Jan 27, 2026 Cultural Heritage Commission - Revised

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GOOD EVENING

[CALL TO ORDER]

MY NAME IS KEVIN WAN.

I AM THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR JANUARY 27TH, 2026.

AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER PETIA PEREZ IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY AT THIS TIME.

I INVITE THE COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ TO READ HER STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD.

HELLO, I AM JOINING YOU ALL VIRTUALLY TODAY.

UH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

UH, JUST DUE TO AN ACCOMMODATION I NEED FOR AN INJURY THAT I SUSTAINED.

UM, BUT I AM READY TO JOIN OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 24 49 TO ACCOMMODATE COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ'S REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING ON JUST CAUSE BASIS.

AND AS SUCH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THIS BODY VIA CALL IN OPTION, INTERNET BASED SERVICE OPTION, AND IN PERSON AT THIS MEETING AS REFERENCED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA.

MADAM CLERK,

[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER BODEK HERE.

COMMISSIONER HUNTER PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PIZZA PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR, PRESENT VICE CHAIR SFE HERE.

AND CHAIRMAN MCW PRESENT, WE HAVE QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

UM, PLEASE STAND

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

AND I WOULD HAVE VICE CHAIR SFI LEAD US WITH THE FLAG OF SALUTE.

PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN AGAIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

BEFORE THAT SWEARING OF THE WITNESSES IS NOW TIME TO SWEAR OF THE WITNESSES.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE LEAVE.

READ THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION

[1. 26-54151 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS COMMISSIONER PRYOR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

COMMISSIONER HUNTER? I WILL SECOND, ARE WE ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT OR JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? WE'RE ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

OKAY.

SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PRYOR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HUNTER.

THANK YOU.

I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WANNA SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOINING US TODAY.

JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES HERE.

PRIMARILY THAT, UH, WITH THE NEW YEAR ARE 2026 MILLS ACT.

UM, APPLICATION CYCLE HAS OPENED AND WE HOSTED OUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP THIS PAST SATURDAY.

UH, JANUARY 24TH.

THERE'S A FOLLOW UP WORKSHOP, UM, FOR THOSE LOOKING TO APPLY TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

AND THAT IS COMING UP ON FEBRUARY 21ST.

UM, AND INVITE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THERE ARE A COUPLE FLYERS, UM, HERE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, AND I BELIEVE WE'VE DISTRIBUTED THEM TO THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.

UH, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE LEE RE PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF THERE ARE NONE VIRTUALLY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW.

IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE.

NOW.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER BODAK APPRO.

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APPROVED.

COMMISSIONER HUNTER? YES.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER PIZZA? YES.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR? YES.

VICE CHAIR ? YES.

AND CHAIRMAN GU? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER

[2. 26-54152 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Cultural Heritage Commission meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

COMMISSIONER PRYOR, THANK YOU.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AND A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER BOAK WILL'S SECOND COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE HERE AT THE CHAMBER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES? IF NOT VIRTUALLY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW.

IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE.

NOW.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER BODAK.

COMMISSIONER BODAK? YES.

COMMISSIONER HUNTER? YES.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

YES.

COMMISSIONER PITO? YES.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR YES.

COM.

VICE CHAIR GFE? YES.

AND CHAIR WAN? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE AGENDA.

ITEM ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A

[3. 26-54154 Recommendation to make an appointment to the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Trust (Navy Trust) Board of Trustees.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COMMISSIONER, HUNTER.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

VICE CHAIR FEL SECOND.

MAY WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? YES.

UM, SENIOR PLANNER, UM, ALEJANDRO PLACENCIA WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.

AS YOU KNOW, THE, UM, CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION DOES HAVE A FORMAL ROLE, UM, IN APPOINTING TO THE NAVY TRUST BOARD, AND YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AND ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ACTION BEFORE YOU ALEJANDRO.

UH, THANK YOU.

UM, YEAH.

SO TONIGHT, UH, WE DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, UH, BEFORE THE COMMISSION, UH, TO THE LONG BEACH NAVY MEMORIAL, UH, HERITAGE TRUST, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NAVY TRUST.

UH, BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FORMAL PRESENTATION FROM OUR STAFF DESK, UH, WE HAD A GREAT RECOMMENDATION, UH, FROM THE CHAIR, UH, TO PRESENT, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME, UH, TO PRESENT SMALL SNIPPETS OF A VIDEO, UH, FROM THE, UH, SHOW CALIFORNIA'S GOLD, WHICH MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW.

THE, UH, HOST IS HEEL HAUSER.

UH, HEEL HAUSER, UH, DID A SHOW OR AN EPISODE, UH, HERE AT THE LONG BEACH BASE, UH, BEFORE IT CLOSED.

UH, SO WE WANT TO PRESENT THOSE, UH, TO YOU TONIGHT.

UH, WE WILL ALSO FORWARD A LINK, UH, TO THE FULL VIDEO, BUT TONIGHT WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, UH, JUST ABOUT THE NAVY BASE, UH, ABOUT PAUL REVERE WILLIAMS AS AN ARCHITECT.

AND, UH, THAT WAY WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT TO THE COMMISSION, UH, ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE NAVY TRUST AND, UH, YOUR PARTICULAR ROLE IN APPOINTING SOMEBODY TO THE BOARD.

UH, SO WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL HAND IT OFF TO OUR, UH, AUDIO VISUAL TEAM AND SEE IF, UH, WE CAN PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.

WELL, THIS HAS CAUSED QUITE A STORY IN LONG BEACH, AND TO FIND OUT FIRSTHAND JUST WHAT'S GOING ON, WE VISITED THE BASE, NOW I'M VISITING WITH CAPTAIN JOHN PICKERING.

AND CAPTAIN PICKERING, YOUR TITLE, AND IT'S A, I GUESS A RATHER DUBIOUS ONE.

YOU ARE REALLY KIND OF THE LAST IN CHARGE HERE AT LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION AND THE LONG BEACH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

UH, THAT'S CORRECT.

I, UH, INHERITED THE, UH, LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN, UH, MY PREDECESSOR JOHN JONES ACTUALLY CLOSED THE, UH, OR DISESTABLISHED, THE NAVAL STATION.

AND THEN I, UH, HAPPENED TO BE THE COMMANDER OF THE LONG BEACH NAVAL SHIPYARD, AND I INHERITED WHAT WAS REALLY, AND STILL IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY WITH ALL KINDS OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SAILORS, AND WE PUT 'EM TO GOOD USE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A, HOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL

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AND, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE BEING PUT OUTTA WORK HERE AND, AND, UH, IT'S JUST BEEN A HISTORICAL SITE FOR THE NAVY.

SO THE MEMORIES ARE BITTERSWEET.

PLUS IT'S ALSO, UH, UH, A PLACE, A LOCATION THAT IS FILLED WITH HISTORY.

BECAUSE YOU WERE TELLING ME THAT AT ONE TIME, THIS WHOLE AREA OUT HERE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WOULD HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH HUGE NAVAL VESSELS.

UH, THAT'S CORRECT.

AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE 138 SHIPS ON PORTED HERE.

THE WHOLE BREAKWATER OUT THERE WAS AT ONE TIME BUILT FOR THE NAVY TO, UH, KEEP, PROVIDE A MOORING SPOT, A SAFE MOORING SPOT FOR THE PACIFIC FLEET.

THE, UH, 1908, THE GREAT WHITE FLEET DECIDED TO STOP HERE, UH, FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THEY WERE HERE AS A, UH, UH, PLACE TO REPLENISH THE SUPPLIES AND PREPARE FOR THE LONG TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.

UH, AND THIS WAS THE DEPARTURE POINT FROM THE UNITED STATES.

SO IT'S, UH, IT'S GOT QUITE A HISTORY.

SO WHAT WOULD WE HAVE SEEN IF WE HAD BEEN STANDING HERE IN 19 47, 48, IN THE FIFTIES, IN THE SIXTIES? WOULD THIS WHOLE AREA HAVE BEEN JUST STACKED UP WITH SHIPS? WELL, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NOW, THE MOLE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE.

THE MOLE IS THAT KIND OF JETTY AREA OUT THERE.

YEAH.

AND YOU WOULD'VE SEEN JUST, UM, WELL, MOORING AFTER MOORING OUT THERE OF SHIPS AT ANCHORAGE, UH, IN THE, WHAT WAS AT THAT TIME KNOWN AS THE NAVY ANCHORAGE AND, UH, BATTLESHIPS, CRUISERS, DESTROYERS.

AND, UH, THE LANGLEY WAS GONE BY THEN.

BUT THIS, IN FACT, LONG BEACH WAS THE HOME PORT OF THE LANGLEY FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHICH WAS THE FIRST US AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

NOW WAS THIS, WHEN YOU SAY HOME PORT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE SAILORS, THIS WOULD'VE THEIR BASE, THEIR HOME PORT? THAT'S IT.

IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE THEY CAME BACK TO WHERE THEY, UH, LEFT FROM AND, UH, LOOKED FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHEN THEY CAME HOME.

SO THE MOVIES, THE OLD MOVIES WE SEE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS OUT HERE WELCOMING OR SAYING GOODBYE, IT WOULD'VE HAPPENED RIGHT HERE.

SO THAT WAS THE FIRST VIDEO.

UM, PART OF THE REASON WE BRING THIS UP IS, IS AGAIN, TO GIVE CONTEXT, UH, BUT HOW THE, UH, NAVY TRUST CAME TO BE, UH, AS A RESULT OF, UH, THE NAVY LEAVING THE CITY.

THERE WAS A, A LAWSUIT, UM, THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT, UH, THAT RESULTED FROM THAT, UH, WHICH GAVE, UH, BIRTH TO THE NAVY TRUST.

UH, SO THAT'S HOW WE HAVE THE NAVY TRUST HERE IN THE CITY.

UH, BUT WE ALSO BRING IT UP BECAUSE, UH, ARCHITECTURALLY, UH, PAUL REVERE WILLIAMS WAS, UH, AN AMAZING ARCHITECT.

UH, THE CAMPUS WAS DESIGNED BY, UM, HIMSELF, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, ANOTHER, UM, ENGINEERING FIRM, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

UM, AND WE ALSO BRING IT UP BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY VERY LIMITED ACCESS, UH, TO THE BASE ITSELF AT THE TIME, UH, SO YOU REALLY DON'T GET TO SEE IT.

BUT, UH, THIS IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO JUST UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE BACKGROUND, UH, OF THE TRUST OF THE BASE IN SOME OF LONG BEACH'S HISTORY.

UH, SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO THE AV TEAM AGAIN TO PLAY THE NEXT VIDEO.

NOW I'M STANDING HERE WITH CARSON ANDERSON, WHO IS AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN AND AN URBAN PLANNER, AND YOU'RE KIND OF ONE OF THE EXPERTS AROUND TOWN ON PAUL WILLIAMS. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF WHO PAUL WILLIAMS WAS, LET'S BRING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED.

WELL, PAUL WILLIAMS WAS BORN HERE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN 1894.

HE SPENT VIRTUALLY ALL HIS LIFE HERE IN LOS, IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA, AND, UH, WAS A PRODUCT OF THE USC ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM.

UH, TOOK SEVERAL CORRESPONDENCE COURSES THROUGH THE BOZART INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND APPRENTICED IN SOME OF THE, UM, BEST ARCHITECTS OFFICES HERE IN THE LA AREA, INCLUDING, UH, REGINALD JOHNSON, WHO WAS A RENOWNED DESIGNER OF MANSIONS AND VERY UPSCALE HOMES IN THE, UH, PASADENA AREA.

AMONG OTHER PLACES.

HE WORKED WITH JOHN C. AUSTIN, WHERE HE LEARNED THE SKILLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO DESIGN LARGE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

AND THEN LAUNCHED HIS OWN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN 19 22, 23, AND WAS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD, REALLY AS ONE OF THE PREMIER BLACK ARCHITECTS IN THE WORLD.

WELL, HE WAS KNOWN AS AN OUTSTANDING ARCHITECT ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND I

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AND ONE OF HIS DISTINCTIONS WAS THAT HE WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND HE WAS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHO PRACTICED THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE.

NOW, THERE ARE BUILDINGS ALL OVER OUR CITY THAT WERE DESIGNED BY PAUL WILLIAMS THAT WOULD BE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE, S FIFTH AVENUE AND BEVERLY HILLS, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF HIS BELOVED LANDMARKS, AS IS THE, UH, MCA BUILDING ALSO IN BEVERLY HILLS.

IT'S NOW I BELIEVE LITTEN INDUSTRIES.

I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE WORKS.

AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERIOR COURT BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN LA WERE ALSO HIS WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH A COUPLE OTHER ARCHITECTS, ANNE HOLMES, BEAUTIFUL HOMES ALL OVER THE CITY, HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED HOMES RANGING FROM SMALL SCALE TO MANSION SCALE.

AND WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PAUL WILLIAMS HERE AT THE LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION, IS THAT I DON'T THINK MANY OF US REALIZED IT, BUT PAUL WILLIAMS DESIGNED, AND THEY'RE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THIS BOOK ABOUT HIM, SEVERAL OF THE MAJOR BUILDINGS HERE AT THE LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION, INCLUDING THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UM, IN, UH, COLLABORATION WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS CALLED ALLIED ENGINEERS, PAUL WILLIAMS AND ADRIAN WILSON TOGETHER DESIGNED THE, UH, ORIGINAL CAMPUS HERE AT, UH, THE NAVAL STATION.

NOW YOU CALL IT A CAMPUS, I CALL IT A CAMPUS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SIMPLY THE BUILDING, THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, BUT A GROUPING OF BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFULLY, UM, ORGANIZED AROUND OPEN SPACE AND VISUALLY RELATED.

OKAY, THAT WAS OUR SECOND VIDEO.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, WATCHING THAT AND LISTENING TO THAT.

WE THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE HISTORY HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UH, SHOULD, IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE, UH, TWO OR THREE, UH, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, UH, BY PAUL WILLIAMS STILL IN THE CITY.

UM, AND IN ADDITION TO HIS MANY THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS THAT HE DESIGNED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY AND COUNTRY.

UH, WITH THAT, WE WILL SWITCH GEARS OVER TO THE PRESENTATION AND THE COMMISSION'S, UH, APPOINTMENT TONIGHT.

ALEJANDRO, IF I COULD JUST INTERRUPT YOU FOR ONE MOMENT.

YES, I'M GONNA KICK IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER BOECK VERY BRIEFLY.

THANK YOU.

UH, IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I'M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE ROOM AND RECUSE MYSELF.

I AM A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS FOUNDATION, AND IN THE PAST, THE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED, UH, GRANT MONIES FROM THE NAVY TRUST.

UH, SO I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF AND EXIT THE ROOM.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU.

AREN'T YOU ALSO? THANKS, ALEJANDRO.

WE CAN PICK IT BACK UP.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, SO LET'S SEE.

WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION HERE FOR YOU TODAY.

UH, JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY THE ROLE OF THE, OF THE NAVY TRUST, IT DOES HAVE A MUCH LONGER NAME, LONG BEACH NAVY MEMORIAL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION.

JUST PART OF THE REASON IT'S NAVY TRUST TO US, UH, BUT IT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, SO IT'S ENTIRELY SEPARATE FROM THE CITY.

UH, BUT THE ROLE IS, UH, TO MITIGATE, UH, THE LOSS OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, UH, BY FUNDING, UH, SEVERAL PROJECTS, UH, HERE IN THE CITY.

UH, THEY ONLY FUND, UH, PROJECTS HERE IN THE CITY, WHICH IS ALSO A KEY POINT, UH, TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, THE NAVY TRUST, UH, IS HAS BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE APPOINTED BY FOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

UH, WILMORE CITY IS ONE OF 'EM.

UH, HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS THE OTHER ONE.

UH, LONG BEACH HERITAGE IS THE THIRD ONE.

AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION HAS, UH, THREE APPOINTMENTS THAT THEY MAKE, UH, TO THIS COMMISSION.

UH, THE APPOINTMENTS HAPPEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, UH, SO YOU WILL SEE ME HERE, UH, DOING THIS PRESENTATION EVERY YEAR.

UM, SO THIS IS JUST A LIST OF THE CURRENT, UH, APPOINTMENTS.

UH, AND PART OF THE REASON, UH, THIS, UM, APPOINTMENT, UH, OR VACANCY HAPPENED WAS BECAUSE PETER DEVEREAUX, UH, THE COMMISSION'S FORMER APPOINTEE, UH, RETIRED, UH, RECENTLY.

AND SO THAT PROMPTED THE OPENING FOR, UM, FOR THIS BOARD POSITION HERE.

UH, THIS JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE ROLE, UH, THAT THE BOARD HAS.

UM, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE THINGS LISTED HERE, UH, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE

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UH, THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED, UH, BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THEM CONTINUE TO PLAY A ROLE IN PRESERVATION.

UH, SO THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE APPOINTEE, MICHELLE MCKINNON, FRICKEY, UM, SO YOU HAVE THAT AT YOUR BACK, AT YOUR, UM, IN YOUR PACKET.

UM, THAT, UH, PACKET ALSO INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPOINTEE, UH, AVO.

A VOTE IS NEEDED TONIGHT, UH, TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT.

AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPOINTMENT, UH, MICHELLE MCKINNON FRICKEY, UH, BE MADE TO THE BOARD WITH THAT, UH, THAT CLOSES OUT STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

BEFORE WE MOVE TO COMMENTS, JUST AS A MATTER OF, UM, POINT OF PROGRESSION FORWARD, THE MOTION YOU'LL NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE APPOINTEE.

SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR AN AMENDMENT OR A FRIENDLY TO CLARIFY THAT SITS WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION.

STAFF HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION, UM, SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THAT, UM, IN THE DISCUSSION ON THE DAIS.

THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION? SO, UM, CHAIRMAN WAN, WE, WE DON'T NEED TO AMEND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BRING THAT FORWARD.

NORMALLY WE WOULD MOVE INTO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, BUT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE THAT FRIENDLY, WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A FRIENDLY MOTION.

I CHANGED THAT TO A FRIENDLY MOTION.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME? I WAS GONNA MAKE THE MOTION, BUT YOU ARE DID.

THANK YOU.

I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.

DID YOU MAKE IT? NO, I THINK HE WAS LOOKING FOR IT.

OH.

OH, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A FRIENDLY, UM, TO IT.

UM, AND I, FORGIVE ME TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY MICHELLE MCKINNON.

VIC, THANK YOU AS YOUR CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT.

THANK YOU.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

SO WE HAVE A FRIENDLY, I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.

IS THAT FRIENDLY, ACCEPTABLE COMMISSIONER HUNTER? YES, IT IS.

THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER AND VICE CHAIR GFE? YES.

GREAT.

AT THIS TIME, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF? THANK YOU.

OR CHERYL.

AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS CHERYL PERRY.

MY ADDRESS IS 3 5 1 MAGNOLIA.

I'M THE CURRENT, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE NAVY TRUST.

AND, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, UH, I AM HERE TO APPLAUD THE NOMINATION OF MICHELLE FREAKY.

UM, SEVERAL OF US HAVE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS.

SHE LIVES IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SHE'S BEEN INTERESTED IN PRESERVATION FOR MANY YEARS.

WE FEEL SHE WILL BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION, UH, TO OUR BOARD.

UM, HER BACKGROUND, UM, UH, FILLS A NEED THAT WE HAVE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER.

ANY QUESTIONS, ? THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I THINK WE'D BE INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER THREE IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

SEEING NONE VIRTUALLY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE.

NOW.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN, THERE WERE SEVERAL LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF MS. RICKY'S, UM, NOMINATION AND AS WANNA SUBMIT THAT FOR THE RECORD.

UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSION? YES, I'D LIKE TO SAY, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU AS I AM THE, UM, CHC APPOINTEE ON THE NAVY HERITAGE.

AND ALSO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH, UM, ALL OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BOARD UNDER CHERYL'S PRESIDENCY, MS. CHERYL PERRY'S PRESIDENCY, AND ALSO WANNA THANK, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HUNTER, FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

A AGAIN, THE NAVY TRUST HAS ITS FINGERPRINTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, VIA THE GRANT PROCESS.

AND EACH YEAR WE SELECT SEVERAL APPLICANTS, UH, TO SUPPORT THEIR ENDEAVORS IN RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION.

AND SO, AT THIS TIME, I, I THINK THIS ORGANIZATION HAS YIELDED HUGE BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH OUR NEW ADDITION TO THE BOARD, UH, TO THE, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE, OF THE TRUST.

AND ALSO, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK PETER DEVEREAUX FOR HIS HARD SERVICE, AS WELL AS I THINK HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TRUSTEES ON THIS, UH, THIS ENDEAVOR THAT TOOK PLACE BACK IN THE 1990S.

UH, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER FURLER COMMENTS, LIKE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER BODAK.

I'M SORRY.

RECUSED.

COMMISSIONER HUNTER? YES.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

YES.

COMMISSIONER PIZZA? YES.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR? YES.

VICE CHAIR GFE? YES.

AND CHAIR MAGU? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

MOVING ON MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A

[4. 26-54153 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation and solicit input on the 2026 Historic Preservation Work Plan.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM CHAIR? IF WE CAN JUST WAIT ONE MOMENT UNTIL WE GET COMMISSIONER BODEK BACK.

SO COMMISSIONER BODEK, WE'VE READ ITEM FOUR AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SOLICIT SOLICIT A MOTION.

AND SECOND, REGARDING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

UH, COMMISSIONER BODAK.

COMMISSIONER PIZZA.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

MAY WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? YES.

THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, DELIGHTED TO, UM, INTRODUCE THE TEAM, UM, WHO WILL PRESENT ON THE SEA HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK PROGRAM.

IT'S OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR THIS COMMISSION, AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME MAJOR PRIORITIES, UM, FROM, UH, THE STAFF TABLE OF INITIATIVES WE WANNA MAKE PROGRESS ON AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK, UH, FROM THE COMMISSION AND PUBLIC.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OFFICER, MARISSA MOSHER, UM, UH, FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

THANKS ALLISON.

AND GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WE'RE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO SHARE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK PLAN FOR 2026, AND TO ASK FOR THE COMMISSION'S FEEDBACK ON IT.

LEMME GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC.

, BEAR WITH ME WHILE I WORK OUT THE TECH IN THIS ROOM, , I'M STILL GETTING USED TO IT.

UM, THE INTENT OF THE WORK PLAN, LIKE ALLISON WAS DESCRIBING, IS TO GUIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON UPDATING AND IMPROVING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UH, AND THIS WORK PLAN IS IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE REALLY GOOD WORK THAT STAFF IS DOING, UH, PROCESSING APPROXIMATELY 700 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS PROCESSING MILLS ACT APPLICATIONS, RESPONDING TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES ABOUT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND THE PROCESS FOR DESIGNATING LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

UM, BUT WE WANTED TO THINK KIND OF BIG PICTURE ABOUT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND THE POTENTIAL UPDATES THAT WERE, UH, SORT OF FIRST TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM REALLY IS REFLECTING THE HISTORIES EXPERIENCES IN COMMUNITIES IN LONG BEACH.

WE ALSO WANNA ENSURE THAT THE PRESERVATION PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S 2030 STRATEGIC VISION.

AND THE STRATEGIC VISION CONTAINS A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM REALLY CAN SUPPORT, INCLUDING THAT INVESTMENT IN THE UNIQUE CULTURE, HISTORY AND ARTS OF LONG BEACH RESIDENTS STIMULATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND UPLIFTS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

THAT NEW HOUSING IS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AT ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS, AND THAT CITY GOVERNMENT IS FISCALLY RESILIENT, EQUITABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND PERFORMANCE BASED.

SO THERE

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SO FIRST STEP IS AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT.

AND THERE ARE KIND OF TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES TO A HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT.

IT PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S HISTORY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IT SERVES AS A PLANNING DOCUMENT ABOUT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT, UM, WHICH PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE POTENTIAL HISTORIC RESOURCES, REALLY WITH A, WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S HISTORY.

SO THE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2009.

SO THIS OPPORTUNITY IS, UH, THIS, THIS UPDATE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL IN GAPS AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT UNDER-RECOGNIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY AND MORE RECENT CITY HISTORY.

AND THIS EFFORT TO UPDATE THE CONTEXT STATEMENT BUILDS ON THE SUBURBANIZATION AND RACE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT THAT WAS, UH, PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY THIS COMMISSION IN, UH, 2022, WHICH REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR DURING PERIODS OF SEGREGATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS AREA AND THE EVOLUTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE LATE 20TH CENTURY.

SO THE CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT IS INTENDED TO EXPAND ON OUR UNDERSTANDING OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND PLACES, AND PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING SITES THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS LANDMARKS OR HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

SO THAT HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT HAS, UM, HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK ON IT FROM ALEJANDRO AND OTHER STAFF.

SO WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING A DRAFT OF THE CITYWIDE CONTEXT, UM, MAKING THAT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN SPRING OF THIS YEAR.

AND THAT DRAFT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION, UH, AT A COMMISSION MEETING WITH, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF THE, THE CONTEXT STATEMENT IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, FOLLOWING INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND THIS COMMISSION.

SO NEXT STEP, WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM, WHICH I THINK THIS COMMISSION IS, UH, FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH.

UM, BUT FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC AND SOME BACKGROUND, IT'S A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.

THE CITY COUNCIL FIRST ESTABLISHED A LOCAL MILLS ACT PROGRAM IN 1993.

AND TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MILLS ACT CONTRACT PROPERTIES HAS, PROPERTIES HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED AS CITY LANDMARKS OR CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SO UNDER A MILLS ACT CONTRACT, PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, PRESERVE THEIR HISTORIC PROPERTY, CONSISTENT WITH, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATIONS STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE CONTRACT AND IN RETURN, UM, ENTERING INTO A MILLS ACT CONTRACT RESULTS IN A PROPERTY TAX REASSESSMENT BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ASSESSOR, WHICH, UM, MAY RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN PROPERTY TAXES.

SO THERE ARE, UH, 167 HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE CITY THAT HAVE RECEIVED MILLS ACT CONTRACTS.

WE INCLUDE 48 LANDMARKS, 95 CONTRIBUTORS TO HISTORIC DISTRICTS, AND THEN 24 PROPERTIES THAT ARE BOTH LANDMARKS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

MOST OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, BUT THE PROGRAM DOES ALSO INCLUDE MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

AND REALLY, AS A RESULT OF THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION OF THEIR HISTORIC PROPERTIES TO THE BENEFIT OF, OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

SO IT'S BOTH AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO ENCOURAGE DESIGNATION OF NEW LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES.

AND IT'S ALSO A COMMITMENT OF CITY RESOURCES, UM, INCLUDING BOTH STAFF TIME TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MANAGE THE PROGRAM, UH, AND ALSO FROM THE REDUCTION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

SO, UH, APPLICATIONS FOR A MILLS ACT CONTRACT ARE CONSIDERED USING PRIORITY CRITERIA THAT WERE RECOMMENDED

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AND THAT CRITERIA INCLUDE WHETHER A PROPERTY IS A UNIQUE OR IMPORTANT HISTORIC STRUCTURE THAT'S IN POOR CONDITION, OR PARTICULARLY IN NEED OF SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION.

WHETHER THE WORK PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY INCLUDES, UM, THE USE OF LABOR AND MATERIALS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS A NEW LANDMARK.

UM, SO FOR THE CURRENT MILLS ACT APPLICATION CYCLE STUFF HAS ALSO BEEN ENCOURAGING APPLICATIONS FOR PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNDER-RECOGNIZED COMMUNITIES, UM, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY PROPERTIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL HISTORIC RESOURCES IN THE SUBURBANIZATION AND RACE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT.

SO IN 2026, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION ON UPDATES TO THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM.

UM, AND OUR GOAL REALLY IS THAT THE PROGRAM IS INVESTING IN HISTORIC PROPERTIES THAT REPRESENT THE UNIQUE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF LONG BEACH, AND THAT IT'S AVAILABLE EQUITY EQUITABLY ACROSS THE CITY.

UM, SO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, MIGHT INCLUDE UPDATES TO THOSE PRIORITY, UH, CRITERIA CHANGES TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT CAN RECEIVE, UH, MILLS ACT CONTRACTS, UM, AND ALSO UPDATES TO THE CONTRACT TERMS. SO THOSE CHANGES, IF THEY ARE ADOPTED, WOULD GO INTO EFFECT FOR THE 2027 MILLS ACT APPLICATION CYCLE.

THE 2026 MILLS ACT APPLICATION CYCLE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN IS USING THE CURRENT, UH, APPLICATION AND PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.

AND THEN, UH, THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCESS, AGAIN, I THINK THIS COMMISSION IS FAMILIAR, UM, BUT THAT IS, UH, LAID OUT IN THE MUNI MUNICIPAL CODE.

AND A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY MODIFICATION TO A LANDMARK OR A PROPERTY IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SO THIS COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSIDERING AND ISSUING CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATIONS TO LANDMARKS OR CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

AND PLANNING BUREAU STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING CFAS FOR MINOR ALTERATIONS.

SO THE PLANNING BUREAU MAINTAINS GUIDELINES FOR WHICH PROJECTS CONSTITUTE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION AND REQUIRE THAT REVIEW BY THIS COMMISSION, AND WHICH PROJECTS CAN BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY STAFF WITH TRAINING AND BACKGROUND AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

SO UNDER THE CURRENT GUIDELINES, STAFF REVIEWS AND APPROVES PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE EXTERIOR PAINT, REROOFING WINDOWS AND DOORS, UTILITY AND SOLAR PANELS, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AND ADDITIONS THAT ARE LESS THAN 250 SQUARE FEET.

SO, UH, PROJECTS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THOSE CATEGORIES AND ADDITIONS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 250 SQUARE FEET AND MIGHT CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION.

THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND, AND ACTION.

SO IN 2026, WE'LL START EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPDATES TO THAT C OF A PROCESS.

WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE PROCESSING TIME AND THE RESOURCES THAT IT TAKES TO REVIEW MINOR AND MAJOR CFAS.

WE'LL ALSO START TO DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADUS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS, REALLY WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING BOTH HIGH QUALITY HOUSING PRODUCTION IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

UM, SO WE'LL START LOOKING AT POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THAT C OF A PROCESS, UM, POTENTIAL UPDATES TO THE KINDS OF PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE THIS COMMISSION'S REVIEW, UH, AND BRING THOSE TO THE COMMISSION FOR, UH, YOUR INPUT AND POTENTIAL APPROVAL.

SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE LAST SLIDE FOR YOUR INPUT, UH, INCLUDING WHICH WORK PLAN ITEM YOU THINK YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR 2026.

ARE THERE OTHER TOPICS OR UPDATES THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THE WORK PLAN AND ARE THERE RESOURCES OR TRAININGS THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WORK PLAN? UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY FEEDBACK AND, UH, QUESTIONS, UH, ON THE WORK PLAN FROM THE COMMISSION.

THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

UH, IS THIS AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION? ARE THERE ADDITIONAL

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WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY CHANGES TO THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCESS.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION? UH, YES.

COMMISSIONER PIZZA.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

THAT WAS VERY CLEAR AND THOROUGH.

UM, IN TERMS OF THE GUIDELINES, UM, THERE ARE GUIDELINES THAT WERE SET BY MANY NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE PAST WITH WORKSHOPS, ET CETERA.

WILL THAT GET REEVALUATED AS WELL? ARE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS GOING, HISTORIC DISTRICTS, I SHOULD SAY, GOING TO BE INVOLVED AND INVITED TO THE CONVERSATION? THERE CERTAINLY WILL BE A PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS FOR ANY CHANGES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TO ANY PART OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

WE DEFINITELY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S, UH, STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORTING PRESERVATION IN THE CITY, UM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT FEEDBACK AND, AND INPUT FROM, FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES AND, AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, I THINK OUR INITIAL FOCUS IS SPECIFICALLY ON HOW THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCESS WORKS, UH, IN TERMS OF MINOR AND MAJOR CFAS.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, UH, A LOT PUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WERE UPDATED.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARILY OUR FOCUS FOR 2026, UM, BUT DEFINITELY WELCOME FEEDBACK ON THAT FOR, UM, POTENTIAL UPDATES AND IN A POTENTIAL WORK PLAN IN FUTURE YEARS.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

UM, DO YOU SEE THE 250 SQUARE FOOT, UM, HINGE PIN OR CUTOFF FOR, UH, MINOR MAJOR, UM, RENOVATION CHANGING? WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING WHETHER THAT IS, UH, UM, A, A FUNCTIONAL CUTOFF FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE, UH, AND PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO KIND OF A MODEST ADDITION TO A HISTORIC HOUSE THAT MIGHT CONTAIN A PRIMARY BEDROOM.

AND BATHROOM IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN 250 SQUARE FEET, BUT NOT MUCH MORE THAN 500.

UM, PARTICULARLY IF THOSE ADDITIONS ARE NOT VISIBLE WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

I THINK THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR US TO LOOK AT KIND OF BROADLY WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THAT IS IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND WHETHER THAT IS, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME CHANGE IN THE, UM, THRESHOLD THAT COMES BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

BUT WE HAVE NOT, UH, WE STILL, I THINK, HAVE A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION TO DO ON WHAT THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE, UH, AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION AND FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT REALLY WHAT IS A REASONABLE THRESHOLD.

SURE.

SURE.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS.

UM, IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU WERE MENTIONING THE, UM, UM, THE FIRST CATEGORY, WHICH IS, UM, UH, THE UPDATE, THE, THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE, UM, DONE IN 2009 THAT WERE ADOPTED, UM, THE, I THINK THE HISTORY STOPPED AT 1965, IF I'M CORRECT, UH, IN TERMS, IS THAT GOING TO BE EXPANDED, DO YOU THINK, IN TERMS OF RE-LOOKING AT IT? AND ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE CITY IN DISTRICTS OR AS A GIANT HOLE? ARE YOU GONNA TACKLE CERTAIN DISTRICTS FIRST THAT YOU FEEL HAVE BEEN, UM, SIDELINED OR, I I'M JUST CURIOUS A LITTLE BIT, UH, THIS PROJECT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS, SO I'M GONNA SHARE A LITTLE CONTEXT.

UM, AND MARISSA CAN FEEL FREE TO ADD.

UM, WE, SO IT'S AN UPDATE TO THE CITYWIDE CONTEXT STATEMENT, UM, WHICH WAS LAST, UM, FORMALLY ADOPTED IN 2009.

SO YES, IT'LL GO UP, UM, TO 1980 AND ALSO HELP US ENSURE AND HAVE A GREATER FOCUS.

SO IT'S VERY, UM, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE HEAVY FOCUS AT THE MOMENT, THE 2009 VERSION.

WHEREAS THE UPDATE HELPS US LOOK AT COMMERCIAL AND OTHER TYPES OF, UM, BUILDINGS IN ADDITION TO, AS MARISSA POINTED OUT, REALLY WEAVING IN, UM, HISTORIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN DOCUMENTS IN THE PAST.

SO THOSE RELATED TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER TYPES OF UNDERREPRESENTED HISTORIES.

UM, THE WORK IS NOT DONE.

WE ALREADY HAVE, I THINK, TWO MORE OFFSHOOTS OF ADDITIONAL RESEARCH WE WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

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IT TOOK A LOT OF, UH, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AND WE'RE, UH, DELIGHTED TO BE AT THE POINT OF, UM, ALMOST READY TO SHARE IT WITH THE PUBLIC TO, TO TRY TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND MAKE SURE WE CAN REFERENCE IT FOR ANY FUTURE, UM, REVIEWS THAT WE MAY BE DOING.

ANYTHING TO ADD? MARISSA? I THINK THAT WAS GREAT.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, .

COMMISSIONER PANIA PEREZ HERE.

I DO HAVE, UM, A QUESTION.

WE HEAR YOU, COMMISSIONER.

OKAY.

.

UM, I JUST WANT TO, UM, IN TERMS OF HOW US UH, WE AS A COMMISSION CAN SUPPORT, UM, THE WORK PLAN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS COMMISSIONER PIZZA HAD MENTIONED, AS THE YEARS ARE EXPANDING IN TERMS OF THE CONTEXT AND GOING UP TO 1980 IN THE WAY THAT WE AS A COMMISSION CAN HELP SAFEGUARD AND SUPPORT THE RECOGNITION AND THE LANDMARKING OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES THAT ARE EXISTING IN LONG BEACH, UM, I KNOW WE DO OUR PART BY REVIEWING THESE, UH, PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE GIVEN TO US AND COMING TO A CONSENSUS ON DECISIONS.

BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR COMMISSION BE MORE PROACTIVE IN SUPPORTING THE WORK PLAN IN TERMS OF WAYS THAT WE HAVE OUTREACH TO OUR COMMUNITY AS COMMISSIONERS AND HOW WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, AND UNDERSTANDING, UM, WAYS THAT THEY CAN, UM, UNDERSTAND THESE DOCUMENTS THAT THE CITY IS PRESENTING TO US AND TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND EVEN HOW WE GO ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER, UM, TO, TO ENSURE THE, THE LONGEVITY AND THE RECOGNITION OF, UM, SEVERAL OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED, PARTICULARLY IN THE RACE AND SUBURBANIZATION CONTEXT, UM, AS WELL AS CONTINUE TO ASSIST THE CITY IN IDENTIFYING, UM, IN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY BUILDINGS THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER BODAK.

THANK YOU, MS. MOSIER.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST INPUT QUESTION, WHICH IS, WHICH WORK PLAN ITEMS SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY? I WOULD SUPPORT, UH, OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS FOR ADUS IN PARTICULAR, UH, AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.

SO JUST FOR CONSIDERATION FROM THE REST OF THE COMMISSION, UH, THAT WOULD BE MY HIGHEST PRIORITY.

THANK YOU.

I, I APPRECIATE THAT INPUT.

WE DO SEE THE, THE NEED FOR IT IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

OKAY.

CAN I COME OUT AND COMMENT? UH, PLEASE.

UH, COMMISSIONER PRYOR, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JUST ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION THERE, UH, ABOUT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND FOR ME, I THINK IT WOULD BE EQUITY, UM, ACROSS ALL PARTS OF THIS PLAN, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF WHERE, UM, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF INCOME STATUS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT, UM, SOMETHING THAT PIZO COMMISSIONER PIZO HAD MENTIONED IS BRINGING IN, YOU KNOW, THE ARTS COMMUNITIES AND, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED, BUT ALSO HAVE, UM, ALL SORTS OF, UH, PARTS TO PLAY IN THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION AND, AND ALL OF THAT.

THE OTHER PIECE THAT I THINK, UM, SPEAKING TO EQUITY IS JUST IN TERMS OF LIKE THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE MARKETING, UM, EVEN JUST WITH THE MILLS ACT, LIKE, IS THIS, IS THIS DIGITAL? HOW DID THIS GET MARKETED OUT? WHO DID IT GET MARKETED TO, THE TARGET MARKET? ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, EQUITY IS REALLY AT THE NUMBER ONE, UM, THING, UH, THAT WE'RE DOING THAT THAT'S AT THE HEIGHT OF EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND WE ARE CONSIDERING, UH, FOR THE WORK PLAN IN GENERAL AND, AND PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM AND THE UPDATE TO THE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT.

HOW ARE WE SHARING BOTH OF THOSE EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO REACH PEOPLE SO THAT WE, WE GET FEEDBACK ON THOSE EFFORTS? I APPRECIATE THAT.

CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING TO THAT STATEMENT? IS, UH, JUST THE MODERNIZATION OF HOW WE, HOW WE DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION, BUT ALSO HOW WE TAKE APPLICATIONS AND HOW PEOPLE FIND THINGS ON THE WEBSITE.

UM, AND JUST TRYING TO GET AROUND BOTH, UM, THE CLUNKY PARTS, BUT ALSO THE PARTS THAT REALLY MAKE IT HARD FOR SOMEONE WHO'S MAYBE NOT TECH SAVVY, MAYBE DOESN'T HAVE GREAT INTERNET CONNECTION, ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO, UM, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID THERE TOO.

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AND ONE THING WE ALREADY KNOW AT THIS STAGE IS THAT, UM, THE FIRST WAY TO GET INFORMATION OUT IS NOT THROUGH A 500 PAGE DOCUMENT, WHICH IS WHAT THE DRAFT CONTEXT STATEMENT IS AT AT MY LAST COUNT.

SO IN ADDITION TO SORT OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALL SHARED, WE'RE ALSO THINKING AT THE STAFF TABLE ABOUT JUST HOW DO WE SHARE BITE-SIZE STORIES OR WITH DIFFERENT FORMATS, AND I WAS SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE ARTS COMMUNITY FOR THAT REASON AS WELL.

ARE THERE PARTNERSHIPS WE CAN BE DOING, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT? AND CERTAINLY AS THE CITY PREPARE, YOU KNOW, TRIES TO MOVE TOWARDS A MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS BASED ECONOMY, THINKING ABOUT HOW WE INTERWEAVE ARTS AND CULTURE INTO THAT, UM, AND HOPE THAT THIS CAN, YOU KNOW, ALL BE INTERCONNECTED AS PART OF THAT STRATEGY.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE PRESERVATION WORK PLAN.

WILL IT ALSO ADDRESS, THERE ARE CITIES IN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE NOW, UH, SOFTENING OR REDUCING THE HISTORICAL, UM, UH, HOW DO YOU SAY, OVERSIGHT TO PROJECTS? IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S SOME TO RESTRICTIVE ON MATERIALS AND SO ON.

WILL THIS ALSO BE PART OF THIS PLAN IS ADJUSTING WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN OTHER CITIES OR JUST PRIMARILY WHAT WE ARE GONNA ADDRESS IN OUR COMMUNITY? SO CERTAINLY, UM, OUR RESEARCH INCLUDES LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND ALSO WHAT THE LATEST GUIDANCE IS UNDER STATE LAW.

WE MENTIONED THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND COMMISSIONER BECK'S POINT ABOUT OBJECTIVE STANDARDS FOR, UM, HISTORIC DISTRICTS, PARTICULARLY ADU BECAUSE, UM, THE REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE WE DEVELOPED THOSE GUIDELINES AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO APPLY, UH, CERTAIN THINGS THAT MAY ALREADY BE IN THE GUIDELINES AS AS ONE EXAMPLE.

UM, SO YES, PART OF IT IS LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IT.

PART OF IT'S ALSO LOOKING AT HOW TO PRIORITIZE LIMITED STAFF RESOURCES TO HAVE THE BEST, UM, IMPACT WE CAN HAVE.

YOU SAW THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE PROCESSED ABOUT 700 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT TAKES A LOT OF STAFF TIME.