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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR MAY 15TH.FOR THE RECORD, UH, VICE CHAIR TEMPLE AND COMMISSIONER LIMUS ARE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
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COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT.WOULD YOU MIND DOING COMMISSIONER WEER HERE? WE HAVE QUORUM.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, DO THE
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.COMMISSIONER WARE, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE HONORS? PLEASE, PLEASE STAND.
AT THIS POINT, AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, SWEAR IN FOR ANY WITNESSES, PLEASE.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GIVE ANY TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL PROVIDE TODAY IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, UH, IS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? CAN I HAVE THE, THE FIRST MOTION PLEASE? ITEM NUMBER ONE
[1. 25-55309 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT.MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR.
JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES HERE FROM, UM, THE STAFF DESK.
SO, UH, FIRST WANT TO SHARE THAT, UM, AT OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 5TH, WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING, UM, UH, RICHARD LEWIS AND HIS, UM, SERVICE TO THIS COMMISSION.
UM, AND, UH, I ALSO WANTED TO UPDATE THE GROUP THAT THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT THAT YOU HEARD LAST MONTH WAS SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED.
IT SUBMITTED TO THE STATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OR HCD PRIOR TO, UH, TODAY'S DEADLINE FOR REPORTING, UH, WE WERE GLAD TO SUBMIT THAT INFORMATION TO, UM, SHOW HCD AND THE STATE, UM, THE RECORD YEAR THAT WE DID HAVE IN 2024.
AND THEN FINALLY LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE, WANTED TO SHARE THAT JUNE, UH, THE SECOND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WOULD TYPICALLY BE HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH FALLS ON JUNE 19TH, WHICH IS JUNETEENTH, UH, CITY HOLIDAY.
THEREFORE, THERE WILL NO, UH, THERE WILL NOT BE A COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 19TH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
I'LL NOT TAKE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, ANYONE, ANY VIRTUAL.
IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
DEAR, APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE RULE VOTE COMMISSIONER WHERE IT MIGHT WORK.
CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, READ ITEM TWO PLEASE? ITEM, ACTUALLY, SORRY, I'LL, I'LL
CAN I GET A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS FOR THE MINUTES? SCENE? NONE.
NOW TAKE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES.
[2. 25-55310 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, May 1, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE USE AND RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ITEM CLARK, PLEASE, UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE
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COMMISSIONER WHERE I CAN TAKE A VERBAL, AYE.UH, PLEASE, UH, READ THE ITEM THREE, PLEASE.
[3. 25-55312 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-23-025; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP23-008), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the expansion of onsite alcohol beverage sales at an existing legal nonconforming bar/tavern with a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 48 License (On-Sale General – Public Premises) related to an existing 995-square-foot outdoor patio (approved as part of COVID outdoor activity permit program) as part of the bar/tavern located at 136 East Anaheim Street in the Downtown Plan (PD-30) Planned Development District. (District 1) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
A RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE DASH 23 DASH 0 2 5 AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR THE EXPANSION OF ONSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES AT AN EXISTING LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BAR SLASH TAVERN WITH A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL.TYPE 48 LICENSE RELATED TO AN EXISTING 995 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR PATIO AS PART OF THE BAR SLASH TAVERN.
LOCATED AT 1 36 EAST ANAHEIM STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN PLAN, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, DISTRICT ONE.
MAY I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COMMISSIONER ZEN, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, SO WE'LL TURN THAT OVER TO STAFF.
SO I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO THE PROJECT PLANNER, UH, LEANNA ARCIGA.
UM, WE'RE GLAD TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS, UM, OPERATION, UM, IS EXISTING UNDER THE TEMPORARY COVID OUTDOOR DINING REGULATIONS.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO, UM, MAKE THAT A PERMANENT APPROVAL THROUGH, UM, TO TONIGHT'S ACTIONS, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO ENSURE, UM, COMPLIANCE WITH OUR REGULATIONS.
AND THEN, UH, SENDING THAT OVER TO LEANNA.
OKAY, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST LOCATED AT 1 36 EAST ANAHEIM STREET.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE PD 30 ZONING DISTRICT AND THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE IS DOWNTOWN.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST ANAHEIM STREET BETWEEN PINE AVENUE AND LOCUST AVENUE.
THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT IS A 3,724 SQUARE FOOT LOT WITH A 1,392 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL TENANT SPACE AND SIX ORIGINAL PARKING SPACES.
THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
THE SITE IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING AFFORDABLE SENIOR LIVING HOUSING, UM, TO THE EAST, OUTLINED IN YELLOW, AND THE REMAINDER OF RESIDENTIAL AROUND THE SITE RANGES IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES.
THE TENANT IS THE GRASSHOPPER.
UH, THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN AN OPERATION SINCE 2019.
THE SITE IS AN EXISTING LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USE.
THERE IS NO RECORD OF A CUP AND THE SITE HAS HAD AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE FOR A BAR SLASH TAVERN SINCE 1999.
THE EXISTING PATIO AREA WAS PERMITTED AS A PART OF THE COVID-19 OUTDOOR ACTIVITY PERMIT PROGRAM, WHICH ENDED ON JANUARY 31ST, 2023.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE SHOWING THE EAST, NORTH AND SOUTHEAST ELEVATIONS.
UM, HERE YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE OUTDOOR PATIO AREA, THE SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, AND NORTH VIEWS ARE PROVIDED.
THE COP PROPOSAL IS TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF ONSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES AT AN EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING BAR SLASH TAVERN WITH AN A BC TYPE 48 LICENSE BY LEGALIZING AN EXISTING 995 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR PATIO AS A PART OF THE BAR SLASH TAVERN.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING SITE PLAN OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
THE OUTDOOR PATIO IS OUTLINED IN BLUE, CONSIST OF NINE HIGH TOP TABLES AND SEATS WITH RAISED BENCH SEATING LOCATED TOWARDS THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.
THERE WERE PREVIOUSLY SIX PARKING SPACES AND WITH THE PATIO AREA ADDITION NOW THREE REMAIN.
THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN AB 2097 WHERE PARKING IS NOT REQUIRED.
LASTLY, AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE APPLICANT WILL CLOSE AN UNUSED CURB CUT FOUND AT THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE SITE AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL 24 INCH STREET TREE.
IN THIS SLIDE YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN, IDENTIFYING THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND DJ AREA IN RED.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF 59 SEATS THROUGHOUT THE TENANT SPACE, 41 BOOTH SEATING AND 18 BAR TOP SEATING.
NO INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED OUTDOOR PATIO FLOOR PLAN.
THE OUTDOOR PATIO TOTALS 995 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL AREA, AND WE'LL CLOSE AT 10:00 PM DAILY TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE WILL BE NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC AT ANY TIME AND WILL BE CONDITIONED AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT.
THE ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT IS CURRENTLY OPERATING
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MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 6:00 PM TO 2:00 AM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 5:00 PM TO 2:00 AM AND SUNDAY 2:00 PM TO 2:00 AM THE OUTDOOR PATIO CLOSES AT 10:00 PM DAILY.ALL STAFF MUST COMPLETE THE STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL MANDATED TRAINING.
THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF ONE GUARD PRESENT DURING ALL BUSINESS HOURS.
THE GUARD PERFORMS ID CHECKS, KEEP TRACKS OF OCCUPANCY LEVELS, AND PERFORM SAFETY CHECKS OF ALL AREAS.
WHEN ENTERTAINMENT IS PRESENT, TWO GUARDS ARE ON DUTY.
THERE'S LIGHTING AND CAMERA SURVEILLANCE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING WITH A TOTAL OF EIGHT CAMERAS THROUGHOUT.
THE BUSINESS HAS ALSO SUBMITTED FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE WITH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE CUP.
DURING THIS TIME, THE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PD HEALTH AND FIRE.
AS A PART OF PDS REVIEW, THEY CONDUCTED TWO UNDERCOVER IN INVESTIGATIONS.
A CRIME ANALYSIS CONTACTED RESIDENTS WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET AND HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT PURSUANT TO THE APPROVAL OF THEIR ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT.
ENTERTAINMENT IS PROPOSED TO TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 9:00 PM TO 2:00 AM AND SUNDAY FROM 3:00 PM TO 8:00 PM.
ENTERTAINMENT IS DEFINED BY THE APPLICANT AS DJS WHO PLAY VINYL RECORDS AND PRERECORDED MUSIC.
WHEN ENTERTAINMENT IS PRESENT, THE OUTDOOR PATIO AREA WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE CLOSED AT 10:00 PM DAILY AND NO OUTDOOR MUSIC IS PERMITTED.
IN ADDITION, WHEN ENTERTAINMENT IS PRESENT, AN ADDITIONAL GUARD WILL BE ON DUTY.
IN CONSIDERING THIS CUP APPLICATION FOR THE ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS FROM THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ACCORDING TO THE A BC LICENSE REPORT, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN CENSUS TRACK 5 7 6 3 0.01 AND POLICE REPORTING DISTRICT 1 74, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR ON SALE LICENSES.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX ON SALE ACTIVE LICENSES IN THIS TRACT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT DOES NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE LICENSES WITHIN THIS TRACT AS THIS BUSINESS IS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION AS A NON-CONFORMING BAR SLASH TAVERN.
LASTLY, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN A HIGH CRIME DISTRICT WITH A TOTAL OF 101 REPORTED CRIMES IN THE DISTRICT.
66 OR MORE REPORTED CRIMES IS CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME BASIS FOR POSSIBLE PROTESTS WOULD BE HIGH CRIME AREA OVER CONCENTRATION.
RESIDENTS WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET PARK WITHIN 600 FEET AND CHURCH WITHIN 600 FEET.
THE MAJORITY OF CRIME IN THE AREA IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BUSINESS.
THERE WILL BE NO NET INCREASE IN ALCOHOL LICENSES AND THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE IN PLACE TO PROMOTE GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE PARK AND CHURCHES.
IN ADDITION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 21 POINT 52.201, AREAS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA ARE EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS RELATED TO OVER CONCENTRATION, HIGH CRIME AND MINIMUM LOCATION REQUIREMENTS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PARKS TO GO OVER CALLS OF SERVICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY FIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE PROJECT SITE LOCATED AT 1 36 EAST ANAHEIM STREET.
THE CALLS WERE DETAILED AS TWO CALLS FOR BATTERY, ONE FOR AUDIBLE BURGLAR ALARM, ONE FOR DISTRICT CARD CHECK MADE BY THE OWNER, AND ONE CALL FOR GROUP DISTURBANCE.
IN REVIEW OF THIS APPLICATION, STEP FI STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH A GENERAL PLAN AND ALL APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS.
IT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
THE OUTDOOR PATIO AREA, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION IN PROXIMITY TO NEARBY RESIDE RESIDENTIAL USES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 10:00 PM CLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE TO FURTHER ADDRESS KNOWING NOISE CONCERNS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STRATEGY NUMBER TWO AND POLICY N TWO DASH FOUR OF THE NOISE ELEMENT.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED REQUIRING ADDITIONAL NOISE BUFFERING ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST PROPERTY LINES AND NO OUTDOOR MUSIC IS PERMITTED.
THESE MEASURES REFLECT BEST PRACTICES FOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS WITH EVENING OPERATIONS NEAR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN SECTION 21 POINT 52.201.
ALTHOUGH NO PARKING IS REQUIRED, THREE SPACES ARE PROVIDED ON SITE EXISTING, UM, LIGHTING AND SURVEILLANCE WILL BE MAINTAINED AND FURTHER ADDRESSED THROUGH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ADDRESS QUEUING, LOITERING AND RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE.
THE ESTABLISHMENT HOLDS A VALID AND ACTIVE TYPE 48 LICENSE, AND THE PROJECT DOES NOT RESULT IN A NET INCREASE OF ALCOHOL LICENSES IN THE AREA.
REGARDING SENSITIVE USES, THE SITE DOES NOT DIRECTLY ABUT A SCHOOL OR PARK.
THE NEAREST PARK OR AND SCORE ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE NORTH.
IN ADDITION AREAS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA ARE EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS RELATED TO OVER CONCENTRATION, HIGH CRIME AND MINIMUM LOCATION REQUIREMENTS.
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OH, ADDITIONAL, UM, SORRY, GIMME ONE SECOND.ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL INCLUDE, UM, SORRY, I THINK I WENT A SLIDE FORWARD IN MY NOTES.
SO IN ADDITION, AREAS LOCATED THE PROJECT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AS IT DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR SUCH REQUIREMENTS.
OVERALL CONDITIONS RELATED TO SECURITY, NOISE MITIGATION, LIGHTING, EMPLOYEE TRAINING, AND HOURS OF OPERATION ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE USE OPERATES IN A RESPONSIBLE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SENSITIVE MANNER.
THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE A RANGE OF MEASURES INTENDED TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMPLIANCE WITH CITY STANDARDS.
THESE INCLUDE STANDARD CONDITIONS RELATED TO ALCOHOL SERVICE, BAR OPERATIONS, AND ONSITE SECURITY, SUCH AS REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY GUARDS TO BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH AT LEAST TWO GUARDS ON DUTY DURING ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS, HOURS OF OPERATION, THE CLOSURE OF UNUSED CURB CUT ALONG LOCUST AVENUE AND THE ADDITION OF NEW STREET TREES.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL INCLUDED 10:00 PM CLOSURE FOR THE PATIO AREA, PROHIBIT THE EXPANSION OF THE USE IN PATIO AREA WITHOUT CUP MODIFICATION.
PROHIBIT AMPLIFIED MUSIC IN THE PATIO AREA AT ANY TIME AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
DJS AND DANCING ARE ONLY ALLOWED WITH A SEPARATE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT TO REDUCE NOISE IMPACTS.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF LANDSCAPING ALONG THE INTERIOR OF THE SOUTH AND EAST FENCING AS A BUFFER TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES, AND THE BUSINESS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL NOISE ORDINANCE STANDARDS.
ADDITIONAL OPERATION OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE MAINTENANCE OF APPROPRIATE LIGHTING AND EXTERIOR SURVEILLANCE.
THE POSTING OF URBAN ETIQUETTE SIGNAGE, ASKING PATRONS TO BE RESPECTFUL WHEN LEAVING AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
OPERATIONS ARE OPERATORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO ADDRESS NUISANCE COMPLAINTS AND MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY IN AREAS WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET FREE OF DEBRIS AND LITTER.
THESE CONDITIONS ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE RESPONSIBLE OPERATIONS AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS.
THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR AN EXEMPTION UNDER CQA AS CLASS ONE EXISTING FACILITIES NOTICING OF THE HEARING WAS COMPLETED AND A TOTAL OF 137 NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH A WITHIN A 300 FEET RADIUS AND A TOTAL OF 31 PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF ONSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES AT AN EXISTING LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BAR SLASH TAVERN WITH AN A BC TYPE 48 LICENSE RELATED TO AN EXISTING 995 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR PATIO AS A PART OF THE BAR SLASH TAVERN.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
UM, STAFF AND MANAGEMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? JUST CLARIFICATION ON CONDITION EIGHT.
IT'S JUST THERE SHOULD BE NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE DJ, BUT THERE IS A DJ.
IS THAT JUST SAYING, IS THERE LIVE MUSIC NOW? SO IF WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THAT CONDITION IS, UM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT TO HAVE A DJ.
THE CURRENT PREMISES DOESN'T HAVE THAT ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT, SO IT'S JUST MAKING SURE TO BRING THE WHOLE SITE INTO COMPLIANCE.
THEY HAVE TO OBTAIN AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT TO HAVE AMPLIFIED OR LIVE MUSIC.
BUT THEY, THEY DO CURRENTLY HAVE A DJ.
THIS IS JUST PART OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE OF BRINGING EVERYTHING TO COMPLIANCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TO STAFF? PERFECT.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT AND IF WOULD THEY LIKE TO SPEAK OR PRESENT? YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE.
UM, ONCE WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PERMITS AND ALL THAT STUFF WAS NECESSARY, WE'VE SEIZED AND NOT HAD THAT
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SINCE THEN.BUT, UH, THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET UP TO COMPLIANCE AND I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY, IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND.
SO, UM, I'M A BELIEVER IN THE FACT THAT ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
UH, AND THE ISSUE AT HAND, THOSE ACTIONS ARE 10 TO MOUNT TO OUR BODY OF WORK AT THE GRASSHOPPER START AS A VISION.
A VISION THAT WAS BORN IN 2018 WHEN WE UNDERTOOK THE CHALLENGE OF REBUILDING A ONCE VERY DILAPIDATED BUILDING THAT WAS HOME TO A CD AND PRETTY UNSAVORY BAR, UH, BRICK BY BRICK.
THE BUILDING WAS REFURBISHED ONLY TO BE EMPTY.
IT WAS WITH THE HELP OF OUR STAFF, OUR MANAGEMENT WHO'S HERE, UM, OUR BAR BARTENDERS, OUR BAR BACKS, OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL, AND EVEN OUR CLEANING CREW THAT THE VISION HAS COME TO LIFE.
WHAT IS THAT VISION? IT'S, UH, WALKING INTO THE BAR ON A BUSY FRIDAY NIGHT, SEEING INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CELEBRATING TRIUMPHS, EASING THEIR P PLATES AND BURDENS, OR SIMPLY SHOWING UP, JUST HOPING TO MAKE A FRIEND.
THAT EMPTY BUILDING BECAME A COMMUNITY, MUCH LIKE THE CITY, IT'S DIVERSE, IT'S INCLUSIVE, IT HARBORS CREATIVITY.
UH, IN OUR APPLICATION, WE'RE ASKING TO KEEP A PATIO THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO NAVIGATE THE BURDEN OF COVID LOCKDOWNS.
WE'RE MINDFUL OF THE CONDITIONS PLACED BY THE COMMITTEE.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT WERE TO BE APPROVED PERMANENTLY, WE WOULD KEEP THOSE IN MIND.
UM, I WANNA SPECIFY THAT WE ARE NOT BAD ACTORS.
WE MIGHT HAVE A BAR THAT'S PRESENT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS HIGH CRIME, BUT IF YOU READ THROUGH OUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT, YOU WILL SURMISE THAT WE'RE INVESTED IN THE VITALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I BELIEVE WE'RE NOT ONLY A POSITIVE ADDITION TO THE EAST ANAHEIM CORRIDOR, BUT WE CARE.
UH, WE'RE INVESTED IN CONTINUING TO FOSTER THE INCLUSIVITY AND THE CREATIVITY OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, GRASSHOP OFFERS HOME TO THAT, AND PERSONALLY, IT'S MY BELIEF THAT HAVING A PATIO, IT'S MORE CONDUCIVE THAN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT IN DOING SO.
WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, ON THE ITEM.
UH, WE'RE GONNA LIMIT, UH, SPEAKING TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON, BUT, BUT IF THERE'S ANYONE, PLEASE WALK UP TO THE PODIUM AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF PLEASE.
MY NAME IS MARVIN MELENDEZ AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
UM, ONE OF THE REASONS I MOVED TO LONG BEACH IS BECAUSE IT'S A VERY DIVERSE CITY AND IT, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY.
UM, I MANAGE A MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND SOMETIMES I TAKE THE METRO AND I WILL STOP BY THE, BY THE GRASSHOPPER.
THE GRASSHOPPER IS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY THERE.
YOU CAN, THERE'S NETWORKING, THERE'S ART THAT'S, THAT'S DISPLAYED BY THE DJS THEY'VE HAD IN THE PAST.
IT'S A CURATED TYPE OF, UH, MUSIC THAT IT, IT'S PRESENTED.
UH, I THINK YOU GUYS, UH, RECOGNIZE BY NOW, UH, THE GRASSHOPPER IS LOCATED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR SOMEONE, THERE'S A PLACE THEY CAN GO IN AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY.
ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UH, PLEASE, UH, READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
[4. 25-55313 Recommendation to determine that the project is within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH #2015051054) (PECC 03-25) and warrants no further environmental pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15168 (c)(2); and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP23-024), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, to operate a trucking and trailer storage facility for 79 trailers in conjunction with the construction of a new 120-square-foot office building with automobile parking and landscaping on a 127,630-square-foot (2.92-acre) lot located at 1445 Judson Avenue in the General Industrial (IG) Zoning District. (District 7) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AS PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND WARRANTS.NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 6 2 AND 1 5 1 6 8 C TWO AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS
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OF APPROVAL THERETO TO OPERATE A TRUCKING AND TRAILER STORAGE FACILITY FOR 79 TRAILERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 120 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING WITH AUTOMOBILE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING ON A 127,630 SQUARE FOOT LOT, LOCATED AT 1 4 4 5 JUDSON AVENUE IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, DISTRICT SEVEN.MAY I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COMMISSIONER WARE, UH, STAFF, CAN YOU, UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION.
PROJECT PLANNER RAJ PATIA WILL GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE PROJECT AT 1 4 4 5 JUDSON AVENUE AND IT'S A TRUCK YARD FACILITY.
THE PROJECT REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THE CASE NUMBER IS 2309 DASH 31.
THE CUP NUMBER FOR THIS ONE IS 23 DASH 0 2 4.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY ON A 2.92 ACRES, LAND IN THE IG ZONING DISTRICT WITH A PLACE TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL 65 FEET HEIGHT LIMIT.
AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, THE PROJECT HAD OIL WELLS AND OIL PUMPS ON THE SITE, SO THE PREVIOUS USE WAS IDENTIFIED AS OIL WELLS.
IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN AND IT IS IN THE PARKING EXEMPT AREA.
TALKING MORE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS, EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE, I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE OIL WELLS ON THE SITE.
PREVIOUSLY, AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, ONLY FIVE OF THE 46 OIL WELLS WERE ABANDONED.
ONE RESOURCES, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ABANDONING THE REST OF THEM OIL WELLS AS OF APRIL, 2025, THE WRITING OF THE REPORT, UM, FOR THIS PROJECT, ALL REMAINING 41 OIL WELLS WERE ABANDONED AND PLUGGED PER CAL JAM WEB WEB RESOURCES.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE PICTURE FROM CAL JAM WEB FINDER, WHERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE OIL WELLS IN THE GRAY, UM, OUTLINE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PLUGGED AND THERE'S NO ACTIVE, WELL REMAINING ON THE SITE.
MOVING ON TO TALK ABOUT OTHER ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.
SO ONCE THE OIL WELLS HAVE BEEN PLUGGED, THE SITE HAS BEEN GRADED AND PAVED.
THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE PICTURES HERE.
UH, PLEASE NOTE THE POWER POLES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURES.
THESE POLES ARE ON THE SITE WITHIN THE 10 A 10 FEET SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON EASEMENT.
I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN MY UPCOMING SLIDES.
THIS VIEW IS FROM THE OTHER END OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE EAST 14TH STREET ENTRANCE.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE SITE HAS BEEN CLEANED AND PAVED.
OKAY, WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? UM, PURSUANT TO SECTION 21.33060 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS, OUR TRUCKING YARD, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED AS THE S CODES 42 SIC CODE 42, IT REQUIRES A CUP AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT USERS OR CAN WE MAKE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING USERS USING THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRUCK AND TRAILER YARD PARKING FACILITY FOR 79 TRUCKS OR TRAILERS AND A MODULAR OFFICE ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION.
IT ALSO INCLUDES NUMBER OF FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS CLOSING THE ABANDONED OIL WELLS, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, INSTALLING NEW AESTHETICALLY APPEALING EIGHT FOOT HIGH TUBULAR STEEL FENCING, NEW PERMANENTLY IRRIGATED LANDSCAPING AND STRIPING EXISTING PAVING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL TRUCKING AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING.
UM, ON ONE SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE EIGHT BY 15 PREFAB MODULAR OFFICE BUILDING, RESTROOM BUILDING ON THE PERMANENT FOUNDATION.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LANDSCAPED AREAS ALONG THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF A, WHICH WILL MEET ALL THE, UM, ZONING COURT STANDARDS.
UM, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE FROM JUDSON AND COWS IS THE TRASH RECYCLING ENCLOSURE, AND THERE'LL BE EIGHT FEET HIGH TUBULAR STEEL FENCING ALL AROUND.
UH, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THE EDISON AND STORM DRAIN EASEMENTS, WHICH I WILL BE EXPLAINING IN DETAILING IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW IS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON EASEMENT, WHICH IS 10 FEET.
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GOES ON THE SAME LEVEL LINE AS THE STORMWATER STORM RAIN EASEMENT.THE STORM RAIN EASEMENT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE HERE.
IT IS A 20 FOOT WIDE EASEMENT, AND THAT IS HELD BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
THE PROJECT, UH, I DON'T WANNA MENTION HERE THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CLEARED TO OPERATE ON THE EASEMENTS WITH THE, THE ADDED CONDITIONS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO MOVE THE VEHICLES AND ANY EQUIPMENT ON THOSE EASEMENTS AS AND WHEN EITHER OF THE AGENCIES REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE EASEMENTS.
GOING INTO A LITTLE DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THE, UM, BUILDING THE BUILDING AND TRASH RECYCLING AREA, THIS IS ADJACENT SENT TO THE COWS AND JUDSON STREET INTERSECTION, WHICH IS THE ENTRANCE POINT TO THE SITE.
AND THAT WILL PROVIDE THE PRIMARY MAIN ENTRANCE, BUT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE ON EAST I STREET AND EXITS ON ALL THREE SITES.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, BUILDING WHICH WILL BE ON THE SITE.
THE BUILDING IS PREFABRICATED BY BIG ENTERPRISES, A STATE APPROVED MODULAR BUILDING MANUFACTURER, AND IT'S OF A HIGH BUILDING STANDARD AND IT'S ONE OF THEIR BETTER OPTIONS OF THE CATALOG.
I DO WANT TO MENTION HERE THAT THE APPLICANT IS EXPLORING THE OPTION TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING WITH THE TENANT THAT THEY NOW HAVE A ALI SIGNED WITH.
UM, HOWEVER, THIS BUILDING IS AN ACCESSORY USED TO THE, UM, TO THE PROJECT, WHICH IS FOR THE TRUCKING AND TRAILER YARD PARKING FACILITY.
AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A MINOR MODIFICATION.
AND AS SUCH, THE PROJECT HAS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE MINOR MODIFICATIONS.
IF THE PROJECT DOES END UP HAVING A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THE PROJECT ITSELF, TO THE OPERATIONS OR THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, THEN IN THAT SITUATION, IT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SINCE THIS IS A TRUCK TRAILER YARD PARKING FACILITY, I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TRUCK ROUTES.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROJECT SITE IS MARKED WITH A STAR ON THE MAP IN FRONT OF YOU.
ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE LARGER AREA MAP.
UM, AND I HAVE DETAILED THE, THE YELLOW PORTION IN THE RIGHT.
UM, THE PROJECT SITE IS ON THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS IN A HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE CITY ORDINANCE, TRUCK ROUTES, AND IT'S REALLY ADJOINING THOSE TRUCK ROUTES.
AND IT'S ALSO SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO MAJOR FREEWAYS.
THE TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY THAT'S MARKED AS 1 0 3 AND THE SEVEN 10 FREEWAY.
SO IT HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO THESE TWO FREEWAYS FOR, UM, THE TRUCK MOMENTS.
AND THE PROJECT DID DO A GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY.
SO I WANTED TO BRING THE SLIDE TO YOU ALSO TO TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT CONSISTENCY.
UM, AGAIN, THE MARKER IN BLUE IS WHERE THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED.
THE AREA IN RED IS THE COMMERCIAL AREA.
PINK IS MIXED USE, AND YELLOW IS RESIDENTIAL.
SO THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF A MILE, 26 MORE THAN 2,600 FEET AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AREA IN AN AERIAL DISTANCE.
AND THIS MEETS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE POLICY ONE DASH FIVE, WHICH ENCOURAGES TO HAVE APPROPRIATE INFILL PROJECTS AND LAND USE POLICY SEVEN DASH EIGHT THAT CALLS TO ENSURE INFILL PROJECTS.
UH, INFILL DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING ESTABLISHED AND PLANNED USES, AND THEREFORE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT.
MOVING ON TO THE FINDINGS FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, AS EVIDENCE IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE APPROVAL IS CONSISTENT WITH AND CARRIES OUT THE GENERAL PLAN AND ALL ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE APPLICABLE DISTRICT.
AND FOR THE SECOND POINT, THE PROJECT, WHILE A HEAVY TRUCKING RELATED USE IS BEING PROPOSED ON A SITE IN THE HEART OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES ADJOINING MAJOR TRUCK ROUTES AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR SIMILAR INCOMPATIBLE USERS IN THE AREA.
IN ADDITION, IT'S ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL USERS AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PORT, THEREBY NOT CAUSING ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN BEST LONG BEACH AND MAKING IT A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR SUCH LAND USE.
THE APPROVAL IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR TRUCK YARD CONTAINER STORAGE FACILITIES AS LISTED IN CHAPTER 21 4 5 6 8.
AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
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AND LASTLY, THE PROJECT IS NOT PROPOSING A PERMANENT BUILDING DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLDS FOR GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND THAT THEREFORE THIS POINT IS NOT VALID FOR THIS PROJECT.OKAY, UM, SOME SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CONDITIONED TO MEET CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM AS THEY HAVE REQUESTED, 24 HOUR OPERATIONS.
AND THE IDEA IS TO CURTAIL ANY NOISE IMPACTS ON THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL USERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE HALF A MILE AWAY.
BUT WE HAVE PUT THIS CONDITION IN TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO IMPACT AT ALL.
THE PROJECT IS ALLOWED TO OPERATE 24 HOURS, BUT ANY VIOLATION OF NOISE, TRAFFIC, CIRCULATION, ET CETERA, UM, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER REDUCED NUMBER OF HOURS FOR THE PROJECT AND FOR THE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS FOR YARD AND TRUCK TERMINALS.
UM, THAT INCLUDES UP TO TWO CONTAINERS STACKING AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE CORNER CUTOFFS CLEAR WITH THE STORAGE OF THE TRUCKS AND OTHER MATERIALS.
THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAM.
THE RESTROOM FACILITIES ON THE SITE WITHIN WILL BE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE OFFICE FOR BOTH STAFF AND VISITORS.
ALL YARDS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN A NEAT AND ORDERLY CONDITION SO THAT THERE'S NO, UH, DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO THE EDGES AND PROPERTIES AND OCCUPANTS.
THERE WILL BE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN.
FENCING STANDARDS HAVE BEEN ENSURED THAT THEY MEET THE FENCING STANDARDS.
THEY WILL, THEY ARE PROPOSING EIGHT FEET HIGH MODULAR STEEL, UM, TUBULAR STEEL FENCING ALL AROUND THE AREA FOR TRUCK QUEUING AND CIRCULATION.
UH, NO LOADING OR UNLOADING OF MATERIALS WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
AREAS FOR THE PARKING OF TRUCKS ARE SURFACED WITH MINIMUM SIX CENTURY REINFORCED CONCRETE GRADING AND NPDS STANDARDS WOULD ALSO BE MET.
NO MAJOR AUTO REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH TRUCKING WOULD BE ALLOWED.
HOWEVER, MINOR AUTO REPAIRS ARE PERMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPROVAL.
UM, NO DUMPING OF TIRES, OIL TRANSMISSION, FUEL FLUIDS, ET CETERA, OR ANY KIND OF OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, AND THAT WILL BE PROHIBITED AND ADEQUATE.
TURNING RADIUS MOVEMENT AND ONSITE MANEUVERING FOR ALL TRUCKS HAS TO BE PROVIDED.
THERE ARE CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS ALSO ADDED THAT THE PROJECT APPLICANT WILL BE, UM, REPAIRING ANY BROKEN, CRACKED, DEPRESSED, OR DAMAGED CURBS AND SIDEWALKS.
THEY WILL BE RECONSTRUCTING THE SIDEWALK PAYMENT ALONG CAL SEAT AND EAST I STREET.
UM, THEY SHALL REMOVE ANY UNUSED DRIVEWAY AND CURB CUTS ALONG THE PROJECT FRONTAGE AND BRING IT UP TO THE FULL HEIGHT CURB WITH CURB AND GUTTER INSTALLED.
THEY'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF ANY OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS.
ANY TREES REMOVED OR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A IS TO ONE BASIS.
THEY MOVE ANY EQUIPMENT, VEHICLE AND GATES WHEN NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE EASEMENTS.
THEN THIS IS TWO CONDITIONS FOR THE STORM WATER, UH, DRAIN EASEMENT FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS ADDISON EASEMENT AS WELL.
OKAY, ON C PERSON, PURSUANT TO CE QA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 6 2 AND 1 5 1 6 8 C TWO.
THIS PROJECT WAS ANALYZED AS PART OF THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT PROGRAM.
EIR COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH HAS TO MIND THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
BUT THE PROJECT IS STILL SUBJECT TO THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, WHICH WAS PART OF THE PROGRAM EIR.
AND THE MMRP IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ADOPTED MITIGATION MEASURES DURING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR NOTICING 313 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED ON APRIL 29TH.
POSTERS WERE PUT UP ON THE SITE ON APRIL 38TH.
AND AT THIS TIME, CITY STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO COMMENTS ON THIS PROJECT.
IN RESPONSE TO THE NOTICING OR ANY OTHER PROJECT DETAILS, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO THE COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AS PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND WARRANTS.
NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACTS EQUAL GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 16 2 AND 1 5 1 16 8 C TWO AND ALSO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP 23 DASH 0 2 4 AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERETO TO OPERATE A TRUCKING AND TRAILER
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STORAGE FACILITY FOR 79 TRAILERS.UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 120 SQUARE FEET OFFICE BUILDING WITH AUTOMOBILE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING ON A 2.92 ACRE SITE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AND, UH, ANY COMMISSIONERS WI WISHING TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I'M SEEING NONE.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS WELCOME TO COME FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK OR MAKE A PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.
I'M, IS THERE A CLICKER OR IS THAT, IS THAT PRELOADED HERE? THANK YOU, RAJ.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME.
JUST A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND ON FORTRESS.
UM, WE SPECIALIZE IN THESE PORT ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO SUPPORT PORTS TO CREATE TRANSPORTATION.
AND THIS OBVIOUSLY BEING A GREAT CHARACTERIZATION OF THAT AS IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UM, PORT OF LONG BEACH.
THE TENANT LAN, UM, WHO WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT IS BEING KIND OF DIS OR THEY'RE BEING MOVED OFF OF PB AS PART OF THAT EX THAT, UM, EXPANSION.
SO THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE FINAL PIECE.
AND THIS LEASE, OBVIOUSLY IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS THAT EFFECTUATES THIS, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT.
UM, JUST A, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON SOME OF THE FOLKS.
AGAIN, MY NAME'S GREG PEARSON.
I RUN OUR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS GLOBALLY.
AND, AND WE HAVE, AGAIN, A WHOLE HOST OF FOLKS HERE, URBAN CROSSROADS.
UM, DAVE HELLMAN, WHO IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS ASSET, THE FOLKS FROM TEAM B PLANNING SPECIFICALLY TRACY'S, UM, CHU, AND THEN OUR LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM ALAN MACKINS.
UM, THIS IS A, A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE SITE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE OIL RIGS.
UM, AS THE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED, THIS WAS A LONG, LONG EFFORT, UM, SPECIFICALLY TAKING, TAKING WARREN ABOUT THREE YEARS TO DECOMMISSION ABOUT 45 WELLS.
UM, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING FENCE LINE, WHICH I ACTUALLY BELIEVE HAS SINCE BEEN KIND OF CLEANED UP THERE ALONG I STREET, WHICH WAS A, WHICH A PLEASANT SURPRISE THERE.
UM, THE SITE PLAN WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH, SO I'LL, I'LL SKIP PAST THAT.
TH THESE ARE RENDERINGS OF THE SITE.
IT'S, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A HIGHLY MANICURED PROFESSIONAL OPERATION.
AGAIN, L LAND HAS BEEN A TENANT IN THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME AND WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THAT WITH ENHANCED LANDSCAPING.
UM, A NEW FENCE LINE AS, AS THE PRESENTATION WENT INTO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TUBULAR FENCE ALONG I STREET COWS AND THEN, UM, OR SORRY, COWS, JUDSON AND THEN TO THE SOUTH ALONG I STREET.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE PLAN'S ALSO INCORPORATING A, A, A FAIRLY GENEROUS SETBACK OF DROUGHT TOLERANT VEGETATION, AGAIN, TO KIND OF SCREEN VISUALLY AND THEN CREATE SOME SORT OF SOUND BUFFER.
THIS AGAIN, IS, IS IS ANOTHER RENDERING.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE POINT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS HERE IS THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL, ORGANIZED MANICURED SORT OF OPERATION.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THE, ON THIS NEXT PAGE HERE FOR OUR SORT OF INGRESS EGRESS, THE PLANE HERE, AND I'M GONNA JUMP BACK HERE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER JUST TO DIGEST THE, THE RENDERING, BUT YOU WOULD MOVE FROM THE, IDEALLY THE NORTH OFF OF JUDSON COWS THROUGH THE SITE TO THE SOUTH.
UM, THAT'S HOW THE SITE IS MOST EFFICIENT.
IT, IT, OF COURSE, IS SERVED BY THREE CURB CUTS AND HISTORICALLY THE SITE, UM, THE PRECEDENT HAS BEEN, IT'S BEEN SERVED BY 14TH, WHICH IS OFF TO THE RIGHT ON THAT SECOND PHOTO THERE.
THE, THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW AGAIN OF THE CURB CUTS HERE.
UM, SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO, TO THE NEIGHBORS, UM, WE GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE WEST SIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ON THE APRIL 23RD.
WE HAD A FOLLOW UP CALL ON MAY 6TH TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR A PLUS OR MINUS AN HOUR.
I KNOW SOME FOLKS FROM THE ASSOCIATION ARE, ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, SO I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM.
WE REACHED BACK OUT TO THE ASSOCIATION TO, UM, MARTIN PORTER LAST FRIDAY.
JUST AGAIN TO SAY WE HAD A FOLLOW-UP CALL.
WE WANNA MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO MORE FOLKS IN THE ASSOCIATION.
WE WERE TOLD MARTIN REACHED OUT TO FIVE OR SIX FOLKS AND NO ONE TOOK US UP ON THAT.
SO WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS TO OBVIOUSLY INCORPORATE AND, AND HEAR OUT OUR NEIGHBORS.
BUT, UM, THIS AGAIN HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND WARREN IS PART OF THE DECOMMISSIONING THE SITE SOLD US, SOLD US THIS SORT OF DREAM, IF YOU WILL, BACK IN 2021.
AND A LOT OF WORK AGAIN HAS COME THROUGH THIS.
I THINK OUR FIRST SORT OF FORMAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY WAS IN, I BELIEVE OCTOBER OF 2023.
UM, ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE WEST SIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WAS CONGESTION ON THE KIND OF ELBOW
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OF JUDSON AND COWS HERE.I'M GONNA JUMP BACK JUST TO PULL THAT UP.
AND THE TOP OF THE SITE THAT WE SEE THAT CURB CUT JUDSON AND COWS.
UM, SO WE ENGAGED URBAN CROSSROADS AND COMMISSIONED A STUDY THAT WAS DONE ON MAY 7TH, THAT WAS A WEDNESDAY DURING THE WEEK.
SO THIS WAS A 24 HOUR CYCLE OF MONITORING THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAD BEEN TOLD AS ANECDOTALLY, VERY CONGESTED.
UM, WE ONLY WITNESSED FOUR INSTANCES OF IDLING, AND NO IDLING WAS LONGER THAN FOUR MINUTES.
AGAIN, THESE ARE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
OUR OUR SITE AT THIS STAGE, AS YOU GUYS SAW IN THE PHOTOS, IS DORMANT.
SO THIS IS ALL JUST NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH WHO, UM, CREATE THE TRAFFIC.
OBVIOUSLY A SITE BEING DORMANT IS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO SORT OF CONGREGATE AS THERE'S NO, NO ONE KIND OF GOING IN AND OUTTA THAT FRONT DOOR.
UM, SO I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, BROADLY AS THIS SITE'S ACTIVATED AND OF COURSE AS WE MOVE LAND OVER TO THE SITE, IT'S GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE FLOW THROUGH TRAFFIC WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T JUST DOUBLE PARKING IN A MEDIUM BECAUSE NO ONE'S THERE TO MOVE THEM OUT OF THE WAY.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE GENESIS OF THE SITE.
UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS.
AGAIN, OUR WHOLE TEAM'S HERE FOR QUESTIONS AND, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME, SOME DIALOGUE TONIGHT.
OKAY, MR. PEARSON, UM, CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT, UH, THIS FACILITY, IS IT, UH, A STAGING AREA OR IS IT OVERFLOW? WHAT KIND OF THE, THE, HOW DOES IT FIT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE? YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY IT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF ALL THE ABOVE.
SO THE, THE, THE FACILITY IS SORT OF GEARED TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE PORT MM-HMM
WHETHER THAT'S DRAYAGE OF, OF BRINGING CONTAINERS FROM AND FROM THE PORT, OR ALSO JUST THE, THE GENERAL SORT OF STAGING OF PRODUCT, AGAIN, TO LEAVE THE GENERAL AREA.
BUT WE'RE SORT OF ENVISIONING THIS AS, AS SORT OF A, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE PORT, IF YOU WILL.
AND WOULD YOU CONSIDER THIS MORE SHORT TERM VERSUS LONG TERM? IS IT PRODUCT COMING? WHAT'S THE AVERAGE THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT, THAT THE CONTAINERS ARE GONNA BE THERE AND STATIONARY ON SITE VERSUS, YOU KNOW, I THINK A, A GREAT, GREAT SORT OF SEGUE INTO URBAN CROSSROADS.
ARE ARE THEY WITH US TONIGHT? LINDSAY DOWN HERE? YEAH.
I, I, WE HAVE OUR FOLKS FROM URBAN CROSSROADS THAT I, I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST GET THE DATA FROM THEM AS OPPOSED TO HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPER.
JOSE O'LEARY WITH URBAN CROSSROADS.
I'M A REGISTERED TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SO I DIDN'T CATCH IT.
WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? UH, I JUST WANNA GET A CONTEXT A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF WHAT, UH, WHAT THE VOLUME AND OR THE, THE DURATION THAT THE CONTAINERS WOULD BE ON SITE.
IS IT KIND OF MORE SHORT TERM VERSUS LONGER TERM STORAGE AND KIND OF THE FLUIDITY OF, OF THE, OF THE MOVEMENT? SURE, SURE.
SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE SITE AND HOW IT'S GONNA BE USED, WE, WE REVIEWED TWO OTHER SIMILAR SITES AS TO HOW THEY OPERATE AND WE COLLECTED INFORMATION TO SO THAT WE CAN TRANSLATE THAT AND GIVE YOU GOOD INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THE PROJECT.
AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VEHICLES ENTERING AND LEAVING THEIR, THEIR, THEIR LOW GENERATORS MM-HMM
MEANS THAT DURING THE PEAK HOURS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.
THE, THE IMPACTS TO THE CITY STREETS, THE DRIVEWAYS ARE MINIMAL.
AND, AND THAT TELLS US THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TRAILERS THAT WILL BE THERE FOR, FOR SHORTER TIMES AND OTHERS MAY BE THERE FOR A, A DAY OR SO, A LITTLE BIT LONGER MM-HMM
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S 79 PARKING SPACES.
WE LOOKED AT HOW THE TRAFFIC'S GONNA GO IN AND OUT.
AND THEN, UM, THE DURATION OF THEM AGAIN WILL, WILL VARY ON, ON THE USE FOR, FOR SHORT TERM VERSUS LONG TERM.
BUT MOST OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE SHORT TERM.
YOU DEFINE AS INTER DAY OR MULTI-DAY, UM, MULTIPLE DAYS OF, OF STORAGE.
AGAIN, THAT'S GONNA BE DEPENDENT ON THE, THE OPERATOR OF THE TRUCK ITSELF.
BUT MOST OF 'EM, UM, ARE GONNA BE, UH, A DAY OR TWO IN, IN, IN STAGING THERE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, TIME IS MONEY.
THEY WANT TO GET THINGS MOVING AND, AND ROLLING IN THEIR TRUCKS.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. PEARSON.
IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I'M TODD TCO, TCO CORPORATION.
WE'RE THAT, UH, NEW FACILITY TO THE EAST AND WE'RE ALSO ON 14TH AND ON COWS.
AND REMIND ME NOT TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY DURING COVID.
UM, WE HAD TO DO A TRAFFIC PLAN FOR OUR 10 OR 15 TRUCKS A WEEK.
AND I'M NOT ADVERSE TO DEVELOPMENT AT ALL, IT'S JUST FOR THEIR TENANT.
WHEN THE, WHEN THE, UH, RECYCLE YARD IS LOADING OUT,
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IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT TRUCKS ARE BACKED ALL THE WAY TO PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND ALL THE WAY TO HAZE ON COWS.UM, ALSO 14TH STREET IS, CAN BE A REAL NIGHTMARE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRUCKS THAT PARK THERE AND IT'S RELATIVELY UNUSABLE.
UM, ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN IS WE SPENT PROBABLY A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS ON STORMWATER MEDIATION AND THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THAT AREA, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON.
DURING OUR CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD TWO FEET OF WATER ON COWS 14TH AND OUR CONSTRUCTION SITE ON 14TH.
UH, THAT WHOLE AREA FLOODS AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN WATER THAT FALLS ON OUR FACILITY, ON OUR FACILITY BEFORE IT'S DISCHARGED INTO STORM WATER.
SO IT'S QUESTIONABLE WHETHER EVEN A GENERAL, UH, GENERAL STORM WATER PERMITS REQUIRED AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE STORM WATER BECAUSE 14TH FLOODS AND I DON'T SEE ANY PROVISION IN THE PLANS FOR STORM WATER TREATMENT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ZINC RUNOFF FROM TRUCK TIRES AND WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER WATERBOARD EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS IN THAT AREA FOR ZINC.
AND WE HAVE TO TREAT THE WATER BEFORE WE WE'RE EVEN ALLOWED TO PUT IT INTO THE STORM DRAINS.
UM, BUT FOR THEIR TENANT, I'M CONCERNED WHEN JUDSON BACKS UP, THEY'RE GONNA SHOVE IT ONTO 14TH STREET AND 14TH STREET CAN'T HANDLE IT.
AND UH, SO OUR SUGGESTION WOULD BE MAYBE TO TAKE A, A LOOK AT I STREET AND MAYBE AN AUXILIARY ENTRANCE AND EXIT ON I STREET WHEN JUDSON GETS MESSED UP.
IN ADDITION, WE HAD TO ADD FIRE PROTECTION TO 14TH STREET, ANOTHER QUARTER MILLION TO PUT A FIRE MAIN DOWN 14TH STREET.
UM, SO THERE'S A BUNCH OF CONCERNS PRIMARILY FOR THE TENANT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY AND TO TAKE CARE OF THE STORM WATER THAT'S GENERATED ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE NOT ADVERSE TO DEVELOPMENT IS JUST THINKING OF THEIR TENANT.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? MY NAME IS PAUL COLLINS.
I'VE BEEN IN THE AREA FOR 27 YEARS AND MY OFFICE IS ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM THIS AND I'VE DONE ABOUT 250 PROJECTS WITHIN THE WEST SIDE PROJECT AREA.
SO I PROBABLY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CIRCULATION AND THE TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA THAN ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM.
UH, TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT I'VE SEEN BEFORE HAVE ALL PROVEN WRONG.
WE HAVE, I'VE SEEN FOUR OR FIVE TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT AFTER THEY BUILT, THEY GOT THE IMPROVEMENT FOR LARGE TRUCK PLACES.
IT, THEY CAU THEY ALL CAUSED A LOT MORE PROBLEMS THAN WERE, WERE PROPOSED TO PRO TO BE.
ANYWAY, I HAVE CLIENTS OFF BOTH OF CALS AND 14TH AND JUDSON, ALL THREE OF THOSE STREETS.
I HAVE CLIENTS RIGHT NOW THAT I'M WORKING FOR AND THEY'RE ALL ALREADY IMPACTED VERY HEAVILY WITH THE TRUCKS.
MANY TIMES WHEN I GO TO THEIR BUSINESSES, I HAVE TO GO AROUND ANOTHER STREET AND THEN PARK, PARK AWAY TO GET TO THEIR FACILITY BECAUSE THE TRUCKS ARE JUST SITTING THERE WAITING TO GET INTO THE, THE YARD THAT DOES ALL THE CARDBOARD.
PART OF THE CARDBOARD PROBLEM IS THAT THEY, I THINK ORIGINALLY THEY DESIGNED IT WITH, WITH QUEUING ON THEIR SITE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE QUEUING NOW.
THEY USE THE WHOLE SITE FOR STORAGE AND THEY ONLY ALLOW A FEW TRUCKS AT A TIME ON THEIR SITE.
SO IT'S NOT THE NEW PROJECT THAT'S CREATING THE SITE.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS, THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE NOW IS, IT'S SO BAD, I'D SAY AT LEAST ONE OUTTA THREE TIMES THAT I GO UP, UH, KAWELL STREET, I'M STOCKED AND I HAVE TO GO A LONG WAY AROUND AND PARK A BLOCK AWAY JUST TO GET TO MY CLIENTS.
AND THESE ARE ALL EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
I I, I THINK THE DESIGN THEY CAME UP WITH IS GREAT IF THIS WASN'T IN AN AREA WHERE THEY'RE BACKED UP.
ORIGINALLY, THIS AREA WAS ALL HOUSES BEFORE WORLD WAR II.
THE WHOLE WEST SIDE AREA WAS HOUSING AND THEY TORE DOWN ALL THE LITTLE TINY HOUSES AND THEY BUILT ALL THESE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS OVER TIME TO SUPPLY THE WAR.
AND, UH, NOW ALL THERE'S NEW BUILDINGS, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE PRETTY OLD BUILDINGS AND THEY'RE ON SMALL LOTS WITHOUT A LOT OF PARKING.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PARKING ISSUES.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE WORST INTERSECTION IN THE WHOLE AREA WHERE THERE'S THE MOST IMPACT OF TRUCKS WAITING IN THE STREET, BLOCKING PEOPLE TO GET TO THEIR BUSINESSES.
AND SO THEY'RE PUTTING IT RIGHT AT THE APEX.
THEIR, THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE IS AT THE APEX.
IF, IF THAT'S THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE AND IT GETS PLUGGED, THEN THEY'RE GONNA GO UP 14TH STREET, WHICH IS GONNA AFFECT MR. T RICO'S PROJECT.
AND HE'S IN, INVESTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN, HE DOES VERY, A LOT OF BUSINESS, A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS.
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IT'S JUST SAD THAT THEY DIDN'T, WHOEVER THE PEOPLE THAT PLANNED IT DIDN'T GO AND REALLY LOOK AT THE SITUATION.I MEAN, YOU CAN TAKE PICTURES ONE DAY AND SAY, THIS IS THE TRUCK TRAFFIC, BUT THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT DOING A REAL TRAFFIC STUDY.
AND I'M AFRAID IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, IT'S GONNA NEGATIVELY AFFECT AT LEAST 50 BUSINESSES IN THE AREA VERY BADLY.
IF THEY CAN GO, I AGREE WITH MR. TCO.
IF THEY CAN HAVE THEIR IN AND THEIR OUT OFF OF I STREET, THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK, BUT THEY'RE GONNA LOSE ABOUT SEVEN TO 10 PARKING SPACES TO RECONFIGURE IT AND THEY WON'T HAVE THE TURNING MOTIONS ON SITE WON'T BE AS GOOD AS WHAT THEY HAVE.
IF THERE WASN'T THAT TWO STREETS COMING TOGETHER IN AN L AND THEY'RE RIGHT AT THE 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF THAT.
I'M THE FACILITIES OPERATION MANAGER, UH, AT LONG BEACH IRONWORKS, LBIW INC.
UH, WE'RE LOCATED AT 2020 WEST 14TH STREET.
SO THIS PROJECT WILL, UH, IMPACT OUR FACILITY IN VARIOUS WAYS.
UH, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT.
UH, UH, PAUL AND TODD HAVE BOTH BROUGHT THEM OUT.
UH, UH, DRAINAGE IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THERE, THERE'S BEEN NO NEW STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN THAT AREA, OH, PROBABLY IN 20, 25 YEARS.
UH, THE, THE LAST CONNECTION THAT I'M AWARE OF WAS OUR FACILITY, WHICH WAS, UH, INSTALLED IN, UH, 2005 AT 2020 WEST 14TH STREET.
UH, AND ALL THAT DID WAS, UH, TAKE ONE CATCH BASIN OFF OF OUR SITE AND CONNECT TO AN EXISTING CATCH BASIN ON HAYES AVENUE.
UH, THERE'S TWO CATCH BASINS ON HAYES.
THEY'RE THREE AND A HALF FOOT CATCH BASINS, UH, AND THEY TAKE THE OVERFLOW FROM ANAHEIM STREET.
WHEN IT FLOODS, IT COMES THIS WAY.
IT TAKES THE WATER THAT COMES OFFSITE, UH, FROM THE CURRENT PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE.
UH, THERE'S REALLY NO, NO, UH, NO MITIGATION.
THERE'S NO CATCH BASINS ON 14TH AT ALL TO COLLECT THAT.
UH, AND AS, UH, TODD RICO HAD INDICATED, UH, YEAH, IT FLOODS AND IT FLOODS TO THE TUNE OF, UH, SEVERAL FEET.
YOU CAN PUT A DELINEATOR OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, UH, DURING A SIGNIFICANT, UH, RAINFALL INCIDENT.
UH, IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE PUMP STATIONS FAIL OUT ON PIER SEA, UH, IT'LL BACK UP.
YOU'LL HAVE AT THE CROWN OF THE ROAD THERE, YOU HAVE TWO AND A HALF, THREE FEET OF STANDING WATER, UH, AT THE CROWN, WHICH AT THE CURBS, UH, THAT INCREASES, UH, BY, UH, UP TO THREE AND A HALF, FOUR FEET, UH, PROBLEM ALSO AT HAZE AND 14TH, UH, THE CORNER THERE, UH, THE BUSINESS THERE, UH, WHICH IS, UH, NOW IT'S EL CAMINO CONSTRUCTION.
IT WAS SMITHCO CONSTRUCTION BEFORE.
I'M NOT SURE WHO THE PROPERTY OWNER IS, UH, THERE.
UH, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO ARMOR, UH, AND SANDBAG, UH, THEIR DOORS.
UH, IF YOU, UH, LOOK AT AN IMAGE, UH, THERE OF IT, UH, IT'S A GOOD FIVE FEET, UH, UP ABOVE, UH, GRADE THERE, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH WATER THAT COLLECTS, UH, AT THAT DIP THERE, UH, THAT, UH, WHEN TRUCK TRAFFIC GOES THROUGH THERE AND IT GOES THROUGH AT A PRETTY GOOD PACE, EVEN IF IT'S FLOODED, TRACTOR TRAILERS DON'T CARE MUCH.
UH, IT GETS A WEIGHT GOING THERE.
THEY HAVE TO ARMOR, UH, THEIR DOUBLE DOORS THERE WITH, UH, PLYWOOD AND SANDBAGS, UH, AND PLASTIC.
UH, AND REALLY IT'S UNUSABLE FOR THEM DURING, UH, A LOT OF THE STORM WATER INCIDENTS.
UH, THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S REALLY GONNA RESOLVE THAT SITE WITHOUT PUTTING, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE.
AND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ON THE, UH, ON THE, THE SITE OWNER THERE.
THAT'S, THAT'S SOMEWHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO, UH, DEAL WITH THAT WATER.
UM, THAT, THAT'S ONE, ONE ISSUE THERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC FLOW, CERTAINLY THERE WASN'T MUCH ATTENTION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US HERE WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, QUEUING AND THE CIRCULATION.
UH, AS IT STANDS NOW, UH, AND AS IT WAS, UH, PREVIOUS IN COVID, UH, WE HAVE, UH, CONSISTENT, UH, PARKING OF TRACTOR TRAILERS.
UH, AND DURING COVID WE HAD UNATTACHED, UH, TRAILERS.
PEOPLE WOULD BE PULLING, UH, CHASSIS OUT AND PARKING 'EM AT OUR FACILITY UNTIL THEY COULD PULL 'EM IN, UH, HOOK UP, UH, BRING THAT WITH A CONTAINER BACK OUT, DROP THAT OFF, UH, AND HAVE THAT DRIVER CYCLE BACK INTO THE PORT THERE WITH THEIR TW UH, PERMIT THERE.
AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PULL THAT TO CONTAINER OFF.
WELL, LEMME JUST WRAP THIS UP REAL QUICK.
UH, OTHER ISSUE WOULD BE, UH, ROAD SURFACE DETERIORATION.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT, UH, VEHICLES RUNNING IN AND OUT OF THERE, UH, THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO TEAR UP THAT SURFACE THERE.
UH, WE HAVE PROBLEMS ALREADY WITH PEOPLE, UH, THAT ARE DRIVING DOWN 14TH, WHICH IS A DEAD END STREET.
UH, WE HAVE THEM DRIVING IN THROUGH OUR GATES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T NAVIGATE THE TURN.
UH, PARTLY IN CAUSE BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, PROBLEMS WITH, UH, PEOPLE PARKING, UH, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON THE STREET THERE, WHICH, UH, HAMPERS THE, UH, THE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THAT STREET.
UH, AND THEN, UH, I GUESS MY LAST, UH, COMMENT THERE WOULD, UH, BEYOND LITTER, UH, WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING AROUND THERE, UH, WOULD BE, UH, PARKING.
IS IT ALL GONNA BE MAINTAINED TO THE SITE? UH, OR IS THAT PARKING, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE, THE LOCAL TRUCKERS, ARE THEY GONNA START PARKING THERE AS WELL,
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UH, WAITING TO GET IN AND OUT OF THAT YARD ONCE THEY GET IN? SIR, DO YOU NEED TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS? VERY GOOD, THEN.I'LL, UH, I'VE MADE MY POINT, SIR.
UH, AGAIN, UH, IDEALLY IF 14TH STREET, UH, WAS NOT USED AS A PRIMARY FORM OF, UH, EGRESS, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE AUDIENCE? SORRY? YOU'VE PARTICIPATED AS THE APPLICANT, SO THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WELL, I HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK AGAIN OR, UH, NO, UNLESS THERE'S A QUESTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO MORE COMMENTS.
LET, UH, WE'LL GO TO FINISH, UH, PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST AND THEN WE CAN OKAY.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NOT ANY, UH, VIRTUAL, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, I DO HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP AND, AND IF THE APPLICANT WOULD STEP FORWARD PLEASE.
UM, IN REGARDS TO THE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED AS WELL AS, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER MITIGATING ISSUES THAT YOU'VE ATTEMPTED TO DO? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
WE MET WITH, I GUESS VIRTUALLY ALL, ALL THE FOLKS VIA THE WEST SIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CITED ARE EXISTING PROBLEMS AND IT'S, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH, AND I THINK IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THE STUDY, SO FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE MOTORIZED GATES ON ALL THE ENTRANCES THAT CAN BE USED WITH CLICKERS TO PREVENT QUEUING AND THEN KEY PADS AT HEIGHT TO, IN THE EVENT SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A CLICKER WHO'S NOT A REGULAR USER CAN GET INTO THE SITE QUICKLY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THESE PARKING ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING 79 TRACTOR TRAILERS OFF THE STREET.
SO ARGUABLY THAT, THAT SHOULD ALLEVIATE AT LEAST PARTIALLY THAT ISSUE.
AND THEN, AS I SAID IN LIKE THE OPENING REMARKS, I, I THINK HAVING AN ONGOING BUSINESS IS ABSOLUTELY GONNA PREVENT PEOPLE FROM IN THE LAST COMMENTARY, FROM JUST DROPPING A TRAILER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND HOOKING IT UP LATER BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AN ACTIVE FRONT DOOR THAT'S GONNA BE USED.
UM, THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'VE PUT INTO THERE AND, AND AGAIN, HAVING THAT BACK AND FORTH HAS HISTORICALLY IN OUR EXPERIENCE TO DISCOURAGED PEOPLE JUST HAVING THE LIGHT THAT AGAIN, IS GONNA BE ON THE SITE AND IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH THE, THE LUMINARY STUDY, UM, IS JUST GOING TO CLEAN UP AND KIND OF INSTITUTIONALIZE THE, THIS SORT OF MICRO LOCATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I APPRECIATE THE, THE SORT OF FRICTION THAT'S BEING CREATED OF FROM OUR NEIGHBORS ON 14TH STREET OF WANTING THE STREET TO KIND OF BEHAVE LIKE A QUASI-PRIVATE STREET.
BUT THE REALITY IS THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PRIMARY INGRESS EGRESS FOR THIS SITE SINCE INCEPTION, OUR PARKING PLAN, UM, AND SORT OF MOVEMENT IS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
SO THE EFFICIENCY OF THIS SITE IS REALLY DICTATED BY MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH.
SO WHILE 14TH STREET IS NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL A PRIMARY ENTRANCE, IT, IT'S CERTAINLY A VIABLE AND IMPORTANT ENTRANCE.
AND THEN TO FINISH, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT ALL THE STORMWATER COMMENTARY IS COVERED IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, SPECIFICALLY IN 31 AND 33.
UM, I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER TO STAFF.
UM, IF YOU COULD, UH, COULD YOU SPEAK TO ANY COMMENTARY ON THE STORM WATER ISSUE SINCE IT WAS RAISED DURING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, AND ANY SPECIFICALLY, IF THERE WAS ANY FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC WORKS AS IT RELATES TO THAT, THE IMPACTS, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THERE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT INCLUDE THE NPDS MEETING, THE NPDS STANDARDS, AND MEETING THE LID STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
SO THOSE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AND WHEN WE SPEAK OF LID, UM, THAT'S LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, SO ENSURING THAT, UM, ALL STANDARDS ARE MET SO THAT, UM, THE MAXIMIZED AMOUNT OF STORM WATER CAN BE RETAINED ON SITE, UM, THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE MADE.
ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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MOTION IS CARRIED.UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WAS, WAS THE INTENTION TO ABSTAIN FROM COMMISSIONER WARE? SUPPOSED TO BE NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, NO.
CAN WE UPDATE THE VOTE PLEASE? THANK YOU.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
[5. 25-55314 Recommendation to conduct a study session on the Downtown Shoreline (PD-6) Vision Plan. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FIVE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY SESSION ON THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN.IF WE CAN FIRST GET A MOVER AND A SECONDARY
UH, CAN I GUESS FOR A, FOR A VOTE, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER WARE AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, THAT, AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION.
UM, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT OUR WORK, UM, UH, ON VISIONING FOR DOWNTOWN SHORELINE, AND IT WON'T BE THE LAST, BUT WE'RE AT A VERY EXCITING POINT, UH, WHERE WE'VE GOT A DRAFT PLAN OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.
UH, AND WE WANNA SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLAN AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR PROJECT MANAGER AND PLANNER, CARLENE.
GOOD EVENING, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN, UM, SINCE WE LAST CAME OUT TO SPEAK TO WAS IN JULY OF 2024.
SO SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK TO TALK ABOUT AND, UM, DEVELOP THIS DRAFT VISION PLAN THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING TODAY WOULD BE A QUICK OVERVIEW AND PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.
UM, SOME OF THE STRATEGIES YOU'LL SEE IN THE DRAFT VISION PLAN, HOW WE'RE ILLUSTRATING THAT VISION, NOT JUST FOR, FOR PLANNERS, BUT ALSO TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND COMMENT.
UM, AND THEN WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS? SO LET'S GET INTO IT.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VISION PLAN THAT THE PLAN STARTED EARLIER IN 2023.
UM, THIS PRO PROCESS ITSELF, UH, STEMMED FROM ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, STARTING WITH A ROUND TABLE, UM, COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE WHERE WE DEVELOPED A LOT OF IDEAS, INCLUDING GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DRAFT VISION PLAN.
UM, AND SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW, OVER THESE PAST TWO YEARS OF ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE HERE TODAY A DRAFT VISION PLAN, UM, WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT.
AND HOPEFULLY, UM, IN, UH, SOON WE'LL HAVE A FINAL VISION PLAN AS WELL, READY FOR, UM, YOU ALL TO REVIEW AND FOR POTENTIALLY REVIEW.
UM, STARTING ON THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC PLAN, UM, THAT FOLLOWS THIS VISIONING PROCESS.
UH, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE STARTED WITH COMMUNITY INPUT TO DEVELOP GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT, UH, SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT REALLY EIGHT BIG IDEAS THAT SERVED TO PROMPT DISCUSSION AND REALLY ENVISION WHAT ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE HELD A COMMUNITY, UM, CHARETTE, WHICH INVOLVED CO-DESIGNING WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT COMMON, BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HEAR FROM EVERYONE WHILE ALSO GIVE, LETTING EVERYONE PUT THEIR PLANNING HATS ON.
UM, WE SPOKE TO YOU ALL FOR A STUDY SESSION, AND WE WENT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO DRAFT THIS DRAFT VISION PLAN WHERE YOU'LL SEE A VERY COHESIVE VISION RIGHT BEFORE WE HOPEFULLY, UH, DEVELOP THE FINAL PLAN AS WELL.
OH, UH, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
WE'VE TRIED TO MEET THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE FROM ALL OF THESE POPUPS AND MORE THAT AREN'T LISTED TO SUB-GRANTEES, EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH COMMUNITIES.
UM, HISTORICALLY LEFT OUT OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
WE'VE HAD DATA WORKING GROUPS, UM, AND WE HAVE A, UH, OPEN HOUSE, PUBLIC HOUSE, UH, PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE, UM, THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
UM, IN YOUR FOLDERS, YOU HAVE A FLYER ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE HAVE MET REGULARLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY ROUND TABLE WHERE WE ACTUALLY DEBUTED THIS DRAFT VISION PLAN TO THEM.
AND WE HAD, UH, SURVEYS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THOSE THAT COULDN'T COME IN PERSON OR FOUND IT EASIER TO, UH, TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE.
UM, AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE DRAFT VISION PLAN, UH, A VISION STATEMENT AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE CO-DEVELOPED WITH OUR COMMUNITY THAT TALK ABOUT, UH, COMMUNITY VALUES, COMMUNITY NEEDS, INCLUDING THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING A SHORELINE FOR EVERYONE.
UM, A SHORELINE THAT IS A MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
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STEWARDSHIP, BUT ALSO BALANCES, UH, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.YOU HERE'S SOME PICTURES FROM THE MULTI-DAY CHARETTE THAT, UM, REALLY GARDEN A LOT OF, UH, BUY-IN FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS, UH, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE AND REACTIONS TO ALL THESE EIGHT BIG IDEAS.
WE USE THIS, UH, INITIAL TIMELINE AND PHASING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S FEASIBLE BASED ON EXISTING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING EXISTING LEASES, UM, ANTICIPATED INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES AND LONG-TERM, UM, CHANGES AS WELL.
AND THESE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT WE HEARD SO FAR.
SO REITERATING THAT WE WANT THE WATERFRONT TO BE UNIQUELY LONG BEACH, WE CAN'T REALLY CONSIDER THIS VISION PLAN IN ISOLATION, BUT CONSIDER ITS ADJACENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT PLANS NEARBY AS WELL.
WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR BOTH THE NEAR TERM AND THE LONG TERM.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING HERE AND GETTING AROUND MUCH EASIER.
THE AREA HAS MANY GOOD THINGS TODAY.
AND THEN WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT THAT THE WATER NEEDS TO BE A LOT CLEANER.
PARKING MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO BE BETTER AND WITH DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.
HOW DOES THIS GET FUNDED? AND WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC TRADE OFFS OF THESE BIG IDEAS? SO FROM THE COMMUNITY INPUT, UM, ON OUR BIG IDEAS AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES WE HAVE TODAY, A DRAFT VISION PLAN.
UM, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A VIDEO.
UM, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, ACCOMPLISHING OUR DRAFT VISION PLAN THROUGH STRATEGIES.
THE FIRST IS TO HAVE AN ENHANCED WATERFRONT EXPERIENCE, UM, THAT CONNECTS AND IMPROVES WATERFRONT PATHWAYS TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND CONTINUOUS ESPLAN ON FROM THE RIVER TO THE BEACH AND BE, UH, BEYOND.
UM, THIS IS A CREATED, CREATES A POTENTIAL DEDICATED PATHWAY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BIKERS AND OTHER MULTI MOBILITY USERS.
UH, THIS EAST TO WEST CONNECTION PROVIDES A MORE SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE, UM, FOR ALL USERS, WHILE ALSO CREATING A BETTER LINK FOR OPEN, UM, OPEN SPACES ON THE WATER.
THE SECOND STRATEGY WE THOUGHT ABOUT WAS, UM, CREATING A WATERFRONT THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
SO THERE ARE STRATEGIES TO TARGET IMPROVEMENTS FOR BETTER PEDESTRIAN AND MULTIMODAL ACCESS, IMPROVED STREET NETWORK WITH AT GRADE INTERSECTIONS AND OPTIONS FOR A DA ACCESSIBILITY, INTEGRATE, TRANSIT, BIKE, SCOOTERS, AND ALL THE OTHER TYPES OF MULTIM MOBILITY OPTIONS TO PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS TO GET AROUND IMPROVING SIGNAGE OR WAY FINDING TO GET TO THE WATER IN A MORE, UM, CLEAR MANNER.
AND TO CONSOLIDATE PARKING, TO REDUCE CAR CONGESTION ON THE WATERFRONT.
THE THIRD STRATEGY IS TO CREATE A WELCOMING, AFFORDABLE WATERFRONT WITH A VARIETY OF THINGS TO DO AND SEA, UM, INCLUDING ADDING MORE MARITIME USES, ADDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE RECREATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, RETAINING AFFORDABLE FOOD OPTIONS AND WATER-BASED ACTIVITIES, AND CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF EXISTING BOAT OWNERS AND RESIDENTS THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING.
THE FOURTH STRATEGY IS FOR A CLEANER AND MORE RESILIENT WATERFRONT.
AND THAT INCLUDES ADAPTING OUR WATERFRONT EDGES TO PROTECT OUR ASSETS AGAINST STORMS, FLOODING, AND FUTURE, UH, SEA LEVEL RISE, INCREASING ACCESS TO NATURE.
SO YOU'LL SEE IN THE, UH, THE LITTLE, UH, IMAGE THERE, A VEGETATED SHORELINE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY EXPANDS, UH, THE EXISTING BIOLOGICAL RESERVE THERE FOR AN IMPROVED MARINE ECOSYSTEM, REDUCING UP RIVER WATER POLLUTION COMING INTO THE BAY AS WELL.
STRATEGY FIVE FOCUSES ON A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC, PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING, UM, INTRODUCING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUND LEASES, ATTRACTING NEW VISITORS AND USES, UM, PROVIDING FOR USES AND DESIGNS THAT ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO STAY LONGER.
AND CREATING A LARGER FINANCIAL DISTRICTS.
THAT MEANS NOT DOWNTOWN SHO NOT JUST DOWNTOWN SHORELINE, BUT ACROSS THE WAY, UM, TOWARDS, UH, THE QUEEN MARY, UM, AND HOW WE CAN CONNECT THOSE TWO BETTER FOR BETTER, UH, FISCAL OPPORTUNITY.
AND STRATEGY SIX, TALKING ABOUT EQUITABLE POLICIES.
SO HOW DO WE MAKE THIS AN INCLUSIVE SHORELINE FOR EVERYONE? UH, PROGRAMMING AND POLICIES, WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY IS HOW DO WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL HIRING AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY, CULTURAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT POLICIES ON OUR LEASES, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, A STREET VENDING PROGRAM, INCLUSIONARY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LAND USE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE LOW COST WATER-BASED PUBLIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, SPORTS, WATERFRONT BIKING, AND SKATING TO NAME A FEW, A DA IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY UPGRADES, AND IMPROVED SIGNAGE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE DRAFT VISION PLAN VIDEO.
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THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF OUR DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT.THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR THE WATERFRONT IS TO CREATE EVERYONE'S SHORELINE, AN INCLUSIVE OCEANFRONT DESTINATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.
BUILDING UPON ALL THE BEST THINGS ABOUT OUR SHORELINE TODAY, THE VISION INCLUDES FOUR UNIQUE CHARACTER AREAS FOR OUR WATERFRONT.
TODAY, THE WEST GATEWAY IS ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF DOWNTOWN BY WIDE ROADS AND UNDERUSED INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE VISION IMAGINES A NEW CONNECTED WATERFRONT, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND AN ECODISTRICT IN WEST GATEWAY.
NEXT, LET'S GO TO RAINBOW HARBOR.
THE HARBOR IS AN INVITING PLACE TODAY THAT COULD OFFER MORE THINGS TO DO FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS.
THE VISION IMAGINES VIBRANT AND ACTIVE HARBOR THAT BRINGS PEOPLE CLOSER TO THE WATER.
LET'S NOW MOVE OVER TO THE CONVENTION AND THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
THIS AREA IS DOMINATED BY LARGE PARKING LOTS AND A FEW WAYS TO WALK TO THE WATER.
THE VISION IMAGINES CELEBRATED COMMUNITY, OPEN SPACES, AND THRIVING DESTINATION FOR EVENTS AND GATHERING.
AND FINALLY, LET'S GO OVER TO THE DOWNTOWN MARINA TODAY.
THE DOWNTOWN MARINA IS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND GRISSOM ISLAND IS EXPECTED TO BE DECOMMISSIONED IN THE FUTURE FROM OIL DRILLING.
USES THE VISION, IMAGINES AN EXPANDED DOWNTOWN MARINA, AN ECOLOGICAL DESTINATION ON GRISSOM ISLAND.
THANKS FOR WATCHING TO STAY UP TO DATE ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHORELINE VISION.
SO THAT WAS A VERY, UM, LOT, LOT OF STRATEGIES IN A VIDEO, UM, TO DEPICT A LOT OF WORK, UH, OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN COME INTO, UH, THIS DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION AREA.
UM, TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DIGEST, WE'VE DEVELOPED, UH, A WEBSITE, A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT TAKES THE PUBLIC THROUGH EACH OF THE STRATEGIES, UM, IN A EASY, DIGESTIBLE MANNER WITH OP, WITH FEEDBACK PROMPTS TO EASILY, UM, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON EACH OF THE STRATEGIES, UM, AS WELL AS LANGUAGE TRANSLATION FOR ALL THOSE WHO, UM, ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR PRIMARY, UH, LANGUAGE.
UM, AND THERE'S A QR CODE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING A VISION TOUR OR LOOKING AT THAT VIDEO ONE MORE TIME.
UH, THIS IS THE PLAN, THE DRAFT VISION PLAN IN WHOLE.
UM, A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, MOBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
UM, BUILDING ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU'LL SEE IN THE DRAFT VISION PLAN THAT THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT AREAS, WEST GATEWAY, RAINBOW HARBOR CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN MARINA.
AND THERE ARE STAGES OF CHANGE HAPPENING OCCURRING, UM, THROUGH THREE MA UH, THREE MAIN YEARS, THE FIRST BEING 20 35, 20 50, AND 2075.
SO WE HAVE THESE DRAFTED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT BREAK DOWN HOW WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS VISION PLAN, UM, ACROSS THE YEARS THROUGH PLANNED, UH, EFFORTS, NOT JUST HOPPING THROUGH THINGS REALLY QUICKLY, BUT OPPORTUNITY FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
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THE NEXT STEPS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, PROVIDE FEEDBACK, UM, THAT, UH, INCLUDE PROVIDING INPUT ON THE DRAFT VISION PLAN THROUGH THE WEBSITE, UM, UNTIL JUNE 30TH, ATTENDING OUR EVERYONE SHORELINE COMMU SHORELINE COMMUNITY CELEBRA CELEBRATION ON JUNE 4TH, UM, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT SHORELINE AQUATIC PARK FROM 5:00 PM TO EIGHT P PM WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, A DJ A LOTS, A COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT.YOU CAN TAKE A BOAT RIDE ON LONG BEACH TRANSITS ABUS, UM, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VISION PLAN AND PROVIDE INPUT.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND STAFF IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
I, I WANTED TO ADD THAT WE, YOU GOT ME VERY EXCITED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW THIS 2075, I'M LIKE, AH, NOW GONE.
AH, I WAS READY TO GO GET ON ON GRISHAM ISLAND.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YEAH, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER COUNCIL.
SO ABOUT THAT TIMELINE,
AND I, I KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, BUT ALSO I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE MAKING PLANS OUT 50 YEARS.
IF WE HAD DONE THIS PLAN IN 1925, WE'D BE MAKING, UH, PLANS THAT WE EXPECTED TO SEE FRUITION IN THE GERALD FORD ADMINISTRATION, STARTING FROM THE, UH, CALVIN COOLIDGE ADMINISTRATION TO KIND OF GIVE A SENSE OF LIKE THE SCALE OF TIME THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UM, I
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT 2075.
IT DOES, UM, REALLY BRING YOUR MORTALITY INTO
I WILL SAY THINKING OUT 50 YEARS, UM, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT, UH, MY CHILDREN WILL BE OLDER AT THAT POINT, SO THAT'S HOW I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.
UM, BUT 50 YEARS IS NOT RANDOM.
WE, IT IS A LONG TERM VISION, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE PLANNING DETAIL BY DETAIL UP TO 50 YEARS, BUT FOR US TO THINK ABOUT WHAT DO WE WANT THIS TO BE IN 50 YEARS AND BE ABLE TO WORK BACKWARDS, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THAT TIMEFRAME.
BUILDINGS TEND TO LAST AT LEAST 50 TO 80 YEARS.
SO AS WE THINK ABOUT ANY STRUCTURES OR PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS WE MAKE, WE WANNA THINK ABOUT AT LEAST THAT 50 YEAR SPAN.
UM, AND, UH, ONE THING THAT DOES GIVE ME HOPE IS THE ENTIRE SHORELINE WAS LITERALLY CREATED IN 50 YEARS.
UM, IT WAS CREATED OUT OF FILL, RIGHT? THE REASON THAT 85% OF THE LAND IN THIS AREA IS OWNED BY THE PUBLIC AND NOT PRIVATELY IS BECAUSE IT'S, UM, IT'S PART OF TIDELANDS.
AND IT ALL USED TO BE THE OCEAN, RIGHT? THAT'S WHY OCEAN BOULEVARD IS NAMED WHAT IT IS.
AND SO WE CAN ACHIEVE BIG THINGS IN 50 YEARS.
UH, TO YOUR POINT, UH, IF WE CAN ACHIEVE IT MORE QUICKLY, I'LL BE DELIGHTED AND I WILL BE WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
BUT SOMETHING LIKE THE CREATION, UM, OF A NEW WETLAND OR, UM, A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION AT THE SCALE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, OBVIOUSLY.
SO, UH, A LOT OF THAT FIRST PHASE, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND 2035 IS LOOKING AT, UM, STUDIES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU WOULD NEED, FOR EXAMPLE, TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO A RIGHT OF WAYS THAT WE DON'T FULLY CONTROL TO DO THINGS LIKE FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE A NEW WETLAND, UM, TO, TO DO THOSE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GONNA TAKE TIME TO STUDY AND FUND AND MAKE POSSIBLE.
UM, GRISSOM ISLAND ACTUALLY COULD HAPPEN MORE QUICKLY SINCE WE ARE DECOMMISSIONING, UM, MORE QUICKLY.
AND THERE ARE STUDIES ALREADY UNDERWAY OF WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THIS SPACE.
HOWEVER, WORKING WITH THE STATE AND ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES INVOLVED THERE, YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT GO AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD LIKE DEPENDING ON KIND OF HOW THAT DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS GOES.
SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE ONE EXAMPLE.
UM, I ASKED CARLENE TO BRING BACK THE 2035 STAGE.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT GIVES YOU SOME OF THE MORE NEAR TERM THE IDEA OF SOME OF THE MORE NEAR TERM THINGS WE CAN DO.
UM, AND MANY OF THEM ARE DOING LIKE AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE ENSURE THAT ANY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BENEFITING, UM, THOSE, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED IT THE MOST.
SO THAT WE'RE ACHIEVING OUR EQUITY AND RESILIENCY GOALS, WHICH ARE OUR TWO CITYWIDE STRATEGIC VISION PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY OVERALL.
AGAIN, I JUST WANNA REINFORCE 85% OF THIS LAND IS PUBLICLY CONTROLLED.
AND, UM, AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM OIL DRILLING AND THE REVENUE RELIANCE WE HAVE AS A CITY ON OIL DRILLING, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE REPLACE BOTH THOSE FISCAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS WHILE TAKING A REAL RESILIENCY APPROACH, KNOWING THAT, UM, THE SEA LEVELS ARE RISING.
UM, AND THAT, UM, NO MA NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, THERE WILL BE BIG CHANGES.
I ALSO THINK, UM, IN THE VERY NEAR TERM WITH THE OLYMPICS COMING, THERE ARE MULTIPLE VENUES COMING HERE.
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SO HOW DO WE, UM, MAXIMIZE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS VISION OUT TO THE WHOLE WORLD AND TRY TO MAKE SOME THINGS HAPPEN FASTER? AND I DEFINITELY WELCOME COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND IDEAS OF HOW TO DO THAT, BUT, UM, I THINK CELEBRATING OUR, UM, DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH THE WHOLE WORLD WHILE THEY'RE HERE, UM, WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS AN EVEN MORE CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION.UM, BUT MANY OF THESE THINGS DO TAKE TIME.
WE DON'T EXPECT THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO BE DONE UNTIL, AT LEAST THE END OF 2027, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO WRITE ALL THE STANDARDS AND DO THE EIR, WE WANNA DO A PROGRAMMATIC EIR SO THAT ANY FUTURE PROJECTS COULD TEAR OFF OF IT AND MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH WHAT THE VISION IS.
UM, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT'S ALMOST 2030.
AND THEN PROJECTS CAN EASILY TAKE 10, 20 YEARS OR MAYBE EVEN LONGER, INCLUDING TO GET THE FUNDING AND GET THEM DONE.
SO I HOPE WE GET IT DONE MORE QUICKLY.
I HOPE WE CAN ENGAGE WITH YOU AND THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO.
UM, BUT THE IDEA IS TO THINK BIG AND LONG TERM ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THEN BE ABLE TO WORK BACKWARDS IN THE, THE STAGING AND IMPLEMENTATION.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE KIND OF ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THIS VISION ITSELF AND FEEDBACK ON HOW DO WE BETTER FLESH OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES TO HELP US GET THERE AND GET THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SOMETHING LIKE THE WETLAND AT FIRST I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL ABOUT, BUT BALTIMORE HAS RECENTLY DONE SOMETHING VERY, UH, SIMILAR WITH THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM.
THEIR LATEST EXPANSION IN BALTIMORE, UM, OF THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS THE CREATION OF A NEW OUTDOOR WETLAND.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAD LEADERS FROM THAT TRANSFORMATION PROJECT AND FROM THE PARIS OLYMPICS WATERFRONT PLANNING GROUPS HERE LAST MONTH, TALKING TO US ABOUT THEIR PROCESS AND HOW THEY'VE DONE IT.
SO SOME OF THESE COMPONENTS I DO THINK CAN HAPPEN EVEN FASTER THAN WE'RE TALKING, UM, BUT OTHERS WILL TAKE A WHILE.
THE OTHER THING IS MUCH OF THIS IS CITY OWNED, BUT THERE ARE VERY LONG-TERM LEASES IN PLACE, AND SO MANY OF THE LESSEES HAVE GROUND LEASES THAT GO 30, 50 YEARS.
AND SO WE WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, LIKE I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
I AND I ACTUALLY PERSONALLY THINK THE, THE MORE EXCITING STUFF IS ACTUALLY IN THE SHORTER TERM.
I THINK THE RECONNECTION OF THE WEST, UH, GATEWAY IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THIS PLAN.
AND THAT MIGHT JUST BE BECAUSE I WORK OVER THERE,
BUT, UM, I, I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WHY IS THE, UH, WAS IT, UH, WG SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT, WHY IS THAT INCLUDED IN A LONG TERM IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REALIGNING SHORELINE IN THE SHORT TERM? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO, UM, THE SHORELINE DRIVE REALIGNMENT SHOWN HERE IS KIND OF AN, AN ADDITIONAL NEXT PHASE THAT WOULD BUILD OFF THE EXISTING PROJECT.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT, UM, LONGER.
UM, BUT SOME OF, OH, SORRY, THIS IS A LONG TERM ONE.
SO SOME OF THIS REALIGNMENT ALSO DEPENDS ON, UM, THOSE LONGER TERM CHANGES WITH THOSE PRIVATE PARCELS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL BACK AND FORTHS WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO UNDERSTAND THAT TIMEFRAME, AND I CAN MAKE SURE WE GET MORE DETAILS TO EXPLAIN THAT BETTER.
UM, CARLENE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT ONE? YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM THE STAFF TABLE, BUT WE WILL LOOK AT WHETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN SOONER.
'CAUSE I AGREE, WE DID, UM, A GROUP BIKE RIDE WITH A BUNCH OF PLANNING STAFF YESTERDAY THROUGH PART OF THIS AREA, UM, DOWN THE LA RIVER AND THROUGH WEST GATEWAY AND NOTED SOME OF THE CONNECTIVITY CHALLENGES, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, THAT EXIST THERE TODAY.
SO, UM, GETTING OUT THERE AND BEING ON THE GROUND WE THINK IS PART OF THE NEED.
AND THIS NEXT PHASE IS TO ALL EXPERIENCE IT TOGETHER THROUGH DIFFERENT MODES.
AND THAT'S PART OF WHY THE EVENT ON JUNE 4TH IS ALSO DOWN IN THE SHORELINE AND WE WANNA ENGAGE PEOPLE THERE, UM, AND EXPERIENCING WHAT IT IS TODAY AND WHAT IT COULD BE IN THE FUTURE.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE THAT.
UH, YOU KNOW, HAVING SEEN THIS, UM, IN MY LA MY TENURE FROM INCEPTION TO FROM TO POST-ITS TO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.
AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE, MY EXCITEMENT CAME FROM DURING THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE MAYOR HAD SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AND MADE IT HAPPEN.
SO
UM, BUT IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
THIS IS NOT, UH, AN OVERNIGHT PROJECT TO SAY THE LEAST.
UM, I WAS HOPING IT WASN'T 2075, BUT IT'S STILL, NEVERTHELESS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND IT, IT CERTAINLY, UM, WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE? OKAY, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, ANY PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THAT'D LIKE TO, UH, EXCUSE ME, ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO WANTED TO COME OUT SEEING
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NONE IN THE AUDIENCE, ANY VIRTUAL? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BRING IT BACK ANY LAST CHANCE FOR, TO SPEAK, OTHERWISE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL YES.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
WE'LL TAKE ANY NON, ANY COMMENTS FOR ANY NON-AGENT ITEMS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? ANYONE? UH, THERE'S NO AT ATTEND PUBLIC AT, EXCUSE ME, VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT JUST TO UPDATE THE ATTENDANCE RECORD.UM, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS UNEXCUSED FOR THIS MEETING.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THE MINUTES ACCORDINGLY.
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WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN MEETING AT, UH, IF I HAD A CLOCK, 6 35.