* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] [CALL TO ORDER] WELL, GOOD MORNING AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE TO ORDER. CAN WE [ROLL CALL] HAVE A ROLL CALL CHAIR? AUSTIN HERE. UM, MEMBER PARKIN PRESENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UM, NEXT UP I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE [1. 26-55202 Recommendation to approve March 5, 2026 Infrastructure Committee meeting minutes.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THE MARCH 5TH, 2026 INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MINUTES. SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, HEARING? NO PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? UM, LET'S VOTE. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. SO, UH, MOTION PASSES. SECOND, LET'S, UM, GET A REPORT [2. 26-55203 Recommendation to receive and file 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games CIP Program Update.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAME CIP PROGRAM UPDATE. SO MOVED. SECOND, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON MR. TYSON FOR THAT REPORT. GOOD MORNING. UM, SO IT HAS BEEN MY, MY GOAL FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, UM, MORE DETAILS BOTH THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FIELD VISITS AS WELL AS MORE DETAILED PRESENTATIONS ON ITEMS THAT, UM, STAFF IS BRINGING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. AND AS WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF BUDGET WORKSHOP, ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES COMING UP IS THE SEWER AND WATER CIP. AND SO, UM, WE WANT TO BRING MORE CLARITY AS TO WHAT THOSE SEWER AND WATER CIP PROJECTS ARE. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, THERE IS A CONNECTION, BUT I WANNA BE CLEAR THAT THE CIP WORK BEING PROPOSED FOR THE SEWER AND FOR THE WATER PROJECT IS NOT BECAUSE OF LA 28. SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT DOING IT BECAUSE OF LA 28. SO AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE WE ARE UPSIZING THE SEWER PUMP STATION AND WE ARE UPSIZING THE FORCE MAINS BECAUSE WE EXPECT A LARGE CROWD OF STAFF ATTENDING LA 28. THAT IS NOT THE REASON. UM, FOR THE CIP WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THESE CIP PROJECTS WERE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, BUT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND A SUCCESSFUL LA 28, WE HAVE ACCELERATED THOSE CIP PROJECTS SO THAT WE MAKE SURE, UM, WE'RE NOT IN THE WAY AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO GO DOWN THERE AND FIX THINGS, UM, DURING LA 28 WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF SITE RESTRICTIONS. UM, AND SO THAT IS THE, UH, THAT IS THE NEXUS BETWEEN LA 28 AND THE CIP THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON DANA MANON TO, UM, PRESENT THE, UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, UM, FOR IN ADVANCE OF LA 28. DANA MORNING AGAIN, ANOTHER PRESENTATION. IT'S THE, I HAVE A COPY. DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE IT? WELL, FOR THE WHAT? CAN YOU, CAN WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS WHILE WE LOAD THE PRESENTATION INTO THE SYSTEM? YEAH, WE DO HAVE THE SLIDES TOO, SO CAN GO FOR JUST THE SLIDES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. THIS WILL BE A VERBAL PRESENTATION. UM, SO IN FRONT OF YOU, HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE SLIDES. WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER ALL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. WE HAVE, UM, ACCELERATED BEFORE THE OLYMPICS. SO IN THE MAP THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE, WE ARE SHOWING VARIOUS UTILITIES IN GREEN OR IN BLUE. THE UTILITIES IN GREEN ARE OUR SEWER CIP PROJECTS. THE ONE IN BLUE, THE SINGLE ONE IS OUR PORTABLE PROJECT. SO ALL OF THESE PRESS, ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE COMBINED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IN TOTAL WE HAVE FOUR ONGOING SEWER PROJECTS AND ONE POTABLE PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER WITHIN THE OLYMPIC VENUES OR IN AREAS OF EXPECTED HIGH TOURISM OR TRACK. [00:05:01] UM, YOU'RE GONNA SEE, UH, RIGHT AFTER THIS SLIDE SHOWING VERY CONSERVATIVE SCHEDULES. THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE OUT OF THE 15 FACILITIES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MAP, SEVEN OF THEM ARE WITHIN THE STATE OR THE LOCAL, UH, COASTAL COMMISSION. SO BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTED LONG TURNAROUND TIMES FOR THOSE PERMITS, WE'RE GIVING OURSELVES PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE, UH, WE START CONSTRUCTION TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THOSE PERMITS. AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH THE LOCAL AND THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSIONS AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN HELP US START OUR CONSTRUCTION EITHER DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR OR EARLY IN THE NEXT MONTHS OF 2027. FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, SLIDE NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE OUR FIRST PROJECT, WHICH IS, UM, REHABILITATION OF LIFT STATIONS S 19 28, 29, AND 30. ON THE MAP BEFORE YOU, YOU'RE GONNA SEE OUR LIFT STATION S 28 LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. PERFECT. THANK YOU ELI. UM, S 28 IS OUR SINGLE LIFT STATION THAT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED WITHIN AN OLYMPIC VENUE. THAT'S MARINE STADIUM, WHICH IS GONNA BE HOSTING CANOE AND ROWING. SO SS 28, UM, IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THROUGH OTHER LIFT STATIONS S 1929 AND 30. THAT'S NOT WITHIN AN OLYMPIC VENUE, BUT IT'S IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AREAS OF EXPECTED TOURISM. S 19 IS LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE INN HOTEL AND 29 AND 30 ARE LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE QUEEN MARY. SO THE SCOPE WORK FOR THESE PROJECTS, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING NEW VALVE VAULTS, NEW WET WELLS, RELOCATING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, UH, RELINING AND RELOCATING FORCE MAINS. AND IN PARTICULAR WITH THE S 29 SEWER LIFT STATION, WE'RE GONNA BE DECOMMISSIONING THAT LIFT STATION AND INSTEAD CONVEYING FLOW IN THAT LOCATION THROUGH A GRAVITY MAINLINE TO S 30. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT, WE'RE AT A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN. WE'RE AGAIN, COORDINATING WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL COASTAL COMMISSION FOR PERMITTING AS WELL AS THE PORT OF LONG BEACH FOR PERMITTING FOR S 1929 AND 30. UH, IN PARTICULAR FOR S 28, WE'RE FINALIZING OUR ELECTRICAL DESIGN. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF UPGRADES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED THERE. UH, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN PARTICULAR HAS A LONG LEAD TIME, SO WE'VE ACCOUNTED FOR THIS. WE HAVE A PLAN B IN CASE WE CAN'T FINALIZE THE DESIGN FOR ELECTRICAL, OR WE EXPECT THE LEAD TIME FOR MATERIALS TO BE PAST THE OLYMPICS. BEFORE THE OLYMPICS. WE'LL COME IN AND WE'LL DO A LOT OF THE CIVIC, CIVIL AND MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS. AFTER THE OLYMPICS. WE'D COME IN AND DO THE ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS. SO THEY WOULD, THIS WOULD GIVE US RELIABILITY AT S 28 NOT IMPACTING THE OLYMPICS, AND ALLOW US TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS AFTER THE OLYMPICS. SO ON THE SCHEDULE IN THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE WE EXPECT TO START BIDDING AROUND THE QUARTER THREE OF 2026 AND EXPECT THE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN EITHER DECEMBER OR JANUARY, 2027. ALSO IN THE SCHEDULE YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR GOAL TO CON TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF 2027, BUT THE ACTUAL OLYMPIC MORATORIUM THAT WE EXPECT IS IN MARCH, 2028. SO BAKED INTO ALL OF OUR SCHEDULES, WE HAVE THREE MONTHS OF FLOAT IN CASE WE HAVE CONTINGENCIES OR ANY ISSUES FOR SCHEDULE OVERRID. OUR NEXT PROJECT IS OUR S NINE SEWER LIFT STATION. THIS IS LOCATED IN MARINA DRIVE. THIS STATION ITSELF IS OWNED BY THE PARKS RECREATION MARINE PRM, BUT LONG BEACH UTILITIES OPERATES AND MAINTAINS IT. SO THIS, THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR IS FULLY REIMBURSABLE BY PRM. UM, THIS LIFT STATION TAKES ON FLOW FROM A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES AT THE END OF MARINA, INCLUDING TO THE CRAP POT AND BOATHOUSE ON THE BAY. UH, THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT IS STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, PIPE REPLACEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS. NONE REQUIRE A LOT OF LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS, SO THE ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE VERY MUCH SMALLER IN SCALE. UM, FOR THE STATUS, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR 60% DESIGN AND COORDINATING WITH THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR PERMITTING. AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT WITHIN AN OLYMPIC VENUE, BUT IT IS AN AREA THAT WE EXPECT A LOT OF TOURISM BECAUSE OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. FOR THE SCHEDULE, WE'RE UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO BIDDING IN QUARTER THREE OF THIS YEAR AND STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2027. THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS AROUND 10 MONTHS. IN REALITY, THAT'S A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO LAST HOPEFULLY NO LONGER THAN EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS. OUR NEXT PROJECT IS FOR OUR FORCE MAINLINES FOR OUR MARINA AND BEACH SEWER LIFT STATIONS. IN THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE OUR FOUR SEWER LIFT STATIONS ALONG THE BEACH. THAT'S S 14, 15, 16, AND 17, AND FOUR LIFT STATIONS ALONG THE MARINA AS 20, 21, 22, AND 23 ON THE BOTTOM LEFT. SO FOR THESE STATIONS, WE HAVE HAD MAIN BREAKS IN THE PAST. UM, WE'VE ATTRIBUTED A LOT OF THESE MAIN BREAKS TO SHIFTING SAND THAT UNFORTUNATELY CAUSE SPLITS OF THE JOINTS OF THE PIPELINES. SO AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING FUSION BONDED PIPE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE FUSE THE JOINTS TOGETHER AND PREVENT THOSE SPLITS THAT WE HAVE. WERE SEEING IN THE PAST THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT. WE'RE WORKING [00:10:01] ON OUR 90% DESIGN. WE ARE IN COORDINATION FOR THE STATE AND LOCAL COASTAL COMMISSIONS FOR PERMITTING. SIX OUT OF THE STATIONS THAT YOU SEE IN THE MAP ARE WITHIN THE STATE, UH, JURISDICTION. AND LASTLY, WE'RE CONFIRMING GROUNDWATER LEVELS TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE OUR CONSTRUCTION APPROACH. FOR THE SCHEDULE, AGAIN, WE'RE BIDDING IN QUARTER THREE OF 2026 AND STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2027. THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU AGAIN IS 10 MONTHS, BUT THIS IS NO MORE THAN A PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. SO THAT SCHEDULE ITSELF HAS BUILT IN A LOT OF CONTINGENCY. THERE'S ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT WE MAY SHORTEN THE SCOPE OF WORK BY NOT MAKING ANY PIPELINE REPLACEMENTS WITHIN OCEAN BOULEVARD, WHICH WOULD IMPACT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. UH, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DETERMINING AS WE'RE FINALIZING THE DESIGN. SORRY, ONE LAST THING. UM, NONE OF THESE AIR, NONE OF THESE LIFT STATIONS ARE EXACTLY WITHIN ONE OF THE VENUES, BUT THEY ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THERE IS A VENUE IN ALAMEDOS BAY LOCATED RIGHT TO THE LEFT OF S 17 AND ALONG THE CONFERENCE, THE, UH, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE ELEPHANT LOT THAT ARE HOUSING A LOT OF THE MAJOR EVENTS. CAN YOU GO BACK QUICKLY? JUST I'M TAKING A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AS CHAIR. UM, SO 17, I MEAN 14 THROUGH 17, THEY WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC ON OCEAN BOULEVARD, WOULD THEY? NO, BUT THE FORCE BEING ACTUALLY GOES FROM S 14, 15, 16, AND 17 ARE, ARE LIFT STATIONS LOCATED AT THE BEACH BATHROOMS? RIGHT, BUT THE FORCE MAINS ACTUALLY GO UP THE CLIFF SIDE AND DUMP INTO OCEAN BOULEVARD. OH, OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE THE OBSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH IS MAYBE TO NOT REPLACE A PORTION WITH OCEAN BECAUSE WE HAVE NO, NO SEWER BREAKS IN THE PAST AND JUST REUSE THAT PORTION IF IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THEY ARE, YEAH. UM, THE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE PROJECTS AND S NINE IS THAT WE'RE TOUCHING ONLY THE PIPELINE, NOT THE STATION ITSELF. SO THROUGH THE, I GUESS THE GENERAL DIFFERENCE IN JURISDICTION THAT WE HAVE, PRM WOULD REIMBURSE US IN THE FUTURE FOR THE LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS, BUT NOT FOR THE FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT PROJECT IS A PIPELINE UPSIZING ON CHERRY AND GARDENIA. LIKE TY MENTIONED, THIS ISN'T UPSIZING THAT WE ARE DOING FOR THE PIPELINES, BUT IT'S NOT TRIGGERED BY THE OLYMPICS. THIS WAS TRIGGERED BY OUR SEWER, UH, SYSTEM MASTER PLAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE UPSIZING THE MAIN LINES ON CHERRY ANAHEIM AND GARDENIA. UM, THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON 90% DESIGN AND WE'RE DOING COORDINATION WITH L-A-C-S-D SINCE THEIR MAIN LINES ARE IN LOCATION AROUND OURS AS WELL. UM, WE'RE DOING POTHOLING AND GEOTECHNICAL SOIL BOARDINGS RIGHT NOW TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN. THIS IS NOT, AGAIN, AN OLYMPIC VENUE, BUT CHERRY IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE FOR TRAFFIC DURING THE GAMES. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE UPSIZE THESE MAIN LINES BEFORE THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO PREVENT ANY ISSUES. UM, FOR THE SCHEDULE, WE'RE EXPECTED TO GO OUT INTO BID AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 AND START CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY, ENDING IN QUARTER 3 20 27. AND FOR OUR LAST PROJECT, THIS IS OUR ONLY SINGLE POTABLE PROJECT IN PREPARATION FOR THE OLYMPICS. WE'RE REPLACING AGING MAINLINES ALONG QUEENSWAY DRIVE. THESE MAINLINES ARE ALSO GOING TO BE UPSIZED. THE UPSIZING IS TRIGGERED BY THE CURRENT CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR WATER DISTRIBUTION MASTER PLAN. SO TO INCREASE FIRE FLOW, UM, POTENTIAL IN THIS AREA, WE'RE GONNA BE UPS THE MAIN UPSIZING, THE MAIN LINES FROM AN EIGHT TO A 12 INCH. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON 90% DESIGN AND COORDINATING WITH THE PORT TO GET THEIR PERMIT. UH, WE'RE DOING GEN GEOTECHNICAL SOIL BARRINGS FOR THE INCREASED SCOPE, UM, WHERE THE, THE SCOPE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, THE UPPER HALF IS ACTUALLY NEW SCOPE TO ALSO INCREASE FIRE FLOW IN THAT AREA. SO FOR THE DESIGN, WE'RE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IT IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR AND START CONSTRUCTION IN QUARTER ONE OF 2027 AND FINISH UP FIVE MONTHS LATER. THIS IS A MUCH SMALLER SCOPING COMPARISONS TO THE OTHER PROJECTS, HENCE THE SHORTER CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. AND THIS IS AGAIN, NOT AN OLYMPIC VENUE, BUT IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE IN HOTEL, POSSIBLY THE MAYA THAT'S FURTHER SOUTH. SO WE EXPECT A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ANSWER. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. YES, IT'S RIGHT UPSTREAM OF THE, IN SOME PORTIONS, YES. MM-HMM . UM, SO [00:15:01] JUST CURIOUS, ARE THE STAKEHOLDER KIND OF ORGANIZATIONS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS, WILL THEY BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THESE PROJECTS? SO SIMILAR TO THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING FOR CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN, WITHIN AREAS OF A LOT OF RESIDENTS, UM, WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO THAT CONSTRUCTION DATE TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNCIL DISTRICT AND KIND OF DETERMINE A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THAT PARTICULAR RESIDENCE. OKAY. AND, AND I I MENTIONED STAKEHOLDERS BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THERE, THERE, THE MARINAS CORRECT. UM, THERE'S, THERE'S IMPACTS TO JUST WAY OF LIFE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. SO DURING CONSTRUCTION WE'RE GONNA HAVE BYPASS. UM, SO WE'LL THEY'LL STILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEWER FACILITIES. UH, THERE WILL JUST BE ON BYPASS THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S GONNA PUT TEMPORARILY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED PRESENTATION. UM, LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, NO MOVING FORWARD. UM, WITH NO PUBLIC COMMENT, TAKE A VOTE TO RECEIVING FILE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UM, AND AT THIS POINT IS THERE ANY FURTHER [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Infrastructure Committee on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] PUBLIC COMMENT? THIS IS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. OKAY. SEEING NO, UH, COMMENT, 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.