* 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] RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHEN I'M COMING. GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, UH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2026, UH, PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. IT IS NOW 9:03 AM UH, DIRECTOR SCOTT, CAN YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER HUGA. HERE. COMMISSIONER SHOW PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. HERE. COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. PRESENT VICE CHAIR SMITH. PRESENT CHAIR REDFIELD. HERE. QUORUM. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. WE'RE ALL HERE. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CALL THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EVERYONE COULD STAND THERE. 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. AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, WE WILL START OFF WITH PRESENTATIONS. WHOOPS. DIRECTOR SCOTT, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING? WE DO THIS MORNING. AND I'M LOOKING FOR OUR, UH, CHAIR OF OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE SOME ACTIVITY ON STUDEBAKER. I'M CALLING IT THE STUDEBAKER SURPRISE. LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE READY FOR THE, UH, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION. WE ARE READY. WE ARE. SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO HEIDI, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF OUR, UH, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AGAIN THIS MONTH. WE RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT, UM, THIS MONTH. UM, WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES EMPLOYEES. AND, UM, THIS EMPLOYEE PRETTY MUCH DEMONSTRATES AN EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF DERIVE AND WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN WHENEVER NEEDED. UM, AT THIS TIME, I WANNA RECOGNIZE ETHAN'S SHEPHERD AS OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE, ETHAN WAS NOMINATED BY ONE OF HIS SUPERVISORS. SO I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF READ WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT HIM. SO, UM, ETHAN, UM, I CANNOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE ASKED ETHAN TO COVER LAST MINUTE SHIFT, INCLUDING FIELD PREP, PREP FROM 7:00 PM TO MIDNIGHT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. AND WITHOUT HESITATION, HE'S ALWAYS THERE NO MATTER THE TASK. ETHAN APPROACHES IT WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND READINESS TO HELP MAKING HIM SOMEONE THE TEAM CAN TRULY COUNT ON. WHILE OUR YOUTH SPORTS OFFICE STAFF AS A WHOLE WORKS INCREDIBLY HARD TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, WHAT ETHAN BRINGS TO THE GROUP STANDS OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. HE HAS A NATURAL ABILITY TO LIFT THE ENERGY OF THOSE AROUND HIM. HE IS A KIND OF PERSON, UM, PEOPLE GENERALLY WANT TO WORK WITH AND BE AROUND. WHEN ETHAN COACHED FOR ME, I WOULD REGULARLY HEAR POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AT GAMES ABOUT THE IMPACT HE HAD ON THEIR CHILDREN AND THE WAYS HE CARRIED HIMSELF AS A LEADER. THAT SAME POSITIVITY CARRIES INTO HIS WORK WITH HIS COWORKERS AS WELL. ETHAN SHOWS UP WITH GREAT ATTITUDE, BRINGS POSITIVE ENERGY TO THE WORKPLACE, AND STILL MAKES SURE THE JOB GETS DONE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WAY. HIS WORK ETHIC, RELIABILITY, AND ABILITY TO KEEP MORALE HIGH, MAKE HIM A VALUABLE PART OF OUR TEAM. UM, ETHAN TRULY BONDING THE PRM REPRESENT AND REPRESENTS TEAMWORK, DEDICATION, AND A POSITIVE IMPACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN OUR OFFICE. SO, WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ETHAN, FOR ALL HIS HARD, HE WAS SURPRISED. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HERE FOR A PRESENTATION. SO, BUT, UM, ETHAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAY SOMETHING. UM, I'LL SAY THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE, UM, EVERYONE HERE FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT I GET TO DO FOR LONG BEACH AND REPRESENT LONG BEACH. SO, UM, JUST THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR LETTING US THIS ALL HAPPEN. AND IT'S BEEN, UM, I'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR LONG BEACH, SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK, AND WE HAVE OUR FAMOUS POSTER, BUT WE WON'T . WE LIKE TO MOM. OH, YAY. YAY. MOM. WHAT DID, WHAT DID SHE SAY? HIS MOM'S THERE. OH, GOOD. AND, UM, HOW DO WE LIKE TO HAVE THE COMMISSIONERS JOIN IN THE PHOTO? [00:05:17] YOU READY? LOOK AT ME FIRST. READY? MOM, YOU WANNA GET IN? SURE. WHERE'S THE SIGN? THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. RIGHT, ETHAN? RIGHT. ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF, UH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026. CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED. IS THAT, UH, THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU. WELL, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES, I'M GONNA ABSTAIN SINCE I WASN'T PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ALLEN. UM, AND, UH, WAIT A MINUTE. WE HAVE A, UH, WE HAVE A, A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UM, FROM COMMISSIONER SHONE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. AND, UH, NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO AND, UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE TO RENAME THE CENTRAL FACILITY CENTER AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. UH, PARK TO THE DALE CLINTON FACILITY CENTER IN DISTRICT SIX. CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, WAS THAT COMMISSIONER HUGA OR, YES. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. AND, UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION DIRECTOR? UH, YES. UH, WE DO HAVE A SHORT STAFF REPORT. OUR PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE IN SHERLY, UH, BE WILL BE PROVIDING THAT. THANK YOU, STEVEN. MORNING COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. SO ON THE FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL MEMBER DR. SULI SORO REQUESTED, AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION PROVIDED RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE TO THE CENTURY FACILITY CENTER AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARK AS THE DALE CLINTON FACILITY CENTER. I WILL GO ON, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY READ EVERYTHING THAT IS IN HERE ABOUT THE BACKGROUND. I DOUBT DALE, I KNOW I NORMALLY LIKE KIND OF PARAPHRASE FOR YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT I LET YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THE DETAILS AND I DON'T MISS ONE. THANK YOU, JULIE. YOU ARE WELCOME. DALE CLINTON IS A LONGTIME COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CIVIL RIGHT LEADER AND ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. HIS WORK HAS LED A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. BORN IN 1927 AND SEGREGATED ELLO, MISSISSIPPI CLINTON ARRIVED IN LONG BEACH IN 1957 AND BECAME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ANTI-POVERTY EFFORTS. IN THE 1960S, CLINTON GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AFTER WRITING A POWERFUL LETTER TO PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON, ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF POOR MOTHERS AND THE CONTINUATION OF CRITICAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THE LETTER WAS WIDELY PUBLISHED AND ENTERED INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, ELEVATING THE VOICES OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL. CLINTON'S ADVOCACY LED TO EXTENSIVE WORK IN HUMAN RELATIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SHE RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING THROUGH UCLA AND SERVED AS AN INTEGRATION TRAINER THROUGHOUT THE UNITED WESTERN UNITED STATES, SUPPORTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INSTITUTIONS AS THEY NAVIGATED DESEGREGATION IN LONG BEACH. SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH LEADERS, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS WELFARE RIGHTS, FAIR HOUSING, RACIAL EQUALITY, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CLINTON ULTIMATELY BUILT A LONG CAREER OF CITY OF LONG BEACH, SERVING IN COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND HUMAN SERVICES ROLES. FOR OVER TWO DECADES, SHE HELPED OPEN PATHWAYS IN CITY EMPLOYMENT AND LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTEGRATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT AND STRENGTHENING TRUST BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. SHE'S WIDELY GUARDED AS ONE OF THE RESPECT MOTHERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH AND HAS MENTORED GENERATIONS OF CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CENTRAL FACILITY STOOD AT TON KING JUNIOR PARK, OPENED IN 1974, DALE CLINTON PLAYING A FOUNDATIONAL ROLE IN INITIATING AND ENSURING IT REPRESENTED TO THE HEALTH AND SERVICE NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES RESPONDENT TO THE HEALTH AND SERVICE NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. SHE LATER WORKED AT THE CENTRAL HEALTH FACILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. NAMING THIS FACILITY IN MY HONOR RECOGNIZES NOT ONLY CHRISTIAN'S [00:10:01] LIFETIME OF CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY, BUT ALSO HER DIRECT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE CENTRAL HEALTH CENTER ITSELF. HER LEADERSHIP HELPED ESTABLISH THE FACILITY AS A TRUSTED AND ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY BLACK FAMILIES AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROPOSED NAMING AND THE CITY'S ORIGINAL MISSION, THE FACILITY'S ORIGINAL MISSION AND PERMANENTLY CONNECTED TO THE LEGACY OF A COMMUNITY LEADER WHO HELPED BRING IT INTO EXISTENCE. I WILL NOTE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS NAMING REQUEST. THERE WAS MORE THAN 400 SIGNATURES SUBMITTED, UM, THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR EMAIL ATTACHMENTS HERE. WE DID NOT PRINT IT OUT BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF THINGS. THERE IS ALSO MULTIPLE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, WHICH INCLUDED, UM, ONE FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOSH AL AND SENATOR LEE GONZALEZ. SO, ACCORDING TO OUR CITY OF LONG BEACH ADMINISTRATION POLICIES, CITY OWNED LAND BUILDING ARE NOT TYPICALLY NAMED AFTER LIVING PERSONS UNLESS THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION THAT WARRANT AN EXCEPTION, THAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE CENTRAL FACILITY CENTER CLEARLY BE PRO FOR SUCH AN EXCEPTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT READING THE WHOLE THING. UM, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS, UH, WONDERFUL THING? YES, SIR. UH, AND MAY I ASK YOU, UM, TO, UH, BE SURE THAT YOU SIGNED IN, UH, WHEN YOU, BEFORE YOU LEAVE ON THE FORM OUTSIDE AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING, UH, COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS DARYL PARKER AND I AM, UH, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS FOR THE, UH, CLINTON COMMITTEE TO BE HONORED. THE NAME THE, UH, AT THE CENTRAL FACILITY CENTER, WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS HERE. THERE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PEOPLE HERE TO SUPPORT IT. WE THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT. SHE'S A WONDERFUL WOMAN. SHE'S STILL LIVING. SHE WAS 99 YEARS OLD IN JUNE. WOW. AND STILL AS FEISTY AS EVER. . I KNOW HER. SHE'S VERY FEISTY. UH, BUT WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UH, I SAY CHARLENE , UH, BUT, UH, SHE'S A WONDERFUL WOMAN. SHE, SHE SHORT A LOT OF COURAGE, UH, AND, AND HELPING, SHE MENTORED ME WHEN I WAS AS A TEENAGER, JUST IN THIS TOWN. AND SHE MENTORED A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. UH, MAYBE ONE OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS MIGHT WANNA SAY SOMETHING REALLY QUICK. UH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS CHARLES CLINTON. I'M HER YOUNGEST SON. I GUESS THE ONLY ONE LEFT NOW. UM, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GOT THAT FROM, BUT I DON'T NEED TO SAY A WHOLE LOT , OTHER THAN IT WAS 59, SHE MOVED HERE. OH, OKAY. IT WAS 59. SHE MOVED HERE FROM CHICAGO. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT, THAT HER BIGGEST MARKS THAT SHE LEFT IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT LONG BEACH USED TO HAVE A LOT OF RACIAL UNREST HERE IN THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WAS A LOT OF CLIENTS HERE. MM-HMM . AT THAT TIME, LONG BEACH STRUCTURE. THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE WAS MORE OF A WEAK MAYOR, BUT THE CITY MANAGER HAD A LOT OF POWER, WHICH WAS, AND SOME OLDER PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHO JOHN MANZE IS. HE WAS BASICALLY HER POINT PERSON FOR THESE RACIAL UNREST THAT HAPPENED HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND IT LED TO THINGS LIKE PCIC AT POLY AND SOME OTHER THINGS. UH, SO I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF HER, MORE OF HER, HER REALLY BIG LASTING LEGACIES BESIDES THE WORK SHE DID WITH THE POVERTY PROGRAM, WELFARE AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. AND OF COURSE THE LETTER THAT YOU MENTIONED. BUT, UM, BEING THAT PO POINT PERSON WASN'T THE POLICE, MANZEL WOULD CALL HER AT THE HOUSE WHEN WE WERE ON ATLANTA, BUT WE DON'T HURT HIM AND SAY, DALE, WE'VE GOT THIS ISSUE, CAN YOU GO DEAL WITH IT? AND SHE WOULD GO IN THE EVENINGS AT NIGHT AND HANDLE WHATEVER CIVIL, I MEAN RACIAL UNREST THAT WAS HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. SO, UM, AND OF COURSE SHE WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT MOVED IN THAT OPENED OF COURSE WITH PEOPLE LIKE RICHARD HARRIS AND STUFF THAT OPENED THE CENTRAL FACILITY CENTER. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL MOVE THROUGH AS IT DID AT THE CITY OF COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SHARON DIGS JACKSON. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING THIS DEAL, BASICALLY ALL MY LIFE AND HAVING BEEN MENTORED BY HER. BUT TODAY I'M HERE AS ONE OF THE TENANTS IN THE CENTRAL FACILITY CENTER, UH, THE NONPROFIT THAT I WORK FOR, ELITE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE BEEN HOUSED THERE FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS. AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE THREE OTHER NONPROFITS, THERE'S MYSELF, THERE'S LOVE BEYOND LIMITS, AS WELL AS HOPE ACADEMY. WE WELCOME THE NAMING OF THIS FACILITY CENTER. WE WILL BE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT OUR OFFICES ARE LOCATED, UM, IN THE DALE CLINTON FACILITY CENTER. BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO KNOW DALE, SHE'S, LIKE I SAID, SHE'S 99, BUT SHE'S JUST AS VIBRANT, UM, JUST AS INVOLVED AS SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN. AND SO MY WISH IS THAT THAT CENTER REFLECT HER. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SOME VACANCIES THERE DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH THINGS GOING ON AS IT HAD WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED. SO NOT ONLY DO WE SUPPORT THE NAMING OF IT, WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO MAKE THAT CENTER AS ACTIVE AND AS INVOLVED AND AS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS IT [00:15:01] COULD BE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT SHE WANTED IT TO BE. AND THAT'S WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE STILL. SO THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSIONERS? YES. COMMISSIONER ORIE SMITH. SO THIS IS INCREDIBLY FITTING 'CAUSE IT'S WOMAN'S CELEBRATION MONTH. I DON'T USE THAT OTHER WORD HISTORY BECAUSE IT HAS, ISN'T IT? UM, IT'S A CELEBRATION. AND THIS IS CLEARLY A CELEBRATION OF THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO HAS SUCH A LONG LEGACY IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS CLEARLY A NO-BRAINER, UM, FOR US TO MAKE A DECISION ON, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO MAKE A DECISION ON. AND SO IT'S REALLY SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO DO THAT AND IT'S A HONOR. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE. THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. UM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THIS IS HOW THIS PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SOMEONE WHO IS TRULY DESERVING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS A, A PERFECT, I THINK, UM, TRIBUTE TO HER. SO THIS, I WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS, UH, COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? YEAH, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN. I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, SHOW THIS. NO WORRIES. UH, NO, I, I WOULD DO WANT THANK, UH, THOSE WHO CAME HERE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF, UH, THE PETITIONS THAT WERE SIGNED. YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO'VE SIGNED ON THIS. UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE OFTEN. UH, AND REALLY JUST WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT OF THIS. ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE IS THAT WHEN YOU NAMED A FACILITY AFTER SOMEBODY, IS THERE SOMETHING LIKE A LITTLE PLAQUE OR A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION LIKE AREA THAT EXPLAINS LIKE WHAT THIS PERSON DID? I KNOW I'VE SEEN THAT IN OTHER FACILITIES AS WELL, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, IN TUNE WITH THE CITY OR HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE JUST PASSING THROUGH, YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT NAME OR THAT, UH, THAT THAT PERSON TO THAT COMMUNITY. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THAT NORM THE NORMAL PRACTICE IS. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, UH, COMMISSIONER AND YES. UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE WILL BE A SIGN RECOGNIZING, UH, THE NAME OF THE FACILITY, BUT WITH RESPECT TO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, OF WHOM THE BUILDING IS NAMED AFTER THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN WORK WITH OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON. THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE DEPARTMENT THAT KIND OF OVERSEES THAT BUILDING, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS, UM, SOME FORM OF, UM, DEEPER INFORMATION, UM, ON THAT. AND THAT COULD BE THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, AVENUES WITHIN THE BUILDING SINCE IT'S IN A PARK. COULD WE PUT IT WHEN WE HAVE THE LENGTH TO EACH PARK, THE, THE LANGUAGE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PARK IN THE BUILDING, SINCE IT'S IN THE PARK, WE COULD YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. GOOD POINT. ANY OTHER YOU ASK COMMISSIONER HIGA? UM, WELL I DON'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONER ALLEN, DID YOU HAVE OH NO, GO FIRST. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'M SORRY. UM, SO I DID, I DID JUST WANNA SAY THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF MS. SHARON AND COACH PARKER ARE IN FAVOR, I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT, IT'S BEEN REFLECTED UPON THAT IT SERVES THE SIXTH DISTRICT FOR SURE. UM, AS AN EDUCATOR AT POLY HIGH SCHOOL. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IN, IN THIS UNIT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY STUDYING, WE TALK ABOUT THE LITERATURE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS. AND SO FOR SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, WE THINK ABOUT IT AS BEING SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED OVER THERE LONG AGO. UM, SO ANYTIME WE CAN CONNECT TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN LONG BEACH, WHAT'S STILL HAPPENING HERE IN LONG BEACH, THE LOCAL HISTORY, THE LOCAL HEROES THAT, UM, THAT HELPED TO OPEN AVENUES FOR EQUITY AND ACCESS. I'M ALL IN FAVOR. I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. AND NOW COMMISSIONER ALLEN. THANK YOU. UM, I'M EXCITED TO VOTE FOR THIS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M A NERD. I WATCHED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING , SO I WAS VERY EXCITED WHEN I SAW IT ON OUR AGENDA TO COME BACK HERE. UH, AND THEN TO THE POINT OF THAT MS. CLINTON IS STILL NINE NINE AND THRIVING. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE LEGACY IS PROBABLY GOING TO CONTINUE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAQUES OR THE INFORMATION THAT WE PUT ON, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT WE HAVE AND USE A QR CODE? 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE MORE TO ADD TO THIS LEGACY. AND ARE THERE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE SHARE STORY? YOU KNOW, AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS AND TECHNOLOGY'S A A GREAT EXAMPLE. UH, YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THE STORY CAN CONTINUE TO BE WRITTEN. UM, I, I LIKE, UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON'S IDEA ABOUT PUTTING THIS INFORMATION, UH, KIND OF IN THE WEBSITE AS WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REFRESHED, UH, AS NEEDED. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK WITH THE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, ON, UM, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT, UH, THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PERSON'S IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IS NO. YEAH. MAYBE LIKE A QR CODE THAT GOES TO THAT PAGE OR SOMETHING THAT KEEPS THEM, KEEPS THE PHYSICAL BUILDING. UH, AND THE WEBSITE COMMITTEE I THINK WOULD BE GREAT. THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS AND WE'LL WORK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THAT. FANTASTIC. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE ONE OF THEIR COMMENT. THE PARK IS LOCATED, UH, THE FACILITY IS LOCATED AND WHAT IS NOW BEEN DECLARED THE HISTORICALLY BLACK CULTURAL DISTRICT. [00:20:01] AND SO WE ARE HERE, WE KNOW THE HISTORY. WE ARE HERE AND COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, MS. CLINTON IS PROPERLY HONORED. WE HAVE PHOTOS, WE HAVE FILES, WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. SO STEVEN, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY, UH, JUST GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. THANKS. YOUR, I WOULD ONLY LIKE TO COMMENT THAT, UH, I HAVE A MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK AS A RESULT OF WOMEN LIKE DALE CLINTON. UH, IT LED ME INTO THE WORKING WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, UH, BACK IN THE SIXTIES. AND, UH, I, I'M SO HONORED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WOMAN WHILE I WAS IN NEW YORK IN CHICAGO. SO, THANK YOU. UH, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. UH, NO MORE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? EXCELLENT. THE MOTION CARRIES. YES. I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT THAT IT'S NOT RUDE TO LEAVE. UH, I WILL CONTINUE THE MEETING. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING HER LIFE TO OUR DIVISION. ALRIGHT, THAT WAS EXCITING. I'M SO WITH WEALTH. THANK YOU. UM, I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS. I THINK SHE DID THOUGH. SAY WHAT? THEY'RE NOT TALKING US. OH, FEE WAIVER REQUESTS. I'M SORRY. UH, OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE V WAIVER POLICY. UM, THE DIRECTOR. OH, I NEED A MOTION. I JUST TO NOTE I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS THE CLIENT OF MY EMPLOYER. OKAY. UH, DO YOU RECUSE YOURSELF OF THE ENTIRE VOTE OR JUST HER ONE VOTE? UM, IT'LL BE EASIER TO KIND OF TAKE IT AS A GROUP. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. UM, MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION LIVINGSTON. AND SECONDED BY SHOWN. YES. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. UH, KAITLYN CRUZ, OUR RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE PROVIDING THIS STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM. UH, SO WE RECEIVED SEVEN FEE WAIVERS FOR THE MONTH, UH, FOR THIS MONTH. UM, OUR FIRST ONE IS THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. UH, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. UM, THEIR EVENT'S GONNA BE HELD ON AUGUST 22ND, 2026. IT'S THEIR, UH, COMMUNITY EVENT HOSTING A PARK CONCERT AT THE PAN-AMERICAN PARK OPEN SPACE AMOUNT WAIVED WOULD BE $368 IN PERMIT SPECIAL EVENT, AND THE BOUNCE HOUSE FEES. UH, BUT THERE WILL BE A STAFF FEE OF 256 TO BE PAID. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. UH, THEN WE HAVE THE PHOENIX RISE PROJECT. IT'S NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT. UM, THEY'RE UTILIZING THE DEFOREST PARK OPEN SPACE FOR A COMMUNITY EVENT, WHICH IS AN ART AND WELLNESS EVENT HELD ON MARCH 21ST, 2026. UM, THIS, UH, AMOUNT WAIVED WOULD BE $294 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN SPACE, THERE'S NO STAFF COST AND, UM, THERE'S NO EBE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 125 IN ATTENDANCE. THEN WE HAVE THE PASADENA SENIOR CENTER. UH, THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. THERE'S, UH, CYCLING RACES AT EL DORADO PARK EAST AREA THREE FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THAT AREA ON JUNE 17TH, 2026. UH, AMOUNT WAIVED WOULD BE $1,771 AND 50 CENTS IN FACILITY PERMIT AND RACE FEES. UH, AMOUNT DUE WOULD BE $2,016 AND 50 CENTS. THIS IS FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT AND OTHER CHARGES SUCH AS STAFF. THERE IS EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 90 IN ATTENDANCE. AND WE HAVE THE SUPER SKATE POSS POSSE. THIS IS A NEW, UH, NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. THIS IS, UH, UTILIZING MCBRIDE PARK OPEN SPACE AND THE SKATE PARK. IT'S A COMMUNITY CHARITY EVENT HELD ON JULY 18TH, 2026. FEES WAIVED BE $394. THIS IS IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES. UH, WE ARE HAVING STAFF ON SITE, SO THERE'S A STAFF FEE OF $64 THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND 300 ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. THEN WE HAVE THE ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. UH, THIS IS FOR, UH, UTILIZING ROSE PARK OPEN SPACE FOR A COMMUNITY EARTH DAY EVENT ON APRIL 19TH, 2026. FEES WAIVED TO BE $229 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES. UH, THERE'S NO STAFF FEES SINCE THEY'RE UTILIZING OPEN SPACE. UM, AND THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 75 IN ATTENDANCE. THEN WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP NOR A NEW EVENT. UH, THEY'RE DOING FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARK, COOLIDGE AND HUDSON PARK OPEN SPACE BETWEEN JULY, 2026 AND JUNE, 2027. UH, THIS IS FOR [00:25:01] CHARITABLE GIVEAWAYS. UH, FEES WAIVED ME $14,184 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES, NO STAFF FEES BECAUSE IT'S A OPEN SPACE. UH, NO EDE GATE REVENUE. AND THEN THEY'RE EXPECTING 200 TO A THOUSAND. THE REASON WHY FOR SUCH, UM, OF THE LARGE DIFFERENCE OR THE LARGE, UM, SCOPE OF, OF ATTENDANCE IS 'CAUSE THERE'S THREE SITES FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION. AND EACH SITE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT NUMBER THAT ATTEND. THANK YOU. SO OVERALL, IT COULD RANGE FROM 200 TO A THOUSAND. AND THEN OUR LAST IS PARTNERS OF PARK. THIS IS, UH, NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE DOING A COMMUNITY EGG HUNT EVENT, UM, HELD ON APRIL 4TH, 2026 AT RAMONA ADMIRAL KIDD AND EL DORADO PARK WEST. GOOD NEIGHBOR PARK FEES WAIVE WOULD BE $796 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES BECAUSE WE'RE UTILIZING OPEN SPACE, THERE'S NO STAFF COST INCURRED. THERE'S NO EDE GATE REVENUE, AND THEY'RE EXPECTING 400 ATTENDANCE OVERALL FOR THIS MONTH, WE'RE WAIVING $18,036 AND 50 CENTS. UM, AT THIS POINT, THUS FAR IN THE FY 26 TOTAL, WE'RE AT $168,257. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO THESE ITEMS? AND I'D LIKE THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO GO IN ORDER THAT THEY WERE REPORTED ON. SO WE'LL BEGIN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM LAKEWOOD VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? YES. THANK YOU. UH, STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. UH, I'M STAFFORD COX AND I JUST CAME IN. UM, THIS IS MY FIFTH YEAR VISITING YOU. UH, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GREAT. IT IS, UH, GIVEN US A CHANCE TO, UH, PULL OUR, UH, STRINGS TOGETHER AND PUT ON A PROGRAM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AMERICAN PARK IS OUR, NOT EVEN OUR ADOPTED PARK, IT IS OUR PARK. AT LEAST WE FEEL THAT WAY. EXCUSE ME. THE, UH, UM, ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT, UH, LAST YEAR, AND YOU CAN NEVER PREDICT THE WEATHER, BUT LAST YEAR IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. AND, UH, PAN AMERICAN PARK HAS A GROVE OF TREES THAT PROVIDED NOT JUST SHADE, BUT IT DROPPED THE TEMPERATURE AT LEAST 15 TO 20 DEGREES. WOW. AND, UH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME. SO, UH, I'M INVITING YOU TO JOIN US ON AUGUST THE 22ND, UH, ON, UH, THIS, THIS YEAR. AND, UH, UH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WEATHER, IT'S EXTREMELY HOT. JUST COME ON IN AT FOUR O'CLOCK AND, UH, MEGAN CURB WILL BE THERE AND OTHER CITY SERVICES, UH, THAT WE CAN TALK WITH 'EM ON AN INFORMAL BASIS, WHICH IS ALSO WONDERFUL. UM, AND ONE LAST THING, UH, FOR STEVEN SCOTT, I, UH, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TURNING THE LIGHTS ON. UH, WE HAD LOST POWER TO THE, UH, NIGHT LIGHTS IN THE PARK AND, UH, WITHIN SHORT ORDER IT IF THEY WERE TURNED BACK ON. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. WE WILL ALL MARK ON OUR CALENDARS. UH, SO ANYONE HERE FROM THE PHOENIX RISE PROJECT? UH, FROM THE PASADENA SENIOR CENTER? YES, THANK YOU. HI, I'M ANNIE LASKEY AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS FOR PASADENA SENIOR CENTER. AND I RUN OUR PASADENA SENIOR GAMES. WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR CYCLING TOURNAMENT HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT'S EL DORADO PARK IS A COMPLETELY UNIQUE FACILITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ARE THE ONLY SENIOR GAMES THAT'S OLYMPIC STYLE COMPETITIONS FOR ADULTS 50 AND OVER. WE ARE THE ONLY ONES ABLE TO DO CYCLING BECAUSE OF THE CLOSED COURSE. UM, THE, THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SENIOR CYCLING. UH, WE'VE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN ALL OF OUR YEARS DOING IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL COURSE HERE. AND THIS YEAR WE ARE A QUALIFIER FOR NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES. SO SOME OF THE CYCLISTS THAT WILL RIDE WITH US ON THE 17TH OF JUNE, WE'LL THEN GO ON TO NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES IN TULSA NEXT YEAR. SO, UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH, UH, LONG BEACH CYCLISTS TO TRY TO GET MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERS FROM LONG BEACH ARE TO COME AND HELP US. SO IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT THESE YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE. WHAT DAY IS JUNE 17TH? IS THAT A, A TUESDAY? IT'S A WEDNESDAY. A WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU. UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM SUPER SKATE POSSE? OKAY. AND ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. ALRIGHT. AND COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY. HELLO. HI. SHIRLEY QUE WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP. UH, OUR SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL USDA FOOD BOXES MONTHLY TO HELP LONG BEACH SENIORS STAY HEALTHY AND FOOD SECURE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING [00:30:01] THAT NO SENIOR IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN NECESSITIES AND EMIL. THROUGHOUT OUR CURRENT REACH AT HUDSON PARK, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR PARK AND COOLIDGE PARK IN 2025 ALONE, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 15,239 SENIORS AND HAVE BROUGHT OVER $760,000 IN DIRECT RESOURCES INTO THE HEART OF LONG BEACH. AND WHILE THESE ARE STATISTICS FOR US, THEY ARE SENIORS THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY AND THEY RELY ON US TO SHOW UP FOR THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. UH, IT HELPS US TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THE VITAL SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND LAST, UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM PARTISAN PARKS? THERE SHE IS. THANK YOU . HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ALIYAH. UM, I'M VERY, LIKE CAITLIN SAID, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME DOING THIS EASTER EVENT. UM, I'M VERY PROUD TO BRING THIS TO PARTNERS OF PARKS. I CAME STRAIGHT OUTTA MY CHILDHOOD. I DID THIS IN MY LOCAL PARK AS A LITTLE GIRL. UM, SOME OTHER FUN THINGS ABOUT THE EVENT THAT WE'RE DOING AT ADMIRAL KID WILL HAVE AN ADAPTIVE ROUND FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES. UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A SENSORY AREA. UM, THERE'S GONNA BE, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE ROUND SPECIFICALLY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO GO. IT'S STILL DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE GRASS, BUT YOU KNOW, FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, IT'S KIND OF MORE TAILORED TO THEM. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH EXCEPTIONAL DAY OF PLAY AND OVER AT RAMONA PARK WE'RE GONNA DO A GARDENING, UH, GROWING YOUR GARDEN WORKSHOP WITH A PARTNER CALLED URBAN RESET. UM, AND HERE AT EL DORADO PARK, WE HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED, BUT IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT. SO I DON'T WANT SHARE IT YET. BUT, UM, YEAH. SO THIS IS A REAL COMMUNITY EVENT. WE BROUGHT A LOT OF PARTNERS TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. UH, EACH PARK IS GONNA HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND EGGS BROUGHT TO IT. SO IF YOU KNOW ANY SMALL CHILDREN, PLEASE BRING THEM TO THE PARK SO I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL THOSE EGGS. HOME. UM, , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND YEAH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU GUYS CAN FIND ME AFTERWARDS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL. AND COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO. NO. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO CALL FOR A VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEGA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. I HOPE I, I DON'T NOT, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKEY DOKE. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE IF YOU NEED TO. UH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ATTENDANCE AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS AN AUTHOR RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS RECREATION MARINE, OR MANAGEMENT DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE PERSONAL SERVICES AND INSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS AND AMEND, UH, ATTACHMENT A OF THE AGREEMENTS AS NEEDED. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? D SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO. UH, ONCE AGAIN, CA CRUZ IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU STAFF REPORTS. THANK YOU. SO FOR THIS MONTH, I PRESENT, UH, ONE, UH, PSA FOR YOU. UH, THIS IS THE DANCING THROUGH PARKINSON'S. UH, THIS IS, UM, A, A SPECIALIZED RECREATIONAL PROGRAM LAUNCHING AT THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER WITH PLANS FOR CITYWIDE EXPANSION. IT'S LED BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN NEURODEGENERATIVE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES. UH, THIS CLASS UTILIZES MUSIC, DANCE, AND STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S AND OTHER MOBILITY OR AGE RELATED CONDITIONS. UM, THIS, UH, PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN BY PRIORITIZING HEALTH EQUITY FOR OUR OLDER ADULT POPULATIONS AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING AND WELLBEING FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ALL PHYSICAL ABILITIES. THANK YOU. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHAZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS RECREATION MARINE TO EXECUTE A NON-EXCLUSIVE REVOCABLE USE PERMIT LONG, UH, WITH LONG BEACH LAWN BOWLING CLUB INC. A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE USE AND OPERATION OF THE LONG BEACH LAWN BOWLING BUILDINGS AND GREENS FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS WITH TWO THREE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTOR. AND THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE. UH, AND THE SUGGESTED ACTION IS TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVED? SECOND. SECOND, UM, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? WE DO HAVE A REPORT. UH, SHIRLEY BE IS GONNA PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. SO THE LONG BEACH LONG BOWLING FACILITY ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 1930 IN VACATION PARK. SINCE 1997, THE LONG BEACH LONG BOWLING CLUB HAS PLAYED AND MAINTAINED THE GREEN AND CLUBHOUSE UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY. THE CLUB BELONGS TO THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION OF BOWLS, USA, [00:35:01] WHICH IS THE LARGEST DIVISION IN CALIFORNIA AND IS COMPRISED OF 26 CLUBS. LAST YEAR, THE CLUB HOSTED OVER 30 TOURNAMENTS EARLIER THIS MONTH, THEY HELD THE 2026 AMERICA'S REGION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER FOR THE 2027 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS BROUGHT PLAYERS FROM BRAZIL, CANADA, ARGENTINA, JAMAICA, AND OF COURSE THE US HERE DUBAI FOR A CHANCE TO GO TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT WILL BE HELD IN ENGLAND. SO THE IMPACT THE CLUB HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PARK REC AND OTHER PARK USERS. AND THIS IS FOR PARK USERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. LONG BOWLING REQUIRES SLOW SMOOTH MOVEMENT AND LOTS WALKING . IT'S ALSO VERY SOCIAL GAME AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A PARTNER. ANYBODY CAN COME OUT AND AND PARTICIPATE. UM, THE TERMS OF THIS PERMIT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2028. OF COURSE, THIS WILL BE TWO, THREE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS INCLUDED. THE CLUB AT ITS OWN COST WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE AMENITIES, GARDENS AND GREENS INSIDE THE PERIMETER FENCE AREA IN GOOD STATE OF REPAIR. MANY THESE INCLUDE THE LOCKER ROOMS, KITCHEN, THE PATIO, PATIO COVER, THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE AREA STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND ITEMS THAT THE CLUBHOUSE PURCHASED THROUGH THE AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION. THERE A PARTNER TIP THERE THAT THE CITY PROVIDES SPECIAL MAINTENANCE TO THE GREENS AND THE LAWN MOWING EQUIPMENT. THIS IS FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE USE AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE CITY'S NON-OPERATING HOURS. THE CLUB OFFERS THREE FREE LESSONS TO NEW PLAYERS. THE CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE GREENS AND FOR MAKING SMALL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GROUNDS THEY BUY ALL THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THAT SPECIALIZED LAWN MOWER THAT WAS MENTIONED THERE. AND THEY PAY A SPECIAL GROUNDSKEEPER $18,000 PER YEAR TO KEEP THE BOWLING GREEN IN TOURNAMENT SHAPE. THEY PLAN ON EXPANDING THEIR PUBLIC BENEFIT OFFERINGS THIS YEAR. SO WE BE NEED TO KIND OF HELP THEM WORK THROUGH THAT. UM, AND THIS IS ALIGNED WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS IT INCREASES PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW UNIQUE PARK PARTNERSHIP AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? HI, I AM DOREEN HALL AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AT THE CLUB. I'M VERY NERVOUS. , YOU CAN DO IT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON RENEWING OUR USE PERMIT. WE'VE BEEN THERE ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS. WE'LL HAVE OUR CENTENNIAL COMING UP IN A FEW YEARS, AND WE KEEP A CONSISTENT MEMBERSHIP OF OVER A HUNDRED FAITHFUL MEMBERS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. UM, WE RECENTLY HAD THE WORLD TOURNAMENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TOURNAMENT EVER IN AMERICA THAT WAS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. WE HAD TO WORK WITH WORLD BULLS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EVENT AND I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. AND, UM, THEY'RE NOW CONSIDERING US FOR FUTURE EVENTS. SO THAT THAT OPENED A LOT OF DOORS AND THAT'LL BRING A LOT OF TOURISM, UM, IN FROM INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE. UM, WITH THE 2028 OLYMPICS COMING TO LONG BEACH, WE ARE HOPING TO PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT, CALLING IT THE OLYMPICS OF LONG BOWLING. THEY DID THIS IN THE FIFTIES, UM, UP IN LOS ANGELES WHEN LOS ANGELES HAD THE OLYMPICS. AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO DO THAT AND I'D ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK ANN AND SHERLY FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT AND ALL THEIR SUPPORT AND CONTINUING THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH PARKS AND REC AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSIONERS? YES, COMMISSIONER LOUIS. IT WAS A VERY GOOD, UH, REPORT FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS NERVOUS. UH, I GOT TO AS SHERLIN AND, UH, ANN GOT TO WORK WITH JUAN BOWLING. THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES WHERE PARKS AND REC WENT WITH A, AN AN AGREEMENT TO KIND OF SHARE RESPONSIBILITY. AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP FOR 25 YEARS AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. IT'S A, A GREAT FACILITY. UM, GOOD, GOOD LUCK CONTINUING ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORI SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? GOOD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE OLYMPICS, IF NOT BEFORE. COME OUT AND TRY LONG BOWLING. IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK. , EVEN BOB FOSTER WAS ABLE TO DO IT WHEN I WAS BOB FOSTER WENT TO ONE OF THE, THE DAY I THINK ISN'T EARLY MAY IS WHEN YOU DO YOUR, UH, MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. YES. WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 9TH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND, UM, WE ARE ALSO, WE'RE HAVING A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. IT'S THE 27TH ANNUAL PAT GONZALEZ TOURNAMENT. PAT GONZALEZ IS RESPONSIBLE IN 1997 OF GETTING [00:40:01] THE CLUB SORTED OUT AND JUST REVAMPING THE ENTIRE CLUB. SHE'S TURNING 90 ON APRIL 4TH. APRIL 2ND. AND SO I'M GONNA CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY THIS SATURDAY. GREAT IDEA AT THE TOURNAMENT. GOOD IDEA. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE A HUNDRED MEMBERS. THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION. IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT. IT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. UH, UH, TWO ITEM NUMBERS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, A RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE TO APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF A STORAGE CONTAINER AT HARWELL PARK AND TO ISSUE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR A RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT TO LONG BEACH HARWELL. FAST PITCH A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT FROM APRIL 1ST, 2026 TO MARCH 31ST, 2027, WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND ONE ADDITIONAL NEAR TERM AT THE DISCUSSION OF THE DIRECTOR. THIS IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. UH, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SECOND. OKAY. AND THEN, UH, DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE REPORT? WE DO. UH, COMMISSIONERS MAY RECOGNIZE THIS ITEM AS I THINK WE HAD AN ITEM, UH, LAST YEAR. UH, SAME ITEM. SO SHALIN BEATTY'S GONNA PROVIDE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT AND, UH, KIND WHY WE'RE SEEING THIS AGAIN. YEP. OKAY. SORRY. OUR LONG BEACH HEART FAST PITCH, WHICH IS A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT, THEY OFFER SOFTBALL PROGRAMS FROM T-BALL UP TO HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION PLAY. THE LEAGUE IS OPEN TO PLAYERS FROM LONG BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. SO AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE DID COME LAST YEAR AND YOU GUYS APPROVED A RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT FOR THE LONG BEACH PASSAGE TO INSTALL THEIR NEW STORAGE CONTAINER. UNFORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, DUE TO SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WERE BEYOND, BEYOND THE LEADS AND DEPARTMENTS CONTROL, THAT PERMIT DID EXPIRE PRIOR TO BEYOND THE IMPLEMENTED. SO WE ARE BACK, UM, TO ASK FOR APPROVAL TODAY TO AUTHORIZE A NEW RIGHT OF ENTRY PERMIT WITH A LONGER TERM, UM, SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO, INSTALL THEIR STORAGE UNIT. AND ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. UM, THIS TERM, THIS TIME IS APRIL 1ST, 2026 TO MARCH 31ST, 2027. ALSO WITH A ONE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION IF THAT SHALL BE NEEDED. AND THIS SPILL ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AMONG OTHER PRIORITIES OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU. UH, ANY COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YES. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. UH, ONE QUESTION. SO, UH, ARE WE CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE INSULATION IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE NOW GIVEN 'EM WITH THIS NEW EXTENSION? YES, BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THEIR, THEY WERE, WOULD'VE BEEN READY. IT WAS OUTSIDE OF ALL OF OUR CONTROL. GOT IT. OKAY. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THEN WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE FROM COMMISSIONER HIGA. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER. SHOWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. WE WILL NOW GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, WHICH IS, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS REPORT. WE CREATE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FROM MARCH 26TH, 2026. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND, UH, DIRECTOR. ALRIGHT, UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. UM, SO YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS BEFORE YOU. ONE IS THE RECREATE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER. A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION IN THERE. I'M NOT GONNA GO PAGE BY PAGE ON THIS. UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, REALLY PROUD OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING, UH, ALONG OUR AND SOME OF THE VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE ON OUR RESTROOMS, UH, LIKE IN, UH, ALAMITOS BAY MARINA. AND SO A NICE ARTICLE, UH, ON THAT IN THE, WE CREATE COMMUNITY. BUT I'M GONNA JUMP, UH, JUST VERY QUICKLY TO THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS, AND I'LL TOUCH UPON A FEW OF THESE. AND SO, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, WE HAD ABOUT 2000, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS IN DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH. AND THAT IS BECAUSE LONG BEACH PLAYED HOST TO THE ANNUAL CALIFORNIA PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE BRINGING ALL OF THE, UH, PARKS PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, UH, INTO LONG BEACH. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION, INFORMATION SHARING, UH, TAKING A LOOK AT A LOT OF THE NEW PRODUCTS THAT, UH, ARE BEING USED IN OUR PARKS. AND SO THIS WAS A GREAT, UH, EVENT, UM, WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. VERY, VERY POPULAR. IN FACT, THEY'RE GONNA BE BACK IN TWO YEARS. I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE IN 28. UH, 28 IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY YEAR, OBVIOUSLY IN LONG BEACH. BUT, UH, OH MY GOD, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION ABSOLUTELY LOVES LONG BEACH. AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS. THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IN OUR DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT IS, IS WONDERFUL. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY REMEMBER, THE LAST TIME WE ACTUALLY HELD IT WAS IN MARCH OF 2020, RIGHT [00:45:01] IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN 'CAUSE OF COVID. AND SO THEY GOT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CONFERENCE THAT YEAR AND HAD TO SHUT DOWN. AND SO THIS WAS GREAT TO KIND OF HAVE IT BACK IN LONG BEACH SO THAT WE COULD KIND OF FINISH THE, UH, FINISH THE JOB FROM 2020. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2028 WHEN WE GET TO HOST IT AGAIN. UM, WANTED TO BRING SOME GOOD NEWS, UH, TO, UH, THE COMMISSION. UH, WE WERE RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT, UH, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF, OF OUR GRANTS TEAM AND THE PUBLIC WORKS GRANTS TEAM, UH, WE GOT CLOSE TO $6 MILLION, UH, IN NEW GRANT FUNDING FOR A FEW OF OUR PROJECTS HERE AT BROAD BEACH. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UH, THESE WERE COMPETITIVE GRANTS WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN, IN, UH, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. AND, UH, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL ON ALL OF APPLICATIONS. AND SO, UM, MONEY FOR WILLOW SPRINGS PARK, UH, MONEY FOR THE 10TH STREET GREENBELT IN THE THIRD DISTRICT, UH, AND SOME PLANNING AND DESIGN MONEY FOR, UH, THE WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT GO, FIRST DISTRICT, ALL, ALL VERY IMPORTANT, UH, PROJECTS FOR THOSE RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. SO, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND GREAT WORK TO THE TEAM. UH, MORE GREAT WORK, UH, HAPPENING. UM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE, UH, GOT, UH, COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR OUR, UH, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER OPERATOR. UH, AND SO, UH, THAT AGREEMENT WITH TWO BRIDGE ENTERPRISE, WHO HAPPENS TO BE OUR CURRENT, UH, OPERATOR. AND SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THEM ON FOR NOW A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY START TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS, UH, IN NOT ONLY THE FACILITIES, BUT IN THE GAME ITSELF. AND SO I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT ONE THING THAT THEY ARE DOING TO REALLY HELP GROW THE SPORT OF TENNIS. I DON'T THINK PICKLEBALL NEEDS ANY HELP GROWING RIGHT NOW. UH, SO THEIR FOCUS IN THIS AREA IS REALLY ABOUT TENNIS. AND ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, THEY WILL HOLD A FREE YOUTH DAY AT ONE OF THE TWO CENTERS WHERE KIDS FROM ACROSS THE CITY CAN COME FREE OF CHARGE, GET INSTRUCTION, UH, YOU KNOW, USE, UH, EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE FOR THEM, UM, FOOD BEVERAGE GAMES. IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE THE SPORT, UH, TO NEW PARTICIPANTS. AND SO ONE THING THAT, UH, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM ON IS ACTUALLY NOW TAKING THAT ON THE ROAD. SO GETTING OUT OF THE TWO COMMUN, UH, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTERS AND ACTUALLY GOING TO OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, TO TRY TO GET MORE INTEREST IN THE SPORT OF TENNIS. SO, UH, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES. UH, WE ARE IN, UH, FULL PLANNING MODE, NOT ONLY, UH, FOR SPRING. UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME SPECIALTY SPRING, UH, ACTIVITIES COMING UP DURING SPRING BREAK FOR LONG BEACH UNIFIED. WE HOST, UH, FREE DROP-IN RECREATION PROGRAMS AT 19 OF OUR PARK SITES. UH, SO THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE MAYBE BE STUCK AT HOME SITTING ON THE COUCH AND COME TO A PARK AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES, UM, WITH THEIR PEERS. AND SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE ARE EXCITED TO, UM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY. UH, ANOTHER SPRING EVENT IS HAPPENING IN A COUPLE WEEKS, UM, AT LINCOLN PARK. AND THAT IS, UH, SPRING FEST. AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE PARTNER WITH, UM, UH, LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITIES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH AT LINCOLN PARK. UM, I COULD SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON SUMMER PROGRAMMING. I AM NOT GOING TO JUST KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A SIX MONTH, UH, PLANNING PROJECT JUST TO GET, UH, THINGS READY FOR THE 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER WHEN KIDS ARE OUTTA SCHOOL AND, AND FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO IN THE EVENINGS. AND SO A LOT OF WORK IS GOING INTO THAT WITH RESPECT TO OUR DAF PROGRAMS AND OUR DAY CAMPS AND OUR FREE RECREATION, UH, FUN DAY, DROP-IN SESSIONS, MUNICIPAL BAND MOVIES IN THE PARK, ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES, UH, THAT OUR TEAM IS WORKING VERY HARD ON RIGHT NOW. UH, FEW PROJECT UPDATES, I'M REALLY JUST GONNA FOCUS ON ONE RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE MARINA VISTA PARK PICKLEBALL COURTS. UM, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE, UH, TWO TENNIS COURTS AT MARINA VISTA PARK AND, UH, CONVERT THOSE, UH, TAKING ONE OF THE, UH, TENNIS COURTS AND CONVERTING IT TO FOUR DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THEN DUAL STRIPING THE OTHER TENNIS COURTS SO THAT IT IS STILL A TENNIS COURT, BUT WITH THE ABILITY, UH, FOR FORWARD, UH, ADDITIONAL PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND SO THAT IS A SHARED, UH, COURT, UH, FOR BOTH TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL. UH, THAT OPENED, UH, KIND OF A SOFT OPENING, I THINK ON TUESDAY, [00:50:02] UH, TO VERY, UH, EXCITED, UH, CROWDS. UM, IF YOU ARE EVER IN THAT AREA IN THE MORNING, PARTICULARLY ON A FRIDAY, IT IS JAMMED PACKED WITH PICKLEBALL PLAYERS. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PROVIDE THAT. THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL OF, UH, DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS ACROSS THE CITY TO 24. UM, AND OUR WORK CONTINUES. AND, AND I SHOULD ALSO KIND OF GOING BACK TO, UH, BRIDGE ENTERPRISE, THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF ALSO INTEGRATING PICKLEBALL INTO KIND OF THEIR TENNIS OPERATIONS AND ARE DOING A GREAT JOB PROVIDING CLASSES, UH, NEW CLASSES FOR NEW ENTRANTS INTO PICKLEBALL. SO, UH, AND THEN, UH, JUST LASTLY, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES UPDATES. IT IS ALWAYS BUSY IN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. THEY ARE ALWAYS WORKING HARD TO DO PROMOTIONS TO TRY TO CLEAR THE SHELTERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, MARCH, APRIL IS NO EXCEPTION. THEY ARE DOING PROMOTIONS TO REDUCE THE ADOPTION FEES, SO THAT COST IS NOT A BARRIER, UH, IF THERE IS A LOVING HOME OUT THERE FOR ONE OF OUR ANIMALS. AND SO, UH, THEY DO A NUMBER OF THOSE PROMOTIONS EACH MONTH. UM, AND I PUT ON HERE THAT IT IS ALSO KITTEN, AND I'M CALLING IT COYOTE SEASON, UH, JUST BECAUSE WE START TO SEE A FEW MORE COYOTES OUT THERE AND SOME GREAT PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS ON, UH, COYOTE EATING THE KITTEN. NOT TERRIFYING, BUT THERE ARE SOME GREAT, UH, RESOURCES, OUR SITE AND WE'RE GETTING OUT THROUGH LIKE THE COUNCIL OFFICE, UH, NEWSLETTERS, UH, JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A KYLIE, UH, HOW TO REPORT IT AND WHAT TO DO TO ENSURE THAT, UH, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FEELING TOO COMFORTABLE, UH, AROUND YOU AND PRETTY YOUR FAMILY AND PETS. SO THAT VERY QUICKLY IS, UM, UH, MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND HAPPY, UH, WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU. I, I AM SORRY I BEFORE IF I, I, UH, UPCOMING REPORTS, UH, BACK TO COMMISSION ON, UH, UH, KIND OF GIVING A UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF SOME OF THOSE. 'CAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT ARE, UH, SCHEDULED TO BE COMING BACK. UH, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO BE DOING THESE IN ORDER SO THAT THEY DO NOT KIND OF MONOPOLIZE AND TAKE TOO LONG, MUCH OF A, OF A COMMISSION MEETING. NEXT MONTH WE ARE GONNA BE BRINGING BACK OUR RE ABATEMENT, UH, PILOT, UH, DISCUSSION. UH, IN TWO MONTHS WE'LL BE LOOKING TO BRING BACK OUR, UH, PARK EQUITY AND, UM, MAYBE WE COULD SQUEEZE IN ON, UH, IN THAT MONTH, WHICH I BELIEVE IS MAY THE DRAKE CHOP IS, UH, UPDATE AS WELL. UM, SO A NUMBER OF THINGS COMING BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? FIRST, UH, COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. THANK YOU. YEAH. UH, SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR THE STUFF THAT'S COMING BACK TO THE MISSION. UH, SOUNDS LIKE SEVERAL MONTHS OF VERY INTERESTING THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYBODY'S HERE YOU PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO, SO APPRECIATE THAT. UH, WHAT, WHAT THOUGHT I DO WANT TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THE, THE KIND OF EDUCATION FOR FOLKS WHO LIKE WHAT TO DO THEY SEE COYOTES. UM, IT JUST, I, I WENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING AND I WAS KIND OF TAKEN ABACK BY THE AMOUNT OF, UH, MISINFORMATION THAT THERE WAS ABOUT ANIMALS IN GENERAL IN, IN THIS AREA AND LIKE KIND OF THE WILDLIFE. AND I, I DO WOULD THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE MANAGEMENT CONTROL THAT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KIND OF EXPLAINING AND DISPELLING IT. BUT I WONDER IF THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, KIND OF THINKING LONG TERM THAT THERE MIGHT BE A BETTER WAY TO, FOR, YOU KNOW, IN A ROLE FOR PARKS TO KIND OF EXPLAIN LIKE JUST A GENERAL IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, ANIMALS AND LIKE WILDLIFE OR HABITAT WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER SKUNKS ARE DANGEROUS OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, BEYOND JUST SPRAYING THAT THEY COULD DO. UM, THERE, THERE WAS JUST, AGAIN, KIND OF JUST SOME REALLY INTERESTING AND KIND OF EYEOPENING MISCONCEPTIONS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE WILDLIFE THAT, YOU KNOW, TRANSVERSE THIS AREA AND LIVE IN THIS AREA. SO I, I JUST, I, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY THAT PARKS CAN HELP MAYBE IMPROVE THAT EDUCATION A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WE DO A LOT OF, UH, MARKETING MATERIALS AND, UH, COMMUNITY INFORMATION. I'M GLAD TO HEAR SOMEBODY FROM THE ANIMAL CARE, UM, OPERATION WAS OUT THERE. WE TRY TO GO TO AS MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AS POSSIBLE TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE, UH, QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. AND I WOULD OF COURSE, UM, YOU KNOW, REFER PEOPLE TO, UH, THEIR WEBSITE. THERE IS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD [00:55:01] INFORMATION, UH, ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. BUT, BUT DEFINITELY HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. MS. COMMISSIONER , HOW IS PARKING AT MARINA VISTA PARK? BECAUSE OF THE COLORADO BLUE PROJECT? I'VE TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT AREA 'CAUSE OF THAT, BUT HOW PARKED THE PARKING FOR THE TENNIS COURT RIGHT THERE IS, IS NOT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. SO IT IS AVAILABLE. AND THEN IF WE HAVE STRIPES SO THAT THEY CAN DO PICKLEBALL, DO WE PROVIDE NESTS? DO THEY BRING THEIR OWN NETS? BRING, BRING THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. YES. COMMISSIONER SHOVE THIS ALL GOOD. I BE CONFUSED BEFORE , UM, THE, UM, ON THE PICKLEBALL QUEST OR PICKLEBALL, UM, I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE ASKED THAT GENERALLY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ACCEPTING OF PICKLEBALL. I KNOW THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD MUCH BIGGER ISSUES WITH THE WASTE, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH PICKLE BALL COURT PICKLE BOX. HAVE WE, HAS THE PARTS DEPARTMENT KIND OF BEEN MONITORING OR ARE THINGS BASICALLY STILL KIND OF COPACETIC WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE PICKLE BALL? YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THINGS ARE, ARE GOING WELL. THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY AND THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, BUT WE WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY TO KIND OF BRING THE TWO SIDES OF THE CONVERSATION TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT IF THERE ARE SOLUTIONS THAT, UH, CAN MAKE SENSE THAT, UH, ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, STILL PROVIDE THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PICKLEBALL, BUT WITHOUT IMPACTING, NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THOSE, UH, THAT EITHER LIVE AROUND THERE OR, UM, ARE INTERESTED IN USING THE COURTS FOR TENNIS. UH, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF KIND OF DIFFERING, UH, THOUGHTS ON IT, BUT I THINK GENERALLY SPEAKING, UH, THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING REALLY WELL RIGHT NOW. UM, AND UH, OUR BIG THING IS JUST, UH, THE POPULARITY OF THE PICKLEBALL CLASSES THAT WE'RE OFFERING. AND SO, UM, WE'RE, UH, THROUGH BRIDGE STARTING TO EXPAND THOSE A LITTLE BIT. BUT, UH, BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, THIS IS A BIG ISSUE NATIONALLY. THERE'S EVEN BEEN A FEW COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE OUTLAWED PICKABLE. WOW. AND I BELIEVE, UH, WAS IT CARMEL, I THINK IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT COME TO MIND RIGHT NOW. WHICH ONE? THAT'S CARMEL. CARMEL. THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE UN I'VE NEVER SAID THIS, BUT THAT SOUNDS REALLY UN-AMERICAN. THAT'S REALLY WEIRD COMING FROM ME, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE REALLY WRONG. BUT, BUT, UM, NO, AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT AND WE DO WORK HARD TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT. AND I THINK GENERALLY SPEAKING RIGHT NOW, UH, THINGS WE KIND OF FOUND THAT SWEET SPOT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. MAY I JUST TOTALLY ADD TO THAT COMMENT, COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ? UM, DO WE ALLOW MUSIC ON THE COURTS IN LONG BEACH? YEAH, WITHIN, I MEAN, WE CAN'T HAVE THESE LARGE SPEAKERS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, UM, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICULARLY PLAYING PICKLEBALL DO, UH, PROVIDE SOME MUSIC. UM, SOME , BUT, UH, BUT UM, SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, YES, BUT IT'S KIND OF SELF-REGULATED, UH, THERE ON THE COURTS. THANK YOU. UM, ANY COMMENTS, UH, OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SCOTT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YES. SO I JUST WANNA SAY LIKE, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THE CONFERENCE BACK IN 2028. THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL TO GET THE CONFERENCE BACK, ESPECIALLY DURING THE OLYMPICS. UM, TO GET A CONFERENCE BACK INTO YOUR CITY IS A BIG DEAL. AND SO THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHAT YOU ALL DO HERE AT PARKS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR THE CITY. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH. SO, AS, UH, SPEAKING IN MY OTHER ROLE AS THE INCOMING CHAIR FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR DANCE AT LONG BEACH. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. YES. I THINK, UM, KIND OF WITH THAT TOO, I KNOW THIS SPEAKS YEARS IN ADVANCE, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW MAYBE THE COMMISSION COULD VOLUNTEER OR HELP SUPPORT SHOW, YOU KNOW, BE A SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT IN THIS. I KNOW THERE'S MANY OTHER THINGS I KNOW WE COULD VOLUNTEER AND HELP WITH, BUT DEFINITELY SHOWING AND HELP ELEVATING ALL THE WORK YOU DO, HOWEVER WE COULD VOLUNTEER TO, TO HELP MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SCH. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. YEAH, NO, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. PLEASE KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR? OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE CORDLESS. OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. , PLEASE. HI, UH, CORDLESS LAY HERE. I LIVE ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS FROM HERE AND I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR ON AND OFF FOR PROBABLY 40 YEARS. BUT, UM, A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU SET UP HERE. UM, ONE OF 'EM WAS ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL OF THE MUSIC. I'VE PLAYED TENNIS OVER HERE FOR PROBABLY 40 YEARS. I HATE IT. . SO JUST ONE PERSON'S OPINION, RIGHT. BUT, UH, I LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE RULES [01:00:01] FOR IT. I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD BE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE ONLY VOICE. UM, LET'S SEE. THE OTHER THING THAT YOU BROUGHT UP WHEN YOU TALKED FOR A MOMENT ABOUT THE, UM, THE SHELTER OVER HERE FOR DOGS, WE HAVE PROBABLY THE, THE FANCIEST MOST TOP OF THE LINE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF A SHELTER IN OUR CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, HAVING LIVED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT FOR YEARS, I WAS IN AND OUT OF THERE ALL THE TIME. I COULD TELL YOU A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WENT IN THERE AND IT WAS FILTHY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S WATCHING OVER IT, BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD IT SUCH A GREAT SETUP WHERE EVERY DOG HAD AN INDOOR AND AN OUTDOOR AND THEY HOSED THEIR FECES DOWN THROUGH A DRAIN. AND I MEAN, EVERYTHING ALWAYS LOOKED REALLY CLEAN. AND YOU COULD WALK THROUGH THERE, INSIDE AND LOOK AT THE DOGS THEY HAD CLOSED OUT SO THAT YOU COULDN'T GO INSIDE THOSE SHELTERS ANYMORE. YOU COULD ONLY WALK AROUND THE OUTSIDE. AND, UM, AND WHAT I DISCOVERED FROM THAT WAS IT WAS, THE SMELL WAS HORRENDOUS. SO GOING INSIDE WOULD PROBABLY BE AWFUL. NOW, THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. I MEAN, MY DOGS DIED AND I'M AFRAID TO GO IN THERE 'CAUSE I'LL GO GET ANOTHER DOG. SO I'M JUST THINKING, I'M HOPING YOU GUYS DO TAKE A WALK THROUGH NOW AND THEN. AND I WENT TO THE, WHERE THE CATS WERE TOO, AND THAT THE CAP SHELTERS WERE JUST A DUMP, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS RUNNING IT TWO YEARS AGO. HOPEFULLY WHOEVER'S RUNNING IT TODAY IS DOING BETTER, BUT I'M AFRAID TO GO IN AND REPORT TO YOU, BUT I'M HOPING YOU GET SOMEONE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE ARE, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ORTI SMITH REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. ALL IN FAVOR A AYE. THANK YOU. UH, WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND, UH, DIRECTOR, YOU HAVE ALREADY, UH, ADDRESSED THAT TO SOME EXTENT. YEAH, I KIND OF GAVE THE UPDATE WITH RESPECT TO WHERE WE ARE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL, I'LL JUST KIND OF LEAVE IT AT, UH, THOSE UPDATE COMMENTS. UM, AND YEAH, WILLING TO, UH, COMMISSIONERS HEAR WHAT THE COMMISSION HAS TO SAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ITEM THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON FOR A FUTURE MEETING OTHER THAN PICKLEBALL? NOISE? , WE HAVE THE SAME THING IN GOLF. AND LIKE THE DIRECTOR SAID, IT'S JUST KIND OF SELF-REGULATING. YOU HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING IT KEEP IT SOFT ENOUGH THAT IF YOU GIVE THEM THE LOOK, THEY'LL, THEY'LL LOWER IT. BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO ACCEPT IT IN ORDER TO GROW THE GAME. SO I DO RELUCTANTLY. THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER? UH, I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA SAY THE SILK BOARD UPDATE, BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. SO, UH, APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING IT UP. UH, SO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I WAS AT THE, UH, SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, UH, HEADQUARTERS IN DIAMOND BAR. AND THEY HAD A, WE HAD A EXHIBIT ON DIFFERENT ZERO MISSION TECHNOLOGIES. I KNOW I BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF, UH, ZERO EMISSION LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT. UH, SO THEY HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF, UH, UH, LIKE JUST DOCUMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BROCHURES ABOUT DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT FROM DIFFERENT PROVIDERS. OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT GOING SAY WE SHOULD GO FULL IN AND ON THIS RIGHT NOW SINCE THIS IS ALL STUFF THAT LARGELY GOES ABOVE MY HEAD, BUT DEFINITELY, UH, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LOT OF PLATE ON YOUR PLATE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE CONSIDERING SOME HEAVY DUTY STUFF COMING UP. UM, BUT JUST WANTED TO KEEP, KEEP THE, THE, THE NOTION GOING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. ABSOLUTELY. UM, I ACTUALLY HAD A, A IDEA YES, COMMISSIONER, I, I WASN'T SURE WHETHER TO BRING THIS UP HERE OR IN THE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS LATER, BUT, UM, JUST IN LIGHT OF THE, UH, OF WHAT CAME OUT, UH, YESTERDAY REGARDING CESAR CHAVEZ, UM, AND GIVEN THAT IT'S WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH, UM, CURIOUS WHAT, IF ANYTHING WOULD BE HAPPENING IN TERMS OF OUR PARK AND THE NAME OF OUR PARK. I KNOW THAT, UM, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY CHANGING SOME THINGS. I KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S ON THE, THE MAYOR'S, UM, UH, I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR IS ALSO THINKING ABOUT IT. SO JUST WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW GOING FORWARD, HOW, HOW WE WOULD BE ADDRESSING THAT. YEAH. AND SO CERTAINLY WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THE, OF THE ALLEGATIONS. UM, AND YOU KNOW, THIS, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS KIND OF BREAKING, UH, NEWS AND SO [01:05:01] HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, AS A TEAM TO, TO TAKE A STEP BACK. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE THAT WE SAW TODAY WITH RESPECT TO THE DE CLINTON, UH, FACILITY CENTER ITEM. THERE IS A, UH, POLICY AND A PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR HOW YOU NAME OR RENAME, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, UH, CITY FACILITIES AND ASSETS. AND SO CERTAINLY, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE WILL LIKELY BE CONVERSATIONS THEY JUST NOT HAVE TO YET. I FIGURED AS MUCH BUT WANTED TO, WANTED TO BRING IT UP. ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I THOUGHT YOU MENTIONED THAT WE, YOU WOULD BE LOOKING TO TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE MAY MEETING, UM, ALONG WITH THE NO, HE WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT LIKE THE ACTUAL DRAKE CHAVEZ, THE GREEK CHA GREENVILLE, THE GREEN BELT, THE WHOLE, THE EXPANSION IN GENERAL PROJECT THERE. THERE'S A HUGE PROJECT IN GENERAL CHAVEZ, UH, WHEN I WAS REFERENCING WAS AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SORRY, IT'S A LONG TERM. CORRECT. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, SO WE ARE, UH, READY WITH THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OR SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT A TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY? YES, I SEE WHAT'S NAME CORLESS FIRST LEE. HERE IS ME. OKAY. CORDLESS LEE HERE. UM, LET'S SEE. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR, THE LAST THING THAT YOU JUST PASSED, BUT YOU DIDN'T ASK HER PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE ON THE AGENDA IN THE FUTURE. DID I? AND, UM, WE'RE WONDERING WHERE THAT REPORT IS ABOUT ALTERNATIVES FOR WEED SPRAYING IN THE PARTS. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'D LIKE TO ADD, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE, THE GUY WHO CAME IN FROM MAINTENANCE AND DID THE SPEECH ON, ON MAINTENANCE AND WHAT THEY DO, THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME WAS THEIR OPENING LINE, WHICH IS THAT THEY FELT THEIR MISSION WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PARKS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT EXTENDED TO SAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WILDLIFE AND THE PLANTS, UH, THAT ARE IN HERE. I MEAN, I THINK IF YOU DON'T FOCUS ON THAT AT ALL, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE IT IN YOUR MISSION STATEMENT THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT DOING IT. AND I KNOW US PRICKLY CITY ACTIVISTS ARE PROBABLY NOT YOUR FAVORITE PEOPLE TO GET UP TO SPEECH TO SPEAK, BUT I DON'T SEE AN ADVOCATE AT THIS TABLE THAT ADVOCATES FOR ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE PLANTS. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB ON ALL THE OTHER STUFF, BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY MISSING. AND MY THREE MINUTES ARE PROBABLY UP, BUT I HOPE JILL BRENNAN GOT A HOLD OF YOU. UM, SHE'S THE ONE WHO SENT ME TO SPEAK TODAY AND WHAT SHE SAID IS, UM, IN AREA TWO BY THE S SAILBOAT POND, THEY RECENTLY SPRAYED AROUND ALL THE TREES AND MOST OF THE PICNIC TABLES, RIGHT, WHERE PEOPLE IN WILDLIFE REST AND EAT. WHY, WHY, WHY? AND SHE SAID, I'M TRYING TO UPLOAD SOME PICTURES TO SEND THEM TO THE PARKS COMMISSION, INCLUDING A DEAD RUDDY DUCK LYING IN THE SPRAYED AREA AROUND A TREE BY THE LITTLE BRIDGE BEFORE THE STREAM. I REMOVED THE DECEASED AND OTHERWISE HEALTHY LOOKING DUCK, NO FISHING LINER HOOKS. SO OUR CONCERNS ARE, YOU HAVE HAD MASSIVE DEATHS OF TREES IN THIS PARK, AND ALL YOU DO IS REMOVE THE EVIDENCE, YOU GO CUT 'EM DOWN AND MAKE AN EXCUSE THAT THEY'RE OLD. YOU ARE SYSTEMATICALLY POISONING THE PARK. AND IF YOU GO IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD AND YOU DON'T USE WEED, A WEED KILLER, YOU WILL HAVE INSECTS. YOU WILL HAVE, UM, ALL KINDS OF, YOU KNOW, LIZARDS, BUTTERFLIES, LOOK OUTSIDE, YOU DON'T SEE THOSE HERE. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. YOU REALLY NEED TO MAKE THIS PART OF YOUR MISSION AND, AND START LOOKING AT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, KAREN? UM, KAREN , PRESIDENT OF LONG BEACH GREAT PANTHERS. I WANNA FIRST ANNOUNCE THAT THE CITY NOW HAS ASSISTED HEARING DEVICES AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND THEY'RE IN PROCESS OF, UH, PUTTING IN TRANSLATION [01:10:01] BOOTH BOOTHS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THE HEARING DEVICES FOR SOMETHING THAT WE ASK FOR THE OLDER ADULTS. SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. UM, THE LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS WILL BE HOLDING THEIR NINTH ANNUAL SENIOR FEST ON MAY 2ND AT THE BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY. UM, THIS IS, UH, ONE OF OUR TWO PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LIBRARY. AND THIS SATURDAY WE ARE GONNA BE DOING, UM, SOMETHING CALLED TELLS CROSS THE BRIDGES. IT'S A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, UM, STORYTELLING EVENT WHERE OUR INTERNS ARE GONNA BE ASKING QUESTIONS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, AND THE STORIES ARE GONNA BE ARCHIVED IN THE FOLK ART SESSION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. SO WE WANNA INVITE YOU ALL TO COME DOWN AND TELL IT YOUR STORY. IT'S GONNA BE ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM NOW TILL, UM, JULY. AND IT'S KIND OF TO CELEBRATE OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY IN JULY AND IT'LL BE 10 TO TWO AND IT'S FREE FOR EVERYBODY. AND THEN, UH, I WANNA ANNOUNCE ABOUT THE ABILITIES EXPO. UM, ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE ATTENDING THE ABILITIES EXPO. IT'S AMAZING. IT'S ALL ABOUT MOBILITY DEVICES FOR ALL AGES. AND IT'S GONNA BE THE 27TH, 28TH, AND 29TH AT THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER. AND IT'S FREE. SO I'LL BE AT THE COUNTY, UM, BOOTH. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. WAS THAT MARCH? MARCH 27TH, 20, CORRECT. MARCH 27TH, 28TH, AND 29TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, ARE YA? HI AGAIN. THIS IS MY NAME IS ALIYAH. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR APPROVING OUR FEE WAIVER FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US. THERE'S THREE PARKS, ADMIRAL KID RAMONA PARK ARE HERE AT EL DORADO. THAT'S GONNA BE APRIL 4TH, 11 TO ONE. THE EASTER BUNNY'S GONNA BE THERE. UM, ANOTHER COUPLE OF EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP. WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER FOR US FOR PARTNERS OF PARKS AT RECREATION AT BILLIE JEAN KING TENNIS CENTER. UM, THAT IS GONNA BE MAY 2ND AND THIRD. UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A HOT TOPIC, BUT I THINK SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT PLAY PICKLEBALL. I KNOW WE'RE HAVING ALL THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE NOISE, BUT I KNOW I'VE SEEN ONE OR TWO OF YOU PLAY. SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU GUYS CAN ENTER. MAYBE IF YOU DON'T PLAY, FIND SOMEBODY WHO CAN . UM, AND THEN ANOTHER FUNDAMENTAL WE HAVE IS WE ARE GONNA RUN A FUNDRAISER FOR LBAS CALLED LONG BEACH'S. UH, BEST PET LONG BEACH IS COOLEST PET, FAVORITE PET. WE HAVEN'T QUITE FIGURED OUT OUR NAME, BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE ARTICLE IN THE LONG BEACH WATCHDOG ABOUT IT. SO THE ENTRY FEE IS $10 DONATION TO THE TO LBAS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO ENTER THE COMPETITION. UM, ALL THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT CORLESS BROUGHT UP WITH THAT MONEY. I DON'T KNOW. BUT, UM, YEAH, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS PARTICIPATE IN WHATEVER WAY THAT YOU CAN. UM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING? NONE. UM, LEMME JUST MAKE SURE I'M NOT FORGETTING ANYTHING. UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, REQUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS IF, UH, WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE STAFF. UM, I KNOW STEVE SPOKE A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP FOR CRS, UH, BUSY, UH, PLANNING NOT ONLY FOR SPRING, BUT ALSO FOR SUMMER. OUR YOUTH SPORTS SOCCER SEASON STARTS THIS MONDAY, SO WE WILL, UM, HAVE SIX WEEKS OF THAT PROGRAM. UM, AS MENTIONED, WE ALSO HAVE DAY CAMP REGISTRATION ON APRIL 11TH AT 9:00 AM SO IT, YOU KNOW, ANYONE GET IT IN NOW BECAUSE BOT FELL UP VERY FAST. UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TOO ABOUT CPRS. UH, WE HAD SEVERAL PRESENTERS FROM UH, CRS THAT WERE ABLE TO BE AT THE CONFERENCE. AND, UH, JUST TALK ABOUT LIKE WHAT WE DO FOR LONG BEACH. UM, SEVERAL OF OUR STAFF THAT ARE IN SENIOR PROGRAMMING, WERE ABLE TO EVEN TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO FOR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND THE MONTH OF MAY AND WHAT WE DO FOR LONG BEACH. AND SO IT WAS JUST A GREAT WAY TO HIGHLIGHT JUST LIKE WHAT OUR TEAM DOES FOR LONG BEACH AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH, UM, OVER 2000 RECREATION PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO, UM, WE DID A HUGE MASS HIRING FOR OUR UPCOMING SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND SO NOW WE'RE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING 'EM ONBOARDED AND THEN GETTING 'EM TRAINED SO THEY'RE READY TO GO FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR CRS. THANK YOU. CHASE. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. CHRISTINE. I DON'T HAVE SURE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OTHER THAN HAPPY WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH AND HAPPY LAST DAY OF WINTER. ALL THE, IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER . [01:15:01] IT DOES FEEL LIKE SUMMER ERIC. MORNING COMMISSIONERS, UM, FOR US GETTING READY THE SPRING AND SUMMER, UM, FOR OUR FACILITIES DIVISION, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, SIGN REPLACEMENT, UH, PRESSURE WASHING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UH, BUT THIS, UH, LAST MONTH WE COMPLETED, UH, 2 21 WORK ORDERS AND THAT GIVES US A TOTAL OF 1700 WERE COMPLETED, UH, THUS FAR. AND THEN PARK BROWNSTEIN, UM, WHICH IS A CONSTANT ENC CLEANUP. UH, WE'VE, UM, MOVED 235, 238 TONS DEBRIS, UH, THUS FAR THIS YEAR. UH, CONTINUE TO TRAIN TREES. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT, UH, 14 STREET PARK, UH, FRIENDLY TREES AND THEY GRAFFITI AS WELL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF UPTICK SOME TIME AS THE SUN COMES OUT IT LONGER DAYS. UM, SO WE HAVE COMPLETED 128, UH, CIRCUIT REQUESTS FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL. AND SO FOR THIS YEAR THUS FAR, THAT'S FORWARDED AND 43, UH, SERVICE REQUESTS. AND THEN FOR OUR ROUNDS TEAM AS WELL, THEY COMPLETED, UH, 160 WORK ORDERS, UH, THIS, THIS THIS PAST MONTH, EXCUSE ME. AND FOR A TOTAL FOR THIS, UH, THUS FAR THIS YEAR THAT'S 1019 FIRST WE COMPLETED SO QUITE BUSY. AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE SOME TIME OR I ACTUALLY YARD FOR OUR MAINTENANCE OPERATION WORLD, UH, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH SHAPED. SO WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CHIPPING AWAY IN AND, AND TRYING TO DO SOME UPKEEP AND WE CLEANED OUT THE EXTERIORS FOR US. HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WE JUST DOING SOME SMALL REPAIRS ON THE FACILITY TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE, I JUST BELIEVE IS THAT, UM, IF YOU MAKE HOME LOOK NICE, THEN YOU'LL MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE LOOK NICE. SO, UM, I WOULD LOVE, ONCE WE GET THINGS DONE, BE ABLE TO SHOW SOME FOLKS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE, EVEN IF IT'S CUSTODIANS OR PASTORS IN THE EVENING AND PLUMBERS AND GARDENERS AND LIKE PAINTING PROJECTS, EVEN THAT'S NOT THEIR SKILL. I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE THEIR PART IN THAT BECAUSE THAT BUILDS A CULTURE AND IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL MORE APPRECIATIVE AND INVESTED IN THE PROJECT. SO, UM, NO MATTER WHAT IT MAY DOING, LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE REPLACING SOME OF THE STAIRS FROM, YOU KNOW, DRY ROTTED AND SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT IF THEY WANT. UM, IT BECOMES MORE OF A TEAM FAMILY BUY IN AND, ALRIGHT. NO FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THAT? NO. OKAY. AND NOW DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER HIGA? UM, SURE. SO, UH, SINCE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, UH, OF COURSE YOUTH BASEBALL SEASON HAS STARTED, THIS IS MY SON'S LAST YEAR IN THE LEAGUE OVER HERE IN EL DORADO, UM, WHICH IS, UH, DEFINITELY EMOTIONAL. UM, IN THE PAST WEEK HE HAS HIT HIS FIRST TWO HOME RUNS, WON ON THE RECORD, UM, OFFICIAL CITY RECORD. UM, YES, BUT, UH, BUT, BUT VERY PROUD AND JUST, JUST GENERALLY, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A TIME OF, OF KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REFLECTING BACK ON ON HIS, YOU KNOW, SEVEN YEARS HERE. UM, AND I'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH MY STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY MY SENIORS, ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR, YOU KNOW, YOUNGER SIBLINGS ABOUT THAT, THE IPAD, KID GENERATION AND, YOU KNOW, OVERDEPENDENCE ON TECHNOLOGY. AND THE CONVERSATIONS COME UP AGAIN AND AGAIN ABOUT GOING TO THE PARK AND HOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED TO, TO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO GO OUTSIDE. ONE OF MY STUDENTS SAID, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THE PARK AND KICKING A BALL WITH YOUR FRIENDS IS FREE. SO JUST THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE KIDS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH SO IMPORTANT. UM, OBVIOUSLY MY CHILDREN HAVE, UM, HAVE BENEFITED A LOT FROM JUST BEING CLOSE TO ALDO, UM, BUT JUST THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO, UM, JUST ALWAYS FEELING VERY GRATEFUL AT THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR WHAT THE PARK SYSTEM HAS DONE FOR MY FAMILY AND THE FAMILIES THAT I'M IN CONTACT WITH. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. UM, I WANTED TO GIVE JUST A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT AND THANKS TO, UM, ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE BEHIND WE CREATE COMMUNITY. IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE, UM, AN UPDATE ON THE JELLYFISH BOT. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE SEE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES AND THINGS, YOU KNOW, COME THROUGH OUR MEETINGS. BUT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, I DON'T WANNA SAY ORGANIC UPDATE, BUT JUST A CALL OUT TO, UM, AN ONGOING PROJECT AND AN UPDATE IN A DIFFERENT WAY WAS EXCITING TO SEE. AND THEN, UM, I JUST WANNA GIVE A THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. I'M GONNA BE ACTUALLY ON A LITTLE EXTENDED LEAVE SO I WON'T BE AT THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS. I ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE AWARE IF NOT, I ACTUALLY WORK FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SO I'LL BE ON AN EXTENDED LEAVE. SO, UM, I WILL COME BACK WITH PARK IDEAS FROM EVERY COUNTRY , BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MARIA SMITH. YEAH, SO HAPPY WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH. THAT'S VERY INTENTIONAL. WE SHOULD CELEBRATE FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE WOMEN OR THOSE OF US WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, [01:20:01] ESPECIALLY GIVEN IN LIGHT OF DOLORES HUERTA'S COURAGE, HER AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE COURAGE THAT IT TAKES TO SHARE THAT. UM, AND CELEBRATING HER AS WHO SHE IS AND WHAT SHE REPRESENTS. SHE REPRESENTS MORE THAN WHO SHE IS. SHE REPRESENTS A MOVEMENT, THE UNITED FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT, THE LABOR MOVEMENT, THE FEMINISM MOVEMENT. AND SO, UM, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT FOR A LOT OF US TO GRAPPLE WITH THESE DAYS. AND SO, UM, JUST REALLY WANNA CELEBRATE HER. AND SO AS A LOT OF STUFF IS HAPPENING AROUND US, UM, IN SO MANY WAYS, LET'S EMBRACE WHAT OUR PARKS CAN PROVIDE US, WHICH IS OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS CONNECTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, WHICH IS BEING ABLE JUST TO BE OUTSIDE. AND THAT PRIVILEGE OF HAVING PARKS, UM, THAT ARE NEAT AND CLEAN AND THAT ARE SO WELL CARED FOR. UM, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T BE PERFECT AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S OKAY THAT THEY'RE NOT PERFECT. AND SO THAT'S LIFE AND WE'RE JUST REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE SPACE TO GO OUTSIDE AND TO GET AWAY FROM KIND OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS. SO GRATEFUL. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SHA. UM, I SAID MOST OF MY, THE STUFF I WAS GONNA SAY ABOUT THE EMISSION PLANT, UH, LANDSCAPING AND, UH, GARDENING EQUIPMENT. UH, AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION WE'RE GONNA HAVE ON THE LEASE STATEMENT, UH, PROPOSAL. CAN YOU SEE THAT WITH THE NEXT ONE, RIGHT? YEAH. MR. ALLEN. YES. UM, JUST EXCITED TO BE BACK. I WAS ALSO ON A BREAK. I A LOT OF TRAVEL GOING ON AS WELL, SO IT'S EXCITING TO CONTINUE TO SEE AND HEAR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PARK EQUITY REPORT. OKAY. MICHELLE LIVINGSTON, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. OKAY. AND I ALSO WILL BE AWAY FOR THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS. I HAVE TO GO ON A SISTER CITIES OF LONG BEACH TRIP IN APRIL, AND A PER PERSONAL LONG AWAITED TRIP TO EUROPE IN MAY, UNLESS IT'S CANCELED. SO WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS OUR, UH, NOT ONLY OUR TRIPS, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT QUORUM ISSUE. SO THANK YOU. UM, AND I WANNA THANK AS I AND I, MY HEART SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND THANK THIS. PLEASE LET YOUR TEAMS KNOW HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO. AND ON THAT NOTE, WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING. I HAVE IT AS 10:24 PM AM PM SORRY. * 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.