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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO 2026
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR WITH OUR WONDERFUL LONG BEACH PARKS AND RECREATION AND MARINE AND ANIMAL CARE DIVISION.
UM, UH, DIRECTOR SCOTT, CAN YOU, YAY,
WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.
DEFINITELY THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
LOVE WORKING WITH THIS TEAM AND, AND WITH THE, THE COMMISSION AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT, GREAT THINGS THIS YEAR.
AND CAN YOU DO THE ROLL CALL? I CAN.
SO I AM GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13TH.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? OH, SORRY.
ANY COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? SHOULD WE HAVE A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UH, SO SECOND, WE HAVE, UH, A RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS RECEIVED BETWEEN DECEMBER 11TH, 2025 AND JANUARY 7TH, 2026.
DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO, AND I'M EXCITED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UM, I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE CAITLIN CRUZ, WHO IS ONE OF OUR RECREATION SUPERINTENDENTS AND, UH, ONE OF HER NEWER RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, WHILE WE RECRUIT FOR A PERMANENT, UM, REPLACEMENT FOR OUR FORMER, UH, COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU MANAGER, GLADYS.
UM, KAITLYN WILL BE HANDLING, UH, ALL THINGS RESERVATIONS.
AND SO, UH, SHE WILL BE PROVIDING THE STAFF REPORT TODAY AND NEXT WEEK, UH, AT THE FULL COMMISSION MEETING.
CAITLYN, WOULD YOU SPELL YOUR NAME FOR US PLEASE? C-A-I-T-L-Y-N-N.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT.
UH, SO WE HAVE EIGHT FEE WAIVERS, UM, FOR THIS TIME.
THE FIRST ONE IS WITH THE YMCA OF GREATER LONG BEACH LOS AL LOS ALTOS.
UM, THIS IS FOR THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE SLASH YOUTH SPORTS SLASH SUMMER DATE CAMP.
UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND IT'S NOT A NEW EVENT.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO RUN IT FROM JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027.
THIS IS FOR A YOUTH PROGRAM AT WHALEY PARK USING THEIR OPEN SPACE AND THE AMOUNT WAIVED IS $78,606 IN RENTAL PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEE.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF 150 IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, WE HAVE THE ALCOHOLIC ANON ANONYMOUS COURAGE TO CHANGE GROUP.
THEY'RE GONNA BE USING THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER, UH, CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THEIR AA MEETINGS.
THIS IS RUNNING FROM JULY 6TH, 2026 TO JUNE 28TH, 2027.
UH, THEIR GROUP MEETINGS ARE INCURRING 4,171 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES.
UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT, AND THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 10 IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, OUR SOUTH COAST ORCHARD SOCIETY IS LOOKING TO HAVE THEIR SOCIETY MEETINGS AT THE WHALEY PARK SOCIAL HALL ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THIS EVENT IS GOING TO RUN FROM JULY 27TH, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 28TH, 2027.
UH, THEY'RE INCURRING 2057 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES AS WELL AS $2,432 IN STAFF FEES.
THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT.
AND YOU SAID ORCHID? I THINK IT'S, IS IT ORCHID OR, I'M SORRY, ORCHIDS.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU YES.
UM, AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 20 IN ATTENDANCE, 20 TO 30 IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, THEN WE HAVE THE KAMA PARENTS ASSOCIATION.
UH, THEY'RE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL MOTHER DAUGHTER CONFERENCE OF THE MCBRIDE PARK SOCIAL HALL.
IT'S NOT A NEW EVENT NOR A NEW GROUP.
UH, THIS EVENT DATE IS ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2026.
UM, THEY, THE AMOUNT WAIVED IS GOING TO BE $414 RENTAL AND, AND PERMIT FEES.
AND THEN, UM, FEES PAID IS $1,008 FOR STAFF AND MAINTENANCE FEES AND A SECURITY DEPOSIT.
AND THIS IS 125 EXPECTED IN ATTENDANCE.
THEN WE HAVE THE BLUFF PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
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UM, THEIR EVENT IS GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026.JANUARY 27TH, 2027, MARCH 24TH, 2027, AND JUNE 23RD, 2027.
THIS IS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY MEETINGS AT THE 50 PARK SOCIAL HALL.
THIS IS NOT A NEW EVENT NOR A NEW GROUP.
UM, AND THEIR FEES ARE $997 AND RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES AND STAFF COSTS ARE $384.
EXPECTED ATTENDANCE IS UP TO 70 PEOPLE.
UH, THEN WE HAVE THE BDI FOUNDATION.
UH, THEY'RE LOOKING TO USE EL DORADO PARK AREA THREE FOR BIKE RACES FROM MARCH 26 THROUGH AUGUST 26TH, 2026.
THIS IS NOT A NEW EVENT NOR A NEW GROUP.
UH, FEES INCURRED ARE 43,163 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES AND STAFF COSTS ARE $2,816.
UM, THERE WOULD BE EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 110 ATTENDANCE.
UM, THEN BAHA'S FOUNDATION IS DOING AN EVENT FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT EL DORADO PARK, AREA THREE FOR EXCLUSIVE USE.
THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT IT IS A NEW EVENT ON MAY 31ST, 2026.
UM, FOR BIKE RACES, FEES WOULD BE 5,236 IN RENTAL PERMIT, EXCLUSIVE USE AND RACE FEES.
AND THEN FOR, UM, $594 IN SECURITY DEPOSIT AND STAFF FEE, THERE WOULD BE EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 700 PEOPLE AT THIS EVENT.
THEN WE HAVE ALAMEDOS HEIGHTS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS FOR USE OF RECREATION PARK SOCIAL HALL FOR THEIR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
UM, THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
IT'S NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026.
UH, FEES ARE $255 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES, AND THEN $816 IN SECURE DEPOSIT STAFF AND MAINTENANCE FEES.
AND THEY ARE HAVING 40 IN ATTENDANCE EXPECTED TOTAL WEES TOTAL, EXCUSE ME.
TOTAL FEES WAIVED FOR THIS MONTH WOULD BE 1,300, APOLOGIES, $134,899.
AND THEN THUS FAR FOR FY 26, WE HAVE WAIVED $2,731.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT, THESE NUMBERS SEEM VERY BIG.
A NUMBER OF THESE ARE KIND OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL BLANKET PERMITS.
AND SO IT'S FOR MULTIPLE, UM, DAYS OF USAGE MM-HMM
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS ARE BIG.
AND THEN I THINK ALL OF US, UH, HAVE A HISTORY OF WHAT THAT BAHATI BIKE RACES ARE IN.
UM, MAY, MAY I ASK, ARE THESE IN LINE WITH WHAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST? MM-HMM
SO IT'S NOT A LITTLE BIT MORE OR A LITTLE BIT LESS? IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS IN THE PAST.
UH, IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE JUST BECAUSE OUR FEES, UH, GO UP.
AND SO THAT WOULD MEAN THE AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, LITTLE BIT MORE AS WELL.
AND THEN I REMEMBER THE YMCA, I THINK THAT ONE CAME UP LIKE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, DIDN'T IT, WITH THAT BIG NUMBER MM-HMM
AND THIS IS KIND OF A, A SHARED AREA PARK SPACE, BUT WE KIND OF DO NOT GONNA SAY JOINT PROGRAMMING, BUT WE USE, WE BOTH USE SHARE THIS SPACE, THIS AREA.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A, WHAT I WOULD CALL A JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH, UH, THAT YMCA AS WELL FOR THE PARKING LOT.
UM, THEY HELPED, UH, THEY HELPED US WHEN WE EXPANDED THAT PARKING LOT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
AND SO WE HAVE KIND OF A JOINT USE FOR THE PARKING LOT OKAY.
AS WELL, NOT CONTEMPLATED HERE, BUT STUFF.
UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, UM, I NOTICED THE EXCLUSIVE USE, UM, AND THEN, UH, WHICH I, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT ENTAILS, I GUESS.
UM, BUT THEN ALSO FOR THE AMOUNT WAIVED, I NOTICED THAT IT SAYS THAT THERE'S EXCLUSIVE USE AND RACE FEE, BUT THE RACE FEE WAS NOT MENTIONED ON JUST THE, UH, THE NON-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BIKE RACE FEE.
SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE, THAT RACE FEE WAS REFERRING TO.
I CAN, UH, DO SOME RESEARCH AND BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S A NEW EVENT.
UM, ARE THEY HOLDING THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN LONG BEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME? HAS IT BEEN HELD ELSEWHERE? SO THIS IS REALLY GOOD NEWS, OR IS IT THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE HAVING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK AT AS WELL.
I DON'T RECALL IN MY 13 YEARS HERE, UH, EVER HAVING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IDENTIFIED, UM, OR REQUESTED FOR A FEE WAIVER.
SO IT'S LIKELY, IT'S ONE OF THE TWO SCENARIOS.
YOU SAID THEY'RE DOING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME
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EVER, OR THEY'RE MOVING IT TO LONG BEACH FROM SOMEPLACE ELSE.SO EITHER CASE IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
EITHER CASE YOU'RE LOOKING AT GATE REVENUE, UH, FOR EL DORADO PARK, SO MM-HMM
UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF SEVEN, THAT'S POSITIVE.
AND, AND ONE THING I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY IS WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE TO THE ROADS, UM, AND SOME OF THE OTHER AMENITIES IN EL DORADO PARK, IF WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE MM-HMM
THIS MIGHT BE KIND OF AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY COME IN AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WOW, THIS PLACE IS KIND OF NICE.
THIS MIGHT BE NICE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY, OR, OR THIS OR THAT.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S, UM, ADDITIONAL, UH, POTENTIAL FUTURE BENEFIT.
IT IS KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW, SINCE IT IS A BIKE RACE, I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE RIDING IN VERSUS, YOU KNOW, COMING IN THEIR CARS AS WELL.
UM, BUT THEY DON'T WANNA WEAR OUT THEIR LEGS BEFORE THE RACE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, FROM THE STAFF? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? VERY NICE REPORT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER OR SMITH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HIA.
UH, NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION, RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS AND THEFT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION.
CAN I HAVE A, UM, MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED.
UM, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO.
UH, JANICE MCMULLEN, OUR ACTING BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU MANAGER, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT.
UM, SO THIS MONTH'S, UM, LOSS REPORT IS, IS, IS NOT VERY BIG.
I'LL SEE THE, THE TOTAL LOSS REPORT IS $3,773, UM, WHICH, AND IT'S ABOUT JUST UNDER 20, LIKE LITTLE ITEMS. SO THEY'RE ALL KIND OF VERY SMALL ITEMS, MOSTLY DEALING WITH, UM, EITHER, YOU KNOW, BOARDING UP A WINDOW OR SOME KIND OF HOLE.
UM, ELECTRICAL WIRES, UM, LOCKS AND FENCING, KIND OF THE USUAL.
UM, I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY A LOT OF LOCKS.
UM, THE LARGEST ONE WAS JUST, UM, JUST PEEK AT THAT ONE.
IT WAS A CHERRY PARK AND IT WAS ON SOMEONE DEALING WITH THE LIGHT POLES.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT YEAR TO YEAR, IT'S, FIND THAT PAGE.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR IT WAS SIMILAR, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRAINING A LITTLE LOWER FIND.
THE NUMBER LAST YEAR WAS, UM, YEAR TO DATE WAS LIKE 19,000.
AND RIGHT NOW, YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE ABOUT 14,000.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT, THE RAIN MAYBE KEEPS PEOPLE AWAY.
UH, BUT MAY I, IT'S GOOD NEWS.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE LOCKS? MM-HMM
WHEN THEY'RE BREAKING LOCKS, ARE THEY GETTING INTO SOME PLACE? I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP.
UM, MOSTLY THIS REPORT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE BROKEN LOCK AND HOW THEY REPAIRED IT OR, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER DOORS OR SOMETHING THAT WAS BROKEN WITH IT.
UM, YEAH, I WAS THINKING THAT TOO.
SO I COULD, I COULD ACTUALLY GET A FIND OUT FOR THAT.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS, BUT THE, WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS BOTH MM-HMM
UM, TRYING TO GET INTO A LOCKED RESTROOM OVERNIGHT.
ONCE THE AMBASSADORS, THEY MAY MESS WITH THE LOCK AND BREAK IT TO THE POINT WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO REPLACE IT, BUT DON'T ALWAYS NECESSARILY GAIN ACCESS.
BUT IT STILL REQUIRES A REPAIR.
THERE ARE SITUATIONS, THOUGH, WHERE THEY CAN GET IN.
SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT'S ON THIS LIST, BUT IT, IT DOES REALLY TYPICALLY COVER BOTH.
UM, AND IF I COULD ADD JUST KIND OF ONE MORE, AND THERE'S NOT A DOLLAR VALUE TIED TO IT YET, BUT THERE WILL BE.
SO WE HAD A REALLY UNFORTUNATE, UH, THEFT AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, UH, PARK, UH, BACK IN THIS PAPER.
IN SOMETIME IN DECEMBER, WHERE THE STATUE THERE, UH, THE MLK STATUE HAS A NUMBER OF PLAQUES AT THE BASE OF THE STATUE.
THERE ARE FIVE PLAQUES, FOUR OF THEM WERE STOLEN.
UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, MY BELIEF IS IT'S NOT ANYTHING RACIST.
IT IT'S MORE ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE PLAQUES OF THE BRAS AND EXACTLY.
UM, AND BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SEEING THAT CITYWIDE WITH OUR MEMORIAL PLAQUES ALONG THE BEACHES ON THE MEMORIAL BENCHES, WE, WE SEE THAT KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD, A LOT OF PLAQUES, A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, UH, OR FACILITY DEDICATION, PLAQUES, THEY ARE BEING STOLEN LEFT AND RIGHT.
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SAID THAT, WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING RIGHT NOW, UH, WE, WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO JUST GO DOWN THIS ROAD AND HAVE THEM STOLEN EVERY SO OFTEN, THEN REPLACE IT.UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, SOME OTHER, UM, FABRICATION OPPORTUNITIES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A 3D PRINTER.
UH, THERE'S A LOCAL VENDOR THAT CAN GET US SOMETHING THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE OLD PLAQUE, KIND OF THE SAME COLOR SCHEME.
IT STILL HAS THAT KIND OF A 3D UM, YOU KNOW, LITTLE BIT OF, UM, RAISED LETTER.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT.
UM, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FOR A NUMBER OF OUR REPLACEMENTS COULD LOOK JUST AS NICE, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT VALUABLE.
UM, THE BALANCE WE HAVE TO WEIGH THERE THOUGH, IS DON'T MAKE IT LOOK TOO GOOD.
BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE GONNA STEAL IT, THINKING IT'S, IT'S VALUABLE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, REALIZE, OH SHOOT, I STOLE SOMETHING NOT WORTH ANYTHING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE ROAD WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO DOWN IS, UM, LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A 3D UM, PLAQUE, YOU KNOW, USING PLASTICS.
UM, OUR, OUR THING THOUGH IS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A MEMORIAL BENCH OR OF COURSE THE MLK STATUE, WHICH HAS, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL, UM, MEANING AND VALUE, UH, WE DO WANNA ENSURE IT LOOKS APPROPRIATE AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
AND SO WE'RE KIND OF HAVING OUR FIRST GO RUN WITH, UH, REPLACING ONE OF THE FOUR STOLEN PLAQUES, JUST AS A TEMPLATE TO SEE HOW WILL IT LOOK AND WILL THIS BE GOOD ENOUGH WITH THE, FOR AN IMPORTANT STATUTE WITH THE 3D PRINTER.
HAVE YOU, UM, HEARD ANYTHING FROM OTHER PARK DISTRICTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR LOSSES? OH, YEAH.
AND DO THEY HAVE IDEAS OR ARE WE LEADING THEM IN TERMS OF, I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF IN THE SAME BOAT AND PROBABLY AT ABOUT THE SAME STAGE.
UM, AND I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
SOME CITIES ARE JUST LIKE, WE'RE NOT GONNA TRY TO REPLICATE ANYTHING THAT LOOKS SIMILAR AND WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A, A, YOU KNOW, A PLASTIC PRINTED SHEET IN SOME CASES THAT MAY WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MLK STATUE, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, SIGNIFICANCE, NO.
I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY, LIKE FROM LIKE AN ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVE, LIKE THE WAY THAT IT STANDS TOO, I MEAN, IT'S SO THE WAY, JUST LIKE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WAY IT STANDS, LIKE IT'S SO, LIKE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE, IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT UP AGAINST A WALL.
IT'S LIKE RIGHT THERE, FRONT AND CENTER.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE PROTECTED BY LIKE A WALL MM-HMM
SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN CREATE SOMETHING TO WHERE IT'S LIKE A BACKDROP.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE CENTER STAGE.
AND SO I'M THINKING ABOUT IT FROM LIKE AN ART, LIKE AN ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVE.
SO I'M, YOU KNOW, DOES MAKE IT A LOT HARDER TO DO WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER CITIES ARE PROBABLY DOING.
AND WE PROBABLY HAVE LIKE AN EPOXY COVER SO THAT PEOPLE CAN'T CHIP AWAY AT THE LETTERS YEAH.
AT THE LETTERS, UH, TO PROTECT THAT AS WELL.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THE, UM, MARK TWAIN LIBRARY, UH, PARK IS DOING WITH REGARD TO THAT, UH, THOSE PLASTIC THINGS THAT THEY HAVE IN THAT NEW LITTLE PARK OUT FRONT? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? THEY'RE ON ANAHEIM, CORRECT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT FAMILIAR.
I MEANT MICHELLE OBAMA, THE, YOU KNOW, THAT NEW LITTLE AREA IN MICHELLE, THE, THE COMMUNITY GAR OR THE GARDEN AREA? YES.
AND THEY HAVE THOSE STORIES AND IT'S IN PLASTIC.
UM, SO MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SO ANYWAY, I DID THE OTHER, I HEARD AS FOREST LAWN IS LOSING PLAQUES, I HAVE TO GO CHECK ON MY HUSBAND, I TAKE MY HUSBAND'S PLAQUES.
IT, IT'S VERY SAD WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
UM, AND IT'S NOT JUST PARKS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED.
YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND STREET LIGHTS WILL BE OUT.
WELL, WHY ARE THEY OUT? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STEALING THE COPPER WIRING AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE TRY TO DO THINGS, I, I JUST TALKED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THE OTHER DAY AND HE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE ACCESS POINTS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AT THE BASE OF THE LIGHT SO THAT WE CAN GET IN THERE AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND SO THEY KNOW THERE'S AN ACCESS POINT DOWN THERE.
SO IT'S LIKE WE'RE GONNA CONCRETE AROUND IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT MAY MAKE IT HARDER FOR US DOWN THE ROAD TO GO FIX IF WE EVER HAVE TO, BUT TYPICALLY THE REASON WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE IS BECAUSE THE COPPER WIRE'S BEING STOLEN.
SO LET'S JUST CONCRETE AROUND IT.
WELL, NOW PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THAT SOMEWHERE AWAY FROM THE BASE OF THE LIGHT, THE LINE IS BEING RUN.
THEY'RE GOING AND DIGGING A HOLE IN THE
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GROUND AND PULLING IT FROM THERE.AND, YOU KNOW, SO UNLESS YOU CONCRETE OVER EVERYTHING, THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM.
AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.
WE HOPE FOR, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE COULD BE LEGISLATION THAT CAN HELP, UH, BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER ON THE RECYCLING, UH, FACILITIES.
UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN AROUND 2017.
THERE WAS SOME LEGISLATION THAT I THINK TEMPORARILY HELPED.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL ON THE BOOKS.
UM, BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING THIS ISSUE TODAY.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT, JANICE.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UH, MADE BY COMMISSIONER HIGA.
SECOND UP BY COMMISSIONER ARIA, ARTIE SMITH.
WE NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE, AN UPDATE REGARDING FINANCE AND WAIVER AS IT AND WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND REEN DIRECTOR.
OH, AGAIN, I NEED TO HAVE A MOTION.
SO, UH, DIRECTOR, UM, JANICE MCMULLEN, ACTING DIRECT, UH, ACTING DIRECTOR.
SO, UM, IT IS EARLY IN OUR FISCAL YEAR.
UM, WE, THIS REPORT'S ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
UM, SO THE DATA, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT ALWAYS GROWS AND GROWS AND THEN GETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE MOST IN THE SUMMER.
SO, SO FAR EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD, TRACKING GOOD, UM, REVENUES, UM, TRACKING ABOUT THE SAME PERCENT, ABOUT 20%, UM, AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
AND THEN EXPENDITURES ARE SLIGHTLY DOWN, UM, WHICH JUST COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS, WHETHER JUST PROJECTS NOT BEING DONE DUE TO THE WEATHER, UH, VACANCIES OR JUST THE TIMING OF PAYROLLS.
SO, UM, AND WHEN THE REPORTS POLL, SO, UM, OVERALL LOOKING VERY GOOD IN THE GENERAL FUNDS.
UM, WATER
AND I DON'T RECALL THE WEATHER AT THIS TIME, DRY LAST YEAR, IT WAS DRY, BUT, UM, SO I, I MEAN, I ATTRIBUTE IT MOSTLY TO THAT.
SO, UM, YEAH, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABOUT 12, 27% AT THIS TIME, AND WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 12% OF OUR BUDGET.
SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT IS GOOD NEWS, YOU KNOW, AND IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT, YES, IT IS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS EARLY RAIN.
UM, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WATER MORE THAN WE USED TO BE ABLE TO, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME BUDGET ENHANCEMENTS IN OUR, OUR WATER BUDGET OVER, UH, MAYBE NOT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT IN THE EARLY 2000 TWENTIES.
AND WE WERE COMING OUT OF THAT REALLY SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT PERIOD IN THE LATE 2000 TEENS.
AT THAT TIME, OUR, OUR PARKLANDS, THE TURF WAS SO COMPACTED SO HARD.
AND SO WHEN WATER, WHEN IT WOULD RAIN OR EVEN IRRIGATION, A LOT OF IT WOULD JUST KIND OF, UM, GO RIGHT OFF AND INTO THE STREET OR ONTO THE SIDEWALK.
NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WATER A LITTLE BIT MORE, OUR TURF IS IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION.
WHEN WE DO GET THESE RAINS, IT IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE ABSORBED.
AND IT ALLOWS US NOW WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OFF, OR MANY OF OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OFF PROBABLY CLOSE TO THE END OF THE MONTH.
UM, AND THAT IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR US BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE END OF THE YEAR IS GONNA LOOK FOR OUR BUDGET.
AND SO ANYTHING WE CAN SAVE TODAY IS GOING TO BE A HUGE HELP.
NOW HAVING SAID THAT, WITH THE RAIN, GOOD THING ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, BAD THING ON THE REVENUE SIDE, UH, BECAUSE FEWER PEOPLE GOING TO EL DORADO REGIONAL PARK AND THE ENTRY AND GOLF ARE OUR BIGGEST REVENUE SOURCE IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO GOOD AND BAD, I'M NOT WORRIED.
I DID SEE PEOPLE GOLFING, WHAT KNOW WHAT, THERE ARE SOME DIEHARDS OUT THERE THAT WAS STILL PLAY.
UH, BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? NOT FOR ME, FROM STAFF.
UM, I HAVE A, A QUESTION FIRST OF ALL, WITH THE EXCESS RAIN, AS YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT ON THE TURF, DOES THAT MAKE IT SAFER FOR THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING THEIR SOCCER AND STUFF? YEAH, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY GENERALLY IT MAKES IT, I WOULD SAY IT MAKES IT A MORE PLAYABLE CONDITION.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FALL ONTO COMPACTED TURF,
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UH, YOU KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT HURT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT SOFTER.I MEAN, WE'RE NOT TALKING SUPER SOFT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, A NICE PLUSH GRASS IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN HARD DIRT.
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH, UM, RETENTION.
DO WE, ARE WE ABLE TO RE ARE THERE RETENTION AREAS FOR THE WATER THAT WE CAN THEN TAP INTO? YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M, YEAH.
SO THERE ARE WATER CAPTURE SYSTEMS, THANK YOU, UM, THAT, UM, ARE OUT THERE.
WE HAVE A BIG ONE AT THE AIRPORT.
UM, I THINK SOME SMALLER ONES.
AT THE GOLF COURSES, WE'RE ABLE TO USE OUR LAKES AS LIKE THE DUCK POND.
WE JUST HAD THAT MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE EL DORADO DUCK POND.
WE CAN ACTUALLY USE EXCESS WATER FROM THE DUCK POND FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES, UH, PARTICULARLY ON THE GOLF COURSE.
THE GOLF COURSE USES IT MOSTLY, BUT CERTAINLY THEN WITH MORE RAIN PUMP MORE OUT OF THE DUCK POND AND USE IT FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
UM, IT ALSO HELPS, UH, THE, UM, LONG BEACH, UH, MUST THE MUNICIPAL URBAN STORMWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH IS BY MY HOUSE THERE, UH, ALONG THE, UH, LA RIVER, UH, BY DRAKE, UH, LOWER DRAKE PARK, UM, YOU KNOW, ONCE FULLY, FULLY OPERATIONAL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THAT CAPTURED IN TREATED WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES AROUND DRAKE AND CHAVEZ PARK.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA HELP US IN THE FUTURE.
AND NOW AS WE DESIGN PARKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN WE USED TO WITH MORE BIOSWALES AND, AND OTHER CAPTURE SYSTEMS IN OUR PARKS, WHICH WEREN'T NECESSARILY PART OF DESIGN OF NEW PARKS 20 YEARS AGO, THAT CERTAINLY THEN HELPS AS WELL.
WE HAVE A, I'M SORRY, REALLY QUICKLY.
SINCE, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP AND, AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T BELONG IN THIS, IN THIS ITEM, BUT YOU BROUGHT UP THE EL DORADO, UM, DUCK POND MM-HMM
AND SOMEONE WAS ASKING ME, OR WAS JUST COMMENTING AND, UM, ABOUT, AGAIN, THERE WAS THE, I GUESS THE PLASTIC LINING OR WHATEVER ON THAT IT'S BEEN BUBBLING UP AND IS COULD, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S MORE OF AN ENGINEERING QUESTION, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY I, I KIND OF OUT OF MY, UH, KNOWLEDGE.
I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT IT WHEN, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING WHEN IT WAS FIRST FLYING CONSTRUCTION.
IT JUST WAS NOT STAYING AT THE BOTTOM OF, UH, THE POND.
AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE LITTLE ISLANDS, LITTLE BUBBLE ISLANDS.
UM, AND I KNOW OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM LOOKED HARD, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY UNCOMMON APPARENTLY.
I REMEMBER THIS CONVERSATION TWO YEARS AGO AND, YOU KNOW, SO THEY LOOKED HARD TO SEE WHAT CAN WE DO, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS CAME UP AND WE JUST PUT A ROCK ON IT RIGHT.
I, THE ANSWER WAS NO, UHHUH, I DON'T REMEMBER WHY.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY'RE STILL PROBABLY TRYING TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THAT.
BUT, UM, I, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY PLANS IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO ADDRESS IT.
THE QUESTION CAME UP SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE FLOATING CHRISTMAS TREES THAT ARE USUALLY THERE IN THE POND, BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE 'EM IN THE POND BECAUSE, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE THE LINER.
SINCE THE LINE IS ABOVE WATER.
SO TREES, COULD WE HAVE THE, THE TREE IN THE BAY, UH, TREES THAT WE PUT OUT AT A NUMBER OF OUR, OR ACTUALLY AT ALL OF OUR, UM, UH, LAKES MM-HMM
AND, UM, AND SO WE USED TO HAVE IT IN THE DUCK POND.
AND NOW IT'S OUT, UM, CLOSER TO STUDE ACRE.
IT REMINDS ME OF MY PIE SHELLS.
IF YOU DON'T PUT THE STUFF ON THE OH, YEAH, YEAH.
THE PIE SHELL POPS UP LIKE THAT.
OH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UM, BY COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH REGARDING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AND WE NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS, UH, THANK YOU.
AND THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF NEXT THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2026.
UH, DO WE HAVE A REPORT DIRECTOR? WE DO.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS. UM, DO WE HAVE A DRAFT OF THAT? UH, I USUALLY SPEAK TO IT.
UM, SO, UH, AS USUAL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION OF OUR, UH, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER.
AND, UM, SO DOES THAT PERSON KNOW WHO THEY ARE YET? I DON'T BELIEVE CHRISTINE.
DO THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE YET? UM, NO, NOT YET.
BUT THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY BY, BY THURSDAY, QUITE SURPRISE.
UM, SO IT'S NO LONGER GLADYS WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
IT IS NOT, IS IS IT HEIDI? HEIDI.
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SUPERINTENDENTS, WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? UM, SO THE, THE COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU HAS THE BUREAU MANAGER AND THEN FOUR, UM, UH, MANAGEMENT, UH, POSITIONS THAT EACH ARE KIND OF RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN PARKS AND THEN CERTAIN CITYWIDE.UH, SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OF PROGRAMS. KAITLIN? KAITLIN IS ONE OF THE FOUR.
AND THEN HEIDI ZA, UH, WHO IS THE ERC, UH, WILL BE THE ERC CHAIR.
UM, DOESN'T, ISN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE A COMMUNITY RECREATION PERSON FOR THE ERC, BUT, UH, JUST SO HAPPENS THIS TIME AROUND, UH, IT WILL BE.
UM, SO SHE'LL BE, UH, PRESENTING THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE INVITED PUBLIC WORKS TO COME OUT AND GIVE A PRESENTATION ON, UH, THE CITY'S ELEVATE 28 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS WAS A REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION, UH, EARLIER, I WAS GONNA SAY THIS YEAR EARLIER IN 25.
UH, A PRESENTATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING, UH, COMMITTEE.
UM, AND SO, BUT AGAIN, WE ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE FULL, UH, COMMISSION.
AND SO, UH, PUBLIC WORKS HAS PUT TOGETHER A NICE OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S ELEVATE 28 CIP PROGRAM.
ELEVATE 28 IS REALLY A FIVE YEAR LOOK AT CAPITAL PROJECTS.
IT STARTED IN 23, AND THE INTENT WAS REALLY, WHAT ARE WE GONNA BE DOING UP UNTIL THE OLYMPICS? UM, IT IS ACTUALLY NOW EXTENDED BEYOND, UH, 28.
BUT, UM, THEY WILL BE GIVEN AN OVERVIEW OF NOT ONLY THE, THE PROGRAM ITSELF, BUT SOME OF THE, UM, INFORMATION MATERIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
AND THEN TALKING ABOUT, UM, SOME OF OUR PARKS, UH, PROJECTS, PARK SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN IN DEPTH DISCUSSION ON EACH OF THE PARKS PROJECTS.
THERE ARE LITERALLY DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF PARK PROJECTS.
THERE'S A LOT IN, IN THE, UM, ELEVATE 28 PLANTS.
SO IT'LL REALLY BE JUST KIND OF A MENTION OF WHAT THOSE ARE, WHAT ARE ON THE HORIZON.
AND THEN SOME OF THE MORE RECENTLY COMPLETED, UH, CIP PROJECTS THAT WERE PART OF THE ELEVATE 28 PLAN.
THOSE ARE LIKE THE MACARTHUR PARK, UM, UH, REDO, UM, THE, THE PLAYGROUNDS AT SILVERADO AND RAMONA PARK AND DAVENPORT PARK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO THAT WAS COMPLETELY, UH, REDONE AS WELL.
SO GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THOSE.
BUT IT'S REALLY KIND OF JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S CIP PROGRAM THAT WE'RE CALLING ELEVATE.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE? I, I HAVE.
SO IT WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE MM-HMM
UM, THIS TIME AROUND AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL.
THEY KIND OF JUST TALKED ABOUT IT VERY GENERICALLY AND, AND BROADLY.
AND SO KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE CATEGORIES.
THERE'S MOBILITY PROJECTS, THERE ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, PARKS PROJECTS, UH, THERE ARE GAS UTILITY PROJECTS.
THIS TIME THEY'RE GONNA FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE PARKS SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN MENTIONING WHAT THOSE ARE.
AND IT IS A LONG PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF SLIDES, BUT IT IS NOT A LONG PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF TIME.
I'M NOT GONNA MAKE ANY COMMITMENTS TO HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE.
I WAS, I RAN INTO SOME ISSUES LAST MONTH.
WERE YOU AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING OR? NO, BUT JUST AT THE FULL, THE OH, RIGHT.
I ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL SOME EMERGENCY STRINGS TO GET MY SUB TO STAY LONGER AND THAT SORT OF THING.
'CAUSE I DIDN'T, DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT BACK IN TIME, BUT, UH, IT WAS A LONG HERBICIDE PRESENTATION WAS A LONG ONE.
I JUST, I THOUGHT THE REPORT WAS FINE.
IT WAS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT TOOK SOME, THE REPORT ITSELF WAS ALSO QUITE WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I THINK I HAD TO LEAVE, DIDN'T I? YEAH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOVEMBER, RIGHT? MM-HMM
YEAH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE DECEMBER.
HAVING SAID THAT THOUGH, YEAH.
THE REST OF THE AGENDA IS QUITE LIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.
THESE ARE AGREEMENTS THAT WE ENTER INTO WITH OUR CONTRACT CLASS INSTRUCTORS.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S AN EXTENSION.
I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LETTER.
IT'S FOR, UH, CAL HEIGHTS MUSIC.
UM, AND SO OFFERING SOME MUSIC PROGRAMS AT, UH, AT THEIR BRICK AND MORTAR, UH, BUSINESS.
OH, I LOVE THOSE PROGRAMS. YEAH.
AND IT'S JUST ONE, UH, ONE PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT.
AND THEN WILL THEY BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT IT ALSO OR PROBABLY NOT.
NO, THEY DON'T TYPICALLY COME.
UM, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE INVITED.
AND THEN THAT IS IT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL STAFF REPORTS, I WILL
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HAVE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS.UM, YOU KNOW, I HEARD AT THE LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS NOVEMBER, WE SKIPPED, UH, DECEMBER, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ITEMS. RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH IN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS.
ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MARINE BUREAU.
UM, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANNA SET THE STAGE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HIGHLIGHTS.
THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THAT COULD TAKE, YOU WOULD NOT, I WOULD NOT BE HAPPY
AND SO I DO JUST KIND OF WANNA SET THAT STAGE.
I'LL OF COURSE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, COVER THE IMPORTANT THINGS AT A HIGH LEVEL OF SOME OF THOSE OTHER AREAS, BUT, UM, THIS IS NOT A, A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND IT SHOULDN'T BE 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
IT, IT'S TRULY JUST HIGHLIGHTS.
IT REALLY USED TO BE JUST A REVIEW OF THE WE CREATE COMMUNITY DOCUMENT.
UH, SOMETHING BRENT ADDED AND I THINK WAS A GOOD THING.
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT, MAYBE FOR THE, THE, WE CREATE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, UH, I'M GONNA CONTINUE THAT 'CAUSE I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.
AND THEN LASTLY, I THINK ITEM NUMBER SIX OR SO IS OUR STANDING ITEM FOR ADDING ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY DISCUSSION ON FUTURE, UM, ITEMS OF DISCUSSION.
AND AGAIN, I'M GONNA KIND OF JUST QUALIFY THAT FOR THIS GROUP THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE REALLY INTENDED TO BE THOSE KIND OF, THOSE BIGGER HIGH LEVEL ONES.
UM, WE ARE INUNDATED WITH DAY-TO-DAY WORK RIGHT NOW MM-HMM
AND SO EVERYTHING WE ADD IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING ON ADDED ON TOP OF WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
UM, AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE STILL CATCHING UP WITH SOME OF THE PREVIOUS REQUESTS.
UH, THE ELEVATE 28 IS ONE OF THOSE PREVIOUS REQUESTS.
I WAS GOING TO COMMENT AND THANK YOU WE, FOR GOING BACK AND FINDING THAT AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE FOR THE MEETING.
WE STILL HAVE PARK EQUITY THAT'S GOING TO COME FORWARD.
THAT ONE'S PROBABLY GONNA TAKE ANOTHER, UH, MONTH OR TWO.
THAT WAS WHEN GLADYS WAS LEADING AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, KIND OF HAD, HAD A, HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A, A PAUSE THERE.
UM, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LIST.
WE'RE GONNA COME BACK ON EVERYTHING.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE HAVING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT I AM SO FEARFUL EVERYBODY'S GONNA RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY, WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS AND I'D LIKE A REPORT ON THAT.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IT, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE COMMISSION, IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT UP IN THAT ITEM, IT, IT'S A, LIKE, YOU GOTTA DO IT NOW.
YOU, IT'S, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUT, OR AT LEAST THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF RESPONSE.
IS THAT I THINK, I THINK THE, THE BEST PRACTICE WOULD REALLY BE, AND, AND I WANT TO FULFILL THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION.
AND SO MY COMMITMENT WILL ALWAYS BE TO COME BACK, UM, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE OR THE FULL COMMISSION, I PREFER THE FULL COMMISSION JUST SO EVERYBODY HEARS THE SAME THING.
SO MY COMMITMENT WILL ALWAYS BE TO, TO PROVIDE IT THE RESPONSE.
IT JUST MIGHT NOT BE AS QUICK AS EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE.
SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS, UM, MY, I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS, I, I FEEL LIKE GIVEN SOME OF THE CONCERNS AROUND, YOU KNOW, DOING COMMISSION BUSINESS ONE-ON-ONE OR YOU KNOW, BROWN ACT LIKE THAT, THAT SORT OF THING.
LIKE IF THERE'S JUST KIND OF A, HEY, I HAVE A QUESTION.
I'M WONDERING ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE PAUSE ANY OTHER WORK OR ANYTHING, BUT JUST INTERESTED.
WOULD IT BE MORE APPROPRIATE THAN TO JUST SEND YOU AN EMAIL AND HAVE OKAY.
AND, AND AGAIN, MY COMMITMENT WOULD BE I'LL RE YOU KNOW, I'LL RESPOND TO THOSE.
AND I'M ALSO WONDERING, LIKE, IF WE CAN LOOK AT
SO THERE'S THE STRATEGIC V, THIS IS A STRATEGIC PLANNER IN ME.
SO I'M WONDERING LIKE THIS, WE'VE GOT THE STRATEGIC VISION 2030 WITH WHAT THE COMMISSION COMES UP WITH WITH OUR IDEAS.
LIKE, IS THERE THE POSSIBILITY OF LIKE PRIORITIZING WHAT'S IN THAT STRATEGIC VISION 2030 AND LOOKING AT WHAT'S IN THERE AND WITH WHAT OUR IDEAS ARE.
LIKE I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE PARK EQUITY PIECE.
I'M SURE THAT'S IN THERE OH, SURE.
SO LIKE ALIGNING THAT WITH WHAT WE COME UP WITH AND LIKE PRIORITIZING IT THAT WAY.
I THINK THAT, THAT TO ME IS JUST MAKES MORE SENSE MM-HMM
AND LIKE LOOKING AT THAT AND GOING, OH, THAT MAKES SENSE.
LIKE HAVING LIKE AN UPDATE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
AND THAT WAY YOU'RE JUST ALIGNING WITH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR STRATEGIC, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
LIKE OUR, OUR DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WAY YOU DO IT, WHICH SPEAKS HEAVILY TO EQUITY.
WE GOT PARK EQUITY, UH, UM, HEALTH EQUITY, WHICH I ACTUALLY KIND OF PUT
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HAND IN HAND.I THINK THEY'RE ALMOST ONE IN THE SAME.
I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS STRUGGLING WITH IS, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT AGAIN, EVERY MONTH EVERYBODY'S GONNA RAISE THEIR HAND.
AND THEN I STARTED THINKING, WELL, MAYBE WE DO THIS QUARTERLY.
IT'S ON THE AGENDA EVERY QUARTER.
AND I, WELL, I, I LIKE THAT IDEA.
I'M ALSO THOUGH SENSITIVE TO THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE ONE MONTH I COULDN'T MAKE THE MEETING MM-HMM
UH, AS A COMMISSIONER AND I, I MISSED MY OPPORTUNITY MM-HMM
UM, AND SO I, I DON'T WANNA LIMIT THE COMMISSION'S ABILITY TO, UM, HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, BUT, UM, I, I DO JUST KIND OF, BUT THEY, BUT WE ALSO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I THINK THAT THERE'S ALSO THE CONCERN THAT I KNOW WAS, WAS RAISED BEFORE ABOUT NOT JUST OPENING IT UP FOR THE COMMISSION, BUT THEN, BECAUSE IT'S A AGENDA ITEM, THEN IT OPENS IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AND PUBLIC COMMENT ON THEN THEREFORE, WHAT DO I THINK SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA? WHICH AGAIN, LIKE IS PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT THEN REALLY THE PLACE FOR THAT IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, NOT THIS ITEM.
SO THEN IT'S KIND OF A, THEY CAN COMMENT, I'M TAKING MY DIRECTION FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND NOW IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE LIKE, OH YEAH, YOU KNOW, WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO BRING UP MM-HMM
UM, AND, UH, YEAH, WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE WHERE THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS ABOUT SOMETHING TO WHICH WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND.
AND WE'VE SAID, CAN WE ADD THAT TO THAT I REMEMBER.
AND YOU COULD DO THAT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
YOU COULD DO THAT AT THE NEXT, UH, MEETING AND SAY, HEY, WE HEARD, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM THE COMMUNITY, I, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT X MM-HMM
UM, COULD WE PLEASE ADD THAT TO THE LIST? EXCUSE ME? DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY ITEMS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? ARE THERE FIVE PENDING ITEMS OR 25 PENDING ITEMS? NO, IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT HIGH YET.
UM, CHRISTINE, DO YOU RECALL MAYBE BETWEEN A HANDFUL TO TWO? YEAH, WE, WE DON'T HAVE, WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT FOUR.
I THINK, UH, COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ ADDED, UM, ONE OR TWO, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL CROSS OFF THE LIST.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE DID DRAKE CHAVEZ AT THE FULL COMMISSION.
I KNOW WE DID IT AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL.
SO IF WE, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE DONE IT AT, I WOULD'VE REMEMBER IF WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT, THAT WILL BE THE ONE WITH THE PART IN HER DISTRICT WOULD'VE REMEMBER.
UM, SO WE PROBABLY HAVE FOUR OR FIVE RIGHT NOW.
LIKE THE EQUITY ITEM IS A PRETTY, THAT'S A PRETTY MEATY ONE.
RIGHT? IT AND THAT, THAT TAKES SOME TIME.
AND YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR WHY THINGS COULD TAKE LONG, BUT THIS IS ALSO OUR TIME OF YEAR, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.
WE'RE PLANNING SUMMER, RIGHT? YEAH.
UM, WE'RE PLANNING SUMMER WITHOUT A BUREAU MANAGER.
I WAS GONNA SAY, WITHOUT A GLASS.
AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.
I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUDGET IN A MINUTE.
UM, OUR FY 27 BUDGET PROCESS HAS OFFICIALLY ALREADY STARTED.
UM, AND SO THAT IS A BIG, UH, WORKLOAD FOR US.
UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE JANICE COVERING BOTH THE BUREAU MANAGER AND HER OLD FINANCIAL SERVICES POSITION THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET.
UM, AND SO WE'RE WORKING HARD.
UM, BUT, UH, I DO, I I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT TO THE, THE COMMISSIONERS.
MY COMMITMENT IS ALWAYS TO COME, BUT IT, IT MIGHT NOT BE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY.
DO WE NEED A VOTE ON THOSE? YES.
WE HAVE, UH, UH, MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RIGA REGARDING THE, UH, AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
UM, AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, THIS IS NOW PUBLIC COMMENT, COMMENT, OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKS OF RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC HERE TODAY? SEEING NONE
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I, I'M CURIOUS, UM, HOW'S IT GOING FOR GLADYS'S SEARCH? SO THAT WAS GONNA BE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE.
SO I, I'LL DO THAT RIGHT NOW IF YOU GO.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE ALSO, BUT YOU GO FIRST.
SO, UM, WE HAVE TWO MAJOR RECRUITMENTS GOING ON, AND I MENTIONED THEM BOTH JUST NOW.
SO GLADYS'S POSITION AND THEN MY OLD POSITION.
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I GOTTA STOP CALLING IT THAT.THE COMMUNITY SERVICES RECREATION BUREAU MANAGER POSITION CLOSES THIS COMING SATURDAY.
UH, WE ARE REALLY WORKING HARD TO FAST TRACK THAT POSITION FOR, FOR SOME OF THE REASONS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING SUMMER.
WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING SUMMER WITH SOME SAVINGS TARGETS THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HIT THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR BUDGET SAVINGS.
AND SO, UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT I GET SOMEBODY IN THERE.
I DID NOT ASSIGN AN ACTING BUREAU MANAGER, UM, DURING THIS TIME, UH, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUR EXISTING SUPERINTENDENTS, I ALWAYS WANT TO BE FAIR AND MAKE SURE THAT MAYBE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE ACTING.
WE'RE NOT GONNA, I THINK I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE INTERVIEWS BY THE END OF JANUARY, IF NOT EARLY FEBRUARY.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE SENSE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ROTATE LIKE EVERY WEEK.
UM, I'M ESSENTIALLY KIND OF ACTING AS THE COMMUNITY RECREATION, UH, MANAGER, BUT REALLY HEAVILY, HEAVILY RELYING ON THE FOUR SUPERINTENDENTS.
I HOPE TO HAVE, IT'S PROBABLY TOO OPTIMISTIC FOR THE LATE JANUARY.
I HOPE TO HAVE INTERVIEWS BY EARLY FEBRUARY.
THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT POSITION IS MY OLD POSITION, WHICH WAS, SO MY OLD POSITION WAS REALLY TWO.
IT WAS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR SLASH BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU MANAGER IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE A DEPUTY DIRECTOR THAT'S A STANDALONE POSITION.
IN OUR DEPARTMENT FUNDING REASONS BACK IN THE DAY, IT'S A JOINT POSITION.
AND SO I AM FILLING THE BUREAU MANAGER, BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU MANAGER POSITION.
THAT POSITION IS, THAT BULLETIN IS OPEN UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY.
AND THEN WE HOPE TO HAVE INTERVIEWS PROBABLY BY LATE FEBRUARY.
I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY THAT THE GLASS POSITION? EXCUSE ME.
I, UM, UH, SHOULD BE FILLED BY THE END OF MAR BY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE INTERVIEWS THE PROBABLY LIKE THE FIRST WEEK OR SO OF FEBRUARY.
UM, AND A DECISION BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.
I, I DIDN'T SAY THAT, BUT THAT'S ACCURATE.
UM, IF NOT A LITTLE BIT SOONER, IT'S GONNA DEPEND IF, IF IT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL.
IF IT'S INTERNAL, THAT PROCESS SPEEDS UP A LITTLE BIT.
IF IT'S EXTERNAL, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, WITH THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER, UH, TO KIND OF FINISH UP WHAT THEY HAVE IF THEY'RE EXTERNAL.
SO IN THE SAME BASIC TIMEFRAME FOR BUSINESS OPS, UH, THERE, IT'S CLOSING SOON AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE I WOULD ADD A MONTH BECAUSE IT CLOSES AT THE END OF JANUARY.
NOW, SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, I WILL PROBABLY MAKE A DECISION ON A DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION THAT WILL BE ONE OF OUR BUREAU MANAGERS.
UM, BUT I NEED, I, FIRST OF ALL, I NEED THOSE BUREAU MANAGER POSITIONS FILLED.
AND THEN TO KIND OF GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, GET SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE IN THAT ROLE UNDER THEIR BELT.
AND THEN I CAN MAKE A DECISION ON THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION.
AND IT REALLY COULD BE ANY OF THE BUREAU MANAGERS.
SO IT'LL BE DECOUPLED FROM THE BUSINESS OPS.
BUT IT WILL STILL BE A, A DOUBLE UP POSITION.
WHEN THAT DEPUTY IS SELECTED, THEN THAT DEPUTY ROLE WILL BE ADDED MM-HMM
TO WHOEVER IS SELECTED TO THEIR, UH, BUREAU MANAGER.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE IN KIND OF A TOUGH SPOT IN THAT MY MOST SENIOR BUREAU MANAGER HAS ONLY BEEN A BUREAU MANAGER FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.
UM, OUR MAINTENANCE PERSON HAS BEEN HERE FOR 12, JUST OVER 12 MONTHS.
OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES HAS ONLY BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE BRAND NEW BUSINESS OPS AND COMMUNITY RECREATION.
UH, ONE OTHER THING JUST REALLY QUICKLY, AND I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU ALL TOO LONG.
UM, WE HAD A GREAT HIRE FOR OUR, UM, COMMUNITY INFORMATION OFFICER, SO THAT'S OUR, OH, THAT'S LIKE OUR MARKETING PR MM-HMM
SHE COMES FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHERE SHE HANDED HANDLED MEDIA RELATIONS.
UM, AND I THINK SHE STARTED WITH THE CITY AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO GREAT EXPERIENCE CITYWIDE, PARTICULARLY THOUGH IN HER ROLE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MM-HMM
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE REALLY THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF LEADING THE INFORMATION AND THE, THE MARKETING, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
SO WE ARE REALLY, REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER, SHE STARTED LAST MONTH, SO, SO THAT'S IT FOR POSITIONS.
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HAPPENED, I YOU STILL HAVE A, A FUND FUNDING PERSON THAT GOES FOR GRANTS? WE DO.WE HAVE A, UH, GRANTS ANALYST.
UH, THAT PERSON WAS, IT'S BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
UM, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING HARD WITH, UH, LA COUNTY.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF LEGACY GRANTS, OLD GRANTS THAT WE NEEDED TO CLOSE OUT.
AND THAT FIRST YEAR, UH, HE'S REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON CLOSING THOSE GRANTS OUT, WHICH WE HAVE GOOD.
UM, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET REIMBURSED FOR THESE GRANTS UNTIL THEY'RE CLOSED OUT.
AND SO WE FINALLY GOT ABOUT $2.5 MILLION OVER THE LAST YEAR FOR SOME OF THOSE LEGACY GRANTS BECAUSE OF HIS WORK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANNOUNCEMENTS? COMMENTS? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, UM, YOU WERE MENTIONING, UH, SAVINGS REQUIREMENTS FROM, YOU KNOW, TRICKLING DOWN FROM THE CITY.
UM, LBSD IS ALSO GOING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT BUDGET ISSUES, UM, THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, CLOSING A LOT OF PROGRAMS, PEOPLE WILL BE LOSING THEIR JOBS, THAT SORT OF THING.
I WAS WONDERING, UH, TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE DEPARTMENT IN CONVERSATION WITH LBSD ABOUT POTENTIALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME PROGRAMS THAT USED TO BE LBSD PROGRAMS THAT NOW, YOU KNOW, AFTER SCHOOL CARE OR WHATEVER, CAN'T BE FUNDED ANYMORE AND TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE, WHAT IS THE CONVERSATION HAPPENING ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE KIDS SINCE LUSD NO LONGER HAS THE BUDGET FOR IT? OR IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION? SO I, I WILL SAY THERE PROBABLY WILL BE MM-HMM
UM, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY FOR SOME OF THE AFTERSCHOOL CARE, NOT ALL OF IT, BUT FOR SOME OF THE AFTERSCHOOL CARE THAT STATE FUNDED MM-HMM
UM, AND, BUT I ALSO HEAR THERE'S A HUGE, UH, ISSUE AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
BUT YOU KNOW, FOR LIKE THE WRAP PROGRAMS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WILL IMPACT IF, IF THOSE ARE REDUCED IN ANY WAY.
NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT US AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT RUN THOSE PROGRAMS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE THERE HAS TO BE AND WILL BE A CONVERSATION MOVING FORWARD.
UM, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY CHANGE WHAT WE ARE OFFERING AS A PARKS ORGANIZATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, UNLESS I'M, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. UM, OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WILL STILL BE IN EXISTENCE AT, UH, I THINK 2019 SITES ACROSS THE CITY.
AND SO THOSE WILL CONTINUE, UM, FOR THE TIME BEING.
YOU KNOW, UNLESS WE START TO SEE, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT STARTS OCTOBER 1ST.
THE, THE SAVINGS TARGETS WE HAVE ARE FOR THE, JUST THE CURRENT YEAR.
AND WE WOULD NOT STOP A PROGRAM MID, YOU KNOW, MID SCHOOL YEAR MM-HMM
LIKE AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, BUT WE, YEAH.
WE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME COORDINATION, UH, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES.
I MEAN, YES, WE BOTH MAY BE CUTTING, BUT THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, REQUEST IF WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER OFFSITE COMMISSION MEETING, UM, PERHAPS IN THE SUMMER.
UM, I WOULD LOVE TO GO OVER, IS IT MACARTHUR PARK THAT'S BY THE HEIM AND SO FORTH.
I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT'S DONE THERE, HAVE TOUR OF IT, ET CETERA.
UH, AND THEN THEY HAVE THAT NICE ROOM THERE AND SO FORTH.
WE COULD CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT A, AT AN OFFSITE, UM, LOCATION.
MAYBE IT'S AFTER TO DO SUMMER WILL BE DIFFICULT, PARTICULARLY IF IT IS A PROGRAMMED PARK.
BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE A DAY CAMP, WE MAY HAVE FUN DAYS, WE MAY HAVE BOOKS.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE, I MEAN, WE SHOULD PROBABLY FOCUS ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN SINCE WE WERE JUST AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S KIND OF CLOSE TO MACARTHUR PARK.
OH, I DON'T AT ALL, BUT, OKAY.
I MEAN, IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY, I FEEL LIKE THE NORTH END OF TOWN PROBABLY NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE LOVE FROM US.
HOW ABOUT THIS? WHY DON'T I COME BACK NEXT MONTH TO THIS MEETING WITH A COUPLE OF IDEAS? OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW, I, I FEEL LIKE NORTH LONG BEACH DOESN'T ALWAYS GET A LOT OF ATTENTION.
I JUST, WE HAVE THIS NEW PARK AND OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT GOT A LOT OF LOVE THAT DAY FOR THE GRAND OPENING I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, HE SAID.
UM, HAVING SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO THIS QUITE OFTEN, UH, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE DEPARTMENT, UH, BACK IN 2013.
AND WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THOUGH, THAT IT WAS HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF WHERE WE WERE GOING TO BE.
AND SO WE KIND OF WENT BACK TO LET'S
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JUST MAKE IT ONE CONSISTENT LOCATION.NOW I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT ACTUALLY IS GOOD TO GET OUT AND, UM, GET, YOU KNOW, CLOSER TO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA WANT TO DO FREQUENTLY.
WELL, I WAS THINKING ONCE, YOU KNOW, ONCE, ONCE A YEAR.
AND MAKING SURE WE START MARKETING THAT AT LEAST TWO MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
UH, THEN FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE, UH, CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.