* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GOT IT. YES. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AT 4:46 PM ON MARCH 12TH, 2026. DIRECTOR SCOTT, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? YES. COMMISSIONER HIGA. HERE. COMMISSIONER ODI DE SMITH HAS IT EXCUSED. ABSENCE. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. IT'S I'LL SECOND. UH, ANY COMMENTS, DISCUSSION? PUBLIC OPINION? HEARING NONE. UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AND OPPOSED OR I? ITEM NUMBER TWO, A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE FEE WAIVER REQUEST RECEIVED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 12TH AND MARCH 11TH, 2026. UH, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND AND, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. I'M GONNA HANDLE THE REPORT TODAY. UH, OUR RECREATION TEAM IS AT THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE TODAY. OH, THAT'S GOOD. SO, UH, I WILL BE FILLING IN. BEAR WITH ME PLEASE. . UH, SO THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS, UH, FOR THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. AND IT IS, UM, TO USE THE OPEN SPACE AT PAN AMERICAN PARK ON AUGUST 22ND FOR THEIR ANNUAL, UH, COMMUNITY GATHERING AND CONCERT. UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THEY DO EVERY YEAR TO, UM, REALLY HIGHLIGHT, UH, THE PAST YEAR, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FALL. IT'S KIND OF AN END OF SUMMER EVENT. UH, THEY ARE, UM, GOING TO BE PAYING $256 IN STAFF FEES, UH, WITH A REQUEST, UH, FOR THE WAIVER OF $368, UH, IN PERMIT, UH, AND BOUNCE HOUSE FEES. THEY EXPECT CLOSE TO 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. UH, THE NEXT GROUP IS THE PHOENIX RISE PROJECT. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT IT IS A NEW EVENT, UH, TO USE THE OPEN SPACE AT THE FOREST PARK FOR AN ART AND WELLNESS EVENT. UH, ON MARCH 21ST. UH, THIS IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND, UH, THEY ARE, UH, GOING TO BE, UH, REQUESTING A WAIVER OF $294. AND THEY ARE EXPECTING AN ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 125 PEOPLE. THIS IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE PASADENA SENIOR CENTER. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW EVENT. UH, THIS IS FOR THEIR ANNUAL, UH, SENIOR CYCLING RACE TO BE HELD AT EL DORADO PARK, AREA THREE. THIS WOULD BE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THAT, UH, AREA IN EL DORADO PARK ON JUNE 17TH OF THIS YEAR. UH, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A WAIVER OF ABOUT $1,771, UM, WITH ABOUT $2,000 IN SECURITY DEPOSIT AND OTHER CHARGES THAT WOULD NOT BE WAIVED. THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 90 PEOPLE. AND THIS DOES INCLUDE, UH, INDIVIDUALS FROM LONG BEACH, UH, SENIOR, UH, RACING TEAM. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE SUPER SKATE POSSE. UM, NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THEY ARE LOOKING TO USE THE MCBRIDE PARK, SKATE PARK, UH, AND OPEN SKATE, UH, I'M SORRY, OPEN SPACE ON JULY 18TH FOR THEIR SKATEBOARD AND GIVE BACK EVENT WHERE THEY PROVIDE SOME EQUIPMENT FOR, UH, LOCAL YOUTH SKATEBOARDS AND, UH, SHOES AND OTHER SKATING, UH, ATTIRE. UM, THEY ARE, UH, LOOKING, UH, FOR A WAIVER OF ABOUT $394, UH, WITH A, UH, STAFF FEE TO BE PAID OF $64 AND THEY EXPECT ABOUT 300 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. NEXT WE HAVE THE ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THIS IS FOR THEIR EARTH DAY EVENT, UH, WHERE THEY BRING, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ROSE PARK TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY. I KNOW IN YEARS PAST, LIKE THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS COME OUT AND PROVIDED WORKSHOPS ON THE LAWN TO GARDEN PROGRAM. UM, AND THEY ALSO HAVE DONE LIKE A ECO ART PROJECT ON THIS DAY. THIS WOULD BE AT ROSE PARK, [00:05:01] THE OPEN SPACE ON THE 19TH OF APRIL, AND, UH, OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A $229 PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVER. THEY EXPECT ABOUT 75 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. NEXT WE HAVE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. WHO IS LOOKING TO DO FOOD DISTRIBUTION, UM, ACTIVITIES AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR PARK, COOLIDGE PARK, AND HUDSON PARK OPEN SPACES. UH, THERE WILL BE, UH, THREE, UH, ONE PER MONTH IN JULY, JUNE AND JULY OF THIS YEAR. SO SIX IN TOTAL, UH, ONE EACH MONTH AT EACH PARK. UM, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A, UH, PER PERMIT WAIVER OF ABOUT 14,000. THEY'RE EXPECTING IN TOTAL CLOSE TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE. AND THEN LASTLY, PARTNERS OF PARKS. NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT A NEW EVENT. THIS IS FOR THE SPRING EGG HUNT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO HOST AT RAMONA PARK, ADMIRAL KID PARK AND EL DORADO PARK WEST IN THE GOOD NEIGHBOR, UH, PARK SECTION OF, UH, EL DORADO WEST. UM, THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO THIS ON, SORRY, . WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A ACT ISSUE ON, UH, APRIL 4TH. UM, AND, UH, THEY ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT $796 IN PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED AND IN ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 400 PEOPLE ACROSS THE THREE PARK LOCATIONS. AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR FEE WAIVERS FOR THE MARCH MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THE, UH, COMMISSIONERS? UM, JUST, UH, JUST MORE OF A CURIOSITY THAN A REAL QUESTION FOR THAT. UM, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY. IT SAID ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS BETWEEN 200 AND A THOUSAND. IS THAT LIKE, THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY WIDE IT IT IS PRETTY WIDE. I KNOW, UH, I WAS LOOKING AT THEIR POST REPORT FROM LAST YEAR AND THEY SERVE CLOSE TO, UM, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY GONNA BE DEPENDENT UPON WHO SHOWS UP. MM-HMM . FOR THESE EVENTS THOUGH, HISTORICALLY, AND I TAKE IT BACK, IT WAS A THOUSAND PER EVENT. PER OKAY. 'CAUSE I THINK THEY DID ABOUT 17,000 MEALS. WOW. WOW. UH, LAST YEAR. BUT LET ME GET THAT OFFICIAL NUMBER FROM LAST YEAR. 17,751 SENIOR FOOD BOXES. WOW. GOOD MEMORY. HMM. IMPRESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS IT. JUST CURIOUS. ANY QUESTIONS, UM, FROM STAFF? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE STAFF? HEARING NONE FROM THE PUBLIC. NOPE. NO PUBLIC HERE TODAY. UH, WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. AGENDA ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS AND THEFT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT PARKS OF RECREATION. MARINE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND IT. AND DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. UH, JANICE MCMULLEN ARE ACTING. THIS OPS BUREAU MANAGER WILL PROVIDE IT. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, FOR THE LOSS, DAMAGE, LOSS AND THEFT REPORT, UM, I DO HAVE A NUMBER. IT IS A LITTLE LOW. I JUST WANNA SAY WE'RE MISSING ABOUT A, ABOUT A WEEK, THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY'S DATA JUST WITH THE SYSTEM. SO I'M HAPPY TO BRING AN UPDATED REPORT TO THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE FOR, UH, UP THROUGH THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY. IT WAS FOR A TOTAL OF $2,426 IN, IN DAMAGES BETWEEN, UM, STAFF AND AND MATERIALS. THE BIGGEST ONE OF THOSE WAS REGARDING, UH, A WIRE THEFT FROM, UM, THE UTILITY BOX. MM. AND THAT WAS ABOUT AN $800. UM, ACTUALLY IT WAS LIKE A THOUSAND DOLLARS, SORRY, UM, WITH STAFF AND MATERIALS. SO THAT WAS THE BULK OF IT. UM, MOST OF THAT, THERE WERE A COUPLE LITTLE, UM, UH, BATHROOM, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH A SINK OR A LOCK, A FEW, UH, PLAY EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. BUT, UM, NOTHING, UH, VERY SIGNIFICANT. AND THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL FISCAL YEAR AMOUNT TO THROUGH FEBRUARY, UH, TO $22,368. SO THAT'S FROM OCTOBER TWO, FEBRUARY. AND IS THAT PRETTY TYPICAL? UH, LAST YEAR WE WERE AT ABOUT 28. UM, SO WE'RE TRACKING A LITTLE UNDER, AGAIN, WE'RE MISSING ABOUT A WEEK OF DATA, WHICH I COULD BE $6,000, BUT PROBABLY NOT. [00:10:01] SO, UM, IT'S ABOUT TYPICAL FOR, UM, THIS TIME OF YEAR, I'D SAY. THANK YOU. WHEN IT GETS LIGHTER AND HOTTER, PEOPLE ARE OUT MORE. SO , WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE THRONE RESTROOMS IN A WHILE. ARE THEY STILL THEY'RE STILL DEPLOYED. UM, DEFOREST, THE PIER AND HARVEY MILK. HARVEY MILK, THANK YOU. BUT I HAVEN'T, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. GOOD NEWS. RIGHT? UM, YES. IN TERMS OF THAT, ABSOLUTELY. THE ONE ON THE PIER IS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY USED, UH, IN THE COUNTRY. MM-HMM . IN THEIR SYSTEM. RIGHT, RIGHT. UH, THEY'RE NOT EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT IN THEIR SYSTEM, UH, IT IS ONE OF THE MORE HEAVILY USED. UM, AND CERTAINLY AT THE FOREST WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE HAPPENING IN THE PARK PROGRAMMATICALLY, UH, THERE'S NOW A BASEBALL LEAGUE THAT'S PLAYING UP THERE. OBVIOUSLY THE PICKLEBALL AND THE TWO SAL COURTS BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND SO DEFINITELY NEEDED EVER SINCE WE HAD THE VANDALISM OF THE FREESTANDING RESTROOM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHERE WE, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE LOST THAT, UH, FACILITY. SO THERE IS A PLAN, UH, AND A, AND A, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO REPLACE, UH, THE FREESTANDING RESTROOM. BUT, UH, THIS HAS DEFINITELY SERVED ITS NEED IN THE WORK QUESTION. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. CONCLUDE THE REPORT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? DON'T THINK SO. GOOD. OKAY. FROM THE STAFF. ANY OTHER, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC? NO PUBLIC HERE TODAY? SO, UH, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HIGA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOPE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING FINANCE AND WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. MARINE. I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVE. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND IT. AND DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. JANICE, WE'LL PROVIDE THIS REPORT AS WELL. ALRIGHT. UH, HELLO AGAIN. UH, WE'RE DOING VERY WELL. UM, ODDLY ENOUGH, OUR EXPENSE AND OUR REVENUE ARE AT THE SAME PERCENTAGE, WHICH I GUESS IS GOOD AND NORMAL. UM, WE'RE AT ABOUT 33% EXPENDITURES AND 33% REVENUE ACTUALS TO BUDGET. UM, LET'S SEE. SO THAT'S, HOW MANY MONTHS IS THAT? FIVE MONTHS. FOUR. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. OCTOBER. NICE. UM, SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. AND I'M SORRY, THAT'S JUST FOR THE GENERAL FUND. UM, FOR ALL THE FUNDS WE'RE, WE'RE TRACKING ABOUT THE SAME. STILL DOING REALLY GOOD. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE COMING INTO OUR SPRING BREAK AND THEN WE'LL COME INTO SUMMER, SO WE'LL PROBABLY SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT THERE. UM, FOR WATER, UM, AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD SPENT MAKE SURE WHAT I CALL IT, 28% OF OUR BUDGET, UH, OF OUR WATER BUDGET IN GENERAL FUND. UM, WHEREAS LAST YEAR WE WERE AT ABOUT 35%. SO, UM, AND HOW MUCH OF THE YEAR HAS GONE? LET'S SEE, 42% IS MY NOTE HERE. OKAY. DIVIDED BY 12. DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? ABOUT 42%. SO IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR WATER. UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE COMING INTO SOME DRY WEATHER, BUT, UM, BUT THAT RAIN REALLY DID HELP. SO OVERALL, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD. THERE'S NO AN ANOMALIES OR ANYTHING, UM, STANDING OUT THAT ISN'T, UH, A HISTORICAL CASE. OKAY. OKAY. NOTHING WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT AT THIS POINT. NO. THAT AT THIS POINT. ? YES. KNOCK ON WOOD. YEAH. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSIONERS? WATER USE AND FINANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I MEAN, . THANK YOU. UM, SO, UH, ANY COMMENTS? OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC? HEARING? NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER HIGA. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS RESTORATION RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING THAT IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK AT MARCH 19TH. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND SECOND, JEEZ, I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. OKAY. UM, SO I WILL GO OVER THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THIS MONTH'S AGENDA. AS ALWAYS, WE START WITH A PRESENTATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. UH, I BELIEVE WE'RE JUST DOING ONE THIS MONTH. I THINK WE CAUGHT UP LAST MONTH. SO, UM, IT'LL BE FOR FEBRUARY. FOR MARCH. I BELIEVE IT'S FOR FEBRUARY. WE'RE ALWAYS A A MONTH BEHIND SURE. WHEN WE, UH, RECOGNIZE THEM AT COMMISSION AND WE GET TO BE SURPRISED. RIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS A SURPRISE. GOOD. I'M LOOKING AT CHRISTINE 'CAUSE SHE'S [00:15:01] ON OUR ERC COMMITTEE. YES. SO SHE CAN, YES. UM, SO WE'LL START THE MEETING WITH THAT. UH, OBVIOUSLY APPROVE THE MINUTES. UM, AND THEN IN, IN THE ACTUAL BUSINESS MEETING, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM WE'RE GONNA BRING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER FROM WHAT YOU'RE USED TO, UH, IS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE TO RENAME ONE OF THE FACILITIES IN OUR, UH, PARKS. UH, AT THE, AT MLK PARK, WE HAVE THE CENTRAL FACILITIES CENTER. IT'S ACTUALLY A BUILDING THAT IS UTILIZED PRIMARILY BY OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SOME OF THEIR NONPROFIT PARTNERS. UM, IT IS CALLED THE CENTRAL FACILITIES CENTER. MM-HMM . UM, THERE IS A REQUEST BY THE COMMUNITY. THIS CAME TO US, UH, THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX TO RENAME THAT, UH, CENTER THE DALE CLINTON FACILITIES CENTER. AND, UM, WE EXPECT, UH, A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO COME. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, PROBABLY A GOOD 40 OR SO PLUS PEOPLE. UM, AND, UH, CERTAINLY THEY APPEARED INTERESTED IN KIND OF SEEING THIS THROUGH ALL THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS. UH, THERE WAS, UH, EXTENSIVE OUTREACH, UM, THAT WAS DONE LEADING TO THIS. I THINK THERE WAS A PETITION OF CLOSE TO MAYBE 400 PEOPLE, UH, REQUESTING THIS. UM, IT DOES GENERALLY COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THING. UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO KIND OF OVERLOOK, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE POLICY. THE INDIVIDUAL IS STILL ALIVE. UH, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, THE POLICY STATES TYPICALLY WAIT A YEAR AFTER. BUT, UH, THE THOUGHT HERE IS THIS PERSON, UH, THROUGH THEIR, UH, TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF, UM, WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACTIVISM, UH, IS DEFINITELY, UM, UH, WARRANTING OF, UH, THIS RECOGNITION. DO YOU KNOW HIM? UH, HER, UM, AND I WANNA SAY YES. UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, UH, ACTIVISM, UH, THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS ALSO A, UH, I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY'S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. UM, SO WOULD'VE PRESENTED BEFORE THE COMMISSION WHERE SHE WAS, UH, PRESIDING A NUMBER OF TIMES MM-HMM . AND SHE'S JUST A, GENERALLY A BUSY COMMUNITY PERSON. YES. UM, A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL, UM, UH, ADVOCACY, UH, AND A LOT OF WORK, UH, WITH, UM, WITHIN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATIONS, UH, COMMUNITY. I GUESS MY, THAT DISTRICT SIX TENDS TO BE VERY CAMBODIAN. AND SHE'S NOT CAMBODIAN, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO INTERESTING. THAT'S GOOD. I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE LIKE HER . YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ITEM. MM-HMM . AND WILL EACH OF THE VISITORS SPEAK AT THE ITEM TIME OR, UM, DURING THE OPEN DISCUSSION? SO YOU WOULD CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THIS, ON THIS ITEM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM BEFORE WE CORRECT. AND WOULD IT BE AFTER THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT OR AFTER? SO YOU CAN DO IT EITHER WAY. SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY FIRST, FIRST, UH, SO THAT THEN THE COMMISSION CAN, UM, EITHER ECHO THE COMMENTS OR SOMETIMES IT'S JUST EASIER TO HEAR THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. THAT'S JUST WHAT I'LL DO. UM, NOW THAT WAS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. UM, I WOULD EXPECT A GOOD NUMBER. UM, NOT EVERYBODY SPOKE, UH, AT THE, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND I WOULD NOT EXPECT EVERYBODY TO SPEAK HERE. PROBABLY A FEW REPRESENTATIVES. OKAY. BUT WE WANTED TO PUT THAT ONE FIRST JUST IN CASE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE MM-HMM . MM-HMM . UM, AND THAT FOR THE LATER ITEMS, UM, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ALL OF THE OTHER ITEMS. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE FEE WAIVER REPORT, WHICH WE JUST WENT OVER. MM-HMM . UH, THEN WE HAVE A PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, AND IT IS FOR DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR SENIORS AT OUR, UM, LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER ON FOURTH. AND OUR SATELLITE, UH, SENIOR CENTER IN OUR, UM, COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY. SO JUST ONE, UM, JUST ONE THIS MONTH. AND AGAIN, IT IS FOR SENIOR DANCE. [00:20:03] OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE NEXT, THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE, THE LONG BEACH LAWN BOWLING CLUB. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHERS. YES. SO WE HAVE THE LONG BEACH LO, UH, LONG BOWLING CLUB. UH, THIS IS FOR A REVOCABLE USE PERMIT FOR USE OF THE LAWN BOWLING FACILITY ON FEDERATION DRIVE THERE AT RECREATION PARK. UH, THIS IS AN ENTITY THAT WE'VE HAD A RELATIONSHIP FOR QUITE A WHILE. UH, THIS IS JUST NOW TO ESSENTIALLY KIND OF RE-UP AND EXTEND, UH, THE AGREEMENT. UH, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF ACTIVATING THE LOCATION, UM, MAINTAINING IT, UH, AND UH, TRYING TO GET NEW PEOPLE INTO THE SPORT. AND SO ONE OF THE, UM, KIND OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ASPECTS HERE IS YOU OR I CAN GO TO THE, UH, LAWN BOWLING FACILITY, UH, TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU THREE FREE LESSONS TO LEARN HOW TO LAWN BOWL. UM, SO, UH, THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE WELCOME AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE, UM, FOR ANY POTENTIAL NEW USERS. AND I SHOULD MENTION THREE FREE, UM, SESSIONS. IS THIS THE FACILITY THAT'S ACROSS FROM WILSON HIGH SCHOOL? IT'S CLOSE TO IT, YES. IT'S, UM, KIND OF IN BETWEEN LIKE ANAHEIM AND CORRECT. YEP. JUST SOUTH OF ANAHEIM. YES. THANK YOU. IT'S BY WILSON. YEP. YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S PRETTY FAR. OKAY. AND THEN ITEM SIX IS, UH, ON, THIS IS HARTWELL PARK. SO THIS IS FOR THE, UM, UH, LONG BEACH HARTWELL FAST PITCH. THIS IS A SOFTBALL, UH, LEAGUE THAT PLAYS OUT OF HARTWELL PARK. UM, I WANNA SAY ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, THE COMMISSION ACTUALLY ENTERED INTO, UH, AN AGREEMENT, UM, OR ISSUED A, UH, RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR THEM TO REPLACE ONE OF, ONE OF THEIR EXISTING STORAGE CONTAINER UNITS. AND UNFORTUNATELY THE WORK COULD NOT GET DONE IN THE, UH, ONE YEAR THAT WAS PROVIDED AS PART OF THE, UM, UH, RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT. SO ALL THIS IS DOING IS ESSENTIALLY WITH ALL OF THE SAME PROVISIONS AS LAST TIME, IT IS JUST PROVIDING ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE WORK TO GET DONE. AND THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION OF THE LEAGUE NOT BEING ABLE TO KIND OF LIVE UP TO THEIR, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS WAS ONE THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE KIND OF A HARDER LOOK ON, UH, AND WORK WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AND OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, UM, FOR LABOR COMPLIANCE WHEN WORK IS DONE IN A CITY PARK. AND CERTAIN WAGES NEED TO BE PAID PREVAILING WAGES FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. AND WE NEEDED TO ENSURE WITH OUR ATTORNEYS THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT. AND AS A THIRD PARTY, UM, THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO KIND OF BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE AS A MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION WOULD'VE HAD TO. UM, AND ULTIMATELY, UH, THEY OPINE THAT THEY DO NOT. SO, UM, ALL IS GOOD. WE'RE JUST BRINGING THIS BACK FOR ONE MORE YEAR FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THAT CONTAINER. I MUST ADMIT, I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WHEN I WAS READING, I WAS LIKE, DIDN'T THIS ALREADY TAKE PLACE? YES, IT DID. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY IS JUST THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. SO, UH, WE'LL HAVE OUR RECREATE COMMUNITY AND I'LL HAVE MY HIGHLIGHTS, UH, FOR THE LAST MONTH AND EVEN LOOKING FORWARD, UH, INTO THE COMING MONTH. EXCELLENT. I THINK THAT'S IT. SO, EXCELLENT. SO DO WE HAVE WAIT MINUTE LOOKING? UM, FOR THIS, I'M LOOKING FOR HERE. DO WE HAVE IT? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY. LOOKS LIKE A GOOD MEETING. UM, ANY STAFF COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANYTHING FROM THE STAFF? PUBLIC? NO PUBLIC HERE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER HIGA, AND MYSELF. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. A. OKAY. SO NOW WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE MADE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND THEN THE ADJOURNMENT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THERE ARE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. YEAH, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT'S IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. NO? NO. OKAY. THEN I THINK WE CAN END THE MEETING OFFICIALLY AT 5:10 PM SOMETHING LIKE THAT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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