* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU ON THIS LOVELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I AM HERE TO CALL TOGETHER THE MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026 AT FOUR FIVE, NO, 4:45 PM UH, DIRECTOR, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES. UH, COMMISSIONER HUGA HERE. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD? HERE. COMMISSIONER UDI SMITH. SHE HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. OKAY. YOU DO HAVE A COURT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. SO WE WILL BEGIN BY, UH, GOING THROUGH OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARTS RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCES COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY 20. JANUARY 8TH, 2026. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. AND I WILL SECOND. UM, AND, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS FROM ANYTHING? HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO, I READ YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE FEE WAIVER REQUEST RECEIVED BETWEEN JANUARY 8TH, 2026 AND FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECONDED. AND DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. OUR RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT KAITLIN CRUZ, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE SEVEN FEE WAIVERS THAT WERE RECEIVED THIS MONTH. A REQUEST THIS MONTH. UH, FIRST ONE WE HAVE THE LATINOS IN ACTION CALIFORNIA. UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT. IT'S BEING HELD ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2026 AT, UM, IT'S A HEALTH FAIR EVENT THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE GONNA BE UTILIZING 14TH STREET PARK OPEN SPACE AMOUNT WA AMOUNT OF FEES WAIVED IS $394. THIS IS FOR THE PERMIT AND SPECIAL FEE OF, UM, SPECIAL EVENT FEE. REVENUES AND FEES PAID WILL BE ZERO. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS 242 PEOPLE. AND WE HAVE OUR LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION. UH, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. UM, THEY HAVE SEVERAL DATES. FIRST ON AUGUST 22ND, 2026. NOVEMBER 21ST, 2026, DECEMBER 19TH, 2026, AND MARCH 27TH, 2027. MR. WILL GIVE IT AWAY. GIVEAWAYS TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, LOCATION THAT THEY WANNA USE IS MACARTHUR PARK, THE SOCIAL HALL, THE DANCE ROOM, AND OPEN SPACE. UH, FEES WAIVED REQUESTED WOULD BE 4,169 IN THE FACILITY PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES. UM, FEES REQUIRED TO PAY WOULD BE 1,664. AND THESE ARE FOR OUR STAFF FEES, NO EDE GATE REVENUE. AND WE'RE, LOOK, THEY'RE LOOKING AT 1500 TO 3000 IN ATTENDANCE. UH, THEN WE HAVE CLIMB CENTRAL LONG BEACH, FORMERLY A OC SEVEN. UM, THIS IS A NEW GROUP AND A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE, UM, HAVING A LITERACY FAIR ON MAY 16TH, 2026. UTILIZING MACARTHUR PARK OPEN SPACE. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEES WAIVED WOULD BE $394 FOR PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES. THERE'S NO REVENUE OR FEES NEED TO BE PAID BY THEM. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND 225 IN ATTENDANCE IS WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING. UH, CLIMB CENTRAL LONG BEACH, FORMALLY A OC SEVEN. IT'S A NEW GROUP. NEW EVENT. UM, HAVE SEVERAL DATES, STARTING WITH APRIL 4TH, 2026. JUNE 6TH, 2026. JULY 11TH, 2026. AUGUST 1ST, 2026, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2026, AND OCTOBER 3RD, 2026. THIS IS FOR FOOD GIVEAWAYS AT MACARTHUR PARK OPEN SPACE. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEES. WAIVE WOULD BE $1,549 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES, NO FEES AND, UM, NO REVENUE AND FEES NEED TO BE PAID BY THEM. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE ANTICIPATING 170 IN ATTEN IN ATTENDANCE. CLIMB CENTRAL LB, FORMERLY A OC SEVEN. THIS IS A NEW GROUP, NEW EVENT. THEY HAVE EVENTS REQUESTED ON JUNE 16TH, 2026. JUNE 23RD, 2026, JUNE 30TH, 2026. AUGUST 6TH, 2026, AUGUST 13TH, 2026, AND AUGUST 20TH, 2026. PER A FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AT MACARTHUR PARK. FEES WAIVED WOULD BE $679 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES. THERE IS A $400 REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT DUE BY THEM. UH, THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THERE ARE ANTICIPATING 26 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE CLIMB CENTRAL LONG BEACH IS, UH, NOT A NEW GROUP, IS A NEW GROUP AND A NEW EVENT, UH, HELD ON AUGUST, EXCUSE ME, JUNE 16TH, [00:05:01] 18TH, 2026. JUNE 25TH, 2026, JULY 2ND, 2026 AND JULY 9TH, 2026 FOR COOKING CLASSES AT MACARTHUR PARK AND UTILIZING YOUR SOCIAL HALL FOR THE COMMUNITY. UH, AMOUNT OF FEES WAIVED WOULD BE $467 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES. AND DUE TO THE, UH, BY THEN WOULD BE $400 AND A REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT, NO EDE GATE REVENUE. AND THEY EXPECT 26 IN ATTENDANCE. AND THEN LONG BEACH COMMUNITY BAND. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. UH, THEY'RE LOOKING TO HOLD BAND REHEARSALS EVERY THURSDAY, BEGINNING JULY 2ND, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 24TH, 2027 AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER. BALLROOM FEES WAIVED WILL BE $22,975 IN FACILITY RENTAL PERMIT AND STAFF FEES. REVENUE AND FEES PAID WILL BE ZERO. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY EXPECT 65 TO 70 PEOPLE. SO TOTAL FEES WAIVED FOR THIS TIME. UM, TIMEFRAME WHEN FEES WERE SUBMITTED WERE $30,627. THUS FAR FOR FY 26, WE'VE, UH, FEES WAIVED TO SPEND $137,630. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE, UH, TWO QUESTIONS. UM, SO I NOTICED FOR TWO OF THE EVENTS THERE WERE THESE $400 REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSITS, BUT THOSE WERE NOT FOR EVERYTHING. SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS RELATED TO THE MACARTHUR PARK SOCIAL HALL. BUT THEN I NOTICED THAT THE LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION DID NOT HAVE THE REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT LISTED THERE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE LISTING, THEY'RE USING THE SOCIAL HALL. SO COULD YOU JUST HIDE SOME LINE ON WHAT'S THE DETAILS THERE? YES. SO, UM, LOCAL HEARTS IS UTILIZING THE FACILITY WHILE WE HAVE STAFF ON SITE DURING, UH, PROGRAMMING, LIKE OUR CULTURAL CLASSES. OKAY. WHEN, UM, CLIMB CENTRAL LONG BEACH IS GOING TO BE ON SITE, IT WON'T BE WHEN WE HAVE STAFF THERE. OKAY. SO THAT MEANS, SO THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO DO THE SECURITY DEPOSIT IS BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARK STAFF? YES. OKAY. GOT IT. WELL, THERE'S NO PROGRAMMING HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. OKAY. OUR, OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. SO WE'RE OPENING UP THE FACILITY JUST FOR THEM. GOT IT. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. UM, AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THESE FOUR EVENTS FROM THIS CLIMB, CENTRAL LONG BEACH. UM, IT SAYS IT'S A NEW GROUP. SO COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE? SURE. SO, UM, THEY ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, FOR MACARTHUR PARK. UM, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO JUST ACTIVATE THE NEW PARK. SO, UM, THE PARK WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ALMOST OVER A YEAR, AND THEY WANT TO JUST ACTIVATE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UM, THEY RECEIVED PORT GRANT FUNDS, SO THEY WANNA TURN THOSE FUNDS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE IT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO SEVERAL EVENTS JUST TO BRING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM UTILIZE THE BRAND NEW PARK THAT'S THERE. CERTAINLY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE ACTIVATING IT. YES. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. UH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE COOKING CLASSES. MM-HMM . UM, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THEM? THIS IS, UH, UH, THE HEART OF A CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. DO YOU KNOW IF THE COOKING CLASSES ARE GONNA BE CAMBODIAN FOOD OR IS THERE ANY DESCRIPTION ABOUT THAT? SO NOTHING SPECIFIC TO THE CUISINE THAT WILL BE COOKED. I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE FOCUSING MORE ON HEALTHY COOKING. MM-HMM. SO HELPING FAMILIES LEARN HOW TO COOK HEALTHY MEALS. MM-HMM . UM, AND THEY ARE BRINGING IN OUTSIDE GROUP TO HELP WITH THAT. UM, BUT AS FAR AS THE, THE, THE TYPE OF MENU OR, OR SPECIFIC TO THAT, I DON'T HAVE THOSE DETAILS. OKAY. I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. OKAY. ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HIGA SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. OKAY. AND WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE, AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS AND THEFT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND MARINE. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND AND DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. UH, JANICE MCMULLEN, OUR ACTING BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUREAU MANAGER WITH, ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. UM, FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, THE, UH, GRAND TOTAL FOR, UH, THE LOST REPORT IS $5,772 AND 93 CENTS . UM, WHEN LOOKING AT THE ITEMS, UH, I'M A NUMBERS PERSON, SO IT WAS 20 ITEMS, AND THE COST FOR THAT IS ABOUT 93% LABOR. SO ALMOST ALL OF THE COSTS COME OUT OF SAP LABOR AND MORE PERCENTAGES. 'CAUSE I LIKE THEM. UM, A MAJORITY, WELL, NOT A MAJORITY, BUT THE MOST OCCURRENCES HAPPEN TO BE AROUND, UM, ELECTRIC WIRING AND LIGHT POLE VANDALISM. [00:10:01] ABOUT 35% OF THOSE WERE, UM, RELATED TO THAT. UM, THE OTHER ONES WERE FENCING AND PLAY OR FITNESS EQUIPMENT, UM, VANDALISM. SO, UM, THAT MADE UP PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF IT. AND THEN SOME OTHER MINOR PLUMBING ONES. BUT, UM, THAT WOULD BRING OUR FISCAL YEAR TOTAL TO $19,942, UM, FOR, UH, VANDALISM, WHICH IS DOWN FOR LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, UH, SO LET'S SEE. I DID, BUT THEN I, I LOST, SORRY. NO, NO, NO. OH, SO, SO, UH, UH, WE TALKED LAST MONTH ABOUT THE, UM, MLK STATUE ON THE PLAQUES THERE. I KNOW THAT WE GOT A, A FOLLOW UP ABOUT THAT, UM, UH, AND OF THE FULL COMMISSION MEETING. SO I WAS WONDERING HOW THAT PROJECT'S GOING. AND THEN ALSO THERE WAS THE, UM, OF COURSE IN THE NEWS THERE WAS THE, UH, THE LIGHT POLES AT, UM, LAKEFIELD. UM, AND SO JUST KIND OF WANTED A LITTLE REPORT ON THAT IF POSSIBLE. YEAH. UM, JUST TO ANSWER THE, THE, UH, STERNS PARK BALL FIELDS, I THINK WHERE THERE WERE MAYBE 10 LIGHTS, YOU MAY KNOW MORE DETAILS. UM, THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THIS REPORT, UM, WHERE THERE WERE CUT WIRES OR STOLEN WIRES THAT WAS OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF LABOR. UM, FOR THE MLK PLAQUES ON THESE, SO THE MMLK PLAQUES, WE HAD ONE THAT WAS ALREADY FABRICATED USING THE 3D PRINTER. THE OTHERS ARE IN FABRICATION OR BEING FABRICATED RIGHT NOW. UH, PROBABLY WILL HAVE THOSE INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. UM, ONE OF 'EM IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE. SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE FOUR SMALLER KIND OF PIECES OF THE PLAQUE AND PUT 'EM TOGETHER FOR THE LARGER PLAQUE. AND SO THAT ONE'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER. UM, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THE OTHERS, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THE REMAINING ONES UP WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. WITH RESPECT TO THE, THE LIGHTING, UH, ISSUES, UM, WE WERE HIT PRETTY HARD, UH, A FEW WEEKENDS AGO. THE WEEKEND WHEN STEARNS PARK, LITTLE LEAGUE WAS HIT, UM, EAST LONG BEACH PONY AT HARTWELL PARK WAS HIT THE SAME WEEKEND, UH, IN ADDITION TO A COUPLE OF OTHER PARKS, NOT FIELDS, BUT PARK LIGHTING. UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT WASN'T AS BAD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN. THE COPPER WIRES WERE CUT NOT STOLEN. MM-HMM . UH, ON A NUMBER OF 'EM, THERE WERE STILL THREE LIGHT POLES THAT DID HAVE 'EM STOLEN. BUT, UM, WHEN THEY'RE JUST CUT, IT MAKES THE REPAIRS A LITTLE BIT QUICKER, EASIER, AND CHEAPER. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, STERN'S LITTLE LEAGUE, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT 'EM ON SATURDAY. BY MONDAY, UH, YOU KNOW, MID-AFTERNOON THE LIGHTS WERE BACK UP AND RUNNING MM-HMM . UH, ANOTHER DAY OR TWO FOR THE HEART. WELL, UH, LIGHTS TO GET BACK UP AGAIN. THOSE WERE ALSO, THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE CUT NOT STOLEN. WHEN IT'S STOLEN, IT MAKES IT A LOT DIFF MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO THREAD NEW, NEW WIRES, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE CONDUIT UP THE LIGHT POLE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LABOR INTENSIVE AND LONGER PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, FORTUNATELY THEY WERE CUT. MM-HMM . UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING CITYWIDE NOT JUST IN OUR PARKS. UM, OUR STREETLIGHTS, UH, THAT PUBLIC WORKS MAINTAINS ARE ALSO BEING HEAVILY IMPACTED BY COPPER WIRE, UH, THEFT. UM, IN FACT, THERE ARE STREETS, YOU KNOW, BLOCKS OUT THERE THAT ARE DARK BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAME AND RIPPED OUT ALL THE COPPER WIRING. AND SO, UM, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE GOT THOSE BALL FIELDS BACKED UP RIGHT AWAY. AND THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF BASEBALL SEASON. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS OF COURSE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEAGUES HAVE A, A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY. UM, AND SO AGAIN, THOSE, THOSE WERE DONE RELATIVELY QUICKLY. UM, AND I THINK I'VE SHARED IN, IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS SOME OF THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT MM-HMM . TO VANDALIZE AND, UM, STEAL THE COPPER WIRE. UM, NEVER GONNA SAY SOMETHING IS COMPLETELY VANDAL PROOF, BUT WE ARE MAKING IT AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BREAKING INTO OUR PULL BOXES. THOSE ARE THE LITTLE BOXES, YOU KNOW, IN THE GROUND NEXT TO THE LIGHTS MM-HMM . WHERE ALL THE WIRES ARE. UH, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS TO SECURE THOSE BOXES TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THEM. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? ARE THE POLICE INVESTIGATING THESE? YES. AND, UH, IS, IS IT THINK IS THEY'RE THINKING THAT THESE ARE THE SAME GROUPS OF, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT YET. MAYBE THEY HAVE AND [00:15:01] I JUST DON'T KNOW. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THEM BECAUSE, UH, THIS IS, LIKE I SAID, NOT JUST IMPACTING OUR PARK FIELDS. IT'S IMPACTING JUST OUR PARK GENERAL LIGHTING AND IT'S IMPACTING SAFETY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE STREETLIGHTS. SO DEFINITELY A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THAT REGARD? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UH, 3D PRINTING. WHO'S PRODUCING THEM? THERE IS A LOCAL VENDOR, I DO NOT RECALL WHAT THEIR NAME IS, BUT WE'RE USING A, A LOCAL VENDOR THAT, UH, DOES SIGNS AND 3D PRINTING. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT CONSIDER MM-HMM . USING THE PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY? OH, NO. I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, OURSELVES, UH, PROCURING A PRINTER, UM, FOR OURSELVES. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT. OKAY. 'CAUSE THE PRICE OF THOSE PRINTERS HAS GONE DOWN. YES, THEY HAVE. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEP. BUT THEY HAVE, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WANT PRACTICE YEP. AND OLDER PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE THAT TEACH THAT. YEP. SO THE LIBRARIES ARE A GOOD RESOURCE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, JUST CIRCLING BACK TO THE, TO THE THEFT ISSUE, I, AND I, FORGIVE ME IF I'M GETTING THE DETAILS WRONG, BUT I'M, IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, IN ADDITION TO THE COPPER WIRING, THERE WAS ALSO A PITCHING MACHINE. SO ON THAT SAME, SO IS THERE ANY, IN TERMS OF PATROLLING OR YOU, BESIDES JUST, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT AND, AND YOU KNOW, INVESTIGATING THE THEFT AFTER IT HAPPENS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S BEING DONE TO MAKE THINGS MORE SECURE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO CATCH THEM IN THE ACT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YEAH, I MEAN, THE DIFFICULTY THERE IS THESE ARE HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, RIGHT. WHERE WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE STAFF OUT THERE. THE LEAGUES DON'T HAVE THEIR FAMILIES OUT THERE. UM, I CAN'T SPEAK TO PDS PATROL. UM, THEY VERY WELL MAY BE, UH, KIND OF ENHANCING, UH, THEIR, UM, DISTRICT CAR CHECKS AT OUR PARKS. UM, BUT I, I CAN'T SPEAK CONFIDENTLY ON THIS. I DO KNOW THOUGH IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY. SO, UM, IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THEY WERE DOING MORE OF THOSE, UH, ROUTINE CHECKS WITHIN OUR PARKS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC? HEARING? NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? EXCUSE ME. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA. FOUR. OKAY. YES. SO I SKIPPED WATER. MY BAD. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER EGA, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING FINANCE AND WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION. MARINE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HIGA. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. UH, ONCE AGAIN, JANICE WILL PROVIDE THE NEW WORK ALL. ALRIGHT. UM, FOR THE GENERAL FUND, FOR THE, LET'S SEE, THIS BE OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY. SO, UH, THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, WE'RE LOOKING VERY GOOD. SO THAT'S ABOUT 33% OF THE FISCAL YEAR. OUR EXPENSES IN GENERAL FUND ARE TRACKING BELOW THAT AROUND 24%. UM, AND THEN REVENUE'S TRACKING RIGHT WITH THAT AROUND 30%. SO, SO THAT'S VERY GOOD. AND THEN FOR WATER, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN, SO, UM, WE HAVE SPENT, UM, OF OUR WATER BUDGET 23%, AND THAT'S AS OF JANUARY. UM, WHICH IN COMPARISON TO THE PRIOR YEAR AT THIS TIME IT WAS 32%. SO, UM, THAT'S, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON WATER AND SO FORTH. OKAY. WE HAVE A GREAT HEARING NOW. WE HAVE A COMMISSION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE. OKAY. AND I'LL SECOND IT. UM, AND, UH, WHO STARTS THIS ONE? IS THAT YOU DIRECTOR? YEP, I CAN DO THAT. SO, UH, FOR OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, WE HAVE A PRETTY LIGHT AGENDA. UM, AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR, OUR NORMAL, UH, KINDA PRE-BUSINESS, UH, MEETING ACTIVITIES WITH PRESENTATION OF A, UH, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. CHRISTINA, ARE WE DOING ONE OR TWO? TWO, TWO. I THINK JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. UM, DECEMBER AND JANUARY. DECEMBER JANUARY. OKAY. WE'RE ALWAYS IN LINE. I KNEW WE HAD SKIPPED ONE, SO WE'LL HAVE TWO. UM, THIS, UH, THIS MEETING. UM, AND THEN JUMPING INTO THE AGENDA, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE FEE WAIVERS THAT [00:20:01] WERE ALREADY DISCUSSED, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, ONE MORE, UH, BUSINESS ITEM AND THAT IS TO ENTER INTO A FEW, UH, PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS. THESE ARE WITH OUR CONTRACT CLASS INSTRUCTORS. UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, SOME CONTRACT CLASS INSTRUCTORS, UH, FOR A COUPLE ART INSTRUCTION, A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, A DANCE INSTRUCTOR, ENRICHMENT, UM, INSTRUCTION AND MUSIC INSTRUCTION AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PARKS OR A ZABA HARWELL, UM, EL DORADO, HOUGHTON, UM, MLK AND COLLEGE OF STATE PARK. SO KIND OF SPREAD, UH, A BIT ACROSS THE CITY READY TO GO. SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE. ARE THESE, UH, WILL THAT LIST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU? YES, IT'LL BE A PART OF THE, UH, THE ACTUAL AGENDA. AND SECOND, DO YOU KNOW IF THOSE, UH, PROGRAMS ARE YOUTH, ADULTS, SENIORS, OR EVERYBODY? UM, YOU KNOW, I DO NOT KNOW. AND WE CAN HAVE THAT FOR THE, UH, COMMISSION MEETING IF THESE ARE, UM, FOR OUR YOUTH, ADULTS OR SENIORS. THANK YOU. YEP. OKAY. THEN DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE GROUPS AT THE MEETING? WE TYPICALLY INVITE THEM, KIND OF HIT OR MISS IF THEY ACTUALLY, UH, COME. IT'S NOT LIKE A THREE WAYER, CORRECT? YEAH, CORRECT. GOT IT. UM, BUT CERTAINLY WE, YOU KNOW, LOVE BRINGING THESE FORWARD BECAUSE OUR CONTRACT CLASS PROGRAM IS, IS SO IMPORTANT, UH, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF ENHANCE THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE ALREADY PROVIDE TO HAVE THESE ADDITIONAL, UH, INSTRUCTION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND THEN, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS, I'LL HAVE MY, UH, DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS AND WE CREATE COMMUNITY, UH, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR STANDING ITEM FOR POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS. HAVING SAID THAT, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING BACK THE PILOT FOR THE HERBICIDE, UM, I GUESS THE HERBICIDE PILOT, UH, IN MARCH. OKAY. UM, AND THEN LOOKING AT PARK EQUITY FOR APRIL, MAY. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. I HAVE, GO AHEAD. AND THAT'S, DID I GET MOTIONS FOR THIS? YES, I DID. YES I DID. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD? I HAVE A QUESTION AND THAT IS, THIS IS THE THIRD MONTH IN A ROW THAT OUR AGENDA HAS BEEN SO SMALL. IN FACT, IN DECEMBER IT WAS SO SMALL WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING. DO YOU THINK THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT? NO. UM, BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE SAY THAT COME MARCH WHEN WE DO THE HERBICIDE MEETING, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL THAT'LL BE A LONG MEETING. UM, AND SO, UH, I'M NOT GONNA, I DON'T THINK THERE'S NECESSARILY A REASON FOR IT. IT'S JUST A, WELL, OIL THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THAT'S WHAT'S KIND OF IN FRONT OF US. A WELL OILED MACHINE THAT DOESN'T NEED, UH, POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY. BUT, UM, UH, NO, I, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REAL DRIVER WHAT THAT IS. IT'S JUST COINCIDENTAL WE THAT FOR THESE THREE MONTHS AND WHO KNOWS, THE NEXT THREE MONTHS MAY BE VERY, VERY BUSY. OKAY. AND, UH, HOW IS THE PREPARATION FOR THE SUMMER UNDERWAY WITH GLADYS NOT BEING HERE? YOU KNOW, UM, YOU SAID WELL OILED MACHINE, UH, JUST A MINUTE AGO, AND I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RECREATION SUPERINTENDENTS THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS EXERCISE MANY, MANY TIMES. AND SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO US. UM, AND PLANNING IS, UH, YOU KNOW, AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. UM, AND WE CAN ADDRESS THAT UNDER, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER, UH, COMMISSION ITEM FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST TO COMPLETE THE THOUGHT ON, ON THIS ITEM, UM, WE JUST HAD A JOB FAIR TWO WEEKENDS AGO, UH, TWO SATURDAYS AGO, MAYBE IT WAS, IT WAS THE LAST WEEKEND OF JANUARY, JANUARY, UH, UP AT HOCKING PARK WHERE WE HAD, UH, CLOSE TO 200 PEOPLE, UH, ATTEND. WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW, UH, OR CONDUCT 120 INTERVIEWS. AND SO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE FOR SUMMER HYBRID, UH, BECAUSE OF COURSE THAT'S WHEN OUR PROGRAMMING, WE REALLY HAD SOME PROGRAMMING, UH, FOR THOSE 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER WITH SCHOOL IS OUT. SO, UH, UH, THINGS ARE GOING WELL. YEAH. OKAY. PLANNING FOR A GREAT SESSION. ALRIGHT, WELL WE HAD A MOTION ON THIS ITEM FROM COMMISSIONER IGA. I SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THAT'S IT. UM, OKAY, NOW WE'LL GET ITEM NUMBER SIX. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS, UM, [00:25:02] I'LL TALK ABOUT IT AFTER ON, ON RECORD AFTER THIS ITEM. OH NO, WE'RE DONE. SORRY, THEN, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE RECORD, BUT I HAVE A NEW ROOMMATE. SHE'S FROM SHANGHAI, BUT SHE'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF AMERICA FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS TO GO TO SCHOOL. SHE HAS A MASTER'S, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, WHATEVER. AND SHE'D BEEN LIVING IN UTAH WHERE SHE HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT NOW SHE'S GOING TO UCLA, SHE'S LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE. SHE REALLY WASN'T SURE ABOUT LONG BEACH. SO MY HOUSE IS FINE, I THINK YOU HAVEN'T BEEN YET, BUT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT'S FINE, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. BUT SUDDENLY SHE RECKON FOUND OUR PARK SYSTEM AND SHE CAME TO ME A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND SHE SAID, I, SHE'S BEEN WITH ME A MONTH. I LOVE LONG BEACH. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON IN ALL OF YOUR PARKS? I SAID, WELL, DO TELL, LIKE WHAT? WELL I'M SIGNING UP FOR ROWING CLASS OVER AT THIS AND I'M DOING SUCH AND SUCH AND MY FRIEND SO AND SO IS TAKING ME TO SUCH AND SUCH. THIS IS A GREAT CITY. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT ON THAT. NO, THAT'S VERY, UH, VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. AND ENCOURAGING, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY, UH, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE MANY SERVICES THAT THE CITY AS A WHOLE PROVIDES, I THINK WE, WE DO A GREAT JOB OF, OF FILLING A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEEDS AT THE COMMUNITY. TOTALLY TRUE. ALRIGHT, THAT BEING SAID, PUBLIC COMMENT I HAVE HERE, OH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, I DID TELL YOU THAT. THANK YOU. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC HERE? NO. SEE NONE. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. AND THIS NOW IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS A NON AGENDA ITEMS THAT EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. UH, THAT SINCE THERE ARE NO PUBLIC VISITORS TODAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND WE CAN NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:13 PM WOW. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.