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I CALL THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AGENDA TO ORDER AT 8 37 ON THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, 2025.
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MARINE, UH, OFFICES CONFERENCE ROOM AT 2 0 5 NORTH MARINA DRIVE.
UH, MR. LELAND, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT THAT FOR US? COMMISSION VICE CHAIR MCRAY.
UH, THE, UH, AGENDA ITEM ONE IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS DISTRIBUTED FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.
I MOVE THAT, THAT, UH, TAKE PLACE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I WASN'T HERE.
AND WE WILL HAVE ONE ABSTENTION FROM, UM, CONGRESSMAN, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER MARINO FOR, UH, SINCE SHE WASN'T HERE.
AND NOW WE'RE ON TO, UM, AGENDA ITEM TWO, THE RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW, UM, OUR NEXT MARINA ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS. AND I, I MOVE THAT WE START REVIEWING THOSE SECOND.
MADAM CHAIR, IF I CAN ASK, UM, WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE MARINA.
TONS, AND IT ALL GOES THROUGH FINANCE, ALL GOES THROUGH BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE OUR FIRST THING THAT WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE PEOPLE COME IN, IT'S USUALLY A PART OF THE MAINTENANCE, OR HERE'S THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.
WE HAVE SOME LARGE, I ALWAYS STATE THE RESTROOMS, BUT WE HAVE SOME LARGE THINGS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD THAT I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW.
AND IT STILL CAN BE BROUGHT UP BY THE MANAGERS.
BUT HAVING THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM, WHERE DO WE STAND? WHERE ARE WE GOING? UM, THOUGHTS.
WE DO HAVE A FINANCE, WE, WE HAVE OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH ALL, WHICH I'M, THAT'S QUARTERLY, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU BRING THAT UPDATE INTO THE MAIN MEETING THAT'S FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA THOUGH.
AND IT, AND INITIALLY THIS RECOMMENDATION CAME FROM COMMISSIONER BLAIR.
THAT, THAT SO MUCH ON OUR RADAR ABOUT THOSE KEY CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'D LISTED AS A PART OF THE, UH, BOND REFINANCING AND THE MODIFICATIONS THAT, THAT NEEDS TO BE REALLY A MAJOR PRIORITY.
UM, I RECOMMEND WE MAKE A, UM, AGENDA ITEM TWO AFTER OUR MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING ON THE UPCOMING AGENDA.
ONE ELEMENT OF THAT, WE WILL, FOR NEXT WEEK, WE'D HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS WITH US.
I'M NOT SURE WE CAN GET SOMEBODY FROM PUBLIC, EVEN IF WE HAVE, UM, A WRITTEN REPORT FROM CHARLENE.
JUST, IT'S A QUICK, WELL, AGAIN, I I KNOW SHE'S OUT OF TOWN YEAH.
I'M NOT CERTAIN WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION YOU WANT ON THIS SHORT NOTICE.
POSSIBLY WE COULD EVEN GET THOUGH ON SOME OF THE STATUS AROUND, UM, SOMETHING THAT I, THOUGHT'S GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPACT YOU IS THE BUILDING THAT THEY'VE STARTED THERE.
AND I KNOW THE BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION IS VERY PROUD THAT THEY'VE, UH, NEGOTIATED CERTAIN THINGS WITH HOLLAND MM-HMM
UM, AND, AND TO EVEN HEAR SOME OF THAT AND TO PUT IT UP FRONT, BECAUSE THE, I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL I SAW THE EMAIL FROM HOLLAND ABOUT THAT THEY, THEY PARTICULARLY SAID WE'RE GONNA BOP THEM BIKE LANE BACK IN THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.
UM, AND WE SHOULD HAVE, WE DROPPED THE BALL THERE.
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR OUR GENERAL PUBLIC.
I CAN REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMEONE HERE.
IT'D BE, I MEAN, IT WOULD JUST BE GREAT.
'CAUSE WE GET, I MEAN, I DID A VIDEO YEAH.
AND I SENT IT OFF TO, TO, YOU KNOW, I SAID, THIS IS JUST SILLY.
I CAME UP AND THIS BIKE CAME UP AND THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR THIS LITTLE ELECTRIC BIKE TO COME UP.
SCARED ME TO LITERALLY, I'M MAKING A RIGHT TURN.
I WOULD'VE KILLED, I WOULD'VE KILLED THE PERSON.
LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS, IT WASN'T THERE BECAUSE THERE'S THE BIKE TRAIL, OR THE BIKE LANE'S SUPPOSED TO BE STOPS.
WELL THEN STOP IT ALL THE WAY AT THE END.
YOU KNOW, THREE FEET BEFORE WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO INTO, YOU KNOW, THE ONE LANE, THERE'S OPTIONS HERE.
YOU HAVE TO USE THE PARKING LOT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
UM, AND DO IT, WHICH IS FEASIBLE.
THEY CAN GO IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEY CAN RIDE AROUND FOUR.
I I JUST, THEN IT GOES TO ONE LANE.
WHEN YOU MAKE A, RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE VERY NARROW LANE.
I I, OR THEY CAN DO LIKE THEY DO ON OTHER CROSSWALKS WHERE THERE'S A BIKE LANE, GREEN THAT LANE, SO THAT, BUT YEAH.
BUT THERE'S NO BIKE LINE ANYMORE.
I KNOW IT'S TAKEN AS THEY PUT THE FENCE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL A SHERIFF.
UH, WHERE YOU TAKE, YOU, YOU PAINT GREEN ALONG THE, THE ACTUAL STREETS.
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FROM THE CITY, BUT THERE IS NO BIKE LINE.AND PEOPLE ARE STILL RIDING THEIR BIKES.
AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT, I GOTTA SAY, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE 10 SPEEDS.
THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S THE KIDS ON THE LITTLE ELECTRIC BIKES.
WHAT ROUTE DO YOU GO FOR WHAT I WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LEAVE WORK TODAY, I TAKE THAT EXACT ROUTE, RIGHT? I DO.
I COME IN OFF STUDENT BAKER TURN LEFT ON MARINA DRIVE.
AND I GO OUT ON MARINA DRIVE, TURN RIGHT ONTO TUDE BANK.
IT THERE IS A BLIND SPOT THERE.
UM, CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS AWARE, UH, THAT IS PART OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
IT'S IN THEIR PLANNING PERMIT AND PLANNING APPROVAL.
UM, I KNOW THE TRAFFIC CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS LOOKING AT IT.
THAT WAS ONE THING WHEN, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, UH, I PUSHED IT OVER TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE DISCUSSING IT WITH THE CITY TRAFFIC EDITOR THERE.
I STOPPED AND TALKED TO THE GUY.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS A SUPER THERE.
HE WASN'T SUPER, HE SAYS, I'M JUST DOING WHAT THEY TOLD US TO PUT IT.
THIS IS WHAT THE, THIS IS WHAT THE CITY TOLD US TO PUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE LETTER FROM HOLLAND STATES.
SO IT'S AN APPROVED THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING LEGIT.
BUT THEY DO SEEM LIKE EXTRAORDINARILY COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION FOLK.
AND THAT IF WE NEEDED TO ADJUST SOMETHING FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS.
THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
I KNOW THEY, THEY ADDED, UH, CONES FOR THE, THE TIME BEING THAT GO BACK IN ANOTHER, I THINK 40, 50, 60 FEET, UH, TO DELAY.
HEY, THIS AREA IS, IS GOING, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING INTO A CONSTRUCTION AREA.
SO, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT'S AT TODAY, BUT I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON IT.
HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE OFFICES OUT THERE.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WHAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE AND THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE ALONG SOME OF THE, UM, AREAS THAT ARE CLEARLY NOT PARKING, BUT BECAUSE THE CURBS AREN'T PAINTED, THAT FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY CAN PARK THERE.
AND SO WEREN'T YOU, AND YOU PROBABLY VERY, VERY MUCH SAW THAT PHYSICALLY AS YOU'RE RIDING ALONG.
UM, KUDOS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THAT.
AND YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT.
THAT'S THOSE, THAT, UH, CURBSIDE SIGNAGE THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE RAINBOW SINCE 2019 AT LEAST, IF NOT LONGER MM-HMM
SO THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF DELINEATING THE ROADSIDE, UH, UM, AREAS OF PARKING AND NO PARKING FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT FOR YEAH.
BUT I WILL CIRCLE BACK WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE WITH THAT.
BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THAT AREA, THE, THE CONSTRUCTION, LIKE YOU HAD SAID, IS UTILIZING THE SPACE THAT THEY WERE APPROVED TO ALLOTTED.
BUT IT'S, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT IS A GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF JUST, I'M SURE THEY'LL HAVE LONG BEACH PD.
I MEAN, THEY, THEY'RE OUT THERE.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF TONIGHT WILL BE TOO MUCH BECAUSE THE, THE POLICE PRESENCE ALL ALONG, UH, MARINA DRIVE THERE IS GONNA BE TONIGHT.
I, I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EVERYDAY USE, THOSE EARLY MORNING RIDERS, THOSE LATE AFTERNOON RIDERS.
I'M NOT SO MUCH AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPECIAL EVENT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SUCH A, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED LAST YEAR WHEN, WHEN THE FIREWORKS STARTED, I DID THE, I DROVE THE ENTIRE ROUTE TO THE END OF THE PENINSULA AND BACK THROUGH TO SEE ANY OF THE IMPACT.
AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE SIGNAGE AND IMPRESSED WITH THE, AND ENFORCEMENT THAT WAS TAKING PLACE.
I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF BIKES OUT THERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF ALCOHOL.
AND YOU, YOU SAW HOW THE TENTS WERE EVERY SQUARE INCH.
THEY HAD TO REMOVE THEM AND TICKET 'EM ON THE SECOND.
WE, WE POSTED, WE POSTED NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT THEY, UH, THE PENINSULA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SAID THEY WERE TICKETING.
THAT'S, IF THAT GOES OUT TO GET PEOPLE TO COMPLY, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY'VE ALSO STATED IN THE PAPER AND EVERYWHERE IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE IF YOU LIGHT OFF A FIREWORK.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TWO DRONES THAT ARE FLYING OVER LOS ALTOS, VERY LARGE DRONES.
AND I'M THINKING, WELL, MAYBE, MAYBE FINALLY, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE ARE UP AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, TAKING PICTURES AND SEEING WHAT ADDRESSES AND STUFF SO THEY CAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE PER UP TO $20,000.
I MEAN, FOR AND IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BOY, PEOPLE BROKE
UH, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU CRUISE AROUND TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, UM, PDS PUT OUT A, A STRONGER, UH, BARRICADE PROTECTOR RIGHT.
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CROWDS.UM, WE'VE SEEN INTERNATIONALLY, UH, ISSUES WITH VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH.
UH, SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE TAKEN THE, THE PROACTIVE STEP OF ACTUALLY, UM, PUTTING THESE STRONG, THEY'RE CALLED MERIDIAN, OR IT'S MERIDIAN RENTALS, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A VERY STRONG METAL BARRICADE THAT JUST STOPS VEHICLES THAT THEY TRACK.
SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER SECURITY PRO.
UH, WE DO PRECAU KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN.
SO, SO I KNOW WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OFF ON TRYING TO THINK OF THAT.
LET, LET'S GO THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS AND THEN AT THE RIGHT BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT OUR MEETING, WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK ONE MORE TIME HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THINGS.
UH, LET'S LOOK AT THE AGENDA ITEM TWO ON THE AQUARIUM.
UH, FIRST OBVIOUSLY NUMBER ONE MINUTES.
UH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE, BRIAN AND, UH, HIS, UH, CLERICAL STAFF, JAN, UH, JAN, JANICE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AQUARIUM AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS, UH, TO, TO REALLY BRING ATTENTION TO ENVIRONMENTALISM AND OUR FOOTPRINT AND DEBRIS AND PLASTICS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THEIR TEAM VOLUNTEERS COME AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, SELL, SAY HELLO TO YOU, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
SO I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UH, LIKE I SAID, BRIAN AND, UH, JANICE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD WITH THEM.
THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF, SO THAT'S GREAT.
I KNOW THE HOFFMAN'S A REAL ACTIVE, HE'S RETIRED LIFEGUARD AND MM-HMM
THEY'RE, AND I KNOW THEY, AND AFTER THE ESPN MOVIE AT THE AQUARIUM, THEY TREATED EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE TO ICE CREAM.
AND THEY DO A LOT OF COOL OUTREACH, SUPPORTIVE FINANCIALLY OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE, I'LL LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT'S AN AGENDA ITEM.
JUST DO WE STILL HAVE A, UH, WE USED TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER GROUP.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THAT SIL BEACH YACHT CLUB OR LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB THAT WOULD GO OUT IN THEIR BOATS AND THEY WOULD BE, UH, THEIR, THEIR DINGHIES UH, LITTLE MOTOR ON IT, CLEANING UP ALL THE TRASH AND JUST GOING OUT WITH NETS.
WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A CREW THAT USUALLY GOES OUT OF, UH, THE REINSTATING LAUNCH.
UH, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY DO DS, BUT NOW THAT A LOT OF 'EM ARE IN CO IT WAS A BOAT.
A LOT OF EXTRA LITTLE GROUPS WE TRY TO RECOGNIZE.
AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BRING.
RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE THAT, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A, A WOMAN AND HER FATHER THAT, THAT GO OUT.
THAT'S THE, AND THEY PICK UP ALL THE TOYS AND THINGS THAT DRIFT FROM MOTHER'S BEACHES, MOTHER'S BEACH.
AND, UM, SHE'S A LITTLE ECCENTRIC, BUT SHE'S VERY DEDICATED.
SHE'S DEDICATED, VERY COMMITTED.
AND BECAUSE OF HER, WHAT I DO, I DO THE MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT ON THURSDAYS.
SO DURING THE SUMMER ON MY WAY, I'M ALWAYS TIP PICKING UP BEACH FALLS AND PLASTICS OFF THE, IS THAT OVER AT MARINA? EVERY, IS IT EVERY WEEK? EVERY THURSDAY? UH, FOR THE SUMMER.
WELL, SEVEN, SEVEN WEEKS OF THE SUMMER.
YOU, OH, BUT YOU SIX IN THE MORNING, YOU GOTTA STAKE OUT YOUR SPOT.
THAT'S, I'VE BEEN THERE ONCE BEFORE.
SOMETIME I GET MY, MY BLANKET AWFUL WET.
'CAUSE I'M ONE OF THE FIRST PUT UP THERE.
WE TRY TO OFF A SPRINKLER STAPLE.
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK TO HER AND SEE IF SHE'D BE INTERESTED JUST TO TELL US ABOUT IT AND COME IN AT ONE POINT IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS.
BECAUSE, UM, SHE FELT A LITTLE, UM, UM, NOT APPRECIATED.
BY, UM, BY THE CITY THROUGH THE MARINE BUREAU.
SHE, UM, SHE WAS OH, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH HER.
WE, WE SUPPORT HER AND, YOU KNOW.
BUT IF WE CAN, THIS WAS LIKE, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD FOR HER IN THE FUTURE.
LET'S, HER NAME IS MICHELLE AND SHE'S A REAL ESTATE AGENT.
AND THEN, BUT SHE'S MY NEIGHBOR.
SHE LIVES AROUND THE CORNER ON CORONADO.
WELL, WE APPRECIATE THOSE COMMUNITY.
S AND MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE WITH THE LAWN GARDEN.
SO THIS'LL BE A PRESENTATION OF THE MURAL THAT THEY WANT TO, UH, UH, PUT UP ON THE, UM, THE BOAT OWNER, PUBLIC RESTROOM RIGHT THERE AT P DOCK.
RIGHT AS YOU'RE TURNING THE LEFT ONTO MOLE ROAD.
UH, WE DID, THAT WAS THE FIRST LAWN TO GARDEN, UH MM-HMM
RESTORATION THAT WE DID IN OUR FOOTPRINT.
AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE, UH, MURAL ART TO, UH, COINCIDE WITH IT.
SO, UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, DIRECTOR DENNIS.
YOU KNOW, HE HAS A, UH, ART BACKGROUND.
SO HE, HE LOVES, UH, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BEAUTIFYING
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LANDSCAPE AND MURALS.SEE, SPRAY PAINT ARTIST, OR ARE GONNA BE A PAINTED, PAINTED ARTIST, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR THIS MM-HMM
IT'S A ARTIST UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS.
BUT AGAIN, ANOTHER ONE THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, EXCITED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR, OUR STANDING STRUCTURES THAT DON'T NECESSARILY, UH, SCREAM.
THAT'S AN ATTRACTIVE BUILDING.
SO HAVING, HAVING A MURAL ART ON ONE OF OUR, UH, PUBLIC RESTROOMS IS, IS A BIG DEAL.
HAVE WE THOUGHT OF DOING THAT? ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE OLYMPICS? UH, PEOPLE OF, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO SCHOOLS.
UM, WHERE, YOU KNOW, ALL THERE OUR, NOT SO MUCH OUR RESTROOMS, BUT OUR RESTROOMS MM-HMM
AND STORAGE UNITS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE YEAH.
OF HAVING THEM COME IN AND, UH, SPONSOR ONE AND PAINT IT UP.
UH, WE HAVEN'T GONE OTHER THAN THE PINK BENCHES.
WE HAVEN'T GONE THAT GRASSROOTS YET.
UM, BUT WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY A GROUP OUT OF BIXBY GOALS.
UM, AND THEY WANT TO REALLY ENGAGE IN MURAL ART, IN THE MARINA FOOTPRINT.
UH, THE FIRST PLACE THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE, UH, THE BIRD CAGE.
THE ELEVATOR RIGHT THERE AT THE END OF THE PROMENADE MM-HMM
UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE STILL AT THE VERY BEGINNING PHASES OF IT.
UH, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO, UH, BRING SEVERAL ARTISTS FORWARD FOR OUR DIRECTOR TO LOOK AT AND LOOK AT THEIR ARTWORK AND SEE WHAT, WHAT THE THOUGHTS ARE THERE.
BUT THIS, THIS NON NOT-FOR-PROFIT, THEY, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEY COME INTO US AREA AND THEY SAY, HEY, TELL US 10, 15, 20 SPACES THAT WE CAN ENGAGE AND, AND RURAL REALIZE.
SO IS THAT THE WHAM GROUP? NO.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT ONE.
UM, I CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT NAME OF THE GROUP, BUT YEAH.
SO, BUT AGAIN, STILL REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BEGINNING PHASES.
UM, BUT MAYBE THEY COULD WORK SOMEWHAT IN CONCERT WITH OUR COMMITTEE THAT'S DOING THE SURF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THAT.
ESPECIALLY THE BIRD CAGE THAT'S RIGHT THERE NEAR IT TO DO A WINK TO SOME OF THE SURF STUFF.
IS THE CONVENTION CENTER PART OF OUR FOOTPRINT CONVENTION CENTER'S IN THE TIDELANDS.
BUT THE CONVENTION CENTER'S UNDER THE SEAT.
IT STILL CBBI MENTIONED, WELL, WE CALL IT VISIT LONG BEACH, OR OUR NEW WORD NOW.
SO IT'S LIKE VISIT LB VISIT BECAUSE THEY DON'T OWN VISIT LONG BEACH.
AND THAT PERSON POSTS BIZARRE POLITICAL THINGS UNDER VISIT LONG BEACH.
UH, AND I WRITE, STEVE, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? IT'S LIKE, OH, WE DON'T OWN THAT.
IT'S LIKE MY, MY TV SHOW GETTING OFF SUBJECT WAS LONG BEACH PRIDE.
AND THEN I HAD A GROUP COME AND SAY, WELL, THAT'S OUR NAME.
WELL, WHEN DID YOU START IT? TWO YEARS AGO.
WELL, MINE'S BEEN FOR 12 YEARS,
SO IF YOU WANT TO GO BY THE, UNLESS YOU GET A COPYWRITER TRADEMARKED.
IT'D BE NICE TO AT LEAST BE A PART OF THE PROCESS MM-HMM
OF THEM COMING TO US AND NOT JUST GETTING APPROVED AND HAVING 'EM DO IT.
AND US FINDING ABOUT IT LATER.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE WANT TO COME TO YOU AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR, UM, YOUR ORAL REPORTS.
I'M MOST EXCITED TO GET TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW PAINTER AND IF WE CAN INCLUDE SOME OF HIS WORK.
SINCE IT'S SO CR AND THEN THE CROSS TRAINING WITH OUR EMPLOYEES.
I REALLY LIKE THAT, UH, CROSS TRAINING TO, TO GETTING SOME OF OUR EXISTING STAFF THAT ARE DOING PAINTING THAT ARE REALLY LEARNING AT A MORE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.
AND HOW WE CAN SEE THAT, THAT WE'VE REALLY UPPED OUR GAME INTERNALLY.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR CYCLES OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
AND THAT'S, UH, THE CREW THAT IS WORKING WITH JOSEPH, A LOT OF THOSE GUYS, UH, THAT GROUP ARE NEW EMPLOYEES AS WELL.
AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE, WE PROMOTE FROM WITHIN TRADITIONALLY, AND THAT WE UTILIZE TRAINING IN AS MANY SKILL SETS AS POSSIBLE.
UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE JUST DOING AT THAT LEVEL.
AND, UM, AND I LIKE TO FEEL LIKE HERE AT THE MARINE BUREAU, WE DO IT A LITTLE BETTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU SOMETIMES WE, SOMETIMES WE DO IT TOO WELL BECAUSE WE TRAIN UP STAFF AND, AND THAT'S OKAY.
BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE BRINGING THE LEVEL OF EVERYONE UP.
AND THAT'S, UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE PRIDE IN.
UM, BECAUSE WE DO, WE HAVE EXTRAORDINARY STAFF AND EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP THAT'S, THAT'S
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BRINGING THOSE PEOPLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.UM, BUT WE HAVE KINDA, UM, AND I KNOW I, I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS, IS TO MAKE YOUR MONTHLY REPORT KIND OF THE, THE JUNK DRAWER OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON AND, UM, SOMETIMES TRY TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COAST GUARD PRESENCE NOW, UM, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS ON, UM, NAILING THE ILLEGAL CHARTERS THAT ARE OUT WATERS HERE, THE FREE RIDES OVER BY THE QUEEN MARY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THEY, THEY WORK WITH MARINE SAFETY OFTEN.
UH, ONE THING ABOUT, UH, COAST GUARD, THEY'RE ABLE TO BOARD VESSELS AT, I DON'T WANNA SAY AT WILL, BUT FOR OUR, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, YEAH.
THEY HAVE A MORE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP VESSELS TOO.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN HESITANT WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT WITHIN OUR OWN, UM, LIFEGUARD COMMUNITY, THAT WE REALLY DON'T WANT THOSE PEOPLE PUTTING THEMSELF IN SUCH A VULNERABLE SITUATION.
AND WELL, SAFETY FOR STAFF ALWAYS COMES FIRST.
BUT AGAIN, IF, IF, IF OUR MARINE SAFETY STAFFS, THEY SEE SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS UNSAFE OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLE OVER THE WATER, THEY'RE GONNA INTERCEDE.
THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA STOP.
I'M CONCERNED BACK AGAIN FOR THEIR SAFETY.
AND I KNOW THAT THEIR, THEIR LEADERSHIP IS CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL.
AND, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOTTEN SOME PUSHBACK ON SOME OF THE ENFORCEMENT IS JUST OUT OF A SAFETY ISSUE.
AND NOW, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER TOOL.
UM, I HAVE THE APP ON MY PHONE THAT YOU CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT ILLEGAL CHARTERS.
BECAUSE BOTH BRUCE AND I GET ALMOST DAILY PHOTOS FROM PEOPLE OF SOMEBODY ELSE OPERATING ILLEGALLY, THEFT REVS OF JUST BOATS PULLING UP TO, UH, UH, DOWN AT, NEAR THE DOCK S SIX SHORELINE.
AND JUST PICKING UP PEOPLE RIGHT OFF THE DOCK, GETTING IN THEIR BOAT AND GOING OFF AND THEN COMING BACK AND HE SAYS, YEAH, THE GUY CAME BACK AND LET THE PEOPLE OFF AND WAITED AND CAME BACK AND GOT ANOTHER GROUP.
AND I'M LIKE GOING, YEAH, THAT'S, WE DON'T HAVE CHARTER, WE DON'T HAVE CHARTER BOAT, UM, THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK AT TO BE AWARE.
AND WE SAY THIS, THIS IS GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE SAILING ANYMORE.
AND WE KIND OF FIGURED
I MEAN, IT'S JUST THAT THEY, THEY NEEDED SOMETHING OUT THERE.
BUT A MILLION PEOPLE INFLUX INTO THIS CITY, AND A LOT OF IT'S GONNA BE WATERWAY BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE THE WAY TO GET IN.
WELL, THE BIG THING WILL BE IS COAST GUARD WILL COME OUT AND THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T STOP PEOPLE FOR CHARTERING.
UH, THEY'RE NOT, IT, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THEY'LL STOP AND DO A SAFETY CHECK, WHICH IS, WHICH IS LIFE JACKETS.
I SHOULDN'T SAY CHARTER, I SHOULD SAY.
JUST SAYING, HEY, YOU WANT A RIDE FROM HERE OVER TO THE BOATHOUSE ON THE BAY? THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND AGAIN, THEY'VE BEEN ACTIVELY ENFORCING IN OUR WATERS BY THE QUEEN MARY ACTIVELY.
THEY'RE OUT THERE DOING SAFETY CHECKS.
NOW, IF YOU HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE ON YOUR BOAT, AND THEY'RE GONNA ASK, THEY'LL, THEY'LL ASK CERTAIN.
AND IF IT'S DEEMED THAT IT IS A CHARTER BASED ON QUESTIONS THEY ASK, THEY'LL STOP THE CREWS, YOU KNOW? BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET SOMEBODY TO ADMIT THEY'RE A CHARGER.
WELL, THEY CAN'T EVEN STOP PEOPLE FOR DRINKING UNLESS THEY SEE THEM DRINKING STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE DUFFY BOATS, I MEAN, IT, IT'S, AND WE'VE GOT A WHOLE NOTHER, GOD BLESS 'EM, YOU KNOW, NIGEL WITH, WITH HIS GROUP, AND HE'S GOT A RESTAURANT.
HE'S GOT EVERYTHING GOING IN WITH FULL ALCOHOL.
AND THEN HE'S PUTTING THE ALCOHOL IN THOSE BOATS AS A PART OF HIS PACKAGE.
UM, AND HE'S OPENING THIS WEEK, UH, AND THE CITY HAS GIVEN HIM A SPECIAL ALCOHOL PERMIT.
SO THEY DIDN'T GO THROUGH TRADITIONAL A, B, C.
WELL, SO CARMEN AT THE A, B, C KNOWS AND HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM.
AND I, IT'S A CONCERN WALKING ALONG ON THOSE DOCKS AND THEN THE, THE COOL LITTLE BARBIE CIRCLES YOU CAN SIT IN, UM, THAT I THINK, I KNOW IT'S NOT OUR ISSUE.
THAT'S SABRINA PACIFIC ISSUES.
WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT.
AND I, AND I'VE, I'VE, I'VE WORKED WITH NIGEL ON A COUPLE THINGS WHEN, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE AND CONCERNS.
HE'S AN ENTREPRENEUR AND HE'S, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IT OUT.
BUT, BUT OTHER PEOPLE SEE IT, AND WHY CAN'T WE? THEY'RE DOING IT.
WHY CAN'T WE? WELL, AGAIN, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT ON RECORD TOO, IS I HAVE CONCERNS OF
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A, A BOAT RENTAL BUSINESS, ALSO SELLING ALCOHOL AT THE SAME LOCATION.THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A, A BASE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DON'T HAVE THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT IT IS.
UH, BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS OF A BOAT RENTAL OPERATION BEING ALLOWED TO SELL ALCOHOL FROM THE SAME LOCATION.
UM, NOW THAT'LL BE A SAFETY THING THAT, UH, OUR, OUR LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MARINE SAFETY, AS WELL AS OUR MARINE PATROL, AS WELL AS OUR LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, WILL, WILL LOOK TO MONITOR AS THIS DEVELOPS.
UH, NIGEL IS A GREAT BUSINESS OWNER.
UH, HE IS
VERY, VERY BIG IN THE COMMUNITY.
HE'S, HE'S DONE, HE'S DONE GREAT THINGS.
UM, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, I THINK IT'S NOT SO MUCH CIRCUMVENTING.
IT'S WHAT, UH, AGAIN, SHE GETS MORE CALLS THAN I GET.
WELL, HOW COME? HOW COME? HOW COME? AND I SAYS, I, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
LET ME BRING IT UP IN OUR MEETING.
SORRY, I CALL YOU A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.
IT'S GONNA BE SO FUN TO BE THERE.
UH, LOTS AND LOTS OF GOODNESS.
WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT FROM A WATER PERSPECTIVE.
WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON ALONG WITH THE DOCK.
UM, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING UP ON THE PROPERTY AND THE BUILDING, NOT OURS, BUT THE WATER IS OURS.
SO IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT.
FROM, FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF SAFETY AND THE, THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE, THE MARINA PACIFIC MA MARINA PACIFICA MASTER LEAVES IN REGARD TO THAT DOCK.
SO, UM, AGAIN, NIGEL'S A GREAT BUSINESS OWNER.
HE ALWAYS PUTS SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT THEY DO.
UM, SO I, HE, HE HAS LIMITING HIS HOURS ON, UM, THE CONSTRAINTS HE PUTS ON HIS RENTALS.
BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S JUST, THERE'S THE NATURE OF OUR SOCIETY IS THERE'S SOME CRAZY THINGS THAT HAPPEN.
UM, HE TALKED ABOUT WATERING DOWN THE DRINKS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN USUAL.
UM, HE TALKED IN REAL DETAILS OF THINGS THAT I, I WAS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
BUT I STILL THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO MONITOR.
UM, WITH DENNY GONE AND TANTALUM, THERE'S A LOT MORE WILD, WILD WEST THINGS GOING OVER ON THAT SIDE.
'CAUSE HE WAS THE COWBOY THAT WOULD COME OUT AND PUT THINGS TO STOCK.
WELL, LIKE I SAID, HIS, HIS, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE MARINE BUREAU, UH, HE HAS THE, THE, THE, THE RESTAURANT HAS ALL THE REQUIRED PERMITS OKAY.
SO THESE, HE'S WORKING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PERMIT.
THE ONE WAS WITHDRAWN, THE ONE APPLICATION MM-HMM
UM, THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S CURRENT OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WITH THE A, B, C.
UH, I DO BELIEVE THEY HAVE A, A CUP, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S NOT THROUGH ON THE A, B, C SIDE.
NO, THAT'S THROUGH THE, IT DOES NOT HAVE AN A, B, C.
SO IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND MONITOR, BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, IT COMES BACK TO SAFETY.
AND IT'S, IT'S OPERATORS THAT WE PERSONALLY ADORE.
UM, BUT WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT.
BUT AGAIN, WE WILL, FROM, FROM THE BUREAU PERSPECTIVE, IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THAT DOCK ON THE WATER.
AND ARE THEY OPERATING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THEIR MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO THE DOCK? SO, WELL, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE, THE CRASH WE HAD A YEAR AGO.
UM, AND WE HAVE TWO FIREMEN THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE US MEDAL OF VALOR.
UH, AND I DON'T, WE HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED THEM, I DON'T THINK, AS A RAIN COMMISSION, HAVE WE MM-HMM
IT'D BE NICE TO RECOGNIZE THESE PEOPLE, UM, AND BRING THEM IN.
UH, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT, IT'S, IT'S A YEAR AGO.
UM, AND THEY WERE, THEY BOTH DID SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB THAT
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT.
AND MADAM CHAIR, I, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S NOT DOABLE THAT WE DO IT NEXT WEEK, UH, IF IT'S EVEN EVEN FEASIBLE TO DO A CERTIFICATE FOR BOTH OF THEM AND SEE IF THEY'RE BOTH AVAILABLE TO COME IN.
AND THOSE, THEIR NAMES ARE CAPTAIN DEVIN BEBB AND, UM, AARON FLETCHER.
AARON FLETCHER, AND OFF SAFETY OFFICER DEVIN, UH, BEBB.
I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE WHAT, IT'S STILL IN PEOPLE'S MINDS.
PEOPLE ARE STILL GONNA REMEMBER
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IT.UH, BUT THEY CAME THROUGH AND, AND TRULY DID A, A YEOMAN'S JOB AND SAVED LIVES.
UM, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO.
AND THE, THE VALOR AWARD'S BEEN GIVEN SINCE 1994, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD LONG BEACH LIFEGUARDS RECOGNIZED.
IT'D JUST BE A NICE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A NICE, WE'D DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, SWIMMING STRAIGHT ACROSS, ALLOWED TO DO IT.
I, I, I, I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION, MATT CHAIR, AND I'VE GOTTA SAY IT, UH, BECAUSE I WAS DOUBT JUST, YOU KNOW, SITTING THERE AND WATCHING THE, THE BIG BOAT.
I CALL IT THE
I WILL GET THAT WORD BEFORE I LEAVE THIS GROUP.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT PARK ON THAT ROW, UH, IT'S LOADED.
I KNOW IT IS, BUT THEY'RE GONE FOR FIVE AND SIX HOURS.
AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PARKING IN THIS PARKING LOT OR ANOTHER PARKING LOT.
AND I, I, I KNOW THE METERS DIDN'T GO WELL WHEN EVERYBODY TALKED ABOUT METERS.
WHAT ABOUT EVEN JUST A POSSIBILITY OF THOSE STALLS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE PUBLIC PARKING TO HAVE A TWO HOUR PARKING? IT CAN GO OUT.
YOU CAN, AS A TEST, MAYBE WE DON'T, WE JUST DO IT AS A TEST.
NOT IN THE PARKING LOTS WHERE EVERYBODY HAS CONTROL.
JUST THOSE, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING PEOPLE GO INTO PARKING LOTS.
SO IT LEAVES THOSE THINGS OPEN FOR YES.
THE RESTAURANTS GOING INTO THE, UH, UH, UM, WHERE EVERYBODY BUYS ALL THE, THE HARDWARE STORE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, BUT IT'S JUST, I, I LITERALLY COUNTED AND I'M LIKE GOING AND THEY WERE GONE.
THEY WERE BRINGING THEIR, THEIR BAGS AND STUFF AND OH, YEAH.
WELL, WE DO HAVE, WE DO HAVE THE SIGNAGE OUT THERE THAT SAYS, LONG, YOU KNOW, AQUALINK PARKING THIS WAY.
UM, I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT IF WE CAN DO THAT.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, UNILATERALLY JUST SAY, WE'RE TURNING THIS TO TWO HOUR PARKING.
I I HAVE THE MONEY COME RIGHT BACK TO THE, WHO HAS JURISDICTION OVER THAT? WELL, COASTAL, IT'S, IT'S PUBLIC PARKING ALONG FOR COASTAL ACCESS.
SO I WOULD IMAGINE WE NEED, IT'S A COASTAL PERMIT TO ADJUST PARKING THAT WAY.
I, I, I, I THINK IT'S A, IT IS AN INTERESTING IDEA.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD, UH, TRY.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST GIVE IT A TRY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE YEAR ROUND HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THAT.
BUT STILL, IF IT WORKED AND WE HAD MONEY THAT WAS COMING IN, PEOPLE USUALLY AREN'T THERE FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.
I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER GENERATION OF DOLLARS.
UM, YOU KNOW, COMING INTO, NOT JUST THE TIDELANDS, BUT COMING IN THE MARINA, BELMONT SHORE GETS TO KEEP ALL THEIR, THEIR DOLLARS ON THAT STREET GOES RIGHT BACK TO BELMONT SHORE, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THAT GOING.
WHY COULDN'T, IF WE DID THAT, NOW I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PARKING LOTS.
I KNOW EVERYBODY'S COME AT ME AT THE PARKING LOT.
I'M TALKING THAT ONE AREA, UM, THAT, THAT COULD BRING IN MONEY JUST TO MAYBE HELP GET THE BATHROOMS DONE.
WELL, AGAIN, IT, IT COMES DOWN TO AUTHORIZATION.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT COMES, AND PARKING COMMISSION THIS WEEK VOTED TO INCREASE FEES AND PARKING.
SO I'LL, I'LL SEE THAT IMPACT.
'CAUSE IT'LL BE MORE PEOPLE THAN NOT PARKING ON, BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW TO PARK ON SECOND STREET.
THEY'RE GOING UP AND OTHER, THEY GOBBLE UP MY QUARTERS.
25 CENTS FOR LIKE EIGHT MINUTES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE TWO, TWO HOURS IS $3 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I'M SURE TWO WANT, WANNA BRING UP, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE STAND? I WILL ASK IT EVERY TIME.
WHERE DO WE STAND ON THE BATHROOMS? ON, ON, ON THE, THE, WELL, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA PUT THAT AS ONE OF OUR FIRST ITEMS YES.
IS THE, THE STATUS ON THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND, UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S CONTINGENT UPON, UM, TIDELAND STAFF BEING OUTTA TOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE A STATUS.
AND I, I DON'T THINK PHYSICALLY FOR SOMEONE TO BE AT OUR MEETING, I THINK IF WE HAVE A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THEM, SO, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PRETTY DEVOTED COMING IN, THIS KIND OF ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE TALKED WITH, UH, ABOUT OFFLINE, IS THAT IF WE PUSH THIS TO AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, UH, THE CITY MANAGER WILL HAVE PROVIDED HIS FY 26 BUDGET TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS HAVE BEEN.
ALTHOUGH, UM, I DID GET SOME, UM, KUDOS FROM FOLKS FOR US NOT BEING DARK IN JULY.
SO, UH,
THAT THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS GOING ON, AND THAT'S GONNA COME UNDER YOUR MANAGER'S
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REPORT WHEN WE HAVE THINGS THAT ARE, UM, WITHIN OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF OUR SUCCESSES THAT ARE HAPPENING.UM, ALL THE FUN STUFF THAT YOU REPORT
UM, SO, UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING OUR MONEY'S WORTH IF WE'RE MEETING HERE IN JULY.
AND I'M JUST, AND WE'RE REALLY SHOWING THAT, HEY, THERE WAS A REASON WE MET IS WE GOT TO HEAR ABOUT A LOT OF THE GOODNESS THAT, UM, HOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN OUR DAY CAMPS.
AND, UM, LET'S REALLY EMBRACE THAT, UM, WITH OUR, UM, JUNIOR GUARDS.
AND THE, THE PROGRAM AND THE SUCCESS THERE.
UM, THE WEE BITS AND HOW WE'RE REALLY SEEING, UM, INCREASED USAGE, UM, AND THEN LESS ISSUES.
BECAUSE WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD THOSE, WE HAD MORE, UM, NIGHT USAGE AND SOME CRAZY THINGS GOING ON, AND HOW THAT'S BEEN, WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN SMARTER ON THOSE.
WE HAVE A, UH, A CAMERA NOW AT THE BAY SHIELD.
WE'VE, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS REALLY SMART THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
HOW'S THESE CAMERAS ON THE PARKING LOT OVER HERE? ARE YOU CONTROLLING THOSE? THE, THE, THE, THE LANCO TRAILER RIGHT HERE? YEAH.
IT'S CONNECTED VIA THE, THE GENETECH SYSTEM.
SO IT'S, WE USE 'EM AT UPS, THE SAME ONE.
AND IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S WONDERFUL TO TURN THAT YOU CAN GET ON THE, ON THE PA SYSTEM.
UM, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF WE, WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE PA UH, ABILITY ON THOSE.
BUT THEY ARE CONSTANTLY RECORDING AND THEY'RE NETWORKED INTO THE, TO THE SERVER.
UH, THEY'RE NOT BEING 24 7 MONITORED, BUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, STAFF CAN GO INTO THE SYSTEM AND FIND BACK TO 30 DAYS.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE RAIN THAT GOES DINGING ALL NIGHT LONG WITH PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND I WAKE UP AND GO, WHO ARE YOU
THAT WE HAVE THAT CAN DO THAT.
UM, THIS ONE'S A TEMPORARY LOAD FROM THE, THE, UH, PORT OF LONG BEACH, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT.
BUT OUR OTHER CAMERAS IN, IN OUR FOOTPRINT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY COOL ABILITY TO, TO, UH, ADJUST AND PROGRAM THAT, THAT NOTIFIES AND ALLOWS STAFF TO US MARINE SAFETY.
I HAVE THE CHEAPEST OF RING CAMERAS WITH NO MONTHLY FEE, AND I'M AMAZED AT WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS ON THEM.
JUST HOW I CAN YELL AT PEOPLE.
I GOT A SIREN THAT'S LOUDER THAN THE SIREN ACROSS THE STREET.
PUT ALL FOUR OF 'EM ON A ONE TIME RING.
UM, I WAS DOWN IN SHORELINE AND WE WALKED ALL THE WAY.
MY, MY NEIGHBOR AND I WALKED TO THE, THE LIGHTHOUSE OF LA BACK.
WE WERE LOOKING AT JUST, UM, WE LOOKED AT THE PIRATE SHIP.
NOW IS THAT THE ROMAN FAMILY OR IS THAT LEGITIMATE THERE? NO, THAT'S DAN.
THAT, THAT'S LEGITIMATELY THERE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL PLAN TO ACTIVATE THAT AS A, AS A PIRATE SHIP.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WE'RE, IT'S AT JUST YET, BUT IT'S, IT'S OPEN FOR TOURS AND WHATNOT.
DOES THE CALIFORNIAN STILL COME IN THE, THE TALL SHIP? UH, YES.
IT'S ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN DRIVE DOCKED OR IT'S, OR IT'S IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DRY DOCKED.
UH, SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE IT PRESENT THIS SUMMER.
UM, BUT WE, WE STILL HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH YEAH.
THERE'S ANOTHER TALL KIND OF, KIND OF TALL SHIP OUT THERE THAT GOES OUT YEAH.
NOTICED THAT, NOTICED STOPPED DURING THE WEEK OUT AT ISLAND HAWAII DOING SOME MANEUVERS.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE ONE THAT COMES OUT OF, UH, UH, LA HARBOR.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE, THE THE, WE ALSO HAVE ONE COMING BACK THAT I WAS GONNA TELL THE CHAIRWOMAN ABOUT WHEN IT COMES BACK TO THE IOWA, THAT'S A BIG ONE.
THAT WAS OUT DURING, UH, FLEET WEEK.
THAT'D BE GREAT TO BRING IT INTO THIS PLACE.
AND HAVE IT HERE IF AS LONG AS IT MEETS OUR DRAFT AND, AND LINK IN THE FIRESTONES MOOSE OVER ANYTHING
SO WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE YOU THAT JUST REACH OUT.
SO DID THE ROMAN FAMILIES LEAVE OUR GYPSIES? AH, YES.
I WAS LIKE, I'M SUPPOSED TO CALL EM.
THANK YOU FOR USING, WHEN YOU SAID THE ROMAN SAID, MY GRANDMOTHER'S HAPPY.
THAT THE ROMA ROMA ROMAS ROMAS.
UM, SO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ENFORCEMENT EARLIER OF LEGAL CHARTERS.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE TURNED A CORNER WITH OUR LBPD AND MARINE SIT LIFEGUARD, LONG BEACH FIRE, MARINE CONTROL.
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UH, WE'VE GOTTEN SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT ON UNAUTHORIZED MOORING AND UNAUTHORIZED STAYS.I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT BIG 'CAUSE THAT'S A AND, AND ESPECIALLY SOME OF THOSE STATS, IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THE, THE METRICS OUT THROUGH, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A REAL DIFFERENCE.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE NOTICING THAT.
SO LET'S GIVE KUDOS WHERE THEY'RE DUE.
AND, AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S, YOU'RE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE BOARD WITH ENFORCEMENT EVERYWHERE.
UM, GRANTS PASS THE SUPREME COURT DECISION, UH MM-HMM
UH, REALLY SET THE TABLE FOR A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HANDLING THESE SORT OF THINGS.
UM, YOU KNOW, LONG BEACH IS ALWAYS GONNA LEAD WITH COMPASSION FIRST.
UH, THEN WE'LL GO INTO EDUCATION, THEN WE'LL GO INTO ENFORCEMENT AND WE'LL EXHAUST ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO THAT WAS THE GREAT PART ABOUT THIS PAST MONTH.
IT WASN'T JUST THAT I FAILED TO MENTION OUR HEALTH AND, UH, HEALTH SERVICES GROUP, THE QUALITY OF LIFE TEAMS, UHHUH, UHHUH,
UH, THEY, WE DID EVERYTHING BEFORE ENFORCEMENT TO ASSIST THESE INDIVIDUALS TO COMPLY WITH OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS, UH, OR FIND ACCOMMODATION HOUSING.
AND SO, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.
BUT YOU GOTTA START THAT PROCESS.
YOU GOTTA START WITH THE COMPASSIONATE AND SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO ENFORCEMENT.
THE JELLYFISH IN THE LAGOON THERE.
THE JELLIES ARE EVERYWHERE NOW THAT THE CHANNEL HAS BEEN OPENED WHILE THEY'RE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION.
BUT, UM, DO WE HAVE IT POSTED? 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT POSTED.
AND THERE'S, I TALKED TONS OF 'EM THERE.
I TALKED TO MARINE SAFETY AND THEY'RE NOT SEEING, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW THEY'RE THERE.
THERE'S PRESENCE THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT SEEING A INCREASE OF ANY, LIKE STINGING OR, OR MEDICAL RESPONSES.
WELL USUALLY THAT, OR IT'S BEEN LIKE, YOU THINK THAT'S THE EDUCATION OR DURING THE DAY WHEN WE WALK IN THE MORNING.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST, THERE'S ONE OR TWO SWIMMERS AND SURE.
THEY SAY, WELL, WE JUST AVOID 'EM.
BUT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN, THIS IS KIND OF THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER NOW.
AND YOU MIGHT WARMER MIGHT START SEEING IT.
SEEING IT, BUT ALL THE FAMILIES THAT USE THE LAGOON, I'LL TALK TO YOU, I'LL TALK TO BRAIN SAFETY AND SEE IF THEY GIVE SOME, THEY'RE UPDATE ON IT, BUT, AND THE RAYS, LOTS OF RAYS THERE TOO.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S, I, I ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, ABOUT IS THERE AN UPTICK IN BITES OR STINGS? STINGS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY SAID, NO, IT'S JUST OUR USUAL, YOU KNOW, SUMMER SEASON.
SO I'M GONNA CREDIT EDUCATION.
THINK THAT, AND I, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO OUTLINE THAT WE'RE, WE WE'RE TREATING LESS PEOPLE BECAUSE OUR GENERAL PUBLIC IS MORE EDUCATED.
AND THAT'S THANKS TO OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE LETTING 'EM KNOW HOW, WHAT TO DO TO, TO AVOID INJURY AND THE JUNIOR GUARDS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THAT ARE BEING, WE'RE THE MOST, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST POPULATED JUNIOR GUARD PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
JUST, JUST PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE TO HAVE THEIR KIDS GO THROUGH JUNIOR GUARDS.
IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE PROGRAM.
UH, CHIEF MEDINA IS BATTALION CHIEFS AND THEIR MARINE SAFETY OFFICERS AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR LINE STAFF.
IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOOD AT THEIR JOBS, BUT YOU, YOU SEE THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'VE COME FROM AND HOW EDUCATED THEY ARE ABOUT NOT JUST, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, LIFE GUARDING, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST THE AMAZING DIVERSITY OF THINGS.
THAT THEY'VE DONE IS REALLY, DO THEY HAVE LEADERS IN THE JUNIOR GUARDS? DO THEY HAVE CAPTAINS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN JUNIOR GUARDS? OR MAYBE THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIRWOMAN CAN, AND, AND THE GROUP CAN GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY THEIR, BUT TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE, THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE MEETING IN JULY IS TO HEAR THOSE GOOD THINGS.
THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO'S THE LIFEGUARD AT THE LAGOON MM-HMM
UM, I, WE TALKED TO HER AND I TOLD HER I WAS ON THE COMMISSION.
SHE SAYS, OH, YOU GAVE US A CERTIFICATE LAST YEAR,
LIFEGUARDING FOR 10 YEARS NOW.
I I HAD MET HER BEFORE, UH, CARRIE OVER ON THE PENINSULA YESTERDAY,
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SUMMERS.YOU'RE THE, THE ONE WOMAN, UH, THE MARINE BUREAU.
UH, YOU HAVE TWO WOMEN OR ONE ON THE MARINE BUREAU? THE, UH, INVESTIGATORS OR THE, UH, PATROL.
HOW MANY WOMEN DO YOU HAVE IN THE MARINE PATROL RIGHT NOW? I BELIEVE THERE'S JUST ONE FEMALE, UH, UH, SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICER.
ALL I HEAR IS GOOD THINGS ABOUT HER.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HER COME IN AND GET SOME KUDOS.
YOU KNOW, AT OUR, AT OUR NEXT, WELL THAT WAS THE, WHEN I, YOU TOOK PICTURE, THE TWO WOMEN THAT WERE WALKING THE DOCKS AND UH, YEAH.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S FUN TO CATCH 'EM DOING WHAT WE KNOW THEY'RE DOING AND DOING, YOU KNOW, WALKING THE DOCKS AND INSPECTING THINGS.
AND I PUT IT THE PICTURES ON FACEBOOK.
AND THEN I WAS AMAZED HOW MANY OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS KNOW 'EM, KNEW 'EM BY NAME.
IT'S JUST ALL A STRING OF COMMENTS.
WELL, AND THEN THEY SAID ABOUT THE FISHING ENFORCEMENT THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY'LL, UM, THEY'LL SEIZE THE FISHING EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN THEY'LL WRITE 'EM UP FOR NOT ONLY FISHING, BUT FOR TRESPASSING.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW IS THE TRESPASSING ELEMENT OF IT.
BECAUSE YOU GET A FISHING, UH, VI A FISHING CITATION, IT'S, IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS OR SO.
BUT IF YOU GET A TRESPASSING, UH, CITATION
ONCE YOU GET ALL THE FEES AND STUFF THAT THEY LIKE TWO SOMETHING, EH, IT'S PRETTY HOT ACCORDING TO THEM.
I DON'T RECALL THE NUMBERS MYSELF RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY ALL KNOW THAT ALL YOUR SIGNS ARE UP.
AND I, WE WALKED, I WALKED MY DOG IN.
ALL YOUR SIGNS ARE UP ON ALL THE DOCKS, SO IT SAYS NO TRESPASSING YET, YOU CAN STILL REACH OVER AND OPEN.
IT'S JUST LIKE YOU CAN REACH OVER AND DO IT.
BUT ANYWAYS, IT'S, UH, UM, UH, ALL THE SIGNS ARE UP.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? ANYTHING ELSE? WE'VE GOT, UM, I DO KNOW THAT CHRIS P'S BEEN MEETING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE PIER AND TRYING TO PUT, UM, THE, UM, POTENTIAL, THE DOCS AND THINGS BACK AGAIN.
AND I KIND OF REMEMBER BACK, UH, STEIN SAYING THAT THERE'S SOME REASONS WE CAN'T DO THAT.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT JUST COMES DOWN, GET, COMES DOWN TO DOLLARS AND CENTS AND VIABILITY.
UM, I, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THAT THOUGH.
UM, THEN CAN WE GET SOMEHOW INCORPORATED IN ONE OF THOSE REPORTS SINCE HE'S REALLY BEEN PUSHING TO, TO PUT SOMEBODY INTO PEER? WHAT, WHAT'S HE, HE'S TRYING TO REDO THE DOC OR DO WE REDO WELL, TO GET IT BACK.
SO WHAT USED TO BE AN AQUA LINK STOP.
AND THEN THAT WAS A GOOD, UM, ACCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR REGATTAS.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE, THE DOCK THERE.
WELL, IT WAS ALSO STOP FOR THE OIL WORKERS.
THE PLATFORM WORKERS AND THE OIL ISLAND WORKERS.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS STILL PRE VERY PRELIMINARY STAGES.
THERE'S A MEETING WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND MR. P AND SOME OTHER INDIVIDUALS, UH, AND SOME PEOPLE FROM LA 28.
UM, TO DISCUSS THE VIABILITY OF WHAT WE CAN DO AT THAT LOCATION TO GET ACCESS FROM THE WATER, WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UH, SO, 'CAUSE IT'S SO PRELIMINARY, I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME, SOME
SINCE WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AREN'T COMING TO US ON ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
THEY'RE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
UM, AND THEN WE JUST HEAR ABOUT 'EM AFTER THE FACT.
THEY WERE GONNA HAVE A ONE TIME, UH, THE LITTLE LIKE, UH, IN CATALINA, THE LITTLE SHORE BOATS, THEY WERE GONNA DO THAT RIGHT OFF THE, THE PIER.
I MEAN, THAT WAS, THAT WAS A COUPLE DECADES AGO.
UH, THAT WE HAD SOME, YOU KNOW, THE AQUALINK IS A REGULAR STOP THERE.
LITTLE BOATS THAT WOULD GO OUT AND, AND GET YOU OFF YOUR BOAT AND BRING YOU BACK INTO SHUTTLES.
BUDDY OF MINE JUST BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE FROM CATALINA.
AND NIGEL BOUGHT ONE AND DID, HE PAINTED IT AT PINK AND DOING IT FOR LUNCH TOURS.
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AND SOME OF THEM NOT.AND I ALSO KNOW, UM, OUR STAFF IS GONNA WANT TO GET AGENDAS POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED QUICKLY.
UM, AND SO SOME OF THAT IS GONNA BE, UH, A TIME CONSTRAINT.
AND THEN I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TODAY OFF, WHICH LIMITS THAT IN COMMUNICATION.
SO, UM, WE'RE COMPASSIONATE ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, BUT APPRECIATIVE FOR ANYTHING EXTRA YOU CAN DO.
WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE TO PUSH BACK THE CIP UPDATE AND THE PEER DOC.
CAN WE MAYBE TO DO A MENTION OF THAT THOUGH, SINCE IT'S BECOME SUCH A HOT THING WOULD BE, I JUST HAVE IT IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT IT'S THERE.
I'LL PUT IT IN THE, IN THE MONTHLY.
BUT, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS ALL THE BOX FLOW TOGETHER AS AN AGENDA ITEM IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN THAT COULD BE A PRESENTATION FROM CITY STAFF THAT ARE MORE, UM, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK TO DO, UH, I'LL REACH OUT TO SAFETY AND MARINE PATROL TODAY AND WE'LL SEE ABOUT GETTING, UH, THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THERE FOR CERTIFICATES.
WE'LL MAKE IT A, WE'LL MAKE IT A, UH, UH, SAFETY, UH, CERTIFICATE.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK TOO, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND YOUR TEAM THAT'S OUT THERE, WHERE DO WE STAND AGAIN ON THE FINALIZATION OF THE BUOYS WITH THE LIGHTS? 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE.
JUST THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF IT.
AND THEN I ALWAYS ASK, I'LL ASK AGAIN.
IT'S JUST THE RESTAURANT GROUP OVER THERE THAT DOESN'T OPEN ANY RESTROOMS. AND, AND YOU KNOW, I, I'D LOVE TO SEE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHERE IN THEIR CONTRACT STATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE RESTROOMS OPEN.
BRUCE DOUBLE DCRA IS REQUESTING THAT IT'S COMMISSION.
UM, SO THE FIRST PART WAS THE LIGHTS, JUST THE BUOY, JUST WHERE WE STAND, THE FINAL.
SO WE DO HAVE THE ONES OUT, WE HAVE HERE, OVER THERE AT, WE HAVE IN THE TURNING BASE OF ALAMEDA BAY.
UH, THIS ONE IS ACTIVATED RIGHT OUT HERE.
BUT I'M GONNA GO OUT, UH, TONIGHT TO CHECK THAT ONE.
I'LL BE AT SAME OYSTERS TALKING.
UM, BUT I THINK, UH, I HAVE TO GO OUT TO ACTIVATE THE SOLAR LIGHT.
IT'S JUST THE SOLAR SIDE THAT NEEDS TO BE ACTIVATED AND I GOTTA GO OUT THERE WITH A MAGNET AND TOUCH THE TOP, SO.
I THINK THEY, THEY OH, GOOD TO KNOW A MAGNET.
IT'S, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PROPRIETARY
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THIS MADAM CHAIR? IT IS JULY.
WE ONLY HAVE SIX MONTHS TILL CHRISTMAS.
MAYBE WE CAN BRING THE FLEET, START BRINGING THE TREES OUT JUST TO GET THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT GOING.
WE ALL TALKED TO STAFF YESTERDAY.
UH, WE'LL BE, UM, PURCHASING 10 MORE SOLAR TREES.
AND THEY'LL BE GOING ON THE RUN FROM THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE TOWARDS OH, WONDERFUL.
AND THEN WE WILL DO ONE ADDITIONAL ONE OVER AT SPINNAKER COVE TO MAKE THAT BOTH OF THOSE TREES SOLAR.
UM, IN HONOR OF THE LIFE THAT WAS LOST LAST YEAR.
AS WELL AS THE VICTIMS. AND WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9 31.