* 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. [00:12:17] RIGHT. [00:12:18] OKAY, [00:12:19] GOOD. A WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UH, I'D LIKE TO [CALL TO ORDER] CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026. UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE [ROLL CALL] CALL FOR THE ROLE. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON HERE. COMMISSIONER ES PEREZ. COMMISSIONER SANTOS HERE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN HERE. VICE CHAIR WARE AND CHAIR CASTILLO PRESENT. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. VICE CHAIR WARE IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. UH, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO. SEEING NONE. OKAY. I'LL, UH, START OFF WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] IF WE CAN HAVE EVERYONE STAND, PLEASE AND FACE THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, ALL KINDS OF, AT THIS, UH, FOR ANYONE THAT IS GONNA BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SWEAR IN WITNESSES. SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE IF YOU'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY TODAY. IT IS, UH, IF YOU ARE, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. A BRIEF REMINDER, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE AGENDA ITEM TOPIC. ANY NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE ON TOPICS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS BODY CANNOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE OR TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS RAISED DURING NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT TIME STANDARDS CAN BE MODIFIED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AT DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. UM, LET'S GO TO ITEM [1. 26-54344 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ONE. UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE, UH, DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU, SENATOR. I MEAN, COMMISSIONER SATEL CLEMSON UPGRADE. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. JUST PROMOTED YOU. UM, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR, PLEASE. THANK YOU. UH, [00:15:01] CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, WE HAVE A ROBUST AGENDA TO GET TO THIS EVENING, HOWEVER, UM, I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RECOGNIZE AND, UH, UH, EXPRESS STAFF'S APPRECIATION FOR, UH, GRISELDA SUAREZ, WHO, UM, HAS RECENTLY JOINED THE CITY AS A CITY EMPLOYEE, UM, ACTUALLY AS OUR FIRST, UH, CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER EVER. AS YOU MAY KNOW, RECENTLY, OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO LIBRARY ARTS AND CULTURE IN RECOGNITION OF, UM, THE UNIQUE, UH, COMMUNITY AND IMPORTANCE RELATED TO THOSE TOPICS. AND, UM, UH, BECAUSE GRISELDA HAS JOINED, UH, THE CITIES, SHE'S NO LONGER ABLE TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER, SO I WANNA GIVE A HUGE THANKS AND RECOGNITION OF HER SERVICE TO THE COMMISSION. WE APPRECIATE, UM, ALL, UH, YOU'VE DONE TO HELP MAKE, UH, THE WORK WE DO, UH, PROJECTS WE'VE DONE AND THE COMMISSION BETTER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AND JUST WANT TO, UH, EXPRESS THAT NOTE OF APPRECIATION. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, REPLACE GRISELDA. SHE'LL NEVER BE REPLACED, BUT TO PUT A NEW PERSON ON THE COMMISSION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN A NEW CAPACITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO ADD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE WAS BRIEF AND I HOPEFULLY DIDN'T SCARE YOU OFF, BUT , UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'RE GONNA MAKE, UH, IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, LET'S SEE HERE. WILL NOT TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. IF ANYONE IN PERSON WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, YOU MENTIONED THAT, SO ANY, UH, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. OH, ACTUALLY, SORRY, WE HAVE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE. LITTLE DISORGANIZED. OH, BEFORE WE CAN CHECK FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, THANK YOU. YES. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE NOW. COMMISSIONER LEMI, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL YES. NOTED. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER [2. 26-54345 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, January 15, 2026.              Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2026. PERFECT, THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CLINTON. ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYONE WISH YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS? PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE ZOOM. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. UH, PLEASE, UH, READ THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER THREE [3. 26-54359 Recommendation to determine that the project is within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of Categorical Exemption (CE-22-187) and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162; and Approve a one-year Time Extension (TMEX25-010) request, and reaffirm all findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a previously approved Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 2207-32) for a two-year temporary trucking and trailer storage use, with an option for three one-year extensions potentially allowing for a total of five years, on a parking lot at 2131 East Wardlow Road within the Business Park District of the Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan (SP-3-BP). This request is the 2nd one-year extension of this Conditional Use Permit. (Districts 4, 5)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AS PART OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND WARRANTS. NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 6 2 AND APPROVE A ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION REQUEST AND REAFFIRM ALL FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TWO YEAR TEMPORARY TRUCKING AND TRAILER TRAILER STORAGE USE WITH AN OPTION FOR THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE YEARS ON A PARKING LOT AT 2 1 3 1 EAST WARDLOW ROAD WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT OF THE GLOBE MASTER CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN. THIS REQUEST IS THE SECOND ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE. THANK YOU. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. HAVE EXCUSE MAKE THE SECOND. COMMISSIONER LI AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU CHAIR. UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PROJECT PLANNER REFUGIO TORRES CAMPOS. THE COMMISSION MAY REMEMBER WE DID A SIMILAR TEMPORARY EXTENSION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WAS, UH, DICTATED, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL, UM, CEP. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO REFUGIO. [00:20:01] UH, THANK YOU ALLISON. UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TRUCKING AND OUTDOOR STORAGE USE ON THE GOODMAN PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE FORMER BOEING C 17 FACILITY ON WARDLOW ROAD WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE SITE ADDRESS IS 2131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD. THE PROJECT LOCATION IS SHOWN HERE WITH THE SPECIFIC SITE OUTLINED IN RED AT 31 AT 2131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD. THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD JURISDICTION IS OUTLINING YELLOW DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE PROJECT SITE. THE PROJECT SITE IS WITHIN THE GLOVE MASTER CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN. ALSO, THE SITE IS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN. BOTH THE SPECIFIC PLAN AND GENERAL PLAN ALLOW THE PROPOSED USE. UH, SOME BACKGROUND PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS TEMPORARY CUP ON JANUARY 19TH, 2023. THE CUP WAS APPROVED AS A TEMPORARY USE WITH THE SIX MONTH EXPIRATION IF NOT VESTED, AND A TWO YEAR EXPIRATION PERIOD IF VESTED. SUBJECT TO, UH, APPROVAL OF UP TO THREE ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSIONS FOR A TOTAL OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. THE PERMIT WAS VESTED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL SUCH AS LANDSCAPING ALONG THE FRONTAGE, INSTALLATION OF SCREENING, LIGHTING AND PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS. THE FIRST TIME EXTENSION REQUEST WAS GRANTED ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2024. IF APPROVED TODAY, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME EXTENSION REQUEST WITH ONE MORE POSSIBLE EXTENSION REQUEST. IN THE FUTURE, THIS APPROVAL WILL BE ISSUED ONCE AGAIN TO GOODMAN AS THE PROPERTY OWNER ONLY, AND IT WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRABLE OR RUN WITH THE LAND. A PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING IS REQUIRED FOR EACH EXTENSION. THERE IS A MULTI-YEAR PROCESS FOR THE SITE TO DEVELOP AS A NEW INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE MASTER SITE PLAN FOR THIS PROPERTY. UNDER CASE NUMBER 22 0 8 DASH 18, WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED ON MAY 18TH, 2023. THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT AND THE APPLICANT CONTINUES TO COMPLY WITH SET CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. AFTER APPROVAL IN 2023, GOODMAN ENTERED INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH NEXT TRUCKING FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2022, OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 FOR A TRUCKING AND TRAILER STORAGE OPERATION ON THE LAKEWOOD PORTION OF THE SITE. THIS OPERATION ALSO MADE USE OF A LONG BEACH PORTION OF THE SITE AT TIMES, BUT WITH THE LAKEWOOD PORTION SERVING AS THE FRONT DOOR OF THE OPERATION, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS OR CALLS FOR SERVICE RELATED TO THE USE DURING THIS OPERATION. DUE TO SHIFTING ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE GOODS MOVEMENT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY, THE DEMAND FOR THE USE, UH, FOR TEMPORARY TRUCKING AND, AND TRAILER STORAGE DECLINE AND NEXT TRUCKING VACATED THE SITE. THEY VACATED BOTH THE LAKEWOOD AND LONG BEACH SITES AT THE END OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH GOODMAN. AFTER NEXT, TRUCKING VACATED THE SITE. GOODMAN THEN ENTERED INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH TESLA BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2023 TO APRIL 30TH, 2025. TESLA BEGAN USING THE SITE FOR UNLOADING AND STORAGE AND STAGING OF NEW TESLA VEHICLES UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TESLA MANUFACTURING ARM OF THE COMPANY. WHEN CALLED FOR THE TESLA VEHICLES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SHOWROOMS AND OTHER DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES LOCATIONS IN THE REGION. CURRENTLY, THE SITE IS VACANT WHEN NO LEASE THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING FOR A TENANT AND THIS TIME EXTENSION REQUESTS PERMITS THEM TO HAVE THEIR OPTIONS OPEN. THE SITE IS KEPT IN AN ORDERLY AND CLEAN MANNER AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. UH, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SITE PLAN AND THE PRECISE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECT SITE. THE SITE IS 7.47 ACRES IN SIZE. THE LAKEWOOD SITE AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH SITE, WHILE IN SEPARATE JURISDICTIONS ARE DIRECTLY ABUTTING AND CAN POTENTIALLY FUNCTION AS ONE LARGER FACILITY. THE PROPOSED ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION REQUEST COMPLIES WITH CODE REQUIREMENTS AND ORIGINAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, AND THUS FAR, NO COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE SITE. A TOTAL OF 231 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED ON JANUARY 27TH, 2026. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 21.2, ONE OF THE SONY REGULATIONS, ONE COMMENT WAS RECEIVED IN [00:25:01] RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND THE STATE SQL GUIDELINES, THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT PER SECTION 15 3 0 1 OF EXISTING FACILITIES. AS THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING USE OF THIS PROJECT SITE AND NO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST, THAT UNDER 15 300.2 WOULD PREVENT THE USE OF A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION. THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE 22 DASH 1 180 7 THAT WAS FILED PREVIOUSLY CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROJECT. THERE IS NO CHANGES TO THIS, UH, TO THE PROJECT SCOPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL AND THIS TIME EXTENSION REQUEST WARRANTS NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO CQA GUIDELINE, SECTION 15 1 6 2, UH, CITY STAFF HAS ANALYZED THE EXTENSION REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR THE PREVIOUS APPROVED CUP FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. AS SUCH, AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR A TIME EXTENSION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES OR DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS. CITY STAFF THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE REQUESTED ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSIONS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TEMPORARY USE. AND THIS COMPLETES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NONE. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM, UH, THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME, SEEING NONE IN PERSON, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US, VIRTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NONE. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS [4. 26-54360 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-26-003; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-012), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow the establishment of a nightclub/lounge at an existing restaurant with a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 47 License (On-Sale General - Eating Place) located at 217 Pine Avenue in the Downtown Plan (PD-30) Planned Development District. (District 1)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] A RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE DASH 26 DASH ZERO THREE AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO TO ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NIGHTCLUB SLASH LOUNGE AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. TYPE 47 LICENSE LOCATED AT 2 1 7 PINE AVENUE IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU. I'LL HAND THIS OVER. GONNA GET TO VOTE PLEASE. UH, MOTION. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TEMPLE. AND COMMISSIONER SANTOS. I HAND THIS OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, PROJECT PLANNER MIGUEL SAMO WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, ALISON. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH AN EXISTING ALCOHOL SERVING LICENSE. . OH, THERE, IT'S, THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT TWO 17 PINE AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PINE AVENUE BETWEEN WEST THIRD STREET AND WEST BROADWAY. IT CONSISTS OF A TWO STORY MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE SITE IS IN THE HEIGHT INCENTIVE DISTRICT OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS PD 30 WITH A LAND USE PLACE TYPE OF DOWNTOWN. THE EXISTING USE FOR THIS SPACE IS A RESTAURANT CALLED BABY BRO'S PIZZA, WHICH HAS AN EXISTING A BC TYPE 47 LICENSE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS AT A BONAFIDE RESTAURANT. THE SURROUNDING USES ARE VISITOR, VISITOR AND RESIDENCE SERVINGS, SUCH AS RETAIL RESTAURANTS AND BARS WITH RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS DIRECTLY ABUTTING THE SITE TO THE WEST. THE SITE IS ALSO WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, WHICH I WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON IN ANOTHER SLIDE. SPECIFICALLY ALONG THIS BLOCK, THERE ARE OTHER ALCOHOL SERVING RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT USES, WHICH ADD TO THE VIBRANCY OF THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA. THE EXISTING RESTAURANT HAS OPERATED SINCE 2023 AND OCCUPIES 3 3600 SQUARE FOOT, UH, 3,600 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL SUITE WITH A 26 [00:30:01] LINEAR FOOT FIXED BAR. ALCOHOL SERVING USES HAVE EXISTED AT THIS SITE SINCE APPRO APPROXIMATELY 1990 WITH NO RECORD OF AN APPROVED CUP. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE HEIGHT INCENTIVE DISTRICT OF PD 30, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012, ALLOWS FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES WITH NO CUP REQUIRED. HOWEVER, NIGHTCLUBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS ALLOWANCE. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING AN APPROVAL OF A CUP TO ESTABLISH A NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE CALLED PIERRE LOUNGE FOR DAILY NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS. THE OPERATIONS WILL INCLUDE ENTERTAINMENT WITH DANCING AND A REDUCED FOOD MENU. THIS AREA IS ALSO PARKING EXEMPT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE EXER EXTERIOR SIDE PHOTOS OF THE FACADE AND THE FRONT FACING PATIO. YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT FACING PATIO ON THE RIGHT. THESE PHOTOS OF ARE THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE RESTAURANT WITH A FIXED BAR ON THE RIGHT. THE THE MEZZANINE AREA YOU'RE SEEING IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RESTAURANT SERVICE. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS THE STAIR THAT LEADS TO THE GROUND, UH, LEADS FROM GROUND LEVEL. THIS SLIDE IS FOR THE PATIO SECTION TO THE NORTH. IN THE MIDDLE, YOU'LL SEE A BARRIER THAT SEPARATES THE PATIO FROM A REAR AREA THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, WHICH HAS AN EMERGENCY EXIT. THE NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE USE PROPOSES TO OPERATE DURING EVENING OPERATIONS DAILY. THE USE WILL NOT RESULT IN A NET INCREASE OF A BC LICENSES IN THIS AREA, AND THE EXISTING S RESTAURANT WILL OPERATE DURING THE DAY WITH THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, SHOWN IN THE MIDDLE. THE RESTAURANT OPERATING MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 9:00 AM TO 10:00 PM WITH A NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE OPERATING THE SAME DAYS. HOWEVER, 10:00 PM TO 2:00 AM A DJ AND DANCE FLOOR ARE PROPOSED. AND THE EXPANDED SERVICE HOURS ANTICIPATE AROUND 15 TO 20 EMPLOYEES PER SHIFT WITH A SEPARATE ONSITE SECURITY TEAM. THE FLOOR PLAN FOR THE RESTAURANT IN FRONT OF YOU SHOWS THE ENTRY AND EXITS IN GOLD. THE INDOOR DINING AREAS IN RED, THE EXISTING FIXED BAR IN LIGHT BLUE OUTDOOR DINING AREAS IN GREEN, AND AN AREA IN DARK BLUE THAT IS CLOSED TO PATRONS. THIS LOWER PLAN IS FOR THE NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE GROUND FLOOR AND SHOWS THE ENTRY AND EXITS AGAIN IN GOLD. THE INDOOR LOUNGE AREA IN RED, THE EXISTING FIXED BAR IN BLUE OUTDOOR SIT DOWN COURTYARD AREA IN GREEN. THE OUT, UH, THE OUTLINE OF THE DANCE FLOOR IN PURPLE AND A DARK BLUE AREA THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED TO PATRONS. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE MEZZANINE AREA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY CLOSED THROUGH YOUR DAYTIME RESTAURANT OPERATIONS, BUT WILL BE OPEN FOR NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE OPERATIONS. THE PROJECT IN CENSUS TRACK 57 59 0.02 IN POLICE DISTRICT 1 63 OF THE SOUTH DIVISION. THIS TRACK ENVISIONED SIX ON SALE LICENSES AND HAS A 17, UH, EXISTING ON SALE LICENSES. THIS AREA IS CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME WITH 170 CRIMES REPORTED IN THE DISTRICT WITH ONE 10 BEING THE THRESHOLD FOR KAI CRIME. THERE WERE NINE CALLS FOR SERVICE AT THIS LOCATION, THREE OF THEM BEING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE LOCATION, ONE FOR A BURGLAR ALARM BEING TRIPPED. ANOTHER FOR A DISPUTE BETWEEN PARTNERS DINING AT THE LOCATION AND ONE FOR TRESPASSING. THE SIX REMAINING CALLS WERE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BUSINESS, BUT RATHER RESPONSES TO CALLS IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS. WHILE THIS PROJECT IS IN A HIGH CRIME AREA AND IS OVER CONCENTRATED WITH ON SALE ALCOHOL LICENSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS, THAT THIS SITE IS IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, WHICH IS A BUSY TOURIST AND VISITOR SERVING AREA THAN ENVISIONS A MORE LIVELY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SITE IS ALSO UNIQUE IN THAT IT'S IN THE DOWNTOWN DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS A DISTRICT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR THE COEXISTENCE OF RESIDENTIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES IN SPECIFIC PARTS OF DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH. THE MAP YOU SEEN ON THE SLIDE ONLY SHOWS THE GREATER DOWNTOWN BOUNDARIES. THE PIKE AND SHORELINE VILLAGE ARE ALSO PART OF THIS DISTRICT, BUT ARE NOT DEPICTED ON THE SLIDE. THIS DISTRICT HAS NO STANDARDS AS PART OF CHAPTER 8.80, A FOOD REQUIREMENT AT NORMAL MEAL TIMES AND A TIERED SYSTEM FOR COMPLAINTS THAT COULD RESULT IN STRICTER RULES AND IMPOSED SHOULD THERE BE CONTINUED COMPLAINTS PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. AN ENTITLEMENT MAY BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE. STEPH BINS THAT POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE IN SUPPORT OF HIS APPLICATION. THE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE WITH NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS DAILY. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE USE MUST STILL REMAIN AT RESTAURANT DURING THE DAY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, WHERE [00:35:01] FOOD MUST STILL BE AVAILABLE DURING NIGHTCLUB AND LOUNGE OPERATIONS. THE CUP WOULD COVER THE OPERATION OF THE NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH A MIX OF U NEARBY USES, WHICH WOULD ALIGN WITH THE GOALS AND INTENTIONS OF THE DOWNTOWN PLACE TYPE. THE EXISTING RESTAURANT IN NEW NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE COUPLED WITH THE SALE OF ALCOHOL AND WITH APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WOULD BROADEN RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES, UH, OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. OTHER RESTAURANT USES WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA ARE SHANNON'S ON PINE AGAVES ALL ULCER SOCIETY BREWING AND THE CARVERY, WHICH FUNCTION AS A DIVERSE DESTINATION FOR VISITORS MEASURES WILL BE IN PLACE TO CONSIDER COMMUNITY WELFARE SUCH AS ICUT, SIGNAGE, STAFF TRAINING, AND A STRONG SECURITY PRESENCE WITH BODY CAMERAS. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS THE ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE WITHIN THE PD DISTRICT, PD 30 DISTRICT, AND THE DOWNTOWN DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, WHERE STRICT STANDARDS ARE PLACED TO ENSURE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT NOT JUST FOR PATRONS BUT FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2152, THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS APPLY. NO ADDITIONAL PARKING IS TRIGGERED AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 21 41, 1 75 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND STATE ASSEMBLY BILL 2097. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE PUBLIC PARKING LOTS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT SITE. IN ADDITION TO BEING 600 FEET AWAY FROM THE LONG BEACH TRANSIT MALL, THE OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE A SECURITY TEAM AS WELL AS CAMERAS AND WILL TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT LOITERING AND OTHER ONE UNWANTED ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, D AND E DO NOT DO NOT APPLY TO THE PROJECT AS THE SITE IS IN THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS A DUR, A TOURIST DESTINATION. HOWEVER, IT IS NOTED THAT WHILE THERE IS AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF ON SALE ALCOHOL IN THIS AREA, THE EXISTING PRIMARY RESTAURANT WILL BE MAINTAINED WHERE FOOD SERVICES REQUIRED AND THERE WON'T BE A NET INCREASE IN A PC LICENSES. NIGHTCLUBS DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME NUISANCES TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. HOWEVER, BY PLACING CONDITIONS, WE ENSURE THAT THIS USE IS MAINTAINED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. ADDITIONALLY, THE USE IS APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET EAST OF CAESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S ALSO 420 FEET AWAY FROM HARVEY MILK PROMENADE PARK 550 FEET AWAY FROM LINCOLN PARK AND 630 FEET AWAY FROM PROMENADE SQUARE AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR THIS PROJECT IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL USE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE PROJECT SUCH AS RBS CERTIFICATION TO ENSURE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PATRONS AND STAFF, FOOD SERVICE BEING AVAILABLE ANYTIME ALCOHOL IS BEING SERVED AT THE ESTABLISHMENT. CLEAR SIGNAGE AT ALL POINTS OF ENTRY THAT NO ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED BEYOND THESE POINTS. SECURITY GUARDS WITH CAMERAS, METAL DETECTOR WANDS UPON ENTRY. IF ENTERTAINMENT IS PROPOSED, AN ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE WILL NEED TO BE OBTAINED. THE SIDE COURTYARD AREA SHALL BE LIMITED TO SIT DOWN SPACE DURING THOSE NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE OPERATING HOURS AND NO AMPLIFIED MU NO AMPLIFIED MUSIC IS ALLOWED IN THIS AREA. QUEUING IS ONLY ALLOWED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY FIRE AND BUILDING PERMITS MUST BE INTA OBTAINED FOR THIS INCREASED OCCUPANCY. AND SHOULD THE RESTAURANT CEASE OPERATIONS PERMANENTLY, A MODIFICATION TO THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED TO CHANGE THOSE OPERATIONS EXCLUSIVELY TO A NIGHTCLUB IN ACCORDANCE THE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF CQA. THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT PER SECTION 15 3 0 1 FOR EXISTING FACILITIES AS A PROJECT CONSISTS OF ADDING A NEW ENTERTAINMENT USE WITH NO EXPANSION OF FLOOR AREA. THIS APPLICATION WAS DULY NOTICED AND PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AS OF DATE, NO COMMENTS WERE CONCERN WERE RECEIVED. BASED ON THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS, STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTING THE CATEGORICAL CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND APPROVING THE CUP FOR THE PROPOSED NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE USE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION STAFF AND THE APPLICANT, ANTHONY MARTINEZ ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? YES, SIR. UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD OF A MET OF DETECTION ONE UPON ENTRY IN ANY OF OUR, UM, ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES BEFORE. IS THAT SOMETHING NEW THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE NEW CODES? UH, YES AND NO COMMISSIONER, SO IT'S NOT NEW. I SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. A LOT OF US ARE IN BED BEFORE SECURITY USUALLY IS WANDING PEOPLE, BUT IT IS IN USE IN, UM, MINI NIGHTCLUB ESTABLISHMENTS, UH, IN THE CITY. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT USED UNTIL AFTER 11:00 PM UM, OR 10:00 PM. UM, BUT BASED ON SOME OF OUR EXPERIENCES IN, UM, BELMONT SHORE AND ELSEWHERE, ITS CURRENT, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, UM, DURING NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS TO, UM, USE THE HAND WAND METAL DETECTOR, UM, [00:40:02] AT, AT ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE OPEN LATE. UH, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S OCCURRING VOLUNTARILY IN MANY ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE REQUIRING ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS AS UM, CS AND OTHER APPROVALS COME INTO THE CITY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. UM, AND SIR, I WAS WONDERING ON THOSE 170 CALLS THAT WERE ENTERED, UH, IS THAT A YEARLY AMOUNT? UH, YES, THAT IS CORRECT. IS THERE ANY WAY WE HAVE 'EM BROKEN DOWN TO WHAT CATEGORY? UH, IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE FOR THE ENTIRE DIS THAT PARTICULAR REPORTING DISTRICT. SO THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY TIED TO THE SITE ITSELF. THANK YOU. BUT THAT'S NOT BROKEN DOWN IN THAT AREA. THAT, I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REQUESTED, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING, AT LEAST THAT'S PART OF THIS APPLICATION. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, I HAD A, IF YOU COULD ELABORATE, UM, THE DISTINCTION, UH, ONE THING THAT, THAT I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE IS THERE'S A NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE, UM, AND IT'LL BE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. UM, BUT AS CONDITION EIGHT, UH, OF THE CONDITIONAL USE, IS IT THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT DANCE DISC JOCKEY? UM, YES. SO THAT REFERS TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HAS AS WELL IS AN ENTER ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE MUST BE OBTAINED IN ADDITION TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. OKAY. SO, SO, SO THEY CAN'T HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OR AMPLIFIED MUSIC WITHOUT OBTAINING FIRST OR AFTERWARDS THE, UM, ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE. AND THEN ALSO, CAN YOU ALSO CLARIFY, UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED SEVERAL, UH, VENUES THAT ARE ALSO OPEN LATE. ARE THERE OTHER, WHAT ARE THE OTHER VENUES IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY THAT ARE OPEN TILL TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, NOT ON THE WEEKENDS AND 'CAUSE UH, VERSUS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AFTER 10:00 PM SO I BELIEVE IN THE PRESENTATION, UH, AGAVES ACROSS THE STREET IS HAS LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT HOURS AS WELL AS, UH, NEXT DOOR. SHANNON'S HAS, I BELIEVE TWO OF THE THREE SHANNON'S FACILITIES AT THAT CORNER HAVE ENTERTAINMENT THAT GOES INTO THOSE, UM, EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. AND THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. BUT, UM, SOUTH OF BROADWAY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ESTABLISHMENTS THAT STAY OPEN OR HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF STAYING OPEN PAST, UM, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR PAST MIDNIGHT. AND, AND IS THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK OR IS THAT STRICTLY ON THE WEEKENDS? I DO NOT HAVE, UM, THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT UM, THEY WOULD BE AUTHORIZED THROUGH THE ENTERTAINMENT, UH, PERMITS. A LOT OF THOSE HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED BEFORE OUR CURRENT DOWNTOWN PLAN WERE IN EXISTENCE. AND THEN, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IS AN EXTRA ARM ON ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. IT WAS PUT IN PLACE. A LOT OF THOSE ARE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USES, SO THEY MAY NOT EVEN HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON RECORD, BUT THEY DO HAVE STRICT REGULATIONS ON THEIR ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, UH, WHICH REGULATES THEIR ENTERTAINMENT. AND ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, UM, SHANNON'S IS OPEN UNTIL ONE DURING THE WEEK VERSUS TWO ON THE WEEKEND. MM-HMM . UM, AND I SWEAR I'VE BEEN THERE LATER, BUT , UM, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. UM, AND THEN THE NEXT BLOCK UP, HAMBURGER MARY'S IS OPEN UNTIL 2:00 AM UM, EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEE NONE. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM FOUR, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM. IF IN PERSON AND CHAIR WE ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT IF YOU WANTED TO HEAR FROM THEM. THANK YOU. YEAH, THEY, IF THERE THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PRESENT AS WELL? NO. OKAY, PERFECT. HE'S NOT RIGHT THERE. . YES. FEEL FREE. I DON'T THINK HE WAS SWORN IN THOUGH. THERE MY NAME IS, SORRY. ONE MOMENT. IF WE CAN GET THE MICROPHONE ON FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW. ALRIGHT. OH, THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS AUSTIN MATRE, PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, UH, BABY BROS. THE BUSINESSES THAT THE BUSINESS THAT IS APPLYING FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND OUR ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORT OF THE CUP. UM, WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THE BABY BROS TEAM OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IN TERMS OF ACTIVATING [00:45:01] PINE AVENUE THROUGH DIFFERENT EVENTS. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST A VERY SUCCESSFUL FRIGHT FEST EVENT THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THAT SAW PROBABLY A COUPLE THOUSAND FOLKS TO COME OUT INTO PINE AVENUE AND REALLY TRY TO REINVIGORATE IT. I WOULD SAY AS AN OPERATOR, THEY'VE BEEN A TRUE PARTNER. UM, THEY'VE BEEN A GOOD OPERATOR ON PINE AVENUE. THEY'VE LOOKED AT NEW WAYS TO BRING DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVATIONS AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR WHAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS NEW CONCEPT. SO, UH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THE CUP AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING VIRTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I SEE NONE. WE'LL GO AND UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE PLEASE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. CAN YOU UH, READ THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE? MADAM CLERK ITEM NUMBER FIVE [5. 26-54361 Recommendation to recommend that City Council adopt a resolution to approve and certify an Addendum (EIRA-01-23) to the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) prepared for the General Plan Land Use Element Update and Urban Design Element (EIR 03-16) relating to map and text changes as well as implementation of the General Plan Land Use Element through an amendment to Title 22 and the rezoning of designated corridors in the Greater Bixby Knolls Area and that no new or different mitigation measures are required; Recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance amending Title 22 of the Municipal Code to establish new zoning districts to implement the Neighborhood Serving Corridor Low and Community Commercial PlaceTypes of the Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element Update adopted in 2019 and to make minor amendments to all existing zoning districts contained within Title 22; and Recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to implement City-initiated rezoning of select properties on major corridors in the Greater Bixby Knolls Area. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND CERTIFY AN ADDENDUM TO THE PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT RELATING TO MAP AND TEXT CHANGES, AS WELL AS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT THROUGH AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 22 AND THE REZONING OF DESIGNATED QUARTERS IN THE GREAT BIXBY KNOWLES AREA AND THAT NO NEW OR DIFFERENT MITIGATION MEASURES ARE REQUIRED. RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 22 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH NEW ZONING DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDOR LOW AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL PLACE TYPES OF THE LONG BEACH GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE ADOPTED IN 2019 AND TO MAKE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO ALL EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS CONTAINED WITHIN TITLE 22 AND RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT CITY INITIATED REZONING OF SELECT PROPERTIES ON MAJOR QUARTERS IN THE GREATER BIXBY KNOLLS AREA. CITYWIDE. CAN I GET A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLINTON. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TEMPLE. UH, ADAM HAS MOVED AND SECONDED. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND UH, TRANSITION TO STAFF TO FOR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, BEFORE YOU IS, UM, A PROPOSED SET OF, UH, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, UH, ZONING, CODE AMENDMENTS AND REZONINGS. THE COMMISSION IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS, UH, PROJECT PART KNOWN AS ZONE IN BIXBY KNOWLES AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT, UH, FOR A FEW YEARS. UM, AND I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING OFFICER, ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ LOPEZ, WHO WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU ALLISON. GOOD EVENING CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AS ALLISON MENTIONED, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A REZONING AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FOR UPDATES TO ZONING REGULATIONS, NEW ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP CHANGES IN THE GREATER BIXBY KNOLLS AREA, AS WELL AS UPDATES TO THE LAND USE SETTLEMENT AS THE END PRODUCT OF THE ZONE AND BIXBY INITIATIVE. THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU COULD TODAY CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN COMPONENTS. FIRST, A SERIES OF TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE SETTLEMENT TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE HOUSING REGULATIONS AND THE CITY ZONING CODE. SECONDLY, MINOR UPDATES TO EXISTING REGULATIONS IN TITLE 22 OF THE ZONING CODE AND THE ADOPTION OF TWO NEW ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN TITLE 22 TO EACH IMPLEMENT AN EXISTING GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE. AND THIRD AND FINALLY THE REZONING OF SELECT PROPERTIES ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER FACILITY RAIL LINE TO THE NORTH CHERRY AVENUE TO THE EAST EAST WARDLOW ROAD AND THE INTERSTATE 4 0 5 FREEWAY TO THE SOUTH AND LONG BEACH BOULEVARD AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD TO THE WEST. FIRSTLY, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, LONG RANGE URBAN PLANNING AND CALIFORNIA IS GUIDED BY A CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. THE GENERAL PLAN IS FUNCTIONALLY A BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTION THAT LAYS OUT THE VISION POLICIES AND GOALS FOR A PLACE. IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS AS MANDATED BY STATE REGULATIONS, LAND USE, HOUSING, SAFETY, MOBILITY, OPEN SPACE, NOISE, AND CONSERVATION. WELL, THE GENERAL PLAN LAYS OUT THE VISION AND HIGH LEVEL GUIDELINES FOR A CITY. THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHAPTER IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE IS THE MAIN TOOL TO CARRY OUT THE GENERAL PLAN THROUGH CLEAR AND DETAILED REGULATIONS. IT IS THE LAW DESCRIBING HOW LAND CAN BE USED, WHICH PLANNERS REFER TO IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. A ZONE USUALLY INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS [00:50:01] FOR PERMITTED USES, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, PARKING AND INCENTIVES FOR DESIRABLE USES. OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, THE PLANNING BUREAU HAS BEEN SPEARHEADING A COMPREHENSIVE REVAMP OF THE ZONING CODE THROUGH THE ZONE IN INITIATIVE, A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE 2019 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT. SINCE 2020, THE ZONE IN TEAM HAS COMPLETED THREE MAJOR REZONINGS THROUGH A SERIES OF EFFORTS YOU PLAN IN NORTH LONG BEACH CITY CORE AND CENTRAL LONG BEACH AND ZONE IN WEST LB IN WEST LONG BEACH. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON ACCOMMODATING HOUSING NEED AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL USES. THE MAP SHOWN ON THE SLIDE HERE TO THE RIGHT SHOWS ALL ZONE IN EFFORTS THAT HAVE EITHER BEEN COMPLETED OR CURRENTLY ACTIVE ZONE IN BIXBY IS SHOWN IN ORANGE ON THE MAP. THE MAP HERE SHOWS THE ZONE IN BIXBY PROJECT AREA SYMBOLIZED WITHIN THE PROJECT. BOUNDARIES ON THE MAP ARE THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE DESIGNATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE REZONING PROPOSAL FOR THE AREA. LIKE PRIOR ZONING IN EFFORTS, THE PROJECT DELIVERABLE IS TO PROVIDE US A SET OF NEW ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS AND REGULATIONS THAT AIM TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING NEED, IMPROVE ACCESS TO DESIRED COMMERCIAL USES, ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY DESIGN AND PROMOTE EXISTING MAIN STREET CORRIDORS THROUGH OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND CAREFUL LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS IN ADDITION TO REZONING THE AREA SHOWN HERE. ZONING IN BIXBY ALSO INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT. SOME OF THESE CHANGES ARE CITYWIDE CLEANUP ACTIONS FOR THE LAND USE ELEMENT THAT ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REGULATIONS AND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING REGULATIONS. OTHER CHANGES ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ZONE IN BIXBY PROJECT AREA AND INVOLVE A COMBINATION OF CHANGES TO THE EXISTING PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN CORRIDORS OR PARCELS AND A CONCURRENT REZONING REFLECTIVE OF THE NEW DESIGNATION. A PARCEL LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THESE CHANGES WILL BE COVERED LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION. NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING HEIGHT DESIGNATIONS ADOPTED IN THE 2019 LAND USE SETTLEMENT ARE PROPOSED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT TIMELINE ZONE IN BIXBY BEGAN IN MARCH, 2023 WITH A SERIES OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESSES BASED IN THE PROJECT AREA, FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE LATER THAT SUMMER. FOLLOWING THE SUMMER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE PROJECT WAS PUT ON PAUSE TO DO A COMBINATION OF STAFF SHORTAGE AND COMPETING DEADLINES FROM OTHER ZONING PROJECTS THAT WERE YEARS INTO DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME AND OR HAD GRANT COMMITMENTS ONCE YOU PLAN AND ZONING CITY CORPS WERE COMPLETED AND ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN THE FALL OF 2024. A NEW PROJECT TEAM FOR ZONING. BIXBY WAS CONVENED FOR A RELAUNCH IN EARLY 2025. STARTING IN THE SPRING, THE PROJECT TEAM HOSTED A SERIES OF THREE IN-PERSON WALK AUDITS ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS IN THE PROJECT AREA, WHICH EACH AUDIT FOCUSING ON A DIFFERENT THEME RELATED TO ZONING IN THE PUBLIC REALM. ROUTES FOR THESE AUDITS INCLUDED SAN ANTONIO DRIVE, ATLANTIC AVENUE, LONG BEACH BOULEVARD AND WARDLOW ROAD. FOLLOWING THE WALK AUDITS, THE TEAM HOSTED A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP IN JUNE, 2025, WHICH PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT TO THAT POINT AND FACILITATED, FACILITATED A Q AND A SESSION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CAPSTONE ENGAGEMENT EVENT WAS THE SECOND AND FINAL OPEN HOUSE HELD AT LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON JULY 17TH. THE OPEN HOUSE INCLUDED A SERIES OF STATIONS THAT GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE PROJECT AREA, INCLUDING THE ZONING CODE AND MAP CHANGES AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED LUE PLACE TYPE MAP CHANGES FOR THE PROJECT AREA. A 45 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR THE FINAL PROPOSAL FOLLOWED THE OPEN HOUSE WITH ALL EVENT BOARDS AVAILABLE ONLINE ALONG WITH A VIRTUAL FORM TO PROVIDE INPUT ON EACH STATION AND ASPECT OF THE PROPOSAL. THE FINAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY WITH THE STATE MANDATED 90 DAY TRIBAL CONCENTRATION PERIOD WITH AFFECTED TRIBES. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUESTS WERE RECEIVED FROM TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES DURING THIS PERIOD. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE GENERAL PLAN PROVIDES THE GUIDELINES AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE ZONING REGULATIONS. AS A REMINDER, THE LANDY SETTLEMENT ADOPTED IN 2019 AND THE CORRESPONDING PLACE TYPE MAP SHOWN HERE, CITYWIDE ON THE LEFT SERVE AS A BLUEPRINT FOR THE REZONING COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT. THE ZONING PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TODAY IMPLEMENTS THE FOLLOWING PLACE TYPE AS SHOWN IN COLOR ON THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOW MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, MODERATE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDOR LOW AND MODERATE AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. THE TABLE SHOWN HERE PROVIDES A CROSSWALK BETWEEN THE ADOPTED PLACE TYPES AND CORRESPONDING ZONE OR ZONES THAT CAN BE APPLICABLE TO SET PLACE TYPES. THE MIXED U ZONES KNOWN AS MBU ONE, MBU TWO, AND MBU THREE ALONG WITH THE RMU THREE ZONE ARE ALREADY ADOPTED AS APPLICABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDOR OR CENTER LOW AND MOD, UH, PLACE TYPE. SIMILARLY, THE MBU THREE ZONE IS ALSO EXISTING AND APPLICABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDOR MODERATE PLACE TYPE. THE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOW KNOWN AS MFRL AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MODERATE KNOWN AS MFRN ZONES [00:55:01] ARE EACH ADOPTED AS A SINGLE ZONE APPLICABLE TO THE CORRESPONDING NAMESAKE PLACE TYPE. THE C3 ZONE IS A SINGLE EXISTING ZONE THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THE COMMERCIAL ONLY PLACE TYPE KNOWN AS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL OR CC. FINALLY TWO NEW MAIN STREET ZONES MUM AND CM ARE PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED THROUGH THIS PROJECT AND APPLIED SELECTIVELY ALONG KEY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS WITH VIBRANT BUSINESS ACTIVITY. MUM IS A MIXED USE ZONE THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THE NSCO PLACE TYPE WHILE CM IS APPLICABLE TO COMMU TO THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL PLACE TYPE IS AN EXCLUSIVELY A COMMERCIAL ONLY ZONE. THE MAP SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED REZONING FOR THE PROJECT AREA, INCLUDING AREAS THAT ARE ALSO PROPOSED TO HAVE A LAND USE ELEMENT PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION CHANGE OUTSIDE OF THESE AREAS, WHICH ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT REZONING WAS BASED ON PLACE TYPE CONSISTENCY, COMMUNITY INPUT, EXISTING CONDITIONS, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER CITY PRIORITIES. THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR EACH AREA WILL DETERMINE BY THE MENU OF 10 ESTABLISHED ZONES EXCEPT WHERE THE NEW MAIN STREET ZONES ARE PROPOSED. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, SOME PLACE TYPES ONLY HAVE ONE APPLICABLE ZONE AND THEREFORE INVOLVED A STRAIGHTFORWARD ELECTION. CONVERSELY, THE MIXED USE PLAY TYPES HAVE THE MOST OPTIONS OF ZONES TO CHOOSE FROM. HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ON THIS MAP ARE THE AREAS ALONG ATLANTIC AVENUE WHERE THE NEW MAIN STREET ZONES ARE PROPOSED TO APPLY. THESE ZONES REFLECT COMMUNITY, BUSINESS AND CITY PRIORITIES TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING MAIN STREET MIXED USE AND COMMERCIAL CHARACTER OF MAJOR CORRIDORS LIKE ATLANTIC AVENUE AND PRIORITIZE MORE ACTIVE RETAIL USES AND OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL NOW WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSED PLACE SIDE MAP CHANGES AND THE REASON BEHIND SET CHANGES TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR THESE CHANGES. IN 2022, THE CITY ADOPTED AN UPDATE TO ITS HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. THE BIG PICTURE GOAL IN UPDATING THE HOUSING ELEMENT WAS TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE THE LONG BEACH HOUSING ROADMAP TO ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 26,000 NEW HOUSING UNITS OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. THIS ROADMAP IS CALLED A REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION OR ARENA FIGURE AND A SITE INVENTORY WAS DEVELOPED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FIGURE. HERE'S A BREAKDOWN ON THIS SLIDE OF ARENA ALLOCATION. BY AFFORDABILITY CATEGORY, 58% OF ASSIGNED ARENA UNITS OR OVER 15,000 UNITS ARE IN SOME AFFORDABLE CATEGORY, EITHER VERY LOW, LOW OR MODERATE INCOME LEVELS. THIS IS ALSO THE CATEGORY WE PERFORM THE WORST IN DURING THE LAST HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE AND WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TRAILING THE MOST SO FAR IN OUR CURRENT CYCLE. AS PART OF THE ZONE AND REZONING EFFORTS, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT ZONE CAPACITY TO MEET EXISTING AND FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS AS PART OF ARENA ASSESSMENT. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF MORE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES WHERE HOUSING, JOBS AND SHOPPING ARE LOCATED MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER. IN ADDITION TO THE CITYWIDE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS THAT RENO REFLECTS THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF MEETING STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING COMMITMENTS AND ADDRESSING LONGSTANDING PATTERNS OF SEGREGATION AND SPATIAL INEQUALITY PRESENT IN THE CITY. THE MAP ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE CITY'S HOUSING SITE INVENTORY IN DARK BLUE DOTS. WELL THE UNDERLYING LAYERS ON THAT MAP SHOW THE DESIGNATION OF EACH CENSUS TRACK BASED ON THE CALIFORNIA TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE OR TC FOR SHORT, UH, OF ITS ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITY AREAS. THE HIGHEST RESOURCE AREAS IN THE CITY ARE IN THE DARKEST BLUE WITH LOW RESOURCE AREAS SHOWN IN THE LIGHT YELLOW GREEN COLOR. THE DATA ON THE RIGHT IS FROM THE ANALYSIS PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT IN 2021 AND SHOWS THE NEED TO FURTHER ADDRESS PATTERNS OF SEGREGATION FOR NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. BY FOCUSING MORE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND PRIORITIZING HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DATA ON THE RIGHT SHOWS OVERALL A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH NUMBER IN PERCENTAGE OF SITE INVENTORY UNITS OR IN LOW RESOURCE AREAS WITH HIGH RESOURCE AREAS HAVING THE SMALLEST ALLOCATION OF BOTH UNITS OVERALL AND AFFORDABLE UNITS. IN PARTICULAR, STAFF IS WORKING ON AN UPDATING ASSESSMENT TO THESE FAIR HOUSING CONCERNS USING 2 20 26 TAC DATA. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE YEAR SINCE THE HOUSING ELEMENT WAS ADOPTED, SOME SITE INVENTORY SITES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AT EITHER LOWER DENSITIES AND OR LOWER AFFORDABILITY LEVELS OR IMPROVED WITH NON-RESIDENTIAL USES. AS SUCH, THE HOUSING BUFFER THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 FOR MEETING THE CITY'S ARENA OBLIGATIONS HAS SHRUNK. AND STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE SITES WHEN A SHORTFALL FOR ANY ARENA INCOME LEVEL IS ESTABLISHED. STATE LEGISLATION HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO EVOLVE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AROUND HOUSING ELEMENT LAW AND INCREASINGLY SUPERSEDES OR REQUIRES ADDITIONAL ACTION FROM LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE. TOGETHER THESE AND OTHER FACTORS REQUIRE CONTINUOUS REASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION OF LOCAL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES INCLUDING THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. THESE NEXT FEW [01:00:01] SLIDES WILL INDIVIDUALLY WALK THROUGH EACH OF THE PROPOSED PLACE TYPE CHANGES FOR THE PROJECT. SHOWN FIRST HERE IS LONG BEACH BOULEVARD BETWEEN BIXBY ROAD AND 37TH STREET. BOTH SIDES OF THIS CORRIDOR ARE PROPOSED TO BE CHANGED FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDOR LOW AND CONSEQUENTLY REZONE FROM CCA, WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY COMMERCIAL TO MU TWO, WHICH IS MIXED USE. THIS WILL EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING ON A MAJOR CORRIDOR IN A HIGH RESOURCE AREA AS SHOWN ON THE PRIOR MAP AND ADDRESS POTENTIAL BLACK CONCERNS GIVEN THE SUPER SIGNIFICANT OF HE THAT HAS AFFECTED COMMERCIAL ONLY SPACES SINCE 2020. AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND A GLOBAL DECLINE IN OFFICE OCCUPANCY. THE NEXT CHANGE PROPOSED HERE IS FOR THE WESTERN PART OF THE 3,700 BLOCK OF ATLANTIC AVENUE. THESE PARCELS ARE CURRENTLY ZONED AS NR FOUR N AND DEVELOPED PRIMARILY AS THE BIXBY TOWERS. THE LUE ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED THIS AREA AS EXCLUSIVELY COMMERCIAL MAKING THE EXISTING USE NON-CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL UNDERSTAND AND BILL THREE 30 THE HOUSING, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019. CITIES ARE BARRED FROM REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED PER PURSUANT TO A LAND USE OR ZONING DESIGNATION COMPARED TO WHAT WAS ALLOWED UNDER EITHER THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OR THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT WAS IN EFFECT IN A GIVEN CITY ON JANUARY 1ST, 2018. AS A RESULT, THE PLAY TYPE DESIGNATION MUST BE UPDATED TO ONE THAT ALLOWS FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS A BY RIGHT USE CITY STAFF HAS PROPOSED NSCL AS A NEW PLACE TYPE AND AND MBU AND AS A NEW ZONE TO ALLOW FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES TO CONTINUE TO BE PERMITTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC AVENUE CORRIDOR. SHOWN NEXT IS A PARCEL AT 4 0 1 EAST 37TH STREET ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER WITH ELM AVENUE, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE CONVERTED FROM FOUNDING AND CONTEMP CONTEMPORARY NEIGHBORHOOD TO MFRL. THIS PARCEL IS DEVELOPED AS A SINGLE STORY OFFICE BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN USE AS A LOCAL SCOUT SERVICE CENTER FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LONG BEACH AREA COUNCIL. AND IT'S CONSIDERED A QUOTE DOUBLE LOT AS IT IS TWICE THE WIDTH AND SIZE OF A TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY LOT FOUND IN THE AREA. THIS SITE WAS THAT SELECTED FOR A RE-DESIGNATION DUE TO ITS EXISTING USE CHARACTERISTICS AND LOCATION AS A CORNER LOT AND ADJACENCY TO EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 37TH STREET. THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS INTENDED TO EXPAND MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN A HIGH RESOURCE AREA OF THE CITY, HELP TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENTS AND INVENTORY DEFICIT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF OWNERSHIP HOUSING OF WHICH THE CITY HAS PRODUCED A RELATIVELY SMALL SHARE THROUGH ITS CURRENT ARENA. CYCLE. NEXT IS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 46 47 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD. THIS IS ANOTHER CORRECTION OF A MAPPING ERROR FROM THE 2019 LAND USE ELEMENT AS THE PARCELS SHOWN HERE WERE ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED AS OPEN PLACE PACE TYPE. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL CORRECT THIS MISTAKE BY DESIGNATING THE PARCELS AS NSEL AND HAVE MM U2 ZONING TO MATCH THE REST OF THE LONG BEACH BOULEVARD CORRIDOR. FINALLY, ONE LAST MAP CLEANUP IS PROPOSED FOR THE THIRTY THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR HUNDRED BLOCK OF ANDY STREET. THIS AREA WAS AGAIN ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED AS NEO INDUSTRIAL IN THE 2019 LAND USE ELEMENT AND IS CURRENTLY ENTIRELY DEVELOPED AS MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STATE KNOWN NET LOSS REQUIREMENTS, AGAIN MANDATE THAT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BE PERMITTED TO NOT RENDER THESE HOMES. NON-CONFORMING AND STAFF RECOMMENDS CHANGING THE PLAY TAB TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOW TO MATCH THE CURRENT ZONING. FINALLY, THERE ARE A SERIES OF PROPOSED TEXT CHANGES TO THE LUE TO ADDRESS INCONSISTENCIES CLARIFY STANDARDS AND ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE ZONING CODE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE HOUSING LAWS. THESE CHANGES INCLUDE UPDATES TO HOUSING DENSITY AND HEIGHT LIMITS FOR PLACE TYPES, REVISIONS TO THE LUE PLACE TYPES AND ZONING CONSISTENCY, MA CONSISTENCY MATRIX TABLE TO REFLECT THE APPLICABILITY OF NEW TITLE 22 ZONING DISTRICTS ACROSS GENERAL PLAN PACE TYPES AND SPECIFIC REVISIONS TO THE NEO INDUSTRIAL REGULATIONS TO ELIMINATE RIGID PARKING STANDARDS. TABLE LU SIX IS SHOWN HERE. THIS IS THE ZONING CONSISTENCY MATRIX THAT DID TAKE ZONING DISTRICT ALIGNMENT AND ELIGIBILITY FOR REZONING BASED ON THE GIVEN PLACE TYPE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE TITLE 22 WAS ESTABLISHED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT CURRENTLY REFLECT ANY TITLE 22 ZONES. UPDATING THE TABLE WILL HELP ENSURE FREE TWO REZONING EFFORTS MAY REMAIN STREAMLINED AND OBJECTIVE. TO CONCLUDE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS SHOWN HERE PUR PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, THE CITY PREPARED AN ADDENDUM TO A PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT OR PEIR FOR THE GENERAL PLAN LAND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT. THE EIR ADDENDUM ANALYZE A PROPOSED PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PEIR AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT EXCEED THOSE ANALYZED IN THE PEIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL NOTICING REQUIREMENTS. A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN [01:05:01] THE LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM ON JANUARY 30TH AND ALSO PROVIDED TO ALL CITY LIBRARIES AND LONG BEACH CITY HALL THREE POSTERS WERE ALSO PUT UP IN THE PROJECT AREA, A LOCAL PARKS AND LIBRARY BRANCHES. WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TODAY'S HEARING IS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AND CERTIFY THE PEIR ADDENDUM FOR THE PROJECT. ADOPT THE LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATES TO BOTH THE TEXT AND PLACE TYPE MAPS, ADOPT ZONING CODE UPDATES TO TITLE 22 ALONG WITH THE TWO NEW PROPOSED MAIN STREET ZONES AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP CHANGES. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK CONDENSED IN A VERY SHOOT, VERY FEW SHORT MINUTES. UM, UH, COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, SO IF YOU COULD CLARIFY WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE, UH, RECLASSIFIED AS A MAIN STREET? SO THERE'S, THERE'S NOT REQUIREMENTS. THIS CAME OUT, UH, THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT AND AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS. ATLANTIC AVENUE IS FUNCTIONALLY, UM, CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AND OPERATING AS A MAIN STREET. UM, THERE'S A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING VIBRANT RETAIL. UM, AND SO, UH, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT CAME FROM, FROM BUSINESS OWNERS, FROM RESIDENTS WAS TO ENSURE THAT THAT WAS NOT, UM, UH, UH, LOST WITH THE REZONING. AND SO STAFF DEVELOPED TWO NEW MAIN STREET ZONES, ONE FOR THE MIXED YOUTH PORTION OF ATLANTIC AVENUE AND ANOTHER FOR THE COMMERCIAL ONLY PORTION OF ATLANTIC TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS AND USE REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THERE REMAINED, UH, CONTINUED ALIGNMENT WITH FUTURE USES THAT MIGHT GO IN, BE THEY RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL THAT KIND OF MAINTAIN THAT CHARACTER AND FEEL AND DESIGN ASPECT OF THE MAIN STREET CORRIDOR. THANK YOU. MADE IT VERY CLEAR FOR ME. THANK YOU. IF I MAY JUST FOLLOW UP ON, ON THAT QUESTION THAT COMMISSIONER TEMPLE, UH, MENTIONED. WHAT DO YOU, IF APPROVED, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY DO YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING THIS, THIS ZONING, UM, THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT PART OF THE SCOPE OF THE TODAY'S REVIEW? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO PART OF WHAT, UM, STAFF WAS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WAS OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT KIND OF HAVE SIMILAR MAIN STREET, UM, CHARACTER AND FEEL. RETRO ROW ON FOURTH STREET IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE. PARTS OF BROADWAY IS ANOTHER. UM, SO THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES THAT WE WERE ALSO KEEPING IN MIND THAT COULD, UM, BENEFIT FROM HAVING A ZONING DISTRICT LIKE THIS THAT ALLOWS FOR MIXED USE THAT PROMOTES HOUSING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO FOSTERS COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS WALKABLE STREETS. UM, AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO OUT. UM, AND IN A WAY THAT ALSO PROMOTES PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH CONTINUED ACTIVITY, UM, AT, AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY. UH, SO THOSE WOULD PROBABLY BE TWO OF THE FIRST CORRIDORS THAT COME TO MIND THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING A MAIN STREET DESIGNATION AS WELL. PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. 'CAUSE I KNOW AS I WAS REVIEWING IT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE, UM, BEING A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH, WE DON'T HAVE, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY DOWNTOWN PINE STREET IS, YOU KNOW, THERE THE TRADITIONAL, BUT THERE WE HAVE SO MANY VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE HAVE VIRTUAL MAIN STREET. SO THAT, I LIKE THE, THIS NEW DESIGNATION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL OVER THE CITY, VARIOUS LITTLE COMMUNITIES THAT, THAT CAN BE BENEFIT FROM THIS DESIGNATION. COMMERS COMMISSIONER, I, I WANT TO KEY IN ON THE, UM, 37 0 1 ELM AVENUE PROPERTY. UH, IT SEEMED THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THAT. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN, UH, SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL, UH, HIGHER HIGHER DENSITY UNIT, UM, DESIGNATION? YEAH, AND ALEJANDRO, COULD YOU BRING THAT SLIDE BACK UP WHILE WE'RE, UH, DISCUSSING? SO, UM, YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT FROM ALEJANDRO THAT, UM, WE HAVE SORT OF THE LANDIS ELEMENT THAT'S A BLUEPRINT, RIGHT, FOR OUR REZONING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE 2022 HOUSING ELEMENT THAT HAS OUR ARENA OBLIGATIONS, UM, OUR REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION. UM, AND AS PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT WE ALSO HAVE OUR, UH, FAIR HOUSING COMMITMENTS. UM, AND UNDER THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO, UM, IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN WHAT ARE CALLED HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. UM, AND IF WE GO BACK ACTUALLY A FEW SLIDES PRIOR WHERE THAT MAP YES. UM, UH, IF EVERYONE CAN SEE THE, THE SORT OF DARK BLUE AND PURPLE IS FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REZONING BIXBY AREA. THAT IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED A HIGH RESOURCE AREA UNDER THE STATE, UH, T UH, TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE OR TAC, WHICH IS THE, UM, ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, DESIGNATING THESE AND, AND HELPING IDENTIFY WAREHOUSING, UM, OPPORTUNITIES, UH, SHOULD GO AS WELL AS WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD GO. [01:10:01] SO AGAIN, IF YOU CAN SEE THAT SORT OF DARK BLUE AND PURPLE, IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY THE LOWER OR MORE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BIXBY REZONING AREA, UM, WHERE WE'VE HAD TO BEGIN LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, HOUSING, UH, CAPACITY FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, UM, BEYOND WHAT'S IN OUR ORIGINAL SITE INVENTORY BECAUSE, UM, WE WERE BASICALLY SHOWN THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HIGH RESOURCE OPPORTUNITY IN THAT INVENTORY. AND SO STAFF UH, USED SOME OF THE ANALYSIS FOR, FROM OUR ORIGINAL SITE INVENTORY, WHICH LOOKED AT, FOR EXAMPLE, LAND TO IMPROVEMENT VALUE YEAR BUILT AND OTHER FACTORS TO DETERMINE, UM, IF WE CAN BEGIN IDENTIFYING SOME ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. AND THIS ONE MEETS THAT CRITERIA. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE, ALEJANDRO. YEAH, SO THIS ONE MEETS SOME OF THAT CRITERIA BECAUSE IT IS, UM, WHAT'S CONSIDERED A DOUBLE LOT. SO IT'S A LARGER LOT WITH, UM, A NON-CONFORMING OFFICE USE. SO IT'S UM, A LOWER LAND TO IMPROVEMENT VALUE. IT'S MORE LIKELY TO WANT TO TURN OVER ESSENTIALLY, UM, UH, AND HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY. THIS WE EXPECT WE'LL BE, UM, UH, THE, WE'LL NEED TO DO MUCH MORE OF THIS AS WE CONTINUE OUR REZONING AND, AND FINDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND CAPACITY. UM, BUT THIS WAS ONE THAT STOOD OUT, UM, FROM STAFF'S ANALYSIS FROM COMMUNITY, UM, AND FROM LOOKING AT WHETHER, UM, IT WOULD BE RIPE FOR REDEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALLY. AND WHERE DID THAT DIRECTION THAT WE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SITES COME FROM. SO THAT COMES FROM STATE LAW AND DIRECTION FROM HCD AND I'LL, I'LL ALSO GIVE YOU THE MACRO DISCUSSION, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MICRO DISCUSSION. SO THIS WASN'T OUR ONE LOT, BUT THIS NEVER HAD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON IT. IT HAS AN OFFICE ON IT. IT'S OVERSIZED TO BE REDEVELOPED AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ACROSS THE STREET AS AN INSTITUTIONAL USE FRONTING 37TH STREET AS WELL AS A LARGE CONDO BUILDING. UM, IF YOU LOOK TO THE WEST, THERE'S THE VERY LARGE LATTER DAY SAINTS COMPLEX AND, UM, A CAR WASH AND A DEVELOPMENT THAT RECENTLY FINISHED. IT'S A TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONTEXT OF THIS SPECIFIC LOT, WHILE IT IS ZONED ERRONEOUSLY AS R ONE TODAY, IT'S NOT A TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY LOT. SO THAT'S WHY IT PROMPTED THE, THE FURTHER ANALYSIS TO IS IT SUITABLE? UM, YOU KNOW, THE EXISTING ZONING, THE EXISTING GENERAL PLAN IS MEANT TO BE A GUIDE, BUT IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT SET IN STONE. IT'S NOT AS IF WHEN WE DID THAT DOCUMENT IN 2019 IT WAS TO NEVER BE UPDATED WHATSOEVER. IT'S SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE BROAD GUIDANCE, BUT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE, THE CITY WITH A FINER, UM, GRAIN LOOK AND ADJUST INDIVIDUAL SITES, UM, AS NEEDED. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO ALSO HONE INTO ONE MORE THING, UH, ON THIS ISSUE. I THINK THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE NEEDED TO LOOK AT THIS WAS BECAUSE WE WERE UNDERPERFORMING SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS ON THE LOTS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE, IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. CAN YOU GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT? CORRECT. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UM, NO NET LOSS UNDER HOUSING LAW, AND ONE OF THEM THAT'S A LITTLE BIT NEWER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS WHAT'S CALLED HOUSING ELEMENT NO NET LOSS. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 1200 PROPERTIES ON OUR HOUSING ELEMENT SITE INVENTORY THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2022. UM, AND UH, UNDER HOUSING ELEMENT KNOWN NET LOSS, IF AND WHEN THOSE, SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES BEGIN TO DEVELOP, IF THEY'RE DEVELOPED EITHER WITH FEWER UNITS THAN WERE ANTICIPATED OR FEWER UNITS AT, AT THOSE AFFORDABILITY LEVELS THAN WHAT WE BASICALLY PROJECTED IN THE INVENTORY, WE THEN HAVE TO REPLACE THAT CAPACITY. UM, AND SO WE'RE WE'RE, UM, ABLE TO DO THAT IN SOME, IN SOME PLACES AND NOT OTHERS, BUT THROUGH THAT, UM, HOUSING ELEMENT KNOWN NET LOSS WE'RE, WE'RE AGAIN, IN NEED OF REPLACING THAT CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS AND DIRECTION IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT THAT CAME FROM, UH, FEEDBACK FROM HCD TO, TO HAVE US LOOK FURTHER AT OPPORTUNITY IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS BECAUSE OF THAT TABLE BREAKDOWN THAT ALEJANDRO SHOWED BACK UP. UM, THAT TABLE BREAKDOWN IN TERMS OF WHERE THE CAPACITY IS AND WHETHER IT'S IN A HIGH RESOURCE AREA. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF COLUMNS AND ROWS, BUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT IT'S TRYING TO, UM, COMMUNICATE TO US IS WE WANNA LOOK AT BOTH THE RESOURCE AREAS, WHETHER THEY'RE LOWER RESOURCE, MODERATE AND HIGHER RESOURCE. AND THEN WHAT, UM, ALLOCATION OF INCOME, UM, RESTRICTED UNITS WE'RE HELPING TO FACILITATE AT EACH OF THOSE LEVELS. AND THE IDEA IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN LOW RESOURCE AREAS, WHICH HISTORICALLY, MUCH OF OUR NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, ALL THOSE DOTS ARE IN THE LIGHT GREEN AREA FOR THE MOST PART. THEY'RE IN THE LOW RESOURCE AREA, VERY LITTLE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE HIGH RESOURCE AREA. AND, UM, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IS SHOWING US THAT FAMILIES AND, UM, AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN [01:15:01] PARTICULAR, THRIVE THE MOST WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. AND SO THAT IS WHAT'S BEHIND THE STATE LAW, UM, PUSHING US TO CREATE MORE CAPACITY IN THOSE HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. AND SINCE, AND SINCE THIS SUBPART OF, UM, OF THE BIXBY KNOLL AREA IS CONSIDERED HIGH RESOURCE, THAT'S PART OF WHY THE FOCUS, UM, HERE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SANDY. OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR. IF I CAN GET A HEADCOUNT TO SEE IF WE NEED TO DECREASE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. AND IF THERE ARE ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW. SO WE HAVE MORE THAN NINE. IF CHAIR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DECREASE THE TIME FROM THREE TO AN HOUR, A MINUTE AND 30, WE CAN DO SO AT YOUR DISCRETION. LET'S GO. YEAH. TIME AND PRESENTATION. LET'S GO TO TWO MINUTES FOR NOW. AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, THOSE ROLES COME FROM CITY COUNCIL. IT'S STANDARD EVERY TIME THERE'S THIS NUMBER OF SPEAKERS. OKAY, WE CAN START WITH IN PERSON, IF WE CAN HAVE LIKE PEOPLE LINE UP THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST PERSON YOUR TIME STARTS NOW. GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS SREE FAZI AND I AM A MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO LIVE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED REZONING SITE AT 4 0 1 EAST 37TH STREET. THAT MAP THAT YOU SHOWED, UM, YOU MENTIONED THE CAR WASH AND THE CHURCH. YOU DID NOT MENTION THE HOUSE THAT'S DIRECTLY, UM, GOING TO BE BEHIND IT. AND, UM, WHERE MY CHILDREN WILL BE PLAYING AND THE IDEA OF A TWO STORY OR A THREE STORY BUILDING, UM, AS OUR VIEW AND PEOPLE WATCHING US. UM, THIS FOR US IS A PRIVACY ISSUE. UM, NOT ABOUT POLICY, BUT PRIVACY AND SECURITY AND THE WELLBEING OF MY CHILDREN. UM, MY KIDS WILL BE PLAYING IN THAT YARD. WE, WE BOUGHT THIS HOME INTENTIONALLY. IT'S A FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE LITERALLY LIVE TWO DOORS DOWN FROM, UM, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. WE HAVE BLOCK PARTIES. UM, THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF KIDS PLAYING AROUND, RUNNING AROUND. AND, UM, THE ZONE IN BIGSBY INITIATIVE WAS DESCRIBED AS FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. THIS IS NOT A CORRIDOR. UM, AND EXISTING, ALSO EXISTING MULTIFAMILY AREAS, NOT INTRODUCING DENSE MULTI-STORY HOUSING INTO INTACT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. FROM A PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS PROPOSAL FEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THAT VISION AND WITH THE EXPECTATIONS FAMILIES HAD WHEN THEY CHOSE TO LIVE HERE. UM, AS A PARENT, I ALSO WANNA UNDERSTAND WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL OR SHADOW STUDIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PARTICULAR LOT WAS JUST THROWN INTO THIS VERY LARGE PACKAGE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE IN, IN REGARDS TO THAT. I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE AGAINST GROWTH. I, I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THOUGHTFUL PLACEMENT AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FAMILIES YOU, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT PROVIDING, UH, HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT ALREADY LIVE THERE? WHAT ABOUT THEM? DO WE CARE ABOUT THEM? SO I JUST ASK THAT AS A MOTHER, THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, YOU ALSO PICTURE THE FAMILIES WHOSE BACKYARD SIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS STUART GALLOWAY AND I'VE LIVED IN BIXBY KNOWLES FOR OVER 24 YEARS DUE TO THIS CLAMPING DOWN ON PUBLIC, UH, UH, COMMENTARY. I, I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED THIS, UH, TO A YOUNG LADY OVER THERE. I WILL JUST READ PART OF WHAT I'VE WANTED TO SAY, PARTICULARLY REGARDING PARKING. MANY OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS NEXT TO THE PROPOSED MUM DESIGNATIONS ARE ALREADY PARKING IMPACT, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PUBLIC OR BUSINESS PARKING. AND THIS ZONING PROJECT APPEARS TO REQUIRE EVEN LESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS. PERSISTENCE IN TRYING TO SOCIALLY ENGINEER US INTO GOOD LITTLE BUS RIDERS IS A DREAM FOR THEM, BUT LARGELY IMPRACTICAL FOR MOST OF US WHO LIVE HERE. LITTLE IS SAID ABOUT MAKING THE BUS SERVICE MORE ALIGNED WITH THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE USERS, BUT IS IN LINE WITH THIS TOTALLY FALLACIOUS CONCEPT. THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL PICK UP THE SLACK OF INSUFFICIENT PARKING. I SUGGEST YOU TRY GOING TO AND FROM THE NEAREST TYPICAL SUPERMARKET BY BUS IN THE SUMMER WITH A COUPLE OF BAGS OF FROZEN FOOD, AND YOU WILL RAPIDLY FIND OUT THAT THIS JUST DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, ADDENDUM FIVE DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE EXISTING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. INSTEAD REFERRING [01:20:01] TO THE NOW 7-YEAR-OLD 2019 EIR COMPARED TO THE, THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CITY, THE WESTERN HALF OF WHICH THIS REZONING PROJECT IS VERY MUCH APART, ALREADY HAS MORE TRAFFIC, MORE SMALL AIRCRAFT, MORE LEAD AND NOISE POLLUTION, MORE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, MUCH LESS OPEN SPACE. AND NOW IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE DESTINED TO GET EVEN MORE PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YOUR, YOUR, SORRY, YOUR SUBMITTED COMMENT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO THE COMMISSION. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JONATHAN ANAZI. UM, I'M ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS, UH, AND THAT DIRECTLY BORDERS THE 4 0 1 EAST 37TH STREET. WHAT I HAVE SUBMITTED TO YOU, THERE IS A QUESTION THAT YOU HAD ASKED ORIGINALLY. YOU SAID WHAT BROUGHT THAT LOT AS PART OF INTRODUCTION, UH, INTO THE, INTO THE REZONING, UH, THE, FOR THE BOYS, UH, BOYS OF AMERICA, UH, THE BOYS CLUB OF AMERICA, SORRY. AND THE, WHAT I SUBMITTED TO YOU IS THAT THERE IS ALREADY AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY, AND THAT'S WHAT IS BEING FAILED TO MENTION HERE. I THINK THE FIX IS IN SOMEONE FIGURED THAT IT WAS PERFECT TO USE THE SLOT AS A TOOL TO ADD INTO THE, TO BASICALLY HAND IT OVER ON A SILVER PLATTER TO THE DEVELOPER. AND I THINK IT'S NOT FAIR BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE AROUND THE PROPERTY DID NOT GET ADEQUATE NOTICES. WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING ON UNDER OUR, IT WAS A COMPLETE OVERREACH TO ADD THIS PROPERTY UNDER THIS REZONING PRO, UH, PROPOSITION. AND I SUBMIT THAT YES, WE, WE SHOULD NOT, IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND SHOULD REMAIN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. ANYTHING FROM, FROM 37TH AND UP, UH, SA UH, 37TH GOING, UH, GOING NORTH SHOULD BE REMAIN AS A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I REALLY WISH TO HAVE THIS BE RECONSIDERED AT REMOVING THIS PROPERTY FROM THIS PACKAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COME FORWARD. I COUNSEL, UM, THAT WAS QUITE A DIZZYING PRESENTATION. LOTS OF NUMBERS, LOTS OF LEG, SORRY, LOTS OF NUMBERS, CHARTS, THIS AND THAT. I PARTICIPATED IN THE ZONE IN WALKS, AND I ALSO LISTENED AND I FAILED TO HEAR IN THE PRESENTATION, WHAT WAS THE PUBLIC COMMENT AROUND THIS? HE BROUGHT IT UP ON THE OTHER, UH, TWO AGENDA ITEMS, BUT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED. NOW, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS AGAINST THIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A STATE MANDATE TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOU BUILD THE HOUSING WHERE THERE IS ROOM FOR IT. OKAY? YOU, HE TALKS ABOUT A HIGH RESOURCE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, IT IS A HIGH RESOURCE. THERE IS ALREADY A MAIN STREET. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A VAST WASTELAND OF PROPERTY THAT HE COULD BUILD. THIS IS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ALREADY BUILT UP, OKAY? AND THAT'S THE THING. THEY'RE LOOKING, IF YOU'RE A PLANNER, WHICH ALL YOU'RE ON THE COMMISSION, YOU BUILD WHERE THERE IS PROPER SPACE TO BUILD, THERE'S NO MORE EMPTY SPACE IN THIS COMMUNITY. OKAY. ALSO, THE, I WAS AT A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE OVER 50 FIRE DEPARTMENT EMT PEOPLE GOT UP AND SAID, THE CITY IS AT CAPACITY OF GUARANTEEING THE SAFETY OF ITS 500,000 RESIDENTS, YET THEY WANT MORE DOLLARS FROM THE STATE, UH, BANK AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADD MORE PEOPLE. ONE FIREFIGHTER EVEN SAID, I'M GLAD MY PARENTS DON'T LIVE IN LONG BEACH, BECAUSE THE RESPONSE TIME IS SO BAD, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD BE ALIVE. SO THIS GOAL OF ADDING MORE AND MORE HOUSING IN ALREADY DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD, DENSE AREA WHERE, WHERE WE CANNOT HANDLE THIS AS A CITY IS ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS. AND, AND THIS PRESENTATION WAS JUST A RIDICULOUS ATTEMPT TO PULL THE WOOL OVER EVERYONE, EVERYONE'S EYES. [01:25:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI. HI. MY NAME IS JACOB PIERCE. I'M A POLICY ASSOCIATE AT ABUNDANT HOUSING LA. UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, UH, HERE IN HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, RENTERS, PEOPLE WOULD LOVE, WHO WOULD LOVE TO BUY HOMES. UM, AND I'M HERE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT, UH, OF THIS REALLY EXCITING REZONING, UM, WHICH WAS THE CULMINATION OF A LOT OF, UH, HARDWORKING STAFF TIME, UH, LATE HOURS COLLECTING COMMUNITY INPUT, UH, UH, FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. UM, YEAH, IT, IT'S, HONESTLY, IT IS A HIGH OPPORTUNITY, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND, UH, THERE IS CAPACITY IN IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GROW AS, UH, STAFF SHOWED IN HIS PRESENTATION. UM, GREAT RESOURCES, YOU KNOW, PARKS, SCHOOLS, HIGH PAYING JOBS, UH, THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, FUTURE RESIDENTS TO, TO LIVE NEAR. UM, I MEAN, HONESTLY, THE PLAN IS FANTASTIC FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. UM, NO PLAN IS PERFECT. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE, UM, UH, GAPS. THERE ARE PROBABLY PLACES WHERE THE PLAN COULD BE MORE AMBITIOUS AND MORE DENSE AND GO HIGHER, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE GAPS COULD BE ADDRESSED WITH EXISTING, UH, STATE TOOLS. UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE WERE INTEREST IN GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, UH, I'M SURE ADVOCATES COULD FIND, UH, YOU KNOW, ASK SOME OF OUR OWN, WHERE WE WOULD COULD FIND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ADDITIONAL PLACES TO ADD CAPACITY OR MAYBE TALK ABOUT REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT, UH, STAFF HAS DONE AND THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMISSION HAS PROVIDED ALL YOUR GUIDANCE. UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO GET A BETTER RESULT THAN THIS. UM, CHA CHANGE IS HARD. YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMUNITY CHANGE, BUT I THINK YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED THE THE COMMUNITY WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER FOR IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BOY SCOUT HEADQUARTERS IS A, A DOUBLE SIZED RESIDENTIAL LOT AT THE CORNER OF 37TH STREET AND ELM 37TH STREET IS EAST, WEST STREET THAT MAKES A DIVIDED LINE FROM, UH, HIGH DENSITY AND COMMERCIAL. AND TO THE NORTH IS, IS RESIDENTIAL ALL THE WAY TO, FROM, UH, 37TH STREET TO SAN ANTONIO. THE, THE, THE USE RIGHT NOW IS OFFICE SPACE WOULD, BUT IT IS ADJACENT TO OUR HOUSE. AND HIGH DENSITY, TWO TO THREE STORY HOUSES, UH, WITH A MINIMUM SETBACK IS, UH, JUST UNUSABLE. UH, WE'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 1970 AND, UH, WE'VE IMPROVED OUR PROPERTY THAT WE LOVE THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND THE RESIDENTIAL HAS A 20 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK. AND THIS NEW PROJECTS ARE GONNA HAVE 10 FOOT SETBACK, CONCRETE, NOT, NOT LANDSCAPED. UH, SO IT IS JUST OUT OF CHARACTER WITH THE, THE RESIDENTIAL, UH, AREA THAT WE LOVE. IT'S BETWEEN LOS CERRITOS AND CALIFORNIA HEIGHTS. ELM AVENUE IS, IS DEFINITELY RESIDENTIAL. SO, UH, UH, HIGH DENSITY IS JUST, UH, OUT OF QUESTION FOR, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY PERSONALLY ABOUT ALL THE, UH, POSSIBILITIES THAT COULD MAKE IT BETTER. UH, ACCESS VEHICLE ACCESSES TO ELM AVENUE, WHICH IS SO NARROW THAT, UM, IF THERE'S CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, ONE WAY TRAFFIC CAN ONLY GO IN. SO, UH, ACCESS TO THE, THESE LONG BUILDINGS THAT GOES FULL FRONT TO BACK PROPERTY, UH, UH, TO THE PARKING LOTS. UH, THERE'S GONNA BE ACCIDENTS. IT IS HAPPENED BEFORE AND IT'S GONNA HAPPEN MORE NOW. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, TAKE A SECOND HERE TO FORM MY, MY THOUGHTS BEFORE THE TIMER STARTS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. MY NAME'S JIM HANNIGAN. I LIVE AT 37 32 ELM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK. ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE SITE OF 4 0 1 EAST 37TH. MULTIPLE ISSUES WERE [01:30:01] RAISED IN DETAIL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS, NOT GONNA REITERATE WITH TWO MINUTES. THE, UH, ISSUE IS THAT THIS IS THE SINGLE FCN LOT SINGLE FAMILY IN THE ENTIRE THREE AND A HALF SQUARE MILES OF ZONING BIXBY THAT IS BEING REZONED AND HAVING THE GENERAL PLAN CHANGED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY, ANYWHERE ELSE, A GENERAL PLAN CHANGE WOULD INVOKE A CQA PROCESS. WE ARE BEING DENIED THAT YOU ARE BEING DENIED THAT AND MAKING THIS DECISION, THE DETAILED PRESENTATION THAT WOULD COME BEFORE YOU WITH MAPS AND EVERYTHING. WE WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT. THIS IS JUST HAPPENING IN BURIED IN A BIG PRO PRESENTATION THAT'S MAINLY ADMINISTRATIVE. I THINK THIS IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. THIS IS DISPARATE TREATMENT. THIS IS DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS. WE'RE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF, IN THE MIDDLE OF ZONE IN, THERE'S DOZENS OF PARCELS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO JUST ONE, JUST US. IT'S . IT'S ALSO NOT A FANTASY THAT WE'RE SPECULATING. THERE'S A REAL PROJECT GOING ON IN THE SHADOWS FROM THE CITY. PARCEL HAS BEEN SOLD TO OLSON COMPANY THREE YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN AN ESCROW HELD IN ESCROW PENDING THE GRANTING OF THESE ENTITLEMENTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS, SO THEY COULD BILL BY RIGHT WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN FROM THE DEVELOPER. YOU HAVE IT. I'M SURE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ONES NOW. SPREAD OF HIGH DENSITY IS ALSO NOT, UH, SPECULATIVE. IN 2008, WE FOUGHT THE REZONING OF 36 55 ELM FOR ASSISTED LIVING. THAT PROJECT FELL THROUGH YEARS LATER, OLSON BUILT BY WRIGHT BIXBY WALK. NOW THAT IS BEING USED AS A PRECEDENT TO ESTABLISH THE SPREAD OF HIGH DENSITY NORTH INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS 37TH. PLEASE REJECT THIS PROJECT THEN DIRECT PLANNING TO DELETE THE 4 0 1 EAST 37TH ENTITLEMENTS. RESUBMIT IT. ZONING BIXBY LOOKS OKAY. WITHOUT IT, YOUR CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS ANDRE PAK AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF EAST 37TH. UM, AND I'M AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING OF THE, UH, FORMER BOY SCOUT, UH, PROPERTY. UM, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT YES, THE CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO MEET ITS ARENA, UH, MANDATE FROM THE STATE. IT ALSO HAS AN OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. AND HERE, UH, THE 2019 CERTIFIED EIR LOOKED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ADDING NEW ZONING PLACED TYPES ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT DID NOT LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF REZONING. A PARCEL THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS NOT ALONG A MAJOR CORRIDOR. EAST 37TH IS NOT ATLANTIC. IT IS NOT LONG BEACH BOULEVARD. IT IS A ROAD THAT HAS MANY JUST SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS. AND DURING THE PRESENTATION, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE CITY'S LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS AND HIGH RESOURCE AREAS. THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THAT NEEDS TO BE ANALYZED. AND IF THIS PARTICULAR REZONING WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THIS, UH, COMMISSION, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THAT PROJECT AND NOT JUST LOOK AT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT'S MORE THAN A HALF MILE AWAY. THERE IS NOT ONE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT IS WITHIN A HALF MILE OF THIS PROPERTY. THERE IS NO ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIFIC AESTHETIC CONSISTENCY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ITS LAND USE IMPACTS. NONE OF THOSE IMPACTS ARE BEING ANALYZED. THE COMMISSION IS FLYING BLIND HERE IT IS A, AN EXAMPLE OF A DEVELOPER THAT IS PIGGYBACKING OFF OF MUCH LARGER CITYWIDE PROJECT THAT DID NOT LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THIS IS THE WAY THE CITY WANTS TO GO, THEN COMPLY WITH CQA, ANALYZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, DISCLOSE IT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. DON'T SNEAK IT THROUGH. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU, SIR. YES. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME'S TARA REGIE. I'M PRESIDENT OF THE CAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. UM, ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, I DO LIVE ADJACENT TO IT. AND I'M SUBMITTING MY STATEMENT, SUPPORTING THE RESIDENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED REZONING OF THE BSA PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF THE ELM AND 37TH STREET. THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD IS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THERE ARE NO BUILDINGS OVER TWO STORIES. THIS CONSISTENT SCALE IS CENTRAL TO WHY THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS. REZONING AN INTERIOR RESIDENTIAL BLOCK TO ALLOW HIGH DENSITY, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND DESTABILIZE A COMMUNITY THAT IS ALREADY SUCCEEDING. THIS PROPERTY SITS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 37TH OF 37TH STREET, AND SHOULD REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS. INCREASED HEIGHT DENSITY HERE DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT OR RESPONSIBLE INFILL PLANNING. RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES TO APPLY TO MAJOR CORRIDORS, SUCH AS [01:35:01] LONG BEACH BOULEVARD AND ATLANTIC AVENUE, NOT INTERIOR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS LIKE ELM AND LINDEN. APPLYING THOSE POLICIES HERE BENEFITS A SINGLE DEVELOPER WHILE PLACING LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. NEARBY PROJECTS BY THE SAME DEVELOPER HAVE PRODUCED THREE STORY TOWN HOMES, SELLING AT PRICES THAT ARE NOT AFFORDABLE FOR MOST FAMILIES. THIS RAISES VALID CONCERNS ABOUT SCALE, PRECEDENT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACT. THIS IS A MINORITY MAJORITY NEIGHBORHOOD MADE UP OF WORKING FAMILIES, LONGTIME HOME HOMEOWNERS, AND ENGAGE RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE CITY. DECISIONS LIKE THIS AFFECT TRUST IN THE PLANNING PROCESS OF OUR CITY OFFICIALS AND FUTURE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ADDRESSING HOUSING NEEDS AND RESPECTING ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THEY MUST GO HAND IN HAND. I URGE THE COMMISSION TO REJECT THIS PROJECT AND THE REZONING OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA PROPERTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, ODETTE PERRO. I LIVE AT 36 95 LINDEN, AND I'VE LIVED IN THAT HOUSE SINCE 1998. I I CAME WITH AN OPEN MIND. I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA LIE. I'M FRIENDS WITH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND WE'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN NEIGHBORS FOR YEARS. BUT I THINK FOR MYSELF, AND IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, I WAS HEARING THINGS LIKE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO EX, I TOOK NOTES ON THE CONVERSATION, AMENDMENT TO EXISTING ZONING, REZONING, SELECT PROPERTIES ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS. AND A LOT OF THE POINTS HAVE BEEN MADE THAT THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE NOT WHAT'S BEING FACTORED IN, IN THIS PARTICULAR LOT. ON THE CORNER OF ELMAN 37TH, I APPRECIATED THAT TEMPLAN ASKED THE QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION, AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE INTENT WAS TO MAINTAIN THE USE AND CHARACTER THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THIS EXACT SITE. AND I REALLY, I REALLY KIND OF RESENTED THE CHARACTERIZATION WHEN IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE OUR ONE BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE LOT. BUT LONG BEACH REMAINS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE BEACH CITIES BECAUSE IT IS SO PACKED. IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, YOU INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE HOUSING. WEALTHY PEOPLE THAT BUY VERY LARGE HOMES USE SERVICES. WHEN I MOVED IN, THERE WAS A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP ON ATLANTIC. NOW I CAN'T GO TWO MILES WITHOUT HITTING A DISCOUNT STORE. IT'S ALL DOLLAR TREES AND 99 CENTS. AND, AND WE LOST TRADER JOE'S ON ATLANTIC TO GET A THRIFT STORE. WE DIDN'T EVEN GET A SUR OR A, OR A SPECIALTY DISCOUNT STORE. IT'S EMBARRASSING. IT'S UNNECESSARY. THERE IS A WHOLE SECTION OF PACIFIC, THE 2300 BLOCK OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOREVER. KNOCK IT DOWN. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED. PUT YOUR TOWNHOUSES THERE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. HELLO, MY NAME IS WILLIAM FRANKENFIELD. I LIVE IN THE 9 0 8 0 7 AREA CODE, AND I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH EVERYBODY'S LONG BEACH, WHICH IS THE LONG BEACH CHAPTER OF ABUNDANT HOUSING LA I'M SPEAKING HERE TO URGE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE ZONE IN, UH, ALL PARTS, INCLUDING THIS BOY SCOUTS CAMP THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING. REPLACING UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE BOY SCOUTS CAMP, UH, HELPS REACH OUR GOALS OF ADDING MORE HOUSING WHILE MAINTAINING THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. IT'S ALSO CONSISTENT WITH OUR EXISTING CHARACTER IN THE BIXBY AREA. MY GRANDFATHER SPENT HIS FINAL YEARS IN THE 14TH STORY BIX BIXBY, OLD TOWERS, AND I HAD MANY CLASSMATES WHO LIVED IN MIDRISE APARTMENTS ON VIRGINIA, CARSON AND ATLANTIC. UM, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS, UH, TRAFFIC, I WOULD ARGUE THAT, UM, BY ADDING MORE RESIDENTS IN THE BIXBY AREA, MORE OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO WALK OR BIKE TO EXISTING BUSINESSES. I PERSONALLY NEVER DRIVE TO THE TRADER JOE'S BECAUSE PEOPLE, AS EVERYONE HERE CAN ATTEST, GET VIOLENT OVER PARKING VIOLENT. SO, UM, , I, I'VE ADDRESSED THAT BY BIKING. SO I AND MANY OTHER RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO WALK AND BIKE TO EXISTING BUSINESSES AND GROCERY STORES, AND IT'S GREAT. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERUTILIZED OFFICE SPACES ALONG LONG BEACH BOULEVARD. AND YES, THE BOY SCOUTS CAMP IS BEING COMPLETELY UNUSED RIGHT NOW. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH APARTMENTS MOVING IN. UM, AND FINALLY, TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING WITH APARTMENTS, AGAIN, THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON VIRGINIA AVENUE, WHERE I LIVE IN THE LOW STREETERS AREA, AND I COULD POINT OUT HALF A DOZEN PARTS OF THE BIX MILLS AREA WHERE YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, TWO AND THREE STORY APARTMENTS NEXT TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SO PLEASE APPROVE, UH, THE ZONE IN BIXBY PLAN AND ALL PARTS OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [01:40:04] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS CHENCHO. I HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, JIM, UH, UH, HANKLA ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, AND HE SAID THAT HE REGRETTED THAT, UH, THEY ALLOWED MULTI-FAMILY UNITS IN THE BLUFF HEIGHTS AREA BECAUSE THAT DESTROYED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS FOR 20 YEARS. AND IN A THREE 17 MARCH 17, UH, I'M SORRY, IN THE MARCH 15TH, 2017 ARTICLE, CHRISTOPHER KONZ, YOUR, UH, EVENT PLANNING OFFICER, ALSO AGREED THAT PUTTING MULTIFAMILY IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME GALVANIZED EVERYONE AGAINST NEW PROJECTS. UM, THESE HOME THAT OLSON IS PROPOSING ARE ABOUT 1500 TO 1600 SQUARE FEET, AND THEY'LL BE GOING FROM ABOUT SEVEN 50 TO 900,000. SO WE'RE 3% DOWN. IT'S GONNA BE EIGHT, 9,000 A MONTH. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT WHY ARE WE SUBSIDIZING PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY 8,000 OR 9,000 A MONTH FOR THEIR MORTGAGE? OKAY, UM, 37TH IS THE LINE. WE WILL NOT LET IT BE CROSSED. YOU MIGHT APPROVE IT, BUT IT WILL CREATE A TECHNOLOGY TONIC CHANGE. THERE ARE 20,000 RESIDENTS IN BIXBY, CAL HEIGHTS AND LOS CERRITOS, OF WHICH 10,000 ARE VOTERS. AND WE WILL GET TOGETHER AND, UH, WE WILL FIGHT ANY KIND OF PROJECT AND IT WILL HAVE AARY EFFECT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. SO PLEASE DON'T LET SEN MAKE A EXCESS RAINFALL PROFIT OR FIREBACKS AND, UH, TAKE 4 0 1 30 SEVENTH OFF THE AGENDA, OR THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. DON SMITH, 37 42 ELM AVENUE. UM, RIGHT UP THE STREET I'M IN SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OF, UM, INCLUDING 4 0 1 EAST SEVENTH, UH, 37TH STREET. I'M A 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND FOR THE YOUNGER, UH, FOLKS HERE, WE'VE SEEN CHANGES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THE LAST 40 YEARS WITHOUT ANY ZONING. IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. IT'S HAPPENED NATURALLY IN THE NEXT 40 YEARS. IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO HAPPEN NATURALLY WITHOUT ANY ZONE IN. SO, UM, UM, I'M ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, FREE ENTERPRISE AND, AND LETTING THINGS HAPPEN NATURALLY. I'LL GET TO THE POINT. STAFF GIVES EVERY REASON TO REZONE THIS SITE. UM, IT'S THEIR INITIATION, RIGHT? WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS SITE'S BEEN IN PLAY EVER SINCE THE BOY SCOUTS HAVE HAD THEIR ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL THEIR LAWSUITS. AND, UM, THIS, THIS PARCEL'S BEEN IN PLAY FOR SALE FOR YEARS. AND THE ONLY WAY IT'S GONNA TRADE IS TO GET THIS ZONING TO, UH, THE HIGH DENSITY, UM, DESIGNATION AND SLIPPING IT IN THIS ZONING PLAN CERTAINLY CIRCUMVENTS THE NORMAL PROCESS OF ALLOWING, YOU KNOW, US AS RESIDENTS TO SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS THROUGH AS IT SHOULD BE. SO, UM, I'M NOT IN OPPOSITION TO, TO DEVELOPMENT. UM, PREFERABLY I LIKE TO SEE THE, SEE THE SITE SERVE AS, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY AS IT HAS FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS, AND ALLOW US OUR FOUNDATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE CITY PLANNERS PROMISE TO PROTECT IN THEIR BIX SPEED PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ANY OTHER, UH, FOLKS HERE? WISHING TO SPEAK, SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS PLEASE? YES. THE FIRST PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED WAS MICAH, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. HI, I CAN, CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. YES. HI. I, I ALSO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS, UM, CHANGE AT 4 0 1. UM, WE STARTED OUT BY TALKING ABOUT OPEN SPACES, SAFETY AND COMMUNITY AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE, UM, PURSUING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, WE'VE CALLED THIS AREA A HIGH RESOURCE AREA. AND MY QUESTION TO THE TEAM, MY QUESTION TO THE, TO THE COMMISSIONERS IS HOW LONG WOULD THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CONTINUE TO BE HIGH RESOURCE IF WE REMOVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESOURCE GATHERING AND, AND VIRTUALLY CAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGH RESOURCE TO LEAVE LONG BEACH FOR BETTER, MORE SECURE, MORE PROTECTED [01:45:01] PLACES? WE TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, AFFORDABILITY LEVELS. AND AS HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED, THE OLSON COMPANY WHO IS PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY ALREADY IN ESCROW, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY CARE ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. THE HOMES THAT THEY ARE SELLING ARE VERY, VERY HIGH IN PRICE AND DOES NOT TARGET THE MARKET. LASTLY, UM, I FEEL THAT IT'S A DISSERVICE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND CALL, UM, ANYTHING THAT SUPPORTS OR THIS SPECIFIC LOT, ANYTHING THAT SUPPORTS KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROTECTING IT AS IS ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED 4 0 1 HAS NOT BEEN ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED. IT IS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT IS ONE THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY. IT IS ONE THAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. IT IS THE REASON WHY PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IF WE WANT TO PROTECT THE CULTURE OF LONG BEACH AND WHAT MAKES LONG BEACH, LONG TIME HAS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO STOP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, THE NEXT PERSON VIRTUALLY IS CORLIA. UH, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR SIDE. HI, THIS IS CORLESS LEE. I'M FROM THE EAST SIDE OF LONG BEACH. I WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE LUE IN THE YEARS THEY WERE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THAT. UM, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE TODAY THAT CONCERNS ME IS THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE WORDING IN THE LUE. I HAVE NOTHING PERSONALLY AGAINST MIXED USE OR WALKABLE STREETS, BUT I DO HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH HIGH DENSITY AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. WHAT HAPPENS WITH HIGH DENSITY ARE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH TRAFFIC, PARKING, GARBAGE AND CRIME. AND WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT IN THIS CITY. WE DID IT IN THE CRACKER BOX ERA. SO WE HAVE THE HISTORY TO SHOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH HIGH DENSITY. THE PRESENTER HERE TODAY SAID THERE ARE NO HEIGHT CHANGES CURRENTLY PROPOSED. NOW THE WORD IN THERE THAT IS DANGEROUS IS THE WORD CURRENTLY. THERE'S NO HEIGHT CHANGES CURRENTLY PROPOSED, BUT IF YOU CHANGE THE WORDS IN THE LUE AND I WENT THROUGH AND CAREFULLY LOOKED AT THE WORDING CHANGES, YOU'RE ASKING TO INSERT THE WORD AVERAGE. THE USE OF THE WORD AVERAGE ALLOWS DEVELOPMENT OF ALMOST ANY HEIGHT AND DENSITY. IF, IF TODAY IT SAYS THERE IS A NOT TO EXCEED THAT IS THREE STORIES. BUT YOU CHANGE THAT NOT TO EXCEED, TO SAY AVERAGE. YOU CAN PUT A 10 STORY BUILDING NEXT TO A TWO STORY BUILDING NEXT TO A ONE STORY BUILDING. AND YOU HAVE NOT VIOLATED THE LUE. SO I HAVE BIG OBJECTIONS TO YOUR WORDING CHANGES. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS WE KEEP BRINGING UP THIS 26,000 U ARENA UNITS, AND THAT IS FROM AN ERA GONE BY WHEN THEY DID A, A MISCALCULATION OF RENA. AND I'M TOLD IT'S ABOUT DOUBLE WHAT IT SHOULD BE. LAST YEAR, ALLAH WENT THROUGH SENATE. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED AT THE STATE AND IT PASSED. ARE YOU STOPPING ME? YES. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE JOINING VIRTUALLY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL HERE. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS AND CONS. UM, LET ME, UH, KICK THIS OFF A LITTLE BIT HERE. UH, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF, I I I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, UH, OR RATHER TO, TO SPEAK ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND, UH, GIVEN SOME OF THE FEEDBACK IS, UM, UH, AND I'LL FIRST KIND OF DIRECT A QUESTION TO STAFF HERE IN REGARDS TO, UM, SOME OF THE, UH, COMMENTS MADE FROM, UH, THE PARTICIPANTS THAT THERE'S AN ACTUAL PROJECT PLAN IN PLACE FOR THIS LOT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO KIND OF WHERE THAT SITS RIGHT NOW AS IT RELATES TO 37 0 1? UH, EXCUSE ME, 4 0 1 EAST 37TH? YEAH, SO, UH, THIS LOT WAS IDENTIFIED QUITE SOME TIME AGO. THIS EFFORT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS. UM, SO SUBSEQUENT TO US STARTING THE PROJECT, UM, THE LOT WAS PURSUED BY A DEVELOPER. WE DO HAVE AN APPLICATION [01:50:01] IN FOR A TOWN HOME, UH, PROJECT THAT'S IN THE PROCESSING STAGE OF THE APPLICATION. UM, SO, UH, THAT'S WHERE IT IS TODAY. OKAY. IS THAT, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AS WELL, UM, IS THAT PROJECT BASED ON, IF IT WAS NOT, UH, REZONED, UH, AS PART OF THIS, UH, BIGGER PACKAGE, WOULD THAT REQUIRE COMING BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW, IF NOT FOR THIS, UM, REZONING? SO IT'S A TOWN HALL PROJECT, SO IT'S GONNA REQUIRE AN ACTION REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT. THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ITERATIONS. UM, IF THE ZONE CHANGE WAS APPROVED, UM, THAT PROJECT MAY OR MAY NOT NEED A ZONE CHANGE. IT'S DESIGNED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT WOULD STILL NEED A TRACK MAP, WHICH WOULD PROCEED FORWARD THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS. UM, IF NO ZONE CHANGE WAS APPROVED WHATSOEVER BY, YOU KNOW, ANY ENTITY, UM, YOU COULD STILL DO EIGHT UNITS HERE UNDER SB NINE. UM, SO CONVENTIONALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE A DENSITY BONUS SCENARIO OR OTHER SCENARIO BY WHICH THE PROJECT OR SOME VERSION OF A PROJECT, UM, PROCEEDS. IT'S, IT'S HARD TO PREDICT ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT FACTORS, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE ACTION, UM, THE COMMISSION TAKES TONIGHT THAT THAT PROJECT WILL PROCEED, PROCEED ALONG ITS OWN PATH BECAUSE IT REQUIRES ENTITLEMENTS. AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY IS ZONING AND GENERAL PLAN, UM, AND THEN YOU PROCESS INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, UM, PROJECT ENTITLEMENTS IF WELL, NO COMMENT, SIR. UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT I'D LIKE TO, UH, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF BOTH EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PROCESS, UM, EVEN, EVEN IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS AS IS, UM, THIS IS NOT A A, AN OUTRIGHT APPROVAL, THIS IS NOT STREAMLINED FOR THEM, UH, THAT DEVELOPMENT. IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE NORMAL APPROVAL PROCESS. THAT'S CORRECT. IF CAN CLARIFY, THAT'S NOW DID YOU PRINT 18 AND 18? OKAY. I AM I HAVE ASKED NICELY THE SECOND TIME. I WON'T BE AS POLITE. I'M, I'M, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I MESSED STAFF AND WE'LL DO THAT JUST, JUST TO BE'S SAYING IS THAT, EXCUSE ME, SIR. EXCUSE ME, SIR. SIR, SIR, THE PUBLIC SECTION HAS COMPLETED, UM, JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD. I GOT MESSAGE FROM STAFF, WHILE WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OLSON, THEY HAVEN'T PAID THEIR FEES, WHICH I GUESS TECHNICALLY MEANS, UM, THEY'RE, THEY DON'T HAVE AN ACTIVE APPLICATION, BUT WE'RE AWARE OF THE PROJECT AND IT WOULD PROCEED ON WHATEVER PATH IT PROCEEDED. OKAY. OKAY. AND WE WOULD NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT, UM, ACTIONS ARE NEEDED, BUT CERTAINLY THEY NEED ENTITLEMENTS AND, AND THERE WOULD BE, UM, A PROCESS FOR THAT. OKAY. PERFECT. UM, UH, OTHER COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE CLARIFY. YEAH. UM, IN DEVELOPMENT, DO THE REGULAR HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS LOW, MEDIUM, ET CETERA, APPLY? YEAH, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION FROM THE PUBLIC, AND IT'S NOT THAT IT'S INCORRECT AS THEIR, THEIR VIEW, UM, BUT DESCRIBING THIS ZONE AS A HIGH DENSITY ZONE, WHICH IN THE VIEW OF STAFF IS NOT ACCURATE, I THINK MEDIUM OR LOW TO MEDIUM WOULD BE A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE. AND THEN THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF SETBACK, DESIGN, ALL OF THOSE FACTORS THAT APPLY. UM, SO THAT WOULD ALL BE BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, GO AHEAD. FOR, UM, I, I MAY BE A LITTLE SLOW, SO IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH ONE THING, UM, THE, THE, REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC LOT THAT, THAT IS OF CONCERN, UM, WHAT IS IT ZONED FOR RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WOULD IT BE ZONED FOR? IF WE APPROVE? IT'S ZONED FOR, UH, SINGLE FAMILY. IT HAS AN OFFICE ON IT, SO IT'S LEGAL NON-CONFORMING, SO IT COULD, A DIFFERENT TENANT COULD GO IN THERE AND USE IT AS AN OFFICE, UM, WITH THE ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC. UM, OR IT COULD BE DEMOLISHED. YOU COULD BUILD, UM, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME THERE. UNDER SB NINE, YOU COULD BUILD TWO UNITS PLUS TWO ADUS, UM, OR NOTING THE SIZE OF THE LOT. YOU COULD DIVIDE THE LOT IN HALF, CREATE TWO LOTS, AND THEN ON EACH ONE OF THOSE LOTS [01:55:01] BUILD, UH, TWO UNITS PLUS TWO AUS, WHICH WOULD BE FOUR UNITS PLUS FOUR UNITS EQUALS EIGHT UNITS. AND AFTERWARDS, YEAH, SO AFTERWARDS, UM, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD AT A MEDIUM, UM, DENSITY LEVEL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 12 TO 16 APARTMENTS OR TOWN HOMES, OR YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY OR A DUPLEX IF THAT WAS WHAT THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY, UH, OWNER WISHED TO DO. THANK YOU. AND THERE'S ONE MORE LAYER. STATE LAW IS EVER EVOLVING, BUT UNDER THE NEW SB UH, 6 84, YOU ACTUALLY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO AT LEAST 10, 10 UNITS. SO THAT WOULD BE A MINISTERIAL PROCESS, UM, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SUBDIVIDING IN THE 10 UNITS UNDER 6 84. UM, THERE WAS ALSO, UH, SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN WRITING REGARDING, UH, 4 0 1 EAST 37TH. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME, THERE WAS SOME, UH, ISSUES WITH THE MAPPING THAT WAS PUBLISHED ONLINE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL? UH, I BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PROPERTY OFF OF WARDLOW. YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO THERE WERE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE, UM, MISTAKENLY INCLUDED IN THE REZONING, UM, DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR WARDLOW. BOTH OF THOSE PROPERTIES WERE REMOVED. UM, THE PROPERTY THAT I THINK MOST OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS DIRECTED ABOUT IS TO THE REAR OF 1131 EASTWARD LOW BEHIND THE ALLEY. THAT PROPERTY IS NOT PART OF THE REZONING. THAT WAS NOT INTENDED TO EVER BE INCLUDED. UM, THAT WAS PART OF OUR GIS MAPPING LAYERS NOT BEING, UM, FULLY UP TO DATE. OKAY. UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT I'D LIKE TO, OR WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO, TO COMMISSIONER KLEINS AND COMMISSIONER TEMPLAN, IS THAT, UM, THE CURRENT MOTION IS TO APPROVE, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ZONING AND FOR THE BIXIE PROJECT, UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION WITH 4 0 1 EAST 37TH STREET, UH, AND 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD. UH, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS APPROVAL PROCESS. UM, IF, IF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE OPEN TO THAT FRIENDLY, I, I, I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT, DID YOU SAY? NO, NO. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. UM, I'LL JUST, UH, UH, SAY ONE THING THEN, IN REGARDS TO THE VOTE. UM, I THINK GIVEN THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, I THINK THAT IT WARRANTS, UM, FURTHER REVIEW. UH, AND IF THERE IS A PENDING PROJECT, I THINK, UH, NOT ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF, UH, TRANSPARENCY AND FOR ELIMINATE ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS AROUND THIS BEING ANYTHING BUT JUST A PROCESS BECAUSE, UH, I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION MANY YEARS, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING THE, THE, THE PARTICULARS OF THIS, BUT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF ZOOMING IN THE OVERLAY OF THE GENERAL PLAN, THE LAND USE ELEMENT, AND ALL THE THINGS. SO WE DO IT LAYER BY LAYER BY LAYER, AND THEN WE GET TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE COMMUNITIES AND ULTIMATELY TO, TO THE LOT. SO, UH, THE BIG OBJECTIVE, OF COURSE, IS TO, YOU KNOW, START UPDATING AND CLASSIFYING EACH OF THE AREAS, UH, WHICH WERE HAPPEN TO BE, UH, NOW IN BIXBY, K KNOWS, UM, IN THE BIXBY AREA, RATHER. SO, UM, IF THERE IS A, UH, A PLAN FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOT, I THINK IT WARRANTS, UH, INDIVIDUAL REVIEW OF THAT LOT GIVEN THE, THE, THE CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S MY PIECE ON THE, ON THE VOTE CHAIR CASTILLO. YES. I KNOW YOU BROUGHT IT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. IT COULD ALSO BE MADE AS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. THAT'S YOUR DEAL, MAN. . UM, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, UH, AGAIN, UH, MY, MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE EXCLUDE IT, UM, AS PART OF THIS OVERALL PLAN, BUT, UH, IF THERE'S NO ACCEPTANCE OF THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE VOTE. UM, I, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. SO I, I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. UM, FIRST OFF, UH, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS BROUGHT UP WITH THE, UH, NEED TO DO, UH, UH, A NEW EIR SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. CAN YOU GO INTO WHY THAT, WHY THE CITY'S NOT RECOMMENDING TO DO THAT? SURE. SO THE EIR THAT WAS, UH, DONE FOR CITYWIDE REMAINS VALID, BUT THAT'S NOT BASED ON OPINION. THAT'S BASED ON, WE DID DO A SQL WORKUP CALLED AN EIR ADDENDUM THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION. UM, AND THAT INCLUDES THE EFFECTS OF, UM, ALL OF THIS REZONING, INCLUDING THE, THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE HAVING THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION ABOUT. UM, TONIGHT, UH, THERE WERE A FEW IMPACTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, UH, TONIGHT, SUCH AS, UM, TRAFFIC. SO WHETHER IT'S [02:00:01] EIGHT, 11 OR 16 UNITS, THAT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, UM, IS NOT GONNA HAVE A DEMONSTRATIVE, UH, IMPACT ON VMT UNDER WHAT'S CALLED THE CITY'S THRESHOLDS. UM, IN TERMS OF SHADE AND SHADOW, THAT'S USUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S DONE AT A HEIGHT OF 75 FEET OR HIGHER. UM, SOME CITIES USE A MORE RESTRICTIVE VIEW. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN SAN FRANCISCO, THEY USE 40 FEET AS A THRESHOLD, BUT TALKING ABOUT A TWO STORY BUILDING, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A SHADOW IMPACT. UM, SO IT'S NOT BASED ON OPINION, IT'S BASED ON THE, UH, ESTABLISHED CRITERIA IN WHAT'S CALLED APPENDIX B, WHICH IS THE CQA GUIDELINES. UM, BASED ON THOSE GUIDELINES, THERE'S NO THRESHOLD THAT'S EXCEEDED TO REQUIRE DOING A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. I, OKAY. AND I, I ALSO WANT TO, I THINK, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATELY ZONED SITES? YEAH. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING, UM, WHAT'S CALLED A MID PERIOD, UH, REPORT TO HCD THAT OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IS CERTIFIED. BUT WE HAVE TO SHOW AS WE ARE NOW HALFWAY THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UM, THAT WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS ALL OF OUR GOALS AND IMPLEMENTING ALL THE PLANS AND PROGRAMS THAT, UM, WE SET OUT TO DO. UH, SO IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT, WE COULD LOSE OUR CERTIFICATION, UM, FROM HCD, AND THAT WOULD HAVE CERTAIN, UM, IMPACTS RANGING FROM SIMPLY THE CITY HAS TO PREPARE A NEW HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT TOOK THREE YEARS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LAST TIME TO, IF WE DON'T DO THAT, UM, WE COULD FIND OURSELF IN A LITIGATION SITUATION WITH THE STATE. OTHER, UH, CITIES THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT OF CERTIFICATION HAVE BEEN FORCED TO APPROVE BASICALLY ALL PROJECTS SUBMITTED, WHICH IS CALLED, UM, BUILDER'S REMEDY UNDER STATE LAW. IT'S NOT A SITUATION WE WANT TO BE IN. I CAN'T SAY THIS ONE ACTION ON THIS ONE LOT IS GONNA TIP THE SCALE IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER, BUT IN THE AGGREGATE, IF WE WERE TO FALL OUT OF COMPLIANCE, UM, THERE ARE VERY STEEP CONSEQUENCES TO THE CITY. UM, ALSO, THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT SOMEHOW THE ARENA NUMBERS HAD CHANGED. OUR ARENA NUMBERS ARE ARENA NUMBERS. THEY CAME FROM THE STATE, THE STATE HAS NOT CHANGED THEM. UH, THE LEGISLATURE, UH, PASSED A LAW ASKING HCD AND OTHERS TO TALK MORE WITH CITIES AND FUTURE ROUNDS OF CREATING RENA. BUT THAT IS NOT DISPOSITIVE TO THE NUMBERS THAT APPLY TO US TODAY THAT COME DOWN FROM THE STATE. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO JUST, CLEARLY, THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT A LOT OF FOLKS IN THIS ROOM AGREE WITH, AND SO I DO WANT TO JUST, I THINK, EXPLAIN MY VIEW ON WHY I AM NOT ACCEPTING THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. UM, THE, THE, WE ARE IN A HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE LAST TIME FOLKS HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE MARKET, UM, BUT IT IS UNAFFORDABLE, AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY OWN HOMES ARE DISADVANTAGED BY THIS. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE, I OWN A HOME THAT IF I SOLD, I COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF, THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO THAT I COULD AFFORD TO BUY A LARGER HOME IF I WANTED TO EXPAND A FAMILY OR IF I NEEDED AN OFFICE OR, OR WANTED TO MOVE CLOSER TO A JOB THAT I COULD MOVE INTO, THAT I COULD AFFORD IF I WANTED TO. SO IT IS MOST PEOPLE, AND THAT'S THE POINT. UH, OKAY, LET'S LIMIT THE, THE BACK AND FORTH. SO THE POINT IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS NOT ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE, WHO ARE NOT OWNERS WHO ARE RENTING. THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S AFFECTING PEOPLE WHO ARE ESTABLISHED HOMEOWNERS, PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE IF THEY'RE RETIRED. AND THE TYPES OF SMALL, AND I KNOW FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS IS NOT, NOT A SMALL ACTION, BUT ON THE SCALE OF A CITY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE PARCEL, ONE PROPERTY. THESE TYPES OF ACTIONS ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE NEEDING TO DO. AND EVERY TIME WE SCALE THESE BACK, WE LOSE HOMES. EVERY TIME WE DELAY THIS, IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD HOMES EVERY TIME. [02:05:01] WE, AND, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE, THE, THE, THE, UH, CITY STAFF WHY WE'RE HAVING TO ADD IN NEW PROPERTIES BECAUSE THE UNITS AREN'T COMING BACK THE WAY THAT WE EXPECTED THEM TO. AND IN LARGE PART, THAT'S BECAUSE OF THESE DELAYS WHERE WE, WHERE WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS AND GIVING THE SAME ANSWERS. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A, A, A CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND I REALLY DO. I REALLY, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THIS IS A THING THAT'S GONNA BE HARD, ESPECIALLY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION TO DEAL WITH. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A LACK OF HOUSING, THOUGH, AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M MAKING A DECISION BASED ON. THANK YOU. SO, SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, ACTUALLY IS, AND I'M, AND I'M GONNA, UH, ATTEMPT IT HERE, IS I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE AS STATED WITH THE EXCEPTION, UH, OF EXCLUDING, UM, UH, 4 0 1 EAST 37TH AND 1131 EAST WARDLOW ROAD, UH, FROM THIS BLANKET, UH, ITEM. SO THAT'D BE MY SUBSTITUTE MOTION. SURE. I WOULD NEED A SECOND, UH, TO ACCEPT THAT CHAIR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT FAILS FOR LACK OF SECOND. NO. OKAY. UH, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE FOR COMING, UH, TO, TO THE SESSION TODAY. ITEM, UH, NEXT, NEXT ITEM, NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. AS A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE CHAIR, THE BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS. THAT'S YOUR LEGAL RIGHT, THE PUBLIC, THE CHAIR YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE. THIS PROCEEDING IS NOT OVER. HAVE OTHER ITEMS. CHAIR YOU WOULD LIKE, LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, PLEASE GIVE US FIVE MINUTE BREAK. YEAH, WELL GO AHEAD AND, UH, TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK HERE JUST TO, UH, LET EVERYONE EXIT BEFORE WE, UH, WORK ON THE NEXT ITEM. [02:12:33] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED IN A MINUTE HERE. I THINK WE'RE JUST, MIKE, I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL RESTART. WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL. YEP. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON HERE. COMMISSIONER LEMI. HERE. COMMISSIONER SANTOS HERE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN HERE, AND CHAIR CASTILLO HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER [6. 26-54358 Recommendation to recommend that City Council accept Exemption CE-25-143, finding the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) and 15311 (Accessory Structures); and Recommend that City Council approve a Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA25-002) and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA25-002), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend Chapters 21.15, 21.32, 21.33, 21.35, 21.45, 21.52, and 21.53 of the Zoning Regulations (Title 21, Long Beach Municipal Code) and Chapters 22.15 and 22.25 of the Transitional Zoning Regulations related to the definition of mobile food facilities (i.e. mobile food trucks) and their operation on private property. The changes to the zoning regulations will support proposed changes to Title 5 and Title 8 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SIX IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT EXEMPTION CE DASH 25 DASH 1 43, FINDING THE PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 1 5 3 0 4 AND 1 5 3 11. AND RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT, AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS RELATED THERETO TO AMEND CHAPTERS 21 POINT 15 POINT 32, POINT 33, POINT 35, POINT 45, POINT 52, AND POINT 53 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND CHAPTERS 21 POINT 15 AND 21.25 OF THE TRANSITIONAL ZONING REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE DEFINITION OF MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES AND THEIR OPERATION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE CHANGES TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS WILL SUPPORT PROPOSED CHANGES TO TITLE V AND TITLE VII OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CITYWIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND? THANK, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LIN AND COMMISSIONER TEMPLAN. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO OUR ZONING ADMINISTRATION OFFICER MARYANNE CRONIN, WHO HAS BEEN, UH, FACILITATING THIS ZONING CODE AMENDMENT. MARIANNE, GOOD EVENING. UH, THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU. TONIGHT IS A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AS WELL AS A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT. UH, WHENEVER WE CHANGE, UH, CERTAIN TITLES OF OUR ZONING CODE, SPECIFICALLY TITLE 21, WE ALSO HAVE CHANGES THAT REQUIRE A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT. SO I'LL BE GOING OVER TODAY'S CHANGES, UH, THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION. UH, SO THIS WORK EFFORT FOR, UH, UPDATES TO OUR, UH, FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE, UH, INITIATED IN 2021, AND IT STARTED WITH AN AUDIT THROUGH A CONSULTANT FIRM THAT LOOKED [02:15:01] AT OUR, UH, INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, NOT JUST ZONING, BUT ACROSS TITLE V AND TITLE VII THAT DEAL WITH BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE HEALTH REGULATIONS. UH, WITH THAT, THE OUTCOME OF THAT SHOWED THAT WE DO HAVE SOME INCONSISTENCIES IN TERMINOLOGY, UH, REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOOD TRUCKS AND MAYBE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK. AND THOSE TYPES OF CONFUSION CAN LEND ITSELF TO, UH, INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS. IN ADDITION, UH, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES, UH, IN 2011 THAT ALLOWED FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO BE, UM, GET THEIR HEALTH PERMITS FROM THE LA COUNTY RATHER THAN OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO ALL OF THOSE CAME TOGETHER THROUGH THAT AUDIT AND POINTED OUT, UH, THE NEED TO STREAMLINE LANGUAGE INTO A SINGLE SECTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, ALIGN REGULATIONS WITH STATE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR CLARITY AND OPERATING STANDARDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IN THE CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS, FOOD TRUCKS ARE ONLY ALLOWED AS TEMPORARY USES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO WHAT THIS PLANNING COMMISSION AND OUR, UM, ZONING REGULATIONS REALLY LOOK AT OUR OPERATIONS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, TITLE V AND TITLE VIII WILL ADDRESS EVEN THOSE FOOD TRUCKS THAT OPERATE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THIS, UH, ZONING REGULATION. SO AS PART OF THAT 2021 EFFORT, IT INITIATED INTERVIEWS WITH CITY STAFF STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS RESIDENTS. UH, THERE WERE VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS AS WELL AS, UH, UH, OUTREACH TO BOTH FOOD O FOOD TRUCK OPERATORS, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT COULD BE IMPACTED, INCLUDING BUSINESS OWNERS. UH, THERE WERE SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN 2023, AND ALL OF THOSE OUTREACH ENDEAVORS, AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL CULMINATED IN A MEMO THAT WAS PRESENTED TO, UH, THE PUBLIC IN AUGUST, 2025, SUMMARIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH THIS MULTI-YEAR EFFORT, AS WELL AS THE EFFORT HAD TO COME TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. SO IT'S NOT JUST A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. WE HAVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND, UH, THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT, UH, PARTNERS IN THIS EFFORT, NOT JUST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. UH, IN SEPTEMBER, 2023, ALL THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT WHICH, UH, THE DIRECTION WAS TO PROVIDE A DRAFT ORDINANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THAT MEMO. AND WE DID DO SUBSEQUENT OUTREACH IN, UH, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR AFTER THAT DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL, UH, RESIDENTS AND OR FOOD TRUCK OWNERS WERE AVAILABLE TO SEE THOSE PROPOSALS BEFORE WE COME HERE TO OUR FIRST HEARING BODY FOR THE RECOMMENDATION. AND AS PART OF THAT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITICAL ITEMS IS TO BRING ALL OF THESE FOOD TRUCKS, ICE CREAM TRUCKS UNDER A UNIFIED DEFINITION, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE CALLED A MOBILE FOOD FACILITY. SO THAT'LL BE THE TERMINOLOGY USED FOR THE REST OF MY PRESENTATION. BUT THE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS THAT THAT MOBILE FOOD FACILITY IS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE THAT WILL ALLOW OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER, UM, ALL OF THESE REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH HEALTH STANDARDS THAT ARE HELD BY THE STATE, AS WELL AS ADOPTED LOCALLY HERE THROUGH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. YOU'LL SEE SOME KEY WORDS WITHIN THIS DEFINITION, WHICH INCLUDES A VEHICLE DEFINED IN THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS. THIS IS NOT FOR, UH, RETAIL PRODUCTS AS WELL AS, UM, DISTINCTIONS FROM NON-MOTORIZED SIDEWALK VENDING. UM, THAT IS A DIFFERENT STATE LAW THAT IS, UH, CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. IT IS VERY DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT AND IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM ANY OF THE REGULATIONS WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT TODAY. SO AS PART OF THIS, I DID MENTION THAT TITLE V IS THE REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS. THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE PROTOCOLS. UH, THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE CHANGES, UH, THAT I'LL GO OVER IN THIS INTRODUCTION WILL BE HOUSED THAT APPLY TO ALL FOOD TRUCKS. UH, CHANGES TO TITLE EIGHT RELATE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, WHICH IS LARGELY THE HEALTH AND, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL ADMINISTER. AND THEN IN PARTNERSHIP, TITLE 21 AND TITLE 22 WILL ONLY BE CHANGED WHEN IT PERTAINS TO OPERATIONS OF FOOD TRUCKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S VERY CLEAR THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE V AND TITLE EIGHT ARE NOT BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, BUT I AM PROVIDING THEM FOR CONTEXT BECAUSE THEY DO INFORM HOW OPERATION WILL OCCUR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO THIS SLIDE HAS A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I WANNA JUST KIND OF SHOW, UH, WHERE THIS BRINGING TOGETHER OF HOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD AS A UNIFIED FORCE. IT HAS MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS. SO THE BIG BIGGEST PART IS WE'RE GOING TO NAME EVERYTHING [02:20:01] A MOBILE FOOD FACILITY. AS LONG AS YOU MEET THOSE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE BOTH A LONG BEACH BUSINESS LICENSE AND A CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT. THIS THEN MAKES SURE THAT ALL OVERSIGHT IS HANDLED LOCALLY, NOT THROUGH LA COUNTY HEALTH PERMITS. FURTHERMORE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO A LOT OF THESE ITEMS AND, AND THIS, UM, BULLET POINTS ARE GONNA BE MORE BUSINESS OPERATIONS. UH, YOU HAVE TO CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE, HOLD THE CITY HARMLESS, AS WELL AS ADHERE TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY IN THE ZONING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. UH, SOME OTHER OPERATIONAL THINGS AS PICKING UP AND REMOVING AND DISPOSING TRASH EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE OPERATING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT CREATING A NUISANCE AND PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIT, UH, RECEPTACLES. UH, SOME ITEMS THAT THROUGH THIS OUTREACH, WE FOUND THAT, UH, OPERATORS SHALL NOT, UH, WHEN YOU'RE OPERATING ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SET UP CHAIRS, TABLES, UMBRELLAS, OR CANOPIES, UH, THAT WILL DIFFER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH I'LL GO OVER. UH, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HANG THINGS OR ITEMS ACROSS, UH, FENCES, STRUCTURES, OR GATES USING ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. SO A LOT OF THESE ARE THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR IN THE CURRENT REGULATIONS OR NEEDED CLARITY SO THAT WE CAN ENFORCE IT APPROPRIATELY. AND ALL ENFORCEMENT WILL BE DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, AND THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT ALL, UM, MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES OPERATE WITHIN THESE PROVISIONS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS, UH, THAT SHALL NOT BE DONE IN CURBS, GUTTERS. IT HAS TO BE, UM, DISPOSED OF INAPPROPRIATE MANNERS UNDER THE HEALTH CODE. SO WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, UM, THE ZONING REGULATIONS REGULATE HOW BUSINESSES, UH, OPERATE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE FOOD TRUCKS OR MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES ARE TEMPORARY AND MOBILE USES, THEY'RE NOT LIKE YOUR TRADITIONAL LAND USES WE SEE THAT ARE IN BRICK AND MORTAR. THEY'RE MORE OUTDOOR ORIENTED. AS SUCH, WE'VE ADDED APPROPRIATE DEFINITIONS TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES DO HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMISSARY. SO THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE YOUR COMMERCIAL KITCHENS TO STORE, UM, ALL YOUR FOOD ITEMS OR YOUR, UM, UH, YOUR CARRIERS. ALL THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE STORED PROP APPROPRIATELY. UNDER OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS, WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINITION FOR A COMMISSARY. SO WHEN YOU'RE INTRODUCING A REQUIREMENT, YOU SHOULD ALSO ALL THOSE ACCESSORY OR ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. UH, UNDER OUR CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS, COMMISSARIES, WE'VE CATEGORIZED AS WHERE A RESTAURANT WOULD BE ALLOWED, BUT IN LOOKING AT HOW COMMISSARIES HAVE EVOLVED OVER TIME WITH GHOST KITCHENS AND COMMERCIAL KITCHENS, UH, WE WANTED TO ADD THAT DEFINITION AND PROVIDE THE PROPER, UM, ZONING REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE SURE THOSE DON'T CREATE, UM, ANY NEGATIVE LAND USES IN IN THE AREAS. SO AS SUCH, WE'VE ADDED A DEFINITION OF COMMISSARY AND MOBILE FOOD FACILITY AND ALLOWED FOR MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS TO BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AS SUCH. UM, AS WELL AS ADDING USE TABLES, WE'VE ALLOWED FOR, UH, MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES TO BE ON ANY KIND OF ZONE THAT ALLOWS RESTAURANTS BY. RIGHT. UM, THAT WOULD ALSO BE PAIRED WITH OPERATING STANDARDS, WHICH I'LL GO OVER ON SUBSEQUENT, UM, SLIDES. THE ADDITION OF THE COMMISSARY ALSO HAS OPERATING STANDARDS, WHICH I'LL GO OVER. AND THEN FURTHERMORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION WANTED, UH, NOT ONLY THE EXPANSION OF MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES TO BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT ENCOURAGED AREAS AS WELL AS CAN WE ACTIVATE CERTAIN PARK AREAS. SO THERE WILL BE AN ALLOWANCE FOR SPECIFIED PARKS TO HAVE DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS FOR MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES IN THOSE PARKING LOTS, UH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTOR OF, UH, PARKS, RECREATION, AND MARINE. SO I'LL GO OVER A COUPLE OF THOSE. UH, SO FOR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, A LOT OF THESE ARE REPETITIVE OF, UM, THE GOOD PRACTICES WE WOULD REQUIRE OF ANY BUSINESS, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REINFORCE THOSE WHEN IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, AS SUCH, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A BUY RIGHT ALLOWED USE, BUT YOU HAVE OPERATING CONDITIONS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAND USE REVIEW. THIS IS MINISTERIAL APPROVAL, BUT WHAT THE PLANNER WILL DO IS IF YOU WOULD WANT TO OPEN A MOBILE FOOD FACILITY ON THE PARKING LOT OF YOUR DENTIST, UH, OFFICE, YOU WOULD COME INTO THE CITY, YOU WOULD, UH, SHOW ON YOUR SITE PLAN WHERE YOUR PLANNING TO PARK YOUR MOBILE FOOD FACILITY, AND THEN SHOW WHERE ANYTHING OR YOUR GENERATOR'S GONNA BE LOCATED. AND IF YOU'RE GONNA BE PARKING ON, UH, CURRENT PARKING SPACES. AS SUCH, THE PLANNER WOULD LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE SITE PLAN AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONS PLAN OF THE MOBILE FOOD FACILITY WOULD COMPLY WITH ALL THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS SHOWED ON THIS SLIDE. IN ADDITION TO THOSE IN YOUR DRAFT ORDINANCE, UH, THAT INCLUDES OPERATING HOURS LIMITED TO SEVEN TO 10:00 PM [02:25:01] NOT LOCATED IN, UH, LANDSCAPING AREAS, MAKING SURE THERE'S A BUFFER IF PARKING REMAINS. UM, SO WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE BACKING INTO OR HITTING QUEUING AREAS AND MAKING SURE, UM, THAT THE, UM, THE GENERATORS ARE LOCATED IN A PROP APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE USES. WE DID HAVE A AIR QUALITY AND NOISE ANALYSIS COMPLETED AS A CURSORY GENERAL STANDARD OF WHAT GENERATORS USED AT MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES WOULD USE, AND THEN, UH, ESTIMATES AND AVERAGES OF HOW CLOSE THOSE CAN BE FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL USES SO THAT PLANNERS CAN USE THAT WHEN LOOKING AT SITE PLANS. UH, WITH ALL THESE BEING SAID AND ALL OF THEM IN YOUR OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES DO NOT CREATE A NUISANCE AND ARE COMPATIBLE. THEY'RE OUTDOOR ORIENTED USES, AND THIS IS OUR INTENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCIDENTAL TO THE AREA AND THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'RE LOCATED. UH, IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SPECIFIED PARKS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, REC AND MARINE WILL, UH, EARMARK SPECIFIED PARKING SPACES, PROBABLY WITH A SIGN SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN, UM, AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT SIGN. BUT IT WILL SAY AN EARMARKED MOBILE FOOD FACILITY SIGN. IT WILL BE, UM, ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. YOU CANNOT PRE PRESERVE THEM. THERE WOULD BE TWO LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE THAT'LL BE IMPORTANT TO THAT LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT. ONE WOULD BE TWO PARKING SPACES IN GRANADA BEACH, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE BEACH PARKING LOT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO STILL BE DISTANCED 500 FEET FROM ANY CONCESSIONAIRES WITH AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY, AS WELL AS, UM, AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES IN THE SHORELINE AQUATIC PARK SURFACE PARKING LOT IN THE PD SIX AREA. UH, THOSE TWO AREAS ARE SUFFICIENTLY REMOTE FROM ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USES. SO THE INTENT WITH THAT IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN STAY, PLAY AND EAT AT BEACHES WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE BEACH AREAS, UH, IN ORDER TO GET FOOD OR BEVERAGES. UM, AND THIS IS VERY MUCH, UH, YOU, AND, AND ALSO A VERY DIFFERENT, UM, ASPECT OF SPECIFIED PARKS IS YOU CANNOT SET UP THOSE, UH, CHAIRS AND BENCHES AND THINGS. YOU ARE ONLY LIMITED TO A VENDING OUT OF THAT PARKING SPACE SO THAT IT'S TRULY INCIDENTAL TO THE PARK USE. UH, THE IMPORTANT PART ABOUT COMMISSARIES IS THOSE ARE EVOLVING. SO EVERY YEAR LAND USES EVOLVE AND COMMISSARIES AND GHOST KITCHENS WERE NOT SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY EXISTED IN 1988 WHEN OUR CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE. SO IN ADDING THIS, UM, COMMISSARY, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO, OH, WE HAD AN ITEM BEFORE THIS COMMISSION ABOUT DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES A COUPLE YEARS AGO. SO VERY MUCH IN FOLLOWING THAT, UM, IT'S TYPICALLY A COMMISSARY CAN BE, UM, BEHIND THE SCENES LIKE A GHOST KITCHEN WHERE IT'S ONLY DELIVERIES. UM, OTHER COMMISSARIES CAN BE DROP IN A MORE ACTIVE, LIKE OUR PARTAKE COLLECTIVE WHERE PEOPLE GO IN TO GET THEIR FOOD. THEY DIFFER SO GREATLY. UH, SO AS PART OF THAT, IF IT'S AN ACCESSORY COMMISSARY TO A RESTAURANT THAT CAN CONTINUE AS LONG AS IT CAN REMAINS A RESTAURANT WITH AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE, THAT SHOULDN'T CHANGE. SO THOSE WOULD STILL BE ALLOWED WHERE THERE'S STANDALONE COMMISSARIES AND THE RANGE COULD CHANGE FROM A GHOST KITCHEN TO A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WITH ACTIVE STOREFRONT, WE REQUIRED AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO LOOK AT EACH PROPOSAL ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED FINDINGS. AND SOME OF THOSE FINDINGS INCLUDE DISTANCING FROM COMMISSARIES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A OVER CONCENTRATION IN CERTAIN AREAS AND, UH, LOBBY REQUIREMENTS AND PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED AREAS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT HAVING WALLED OFF STOREFRONTS THAT ARE MORE COMMERCIAL KITCHENS AND SOME HOURS OF OPERATION AND PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS. SO AN A UP WOULD BE REQUIRED IN OUR COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE AREAS IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS, SINCE THESE COULD BE MORE INDUSTRIALLY ORIENTED, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. BUT THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THOSE REGULATIONS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN YOUR PACKET. UM, SO I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THE LAND USE POLICIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE HERE, BUT ONE OF SOME OF THEM THAT ARE REALLY APPLICABLE IS REALLY FOSTERING INCUBATOR BUSINESSES AND EXPANDING OUR, AND DIVERSIFYING OUR FOOD-BASED BUSINESSES. UH, THE STARTUP COSTS TO OPEN A BRICK AND MORTAR, A MORTAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND THESE ARE VERY MUCH AN A WAY TO ENTER INTO THAT MARKET. IN ADDITION, WE'VE SEEN ALSO PEOPLE START AT SIDEWALK VENDING AND MOVE INTO A FOOD TRUCK AND THEN EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO A BRICK AND MORTAR. SO WE WANNA GIVE THAT FULL TRAJECTORY OF YOUR ABILITY TO GROW WITHIN THE CITY. AND THEN IT ALSO SPURS THE ABILITY TO HAVE COMMISSARY SERVE AS THAT OTHER WAY TO HAVE A TOUCH POINT, UM, IN LOCAL RESIDENTS. AND IT'S ALSO A WAY TO ACTIVATE VACANT LOTS AS WELL. UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANT LOTS ACROSS THE CITY, AND IF THOSE CAN PROVIDE A WAY TO ACTIVATE THOSE USES [02:30:01] AND BRING PEOPLE, UM, TO AREAS THAT MIGHT BE DARK AND, UH, NOT ATTRACTIVE TO GO TO, MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE FOOD TRUCK WITH SOME COFFEE AND THAT MIGHT, UH, BE SOMETHING THAT SERVES THAT COMMUNITY. AND WITH THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT, UH, AS I NOTED BEFORE, THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THEM IN CERTAIN BEACH, UH, AREAS IS TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AND PLAY. AND THOSE ARE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FREQUENTED BY FOOD TRUCKS. SO THE INTENT IS TO ALIGN THOSE REGULATIONS BUT NOT, UH, INCONVENIENCE THE CONCESSIONAIRES THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS ALSO HEARD BEFORE, AS WELL AS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE INCIDENTAL TO PARKS. UH, SO THAT'S WHY THEIR DESIGNATED PARK PARKING SPACES. FURTHERMORE, UM, PUTTING THESE PROVISIONS ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE USES DO NOT CAUSE AN EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH INCLUDES OUR COASTAL AREAS. SO THE, UM, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OPERATING STANDARDS ARE ADHERED TO. UH, THE PUBLIC NOTICING HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS, BUT, UH, WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING, UM, OUR INTERESTED PARTIES INFORMED THROUGH, UM, PUBLIC SURVEYS. AND ALSO WE HAVE AN ACTIVE FEEDBACK FORM THAT WE'VE BEEN SHARING. UH, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM QUA. UM, MOST FOOD, MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES ARE TEMPORARY MOVABLE, UM, ITEMS WHICH FALL UNDER THE SECTIONS 15 3 0 4 AND 15 3 11, WHICH ARE FOR MORE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THIS IS NOT PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, COMMISSARIES EXIST IN OUR CITY AND WE'RE JUST PUTTING, UM, BETTER OPERATING STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS ON THEM. SO THEREFORE IT CAN BE SEEN THAT, UM, THIS ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT WOULD NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. AND WITH THAT, UH, STAFF DOES FIND THAT, UM, WITH THE INCLUSION OF ALL THE PROVISIONS AND THE, THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL FEEDBACK, THAT, UH, THIS WOULD BE A POSITIVE ADDITION AND EXPANSION OF OUR ZONING REGULATIONS, UH, WITH APPROPRIATE LEVERS TO MAKE SURE ENFORCEMENT CAN OCCUR. AND, UH, WE RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND THE ZONING CODE AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT TO BE FORWARDED OVER TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE, UH, STAFF FROM THE INTER DEPARTMENTAL TEAM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONERS PARISH, TEMPLE. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. PARDON ME. UM, UNDER THE GENERATORS SECTION, HAS THERE BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT REQUIRING ELECTRICAL GENERATORS? WE DID THINK ABOUT IT. UM, WHEN LOOKING AND PULLING ALL THE FOOD TRUCK OPERATORS MOST HAVE DIESEL OR GASOLINE GENERATORS, UM, IF WE DID THAT, THAT WOULD BE A, A HIGH COST EXPENDITURE FOR THOSE FOOD TRUCKS. SO THAT WAS WHY WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE, THE POLE OF WHAT THE MOST COMMON FOOD TRUCK, UM, ELECTRICAL SOURCE WAS, WAS THE GENERATORS. UM, MOST OF THEM ARE USING GAS POWERED. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE OUR REGULATIONS ADDRESSED THE MOST COMMON. WE WOULD GLADLY WELCOME ELECTRICAL GENERATORS OR THOSE KIND OF CONNECTIONS, UH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT NOISY AND THEY'RE NOT HAVING THOSE ISSUES. BUT WE, WE DID NOT REQUIRE IT BECAUSE WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE IT A FEASIBLE AND NOT, UH, TOO EXPENSIVE FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO ENTER INTO THOSE AREAS. IS THERE SOME WAY OF LENDING IT IN LIKE THEY DID THE TRUCKS AND THE PORT, THEY DIDN'T JUST ALL SAY OKAY, EXCEPT THE ONES THAT DIDN'T COMPLY. ? YEAH, SO I MEAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE, UM, THOSE COMMENTS WITH CITY COUNCIL. I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH YOU, UM, WE'RE PART OF A LARGER TEAM THAT INCLUDES THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WHAT CITY COUNCIL TASKED US WITH WAS CREATE REGULATIONS THAT ARE REALLY EASY TO COMPLY WITH SO THAT PEOPLE GET LICENSED AND COMPLY WITH THEM. UM, THERE ARE OPERATORS THAT ARE NOT LICENSED PROPERLY TODAY, OR THEY'RE LICENSED THROUGH LA COUNTY, ALTHOUGH THEY END UP OPERATING HERE, UM, IN LONG BEACH CITY, WHICH IS AN ALLOWED LEGAL LOOPHOLE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE. SO WE CAN PASS THOSE COMMENTS ALONG. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE RECEIVED 'CAUSE WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE IT AS, UM, AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE, AND A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE GENERATOR IS GONNA WORK AGAINST THAT. ALTHOUGH I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE, THE CLIMATE, UM, GOAL. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SMALL AND SOMETIMES, UM, IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES. SO VERY DIFFERENT THAN, AND TRUCKS DOING VERY EXPENSIVE JOBS AT THE PARK. THANK YOU. [02:35:01] DIRECTOR. I, I WANTED TO ADD OH, GO AHEAD. FIRST, JUST ONE, ONE THING. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THESE ARE PRETTY HIGH ENERGY INTENSIVE OPERATIONS GIVEN THAT THEY'RE COOKING. UM, AND SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF FANS RUNNING AND A LOT OF COOLING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BATTERY STORAGE, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT CAN BE PRETTY CHALLENGING GIVEN THE, THE, YOU KNOW, ENERGY NEEDS OF A COOKING OPERATION, GET A PATRIOT . THANKS. UM, YOU DID MENTION THAT, UM, UH, THE RELATIVE, UM, THE RELATIVE E EXPENSE OF OPENING A BRICK AND MORTAR VERSUS THIS AND, AND THE BENEFITS THEREOF. UM, HOWEVER, I MAY, AND IF I MISSED THIS, I, I APOLOGIZE, BUT ARE THERE ANY REGULATIONS REGARDING HOW CLOSE A MOBILE FOOD FACILITY CAN BE YEAH. TO AN EXISTING BRICK AND MORTAR RESTAURANT? YEAH, SO I THINK MARIANNE TRIED TO EXPLAIN THERE'S, THERE'S A HUGE LIKE, PACKAGE OF OKAY LEGISLATION AND NOT ALL OF IT IS IN FRONT OF YOU. SO WHAT'S CALLED THE TITLE V PORTION, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS REGULATION PORTION IS GONNA INCLUDE THOSE STANDARDS. UM, THERE'S MANY BRICK AND MORTAR RESTAURANTS THAT EXIST. THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, FOOD TRUCKS, PARKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS. YEAH. AND NOT PAYING RENT AND UNDERCUTTING THEM. AND UH, WE WANT TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE, RIGHT? YEP. THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESS AND THE, THE TRUCK. SO THERE'S A LOT OF NEW STANDARDS, WHICH I AM LESS FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN OUR PACKAGE, BUT THEY ARE IN A PACKAGE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RIGHT, MARYANNE. AND THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED. YEAH. SO A LOT OF THOSE PROVISIONS RESULT, UM, NOT NECESSARILY, THEY DON'T ACTUALLY COME FROM LIKE COMPETITION, BUT MORE SO HEALTH AND SAFETY. SO MAKING SURE THAT THE DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS FROM OPENINGS, IF THEY'RE PARKED ON THE STREET, UM, YOU CAN'T SET UP RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE FREE AND CLEAR. YOU CAN'T BE NEXT TO A BUS STOP, RIGHT? WITHIN A CERTAIN, WE CANNOT, UH, IMPEDE BUS STOPS. WE CANNOT PARK IN FRONT OF A, A FIRE HYDRANT. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT EXIST ON OUR STREETS ALSO KIND OF GET FACTORED IN ONTO WHERE YOU CAN BE AS WELL AS TIMING AT, UM, BLOCKS THAT ARE MIXED USE VERSUS RESIDENTIAL VERSUS WITHIN PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL. SO ALL OF THOSE PROVISIONS ARE GONNA BE HANDLED ALSO, WHAT KIND OF A STREET STREETS COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES. YOU SHOULDN'T BE PARKING IN AN ALLEY, YOU SHOULD BE PARKING ON A DESIGNATED STREET. ALL OF THOSE PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE HANDLED IN TITLE V AND TITLE VII. AND THOSE WOULD BE VERY CLEARLY LAID OUT SO THAT ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT CAN BE DONE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THOSE KIND OF BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS 'CAUSE IT'S WHATEVER ZONE THAT ALLOWS RES UH, UM, RESTAURANTS TODAY. SO IF YOU SEE A YES IN THAT ZONE, UH, UNDER THE CURRENT USE, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS. IF I WANNA OPEN UP A DONUT SHOP RIGHT NEXT TO A DONUT SHOP, THE ZONING CODE DOES NOT HAVE THOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO IT'D BE VERY MUCH CARRYING THAT OVER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, IF THAT HELPS TO CLARIFY. IT SURE DOES. THANKS MARYANNE. APPRECIATE IT. AND WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO WHEN THINGS ARE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, THEY'RE MANAGED BY A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND WE HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER GRACE YUNG ON THE ONLINE PORTION OF THE MEETING. GRACE, WOULD YOU MIND, UH, JUST GIVING THE COMMISSION A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT ON THAT, UM, CONSIDERATION OF, UM, EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE BRICK AND MORTAR AND, AND HOW WE TREATED THAT AS WE LOOK AT FOOD TRUCK REGULATIONS? OH YES, ABSOLUTELY. UH, SORRY, I THINK WHEN YOU WERE CONVERTING ME TO A PANELIST, UM, IT GOT DISCONNECTED FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. YES. OKAY, WONDERFUL. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSION MEMBERS. SO, UM, IN TERMS OF THE DISTANCE AND PROXIMITY TO BRICK AND MORTAR, ONE OF THE THINGS, AND MARYANNE CAPTURED IT VERY WELL IN HER STATEMENT, ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT IS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING INTO THIS STATE LAW PROHIBITS RESTRICTIONS BASED SOLELY ON ECONOMIC COMPETITION. SO THIS IS A QUESTION THAT HAD COME UP FROM BRICK AND BRICK AND MORTAR. AND AS WE LOOKED INTO IT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CASE LAW, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED AS A CITY OR AS REGULATORS TO BAN FOOD TRUCKS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NEAR A BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESS. UM, SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION. HOWEVER, WE ARE ALLOWED TO REGULATE BASED ON OBJECTIVE HEALTH, SAFETY ACCESS CONCERNS. SO AS MARIANNE WAS SAYING, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, UH, WITH CHANGES IN THAT WILL SHOW UP IN TITLE V INCLUDE TRAFFIC MEASURES OR SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT THINGS LIKE PEDESTRIAN FLOW. THERE'S [02:40:01] A PARAMETER ABOUT, UM, HOW ANY OPERATION MUST HAVE A FIVE FOOT PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY THAT'S, UH, PRO, UM, THAT'S, UH, MAINTAINED AS WELL AS IN HIGH OR VERY HIGH VOLUME PEDESTRIAN ZONES. THAT HAS TO BE EIGHT FEET. UM, WE HAVE MEASURES IN THERE ABOUT A 20 FOOT BUFFER FROM A DRIVEWAY ALLEY APPROACH, INTERSECTION, MARK CROSSWAY, CURB CUTOUT, A DA CURB RAMP, EMERGENCY EXIT, OR FIRE ESCAPE. THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COULD BE PART OF A BUSINESS. ALSO, 15 FEET BUFFER FROM A FIRE HYDRANT, FIRE LANE, UM, FIRE BACKFLOW, PREVENTER, OTHER REGULATIONS AND, AND SAFETY PARAMETERS, UM, SUCH AS THOSE. SO AGAIN, WE CAN BE ABLE TO STAND BEHIND THE REGULATIONS BEING CENTERED ON SAFETY RATHER THAN, UM, GETTING INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC COMPETITION ISSUES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OH, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COMES ON, UH, A COUPLE, COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE, UH, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE OPERATIONS ON PUBLIC POLICY VERSUS, OR I'M SORRY, ON PRIVATE PROPERTY VERSUS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT? UH, YOU KNOW, SEPARATION? WELL, IT'S, IT'S A DIFFERENT REGULATORY SCHEME. UM, SO WE GENERALLY THROUGH THE ZONING CODE, REGULATE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIDE. UM, AND THEN THERE ARE DIFFERENT RULES RELATED TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THERE'S ALSO A WHOLE SET OF REGULATIONS FROM THE STATE, BUT THEY APPLY TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, AS GRACE MENTIONED, WE CAN'T REGULATE ECONOMIC COMPETITION. WE CAN'T BAN OUTRIGHT, BUT WE CAN'T SET HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS. AND THEN, UM, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND WE LOOKED AT OTHER, UM, CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT DO A REALLY GREAT JOB. SO IN PLACES LIKE AUSTIN, YES, THERE ARE FOOD TRUCKS ON STREET, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD TRUCKS ON, UM, PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, UM, WORK. UM, AND UM, ACTUALLY HAS SOME POSITIVE EFFECTS WITH THE BAR NIGHTLIFE DISTRICT. 'CAUSE PEOPLE EAT BEFORE AND AFTER AND DO FEWER BAD THINGS. SO, UM, AND WE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, UM, OTHER CITIES. SO THAT'S WHY WE REALLY WERE TRYING TO, UM, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AS WE STILL ALLOW ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, BUT HAVE SOME TIGHTER RULES THAN MAYBE WE HAVE IN THE PAST. AND THERE ARE GONNA BE SOME LOCATIONS ON, ON, ON THE STREET THAT YOU'RE NO LONGER GONNA BE ABLE TO OPERATE. UM, SO WE WANTED TO, TO FIND THAT BALANCE AND, AND WHO, WHO DOES REGULATE THAT? WHAT, WHAT BODY REGULATES THE PRI THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AREA? SO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, REGULATES THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD TRUCK. UM, AND THEN IT IS STILL A VEHICLE. UM, SO PUBLIC WORKS, PARKING ENFORCEMENT, UM, REGULATES, YOU KNOW, THOSE RELATED RULES AND IF THERE WAS SOME KINDA, UM, MOVING VIOLATION THAT WOULD BE PD. UM, AND THEN THE STATE LAW IS MOSTLY ABOUT THINGS THE CITY CAN'T DO. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BAN, YOU CAN'T DO THIS. UM, AND THEN, UH, IT'S STATE LAW THAT SETS THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY REQUIRE. SO THERE WERE A, A, A ZONING, OR NOT A ZONING CODE, A UH, MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WAS GONNA BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WHERE WOULD THAT COME FROM? YEAH, SO THAT'S FROM THE, UM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, AND THAT WAS AUTHORED BY, UM, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS. AND THEY ALL, UH, WORKED UP THROUGH THE SAME TEAM THAT MARIANNE IS ALSO ON, UM, THAT GRACE WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM A MOMENT AGO, UH, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER LEADS THAT TEAM. GREAT, THANK YOU. AND THEN I, I SAW IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU'RE GONNA GIVE TO THE CITY COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL PROHIBITION OR, UH, SALES PROHIBITION. UM, I DID NOT SEE WHERE THAT WAS COVERED IN THE ZONING CODE. IT IS ONLY IN THE OPERATING STANDARDS FOR ALL MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES. YOU CANNOT SELL THINGS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD TO MINORS, UH, CANNABIS TOBACCO, NONE OF THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BE SOLD. SO THAT COVERS EVERYTHING. SO WE DIDN'T NEED TO REPEAT IT, UH, IN, ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIDE BECAUSE IT'S COVERED FOR EVERYBODY. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK UND THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. [02:45:05] CAN WE GO? AWESOME. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. ONE MORE TIME. I'M AUSTIN MATRE, PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE. I, I FORGOT TO MENTION, THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE REPRESENTS OVER 1400 BUSINESSES, ROUGHLY 4,000 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS. UM, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS, UH, ITEM. UM, WE BELIEVE, WELL, FIRST OFF, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE THIS, UH, THE WORK THAT STAFF ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE TO BRING THIS ITEM, THIS PIECE OF THE ITEM TOGETHER, BUT ALSO THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AS A WHOLE PACKAGE TO CITY COUNCIL. UM, SINCE THE ADOPTION OF SB 9 72 BACK IN 2018, WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OF BOTH, UH, SIDEWALK VENDING AND FOOD TRUCKS WITHIN OUR DOWNTOWN, WITHIN THE SHORELINE, SHORELINE VILLAGE, PIKE OUTLET AREA, AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS OF PINE AVENUE. AND IT HAS INCREASED THE CONCERNS OF BOTH BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESSES AND OUR OWN CONSTITUENTS AROUND THE, UH, CLEANLINESS, UH, PARKING RELATED ISSUES, LOSS OF REVENUE, AND IN SOME CASES COMBATIVE OFF OPERATORS AND UNWILLING TO COMPLY WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS. UM, WE ARE PRO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WE BELIEVE THAT MULTIPLE FOOD VENDORS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDE A CULTURAL VIBRANCY. BUT WITHOUT CLEAR GUARDRAILS AND ENFORCEMENT, THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT IS CREATING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND OUR BRICK AND MORTAR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE BELIEVE THAT THE ACTIONS TAKEN TONIGHT BY PLANNING COMMISSION ARE THE FIRST STEPS IN ESTABLISHING THE CLEAR RULES OF THE ROAD FOR MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES AND BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESSES. AND WE BELIEVE THAT DOWNTIME THRIVES WHEN THERE'S A BALANCE OF POLICY ENFORCEABLE, SORRY, WHEN THERE'S A, THERE'S A BALANCE. POLICY IS BALANCE ENFORCEABLE AND EQUITABLE. WITH A STRONG IMPLEMENTATION, THIS ORDINANCE CAN SUPPORT BOTH MOBILE ENTREPRENEURS AND THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ANCHOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING VIRTUALLY, WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE RAISE, USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IT'S NO. NOPE. OKAY. SEEING NONE. UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. THERE'S, OH, WRONG. I HIT THE WRONG ONE. TRY HITTING THE OTHER. OH, THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT MOVED. NEXT ITEM [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS, UH, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WALK UP TO THE PODIUM. , SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING VIRTUALLY AND WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON A NON AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION. THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE, SEEING NONE. OKAY. NEXT ITEM ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH COMMISSIONERS? MR. TAB? UM, I KNOW GT LEFT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT HOW, UH, EXCITED I AM FOR HER BRINGING ALL THE KNOWLEDGE AND ALL HER INVOLVEMENT INTO A STAFF POSITION , WHERE SHE CAN TRULY REPRESENT THE CITY. SO, UM, I, I THINK IT WAS, UM, SHE DID A LOT GOOD STUFF HERE AND SHE, UH, UM, HOPE HOPEFULLY HAS A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD OF HER. AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER COME AND VISIT AND TELL US HOW THINGS ARE GOING. SOMETIMES . THANK YOU. YEAH, SHE'S GONNA BE MISSED. UM, SHE'S GOING TO WORK FOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE COWORKERS, KATHY DE LEON IS OUR LIBRARY ARTS AND, AND CULTURE DIRECTOR. UM, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE YEARS AGO THE CITY CHANGED KIND OF ORGANIZATIONALLY WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES AND BROADENED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE, UM, CULTURAL DISTRICTS, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC, BUT WE'VE REALLY NEEDED STAFF TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. UM, KATHY'S ALSO RUNNING A LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THERE'S ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN THE DAY. UM, SO WE ALL KNOW FROM THIS COMMISSION WHAT A GREAT JOB GRISELDA DOES AND WHAT SHE, SHE DID AT THE ARTS COUNCIL. SO, UM, SHE'S ALREADY UP AND RUNNING AND WE'RE REALLY, UM, EXCITED AND WE'D BE GLAD TO, TO SHARE WITH THIS COMMISSION. UM, ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT, UH, ARE HAPPENING, UM, FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL DISTRICT, UH, THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, UM, THE CAMBODIAN, UH, CULTURAL CENTER. THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY EXCITING, UM, EFFORTS, UH, UNDERWAY TO, TO BETTER, UM, CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY HERE IN THE CITY AND THE CULTURAL [02:50:01] HERITAGE. SO I KNOW THAT SHE'S GONNA DO AN AWESOME JOB, UH, LEADING THAT EFFORT. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NONE. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? IF THERE [ADJOURNMENT] ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AT SEVEN 40. ALL RIGHT, SO THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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