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THE CLIMATE RESILIENT SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION TO ORDER FOR DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.[ROLL CALL]
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.AND FOR THE RECORD, UH, COMMISSIONERS BENNETT AND COHERO ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
ALL OUR COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER ABSENCE ARE UNEXCUSED.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? ACTUALLY, AS OF RIGHT NOW, COMMISSIONER ELLIS AND COMMISSIONER MCCULLOUGH ARE UNEXCUSED IF THEY DON'T ARRIVE.
UM, SHOULD I READ THE NEXT ITEM? CHAIR GAINES? YEAH.
UM, SORRY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT, UM, WE ARE STARTING THE MEETING LATE DUE TO WAITING TILL WE RECEIVED QUORUM.
AND I JUST WANNA REMIND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE DO HAVE A NEED TO END THE MEETING PROMPTLY AT SIX BECAUSE WE HAVE A CELEBRATION FOR OUR CLIMATE LB GRANT RIGHT AFTER THIS.
[1. 25-57205 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, October 23, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2025.MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE ITEM? I'LL SECOND BUT AND DO IT.
I'LL SECOND, BUT I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT BUTTON.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GATAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, OR ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? NO.
SEEING NONE, UM, WE CAN NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.
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HANKS? YES.CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM TWO.
[2. 25-57206 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from City staff on Transportation and the Climate Action Plan. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM CITY STAFF ON TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? I MOVE SECOND.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MARSH.
UM, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF NOW TO PRESENT.
CHAIR GAINES AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR ENO WITH OUR OFFICE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT IT LEADS A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO AS A COMMISSION AND AS AN OFFICE.
AND THERE ARE ADAPTATION ACTION ITEMS AND MITIGATION ACTION ITEMS THAT WE WORK TOWARDS TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND EACH MEETING WE PRESENT ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, AND TONIGHT IS THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND HOW WE WORK TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM THAT SECTOR.
SO I WILL DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AROUND TRANSPORTATION, AND I'LL PROVIDE SOME UPDATES FROM SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
AND WE DO HAVE A GUEST HERE FROM LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEIR UPDATES ALSO.
SO FOR TRANSPORTATION, THE GOAL IS AFFORDABLE, SAFE, AND CARBON FREE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES, CONNECTING ALL OF LONG BEACH.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT WE PROVIDE IMPROVED HEALTH AND CLEAN AIR.
AS PART OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.
WE WANNA DECREASE RELIANCE ON PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND INCREASE TRANSIT, WALKING, BIKING TRIPS, AND REALLY SHIFT TOWARDS LOW AND ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES AND PRIORITIZE TRANSIT ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO BE MORE WALKABLE CITY.
THE ACTION ITEMS IN THE CAP, THEY REVOLVE AROUND.
THESE ARE THE, THE NINE ACTION ITEMS. AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, IMPLEMENTING ACTION ITEMS UNDER EACH OF THESE.
AND SO IT'S ABOUT IMPROVING TRANSIT.
I APPROVING PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE CITY, IMPLEMENTING THE PORTS CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTING OUR, UH, AN EV ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, INCREASING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG TRANSIT CORRIDORS, UPDATING OUR TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE, INCREASING DENSITY AND MIXES OF LAND USES, AND THEN INTEGRATING SB 7 43 PLANNING WITHIN THE CAP PROCESS.
AND WITH ALL OF OUR ACTION ITEMS, WE DO HAVE CO-BENEFITS WITH THESE ACTION ITEMS, WE WILL REDUCE CRASHES, REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES, UH, REDUCE THE URBAN HEAT IDLE AND EFFECT THE NUMBER OF MILES THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL IN CARS, SINGLE OCCUPANCY CARS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
THIS ALL RESULTS IN IMPROVED AIR QUALITY, IMPROVED SAFETY AND PERCEPTION OF SAFETY AND IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WE'LL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO KEY DESTINATIONS IN OUR CITY JOB CENTERS.
IMPROVED WALKABILITY, IMPROVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE ENVIRONMENT, IT OFTEN IMPROVES A LOT OF THINGS ALONG THE, THESE CORRIDORS.
INCREASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN FUNDING FOR TRANSIT PASSES AND OTHER AMENITIES TO SUPPORT OUR LOW INCOME POPULATIONS IN THE CITY.
AND WITH ALL OF OUR CLIMATE WORK, WE ALSO FOCUS ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT THINGS EQUITABLY AND HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING CLIMATE THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS IN OUR CITY.
SO WE KNOW THAT WE WANNA PRIORITIZE TRANSIT SERVICES IN, UH, LOW INCOME AREAS.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE AREAS FOR SOME OF THESE PEDESTRIAN, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS.
SO IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, BASED ON DATA AND NEED, UM, ASSESS OUR BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPR, ENSURE THAT WE'RE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTING THAT, AS WELL AS ALL OF THESE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING ACROSS THE CITY AND HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EV INFRASTRUCTURE, LOWER NO COST.
EV CAR SHARING PROGRAMS, MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND EMPLOYMENT NEAR TRANSIT, AND EXPAND OUR AFFORDABLE TRANS TRANSPORTATION OPTION, SOME OF WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND THEN EVERY YEAR WE DO AN ANNUAL REPORT SHOWCASING WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THAT CALENDAR YEAR TO MEET OUR CAP GOALS.
AND SO WE PULLED INFORMATION FROM THE 2024, UH, CAP ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR TRANSPORTATION SECTION TO PROVIDE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN DOING TO ACHIEVE OUR TRANSPORTATION GOALS.
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BEACH CLEAN CLEAN TRUCKS PROGRAM, THEY HAVE DONE, UM, A LOT OF WORK IN THIS LAST YEAR AND, AND SINCE BEGINNING THEIR CLEAN TRUCK FUND RATE IN APRIL, 2022, THEY'RE CHARGING, UM, CHARGING FEES.AND THEN THESE FEES ARE USED TO INCENTIVIZE SOME OF THE, THE TRUCK OWNERS TO DO ZERO EMISSION TRUCK PURCHASES AND INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATIONS.
THE PORT LAUNCHED THEIR 60 MILLION PORTS TRADES SUPPLEMENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO HELPS PROVIDE ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS.
AND THEN THEY, IN 2024, THEY LAUNCHED THEIR VOUCHER PROGRAM.
UH, THEIR VOUCHER PROGRAM CLOSED AND THEY HAD ALLOCATED FUNDING TO 796 0 EMISSION TRUCKS.
UM, AND WE HAVE 421 AS OF OCTOBER, 2024, REGISTERED IN THE SAN PEDRO BAY PORTS DRAINAGE TRUCK REGISTRY.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COMPLETED THEIR, UH, AN EV PROJECT AT MARK TWAIN LIBRARY, INCLUDING EIGHT LEVEL TWO PORTS AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, UH, THROUGH THE CHARGE READY PROGRAM.
AND THEY HAD, UM, ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING RECENTLY LATER.
AND THEN, UH, INCREASING DENSITY AND MIXING OF LAND USES, WHICH AGAIN, INCREASES WALKABILITY AND, UH, IMPROVES TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
SO THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, A NUMBER OF UPDATES THAT OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON WITH NEW ZONING DISTRICTS AND CENTRAL AND NORTH LONG BEACH TRANSITIONAL ZONING CODE WORKING ON THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA, THE VISIONING PROCESS FOR THAT.
AND, UM, OTHER WORK IN THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN PLAN.
AND THEN THEY DID RECEIVE A GRANT TO WORK ON, UM, SOME OUTDATED ZONING AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL ZONE.
AND THEN THEY HAD THEIR NORTH LONG BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN BY COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE DOWNTOWN WALKABLE CORNERS THAT, UH, IS STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2026 AND COMPLETED BY 2027.
AND THIS REALLY TRANSFORMS OUR DOWNTOWN AREA TO IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
IT HAS CURB EXTENSIONS, BULL BOUTS, REFUGE ISLANDS, BIO RETENTION, AND A DA RAMPS AS PART OF THAT.
UM, ALMOST 200 INTERSECTIONS IN DOWNTOWN.
AND THEN THE PACIFIC CYCLE TRACK, THAT'S GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 2027.
AND THAT WILL BE TRANSFORMING PACIFIC FROM OCEAN TO PCH INTO A COMPLETE STREETS BEST PRACTICE CORRIDOR THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, THE METRO LINE PARKING, UM, OR SORRY, TRAVEL LANE FOR CARS, BUFFER FOR THE BICYCLE LANE, UM, LANDSCAPING AND THEN THE PEDESTRIAN ZONE, AND THEN OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON TO ENHANCE SAFETY MOBILITY AND LIVABILITY.
THERE'S THE, THE STUDEBAKER PROJECT, OTHER PACIFIC AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS, THE ORANGE AVENUE BIKEWAY PROJECT, AND THEN THE ANAHEIM MAJOR STREETS, IMPROVEMENTS FOR MICRO MOBILITY, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, METHODS TO MAKE, MAKE SHORTER TRIPS.
AND SO THAT'S OUR E SCOOTER, OUR BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS, OUR OUR E UH, E SHUTTLE PROGRAM.
SO THEY STARTED A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW THE SCOOTERS ON THE BEACH PATH, AND THEY EXPANDED THE LB CIRCUIT MICRO SHUTTLE SERVICE PROGRAM AND CONNECTED THE, THE TWO AREAS FROM BELMONT SHORE AND DOWNTOWN AND ADDED MORE VEHICLES.
AND YOU COULD SEE THE NUMBER OF TRIPS, UH, IN THE PIERA ON THE RIGHT FROM THE, THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR,
UM, 21 ACTIVE EV CHARGING PROJECTS.
AND THEN OF THOSE, THERE'S THE SCE CHARGE READY PROGRAMS. THERE'S NINE, UH, FIVE IN CONSTRUCTION, PRE-CONSTRUCTION, AND FOUR IN DESIGN.
AND THEN HERE IS A LIST OF THE ACTIVE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE OR PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE NOW.
DEFOREST PARK, MICHELLE OBAMA LIBRARY, UH, THE MARINA LB MUST MARINA GREEN PARKING, AND THEN TWO AIRPORT GARAGES.
AND THEN, UH, CITY FLEET EV CHARGING PROJECTS.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM HERE AT D, DIFFERENT CITY FACILITIES THAT THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH, UH, 167 ACTIVE CHARGING STATIONS, AND THEY ARE WORKING TO GET TO, UH, 367.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR GAINES AND ALL WHO ARE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE A ROOM FILLED OF STUDENTS.
UM, THE MAJORITY OF OUR WRITERS OF WHO USE LONG BEACH TRANSIT ARE YOUTH AND STUDENTS, UM, FROM VARIOUS UNIFIED
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA.SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU THE CLIMATE RESILIENT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY, SORRY, SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION AND STAFF FOR INVITING LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO SHARE SOME OF THE EFFORTS IN ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THIS AFTERNOON I'M GONNA PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND HIGHLIGHT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
LONG BEACH TRANSIT IS A NON-PROFIT, UM, ITS ITS OWN ENTITY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, A PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCY THAT EMPLOYS OVER 800 EMPLOYEES.
IT IS GOVERNED BY A SEVEN MAY MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF LONG BEACH.
LONG BEACH TRANSIT IS GUIDED BY OUR VISION AND MISSION, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, WHICH HELP US SET STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE AGENCY.
OUR VISION IS TO BE LEADING PROVIDER OF TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, DELIVERING INNOVATIVE AND HIGH PERFORMING SERVICES WITHIN A MULTIMODAL NETWORK THAT TRANSFORMS THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
THE MISSION IS SUCCINCT DECLARATION OF LBTS CORE PURPOSE AND WHAT THE AGENCY SETS OUT TO ACCOMPLISH, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND MOVING PEOPLE, MAKING EVERY LIFE BETTER.
BOTH STATEMENTS HELP US SET PRIORITIES SUCH AS IMPROVING SAFETY, SERVICE QUALITY, EXERCISING, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND ENHANCING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
LBTS AREA SPANS ACROSS 107 SQUARE MILES AND INCLUDES LONG BEACH AND 13 NEIGHBORING CITIES.
AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, LBT PROVIDED 18.5 MILLION CUSTOMER BOARDINGS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2023 WHEN, WHERE WE WERE AT 17 3.3 MILLION.
THE LBT SYSTEM CONNECTS TO SEVERAL OTHERS, INCLUDING LA METRO, TORRANCE TRANSIT, AND L-A-D-O-T, AND OCTA LB LBT PRIMARILY FUNCTIONS OUT OF TWO OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, ONE VISITOR AND TRANSIT INFORMATION CENTER AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OFFICES.
LBT ONE IS LOCATED AT ANAHEIM STREET IN CHERRY, UM, IN THE HEART OF LONG BEACH, CAMBODIA TOWN.
THIS FACILITY IS LBTS ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE HEADQUARTERS.
AND IT'S AN EIGHT ACRE SITE THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOUSE 183 BUS STORAGE SPACES.
AND IT'S CURRENTLY THE HOME OF OUR BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES.
LBT TWO IS LOCATED ON CHERRY AVENUE AT 68TH STREET IN NORTH LONG BEACH, RIGHT OFF THE 91 FREEWAY.
AND IT'S A SECOND OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT IS EQUIPPED AND STAFFED FOR OPERATIONS, SERVICE PLANNING, TRAINING, FUELING AND MAINTAINING OUR CNG BUS FLEET.
THE LBT TWO SITE SITS ON ABOUT A 10 ACRE SITE, THE VIC, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH, KNOWN AS THE TRANSIT VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER, LOCATED ON FIRST STREET, IS KNOWN AS THE TRANSIT GALLERY, IS A MULTIMODAL INTERAGENCY TRANSIT HUB.
MOST LBTS BUSES SERVE THE TRANSIT GALLERY.
THIS FACILITY PROVIDES VISITOR AND TRANSIT INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE SALES OF TRANSIT FAIR.
WE, EARLIER I STATED, WE HAVE 38 ROUTES, 34 OF THOSE ROUTES AND OR BEGIN AT THE TRANSIT GALLERY.
DOWNTOWN LBT CO IS ALSO LB T'S LATEST, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, NEW CORPORATE OFFICE.
UM, WE MOVED IN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 2024.
LBT CONTINUES TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL TENANTS.
IT'S CURRENTLY THE, UH, OWNER OF THIS, UM, BUILDING AND IS LOOKING TO, UM, EXPAND, UM, TENDENCY IN CREATING REVENUE AND HAS PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL LEASING COMPANY TO HELP THESE EFFORTS.
HOW IS LBC LEADING THE WAY? UM, AS I'VE MENTIONED, LBT IS DEDICATED TO MAKING EVERYDAY LIFE BETTER AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE TRANSIT INITIATIVES THAT BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.
AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED THE ZERO BUS ROLLOUT PLAN KNOWN AS ZEP PLAN ON JANUARY, 2020, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, KNOWN AS CARB IN THE ALIGNMENT WITH ZB ROLLOUT.
LBT HAS COMMITTED TO PURCHASING ONLY ZERO EMISSION BUSES MOVING FORWARD, NEW MOVING FORWARD, NEW BUS ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS, UM, ARE STRATEGICALLY TIMED TO REPLACE AGING DIESEL HYBRID AND COMPRESSED NATURAL FUEL CNG GAS VEHICLES AND ARE RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, LBT BEGAN PROCURING BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS VEHICLES FOR ITS STYLE LIFT PARA TRANSIT AS WELL.
ADDITIONALLY, FIVE NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC COACHES WERE ADDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024
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TO SUPPORT SPECIAL SERVICE OPERATIONS.AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, YOU HAVE A TIMELINE THAT IDENTIFIES, UH, THE PATH, UH, TO BEING A LEADER IN ALTERNATIVE FUEL.
IN 2005, UM, IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE START INTRODUCING ALTERNATIVE FUEL.
CNG UH, CAME IN 2012, UM, AND IT WAS PLACED IN SERVICE THEN.
AND THEN IN 2016, IT'S WHEN WE STARTED, UH, SER PROVIDING BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES, UH, TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND WERE PLACED INTO SERVICE 20.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO 2020 WHERE FIXED ROUTE FLEET IS A HUNDRED PERCENT ALTERNATIVELY FUELED, WHETHER IT'S CNG HYBRID OR UH, BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES WITH SERVICE AREA COVERING OVER A HUNDRED SQUARE MILES.
LVT HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,900 BUS STOP LOCATIONS, OF WHICH MORE THAN HALF ARE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
MORE THAN 800,000 PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE OF LBT BUS STOP.
LBT ALSO PROVIDES A DIAL OF LIFT SERVICE, WHICH IS LOCALLY FUNDED DEMANDS RESPONSE PARATRANSIT SERVICE THE SERVICES, A CURB TO CURB SHARED RIDE TRANSIT SERVICE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS WITH PERMANENT MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS AND AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO USE THE LBT FIXED BUS ROUTE SYSTEM.
LBT OFFERS SEASONAL WATER TAXI SERVICE AS WELL ON THE AQUALINK AND THE AQUA BUS.
WE HAVE TWO WHICH ARE PACKED 40 PASSENGER VESSELS, WHICH OPERATE WITHIN THE LONG BEACH HARBOR CONNECT AND KEY WATERFRONT AND ATTRACTIONS, SUCH AS THE QUEEN MARY AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC PINE AVENUE CIRCLE AND SHORELINE VILLAGE, AND THE AQUALINK, WHICH, UH, IS OUR LARGER CATAMARAN.
WE HAVE 2 75 PASSENGER VESSELS ARE HIGH SPEED CATAMARANS, WHICH OPERATE ALONG THE LONG BEACH SHORE, UM, COASTLINE BETWEEN RAINBOW HARBOR AND ALAMITOS BAY LANDING.
LBT IS ALSO WORKING ON MEETING CARBS HARBOR CRAFT ZERO EMISSIONS MANDATE AND BECOMING COMPLIANT WITH THE CLEANER WATER TAXI ZERO EMISSIONS ENGINES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.
THIS YEAR, LBTS COMMITMENT TO CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND MOVING PEOPLE TO IS REFLECTED IN ITS STRATEGIC PRIORITY AND CONTINUES TO FOSTER COMMUNITY INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.
THE AGENCY'S OUTREACH INITIATIVES AIM TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATION, AND ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
WE PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES, UH, BY USING OUR COMMUTER BUSES, WHICH ARE ALSO BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES.
UH, WE OFFER COMMUNITY EVENT SUPPORT BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, UH, WITH SPONSORSHIPS AND KIND DONATIONS AND PRESENCE OF OUR, OUR BOOTHS, AND ALSO SOMETIMES BRING OUR BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES AND HELP, UM, HAVE THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW YOU LOAD YOUR BIKE ONTO THE, THE BIKE RACK IN FRONT OF THE BUS, WHICH IS ALSO HELPFUL.
WE ALSO PROVIDE A MUSEUM EXPRESS, UM, WHICH IS AN ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TRANSIT SERVICE OFF, BUT WE OFFER TO CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE OTHER VIABLE OPTIONS.
THESE, UH, WERE LAUNCHED BACK IN JULY OF 2017, AND, UM, WE BROUGHT IT BACK, UM, IN 2025 THIS PAST YEAR.
UH, WE STOPPED AND PAUSED DURING THE PANDEMIC FIRST.
UH, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE FIRST STREET TRANSIT GALLERIES ATTRACT ATTACK ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS AS WELL, CREATED BY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL OF LONG BEACH.
THE GALLERY IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF BOTH CUSTOMERS AND THE BROADER PUBLIC AND DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH.
WE ALSO PROVIDE, UH, ONE OF THE POPULAR PROGRAMS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS CONNECTING WITH OUR OLDER ADULTS, WHERE LBTS COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM PROVIDES YEAR ROUND PRESENTATIONS ON BUS, ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING TRIPS, UM, HOW TO USE THE TAP CARD, HOW TO ENROLL ON PROGRAMS. AND IT'S, UH, PARTICULARLY TAILORED TO OUR OLDER ADULTS, AS YOU CAN SEE, BY OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF ACCESSIBLE AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED SERVICES.
LBT ENCOURAGES, UH, TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP BY MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CONVENIENCE.
OKAY, JUST MAKING SURE I WAS ON THE RIGHT SLIDE.
LBT HAS CONTINUOUSLY SERVED IN THE LEADER AND AS A LEADER IN THE TRANSIT COMMUNITY BY INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE TO, FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
LBTS CURRENT BUS FLEET IS COMPROMISED OF 44 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES, 125 COMPRESSED NATURAL
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GAS CNG BUSES AND 81 GASOLINE ELECTRIC HYBRID BUSES DOWN FROM, UH, 88 IN 2023 OF THE 1 25 CNG BUSES.40 OF THOSE, UH, WERE RETROFITTED FOR NEAR ZERO, UH, CNG ENGINES AS WELL.
LBT CONTINUES TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CLEAN AIR INITIATIVES SET BY CARBS, INNOVATIVE CLEAN TRANSIT RULE THROUGH THE CON CONTINUAL PROCUREMENT OF BATTERY ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSION BUSES.
RECENTLY THE AGENCY, UH, RECEIVED, UH, AND PURCHASED, PURCHASED AND RECEIVED 30 NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES, AND WE ANTICIPATE IMPLEMENTING THEM INTO SERVICE THIS NEW COMING YEAR.
AS LBT CONTINUES TO BE PROGRESSIVE IN ITS EFFORT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWS IN ITS BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS FLEET, THE NEED FOR ITS INFRASTRUCTURE ALSO GROWS.
LBT IS CURRENTLY IN THE EARLY STAGES OF MODERNI, MODERNIZING ITS FACILITIES, EXPANDING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS LBTS FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE AT LBT ONE.
THE FACILITY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL TASKS.
ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL IS INSTALLING NEW VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOLAR POWERED AND GREEN SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT SPEED BATTERY, ELECTRIC FLEET CHARGING NEEDS AT LBT ONE.
THE GOAL IS TO BUILD A FULLY OPERATIONAL OVERHEADS, SOLAR POWERED CHARGING CANOPY SYSTEM AND A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY.
THE LBT ONE FACILITY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW TO LLBT TO HOUSE ITS ZERO EMISSION BUS HUB AND WILL AID IN THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL BENEFITS TO THE CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY THAT LBT SERVES.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LBT SLIDE, ON THE RIGHT ON, UH, FRONT OF VIEW, LBTS BUS FLEET OFFSETS 300,003 312,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE ANNUALLY.
OUR FLEET TRAVELS A TOTAL OF 7 MILLION MILES PER YEAR, WHICH IS AN ESTIMATED AND THE EQUIVALENT DISTANCE COVERED BY 600 CARS.
WE'RE ABLE TO OFFSET, LIKE I MENTIONED, 312,000 GALLONS OF GAS EVERY YEAR WITH OUR GREEN FLEET.
IN CONCLUSION, LBT IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO MAKING EVERYDAY LIFE BETTER AS EVIDENCED BY MAJOR INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE PATH TO A HUNDRED ZERO EMISSION BUS FLEET AND THE CREATION OF THE SOLAR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS BECOMING A MORE SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY, UM, QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YES, PLEASE.
BUT, UH, DID SOMEONE OFF TOP OF MIC ON FIRST? I'M NOT, NO, I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE UP COMMISSIONER.
UM, SO FIRST OFF, UH, THANKS VERY MUCH, GREAT BRIEFING, UH, ON, UH, GREAT PROGRESS TO, UH, LOW EMISSIONS BUS FLEET OVER THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF, AND NOW PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY MOVING TOWARDS ZERO EMISSIONS.
UM, ONE, ONE OF YOUR SLIDES DESCRIBED, UH, FIVE OF OUR 250 BUSES AS BATTERY ELECTRIC COMMUTER COACHES, AND, UH, ANOTHER 44 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES.
UH, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO? UM, ARE THE COMMUTER COACHES LONGER RANGE? YES.
AND ARE THERE, YEAH, THAT WAS JUST PLEASE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I WISH I HAD A PICTURE ON THERE.
THE COMMUTER BUS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE USE FOR OUR, UH, LONG UCLA TRIP, WHICH IS REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER.
UM, IT'S A MORNING AND PM, UH, ROUTE THAT LEAVES FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT, SO YOU'RE ABLE TO PARK AND RIDE, JUMP ON THE BUS, WHICH IS A COMMUTER BUS OVER THE ROAD COACHES THE TYPE OF BUS VEHICLES.
SO WE USE THOSE FOR UCLA FOR THE MUSEUM EXPRESS AND ALSO FOR THE GALAXY EXPRESS.
SO WHEN GALAXY SOCCER SEASON STARTS UP, WE DO TRIPS TO, UM, WHERE THE STADIUM AND BACK, UM, AND WE OFFER THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
SO THOSE ARE FIVE NEW COMMUTER BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES.
SO IN TOTAL WE HAVE 255 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES, BUT THE ONES THAT 250 WE USE FOR A FIXED ROUTE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, UH, ON THE DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
AND OUT OF THE TWO 50, UH, ONLY CURRENTLY ONLY 44 OF THOSE ARE BATTERY ELECTRIC AND ANOTHER 30,
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UH, ARE TO BE ACQUIRED.AND THEY ACTUALLY WERE JUST DELIVERED THIS FALL, UM, CORRECT.
THE NEW 30, YES, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD 40 BEFORE THE NEW.
SO WE'RE, WE, I THINK LAST TIME I CAME TWO YEARS AGO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE WERE PROCURING THEM IN THE PROCESS.
SO WE'RE A LITTLE ABOVE 30% NOW, UH, OF THE FLEET.
AND, UM, DO YOU, I KNOW YOU STATED, UH, ONE OF YOUR BULLETS STATED THE GOAL OF THE FUTURE FLEET IS A HUNDRED PERCENT BATTERY ELECTRIC.
DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON THAT? AND I ASSUME IT'S JUST A LOGICAL PHASE OUT.
I ALSO WANTED TO COMPLIMENT THAT APPROACH, WHICH YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE BRIEF, UM, REPLACING, UH, FOSSIL POWERED ASSETS WITH ELECTRIC ASSETS AS PART OF ANY ENTERPRISE'S RECAPITALIZATION BUDGET AND LIFE CYCLE IS THE ABSOLUTELY MOST AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE WAY TO DO THIS.
SO, UH, GOOD APPROACH THERE TOO.
UH, BUT DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? YOU KNOW, THE STATE HAS KIND OF SET THE TIMELINE FOR 2040.
UM, SO A LOT OF THE TRANSIT AGENCIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2040.
IF, IF DON'T WANNA OVERSPEAK, IF WE MAKE IT EARLIER, THEN GREAT.
IF WE, YOU KNOW, BUT 2040, ALL WE GOTTA DO IS HAVE 'EM BREAK DOWN SOONER.
AND JUST TO REITERATE, IT IS 44 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES CURRENTLY UNTIL WE GET THOSE 30 NEW ONES OUT ON THE ROAD.
ANY OTHER QUESTION? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
UH, FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, ALL I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO EXPAND THE ROUTE THAT ALREADY EXISTED? WE LIVE, UM, I LIVE IN NORTHERN BEACH AND THERE TO GO TO THE METRO ON ARTESIA.
THERE IS NO, IT IS ONE BUS THAT IS NOT FROM LONG BEACH TRANSIT AND IT GOES EVERY HOUR.
SO I WAS THINKING IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE, IN LONG BEACH, THAT CAN TAKE US TO THE METRO EASIER.
YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
UH, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT CORRIDORS THAT WILL HELP US INCREASE THE FREQUENCY FOR OUR BUSES.
SO THE GOAL IS TO IDENTI TO ENSURE CORRIDORS LIKE ARTESIA, UM, HAVE A MECHANISM OR TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW OUR BUSES TO MOVE FASTER.
UM, WHICH GIVEN THE PART OF YOUR QUESTION THE HOUR, UM, BUT THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PLANS OF EXPANDING SERVICE OR ADDING MORE BUS BUSES TO THE ROUTE ON ARTESIA.
WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND HOW THAT CAN CHANGE IS BASED ON A, A COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS THAT CURRENTLY IS BEING DONE.
THE LAST ONE WE DID WAS IN 2017, AND IT'S KNOWN AS THE STAR INITIATIVE.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE SOME NEW THINGS THEY'D LIKE TO SEE WITHIN OUR SERVICE, WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT WORKING, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER? AND SO I, I'M SURE WE'RE HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT SURVEY, BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
BUT THERE, I BELIEVE YOUR SENTIMENT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED PREVIOUSLY.
THAT, THAT ROUTE ARTISIA TAKE YOU TO CAMPTON COLLEGE, THE METRO AND COLLEGE.
SO I BELIEVE THAT JUDE WILL NEED THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION.
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION,
UM, IN REGARDS TO, UH, THE LOW INCOME PROGRAMS, THE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE RIDERSHIP.
HOW IS THE PROMOTED BY, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE? I MEAN, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS.
YOU SEE COLLEGE STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL.
UM, HOW, HOW IS THE WORD SPREAD OUT TO, TO THE COMMUNITY? ABSOLUTELY.
UH, WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM AND WHO'S OFTEN OUT AND ABOUT, YOU COULD SEE THEM IN THEIR BOOTH SET UP.
UH, WE HAVE SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF WHO ALSO HAVE MATERIALS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES LIKE KAMAYA AND SPANISH.
UH, AND THEN WE WORK CLOSELY WITH C-S-C-L-B, WITH LBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SO WHEN THERE'S DIFFERENT GO BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS, OUR TEAMS AT THE, UH, DIFFERENT SCHOOLS PROVIDING INFORMATION.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AND THEN THE TVI CENTER, WE TRY TO HAVE THAT SPACE ALSO OPEN AND ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE TO GO THERE.
UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO DOING SOME MORE OUTREACH AND INFORMATION SESSION ALSO, NOT JUST FOR OUR CURRENT USERS, BUT HOW DO WE ALSO GET THE STUDENTS
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WHO AREN'T RIDING THE BUS, UM, FOR WHATEVER REASON IT MAY BE.SO WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS TO, UM, GET OUR, OUR, OUR PROCESS OUT THERE TO THEM.
HAVE YOU SEEN, UM, I, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I SAW THIS.
IT WAS PROBABLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT, UH, A DECREASE IN RIDERSHIP OF, OF, UH, LATELY JUST OF THE STUDENTS AND JUST OVERALL RIDERSHIP.
I CAN'T SPEAK OF THAT CURRENTLY, BUT I DID MAKE A COMPARISON TO THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
IT'S, IT WENT FROM 17 MILLION TO 18 MILLION.
UM, SO I, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A, A, AN IDENTIFIED ELEMENT, UH, DURING A CERTAIN TIME.
MOST OF OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, LOTS OF STUDENTS GET ON THE BUS, UM, HIGH PEAK HOURS.
UM, THEN IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THERE'S NOT, AS SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DOWN, UM, STUDENTS ARE STILL RIDING IT FOR, FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS DURING THE SCHOOL.
THERE ARE A MAJORITY OF OUR RIDER.
AND THEN JUST ONE LAST QUESTION.
UM, HOW, HOW DO YOU, UM, JUST SO TO LIKE, KIND OF MAKE THE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE RIDING? 'CAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I'M DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU SEE LIKE STUDENTS BY THEMSELVES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE YOUNG.
SO HOW, HOW DO YOU JUST, UH, MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE RIDING, RIDING THE BUS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SAFETY HAS BEEN A EPIC POINT OF OUR CONVERSATION FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
FOR LONG BEACH TRANSIT, WE HAVE TRANSIT AMBASSADORS MM-HMM
UM, ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THAT TRANS LONG BEACH TRANSIT HAD, HAS HAD TRANSIT AMBASSADORS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SINCE 2012.
UM, AND THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THERE TO ASSIST WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
IF SOMETHING COMES UP, THE OPERATOR'S ABLE TO CONTACT THEM.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A PROGRAM, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A C SAY C APP ALSO THROUGH LBT.
UM, THAT CAN BE USED BY STUDENTS OR ANYONE WHO DOWNLOADS THAT APP IF THEY FEEL UNSAFE OR WHATEVER, IF IT'S, UH, ANY INCIDENT TYPE.
UM, BUT THAT'S, WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST IN PROMOTING OUR SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ENSURING, UM, SAFETY PROTOCOLS THROUGH, THROUGH THAT RESOURCE.
IT'S, UH, REALLY GOOD TO SEE LIKE ALL THE STUDENTS HERE.
AND I KNOW OUR OPERATORS ALSO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB IN COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
UM, ONE OF THE OPERATORS WAS ACTUALLY JUST RECOGNIZED FOR, UH, BY THE LONG BEACH PD AND, UM, KIND OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND HELPING WITH A YOUNG CHILD WHO WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, UH, JUST IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.
SO, UH, OUR OFF OUR AGENCY TENDS TO STAY, AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE CEO, IS WE TEND TO, TO HIRE FROM THE HEART, FIND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THAT EMPATHY, BECAUSE YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE CUSTOMERS THAT YOU'RE ENGAGING WITH.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.
SO YOU WANNA BE AS EMPATHETIC AND AS UNDERSTANDING AS POSSIBLE.
SO I THINK I, I PRIDE MYSELF AS AN EMPLOYEE THAT WE HAVE SOME REALLY OUTSTANDING OPERATORS THAT REALLY, UH, TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE YOU
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND WITH ME, UM, WAS THE, THERE WAS A, A SERVICE, I THINK THROUGH THE, THE FLYAWAY SERVICE THAT WOULD GO TO, TO THE, UM, TO LAX.
AND I KNOW, I THINK THAT WAS DISCONTINUED SOMETIME AROUND 2020.
IT WAS A REALLY AFFORDABLE AND FAST WAY TO GET TO, UM, TO THE AIRPORT.
UM, SO YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT FILLING THAT GAP OR WHAT, ANY OTHER CHANGES.
YEAH, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, UM, WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING THAT YESTERDAY.
UM, AND THAT SAME QUESTION BROUGHT UP AND THERE'S DISCUSSIONS CURRENTLY TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING IT BACK.
ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE, UM, BIG EVENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE TAKING PLACE.
SO YOU, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THERE IS A SURVEY AND RIGHT NOW IT IS A TRANSIT ANALYSIS.
UH, IS THAT CURRENTLY HAPPENING? UM, I BELIEVE THE, IT MIGHT STILL BE LIVE ON THE WEBSITE.
UM, THERE'S DIFFERENT, UM, AVENUES.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH FERN.
NO, NO, I, BECAUSE I RECEIVED A, AN INVITATION FOR TOMORROW FOR A TRANSIT LONG BEACH TRANSIT STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUP.
SO FOCUS IS, THERE'S VARIOUS PHASES OF THE FOCUS GROUP TAKING PLACE,
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AND SO THEY'VE BEEN REACHING OUT WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU'LL BE PARTICIPATING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK, I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
UH, SO WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, PLEASE, UH, LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS, UH, JOHN KENDRICK, AND I'VE BEEN HERE A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS.
AND ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IS, UH, OUR BUS STOPS.
MANY, OUR BUS STOPS DON'T HAVE SHELTERS.
THOSE THAT DO HAVE SHELTERS, THEY DON'T WORK 'CAUSE OF THE, BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUS STOPS ON OUR MAIN ROUTES THAT'S FACING SOUTH, THE SUN IS ALWAYS ON THE PEOPLE.
IF YOU WANT SHADE, YOU MUST GET BEHIND THE, SHE THE, UH, THE SHELTERS BECAUSE THE SUN COMES FROM AN ANGLE THIS WAY AND YOU'RE OVER HERE.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE, MORE PEOPLE DIE FROM HEAT RELATED.
AND AS WE LOOK AT CLIMATE CHANGE, IT'S GETTING WORSE.
PEOPLE'S MEDICATION IS MAKING THEM SENSITIVE TO SUNLIGHT AND HEAT.
PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE HEAT INTOLERANT AND PHOTO SENSITIVE TO SUNLIGHT, WE CAN'T COME OUT, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
AND IF YOU'RE TELLING US TO GO TO A HEAT CENTER, HOW DO YOU GET THERE IF THE BUS STOP THAT YOU'RE USING TO GET THERE HAS NO SHADE OR HAS NOWHERE TO SIT? AND THIS IS NOT JUST LONG BEACH TRANSIT, THIS IS ALL THROUGH CALIFORNIA.
WHEN I LOOKED AT THE RESEARCH, MOST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
AND THEY'VE KNOWN FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
SO WHY AFTER 10 YEARS, NOTHING'S BEEN DONE.
AND ALSO TO, YOU TALK ABOUT SAFETY.
WHY IS IT PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BRING DOGS ON THE BUS THAT'S NOT CERTIFIED SERVICE DOGS.
IF THEIR AIRLINES CAN NIP IT IN THE BUTT TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T DO THAT, WHY CAN'T ALL OF OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BRING THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE THE A DA AND SERVICE DOGS AND OUR PUBLIC SERVICES AND WHOEVER AND HAVE A TALK, SIT THE TABLE AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING WHERE IT WOULDN'T VIOLATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CERTAIN SERVICE DOG? BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF PEOPLE COME ON THE BUS WITH TWO PIT BULLS OR ANY DOG AND BITE A CHILD OR A SERVICE DOG? WHO'S LIABLE FOR THAT? AND IF THE DRIVER CALLS IN AND THEY GET NO SUPPORT ABOUT THIS, OR THEY'RE THE ONES TO BLAMED FOR IT.
AND IF IT'S DURING RUSH HOUR AND YOU TALK ABOUT A DECLINE IN RIDERSHIP, LOOK AT ALL THE ELECTRICAL SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES THAT'S NOW ON THE STREETS AND ON THE SIDEWALKS.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'M A NINTH DISTRICT RESIDENT.
UM, AS SOMEONE THAT'S KIND OF BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF, OF THINGS THAT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT IN LONG BEACH.
I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 91 FREEWAY.
UM, IT'S NICE, NICE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS, UH, THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY.
BUT OUR CITY IS ALSO BORDERED BY THREE FREEWAYS.
THE SEVEN, 10 AND THE 91 ARE ACTUALLY CAUSING THE MOST HARM IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHY IS THERE NOT ANY KIND OF PROGRAM OR ANY KIND OF WAY THAT THE CITY CAN FIND GRANTS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM THIS KIND OF POLLUTION VIBRATION AND THE THINGS, UH, THE HARM THAT THE FREEWAY CAUSES TO OUR HOMES, FAMILIES HEALTH? UM, I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE SECOND LOWEST LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE CITY.
THE SECOND HIGHEST HOSPITALIZATION OF CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA.
MY HOUSE VIBRATES CONSTANTLY ALL DAY LONG.
I CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION ON MY BACKYARD UNLESS I'M DIRECTLY LOOKING AT SOMEBODY AND TALKING TO THEM.
'CAUSE THE NOISE OF THE FREEWAY IS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 DECIBELS CONSTANTLY.
NOW IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUT ALL THIS STUFF TOGETHER AND, UH, THING ABOUT THE CLEAN PORT IS YES,
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THEY'RE BRINGING CLEAN TRUCKS IN, BUT HOW FAR ARE THEY DRIVING THOSE TRUCKS OUT TO TRANSFER THOSE, THOSE, UM, CONTAINERS TO DIESEL TRUCKS? SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN, THAT CAN BE LOOKED AT AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN BE WORKED ON.THIS IS A GREAT PLAN TO CONTINUE TO BRING THE CITY UP.
UM, I DO DRIVE AN ELECTRIC CAR, UM, AND I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN TO HAVE LIVE IN A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
UM, I HOPE THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO GOOD THINGS IN THIS AREA.
UM, I'VE BEEN USING THE LONG BEACH TRANSIT, UM, THIS YEAR A LOT.
'CAUSE I TAKE OUT MY MODERATE TO SEVERE STUDENTS OUT IN THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, UM, SAY HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS THAT WE HAVE FREE TAP CARDS, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT OUR SCHOOL BUSES USED TO BE $850 AND IT JUMPED TO $1,058.
AND THANK THANKS TO THESE TAP CARDS.
I'M ABLE TO TAKE THE KIDS OUT TO THE MUSEUM OR TO THE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LONG BEACH TRANSIT, UM, BUS DRIVERS HAVE BEEN VERY NICE AND VERY ACCOMMODATING TO OUR SPECIAL ED KIDS.
AND I, I WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSEUM EXPRESS.
COMMISSIONERS ARE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, UM, COMMENTS WE HAD TODAY? I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE, UM, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE, IS REALLY THE POINT THAT, UM, JOHN BAR UP IT WAS, IS IMPORTANT.
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE SHELTERS FOR THE BUSES? BUSES, SHELTERS IS THAT LONG BEACH TRANSIT? IT'S A PARTNERSHIP.
SO WE, LONG BEACH TRANSIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTUAL SHELTER, THE BUS BENCHES, THE, UH, IF THERE'S A SHELTER ON THERE, THE SIGNAGE.
UM, AND IN REGARD, SO IT'S LBT WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TYPE OF AMENITIES AS HE WAS REFERENCING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES, UM, THE SIZE OF THE SIDEWALK, RIGHT, IT DOESN'T ALLOW TO HAVE A COVERED SHELTER, BUT MAYBE, YEAH, MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT TAKE TIME.
I MEAN, PLACES FROM THE SIDEWALK AND IT'S STILL COVERED BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.
THE, THE CLIMATE CHANGE HAS IS, IS GONNA START HITTING MORE AND YEAH, SO I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS A RESPONSIVE, NOBODY FROM THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS TO RESPOND ON THIS ONE.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO IS IN CHARGE.
UM, WE DO OWN MOST OF THE BUS STOPS AND THEN THERE'S ALSO OTHER, UM, SHELTERS THAT ARE ALSO OWNED BY THE CITY.
BUT WE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF IN REGARDS TO TRASH AND MAINTENANCE AND GRAFFITI AND ALL OF THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? SO, UM, OKAY.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.
UM, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
ITEM THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE
[3. 25-57207 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from City staff on the ClimateLB Youth Microgrant Program. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND FOA PRESENTATION FROM CITY STAFF ON THE CLIMATE LB YOUTH MICRO GRANT PROGRAM.AYE, MOVE I SECOND MOTION WAS MOVED BY, UM, COMMISSIONER GATON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANKS.
NOW I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE LAURA RUSSELL, ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING OUR STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
UM, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLIMATE LB PROGRAM TONIGHT AND HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESS OF OUR AWARDEES, MANY OF WHOM YOU SEE OUT HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.
SO THE CLIMATE LB PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUTH AGES 15 TO 24 IN DESIGNING AND PRODUCING AND OVERSEEING
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URGENT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS THAT FURTHER THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION GOALS.THE GRANT IS FUNDED BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE BLOOMBERG CENTER FOR PUBLIC INNOVATION AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
AND IT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS.
UM, THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR, WE AWARDED FUNDING TO EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR YOUTH LED PROJECTS.
AND THANKS TO BLOOMBERG'S GENEROSITY, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THIS YEAR AND OFFER THAT AWARD TO 17 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THESE PROJECTS WERE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS IN THE WEST SIDE.
THIS ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S WEST SIDE PROMISE CLIMATE EQUITY GOALS AND OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THERE THAT FACE EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.
THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF QUALIFYING PROJECTS FOR THE CLIMATE LB PROGRAM, RE REFORESTATION AND TREE PLANTING PROJECTS, CLIMATE EDUCATION EFFORTS, CLIMATE AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC ART AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.
SO NOW I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME, UM, SOME OF OUR PROJECTS.
UH, ALL MEANS ALL THE ALL ABILITIES.
TREE PLANTING PROJECT WAS A PROJECT AIMED TO HOST, UH, TREE PLANTINGS AND ACCESSIBLE AREAS, FREQUENTLY USED BY STUDENTS WITH ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS, CREATIVE ART EVENTS.
YOUTH FOR THE PLANET AT CLIMATE CLIMATE MURAL SUPPORTED YOUTH IN MEASURING METRICS LIKE AIR QUALITY TO INSPIRE A CLIMATE THEMED MURAL AT ADMIRAL B.
KID PARKS TEEN CENTER, CS U LBS, GREEN FILM SCHOOL ALLIANCE'S INTRODUCTION TO GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FILMMAKING SUPPORTED SUSTAINABLE FILM PRACTICES BY CREATING AND SHARING GREEN FILMMAKING KITS.
ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FAST FASHION BY UPCYCLING.
TOTE BAGS FROM REPURPOSE MATERIALS, HELP OF LONG BEACH HOSTED YOUTH VOLUNTEER EVENTS AT AMERICAN GOLD STAR MANOR TO HELP RESTORE 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF OVERGROWN SPACE BY PLANTING TREES AND NATIVE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS.
HISTORIC LONG BEACH DAIRY CREAMERY.
FRIENDS, GREEN GUARDIANS OF WEST LONG BEACH HOSTED A WORKSHOP AT WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO BE CLIMATE AMBASSADORS.
OUR CLIMATE, OUR CANVAS SUPPORTED YOUTH ARTISTS IN DESIGNING A MURAL CALLED PLANTING HOPE ONE TREE AT A TIME.
THAT'S NOW UP ON PINE AVENUE LONG BEACH.
UH, POLY GARDEN CLUB'S FOURTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF GARDENING AND BUTTERFLIES INSPIRED THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL FESTIVAL AND LEADING PROJECTS LIKE THE ON-CAMPUS GREENHOUSE LONG BEACH BAR FOUNDATION'S, YOUTH CLIMATE EDUCATION HOSTED HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY GARDEN INSTALLATIONS.
LOVE BEYOND LIMITS SPLASH INTO SUSTAINABILITY.
CONDUCTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT AQUAPONICS AND AQUATIC TERRESTRIAL TIAL ECOSYSTEMS. MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ARTS PLANT ON MOBILE EMPOWERED YOUTH AT CAMPERS TO TO LEAD A PUBLIC ART PERFORMANCE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR GREEN SPACES AND NATIVE PLANTS.
PUENTE LATINO ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION'S.
GEN Z YOUTH FOR CHANGE WAS A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY EVENT FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS, ROOFTOP CLIMATE KIDS, ROOF TO ROOTS, LB GREEN TRANSFORMATION, EMPOWERED YOUTH ADVOCATES TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES TO DESIGN, AND THEN INSTALL A GREEN ROOF.
AND YOUTH-LED CLIMATE EDUCATION AND AMBASSADORS OF LONG BEACH LED AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
IT FEELS FITTING THAT WE WOULD INVITE SOME OF THESE YOUTH VOICES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN PROJECTS.
SO I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP A REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO TALK ABOUT THE VOICE SWITCH PROGRAM AND THE STOP MOTION FILMS THAT THEY CREATED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS IN LONG BEACH COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M ITEL AND I'M WITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
I'M THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN OUR LONG BEACH OFFICE.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS ALONGSIDE YOUTH TO CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT ALLIES CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE HAS SUPPORTED YOUTH IN PASSING OVER 140 POLICIES AT LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LEVELS.
UM, AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND I'LL HAND IT OFF TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR PROJECT.
UM, I'VE BEEN PART OF VOICE WAVES FOR THREE YEARS NOW, SO IT'S REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE A PROGRAM.
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A BRANCH OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND WE'RE A YOUTH LED EMPOWERED MEDIA PROGRAM THAT COVERS LOCAL LONG BEACH ISSUES WITH CREATIVE PASSION.WE'RE CURRENTLY GIVING A SPECIAL FOCUS TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED BY ALL FACETS OF OUR REALITY, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND WE DO SO WITH COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH, WRITING, VIDEO, ESSAYS, SCENES, AND SHORT FILMS SUCH AS THIS PROJECT.
HELLO, MY NAME IS ABIGAIL PRONOUNS.
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, WHILE LI HAS PARTICIPATED IN MAKING TWO SHORT FILMS THAT WERE STOP MOTION TO ADVOCATE ABOUT THE CLIMATE CHANGE HAPPENING IN WEST LONG BEACH.
UM, HI, MY NAME IS NAOMI, UH, AS MY PREVIOUS COLLEAGUE SUCCESS, THESE TWO FILMS TITLED CLIMATE CHANGE IN WEST LONG BEACH AND A CALL TO CLIMATE ACTION DISCUSS BOTH THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING ON RESIDENTS OF WEST LONG BEACH AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES AND IMPLEMENT CLIMATE JUSTICE WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
THIS FILM PROJECT TRULY WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN STRENGTHENING OUR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR FILM TEAM, BUT WITH CITY LEADERS WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE ACTION AS WELL.
IT WAS ALSO AN INFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE ON HOW WE AS YOUTH CAN USE OUR CREATIVITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE AND CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL, UH, DEZENS OF LONG BEACH.
UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS GISELLE AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING YOUTH LED WORK AS THE YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE DECISION MAKERS.
UM, YOUTH NOW ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES MAKING DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE.
SO IF WE START WITH FUNDING THEIR WORK, THEY CAN CREATE A CYCLE TO FUND THEIR YOUTH AND SO FORTH.
YOUTH ARE EXPERTS OF OUR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE AND WE OFFER DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND DIFFERENT IDEAS BASED ON WHAT WE ARE LIVING NOW.
AND BY GROWING UP IN HIGHLY IMPACTED AREAS LIKE WEST AND NORTH LONG BEACH, UH, THE YOUTH CAN COMMUNICATE BETTER TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND IMPACT MORE YOUTH TO STEP UP AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FUND YOUTH-LED WORK, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE IT AS WE SEE RESULTS EVERY DAY OF THE WORK YOUTH DO AROUND THE CITY, AND IT IS PHENOMENAL.
UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UH, TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY, IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THE FILM DONE, UH, CREATED BY OUR GREAT YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG LEADERS, YOU CAN CHECK US OUT ON WHILE I VOICES OUR INSTAGRAM OR VIOL.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TWO FILMS ON THERE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION? UH, FIRST THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DID, UH, DURING THESE PROJECTS AND FOR TELLING US ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
UH, AND, UH, REALLY, UH, GREAT RESPECT TO EACH OF YOU WHO WERE INVOLVED TO THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR FINDING THESE GRANTS AND SETTING UP THIS PROGRAM.
UH, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.
I'D LOVE TO EXPLORE WAYS TO, UH, CONTINUE THE IMPACT OF THESE PROJECTS.
UH, I ALSO SIT ON THE CLIMATE AND, UH, SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, Y'ALL ARE IN INVOLVED IN THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, AT THE VERY LEAST, UH, MAYBE WE'D LOVE TO HEAR A BRIEFING THERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN, UH, LEVERAGE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND, UH, NOT LET IT JUST SIT ON A SHELF OR, OR ON A SERVER SOMEWHERE.
SO, UH, THOSE ARE PROBABLY CONVERSATIONS FOR LATER, BUT, UH, INTERESTED IN, UH, GIVING LI FURTHER LIFE TO WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE.
UH, JUST REAL QUICK, UM, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I, I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S REALLY AWESOME TO EXPRESS YOURSELF BY FILMMAKING TO SHOW WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE, RIGHT? SO I THINK MORE OF OUR YOUNGER PEOPLE NEED TO GET THAT INVOLVEMENT, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH FILMMAKING, THROUGH ART, THROUGH MUSIC, TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND TO BE ABLE TO SEND A MESSAGE OF WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE.
I MEAN, THESE ARE THE, THE FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE HERE.
WELL, WE'RE ALL GONE, RIGHT? SO NOW'S THE TIME TO, TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
THERE'S, THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO, TO DO THAT, AND THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AT, UH, THE FILMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PRESENTED.
I JUST WANT TO ADD, UM, PUT THE LATINO MAJOR ORGANIZATION WAS ONE OF THE AWARDEES AND IT WAS CHALLENGING AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE.
SO I REALLY WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS JOB.
IT IS GOOD FOR THE KIDS CAN SEE THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND IT IS GOOD THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE.
SOMETIMES IT'S, IT IS REALLY SCARY FOR THEM.
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I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL HAVE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES AND YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL THE KIDS TO KEEP GOING.AND THIS TIME IT WAS A LOT, IT WAS SO MANY TO SUPPORT IT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE HEART AND YOU CAN GO UP FROM NOW ON.
IT'S, IT'S JUST EVERYTHING IS ON YOUR HANDS.
SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE ALL THE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATED ON THIS PROGRAM.
WE CAN NOW TAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
UM, I JUST WANTED THEM TO SHOW THE QR CODE FOR THEIR LINKS BECAUSE I DIDN'T CATCH IT.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE CAUGHT IT EITHER.
COULD WE GET THE QR CODE BACK UP? YEAH.
I WAS ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE, UH, PUENTE LATINOS, UH, GEN Z YOUTH FOR CHANGE EVENT.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT ALL THE WORK THAT THE YOUTH DID, UM, IN LEADING THIS EVENT.
FACILITATING WORKING WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THEY'RE SICK AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT I WANNA, UM, HIGHLIGHT ESPECIALLY, UM, THE WORK OF LESLIE, WHO I WORKED WITH.
I VOLUNTEERED WITH THE MILKWEED DISTRIBUTION PORTION OF THE EVENT, AND WORKING WITH LESLIE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
SHE HAS SUCH A GREAT PASSION FOR COMMUNITY AND REALLY WANTED TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT WAS FUN.
AND THEN IN WORKING WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, UH, I ENDED UP BEING AT CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS GREAT TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AS WELL AS, UM, ADVOCATING FOR LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA.
UM, OF COURSE THROUGH MILKWEED DISTRIBUTION, IT HELPS WITH, UM, THE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
UM, AND I REALLY, UM, HAD SUCH A GREAT EVENT.
UH, ALL THE, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT WERE GIVEN BY ALL DIFFERENT PARTNERS, UM, FROM THE ENTIRE LONG BEACH CITY, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, WAS REALLY GREAT.
UM, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE, UM, KITCHEN PAILS, WHICH OF COURSE IS PROMOTING, UM, THE CITY'S, UH, GREEN WASTE INITIATIVE.
UM, AND IT WAS LIKE OVER 150 PAL.
UM, SO WE REALLY GOT TO TALK TO A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT THE LATINOS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
UM, AND, UH, REALLY, UM, MAKE TIME TO JUST HAVE FUN AND ENJOY AND LIKE, ENJOY, LIKE WE GAVE AWAY POPSICLES.
UM, SO IT WAS REALLY FUN EVENT.
AND THE YOUTH REALLY, UM, WERE THE ONES THAT MADE IT, UM, HAPPEN AND MADE IT IMPACTFUL.
UM, AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY WERE GIVEN MONEY TO, UM, HAVE AN EVENT THAT THEY WERE PROUD OF.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'M A LOCAL VISUAL ARTIST AND, UH, EDUCATOR AND ALSO, UM, ARTS ADVOCATE.
SO I'M HERE, UH, TO REPRESENT LATINOS IN ACTION CALIFORNIA.
WE WERE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECEIVED THIS GRANT.
IT WAS A MURAL, UH, MURAL THAT OUR YOUTH, UH, CREATED.
SO I WAS HELPING VOLUNTEERING TO DIRECT THIS AS AN ARTIST.
UM, OUR MURAL IS LOCATED AT LATINOS AND ACTIONS OFFICE, UH, 14TH STREET.
AND, UH, PINE, IF YOU CAN SEE IT, IT'LL BE GREAT.
UH, THE MURAL WAS, UH, IT WAS A PROCESS OF THE YOUTH COMING TOGETHER, UM, DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS, DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS, UH, TO INSTILL THE MESSAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEIR COMMUNITY AND THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO, UH, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
SO I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN PART OF THIS AND, AND, AND SEE HOW THE YOUTH, UH, GOT TOGETHER AND HAD IDEAS, UH, TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
SO, UM, OUR MURAL IS, IS CONSIDERED AN ART INSTALLATION, UM, BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE AN ELEMENT THAT IT IS, UM, IT HAS QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN SCAN IT AND SEE THE INTERVIEW OR THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY, UH, THE, THE YOUTH EXPLAINING FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE HOW DOES THE ISSUE IMPACT THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR IDEAS ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
SO IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PROJECT, UM, IN THAT SENSE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A MURAL.
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TREES KIND OF LIKE GREEN AND IT CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION 'CAUSE IT'S NICE AND COLORFUL, BUT ONCE YOU LOOK AT THE INFORMATION OR THE SCAN IT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE VOICE OR HEAR THE VOICE OF THE STUDENT OR THE YOUTH.SO, UM, AMANDA, WHO'S HERE IS OUR YOUTH, UH, UH, LEADER WHO WHO, UM, WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS AS FAR AS LIKE THE YOUTH.
UH, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED.
UM, WE, THERE WAS LIKE A MONTH LONG PROJECT.
UM, SO STUDENTS CAME FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY.
UM, AND SOME OF THEM ARE IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TODAY, SO THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY.
BUT I DO WANT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, SHOW MY GRATITUDE AND ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME CHECK IT OUT, UH, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE DRIVING BY THE PARK, THAT AREA, UH, IT, IT HELPS TO NOT ONLY BEAUTIFY THE AREA, BUT ALSO LIKE THE MESSAGE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
BECAUSE THE YOUTH WILL CARRY THAT MESSAGE INTO THE FUTURE, INTO, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE ON THAT SIDE LATER ON AND THEY'LL HAVE THIS, UH, CONSCIOUSNESS, RIGHT? UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR, UH, BEING PART OF THAT AND ALSO, UH, TO OUR YOUTH AND NOT ONLY, UM, OUR, OUR, OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO ALL THE YOUTH WHO WERE PART OF THIS.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THIS FOR MORE YOUTH.
UM, AND I, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.
I'M A, A BOARD MEMBER OF PUENTE LATINO ASSOCIATION.
SO I WAS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
UM, THE PROJECT BEGAN AS AN INITIATIVE DEVELOPED BY TWO OF OUR YOUTH INTERNS AT PUENTE LATINO ASSOCIATION, WHO WERE EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
INSPIRED BY WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THEY ENVISIONED A WAY TO SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR PEERS.
AFTER THEIR FIRST BRAINSTORMING SESSION, THE IDEA EMERGED A YOUTH-LED CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH FAIR DESIGNED TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND ACTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
THE DEFINING STRENGTH OF THE GEN Z EVENT WAS A COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF KEY CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT, EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, PEACE FOR CHAINS, AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, SEARCY SOCIETY, CENTRAL CHA, AND LONG BEACH COMPOST DELIVERED EDUCATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR QUALITY, BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
THEIR PARTICIPATION IN INSURED YOUTH RECEIVE CREDIBLE COMMUNITY CENTERED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND DIRECT ACCESS TO LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING INVOLVEMENT.
NOW OUR, THIS PROJECT STARTED, THEY FOUND A PARK IN WEST LONG BEACH WHERE THEY WANTED TO HOLD THIS EVENT.
WE FOUND OUT THAT JUST AROUND THE CORNER AT CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WERE GONNA HOLD THEIR HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENT AT THE SAME TIME.
SO THE YOUTH MET WITH LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL JURISDICTION AND PRESENTED THEIR, THEIR PROGRAM AND LONG BEACH UNIFIED ALLOWED THEM TO BRING THEIR PROGRAM TO CAPRIO TO MERGE THESE TWO EVENTS TOGETHER, WHICH HELPED REACH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MORE PEOPLE, FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND THEY WERE EXPOSED TO A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS BY THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAD, LIKE WAS MENTIONED BEFORE BY VANESSA, THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC GAVE OUT 750 NATIVE MILKWEED PLANTS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE MONARCH POPULATION.
THE, UH, THE KITCHEN PAE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS OUT BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
THEY HELP PEOPLE TO COLLECT FOOD SCRAPS TO PUT INTO THEIR GREEN BINS.
AND ALSO THEY HAD AN ART PROJECT WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO, TO DESIGN THEIR OWN ARTWORK ON SKATEBOARD DECKS THAT TALKED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO PEACE.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT.
IT REACHED A LOT OF PEOPLE AND OUR INTERNS AND PLENTY WERE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS.
UH, MY NAME IS JONATHAN FLORES.
I'M A URBAN FARMING, UH, EDUCATOR AND ADVOCATE.
UH, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TYPE, THESE TYPES OF INITIATIVES FOR OUR YOUTH.
UM, IT'S VERY, UM, TOUCHING TO SEE THAT THE YOUTH IS VERY ENGAGED IN THESE, UM, THINGS OF, UH, ADDRESSING AND TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN LONG BEACH AS WE ARE NEAR ONE OF THE LARGEST PORTS IN AMERICA.
I WAS, UH, PARTNERED UP WITH, UM, THE LONG BEACH BAR FOUNDATION, AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
UM, WE WORKED WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL, UM, A LOCAL CHURCH AS WELL AS, UM, UM, ACTUALLY TWO LOCAL CHURCHES IN A LOCAL SCHOOL.
AND TOGETHER WE, UM, UH, WERE ABLE TO, UH, DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN A GARDEN, UM, AND ALSO TO, UH, ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AMONGST THEIR PEERS.
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SPOKE ABOUT SOIL HEALTH AND WHAT PLANTS NEED IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.WE INSTALLED, UM, TWO GARDEN SPACES, UH, IN THOSE, UH, SITES.
WE ALSO, UM, SPOKE ABOUT, UM, UTILIZING LOCAL RESOURCES.
SO WE HEAVILY RELIED ON, UM, WILLOW SPRINGS, THE, UM, COMPOSTING PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE THERE THROUGH THE LONG BEACH COMPOST, UM, AS WELL AS THE FREE, UM, MULCHING AREA THAT'S PROVIDED.
UM, AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UH, WHAT ECOSYSTEMS ARE AND HOW, UH, WE ARE PART OF THAT ECOSYSTEM AND HOW TO PAY OUR RESPECTS TO NOT ONLY, UM, PLANTS, BUT ALSO ANIMALS AS WELL.
WE ALSO HELP TO IDENTIFY, UM, NATIVE PLANTS, WHAT PLANTS ARE EDIBLE, UM, AND, UM, TO, UH, NOT EAT RANDOM THINGS IN THE GARDEN AS WELL.
UM, AND WE ALSO HANDED OUT, UM, UH, SOME MILKWEEDS AND UTILIZE, UM, UH, THEODORE PAN FOUNDATION AND, UH, INSTALLED VARIOUS NATIVE PLANTS TO, UH, HELP ENCOURAGE, UM, LOW MAINTENANCE AND ALSO TO BE, UM, UH, CONSCIOUS OF THE, UH, AMOUNT OF WATER USAGE THAT'S, UH, UM, FOR THE SPACES THERE.
SO, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO, UH, LONG BEACH, UM, AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE MORE OF THESE PROGRAMS AND, UH, CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THEM, UH, MANY OF THESE YOUTH, UH, SECURE MORE GRANTS AND FUNDING FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM? NO.
UM, SEEING NONE, MADAM, MY APOLOGIES.
CHAIR GAINES, BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT THIS ITEM, UM, A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OUR AWARDEES.
UM, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO WITH YOU ALL ABOUT 6 0 5 IN THE LOBBY.
SO IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT AFTER THIS, UM, PLEASE STOP BY AND SAY HI.
UM, ALSO, IF WE COULD PROVIDE A BRIEF MOMENT OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU ALL, UM, IF YOU COULD ALL STAND, WE'D LOVE TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
UM, OKAY, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE, MADAM CLERK.
UM, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO
[4. 25-57208 Recommendation to receive and file a report from current Ad Hoc Committees; discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES.DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? SO, SECOND.
SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR GONZALEZ.
UM, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS ON THIS ITEM? UM, YES.
THIS SORT OF TOOK A LITTLE MORE TIME.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME BECAUSE I, I AM TRYING TO, UH, WORK THROUGH ACTUAL FIELD WORK AND REVISIT RECYCLING FACILITIES.
I HAD ASSIGNED, I HAD ON MY, UM, SCHEDULE TO VISIT ABOUT TWO OR THREE OF THEM, BUT THEY RESCHEDULE THE LAST MINUTE.
SO ONCE I GET THAT COMPLETED, I'LL BE ABLE TO ADD THE ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS IN THE FIELD AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL OR TO THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN I WILL OWE THE STAFF THE REPORT AS WELL.
SO MY GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED IN JANUARY AND THEN BE ABLE TO BRING THAT UP IN FEBRUARY BEFORE WE DISSOLVE THIS.
UM, NOW IS THE TIME ALSO, IF WE WANNA DISCUSS ANY ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE OR DISSOLVE ANY, UM, CURRENT COMMITTEES.
UM, HEARING THAT WE STILL HAVE THE ACTIVE COMMITTEE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE,
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BUT NOW IS THE TIME COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH.UM, WE CAN NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER GAAN MOTION IS CARRIED.
UM, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM, A ITEM FIVE RECOMMENDATION
[5. 25-57209 Recommendation to receive and file announcements and resources from the Office of Climate Action and Sustainability. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO RECEIVE AND FILE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES FROM THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY.MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? I MOVE, I SECOND APOLOGIZE.
COMMISSIONER BROWN, THANK YOU.
AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANKS.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR GAINES AND COMMISSIONERS.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE SPEEDING THROUGH THIS, BUT NOW I'M GONNA SLOW ROLL IT.
SO FIRST OUR RECAP OF EVENTS, UM, THAT OUR OFFICE WAS INVOLVED IN.
UM, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, BACK IN OCTOBER, WE HELD A URBAN FOREST VIRTUAL KICKOFF MEETING.
THIS IS PART OF OUR URBAN FOREST PLANNING PROCESS.
UM, SO IT WAS A VIRTUAL MEETING WHERE WE HAD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND IT'S LEADING INTO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE PLAN.
AND IN FEBRUARY WE'RE PLANNING ON, UH, HAVING A SERIES OF OPEN HOUSE EVENTS, UH, TO PRESENT SOME OF THE INITIAL FINDINGS OF, OF THE ANALYSIS THAT'S BEEN DONE TO HELP, UM, IMPROVE AND EXPAND OUR URBAN FOREST THROUGH THIS PLAN, UH, WHOLE SERIES OF NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR EVENTS.
UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE'RE DOING THIS NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
WE, WE WERE ON THE HOOK TO DO 50 EVENTS.
WE'RE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE 60 EVENTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND SO HERE'S A, A VARIETY OF THEM.
UH, A HALLOWEEN AT, UH, CARNIVAL AT SILVERADO PARK THAT BROKE OUR ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR ANY SINGLE EVENT WITH OVER 1600 ATTENDEES.
UM, WE DID A BIG COMMUNITY VALUES ART, ART VALUES COMMUNITY AT THE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART BACK ON NOVEMBER 8TH THAT GOT 530 ATTENDEES.
UM, AND THERE, THERE WAS, THIS WAS A SIX HOUR EVENT THAT CULMINATED WITH, UH, A ROCK CONCERT, UM, THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING AND LOTS OF, UM, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP EVENT CALLED, MADE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT MACARTHUR PARK.
UH, WE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON CAP IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS WAS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SINCE THE CAP WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO IT WAS A CHECK IN WITH THEM WHERE WE COULD UPDATE THEM ON THE PROGRESS AND THE, UH, PLANS FOR SOME UPDATES THAT WILL OCCUR TO THE CAP NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN UPCOMING EVENTS, UH, THIS MONTH OR WHAT'S REMAINING OF THIS MONTH, UH, WE HAVE A, A TREE PLANTING IN WEST LONG BEACH ON CASPIAN AVENUE ON DECEMBER 19TH.
UM, THAT'S IN COOPERATION WITH THE LONG BEACH CONTAINER TERMINAL AND THEN ANOTHER SERIES OF NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR EVENTS, UM, SOMETIMES TWO IN ONE DAY.
SO THIS FRIDAY, TOMORROW, UH, WE'RE HAVING OUR MONTHLY RESTORATION FRIDAY AT WILLOW SPRINGS, WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PLANTING SOME FLOWERING NATIVE PLANTS AT LONGVIEW POINT, UH, WITH VOLUNTEERS.
UM, A SANTA'S WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY AT SILVERADO PARK.
UM, A FINAL ROUND TABLE EVENT AS WE CLOSE OUT THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR PROGRAM AT THE BENBRIDGE HOUSE IN WILMORE CITY ON SATURDAY, UH, DECEMBER 20TH, UH, THE WINTER SOLSTICE SOUND BATH AND NATURE WALK THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING EVERY YEAR NOW AT WILLOW SPRINGS PARK.
AND THEN FINALLY, A MOBILE RECESS EVENT THAT SAME DAY AT MACARTHUR PARK.
SO WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR.
SO THIS IS OUR FINAL MEETING IN DECEMBER.
UH, WE'LL BE RECONVENING IN JANUARY AS, UH, AS IT STATES HERE FOR A YEAR IN REVIEW AND A COMMISSIONER RETREAT THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT WILL BE HELD AT A OFFSITE LOCATION, NOT HERE IN THE CHAMBERS, UH, BUT A MORE CASUAL LOCATION THAT, UH, WE'LL ANNOUNCE LATER.
AND THEN RUNNING THROUGH OUR SAME, YOU KNOW,
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UH, MEETING SCHEDULE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, WHERE WE REVISIT, YOU KNOW, EACH ONE OF OUR, UH, TOPIC AREAS IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.AND THEN FINALLY, JUST A COUPLE OF RESOURCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING BASED ON OUR TRANSPORTATION THEME TODAY.
UH, ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY WEBSITE OF THE CITY TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE, THE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION THERE.
AND THEN ALSO LONG BEACH TRANSIT HAS A, A SUSTAINABILITY PAGE THAT YOU CAN VISIT.
AND I THINK THAT ENDS OUR PRESENTATION WITH SOME TIME TO SPARE TO GET OUT THERE BY SIX.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SEEING NONE, UM, CAN NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I NOTICED, UH, IN YOUR POWERPOINT, THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT EARTHQUAKES.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, FLOOD AND THINGS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, AND LONG BEACH HAS TWO EARTHQUAKE FAULTS THAT RUNS THROUGH IT.
AND IF ANYBODY, WHICH MOST PEOPLE HERE I'M PRETTY SURE DON'T, DON'T LOOK THAT OLD ENOUGH.
THE, UH, 1933 MARCH, GREAT LONG BEACH EARTHQUAKE WHERE WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT THE PICTURES, YOU THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE.
BUT IT'S LONG BEACH NOW, WITH OUR POPULATION NOW AND ALL THE TALL BUILDINGS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TODAY.
AND WE'RE LESS PREPARED TO, TO DEAL WITH THAT AS THE PEOPLE DID BACK IN 1933.
AND ALSO TOO, I LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT STUDENTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE HAVE STUDENTS AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, CAL STATE LONG BEACH, AND WE HAVE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I'M PART OF LONG BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE, LONG BEACH THREE 50, THE CLIMATE LOBBY, UH, CLIMATE, UH, ELDERS, ACTION, AND OTHER, UH, GROUPS.
WHY? WE ALL TALK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVERYTHING, AND WE COULD DO MORE BY WORKING TOGETHER, BUT WE DON'T.
I'M A BABY BOOMER, YOU KNOW, WE GOT GENERATION XZY HERE AND THIS AND THIS, BUT WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER.
AND WE ALL HERE TALKING ABOUT DOING GOOD THINGS.
BUT WHY DON'T WE DO THAT? BECAUSE WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS NOT IN A BOOK, AND IF WE DON'T PASS IT ON IS LOST.
SO I THINK NEXT YEAR, WHY DON'T WE DO A BIG EVENT WHERE WE BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF AND FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER.
THERE'S POWER IN NUMBERS, WE CAN TEACH THEM AND THEY CAN TEACH US.
UM, IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH THE, UH, YOUTH GRANT, UM, AT ADMIRAL KIDD PARK TO CREATE A MURAL, I ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR EVENT.
AND I JUST WANTED, UM, THIS PAST SUNDAY AND I JUST WANTED TO TALK, UM, ABOUT HOW GREAT THAT WAS.
UM, WE WERE WORKING, UM, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO SEW, UM, AND CREATING PATCHES.
UM, UH, AND WE DO A LOT WITH THE SUSTAIN SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, I WORK WITH AMY BAUER, SHE LEADS CREATIVE ART EVENTS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW WONDERFUL THE NATIVE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR EVENT WAS.
UM, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO OUR BOOTH WERE SO THANKFUL AND SO EXCITED TO GET TO USE SEWING MACHINES FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PROJECTS LIKE THIS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS, UM, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF GROWING UP.
UM, SO WHEN I MOVED HERE, IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL, UM, EXPERIENCE TO SEE, UM, ALL THESE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE YOUTH TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN CLIMATE ACTIVISM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO.
UM, SEEING NONE, UM, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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COMMISSIONER GAETAN, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL YES.[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
TAKE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS.UM, IF ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO.UM, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, UM, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, UM,
[ADJOURNMENT]
I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.