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8 34, AND WE ARE IN THE, UH, MARINA OFFICE, MARINE BUREAU OFFICE AT 2 0 5 MARINA DRIVE.AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE MARINA ADVISORY, UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.
UH, WE'RE, UM, UH, GONNA APPROVE OUR MINUTES OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETING AS DISTRIBUTED MOVE.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE, UH, PASSED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED.
UH, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO.
WE'VE GOT A FULL ITEM TO, UH, AGENDA TO DISCUSS.
UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS. SO MOVE SECOND.
WE'LL THEN MOVE ON TO LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA.
UM, KUDOS TO STAFF FOR MAKING SUCH A ROBUST AGENDA WITH SO MANY ITEMS THAT WE'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN.
UH, AND THEN I KNOW WE STILL HAVE SOME ON THE TABLE THAT WE'RE WORKING FOR, FOR FUTURE MONTHS.
AND I KNOW THAT YOUR TENACITY ON THAT IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED.
UH, WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THE AGENDA FOR NEXT THURSDAY, UH, MAY 14TH, UH, WE'LL BE APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
AND THEN WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM TWO, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE AMPHITHEATER AND AN UPDATE ON THE LONG BEACH LIFEGUARD STATION ADVERTISING.
COULD WE HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? YEAH.
SO WE GOT, UH, UH, JOHN VALLEJO AND ERIC ROMERO COMING IN FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THEY ARE, UH, THE OVERSEERS OF THE NEW BUREAU THAT, UH, ADDRESSES, UH, WATERFRONT AND COASTAL, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, BUT, UH, THEY'RE COMING NEXT THURSDAY TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE AMPHITHEATER, THE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN THE, THE, YOU KNOW, ACTIVATION OF IT STARTING IN ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, I THINK.
AND IT'S THE MIDDLE OF JUNE IS SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, KICKOFF.
SO, UM, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
BUT YEAH, I'M EXCITED FOR THIS ONE.
'CAUSE, UH, ALL I KNOW A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE AMPHITHEATER.
I, I'D LIKE TO GET A LITTLE MORE DETAIL FROM THEM.
SO HOW'S IT LOOK, KELSEY? I, I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE.
I MEAN, IS IT BUILT? THERE'S, YOU SEE THAT STANDS, THE STANDS COMING UP.
LIKE YOU CAN SEE LIKE ALL THE, LIKE THE, UH, TIERED SEATING.
UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE SITE, BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM LIKE QUEENSWAY BAY AND FROM THE SHORELINE OFFICE, LIKE THE BUILDUP THAT'S, THAT'S HAPPENING.
IT'S, IT'S WORTH IT TO GO AROUND THROUGH THE PARKING LOT.
THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR UNDER 30 MINUTES.
RIGHT? SO GO LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO THE QUEEN MARY, AND YOU CAN GET REALLY CLOSE, REALLY CLOSE AND REALLY TO DO THAT.
UM, SEE, AND I, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL ALL WANNA DO BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND THEN IF WE WANT TO, UM, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR AREA THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT WE WANT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN, UM, GIVE THEM A HEADS UP THROUGH STAFF? MADAM CHAIR? YEAH.
I, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME INTO THE JETTY.
I'VE BEEN GOING OUT, I'M NOT LEARNING TO SELL.
'CAUSE I USED TO SELL LONG TIME AGO, BUT I'M REALLY HORRIBLE AT IT.
UM, AND WE CAME IN AND THAT GREEN BELT BY, UH, UH, UH, THE YACHT CLUB ON THE OUTSIDE ALAMEDA BAY YACHT CLUB.
WE PAY FOR ALL THE, THE, THE GREEN TARPS THAT ARE UP.
WOULDN'T THAT BE A WAY FOR US TO MAKE MONEY BY, OR, YOU KNOW, TO PUT SOMETHING ON THOSE TARPS, WALKING THEM TO ALAMEDA BAY.
I MEAN, JUST LIKE A WELCOME, LIKE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING THE, THE, OKAY, WAIT, THE GREEN, THE GREEN SHADE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE FENCE.
OH, FOR, LET'S STICK TO THE AMPHITHEATER.
AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO THE END MANAGER'S, UH, WELL, OKAY.
I'LL PUT THAT OVER ON MY PARKING LINE, THAT, THAT WAY WE CAN STAY ALONG THE AGENDA.
UM, WOULD THE AMPHITHEATER, COULD WE PUT STUFF UP? WELCOME FROM THE, FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
IS THAT OVER? YEAH, OVER THERE.
WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE, AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
WE WANT TO TALK TO OBVIOUSLY OUR DIRECTOR.
UM, BUT YEAH, I THINK THERE'S SOME FABULOUS IMAGES OF GREEN BUREAU PROPERTIES YES.
WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE US A PART OF THAT.
AND KIND OF PART OF THE FENCING AND THEY'RE COMING IN, THEY'RE SEEING THE AMPHITHEATER, BUT WE WANT 'EM TO SEE 'EM MORE.
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MORE ABOUT US AND HAVING SOMETHING UP EVEN DURING CONSTRUCTION.I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT OVER HERE.
YOU SAID AL JUST BE YEAH, NO, THAT'S WHAT I, I'M, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT TOO, THAT WE PUT IN THE PARKING LOT.
BUT WHEN YOU SHUT THAT ONE DOWN, I WAS GONNA GO TO THERE TOO.
NOW REMEMBER HOW LIKE MINE WORKS? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT I'M VERY, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN, UH, IN HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THAT MANY PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE VENUE AND THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF IT AND, UM, WHERE THE, IT STANDS ON THOSE DOCKS AND WHAT VESSELS.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S SOME VESSELS OUT THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE, AND I KNOW THE JURISDICTION OF SOME OF THOSE IS LIMITED, BUT IF WE'RE GONNA TAKE SUCH LARGE CROWDS, I LOOK HOW THE FREEWAY GETS BACKED UP WHEN THE CRUISE TERMINAL IS YES.
IS IN THE MORNING MONDAY MORNINGS.
EACH, UM, UH, I SEE THE TRAFFIC'S ALL THE WAY BACK BEHIND THE REEF, UM, WHEN THEY HAD THE, THE, THE HAUNTED SHIP THAT THAT'S IN THE EVENING.
AND THAT PACKS THE FREEWAY TOO, RIGHT? THE, THE, UH, THAT ENTIRE MONTH THAT IT IMPACTS IT.
AND THEN WHENEVER THERE'S A SPECIAL CONCERT THERE, THERE'S A BIG BACKUP OF TRAFFIC.
AND I, I THINK THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS PROBABLY MORE OF A CONCERN THAN ANYTHING.
I I THINK ONCE THEY'RE INSIDE THE VENUE, THERE'S PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THAT AREA.
BUT GETTING BUT GETTING, YEAH.
MAYBE THEY CAN BRING THAT UP AT THIS MEETING.
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION? THERE'S ALREADY OF IN AND OUT.
THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE CITY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE A DODGER STADIUM EFFECT, YOU KNOW, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, I GOT CAUGHT IN THAT THE OTHER DAY.
UH, SO YEAH, THAT IN PARTICULAR, THE IMPACT TO OUR WATERWAYS AND YEAH.
UH, I I THINK BRUCE AND I BOTH REMEMBER, UM, A BEACH BOY CONCERT THERE THAT, UM, WE WERE ANCHORED ON BOATS AND WE COULD ENJOY IT.
AND SO, HEY, IS THERE THAT OPPORTUNITY? YEAH.
WELL THAT, THAT'S GOING TO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
I WANNA SAY THAT THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS WE, THEY CAN ANTICIPATE FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, AND THEY WANT, WANNA HAVE SOME SLIDES READY FOR THAT.
AND THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL LEARNED DURING PRIDE WEEK HOW THE SOUND CARRIES THROUGHOUT OUR WATERWAYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IS THAT GONNA IMPACT OUR SHORELINE MARINA? UH, WELL ALSO IF CRUISE SHIPS ARE GOING IN AND OUT ON THE, ON THE SAME DAY, LET'S SAY AT A CONCERT ON A SATURDAY AND THE CRUISE SHIPS LEAVE ON SAT ON A SATURDAY OR THEY'RE COMING IN, IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT? OH, MOST DEFINITELY.
AND, AND, UM, WELL, AND YEAH, I THINK ISN'T COME, COME FALL CRUISE SHIPS ARE GONNA LEAVE AT LONG BEACH OR JUST A BIG WE DO HAVE ONE THAT GETS SUGGESTED.
ONE, THEY, THEY PULL ALL THOSE SCHEDULES OFF CARNIVAL BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE LAST FOUR OF THE YEAR TO ADULTS ONLY CRUISES.
THEY'RE KIND OF TESTING OUT A, A NEW PHILOSOPHY.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE COMPLETELY CANCELING AND IT WAS JUST, THEY CANCELED THOSE WHO BOOKED SO THEY COULD REESTABLISH 'EM.
NO, IT'S, IT'S KIND KIND OF THE, UM, VIRGIN, UH, CRUISE LINES PHILOSOPHY.
THAT'S, UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE UNLIMITED DRINK PACKAGES AND MORE, MORE OF AN ADULT VENUE.
BUT, UM, THE CITY'S VERY, VERY AWARE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
UH, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF, UH, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SHUTTLING, UH, BOAT TRAFFIC FROM, UH, RAINBOW HARBOR OVER TO FERRY SERVICE, OVER TO, UH, THE QUEEN MARY AREA IS SOME OF THOSE 350 PASSENGER CAPACITY.
BUT THEN WHAT'S THE CAPACITY OF THE AMPHITHEATER? YEAH, EXACTLY.
HOW MANY TRIPS BACK AND FORTH IS THAT 10? AND THEN WHERE ARE ALL THOSE PEOPLE GONNA PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE? RIGHT.
SO, AND IS, IS THAT GONNA BE A STOP HERE? LIKE WE HAVE FOR GRAND PRIX THAT WE THEN IMPACT ALL OF OUR PARKING LOTS IN THE MARINA BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON AT THE AMPHITHEATER? WELL, MY BIGGEST THING ABOUT THIS IS WE'RE, IT'S SPECIAL.
IT'S A SPECIAL EVENT IF YOU KNOW, AND IF, WELL, THE CITY OF IT, IT, I GOTTA TAKE IT, TAKE THAT BACK IN A SENSE OF IT'S ONE EVENT OVER HUNDREDS THAT THEY'RE PLANNING.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS IT'S A SPECIAL EVENT AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
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AND OUR STAFF, WE'RE EXPERTS AT DEALING WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.AND THIS IS GONNA BE ON A BIGGER SCALE, MORE OFTEN FREQUENCY.
SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE, THERE IS GOING TO BE A LEARNING CURVE, BUT THE CITY'S DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS THROUGH ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, UM, USE OF, UH, ON WATER SERVICES AS WELL AS LAND-BASED SERVICES, UH, PROMOTING, PROMOTING, UH, UH, RIDESHARE, PROMOTING, UM, UH, YEAH.
SO WE DO SEE EVENTS LIKE THIS.
WHAT'S THAT? UM, IT'S LIKE THE EDM.
IT'S, IT'S THE, IT'S THE RAVE LAKE.
BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR DOWNTOWN YEAH.
WITH THE BUSES THAT ARE GETTING ON AND THE LINES OF THE BUSES AND HOW IT MAKES US IN GRIDLOCK ALONG OCEAN BOULEVARD DURING THOSE CONCERT TIMES.
SO IT IMPACTS ALL AREAS OF THE CITY.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA EXPAND THOSE AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED AND EVEN BRING MORE VOLUME.
AND OF COURSE NOW WITH 61 YEARS OF GRAND PRIX, WE DO HAVE A, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE UNDER OUR BELT, BUT THESE ARE SOME NEW VARIABLES THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED.
AND THEN EMERGENCY EVACUATION IS ANOTHER ONE YOU THINK OF? YEAH.
WELL, YOU TOOK IT RIGHT OUTTA MY, MY BRAIN.
SHE PICKS THINGS OUTTA MY BRAIN.
JUST ON THE EMERGENCY SIDE, WHAT I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, IS HAVING THE POLICE THERE AND HAVING THE POLICE, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT IT TOO.
OTHER THAN JUST THE CITY STAFF, I LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE POLICE.
AND ALSO NOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE COME DOWN LONG BEACH FREEWAY, THAT'S HIGHWAY PATROL.
SO IS THE HIGHWAY PATROL ALSO A PART OF THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE IN, UH, MORE STAFFING ON A DEPARTMENT THAT'S LACKING OFFICERS.
SO ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT WE WANT BROUGHT FORWARD ON THE AMPHITHEATER? I THINK EMERGENCY, I THINK EMERGENCY, UH, MADAM CHAIR, EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY IS OUR, IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT.
NOW WHAT ABOUT THE SECOND HALF OF THAT PRESENTATION? UM, LIFEGUARD STATION ADVERTISING? YEAH, THAT'S, UH, ERIC ROMERO.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU ON IT RIGHT NOW.
UH, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO, UH, JOHNNY AND ERIC.
AND, AND I THINK WE ALL SAW THE MIKE MURCHISON PRESENTATION AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME REAL CONCERNS ON THAT.
I WOULD LOOK AND MAKE, MAKE SURE MADAM CHAIR THAT, THAT THE UNION IS INVOLVED IN IT, BECAUSE THIS WILL DEFINITELY CHANGE.
UM, THE BARGAINING, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR LIFE, OF THE LIFEGUARDS.
UH, SO IS THAT GONNA BE PART OF THE UNION? THEY GET EXTRA PAY? UH, IS THAT GROUP GONNA BE PAYING? THERE'S LOTS, LOTS TO IT.
AND I, I THINK, UM, WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR LIFEGUARD STAFF AND ALL THE, UH, EXTRA SCOPE OF WORK THAT THEY'VE TAKEN ON OVER THE YEARS.
UM, AND, AND WE WANT THEM DOING THEIR, TAKING CARE OF OUR SWIMMERS AND, AND THE CORE VALUES OF WHAT A LIFEGUARD DOES.
ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM TWO FOR NEXT WEEK'S? NO, MA'AM.
NOW WE'VE GOT ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE DIRECTOR OR MANAGEMENT DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE PERSONAL SERVICES AND INSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS, UH, WITH THE LONG BEACH ROW ASSOCIATION AND AMEND ATTACHMENT A OF THE AGREEMENTS AS NEEDED.
UH, SO THIS, THE LANGUAGE HERE IS JUST KIND OF, UH, UH, STOCK LANGUAGE FROM WHEN OUR CONTRACT CLASS GROUP GOES, WHO NORMALLY WORKS UP IN THE UPLANDS AREA AND IN THE PARKS, UH, GOES TO THE PARKS COMMISSION TO ASK FOR PER, FOR PERMISSION TO GO INTO AGREEMENT WITH AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.
SO WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU FORMAL WORDS, BUT IT'S, UM, AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ONLY.
MAKING OUR, OUR SHOWING OUR SUPPORT OR LACK THEREOF EXACTLY WHAT WE, WE REQUESTING YOUR REPORT TO GO, YOUR SUPPORT TO GO INTO A CONTRACT CLASS AGREEMENT WITH THE LONG BEACH ROWING ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE CLASSES NOT IN MARINE STADIUM.
'CAUSE UH, THEY WOULD BE CLOSING IT OFF IF THEY WERE.
BUT IN THE GENERAL AREA AROUND AL, I, I THINK WE'VE BEEN, UM, EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY, UM, THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ROWING ASSOCIATION, THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD SOMEONE THERE IN OUR MEETING.
UM, AND SO I THINK THERE'S ALREADY A GOOD RELATIONSHIP THERE.
UM, AND I THINK, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO BE MINDFUL TO
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BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME, UM, TO SPEAK AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON ABSOLUTELY.DOES, AND ARE THEY, THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'RE COMPLETELY COGNIZANT AND OKAY.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH, UH, THAT GROUP WHEN THE OLYMPICS TAKE OVER? 'CAUSE THE OLYMPICS WILL BASICALLY HAVE CARTE BLANCHE ON THE MARINA ONCE THEY START PRACTICING.
AND THAT'S USUALLY, I BELIEVE, JOE, LIKE A YEAR IN ADVANCE, THEY START SHOWING UP.
WELL, NOT, NOT A, THE, THEY IN OUR VENUE USE GUARANTEE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO MARINE STADIUM STARTING IN APRIL OR MAY OF LIKE THROUGH OCTOBER.
BEFORE THAT THEY OKAY, SO IT'S NOT 2027.
THEY CAN, THEY'RE COMING TO US AND, AND, UH, UH, PER, WE'RE PERMITTING EVENTS THROUGH OUR USUAL SYSTEM.
BUT, UH, THE VENUE USE GUARANTEE, UH, PUTS THEM IN MARINE STADIUM FOR SET UP IN AND BUILD, UH, I BELIEVE IN APRIL.
UM, NOW WE'VE GOTTEN, UH, ASSURANCES FROM LA 28 THAT THEY'LL WORK WITH US AND PHASE THAT WORK TO ALLOW OUR CURRENT PARTNERS THAT ARE OUT THERE TO STAY AS LONG AS THEY CAN.
BUT SOME THINGS ARE GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN IN APRIL.
IT'S LIKE, HEY, WE GOTTA DO THIS NOW.
'CAUSE IT TAKES LEAD TIME TO BUILD OUT, BE PREPARED FOR THE GAMES, BUT OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT ALLOW A USER GROUP TO STAY IN PLACE AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE, THEY'RE GONNA DO THEIR BEST TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
AND KIND OF THE CULTURE OF THAT SPORT THOUGH IS, UH, VERY TEAM ORIENTED.
UM, AND THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING HOUSING FOR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN HERE TRAINING WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY.
SO I, I WOULD DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE'S GONNA BE ISSUES.
BUT COME SUMMER 2028, UH, THERE WILL BE A IMPACT.
SO, WELL, I THINK THERE'S BEEN AN IMPACT ALREADY, SO, BUT I THINK THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK IT THROUGH, BUT WE MAY JUST GET TO TO A POINT THAT IT'S NOT YEAH, EXACTLY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S STILL IN DISCUSSION WHAT THAT TIMELINE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ROWING ASSOCIATION AS THE LEASEHOLDER OF THAT PROPERTY HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM LOT OF, SO WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THAT ON AGENDA ITEM THREE? UH, THAT WILL BE GABRIEL CRUZ.
HE IS A, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR.
HE, UH, OVERSEES, UH, CONTRACT CLASSES FOR THE, UH, PARCEL REC DEPARTMENT.
WELL, NOW THAT WE HAVE GAB COMING, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE CLASSES OR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE ANY QUERIES ON? NO.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA LET GABE GABE, HE'S A GOOD GUY.
HE HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACT CLASSES AND OUR, OUR, UH, SPORTS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANNA ASK HIM.
'CAUSE WE REALLY WE'RE CLASS HEAVY WITHIN OUR AREA.
THAT, THAT HE, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'LL HAVE HIM THERE.
AND THEN MAYBE FOR HIS INTRODUCTION TOO, IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF A, A BIO ON HIM.
IF, IF HE SAID HE'S SOMEBODY WE ALL OUGHT TO KNOW.
ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM THREE? NO, MA'AM.
A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION, UH, FROM THE MARINE BUREAU ON THE VESSEL IMPOUND PROCESS AND ABATEMENT OF IMPOUNDED AND ABANDONED VESSELS.
GONNA HAVE PICTURES, GONNA HAVE, GONNA HAVE SOME GREAT PICTURES.
I'M NOT GONNA SPLIT IT FOR YOU GUYS, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY GONNA KIND OF ROLL, ROLL OUT OUR PROCESS, KIND OF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST AS, AS A CITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR ABANDONED AND DERELICT PLAN IS, UM, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT ENCOMPASSING, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY MARINE THAT OPERATES OUTTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LIKE AS PART OF THEIR BEST MANAGES BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES SHOULD HAVE A PLAN LIKE THIS IN PLACE BECAUSE THEY, THEY SHOW UP AND IT'S LIKE, WE NEED, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW, AND YOU KNOW, HOW TO HANDLE AND RESOURCES TO DO SO.
UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO, I'M GOING TO KIND OF CLUE YOU GUYS IN ON WHERE WE'RE GETTING DIFFERENT BOATS FROM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE ACQUIRING THEM, UM, WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, UM, IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE, THE B LIEN LAW.
UM, AND OR IF IT'S DOCUMENTED, KIND OF HOW THAT PROCESS PLAYS OUT.
UM, YOU KNOW, UP THROUGH TAKING TO AUCTION.
UM, AND THEN KIND OF LIKE ALSO THAT DETERMINATION OF IF IT IS A VESSEL WE WANNA SEE BACK OUT IN THE WATERFRONT THAT WE THINK HOLDS VALUE WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME TENDER LOVING CARE, UM, OR IF THIS BOAT NEEDS TO BE RETIRED AND THEN DESTROYED AND WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
THE GRANTS THAT ARE TIED TO IT.
YOU GUYS HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THE SAVES GRANT, UM, THE
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VESSEL TURN PROGRAM THAT DEPA PROVIDES US, UM, KIND OF WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE, THE FUNDING THAT WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND WHAT OUR STRUCTURAL BUDGET LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS OFFSETTING THE REST OF THOSE COSTS, UM, ON BOATS.I THINK WE HAVE STATS BACK TO 2019 AT THIS POINT FOR VESSEL DESTRUCTION.
UM, SO IT'S SOME PRETTY EYE-OPENING LIKE NUMBERS THAT, THAT WE'LL SHARE.
AND SOME NUMBERS OF BOATS THAT WE'VE HAD TO DESTROY, UM, AND GET OUT OF OUR FOOTPRINT.
IS THAT ONE OF 'EM? THE, THE ONES THAT PARKED OUT HERE? THE SILVER, THIS IS, UH, IMPOUND DOCK DOWN HERE.
UM, SO THIS IS A SMALL GATHERING OF, OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
COULD YOU INCLUDE IN THAT HOW YOU HAVE PROACTIVELY BEEN DOING BOAT INSPECTIONS SO THAT WE AVOID A LOT OF THAT AND A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S WONDERFUL THAT ONCE IT'S A DERELICT VESSEL, WE, WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT SO FAR IN ADVANCE, I THINK THAT'S A BEST PRACTICE.
AND THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO TOUT HOW, UM, OUR MARINE BUREAU'S BEEN, UM, PROACTIVELY INSPECTING AND WALKING THE DOCKS AND TALKING TO BOAT OWNERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY, YOU'VE GIVEN THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THEIR BOAT AND CONNECT 'EM WITH, WITH FOLKS THAT ARE, UH, RESOURCES.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GOOD POINT ON THAT.
UM, I'LL DEFINITELY BRING THAT UP.
UM, AND LIKE, AND, AND TALK ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVES.
'CAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE, YOU KNOW, IMPOUND AND, AND SELL AT AUCTION.
THERE'S THE IMPOUND, GO THROUGH THE LIEN PROCESS AND TAKE OWNERSHIP AND JUST DESTROY IT.
UM, THERE'S MAKING A LITTLE MONEY, SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY.
THERE'S ALSO SOME, SOME AREAS WE FOUND IN THE MIDDLE, YOU KNOW, WITH DIFFERENT RECYCLING GROUPS THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR DIFFERENT ITEMS ON THE BOAT, UH, LEAD KEEL, UM, IT DOES HOLD SOME VALUE.
WE'VE FOUND PATHWAYS TO, YOU KNOW, LESSEN THE, THE BURDEN OF THAT DESTRUCTION COST, UM, AND NOT JUST WELL, AND AT THE SAME TIME NOT PUT IT IN A LANDFILL.
AND REALLY, I, IT IT IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW OFF MY, I'M JUST GONNA SHOW OFF MY TEAM.
THEY'RE THE ONE PRECISELY, BUT IT IT'S BEEN TAKING YOUR, ALL YOUR STAFF AND EVERYONE.
AND THE, AND THERE'S A COMMON GOAL THERE.
THE COOL PART ABOUT THIS PROCESS IS IT REALLY ENGAGES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF BRIAN'S STAFF, THE ENTIRE OPERATIONS GROUP FROM THE ME NON CAREER RE AID ALL THE WAY UP TO HIM.
UH, HIS MARINA SUPERVISORS, HIS MARINA AGENTS, BUT IT ALSO INVOLVES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, PORTIA, JASMINE, AND, AND WHO'S THAT? I KNOW WE DO TIRELESS EFFORTS, UM, TO TRY AND FIND SOMEONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN DIFFERENT VESSELS.
THE ONE CLASSIC YACHT THAT WE HAD NOT LONG AGO, UM, THAT THEN WHEN I CONNECTED WITH THE GRANDSON, HE WOULD'VE GLADLY HAVE BOUGHT IT.
BUT SOMEHOW IN OUR PROCESS, YOU CONNECTED THROUGH ALL THE RIGHT GROUPS OF CLASSIC YACHT ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS, BUT SOMEHOW WE DON'T GET A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND, AND ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE.
UM, SO THE EFFORTS OF GETTING IT COMMUNICATED TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS ALSO KEY.
SO, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER THINGS YOU WANT ME TO HIGHLIGHT IN, IN THAT PRESENTATION? BUT IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A, A VERY BROAD, LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IN DEPTH AND ENCOMPASSING OF OUR, OUR WHOLE PROCESS FROM LIKE HOW WE'RE RECEIVING 'EM TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO US GETTING RID OF THEM AND OUT OF OUR FOOD.
WELL WE, WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS EVEN SOME OF THE BIGGER PROBLEM OF THE DERELICT VESSELS THAT ARE, UM, WE HAVE THREE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE RAFTED TOGETHER OVER BY THE BAIT BARGE.
UM, AND SO WHEN THE TUESDAY SAILORS GO BY, THAT'S ONE OF THE MARKS ON THEIR RACE.
WELL, SO WHERE'S, WHERE'S THE BAIT BOARD AT? I AT OH REALLY? OKAY.
SO THAT'S PART OF THIS PROCESS.
AND JUST SAY, YOU SAID THREE, RAF IT UP.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER PLACES UP AND DOWN THE, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CLOSE WHERE IT'S NOT THREE, IT'S 300.
AND IT, IT'S BECOME A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, REALLY.
AND IT, UH, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE COORDINATION BETWEEN OUR MEMORY AND BUREAU AND, UH, LONG BEACH POLICE AND, UH, AND MAKING SURE, MY PERSONAL CONCERN IS ANY LIVES THAT ARE LOST OUT OF THOSE DERELICT VESSELS OUT THERE, THE POLLUTION THAT THEY'RE CAUSING, BECAUSE OF COURSE, NONE OF THOSE HEADS WORK ON BOARD.
THEY'VE GOT BUCKETS THEY'RE DUMPING INTO THE WATER.
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AND WE DON'T KNOW THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND SHOULD WE HAVE A SERIOUS STORM, THE DAMAGE THAT CAN OCCUR.AND THEN THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE ARE PRETTY CLEVER.
THERE'S THAT MCGREGOR 65 THAT KIND OF GOES BETWEEN SEAL BEACH AND HERE.
YOU CAN'T QUITE GET HIM ON BOARD, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S THERE AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL.
UM, SO IT, IT'S TAKEN SOME REAL INVESTIGATIVE WORK BY A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, TO CLEAR THAT.
AND, AND WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A REPUTATION THAT YOU DON'T WANNA BE AT LONG BEACH 'CAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE ASKING IF YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO NOT JUST OUR MARINE OPERATION STAFF, BUT, UH, OUR LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT BOAT, UH, BOAT DETAIL, LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, MARINE PATROL, LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT, MARINE SAFETY, ALL OF 'EM.
THEY, THEY'RE GREAT PARTNERS IN THIS.
AND, AND EVERYBODY WORKS SO WELL, SO SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING SUCCESS WITH THIS PROGRAM.
THAT, THAT ONE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT, THAT HAPPENS.
IT'LL BE, UH, IT'LL BE A GOOD, GOOD INFORMATION.
GOT SOME, I'VE PUT TOGETHER SOME, SOME GREAT, GREAT PHOTOS OF SOME, SOME RECENT, RECENT ACQUIRE LIKE, UH, ACQUIREMENTS FROM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT AREAS.
AND I THINK IT'S, IT'LL BE VERY EYE-OPENING FOR THE, FOR, FOR YOU ALL AND THE COMMUNITY TO SEE KIND OF HOW, HOW MUCH GETS PUT ON OUR PLATE WITH, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF LIKE, HEY, WE'RE TRYING TO FILL OUR ARENAS AND BE, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, GENERATING LIKE INCOME AND REVENUE, LIKE, OUT OF OUR, OUR FOOTPRINT.
BUT A LOT OF OUR TIME IS, IS SPENT AND DIVERTED, LIKE TRYING TO PROTECT OUR WATERFRONT AS WELL AND, AND REALLY GET THESE BOATS LIKE OUT OF OUR, OUT OF OUR FOOTPRINT AND, YOU KNOW, INTO A, INTO A, A BETTER SPOT TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP AWAY FROM LIKE, UM, NAVIGATIONAL ISSUES, POLLUTION ISSUES, ALL ALL THE THINGS THAT COME WITH THOSE BOATS.
ALL THE BOATS WE HAVE NOW IN HAVE BEEN, UH, CHECKED IN OTHER WORDS, THEIR MOTORS ARE WORKING AND ALL THAT STUFF.
I, I, I LAUGH 'CAUSE I, THIS BOAT'S, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BOAT LEAVE THIS BIG ONE.
IT, UH, I GOT, SO ALL OF OUR TALKING ABOUT OUR, YEAH.
UM, WE, OUT OF ALL OF OUR LIMIT BOARDS FROM DOWNTOWN TO ALAMEDAS, WE HAVE ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT DID NOT LEAVE THE REQUIREMENTS.
AND BRIAN AND HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN SO ACCOMMODATING ABOUT TIMES AND DAYS OF THE WEEK AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'D BE WILLING TO, AND THEN HELPING THEM, THOSE BOAT OWNERS FIND RESOURCES TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS AND BE ABLE TO MOVE.
IT'S, AND ACTUALLY THIS, THIS ONE, IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY, IT WAS LIKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, LIKE TODD SAID, WE HAVE, UH, GOT SOME VIDEOS AND SOME PHOTOS OF HIM AND HE COULD NOT STOP SMILING WHEN HE GOT OVER TO THE DOCK.
HE WAS ACTUALLY, YEAH, HE WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT WE, WE KIND OF HELD HIM TO IT AND, AND PUSHED HIM BECAUSE HE'S, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE THAT HE WOULD'VE MOVED THE BOAT OTHERWISE.
AND LIKE, THAT'S WHAT A BOAT'S SUPPOSED TO DO IS GET UNDERWAY AND, AND MOVE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN A REOCCURRING COMMENT.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE TOO THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DRUGG THEIR, DRUGGED THEIR FEET, WHETHER IT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, MONETARY REASONS OR JUST, YOU KNOW, OTHER LACK OF RESOURCES, BUT, YOU KNOW, GOT ACROSS THE LINE AND ENDED UP BEING VERY THANKFUL FOR THE, FOR US WORKING WITH THEM, THE ENCOURAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BEING CREATIVE IN, IN HOW WE COULD, YOU KNOW, TACKLE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEEDED.
WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, DOING THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY INSPECTION OR, YOU KNOW, BEING REALLY ACCOMMODATING AS FAR AS WHEN WE CAN GET THEM OVER HERE ON OUR DOCK.
'CAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT IS, HEY, YOU GOTTA GET UNDERWAY AND NAVIGATE TO THE HARD MASTER DOCK.
AND JUST, JUST TO KIND OF CLOSE THIS OUT IS WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE MARINES.
THE KEY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS BRING PEOPLE IN THAT HAVE A SEAWORTHY VESSEL AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO MEET THE BASIC SEAWORTHINESS REQUIREMENT, TO HAVE A BOAT IN OUR MARINA.
AND SO IF YOU MEET THOSE BASIC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS COME ON IN, UH, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
IF, IF YOU COME IN AND SAY, HEY, UH, I I NEED A SLIP, BUT I'M WORKING ON THIS AND YOU CAN SHOW US THAT YOU'RE WORKING TO IT, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE YOU YEAH.
A TON OF TIME, BUT WE'RE GONNA GONNA SAY, OKAY, LET'S GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF AND, AND LET'S WORK WITH YOU TO GET YOU A SLIP.
SO, UM, THE PROCESS IS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE MARINA THAT ARE GONNA HELP US DO THOSE THINGS.
ENTIRE MARIN BUREAU HAVE BEEN POSTER CHILDREN FOR
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THE LEAD WITH COMPASSION LINEIS THAT THEIR OWN PRIVATE, THE WHOLE YACHT CLUB HAS THEIR OWN PRIVATE DOCKS.
DOES LO BEACH HAVE THEIR OWN? HE USED TO, AT ONE POINT BASIN FOUR, THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB HAD A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
UM, BUT THEN WITH THE, UM, MARINA REBUILD, WE REALIZED THAT SOME OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE WEREN'T REALLY, UM, LEGALLY VIABLE.
AND SO THAT REQUIREMENT'S BEEN LIFTED.
SO THERE'S NO PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC MARINA, UM, THAT IS GRANTED FOR ANY ONE YACHT CLUB OR ANY ONE.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME SLIPS THAT WE, UM, HAVE FEE WAIVERS ON THAT ARE MORE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT ARE WITH THE SEA SCOUTS OR, OR OTHER GROUPS.
AND, UM, ONCE AGAIN, BRIAN AND TODD WORK WITH THOSE GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DERELICT VEHICLE, UH, VESSELS THERE.
'CAUSE THEY DO GET SOME DONATED ONES THAT TAKE A A LITTLE LONGER AND ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.
SO, ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM FOUR? NO, MA'AM.
I KINDA LIKE TO THINK OF, UH, THE MANAGER'S ORAL REPORT AS THE JUMP DRAWER OF EVERYTHING THAT WE ALSO WANT YOU TO ADDRESS.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR CLASSIC, UH, ITEMS, UH, FROM EACH OF YOUR SUPERINTENDENTS.
UH, BUT I THINK WE PROBABLY WANT SOME MORE THINGS REPORTED ON.
UH, I KNOW YOU WERE A PART OF THE PEER VISIONING GROUP THAT MET YEAH, UH, UH, GREAT GROUP.
UH, REALLY, REALLY, UH, IMPACTFUL PEOPLE IN THAT GROUP.
UM, BUT, UH, YEAH, WE GOT, UH, WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO WITH THE PIER.
WE HAVE, UH, SOME GOOD PROJECTS COMING UP FOR, UH, FOR SOD WORK, CONCRETE WORK, UH, THE DOCK REBUILD OUT THERE.
SO, UM, WE GOT WAYS TO GO, BUT WE'RE GOING AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT THING FOR THE PEER.
SO, UM, SO I'M LOOKING, I'M HOPING THAT YOU CAN TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THE PIER AND THE PEER VISIONING WHERE THINGS ARE GOING WITH THAT.
SOME OF OUR OTHER CAPITAL ONES, LIKE THE SLIPS ONE AND TWO OUT HERE.
UM, I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS, UM, ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE SAND, UM, FROM OUR CHANNEL ON OVER TO THE BEACH SIDE.
AND I KNOW THERE WERE FOLKS THAT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE NOISE OF THAT PROCESS DURING A PUBLIC SESSION.
LET'S, WELL, SO WE, WE WENT OUT TO REBID ON THAT, THAT PROJECT.
'CAUSE IT CAME IN WAY TOO, WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.
AND, UH, THE HOPE IS THAT THE, THE REBIDS ARE COMING IN AT A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE, UH, TO DO THAT.
IT'S, UH, UTILIZING, UM, UH, 24 7 DREDGING, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE OPERATING IN THE CHANNEL, UH, PULLING UP MATERIAL, UH, 24 HOURS A DAY.
BUT, UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE GROUPS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHEN THEY WORK ON THE BEACH FRONT, IT WON'T BE 24 HOURS A DAY.
UM, IT'LL BE, I BELIEVE IT'S 12 HOURS A DAY ON THE BEACH FRONT.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE PENINSULA NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION YEAH.
AND BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT.
BUT, UH, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS WHERE I THINK EVERYBODY WILL BE OKAY WITH A BIT OF NOISE TO GET OVER 200 FEET OF THEIR BEACH FRONT BACK.
SO THE TRADE-OFF IS WELL WORTH THE INCONVENIENCE.
HOW'S SEAL BEACH? UH, HOW'S OF NOISE GOING OVER TO SILL BEACH? 'CAUSE IF THEY'RE DREDGING RIGHT THERE, IT STILL GOES ACROSS TO THE, THE NOT, NOT AS BAD AS IT DOES THAT LOCAL PENINSULA AREA.
IT IS, IT, IT ABUTS RIGHT UP TO OUR PENINSULA.
WHERE IF YOU'RE GOING OVER TO SEAL BEACH, YOU GOTTA ACROSS THE, THE, THE RIVER.
SAN GABRIEL RIVER CITY AND ALL THAT STUFF.
UH, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE I KNOW THE FOLKS FROM THE BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ON IS THE LACK OF LIGHTING ALONG THAT, A LITTLE PATCH OF STUDEBAKER ROAD.
UM, AND, UM, AND IT IS VERY DARK THERE AT NIGHT.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
UM, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WE GO BACK TO THE DREDGING.
HOW FAR ARE WE, ARE WE ENVISIONING THAT 200 FEET IS, IS IT FROM THE JETTY TO 62ND STREET OR APPROXIMATE? OKAY.
PROBABLY, PROBABLY RIGHT AROUND SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 64TH TO 62ND.
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SO, UH, GREAT.IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD RUN.
UH, THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 400,000 CUBIC YARDS OF MATERIAL THAT THEY'RE PROJECTING THAT CAN BE MOVED OVER.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, IS IT GONNA BE A SLOPE OR ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FLAT BE, UH, IT'LL BE A GRADUAL SLOPE.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT GRADIENT.
WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WE WANNA SEE.
SOME OF THE, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S BEEN SO MANY, UM, CONCERNS FROM THAT COMMUNITY.
AND THEN THE VOTERS ARE WANTING THE, THE CHANNEL TO BE ABLE TO, ONCE, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN THE REBID PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND REVIEW, REVIEWING, UH, BIDS.
UH, ONCE WE GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'VE SELECTED A, A CONTRACTOR AND, AND EVERYTHING'S MOBILIZED, LET'S GO.
UH, WE WILL BRING PUBLIC WORKS OUT FOR, FOR A PRESENTATION.
SO YOU CAN GET A, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHEN WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
ESTIMATED TIME WOULD BE DONE BEFORE THE OLYMPICS, OR OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THE, THE, THE PROJECTED TIMELINE RIGHT NOW IS BID RFP REBID RFP PROCESS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
UH, UM, AWARD CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, UH, SOMETIME IN EARLY TO MID-FALL, AND THEN MOBILIZATION ACTIVATION WINTER.
HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE A HEAVY STORM CEILING
YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? UM, THE ANCHORING IN ALAMEDA BAY AT THE PERMIT PROCESS ON THAT, THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF, UM, CONCERNS.
AND THEN THERE, I, I LEARNED OF A NEW PERCEPTION LAST NIGHT THAT IT'S THE, UM, SOMEONE TOLD ME IT'S THE CITY JUST LOOKING FOR OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE.
SO IF WE CAN DISPEL INCREASE IN ALAMEDA SPACE, UM, WELL, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE BOATS, UM, THE, IT'S ALSO PART OF THE SPECIAL PERMIT WHEN THEY DO THE BEACH WATER POLO.
THAT THAT'S PART OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT THEY ANCHOR ALONG THERE.
UM, AND THEN WHEN THERE'S, UM, SOME OF THE, UM, RACE COMMITTEE BARGES ANCHOR, UM, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD DO A BLANKET TYPE AGREEMENT THAT ANY OF THE TIMES THAT THEY'RE ANTICIPATING FOR REGATTA TO NEED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT TRIPS IT, IF ENTRIES ARE MORE THAN 15 VESSELS OR, OR SOME THRESHOLD, UM, THAT, THAT WE HAVE IN ADVANCE KNOWING AND WE NOTIFY THE LIFEGUARDS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN CITING THE COMMITTEE BOATS THAT HAVE BEEN ANGRY IN THOSE AREAS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY HAVEN'T CITED ANYBODY.
UH, THEY'VE ONLY GONE OUT TO ADVISE AND EDUCATE.
UH, NO CITATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT AS OF YET.
UM, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THERE'S NO ANCHORING IN AAMO BAY TURNING BASIN THROUGHOUT.
AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT WE WANT SAILING AND REGATTAS AND, YOU KNOW, UH, THE USE OF THE BAG TO BE OPEN TO ALL.
UM, THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THERE'S BEEN POP-UP REGATTAS, I PUT THAT IN AIR QUOTES.
UM, WHERE THERE'S COACH BOATS, THERE'S RACE COMMITTEE BOATS, THERE'S, UH, FINISH LINE START LINE BOATS ANCHORED OUT THERE.
AND THAT NEEDS TO BE CURTAILED.
WE ARE FINE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
GO OUT THERE, SET YOUR MARKS AND, AND GET SOME IMPROMPTU RACING.
SEE IT EVERY DAY WITH, WITH TRAINING AND PRACTICES.
BUT IF, IF THE YACHT CLUBS ARE GONNA BE HOLDING ORGANIZED RACE REGATTAS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, THEY NEED TO GET A PERMIT BECAUSE THEY NEED TO HAVE THE PROPER RESOURCES OUT THERE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE, OPEN AND NAVIGATE A NAVIGABLE WATER.
AND, AND I THINK IT, WE CAN ONLY ANTICIPATE USE OF OUR BAY TO GROW.
AND WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO BE MANAGING THAT AND ANTICIPATING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED.
UM, AND IT NEEDS TO BE, UM, LONG TERM THAT WE, WE REALLY WANNA ASK ANYBODY THAT'S HOSTING A REGATTA, UM, TO LET US KNOW, WAIT A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
SO WE CAN CALENDARIZE THAT AND DO SOME COORDINATION.
UM, SO THAT STAFFING CAN BE PLANNED AND SAFETY.
'CAUSE IT'S NOT UNUSUAL THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE EVENTS GOING ON HERE.
AND, AND IT SCARES ME WHEN WE HAVE SWIMMERS IN THE WATER.
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JUST, A LOT OF OF DIFFERENT GROUPS, IT SCARES ME WHEN THEY RENT DUFFY BOATS OUT TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A DUFFY BOAT.AND, AND, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ABSOLUTELY, WE WANNA INCLUDE EVERYBODY, RIGHT.
PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE A VESSEL.
SO, SO BRIAN MEETS WITH THE YACHT CLUBS, UH, THE BEGINNING OF EVERY YEAR, UH, ONE TO GET, UH, THEIR, THEIR REQUEST FOR REGAS THAT THEY, THEY WISH TO HAVE FEE WAIVERS FOR, BUT IT'S ALSO, HEY, WHAT'S ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR AHEAD? AND SO EVERY YACHT CLUB HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET US KNOW AND INFORM US WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND SO WE JUST NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, UH, IN THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION TO SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS.
IF YOU ARE DOING THIS, YOU NEED A PERMIT.
IF YOU'RE DOING THIS, GO AHEAD, ENJOY THE WATERWAY.
BUT THE KEY POINT IN ALL OF THIS IS WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE NABLE, NAVI WATERWAY, BUT, BUT MORE AND MORE, YEAH.
MORE AND MORE USES OF OUR BAY.
AND WE JUST GOT THE, THE COORDINATION OF THAT IS KEY.
I KNOW MY OWN CALENDAR WHEN I'M JUST WRITING DOWN ALL THE THINGS, IT'S, I'M SHOCKED.
AND TO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE, UH, THE, THE REVENUE GENERATION, WE SPEND MORE MONEY TO, TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS THAN WE WOULD THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE'RE COLLECTING OF PERMITS.
I, BUT IF THE PERCEPTION'S OUT THERE, I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE.
UH, I ALSO HAD ASKED FOR SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE, UH, BOAT HOIST IN, UH, BASIN FOUR.
UH, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS, UH, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH LONG BEACH CHALK CLUB WHERE THEY CONTROL THE USE OR OVERSEE THE USE OF, UH, THE HOIST.
ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY CAN ACCESS IT, BUT THEY JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT UP.
AND, AND DID YOU, WERE YOU ABLE TO FIND AN MOU OR ANYTHING ON THOSE STILL WORKING? OKAY.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS YEAH.
WITH THE, UM, LAUNCH CLOSED, WE WANNA LOOK AT VIABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR, I I HAVE NOTICED HOW BUSY LATE AT NIGHT A MARINE STADIUM LUNCH RAMP.
IS IT, I NEVER USED TO SEE THAT.
I GUESS IT SHOULDN'T BE BUSY LATE AT NIGHT.
WELL, IT'S LATER IN THE EVENING WHEN YOU'RE, UM, YOU KNOW, LATE AT NIGHT FOR ME IS EIGHT O'CLOCK
HONESTLY,
EIGHT O' IS, IT'S JUST LATER THAN WE'VE TRADITIONALLY SAW BECAUSE THERE'S NOW INCREASED USAGE EVERYWHERE.
AND THAT WE'VE, UM, ALL THESE FOLKS ARE, ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES FOR LAUNCHING THEIR SMALL BOATS.
AND, UH, AND SPEAKING OF THAT, MAYBE A STATUS ON, UM, LADY DAVIES'S LAUNCH RAMP AND THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
AND THEN I KNOW YOU'VE WERE, UM, VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THE BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION ON GETTING THE LA COUNTY ASSESSOR FOR HIS PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO HELP, UM, GET THE INFORMATION OUT ABOUT IT.
SO NEXT WEDNESDAY, UM, SIX O'CLOCK OVER AT LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB, UH, THE LA COUNTY ASSESSOR WILL BE THERE WITH, UM, HIS STAFF TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS OF, OF VESSELS, UM, FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ASK.
SO IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE, I THINK, A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS TO GET IN FRONT OF 'EM AND FIND OUT WHAT THE, THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDED PROCESS IS TO CONTEST THE A BILL THAT THEY RECEIVED.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS.
WE DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THEM THERE? THE BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION IS THE ONE WHO REQUEST HAS LOOKED AT SOME ALTERNATIVES ON OKAY.
UH, CONTINGENT UPON THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
AND, AND WE SURE DON'T WANT THE SYSTEM TO COME IN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BE BLINDSIDED.
NO, THEY, THE VOTER ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE ASSESSOR.
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE WHO REACHED OUT TO, TO US AND THE CITY, AND THEY WANTED TO SEE THE BEST WAY TO GET IT, GET IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF OUR VOTERS.
SO, UH, WE, WE DIRECTED THAT TO THE VOTERS ASSISTANCE.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'VE GOT IT.
MADAM CHAIR, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET AN UPDATE A LITTLE BIT ON, UH, UH, THE LAGOON? BECAUSE I SURE.
GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THE STREET'S STILL CLOSED OFF AND UMS, I GUESS IS, IS LEAVING.
UH, 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE VOLUME ANYMORE.
THAT LITTLE RESTAURANT THAT WAS RIGHT THERE, BTU, UM, TUTU, UM, WELL, THAT PROPERTY'S FOR SALE.
SO IT'S JUST, UH, UM, I WOULD DIRECT EVERYBODY TO, WAS IT COUNCIL LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS
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AGO? UH, THERE WAS AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.IT WAS, UH, BY PUBLIC WORKS, 57 SLIDES.
UM, SO I, I DON'T THINK WE NEED, I, I'M JUST SAYING, HEY, WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD ON IT.
LET'S THINK HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE AGAINST THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE IF WE WANNA DIRECT PEOPLE THERE.
I, UM, CAN WE PUT A LINK IN YOUR, UM, OR A LINK SOMEWHERE THERE JUST TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO ANY PUBLIC THAT'S THERE? HEY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, THIS WAS REVIEWED TWO WEEKS AGO.
UM, AND IT IS, DO WE HAVE ANY ESTIMATE TIME OF COMPLETION? UH, THIS SUMMER IS, IS THE PARK AREA, AND THEN I BELIEVE FALL IS THE STREETS.
BUT AGAIN, UH, THAT IS IN THAT IN DEPTH PRESENTATION THAT PUBLIC WORKS PRESENTED.
I I LIKE THAT FROM OVER THERE.
AND THEN OUR ONE REMAINING, UM, IS THE TARPS WHAT YOU'RE CONCERN? OH, NO, I'M JUST SAYING WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU COME INTO, UH, THE BAY, IT'S THAT GREENBACK.
I MEAN, JUST SOMETHING UP THERE THAT SAYS, WELCOME, WELCOME TO ALAMEDA BAY TO DO SOMETHING.
AND, AND, UM, I'M UNCLEAR WHERE YOU MEAN EXACTLY.
IT'S WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING OUT WHERE THE, THE, THAT PART OF THE JETTY IS.
AND THERE'S A TARP THAT GOES AROUND.
A GREEN, BUT IS THAT THE YARD WHERE SOME OF THE OLYMPIC STUFF IS? I HAVE NO IDEA.
I THINK IT'S ALONG THE, THE WALKWAY.
IT JUST KIND OF COMES, COMES AROUND.
BUT I'M THINKING THAT'S PART OF THE A BYC FOOTPRINT.
THERE'S A, THERE'S AN OUTER FENCE AND AN INNER FENCE.
THE INNER FENCE WOULD BE A BYC, BUT THEN THAT, THAT OUTER ONE KIND OF PROTECTS FROM THE, THE JETTY PEOPLE COMING IN.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU ACCESS, UH, BASIN FIVE DOCKS.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE DONE SOME GOOD WORK OVER IN MARINE STADIUM WITH OUR, UH, UH, MARINE LANDSCAPE GROUP.
UH, WITH, UH, WITH, UM, UH, YES, EXACTLY.
MY BRAIN IS SCREEN WIND SCREENING AND, UH, SO, UH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR THERE.
AND I KNOW THEY'VE EVEN USED SOME OF THE VISIT LONG BEACH PHOTOS AND DIFFERENT SPOTS.
SPEAKING OF WIND SCREENING DOWN AT UNI PEARL BEACH, THERE IS THIS FENCED OFF AREA AND IT'S AH, YES.
AND THEN THERE'S LIKE SOME, SOME SHRUBS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED.
WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF THE, THE ROLLER RINK, UH, PROJECT.
THAT'S THE LAST PHASE OF THAT.
UH, IT WAS REQUIRED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR US TO PUT THAT, UH, RINK IN THAT PLACE TO ALSO PUT IN SOME NATURAL SCAPE AROUND IT.
UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S BEING HAM WATERED TO MAKE SURE IT, IT, UH, TYPES TAKES RISE AND IT TAKES, AND SO HOPEFULLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS WE'LL HAVE A REALLY, REALLY NICE PARTY.
I HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ASK ME IF THAT WAS THE DOG PARK, AND I SAID, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S STILL, THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S STILL IN THE, UH, THE, UH, REGULATORY PERMITTING AND, UH, ENTITLEMENT PHASE FOR THE DOG PARK.
MADAM CHAIR, ANYTHING ON, UH, I'LL ASK ANYTHING ON, UH, I CALL THE BIKE, UH, THE BIKE MOUNTAIN THAT PEOPLE WOULD GO DOWN THAT SIDE OF THE HILL, UH, RACING UP OR RACING DOWN THE HILL OVER OFF, UH, I, ANYTHING ABOUT IT? THE LONG BEACH, I THINK THERE'S STILL, LET'S TAKE THAT ON AS A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT IT OURSELVES.
I'VE OUT THE MEETING, IT'S STILL, AND I WAS STILL GOING THE LAST TIME I WENT OUT THERE, STILL GOING.
SO, I MEAN, WE BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT SOME CACTUS THERE OR SOMETHING.
WE'VE, WE'VE PUT OUT, I, I BELIEVE WE'VE PUT OUT SOME, LIKE, NATURAL MITIGATION, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE RUN OVER.
AN ATTRACTIVE NEWS PUBLICLY ADDRESSED, YOU KNOW, HOPE TO, UH, TO REMOVE IT.
AND MAYBE THAT'S, WE SHOULD THINK OF SOME SOLUTIONS WHEN WE GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AGAIN.
THOSE, THAT A, ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT IN TODD'S REPORT WITH HIS PEOPLE? NO, MA'AM.
UH, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, MAINTENANCE, WHICH WILL BE VERY NICE THAT, THAT'LL BE GOOD TO GET A REPORT BACK THROUGH ON THEM.
AND THEN THE, UM, THE SURF TEAM HAS ALSO, UM, IF WE COULD ADD THAT TO, UH, COMMITTEE REPORT FROM THEM.
AND ALSO, UM, WE ARE IN MAY NEXT MONTH, ELIZABETH AND I, OUR
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TERMS WILL TERMINATE.AND, UM, ALSO MY ONE THING I HOPE I WANT TO DO IS GET A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO MICHELLE, THE WOMAN WHO, HER, SHE AND HER FATHER WILL BE AT MARINE STADIUM AND MOTHER'S BEACH AND KAYAKS CLEANING UP.
UM, SHE JUST LIVES AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME.
I WALKED BY HER HOUSE YESTERDAY AND, AND I ALSO CALLED HER CAREGIVER, JUST TO SEE IF WE CAN PUT THAT AT THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA FOR, FOR FOR JUNE.
AND THEN JUNE WILL BE YOUR LAST MEETING FOR THOSE TWO.
AND THEN, UH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, UM, THEN INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES.
UM, WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, JEFF WILLIAMS. UH, HE KNOWS THAT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME VACANCIES.
SO THEY'RE, YEAH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE KEEP IT GOING.
UH, AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO, UM, BE PROACTIVE ON THAT, UM, INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A A, A PROMOTION DURING THAT END OF THE MEETING AS, AS YOU CLOSE OUT, YOU CAN THAT, THAT'S GOOD ON THERE.
UM, SEE, UH, AND THEN, UM, YOUR NEWSLETTER ISN'T GONNA BE GOOD IN SYNC ON THAT.
UM, I'M JUST THINKING OF ANY OTHER SPOTS THAT WE MIGHT WANNA, I'LL TALK TO OUR, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
I'LL TALK TO AGENDA GREG AND SEE IF, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FROM THAT RESPECT.
UH, IT IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT, SO WE GOTTA WORK THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON IT, BUT I THINK THAT MAY BE A GOOD WAY TO PROMOTE.
I'LL TALK, JEFF, WHAT ALL WE DO IS IF WE EVEN HAD A PRESS RELEASE AND TALK ABOUT HOW REWARDING IT IS AND HOW, KNOWING WHAT THE BUREAU DOES AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST GOOD FROM A PR STANDPOINT.
WE'LL TALK TO, WE'LL TALK TO OUR PIO AND SEE AND, AND WORK WITH, UM, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND GET SOMETHING REALLY NICE OUT THERE.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SNIPPETS FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT TO SAY THINGS WE'RE ENGAGED IN AND MM-HMM
TIM, DO WE HAVE ANY, ARE WE GOOD ON ALL OUR, ALL OUR, OUR AUDIT, OUR, BUT ALL OUR STUFF AND TRAINING? ARE WE GOOD? ARE WE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
I HAVEN'T HEARD, I HAVEN'T SEEN AN EMAIL COME THROUGH.
WAS THAT, THAT LAST ONE WAS THREE HOURS OR SOMETHING? IT WAS, SORRY.
WELL, THERE BEING TODAY, I'VE JUST BEEN HAVING COPIES.
ANY, ANY FURTHER BUSINESS, ANY NEW ITEMS THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED? ANY MAINTENANCES MAINTENANCE THAT I, I'M ON THAT ONE, AREN'T THEY? MM-HMM
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S ON THURSDAY.
WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, UH, WE'D ADJOURNED AT 9 27.