* 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. [00:01:12] LA COUNTY CITY. HELLO EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE ARTS, CULTURAL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, CITY CLERK. MADAM CITY CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE TAKE WRONG? YES. COUNCILWOMAN [CALL TO ORDER] [ROLL CALL] KERR. HERE. VICE CHAIR SORROW. CHAIR ZENDEJAS PRESENT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. AND IF WE COULD PLEASE GO INTO THE FIRST ITEM. ITEM ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION [1. 25-55327 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Arts, Culture, and Tourism Committee meeting of Tuesday, June 4, 2024.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE ARTS, CULTURE AND TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 2024. AND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YES. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. NOW. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE DAAS? THANK YOU. NO COMMENT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE [2. 25-55326 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation related to the expansion of the Percent for the Arts Program to boost support for public art installations, local artists, and live music; and, if appropriate, provide feedback to department staff on program development.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND FILE A PRES A PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE EXPANSION OF THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS, LOCAL ARTISTS, AND LIVE MUSIC. AND IF APPROPRIATE, PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO DEPARTMENT STAFF ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU, STAFF. THANK YOU, CHAIR ZENDEJAS AND COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UH, BEAU MARTINEZ, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO, UM, OUR PARTNERS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHO'S GOING TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM. THANK YOU, BO. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR ZENDEJAS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND TOURISM COMMITTEE. UH, I'M ANDREW CHANG, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT. WITH ME TODAY IS KYLIE BARTON, MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT, AND TODAY WE HAVE FOR YOU A PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE PERCENT [00:05:01] FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM. UH, FOR BACKGROUND, ON MARCH 18TH, 2025, UH, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION BY MAYOR RICHARDSON TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY MANAGER WORK WITH IMPACTED DEPARTMENTS AND THE ARTS COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE CITY'S PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS AND LIVE MUSIC AND REFER THE ITEM TO THE ARTS CULTURE AND TOURISM COMMITTEE FOR INPUT AND DISCUSSION. THIS RECOMMENDATION INCLUDED REFERENCES TO THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ARTS INVESTMENT AS THE CITY PREPARES TO HOST MAJOR EVENTS DURING THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN YEAR-ROUND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS AND LIVE MUSIC PROGRAMMING. AND A NEED TO ASSESS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF EXPANSIONS TO THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHERE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES CAN BE IDENTIFIED. TO THAT END TODAY, WE'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM IN THE CITY, WHERE THE CURRENT FUNDING COMES FROM, AND WHAT SOURCES ARE ELIGIBLE, HOW THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, THE AMOUNT OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDING, AND HOW IT'S ALLOCATED, UH, SOME PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE AND PRESENT SOME FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO, UH, TO CONSIDER. SO IN 1989, THE LONG BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ESTABLISHED A PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH. THIS PROGRAM WAS USED TO FUND ONSITE ART PROJECT AS WELL AS PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THAT PROGRAM PRODUCED OVER 70 PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS, BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY, UNTIL THE DISSOLUTION OF, OF THE RDA IN 2012. MANY OF THESE PIECES CAN STILL BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY TODAY. IN 2016, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A NEW CITYWIDE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, CITY STAFF WORKED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AROUND THE NEW PROGRAM AND COLLECTED SET ASIDE REVENUE FOR THE FIRST WAVE OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE CURRENT PERCENT FOR THE ARTS POLICY WAS CREATED TO FUND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS, SMALL GRANTS AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ARTS GROUPS THROUGH A PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS ON ALL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THE GOALS OF THE, OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE COMMISSIONING ARTISTS AND ARTWORK, WHICH REPRESENT THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE CITY, FORMALLY RECOGNIZING THE VALUES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF VARIOUS CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS OF THE VALUES OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AFTER RE AFTER THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, STAFF DEVELOPED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD COMPLY WITH THE POLICY DIRECTION, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE 1% SET ASIDE WOULD NOT RENDER EXISTING PROJECTS UNFUNDED AND THEREFORE FINANCIALLY INFEASIBLE. SO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, UM, AR NINE ONE ASSESSES THE 1% FEE ON ELIGIBLE CITY MANAGED. CIP WITH DIRECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND. UH, THE 1% FEE IS ONLY ASSESSED ON THE PORTION THAT'S IN ELIGIBLE FUNDS, AND THE FEE IS CAPPED AT 500,000 TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO UNDUE BURDEN, UH, ON PARTICULARLY LARGE PROJECTS. ON SCREEN HERE, UH, IS A NON COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCES, UH, WHICH INCLUDE THE GENERAL FUND, UPLANDS OIL FUND, TIDELANDS FUND, AIRPORT FUND, AND MORE. UM, WHAT WE'LL FOCUS ON TODAY PRIMARILY IS THE GENERAL FUND PORTION, UM, AS THIS IS THE ONLY PORTION OF THE 1% SET ASIDE THAT IS DISPERSED TO THE ARTS COUNCIL, UH, THAT SUPPORTS CITYWIDE ARTS PROGRAMMING. ALL OF THESE OTHER FUNDS MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. UH, BUT THE FUNDING MUST STAY WITHIN EACH RESPECTIVE FUND AND SUPPORT ART PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THAT FUND'S ACTIVITIES, UH, AND MEET THAT FUND'S, UH, FUND RESTRICTIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, UM, THERE ARE IDENTIFIED RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT CANNOT BE ASSESSED A PERCENT FOR THE ARTS ALLOCATION. UM, THESE INCLUDE THE GAS TAX, STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS, UM, OF COURSE, UNLESS THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY NOTED WITHIN THOSE GRANT AGREEMENTS, UH, AB 27 66 FUNDING, UH, AND ANY INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS. SO GENERALLY, THIS IS HOW THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UM, CITY FUNDS, UH, ARE SET ASIDE FROM ELIGIBLE CIP. UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UM, REVIEWS ALL, UH, PROJECTS THAT HAVE, UH, REACHED THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, UM, AND IDENTIFIES THE ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCES. UM, AND THE AMOUNT THAT NEEDS TO BE SET ASIDE, UH, THEN TRANSFERS THAT TO THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT TO, UH, DISPERSE TO THE ARTS COUNCIL. THE ARTS COUNCIL THEN, UM, PROPOSES A PROGRAM, UH, THAT COMPLIES WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, UH, AND SENDS THE CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS ARTS, UH, AND GRANT PROGRAMS, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY, SELECTS THE ARTS GROUPS AND PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, UH, TO BE AWARDED GRANTS. THOSE APPLICANTS THEN USE THE GRANT FUNDING FOR THEIR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, AND THE CITY CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE PROCESS AND THE PROJECT OUTCOMES. UH, SO WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF HOW THAT SET ASIDE GETS CALCULATED FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. UH, THE FIRST EXAMPLE WE HAVE HERE IS FOR THE STUDENT BAKER CORRIDOR PROJECT. UH, FOR THIS PROJECT, THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MILLION. UH, HOWEVER, LESS THAN 10% OF THIS FUNDING IS FROM A SOURCE THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS SET ASIDE. SO THIS MEANS THE SET ASIDE WAS 1% [00:10:01] OF ABOUT 4.5 MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY 45,000, UH, THAT WAS THEN, UH, DISPERSED, UH, WILL BE DISPERSED TO THE ARTS COUNCIL, UH, FOR PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING. AND THIS IS A PARTICULARLY LARGE PROJECT, BUT THE COMPOSITION OF THE FUNDING SOURCES IS NOT UNUSUAL. UH, THE MAJORITY OF CAP PROJECTS DO NOT HAVE ANY PERCENT FOR ARTS ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCES. UM, HIGH COST AND LARGE PROJECTS OFTEN RELY ON EXTERNAL, UH, NON PERCENT FOR ARTS ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCES. AND, UM, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION BECAUSE IF WE APPLY THE SET ASIDE TO THE ENTIRE PROJECT COST, UH, BUT WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE IT OUT OF LOCAL FUNDS, THEN WE NEED TO SET ASIDE A LARGE PORTION OF THE SINGLE ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCE, UM, IN THIS CASE, UH, GENERAL FUND OR MEASURE A, UM, WHICH MAY MAKE THE PROJECT FINANCIALLY INFEASIBLE. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE DO OCCASIONALLY SEE PROJECTS THAT ARE ENTIRELY ELIGIBLE FOR THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS. UM, SET ASIDE FIRE STATION NINE WAS A $17 MILLION PROJECT, FULLY FUNDED WITH UNRESTRICTED PERCENT FOR THE ARTS ELIGIBLE SOURCES. AND THIS RESULTED IN A SET ASIDE OF 176,000, WHICH IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SET ASIDE FOR ANY PROJECT SINCE THE CURRENT POLICY WAS ADOPTED. SO, SINCE THE DECEPTION OF THE PROGRAM THROUGH FY 24, 1 0.35 MILLION HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FROM UNRESTRICTED PROJECTS AND TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY YEAR OVER YEAR, AS THE SET ASIDE IS DONE ONLY ONCE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT REACHES THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, FROM THE CHART ON THE SCREEN, UH, THE FY 24 AMOUNT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS. UM, AND DUE TO MEASURE A PROJECTS, UH, COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE, WE DO EXPECT AN ELEVATED AMOUNT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, UH, JUST BY WAY OF, UM, AGAIN, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE THAT ARE ENTERING THAT CONSTRUCTION PHASE. AND SO, UNDER THE CURRENT ALLOCATION POLICY, UH, THE SET ASIDE AMOUNT MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING, UH, 40% FOR OPERATING GRANTS TO ESTABLISHED ARTS GROUPS IN THE CITY, UH, WHICH IS DEFINED AS HAVING REVENUES OF OVER 250,000 ANNUALLY, 20% FOR SMALL GRANTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MATCHING GRANTS FOR ART INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. AND FINALLY, 40% FOR THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. UH, WE ALSO WANNA NOTE THAT WHILE THE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC ART AND PROGRAMMING, IT'S NOT THE ONLY SOURCE OF CITY FUNDING SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR HERE IN LONG BEACH. MEASURE B, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2020, ADDED 1% TO THE TOT RATE, WHICH IS THEN DEDICATED FOR OPERATING GRANTS TO MAJOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING THE CULTURAL CENTERS, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, UH, FOR MEASURE B FROM FI 20 THROUGH 24, A TOTAL OF 10.4 MILLION IN REVENUES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED, UH, WITH 5.1 MILLION OF THAT BEING REGRANTED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL, UH, TO MAJOR, UH, ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AS OPERATING GRANTS. UM, AND ADDITIONALLY, THE SAP FUND GROUP AS A WHOLE SUPPORTS STRUCTURALLY BUDGETED ANNUAL CONTRACTS WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE LONG BEACH MUSEUM ART OF ART, AS WELL AS SUPPORTS ONE-TIME ALLOCATIONS FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS A YOUTH YOUTH ARTS CONTEST, ARTS COUNCIL CHALLENGE, GRANTS, UH, AND LONG BEACH WALLS, UM, AND ART RUNS A FESTIVAL. UM, NOW I'LL PASS IT OVER TO KYLIE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE, UH, WITHIN THE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. AS ANDREW MENTIONED, WE WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE PROJECTS FROM THE UH, PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM WITHIN THE 40% OF THE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART. THERE HAVE BEEN 15 PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES SINCE 2016 THAT HAVE FUNDED 57 PROJECTS IN THE CITY, TOTALING OVER 167,000 IN PUBLIC ART INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE ATTACHED A MAP HERE WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL WEBSITE DEPICTING ALL OF THE FUNDED PROJECT PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY. SO FROM THE 40%, UH, DEDICATED TO THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART. A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS INCLUDE THOROUGHFARE BY STEPHANIE HAHN. THIS IS A UTILITY BOX THAT IS IN PROGRESS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. THE PARTNER INITIATIVE IS A RIVER CONNECT US. WE ARE THE SEEDS BY MARY YOUNG, IS ANOTHER, UH, PROJECT. IT'S A MURAL IN, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022. THE PARTNER INITIATIVE IS, UH, SEVEN FOR SEVEN AND THE LONG BEACH PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT. NEXT WE HAVE A UTILITY BOX CALLED COMMUNITY BY SHARNEE CHANTAL. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN 2021, UH, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. UH, THE PARTNER INITIATIVE IS TOGETHER, WE MAKE CHANGE. AND FINALLY, THE BLUE NOTE BY BOECK LUNA HERNANDEZ IS A MURAL IN, UH, COMPLETED IN 2021 IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, UH, PARTNERED WITH, UH, THE LONG BEACH PARKS RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT. UH, THE 20%, UH, ALLOCATED FOR THE SMALL GRANTS, UH, THROUGH THE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDES 40 AWARDS SINCE 2018 FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTIST FELLOWS TOTALING OVER $53,000 [00:15:02] 78 COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT AWARDS SINCE 2018, TOTALING $66,000 AND 117 MICRO GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED SINCE 2018, TOTALING OVER $105,000. FINALLY, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME, UH, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED OPERATING GRANTS FROM THE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM. 40% OF THE PROGRAMS SUPPORT OPERATING GRANTS WITH, WITH AWARDS RANGING FROM 5,000 TO $25,000 OVER 237,000 HAVE BEEN AWARDED SINCE 2018. SOME RECENT EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE ABLE ARTS WORK, COMPOUND, LB, JAZZ ANGELS, THE ART THEATER, LONG BEACH, AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH. SORRY. UH, FINALLY, OUR TEAM WANTED TO MENTION A FEW AREAS OF RESEARCH FOR, UH, EXPANDING THE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM. THESE INCLUDE MODIFYING THRESHOLDS FOR PROJECT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY, EXPLORING FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRED ASIDES FROM RESTRICTED FUNDS, MODIFYING PROGRAM ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES, AND UPDATING ALLOWABLE USES, AS WELL AS QUANTIFYING POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO CIP FEASIBILITY AS A RESULT OF ANY OF THESE CHANGES. UH, SO THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND I'LL GO TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION FOR COMMENT. UM, ARE THIS A PUBLIC COMMENT I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC? UM, PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, PLEASE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE A CT COMMITTEE AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS G EZ AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH. I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS SINCE THE LAUNCH OF, UM, THE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM IN 2016. UM, WE HAVE DEDICATED, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, TO THE ARTS COUNCIL OVER $600,000, RIGHT? AND THESE ARE THROUGH ALL THE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WERE, UM, PRESENTED IN THE REPORT. AND THESE DOLLARS, UM, SUPPORT MURALS AND FELLOWSHIPS AND, UM, THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF MANY OF OUR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED NONPROFITS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND SERVING OUR SCHOOLS, OUR PARKS, UM, AND MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CANNOT DO THE ARTS PROGRAMMING THEMSELVES. SO WE HAVE GONE FURTHER THAN MOST CITIES. UM, THIS IS A VERY FLEXIBLE PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM, AND OTHER COLLEAGUES FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE A LITTLE JEALOUS OF HOW FLEXIBLE WE ACTUALLY ARE. AND SO BECAUSE WE FUND ARTISTS DIRECTLY, WE MAINTAIN PUBLIC ARTS, WE ALSO RESTORE THE ART THAT'S CREATED THROUGH THE FUND, AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY DRIVEN STORYTELLING THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH IS A UNIQUE PART OF OUR PROGRAM. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOVE BEYOND MURALS IN THE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, UM, WAS PART OF THIS, THE UPTOWN CREATIVE CORRIDOR. UM, ALL OF THIS BRINGING A SENSE OF BELONGING TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY. UM, SO WITH THAT SAID, ALL OF THIS IS DONE WITH A 1% ALLOCATION, UM, AND WITH SEVERAL CITY FUNDS THAT WE WORK WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE AIRPORT AND THAT BEAUTIFUL MURAL THAT IS AT THE AIRPORT AS, UH, VISITORS, UM, COME AND GO. AND SO, UM, IN THE COMING YEARS, WE, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE GONNA BE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE VIABLE OR NOT VIABLE. UM, OTHER CITIES ARE MOVING FORWARD AND HAVE INCREASED THEIR ALLOCATIONS. LIKE SAN FRANCISCO NOW DEDICATES 2%. UM, SEATTLE DOES A 1% PUBLIC AND A SECOND PERCENT FOR A PRIVATE. SO WE ARE AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT WITH THE OLYMPICS APPROACHING. UM, WE HAVE A WINDOW TO ALIGN THIS, UH, WONDERFUL POLICY FOR THE FUTURE. UM, AND SO I BELIEVE RAISING THE MINIMUM TO 3% WOULD BE A CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY. OUR PROJECTS ARE NEW AND EXISTING MUSIC VENUES AND OUR LOCAL ARTISTS. SO, UM, WE KNOW THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS, UH, WILL MAKE A REAL AND LASTING IMPACT, AND THE ARTS COUNCIL IS HERE TO HELP. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS LU DE RAMOS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MOOLAADE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THIS INITIATIVES, UH, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT CULTURE IN GENERAL BE, UM, AND THE INSTITUTION BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS KIND OF, UM, UH, POLICIES, UM, AND INITIATIVES. [00:20:01] UH, A THREAT FLAG FOR A CONCERN. AS YOU KNOW, UH, MANY INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CUT OF BUDGET, UH, FEDERAL MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT LIKE RESEARCH CENTER IN THE CA CASE OF MOOLA. UH, BETWEEN MANY OTHER THINGS. IT IS ALSO, UH, VISIBLE THAT THE ART COUNCIL, THE LAR COUNCIL, ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CUTS, UH, AND MORE TO COME IN THE NEXT, UM, BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR. UH, ZELDA, UH, AND MYSELF, UH, WE WENT TO THE PHILANTHROPY, UH, SEMINAR, UH, LAST FRIDAY. AND WE, WE HAVE LIKE, UH, AN BROAD VISION ABOUT WHAT GO TO BE THE SCENARIO FOR THE ART IN LA IN GENERAL. MY CONCERN ABOUT, UM, THE, NOT THE PROJECT, BUT THE REALITY CHECK OF LONG BEACH IS HOW WE GO TO ADDRESS THE OLYMPIC GAME IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY WITH PROJECT OF LEGACY, UM, PROJECT THAT GO FARTHER THAN JUST PAINTINGS IN WALLS. THAT IS IMPORTANT. BUT WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN BEHIND THIS CULTURAL AMBITION OF THE CITY, UH, THAT, UH, AS GRISELDA SAY, WELL, IT'S OPEN, THAT'S VERY NICE. BUT WHAT IS THE REALITY CHECK IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL ECONOMIC REALITY OF THE CULTURAL INSTITUTION THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A PRIME NEED. UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT HEALTH AND EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO INFORMAL EDUCATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. SO, UH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE CALL OF ATTENTION THAT, UH, FOR A REQUEST THAT IS THE MOST, UH, DEEP RESEARCH ABOUT HOW THE CITY CAN SUPPORT THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ALREADY GIVE A LEGACY TO THE CITY AND HAVE A, A STRONG TRAJECTORY IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE THAT PROVIDE, NOT JUST IN THE CULTURAL AND, BUT IN THE EDUCATIONAL FORMAL EDUCATION ARENA. THANK YOU. HI THERE. MY NAME IS ISSA URIARTE SMITH, AND I AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR COMPOUND LONG BEACH. WE ARE LOCATED IN THE ZAIA NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN LONG BEACH. AND SO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND OF COURSE, TO THE ARTS COUNCIL. I WANNA SHARE THAT, UM, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT COMPOUND HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL, OF COURSE, WE ARE THRILLED AT THIS POSSIBILITY. UM, AND OF COURSE, WHAT, UM, WE DO SEE THE PROMISE OF THIS POSSIBILITY FOR COMPOUND TO CONTINUE IN OUR EVOLUTION AS A YOUNG ORGANIZATION. WE DO SEE HOW AFFECTED OUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS ARE BY THE FEDERAL CUTS AND BY WHAT IS LOOMING FOR THE STATE CUTS. SO WE ARE ALSO HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE WE DO NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING OR STATE FUNDING AT THIS TIME, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS MOMENT IS. AND SO WE URGE YOU ALL TO REALLY CONSIDER HOW IMPORTANT THIS FUNDING IS FOR OUR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS A CHALLENGING TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO, I, YOU KNOW, AS ISSA AND AS COMPOUND, I COMPLETELY URGE YOU TO STAND STRONG AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OUR BELOVED ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GREG JOHNSON. I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH. AND, UH, FIRST OF ALL, JUST WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR EVEN EXAMINING THE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPANDING OUR PERCENT FOR THE ARTS, UH, PROGRAM. UH, I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS, UH, TO DRIVE EQUITY, HEALING, AND CHANGE. AND WHAT MAKES, UH, OUR PERCENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM SO SPECIAL, LIKE GRISELDA WAS EXPLAINING, IS THE FLEXIBILITY. AND I DO KNOW THAT OTHER CITIES LOOK AT US AS A MODEL. UH, SOME MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT ENVIOUS AS THEY TRY TO FIGURE THEIR OWN PERCENT FOR THE ARTS, UH, PROGRAMS. BUT WE REMAINED, UH, A STANDARD, UH, YOU SEE, UH, THE PUBLIC ART, UH, PROGRAMS IN, UH, NORTH LONG BEACH, CAMBODIA TOWN, AND THE WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD. I'D LIKE TO JUST PUT A PEN IN THE WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE I WATCHED THIS, UH, PERSONALLY MYSELF [00:25:01] IS, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS PERCENT FOR THE ARTS, BUT IT IS AN ARTS COUNCIL PROJECT WHERE THEY PAINTED A MURAL ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS. AND, UH, IT'S, IT JUST OPENED. AND IT'S, IT'S VERY, VERY COOL. AT THE FIRST, THE RENDERINGS DID NOT HAVE, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK, BUT THEY HAD OMITTED THE NECESSARY LINES THAT HAPPENED IN A BASKETBALL GAME, THE FREE THROW LINE, THE THREE POINT LINE, ALL OF THAT. AND, UH, THEY WERE, THE ARTISTS WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS INTO THE BASKETBALL COURT. AND THEN THE ETHEREAL RESULT OF THE ART ON THAT BASKETBALL COURT IS NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU STARTED SEEING FAMILIES COME OUT AND ENJOY THE COLORS AND THE SPIRIT. THAT, THAT ART IS EMOTING, UH, FROM THAT PIECE OF ASPHALT IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY. IT JUST HAS COME ALIVE AND HAS BROUGHT A SPIRITUAL VALUE, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS WHAT WE STRIVE TO DO ALL ACROSS THE, ALL ACROSS THE CITY. THIS IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE, UH, PERCENT FOR THE ARTS SO WE CAN HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO CREATE MORE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, MORE PIECES OF ART, ESPECIALLY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AREA. THAT'S MY THING. MUSIC, YOU NEED, UH, STUFF TO DO THE MUSIC AT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, AND WE NEED THE PROPER FUNDING. SO 3% IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. AND HOPE WE'LL FIND THE WAY TO DO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO AND THE GREAT, UH, UH, OUTLINE THAT YOU DID HERE. IT'S VERY FASCINATING TO FIND OUT HOW YOU DIVVY UP THE MONEY FROM THOSE GIANT, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UH, PROJECTS. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, KEEP ARTS WORKING. HOW, HELLO, MY NAME IS ADE FINNERTY PINE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AT STUDIO ONE 11, AND REPRESENTING THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH DESIGN DISTRICT, ALSO A SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS COUNCIL WHO ARE NOW, UM, TAKING UP RESIDENCY IN OUR SPACE. AND WE LOVE HAVING THEM THERE. UM, I JUST WANNA URGE THE CITY FOR THIS INCREASE FROM ONE TO 3%. IT'S EXTREMELY TIMELY, AS EVERYBODY'S BEEN SAYING, IS WE PREPARE TO HOST THE WORLD'S, UH, FOR THE OLYMPICS. UM, AND WE WANT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD WITH CREATIVITY AND VISION. AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE ARTS IS NOT A LUXURY. IT IS A DRIVER OF ECONOMIC VITALITY, COMMUNITY OF WELLBEING, AND CIVIC PRIDE. UM, WE HAVE SEEN HOW PUBLIC ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CAN ACTIVATE SPACES, SUPPORT LOCAL JOBS, AND REFLECT THE DIVERSE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND AT STUDIO ONE 11, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE WITNESSED HOW CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CAN STRENGTHEN SOCIAL BONDS AND FUEL LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO RAISING THE PERCENT OF ARTS TO 3% WILL ENSURE THAT ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND CULTURAL LEADERS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE SHAPING A MORE VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, AND INSPIRING LONG BEACH BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE GAMES. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JULIE BARTO. I'M WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS INCREASE IN PERCENT FOR THE ARTS. THE, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY AND THE FUNDING THAT WE GET THROUGH THE ARTS COUNCIL. I BELIEVE LAST YEAR, OUR PERCENT FOR THE ART ALLOCATION NEARLY DOUBLED THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL. THIS IS RARE. THESE ARE RARE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT, IN OUR CASE, LONG BEACH HISTORY. UM, AND SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP WORKING HARD AND CONSIDER A WAY THAT YOU CAN BETTER SUPPORT THE PERCENT FOR THE ART AND BRING IT UP TO 3%. UM, YOU'VE HEARD THAT WE WANNA BE READY FOR THE OLYMPICS, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LONG BEACH NEED TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AT THAT TIME. AND ALL OF THE DELEGATIONS WHO COME TO THE CITY ALSO WANT TO ENJOY ALL THE CULTURAL ASPECTS THAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR, WE ENGAGED A GRANT WRITER TO WRITE A FEDERAL GRANT PRO PROPOSAL FOR US . IN, UH, SEPTEMBER, WE SUBMITTED TWO PROPOSALS, AND BOTH GRANT PROGRAMS WERE COMPLETELY CANCELED. SO ANYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN DO TO KEEP UPLIFTING ARTS CULTURE AND LONG BEACH HISTORY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. RON NELSON, LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ARTS. UM, I, UH, ECSTATIC WITH 1%, 3% IS OVER THE MOON, GRATEFUL AND AMAZING. SO I REALLY WANT TO HAND IT TO YOU FOR EVEN, UH, GETTING TO THIS POINT WHERE WE CAN, UH, CONSIDER THIS. UM, THE, UM, 3% FOR THE ARTS REALLY AT THIS TIME IS SO IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY PLACES WHERE THE MONEY IS NEEDED, BUT AS WE GO FORWARD TO 2028 AND BEYOND THAT, AND [00:30:01] THE LEGACY WE LEAVE WITH THAT IS GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT TO THIS CITY, AND YOU CAN FEEL THE EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY ON THE GROUND OUT THERE. UM, IT'S REALLY AN EXCITING TIME FOR LONG BEACH, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP FROM, UM, INSIDE THE CITY IS REALLY, UH, VITAL. AND I WANNA JUST THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AND I KNOW AT THE MUSEUM WE'RE HAVING, UM, SOME AMAZING, UM, YEARS AND, UH, IT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW AND WE'RE THRILLED THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BE HERE AROUND THE CITY AND, UM, HELP LEAD THE, UM, ARTS AND CULTURAL AND CONVERSATION. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I'M MARJORIE BEAL. I'M CURRENTLY ACTING AS THE INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR LONG BEACH OPERA. WE, TOO ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL RECIPIENTS OF MEASURE B AND TOT FUNDS. SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY AND THANK YOU TO THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING US IN THE WAY YOU DO, BECAUSE TRULY YOUR SUPPORT IS SUSTAINING FOR US. UM, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN ADDITION TO MAKING THE ARTS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE AND SORT OF ALLOWING MULTIPLE VOICES FROM THIS VERY LARGE AND DIVER DIVERSE CITY TO COME FORWARD, WE ALSO EMPLOY A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND IN RECENT YEARS, I KNOW MANY OF THE LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENTS OF PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PERENCHIO FOUNDATION THAT ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THE ARTS IN CALIFORNIA. MANY OF US HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PAYROLL EQUITY FUND, WHICH IS NOW UNDER QUESTION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE TRYING TO CUT IT OUT OF THE BUDGET. SO IF ANYBODY THINKS TO CALL THEIR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR THEIR STATE SENATOR, THAT WOULD BE A FINE THING. YEAH. BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY, WE ALSO BRING MONEY INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO EMPLOY PEOPLE AND WE INITIATE THINGS. WE ARE LOOKING AT TALKING WITH THE GETTY ABOUT DOING SOMETHING FOR THE OLYMPICS THAT IS FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC AND NEW MUSICAL CREATIVITY, AND IT'S SOMETHING LONG BEACH OPERA REALLY WANTS TO LEAD. SO WE'RE REACHING OUT TO A BUNCH OF LA BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SORT OF TRY TO GET THIS GOING IN TIME FOR THE OLYMPICS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO ME, 3% FOR THE ARTS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA. AND I THINK THIS IS A TIME FOR LONG BEACH TO REALLY SHINE. AND I THINK THE CITY IS FULL OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN ALLOW THE CITY TO REALLY ACHIEVE EVEN GREATER VISIBILITY THAN IT HAS ALREADY. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYBODY TO TAKE PRIDE IN ALL THE ARTISTIC CREATIVITY THERE IS IN THIS CITY. SO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, MEGAN. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, I'M NEW HERE. SO, UH, THIS IS MY FIRST, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU. SO IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU. UM, I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR DOING, UH, GIVING US A SENSE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN. I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE HEAR ABOUT A PERCENT FROM THE ART AND WE HEAR ABOUT ARTS COUNCIL. UM, BUT TO HAVE THE SPECIFICS OF, OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN, UM, AND PHYSICAL EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND EVEN A MAP THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR POT OF FUNDS, AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T ALL THE FUNDS THAT GO, UH, TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THE CITY. UM, I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT LISTENING FROM THE SIDE AND NOT IN, IN THE DEPTH OF THE COMMITTEE WORK. UM, I'M INTRIGUED AND INTERESTED. I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS KIND OF AS A NEWBIE. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GONNA POSE THEM ALL TODAY. UM, BUT I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TO, UM, REMIND US AND, UH, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH US ABOUT THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FUND THE ARTS, UM, AND THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP THAT THE ARTS HAS WITH OUR CITY BUDGET. THAT IT ISN'T JUST MONEY FOR THE ARTS, THAT THERE IS, UM, A, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE ARTS PRODUCE IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY IN DIFFERENT, UH, STREAMS AND DIFFERENT PLACES. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO SHARE. UM, I'M INTERESTED IN WHAT 1% INCREASE, LIKE TAKING IT TO TWO, I WAS CUR, I WAS INTERESTED TO HEAR THAT SAN FRANCISCO'S DOING TWO, SOME ARE DOING THREE, SOME ARE DOING PRIVATE AND, AND PUBLIC MONEY COMBINED. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S GONNA BE A HARD QUESTION. I WISH I, I I TEND TO BE A PESSIMIST ABOUT THE BUDGET. I KNOW THAT ON, ON THE COUNCIL, I ALWAYS GET A HARD TIME FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES 'CAUSE UM, I WORRY GREATLY ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF, AND YOU'VE REFLECTED THAT FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING AND THE LOSSES OF THAT. AND AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, AS A CITY, WE CAN ABSORB THAT, I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T FROM A FISCAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT WE ARE IN A TOUGH SPACE. SO HOW DO WE LOOK AT WAYS, UM, THAT CONTINUE TO INCREASE MONEY TO THE ARTS THAT BALANCES THE, THE UNKNOWNS THAT WE'RE FACING ALSO FROM THE FEDS AND FROM THE STATE. UM, SO I THINK SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOOK FOR AS WE CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION WOULD BE FROM STAFF TO REALLY STUDY WHAT, WHAT DOES 1.5% LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES 2% LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES 2.5% LOOK LIKE, UM, THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO BASE MOVING FORWARD, UM, ON WHAT THAT MIGHT IMPACT. UM, USE THE STUDEBAKER [00:35:01] PROJECT, WHICH IS, UH, PARTLY IN DISTRICT FIVE, UM, AS AN EXAMPLE, AS WELL AS FIRE STATION NINE. UM, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE PROJECTS HAVE GROWN IN COST, IN ADDITION WITH THE FEDERAL, UM, WITH TARIFFS, WITH POLICY CHANGES ON A DAY TO DAY, WEEK TO WEEK BASIS, ALL OF THOSE UNKNOWNS. UM, AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING, UM, IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY WITH COMPANIES THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PROJECTS TO FUND THE ARTS WITHOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, FINDING THAT TIPPING POINT OF WHERE SOMEONE SAYS, EH, IT'S A LITTLE MUCH, WE CAN'T DO IT. SO FOR ME, I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF, OF STUDYING HOW WE CAN GET SOMEWHERE MORE THAN WHERE WE ARE NOW. UM, BUT IN A WAY THAT CAN BALANCE A LOT, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THE UNKNOWNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. UM, SO I WISH I HAD MORE THAN, I HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS. UM, BUT I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND, UM, APPRECIATE CONTINUING TO BE IN CONVERSATIONS IN THE WAYS, UM, THAT OUR ARTS COMMUNITY BELIEVES THAT WE CAN THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD FOR AN INCREASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KERN. YES. WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST AT, AT, UM, COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE ON THIS COMMITTEE. I KNOW THAT YOU BRING SUCH GREAT VALUE, SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME. UM, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY. UM, AND SO ALSO THANK YOU STAFF FOR WORKING SO HARD ON BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND CONTINUING THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. I THINK THAT, UM, WE'RE ALL IN AGREEANCE HERE TODAY THAT ART BRINGS THE LIFE TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. AND IT IS WHAT MAKES OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS. UM, I KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE TO SHOW OFF WHEN I HAVE VISITORS COMING FROM OUTSIDE, IS TO SHOW OFF, UM, OUR ART. I KNOW THAT, UM, A LONG, LONG TIME AGO BEFORE MY COUNCIL DAYS, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS TAKEN ON A ARTS TOUR BY LEADERSHIP LONG BEACH, AND THAT'S WHERE I REALLY DISCOVERED ALL THE HIDDEN GEMS THAT, UM, WE HAD HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE FOR THE ARTS WAS AWAKENED IN MANY YEARS AGO. UM, BUT IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO LEARN THE HISTORY BEHIND IT. SO, UM, I REALLY TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW ARTS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY AND THE CULTURE THAT OUR CITY CREATES. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR CITY CREATES AND THE ECONOMIC VALUE THAT IT BRINGS TO OUR CITIES. AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO KEEP THESE TALENTED, UM, ARTISTS THAT ARE FROM OTHER, UM, FROM MANY GENERATIONS, UM, BUT BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM HERE IN LONG BEACH AND BE ABLE TO USE THEIR TALENTS HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND FOR THE WORK ON THIS. UM, I ALSO WANNA SHARE THAT, UM, ONCE YOU'VE SEEN AN ART PIECE HERE IN OUR CITY OF LONG BEACH, YOU CAN'T UNSEE IT. LIKE SOMETIMES LIFE MOVES REALLY, REALLY FAST THAT YOU MAY, UM, MISS IT ON YOUR WAY SOMEWHERE. UM, BUT THEN WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN'T UNSEE IT. UM, I WOULD REMEMBER WALKING DOWN THE PROMENADE THE OTHER DAY, AND I SAW THIS BEAU BEAUTIFUL WIRING ART ON, UM, ON THE LIGHT POST. AND I WAS LIKE, HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN THERE? OH MY GOD, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. UM, AND THEN NOW I CAN NEVER UNSEE IT, YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE I GO, I'M LIKE, OH, AND I SHOW PEOPLE, LOOK UP, LOOK UP, YOU KNOW? UM, SO IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. I KNOW I'M BIASED WHEN I SAY THAT. THE, UM, THAT THERE'S A MURAL BY THE DOLLY, UM, THE DOLLY HOTEL HERE ON FOURTH AND PACIFIC, THAT IS JUST ONE OF MY ULTIMATE FAVORITES. AND I FAVORITES, AND I KNOW I'M A LITTLE BIASED 'CAUSE I LIVE AROUND THE CORNER FROM THERE. UM, BUT IT'S SOME, A MURAL THAT I ALWAYS SHOW OFF, AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. BUT, UM, I JUST SHARED THAT BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND I THINK IT, THIS WAS ALSO MENTIONED, UM, IT, IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY, HOW MUCH IT UPLIFTS THE COMMUNITY. UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A MENTION OF THE WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ALSO HAD A PROGRAM, A PROJECT THERE, UM, NOT TOO LONG AGO, UM, THAT WHERE, WHERE THE CORNERS OF WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD WERE PAINTED AND THEY WERE COLORFUL AND BEAUTIFUL AND JUST UPLIFTING. AND, UM, IT JUST, IT MAKES THE COMMUNITY AND [00:40:01] THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA BE SO PRIDEFUL OF THEIR COMMUNITY, SO HAPPY IN THAT MOMENT AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORTH, UM, BEING ABLE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORTH LOOKING AT AND TAKING CARE OF. AND SO THAT TO ME MEANS A LOT TO ME. UM, SO WITH THAT, I, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO ASK STAFF. UM, IF WE COULD GO BACK TO, UH, PAGE 21. I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 21. UM, THE, UM, HOW YOU, IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THAT ONE. I BELIEVE IT WAS 21, OR AM I NOT ON THE, SORRY. CAN WE GET THE PRESENTATION BACK UP PLEASE? AND IT WAS SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. UM, YES. YES. SO FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO EXPLAIN, UM, EXPLAIN MAYBE WHAT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, OF WAYS THAT WE CAN GET TO THESE AND IT CAN BE LIKE IN A SENTENCE OR SO. UM, SURE. UM, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, CHAIR ZENDEJAS. UM, SO, UM, THE FIRST BULLET HERE, UH, MODIFYING THRESHOLDS FOR PROJECT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE, UM, SOMETHING LIKE CHANGING THE, UM, UH, THE, THE THRESHOLD FOR HOW MUCH A PROJECT HAS TO BE, UM, HOW LARGE A PROJECT HAS TO BE OR HOW SMALL A PROJECT CAN BE BEFORE IT GETS ASSESSED. THE 1%, UM, IT COULD BE A, UH, CHANGING THE THRESHOLD ON, UM, HOW MUCH OF AN ELIGIBLE FUND IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THAT PROJECT. UM, THE, UH, OR, UH, PERHAPS INCREASING THE CAP ON ANY SINGLE, UM, ANY SINGLE ASSESSMENT FOR A PROJECT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT 500,000. SO THOSE WOULD BE EXAMPLES OF MODIFYING THE THRESHOLDS FOR PROJECT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. UM, THE SECOND BULLET, EXPLORING FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING SET ASIDES FROM RESTRICTED FUNDS. UM, IF WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE ON, UM, LEMME TAKE A LOOK HERE. UM, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SLIDE ON ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCES. THERE ARE, UM, AND THIS IS A NON COMPREHENSIVE LIST. SO THERE ARE, UM, A NUMBER OF FUNDS THAT ARE IN, UH, CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENTS, UM, THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ASSESSED A, UM, 1% FOR THE ARTS. UM, AND, UH, THEY COMPLY, BUT THOSE FUNDS MUST BE, MUST STAY WITHIN, UH, THOSE FUNDS. UM, AND SO WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, THE AMOUNT OF CIP THAT WOULD BE WITHIN ANY ONE OF THESE FUNDS, UM, AND COME BACK WITH SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT THAT MIGHT GENERATE, UM, AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL USES MIGHT BE. UM, SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THE AIRPORT FUND, UM, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PRO OF THE PROGRAM, UM, THEY'VE SET ASIDE APPROXIMATELY 230,000. UM, AND THAT FUNDS A LOT OF THE, UH, ART PROGRAMS THAT YOU SEE THERE AT THE AIRPORT. UM, BUT AGAIN, THOSE FUNDS BEING WITHIN THE AIRPORT FUND AND SET ASIDE FROM, UH, FROM AIRPORT CIP, NEED TO BE KEPT WITHIN THAT FUND AND USED FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES. UM, SO WE WOULD LOOK AT, UH, THE FEASIBILITY OF DOING THAT FOR, UM, ANY NUMBER OF OTHER FUNDS. UM, AND THE FEASIBILITY OF HAVING CIP FOR THAT, UM, THAT THIRD BULLET MODIFYING PROGRAM ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES. UM, THIS IS, UH, KIND OF IN RESPONSE TO, UH, THE DESIRE, UH, FOR EXPANDING THE TYPES OF PROGRAMMING THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED BY THE POLICY. UM, SO RIGHT NOW, UM, AS, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY NOTED IT IS QUITE OPEN-ENDED, UM, TO FUND ARTS AND CULTURE AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, WE WOULD LOOK AT, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD SPECIFIC TYPES OF, UM, YOU KNOW, SET ASIDES AND CARVE OUTS FOR, UM, SAY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE FOR LIVE MUSIC, FOR EXAMPLE. UM, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, QUANTIFYING POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO CIP FEASIBILITY. UM, AGAIN, AS, UM, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN KER SAID, UM, WE WOULD LOOK AT DIFFERENT PERCENTAGES, DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, UM, FOR EXISTING CIP PROJECTS AND FUTURE CIP, UM, TO SEE WHAT KIND OF LEVELS MIGHT BE FEASIBLE, UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, EXPANDING THE, THE PERCENTAGE AS A WHOLE. OH, WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, UM, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL, UM, BUDGET SEASON, SO WE'RE UNSURE. BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WE APPRECIATE AND VALUE, UM, THE ARTS IN OUR CITY. AND I KNOW THAT, UM, AS PART CHAIR OF THE, UM, ACTS COMMITTEE, THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WORK WITH STAFF TO TRY TO GET, UM, AS CLOSE AS WE CAN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, THAT WE ARE BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT KEEPING OUR PROGRAMS AND ABOUT, UH, FUNDING OUR PROGRAMS. BECAUSE THINGS THAT ARE, UM, THINGS THAT ARE FUNDED [00:45:01] GET DONE AS WE, AS WE KNOW. SO, UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? YES. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON UPDATES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY STRATEGIC ROADMAP IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES. THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE, IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC [3. 25-55329 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on updates related to the development of the City’s Strategic Roadmap in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT HERE. THANK YOU. UM, WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE ROAD TO HOSTING THE LA 28 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. IN OTHER WORDS, WE ARE ON THE WARD ON, ON THE ROAD TO BEING PART OF HISTORY, UH, WHEN FOLKS REMINISCE OF THE LA 28 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS, THE NAME LONG BEACH WILL BE MENTIONED, AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. IT, I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO A PRESENTATION BEFORE MY COMMENT OR NO, IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. IF YOU WANNA LEAD IN, THEN I, I CAN DO THE PRESENTATION WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE. ACTUALLY, LET ME SAVE MY COMMENTS, UM, FOR AFTER THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. AND I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH THE SLIDES RELATIVELY QUICKLY, UM, THAT WAY WE HAVE TIME FOR, YOU KNOW, Q AND A AND DISCUSSION. OKAY. BUT, UM, I THINK YOU OPENED IT UP NICELY. UH, WE DO HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, WITH 2028 ON THE HORIZON. UM, SO I WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THE CITY IS DOING AND ESPECIALLY HOW WE'RE, UH, THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE LONG-TERM LEGACY IMPACTS THAT I KNOW WE DISCUSSED JUST IN THIS LAST ITEM AS WELL. UM, SO WE'LL, I'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ABOUT, UM, WHERE WE FIT WITHIN THE GAMES, UM, AND WHAT SOME OF OUR KEY PRIORITIES ARE IN OUR ROADMAP, UM, AND THEN ESPECIALLY THINKING ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND, UM, THAT LONG-TERM LEGACY. SO JUST TO PUT IT IN PER IN PERSPECTIVE, IT'S HELPFUL TO COMPARE LA 28 WITH SOME OF THE OTHER LARGE SCALE EVENTS. UH, SO COMPARED WITH THE SUPER BOWL, THEY HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITORS OVER MULTIPLE DAYS, 70,000 ROOM NIGHTS, AND OF COURSE, ONE SUPER BOWL ONE DAY IN 2028. WE'RE EXPECTING OVER 5 MILLION VISITORS OVER ABOUT A MONTH AND OVER A MILLION ROOM NIGHTS CONTRACTED. SO THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO ESSENTIALLY SEVEN SUPER BOWLS FOR 16 DAYS, UH, OVER THE OLYMPICS AND TWO SUPER BOWLS PER DAY OVER THE PARALYMPICS. SO HUGE SCALE, UH, COMPARED TO A MASSIVE, UH, SPECIAL EVENT. WORLD CUP OBVIOUSLY IS COMING, UM, IN PART TO LA AND OTHER CITIES AS WELL. UM, BUT IN QATAR IT WAS EIGHT COMPETITION VENUES, UH, ONE AND A HALF BILLION VIEWERS GLOBALLY, AND ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MILLION TICKETED FANS. AND JUST IN 2028, WE'LL HAVE OVER 30 COMPETITION VENUES, OVER 3 BILLION VIEWERS GLOBALLY, AND BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MILLION TICKETED FANS. UM, AND HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING AT LEAST CURRENTLY OVER A MILLION FANS. UM, AND TICKETS AT LEAST JUST FOR THE OLYMPIC EVENTS THAT WE'RE AWARE OF SO FAR. UM, I KNOW COUNCIL HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO JUST PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE WHERE THE CITY FITS AS A VENUE CITY. UM, THIS KIND OF SHOWS WHERE WE FIT WITHIN THE LARGER ECOSYSTEM FOR LA 28, AND WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LA 28 AS AN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. AND CITY OF LA IS THE VENUE CITY, UM, OR THE HOST CITY I SHOULD SAY. AND, UH, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY OF LA ARE THE FINANCIAL GUARANTORS, UM, BACKING UP LA 28 ON THE GAMES. SO AS A, UH, VENUE CITY, WE DO PROVIDE CORE MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE GAMES. AGAIN, WE'VE GONE OVER THIS BEFORE WITH COUNCIL, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO REMIND FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH ZONING PERMITS AND LICENSING ARE SOME OF THE CORE FUNCTIONS THAT WE'LL PROVIDE. WE'LL ALSO BE COORDINATING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT LA METRO AND LONG BEACH TRANSIT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING OPTIONS. UH, THE CITY WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY OVER OUR OVERALL LOOK AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE. SO I THINK THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD ON THE BRANDING THAT WE'LL GET FROM LA 28. BUT TO, UH, [00:50:01] SHOWCASE SOME OF THE CORE, UH, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS AREAS AND CULTURAL ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN, IN THE CITY, PROTOCOL IS ANOTHER AREA THAT IS A REAL GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. UH, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND INTERNATIONAL DIGNITARIES THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT AND BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. AND THEN OF COURSE, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA IS ANOTHER ROLE THAT WILL, UH, PLAY IN THIS AS WELL. SO, UH, WE HAVE A, A HISTORY OF BEING A PART OF THE 32 AND 84 OLYMPIC GAMES AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ACTUALLY, UH, WORKING ON A GREAT PROJECT RIGHT NOW, UM, TRYING TO CAPTURE WHAT THAT HISTORY IS, WHAT OUR ROLE WAS DURING THAT, UM, THE PREVIOUS OLYMPICS. BUT IN 2028, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MUCH BIGGER FOOTPRINT AND, UH, MORE GAMES THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN. SO RIGHT NOW, UM, ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO OR A MONTH AGO, THEY ANNOUNCED, UM, ADDITIONAL OLYMPIC SPORTS. SO WE HAVE 11 CURRENTLY AND AT LEAST FOUR PARALYMPIC SPORTS. UM, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE HERE, HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING, UM, THE FINAL PARALYMPIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE PICTURE OF WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE HERE IN LONG BEACH IN 2028. AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST HOSTING SUCCESSFUL GAMES AND WE'RE HELPING LA 28, BUT WE'RE ALSO THINKING ABOUT THAT LONG-TERM LEGACY BEYOND 2028. SO THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT HOW DO WE BUILD ON BEING IN THAT GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR ARTS CULTURE BUSINESS, UM, YOU KNOW, ENTREPRENEURS AND OTHERS TO MAXIMIZE ON THOSE BENEFITS. SO IN TERMS OF THE GAMES THEMSELVES, WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY FOUR VENUE FOOTPRINTS AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. UM, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THE EVENTS AND WHERE THEY WILL TAKE PLACE. SO DOWNTOWN IN THE CONVENTION CENTER, UM, THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND ACROSS THE WAY AT MENTO BEACH, WE HAVE, UH, WATER POLO, ARTISTIC SWIMMING, HANDBALL, COASTAL ROWING, WHICH IS NEW FOR 2028. SPORT CLIMBING. I THINK THAT ONE'S REALLY EXCITING. IT'S KINDA LIKE SPIDER-MAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GO UP THE, UH, THE WALL SO QUICKLY, BUT, UM, MARATHON SWIMMING. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE EXCITING ONE THAT, UH, WAS ANNOUNCED A LITTLE WHILE AGO IS BEACH VOLLEYBALL. SO ONE THING THAT'S VERY COOL ABOUT THAT AND HANDBALL IS, UM, IT'S ACTIVATING THE SPACE, UH, FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL, 15 DAYS OUTTA 16 FOR THE OLYMPICS, AND THEN THE HANDBALL IS ALL 16 DAYS WILL BE ACTIVATED FOR THAT SPORT. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TARGET SHOOTING, AND I DON'T KNOW, I'M, I'M SURE MOST OF YOU YOU'VE SEEN THE, THE MEMES, BUT, UH, THE TURKISH SHOOTER AND, UH, ALSO THE KOREAN SHOOTER WITH ALL THE GADGETS AND TECHNOLOGY. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE A, A MEME VENUE WITH TARGET SHOOTING AS WELL, . AND THEN YOU GO DOWN THE BEACH, UH, WE'LL HAVE SAILING AS WELL. THIS IS, UM, THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING SPECTATOR AREA, UH, IN BELMONT SHORE, AND THEN A MARINE STADIUM IS ROWING AND CANOE SPRINT. UM, SO OBVIOUSLY RELIVING, UM, AND BRINGING THAT HISTORY OF THE 1932 OLYMPICS BACK, UM, TO MARINE STADIUM. SO, UM, WE DID PRESENT TO COUNCIL A FEW MONTHS AGO ON OUR, UH, STRATEGIC ROADMAP, BUT JUST WANNA REMIND FOLKS THAT WE DID GO THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORT, UH, WITH KPMG, OUR CONSULTANTS ON THAT, UH, PROJECT. AND WE HAVE A LIGHT READING 120 SOMETHING PAGE, UH, ROADMAP IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED. UH, WE DID INTERVIEWS WITH 60 STAKEHOLDERS, UM, ACROSS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GET INPUT ON PRIORITIES. ALSO EVALUATING EXISTING CITY PLANS TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE PREPARE FOR 2028, IT'S IN LINE WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. AND, UM, FOLKS ON THE KPMG TEAM ACTUALLY HAVE EXPERIENCE PLANNING FOR THE, UM, OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS. SO THEY BROUGHT THAT INTO, UM, OUR PLANNING EFFORT AS WELL. SO FOR US, UM, WE THINK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM LEGACY. IT'S AROUND A FEW DIFFERENT AREAS. ONE IS EQUITY, OF COURSE, THIS GUIDES ALL OF OUR POLICYMAKING AND, AND DIFFERENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING, BUT WE WANT TO FIND WAYS TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF LONG BEACH AND NOT JUST HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT HERE THAT, UM, GOES AWAY. UM, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AS I'LL TALK ABOUT IS HOW DO WE BRING THE GAMES AND THE EXCITEMENT TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY? OF COURSE, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ANOTHER AREA THAT, UM, AS MENTIONED IS A CORE FOCUS FOR THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY. AND THEN LONG-TERM LEGACY, UM, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF SMALL BUSINESS ARTS AND CULTURE AND YOUTH SPORTS ARE SOME OF OUR CORE FOCUS AREAS. SO THE ROADMAP OUTLINES, UM, A PHASED APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION. PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO GET INTO IT HERE, BUT, UM, WE ARE STARTING TO [00:55:01] MOVE INTO THE OPERATIONAL PLANNING WITH LA 28 AND GETTING MORE IN INPUT FROM THEM ON WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE AT THE DIFFERENT SITES. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO 27, 28, OF COURSE WE'LL BE HAVING, UH, TEST EVENTS AND DELIVERING THE GAMES THEMSELVES WITH LA 28. AND THEN LONG-TERM, UM, DISSOLUTION, WINDING DOWN THOSE OPERATIONS AND THINKING ABOUT THOSE LONG-TERM LEGACY IMPACTS TOO. UM, ONE OF THE CORE LEGACY IMPACTS IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLAN. SO IT'S ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS OF OUR FIVE YEAR PERIOD. UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS ARE LABELED AS 2028 OLYMPIC LEGACY PROJECTS, BUT OVERALL, OUR WHOLE APPROACH TO THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED AND THAT WE ESSENTIALLY PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND THAT WE'RE IMPROVING OUR PARK SPACES AND PROVING OUR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. UM, AND OTHER AREAS THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS CAN GET AROUND EASILY AND THEY HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY'RE HERE IN LONG BEACH. BUT, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY, OF COURSE, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE WORTHWHILE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, A PRIORITY FOR DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE. HOW DO WE INVOLVE COMMUNITY IN THIS PROCESS? SO WE DO, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED, UM, AT THE STATE OF THE CITY, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY CO-LEADS. SO WE HAVE STARTED THE PLANNING PROCESS WITH THEM. WE BROUGHT IN KPMG AGAIN, UM, TO DO WORKSHOPS TO GET, UM, SOME OF THAT PLANNING EFFORT STARTED. WE ALSO ARE WORKING TO, UM, HELP ESTABLISH A LEGACY FUND, SO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO LA 84, BUT WHERE WE CAN SEE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS, UM, AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE GAMES. AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER AREA WHERE THE CITY I THINK CAN TAKE A A LEAD IS AROUND FESTIVAL SITES AND WATCH PARTIES. UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING INSPIRATION FROM PARIS. THEY DID THIS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THEY HAD OVER 20, UH, FAN ZONES THAT ESSENTIALLY BROUGHT THE GAMES AND THE EXCITEMENT TO THE ENTIRE CITY OF PARIS WHERE THEY HAD WATCH PARTIES LIVE, MUSIC, FOOD, AND CULTURAL SHOWCASES. THEY, UM, HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EVENTS LIKE SPORTS CLINICS AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, UM, AND REALLY WERE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GAMES, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO, UM, BRING COMMUNITY ASSETS AND BUSINESSES TO, UM, FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO THESE DIFFERENT FAN ZONES. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OUTSIDE OF THE PARIS CITY HALL, UM, WHERE THEY ACTIVATED THE SPACE IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. UM, HERE YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, OUTSIDE CITY HALL FOR A VIEWING PARTY OF A SOCCER MATCH. UM, THEY ALSO USE THAT SPACE FOR CONCERTS AND LIVE MUSIC. HERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER EXAMPLES ACROSS PARIS WHERE, YOU KNOW, MUCH SMALLER SCALE DEPENDING ON THE, THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WATCH PARTIES DIFFERENT, UH, YOU KNOW, SPORT OPPORTUNITIES. AND UM, ALSO YOU CAN SEE KIND OF IN THE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES AND FOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE SAILING VENUE ACTUALLY, WHERE OUR, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WENT TO THE EVENT AND TOOK SOME PICTURES. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY REPLICATE HERE IN LONG BEACH ALONG THE WATER, IS MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF FOLKS AREN'T GOING TO SAILING OR SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS IN THE WATERFRONT, THAT WE HAVE ACTIVATION SPACES AND WE CAN UTILIZE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO GET PEOPLE, UM, EXCITED ABOUT AND KIND OF EXPERIENCING THE, THE GAMES THEMSELVES. UM, ANOTHER EFFORT IS, UM, WE HAVE, UH, LAUNCHED OUR WEBSITE. SO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO THERE AND, AND STAY TUNED ON, UM, UPDATES. WE ALSO HAVE A FORM THERE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT, UH, DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE GAMES, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES OR IF YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, WHAT ARE SOME PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES? SO WE HAVE A MAILING LIST. WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO SIGN UP AND WE HAVE A, A GENERAL EMAIL AS WELL THAT GOES TO OUR ENTIRE TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON THIS TO HELP, UM, COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC. SO LOOKING AHEAD, JUST A FEW THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. UM, OF COURSE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH LA 28 ON OUR AGREEMENTS. THE, UM, MAIN ONE RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING AT THE OPERATIONS PLANNING FOR EACH OF THE VENUE SITES. SO THAT'LL BE KIND OF THE NEXT PHASE. UM, WE'RE ALSO, LIKE I MENTIONED, WAITING ON THE FINAL GAME SCHEDULE TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE, UM, GAMES THAT ARE GONNA BE TAKING PLACE HERE IN LONG BEACH. AND HOPEFULLY WE KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. UM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE OF COURSE, ALONGSIDE OUR PLANNING WITH LA 28 IS WORKING ACROSS OUR DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED AND, UM, LEVERAGING THAT STRATEGIC ROADMAP, UM, TO REALLY THINK THROUGH WHAT ARE THOSE LEGACY BENEFITS, HOW DO WE CREATE, UM, THOSE COMMUNITY ASSETS. AND UM, ALSO FINDING [01:00:01] MORE AND MORE WAYS TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO GET ADDITIONAL INPUT. UM, WE'RE ALSO STRENGTHENING OUR REGIONAL COORDINATION WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, LA METRO AND OTHERS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, UM, YOU KNOW, WHETHER FEDERAL OR STATE OR OTHERS TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE GET, UM, WHAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GAMES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL UM, END THERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, TYLER, FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION. EVERY TIME I SEE IT, I GET REENERGIZED EVERY TIME, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY FEELS THE SAME WAY. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WELCOME LA 28 TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, HIGHLIGHT THAT, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THESE NECESSARY STEPS, ESPECIALLY, UM, TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE, UM, WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY AS FAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT ONLY DURING THE EARLY 28, UM, EVENTS, BUT WAY, WAY, WAY AFTER THAT. AND I THINK THAT CITY STAFF IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF LOOKING AT THAT AND REALLY EMPHASIZING OUR WORK AROUND THAT. SO I THANK YOU. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, KER, ANY COMMENTS? THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, TYLER. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE RIGHT NOW, PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES. I THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU EVERYONE. [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Arts, Culture, and Tourism 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.