* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:01:31] GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING STARTED HERE. UH, [CALL TO ORDER] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR, TO ORDER FOR NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025. MADAM [ROLL CALL] CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. COMMISSIONER HERE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ES HERE. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. HERE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN. HERE. VICE CHAIR. WHERE? C CASTILLO PRESENT. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU. UH, I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH THE NEXT [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] ITEM WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MADAM CHAIR. UM, MADAM VICE FORMER BATTLE BY CHAIR. WOULD YOU MIND? UH, SURE. YES. , IF EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND, HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND FACE THE FLAG. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT ITEM IS, UH, SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES. IF ANYONE WILL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT AND PROVIDING TESTIMONY, WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE AT THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, ITEM ONE. [REGULAR AGENDA] ITEM [1. 25-56911 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER TEMPLAN. COMMISSIONER SANTOS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS HERE FROM THE STAFF TABLE. AS YOU'LL RECALL, OCTOBER WAS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, AND WE REALLY ENJOY GETTING TO CELEBRATE IT WITH YOU AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. UM, OCTOBER ALSO MARKS THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR, AND ALTHOUGH, UH, WE COME TO YOU TO FORMALLY REPORT ON CERTAIN STATISTICS, UH, AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, WE DID SOME ANALYSIS, UM, UH, FOR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WHICH ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, UH, WE PROCESSED OVER A THOUSAND PERMITS FOR NEW HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING 962 NEW HOUSING UNITS THAT WERE PERMITTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. UM, WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER 436, UH, UNITS ENTITLED IN FISCAL YEAR 25, INCLUDING 268 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ENTITLED, UH, THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK OF THIS COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY. UM, ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WE WORK TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR, YOU AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE SEEN THAT WE DID CANCEL THE FIRST DECEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON DECEMBER 4TH, BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE MAINTAINING THE REST OF OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR, FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. SO OUR SECOND NOVEMBER AND OUR SECOND DECEMBER MEETING, UH, AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR [00:05:01] DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. SEEING NONE. WE'LL NOW HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. IS THERE ANYONE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE PLEASE HAVE THE CALL FOR THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL YES. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM TWO [2. 25-56912 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, October 2, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COMMISSIONER TEMPLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. UM, WE'LL NOW HAVE ANY, UM, ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES? IF YOU ARE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. PERFECT. WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION [3. 25-56916 Recommendation to determine that the project is consistent with and within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements (LUE/UDE) Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2015051054) and subject to the LUE/UDE Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183; Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR25-022), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow the construction of an amphitheater event venue (Long Beach Amphitheater) with approximately 11,000 seats (with additional standing-room areas accommodating up to 12,000 persons in total capacity) on an approximately 7.1-acre site at the Queen Mary leasehold, currently used as a paved surface parking lot, located at 1051 Queens Highway within the Subarea 4 of Queensway Bay Planned Development (PD-21) District; Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-013), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow the on-premises sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages (Alcoholic Beverage Control [ABC] Types 47, 58, 68, and 77 Licenses) at the event venue; and Approve an Administrative Use Permit (AUP25-015), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the adjustment of parking requirements pursuant to Section 21.41.223 of the Zoning Regulations that would allow for implementation of a parking management plan and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures for event days at the event venue. (District 1)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AS PART OF GENERAL PLAN USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, AND SUBJECT TO THE LU SLASH UDE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND WARRANTS NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 8 3, APPROVE A SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AMPHITHEATER EVENT VENUE WITH APPROXIMATELY 11,000 SEATS ON AN APPROXIMATELY 7.1 ACRE SITE AT THE QUEEN MARY LEASE HOLD, CURRENTLY USED AS A PAVED SURFACE PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 1 0 5 1 QUEENS HIGHWAY WITHIN THE SUB AREA. FOUR OF QUEENS WAY BAY PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO TO ALLOW THE ON-PREMISES SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE EVENT VENUE AND APPROVE, UM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO ONE, UH, TWO, 4.223 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR EVENT DAYS AT THE EVENT MENU VENUE. PARDON? DISTRICT ONE. GREAT. NOW THAT WE'RE AT THE MAIN EVENT, CAN I HAVE A, NO PUN INTENDED, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS MAKER IN A SECOND, PLEASE. AH, COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COEZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU CHAIR, AND JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD THAT VICE CHAIR WARE HAS ALSO JOINED US. THANK YOU. UM, SO I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE, UH, THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR THE PROPOSED LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR MORE DETAIL ABOUT FROM PROJECT PLANNER GLEN. UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE TO LOOK AT HOW DO WE, UH, REPLACE OIL DRILLING REVENUE OVER TIME AND HAVE A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY WHILE ACTIVATING OUR DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT. AND TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO GLEN. GOOD EVENING. UM, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS GLEN JA FROM THE CITY'S PLANNING BUREAU. THE ITEM BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE [00:10:01] USE PERMIT FOR THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER WITH ONSITE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CELL AND CONSUMPTION AND ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING STANDARDS WITHIN THE QUEEN MARY LEASEHOLD AT 10 51 QUEENS HIGHWAY, LONG BEACH. FOR THE CONTACTS, THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S GROWTH LONG BEACH INITIATIVE BY ENABLING CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT CREATE MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THE PROPOSED AMPHITHEATER WILL SERVE AS A KEY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONCERTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AIMING TO POSITION LONG BEACH AS THE CAPITAL OF COASTAL ENTERTAINMENT. THE AMPHITHEATER IS EXPECTED TO STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH WHILE THE CITY TRANSITIONS AWAY FROM OIL OPERATIONS AND REVENUE. THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED BY THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY. ON APRIL 1ST, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A CONTRACT WITH OPERATOR LEGENDS GLOBAL FOR FUTURE EVENT OPERATIONS. THE PROJECT SITE IS ADJACENT TO THE LEGENDARY QUEEN MARY IN TERMS OF LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN SUB AREA FOUR OF THE PD 21 QUEENSWAY BAY PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND THE PLANT AND THE GENERAL PLANT PLACE TYPE IS WATERFRONT. EXISTING SITE IS PREDOMINANTLY A SURFACE PARKING LOT. SURROUNDING USES ARE NON-RESIDENTIAL, INCLUDING HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, VISITOR SERVING AND PORT INDUSTRIAL. USES THE PROJECT SIZE LOCATED ON A PAVED SAFE SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH EXISTING CURB LIGHT POLES AND ORNAMENTAL LANDSCAPING. IN THE PAST DECADE, THE PROJECT SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE BEEN REGULARLY UTILIZED FOR STAGING EVENT AND STORAGE SPACE FOR MAJOR MUSICAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS, SUCH AS INSOMNIAC FESTIVALS 4TH OF JULY, FIREWORKS, DARK HARBOR, AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS. THE PROJECT SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE REGULARLY SERVED ATTENDEES UP TO 30,000 ON SINGLE PEAK DAYS. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES PHOTO TAKEN AT VARIOUS LOCATION WITHIN OR NEAR THE PROJECT SITE. THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PREFABRICATED APPROXIMATELY 11,000 C AMATORY EVENT VENUE AND ASSOCIATED CONCESSION AND SUPPORT UNITS. THE AMATE WILL SERVE UP TO 12,000 ATTENDEES ON SINGLE PEAK DAYS. THE AMATE IS ANTICIPATED TO EXIST FOR INITIAL FIVE TO 10 YEARS TERM WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS ONLY ANTICIPATION AND THERE IS NO LIMIT ON SERVICE LIFE SET FOR THE CONDITIONS APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT. THE AM IS ANTICIPATED TO OPEN BY SUMMER 2026. THE PROJECT REQUIRES MULTIPLE DISCRETIONARY PERMITS FROM THE CITY AND THE PORT OF LONG BEACH BASED ON THE PROJECT SCOPE AND SITE LOCATION. CITY PERMITS INCLUDE A SITE PLAN, REVIEW PERMIT, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ALCOHOL PORTION OF THE PROJECT, AND A ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT FOR ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING STANDARDS. REQUIRED PERMIT FINDINGS WILL BE DISCUSSED ON LATER SLIDE. IN ADDITION, A HARBOR DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WILL BE REVIEWED AND ACTED ON BY THE HARBOR COMMISSION REGARDING THE DESIGN CONCEPT. THE STRATEGIC ORIENTATION OF THE STAGE AND SPEAKERS WILL DIRECT NOISE PRIMARILY TOWARD PORTS OF LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES, WHICH ARE POOR INDUSTRIAL USES. THE PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES WILL ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT INSTALLATION, RECONFIGURATION, AND REMOVAL WITH MINIMAL WASTE. THE PROJECT INCORPORATES ELEMENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING, ENSURING THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LONG BEACH CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, TRANSPORTATION DESIGN AND PARKING STRATEGIES EMPHASIZE MULTI-MODEL TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OFFSITE PARKING STRUCTURES AND THE AMPHITHEATER. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING ARE KEY TOPICS AND WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER ON LATER SLIDES. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES RENDERING TO HELP THE COMMISSION VISUALIZE THE DESIGN CONCEPT AND LAYOUT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS, UH, RENDERINGS ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS THE SIDE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED AMPHITHEATER. AS THE COMMISSION CAN SEE, THERE ARE TWO TICKETING AREAS ON [00:15:01] BOTH SIDE OF THE AMPHITHEATER. THE STAGE AND GRAND STANDS WILL BE PLACED AT THE CENTER OF THE PROJECT SITE SUPPORT UNITS SUCH AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE CONCESSIONS AND PURPLE TOILETS MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECONFIGURATIONS BASED ON EVOLVING OPERATIONAL NEEDS. NOW, THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT THE SIDE CIRCULATION PLAN. THERE WILL BE DESIGNATED PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREA FOR BUSES, SHADOWS, AND RIDE SHARE VEHICLES. ALSO, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE EVENT SHADOWS WERE PRIMARILY UTILIZED THE WESTERN CURB OF OF HARRY BRIDGE'S MEMORIAL PARK FOR PICK UP AND DROP OFF COMPARED TO THE SOUTHERN CURB ELIMINATES THE SHUTTLE'S NEEDS FOR TRAVELING AROUND THE ENTIRE SITE PARAMETER, THEREBY PREVENTING DELAYS AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE SOUTHERN CURB LOCATION WILL BE RETAINED AS A SECONDARY OPTION TO ACCOMMODATE ANY EMERGENCIES OR OTHER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES THE ELEVATION PLANS OF THE MAIN STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE GRAND STANDS AND THE MAIN STAGE. THEY'RE BOTH USING METAL SCAFFOLDING SYSTEMS. THE STAGE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 51 FEET AND THE GRAND STANDS MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET OF OFF GROUND. FOR A CONTEXT, DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH IS CONSIDERED A HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT AREA WITH RICH TRANSIT, BIKING, PARKING, AND PEDESTRIAN MANATEES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT RESPONSIBLE CITY DEPARTMENTS HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF REGULAR CURRENT MAJOR EVENTS WITHIN THE QUEEN MARY LEASEHOLD AREA. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE DOWNTOWN'S TRANSPORTATION MANATEES TO ENABLE MULTI-MODEL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND REINFORCE THE CITY'S PARK ONE'S INITIATIVE TO CONTROL TRAFFIC AND MANAGE PARKING DEMAND. EFFECTIVELY, A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND REFINED UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF RESPONSIBLE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THE AMPHITHEATER TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP. THE PROJECT WILL DIRECT MOST PATRONS TO OFFSITE PARKING STRUCTURES WITH FREQUENT SHADOWS TO THE AMPHITHEATER. PRE AND POST EVENT PROGRAMMING IS EXPECTED TO STAGGER ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DURING PEAK HOURS. MULTI-MODEL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ARE EMPHASIZED TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF TRANSIT, BUSES, WATER, TAXIS, BIKES, AND MICRO TRANSIT OPTIONS. ALSO, TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS WILL BE DISPATCHED FOR KEY MERGE POINTS AND BOTTLENECKS. THE APPLICANT WILL COLLABORATE WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO LAUNCH MAJOR TO LAUNCH JOINT MARKETING EFFORTS SUCH AS BUNDLING TRANSIT PASSES WITH CONCERT TICKETS. LASTLY, THE AMATORY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP INVOLVING CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LONG BEACH TRANSIT STAFF WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND SUGGEST REFINEMENTS TO REF TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ACCORDINGLY. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS PRESENTATION, THE PROJECT INVOLVES ONSITE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THE APPLICANT REQUEST FOUR TYPES OF A, B, C LICENSES FOR OWN SALE CATERERS, PORT BAR, AND EVENT PERMITS. THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA ACCORDING TO LBPD, HOWEVER, THE PROJECT DOES NOT MEET THE RECOMMENDED LICENSE CONCENTRATION BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 29 EXISTING LICENSES WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACT AREA. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN THE ATTACHMENT TO THE STAFF REPORT, PRIMARILY BASED ON THE PROJECT'S LOCATION. IN A NON-RESIDENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE CITY, THE APPLICANT WILL FORMALLY REQUEST A BC LICENSES WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF A A BC IF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS GRANTED BY THE CT. TONIGHT, THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE POLICIES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PLAN'S, MOBILITY, URBAN DESIGN, AND LAND USE ELEMENTS AS THE PROJECT WILL STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROMOTE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. THE PROJECT ALSO COMPLIED WITH THE PDD 21 QUEENSWAY BAY PLAN AND THE PORT MASTER PLAN, WHICH BOTH SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT USE. THE PROJECT IS [00:20:01] ALSO SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S LABOR AGREEMENT POLICIES, WHICH REQUIRED PREVAILING WAGES FOR ONSITE LABOR STAFF MADE ALL REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR THE REQUESTED PERMITS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW. THE AMATE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AREAS DEVELOPMENT PATTERN AND THE PROPOSED STRUCTURES AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED REASONABLE AND NECESSARY AS DISCUSSING THE ATTACHMENT OF THE STAFF REPORT FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ALCOHOL, CELL AND CONSUMPTION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SITE IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED FEET FROM HARRY BRIDGES MEMORIAL PARK. HOWEVER, THE PARK IS WITHIN IN A NON-RESIDENTIAL AREA AND AND HAS LONG SUPPORTED SPECIAL EVENTS AND RELATED FUNCTIONS WITH PRIMARY EVENING EVENTS. ENHANCED SECURITY AND REQUIRE CLEANUP MEASURES. PARK USE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSED PROJECT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT. THE REQUEST ADJUST PARKING STANDARDS BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OFFSITE PARKING STRATEGIES WITH SHADOWS. THIS APPROACH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S PAST PRACTICE AND HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT COMPARABLE REGIONAL VENUES, INCLUDING HOLLYWOOD BOWL AND GREEK THEATER. THIS SLIDE OUTLINES SPECIAL CONDITIONS THAT ENSURE DATA-DRIVEN TDM IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING REFINEMENTS, TIMELY NOISE, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, ENHANCE SITE AESTHETICS, ROBUST PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES, AND ENSURE ORDERLY ONSITE ALCOHOL SERVICE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS HEARING, A REVISED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WAS UPLOADED DUE TO THE REMOVAL OF CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 43 A, WHICH REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC LICENSE PLATE READER ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED BY LBPD. WITHOUT THIS CONDITION, THE APPLICANT WILL STILL IMPLEMENT OTHER COMPARABLE CONDITIONS RELATED TO SECURITY AND SITE SURVEILLANCE TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTIONS AND AUTHORIZE TO CHANGE. WITH REGARDS TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS CAA COMPLIANT CHECKLIST, FILE NUMBER PECC ZERO FOUR DASH 25 WAS PREPARED AND ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK WAS COMPLETED UNDER THE C SEQUENCE SECTION 1 5 1 A THREE STREAMLINE REVIEW AS THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED GENERAL PLANT, LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ROBUST PROJECT SPECIFICS, ROBUST PROJECT SPECIFIC ANALYSIS WERE COMPLETED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TO ENSURE THE PROJECT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE STREAMLINED REVIEW PROCESS AND THERE'S NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRED. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS OF THE KEY ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT RESULTING TEMPORARY QUEUING, AN UNDESIRABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS ON EVENT DAYS. HOWEVER, IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL STRATEGIES WILL MINIMIZE AND PREVENT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON LOCAL STREETS. REGARDING BIOLOGY, THE STUDY SUGGESTS UNLIKELY IMPACT ON SPECIAL, SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES AS CONDITIONED PRE-CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF NESTING BIRDS DURING NESTING SEASONS. REGARDING NOISE DUE TO THE STRATEGIC ORIENTATION OF THE STAGING SPEAKER, THIS PROJECT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE DISTURBANCE TO THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE QUEENSWAY BAY IN THE DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN SHORTLINE AREAS. IN ADDITION, ROBUST NOISE MONITORING AND CONTROL MEASURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO IDENTIFY AND TAKE TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS BY RESPONSIBLE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATOR. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING SENT TO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE, THE CITY CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS AT EVERY ONE SHORT LINE EVENT HOSTED BY PLANNING STAFF AND AT THE OCEAN RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS ORCA, STAFFED BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY STAFF. THE PROJECTS GENERALLY [00:25:01] POSITIVELY RECEIVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND INTEREST PARTIES, RECOGNIZING ITS BENEFIT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND JOBS. REVENUE, DIVERSIFICATION CULTURE CELEBRATIONS. ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025, PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, A TOTAL OF 46 SUPPORT LETTERS WERE UPLOADED WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLAN COMMISSION DETERMINE THE PROJECTS NOT SUBJECT TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. UNDER SEQUENCE SECTION 1 5 1 A THREE, APPROVE A SIDE PLAN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 11,000 C AMPHITHEATER. EVENT VENUE, APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TYPE 47, 50 A 60 A, AND 77 A BC LICENSES, AND AN INTRU USE PERMIT FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING STANDARDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE. AND NOW WE HAVE THE APPLICANT FROM, UM, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY AND OUR, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT PRESENT THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M USED TO SITTING AT A A SEAT OVER THERE AND GIVING A MORE, UM, A MORE TECHNICAL, UH, REPORT. UH, TODAY I I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE SOME OF THE, THE CHARACTER AND BENEFITS OF THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS IMPORTANT CITY PROJECT. MY NAME IS JOHNNY VALLEJO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY, AND I'VE COORDINATED THIS EFFORT PARTNER PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND FILMING TEAM, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY FAMILY. AS A PROJECT LEAD FOR THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER, I'M EXCITED TO SHARE OUR VISION FOR THIS TRANSFORMATIVE WATERFRONT VENUE. I CAN ALSO ATTEST THAT OUR OPERATING PARTNER HERE TODAY, LEGENDS GLOBAL, IS ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAT PROMISES TO ELEVATE THE CITY'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND HONORS OUR ICONIC MUSIC HERITAGE. IMAGINE A VIBRANT OPEN AIR ATMOSPHERE VISIBLE ACROSS QUEENSWAY BAY, ADJACENT TO THE LEGENDARY QUEEN MARY AND HARRY BRIDGES MEMORIAL PARK. THIS WON'T JUST BE A STAGE, IT'LL BE A GATEWAY TO UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES, A HUB FOR LIVE MUSIC, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, AND WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES. THE LONG BEACH THEATER IS INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT SEATING NEARLY 11,000 GUESTS UNDER THE STARS, DRAWING NATIONAL TOURING ACTS, WHILE ALSO PRIORITIZING LOCAL OPPORTUNITY. THE LONG BEACH AMPHI THEATER IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE. IT WILL CREATE ALMOST IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC IMPACT WHERE ATTENDEES WILL NOT JUST FEEL SEATS, THEY'LL PATRONIZE NEARBY RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, AND HOTELS, AMPLIFYING THE ALMOST $2 BILLION ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ALREADY DRIVEN BY LONG BEACH'S VISITOR ECONOMY. THE VENUE IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS IN EVENT OPERATIONS, HOSPITALITY, AND PRODUCTION AND SURPLUS REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE PROJECT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT CITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS SMART, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THAT POSITIONS LONG BEACH AS ONE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONS, WE'VE ALSO WORKED HARD TO PREVENT ANY POTENTIAL COMMUNITY CONCERNS BY DIRECTING SOUND AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE. AND WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH IMPORTANT PARTNERS LIKE LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO OPTIMIZE MULTIMODAL ACCESS TO THE VENUE AND BEYOND DOLLARS AND CENTS. LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER WILL BE A TRUE AMENITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BROADER REGION. A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN ENJOY SUMMER CONCERTS. SCHOOLS MAY HOST GRADUATIONS AND UNIQUE CULTURAL EVENTS, CELEBRATE OUR CITIES DIVERSE HERITAGE. IT WILL COMPLEMENT EXISTING VENUES LIKE THE TERRACE THEATER AND HISTORIC ARENA, OFFERING A TRULY BROAD SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS CONNECTION AND PRIDE. WHETHER IT'S AN INDIE ROCK FESTIVAL OR A HOLIDAY EVENT. THIS ATMOS THIS AT THE THEATER WILL BRING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND REGION CLOSER, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND INSPIRATION RIGHT HERE AT HOME. AND WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT TRULY UNIQUE? IT'S UNPARALLELED WATERFRONT LOCATION NESTLED WHERE THE PACIFIC OCEAN MEETS THE CALIFORNIA COAST ALONG OUR BEAUTIFUL QUEENSWAY BAY WITH SWEEPING VIEWS OF A GLITTERING DOWNTOWN SKYLINE AND THE MAJESTIC SILHOUETTE OF THE QUEEN MARY. THE LONG BEACH AMPHI THEATER WON'T JUST BE A VENUE, IT WILL BE LONG BEACH PERSONIFIED PICTURE PERFORMERS ON STAGE WITH THE OCEAN AS THEIR BACKDROP AUDIENCES ADJOIN SUNSETS OVER THE HARBOR AND THE QUEEN MARY'S LIGHTS BECKONING DURING EVENING SHOWS. THIS LOCATION DOESN'T JUST ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE. IT DEFINES IT TURNING EVERY EVENT INTO A CELEBRATION OF LONG BEACH'S UNIQUE BLEND OF URBAN ENERGY AND COASTAL CHILL. IN CLOSING THE LONG BEACH AMPHI EMPATHY WILL BE AN AMENITY THAT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WELCOMES ALL. IN CLOSING, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, [00:30:01] UH, WE'LL TURN TO QUESTIONS FIRST FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE? CHAIR, MAYBE WHILE WE'RE, UH, THINKING ABOUT QUESTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE, ONE POINT ON THE RECORD, PLEASE. UM, GLEN MENTIONED THERE WAS A REQUEST TO REMOVE, UM, A SUB PORTION OF ONE OF THE CONDITIONS 43 A AND THE VERSION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU. AND ON, UH, ONE MEETING DOES SHOW THAT STRIKEOUT ALREADY. SO THAT IS WHAT'S PROPOSED AT THIS POINT. UH, SO JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, SO AS LONG AS WE'RE WE'RE MENTIONING THAT, CAN YOU GO INTO WHY THAT WAS REMOVED, MOVED? I CAN GO INTO THAT. SO THE REQUEST IS, UM, RE THE REQUEST. THE REQUEST IS FROM THE APPLICANT DEPARTMENT OF, UH, ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. AND, UM, THE REASON WHY THE CONDITIONS BEING REMOVED IS THERE ARE COMPAT COM UM, COMPARABLE CONDITIONS, UM, IN OUR CONDITIONS APPROVAL PROPOSED. SO THOSE CONDITIONS WILL SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE TO ENSURE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE PROPERTY AND PROPER, UH, SITE SURVEILLANCE. SO THAT CONDITION WAS REMOVED, UM, BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. THANK YOU. AND SO IN THIS CASE, THE, THE LP THE LICENSE PLATE READER WAS INTENDING TO GO THROUGH AND CONNECT THE VEHICLES WITH WHO'S COMING INTO THE SITE AND NOT FOR LIKE TRAFFIC CONTROL? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. IT'S A SECURITY MEASURE SO THAT YOU KNOW WHICH VEHICLES HAVE COME AND GONE LATER. IF YOU'RE REVIEWING IT FROM A POLICING LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, IT'S NOT A TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE? UM, SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, THE ONE CONCERN THAT I HAVE LOOKING AT THIS IS THAT THE AMPHITHEATER IS PUT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF QUEENS HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, WHICH DOES TWO THINGS. ONE, IT PUTS IT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE WATERFRONT, WHICH I WOULD THINK WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D WANT TO HAVE MORE, YOU KNOW, PROMINENT. BUT IT ALSO PUTS THE PEOPLE WHO PARK ON THE ONSITE PARKING ACROSS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT HIGHWAY, UH, WHICH BRINGS TWO CONCERNS. ONE IS, UH, THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET, UM, AGAIN, THIS VERY WIDE LOOKING HIGHWAY, THREE LANES, AT LEAST 12 FOOT LANES, UM, ONE WAY WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, DANGEROUS FOR, FOR PEDESTRIANS. AND THEN IF WE HAVE PEOPLE CROSSING, THAT'S GONNA BACK UP TRAFFIC GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE SITE. SO I GUESS THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS MY QUESTION IS WHY IS IT OVER THERE? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO VOICE THOSE CONCERNS OF HOW ARE WE GONNA DEAL WITH THOSE CONFLICTS. YES. UM, COMMISSIONER, SO, UH, SO FIRST, UM, ONLY UP TO 400, UM, ON ONSITE PARKING SPACES WERE PROVIDED BY UTILIZING THESE EXISTING PARKING SPACES AND STAFF, UH, ALONG WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AND ALSO STAFF MEMBERS FROM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS HAS LOOKED INTO DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. AND NOW THAT'S WHY, UH, IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. SO WE SPECIFY FUTURE, UH, RECOMMENDED TASK PROGRAMS TO, UM, ENCOURAGE LIKE, UM, EX THE APPLICANT TO EXPLORE LIKE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN TERMS OF, UH, TRAFFIC FLOW SO WE CAN POTENTIALLY, UH, LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, UM, DEEPER AND ADDRESS THEM EVENTUALLY. SO THAT'S, UM, HAS BEEN CONSIDERED, UM, IN OUR REVIEW PROCESS AND THE REASON WHY, UM, THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED AS THIS IS BECAUSE OF, UH, WE, THE APP CAN AND NEED TO BALANCE DIFFERENT LIKE, UM, PRIORITIES AND NEEDS. SO THAT'S, UH, WHAT WE ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW. BUT AS I MENTIONED IN THE FUTURE, UH, WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO, UM, TASK DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT, UH, STRATEGIES SO WE CAN MINIMIZE, UH, THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PEDESTRIANS AND UM, TRAFFIC. SO I'M GONNA ASK JOSEPH OR JOHNNY TO COME UP AND HELP WITH THE ANSWER HERE. UM, 'CAUSE WE HAD A COUPLE MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH, NOT ONLY WITH LP TRANSIT, BUT WITH KIND OF OTHER PROVIDERS ABOUT HOW SHUTTLING AND HOW PEDESTRIANS WOULD CROSS AT THAT LOCATION. BUT I WANNA START WITH THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION. MM-HMM . IT, THE, THE FACILITY'S NOT LOCATED TO THE NORTH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T FIT ON THAT PARCEL AND BECAUSE THAT PARCEL, THERE ARE CONFLICTING LEASES, [00:35:01] SO THE, THE AMPHITHEATER ITSELF IS ON THE ONLY PARCEL THAT IT'S GONNA FIT ON. UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, UM, FOLKS CROSSING THERE, UH, IS A CHALLENGE. WE HAVE A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT CHALLENGE. UM, THERE IS A TUNNEL ALSO, BUT NOT EVERYONE'S GONNA USE THE TUNNEL. SO I'M GONNA LET, UM, JOHNNY AND HIS TEAM TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, PEDESTRIAN FLOW. BEFORE YOU DO, UH, GLEN, COULD YOU PULL UP THAT, THAT IMAGE SO IT'S ON THE SCREEN WHILE WE'RE DISCUSSING IT? YEAH, THAT'D BE HELPFUL. OKAY. SO FIRST I'D JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THAT PORTION, WHILE IT IS, UM, NAMED, UH, HARBOR SCENIC HIGHWAY, IT DOES NOT FUNCTION AS A HIGHWAY. IT FUNCTIONS AS A DRIVE AISLE, THE EXIT, UH, FOR THE, THE QUEEN MARY FORMER LEASEHOLD AREA. SO IT DOES NOT FUNCTION, UM, AS A, A HIGHWAY, ALTHOUGH YES, IT IS, IT IS, UH, LABELED AS A HIGHWAY. UM, I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT, UH, THE, THE 450 PARKING SPOTS, UM, ACROSS THAT HIGHWAY, ACROSS THAT DRIVE AISLE, UM, ARE FOR PREMIUM AND VIP GUESTS ONLY. SO 80 TO 90% OF THE, UH, UH, OUR AMPHITHEATER GUESTS WILL BE PARKED OFFSITE AND SHUTTLED OR USING A MULTIMODAL, UM, ACCESS TO, TO THE SITE. UM, OF THOSE THAT DO, UH, UTILIZE THAT PARKING AREA, THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS. IT'S, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT HERE, IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY CLEAR, BUT THERE IS, UM, THERE WILL BE A CROSS, UH, CROSSWALK ACCESSIBLE, UM, AT THAT CORNER, UH, THAT LEADS TO THE, THE, THE, THAT WEST, UH, THE WEST, UH, AREA TICKET, UH, ENTRY. SO THERE'LL BE A CROSSWALK THERE WITH A, A TRAFFIC DEMAND OFFICER, UH, LOCATED AT THAT POINT. AND THEN AS, UH, CHRISTOPHER HAD MENTIONED, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SEE IT IN THIS, BUT THERE'S ALSO, FROM THE HAIR BRIDGES SPECIAL EVENTS PARKED, THERE'S A TUNNEL, UH, THAT ACCESSES THIS SIDE, UH, THE, THE AMPHITHEATER SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AS WELL. SO THERE'LL BE TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUESTS TO MAKE, UM, TO MAKE THEIR WAY OVER TO THE, THE VENUE, EITHER THE TUNNEL WHERE THEY WILL BE, UH, NOT HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC AT ALL, OR, UM, WE WILL BE UTILIZING TRAFFIC DEMAND, UH, TDM OFFICERS AT THAT LOCATION. UH, DURING, UH, ARRIVAL THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC BECAUSE WE ARE NOW ROUTING OUR SHUTTLES TO THE WEST SIDE OF HARRY BRIDGES SPECIAL EVENTS PARK. SO THE ONLY SORT OF TRAFFIC THAT YOU MAY SEE IS SOME OF THE, THE, THE, THE, THE RIDE SHARE, UM, AND POTENTIAL LONG BEACH TRANSIT IF THEY ARE STILL ROUTING THAT WAY. WE WILL LOOKING, UH, TO PRIMARILY, UH, FOCUS, RIDE SHARE AND LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO THE WEST SIDE OF HARRY BRIDGES AT THAT POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT PEOPLE WILL CROSS WHERE THEY ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO AND IS MOST CONVENIENT. UH, A DUDE 300 FEET, 300 YARDS DOWN THE STREET IS NOT GONNA STOP THEM FROM JUST JAYWALKING. UM, AND THIS MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY LIKE USED AS A HIGHWAY, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THREE VERY WIDE LANES LONG WITH NO REASON FOR THE DRIVERS TO STOP, UM, ONCE THE DRIVERS DO THEIR DROP OFFS, BE IT UBER OR, OR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, I I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE SPEEDING DOWN THAT ROAD. OKAY. I, I'D ALSO NOTE TOO, THAT ALONG THAT SAME ROADWAY, UM, THERE WILL BE KRA THAT DISCOURAGES, UM, FOLKS FROM CROSSING, UH, ALL THE WAY TO THE, THE VENUE. SO THEY WOULD SORT OF BE STOPPED MID ROADWAY IF THEY, THEY DID SO, SO, UM, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE A A LOT OF SENSE. WE, WE ARE, WE'RE CREATING, UH, PEDESTRIAN, UH, OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE TWO SIDE, UH, ENTRANCES AND TO THE, THE CROSSWALKS THAT COR THAT CORRELATE WITH EACH OF THOSE ENTRANCES. SO I DON'T THINK, UM, VISUALLY THERE'LL BE A LOT OF ACCESSIBILITY FROM SOMEONE LOOKING FROM THAT PARKING LOT ACROSS. UH, I THINK THEY WILL BE DISCOURAGED VISUALLY THAT THERE WILL BE NO, UH, ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS. OKAY. AND THEN KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINES, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TDM PLAN, UM, I I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS SORT OF LIKE, WE'LL DEAL WITH THIS LATER BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THIS YES. PROGRAM. UH, GIVEN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YEP. GETTING IN AND OUTTA THE SITE WITHIN A FEW HOURS. UM, I HAVE GONE TO SOME OF THE EVENTS AND I KNOW THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHO'S ORGANIZING IT AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN VERY CONFUSING AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PICK UP THE SHUTTLES. UH, THE WEIGHTS ARE LONG, UM, YOU KNOW, THE WALKS ARE LONG FROM WHERE THEY DROP YOU OFF AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT DETAILS OF A PLAN, AND THEN OF COURSE THERE'S THE ACTUAL EXECUTION OF IT. YEAH. UM, AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT WE'RE JUST SORT OF SO SAYING, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER. ABSOLUTELY. AND, AND [00:40:01] I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT GLEN MEANT, UM, BECAUSE I, I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST PLAN. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE, UH, THE, THE FESTIVALS ARE MUCH LARGER IN SCALE, 30,000, UH, A DAY. UH, UH, ATTENDEES, WE'LL HAVE PROBABLY A TYPICAL EVENT HERE, WE'LL BE PROBABLY BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10. WE HAVE A, A MAX OF 11,000 SEATS. SO MUCH LARGE, MUCH SMALLER IN SCALE, MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE. WE ARE, UH, DIFFERENT. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE SHUTTLES ALL TO THE WESTERN SIDE OF, UH, OF PERRY BRIDGES. SO WE'RE CREATING A NEW KIND OF, OF, OF SHUTTLE HUB, UH, AS, AS YOU MIGHT SAY WE'RE ALSO, IT'S FUNNY, STEPH AND I WERE JUST LOOKING AND MY THOUGHT WAS, WOW, WE, WE REALLY, UH, OVER UTILIZING OUR, OUR TCOS, BUT I THINK THAT'S ON, THAT'S ON PURPOSE. SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA OVERSATURATE THE SITE WITH TRAFFIC CON CONTROL OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY AT THESE EARLY STAGES TO MAKE SURE THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE CROSSING WHERE, WHERE THEY AREN'T, AREN'T SUPPOSED TO IN THE FUTURE. WE OBVIOUSLY WILL LOOK FOR, UH, FOR E FOR EFFICIENCIES IN WAYS TO DO OUR JOB BETTER. BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST, UH, PLAN IN PLACE. AND JUST TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, SO, UM, WE HAD A FIRST ITERATION OF THE PLAN, UM, AND WE RAN IT THROUGH THE TRAFFIC MODEL. UM, AND THERE WERE A FEW CONCERNS, UM, WHICH IS THE, THE QUEUING OF THE SHUTTLES THEMSELVES AND THE LOCATION OF THE OFFSITE PARKING DOWNTOWN. SO WE WORKED THROUGH ALL OF THAT. WE ALSO HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH LB TRANSIT, AND WE WORKED THROUGH ALL OF THAT, AND WE GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE RERAN THE MODEL AND WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW. BUT THE REASON WHAT GLEN WAS REFERENCING IS THAT'S A MODEL, AND THEN THERE'S THE REAL WORLD. SO THERE IS A WHOLE PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH WE THINK WE GOT IT RIGHT AS PRESENTED TO YOU, THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS AFTER YEAR ONE OF OPERATIONS WHEN WE HAVE THE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO GO BACK AND MAKE THOSE TWEAKS, UM, BASED ON THE OPERATIONS. BUT IT'S NOT THAT WE DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING INTO THE YEAR ONE OPERATIONS. THE YEAR ONE OPERATIONS DO HAVE A FULL SUITE OF TDM AND IT FOCUSES, LIKE JOHNNY SAID, ON MOVING 80% OF THE CARS TO NEVER COME TO QUEEN MARY ISLAND. AND THEN THOSE FOLKS ARE SHUTTLED IN. UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT WE JUST CAN'T PULL OFF ON DAY ONE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PEOPLE A NON DOWNTOWN OPTION, UM, TO PARK, SAY, UH, AT LBCC OR CAL STATE. UH, THERE'S COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THERE'S LOGISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE COULDN'T COMMIT TO DOING THAT ON DAY ONE, BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY DURING THE FIVE TO 10 YEAR LIFESPAN OF THIS FACILITY THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT. SO WE'RE GONNA USE THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION TO KIND OF REFINE THOSE, NOT ESSENTIAL, BUT NICE TO HAVE THINGS SO THAT THEY CAN PROGRAM INTO YEAR TWO AND THOSE YEARS FORWARD. ABSOLUTELY. AND, AND I CAN ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, UM, WE ACTUALLY, THE, THE, ONE OF THE MORE PRELIMINARY ITERATIONS OF THE, THE PROJECT, UH, SITE CIRCULATION DID PRIMARILY BRING, UH, OUR SHUTTLES THROUGH THE SITE AND THROUGH THAT, THAT, UM, QUEENSWAY HIGHWAY. UM, AND SO FOR THAT PURPOSE ACTUALLY, BUT WE, WE RE DIVERTED WHERE MOST OF OUR SHUTTLES ARE GONNA BE COMING OFF OF HARBOR PLAZA INSTEAD. SO I, I THINK THAT WAS, UM, TO ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS IS THAT IF THERE WAS TOO HEAVY OF TRAFFIC WITH SO MANY, UH, ATTENDEES ON SITE, SO WE DID ACTUALLY WORK TO ALLEVIATE MUCH OF THAT TRAFFIC. AND ALSO, UM, WHILE WE'RE AT IT, UH, I THINK IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, ESPECIALLY DURING PARTICULAR SECTION 43, UM, LONG BEACH PD HAD A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAD INCLUDED IN THERE IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING, UH, THE, THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY, UH, PROVISIONS TO FOR SAFETY. SO COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE, UM, EXTRA DETAILS. UM, DIRECTOR KUNZ, I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO, UH, AND HOW, UH, THESE SUBMISSIONS, UM, IN YEAR TWO 60 DAYS AFTER THE BE COMMENCEMENT OF YEAR TWO, THERE'LL BE AN EVALUATION, BUT I WANNA KNOW HOW THE EVALUATION WILL BE REVIEWED, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE FURTHER SO THAT I COULD BETTER UNDERSTAND, UH, THE IMPACT OF THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT. YEAH, SO WE'RE ALL ONE CITY TEAM, BUT IT'S A, THERE'S A PRETTY FORMAL PROCESS THAT COMES IN. SO INFORMATION COMES IN THROUGH PLANNING, UM, THROUGH GLENN IN THIS CASE, AND THEN IT'S DISTRIBUTED TO WHAT'S CALLED THE TAC. SO THE TAC INCLUDES, UM, FOLKS FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR LINES OF BUSINESS. SO THAT WOULD BE FOLKS IN BUILDING, FOLKS IN PLANNING, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND NOT RELEVANT IN THIS CASE, BUT ALSO HOUSING. UM, AND THEN IT GOES TO PUBLIC WORKS ACROSS THEIR DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS. SO THERE WILL BE FOLKS FROM WHAT IS CALLED THE RIGHT OF WAY GROUP, WHICH REGULATES ALL OF THE SORT OF CITY OWNED RIGHT AWAY, BUT SEPARATE FROM THAT IS THE TRAFFIC GROUP. UM, AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, UM, HAS [00:45:01] TO SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE AND ACCEPT THE INFORMATION. AND, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, IT'S NOT JUST NO AND GIVE UP, BUT WE, UM, HAVE THE MEETING, WE WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES WITH THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, USUALLY MAKE A SERIES OF REVISIONS AND COME TO A POINT WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE CITY, UM, SIGN OFF. AND I THINK 99.9% OF THE TIME THE, THE PROCESS WORKS, IF FOR SOME REASON THE PROCESS DOESN'T WORK, UM, MYSELF AND WHOEVER THE, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, UH, IS, UM, WOULD COME TO THE CITY MANAGER AND, AND HE WOULD RESOLVE ANY, UM, DISAGREEMENT. UM, AND THEN WE WOULD PROCEED FORWARD AND JUST ONE, ADD THAT ADVISORY GROUP ALSO AND THE TAC BOTH ALSO INCLUDE LONG BEACH TRANSIT. THEY'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. UM, AND AS YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN, UH, IN SOME OF THE SUB CONDITIONS FOR CONDITION NUMBER TWO, WHICH KIND OF OUTLINES THIS PROCESS, UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO MAKING SURE THAT LONG BEACH TRANSIT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON SITE AND PROMOTE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO TAKE TRANSIT, UM, TO COLLABORATE ON, AS GLEN MENTIONED, UH, CROSS-PROMOTING WHEN YOU BUY A TICKET TO ALSO BE ABLE TO BUY YOUR WATER TAXI RIDE OR A BUS, UM, PASS. AND TO REALLY WORK TO, UM, INCREASE THAT MODE SHARE TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE OVER TIME. IT'S OUR, OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL FOR THIS TO BE AS MULTIMODAL AS POSSIBLE. UM, BUT COLLECTING OF THAT DATA OF EVENTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THAT FIRST YEAR HELPS TO INFORM WHAT CAN CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED UPON IN THE SECOND YEAR. WELL, WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF, OF, OF TRAFFIC, WHICH IS TRAFFIC AND CROWD CONTROL IS A KEY, UM, ASPECT OF THIS, UH, OF THIS PROPOSAL. UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, OR MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THE, THE STAGGERED PEAK, OUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE, UH, KIND OF PROCESS IN TERMS OF SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES? SURE, YEAH. AND IT'S NOT, UM, JUST FOR, UM, STAGGERING TRAFFIC REASONS. SO, UH, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, CREATE ACTIVATIONS, UM, UH, IN, IN, IN, IN IDEAL WORLD. UM, THESE ATTENDEES WILL ALSO SUPPORT, UH, QUEEN MARY OPERATIONS. SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY WHAT THE WHOLE SITE HAS TO OFFER. UM, SO, UH, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR, UH, OPERATORS AT QUEEN MARY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ARRIVE EARLY. UH, WE'LL WORK WITH, WITH PROMOTERS IF THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVATE PORTIONS OF, UH, HARRY BRIDGES PARK. UH, AS, UH, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, WE JUST RECENTLY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE, UM, THE, THE LESSEE AT REEF. THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE EXPANDING, UH, OPERATIONS THERE BACK TO, TO, TO DAYTIME OPERATIONS. SO I THINK, UM, YEAH, I, I THINK JUST LIKE PEOPLE ARRIVE EARLY TO DODGER STADIUM, LIKE WE WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW UP TO OUR, OUR VENUE EARLY AND ENJOY EVERYTHING THE SITE HAS TO OFFER. AND THEN FOR OUR SIDE, WE NEED TO WORK ON, ON CREATING FUN, INTERESTING OFFERINGS, COMMERCIAL STATUS. THANK YOU. UH, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT CAME IN, UM, INTO OUR, UM, DOCUMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, I TOO AM VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS, UM, ECONOMIC AND CREATIVE ENGINE IN OUR CITY. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SEND IN LETTERS. UH, AT THE SAME TIME I THINK OF OUR LOVELY OCEAN FRONT ENVIRONMENT. AND SO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S ATTACHMENT D, THE, UM, OPERATIONAL PLAN. AND, UH, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE GREEN WA WASTE, UH, CONTAINER. SO I, I WENT LOOKING AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON PAGE EIGHT. UM, THERE'S MENTION OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, UM, BETWEEN LEGENDS AND THE CITY, AND IT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR WHO'S REALLY RESPONSIBLE. UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT ON THE DAILY THERE IS, UM, STAFF AT THE AMPHITHEATER WILL BE DOING THE, THE WORK. UH, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO CLARIFY, UH, OR BE MORE PARTICULAR ON, ON THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES? UH, YEAH, I MEAN, WE CAN ADJUST THE LANGUAGE, BUT I WANT TO JUST ANSWER. SO LEGENDS IS THE OPERATOR. THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION, INCLUDING, UH, YOU KNOW, PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TRASH, UH, REFUSE F BUT THE CITY IS THE PROPERTY OWNER. OKAY. UM, THE APPROVAL RUNS WITH THE LAND. IF FOR SOME REASON LEGENDS DEFAULTED ON THEIR OBLIGATIONS OR WASN'T FOLLOWING THE RULES, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE, THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN IN FRONT OF THIS COMMISSION. SOMETIMES WE HAVE RESTAURANTS OR DIFFERENT USES, AND IT'S THE TENANT THAT COMES AND APPLIES TO US, BUT IF WE CAN'T GET THE TENANT IN COMPLIANCE, IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT WE CALL. AND ULTIMATELY THEY'RE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS ON THEIR PROPERTY. SO, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE PRETTY FULL STAFF OVER AT LEGENDS, UM, JOHNNY IS DEDICATING STAFF JUST [00:50:01] TO, UH, SUPERVISE THIS OPERATION AND MAKE SURE THINGS RUN SMOOTHLY AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS AT SPECIAL EVENTS THAT'LL BE ASSISTING WITH THAT. SO, JOHNNY, WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR TEAM AND WHO'S GONNA BE WATCHING LEGENDS, WHO'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC, BUT WE'RE GONNA WATCH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FANTASTIC. YEAH, ONE, 100%. AND WE'RE, WE'VE BEEN PROPERLY PUT ON NOTICE THAT THIS IS, UH, AN OBLIGATION OF OURS. AND SO, YEAH, SO, UM, WE'VE JUST BEEN MORE ACTIVE ON SITE SINCE THE, THE, THE CITY, UH, TOOK, UM, DIRECT OVERSIGHT CONTROL OF THE QUEEN MARY. UH, WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE ON, ON PROPERTY NOW, SO WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO SECURE SPACE, UH, FOR STAFF WITHIN, UM, THE, THE SAME WORKING SPACE AS OUR OPERATOR, UH, LEGENDS GLOBAL. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY REAL TIME TO, TO KIND OF, UH, UH, BROACH CONCERNS THAT THAT MAY ARISE. SO YEAH, THERE'S, UM, THAT, THAT REAL TIME OVERSIGHT, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE OPERATIONALIZED, UM, BOTH AT THE QUEEN MARY AND IN, UH, IN OPERATIONALIZING THIS AMPHITHEATER. SO YOU WILL HAVE STAFF, UH, INTEGRATED FROM BOTH, UM, THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN FILLING, UH, WILL BE KIND OF IN EMBEDDED WITH THE OPERATING TEAM. THANK YOU, UH, JOHNNY, I APPRECIATE IT. AND ONE LAST COMMENT ON THIS ATTACHMENT, UH, PAGE 11, ITEM FIVE POINT 11 SIGNAGE AND EDUCATION. UM, IT WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IT FOLLOWS THE, UH, OUR CITY POLICY ON LONG LANGUAGE ACCESS. IT SAYS ONLY ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND THIS IS OUR LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER, AND I THINK IT'S CHARACTERISTIC TO SHOW ALL THE LANGUAGES OF OUR CITY AND OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. SO I, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. AND COMMISSIONER, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT IT'S A POTENTIAL CONDITION OF APPROVAL? YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. TEMPLATE? THANK YOU, SIR. IN YOUR, UH, PARKING LOT, 400 SPACES, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE EXTRA SPACES FOR HANDICAP? I BELIEVE THERE'S HANDICAP ACCOMMODATIONS. CAN, I'LL BRING A STAFF MEMBER WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO THANK YOU. SPEAK MORE TECHNICALLY TO IT. HI, YES. MY NAME IS JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ JOC, I'M WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UH, WITHIN THE PLANS SET YOURSELF, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL A DA PARKING, UH, BOTH WITHIN THE PROMOTER AREA AND NEAR CATALINA EXPRESS. UH, WE'RE GONNA MAKE EVERY ACTIVE EFFORT, UH, JUST FROM A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTION AS WELL AS, UH, UM, THE AREA IN GENERAL, UH, FOR A DA ACCESSIBILITY. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? UM, WE, WE'LL WAIT AND SEE. . THANK YOU. UM, I HAVE A, JUST A ONE BEFORE I, I TURN IT OVER TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. UM, WE HAD DID GET A LOT OF, UH, POSITIVE SUPPORT FOR THIS THAT WAS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO, UM, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAS OBVIOUSLY AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT YOU'VE DONE, UH, TO GET SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY FROM THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS IN PARTICULAR? SURE, YEAH. SO, UM, THERE WAS, UH, ONE EFFORT THAT WAS LED BY THE, THE, THE PLANNING PLANNING TEAM. AND SO, UM, I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED OVER, OVER THE SUMMER. AND THEN, UH, WE WERE RECENTLY, UH, IN ATTENDANCE, UM, MYSELF AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY STAFF ATTENDED, UM, UM, UH, A GET TOGETHER OF ORCA, UM, I BELIEVE SOME DOWNTOWN RESIDENT ASSOCIATION, UM, INDIVIDUALS WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE. AND I, I WILL SAY WE WENT IN THINKING WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO BE ON THE DEFENSIVE AND RATIONALIZE THE, THE PROJECT, BUT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT. I DON'T RECALL ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS EXCEPT FOR PEOPLE THAT KIND OF QUESTIONED, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE, UM, THAT THE, THE TRAFFIC DEMAND, UH, MANAGEMENT PLAN IS, IS, IS IN PLACE GETTING, JUST GETTING DOWNTOWN INTRODUCED TO SOME CHALLENGES. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I WAS SURPRISED THERE WAS NO, NO CONCERNS WITH SOUND, IT'S PROXIMITY, UM, YOU KNOW, OR LACK OF PROXIMITY TO THE, THE RESIDENTS PROBABLY. UM, UH, THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIG FOCUS THERE. AND THEN JUST THAT, THAT WE WERE THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TO REDIRECT, UH, THE SOUND OUT. UM, I WILL SAY, UM, WHILE WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS, THERE WERE, UH, CONSIDER, THERE WERE PROPOSALS THAT LOOKED AT ORIENTING THE STAGE DIFFERENTLY. SO, BUT WE WERE VERY ADAMANT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK OUR RESIDENTS REALLY NEEDED, AND I THINK IT TAKES THE BEST ADVANTAGE, IT PRESENTS THE CITY VIEW TO THE GUESTS, AND I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO, TO ORIENT THE VENUE. AND CHAIR ORCA IS THE OCEAN RESIDENCE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. I, I'M SORRY. SO THAT DOES REPRESENT, YEAH, THE, UM, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF OCEAN BOULEVARD, WHICH WOULD BE THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL. SO THE TEAM DID GO, UM, AND MEET WITH THEM LAST WEEK. UM, AND AS JOHNNY MENTIONED, [00:55:01] UH, THE PLANNING TEAM HOSTED THE EVERYONE'S SHORELINE OPEN HOUSE BACK IN JUNE WITH ABOUT 200 ATTENDEES, AND WE HAD A STATION ON, UH, QUEEN MARY AND THE PROPOSED AMPHITHEATER BECAUSE OF, UH, COMMUNITY FEEDBACK EARLIER IN THE PROCESS THAT THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE BROADER VISIONING AND I'LL BE ALL BE THOUGHT ABOUT TOGETHER. UH, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK THERE AS WELL. I'LL, I'LL ALSO ADD, SO WE JUST HAD OUR, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPEN HOUSE HOSTED AT OUR, OUR WORKFORCE FACILITY AT 48 11 AIRPORT PLAZA. AND, UM, ONE OF THE VENUES OR THE TABLINGS THAT WE SET UP WAS THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT BUREAU WHO SET UP TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE, THE, UH, LONG BEACH AMPHI YEAR AS WELL, AND GOT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INTEREST. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS? ONE MORE. COMMISSIONER , WHEN, WHEN YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT YOUR STAGGERING AND, UH, YOU'VE TAKEN INTO CON YOUR, YOUR PLANNING THE CARNIVAL, UM, SITE. YES. BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN STUCK THERE LIKE FOR THREE HOURS , SO FORTUNATELY, UM, THERE'S, WHAT, WHEN, WHAT TIME ARE THEY DONE? UH, CARNIVAL USUALLY AROUND 2:00 PM AROUND, OKAY. SO THEY'RE, THEIR O THEIR OPERATIONS ARE DONE, THEY'RE, THE SHIP IS OUT OF PORT BY TWO, UH, OPERATIONS, UM, FOR THE, THE AMPHITHEATER. WE WOULD NOT LOOK TO OPERATIONALIZE TILL AFTER THAT, THAT PERIOD OF TIME. SO THERE WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CROSSOVER WITH THOSE TWO INCHES, SO NO, NO CONCERTS ON SATURDAY. SO THERE, THERE ARE CONCERTS ON SATURDAY, BUT THEY'RE IN THE EVENING HOURS. I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED. OH, YEAH. UH, THE ANTICIPATION IS, UM, A MAJORITY OF OUR ACTIVATION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE LARGE, UH, THE LARGE ACTIVATIONS, LIKE THE LARGE CONCERTS WOULD BE IN THE, THE EVENING HOURS. THANK YOU. SURE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT IS THERE A, UH, A TIME, A HARD STOP TIME FOR THE END OF THE, UH, CONCERT ENTERTAINMENT? 10. OKAY. VERY, VERY CONFORMIST TO YOU. AS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, ARE THERE ANY FOLLOWS? NO, I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A HARD STOP THEN WE MIGHT HAVE NEW YEAR'S EVE OR 4TH OF JULY. THERE MIGHT BE TIMES SO THAT, SO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE SPECIAL EVENT EXCEED 10. SO YES, SO THERE, THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED ON SITE UNDER SPECIAL EVENT PROVISIONS. UM, BUT OUR, OUR TYPICAL, THE THE, THE, THE CONCERT SERIES, UM, LIMITATIONS THAT WE'VE SHARED WITH OPERATOR ARE TYPICALLY 10 O'CLOCK. THANKS, IS THAT CORRECT? ? SO JUST TO ADD SOME CLARIFYING POINTS, SO USUALLY IT'S AROUND 11 AND WE WILL TRY AND PROVIDE ALSO, UH, HOST ACTIVATIONS TO BE ABLE TO HELP STAGGER THE CROWD THAT'LL ALSO GENERATE ADDITIONAL INTEREST, WHETHER IT BE AT THE QUEEN MARY OR THE UH, UH, SPECIAL OR HARRY BRIDGES PARK, SHOULD WE WANT TO USE THAT AS WELL. APPRECIATE IT. EXTRA CLARIFICATION. AS A, AS A FOLLOW UP, UM, AS OTHER VENUES OR MUNICIPALITIES DO, WHETHER IT BE ANY FINES FOR ACTS THAT GO BEYOND THE TIME ALL THAT SPECIAL EVENTS IS FILMING, HOW DOES THAT TYPICALLY WORK? UM, SO WHEN WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR EXCEEDING NOISE REGULATIONS, WHETHER THAT'S, UH, THAT VIOLATION IS TYPICALLY NOT THE HOUR. IT'S EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DECIBELS PERMITTED AT THAT EVENT. OR FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDING THE CITY WITH THE DIAGRAM, SHOWING STAGE IS GONNA BE HERE, UM, SOUND IS GONNA BE THERE AND THEN DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT DURING THE OPERATION. UM, THERE ARE PENALTIES THAT CAN RANGE FROM MONETARY PENALTIES UP TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DO AN EVENT, UH, AT THE CITY AGAIN FOR A YEAR. UM, SO THOSE ESCALATE, UM, PRETTY QUICKLY. UM, WE DON'T HAVE THE LIKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MINUTE THING THAT PASADENA HAS THAT YOU MAY BE THINKING ABOUT. UM, BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE THERE AT THE ROSE BOWL BECAUSE WHILE THE ROSE BOWL IS A GIANT VENUE, IT'S ALSO SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE'S HOMES. RIGHT THERE, IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING, UM, THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SITE, BUT IT'S ALSO SANDWICHED OVER THERE, UH, IN THE PORT AND THAT THE SOUND IS POINTING AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN. SO WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT OPTION THAT, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED THAT APPROACH THAT THEY HAVE SOME, SOME OF THOSE OTHER CITIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD. CHAIR. WE DO HAVE FOLKS WHO FILLED OUT COMMON CARDS. I CAN CALL OUT A FEW NAMES. GREAT. UM, FOR THOSE THAT ARE GONNA COME, THEY'LL CALL YOUR NAME. UH, WE ARE LIMITING TO THREE MINUTES AND YOU'LL SEE A TIMER ON THE SCREEN AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO VIRTUAL AS WELL. OKAY. SO OUR FIRST THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE DAN SALAS, ANDRE BOSE, AND ANDREW GONZALEZ. PLEASE FORM A LINE AT THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. [01:00:01] GOOD EVENING, CAPTAIN DAN SALAS, HERE, FOUNDER, CEO HARBOR BREEZE CRUISES. JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A SECOND. IMAGINE WHAT WERE WE THINKING ABOUT 25 PLUS YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE THINKING ABOUT RAINBOW HARBOR, THINKING ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN, THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO? WELL, THAT'S WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE IN LONG BEACH TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY AND JUST ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF WHAT THIS CITY HAS BECOME. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THE OIL REVENUE FOCUSING ON TOURISM. WE'RE GONNA BE HOSTING THE OLYMPICS. HARBOR BREEZE CORPORATION IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST ZERO EMISSION HYBRID VESSEL WILL BE LAUNCHED FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR, CARRY 350 PASSENGERS. BOAT TWO WILL FOLLOW. WE WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY 1500 PASSENGERS IF NEED BE IF WE'RE ASKED TO GO INTO SERVICE WITH ZERO EMISSION VESSELS. UM, THIS IS AMAZING TIME TO BE ALIVE. THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. I GOTTA GIVE CREDIT TO THE HARD WORK. THIS TOOK INTO SUCH A RAPID PACE OF THIS. THIS CAME ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE GOOD FOLKS HERE AT THE COMMISSION. UM, I'M JUST GRATEFUL WE'RE VERY HUMBLE TO SEE HOW THIS CITY MOVES AT LIGHTNING PACE AND WHAT YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CAN DO WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. I'M JUST PROUD TO BE STANDING HERE AND VERY HUMBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING. HELLO. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M D ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE LONG BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ANDRE BRO. I'M THE, UH, GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT THE FAIRMONT BREAKERS HOTEL IN LONG BEACH. AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY, UH, REPRESENTING NOT ONLY ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST CHERISHED HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND REVITALIZED GATHERING SPACES, BUT ALSO ADVOCATING FOR NEW AND SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. WHEN OUR OWNERSHIP GROUP COMMITTED TO RESTORING THE BREAKERS TO ITS FORMER GLORY, IT WAS DONE WITH A DEEP BELIEF THAT LONG BEACH IS A PREMIER CITY DESERVING OF FIRST CLASS EXPERIENCES. THIS CONCERT VENUE WILL BE A VITAL PIECE OF ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS A CATALYST THAT WILL ATTRACT VISITORS WHO WILL FREQUENT LONG BEACH RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND BARS, CREATING A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT DRIVES INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC AND REVENUE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THIS WILL GENERATE TAX DOLLARS FOR THE CITY THAT CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY, CLEAN STREETS, AND VITAL CITY SERVICES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. COMBINED WITH A REVIVAL OF THE QUEEN MARY, THIS NEW VENUE WILL MAKE LONG BEACH AND EVEN MORE APPEALING. DESTINATION NATION. THE AMPHITHEATER ELEVATES LONG BEACH TO A SOUGHT AFTER ENTERTAINMENT HUB, PUTTING IT ON A NATIONAL MAP FOR MAJOR TOURING ACTS. THIS NEW VISIBILITY WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR SHARED MISSION OF ATTRACTING MORE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND LEADERSHIP, AND BY APPROVING THIS PROJECT, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR LBC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN, UH, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS ANDREW GONZALEZ WITH THE LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY'S BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, REPRESENTING 14 TRADES, 48 LOCAL UNIONS, AND 160,000 MEN AND WOMEN. THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE, UM, THE PERMIT FOR WHAT HAS BEEN LOVINGLY CALLED THE LONG BEACH BOWL. UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND THIS PROJECT BUILT UNDER THE CITY'S COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT WILL ENSURE A NUMBER OF GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY. NOT TO MENTION LOCAL HIRING, UH, PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS, AND OF COURSE GRADUATES THAT ARE MC THREE CROWS OUR PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. BUT, YOU KNOW, MANY CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION ARE STRUGGLING. AND WHILE OTHER CITIES SHRINK AND KIND OF PULL BACK ON THEIR INVESTMENTS, THE, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DONE THE EXACT OPPOSITE AND IS INVESTING HEAVILY IN ITS FUTURE. PROJECTS LIKE THESE CREATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY. YOU CAN DO THINGS LIKE CREATE MORE CITY SERVICES, OFFER THOSE GREAT CITY SERVICES, AND OF COURSE, BUILD MORE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. OF COURSE MY MEMBERS GET TO WORK ON AS WELL. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE OF, OF, HAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP HERE WITH LONG BEACH. VERY PROUD OF YOU TAKING ON THIS EVENT HERE TODAY, AND WE REALLY HOPE THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROJECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WISH SHOULD SPEAK? YES, WE HAVE SIX MORE COMMENT CARDS. PERFECT. OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS, CELESTE WILSON, KELLY R AND STEVE GOODLING, PLEASE LINE UP THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. UH, GOOD EVENING [01:05:01] CHAIR, UH, CHAIR CASTILLO, VICE CHAIR AWARE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CELESTE WILSON. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT YOU APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. UM, AS I'M SURE EACH OF YOU'RE VERY AWARE, TOURISM IS THE FOURTH LARGEST EMPLOYER AND THE FIFTH, FIFTH LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GROSS STATE PRODUCT HERE IN CALIFORNIA, IN LA COUNTY ALONE. IT CREATES OVER 2 BILLION, $2 BILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE, AND, UH, SUPPORTS 14,000 JOBS LOCALLY. THE ECONOMIC GENERATING POWER OF LONG BEACH'S TOURISM IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF OUR CITY. THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER ALONE IS AN UNBELIEVABLY EXCITING INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FUTURE. THIS SIGNIFICANT PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY DRIVE TOURISM AND CREATE JOBS, IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SURROUNDING RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, AND RETAILERS. SO AGAIN, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KELLY ELLO, A PRESIDENT OF YOUR LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND I'M HERE TO OFFER OUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORWARD BY CITY STAFF, UH, SO THAT THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER IS READY TO COMMENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR NEARLY A DECADE, OUR ARTS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD A PERMANENT OUTDOOR VENUE THAT REFLECTS THE CULTURAL VIBRANCY OF THIS GREAT CITY. THE SYMPHONY HAS SERVED LONG BEACH FOR OVER 90 YEARS. WE'VE REACHED MORE THAN 6 MILLION CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CONCERTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND THIS AMPHITHEATER WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND THOSE PROGRAMS, BROADEN OUR REACH BY PRESENTING ACCESSIBLE AND ECLECTIC PERFORMANCES THAT WILL WELCOME FAMILIES FROM THE GREATER LONG BEACH REGION AND BEYOND. THE PROJECT ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS OUR MUSICIANS AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE. APPROVING THIS AMPHITHEATER IS A TANGIBLE INVESTMENT IN ARTISTS CULTURAL VITALITY AND THE ECONOMIC LIFE THAT THE ARTS GENERATE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS VENUE WILL BE A GATHERING PLACE WHERE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY WILL COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, LEARN, AND BE INSPIRED. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE STAFF ACCOMMODATIONS AND ALLOW THIS PROJECT TO GO FORWARD. WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SUMMER HOME OF THE LONG BEACH SYMPHONY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KELLY. GOOD EVENING. AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS STEVE GOODLING. I'M PRESIDENT OF MEET LONG BEACH AND VISIT LONG BEACH. UH, AS THE CHAMBER HAS MENTIONED, TOURISM IS A KEY COMPONENT TO OUR CITY. IT'S THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMIC GENERATOR IN TERMS OF BED TAX, UH, 42 MILLION A YEAR, AND ALSO CAL STATE LONG BEACH. JUST FINISHED A STUDY. OUR IMPACT IS OVER $2 BILLION ANNUALLY TO OUR CITY. OUR CONVENTION CENTER HAS BEEN REALLY KILLING IT IN TERMS OF REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM. ANOTHER HOTEL METRIC THAT IS A COMBINATION OF OCCUPANCY AND AVERAGE RATE. WE ARE ACTUALLY PAR FOR PAR WITH SAN DIEGO. SO IN ESSENCE, OUR ROOM RATES AND OUR OCCUPANCIES ARE EQUIVALENT TO SAN DIEGO'S. MAYOR RICHARDSON SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER ENHANCE OUR DESTINATION, AND BY BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL NAME RECOGNITION ACTS AND CREATING THE ONLY AMPHITHEATER ON THE WEST COAST, ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND ALSO THE SECOND LARGEST IN LA COUNTY BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD BALL. THIS AMPHITHEATER WOULD BE ANOTHER ECONOMIC BOOST TO OUR CITY, ROUND OUT OUR TOURISM INITIATIVES AND FURTHER ENHANCE OUR CITY AS THE DESTINATION TO VISIT. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY THAT'S MANAGING OUR BUDGETS, THAT'S DRIVING OUR ECONOMY. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE MANY OF US HERE FROM THE TOURISM SECTOR WHO REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, THE SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOU, AND QUITE HONESTLY, THE COMRADERY TO CONTINUE TO SHOWCASE LONG BEACH. AND MS. TEMPLIN, I WORK CLOSELY WITH IBW AND THEY LOVE GETTING HOURS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. THIS ONLY GIVES US CHANCE TO BRING MORE HOURS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO WORK ACROSS THE CITY. ANYWAY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND HOPE THAT YOU VOTE YES ON THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE GRETA G TONY DE TRINIDAD, AND MIKE PINO. PLEASE FORM LEONARD PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. [01:10:03] ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, UH, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS TONY D TRINIDAD WITH THE PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 36. WE REPRESENT PAINTERS, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL PAINTERS, DRYWALL, FINISHERS, FLOOR LAYERS, AND GLAS IN THE FINISHING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. AND WE ARE ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT AND APPROVE OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AND WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN APPRENTICESHIPS AND CAREERS IN THE BUILDING TRADES. AND WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE A DIRECT PATHWAY FOR OUR APPRENTICES AND GRADUATES TO BEGIN AND SUSTAIN A CAREER IN THE FINISHING TRADES INDUSTRY. WHEN OUR GRADUATES BECOME JOURNEY WOMEN, JOURNEY MEN, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK TOWARDS A MIDDLE CLASS LIFE WITH THE PREVAILING WAGE RATE, ACCESS TO PREMIER HEALTH INSURANCE, AND A PENSION AT NO COST OR EXPENSE TO THE TAXPAYER. AND RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO OPEN UP AND PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS FOR OUR LOW INCOME FAMILIES HERE IN LONG BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT BETTER LIFE WITH BENEFITS THAT ARE ONLY ACQUIRED THROUGH A UNION. AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. SO IN CLOSING, WE HUMBLY ASK AND RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AND APPROVE THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, UH, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MIKE PINOT. I'M A BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS. WE REPRESENT OVER 20,000 WORKING MEN AND WOMEN, MANY OF WHICH RESIDE IN LONG BEACH IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. UM, WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER PROJECT, AND WE URGE YOU YOUR VOTE. UH, YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE WERE ALL OUR COMMENT CARDS, BUT IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DID NOT FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. HI, MY NAME IS GREG GUTHRIE AND I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER AT HOTEL MAYA. I, I DID FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FORGOT ME. I'M THE ONE WHO'S ON THE SIDE OF, OF, UH, THE WATERFRONT THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THESE CONCERTS, . UM, AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, UH, THEY RUN VERY SMOOTHLY ALREADY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT IN THE FUTURE MIGHT, MIGHT SHOW US IS I THINK IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING, UH, SPECTACULAR. ANYWAYS, UM, I AM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF A HOTEL MAYA. IT'S 199, UH, ROOM INDEPENDENT BOUTIQUE BOUTIQUE RESORT, LOCATED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE PROPOSED AMPHI SET. I HAVE WORKED IN LONG BEACH HOSPITALITY SECTOR SINCE 2010, UH, MANAGING PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE RECESSION, THE PORT CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION, POST COVID RECOVERY AND UNION, AND LIVING WAGE ADJUSTMENTS. I APPEAR TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, A VISION THAT WILL PUMP ENERGY INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE BEST NEWS THAT WE HAVE HEARD IN SOME TIME ON THIS SIDE OF THE WATERFRONT, THE LONG BEACH BOWL, THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THREE POINTS AS I, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO REVIEW ALL THE FINANCIAL DATA THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN ABOUT THE AMPHITHEATER. UM, BUT SIMPLY THE FIRST POINT IS ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE REVENUE SPEND, THE TAX REVENUE THE CITY WILL GET, UH, HOW MANY BUSINESS WOULD BENEFIT THIS, 50 EVENTS THAT POSSIBLY ARE GONNA BE ON SCHEDULE, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ATTRACTIONS, PARKINGS, YOU NAME IT, EVERYONE WOULD BENEFIT BECAUSE OF THIS AMPHITHEATER. SECONDLY IS JOBS IN THE VENUE ITSELF, ALONG WITH ALL THE SUPPORTING BUSINESSES BE, UM, THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN GREAT ON JOBS. UH, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY. SO ANYTHING TO, UH, PROMOTE JOBS IN LONG BEACH, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE SHOULD ALL BE CONSIDERING. AND LASTLY, UH, RETURN ON INVESTMENT. EVERY ONE OF THE GUESTS THAT'S GOING TO GO TO THE SHOW ARE AS A POTENTIAL CLIENT OF LONG BEACH. EACH GUEST CAN BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE CITY AND PROMOTE ON A OR THEY CAN PROMOTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THINK OF HOW MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL VIEW, UM, POSTS ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT LONG BEACH AND ABOUT THE AMPHI OR QUEEN MARY OR THE, THE BEAUTIFUL SHORELINE THAT WE HAVE. THINK OF HOW MANY WILL RETURN TO THE CITY TO SPEND MONEY TO STAY IN HOTELS OR EAT IN A RESTAURANT, GO TO ONE OF OUR COLLEGES, GET MARRIED, START A BUSINESS. ALL SORTS OF OPPORTUNITIES CAN COME FROM EVERYONE THAT WALKS INTO [01:15:01] THIS AMPHITHEATER. THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS. SO, IN CONCLUSION, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THIS, AND I HOPE THAT YOU REALLY CONSIDER APPROVING THIS GREAT MEASURE FOR THE LONG BEACH AMPHI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO. UM, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT TO OUR PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, MY NAME'S SAMANTHA MELLINGER. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION FOR VISIT LONG BEACH. I'M ALSO THE FORMER EDITOR OF THE LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL. SO I, I REMEMBER ALL KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE WERE GONNA BRING BUSINESS TO OUR WATERFRONT OVER THE YEARS. UM, I KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT VISIT LONG BEACH AND MEET LONG BEACH, THEY THINK BIG CONVENTION BUSINESS. UM, THEY THINK ABOUT THE BIG HOTELS, SOME OF WHOM ARE, ARE HERE TODAY. BUT WE ALSO HAVE 400 MORE THAN 400 SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERS, MANY WHOM, UH, WROTE LETTERS INTO YOU. UM, I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE. SO THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS ALSO, THIS BIG BUSINESS IS SMALL BUSINESS. THERE'S A LOT, YOU KNOW, THE VISITORS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT FOLKS WHO ARE GONNA BE COMING IN HERE. THAT'S, THAT'S MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND THE BARS AND THE SHOPS TO, TO CAPTURE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC, AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. UM, THERE'S ALSO SOME REALLY CREATIVE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON WITH LEGENDS ABOUT MAYBE INTEGRATING SOME, SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES, UM, MAYBE WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE. BUT THERE ARE CREATIVE DISCUSSIONS LIKE THAT GOING ON. UM, SOME OTHER CREATIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE GOING ON. YOU KNOW, DAN SALAS OVER HERE MENTIONED HIS, UM, ZERO EMISSION VESSEL THAT HE'S BRINGING. THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING ABOUT FAIRING PEOPLE, UM, FROM ONE SIDE OF THE WATERFRONT TO THE OTHER TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. SO, UM, OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO BE INVOLVED AND HELP CREATE SOLUTIONS AND MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT IS A SUCCESS. SO, I, I WOULD ALSO, UM, ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE YES TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, TURN IT OVER TO, UH, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS. YES, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED BY THE NAME OF IPHONE. YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE UNMUTED, BUT WE ARE UNABLE TO HEAR YOU. OKAY. YES. UM, MY NAME IS TOMMY FAVE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. I WANTED TO SPEAK ON, UH, THE LONG BEACH, UH, AMPHITHEATER PROJECT. UH, I REPRESENT IBEW, ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 11, AND WE'RE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, PUTTING OUR ELECTRICIANS TO WORK AND, AND MEETING ALL THE LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENTS AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TOMMY. ANY OTHER VIRTUAL COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO OTHER VIRTUAL COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL HERE. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS SEEING COMMISSIONER ON? YEAH, I JUST WANNA REITERATE, I THINK THAT, UM, AND WOULD THIS BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ASK ABOUT, UH, UH, ADDITIONAL, UM, CONDITION? UM, SO I DO WANT TO REITERATE THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE ABOUT FOLKS CROSSING QUEENS HIGHWAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DISMISSAL OF THAT CONCERN WITH TALKING ABOUT IT ONLY BEING 400 VEHICLES, WHICH COULD PROBABLY TOTAL A THOUSAND PEOPLE. BUT WE ARE ALSO PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT ARE GONNA BE TAKING THE WATER TAXI, UH, PEOPLE OR WHOEVER'S BIKING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BIKE, UH, UH, UH, CORRALS ARE GONNA END UP BEING. UH, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS JUST ONLY GONNA AFFECT, UH, SOME VIP FOLKS. SO I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE, AS PART OF THAT TDM PLAN TO HAVE YOU FOLKS TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. UH, I THINK THAT'S GONNA IMPACT THE SAFETY OF A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ALSO THE TRAFFIC, UH, FLOW OUT OF THE DROP OFF AREAS. UM, BUT I, I, I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT APPARENTLY THE TDM PLAN IS IN AT LEAST A DRAFT FORM OR BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY OR, OR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU. UM, AND THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT. I KNOW THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY WHAT WE GET PRESENTED, UH, BUT THIS IS NOT A HOUSING PROJECT. THIS IS NOT A BUSINESS, IT'S NOT EVEN [01:20:01] AN OFFICE PARK OR, OR WHATEVER. THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT I THINK THE TDM PLAN IS PROBABLY, UH, I THINK I SAID IF, IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL DOCUMENT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS. AND I DON'T WANT TO OBVIOUSLY, UH, DELAY THIS, UM, JUST TO SEE A DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE A THUMBS UP TO ANYWAY. BUT, UM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT THE TDM PLAN, UH, WE GET A PRESENTATION ON THE, ON THE RESULTS OF THAT FOR THE YEAR TWO, UM, RE-APPROVAL. SO CERTAINLY WE CAN TALK THROUGH AND IS THAT YOUR PREROGATIVE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING THAT I DID JUST WANNA POINT TO, UH, WITHIN ATTACHMENT D IN THE OPERATIONS PLAN, UH, STARTING ON PAGE FOUR IS THE TBM PLAN. SO EVEN THOUGH THERE'S RECOMMENDATION FOR REFINEMENT IN YEAR TWO, THERE'S STILL COMMITMENTS TO THE, UM, ORIGINAL PLAN, UH, AS WELL AS FINDINGS, UH, RELATED TO THE LEVEL OF SUFFICIENCY OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, TO SUPPORT, UH, THE PROPOSED A UP. UM, SO WE TALK THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT DURING THE PRESENTATION. IF IT'S HELPFUL, WE CAN TALK THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE AND, AND SEE THAT THAT'S IN THERE. UM, BUT IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS A REPORT BACK AFTER YEAR ONE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN AND, AND WHAT THE PROPOSED REFINEMENTS ARE. IS THAT, IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT, THAT, THAT IS CORRECT. AND I DID SEE THAT IN THE OPERATIONS PLAN. I HAD KIND OF ASSUMED THERE'D BE MORE DETAIL THAN, THAT'S A PRETTY, IT'S A VERY HIGH LEVEL OUTLINE, UH, THAT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL IN THERE THAT WOULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUCCESSFUL TDM PLAN, AN UNSUCCESSFUL ONE. UM, BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THE IDEA IS BEFORE, YOU KNOW, HAVING AT LEAST HAVE US GIVE A, UH, HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THE TDM PLAN BEFORE YOU, UH, REAPPROVE THE SECOND, THE SECOND YEAR OR YEAR TWO OR WHATEVER IT'S BEING CALLED. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A APPROVAL VOTE ON. I WOULDN'T BE LOOKING FOR THAT, BUT JUST THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE RESULTS OF IT BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD WITH THAT. WELL, ONE THING, ONE THING WE CAN DO, SORRY, CHRISTOPHER, UM, ONE THING WE CAN DO IS KIND OF OWN THAT AS A COMMISSION AND, AND REVISIT THAT WITH, WITH STAFF'S, UH, SUPPORT, UH, IS TO HAVE A, A, A REVIEW KIND OF, NOT NECESSARILY A POSTMORTEM 'CAUSE IT'S STILL CONTINUING, BUT CERTAINLY JUST A, A STATUS UPDATE ON HOW THAT'S GONE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT APPROACH. YEAH, AND I MEAN, SORRY CHRISTOPHER, I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF HERE. UM, YOU WERE, YOU WERE KIND OF JUMPING IN THERE. NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT COMING BACK TO APPROVE YEAR TWO OF OPERATIONS, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD COME BACK, SAY IN DECEMBER OF 2026 AND GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE FIRST YEAR WENT, UM, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN TERMS OF ADJUSTMENTS IN, UM, THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WE ALSO WOULD BRING ALONG THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER BECAUSE I THINK THEY MIGHT BE MORE QUALIFIED THAN ALLISON AND I TO COVER CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THAT. UM, AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF, UM, DISCUSSION, UM, INCLUDING WITH LP TRANSIT. SO IT'S ACTUALLY NOT JUST SHUTTLES. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WATER TAXI AND HOW WE CAN ACCESS THE SITE IN MANY, UM, DIFFERENT WAYS. AND THEN PART OF IT IS STAFFING, INCLUDING, UM, CROWD CONTROL, UM, FOR THE CROSSING, UM, ISSUE, WHICH IS AN ISSUE. UM, BUT THAT'S AN ISSUE AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL. THAT'S AN ISSUE AT A LOT OF LOCATIONS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE, BE STAFFED. SO, UM, WE'RE GLAD TO, TO COME BACK. I THINK THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO THAT WOULD BE THE, THE WINTER AFTER WE GET THROUGH THAT, UM, FIRST SUMMER OF OPERATIONS. YEAH. AND CHAIR CASTILLO, THAT IS WHAT I'M KIND OF SUGGESTING IS, IS, YOU KNOW, HAVING US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SEE THIS. UM, I, I, I GUESS THE THING I WOULD GOT, I, I THOUGHT WE WERE LOOKING AT HERE IS UNDER ITEM TWO ON THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, IT SAYS WITHIN THE FIRST 60 DAYS OF YEAR TWO, THE APPLICANT AND OPERATOR SHALL SUBMIT A FINALIZED TRANSPORTATION CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PLAN. UH, THAT SEEMS LIKE A THING THAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING. SO THAT WAS WHAT I WAS KIND OF GETTING AT WITH, SORRY, SORRY, UH, MYSELF AND THE, TO BE NAMED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WOULD BE APPROVING THAT. YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, I AGAIN, WOULD NOT BE WANTING TO HAVE A VOTE ON IT AT, AT THIS COMMISSION, BUT JUST THAT BEFORE YOU HAVE A FINAL APPROVAL OF THAT, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST SEE THE RESULTS OF THE YEAR ONE, UM, YOU KNOW, TDM [01:25:01] REPORT. UN UNDERSTOOD. I MEAN, I THINK WE WOULD, UM, COME BACK FOR A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM LIKELY IN DECEMBER OF 2026, BUT EXACT TIMING TO KIND OF DEPEND ON HOW LONG IT TAKES OUR CONSULTANT TEAM FOR IPUS TO, TO DO ALL OF THAT, UM, ANALYSIS, UM, AND, AND FOR US TO GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED FROM MELBY TRANSIT. YEAH. AND WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY COORDINATE THAT IN TERMS OF THE AGENDA AT WHEN, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, CAN I PROPOSE THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? UH, YOU CERTAINLY CAN, BUT WE CAN ADDRESS IT JUST INTERNALLY. SO IT'S BEEN PROPOSED AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. UH, THE MAKER OF THE MOTION IS COMMISSIONER SANTOS. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? YES. AND THEN COMMISSIONER, UH, SUAREZ, IS THAT ACCEPTABLE AS THE SECOND ON THE MOTION? CAN YOU REPEAT THE YEAH, THE FRIENDLY, SO THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS TO BRING BACK LIKE A STATUS REPORT, UM, AS THEY HEAD INTO THE SECOND YEAR ON THE TDM KIND OF PLAN. AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE IN DECEMBER OF 2026, OR DEPENDENT ON THE DATE AND TIME OF RECEIVING ANALYSIS. UM, BUT AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SECOND YEAR TO REPORT ON THE FIRST YEAR AND REPORT ON THE PLANS FOR THE SECOND, UH, STATUS REPORT AS A RECEIVE AND FILE. YES, YES, I AGREE. THAT'S BEEN ADDED TO THE MOTION AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. JUST SOME HOUSEKEEPING CHAIR. I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A FRIENDLY, POTENTIAL FRIENDLY THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IN RELATION TO THE CONDITIONS ON SIGNAGE. YEAH. FIVE 11, I BELIEVE. YES. MM-HMM . AND THAT REFLECTING THE, UM, CITY'S STANDARD LANGUAGE IN REGARDS TO LANGUAGE ACCESS, IS THAT A FRIENDLY YOU INTENDED TO PUT FORWARD COMMISSIONER? YES. OKAY. AND COMMISSIONER SANTOS, IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? YES. SO THAT HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THE MOTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER? I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, I THINK THE MULTILINGUAL SIGN, UM, ARE WONDERFUL THAT OUR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL FEEL WELCOME AND, UM, AND, AND, UH, INCLUDED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER TEMPLE? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME REALLY GOOD GROUPS, . ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE A CALL FOR THE VOTE. MADAM CLERK MOTION IS CARRIED. LOOK AT THAT. UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL INVOLVED. I, I I, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, LIKE SOME OF THE SPEAKERS HAD MENTIONED, IT'S UH, AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH TO SEE EVERYONE ALIGN AROUND A VISION, UH, AND ACTIVATE SOMETHING SO VERY QUICKLY. AND, UM, IT'S GONNA BE NICE TO SEE IT COME TO COME TO LIFE IN A FEW MONTHS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] COMMENTS NOW. NEXT ITEM. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY NON AGENDIZED ITEMS? THERE YOU GO. COME ON, COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME, UH, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME'S ANGELICA GARCIA. I'M WITH THE SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY, ALSO KNOWN AS RMC. I'M HERE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT BARDOS. IT'S A REGIONAL CAMPAIGN UPLIFTING SOUTHEAST LA COMMUNITY VOICES INCLUDING LONG BEACH IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE LOWER LA RIVER. UPCOMING PLANNING DECISIONS AROUND OPEN SPACE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, CLIMATE RESILIENCE INTERSECT WITH THE RIVER AND ENSURES LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. CITY LEADERS ARE SUPPORTED IN PURSUING RIVER ADJACENT IMPROVEMENTS, ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY PRIORITIES LIKE SHADED TRAILS, CONNECTIONS, UM, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, REDUCING FLOODING, IMPROVING, UH, AIR QUALITY AND SAFE ACCESS TO PARKS AND RECREATION. I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT THE STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE AGENCIES, LIKE THE RMC IS AVAILABLE NOW TO HELP LONG BEACH ADVANCED PROJECTS MEETING BOTH PLANNING GOALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY PRIORITIES. AS YOU EVALUATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE RIVER, WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER SHARE RESOURCES OR PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, UH, FOR PROJECTS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS SHARED VISION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN. AND I WILL LEAVE MY CARD. CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME AGAIN? NO. THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAIN. RMC, THE RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? [01:30:01] WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDIZED ITEM? SHERIFF, WE CAN CHECK OUR ONLINE ATTENDEES. YES. THAT GREAT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE ATTENDEES. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANYONE ELSE? NO TAKERS. OKAY. NOBODY'S PREGNANT. . UH, WITH THAT SAID, A VERY EVENTFUL, UH, EVENING TONIGHT. WE'LL [ADJOURNMENT] GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN AT SIX 30. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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