Jun 18, 2026 Airport Advisory Commission

COMMISSIONER ZARN ABSTAIN.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE READ ITEM TWO? THE ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.

[2. 26-55455 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the Annual Report from the Office of Ethics and Transparency. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

HELLO, CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

THANK YOU CHAIR, AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE, UH, MS. HEATHER VAN WIG, THE ETHICS OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OUTTA THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.

IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN, AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW COMMISSIONER.

UM, JUST A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHY I'M HERE.

UM, AS WE LIKE TO DO EVERY YEAR, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, UM, JUST VISIT EACH OF THE COMMISSIONS WITH A COUPLE, UM, FRIENDLY ETHICS REMINDERS, UM, AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE OFFICE OF ETHICS IS DOING.

AND THEN AFTER MY, UH, BRIEF PRESENTATION, MARSHA WILL DO THE ANNUAL, UH, BROWN ACT ANNUAL REFRESHER.

SO, AGAIN, UM, AS CYNTHIA WAS SHARING, MY NAME IS HEATHER VAN WICK.

I'M THE ETHICS OFFICER FOR THE CITY WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

AND JUST A REMINDER FOR, UM, FOR ALL OF US, OUR MISSION OF THE OET IS, WHAT WE CALL IT INTERNALLY, IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

UM, IT'S TO BUILD TRUST AMONG THE PUBLIC, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO MAKE IMPARTIAL DECISIONS AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.

SO THE CRUX OF WHAT WE DO, WE DON'T DO, UM, WELL, LET ME TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DON'T DO FIRST.

SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY AN INVESTIGATORY OFFICE.

WE DO REVIEWS.

UH, WE DO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS, WE DO REVIEWS, AND THEN THAT GETS, UM, THAT GOES TO ANOTHER INVESTIGATIVE PARTY AND WE DON'T DO ENFORCEMENT.

SO REALLY THE CRUX OF WHAT WE DO IS GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION.

UM, WE'VE GOT A VAST LIBRARY THAT WE'VE, UH, BEEN BUILDING OUT THE LAST FEW YEARS.

UH, WE ALSO MANAGE AN ETHICS HELPLINE.

UH, THIS HELPLINE IS REALLY A SAFE SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES, UM, A RESOURCE FOR THEM TO USE WHEN THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY COMFORTABLE, UH, GOING ABOUT IT THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

UM, WE DO OFFER ADVICE A LOT OF TIMES, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC TRUST.

SO THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROGRAM IS HOUSED UNDER THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.

SO, UM, IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT ALL OF US BEFORE THE END OF OUR CAREERS WILL BE A PART OF ONE OR DOZENS OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, UH, REQUESTS.

UM, AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS.

SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT

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ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR, UM, WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY GIVEN THAT WE'RE ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH THIS YEAR, WHICH IS KIND OF SHOCKING TO A LOT OF US.

BUT, UM, SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HIGH LEVEL.

LAST YEAR WE DID LAUNCH OUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC ROADMAP.

UH, WE ADVANCED A UNIFIED CITYWIDE ETHICS FRAMEWORK.

THIS IS NOW CALLED THE FAIR ACT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL WANT TO FOLLOW.

UH, THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT OUR ETHICS COMMISSION WORKED ON FOR PROBABLY THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS.

UM, RECOMMENDING WHAT IS REALLY AN ETHICS ORDINANCE.

IT, IT'S AN ORDINANCE THAT WE'LL BRING TOGETHER, UM, ALL OF OUR POLICIES, ALL OF, UH, THE STANDARDS AND LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, UH, AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND BEST PRACTICES.

AND WE HAVE ALL OF THESE.

THEY'RE JUST SCATTERED RIGHT NOW.

SO THE FAIR ACT REALLY WORKS TO, UH, CONSOLIDATE THAT AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL OF US.

SO AGAIN, UM, TO BE CONTINUED ON THAT, THAT WILL AFFECT YOU AS APPOINTED OFFICIALS.

UH, WE ALSO DEVELOPED THE CITY'S FRAMEWORK FOR ETHICAL DECISION MAKING.

UH, THIS IS REALLY JUST A PRACTICAL TOOL, UH, FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE, UH, THE GRAY AREAS.

UH, SOMETIMES THAT ETHICS IS, UH, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TWO RIGHT ANSWERS, UM, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TWO ANSWERS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY WRONG OR RIGHT.

UM, SO THIS FRAMEWORK, UM, IN THEORY SHOULD HELP THEM WORK THROUGH THAT.

AND THEN AGAIN, UM, OUTREACH FOR COMMISSIONERS.

AND WE DO, UH, A LOT OF TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF LIAISON.

SO, UH, COMMUNICATIONS, UM, CONTINUES TO BE PART OF OUR PRIORITIES.

AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST, UM, AN INFOGRAPH OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR ETHICAL DECISION MAKING.

UM, IT'S JUST A STEP-BY-STEP TOOL WHERE, UH, IT TAKES YOU THROUGH FIVE STEPS, INCLUDING EVALUATING THROUGH ETHICAL LENSES.

AND THESE LENSES ARE BASED ON, UH, THE CITY'S SIX VALUES IN OUR, UH, CODE OF CONDUCT OR VALUE STATEMENT, EXCUSE ME.

SO THIS YEAR, UM, AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE FAIR ACT, UM, CREATING PRACTICAL DECISION MAKING TOOLS, INCLUDING THE FRAMEWORK I JUST SHARED ABOUT, UM, DOING A LOT OF TARGETED TRAINING, UH, THIS YEAR.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THE COMMISSION OUTREACH, UH, DOING A LOT OF LEADERSHIP SUPPORT, UH, THROUGHOUT 2026.

SO WE'VE CREATED SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR OUR MANAGERS DOING SEVERAL WORKSHOPS SPECIFIC TO MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS.

UM, AND AGAIN, JUST ALWAYS WORKING ON COMMUNICATION.

SO NEXT SLIDE.

WE'LL START TALKING JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A REMINDER OF WHAT ADVISORY BODIES DO AND WHY ETHICS MATTERS.

UM, MOST OF OUR BODIES, INCLUDING THIS BODY, UH, YOUR JOB IS REALLY TO ADVISE, RECOMMEND, AND INFORM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

AND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS REALLY DO SHAPE PUBLIC TRUST.

SO I JUST LIKE TO, UM, GIVE YOU GUYS KUDOS AT THIS POINT.

UM, THE WORK THAT COMMISSIONS DO REALLY ARE IMPORTANT.

UM, SO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR ROLE DOES MATTER.

UM, AND EVEN THOUGH ADVISORY BODIES DON'T MAKE FINAL DECISIONS, UM, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS HELP THOSE DECISION MAKERS GET, UH, TO THE FINAL PRODUCT.

UM, AND AGAIN, THEY DO INFLUENCE COUNCIL ACTION STAFF ACTIONS.

SO, UM, JUST APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE.

A REMINDER THAT, UM, NON-CHARTER COMMISSIONS HAVE, UH, ANNUAL REPORTS EACH YEAR.

THOSE WERE DUE ON JUNE 1ST, WE HAVE OUR FORM 700 THAT'S DUE ON APRIL 1ST.

UM, NEXT SLIDE, ANOTHER REMINDER.

UM, AND AGAIN, MARSHA WILL GET WAY MORE INTO THIS IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

UM, COMMISSION MEETINGS MUST BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT OR BYLAWS AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.

THESE RULES HELP ENSURE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT DELIBERATION, EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PUBLIC TRUST IN THE PROCESS.

IT'S REALLY JUST, WE LIKE TO REMIND ALL OF US AS PUBLIC, UH, SERVANTS, THAT REALLY GAINING PUBLIC TRUST AND HOLDING ONTO PUBLIC TRUST IS, IS REALLY THE CORE, UH, REASON WHY WE ARE HERE AS PUBLIC SERVANTS.

SO ONCE WE LOSE THAT PUBLIC TRUST, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET IT BACK.

ANOTHER REMINDER ABOUT UNBIASED DECISION MAKING.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH YOUR COMMISSION.

WE HAVE HAD IT WITH OTHERS.

IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BEHIND THE DAIS AND NOT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE DAIS.

UH, THAT'S WHERE DISCUSSION HAPPENS AND THE PUBLIC HAS THEIR INPUTS.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, SOCIAL MEDIA IS REALLY NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON SOMETHING OR HOW YOU MAY VOTE ON SOMETHING LATER ON IN YOUR MEETING.

UM,

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JUST COME TO THE MEETING WITHOUT HAVING MADE THAT DECISION.

UM, FAIRNESS AND PROCESS.

SO REMINDER THAT ONLY THE CHAIR OR ANOTHER MEMBER FORMALLY AUTHORIZED BY YOUR COMMISSION, CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION.

SO THIS APPLIES TO ADDRESSING CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS, EMAILS OR LETTERS AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, SIGNATURES, AND ENDORSEMENTS.

UM, THIS MATTERS BECAUSE FORMAL PROCESSES, FORMAL APPROVAL PROCESSES HELP ENSURE STATEMENTS MADE OUTSIDE OF MEETINGS REFLECT THE COMMISSION'S OBJECTIVE AND NOT PERSONAL AGENDAS.

OF COURSE, YOU CAN SPEAK PERSONALLY AS A RESIDENT, BUT AGAIN, NOT OFFICIALLY AS A COMMISSIONER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

AND IN MARSHA'S WORLD, WE CALL THIS MISUSE OF AUTHORITY.

UM, AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

AND THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN YOUR PERSONAL VIEWS APPEAR TO CONFLICT WITH OFFICIAL POSITION.

NEXT SLIDE.

JUST A REMINDER OF THE REQUIRED TRAININGS.

MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH, YOU DON'T NEED THAT REMINDER.

UM, ALL OF THESE TRAININGS LIVE AND LEARN.

WE'VE GOT YOUR ANNUAL TRAININGS.

WE ALSO HAVE THE BIENNIAL ONES.

UM, THERE'S TWO TO THREE THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE WHEN ASSUMING OFFICE.

UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.

UH, GOOD NEWS IS, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS NOT HAD TO REMOVE ANY COMMISSIONERS, UM, OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE YEAR BEFORE, I BELIEVE, UH, HER OFFICE HAD TO REMOVE SEVEN.

OUR HELPLINE I ALREADY SHARED WITH YOU.

THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

IT'S 24 7 AND YOU, UH, HAVE THE OPTION TO REMAIN, UM, ANONYMOUS AND IT IS CONFIDENTIAL WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW.

KEY TAKEAWAYS REMINDER, YOUR ROLE IS ADVISORY, NOT INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY.

KNOW WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING PERSONALLY VERSUS OFFICIALLY FORMAL APPROVAL PROCESSES MATTER.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMAIN FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.

FOLLOW MEETING RULES AND PROCEDURES.

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMETHING, YOU HAVE A SOLID STAFF HERE AND AN ATTORNEY TO SUPPORT YOU.

UM, COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAININGS AND DISCLOSURES.

AND THE STAFF I JUST MENTIONED, ASK THEM WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE.

AND THEN THE FINAL PAGE IS JUST A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT, UH, ALL OF US WORK HARD TO KEEP UPDATED.

UM, THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE ETHICS GUIDE FOR LONG BEACH CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

THIS IS MANAGED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THIS IS REALLY A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING YOU AS APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY.

AND MOST OF THIS IS BASED ON STATE LAW, UH, BUT THERE ARE CITY, UM, CITY PARTS IN THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR COMMISSION BOARD AND COMMITTEE HANDBOOK MANAGED BY OUR CLERK'S OFFICE.

AND THAT TENDS TO ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS YOU HAVE RELATED TO COMMISSION BUSINESS.

AND WITH THAT, THAT IS MY 2026, UH, CHECK-IN.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY.

SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT OR FROM NO PUBLIC OR COMMISSION, THE SECRETARY WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES.

CHAIR LARSON? YES, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

PLEASE READ ITEM THREE? ITEM NUMBER THREE AS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT.

WOULD THE SECRETARY

[3. 26-55454 Recommendation to receive and file presentation from the City Attorney regarding the Ralph M. Brown Act. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR LARSON COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE HAVE MARSHA YDA, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, UH, FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OUT OF THE OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY.

I'M MARCIA ASDA, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE LONG BEACH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU YOUR REFRESHER TRAINING ON THE BROWN ACT.

UM, SO IF YOU COULD FOLLOW ALONG WITH YOUR SLIDES, THAT'D BE GREAT.

UM, ON SLIDE TWO, WE HAVE THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THIS PRESENTATION, STARTING WITH THE HISTORY OF THE BROWN ACT AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UH, DISCUSSING CLOSED SESSION AND VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT.

UH, NEXT SLIDE IS THE HISTORY OF THE BROWN ACT.

THE BROWN ACT WAS ENACTED IN 1953 TO GUARANTEE THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS OF LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND WAS ENACTED IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CONCERNS OVER INFORMAL UNDISCLOSED MEETINGS HELD BY LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THE BROWN ACT IS ALSO ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S MAIN, WHAT'S

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KNOWN AS SUNSHINE LAWS.

SUNSHINE LAWS GET THEIR NAME FROM THE IDEA THAT THE BRIGHT LIGHT OF SUNSHINE OR PUBLIC SCRUTINY IS THE BEST DISINFECTANT AGAINST INEPTITUDE, NEGLIGENCE AND CORRUPTION IN A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.

A TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT IS ONE THAT HAPPENS OUT IN THE OPEN SUNSHINE.

UH, THE NEXT SLIDE.

THE BROWN ACT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES THAT ALL MEETINGS MUST BE OPEN AND PUBLIC ACTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS MUST BE TAKEN OPENLY.

ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND ONLY MATTERS ON THE AGENDA CAN BE DISCUSSED.

THESE REQUIREMENTS ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS ARE MADE IN A TRANSPARENT FORUM THAT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO SLIDE FIVE.

WHAT IS A MEETING UNDER THE BROWN ACT? THE BROWN ACT APPLIES TO MEETINGS OF A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE TO HEAR, DISCUSS, OR DELIBERATE ON ANY ITEM THAT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE BOARD.

A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF A BODY IS KNOWN AS A QUORUM AND NEEDED TO HOLD A MEETING AND TO TAKE ACTION.

QUORUM IS MEASURED BY 50% PLUS ONE OF THE SEATS OF THE BODY.

UH, SLIDE SIX, WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT? THE BROWN ACT APPLIES TO LEGISLATIVE BODIES, SUCH AS THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT ALSO APPLIES TO BODIES CREATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY CHARTER, SUCH AS THIS BOARD.

THE BROWN ACT ALSO APPLIES TO SUBCOMMITTEES CREATED BY FORMAL ACTION OF A BODY.

THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO TEMPORARY AD HOC COMMITTEES MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF A BODY IN CONSTITUTING LESS THAN A QUORUM.

SO THE FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT COMMITTEE THAT, UM, IS A AD HOC COMMITTEE, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

AD HOC COMMITTEES ARE FORMED FOR A LIMITED PURPOSE, AND THEY'RE DISSOLVED ONCE THAT PURPOSE IS COMPLETE.

UH, SLIDE SEVEN, AVOIDING THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.

THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY MEANS THAT THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT WRONGDOING OR MISCONDUCT MAY HAVE OCCURRED BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.

YOU CAN AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY THAT YOU ARE VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT BY AVOIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROPERLY DISCUSSING BUSINESS OF THE BODY OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

IF THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THAT YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN WRONGDOING OR MISCONDUCT, IT CAN CALL INTO QUESTION YOUR ABILITY TO CARRY OUT YOUR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH FAIRNESS, IMPARTIALITY, OBJECTIVITY AND INTEGRITY.

THIS CAN UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC'S FACE AND TRUST IN GOVERNMENT.

IF THE PUBLIC DOES NOT TRUST PUBLIC OFFICIALS, THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND PERCEIVED AS FAIR, THE PUBLIC WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO BE EMPOWERED TO INFLUENCE THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT ADDRESS THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF ITS RESIDENTS.

AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, YOU HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC'S TRUST BY AVOIDING APPEARANCES OF IMPROPRIETY, COMPLYING WITH THE BROWN ACT, AND BEING MINDFUL OF HOW YOUR ACTIONS MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC.

SLIDE EIGHT TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PROHIBITED.

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR MEMBERS TO VIOLATE THE BROWN ACT BY HAVING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

A SERIAL COMMUNICATION MEANS THAT EACH COMMUNICATION INVOLVES LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS, BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMMUNICATIONS IN THE SERIES INVOLVES A MAJORITY OF THE BODY OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

THIS MEANS THAT THE SERIES OF COMMUNICATIONS RESULTS IN A MEETING OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC'S VIEW, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED UNLESS THE MEETING IS PERMITTED BY A CLOSED SESSION, WHICH WILL COVER LATER.

SINCE THESE COMMUNICATIONS CAN RESULT IN A MEETING OF THE BODY, THEY'RE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS SERIAL MEETINGS.

SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROHIBITED UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS THAT MAKE UP LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE BODY ARE OKAY UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

SUCH COMMUNICATIONS SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT ADDING AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA OR WORKING ON A RECOMMENDATION IN AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.

HOWEVER, MEMBERS GENERALLY SHOULD NOT TRY TO GET OTHER MEMBERS TO FORM A DECISION OR TO GET A CONCURRENCE OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

ALTHOUGH CONTACT BETWEEN TWO MEMBERS WOULD NOT BE A MAJORITY OF THE BODY, THE COMMUNICATION COULD CONTINUE IN A CHAIN FASHION AND RESULT IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS A COLLECTIVE CONCURRENCE, OR THAT THE MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO COME TO A DECISION OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

BECAUSE ONE PARTY OF THE COMMUNICATION MAY UNKNOWINGLY PARTICIPATE IN WHAT BECOMES A COLLECTIVE CONCURRENCE, WHICH VIOLATES THE BROWN ACT.

THE BEST PRACTICE IS TO ENGAGE IN ALL DECISIONS ABOUT MATTERS WITHIN THE BODY'S JURISDICTION AT A NOTICED PUBLIC MEETING.

THIS ENSURES THAT YOU'RE PROTECTING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AND DO PROCESS RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

UH, SLIDE NINE TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PROHIBITED.

THERE ARE A FEW WAYS THAT SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CAN OCCUR.

THE FIRST IS KNOWN AS HUB AND SPOKE, AND THIS IS WHERE ONE MEMBER CONTACTS ALL OR A MAJORITY OF THE OTHER MEMBERS.

THE NEXT ONE IS KNOWN AS A DAISY CHAIN.

AND THIS IS WHERE ONE MEMBER CONTACTS ONE MEMBER AND THEN ANOTHER.

AND THAT MEMBER, EXCUSE ME, CONTACTS ANOTHER MEMBER, AND THAT MEMBER CONTACTS ANOTHER SO AND SO ON UNTIL A MAJORITY OF THE BODY HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

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AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CAN ALSO INCLUDE EMAILS, TEXTS, SOCIAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS.

SO NOT JUST, UH, VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH EACH OTHER.

THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN A SERIAL COMMUNICATION IF A MAJORITY OF YOUR BODY COMMENTS ON LIKES, USES EMOJIS OR SHARES THE SAME SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON SLIDE 10.

UM, FOR OUR EXAMPLE OF A HUB AND SPOKE COMMUNICATION, A MEMBER CONTACTS ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY VOTE YES TO SUPPORT A ITEM.

AND IN THESE EXAMPLES THAT I'LL BE GIVING, UM, I'LL BE WORKING WITH A BODY CONSTITUTING FIVE MEMBERS WHERE THE QUORUM THEN CONSISTS OF THREE UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

SINCE A MAJORITY OF THIS BODY IS THREE MEMBERS, THE ORIGINAL MEMBER CAN ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH ONE OTHER MEMBER, INCLUDING THE CHAIR ABOUT BODY BUSINESS WITHOUT VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT.

HOWEVER, THE GOAL OF THE COMMUNICATION NOT SHOULD NOT BE TO ATTEMPT TO FORM A DECISION OR CONCURRENCE WITH THE OTHER MEMBER.

IF THE ITEM IS A HEARING OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING, THE MEMBER SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE UP THEIR MIND YET BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM BOTH PARTIES AND RECEIVED ALL OF THE EVIDENCE YET.

SLIDE 11 A DAISY CHAIN.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, WE'LL PRETEND THAT COMMISSIONER BLUE CONTACTS COMMISSIONER GREEN TO SEE IF HE WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF AN ITEM.

ON THE NEXT AGENDA, THEN COMMISSIONER GREEN CONTACTS COMMISSIONER ORANGE ABOUT THE ITEM WHO THEN CONTACTS COMMISSIONER PINK.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, WE HAVE FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE MEMBERS CONTACTING EACH OTHER, WHICH IS MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF THE BODY ON OUR FIVE PERSON BODY.

COMMISSIONER BLUE CAN ONLY CONTACT COMMISSIONER GREEN ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM.

ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.

SO BE AWARE THAT A DAISY CHAIN COMMUNICATION CAN ALSO COME UP IN A TEXT OR EMAIL WHERE A MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO ONE OR MORE OF MEMBERS AT A TIME.

SLIDE 12, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CAN OCCUR BY EMAIL, TEXT, OR SOCIAL MEDIA.

THEY CAN OCCUR ON A REPLY ALL TO A EMAIL MESSAGE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE SCENARIO THAT I'M ABOUT TO GIVE.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, COMMISSIONER BLUE POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE BODY.

AND IT IS LIKED BY COMMISSIONER GREEN, SHARED BY COMMISSIONER ORANGE, COMMENTED BY COMMISSIONER PINK COMMENTED ON, EXCUSE ME, BY COMMISSIONER PINK AND RETWEETED BY COMMISSIONER RED.

BY THE END OF THIS SERIES, A MAJORITY OF THE BODY HAS COMMUNICATED ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM AND MAYBE EVEN COME TO A DECISION TO DEPENDING ON THE COMMENTS FOR EACH POST.

AND THAT VIOLATES THE BROWN ACT.

A SERIAL COMMUNICATION CAN ALSO HAPPEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE BODY ALL LIKE AND COMMENT ON THE SAME SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

BOTH ARE EXAMPLES THAT ARE PROHIBITED BY THE BROWN ACT.

SO THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO AS A MEMBER IS TO NOT ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH OTHER MEMBERS ABOUT MATTERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF DUTIES OF YOUR BODY, AND TO AVOID GROUP TEXT OR EMAILS WITH OTHER MEMBERS.

IF STAFF SENDS A COMMUNICATION TO THE WHOLE BODY, YOU PROBABLY WANNA AVOID REPLYING ALL AS A RESPONSE.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT, BE MINDFUL THAT ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT ISSUES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF YOUR DUTIES, UM, OF YOUR BODY RISKS, THAT OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR BODY MAY REACT TO THE SAME POST, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.

BE MINDFUL ALSO OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY VIOLATE THE BROWN ACT.

EDWIN SPEAKING TO YOU BY COMMUNICATING TO YOU ABOUT HOW OTHER MEMBERS PLAN TO VOTE ON A MATTER.

IF THIS HAPPENS, IT IS BEST TO ASK THE INDIVIDUAL TO STOP SHARING SUCH INFORMATION AND DISCONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.

YOU CAN POLITELY TELL THEM THAT THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO KNOW HOW OTHER MEMBERS ARE GOING TO VOTE BEFORE A MEETING.

SLIDE 13.

THE BROWN ACT DOES HAVE EXCEPTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF COMMUNICATIONS BY MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

AS A MEMBER, YOU MAY SPEAK WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE BODY OR WITH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ABOUT AN ISSUE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF DUTIES ASSIGNED TO YOUR BODY.

THIS EXCEPTION UNDER THE BROWN ACT RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT TO DISCUSS MATTERS WITH CONSTITUENTS, ADVOCATES, CONSULTANTS, REPORTERS, STAFF, AND COLLEAGUES.

HOWEVER, AS WE DISCUSSED ABOUT EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION, IF YOU SPEAK TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS ABOUT SOMETHING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE DUTIES OF YOUR BODY, YOU MUST SPEAK WITH LESS THAN A MAJORITY TO COMPLY WITH THE BROWN ACT.

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT AS A COMMISSIONER YOU CAN MEET WITH, UH, AIRPORT STAFF AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ALSO, THE CHAIR CAN EMAIL OR PLAN THE AGENDA FOR A MEETING WITH STAFF WITHOUT VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT.

SLIDE 14.

THE BROWN ACT ALSO ALLOWS FOR A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS AT A CONFERENCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, LOCAL PUBLIC MEETINGS SUCH AS A COMMUNITY MEETING, OPEN MEETINGS OF ANOTHER BODY LIKE CITY COUNCIL AND SOCIAL OR CEREMONIAL EVENTS LIKE A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A NEW

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BUSINESS IN THE CITY.

HOWEVER, YOU CANNOT DISCUSS MATTERS OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION WITH OTHER MEMBERS AT THIS EVENT.

SLIDE 15.

MEETING AGENDAS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF COMPLYING WITH THE BROWN ACT.

IT PUTS THE PUBLIC ON NOTICE OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE BODY'S MEETING SO THEY CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO ATTEND THE MEETING OR TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.

REGULAR MEETINGS ARE MEETINGS OCCURRING AT THE DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS SET BY RESOLUTION.

ORDINANCE, OR OTHER FORMAL ACTION BY THE BODY AGENDAS FOR REGULAR MEETINGS MUST BE POSTED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO A BODY MEETING.

SPECIAL MEETINGS ARE MEETINGS CALLED BY THE CHAIR OR MAJORITY OF THE BODY TO DISCUSS ONLY DISCREET ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND ARE SUBJECT TO A 24 HOUR POSTING REQUIREMENT.

SLIDE 16.

THE BROWN ACT REQUIRES THAT AGENDAS MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.

THE AGENDA MUST INCLUDE BRIEF GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EACH ITEM AND MUST INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE SCOPE OF THE BODY'S INTENDED PLANS SO THE PUBLIC CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE.

THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA, AND THE AGENDA MUST BE POSTED IN A LOCATION FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SLIDE 17 BROWN ACT MEETINGS MUST BE HELD WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY UNLESS A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION APPLIES AND MEETINGS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.

SLIDE 18, THE BROWN ACT AFFORDS THE PUBLIC THE RIGHT TO ACCESS PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RECORDS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE RIGHTS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.

THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO COMMENT ON ANY MATTER ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE BODY SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, EVEN THE MATTER IF THE MATTER IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

THIS IS KNOWN AS NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE PUBLIC ALSO HAS THE RIGHT TO RECORD THE MEETING WITH AN AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDER OR TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS IN A NON-DISRUPTIVE MANNER.

THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO REVIEW AGENDAS AND OTHER NON-CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED TO A MAJORITY OF THE BODY.

THERE ARE STRICT RULES THAT REQUIRE THE PUBLIC TO RECEIVE COPIES.

AT THE SAME TIME ANY WRITINGS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO A MAJORITY OF THE BODY.

THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO ATTEND A BODY MEETING WITHOUT REGISTERING OR IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES, SUCH AS BY GIVING THEIR NAME.

SECRET BALLOTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PROHIBITED.

ALL VOTES MUST BE CAST IN PUBLIC EXCEPT FOR VOTES ALLOWED IN A CLOSED SESSION.

THIS PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO WITNESS THE VOTES OF THE BODY.

UH, SLIDE 19.

CLOSED SESSIONS ARE MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE IN PRIVATE WITHOUT THE ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC OR PRESS.

SINCE THE, SINCE THE PUBLIC HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ACCESS PUBLIC MEETINGS, CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS ARE ONLY ALLOWED FOR SPECIFIC REASONS.

UNDER THE BROWN ACT, SUCH AS ANTICIPATED OR PENDING LITIGATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT MATTERS, OR PUBLIC SECURITY, OTHER KEY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THIS SLIDE.

MOST ADVISORY BODIES IN THE CITY ARE NOT ABLE TO HOLD CLOSED SESSIONS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK.

CITY STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN ASSIST WITH WHETHER YOUR BODY CAN HOLD A CLOSED SESSION.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE RULES FOR CLOSED SESSION ARE STRICTLY ADHERED TO SO THAT THE PUBLIC RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.

SLIDE 20 VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT CAN RESULT IN CIVIL LAWSUITS OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

ANY INTERESTED PARTY CAN BRING A CIVIL LAWSUIT TO INVALIDATE ACTIONS OF A BODY THAT ALLEGEDLY VIOLATED THE BROWN ACT.

AND TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT, THE BODY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.

AND THE SUCCESSFUL PARTY MAY BE AWARDED COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.

AS AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU CAN RECEIVE A MISDEMEANOR FOR VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT IF THE COURT FINDS YOU INTENDED TO DEPRIVE THE PUBLIC OF INFORMATION.

SLIDE 21.

HERE ARE A LIST OF BROWN ACT DUES.

SO YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ACTIONS COMPLY WITH THE BROWN ACT.

ENSURE YOUR ACTIONS PROTECT THE PARTY'S RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS, THAT YOU CARRY OUT YOUR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH FAIRNESS, IMPARTIALITY, OBJECTIVITY, AND INTEGRITY, THAT YOU PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS UNDER THE BROWN ACT, THAT YOU ENGAGE IN ALL DISCUSSIONS AND MATTERS WITHIN THE BODY'S JURISDICTION AT A NOTICED PUBLIC MEETING.

YOU RECUSE YOURSELF WHEN YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THAT YOU ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING THE RULES UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

SLIDE 22.

HERE ARE SOME BROWN ACT DON'TS.

SO BEFORE I END THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE SOME DON'TS AS WELL.

DON'T TAKE ACTION OR DISCUSS AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND DO NOT VOTE OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC'S VIEW UNLESS TO CLOSE SESSION EXCEPTION APPLIES.

DO NOT POLL OR DISCUSS ISSUES WITH MEMBERS TO COME TO A DECISION OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

WORKING WITH LESS THAN A QUORUM OF YOUR BODY ON A RECOMMENDATION IN AN AD HOC COMMITTEE IS OKAY, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT DISCUSS WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON WITH MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT APPOINTED TO THE AD HOC.

ALSO, DO NOT DISCUSS MATTERS OF THE BODY AMONG OTHER MEMBERS AT EVENTS ALLOWED UNDER THE BROWN ACT LIKE CONFERENCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS OF A BODY OR FOR THE PUBLIC AND SOCIAL OR CEREMONIAL EVENTS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION,

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A QUICK REFRESHER ON THE BROWN ACT, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC NOR COMMISSION COMMENT? UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? SECRETARY COMMISSIONER? YES.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR? ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LGB BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT FEATURING JUHI SUED FROM POLYTECHNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL INCORPORATED.

[4. 26-55286 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the LGB Business Partner Spotlight, featuring Joohi Sood from Polytechnique Environmental, Inc. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER, GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

I'M PLEASED TO INVITE, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DEREK LEE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON TODAY'S BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT CHAIR.

UH, WE ARE PLEASED TO SHINE THE BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ON POLL TEAK AND THEIR OWNER MS. CHEW SUE.

UH, AS THE AIRPORT GETS AFTER SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, UH, REDUCING OUR EMISSIONS, UH, OUR SOLAR EFFORTS, WASTEWATER, UH, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THEIR EXPERTISE AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, TO THEIR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO GET AFTER THAT.

AND WITH NO FURTHER ADO, I'LL ASK MS. SUD TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEIR PARTNER, OUR PARTNERSHIP, AND HER WORK.

PLEASE.

WE'VE, UM, INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLABLES.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS JUHI SUD.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF POLYTECHNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL.

WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS LOCATED IN BELLFLOWER.

WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS NOW.

IT'S BEEN A REAL HIGHLIGHT FOR US TO WORK FOR LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

WE'VE ENJOYED THE COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, ALSO WITH, UH, LONG BEACH AIRPORT STAFF.

WE'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

UM, SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF PROJECTS WE'VE DELIVERED HAVE INCLUDED APPLYING FOR, UM, FAA GRANTS FOR GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, UM, PREPARING SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS, COLLECTING DATA, AND HELPING LONG BEACH AIRPORT ACCOMPLISH THEIR AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION.

AT LEVEL TWO, WE HAVE A TEAM OF 14 STAFF, UH, KIND OF A MIX OF GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX YEARS FOCUSED ON THE INITIATIVES THAT LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAS UNDERTAKEN AND DELIVERED VERY SUCCESSFULLY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT LONG BEACH AIRPORT IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, THE SPOTLIGHT.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

THANK YOU, .

OH, AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? YES.

I HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOU.

HE AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT.

YES, WE DID VO IN FACT, AS YOU JUST WERE GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR BUSINESS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, AND I CAN VOUCH FOR HER INTEGRITY AND HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

ENVIRONMENTAL FOR AIRPORTS IS HUGE, AND THERE THERE'S BIG MONEY AT STAKE AND PENALTIES, ET CETERA, AND SHE REALLY DID A SUPERIOR JOB THERE.

SO I'M DELIGHTED.

I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I READ OUR REPORT THAT YOU WERE ALSO WORKING WITH, UH, LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

YES, MARVIN AND I WAS USUALLY ON THAT SIDE OF THE HOUSE AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT NOW ON THIS SIDE.

BUT IN ANY EVENT, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE WITH JOHN WITH THE AIRPORT HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU ENJOYED, WE ENJOYED TALKING INSURANCE TALK, DIDN'T WE? YEAH.

ANYONE ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? UH, YEAH, I DO.

UM, IF THERE WAS ONE PROJECT OR INITIATIVE YOU COULD SEE TAKE PLACE AT THE AIRPORT, WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD THAT BE FOR YOU? I REALLY THINK SO.

UM, THIS IS GONNA SOUND STRANGE, BUT I'M A WASTE PERSON, SO I REALLY ENJOY LOOKING AT THE WASTE THAT A FACIL THAT A FACILITY GENERATES MM-HMM .

UM, CHARACTERIZING THAT WASTE AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERT AND REDUCE.

SO I THINK, UM, OVERALL THE WASTE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING.

WE KICKED OFF THE FOOD SCRAPS COLLECTION PROGRAM AND WE HAVE DIVERTED, UM, TONS EVERY MONTH OF, UH, FOOD SCRAPS FROM, UM, OUR LOCAL LANDFILLS.

UM, WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FOOD DONATION FOR FOOD RECOVERY TO HELP ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

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WE'VE DONE A LIQUIDS COLLECTION PROGRAM AT TSA.

SO ALL IN ALL, I THINK, UM, WASTE IS NOT A WASTE.

NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR PASSION FOR IT.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL, WELL DESERVED.

ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL SECOND TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS? WELL, CERTAINLY WHAT MARVA HAS, COMMISSIONER THOMAS HAS SAID, UM, I THINK I JOINED THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ABOUT THE TIME YOU STARTED YOUR WORK.

AND HERE WE NO, HAVING NO ACCREDITATION TO DOING LEVEL TWO AND SO AMAZING.

WELL DONE.

THE AIRPORT HAS DONE AMAZING THINGS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPORT.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE WITH THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER BROWN.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

THE SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE.

[5. 26-55410 Recommendation to appoint member(s) to the Sustainability Committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO, MOVE.

AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

UM, THAT WAS A GREAT INTRO TO THIS, TO JOINING THE COMMITTEE HERE.

THERE ARE TWO, UH, CURRENTLY TWO MEMBERS THAT ARE SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE, AND THERE ARE UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL SEATS AVAILABLE.

ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONERS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE? YES.

AS LONG AS SHE .

ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WOULD THIS, UM, WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

I'LL BE SERVING WITH MYSELF.

NOW I'LL SAY WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.

[6. 26-55411 Recommendation to appoint member(s) to the Walk of Fame Program Committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND, UH, VICE CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE SERVE? PLEASE READ ITEM.

THAT WAS, WAS THAT ITEM? THAT WAS FIVE, RIGHT? THESE ARE, YEAH, ITEM SIX, PLEASE.

I MISNUMBER THAT.

I'M SORRY.

ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE WINGS OF FAME PROGRAM COMMITTEE.

IT WAS UNFORTUNATELY LISTED AS WALK OF FAME ON THE AGENDA.

THE OFFICIAL NAME IS WINGS OF FAME PROGRAM COMMITTEE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

UH, THERE'S CURRENTLY ONE MEMBER, MEMBER MYSELF SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE.

THERE ARE UP TO THREE ADDITIONAL SEATS AVAILABLE.

UM, WHAT THIS COMMITTEE IS FOR THOSE OF YOU WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A, IT IS KIND OF A WALK OF FAME, BUT, UM, OUT IN FRONT OF PARKING LOT B THAT WILL HONOR THE HISTORY OF AVIATION IN LONG BEACH.

AND IT'S IN THE EARLY STAGES RIGHT NOW.

SO ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONERS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE WINGS OF FAME? YES.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN, UM, TEACHING A CLASS AT ALI AND IT IS THE HISTORY OF LONG BEACH AVIATION.

AND, UH, I ACTUALLY HAVE A VAST KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE GAINED ABOUT THE HISTORY HERE.

SO I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART A PARTICIPANT AND ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THAT.

SO, 'CAUSE I THINK I COULD, UH, ACTUALLY ADD SOME INFORMATION.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

ANYONE ELSE? WE DO HAVE TWO OTHER POSITIONS AVAILABLE.

I, I WOULD LOVE TO, I'M JUST A, UH, AVIATION NERD AND SOUNDS LIKE I COULD LEARN A LOT FROM COMMISSIONER ZARN AS WELL.

SO IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE AN HONOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE HAVE ONE MORE IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED.

COMMENT? SEEING NONE, WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC

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COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE READ ITEM SEVEN? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY AIRPORT STAFF REPORTS FOR JUNE, 2026.

WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.

ALL RIGHT.

[7. 26-55287 Recommendation to receive and file Monthly Airport Staff Reports for June 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO LEFT.

AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER OF THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON, BUT I WILL START OUT BY JUST SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR OPERATIONS AND, AND MONEY WILL DIVE INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT, UH, OUR ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, IT'S, OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN, UH, LOWER THIS YEAR THAN IT HAS BEEN, UM, THE SAME TIME, UH, LAST YEAR.

AND, AND WE SORT OF SEEING THIS TREND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

AS, YOU KNOW, 2024 WAS OUR RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR US.

UH, HOWEVER, UM, THIS YEAR AND, AND AS WE ARE IN THE SUMMER TRAVEL AT, AT THIS TIME, IT, THE INDUSTRY IS STILL, UM, DEALING WITH THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE OIL MARKETS AND, AND THE PRICES AND AND WHATNOT.

AND SO WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN OUR NUMBERS, UH, COMPARED TO OUR PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND, AND MONEY WILL GO OVER AGAIN AND AS FAR AS APRIL AND YEAR TO DATE AND WHERE WE ARE IN HIS REPORT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR, KEEP OUR EYE ON.

UH, BUT IT IS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING WEEK AS FAR AS SEEING THE TRAVELERS, UH, THIS WEEK THROUGH THE AIRPORT ESPECIALLY, UM, WITH, UH, ALL THE SOCCER FANS IN AND OUT OF THE, THE REGION.

UM, AND SO THAT'S EXCITING.

UM, BUT ALSO, UH, JUST REAL BRIEFLY THAT, THAT, UM, EVEN WITH THESE NUMBERS SOUTHWEST, UM, WE'RE CELEBRATING, WE'RE, AND WE'RE, WE'RE CELEBRATING TWO THINGS, UM, TWO IMPORTANT MILESTONES WITH SOUTHWEST.

ONE IS THEIR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

AND, AND SO, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW THAT TIME WENT BY, BUT IT'S BEEN A DECADE THAT THEIR PRESENCE HAS BEEN AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

AND IT'S ALSO, TODAY IS THEIR 55 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS A CARRIER IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.

AND SO, UH, EVEN THOUGH THE INDUSTRY IS, IS GOING THROUGH A LITTLE TOUGH PERIOD, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO, TO HAVE THESE MOMENTS TO, TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT THE SERVICE, EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE AT OUR AIRPORT AND THE PARTNERSHIP, UH, THAT THEY HAVE WITH, WITH OUR CITY AS A WHOLE.

AND, UH, IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK, UH, WE ARE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF OUR CAREERS TAKING FLIGHT, WHICH MANY OF YOU KNOW IS, IS OUR, UH, COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS THE YOUTH AND HAVING STUDENTS HERE AS A, IN AN EXTERNSHIP, UH, PROGRAM, UH, REALLY LEARNING ALL THINGS FROM A TO Z WHEN IT COMES TO, TO AVIATION AND, AND WE'RE DOING THAT WITH OUR PARTNERS.

SO MORE TO COME WITH ON, ON THAT FRONT.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA SEGUE RIGHT INTO, UH, THE NUMBERS.

SO I BELIEVE MR. MONI CHA, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICERS, RIGHT BEHIND ME AND READY TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

SO IN YOUR PACKET, UH, THERE SHOULD BE THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR APRIL, 2026.

STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, UH, WE SEE THE NUMBERS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIRLINES.

UM, WE SEE THAT DELTA AIRLINES OPERATE WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF LANDINGS, UH, IN APRIL, UH, COMPARED TO LAST SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, UH, WITH A SLIGHTLY INCREASED LOAD FACTOR LEADING TO ABOUT 2% INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENTS.

UM, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES SIMILARLY, SEEING THE SAME NUMBER OF LANDINGS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.

UH, HOWEVER, THEY'RE LOAD FACTORS SLIGHTLY DECLINING, LEADING TO ABOUT A 4% DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENTS.

AND THEN SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SEEING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THEIR FLIGHT ACTIVITIES.

UM, HOWEVER, THEIR LOAD FACTOR DID INCREASE, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY, UM, LEADING TO JUST ABOUT A 10% DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.

UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, TOTAL EMPLOYMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, UH, WAS 142,000, UM, IN 2026 COMPARED TO 2025, WHICH, UH, WHICH IS A 9%, UH, DECLINE.

UM, HOWEVER, THAT IS, UH, SOME PRETTY, UH, GOOD NUMBERS COMPARED TO THE, UH, DECLINE IN AVAILABLE SEATS IN THE MARKET, WHICH ACTUALLY DECLINED 19%.

UH, AND THAT'S DUE TO THE INCREASE IN LOAD FACTOR, WHICH, UH, UH, INDICATE THAT THE PLANES WERE MUCH FULLER, UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE LESS FLIGHTS.

UH, MOVING ON TO THE YEAR TO DATE NUMBER, WE SEE THAT, UH, PRETTY MUCH FOR, UH, ALL THREE, UH, AIRLINES.

UM, THEY HAVE CONTINUED THE SAME TREND THAT THEY'VE SEEN, UH, THIS PAST YEAR WITH DELTA AND HAWAIIAN SEEING SOME INCREASES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, WHILE

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SOUTHWEST HAS SEEN A DECLINE.

UH, AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE AIR CARGO CARRIER SECTION, WE SEE THAT UPS, UH, OPERATING SIMILARLY, UH, THE NUMBER OF, UH, LANDINGS, UH, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

HOWEVER, THEIR CARGO TONNAGE INCREASED TO ABOUT 1600, UH, FOR THE MONTH, UH, FOR APRIL IN 2026.

THAT'S ABOUT A 20% INCREASE IN ACTIVITY.

UH, THAT'S BEEN THE TREND THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH UPS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE, UH, CALENDAR YEAR, UM, WITH ABOUT A 24% INCREASE SO FAR THIS YEAR.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE REPORT.

THANK YOU, MONIE.

AND NEXT, WE WILL HAVE JUSTIN COOK TO PROVIDE THE NOISE UPDATE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL.

ON PAGE THREE, YOU'LL SEE OUR AIR CARRIER LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY.

UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 11:00 PM UH, THIS APRIL, AS COMPARED TO LAST APRIL, YOU'LL SEE A TOTAL OF SIX.

UM, ONE OF THOSE, UH, ALASKA AIRLINES RESULTED IN A VIOLATION.

IT WAS ACTUALLY DUE TO, UH, CREW BEING LATE, ACTUALLY, WHICH IS NOT AN EXCUSABLE, UM, REASON.

UH, SO WE DID ISSUE A VIOLATION FOR THAT.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO ALASKA AIRLINES NOW.

UM, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES SWITCHED OVER THEIR CALL SIGN IN APRIL.

SO FROM NOW ON, WHEN YOU SEE ALASKA, THAT MEANS ALASKA, INCLUDING HAWAIIAN, UM, FROM 11:00 PM TO 7:00 AM YOU'LL SEE WE ALSO HAD AN ALASKA, UH, VIOLATION OR WELL ACTUALLY JUST ACTIVITY, WHICH RESULTED IN ANOTHER VIOLATION.

IT TURNED OUT TO BE A NOISE VIOLATION, UM, BECAUSE OF THE, THE LEVEL AT THAT TIMEFRAME.

SO, UM, AT 79 DECIBELS, WHICH MOST AIRCRAFT ARE GOING TO EXCEED THAT, ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE TWO ALASKA, UH, NOISE VIOLATIONS.

WE HAD NINE GENERAL AVIATION VIOLATIONS COMPARED TO FOUR, UH, LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.

UM, OUR SURCHARGES WERE A TOTAL OF $1,031 COMPARED TO 600 LAST YEAR.

AND OUR YEAR TO DATE, TOTALS ARE, UH, INCREASED.

AND THAT IS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE FINE STRUCTURE THAT WAS APPROVED.

UM, COMPARING APRIL OF LAST YEAR TO APRIL OF THIS YEAR, YOU'LL SEE, UM, THE TOTAL OPERATIONS HAVE DECLINED FROM AIR CARRIERS ABOUT 16%, GASS DOWN ABOUT 14%, AND MILITARY AROUND 39%.

ALTHOUGH MILITARY WAS UP FOR A WHILE.

IT HAS, UM, THERE'S BEEN LESS ACTIVITY RECENTLY.

ON PAGE FIVE, YOU'LL SEE THE LIST OF NOISE VIOLATORS AND THEIR VIOLATION TYPE.

UM, ALL WELL MOST ARE ACOUSTICAL.

UM, ONE PROCEDURAL.

UM, THE ONE THAT'S LEFT OFF, UH, I TRY TO NOT MISS ANYTHING.

AND OF COURSE, WHEN I REVIEW THIS FOR TODAY, I WAS LIKE, OF COURSE I MISSED SOMETHING.

THAT BLANK SPOT IS IS ACOUSTICAL.

UM, AND SO THOSE ARE THE LIST OF, OF FOLKS THAT, UH, RECEIVE VIOLATION NOTICES.

ON PAGE SIX, UH, WE COMPARE GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITY ON RUNWAYS TWO SIX, RIGHT? AND TWO SIX LEFT.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, OUR ACTIVITY PERCENTAGES FOR APRIL HOVERED AROUND 62% FOR TWO SIX LEFT AND 37, 30 8% FOR TWO SIX, RIGHT? THAT'S PRETTY COMPARABLE TO APRIL OF LAST YEAR.

AND KIND OF HOVERING AROUND THAT TREND WHERE, UH, WE'RE SEEING MORE OF A, A 60 40 SPLIT VERSUS A 70 30 THAT WE USED TO SEE.

UM, AND THAT IS DUE TO WHAT WE THINK IS, UM, JUST, UH, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND MANAGING THE PATTERN, UH, ESPECIALLY ON TWO SIX, RIGHT? UM, WE'RE SEEING KIND OF A LEVEL LEVELING OF ACTIVITY AS, UM, THE PATTERN BECOMES FULL.

SO THEY, THEY WILL, UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS TOWER ACTUALLY DENY PATTERN WORK, UM, JUST DUE TO THE ACTIVITY LEVELS.

SO THERE'S KIND OF LEVELING OUT ON THE NEXT PAGE.

UH, EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PAGE, THE LIST OF NOISE MONITORING DATA.

UM, , I WILL ACTUALLY SAY THAT I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME, UM, I GUESS SOME INQUIRIES FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING OUR NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM.

AND I'LL, I'LL SAY THAT WHILE OUR NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS, UH, INITIALLY INSTALLED DECADES, ZIP GO, UM,

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OUR MOST RECENT UPDATE WAS IN 20 20, 20 21 TIMEFRAME.

UM, WHICH REPLACED ALL THE EQUIPMENT, UM, BASICALLY IN THE CABINET THAT ACTUALLY THE CABINET WAS EVEN, UH, REPLACED.

ALL THE MICROPHONES, ET CETERA.

SO EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS TODAY, WHILE THERE IS THE SAME LOCATION, IT'S ALL NEW PRECISE EQUIPMENT.

AND WHAT WE, IN ACOUSTICS, WE, WE CALL IT TYPE ONE PRECISION SOUND METERS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY, UM, SAYS THAT THERE'S A TOLERANCE OF ABOUT 0.7 DB TO MAYBE ONE DB OF ACCURACY.

UM, EITHER WAY, UM, WHICH IS THE MOST PRECISE EQUIPMENT YOU COULD ACTUALLY BUY.

IT'S, IT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO EXPENSIVE AS WELL, UM, AND WHY IT'S USED FOR NOISE MONITORING SYSTEMS. SO, UH, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GO OVER THAT WITH YOU ALL ON THE LAST PAGE.

UM, OUR NOISE CONCERNS, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 23,461 FOR APRIL, UH, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN MARCH.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S BEEN KIND OF A INCREASE SINCE DECEMBER.

THAT'S JUST GENERALLY DUE TO ACTIVITY OR NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, UH, AS WE APPROACH BETTER WEATHER AND SUMMER MONTHS.

UH, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND CONCERNS BY ZIP CODE, UH, NUMBER ONE BEING 9 0 8, 0 7, UH, A LITTLE OVER 17,000 CONCERNS FROM 79 HOUSEHOLDS, UH, 9 0 8, 0 8, UH, 10 HOUSEHOLDS, AND A LITTLE OVER 2000 CONCERNS.

AND, UM, A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD IN 9 0 7 1 3 GENERATING, UH, OVER A THOUSAND, UH, CONCERNS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, JUSTIN.

AND NEXT WE WILL HAVE DERRICK LEE BACK UP AFFAIRS UPDATE AGAIN.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

THE AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MARKET ITSELF IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, WHICH RECENTLY ANNOUNCED NEW NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND SEATTLE, MAKING THE CARRIERS RETURN TO LGB, UH, WITH TWICE DAILY FLIGHTS BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER.

UH, THE NEW ROUTE EXPANDS TRAVEL OPTIONS FOR OUR PASSENGERS AND THE STRENGTHENS OUR CONNECTION TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

NORTHWEST, JOINING HAWAIIAN AIRLINES WITH THEIR SERVICE TO HONOLULU AND MAUI, AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCING THEIR ROUTES TO SEATTLE AND PORTLAND AS WELL.

SO WITH THESE ADDITIONS, WE STILL OFFER, UH, 21 NONSTOP DESTINATIONS AND NEARLY 400 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.

AND TO REFLECT THAT GROWTH, UH, YOU'LL SEE ON, UH, PAGE TWO, WE'VE UPDATED OUR FLIGHT MAP AND OUR FACT SHEET WITH THAT LATEST ROUTE INFORMATION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT INFORMATION ON PAGES TWO AND FOUR.

UH, IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN MAY, THE AIRPORT HOSTED SEVEN TOUR GROUPS TOTALING OVER 200 VISITORS, INCLUDING, UH, SOME, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND CIVIL AIR PATROL CADETS.

AND WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY'S PRIDE PARADE AND THE ANNUAL, UH, MARIACHI FESTIVAL AT VETERANS PARK.

AND SO YOU SEE SOME NICE IMAGES FROM, UH, THAT PARTICIPATION THERE ON PAGE FIVE, UH, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO ENHANCE THAT.

THE AIRPORT RECENTLY UPDATED AND REPRINTED OUR POPULAR THERAPY DOG TRADING CAR, AS ALWAYS AHEAD WITH TRAVELERS, UH, THESE COLLECTIBLE CARS CONTINUE TO BE A FAVORITE AMONGST TRAVELERS.

OFFER A FUN WAY TO REMEMBER THEIR TIME AT THE AIRPORT.

WE ALSO UPDATED THE PARKING AND TICKETING MAPS ON OUR WEBSITE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PASSENGERS TO FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH KEY AIRPORT LOCATIONS AND PLAN THEIR VISIT BEFORE THEY STEP FOOT, UH, AT THE TERMINAL.

TOGETHER, THESE IMPROVEMENTS HELP CREATE A MORE WELCOMING AND CONVENIENT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE REALM OF MEDIA.

UH, IN MAY, WE RECORDED 103 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS.

UH, SOME OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY, UH, TOPICS OF TIMELY INTERESTS, INCLUDING FIRST QUARTER PASSENG ACTIVITY.

UH, BUT A MAJORITY OF THAT, UH, WAS ALASKA AIRLINES ANNOUNCEMENTS, TALKING ABOUT THE NONSTOP SERVICE, AGAIN, BETWEEN LONG BY LONG BEACH, EXCUSE ME, UH, AND SEATTLE.

UH, AND ALSO, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF MEDIA SPECULATION REGARDING TRAVEL TRENDS RELATED TO THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

UH, WE SHARED A VARIETY OF STORIES, AGAIN, MOSTLY RELATED TO THAT EXPANDED AMOUNT OF SERVICE WITH BOTH ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST.

UH, JUST A FEW STATS.

FACEBOOK, UH, OUR FOLLOWING IS UP TO 30,847 FOLLOWERS IN MAY.

UH, AND I RECALL AT A LAST MEETING, UH, WE WERE ASKED IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THREADS.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DO HAVE A FEW FOLLOWERS ON THREADS.

UH, WE'RE SLOW.

WE'RE GETTING THERE.

WE'VE ADDED THAT.

UH, SO WE'LL REPORT ON THAT GOING FORWARD EACH MONTH, UH, X FORMERLY NOTICED, TWITTER IS STILL REMAINING STAGNANT AT ABOUT 16,000 OR SO.

WE'RE HOPING TO GROW THAT.

UH, AND INSTAGRAM WAS UP TO 17,000 FOLLOWERS IN MAY.

SO WE'RE STILL GETTING AFTER OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PUSH TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK GOING ON AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

UH, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT FOR THIS PORTION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

[00:55:01]

I WILL BE SURE AND JUMP ON TO FOLLOW YOU ON THREATS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, I HAVE, OH, YOU DID.

SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

WAY DOWN HERE.

I, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY AIRCRAFT, LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY UNDER A CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE FOR 2025.

IS THAT THE TOTAL FOR 2025, OR IS THAT AT THE SAME POINT IN THE CALENDAR? AT THE SAME POINT IN THE CALENDAR.

CORRECT.

SO THE TREND LOOKS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DOUB, ALMOST DOUBLING.

DO WE HAVE ANY ANALYSIS ON THE, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ONE BIG REASON I COULD PROBABLY GIVE HALF YOUR REPORT? IS THAT MY BEDROOM IS UNDER THE OUTGOING FLIGHT PATH, .

BUT ANYWAY, DO WE HAVE ANY, YEAH, I MEAN, THE, THE BIGGEST, I GUESS, UH, RESPONSE BACK IS USUALLY ONE OF THE NEXT IS A DIRECTION COULD FROM ANOTHER AIRPORT THAT THEN TRICKLED TO OUR AIRPORT.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT AIRLINES ARE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH US.

UM, SO WE, WE DO, I, I RECEIVE, UH, NOTICES WHEN THEY BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LATE, UH, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THEIR TIMING LIKE.

UM, AND THEY REALLY DO TRY TO BEAT 10:00 PM UM, BUT MANY TIMES THEY, THEY, AND THEY KNOW THEY HAVE THAT WINDOW BETWEEN 10 AND 11, UM, BUT THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH FOR EARLIER.

UM, AND, AND THEN AT, WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S 11:00 PM UM, THEY REALLY START TO DISCUSS OPTIONS AND PERHAPS WHEN ANOTHER, SO THAT IS A DECISION FACTOR THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DISCUSSING WHILE IT'S, WHILE IT'S HAPPENING.

MM-HMM .

HOPE THAT HELPS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE COMMISSION? YES.

OH, YES.

THIS IS FOR, UH, OUR NOISE DEPARTMENT WHO, UM, LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED, UH, A LETTER FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KERR REQUESTING A LOT OF INFORMATION.

UM, I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THAT WAS DUE, IF THAT WAS COMING BACK TO US TO REVIEW WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT.

SO WE ARE, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT REQUEST, AND WE WILL FIND A DATE AND WORK WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO AGENDIZE THAT ITEM ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE, THE REQUEST.

THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN THAT REQUEST, AND SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE A FULL REPORT WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION, UH, IN THE, HELLO, BY THE WAY, UM, IN THE FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT, IT SAYS SIX SLOTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ALLOCATED.

DO WE GET A HINT AS TO WHAT THOSE MAY BE? THAT'S IN MONIQUE'S REPORT.

MON, YOU WANT TO TAG TEAM? I MEAN, I COULD, I COULD HANDLE IT , BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE I WAS LIKE, IS THAT IN MY REPORT? NO, NO, IT'S IN THE, THE FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT.

UM, SO UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE, THE LAST OF IT.

SO, UM, THOSE SIX, UH, SLOTS, UM, TWO OF THEM, WE, WE BASICALLY HAVE FOUR THAT ARE, UM, AVAILABLE.

UM, AND WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE INTEREST, WHICH IS GREAT.

UH, WE ARE TALKING TO A NUMBER OF CARRIERS REGARDING THOSE TWO OR FOUR.

UM, THE TWO OTHERS ARE THE ALASKA FLIGHTS.

MM-HMM .

UH, YEAH.

AND ALSO I, I THINK WITH THE CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR AND WITH THE ECONOMICS BEING AS THEY ARE, I THINK I KNOW, UM, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, WE'VE SEEN, WE ALLOCATE, WE DO OUR BUDGET THE YEAR BEFORE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OFFICES IN THE, THE BAY AREA AND, AND ON THE EAST COAST.

AND, UM, I HAD TO GET A FLIGHT THAT WE NORMALLY ALLOCATE, YOU KNOW, $300 UP TO OAKLAND, THAT WAS 600.

AND SO OUR BUDGET FOR FLIGHTS ARE VASTLY SHRINKING.

UM, SO MUCH SO THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WHAT WE BUDGETED LAST YEAR TO BE DONE IN JULY OR AUGUST.

HMM.

[01:00:01]

IT'S GONNA HIT PROBABLY THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF JUST THE INCREASE.

UM, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A, A GREAT JOB IN, IN DOING WHAT YOU DO.

SO, UM, YEAH, LET'S KEEP IT UP.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER BROWN.

COMMISSIONER VARGA? YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

[ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE CHAIR]

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO ELECT THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

UM, FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, I'LL CONTINUE TO CHAIR THE MEETING AND THE CHAIR ELECT AND VICE CHAIR ELECT TERMS WILL BEGIN WITH THE NEXT MEETING IN JULY.

SO FOR CHAIR, I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION CHAIR.

EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.

SO I HAVE SPOKEN WITH VICE CHAIR CHRISTOPH, WHO, UM, SAID HE WOULD ACCEPT THE NOMINATION IF SO, NOMINATED.

AND I NOMINATE VICE CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL FOR CHAIR.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS.

I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR CHAIR, AND HE'S NOT HERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

BUT, UH, DO WE NEED TO VOTE WHEN THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON? NO, WE DO NOT.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAIR CHRISTOPH .

AND, UH, I NOW DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

VICE CHAIR.

EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? I NOMINATE, UH, COMMISSIONER GALES.

COMMISSIONER GALES, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? I, I, YES.

I, YES.

RESOUNDING YES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THERE.

BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR VICE CHAIR.

THERE'S NO VOTE AS WELL.

UM, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.

VICE CHAIR.

GALES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? UH, JUST THANK YOU.

PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE MOVE

CONGRATULATIONS.

CHAIR LICENSE.

I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A COMMENT, UM, FROM THE AIRPORT REALLY FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICES AS CHAIR, UH, ON THIS COMMISSION.

UM, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THIS COMMISSION, COMMISSION AS A COMMISSIONER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SEVEN YEARS, UM, OF YOUR ROLE ON THIS COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE TWO FULL TERMS AS CHAIR.

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Airport Advisory Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IS THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE? THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE AT THIS TIME.

UM, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

I WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER LAGA FOR HER SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION.

SHE HAS OPTED NOT TO, UM, BE REAPPOINTED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

UH, THANK YOU.

I'VE, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE COMMISSION.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING ANY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS?

[ADJOURNMENT]