Oct 14, 2025 City Council - Revised

NEXT UP, UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON AGEISM AWARENESS DAY.

I'M GONNA PASS IT NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS.

AGEISM AWARENESS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON OCTOBER 10TH, AND I AM PLEASED TO CELEBRATE IT HERE WITH YOU TODAY WITH A PRESENTATION.

[ AGEISM AWARENESS DAY]

I PROUDLY WELCOME OUR DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, UM, AND FIERCE CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE FOR OLDER ADULTS.

UM, KAREN RESIDE, PRESIDENT OF THE GRAY PANTHERS, WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION FOR US TODAY.

SO PLEASE, UH, WELCOME KAREN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCILS, CITY EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY.

UM, ACTUALLY OCTOBER 9TH IS THE AGES OF AWARENESS DAY.

UM, AGEISM IS THE LAST BIG ISM THAT WE NEED TO OVERCOME AS A WORLD.

AGEISM, UH, REFERS TO HOW WE THINK, WHICH IS OFTEN IN STEREOTYPES, HOW WE FEEL, WHICH IS PREJUDICE, AND HOW WE, UM, ACT, HOW WE, UH, DISCRIMINATE BASED ON AGE.

UM, AGEISM DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO OLDER ADULTS, BUT IT APPLIES TO YOUNGER PEOPLE ALSO.

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OUR INTERN, MAGGIE IS GONNA SPEAK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

BY THE AGE OF FOUR, CHILDREN HAVE INCULCATED OPINIONS ABOUT HOW THEY VIEW OLDER ADULTS.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT AGEISM IS, UM, BY NOT, UH, CONFRONTING AGEISM, IT RESULTS IN POOR HEALTH FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS.

UH, FINANCIAL INSECURITY BASED ON JUDGMENTS AND STEREOTYPES, AND IT REDUCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO NOW, UM, DR.

CLAUDIA LOPEZ, WHO IS GOING TO, UH, FOLLOW ME AS PRESIDENT OF THE GRAY PANTHERS IN NOVEMBER.

HI, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DR.

CLAUDIA LOPEZ.

I'M AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH.

I'M ALSO, UH, DO I ALSO DO WORK ON OLDER FOLKS IN HOUSING? SO, UM, I'M, I'M GONNA READ THIS SLIDE.

UH, SO I'M HERE TO GIVE THE BIG ASK, RIGHT? SO WHAT AM I ASKING HERE? WELL, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH PUT OUT AN AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY HERE TO JUST HAVE THE ASK THAT WE HOPE THAT WE CAN, YOU ALL CAN, UM, ADD AN AGEISM LENS FOR DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING POLICIES.

ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN ON AGING, BY THE YEAR 2030, IN FIVE YEARS, 30% OF THE STATE'S POPULATION WILL BE 60 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, INCLUDING SOME OF US IN THIS ROOM.

THEREFORE, IT CREATES AN EVEN GREATER URGENCY FOR US TO REALLY PUT THIS LENS OF UNDERSTANDING AGEISM WITHIN OUR POLICIES, FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND ZONING, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION.

AND SO WE ALSO, ASIDE FOR, FROM ASKING FOR SOME SORT OF REVIEW OR RUBRIC FOR LOOKING AT POLICIES, WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR THE CITY TO REFRAME AGEISM OR AGING AS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL PROCESS RATHER THAN AN OLD PERSON THING.

UH, WE ALSO ARE ASKING THE CITY TO DEVELOP AN OFFICIAL DEFINITION ON HOW THE CITY WILL BE LOOKING AT AGING.

AND REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO EMBED THIS IN ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

UH, WE WANNA REIMAGINE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THIS CITY AT ALL STAGES.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR WE DID SURVEYS WITH OLDER FOLKS.

WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN AND SHORELINE PLAN ZONING, THE BIGGEST THING THAT OLDER FOLKS SAID IS, WE WANT A PLACE TO GATHER OUTSIDE WHERE WE HAVE BENCHES THAT WHERE WE CAN SIT UNDER A TREE AND GATHER.

I KNOW THAT SOUNDS QUITE SIMPLE, BUT REALLY THESE ARE THE LITTLE THINGS THAT IF WE PAY ATTENTION, REALLY EMBRACE AGING AS A VALUABLE PART OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, RATHER THAN JUST A DETERIORATION OF THE BODY, OUR MINDS GET EVEN CLEARER.

NO.

AND SO REALLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING AT AGING, EVERYTHING FROM BABIES TO OUR OLDER FOLKS, AND THAT'S OUR BIG ASK.

AND THEN MAGGIE, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK MORE ON HOW AGEISM AFFECTS YOUNGER ADULTS.

MY NAME IS MAGGIE MOR, AND I'M AN INTERN WITH THE LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS.

AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD TODAY, AGEISM SHOWS UP IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS, UM, , AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY PERSPECTIVES.

AS A YOUNG ADULT.

AS I'VE STARTED TO BUILD MY CAREER POST-COLLEGE, I'VE FELT THAT SOMETIMES I CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED, SEEMED TO BE TOO YOUNG, OR LACK THE EXPERIENCE TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY.

THROUGHOUT THIS LAST YEAR, I'VE OFTEN FELT LIKE MY EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE OVERLOOKED BASED ON MY APPEARANCE OR MY AGE.

THESE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH AGEISM HAVE GIVEN ME A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW LIMITING AND HARM AGE-BASED ASSUMPTIONS CAN REALLY BE.

SINCE I'VE STARTED MY INTERNSHIP WITH THE GRAY PANTHERS, I'VE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OLDER ADULTS, EXPERIENCING FIRSTHAND THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY'RE FACING, WHETHER THAT BE BEING DISMISSED OR UNDERESTIMATED, TO NAVIGATING SYSTEMS THAT OFTEN ARE OVERLOOKING THEM OR EXCLUDING THEM.

THIS TIME AND THIS YEAR AS A WHOLE, HONESTLY, HAS MADE ME REALIZE THAT DESPITE THE AGE GAP THAT ME AND THESE OLDER ADULTS MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE, WE'RE NOT AS DIFFERENT AS SOCIETY MAKES US OUT TO BE.

I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT MANY OF THE STRUGGLES THAT I HAVE FACED DUE TO MY AGE BEAR SIMILARITIES TO THOSE FACED BY THE OLDER ADULTS THAT I HAVE THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH.

AT THE CENTER, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ARE VALUED, RECOGNIZED, AND HEARD.

AND THROUGH OUR HARD WORK AS A COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ACHIEVABLE.

AND INCLUDE AGE AS A FACTOR WHEN THEY LOOK AT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.

AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING US THIS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.

AND, UM, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO START LOOKING

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I'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE AND COULDN'T GET AGE IN, AND WE NEED TO, IF IT'S NOT INCLUDED, IT'S OVERLOOKED.

SO THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, KAREN.

THANK YOU FOR SPREADING AWARENESS ALL.

WELL, LET'S HEAR IT FOR, UH, OUR LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS AND, UH, KAREN REZA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I THOUGHT THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TAKE THAT UP.

UH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ROLLING OUT OUR NEW SENIOR SHALLOW SUBSIDY PROGRAM IN THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR SENIORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, OUR FINAL PRESENTATION, THE 29TH ANNUAL HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR.

I'M GONNA PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.

YES, THANK YOU.

UH,

[ 29TH ANNUAL HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR]

I THINK JULIE IS HERE.

THERE SHE IS, UH, FROM THE LONG BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

TALK TO US ABOUT THIS ANNUAL EVENT THAT NOT ONLY IS REALLY FUN, BUT SHINES LIGHT ON SOME OF THE AMAZING FOLKS WHO HAVE LIVED IN LONG BEACH OVER THE YEARS.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JULIE.

AND THANK YOU.

UM, COUNCILWOMAN KERR AND, UM, OUR ARCHITECTS, UM, MIKE SUITER, WHO ARE PRESENTING SPONSORS FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR.

THE TOUR THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25TH AT SUNNYSIDE AND MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES FROM EIGHT 30 UNTIL 3:00 PM AT THE TOUR, WE BRING THE HISTORIES OF PEOPLE BURIED AT THOSE TWO CEMETERIES TO LIFE.

EACH YEAR, WE SELECT STORIES THAT OUR AUDIENCES CAN RELATE TO THROUGH EVENTS IN THE CITY AND THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES.

THIS YEAR, OUR CHOICES REFLECT THE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY IMMIGRANTS AND THE THREATS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

WHAT HISTORY SHOWS US IS THAT NOTHING'S NEW.

THE CITY COUNCIL DEALS WITH DIS DIFFICULT ISSUES NOW, AND IT DEALT WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES IN THE PAST.

AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THOSE AT THE TOUR CEMETERY RESIDENTS BILL AND NORMA HARRIS TELL OF THE LIBRARIANS WHO STOOD UP FOR THE US CONSTITUTION AND REFUSED TO BOW TO THE DEMANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO BAN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES IN THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY.

WE BRING THE STORIES OF, UM, IMMIGRANTS TO THE CEMETERY TOUR IN RAMONA AND HENRY LEN'S STORY, WE HEAR FROM RAMONA RAMONA, WHO WAS WIDOWED AFTER IMMIGRATING FROM MEXICO.

SHE SUPPORTED HER SEVEN CHILDREN BY SELLING HER DELICIOUS FOOD ON THE WEST SIDE.

A CITY INVESTIGATION RESULTED FROM A COMPLAINT ABOUT HER MEXICAN RESTAURANT.

THE CITY DIDN'T STOP AT INVE INVESTIGATING THE RESTAURANT.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALSO EXAMINED THE LIVES OF HER AND HER GROWN CHILDREN.

WE ALSO FEATURE THE STORY OF THE CISNEROS FAMILY, WHO AFTER THE FATHER DIED IN THE FAMILY, CONTINUED TO WORK AT RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS, TAKING CARE OF LIVESTOCK, COOKING, AND DOING HOUSEWORK.

OTHER STORIES INCLUDE THAT OF CORA MORGAN.

CORA MORGAN WAS A REBEL ROUSER WHO FOUGHT TO PROTECT CITIZENS AND THEIR POCKETBOOKS, EVEN WHEN IT MEANT GOING UP AGAINST THE CITY.

THE TOUR WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A LOVE TRIANGLE AND A KILLING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL.

WE ALSO INCLUDE STORIES LIKE DAR THULA AND WILLIE WHITE, WHO FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND FOUNDED A SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT'S STILL ACTIVE TODAY.

JOHN AND LULU MUHOLLAND ENTERTAIN US WITH THE STORY OF 15,000 FEZ WEARING MEN, RIDING THE RED CARD TO LONG BEACH.

WE ALSO BRING THINGS LIKE THE CAMBODIAN MEMORIAL FLAGS, WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE.

WE'LL BE TELLING THE STORIES OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AND FARMERS IN MA MERCHANTS BANK WHO HELPED, HELPED FAMILIES SAVE THEIR HOMES WHILE THEY WERE INCARCERATED DURING WORLD WAR II.

SHARON DIGS JACKSON WILL BRING HIS SINGERS FROM THE HISTORICAL COLORED LONG BEACH COMMUNITY CHOIR, A HISTORICAL CHOIR THAT PERFORMED FOR YEARS AT THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM.

AT LEAST 10 OF THE MEMBERS ARE BURIED AT SUNNYSIDE CEMETERY.

I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS AGAIN, CAN COUNCILWOMAN KERR, UM, MIKE SUITER ARCHITECTURE, THE PORT OF LONG BEACH COUNCILWOMAN, A COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN AND COUNCILWOMAN SORROW.

OUR MEDIA SPONSOR IS LONG BEACH POST, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY AND PARKS AND RECREATION FOR MARINE AND MARINE, FOR TAKING CRATE CARE OF SUNNYSIDE AND MUNICIPAL

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CEMETERY.

SO YOU CAN GET TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE, HSB.ORG.

IF YOU PURCHASE IN ADVANCE, UM, BEFORE, BEFORE THE DAY OF ON OCTOBER 25TH, YOU'LL SAVE $5.

AND I HAVE SOME FLYERS FOR YOU TOO.

UM, SO FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY, I'VE DONE THE CEMETERY TOUR, IT'S DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR.

SO A NEW STORY, NEW STORIES TO BE TOLD, UM, AND UNDISCOVERED OR OVERLOOKED STORIES.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THE TEAM OF INCREDIBLE ACTORS WHO WILL BRING THAT TO LIFE.

IT'S A REALLY FUN DAY.

MAKE SURE YOU GRAB A FLYER AND GET TICKETS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE.

AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY, WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS AND WITHOUT THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.

SO THANK YOU.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, JULIE.

LET'S HEAR IT.

FOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH, GOOD LUCK ON YOUR 29TH ANNUAL CEMETERY TOUR.

OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.

THANKS A LOT.

WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS.

WE'RE MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY.

MOST FOLKS ARE KEEPING TO THE TIME LIMIT TODAY.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 15 AND WE'RE GONNA PULL ITEM 10, PLEASE.

[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 15.)]

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT? SEEING NONE, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THE UNLEADED AVIATION FUEL SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE AN EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE REIMBURSEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

ITEM 10, PLEASE REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS WITH AUTHORIZED FUEL PROVIDERS AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO EXTEND

[10. 25-56630 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all necessary documents, including agreements and amendments with authorized fuel providers at the Long Beach Airport, to extend the Unleaded Aviation Fuel Subsidy Program for two years through December 31, 2027; and Authorize an extension of the Supplemental Type Certificate Reimbursement Incentive Program at Long Beach Airport for two years through December 31, 2027. (District 5) Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

DISTRICT FIVE.

YEP.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.

UH, YES, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO PULL THIS JUST TO BRING AWARENESS.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, UM, THAT WE HAVE OFFERED THE SUBSIDY TO GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS TO FUEL UP WITH UNLEADED FUEL.

WE KNOW THAT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, 2030 IS THE TARGETED DATE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EAGLE PROJECT, WHICH IS TO HAVE ALL GENERAL AVIATION PLANES RUN ON UNLEADED FUEL.

SO AS THE AVAILABILITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND TESTING AND APPROVALS, UH, MOVE RIGHT ALONG, WE ARE PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST, IF NOT THE FIRST AIRPORT, TO OFFER THIS KIND OF SUBSIDY AS AN INCENTIVE UNTIL THE NATIONAL REGULATIONS TAKE OVER.

UH, PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS WE KNOW WAS MODEST, LIKELY BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GET YOUR PLANE INSPECTED AND YOU NEED TO GET A CERTIFICATE AND THEN YOU NEED TO PURCHASE, ALL OF WHICH HAVE SUBSIDY OPTIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH.

BUT THE SALES HAVE BEEN TRENDING UPWARD AND AVERAGING OVER 500 GALLONS A MONTH.

SO THE PROGRAM EXTENSION THROUGH 2027 WILL PROVIDE AIRCRAFT OWNERS MORE TIME TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AND HOPE, DO THE RIGHT THING AND FUEL UP WITH UNLEADED FUEL.

SO THANK YOU TO THE AIRPORT TEAM FOR THIS.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS FOR LIFTING THAT UP, COUNCILWOMAN AND, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AIRPORT STAFF.

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE, WE DIDN'T EVEN OFFER UNLEADED FUEL.

NOW WE OFFER IT, WE SUBSIDIZE IT, WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT, A FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM.

UH, WE'RE DOING, UM, UH, A WHOLE LOT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CLEAN AIR IN OUR COMMUNITY WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, IS GOING THROUGH ITS PROCESS.

WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN HERE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THANKS A LOT.

UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? THERE IS NOTHING, NONE.

MY MOTION IS CARRIED.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I SEE, LET'S SEE, FOUR, FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE

[ PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. ]

COME, COME FORWARD.

CHARLES E ABOLISH ICE, NO.

EMMY MARTINEZ AND JULIE EMERY.

CHARLES.

AN INTERIM ORDINANCE REMOVING SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL AS A BASIS FOR EVICTION.

THIS COUNCIL LIKES TO CLAIM A LOT OF THINGS.

THIS COUNCIL CLAIMS THEY'RE A SANCTUARY CITY FOR LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE, BUT ALLOW ONE OF THE MOST VOCAL TRANS FOLKS IN THE COUNTRY, ELON MUSK AND SPACEX TO BE HOUSED IN LONG BEACH.

THIS COUNCIL CLAIMS THAT LONG BEACH IS A SANCTUARY CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS, BUT WILL OPENLY ALLOW ICE TO KIDNAP AND TERRORIZE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WORK OVERTIME TO FORCE FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR IMMIGRANTS AT RISK TO BE CANCELED.

THIS COUNCIL CLAIMS THAT LONG BEACH SUPPORTS TENANT'S RIGHTS, BUT HALTS ANY ATTEMPT OF RENT CONTROL OR ELIMINATING THE SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL LOOPHOLE.

IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND TENANTS RIGHTS WILL ALWAYS BE LINKED.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AGAIN, BECAUSE LONG BEACH CITY OFFICIALS NEED TO CLOSE THE SUBSTANTIAL INNOVATION LOOP LOOPHOLE.

THIS LOOPHOLE ALLOWS LANDLORDS TO DISPLACE TENANTS UNDER THE GUISE OF RENOVATION, LEADING TO EVICTIONS AND LOSS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A TIME WHERE IMMIGRANTS ARE SCARED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME AND CAN'T WORK BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO STOP ICE, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE CAN BE DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF A LOOPHOLE.

OVER SIX MONTHS AGO, THE LA CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED

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AND OVER 60% OF LONG BEACH RESIDENTS OWES HIGHER THAN LA CITY.

AND YOU ALL NEED TO FOLLOW THE LEAD.

YOU ALL HAD ALL THE INFORMATION AFTER THE CITY MANAGER CONDUCTED A STUDY ON JULY, 2021.

BUT EVEN WITH TENANTS SUPPORT, THE CITY FAILED TO ELIMINATE THE SUBSTANTIALLY MODEL LOOPHOLE.

AND FOUR YEARS LATER, TENANTS ARE STILL LOSING THEIR HOMES.

AND WHO IS AT THE MOST RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF LANDLORDS AND Y'ALL'S GREED, THE IMMIGRANTS YOU ARE A SANCTUARY FOR.

WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR RIGHT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EVICTION PROTECTIONS.

LANE AND LIBRE LONG BEACH NONPROFITS PUBLISHED CONFRONTING THE HOUSING CRISIS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.

AND HERE'S A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THEIR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, CLOSE THE SUBSTANTIALLY REMODEL LOOPHOLE WE'RE MOVING.

THIS LOOPHOLE WOULD ENSURE THAT RENOVATIONS ARE TRULY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST A MEANS FOR LANDLORDS TO BYPASS RENT CONTROL LAWS AND PROFIT FROM DISPLACEMENT.

WE MOVE SUBSTANTIALLY.

MODEL LOOPHOLES.

NOW PASS AN EMERGENCY MORATORIUM ON WHEN EVICTIONS NOW FINALLY DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR IMMIGRANT AND TENANT CONSTITUENTS.

HOMELESSNESS ISN'T ENOUGH.

ALRIGHT, NEXT IS ABOLISH ICE.

I FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE 2025 HOMELESSNESS POINT IN TIME COUNT, AND WAS DISAPPOINTED, BUT NOT AT ALL SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT UNDER THIS COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP, LONG BEACH'S HOMELESS POPULATION HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED.

AND ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOLKS ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES IS BECAUSE THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH.

FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAS FOLLOWED BY EVICTIONS AND FAMILY DISRUPTION AS SECONDARY LEADING CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS.

THE REPORT GOES ON TO SAY THAT IF NO NEW PEOPLE BECAME HOMELESS AFTER 2022, THEN TODAY THERE WOULD BE ZERO RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN LONG BEACH.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S OWN EXPERTS, IT MEANS, AND I QUOTE, WE CAN'T SOLVE HOMELESSNESS JUST BY HELPING PEOPLE EXIT.

WE ALSO MUST STOP IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IF HOMELESSNESS CAN ONLY BE ENDED BY PREVENTING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND IF HIGH RENT AND EVICTIONS ARE LEADING CAUSES OF HOPE HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY, THEN IT WOULD ONLY NATURALLY FOLLOW THAT THE CITY WOULD IMPLEMENT BARE MINIMUM COMMON SENSE MEASURES LIKE RENT CONTROL AND A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED.

YET THE MAYOR WANTS YOU TO REJECT THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR EYES AND EARS SKYROCKETING.

THE MAYOR ACTUALLY SAID WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CHANGES THE RENTAL MARKET, LET'S SAY A GIANT STADIUM COMES IN AND COMPLETELY CHANGES THE ABILITY FOR A MARKET RATE RENT TO BE AFFORDABLE, THAT'S WHEN YOU LOOK AT RENT STABILIZATION.

WELL, MAYOR, IF SKYROCKETING HOMELESSNESS ISN'T ENOUGH, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT YOU'VE ERASED ANY CHANCE FOR THE MARKET RATE RENT TO BE AFFORDABLE BY INVITING THE OLYMPICS TO BE HOSTED IN LONG BEACH AS I'M 100% CERTAIN.

YOU ALREADY KNOW THE HISTORY OF ANY OF THE PREVIOUS HOST CITIES SHOWS THAT RENT SKYROCKETED OVER A YEAR BEFORE THE OLYMPICS AND NEVER WENT BACK TO PRE-OLYMPIC LEVELS.

IS THAT ENOUGH TO WARRANT RENT CONTROL? OR DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER FLIMSY EXCUSE READY TO GO? NOT ONLY IS RENT CONTROL NECESSARY, BUT IT'S ONLY EFFECTIVE IF LANDLORDS ARE UNABLE TO EVICT YOU AND JACK UP THE PRICES.

Y'ALL HAVE HEARD AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR YEARS THAT LANDLORDS IN LONG BEACH ARE EXPLOITING THE SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL EVICTION LOOPHOLE, LOOPHOLE TO RAISE THE RENTS AND CONSEQUENTLY INCREASE HOMELESSNESS.

STILL, YOU DO NOTHING.

I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT NONE OF YOU CAN BE MOVED BY FACTS, LOGIC, OR EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE YOU ALLEGEDLY SERVE.

IF YOU WERE, I WOULDN'T LOOK AROUND ME EVERY DAY AND SEE SUCH INTENSE SUFFERING IN LONG BEACH.

I COME HERE AND I POINT OUT YOUR GLARING CONTRADICTIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A PUBLIC RECORD THAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT CONFUSED, POWERLESS, OR EVEN INCOMPETENT IN THE FACE OF FASCISM.

THE COMMUNITY SUFFERS BECAUSE YOU ALL ALIGN WITH AND COLLABORATE WITH FASCIST, TRANSPHOBIC, WHITE SUPREMACISTS LIKE TRUMP, MUSK AND ICE LONG BEACH.

THESE PEOPLE ARE PLAYING IN YOUR FACE.

THEY CAN, BUT THEY WON'T STOP LANDLORDS FROM PUTTING YOU IN THE STREET.

THEY CAN, BUT THEY WON'T STOP ICE AND LBPD FROM TEARING FAMILIES APART.

IF HE REALLY WANTED TO, HE WOULD.

NO.

NOW IS THE TIME TO BE ANGRY, DISRUPT AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.

IT'S THEM VERSE ALL OF US.

SO ANYWAY, F**K ICE, F**K LBBD AND F**K ALL OF Y'ALL.

NEXT UP IS NOEMI MARTINEZ.

HEY THERE.

UM, GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

UM, I'M NOT WITH THEM, BUT I AM, YOU KNOW, WITH THEM, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

UM, AS A 13 YEAR RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH, I AM THE DAUGHTER AND I AM A 13 YEAR RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH.

I AM THE DAUGHTER AND SISTER OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS.

I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN THE SHADOWS.

I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL, BUT MY LIVED EXPERIENCE HAS MADE ME AN EXPERT, A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT OF THE CURRENT ICE RAIDS.

THE PAST FIVE MONTHS HAVE BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A NIGHTMARE IN THE LATINO FOR THE LATINO AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

I HAVE SPENT MONTHS CANVASSING, CREATING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS NAVIGATE

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THE PROCESS OF HAVING THEIR LOVED ONES KIDNAPPED BY ICE.

NOT ONCE HAVE I HEARD OF A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REACHING OUT TO CHECK ON ANY OF THESE FAMILIES, RESIDENTS THAT I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR ALMOST THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.

PAIN INTO YOUR SYSTEM HAVE DISAPPEARED IN THE MOST HORRIFYING, INHUMANE WAY, AND OUR LEADERSHIP IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.

MAYOR RICHARDSON, I LISTEN TO YOU TELL US THAT YOU DON'T RECEIVE ADVANCED NOTICE.

IT'S NO SECRET THAT ICE AGENTS HAVE BEEN SLEEPING AT THE RESIDENCE INN LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM WHERE I STAND.

I LISTEN TO YOU TELL US THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO CONTROL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I KNOW THAT'S BEYOND YOUR CONTROL.

WHAT I'M ASKING YOU AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS IS THAT YOU PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS.

EVERY PERSON IN THIS CITY HAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS AND ICE IS NOT ABOVE THAT.

LAST, LAST FRIDAY, I HAD TO DELIVER THE NEWS TO A FAMILY HERE IN LONG BEACH THAT THEIR FATHER WAS ABDUCTED.

HE WAS TAKEN AFTER AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT RAID WHERE A MOTHER WAS LITERALLY DRAGGED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF HER SON.

THE FATHER WAS ALSO TAKEN.

HE IS THE FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, ONE OF THEM WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

ON MY WAY OUT OF THEIR HOME, I CROSSED PATHS WITH HIS DAUGHTER WHO WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL.

HER FACE WAS RED TEARS STREAMING DOWN HER CHEEKS.

I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I WAS ONCE A CHILD WHO FEEL FEARED THAT HER PARENTS WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY.

IT'S LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON WHY I KNOW THE NAMES LIKE PETE WILSON AND ROSS PEROT IN THE NINETIES.

AS A KID, I AM LIVING IN A PERPETUAL NIGHTMARE.

IT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL, FINANCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL WARFARE.

THE TRAUMA THAT IS BEING ENACTED IS IRREPARABLE.

AND I URGE YOU TO DO EVERY SINGLE THING IN YOUR POWER TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE.

THE WORK, THE RAPID RESPONSE VOLUNTEERS ARE DOING IS EFFECTIVE, BUT IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND IT DOESN'T HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THROUGH THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT COME AS A RESULT OF THESE RAIDS.

TODAY WAS THE COURT HEARING FOR ONE OF YOUR RESIDENTS.

HIS NAME IS SANTINO.

UM, GU, I COULD NOT HELP HIM FIND A LAWYER.

THEY MISSPELLED HIS NAME.

I COULDN'T EVEN FIND HIM IN THE SYSTEM.

HE GAVE UP.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I I, AFTER 19 YEARS OF LIVING HERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM.

I'M PROBABLY NEVER GONNA HEAR FROM HIM AGAIN.

AND THAT IS A STORY THAT'S REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

AND IF YOU ASK ANYONE HERE, IF YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED FROM LONG BEACH.

EXACTLY.

NOBODY'S TRACKING THAT.

AND YOU REALLY SHOULD FOR FUTURE LITIGATION.

AMEN.

I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BY SAYING THAT I'M A JEWEL.

I'M CREATED IN GOD'S CREATURE, IN GOD'S IMAGE.

YOU MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

I WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF SAN PEDRO ISRAEL.

FIVE GENERATIONS STRONG.

UM, I CANNOT EVEN SPEAK ON THE AMOUNT OF SADNESS THAT BRINGS ME, BUT ALSO, UM, I'M VERY BLESSED.

SO DON'T LET ME GET YOU WRONG WITH SPEAKING ON PART OF MY TRAUMAS.

I'M A SURVIVOR OF RAPE AND MOLESTATION, AND MY MOM USED ME AS BORDER DISTRACTION WITH HER BOYFRIEND.

AND, UM, SHE USED TO, UM, SMUGGLE DRUGS ACROSS THE BORDER WITH HER BOYFRIEND.

AND HE USED TO RAPE MO MOLEST ME ON ANY STOP THAT WOULDN'T ANYWAYS.

UM, SO I'M A SURVIVOR FROM THAT.

AND, UH, I ACTUALLY GREW UP ON THE STREETS.

I, I FEEL LIKE THE, THE HOMEBOYS GET A REALLY BAD RAP, UM, WITH ICE AND ALL THIS EXTRA SPECIALNESS BECAUSE, UM, THEY ARE RESORTING TO THE HAVING TO DO CRIMES BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ING THE GOVERNMENT IS ING THE COMMUNITY FROM GETTING THE AMOUNT OF ESSENTIAL THINGS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALLOCATING TO THE COMMUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE AND, UM, BY THEIR BIASES AND THEIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE PEOPLE THAT COULD BE HOUSED.

AND TAKING THE, THE MENTALLY UNSTABLE AND THE CRIMINALS OFF THE STREETS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO BE EXTRA SPECIAL.

AND, UM, I HAD MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER, UM, ACTUALLY STABBED 51 TIMES LAST YEAR.

UM, CARLOS LOPEZ REST IN PEACE.

HIS BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE HOMEBOYS ARE THE ONES THAT SAVED ME.

ACTUALLY, I FELT SAFER IN THE STREETS THAN I DID IN THE HOMES.

UM, YOU KNOW, UM, MY STEPFATHER WAS A A IM AN AN IMMIGRANT, BUT HE ACTUALLY, UH, GOT UNDER MEGAN'S LAW BY, UM, TAKING A PLEA DEAL WITH YOUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AND, UM, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO REPORT.

AND HE JUST CAME RIGHT BACK ACROSS THE BORDER AND HAS LIVED SINCE IN SAN PEDRO, ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.

AND THEY HAVE GANG STALKED ME AND TRIED TO RUN ME OVER CARS.

AND I BECAME A TENURE ADVOCATE FOR DCFS AND, UM, WHERE I ACTUALLY, UH, TRIED TO BE A FAMILY WITH MY MOTHER AGAIN WHEN SHE BECAME IN HER COMA.

AND MY MOM, MY GRANDMOTHER ALMOST GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF BY MY GRAND, MY UNCLE THAT WAS IN A DRUG INDUCED PSYCHOSIS.

AND, UM, THAT ROCKED MY SANCTUARY.

I LOST MY, UM, HAD TO STEP DOWN FOR MY TENURE, TENURE AT, UH, LIQUID TO, YOU KNOW, HELPING THE

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FAMILIES.

ANYWAYS, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, UM, BIASES AND THE DISCRIMINATION AND, UM, YOU GUYS NEED TO KNOW YOUR FACTS BECAUSE IT IS MOSTLY THE HOMEBOYS THAT ARE, I FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE WITH, THAT WOULD PROTECT ME WITH THEIR LIVES AND THAT WOULD GIVE THEIR LIFE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND YOU GUYS ARE, UM, THE PUSHING THEM OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES TO BE HOUSED OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, SNUFFING OUT THEIR PARENTS AND KIDS ARE BEING RAISED WITHOUT THEIR DADS.

AND I HOPE I SAID SOMETHING.

ALRIGHT, WELL, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, TO THE YOUNG LADY WHO SPOKE SECOND TO LAST, I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO, TO MEET WITH MY OFFICE AND MY TEAM, UM, JUST TO GET UP.

I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO LIKE, UM, HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

AND, UH, I SAW THAT VIDEO, THAT VIDEO WAS LITERALLY FROM MONTHS AGO WHEN WE, BEFORE THE RAIDS EVEN IMPACTED LONG BEACH BEFORE THE FIRST RAID.

AND I WAS ADDRESSING THE FACT WE HAD HEARD RAIDS WERE COMING.

WE HAVE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION, SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAY, HEY, WE HEARD THESE THINGS MAY BE COMING, WE ARE NOT GETTING NOTICE ON THIS.

AND WE EXPLAINED IT.

SOMEONE TOOK THAT OUTTA CONTEXT AS IF WE SAID THAT MOST RECENTLY.

NOW THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE INFORMATION.

BUT PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, WHAT STEPS TO CITY HAS TAKEN SINCE JANUARY FROM PROVIDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, UM, NEWLY GETTING INTO RENTAL ASSISTANCE, A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.

UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE, WHO ARE, UM, RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY, PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER.

SO, SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO TALK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION, I'LL, I'LL INVITE YOU TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

OOK RECOMMENDATION TO ENGAGE WITH THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD DURING THE UPCOMING RULEMAKING PROCESS FOR THE RENEWED CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES OF TRASH FROM NON-POINT SOURCES TO ADVANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT ELIMINATE TRASH FROM ENTERING THE LOS ANGELES RIVER AND ULTIMATELY LONG BEACH'S WATERS.

ALL RIGHT, SO THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE NOW GONNA GO TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

SO WE HAVE, UH, I'M GONNA CALL, UM, TO READ BOTH.

UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE RELATED.

UH, WE'RE GONNA HEAR TWO PRESENTATIONS SEPARATELY, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO PUBLIC COMMENT TOGETHER.

THOSE ARE ITEMS 16 AND 26.

UM, SO LET'S READ ITEM 16 FIRST, COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, MAYOR RICHARDSON, VICE MAYOR, RANGA COUNCILWOMAN THRASH

[16. 25-56706 Recommendation to request City Manager to engage with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board during the upcoming rulemaking process for the renewed Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Trash from Nonpoint Sources to advance requirements that eliminate trash from entering the Los Angeles River and ultimately Long Beach’s waters; and Request City Manager to deepen multi-jurisdictional collaborations and partnerships, and explore funding opportunities, public education and accountability measures, and legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies to improve the coordination, evaluation, enforcement, and effectiveness of regional watershed debris mitigation efforts along the Los Angeles River to meaningfully reduce impacts on Long Beach. Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District; Rex Richardson, Mayor; Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND A REQUEST TO DEEPEN MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPLORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, AND LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE COORDINATION, EVALUATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF REGIONAL WATERSHED DEBRIS MITIGATION EFFORTS ALONG THE LOS ANGELES RIVER TO MEANINGFUL MEANINGFULLY REDUCE IMPACTS ON LONG BEACH.

ALRIGHT, LET'S READ.

ALRIGHT, LET'S READ 26 PLEASE.

COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN.

MAYOR RICHARDSON.

COUNCILWOMAN INDE HAS COUNCILWOMAN KERR

[26. 25-56748 Recommendation to request City Manager to deepen existing partnerships with the County of Los Angeles to pursue additional funding support to reinforce Long Beach’s capacity to address increased debris volumes from the Los Angeles River watershed; Request City Manager partner with the County of Los Angeles to capture technologies upstream of Long Beach; and Request City Manager to advocate for a comprehensive, regionally coordinated approach to LA River debris management that recognizes Long Beach as a downstream recipient of watershed-wide pollution and emphasizes collaboration with other jurisdictions. Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Rex Richardson, Mayor; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

RECOMMENDATION TO DEEPEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT TO REINFORCE LONG BEACH'S CAPACITY TO ADDRESS INCREASED DEBRIS VOLUMES FROM THE LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES RIVER WATERSHED.

PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES UPSTREAM OF LONG BEACH AND ADVOCATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE REGIONALLY COORDINATED APPROACH TO LA RIVER DEBRIS MANAGEMENT THAT RECOGNIZES LONG BEACH AS A DOWNSTREAM RECIPIENT OF WATERSHED WIDE POLLUTION AND EMPHASIZES COLLABORATION WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

ALRIGHT, UH, WELL, UH, I CONFERRED WITH OUR TEAM, CONFERRED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE SIMILAR.

WE CAN DO ONE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT WE HAVE TWO DISTINCT PRESENTATIONS.

SO, UM, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH ONE AND GO THROUGH THE OTHER.

JUST A LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIT OF OF CONTEXT.

UH, WE, WE HAVE A BIG CITY, SEVEN MILES OF, OF COASTLINE IN LONG BEACH.

UH, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE'RE A COASTAL TOWN.

WE'RE A COASTAL, UH, WATERFRONT, A COASTAL PLAYGROUND.

A LOT OF OUR, OUR ECONOMIES CONNECTED TO THE COASTLINE.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN OUR VERY NAME, LONG BEACH.

MAINTAINING A PUBLIC BEACH IS EXPENSIVE.

UM, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO FOR VERY LONG.

UH, BUT WE ALSO KNOW, UH, WHEN IT RAINS ANYWHERE IN THE REGION, UM, A LOT OF THAT, UH, WASTE FLOWS INTO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM END OF TWO RIVERS AND MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS.

AND SO THERE ARE IMPACTS IN TERMS OF FLOODING AT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES WASTE AND TRASH.

NOW, IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN IN THE DRY MONTHS, WE DO VERY WELL.

IN FACT, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE BEST SCORES WE'VE EVER SEEN FROM HILL, THE BAY IN THE DRY MONTHS, UH, STRAIGHT AS IN THE, IN THE BAY, AS AND BS ACROSS ALL OF OUR BEACHES.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

A LOT OF WORK IS,

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HAS, UH, BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO ACHIEVE THAT AND TO MAINTAIN THAT, UH, INCREASING, UM, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF FOCUS FROM ALL THREE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LOTS OF FOCUS ON CLEANING UP DEBRIS AND TRASH AND TRA TRACTORS AND ALL OF THAT WORK.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT, UM, THERE, WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT INTEREST OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN LOOKING AT NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CAPTURE TRASH.

IN FACT, UH, THREE YEARS AGO IN MY, IN MY FIRST BUDGET, WE BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION AND A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPLORE.

WE PUT A MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD LOOKING AT, UM, INTERCEPTIONS, INTERCEPTOR BARGE, AND MORE PROGRESS, UH, HAS TAKEN PLACE THAT YOU'LL, YOU'LL YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT.

UH, BUT TODAY, UH, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNCIL, UH, TO ESSENTIALLY SAY, WE DON'T WANNA WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT RAINY SEASON.

THERE'S ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TODAY TO HOLD UPSTREAM COMMUNITIES ACCOUNTABLE.

THERE ARE LAWS THAT ESSENTIALLY SAY YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WASTE AND IT'S NOT.

THE BURDEN SHOULDN'T SIMPLY BE SHIFTED TO LONG BEACH.

AND THERE ARE STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE NOW, UH, BOTH IN TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP, UH, WITH OUR REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, UM, UH, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, RULE MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WE'RE TALKING WITH OUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR ABOUT CARING A SIMILAR MOTION AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO COME ALONG WITH US ON THIS JOURNEY.

SO YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE.

UH, I SUPPORT ALL OF THESE IDEAS, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT URGENCY.

WE'RE NOT WAITING UNTIL THE, AFTER THE NEXT RAINY SEASON.

WE, THE RAIN OBVIOUSLY CAME A LITTLE BIT EARLY THIS YEAR, SO THE RAINY SEASON IS HERE.

SO THIS MEANS, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO HOLD UP, UP RIVER COMMUNITIES ACCOUNTABLE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, CONTINUE TO HAVE, UH, AN INCREDIBLE BEACH AND COASTLINE, UH, HERE IN LONG BEACH.

SO THAT SAID, I'M GONNA GO TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN TO PROVIDE THE FIRST PRESENTATION.

ALRIGHT, UM, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO MY ITEM.

I HAVE NO PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL TELL YOU I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SUPPORT FROM MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ON ALL OF THESE IDEAS.

THEY WANNA TACKLE THE ISSUES OF TRASH IN OUR WATERWAYS, AND I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE IDEAS TONIGHT.

I'M ALSO HAPPY TO WORK WITH MY CO-AUTHORS, MAYOR RICHARDSON, VICE MAYOR ORANGA AND COUNCILWOMAN THRESH INTO, TO REALLY DIVE INTO THIS POLICY AREA AND DEVELOP TIMELY RECOMMENDATIONS.

BUT BEFORE WE JUMP IN, I, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF SO MANY PEOPLE AND TEAMS WHO KEEP LONG BEACH'S COASTLINE CLEAN ON A DAILY BASIS.

THEY KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL, PICKED UP, AND THEY WORK HARD AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

FIRST OF ALL, OUR MARINE BUREAU MAINTENANCE TEAM IS OUT THERE, BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORKING DAILY IN OUR STAND.

AND, UH, WE HAVE SEVEN MILES.

WE WANNA KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN.

WE ALSO HAVE SCIENTISTS, NONPROFITS, COUNTLESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING ALITA SURF WRITER FOUNDATION, THE MOORE INSTITUTE, HEAL THE BAY COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM AND JUSTIN RUDD.

THEY'VE ALL DEDICATED DECADES TO KEEPING OUR BEACHES CLEAN AND REMOVING PLASTICS FROM OUR WATERWAYS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING WORK, INCLUDING WHAT'S BEING DONE BY OUR STORM WATER TEAM.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO GET TO KNOW, SEE THE CHANGES IN STAFF ON STORM WATER AND THEY'RE GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO.

KEEPING TRACK OF TRASH IN THE LA RIVER.

IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW THEY DO THAT.

I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING WORK OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR HAN'S OFFICE, WHO'S BEEN A SUPPORTIVE PARTNER IN ADDRESSING TRASH COMING DOWN THE ENTIRE WATERSHED.

AND LASTLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF OUR LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD.

THE FACT IS OUR WATER BOARD IS LEADING THE COUNTRY IN TRUST REGULATION POLICY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS JUST THAT BAD.

BETWEEN 2020 AND 2024, WAIT FOR IT LONG BEACH REMOVED OVER 25 MILLION POUNDS OF DEBRIS FROM OUR WATERWAY WATERWAYS AT A COST OF OVER $12 MILLION PAID OUT OF OUR TIDELANDS FUND THAT IS DEPLETING OVER THE NEXT YEARS LONG BEACH CAN'T CONTINUE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF UPSTREAM POLLUTION ALONE.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OF DIVING INTO THIS TOPIC, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT TRASH T MDLS.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE LA RIVER IS UNIQUE DRY MOST OF THE YEAR, AND THEN IT CARRIES MASSIVE FLOWS DURING

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RAIN EVENTS THAT CARRIES TRASH, TELEPHONE POLES, TRASH CANS, MICROPLASTICS INTO OUR OCEAN AND ONTO LONG BEACH BEACHES.

THE LA RIVER WAS ENGINEERED TO MOVE WATER QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE CITY TO THE OCEAN, WHICH MEANS THOSE FIRST BIG STORMS LIKE TODAY'S STORM THAT STARTED AT 2:00 AM THIS MORNING, IT CAN CARRY INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS DOWNSTREAM.

NO SINGLE BOOM OR TECHNOLOGY CAN CAPTURE EVERYTHING.

WE NEED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH IF WE WANT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION, AS OUR STORMWATER TEAMS CONTINUE ADVANCING TRASH CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES.

MY OFFICE ALSO BEGAN LOOKING AT THE POLICY SIDE, LOOKING AT REGIONAL REGULATIONS AND IDENTIFYING WHERE LONG BEACH CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT.

WHEN WE LEARNED THAT NON-POINT SOURCE TRASH REGULATIONS WERE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, IT ENDED IN SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE IN LONG BEACH TO ENGAGE AND ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER STANDARDS.

LAST WEEK, THE REGIONAL WATER, REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD RELEASED ITS UPDATED REGULATIONS FOR NON-POINT SOURCE TRASH.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY GET INVOLVED IN THIS RULEMAKING PROCESS.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN RIGHT NOW, AND WHATEVER IS ADOPTED WILL BE IN THE NON-POINT SOURCE TRASH REGULATION FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THE NEW PROPOSAL FROM THE REGIONAL WATER BOARD REPRESENTS A MAJOR SHIFT.

IT WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR CONDITIONAL WAIVER WITH PERMANENT WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS, MEANING THE REGENT'S TRASH PROGRAM WOULD NOW HAVE ONGOING ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY RATHER THAN NEED NEEDING TO BE RENEWED EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT ALSO ADDS STRONGER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

CITIES AND AGENCIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TRASH COLLECTION AND MONITORING DATA TO A PUBLIC STATEWIDE DATABASE USING CONSISTENT REPORTING FORMATS AND MAKE ANNUAL REPORTS 80 DA ACCESSIBLE SO THEY CAN BE SHARED ONLINE.

THIS NEW FRAMEWORK MOVES PAST TEMPORARY WAIVERS AND BEGINS BUILDING A PERMANENT ENFORCEABLE STRUCTURE TO ADDRESS TRASH AT ITS SOURCE.

THE ITEM TONIGHT REQUESTS STAFF TO LEAD THE CONVERSATION WITH THE WATER BOARD AND TO BRING TOGETHER A COALITION TO END TRASH.

IN LA RIVER.

OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE, A LOS ANGELES RIVER THAT'S TREATED AS A SHARED REGIONAL ASSET, NOT A SHARED REGIONAL DUMPING GROUND.

WE KNOW THAT TO GET THERE, WE NEED BUY-IN FROM A BROAD COALITION OF PEOPLE AND ALL VOICES ARE WELCOME.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ON HAVING A CLEAN, SAFE LA RIVER AND COASTLINE FOR EVERYONE.

LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK ON KEEPING OUR BEACH CLEAN.

FROM PAR PARKS OF PARTNERS OF PARKS FROM ORCA.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMAN ROWLEY.

YES.

UH, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN.

I, UH, REALLY, UH, UH, JUST APPRECIATE, UM, ALL OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

I THINK THEY'RE GREAT.

UM, I WANNA START BY THANKING COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS THE COAST, AND FOR, UH, COUNCILMAN KERR FOR SIGNING ON TO, UH, MY ITEM AND, UM, WHICH THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.

SO I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE ON, UM, WE'RE ON THE SAME, THE SAME PAGE.

I ALSO WANNA THANK COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR REX RICHARDSON, AND ALSO PAUL, UM, FOR, FOR, UH, YOUR SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY.

UM, I THINK THAT, UM, WE, THE PARTNERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT WILL HELP, UM, BRING MORE ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT THE LOS ANGELES, UH, RIVER AND, UH, THE COASTLINE.

UM, BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED ON, ON MY NOTES, I DO HAVE TO SAY, UH, I DO HAVE THE WORLD MISSION, UH, SOCIETY OF GOD AND CAMERON, UH, NEEDLES HERE.

WILL YOU STAND UP IN YOUR GROUP? UM, BECAUSE I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING.

UM, YOU GUYS STAND UP.

THEY, THEY COME OUT.

UM, I WISH OUR UPTOWN CITIES CARED A MUCH ABOUT THE TRASH COMING DOWN THE LA RIVER AS YOU GUYS DO.

YOU COME OUT REGULARLY AND YOU COME OUT IN HUNDREDS AND YOU CLEAN OUR BEACHES AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIVE, MOST OF YOU DON'T EVEN LIVE IN LONG BEACH.

THAT'S THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THIS BEACH CITY.

SO, CAN WE JUST ALL GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THOSE THAT ARE HERE TODAY? UM, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CAMERON.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR COMING.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS, UM, BEEN COMMITTED TO OUR BEACHES AND, AND, UH, I TELL YOU THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THESE ITEMS. THERE'S A LETTER HERE FROM, UH, SHORELINE PACIFIC OCEAN MANAGEMENT, UM, FROM, UH, THE WILMORE, UH, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, UM,

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THANK YOU FOR THOSE LETTERS.

BLUFF HEIGHTS, UM, BLUFF PARK, UM, AND, UH, ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

SO I THINK, UH, UH, WE ALSO HAVE ONE FROM, UM, ALAMEDO BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH I SEE, UH, CANDACE HERE RIGHT NOW.

LONG BEACH PRIDE.

THERE IS A LOT OF, SO I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES READ ALL THESE LETTERS.

THIS IS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS NOT ONLY TO, UM, TO MY DISTRICT, BUT UM, TO THE ENTIRE CITY.

ALSO, WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO BRUCE.

I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU'RE HERE TOO TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN AN INTEREST OF MINE, UM, FROM THE BEGINNING AND LAST YEAR.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF, UH, TOURING SOME AREAS WHERE THIS TRASH, UM, WAS, UH, COLLECTED.

UM, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE COLLECTION APPARATUSES, UM, ESPECIALLY AFTER OUR STORMS AND HEAVY RAINS WHEN WE ESPECIALLY SEE THE TRASH ON OUR BEACH, OUR BEACHES.

AND, UM, I THINK YOU ALL AGREE WHEN I SEE THE BEACHES ARE A PART OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY.

LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, OUR NAME IS ISLAM LONG BEACH, AND EVERY TIME THERE IS A STORM, UM, WE GET A LOT OF CALLS, UM, ABOUT ALL THE TRASH.

UM, I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE TO APPLAUD THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF TRASH, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF, IF YOU CAN WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND HOW MUCH TRASH IS BEING PICKED UP BY THEM.

AND, AND I'VE SEEN A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT, SO I HAVE TO GIVE THEM KUDOS.

THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST, UM, THE BEST THEY CAN WITH, WITH AS MUCH TRASH AS THEY HAVE TO, UM, TO, UH, PICK UP, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR OFFICE.

UM, ALSO, UM, WITH A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES, WE ADVOCATED FOR THAT, THAT, UH, CLEANING MACHINE OR I THINK IT'S CALLED THE RAKE.

UM, SO WITH HAVING THAT ADDITIONAL MACHINE AND THEN ALSO, UM, WITH A THIRD OPERATING DAY, I KNOW THAT THAT'S MADE, UH, SOME DIFFERENCES IN CLEANING OUR BEACH.

UM, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THE LOS ANGELES TRASH BOOM AND EXISTS AND THE EXISTING EFFORTS ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH.

AND, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THESE SYSTEMS IN PLACE, THE CITY CONTINUES TO SEE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF DEBRIS MAKE THEIR WAY UP OUR WATER EACH YEAR.

I'LL JUST SHOW YOU A VIDEO THAT I TOOK AND CAN WE ROLL THE VIDEO THAT I TOOK? AND WHILE YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING THAT, IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING THE AMOUNT OF TRASH IT HAS TO BE CLEANED UP.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, I'M SICK AND TIRED OF CLEANING UP OTHER PEOPLE'S TRASH, AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO.

AND, UM, SO OVER THE FLASH OF, OF LIKE OVER THE FLASH LAST YEAR, UM, I THINK IT WAS ALREADY SAID 1212, UH, 1200 TONS OF DEBRIS ISH.

IT COST US $12 MILLION.

IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE.

AND, UM, THIS IS AN ENORMOUS BURDEN FOR ONE CITY TO CARRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN SO MUCH OF THIS TRASH ORIGINATES FROM UPSTREAM.

AND SO THE UPSTREAM CITIES ALONG THE LA RIVER MUST DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE THE TRASH THAT'S ENTERING THE WATERSHED.

UM, WHAT STARTS MILES AWAY IN THE VALLEY ULTIMATELY ENDS UP UPSTREAM.

YOU KNOW, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW OUR GATEWAY CITIES, I JUST WAS AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES.

UM, I, I MEAN I HOPE THEY CARE, BUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF PASADENA UP NORTH REALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH STUFF IS COMING IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR, UM, IN OUR RIVER.

SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND, UM, MUCH GREATER COLLABORATION WITH, UM, WITH THE CITIES.

AND BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, ALL THE TRASH THAT YOU JUST SAW IN THAT VIDEO DID NOT START IN LONG BEACH.

AND SO EACH CITY ALONG THE LOS ANGELES RIVER HAS TO PLAY A ROLE IN MITIGATING ITS OWN TRASH, IMPROVING, IMPROVING WASTE SYSTEMS AND INVESTING AND CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES.

UM, WHEN I TOURED AND I LOOKED ALONG THE RIVER, THERE WERE A LOT OF THOSE NETS THAT WEREN'T IN PLACE.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT, UH, CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE TO HAVE A STRONGER, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO A STRONG LETTER AND STRONG PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CITIES, UM, HAVE THOSE, THOSE NETS IN PLACE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO GET, UH, MORE AGGRESSIVE AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING TRASH BOOMS SYSTEMS AND, UM, EXPLORE ADDITIONAL, UM, CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES.

ALONG WITH ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT COUNCILMAN DUGGAN SAID TOO.

I THINK WE NEED TO DO IT ALL.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO INITIATE A REGIONALLY COORDINATED APPROACH TO THE DEBRIS MAN, THE DEBRIS, DEBRIS MANAGEMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THAT, UM, THAT LONG BEACH IS NOT A RECIPIENT OF EVERYONE'S TRASH.

UM, SO I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF PURSUING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO REINFORCE LONG BEACH'S CAPACITY TO ADDRESS

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INCREASE, UH, DEBRIS VOLUMES.

UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, IS THE 500,000, UM, THAT WE RECEIVE AND SUPPORT TO ADDRESS, UM, DO WE, ARE WE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THAT 500,000 TO ADDRESS THE DEBRIS SITUATION? NO, WE ARE NOT.

SO, UH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD ROUTINELY RECEIVED, UM, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

UM, DURING, UH, UH, 2020, THE COUNTY, UH, CEASED, UH, SENDING THAT UH, MONEY TO US AND WE'VE ASKED FOR IT BACK A COUPLE TIMES, BUT UH, WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING IT.

ALRIGHT.

WELL I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL, UH, I THINK ALL MY OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE WANNA ADD IN, BUT I THINK THAT TOGETHER WE CAN COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, A, A STRATEGIC, UM, UH, SOME STRATEGIC IDEAS TO REALLY ADDRESS THE TRASH 'CAUSE.

'CAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL UH, TAKE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL COMMENTS, THEN WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC SEC, PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THS TOOK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

UM, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE BOTH ON ITEM 16 AS WELL AS ITEM 26.

UH, I THINK WE ALL SHARE AN INTEREST IN ENSURING THAT OUR CITY, UM, IS ABLE TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, UH, COAST AND SHORELINE.

UM, THE ISSUE HERE IS ONE THAT IMPACTS EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY, UM, AND ESPECIALLY SO IN THE NORTH AS WELL AS THE WEST, UH, WHERE THE LA RIVER RUNS DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO COASTAL STEWARDSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT I THINK TO ALL OF US.

UM, AND THIS MATTER, I WOULD SAY IS NOT IN PRINCIPLE NEW TO LONG BEACH AS A CITY, UH, RIGHT AT THE COAST IN THE LAST CITY IN LA COUNTY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF US BEING THE ORANGE COUNTY BORDER.

WE'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION BEFORE, WE BOTH ENJOY OUR VIEW, BUT ARE OFTEN HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE LAST STOP, WHICH MEANS THAT WE FIND ISSUES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED UPSTREAM AT OUR DOORSTEPS.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WASTE ON THE CITY'S COASTLINES, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE NOTED, BOTH IN, UH, PRESENTATION, UH, AND IN VIDEO, UM, LEAVES US WITH AN UNEQUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR US TO MANAGE.

AND PARTS OF THE WASTE DON'T ORIGINATE HERE, UH, BUT IT ENDS UP HERE.

THE PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE LIVING NEAR THE RIVERS IN THE COAST, ARE OFTEN LEFT WITH SHOULDERING THE FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN, UM, OF DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE UPSTREAM.

AND AS THE AVAILABILITY OF TIDE LAND FUNDS AND OTHER RESOURCES, AS WAS NOTED FROM THE COUNTY, HAVE BECOME UNCERTAIN AND THERE HAVE BEEN PHASED OUT, WE CAN NO LONGER RELY ON THOSE SAME REVENUE STREAMS TO SUSTAIN AND CLEAN UP AND MAINTAIN OUR STORE.

OUR OUR, UM, OUR COAST FRONT, UM, THAT MAKES THIS ACTION HERE TODAY IN THIS CONVERSATION SO CRITICAL.

UM, THIS ITEM IS REALLY ABOUT PURSUING STRENGTHENING OF PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCATING FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND PUSHING FOR STRONGER REGIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS.

WE CAN AND SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR OUTCOME-BASED METRICS FOR PUBLIC COMPLIANCE TRACKING AND FOR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THAT WILL HOLD EVERY JURISDICTION ACCOUNTABLE.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE PREPARING TO INVITE THE WORLD HERE IN BOTH 2026 FOR THE WORLD CUP AND THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES.

THIS PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AHEAD OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE WOULD BE INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THE REGION, UH, FROM LARGE SCALE EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL AS IN OUR CITY.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THESE PROACTIVE MEASURES AND STRATEGIES WILL HELP US BE MORE, UM, PROACTIVE IN CLEANING UP, UM, AT THIS TIME.

AND TO REALLY PREVENT THE LEVEL THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR IN OUR COASTLINES, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FUTURE GENERATIONS TO PROTECT THE RIVER, OUR COASTLINE AND OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, BY SUPPORTING THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE WE'RE TAKING A STAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT LONG BEACH, THE CITY AT THE MOUTH OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER IS ABLE TO LEAD IN RESTORING OUR COASTLINE COLLEAGUES.

I TOO AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN PROVIDING OUR CITY TEAM WITH THE LEVEL OF DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP THAT THEY NEED TO PURSUE ALL PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS, UM, ISSUES BEFORE THEY REACH OUR COASTLINES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS.

SHORELINE AND TIDELANDS FUND, IT IS A PRESSING ISSUE THAT I HEAR FROM MY RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ALIKE.

UM, FIRST I WANTED TO THANK, UM, BOTH COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN AND COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, UM, AND ALL OF THE CO-SIGNERS TO BOTH ITEMS. THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS. I WANNA THANK COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN FOR INVITING ME TO SIGN ON TO THIS ITEM.

WE'VE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON THIS.

I WANNA THANK THE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENT GROUPS WHO HAVE SENT LETTERS, UM, AND THOSE WHO ARE HERE, UM, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, AS WELL AS COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN SAID, LONG BEACH IS TIRED OF CLEANING UP, UM, GARBAGE FROM OTHER CITIES.

AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE

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LONG BEACH SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DISPROPORTIONATELY PAY THE BILL FOR DEBRIS AND RUNOFFS FROM OTHER CITIES.

ADDRESSING THIS, UM, DISCREPANCY REQUIRES REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

LONG BEACH IS DOING ITS PART AND IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT OTHERS DO THEIR PART AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.

YES, I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

THANK COUNCILMAN ALLEN FOR INVITING ME TO SIGN ON TO THIS.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ADVOCATING IT, UM, FOR A WHILE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, AND I CONCUR WITH THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS THAT ARE ALL SEEM TO BE SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUES.

I ALSO WANNA THANK, UM, SO DISTRICT FIVE IS THE ONLY DISTRICT TO SPAN ALL THE WAY FROM THE LOS ANGELES RIVER ON THE WEST TO THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER ON THE EAST.

UM, AND I WANNA THANK THE VOLUNTEER CLEAN TEAM.

SO WE KNOW THAT MARINE BUREAU, UM, AND OUR EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP THE BEACHES CLEAN, BUT ACROSS THE CITY WE HAVE GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE REGULARLY CLEANING, UH, PARKING LOTS, PARKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, ALL OF THAT TO KEEP OUR TRASH FROM GOING INTO THE RIVER.

SO, UM, THE CAL HEIGHTS HAS A CLEAN TEAM.

BIXBY HIGHLANDS HAS A CLEAN TEAM.

UH, LOS CERRITOS HAS A CLEAN TEAM.

WE KNOW, UM, THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE FIVE, SIX DAYS A WEEK SOMETIMES, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR PART TO CLEAN UP OUR OWN TRASH.

AND I THINK THE GIST OF THIS ITEM IS WE'RE ASKING OTHER CITIES TO DO THAT AS WELL.

SO I WANNA THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OUT THERE ON THE GROUND DOING HARD WORK EVERY DAY, UM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE CAN ENCOURAGE OUR UPSTREAM CITIES TO DO THE SAME.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE NOW GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, WE'RE GONNA READ ALL THE NAMES FROM BOTH LISTS.

GABRIEL JORDAN, BRUCE AVIS, AKINS, MCPHAIL, UH, AND CANDACE, BEAR THOMPSON, CAMERON NETTLES.

AND THEN, LET'S SEE, ON 26.

DID YOU ALREADY SHIFT, SHIFT THE NAME OVER.

WE SAW THE TRASH IN PARIS.

THOSE ARE ALL THE NAMES.

HOLD ON.

GREAT.

GABRIEL, YOU'RE UP.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF LONG BEACH.

MY NAME IS GABRIEL JORDAN.

I'M A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH, A NON-CAREER LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION.

SO OUR PRIMARY DUTY AS LIFEGUARDS IS TO ALWAYS WATCH THE WATER AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE WHO ENJOYS OUR BEACHES.

ONE OF THE MANY RISKS THE PUBLIC FACES IN OUR WATERS IS POLLUTION.

WHILE POLLUTION ON OUR BEACHES COMES FROM MANY SOURCES, ONE OF THE LARGEST IS THE LOS ANGELES RIVER.

ON DAYS LIKE TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE BASIN, THE WATER IN LOS ANGELES RIVER HAS RISEN OVER FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT.

THAT WATER MOVES DOWNSTREAM CARRYING WITH THE DEBRIS AND POLLUTANTS THAT ULTIMATELY END UP ON OUR BEACHES AND WATERWAYS.

NOT ONLY IS THIS DEBRIS UNSIGHTLY, BUT IT POSES BOTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.

THE DEBRIS AND POLLUTANTS THAT END UP IN THE WATERWAYS CREATE NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS FOR BOATERS, HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE WILDLIFE, AND CREATE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR OUR LIFEGUARDS WHO AFFECT RESCUES AND ARE IN AND ON THE WATER YEAR ROUND.

IN ADDITION, THE CLEANUP EFFORTS REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES FROM OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE CREWS.

AS A LIFEGUARD, I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON OUR BEACHES, AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS OF LIFEGUARDS, THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CITY ENTITIES TO MAKE THE BEACHES CLEANER.

AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT BECAUSE LONG BEACH IS THE END POINT OF THE RIVER.

THE MEASURES EXECUTED BY THE MUNICIPALITIES NORTH OF US HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR BEACHES AND WATERWAYS.

CONSIDERING LOS ANGELES IS HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT ADVANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR REDUCING TRASH IN THE LA RIVER, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR LONG BEACH TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS.

I SUPPORT CALLING ATTENTION TO THE DEBRIS FROM THE LOS ANGELES RIVER.

LONG BEACH SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE CLEANUP COSTS ALONE.

IT'S TIME FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT ALL CITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE WATERSHED DO THEIR PART TO KEEP OUR COASTLINES CLEAN AND SAFE.

I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER COLLABORATING WITH THE LOS ANGELES, UH, WATER BOARD, UH, WATER QUALITY BOARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING MY COMMENT.

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

BRUCE.

DOUBLE D MCCREE, THE HONORABLE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

I TELL YOU WHAT, I LOVE YOU ALL.

GO BEACH, AS WE ALWAYS SAY.

YOU SAID IT ALL.

BOTH OF YOU WALKED IT.

I'VE WALKED IT AND IT EMBARRASSES ME THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE THE OLYMPIC CITY.

I DON'T WANNA BE PARIS.

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ALL IT TAKES IS ONE STORM.

AND WHAT WHAT FRUSTRATES ME IS THAT NO ONE'S PAYING THEIR DUES TO US.

THESE ARE DETERMINED PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER RIGHT HERE.

YOU ALL WORK TOGETHER, MAY NOT ALWAYS GET ALONG, BUT YOU ALL WORK TOGETHER.

WHY? BECAUSE IT'S LONG BEACH.

BUT WE NEED TO GET MONEY.

AND I'M LOOKING OVER TO THE MONEY PEOPLE WE NEED TO GET MONEY FROM NOT JUST THE COUNTY, BUT ALL THE CITIES UP THOSE RIVERS.

THEY NEED TO GIVE US DOLLARS IF THEY'RE NOT CLEANING, THEY HAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS.

AND WE ONLY RECEIVED $500,000 AT ONE TIME, WHICH I BELIEVE, FROM WHAT I HEARD, ONLY TASTES GOOD OF ONE GOOD WEEKEND OF STORMS IN LONG BEACH.

THAT'S JUST WRONG.

IT SHOULDN'T BE.

THE BURDEN SHOULD NOT BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS CITY.

IT SHOULD BE ON ALL THE OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY, UP THOSE RIVERS.

SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR DOING THIS.

THIS IS GREAT.

UM, I, MY, I'M 66 YEARS OLD.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

UH, I'M ONE OF THE OLD PEOPLE, SO THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF COOL.

UM, BUT MY FAMILY IS RAISED HERE, MY PARENTS ARE RAISED HERE.

MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE RAISED HERE.

AND YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT FOR US ALL.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AVIS.

THANKS.

FIRST.

UM, HI COUNCIL MAYOR, MY NAME IS AVIS ATKINS MCFE.

AND, UM, I HAD A LONG STORY BELL.

LET MAKE IT SHORT 'CAUSE MY BABY'S OUTSIDE AND HAS BEEN CRYING.

UM, ALRIGHT.

I, I GREW UP HERE IN LONG BEACH ON 19TH AND CEDAR IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH NINE PEOPLE.

WHEN THINGS GOT A BIT LOUDER TUMULTUOUS AT HOME, I WOULD GO TO THE BEACH AS THIS WAS MY FAVORITE FREE THING TO DO.

I'D WALK TO PCH AND PACIFIC AND THEN WALK ALL THE WAY DOWN PACIFIC UNTIL I REACHED THE SAND.

I WOULD SIT AT THE BEACH FOR HOURS LISTENING TO THE WAVES.

IT WAS MY SOLACE.

SO NATURALLY, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET MY OWN APARTMENT IN LONG BEACH, I GOT IT ON OCEAN BOULEVARD SO I CAN BE NEAR THE BEACH.

BUT THE BEACH WASN'T THE SAME.

THERE WAS SOMETIMES BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.

SO I JOINED THE OCEAN RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO ADVOCATE FOR A CLEANER BEACH AND A CITY COMMISSION TO DO THE SAME.

SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING UP THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AS A CITY WITH BEACH IN OUR NAME.

WE NEED TO BE THE ULTIMATE STEWARDS OF IT SO THAT PERHAPS ALL RESIDENTS CAN FIND, OR IN MY CASE, CONTINUE TO FIND SOLACE IN IT.

HI, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD EVENING.

UM, I'M PRESIDENT OF ALLEN MUL BEACH NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION.

MY NAME'S CANDACE BEAR THOMPSON.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR MAYBE 25 YEARS, AND I'VE LIVED BASICALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BEACH.

WE'RE NOW A LITTLE BIT INLAND AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND AFTER THE, UM, STORMS, WHAT THEY DO TO THE BEACH.

SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO CLOSE THE BEACH BECAUSE OF THE, THE WATER'S UNSAFE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN GO DOWN THERE.

AND SO, UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE TRASH THAT COMES DOWN.

AND WE SHOULD SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OTHER, UH, COMMUNITIES.

THEY SHOULD HELP BURDEN THE BURDEN WE, YOU KNOW, CARRY.

IT SHOULDN'T BE ALL OURS.

I HAVE, I HAVE, I PREPARED A SPEECH, BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SAID BEFORE.

IT'S THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP US BURN THE COST OF THE TRASH THAT COMES DOWN OUR WAYS.

'CAUSE NOT, SHOULDN'T BE ALL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL, CAMERON, TO YOU AND YOUR GROUP, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, UH, UH, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND CAMERON, OUR FINAL SPEAKER.

HELLO EVERYBODY.

UM, AND GOOD EVENING TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND AL, ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, WE ARE FROM THE WORLD MISSION SOCIETY CHURCH OF GOD, WHICH IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT PASSIONATELY CARRIES OUT, UH, VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN 8,000 REGIONS AND 175 COUNTRIES WITH THE GOAL OF SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

OVER THE PAST, UH, TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CULTIVATING A RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCILWOMAN CINDY ALLEN, UM, AND PARTNERING TO ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER EVENTS WITHIN DISTRICT TWO.

SO THROUGH OUR SUCH AS NO MORE GPGP AND ZERO PLASTIC.

BY 2040, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE GATHERED AT LOCAL BEACHES ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO REMOVE TRASH, PLASTIC AND OTHER WASTE THAT POLLUTES THE ENVIRONMENT AND HARMS MARINE LIFE.

UH, THROUGH RECENT CLEANUPS AT JUNE APPAREL BEACH AND BIXBY PARK, WE'VE REMOVED HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF LITTER AND PLASTIC WASTE, UM, HELPING TO REDUCE POLLUTION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE FLOW INTO THE OCEAN AND OTHER WATER WASTES.

UH, WITH THESE EFFORTS, WHILE THESE EFFORTS, THEY DO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF THE LOCAL BEACHES, UH, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES WILL ALWAYS REMAIN THE MOST EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

UH, ADDRESSING POLLUTION AT ITS SOURCE HELPS REDUCE THE NEED FOR CONSTANT CLEANUP AND MINIMIZES ENVIRONMENTAL HARM.

UH, BY INVESTING IN EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVES, WE CAN CREATE LASTING CHANGE THAT PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT AND APPRECIATE FOR YOU GUYS.

HAVE US HERE AS WELL.

ALRIGHT,

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WE APPRECIATE YOU.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY, SO THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE COMMENTS.

HERE'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN FROM HERE.

SO I WANT TO, UM, THANK ALL THE COUNCIL PEOPLE.

THERE'S UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, UH, FOR THIS ISSUE.

UM, WE, WE KNOW THAT, UM, THERE'S A COMMENT PERIOD OPENING UP.

WE'RE GONNA BE FULLY ENGAGED IN THAT RULEMAKING.

SO THAT'S ONE STEP.

OUR SUPERVISOR, JANICE HIN, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR OFFICE, THEY'RE GONNA TAKE UP A SIMILAR MOTION THERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA SUPPORT THAT EFFORT.

SO THE COUNTY WANTS TO BE LOCKED STEP WITH US AS WE TAKE THESE STEPS.

WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND OTHER KEY REGIONAL PARTNERS TO HELP PUSH, UH, FOR MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS AND URGENT ACTION.

AND, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ALLOCATED ABOUT $2 MILLION, UH, IN THE FY 2024 BUDGET TO BEGIN, UH, THE WORK ON, UM, TRASH INTERCEPTOR TECHNOLOGY.

SO WE'LL HAVE UPDATES ON THAT VERY SOON.

SO, LOTS OF UPDATES IN THE WEEKS TO COME.

I WANNA THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION IS CARRIED FOR ITEM 16 AND WE GOTTA DO 26 NOW.

OKAY, MOVED AND SECONDED.

GREAT.

TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT CITYWIDE.

NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 18.

REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION

[18. 25-56638 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation regarding the City of Long Beach Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Community Health Needs Assessment. (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT HERE.

YES.

UH, SO, UH, WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND PRESENTED THOSE TO CITY COUNCIL.

UH, ALWAYS, UH, A LOT OF REALLY POWERFUL INFORMATION.

SO WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE.

UH, THE WHOLE PRESENTATION OR THE WHOLE, UM, REPORT IS IN YOUR PACKET.

UH, BUT WE'LL GIVE A APPROXIMATELY A 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION TO KIND OF GO THROUGH, UH, WHAT THIS, UH, UH, STUDY TELLS US AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT OUR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BEFORE YOU THE CULMINATION OF WORK EFFORT THAT WAS TAKEN ON BY THE BROADER NHPI COMMUNITY.

AND IT WAS LED BY OUR COORDINATOR, HAROLD DE LA CRUZ, WHO IS HERE WITH ME.

AND WE WILL HAVE COMMUNITY PRESENTERS HERE WITH US TONIGHT WHO WILL ALSO SHARE IN THIS PRESENTATION.

I WILL PASS THIS OVER TO HAROLD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALLISON.

UM, JUST WANTED TO REMIND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UM, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THIS CONNECTS TO OUR RACIAL EQUITY AND RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE.

UM, SPECIFICALLY GOAL ONE, STRATEGY TWO, AND GOAL ONE, STRATEGY THREE.

UM, GOAL ONE, STRATEGY TWO BEING THE CREATION OF TRANSPARENT MEASUREMENT TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCALE AND DEPTH OF RACISM WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY.

THREE, CENTERING THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC RACISM.

UM, AND THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WERE TO INVENTORY THE RESOURCES AND ASSETS AVAILABLE TO OUR NHPI COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH, UM, FOR PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELL WELLBEING IN THE COMMUNITY,

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IDENTIFYING KEY HEALTH PRIORITIES AND ASSESSING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE NHPI COMMUNITY.

AND FINALLY, DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROPOSITION OF BEST APPROACHES FOR LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS OF OUR NHPI COMMUNITY TOWARDS MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 AND ADVANCING OVERALL HEALTH EQUITY.

AND WE WANTED TO START BY SHARING OUR FRAMEWORK, UM, WHICH IS REALLY BASED ON, IN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, WHICH MEANS THAT THIS PROCESS WAS DESIGNED, UH, WITH AN APPROACH THAT REALLY VALUES AND RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH OF OUR NHPI COMMUNITY.

UM, AND IT'S BASED ON COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED ISSUES, EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRUCTURES FOR PARTICIPATION.

AND THIS REALLY SEEKS TO APPLY RESEARCH TO PRACTICE AND POLICY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND HEALTH EQUITY.

AND HERE, JUST WANTED TO BREAK DOWN REALLY BRIEFLY, UM, THAT WE HAD THREE PHASES.

UM, OUR FIRST PHASE BEING THE, THE FORMATION OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE HERE TODAY THAT WILL BE PRESENTING, UM, SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

UM, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR PROCESS AND OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS BEFORE I PASS IT ON TO OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO TAKE ON THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION.

IN PHASE TWO, UM, WE ESSENTIALLY, UM, DEVELOPED THE SURVEY WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTERED IT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, BY COLLABORATING WITH FIVE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKED WITH OUR NHPI COMMUNITY.

AND THESE PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SURVEY WERE ACTUALLY USED AS STARTING POINTS FOR DISCUSSION IN OUR LISTENING SESSIONS THAT WERE FACILITATED BY ARTISTS THAT WE RECRUITED, THANKS TO OUR COMMITTEE, UM, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD A CULTURALLY RELEVANT WAY OF PRESENTING OUR DATA.

AND FINALLY, IN PHASE THREE, OUR COMMITTEE COLLABORATED WITH OUR ARTIST AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TEAM, UH, TO HOST THE PRESENTATION OF THESE FINDINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BEGIN THE CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS CAN LOOK LIKE.

AND IN PHASE THREE, IT'S NOT WRITTEN HERE IN THE SLIDE, UH, BUT WE ALSO BEGAN TO WORK WITH OUR ACADEMIC CONSULTANT, UH, RICHARD CALVIN CHANG, WHO'S FROM UCLA'S NHPI DATA POLICY LAB IN ORDER TO, UM, CREATE IMPLICATIONS, UM, THAT ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT, UM, BASED ON SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT WE HAD FROM OUR, UM, NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AND NOW IT'S A, MY GREAT HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AND JUST APPRECIATE, UM, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY, UM, THE WORK AND TIME AND WISDOM THAT THEY DEDICATED, UH, TO THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

UM, WE HAVE, SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, AND SOME OF THEM WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THEM EQUALLY.

UM, SO WE HAVE PETER HAMARA, UH, FROM FAE MOVEMENT.

WE HAVE AUNTIE AUDREY ALO WHO'S HERE TODAY.

AND IF I CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.

I KNOW YOU'LL BE COMING UP TO SPEAK AS WELL.

UM, AUNTIE, A AUNTIE AUDREY ALO, UM, REPRESENTS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS SOCAL PICKARD.

WE HAVE AUNTIE FRAN LUHAN FROM THE PACIFIC ISLAND ETHNIC ART MUSEUM, PAYAM.

WE HAVE AUNTIE HEIDI KANGA FROM THE KA CHARO FOUNDATION, UM, ALSO KNOWN AS KCF.

AND WE HAVE MELIN THOMPSON, WHO IS A LEAD ORGANIZER WITH EMPOWERING PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES, ALSO KNOWN AS EPIC.

AND THESE ARE ALL LEADERS THAT ALREADY DO SO MUCH FOR OUR NHPI COMMUNITY, BUT THEY WENT THE EXTRA MILE, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MORE DISAGGREGATED DATA ON OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.

OKAY, ACTUALLY, WE'RE ALSO MISSING A SLIDE.

UM, I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CHANGE.

UM, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR ARTIST TEAM THAT WAS A PART OF, UM, INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AND OUR, OUR ARTIST TEAM WAS ACTUALLY A, UM, SUGGESTED BY OUR COMMITTEE TO RECRUIT.

UM, THIS ACT IS ACTUALLY BASED ON, UM, THE PAYAM MUSEUM'S TOI FOI, UH, COMMUNITY EXHIBIT THAT ACTUALLY WORKED WITH ARTISTS WHO ARE REALLY THE CULTURAL BEARERS AND HEALERS OF OUR NHPI COMMUNITY.

AND THEY WORKED WITH THEM TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS REFLECT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE NHPI COMMUNITY.

AND THEY CREATED, UM, PRESENTATIONS THAT REPRESENTED THAT.

UM, AND SO I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDE LATER ON, BUT WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM HERE AS WELL.

AND SO, AUNTIE HEIDI KANGA WAS ALSO AN ARTIST WHO SHARED OUR CHAMORRO CULTURE AND MOVEMENT.

WE HAVE MICAH MANAI WHO WROTE, PRODUCED, AND PERFORMED HIS OWN SONG.

UH, WE HAVE KIKI RIVERA, WHO'S HERE TODAY, UH, WHO ACTUALLY PRESENTED A POWERFUL THEATRICAL PLAY.

AND WE FINALLY HAVE JASON PEREIRA, ALSO KNOWN AS JP, WHO CREATED A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING.

UM, AND YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE ALL OF THESE, UM, ART PRESENTATIONS INSIDE THE FULL REPORT.

UH, THERE'S A LINK AND A QR CODE, AND WE, UH, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THAT OUT.

UM, AND THIS IS ALL THANKS TO LONG BEACH TV THAT ACTUALLY RECORDED THE PRESENTATION.

AND JUST TO GIVE A VERY

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QUICK OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE RES, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESPONSES BEFORE I PASS IT ON TO OUR COM, OUR COMMITTEE, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 130, UH, RESPONSES TO OUR SURVEY, A HUNDRED OF FIVE, WHICH WERE COLLECTED IN PERSON 25 THAT WERE TAKEN ONLINE.

AND SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE EVER LIVED IN LONG BEACH, IDENTIFIED AS NHPI AND BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

UM, IN TERMS OF AGE, WE HAD, UH, REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OUR, FROM ALL AGE GROUPS, BUT HAD A GREATER PROPORTION ON THE YOUNGER END WITH THE LARGEST GROUP BEING 25 TO 44.

AND FINALLY, UM, IN TERMS OF ETHNICITY, UM, WE HAD ABOUT HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS, UH, COME, COME FROM SAMOAN DESCENT AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER, UM, REP, UH, BE IDENTIFYING AS CHAMORRO OR TONGAN.

UH, WE HAD SMALL NUMBERS OF FIJIAN AND TAHITIAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.

UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, ALL SURVEY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED TO BE, UM, FROM LONG BEACH AT SOME, UH, AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES.

UM, BUT ONLY CURRENT, CURRENTLY 17%.

WERE ACTUALLY LIVING IN LONG BEACH AT THE TIME OF TAKING THIS SURVEY.

AND THIS WAS A DECISION, UM, THAT OUR COM, OUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, UM, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE THE PERSPECTIVE OF FOLKS THAT WERE DISPLACED, UM, FROM LONG BEACH.

UM, AND OUR COMMITTEE ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING TO RECRUIT A SIGNIFICANT OF LONG NUMBER OF LONG BEACH RESIDENTS JUST BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST, UM, EVER STUDY, UH, THAT'S COLLABORATING WITH OUR NHPI COMMUNITY.

FINALLY, UH, WE HAVE HERE, UH, JUST SHOWING, UM, THE, THE BREAKDOWN OF US BORN VERSUS IM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

49% ARE US BORN AND 40% WERE BORN OUTSIDE THE US.

UH, AND WE HAD, UM, MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, UM, REPORTING, NOT HAVING A DISABILITY.

UM, BUT ABOUT 25% DID, UH, REPORT HAVING A LONG TERM, UM, OR, OR PERMANENT DISABILITY WITH MAJORITY RE UH, REPORTING A PHYSICAL OR VISUAL DISABILITY.

AND THERE ARE JUST SOME LIMITATIONS BEFORE I PASS IT ON TO OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

BUT THERE'S SOME GENERALIZED GENERALIZED ABILITY LIMITATIONS DUE TO SAMPLE SIZE, UM, AND OUR RECRUITMENT METHOD BEING A, A CONVENIENT SAMPLE.

UM, OUR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF INCLUDING PREVIOUS LONG BEACH RESIDENTS LIMITED OUR SAMPLE SIZE FOR PLACE-BASED QUESTIONS.

AND WE ALSO HAD A LARGE SAMPLE OF PREFER NOT TO SAY FOR VARIOUS QUESTIONS, WHICH SUGGESTS, UM, SOME HESITANCY AND SOME SENSITIVITY AMONGST THOSE THAT TOOK THE SURVEY.

UM, BUT I STILL WANTED TO REALLY, UM, STRESS THAT THIS IS STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP EXPERIENCES OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEVERAGE THE STORYTELLING OF OUR ARTISTS ACADEMIC CONSULTANT AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR RESULTS.

AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT ON TO, UH, RICHARD CALVIN CHANG FROM OUR NHPI DATA POLICY LAB TO TALK ABOUT OUR FIRST SECTION, GOOD EVENING, AND HAM MAI KAKO.

UM, AS HAR SAID, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC UNDER DATA POLICY LAB AT UCLA CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH, AND I'M THE BOARD CHAIR OF PACIFIC UNDER HEALTH PARTNERSHIP, AND I AM A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT FOUR.

THE HEALTH STATUS AND BEHAVIOR SECTION OF THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONG NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND HOW THEY MANAGE THEIR HEALTH IN THE PAST YEAR.

THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS FOR THIS SECTION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.

FIRST, OUR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND COMMUNITIES WOULD LIKELY BENEFIT FROM TAILORED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND PROGRAMS. OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDS WHEN WE SEE PACIFIC UNDER VALUES AND FAMILY DRIVEN APPROACHES REFLECTED IN PROGRAMS. SECOND, IT'S CONCERNING HOW ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY RELIES ON MEDICATION TO MANAGE HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, HYPERTENSION, AND HEART DISEASE.

THIS COULD INDICATE A LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATION OR THE NEED FOR MORE NHPI HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE THE ROLE THAT MEDICATION PLAYS IN MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASES.

THIRD, OUR COMMUNITY IS A VERY RELIGIOUS ONE THAT RELIES ON PAYER SIGNIFICANTLY TO MANAGE HEALTH AND RELIGION PLAYS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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WE CAN SEE ON THE LEFT THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF NHPI RESPONDENTS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, AND ASTHMA.

THESE ARE CONDITIONS THAT FEDERAL SURVEYS HAVE ALSO FOUND AT DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATES IN OUR COMMUNITY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE SEE THAT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAD SIMILARLY HIGH RATES FOR THESE CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EXTREMELY HIGH PERCENTAGES WITH CANCER.

THIS IS ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY NOT A SURPRISE GIVEN THAT NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES.

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THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE VARIOUS METHODS NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS USED TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

AND HERE WE CAN SEE THE IMPORTANCE

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OF RELIGION FOR NH PS.

THESE METHODS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO EACH OTHER, BUT PAIR IS BY FAR THE MOST PREVALENT METHOD THAT RESPONDENTS USED TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH IN THE PAST YEAR.

IT'S ALSO THE ONLY METHOD CITED BY A MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS DID RELY ON PRIMARY CARE MASSAGE AND MEDITATION.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.

NOW, CALLING UP JP TARA FAVA.

UH, MY NAME IS JP JASON PEREIRA.

UH, I AM AN ARTIST OF SAMOAN DESCENT.

UM, BEEN AN ARTIST HERE IN LONG BEACH FOR MANY YEARS, UH, SERVING AS A RESIDENT ARTIST AT PEM PACIFIC ISLAND ETHNIC ART MUSEUM.

UM, HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE NUTRITION SECTION OF OUR REPORT.

UM, WHAT WE CAN, WHAT WE SAW THAT'S, THAT IS, UH, HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR REPORT WAS, UM, OUR COMMUNITY NEEDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, UM, THE ABILITY TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES AND, UH, AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHIER FOODS.

UM, WE CAN SEE FROM THE DATA THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW THESE, THESE AREAS HAVE AFFECTED OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, DEALS WITH SOME OF THESE ISSUES.

UM, ONE THING I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, WE HAVE MANY HERE IN OUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA.

AND THE, TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN WAYS THAT THEY CAN GET THE INFORMATION, THE RESOURCES, UM, AND JUST KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S OUT THERE TO OUR COMMUNITY, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

OUR COMMUNITY CAN CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, THE ART PIECE THAT I CREATED FOR THIS, FOR THIS, UH, REPORT IS CALLED THE LONG HARD WAY.

AND IT REPRESENTS THE MULTITUDE OF CHALLENGES THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO GO THROUGH TO ACCESS GOOD HEALTHCARE, TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

AND HAVING INFORMATION, HAVING KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES IS A WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OVERSTEP SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES AND, UH, BECOME MORE HEALTHIER, UM, IN TERMS OF NUTRITION.

STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS, MENTORSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY TO INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS.

NOW CALLING UP AUNTIE HEIDI KINGA ADE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS HEIDI KINGA AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CATURE CHA FOUNDATION BASED AT HOMELAND CULTURAL CENTER, AND I RESIDE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THE CHALLENGES AND THE STRENGTHS THAT EXIST.

OUR NHPI NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY DATA SHOWS THAT NEARLY ONE IN FOUR RESPONDENTS, ABOUT 24%, SAID THAT THEY FELT THEY NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN THE PAST YEAR.

BUT AMONG THOSE WHO FELT THAT NEED OVER HALF, AROUND 50 PER 52% DID NOT SEEK THAT HELP, THAT TELLS US THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT, UM, STILL A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR CARE AND ACTUALLY RECEIVING IT.

PART OF THAT GAP COMES FROM STIGMA.

MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE TAUGHT TO STAY STRONG AND KEEP STRUGGLES PRIVATE.

IT ALSO COMES FROM TENSION IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS WHERE DIFFERENCES IN VALUES AND COMMUNICATION MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR YOUTH TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME POWERFUL ASSETS.

WE DO HAVE HEALTHCARE CLINICIANS WHO UNDERSTAND THE LASTING IMPACTS OF COLONIZATION AND ARE REBUILDING TRUST THROUGH CULTURALLY GROUNDED CARE.

BUT FAR TOO FEW, UM, ARE ACCESSIBLE.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT USE CULTURE AS HEALING THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND ART THAT HELP RECONNECT WITH IDENTITY, CULTURAL PRIDE, AND BRINGING, UM, AND BELONGING LIKE PACIFIC ISLAND ETHNO ETHNIC ART MUSEUM AND HOMELAND CULTURAL CENTERS.

MICRONESIAN ARTS PROGRAM, WHICH IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MY ORGANIZATION TOMORROW FOUNDATION, WHO JUST LAST SATURDAY'S CELEBRATED 32 YEARS OF TUITION FREE PROGRAMMING HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

SO BY INVESTING IN THESE CULTURALLY ROOTED APPROACHES, THE CITY CAN HELP REDUCE STIGMA, STRENGTHEN FAMILY, FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT REAL HEALING.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT BRINGS UP THAT, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AND, UM, THAT I POINTED OUT.

I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUES.

UM, FUNDING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR, FOR NHPI STUDENTS WOULD HELP INCREASE INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS THAT

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WE WOULD, WE DO NEED AND NOTICE THAT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION OFFERINGS EXPAND CULTURAL RELEVANT FINANCIAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES TO HELP NHPI INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BUILD LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY, GREATER OUTREACH AND ACCESS FOR RENTERS, AND ENHANCE OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO CONNECT NHPI RENTERS WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TENANTS RIGHTS EDUCATION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE AMAZING SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY WITH PARTNER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER ONGOING FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER NHPI RESIDENTS TO MAKE INFORMED ECONOMIC DECISIONS.

DATA SHOWS THAT 64% OF NHPI RESPONDENTS IN OUR SURVEY RENT HOMES, OR RENT, YEAH, THEY RENT THEIR HOMES WHILE ONLY 17% OWN THEIR HOMES.

THAT'S NEARLY ONE IN TWO WHO ALSO REPORTED DIFFICULTY PAYING FOR BASIC NEEDS LIKE RENT, FOOD, OR MEDICAL CARE IN THE PAST YEAR.

THESE NUMBERS HIGHLIGHT HOUSING INSECURITY AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH AMONG NHPI FAMILIES.

TO ADDRESS THIS, WE ASK AND WE CALL FOR FUNDING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR NHPI STUDENTS STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND CREATE STABLE PATHWAYS FOR SUCCESS.

WE ASK FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION OFFERINGS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND RELEVANT FINANCIAL HELP FAMILIES WITH BUDGETING, SAVING AND PLANNING, GREATER OUTREACH AND ACCESS FOR RENTERS TO EXPAND RENTER ASSISTANCE AND CONNECT FAMILIES TO HOUSING RESOURCES.

TOGETHER, THESE STEPS CAN HELP BUILD A STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR NHPI RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE IN LONG BEACH.

AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP AUNTIE AUDREY ALO TO PRESENT OUR LAST SECTION.

HELLO MIC.

UM, I AM AUDREY KALO.

I LIVE HERE DOWN THE STREET ON FIRST BETWEEN CERRITOS AND ORANGE.

SO AS WE TALK ABOUT NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE REQUIRE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BY PARTNERING WITH OUR NHPI COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES.

DATA DISAGGREGATION, AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT, IS VERY VITAL TO DISCOVERING AND CHARTING OUR ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARDS CURRENT INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION, ENSURING THAT THE NHPI COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS LONG BEACH PROVIDES WOULD BE HELPFUL.

CHURCHES ARE LIKE THE FIRST, UH, YOU KNOW, POINT, UH, OF CONTACT FOR THE NHPI COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT THE CHURCHES ALONG WHEN WE MOVED FROM THE ISLANDS HERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BEING COLONIZED AND HAVING CHURCHES, THAT'S WHERE WE PRIMARILY GATHER.

HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOW IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO HELP, UH, SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE NUANCES IN LANGUAGE THAT ENGLISH DOES NOT CAPTURE, WHICH IS WHY IN LANGUAGE MATERIALS ARE CRUCIAL AS WELL AS TRANSLATION ACCESS.

LASTLY, A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ARE HELPFUL TO REACH A BROADER AUDIENCE FOR US FROM SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOUNG NHPI EMAIL AND WEBSITES FOR OLDER ADULTS LIKE ME, AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND WRITTEN MATERIALS FOR NHPI ELDERS WILL HELP ENSURE BROADER DISSEMINATION.

SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND LAST, WE JUST HAVE THESE CALLS TO ACTION FROM OUR NHPI COMMUNITY FROM MONTE, HEIDI, AND JP.

SO OUR CALL TO ACTION IS GRANT FUNDING TO HELP ESTABLISH HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS NEEDS OF NHPI COMMUNITY AND MORE NHPI PARTICIPATION IN HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM.

WE WOULD ALSO IN LANGUAGE WOULD BE, WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO, ESPECIALLY IN SAMO AND TONGAN AND CHAMORRO CITY FUNDING FOR BIANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PROTECTION FROM IMMIGRATION RAID FUND PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW ARTISTS TO INTERPRET DATA INFORMATION THAT IS MORE DIGESTIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO, UH, THE COUNCIL AND, UM, EVERYONE FOR HEARING THIS PRESENTATION.

UM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UH, YOU COULD FEEL, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR OUR DIRECTOR.

UM, ALLISON KING.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, ANYTHING FURTHER FROM STAFF? NO, THAT SUMS UP THE PRESENTATION.

COMMUNITIES AND THIS HELPS THAT TREMENDOUS NEED.

WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

UH, THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT NEED ASSESSMENT.

ONE THING ABOUT THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US IS THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND OUR

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THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I, I JUST WANNA SAY HOW PROUD I AM TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE, UM, THIS KIND OF RESOURCE HAS BEEN PUT FORTH, UM, THAT HAS BEEN SO CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, INCLUDING UPLIFTING THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THE SURVEY INTENDS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR.

UM, AND BY HAVING LEADERS FROM OUR VERY OWN COMMUNITY BE PART OF SHAPING THAT, UM, THIS IS QUITE INFORMATIVE IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE SOCIAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, UH, OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CALLS TO ACTION, UM, THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BROUGHT FORTH.

ANY, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UM, MY COLLEAGUES? NONE.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

EXCUSE ME.

THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NO BOLD COMMENT.

OKAY, THEN NOW WE CAN TAKE A VOTE.

I'M GONNA, AYE.

COUNCILMAN DUGGAN? COUNCILMAN ? MOTION IS CARRIED.

ONE BOND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ROUND TWO IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 40 MILLION AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE TERMS OR AWARD AMOUNT WITH DHCS RELATING TO THE GRANT APPLICATION AND AWARD THE LONG BEACH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CITYWIDE.

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ITEM 19, REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT AND EXPEND GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROPOSITION

[19. 25-56639 Recommendation to adopt resolution to apply for, accept, and expend grant funding from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Proposition 1 Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2, in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the terms or award amount, with DHCS relating to the grant application and award to the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department, for the development of behavioral health facilities providing services for people experiencing homelessness. (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I SHOW THAT, OR DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, BY THE WAY? YEAH, JUST A SHORT ONE ON THIS.

UM, THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HEARD FROM ALL OF YOU AND FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, UH, MEMBERS ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CAPACITY IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

UH, WE, YOU HAVE SEEN THIS PRESENTATION OF PORTIONS OF THIS BEFORE.

WE WANT TO REMIND YOU, 'CAUSE WE APPLIED FOR AROUND ONE AND WE WANNA REALLY REMIND THE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING, UH, TO APPLY FOR, FOR ROUND TWO.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO QUICKLY WALK US THROUGH THOSE PROJECTS.

THANKS.

THANKS, TOM.

UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

UH, TONIGHT WE ARE REQUESTING AN AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE PROPOSITION ONE BOND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, OR BIP, ROUND TWO TO RESUBMIT TO PROJECT PROPOSALS THAT WOULD EXPAND THE CITY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE TEAM PRESENTED THESE SAME PROPOSALS DURING LAST WINTER'S COUNCIL MEETING FOR BIP ROUND ONE.

UM, ALTHOUGH THE CITY WAS NOT AWARDED FUNDING AT THE TIME, UH, THE STATE HAS SINCE OPENED A SECOND, UH, ROUND OF FUNDING.

UM, FOR THIS ROUND.

WE INTEND TO RESUBMIT, UH, BOTH PROJECTS WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN OUR APPLICATIONS, UM, AND ALIGN WITH THE STATE'S, UH, UPDATED PRIORITIES.

THIS PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE A REVIEW OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR THESE SERVICES AND OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING SOURCE AND A SUMMARY OF THE TWO PROJECTS WE'RE PROS FOR ROUND TWO.

UM, SO THE NEED FOR, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, UH, IN LONG BEACH REMAINS BOTH SIGNIFICANT AND URGENT, UH, REFLECTING BROADER TRENDS ACROSS, UH, ALL OF CALIFORNIA.

UM, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, OVER 1.2 MILLION ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA LIVE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS WHILE ONE IN 13 CHILDREN STRUGGLE WITH, UH, SERIOUS, UH, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE.

THESE CONDITIONS OFTEN GO UN DUE TO SYSTEMIC BARRIERS LEADING TO MORE SEVERE OUTCOMES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS OR INCARCERATION.

UM, IN LONG BEACH, WE ALSO SEE AN INTERSECTION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WITH OUR POPULATION EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, ACCORDING TO THE 2025 POINT TIME COUNT, UH, 34.5% OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY REPORTED HAVING A SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AND 25.7% REPORTED SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

UM, THESE RATES HIGHLIGHT THE INTERSECTION OF, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WITH HOUSING INSTABILITY AND THE CRITICAL NEED FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS.

UM, BUT ALSO WE KNOW THAT THE NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

UM, A FEW YEARS AGO, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, CLINICIANS, HEALTH AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY, UH, PARTNERS TO STUDY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN LONG BEACH.

UM, THE RES THIS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPING A ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN LONG BEACH REPORT, UH, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A CLEAR AND GROWING NEED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT ACROSS THE CITY.

UM, LA COUNTY ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 1.48 MILLION RESIDENTS ARE LIVING WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

UM, AND HERE IN LONG BEACH IN 2022, THE LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 415

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UM, BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022, UH, 294 PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH LOST THEIR LIVES TO OPIOID OVERDOSES ARE NEARLY 80% INVOLVING FENTANYL.

UM, THE HIGHEST RATE OF OVERDOSE DEATHS WERE, UH, IN THE 9 0 8 1 3 AND 9 0 8 0 2 ZIP CODES.

UM, A MAJOR BARRIER TO ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS IS A SHORTAGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE REGION.

UH, MANY INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS END UP CYCLING THROUGH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, TEMPORARY SHELTERS, OR EVEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, UH, WITHOUT RECEIVING, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE THAT THEY NEED.

THE LACK OF EFFECT, UH, OF ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT OPTIONS PREVENTS INDIVIDUALS FROM ACHIEVING LONG-TERM RECOVERY INSTABILITY.

UM, LA COUNTY ESTIMATES A NEED FOR MORE THAN 400 RESIDENTIAL, UH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT BEDS, INCLUDING AT LEAST 81 WITHIN THE LONG BEACH, UH, SERVICE AREA, ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES REPORT, HAVING WAIT LISTS, UM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO GET HELP WHEN THEY NEED THE MOST, AND WORSENING HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO BRIDGE THESE GAPS.

THE DEVELOPING A ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM REPORT CALLS FOR, UM, INCREASED SPECIALIZED TREATMENT AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS STEP DOWN BEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS LEAVING HOSPITALS OR PSYCHIATRIC CARE.

UM, THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE SPACE FOR RECOVERY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO HOUSING OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

UM, THE REPORT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPANDING CRISIS, RESIDENTIAL AND ENRICHED CARE PROGRAMS THAT HELP STABILIZE PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND REDUCE HOSPITAL REMISSIONS.

UM, BOTH OF WHICH WE SEEK TO, UH, ADDRESS THROUGH THIS FUNDING.

UH, JUST A QUICK REVIEW OF PROPOSITION ONE.

UM, IN MARCH, 2024, THE CALIFORNIA VOTERS, UH, AFFIRMED THE NEED FOR INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND APPROVED PROPOSITION ONE, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT.

UM, PROP ONE PROVIDES 6.4 BILLION, UM, TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING STATEWIDE.

UM, OF THIS AMOUNT, 4.4 BILLION IS ALLOCATED THROUGH, UH, BHIP.

UM, BHIP EXPANDS ACCESS THROUGH, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION ACQUISITION AND RENOVATION OF, OF FACILITIES SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

UM, ROUND TWO ALLOCATES NEARLY 800 MILLION AND FOCUSES ON PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE.

UM, SO FOR LONG BEACH, UM, THIS PRESENTS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES.

AS I MENTIONED, THE CITY PLANS TO RESUBMIT TWO, UH, PROJECT PROPOSALS THAT WERE NOT AWARDED IN ROUND ONE.

AND I'LL GET INTO, UH, A QUICK REVIEW OF THESE PROJECTS.

THE FIRST, UM, PROPOSED PROJECT FOCUSES ON CREATING AN OFFICE-BASED OPIOID, UH, TREATMENT PROGRAM OR OBO AT THE MUL AT THE LONG BEACH MULTI-SERVICE CENTER.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE, UH, CITY'S MAIN HUB FOR HOMELESS SERVICES.

UM, THIS PROGRAM WOULD OFFER OUTPATIENT MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT OR MAT, UM, FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

UM, COMBINING FDA APPROVED MEDICATION WITH COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL THERAPY TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, UM, THE PROJECT WOULD INVOLVE CONSTRUCTING A TWO, UH, TWO STORY SATELLITE FACILITY WITHIN THE EXISTING MSC PARKING LOT.

UM, THIS NEW SPACE WOULD OPERATE AS A DEDICATED TREATMENT AND MEDICATION SUPPORT CENTER, COMPLIMENTING AND EXPANDING THE SERVICES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT THE MSC.

UM, IF, IF, UH, IF AWARDED, UM, THE OTT TREATMENT FACILITY AT THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER WOULD BE OPERATED BY A CERTIFIED PROVIDER SPECIALIZING IN MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND FUNDED BY THE, UH, LAW LA COUNTY, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM.

STASSI, UM, MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE COMBINING FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS WITH COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL THERAPY.

THIS APPROACH OFFERS A PROVEN HARM REDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TRANSITIONING A PAR A PARTICIPANT OFF OF OPIOID DEPENDENCY.

UM, THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD INCLUDE COUNSELING AND TREATMENT ROOMS, SEC UH, SECURE MEDICATION AREAS AND PRIVATE ASSESSMENT SPACES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR RECOVERY.

WHILE THE FACILITY WOULD NOT, UH, BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CO-LOCATING THIS PROGRAM AT THE MSC WOULD GIVE PARTICIPANTS STREAMLINED ACCESS TO HOUSING, NAVIGATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, STRENGTHENING, UH, CARE COORDINATION AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES.

UM, IF AWARDED, THIS FACILITY RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE GROWING IMPACT OF OPIOID USE HERE IN LONG BEACH.

AND OUR SECOND PROJECT IS THE ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY AT THE EXISTING 7 0 2 SHELTER.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE 7 0 2 SHELTER, UH, ON 7 0 2, UH, ANAHEIM IS CURRENTLY OPERATING AS AN 85 BED CONGREGATE, UH, YEAR-ROUND SHELTER.

UM, SO THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD INVOLVE TRANSFORMING THE CURRENTLY UN UNUTILIZED VACANT STRUCTURES IN THE BACK AREA OF THE PROPERTY INTO A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO 16 BEDS.

UH, THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE A STABILIZING HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WITH TAILORED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE DISCHARGED FROM ACUTE CARE SETTINGS AND REQUIRE ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM INTERIM SUPPORTS.

UM, THIS FACILITY REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO THE CITY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM OF CARE AS THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO DMH FUNDED ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UM, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE.

SO THIS IS A STRUCTURED

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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT SERVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WHO DO NOT REQUIRE, UH, LONG-TERM HOSPITAL CARE.

UH, THIS PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE, PROVIDE A CRITICAL INTERMEDIATE RESOURCE FOR PARTICIPANTS FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING THOSE ON CONSERVATORY CONSERVATORSHIP, ENROLLED IN CARE COURT, OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS DUE TO THE NEED FOR A HIGHER LEVEL OF HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE.

UH, MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, UH, DO NOT MEET THE STANDARD FOR LONG-TERM HOSPITALIZATION, BUT STILL DO REQUIRE GREATER LEVELS OF SUPPORT THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED IN OUR CURRENT SHELTER SYSTEM.

UM, OPERATING IN A NON-INSTITUTIONAL RESIDENTIAL SETTING, THE ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM WOULD FOCUS ON RESTORING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, BUILDING CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT SYSTEMS, UM, AND SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT PLANS, THERAPEUTIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND GROUP ACTIVITIES.

THESE SERVICES AIM TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE, ENABLING RESIDENTS TO STABILIZE AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM HOUSING.

UM, IF AWARDED, UH, THE ENRICH RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY WOULD OFFER STAYS RANGING FROM THREE MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, UH, DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PRO UH, PROGRESS TOWARDS RECOVERY.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS INTO APPROPRIATE PERMANENT HOUSING OR ANOTHER STABLE CARE ENVIRONMENT.

UM, REFERRALS TO THIS PROGRAM WOULD COME DIRECTLY FROM LA COUNTY, DMH AND LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE SYSTEMS, UM, ENSURING A FOCUSED APPROACH TO SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED.

UM, THE FACILITY WOULD BE OPERATED BY A CERTIFIED SERVICE PROVIDER, UM, UNDER THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SYSTEM MODEL AND LICENSED BY THE STATE.

UM, PROPOSED AMENITIES AT THE FACILITY WOULD INCLUDE PRIVATE BEDROOMS, BASIC MEDICAL SUPPORT, COMMON AREAS FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND GROUP THERAPY, PRIVATE THERAPY AND CASE MANAGEMENT ROOMS, DINING SPACES, RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS AND OUTDOOR SPACES.

UM, WITH 24 7 SUPERVISION AND SECURITY RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, CREATING A ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO RECOVERY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PROJECTS.

UM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, THE CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED.

SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATED CAPITAL COSTS FOR BOTH PROJECTS IS $31 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY 19 MILLION FOR THE ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY, AND 12 MILLION FOR THE OBO FACILITY AT THE, AT THE MSC.

UM, IF AWARDED, UH, THE PROP ONE B CHIP, UM, GRANT WOULD COVER ALL ELIGIBLE CAPITAL EXPENSES INCLUDING DESIGN, PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

THE CITY'S LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT WOULD BE FULLY MET THROUGH THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE EXISTING CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR THESE PROJECTS.

UM, SO NO ADDITIONAL LOCAL FUNDING WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.

UM, FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS, EACH FACILITY WILL BE MANAGED BY A LICENSED AND CERTIFIED, UH, SERVICE PROVIDER ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT WITH LA COUNTY DMH OR SAPS E UM, PROGRAM COSTS WILL BE COVERED THROUGH THOSE, UH, EXISTING COUNTY CONTRACTS.

AM I BILLING FOR ELIGIBLE SERVICES, ENSURING SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM OPERATIONS WITHOUT CREATING A SIGNIFICANT ONGOING COST FOR THE CITY.

UH, WE ALSO DO WANNA RECOGNIZE THE, UM, INPUT AND, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED, UH, IN ORDER TO LAND ON THESE TWO PROJECTS.

UM, SO AS MENTIONED, UM, THESE, UH, PROGRAM TYPES WERE HEAVILY BASED ON, UH, GAPS IDENTIFIED THROUGH EXISTING RESEARCH AS WELL AS THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT, UM, AS, AND ALSO, UM, BEING, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, EXISTING CITY FACILITIES, UH, POINT IN TIME COUNT SERVICE DATA AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT.

UH, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE HOMELESS SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNTY DMH, LONG BEACH CONTINUUM OF CARE BOARD, WEST SIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, WILMORE CITY HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, AND ATTENDEES AT THE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY FORUM FOR THEIR INPUT, UM, ON THESE PROJECTS.

SO IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS TONIGHT, WE ARE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION AND DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS.

UM, IF, IF AUTHORIZED CITY STAFF WILL SUBMIT THOSE TWO, UH, GRANT APPLICATIONS BY OCTOBER 28TH, WHICH IS THE DEADLINE, UM, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE, OF AWARDS IS EXPECTED IN SPRING 2026.

AND IF THE CITY IS AWARDED FOR ONE OR BOTH PROJECTS, STAFF WILL CONTINUE AND COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS, INCLUDING FURTHER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR THE TWO PROJECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL INITIATE A PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT PROVIDERS TO OPERATE AT EACH FACILITY.

AS NOTED, THESE PROVIDERS WILL BE CERTIFIED AND HAVE EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH COUNTY DMH AND SAPS E.

IN CONCLUSION, UH, CITY STAFF ARE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR CAPITAL FUNDS FOR PROP ONE, UH, B CHIP ROUND TWO TO, UH, IMPLEMENT THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED PROJECTS, UH, UP TO $40 MILLION.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION OR WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU ALVIN AND PAUL AND THE WHOLE TEAM.

UM, PROP ONE WAS BIG.

WE SUPPORTED PROP ONE.

UH, WE WENT RIGHT AT A BIG APPLICATION THE FIRST ROUND WE WERE NOT GRANTED, BUT, UH, PROP ONE IS A BIG PART OF THE, OF, OF, OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO LOCALIZE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

WE HAVE A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ISSUES, WE HAVE TO DEVELOP MORE CAPACITY ON THE GROUND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR CHANCES ARE ON THIS ROUND? IS, IS IT BETTER OR ABOUT

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THE SAME? UH, HOPEFULLY BETTER.

I MEAN, UH, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.

UH, WE'VE, UH, WORKED TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE WAS HAVING A, A SERVICE PROVIDER THAT HAS, UH, EXISTING, UM, A TRACK RECORD OF, UH, OFFERING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.

UM, AND SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THAT.

UM, YEAH, SO.

FANTASTIC.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, UH, EXCUSE ME.

MAYOR, DO WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND ON THIS? I'M NOT SEEING, OH, LET'S SEE.

OH, I SEE IT.

UH, CA COUNCIL MEMBER THS TOOK, DID YOU SPEAK ALREADY? I DID NOT.

COUNCIL MEMBER THRASS TOOK.

UM, THANK YOU, UH, PAUL AND ALVIN FOR THAT REPORT.

UM, I WOULD JUST, MAYOR YOU HAVE, UH, ECHOED THE COMMENTS THAT I WAS WANTING TO SHARE.

UM, AND I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSEVERANCE.

UM, I KNOW THAT IT'S QUITE AN UNDERTAKING TO HAVE DONE WHAT WE DID WITH THE FIRST ROUND, UH, BUT TO REVIEW THAT MATERIAL, COME BACK, MAKE THE, UM, ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY AND TO BE BACK AT IT, UM, HOPEFULLY THE STATE RECOGNIZES THAT, UM, AND WILL BE SUCCESSFUL THIS TIME.

SO GOOD LUCK.

RIGHT.

COUNCILMAN ROWLING? YEAH, JUST, UH, SAME COMMENTS, JUST, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I HOPE WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.

COUNCILMAN KERR? YEAH.

UH, THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.

UM, KUDO, KUDOS TO, UM, TAKING THE CRITICAL FEEDBACK AND INCORPORATING INTO THE NEW APPLICATION.

I'M CURIOUS, BEST CASE SCENARIO, WE'RE GONNA ASSUME BEST CASE SCENARIO HERE, WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE ARE WE LOOKING AT? 'CAUSE WE KNOW THESE ARE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT IN OUR CITY YESTERDAY.

UM, SO BEST CASE SCENARIO, WHAT DOES A TIMELINE LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION AND OR GETTING STARTED? YEAH.

UH, BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND THE PROJECT MANAGER, UH, ON THESE TWO PROPOSALS, WE WOULD STILL NEED TO FINALIZE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, UM, AND GET TO CONSTRUCTION.

WE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT EARLY 2028 FOR THESE FACILITIES BEING, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT IS GOING TO TAKE A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO GET THROUGH DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, UH, TO OPENING FOR, FOR THE TWO FACILITIES.

AND I THINK SHE, SHE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT, UH, NOTIFICATION.

SO I THOUGHT YOU SAID END OF THE YEAR NOTIFICATION WOULD BE IN SPRING 2026.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

A MOTION IS CARRIED.

THE AWARD AMOUNT OR TERM WITH THE LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,397,950 FOR THE INTERIM HOUSING ATLANTIC BRIDGE AND INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HEALTH FUND GROUP IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY 423,400 CITYWIDE.

THAT WAS OUR LAST PRESENTATION WE'RE TAKING TONIGHT.

SO WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM 17.

REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING CHANGES TO

[17. 25-56637 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including changes to the award amount or term, with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, of Los Angeles CA, to accept and expend funding in the amount of $1,397,950, for the Interim Housing: Atlantic Bridge Community for a one-year period beginning July 1, 2025, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations, contingent upon receipt of grant award, in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $423,400, or the amount awarded, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

WE WANT TO, UH, THANK, UH, BOTH LASA AND THE COUNTY FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE ATLANTA BRIDGE COMMUNITY, OUR, THE A BC, WHICH IS OUR, OUR FIRST CITYWIDE MUNICIPAL SHELTER IN OUR CITY.

AND WE'RE GLAD TO SEE IT CONTINUE TO, UH, SERVE, UH, PEOPLE IN, IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVES CITYWIDE.

CARRIED.

WE'LL GO TO, UH, LET'S SEE, 20 REPORT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT TO THE 2022 TO 2025 MEMORANDUM

[20. 25-56705 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2022-2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Police Officers Association (POA) to extend the deadline of the City of Long Beach, Police Department’s Recruitment and Retention Incentives to December 31, 2025. (Citywide) Office or Department: Human Resources Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, WE ARE, UH, LET'S SEE.

WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THE PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

FOR PROVIDING AS NEEDED ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND A TOTAL ANNUAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1,500,000 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACTS, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.

UH, 21 REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT, RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONTRACT TO VARIOUS CONTRACTORS

[21. 25-56640 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP-25-567 and award contracts to AECOM Technical Services Inc., of Los Angeles, CA; HDR Engineering Inc., of Omaha, NE; PGAL Inc., of Houston, TX; and RS&H California Inc., of San Francisco, CA, for providing as-needed architectural and engineering planning/design services for various projects at Long Beach Airport, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (District 5) Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

DISTRICT FIVE.

I HAVE A MOTION, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION

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IS CARRIED.

ITEM 22, REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO PCL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

[22. 25-56641 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7263 and award a contract to PCL Construction Services, Inc., of Denver, CO, for the Passenger Concourse Enhancements Project at the Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $27,480,243, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $2,748,024, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,228,267, and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments; Adopt Categorical Exemption CE-25-017; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $34,024,718, offset by grant revenues and Airport funds available. (District 5) Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

FOR THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 30,228,267 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION DISTRICT FIVE.

ALRIGHT, WELL THIS IS GOOD NEWS.

WE'LL DO A BRIEF REPORT ON THIS.

YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, SO I'M HAPPY TO, TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO YOU TODAY.

UM, AND, UH, WANNA SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO TO CONTINUE TO HONOR ALL THE COMMITMENTS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE BUILT THE TERMINAL.

WE'RE NOT EXPANDING FLIGHTS, WE'RE NOT EXPANDING THE BUILDING, UH, BUT LOOKING AT HOW DO WE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE UTILIZING A LOT OF OUR OUTDOOR SPACE, UH, AS WE CERTAINLY ARE AMERICA'S COOLEST AIRPORT AND, UH, HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THIS AIRPORT VERY MUCH.

UH, TURN IT OVER TO CYNTHIA AND THE TEAM.

THANK YOU, TOM.

GOOD EVENING, HONOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A REALLY, REALLY BRIEF, UM, JUST PRESENTATION ON THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

I HAVE STEPHAN LUM, WHO IS OUR ENGINEERING OFFICER, AND I LIKE TO CALL HIM CHIEF ENGINEER AT THE AIRPORT, WHO'S BEEN DOING AMAZING WORK.

HE'S HERE TO JUST REALLY SHARE REAL QUICKLY ON WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS PROJECT.

HELLO, UH, THANK YOU CYNTHIA.

UM, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEN AND WOMEN.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A BRIEF, UH, PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT.

UM, SO WE'LL GO OVER SOME, UH, HIGH LEVEL, UH, PROJECT INFORMATION.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THE PURPOSE, UH, AS TOM MENTIONED, IS TO ENHANCE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND UPGRADE SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, OF THIS AGING FACILITY.

UH, THE DESIGNER WAS PGAL AND OUR CONTRACTOR LOW BID, UM, WAS PCL CONSTRUCTION.

THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT $35.6 MILLION.

UH, PRIMARILY FUNDED WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT.

UH, A IG GRANT AT 24.3 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM FAA AND THE, UH, BALANCE COMING FROM AIRPORT CASH AT 11.3 MILLION.

UM, YOU TO THE RIGHT IS A, UH, PLAN LEVEL VIEW OF THE, UH, MOST RECENT AERIAL THAT WE TOOK.

UH, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE COMPLETED IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PHASE TWO, UM, TERMINAL AREA IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

UM, EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE THE SCOPE AREAS OF THE, OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, I'LL JUST GO BRIEFLY.

UM, YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, UH, WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING OUR BACK TERMINAL AREA BACKUP GENERATOR.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE SOUTH CONCOURSE, THE GARDEN AREA, THE NORTH CONCOURSE, AND, UM, SOME ADDITIVE ALTERNATES ON THE FAR NORTH END.

UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE PROJECT SCOPE.

UM, WE HAVE THE GARDEN AREA, ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR SEATING AREAS, HARDSCAPE AND, AND A AND A PERFORMANCE STAGE.

UH, WE'VE GOT REFRESHED INTERIOR ELEMENTS SUCH AS FURNITURE, GATE PODIUMS, FLOORING, UH, A MORE DEFINED QUEUING AREA, UH, FOR BOARDING, UM, ENHANCED RESTROOM UPDATES AND LIGHTING UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

UH, WE ALSO WILL BE BUILDING A, UH, FORMAL SERVICE ANIMAL RELIEF AREA AND WE'LL BE UPDATING AND ADDING TO, UH, OUR FLIGHT INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEMS. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE IS A UPDATED, UM, PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING OF, OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE NEW GARDEN AREA TO LOOK LIKE.

UH, PROJECT SCOPE CONTINUED.

WE WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL WAY FINDING INTERIOR AND AIRSIDE WAY FINDING TO HELP OUR PASSENGERS GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

UM, I MENTIONED THE TERMINAL AREA BACKUP GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AND UPSIZING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS NEW FACILITY.

UH, WE'LL HAVE SOME SECURITY AND IT ENHANCEMENTS AND A COVERED WALKWAY EXTENSION TO OUR PAD 11.

THAT'S ON THE AIR SIDE OF THE, OF OUR, UM, UH, CONCOURSE.

AND THEN THE NEWEST AREA OF THIS RENDERING THAT'S SHOWN HERE IS THE NORTH, UH, GARDEN AREA, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL HARDSCAPE, EXTERIOR SEATING AND LANDSCAPING.

SO OUR HIGH LEVEL PROJECT SCHEDULE IS, UM, HOPEFULLY WE GET A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TODAY.

UM, APPROVE THE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PCL CONSTRUCTION AT 30.2 MILLION.

UH, MOBILIZATION SHOULDN'T, UH, PROCEED VERY QUICKLY, UH, AT THE END OF THIS PROBABLY NEXT MONTH.

AND THEN WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION FIRST QUARTER OF 2026 AND THEN, THEN THE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD RUN THROUGH, UM, THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2027 IN TIME FOR THE OLYMPICS.

AND THEN WE HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE AND A COMMUNITY TAB FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS FORWARD.

THANK YOU STEFAN.

THIS, UH, PROJECT INDEED, UH, GETS US READY FOR LA 28 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH.

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YOU ALL RIGHT.

AMERICA'S COOLEST AIRPORT.

IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT COOLER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.

YES, THANK YOU.

UM, AS ANYONE WHO HAS TRAVELED IN AMERICA'S COOLEST AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY PROUD.

WE KNOW IT TO BE COMFORTABLE, EASY, PLEASANT, AND UM, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE CONCOURSE WAS BUILT IN 2012, WE'RE LIKE, OH, IT WAS JUST BUILT IN 2012.

AND IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DO IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR HOUSE, WE HAVE TO DO IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, ALONG THE WAY.

TODAY'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WE LOVE TO USE OUR OUTDOOR SPACE AT LA TERRA AIRPORT, BUT SOME DAYS, OCCASIONALLY THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE WHEN WE HAVE RAIN.

SO MAKING SURE THAT THE INSIDE IS STREAMLINED AND UPGRADED AND MODERNIZED AND ALLOWING FOR TRAVELERS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT EASE EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THAT ADDITIONAL PATIO SPACE ON THE NORTH CONCOURSE JUST ADDS TO OUR ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AND WELCOME HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UM, YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE MAJOR EVENTS COMING UP AND WE WILL HAVE FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HERE AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE WANTING THEM TO HAVE THAT SAFE EXPERIENCE AT THE AIRPORT.

UH, SO THANK YOU TO THE TEAM WHO HAS BEEN LOOKING AT DOING THIS WORK.

UM, SAVING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK AND ALSO, UM, TO CONGRESSMAN GARCIA, UH, FOR HELPING SECURE THAT GRANT FOR $24 MILLION IN FUNDING, UM, TO ALLOW US TO GET THIS MOVING AS SOON AS WE CAN.

SO, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TH THANKS.

I'LL JUST QUICKLY SAY, UM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE CONTINUE TO BE AMERICA'S COOLEST AIRPORT, UM, WITH ALL OF THE UPGRADES AND UPDATES THAT YOU ARE MAKING, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FOR MOTHERS WHO ARE NURSING, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE FACILITIES AND SPACE THAT IS WELCOMING AND ACCOMMODATING FOR, UH, THAT AUDIENCE AS WELL.

UH, YES, WE WILL STILL MAINTAIN OUR, OUR MOTHER'S ROOM.

UM, I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE SOUTH CONCOURSE AND WE WILL STILL BE MAINTAINING THAT AND IT'LL GET, UH, SOME SLIGHT UPGRADES.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

AMEND AN RESTATED LEASE WITH JET ZERO INC.

23.

PLEASE REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO

[23. 25-56642 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary to amend Amended and Restated Lease No. 37418 with JetZero, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for City-owned property at 4150 Donald Douglas Drive at the Long Beach Airport, to extend the Ground Lease term through March 13, 2059, with one option to renew for an additional five-year period. (District 5) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT 4 1 5 0.

DONALD DOUGLAS DRIVE AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO EXTEND THE GROUND LEASE TERM DISTRICT FIVE.

KEEP ONE FOOT FIRMLY PLANTED AT SPACE BEACH HERE IN LONG BEACH AND EXTEND WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN AVIATION AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK CHAD BEASLEY.

SO THERE'S NO PRESENTATION HERE.

UH, BUT, UH, JET ZERO'S AN, UH, A GREAT, UH, LONG BEACH STARTUP, LONG BEACH BASE, THE GROW LONG BEACH COMPANY AND WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO SEE, UH, YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

CHAD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

MAYOR.

COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

YOU'VE SEEN WAY TOO MANY PRESENTATIONS ALREADY, SO WE'LL BE QUICK.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE SO HONORED TO BE, UM, PART OF THIS GREAT CITY OF LONG BEACH'S JET ZERO, BUT EVEN MORE SO AS YOU JUST SAW A PART OF THE BEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST THE COOLEST, WE THINK IT'S THE BEST.

SO WE SAW NUMBER TWO RECENTLY, WE THINK IT'S NUMBER ONE, UM, WHICH BY THE WAY, AS YOU JUST SAW, JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, WHICH IS WHY NOW JET DARRELL NEEDS TO STEP UP AND KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER WITH OUR PROPERTY AT 41 50.

UM, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS TOPS, IS INVEST 50 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT, THAT SPACE.

UM, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT AS PART OF LONG BEACH AND, UH, THE AEROSPACE HISTORY.

UM, LONG BEACH WILL BE WHERE THE WORLD COMES TO Z, THE Z FOUR, WHICH IS THE MOST EFFICIENT AND SPACIOUS JET THAT YOU'LL OVERSEE COME TO MARKET WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

UM, THIS SPACE WILL BE OUR CHIEF DESIGN AND CUSTOMER CENTER.

SO WITH THAT, NOT ONLY WILL OUR TEAM GROW, BUT WE'LL HAVE THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FROM BOTH THE AIRLINES, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, OUR SUPPLIERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS SPACE WILL TRANSFORM AGAIN OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW.

OUR INTERNAL TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW MASSIVELY AND WE'RE PROUD TO HOUSE ALL THOSE EMPLOYEES HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UM, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO EXTEND THIS LEASE WITH OUR AIRPORT PARTNERS.

THANK YOU ALL, UM, FOR THIS 30 YEARS, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY PUT US OUT TO ABOUT 44 YEARS TOTAL.

UM, I DO HAVE ONE LAST STATEMENT FROM OUR CEO TOM O'LEARY.

SORRY HE COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT HE WANTED TO EXPRESS THESE THOUGHTS.

LONG BEACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE HEART OF JET ZERO'S INNOVATION, AND WE'RE PROUD TO CONTINUE DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT RIGHT HERE AT OUR DESIGN CENTER IN LONG BEACH.

THIS LEASE EXTENSION GIVES US THE STABILITY TO INVEST IN OUR TEAM AND OUR FACILITIES IN LONG BEACH, ENSURING WE

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WELL SEND OUR REGARDS TO, TO, TO TOM AND THE TEAM.

UH, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

YOU ARE IN ONE LOCATION AT THE AIRPORT AND THEN YOU TOOK OVER AN EVEN LARGER LOCATION AND YOU'RE A LEADER IN THAT SPACE.

AND JUST THE JET ZERO STORY FROM JUST YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WORKING IN LONG BEACH AND COMING UP WITH CONCEPTS AND, AND TODAY WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON OUR AVIATION HISTORY WHERE WE, WE BUILT THE C 17 IN LONG BEACH AND THE DC PROGRAM IN LONG BEACH.

AND NOW WE'RE DESIGNING WHAT WILL BE THE MOST EFFICIENT JET WE WILL BE DESIGNED HERE.

RIGHT? SO WHAT IS IT? 40, 50% MORE ENERGY, FUEL EFFICIENT? WE'LL TAKE 50.

WE'LL TAKE 50, RIGHT? WITH A REALLY COOL DESIGN, BLENDED WING BODY DESIGN.

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO FLY ON THESE THINGS.

UM, UH, OUT OF THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT, I, WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE DESIGN CENTER, IS YOU'RE SELLING THIS THING.

YOU SAY, HEY, LET'S TAKE IT FOR A SPIN OUT BACK AND YOU GO OUT TO THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS HERE.

UM, IS THERE IS, THERE'S NO PUB, NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

UM, THE MAYOR TOOK ALL OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO SAY, BUT SUPER PROUD, UM, THAT JET ZERO HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST, UM, IN OUR ALARM BEACH AIRPORT IN DISTRICT FIVE.

UM, I REMEMBER THAT SUPER SMALL FACILITY THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT COMPANY IN RIGHT NOW.

UM, THE INVESTMENT THAT YOU'RE CHOOSING TO MAKE IN US, UM, IS SUBSTANTIAL AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE, UM, AND FOR HAVING OUR BACK.

YOU SHOW UP FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU'RE GETTING MORE INVESTED IN THE THINGS THAT WE DO AROUND TOWN, AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT COMES NEXT, UM, AND SUPPORTING YOU IN ALL OF THAT WORK.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN BRA.

I JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT, UH, YOUR PLAN.

YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE AND, UH, WE'RE JUST SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE IN LONG BEACH, SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WITH THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES IN AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 2,206,662 CITYWIDE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 24.

REPORT FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT IN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS

[24. 25-56643 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, to provide law enforcement and security services, in an estimated annual amount of $2,206,662, for a period of five years, adjusted annually every year on October 1, for cost increases, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Police Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS AND FEDERAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING.

25 REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 6 MILLION, OFFSET BY FEDERAL SURFACE

[25. 25-56645 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $6,000,000, offset by Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) Funds and Federal Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS) Funds from California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (STPL-5108(206)); and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $6,000,000, offset by transfer of Federal STBG and Federal CPFCDS Grant Funds from the Capital Projects Grant Fund. (Districts 3, 4, 5) Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FUNDS FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.

ALRIGHT, UM, UH, LEMME SEE IF THERE'S ANY COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, ANYTHING.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE MAYOR ? NO.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST OR VOTE.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR FINAL, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT.

MARINA, AND LM SHERMAN IS FIRST.

I SEE THREE MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SIGNED TO SPEAK, SHERMAN, AUSTIN

[ PUBLIC COMMENT: IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council. ]

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS SHERMAN AUSTIN.

I'M HERE, UH, I LIVE IN LONG BEACH AND I'M THE FOUNDER AND DEVELOPER OF STOP BY.NET MOBILE ALERT NETWORK.

AND BASICALLY, I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO DO THIS QUICKLY, BUT BASICALLY, AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, WE HAD AN OUTSIDE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR LAST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE IMPACTED BY ICE RAIDS AND THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN GAZA.

THE EVENT WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT 12 NOON AT THE OPEN SPACE AT HUNA H APPAREL BEACH PARK.

ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BUSINESS AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT CONTACTED MYSELF ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER ORGANIZERS AND ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WITH A CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE DEMANDING THAT THE EVENT BE CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE BASICALLY PERMITTING ISSUES.

SO I IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CITY AND BOTH SPECIAL EVENTS AND BUSINESS AND LICENSING DEPARTMENTS BY PHONE CALL

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AND BY EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY, PER RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY, WE DECIDED TO MOVE THE EVENT TO AN INDOOR PERMITTED VENUE AT TOXIC TOAST THEATER, LOCATED ON PINE AVENUE AND EIGHTH STREET.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND, THE CITY HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF THIS VENUE AND THE MUSIC EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHOUT INCIDENT.

IN FACT, THERE WAS JUST A SHOW HERE LAST WEEK.

ATTENDEES WERE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE A OPTIONAL SUGGESTED DONATION TO A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OR A GROUP OF THEIR CHOICE BEFORE THE EVENT, WHICH WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.

THE EVENT WAS FREE, IT WAS ALSO STRICTLY, STRICTLY ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE PER VENUE GUIDELINES.

AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR THAT EVENING AT 7:00 PM SO ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, WHICH WAS A WEEKEND, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CONTACTED THE VENUE REQUIRING A RANDOM INSPECTION BEFORE THE EVENT COULD CONTINUE SEEN AS THERE WERE NO INSPECTORS AVAILABLE ON A WEEKEND.

THIS LED TO SOME CONFUSION, BUT WE WAITED TO SEE THE OUTCOME SHORTLY AFTER NO INSPECTION WAS MADE.

THE CITY DRAFTED ANOTHER CEASE AND DESIST THIS TIME FOR THE VENUE.

I ALSO RECEIVED THIS NOTICE VIA EMAIL AND BY PHONE CALL, WHICH AGAIN, NAMED MYSELF AND THREATENED ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES UNLESS THE EVENT WAS CANCELED.

THIS EVENT, WELL, THIS VENUE HAS NEVER BEEN CONTACTED IN THE, IN THIS MANNER AT ALL BY THE CITY, NOR ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE FOR ANY SHOW EVER UP UNTIL THIS EVENT.

AT THIS POINT, I WAS CONVINCED THAT EITHER SOMEONE IN THE CITY OR SOMEONE PRESSURING THE CITY WAS WORKING OVERTIME TO STOP OUR EVENT.

'CAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT LOOKED.

HOW DO WE, AGAIN, MOVE THE EVENT TO ANOTHER VENUE, PERHAPS RA ALEX SBAR D PIAZZAS, OR ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, WELL-KNOWN VENUE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

I'M PRETTY CONVINCED WE WOULD'VE IMMEDIATELY, THEY, THE CITY WOULD'VE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THAT VENUE IN THE SAME MANNER THAT THEY CONTACTED TOXIC TOAST THEATER.

SO WHY, WHY WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS, WHY WAS OUR EVENT TARGETED WHEN THERE WERE OTHER EVENTS GOING ON? CLEARLY OTHER EVENTS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

WAS THERE OUR MESSAGE, DID THE CITY OR SOMEONE ELSE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING HERE IN LONG BEACH, PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY FROM ICE RATES THAT CONTINUE TO TERRORIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, FAMILIES, WORKERS, SCHOOLS ON A DAILY BASIS? SIR, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED.

LET 'EM FINISH.

UH, HOW, THAT'S MY CALL.

GO AHEAD AND FINISH, SIR.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING.

COUPLE MORE SENSE.

UM, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, IS IT OUR WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN LONG BEACH TO STOP THE RAIDS THAT ARE TERRORIZED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? YOU KNOW, FAMILIES, WORKERS, SCHOOLS ON A DAILY BASIS, PEOPLE CAN'T GO TO WORK.

PEOPLE ARE BEHIND ON THEIR RENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID TO GO OUTTA THEIR HOUSES.

YOU KNOW, THE SAME ICE RATES THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE SAME TAX DOLLARS THAT ALSO FUND THE GENOCIDE BEING COMMITTED IN PALESTINE.

YOU KNOW, AS I TOLD THE CITY, WE WOULD BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THIS, AND WE ARE, AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE RESCHEDULING THE EVENT.

AND I STRONGLY URGE THE CITY TO FOLLOW UP IN A MATTER THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE VALUES ACT IT CLAIMS TO OPERATE UNDER.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT TO SAY.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP BEING IN THE STREETS, WE'RE GONNA KEEP ORGANIZING.

IF YOU GUYS GOT ANY QUESTIONS, YOU COULD HAVE APPROACHED THIS AT A, A DIFFERENT MANNER, BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, SIR.

IT DOESN'T STOP FROM HERE.

SO BRIEFLY, SO FIRST I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, FOR COMING DOWN AND TALKING WITH US.

I HEARD ABOUT THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE LAST 48 HOURS OR SO.

AND SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS, UM, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU PLAN TO HOST AN EVENT.

AGAIN, I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE THE PERMITTED VENUES ARE AND KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, BEACH VERSUS PARK SO YOU KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE AND NOT HAVE THOSE CHALLENGES.

SO TOM, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THIS BRIEFLY? YEAH, SURE.

UM, AS IT'S A NON AGENDA ITEM, WE CAN'T SPEAK TOO DEEPLY, RIGHT? BUT I CAN GIVE JUST A, A LITTLE SENSE OF WHAT WE PUT UP, UH, UH, OUT THERE AS INFORMATION.

SO, UH, UH, WE DO HAVE WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT TYPE OF EVENT.

I DO WANT TO ASSURE YOU THERE WAS NO TARGETING OF ANY SPECIFIC, UM, EVENT BECAUSE OF THE, THE LET'S TIME OUT, TIME OUT 'CAUSE OF, BECAUSE OF THE, LET'S GET ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.

BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE COME OFTEN TO OUR PARKS AND TRY TO DO THINGS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ROUTINELY FOLLOW UP ON.

WE CAN, WE, MR. CHARLESTON, WE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU DIRECTLY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO A SPECIAL EVENT.

TOM, IF THEY WANNA MEET OFFLINE AND PLAN IT, WE CAN HELP SORT THAT OUT.

BUT THIS ISN'T THE WAY IT IS GONNA WORK.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA PLAN IT.

I MEAN, EITHER WAY OR SO, WE JUST WANNA BE HELPFUL SO THAT WE WE'LL HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE PERMITTED VENUE THAT WE PLANTED AT, RIGHT? AGAIN.

AND IF YOU DO SO, I THINK IT'S LIKE DIFFERENT RULES BETWEEN PARKS AND BEACHES AND, YOU KNOW, WHICH VENUES HAVE AN INTERTAINMENT PERMIT, WHICH DON'T, IT COULD BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.

THAT'S WHY WE WANNA HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP YOU.

WELL, THIS VENUE HAD A, THIS VENUE WAS A PERMITTED VENUE IN THE CITY AS WELL.

AWARE OF EVENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO, BUT, BUT THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE JUST, LET'S MAKE SURE WE ENGAGE AND WE'LL SORT IT OUT.

THANKS SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARINA.

WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DEFEND THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE PAID TO DEFEND? WHY ARE WE DOING IT? MARINA IS YOUR TIME NOW.

ARE WE DOING IT? YOU'RE PAID TO DO IT.

YOU'RE PAID TO DO IT.

YOU'RE PAID TO

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DO IT.

YOU'RE PAID TO DO IT.

IT'S YOUR TIME.

MARINA.

YOU'RE DEFENDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGAINST I I AM ALSO HERE TO, YOU GUYS ARE DOING NOTHING RESPECTFULLY.

SHE SIGNED UP.

THIS IS HER TIME TO SPEAK.

I AM ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME EVENT.

SO INSTEAD OF REALLY GOING INTO IT, I JUST WANNA SHARE A PART OF THE SPEECH THAT WAS SILENCED ON THAT DAY IN CASE YOU FORGOT.

THERE IS A GENOCIDE HAPPENING.

CHILDREN ARE MISSING, PEOPLE ARE BEING KIDNAPPED.

UNLI PULLED FROM THEIR FAMILY'S FREEDOM IS MISSING.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN, BUT YOU STILL BELIEVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TOLD TO DO.

HUMANITY HAS BEEN SET ON FIRE.

KINDNESS HAS BEEN SET TO ASHE'S.

HOPE IS NO MORE THAN THE DREAM, NO MORE THAN A DISTANT MEMORY.

THE PAST NOW LIVING IN THE FUTURE, WHAT OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT AGAINST WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY'D OVERCOME.

THE ENEMY IS STILL HERE ATTACKING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, ATTACKING WITH NO SHAME.

A NOOSE AROUND THE NECK OF THE INNOCENT, WHILE THOSE WITH DEADLY WEAPONS AND INTENT RUN FREE.

PROUD.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING TO LET THIS WORLD BE, THE ONE OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL INHERIT.

TO LET THIS BE THE STORY TO TELL.

BECAUSE HOW IS THIS SOMETHING STILL TOLD YOU CAN'T BE TOO KISSED BY THE SUN OR THEY'LL SEE YOU DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN'T LOOK OUTSIDE OF THEIR F****D UP SYSTEM OR YOU'LL BE THE TARGET.

YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR OWN SET OF BELIEFS.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT FOR PEACE.

YOU CAN'T BE FOR THE FREEDOM OF EVERYONE.

YOU CAN'T BE FOR THE PEOPLE.

YOU CAN'T BE FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T BE FOR BETTER.

YOU CAN'T WANT DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN'T QUESTION.

YOU CAN'T WANT CHANGE.

YOU LIVE TO DIE.

YOU LIVE TO EXHAUST YOURSELF.

YOU DON'T HELP PEOPLE.

YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU CANNOT TO HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING TO LIVE AS YOU AND HAVE THAT BE THE ISSUE TO HAVE THAT BE THE REASON.

A RED LASER POINTS AT YOUR HEAD.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING TO NOT CARE FOR THE CHILDREN.

TO NOT CARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD.

THE STRENGTH OF THIS SO-CALLED NATION.

TO NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

TO FEAR THE WORLD WILL CRUMBLE BEFORE YOU GET THE CHANCE TO SAY YOU'VE LIVED IT.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING.

TO BE TOLD YOU DON'T BELONG ON A LAND.

YOUR ROOTS TRACE BACK TO BE TOLD YOU DON'T MATTER.

TO BE TOLD YOU'RE LESS OF A HUMAN BECAUSE YOU LOOK A CERTAIN WAY, YOU TALK A CERTAIN WAY, YOU'RE PROUD OF IT.

YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN BEING ANYBODY ELSE.

YOUR BLOOD RUNS DEEP AND YOU OWN IT.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING TO HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SAY, TO HAVE NO PLACE LEFT TO PUT IT.

TO NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE WEIGHT DOWN, TO BE FORCED TO PUSH THROUGH IT, TO NOT BE ABLE TO REST, TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING THE WORLD FALLS.

THE WORLD BURNS WHILE EVERYONE CELEBRATES.

WHILE EVERYONE SCREAMS BUSINESS AS USUAL, LIVING AS NORMAL.

THE BULLETS ARE THE BACKGROUND NOISE.

THE DYING VOICES ARE THE MELODY.

THE LIVES LOST ARE THE LYRICS TO CIRCA 2025.

ALL THE MEANWHILE, THOSE WHO FOUGHT ARE ALSO THROWN IN THE GRAVE.

THOSE WHO SPEAK ARE ALSO MUTED.

AND THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO REMAIN SILENT.

WELL THERE IS NO WORLD WITHOUT THOSE WHO WALK MISSING THEIR SOUL.

THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO WALK DEAD.

HOW SADDENING, HOW DEPRESSING THE WORLD FALLS.

THE WORLD BURNS.

THE WORLD FALLS, THE WORLD BURNS.

PLEASE PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE.

AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER'S, LM? YEP.

I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED.

SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU, MANY OF YOU KNOW ME.

I'VE INTERVIEWED A LOT OF YOU.

I LOVE THIS CITY.

BUT RIGHT NOW I'M WATCHING IT BURN.

AND A LOT OF YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

WE ARE THE ONES THAT PUT YOU IN AND WE CAN TAKE YOU OUT.

START TELLING ICE, GET OUT OF OUR CITY.

I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CHICAGO.

I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PORTLAND.

I, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE CHICAGO MAYOR'S OUT THERE.

I KNOW YOU KNOW HIM.

DON'T YOU GUYS TALK TO EACH OTHER? SO WHY AREN'T YOU OUT HERE LIKE HE IS OUT THERE.

EXPLAIN.

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT, UH, ZERO THAT NO ICE ZONES THAT CAME LONG.

NO ICE ZONES EXIST.

NO, THEY ACTUALLY CAME FROM LONG BEACH.

WE ACTUALLY DO TALK.

THEY DON'T EXIST.

NO ICE ZONES.

REALLY? BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING.

WE SEE PEOPLE, WE SEE THEM IN AT THE MARRIOTTS IN YOUR CITY.

HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN YOUR CITY? WHY DON'T YOU TELL MARRIOTT, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T WANT THEM HERE.

WHY NOT? AREN'T YOU THE MAYOR? YEAH, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN.

STAYING AT THE .

IF WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WHAT CAN YOU DO? WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS.

YOU DON'T, YOU CANNOT FORCE A PRIVATE, ACTUALLY, YOU CANNOT SAY PUBLICLY.

WHY AREN'T YOU? OKAY? NOW MY QUESTION IS, WHY AREN'T YOU OUT HERE WITH US? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET WITH ME SEPARATELY AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT? NO, NO.

I WANT YOU TO BE OUT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

WELL, YOU GOT THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES.

I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AND TALK TO YOU.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

DON'T PULL THAT BOLT.