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THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, AND WE ARE IN THE A BIXBY PARK, A SOCIAL HALL AT ONE 30 CHERRY AVENUE, AND IT IS 2:30 PM LET'S START WITH THE ROLL CALL COMMISSIONER, CHAIR MURRAY HERE.UH, COMMISSIONER BLAIR IS, UM, EXCUSED ABSENCE, UH, AS MANY AS YOU KNOW, HE RETIRED AS ONE OF OUR FINEST PORT PILOTS THIS PAST MONTH, AND NOW HE'S BEEN CALLED UPON BY THE BRAIN TRUST AT, UM, CAL MARITIME TO, UH, TO LECTURE.
SO THAT'S WHERE HE IS THE AFTERNOON.
HE'S, UH, GETTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THOSE MARITIME FOLKS, UM, READY FOR SERVICE.
UM, LET'S MOVE ON TO SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR MARINE BUREAU MANAGER.
I THINK YOU HAVE SOME INTRODUCTIONS AND, UM, AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ONE OF OUR STAFF PEOPLE.
WE'LL START WITH A, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
UH, IN FEBRUARY, WE BROUGHT ON A NEW STAFF MEMBER, UH, NOT NEW TO THE CITY.
WE, UH, WE TOOK HER FROM ONE OF OUR, UH, CITY COUNCIL OFFICES,
UH, WHAT SHE DOES IS, UH, SHE IS THE BACKBONE BEHIND OUR MARINA GO, UH, UH, REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
SO BASICALLY SHE MAKES SURE THAT ALL OF OUR, OUR DATA AND OUR EVERYDAY, UH, COMMUNICATIONS ONLINE WITH THAT SOFTWARE ARE WORKING WELL AND PROPERLY, AND THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE EVERYDAY OPERATIONS OF THE LONG BEACH MARINA SYSTEM.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE TO JASMINE, AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR GREAT THINGS, UH, FROM HER.
IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT CREW AT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THROUGHOUT THE BUREAU.
UM, AND, AND IT MUST BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU A PART OF IT.
AND THEN I'LL HAVE, UH, UH, SUPERINTENDENT COREY FORSTER INTRODUCE OUR HONORARY
UH, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JOSHUA AMADOR, PHIL STANDUP.
UH, WE ARE FORWARD VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE MR. AMADOR AS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
POLITE, ALWAYS WEARS A SMILE, AND CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, ITS GUESTS AND CITIZENS.
UH, TODAY WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE MR. AMADOR FOR HIS DEDICATED WORK ETHIC AND POSITIVE APPROACH TO HIS ROLE.
HE IS TRULY A BLESSING TO HAVE ON THE TEAM.
I MEAN THAT, WHAT IS JOSHUA'S POSITION? GOOD QUESTION.
HE IS ONE OF OUR CUSTODIAL TEAM MEMBERS.
UH, HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT ALMOST A YEAR.
AND HE'S EXCELLED REALLY QUICKLY, CAUGHT ON REALLY FAST.
UM, SEAMLESS GUY TO WORK WITH.
ALWAYS HAS A SMILE, VERY POLITE, UM, WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE.
SO WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS.
WHAT AREA JOSH CAN ASK WHAT AREA YOU HAVE? UH, I USUALLY TAKE CARE OF, UH, THE PRIVATE BOAT OWNERS AREA.
UH, UH, SOMETIMES THE PIER BEACH RUN AND QUEENSWAY PUBLIC.
BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT, I WAS OVER AT THE, UH, HORNY CORNER AREA YEAH.
SO I WAS JUST ALWAYS OPEN, WILLING TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND JUST BE A GOOD TEAM MEMBER AND ALWAYS BE THERE FOR A SUPERVISOR AND EVERYTHING.
'CAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
WE'RE ALL CITIZENS HERE, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO SEE LONG BEACH, WHEN IT'S CLEAN AND THEY CAN GO INTO PLACES AND IT IS CLEAN, IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
SO FROM ALL OF US, YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YES SIR.
THANK I, THIS IS A PERSONAL TRIBE AND I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHEN I SEE OUR FOLKS AND, AND I, WE SEE YOU OUT THERE WORKING OR, YOU KNOW, WE DRIVE BY A FACILITY, WE SEE IT HORNY CORNER, AND WE THINK, OH YEAH, THAT'S OUR BRAIN BUREAU FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING SO HARD.
SO WE WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU WITH THE CERTIFICATE AND WE'RE ALL GONNA STAND FOR THAT AND WE'LL GET AT THE PHOTO AS WELL.
AS HE MENTIONED, HE WORKS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE SOCIAL DIVISION, AND HE HAS SOME OF THE ARTISTS RUN THE PIER, THE BEACH, ONE OF OUR ARTISTS F YOU ON THE FRONT.
GOOD JOB, RIGHT? LOOK ON ALL SIDES UP
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HERE.WANTS TO GET ONE WITH I I TRIED NOT TO.
DID YOU PICK OUT YOUR HARLEY YET? OR IS IT SO YOU, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR MANAGEMENT AND OUR LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE MI BRIEF BUREAU.
THAT IF A NEW EMPLOYEE WITH JUST A YEAR UNDER THEIR BELT IS A STANDOUT, THAT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE GOOD TRAINING, UH, GOOD MORALE IN PLACE.
SO, UH, KUDOS, GOOD LEADERSHIP, GOOD TO ALL LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE BUREAU.
UH, LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
AND THE FIRST ITEM WOULD BE, UH, A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.
UH, WERE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? ANYONE WITHIN THE COMMISSION SPOT? ANY WHAT ABOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC? OKAY.
UH, THEN LET'S, UH, CALL FOR THE QUESTION ON THAT ONE.
THOSE ARE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED.
MOVING ON TO, UM, ACTION ITEM OR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
RECOMMENDATION TO ENDORSE THE SUBMISSION TO APPROVE A FEE WAIVER FOR THE LONG BEACH ROWING ASSOCIATION IN AMOUNT, NOT EXCEED $560 FOR USE OF MARINE STADIUM FOR NATIONAL LEARN THE ROW DAY ON JANUARY 5TH, 2026.
MOVE THE WE APPROVED FIFTH, JUNE 5TH.
UM, THERE'S A, A MOVE, A MOVE AND A SECOND.
UH, AND LET'S MOVE ON TO A STAFF REPORT.
UH, THIS ONE'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THIS IS ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TO, ON THE WATER, TO THE WATER, DOING SOMETHING THAT IS, IS HEALTHY FOR THEM.
AND IT'S A VIBRANT ACTIVITY IN ROWING.
UH, IT ALIGNS, ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL LEARN TO ROW DAY.
UM, AND WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT EVENTS LIKE THIS THAT BRING PEOPLE THAT, UH, MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN TO THE WATER, NEAR THE WATER.
COME DOWN, TRY SOMETHING NEW AND GET AQUATICA INCLINED.
UH, WE DO HAVE A, UH, MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH ROWING ASSOCIATION HERE, MR. BRIAN MCGINNIS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF THE ROWING ASSOCIATION FOR THIS.
UM, BUT, UH, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STAFF COMMENTS.
I'LL SAY SO, BUT I NEVER MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, UM, GREAT JOB
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT IT'S LEARN TO ROW AND YOU CAN GROW ON A MACHINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ON THE WATER.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME, OH, IT'S KIND OF SCARY TO GET ON THE WATER, BUT YOU CAN COME AND JUST ROLL ON A MACHINE AND IT'S JUST GREAT EXERCISE.
SO DON'T THINK OF THOSE SKINNY BOATS ARE ABOUT THIS BIG AND WORRYING ABOUT, UH, STAYING ON TOP.
UH, IT'S FUN TO DO THAT AS WELL.
HOWEVER, IT'S A GREAT LOCATION AND PLEASE JUST COME ON OUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE WATER.
THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY AT THAT BUILDING AND, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE ACTIVITY COMING UP AS WE ALL KNOW.
I'VE ATTENDED MULTIPLE YEARS AND, UM, AND GOTTEN ON THOSE BOATS.
THEY'RE NOT TOO TIPPY TO ME WITH MY BIG SIZE.
AND THEY ALSO ON THE HERBS AND SOME OF THE STATIONARY BIKES THAT ARE, ARE CJ ROY JEANS THAT ARE THERE.
UM, AND THIS IS WONDERFUL WITH THE OLYMPICS GOING TO BE HELD RIGHT THERE FOR, UM, TO REALLY REACH OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO KEEP THOSE FLYERS, DISTRIBUTE THOSE
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SO AS MANY PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THIS BENEFIT THAT WE HAVE WITH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND DOING OUR SHARE TO HOST IT AS A CITY.YES, I WANNA, UM, THANK MR. MCGINNIS FOR THE FIRE THAT HE SENT US OUT TO PUBLICIZE OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO GO PERSONALLY IF IT'S WITHIN OUR SCHEDULE AND WE'RE, AND IT WORKS OUT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANNA, UM, ENCOURAGE AND VOICE UP IS FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IF, UM, WE CAN PUBLICIZE THAT OUT TO OUR RESPECTIVE COUNCIL OFFICES.
AND I WAS AT A LEADERSHIP, UH, MEETING FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE THAT I WAS INVITED TO AND I SPOKE FOR, AND I SAID, DO Y'ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LEARN TO ROW DAY THAT'S COMING UP? BECAUSE SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE FOLKS IN DOWNTOWN DON'T ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT ROWING THAT'S GOING ON.
AND I FORWARDED YOUR, THE, THE FLYER THAT YOU GAVE US.
AND SO I THINK ALSO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US HERE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE NOT HERE IN THIS ROOM WITH US, AND HOW CAN WE INVITE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT'S NOT THERE TO PARTICIPATE.
UH, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL NETWORKED IN WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT, YOU KNOW, EACH OF US KNOW IN OUR SEPARATE AREAS.
AND IT'S A CALL TO GET PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE, TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF OUR WATERWAYS, AND TO APPRECIATE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SO, MR. MCGINNIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
THANK YOU TO THE MARINE BUREAU.
THANK YOU CHAIR MURRAY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ANY COMMENTS ON LEARN ROADE? THIS DITO DITO
AND WHAT ABOUT THE REPUBLIC? ANY OTHER COMMENTS CLOSING? YEAH, I I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE GONNA ALL WORK AT GETTING THE WORD OUT MORE.
UM, WELL, COMMISSIONER CARLIN AND SHARED THAT NEWS THAT NOT EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT IS HEARING ABOUT THINGS THAT DID THAT.
THAT'S KIND OF A GAP WE NEED TO FILL.
UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR ACCEPTING THAT, UH, RECOMMENDATION.
UH, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE FOR SUBMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL, THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION 2025 ANNUAL REPORT.
AND THAT WAS ALL A PART OF OUR PACKET, UM, THAT WAS BOTH AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALLY MAILED TO, TO US.
UM, AND THAT'S, IT'S REALLY A HEROIC EFFORT BY OUR STAFF IN, UM, GOING THROUGH THE MINUTES OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND CAPTURING, UM, NOT ONLY ALL THE MOTIONS THAT WERE MADE AND THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN, UM, BUT ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE CALLED UPON, UM, WITHIN THE CITY AND OUTLYING AREAS, UM, TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THINGS BETTER AS A COMMISSION.
UH, TODD, DO YOU HAVE, UH, OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON THE REPORT? UM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WANT TO THANK TAMLIN FOR BEING SO EFFICIENT AND MAKING, UH, MAKING, UH, THIS REPORT HAPPEN WITH, OF COURSE, THE HELP OF THE, THE CHAIR AND THE COMMISSION.
UM, IT IS TRULY A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE DETAIL AND THE INFORMATION YOU GUYS REQUEST ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE MORE, UM, FILLED OUT ANNUAL REPORTS, COMPREHENSIVE, UH, REPORTS.
AND THAT'S DUE TO, TO YOU AND YOUR ABILITY TO FIND ITEMS THAT ARE CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE LONG BEACH MARINAS.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO EVERY YEAR.
UM, A MORE ROBUST REPORT EACH YEAR.
UM, AND A LOT OF THAT COMES UPON STAFF DOCUMENTING A LOT OF PHOTOS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND WE CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON OUR PREVIOUS SUCCESS.
UM, ALSO THE TIMING, UM, I'M THINKING IT'S GOOD RIGHT BEFORE A BUDGET CYCLE, UH, TO HAVE AN ANNUAL REPORT.
THAT'S ANOTHER SET OF, UH, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE MARINE BUREAU.
WERE THERE ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONS TO THAT REPORT OR ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION? YOU KNOW, I I WAS, I WAS IMPRESSED, TIM, YOU, YOU KEEP REALLY GOOD RECORDS.
UH, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT, DID I REALLY SAY THAT? I GUESS I DID
UM, BUT IT IS, AS OUR CHAIRWOMAN HAS ALWAYS STATED, UH, WE'RE ONLY HERE FOR THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THEM KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT NOT THIS COMMISSION DOES, BUT WHAT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT DOES.
AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
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COMMISSION HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB BY BEING SPOKESPEOPLE OUT THERE.I MEAN, FOR KEEPING, AND I I SAY THIS ELIZABETH ON COMMISSIONER, WHAT YOU'VE DONE ON KEEPING, WHEN WE PUT PLANTS IN, ARE THEY REALLY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO PUTTING THE RIGHT PLANTS IN? NOBODY ELSE WOULD'VE DONE THAT.
SOMEBODY SAYS, LET'S JUST PUT THE PLANTS IN AND BE DONE.
YOU'VE ACTED ON THAT ORA WHAT YOU'VE DONE TOO.
I JUST THOUGHT I, I'M BLESSED TO EVERYBODY THAT GIVES BACK AND DOES WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO, UH, I THINK IT'S WELL DONE.
UH, EMILY DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? UM, ALL IN FAVOR IN, UH, ACCEPTING THE REPORT AS DISTRIBUTED.
UH, SAY GOODBYE BY SAYING AYE.
UH, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AS YOU ALL RECALL, A LAST MONTH WE HAD A HARD STOP OF FOUR 30 MM-HMM
AND, UM, WE DID RUSH THROUGH A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO HEAR MORE DETAILS ON, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS AND, UM, SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AND PREPARATION FOR THE GRAND PRIX.
I THINK THERE'S A, AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO DO A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE TO HEAR, UM, WHAT ALL YOUR FOLKS HAVE BEEN DOING WITHIN THE MARINE BOROUGH.
SO I, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT REPORT.
AND, UH, WE'LL PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ENTERTAIN THE, THE, UH, ORAL UPDATES.
UH, I'LL START WITH A SO MOVED.
NOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
MR. LELAND, CAN YOU PROCEED WITH YOUR REPORT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S, UH, LET'S HOP RIGHT IN.
WE'LL START WITH, UH, MARINE PATROL AND, UH, SUPERVISOR HENRY JONES.
BEEN A WATCH THREE SUPERVISOR FOR PRE PATROL.
UM, LAST MONTH, UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT, UH, HIGHER CALL FOR SERVICE.
WE HAD OVER 2000 CALLS, UH, TOTAL.
UH, 130 OF THOSE CALLS WERE DISPATCHED DIRECTLY TO US.
AND OFFICER INITIATED WAS, UH, 1,891 CALLS.
UH, AGAIN, ALL COMPRISED OF THAT 2000, UH, NUMBER, UH, IN REFERENCE TO SITES ISSUED, WE ISSUED, UH, ABOUT 50 MORE FISHING SITES THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
SO WE WERE PRETTY ACTIVE ON THAT PART, UM, AS, AS WELL AS, UH, FOUR MORE TRESPASS SITES THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
SO WE WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVE, WHICH IS GOOD.
UM, AND EVEN OUR PARKING SITES GREW UP THIS MONTH, OR LAST MONTH, I'M SORRY.
SO I THINK WE WROTE ABOUT, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT FIGURE, BUT I THINK WE WROTE ABOUT MAYBE 30 OR 40 MORE PARKING SITES, UM, LAST MONTH.
SO, AND ALL THOSE CATEGORIES WE'RE UP, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS AGAIN, A GREAT THING.
UM, AS FAR AS POSITIVE KNOWS, UM, WE HAVE ONE OFFICER THAT'S GONNA BE GETTING OFF TRAINING THIS MONTH COMING.
UM, IT'S GONNA BOOST UP OUR NUMBERS AND WE JUST RECEIVED THREE NEW OFFICERS THAT ARE GONNA START TRAINING THIS SATURDAY.
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING AS WELL.
AND, UH, WE ALSO RECEIVED FOUR BRAND NEW BIKES THE OTHER DAY, SO YOU GOTTA BE SEEING US OUT THERE WHEN, WHEN IT GETS WARM RIDING THOSE DOCKS, AND EVERYBODY'S PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO YEAH, SOME NICE BIKES, BUT, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY GOT INTO QUESTIONS, BIKES, HAD THE SIRENS AND STUFF ON 'EM TOO IN THE LIGHTS, LIKE THE LONG BEACH PD HE DOES, DON'T HAVE.
YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET, BUT SERGEANT MC BAY, UH, GONNA ORDER THOSE.
I DUNNO WHEN THEY'RE GONNA COME, BUT IT, IT'LL PROBABLY COME.
BUT WE DID HAVE THOSE ON OUR OTHER BIKE, SO, UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA ARRIVE.
BUT YEAH, WE DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GENTLE.
YES, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OFF, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A, UM, POLICE BOOK NOW AT, UH OH, RIGHT AT YES.
AND I WAS HOPING THAT YOU GUYS, IT'S YOUR GUYS, UH, IT IS.
SERGEANT ADE DID BRING IT, AND HE DOES TAKE US OUT ON IT ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT TRAINED ON THAT, UH, BOAT.
BUT, UH, THE, THE PORT UNITS DO COME AROUND AND THEY DO TAKE IT OUT AND THEY CRUISE THE ARENAS AND TRY AND PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT ON TOP OF, SO STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THE OTHER THING, UH, THIS IS TODAY I NOTICED THAT ANI ANI IS TAKING DOWN THE, UM, ARENA SHORES, UM, STRIP MALL, ALL OF IT.
AND IN THE MARINE A LOT TODAY, THERE IS A 40 FOOT TRAILER PARKED
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WEST MARINE HERE BY SAN, THAT IS A, THAT IS NOT, UH, THAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE STREET.
UH, UH,
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WORKED WITH THEM TO, TO PERMIT THAT SPACE FOR THEM TO USE FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED WHAT I KNEW IT WAS
ANY GOOD LUCK WITH THAT VOTE? YEP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I GET MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THE, THE FISHING LINE, UH, CITATIONS, UHHUH, WE WANNA ENCOURAGE THE HOBBY.
UM, ARE THE, YOU KNOW, TELL ME SOMETHING, THEY'LL MAKE ME HAPPY.
ARE THEY, IS IT THAT YOU'RE WATCHING THAT FOLKS THAT THEY'RE REALLY FAKING FISHING AND THEY'RE TRESPASSING? OR IS IT THAT THEY JUST KNOW THE, DON'T KNOW THE PROPER AREAS? ARE THEY COMPLIANT? WELL, WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? WELL, WHEN WE DO, UH, MAKE CONTACT, 'EM, WE'VE RECEIVED A CALL FROM SERVICE FROM THE BOAT OWNERS.
THEY KNOW THE LAWS, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS TRESPASSING, FISHING ON THE DOTS, SO THEY'RE BASICALLY THEIR EYES AND EARS OUT THERE.
SO WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY GIVE US A CALL AND WE RESPOND.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WITH ALL THE ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS WE'VE BEEN HAVING RECENTLY, WELL, NOT RECENTLY, BUT PROBABLY WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS OR SO, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REALLY BE PROACTIVE AND TRYING TO PULL IN ON IT, TRY AND FIX THOSE ISSUES BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME THEFT DOWN THERE.
SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN REALLY AGGRESSIVE WITH SOME OF THE BOAT OWNERS.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO, UM, FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THAT.
WE'VE BEEN ISSUING SITES, BUT SOME PEOPLE, THEY'RE REALLY COOPERATIVE 'CAUSE OUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THEM AND THEY HAVE A GREAT ATTITUDE.
YOU KNOW, WE TELL 'EM THE RIGHT PLACE TO FISH, YOU KNOW, AND WHERE TO GO.
AND, UH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND EDUCATE, YOU KNOW, HELPS OUT A LOT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THAT BALANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ON EXTRA BREAK.
I GET TO SEE ALL THE KIDS OUT THERE WITH, I SAW KIDS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FISHING POLES AND I'M LIKE GOING, YEAH.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND I THINK WE'RE GOOD ABOUT GETTING SIGNAGE IN THE RIGHT PLACES.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT'S BETTER.
YEAH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING, LIKE I SAID, TRYING TO MAKE, AND THEN ON THE PARKING THAT, IS THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE PARKING IN BOAT OWNERS DURING THE FARMER'S MARKET OR WHAT, WHAT IS THAT PREDOMINANTLY? OH, YOU TALKING ABOUT THE FISHERMEN WHEN THEY GO DOWN? WELL, NO, NOT THE FISHERMEN ONTO THE NUMBER OF PARKING CITATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN, OH, WE HAD 30 MORE THAN BEFORE.
SO IS THAT, SO WHERE IS THAT? YEAH.
UM, THOSE ARE, LIKE I SAID, MOSTLY CONCENTRATED DOWNTOWN BY SHORELINE.
USUALLY RIGHT AROUND ONE 60 SHORELINE.
UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME DOWN THERE DURING THE WEEKENDS AND THEY PARK THERE AND THEY DON'T READ THE SIGNS, WHICH IS CLEARLY POSTED.
AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, UH, THE BOAT OWNERS CALL AND WE RESPOND AND WE ISSUE PARKING CITATIONS, SO AS WELL AS
BUT YEAH, MOST OF THEM ARE USUALLY DOWN ON THAT SIDE.
I'M BUSIER DOWN THERE ISSUES, SO.
ANDREW, JOE, CAN YOU TAKE A MOMENT, JUST, UH, TOUCH ON, UH, THE, THE ONBOARDING OF THE NEW, NEW SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICERS? JUST HOW MANY REAL QUICK? UH, WELL, THE THREE THAT WE JUST GOT THAT ARE STARTING TRAINING SATURDAY, THEY'RE ALL TRANSFERRED FROM THE INNER CITY.
UM, JUST LIKE OFFICER LOVA, THE FEMALE THAT WAS HERE WITH ME LAST MONTH.
UM, SHE'S ALSO FROM THE JAILS AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE KICKED OFF TRAINING THIS MONTH.
SO SHE'LL BE ON HER OWN HERE SHORTLY.
BUT THE NEW THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM THE JAILS AS WELL, ONE'S A SUPERVISOR AND TWO ARE, UH, JUST REGULAR TAILORS, SO.
SO IN REGARDS TO ALL THE, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, B, C, H AND BAKER AND MARINA DRIVE, NOW THAT THOSE, THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GONE, THERE'S NO LIGHTS THAT USED TO BE REALLY LIT UP AND, AND WITH, UM, WE TRIED TO WORK WITH CONGRESSIONAL PLACE TO LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT, BUT THERE WAS WHEN, UH, AT FIRST THE CITY, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON, ON THE, ON STUDEBAKER AND THEY TURNED THEM OFF.
AND NOW IT'S THE SAME KIND OF THING NOW WITH ALL, EVERYTHING ON ANI, YOU KNOW, THAT USED TO HAVE LOTS OF LIGHTS, NOW THERE'S NO LIGHTS.
SO THAT'S, THAT LITTLE PIECE OF STUDEBAKER IS REALLY DARK.
WE DID WORK WITH, UM, HOLLAND TO GET, UM, UM, A MARKER THERE.
THEY PAINTED IT, THEY, THEY'RE LEAVING THEIR LIGHTS ON THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET MORE LIGHT IN THAT AREA AT NIGHT, 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY DARK IN THAT LITTLE PIECE OF CONCRETE PIECES OF, I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S GOT ALL KINDS OF MARKS ON AND YOU'RE RIGHT, RIGHT THERE DUE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER SET OF LIGHTS IS GONE.
SO WE NEED MORE LIGHTS ON THAT.
AND CAN I COMMENT, ADAM CHAIR, UH, HAVE YOU CHECKED WITH THE CITY COUNCILWOMAN? NOT SINCE THAT'S TRULY, THAT'S REALLY GOTTA GO THROUGH THE, THE, THE CITY COUNCIL.
'CAUSE THEY CAN GET WITH THE TENANTS AND FIND OUT WHY THE TENANTS, YOU KNOW, CAN PUT UP LIGHTS.
BECAUSE I KNOW IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MARINE, THE MARINE
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PATROL MORE THE CITY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN NOTE IT AS WE DO.YEAH, WE, WE DID DO THAT WITH, UM, I MEAN, THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE LIGHTS ON.
WELL, WE WORKED WITH ASHLEY HOLLAND TOOK CARE OF CONTACTING THE CITY FOR US.
UM, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY, IT'S BEEN A WEEK TWO WHEN IT'S JUST, I'VE MADE IT UP TOO, SO IT'S JUST GREAT.
I WILL SEND, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOUR REPORT.
OKAY, THEN WE'LL UH, JUMP INTO THE RAIN.
WE'LL START WITH, UH, COREY FORSTER AND MARINE MAINTENANCE.
ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK.
WE'VE BEEN COMBATING A LOT OF GRAFFITI.
UM, THESE SLIDES HERE SHOW, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP THAT'S COMING UP.
WE'VE PAINTED ALL THE BENCHES ON THE PIER.
UM, WE ATTACKED PLOT PARK AND WE ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN MARINA IN THE THIRD SLIDE, UH, ADDRESSING ALL THE ON OUR TRASH ENCLOSURES.
SO WE'VE BEEN PAINTING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE TRASH ENCLOSURES.
AND THEN, UM, IN THE FOURTH SLIDE WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, I BELIEVE THAT'S D TWO RESTROOM IN THE DOWNTOWN MARINA.
WE WENT IN AND, UM, REPAINTED ALL THE WALLS ON THE INSIDE.
IT REALLY OPENED UP BRIGHTENED PLACE.
UM, AND THEN WE PAINTED THE EXTERIOR AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE HOW DINGY OUR FLOORS WERE IN THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT D TWO AND D FIVE.
SO WE CAME IN AND WE, UH, LAID EPOXY FLOORING DOWN, AND IT IS A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE.
UH, WE DETAILED THE FISHING BRIDGE OVER IN ALAMEDA BAY, UH, REMOVE THE TOP WOODEN CAP AND PUT DOWN A
UM, FISHERMEN SEEMED TO REALLY LIKE IT.
AND WHERE'S THAT LOCATED? UH, JUST AS YOU GET TOWARDS TODD'S OFFICE, YOU STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, YOU CAN CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE GOING INTO SEAL BEACH.
UH, WE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT THAT DAMAGED THE RETAINING WALL.
THAT WAS AT OCEAN AND GRANADA.
IT LOOKS LIKE KELLY'S UP NEXT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUICK DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
I'M WALKING NOW WITH MY DAUGHTER.
SO, AND SHE LIVES DOWN THERE AND SHE HAS ME WALK, AND NOW SHE'S TAKING PICTURES AND SENDING 'EM TO ME.
AND I SENT 'EM TO TODD AND I SENT ANOTHER PICTURE FROM MY DAUGHTER, DRINKING FOUNTAINS LOADED WITH SAND.
I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT DO THAT PROBABLY PURPOSEFULLY.
UM, BUT CLEANLINESS OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND THE AMOUNT OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
DO WE, DO WE MONITOR THOSE EVERY DAY WHEN PEOPLE GO OUT BECAUSE IT, IT IS, SOME OF THEM ARE DISGUSTING.
SO IF WE GET IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S A DRINKING FOUNTAIN THAT'S CLOCKED AND WE'LL GO OUT AND WE'LL SERVICE IT, UM, THEY ARE NOT CLEANED ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING COMING DOWN FROM THE OLYMPICS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE, PEOPLE CHANGE THE TRASH CANS.
HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO GO BY AND JUST SCOOP OUT THE SAND OR WHATEVER, BUT JUST TO WIPE DOWN IT, IT'S, IT'S GROSS
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BUILD INTO IT.
UM, THE, THERE IS A DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT THE TOP OF, UH, 36TH.
THE 36TH PLACE AT THE END OF BLUFF PARK.
I SAW IT NEWLY INSTALLED, AND AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT WAS, UM, SHEET METAL, SILVER STEEL.
AND THEN WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME IT WAS PAINTED BRIGHT BLUE, LIKE THIS COLOR BLUE
AND THAT PAINT IS NOW LOOKING PRETTY BAD.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS PAINTED, BECAUSE IT, I'M NOT SURE EITHER.
IT'S A STAINLESS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A STAINLESS CABINET.
IT'S, IT'S TWO STAND, UH, TWO DRINKING FOUNTAIN SIDE BY SIDE.
THEY WERE, BUT, AND THE STEEL LOOKED PRETTY GRAY COMPARED TO WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE, AND THEN SUDDENLY WITHIN WEEKS IT WAS PAINTED AND THE PAINT IS NOT HOLDING ON.
UH, ONE BIG THING FOR, UH, CORY'S TEAM WITH THE RESTROOMS, THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IF YOU TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING, PEOPLE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT TOO.
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AS YOU ALL KNOW, A HIGH, HIGH USE, HIGH VOLUME AREA.UM, SO THIS ENHANCEMENT THAT COREY AND HIS TEAM ARE TAKING, UH, WE'RE HOPING WE'RE GONNA SEE DIVIDENDS FROM THAT WITH THE FACT, HEY, IF, IF WE'RE TAKING CARE OF IT, IF WE'RE PUTTING A A REALLY GOOD PRODUCT OUT THERE, OUR HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT PRODUCT.
SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THOSE DIVIDENDS.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S OUTLIER SITUATIONS, BUT, UH, SO FAR SO GOOD.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOUR TEAM DOES IT.
UH, AND I, I MEAN THIS IN THE GREATEST SENSE OF WALKING IN AND HAVING OVERFLOWING TOILETS BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE PURPOSELY, YOU KNOW, CLOG THEM AND STUFF.
I MEAN, IF THEY HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY DAY, I MEAN, IT'S GOT TO, IT IS GOTTA FIXATE IN THEIR HEAD TOO, BECAUSE IT'S GROSS.
I MEAN, IT'S A DESIRABLE WORK OUT THERE.
I KNOW THAT'S WHAT JOSHUA, THAT'S ONE OF HIS JOBS THAT HE DOES.
AND TO KEEP THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE THAT I, YEAH.
AND LIKE I WAS SAYING, HE HAS SOME OF THE HARDEST RUNS.
THE BELMONT PIRE IS A TOUGH RUN, AND SO IS THE BEACH RUN.
AND SO HE'S SHUFFLED AROUND THROUGHOUT SEVERAL AREAS, BUT HE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.
UM, NOT SURE IF WE HAVE, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THE AREA THAT WE HAVE THAT'S BETWEEN LEEWAY SAILING CENTER AND US SAILING CENTER.
AND I FREQUENT THAT AREA QUITE A LOT.
AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE, I MEAN, WE ALWAYS HAVE SIGNAGE ABOUT YOU CAN DO CERTAIN THINGS IN CERTAIN AREAS, BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I'M THERE, I'M ALWAYS PICKING UP TRASH.
AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF TRASH CANS THERE.
IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TRASH CANS, IT'S THAT FOLKS AREN'T CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES, OR LIKE, THEY EAT THIS CANDY AND THEY PUT THE WRAPPER ON THE GROUND AND THEN THEY THINK SOMEONE ELSE IS GONNA COME PICK IT UP FOR THEM.
AND I DON'T MIND PICKING UP AFTER OTHER FOLKS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE US TO ASK PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.
SO HAVE WE DONE ANY LIKE, UM, PURPOSEFUL SIGNAGE OR, UH, HAD ANY CAMPAIGNS LIKE PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT, KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU GO CAMPING? YEAH.
EVERYTHING YOU TAKE BRING THERE, YOU TAKE WITH YOU.
SO YOU TAKE YOUR TRASH OUT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THOSE NEW TRASH CANS, WHICH ARE AT EVERY SINGLE WALKWAY, BUT PEOPLE ARE NOT PUTTING THEIR TRASH IN THOSE RECEPTACLES.
UM, AND, AND THERE'S GOOD HUMANS WHO PICK UP AFTER OTHER FOLKS AND PARENTS WHO PICK UP AFTER THE KIDS.
BUT HOW ARE WE TEACHING PEOPLE TO MAKE OUR BEACHES SUSTAINABLE IF WE DON'T ENCOURAGE OUR OWN PARTICIPANTS? AND SO, UM, I I, THIS ISN'T A, IT IS NOT A SIMPLE ANSWER, BUT I THINK THAT AS STEWARDS OF THE MARINE AREA, UM, IF THERE'S IDEAS OR THINGS THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN OR BRING TO THE PUBLIC TO DO THAT, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN.
I HAVE A MEETING COMING UP WITH OUR, UH, COMMUNITY INFORMATION OFFICER.
UM, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE TOPICS IS HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO BUY IN TO OUR BEACHFRONT? UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY USES OUR BEACHFRONT, BUT NOT EVERYBODY BUYS INTO IT.
UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME DOWN AND LIKE YOU SAID, THEY PACK IN, BUT THEY DON'T PACK OUT.
AND WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF, A LOT OF REFUSE FROM THAT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST, NOT JUST US CLEANING IT UP, BUT IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, PLASTICS AND THOSE THINGS GETTING INTO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.
SO WE HAVE SOME, SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITY HERE GOING INTO THE SUMMER TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE A, A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR BEACHFRONT AND OUR, OUR PARK SPACES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR NEW COMMUNITY INFORMATION OFFICER IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
I, I KNOW AT ELEVATED BAY YACHT CLUB, THEY HAVE SIGNS THAT TALK ABOUT IT'S THEIR TRADITION AND THEIR CULTURE TO BUS YOUR OWN STUFF.
AND THEY EVEN HAVE SIGNS SAYING THAT.
UM, AND, AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALSO FLOW DOWN TO OUR DAY CAMPS.
THAT IT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE IN LONG BEACH.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN TRASH.
WE PICK UP, YOU KNOW, IF WE SEE SOMETHING OUT THERE, WE DROP IT IN THE BARRELS.
UM, IF, IF THAT CAN FLOW DOWN, I THINK WE START WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT'S GONNA THEN TEACH ALL OF US, UH, BY THEIR GOOD EXAMPLE, TRIPLE THE SIZE OF THE POOP BAG.
DOGS POOP BAG, HUMANS TRASH BAG, SAME BIODEGRADABLE BAG.
MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR STUFF THERE 'CAUSE THEY CARRY IT OUT.
THEN IT GETS SANDY AND THEY JUST, IF WE WALK AWAY AND NO ONE'S LOOKING AT US ANYMORE.
BUT THAT WAY WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT, THERE'S A BAG.
THEY CAN PULL A BAG OFF, GO IN WHEN THEY'RE DONE WITH THE TRASH THEY PUT
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UP AND THEY GO BACK BY THE CAR DROPPING THE TRASH.NOW WITH, UM, O TOOL UPPING IS GAME ON THE COFFEE SALES.
HAS THAT HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT AT ALL? HAVE WE NOTICED KELLY? NO, I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN, WE SEE, UH, AN INCREASE THERE IN DECEMBER AND ON VALENTINE'S DAY, BUT THEIR TRASH LOOK IS, IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.
UM, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN ANYTHING FROM COFFEE SIP.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANNA START WATCHING, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US THAT WALK ALONG THAT AREA FREQUENTLY.
WHERE'S THE COFFEE THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT, UM, ON THE GUN TO GET AWAY? HE'S HAD IT, BUT NOW HE'S JUST BEEN MORE PROACTIVE.
IT'S USUALLY JUST FOR THE COFFEE AND HE'S OPENING EARLIER AND EARLIER AND INCREASING HOURS AND, OKAY.
IS HE A PERMITTED CONCESSIONAIRE? YEAH.
ON THAT NOTE, WE'LL MOVE TO BEACH DAVIS AND KELLY ARMSTRONG.
MOVING ALONG TO BEACH MAINTENANCE.
I HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES FROM MARCH, UH, OR FROM FEBRUARY THAT I DIDN'T GET TO PROVIDE LAST MONTH.
AND A COUPLE NEW UPDATES THIS MONTH.
I'LL GO THROUGH SOME VISUAL PICTURES HERE.
OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE TEAM, UM, IN MARCH, WE GOT SOME, UH, STARTING TO GET SOME SOUTH SWELL AS WE MOVE INTO THE SUMMER SEASON.
UM, SO PENINSULA, UH, HAD A REALLY HEAVY DAY OF SOME WAVES.
OUR TEAM WAS, UM, UH, QUICK TO REACT AND WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD THAT, UH, BEACH UP AND PLACE A BERM THERE, UH, RELATIVELY QUICK WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.
UM, AND THAT PROCESS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, UM, WITH, UH, PROACTIVE RENOURISHMENT, UH, AND BACK PASSING ON OUR PENINSULA.
UH, OCEANSIDE, UH, AGAIN, AS WE MOVE INTO A BUSY SPRING BREAK, UH, SUMMER SEASON, WE'RE DOING OUR LARGE AREA, UH, CLEANING AND SIFTING ALONG THE BEACH FRONT.
UM, AFTER FEBRUARY AND, UH, SOME STORMS, UH, OUR BEACHES ARE REALLY STARTING TO TURN AROUND AND GET CLEAN AND, UH, FOR, UH, THE BUSY SEASON AHEAD.
ALSO, ANOTHER PICTURE THERE IN THE RIGHT SIDE, I THINK THIS THING HAS A LASER, BUT, UH, THAT'S 10TH PLACE.
WE HAD AN ISSUE THERE WITH, UM, SOMEONE WHO WAS USING THE BLUFF AND BRINGING DOWN SOME MATERIAL AND BUILDING SOME WALKWAYS AND BENCHES THAT, UH, WERE NOT PERMITTED.
UM, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND REMOVED THAT, CLEANED THAT SPACE UP, UH, AND MADE IT SAFE.
UM, ALSO ON BEACH, UM, TOTALS, FEBRUARY WAS 150 TONS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
UM, MOVING ON HERE, UH, AGAIN, SO THIS PAST MONTH DURING MARCH, WE DID A, A REALLY BIG NOURISHMENT EFFORT ALONG OUR, UH, INNER BAYS ON THE PENINSULA.
SO WE REFER TO THEM AS 55TH BAY AND 69TH.
UM, BUT THOSE TWO STRETCHES OF, UH, BEACH RECEIVED JUST ABOUT 5,000 TO 6,000 TONS TOTAL, ABOUT 2,500 TO 3000 EACH SIDE.
UM, SO A LOT OF NEW SAND BROUGHT INTO THOSE AREAS.
UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT SAND TO PROVIDE A, A BETTER RECREATIONAL SPACE AND ALSO HELP WITH, UM, KING TIES AND EROSION, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
UM, MOVING ON HERE TO, UM, OUR, OUR GROUNDS DIVISION HAS BEEN REALLY HARD WORK.
UH, THEY ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN, UH, SOME OF THE WORK ON THE INNER BAYS OF THE PENINSULA, REMOVING, UH, A LOT OF, UH, INVASIVE PLANTS, UM, THAT WERE COMING OUT ONTO THE BEACH FRONT.
UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON PROTECTING OUR BACK FLOW ENCLOSURES FROM THEFT AND VANDALISM.
THAT'S A NEW ONE THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED AT 55TH PLACE.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING THAT IRRIGATION SYSTEM BACK ONLINE.
IT'S PRETTY DRY, UH, OVER THERE AND HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UH, AND ALSO, SO THIS WAS MAYBE BACK IN FEBRUARY, THE DOLPHIN FOUNTAIN IN THE, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS PLANTED AND VIBRANT.
WE HAVE THE CHECKERED, UH, FLOWERS INSTALLED AND READY FOR THE GRAND PRIX, WHICH IS, UM, APRIL 18TH.
UH, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER PLANTS FOR THE GRAND PRIX, WE GOT THE WINTER CIRCLES GOING IN, UH, A NEW TREE THERE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN SOME STORMS. UH, SOME IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE.
UM, AGAIN, SOME STORM DAMAGED TREES
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AT MOTHER'S BEACH.UH, THAT TREE HAD TO BE REMOVED.
AND THE RIGHT SIDE HERE, THIS IS A BIG IRRIGATION BREAK THAT WAS OVER ON THE CORNER, UH, NEAR SECOND AND MARINA.
AND SO WE NEEDED TO GET THAT REPAIRED FIRST BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, DO OUR LAWN TO GARDEN, UM, EVENT THERE.
SO WE, UM, I THINK WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THAT.
UH, THAT LAWN TO GARDEN WAS, UH, ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF TURF, UH, REMOVED AND INSTALLATION OF, UH, NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT, UH, LANDSCAPING, UM, SURF RIDER.
YOU'RE DOING IT WITH SURF RIDER? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
THEY BROUGHT IN, UH, VOLUNTEERS FOR, UH, A COUPLE OF SATURDAYS IN A ROW.
UH, WE ALSO WORKED WITH, UM, LONG BEACH, UH, CONSERVATION CORPS TO COME AND HELP US, UH, PLANT, UH, THE INSTALLATION.
AND MY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT WAS A, A PROJECT THAT WAS REALLY DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH, UM, UH, RAIN CAPTURE ON THE PROPERTY.
WITH BIOSWALES AND THE NOTION OF, UH, KEEPING WATER ON THE PROPERTY RATHER THAN LETTING IT GO INTO THE'S, THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
ALL OF OUR LAWN AND GARDEN PROJECTS, UH, WE WORK WITH LONG BEACH UTILITIES AND METROPOLITAN AND WATER DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE CERTAIN, UM, REQUIREMENTS OF EACH PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DESIGNED IN A CERTAIN WAY.
UH, AND HAVE, UM, RAIN AND WATER RETENTION FEATURES.
UH, REAL QUICK, YOU GUYS, UH, SUPER, SUPER PROUD OF KELLY AND HIS LANDSCAPE TEAM FOR THIS LAWN GARDEN PROGRAM IN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH LEADING THE CITY IN, IN CONVERTED, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGE.
UM, I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT, BUT THEY'RE DARN CLOSE.
AND IT SAVES THE CITY MONEY, RIGHT.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEND AS MUCH MONEY WATERING IT.
AND WATER IS ONLY GONNA GET MORE SCARCE.
DOES THE GRAND PRIX SUPPLY ANY DOLLARS FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO? YOU DO.
NOT US, BUT WHAT YOU DO, UH, BEAUTIFYING THAT AREA WITH THE CHECKERED FLOWERS AND PUTTING ALL THE FLOWERS.
DOES THE GRAND PRIX PAY FOR ANY OF THAT? UM, NO, NOT THAT I KNOW OF, BUT A LOT OF THAT SERVICE THAT WE DO, UH, IS PART OF OUR REGULAR SERVICE.
WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE'RE TRANSFERS THAT WE JUST DO CERTAIN COLORS.
YOU FREE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU GO IN TO BEAUTIFYING, TO BRIGHT LINING THINGS AND ALL THE CURBS THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
YOU WOULD THINK SOMETHING LIKE THE GRAND PRIX COMING IN, WE SHOULD GET SOME MONEY THAT GOES TO THE MARINE BUREAU FOR THAT AND ALL THAT WORK.
WELL, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY FOR, FOR THE THINGS THAT WE DO.
NOT, NOT WE AS IN THE MARINE BUREAU, BUT THE CITY DOES FOR THE CITY.
WELL, WELL THAT WAS PART OF SOME OF THAT LEASE AGREEMENT.
I REMEMBER 30 YEARS AGO, PROCESSING AT AP AT THE GRAND PRIX.
THE PEOPLE YOU USED TO PLANT THOSE BEFORE IT WENT OVER TO A CITY RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT, UH, FOR, YEAH, DEFINITELY FOR US, FROM A MARINE BUREAU'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S, IT'S PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD.
AND MAKING, MAKING SURE THAT OUR AREA LOOKS PRISTINE ON NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION.
IT IS REALLY EXCITING WHEN YOU SEE THE CAMERAS SPAN AROUND AND THE DOLPHIN AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE PLANTS
SO OUR QUEENSWAY BAY TEAM, I THINK WE'RE MOVING ON TO THEIR AREA HERE.
AGAIN, SOME OF THAT IRRIGATION REPAIR.
UM, BUT DOWNTOWN REALLY GETTING READY FOR, UM, EVENT SEASON KICKS OFF WITH THE GRAND PRIX.
WE'LL MOVE INTO, UH, THE BIG GREAT PRIDE FESTIVAL.
AND THEN, UH, APART FROM THAT, EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT OF A FOOD EVENT OR A, A RUN OR SOME SORT OF EVENT HAPPENING.
UH, SO VERY BUSY SEASON AHEAD.
UH, SO THEY'RE PREPPING, UH, SOME DOCKS WITH NEW HOSES.
UH, THEY ARE PAINTING ALL OF THE WAY, UH, WAYFINDING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT RAINBOW HARBOR.
UH, THEY'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO DO A LOT OF, UH, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK TO, UH, THAT'S A WAVE FOUNTAIN.
UH, WE PUT NEW AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM DOWN THERE.
OUR TEAM IS ALSO WORKING ON THE SOUTH WATERFRONT.
UM, CONTINUING TO REMOVE, UH, STORM DEBRIS FROM RIP WRAP, UH, ALONG LIKE HOTEL MAYA, UH, AREA AND, AND AREAS ALONG THAT WATERWAY, UH, BENCHES ARE GETTING, UH, KIND OF CLEANED UP AND REVITALIZED, UH, PAINTING GOING ON, UH, NEAR PINE AVENUE FOR, UH, AND THAT AREA'S KIND OF IMPORTANT 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY IN THE GRAND PRIX RIGHT.
SO THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING, UH, PROCESS FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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RECEIVED A LOT OF, UH, REPAIR WORK RECENTLY, AND IT SHOULD BE WORKING, UH, THIS WEEK.UH, I THINK IT WAS TEMPORARILY WORKING DURING PRESS DAY.
UH, BUT IT NEEDS TO GET WORKING ON A AUTOMATIC BASIS, SO.
UH, AND THIS IS, I THINK, PART OF OPERATIONS REPORT HERE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW MUCH DETAIL ON IT, BUT YEAH, WE HAD SOME ISSUES OVER AT, UH, HARBOR LIGHTS.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT, UH, CONTIGUOUS.
THIS IS CONTIGUOUS ERA NOT IN OUR AREA OF OVERSIGHT.
UH, WE WERE CALLED IN TO HELP OUT TO SUPPORT, BUT, UH, I KNOW, UH, IN THE PAST, THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION HAS HAD THEIR EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON OVER AT THE HARBOR LIGHTS, UH, MARINA AREA.
AND SO, UH, THE PROCESS OF UPDATING RE REVITALIZING AND RECONSTRUCTING THAT AREA IS ONGOING AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP.
UH, BUT THIS IS, UH, INDICATIVE OF, OF WHERE THEY'VE MOVED OUT MOST OF THE, UH, THE, THE ISSUE DOCKS.
BUT THERE ARE STILL THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO ADDRESS.
SO WE'RE MORE THAN WELCOME, MORE THAN WILLING TO ASSIST OUR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS SAFETY ISSUES LIKE THIS.
I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN HAVING MASSIVE SALES WITH THOSE SKI DOS OVER THERE.
LOTS OF TV COMMERCIALS AND YEAH.
THAT'S PROMOTION OF THOSE, THE SALES OF THOSE ITEMS. YEAH.
THAT'S, UH, SKI, UH, JET SKI CATALINA.
WELL, BUT NOW THAT THEY'VE ADDED SUCH A HUGE SALES COMPONENT AND THEY'RE ALREADY TOURING, I THINK IT CAUSES A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T AS EXPERIENCED WALKING THOSE DOCKS, THE DOCKS AND THE AREA THAT THEY USE IN THIS LOCATION IS WELL MAINTAINED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
THEY DO A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB MAINTAINING THEIR SPACE.
IT'S THE SPACES THAT ARE NOT READILY ACTIVE ON A DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY BASIS THAT ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT'S NOT READILY ACTIVE.
YOU EVER FIND OUT WHERE THE DOCK CAME FROM? UH,
DID YOU, UH, UNABLE TO, UH, ASCERTAIN THE TRUE ORIGIN?
UH, THEY'RE DOING A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB OF, UH, UH, DOCK WALKS.
UM, UH, LINDSAY, ONE OF OUR, UM, ONE OF OUR MARNA AGENTS, UH, SHE'S IN THE DIVISION OF BOATING WATERWAYS, DOCK WALKERS PROGRAM.
AND SHE'S ONE OF LIKE THE STATE LEADERS IN COMMUNICATING OUT, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, UH, CLEANUP, UH, PRODUCTS TO BOATERS.
SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF HER AND ALL OF OUR MARINE AGENTS FOR WHAT THEY DO OUT IN THE FIELD TO KEEP OUR DOCKS AND OUR MARINAS CLEAN.
UH, THIS IS, UH, BACK TO MARINE MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS JUST A, YOU KNOW, JUST A BREAKDOWN OF, UH, WHAT THEY DO, WHERE THEY DO IT AND HOW THEY DO IT.
UH, THE BLUE IS AL BAY, THE GREEN IS DOWNTOWN MARINA.
AND, UH, THE OTHER BLUE IS BEACHES.
BUT, UH, YOU SEE HOW MUCH WORK THEY DO IN, THESE ARE SERVICE REQUESTS.
SO EACH ONE IS A TASK ITEM THAT THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS.
GRAFFITI ALWAYS MEANS TO, IT'S SO SAD THAT VANDALISM AND GRAFFITI SETS US BACK SO MUCH AND ALL THE THINGS WE'D BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST SOME MARINE DEPARTMENT, IT'S ALL AROUND LONG S IT'S EVERYWHERE.
IT'S, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PICK UP TRASH AND PAINT OUT GRAFFITI.
AND I HAVE, I HAVE TO ASK JASMINE, WHEN YOU WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCILWOMAN, THAT WOULD, I'M SURE THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE, THE CALLS THAT YOU RECEIVED PROBABLY EVERY DAY WAS GRAFFITI IN THAT AREA.
AND DUMB ITEMS. BUT I WOULD ALWAYS SAY GO LONG BEACH.
AND WE ARE TIED INTO THE GO LONG BEACH APP, AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW.
SO IF, UH, IF AND WHEN SOMEBODY ASKS YOU, OH, HEY, I NEED TO GIMME A NUMBER.
CALL, CALL, UH, SEND TO THE GO LONG BEACH APP.
AND, UH, KELLY AND COREY'S TEAM BOTH GET THOSE ON A DAILY BASIS AND OH, I'M SENDING THEM.
THE BEST PART ABOUT IT'S, IT'S GPS, UH, LOCATED SO THAT THEY CAN FIND THAT SPOT IMMEDIATELY.
UM, THE QUESTION WITHIN THE COMMISSION, A QUESTION FROM JOAN.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF, UH, WITH THE POSSIBLE STORM WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS WEEKEND, IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE BIG? IS IT SUPPOSED TO AFFECT THE PENINSULA OR IS IT JUST SUPPOSED TO PASS OVER? 'CAUSE AT FIRST IT WAS THREE DAYS, THEN IT'S DOWN TO TWO DAYS,
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AND NOW ONE DAY THERE'S LIKE A 10% CHANCE OF RAIN, UH, TOMORROW NIGHT, 30 40% DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.AND THEN IT REDUCED WAS DOWN ON SUNDAY.
IS IT 80? IT WENT UP, IT WENT UP TODAY TO 80%.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOME RAIN ON SUNDAY, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE WAVE ACTION OR SWELL THAT IS COMING IN THE DIRECTION.
THAT'LL BE EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL FOR THE PENINSULA.
YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, KELLY AND HIS TEAM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST OUT THERE AND THEY MAKE IT, WHATEVER, WHATEVER WE FACE, THEY'RE GONNA ADDRESS.
WHEN YOU FOUND THAT, JOAN, YOU HAD A QUESTION? SO, COMMENT, JUST, UH, ABOUT THE GRAFFITI.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE SEEN, ESPECIALLY TRAVELING IN EUROPE, IS THAT THEY, WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT OF GRAFFITI AND GRAFFITI PROBLEMS, THEY HARNESS THE ARTISTS AND THEY GIVE THEM A SPACE.
AND, AND THAT BECOMES THEIR PROTECTED SPACE.
AND, AND IT TAPS INTO THEIR CREATIVITY.
IT TURNS IT FROM A PROBLEM INTO REALLY A TOURIST, UM, THING AND SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.
AND IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.
I MEAN, I, I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANY NUMBERS, OF COURSE, JUST AS A TOURIST.
AND IT IS WHEN THEY'VE DONE THAT ALONG.
AND IT'S ALSO LONG CANAL IS MOSTLY WHAT I'VE SEEN 'CAUSE WE'RE HUNDRED PEOPLE.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY AMAZING AND IT'S, AND IT'S ACTUALLY FREE AND INTERESTING TO LOOK AT.
UM, IT'S TAKEN A PROBLEM AND MAKE A SOLUTION.
SO, BUT MOST, MOST OF IT I JUST ADD GOING TO YOUR, YOUR COMMENT, UH, WORKING, UH, WITH UPS IN ROME WHEN I WAS THERE, UM, ANY GRAFFITI ON ANY WALL IS CONSIDERED ARTWORK IN THEIR EYES.
SO NO ONE GOES AND CLEANS OFF ANY OF THE GRAFFITI.
IT'S ALL CONSIDERED ARTWORK, WHICH IS JUST BAFFLING BECAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE
I HAVE A WHOLE BOOK ON THE GRAFFITI.
THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
BUT ANY GRAFFITI, UH, THEY DON'T ARREST ANYBODY 'CAUSE THEY CALL THEMSELVES ARTISTS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MANAGEMENT REPORT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, SO ANYTHING THAT WE'VE NOTICED WITHIN, CAN YOU GO BACK? IS THAT YOUR TEAM? IS THAT THE WHOLE TEAM? THE PICTURE? THANKS FOR HEARING.
IS THAT ONE OF THE, UH, PARKS AND REC COMPETITION? YEAH.
IS THAT WHAT THAT WAS? WE COULD REITERATE THAT ONE AGAIN.
BUT IT'S JUST THAT, THAT'S A NICE PICTURE.
MAYBE DO YOU POST IT IN THE MAGAZINE OR THE, UH, THERE WE GO.
WE TAKE, UH, WE TAKE A COUPLE PICTURES EACH YEAR.
WE HAVE OUR, UH, OUR YEARLY, UH, BREAKFAST TOGETHER WHERE WE BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER JUST TO, JUST TO KIND OF HAVE A MEAL TOGETHER AND ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, ERC UH, SUMMER PICNIC BARBECUE WHERE WE TAKE ANOTHER PHOTO.
AND THIS IS OF THE, UH, THE, OUR SEPTEMBER BREAKFAST, BASICALLY.
LET'S, LET'S HAVE A, LET'S HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BREAKFAST TOGETHER.
BUT, UH, YOUR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO GO AGAINST YOU IN A ART OF DODGE BALL.
I GOT, I GOT SOME PEOPLE YOU'LL NEED TO IZE THAT ITEM.
WE'RE SLIGHTLY COMPETITIVE, SO WE'RE SLIGHTLY, WE'RE NOT.
SO I'M ALSO GONNA SAY THAT, UH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DID SOME REALLY AMAZING, UM, PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT WOMEN'S MONTH.
AND, UH, THE GREAT WOMEN WHO ARE STAFFING OUR CITY SERVICES.
AND IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I OPENED UP ONE OF THOSE MESSAGES AND THERE WAS TAB AW, RIGHT THERE.
AS A, I WON'T SAY POSTER CHILD, BUT SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO THAT
SHE LEADS THE WAY FOR THE MARINE BIRD.
IT WAS A, A SIMPLE, SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, WHO DO YOU, WHO DO YOU, WHO DO YOU PUT IN FOR THAT, THAT HONOR? IT WAS VERY SIMPLE.
WHAT SHE'S THINKING RIGHT NOW.
WE, WE ARE, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE.
SO WE HAVE THE, UH, MOTION ON THE TABLE.
WE WE'RE GONNA RECEIVE AND FILE THE ORAL REPORT.
OPPOSED? MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THREE COMMITTEE
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REPORTS, THE EXECUTIVE FINANCE AND THE POINT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST COMMITTEE.WE'LL START OUT WITH OUR, UH, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK.
UH, AND IT WAS THERE THAT WE REALIZED WE NEEDED A, UM, A VENUE, UM, THAT THERE WERE NO HESITATIONS FROM ANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, UM, ON ATTENDING.
AND THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP HERE.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE WITHIN CINDY ALLEN'S COUNCIL DISTRICT.
IT ALSO KIND OF HELPS MEET ANOTHER ONE OF OUR GOALS, UM, TO SERVE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY BY MEETING IN VARIOUS PLACES.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING THAT REQUEST TO STAFF.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A SPECIAL MEETING ON OUR AGENDA.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, UH, HEARD SOME OTHER REPORTS AND I THINK EVERYTHING WAS INCORPORATED WITHIN OUR AGENDA.
THAT WAS JUST PRIOR, UM, TO OUR MEETING TODAY.
AND I KNOW THERE WAS, UH, CORDA YOU HELD THAT, CHAIRED THAT MEETING.
AND HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.
UM, SO, UH, PORTIA AS ALWAYS DOES A TERRIFIC JOB TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, ON, ON A MONTH, MONTH, QUARTERLY BASIS, BASICALLY.
OR, UH, PARK, REC PARK, I SHOULD SAY LONG BEACH MARINE BUREAU AND OUR, THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES THAT ARE GOING ON.
UM, THE NOTION OF COMPARISON BETWEEN, UM, THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 AND WHAT ACTUALS ARE, AND, UM, NOTHING REALLY OUT OF ORDINARY.
I WILL SAY SHE HELPED US WITH, UM, SOME OF THE FUN VEGETARIAN SPEAK.
LIKE, UM, WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN THERE'S A, AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE REVENUE FOR THE MARINE BUREAU? WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO? RIGHT.
AND THAT'S CALLED A BFA OR BUDGETARY FUNDS AVAILABLE.
AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR THAT THE MONEY DOES NOT GO AWAY, BUT IS USED IN OTHER WAYS WITHIN THE
SO, UM, JUST SAY, UH, ALWAYS INFORMATIVE, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDER.
CAN YOU TELL US, SHE USUALLY GIVES THE PERCENTAGE OF, UH, UH, OCCUP OCCUPANCY IN THE MARINAS? NO, WE'RE AT, UH, WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T COVER THAT IN THE FINANCIAL REPORT TODAY, BUT IT IS 94%.
I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON FINANCE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON FINANCE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? THE GOOD, THE GOOD THING AND, AND OUR CHAIRWOMAN NOTED TOO IS THAT 4,144,721 IS OUR ESTIMATED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, WHICH IS GREAT AFTER EVERYTHING'S PAID OFF TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FUNDS IN IT.
UH, HOPEFULLY YOU ALL ALWAYS SAY, UH, HOPEFULLY A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS WILL GO TO ASSURE THAT SOME OF THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE TO ADD ON AND TO FIX MORE RESTROOMS, UM, WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY, UH, UH, IN THE MARINE AREA.
UM, MY OTHER QUESTION, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, BECAUSE WE REFINANCED IN THE MARINA, DOES THAT, DOES THAT CARRY OVER THAT 4.4 MILLION THAT WAS ANTICIPATED FOR THE END OF THE YEAR? DO WE GET TO KEEP THAT OR DOES IT HAVE TO GO BECAUSE OF THE, THE CHANGES IN, UM, THE FINANCING NOW OF THE MARINA? I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT, UH, NO, WE KEEP IT, AND SHE DOES HAVE A REALLY GREAT WAY OF EXPLAINING AND COMMUNICATING THE BOND REFINANCING TRANSACTIONS WITH THE BOND AND WITHOUT THE BOND.
SO WHAT DOES CHANGE IS THE DEBT SERVICE PERCENTAGE AS A RESULT OF THAT.
AND, UM, SO JUST TO SAY, UM, WE KEEP THAT MONEY AND IT IS PUT TO GOOD PURPOSE.
UH, AS IN THE
IT HAS OUR MATH PACKETS IN THERE AND THAT'S WHERE THE, UM,
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UPLOADING OF, UM, THE AUDIO VERSION OF OUR MEETINGS ARE STORED.THERE'S ALSO VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND, UM, ALSO UPLOADED THIS WEEK WAS A, UM, A VIDEO OF A STUDY SESSION THAT TOOK PLACE WITH TOM MOA EXPLAINING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THE INS AND OUTS OF THE BUDGET AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THINGS ARE CARVED OUT WITHIN SPECIFIC BUT, UM, BUCKETS THAT YOU CAN'T USE FOR OTHER THINGS.
AND I THINK WHEN WE HEAR PEOPLE, UM, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ARE YOU SPENDING SO MUCH ON A CAPITAL PROJECT WHEN WE HAVE A DEFICIT, IT'S, UM, AN OUTSTANDING EXPLANATION GIVEN BY OUR CITY MANAGER.
AND IF YOU GET QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET, I SUGGEST DIRECTING PEOPLE THERE.
UM, 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY COMPREHENSIVE IN WHAT HE SAYS.
ANYTHING ELSE ON FINANCE THAT IT'S COMING BACK OVER TO YOU ON OUR, UM, HOW IS THIS SURFING? YES.
OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE, UM, HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST HAS SOME, HAD A VERY INTERESTING MILESTONE AT THE END OF MARCH.
AFTER TWO YEARS, WE HAVE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED A SITE FOR OUR PROPOSED MEMORIAL WITH, UM, THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FOLKS AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, WHO GRACIOUSLY GAVE US A TOUR IN EARLY MARCH TO WALK THE GROUNDS AND IDENTIFY AN AREA THAT WE FELT A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT WE FELT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS MEMORIAL.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ONE, AND THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT WOULD BE IS THAT IF YOU'RE FACING THE FRONT OF THE AQUARIUM WITH THE, UH, NON-OPERATING WITH YOUR, WITH ON THE ESPLANADE, LET'S JUST SAY YOU'RE ON THE ESPLANADE AND YOU'RE FACING INLAND TO THE AQUARIUM BUILDING AND THE NON-OPERATING FOUNTAIN IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU, IT WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT.
IT'S THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
BUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ESPLANADE, IT'S ALL VERY, UM, LANDSCAPE, LAWN, LARGE TREES, BUT A VERY LARGE SPACE THAT, UH, WE FELT WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE CHOICES AND THE FACT THAT IT IS TO THE FAR EAST OF THE PROPERTY, UH, ALMOST WITHIN SIGHT LINES OF WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN THAT HISTORIC BEACH ABSOLUTELY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND WE FEEL THAT THERE'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW PEOPLE ONTO THAT PART OF THE, UH, AQUARIUM'S PROPERTY.
SO THAT WAS ONE REALLY GREAT PIECE OF NEWS.
UM, THE SECOND IS THAT, UH, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A DESIGN IN CONCEPT FOR WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE, UH, AS FOR A, FOR A STATUE AND, UM, AN ACTUAL MEMORIAL.
WE'RE GONNA BE MOCKING UP SOME OF THIS AND WE'LL HAVE SOME VISUALS IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT WE THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
UM, AND THEN, UM, ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART IS WE'RE KICKING OFF A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN JUNE.
UH, LASTLY, I HAD AN, AN AMAZING COMPENSATION WITH THE LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION HERE IN LONG BEACH.
LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS THE MUSEUM DOWN ON, UM, OR THEY'RE THE ONES THAT CONTROL AND MANAGE THE MUSEUM DOWN ON MAUREEN STADIUM.
AND THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE, UM, A 1930S ORIGINAL PADDLE BOARD FROM THE ERA.
IT'S BUILT WITH STRUTS ON THE INSIDE HOLLOW, RIGHT? UM, BUT IT IS THE TYPE OF BOARD THAT WOULD'VE BEEN USED IN THIS CONTEST, WHICH WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? IS THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT BOARD AS WE GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND START TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THIS EVENT AND WHY A 13 FOOT LONG BOARD WAS USED AND HOW IT WAS USED, UM, HISTORICALLY AS A RELIC OF THE TIME.
SO THAT WAS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART.
AND THE VERY LAST THING IS THAT THE LIFEGUARDS ARE HAVING A KICKOFF LUNCHEON IN MID-JUNE FOR THE SEASON.
THE LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION HOSTS AN EVENT FOR THE CURRENT CLASS OF LIFEGUARDS TO START OFF THEIR SEASON WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH'S EMPLOYEES, AND WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DO A KICKOFF AT THEIR EVENT AT THE TABLE, AND A SMALL PRESENTATION AND A PITCH
SO I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU WITH THE THOUGHT THAT WE ARE MOVING AHEAD.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ARE GONNA BE VERY ACTIVE FOR US.
SO FOUNDATION IS OBVIOUSLY PART OF THIS.
UM, AND MAY I SAY PLEASE, EVERYONE START PUTTING ON YOUR THINKING CAPS.
WHO DO YOU KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS, AS THE EXPRESSION GOES, DONE WELL IN THEIR LIFE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP US WITH A DONATION AS WE MOVE AHEAD? WE HAVE A, A BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $20,000
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TO START.AND, UM, WE ARE INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, UM, UM, BUSINESSES, UM, ANY KIND OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATION THAT YOU CAN THINK OF IN YOUR LIFE, YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN LONG BEACH THAT COULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS KIND OF HISTORIC, UM, MEMORIAL.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE SURFERS, BUT THEY MAY APPRECIATE THIS, UH, LONG BEACH HISTORY.
AND, UH, THE NOTION THAT WE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR FUNDING BY WAY OF SURF RIDER FOUNDATION TO HELP US MOVE AHEAD.
SO KEEP YOUR, YOU KNOW, KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OUT.
SEND ME IDEAS, EMAILS ANYMORE.
I'M, I'M NOT AFRAID TO TALK TO ANYBODY, SO THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER KATE, THE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT IN TO PARTNER ON THIS AND THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE UPON.
UM, WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE TOP ODDS FROM THE AQUARIUM ARE OFFERING YOU OPTIONS YES.
WHEN SURF RIDER IS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO HELP YOU.
UM, WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THIS COMMITTEE, UM, WAS BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS AND, BUT, UM, BEYOND MINE.
BUT I'M GONNA ALSO JUST SAY, SO I, I I, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING.
AND I THINK THERE'S SUCH AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE LONG BEACH HISTORY, THE HISTORY OF SURFING, UM, THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND THE NOTION THAT THERE IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH FOLKS.
UM, AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE AND JUST TALKING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE DOES A LOT OF THINGS.
SO IT'S PEOPLE CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? ANYTHING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? ALRIGHT.
IN FAVOR OF, UM, RECEIVING THOSE THREE COMMITTEE REPORTS AS PRESENT.
MOVING ON TO OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE ON MAY 7TH, PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE'LL GET TOWARDS THAT ON THE, UH, UH, MEMBER MEETINGS.
I'LL DO FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT PART.
UM, AND THAT, THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MAY 14TH AT TWO 30.
AND, UH, THE VENUE IS, UH, TBD, UM, AT THIS POINT.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS FROM THE MISSION? I DO, I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM, THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING IN MID-APRIL.
THEY WILL BE CONSIDERING AN AGENDA ITEM, UH, ABOUT AN EVENT HAPPENING IN LONG BEACH OR PROPOSED FOR LONG BEACH.
IT'S THE BIG BANG ON THE BAY IS APPEALING A DECISION TO STOP FIRE POLICE FIREWORKS OVER ALLEG BAY.
SO I INVITE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO TUNE IN TO SEE HOW THE COMMISSION HANDLES THAT.
IT'S AN APPEAL TO, UH, A DENIAL TO ALLOW THE FIREWORKS TO CONTINUE.
SO, SO, UH, IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE COASTAL COMMISSION DEALS WITH THIS.
UH, MOVING AHEAD, 9:00 AM GON SORRY, 9:00 AM 9:00 AM TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET COMMENTS IN ON THAT.
RIGHT? SO WE'VE KIND OF MOBILIZED THE FORCES TO TRY TO DO THAT FOR THE OTHER CLUBS.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON ANYTHING? QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, A PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE GET TO THE, ARE WE THERE? AND WE'RE READY.
SO MY NAME'S JOAN WITH, I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH MARINAS BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
WE'VE DISCUSSED PARKING METERS IN THE A BM PARKING LOTS BEFORE, BUT TODAY THE ISSUE IS REQUIRES SOME IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
UM, FUNDING FOR THE BELMONT POOL WILL, UM, RELY UPON IN PART THE REVENUES CREATED FROM THE CURRENTLY NON ASSISTANT PARKING METERS IN ALAMEDA BAY.
THAT'S SHIFTS THE CONVERSATION FROM A LONG TERM CONCEPT TO AN ACTIVE PROPOSAL FOR REAL IMPACT ON THE MARINA.
THE CITY IS SCHEDULED TO APPROVE POOL FINANCING IN JUNE.
THE, UH, CITY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A PRESENTATION TO A BM PARKING CONVERSATION IN THE SPRING.
THIS IS NOW SPRING AND I DON'T KNOW THAT A DATE HAS BEEN SET.
THAT PRESENTATION MUST INCLUDE MORE THAN JUST SLIP HOLDERS, MARINE MERCHANTS, AND OUR LONG STANDING STAKEHOLDERS.
PARKING ACCESS IS INTEGRAL TO THEIR OPERATIONS, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF PARKING METERS WOULD DRAMATICALLY
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AFFECT THE VALUE, UM, EQUATION.UM, UH, WITHOUT A CLEARLY DEFINED REVENUE SHARING FRAMEWORK, WHILE THE CITY, UM, WILL ULTIMATELY DESIGN THE, IS DECIDE THE ISSUE LOCALLY COASTAL COMMISSION WILL APPROVE, WILL STILL HAVE APPROVAL REQUIRED, AND IT WOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE TO APPROACH THE COASTAL COMMISSION WITH A UNIFIED AND WELL UNDERSTOOD POSITION AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS THAT REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY ON A TIMELY, UM, INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.
SO SINCE FEBRUARY, 2022 LETTER THAT THE MAC WROTE AND SENT TO THE MAYOR, BOTH THE MAC AND BOW, I HAVE CONSISTENTLY ASKED FOR PRESENTATIONS ON THE PLAN TO CONVERT PARKING TO A BM.
WE ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO FEEL THE IMPACT OF THESE DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
SO BEFORE ANY PARKING METERS IN OUR INSTALLED, UM, LEVOA RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THREE ITEMS. ONE, FIRST TO CONTINUE THE PROTECTION OF SLIP HOLDER PARKING, CONSISTENT WITH THE LONG BEACH COASTAL PLAN THAT INCLUDES 0.75 PARKING SPACES PER SLIP.
SECOND IS TO CONTINUE THE LONGSTANDING POLICY OF THE MARINE BUREAU, ALLOWING SLIP HOLDERS TO USE THOSE SPACES FOR GUEST PARKING.
AND THIRD, AN UPDATE OF THE VERIFY AND TO VERIFY THE ACCOUNT OF SLIP HOLDER PARKING SPACES AND TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ANY PRIOR INSTALLATIONS.
IN THE WALKER STUDY, THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE TWO, WE WERE 288 PARKING SPOTS SHORT.
UM, SO FINALLY WE ASKED FOR A CLARIFICATION ON ENFORCEMENT.
A RED CURB LINE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT BOAT OWNER PARKING SLIP, OR PARKING FROM METERED PARKING LOT.
SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION SUPPORT THESE REQUESTS AND EXPEDITE THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IS LIKELY TO VOTE IN JUNE.
IN MY FORMER CORPORATE LIFE WORKING WITH JAPANESE COMPANIES, WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS A DQA, A DYNAMIC QUICK ACTION REQUIRING THAT YOU CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE AND GET THINGS DONE BECAUSE THE SKY IS FALLING.
AND AS YOU KNOW, NOTHING WOULD BRING ME MORE JOY THAN TO SPEAK TO YOUR COMMENT, BUT BECAUSE WE BEHAVE UNDER THE BROWN ACT, UH, WE WILL HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 3 42.