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MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025.AND WE ARE NOW IN THE, UH, RECREATION PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, THE BLUELAND DEN OF THE ORDER.
AND WE'LL START WITH OUR ROLL CALL.
UH, MR. LELAND, CAN YOU CONDUCT THAT FOR US? COMMISSION CHAIRMAN HERE.
COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIRMAN MCRAY.
YOU HAVE A BOARD? UM, WE HAVE, UH, MR. LELAND, IS THIS PART OF OUR PRE AGENDA ITEMS? A COUPLE OF, UH, PRE AGENDA ITEMS? UH, ONE OF 'EM IS TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER CARLIN, UH, IN THE LAST MONTH WAS, UH, SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED THE WAIKIKI ROUGH WATER.
I WISH I COULD JUST SWIM ACROSS THE BAY COMMISSIONER THAT PART.
AND ANOTHER, UH, ITEM REAL QUICK.
UH, CAN WE ASK YOU THAT YOU USE YOUR MICROPHONES THROUGHOUT TODAY? UH, WE'VE SEEN THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ISSUES WITH OUR RECORDING OF GETTING EVERYBODY'S HANDS.
AND, UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE USE OF THE, UM, MICROPHONES.
I DID LISTEN LAST MEETING BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND AND I WAS APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE USE OF THE MICROPHONES.
UM, BUT WHO WILL BE HELPING ME WITH THIS, UH, COMMENDATION FOR, UM, MS.
KELLY ARMSTRONG AND COREY FORSTER WILL BE COMING UP.
UH, IT'S A PRIVILEGE, UH, TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING MEMBER, UH, OF OUR TEAM.
YOU WANNA STAND UP ALBERT? THANK YOU.
UH, ALBERT BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UH, MARINE BUREAU IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 AS A GARDENER TWO.
UH, FROM THE START, IT WAS CLEAR THAT HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, UH, WITH BE AN ASSET, HE QUICKLY BECAME A KEY RESOURCE IN OVERSEEING LANDSCAPING OPERATIONS IN THE QUEENSWAY BAY AREA AND HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS STUDENT, UM, EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE QUEEN MARY AND HARRY BRIDGES PARK.
UH, ALBERT HAS ALSO SERVED AS A TEAM LEADER IN THE GROUNDS DIVISION, SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PROJECTS ACROSS BOTH THE BEACH AREAS AND ALAMITOS BAY.
UH, HIS ABILITY TO LEAD CREWS, COORDINATE PROJECTS AND MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD, UH, OF CARE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR SUCCESS.
UH, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ALBERT'S CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, AS WELL AS HIS RECENT PROMOTION TO PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR.
HIS LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR DEPARTMENT.
UH, SO PLEASE JOIN ME CONGRATULATING ALBERT ON HIS WELL-DESERVED ACHIEVEMENT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR PROMOTION FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE CITY MORE BEAUTIFUL.
COME AROUND THIS SIDE SO THE WHOLE, WE'LL GET THE WHOLE TEAM, WE'LL GET YOU OVER HERE.
DID EVERYBODY MOVE IN? SQUEEZE ON IN.
DOES AN EXTRA TWO WEEKS COME WITH THAT VACATION? NO.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT, KELLY, OR, UH, COMMISSION? JUST REAL QUICK ON THE, UH, WE HAD A RETIREMENT LY OF OUR, UH, PARTNER SUPERVISOR, JEFF KING, WHO YOU'VE ALL MET AND WHO REALLY ESTABLISHED OUR LANDSCAPE AREAS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK AND JUST THE BEAUTY OF LAUNCH.
AND ALBERT HAS BEEN WORKING UNDER JEFF FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
UH, BUT WE HAD SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE ALBERT WAS UNDER JUST
SO SUPER, SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE CONTINUED COOPER, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS THAT OLIVER OVER THE YEARS.
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FROM HERE WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, UH, WITH ITEM ONE.I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ANYONE WITH RECOMMEND MOVE THE MINUTES, APPROVE THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 14TH.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION INPUT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT.
AND NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO.
IT'S APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A CONCESSION STAND STATUS ON MONTY'S DOG BEACH AND BAR LOCATED AT 5,000 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD IN LONG BEACH.
AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
WE'LL PROCEED ON, UH, WITH THAT PRESENTATION FROM MONTY.
ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, I'D LIKE TO TO INTRODUCE IGOR MONTE.
HE IS THE OWNER OPERATOR FOR CO OF MONTY'S DOG BEACH AND PAR, WHERE WE WILL GET JUMP RIGHT INTO HIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY BUSINESS IN FRONT OF YOU.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU MAXIMUM 10 MINUTES.
UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FIRST CONTACT WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, MR. ANO, MR. TODD LIMAN, MR. FORESTER AND MS. BRIGADE.
MS. MARYANNE CRONIN FOR HER HELP WITH MY PUBLIC HEARING APPEARANCE, MS. MURRAY CRAIG FOR HANDLING MY MIRANDA MATTERS.
MY GRATITUDE ALSO GOES TO THE BROKERS OF THE CITY, MR. NORA, MR. SEAN LITMAN FOR THE BROKERAGE REGARDING MY CONTRACT WITH CITY OF MON BEACH.
I BEEN APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE ADMISSION STAGES.
MY NAME IS IG MONTE AND MY WIFE AND I OPERATE WITH MONTES IN FOUR DIFFERENT CITIES, IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES AND ON TWO CONTINENTS.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT PEOPLE HERE WERE THE MOST WONDERING AND HELPFUL CITY OFFICIALS BY FAR.
THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THAT YOU HAVE LIKE 7 MILLION REGULATIONS HERE IN THIS CITY.
UM, SO AT MONTES, DOGS AREN'T JUST WELCOME.
WHO ARE WE? WE ARE A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN BRINGING DOGS AND THEY'RE HUMANS TOGETHER ON BEACHES SINCE 2015.
I'M 39-YEAR-OLD CROATIAN MARRIED AND A FATHER OF THE THREE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND A FORMER PROFESSIONAL TEAM, HELOCK PLAYER.
AND FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, AN ENTREPRENEUR IN HOSPITALITY BUSINESS.
2015, MY WIFE AND I STARTED SOMETHING OTHERLY, UNLIKE CROATIA, WHERE WE WERE THE FIRST ONE THAT TRIED TO OFFER TO DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND ELEVATED AND JUST SEE ROCKS AND SECLUDE EACH.
THESE ARE OUR FIRST TWO LOCATION LOCATIONS, DEPEND AND ROCK.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE STARTED IN 2015.
I DUNNO IF WE WERE THE FIRST ONES IN THE WORLD, BUT WE WERE DEFINITELY THE FIRST ONES IN CROATIA AND THE EUROPE WITH SUCH A CONCEPT.
WE STARTED SMALL WITH JUST A BEACH, SMALL BEACH CUT OF 200 AND UH, OF 120 SQUARE FEET, SOME JUST CANS OF SOFT AND ONIC DRINKS.
AND THEN WE REALIZED THAT WE WANT TO OFFER TO DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE THE SAME OR EVEN BETTER AMENITIES AND SERVICE THAN THE USUAL BEACHES.
AT FIRST, THERE WAS A HUGE RESISTANCE FROM THE CITY OFFICIALS WHO DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OUR VISION, AND SOMEHOW THEY THOUGHT THE DOGS WERE COMING ALONG ON THE BEACH WITH DOLLS UNDER THEIR PAWS.
BUT AFTER A LOT OF MEETINGS, WE FINALLY TWISTED THEIR ARM AND THEY SLOWLY STARTED TO CAVE UNDER OUR PRESSURE.
AFTER OUR SUCCESS IN ZA, OUR EXPANSION STARTED AND WE QUICKLY AFTER OPENED THE SECOND MONKEYS ON ISLAND OF ROCK IN 2018.
THERE PORTO AND LONG BEACH AFTER MONT IS IN PORTO VENIA AND OUR PROUDEST PROJECT IN LONG BEACH IN CALIFORNIA, BOTH IN 2024.
OUR MODEL WHERE DOGS ARE PEOPLE TO MEANS THAT DOGS DESERVE TO ENJOY THE SAME LUXURY AS THEIR OWNERS.
IN CROATIA, 10 YEARS AGO, DOGS WERE NOT WELCOME IN PUBLIC BEACHES.
AND IF THERE WAS A DOG BEACH, IT WAS BASED ON THE WORST LOCATION POSSIBLE WHERE NO ONE WAS ACTUALLY GOING.
BY GIVING OUR FIRST LOCATION IN UKRAINE SOUTH THE MOST, THAT BEACH WAS ALLOCATED AND UNPOPULAR AND RUN OUT, BUT IT WAS LOCATED PERFECTLY, ALMOST MOST TO THE ACTION CENTER OF THE TOWN WITH A DECENT FOOT DRIVE THERE WE SAW OUR CHANCE AND THE FIRST MONS WITH ALL AMENITIES FOR DOGS AND HUMANS
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WAS BORN.WHY MON BEACH? MON BEACH IS ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST DOG-FRIENDLY CITIZEN IN CALIFORNIA.
I WAS RAISED ON WRAP PUNCTURE IN THE DAY, BACK IN THE DAY IN CROATIA.
AND COMBINING YOUR TWO, UH, YOUR ROOM IN SNOOP DOG, MONTE'S DOG BEACH, AND 365 DAYS OF SUN AND AMAZING WEATHER, MOUNT BEACH WAS A NO BRAINER.
AND A MOUNT MASTERING DREAMER.
ROSIE'S DOG BEACH WAS THE PERFECT HOME FOR OUR CONCEPT, CENTRAL
FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN I CAME AS A TOURIST TO LONG BEACH, I SAW HUGE UNUSED POTENTIAL THAT LONG BEACH HAS.
THE CITY HAS THE NAME BEACH AND IT IS, IN MY OPINION, USING ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ITS BEACH POTENTIAL.
OUR CONCEPT AS TO THE CITY REPUTATION AS A PET-FRIENDLY DESTINATION, THE DOG NICHE IS SUCH A VERY NICE WAY TO PROMOTE ANY TYPE OF VENUE.
CONSIDERING THE DOGS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS RELATED WITH A POSITIVE MEDIA CONTEXT.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS EASIER TO PROMOTE DOG ICE CREAM THAN REGULAR ICE CREAM OR A DOG MARATHON.
COMPARING THE HUMAN MARATHON, RIGHT CURRENT OFFERINGS FOR DOGS, WE OFFER HOMEMADE DOG ICE CREAM, BOUGIE DOG PATTIES, POPUPS, PP, GINOS DOG IES, AND HOMEMADE DOG BISCUITS.
AND RIGHT NOW OUR ASSOCIATE A MISSION STAR CHEF CREATES OUR NEW DOG MENU AND WE'LL LAUNCH IT IN 2026.
WE OFFER MOUTH WATERING FOOD MENU FOR PEOPLE, OUR FAMOUS BURGERS, CRISPY PIZZA, DELICIOUS BURRITOS, BREAKFAST ANTS, GRAPES, ET CETERA.
WE BREW FRESH ITALIAN COFFEE AND THE MOST SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT OUR OFFER, WE SERVE BEER AND WINE ON THE SAND THAT NO ONE HAS.
HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CITY IN CALIFORNIA HAS THAT BESIDES LONG BEACH AND I DID MY DEEP RESEARCH ON THAT.
I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND ESPECIALLY LONG BEACH CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVING MY BEER AND WINE LICENSE.
AND AS I PROMISED, I WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT WITH CARE.
I CAN PROUDLY SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY INCIDENT IN THE PAST 11 MONTHS.
I OPERATED WHAT MAKES MONTE STAND OUT.
AS I SAID BEFORE, AN AMAZING LOCATION.
IT'S SUPER SAFE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
A HUGE AND AFFORDABLE PARKING PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF HOME, A DA FRIENDLY, NON-INVASIVE JAMAL AMBIENCE MUSIC DURING THE DAY WITH WEEKEND EXCEPTIONS.
WHAT WE HOST DJS OR BATS, HIGH QUALITY FOOD AND DRINKS.
AGAIN, A BEER AND WINE LICENSE ON THE SAND, A HUGE TERRACE AND FRIENDLY STAFF.
AND THE LAST ONE, THIS IS ALL FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR DOGS.
OUR SUCCESS SO FAR, AFTER ON ONE SET, WE OPEN IN MIDDLE OF OCTOBER QUIETLY WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISEMENT, JUST TESTING OUT THE CHALLENGING AND DEMAND IN CALIFORNIA MARKET WITH JUST TWO EMPLOYEES.
AND TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, IN JUST NINE MONTHS, MONTES EXPLODED.
AND WE ARE NOW EMPLOYING 25 PEOPLE ALL FROM PALM BEACH AREA.
WITH $1.5 MILLION DONORS IN GROSS SALES, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS SERVE AND 30% REPEAT CUSTOMERS SOCIAL MEDIA.
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ARE SUPER POPULAR AND THE MOST INFORMATION CALIFORNIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES ARE SHARING POSTS FROM MONTY BEACH COUNTY PROFILE.
WE ARE NOW UPDATING OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND.
WE'LL ADD A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR RESERVING TABLES, THE RESERVE EVENTS, VENUES FOR SUN BEDS, AND OUR GRASS CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, PEOPLE NOT HAVING A SPACE WHERE DOGS AND HUMANS CAN ENJOY THE BEACH TOGETHER.
OUR RATINGS ON ALL RATING PLATFORMS ARE OVER 4.4, AND WE ARE ALSO DOING OUR BEST TO FULFILL ALMOST ALL NEEDS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE GREW FROM TWO TO 25 EMPLOYEES IN JUST NINE MONTHS, AND THEY'RE ALMOST ALL BASED IN LONG BEACH.
ALSO, I HAVE A PLAN OF BRINGING CREATION MAR MASTER CHEFS TO LONG BEACH AND TO DO COOKING SEMINARS AT MONTY'S ABOUT HOW TO MAKE MEDITERRANEAN FOOD AND SPECIALTIES FROM ALL IAN REGIONS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE MY WAY TO TRY TO ENTERTAIN AND CREATE INTEREST IN YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE DESIRE TO BECOME CHEFS AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ORGANIC MEDITERRANEAN FOOD.
FURTHERMORE, MON ALSO ATTRACTS VISITORS BEYOND LONG BEACH BOOSTING TOURISM THAT HAS ALREADY BECOME A FACT.
AND IF THE CITY AGREES, MY VISION NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE OVER AND TO BECOME THE BEST BEACH VIBE ORIENTED CITY IN THE WHOLE CALIFORNIA.
AND TO TAKE OVER A MAJORITY OF GUESTS AND TOURISTS FOR THE UPCOMING SOCCER WORLD UP 2026 AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES, OF COURSE, IN 2028 AND AFTER THAT, TO JUST RIDE ON WAVE OF THAT SUCCESS FOR DECADES WITH THE BEST BEACH VIBE AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALSO, THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS TAKING HUGE INITIATIVE TO TAKE OVER SPOTLIGHT OF THE WHOLE OLYMPIC GAMES.
2028 MAKES ME SUPER EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE AND GIVES ME RESPONSIBILITY TO DO, TO BE ON TOP OF MY GAME, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT MY SPORT TEAM HANON
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IS GOING TO BE HOSTED IN LONG BEACH, GIVES ME AN EXTRA MOTIVATION TO HELP YOU WITH ORGANIZING EVERYTHING THAT IS HANDLED RELATED.SINCE I HAVE A STRONG CONNECTION IN TEAM CAMPBELL WORLD IN EUROPE AND THAT CROATIA, MY COUNTRY IS MOST, MOST LIKELY GOING TO PLAY HERE.
MIKE, YOU ALREADY KNOW GRANADA BEFORE WAS TOLD HOMELESS PEOPLE, DRUGS IN CRIMINALS.
I WAS PERSONALLY ROBBED AND ASSAULTED AT MONTES.
MONTES IS NOW EXAMPLE OF A CLEAN AND SAFE BEACH WHERE KIDS ARE RIDING THEIR BICYCLES AND PLAYING IN THE SAND AT EIGHT 9:00 PM WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE ENJOYING THEIR TIME ON OUR TERRACE.
THAT IMAGE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE TWO YEARS AGO.
EVEN NEIGHBORS ARE COMING AND THANKING ME FOR ADDING VALUE TO THEIR REAL ESTATE.
OUR CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED.
BALANCING MEANING FUN MUST SAY, MUST RESPONSIBLE IN A SHARED COMMUNITY SPACE, PARTNER SPACE, WE'RE ALWAYS GIVING OUR BEST TO MAKE OUR CUSTOMERS FEEL SAFE AND HAPPY.
AT MARTINS, WE'RE LEARNING EVERY DAY TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
WE ADAPT QUICKLY AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO ALIGN WITH REGULATIONS.
IT REALLY PAID OFF TO INSIST ON SERVING FOOD AND DRINKS TO THE BIG WINDOW ON THE BUILDING INSTEAD OF A SMALL WINDOW OPENING.
IN THE BEGINNING IT COST ME ALMOST $50,000, BUT IT PAID OFF PEOPLE MY DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SERVERS INSTEAD OF A PHONE NUMBER CALLING ON A MICROPHONE.
SO FOR THE END, MY VISION AHEAD, MY VISION IS TO RAISE THE BAR EVERY DAY AS A PIONEER OF THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IN EVERY ASPECT, SERVICE, FOOD AND DREAMS, OFFERINGS AND QUALITY, NEW AMENITIES, FURNITURE AND ENTERTAINMENT TO WELCOME 2026 WORLD CUP AND AM OLYMPIC GATES MULTI MOLDED FOR ALL THE VISITORS OF LONG BEACH.
WE ARE NOW ALSO INSTALLING A GIANT INFLATABLE SCREEN TO TEST OUR OPEN AREA SPORTS GAME.
WATCHING TO JUMP AT THE MAYOR'S REQUEST TO WELCOME ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GOING TO TODAY, GOING TO HAVE TICKETS, THESE MAJOR SPORTS EVENTS.
FOR THIS DECEMBER, I HAVE A MAN INSTALL A GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TERRACE AT MONTY'S, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL THE REGULARS AT MONTY'S AS NEW GUESTS TO HELP US DECORATE THIS TREE.
THIS IS JUST ONE SMALL MARKETING TREE THAT IS GOING TO BE TO, TO BRING SO MUCH FREE AND POSITIVE PUBLICITY FOR MONS AND THE WHOLE LONG BEACH BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE FOR SURE THE ONLY BEACH CITY IN PONG, CALIFORNIA WITH THE GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE ON THE SAND.
ALSO, CHRISTMAS BEDS ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR SURE, FOR SURE THROUGHOUT ALL DECEMBER.
FURTHERMORE, I NEED YOUR HELP ON EXPANSION MONS CURRENT OUTDOOR AREA BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY GETTING TOO SMALL.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY TO ADD A FOOD TRUCK BECAUSE OUR KITCHEN IS ALREADY TOO SMALL FOR THE HIGH DEMAND.
I WOULD WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE LUXURY MOVEABLE CHEMICAL TOILETS WITH HOT RUNNING WATER MIRRORS, SOAPS, AND PRIVACY FOR CUSTOMERS AS WELL.
SINCE THE CITY IS CLOSING PUBLIC RESTROOMS TOO EARLY.
NOT TO MENTION THE DANGERS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVERNIGHT IN THESE RESTAURANTS ALREADY HAD A FEW FIRES FROM HOMELESS PEOPLE INSIDE.
SO CUSTOMERS FEEL UNSAFE GOING THERE, AND I WILL PROVIDE THEM THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT I TOOK OVER GRANADA AND FULLY PAIR OF RENTAL LOCATIONS WHERE I'M GOING TO START BEACH EQUIPMENT RENTALS SUCH AS SUNBEDS UMBRELLAS, PADDLE BOARDS, WHITEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, ET CETERA.
THIS IS GOING TO CONNECT PERFECTLY WITH MY VISION OF THE BC AS WELL.
NOW I HAVE TWO VIDEOS THAT I WANT TO SHOW TO YOU.
THIS ONE IS FROM SIA AND THE SECOND ONE IS GONNA BE FROM LONG BEACH.
WELL, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE TO BE OVERCOME.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU MADE TO THE BEACH AND, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE AS A SESSION HERE.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO CLARIFY OUR ROLE THAT WE'RE AN ADVISORY COMMISSION, SO WE'LL HEAR THINGS, WE'LL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO OFFER INPUT.
UM, BUT, BUT BOTTOM LINE, WE'RE NOT THE FINAL DECISION MAKERS, BUT WE DO HAVE INPUT TOWARDS THOSE, UM, DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.
AND, AND I KNOW YOU'RE A VISIONARY AND YOU'RE CONTINUALLY GOING TO THE NEXT LEVEL, WANTING MORE BEACH SPACE
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AND WANTING TO EXPAND TO THE PIER.UM, AND, AND THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WILL REQUIRE A LOT, A LOT MORE REGULATIONS AS YOU COMMENDED OUR CITY FOR HAVING.
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE, UH, TECHNICAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN OVERCOME.
OH, JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MISSING.
AND I REALLY WANNA SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AND THE FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE VISION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL AND I'M NOT GONNA DISAPPOINT YOU.
I'M GONNA GIVE MY BEST TO BE EVEN BETTER IN THE FUTURE.
AND AT MONTY'S, THE ONLY ONES CAMPIER THAN THE DOGS ARE THEIR HUMANS.
AND WE THINK THAT SOMETHING'S WORTH GROWING IN LONG BEACH.
AND THANK YOU TRULY BESIDES YOUR COMMISSION, UH, YOUR, UH, AIR RESPONSIBILITIES, THE WAY THAT YOU'RE OUR EYES AND EARS ON THE SAND AND SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING AND REALLY HELP THERE BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY THERE, THAT'S A, A BIG DIFFERENCE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? I THINK WE'RE DONE.
SO, UM, I SHARE A LOT OF THE ISLAND OF ROCK AS WELL, REALLY SO MANY, MANY TIMES.
I VISITED THIS LITTLE PLACE, THE D COAST.
I CAN SAY, OH, JUST SIMPLY TO SAY WELCOME TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN BEACH AND I HOPE ONE DAY THAT IS THAT YOU WERE A RESTAURANT.
YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONS IN EUROPE RIGHT NOW,
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS.
SO I REALLY ADMIRE YOUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND I MEAN THAT, UM, I DO WANNA MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA AND REGULATIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA COAST, WHICH IT IS TRUE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD IN THAT, UM, THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA IS BEING THE PUBLIC RESOURCE AND WAS VOTED IN BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, A SET OF PROTECTIONS FOR THAT COAST.
SO, AND I MEAN THIS WHY I WISH YOU WELL.
UM, THE FACT THAT A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IS TAKING UP WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC RESOURCE IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT HEAR ABOUT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD.
I'M ALSO A BIG ANIMAL LOVER AND MY WHOLE LIFE HAD ANIMALS THAT I'VE RESCUED FROM DIRE SITUATIONS.
AND SOME DOGS, MINE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO'S SO DELIGHTFUL ISN'T GOOD AROUND OTHER DOGS THAT THERE'S FOOD INVOLVED.
UM, DOG TRAINING WORLD WOULD CALL HIM A RESOURCE GUARDER.
AND I DON'T BLAME HIM 'CAUSE OF THE HORRIBLE LIFE HE HAD.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH DOGS NOT GETTING ALONG? 'CAUSE THEY'RE AFTER THE SAME FOOD SOURCE IN ANY OF YOUR ACTUALLY AN AMAZING QUESTION.
I, FIRST I HAVE TO SAY I OWN FOUR OCCASIONS.
I'M IN DOG BUSINESS AND MY DOG IS THE WORST OF HIS BAND FOR LIKE FIVE YEARS ALREADY AT MONTES.
BUT IN GENERAL, PEOPLE ARE COMING WITH LIKE, SOCIALIZED DOGS SO THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IF THERE'S SOME LIKE SMOKE THAT MAKES SENSE.
IF THERE'S SOME SMOKE BEEF, IT'S JUST LIKE, LIKE, AH, FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS AND THEN THEY'RE GONE.
NOBODY'S LIKE COMING WITH AGGRESSIVE DOGS.
I MEAN, I'M THE EXAMPLE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'M, I WOULD BE CASTLE EVERYWHERE IF MY DOG IS A MONKEY.
WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
I MEAN, PEOPLE THINK OF DOGS AS PEOPLE AND I LOVE DOGS, BUT THEY AREN'T EXACTLY EQUAL.
SO, UM, I WAS JUST SORT OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT AND I WONDER IF THIS SNEAK CARRIES ANY LIABILITY FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR, NO, WE ARE INSURED, BUT, UH, I REALLY HAVE TO SAY THAT, THAT I HAVE THIS NATURALLY, THE, THE DOG OWNERS ARE REALLY RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW THEIR ANIMALS.
SO ON ALL MONKEYS FOR LOCATIONS, THE LOCATIONS ARE ACTUALLY SUPER CLEAN BECAUSE THE OWNERS ARE COLLECTING TRASH, NOT EVEN FROM THEIR DOGS, FROM OTHER DOGS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER AGGRESSION OR TRASH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, NO, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FANTASTIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SO I HOPE I DON'T SOUND TOO MUCH LIKE NO, NO, NO.
I'M NOT GONNA BE A DOWNER, BUT I AM BRINGING MY DOG, HER NAME'S KITTY, SO I'LL BRING KITTY OVER.
AND, BUT I HAVE TO CONCUR WITH MY COMMISSIONER.
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KNOW, PUBLIC LAND IS PUBLIC LAND OF COURSE.AND I KNOW YOU HAVE AN UPHILL BATTLE, UH, OF NOT JUST THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, BUT ALSO THE COASTAL COMMISSION, UH, THAT WILL COME IN.
SO WHEN YOU STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL, THERE'S SO MANY REGULATIONS, THERE ARE SO MANY REGULATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH, BUT I KNOW I WAS GOING YEAH, YOUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO BRING SOMETHING REALLY GOOD TO LONG BEACH.
AND I, I I JUST WANNA SAY THIS IS JUST A DROP IN THE OCEAN GOING TOWARDS TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE EVEN MUCH MORE BIGGER FOR THE WHOLE CITY.
THE CITY WANTS TO BE LIKE TOURIST ORIENTED, SO YOU CAN HAVE LIKE VISITORS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE STATES, EVEN FROM EUROPE, BECAUSE WORLD CUP AND THE OLYMPIC GATES ARE COMING AND WE HAVE TO BE SUPER PREPARED.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT SUMMER, BECAUSE THIS SUMMER WAS ALREADY LIKE SUPER TIGHT WITH BUSINESS, WHICH IS GOOD AND BAD IN A WAY.
I WAS GONNA SAY, MR. DIRECTOR, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT? JUST IN THE SENSE OF DEAR, DO WE
I JUST WANT BE ON THE RECORD THAT I AS A HUMAN BEING LIKED MONTES MORE THAN MY DOG
MY DOG IS NOT A VERY SOCIAL DOG, AND I LOVE GOING TO THE BEACH AS, AS THE CHAIRWOMAN MENTIONED BEFORE, I'M A SWIMMER, SO I OFTEN TRY TO TAKE MY DOG TO THE BEACH AND SHE RUNS AWAY FROM THE WAVES.
SO WE GOT, GOING TO MY TEAMS WOULD BE A VERY FUN THING.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
I WANNA COMMEND YOU ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY AS YOU, UH, I FOLLOW YOUR SOCIAL CHANNELS AND AS YOU BRING IN THE PIECES, UH, FROM EUROPE AND SLOVENIA AS A SECOND GENERATION CROATIAN AMERICAN, I'M VERY PROUD, UH, THAT YOU'RE A CREATION OWNED BUSINESS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BLAZING THAT PATH FORWARD TO KNOW THAT AS IMMIGRANTS, WE C WE CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY HERE AND WE MAKE THE UNITED STATES STRONGER.
I ALSO WANNA ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COMMISSIONERS, THAT CALIFORNIA HAS LOTS OF REGULATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD AND THE PUBLIC TRUST.
SO I WOULD GIVE YOU COUNSEL TO PLEASE INTERACT WITH ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE WE WANT BUSINESSES LIKE YOURS TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
WE WANT YOU TO DO THAT ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND THE REGULATIONS, AND WE WANT YOU TO GROW SUSTAINABLY SO THAT YOU HAVE A PATHWAY FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MONTY.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO GROW AND GROW A HEALTHY LIFE.
I ALMOST FEEL LIKE, OH, SO MANY IANS
DO WE HAVE THE MICROPHONE? UNFORTUNATELY, UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO PUBLIC SPEAKING, PLEASE COME FORWARD UP TO HERE AND WE'LL GET YOUR, YOUR PUBLIC, UH, COMMENTS ON RECORD, PLEASE.
DO I GET A MIC? UH, NO, MY PHONE'S NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE CLOSE TO THE RECORDING, THAT'S WHY I HAVE YOU.
I'M A HOMEOWNER IN BELMONT SHORE AND PAY A LOT OF MONEY IN PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIVING, WALKING DISTANCE TO THE BEACH, WHICH I LOVE.
AND IT WAS FUN TO SEE WHEN MONTES CAME UP.
THEY HAVE A CUTE LITTLE FOOTPRINT, YOU KNOW, OFFERING SOME BEVERAGES AND FOOD, NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
BUT THE VISION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PRETTY SCARY TO ME, UH, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE RECENTLY WE WENT FOR ONE OF OUR FREQUENT WALKS ON THE BEACH AND WE'RE JUST BOMBARDED WITH REALLY LOUD ANNOYING MUSIC.
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED LIVING NEAR SECOND STREET, WHICH WE EXPECT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE BUILDINGS WHERE MUSIC BLASTS OUT AT WHEN YOU GO TO THE BEACH.
WE EXPECT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS NATURAL RESOURCE AS YOU WERE DESCRIBING IT.
SO I GUESS I WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO EXPAND, UM, THAT THE COGNIZANT OF NOT JUST LONG BEACH BEING A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU OR SOME OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, BUT REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE RESIDENTS AND I PERSONALLY
AND I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT RESOURCE IN QUIET AND TO WALK ON THE BEACH AND HAVE THAT MUSIC PLAYING.
BUT THIS WAS COMING FROM AN AMPLIFIER WASN'T LIVE, IT WAS JUST BLASTING.
AND WE THOUGHT, OH, WE'LL JUST WALK AWAY
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FROM, AND NO, THE MUSIC KEPT GLARING AND IT JUST COMPLETELY RUINED OUR EXPERIENCE AT THE BEACH.SO I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT'S A RESIDENT FEEDBACK.
AND I DON'T HAVE A COFFEE WITH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A SMALL FOOTPRINT DOG FRIENDLY.
BUT JUST BE REALLY COGNIZANT OF THE RESIDENTS WHO AGAIN, HAVE INVESTED A LOT IN BEING IN THIS AREA AND WANNA SUPPORT
AND UH, LIKE I SAID, WE, EVERYTHING TOWN THAT WE OPERATE, WE WANT TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT FOR THIS COMMENT AND WE'RE GONNA WORK ON IT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UH, BEFORE MY TIME STARTS, I JUST WANNA BE AWARE OF CONTEXT AND PROCESS RULES HERE.
SO IS THIS A DIALOGUE WHERE HE IS GONNA REBUT THINGS THAT I SAY? OR IS IT REALLY OUT STATING PUBLIC COMMENT? AND THAT'S ALL WE DO THAT THE DESTRUCTION, DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR? YEAH.
JUST DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND INTERACT WITH OUR, OUR SPEAKER.
'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WITHIN HERE THAT, UH, MICHELLE AND I THINK HE'LL WANNA PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND OKAY.
MAYBE OFF MY, IF IF WE GET TO A POINT TIME-WISE, WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP, WHAT I RECOGNIZE IS THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST FORM WHERE THIS IS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE PUBLIC AS FAR AS I'M AWARE.
SO THERE ARE QUESTIONS OF HOW IT GOT HERE AND WHY WE'RE AT THIS POINT.
SO I WANT TO FIRST OFF FRAME IT AND APPLAUD YOU FOR, UH, YOUR STORY OF AN IMMIGRANT AND COMING HERE AND FINDING SUCCESS AND
I THINK CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS, SAID'S BRINGING ELSEWHERE TO SOMETHING THAT WE CARE ABOUT.
THIS IS MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON A THURSDAY WHERE A LOT OF COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CANNOT APPEAR BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THEIR OTHER COMMITMENTS.
BUT, UM, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO HELPED YOU GET TO THIS POINT.
NO ONE HERE IS AWARE OF HOW YOU GOTTA THIS POINT.
CAN WE HOLD FOR THAT? SO THERE'S, YOU REFERENCED ABOUT SIX CITY OFFICIALS WHO HELPED YOU GET TO THIS POINT.
THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT TO THIS POINT.
IT'S JUST BEING PRESENTED AS A HERE'S A DONE DEAL, IT'S MOVING FORWARD.
BUT ALL THOSE PEOPLE YOU CITED ARE NOT THE COMMUNITY.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORS AS WE WOULD HOPE FOR.
WE WOULD'VE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD BE REACHING OUT.
I'M ADJACENT TO THE PIER, I LIVE NEXT TO THE PIER.
I'VE ONLY HEARD OF MONTES IN PASSING BROADLY THERE, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THE OUTREACH FROM YOU TO MY COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING THAT FROM THE STARTING POINT.
UH, I ALSO HEARD THAT YOU, UH, SAID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND YOU SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING THINGS ABOUT YOU BECAUSE I SEE NO EVIDENCE OF THAT AND IT'S NOT DATA THAT I CAN ACTIVATE.
UH, THERE'S A REFERENCE IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2026 WORLD CUP AND 2028 OLYMPICS RIGHT NOW.
I, MY CONCERN AS A RESIDENT AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND AN ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITY IS THAT THE CITY SEES ACTIVATION AND MONEY GRABBING OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESSES SEE THAT, BUT WE SEE LITTLE OF THE COMMUNITY REFLECTED IN THOSE PLANS AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROTECTED FROM ENCROACHMENTS AND INVASIONS AND THINGS THAT ARE NOT HELPFUL TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT COME ALONG THERE.
WE ALREADY HAVE TWO PROPERTIES AT THE FOOT OF THE PIER, B, B, C AND PRIMAL ALCHEMY THAT ARE TERRIBLE NEIGHBORS TO THE COMMUNITY, DO HAVE NO ENFORCEMENT FROM THE CITY MECHANISMS THAT ARE MEANT TO OVERSEE THEM AND TO ENFORCE EXISTING STANDARDS.
SO I WOULD BE WARY OF HAVING ANOTHER BUSINESS COMING IN THERE, TAKING EVEN MORE SPACE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN ACTUALLY ASKING MORE FROM IT.
THE, UH, ASPECTS OF THE EXISTING REGULATIONS THAT SOMEONE MENTIONED.
DOGS CREATE A LOT OF ISSUES JUST GETTING TO AND FROM A PLACE.
WE HAVE ROSIE'S DOG BEACH, THAT'S ALREADY A PROBLEM WITH, THERE'S NO OVERSIGHT THERE AND SOME DOG OWNERS ARE NOT AS CONSCIENTIOUS AS OTHERS.
SO DOG WASTE, DOG TRAVEL, DOG FIGHTS.
THAT'S AN ISSUES THAT COME WITH THAT KIND OF AN ENTERPRISE.
WE HAD BBC AT THE PIER TRY TO DO A DOG FRIENDLY PATIO JUST TWO YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS REJECTED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION IN WHICH THEY ULTIMATELY WITHDREW BECAUSE THEY'RE 150 FEET FROM ACTUAL RESIDENTS.
SO HAVING DOGS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, THAT CREATES TENSIONS, NOISE ISSUES WITH THAT.
PEOPLE BRING THEIR DOGS THAT BRING THEIR MUSIC, THEY BRING OTHER THINGS, IT ACTUALLY AMPLIFIES IN A WAY THAT'S NOT HEALTHY TO COMMUNITY.
I, UM, WE ARE APPRECIATING YOUR COMMENTS AND, UM, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE DIDN'T ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE SOONER, BUT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF, UH, IGOR FOR PRESENTATION TODAY, UM, HE WASN'T ALERTED TO ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
AND IT MAY BE WITHIN A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT IF YOU GET TOO MUCH OFF TOPIC.
UM, WHAT WE'RE KIND OF STAYING TOWARDS IS JUST WHERE THE, UM, WHERE IT IS AT THIS POINT.
BUT WE ARE HEARING YOU AND HEARING THAT THERE'S CONCERNS AND THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESS
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AND WE'LL, UM, WE'LL CONSIDER NOT ONLY IMPROVING OUR PROCESS, BUT UM, INTEGRATING ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM IN THE FUTURE.WHERE WE COULD DO A PROPER FORUM.
AND, UM, SOME, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN SAYING, UM, WE SHOULD BE HAVING ANOTHER NIGHT MEETING WHEN THERE'S ENOUGH ISSUES, UM, THAT ARE LIKE THIS WITH CONCESSIONAIRES.
UM, THAT'LL ALLOW THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO COME AND SPEAK TO HIM DIRECTLY.
MY CONCERN IN GENERAL, AND I'LL, I'LL CUT IT SHORT WITH THAT IN MIND, IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE THAT.
SO WE CAN ALL FEEL GOOD THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS.
MY AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS' CONCERN AS DIRECT NEIGHBORS OF THESE AND OTHER EXISTING BUSINESSES IS THAT THE PROCESS CIRCUMVENTS THE COMMUNITY INPUT BY GOING, IT'S HERE ALREADY.
WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT BEFOREHAND.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT.
WE WOULD LIKE OUTREACH TO START WITH COMMUNITY FIRST, ASKING WHAT'S A FIT RATHER THAN A HERE'S A PROPOSAL THAT'S ALMOST DONE AND IS JUST GOING TO BE STAMPED BY PEOPLE SUCCESSIVELY UNTIL IT GETS TO COUNCIL AND APPROVED, UM, THE PRECURSORS THAT EXIST.
ALFREDO'S WAS NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A NEIGHBOR, AND YOU'VE ESSENTIALLY TAKEN OR INHERITED SOME OF THAT SPACE AND OVERLAPPING IT.
WE WOULD LIKE IT TO NOT JUST BE, THAT'S THE BASELINE FOR EXPECTATIONS, IT SHOULD BE HIGHER.
UH, ALL THE COMMISSION MEMBERS REPRESENTED AND SAID, THERE'S CONCERNS HERE BECAUSE THIS IS PUBLIC SPACE.
AND CALIFORNIA HAS A UNIQUE, UNIQUE MANDATE IN THAT REGARD THAT WE CARE ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SPACES AND ESPECIALLY SHORELINE ACCESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMISSION'S MANDATE IS FOCUSED ON.
SO TO CURTAIL THAT, BECAUSE YOU SAY THERE'S TOO MANY REGULATIONS, THERE'S NO EASY BUTTON TO GET AROUND THE REGULATIONS, WE WANT THOSE TO BE IN PLACE BECAUSE THEY PROTECT COMMUNITIES.
THE JOB IS NOT TO RUBBER STAMP EVERY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WANTS TO TAKE MONEY FROM A COMMUNITY AND DO THAT.
I THINK WE, WE'VE HEARD YOUR MESSAGE CLEARLY.
I I'M HOPING FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN GO MORE DETAIL THAN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HERE.
UH, ANY OTHER GENERAL COMMENTS? UM, IGOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND PRESENTING, UM, WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW, HOW YOU GOT HERE AND, AND WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THINGS GOING.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO, UM, RECEIVE AND FILE THIS PRESENTATION.
ANY OPPOSED EXTENSIONS? THANKS AGAIN.
UH, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE A TRANSMITTAL OF A LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ESCALATING DEBRIS.
COMMISSIONER, WE'RE ON NUMBER THREE.
THREE THREE, SORRY, I OH, YEAH, SORRY.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY ON YOU.
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THIS FILE PRESENTATION FROM PUBLIC WORKS ON LONG BEACH SCOTER PILOT PROGRAM.
AND SO WE LET TO INTRODUCE OUR GUEST, PLEASE.
UH, LET ME FIRST, UH, WELCOME MR. WILLIE WALKER, OUR MICRO MOBILITY COORDINATOR FROM PUBLIC WORKS, AND HE'S HERE TO PRESENT ON OUR ECO SCOOTER PILOT PROGRAM.
WILLIE, WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME? WALKER WHEN HE SAID IT, I THOUGHT HE SAID WILLIE WONKA.
ALRIGHT, SO WITHOUT A MICROPHONE, I'LL TRY TO SPEAK UP FOR YOU GUYS.
UH, LIKE HE SAID, MY NAME'S LILY WALKER.
I'M THE NEW MOBILITY OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
I STARTED AUGUST 11TH, SO A MONTH TODAY GOING SOMETHING VERY EASY TO, I, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF TODD KNOWS THIS, BUT, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET WAS APPROVED ON TUESDAY.
PART OF THAT BUDGET PLAN IS ACTUALLY TO NOT DESCEND, DO MOBILITY, BUT I'LL ALSO BE, THIS WILL BE REAL FUN FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
SO BEACH PARKING LOTS, UH, PIPE, AQUARIUM, ALL ON STREET PARKING METERS.
IF IT'S PARKING OUTSIDE OF ENFORCEMENT, I'LL BE DOING IT.
SO KNOW WE'RE NOT, NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY THOUGH.
THAT'S FUN WITH YOUR PERSONAL TAGLINE.
SO, UH, WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BEACH PATH, UH, PILOT.
BUT FIRST I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN OVERVIEW OF SCOTERS IN LONG BEACH.
WE CURRENTLY OPERATE IN A PERMIT PROGRAM.
SO EVERY FISCAL YEAR COMPANIES CAN APPLY TO OPERATE SCOTERS IN THE CITY VIA PERMIT.
THERE'S A 4,000 VEHICLE LIMIT IN THE CITY FOR SCOOTERS.
CURRENTLY WE'RE AT 3000 BETWEEN TWO VENDORS, LINE AND BIRD, THE BLUE ONES.
AND THE GREEN ONES ARE BLUE AND SILVER.
UM, EACH OF 'EM HAVE ABOUT 1500.
AND AS OF THE, SOME OF THE RULES THAT PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF, UM, STATEWIDE, ANY SCOOTERS WITH SHARED MOBILITY ARE LIMITED TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT'S A STATE REGULATION, UM, THAT IS CONTROLLED,
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UH, VIA GEO TENTING.YOU CAN SLOW DOWN IN OTHER AREAS AND STUFF TOO.
THERE'S, YOU CAN ONLY BE SO SPECIFIC WITH GEOFENCING.
SO WE ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
GENERALLY WHEN WE DO THAT, IF A VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTSIDE OF A PARKING CROWD, THE VENDORS GET FINED.
UM, IT'S A, THEY GET FINED, WHICH HELPS THEM MOVE IT, IT ALSO GENERATES REVENUE FOR US.
THE, IF YOU GUYS ARE TO REPORT SCOOTERS VIA THE GO LONG APP, IT IS REQUIRED THAT THEY MOVE THEM IN TWO HOURS.
SO, NICE LITTLE CHEAT CODE THERE.
HOW MUCH SHOULD WE GET? I THINK IT'S LIKE 50 CENTS PER VIOLATION.
UM, THE BEACH PI, THE BEACH PILOT.
SO YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY, I'M, I'M ASSUMING YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF IT, IT STARTED ON MAY 23RD AND IT'LL RUN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.
OUR, OF COURSE, MY GOAL IS TO HAVE IT APPROVED INDEFINITELY.
UH, MORE RIDERSHIP MEANS MORE REVENUE COMING IN MEANS MORE PEOPLE CAN BE CONNECTED ACROSS THE BEACH PATH FROM THE BEACH FRONT TO DOWNTOWN AND EVERYWHERE ELSE THAT THEY CAN RIDE A SCOOTER.
UM, THE GEOFENCING THAT HAPPENS ON THE BEACH PATH IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, RIGHT? SO THERE'LL BE PLACES IN FRONT OF THE CONCESSIONS IN FRONT OF MONTE'S WHERE THE SCOOTERS ARE FORCED TO GO DOWN TO FIVE MILES PER HOUR.
THERE'S A TERM, IF YOU GUYS WANNA LOOK IT UP, IT'S CALLED, UM, GPS DRIFT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE SOME, SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL THE ZONE STARTS THERE, BUT I DIDN'T SLOW DOWN TILL X.
THE WAY IT WORKS IS EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN SECONDS, THERE'S A SIGNAL THAT IS PINGED TO THE SCOOTERS AND IT SAYS, HEY, WHERE'S THAT SCOOTER? IS IT IN THE ZONE YET? AND IF IT'S IN THE ZONE, IT SLOWS DOWN.
SO IF IT TAKES FIVE SECONDS, THAT'S WHY I SAID YOU'RE ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
LET'S SAY IT'S THAT BLACK LINE THERE AND IT PINGED HERE AT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN I CROSS IT AT THREE SECONDS.
THAT MEANS I HAVE TWO MORE SECONDS WHERE I'M STILL GOING FASTER.
SO WE GENERALLY ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND MAKE THOSE, THOSE, UH, ZONES BIGGER.
AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE Q AND A AT THE END.
SO PLEASE KEEP TRACK IF YOU HAVE ANY.
UM, THESE ARE ALL THE METRICS WE ARE COLLECTING.
UM, I HAVE AT THE END OF THIS, I HAVE A COUPLE METRICS.
I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS STUFF WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED.
THE REASON WE WON'T DO A FULL REPORT TODAY IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO, WE HAVE A SIX MONTH PROGRESS REPORT THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE TO COUNCIL BEFORE WE CAN GIVE TO EVERYBODY ELSE.
UM, BUT YEAH, ALL OF THIS IS BEING QUIET HERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN US, UM, LIME'S BEEN OUT THERE, BIRD'S BEEN OUT THERE, AND THE CITY'S BEEN OUT THERE THREE TIMES.
AND WE ALL HAVE ONE MORE TABLING EVENT THAT WE'RE SETTING UP ON THE BEACH PATH.
UM, REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE, THESE SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED, JUST TELLING PEOPLE WHAT SOME OF THE RULES ARE.
UM, WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE E-BIKES RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE STILL POSTING RULES BECAUSE IT, IN GENERAL, IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAFETY OUT THERE.
UM, YEAH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YEAH, JUST TRYING, IT'S MORE ABOUT EDUCATION THAN IT IS ANYTHING ELSE? UM, I WILL SAY THAT TALKING TO SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND EVERYTHING, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SCOTERS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT LIKE POCKET BIKES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND THERE IS A DISTINCTION, RIGHT? LIKE I'M, WE ARE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE BURDEN LINE SCOOTERS, THE ONES THAT ARE SHARED MOBILITY, THE DATA THAT I MENTIONED.
SO EVERY YEAR WE'VE SEEN HUGE INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP.
LAST FISCAL YEAR WE SAW 700,000 RIDES.
UM, DURING THIS BEACH PILOT, WE'VE SEEN ONE IN 10 RIDES START OR FINISH ON THE BEACH PATH.
UM, YEAR OVER YEAR, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 16% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP.
IN THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD, THOUGH, FROM MAY TO THE END OF AUGUST, WE'VE SEEN OVERALL A 30% INCREASE.
SO IT'S THE, YOU CAN ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE BEACH PATH BEING SUPER POPULAR.
PEOPLE WANTING TO WRITE ON IT.
UM, BOTH VENDORS, SO THEY USED TO BE AT A THOUSAND.
I I TOLD YOU THEY'RE AT 3000 NOW.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE AT CURRENTLY AT 3000 TOTAL.
AND THERE'S THAT AND QUESTIONS, 'CAUSE I'M SURE THIS WILL TAKE UP THE MOST TIME.
DO WE MAKE ABOUT 700,000 OR A YEAR? WHAT DO WE MAKE? SO IT'S NOT JUST WE, WE MAKE, WHAT DO WE MAKE ON THE 700,000? WHAT'S THE, THE NUMBER VACCINE? YEAH, SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST, JUST THE RIDES, WHICH WE DO GET A PORTION OF EACH RIDE.
UH, WE GET THE VIOLATIONS, BUT THE PERMIT FEES AND EVERYTHING TOO, ALL ADD UP JUST UNDER 500,000 I THINK OUT THERE.
THE OTHER, THE OTHER QUESTION WE HAD IN, IN LAST MONTH, WE SAW 30 OF, UH, THESE VEHICLES THAT WERE DUMPED IN QUEENSWAY BANK AND OUR PEOPLE HAVE TO, OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS TO PULL THOSE UP NOW.
THEY'VE BEEN SITTING IN THERE FOR A WHILE.
IT COSTS MORE THAN 50 CENTS TO PULL THEM UP.
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I WOULD THINK, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT A HAZMAT WAS IT REPORTED TO OSHA, THINGS OF THAT NATURE? ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT ALSO? UM, I DON'T KNOW YET.UH, IT'S OH, YOU JUST STARTED.
MIGHT BE A GOOD THING FOR YOU TO LOOK AT.
UM, COMING IN AND, AND I HAD MY LAST 1, 85.
45 IS A NEW LAW THAT WAS JUST PASSED AND IMPLEMENTED, UH, OF ANY MODIFICATIONS DONE TO ANY, ANY E-BIKES, ANY SCOOTERS OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT.
UH, THAT'S AN INFRACTION NOW, UH, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND THOSE E-BIKES AND E TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES CAN BE TAKEN AWAY.
SO YEAH, WITH, IN REGARDS TO THEM BEING DUMPED IN EVERYTHING, UM, I THINK THIS PROGRAM, THE MOBILITY PROGRAM HASN'T HAD ANYONE MEETING IT FOR A YEAR.
AND EVEN THEN I QUESTIONED HOW EFFECTIVE THE LEADERSHIP WAS BEFORE THAT.
SO THAT'S PART OF THE REORGANIZATION WITH THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT AND COMBINING PARKING AND HAVING IT ALL TOGETHER, I THINK IS, IS TO BETTER CONTROL THE VENDORS AND BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THE VENDORS.
THEY, THEY WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS, BUT IF NO ONE'S PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE, THEY'RE GONNA JUST BE DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN DO.
UM, SO IN THAT REGARD, I WOULD WELCOME AN UPDATE FROM YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN SOME POSITION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE IDENTIFIED LAST MONTH WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF THESE SCOOTERS, WHAT THEY REPRESENT TO OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT, UH, AS TOXIC WASTE.
AND THE NOTION THAT, UH, THERE ARE GUIDELINES IN PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO RECOVERING THEM AND COMPENSATING WITH STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
OR IF THERE SHOULD BE SOME GUIDELINES PUT IN PLACE TO, UM, ENSURE THAT OUR STAFF AND OUR, UM, HABITAT, MARINE HABITAT IS SAFE ON THESE ITEMS, UH, AND THESE MACHINES AS THEY'RE ABUSED AND DROPPED INTO WATER.
SO I WOULD WELCOME AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU ONCE THIS INFORMATION IS GATHERED AND YOU HAVE A BETTER NOTION OF THE PROBLEM AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE.
I WOULD ALSO, UM, BE VERY INTERESTED IN, IN UNDERSTANDING NEVER HAVING RENTED ONE OF THESE MACHINES MYSELF, WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SOMEONE RENTS THEM? WHAT IS THEIR LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPER USE OF THE MACHINE ON THE BEACH BEHALF? UM, AND IS, ARE THERE ANY, UM, ENFORCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE PART OF THE CITY TO HOLD THE VENDOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTRACT WITH THE RIDER? UH, I WOULD SAY THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A TON OF RECOURSE THAT THE CITY CAN HOLD THE VENDORS TO AS FAR AS THE RIDER'S CONCERNED.
IT'S, IT'S SIMILAR TO ANY VEHICLE, WHETHER IT BE A BIKE OR A SCOOTER, YOU'RE OPERATING ON THE STREET OR EVEN A CAR, RIGHT? IT'S IT THAT COMES DOWN, IT COMES DOWN TO WHETHER THE POLICE WANT TO ENFORCE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S NOT OFTEN WE'RE GONNA BE ENFORCED ON OUR BICYCLES FOR A MOVING VIOLATION VERSUS A VEHICLE, RIGHT? LIKE A VEHICLE'S 4,000 POUNDS, THE SCOOTER'S 50 POUNDS.
SO I THINK, I THINK THAT'S, THAT, I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE CRUX OF MOST PEOPLE'S COMPLAINT IS, OH, IT'S NOT BEING REGULATED.
AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD TAKE PROBABLY TO REGULATE THAT WOULD BE IF PEOPLE WOULD SEE LIKE, OH, THEY'RE JUST ENFORCING THE SCOOTERS AND THEN YOU SEE SOMEONE'S SPEED AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD 37 DEATHS IN LONG BEACH THIS YEAR WITH, UH, CARS FITTING EITHER PEDESTRIANS OR CYCLISTS.
THEY GOES LIKE WITH OUR VISION ZERO AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT IS A BIG PART OF WHAT THE ENFORCEMENT GOES TOWARDS RATHER THAN SOMETHING LIKE SCOOTERS OPERATING ON A RECENT INJURY THAT WAS MADE THAT WAS, THERE WAS A SCOOTER INVOLVED, BUT THAT SCOOTER DRIVER WAS CONSIDERED A PEDESTRIAN AS WHAT'S THE, THE LABELING ON THAT WAS THE ONE RIGHT HERE ON CYCL CYCLISTS.
SO WE SAY CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, BUT YEAH, THAT'D BE INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER.
SO COMMISSIONER, JUST TO ADD ON FOR YOU, UM, ONE THING THAT WE LOOK AT THE MARINE BUREAU IS THOSE ABANDONED SCOOTERS.
THE SCOOTERS THAT END UP ON THE BEACH FRONT LEFT, UH, THE, THE PARTNERS ARE DOING, UH, A BETTER JOB NOW.
UH, IF YOU SAID, OH, WHAT'S THE EXPERIENCE LIKE IS IF YOU DON'T PLACE YOUR SCOOTER IN A CORRECT LOCATION, YOU CAN, THEY CAN, THEY CAN CALL BACK EVEN MORE MONEY FROM YOU ON YOUR TRIP.
SO AS THE PERSON WHO RENTED THAT, AS THE PERSON THAT RENTED IT, YEAH.
FOR PARKING SPECIFICALLY FOR PARKING.
THEN YES, THERE IS RECOURSE AND THERE'S EVEN REGULATION OR NOT REGULATIONS, THERE'S RULES THE VENDORS PUT IN ON THE BEACH PATH.
SO MOST OF THE, MOST OF THE CITY LONG BEACH IS POINT TO POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO GET IT FROM ARAL AND PUT IT IN ARAL.
ANYTHING ALONG THE BEACH PATH IS
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POINT TO POINT.YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM, IT WON'T LET YOU END A RIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF BEACH PATH.
YOU HAVE TO END IT AT A CORRAL.
AND THAT'S CONTROLLED BY THE VENDOR.
BUT AS FAR AS OPERATING, LIKE THERE'S BEEN CITIES THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO LIKE, OH, MAKE SURE YOU, THEY CAN'T GO ON THE SIDEWALK.
LITERALLY, IT'D BE IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EVERYWHERE SAYING THAT SCOOTER CRUST, KIND OF LIKE YOU GUYS EVER TRIED TO, TO TAKE A SHOPPING CART TOO FAR AWAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE LOCKS UP.
YOU WOULD PHYSICALLY NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO STOP A SCOOTER FROM GOING ON A SIDEWALK.
SO AS YOU'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ACROSS THE CITY, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT AS ITEMS COME FORWARD THAT OUR COST RECOVERY ITEMS THAT WE START, UH, NOTING THOSE BECAUSE I'M SURE WE NEED TO EVER DO OR REQUEST A FEE STUDY FOR ALL THESE SINGLE ITEMS. UM, 'CAUSE THEY ADD UP AND REALLY THEY WANT TO BE COST NEUTRAL.
SO IF THIS PROGRAM GOES FORWARD, IT SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF AND IT SHOULD BE SUSTAINABLE.
SO I THINK THAT AS YOU'RE GETTING THIS DATA, UH, TO COMMISSIONER M'S.
POINT, UM, THERE'S HIDDEN COSTS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
I WOULD ASK THAT IN A, IN A SUSTAINABLE, SUSTAINABLE WAY THAT, THAT BE SHARED WITH OUR POLICY MAKERS SO THAT, UH, INFORMED AND, UH, PROACTIVE DECISIONS.
YEAH, I I'D ASK THAT YOU, IF YOU GUYS HAVE DATA ON THAT STUFF, LIKE IF YOU GUYS, NO ONE, NO ONE ON MY, THERE'S ONLY, THERE'S THREE OF US IN THIS DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.
ME AND I HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES, SO I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT SCOOTERS BEING DUMPED IN QUEENS WAY.
UM, BUT YEAH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE NUMBERS ON THIS STUFF, PLEASE SHARE 'EM WITH ME.
UM, EVERYONE JUST, JUST SHARE IT WITH ME.
I I WANT THIS TO BE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE LIKE TOO.
SO YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY GOAL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I HAVE ONE, BUT YOU KNOW, I IT IS YOUR FIRST MONTH.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THIS AND TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS BECAUSE IT, WE'RE FRUSTRATED ON THIS SIDE.
I DON'T WALK ABOUT, I DON'T TAKE MY DOG ANYWHERE JUST BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE SPEEDING AND THE MOTOR ONES TOO, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL, BUT WE'RE HERE TO HELP ON SUPPORT IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
WHAT ABOUT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? PROBABLY TWO OF US.
UM, ARE WE STILL DOING MIC OR NOT? YES, PLEASE.
BECAUSE THEN LATER ON, IF SOMEONE'S LISTENING, THEY HEAR EVERY WORD YOU SAY, IT'S, THIS IS COTTON, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK LOUDLY.
FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME DELMONT SHORE.
UH, BUT NOT THE ELECTRIC ONES.
OH, IT'S VERY UM, SO YOU IN CHARGE THING SCOOT ELECTRIC BIKES? UH, WE DON'T HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES CURRENTLY, JUST THE RENTALS.
SO WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A LONG BEACH BIKE SHARE.
I RUN THE CIRCUIT PROJECT, WHICH IS THE MICRO SHUTTLES AND THEN THE E SCOOTER PERMIT PROGRAM.
SO ALL OF THE ELECTRIC BIKES WE SEE ARE PRIVATE.
YEAH, WE LIVE IN THE SHORE, SO WE'RE IN THE YEAH, WE, WE DON'T HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES THROUGH THE CITY.
I WOULD SUGGEST OF THE 3000 SCOOTERS, 2000 OVER HER IN THE SHORE OR THE SHORE AREA, WE CAN SHARE THAT DATA WITH YOU GUYS TOO.
IF YOU GUYS WANT, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE SCOOTER LIKE HEAT MAPS AND STUFF ABOUT WHERE SCOOTERS ARE PLACED, WE CAN DO THAT.
BECAUSE I TAKE THE IDEA WAS FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO WORK AND BE ABLE TO LIVE AND NOT HAVE TO REGULAR OR NOT HAVE A CAR.
AND SO WE'RE NOT WORKING THAT WAY STRAIGHT OUT COURSE, BUT ONCE WE ENCOUNTER REGULARLY OUR WALKING SIDEWALKS, WALKING ACCESS THERE SOMETIMES DAYS THE TIME.
SO THAT'S REALLY, IT'S THE ONUS IS ON THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO REPORT THAT THESE THINGS ARE A PROBLEM AND THE STATE TO DO WITH FEEDING.
AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME CONTROL OF SPEEDING.
UM, I REQUEST, AND I'D CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM HER SAFETY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY SCARY OUT THERE IF YOU'RE WALKING ON SECOND STREET SIDEWALK, YOU SCOOTERS AND THERE'S NOT ENFORCEMENT.
SO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SOME HELP, ALL OF THAT.
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YEAH.IF YOU COULD NEXT MONTH PROVIDE THAT DATA TO MR. LELAND, INCLUDE THAT UP AS PART OF HIS MANAGER'S REPORT.
AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER COMMENT.
WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY CALLED POPULA THAT, UH, CAPTURES ALL THE DATA, UH, MR. WALKER.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE DUE TO THE POSITION, SO, UH, TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, I'M GONNA JUST STICK TO QUESTIONS AS, UH, GRATITUDE FOR THE INDULGENCES IN EARLIER.
SO FIRST QUESTION WAS, UM, I REVIEW THE NEW TONY CRUZ, UH, WHO HANDLED THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT FOR SOME TIME BEFORE OR IS THERE A VERSION OF TONY CRUZ THAT'S ADJACENT OR ABOVE YOU? NO, ME.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BECAUSE TONY HELPED OUR COMMUNITY.
AND BY THE WAY, BRIAN COCHRAN FOR A RESIDENT AND RESIDENT OF THE RESIDENT ADJACENT TO THE PEER OF THE BIKE PATH FOR THIS MATTER IS A GREAT DEAL.
IS THE INTERIM DATA THAT YOU REFERENCED IN THE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE NOW PUBLICLY OR VIA PRA AND CANOPY? UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE YET.
I WAS TOLD NOT TO PRESENT IT HERE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GIVEN IT TO COUNSEL YET.
AND THEY SPECIFICALLY MADE THE REQUEST FOR THE USERSHIP OR THE RIDERSHIP AND EVERYTHING.
BUT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE SOMEONE MAKES A REQUEST.
UM, IN REGARD WITH THE DATA THAT'S FROM IN THE REPORT, IS IT SET WITH WHAT YOU'RE COLLECTING OR IS IT EXPANDABLE BY REQUEST TO COMMISSION MEMBERS OR PUBLIC TO GET OTHER DATA INTO THE REPORTS? YEAH, I'M, I'M HAPPY IF WE, IF IT'S A DATA POINT THAT WE CAN CAPTURE, YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT IT.
AND THEN LASTLY IN PRESENTATION, SO THERE'S TWO BULLET POINTS THAT WE'RE INTERESTING.
ONE WAS THE GENERAL PERCEPTION OF E SCOOTERS FROM ECO USERS AND NON USERS.
HOW IS THAT KIND OF RESEARCH BEING COMPILED? YOU CAN ANSWER SURVEYS.
YEAH, WE, SO WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE TABLING EVENTS, WE'RE DOING SURVEYS.
AND THE, AND THE SCOOT, THE SCOOTER COMPANIES ARE ALSO DOING SURVEYS.
THOSE ARE CLEARLY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE USING SCOOTERS.
DO YOU GET THE FULL DATA FROM THE COMPANIES OR IS IT CURATED BEFORE YOU SEE? NO, NO.
AND THEN, UM, THERE'S SUCH A POINT ABOUT DATA FROM MANUAL BLANK AND IN ACCOUNT, AND THE ITEM WAS NUMBER OF USERS WITHIN, I THINK ANYONE THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE, BUT HOW DO YOU COUNT THAT AND HOW IS IT MEANINGFUL DATA POINT? SO THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT THAT, OR FROM OUR DIVISION RATHER.
THAT'S FROM I THINK TRAFFIC ENGINEERING.
THEY COUNT, THEY PHYSICALLY COUNT.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO THE CLARIFICATION ON THE, THE REPORT THEN THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TO BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF MR. LELAND'S NEXT MONTH.
THAT COULD BE THE REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO, UM, COUNSEL.
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PRESENT TO THEM AFTER SIX MONTHS.
I WAS, I WAS THINKING, OH, OKAY.
YOU'LL, YOU CAN GIVE SOME DATA, BUT I CAN GIVE YOU GUYS LIKE HEAT MAPS OF LIKE TOTAL RIDERSHIP AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT MAYBE NOT.
BUT MAYBE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE, UH, EACH PATH ONLY.
I WILL SAY THAT I DID, UM, WE DID MAKE A CALL TO I THINK MAYBE LIFEGUARDS WHERE WE ASKED LIKE, HOW MANY CALLS HAVE THEY HAD TO RESPOND TO WITH E SCOOTERS IN THE LAST YEAR.
AND THEY, THEY ACTUALLY WENT BACK TO 2021 AND I THINK 2022 HAD SIX CALLS THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE YEAR ABOUT SCOOTERS, WHICH AREN'T OUR SCOOTERS.
LIKE OUR SCOOTERS WEREN'T, THEY COULDN'T OPERATE ON THE BEACH PATH UNTIL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE GEOFENCING.
SO IN THIS MEASUREMENT PERIOD, THERE'S BEEN TWO CALLS ABOUT SOMETHING INVOLVING A SCOOTER.
WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE SHARED SCOOTERS OR NOT, BUT JUST A SCOOTER.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A, IT'S EARLY IN THE PROCESS THOUGH.
THE SCOOTERS THAT WE HAVE, I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM LOGAN BEACH STATE, UH, AND WE'VE GOT A WHOLE OF SCOOTERS ADVICE.
ARE THOSE PART OF THE CITY? IS THIS PART OF YOUR THING OR, YES.
THAT'S PART OF THE SAME PERMIT PROGRAM.
SO THEY HAVE, UH, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE PERMIT PROGRAM TO UM, HAVE, I THINK IT'S 20% OF THE FLEET AND WHAT WE'RE CALLING ZONES.
UH, THIS IS ZONED THREE DOWN BY THE WATER ZONES ONE AND TWO, WHICH IS EAST LONG BEACH AND NORTH LONG BEACH.
BUT THOSE MAY BE PERSONAL OWNERSHIP.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD CHECK, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE, UH, UH, THEY CAN CHANGE IT WITH THEIR PHONE.
UH, 'CAUSE IT'S ALL TECHNOLOGY.
UH, AND I ASSURE YOU, UH, THERE'S THE LIGHT BLUE OR SOME OF THEM PROBABLY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN BRING BACK TO US.
IF THEY CAN'T ADJUST THAT, I'LL FIND, BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF NEW LAW.
BUT IF THEY DO, THAT'S A MISDEMEANOR.
FINAL FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? OKAY.
SO WE DO HAVE THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.
ALL IN FAVOR TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT.
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I GOT NOWHERE TO GO.OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. WELCOME.
UH, ITEM, UH, AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
YOU DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE TRANSMISSAL SUBMISSION OF A LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WRITING THE ESCALATING OF DEBRIS FOUND AFFECTING LONG BEACH COASTLINE DUE TO A RUNOFF FROM THE LOS ANGELES RIVER MOVE.
AND UH, AS A PART OF OUR PACKET, WE ALL RECEIVED AN ADVANCE COPY OF THAT LETTER, UM, COMMENDATIONS FOR A LETTER WELL WRITTEN.
UH, ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THAT AVIS OR WHAT YOU CONSIDERED? YEAH.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS A COMMISSIONER DRAFTED THIS LETTER WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN MIND.
I WANNA EMPHASIZE SEVERAL CRITICAL ISSUES.
FIRST, THAT ESCALATING DEBRIS CRISIS CAUSED BY THE LA RIVER RUNOFF IS OVERWHELMING LONG BEACH'S RESOURCES AND IS FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR FOR THE CITY TO SUGAR ITS COST ALONE.
WE MUST URGE THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO RECOMMIT TO REIMBURSING LONG BEACH FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS WE DEDICATE TO CLEANING UP UPSTREAM DEBRIS.
ADDRESSING THIS CHALLENGE REQUIRES COOPERATION FROM ALL LEVELS.
ONLY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND RESTORED FINANCIAL COMMITMENT CAN WE PROTECT OUR BEACHES AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EFFECTIVELY.
AND I URGE MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES TO SEND THIS LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, I THINK SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I EVER CAME ALMOST IN A BROWN ACT VIOLATION BECAUSE I WAS ENTERING THE PUBLIC BEFORE I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY, REALLY DISTURBS ME, UM, IN THE SENSE OF THE ACCOUNTING.
AND I MET WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT TOOK COLLIN'S PLACE, UH, LOOKING AT THE STORM RUNOFF AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND HE SAYS IT'S OBT WHAT COMES DOWN THE LA RIVER TO US.
UM, AND BASICALLY COMES RIGHT ONTO OUR BEACHES.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SAND TODAY AND THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE THE SAND COMING DOWN TO OUR BEACHES, 'CAUSE SO MANY PLACES UP THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA HAVE DONE ROCK BORDERS AT THEIR BEACHES SO THAT SAND DOESN'T WASH AWAY AND COME DOWN LIKE IT USED TO.
AND HE TOLD ME SAND NOWADAYS IS AT A PREMIUM.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IF YOU HAD TO BRING SAND INTO THE CITY FROM OUTSIDE, IT'S LIKE THE BLACK MARKET TO TRY AND GET SAND TO COME TO OUR COAST.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT GOING IN THE CITY, I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMISSIONER FOR DRAFTING THAT LETTER.
UH, BECAUSE IN MY SENSE, AND I PUT THIS ON THE RECORD, THIS SHOULD BE A A MILLION DOLLARS FROM EVERY COUNTY SUPERVISOR FOR THE HELP TO KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN.
UH, 'CAUSE THERE IS NO REASON, UH, THAT $500,000 THAT WE USED TO GET A YEAR THAT STOPPED MONTHS AGO.
AND FROM TALKING TO OUR MAINTENANCE, THAT'S SOMETIMES JUST ONE CLEANUP IS $500,000.
SO I THINK, UH, THIS REQUEST TO THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GIVE THEM ENOUGH TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GET DOLLARS, UH, TO CLEAN OUR, TO CLEAN OUR CITY NEEDS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, AVIS, FOR DOING EXCELLENT JOB AT PUTTING THAT LETTER TOGETHER.
I KNOW, I REMEMBER IT CAME UP IN OUR COMMITTEE.
UM, I DO HAVE ONE CONCERN YOU DID NOT MENTION THAT WE UTILIZE, I BELIEVE WE UTILIZE, UH, THAILAND'S MONEY TO HELP KEEP THE BEACH CLEAN AND THAT THAT MONEY ALSO IS DWINDLING AND WILL BE DECREASING AND THAT THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE NEED REVENUE FROM UPSTREAM TO HELP US HELP.
ARE YOU RECOMMENDING, FIRST I WANTED TO CHECK WITH TODD AND SEE IF THAT'S THE CASE.
ARE WE USING HIGHLAND MUD TO CLEAN THE BEACH WHERE WE DO THE GREEN OR CORRECT OUR, OUR BEACHES AND OUR OUR WATERWAYS ARE TIDELAND SL, SO I KNOW WE DIDN'T MENTION THAT.
IMPORTANT PIECE TO INCLUDE OR THE LETTER'S PERFECT THE WAY IT'S, BUT IT'S ANOTHER FACT.
DO I TAKE THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ADD OR? YEAH.
AND, AND THEN PROCESS WISE, WE COULD ALL SIGN WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.
WE COULD, UM, IF, IF WE HAD A, A MOTION TO AMEND WITH THAT
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ADDITION TO THE LETTER, THEN THE LETTER WOULD BE MODIFIED WITH THE SENTENCE THAT INCLUDED A NOTATION THAT THE FUNDING CURRENTLY IS COMING FROM TITLE ONE AND THEN WE WOULD, THE LETTER COULD GO FORWARD.UM, SO ARE YOU MAKING THAT FROM THE AMENDMENT TO MAKING AMENDMENT OKAY AND NOT ACCEPT THAT? AND I, I JUST GO AHEAD.
YEAH, SO I'M SORRY I WASN'T AT THE MEETING LAST MONTH.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A REMEDY BEING THAT, IS IT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WITH WOULD TRANSMIT A REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY FOR THE MONEY THAT THE CITY IS SPENDING? IF I CAN SEE IT IN A LESS THAN POLITE WAY, CLEANING UP OTHER PEOPLE'S TRASH, OTHER CITY'S TRASH.
IS THAT OUR MAIN POINT? I'M HAPPY TO GIVE CLARIFICATION.
SO I BELIEVE IT WAS SIX YEARS AGO THEY STOPPED, THEY USED TO GIVE US $500,000 TO HELP FUND RUNOFF DEBRIS THAT CAME FROM THE LA RIVER.
AND THEN THEY STOPPED AND THEN THEY SAID, WE HAVE A BOOM SYSTEM THAT'S GONNA HELP CLEAN THAT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THERE'S HEAVY STORMS. THOSE SYSTEMS BREAK THE PIT BREAK BEFORE AND ALL THAT RUNOFF COMES TO LONG BEACH AND THEN THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEM.
SO YEAH, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SAYING TO REINSTATE THAT $500,000 THAT THEY STOPPED REIMBURSING US FOR SIX YEARS AGO.
UM, AND TO ALSO LOOK, UM, AT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND SEE WHERE WE CAN COOPERATE REGIONALLY, UM, AND IMPROVE, UM, THAT BY WATER ON A AMENDMENT TO ADD THAT THE TITLE FUNDS ARE BEING DEPLETED AND WILL GO AWAY, NOT JUST IT COMES FROM THE
WE NEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT IT IS GOING AWAY.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE, SO DO YOU WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AMENDMENT? JUST TO ADD IN THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? TO ADD IN THAT THE TITLE FUNDS ARE BEING DEPLETED AND ARE GOING AWAY.
AND IF YOU COULD JUST SEND IT TO ME.
AND SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR UP ON WHAT THAT AMENDMENT WAS.
SO WE CAN SIGN THE DETECTIVE THEN PENDING THAT CHANGE, WE CAN SIGN THAT.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS ON THE, UM, THE LETTER GENERAL PUBLIC? ANY COMMENTS? YES.
UH, BRIAN
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INITIATING THIS LETTER.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR GRABBING THE SPEARS OF IT, RECOGNIZ, SOME NEED FOR THAT.
IT'S HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT ALL NEEDS TO BE DOWN THE ROAD AS THE END OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE'S PRODUCTS ARE.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S FIRST VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
ALRIGHT, NOW FOR THE FULL, UH, MOTION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE LETTER, INCLUDING THAT AMENDMENT.
NOW MAYBE A LETTER TO GET TODD MORE MONEY.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE.
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MANAGER'S MONTHLY ORAL UPDATES.
CHIEF MEDINA, YOU WANT TO LEAD US OFF? UH, SAFETY UPDATE? UH, YES SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
QUICK UPDATE FOR MARINE SAFETY.
UH, WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE END OF THE SUMMER WITH ALL OUR LIFEGUARD STAFFING, WITH ALL OUR TOWERS BEING OPEN AND, AND, AND YOU JUST SAID WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER, UH, TONS OF RIDE SAFE, A FANTASTIC JUNIOR LIFE GUARD PROGRAM.
AND AS WE WIND, AS MANY OF OUR GUARDS ARE GOING BACK TO COLLEGE AND WE'RE KIND OF, WE'LL STILL HAVE GUARDS OUT IN THE SUMMER, FUN PROBABLY ON THE WEEKENDS BECAUSE IT'S, IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY LAST TWO WEEKS.
UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO GUARD OUR BEACHES THE BEST WE CAN.
UH, BUT JUST REALLY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICE, UH, ON SOME NOISE ISSUES OUT IN GREEN PACIFICA WITH, UH, LOUD, LOUD VESSELS AND ILLEGAL OPERATORS AS THAT ARE RENTING VESSELS, HAVING PARTIES ON THEM AND, AND OUT THOSE AREAS.
AND PROBABLY A LOT OF NOISE POLLUTION FOR RESIDENT.
SO WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS THOSE WITH ENFORCEMENT.
AND, UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY ELSE, HOW'S OUR LITTLE GIRL? THE, UM, UH, GOT BITTEN
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BY THE, UH, THE SEAL.SHE ACTUALLY, UH, CAME OUT AND COMPLETED THE IRON GUARD THIS YEAR.
UH, SO SHE DID THE WHOLE FOUR MILES RUNNING AND TWO MILES OF SWIMMING, SWAM AROUND HERE AND, UH, DID A GREAT JOB.
SO, UH, SHE'S PART OF THE MILLIKEN, UH, SWIM TEAM AT YOUR, THAT'S YOUR MEETING, UH, COMMAND STAFF MEETING.
WE'RE DOING GOOD IN REGARDS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE STAFFING.
YEAH, WE'RE, UH, FULLY STAFFED.
WE'RE OVER STAFFED RIGHT NOW IN THE, UH, SWORN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE FULLY STAFFED IN SWORN RANKS OF THE SAFETY DIVISION AS WELL.
THANK COMMISSIONER MCC CAME OUT, UH, AND GAVE A PRESENTATION ON LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER? I WAS JUST WONDERING SINCE YOU MENTIONED NOISE POLLUTION, SO, SO EXCUSE ME.
UH, WE'RE GONNA KEEP QUESTIONS TILL THE END OF MANAGER'S REPORT.
UH, WE WILL GO TO MARINE PATROL AND SUPERVISOR JOE.
UM, THIS PAST MONTH WE HAD A TOTAL OF 1,808 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THREE OF THOSE CALLS WERE ACTUALLY DISPATCHES, HAD RECEIVED BASICALLY REPORT CALLS SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE, 40 POUNDS, UM, SOME DISPUTE CALLS AND SOME REPORT CALLS, REFERENCES, BURGLARIES AND THEFTS.
UM, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 1,670 OFFICER INITIATED, OFFICER SAW ON, UM, AS FAR AS CITATIONS WERE ISSUED, WE WROTE TWO SITES PER FISHING GREEN, MOSTLY CONCENTRATED AL BAY GREEN BASIN.
THREE, UM, WE TOTAL 12 SITES THAT WERE ISSUED FOR TRESPASS.
AND, UH, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY UP COMPARED TO LAST MONTH.
ANY QUESTIONS? JUST WANT KNOW, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN TRAINING RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR NUMBERS BACK UP.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED, BUT TRYING AND SO FISHING.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY DID WE? YES, WE HAD TWO.
THANK YOU, ANDREW, JOE, ANY OR, OR ANY? UH, WE DID HAVE A COUPLE LAST MONTH AND WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS DOWNTOWN, BUT, UH, WE DID NOW AND THEN.
THERE WAS A, SOMETHING IN LONG BEACH POST WHERE A GENTLEMAN HAD TAKEN OUT SOMEBODY WHO HAD BROKEN ONTO HIS, UH, BOAT.
UM, WAS THAT LONG BEACH OR WAS THAT LA? I I COULDN'T MAKE IT.
I BELIEVE IT WAS LA BECAUSE I WAS THAT LA OKAY.
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL MOVE TO BRIAN PLANT AND MARINE OPERATIONS.
ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
UH, SO A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES.
WE ARE CITY OF ABOUT 94.16 OCCUPIED FOR SLIP RIGHT NOW.
UH, A TOTAL OF 912 GUEST DAYS, UH, FOR THE NIGHTS, UH, IN, IN AUGUST, UH, LIVING BOARD INSPECTIONS, WE HAVE A NEW, UH, CRITERIA FOR BOARDS.
THEY HAVE TO HIT INSPECTIONS OF BOTH OUR RAIN BUREAU STAFF AND EITHER A CERTIFIED SURVEY OR A US COAST GUARD OBSERVING VESSEL SAFETY CHECK.
UH, DOWNTOWN WE HAVE TOTAL OF 83 LITTLE BOARDS.
UH, BOTH OF THOSE COMPLETED BOTH REQUIREMENTS AT THIS POINT.
UH, THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT ANOTHER 15 THAT ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THEIR INSPECTION WITH THE BUREAU OR HAVE WITH US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, UH, INSPECTION.
UM, WE'VE HAD TWO EVENTS SO FAR DOWNTOWN, UH, USING THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, A FREE OPTION FOR VOTERS THAT DO NOT WISH TO PICK UP FOR THE SURVEY.
UH, WE HAVE THREE SCHEDULED FOR
UH, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE THIS AS EASY AS A LIFT FOR OUR VOTERS, IF POSSIBLE, UH, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING SEAWAY BOAT THAT ARE NOT GONNA HAVE ISSUES, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH PEOPLE THAT PULL THE BOARD.
UM, A PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, UH, DOCK CARTS SO THEY
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HAVE A HABIT OF WALKING AWAY.SO WE ARE WORKING ON CREATING POLICE MAKING, UH, WE PUT DECALS ON THE DOCKS, UH, AS WELL AS A KITCHEN IF YOU WOULD, UM, TO SECURE THE DOCK CARTS TOO.
UM, WE, SOMEBODY SHARED SOME VERY NICE PICTURES FROM A TRIP TO SANTA BARBARA, UH, WHERE WE WERE TO USE SOME INFORMATION AND KIND OF RECONSTRUCT, UH, FOR OUR DOCS SYSTEMS MAY WORK WELL, UM, SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON HOW BUSY EVERY YEAR WE HAVE, UH, WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
UM, FILMING, UH, LET'S START THERE.
20 PERMITS ISSUED, UH, SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH 30 DAYS OF FILMING, UH, WITHIN THE MARINE, UH, NINE LARGE SCALE EVENTS.
UM, DOWNTOWN WE HAVE, UH, PRIDE MARATHON TRIATHLON, CALI VIBE, WORLD TOUR GRAND THREE 4TH OF JULY, A BM THIS YEAR EXPERIENCE BIG BANG ON THE BAY.
UH, WE'RE GONNA SEE BLUE BREAK.
UM, AND THOSE ARE JUST THE BIG ONES.
PROBABLY ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO 40, YOU KNOW, OTHER EVENTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE FOOTPRINT, UM, THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, CULTURAL EVENTS, UH, HAVING A
UM, SO IT IS, IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY, BUSY YEAR.
UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE STILL HAVE SOME TO GROW, UH, TO MAKE IT SMOOTHER FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
UM, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE DOING MUCH BETTER.
WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE LIVERBOARD INSPECTIONS TO BE COMPLETED? UH, THE REQUIREMENT IS TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, SO EVERYBODY HAS THROUGH DECEMBER.
UH, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO START ENFORCING THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE REQUIREMENT.
BRIAN, I'M THINKING OF THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THE MARINE BUREAU STAFF AND THE, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, THE COAST GUARD EX FOLKS.
SO KIND OF KEEP THAT ON YOUR RADAR WHEN WE'RE AT A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE ON THAT COMPLETION.
YEAH, I, I WOULD LOVE TO BRING, UH, RECOGNITION FOR, UH, THE PARTNERS WE'RE WORKING WITH WITHIN THE US COAST GUARD WITHIN ARE SOME VERY AMAZING PEOPLE.
UH, OUR MAIN PERSON THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, IS
HE IS A SOBRIETY 87 YEARS OLD.
IT'S WELL UP AND DOWN ON BOATS EVERY DAY.
UH, HE PRETTY AMAZING TO WORK WITH.
I GO AHEAD, YOU ON THE, ON THE INSPECTIONS, IS THERE A MARINE BUREAU PERSON, PERSONNEL PERSON PRESENT AT THE INSPECTION? IF IT'S A COAST GUARD AUXILIARY INSPECTION? THERE'S, THERE'S TWO SIDES OF IT.
UH, SIR, SO WE HAVE OUR, OUR MARINE BUREAU IN-HOUSE INSPECTION.
UH, THAT IS GONNA BE COMPLETED BY THE BUREAU STAFF ON OUR FIELD AGENTS, UH, AND THEN THE US COAST GUARD OR SURVEY DEPARTMENT.
SO WHEN WE'RE HOSTING THE, YOU KNOW, THE EVENTS WHERE THEY CAN KIND OF GET IN AND GET EVERYTHING DONE, UH, IN ONE STOP, UM, WE'RE NOT OVERSEEING THE US COAST GUARD.
UH, THEY'RE ON THE DOCKS AT THE SAME TIME AS WE ARE.
UH, AND THEN WE CAN, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE THE STUDY OR OUR SURVEY AS WELL WITH THROUGH IN-HOUSE, UM, STAFF TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AT ONCE.
AND, UH, ONE MORE QUESTION IS OF AN ELEMENT OF THAT INSPECTION, THE VESSEL'S ABILITY TO BE UNDERWAY? YES, SIR.
UH, SO OUR INSPECTION DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM TO COME TO THE HARBOR MASTER DOCK, SO EVERYBODY MUST LEAVE THEIR SLIP AND COME TO THE HARBOR MASTER DOCK.
JUST ADD ON THAT, UM, THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME BOATS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT CORRECT THAT, THAT MAY CHANGE
IT'S THIS FIRST PHASE IS LIVABLE AND, AND DOING WALKABOUTS NOW WITH, WITH WITH MY DOG, IT IS, UH, UM, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE BOATS THAT ARE THERE THAT MAY BE LIVE TOWARDS, I DON'T KNOW ALL OF 'EM, I DON'T THINK THEY CAN GET OUT OF THEIR DOCK.
I MEAN, JUST IN THE, THE YEAR TO COME.
THEY DEFINITELY CHALLENGED OUR, OUR FIELD STAFF, LIKE ON THE BOAT INSPECTION TO REALLY KEEP, UH, AN EYE ON, ON CONCERNING, UH, BECAUSE YOU, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S NOT JUST THE LIBERAL BOARDS.
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL OF, UH, IT'S, IT'S ALL VOTES THAT ARE IN NEGLECT ARE NOT BEING KEPT.
UM, THOSE DO POSE NAVIGATIONAL AND, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS COMMISSIONERS, JUST TO ADD ONTO THAT REAL QUICK, THIS IS NOT ABOUT GETTING BOATS OUT OF THE MARINA, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT KEEPING BOATS SAFE IN THE MARINA.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH LIVERBOARDS THAT HAVE BEEN OUR CUSTOMERS FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO GET THEM ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE.
UH, IT MAY TAKE SOME HARD WORK, IT MAY TAKE SOME MEL LOW GREASE, IT MAY TAKE SOME CAJOLING, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD.
OTHER MARINAS ARE DOING THIS AS WELL.
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AND IT'S JUST A SAFETY BASELINE THAT WE NEED TO GET TO.SO, UH, JUST FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION, IT'S NOT ABOUT, OH, HEY, YOUR BOAT DIDN'T PASS, YOU'RE OUT.
IT'S, HEY, YOUR BOAT DIDN'T PASS.
LET'S GET YOU TO A POINT WHERE IT DOES OR IF THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE DO HAVE TO GET TO THAT, THAT PLACE.
IT'LL BE THROUGH A PROCESS OF US WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN WITH THAT BOAT TO GET COMPLIANCE.
WELL, I KNOW SOME OF THOSE DERELICT VESSELS END UP IN THE, UM, ANCHORAGE BY ISLAND WHITE AND BOTH MR. BLAIR AND I'VE BEEN RECEIVING PHONE CALLS ON THAT GROWING POPULATION AND OUR CONCERNS.
UM, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY, UM, DELICT VESSELS ARE ON OUR RADAR AND THE, THE POTENTIAL OF DANGER THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE BY THE ISLAND IS OF A CONCERN.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR BRIAN? QUESTION? YEAH.
HOW MANY OF THE BOARD VESSELS AND
HOW LONGS THE WAITING LIST FOR LIVERBOARD FOR FOR LIVERBOARD, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF GONNA PULL DOWN THE SIZE.
UH, WE ALSO, AS, AS WE'RE TRYING TO PLACE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PARAMETERS THAT WE'RE SETTING.
WE'RE NOT PUTTING, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE STACK OF NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT PBM UH, BAY, YOU'RE PROBABLY EIGHT TO 10 YEARS ON, ON A WAIT LIST.
UM, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS THAN, BUT AGAIN, IT ALL JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT TURNS OVER AND WHERE IT'S AT.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO BRING UP OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM, COREY FORSTER AND KELLY ARMSTRONG.
SO NOW WE'LL GET THEIR REPORT TEED UP FOR 'EM.
UH, OUR FOCUS LATELY HAS BEEN ON, UH, BEAUTIFICATION.
WE HAVE HIM PAINTER ON BOARD, AND HE'S DOING A LOT OF WONDERFUL WORK.
HE'S CROSS TRAINING SOME, HE'S PROSING SOME OF OUR, UH, UH, UNDERLYING STAFF AND PAINTING AND THE PROPER WAY TO PREP AND PAINT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST SLIDE ON THE LEFT, UH, WE REPLACED THREE OF THE OLD TRASH CANS ALONG THE LONG DOCKS.
UM, THE SECOND SLIDE SHOWS, UH, PIECE, UH, SECOND STREET AND APPIAN WAY IS BAYSHORE TWO RESTROOM.
UH, WE DID A FULL FACELIFT ON THIS RESTROOM.
WE WENT INTO THE, THE INTERIOR WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, DAMAGE ON THE WALLS.
WE GOT THE WALLS PATCHED UP, PRIMED AND INTERIOR PAINT, EXTERIOR PAINT.
UM, I THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB ALIGNING THE BLUE WITH THE LIBRARY ACROSS THE STREET AND THE LETTERING ON THE LIBRARY.
IT REALLY TIED IT IN AND IT REALLY STANDS OUT.
UM, WE HAD A LOT OF WORK ON OUR EACH ACCESS, UH, STAIRS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE THIRD SLIDE.
UM, WE'RE PAINTING THE STAIRS AT 14TH PLACE.
IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING, UH, PROCESS FOR US THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR OF TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE AND WORKING ON THOSE STAIRS, GETTING THROUGH 'EM, SO THAT BY LA 28 WE'VE GOT EACH ACCESS IS ALL GOOD TO GO.
UM, THE NEXT SLIDE IS SOME MORE PICTURES OF BAYSHORE TWO.
UM, IT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW THE WALL DAMAGE, BUT IT SHOWS IT IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED.
SOME MORE PAINTING PROJECTS ON THE TOP LEFT.
UM, THAT'S THE, UH, MARINE PATROL STORAGE UNIT.
THE, UH, PAINTED THE REROLL BUILDING AND THE STORAGE UNIT, UM, TIED IN ALL THE BLUES AND THE NICE WHITES, UH, FOR THE, OUR MASTER OFFICE AS WELL.
UM, PRESSURE WASHING THE TOP 10.
WE DO PERIODICALLY ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND PRE PRESENTABLE.
UM, AND WE'RE AT THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE'RE WORKING ON THE CHRISTMAS TREES IN THE BAY.
WE'RE STARTING SOME OF THE BACKGROUND WORK THAT'S GOING ON, UM, WIRING UP SOME OF THE JUNCTION BOXES, GETTING THE ROPE SHACKLES OUT, UM, MAKING SURE IT'S ALL READY TO GO.
WE START THAT PROJECT, UH, AROUND THE 12TH OF THIS MONTH.
SO TOMORROW, UM, WHERE WE START GRABBING SOME OF THE TREES, BRINGING 'EM OVER TO DAVIES AND GETTING THE STAGING AND EVERYTHING DONE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
SO WE'RE ON SCHEDULE WITH THAT.
AND THEN THE FINAL UPDATE IS LABEL FOREST FOUNTAIN.
THIS LAST YEAR WE PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT INTO THE LAPELL FOR FOUNTAIN TO BRING IT BACK UP TO, UM, STANDARDS SO THAT IT'S, UH, PRESENTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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FILTRATION SYSTEM.WE'RE REPLACING ALL OF THE LIGHTING IN THE FOUNTAIN, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE GARDEN CLUB TO FUNDRAISE TO TAKE OUT THE, UH, TILE AND PUT IN PAPERS.
SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, WE'LL HAVE THAT COMPLETED AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS? THE, THE PAINTING IS,
I MEAN, THE CHAIRWOMAN AND I MET, UH, UH, YOUR PAINTER AND, AND JUST GOING AROUND YOUR OFFICE.
THERE'S NO DRIP, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NOTHING ON THE CEMENT, THERE'S NOTHING.
UH, YOU PICKED THE RIGHT PERSON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
UM, A COUPLE OF, UH, TALKING POINTS, UH, WE'RE GETTING THROUGH.
UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS A BIT OF A HIGH TIDE.
OUR NEXT HIGH TIDE IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 10TH.
UM, IN AUGUST, WE REMOVED A TOTAL OF 138 TONS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS FROM OUR BEACHES.
UH, OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE TEAM IS, UH, COORDINATING SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH LONG BEACH CONVENTION, I'M SORRY, CONSERVATION BOARD, UH, WITH THEIR SHORE CORE TEAM, UH, TO CLEAN UP SOME PUBLIC ACCESS, UH, ALONG THE BEACH.
UM, ALSO ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE IS, UM, THIS MONTH, SEPTEMBER 20TH IS OUR COASTAL CLEANUP DAY.
SO, UH, SEVERAL, UH, LOCATIONS WILL BE, UH, ALONG THE BEACH FRONT, UM, MEMBERS FROM OUR PARKS RECREATION MARINE DEPARTMENT WITH THE, UH, NATURE CENTER AND THE ADOPT BEACH PROGRAM WILL BE COORDINATING SOME OF THOSE, UM, AREAS INCLUDING, UM, ALAMEDA STATE BEACH, UM, JUAN APPAREL, UH, THE PIER, AND, UH, GRANADA.
I THINK THE MAIN AREA WILL BE NEAR THE PIER.
WE WILL, WE'LL HAVE SOME SET UP THERE AND THAT SORT OF THING.
UH, OUR QUEENS BAY BAY TEAM IS, UM, CONTINUING TO, UM, WORK IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH, UM, LANDSCAPE.
WE'LL SKIP THE LANDSCAPE, OUR GROUNDS DIVISION, OUR LANDSCAPE TEAM.
UM, OUR LAWN TO OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDEN PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH, UM, AL CLEANUP DAY AND BASIN THREE.
UH, THIS PROJECT'S APPROXIMATELY 3,600 SQUARE FEET.
WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE TURF REMOVAL, UH, FOR THAT PROJECT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING, UM, PRETTY GOOD AS FAR AS COMPLETING THAT PROJECT ON THAT DATE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, UH, SURF RIDER FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
OUR IRRIGATION CENTRALIZATION PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UM, AND OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF, OUR GROUNDS DIVISION IS CONTINUING TO, UH, PROVIDE HOMELESS CLEANUPS.
WE'RE, UH, UP TO, UH, THREE DAYS A WEEK RIGHT NOW.
AND SOME OF THOSE DAYS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED FOR ADDITIONAL SITES, UM, FOR EACH OF THOSE DAYS.
OUR, UH, DOWNTOWN TEAM, OUR CLEAN WAVE, UH, BAY DIVISION IS, UM, ALSO BEEN HARD AT WORK WITH, UH, SOME PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, UH, IN THE QUEENS BAY BAY AREA.
UM, WE HAVE SOME DOCK MAINTENANCE BEING DONE, UH,
THEY'RE PREPPING OUR, UH, CURRENT DEPLOYMENT, UH, FOR OUR STORM DEBRIS SYSTEM AND RAINBOW HARBOR, UM, AS WELL AS CONTINUING WITH, UM, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, OUR LAGOON FIELD PUMP IS, UH, BEING WORKED ON.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL OF MY UPDATES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OF COURSE.
WHAT'S THE COST FACTOR TO US ON THAT? FOR TON? OR, OR IS THAT, THAT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE LEAVING TRASH ON THE BEACH AND GOING HOME.
THAT'S USUALLY FROM THE OCEAN THAT COMES UP ONTO OUR BEACH, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS FROM THE OCEAN ONTO THE BEACH.
UM, SO OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS AND, AND AVERAGE COST PER TON IS RANGES, BUT IT'S ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER TON.
DID WE FIND ANY MORE SCOOTERS IN THE WATER? NOT, NOT THAT I'VE HEARD OF THIS.
I'M DOING A GREAT JOB,
FIGURED IT OUT ANY MORE QUICK.
UM, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND COREY AND, AND KELLY OR PRESENTING THEIR REPORTS AS PICTURES.
YOU JUST SAY A THOUSAND WORDS AND YOU REALLY GET TO SEE WHAT YOUR CREWS ARE DOING.
I AMAZINGLY, UH, DETAILED TO UNDERSTAND THE
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BEFORE AND AFTER.UM, WORDS ARE GREAT, BUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS REALLY SHOW THE LEVEL OF WORK AND THE, THE RESULTS, SO CHEERS TO THAT.
UH, CLOSE OUT THE MANAGER'S REPORT.
WE GOT A COUPLE, UH, ITEMS COMING UP.
UH, I'M NOT SURE IF KELLY TOUCHED BASE ON THIS ONE, BUT ON THE 20TH, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER LONG TO GARDEN GOING.
UH, UH, MR. INSTALLATION, MR. HAD SOME FOLKS, WE'D DON'T US, DON'T LEAVE US.
YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND YES.
BEFORE AS PUBLIC TODD'S PRESENTATION, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LONG BEACH ROW ASSOCIATION AND ONE OF OUR, YES, STOP.
SORRY, WE HAD TO, UH, I THINK I, AM I LOUD ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY? YOU CAN USE SOME MIC.
WE HAD, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER, UH, DEAL GOING ON LATER TONIGHT, BUT, UH, I WANT INCLUDE, INTRODUCE CHRISTINE.
SHE IS, UH, A WORLD CHAMPION GROWER AND SHE'S HERE, UH, THIS WEEK PRACTICING HERE IN LONG BEACH WITH US.
MY GOAL, AND I THINK HER GOAL IS TO COME BACK IN 28, SHE'S, UH, SHE'S BEEN STAYING WITH US FOR A WEEK AND I WENT BACK GOOD TO WORK 28.
SO, UM, WE'RE REAL EXCITED THAT SHE'S HERE AND, UH, SHE'S REALLY, UH, AN INFLUENCE ON ME.
WE, UH, WE LIKES THE MOON WHEN WE TALK AND SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN.
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE, IM SORRY, YOU PRACTICING NEAR HERE.
WHERE ARE YOU PRACTICING? UM, WHAT'S RYAN SPEAK OF? UM, I'M PRACTICING OUT OF THE LONG BEACH GROWING ASSOCIATION BOATHOUSE, SO RIGHT IN THE, UM, STADIUM.
AND THEN SHE GOES OUT TO PAST THE VENUE, THE OLYMPIC VENUE ALL THE WAY, ALMOST TO DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? YEAH.
AROUND TOWARDS CITY BEACH AND BACK NORMALLY.
SO PAST THE ROSIE'S DOG BEACH AND PROBABLY SEEING YOUR ESTABLISHMENT FROM, FROM THE OCEAN.
UM, AND THEN YOU ARE NOT PAID TO BE, WELL, I DIDN'T PAID TO BE ON THE NATIONAL TEAM, BUT ONLY HERE AT THE VERY TOP.
UH, SO FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, I'VE HAD TO SELF FUND.
SO IN THAT I WORK A FULL-TIME JOB AND I ACTUALLY WORK IN SUSTAINABILITY AND I DO A LOT ON WATER PROTECTION AND OCEAN PRESERVATION AND WORLD ROWING.
OUR, OUR GLOBAL ORGANIZING BODY HAS AN ALLIANCE WITH THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CALLED HEALTHY WATERS.
AND THE IDEA IS I'M THE US AMBASSADOR FOR THAT FRAMEWORK, AND THE IDEA IS TO BRING IT TO THE UNITED STATES MORE AND MORE OVER THE YEARS.
WE'RE STARTING IN BOSTON IN OCTOBER, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME MEANINGFUL PROJECTS ONLINE IN ADVANCE OF THE LA GAMES.
SO I KNOW WORLD GROWING IS AN INTERESTED STAKEHOLDER IN THAT, AND I THINK THROUGH ALL, ALL THE KNOWN CONNECTIONS HERE, I CAN POTENTIALLY BE OF HELP IN FACILITATING THOSE CONVERSATIONS DOWN THE LINE.
SO PLEASE DO FEEL LIKE YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AS A RESOURCE AND ANYONE WHO'S IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT IS COMMUNITY DRIVEN OR OTHER NEEDS OR GAPS.
UH, MY GOAL IS TO HAVE SPORT BE A NET POSITIVE IMPACT WHEREVER WE COMPETE AND BE STEWARDS AND LEAVE IT BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT.
SO, UM, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR EVERYTHING TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME, MS. VALDO, PART OF YOUR REPORT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS WITHIN THE COMMISSION.
UH, FOR ANYTHING THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE MANAGEMENT REPORT, THE GENERAL PUBLIC YES.
UM, IS THERE A NOISE REGULATION DECAL ON THE, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE OR A BUSINESS MOST INTERESTED THAT THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS ANGLE AND WHAT THE NORTH REGULATION IS.
AND SO, YEAH, I'M GONNA PUNT OVER TO TODD.
WE ACTUALLY WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION REGARDING THIS THIS MORNING.
SO THE CITY DOES HAVE, UH, NOISE ABATEMENT REGULATIONS IN OUR LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
UH, AND IT IS A, THERE IS A NOISE, A BASEMENT ABATEMENT
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OFFICER IN THE LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES.AND THEY WILL DIRECT STAFF TO, WELL, FIRST THEY'LL EDUCATE, THEN THEY'LL WARD AND THEN THEY'LL ENFORCE.
UH, THAT'S HOW, THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT STANDS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REGULATION IS? UH, THE REGULATION STARTS IN CHAPTER EIGHT.
THERE'S A LOT OF REGULATION THERE.
IT BASICALLY, IT'S THE LONG BEACH NOISE REGULATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS FOR THE GENERAL? YES, THANK YOU.
I SUPPOSED IF SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, I CAN'T, WE HAVEN'T SEEN, BECAUSE YOUR QUESTIONS KEY, MELINDA, I NEED YOU TO TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE, OTHERWISE PEOPLE ABLE, SO THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE I THINK I DON'T REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT THERE'S SOME WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
WE ON THE SCOOT, WE AS WELL AS WITHOUT HELMET CHILDREN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY SINCE, SINCE YOU, SINCE IT'S ON, ON AN AGENDA ITEM, I CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE NO, UH, UH, ENFORCEMENT ALLOWED.
THE MARINE BUREAU DOES NOT HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES DOWN ON THAT REGARDING IT.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL OVER 300 POLICE OFFICERS DOWN IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UH, YET WE DO HAVE A NEW ACADEMY.
UH, SO THAT SHOULD, SHOULD PERK UP WITH THE NEW LAWS THAT ARE COMING UP.
THERE'S FOUR MORE BILLS, UH, THAT SHOULD BE PASSED THIS YEAR REGARDING E-BIKES, REGARDING HOW MUCH, REGARDING AGE LIMITATIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, OUR NEXT MEETING I'LL BRING BACK, WE SHOULD HAVE A RESOLVE IT, UH, BY THE END OF THE NEXT MEETING.
BUT YEAH, CURRENTLY THEY SURROUND ME GOING DOWN APPLETON STREET BY 50 Y.
SO IT IS, UH, UH, BUT YOU'LL SEE SOME CHANGES COMING.
DON'T GIVE UP ON, UH, AND IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING AND CALL THE LONG BEACH.
UH, CALL THE, UH, OR OR TYPE IN, WHAT'S THE LONG BEACH? LONG BEACH? WHAT'S THE, THE GO LONG BEACH? MM-HMM
AND JUST TYPE IT IN WHAT YOU SEE AND LEAST LEAST MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, WE HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE DATA STATEMENT REGARDING THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
SO LET'S, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO RECEIVE A FILE.
MOVING ON, UH, WE HAVE COMMITTEE STATUS REPORTS AND WE HAD A OUTSTANDING, UH, MEETING COMMITTEE REPORT, UH, WITH
UM, UNFORTUNATELY COMMISSIONER LAMB HAD TO LEAVE, UH,
SO A LOT OF 'EM, I THINK EVERYTHING IS NOTHING NEW TODAY, BUT THINGS ARE MOVING DOWN THE PIPELINE.
SO I THINK IT'S ALL, ALL GOOD.
I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD REGARDING THE BELMONT PLAZA POOL IS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND HAVE, ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE BID PROCESS BY LOOKING ONLINE SUIT.
THERE'S TWO BEDROOMS AT THIS POINT, AND I BELIEVE THAT BIDS OPEN UNTIL THE 15TH OF OCTOBER.
ANYTHING FURTHER? UH, TITLE AND, UH, OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING? ANY STANDOUTS THAT WERE INCORPORATED WITHIN THIS AGENDA? NO.
YOU WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB YOU DO.
SO HOW'S THAT PAY YOU LATER?
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WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITHIN THAT AREA? I CAN, UH, COMMENT ON THE, UM, SERVING HISTORIC POINT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE.FOLKS, HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT WE'LL BE MAKING SOME DECISIONS SHORTLY.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH CERTAIN ELECTEDS AS WE MOVE AHEAD AND, UM, HAVE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE ALAMEDAS BAY PENINSULA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN MEMORIAL, BUT THINGS RECENTLY, UM, INSTALLED OUT ON THE PENINSULA AND, UH, MORE COMING OUR WAY SHORTLY.
UH, OUR, UH, NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING IS OCTOBER 2ND.
IF YOU HAVE AGENDA ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND, UH, PLEASE SEND THOSE TO THE MARINE OFFICE GREEN BUREAU, UH, A WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 9TH HERE AT 1 45.
AND OUR NEXT FULL MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION IS ON OCTOBER 9TH AT TWO 30 HERE IN THE BRUIN DEN.
AS A CLOSING COMMENT, I ASK BRUCE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY MAD, MAD CHAIR AND THE PUBLIC.
I JUST LIKE TO CLOSE THE SPEED, UH, IN MEMORY OF 9 1 1.
MY DAD HAD, UH, THAT WAS THE DAY OF HIS ROSE THAT HE HAD DIED ON, UH, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
AND ALL MY FAMILY FROM AROUND THE WORLD SHOWED UP THAT MORNING BEFORE HAPPENED.
UH, SO IT WAS CRUSHED ON THE FAMILY, BUT IT WAS A FULL CHURCH THAT NIGHT.
AND I KNOW NO ONE IN THIS ROOM.
SO ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE AND THOSE FAMILIES THAT WERE AFFECTED, WE ADJOURNED AT FOUR 13.