Mar 17, 2026 City Council - Revised

[ROLL CALL]

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UH, HAPPY ST.

PATRICK'S DAY, EVERYBODY.

I HOPE YOU HAVE YOUR GREEN.

ALL RIGHT.

AND IT IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

WE ARE GONNA, UH, GET INTO THAT IN A MOMENT, BUT LET'S START WITH ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COUNCILWOMAN SJA SAYS IT.

COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN.

HERE.

COUNCILMAN SUBINA? HERE.

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN SORROW.

VICE MAYOR ORANGA.

WHAT IS THAT? COUNCILWOMAN THRASH INTU.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI.

HERE.

MAYOR RICHARDSON.

I AM HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN IS ATTENDING A SCAG SUMMIT IN HER CAPACITY IS SCAG CHAIR IN SACRAMENTO.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER SORROWS ON BUSINESS TRAVEL.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI.

IT IS YOUR TURN TO LEAD THE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

UM, AND I THINK WE DID THIS BEFORE, BUT, UM, I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK OF A WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAS HAD THE MOST IMPACT ON YOUR JOURNEY.

UH, SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, WHAT DOES THAT WANT THAT ONE PERSON IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAD THE MOST IMPACT ON WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE.

AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

HAND OVER YOUR

[ Women’s History Month]

LET'S BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI.

WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH OUR FIRST PRESENTATION ON WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

WE, UH, WE THANK EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US AND FOR THE RECEPTION IN

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NINA RICHARDSON, FOR PLAYING A ROLE IN RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN ON OUR LONG BEACH.

CITY COUNCIL IS HERE FOR THE SEVEN OF NINE WOMEN MAKE UP OUR LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL MORE THAN ANY TIME IN HISTORY.

LET'S HEAR FOR THE LEADERS OF OUR LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITYWIDE LEADERS, CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CITY ATTORNEY IN THE CITY'S HISTORY, AND, AND CITY AUDITOR LAURA DOW.

WE, WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THEM.

UH, WE NOW WANNA HAND IT TO A COUNCIL MEMBER, UA THRASH INTU, UH, WHO WILL, UH, TALK ABOUT THE RECOGNITION OF WOMEN ALL ACROSS OUR CITY, ACROSS SECTORS, ACROSS COUNCIL DISTRICTS WHO ARE CONTINUING TO LEAD OUR INCREDIBLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THRASH INTU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS EXCITED.

YOU SAID MY WHOLE NAME TODAY, MAYOR.

YES, I DID.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, SO GOOD EVENING ALL, AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

AS THE MAYOR STATED EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOST A RECEPTION FOR WOMEN WHO LEAD.

AND MANY OF THOSE WOMEN WHO LEAD ARE HERE IN OUR COUNCIL.

WE WANNA THANK OUR FIRST LADY, DR.

NINA RICHARDSON, FOR BEING OUT AND BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE, UH, THESE WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, I, MYSELF, PERSONALLY, RUN A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN ADDITION TO SITTING ON THIS COUNCIL.

AND IN DOING SO, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS, HOW REWARDING IT IS, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HAVE WOMEN WHO LEAD ORGANIZATIONS.

SO I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES, ALL OF HERE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO IDENTIFYING FANTASTIC WOMEN WHO ARE LEADING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY, AND A WHOLE VARIETY OF PLACES AND SPACES.

UH, THOSE WOMEN, AGAIN, WERE RECOGNIZED AS WOMEN WHO LEAD.

SO FOR TODAY, UM, I'M GONNA GIVE ANY OF MY OTHER COUNCILWOMEN COLLEAGUES OR COUNCIL MEMBERS A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE, UH, AS WELL THEIR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO WERE HONORED.

AND YOU'LL JUST START TO SEE YOUR FACES AND NAMES SCROLL, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, THAT PRESENTATION AT THE END OF IT.

FOR THOSE WHO WERE THERE, YOU NOTICE THAT, UH, I DID ASK THE MAYOR IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FLOOD THE FLOOR OF THE DAAS OF BELOW THE DAAS HERE WITH WOMEN AND BE ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE TO ATE TODAY.

SO WITH THAT HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, THANK YOU TO THE WOMEN WHO LEAD 2026.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.

YES.

UH, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER THRE TOOK FOR, UM, YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS PRESENTATION.

WE KNOW THE ROOM, UH, IS ALWAYS FILLED PHYSICALLY, BUT ALSO, UM, WHEN EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN THE ROOM, THEY'RE IN THE ROOM.

THE WOMEN WHO ARE SITTING BEFORE US TODAY AS LEADERS ACROSS OUR CITY, AND TO ESPECIALLY LIFT UP NONPROFITS WHO WE KNOW CLOSE THE GAP AND FILL THE HOLES SO OFTEN WHERE OUR, UM, OUR CITY GOVERNMENT FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS, WHERE OTHER INSTITUTIONS, UM, WHERE FOLKS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, THERE ARE USUALLY WOMEN LEADING ORGANIZATIONS TO CATCH PEOPLE AND LIFT THEM BACK UP AND BRING THEM BACK INTO THE FOLD.

UH, SO I WANNA THANK THE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE FROM DISTRICT FIVE.

I WILL JUST MENTION THEIR NAMES.

UH, RENA HIJA CARROLL FROM CONFLUENCE RISING.

MICHELLE BIERLEY FROM THE NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP.

ALLISON BRUH FROM RANCHO LOS CERRITOS.

JULIE BARTO, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH.

JAMIE MONTENEGRO FROM CAMPFIRE.

DINA BERG FROM HEART OF IDA.

AND CRYSTAL ROGERS FROM THE B-K-B-I-A.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO LIFT UP, UH, MORE THAN JUST DISTRICT FIVE, BUT OUR ENTIRE CITY AND REGION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR URANGA.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND, UH, I WANNA THANK, UH, JOE, JODY JOAN FOR HER STUDENT THAT SHE MADE BEFORE THE, BEFORE THE STARTED THIS, UH, MEETING IN THAT YOU THING ABOUT A WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE WHO HAD THE MOST EFFECT ON YOU.

AND I IMMEDIATELY FOUND ON MY MOTHER.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON THAT AFFECTS OUR WHOLE LIVES, IS OUR MOTHERS.

SO WHEN THEY MIGHT NOT HOLD ON OFFICIAL POSITION SOMEWHERE AS A, AS A DIRECTOR OR A LEADER IN THAT SENSE, THEY LEAD THE HOUSEHOLD AND THEY PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND THE STRENGTH FOR INDEPENDENT CHILDREN LIKE ME TO BECOME WHAT I BECOME.

SO THERE'S ANY ONE WOMAN IN THE WORLD THAT I MET THE MOST AS MY MOM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, THANK YOU TO DR.

NINA RICHARDSON FOR THAT LOVELY RE RECEPTION EARLIER TODAY.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ULA THRESH INTAKE FOR, UM, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION

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WHAT A GREAT DAY IT IS TODAY IN LONG BEACH.

UM, I HAD A FEW WORDS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE.

UM, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND IN A ROOM, UM, WITH POWERFUL, RESILIENT, AND VISIONARY WOMEN WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LONG BEACH TODAY.

I STAND BEFORE YOU, NOT JUST AS A COUNCILWOMAN OR NOT JUST AS PRESIDENT OF MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, BUT AS A WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO, UH, FIGHT, TO BE SEEN, TO BE HEARD, AND TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

BECAUSE LET'S BE REAL, WOMEN DON'T JUST WALK INTO LEADERSHIP.

WE EARN IT, WE FIGHT FOR IT.

AND WE OFTEN HAVE TO FACE A LOT OF BARRIERS TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

AND FOR WOMEN LIKE US, WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, WOMEN WHO COME FROM WORKING FAMILIES, THE ROAD IS NOT JUST UPHILL.

IT IS FILLED WITH BARRIERS THAT WERE NEVER DESIGNED FOR US TO SUCCEED, BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST DISTRICT WOMEN THAT WERE RECOGNIZED TODAY.

LET ME GO BACK UP HERE.

OOPS.

LET ME JUST, SO WHERE'S MY LIST? I KNOW THEY'RE UP ON THE, UM, ON THE THING ON THE SCREEN, BUT I WILL COME BACK TO GIVE, TO SHARE THAT LIST.

WE'LL KEEP GOING 'CAUSE I'M, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR, BUT SO THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SODE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I'M JUST GONNA, UH, PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON MY, UH, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES' COMMENTS.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY STRUCK ME, UH, LOOKING AT THAT POWERPOINT SLIDE, UM, OF ALL THE DIFFERENT WOMEN FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, DISTRICTS THAT ARE BEING HONORED WAS, HOW MANY OF YOU ALL I ACTUALLY KNOW AND HAVE SEEN THE WORK, UH, HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH? AND THAT MAKES ME KNOW THAT YOU ARE MAKING AN IMPACT.

WHETHER THAT IS IN YOUR FAMILIES, THAT IS IN YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, LED US, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH YOUR NONPROFITS, UM, WHETHER THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICTS, RIGHT? THE, THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING, UM, AFFECTS OUR ENTIRE CITY, RIGHT? AND AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM OF THE WORK THAT WE DO COLLECTIVELY TO UPLIFT COMMUNITIES, UM, AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY PERSONALLY THANK YOU.

UM, 'CAUSE MANY TIMES THE WORK THAT WE DO IS UNSEEN.

UM, IT'S UNDERAPPRECIATED, RIGHT? IT'S OFF, IT'S UNDERPAID SOMETIMES, RIGHT? ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY.

UM, BECAUSE WE WANT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE WANT TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE WANNA INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS WOMEN.

UM, AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FROM MY HEART, UM, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT OF YOUR TIME, YOUR LG, YOUR TALENTS, YOUR TREASURE, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU BRING BECAUSE YOU BRING ALL OF YOURSELF TO THE WORK THAT YOU DO, UM, WHETHER IT IS SEEN BY US OR NOT SEEN BY US.

AND SO, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED WORK THAT YOU DO, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UH, AND LIFT YOU UP TODAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FOUND MY AMAZING AND VERY IMPRESSIVE LIST.

LET ME TELL YOU, UM, TODAY WE RECOGNIZE DIKA MCLEAN, COMMISSIONER OF LA COUNTY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY, CAROL SERGE, CO-PRESIDENT OF BEAUTIFY PINE, DR.

DSA THOMAS WHITMAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITIES OF GREATER LA CYNTHIA IVAN CALISTA, TREASURE FOR WASHINGTON HISTORIC ASSOCIATION, TASHA W HUNTER, FOUNDER, AND CEO OF WICCANS, HUNTER CONSULTING GROUP.

KIMBERLY LEWIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I DID SOMETHING GOOD TODAY.

FOUNDATION.

MARTHA COTA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LATINOS IN ACTION.

GABBY HERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF, OR JESSICA QUINTANA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CENTRO CHA, DR.

LURE RAMOS RIVAS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART ALBA DENALI, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF OUR GENERATION CARES, CIO TORRES, PRESIDENT OF CLIMB, CENTRAL LONG BEACH, EZ SMITH, FOUNDER AND CEO OF PURPOSE CENTERED COACHING AND CONSULTING.

SHANNON KING HUDSON, DIRECTOR OF LITTLE EAGLES SOARING FOR EXCELLENCE.

DR. TERRY TRAN, DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTH EMPOWERMENT, ZOE NICHOLSON, ASSISTANT PRODUCER TO WILD WEST WOMEN INC.

JULIE SCHWARTZ, FOUNDER AND OWNER OF PROJECT WOMAN.

GOOD.

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UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME TO ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE AMAZING WOMEN, AND I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY MORE AMAZING WOMEN TO BE RECOGNIZED.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WELL, I WILL SAY AS A, AS A MAYOR, AS A DAD, AS A, AS A HUSBAND, AS A, AS A SON, UH, HOW GREAT IT IS TO SEE THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST AND BEST POTENTIAL, CAN ASPIRE TO ANYTHING THEY WANNA DO IN OUR CITY.

AND WE ARE CERTAINLY PROUD AS MAYOR TO LIVE IN A CITY LIKE THIS.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GONNA WELCOME UP THE HONOREES TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH OUR MEMBERS OF OUR LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL.

[ ACS Pet Adoption]

WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A, UH, A PUPPY THAT YOU'RE GONNA MEET OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES PET ADOPTION.

EVERY MONTH, WE, UH, HIGHLIGHT A PET, A MEMBER OF OUR, UH, ANIMAL, OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, AND WE HAVE A PERFECT SCORE, A A 100% RATE OF THE PETS WHO COME HERE IN FRONT OF LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL, GET ADOPTED OUT.

WE HAVE A GREAT PET WE'RE GONNA HIGHLIGHT TODAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA WELCOME UP, UH, LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES.

SO IF ANYBODY'S IN THE MARKET FOR A P FOR A PET, FOR A PUPPY, HOW OLD IS ALL? WHO

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UH, MY NAME IS MATT HIGA.

WE'RE HERE FROM LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES.

UH, TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY LAURA MISCO, OUR COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST, AND ALSO OUR GREAT VOLUNTEER STEPHANIE, WHO IS HANDLING OUR SHELTER PET OF THE MONTH.

MOONBEAM.

MOONBEAM.

ALL RIGHT.

AM I SUPPOSED STEPHANIE, I PLAY WITH THIS DOG.

I, I'LL GIVE IT A NAME FOR, SORRY.

I REMEMBER.

COOL.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SO MEET MOONBEAM.

SHE'S A 1-YEAR-OLD SIBERIAN HUSKY MOONBEAM WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN CANINE KISMET DIESEL PROJECT, UH, SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO GIVE DOGS FROM LBAS A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND SUCCEED.

MOONBEAM HAS WORKED OFFSITE WITH PROFESSIONAL TRAINER TO REFINE HER SKILLS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND LEARN THE TOOLS SHE NEEDS TO THRIVE IN HER FUTURE HOME.

YOU CAN MEET MOONBEAM AND MANY OTHER WONDERFUL ANIMALS AT OUR SHELTER.

WE ARE LOCATED AT 7 7 0 0 EAST SPRING STREET, RIGHT THERE AT EL DORADO PARK.

ALL RIGHT, VOLUNTEERING.

UH, VOLUNTEERS ARE TRULY THE HEART OF LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES.

FROM CARING FOR ANIMALS TO HELPING OUT AT EVENTS AND SUPPORTING BEHIND THE SCENES, THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET IN INVOLVED IN MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE LBAS VOLUNTEER TEAM, YOU CAN APPLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SCAN THE QR CODE THERE AND SLIDE TO GET STARTED.

ALRIGHT, VACCINATIONS, WE'RE PROUD TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ANIMAL MEDICINE PROJECT, ALSO KNOWN AS CAMP.

THEY OFFER AFFORDABLE SERVICES LIKE VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, DEWORMING, NAIL TRIMS, AND FULLY AND TRICK, FULLY AND TICK PREVENTION.

VACCINE CLINICS ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED FOR UP TO 60 PETS, AND NO APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED.

THESE CLINICS ARE HELD MONTHLY IN OUR PARKING LOT, AND YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR, FOR THE SCHEDULE SCAN THE QR CODE FOR PRICING, AND YOU CAN ALSO GET MORE INFORMATION@CAMPLA.ORG.

PET LICENSING IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PET OWNERS IN CALIFORNIA AND LONG BEACH.

ALL CATS AND DOGS, UH, OVER FOUR MONTHS OLD, ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AS PART OF THE RABIES CONTROL EFFORT.

LICENSING ALSO INCREASES THE CHANCES OF A LOST PET BEING SAFELY RETURNED TO ITS OWNER.

IF YOUR PET ISN'T LICENSED YET, IT'S NOW EASIER THAN EVER TO GET ONE THROUGH DOCU PET.

YOU CAN SIMPLY SCAN THE QR CODE, OR YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

AND UNDER THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SECTION ON THE HOMEPAGE, YOU CAN SEE INFORMATION ABOUT PET LICENSING.

ALL RIGHT, LASTLY, UH, HERE IS THE INFORMATION, UH, OUR WEBSITE.

SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN ADOPTION, VOLUNTEERING, FOSTERING, OR DONATING TO THE SHELTER, YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION.

OUR SITE, OUR SHELTER, IS OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, STARTING AT 10:00 AM AND YOU CAN FIND ALL OF TODAY'S INFORMATION AND EVEN MORE RESOURCES@LONGBEACH.GOV SLASH ACS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO, SO LET'S JUST HIGHLIGHT AND RECOGNIZE LONG BEACH IS A VERY INDEPENDENT CITY.

WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE ARE ONE OF JUST A FEW CITIES WHO HAS ITS OWN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND SHELTER.

MOST CITIES CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE OUR OWN SERVICES, BUT IT ONLY WORKS WHEN THE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY STEP UP AND HELP US MAKE SURE WE HAVE HUMANE TREATMENT AND HOMES FOR THE PETS IN OUR CARE.

AND SO, MOONBEAM IS A GREAT PUPPY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WENT, GOT A CHANCE TO GO DOWN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, PLAY WITH MOONBEAM A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THAT

[ Environmental Health Week]

SO IF YOU, UH, HAVE THE SPACE AND THE TIME AND THE ROOM IN YOUR HEART, UH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME DOWN AND MEET MOONBEAM AT OUR LONG BEACH SHELTER LIST HERE AT FOUR LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS, .

ALL RIGHT, THANKS A LOT, EVERYONE.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, UH, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK.

WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

LET'S HERE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JUDITH LONG, AND, UH, YOU ALL KNOW ME AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU MANAGER.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT, UM, JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE DENISE RA.

SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION.

AND I'LL TURN THE MIC OVER TO HER TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO INCLUDE US ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA DURING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK.

OUR GOAL IS TO BRING INDUSTRY LEADERS

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WITH YOUR SUPPORT, THIS PROCLAMATION WILL DEMONSTRATE TO OUR ATTENDEES THAT LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THE AS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN LONG BEACH OR IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA, AND WE TRULY ARE HONORED TO BE PART OF THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS WORKED SO DILIGENTLY TO CREATE AN OUTSTANDING EVENT, ONE THAT ENCOURAGES IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, NETWORKING AND A SHARED COMMUNITY TO SHARED COMMITMENT, I'M SORRY, COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND INNOVATION.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

I'M GONNA TURN THIS BACK OVER TO JUDITH.

SO TONIGHT, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK IN LONG BEACH, AND TO PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS CACA IS A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE STATE.

IT IS PRIMARILY AN ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION, WHICH INCLUDES THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 20TH TO THE 23RD OF THIS YEAR, THE CI A WILL BE GATHERING HERE IN OUR CITY FOR OUR 74TH ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM TO PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES AND DISCUSSIONS ON CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITIES LIKE LONG BEACH AND MANY MORE ACROSS THE STATE.

THE ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD HERE AT THE HILTON LONG BEACH, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE THAN 300 ATTENDEES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR ONE AND ONLY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, DARRYL SUPER NA, UM, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU THERE AND APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION OVER THE YEARS.

WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO YOU, MAYOR RICHARDSON.

MEMBERS OF OUR, UM, LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL, ALLISON, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FOR GIVING US A TIME TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE DO TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONGER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE VARIOUS CHALLENGES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING AIR AND QUALITY, FOOD SAFETY, VECTOR CONTROL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT.

OUR TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATORS, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION ARE HERE TONIGHT TO BE PART OF THIS CELEBRATION.

COULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND? PLEASE JOIN ME CONGRATULATING OUR TEAM MEMBERS, AND IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN THE CS EDUCATION EFFORTS.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, WHICH YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH SOME OF YOU OR ALL OF YOU, UM, AT THE DICE FOR OUR CONFERENCE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

ALRIGHT, WELL, WE WANT TO, UH, AS A, AS A BODY JUST RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM AND OUR LONG BEACH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR YOUR CITY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE IN A MOMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS MAY NOT APPRECIATE PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT THESE ARE WARNING SIGNS WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG IN OUR CITY, OR, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WE LOOK OUT FOR FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND WE LOOK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLEAN AIR, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT'S REQUIRED TO LEAD A HEALTHY AND THRIVING CITY.

AND SO NOW'S THE TIME THAT WE SHOULD SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UPLIFT THE HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.

AND MAKE SURE YOU SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO, THEY WANNA DO A PHOTO? OH, PHOTO, YES.

YES, WE'RE DOING A PHOTO.

THANK YOU.

[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 7.)]

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NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

LET'S QUEUE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON, UH, CONSENT.

TERRY RIVERS, GOOD EVENING YOU GUYS.

I'M TERRY RIVERS.

IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

LIKE, IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE.

SO, MY NAME IS TERRY RIVERS AND I'M ACTUALLY RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF LONG BEACH.

SO IT WAS, IT'S REALLY NICE THAT TODAY IS WOMEN, WHAT IS IT WHEN WOMEN LEAD? SO FITTING.

SO, THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PEOPLE.

SO MY TIME IS TWO MINUTES.

OKAY, SO THREE MINUTES.

SO THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GO OVER.

SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A BACK AND FORTH, BUT I STILL WANTED TO ADD, UM, I WASN'T UNDERSTANDING FOUR ON THE, UM, CONSENT CALENDAR WHEN IT CAME TO MONEY GOING TOWARDS THE CITY, UM, ATTORNEYS, THE, THE CITY PROSECUTOR.

SO I'M THINKING, IS THAT TAXPAYER MONEY GOING INTO A, A, A FUND TO PAY BUSINESSES FOR WHEN RETAIL BUSINESSES, WHEN THEY, UM, EXPERIENCE THEFT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT BUSINESS INSURANCE TAKE CARE OF.

OR WHEN THEY GO TO COURT, THEY GET RESTITUTION OR THEY SETTLE WITH THAT.

SO I WASN'T UNDERSTANDING WHY TAXPAYERS WERE PAYING SOMETHING THAT BUSINESS INSURANCE TAKE CARE OF.

THE OTHER ITEM WAS NUMBER FIVE.

IT WAS THE, UM, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

SO I LOOK BACK WHEN REX WAS ACTUALLY A COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, AND HE ACTUALLY IS THE ONE THAT PUT THIS ONE IN PLACE TO, WHEREAS 25% OF THE SALES WENT, UM, TO THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

BUT I'M SEEING THAT THE WEST SIDE IS PENDING, AND THIS IS TWO YEARS, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THEY'RE IN THE AGENDA.

AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ON THAT LATER, BUT I STILL WASN'T UNDERSTANDING WHY IS THE WEST SIDE PENDING AGAIN FOR TWO YEARS, WHEN IN 2014 WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE THEN AND IT WAS AT 55,000.

SO THEN WHY NOT IMPLEMENT IT? WHY ARE THEY STILL STRUGGLING EVERY YEAR OR SOMETHING COMING UP WITH THEM LACKING BEHIND? UM, THE OTHER ONE IS, I BELIEVE IT'S NUMBER SIX.

SO IT'S CAL STATE UNIVERSITY.

AND WITH THAT ONE, I BELIEVE IT'S PARTNERING WITH THEM, THEM FOR HELPING THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS.

SO IF WE ARE HELPING THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS, THAT IS GREAT.

THAT'S HOW WE FIX THINGS BY PARTNERING.

BUT IF THEY'RE ALREADY VIOLATING THEIR CONTRACT WITH THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, WITH THEIR LABOR UNION, UM, THE LABOR WORKERS, HOW ARE WE TO PARTNER WITH SOMEONE THAT'S CAUSING HOMELESSNESS? IF THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEM NOW, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY.

SO WE'RE HELPING SOMEBODY THAT'S CAUSING HOMELESSNESS.

SO WE NEED TO GET THAT TOGETHER BEFORE WE START PARTNERING WITH THEM.

AND THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU

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THANKS TERRY.

ALRIGHT, UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ARE WE READY TO, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL DO PUBLIC COMMENT NEXT.

UM, LET'S DO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

LET'S QUEUE THAT UP.

I SEE THREE PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK.

KAREN HARPER, TERRY RIVERS, AND RAY LAWSON.

ALRIGHT, KAREN HARPER IS FIRST.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I HAVE A FEW QUICK COMMENTS.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS, THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND WE, WE ALL APPRECIATE IT.

THERE'S SO MANY POWERFUL, WONDERFUL WOMEN IN LONG BEACH.

AND ON THAT TOPIC, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING MOTHER DALE CLINTON LAST TIME.

SHE'S A TOWERING FIGURE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN OUR TOWN.

AND I WANTED TO COMMENT

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SO THANK YOU FOR EMPLOYING HER LONG BEACH SO SHE COULD DO ALL THAT WONDERFUL WORK.

UM, HER BIOGRAPHY IS ON THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH WEBSITE FOR ANYBODY THAT MISSED THE PROGRAM LAST WEEK, ALONG WITH ABOUT 100 OTHER AMAZING LONG BEACH WOMEN.

SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THAT WEBSITE AND LEARN ABOUT SOME OF OUR LONG BEACH EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING JULIE BARTO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHO HAS OVERSEEN THE WONDERFUL COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF LONG BEACH WOMEN.

UM, NEXT FROM THE LONG BEACH AREA PEACE NETWORK.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CREATIVE AND CONTINUED WAYS THAT YOU ARE LETTING ICE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT WELCOME HERE, INCLUDING THE BANNER AND WORKING WITH ORLE.

AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE THINGS AS THINGS CHANGE TO STOP THOSE PEOPLE FROM HARMING OUR CITIZENS.

AND THE BIG ASK IS DENVER HAS JUST FIGURED OUT HOW TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROTECTS EVERYONE IN THEIR CITY.

AND WE WANT YOU TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PROTECT US FROM LAWLESS ICE AND FEDERAL AGENTS.

AND LASTLY, I WANT EVERYBODY TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS WAR SO THAT THE WEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY IS NOT BEING THROWN AT WAR INSTEAD OF TAKING CARE OF US.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT IS TERRY.

OKAY.

JUST A LITTLE HISTORY.

SO AS A CHILD, I REMEMBER TAKING THE TROLLEY DOWN PROMENADE TO SHORELINE WITH MY LITTLE SISTERS.

AND THEN THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY.

AND THEN THE LONG BEACH MALL WAS TAKEN AWAY.

THEN THE MOVIES AT THE PIKE WAS TAKEN AWAY.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHUCK E CHEESE HERE.

UM, THERE'S NO KID FUN ANYMORE.

AND EVEN WHEN GOING TO THE MOVIES, UM, AS A CHILD ON PINE BY MARATHON BURGER, NOW IT WAS FUN.

NOW PINE STREET IS A NIGHTCLUB.

IT'S, IT'S JUST A NIGHT SCENE.

AND NOW WE HAVE MARATHON BURGER.

SO NOW IT'S REALLY TOO CONGESTED.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY HELPED APPROVE THAT OR YOU PUT 'EM THERE.

UM, DON'T KNOW.

UM, BUT IT BROUGHT IN A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CROWD THAT I KNOW FOR SURE I'LL BE WORRIED ABOUT IF MY CHILDREN WERE DOWN THERE.

UM, AND I ALSO REMEMBER WATCHING A VIDEO THAT YOU DID FOR THE WEST SIDE INITIATIVE FOR THE 2023.

AND YOU SAID YOU WASN'T SURE IF, UM, YOU WASN'T SURE WHY THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE DIDN'T LAST LONGER THAN THREE YEARS.

SO TO ME, AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND WITH SOME BUSINESS THAT, THAT BUSINESS, THE MARATHON BURGER, IS ALREADY A CHAIN.

IT ALREADY HAS THIS CROWD AND IT ALREADY HAVE LONGEVITY IN IT.

THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A BUSINESS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE THAT WOULD'VE BROUGHT CROWDS, BROUGHT THE PEOPLE, AND IT WOULD'VE HELPED DEVELOP AND PUSH PEOPLE, UM, INTO GROWING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE WEST SIDE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, RAY LAWSON.

OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR TAX, TAX FRAUD.

TAX IS COMING UP.

TAX, UH, INCOME TAX FOR EVERYONE IS COMING UP IN APRIL.

AND THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY.

UH, MAKE THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OR HELP THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BECOME AWARE OF WHAT TAX FRAUD IS.

UM, TAX FRAUD FOR US IS $8.4 BILLION IN CALIFORNIA LOAN THAT TAXES THAT ARE NOT PAID INTO THE STATE AND TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR CHUCK E G'S IN LONG BEACH OR, UM, FOR SCHOOLS, FOR ROADS FOR TEACHERS.

UM, THIS, THIS IS TAX REVENUE THAT'S NOT COLLECTED.

UM, LONG BEACH IS DOING A GREAT JOB WITH BUILDING HOUSING, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, MARKET RATE HOUSING, BUT ONCE AGAIN, ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE, WE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, CITY PROSECUTOR DOUG HO'S OFFICE TO, UM, GARNER IN ALL THE TAX FRAUD THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY AND THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY, EVEN EVEN IN THE SURROUNDING CITIES.

'CAUSE IT'S LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE.

IF YOU STOP IT IN LONG BEACH, IT GOES TO SIGNAL HILL AND IT GOES TO THE SURROUNDING CITIES, UM, CARSON AND SO FORTH.

SO WE ARE JUST TAKING THE TIME HERE TO MAKE, LET THE CITY AWARE AND LET THE COUNCIL, UH, BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, RAISE THE AWARENESS OF TAX FRAUD AND HIGH IT EFFECTS, UM, THE REVENUE, UM, THE EXPLOITATION.

WE HEAR ALL THIS ABOUT ICE IN OUR CITY, IN OUR STATE.

UM, I THINK THEY SAID 40% OF

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THEY, THEY, WE, WE SHOWN 'EM VIDEO TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE SHOWN 'EM TO THE MAYOR WHERE WE'VE SEEN FAMILIES LIVING ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, TAKING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EARLY IN THE MORNING AND COMING BACK AND LIVING IN THESE CONSTRUCTION SITES THAT THEY'RE BUILDING.

SO THEY'RE BEING EXPLOITED AND MANIPULATED.

THEY BRING, THEY'RE BRINGING WORKERS IN FROM OUTTA STATE, FROM, UH, OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.

AND THEY DO THE WORK, AND THEN THEY JUST MOVE 'EM AROUND.

IT'S THE UNDERGROUND, UH, INDUSTRY.

IT'S LIKE, UM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ADDRESS AND SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT.

WE KNOW IT'S LIKE A MOUNTAIN TRYING TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN TO, TO HAVE IT FINALLY, UH, UH, CORRALLED AND DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

BUT EVERY YEAR, WE, THE CARPENTERS WILL BRING IT TO EVERY CITY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH BAY UNTIL WE FINALLY, UH, CAN REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON IT AND CHANGE LIVES AND MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER FOR THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT AND, UH, I WILL BE CONTACTING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO DO A VIDEO FOR US.

THANK YOU.

UH, MAYOR RICHARDSON, CAN YOU DO A VIDEO FOR US, UH, WHEN YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY, GET THE CHANCE.

THANK YOU, MY BROTHER.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GONNA, UH, GO TO, LET'S SEE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

WE'RE INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA NOW.

REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AN MOU WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND THE OCEAN CLEANUP TO SUPPORT TRASH AND DEBRIS MITIGATION EFFORTS WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES RIVER AND ADJOINING AREAS.

DISTRICT ONE, NO, THIS ITEM 13 IS, THIS IS THE STAFF REPORT.

RIGHT? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GIVE SOME COMMENTS, THEN WE DO A STAFF REPORT, THEN WE HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO FIRST I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE ON THIS ISSUE ON A RECOGNIZED COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS WHO REPRESENT THE COASTLINE.

AND A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT FLOWS TO OUR BEACHES WHENEVER IT RAINS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, UH, IN THE LA COUNTY REGION.

BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE END OF TWO RIVERS AND MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS, IT IMPACTS OUR CITY.

AND WE, WE HEAR IT WHEN WE HAVE THE BEACH CLOSURES AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WANNA FIND WAYS TO BETTER PROTECT AND CLEAN OUR BEACHES A WAY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE FINANCIALLY, AND THAT THE REGION SHOULD STEP UP AND HELP BECAUSE IT'S THE BURDEN AND THE WASTE THAT'S UPRIVER THAT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES.

UH, REALLY PROUD TO SEE THIS, THIS PROGRESS.

I WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT OUR SUPERVISOR, UH, JANICE HAN IS, UH, A PARTNER AND IS ADVOCATING TO DELIVER THE RESOURCES TO HELP MAKE, UH, THIS SYSTEM POSSIBLE, THIS TRASH AND DEBRIS CAPTURE SYSTEM POSSIBLE.

ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR CITY TEAM WHO RESPONDED TO THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AND HAS TAKEN IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND NOW WE'RE IN A PLACE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ACTIONABLE MOU, UH, IN FRONT OF US WITH THE OCEAN CLEANUP TEAM, UH, TO BEGIN TO SEE A REAL INTERVENTION TAKE PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, PEOPLE HAVE WANTED THIS AS LONG AS I, I CAN REMEMBER IN LONG BEACH, PEOPLE HAVE WANTED TO SEE A TRASH CAPTOR CAPTURE SYSTEM AT THE END OF BOTH RIVERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT SAID, WE'RE GONNA GO TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT BEHIND THE RAIL TO CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THAT WAS A GREAT SUMMARY.

UH, YES, THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.

WE HEAR ABOUT THIS, UM, FROM PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEDICATED WORK ON THE LA RIVER.

UH, OVER THE YEARS WE'VE GONE FROM HAVING SOME OF THE WORST WATER QUALITY TO HAVING, UH, REALLY GOOD SUMMER WATER QUALITY.

UH, BUT WE ARE AT THE END OF TWO RIVERS.

AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON THE METALS AND THE BACTERIA, UH, BUT THEN THE TRASH IS REALLY WHAT PEOPLE SEE VISIBLY.

AND SO, UH, WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS.

UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S A A LOT OF PROGRESS THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE AND, UH, WE WANNA REALLY REPORT ON THAT TONIGHT.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS EVERYBODY.

UH, WHETHER YOU LIVE ON THE COAST OR VISIT THE COAST OR ANYWHERE IN LONG BEACH, UH, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT, UH, THAT IS COMING VERY QUICKLY TO FRUITION.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR TEAM I TO WALK THROUGH THE DETAILS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT.

UH, THE TEAM, INCLUDING OUR STORMWATER OFFICER, COLIN, AND THE STORMWATER DIVISION, HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING QUITE HARD ON THIS PROJECT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH, UM, SOME OF THE BASICS AND THEN, UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END.

ALRIGHT, SO BRIEF BACKGROUND.

THE LA RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED

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IT SPANS 834 MILES, SQUARE MILES, SPANS 44 CITIES, AND INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION PEOPLE.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO, UH, PUT DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND PRACTICES INTO PLACE TO COLLECT THE DEBRIS AND TRASH BEFORE THEY END UP IN OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM, BEFORE THEY END UP IN OUR BODIES OF WATER.

BUT NONETHELESS, IT, IT STILL DOES.

SO, DESPITE THESE EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, UH, WHICH WE'LL WE'LL SHOWCASE ON THE SLIDE A LITTLE BIT LATER, 4,000 TONS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS DO MAKE ITS WAY DOWN THE RIVER.

ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE COLLECTED WITH THE EXISTING BOOM THAT THE LA COUNTY OPERATES.

THE OTHER HALF ENDS UP IN OUR WATERWAYS ON OUR BEACHES, AND IS COLLECTED WITH OUR, UH, OUR TEAM AND, AND COLLEAGUES OVER IN PARKS, REC, AND MARINE.

SO THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPEDITE AS, UH, MR. MOCA HAD MENTIONED AN INRIVER PILOT PROJECT TO REDUCE THE WASTE AND POLLUTION, UM, THEREBY ENHANCING THE WATER QUALITY, THE HABITAT, AND THEN THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR WATERWAYS.

OF COURSE, WE ALSO WANT TO USE THIS PILOT PROGRAM AND PROJECT TO COLLECT DATA, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS, UH, WHAT DOESN'T WORK QUITE AS WELL, SO WE CAN IMPROVE UPON IT.

AND, UH, WITH THE GOAL OF COLLECTING AS MUCH TRASH AND DEBRIS AS POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO WANNA CONTINUE COLLABORATING WITH OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EVALUATING WHAT WE NEED TO HELPING ADDRESS, UM, UPSTREAM JURISDICTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE THERE AS WELL.

SO ON THAT FRONT, THE COORDINATION, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IS ONGOING FOR A PROJECT OF THIS LEVEL.

IT REQUIRES A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ALL OF THESE GROUPS.

NOTED HERE WE'VE GOT SEVEN, UH, NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH.

UH, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THERE'S 44 UPSTREAM JURISDICTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE COUNTY.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, REGULATORY STAKEHOLDERS.

THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT.

UH, WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH AT LEAST NINE DIFFERENT REGULATORY BODIES, UH, TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.

MOST RECENTLY, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12TH, WHICH WAS OVERALL, UH, QUITE FAVORABLE AND SEEMED THE COMMUNITY WAS ON BOARD AND SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT.

COUPLE EXAMPLE PROJECTS THAT, UH, THE TEAM HAS BEEN STUDYING AND EVALUATING AND, UH, GATHERING LESSONS FROM.

UH, WE HAVE THE BAYONA CREEK, THE NEWPORT BEACH, AND THE LA COUNTY TRASH BOOM.

THEY EACH OPERATE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

THE, THE ITEM ON THE LEFT, THE BAYONA CREEK, UH, THAT BOOM, SPANS THE WATERWAY IN ITS ENTIRETY AND COLLECTS ALL OF THE DEBRIS THAT ARE COMING DOWN.

THE NEWPORT BEACH TRASH WHEEL OPERATES A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY WHERE IT CAPTURES THE DEBRIS VIA CONVEYOR BELT, DELIVERS THAT TO A DUMPSTER OR A BIN, UH, LANDSIDE ON SOME RAILS.

AND THEN THE TRASH BOOM OPERATED BY THE COUNTY, COLLECTS ALL OF THE TRASH IN THAT BOOM AS YOU SEE IN THE IMAGE.

AND THEN IT'S SCOOPED OUT.

SO HERE ARE SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF REMOVING TRASH AND DEBRIS FROM THE WATERWAYS.

UM, ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE OUR OWN TEAM OUT THERE, UH, THROUGH OUR PARK TRACK MARINE DEPARTMENT THAT IS, IS OUT THERE IN THEIR SKIMMING VESSEL.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER EXAMPLES OF BOOMS AND CLAMSHELLS.

SO WHAT DOES THE PILOT PROJECT CONSIST OF? UH, I THINK THIS GRAPHIC DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF HELPING SHOWCASE HOW WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON THE EXISTING BOOM, HOW WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AND THE LA RIVER, UH, MOUTH THAT HAS A LOWER WATER VOLUME AND VELOCITY, OR NOT VOLUME, BUT VELOCITY.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND WHAT THIS IMAGE IS TRYING TO DEPICT IS THAT THE KICKER BOOM IS GOING TO KICK THE DEBRIS THAT BYPASS OR AREN'T COLLECTED IN THE LA UH, MANAGED BOOM, KICKS IT OVER TO THE RECEIVER BOOM, WHICH CAN THEN SCOOP OUT ALL OF THE TRASH AND DEBRIS AT THAT ADJACENT PARKING LOT.

SO AS NOTED, THERE WAS A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPLORED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPLORED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FEASIBILITY AND THE, THE DESIGN PROCESS.

SO THE FOUR ON THE RIGHT ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO BE STUDIED AND EXPLORED TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE MAKES THE MOST SENSE, WHICH ONE IS, UH, THE MOST FEASIBLE AND ECONOMICALLY, OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO AS FAR AS COST AND BUDGETS, UH, THE, THE OVERALL, UH, COST FOR ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING IS IN THE ORDER OF 1.5 MILLION.

THEN WE HAVE THE CAPITAL COST THAT YOU SAW ON A PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT SPANS FROM ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF TO 7.7 MILLION FOR A TOTAL PROJECT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SIX AND 9 MILLION.

THAT NUMBER WILL GET TIGHTENED UP AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING PROCESS.

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SO ROUGHLY ABOUT HALF OF THE NEEDS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS HERE WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND PERMITTING PHASE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO, UH, ROLL THIS OUT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

SO, KEY MILESTONES FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE FEASIBILITY STUDY NOW.

WE HAD THAT COMMUNITY MEETING HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

AND THEN REALLY THE CRITICAL PATH FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE PART OF THE PROJECT THAT TAKES THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A COMPLICATED PROJECT, SUCH AS THIS IS THE ENGINEERING, PERMITTING AND REGULATORY.

UH, SO THOSE PHASES ARE GONNA CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH, UH, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS WITH THE HOPES AND GOAL THAT WILL IMPLEMENT THE SOLUTION THAT IS SETTLED UPON HERE IN EARLY 2028, UH, OR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS FROM NOW.

SO THE MOU ITSELF IS REALLY TO CONTINUE WITH IN THE PARTICIPATION EFFORTS TO SHARE DATA, COORDINATE EFFORTS, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER WITH BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE OCEAN CLEANUP TEAM.

UH, THEY ARE A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT DEPLOYS, UH, THESE KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

WE WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING ALL THOSE LESSONS LEARNED TO BRING 'EM HERE TO OUR CITY.

SO NEXT STEPS.

I THINK WE TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE, UH, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE PERMITTING AND THE REGULATORY TASKS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ROLL THIS PROJECT OUT.

WE'RE GONNA EXECUTE THE MOU SHOULD THIS ITEM BE APPROVED, UH, THIS EVENING.

WE'LL COLLABORATE WITH THE UPSTREAM JURISDICTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO LIMIT WHAT'S COMING DOWN THROUGH THE RIVER, AND THEN SECURE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING NECESSARY TO ROLL OUT THIS PROJECT.

HERE'S A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE CURRENT PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE TRASH SCREENS, OUR CLEAN TEAM THAT WORKS HARD TO CLEAN UP THE STREETS BEFORE EVERYTHING MAKES ITS WAY INTO OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM, UH, AND BEFORE IT ULTIMATELY ENDS UP OUT, OUT IN OUR WATERWAYS.

HERE'S A COUPLE MORE SPECIFICS ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ITSELF.

UH, WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS ON HERE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS PERFORMED TO COLLECT, ANALYZE THE DATA, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STUDYING THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND PROPOSING THE, THE BEST, UH, SOLUTION FOR THIS LOCATION HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF AT LEAST NINE OF THE DIFFERENT REGULATORY BODIES AND AGENCIES THAT WOULD BE WORKING WITH TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY APPROVALS AND PERMITS TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD.