* 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. [00:14:40] WOW. [00:14:41] ALL [00:14:41] RIGHT, FOLKS. [CALL TO ORDER] UH, WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL. IT'S TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH. I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US. WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DARRYL SONO AFTER ROLL CALL. OKAY. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR ROLL CALL [ROLL CALL] [00:15:01] . COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE. COUNCILMAN SONO. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN KERR. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. PRESENT VICE MAYOR URANGA. COUNCILWOMAN THRASH. ENUK. COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI. HERE. MAYOR RICHARDSON. I AM HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER SUBINA, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR RICHARDSON. UH, TONIGHT I'M THINKING ABOUT MY GRANDDAUGHTERS KAYLA AND ELLIE WHO ASKED ME TO INTRODUCE FLAT STANLEY, WHO'S AFFIXED TO MY MONITOR HERE TONIGHT. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] AND, UH, STANLEY IS, UM, VISITING THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL. SO WE'D LIKE TO ALL WELCOME STANLEY. HE'S PART OF A SCHOOL PROJECT. UM, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE AUDIENCE TO, UH, JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE SO YOU CAN REFLECT ON THAT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. IF THE AUDIENCE CAN PRE PLEASE RISE IN BODY OR IN SPIRIT. FACE THE FLAG, UH, BEEN PRIMING TO MY RIGHT AND, UH, PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART. AND, UH, JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. FLAG THE FLAG. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. SO WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS TO KICK OFF THE MEETING THIS EVENING. WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR VERY FIRST ONE, PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH. WE'RE [ Public Health Month] GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, OUR CITY TEAM TO BRING UP OUR LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ALLISON KING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AS WE CELEBRATE 120 YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PAST WEEK, WE ALSO RECOGNIZED NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK, A REMINDER OF THE VITAL ROLE THAT PUBLIC HEALTH PLAYS IN OUR DAILY LIVES, PROTECTING FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES. AS WE REFLECT ON THIS MILESTONE AND THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK, WE RECOMMIT TO ENSURING ALL RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE HEALTHY, THRIVING LIVES NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I DON'T HAVE A CLICKER. OH, I DO HAVE A CLICKER. THERE WE GO. OOPS. PUBLIC HEALTH IS OFTEN INVISIBLE WHEN IT IS WORKING WELL. IT'S THE SAFE FOOD. A FAMILY EATS THE DISEASE THAT NEVER SPREADS THE SUPPORT SOMEONE FINDS IN A MOMENT OF NEED. THIS WORK IS NOT ONE PROGRAM, IT IS A SYSTEM OF PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND RESPONSE THAT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. SINCE 1906, PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN A PART OF THE FOUNDATION OF THIS CITY ACROSS GENERATIONS AND THROUGH CHANGING TIMES, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS REMAINED FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, ACCESS, AND CARE FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS, EVOLVING COMMUNITY NEEDS. THAT MISSION HAS REMAINED STEADY. AND TODAY THAT LEGACY CONTINUES THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS WORK IS CARRIED FORWARD BY DEDICATED PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND STRENGTHENED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY EACH YEAR. THAT WORK REACHES EVERY PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THOUSANDS OF INSPECTIONS THAT KEEP OUR FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT SAFE. THOUSANDS OF VACCINES THAT PREVENT ILLNESS AND PROTECT FAMILIES. AND ACROSS MORE THAN 120 YEARS OF SERVICE, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS HELPED LONG BEACH NAVIGATE COUNTLESS CHALLENGES. TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE HELP ENSURE THAT LONG BEACH REMAINS A PLACE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN LIVE HEALTHIER AND SAFER LIVES. PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOT JUST A SERVICE IN THE FOUNDATION OF A THRIVING LONG BEACH. AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND TAKE ITS PLACE ON THE WORLD STAGE, THIS WORK REMAINS ESSENTIAL TO A PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING 120 YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN LONG BEACH BY RECOGNIZING OUR STAFF, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS TO COME FORWARD FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. [00:20:01] ALRIGHT, WELL, AS THEY JOIN YOU, I'LL TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO, UH, SEND MY GRATITUDE TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY FORWARD. AND TO YOU, ALLISON, 120 YEARS THAT THAT SAYS A LOT. IT DOES. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR OUR CITY. WE MAY REMEMBER THOSE MOMENTS, COV AND OTHER MOMENTS WHERE THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT STEPPED UP, BUT THEY STEP UP EVERY DAY AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY STEP UP. WE HAVEN'T HAD MORE COVID MOMENTS IN OUR CITY. THERE'RE ARE CITY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM AND, UH, AND I SAY THIS A LOT, BUT I'LL REMIND YOU, WE'RE ONE OF THREE CITIES IN THE WHOLE STATE WITH ITS OWN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT'S 120 YEARS OLD. AND SO WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH CITY. IT MAKES OUR CITY STRONGER. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO ALL OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO HELP MY, HELP US MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS IN OUR CITY. LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, PROFESSIONALS. AND I'M GONNA COME DOWN, JOIN YOU FOR THE PHOTO. UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN OR STAND UP BEHIND HERE AND BE IN THE PHOTO AS WELL. YEAH. MAKE SURE YOU CAN, I CAN'T SEE YOU. THERE YOU ARE. YEAH. NICE. PERFECT. OKAY. OOPS. SHE'S OUR, OUR DEPARTMENT. . ALL RIGHT, COOL. OVER HERE. 1, 2, 3. HOLD ON. MAKE SURE AGAIN. ONE, TWO. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, BEFORE THE MAYOR COMES BACK AND STARTS AGAIN, I WANNA SAY THAT 120 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF LONG BEACHES FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY'VE DONE IT WITHOUT ANY INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY. IT'S ALL GRANTS APPLICATIONS. I MEAN, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, HARD, HARD WORK. UH, I WORKED, I HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING AND THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND I WAS ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE LEVEL OF WORK THAT THEY PUT IN THE MEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE FOR THEIR WORK. AND SO I WANT TO ALSO APPLAUD THEM FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER ALL THESE MANY YEARS. AND DURING THE TIME I WAS THERE, THANK YOU. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU DIRECTOR ALLISON. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT. ALRIGHT. AND 120 YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME IN PUBLIC HEALTH. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH IN LONG BEACH. UH, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THIS DEPARTMENT CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER 120 YEARS DESPITE WHATEVER'S HAPPENING IN THE WHITE HOUSE. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, [ National Public Safety Telecommunications Week] NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. WHAT A MOUTHFUL. WE ARE INVITING UP DIRECTOR OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. REGGIE HARRISON. COME ON. COME ON, COME ON DOWN. DRAW CLOSER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS, POLICE, FIRE, EMERGENCY, MEDICAL, UH, DISPATCHERS DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC, UH, COMMUNICATIONS WEEK, BUT ALL YEAR LONG, THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THEIR PROFESSION. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS ARE A LIFELINE TO OUR RESIDENTS IN THEIR GREATEST TIME OF NEED, BUT NOT ONLY TO OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL, WHO DEPEND ON OUR DISPATCHERS TO PROVIDE THEM TIMELY, ACCURATE, CRITICAL INFORMATION SO THAT THEY ARE WELL INFORMED WHEN THEY ARRIVED, WHEN THEY ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. LAST YEAR, OUR DISPATCHERS ANSWERED 500,000 CALLS AND DISPATCHED OVER 300,000 EMERGENCY UNITS. I'M JOINED WITH [00:25:01] OTHER DISPATCHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL. SO WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY DISPATCHERS, UH, IN THE CITY THAT'S HELPING TO KEEP THIS CITY STAFF SAFE. WE HAVE DISPATCHERS AT THE AIRPORT WHO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STAFF THERE. WE HAVE DISPATCHERS AT THE PORT WHO IN, WHO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR TERMINAL OPERATORS. WE HAVE DISPATCHERS IN PUBLIC WORKS WHO DIRECT STAFF THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY, UH, WHEN WE HAVE OUR WINTER STORMS, WHEN I INTERACT WITH THEM MOST FREQUENTLY, DIRECTING STAFF TO FALLEN TREES AND, AND STUFFED, UH, DRAINS. UM, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE DISPATCHERS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES AS WELL WHO ASSIST RESIDENTS IN PAYING THEIR UTILITY BILLS, INCLUDING PARKING TICKETS. WELL, I SEE THEM QUITE OFTEN, BUT I AM, UM, VERY PROUD, UM, TO RECOGNIZE AND AND CELEBRATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. UH, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, TOM MORICA, AND, AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UM, AS, AS, AS A WHOLE, UM, DISPATCHERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE. AND WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WELL, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE HARDWORKING DISPATCHERS. THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUUM. UH, YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON THAT PEOPLE HERE FROM WHEN THEY CALL IN THAT EMERGENCY MOMENT. WE KNOW THAT'S HARD ON YOU TOO. SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ABLE TO SERVE, UH, SERVE THE PUBLIC AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES BY SERVING OUR EMPLOYEES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN WE GET, WE'RE GONNA JOIN YOU DOWN THERE FOR A PHOTO. THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO LEFT YOU A COUPLE LITTLE GIFTS THERE AT, AT, AT UD DIET AS WELL. THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE USE TO HELP YOU HAVE A STRICT GIFT POLICY TO HELP YOU. IT'S LOADED THRESHOLD, SO YOU'RE GOOD. BUT WE, SOME OF THOSE THINGS TO HELP US WITH OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. IT'S A MUG. IT'S A MUG BELOW THE GIFT LIMIT, JOSH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, [ Cambodian New Year] UH, CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR, WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT TO COUNCILWOMAN SORROW FOR A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL DO MY BEST TO KEEP IT IN 10 MINUTES, BUT I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, . UH, SO HAPPY NEW YEAR. UH, IT'S WONDERFUL TO, UM, SEE YOU ALL AGAIN AS WE COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THIS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL TIME FOR THE CAMBODIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITY. THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION OBSERVED IN MID-APRIL IS ROOTED IN CAMBODIA'S AGRICULTURAL HISTORY FOR GENERATIONS. IT FOLLOWED THE RHYTHMS OF THE LAND. AFTER MONTHS OF HARVEST, FAMILY, FAMILIES FINALLY HAD TIME TO REST, GATHER AND CELEBRATE. THAT SENSE OF PAUSE AND RENEWAL STILL CARRIES THROUGH TODAY, EVEN AS OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN AND SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD. AT THE HEART OF THIS HOLIDAY ARE TRADITIONS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, FAMILIES VISIT TEMPLES, OFFER FOOD TO OUR VENERABLE, AND PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONIES THAT CENTER ON GRATITUDES AND BLESSINGS. WATER CONTINUE TO BE A POWERFUL, POWERFUL SYMBOL REPRESENTING, CLEANSING, RENEWAL, AND THE WASHING AWAY OF THE PAST. TO MAKE SPACE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE ARE PROUD TO BE HOME OF THE LARGEST CAMBODIAN POPULATION OUTSIDE OF CAMBODIA. AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. AND IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO [00:30:01] UPLIFT, PROTECT, AND ALSO CELEBRATE MY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE SAW THAT SPIRIT IN ACTION FROM THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR PARADE AND FESTIVAL TO THE QURAN, WHICH IS AN INCLUSIVE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE FROM LAO'S, THAILAND, MYANMAR, SRI LANKA, AND PARTS OF SOUTH ASIA. AND THE COMMUNITY SHOWED UP IN FULL FORCE FAMILIES, ELDERS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FROM ACROSS THE US AND EVEN PARTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES, CAME AND GATHERED IN LONG BEACH TO CELEBRATE, TO ENSURE THAT THESE TRADITIONS CONTINUE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECOGNIZE THAT PRESERVING CULTURE IS AN ONGOING EFFORT. MANY OF IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE LANGUAGE BARRIER, ECONOMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND THE REALITIES OF BALANCING TRADITION WITH LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY. AND YET, DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THE KAUAI COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO THRIVE WITH RESILIENCE, PRIDE, AND UNITY. AS WE MARK THIS NEW YEAR, I INVITE US ALL TO EMBRACE THE ANGEL'S BLESSING, A BLESSING OF RENEWAL, OF COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY. LET US CONTINUE TO HONOR THE PAST WHILE BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE OUR CULTURAL TRADITIONS REMAIN STRONG AND VISIBLE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK TO THE, TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS OF CAMBODIA TOWN, AS WELL AS CAMBODIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, UH, FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK DONE, THE VOLUNTEERS TO MAKING THIS CELEBRATION HAPPEN EVERY YEAR. IT'S, I, IT LOOKS EASY, BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I WANNA THANK ALL ALL OF THOSE WHO, UM, ENSURE AND ALSO JOIN IN AS WELL. UH, SO I'M GONNA ASK, UH, CHAIRWOMAN SATAN AS WELL AS CHAIRWOMAN, UH, OF CAMBODIA TOWN AND CHAIRWOMAN CHTA SAM, WOMEN OF CAMBODIA, AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER TO COME UP. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, A, A SHORT PERFORMANCE FROM THE MID MIDAS, UH, DANCE TROUPE, WHICH IS, THEY'RE GONNA DO THE WHITE DOVE DANCE, WHICH IS . AND THAT IS A SYMBOL FOR PEACE. PEACE THAT WE DEARLY NEED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOOD EVENING, VULNERABLE MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED OFFICIAL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE AND UNFORGETTABLE DAY. IT WAS THE 18 ANNUAL CAMBODIA ATE AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS FILLED WITH JOY, PRIDE, AND THE VIBRANT SPIRIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THOUSAND CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE. AND THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM THROUGHOUT THE DAY TRULY REFLECTED THE BEAUTY AND THE STRENGTH WHO WE ARE. IT WAS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION OF OUR CULTURE AND HERITAGE. IT WAS A DAY THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATION TO COME. THAT AFTERNOON, WE WERE PROUD TO WITNESS THE UNVEILING OF THE CAMBODIA TOWN GRAND ENGINE BY MAYOR RICK RICHARDSON AND COUNCILWOMAN DR. ZARO. THIS LANDMARK STAND AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF THE RESILIENCE, DIGNITY, AND ENDURING SPIRIT OF THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE IN AMERICA. THIS MOMENT HAD BEEN JESUS IN THE MAKING, AND THAT DAY IT BECAME A REALITY. I EXPRESSED MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO MAYOR REX RICHARDSON AND COUNCILWOMAN DR. RO FOR THE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS LANDMARK A REALITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION MEAN THE WORLD TO US. I ALSO EXTEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR DISTINGUISHED ELECTED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND DEAR FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT TO MARCH WITH US, CELEBRATE WITH US AND STAND WITH US. THEIR PRESENCE SPOKE VOLUME ABOUT THE STRAIN OF OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE BOND WE SHARE TOGETHER. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SEVEN EXCEPTIONAL GRAND MARSHAL OF 18 ANNUAL CAMBODIA ATE AND CULTURE FESTIVAL. UH, I'M GONNA READ THEIR NAME. EVELYN EVELYN KNIGHT, JAN ASSEMBLY, MOON ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO LAL, ANA SUPER VICE MAYOR ROBERTO YANKA, AND FORMER COUNCILWOMAN TANYA RAY YANKA. THEIR DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH MADE THEM TRULY DESERVING OF DISH HONOR. SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, MRS. SAMUEL MON CHAIRWOMAN OF CAMBODIAN AMERICAN CULTURE CENTER TO COME UP HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU ON THE FOURTH ANNUAL LONG WEEK SAN GRANTA. [00:35:03] THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN SATAN. UM, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, APRIL 5TH, IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US. APRIL 5TH, THE CAMBODIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER HOSTED THE 2026 LONG BEACH ANDRON THERONS EVENT. AS COUNCILWOMAN SULI MENTIONED, IT'S A VIBRANT NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION THAT NOT ONLY CELEBRATED IN CAMBODIA, IT CELEBRATED IN LAOS, MYANMAR, THAILAND, AND, UH, SRI LANKA AND SOME PART OF INDIA. THIS YEAR FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESS DRAWING IN THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, OUT OF TOWN. SOME OF THE PERFORMERS FLEW IN BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S INCLUSIVE AND THEY WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOME SOMETHING THAT THEY KNEW IT'S GOING TO BE TALKED ABOUT FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, A FOURTH YEAR OR SOMERAN. UM, PARTNERING WITH CAMBODIA TOWN, WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE SPACE. WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE FACILITY AND PARTNER WITH LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE. WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP, UM, SHOWING OUR UNITY AND SHOWING OUR SOLIDARITY THAT WHEN WE CELEBRATE TOGETHER, THAT WE'RE BRINGING ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURE TOGETHER WITH US. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CAMBODIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND SPONSOR, UM, OF STRAN AND ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT CARVE OUT TIME TO, UM, BE PRESENT AT THE EVENT AS WELL. SO WE ARE HONORED THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME ON EASTER SUNDAY, MIND YOU, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS EASTER SUNDAY AS WELL, BUT PEOPLE STILL SHOW UP AND, UM, PARTAKE IN THE FESTIVITY, UM, TOGETHER. I ALSO WANNA HONOR, UH, UH, CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COACHING CENTER BOARD. THE COMMITTEE MEMBER, THE BOARD WORKED TIRELESSLY. 12:00 AM 1:00 AM AS SUN SOUND COUNCILWOMAN. SULI SORO SAYS THAT THE EVENT LOOKS REALLY GREAT WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN, BUT THE WORK THAT'S BEEN PUT IN INTO IT WAS VERY MASSIVE. AND EVEN THOUGH I'M IN BED, I STILL GET THE MESSAGE. THEY'RE STILL OUT HERE AT 1:00 AM I SAY, I KNOW BECAUSE YOU WANNA MAKE SURE. I KNOW YOU'RE STILL OUT THERE. WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING AT HOME? RIGHT, . SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE, UH, THE BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT YOU RECEIVE TODAY. UM, A NEW CHAIR IS A, UM, BACK WITH TWO ITEMS IN THE BACK. I WANNA, UM, I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THE SIGNIFICANT OF THE BACK. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK, IT IS, UM, DESIGNED TO, UH, DESIGN TO HONOR THE CAMBODIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE. IN THE BACK, YOU WILL SEE IT'S, UM, QURAN T-SHIRT. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ONE IF YOU DID NOT ATTEND, BUT ALSO THE DU CATALOG. SO THE RURAL CATALOG LAST YEAR, UM, CACC, WERE VERY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THE ROOM. DUAL PROJECT HOSTED BY, UM, UCC. SO THE RURAL PROJECT, THE 50TH YEAR, UM, HONORING THE RESILIENT, HONORING THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION, UM, IN THE LONG BEACH AREA, BUT ALSO GLOBALLY. WE ALSO, UM, RECOGNIZE THE 50TH YEAR OF THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE. SO I WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE RAM RENEWAL BOOK, THANK YOU UCC FOR PRODUCING IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AS THE PARTNER. WHAT I WANNA DO NOW IS INTRODUCE, UM, JESSICA KAHN. MARIE RU KHAN, MIRANDA SA TO PERFORM THE WHITE DOVE, WHICH IS CALLED IN CAMBODIAN. UM, BRI SAW BRIAR SIGNIFY PEACE, UNITY PURITY, AND ALSO IT SIGNIFIES SOLIDARITY. SO THE WHITE DOVE DANCE. [00:42:19] DO WE GO, UM, DID OUR VENERABLE WANNA JUST COME UP AND DO A QUICK PRAYER? IS THAT, OR ARE YOU GUYS OKAY? OKAY. NO. ALRIGHT, WELL, I NEED JUST ASK . THANK YOU. WELL, WE WANNA THANK OUR COUNCILWOMAN TO THE VENERABLE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. SHAMAI, HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE APPRECIATE YOU. UH, AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION THAT WAS. LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR DANCERS. UH, ONE MORE TIME. WE, WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT BOTH, UH, THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR PARADE. WE HAD JUST A WONDERFUL TIME AND THE FESTIVAL AND WHAT WAS THE ONE ON SUNDAY. AND SCRA JUST AN INCREDIBLE TIME. IT'S SUCH A GREAT TRADITION TO SEE EVERYONE OUT SUPPORTING AND PROUD, UH, PROUD OF OUR CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. UH, THE LEGACY, THE HISTORY IN THE CITY. AND WE WERE REALLY PROUD TO UNVEIL THE CAMBODIA TOWN SIGN. WE'VE WORKED SO LONG ON THAT. YOU KNOW, FOLKS WERE LIKE, OH, YOU'RE ONLY SHOWING IT 'CAUSE IT'S ELECTION TIME. NO, WE'VE WORKED ON THAT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY CAME UP WITH A GREAT DESIGN. UH, WE BUDGETED FOR THIS THREE YEARS AGO, AND WE'RE FINALLY IN A PLACE TO DELIVER A GATEWAY SIGN THAT FOLKS HAVE WANTED FOR DECADES IN ADVANCE OF THE 2028 GAMES. SO WE WILL HAVE OUR OFFICIAL GATEWAY SIGN IN PLACE. SO, UH, THE DEADLINE IS HERE. PUBLIC WORKS. HOPE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION. WE GOTTA GET THAT DONE. HOPE, TOM. LET'S GET THAT DONE. ALRIGHT, WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO TO WRAP UP THIS, UH, PRESENTATION. SO PLEASE JOIN US BEHIND THE RAIL. [00:46:20] ALL RIGHT, LET'S TEE UP CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE. [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 10.)] OKAY. I SEE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT. NEED FOR JUSTICE ON ITEM SEVEN. AGAIN, WE'RE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NEED FOR JUSTICE ITEM SEVEN. WELCOME. THANK YOU. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S CALLED NEED FOR CONSENT. IT'S KIND OF WEIRD. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS OR NOT, OR IF THE 1.5 MILLION HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED YET OR NOT, HAS IT? NO, NOT YET. OKAY, GOOD. LEMME START. 1.5 MILLION FOR BIO-TERRORISM. SO, , UM, IT'S REALLY FUNNY THAT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE, IT TALKS ABOUT ANTHRAX, IT TALKS ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER, LET ME, LET ME FIND IT EXACTLY. OH, THERE IT IS. ANTHRAX. THE BIO THREATS OF, UM, PATHOGENS AND DRILLS AND ACTIVITIES AND CONSORTIUM OF TECHNICAL RESPONDERS, MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATION, UM, WHICH, WHICH IS ALL NICE AND ALL. AND THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN BUDGETS. UH, YOU'RE COORDINATING WITH THE FBI. UM, OKAY. FBI. NICE. UH, AND US POSTAL INSPECTORS. OKAY, COOL. BUT THERE'S A BIGGER NEED FOR OUR CITY, AND THAT'S IN THE FORM OF WHAT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. SO LET'S START WITH THE AIR QUALITY IN LONG BEACH. UM, PROBABLY THE WORST IN ALL THE BEACH CITIES. UH, EVERY MORNING WE WAKE UP WITH A NICE BLACK SOOT ON OUR CARS. UM, THAT SAME BLACK SOOT ENDS UP ON OUR HOUSES, ENDS UP ALSO BECOMES DUST INSIDE OUR HOUSE. WE BREATHE IT EVERY MORNING. UM, NOTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. NOTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. UM, WHAT ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT, BUT ALSO LONG BEACH HAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRSPACE IN THE COUNTRY. WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE CHEM TRAILS THAT ARE ON TOP OF US, UM, BLOCKING THE SUN? THEY ALSO FALL OUT AND COME DOWN AS PARTICLES THAT WE BREATHE IN. WHAT ABOUT ANY OF THAT? HAVE WE ASSIGNED ANY OF THAT 1.5 MILLION TOWARDS GETTING HEALTHIER AIR, CLEANER AIR THAT WE BREATHE? UH, IT ALSO BLOCKS THE SUN. SO LACK OF VITAMIN D ALSO IMPACTS PEOPLE'S HEALTH. HOW ABOUT THAT? HAS THAT BEEN DISCUSSED AT ALL? NOPE. OKAY, COOL. UM, WHAT ABOUT THE RAT PROBLEM IN LONG BEACH? I MEAN, I HAD A NEIGHBOR THAT LIVED BEHIND ME. SHE PASSED AWAY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND THEN THE RAT PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT SHE WAS KEEPING RATS. WE CALLED THE HEALTH SERVICE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. UM, MY WIFE WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME, AND I, EVERY MORNING I WOULD GO OUT AND COLLECT RAT DROPPINGS FROM MY BACKYARD. WHAT ABOUT THAT? UM, WE NOTIFIED LONG BEACH PUBLIC HEALTH ABOUT IT. THEY CALLED US, SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S KIND OF AN INCONVENIENCE. WE UNDERSTAND, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. WHAT ABOUT THE RAT PROBLEM IN LONG BEACH? IT'S PRETTY BAD. HAS ANYTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THAT? OKAY, COOL. ALL RIGHT. 1.5 MILLION. UH, OH, HERE'S A REALLY COOL ONE. WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, ASBESTOS THAT COULD BE COVERED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN LONG BEACH? YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE LAGOON PROJECT? FIASCO, ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS AND ARSENIC THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE LAGOON PLAYGROUP THAT SOME OF OUR CHILDREN WERE IN. SHAME. HAS ANYTHING HAVE, HAVE WE TALKED TO ENGINEERING TO SEE ANYTHING IN THE ARCHIVES ABOUT ANY? SIR, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON CONSENT. [00:50:10] COUNCILWOMAN OTI. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT [ PUBLIC COMMENT: Obtain speaker card from the City Clerk Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. ] ONE. I'LL QUEUE UP THE SPEAKERS. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP. UH, AIDEN VEK, ALEXANDER FREEMAN, NAKIA CARTER IN NEED FOR JUSTICE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AIDEN. HI, UM, MY NAME IS AIDEN MOK. I'M A RESIDENT OF, UH, DISTRICT TWO IN LONG BEACH. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF RANK CHOICE VOTING. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE, UH, LONG REACH CHAPTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA, AND I'M THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FOR RCV AND THE LBC. UM, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A BALLOT INITIATIVE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS TO VOTE TO BRING RANK CHOICE VOTING TO OUR, UH, CITY. BY NOW, YOU ALL WOULD'VE RECEIVED CONTACT FROM OUR, UH, CAMPAIGN. AND INCLUDED IN THAT IS A PACKET EXPLAINING WHAT RCV IS AND ITS BENEFITS AND WHY IT WOULD BE, UH, A GREAT THING FOR LONG BEACH. BUT TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THAT PACKET, AND FOR THOSE HERE WHO ARE MAYBE HEARING ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, RANK CHOICE VOTING, ALSO KNOWN AS AN INSTANT RUNOFF. VOTING GIVES VOTERS THE OPTION TO RANK CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND SO FORTH. IF YOUR FIRST CHOICE DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN, YOUR BALLOT COUNTS FOR YOUR NEXT CHOICE. IF A CANDIDATE HAS A MAJORITY MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE, THE FIRST PLACE VOTE, UH, WINS JUST LIKE IN A REGULAR ELECTION. AND IF NO CANDIDATE HAS A MAJORITY, AN INSTANT RUNOFF IS DONE. THE LAST PLACE CANDIDATE IS ELIMINATED, AND THE BALLOTS OF THEIR VOTES, UM, ARE TRANSFERRED TO THEIR SECOND CHOICE. THIS PROCESS IS REPEATED, ELIMINATING THE NEXT CANDIDATE WITH THE FEWEST VOTES UNTIL ONE CANDIDATE HAS MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE. UM, THIS IS EXTREMELY RELEVANT TO OUR SYSTEM IN LONG BEACH. AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, WE DO A PRIMARY ELECTION AND A GENERAL, UM, IMPLEMENTING AN RCV SYSTEM WOULD SAVE THE CITY MONEY AND SAVE CANDIDATES MONEY BY CONSOLIDATING THE, CONSOLIDATING THEM INTO ONE SIMPLE ELECTION. UM, RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF CANDIDATES, UH, WILL, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T SUCCEED IN OUTRIGHT WINNING IN THE PRIMARY, WE'LL HAVE TO DO ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING, UH, FOR LONGER CAMPAIGNS, UH, THROUGH TO THE GENERAL ELECTION. UM, IT ALSO, UH, ELIMINATES THE SPOILER EFFECT FOR VOTERS. UH, MANY VOTERS VOTE DEFENSIVELY AND FEAR WASTING THEIR VOTE ON A LESS POPULAR CANDIDATE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT BE MORE OF AN OUTSIDER TO THE TRADITIONAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES. UM, SO IN THIS WAY, IT INCREASES SENTIMENT TOWARDS, UH, TOWARDS VOTING. UM, IT WILL ALSO, BY CONSOLIDATING THE ELECTIONS ADDRESS ISSUES OF TURNOUT. MANY OF THESE ELECTIONS, UM, ARE DECIDED IN THE PRIMARY BEFORE EVEN GOING TO THE GENERAL, AND YET THE PRIMARY HAS LESS VOTER TURNOUT, SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE GENERAL ELECTION. UM, SO PLEASE, UH, WE'VE ALSO, AS A, AS A CAMPAIGN, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO EACH OF YOUR OFFICES. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CHAMPION. THE EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION HAS SUBMITTED A RECOMMENDATION FOR IT TO BE, UH, TAKEN UP BY THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET WITH EVERY ONE OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT IS ALEXANDER. GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME IS ALEX FREEMAN. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF RCV IN THE LONG BEACH CITY AND KYLE, RCV AS WELL. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD UPON WHAT AIDEN HAS SAID, AND THEN PERHAPS FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON THE PERHAPS LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN LONG BEACH CITY, BECAUSE THAT'S PERHAPS THE STRONGEST PIECE OF PUSHBACK THAT WE WOULD GET. UM, BY MY UNDERSTANDING, THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE HELD BY, THE ELECTIONS ARE RUN BY THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNT, SORRY, THE LOS ANGELES, UH, COUNTY. UM, AND THEIR SOFTWARE DOES NOT YET SUPPORT RANK CHOICE VOTING. AND PART OF THE REASON THEY DON'T SUPPORT IT YET IS THEY'VE SAID NONE OF THE CITIES ARE INTERESTED IN RANK CHOICE VOTING. SO THE, ULTIMATELY THE GOAL HERE IS TO GET A BALLOT MEASURE FOR RANK CHOICE VOTING ON THE BOOKS SUCH THAT THE PEOPLE CAN DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RANK CHOICE VOTING IN THE FUTURE, AND TO IMPLEMENT IT AS A, UM, I FORGET THE WORD. SORRY. IT'S LIKE A TRIGGER CLAUSE. THANK YOU. UM, [00:55:01] SUCH THAT IT WOULD, THIS WOULD MAKE IT OFFICIAL THAT LONG BEACH IS LOOKING FOR THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD IMPLEMENT IT AS SOON IT IS ABLE TO. AND THEN ONCE THE COUNTY FINALLY IMPLEMENTS A SOFTWARE, THE ALL THE PAPERWORK WILL BE ALREADY IN PLACE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT ONCE IT IS AVAILABLE. UM, IT IS QUITE REASONABLY LIKELY THAT THAT RANK CHOICE VOTING WILL BE COMING AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UH, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS CURRENTLY, UM, HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED RANK CHOICE VOTING DURING THEIR, UM, CHARTER REFORM COMMISSIONS. AND ASSUMING THAT THEIR CITY COUNCIL PICKS IT UP, IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT, UH, THE, THE COUNTY OF THE SAME NAME WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, PEOPLE PROBABLY WANT IT. UM, SO ANYWAY, UH, DO PLEASE ASK US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, RANK CHOICE VOTING. WE'D LOVE TO CLARIFY ANYTHING AND I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NAYA CARTER. OH, GO AHEAD. NO, YOU'RE FINE. NO, YOU'RE FINE. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS NAYA CARTER. I'M A PROUD LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR. I'M ALSO A PROUD MOM OF THREE, ALL OF WHOM WERE EDUCATED IN LONG BEACH. I'M A WILSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE CLASS OF 1997. MY ELDEST SON IS A LOS CERRITOS ELEMENTARY, HUGHES MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WILSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. MY MIDDLE SON IS A BERNIE ELEMENTARY GRADUATE, ATTENDED HUGHES AS WELL. MY DAUGHTER'S A OAKWOOD ACADEMY GRADUATE, A HUGHES MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATE, AND CURRENTLY ATTENDS WILSON AT THE WAVE PROGRAM. UH, I ALSO EARNED MY MASTER'S DEGREE FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH. LONG BEACH IS MY HOME. I LIVE HERE, I WORK HERE, AND I SERVE HERE. I'M ALSO A REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE BROKER. AND TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH REALIST ASSOCIATION IN MY SECOND TERM. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS, NA RAP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1947 WHEN ANYONE NON-WHITE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN THE REALTOR ORGANIZATION. TODAY WE HAVE 115 LOCAL BOARDS NATIONWIDE. UH, LONG BEACH REALTORS IS THE 11TH IN CALIFORNIA, THE NEWEST AND THE THIRD LARGEST. SO SUPER PROUD OF THAT. UM, I'M BASICALLY HERE THIS EVENING JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS' SUPPORT. I WANNA THANK MAYOR REX RICHARDSON FOR WELCOMING US OUR FIRST INSTALLATION AT THE GRAND, UH, HE WAS THERE. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DR. JONI RICKS OIE FOR SUPPORTING OUR FIRST COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY, UH, LAST YEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, NUIT THRASH, ALWAYS. OKAY, THERE WE GO. , WE'RE SPEAKING AT OUR INSTALLATION THIS PAST FEBRUARY AT HOTEL MAYA, WHICH WAS GREAT. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, MARY AND DE OKAY, FOR CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY GIVE BACK WHERE WE SERVED HUNDREDS OF LONG BEACH RESIDENTS. I DON'T WANNA PUT YOUR ANYONE'S NAME. UM, AS A ORGANIZATION, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE ACTIVE IN THIS CITY. WE HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROVIDE EDUCATION, PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH RESIDENTS ACROSS HOUSING FROM RENTALS TO HOME OWNERSHIP TO COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WEEK ALONE IS OUR REALTORS WEEK WHERE WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN SERVICE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE LONG BEACH HOME BUYER GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAD SOME REPRESENTATIVES COME AND COME AND PRESENT, YOU KNOW, TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH CREATED SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. CURRENTLY THE BLACK OWNER HOME OWNERSHIP BRAID IN LONG BEACH IS 41%. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE WORK TO DO, WHICH IS WHY WE DO EVENTS LIKE OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY THAT'S COMING UP THIS SATURDAY AT THE SPORTS BASEMENT. SO WE ARE HERE, WE ARE ACTIVE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO LONG BEACH. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WELL, WELCOME NAYA, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. I WILL SAY, UH, THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM. GREAT PROGRAM. YES, BUT PAY ATTENTION TO THE BACKYARD BUILDERS PROGRAM. OKAY. IT'S OUR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PROGRAM. WE'RE THE FIRST CITY IN CALIFORNIA TO OFFER, UH, LOW AND ZERO INTEREST, UM, LOANS. MM. IF YOU ACCEPT A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER OR SOMEONE WHO'S, UH, MEETS INCOME REQUIREMENTS, OKAY. SO A LOWER INCOME FAMILY INTO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, WE GIVE YOU FREE MONEY TO HELP HOUSE IT. NICE. SO, UH, FREE MEANING NO INTEREST COST. UH, I LOVE ON THAT. AND IT HELPS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING THEIR FIRST HOME. OKAY. SOMETIMES THEY NEED THE A DU TO AFFORD THE MORTGAGE BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY. HOW HIGH INTEREST RATES ARE RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. WELCOME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. SURE. ALRIGHT. NEED FOR JUSTICE? HELLO. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, THANK YOU FOR TO THE CAMBODIA, CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY FOR COMING HERE REPRESENTING YOUR CULTURE AND YOUR BEAUTY AND YOUR INTELLIGENCE. UM, I JUST ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE LOOK UP THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE, 1975 TO 1979. PLEASE RESEARCH IT. ALSO, I WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK UP THE PALESTINIAN GENOCIDE, 1948 [01:00:01] TO PRESENT. I'LL START. YOU ALL DISCUSSED ME. YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES, EMPHASIS ON THE SHOULD BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO SHAME. ALLOWING COMPANIES SUCH AS GENERAL DYNAMICS TO OPERATE IN LONG BEACH AND INCREASING THEIR ANNUAL CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION FOR TRAINING PURPOSES FOR ICE'S OFFICE AND FIREARMS AND TACTICAL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE LITERALLY THE WORLD'S SIXTH LARGEST WEAPONS MANUFACTURER AND MAJOR SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS USED IN THE GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIANS. YOU SHOULD ALS YOU HAVE ALSO EXECUTED AND EXECUTING CONTRACTS WITH LEXINEXIS, C-W-C-W-C-D-W, GOVERNMENT, LLC, AND GOVERN GOVERNMENT CONNECTION LLC. THIS IS WHY LONG BEACH NEEDS TO ADOPT THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENING POLICY. NOW, ALL OF THESE COMPANY COMPANIES ARE EITHER SURVEILLING US OR ABUSING US WITH OUR OWN TAX DOLLARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ALL OF THESE CO ALL OF THESE FASCIST COMPANIES HOLD CONTRACTS WITH DHS AND THE CURRENT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU'RE IN CAHOOTS WITH BECAUSE YOU'RE SIGNING THESE CONTRACTS WITH THE DHSI ASK YOU ALL TODAY, WHY ARE YOU WEAPONIZING OUR TAX DOLLARS AGAINST US? WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GAZA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. WHY DO YOU SUPPORT COMPANIES PROFITING FROM THE KILLING AND THE MAIMING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE? WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GAZA NOW IS A BLUEPRINT TO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE WITH ICE. NO ONE CARES TO LOOK. THE MAYOR DOESN'T CARE. HE IS PLAYING ON HIS PHONE. HE DOESN'T CARE. ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS MAKING SURE HE'S SURVEILLING YOU, MAKING SURE HE KNOWS WHEN YOU ARE IN AND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, GIVING THIS INFORMATION TO THESE SURVEILLANCE COMPANIES. UM, ALL I'M ASKING IS PLEASE ADOPT THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENING POLICY BECAUSE AT LEAST WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB, THE SCREENING POLICY WILL BE ABLE TO FREE PALESTINE F**K ICE AND F**K YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GET INTO THE AGENDA NOW. LET'S READ ITEM 12. [12. 26-54465 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 5 of the Long Beach Municipal Code - Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions, amending and restating Chapter 5.35, all relating to Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for a final reading. Approval of this ordinance will create a program that permits home-based food facilities to prepare and sell meals directly to consumers. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 5.35 ALL RELATING TO MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS. READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING CITYWIDE. ALL RIGHT, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM TONIGHT. WE HAD SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, AND SO NOW WE'RE BACK WITH A FIRST READING. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH A STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPEFULLY IF THERE AREN'T SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MIKO ORDINANCE TONIGHT. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, IT HAS TO START THE PROCESS BACK OVER AT A FIRST READING. SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO LET'S MOVE THIS FORWARD. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE WAITING ON IMPLEMENTATION HERE, AND SO AM I. SO, UH, WE WANNA MOVE THIS FORWARD TONIGHT. UH, WE'LL PASS IT TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JUDITH LUNG AND I'M THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU MANAGER WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY AND CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION REGARDING MIKO. ON MARCH 10TH, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED MIKO ORDINANCE AND PROVIDED SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO STAFF. COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR MIKO OPERATORS TO OBTAIN WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OR CONSENT FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS BE REMOVED FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE. IN ADDITION, COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT STAFF DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR INCORPORATING PROPERTY OWNER AND HOA INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE PERMIT PROGRAM THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE OR POLICY BASED APPROACHES RATHER THAN CODIFYING SUCH REQUIREMENTS. COUNSEL ALSO ASKED STAFF TO PRESENT OPTIONS FOR NOTIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS AND HOAS, INCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO TIMING, METHOD, AND CONTENT OF SUCH NOTIFICATIONS. FINALLY, COUNSEL DIRECTED STAFF TO CLARIFY WHETHER PROPERTY OWNER OR HOA APPROVAL IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S APPROACH REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE CALIFORNIA AND HEALTH, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE PROVISIONS. OUR CITY, SORRY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE MECO PROVISION. THEY FOUND THAT THE MECO PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE DO NOT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE OPERATORS TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE A [01:05:01] LETTER OF AGREEMENT OR AUTHORIZATION FROM A PROPERTY OWNER, LANDLORD, OR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. WHILE STATE LAW DOES NOT MANDATE MANDATE SUCH APPROVAL, IT ALSO DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM ESTABLISHING ITS OWN REQUIREMENT THROUGH LOCAL ORDINANCES OR POLICY SHOULD IT CHOOSE TO DO SO. FOLLOWING THE MARCH 10TH COUNCIL MEETING, STAFF MET WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GAIN MORE INPUT REGARDING MIKO IMPLEMENTATION. ON MARCH 23RD, STAFF MET WITH COOK ALLIANCE, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO LEGITIMIZE AND SUPPORT INFORMAL HOME COOKING BUSINESS. COOK ALLIANCE WORKS WITH VARIOUS MECO OPERATORS ACROSS THE STATE AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO ME. MECO COMMUNITY ADVOCATES COOK ALLIANCE RECOMMENDED THAT THE WRITTEN LETTER OF AGREEMENT BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. THEY ALSO EXPRESSED THAT LANDLORDS COULD VERBALLY AGREE, BUT MAY NOT WANT TO SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, NOT ALLOWING AMI ECO TO OPERATE LEGALLY, THIS COULD BECOME A BARRIER FOR AMI. ECO OPERATORS. COOK ALLIANCE ALSO SHARED THAT ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS OF THEIR FIVE-YEAR STUDY IS THAT ESTABLISHED MIKO PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE STRONG COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS, AND THAT 97% OF MECO OPERATORS HAVE NOT RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF ANY KIND FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT BUILDING AND PLANNING POLICE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. ON MARCH 25TH, STAFF ALSO MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CITIES AND THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. IN THIS MEETING, THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM APARTMENT ASSOCIATIONS RECOMMENDED KEEPING THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES LANDLORDS AND HOAS WITH DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND CLARITY ON WHAT KITCHEN OPERATIONS WILL LOOK LIKE ON THEIR PROPERTY. THEY STATED THAT ANY ISSUES WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL NEED TO GO TO COURT TO DETERMINE IF THE LANDLORD PROPERTY OWNER HAS NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PERMITTED MIKO AND PRESENTS ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE LANDLORD, OR HOA IF THERE ARE LEGAL DISPUTES. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY INFORMS THE LANDLORD HOA THAT AMICO HAS BEEN PERMITTED GIVEN THIS INPUT. IN THIS NEXT SLIDES, WE WILL EXPLORE SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF OBTAINING A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OR A LETTER OF AGREEMENT. PROVIDING A LETTER OF A AGREEMENTS PRESENT SEVERAL BENEFITS. IT HELPS REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING AND PROCESSING THE MECO PERMIT APPLICATION WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS, LANDLORDS, OR HOAS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED. IT ALSO ENCOURAGES MECO OPERATORS TO ADHERE TO APPLICABLE RULES AND LEASE REQUIREMENTS AS EXPECT AS EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGED UPFRONT. IN ADDITION, IT ENSURES THAT PROPERTY OWNERS AND HOAS ARE AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS OCCURRING ON THEIR PROPERTY, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES OR VIOLATIONS THAT MAY ARISE. OVERALL, A LETTER OF AGREEMENT PROMOTES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND PROPERTY STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING MIKO OPERATIONS. NOT REQUIRING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT MAY PRESENT DRAWBACKS AS WELL. TENANTS MAY BE DISCOURAGED FROM PURSUING AMIC A PERMIT DUE TO A PERCEIVED CHILLING EFFECT OR FEAR OF LANDLORD RESPONSE. WHILE OTHERS MAY FACE VER BARRIERS RELATED TO ADDITIONAL STEPS, UNCERTAINTY ABOUT LEASE TERMS OR DIFFICULTY OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABSENCE OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT CREATES RISK FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, LANDLORDS, AND HOAS WHO MAY BE UNAWARE THAT A BUSINESS IS OPERATING ON THEIR PROPERTY STAFF'S ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION TO REQUIRE LANDLORD APPROVAL AS A CONDITION OF PERMIT ISSUANCE WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND MINIMIZING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OR CHALLENGES THAT COULD ARISE IF MECO WERE TO OPERATE IN PROPERTIES WHERE LEASE TERMS OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS PROHIBIT SUCH USE. HOWEVER, IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL DIRECTION TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL APPROACHES, STAFF HAVE DEVELOPED A POLICY-BASED FRAMEWORK THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE LANDLORD APPROVAL AS A CONDITION OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF LANDLORDS AND HOAS TO THE GREATEST EXTENT FEASIBLE. THE PROPOSED APPROACH REPRESENTS A BALANCE AND IMPLEMENTABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT ADVANCES COUNCIL'S DIRECTION WHILE MAINTAINING SAFEGUARDS AND TRANSPARENCY. THIS APPROACH INCLUDES A SELF ATTESTATION AND GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIREMENT COMPLETED BY THE MECO OPERATOR THAT THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LEASE TERMS, PROPERTY RULES, AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ONCE RECEIVED BY THE CITY, NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED [01:10:01] TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND HOAS OR HOAS ONCE A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPROVED. ENSURING AWARENESS, A NOTIFICATION IS RECOMMENDED OVER REQUIRING A HOMEOWNER APPROVAL LETTER FOR MICA PERMITS BECAUSE IT STRIKES A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN ENFORCEABILITY ACCESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. KEY REASONS FOR THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REDUCE ITS BARRIERS TO ENTRY, MAINTAINS OPERATOR ACCOUNTABILITY AVOIDS CITY INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE CONTRACTS, IMPROVES ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY, REDUCE ITS RISK OF INEQUITABLE ACCESS, AND PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY THROUGH NOTIFICATION. IN SUMMARY, FOLLOWING COUNCIL DIRECTION, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR WRITTEN LANDLORD OR HOA APPROVAL. INSTEAD, STAFF WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SELF ATTESTATION AND CITY NOTIFICATION MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. TONIGHT WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V REGULATION OF BUSINESS TRAITS AND PROFESSIONS OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 5.35, ESTABLISHING MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND STAFF ARE READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. MONICA STEWART, THEN OSI OSIRUS, MELENDEZ HA, RED FRANCO, JESSICA, JACQUELINE PEREZ, MARISOL KOSER, ZAINAB AND ANGELICA FRANCO. MONICA, YOU ARE UP FIRST AND OSIRUS IS ON DECK. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT. GOOD EVENING, MONICA STEWART. UM, GOOD EVENING, MAJOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, ACTUALLY I WAS GONNA TOUCH ON THE POINT OF, UH, UM, SUPPORT FOR THE PERMITS AND, UH, AND INSPECTIONS BECAUSE WE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE STRUCTURE OF OUR KITCHENS TO, TO DO THIS IN. UH, WE NEED A LITTLE HELP FOR THE PERMITS AND THE, UH, THE INSPECTIONS THAT CAUSE ALSO OUR STEP. SO WE WE'D LIKE SOME HELP FOR THAT. AND THAT WAS THE, THE COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE ABOUT THIS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MONICA. ALRIGHT, WELL OSIRUS IS OSIRUS HERE. OKAY, NEXT IS HIGH RED FRANCO AND THEN JESSICA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HADED FRANCO AND I'M A LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON THE BEHALF OF COOK ALLIANCE. WE'RE A NONPROFIT DEDICATING TO SUPPORTING HOME-BASED, UM, FOOD ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. MCOS REPRESENT A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO START A SMALL HOME-BASED FOOD BUSINESS BY LOWERING THE COST OF ENTRY. THE PROGRAM CREATES PATHWAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN SHUT OUT OF TRADITIONAL FOOD, UM, BUSINESSES BY LOWERING THE, UH, SORRY ABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR, UM, INCLUDING PEOPLE, CAREGIVERS, IMMIGRANTS, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE OR STARTUP CAPITAL. I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO CLARIFY WHAT THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. IN PRACTICE. MCOS ARE MICROENTERPRISES WITH VERY SMALL PRODUCTION LIMITS. THEY DON'T INVOLVE COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT. THEY DON'T REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS TO LOOK. HOME COOKING IS ALREADY RECOGNIZED AS A RESIDENTIAL USE, AND IN MANY WAYS, THIS IS SIMPLY AN EXTENSION OF THAT ACTIVITY, UH, THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY. THE SCALE IS MODEST, OFTEN COMPARABLE TO COOKING FOR A LARGE FAMILY OR A SMALL GATHERING. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED LANDLORD, UM, NOTIFICATION POLICY. THIS IS NOT STANDARD PRACTICE AND OTHER JURISDICTION. IN FACT, WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANOTHER JURISDICTION THAT HAS ADOPTED THIS APPROACH. WE DO SUPPORT THE USE OF GENERAL LANGUAGE WHERE THE LANDLORD PERMISSION IS REFERENCED WITH A STANDARD CERTIFICATION STATEMENT, WHICH PROTECTS THE CITY FROM ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY ISSUE. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO EXPLORE FUNDING OPTIONS TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING FEE WAIVERS AND OTHER RESOURCES SO THAT LONG BEACH RESIDENTS CAN FULLY BENEFIT FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE LONG BEACH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM AND RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE MIKO PROGRAM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE, EQUITABLE, AND ALIGNED WITH THE BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NEXT IS JESSICA, AND THEN JACQUELINE. YES. UM, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS JESSICA CORONADO AND I'M THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE COORDINATOR WITH . I'M HERE ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REPRESENTING MANY OF THOSE WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT, [01:15:01] UM, WHO ARE PATIENTLY WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PASS HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, THESE PEOPLE ARE, UH, READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND DESERVE, UM, A PROCESS THAT IS TRULY EQUITABLE AND THAT WORKS FOR THEM. UH, WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE LANDLORD, AUTHOR AUTHORIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION TO NOTIFY LANDLORDS. EVEN THIS STEP CAN CREATE FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY AS IT WAS PRESENTED. UM, MANY RENTERS FACE LANGUAGE BARRIERS, UM, LIMITED COMMUNICATION WITH LANDLORDS OR FEAR OF RETALIATION OR RENT INCREASES. UM, AND SO THIS IS ENOUGH TO DISCOURAGE MANY, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM APPLYING FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT IS REALLY MEANT FOR THEM. UH, WE BELIEVE ANYTHING BEYOND A SIMPLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WHERE THE A APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THEIR LEASE IS UNNECESSARY. UM, OTHER CITIES AND ESPECIALLY AND UH, INCLUDING THE COTTAGE FOOD PROGRAMS, DO NOT REQUIRE LANDLORD NOTIFICATION AND THEY HAVE, UH, NOT SEEN ANY ISSUES. UM, ADDING THE STEP ONLY CREATES AN EXTRA BARRIER WHERE ONE DOESN'T NEED TO EXIST. UM, THIS PROGRAM CAN OPEN MANY DOORS FOR SO MANY, UH, MICRO ENTREPRENEURS, PEOPLE WITH REAL SKILLS, TALENTS, AND DRIVE AND WHO JUST, UH, NEED THIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR, UM, HAVE THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR. WE UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERNS, UM, BUT THIS IS ABOUT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY, NOT TAKING IT AWAY. MIKO, IT HELPS PEOPLE TAKE THE FIRST STEP INTO FORMAL, UM, ECONOMY. FOR THIS IS, UH, FOR THIS IS TRULY WORK. WE ALSO NEED SUPPORT. WE ASK THE CITY TO INVEST IN THIS PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO HELP COVER PERMIT AND STARTUP COSTS. UH, WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT OUT. UM, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S REALLY ABOUT TRUST, TRUSTING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THIS PROGRAM IS TRULY ACCESSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, JACQUELINE. AND THEN AFTER JACQUELINE'S MARISO. HI. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. GOOD. UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME'S JACQUELINE. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH INCREDIBLE MICRO ENTREPRENEURS HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, WE HAVE HAD OVER A HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS GO THROUGH A PROGRAM, MANY WHO ARE PATIENTLY WAITING, UM, AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE APPROVED. UM, TWO OF THE COMMON ROADBLOCKS THAT THEY EXPRESS TO US WHEN GOING THROUGH A PROGRAM ARE, ONE, NAVIGATING THE PERMITTING PROCESS CAN BE DIFFICULT. UH, AND TWO, COST TO COVER. THE PERMITS ARE HIGH. WITH MIKO, ENTREPRENEURS CAN HAVE A CLEAR PATHWAY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO REACH THEIR DREAMS AND PROVIDE LONG BEACH COMMUNITIES DELICIOUS NEW BITES. NEW BITES. WE APPRECIATE THAT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, YOU ALL RECOMMENDED FOR THE RESEARCH, UH, TO ENSURE THAT ORDINANCE DOESN'T HAVE UNINTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCES. AS WE, AS WE STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO URGE YOU THE CITY TO FOCUS ON USING GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LANGUAGE IN THE SIGNATURE BOX OF THE APPLICATION. THEN INCLUDE LANDLORD, HOA GUIDANCE AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS. UM, ONLY SINCE MIKO IS MOD MODELED AFTER COTTAGE FOODS, UH, WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE LANDLORD NOTICE. AND SINCE LANDLORD NOTICES ARE NOT USED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS FOR MECO, REMOVING THEIR PROVISIONS SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE REQUEST. OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ARE CONCERNED TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATIONS DELAYED, POSSIBLY DENIED IF THEY DO NOT GET A SIGNATURE FROM THEIR LANDLORD BECAUSE THEY'RE BUSY OR JUST DON'T WANNA BE COMMUNICATIVE. UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO URGE YOU TO COME BACK, UH, WITH, UH, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, UH, CONNECTING WITH LA COUNTY, UM, AND JUST REALLY DIGGING INTO SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE BECAUSE, UM, THIS PROGRAM, AGAIN, IS INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MICRO ENTREPRENEURS, MANY IMMIGRANTS, UH, THAT ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR A START AND LAUNCHING A PROGRAM WITHOUT OFFSETTING IT WITH, UH, SOME SUPPORT, UM, CAN CAUSE THE PROGRAM TO, TO NOT BE AS SUCCESSFUL. SO WE WANNA URGE YOU ALL TO, UH, UH, COME BACK, UM, AND HAVE SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN, UH, SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALMOST THERE MARI. AND THEN, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL. MY NAME IS MARISOL AND I BELONG TO DISTRICT NINE. AND I AM HERE A MEMBER OF OR TO ASK YOU THAT YOU APPROVE THE MI PROGRAM LONG BEACH. SINCE IT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WE ASK THAT THE APPLICATION DOES NOT REQUIRE THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE LANDLORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ZANE NAB AND THEN YOU HAVE ANGELICA. EXCUSE ME, GETTING OVER A COLD. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MAYOR, ESTEEMED COUNCIL PEOPLE. UM, I'M BACK AGAIN. YOU MAY REMEMBER I WAS HERE BEFORE SPEAKING ABOUT THE, UM, [01:20:01] SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS PROGRAM AND THE FEW CHALLENGES THAT IT CAME, THAT CAME WITH IT. UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF KOS AND I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THE WORK THAT THE CITY HAS DONE. UM, THE STAFF WORKING SO HARD AND, UM, AND YOU ALL MEETING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET INPUT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. WELL, I WANNA SAY I AM ALSO A LANDLORD IN ADDITION TO A VENDOR AND ALSO A TENANT. SO I KIND OF HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, WHY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR LANDLORDS TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THEIR PROPERTY. THAT'S NOT AN INVALID REASON, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REALIZE IN LONG BEACH, MANY OWNERS DO NOT HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THEIR TENANTS, NOR DO THE TENANTS HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE LANDLORDS. THERE'S MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN BETWEEN. AND WHAT I'VE HEARD MANY, MANY RUMORS OF IS SOMETIMES A MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EVEN THE OWNER. THE OWNER MAY NOT EVEN GET THE MESSAGE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOMEBODY IN THE LEASING OFFICE WHO IS NOT IN YOUR FAVOR OR DOES NOT WANNA SEE YOU SUCCESSFUL OR WHATEVER THEIR PROBLEM MAY BE. BUT SOMETIMES THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY TAKE IN CONSIDERATION. SO WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND YOU WANT THE OWNER TO KNOW THE, THE BARRIER MIGHT BE BIGGER THAN THAT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE COSTS THAT ARE INVOLVED, UM, WHEN THE VHAC FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH, UM, SORRY, THE VENDOR JUSTICE COMMITTEE, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING, THERE WERE SOME NUMBERS THROWN OUT ABOUT WHAT THE EXPECTATION, UH, EXPECTED INCOME OF A SIDEWALK VENDOR MIGHT BE. AND IT'S LIKE $19,000. SO I WANT THAT TO STAY IN YOUR MINDS WHEN YOU START FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH THESE PERMITS SHOULD COST BECAUSE THE COSTS SWELL UP REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE YOU'VE BROUGHT THE FIRST PIECE OF BREAD OR THE FIRST PIECE OF LETTUCE. SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT MANY OF US WHO WERE WAITING FOR THE SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, WE WERE WAITING ON MICKOS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE COMMISSARY. WE KNOW THERE'S ONE COMMISSARY KITCHEN AVAILABLE IN LONG BEACH, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH. SO MICKOS WILL OPEN THAT PATHWAY FOR THE SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS PROGRAM TO MOVE FORWARD. WE'RE HOPING. SO JUST SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, ANGELICA. OKAY, NOW MY PHONE DOESN'T WANNA WORK. I'LL JUST SPEAK OFF THE RIP LIKE I ALWAYS DO. GARY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M ANGELICA FRANCO. I'M A PART OF THE VENDORS JUSTICE COMMITTEE AND A RESIDENT, UM, IN THE MOVEMENT PROGRAM AT LONG BEACH FORWARD. UM, WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THE COALITION WORK. MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT ADVOCATING FOR, UM, A LEAST RESTRICTIVE MICKOS ORDINANCE ALONG WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES. SOME OF THE THINGS I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS IN THE REPORT TONIGHT CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE HOLMES COOK ALLIANCE, RIGHT? THEY'VE BEEN THE LEADING ADVOCATES ALONG THIS MOVEMENT AND IT HELPING EDUCATE US THE ADVOCATES THROUGH THE PROCESS, RIGHT? AND THEY LET US KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY THAT 95% OF OVER A THOUSAND VENDORS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AMIGOS PERMIT, RECEIVED ZERO COMPLAINTS. AND THE ONES THAT THEY HAVE WERE SIMPLY THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THEIR PERMIT, RIGHT? SO WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT WE CAN TRUST OUR HOME COOK ENTREPRENEURS. THEY ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED COOKS, RIGHT? THEY CAN RUN ANY RESTAURANT, BUT THEY'RE CHOOSING TO DO SO FROM THEIR HOME. IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM ANY LESS CAPABLE OR PROFESSIONAL THAN ANY, UM, FOOD BUSINESS IS ALREADY RECEIVING THOSE SAME TYPE OF PERMITS. SO I REALLY WANNA ADVOCATE THAT WE TRUST THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, RIGHT? AND THEN ALSO WE DON'T WANNA PUT 'EM IN A POSITION TO WHERE SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR BUSINESS MODEL, SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING THEY'VE RECEIVED, RIGHT? THE AUTHORITY BE ABLE TO, TO GIVE THEIR DREAM FOR THEIR FAMILY A NO, RIGHT? WE DO SUPPORT THE WAY THAT, UM, UH, THE COTTAGE FOODS KITCHENS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, RIGHT? IN LONG BEACH. WE TALKED ABOUT MY, MY COWORKER TALKED ABOUT THE SIDEWALK TO VENDING, UM, PROGRAM, RIGHT? THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, RIGHT? HAVE A COTTAGE FOOD KITCHEN PERMIT. MIGOS IS THE ANSWER FOR THE NEXT STEP FOR THE REST OF THEM, RIGHT? COTTAGE FOOD KITCHEN IS VERY LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUT IT HAS THE SAME PARAMETERS FOR THE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALLY LOOK AT THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS AND NUMBERS AND DATA AND TRUST THAT YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, THE, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST. AND THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THEIR ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO BRING MIKO KITCHENS TO OUR CITY. AND THEN PEOPLE LIKE ZAB AND MANY OTHER VENDORS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING US ALL ALONG MAY BE ABLE TO ACCESS, UM, THEIR, THEIR PERMITTING AND THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE AS WELL TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE ALREADY OPERATING. SO, UM, THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. [01:25:02] OKAY. THAT I'M GONNA CALL OSIRUS ONE MORE TIME. OSIRUS. OKAY. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU ALL OF YOU WHO CAME TO SPEAK TODAY. UM, AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER. AND I SAY WE, BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY BEEN INCLUSIVE IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S VOICE IS HEARD ON THIS. AND WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR YEARS, YEARS AND YEARS. SO I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ALL YOUR GREAT WORK. UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS ITEM. I KNOW THAT THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT, UM, THAT MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION VERY, VERY STRONG AND SOME THAT, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE THROUGH. BUT, UM, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR, UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WOULD THE ORDINANCE CHANGE, UH, IF I WERE TO REQUEST, UM, A CHECKUP TO SEE HOW THIS ORDINANCE IS DOING, UM, MAYBE SIX MONTHS A YEAR FROM NOW, WOULD IT, UH, TRIGGER A FIRST READING AGAIN? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT. NO, THE, THE, THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. IT WOULD JUST BE A, A, A SIDE, UH, FOLLOW UP FROM, FROM STAFF. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND THEN I WILL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOTE. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, GOOD EVENING COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. UH, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL. UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARDS EXPANDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOWERING THE BARRIER TO ENTRY, AND ADDRESSING THE LONGSTANDING ISSUE OF FOOD DESERTS. BY SUPPORTING THESE PROPOSED CHANGES, WE ARE CREATING A PERMITTED AND LEGAL PROCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SELL MEALS IN THEIR, OUT OF THEIR HOME, SOMETHING THEY'VE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS WE HAVE FOR OTHER FOOD SALES. THROUGH THESE MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS, WE ARE FOLLOWING RECENT CALIFORNIA LAW, ELEVATING HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AT A TIME WHEN MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CONTINUE, UH, TO LIVE IN FOOD DESERTS WHERE RESIDENTS LACK CONSISTENT ACCESS TO FRESH AND AFFORDABLE MEALS, WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY, THE COMMUNITY WITH MORE FOOD OPTIONS. WHY DOESN'T WANT, UH, WHO DOESN'T WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE VAST DIVERSITY OF DISHES THAT OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER, RIGHT IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT FOR MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, THE ISSUE IS MUCH MORE ABOUT, UH, MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IT'S ABOUT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES, FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, FOR OUR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES. MANY OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT OF THE ACCESS TO JOBS, CREDIT LENDING OR PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. THE ITEM EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARDS BUILDING ASSETS AND GETTING THEIR BUSINESSES OFF THE GROUND. UM, THIS ITEM ALSO BUILDS ON PREVIOUS WORK, UH, THAT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO LEAD ALONGSIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DAYJA AND COUNCIL MEMBER DR. SORROW, UH, TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY BEGIN REVIEWING THESE OPPORTUNITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS. WE WANT TO, UH, WE WANT THIS MEASURE TO BE AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO LOWER BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL OF OUR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT, UM, STARK DISPARITY STILL EXISTS. UH, A 2024 UCLA SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FOUND THAT BLACK AND LATINO OWNED BUSINESSES FACE MORE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING FINANCIAL CAPITAL. TWICE AS MANY BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES SHARE CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING FINANCIAL CAPITAL COMPARED TO WIDE OWNED BUSINESSES. THROUGH THE MIKO PROGRAM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ARE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR NEIGHBORS ACCESS TO FRESH MEALS AND BUILD SOMETHING OF THEIR OWN WITH THEIR TOOLS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING. I BELIEVE THIS UPDATE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP, UM, TO TURNING THE MIKO PROGRAM INTO A REAL ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THE ZONING AMENDMENT FORWARD IN ITS CURRENT STATE. I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT NOTIFICATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CONCERNS AROUND THAT. I BELIEVE THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION ON SELF ATTESTATION AND LANDLORD MODIFIC NOTIFICATION LANGUAGE PROTECTS TENANTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUILDS A GATEWAY FOR MICROENTERPRISES. ULTIMATELY WANNA PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES AND MICROENTERPRISE IN OUR CITY WHILE PRESERVING LONGSTANDING BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS. UM, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, UM, PASSING TONIGHT THE SUPPORT OF OUR, UH, OF OUR COLLEAGUES. UM, AND THEN I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION, UH, FOR CITY STAFF. UM, AND I KNOW, UM, THIS CAME UP IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AROUND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE SUPPORTING OUR POTENTIAL, UM, MIKO USERS. UH, AND SO WHAT WILL DEPARTMENTS WORK, UH, DO TO WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE THAT PERMITTING PROCESS? 'CAUSE I HEARD THAT AS A CONCERN, UM, FROM SEVERAL OF OUR SPEAKERS. YES. SO COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THE LANDLORD, HOA APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN APPLYING FOR AAMI ECO HEALTH PERMIT. THEY WILL ARE, AS WE BUILD THE FORMS FOR THE MECO HEALTH PERMIT APPLICATION, THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE A CHECKBOX OR WHERE THEY CAN INITIAL THE SELF ATTESTATION THAT THEY HAVE PERMISSION OR THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LEGALLY OPERATE A ECO. AND SO THAT WON'T PREVENT THEM FROM PURSUING THAT APPLICATION IN COMPLETING THE, THE HEALTH PERMIT APPLICATION. ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT PROCESS, THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S [01:30:01] WHEN WE WILL NOTIFY THE LANDLORD. OH, YES. I THINK AND THEN, OH, GO AHEAD. OH, SORRY. AND THEN ALSO, OF COURSE, THEY'LL NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE. AND SO THEY'LL HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW FOR ALL OF THE REST OF THE 30 PLUS THOUSAND BUSINESS LICENSES WE HAVE IN THE CITY WHERE WE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. UM, WE'LL BE ENGAGING WITH OUR PARTNERS FROM HEALTH AND PLANNING AND BUILDING AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS REGULARLY A PART OF THAT APPROVAL PROCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE GET ALL OF THE, UM, GAPS, UH, CLOSED AND THAT WE WORK TO, UM, UH, HANDLE THESE, UH, PERMITS AND THESE LICENSES, UM, AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE. 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO SUPPORT MIGOS BECAUSE IT'S SUPPORTING, UM, SIDEWALK VENDORS AND SUPPORTING, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUSINESS LIKE THIS. SO WANNA KEEP THAT MOVING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK, UM, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF ADVOCATES, UM, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THROUGH THE VENDOR JUSTICE COMMITTEE, THROUGH THE COOK ALLIANCE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THE CITY STAFF DO IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THEM AND ALSO LISTENING AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I THINK TO THE POINT THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DAYJA MADE ABOUT MAYBE DOING LIKE A SIX MONTH OR A ONE YEAR CHECK-IN, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY ARE HEARING THINGS FROM, UM, UM, OUR MECO ESS OR FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED, THEN WE'RE BEING RESPONSIVE TO THAT. YEAH. UH, I, I DO JUST WANNA ADD THAT WE ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR BUSINESS NAVIGATORS TO HELP, UM, OUR FUTURE MIKO OPERATORS, YOU KNOW, HELP THEM COMPLETE THAT PROCESS. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR HEALTH INSPECTORS, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATIONS. WE HAVE FREE WALK-INS WHERE WE COULD DEFINITELY HELP THEM COMPLETE THAT, UM, APPLICATION PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 'CAUSE WE DO WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. YES, WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY. YES. THANK YOU. AND ON THE BUSINESS LICENSE SIDE, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, A, UH, CALL CENTER. WE HAVE STAFF THAT CAN WALK, UM, FOLKS THROUGH. WE HAVE STAFF WHO CAN WALK FOLKS THROUGH IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, UM, ALREADY AVAILABLE OVER THE PHONE BY EMAIL. AND THEN ALSO, UM, IN WALKIN ON THE SECOND FLOOR AS WELL. WE HAVE A COUNTER. SO WE'RE PREPARED AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. UM, MIKO HELPS SUPPORT THE MOBILE BUSINESS PROGRAM AS WELL, SO WE ALSO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL STAFF AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I WANNA THANK, UH, THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS TOPIC. I DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS THOUGH ABOUT REMOVING THE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE LANDLORD BEFOREHAND. WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FROM THE LANDLORDS, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE LARGELY PROTECTED BY THEIR LEASE AGREEMENTS. SO IT'S NORMAL. THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND NORMAL LEASE, UM, IS, IT'S WRITTEN IN A NORMAL, UH, KIND OF A TEMPLATE LEASE THAT IT PROHIBITS COMMERCIAL USE ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SO IF A TENANT'S OPERATING AWAY THAT ISN'T ALLOWED IN THEIR LEASE, THEY SHOULD BE GETTING AUTHORIZATION IN WRITING FOR THEIR OWN PROTECTION. THIS IS A PROTECTION FOR THE TENANT. IF WE DON'T NOT NOTIFY THE LANDLORD AT ALL, THIS WOULD ALLOW THE TENANT TO INVEST IN A HOME-BASED KITCHEN, START OPERATING JUST TO HAVE THE LANDLORD FIND OUT AFTERWARD. AND THAT DIRECTLY SETS THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIAL AT FALSE LEASE TERMINATION. AND THIS PUTS THE TENANT THEMSELVES IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION. ATFA EVICTIONS ONLY REQUIRE THREE DAYS NOTICE, THREE DAYS. THIS ISN'T 30 DAYS, IT'S THREE DAYS. SO WITHOUT WRITTEN PRIOR, UH, AUTHORIZATION, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW A TENANT WOULD HAVE A STRONG ARGUMENT TO FIGHT THAT EVICTION. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE GOAL HERE IS TO REDUCE BARRIERS, MAKE IT EASIER TO SET UP A HOME-BASED KITCHEN, BUT ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE WITHOUT UPFRONT WRITTEN CONSENT COULD BE A TRAP THAT SOME TENANTS ARE GONNA FALL INTO. AND BECAUSE THE CITY CANNOT FORCE LANDLORDS TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL KITCHENS IN THE RESIDENTIAL LEASES, REQUIRING APPROVAL UPFRONT IS A WAY TO PROTECT THE TENANT AND NOT THE LANDLORD. THAT'S MY 2 CENTS ON THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER TH TOOK, UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO I'M REALLY GLAD WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE THIS COME BACK SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. UM, AND I REALLY WANNA THANK THE STAFF [01:35:01] FOR ALL OF YOUR, UH, WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE CONNECTING WITH BOTH THE HOME COOK ORGANIZATIONS, APARTMENT ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SHAPE A POLICY, UH, THAT WILL BE STRONG, UH, FOR EVERYONE. SO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, 'CAUSE I THINK THAT BETWEEN ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO KIND OF SAY WHERE WE ARE. UM, BUT CERTAINLY I WANNA LEAN IN ON THE TWO LANDLORD RELATED, UH, AFFIRMATION COMPONENTS OF THE, UH, APPLICATION THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD, UM, WHICH INCLUDES THE SELF ATTESTATION AND THE NOTIFICATION. UM, AND THEN I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE COST AND, AND WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN IN TERMS OF SOME BARRIERS HERE. UH, SO I'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM A NUMBER OF HOME COOK ORGANIZATIONS, UM, ABOUT SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE DUAL NEED FOR BOTH OF THESE ITEMS AND THE LEVEL, UM, AT WHICH THEY, YOU KNOW, ALSO REQUIRE THE, THE TENANT TO BE ABLE TO SELF ATTEST. UM, I WORRY THAT HAVING BOTH ITEMS, UM, IS QUITE A LOT, UH, FOR OUR MIKO POTENTIAL MIKO KITCHEN, UH, HOLDERS. AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED, AND THIS IS WHAT I MENTIONED THE LAST TIME WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, THAT WE MAY BE OVERREGULATING A SPECIFIC PART OF THE MARKET AND ARE NOT PLACING THE SAME KINDS OF REQUIREMENTS ON OTHERS, UH, WHO PERFORM OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN HOMES. AND BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME AND SO MUCH HOME-BASED BUSINESS ACTIVITY OCCURS, UM, I WONDER WHY IT IS THAT WE FEEL THE NEED TO PLACE ADDITIONAL PRESSURES ON THIS PARTICULAR KIND OF USE, UH, IN SOMEONE'S HOME. SO, UM, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WE, AND WE'VE HEARD, UH, FROM SOME OF THE ADVOCATES HERE, UM, THAT THERE WAS, THE COOK ALLIANCE DID A REPORT AND 97% OF OPERATORS HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE, UH, COMPLAINT FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LIFT UP, THAT'S CRITICAL. 'CAUSE I WORRY THAT THE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'VE TAKEN AS A CITY IS AN EMPHASIS ON CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, AS OPPOSED TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND LOWERING BARRIERS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS. UM, I HAVE, UH, NOTED AND BASED ON, UH, SOME ANALYSIS, IT SEEMS THAT IT'S, UH, TAKES ABOUT $1,500 FOR AMIGO KITCHEN, UM, TO REALLY GET STARTED. AND BETWEEN THE PERMITS AND THE APPLICATION AND ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES, I HAVE ENCOURAGED, UM, CERTAINLY, UH, ADVOCATES OUT THERE. AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY, UM, TO CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH LA COUNTY. 'CAUSE LA COUNTY, UH, HAS A PROGRAM, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, AND PROCESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND THE CITY OF PASADENA RESIDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. UM, BUT THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO FIND A WAY TO MAYBE BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS, UM, ELIGIBLE AND OR USE A PORTION OF WHATEVER, UH, FEE WAIVERS THEY'RE ABLE TO OFFER THAT WE CAN MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THAT EXTENDED, UM, TO OUR CITY AS WELL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST AREA. SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, WHICH IS, UM, UH, THE SELF ATTESTATION AS WELL AS NOTIFYING THE LANDLORD. SO, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS. UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, SO CERTAINLY, UM, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BE HELPFUL. UM, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT LA COUNTY, UH, ISSUES THE HEALTH PERMITS FOR EVERY OTHER JURISDICTION OUTSIDE OF LONG BEACH AND PASADENA. AND IN THE ISSUANCE OF THAT MECO LICENSE, UM, LA COUNTY, UH, JUST OFFERS WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A STATEMENT, UM, THAT ENCOURAGES A RENTER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE, UH, PERMISSION OR THAT THEY HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE LANDLORD ACCORDINGLY, BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ATTESTATION. IS THAT THE CASE? YEAH, I'LL START AND THEN THE TEAM CAN JUMP IN. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. AND SO ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OUR OWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AT THE SAME TIME. SO AT THE COUNTY, THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF GIVING THE HEALTH PERMIT, BUT THEY DON'T DO ANY OF THE PROPERTY BASED, UH, ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT THAT IS LEFT TO THE CITIES WHO NOW THERE'S A DISJOINTED CONNECTION BETWEEN, UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT YOUR LOCATION VERSUS, UM, UH, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES BECAUSE WE DO BOTH OF THOSE FUNCTIONS. THAT IS WHY OUR TEAM LOOKED AT THIS MORE HOLISTICALLY AND TRIED TO FIND A WAY THAT COULD SAY, UM, WE COULD TRY TO GET THE, THE PERMISSION AND THEN ALSO, UM, HAVE THE ABILITY IF WE FIND VIOLATORS TO DEAL WITH IT THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO WITH THAT, THAT, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THE CITY OF LA IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE CODE ENFORCEMENT? HOW WILL THEY PROVIDE CODE ENFORCEMENT IF, UM, [01:40:01] THERE IS A NEED TO DO SO? ABSOLUTELY. SO, UM, AS, AS, UH, THE CITY MANAGER WAS JUST MENTIONING THE BIFURCATION OF SORT OF THE HEALTH FUNCTION AND THE BUILDING AND SAFETY AND CODE FUNCTION, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THE LA CONTEXT, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THE, WHETHER THE LANDLORD HAS TO SIGN OFF ON A HEALTH PERMIT, THE HEALTH PERMIT TO GET THE, UM, THE MECO PERMIT. UM, BECAUSE WHAT, WHAT THE PERMITS NEEDED FOR A MIKO ARE YOUR HEALTH PERMIT AND YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE, RIGHT? IF THERE WERE EVER AN ISSUE, THE, THE, THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING IS HOPEFULLY VERY LOW, BUT IF THERE EVER WERE AN ISSUE WHERE SOMEONE GOT A MIKO PERMIT AND THEN THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW IT'S OPERATING IN A MULTIFAMILY BUILDING, THEN WE AS THE CITY SEND CODE ENFORCEMENT OUT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. AND THEIR FIRST STEP IS TO ENGAGE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR LANDLORD. SO THAT'S WHERE THE CITY, UM, STAFF SIDE HAS HAD A LITTLE CONCERN OF IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE WORKING BOTH OF THOSE SIDES, RIGHT? UM, WHEREAS IN THE, AT THE COUNTY SIDE, IT'S THE HEALTH JURISDICTION GIVING, GIVING THE MECO PERMIT, AND THEN IT'S THE LOCAL, UM, AUTHORITIES DOING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SIDE. SO THE RANGE OF IT IS PROBABLY SMALL, AS YOU HEARD FROM THE PERCENTAGE, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPACT IS WHERE THE CITY HAD CONCERN THAT WE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER BOTH OF THOSE, UM, TYPES OF THINGS. AND SO YOU'RE STILL ABLE TO DO BOTH FUNCTIONS. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST A, A QUESTION OF AT WHAT POINT, UM, IS THE LANDLORD BROUGHT INTO IT, AND HERE IT WOULD BE THE CITY HAS ALREADY AUTHORIZED A PERMIT AND THEN LATER THE ENFORCEMENT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN WITH THE SAME ENTITY WITH THE CITY. SO THAT'S THE DISTINCTION. BUT BASICALLY WITHIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WHILE THEY DON'T ISSUE THE PERMIT, THEY'RE STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE LEVELS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. ABSOLUTELY. UM, SO, AND THEY'RE PROVIDING LEVELS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH ONLY HAVING A STATEMENT, UH, BY ANOTHER ENTITY. MM-HMM . UM, JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CONCEPT HERE IS THAT IF THEY HAVE ONLY A STATEMENT, WE COULD ONLY HAVE A STATEMENT AND WE COULD STILL PROVIDE CODE ENFORCEMENT. YES. I THINK YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS A RANGE OF HOW DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE, AND THAT THAT'S CERTAINLY A POLICY, UM, DECISION HERE AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL. YOU SEE THERE ARE DIFFERENT MODELS THAT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. UM, AND IT WAS REALLY ON THE STAFF SIDE RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAD BOTH THE HEALTH PERMITTING SIDE AND THE CODE SIDE. UM, BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES DO HAPPEN, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING WHEN YOU HAVE TO BRING IN THE LANDLORD, UM, RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE DISTINCTION COMES FROM. BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT THERE IS A RANGE OF HOW IT'S FUNCTIONING, AND THAT CAN, UH, CERTAINLY BE THE CASE HERE TOO. AS WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS, WE LOOKED TO TRY TO PREVENT EVEN DOING ENFORCEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU GET SIGN OFF SO THAT WE DON'T PUT THE TENANT IN THAT SPOT WHERE THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT THEN WE HAVE TO GO ENFORCE AGAINST THEIR LANDLORD BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS FOR THE TENANT. SO WE WERE TRYING TO DO THIS IN A WAY TO PROTECT THE TAN, THE LANDLORD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I'M SORRY, THE TENANT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE, THE APPLICANT. UH, AND THAT'S, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE DEBATE THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE AT COUNCIL. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT MODELS. UH, WE, WE PRESENTED A COUPLE OPTIONS. UH, THANK YOU. UM, I'LL JUST ASK ONE OTHER QUESTION AND MAYBE QUEUE UP. UM, THIS IS, UH, WELL, JUST SO TO CLOSE THAT OFF, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING BOTH THE ATTESTATION AND NOTIFYING THE LANDLORD. UM, I THINK THAT THAT JUST, THAT GOES VERY FAR. I THINK ONE OR THE OTHER, UM, WOULD PROBABLY BE SUFFICIENT. UM, BUT HAVING BOTH IS, IS VERY STRONG AND DIFFICULT, I THINK, FOR PEOPLE. UM, AND THEN THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, INSURANCE. UH, DOES THE MECO PERMIT REQUIRE A LEVEL OF INSURANCE BY, UH, THE MECO OPERATOR? UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE FOLLOWING JUST A REGULAR BUSINESS LICENSE MODEL WHERE THEY'RE GETTING, UM, THEY'RE DOING A, UM, HOME-BASED BUSINESS BUSINESS LICENSE AND A REGULAR HOME-BASED BUSINESS BUSINESS LICENSE DOESN'T REQUIRE INSURANCE. AND I I KNOW YOU ALSO ASKED OR MENTIONED THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN KO'S AND OTHER HOME-BASED BUSINESSES AND HAVING TO GET THAT PERMISSION. UM, AND JUST WANNA POINT OUT, OUR OTHER HOME-BASED OCCUPATIONS ARE VERY LIMITED IN THE CODE. AND SAY FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE UP TO EIGHT, UM, DELIVERIES OR VISITORS PER DAY, THERE'S VERY HIGH RESTRICTIONS ON HOME-BASED OCCUPATIONS, BUT MIKO IS A CARVE OUT OF THAT. SO FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, UM, WHAT TYPES OF HOME OCCUPATIONS CAN TAKE PLACE ARE MUCH MORE LIMITED THAN THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES YOU COULD OPEN ON LIKE A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR IN A COMMERCIAL SPACE. UM, BUT MIKO IS A CARVE OUT OF THAT, UM, WHERE WE'RE ALLOWING SOMETHING MUCH MORE PERMISSIVE THAN YOU WOULD A TYPICAL HOME-BASED OCCUPATION THAT HAS A LOT MORE LIMITATIONS ON WHAT, WHAT ACTIVITY CAN TAKE PLACE THERE. SO MOST HOME-BASED OCCUPATIONS MIGHT BE MORE OF LIKE A ONE PERSON WITH A LAPTOP KIND OF THING, WHERE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS THAT IMPACT IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT DISTINCTION. [01:45:01] I ALSO DO WANNA ADD THAT THE LA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH JURISDICTION, THE ENTITY THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE HEALTH PERMITS IN WITHIN THE COUNTY, THEY DO NOT DEAL WITH LANDLORD ISSUES. IT'S ONLY THE HEALTH PERMITTING SIDE, UM, WITH, UH, THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE THAT THEY REGULATE. AND SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE PRETTY UNIQUE IN THAT ANYTHING WE DO IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IT DOES INVOLVE A PARTNERSHIP OR AN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENT STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AU UH, THANK YOU. I HAVE A, UH, POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND ALSO A CONCERN. SO, UH, THE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAYBE STAFF CAN HELP ME OUT WAS STATED THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER, UH, JURISDICTIONS THAT REQUIRE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION. I BELIEVE, UH, SAN MATEO COUNTY AND SONOMA COUNTY BOTH HAVE THOSE REQUIREMENTS. DO YOU KNOW IF I'M RIGHT OR IF THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT DO REQUIRE IT? THAT'S CORRECT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AU IT'S NOT JUST THOSE, IT'S SONOMA COUNTY, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, SAN MATEO COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF BERKELEY. SO THOSE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT DO HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M IMPRESSED BY YOUR KNOWLEDGE. UM, MY CONCERN, UM, I I JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN EXPRESSED, AND I THINK THE BAR CAN BE EVEN LOWER BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS TENANTS, YEAH, THEY MIGHT FACE EVICTION, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL LOSS. IF IT'S $1,500 OR WHATEVER. ALL THAT'S INVESTED ONLY TO BE REJECTED BY THE TERMS OF THE LEASE. UM, IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING, I THINK THAT'D BE A GOOD THING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. THANK YOU. UM, I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES, COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COMMENT. UH, AS FAR AS, UM, AND, AND I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS MCOS IS A GREAT, UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY AS FAR AS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN STAY HOME WHILE THEY ALSO WORK AS WELL. I, I THINK THAT AS FAR AS I HAD CONCERN LAST TIME, I APPRECIATE, UM, STAFF COMING BACK WITH RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO NOTIFY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO INFORM, AND I THINK THE SPIRIT OF THIS IS REALLY TO ENCOURAGE, UH, IT'S ABOUT USE, RIGHT? AT THE END OF THE DAY, YES, IT'S GETTING PERMIT, IT'S GETTING, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, APPROPRIATE PERMITS IN ORDER TO DO BUSINESS. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION AROUND, WELL, IF SOMEBODY IS, HAS TO GET A PERMIT, A SELLER'S PERMIT FOR PRODUCTS, DO THEY, IS, UH, NOTIFICATION SENT TO HOMEOWNERS, THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER? I THINK THAT YOU'RE SEEING US STARING AT EACH OTHER OVER HERE BECAUSE WE DON'T ISSUE SELLER'S PERMITS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, UM, ISSUED BY THE STATE. UM, OKAY, SO THAT'S WHERE I, I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, I GUESS MY POINT OF MY QUESTION IS TO SAY THAT THIS, WHEN, IF THERE'S A USE OF A PROPERTY, DO YOU KNOW, I JUST AM CONCERNED ABOUT US HAVING TO NOTIFY LANDLORDS WHEN I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN THRASH INTO, IN THAT I THINK TWO OF IT IS A LOT IN THAT I THINK SELF ATTESTATION MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT HAS TO BE BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND ALSO THE, THE, THE RENTER AS WELL. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT, WELL, WHAT HAPPENED IF IT HAS TO BE DONE IN A, IN A TIME ORDER MANNER? BECAUSE WHAT IF WE, WE SENT NOTIFICATION BEFORE, UM, THE APPLICANTS IS ABLE TO, UM, INFORM OR COMMUNICATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND IT SOMETIMES SETS UP AN AWKWARD, SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT'S THE, THE PROCESS OF THE TIMELINE OF SELF ATTESTATION TO, AND THEN, UM, UH, NOTIFICATION? WELL, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE, UM, APPLICANT, UH, GETS THE PERMISSION BEFORE THEY APPLY FOR A MECO HEALTH PERMIT. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T COME ACROSS ANY FORESEEABLE CHALLENGES OR COMPLEX. UM, THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME WAYS THAT WE COULD HELP THEM WITH THAT NOTIFICATION OR THAT PERMISSION, BUT, UM, WE, WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO, TO DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR PROPERTY OWNERS OR REVIEW THEIR LEASE IN TERMS BEFORE THEY APPLY FOR THAT MIKO HELP PERMIT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING IF THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT, BECAUSE, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION WHEN, UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONVERSATION HAPPENS. AND AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNER AND [01:50:01] THE RENTERS. AND I FEEL THAT THIS ADDED NOTIFICATION PUTS ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, UM, AND CONCERN AND FEAR FOR RENTERS. SO THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING, UM, THAT'S WHERE I JUST FEEL THAT SELF ATTESTATION MIGHT BE THE BEST APPROACH IN ORDER TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND ALSO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR TENANTS IN THE WAYS THAT THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. UM, SO, SO THAT'S, UH, AT LEAST I'LL ADDRESS THAT ONE WITH THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER IS, I, I DO, UM, ENCOURAGE IN WAYS THAT MAYBE WE CAN THINK ABOUT NOT ONLY FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM LA COUNTY, BUT I KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY OUR FUNDINGS BUDGET SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT WHEN WE DID THE, THE SIDEWALK VENDING PROGRAM AND WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO WAIVE FIRST YEAR'S FEE, UH, JUST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN KIND OF GET ON THEIR FEET TO MAKE SOME MONEY FROM STARTING UP THE MICKOS BUSINESS AND THEN HAVING THAT FIRST YEAR WAVE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN PAYING THE SECOND YEAR JUST TO SEE IF THEIR EVEN BUSINESS WORK SO THAT THEY DON'T INVEST SO MUCH IN SETTING UP THE PROCESS. SO I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO STOP OBVIOUSLY FROM MOVING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHY IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO YEAH, THERE ARE HOME-BASED BUSINESSES THAT HAPPEN. UH, THIS KIND OF CAME UP LAST TIME, LIKE IF YOU'RE CONSULTING FROM YOUR HOME, UH, WHAT THE REASON THAT WE'RE SEEING THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY IS PART OF THE MIKO ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE BUILDING AND COME TO YOUR RESTAURANT OR COME TO THAT PORTION OF IT. IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY KO'S OPERATES. SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST COOKING IN, YOU'RE BRINGING IT OUT, BUT OTHER TIMES PEOPLE ARE COMING PHYSICALLY TO THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE DO SEE THAT AS BEING A HIGHER LEVEL IMPACT THAN ONE THAT YOU WOULD JUST, UH, OPERATE, UM, IN, IN YOUR, YOU KNOW, CLOSED DOORS WITH, WITH NOBODY VISITING YOU. AND THEN THE REASON THAT WE DID LOOK AT SOME OF THE, THE LANDLORD NOTIFICATION IS THE COUNCIL ASKED US LAST TIME TO GO TALK TO THE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND GET THEIR INPUT AND ALSO GO TALK WITH THE LANDLORDS AND GET THEIR INPUT. AND SO THIS WAS THE ATTEMPT TO TRY TO, TO MARRY THOSE TWO. AS THE LANDLORDS WERE VERY CLEAR, THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, VIOLATING THEIR LEASES AND HAVING TO BE IN THAT, IN THAT SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE NOW IN VIOLATION. AND SO THEY WANTED THAT NOTIFICATION THAT'S, UH, WHAT THEY ASKED US. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MARRY THOSE TWO, WHICH IS WHY WE GAVE THE RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS ZENDEJAS. OH, I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE A RESPONSE? YES, I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT IN TERMS OF FEES, WE LOOKED AT, UM, OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS. UM, ALTHOUGH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREAS HAVE A $1,400 MECO HEALTH PERMIT FEE, WE ARE NOT GOING THAT ROUTE. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $500, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF, WE'VE SEEN 369 AS THE LOWEST AND ABOUT 700 AS THE HIGHEST IN OUR NEIGHBORING AREAS. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF THE COST AND LOWERING THE RISK COSTS. UM, BUSINESS LICENSING IS NOT ADDING ANY NEW FEES THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THIS REALLY LOW FOR OUR OPERATORS AND, AND WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THE AFFORDABILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD DO THIS QUICKLY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'RE, YOU KNOW, I, BEFORE WE GO BACK, 'CAUSE I THINK YOU MIGHT BE READY TO MAKE MOTIONS. I I JUST WANT TO TALK THROUGH A FEW SCENARIOS. SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU TOOK THIS DISCUSSION AND OUT OF THE ORDINANCE AND PLACED IT IN THE PROGRAM POLICIES LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, BECAUSE I COULD TELL THIS, THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO ADJUST OR TWEAK AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. SO WHATEVER CHANGES WE MAKE TONIGHT, UH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN THE PROGRAM, PART OF IT, NOT THE ORDINANCE. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROGRAM WITH THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE TONIGHT. THE SECOND PIECE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REALITY, YOU KNOW, I, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT FAMILY MEMBER WHO COULD COOK REALLY WELL AND, YOU KNOW, SOLD PLATES OUT THE KITCHEN, WE ALL KNOW THAT. WELL, SOME OF US ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. I KNOW I DO. UM, BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE'RE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT MOVE FREELY AND GO TO WORK GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND PEOPLE WILL DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. THE HOPE HERE IS TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS HEALTHY. THERE ARE HEALTH PERMITS AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GENERATE INCOME. WHEN I WAS A KID, I WORKED A JACK IN THE BOX AND I PAID THE LIGHT BILL AND MY SISTER WORKED AT STATIONARY SHOP AND SHE PAID A BILL. AND MOM, IT PLEASE DON'T INTERRUPT THE MEETING. UM, AND SO WE ALL CONTRIBUTED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT REQUIRED TO PAY THE RENT TODAY. IF FOLKS CAN'T GO GET THAT OTHER JOB, THEY MAY WANT TO COOK AT HOME. SO WE WANNA MAKE, WE WANT TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT BURDEN. NOW, WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS SOMEHOW BY SOMEONE DOING WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY GONNA DO, TAKE ON A SIDE JOB OR, OR, OR BEGIN BAKING FOR LOVE OR WHATEVER IT IS. [01:55:01] WE DON'T WANT THAT TO TRIGGER AN EVICTION. WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS FOR SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE A LANDLORD SAYS, YOU BROKE YOUR LEASE AND NOW WE HAVE, WE ARE, OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO SERVE YOU A THREE DAY NOTICE. I WOULD FEEL TERRIBLE IF THAT WAS BECAUSE SOMETHING WE DID. I'M GLAD THAT YOU DID THE ATTESTATION. SO IT SAYS, HEY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR LANDLORD. NOW THAT'S A CHOICE BETWEEN THAT TENANT BUT THE LANDLORD, IT'S NOT OUR DECISION THAT'S BETWEEN THE TENANT AND THE LANDLORD. THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I SEE HERE IS ON THE NOTIFICATION SIDE, IF LET'S SAY YOU ARE A LANDLORD AND IT'S IN A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND SOMEONE DOES GET THAT NOTIFICATION, IS THAT GONNA TRIGGER A NEW DISCUSSION AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO UPDATE THEIR LEASE AND OR IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY FOR THEM TO NOTIFY THE CITY? HEY, I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS. I DON'T WANT THEIR ONLY OPTION TO BE AN EVICTION. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF A LANDLORD SAYS, HEY, FOR WHATEVER REASON I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS AND WE HAVE UPDATED OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR UM, LEASE. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE, YOU'RE NOW IN VIOLATION OF THIS LEASE IMMEDIATELY AND IT TRIGGERS AN EVICTION. SO I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT ON THE PROGRAM SIDE HOW YOU BUILD IN SOME DUE PROCESS FOR THAT TENANT IN CASE THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED FOR THEM IT WASN'T IN THEIR LEASE, BUT NOW MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING ON THIS NOTE, TAKING ON THIS MIKO AND IT BECOMES A PART OF THEIR LEASE. WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE A GOTCHA. YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY OUT, YOU GET A THREE DAY NOTICE. SO I WANT TO THINK THROUGH WHAT CAN HAPPEN ON THE PROGRAM SIDE, THE NOTE WHEN THE NOTIFICATION HAPPENS AND IF THE NOTIFICATION HAPPENS ENTIRELY UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL, RIGHT? SO YOU ALL HAVE THAT POLICY PIECE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE ORDINANCE. YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I THINK THE ATTESTATION SATISFIES WHAT I SEE AS THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, THAT TENANT IS AWARE THAT THERE IS RISK IF YOU'RE NOT UPFRONT WITH YOUR LANDLORD ABOUT THIS OPERATION. BUT, BUT I'M, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, THE NOTIFICATION IS A COUNCIL A COUNCIL DECISION THERE, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOUGHT THROUGH SOME SORT OF A PROCESS, RIGHT? OR SOMETHING THAT PREVENTS FROM, FROM GETTING CAUGHT IN THAT THREE DAY NOTICE SITUATION. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA KEEP GOING TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR, CAN I RESPOND TO THAT? SURE. UM, UH, TO BE HONEST, THAT'S WHY WE REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE IN WRITING BECAUSE THERE IS A PROTECTION ON THAT AND THE CITY CAN'T REALLY BUILD ANYTHING IN TO PROTECT THEM BECAUSE OUR ROLE IS TO ISSUE THE HEALTH PERMIT AT THAT POINT. NOW IT'S A DEAL, IT'S A, IT'S A PROVISION BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND THEIR TENANT. AND SO A TOY CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT THAT POINT WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS OR IF THERE'S A LANDLORD CHANGE, THE PROTECTION FOR THE TENANT IS HAVING SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM THEIR LANDLORD SAYING, I'M OKAY WITH THIS, THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY BRING TO COURT IF THEY COME BACK AND CHANGE THEIR, UM, THEIR MIND LATER. SO A TOYA, ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? YEAH, CERTAINLY. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. UH, A LEASE AGREEMENT IS, IS IS WHAT CANNOT BE SUPERSEDED. IT'S A PRIVATE CONTRACT RIGHT? BETWEEN A PROPERTY OWNER AND THE TENANT. UM, SO REALLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT IN OUR ORDINANCE, UM, IT IT, THE, THE TERMS OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT REALLY CAN'T BE ALTERED. IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY, WE CAN'T REALLY HAVE A INPUT ON WHAT'S BETWEEN A PROPERTY OWNER AND THEIR TENANT. IT IS, IT IS BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARTIES. OKAY. BUT I THINK THE ATTESTATION SATISFIES THAT. YEAH, IT, IT CAN, RIGHT? YEAH. IT, IT SATISFIES IT CERTAINLY FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT? SO YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE AN ATTESTATION, BUT THEN THE TENANT NEEDS TO THEN WORK ON THAT AND THE LANDLORD COULD CHANGE THEIR MIND OR A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THEY COULD JUST CHANGE THE LEASE AND SAY, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW MIKO ANYMORE. AND THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT TO DO THAT. AND I THEN, AT THE VERY LEAST, WHEN THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS GO OUT AND THE APPLICATION, I THINK YOU NEED TO BE VERY EXPLICITLY CLEAR WITH THOSE WHO ARE TENANTS WHO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT, UM, YOU NEED TO BE VERY CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT THIS, THAT THIS IS ALLOWED UNDER YOUR, YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT. AND THEN THAT'S A DISCUSSION BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR LANDLORD. AND THAT'S NOT A ROLE THE CITY WILL PLAY. AGREED. AND I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THEY GET IT IN WRITING, BUT THEN SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED LEGALLY FOR THE PROCESS, BUT WE WOULD RECOMMEND PUTTING IT IN WRITING. 'CAUSE THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO, TO PROTECT BOTH PARTIES. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA KEEP GOING. COUNCIL MEMBERS ZENDEJAS, I BELIEVE. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MACON KER. NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD. UM, CHINUA, SO THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN. UM, I DO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, FROM A HOME-BASED BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, A RANGE OF BUSINESS TYPES. I, YOU KNOW, NOT NAMING ANY NAMES, NO STREETS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE RAIDERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE ARE TAX PREPARERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WE ARE NOT REGULATING THOSE IN THE SAME WAY. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SHARED. UM, BUT GIVEN THIS CONVERSATION HERE, UH, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND A FRIENDLY MOTION TO REMOVE THE NOTIFICATION TO THE LANDLORD AS PART OF, UM, THIS POLICY GOING FORWARD. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS, [02:00:01] YOU'RE THE MAKER OF THE MOTION. YOU, IS THAT YOUR, YOUR MOTION OR YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY, OR DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT? I KNOW THAT THE INTENT FOR TONIGHT WAS TO, UM, PASS THIS ORDINANCE AND MOVE IT FORWARD. UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT BRINGS IT TO ANOTHER FIRST READING. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO PLEASE CLARIFY IS WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE, UM, THIS, THIS ACTUAL ACTION ITEM TO GET, UM, THE LANDLORDS INVOLVED. SO MAYBE IF YOU COULD, UM, IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT, AND IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A POLICY DECISION FOR COUNCIL BEFORE I ACCEPT THAT. YES, IT CERTAINLY CAN BE A POLICY DISCUSSION. UM, AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT THE LEVEL OF RISK TO THE TENANTS. I THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE. UM, AND THE LANDLORDS, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT PARTIES HERE, SO IT'S DEFINITELY APPROPRIATE FOR THE COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON THIS AND GIVE US DIRECTION. UM, SO WE PREVENT, WE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEGAL MODELS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. SO IT'S NOT ABOUT LEGALITY, IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW DO WE WANT TO MANAGE THAT RISK. SO IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE DIRECTION FROM, FROM THE COUNCIL. I DO WANNA CLARIFY, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT BECAUSE AT THE LAST MEETING WE WERE ASKED TO NOT PUT IT DIRECTLY IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT RATHER PUT IT IN THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES SO YOU CAN MAKE THESE TYPES OF CHANGES WITHOUT HAVING IT RESTART AND HAVE TO COME BACK AS A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE. UM, AND THEN, UH, PART OF THIS TOO WAS YEAH, WE WERE ASKED TO GO OUT AND TALK TO THE LANDLORDS AND TALK TO THE, THE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND, AND GET THEIR INPUTS ON BOTH. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE LAID OUT IN THE MEMO. UH, AND LANDLORDS VERY CLEARLY SAID THEY WANTED THE ABILITY TO, UH, BE NOTIFIED AND ACTUALLY THEY WOULD LIKE THE ONES, THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR IN WRITING. AND THEN THE OTHER GROUPS IS WHAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT, WHICH IS, UH, THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE AS LOW UH, BARRIERS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. WITH THAT SAID, I ACCEPT YOUR FRIENDLY. THANK YOU. I I JUST WANT TO ONE MORE QUESTION. SO WOULDN'T, LET'S SAY IT'S MIKO, IT'S GOING WELL, NO HARM, NO FILE, EVERYONE'S HAPPY. BUT LET'S SAY YOU BEGIN, UH, YOUR OPERATION AND THERE IS SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT OR SOME ENFORCEMENT PROCESS THAT HAPPENS. WOULDN'T THE LANDLORD BE NOTIFIED AT THAT POINT ANYWAY? YES, THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE. ONCE A RULE IS BROKEN, IT'S ALREADY, THEY'RE ALREADY BEING NOTIFIED BECAUSE THERE'S A CODE VIOLATION ON THEIR PROPERTY. SO I, I'M COMF I'M MORE COMFORTABLE UNDERSTANDING THAT LIKE THIS, UNLESS IT'S EXPLICITLY CALLED OUT IN YOUR LEASE, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE FREE TO DO IN THE CITY IF YOU BREAK RULES, THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS ALREADY ESTABLISHED. AND I THINK THIS MOTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF US ALLOWS ALL OF THAT TO HAPPEN. ALRIGHT. UH, WELL I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE. I SEE NO OTHER ADDITIONAL, I'M, I'M SECOND OVER THE MOTION. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. FRIENDLY, UH, FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. SO ONE IS, UH, THE FIRST, I KNOW WE'RE SAYING THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, IT CAN TRIGGER CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT AS WELL IS IF YOU'RE A PROPERTY OWNER, SOMETIMES THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES CAN TRIGGER CHANGES TO YOUR INSURANCE IMPACTS TO YOUR ABILITY TO GET INSURANCE, RIGHT? SO NOT KNOWING THAT THIS TYPE OF THING IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON YOUR PROPERTY CAN BE REALLY PROBLEMATIC. UH, AND SO I KNOW WE'RE, AND I ALSO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING OUR CODE, HAVING TO GET OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT INVOLVED, UH, IN THIS TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT. 'CAUSE I THINK AS A CITY WE TYPICALLY TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE TENANT LANDLORD, UM, UH, ENGAGEMENT. SO I LEGITIMATELY AS A, THE SECONDARY, I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THEIR FRIENDLY. SO SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE TO SECOND THAT MOTION UNLESS YOU WANNA OFFER, UM, WELL, SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION JUST BE, I'M, MY RECOMMENDATION IS I'M COMFORTABLE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH CHANGING TO THIS, THE SELF ATTESTATION MM-HMM . UM, AND THEN HAVING THE NOTIFICATION AS PART OF THE HEALTH PERMIT. SO THEN PROCEDURALLY, WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN, UM, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND ON YOUR MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND ON COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS MOTION INCLUDES, SO THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN THRASH AND TOOK HIS SECONDING. SO THAT MEANS IF YOU WANT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, YOU'D HAVE TO DO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION AT THIS POINT FOR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THEN I WILL DO THAT. I WILL DO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION, UM, RECOMMENDING THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR, UM, UH, FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SECOND ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER NAR, YOU'RE UP NOW. UM, YOU BEAT ME TODAY. , WE KNOW THIS PROCESS. UH, WE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TH TOOK. OKAY, SO, UH, BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE, WE NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MOTION. SO READ THROUGH THE MAIN STAFF MOTION AND THEN READ THROUGH, UH, THE, THE SECOND MOTION ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH EXCITEMENT IN A LONG TIME. . SO THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS, WAS MADE BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDEJAS, UH, SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK OTI WITH A FRIENDLY, UH, [02:05:01] MA, UH, TO REMOVE THE LANDLORD NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT, WHICH WAS ACCEPTED BY THE MAKER OF THE MOTION. SO WHAT IS THE FIRST MOTION? WHAT IS THE STAFF? SO THE, THE FIRST MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY MOTION. NO, NO. WHAT IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? OH, A STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE, THE ORDINANCE, UM, AS AS WRITTEN, RIGHT? SO THE MAIN MOTION IS TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS WRITTEN. AND WELL, ACTUALLY THAT'S THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, WHICH WILL BE VOTED ON FIRST. IF THAT FAILS, THEN YOU MOVE TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WITH BY EXTRACTING, WITH ADDITIONALLY EXTRACTING THE NOTIFICATION THAT IS WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. ALRIGHT, SO WE ARE NOW GONNA VOTE ON THE, UH, SUBSTITUTE MOTION, WHICH IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY, THAT MOTION FAILS. FOUR FOUR. SO NOW WE GO TO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. NO, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME. THE MAIN MOTION, A TOY CUT. I, ME CONFUSED. CAN YOU UPDATE THE SECONDER? YEAH, THE SECONDER IS COUNCIL MEMBER PR TOOK, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN THRASH TOOK, AND IF THIS DOES NOT PASS WITH AT LEAST FIVE VOTES, THIS DOES NOT SUCCEED, WHICH MEANS THE WHOLE THING IS DEAD. THERE YOU GO. IT MAY NOT BE THE SAME. WE'LL SEE. OKAY. SO THIS IS AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRES FIVE VOTES, CORRECT? I DIDN'T VOTE. IT SAYS FOUR THREE. I DIDN'T HERS. NO, I MEAN, YES, SHE'S A YES. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS PASSES. SO, SO I, SO THE MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. THIS WAS A VERY SMALL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MOTIONS. THIS IS A WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY. UH, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, ALTHOUGH NOTIFICATION DOESN'T HAPPEN AT THAT MOMENT, IT STILL HAPPENS. UH, IF THERE ARE VIOLATIONS, UH, AND ENFORCEMENT HAS TO TAKE PLACE. AND SO, UM, THANK YOU THAT, THAT'S THE ITEM. ALRIGHT, SO, ALRIGHT. SO CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE MIKO. WE NEED TO PASS THE HEARING AS WELL. SO HEARING ITEM 11, UH, IS A PART OF THIS, UH, MOTION WAS HEAR HEARING ITEM 11 [11. 26-54243 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, review and determine that the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines, as it will not result directly or indirectly in significant environmental impacts (SE-25-142); Declare ordinance approving Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA25-001), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapters 21.15 and 21.51 of Title 21 (Zoning) to introduce and establish new regulations for Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) to support proposed changes to Title 5 (Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions), read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and       Office or Department: Community Development         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD, CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT ARE EXEMPT FROM CQA DECLARE ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THEIR PROPOSED FINDINGS RELATED THERETO TO INTRODUCE AND ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS FOR MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS. READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSED CHANGES AND SUBMIT THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS AND FINDINGS TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR ITS REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CERTIFIED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST THE COMPLIMENTARY HEARING, UPDATING THE ZONING FROM ECO. UH, THERE'S NO OATH REQUIRED. WE'LL HAVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. SO BEFORE YOU, IS THE ZONING REGULATIONS CHANGE THAT'S A COMPANION TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT YOU HEARD TODAY? UM, I HAVE A PRESENTATION IF WE CAN BRING IT UP IF NOPE, WE CAN. SO, UH, FOR TITLE 21, REGULATES THE PRIVATE PROPERTY AND LAND USES. AND SO WITHIN THAT REGULATIONS WE HAVE ALSO A COASTAL PROGRAM, A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM THAT IS REGULATED THROUGH THAT. SO WITH THIS ITEM AND IS SUMMARIZED IN YOUR COUNCIL LETTER, UH, WE WILL BE INCLUDING, UH, A NEW DEFINITION TO ESTABLISH WHAT AMCO IS DIFFERENTIATING AMCO FROM A RESTAURANT OR A TAVERN USE, AS WELL AS ADDING THAT AS ONE OF THE APPROVED HOME OCCUPATIONS, WHICH CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE FOUR APPROVED CATEGORIES OF HOME OCCUPATIONS. THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CLEARED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2025, AND WAS NOTICED ACCORDINGLY. UM, AS I SUMMARIZED EARLIER, THE MAIN ITEMS ARE DEFINING DIFFERENTIATING KOS AND ALSO EXPLICITLY [02:10:01] AUTHORIZING THEM AS A HOME OCCUPATION AS WELL AS THEIR OPERATING STANDARDS. UH, WITH THIS, WHENEVER WE MAKE, UH, FINDINGS FOR A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. AND THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR LAND USE ELEMENT, INCLUDING, UH, CREATING, UM, IDENTIFIED HOME OCCUPATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR, UH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. IN ADDITION, SINCE THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE INTENSITY OF LAND USES, BUT IS A HOME OCCUPATION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE, OUR LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT. IT WOULD NOT HAVE EFFECT ON COASTAL ACCESS. UH, THE NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND BECAUSE THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM THE MARCH 10TH, 2025 DATE, IT DID NOT NEED TO BE TICED. SO THEREFORE, ALL NOTICING HAS BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE. AND THE ONLY PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE THE ONES THAT WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM FROM THE COOK ALLIANCE, WHICH WERE ADDRESSED HERE IN THAT PREVIOUS ITEM. AND WITH THAT, UH, WHENEVER WE MAKE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS, WE HAVE TO FIND CONSISTENCY WITH OUR STATE, UH, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. BECAUSE THIS WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS EXEMPT UNDER THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION, WHICH IS SECTION 15 6 0 1, UH, B THREE, AS THERE WOULD BE NO, UM, SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES BESIDES A HOME OCCUPATION. AND WITH THAT STAFF, UH, RECOMMENDS THAT THIS COUNCIL, UM, ADOPT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION, DECLARE THE ORDINANCE, AND ALSO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF STRATEGY PRESENTATION. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE'S ONE VOTE ON THIS OR TWO, THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF THREE VOTES. THREE VOTES ON THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN. ODI, ARE YOU AN I ON THIS ITEM? YEAH, SHE PUSHED IT. I SEE IT. OH NO, THERE'S ON. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, NEXT VOTE. ARE YOU AN AYE? YES. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. FINAL VOTE, COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, UH, WE NOW WANNA REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE. YES, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, IN CLOSED SESSION, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF SIX CASES, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN CONSOLIDATED UNDER THE CASE OF RUSSO VERSUS CITY OF LONG BEACH, UH, WITH THE GLOBAL SETTLEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $2.35 MILLION, UH, WITH THE VOTE BEING SEVEN ZERO, THE REASON BEING, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, COUNCILWOMAN, ALLEN AND COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THRASH AND TOOK, WERE NOT PRESENT, UH, DURING THE VOTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW GONNA MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 13. ITEM 13, PLEASE HOLD ON. CAN WE CORRECT THE RECORD ON THAT? SORRY, ONE THING. THE, THE VOTE WOULD, THE VOTE, UH, IN CLOSE SESSION WAS EIGHT ZERO WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THRASH AND TOOK, UH, BEING PRESENT ONLINE. GOT IT. LET'S MOVE ON. ITEM 13, REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS [13. 26-54785 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-25-591 and award a contract to Contemporary Services Corporation, of Northridge, CA, for providing as-needed security services supporting special events produced by the City, as well as concerts and other events held at the Long Beach Amphitheater and additional special events hosted on the Queen Mary campus, in an annual amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for a period of six years, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO CONTEMPORARY SERVICES CORPORATION FOR PROVIDING AS NEEDED SECURITY SERVICES, SUPPORTING SPECIAL EVENTS PRODUCED BY THE CITY, AS WELL AS CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS HELD AT THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENTS HOSTED ON THE QUEEN MARY CAMPUS IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3 MILLION TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. SO MAYOR, DID YOU WANT A PRESENTATION ON THIS? THIS IS KIND OF A EXCITING ITEM ON THE ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. OH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE SECURITY. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M WRONG. THIS IS THE SECURITY , RIGHT? YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. ALSO EXCITED. THANK YOU. SEE YOU GUYS KEEP CORRECTING ME TONIGHT, BUT I'VE BEEN RIGHT EVERY TIME. I'VE BEEN RIGHT EVERY TIME. YES YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 14. UH, WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM. YEAH. COUNCIL, SEE YOU CONFUSED ME. DIDN'T EVEN LET HIM VOTE. NOW , RICK'S O IS ABSENT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [02:15:01] ITEM 14, PLEASE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO SOUND DIPLOMACY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF [14. 26-54786 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-25-612 and award a contract to Sound Diplomacy, Inc., of Wilmington, DE, for the development of an Entertainment Strategic Plan, in an amount of $125,000, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $12,500, for a total contract amount not to exceed $137,500, for a period of one year; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AN ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 137,500 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT CITYWIDE. WELL, AS THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE JUST SAYING THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY EXCITING UPDATE, UH, THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE, AS PART OF OUR GROW LONG BEACH PLAN, WHICH IS OUR PLAN TO TRANSITION OUR ECONOMY TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, UH, WE ARE LEANING INTO A NUMBER OF THINGS. CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, UH, CLEAN GOODS MOVEMENT AT OUR PORTS, BUT ALSO ENTERTAINMENT AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY. AND SO, AS A PART OF THIS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WE PUT MOVE FORWARD RESOURCES TO BEGIN AN ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT PROGRESS. MR. MOCA. THAT IS RIGHT. YOU ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT MR. MAYOR. SO THANK YOU. THIS IS AN EXCITING ITEM. IT'S A LOW DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, REALLY BEEN CHAMPIONED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL WAS IN OUR BUDGET. UH, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS AND SO I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO JOHNNY VALLEJO, UH, AND ERIC, UH, ROMERO AS WELL TO GO THROUGH, UH, UH, WHAT THE SCOPE IS, WHO WE'VE SELECTED, HOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, TOM, UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, DIRECTOR BILL MARTINEZ IS HERE AS WELL, BUT REALLY THIS, UH, EFFORT HAS BEEN LED BY, UH, ERIC ROMERO, OUR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT BUREAU MANAGER. SO I'M GONNA LET HIM TAKE IT FROM HERE. COOL. GOOD EVENING, HONOR ROLL, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ERIC ROMERO AND I'M THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT. AND I HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU REGARDING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO A CONSULTANT TO HELP DEVELOP THE CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION. AS YOU KNOW, AND AS THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED, THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE OUTLINES THE CITY'S VISION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY DIVERSIFYING THE ECONOMY, SUPPORTING KEY INDUSTRIES, AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH. GROWING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH THE GROWTH OF MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, AND TOURISM IS A PRIORITY IN BOTH THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE AND THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED GROW LONG BEACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $150,000 IN ONE-TIME FUNDS TO DEVELOP AN ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. IN JULY, 2025, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO SELECT A CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THE CITY WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN IDENTIFYING AN EXPERIENCED CONSULTANT TO HELP THE CITY IDENTIFY WHAT I REFER TO AS THE FOUR PS. THE FIRST PS ARE POLICIES, POLICIES THAT GUIDE THE CITY'S PRIORITIES FOR GROWING THE MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, AND TOURISM SECTORS. THE SECOND P IS PROGRAMS, UH, THAT WOULD BE INFORMED BY THOSE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT EXISTING MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES AND ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACT NEW ONES. THE FOURTH P IS PLACEMAKING. THESE ARE PLACEMAKING INITIATIVES THAT CELEBRATE THE CITY'S MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY AND CREATE VIBRANT ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS. AND THE LAST P AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS PARTNERSHIPS. THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE CITY SHOULD STRENGTHEN AND ESTABLISH THAT EXPAND MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, AND TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES. THE CITY RECEIVED 11 PROPOSALS, INTERVIEWED THREE CONSULTING FIRMS, AND DETERMINED THAT SOUND DIPLOMACY WAS THE MOST QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICES. SOUND DIPLOMACY IS A GLOBAL CONSULTING FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON MUSIC CULTURE AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. THEY HELP CITIES WITH THINGS LIKE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. THEY'VE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 150 CLIENTS IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING MANY CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR APPROACH IS RESEARCH DRIVEN AND INCLUDES DATA ANALYSIS AND A LOT OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO HELP COMMUNITY STRENGTHEN THEIR CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT. EXAMPLES OF CLIENTS SOUND DIPLOMACY HAS WORKED WITH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE CITY OF BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. UH, PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS LIKE LIVE NATION AND ALSO NON-PROFIT CLIENTS LIKE THE ROYAL FULL HARMONIC ORCHESTRA, SOUND DIPLOMACY WILL DELIVER THE FOLLOWING SCOPE OF WORK. THE FIRST IS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. THEY'LL ENGAGE A BROAD MIX OF STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUSINESSES, CULTURAL GROUPS, MUSICIANS, PROMOTERS, VENUE OPERATORS, CITY STAFF, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. THIS WILL INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, AND OR COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO HELP SHAPE THE GOALS OF THE PLAN. AND THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS INCLUDES DIVERSE VOICES. SO WE CAPTURE A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES. SOUND DIPLOMACY WILL STUDY THREE TO FOUR CITIES WITH STRONG MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTORS. THEY'LL LOOK AT THEIR POLICIES, PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMS, PLACEMAKING AND MARKETING EFFORTS. AND FROM THAT, THEY'LL PULL, THEY'LL PULL OUT BEST PRACTICES AND IDENTIFY WHICH STRATEGIES COULD WORK WELL FOR LONG BEACH. SOUND DIPLOMACY WILL PUT TOGETHER A FULL LIST OF MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. THEY'LL IDENTIFY UNDERUSED SPACES AND LOOK AT WHERE THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION OR REPURPOSING. THEY'LL ALSO CREATE A VENUE MAP AND RESOURCE GUIDE TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, PROMOTERS, [02:20:01] VISITORS, AND OTHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. SOUND DIPLOMACY WILL ALSO REVIEW CURRENT CITY ORDINANCES AND POLICIES THAT AFFECT MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESSES AND EVENTS. THEY'LL IDENTIFY ANY BARRIERS OR INEFFICIENCIES THAT MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE SECTOR TO GROW. AND FROM THERE THEY'LL RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO STREAMLINE PERMITTING AND ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE NOISE AND SAFETY. FINALLY, SOUND DIPLOMACY WILL BRING TOGETHER ALL FINDINGS FROM THE PROJECT INTO ONE COMPREHENSIVE FINAL REPORT AND PRESENTATION. FOR CITY LEADERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDERS, THEY'LL OUTLINE A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT INCLUDES SPECIFIC ACTIONS, TIMELINES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. THEY'LL RECOMMEND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SO THE CITY CAN TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME. THEY'LL HELP ESTIMATE COSTS FOR RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES AND STAFF WILL USE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT TO INFORM ANNUAL WORK PLANS AND FUNDING REQUESTS TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. STAFF REQUESTS THAT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH SOUND DIPLOMACY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE IT. UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? SEEING NONE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. UH, REALLY EXCITING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. ERIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK TO ALL OF YOU, YOUR TEAM. UM, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, LONG BEACH IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE A DESTINATION CITY, AN ENTERTAINMENT HUB. THAT MEANS MORE PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT LONG BEACH. AS WE PREPARE TO RECEIVE VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE FOR THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS, IT BECOMES IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY KEY POLICIES AND STRATEGIES TO MARKET OUR CITY. WHAT TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT HUB DO WE WISH TO BE? WHAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE DO WE WISH TO OFFER? WHAT TYPE OF PLACEMAKING STRATEGIES ARE MOST FITTING FOR OUR, OUR CITY OF LONG BEACH VIBE CITY? I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING AND REVIEWING A COMPLETE ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGY PLAN, AND I'M SO EXCITED, UM, FOR ALL THE MUSIC AND THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS GONNA BE HERE, COMING HERE TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. UH, I I LOVE IT. LONG BEACH. I LOVE THE VIBE CITY. GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. UM, COUNT VICE MAYOR URANGA. UH, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT, UH, WINNER TICKETS. I NEED, I WANT SOME TICKETS. WE HAVEN'T OPENED ANYTHING YET. VICE MAYOR , WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. PACIFIC, THE OLYMPICS, HE WANTS TO PRE-ORDER, RIGHT? YOU SEE THOSE? THE COST OF THOSE OLYMPICS TICKETS. I WANT THE $28. 28 FOR 28. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS VERY EXCITING FOR OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUR POTENTIAL AS AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, UM, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE LANGUAGES THAT THE SURVEYS WILL GO OUT TO SO THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM A WIDE VARIETY AUDIENCE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE ATTRACT DIFFERENT ENTERTAINERS, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, I MEAN THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT GENRE, BUT ALSO IT'S DONE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO COVER THAT IN THE DIFFERENT FEEDBACK. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND LANGUAGE ACCESS WILL BE A PRIORITY. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE WORK WITH OUR, OUR CITY STAFF AND BEST UTILIZE BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE PRIORITIZING LANGUAGE ACCESS. AND ALSO THIS PLAN WILL BE A, A CITYWIDE PLAN, RIGHT? SO THERE WILL, THERE ENTERTAINMENT THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT SPACES AND PLACES IN THE CITY, DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL CONSIDER ALL OF THAT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN. YES, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY ARE AN INTERNATIONAL CITY WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, LATINX CONCERT, EVEN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CONCERT OR YOU KNOW, K-POP CONCERT, ALL OF THAT, RIGHT? . ALRIGHT. ENGLISH, SPANISH, KAMAI, TAGAL. THAT'S OUR LONG BEACH ACCESS PLAN. ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SOUND DIPLOMACY. THEY HAVE SUCH A GREAT TRACK RECORD INTERNATIONALLY AND FOR US TO BRING THEM TO OUR CITY, TO UM, JUST DEVELOP MORE OF OUR MUSIC CITY IS REALLY EXCITING. SO THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND LET'S KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. ALRIGHT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL COMMENT. GOOD JOB. LET'S SEE WHAT COMES BACK WITH THIS REPORT. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 15, [02:25:02] REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO JOVE FOR PROVIDING INTERIM [15. 26-54780 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HSB-2026-001 and award a contract to Jovenes, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing Interim Housing operations and support services for the Transitional Age Youth Navigation Center, in a total annual amount not to exceed $565,020, for a period of one year beginning April 1, 2026, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] HOUSING OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER IN A TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $565,020 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE, INTO THE CONTRACT CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO TONIGHT, UH, REGARDING OUR YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER AND CONTRACTING WITH A NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDER. UH, SO WE WANTED TO GIVE SOME HISTORY AND BACKGROUND AS THIS HAS BEEN, UH, IN THE WORKS AND HAS BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE. SO WE DID WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. UH, THE YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER IS A 12 BED TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH PROGRAM, SO FOCUSING ON SERVING OUR YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24, UH, AND IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN AND WAS PURCHASED USING HEAT FUNDING FROM THE STATE AS WELL AS SOME OTHER LOCAL DOLLARS IN ORDER TO BUILD OUT THE SHELTER, UH, THAT WILL SERVE THE 12 YOUTH. UH, LAST YEAR ON MAY 13TH, THE CITY COUNCIL DID, UH, VOTE TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER AGENCY. HOWEVER, DURING, UH, PROCESS AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE CONTRACTING, THERE WERE ISSUES IDENTIFIED THAT LED US TO DECIDE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EXECUTING THAT CONTRACT. UH, AT THAT TIME, WE THEN ON DECEMBER 22ND OF LAST YEAR, RELEASED AN RFP WITH THE GOAL OF QUICKLY IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING A PROVIDER TO COME IN AND OPERATE THE YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER. UH, WITHIN THAT PROCESS, WE HAD TWO PROPOSALS. UH, THE RECOMMENDED PROVIDER FROM THE RFP PANEL IS NUS INC. WHO HAS, UH, NEARLY 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING SERVICES AROUND HOUSING, UH, AND, UH, BASIC NEED SERVICES FOR YOUTH THAT ARE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. UH, HOES DOES HAVE SOME CONTRACTS LOCALLY THROUGH THEIR COLLEGE SUCCESS INITIATIVES. SO THEY CONTRACT, UH, WITH ALMOST ABOUT, UH, TWO HANDFULS OF, UH, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE LA REGION. UH, AND THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH BOTH THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE AS WELL AS CAL STATE, UH, UNIVERSITY OF LONG BEACH, PROVIDING, UH, HOUSING TO, UH, HOUSING INSECURE AND HOMELESS STUDENTS. UM, SO THEY WILL BE PROVIDING THE SERVICES AND OPERATION ON SITE. UH, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THIS CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING INTAKES, UH, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING REFERRALS, INTERVENING WHEN THERE ARE CRISISES, CONNECTING PEOPLE OR THE YOUTH THAT ARE THERE TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, UH, AND PROVIDING THREE MEALS A DAY. AND THEN THEY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF UPKEEPING THAT SITE, CLEANING SUPPLIES, UH, HAVING SECURITY AND SAFETY PLANNING IN PLACE, AND THEN THEIR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, UH, WHERE SOME THINGS ARE AT WITH THE BUILDING, AS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THAT. UH, AND IT DOES IMPACT, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM START. SO WE WANTED TO GIVE SOME UPDATES ON WHERE THAT IS AT. SO INITIAL CONSTRUCTION, UH, WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 2025. SORRY, IT SAYS 2026. UH, THAT IS A TYPO. UH, UPON COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION, UH, THERE WERE PEOPLE ON SITE PROVIDING SECURITY WHILE WAITING FOR OPERATIONS TO BEGIN, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE, UH, COMING IN AND OUT WITH USAGE OF THE RESTROOMS ON SITE. IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS BACKUP ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING WITHIN THE PLUMBING. UH, ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS ISSUES WITH, UH, THE EXISTING PLUMBING ON SITE AS FAR AS SLOPING, AND THAT WAS ALSO CAUSING ISSUES WITH A NEW PLUMBING THAT WAS PUT IN, UH, DUE TO THOSE ISSUES. UH, WE DID HAVE, UH, THE EXISTING, UH, CONTRACT REDO THE NEW PLUMBING, UH, THAT WAS NOT DRAINING INTO THE OLD PLUMBING AS WELL AS WENT THROUGH, UH, AND HAD TO BRING IT IN, UH, ADDITIONAL CONTRACTING TO COVER THE OLD PLUMBING THAT EXISTED WITHIN THE BUILDING TO PROPERLY SLOPE. UH, SO THEY DUG DOWN, UH, INCREASING THE SLOPE OF THAT PLUMBING SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL [02:30:01] ISSUES GOING FORWARD. UH, THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPLACING THAT PLUMBING HAS, UH, BEEN COMPLETED. RIGHT NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR CONCRETE TO DRY, THEN ADDITIONAL FLOORING AND TOUCH-UPS WILL BE HAPPENING WITHIN THE SPACE. UH, AND THAT SHOULD BE, UH, COMPLETED BY, UH, BEGINNING TO MID-MAY. UH, WE, IN CONVERSATIONS WITH VENESS AND PREPARING, UH, THEY WILL BE READY TO GO AT, UH, THE SAME TIMEFRAME. SO WE ARE ON TRACK TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER IN MID-MAY. UH, SO IN, UH, CLOSING STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS FOR RFP NUMBER HSB 2020 6 0 1 AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO OUS INC. OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FOR INTERIM HOUSING OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH, UH, NAVIGATION CENTER, AND A TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $565,020 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING APRIL 1ST, 2026, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT, INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS. UH, FUNDING FOR THIS WILL BE PAID THROUGH THE STATE, UH, HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UH, WE HAVE ALLOCATIONS FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAMMING SET ASIDE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UH, WITHIN THAT FUNDING, SO THAT WE'LL BE PAYING FOR THE SERVICES AT THE SITE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, I'M, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A, UM, AN OUTCOME FROM, UH, THE STATE'S HAT FUNDING THAT IS FLEXIBLE FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO ALLOW US TO DO CREATIVE THINGS AROUND, UM, UH, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. WE DO WANNA NOTE THAT IT IS ONLY HALF THE AMOUNT IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO FULLY RESTORE HAP IN THE STATE BUDGET. BUDGET PROCESS IS NOT FINISHED YET, BUT, UH, THOSE ARE DOLLARS THAT, THAT ARE VERY FLEXIBLE FOR CITIES, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC HEALTH RIGHT NOW. SECOND PART, I'M GLAD THAT YOU SORT OF, UH, TOOK YOUR TIME TO MEASURE TWICE AND CUT ONCE. IT WOULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE BRINGING YOUTH IN WITH THAT PLUMBING SITUATION. IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, UH, TO ENSURE THAT YOU WENT OUT, BID YOUR CONTRACT, ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OPERATOR, UH, HIGHEST QUALITY, UH, SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS ARE THERE, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE ONCE RESIDENTS DO MOVE IN. GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE A REAL OPENING DATE OF, UH, EARLY MAY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MOMENT. UH, WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TI UH, YEAH, NO, UH, REALLY EXCITED TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS. UH, I THINK MANY OF YOU KNOW, I SIT ON THE GATEWAY C COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UM, AND I SIT ON THEIR HOMELESSNESS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEY ACTUALLY CONTRACT THE HOLNESS AS WELL FOR SOME OF THEIR SERVICES. AND SO WE'VE HEARD SOME REALLY GREAT, UM, STORIES, UM, REALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. SO I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT CHOICE FOR THE CITY, SO VERY SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES, I'M REALLY EXCITED AS WELL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OPEN THIS FACILITY SOON. UM, BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T KNOW HONI, UM, IF YOU CAN JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AS COUNCILWOMAN, RICK SODI SHARED, SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION, BUT WHAT OTHER, UH, JURISDICTION, LIKE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE THEY SERVE? IS IT ONLY THE CITY OF LA THEY'VE WORKED IN OR HAVE THEY WORKED IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL? I MEAN, PROVIDING THESE, UM, SERVICES? YEAH, SO THEY STARTED OUT IN, WELL HEIGHTS, SO EAST LOS ANGELES AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THEIR EARLY DEVELOPMENT, THAT WAS KIND OF THEIR FOCUS AREA. UH, THEIR LARGEST, YOU KNOW, ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES TO BE IN EAST LA WHAT, IN WHAT'S CONSIDERED SERVICE PLANNING AREA SEVEN FOR THE COUNTY AND HOW THEY BREAK OUT THEIR JURISDICTIONS. SO THEY ARE THE YOUTH LEAD ORGANIZATION WITHIN, UH, EAST LA, BUT THEY HAVE, UM, CONTRACTS FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, THEY PROVIDE SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UH, HOMELESS PREVENTION ASSISTANCE, UM, RAPID REHOUSING AND PROVIDING RENTAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE, TO YOUTH AS THEY'RE GOING BACK INTO HOUSING. AND THEY ALSO HAVE A FEW SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, UH, PROJECTS WHERE THEY'RE THE SERVICE PROVIDER. SO THEY PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AS WELL AS SUPPORT AND CONNECTING YOUTH, UH, BACK TO EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATION SERVICES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR URANGA. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. [02:35:01] AND I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR KEEPING ON THIS PROJECT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH IT, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE PLUMBING AND, AND, UH, THE GRAND OPENING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WENT WITH IT. BUT I WANT, ESPECIALLY, I'M ESPECIALLY PLEASED WITH THE NEW CONTRACTOR WITH THE ES INCORPORATED, UH, THEIR INCLUSION OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. LUM CITY COLLEGE COMES IS A BIG PLUS. UH, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR YOUTH, AND THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NAMO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GRANT OPENING, UH, GOING UP IN MAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. THANK YOU, PAUL, FOR THE PRESENTATION. UH, TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH, IT'S SUCH A CRITICAL AGE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO HELP DIRECT THEM DOWN THE RIGHT PATH, SO THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT. MY ONLY QUESTION IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. UM, WHAT CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE JOVANNI IS MEETING ITS DELIVERABLES? ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. SORRY, WENT ON MUTE FOR A SECOND. UM, SO WITHIN OUR SHELTER SYSTEM AND PROCESS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POINTS OF CONTROL STARTING WITH THE INITIAL INTAKE TO THE SHELTER. SO, UH, WITHIN OUR SYSTEM, WE DO, UH, CONTROL OUR MATCHING FOR SHELTER AS WELL. SO, UH, THE YOUTH THAT ARE ULTIMATELY BEING ENROLLED INTO THIS PROGRAM, WE'LL HAVE GONE THROUGH CITY SERVICES FOR, UH, INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL INTO THE SHELTER PROGRAM. SO WE'RE SEEING THOSE YOUTH ON THE FRONT SIDE. UH, WE DO MONITOR DATA, UM, ON A REGULAR BASIS TO UNDERSTAND OCCUPANCY, WHERE THEY'RE AT, UH, AND TO FLAG ANY ISSUES. OUR TEAM DOES HAVE, UH, STAFF THAT ARE CHECKING IN ON A REGULAR BASIS, BOTH FROM A PROGRAMMATIC AND A FACILITY STANDPOINT. SO WE'LL BE GOING OVER THERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. UH, AND THEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE MONITOR OUR AGENCIES TO LOOK AT THEIR PROGRAM FILES, LOOK AT THEIR OPERATIONS, THEIR POLICIES, UH, GRIEVANCES THAT HAVE COME IN. UH, WE DO REQUIRE THAT OUR PROVIDERS PROVIDE INCIDENT REPORTS, UM, AS THINGS HAPPEN ON SITE. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE CAN FLAG ISSUES, UH, AND INTERVENE WHEN THERE ARE CONCERNS AND TRY TO PROVIDE, UH, GUIDANCE WHERE NEEDED. AND IF YOU KNOW IT'S MORE EXTREME, UH, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS OR BEYOND THAT. THANK YOU. HOW OFTEN WILL YOUR STAFF BE GOING BY? YEAH, SO, UM, THIS IS CLOSE TO OUR OTHER SITES. UH, OUR GOAL IS TO BE OUT THERE ONCE A WEEK, UH, TO CHECK IN MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE GOING ALL RIGHT, UM, WITH THE PROVIDER AS WELL AS THE YOUTH THAT ARE BEING SERVED THERE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? YES. UH, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM, UM, FOR YOUR PERSISTENCE AND WORK ON THIS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND MORE. UH, WE KNOW THAT LEVELS OF SHELTER BEDS, UM, ARE NECESSARY AT EVERY LEVEL FROM CRISIS BEDS, TEMPORARY BEDS TO TRANSITIONAL BEDS, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE ESPECIALLY LACK SPACES FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH OF THIS AGE. AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT OPEN NEXT MONTH, UM, AND THE WORK THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH AND TOOK. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. UH, I AM EXCITED ALWAYS WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD, UH, HOUSING TO OUR STOCK AND TO SUPPORT CERTAINLY TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. UM, ONE, I DO HOPE WE ARE LEARNING, UH, SOMETHING HERE REGARDING HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT AS WE HAVE FACILITIES THAT COME ON BOARD, UM, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, FULLY READY. UM, SO I THINK THAT'S ONE AREA. AND THEN, UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, UH, AS WE THINK ABOUT, UM, LEVELS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. UH, COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN, AS WE LOOK AT, WE RECENTLY, UM, UH, PUT FORTH THE, UH, CONTRACT FOR THE, IT IS THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE. THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR US TO ADD WITHIN THAT SCOPE, UM, A REVIEW OF LEVELS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND OR EVALUATION THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER FOR ANY OF OUR PROVIDERS THAT SUPPORT OUR [02:40:01] WORK AND RUN OUR FACILITIES, UM, IN PARTICULAR, UM, THAT WAY WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HOLD THEM TO AND HOLD OURSELVES TO IN TERMS OF PROVIDING DIGNITY AND HOUSING, UH, WITHIN OUR, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE. THANKS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. WAIT, DID WE CALL PUBLIC COMMENT? LET'S CALL PUBLIC COMMENT. I KNOW THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT LET, WE'RE GONNA CALL PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. IS THAT IT? I THINK WE HAVE, UH, ITEM 16, REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY. RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER [16. 26-54841 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending and restating Chapter 5.95 of the Long Beach Municipal Code relating to third-party food delivery service fees, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for a final reading. (Citywide)       Office or Department: City Attorney         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] 5.95 RELATING TO THIRD PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE FEES. READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING. CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. I SEE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN SORO MOTION IS CARRIED. WE NOW GO TO OUR CLOSING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, I SEE THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. LOURDES [ PUBLIC COMMENT: Immediately prior to adjournment Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council. ] DIXON FB AND GRAY, PLEASE COME FORWARD. LOURDES, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY, SHE MAY BE IN THE HALLWAY. FB AND GRAY, AS A REMINDER, IF YOU SPOKE DURING THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT NON AGENDA, YOU MAY NOT SPEAK A SECOND TIME. DID ANYBODY SPEAK DURING THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE EXPLICIT. YEAH. I, I DON'T WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU'RE LIMITING MY ABILITY. SPEAK. IS THAT WHAT YOU GUYS, SO THE RULES ARE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE SECOND TIME IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ELSE. THERE'S SOMEBODY RIGHT BEHIND YOU. THERE'S TWO PEOPLE. YEAH, BUT THESE ARE THE RULES. THESE ARE THE RULES. YEAH. THESE RULES HAVE BEEN PLACED WAY BEFORE WE TOOK THIS ROLE AT THE DAAS. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WHY ARE YOU THINKING WE SOMEBODY ELSE IS FROM THE AUDIENCE? NEXT UP IS GRAY. YOU'RE A F*****G LOW B***H. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALRIGHT. GRAY. THERE'S MY F*****G, IT DOESN'T MAKE ME LOOK CRAZY. F**K YOU. YEAH, IT DOES. IT DOESN'T REFLECT POORLY ON ME. CRAZY BECAUSE I'M SAYING SOME REAL S**T GRAY. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO F*****G GOVERN YOUR OWN F*****G G*****N CITY IDIOT. DUMB AS THANK YOU FIRST AMENDMENT. THAT'S WHAT IT DOES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, GRAY. IT'S LIKE AT SOME POINT WE PROBABLY ARE GONNA WANNA TALK ABOUT WHY THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO FOSTER ACTUALLY HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEING UNNECESSARILY NITPICKY. ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO AGAIN REMIND THE CITY COUNCIL TO AGENDIZE AND ADOPT THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENING POLICY. WE DON'T WANT OUR TAXPAYER MONEY GOING TO SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT ARM AND ENABLE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. AND WE FEEL THAT THIS SCREENING PO POLICY WILL HELP WITH THAT PROBLEM. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS PASSED CONTRACTS TO COMPANIES THAT ARE IN BUSINESS WITH ICE AND DHS. THE FACT THAT TAXPAYER MONEY IS BEING USED TO ESSENTIALLY HELP FUND MASS SURVEILLANCE AND WAR CRIMES IS DISGUSTING AND KIND OF RIDICULOUS. IN A LETTER, ICE ACTING DIRECTOR TODD LYONS CONFIRMED THAT THE AGENCY USES GRAPHITE. THAT IS AN ISRAELI ZERO CLICK SPYWARE, MEANING IT CAN ACCESS A TARGETED DEVICE WITHOUT THE USER EVER CLICKING A LINK OR OPENING AN ATTACHMENT. AND THE SPYWARE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT. AND THE LETTER ALLIANCE DID NOT NAME DOMESTIC TARGETS OR CITE A LEGAL BASIS. CIVIL LIBERTIES WARNED THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED AGAINST PROTESTERS. SO THIS IS ICE. WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE ACTING RECKLESSLY AND INVASIVELY AT BEST AND LETHALLY AT WORST, AND WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY. THAT HONESTLY SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. SO WHY IS 1 CENT OF OUR MONEY BEING USED TO ASSIST THIS TOXIC AND DANGEROUS ENTITY THAT WE KNOW AS ICE IT NEEDS TO STOP? IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH. AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE SCREENING POLICY, IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. AND I'LL YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CALL LOURDES DIXON ONE MORE TIME. IS LOURDES BACK. ALRIGHT, WELL THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL NOW GO TO CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND [02:45:01] ADJOURNMENT. OKAY. I DON'T SEE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS QUEUED UP HERE. YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO QUEUE UP. ALRIGHT. JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANNA SPEAK AND I'LL CALL ON YOU. OH, I'M NOT SURPRISED. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] COUNCIL MEMBER OD UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PUBLICLY, UH, CHASSISES MY MOST, UH, CONSISTENT AND LOUDEST, UH, CONSTITUENT. THAT'S THE MAYOR. BUT ANYWAY, , UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOTE MYSELF INVITES MY, UH, RESIDENTS OUT TO THE DEFOREST PARK EARTH DAY EVENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM AT DEFOREST PARK. THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A COMMUNITY CLEANUP, ARTS AND CRAFTS, FACE PAINTING AND TREASURE HUNTING FOR CHILDREN. UM, AND IT INCLUDES STORM BURGER FOR THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE. UM, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 5 6 2 5 7 0 6 1 3 7, OR DISTRICT NINE AT LONG BEACH. UH, LONG BEACH.GOV. THANK YOU. SEE, THAT WASN'T LONG. OH, I, I I I JUST LIVE HERE IN THESE UPDATES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER SEEING LONG BEACH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S PRODUCTION OF CHARLOTTE'S WEB. THIS LAST SET OF PERFORMANCES ARE THIS WEEKEND, APRIL 17TH THROUGH 19TH. SO DON'T MISS, MISS OUT, THEY'RE AT 8:00 PM AND ON SUNDAY THE 19TH AT 2:00 PM YOU CAN READ MORE@LBSHAKESPEARE.ORG. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE LBX MARKET FOR TWO EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, LBX IS HOSTING THEIR ROOTED AND RADIANT WELLNESS SOCIAL HAPPENING FROM NINE 30 TO TWO. THIS EVENT IS A FEMALE FOCUSED SPRING GATHERING DESIGNED TO HELP YOU SLOW DOWN AND RECONNECT. THERE WILL BE YOGA, VISION BOARD, CERAMIC PAINTING, AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOU CAN RSVP ON THE LBX WEBSITE ON APRIL 19TH. LBX IS ALSO HOSTING AN EARTH DAY MARKET FROM 12 TO 6:00 PM ENJOY CURATED GATHERING OF ECO-FRIENDLY VENDORS, SUSTAINABLE GOODS AND MINDFUL EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO INSPIRE A GREENER LIFESTYLE. NO RSVP IS REQUIRED. AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD AT 6:00 PM JOIN US FOR THIS COMMUNITY MEETING IS CITY MANAGER TOM MOKA AND HIS TEAM TO DISCUSS LOCAL INTEREST ITEMS TO YOU AND THE FIFTH DISTRICT. THIS COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE EXPO ART CENTER LOCATED AT 4 3 2 1. ATLANTIC PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE EXPO CENTER. AND WHILE NOT REQUIRED, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RSVP ON OUR WEBSITE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SEATING. THAT'S LONG BEACH.GOV/DISTRICT FIVE. THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH AND TOOK OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. UH, GOOD EVENING. ALL THIS PAST WEEKEND FEATURED SEVERAL GREAT EVENTS ACROSS NORTH LONG BEACH. WANNA THANK THE RIDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR HOSTING A COMMUNITY CLEANUP THAT BROUGHT NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AND BEAUTIFIED OUR COMMUNITY. THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH RESOURCE FAIR ALSO INCLUDED VALUABLE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES ON POSTPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS FOR FAMILIES. I WANNA THANK THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR INVITING MY TEAM TO PARTICIPATE AND FURTHER COMMIT CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. ON SUNDAY, WE CELEBRATED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE NONPROFIT FOR THE CHILD AS THEY OPEN THEIR NEW TEEN AND FAMILY YOUTH CENTER FOR OVER 50 YEARS, FOR THE CHILD HAS SHOWN UP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. THIS CENTER REFLECTS THE LA THAT LASTING COMMITMENT. IT'LL PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SPACE WHERE YOUTH CAN ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FEEL, SEEN, HEARD, AND SUPPORTED. THIS IS A MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT IN THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M SO PROUD TO HAVE IT IN DISTRICT EIGHT. AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS WEEK, WE ASK THAT YOU JOIN US AT THE UPTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS DISTRICT, UH, MIXER. THAT'LL BE HOSTED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM THIS WILL BE LOCATED AT 60 80 ATLANTIC AVENUE AND WILL FEATURE A TASTE OF UPTOWN ATTENDEES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SAMPLE FOOD BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, AND LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES TO HELP THEM GROW. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERMAN. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR RICHARDSON. I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE, UH, CLOSE TONIGHT'S MEETING AND RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY FOR ONE OF OUR, THE CITY'S GREAT ENTREPRENEURS AND GREAT HUMAN BEINGS. JOHN HOWARD, THE ONLY OPERATOR OF CHICK-FIL-A TOWN CENTER. UH, THIS WILL TAKE PLACE THE, THEY'RE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS ON THE 20TH. THAT'S MONDAY. AND THAT'S FROM, UM, 11:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AT, UH, 76 81 EAST CARSON STREET. AND THAT'S AT CARSON IN THE 6 0 5 FREEWAY. UM, THEY'LL HAVE A LIVE DJ, SPECIAL VISITS FROM [02:50:01] THE COW AND A FUN PHOTO BOOTH TO CAPTURE THE MEMORIES. SO, UM, MAKE SURE WE GO OUT THERE AND, AND CELEBRATE JOHN AND HIS TEAM. UH, FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, FLAT STANLEY FOR JOINING US HERE TONIGHT AND STAYING FOR THE WHOLE MEETING. I'M SORRY HE HAD TO HEAR SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE USED HERE TONIGHT, BUT, UH, WE'LL TRY TO CLEAN IT UP NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. IT IS RACE WEEK 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX. THE ACURA [ADJOURNMENT] LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX. SO WE WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A, A HAPPY AND A SAFE RACE. AND PERSONALLY, I WANNA WISH MY 8-YEAR-OLD A HAPPY NINTH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILA. ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * 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.