* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:33] GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE [CALL TO ORDER] TO CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER FOR JULY 10TH, 2025. UM, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BEFORE I CALL ROLL, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES IN OUR ZOOM MEETING. UM, IN-PERSON ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN PERSON AND ON OUR, UM, AND WE HAVE THE VIDEO RECORDING ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE. SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN VIEWING THE VIDEO, THEY CAN VIEW IT THERE. UM, AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ROLL CALL. [ROLL CALL] COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER LEMONS. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, PRESENT COMMISSIONER, WHERE PRESENT VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE PRESENT. THANK, WE HAVE FOR THANK, UH, FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER LEMI AND COMMISSIONER SANTOS ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOTED. THANK YOU. UM, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, WOULD YOU [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? PLEASE STAND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE SWEARING OF THE WITNESSES CHAIR, CHAIR TEMPLIN. BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE'VE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE ZOOM IS BACK UP AND RUNNING. SO WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION. SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING ONLINE ON THE VIDEO, YOU CAN MOVE BACK OVER TO THE ZOOM PLATFORM AND WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. THANK YOU. IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE SWEARING OF THE WITNESSES. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE BE SEATED. MAY I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION [1. 25-55781 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ] TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. AND, UH, I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN. UM, AND HAPPY SUMMER TO, UH, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE, UH, THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR A SPECIAL MEETING, UM, ON THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY, SO WE COULD, UM, CELEBRATE, UM, UH, THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY AND WEEK. UM, WE ARE BACK AND WE'VE GOT, UM, SOME EXCITING UPDATES HERE AS PART OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. AND TO START US OFF, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR, CHRISTOPHER KOONTZ. ALRIGHT, UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE AND I'M MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. UM, EVERY YEAR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PASSES A BUDGET AND IT'S IMPACTFUL IN, IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT USUALLY NOT SUPER IMPACTFUL TO THE WORK THAT THIS BODY DOES. UH, THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UH, SO THIS YEAR STATE BUDGET INCLUDES CHANGES TO CQA, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS THAT WE DO ON ALL OF OUR CASES. IT, UM, INCLUDES CHANGES TO, UM, UH, PERMIT PROCESSING, BOTH ON THE ENTITLEMENT SIDE AND THE BUILDING PERMIT SIDE INCLUDES CHANGES, UM, OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU AND WHAT GOES TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION, WHAT DOESN'T GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION. UH, CHANGES OF WHEN SOMEONE'S NOT HAPPY AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LITIGATION PROCESS. UM, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER CHANGES. [00:05:01] SO MANY IN FACT THAT, UH, WHAT'S CALLED THE LAO, WHICH IS THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE IN THE STATE, WHICH USUALLY THE DAY AFTER THE BUDGET PASSES, UM, POST SOMETHING ON THEIR WEBSITE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS. AND HERE ARE ALL THE PROVISIONS. THEY HAVE NOT DONE THAT. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK NOW. UM, 'CAUSE THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS TOO, BUT IT IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. UM, WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES ON THE SQA FRONT IMMEDIATELY, AND THERE'S MORE CHANGES TO COME. SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE WILL IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. UM, AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO, UM, PROVIDE THAT MEMO THAT'LL GO OUT TO OUR CUSTOMERS. UM, WE'LL PROVIDE TO YOU AS A COMMISSION ALSO, AND YOU WILL SEE SOME CHANGES, UM, VERY QUICKLY, UM, ON YOUR DOCKET AND, AND SOME THINGS WON'T NEED ENVIRONMENTAL. UM, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS HAS NEVER BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE PROXY FOR GOOD PLANNING. AND WE'LL STILL BE DOING GOOD PLANNING AS WE LOOK AT CASES. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UH, NOT JUST THE BUILDING, BUT HOW IT FITS INTO ITS SURROUNDINGS AND HOW IT SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. SO THAT WON'T CHANGE AS PART OF THIS, UM, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER PROJECTS FASTER, WHICH WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT. SO THAT'S MY NEWS. AND THEN ALLISON HAS A, UM, MUCH MORE FUN, UM, SET OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CEREMONY TO WORK THROUGH WITH YOU. THANK YOU, UH, CHRISTOPHER. SO, UM, WE ARE PLANNING TO HOST, UM, ELECTIONS HERE AT OUR MEETING NEXT WEEK FOR THE CHAIR, UM, AND VICE CHAIR POSITION. AND THAT IS DUE IN PART TO OUR, UM, OUR CHAIR, RICHARD LEWIS, WHO'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US THIS EVENING. UM, WHO WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE, UH, TO THIS PLANNING COMMISSION. UM, I'M GONNA WELCOME UP, UM, SOME SPEAKERS TO TALK MORE IN A MOMENT. UM, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED, UM, TO GET TO CELEBRATE, UH, RICHARD LEWIS, WHO, UM, I'VE GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH, UM, OVER, UM, THE EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS, ALMOST NINE YEARS OF, OF YOUR SERVICE HERE ON THE COMMISSION. UM, AND WITH THE CITY, UM, WHO'S HAD A LOT OF NOT ONLY MAJOR, UM, PROJECTS THAT HE IS HELPED FACILITATE AND POLICIES THAT HE IS HELPED TO SHEPHERD THROUGH, BUT ALSO, UM, WHO'S HELPED TO SHAPE, UM, HOW THE COMMISSION, UH, FORMS AND FUNCTIONS TODAY AND WORKS TOGETHER SO COLLABORATIVELY. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, DON MCINTOSH, WHO WILL SAY A FEW WORDS. HELLO EVERYONE. OH, SORRY. HELLO EVERYONE. HAPPY THURSDAY. UH, I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO CELEBRATE YOUR OUTGOING CHAIR, MR. RICHARD LEWIS. UM, IT WASN'T, UH, THAT LONG AGO WHEN I WAS SITTING OVER AT THAT TABLE AT YOUR MEETINGS. AND, UH, THIS ILLUSTRIOUS BODY WAS PRESIDING DURING COVID. THOSE WERE INTERESTING DAYS. UM, BUT THIS, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT BODY THAT DOES REALLY IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE CITY. AND IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT THE PEOPLE ON THIS BODY ARE NOT ONLY COMMITTED TO THE CITY AND TO DOING THE BEST WORK, BUT ARE BRINGING EXPERTISE IN, IN VARIOUS, UM, ASPECTS OF HOW OUR CITY FUNCTIONS TO THE DS. AND THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT RICHARD CONTRIBUTED IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS. HE IS, UH, A VERY EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER, AND THAT IS A LOT OF WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OVERSEES. AND SO BRINGING THAT LENS AND THAT KNOWLEDGE TO THIS BODY WAS SO VALUABLE FOR SO MANY YEARS. UM, AS ALLISON MENTIONED, IT WAS, UH, ALMOST NINE YEARS. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO CALL IT EIGHT, 'CAUSE IT REALLY WAS NINE, SO WE'LL CALL IT NINE. UM, AND SO HE MADE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. HE WAS SITTING ON THIS BOARD, UM, WHEN IT ADOPTED THE LAND USE ELEMENT, WHICH WAS AN ENORMOUS EFFORT, UM, AND AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS IN PULLING THAT TOGETHER AND PULLING IT FORWARD. UM, HE WAS ON THIS BOARD WHEN THE AWARD-WINNING HOUSING ELEMENT WAS ADOPTED. UM, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING AND FOSTERING THE CULTURE OF CIVILITY THAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THESE BODIES TO REALLY EFFECTIVELY OPERATE AND TO MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR VOICES ARE VALUED AND HEARD IN THE PROCESS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ALL HERE, BECAUSE ALL OF YOUR VOICES ARE VALUABLE. SO, UM, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE NINE YEARS. UM, AND I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT WHEN HE WAS SERVING, HE WAS SERVING WITH HUMILITY AND HUMOR. AND THAT IS ALSO SO IMPORTANT TO THE PROCESS. UM, WHAT WE DO IS SERIOUS WORK, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOURSELF VERY SERIOUSLY. UM, REALLY TRY TO ACCEPT OTHER PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVES, TAKE INPUT AND, AND USE IT FOR WHAT IT'S INTENDED. IT'S INPUT. AND SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY VALUABLE TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING. SOMETIMES IT'S LESS VALUABLE, BUT IT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING, IT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE FEELING. UM, AND IT'S, IT'S THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROCESS AND ALL OF THAT MAKES THE PROCESS BETTER. SO I THINK THE WAY HE HANDLED HIMSELF AND HIS WORK ON THIS COMMISSION, UM, WAS EXEMPLARY. AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO [00:10:01] SERVE WITH HIM. WE'RE NOT LOSING HIM. HE'S SIMPLY GOING, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER TO A DIFFERENT COMMISSION. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO A GOOD JOB. YOU NEVER GET LET GO. SO I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND, BUT NOT HIS RETIREMENT FROM CITY SERVICE. SO WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, CITY ATTORNEY MACINTOSH. AND NEXT I WILL, UM, INTRODUCE, UH, VICE MAYOR ROBERTO YANGA, WHO WILL SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, ROBERT. UH, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. I HAD A, UH, AN INCIDENT THAT MAYBE CAUSED ME TO BE A LITTLE LATE, BUT I'M HERE. I WOULDN'T MISS IN THE WORLD. FOR RICHARD. HE IS, UH, A CHAMPION FOR THE CITY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, WHERE SHE LEFT, RIGHT? OH, WHAT, OH, YEAH. UH, UM, MADE A, MADE SOME VERY NICE ACCURATE STA STATEMENTS REGARDING RICHARD'S SERVICE. THE ONLY THING I CAN REALLY SAY IS THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED IN 2014, RICHARD CAME ON AND HE WAS ALREADY ON ANOTHER COMMISSION SOMEWHERE. AND IT WAS MY HONOR TO ACCEPT HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2018. AND NOW HE'S GOTTEN, WHAT, EIGHT YEARS LATER? HERE, HERE WE ARE MEETING HIM. FAREWELL. I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO, BUT ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END. HE GOES HERE DURING A CRITICAL TIME IN OUR CITY, MOST IMPORTANTLY DURING THE TIME OF COVID WHERE HE, UH, REALLY GOT DOWN, HUNGER DOWN AND KEPT THE CITY ALIVE, KEPT THE CITY MOVING, AND KEPT US ON THE, ON THE, UH, EDGE OF SOME GREAT THINGS, WHICH WE DID DO. AND ALL BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BECAUSE OF RICHARD. AND BECAUSE YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS ARE, UH, WELL UNRECOGNIZED FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. KEEPING US AT THE FOREFRONT OF, OF PLANNING, UM, KEEPING US AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CITY, WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN WHAT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. BECAUSE WE NEED TO GROW. WE ARE BUILT OUT. WE HAVE NO MORE LAND. AND THE OTHER WAY WE GO IS, UM, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SOME VERY, UH, STRATEGIC DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE DO THAT. AND, UH, I AM VERY PLEASED THAT, AND WITH RICHARD THERE AS WELL. YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN AN EXCELLENT JOB. SO ENOUGH OF THAT, I'M HERE TO GIVE, UH, RICHARD A PROCLAMATION. I'M NOT GONNA READ IT ALL, BUT I I'LL SAY A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL, RICHARD, COME OVER HERE. YOU AGAIN. WE WENT ON. OKAY. WHEREAS RICHARD LEWIS HAS SERVED ON LONGEST PLANNING COMMISSION FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS SINCE JOINING THE COMMISSION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. OH MY BAD. 2016. WHEREAS RICHARD HAS SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION TWICE. WHEREAS RICHARD HELPED GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMB IN THE CITY DURING THAT TIME. WHEREAS RICHARD PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AS CHAIR DURING THE COVID. AND WHEREAS RICHARD HAS IMPROVED ALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION WORKS AS THE UNION WITH THE COMMUNITY BY GETTING YOUNG COMMISSIONERS TO WORK TOGETHER AND TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER. NOW, THEREFORE, I, IT SAYS, I VICE MAYOR, THANK RICHARDSON, THANK RICHARD FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TOWARDS THE GREAT CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION. I'M SURE YOU HAVE A NICE SPOT ON YOUR WALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND, AND HERE'S ONE FROM ME, PERSONALIZED. YOU CAN SEE MY, MY MUSTACHE ON THE, ON THE SIGNATURE LINE. . THANK YOU. [00:15:01] EXCUSE ME. COULD YOU, COULD YOU JUST TURN AROUND SO THEY COULD TAKE SOME PICTURES? OH, YEAH. YOU WANNA, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONNA CUT US OFF. YEAH. , IT'LL JUST BE ALL DAWN, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I GET A SEC. WELL, I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, HAVING BOTH, UH, VICE MAYOR YON GO AND, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, SPEAKING SO NICELY. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT. UM, VERY MOVED BY THAT. IT WAS VERY NICE. I THOUGHT ALL OF THEIR COMMENTS REALLY ADDRESSED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. AND I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE ROLE AND, AND, UM, CIVILITY AND, AND THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES FOR THE CITY. I WISH WE WOULD'VE HAD THAT PEP TALK WHEN WE STARTED DOING THIS, UM, ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. 'CAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD STUFF. UH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT RIGHT BEFORE THE LAND USE ELEMENT, ACTUALLY, . UM, I, I KNOW WE WERE, SOME OF US, SOME OF US I REMEMBER WERE IN THIS COUNCIL ROOM AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, UM, WITH 400, 500 PEOPLE DOING PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. BUT IT WAS A PROCESS AND WE GOT THROUGH IT. AND THE CITY HAS GROWN BECAUSE OF THAT. UH, AND WE, AND ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF NOW IMPLEMENTING THAT LAND USE ELEMENT. AND THAT WILL, THAT WILL SERVE US FOR A WHILE. UM, I THINK FOR ME, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN VISIONING WHAT OUR DOWNTOWN WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, AND THEN TO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SITTING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALL OF THESE YEARS AND SEEING ALL OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD DOWNTOWN, AND CERTAINLY CHALLENGES THROUGH COVID. BUT I THINK PART OF IT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE SLOW TIMES SO THAT WHEN THINGS ARE POSITIVE AND MOVING FORWARD, WE AS A CITY ARE READY TO, TO RESPOND TO THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S SOME OF MY, MY PROUDEST MOMENTS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, BUT CERTAINLY MY PROUDEST MOMENT HAS BEEN SERVING WITH ALL OF YOU AND, AND YOUR PREDECESSORS THAT WERE UP THERE. UH, IT HAS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN THAT LONG ALREADY. NINE, NINE YEARS, I BELIEVE. UH, LUCKILY THEY STARTED THIS PROGRAM RIGHT AFTER I GOT OUTTA HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO WERE ABLE TO SEGUE RIGHT INTO IT. UM, AND I REMEMBER GETTING THAT FIRST APPOINTMENT THINKING, GOD, FOUR YEARS IS GONNA BE AN AWFULLY LONG TIME. THAT'S A, THAT'S A, THAT'S A LONG COMMITMENT TO MAKE. AND HERE IT IS, UH, COMING TO AN END. SO I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND YOUR CITY SERVICE AND FOR, UH, GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF YEAH. FOR ALL YOU DID. AND THE GUYS THAT ARE OVER THERE DOING ALL THE ACTUAL WORK. THANK YOU GUYS FOR, SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN YOUR REPORT? NO, THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, DIRECTOR'S REPORT. WE'RE JUST, UH, THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE, UM, WHO CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE RICHARD. AND THANK YOU TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN PARTICULAR. UH, AND JUST WANT, UH, ONE LAST NOTE OF APPRECIATION, UH, FOR ALMOST NINE YEARS. POOR GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS, UM, AND, UH, A TRULY, UH, REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT. BOOM. THANK YOU, RICHARD, FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU. NINE YEARS MAYBE FELT LIKE 10 , UH, COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER, UH, ANY COMMENTS ON THE, UH, DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO. NO. OKIE DOKIE. SAY SOMETHING. OKAY. YEAH, JUST REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE THIS ISLE PROBABLY, I, I WON'T, UH, TORTURE YOU BY HAVING TO WAIT TILL THE END WHEN WE MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. BUT I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, RICHARD. I, I KNOW I WAS A, A, A FRESHMAN COMMISSIONER HERE, UH, WHEN YOU WERE, UH, CHAIR AND, UH, TOTALLY, UH, CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID. YOU, YOU HAD A NICE STEADY HAND AND WERE VERY ENLIGHTENING AND VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS NEW. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND, AND GUIDING US THROUGH THAT. SO THANK YOU. OKIE DOKIE. UM, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE LINE UP BY THE MICROPHONE. NO. OKIE DOKIE. WE'LL, WE'LL GET 'EM LATER. UM, THEN WE'RE, UH, GOING TO SEE ARE THERE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS [00:20:01] TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, WITH THAT, UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. OH, SORRY. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, MADAM CLERK, WOULD [2. 25-55782 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, June 5, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM NUMBER TWO IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2025. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE? COMMISSIONERS, I THANK YOU. UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED, UM, UH, BY COMMISSIONER, UH, SUAREZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE MINUTES? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, REGARDING THE MINUTES, PLEASE STEP TO THE MICROPHONE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY VIRTUALLY, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, MADAM CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE NOW. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU [3. 25-55783 Recommendation to adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND 09-22, State Clearinghouse [SCH] Number 2024030575) for the Skylinks Regional Stormwater Capture Project and approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and  Approve Site Plan Review (SPR25-019), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for the site clearance and construction of the Skylinks Regional Stormwater Capture Project located within the northeast portion of the Skylinks Golf Course at 3559 Clark Avenue in the Park (P) Zoning District. The Skylinks Regional Stormwater Capture Project serves to address stormwater quality for both the Los Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Alamitos Bay Watershed Management Area. The Project will treat both dry- and wet-weather runoff by diverting flows from Los Cerritos Channel into a subsurface infiltration basin with a capacity of six acre feet. A portion of these flows will be pumped to a 200,000 gallon vegetative pond where it will be treated though a filter system before returning to a channel. The Project will also incorporate walking trails, benches, native vegetation, and interpretive signage in the project area. (District 5)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM NUMBER THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO AN ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL, EXCUSE ME, AN INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SKY LINKS REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECT AND APPROVING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND APPROVE SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THERE TO, FOR THE SITE CLEARANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKY LINKS REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE SKY LINKS GOLF COURSE AT 3 5 5 9 CLARK AVENUE IN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT. THE SKY LINKS REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE CAPTURE PROJECT SERVES TO ADDRESS STORMWATER QUALITY FOR BOTH THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL WATERSHED AND THE ALAMEDO BAY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREA. THE PROJECT WILL TREAT BOTH DRY AND WET WEATHER RUNOFF BY DIVERTING FLOWS FROM THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL INTO A SUBSURFACE INFILTRATION BASIN WITH A CAPACITY OF SIX ACRE FEET. A PORTION OF THESE FLOWS WILL BE PUMPED INTO A 200,000 GALLON VEGETATIVE POND, WHERE IT WILL BE TREATED THROUGH A FILTER SYSTEM BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CHANNEL. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCORPORATE WALKING TRAILS, BENCHES NATIVE VEGETATION AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE IN THE PROJECT AREA. DISTRICT FIVE. THANK YOU. MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER WARE AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU. THANKS. UH, THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER WARE FOR THE, UH, MOTION AND, UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ FOR THE SECOND. OKAY. UH, WE'RE READY FOR OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. UM, MARYANNE CRONIN WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU. THIS EVENING IS A SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THE SKY LAKES REGIONAL, UH, STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECT LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SKY LAKES GOLF COURSE. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED, UH, AT THE CORNER OF THE SKY LAKES GOLF COURSE WITHIN AN AREA THAT IS NOT OPEN TO GOLF PLAY. SO IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE, UM, RANGE OF PLAY. UH, THE OVERALL GOLF GOLF COURSE IS ABOUT 160 ACRES. WHILE THIS PROJECT SITE WOULD BE LIMITED TO 1.6 ACRES IN THE CORNER, UM, RIGHT AS SHOWN ON THE RED TRIANGLE THERE. UH, THE FARTHEST EAST PAR PORTION OF THE SITE WOULD BE, UM, CONTIGUOUS WITH CLARK AVENUE. UH, THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE PARK P ZONING DISTRICT AND THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION, UH, WHICH ALLOWS FOR TWO STORIES AND HEIGHT, BUT THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES TO BE CONSTRUCTED ABOVE GROUND. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PROJECT SITE ABUTS THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, WHICH IS A RECTANGULAR CONCRETE CHANNEL. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE WARDLOW CHANNEL. IT RUNS IN AN EAST WEST CONFIGURATION ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT LIMITS. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL IS ROSIE THE RIVETER PARK AND LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE LIBERAL ARTS CAMPUS. BUILDINGS ONE AND [00:25:01] TWO WEST OF THE SITE ARE THE CULTIVATED GROUNDS OF THE SKY LINKS GOLF COURSE, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, RANGE AND, UM, HOLES TO PLAY ON FIRE. STATION NUMBER 19 IS ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE PROJECT SITE, WHILE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE TO THE EAST ACROSS, UH, CLARK AVENUE. UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS, ACCESS TO THE PROJECT AREA IS MAINTAINED THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY. AND THIS AREA IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SITE AND THE ABUTTING LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL. THE VEGETATED AREA IS COVERED PRIMARILY BY A MIXTURE OF NON-NATIVE, UM, AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, AS WELL AS NON-NATIVE GRASSES AS SHOWN IN THESE SLIDES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE TO CONSTRUCT A REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE AND FILTRATION FACILITY LOCATED BENEATH AN UNDEVELOPED AREA AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE GOLF COURSE. THE PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE A MODIFICATION TO EXISTING DRAINAGE THROUGH THE CREATION OF NEW INLETS AND INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE PUMPS, GRADING AND EXCAVATING OF THE SITE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBSURFACE WATER STORAGE AND INFILTRATION UNIT. INSTALL INSTALLATION OF WATER TREATMENT COMPONENTS, THEN RESTORING SURFACE SOILS TO ACCOMMODATE A VEGETATED STORAGE POND AND SWALE WITH ASSOCIATED NATIVE LANDSCAPING, SEEDING AREAS AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE FOR PUBLIC USE AND ACCESS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, AS WELL AS CREATING A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SPACE ADJACENT TO THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THIS PROJECT. UH, AN OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED TO SIZE THIS DIVERSION TREATMENT VOLUME AND STORAGE SIZE TO DETERMINE THE PORTION OF WET WEATHER FLOWS THAT WOULD BE DIVERTED TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROJECT. UH, THIS WOULD BE THE COLLECTION, MANAGE THE DI UH, THE DRAINAGE FROM THE SITE AND RETROFITTING THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL TO CREATE THIS INLET THAT I DESCRIBED EARLIER. UH, WITH ALL OF THESE ITEMS, UH, YOU WILL SEE AS SHOWN ON THIS SITE PLAN. THE AREA WOULD BE THEN, UH, BACKFILLED OVER THE INFILTRATION UNIT, AND THEN THIS WILL BE USED AS, UM, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FOR BOTH RECREATION PASSIVELY AS WELL AS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UH, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE WILL BE A NEW MAINTENANCE DRIVEWAY, AS WELL AS THAT WILL SERVE AS AN ACCESS POINT FOR THOSE ENTERING THE SITE, AS THAT DOES NOT EXIST UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ALONG THIS SIDE, UH, THE WESTERN SIDE OF CLARK AVENUE, BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS UNDERGOING A COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT AS A SEPARATE APPROVAL THAT WILL BE UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THAT WILL ADD, UH, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AS WELL AS BICYCLE ACCESS THROUGH THE CLARK AVENUE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO WHILE TODAY THIS SITE IS VERY REMOTE AND ONLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY, THE PROJECT WOULD INTRODUCE AN AREA FOR THOSE, UM, PUBLIC PATRONS THAT WANNA ENJOY THE PASSIVE OPEN SPACE, AS WELL AS LEARN ABOUT STORM WATER OPPORTUNITIES. UH, THIS SLIDE SHOWS A LITTLE BIT, UM, MORE ILLUSTRATIVELY WHAT I'VE DESCRIBED TO YOU ABOUT THE PROJECT. SO THE PROJECT, UM, CURRENTLY STORM WATER FLOWS, UM, UH, ADJACENT TO THE SITE, AND IT TRAVELS DOWN THE LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, UH, LOS CREOS CHANNEL, AND BYPASSES THE SITE COMPLETELY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD INTERCEPT FLOWS FROM THE CHANNEL, DIVERT THEM IN AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE BIN AS YOU SEE THERE IN THAT BOX UNIT. AND FROM THERE, FLOWS WOULD ENTER EITHER BE PUMPED INTO THE VEGETATED STORAGE PONDS, OR BE ALLOWED TO INFILTRATE, TO RECHARGE GROUNDWATER, EXCESS WATER FROM THE PONDS WOULD FLOW BACK INTO THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL. UH, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE COMPLEXITY THAT YOU WON'T SEE AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. UPON PROJECT COMPLETION, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THIS PASSIVE OPEN SPACE, BUT THIS IS THE, THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GOES BEHIND IT. UM, THIS SITE WILL THEN, UM, THAT BOX UNIT WILL ENCOMPASS ABOUT 1.25 ACRES OF AREA AND WILL HAVE CAPABILITY OF STORING UP TO 6.5 ACRE FEET OF RUNOFF. UH, THIS IS ANOTHER CROSS SECTION OF THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SITE WOULD REQUIRE EXCAVATION OF A DEPTH UP TO 25 FEET TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, WHICH IS WHY THE, UH, EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON SITE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED ENTIRELY AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. AS NOTED, AND I WILL GO OVER IT IN SUBSEQUENT SLIDES, THE ENTIRE SITE WOULD THEN BE [00:30:01] RE-VEGETATED AND THERE WOULD BE A, A, A DOUBLING OF TREES UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS. UM, APPROXIMATELY 48,000 CUBIC YARDS OF EXCAVATED SOILS WOULD BE USED TO BACKFILL THE SITE AND TO CREATE THOSE VEGETATED PONDS. SO, AS SHOWN ON THESE LANDSCAPE PLANS, ALL TREES AND SHRUBS WOULD HAVE TO BE, UH, REMOVED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT EXCAVATION AMOUNT. AND ONCE, UH, THAT BACKFILL IS INSTALLED, A COMPREHENSIVE PLANT PALLET THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE MODEL, UH, WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE OR WALLOW WOULD BE INSTALLED AS WELL AS NATIVE PLANTS. UH, SO THIS SITE WOULD HAVE, UH, A TRANSFER FROM A CONDITION WITH NON-NATIVE PLANTS TO A COMPREHENSIVE PLANT PALETTE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ENHANCE NOT ONLY THE TREE COVERAGE, BUT ALSO THE, THE ACTUAL PLANT PALETTE THAT IS LOCATED THERE. SO FOR THE TREE PLAN, YOU WOULD HAVE A, A LOSS OF 24 TREES, UH, THAT MEET THE DIAMETER AND SIZE TO CO CONSTITUTE A TREE VERSUS A SHRUB. AND THAT WOULD BE REPLACED WITH 48 NEW NATIVE TREES THAT WOULD BE PLANTED IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE PLANT PALETTE, YOU WOULD HAVE THE INTEGRATION OF, UH, SMALL SEATING AREAS AS WELL AS DECOMPOSED GRANITE WALKWAYS AND, UH, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS DIAGRAM, THERE WILL BE A COUPLE SEATED AREAS FOR YOU TO ENJOY AND LEARN ABOUT THIS FACILITY. THE PROJECT IS IN THE OPEN SPACE PLACE TYPE OF THE CITY'S, UH, LAND USE ELEMENT, AND IS LOCATED IN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT. WHILE THIS OPEN SPACE PLACE TYPE SERVES TO, UM, PROMOTE EMOTIONAL AND, UH, PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR URBAN RESIDENTS THROUGH CONTACT WITH NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS, THIS PROJECT MEETS THAT INTENT AND IS ALSO COMPLIMENTARY TO THE ACTIVE RECREATIONAL USE. THAT IS THE SKY LINKS GOLF COURSE. UH, THIS PROJECT DOES, UM, NOT HAVE ANY ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES IN OUR, UH, FINDINGS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE. AND IT WOULD HAVE TO, UH, REMOVE TREES, BUT THERE WOULD BE A NET INCREASE, AND THAT NET INCREASE WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH PARK POLICIES FOR TREE REPLACEMENT. FURTHERMORE, UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN ENSURING THAT ALL ACCESS POINTS WOULD MEET AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL THAT. WANT TO PATRONIZE THIS PLACE, UH, THERE ARE NO TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS, AS IT IS NOT GOING TO HAVE, UM, A BUILDING THAT WOULD WARRANT TRIPS, BUT THERE WOULD BE ENHANCED, UH, PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS TO ENSURE ALL ABILITIES AND, UM, PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE SITE AND THE GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS. UM, AND THE HOUSING REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY. THEREFORE, STAFF DOES FIND THAT THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE FINDINGS THAT I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH ARE MET IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. AND WANT TO REITERATE THAT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE, UH, PROJECT. THESE ARE LISTED HERE, UM, JUST IN BREVITY, BUT, UH, SOME OF THE ONES THAT WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE MITIGATION, MONITORING AND REP REPORTING PROGRAM AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MEASURES. ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS HAVE MADE, MADE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLIED WITH DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. FURTHERMORE, MEMORIALIZING THE TREE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS AT A TWO TO ONE RATIO AND COMPLIANCE WITH MELO REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THERE, THERE'S A LOW WATER, UH, LANDSCAPE PALLET AS WELL AS NATIVE LANDSCAPE. UM, AND THE OTHER, UH, ITEMS I DO WANNA MAKE NOTE OF IS CONDITIONS SIX AND SEVEN THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED HERE, BUT THEY'RE UNDER DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE THAT A BICYCLE RACK SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROJECT SITE. THAT'S A CONDITION TO ENSURE THAT THOSE TRAVELING BY BIKE TO ENJOY THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CAN, UM, HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO LOCK THEIR BIKE UP, AS WELL AS A CLEAR SIGNAGE TO NOTE THE DAYS AND HOURS THAT, UM, THOSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, UH, ATTENDING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE FACILITY. UH, FURTHERMORE, THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED UNDER, UM, THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION STAGING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND HAUL ROUTE AND TRUCKING ROUTES JUST TO ENSURE THAT CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT IMPEDE, UH, THOSE AROUND THEM AS WELL AS TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO AND FROM SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. AS PART OF THIS, UH, PROJECT AND INITIAL STUDY, MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WAS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CQA. THE TABLE INCLUDES THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF, UM, IMPACTS THAT WERE LOOKED AT, UH, WITH INCORPORATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES THAT I'LL GO OVER ON THE NEXT SLIDE. NONE OF THOSE, UH, IMPACTS WERE, UM, SIGNIFICANT. SO ALL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UM, INCLUDING THE MMRP WOULD ENSURE THAT INTEGRATION OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES WOULD [00:35:01] REDUCE ALL IMPACTS TO A LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT LEVEL. UM, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF SMALL ON THIS SLIDE, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST GO OVER SOME OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WERE RAISED. THEY WERE REALLY RAISED AROUND, UM, A COUPLE SECTIONS AND THOSE RELATED TO CULTURAL RESOURCES, GEOTECHNICAL HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, NOISE TRAFFIC, AND TRANSPORTATION, AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MEASURES ARE MADE A CONDITION OF THE PROJECT. THOSE ARE THE MEMORIALIZED REGULATIONS YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS ARE AWARE. SO TYPICALLY, A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM IS HANDED OVER OR MADE A PART OF BIDS WITH, UM, PUBLIC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THOSE WORKING ON THE PROJECT DO COMPLY. AND THOSE CAN RANGE FROM THE REPLACEMENT QUANTITIES TO THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT COMPLIANCE, AS WELL AS OBTAINING THE REQUIRE, UH, JURISDICTIONAL PERMITS FROM LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND OTHER AGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THAT, UM, HYDRO, HYDRO HYDROLOGICAL, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRE AND POST CONDITION ARE CONSISTENT WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE MITIGATION MEASURES INCLUDE BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF EXCAVATION, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO, UM, UNEARTH CERTAIN TYPES OF RESOURCES, WHETHER THEY BE HISTORICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, TRIBAL, OR PALEONTOLOGICAL. SO YOU'LL HAVE CON UH, MITIGATION MEASURES TO ENSURE ALL WORKERS ARE EDUCATED IF THEY DO ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVER SOMETHING, AS WELL AS TO STOP WORK IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPER AGENCIES ARE NOTIFIED. THOSE ARE MEMORIALIZED THERE, AS WELL AS A PHASE TWO, JUST TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE FINAL, UM, THE GRADIENTS OF THE DIRT THAT THEY EXCAVATE ARE IN A CLEAR, UH, CLEAN NATURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL. AND THEN FURTHERMORE, THE LARGEST QUANTITY OF MITIGATION MEASURES WERE ACTUALLY CAME FROM NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES THAT WE DID CONSULT WITH DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THAT EXCAVATION. AND SO WE WILL HAVE A SERIES OF MONITORS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE THERE WHEN EXCAVATION OCCURS. UH, NOTICING HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIREMENTS, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICING. IN ADDITION, WE DID NOTICE EVERYBODY THAT RECEIVED THE, UH, INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. ONE PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS IN YOUR PACKET. THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT, BUT HAD RAISED SOME CONCERNS WITH POTENTIAL FOR, UH, MOSQUITO NESTING IN THE VEGETATED PONDS. AND I DO WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT THE PROJECT DOES REQUIRE A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. THAT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WOULD BE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS COORDINATING WITH LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE SKY LINKS GOLF COURSE. AND THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT VECTOR CONTROL OR OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS IN A PROPER MANNER TO MAKE SURE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS IS NOT AN, AN ISSUE WITH THE FACILITY. UH, SO THEREFORE, UM, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND TO ADOPT THE INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ALONG WITH THE MMRP, AS WELL AS APPROVING THE SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THIS SKY LINKS REGIONAL STORM WATER CAPTURE PROJECT. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONERS. IS THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER WARREN? UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU PULL YOUR MICROPHONE? YEAH. IN REGARDS TO LIGHTING, THAT'S LIKE A VERY DARK AREA OVER THERE. UM, AND THEN IT SAID, UH, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE ARE SPECIFIC HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE PARK IS, ARE WE ABLE TO PUT A CONDITION ON EITHER OUR OR AMBIENT LIGHTING IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY ALONG, UM, ANY WALKWAYS THAT ARE PUT IN OR ANY CONNECTION TO ROSIE DERIVATIVE PARK. THIS IS MORE OF A CONTAINED AREA, SO IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY FUNCTION AS A PARK, IT WOULD HAVE LIMITED HOURS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMISSION COULD PUT. UH, WE, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS HERE JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE INFRASTRUCTURE EXTENSIONS. THERE MAY NOT BE A SWITCHBOARD OR SOMEWHERE THAT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR LIGHTING TO BE INSTALLED, BUT THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF THAT OR ANY KIND OF SECURITY LIGHTING THAT WE MAY WANT TO ADD AS PART OF THAT. THANK YOU. PLEASE COME TO THE MIC. HELLO, MY NAME IS TAMMY TAKI GAWA. I AM A SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER WITH OUR ENGINEERING BUREAU AND PUBLIC WORKS. I'M ALSO THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THIS PROJECT ON THE CITY SIDE. UH, REGARDING THE LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, WE [00:40:01] ARE NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE OPEN 24 7. AT MOST IT WOULD BE DAWN TO DUSK. UM, WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON PUTTING ANY LIGHTING AT THE SITE. UM, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION. AND, UH, THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY MEASURE W AND IT AL MEASURE W ALSO ALLOWS US TO GO FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS. SO WE'RE, ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, WE'RE TRYING TO SECURE THOSE FUNDS AND THE MORE, YOU KNOW, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS WE GET, UM, IT CAN HELP FACILITATE HOW MANY HOURS THAT THE PARK IS OPEN, RIGHT? IF IT'S OPEN A LOT MORE THAN IT'S GONNA COST MORE FOR MAINTENANCE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO JUST POST DONNA? DOES, CAN THAT BE A CONDITION THAT, THAT IS THE, THE HOURS OR WITHIN THOSE HOURS? THAT IS SOMETHING WE, WE COULD, UM, WE COULD ADD. RIGHT NOW, THE REQUIREMENT IN THE CONDITION JUST SAYS TO PUT A SIGNAGE THAT CLEARLY STATES, UM, THE HOURS. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD ADD IF YOU WOULD LIKE. AND ANOTHER WAY TO, TO GET AT THAT SAME IDEA MIGHT BE THAT, UM, THE HOURS MUST BE POSTED AS THE CONDITION ALREADY SAYS, UM, UH, SHOULD THEY EXCEED DANTE DUSK LIGHTING WOULD BE REQUIRED SUFFICIENT THAT, UM, SOMEONE, UM, ACCESSING THE PARK YEAH. COULD DO SO WHILE IT'S DARK. UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, IT IS STRONGLY WE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. IT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARDS ELECTRIC. WHY AREN'T WE REQUIRING IT? AND THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS. SO IS THE QUESTION, WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WOULD FOR THE MAINTENANCE, WHY AREN'T WE REQUIRING, SO THE LANGUAGE HERE IS, IS BASICALLY WE'RE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING IT, YET IT'S NOT REQUIRED. AND I JUST WONDER WHY. YEAH. SO LET ME ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, I THINK FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, THE CITY AS A WHOLE, WHICH INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC WORKS, UM, IS TRANSITIONING TO LOW AND ZERO EMISSIONS, UM, EQUIPMENT. IN THIS CASE, JUST FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, THERE WAS NO AIR QUALITY IMPACT THAT PASSED THE KIND OF CRITERIA FROM A QMD. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S NOT A MANDATORY, IT SHALL BE ALL ELECTRIC. WHILE MANY THINGS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO ELECTRIC, SOMETIMES THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, UM, THAT DOESN'T, UM, WORK WELL FROM AN ELECTRIC STANDPOINT. SO I MEAN, WE CAN TIGHTEN IT UP IF IT'S OF INTEREST, UM, TO THE COMMISSION. UM, BUT THAT, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IF THERE, IF IT HAD FAILED THE SCREENING CRITERIA FOR AIR QUALITY EMISSIONS, THEN YOU WOULD SEE STRONGER MANDATORY MEASURES. BUT THESE ARE REALLY MORE HOUSEKEEPING MEASURES BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY MINOR PROJECT. SO IN MY MIND, THE PROJECT IS REALLY ROOTED IN SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACT, AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT ALL PARTS OF THE PROJECT WOULD HOLD THAT AND NOT CERTAIN ELEMENTS. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ADDED. YEAH, SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE WOULD WORD IT THAT, UM, THEY WOULD USE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY. SO IF AN ELECTRIC IS AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD USE ELECTRIC. AND IF THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT THAT ISN'T, UM, IT'S KNOWN AS BAT IN THE AIR QUALITY WORLD, THEN THEY WOULD, UH, BE EXEMPT JUST FOR THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. OKAY. AND WE GET THE HOURS, WE WILL WORK ON IT. IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN OTHER FACILITIES WHEN WE SAY DAWN TO DUSK, THE DAY'S PRETTY SHORT IN DECEMBER SPECIFICALLY. UM, SO THERE'S SOME OTHER PLACES THAT WE USE SEVEN TO SEVEN OR DIFFERENT THINGS. SO, UM, IF YOU CAN GIVE US SOME GRACE TO WORK OUT THE EXACT DETAILS, BUT I THINK WE UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONER, WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER, JUST FOR CLARITY, COMMISSIONER WARE, ARE THOSE BEING PUT FORWARD AS FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTION? YES. OKAY. SO I'M AMENDING MY OWN MOTION. YOU ARE. SO IT'S, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN AMENDMENT. UM, AND OUR AND OUR SECOND, IS THAT ACCEPTABLE ON THIS ITEM? THAT IS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER C CL UH, THANK YOU. UM, SO I THINK THAT WE TOUCHED ON THE, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT IS MEASURE W. CORRECT. AND ARE, IS THAT CONTROLLED BY THE LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT? MEASURE W IS, UH, CON, I'M SORRY, MEASURE W IS AN LA COUNTY MEASURE. SO LA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OVERSEES THAT. OKAY. AND THIS IS BEING THE [00:45:01] LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL? THAT'S A COUNTY THAT PUBLIC WORKS. YEAH. SO LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL IS UNDER LA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS. YEAH. OKAY. UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE, I GUESS, AREA THIS IS SERVING, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT IS? IS IT JUST THE, UM, WATERSHED FOR THE, THE, THE, THE LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL? YES. SO THE LOS CERRITOS WATERSHED, IT EXTENDS BOTH IN THE CITY AS A LONG BEACH AND LAKEWOOD. SO IT'S OVER 1,650 ACRES. OKAY. AND SO ARE THE BENEFIT AND THE BENEFITS WOULD BE DOWNSTREAM OF THAT, CORRECT? CORRECT, YES. IN TERMS OF FLOOD CONTROL. OKAY. UM, AND THEN THIS IS MORE OF, I THINK A GENERAL QUESTION FOR ME, UH, IS, IS IS CLEAN OUT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT, LIKE, LIKE SILT AND DIRT AND MUCK AND STUFF LIKE THAT? YES. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT, UH, ASPECT OF OUR PROJECT. WE ARE, WE HAVE DESIGNED, UM, TO INCORPORATE A TRASH UNIT TO, UH, COLLECT SEDIMENT. AND ALSO THE EARLIER MARYANNE SHOWED, LIKE THE CONCRETE BOX, THERE'S A BAFFLE WALL THERE. SO THE WATER FLOWS IN AND ALLOWS THE EVERYTHING TO SETTLE THE SEDIMENT TO SETTLE, AND IT GOES OVER A WALL. THE WATER WILL GO OVER THE WALL WHILE THE SEDIMENT SETTLES INTO THAT BAFFLE BOX, AND THAT BAFFLE BOX WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR MAINTENANCE CREWS TO REMOVE THE SEDIMENT. OKAY. AND THEN I THINK BROADLY SPEAKING, I GUESS WHAT IS THE REASONING FOR PUTTING IT HERE NEXT? PUT PUTTING IT NEXT TO THE GOLF COURSE. UM, THIS IS KIND OF FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, PUTTING MORE OPEN SPACE PARKS INVESTMENT INTO EAST LONG BEACH WHERE THEY'RE OVERSERVED BY PARKS. UM, YES, SO THIS IS A CITY OWNED PROPERTY. UM, IT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED BEFORE, WHICH MEANS THE SOILS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, UM, CONTAMINATED BY ANY TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL, UH, WASTE. IT WAS ALSO RIGHT NEXT TO A CHANNEL. AND SO THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE CHANNEL, THE EASIER IT IS TO DIVERT THE WATER AWAY FROM HERE. AND THE INFILTRATION RATE WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH WHEN WE DID THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. UM, THIS IS WHY WE CHOSE THE SITE. AND IT WAS ALSO NOT NEXT TO A SCHOOL OR RIGHT ADJACENT TO A HOME, RIGHT NEXT TO A BUSINESS. SO IT, ITS OPERATION WOULDN'T AFFECT, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE. ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT FROM THE OPERATION AFFECTING PEOPLE? NO. UM, SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOISE THAT COMES WITH PARKS, BUT THIS IS NOT A HEAVILY, IT SHOULD NOT BE A HEAVILY USED AREA. ONCE IT'S BUILT, IT'S KIND OF OFF TO THE SIDE AND IT'S A REALLY SMALL PARK WITH JUST A FEW BENCHES. SO THE OPERATIONS OF THE PARK, AND ONCE IT, ONCE IT'S IN USE, IT SHOULDN'T AFFECT, UM, ANY OF THE NEIGHBORING AREAS. THE CLOSEST AREA IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM AND TO GIVE THEM UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, YOU HAVE, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. I JUST HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE. IS WILL THIS BE DESIGNATED, DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE RATHER THAN A DESIGNATED NAME PARK? AND THEN WHO MAINTAINS IF THERE'S A DIFFERENCE? IT'S ALREADY DESIGNATED AS THE PARK ZONING OPEN SPACE PLACE TYPE. AND IT IS IN THE, UM, OPEN, IT IS CONSIDERED PARK 'CAUSE IT'S PART OF THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS DESIGNATED. AND AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE, THAT WOULD BE, UM, SOMETHING AS PART OF THE FINAL DESIGN, THEY'LL HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN. IT PROBABLY, LIKE, UH, TAMMY MENTIONED IT WON'T FUNCTION LIKE A FULL PARK THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE. IT IS CONVERTING UNDER DEVELOPED UNDERUTILIZED SPACE INTO PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PASSIVE OPEN SPACE RATHER THAN SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE TRADITIONALLY RESEMBLING A PARK LIKE ROSIE THE RIVER TO PARK TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. SO IT WOULD BE MORE SO AN OP INCREASING ACCESS TO AN EXISTING OPEN SPACE AREA AND ADDING SOME PASSIVE AMENITIES TO IT. THANK YOU. AND, UM, MY SECOND QUESTION ACTUALLY IS IN REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED. UM, IN REGARDS TO, UM, UH, WHAT [00:50:01] CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME? I TRY TO FIND IT IN THE DOCUMENTS IN REGARDS TO, UM, MAINTENANCE OR CONTROL OF, OF MOSQUITOES AND, UM, UM, SO THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERN THERE WILL BE A, UM, MAINTENANCE PLAN AS PART OF THE A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN THAT IS A REQUIREMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS CAN PROBABLY TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW MAINTENANCE OCCURS TO ENSURE THAT OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS LIKE VECTOR CONTROL HAVE ACCESS AND COMPLIANCE. SO AS PART OF THE MAINTENANCE PLAN, WE HAVE A, A VECTOR CONTROL MINIMIZATION PLAN. AND USUALLY, UM, MOSQUITOES, IT COMES WITH STANDING WATER, BUT WITH OUR PROJECT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PUMPS TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER IS MOVING, UM, AND MOVING. AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE TO JUST MAKE SURE WE, THAT WE MAINTAIN THE VEGETATION TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THE OUTLETS OF THE SYSTEM AREN'T BLOCKED. GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS. UH, AT THIS TIME, UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? IS THERE ANYBODY VIRTUALLY, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, COULD WE PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? UM, PARDON ME THAT I WANT TO REMIND? WE HAVE A, UM, WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION ADDITION ADDENDUM. YES. AN AMENDED MOTION FROM THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, WHICH WAS, UM, COMMISSIONER WARE. AND THOSE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT CLARITY ON THE TIMING, UH, SIGNAGE COMPONENT AND THAT FLEXIBILITY TO WORK ON THE TIMING, UH, THAT GOES ON THAT SIGN, AND THEN THAT USE OF BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY, UM, RELATIVE TO, UM, EQUIPMENT. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO IF WE MAY HAVE THE VOTE, MADAM CLERK. OH, DO I HAVE TO CHANGE? SORRY. I CAN TAKE A VOICE VOTE IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET THAT. HERE IT IS. PERFECT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. COULD WE PLEASE HAVE THE [4. 25-55797 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-25-056; and  Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP23-026), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow off-site alcohol beverage sales (License Type 21 - Off-Sale General) for a proposed small specialty grocer within an existing 3,028 square foot commercial tenant space within 500 feet of a zoning district allowing residential uses located at 3200 East Pacific Coast Highway Suites C and D. This project is being reviewed under the Regional Highway Commercial (CHW) Zoning District standards, which was the zoning district in effect at the time of project filing. The site was rezoned in October 2024 to the Mixed Use 3A (MU-3A) Zoning District as part of the Zone In: City Core Rezoning Efforts. (District 2)        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] NEXT ITEM? ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE DASH 25 DASH 0 5 6 AND APPROVE A CONDITION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO TO ALLOW OFFSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES FOR A PROPOSED SMALL SPECIALTY GROCER WITHIN AN EXISTING, WITHIN AN EXISTING 3028 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL TENANT SPACE WITHIN 500 FEET OF A ZONING DISTRICT, ALLOWING RESIDENTIAL USES LOCATED AT 3,200 EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY SUITE C AND D. THIS PROJECT IS BEING REVIEWED UNDER THE REGIONAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS, WHICH WAS THE ZONING DISTRICT IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE PROJECT FILING. THE SITE WAS REZONED IN OCTOBER, 2024 TO, TO THE MIXED USED THREE, A ZONING DISTRICT AS PART OF THE ZONE IN CITY CORPS REZONING EFFORTS DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU MADAM. UM, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER, CAST, CAST. WE HAVE IT ON THE WRONG PAGE AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER WARE. MINE'S NOT UP. COMMISSIONER. UH, THANK YOU. WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER CASTILE, UH, MOTIONING AND UM, COMMISSIONER WARE SECONDING. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY FOR THE PRESENTATION. WONDERFUL PROJECT PLANNER ALEX MULDROW WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING VICE CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU USE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TYPE 21, A, B, C LICENSE FOR OFF SALE BEER, WINE, AND SPIRITS FOR A SMALL SPECIALTY GROCER. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ABYSSAL AVENUE AND EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AS A THREE, UM, AS A 13,000 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-TENANT SHOPPING CENTER. THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST AT THE TIME OF ENTITLEMENT FILING. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE SITE WAS, UM, IN THE REGIONAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. UH, ALTHOUGH THE SITE HAS BEEN [00:55:01] REZONED TO A MIXED USE THREE A, UM, IN, UM, OCTOBER, 2024 AS PART OF THE ZONE IN REZONING EFFORTS AS REQUIRED BY CODE, THE SUBJECT ENTITLEMENT IS REVIEWED AGAINST THE ZONING CODE REGULATIONS THAT WERE IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF PROJECT APPLICATION. THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE IS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CENTERS AND, AND CORRIDOR MODERATE. IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE FRONT FACADE OF THE OVERALL SITE LOOKING FROM EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE TENANT SPA THE TENANT SPACE PROPOSED TO BE CONVERTED INTO THE SPECIAL SPECIALTY GROCER. THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE OVERALL ELEVATION OF THE SHOW, WHICH INCLUDES AN EXISTING LAUNDROMAT AND A ELECTRIC BIKE SHOP. IN THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACES SUITES. CND. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITION USE PERMIT FOR A TITLE 21 A BC LICENSE, ALLOWING THE ALSO A BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS AS AN ACCESSORY TO A SMALL GROCER. THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1960. LI TENANT SPACE IS 3028 SQUARE FEET AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A DOLLAR STORE IN A SMALL SMOKE SHOP. THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN ASSEMBLY BILL 2097 AREA, WHICH PROHIBITS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FROM IMPOSING PARKING MINIMUMS ON COMMERCIAL USES WHEN LOCATED IN A DEFINED HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT AREA. REGARDLESS, THE SITE WILL MAINTAIN ITS EXISTING 24 PARKING SPACES. THE PROPOSED SMALL SPECIALTY GROCER IS PROPOSED TO BE A BOUTIQUE FOOD RETAIL STORE FOCUSED ON STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN QUALITY, NUTRITION AND VALUE. THE GROCER WILL SELL ORGANIC AND EXOTIC FOOD SNACKS, SOFT DRINKS, BEVERAGES, AND WEAR RARE SPIRITS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. DRINKS WILL INCLUDE RAMON SODA FROM JAPAN, DIFFERENT SODAS LIKE FANTA AND COCA-COLA FROM MEXICO AND ASIA. THE RETAIL STORE WOULD ALL WOULD OFFER ORGANIC, UM, FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BIODEGRADABLE CLEANERS AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS. THE STORE WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN EXPRESSIBLE BAR ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TENNIS SPACE THAT WILL OFFER ORGANICALLY GROWN, UM, BEANS AND TEA FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD ON A ROTATING MENU. ALCOHOLIC DRINKS WILL CONSIST OF RARE WHISKEY VODKA, UM, AND SPIRITS NOT NORMALLY FOUND. IN TYPICAL STORES, BEER AND WINE WILL BE FROM LOCAL BREWERIES AND WINERIES. ALL ALCOHOL SALES WILL BE FOR OFFSITE CONSUMPTION. IN THIS SLIDE YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN. THE ALCOHOL WILL ONLY BE LOCATED IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE STORE, INCLU, UM, INCLUDING WITHIN REFRIGERATED AND NON REFRIGERATED SECTIONS THAT ARE LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE AND BEHIND POINT OF SALE COUNTER AND ON THE WALL TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STORE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE FLOOR PLAN. ALL OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE RETAIL AREA OF THE SPACE WITH PRO PROPOSED EXPRESSIBLE BAR TOWARDS THE BACK LEFT. THE NEW GROCERY STORE WILL BE OPERATING FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM THE CELL AREA, THE THE CELL AREA FOR ALCOHOL IS APPROXIMATELY 80 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS LESS THAN 3% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. ALL STAFF MUST COMPLETE A MANDATED STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TRAINING AND INTERNAL TRAINING FOR THE CELL OF ALCOHOL. AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION, THERE WILL BE CAMERA SURVEILLANCE THROUGHOUT THE CELL CELLS AREAS AND EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS. IN THIS SIDE, YOU'LL FIND THE FRONT, BACK AND SIDE ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED TENNIS SPACES DELINEATING A FACADE REMODEL TO ACHIEVE GROC DESIGN AESTHETIC, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING BRICK AND WHITE PAINTED STUCCO FINISHES WITH GREEN ACCENTS. IN CONSIDERING THIS, UM, CUP ACT APPLICATION FOR THE OFF SALE, OFF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, [01:00:01] WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS FROM THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. ACCORDING, ACCORDING TO THE A BC LICENSE REPORT, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN INSTANCES TRACTED 57 50 0 3, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE OFF SALE LICENSES. THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE ACTIVE OFF SALE LICENSE IN THIS TRACT. WITH THIS ADDITIONAL OFF SALE LICENSE THERE, IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED OVER IN CONCENTRATION. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN APPROXIMATELY ONE CALL FOR SERVICE, UM, TO THIS PROJECT SITE. THE CRIME RATE FOR THIS REPORTING DISTRICT IS 70. PRE UH, PURSUANT TO THESE ZONING REGULATIONS, HIGH CRIME MEANS A HIGH CRIME RATE IN A CRIME REPORTING DISTRICT THAT IS 20% ABOVE CITYWIDE AVERAGE OF FOR ALL CRIMES. THE CITYWIDE AVERAGE FOR ALL CRIME IS 55.04. THEREFORE, THE THRESHOLD FOR HIGH CRIME IS 66. THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS HIGH CRIME AREA WHILE THE LOCATION IS IN A HIGH CRIME AREA. UM, LBPD HAS REVIEWED THE CUP REQUEST FOR THIS LOCATION. IT HAS NO OBJECTIONS WITH THEIR APPROVAL. UM, WITH THE INCORPORATION OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PERTAINING TO LIGHTING SECURITY TO MAINTAIN SAFE CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. STAFF HAS CON INCLUDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO LIMIT THE PROPOSED HOURS OF, UM, OPERATION MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM TO ENSURE OPERATIONS ALIGNED WITH THE SMALL SPECIAL SPECIALTY GROCER. ADDITIONALLY, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WILL ADDRESS THE BUSINESS COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE LAWS. UM, COMPLETION OF MANDATED A BC TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES WHO SELL ALCOHOL EXTERIOR LIGHTING LOCATIONS, ADEQUATE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE WITH VIDEO CAPABILITIES, BEER AND WINE AND BEER AND WINE SIZE REGULATIONS, FACADE MODEL AND ALCOHOL DISPLAY SQUARE FOOTAGE. IN REVIEW OF THIS, THIS APPLICATION STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT COM COMPLIES WITH THE FINDINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALE USES. THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CENTERS AND CORRIDOR PLACE TYPE AND ALL ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE CH H WS ZONING DISTRICT. THE NEW USE WILL PROVIDE A BROCHURE FOR THE COMMUNITY WHICH WILL MEET CONSUMER CONSUMERS DAILY NEEDS FOR THE USE OF ACCESSORY ALCOHOL SALES WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE, THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND WILL OPERATE IN THE MANNER THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE SURROUNDING USES IN RESIDENCE. SPECIAL CONDITIONS LISTED IN SECTION 21.52 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ADDRESS PARKING SECURITY MEASURES A BC LICENSE OVER CONCENTRATION AND PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARKS. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A 2097, WHICH EXISTS THE PARKING STANDARD FOR THE USE. ADEQUATE, ADEQUATE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE, LIGHTING AND LOAD AIRING WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PER A BC STATISTICS, THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA WHERE OFF SALE LICENSES ARE OVER CONCENTRATED. HOWEVER, ZONING REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE SITE NOT TO NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PARK. THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE 500 FOOT RADIUS, BUT PLAZA ZAIA, THE NEAREST IS THE NEAREST PARK TO THE SITE AND IS LOCATED EAST OF THE SITE AT THE INTERSECTION OF UM, PCH AND REDONDO AVENUE. WHEN MEASURED THE PROPERTY FROM THE, FROM PROPERTY LINE TO THE SITE OF PLAZA ZIA. THE PUBLIC PARK IS LOCATED 490 FEET EAST OF THE SITE WHEN MEASURED FROM TENANT SPACE OF THE PROPOSED SMALL SPECIALTY GROCERY STORE. THE PUBLIC PARK IS OUTSIDE OF THE 500 FOOT BUFFER AND IS APPROXIMATELY 560 FEET FROM THE NEW USE. WHILE THE SITE IS WITHIN THE 500 FOOT PROXIMITY OF THE PUBLIC PARK, THERE ARE EXIST EXISTING INTERVENING LAND USES BETWEEN THE TWO SITES. THE STOREFRONT IS LOCATED WITHIN A LARGER COMMERCIAL STRIP MALL AND ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED 490 FEET FROM THE PARK, THE STOREFRONT ITSELF IS LOCATED MORE THAN 500 FEET FROM THE PARK. THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR AN EXEMPTION UNDER CQA AS A CLASS ONE EXISTING FACILITIES EXEMPTION. [01:05:01] NOTICING OF THE HEARING WAS COMPLETED AND A TOTAL OF 1003 NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE 300 FOOT RADIUS. AND NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECTS THAT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONDITION OF USE PERMIT AND TO, TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE OFFSITE SALES OF ALCOHOL FOR A SMALL GROCER UNDER A TYPE 21 LICENSE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. UM, MY APPLICANT, KEAT HUNG IS, IS PRESENT TODAY AND HIS REPRESENTATIVE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO SPEAK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN. CAN YOU TRY ON YOUR MICROPHONE FOR ME? SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ON THE, UM, LISTINGS OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE COMPLIED FOR THIS TO BE APPROVED, THAT COMES UNDER THE DIRECTOR OR THE MANAGER'S, UM, OVERVIEW. I MEAN, WE'VE READ THEM INTO THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND THAT'S PART OF VOTING ON 'EM, BUT THAT, WHEN YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT SECTION, IS THAT DONE BY THE STAFF AND THEN WITH THE OVERVIEW OF THE DIRECTOR OR THE MANAGER? AND THAT'S IN RELATION TO THE OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS, LIKE THE TRAINING, THAT KIND OF THING? YEAH. YES. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF PLANNER, UM, FOLLOWS UP ON TO ENSURE, UM, THOSE CONDITIONS ARE MET ONCE OPERATIONS ARE IN PLACE. I, I THOUGHT I WAS JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? NO. OKAY. UH, WOULD THE PETITIONERS LIKE TO, UH, COMMENT ON THE PRESENTATION OR ADD TO IT? I BELIEVE THEY'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY. OKIE DOKIE. SO, UM, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE WANNA COME UP AND SPEAK. I I DO SEE THAT PETITION THAT APPLICANT'S HAND IS RAISED. IF WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE APPLICANT'S COMMENTS VIRTUALLY, THEY'RE ON THE LINE. THEY ARE. WELL, UH, SIR, THEY ARE THEY, UH, AVAILABLE? YES. UH, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. GOOD EVENING, WE CAN HEAR YOU. YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS LIUNA GAR DAMASO WITH LIQUOR LICENSED BROKERS AND I AM HERE TODAY, UM, ALONG WITH THE APPLICANT, MR. KI HONG. UM, HE IS THE APPLICANT OPERATOR AND ALSO THE LONGTIME, UH, LOCAL BUSINESS, UH, OWNER. UM, WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND DISTAL BARRS FOR OFFSET CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW 3028 UH, SQUARE FOOT SPECIALTY CONVENIENCE STORE THAT IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF, UH, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND OBISPO AVENUE. UM, AS ALEX ALREADY MENTIONED, THE PROPOSED STORE WILL FEATURE, UH, MAINLY ORGANIC AND GLOBALLY SOURCED PRODUCTS, UM, UNIQUE SNACKS, BIODEGRADABLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND RARE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SUCH AS, UH, THE SMALL BATCH WHISKEYS AND WINES FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCERS. UM, THE STORE IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH, WITH QUALITY, WITH NUTRITION, UM, AND OF COURSE ACCESSIBILITY IN MIND SECURITY AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ARE CENTRAL, UH, TO THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS OPERATIONS. THE PREMISES WILL BE OUTFIT OUTFITTED WITH UP TO 16 HIGH RESOLUTION SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS COVERING ALL OF THE AISLES ENTRANCES, UM, AND THE BUILDING'S. EXTERIOR DISTILLED SPIRITS WILL BE STORED IN LOCKED CABINETS ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY STAFF AT THE POINT OF SALE. ALCOHOL SALES WILL BE CAREFULLY CONTROLLED, UH, WITH ID CHECKS FOR ALL PATRONS APPEARING UNDER THE AGE OF 30. UM, AND STRICT STAFF TRAINING, UH, THROUGH A PC CERTIFIED PROGRAMS AS WELL. THE OPERATING HOURS OF 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM DAILY ALIGNED WITH, UH, SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL MAINTAIN A WELL LIT, UH, CLEAN, UH, AND ACTIVELY MONITOR PROPERTY WITH VISIBLE SIGNAGE TO DISCOURAGE ANY TYPE OF LOITERING. UM, AND OR PUBLIC DRINKING, OF COURSE. UH, MR. HONG IS A, A SIGNAL HILL RESIDENT AND HE'S AN OPERATOR OF A SUCCESSFUL LONG BEACH BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND HE'S DE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO BECOMING, UH, TO BEING A RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBOR AND CONTRIBUTING, UH, POSITIVELY TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH THIS NEW PROJECT. UM, IN CLOSING, THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE WALKABILITY, BRING HEALTHIER AND DIVERSE RETAIL OPTIONS TO THIS UNSERVED AREA, AND OFFER A WELL-REGULATED ALCOHOL SALES COMPONENT TO SUPPORT [01:10:01] THE VIABILITY OF A TRULY COMMUNITY ORIENTED STORE. WE DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN GRANTING THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, JUST ONE MINUTE COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM. UM, SIR, ARE THERE ANY OTHER VIRTUAL, UM, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, AND I'D LIKE PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AND VICE CHAIR. I MAY HAVE STOPPED YOU WHILE YOU WERE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT IN CHAMBERS, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROCEED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKEY DOKE. UM, CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? 'CAUSE I MISSED HALF OF IT, . NO PROBLEM. I, I KNOW YOU ARE MOVING TOWARD A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND I, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR APPLICANT WAS ON ONLINE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO OFFER THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OUT TO CHAMBERS, I'LL DO THAT AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, IS THERE ANYBODY, UH, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE COME FORWARD STILL. NO. OKIE DOKIE. THANK YOU. UM, COMMISSIONERS, YOU'RE DONE. SO WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKIE DOKIE. SO AT THIS TIME, [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] WE'LL TAKE ANY COMMENTS ON, UH, CONGRATULATIONS. UH, AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE ON NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS IF THERE ARE ANY, ANYBODY VIRTUAL. IF YOU ARE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE [ANNOUNCEMENTS] COMMISSIONERS? I'M WAITING. I KNOW HE'S GONNA COME UP. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. NO, WELL, IN THAT [ADJOURNMENT] CASE, UH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE. CHAIRMAN LEWIS'S RETIREMENT, , THANK YOU ALL, APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP. . * 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.