* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:29] OKAY. UH, WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE, UH, INTERIOR AFFAIRS COMMUNITY COMMITTEE. UH, PLEASE ROLL CALL CHAIR URANGA. PRESENT VICE CHAIR KERR. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, [CALL TO ORDER] NOW WE GO THROUGH OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND JUST ADD [ROLL CALL] A NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. ITEM ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2024. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? SECOND. OKAY. [1. 25-55334 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meeting of Tuesday, December 10, 2024.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] I'M SORRY. WHO? SECOND. SECOND. DUGGAN RECEIVED DUGGAN. SHE'S HAVING A HARD TIME CHECKING IN. SO SOMEBODY WANT TO COME BACK IN? UH, IT'S JUST, I HAVE TO FIND MY PASSWORD, SO, GOT IT. . OKAY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. OH, MO. AND WE NEED TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. YES. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, NOW, ITEM TWO. NEED TO VOTE ON ITEM ONE. LET'S, LET'S VOTE FIRST. GO AHEAD. AND IF I CAN, JUST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, JUST A THUMB UP VERBAL. AYE. RECEIVE. AYE. OH, I GOT IT. MOTION CARRIES. NOW CAN I SAY ITEM TWO? YES. YES. TERRY, WE CAN GO TO ITEM TWO. ITEM ITEM TWO. ITEM TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY'S 2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. GATHER INPUT FROM THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND FORWARD [2. 25-55335 Recommendation to receive and file staff recommendations for the City’s 2025 Legislative Agenda, gather input from the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, and forward the Committee’s recommendations to City Council for adoption.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION. OKAY. UH, LET'S HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE DISCUSSION PLEASE. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. IT IS COMING. SORRY. ALMOST WE'RE JUST HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. OTHER, OTHER PEOPLE KNEW THESE COMMUNITIES DIFFERENTLY. MM-HMM . AND DISCUSS NEGATIVE MOTION, BUT WE MAKE A MOTION THEN DISCUSSION, OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE HERE. I'D LIKE TO DO A, TAKE A VERBAL ON THE, THE MOTIONS, PLEASE. I'LL MOVE. I'LL SECOND RECEIVED CURVE FIRST DUG IN. SECOND WE MOTION. AND SECOND, UH, TIME FOR DISCUSSION. I HOPE THAT, UH, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE AGENDA AND, UH, I HAVE ONE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD THE AGENDA IF POSSIBLE. SURE. DO YOU WANT ME TO WALK THROUGH KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND WHERE WE ARE AND WHY WE'RE HERE? SURE. AND THEN WE CAN GET INTO THE, THE FUN PART. THAT'D BE PERFECT. GREAT. UM, THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. UH, MY NAME IS SARAH PATTERSON AND I'M THE MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. I'M GONNA TAKE, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A PRIVILEGE JUST QUICKLY BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR NEWEST IGA MEMBER CLAYTON HEARD HERE TODAY. SO I'M GONNA TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY ACTUALLY TO INTRODUCE HIM. UH, CLAYTON IS A, UH, FAMILIAR FACE HERE IN LONG BEACH AND WORKED FOR CONGRESSMAN LOWENTHAL AND THEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL. UH, AND SO, UM, HE HAS HELPED WITH THE TAIL END OF THIS AGENDA AND WANTED TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE HIM AT HIS FIRST COMMITTEE, UH, HERE AS WELL. AND ALSO TO GIVE A FORMAL WELCOME TO, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN, UH, WHO JUMPED IN FEET FIRST INTO ALL OF THIS. UM, BUT THANK HER FOR HER WORK SO FAR IN THE IGA COMMITTEE. UM, WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY IS, UM, A TFF EXPLAINING THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. UH, THE EDITS TO THE AGENDA ARE MADE BY STAFF, UH, BASED OFF [00:05:01] OF THEIR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. UM, SO WE ACTUALLY JUST HAVE THE TFF UP HERE AND I'LL, I'LL EXPLAIN IT. THE TFF HIGHLIGHTS ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THE AGENDA. SO TO SAVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND EYE STRAIN, INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH EVERY PAGE, WE ACTUALLY PULL THOSE ALL OUT AND LIST THEM IN ORDER SO YOU CAN KIND OF QUICKLY GO THROUGH THEM. BUT IN THE REST OF THE ATTACHMENT IS THE FULL AGENDA WITH THOSE EDITS MADE IN BLUE AND RED. UM, AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A YEARLY UPDATE THAT WE DO WITH OUR POLICY LIAISONS. THOSE ARE STAFF IN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT EITHER HAVE A BACKGROUND OR INTEREST IN POLICY, AND THEY REPRESENT THEIR DEPARTMENT AS WE MAKE THESE CHANGES. THIS STARTS IN ABOUT OCTOBER. WE HAVE A BIG MEETING AND A BIG KICKOFF. UM, AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR UPDATE, WHICH, UH, ON THEIR UPDATES, WHICH ENDS IN THE TFF PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. UM, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GETTING THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE YEAR THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AND, AND PART OF THAT WAS DUE TO THE CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATION. UH, MOST YEARS STAFF ONLY HAVE A COUPLE MINOR EDITS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE. UM, BUT DUE TO THE, UH, BIG SHIFT IN THE FEDERAL LANDSCAPE, UH, STAFF HAD, UH, QUITE A FEW MORE, UH, CHANGES AND THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO CONSIDER. UH, SO WANTED TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT THE AGENDA DOES IS IT ALLOWS CLAYTON AND I TO ACT ON THE COUNCIL'S BEHALF TO TAKE POSITIONS ON LEGISLATIONS, BOTH AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. UM, AS YOU ALL MAY BE AWARE, SOMETIMES THESE THINGS, UH, MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE OVERNIGHT. UH, AND WHATEVER IS IN THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ALLOWS CLAYTON AND I TO ACT QUICKLY TO EITHER OPPOSE OR SUPPORT TO SEND A LETTER. UM, AND SO REALLY IT'S A CRITICAL DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT, UH, ALLOWS US TO ACT AS THAT POLICY ARM FOR THE COUNCIL AND TO ENSURE THAT THE LONG BEACH PRIORITIES ARE MADE IN A TIMELY MATTER AND IN A MATTER THAT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE THE, THE NEEDLE FORWARD FOR OUR PRIORITIES. THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO WANNA UNDERLINE THAT THIS IS A, A CITY FACING DOCUMENT. UM, IT IS UPDATED BY CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I CAN ACTUALLY USE THIS AS, AS AN EXAMPLE, IS, UH, YOU KNOW, SO ONLY THINGS THAT ARE IN HERE HAVE A CITY NEXUS. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE GOT A REQUEST, UM, A LITTLE WHILE AGO, HAVING TO DO WITH SUPPORTING, UM, AND OR OPPOSING A BILL ON ELECTIONS. NOW, CITY OF LONG BEACH DOES NOT ADMINISTER ELECTIONS, SO WE HAVE NOTHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT GOES OVER THAT. UM, SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WERE UNABLE TO, TO TAKE AN ACTION ON IT. NOW, THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT, UM, YOU AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL COULD TAKE AN ACTION ON IT. YOU CAN SEND A PERSONAL LETTER, UM, ON YOUR LETTERHEAD IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AN ACTION ON SUCH THINGS. UM, BUT REALLY I WANT TO KIND OF UNDERLINE THE PRIORITY THAT THIS DOCUMENT, UM, WHEN UPDATED BY STAFF HAS THAT SITTING NEXUS. UM, ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO, UM, TAKE A POSITION ON ITEMS IF, IF, UH, A COUNCIL MEMBER FEELS THAT THEY REALLY WOULD LIKE TO. UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY IS FOR A REVIEW OF THE EDITS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND EITHER APPROVAL OF THOSE, UM, EDITS, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL EDITS, UM, THAT INCLUDES BOTH THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED IN. UM, I ALSO HAVE BEEN JOINED BY A HANDFUL OF OUR LOVELY POLICY LIAISONS, UH, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS IS OUT IN THE YEAR, A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN PLANNED, I ASK THEM TO JOIN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY, UH, YOU KNOW, BIG QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN GET ANSWERED NOW THEY'RE AVAILABLE. UM, ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT AND THE TEAM IS NOT HERE, WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH, UM, OVER EMAIL AFTER THAT. UM, SO I, I OPEN IT ALL TO YOU ON ANY PROPOSED EDITS, UM, AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED. OKAY. WE'RE OPEN TO DISCUSSION NOW BETWEEN . OKAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YES. UH, THANK YOU TO THE TEAM, UH, FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. I KNOW, UM, FROM A FEDERAL LEVEL, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING WITH THE NUMBER OF, UM, SOME MOMENT TO MOMENT CHANGES, DAY-TO-DAY CHANGES. SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, DOING THIS IN A WAY THAT, AS YOU SAID, IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CITY. UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE ADDITIONS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM, ON PAGE TWO, STARTING UNDER EDUCATION, I SEE THAT WE'VE ADDED TWO BULLET POINTS. I THINK THE MIDDLE BULLET POINT EXISTED WITH JUST AN EDIT, UM, SUPPORTING POLICIES, LEGISLATION, AND GRANTS SEEKING TO END THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE AND REDUCE SCHOOL EXPULSION SUSPENSIONS. SO I THINK AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I, I AM VERY AWARE OF WHAT OUR LANE IS IN TERMS OF TAKING POSITIONS ON EDUCATION POLICY, ABSENT A CONVERSATION OR A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO, UH, [00:10:01] CARRIES THE WATER, THE MAJORITY OF THE WATER, UM, IN THIS AREA. SO, UM, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO REMOVE IT. I JUST WANT US TO BE AS, I JUST WANNA BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE GONNA STAY IN OUR LANE AS IT RELATES TO CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE AUTHORITY OVER SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, UM, AND EXECUTIVE TEAM WHO WORK ON THAT. UM, 'CAUSE THERE'S JUST SOME LANGUAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, REDUCING EXPENSE SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY AND HAS, UH, FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. AND I WOULDN'T WANT US TO GET AHEAD OF THEM IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPORT OF POTENTIALLY ITEMS THAT THEY DON'T SEE AS A FIT FOR LONG BEACH UNIFIED. SO, UM, AND, AND SAME FOR THE THIRD. SO MY GUESS OR MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS POTENTIALLY OPENS US UP FOR THE AVAIL AVAILABILITY ON THE CITY SIDE TO GET GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF THAT WORK. UM, BUT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE PIECE, I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING IN OUR LANE ON THIS ONE. SURE. AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. THE OTHER THING I WILL MENTION, UM, IF IT'S OF HELP IS THAT WHAT IT ALSO OPENS US UP TO IS SUPPORTING THEIR INITIATIVES. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, IF THEY HAD A SPECIFIC ITEM OR A SPECIFIC PIECE OF POLICY THAT THEY WERE CO-SPONSORING OR WORKING ON, IT DOES ALLOW US TO WRITE A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR TO, UM, TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ACT IN COORDINATION WITH THEM. UM, ONE THING THAT WE COULD DO IS, UM, ADD TO THIS, YOU KNOW, IN COORDINATION WITH LONG BEACH UNIFIED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IF THAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, IF, IF THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP THAT, THAT CONCERN. YEAH. I, I JUST THINK THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE TRUST THAT WE'VE BUILT, UH, WORKING TOGETHER WITH LONG BEACH UNIFIED TO NOT OVERRIDE, UH, POTENTIALLY PROGRAMMING THAT WE DON'T KNOW EXISTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. AND THAT WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING FIRST BEFORE WE ASSUME THAT THERE'S A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL FIX SOMETHING IF WE HAVEN'T ASKED THE DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY'RE ALREADY ADDRESSING THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. ABSOLUTELY. HAPPY, HAPPY TO ADD THAT. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. UM, AND I THINK SIMILARLY, I JUST, UM, THERE'S SEVERAL THAT WERE ADDED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, REALM THIS TIME AROUND. AND SO JUST, UH, WOULD APPRECIATE SOME BACKGROUND ON THE SPECIFICS OF FEELING THE NEED TO ADD THIS LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY, UM, IN THE AGENDA. JUST 'CAUSE THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH REALM. SO JUST THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT, UH, WOULD BE HELPFUL. SURE. UM, UNFORTUNATELY THE ONE, UM, POLICY LIAISON I DON'T HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY IS OUR HEALTH TEAM, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR HOMELESS, UH, SERVICES FOLKS. UM, SO I CAN TAKE A MORE GENERAL QUESTION BACK TO THEM ABOUT THE RATIONALE ABOUT THE, UM, THE AMOUNT. BUT, UM, JUST, UH, IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS MAYBE THAT THE, THE HOMELESS SERVICES TEAM COULD ANSWER BY CHANCE? UH, BUT HAPPY TO TAKE THAT, THE MORE GENERAL QUESTION BACK TO HEALTH. UH, THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK I HAD ANY, UM, FOR HOMELESS SERVICES. I JUST, UM, SAW MY BROTHER'S KEEPER MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES, SO THERE WERE SOME REDUNDANCIES IN, UM, BOTH THE EDUCATION SECTION, THE HEALTH SECTION, SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE ALIGNED, UM, WHEN THEY'RE MENTIONED MORE THAN ONCE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S ALIGNMENT, UM, IS IMPORTANT AS WELL. SO I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMELESS SERVICES. THANK YOU. GOT IT. THANK YOU. NOTED. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CURRENT, DOUG, ANY QUESTIONS? NO COMMENT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER, CAN YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON PLEASE? SORRY. THANK YOU. UH, I, IN A ACCORDANCE WITH THE, WITH THE AGENDA LOOKS COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT I WANT TO SEE OR WANT TO SEE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONE ITEM THAT CAME UP DURING OUR LAST VISIT TO SACRAMENTO. UH, AND OF COURSE ONE ISSUE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US IN LONG BEACH AND I SEEN MORE IS REGIONAL, UH, ISSUE THAT YES, THAN THE METHOD METHYL BROMIDE, UH, ISSUE. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER CITIES STEMMING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. UH, IT'S IN CARSON AND THAT AFFECTS CARSON, WILMINGTON AND LONG BEACH, BUT NEITHER CARSON NOR LA ARE DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS, UH, THE POLLUTER IN THE AIR FROM THE COMPANIES THAT ARE CREATING THIS, THIS, UH, HAZARD AND MEAN THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION. I WOULD WANT TO SEE IF, IF WE PUT SOME LANGUAGE THAT WOULD, UM, INCLUDE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL, UH, [00:15:01] LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS METHYL BROMIDE, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I HAVE SOME WARNING HERE IF I CAN ADD, OR HOW MUCH YOU LIKE ME PROCEED WITH THAT. UM, WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN ALSO CHECK IN WITH THE HEALTH TEAM TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO, UH, CRAFT THAT, UM, IN ORDER TO, TO HAVE IT SUPPORT KIND OF THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE. UM, ALL OF THESE EDITS, UM, AS MENTIONED, WILL GO TO COUNCIL, SO YOU WILL HAVE A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM ONCE THE DOCUMENT GOES TO COUNSEL. SO, UH, THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT. UM, BUT IF YOU HAD A SPECIFIC, IF YOU HAD SPECIFIC LANGUAGE YOU WANTED INCLUDED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU COULD, YOU COULD TELL ME THAT. YEAH. FOR, FOR PRESIDENT OF THE RECORD, I THINK I'LL READ THE MOTION THAT I HAVE HERE AND THEN EITHER THE CITY ATTORNEY OR, OR, OR, UH, HEALTH CAN DECIDE WHETHER IT IS, UH, APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE IT IN THIS AGENDA. WOULD THAT BE OKAY? YEAH. SO I THINK AS I UNDERSTAND THE ITEM, WE'RE TAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE INCLUDED. SO I, I THINK STAFF IS TAKING THEM DOWN IF YOU'D LIKE TO, TO BE A FORMAL PART OF THE MOTION. THAT'S ONE WAY THAT YOU CAN UNDERTAKE THE EFFORT. I THINK THAT WHAT STAFF IS COMMUNICATING, THAT THIS ITEM IS REALLY CREATED FOR THEM TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK MM-HMM . AND THEN THAT FEEDBACK BACK WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY TO COUNCIL. UM, SO IT'S NOT THAT WE NEED LIKE A FORMALIZED MOTION THAT BUILDS EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK IN, BUT THEY'RE REALLY USING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT YOUR FEEDBACK TO PREPARE THAT DOCUMENT FOR COUNCIL. OKAY. WELL, LEMME GO AHEAD AND READ IT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. I MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO ADD LANGUAGE TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO INCLUDE ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS FOR INCREASED OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF THE PESTICIDE METH BROMIDE. WE PARTICULAR FOCUS ON JUICE NEAR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, AND SCHOOLS. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, YOUR YOUR, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED AS A RECOMMENDATION? YES. GOT IT. DO I NEED TO SECOND ON THAT? SO AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE COLLECTING RECOMMENDATIONS, IT'S NOT ADJUSTING THE MOTION IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS DISCUSSION. OKAY. UM, AND I THINK STAFF IS CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE THAT RECOMMENDATION INCLUDED SO THAT IT'S IN THE DOCUMENT THAT GOES TO COUNSEL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. I KNOW LETTER OF PROCEDURE EACH QUESTIONS, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M THE RIGHT. YEAH. OUR RECEIVE AND FILE IS A UNIQUE ONE, BUT WE'VE GOT, BECAUSE THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE, IT IS UNIQUE. SO I, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPINE AND I BELIEVE YOUR RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN RECORDED AND WILL BE INCLUDED VIA STAFF. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. THIS IS A RECEIVE A FILE DOCUMENT. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMENTS ON THIS? IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. THANK YOU, CLERK. MADAM CLERK. OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, ITEM THREE. ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE MARCH 27TH, 2025 SACRAMENTO ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY. [3. 25-55336 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the March 27, 2025, Sacramento Advocacy Trip.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] WE A SECOND, UH, STAFF DISCUSSION. PRESENTATION. IS A PRESENTATION ON THIS? NO. OKAY. IF I RECEIVE A FINAL ITEM, GO FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENT, IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. GO, . IS THERE ANY, IS THERE ANY, SORRY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMITTEE? I DON'T THINK NO, NO DISCUSSION APPARENTLY. SO JUST AS A QUICK NOTE FOR THESE TWO ITEMS, THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, UM, BUT THIS WAS A SUGGESTION THAT, UM, WAS MADE IN CONVERSATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR ADVOCACY DAYS MORE TRANSPARENT, UH, AND MORE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. UM, SO SINCE THESE DAYS ARE DONE, YOU KNOW, FAR AWAY, UM, AND, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS AND THEY HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY, UH, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN KIND OF, UH, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND THE KEY IMPORTANCE OF IT IS TO HAVE KIND OF A POST ADVOCACY DAY DEBRIEF AND GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE, UM, WHAT, UH, WHAT OCCURRED IN YOUR MEETING, SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAPPENED, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD, ANY KIND OF THINGS MOVING FORWARD. SO THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION. UM, BUT WHAT I COULD DO IS KIND OF BRIEFLY GO OVER THE DAY AND THEN OPEN IT UP, UH, TO YOU VICE MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCILWOMAN TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT SOME OF YOUR MEETINGS IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED. UM, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF OUR REASONS FOR KIND [00:20:01] OF BRINGING THIS ITEM. AND WE WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO DO SO, SO SIMILAR FOR THE DC TRIP AS WELL. UM, AGAIN, TO KIND OF OPEN A DOOR AND KIND OF ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, UH, WHAT HAPPENS DURING THESE ADVOCACY DAYS AND WHAT THESE MEETINGS ARE LIKE. UM, AND ALSO SINCE WE DON'T HAVE FULL ATTENDANCE, UM, AT THESE EVENTS FOR YOU TO SHARE, UH, TO YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AS A FULL COMMITTEE. UM, SO THAT, UH, SO THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM ARE KIND OF SIMILAR FORMATS. I AM HAPPY TO KIND OF LAY A LITTLE, SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT AND OPEN IT BACK UP TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION. UM, BUT NO KIND OF FORMAL PRESENTATION BECAUSE THE HOPE IS TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IN ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. AND IT REALLY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH ONE ANOTHER. I KNOW THAT YOU, UM, WENT TO YOUR DIFFERENT MEETINGS, UM, AS A, YOU KNOW, NOT A FOR FULL QUORUM OF THE GROUP SO THAT THOSE WERE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS. UM, SO THIS IS REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AROUND WHAT YOU LEARNED AND WHAT YOU SAW WITH ONE ANOTHER AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UM, AS THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO UNDER THE BROWN ACT. OKAY. UH, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, UM, ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE MEETINGS, THE MAYOR DID BRING THIS FORWARD AND HE DID DISCUSS IT, OUR MEETINGS IN SACRAMENTO. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ENOUGH, BUT HE DID, HE DID BRING SOME OF THIS STUFF FORWARD. AGAIN, IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE AMONGST THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM, AND, AND WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THIS AS A PRACTICE KIND OF MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT. AGAIN, FOR THE TRANSPARENCY AND FOR THE CONVERSATION AMONGST YOURSELF. SO, UH, IS IT, UH, A THOUSAND? WELL, I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE ATTORNEY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S NECESSARY, UM, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD PRACTICE IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED. OKAY. I'LL DO THAT TO MY, TO MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WHAT WANT ME TO DISCUSS? SURE. WELL, I WASN'T IN SACRAMENTO, SO I WOULD LOVE IF SARAH COULD GIVE KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT ALL OF YOU DID AND DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT YOU HAD. AND I, I CAN OPINE AFTER, BUT I WASN'T THERE, SO. YEAH. WELL, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THESE MEETINGS NOW MOVING FORWARD IS THAT BASED ON BROAD ACT ISSUES, WE CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON ON, UH, ANY MEETING INVOLVING LEGISLATORS, WHETHER IT'S SACRAMENTO OR DC BECAUSE WE'RE A COMMITTEE OF THREE, TWO IS A QUORUM. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON. AND, UH, DOUG, REMEMBER DOUGIE WAS THERE, I WAS THERE, BUT WE MET WITH DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD ONLY BE ONE PERSON. THAT'S IT, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF, OF THE BROAD ACT. SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO COLLECTIVELY DISCUSS WHAT WAS LEARNED BY EACH OF YOU IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES IN THE COURSE OF THOSE MEETINGS ON THAT TRIP. RIGHT. AND I, I'M HAPPY, UH, AS A COUNCILMAN SAID, HAPPY TO KIND OF SET THE STAGE AND THEN I CAN HAND IT BACK TO, TO YOU ALL. GO AHEAD. UM, SO THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. UM, SO AS I KIND OF MENTIONED THIS ITEM IN THE NEXT ITEMS WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION BASED AND I'LL, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, BUT TO KIND OF SET THE STAGE, UM, THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, UH, THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COUNCILWOMAN, UH, WERE UP IN SACRAMENTO FOR OUR ANNUAL ADVOCACY DAY. UM, AND THIS WAS ATTENDED BY MAYOR AS WELL AS, UH, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS STAFF, UM, AND, UH, UH, THE, THE CITY'S STATE LOBBYING TEAM ARC, UM, AS YOU ALL MAY BE AWARE, UH, BUT TO LET THE, KIND OF REMIND THE PUBLIC, THESE ARE VERY LONG DAYS. THEY ARE BACK TO BACK. THEY ARE A MARATHON AND A SPRINT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, UH, THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COUNCILMAN'S ADVOCACY IN DOING ALL THIS. IT'S NOT EASY WORK. UM, UH, BUT IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, UM, UH, ESPECIALLY TO COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN, AS I MENTIONED, FOR JUMPING, UH, STRAIGHT IN KIND OF FEET FIRST ON THESE MEETINGS. UM, AND AS FOR YOUR, YOUR FIRST TRIP THAT I THINK WENT EXCELLENTLY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT. AND, UH, OF COURSE, THANK YOU CHAIR FOR KIND OF LEADING OUR, OUR EFFORTS. UM, WE HAD A COUPLE AREA FOCUSES THAT WE WENT THROUGH FOR EACH OF OUR MEETINGS. UM, WE FOCUSED A LOT ON OLYMPICS, WHICH OF COURSE WILL BE ONE OF OUR MAIN FOCUSES LEADING UP TO THOSE HAP FUNDING, UH, WHICH, UH, SADLY IS NOT INCLUDED IN, UH, THE MAY REVISE BUDGET, BUT WE DID OUR BEST TO ADVOCATE, UH, FOR WHY IT'S SO IMPACTFUL FOR LONG BEACH. UM, WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR A NUMBER OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS LIKE SHOEMAKER BRIDGE, UM, UH, THE CITY'S TRANSITION FROM OIL GROW, LONG BEACH HOMELESS SERVICES. UM, QUITE A FEW ITEMS. UM, BUT THOSE WERE SOME OF OUR KEY PRIORITIES. WE MET WITH A NUMBER OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF. UM, I, I CAN LIST 'EM ALL HERE, UH, BUT THERE WAS, UH, QUITE A FEW AS WELL AS COMMITTEE STAFF AS WELL, WHICH I THINK SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS WERE, UM, VERY HELPFUL TO MEET WITH MORE TECHNICAL STAFF WHO FOCUS ON KEY ISSUES. WE MET [00:25:01] WITH, UH, BOTH THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE STAFF FOR, UH, THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY. UM, I THINK OVERALL THEY WERE, UH, PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS. UH, THE STATE, UM, AS YOU ALL MAY BE AWARE IN, IN NEWS AND OTHER SOURCES, IS FACING A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, MOUNTING BUDGET ISSUES. AND SO WHILE OUR ADVOCACY AROUND ISSUES LIKE HAP FUNDING, UM, DIDN'T MATERIALIZE WITHIN THE BUDGET, I THINK IT WAS STILL REALLY CRUCIAL. UM, LONG BEACH REALLY LEADS THE WAY IN A LOT OF THESE EFFORTS, AND SO IT'S CRITICAL TO KIND OF SHARE WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, UM, WHEN GIVEN PROPER RESOURCES WHAT WE CAN REALLY DO AND THE ADVANCEMENTS THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE. UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER, UH, UH, OR BACK OVER TO, TO YOU CHAIR AND TO THE COUNCILWOMAN TO SHARE IF YOU HAD ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR ANY KIND OF KEY, UM, MEETINGS YOU WANTED TO, TO SHARE OUT. UM, AND ANYTHING ELSE FROM THAT DAY THAT WOULD BE, UM, WOULD BE GOOD TO SHARE. THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE MAYOR DID GIVE UP THREE REFUND LAST MONTH REGARDING OUR VISIT, BUT I THOUGHT MAYOR DIANE, ANY, ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, THAT WAS MY FIRST TRIP TO SACRAMENTO, SO I APPRECIATE, UH, BEING ABLE TO GO AND EXPERIENCE MEETINGS WITH, UH, WE MET WITH SENATORS, ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ACROSS THE AISLE, AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD, UH, THERE WERE GOOD DISCUSSIONS, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THESE MEETINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. SO I WAS GLAD TO GO. MAYBE YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, I, I FEEL LIKE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR, UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT OUR TRANSITION AWAY FROM OIL, BUT WE REALLY WERE ADVOCATING FOR HELP WITH OUR FUND THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SET ASIDE. MAYBE YOU COULD GO OVER THAT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, KURT, TO UNDERSTAND THAT ADVOCACY. SURE, OF COURSE. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. UM, SO, UH, THE TIMING ON OUR TRIP WAS A LITTLE BIT, UH, INTERRUPTED BY A BILL THAT WE HAD BEEN SPONSORING, UM, THAT, UM, JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP HAD, UM, UH, WAS NO LONGER MOVING FORWARD, UH, WHICH HAPPENS, UM, WHICH ABSOLUTELY HAPPENS. WE HAD TAILORED, UM, QUITE A BIT OF OUR, OUR MEETINGS AROUND THAT BILL, UH, KIND OF IN THOUGHT AND HOPES OF COURSE THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD HELP MOVE IT ALONG. UM, I AM GRATEFUL TO OUR LOBBYING TEAM AND ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO THE, THE IGA, THE IGA TEAM, CLAYTON AND I, UH, FOR KIND OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MEETINGS WEREN'T, UH, FOR NAUGHT. UM, SO REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT WE COULD DO, UM, IF THE BILL'S NOT MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR, WHAT WE COULD DO IN NEXT YEAR, WHAT ELSE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT. UM, SO THOSE MEETINGS, AS I MENTIONED, LIKE WITH THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, WHICH WE'RE MORE OIL FOCUSED, UM, HAD SOME GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IN, IN FUTURE YEARS OR EVEN OTHER, SOME TECHNICAL IDEAS. I KNOW COUNCILMAN, UH, DUGGAN, WE WERE IN A MEETING AND WE GOT SOME KIND OF GREAT IDEAS FROM STAFF ON OIL WELL ABANDONMENT PLUGS THAT GENERATE, UH, GREEN ELECTRICITY. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WHILE, WHILE OUR ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO HELP MOVE THAT BILL FORWARD, UM, IT WAS STILL, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, PRODUCTIVE FOR A EDUCATION AND KIND OF FUTURE THINKING, UH, REASONS. THANK YOU. UH, FOR THE RECAP, CAN YOU, UM, TALK, YOU TALKED ABOUT HAT FUNDING TWICE, AND SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? UH, SURE. TO THE PUBLIC, I SEE MY, MY HOMELESS SERVICES TEAM, I, I ASK THEM TO COME FOR THE LEDGE AGENDA, UH, AND I ALWAYS, UH, BLANK ON THE ACRONYM. UH, MAYBE CLAYTON REM WILL REMEMBER IT SPECIFICALLY HOUSING AS HOUSING, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PREVENTION, AND FORGET WHAT THE LAST P STANDS. I, I FORGET WHAT THE LAST, THE SECOND H ACTUALLY SAYS. RIGHT? HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION. WE WILL GOOGLE, UH, MOMENTARILY, MY APOLOGIES, , BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S SPECIFICALLY ONE-TIME FUNDING, UH, THAT HELPS WITH HOMELESS SERVICES AND PARTICULARLY HOUSING. UM, WHILE IT IS A ONE-TIME FUNDING ITEM, IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE GOVERNOR'S, UH, BUDGET FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. AND LONG BEACH HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE FUNDING OUT OF THAT PROGRAM AND HAS DONE SOME INCREDIBLE WORK WITH IT. UM, WE REALLY ADVOCATED HARD AND GAVE A LOT OF GREAT EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO WITH THAT HAP FUNDING. UM, AND SADLY, UH, IT WAS NOT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN JANUARY, WHICH IS WHY WE ADVOCATED FOR IT SO HARD IN MARCH. UM, BUT AS OF, UH, LAST WEEK, IT IS NOT IN THE MAY REVISE, UH, BUDGET, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE TO SEE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, UH, PERSONALLY, I MET WITH, UH, [00:30:02] UH, ETT THEIR STAFF AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF, AND WE DID DISCUSS MOSTLY ABOUT, UH, 8, 20 28, 20 28 FOR THE OLYMPICS ABOUT THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING IN THE, AND THE, UH, EVENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS SUPPORTING. EXCUSE ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT. PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. UM, SO WHEN HE, WHEN WE, UH, , THEY WERE GENERALLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS, UH, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, OTHER EFFORTS DEALING WITH, UH, WITH HOMELESSNESS AS WELL AS, UH, THE ECONOMY AND THE, AND THE OIL, WHICH IS HUGE FOR US, AND WE KNOW. SO THEY WERE VERY, UH, UH, SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS TO, UH, STAY AFLOAT, IF YOU WILL, UH, BECAUSE OF THE, UH, IMPACTS THAT THOSE ARE GONNA HAVE ON OUR CITY. AND, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, THERE, THERE WAS A GOOD MEETING, VERY POSITIVE, BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND THIS INCLUDED LEGISLATORS NOT ONLY WHO REPRESENT LONG BEACH, BUT OUTSIDE OF LONG BEACH, WHICH I FOUND, UH, VERY POSITIVE KNOWING THAT WE'RE OUT THERE. AND THOSE MEMBERS ARE ALSO VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE IMPACTS THAT THOSE HAVE ON LONG BEACH. SO WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? UH, NONE. HOMELESS, NONE. HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION. SORRY, JUST WANTED TO, OKAY. THERE YOU GO. MAKE SURE I COULD GET THAT IN THERE. THERE YOU GO. PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE. MM-HMM . GOOD. OKAY. ANY WANNA COMMENT? IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. OKAY. SO WE HAD ALREADY STARTED TO OPEN THE VOTE, SO I ALREADY HAVE A YES. FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, AND YES, FROM CHAIR ANG. AND I JUST NEED VICE CHAIR. YES. RECEIVED. AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING. UM, AND ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I, I HAVE NONE. SO, YEAH. SO I CAN SIMILARLY KIND OF SET THE STAGE, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE, HOLD ON ONE MOMENT. WE NEED TO FORMALLY OPEN ITEM AND GET A MOTION A SECOND. EXCUSE ME. OKAY, GO AHEAD. OKAY. I'M GONNA READ THE ITEM. IT'S UP ON THE SCREEN. RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DISCUSSION REGARDING COMMITTEE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING JUNE 4TH THROUGH 6 20 25 [4. 25-55337 Recommendation to receive and file a discussion regarding Committee priorities for the upcoming June 4 – 6, 2025, Washington D.C. Advocacy Trip.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] WASHINGTON DC ADV ADVOCACY TRIP. OKAY. THIS, THIS IS A, UH, WELL, CAN I SAY, RIGHT? THIS IS A TRIP THAT CAN BE TAKING PLACE NEXT MONTH. ONE OF THE PARAMETERS I ALREADY MENTIONED IS THE FACT THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON ATTEND FROM THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF BROAD ACT ISSUES. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT, UH, WE CAN ALL BRING, THE RULES HAVE CHANGED, AND IT'S REALLY, UH, WELL, IT BREAKS MY HEART. I WISH WE COULD ALL GO, BUT WE CAN'T. WE NEED, WE NEED, UH, TO MAINTAIN, UH, THE RULES AND FOLLOW THOSE ACCORDINGLY. ALTHOUGH WE CAN TAKE TWO, IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT MORE STAFF GO BECAUSE WE WOULD'VE TO BIFURCATE OUR MEETINGS OR EVEN MORE TO ACCOMMODATE MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAFF AND EVEN HAVE BREAKFAST BETWEEN TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE BROAD ACT. SO IT'S REALLY TAR, OUR TAR TIES OUR HANDS. BUT GIVEN THAT, IF YOU CAN GIVE US JUST A GENERAL SUMMARY AS TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN JUNE. SURE, OF COURSE. AND YES, THANK YOU FOR KIND OF SETTING, SETTING THAT STAGE. UM, ANYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS OF THE BODY, UM, I'VE LEARNED THAT PHRASE VERY WELL FROM ERIN, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, SO, UH, THIS TRIP IS EXACTLY THE BUSINESS OF THE BODY, UM, THE SAME AS THE, THE SACRO UH, MENTAL ADV ADVOCACY DAY. UM, SO THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE DISCUSSION THAT WE JUST HAD EXCEPT KIND OF FLIPPED AN [00:35:01] ORDER. UM, AND SO, UH, AND WE AGAIN, WILL LIKELY KIND OF CARRY ON THIS, UM, UH, THIS KIND OF WAY OF MANAGING THESE, THESE, UH, ADVOCACY DAYS GOING FORWARD. UM, WHERE SINCE WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE KIND OF SPLIT ATTENDANCE ON THE SACRAMENTO AND THE DC ADVOCACY DAY, WHAT THIS WILL DO IS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS ATTENDING THE TRIP IN THIS CASE, THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN KERR FOR ATTENDING THE DC ADVOCACY DAY. UM, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THAT INSIGHT AND, UH, PRIORITIES AND, UM, WHAT ITEMS THAT THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON. SO, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THIS TRIP, AGAIN, THIS TIME, COUNCILWOMAN KERR HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BEST REPRESENT, UH, THE, THE COMMITTEE, UH, IN THE MEETINGS, UH, AND ALSO GIVE STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, ARE COORDINATING THE, THE BEST POSSIBLE, UH, VISIT. UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, I, AGAIN, KIND OF TURN IT BACK TO YOU CHAIR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE KIND OF A DIS A DISCUSSION, UH, TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT AND SOME NOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCILWOMAN SO SHE CAN, UH, BEST REPRESENT THE COMMITTEE IN DC YEAH. CAN GIVE THE BRIEF UPDATE AS TO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IN, IN DC WE'RE GONNA BE MEETING WITH. SURE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A DRAFT AGENDA, BUT, UM, UH, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, WE COORDINATE THESE WITH OUR LOBBYING TEAM SINCE THEY ARE IN, UH, DC AND SACRAMENTO. AND SO THEY'RE BEST ABLE TO DO SCHEDULING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE LIST THAT WE'VE PROVIDED THEM SO FAR, UM, A FEW AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON A LOT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN LONG BEACH. SO DOD FOR KIND OF SOME SUPPORT IN SPACE BEACH. UM, DOT FOR A LOT OF OUR BIG OLYMPICS PROJECTS. AGAIN, SHOEMAKER BRIDGE, SHORELINE REALIGNMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, FAA, WHICH IS A BIG PRIORITY I KNOW FOR THE COUNCILWOMAN, BUT ALSO WE'VE BEEN, UH, THE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ASKED FOR A LOT OF HELP IN ADVOCATING FOR UNLEADED FUELS AND THEIR PFAS, UH, ISSUE. UM, AND THEN, UM, MEETING WITH, UH, THE ELECTEDS WHO REPRESENT LONG BEACH. SO WE HAVE REQUESTS OUT FOR CONGRESSMAN GARCIA'S OFFICE, UM, AND THEN MEETING, UM, WITH OUR TWO SENATORS, UH, UM, OF WHICH I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH BOTH OF THEM YET. SO THAT'S THE, THE LIST THAT WE'VE PROVIDED THE TEAM, AND HOPING TO GET THAT ALL CONFIRMED SHORTLY. AND ALSO IN THIS DISCUSSION, IF THERE'S ANOTHER AGENCY OR MEETING THAT YOU RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THAT, UH, WE TAKE NOW IS ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT TO STAFF. AND I CAN UPDATE THOSE, THOSE REQUESTS LIKE WE'RE IN A NEW WORLD. SO ALL THEM MY TONGUE, UM, THE, UH, THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER IS ALSO BARON CONGRESSIONAL REP. THANK YOU. IS A BARON. SO YOU MIGHT WANNA INCLUDE HER? YES, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YES. THANK YOU. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, REFERENCING CONGRESSWOMAN BARON. UH, SO WE'D LOVE TO MEET WITH HER OFFICE AS WELL. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO MEET WITH SENATOR SCHIFF YET. I THINK THE LAST TIME THIS COMMITTEE WAS IN WASHINGTON, HE WAS STILL IN CONGRESS, SO I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AVAILABILITY. THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR BRINGING UP THE FAA, OUR CONTINUED WORK ON UNLEADED FUEL, UM, GENERAL SAFETY ISSUES AROUND AVIATION THESE DAYS, I KNOW ARE TOP OF MIND FOR LOTS OF FOLKS AS WELL AS, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE DE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND, UM, SHOEMAKER BRIDGE AND OTHER, OTHER PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR THE OLYMPICS. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY? UM, I THINK LAST TIME WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH, UM, WITH, UH, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH HUD, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF CHANGES AND PROPOSED CHANGES MOVING FORWARD IN THAT DEPARTMENT. UH, MANY OF WHICH, WHICH ARE NOT HELPFUL FOR US AS A CITY. UM, BUT WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM TO REALLY TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY, UM, SPECIFIC FUNDING IN DIFFERENT AREAS IS REALLY CRITICAL TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE. UM, BUT THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE TOP OF MIND FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. KURT. UH, DOUG, ANY COMMENTS? NONE. NO COMMENTS. OKAY. COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC. NEED TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM FIRST. OH, GO AHEAD. CAN WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? MM-HMM . YEAH. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR. THANK YOU. OKAY, GO FOR THE VOTE. THIS IS ALSO RECEIVE A FILE DOCUMENT. MOTION CARRIES. UH, THAT PRETTY MUCH COMPLETES OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE OUR SECOND OPPORTUNITY PROPONENT COMMENT. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES THE AGENDA FOR THE, UH, INTERGOVERNMENT [00:40:01] AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE. [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] THANK YOU. * 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.