LOT OF THE COMMENTS, UH, ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THERE, THERE WAS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DETAILS, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HOW AFTER 20 MINUTES OR SOMETHING, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG AND THE DOORS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AND THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, ABOUT THAT. UH, COULD YOU PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION? LIKE, WELL, THE, THE OCCUPIER IS ALERTED, UH, AND IT'S, YEAH. I, I, I GOT TO USE MINE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT, UH, HARVEY MO PARK EQUITY WALL EVENT ON SATURDAY. UM, THEY'RE REALLY A WONDERFUL THING. WE HAVE HAD, UM, WHERE THERE'S SOMETHING WITH, WE'VE HAD NO GRAFFITI, NO VANDALISM ISSUES FOR ALL FOUR LOCATIONS. THE TWO BEACHFRONT, UM, DRONES ARE THE HEAVIEST USE. 'CAUSE WE GET DATA IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF, UH, ENTRANCES, UM, IF THEY DO HAVE SUCCESSFUL, UM, RATINGS AND THEY CAN LIVE ON BEYOND THE FOUR MONTH PILOT. UM, WE'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW TO, OR CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW TO FIND ONGOING FUNDING. [00:55:01] BUT, UM, THE COMPLIMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY OVERALL HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE. THERE ARE SOME, UH, CONDO RESIDENTS THAT OVERLOOK THE BELMONT PIER AND ONE OF 'EM HAVE TO BE LOCATED IN THAT VICINITY. SO THEY'RE REALLY THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE COMPLAINED BECAUSE IT, IT'S DIFFERENT. IT'S A CHANGE FOR THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THE VIEW. BUT, UM, THEY ALSO, IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT IN THE BELMONT PIER, THERE'S A BUNCH OF PORTA JOHNS THAT ARE HEAVILY TAGGED AND THEY'RE JUST KIND OF NASTY. SO WE KIND OF WEIGH THE PARA PROS AND CONS. SO WE THINK THIS IS MUCH BETTER. BUT, UH, YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU RAISED THAT. IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO DATE, BUT AGAIN, UH, PILOTS TEACH US, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ADVANTAGES ARE. UM, BUT ALSO THE CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING. AND, AND YOU MENTIONED, JUST AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS IS THE PRIMARY THING THAT PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE COMMENTS, YOU SAID, IF THE OCCUPANT HAS BEEN IN THERE, THEY'LL BE ALERTED THAT THE DOOR'S ABOUT TO, IS THERE A WAY FOR THEM TO SAY, OH NO, I'M STILL WORKING. OR LIKE, WHAT'S, NO, I'M STILL WORKING. THEY CAN EXIT AND REENTER. I SEE. THERE'S ALSO, IF IT'S A MORE OF A ONGOING, UH, PROGRAM, THEY, THERE'S THE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS CARDS. SO YOU JUST BASICALLY GET IT LOADED ONCE AND YOU JUST TAP IT AND THEN ALLOWS YOU TO COME IN AND OUT. SO THANK YOU. BUT THERE IS A, THERE IS A RECORD. I THINK THAT SEEMS TO BE THE POSITIVE ASPECT IF PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEIR PRESENCE OR OCCUPANCY IS RECORDED MM-HMM . SO IF THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE, UM, THEY CAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THAT. I I REALLY LIKE IT. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE SOLAR POWERED, KIND OF REFLECTS THE DIRECTION LONG BEACH IS TRYING TO GO TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY AND BE GREENER, ET CETERA. SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR RAISING THE QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR? I DID WANNA COMMENT THAT I HAPPEN TO BE IT TO THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT WHEN THE DIRECTOR MADE A PRESENTATION ABOUT OLDER AMERICANS OLDER ADULTS MONTH. AND HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM FOUR FROM COMMISSIONER HIA. WAS IT? YES. AND, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY, THANK YOU. AND LAST, UH, NO IT'S NOT LAST, BUT UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE MEETING. UH, I NEED TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION THAT DIRECTOR DENNIS, ACKNOWLEDGED THE REQUESTS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONERS AND HAS ASSIGNED EACH REQUEST TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF. UM, SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S SOME TIME THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS. UH, AND UM, UH, THAT'S IT. OKAY. WE'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SOME EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR THE JULY COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 17TH OF JULY. THE MEETING MAY BE MOVED TO A LATER DATE. UH, AND COULD YOU PLEASE AS COMMISSIONERS SEND YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR THE JULY 24TH MEETING TO CHRISTINA MAYA. OKAY. UM, AND THEN ITEM ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THANK YOU. A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? I THINK I PRE-READ THIS. WELL, I THINK WE WERE A BIT CONCERNED. WE DO APPRECIATE, UM, EVERYBODY'S COMMITMENT, THE FAMILY AND SUMMER RELAXATION, BUT, UM, HAVING TO CANCEL A MONTH'S MEETING BECAUSE OF LACK OF FORUM. THAT'S WHY WE DID LOOK AND ASK IF YOU COULD CONSIDER, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND ON THE 24TH, CHRISTINE WILL SEND OUT A SURVEY. 'CAUSE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LEAST HAVE, UH, FOUR OF YOU THERE SO WE CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS. IT'S PRIMARILY FOR A FEE WAIVERS. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CRITICAL TIMING FOR AN EXTENSION OF, UH, AN AGREEMENT OR A CONTRACT. UM, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WOULD BE KIND OF TOUGH PLUS JULY AS SPARKS MAKE PLANS OTHER MONTH. AND TO HAVE US CANCEL OUR COMMISSION MEETING DURING THAT MONTH ON CELEBRATION WOULD UM, JUST BE SOMETHING DISAPPOINTING. DISAPPOINTING. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH, . AND, UH, GOING BACK TO ONE OF YOUR, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS WE DID, UH, CHRISTINE TO HER CREDIT, KEEPS A REALLY GREAT RUNNING LIST OF ALL OF THE SPECIAL TOPICS, UM, FOR UPDATES OR PRESENTATIONS. SO WE HAVE ASSIGNED EACH OF THOSE TO VARIOUS BUREAU TEAMS OR INDIVIDUALS, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK AT ONCE THEY'RE READY FOR [01:00:01] PRESENTATIONS TO UH, BRING THEM TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. UH, 'CAUSE THEY DID DESIRE AT LEAST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WOULD BE THEN PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING WEEK. UH, SO WHAT WOULD BE INTENTIONAL TO TRY TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THOSE? IT'S KIND OF OUR OWN COMMISSION VERSION OF CITY COUNCIL'S REPORTER REPORTS WHERE THERE'S A VERY EXTENSIVE LIST OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS ASKED AND A TIMEFRAME TO, TO COME BACK. THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE. I THINK SOME OF THE REQUESTS, IF YOU PUT THEM IN A TIME CONTEXT THAT WE WOULD LIKE, WE WOULD REQUEST IF POSSIBLE THAT SUCH AND SUCH STUDY OR REPORT, UM, OR OVERVIEW BE PRESENTED WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR COMMISSION MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEN THAT GIVES US, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY IS EXTREMELY BUSY, NO SECRET. BUT WE KNOW THAT IF THESE ARE, UM, TOPICS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMISSION, WE'LL DO OUR VERY, VERY BEST TO TRY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND GREAT. MAKE A HELPFUL PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER DOES, DOES THIS ITEM TAKE THE PLACE OF SOMEBODY MOVE? THANK YOU, HEIDI. BEEN STILL FOR 30 MINUTES. DOES THIS ITEM TAKE PLACE OF, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS GOING FORWARD? SO THAT, AND THEN THAT WOULD GO TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE COME BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. IS THAT A YES? OKAY. THAT WAS A YES. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE? I DO WANNA MENTION THAT THE, UH, UH, COMMISSIONERS, THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO JUNE 26TH DUE TO AN OBSERVED CITY HOLIDAY ON JUNE 19TH. SO WE NOW HAVE TWO UNUSUAL DATES THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND. UH, AND REMEMBER THIS. YES, I HAVE JUNETEENTH WEEK, JUNE, THAT'S THE CITY HOLIDAYS. OKAY. GOOD POINT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUICK, PLEASE? I DID WANNA MAKE A SUGGESTION 'CAUSE I KNOW EVERYBODY REALLY LOVED THE IDEA THAT WE GOT, NOT THAT WE DON'T LIKE THE DR. THOMAS J. CLARK COMMUNITY CENTER IN EL PARK, BUT, UM, IT WAS KIND OF REFRESHING AND I APOLOGIZE TO CANDACE FOR, YOU KNOW, HER, WHAT YOU CALLED JOY WRITER. SHE ENJOY DRIVING AROUND CITY TODAY. BUT, UM, I HAD TWO SUGGESTIONS, AND AGAIN, WE'RE OPEN TO OTHER THOUGHTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT, UM, UH, THE FOREST PARK WITH THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE REALLY GREAT WITH CONSERVATION CORPS, UM, THEIR RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY THAT SERVES AS THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER. I'M MEETING WITH DAN, UH, MATT THIS AFTERNOON I THINK. SO I WAS GONNA KIND OF, IF, IF IT'S AN INTEREST OF THIS GROUP, I WAS GONNA ASK HIM IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A COMMISSION MEETING IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER. YOU KNOW, NEXT TO THAT CAMPFIRE HAS THEIR KIND OF CLUBHOUSE AND THEIR PROGRAMMING WITH A NEW, UH, UH, THAT NATURE CENTER WALK OF SORTS. AND THEN ALSO ALL THE ACTIVE RECREATION. UH, WE DO HAVE A DRONE RESTROOM THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX, THE, THE FUTSAL COURTS THAT WERE UPDATED WITH LA GALAXIES, ELK, AND THEN THE COURTSIDE FOUNDATION THAT DID THE BASKETBALL COURT. SO IT KIND OF SHOWCASES A CROSS SECTION OF A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. SO THAT WAS ONE POSSIBILITY FOR, UH, OFFICE YOU OUT IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING. AND THEN LAST EVENING I WAS OVER AT ONE OF THE UNIQUE SIGNATURE FACILITIES IN LONG BEACH, AND THAT'S THE LAWN BOWLING, UM, FACILITY AND RECREATION PARK. SO AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF NICE THINGS GOING ON IN RECREATION PARK WITH THE FUTURE OF VILLAGE AND KING TENNIS CENTER, BECOMING A TENNIS AND, SORRY, PICKLEBALL CENTER. UH, THE DINOSAUR PLAYGROUND IS GREAT. WE HAVE RECENT SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO THE RECREATION BAND SHELL, WHICH THEY LIKE TO CALL MISS SHELL NOW. AND, UH, THEY'LL HAVE BATTLE OF THE BAND START HERE NEXT SATURDAY. UM, BUT, UH, THE, THE LAWN BOWLING CLUB WOULD LOVE TO HOST A MEETING LIKE THIS. THEY DO HAVE A FACILITY THAT'S QUAINT HISTORIC, BUT YOU WALK THROUGH IT, IT'S LIKE A LAWN BOWLING MUSEUM OF SORTS. SO, UH, SEAN KELLY, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT AND A GREAT COACH, HE GAVE US A LITTLE TUTORIAL ON LONG BOWLING LAST NIGHT. AND JUST TO WARN YOU, IT'S VERY ADDICTIVE . ONCE YOU KIND OF GET THE HANG OF IT, IT'S HARD TO PUT THE BOWLING BALLS DOWN AND LIKE GO THE BOWLS. THE BOWLS, THE BOWLS. THE BOWLS. THEY'RE NOT BOWLING THOUGH. THEY'RE BOWLS. OKAY. THANK YOU . BUT, UH, IT, IT IS KIND OF INTERESTING. IT'S VERY AMAZING. I'M THINKING MAYBE HAVING A MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING THERE, OR EVEN THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HOSTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. BUT IT'S REALLY COOL. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S VERY UNIQUE AND UH, BUT WE [01:05:01] LEARNED BECAUSE OUR FACILITIES LIGHTED, THERE'S A LOT OF THE CLUB MEMBERS IN SANTA ANA THAT COME OVER AND GET MIXED UP IN FUN TOURNAMENTS BECAUSE THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTS ON THEIR FACILITY, BUT THE CLUB MAINTAINS IT IN A HIGH FASHION. THREE OF THE, THE FEMALE BOWLERS, UM, THANK YOU MOM. UM, THEY'VE ADOPTED FLANKING UH, ROOSEVELT AREAS. SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE BOWLING IN A BOTANICAL GARDEN. MM. AMAZING ROSA. SO, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST, TWO SUGGESTIONS, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES. I'VE BEEN HESITANT TO SUGGEST THE CEMETERIES FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ATTEND THE HISTORIC CEMETERY TOUR IN OCTOBER. SO I THINK, I THINK A SUMMER MEETING AT CAMPFIRE AND THE CONSERVATION CORPS OF COURSE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE IT'S AROUND YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO NEED OUR SUPPORT AS A COMMUNITY. OKAY. YEAH. AND WE'LL BE OPEN TO OTHER SUGGESTIONS. IF, YOU KNOW, YOU TRAVEL THE CITY, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY MARK LUTHER FOR KING POOL, BUT IF YOU'RE THERE FOR THE CELEBRATION, YOU'LL GET THE YEAH, CENTRAL LONG BEACH WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TOO. HOW AMAZING. IT'S, UM, I, I, I LOVE THE FIELD TRIPS. ONE OF MY FORMER BOSSES WHEN I WORK FOR YOU SAYS WE NEED TO DO, ALL OF OUR STAFF NEEDS TO DO THE FIELD TRIPS. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO TALK TO STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT IT ISN'T A REAL INCONVENIENCE FOR THEM TO NOT BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OFFICE. AND, AND JUST BALANCE THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THOSE REQUESTS. THANK, WELL, THAT'S A VERY . ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WELL, I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS FALLS INTO THIS, THIS POINT, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHETHER I SHOULD WAIT TILL LATER. BUT, UM, AT THE RISK OF BECOMING THE, LIKE THE PERSON WHO TALKS ABOUT BATHROOMS, UM, , RIGHT. YOU MENTIONED THAT, UH, AT OUR, OUR MEETING LAST WEEK, THAT YOU'D GIVE US AN UPDATE ABOUT THE, THE, UH, EL DORADO, UH, SPORTS COMPLEX, THE BASEBALL COMPLEX THERE ABOUT THE OH, SURE. ACTUALLY, SHE'S BEEN TRACKING ALL OF OUR, UM, CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO SHE CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A VERY TIMELY UPDATE. OKAY. BUT I KNOW IT'S COMING ALONG REALLY WELL. THEY, UM, WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE EL DORA. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN EL DORADO PARK. SO ONE OF THE LAYERS IS JUST ABOUT THE ROADWAYS AND PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. SO I KNOW SCHEDULE WISE, WHILE THE RESTROOMS ARE ALMOST COMPLETE, UM, THEY'RE GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE SEASON CONCLUDES AND THEN PA THE PARKING LOT, IS THAT, AM I THAT CORRECTLY? THAT IS CORRECT. THE RESTROOM SHOULD BE COMPLETED MID, MID JUNE. MID JUNE. SO ABOUT ANOTHER PART OF THAT CELEBRATION THAT BRENT MENTIONED WHEN YOU SAID THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE OPENING, THAT'S ONE OF 'EM THAT'S COMING RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT. THERE'S, UM, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PARENTS ON MY SON'S TEAM IS A CONTRACTOR. SO HE'S BEEN PEEKING IN THERE AND SAYING, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S DONE. WHY? YOU KNOW, WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG? SO HE, HE'S OF THE OPINION THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ONE OR TWO DAYS AWAY, BUT YOU'RE SAYING IT'S STILL GONNA BE ABOUT A MONTH. THEY, THEY TOLD US MOVEMENT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE EASING THERE. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE YET. I, I DO KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR, UM, COLLEGIAL CHALLENGES WITH PUBLIC WORKS IS THAT WE GO THROUGH THE PROJECTS AT THE END. IT'S CALLED A PUNCH LIST. IT'S LIKE LITTLE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE FIXED BEFORE WE ACCEPT THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE SOMETIMES, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR PROJECT LIST WITH PUBLIC WORKS IS THIS LONG, THEIR PROJECT LIST STUDY WIDE IS LIKE THIS LONG. SO THEY'RE ALWAYS SOMEWHAT MOTIVATED TO, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. LET'S SIGN OFF AND LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING. AND THEN SOMETIMES WE INHERIT THINGS THAT IN HASTE WE REGRET THAT WE ACCEPTED THAT. SO MAYBE A CONTRACTOR'S QUICK GLANCE SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALL DONE, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS JUST UNDER THE SURFACE THAT WE WANT TO BE ASSURED ARE ACCEPTABLE. APPRECIATE IT. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY WHEN THEY ASK . JUST ONE QUESTION WITH, I THINK WHERE COMMISSIONER HIGG IS GOING, IF SOMETHING IS DONE, WE WOULD OPEN IT EVEN IF WE HAVEN'T DONE A RIBBON CUTTING OR GROUNDBREAKING. SO AS SOON AS IT'S DONE, IT'LL BE AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE DO A GROUND OPENING. YEAH. AND THAT MAY PUT HIM AT EASE. ACTUALLY. COLORADO PROJECTS ARE THE PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT, WELL, JUAN APPAREL BEACH WAS ONE OF THE YEP. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. RIGHT? YEAH. SO, UM, REALLY GREAT POINTS RAISED, BUT WE'RE EXCITED THAT SUCH AN IMMENSE PROJECT OF IMPORTANCE IS DURING THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE WE'RE NOT MOVING ENOUGH. I WANT A PICTURE OF YOU THE NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT. VICTORY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE? OKAY. UM, THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD A MOTION FOR ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. SECOND BY [01:10:01] COMMISSIONER TY SMITH. AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. SO NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. UM, THE, UH, UH, EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. AND, UH, I THINK THAT'S IT. LEMME SEE. UM, NEITHER COMMISSIONERS NOR STAFF MAY ANSWER OR SPEAK DIRECTLY TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. HOWEVER, A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE A FACTUAL STATEMENT OR ASK STAFF TO BE THE SAME. OTHERWISE A SPECIFIC QUESTION CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR AND ASK THAT STAFF, UH, TO REACH OUT TO THE SPEAKER. UH, SO DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? KAREN? UM, I ALWAYS LEARN SO MUCH WHEN I COME TO THESE MEETINGS. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT YOU ALL PUT IN AS COMMISSIONERS. AND I'M GONNA PUT ON MY, UM, LA COUNTY COMMISSION ON OLDER ADULTS HAT NOW, UM, FOR THE, THE, UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS, UM, KIND OF PUSHED THE COMMISSIONS IN LA TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER. SO WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST JOINT COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE, UM, DISABILITIES. I DON'T, IT'S KIND OF THE SAME DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO SEPARATE THEM. NOW WE'RE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN BECAUSE LA THE CITY OF LA IS DISMANTLING THEIR DEPARTMENT OF AGING, INCLUDING IT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS. SO WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING MONDAY TO DISCUSS RELEVANT ISSUES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND, UH, FOR DISABILITY. THOSE THAT ARE DIS DISABLED. AND NEXT YEAR LONG BEACH ON MARCH 25TH IS GOING TO HOST THE, UM, ABILITIES EXPO, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE DISABLED COMMUNITY. AND I'M, I'M ENCOURAGING YOU ALL TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE EVENTS I'VE EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE. AND, UH, TO SEE THE ADVANCES, TO SEE PEOPLE WITH EXO ROBOTS, SKINS THAT ARE PARALYZED AND ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO WALK BECAUSE THESE CHANGES ARE COMING. UM, I SAT ON A WEBINAR WITH MIG AND UH, STANFORD AND THE ADVANCES ARE GONNA HAPPEN RAPIDLY FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH THE STEM CELLS. THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO RICO BODY PARTS. THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING MODELS. THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN IN NEXT 10 YEARS. SO AGING IS CHANGING RAPIDLY AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE SO MUCH WORKING WITH YOUNGER PEOPLE. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE MORE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN LA COUNTY AND WE'RE, THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON, UH, SENIOR CENTERS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL UNDERFUNDED, ALL OF THEM IN LA COUNTY. AND WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY MORE FUNDING TO SPEND ON OUR OLDER ADULTS. SO THANK YOU KAREN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. I'M GONNA ASK THE TO ASK THE STAFF FIRST, OR COMMISSIONER STAFF FIRST. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE STAFF? YES. UM, SURE. JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, 31 DAYS, UM, UNTIL SUMMER STARTS. I KNOW COMMISSIONER, UM, HIGG AND I HAVE DIFFERENT COUNTDOWNS. UM, YES. UM, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, UM, OUR TEAM AND HEIDI TO ATTEST TO, UM, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY, NOT ENOUGH DAYS IN THE WEEK. UM, AS WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING ON OUR TEAMS, NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, OUR TEAMS, BUT CONTINUING OUR OPERATIONS, WHETHER IT BE OUR NATURE CENTER OR AQUATICS OR ALL THINGS GOING ON. SO WORKING ON ONBOARDING OUR TEAM, OUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS, UH, TRAINING FOR NEW, UM, AND, UH, CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL AS CERTIFICATIONS. BUT WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UH, JUST BRING YOUR ATTENTION, UM, TO, WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST WATER SAFETY DAY. UM, IT'S ON PAGE FOUR. THE, UM, ON SATURDAY MAY 24TH, UM, FROM 11 TO ONE. WE'RE AT BELMONT AND RADO. WE'RE NOT AT KING BECAUSE IT'S NOT OPEN JUST YET, BUT WHEN WE DO IT IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS. UM, AND OUR GOAL, THIS IS A FREE EVENT TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, ABOUT WATER SAFETY IN OR REALM FACILITIES. UM, AND THEN IT LEADS RIGHT INTO OUR REC SWIM THAT YOU COULD USE YOUR SKILLS. UM, AND THEN I WANNA HIGHLIGHT OUR DODGERS DREAM TEAM. SO WE'RE ALREADY IN REGISTRATION. UM, WE'VE BEEN IN THIS PROGRAM FOR FIVE PLUS YEARS. BLESS YOU. EXCUSE ME. WE'VE HAD, UM, WE STARTED WITH, THIS IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, THE LA, UM, DODGERS FOUNDATION. UM, WHICH THEY CAME TO US, YOU KNOW, FIVE PLUS YEARS AGO, UM, AS A PILOT PROGRAM BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN THEIR VICINITY OF, BUT THEY'VE HEARD WE RAN A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. UM, WE STARTED WITH JUST ABOUT 500 KIDS [01:15:01] AND NOW WE'RE OVER A THOUSAND, UM, ADDING DIFFERENT DIVISIONS. UM, ONE ADDING SOFTBALL. AND INSTEAD OF GOING JUST FROM FIVE TO 12, NOW WE GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH 18 YEARS OLD. SO VERY, VERY PROUD, UM, OF THAT PROGRAM. UM, AND JUST TO, UM, INVITE YOU AS WE KICK OFF OUR ANNUAL, UM, CONCERT. SO MEMORIAL THE FRIDAY, UM, BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY IS OUR KICKOFF TO SUMMER. UM, AND WE'LL HAVE BE HAVING, UM, FEATURING POP VINYL, WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TO COME AT EL DORADO PARK WEST, UM, TO KICK OFF OUR CONCERT SERIES. UM, AND THEN FROM THERE WE WILL GO INTO THE REST OF OUR CONCERT SERIES, A HUNDRED AND 16TH YEAR OF THE MUNICIPAL BAND. UM, SUD SERENADE IS THE THEME THIS YEAR. UM, IT'S GONNA BE DELIGHTFUL AND ALL THOSE THINGS IN BETWEEN, BETWEEN NOW, UM, THAT WE KICK OFF ON MAY 23RD AND THEN WE END AUGUST 22ND . UM, SO THOSE ARE COUNTDOWN DAYS. UM, BUT HEIDI COULD ATTEST OUR STAFF IS WORKING VERY, VERY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES ALONG WITH STEVE'S TEAM TO ONBOARD TO GET OUR MARKETING MATERIALS AND GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH MIKE'S TEAM, UM, TO PREPARE OUR FACILITIES FOR THAT ONSLAUGHT OF GREAT NOISE THAT WE LOVE . UM, AND HERE AND THEN WITH, UM, UM, SHE'S TEAM, UM, AND DANIELLE ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD. SO LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING SUMMER WITH YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. DEPUTY DIRECTOR SCOTT? YES. OKAY. CHRISTINE, JENNIFER, SHE, JUST TWO THINGS TO SHARE. SO THIS WEEK, UM, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE LBRA MURALS AS WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH. SO THIS PAST WEEK, 14TH STREET WITH THE LAST ONE, IT'S COMPLETED ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, UM, AND YOU'RE DOWN THAT AREA, GO CHECK IT OUT. IT ACTUALLY GAVE A NICE LITTLE UPGRADE TO THAT BASKETBALL COURT AND A NICE COLORFUL THING FOR THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE. SO THAT ONE'S COMPLETED. AND THEN ALONG WITH, UM, IN JUNE, I KNOW BRENT MENTIONED A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING TO AN END AND COMPLETION HERE. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE THE BAND SHELL OVER EPIC CITY PARK MID ABOUT MID-JUNE AS WELL. I'M MIKE FILLING IN FOR MY BOSS. I'M MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT. UM, PREPARED SOME ITEMS THAT OUR TEAM HAS DONE IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO, REPAIRS IMPROVEMENT. SO I'M JUST GONNA READ A FEW ONE FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. UH, THE FACILITIES TEAM, UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY IN KNOW BRANCH SPOKE ON IT. WE FOR RESURFACING THE HISTORIC RECREATION MAN, SHE, UM, WHICH IS GOOD CONCERT OFF ON FOURTH. IT'S LOOKING GREAT. I'M NOT REALLY GOOD. UM, AND WE ALSO DUAL STRIDE AND RESURFACED WEIGHT VOLLEYBALL COURT. SO NOW IT'S GOING BALL BALL, WHICH IS EXCITING. AND TODAY WE'RE, WE DID A LARGE PLUMBING REPAIR AT RECREATION PARK NEAR THE DOG PARK AND PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO BACK TO FINISH THAT ALL UP THE GROUNDS TEAM. UM, RAULS THE GROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT, BUT, UM, HE FINALIZED PERMIT COWFISH AND WILDLIFE, UH, THE WATER DID ACROSS THE STREET. UM, IT'S GONNA INCLUDE THAT BY THE BRUSH THAT'S LOCKED THE WATER. A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR, WE HAVE ABOUT, UH, THREE FINDING PROJECTS COMING UP AND NEEDED, UH, TREE TRIMMING AT THE FOREST, WETLANDS AND PARK, ALL STUFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? UM, LET'S SEE. I'LL GIVE STEVE SOME CREDIT THAT HE'S GONNA COVER FOR ME. I'M TAKING A, A HEALTHY WEEK OFF FROM MY BIRTHDAY NEXT 23RD FROM TOMORROW. I'LL BE BACK JUNE 1ST, SO I'M NOT TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY. SO YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME. , GLAD TO CHAT WITH YOU. NOTHING ELSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE'LL ASK COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER, HE, UM, SURE. SO TWO THINGS. UM, FIRST OF ALL, AS GLADS MENTIONED, MY SCHOOL YEAR IS ENDING. UM, MY SENIORS THIS YEAR DID A PROJECT, I THINK I MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT EARLIER. THEY DID A PROJECT HAVING TO DO WITH FAHRENHEIT 4 51, WHERE I CHALLENGED THEM TO GO WITHOUT THEIR SCREENS AND GO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT THEIR SCREENS. AND I HAD JUST FINISHED GRADING THEIR PROJECT, AND SO MANY OF THEM TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT TO THEIR PARKS. SO MANY OF THEM WENT TO THE NATURE CENTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT'S COOL. YOU KNOW, WENT ACROSS THE CITY AND IT WAS SO WONDERFUL. I, I TEARED UP A COUPLE TIMES READING THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY, THEY TALKED ABOUT GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR CHILDHOOD. THEY FORGOT HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS TO JUST SIT ON THE PLAYGROUND. YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TO SEE SO MUCH WILDLIFE, THEY'D NEVER NOTICED FLOWERS BEFORE. SO MANY THINGS. SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL. SO, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO EVERYONE AT THE PARKS FOR, FOR, UH, ENCOURAGING AND, AND ALLOWING THOSE LITTLE BITS OF BEAUTY TO EXIST SO THAT MY STUDENTS CAN DISCOVER THEM. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME. AWESOME. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION WAS, UM, I'M A PAST PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH CENTURY CLUB, WHICH, UH, SUPPORTS YOUTH [01:20:01] AND AMATEUR ATHLETICS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WHICH OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH THE RECREATION CLASSES, THAT SORT OF THING. WE HAVE TWO BANQUETS THAT ARE COMING UP. UM, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BANQUET THAT CELEBRATES THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, SPORTS CHAMPIONS THAT'S GONNA BE IN THE PYRAMID ON MAY 19TH. SO THAT'S JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. AND THEN, UM, THE BIG, UH, HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, COLLEGE AND HALL OF FAME BANQUET, THE BIG ONE THAT'S AT THE GRAND ON JUNE 16TH. SO, UM, LONG BEACH CENTURY CLUB, LB CENTURY CLUB.ORG, UM, IS WHERE YOU CAN GET TICKETS, YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION. BUT, UM, AGAIN, A LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR PARKS AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOL. SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT AS AN INVITATION. , MR. SEAN? YES. UM, I RECENTLY ATTENDED ONE OF THE POP SERIES EVENTS FROM THE LONG BEACH SYMPHONY. I WAS ACTUALLY WITH COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND I HAD TO SAY ONE OF THE MORE EXCITING MOMENTS IS IN THE BOOKLET TALKING ABOUT IT, THERE WAS AN INSERT ABOUT THE UPCOMING CONCERTS THAT ARE BEING HOSTED BY OUR PARTNERS. SO JUST TO SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THE IDEA THAT THAT SERIES IS ENDING AND THEY'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO INTO THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE SING-ALONG CONCERTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, IT'S JUST A VERY, UH, A TESTAMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, AND THEN ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I ACTUALLY NOW WORK FOR AN AUSTRALIAN TOURISM BOARD VISIT VICTORIA. SO, UM, WHERE MELBOURNE IS AND, UH, SURPRISING, NOT SURPRISING, BUT SURPRISING TO ME, THE FUNNEST FACT. AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO KNOW MOST ABOUT IS THE PARKS COMMISSION WHEN I WAS SHARING THAT WITH MY COMPANY . SO, UM, THEY'RE VERY FASCINATED ON HOW WE INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY INTO OUR PARKS AND RUNNING THEM. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ON BOTH ENDS AS I NOW REPRESENT, UM, THE COUNTRY OF AUSTRALIA. SO, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO WE HAVE A SISTER CITIES RELATIONSHIP IN AUSTRALIA? WE DO NOT HAVE A SISTER CITIES. THERE WE GO. . SO I MAY HAVE TO TALK FOR YOU. THERE YOU GO, COMMISSIONER. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, MR. CHAVEZ. YEAH. UH, SO A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES. UH, SO FIRST, UH, GOT TO, ACTUALLY, THIS IS ALL BOTH ON THE SAME DAY, BUT, UH, ONE, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND, UH, JUST MY APPRECIATION FOR BEING ABLE TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE JACK DUNSTER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, WHICH IS WITHIN THE PARKS, UH, SYSTEM. UH, IT'S THIS LITTLE AREA RIGHT BY MARINE STADIUM, UH, AMAZING LITTLE SPOT, BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT REALLY AT HIT JIM WHEN I THINK FRIENDS OF WILL SPRINGS PARK FOR ARRANGING THAT TOUR AS WELL, AS WELL AS ALSO SEEING, UM, ANOTHER THING WHICH I BELIEVE IS TECHNICALLY PART OF THE PARK SYSTEM, BUT IT'S AN OPEN THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS, UH, SIM POND, WHICH IS ANOTHER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE. AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS MAY BE WANTING AND EXPECTING. AND THEN ALSO PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THAT AREA. SO, VERY INTERESTING TO SEE, UH, SOME, SOME PARTS OF OUR SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT WIDELY KNOWN ABOUT, UH, BUT, UH, REALLY ADD A LOT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ALSO WANTED TO, UH, EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION AND THANKS FOR THE PARK STAFF IN THE CITY WHO STAFF, WHO WORK ON THE MARIACHI FESTIVAL, UH, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, UH, VERY WELL ATTENDED, GREAT SEEING THAT EVENT AT VETERANS PARK IN PARTICULAR, UH, WHICH, UH, IS A MAJOR PART OF THE WRIGLEY COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO I THINK IN MANY WAYS IS AN UNDERAPPRECIATED PART. UH, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT SEEING THERE. IT'S GREAT SEEING SOME OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS THERE AS WELL. UH, WE DID NOT DISCUSS PARK BUSINESS, WE DID NOT HAVE A FORUM, JUST BE CLEAR. UH, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO, TO SEE SUCH, SO MUCH COMMUNITY, SOMEONE HAPPENING AT A PARK. MY DAD ACTUALLY LIVES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM VETERANS PARK AND HE GREW UP WITH MARIACHI MUSIC AND HE WAS OUT WORKING IN HIS YARD AND HE WAS LIKE, HEY, I RECOGNIZE THAT SONG. AND HE WAS LIKE, I HAD SOME GREAT MUSIC TO, UH, TO WORK TO. SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD SEEING THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, ONE THING ON VETERANS PARK, UH, AT THE MOST RECENT WRIGLEY ASSOCIATION, UH, MEETING THAT I WAS AT, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT A HOLE IN THE FENCE AT WRIGLEY PARK OR AT VETERANS PARK, UH, FOR, UM, WHERE IT ALIGNS OR WITH THE, I BELIEVE THE PARKING LOT FOR THE BLUE LINE STOP OR A LINE STOP. SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO OVER IN THAT AREA AND CHECK IT OUT. MAYBE AFTER THIS MEETING I'LL SWING BY THERE. YOU CAN TAKE IT. YEAH, TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND IT TO PARK STAFF. UH, BUT JUST WANTED TO APPLY THAT. THIS, THERE WAS, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT UP ALSO LAST MONTH'S MEETING AND WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN THIS MONTH. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE A, I'LL TRY TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT AND SEND IT TO, TO YOU ALL. SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO, TO, TO FIX THAT. UH, AND JUST A GENERAL THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. IT'S, IT'S TRULY IMPRESSIVE. AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY AND ALL THE CONCERNS AND JUST GENERAL SORT OF BAD SENTIMENT ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF EVERYTHING. UH, [01:25:01] NOT GETTING INTO THE POLITICS OF IT, BUT JUST EVERYTHING IN GENERAL. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE FOLKS PUTTING IN THE WORK, PUTTING IN THE EFFORT, PUTTING IN THE MONEY TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THAT AND THAT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. YES. UH, IN ADDITION TO THE MARIACHI FESTIVAL, WHICH WAS AMAZING, UH, I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO, UH, DIRECTOR DENNIS AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR THE HARVEY MILL PARK. THE QUALITY PLAZA EVENT THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, UH, I THINK IT WAS THE LARGEST TURNOUT WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE 12 YEARS OF DOING THAT EVENT. UM, AND UP UNTIL THE WEE HOURS OF FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN WE FOUND GRAFFITI WAS THE MAINTENANCE TEAM OUT, MAKING SURE IT WAS CLEANED UP AND READY TO GO FOR, UH, FOR OUR EVENT. AND SO, UM, WE HAD RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT THE PARK AND IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY LOVED IT. NOBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE THRONE, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT, . UM, SO IT WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE, UH, COMMUNITY EVENT. UM, AND WE GOT TO CELEBRATE SOME INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY LEADERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING PUT THAT TOGETHER. UM, AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN ME ON SUNDAY, I'LL BE AT THE LONG BEACH PRIDE PARADE AT BIXBY PARK, OR I'LL BE ONE OF THE PARADE ANNOUNCERS, SO YOU CAN COME HANG OUT AT THE PARK WITH ME. SO, YEAH, THAT'S ALL. OKAY, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. UH, KUDOS TO HEIDI. I WAS HERE FOR THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PERFORMANCE, BIG CROWD, GREAT, UH, GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. IT WAS FASCINATING FOR TWO HOURS. AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO OLDER AMERICANS MONTH OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED BECAUSE I BECOME SOCIAL SECURITY ELIGIBLE IN A COUPLE DAYS. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU LOOK SO YOUNG. , UH, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH. YES. SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR MAKING THIS MEETING POSSIBLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO GET OUT IN OUR AMAZING CITY, TO SEE OUR AWESOME FACILITIES AND SEE OUR AMAZING EMPLOYEES WHO REALLY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. UM, SO THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND ALL THE EFFORT THAT WENT IN AND ENERGY TO PUT INTO THIS. I ALSO WANNA SHARE THAT COMPOUND LONG BEACH, WHO'S ONE OF MY CLIENTS. WE DO A MONTHLY FRESH FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON SATURDAYS. IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. IT HAPPENS FROM 9:00 AM TO 10:00 AM WE DO HAVE LIMITED BOXES, BUT IT'S FRESH FOOD THAT WE LITERALLY GET THE DAY, UM, ACTUALLY TWO DAYS BEFORE. UM, SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, IF YOU KNOW OF A FAMILY, AN INDIVIDUAL, SENIORS, ANYBODY WHO NEEDS ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD, SO LIKE FRESH FOOD, LIKE FRESH FRUITS, FRESH VEGETABLES, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. I'M PRETTY EASY TO FIND. UM, I'M HAPPY TO CONNECT AND MAKE SURE THAT PERSON GETS A FRESH BOX OF FOOD. AND SO, UM, IT IS GOING, IS THE WOMAN FROM, UM, AS SHE WAS SHARING EARLIER, IT IS GONNA BECOME MUCH MORE NEEDED. SO, UM, IF YOU DO KNOW OF A FAMILY OR AN INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. UM, SO, SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET OUT AND SEE AND MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE PEOPLE GO TO EAST LONG BEACH. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. AND I ECHO YOUR COMMENTS. THEY'RE WELL STATED. UM, AND I, UH, THANK YOU. WELL, SO I, FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY AND GENEROSITY, UH, I DID WANNA COMMENT THAT I DROVE, UH, STOPPED BY BIXBY PARK TO SEE THE, UH, THE SHELL AND THE NEW ACTIVITY. IT'S VERY EXCITING. BUT I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN ON SUNDAY AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE PARADE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS. SO I'M DISAPPOINTED, BUT THANK YOU. UM, ALSO, I HAD A CHANCE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO BE PART OF A, A CITY LED, UM, MEETING WITH ABOUT 30 PLUS COUNCILS GENERAL FROM LOS ANGELES, WHO CAME TO LONG BEACH TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS DOING WITH REGARD TO THE LA . OH, YOU MISSED YOUR PICTURE. EVERYBODY WAS DOING THAT. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH REGARD TO THE LA OLYMPICS, UH, ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS IS THAT WE ARE THE MOST ORGANIZED CITY OF ALL THE VENUES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. UH, THEY ARE ALL VERY INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. SO WE PRESENTED, UH, WHERE THE EVENTS ARE GONNA BE TAKING PLACE, HOW THEIR TEAMS COULD PRACTICE HERE, HOW THEIR, UH, GUESTS COULD STAY IN LONG BEACH, ET CETERA. AND OUR PARKS WILL BE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE WITH REGARD TO THE LA OLYMPICS IN 2028. AND, UH, THAT'S THE LAST OF MY COMMENTS. HEARING. UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I CAN, UH, DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10 35. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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