* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] SO STAFF READY FOR ORDER. READY? ALSO, UH, SIR, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MATTHEW PETERSON. HERE. DEBORAH CASTRO. HERE. JEFFREY KOZAR. HERE. MICHAEL JENSEN HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I HAVE JUST FOR A COUPLE ITEMS BEFORE THE CHAIRS BEFORE THIS MORNING, AND I'M GONNA START WITH, UH, SOMETHING, UH, THAT I'VE BEEN KIND OF NOT WANTING TO DO. UH, AND IT MAKES ME VERY, VERY SAD TO DO IT. UM, BUT I'M GONNA DO IT. I'M GONNA KEEP SMILE ON MY FACE SINCE I REMEMBER, UH, JUST HOW MUCH, UH, THIS PERSON MEANT TO ME. UM, I SAT ON THIS COMMISSION FOR A LOT OF YEARS WITH CHAIN GAFF. SHE SERVED DUTIFULLY FOR THOSE YEARS AND DID A LOT OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY UP TO THAT POINT. THEY WERE, UH, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND MEMORABLE, AND SHE TRULY, TRULY WANTED TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN HER . UH, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN JANUARY AND SHE TAKEN OUT VERY QUICKLY AND SHE PASSED AWAY PEOPLE. SHE, SO I'D LIKE, UH, TO REMEMBER HER AND, UH, SHE'S VERY SAD, BUT SHE DID A GREAT JOB CITY AND FOR HER COMMUNITY AND, UH, WILL REMEMBER HER FOLLOWING. SO, UM, SECONDLY, UH, THIS IS MY LAST MEETING ON THE COMMISSION. AND, UH, THAT'S A NICE SEGUE 'CAUSE UH, I'M NOT AS SAD AS LOSING TAN ABOUT THAT. I'VE DONE, UH, THINGS THAT I REALLY FELT THAT I WANTED HELP AND ACCOMPLISH. AND IT'S BEEN, UH, AN HONOR TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I'M JUST, I GRATEFUL THAT, UH, MARY GARCIA HAD ASKED ME TO DO THAT, UH, YEARS AGO. AND, UH, I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH REX AND I LIKE WHERE REX IS TAKING CITY. AND, UH, I LOVE WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, OVER THE YEARS. AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR, UH, THIS COMMISSION FOR YOU FOLKS TO CARRY THAT FORWARD. UH, 'CAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT. AND, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS STAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS THAT WE DO SO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW COMPANY BLOCK BY BLOCK, THAT'S DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB. UM, AND WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCILMAN DUGGAN'S OFFICE AND NICK, AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH BSBA, AND HEATHER DOES A GREAT JOB. UH, BUT ALL OF IT TOGETHER IS, IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT. HIM, WE WORK TOGETHER. UH, SO IT'S BEEN, UH, JUST AN HONOR SERVE. I APPRECIATE IT. I WISH YOU GUYS THE GREATEST LUCK FORWARD, . THANK YOU. UH, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. UH, ITEM ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE NO OFFSHORE PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 15TH RATHER. 2026. I COULD HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION SECOND. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UH, SAY YOUR NAME. WE HAVE MIKE. JEN. MIKE JENSEN, APPROVE. AWESOME. DEBORAH CAST SECOND. A. AND, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. BEFORE WE, UM, TAKE A VOTE, DO YOU NEED TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YOU WANT PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH ITEM? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. UH, WE'LL OPEN UP ITEM ONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? UH, I IF YOU, UH, I HAVE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECEIVE THE FILE. A LONG BEACH PUBLIC WORKS FINANCIAL REPORT, DISCUSSING REVENUES DURING THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31ST, 2026. WILL I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE, ERIC? AND A SECOND PLEASE. MEMBER. AND WE WILL HEAR THE REPORT. ANOTHER CITY STAFF DO CHANGE. PLEASE, SIR, YOU CHAIR. TURN TO PAGE E OF THE DOCUMENT AND TITLE, SHORE PARKING FROM THE SUMMARY. THIS, IT'S FOR MAY AS OF MAY 31ST. MAY 31ST, THE REVENUE FOR THE MONTH WAS UP 47% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR AND YEAR TO DATE REVENUE IS UP 35% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR AT 1,145,335. AND IF YOU COULD MOVE TO PAGE NINE, WOULD THAT BE TITLED DEVELOPMENTAL PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION 26TH BUDGET. UM, THIS IS AN ESTIMATED BUDGET TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK BY THE END OF THE YEAR. UM, I'VE ATTACHED, UH, FISCAL YEAR [00:05:01] 2025 LAST YEAR AS A REFERENCE. UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 1.3 MILLION IN REVENUE. THIS YEAR WE'RE ESTIMATED TO HAVE ABOUT 1.5 MILLION IN REVENUE. UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD A NET NEGATIVE OF 36,000 EATING INTO OUR FUND BALANCE A LITTLE BIT. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE APPROXIMATE HUNDRED 67,000 POSITIVE FOR THIS YEAR, INCREASING OUR END OF YEAR PROJECTED FUND BALANCE TO BE 400 MILLION THOUSAND $687 AND 51 CENTS. THIS, UM, WILL BE, UH, AN ESTIMATED VALUE AT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ON OCTOBER 1ST WILL HAVE $200,000 BOND PAYMENT. THE FUND, THE FUND BALANCE IS ENOUGH TO COVER OUR 10 MINUTE PAYMENT AS A IS TO THE, THE PROJECTED, UH, ION OF LIMITATION OF THE DEFICIT WAS ACHIEVED, GIVES IN SURPLUS. THAT WHY WE RAISE LEADER, UH, RATES THAT WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION. WE WANTED TO, UH, ACCOMMODATE THE CLEAN TEAM. WE WANTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SECURITY, ACCOMMODATE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND MOVING FORWARD. BUT, UH, UH, THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE, UH, UH, OF INTEREST, UH, SO NOW I, THE PROJECTION IS THAT SHE CAN FLATTEN OUT. WE SHOULD BE FLAT OUT, UH, INCREASES ON METERS FOR PEOPLE ARE THE VERY FUTURE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY OBJECTIVE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A REDUCTION IN AND METERS AND THEIR, THEIR MONEY. WE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO INCREASE HOURS. UH, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT POINTING HOURS DOWN TO 7:00 AM AND EXTENDING HOURS TO PM. UH, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO LEAVE THE HOURS THAT AT THE 10 TO SEVEN, UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO WITH PRICING THAT WE'VE INCREASE THE RATES THAT INSTEAD OF DOING IT INCREMENTALLY, WE WOULD GO UP SUBMISSION POWER TO ELIMINATE THAT , CREATE A SURPLUS, MAKE IT COMFORTABLE, UH, ACCOMMODATE THE NEW, UH, CLEAN TEAM BUDGET, ACCOMMODATE SECURITY. UH, AND I'M PLEASED AND PROUD THAT, UH, WE'VE DONE JUST THAT. GOT A LOT TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER UH, COMMENTS? OKAY. UH, THANKS SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. I'LL LOOK UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. UH, ALL IN FAVOR RECEIVING THE REPORT. A THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM, UH, THREE ON THE COURT. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECEIVING FILE ALONG BEACH TRANSIT EMPLOYEE BUS PASS PROGRAMING STATUS, UH, FROM MAY, 2026. A MOTION PLEASE. SENATOR COMMISSIONER CASTRO. I SECOND PLEASE. SECOND HONOR. OKAY. RIGHT. CAN PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10 OF THE DOCUMENT TITLED DSBA, WARNINGS AND WRITERS WE'LL BE DISCUSSING, UM, BOARDINGS FIRST. SO FOR MAY, 2026, WE'VE HAD A 12% INCREASE IN BOARDINGS VERSUS MAY OF LAST YEAR. AND IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD A 30% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP VERSUS LAST YEAR. UM, WE'RE HOVERING, OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN HOVERING ABOUT 55,000 BOARDINGS AND ABOUT 215 RIDERS PER MONTH. UM, SO WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE, BUT WE'RE KIND OF PLATEAUING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT WE STILL HAVE AN INCREASE VERSUS LAST YEAR. AND THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE BOARDINGS BY BUSINESS. AND WE ALSO HAVE BOARDINGS BY DAY. AND THEN ABOUT 10 BUSINESSES BY GO THROUGH THIS. OKAY. UM, AND I, I LIKE THE, THE TREND. THE TREND IS AWESOME. [00:10:01] UH, IT'S, THESE ARE SEGREGATED FUNDS. THEY DON'T COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET, UH, WHICH IS ALSO GREAT. UM, THIS IS PROMOTED AND I, I SAY THIS IS JUST RECAP, RECAP WE HAVE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE. UH, THIS IS PROMOTED, UH, MONTHLY BY THE SPA. UH, THIS IS ALSO PROMOTED HERE. UH, WE DO ASK AND HAVE ASKED OVER THE YEARS FOR, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH THE RUNION AND, UM, THINK THE POST, UH, BECAUSE WE LIKE TO PROMOTE THIS. UM, BUT THE BIGGEST PROMOTER OF IT IS THE BSBA. AND, UH, HEATHER DOES A A REALLY GOOD JOB OF MANAGING THIS AND, UH, PUSHING IT, THE BUSINESSES, MAKING SURE THAT THE BUSINESS IS GONNA BE MADE TO THE DISTRICT, KNOW THAT THIS SERVICE EXISTS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP ELIMINATE, UH, THE PARKING SPACE PROBLEM AND GET EMPLOYEES TO TRAVEL BUS AND ELIMINATES AND PROVIDES MORE PARKING FOR ELEVATOR AND, UH, BUSIER TO COME EXPERIENCE. SO, ANY OTHER PERMISSION COMMENTS ON THOSE QUESTIONS? HOW MUCH OF THIS IS BEING SHARED WITH THE GOOGLE STATE INDUSTRY? THAT BOOK GUYS HAVE LISTINGS, THE GAL THAT HAVE LISTINGS ON THE PROPERTIES? , I GUESS A GOOD POSITIVE. IT, IT IS ADDITION TO HELPING MARKET FOR PROPERTIES FOR MAKE IT RIGHT? I THINK, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT AND UM, CERTAINLY OUGHT PUSH THAT OUT. YEAH. I, I THINK MAYBE HEATHER'S HEATHER WORKS, UH, GETTING THAT TOO MESSY DOWN. YEAH. BUT I THINK MIGHT, IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR ANOTHER, UH, BSA ON IT, EITHER OR THE TELEGRAM OR THE POST. UM, SO THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU WANT, UH, REALTORS AND RESIDENTS TO REALLY QUEUE IN ON THIS AS WELL AS INCOMING BUSINESS OPERATOR. YEAH. SO THEY SEE, THEY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HELPING WITH THE PARK SITE. YEAH. AND I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN IF OTHER THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE AS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM. YEAH. THIS, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK SO. I HEARD OF THIS OR WORKING REPORT. UM, IT'D BE KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THIS THING ARE WHO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE MOVE ON WITH THIS THING ORIGINALLY. I DON'T, I THINK THAT'S GONNA MEASURE US, RIGHT? BUT OIL TAX, BUT IT'S A, IS A, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SEE THAT MONTH OVER MONTHLY, LET US INCREASE. UH, SO THAT'S A, AGAIN, THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO HEATHER'S ON THAT. SO, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COMMISSION ON THIS? I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD TURN. ADD BELIEVE THAT THE PRICES HAVE BEEN GOING FOR, FOR GAS TOO. YOU, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ELASTICITY OF HOW, HOW THIS MANY COMMIT WITH THAT. AND IT PROBABLY IS GOING TO STAY, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY HIGH. BUT I THINK IT ALSO HELPS WITH HABIT CHANGE. 'CAUSE SOME PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE NOT TRIED IT BEFORE WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, KNOW THE PRICES OF GAS AND THAT THEY DECIDE, OKAY, MAYBE I'M GONNA TRY THIS OPTION. AND THEN THEY TRY IT AND THEY GO, OH, THIS IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. AND THEN YOU GET CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF US INSTEAD. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO TRY, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. GIVE THEM ATIVE. SO BETTER, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE POSTS PROGRAM? OKAY. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING THIS REPORT? AYE, AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE STATUS UPDATES ON BLOCK BY BOTTOM PALM BEACH, UH, WORKING BELMONT SHORE AREA, INCLUDING RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR MAY OF 2026. LEVY, DO YOU EVER, OH, I NEED A, A MOTION PLEASE. QUESTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. UH, LEVY, GIVE A UPDATE FIRST, UH, FAR AS LIKE, LIKE WHAT WE DO OR LIKE STATS. OH, OH YEAH. THIS IS LOVEY THE NEW, THE NEW . SORRY. HE'S PART OF THE NEW CLEAN TEAM THAT I'M OVER TO. UM, CONSERVATION BOARD. UM, LO'S BEEN HELPING CLEAN UP THE DISTRICT FROM LIVINGSTON. BAYSHORE, THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON. UM, JUST KIND OF GIVE US AN INTRO OF YOU ARE, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING AROUND PERRY. OKAY. SO I'M VIE MATTHEWS. I'M THE, UH, THE OPERATIONS MANAGER OF THE CLEAN TEAM HERE IN BELMONT SHORE. AND I OVERSEE THE DAILY OPERATIONS [00:15:01] OF, UH, THE THINGS THAT'S GETTING DEVELOPED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. SO WHAT WE DO, UH, WE CLEAN THE PRESSURE BARS, WE MOVE, UH, RUBS, UH, GRAFFITI REMOVAL, UH, FECES GEARING, ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND HOW WE KEEP LOG OF THOSE THINGS. WE HAVE A SMART SYSTEM AND BLOCK BY BLOCK WHERE THE GUYS, THEY LOG INTO THE SMART SYSTEM AND EVERY TIME WE TAKE A TRASHCAN, CHANGE IT BACK, THEY LOG IN. EVERY TIME WE DO LIKE A, A, A, A HUMAN LIKE FECES CLEANUP AND WHATNOT, WE LOG IT, TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE CLOSE IT OUT. SO ON A DAILY BASIS, THE WORK IS GETTING DONE AND THAT'S HOW I MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK IS GETTING DONE, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES I CAN'T BE OUT THERE WITH THEM. SO THEIR STATS WILL TELL IN THE SHOW WHAT THEY DID THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE DO. UH, WE DO HOSPITALITY, UH, CONTACTS AS WELL. SO ANYBODY WHO WE SEE ON THE BOULEVARD, WE GREET THEM, THEY GREET US, WE LOG THAT IN AS WELL. SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE, UH, CONSIDERED STATS WITH FORT BLOCK BY BLOCK AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN BELMONT. UH, THANK YOU. UH, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, UH, OUR COMPANY WONG ON THE, THE TRASH CAN REPLACEMENT ALSO? ARE YOU SPEED ON ANY OF THAT? UH, SO THE REPLACEMENT, WE'RE STILL, IT IS STILL IN THE MAINTENANCE. WE'RE STILL IN THE MAINTENANCE. WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE, THE SEMEN RECEPTACLES THAT'S IN THE PARKING LOT FIRST, AND THEN SEE HOW THAT GOES. SEE HOW THAT PLAY OUT FAR AS LIKE CERTAIN, NOT CERTAIN BIG BELLY THAT NEED LIKE AN ACRYLIC COVER. WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PEOPLE FROM BIG BELLY TO GET THOSE THINGS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT'S CRACKED TO WHERE THEY LOOK A LITTLE BIT, A LOT BETTER PER SE THAN JUST CONTINUALLY, CONTINUOUSLY HAVING CRACKED, UH, TOPS ON THE BIG VALLEY ON THE OTHER FARM. SO JUST AS AN UPDATE, UH, FOR COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO, UH, MOVING AWAY FROM THE, THE MECHANIZING UNITS THAT ARE COMPLEX, EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, AND, AND OF THOSE BIG BELLY UNITS, THERE ARE, UH, THREE PRINCIPAL TYPES THAT WE DEAL WITH. UH, HERE IN OUR DISTRICT. THE FULLY MECHANIZED ONES THAT COMPACT THEIR SOLAR OPERATED, THOSE CAN ASSUME LESS MECHANIZED VERSION. FOOT BELT OPENS FOOT BELT. AND THEN THE, THE BASE MODEL IS JUST A MANUAL OPEN. AND OVER THE YEARS, A LOT OF THESE MACHINES HAVE, UH, BEEN OUT DATED. THEY PROSTATE PREPARE, UH, ESPECIALLY THE COMPACTING UNITS. UH, BUT ALL THE UNITS ARE ARE FROM VANDALISM AND PRIDE A LITTLE BIT AND GRAFFITI AND KICKING AND SCREAMING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN. SO WE'VE, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS TO MOVE AWAY FROM REPLACING THOSE AT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT TO GOING TO A MORE, UH, USER FRIENDLY, AFFORDABLE, UH, ZERO TYPE MAINTENANCE TO LID ON IT. SO IT WORKS GETTING IN, UH, WE OSTENSIBLY THREE PUBLIC WORKS MEETINGS HAVE CHOSEN, UH, UH, UNITS TO REPLACE. SO WE'RE GONNA INCREMENTALLY DO THAT, UH, OVER THE NEXT, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AND YEARS. SO AT THE SAME TIME, WATER BY BLOCK HAS CONSERVATION COURT DID, IS GONNA CONTINUE TO TRY, UH, FIX THESE THINGS, UH, UM, GET US SO THAT WE'RE AT LEAST OPERATIONAL AND PRESENT ALL, UH, GOING FORWARD. SO I APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT AS WELL. AND THEN THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GUYS KNOW, YOU'RE DOING SOME LIGHT LANDSCAPING. YEAH. SO PAINTING REMOVAL, YES. WHAT WE DO, ANY MAYBE THAT WE SEE, LIKE WITHIN THE BOULEVARD, PARTICULARLY ON THE BIG BELLIES OR MAYBE ON THE, THE STOREFRONT WINDOWS, WE HAVE A, UH, THIS GRAFFITI RENEWABLE SPRAY, UH, IN THE AEROSOL AEROSOL CAN. AND WE SPRAY LET IT SIT ON THERE. WE WIPE THAT OFF. UH, YEAH, WE DO THE, WE WE WATER THE PLANTS EVERY WHEAT, WATER PLANTS, EVERY G WHATEVER, LIKE OVERGROWN WEEDS OR WHATNOT THAT WE SEE WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT LOOKS UGLY, THE EYESORE. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE EXACTLY IT, MAKE SURE THAT WE ATTACK THAT AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE DO BESIDES THE DAILY ACTIVITIES AS FAR AS THE TRASH AND THE OTHER STUFF, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE STACK THOSE THINGS AS WELL BECAUSE YEAH, THAT'S CREDIT FOR GUYS. AWESOME. AWESOME. YEAH. UH, I MEAN THE COMPANY'S BEEN WELL , YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. WE LOVE BRANDING. WE LOVE HOW YOU GUYS, UH, GREAT PEOPLE. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A, A WATER TOWARDS EXPERIENCE SO FAR. WE APPRECIATE THAT A LOT. COMMERS. SHOULD WE, OTHER QUESTIONS, ALEX? [00:20:01] UM, I'D REALLY LIKE THE ACCOUNTABILITY AS FAR AS WITH THE TEAM TAKING THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. OH YEAH. I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAY. YEAH. TO ANSWERING ANY KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES MIGHT POP. THAT'S VERY GOOD. BECAUSE I MEAN, THEY CAN PULL MY LEGS, SAY, LOVE YOU, I CLEARED ALL 'EM CAN IN NORTH SIDE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS, IT'S AS IF YOU NEVER DID IT. SO THAT'S HOW I KEEP THEM GUYS UP HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND DOING, THEY WORK ON DAILY BASIS AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN VERY PERSONABLE. I I, I GOT DOWN OFF THE BAT FROM ALL OF OUR PEOPLE, LIKE GUYS IN BLUE SHIRTS ARE AWESOME. I'LL MAKE SURE I LET THEM KNOW. SO THAT'S THE THING WITH BLOCK BY BLOCK IS CALLED THE FISHBOWL METHOD, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK IN THE FISHBOWL, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT YOU LOOKING AT IT. SO IT'S PROFESSIONALISM AT ALL TIMES. A LOT OF THE GUYS PROBABLY DON'T KNOW, A LOT OF YOU GUYS ARE PART OF THE COUNCIL HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS WALK PAST THEM EVERY DAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I TELL 'EM. YOU GUYS GREET PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY FEEL COY OR ARE SCARED TO STEP OUTTA THEIR SHELL TO GREET PEOPLE UNTIL, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW. ONE WORD CAN MAKE A PERSON DAY. SURE. ONE WORD CAN MAKE A PERSON DAY. SO I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY ON TOP OF THAT AS WELL AS MYSELF. YEAH. AND JUST ASKING, YOU KNOW, HOW'S IT GOING? YEAH. HOW, HOW WE DOING? KEEPING THE STREET CLEAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THAT'S IT, MAN. BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK BIG PEOPLE CAN WORK ENTHRALLED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IF GUYS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THE, THE, THE PRAISES THAT WE GET ON A DAILY BASIS LIFE. AND IT IS, IT IS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE EVERY DAILY LIFE. IT'S AMAZING. AND I LOVE YOU. I LOVE THEM. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU, SIR. SURE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR. ON THE TRASH CANS? YES. I HAVEN'T HAD AS MUCH PROBLEM. I LIKE THE, THE S THEY'RE GREAT WORK. WE'RE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATION, SO, OKAY. YEAH. ANYTHING MECHANIC. YEAH. YEAH. IT HAS AN INHERENT SHOVEL REPAIR, MAINTENANCE. BUT THESE, THESE UNITS ARE, AND I, I DO LIKE EXPENSIVE. UH, I WAS ON THE COMMISSION WHEN WE, WE WERE GETTING THESE AND I REMEMBER THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD ABOUT THE INITIAL COST, WHICH WAS IN THOSE DOLLARS. UH, IT WAS ALMOST A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS. AND I JUST SCRATCHED IN MY HEAD THEN, UH, SCRATCHED MY HEAD THROUGH PROCESS. I'M HERE EVERY DAY IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M STILL SCRATCHING MY HEAD. AND, UH, IT, IT'S ANALOGOUS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING YOUR PHONE TO GET INTO YOUR CAR IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE SETUPS, YOU KNOW WHAT, NEVER FAIL IS KEY. SO KEEPING IT SIMPLE IS, IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO ADVOCATE. AND, UH, FANCY AND ALL OF THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER. TECHNOLOGY IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER. SO WE, WE'VE GOT, UH, BOTTLE OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET TO REPLACE. WE DO. IT WORKS HAVE, AND I SUPPOSE WE COULD AGENDA THAT THE NEXT MEETING YEAH. AND BRING SOME RENDERINGS OF THOSE. WE HAVE BROUGHT THOSE BEFORE. YEAH. UH, WE CAN BRING, CAN CERTAINLY, SO COMMISSIONERS TO US, THAT MEETING, IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE, ACTUALLY, IT'LL BE GREAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. 'CAUSE THERE'S, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE NEW COMMISSIONERS ON BOARD THAT, THAT FEEL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THAT. SO I WOULD SUGGEST SEE THOSE AND DISCUSS THOSE. MR. THAT'S AWESOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. WILL WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE, UH, BY BLOCK MOTION REPORT? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT. I THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SPEED. MEETING AHEAD. ITEM FIVE. RECOMMENDATIONS. RECEIVE FILE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL SPECIAL TAX FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2007 DASH TWO. UH, ALLY, BELMONT SHORE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, JUDGE. THANK YOU. MOTION FISHER CAST A SECOND PLEASE. SECOND . SO WE HEARING PAGE 16, OBAMA SHORE PARKING IN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 2007 COMMITTEE FACILIT DISTRICT COP 2009 SPECIAL ON, UM, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A RECEIVABLE FILE PRESENTATION BASED ON OUR DEBT SERVICE AND THE BUSINESS LEVY THAT IS COMPLET PUT BACK AS WELL. UM, SO WE RETURN TO PAGE 17. THIS IS [00:25:01] JUST A QUICK INTRO TO THE BELMONT SHORE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION ESTABLISHED IN 1987 SERVE AS ONE ADVISORY BOARD AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON PARKING RELATED EXPENDITURES USING THE PARKING METER REVENUE AND THE BELMONT SHORE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. IT IN AND OF ITSELF IS GOVERNED BY THE, IS GOVERNED BY THE BELMONT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. THEY SERVE AS ON AN ADVISORY BOARD. THE BSBA ESTABLISHES A LEVY OF BUSINESS LICENSES AND ASSESSMENT REVENUES ARE USED TO PROMOTE THE AREA THAT A COMMUNITY FACILITIES TASKED. COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT PARTY 2007 SPECIAL TASK BONDS IS ESTABLISHED IN 2007 TO LE LEVY OF PROPERTY MILL ROOF TAX. IT WAS VOTER AND BUSINESS OWNER APPROVED. THE PROPERTY MILL ROOF TASK WAS USED TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON 2009, 2009 BONDS. AND THESE BONDS WERE ISSUED TO STORE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA. UH, ONE QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, ON , IF I'M CORRECT, PLEASE. THAT IS SECOND STREET FACING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. YES. SECOND STREET COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ONLY. SECOND STREET BASIN. YES. ON SECOND STREET? YES. ON SECOND STREET, YEAH. UM, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, IT SHOWS THAT MONT SHORE ALLOWING BOUNDARIES. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT GOES FROM LIVINGSTON TO BAYSHORE. IT'S ALL THE BUSINESSES FACING SECOND STREET BETWEEN THAT AREA. AND, UM, AVERAGE IS AROUND 250 BUSINESS LICENSES. AVERAGE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, ROUGHLY $156,000 A YEAR. AND THE CFD HAD 79 PROPERTIES LEVIED AND AVERAGE ANNUAL AMOUNT IS USUALLY 69,000. THE MAXIMUM TAXABLE RATE IS 66 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. SO THE CURRENT RATE IS 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. SO THAT'S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THAT'S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THANK YOU. SORRY. SO BETWEEN ZERO TO 66 CENTS IS OUR RANGE. AND CURRENTLY WE'RE AT FOUR 8 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. UH, IN THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ON A COMMISSION THAT BEEN A FEW TIMES. UM, 12, 15 CENTS, MAYBE SIX. YEAH, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A GRAB ON OUR TEAM, MAKE SURE, OH, WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT. UM, MAYBE YOU CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZED USES. WE'VE GOT, THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE CALCULATED BY BUSINESS CATEGORY. THEY INCLUDE A BASE RATE, AND THEN EMPLOYEE RATE. AVERAGE BASE RATE IS ABOUT 626 BUCKS PER BUSINESS. AVERAGE EMPLOYEE RATE IS ABOUT $20. AND THE AUTHORIZED USE OF THESE FUNDS IS COMMUNICATION TO BUSINESS OWNERS, MARKETING, PROMOTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS IS THE BIA ASSESSMENT RATES. AND ON THE RIGHT IT HAS THE FY 24, UM, BASE RATE END EMPLOYEE RATE ON, ON THERE. UM, YOU PLEASE MOVE TO PAGE 21. WE HAVE HISTORIC B-S-E-D-I-A COLLECTED ASSESSMENTS. SO AS MENTIONED EARLIER, AVERAGES AROUND 156,000 PER YEAR. UM, YOU CAN SEE IN FY 25 WE HAD $169,159 IN THE ASSESSMENT FEES. UM, FOR FY 26, IT'S A PROJECTED FIGURE. IT'S WE'RE ESTIMATED AT $167 $902. UM, HISTORICAL REVENUES UPDATED TO GROSS RECEIPTS. THIS REFLECTS NO REMITTANCES TO FISCAL ASSOCIATION. AND IF WE CAN PLEASE MOVE TO PAGE 22 AND 23, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIAL TAX BONDS THAT OCCURRED, UM, FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2007 DASH TWO ON PAGE 23. IT HAS A SUMMARY OF WHAT THESE BONDS ARE. THESE ARE BONDS, SPECIAL ISSUE TAX BONDS THAT ARE IN 2009. THESE BONDS ARE ISSUED TO PURCHASE A PARKING LOT IN ORDER TO INCREASE BILLABLE PARKING. THESE, THIS WAST TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PARKING IN THE MONT SHORE AREA. IT'S ALLOWED TO MAKE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MONT SHORE AREA, AND IT ALLOWS PURCHASE SUCH AS TRASH BANS AND ANYTHING THAT SUPPORTS TRASH REMOVAL TO ALLOW ACCESS TO PARKING LOTS BY WOODY BOGGING OF THE GUTTER DRINKS. SO THIS WILL BE PART OF THE RESOLUTION TO RESOLVING ISSUE THAT DOWN. SO YOU HAVE FEET ON OR JUST THAT MONEY TO BE USED FOR THAT? THE MONEY'S BEEN, THERE'S MONEY THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR THAT. WE WILL, I'LL MENTION A LITTLE BIT LATER, WE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDS LEFT, SO WE'LL BE USING THAT [00:30:01] TO PURCHASE REMAINING TRASH CANS. AND THEN REMAINING PARKING METER FUND HAVE TO . SORRY. ANY FUTURE? NO, NO WORRIES. IT'S OKAY. THESE ARE, THESE ARE ALL GOOD QUESTIONS. ALL GREAT QUESTIONS. SO, UM, YES, WE, WE'VE BASICALLY USED ALL OF OUR MONEY FOR THE BONDS AND MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE PARKING METER REVENUE TO PURCHASE ANY KIND OF TRASH CANS. OKAY. UM, BUT YEAH. AND SO WE'LL MOVE ON. I'LL MOVE UP FROM THERE. UH, PLEASE GO TO PAGE 22 IN ORDER TO PAY BACK THESE BONDS. UM, PAGE 22 OR 24, APOLOGIES. TITLE, SECURITY OF THE BONDS. YEP. THESE, THESE BONDS ARE GONNA BE PAID BACK BY VOLUNT INSURED MARKETING METER REVENUES ON OCTOBER 1ST OF EVERY YEAR, WE MAKE A PAYMENT OF $200,000 TO PAY BACK THIS DEBT SERVICE. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT $200,000, WE ALSO HAVE THAT SPECIAL TAX , THAT TAX ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, THAT TAX RATE'S NOT TO EXCEED 66 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. THE CURRENT TAX RATE IS AT 14 CENTS. SO EVERY YEAR WE PAY $200,000 ON PARKING METER FUND. AND THEN WE USE THIS MILLER LOOSE TAX TO PAY BACK PART OF THE BONDS AS WELL. AND THEN YOU, ON PAGE 25, GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THOSE AUTHORIZED USES WERE FOR PARKING IMPROVEMENTS. UM, THIS INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, THE ACQUISITION OF LAND TO PURCHASE THE PARKING LOT AT 1 8 9 PARK AVENUE. WE DID THINGS LIKE ASPHALT, PING CONSTRUCTION, FENCING, SIGNS, LANDSCAPING. UM, THERE WAS ALSO RESURFACING EVALUATES THAT PROVIDED ACCESS TO PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO THEM BEHIND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES WITHIN INVOLVED AND SHORT AREA. AND IT WAS FOR THE ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES THAT MAKE PARKING AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. WE RUN THE FALL ONSHORE PARKING METER W AREA. THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE GRADING THE ALLOCATION OF UTILITIES AND LANDSCAPING, SIGNAGE, FINDINGS, SMART METERS AND SO FORTH. IF YOU PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 26, YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDED PROJECTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR. SO WE'VE HAD, UM, THE ACQUISITION OF THE PARKING LOT, 1 8 9 PARK AVENUE. THERE WERE RECONSTRUCTION OF ALLEYS PARK AVENUE LOT IMPROVEMENTS. THERE WERE TRASH ENCLOSURE PURCHASES, IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS PARKING LOTS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 2015 AND 2017. OTHER VARIOUS PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE INSTALL STABLE PARKING SMART WHEELERS WITH SENSORS ON THE GROUND, REMOVING CONCRETE WET DIRT, DEEP WATER DAMAGE. WE'VE HAD IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING, UH, IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO EXISTING PARKING, INCLUDING AT THE BA LIBRARY. THERE'S BEEN, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS HANDICAP ACCESS AT THE BAYSHORE LIBRARY. THERE'S BEEN PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS LED LIGHTS, PARKING, SIGNAGE, T TWO PARKING BASE STATIONS. THOSE ARE ALL PARKING BASE STATIONS. UM, ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE INSTALLATION OF BIG BELLIES IN ELIGIBLE AREAS AND ANOTHER ADDITIONAL BIG BELLY PURCHASE THAT OCCURRED IN 2025 AS WELL. OUR PROJECTED FUND BALANCE AS OF APRIL 30TH IS AROUND $2,000. UM, THAT'S THE REMAINING FUNDS THAT ARE U THAT WE WILL BE USING FOR THE PURCHASE OF 10 ADDITIONAL TRASH CANS IN THE AREA. SO WE'LL, WE'LL USE THAT $2,000. THAT IS PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR THE TENT TRASH CANS. THE REST OF THE TRASH CANS WILL BE PAID FOR USING PARKING METER REVENUES. SO TRASH CANS ARE REPLACING THE BIG BELLY, NOT ALL THE BIG BELLIES. THEY'LL BE THE ONES, THE TRASH CANS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PARKING LOT AREAS. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING REPLACEMENT IN THE PARKING LOT AREAS FIRST TO SEE HOW THEY, HOW THEY PULLED UP OR IF WE LIKE THEM, IF WE LIKE THEM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO ANOTHER PURCHASE LATER IN THE FALL TO REPLACE ANY EXISTING LIKE BIG BELLIES THAT NEED REPLACING. AND THEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'LL HOPEFULLY TRANSITION OUT OF BIG BELLIES AND INTO THESE NEW STYLE OBJECTION WORK PROCESS. YEAH, WORK PROCESS. SO CAN YOU PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 27? THIS IS KIND OF A HISTORY OF THE TAX RATES AND THE DEBT SERVICE. UM, YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, WE'VE NEVER GONE UP ABOVE 14 CENTS. 15 OR 15. YEAH. 2019 WE HAVE 15. UM, SO AGAIN, THIS IS WE FM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. OUR CENTRAL FINANCE TEAM ASSESSES WHAT THE RATE WILL BE BASED ON WHAT OUR EXPENSES WILL BE TO PAY BACK THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INTEREST. AND ANY KIND OF, UM, FINANCE FEESS THAT ARE IN THERE. IT WILL, IT COULD RANGE FROM 1 CENT TO 66 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. [00:35:01] AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. WE HAD 12, WE HAD 12 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN REALIZE IT WASN'T COVERING EVERYTHING THAT WAS, UM, REQUIRED TO PAY BACK THE DEBT. SO WE INCREASED AND WE ARE NOW STEADY AT A RATE OF 14 CENTS PER SQUARE QUIT. AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 28, I THINK GIVES A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THE FUNDS ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT FOR THE DEBT SERVICE. SO WE HAVE COLUMN A AS OUR SPECIAL TAX REVENUE. THAT'S THE TAX. THAT'S AT 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT'S THE YEARLY AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM BUSINESSES. COLUMN B IS OUR PARKING METER REVENUE, UM, $200,000 PAYMENT THAT WE ISSUE EVERY OCTOBER 1ST. AND THEN COLUMN C IS BOTH OF THOSE COMBINED. IT'S AVAILABLE FUNDS TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT SERVICE FOR THAT YEAR. AND THEN COLUMN D IS OUR DEBT SERVICE COLUMN E IS OUR DISTRICT EXPENSES. AND THEN COLUMN F IS THE LEFTOVER MONEY AT THE END. SO AS OF THIS YEAR, WE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT BREAKING EVEN VERSUS THE MONEY WE RECEIVED VERSUS OUR YEARLY OBLIGATION TO PAY BACK THE DEBT SERVICE AND THE DISTRICT EXPENSES. YOU CAN PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE. PAGE 29. TITLE C, FD EXPENSES. THESE ARE JUST THE TYPE OF EXPENSES THAT WE INCUR EVERY YEAR. UM, IT VARIES FROM DISTRICT CONSULTANT FEES LIKE TRUSTEE SERVICES, ARBITRAGE CALCULATIONS, AND CITY SUPPORT SERVICES ALONG WITH LA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION HELD. UM, AS OF THIS YEAR, FY 2026, WE ARE EXPECTED TO INCUR ABOUT $13,726 IN THE CFD EXPENSES. UH, ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION. SO I REVIEW THAT REPORT, PRETTY RELIEVED AND WE GO UNTIL 2041. 2041 IS WHEN WE'LL BE, UH, FINISHED WITH PAYING BACK THE LOAN. SO WE STILL ALWAYS GET ROLLING ON THAT AND IT CERTAINLY, UH, AMPLIFIES AND PUTS AT THE FOCUS, UM, WHERE THE REST OF THAT MONTH GOES. AND THAT'S REALLY RELEVANT FOR. AND, UH, AGAIN, UH, HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO DO THAT THEATER INCREASE AND, UM, THE, THE MISSION CAN RECOMMEND, UH, FOR SERVE IN NEAR TERMS OUT. AND, AND THAT'S A BEST PLACE TO BE. UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT, MR. NOT TO DIGEST. UH, BUT IT WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND ALL PRESENTED MOST APPRECIATED. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS REPORT? ALL IN FAVOR? RIGHT? A THANK YOU. UH, ITEM SIX RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE FILE IN 2025. ANNUAL REPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL MCC IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION. UH, YOU A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION. MOTION. AND SECOND. ALRIGHT. OKAY. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE TURN THE PAGE 31 DOCUMENT TITLED 2025 ANNUAL REPORT. BE LONG SHORT PARKING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BY COMMISSION. THIS IS A RECEIVE A FILE DOCUMENT, UM, PRESENT TO COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE GOING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR OUR YEARLY ANNUAL REPORT. THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS JUST A, JUST KIND OF YEARLY UPDATE. CITY MANAGER OF WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WHAT IS AVAIL, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OCCURRING DURING THE, THAT CALENDAR YEAR, NOT FISCAL YEAR. UM, THIS REPORT HAS THINGS LIKE THE OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS. YOU KNOW, WHAT THE BUSINESS, WHAT THE P-S-P-B-I-A-C IS HERE FOR WHAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR AS AN ADVISORY BOARD TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PARKING RELATED EXPENDITURES. YOU UTILIZING PARKING METER REVENUES IN THE AREA. WE HAVE THINGS LIKE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETINGS. WE HAD ABOUT 11 MEETINGS LAST YEAR. AND THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE RIGHT THERE FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. UM, THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE JUST A REPORT ON WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN PAST MEETINGS. THESE ARE ALL THE AGENDA. I NEVER OCCURRED IN THE LAST YEAR, CALENDAR YEAR, NOT FISCAL YEAR. MM-HMM . UM, WE HAD ABOUT TWO RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL THAT [00:40:01] WAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE YEARLY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT THAT WE JUST HAD PRESENTATION ON. AND THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THE ASSESSMENT RATE WAS 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT THAT YEAR. AND WE ALSO HAD A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE PARKING RATE OF $3 AN HOUR. UM, THAT WAS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMISSION OBJECTIVES. AND WE HAVE, UM, A LIST OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT SERVED DURING THAT YEAR. CITY PERSONNEL THAT'S ASSISTED DURING THAT CALENDAR YEAR AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT THE BODY BE, CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE THE COMBINED EXPERIENCES OUTLINED AND BODY SUBJECTIVITY AND FUNCTIONS. AGAIN, WELL DONE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. COMPREHENSIVE COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE? GREAT. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ANNUAL REPORT MOTION, UH, WHICH IS ITEM SIX ON THE AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF PROCEEDING THE REPORT. A, UH, ITEM SEVEN. I HAVE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE DISCUSSION REGARDING AFTER OUR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING NOISE AND SAFETY THAT SITTING ON THE PARKING LOTS ALONG THE BE ON ASHORE. UH, YOU NEED A MOTION, PLEASE? MOTION CLOSING. AND A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL. OKAY. UM, SO JUST TO GET, UH, COMMISSIONERS UP TO SPEED. AND THIS IS FAIRLY LIGHT, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS A, UH, ABSOLUTE WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE CITY LEVEL INTO, UH, MULTI-PRONGED EFFORT. UH, A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT THAT WAS BROUGHT BY, UH, COUNCILMAN DUGGAN. UH, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL, UH, CITY LEVEL MEETINGS, UH, RELATIVE TO LOTS OF DETAIL, UH, ABOUT MY BIKE INSHORE. BUT AS IT PERTAINS TO PARKING LOTS, WHICH IS PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION, UH, WE HAVE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, UH, FOR LIGHTING ENHANCEMENTS, LIGHTING REPAIR, UH, UH, ADDING ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. UM, AND THAT GETS COMPLICATED BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE ASPECTS ARE ONLY CONTROLLED BY THE CITY, UH, AND MANAGED BY BOTH WORKS. AND SOME OF THOSE ASSETS ARE ONLY CONTROLLED BY . UH, SO THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND LOGISTICS ARE BEING WORKED THROUGH CITY LEVEL, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS BACK TO COMMISSION DATA RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO SPEND, UH, TO REPLACE, UH, AND ENHANCE, UH, LIGHTING WHERE WE COULD SEE IT AND GET IT DONE, UH, EFFICIENTLY. UH, AND THAT'S STILL BEING WORKED ON WITH THE CITY LEVEL. UH, OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THIS COMMISSION AS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY BEEN, UH, EGRESS, EGRESS OUT PARKING LOTS, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH HAVING SPACE, UH, OUT OF THE NORTH, UH, SIDE OF HIS PARKING LOTS TO AVOID TRAVELING INTO THE CITY WHEN, UH, THEY LATE NIGHT THOSE WERE BEING CONSIDERED. UH, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DYNAMIC PRICING, INCREASING, UH, METER RATES LATER IN THE EVENING, UH, TO TRY TO CONTROL. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STAFFING THE PARKING LOTS WITH TENANT. UH, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLOSING PARKING LOT AT CERTAIN HOURS. UH, ALL OF THESE ARE STILL, UH, IN THE CONVERSATION PLAY AT CITY LEVEL, UH, AND ARE BEING ANALYZED AND DISCUSSED. AND THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO VARIOUS, UH, DEPARTMENTS AND WILL ULTIMATELY LAND AT CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR, UH, UH, APPROVAL OR I'M CERTAIN AT SOME POINT. UM, BUT JUST AS A, A MATTER OF REPORT FOR TODAY TO SATISFY THIS AGENDA ITEM, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHICH SITTING, UH, WEIGH IN ON YOUR OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, SO THAT THOSE CAN BE HEARD AT CITY LEVEL. UM, KNOWING THAT, UH, AGAIN, WE'RE HERE AS AN ADVISORY BODY FOR THE CITY, UM, AND IT IS, UH, MOVING FORWARD, UH, CITY BASED. SO THAT'S THE LEAD TO IT. SO WE'RE ALL OPEN IT UP FOR OUR CONVERSATION WITH WISH MISSION. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM YOU ON BRIAN? YEAH. SO AS OF RIGHT, AS OF RIGHT NOW, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE STILL BEING DISCUSSED WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY. ONE THING THAT I DO, [00:45:01] UM, WANNA BRING UP IS THE PURCHASE OF E CAM TRAILERS. I SPOKE WITH OUR PARKING OPERATIONS OFFICER IN CITY OF LONG BEACH AND HE, HE SAID, WELL, LIGHTING HELPS. IT'S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH OF A DETERRENT. THERE ARE CERTAIN LOTS WITHIN THE BEACH AREAS THAT HAVE E CAM TRAILERS AND THEY'VE SEEN THAT THERE'S BEEN, UH, THERE'S BEEN VISIBLE LIKE PREVENTION OF ACTIVITY. I WANT ACTIVITY IN THAT AREA. COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE E CAM TRAILERS THESE CAM? YEAH, THESE E CAM TRAILERS ARE ABOUT LIKE 10, 12 FEET HIGH. THEY'RE TRAILERS THAT HAVE LIKE A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF CAM, UH, CAMERAS INSTALLED. AND THEY'RE SOLAR POWERED. THEY DON'T REQUIRE ANY KIND OF LIKE INSTALL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY WOULD BE PLACED IN A PARKING LOT OR IN A PARKING SPACE SPECIFICALLY. SO YOU LOSE THE PARKING PERSON, YOU LOSE THE PARKING SPACE, BUT YOU GET 24 HOUR ACCESS TO CAMERA FOOTAGE. AND YOU ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT MONITOR THAT VIDEO FOOTAGE AND HAVE ACCESS TO EITHER, YOU KNOW, SPEAK VIA THE, SPEAK VIA THAT MICROPHONE THAT IS ON THERE, OR IF THEY SEE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED, THEY HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO PD TO CONTACT DISPATCH AND HAVE SOMEONE COME DOWN TO THAT AREA. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS IS LOOKING INTO. WE'RE LOOKING INTO MAYBE POSSIBLY DOING TWO B CAMM TRAILERS FOR TWO LOTS JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW THIS WILL WORK AND IF IT WOULD, UM, PREVENT ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY AND GIVE US SOME KIND OF LIKE ACTIONABLE THING THAT WE COULD DO INSTEAD OF, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE LIGHTING, WHICH IS A LITTLE PASSIVE. UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. I SPOKE WITH AN ECA REP EARLIER AND THEY GAVE ME AN IDEA THAT WE CAN DO TWO FOR SIX MONTHS AND SEE, WE CAN SEE AT THE END OF SIX MONTHS IF THAT'S HELPED. IF THAT HAVEN'T HELPED AFTER THAT WE CAN GO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CHOOSE TO GET RID OF 'EM OR ADD MORE IF WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO THE COMMISSION SO THAT WAY, UM, YOU ARE AWARE IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF COMMENTS OR CONCERNS THAT MAY HAVE. AND HOW ARE YOU CHOOSING WHERE TO LOCATE THOSE A CAMS? WELL, WE'VE SPOKEN WITH OUR SECURITY TEAM AND MEMBERS FROM BSBA TO SEE WHERE OUR HOTSPOTS ARE. AND WE'VE NOTICED A COUPLE OF 'EM ARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE AROUND THE BAR AREAS, SO LIKE DOGS OR PANAMA JOE'S, IT WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE BIG LOTS AROUND THAT AREA THAT WE WOULD USE AS AN EXAMPLE. AND IT'S MONITORING THOSE, UH, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE MONITORING SURFACE. IT'S 24 7. IT'S 24 7, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SECURITY FOOTAGE. SO IF WE NEED IT, WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. UM, THEY ALSO LET, THE ECA ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT THEY PROVIDE REPORTING OF IT IN, OF INCIDENTS AS WELL. SO, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS SOMEONE LOITERING AROUND ONE OF THE BEACH PARKING LOTS. THE ECA SERVICE REPORTED IT, GOT ON THE MICROPHONE AND TOLD THEM THERE'S NO MOTORING IN THE AREA. IF HE CONTINUE TO STAY, WE WILL BE DISPATCH WILL BE CALLED. AND UM, THE PERSON WALKED AWAY AND LEFT AND THEY WERE REPORT AND SENT IT TO THE PARKING, UH, PARKING OPERATIONS GROUP. SO THERE IS LIKE A RECORDED EVENT OF THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPENING, WHICH IS A GOOD WAY TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THIS, THIS IS WITHIN THOSE AREAS. RIGHT. AND IT INCLUDES VIDEO FOOTAGE AS WELL. SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN IN THE PARKING LOT, WE CAN GET VIDEO FOOTAGE BE THAT LICENSE PLATE OF ONE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK TODAY. YEAH, THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE LIKE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. YEAH, YEAH, SURE. THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS AND IT WOULD BE A 360 REVIEW OF THE, OF THE PARKING LOT. SO IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY KIND OF BASED ON PLACEMENT ON WHAT THEY RECOMMEND SHOULD HAVE ANY LIKE OBSTRUCTIONS OR ANYTHING. AND WHERE WE SEE A PICTURE OF WHAT THESE CPS LOOK LIKE, UH, I THINK I'VE SEEN 'EM, BUT I JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER, WE DON'T WANT ANY CURRENTLY ON SECOND STREET, DO WE? WE DON'T HAVE ANY CURRENT ON SECOND STREET, SO I CAN BRING THAT IN THE NEXT MEETING. I'LL BRING THAT WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. I'LL BRING A PHOTO. YEAH. THEY'RE NOT ONLY 12 TO, THEY'RE ABOUT 12 TO JUST SEND IT TO SOMEBODY. NO, JUST WE'LL BRING IT, WE MATTER. PARKING, UH, TO, TO STORY. YEAH. I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT'S LESS INTRUSIVE THAT, LIKE YOU SAY, THE PASSIVE VERSUS ACTIVE MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, AND HAVING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND, AND MEASURE THAT TO SEE WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE AND, AND WORK PROBLEMS HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, AS THERE IN REAL TIME. YEAH. THAT'S [00:50:01] JUST LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE, IN THE BLOCK BY BLOCK, THEY'RE MEASURING WHAT THEY'RE DOING THIS MEASURE, BUT ALSO PREVENT PROBLEMS. AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY, IT'S A GREAT SOLUTION THAT WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN ABOUT, SO THANK YOU. WELL, IT MIGHT BE A MUCH MORE VIABLE COMPROMISE TO ACTUALLY HAVING IT STAFFED. YEP. I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE PROPOSALS, BUT YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE LABOR COSTS INVOLVED IN DOING THAT PROBABLY NOT GET DONE. THIS COULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT'S DOING NOW. YEAH. A FASTER, CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE. RIGHT. THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT FAIRLY QUICKLY IF WE NEED TO MM-HMM . UM, AND CHANGE IF WE NEED TO AS WELL. IF WE NEED TO ADD MORE, WE CAN, IF WE SEE THAT THEY'RE GONNA LONGER NEEDED, WE CAN GET RID OF THEM AS WELL. SO, UM, IS THERE A COMMITMENT TO THE E COMPANY TO HAVE THEM LIKE FOR X AMOUNT OF TIME? YEAH. UM, I SPOKE TO OUR REP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SIX MONTH CONTRACT. OKAY. SO AT THE END OF THE SIX MONTHS WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION AND THEN YEAH, I THINK IT IS RIGHT. BUT ONCE IT GONNA PUSH THE DETER, DETER OVER, SORRY, THE , THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ENJOY DOING STUFF LIKE THAT, UH, WHERE, WHERE YOU PUSH 'EM, SO, UM, AROUND THE CORNER TO THE NEXT LOCATION, BUT IT SHOWS THAT THERE'S AN EYE OUT THERE WATCHING THEM, SO YEAH, MAYBE, MAYBE THEY'LL STOP. YEAH, THEY'RE WALKING BY THE PARKING LOT AND THEY SEE IT. YEAH. THEY PULL THE CAMERAS ON THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE GOOD CENTER TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VOICE, THE VOICE COMING OR THE VOICE COMING ON. WE SEE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YEP. IT'S LIKE A JOHN. YOU HAVE THE BOYS AND YOU'VE GOT THE DIRECT LINE TO THE PD, WHICH I THINK IS NOT EVEN IF YOU JUST HAD ONE PERSON THAT IS, YOU KNOW, STAFFING IT, I, I THINK THIS COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT GOT THE IMMEDIACY AND THE DIRECT LINE. SO IT, IT'S, IT STUCK AND LOOKS, YEAH, IT'S GOOD. AND IT'S THEIR JOB TO MONITOR THAT, YOU KNOW, DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. SO IT'S, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WATCHING AND GO THROUGH WATCHING ALL NIGHT AND SEEING WHAT WHEN COMES UP AND WHAT DOESN'T. IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MONITOR AND . THANK YOU SIR. WELL DONE AGAIN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ERS ON ITEM SEVEN? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. A WORK IN PROGRESS, UH, CONDITION. HAPPY GOING THAT YOU GUYS ARE, UH, GONNA GO FORWARD WITH, UH, UH, EVERY BIT OF ATTENTION THAT THIS DESERVES, UH, FOR RESIDENCE OPERATORS AND VISITORS. ABSOLUTELY. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. UH, WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THE COST WILL BE, PLEASE YOU NEED TO STATE YOUR, UH, DEAN PRESIDENT. UM, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE COST WOULD BE. AND I'M ALSO WONDERING ABOUT, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A LIGHT SINCE IT'S A THREE SIX STREET, 360 VIEW, IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF BRIGHT LIGHT AND WHAT THE IMPACT TO THE RESIDENCE WOULD BE. AND THEN ALSO WITH THE VOICE OF HOW LOUD IS IT AND SOME LIVING RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT, WILL THAT IMPACT THEM AS WELL? OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PE UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. UM, MICHELLE STEIN RESIDENT, I WANTED JUST MAKE A BLANKET STATEMENT ABOUT THE LACK OF RESIDENTIAL INPUT AND ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING REGARDING PARKING. LOTS, HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS LIVED AROUND THEM MONTHS. THEMSELVES. I, I, I'M SORRY, I BARELY HEAR SPEAK . THANK YOU. I'M SAYING THAT YOU ALL ARE MAKING DECISIONS WITHOUT ENGAGING WITH, RIGHT. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION TELLS ME THAT YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO ENGAGE WITH RESIDENTS. RIGHT. SO RESIDENTS ARE IMPACTED BY THESE PARKING LOTS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS LIVE AROUND THEM. THEY USE THEM AS JULIE'S POINTING OUT. THEY MAY BE IMPACTED BY YOUR DECISION MAKING AROUND LIGHTING. LIGHTING IS JUST A BANDAID SOLUTION. OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE MUCH BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN SAFETY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ARE WE JUST LIGHTING? WE RECENTLY HAD A HOMEOWNER WITH JASON , , HOMELY, VANDALIZED ON A WE CI CONTROLS. APPARENTLY WERE JUST RUNNING BY. SO I JUST REALLY WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS BODY TO ENGAGE WITH THE RESIDENTS, PERHAPS DO A SURVEY IF THERE WAS REALLY THE BUDGET FOR THAT. REALLY MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENCE FORCES BEING HEARD [00:55:01] OR YOU MAKE ANY TIVE DECISIONS AROUND . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC DEPARTMENT? YEP. NO SIR. UM, BRIAN, QUICKLY, RESIDENT, UM, I'M MOSTLY CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST PERSON SAID, OR I GUESS NOTES IF YOU GOTTA SEND SIR. SURE. UM, MOSTLY ECHO WHAT WAS VERY ON LIKE LIGHTING. UM, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE DARK SKY MOVEMENT I LIGHTING, BUT LIKE, UH, FROM A CRIME PERSPECTIVE, IT'S BEEN SHOWN THAT LIKE LIGHTING SOMETIMES HELPS WITH CRIME, BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT CAN HURT AS WELL. SO GETTING THE RIGHT LIGHTING AND MAKE SURE IT'S NEEDED AND FOCUSED. WHERE IT IS, WHICH I THINK WAS, WAS IN, WAS IN THE, UH, THE PUSH FOR THIS CHANGE. UM, FOR THE, I ALSO ECHO THE, I I BELIEVE IT'S THIS, THIS SAME DEVICE AS WHAT IS THAT COLLAR OR LAGOON? AND IT DOES HAVE BIG FLASHING LIGHTS ON IT AT THAT LOCATION, SO I WOULD DEFINITELY WANNA SEE ONE WITHOUT THOSE. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S HOW I GOT THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. SO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT A CAMERA THAT WORKS WITHOUT BIG FLASHING LIGHTS AND ALL THAT. THAT'S THE, THE ONE IN, IN COLORADO. GOOD. HAS BIG FLASHING BLUE AND WHITE LIGHTS INDICATED THAT IT'S THERE. THAT'S MORE OF THAT MY CONCERN. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE SECOND. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING ITEM SETTLE OF THE COURT. AYE. A AYE. UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, AGENDA IS CHAIR ELECTION, UH, GONNA OPEN NOMINATIONS. UH, I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE CHAIR. DEVELOP PARKING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. ADVISORY COMMISSION MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON PER CHAIR, INCLUDING, UH, YOURSELF. THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE, UH, A SECOND. UH, AND I WILL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS, UH, WITH, UH, DEBORAH CASTRO. UH, I WILL RUN THE FURTHER MEASURE MYSELF. YOUR CHAIR? OKAY. NO, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO DOMINATE INTER ALSO. OKAY. I'M SORRY, HONOR. OKAY. UM, THERE BE NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS THAT OCCURRED. THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR THE SHERIFF POSITION. UH, AND UH, AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO HAVE, UH, DEBORAH SAY FEW WORDS. WELL, THANK YOU. UM, I, I AM VERY HONORED AGAINST WAS MATT WHEN HE SPOKE ABOUT BEING CHAIR. I HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE. UM, AND MAINLY BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I, I AM FINDING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, ATTEND CENTER, BROAD BEACH, FIND LIFE, AND I'VE HAD MY BUSINESS HERE, UH, HEADQUARTERED HERE THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE CAREER. SO I REALLY MADE SPEAK IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE I CARE AND WHAT, I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THROUGH OF LONG BEACH AND NOT JUST BUSINESS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE WORKED WITH MANY FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, I DO MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION. UM, I FELT THE CALLING TO ALSO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, UH, KIND OF MIDWAY THROUGH THE 30 YEARS OF MY BUSINESS TENURE. AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT THERE IN LONG BEACH, MAKING A DIFFERENCE, WHETHER IT'S GOODWILL OF, OF LONG BEACH, REALLY HELPING THEM UP, THEIR BRANDING AND THEIR VISIBILITY. YOU PROBABLY SEE THEIR TRUCKS ON 10. UM, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH LEADERSHIP LONG BEACH AND EVEN HELPED EM MARIE BRAIN FOR THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY. AND SO, UM, AND DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CITY. SO I, I REALLY, REALLY DO, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS PROUD AND I HAVE, SINCE WHEN I FIRST GOT IN BUSINESS, UM, I, I REALIZED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A CERTAIN PERCEPTION OF LONG BEACH OR JUST A MISCONCEPTION OR DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY HEAR LONG BEACH ON THE NEWS. AND I WAS ALWAYS PROUD WHEN I WAS IN MEETINGS IN LA OR ORANGE COUNTY TO SHARE ABOUT OUR CITY BECAUSE WE, UM, WE HAVE A LOT TO OFFER. AND WHENEVER I SAY BELMONT MAHO, THAT IS REALLY THE, THE CROWN OF JEWEL, SO TO SPEAK. WHEN I SAY I'M FROM BEL MAHO, I LIVE IN BELMONT SHORE, PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE A REALLY POSITIVE REACTION AND THAT, THAT'S EXCITING. SO WE HAVE A REACH WAY BEYOND, YOU KNOW, JUST OUR OWN COMMUNITY. BUT IN LONG BEACH IN GENERAL, WE'RE A DESTINATION. WE'RE OUR OWN DESTINATION WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO BALDMONT SHORE TO ENJOY IT. AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE. THAT'S WHY THAT WAS MY BIG GOAL, YOU KNOW, AFTER GRADUATING COLLEGE WAS I NEED TO GET BACK TO BALDMONT SHORE, BE RENTED. BUT THEN YOU MOVED AWAY TO A DIFFERENT PART OF . INSTEAD, MY GOAL IS TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THE WALKABILITY AND THE SHOPS AND HOW CHARMING IT IS AND HOW WONDERFUL IT IS. AND THERE'S BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS CONTINUITY OF THAT [01:00:01] IN GROUND RUSH SHORE FOR SO MANY YEARS THAT, THAT I'M PROUD TO HELP BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION, THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS, UH, ADVISORY COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN SAY, LET'S KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL, LET'S, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, LET'S MAKE PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES GREAT. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO FROM A RESIDENT PERSPECTIVE. SO I, I REALLY CAN WEAR BOTH HATS AND I REALLY, REALLY CARE. AND SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CARRY BEFORE WE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED AND, UH, AND THEN CONTINUE. AND THAT HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB OF NAVIGATING A LOT BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS CHANGE. THAT IS THE ONE CONSTANT THAT THERE'S ALWAYS CHANGE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE NEW THINGS TO, UH, TO TACKLE AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE NEW COMMISSIONERS AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO LEAD THAT. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE HEARD AND THAT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST AS AN ADVISORY BODY. YOU KNOW, I I REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE WE DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN AS AN ADVISORY BODY AND THEN THE IMPLEMENTATION COMES OUT. YES. AND THE APPROVAL COMES FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WE DO WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADD OUR, YOU KNOW, TO ADD OUR, THE BENEFIT. AND, AND WE'RE HERE FOR THAT REASON. WE, I MEAN, WE'RE VOLUNTEERS, RIGHT? WE DON'T GET PAID. WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE WANNA SEE SOMETHING BETTER HAPPEN IN THIS BUSINESS DISTRICT AND WHERE WE HAVE OUR AREA JURISDICTION ROOM. SO I, UH, I'M VERY HONORED AND WANNA JUST CARRY THE TORCH FORWARD. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENVER CASTOR FROM CHURCH ACT. AYE. AYE. UH, OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YOU ARE GOOD. OKAY. UH, AT THIS POINT, I'D, I DON KNOW COMMENT IF ANYBODY HAS, UH, ANYBODY'D LIKE TO SAY. UH, YES SIR. ROSS TURNER, RESIDENT, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, DEB ON THE NOMINATION AND THE NEW HAT , UH, AND SUPPORT OF YOUR NEW ROLE. FANTASTIC. I AM CONCERNED, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER WOULD TO SAY ABOUT THIS, BUT WE HAVE FOUR INCOMING COMMISSIONERS WILL BE SEATED, I SUPPOSE NEXT MONTH. SEEMS ODD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE IN CHOOSING THE CHAIR FOR THEIR OWN COMMISSION. UH, ALSO AN ISSUE OF, UM, NOT EVEN SURE WHAT THE WORD IS. IT'S A TRANSPARENCY ORDER OF EVENTS, BUT, UM, IT WAS PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW CHAIR GOING BACK TO LATE LAST YEAR. UH, AND IN FACT IT WAS JUST KIND OF PREORDAINED. UM, SO THIS NOMINATION WAS RATHER A PERFORMATIVE. UM, ALL THAT BEING SAID, WELCOME . I DON'T WANNA TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM YOUR ROLE, BUT, UH, THE STEPS TOWARDS YOUR ROLE JUST SEEMED A LITTLE ODD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. ON THE GOVERNANCE THING TO ADD TO THAT. SO WE HAD FOUR MISSING MEETINGS. I UNDERSTAND THERE WASN'T A POEM, BUT THAT SHOULDN'T JUST ERASE THE RECORD OF WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL AND MAY. RIGHT? SO WHAT WAS THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY TO CAUSE THERE NOT TO BE A POEM IN MARCH WHEN BY THE WAY, TWO OF THE FOUR OF YOU SAID THAT YOU DIDN'T EAT IN MARCH. SO THAT WAS CONFUSING. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED IN APRIL AND MAY. SO FOUR MONTHS OF NO MEETINGS, NO ABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECORD OF WHAT HAPPENED. UM, I WANNA ALSO POINT OUT THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN WITH THIS BODY RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL REGARD THE CSA CONTRACT. AND I JUST THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION TO JUST BLANKET APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE CSA CONTRACT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, BY ALL MEASURES, WELL NO MEASURES 'CAUSE NOBODY'S BOTHERED ME TO MEASURE. BUT WE CAN SAFELY SAY IT'S BEEN MOSTLY A FAILURE THAT WAS CURTAILED AT CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS GONE UNSPOKEN, RIGHT? THAT THIS BODY THOUGHT, OH, EVERYTHING'S GREAT WITH THE CSA CONTRACT. WELL, A COUNCIL MEMBER EVER CREDIT PULLED THE ITEM AND THEN THEY, UM, HAD A RENEWAL FOR A LOWER, FOR JUST SIX MONTHS [01:05:01] RENEWAL AT A TIME, WHICH IS MORE RESPONSIBLE. UM, OFFICER ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT DEB'S APPOINTMENT AND WELCOME YOU AS WELL, HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS. WHY WAS SHE ALREADY ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW CHAIR AND NOW YOU'RE JUST KIND OF PAID? BRING IT UP TO VOTE HIM IN. AND I DO HOPE THAT GOVERNANCE IS BETTER UNDER YOUR WATCH AND WITH THE INCOMING COMMISSIONERS. LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENTS AND AGAIN, HAVING RESIDENTS VOICES BEING THE A A OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY, UH, WITH THAT, UH, MOVE FOR AUR YOU A, MOTION FOR A CHAIRMAN. MOTION FOR ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. THOSE ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU FOLKS. SO. * 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.