* 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. ALL THE [00:00:01] MEETING, THE ORDER I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. WE, UH, AFTER WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. OH, SORRY. CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, MAKE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER, CHAIR MURRAY. COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR. REG. I'M HERE. COMMISSIONER ATKINS. MC. HERE. COMMISSIONER BLAIR. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CARLIN. COMMISSIONER CAGER. HERE. COMMISSIONER LAMB. COMMISSIONER MURRAY, YOU HAVE A FORUM AND FOR THE RECORD, CHAIR MURRAY, UH, COMMISSIONER LAMB. COMMISSIONER CARLIN ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? UNEXCUSED. THEY'RE ALL EXCUSED, RIGHT? MM-HMM . ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS, UH, FROM THE COMMISSION MOVING FORWARD? SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL MOVE ON. ALRIGHT. WE ARE GONNA START RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINUTES, UH, FROM THE ADVISORY COMMISSION. JULY 10TH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND MOTION? AND WE HAVE A SECOND. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? SAY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE MINUTES FROM JULY 10TH. SAY NO QUESTIONS. MOVE TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? IT UNANIMOUS. MOVING ON, VICE CHAIRMAN, RICK? YES. UH, BEFORE WE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, UH, WE'D LIKE TO MOVE TO A STAFF RECOGNITION. YES, PLEASE. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA, UH, INTRODUCE, UH, EACH MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT ATTENDANT KELLY ARMSTRONG TO START THE PRESENTATION. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, MS. WILSON. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. UH, I'M EXCITED TO TAKE A MOMENT TODAY TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS MADE A REAL IMPACT IN OUR OPERATIONS. UH, MARTIN CRUZ. MARTIN STARTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE BACK IN 2014, UH, AS AN MA THREE, UH, WITH OUR PARKS DIVISION. UH, FROM THE BEGINNING HE SHOWED A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY. UH, IN 2000 S HE MOVED UP TO GENERAL MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT, AND IN 2022, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HIM JOIN THE MARINE BUREAU, UH, TEAM AT KING BAY. IN 2023, WE ASKED MARVIN TO STEP IN AS INTERIM SUPERVISOR AND HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. UH, HE NOT ONLY MANAGED OFF OPERATION, BUT ALSO OVERSAW SEVERAL LARGE AND COMPLEX OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS IN RAINBOW HARBOR AND QUEENSWAY BAY. HIS LEADERSHIP AND, UH, DEDICATION DURING THAT TIME REALLY STOOD OUT. THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFICIALLY PROMOTE MARVIN TO PARK MAINTENANCE. IT'S A WELL ACHIEVEMENT, AND I KNOW HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS, UH, FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SERVE. PLEASE JOIN ME, UH, MARVIN, HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THANKING. THANK HIM, UH, FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE. MARVIN, IF YOU WANNA COME UP, WE GET ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO STAND AROUND. COME ON OVER HERE, PLEASE BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND I'M BRING THE ADVISORY COMMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS. UH, THIS SHOULD, UH, THIS PLA YOU SHOULD FRAME IT UP BECAUSE THAT ASSURES YOU ANOTHER 20 YEARS. IT REALLY IS BEING PROMOTED IN THIS CITY. IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. SO FROM YOU IN EVERYBODY, ALRIGHT, 1, 2, 3. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU, MAN. YEAH, GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU GO BACK TO WORK NOW OR, WOW, THEY GOT YOU . THAT'S, WE WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK PRESENTATION. SO MARVIN WORKS HARD, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HE GETS THIS DOWN. ALWAYS. UH, UH, I MEAN, YOU BRING IT UP AND YOU BEING NOT RELATIVELY NEW, BUT, YOU KNOW, COME AND SOON BOTH BRIAN, RECOGNITION THAT IT'S GONE FORWARD FOR YOUR TEAMS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. UM, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. UH, IT IS RECOGNITION OF OUR PEOPLE THAT, THAT HELP THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BE A BETTER CITY AND A CLEANER CITY. SO THANK BOTH OF YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR THAT, WE APPRECIATE YOU A RECOMMENDATION RECEIVING FILE PRESENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD TOWER ADVERTISING. YOU GET A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND ERIC, WE'RE GIVING IT TO YOU LEWIS. [00:05:01] OKAY. ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. YOU OKAY? YEAH. MM-HMM . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ERIC ROMERO. I'M THE PRH MANAGER IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS NOW. I PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OVERSEEING THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, SO GRANTS, LOANS, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, AND A VARIETY OF SPECIAL PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OUR CORRIDOR BUSINESS CORRIDOR THROUGHOUT THE CITY. BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK AT THE CITY IN THIS NEW CAPACITY TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO GENERATE NEW REVENUE AND IMPROVE A LOT OF PROJECT COLLABORATION WITH A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS AND DIVISIONS AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY, UH, STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL. TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE LIFEGUARD TOWER ADVERTISEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROPOSED PROGRAM AT THIS POINT, AND I DO JUST WANT TO PRO PROVIDE SOME OF THE CAVEAT THAT, UH, WE DID ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, ALSO KNOWN AS AN RFP, TO HIRE A VENDOR TO POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM THAT RFP IS STILL TECHNICALLY ACTIVE. SO I CAN'T SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSALS THAT WE RECEIVED, ANY OF THE DEAL TERMS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, PROPOSED TO THE CITY. AND WE'LL REALLY ONLY FOCUS ON KIND OF WHY THE CITY IS EXPLORING THIS AS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO WHAT WHAT THE CITY OUTLINED IN THE RFP WITH REGARD TO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IN A PROPOSAL, UH, FOR A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM. I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. IF FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION TODAY, I'LL DO MY BEST TO WORK WITH TODD AND HIS TEAM TO GET BACK TO YOU AS, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO JUST, JUST BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO THE CITY, UM, MANY OF YOU KNOW, IS, IS PROJECTING A DEFICIT IN THE COMING YEARS. WE'VE ALSO, YOU KNOW, STARTED TO SEE TRENDS AND TAIWAN'S REVENUE IS DECLINING, AND SO THE CITY'S REALLY INTERESTED IN FINDING NEW WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUE AND LEVERAGE CITY OWNED ASSETS, PROPERTY AND FACILITIES ALONG THE WATERFRONT TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE BY MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT PROJECTS IN THE THAILANDS AREA. ALSO CITYWIDE. THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT SUPPORT CITYWIDE PROJECTS, BUT A BIG FOCUS ON PROJECTS AND SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ALONG THE THAILAND AREA, UM, TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET, IT WAS A NEW DIVISION AND ALSO REBRANDING OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO ULTIMATELY HELP BRING SOME OF THESE CREATIVE GENERATION OPPORTUNITIES TO LIFE AND TO DO A LOT OF RESEARCH FOR WHAT MIGHT STICK AND MAKE SENSE FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, SO CURRENTLY I'M THE PEER BUREAU MANAGER, THIS BUREAU BEING REBRANDED TO THE WATERFRONT BUREAU, AND WITHIN THAT BUREAU THEY ADDED DIVISION, WHICH STANDS, REVENUE ANIMATIONS ENHANCE IS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, VISION. WE FOCUSED ON THINKING STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW RESPONSIBILITY BUILD OUT THAT NEW DIVISION AND, AND TO OPERATIONALIZE THIS EXPANDED SCOPE OF THE BUREAU WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND AGAIN, WE WON'T DO THIS WORK IN A SILO. WE'LL COLLABORATE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. A LOT OF COMMISSIONS, STUDENT RESIDENTS DO THIS ASSOCIATION MORE BECAUSE THERE REALLY IS KIND OF AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THIS SOFTLY IN A WAY THAT GENERATES REVENUE, BUT ALSO CONTINUES TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE WATERFRONT. AND OF COURSE, CITY CITYWIDE WELL, AND THE LIFEGUARD TOWER ADVERTISING PROGRAM COULD POTENTIALLY A NEW PROGRAM OF SECURE HBO AND DIVISION. OKAY, SO I'LL JUMP INTO KIND OF WHAT OUTLINED IN THE RFP RIGHT NOW WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY STILL HAS TO DO QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO UNDERSTAND, UH, PROPOSAL ARE FOR THIS PROJECT AND WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO ACTUALLY PROJECT. SO SOME GOALS HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE DECIDE TO PROCEED, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIXTURES THAT ARE DESIGNED, DESIGNED, ALIGNED, WELL ENVIRONMENT THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HAS, UH, WE WANT TO FIND WAYS WITHIN THAT AND QUALITY LIFE OF COURSE, AND DESIGN WITH MAXIMIZING REVENUE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A BIG PRIORITY RIGHT NOW. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO WANT TO FIND, TO SEE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN ADVERTISING ALONG OUR WATERFRONT TO SEE THERE ARE WAYS TO KIND OF DEVELOP SOME STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. SO HAVE SOME BIG EVENTS COMING INTO THE CITY IN THE COMING YEARS, AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM AS WELL, OF COURSE, UH, AS PRIORITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE APPLYING ALL THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS THAT, UH, YOU MIGHT BE REQUIRED, UH, FOR US TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. AND THERE'S A BIG INTEREST IN ENSURING THAT WE'RE MINIMIZING, UH, IMPACT ON EXISTING STAFF, LIKE RE SAFETY DIVISION STAFF IN THE [00:10:01] FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, MANAGE THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS. SO ULTIMATELY WE BE LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF PARTNER THAT COULD REALLY TAKE ON THE MORE RESPONSIBILITY OF, OF FINANCING, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE FIXTURES, YOU KNOW, SELLING THESE ADVERTISEMENTS, UM, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND, AND REALLY STAFF PROVIDING MORE OF A CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND PER CYCLE AS OPPOSED TO KIND OF GIVING OPERATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM. AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR, FOR A PARTNERSHIP THAT, UH, DOES NOT REQUIREMENT THE CITY TO REALLY OUT ANY MONEY UP FRONT, DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO HANDLE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. AND THAT PROVIDES A REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITY BASED ON SOME OF THE MODELS THAT WE SEEN OUT THERE. TYPICALLY, UH, POTENTIAL VENDOR, MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE FOR THE PROGRAM. AND THEN THEY WILL RECOMMEND A SPLIT OF, UH, ADVERTISING, TYPICALLY NET ADVERTISING , UM, AND THAT THAT AMOUNT WOULD TYPICALLY BEATED SO WE'LL FOR THAT KIND OF STRUCTURE. THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE RP BETWEEN THESE FIVE SECTIONS RIGHT HERE, WE CAN, UH, TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE AND I'LL GO THROUGH THE DETAILS, UH, IN THE UPCOMING SLIDE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, WHICH REALLY STARTS WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO COMMUNITY, TRYING TO IDENTIFY HOW TO PRIORITIES AND HELP INFORM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT THAT BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE VENDORS. UM, THAT WOULD ALSO, THIS WORK WOULD ALSO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, THINKING THROUGH WHAT THE ADVERTISING STRATEGY IS, RIGHT? AND WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT PRICING, WE'RE TALKING MORE ABOUT PRICING A BIT MORE. UH, THERE ARE CERTAIN TOWERS THAT MAYBE HIGHER, LIKE WHAT DOES THE ADVERTISING STRATEGY LOOK LIKE OVERALL? WHAT DOES THAT COMMUNITY MESSAGING MAKE SURE THAT ALIGN WITH THE CITY BRANDING AND, AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS? AND THEN ULTIMATELY THEY, THE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REALLY SPEAKS ABOUT IT, SPEAKS TO HOW THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY OPERATIONALIZE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE GENERALLY DEVELOPMENT AT LEAST WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS OFFICE. THE SECOND PIECE IS THE ACTUAL SALES AND MARKETING. SO THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING OUT AND IDENTIFYING COMPANIES, HAVE EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING ON TOWERS IN, IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AGAIN, THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT THE TARGET AUDIENCE AND SEE HOW THEY MESSAGE TO THEM AND DEVELOP STRATEGY AROUND THAT AND THINKING ABOUT APPROACH. ARE THERE SERVING BY TOWERS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE MORE VISIBILITY THAN OTHERS ARE THOSE HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS MORE EXPENSIVE? THE THIRD PIECE HERE IS THE COMPLIANCE AND PERMITING THE CITY RESPONSIBILITY ON A VENDOR. IF THEY WERE SELECTED TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM, OF COURSE WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM TO HELP NAVIGATE ALL OF THAT. UM, BUT THEY WOULD'VE TO WORK THROUGH OUR LOCAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. THEY WOULD'VE TO WORK WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTAND AND CAN NAVIGATE, UH, THEIR, THEIR GUIDELINES AND RECEIVE ALL THE NECESSARY APPROVALS TO, TO ULTIMATELY GO FOR THE PROGRAM AND, AND THE FIXTURES AND GET THE FOURTH YEAR IS THE DESIGN INSTALLATION, RIGHT? SO THEY BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH OF COURSE, UH, YOU KNOW, INPUT FROM THE CITY TO DESIGN THE FIXTURES AND THE SPECIFIC SIDE AND LOCATION OF THESE PICTURES WHERE THEY CAN GO ON THE LIBRARY TOWERS, ENSURING THAT THEY DON'T KIND OF BLOCK, THEY SHOULD CREATE VISIBILITY ISSUES TO BLOCK ACCESS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, YOUR ABILITY TO LOOK OUT INTO THE WATERFRONT. UM, YOU WOULD ALSO AS A CITY WANT TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IF THEY HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE, ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY, RIGHT? THAT AREN'T GONNA BE, UH, CREATE ANY ISSUES. AND, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THE WATER FRONT. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE IN ADVANCE OF, OF THEM GOING UP. AND THERE MIGHT, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY BE SOME KIND OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT INFORM THAT WORK. UM, SO AS A, AS, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE KIND A STANDARDIZED PROCESS FOR WHAT WE GENERALLY LIKE TO SEE. AND, AND VERSUS YOU MAYBE WANNA SEE OUR THE OF LONG BEACH. UH, WE DON'T WANNA MAKE ANY PERMANENT CHANGES WITH LIVE PARK TOWERS. UM, AND ULTIMATELY, UM, ANY SIGNAGE THAT EXISTS ON BLACKHEART TOWERS MAINTAIN CHANGES. THE LAST PIECE HERE IS, IS ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT YOU KNOW, DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, THEY COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE THAT NEED TO BE STORED OFF SITE. THEY WOULD HIRE THEIR OWN STAFF IF THEY WOULD SUPERVISE DIRECTLY, WE WOULD NOT SUPERVISE THEM FOR STAFF. WE WOULD, THEY GIVE AVAILABLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE CONTRACT, A POINT OF CONTACT FOR ANY EMERGENCIES THAT COME UP. IF THERE'S ANY VANDALISM OR GRAFFITI ON THE ADVERTISEMENTS, THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING ALL OF OF THAT AS A PART OF THIS POTENTIAL CONTRACT. AND SO, UM, THE NEXT STEPS REALLY ARE THAT WE, WE'VE JUST IDENTIFIED THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE [00:15:01] OF THE PROPOSALS. SO RIGHT NOW IT'LL BE OF STAFF IN THAT DEPARTMENT, STAFF FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING BUREAU, AND ALSO STAFF FROM PRIOR PARTNER INSTATE POSITION. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ALL THE PROPOSALS YET. PURCHASING IS GETTING THOSE TO US RIGHT NOW. UM, AND BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE'RE GONNA REVIEW ALL THOSE PROPOSALS FOR THE VENDORS THAT SEEM LIKE THEY COULD POTENTIAL DATE THE CITY WILL INTERVIEW THEM. IF WE DECIDE TO ULTIMATELY, UH, CORRECT THE COURT MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP, WE MAY ISSUE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD, WHICH BASICALLY GIVES STAFF THE ABILITY FOR THEM MORE FORMAL AND NEGOTIATE WITH THE VENDOR TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF DEAL TERMS WE, WE CAN GET ALIGNMENT AROUND AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE DETAILED, UH, INFORMATION ON WHAT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE, SHOULD THE CITY DECIDE TO PROCEED. IF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS GO WELL, STAFF MAY THEN RECOMMEND AN ACTUAL AWARD, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY TAKE ITEM TO COUNCIL AND THEY WOULD PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR RECOMMENDATION IF THEY DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH AWARDING A CONTRACT, WE WOULD THEN, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THE CONTRACT PROCESS, UM, AND DEVELOP A DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND IMMEDIATELY START PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. I IMAGINE IF BE PROCEEDED, WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT YOUR INPUT IS CONSIDERED EVERY STEP OF WAY. UM, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT OF THIS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S STILL IN EARLY STAGES. IT'S A POTENTIAL PROJECT THAT WE MAY, A PROGRAM THAT WE MAY MOVE FORWARD WITH. UM, BUT WE NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SEAL PROPOSAL STEPS OUT WHETHER GREAT, GREAT INFORMATION AND IT'S, UH, UM, WORKING, UH, A NUMBER OF OLYMPICS FOR A VERY LARGE CORPORATION THAT WE WERE A PARTNER WITH THE OLYMPICS. UH, I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT ANY ADVERTISING THAT HAS PUT ON THE LIFEGUARD STATIONS WILL NOT BE UP DURING ANY OLYMPIC FACILITIES OR ANY TYPE OF TRAINING, UH, THAT CAMERAS ARE OUT THERE REPRESENTING THE OLYMPICS. UH, NO MATTER WHAT, WHAT THE SPONSORS OR WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT THAT PUT THAT ON, THOSE LIFEGUARDS, THEY ALL HAVE TO COME DOWN. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE ON IT IS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. YEAH. UM, AND I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING STATEMENT. I LIKE HOW YOU STATED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE, PUTTING IT UP AND TAKING IT DOWN BECAUSE OUR LIFEGUARDS ARE UNDER A UNION CONTRACT, AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THAT CONTRACT BACK UP FOR THE LIFEGUARDS TO DO ANY TYPE OF WORK. THAT, AND THEN HAVING THAT GROUP DO THAT, THAT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I LOOK AT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MY COMMISSIONERS IS THAT I, I, I HOPE YOU BRING IT BACK TO US BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW, THIS IS GREAT, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION BEFORE THIS COMMISSION WOULD SIT THERE AND PUT THEIR HANDS AND SAY, WHAT A GREAT IDEA. YOU KNOW, THERE'S WASTE CANS TOO. UH, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT I THINK YOU CAN DO THROUGH THE CITY, UM, AND, AND LEAVING THE LIFEGUARD STATIONS AS THEY ARE, BUT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT AVENUES. I HOPE YOU'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT AVENUES TOO, NOT JUST LIFEGUARDS. YEAH. COMMISSIONERS. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. SURE. UM, ARE THERE OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND, UH, BEACH CITIES IN THE LOCAL AREA THAT HAVE, UH, TAKEN THIS ROUTE WITH RESPECT TO USING LIFEGUARD TOWERS FOR METHODS OF ADVERTISING? THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION. OKAY. SO COULD YOU HELP ME WITH THAT? YES. SO THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE IN PROBABLY THE NEAREST, UH, CITY IS THE CITY OF PENDLETON BEACH. THEY ACTUALLY ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO JUST AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO A FIRMLY RIO MEDIA ADVERTISING, I THINK IS THE NAME. AND, UH, THEY'RE A LOCAL COMPANY AT TO DO SIMILAR WORK. SO THEY ISSUED AN RFP BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2024, AND IT TOOK THEM SOME TIME TO ACTUALLY GET A CONTRACT IN PLACE. OKAY. WE DO HAVE SOME, YEAH. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THEM. THAT WOULD BE MY NEXT QUESTION, SO LET'S GO THERE. YEAH. WE DO HAVE SOME REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE SEEN THERE. UM, THEY'RE ESTIMATING POTENTIALLY A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN REVENUE, AND I THINK THEY'RE DOING LIKE A 70 30 SPLIT WHERE THEY WOULD, THE CITY WOULD GET 70% THAT REVENUE VERSUS THE, THE FIRM GET 30%. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVERY, YOU KNOW, CITY AND WATERFRONT IS A UNIQUE MARKET, RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW THAT THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL PROPOSAL MIGHT GO DIFFERENT IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND WE'LL OUT TO SEE IF, IF THAT FIRM DECIDED TO ULTIMATELY PROPOSE FOR, FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. OKAY. I DO KNOW THAT THESE TYPES OF FIRMS LOOK FOR A CRITICAL MASS, RIGHT? SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FIRMS THAT AREN'T JUST INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING AND IN LONG BEACH WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND SELLING THE COMPANIES, THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HAVE KIND OF A REGIONAL FOCUS BECAUSE THAT MEANS MORE ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES AND GREATER VISIBILITY FOR THE COMPANIES. OKAY. UM, [00:20:01] AND THANK YOU, UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S NEED FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR, UH, SHORELINE AND COASTAL ACCESS FOR FOLKS. AND THE FACT THAT THESE ARE EYES, RIGHT? THE CITY IS, UM, UM, QUANTIFYING AND, UH, SORT OF, UH, MONETIZING THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE ON OUR BEACHES TO THEN, UM, USE THE SERVICES OR BUY THE GOODS THAT ARE BEING ADVERTISED. UM, FROM A VERY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE FACT THAT, UM, THE, THE BEACH IN LONG BEACH IS HELD IN THE PUBLIC TRUST, RIGHT? UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE BEACH IS ARE OWNED BY EVERY RESIDENT IN CALIFORNIA, BASICALLY MANAGED BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH UNDER HISTORICAL, UM, EPISODES IN THE PAST RIGHT. DOCUMENTATION AND SUCH. UM, FOR ME PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, THE BEACH IS A PLACE WHERE I GO TO DELIBERATELY AVOID THE KINDS OF, UM, UH, IMAGES AND, UM, THINGS THAT WE ARE NOW DISCUSSING. MM-HMM . SO MY, UH, FIRST AND HONEST RESPONSE IS, UM, OUR BEACHES SHOULD BE KEPT IN A CONDITION THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEM WITHOUT THE INTERFERENCE OF OTHER, UM, SORT OF NORMAL EVERYDAY LIFE THAT THEY'RE, OUR BEACHES ARE A REFUGE. AND I COULD USE THE ANALOGY OF, UM, THE SAME SORTS OF, UH, ACTIVITIES OR ADVERTISEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BEING USED IN, FOR INSTANCE, ALONG A HIKING TRAIL IN THE GRAND CANYON OR IN AREAS THAT ARE OF GREAT NATURAL BEAUTY. AND, UM, THE, THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GO CHOOSE TO, UH, WANT TO BE CLOSER TO NATURE. SO I, UH, UNDERSTAND THE NEED, THE FINANCIAL, UH, REQUIREMENTS ON THE PART OF THE CITY TO LOOK FOR CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO REVENUE, BUT I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT, UH, THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE MANNER IN WHICH TO MOVE FORWARD. ALTHOUGH I'M VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS IT MOVES AHEAD. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME COURSE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THIS IS COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER MORENO. THANK YOU, ERIC. REPRESENTATION. UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ALSO. UM, HOW MANY? FOUR. 4 24. OKAY. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY OF CHAIRS. I WANT YOU TO SAY EACH CHAIR. THESE ARE, THESE ARE 24. OKAY. I WANTED, UM, ALONG THE LINE OF CONTENT, WHEN YOU GO TO BEACH, WHEN YOU GO TO CITY PARK, THEY ARE ASSIGN WITH PROBABLY 12 TO 15 ITIES, NO ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES, NO SMOKING, YOU KNOW, RIDING BICYCLES AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD ABIDE WITH THE ADVERTISING TO UPHOLD THOSE SAME REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE AT THE PARKS. UM, I'M NOT SOLD ON THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SELLING OUR BEACH, BUT, UM, I ALSO HOPE THAT WE WILL FOLLOW EQUITY IN THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN AREAS NOT ADJACENT TO WHERE YOU LAND, LONG BEACH BOUNDARIES ARE ABLE TO HAVE CULTURAL LIFESTYLES AND, AND ITEMS THAT THEY ATTRIBUTE TO THE OCEAN AND THE BEACH WOULD BE PART OF WHAT WE SEE ON THE, ON THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NOT ADVERTISING FOR MAJORING BRANDS. RIGHT. I, I AGREE WITH OUR COMMISSIONER THAT I DON'T WANT, I GO TO BEACH, I GET AWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I ASSUME THIS WILL BE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, ONE, AND THEN, UH, IS THERE A THEME OF THE ADVERTISING? IS IT LIKE COPPERTONE AND BANANA, WHATEVER, SUNSCREEN? OR IS IT GONNA BE CAL? YEAH, THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I MEAN, I THINK THE ANSWER IS WE DON'T KNOW YET. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT VENDORS ARE, ARE PROPOSING, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THAT, WE, WE WILL HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FOR THEM AS WELL. BUT IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, ULTIMATELY WE WANT THE SELECT [00:25:01] VENDOR, BECAUSE WE DECIDE TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROGRAM IS ALL KIND OF EXPLORATORY AT THIS POINT, TO DO SOME COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO GET SOME INPUT ON THAT AS WELL. SO EVERYTHING WE DON'T WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, OR ALCOHOL OR SOMETHING ELSE. AND THEN IF WE WANT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC THINGS, UM, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED. SCOPE. IS IT ONLY THE TOWERS? I MEAN, LIKE LIFEGUARD TRUCKS, TRASH JAMS. RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW, UH, THIS, THIS IS RUNNING FOR THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS BELONG. I WILL SAY, AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO ALL THE DETAILS, NOT, NOT AGENDA, IT'S ANOTHER DEPARTMENT MEETING IT. BUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, UH, RFP TO THINK ABOUT, UH, TO HIRE A CONSULTANT THAT REALLY HELP US THINK ABOUT OTHER ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE FOCUS ON KIND OF THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT AREA, POTENTIAL GUIDELINES THAT WE MIGHT IMPLEMENT, DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LIKE AN ADVERTISING DISTRICT, AND WHAT AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT ORDINANCES THAT WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED OR, YOU KNOW, UH, REMOVED, BASICALLY ALLOWED FOR THAT. BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF KIND THINGS WE CAN'T BE AT THIS TIME. COMMISSIONER, UM, I'M GOING SPEAK FROM AN EXPERIENCE, THIS GOES BACK PROBABLY 25 YEARS AGO WITH RESPECT TO WRAPS ON OUR, UH, TRASH BINS THAT ARE ON THE BEACHES. UM, AT ONE POINT I WAS VERY ACTIVE WITH C RIDER FOUNDATION AND THEY EXPLORED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO PRESENT PUBLIC MESSAGES THAT BASICALLY A PSA TO, UH, REMIND PEOPLE WHERE THEIR TRASH IS SUPPOSED TO GO AND HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO RESPONSIBLY HANDLE THEIR WASTE FROM A DAY AT THE BEACH. UM, THAT DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD. UM, THE CITY HAD SOME VERY, UM, AND THIS IS FROM MEMORY FIVE YEARS AGO, UM, IT WAS, UH, THE CITY WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP, UH, FOR I'M SURE VARIOUS REASONS AT THE TIME. UM, PSA IS DIFFERENT THAN A PAID ADVERTISING. RIGHT. UM, SO IN THE EVENTS, THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS ARE SUCCESSFUL WITH RESPECT TO MOVING AHEAD WITH AN ADVERTISING PLAN. ARE THERE ARE PLANS FOR THE TRASH BINS AND WASTE BINS THAT ARE ALSO BASICALLY CITY PROPERTY AND ALSO AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR PEOPLE TO SEE ON THE BEACHES? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'M NOT PRIVY TO ALL THOSE DETAILS, UH, RIGHT NOW, AND I'VE ONLY JUST BEEN ASSIGNED THIS PROJECT AT THIS TIME, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ADVERTISING OR PSAS ON BIN AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. THERE WAS, I, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CAGER. THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS, I'M NOT PRIVY TO 'EM, UH, QUITE A WHILE AGO. YES. UM, BUT WE HAVE HAD, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS PSA OR ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE PAST. THERE WERE ON OUR, UH, BEACHFRONT, UH, UM, RECEPTACLES. IT WASN'T THAT A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I BELIEVE, IF I RECALL, WE DID HAVE SOME STUFF OUT THERE. THE OTHER, THE OTHER THOUGHT TOO IS THE RESTROOM WALLS, THE OUTSIDE, ALL THE RESTAURANT. WE HAVE UNIFICATION BEING DONE ON THOSE NOW. UM, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A POSSIBILITY. BUT I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO CONCUR WITH MY PERMISSION, PATRIOT LIKE THAT. I GO TO THE BEACH EVERY READ. I DON'T EVEN LISTEN TO MUSIC. I READ AND HAVE WIND BLOW AND I, I DON'T KNOW, KNOWING IN, IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WE ARE SO DIVERSE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD PUT ON A LIFEGUARD, UH, STATION. UH, BUT THIS TIME THERE'S NOBODY QUESTIONS FROM QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU READ ME FROM PUBLIC COMMENT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. YES, MA'AM. YOUR NAME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND MS. BARRY. HI, MY NAME IS JANINE S AND MY HUSBAND MARK AND I ACTUALLY LIVE ON THE BEACH. WE HAVE ONE OF THE FIVE HOMES. OURS IS LOCATED AT 51 0 2, AND I SO APPRECIATE I KNOW IT. THANK YOU. I SO APPRECIATE THIS. COMMISSIONER. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY YOUR LAST NAME. PAGER. MY NAME IS GONA KAGER. I SO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND IT RESONATED WITH MARK AND I FOR SURE. I MEAN, IT'S, WE LIVE THERE, IT'S SO TRANQUIL AND BEAUTIFUL, AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT OUR BACK DOOR WOULD JUST BE SO DISTURBING TO SEE THE SIGNAGE DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS. MY CONCERNS, AGAIN, WERE, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOING TO HAVE THE SIGNAGE? ARE THEY GONNA BE CBD COMPANIES, MARIJUANA COMPANIES, ALCOHOL COMPANIES? COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR US. AND THEN, UM, I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW, UM, WE, WE SEE A LOT, WE SEE A LOT RIGHT NOW, WE SEE A LOT OF HOMELESS, WE SEE A LOT OF TAGGING, A LOT OF GRAFFITI [00:30:01] AT THE BEACH. MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT THE SIGNS WOULD JUST BE DESTROYED. AND THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE FOR REPAIR? LIKE, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A, A WALL THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR HOUSE TO BE REPAIRED BY THE CITY. THEY HAVEN'T COME TO REPAIR IT. I MEAN, A CAR CRASHED INTO IT PROBABLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SOMETIMES WE CALL AND, YOU KNOW, HEY, THERE'S GRAFFITI ON THE BATHROOMS. THERE'S, IT TAKES A LONG TIME. SO MY CONCERN WOULD BE HOW LONG IS THE ICE SCORE GONNA BE OUT THERE? AND THEN, UM, HOW MANY, UH, FIX, YOU SAID FIXTURES, RIGHT? WHAT IS, IS A FIXTURE HOLDING MORE THAN ONE SIGN? IS IT HOLDING SEVERAL SIGNS? LIKE, IS THERE GONNA BE MULTIPLE ADVERTISERS TO ONE FIXTURE? RIGHT. I WAS WONDERING, I THINK THAT'S, UH, AND YOUR TIME IS UP TOO, BUT I, I THINK THAT'S THE THE THING WE NEED TO LOOK AT. AND THIS COMMISSION NEEDS TO LOOK AT, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW, UH, UM, MOVING, MOVING FORWARD WITH ANYTHING. UM, REALLY WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL? UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL PUT OUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS. YES, SIR. YEAH. UH, TIM, PRESIDENT AND, AND I, I JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE DRIVING STRAIGHTFORWARD INTO CRACY ALL THE TIME. AND THIS IS RIGHT IN THAT THERE'S A BIG PART OF THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO A NATIONAL PARK AND IT'S COVERED, YOU KNOW, MARKETED BY COKE AND MCDONALD'S AND OUR PARKS ARE ONE OF THE LAST PLACES TO GO TO S VERY, VERY, UH, EXCELLENT CON CONVERSATION IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AS LONG AS WE PUT OUR, YOU ALRIGHT? NOPE. SPEAK REALLY INTO IT, MELINDA. OKAY. UH, I SURPRISED THAT WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT, BECAUSE I NOTICED YOU MENTIONED THAT'S BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE AND COASTAL COMMISSION THINK, BECAUSE THERE WAS ALSO A CRITICAL EFFORT, UNFORTUNATELY THAT SO FAR WITHOUT, AND THAT'S NOT ON YOU. THAT'S I CERTAINLY, AND I DON'T, BUT THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT THE IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YES, SIR. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M LAUREN COCHRAN, I'M RESIDENCE AND I LIVE ADJACENT TO THE, I, UM, FIRST A QUESTION IT DOESN'T COUNT AGAINST, I JUST WANNA ASK BRIEFLY TO FOLLOW IS WHAT OUTREACH HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY IS BEING PLANNED TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN? SURE. YEAH. SO THIS IS ALL LABORATORY AT THIS POINT. PROCEED THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION. THIS, THIS POINT, THERE IS NO, NO TO PROCEED WITHIN ING A PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY, UH, AN EFFORT TO KIND OF TEST THE MARKET AND UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT KINDS OF VENDORS DO THIS WORK AND, AND WHAT PROPOSAL THEY WOULD MAKE FOR THE CITY. UM, SO THIS IS MY, THE FIRST COMMISSION THAT I PRESENTED AT. UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR, OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND OUR COUNCIL OFFICES THAT HAVE, UH, PROGRAM TO, ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD THE CONTRACT. SO YOU'RE WELCOME. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTION, [00:35:01] COMMENTS ON HOW LONG DO I HAVE? UH, RIGHT NOW? YOU HAVE, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU TWO AND A HALF MINUTES. HOW'S THAT? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, MY OBSERVATIONS ARE THESE, UM, LIVING AT THE PEER. AND WHAT I HEARD IN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, AND I HEAR THIS OFTEN GOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PEOPLE IN BUREAUS THAT SAY THEY'RE ASKING A QUESTION TO SOLICIT, IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS COULD BE TO US? AND I WOULD USE THE EXAMPLE, THERE'S NO WAY THE IDEA OF STARTING ADVERTISING AT THE BEACHES, WHERE AS, AS SEVERAL HAVE SAID THAT IT'S A SACROSANCT SPACE. IT'S AN ICONIC SPACE OF ME FROM THINGS. THERE'S NO WAY TO DO THIS THAT IS TASTEFUL IN ANY WAY ONCE YOU'VE GO DOWN THE ROAD. I SAW ONE OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WE SAY THE CITY'S LOOKING FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. THIS IS THE LEAST CREATIVE SOLUTION TO MONEY, REVENUE, GENERAT GENERATION. IT'S THE SIMPLEST AND EASIEST PATH TO GET THERE, AND IT'S IN A PLACE THAT WE SHOULD DO. UM, THE EXAMPLES I CITE WOULD BE, FIRST OFF, HUNTING BEACH SHOULD NEVER BE AN EXAMPLE OF ANYTHING OF WHAT ONE BE THOUGHT TO BE DOING. UH, IT'S AN EXAMPLE THAT'S ADJACENT AND WROTE IT DOWN, BUT WHAT THEIR LAW SHOULD NOT APPLY TO US. THAT'S HOW OFTEN COMPARISON THAT THROWS OUT. BUT THE EXAMPLE THAT I HAVE IN MY COMMUNITY, EITHER LIVE RIGHT BY THE P GREEN COMPANY, PRIVATE AL ENCROACHED INTO THE PUBLIC SPACE AT EVERY TURN WITH THEIR TRUCKS, THEIR SALES, THEIR ADVERTISING, IF THEY SOUGHT TO DO IT DURING COVID, THEY SOUGHT TO EXTEND IT. BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE A BIKE AND MOBILITY SCOOTER PROGRAM THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CITY DOWN. IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. I SEE NO MEANINGFUL DOCUMENTATION OR ENFORCEMENT GOING TO THAT. INSTEAD OF BIKES AND SCOOTERS DUMP IN THE SAND, IN THE BUSHES EVERYWHERE ALONG THE WAY. I HAVE NO FAITH BASED ON PAST PRACTICE OF THE CITY AND ITS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS TO ACTUALLY OVERSEE THIS EFFECTIVELY OR TO GET IT TO BE MEANINGFUL. MY WISHLIST WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD SAY, I'M TRYING TO FIND AN WAY. IMAGINE AN APPLE TRYING TO ADVERTISE, KNOW THE BEST ADVERTISERS, VISUALS. THEY'RE GREAT, STUNNING. THEY DO THINGS THAT ARE OUTREACHING AND AND INCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE. IMAGINE THOSE BEING ON THE BEACH. IT'S STILL INVASIVE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT, EVEN IF IT'S POWER PEOPLE. SO I WOULD URGE THE, THE COMMISSIONERS AND, AND THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THE IDEA OF DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS MUCH AS YOUR PRESENTATION SUGGESTS WAYS THAT IT WIND, I, IT WINDS UP IN A, THE EXAMPLES OF BEACHES I SEE ELSEWHERE THAT I'VE BEEN TO FLORIDA, TEXAS, THEY'LL HAVE ALCOHOL ON THE BEACH, THEY'LL HAVE ADVERTISING THE BEACH THEY HAVE CARS GOING THROUGH. THERE'S NO WAY I WANT THAT. OUR COMMUNITY, I DON'T THINK IT'S EFFECTIVE AT ALL. IT'S JUST A WAY TO MAKE MORE MONEY. PRETEND I CAN DO SOMETHING THAT, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. YOU'RE, YOU'RE ROUGH. YOU'RE ROUGH OUTTA TIME. I'M TELLING YOU. THAT WAS GOOD ONE. YEAH. YOU, UM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE PUBLIC. OH, MY NAME IS MARK. UM, I NOTICED DOWN ALONG THE OCEAN THERE'S A BIG BLOCK WALL. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST TEAR IT OUT AND KEEP IT UP. I DUNNO WHAT IT'S, BUT THEY DON'T READ. AND THE THING IS, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THAT WALL AND PAINT SOME ADVERTISING OUT WALL IS COULD LOOK SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT DOES NOW WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE FREEWAY LOOKING OR THE OCEAN BOULEVARD. UM, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE BEACHES NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. IT NEEDS TO BE, THE BUMPS NEED TO GET OUT, THEY NEED TO DO A LOT. AND THE GENTLEMAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, HE'S DOES A LOT TO TRY TO CLEAN IT UP AND MAKE IT NICE. BUT EVERY NIGHT YOU HAVE THE BUMS OUT THERE AND THEY'RE HITTING ON KIDS AND THEY'RE JUST, IT'S, IT'S NOT A NICE PLACE TO BE. SO, BUT I THINK THAT WALL MIGHT BE REPLACED. I JUST DON'T IDEA BECAUSE IT'S A LONG WALL AND IT GOES THROUGH MY HOUSE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CHUCK'S AND, AND, UH, UM, MAYBE SOME ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OR ALTERNATIVE WAYS YOU CAN ADVERTISE AND STILL DO WHAT YOU WANT DO WITHOUT YOU TRYING TO CHANGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD COMMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE? NO COMMENTS. CLOSE COMMENTS ON THE, UH, THE PUBLIC. YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT IS SOMETHING THAT ERIC, I THINK WE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT. UH, AND YOU KNOW, NOT JUST SHUTTING YOU DOWN, BUT, UH, TO ASSURE IF WE APPROVE IT TO CONTINUE ON. IN OTHER WORDS, JUST TO GO THROUGH THE RFP, I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO REALLY STATE THIS STRONGLY WITH US DISAPPROVING THIS, THAT IT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO US FOR AN APPROVE, NEEDS TO COME BACK TO THIS COMMISSION. IT IS OUR BA IT SAYS IT JUST CITY COUNCIL AND THEM STATING, OKAY, YEAH, IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THERE. THIS HAS TO COME HERE BECAUSE WE REPRESENT THEM. WE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. WE REPRESENT OUR BOAT OWNERS, WE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE BEACH, OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM THAT CLEAN IT EVERY DAY. THEY'RE OUT THERE CLEANING IT. AND, AND I AM, I'M, I'M SO PROUD OF HER COMMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE BEACH IS FOR. IT'S FOR US TO RELAX. IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON IT TO RELAX, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT THEIR [00:40:01] DOOR AND SEE A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET WITHOUT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TYPE OF AN ADVERTISING A BEACH. AND THAT'S WHAT INTERESTS ME, BECAUSE IT COULD BE A A A COULD BE A STRONG ABSOLUTELY NOT. UH, COMMISSIONER, UM, CHAIR MCCRAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UM, A FRIENDLY MOTION, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO HEAR AND, UM, UH, HEAR THIS PRESENTATION TODAY BY THE CITY. UH, WITH RESPECT TO THIS ADVERTISING, UH, PROJECT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION, UH, BE INVOLVED OR BE ABLE TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION AS THIS PROJECT MOVES ALONG WITH THE CITY AND THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. I BELIEVE THAT THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION COULD BE A USEFUL, UM, RESOURCE IN DEVELOPING AND MOVING THIS PROJECT ALONG AND GETTING MORE PUBLIC INPUT OF RESPECT TO HOW THIS COULD BE, UH, MANAGED AT THE CITY. SO MY MOTION WOULD BE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY, UH, KEEP THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION UPDATED WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROJECT AND TO BRING BACK MORE INFORMATION AS, AS IT'S RECEIVED. COMMISSIONER, CAN I MAKE YOUR YES. CAN I HELP YOU MAKE YOUR YES. YOUR MOTION A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC, PLEASE. UM, I WOULD RECOMMEND A, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECEIVE AND FILE AND REQUEST CITY, CITY STAFF COME BACK IN THREE MONTHS WITH, OR 90 DAYS WHATEVER, OR TWO MONTHS, WHATEVER YOU SAY, WITH AN UPDATE ON STATUS OF THE RFP PROCESS. GREAT. SO IS TWO MONTHS, ERIC? IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT I GIVE YOU TIME? I DON'T WHAT YOU TELL EVERY MONTH, BUT I THINK IN TWO MONTHS WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO, UM, LISTEN MORE AND HEAR SOME OF YOUR OTHER TALKS AFTER THOSE. YEAH, I, YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME. UH, I EXPECT THAT BY NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE, STAFF WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE PROPOSALS AND WE'LL PROBABLY TAKE US A COUPLE WEEKS TO ACTUALLY REVIEW THEM. AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME BACK AND PUT TOGETHER A SUMMARY OF THOSE PROPOSALS AND EVERYTHING FROM THE DEAL TERMS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE TYPES OF COMPANIES THAT THEY'RE, UH, RECOMMENDING AS WELL. SO, HAPPY TO DO THAT. AND SO MY MOTION THEN IS TO, UH, APPROVE, UM, THE RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ADVERTISING ON THE LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD TOWER, AND REQUEST, UH, AN UPDATE WITHIN TWO MONTHS, UH, TO GET MORE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE STATUS OF THIS. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE THE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? ALL THOSE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO COMMISSIONERS, YOU JUST VOTED FOR YOUR MOTION TO AMEND. YES. NOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN TO, TO AMEND IT TO DO THAT ACTUAL MOTION. RIGHT. SO WE, WE NEED, WE NEED ANOTHER, UH, GO AHEAD. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AMEND OR THAT TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED THE ACTION TO, UM, RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE LONG, LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD TOWER ADVERTISING. SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ANY UNANIMOUS? THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. ALRIGHT, NEXT UP, GUESS WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND FILE CONCESSION STATUS REGARDING GRILL. ALL LOCATED AT THE 54 11 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 9 0 8 0 3 IF THAT'S HUMAN. ANOTHER DOCKET. WHERE'S THE COMMISSIONERS? I'M, UH, PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MR. MAD, THE OWNER OPERATOR OF GORILLA MALL AT, UH, BAYSHORE BEACH. HOW'S IT GOING? EVERYBODY DOES THIS THEN ORIGINALLY. YES, IT DOES. THIS IS WHERE METALLICA QUIT THEIR FIRST LONG BEACH SHOW. EXACTLY RIGHT. EXACTLY RIGHT. LONG BEACH HISTORY COURT. ALRIGHT. UM, FOR THOSE THAT KNOW, UH, , UH, HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2009. WE STARTED AS A FOOD TRUCK IN LOS ANGELES. WENT ON TO WIN THE FIRST SEASON OF GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE. WE WERE ON A COOKING CHANNEL, TRAVEL CHANNEL, MOST, SOME OTHER THINGS. UH, PROBABLY GOT A COUPLE MORE TRUCKS. AND THEN WE HAD A RESTAURANT IN HAMRA, CALIFORNIA FOR 11 YEARS BEFORE WE FINALLY MADE INTO THE BY TOWN LONG BEACH WHERE I LIVED OUT ON [00:45:01] THE ROAD. AND, UM, WE ARE JUST, UH, REALLY EXCITED TO BE TRAILBLAZING A NEW PATH, BUT ALSO STILL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, UH, GOOD WAS THE ORIGINAL CORNER CORNER SPOT. SO WE'RE PUSHING THE, UH, APPROVAL LEGACY THERE. SO WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT OUR, UH, RECAP OF THE 2025 SEASON, UM, SUMMER SEASON. SO I WASN'T EVEN, SO, UH, THIS, THIS SUMMER WE CELEBRATED OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT POINT WARN. WE, UH, STARTED OFF WITH OUR FIRST ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH. WE HAD VENDORS AND, UM, FOOD SPECIALS, AND WE HAD JUST A HOST OF FUN STUFF GOING ON ALL DAY LONG. THEN WE, UH, ALSO PARTICIPATED IN LONG BEACH, FURTHER WEEK, LONG BEACH FOOD SCENE WEEK AND THE BANDS WORK TOUR FOR THE WEEK. UH, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SEASONAL PROMOTIONS ALL SUMMER LONG AND WE REVAMPED SOME VENUES. SO LIKE THE BIG ONE THIS SUMMER WAS WE WORKED WITH BANDS AND, UH, THE WORK TOUR AND COLLABORATIVE WITH BAND CALLED TSUNAMI FROM SAN FRANCISCO TOOK A LOADED FRY FOR THEM. UH, THE FIRST PERSON DID ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAD OH YEAH, RIGHT THERE, UH, HAD OVER 5,000 LIKES AND 10,000 VIEWS FOR CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT. UM, EVERY YEAR, BANG IN BAY IS A BIG DEAL ON BAY. SO WE HAVE THAT DAY, 4TH OF JULY THE NEXT DAY. AND THEN SOME ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE SUMMER. UH, SALE GROWTH WAS UP FROM 2024 SUMMER, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE HAD A BUNCH OF INNOVATIVE NEW VERSION OF THE MONTH, DIFFERENT MENU AND REVAMP OUR RE'S MENU BECAUSE DURING THE SUMMER, OBVIOUSLY A HUGE PART OF OUR, UH, SALES IS, UH, JUNIOR GUARDS KIDS DELIVER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN FACT MARKETING CHARACT. WE HAVE A WHOLE LINE OF DIFFERENT LONG BEACH CENTRIC SHIRTS AND HATS IN THAT CLEAN AREA. THIS GUY. AND THEN WE HAVE THAT, I CAN'T TELL THAT'S LONG BEACH CITY, BUT THIS KIND OF ALLEY. UM, GREAT REVIEWS CONTINUE ON GOOGLE AND YOUNG, OVER 2000 ON BOTH PLATFORMS. UH, MEDIA COVERAGE HAS BEEN GOOD. BEEN ON THE LONG BEACH POST, REALLY GOOD FOR US LOCALLY. UH, REPUTATION, IT REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU MEET AS MANY RESIDENTS ON AND JUST HAD A DAILY PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITH OUR CUSTOMER RATHER THAN JUST SL OUT. SO STAFF DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN, UH, AN EMPHASIS HIGH LOCAL STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER, UH, BEFORE THEY GO TO COLLEGE. THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LEAVING NOW IN GO TO THEIR COLLEGE. AND THEY ALL SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB NEXT SUMMER, SO THAT'S GOOD. UH, WE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTED PROCESS ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAVE IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND WE'VE WORKED A LOT ON THE EXTERIOR INTERIOR OF THE SPACE, JUST KEEPING IT CLEAN AND KEEPING IT UPDATED. YEAH, THAT'S ALL. . COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER REAL QUICK, UH, UH, I JUST WANT TO REALLY STRESS HOW MUCH RESILIENCE, PATIENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE MATT AND HIS FAMILY HAD THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING GRAHAM ALL UP AND RUNNING. UM, THE SUCCESS HE HAS NOW IS SO WELL OBSERVED FOR WHAT HE WENT THROUGH TO GET THAT PLACE OPEN. AND THE CITY TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATES HIM, HIS FAMILY AND THE WORK THEY APPRECIATE BEING RAISED IN LONG BEACH ALL MY LIFE. I MEAN, WOODY'S GOODY WAS A, UH, YOU KNOW, A PLACE WE WOULD ALL GO TO. AND I, I GOTTA ASK, I MEAN, YOU MAKE SMASH BURGERS AT ALL. DO YOU DO A SMASH BURGER? NO. IT, IT'S ON THE SIDE. I LIKE THAT. I CAN'T WAIT TO COME DOWN AND, AND CHECK OUT. I I BE THERE. I WILL CHECK IT OUT. AND SPEAKING OF WHEN'S, LIKE WHEN WE CLOSED US OPEN, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN WHO USED TO WORK LIKE, OH, SO WORKING GIRL RIGHT OVER THERE. NOT JUST FORMER'S CUSTOMER, BUT PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY WORK THERE. WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN WHO CELEBRATED THE SEVENTH BIRTHDAY. THERE HE GO. SO, YEAH. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH SUCCESS. THANK YOU. UM, SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. YES. UH, HOW LONG IS YOUR LEASE FOR THAT PROPERTY? UH, THE LEASE MUST A FIVE LEASE. I BELIEVE THERE IS THREE. YEAH. SO TWO MORE RUNNING. IF YOU GAVE A ONE YEAR LEASE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD SIGN . SO WHAT'S THE CHANCE YOU COULD TAKE OVER AT THE END OF THE, THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL HERE IN THAT KITCHEN AND THAT, THAT LEASE? YEAH. UM, HONESTLY LIKE, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD MAYBE HIT THE SALES ON THE, ON THE, THE, THE SHORE WE [00:50:01] CALL CALL SHORE . UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING TWO LOCATIONS THAT CLOSE IN THE SAME CONCEPT OF WORK OR MAYBE A DIFFERENT CONCEPT. GOOD LUCK. THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? JOB? ANY, UH, COMMENT? OH, HOLD UP. WE GOT ONE. SORRY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS? OH, WE DO HAVE, UM, ANYTHING WE CAN MAKE WITH THE VEGGIE PATTY, BUT WE ALSO, OUR, OUR BUN WE USED TO USE A THREE BUN AND THEN WE HAVE TO BUY IN ANOTHER BUN FOR VEGAN. SO WE JUST WENT STRAIGHT VEGAN WITH OUR, OUR HAMBURGER BUN. WE CARRY, UM, CHEDDAR AND PEPPER JACK AND BLUE CHEESE AND VEGAN. AND THEN WE MAKE A COUPLE OF OUR HANDMADE SAUCES THAT ARE TYPICALLY USED WITH MAYO. WE MAKE A VEGAN VERSION OF THAT AS WELL. SO YOU CAN BASICALLY COME IN, YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE THE VEGAN ORDER OR YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT THE MENU AND BE LIKE, I WANNA DO THAT ONE. OH, MY LAST QUESTION, FRIES, WHAT DO YOU GOT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, THE LONG PROCESS OF LIKE THE PALM THREE. GREAT. CUT BRUSH EVERY DAY. GREAT. GREAT. I'M HUNGRY RIGHT NOW. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PLEASE? ANYBODY? ANY COMMENTS? UH, JUST BRIEFLY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MARINA FOR I ANTICIPATED MY QUESTION, BOTH OF BOTH MY QUESTIONS. OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS FIRST, WAS THERE VEGAN VEGETARIAN OPTIONS FROM THE PATS ALREADY COVERED? UH, THE SECOND QUESTION WAS, GIVEN YOUR SUCCESS IN ORIGINS AS A FOOD TRUCK, DO YOU SUPPORT SIDEWALK DINING AND FOOD TRUCKS IN THE COMMUNITY, EVEN IF THEY MAY BE ADJACENT OR BUSINESS? UM, THAT'S A TRICKY QUESTION BECAUSE I, I DO AND I DON'T, I, FOR ANYBODY WHO'S GOING OUT ON THEIR OWN AND TRYING TO START A BUSINESS, BUT ONE OF THE RULES WE ALWAYS LIVE BY WHEN WE GET OUR TRUCKS FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS WAS NEVER PARKED CLOSE TO A RESTAURANT. YOU KNOW THAT IF THERE'S A RESTAURANT IN THE CORNER AND YOU SEE A SPOT, YOU GOTTA LET THAT SPOT GO MOVE ON DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT HAVE THAT COMPETITION. AND UM, HAPPY TO SAY WE NEVER GOT CHASED TO AWAY BY ANOTHER RESTAURANT OWNER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUY LIKE A KIND A CODE. AND SO AS LONG AS LIKE THE FOOD VENDORS BY THE SAME CODE WE DID, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. BUT YEAH, IF THEY WERE PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT IT ANNOYING. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT'S, UH, THE PUBLIC KNOW TOO, WE'LL BE DOING THIS EVERY MONTH. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER RESTAURANT THAT IS TAKING UP TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, HOW THEY'RE DONATING. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THANKS. UM, THAT FIRST ONE. YEAH, YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE. YEAH. YOU LIKE A PICTURE WITH ALL OF US JUST FOR FUN? NO. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PROBLEM? LET'S DO GET UP HERE. LET'S GET ONE PICTURE. DO THIS, OUR DIRECTOR'S LOOKING AT ME GOING, ERIC, CAN I HAVE YOU TAKE A PICTURE? YEAH. IT'S PREFER HORIZON. YEAH. FRAME. PUT IT ON THE WALL, WE'LL SIGN IT FOR YOU. EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY THAT'S PART OF OUR, IN OUR AREA, I BELIEVE I'LL TALK TO THE DIRECTOR WILL BE COMING IN. YES. ALRIGHT, AWESOME. OKAY, WITH THAT, I'LL, UH, UH, MOVE, UH, TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING IN THERE. THAT, THAT'S, UH, MAKE TELL ME IT'S ON THE SMASHBURGER, SO, UH, APPRECIATE YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, ON NUMBER FOUR, UH, WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED, UH, 26 INCREASE AND THE ACCORDANCE TO THE CITY COUNCILS COUNCIL ACT OF APRIL 15TH, 2025, RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE MARINA REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025. UM, TODD, I BELIEVE YOU'RE GONNA BE GIVING THAT, UH, YES. YES. COMM YES. COMMISSIONERS? YES. COMMISSIONERS. UH, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, BRIAN PLANT, MARINE OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT. UH, WE MAY BE RESETTING UP ON OUR SCREEN IN A MOMENT. UH, IT MIGHT BE, UH, A LITTLE SLOW WITH THE SUMMER HEAT. OKAY, WE ARE GOOD. [00:55:17] GIVE A MOMENT, COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE SOME TECH TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE, UH, PRESENTATION. NO WORRIES. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. ERIC'S TEXTING THE MAYOR NOW. THEY SAID NO TEXTING MY EMPLOYEES. DO YOU NEED SOME WATER, SIR? TAKE WATER. YEAH, COME ON IN. THANK YOU. WE JUST TALKED IF YOU LIKE, I WANTED YOU TO BE IN SUSPENSE FOR OUR PRESENTATION. I, WELL COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WOULD, UH, YOU CAN USE YOUR IPADS TO GO INTO AND GET THE PRESENTATION ON YOUR IPADS OF COURSE. UM, BUT AS WE'RE WORKING YOU HERE GOT IT. SHE'S GOT, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE JUST GONNA GO OFF, OFF OF WHAT YOU HAVE OFF COMPUTER AND THEN THEY HAVE IT ON THEIR IPADS. YOU NEED SOME HELP, YOU'RE SUPER CLOSE AND THEN IT'LL GO UP THERE IN THAT LITTLE YEP. AND I KNOW MESSING, THOSE ARE THE MINUTES. SO YOU CLICK DONE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO, UM, TO BOOM EM ALL. AND, AND NOW YOU, OH, ARE WE READY? READY, BRUCE? YOU GOT IT? I'M GETTING IT. GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, SO, UH, I APOLOGIZE AND WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE SIT UP SCREEN TO SEE, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THE PRESENTATION, UH, IF YOU GUYS DO WANT TO SEE IT IN, IN THE FLESH. UM, SO IN, [01:00:01] IN REGARDS TO THE ANNUAL 70 INCREASES, UH, ATE WITH THE, THE REFUNDING OF BONDS, PR APPLIES TO 3% ON OUR SLIP FEES SPLIT COMING YEAR. SO THAT 25, 26 BY 26 BUDGET SLIP FEES WILL BE ADJUSTED AT 3%. UM, OTHER MASTER FEE ITEMS, SO THOSE ITEMS SUCH AS SAND STAKES, UH, DRY BOAT STORAGE, UH, TO ANCILLARY FEES THAT, THAT WERE NOT INCREASED, UH, THAT HAD EXEMPTIONS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. UH, THOSE ARE BEING ADJUSTED, UH, TO, UH, IN LINE WITH THE CITY COST INDEX. THAT IS THE RATE OF 6.6899999999999995%. UM, AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THOSE WERE THOSE SPECIFIC FEES. UM, AND I MAYBE SOME AMOUNT THEY, THEY HAD BEEN EXEMPT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THERE HAD BEEN NO MOVEMENT ON THOSE, UH, PREVIOUSLY. WHAT, WHAT'S THIS, WHAT'S THAT? WHICH, THIS AGAIN, THIS AGAIN SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. YEAH, I, I'M GETTING INTO IT. LIKE, LIKE RIGHT NOW, I'M KIND GIVING LIKE THE, THE OVERVIEW. UM, SO SLIP FEES AT 3%. SOME OF THESE OTHER ANCILLARY ITEMS WOULD BE AT 6.69 AND I WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE. UM, MOVE ON AND GIVE YOU THOSE IN A SECOND. UM, SO IN, AND I, I APOLOGIZE YOU GUYS ARE SEEING IT, BUT, SO TO KIND OF SET THE TABLE FOR THIS, WE DID, UH, I LOOKED AT THE SANTA BARBARA ANNUAL SLIP SURVEY. UM, SO THAT JUST CAME OUT, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT EVEN PUBLISHED ON THE SITE YET, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO ME FOR THIS MEETING. UM, THAT LOOKS AT HARBORS UP AND DOWN THE COAST FROM SAN FRANCISCO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SAN DIEGO. UM, WHAT WE FOUND, UH, IS THAT THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL SYSTEM, UH, RAS ARE SITTING ABOUT LIKE MID, MID TABLE, UH, IN REFERENCE TO, TO THE PRICING, UH, TO THE RATES FOR OUR SLIPS. UM, NOT SURPRISINGLY, UH, SAN DIEGO, UH, AND CHANNEL ISLAND ANACAPA, UH, THE FEES THAT THEY REFERENCED IN THIS MARKET SURVEY WERE PRIVATE ARENAS, UH, RUN BY A GROUP CALLED STATE HARBOR. THOSE, THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, WELL OUTPERFORMING OUR RATES. UM, AND THEY SHOULD BE, UH, IT'S A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. IT'S MUCH MORE LIKE A YACHT CLUB, UH, WITH AMENITIES AND FACILITIES, UH, ON OFFER, UH, THAN WHAT THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL SYSTEM HAS TO, UH, TO GIVE THE, THE VOTER POPULATION. UM, BUT WE ARE OUTPERFORMING, UH, YOU KNOW, OCEANSIDE AND IN MOST SUB, UH, WE'RE OUTPERFORMING, UH, SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, MORO BAY. SO WE, WE DO SEE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE IN LINE, UH, IN WHERE WE SHOULD BE, UH, IN IN OUR, IN OUR MINDS. UM, AND OCCUPANCIES ARE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT EVEN ACROSS THE BOARD IN THOSE DIFFERENT S AS WELL. UM, SO SOME OF THE, THE SCHEDULE, THE FEW SCHEDULES THAT WE, UH, THAT, THAT 6.6899999999999995%, UH, MENTIONING, SO LAUNCH RAMP FEES, UM, IT'S GOING UP ABOVE, SO IT'S GOING FROM 12 TO 13. UH, AGAIN, ALL THESE, I'M JUST GONNA LIST A FEW AMOUNT. ALL THESE ARE GONNA BE ON THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, UH, THAT IS LIKE REFERENCED OFF OF OUR MARINE BUREAU WEBSITE. UM, PARKING FEES IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC LAWS. UH, SO IN FY 25 WE AT 12 TO 20, UH, THAT RANGE, UH, IT'S GONNA GO UP TO 13 TO 21, UH, WAITING LIST FEE IS GONNA GO UP, UH, AT THAT 6.69 VESSEL IMPOUND FEES, UH, BILLBOARD FEES, ADMIN PROCESSING FEES, SO THE, UH, YOU KNOW, REWRITE THE, UH, YOU KNOW, BRING A BOAT IN FOR, FOR INSPECTION, UH, SUB ALL THAT, ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. UM, A BIG ONE ON HERE. UH, WE DID ADJUST THE LEAVE OF ABSENT KEEPING. UM, SO THE, THE STAFF OFFICER TAKES DEMAND THAT THAT PROGRAM, UH, AND KEEP IT ACCURATE. UH, SO WE'RE TAKING IT UP FROM $70 EVERY SIX MONTHS TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY SIX MONTHS. UH, AND WE DID HAVE EXPLANATION FOR WHY WE WANT TO DO THAT. MAKE JUSTIFICATION, UH, FOR THOSE STAFFING RESOURCES. UH, HARBOR STRUCTURE, ANNUAL INSPECTION FEES, UM, ALL THOSE FEES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE SEA WALL LIKE PERMITS, UH, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, BUILDING PERMITS, PLAN CHECKS, UH, THOSE WILL ALL BE INCREASING AT 6.6899999999999995%. UH, FACILITY USE FEES. SO OUR GREEN STADIUM RENTAL FEES, UH, SO IF YOU'RE RUNNING LANDSIDE, WATERSIDE, YOU KNOW, PARKING, UH, THOSE WILL GO UP AT THAT 6.6899999999999995% GAS FEES. ANOTHER BIG ONE. UH, SO PAST YEAR IS DOLLAR 48 PER FOOT. UH, IT'S GONNA GO UP TO A DOLLAR. UH, THEN LAST TAMPA AVENUE DRY BOAT STORAGE. UM, DON'T HAVE A, I GUESS I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, THE KNEW. WHAT DO WE GOT? WHAT IS THE SAND STATE? UH, THE SAND FEED. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE ON, UH, BAY SHORE BEACH. UH, LIKE WHERE THE, THE KAYAK STRAP, THE PADDLE BOARDS, UH, SAS LIKE THAT, THAT'S THE SAME THING. AND THAT IS AT ANNUAL COMPARED, EXCUSE ME, COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER, UH, [01:05:02] COURSE IT IS TOLD TODD IS WHEN WE'RE, WE'RE MIDPOINT OR ONE OF THE MOST REASONABLE, UM, IN THE STATE WE, YEAH, I THINK IT'S, WE, WE ARE, WE ARE REASONABLE. I THINK IT'S, YOU'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE MARKET THAT YOU'RE IN, IN, UM, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, AN ACCURATE COMPARISON TO, YOU KNOW, TO PUT NEWPORT AND LONG BEACH OR LONG BEACH AND MAR DELRAY. UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IN A DIFFERENT SPOT. IT'S A DIFFERENT MARKET. UH, THOSE ARE PREDOMINANTLY PRIVATE MARINAS, UH, THAT ARE OFFERING A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, A LOT MORE AMENITIES, UH, FOR, FOR THOSE VOTERS THAN, THAN WHAT OUR MUNICIPAL SYSTEM HAS. I TALKING IN CLUBHOUSES, POOLS, HOT TUBS, GYMS, YOU KNOW, DOCK ATTENDANTS THAT ARE OUT, LIKE HELPING TIE OFF FOLKS. UH, DIFFERENT LIKE COURTESY PATROL GROUPS, YOU KNOW, SAFETY LIKE GROUPS THEY'RE HIRING ON AT A ARENA LEVEL TO, TO ACTUALLY OVERSEE OUR PROPERTIES. GO AHEAD. COMMISSION. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THE LITTLE BOARD FEE APP FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, IS THAT LIKE FIRST, FIRST AND SECOND, THIRD, FIRST ON THE VOTE OR CORRECT? YEAH, THE WAY THAT OUR, OUR FEE SCHEDULE IS WRITTEN UP SO THAT, THAT FIRST LI BOARD INDIVIDUAL IS THAT, THAT FIRST RATE AND THEN THE SECOND PERSON AND THEN THE THIRD IN ADDITIONAL AFTER THAT WOULD BE THAT, THAT THIRD RATE, THAT THIRD PERSON, THREE PEOPLE ON YOUR PHONE, THAT'S GONNA BE THE, THE ALL THREE OF THOSE? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR, PLEASE. UM, I'M LOOKING AT, AND THIS IS NOT GONNA HELP THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UM, WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA SLIP SURVEY. OKAY. WHICH LISTS, UM, MARINAS UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT DOES THIS LIST. UM, SAN PEDRO DOES IT. THEY, SO I, I DO HAVE, LEMME GRAB SOME NOTES FROM THAT. I, I PULLED SOME OTHER SURVEYS, UM, WITH SOME OTHER, UH, PEOPLE IN THE MARINE INDUSTRY HAVE PUT TOGETHER. UM, SO IN COMPARISON TO SAN PEDRO WILMINGTON, UM, LONG BEACH ARENAS ON, ON OUR SLIP FROM 25 TO 60 FEET ARE 15 TO 30% HIGHER IN RATE. UM, ON OUR SLIP 70 AND 80, UH, 70 AT 2% UNDER THE MARKER RATE, WHICH IS ONLY AFTER CABRILLO, UH, AND THEN EIGHTIES WERE 6% UNDER WHAT CAB IS. UH, BUT THOSE ARE, CABRIO IS THE ONLY SPOT IN, IN THAT AREA THAT REPORTED NUMBERS, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR MARKET SURVEY. OKAY. AND UM, AND FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY, UM, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE ARE ALL FEES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET PROCESS. NO, IT'S NOT, NOT APPROVED YET. IT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER. OKAY. YES. SO THESE ARE THE FEES THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, UH, RECOMMENDED BY THE, THROUGH THE, THE BUDGET PROCESS, BY THE CITY MANAGER TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND IT IS UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD AS IT IS OR ADJUST BASED ON HOW THEY WANNA PROCEED. SO JUST STRICTLY FOR PROCESS AND INFORMATION. UM, IN THE EVENT, UM, THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION FEELS THAT THESE SUGGESTED SLIP FEES BEING ADJUSTED TO 3% COULD, IF THEY, IF THERE WERE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE PART OF THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO CHANGE THIS NUMBER, WHAT, WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT WE, AS A BOARD OF COMMISSION CAN DO TO INFLUENCE THAT DECISION? YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE A, A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, THROUGH THE TWO FRONT FLOOR PROCESS. OKAY. UM, THESE ARE THE FEES THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, BASED ON REPORTS, SPEECH STUDIES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. UM, BUT YEAH, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PUT A, A TWO FRONT FOUR, UH, TOGETHER A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, THAT IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A QUICK TURNAROUND. UM, BUT AGAIN, UM, I HAVE TO ADVISE THE MARINE COMMISSION. THEY ARE AN ADVISORY COMMISSION. IT WOULD BE A REQUEST TO LOOK AT THE FEES, NOT IN ORDER TO LIFT THE FEES. WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THAT. UH, ONE LAST QUESTION. UM, UNDER THE BOND STRUCTURE GUIDELINES, IN THE PAST, THE ANNUAL SLIP FEES WERE, UH, THE INCREASE TO ANNUAL SLIP FEES WAS GUIDED BY THE, UH, STRUCTURE OF THAT BOND, CORRECT? YEP. WE HAD TO MAINTAIN THE, UH, THE DEBT RATIO AT A, AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, UH, LOOKING AT OPERATING EXPENSES AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE MAINTAINED THAT THAT DEBT SERVICE RATIO AT 1 5, 1 [01:10:01] 0.1, 1.1 0.1 0.25, DEBT RATIO COVERAGE. BUT IT WAS ALSO, THE ORIGINAL BOND WAS THROUGH A MARKET ANALYSIS OF, OF THE MARINA INDUSTRY. AND, UH, WHILE THERE WAS NOT A MARKET ANALYSIS DONE DURING THIS REFUNDING PROCESS, UH, THE, THE CREDIT RATING COMPANIES, THE BOND RATING COMPANIES, AND THE, THE REVIEW BY THE CREDITORS ALL RECOMMENDED AND SUGGESTED A MINIMUM OF 3% PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO JUST FOR CLARITY, UH, THIS 3% THEN IS THE RECOMMENDED INCREASE UNDER THE CURRENT, UM, STRUCTURE OF THE MODEL. CORRECT. AND TO MAINTAIN A, A WHILE, WHILE WE'RE REQUIRED TO KEEP 1.25, UH, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED MINIMUM FEE INCREASE TO STAY STABLE AT OUR CONSISTENT 1.5, UH, RATIO. THANK COME BACK DIFFERENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOUBLE DOUBLE A RATED RIGHT NOW. THINK IT'S DOUBLE A I THINK IT'S DOUBLE. YEAH. I KNOW THERE RUMORS OF IT BEING A 4% INCREASE AND THIS IS A, UH, A BETTER INCREASE, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE, FOR THE BOAT OWNERS, UH, WE UTILIZE THE SLIPS TO BE ON, ON INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REACH FOR THIS AMOUNT. SO, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMISSIONER? YES, GO. I LOW THE GUEST AND I THINK, HAVE YOU DONE LIKE A FRIDAY, SATURDAY BREAK VERSUS A MONDAY THROUGH, IT'S, IT'S STRUCTURED AT THE, AT A CONSISTENT RATE RATE THROUGH NO PREMIUM FOR THE WEEKEND. AT THIS POINT, WE, WE HAVE NOT, LIKE WE, WE'VE UTILIZED, UM, A RESOLUTION WHERE DURING SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO, LIKE DOWNTOWN GRAND PRIX, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER BIG EVENTS LIKE FESTIVALS, WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, CHARGE AT A HIGHER RATE. UM, SO DURING GRAND PRIX, WITHIN RAINBOW HARDWARE CAN CHARGE UP TO $6 PER FOOT, LIKE PER NIGHT FOR, FOR THAT SPECIAL EVENT. SO THERE IS, THERE IS LANGUAGE IN, IN, IN THAT RESOLUTION THAT DURING SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, REQUIRE MINIMUM NINE STAYS AND CHARGE A PREMIUM ON THAT. UH, BUT JUST A, A STANDARD WEEKEND AND PREMIUM HAS, HAS NOT BEEN PER EFFECT. UH, YEAH. I HAD A QUESTION ON, ON OUR MARINA REVENUE FUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025. HAS THAT BEEN A, TO US IN TERMS OF WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO LIKE TURN THE MONEY OVER INTO BACK NOW IT'S GOING INTO THAILAND. I'LL LET THE BUREAU MANAGER TAKE THIS ONE. YEAH, SO THE, THE REFUNDING OF COURSE IS, IT IS, IT'S BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY AND, AND TO THE THAILAND. IT'S SAVING, IT, SAVING ABOUT $500,000 PER YEAR ON INTEREST. UM, SO YES, FROM THAT RESPECT, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, THE MONEY, THE, OUR, OUR SURPLUS NET REVENUE, UH, STILL REMAINS IN, IN THE MARINA FUND AT THIS TIME. AND THEN IT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE USED ACROSS THE GREATER TIDE LIMITS AREA. SO THAT'LL BE A DECISION FOR THE CITY MANAGER. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR PARKS REC DIRECTOR AND OUR TITLE CIP PEOPLE, BUT, UH, THE, THE NET SURPLUS REVENUE IS STILL THERE AND IT'S STILL BEING GENERATED, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THESE, THESE INCREASES PLUS THE DEBT SERVICE RATIO STAYING FOR TRYING TO KEEP IT RIGHT AROUND 1.5. UH, SO THOSE NET SURPLUS REVENUES ARE STILL THERE AND, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, THE PROCESS OF HOW THEY GET IMPLEMENTED HAS, HAS ADJUSTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE USED THROUGHOUT ALL OF TITLES, NOT JUST MARINE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION? THE PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY OTHER, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT REGARD? SWIFT? WELL, WE EXPECTED A FED THANK YOU FOR THE TIME COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS ALREADY. OF COURSE, UH, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY MORE, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT, UH, THINGS TO GO UP IN PRICE, UH, BUT THEY DO AND INFLATION'S GONNA BE WHAT HAPPENS. UH, I CAN'T STAND HERE, HONESTLY, TO GO [01:15:01] OH 3% IS UNBELIEVABLE. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH WITHIN COMPETITIVE MARINAS, WHICH IS NOT ALL UP AND DOWN, BRIAN KNOWN THIS, UM, WE ARE NOW BECOMING THE MOST EXPENSIVE MARINA IN THE ALLEY BASE. SO, UH, AND WITHOUT MANY OF THE PRIVATE, UH, BENEFITS THAT COME FROM SOME OF THOSE OTHER MARINAS, UH, INCLUDING THE ONES MENTIONED, UM, THE CONCERN FOR THE VOTE NUMBERS IS NOT A 3% RAISE. IN MY OPINION. AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION AS YOU KNOW, THAT I'M PART OF VOTE, BUT I'M NOT REPRESENTING BOTH TODAY. UM, THE CONCERN THAT I HEAR FROM MY COMMUNITY MYSELF IS THAT THE MONEY WON'T BE SPENT AND TAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY LISTED AND NEEDED AND TAKING THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE MARINE IS AT THE RATE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE INCREASE, UH, THAT WE ARE NOW EXPOSED ONCE A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. WE ARE NOW EXPOSED AND ACCUMULATED IN WITH A VERY UNPROFITABLE GROUP THAT, THAT RUNS A CONSISTENT DEFICIT AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MONEY AND THAT OUR MONEY IS EXPOSED TO THAT. UM, SO THAT IS THE BIG CONCERN. UH, AND, AND I WANT TO PRESENT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH . UH, AND, AND I'M A ADVOCATE FOR LOOK FOR AS ONE MYSELF, SEEING IT GO UP 7% IS DISHEARTENING. UH, HOWEVER, UM, AS PART OF WHAT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT WAS THAT, THAT THAT IS AN AREA OF IMPROVEMENT FOR OUR MARINAS. THAT, UM, MOVING FROM BEING A LIVERBOARD IS A CHEAP WAY TO LIVE DOWNTOWN TO A CHOICE BY VOTERS THAT WANT TO LIVE ON BOATS AND BOAT. AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING. CHANGE IS RECENTLY DONE BY THE BUREAU TO ENSURE THAT LIVERBOARDS ARE VOTING BY HAVING OPERATIONAL BOATS THAT CAN MOVE AND ARE REGULARLY USED IS GREAT. IT ENDED UP COSTING, I HAVE THE 25,000 BILL LAST YEAR, BUT HEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN INEXPENSIVE WAY TO LIVE. IT IS A DIFFICULT WAY TO LIVE. WE HAVE OUR OWN DIFFICULTIES WITH PARKING, VANDALISM, ALL SORTS OF THINGS THROUGHOUT OUR AREA THAT WE LIVE IN. HOWEVER WE WANT TO DEAL, AND WE'RE WILLING TO, TO PAY THE EXTRA REPORT. BUT I WOULD ADD ADVOCATE FOR THE BUREAU IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING, DO A BETTER JOB IN MAINTAINING THE LIVERBOARD LIST. MEET THE 8%, CONSIDER THE 10% THAT LA DOES, AND CHARGE THE FEES ACCORDINGLY FOR IT. UM, AND MOVE OUT BY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT VOTING. AND LET LOCAL BOARD VOTERS TAKE SOME OF THAT BURDEN, UH, OF THE INCREASED FEES GOING FORWARD. AND ADDITIONALLY, CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCE IN SERVICES THAT ALAMI STATE GETS TO SHORE, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY GET DIFFERENT SERVICES. ONE OF WHICH I, I WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UP IS HAND. LAST THING IS, IS, UM, HAND NETTED GARBAGE, WHICH SHORELINE DOES NOT GIVE, BUT HAS CONSISTENTLY BREAKS ABOUT HOW MUCH TRASH TIME. OKAY, I WILL PUSH BACK ON THAT THOUGH. I I HAVE HAND HIT SHORELINE, UH, . OKAY. MIGHT NOT BE HITTING OUR DOCKS. THE, IT'S ALSO, ITS PROXIMITY, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO LA RIVER. THE AMOUNT OF TRASH FLOW THAT WE GET IN SHORELINE COMPARED TO WE'RE GETTING ALGA IS NOT, IS NOT THE SAME, IS NOT IN IT. MORE OF THE REASON. BUT YEAH, I CAN'T SAY THAT THE, YOU DO HAVE THE BOATS THAT WILL DO THE, WILL DO SKIMMING. THE SKIMMING. AND I LIVE BASICALLY RIGHT ACROSS FROM THAT BOAT. I HAVE ONLY SEEN THAT WITH TWICE. IT IS LAST YEAR AND A HALF. YEAH. SO I WILL, I WILL, UH, MAKE A STATEMENT THAT, UH, WE ARE DRAFTING A LETTER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, THAT GO TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND TO OUR MAYOR, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT HAVE FUNDING BACK AND GIVING DOLLARS BACK. SO WE CAN ASSURE ALL AREAS ARE CLEAN BECAUSE THE TRASH COMES DOWN TO THE ALLEY RIVER. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE 500,000 THAT THEY USED TO DO IN SIX YEARS. SIX YEARS. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THE, THE S FUND AND EVERYTHING BEING REDUCED, REDUCED, REDUCED. I UNDERSTAND THAT COMING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE OUR NEW GREEN TRASH CAN BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PUT RAW MEAT IN AND STUFF. AND I'M LIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? UM, BUT THERE ARE CHANGES. UH, BUT I TELL YOU THAT THIS COMMISSION, UH, IS DRAFTING THE LETTER. UM, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE LISTEN TO YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE COMING FROM AND, AND WE WILL FIGHT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PROMISE. SIR, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? UH, YES. YES. OKAY. [01:20:01] TALKING TO THE RIGHT SIDE, I GUESS. OKAY. UH, MY NAME'S, UH, JAMIE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, 7% IS PRETTY HIGH FOR, UH, IF I, IF I, I HAVE, UH, UH, RENTALS AND IF I RAISE MY, UH, QUOTE AFFORDABLE LIVING, UH, HOUSING, 'CAUSE I'M UNDERVALUED IN, IN MY RENTALS, UH, WHICH I MAY HAVE TO DO BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE, ARE OBVIOUSLY RAISING RENTS. UM, I, I WILL PROBABLY NOT DO THE 7%. I'LL PROBABLY BE MORE LIKE 3% TO COVER MY COSTS. IT'S LIKE INFLATION, YOU GOTTA DO IT. UM, BUT I, I ALSO LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY, THERE ARE A LOT OF VETERANS THAT LIVE ON BOARD FOR FOLKS AND, UH, UM, I MYSELF AM, UM, AMERICAN MERCHANT VETERAN AND WE HAVE FIXED INCOMES. AND, UH, JUST REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE GO TO RAISE THE PRICES, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S GONNA AFFECT A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE. THAT'S, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. UH, ONE QUICK ITEM TO POINT OUT IS, UH, I WANTED TO ADDRESS OUR LIVE ABOARD FEES. UH, OUR LIVE ABOARD FEES IN COMPARISON TO ALMOST ANY OTHER MARINA YOU GO TO ARE HIGHLY AFFORDABLE. UH, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, YOU'LL GO TO ANY MARINA IN THE LA GREATER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA, AND THEIR LIVABLE FEE IS AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR SLIP PERMIT FEE. SO, UH, OUR FEES IN OUR LIVABLE FEE MONTHLY IN RELATION TO A LOT OF AREAS IS VERY, VERY AFFORD. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? UH, WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION 26 INCREASES. DO I HAVE A SO SECOND? SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION IS PASSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS TO SEE WHAT WE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE. ALRIGHT, UH, MOVING ON. WE HAVE, UH, A RECOMMENDATION TO FILE THE MANAGER'S MONTHLY ORAL UPDATES. CAN I GET MOVED? MOVE. SO I MOVE SECOND, SECOND AND SECOND PLEASE. WE'LL START, KELLY. OKAY. SO WE'LL START WITH OUR, UH, OUR MARINE PATROL DETAIL. UH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, SERGEANT MCVAY AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER JOE, COME ON UP. CLAP RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU, HELLO, MY NAME'S HENRY. I'M THE, UH, WATCH THREE SUPERVISOR IN AFTERNOON WATCH. I'M GONNA GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IN PAST MONTH. WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 1 48 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND 1 64. THOSE CALLS WERE INITIAL DISPATCHES AND 1004 EIGHT FOUR. THOSE CALLS WERE BASICALLY OFFICER INITIATED CALLS. REPORTS STATED DURING ONE FOR 45. WE MOSTLY WERE FOR, UH, VESSEL I FOR A LAWFUL WARNING. AND WE CITED APPROXIMATELY 26 MISDEMEANOR SITES. 18 SITES WERE FOR UNLAWFUL FISHING IN ARENAS AND EIGHT SITES WERE WERE FOR, UH, TRESPASS ARENAS. AND WE WERE 190 PARKLAND SITES. MOSTLY WERE CONCENTRATED DOWNTOWN IN ONE 60 CHARLINE AREA BY SHORELINE VILLAGE. WE SEEM TO HAVE A ISSUE IN THAT AREA MOST OF TIME, SO WE ISSUE THOSE ON OTHER SITES. UM, WE'VE HAD A DECLINE IN OUR BURGLARIES, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD AN UPTAKE IN OUR VEHICLE, SO HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH IN THAT PLACE. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE, SO FIRST OFF, I'M NOT GOING TO PITCH NEGATIVE ABOUT PUTTING ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE BEACH. LET'S START WITH THAT. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT HERE TO PITCH ANY SALES INCREASES PRICE. I'M JUST HERE TO SAY HELLO. SO MY NAME'S SERGEANT MC. UH, I GREW UP HERE IN LONG BEACH AND BASIC WILSON NEVER CAME HERE TO A EVENT THOUGH. I WAS JUST A BAND. I JUST WENT HOME WITH, I SAW YOU, A BAND IS MY HOME, WHATEVER. SO ANYWAYS, I GREW UP HERE AT PARK CITY, CAL STATE LONG BEACH. I STILL LIVED HERE IN THE CITY TODAY. UM, I ACTUALLY WORK DOWN THE COURT. I WORK MARINE PATROL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEIR [01:25:01] CURRENT SERGEANT IS ON THE LONG EXTENDED MEETING, UH, FOR SOME PERSONAL REASONS. SO I'M SORT OF THE INTERN. I WORK IN COURT, BUT I'M FOCUSED FOR HELPING OUT AS WELL. SO I'M HERE TRYING TO HELP ADDRESS ISSUES. WE'RE WORKING ON STAFFING OF BIG ONE RIGHT NOW. UH, THESE GUYS DO A LOT OF WORK. THEY GO TO A LOT OF FAULTS AND ALL OF 'EM ARE WORKING MORE HOURS THAN THEY TRULY WANT TO. WELL, LIKE ALL OVERTIME, AND THEY DON'T LIKE HOW MUCH OVERTIME THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. UM, I'VE BEEN REALLY APPRECIATIVE HOW HARD THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TO TRY TO COVER ALL THE SHIFTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. FOUR NEW, UH, PATROL OFFICERS THAT ARE, UH, HEARD RIVERS. ONE MIGHT BE HIRED THOUGH BY ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET WHAT WE CAN. AND TOP OF THAT, THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL, UM, CONTROL THAT THEY HAVE HIRED, BUT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE ACADEMY AND THEN THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT THE JAIL BEFORE WE ALLOWED TO COME OUT FIELD. SO WE ARE SHORT STAFFED, WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR NUMBERS BACK UP THERE SO THAT WAY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT GREAT SERVICE AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS FEEL, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON FISHING CITATIONS. MOST OF THE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN FISHING HERE ARE NOT FROM OUR CITY. UM, THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB A LOT OF TIMES THAT THE JUVENILE FIRST TIME WE'LL TRY TO TALK WITH 'EM, HAVE CONVERSATION. SECOND, IT'S BEEN LONG, RIGHT? WE TRIED TO HAVE COMPASSION ONCE A KID, THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW. BUT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO DOWN THE FORCE, THE LAW. SO, UH, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT ISSUE. UM, I HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MOTOR BIKES AND THE BIKES. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS COMPLAINTS GREATLY. UH, THAT IS A VERY FRUSTRATING SUBJECT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN GENERAL. UH, IT'S A VERY HOT TOPIC FOR US RIGHT NOW. UH, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS, SO IF I SEE ONE ON THE STREET AND I'M IN MY CAR AND I TRY TO STOP 'EM, THEY'RE ON THE ROADWAY. THEY'RE TECHNICALLY A LOADED VEHICLE. I'M NOT ALLOWED TO PURSUE THEM. I CAN ASK THEM TO STOP THROWING MY LIGHTS TO SIRENS. HE DOESN'T STOP. I LITERALLY AM NOT ALLOWED TO CHASE HIM. THAT IS OUR CITY'S POLICY. THEY DON'T WANT THE LIABILITY. IF I RUN INTO SOMEBODY HE RUNS AND SOMEBODY GETS HURT, I FORCE HIM TO RUN A RED LIGHT. IT'S ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE IN OUR CITY, WE DON'T EVEN CHASE STOLEN CARS ANYMORE. THAT STOLEN CAR HAS TO BE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRIME. THAT'S OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. NOT MY CHOICE. TRUST ME, I'M A CITIZEN. THAT ONE DRIVES ME A LITTLE CRAZY. BUT THAT'S SIDE NOTE. BUT SO WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE DO. UM, WE CAN STILL GO OUT THERE, WE TRY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AS BEST WE CAN, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S A HOT TOPIC AND WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON IT. OTHER THAN THAT, UM, ANY QUESTIONS? JUST, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT THANK YOU BECAUSE WE ALL WALK AND MANY OF US WALK THE BOX. I GET TO TALK TO SOMEBODY THAT THE BOAT OWNERS AND, UH, BURGLARIES WERE ALWAYS NUMBER ONE, UH, ON THEIR, THEIR DOCK. SO KIDS' WALKING DOWN, STRANGERS WALKING DOWN THE DOCK, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY'RE THERE. WHY ARE THEY THERE WHEN THEY GET OUT AND TURN THE LIGHT ON, THEY SEEM TO RUN AWAY. UM, THE OTHER ONE IS OFFICIALLY, I I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GIVING US SOME NUMBERS. UH, WE'VE ONLY HAD THIS IN SECOND MEETING. WE'VE HAD NUMBERS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AND THE SEVERITY BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN WE WALK, WE LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THEY HAVE A BOAT ORDER RIGHT HERE TOO. SOMEBODY'S FISHING IT UP, YOU GOT SIGNS RIGHT THERE. WE GOT SIGNS ON THE DOCK AND SAYS YOU CAN'T FISH. UM, AND USUALLY THEY WALK AWAY, THEY SMILE AND THEN THEY GO DOWN TO THE DOCKS AND GO BACK UP. SO, UH, UM, WE JUST APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. UH, LET YOU KNOW, THERE IS TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION GOING THROUGH THE STATE, UH, RIGHT NOW ON, UH, ELECTRIC BIKES, UH, AND MOTORCYCLES. UM, THAT THEY HAVE TO BE, UH, BELIEVE 18 YEARS OLD, UH, ON THE, UH, BOTH MOTOR SCOOTERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WITH A LICENSE, WITH INSURANCE, WITH HOMELESS. SO THAT'S GONNA, I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA THROUGH KIDS BECAUSE THEY'RE JUNIOR HIGH KIDS. THEY'RE GRADE SCHOOL KIDS. I LIVE ACROSS FROM . THEY ALL HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES NOW AND THEY GO MORE THAN 15 MILES AN HOUR. SO WE, YOU ON THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR ERS? WE ALL FISHING SITES, BAY? UH, WE HAD SOME MAN ALLEY BAY. WE HAD SOME DOWNTOWN, BUT MOSTLY THEY WERE CONCENTRATED RIGHT BEHIND POINT. YEAH, THAT'S THE AREA RIGHT THERE. I'M SURE YOU KNOW KAYLA. SHE HAS A DIP BACK THERE, RIGHT IN THAT GENERAL AREA. OKAY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT ALL, SIR? YEAH. BUT ON THE FISHING, UM, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'VE, UH, ACTUALLY CONFRONTED HIM. SOME OF THEM CAN BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND I DON'T EVEN CONFRONT HIM ANYMORE. I JUST CALL THE, UH, CALL, CALL YOU GUYS AND HAVE, AND HAVE THEM DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT MY VOTE VANDALIZED. I DON'T WANT THE ISSUES. SO I'LL WALK BY AND SMILE WITH MY BOAT. [01:30:01] CALL, UH, CALL THE, UH, NON NON-EMERGENCY LINE AND GET THEM THERE. AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS THE, UH, UM, WE USED TO SEE YOU GUYS, UH, PROBING THE DOCKS A LOT OF TIMES AROUND SUNSET. AND I'M SURE IT'S A MANNING ISSUE, BUT, UH, IT WAS A GOOD THING TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE AND I THINK IT MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE W DOCKS, BUT I THINK IT KEEPS THEM OFF OF THE OTHER, UH, FACING TWO, ONE, UH, FACING TWO AND THREE, UM, IN . THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE, UM, BURGLARIES OR, UM, THE BREAK-INS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? ARE YOU, I I JUST WANT TO KNOW, UM, FOR MY OWN THING, BUT ARE YOU MAINLY GETTING IT BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE CALLING YOU? UH, SOME DID ORIGINATE FROM CALLS FOR SERVICE, BUT SOME WERE ALSO FLAGGED DOWN REGARDING THOSE. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ON FF DOCK AND SO SHE, SHE'S RIGHT THERE WITH ALL THE IMPOUND VOTES. SO, UH, WE KEEP IT AS THE BOARDS, OUR WHOLE GROUP KEEPS KIND OF AN EYE ON THAT. SO, UM, I KNOW WE'VE CALLED QUITE A FEW TIMES, SO IT SEEMED TO BE A LOW NUMBER TO, TO ME IT SEEMED TO BE A LOW NUMBER AS MUCH AS WE'VE CALLED. I THINK WE, LAST MONTH WE HAD THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE OVERALL. YEAH. YEAH. SO KEEP KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. ALL OF US. I MEAN, MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN LOS ALTOS. SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. IT'S THE ONES THAT CLOSE THEIR WINDOWS AND CLOSE THEIR DOORS. DON'T SAY ANYTHING. MAKE THE PHONE CALL A NON-EMERGENCY LINE AND THEY WILL REACT. WELL, THAT BRINGS UP AN IDEA THAT WE HAD. WE KNOW HOW THEY'RE GETTING OVER ONTO GIGI. THE TRASH, UH, AREA THAT IS IN BETWEEN GIGI AND EVA, IF WE ARE ON HIGH TIDE, THEY JUST JUMP OVER AND STEP DOWN. AND SO WE'VE HAD TWO, WE HAVE TWO BOATS ON AND WE'VE HAD BULK OF OUR BOATS BROKEN INTO BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT, THAT IT WAS AT HIGH TIDE. SO WE KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. UM, SO IF THEY'RE, WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT, HEY, WHY DON'T THEY PUT BOB WIRE AROUND, BARBED WIRE AROUND IT, AND MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP. UM, JUST SOME IDEAS TO GET THAT AREA TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN NOT JUMP OVER IT EASILY. AND THAT MIGHT SAVE A LOT OF EFFORT ON HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE BREAKING INTO THOSE VOTES AND OUR VOTES, BECAUSE I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE THEM BREAKING INTO THOSE, BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE THEM BREAKING INTO MY VOTES. AMEN. NOTED. I'VE NOTED THAT ON MY, UH, ON MY NOTES RIGHT HERE. AND I'LL GET WHAT TODD, SEE IF WE CAN DO, THANK YOU BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OF THE COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY. WE SURE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE CALL IT CRIME ENVIRONMENTAL. WE'RE HIRING 300 DOWN. THEY'RE HIRING. ALRIGHT, NEXT UP. ALRIGHT, WE'LL HAVE, UH, KELLY , OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE AND MARINE MAINTENANCE. UH, UH, THANKS SARGE. THANKS. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS. UM, I'LL GO THROUGH OUR BACK REPORT, UH, FOR, UH, STARTING OFF WITH MARINE MAINTENANCE. UH, OUR MARINE MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY. I'LL START OFF BY SAYING OUR, OUR COURSE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, SO I'LL, I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF HIS UPDATES. UM, UH, HOPEFULLY I CAN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, UH, FOR HIM AS WELL. UM, AS NOTED IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING WITH OUR MAINTENANCE, UM, COMMITTEE, UM, OUR MARINE MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY WITH, UM, SOME ENHANCEMENTS FOR PAINTING. THE NEW PAINTER, UH, HAS BEEN VERY BUSY AT, UH, A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, IT SEEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO, UM, WORK WAS COMPLETED AT THE ALAMEDA BAY MARINA OFFICE. UM, AND I'VE SEEN HIM IN OTHER AREAS IN THE MARINA ALSO. UH, SO A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. UM, THE MARINE MAINTENANCE STAFF ALSO REPLACED THE WEATHER ON THE MARINE PATROL SHED. I'M ACTUALLY SURE WHERE THAT SHED IS LOCATED, BUT IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN IT NOW. IT'S [01:35:01] RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF OUR, OUR OFFICE. OUR OFFICE. OH, OFFICE. GOT IT. OKAY. UM, DAVIES'S LAUNCH RAMP. THERE WAS A RUSTED MANHOLE COVER THAT, UH, THEY FABRICATED. THERE'S SOME MORE PHOTOS OF HIM, UH, WORKING ON THAT. UH, AND THEN SOME HIGH VOLTAGE, UH, REPAIRS DONE IN DOCK D IN THE SHORELINE AREA. HAVE SOME MORE UPDATES FROM OUR MARINE MAINTENANCE TEAM. UH, SOME EPOXY FLOORING WENT IN AT STATION 35. UH, A FENCE WAS DAMAGED WITH THE VEHICLE AT COLORADO LAGOON. THEY, UH, WORK TO REPAIR THAT FENCE AND REPLACE, UH, THE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY AT CORONADO BEACH. A LOT OF ACTIVATION THERE THIS SUMMER WITH MOVIES ON THE BEACH AND USE THERE. SO THEY'VE BEEN BUSY, UH, CLEANING THAT, UH, WORKOUT AREA. ONE PEARL BEACH. THEY REPLACED THIS BALLER HERE THAT'S BEEN DAMAGED SEVERAL TIMES, UM, WITH VEHICLES. BUT, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT IN ONE, HOPEFULLY IT LAST A LITTLE BIT LONGER. UM, ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE WORKS WITH OUR MARINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR DOCK AT MARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THAT'S ONGOING, I BELIEVE, STARTED THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK. SO, UH, THAT'S A PROJECT THAT'S, UM, OUR MAINTENANCE. UH, SUPERINTENDENT COREY IS OVERSEEING OF PLACEMENT OF HIS DOCK. HEY, KELLY, REAL QUICK ONE. GO BACK. YEAH. UH, I SEE THE, UH, PLAYGROUND. UH, THE, UH, IT'S A PULL UP BAR EQUIPMENT THERE, UH, ON THE, IT'S THE, THE THIRD ONE OVER. IF YOU LOOK UP MAYBE ABOUT KNEE HIGH, A LITTLE HIGHER ON THERE. THERE'S A, THERE'S A STEP THAT STAFF PUT IN. UH, RECENTLY WE GOT A COMPLAINT FROM A FITNESS IN A, IN A PET PATH USER. AND THEY, THEY SAID, HEY, I CAN'T REACH THE, THE PULL BAR. I CAN'T REACH. AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A LADDER BAR THERE AS WELL. THEY COULDN'T GET UP ONTO THE, THEY COULDN'T REACH. SO IT WAS GREAT. THE MARINE MAINTENANCE GUYS WENT TO THE, THE COMPANY AND THEY GOT THESE LITTLE, UH, ADDONS. AND NOW THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN REACH THE . THAT'S AWESOME. I GOT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS, THE CHANGES THE, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE ANYBODY CAN GO IN THERE AND YOU DON'T SEE THE STAINS, UH, ON THE CEMENT, AND IT MAKES IT MORE WELCOMING, BUT IT SURE MAKES IT MORE WELCOMING TO GO IN AND USE THE RESTROOM. OKAY. UM, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR GREEN? WE'LL MOVE ON TO BEACH MAINTENANCE. UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR BEACH MAINTENANCE, WE'RE JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING THE, UH, RECEIVING NEW EQUIPMENT, UH, KIND OF SMALL PICTURES HERE, BUT WE'VE GOT FOUR PIECES OF BEACH CLEANING EQUIPMENT. UH, WE WORKED WITH A VENDOR IN OUR FLEET OPERATIONS TO PROCURE THOSE MACHINES. UM, SO WE HAVE A, A 3000 MODEL, WHICH IS A LARGE SAND CLEANER, UH, TWO, TWO THOUSANDS. UM, ONE OF THOSE TWO THOUSANDS IS EQUIPPED WITH, UH, KIND OF SATELLITE, UH, MAINTENANCE PRO. UM, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO KIND OF INTEGRATE A, UM, MORE DATA COLLECTION, SO WHERE IT'S OPERATING, HOW MANY TIMES IT DUMPS, UH, AND TRYING TO INCORPORATE THAT, WORKING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AND WE DECIDE TO ADD IT ON TO MORE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. UM, BUT A LOT OF DEBRIS COMING OFF THE BEACH. A LOT OF SMALL DEBRIS, A LOT OF SMALL PLASTIC, SMALL STYROFOAM THAT JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE WITH PRIOR EQUIPMENT. SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT NEW EQUIPMENT, AND WE'RE USING IT A LOT IN ALL THE AREAS. UM, SO, UH, WORK DOWNTOWN IN THE, WE PLAY BIG AREA AT PIKE PARK. UH, THAT AREA GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A REVAMP CLEANUP, NEW MULCH ADDED A LOT OF IRRIGATION REPAIRS. JUST A LOT OF USE FOR PARK. VERY ACTIVE WITH EVENTS, UH, PUBLIC USE. UM, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR, UH, UPGRADE OF OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN, UH, FOOTPRINT. UH, SO ABOUT 90% COMPLETED WITH THAT PROJECT. HERE'S SOME, UH, ANTENNAS FOR THOSE, UH, THAT ARE GETTING INSTALLED ON SOME OF THE BEACH ON SOME, SORRY, SOME OF THE 12 OWNER RESTAURANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT TO KIND OF INTEGRATE THOSE INTO A SMART SYSTEM. UH, DALTON FOUNTAIN ANNUAL, UH, OR QUARTERLY, UH, PLANTS ARE GOING IN SOME MORE IRRIGATION REPAIRS. UH, A JUST VISIT DOWN FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH, UH, SOME VANDALISM REPAIRS. PAINTING. UH, SOUTH SHORE LAUNCH RAMP HAD SOME BALLERS IN, UH, BALLARDS INSTALLED THAT CAN GET A LOT OF ILLEGAL [01:40:01] ENTRY INTO THE SOUTH SHORE LAUNCH RAMP. WE HAD SOME WATERFIELD BARRICADES THAT, UH, LASTED A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT, BUT, UH, WE REPLACE THEM WITH, UM, IN BALLS. AND, UH, ANOTHER TASK THAT OUR 18 DOES IS THE REMOVAL OF, UH, E SCOOTERS FROM RAINBOW HARBOR. THOSE SEEM TO, YOU KNOW, GET THROWN OVER THE RED QUITE OFTEN. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGER POLES THAT OUR TEAM HAS CONDUCTED. UM, BUSY ACTIVATION IN THE, THE SUMMERTIME. A LOT OF USE DOWN THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THESE SCOOTERS END UP IN THE WATER. AND OUR TEAM GOES OUT THERE WITH OUR, UH, CATTLE BOAT ON THE FRONT, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO THOSE FROM THE ARENA. I, I, IT, IT BAFFLES THE IMAGINATION THAT WE HAVE A GROUP OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THEY'RE, THEY'RE RENTING THESE AND IT SHOULD BE THE PERSON THAT RENTED THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND BRINGING THEM BACK. THAT JUST TELLS ME WHERE THEY'RE BEING RENTED FROM. THEY'RE NOT BRINGING 'EM BACK. VERY FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL HAZARDOUS, THAT'S SUCH HAZARDOUS GOING INTO OUR WATERS. IT'S JUST, ANYWAYS, OUR, OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM DOES REPORT THESE, UM, REMOVALS AND ISSUES TO THE, UM, MOBILITY PROGRAM THAT HELPS TO OVERSEE THESE SPECIFIC VENDORS. UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE, I THINK THEY'RE WORKING ON. THEY'RE ALL BIRDS AND THEY'RE ALL, THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR VENDOR. SO, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT. SO YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE THEME, BUT I AM LIKE ESCALATING THINGS. JUST BIRD OR THE PARTNER PAY OR LIKE SUBSIDIZE YOUR EFFORTS WHEN YOU GO AND REMOVE THESE SCOOTERS FROM THE WATERS. YES. UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON 'EM ON THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF THAT. UM, IF WE REMOVE IT, CAN WE STORE IT? UH, WHAT TYPE OF FEE CAN WE CHARGE THE VENDOR AND HOW LONG WE'RE KEEPING THOSE IN? UM, THOUSAND DOLLARS. I MEAN, IF YOU NEED OUR HELP, , WE'LL HAVE YOU BRING THAT BACK. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. THAT'S WILD. SO ONE OF THOSE LANDED ON MY PARKWAY IN FRONT OF MY HOME, AND I HAVE, AS A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH, THE RIGHT TO CALL THAT COMPANY OR THEIR AGENT TO COME AND PICK IT UP. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME RIGHT, TO REPORT ONE OF THOSE MACHINES IN A PLACE WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE AND EXPECT THE VENDOR, THE OWNER OF THAT EQUIPMENT TO GO AND GET IT. SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE A BOAT? SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE OR THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE MACHINE IS OPERATING? JUST ASKING. YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. UM, WE, I THINK WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BOAT. THEY DON'T HAVE A, A, A WATER VESSEL TO GO OUT THERE AND REMOVE. WE, IN THE PAST WE SAW VENDORS IN AREAS OF THE MARINA THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO REMOVE THOSE. UM, SO WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM AND THAT'S HOW WE KIND OF CAME UP WITH A PLAN OF, HEY, IF WE UTILIZE OUR SERVICE, THERE'S GONNA BE A FEE ASSOCIATED. UM, AND WE HAVEN'T SOLIDIFIED THAT, UH, SERVICE AND THAT AMOUNT AND THAT TRANSACTION, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED LIKE A FORMAL MOTION OR SOMETHING, BUT I WOULD FORMALLY LIKE TO HEAR HOW THAT'S GOING AS INFORMATION. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SO MANY AREAS WHERE YOU ALL ARE BEING TAPPED FOR YOUR RESOURCES AND NOT GIVEN, UM, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND THERE'S INFLATION, THERE'S COSTS GOING UP, THERE'S CLIMATE CHANGE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SORT OF MEET THE GAP. UM, AND WE'RE NOT SORT OF GETTING COMPENSATED BY IT. SO I WANTED FORMALLY THINK IS, IS, UH, I THOUGHT WE CAN ASK THEM TO COME IN OUR NEXT MEETING, UH, TO DO A FULL REVIEW FOR US AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAVE THE CITY COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THAT BLESS THAT TO COME IN AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING? BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T COME OUT OF OUR DOLLARS TO GET THOSE OUT. IT SHOULD BE OUT OF BIRTH DOLLARS TO GET THOSE OUT. SO COMMISSIONS, UH, BASED ON YOUR, YOUR REQUEST LAST MONTH MM-HMM . UH, WE DO HAVE THE PILOT PROGRAM COMING OUT IN, UH, SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER. UH, GONNA BE HERE IN AUGUST, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONBOARDING RIGHT NOW. UH, THE NEW MOBILITY OFFICER FOR THE CITY. SO WE'LL HAVE THE MOBILITY OFFICER WITH US IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL AS, UH, THE PILOT [01:45:01] PROJECT LEAD, UH, FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AND THEN WHAT I'LL DO IN THE MEANTIME IS ASK IF THEY CAN HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM BURN AND YES, PLEASE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. YES, MA'AM. AND I I WOULD HAVE ONE OTHER OBSERVATION. IF THERE WAS A COMPANY IN LONG BEACH THAT HAD THEIR OWNED AND OPERATED THING ROUTINELY DISPOSED OF IN THE MARINA OR WHEREVER THESE BABIES ARE BEING RETRIEVED, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MOBILITY, PARDON ME, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CAPITAL EXPENSE OF THAT THING THAT'S OWNED BY SOMEONE ELSE AND NOT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. HOW WOULD THAT OTHER VENDOR BE EXPECTED TO RESOLVE THE RETRIEVAL OF THOSE THINGS? PARDON ME? GONNA SIMPLY STEP AWAY FROM THE NOTION THAT THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH MOBILITY. YES, MA'AM. OR THE MA THE, UM, INTEREST IN THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH TO EXPLORE OTHER METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO HELP AND FACILITATE VISITORS IN LONG BEACH, TO USE OUR BEACHES, TO USE THE BEACH PATH TO USE WHATEVER AMENITIES THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HAS. THIS IS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OWNED BY A FIRM THAT IS ENDING UP IN AN INAPPROPRIATE PLACE. AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETRIEVING THEM, GET A BOAT, GET THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO RECOVER THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH EQUIPMENT. THEY MAY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, BUT THE CITY DOESN'T OWN IT AND FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, THAT MARINE BUREAU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BACKFILL ON THE RESOURCES OUTLINED BY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER IN THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. SO FEEL FAIRLY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, AND IT WILL BE LOVELY TO HEAR FROM THE MOBILITY FOLKS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS TO HOW THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC AND OUR RESIDENTS. BUT I THINK, UM, YOU AND YOUR STAFF DESERVE MORE SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A COMMENT TO SUPPORT. I, I HAD ONE OF THOSE BIRDS LEFT IN MY FRONT YARD. I CALLED THE ONE 800 NUMBER ON IT. IT TOOK THEM FIVE DAYS TO GET IT, AND I, UM, NUMBER TWO PERSON THAT LEFT IT THERE JUST, IT RAN, YOU KNOW, THE TIME RAN OUT AND DIES ON THEM. SO THEY LEAVE IT WHEREVER IT IS. UM, THE COMPANY TOLD ME ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD OUT PICK IT UP. WELL, A REPRESENTATIVE WAS A KID ON A BIRD WHO STACKED UP SIX ON, ON THE SCOOTER AND WENT TO A SITE OR WHEREVER THEY TAKE IT HOME AND CHARGE IT. SO THAT'S SO COMMISSION. MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU DO SEE A SCOOT, UH, E SCOOTER, A RUNABLE SCOTER ANYWHERE WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BE, TAKE A, UH, TAKE A PHOTO OF IT, PUT IT IN THE LB L UH, GO LB APP. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE, UH, AN APP, UH, A DIRECT LINK THERE, AND THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE PICKED UP IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME OR THE COMPANY STARTS GETTING FINED. YES, I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S, IT'S VERY TRUE. IT'S ON THE APP. OKAY. UM, MAY I MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT, PLEASE? THERE IS AN ELECTRIC BATTERY IN ONE OF THESE THINGS. YES. YEAH. AND IN OUR WORLD, WOULDN'T THAT BE CONSIDERED TOXIC WASTE? YES. OH, THE DISPOSAL HAZARD. MAY I SUGGEST THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ELEMENT HERE THAT THE OWNER OF THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAS THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING THE POTENTIAL WASTE? YES. THAT COMES FROM THIS THING ENDING UP IN OUR CRYSTAL WATERS. SO, YES. UM, I, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT WE PURSUE THE OWNER OF THE EQUIPMENT AND ENGAGE WITH THEM AND REQUEST THAT CITY STAFF, UH, TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT OUR STAFF, YOUR [01:50:01] FOLKS, YOUR RESOURCES ARE NOT INVOLVED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, TODD. AND, AND WE COMMISSIONER HAS TO LEAVE A FEW MINUTES. UH, ARE WE STILL AT A COURT IN FEW WEEKS? NO. ONCE SOMEONE NEEDS, YOU'LL HAVE TO CLOSE OUT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN WRAP UP REAL QUICK. KELLY, UH, THAT GOOD FOR YOU? THAT WAS IT. OKAY. WE HAVE IT. IT'S, UH, SHORT. SWEET. AND THEN, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT. YEAH. FEW, FEW QUICK, UM, OCCUPANCY. WERE DOING GREAT. 94 1 6 1. UH, IT'S ABOUT A TAKE UP FROM LAST YEAR. SO PERCENTAGE HIGHER. WE WERE, SAME TIME LAST YEAR. UH, OVER A LITTLE OVER 1100, UH, NIGHTS OF GUEST DAY. AGAIN, UH, PROVIDED A 20 SLIP, UH, THE 29TH UPTAKE FROM LAST YEAR, AUGUST AS WELL. UH, WE ARE, UH, WORKING TO ONBOARD, UH, POTENTIALLY A NEW DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, UH, COMPANY. UM, IT PASSED IN, UH, CITY COUNCIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. UH, MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE FOR END USER, UH, USER EXPERIENCE. UH, MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FOR STAFF. UH, NOT DOUBLE TOUCHING INFORMATION, UH, PULLING EXTRA OF COURSE TO PUT IT INTO OUR FINANCIAL PROGRAM. UM, WE GOT A COUPLE BIG PROJECTS COMING UP ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FOOTPRINT. ALAMI IS BAY ENTRANCE, CHANNEL DREDGE PROJECT. UM, SHOULD KICK OFF, UH, END OF THIS YEAR, BEGINNING NEXT. UH, THEN I'M DOWN ON, UH, THE DOWNTOWN SIDE BEANS, WADE BAY FEDERAL CHANNEL, UM, DREDGING. YEP. STARTS NEXT YEAR AS WELL. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS SPEEDING. DAVE. LAUNCH SHRIMP. DAVID'S LAUNCH ROOM. UH, IT'S STILL IN. IT'S GETTING A, UH, PUT OUT FOR LIKE A BID, UH, A BID PACKAGE TO GET, GET LIKE A NEW, NEW PRICE ON, ON THAT BOX. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ASK JUDGE OFFICIALLY, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, MCFAIL, I THINK WITH THE LETTERS THAT WERE DRAFTING. YEAH. I, I WANT A LETTER ON, ON THE BIRDS. I WANT A LETTER ON THE BIRDS, UH, FROM THIS COMMISSION GOING TO CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCILWOMAN, OR THE WOMEN THAT APPROVE THAT, UH, THAT THIS TRULY IS DAMAGING OUR ENVIRONMENT. MM-HMM . THIS IS A, THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE MARINE BUREAU. SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS WHAT I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING REGARDING THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL THAT'S BEING DROPPED INTO OUR OCEANS AROUND THAT? THAT'S, THAT I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND HOLDING THAT LETTER UNTIL YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION FROM OTHER WORDS. AND THEN I'LL TAKE THE INFORMATION YOU GET THERE. I'LL RESET, I'LL RESET MY MOTION. THEN YOU GO, I'LL RESET MY MOTION. BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, I AM, THIS WILL BE POSTED TONIGHT ON MY TWITTER. 'CAUSE I HAVE THE PICTURE. I'M DISGUSTED. I I REALLY AM. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPEED AND STUFF, BUT WHEN THESE ARE GOING TO THE OCEANS AND MY GRAND BABIES GET TO GO IN AND MY DOG GETS TO GO IN AND THESE ARE, THESE ARE LITHIUM BATTERIES. I START SWIMMING. YES. SO NOW ONE OF THE SEALS ARE GETTING ANGRY AT OUR . THANK YOU, KEN. SO, UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT, OUR MANAGERS REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UH, ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WANNA COMMENT ON THE REPORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU GUYS BOTH. YOU, UH, I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THE REPORTS, THE MANAGEMENT'S, UH, ALL REPORTS. SO MOVED. AND I HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AND ON THE COMMITTEE STATUS REPORTS, WE'VE ALREADY THEM WE'RE GONNA BYPASS ON THE COMMITTEES. YES. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, END THIS IN, IN OUR, OUR MEETING COMMISSIONER. OH, WELL, PUBLIC COMMENTS. YEAH. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANYTHING YOU WANT? TYPE DON'T HAVE A FORM. I DON'T NEED A FORM FOR MY COMMENT. SO IF WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR US, WE'D HAVE A BROWN ACT IF WE DID IT. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MY REAL QUICK, DO REAL QUICK. UM, MY WIFE LOVED THE WARP TOUR AS AN ATTENDEE, AS A NON ATTENDEE SPEAKING FOR ALL THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AROUND IT, EVERY BOAT OWNER IN THE AREA, SEVEN STAGES AT ONE TIME IS NOT APPROPRIATE. IT IS JUST GARBAGE NOISE BEING SCREAMED AT US ALL DAY LONG. HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS TO GET TO OUR PARK, TO GET TO THE MARINA AND OUT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND TO HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY APPROVE WITHOUT ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, ANOTHER WORK TOUR A WEEK LATER IS A PROBLEM. I'M JUST PRACTICING MY PRESENTATION FOR OTHER GROUPS. I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT US. I, IIII LOVE THAT IDEA. NO, NO RESPONSE. I CAN'T, SORRY. GOT ME IN TROUBLE FROM THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S IT. SO WITH THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OUR MEETING, UH, AND [01:55:01] REMEMBRANCE OF COMMODORE EVERETT CORD, UH, OF THE QUEEN MERRICK THAT PASSED AWAY. AND A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, SKIP THAT PASSED AWAY. UH, SO WITH THAT, WE MAY I ALSO MAKE A COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLOSURE OF TODAY'S MEETING. YES. UH, UH, THE, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF OUR PARKS REC MARINE DEPARTMENT, BRENT DENNIS, IS HAPPILY RETIRING AND I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SUPPORT AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND HIS RETIREMENT FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. WITH THAT, THAT FOR ADJOURN. * 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.