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LIKE TO CALL THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR JUNE 25TH, 2026.MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
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HERE.COMMISSIONER MCCULLOUGH? HERE.
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VICE CHAIR GONZALEZ.WE HAVE QUORUM, RIGHT? THANK YOU.
AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER BROWN IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
UM, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS ABSENT ARE UNEXCUSED.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER ONE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2026.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
[1. 26-55495 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, April 23, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER MARCH.SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GAETAN.
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YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES? IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES? NO, NONE.
OKAY, WELL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
GONZALEZ, ARE YOU ABSTAINING BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT AT THE LAST MEETING? YES.
DID YOU REVIEW THE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET THAT WAS SENT TO YOU? I DID.
AS LONG AS YOU REVIEWED THE MINUTES, YOU CAN VOTE ON THEM.
UM, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM CITY STAFF ON DROUGHT AND THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THIS ITEM.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER MCCULLOUGH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER, UM, HANKS YOU, UM, AND MAYBE HAVE THE PRESENTATION.
CHAIR GAINES AND COMMISSIONERS.
[2. 26-55499 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from City staff on drought and the Climate Action Plan. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
NATALIE GUERRERO FROM OUR OFFICE AND DEAN WANG FROM UTILITIES TO PRESENT ON OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, DROUGHT ACTION ITEMS. AND WE'RE GOING TO COVER, UH, WHAT THE CLIMATE PAC ACTION PLAN SAYS ABOUT DROUGHT AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S ACCOMPLISHED IN 2025.AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR UTILITIES DEPARTMENT UPDATES.
SO FOR TO START, WE HAVE OUR CAP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
UM, FOR OUR DROUGHT, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON HAVING A SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSE WATER SUPPLY AND IMPROVING OUR, UM, WATER SUPPLY TO BE LOCALLY USED.
UM, AND OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO MAXIMIZE OUR WATER EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION AND, UM, OUR LOCALLY CAPTURED WATER.
UM, THESE ARE A, OUR CAP ACTION ITEMS THAT WE HAVE.
THESE ARE OUR MAIN ITEMS, AS WELL AS WE HAVE SUB ACTION ITEMS. UM, WE HAVE FIVE OF 'EM, AND THEY INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING WATER USE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, UH, OUTREACHING AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON WATER CONSERVATION, IMPROVING OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILIZING OUR RECYCLED WATER AND MAXIMIZING OUR LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES.
WE ALSO HAVE EQUITY INCLUDED IN OUR CAP FOR DROUGHT.
UM, THIS INCLUDES TARGETING OUR WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAM OUTREACH, UM, FOCUSING ON OUR LOW INCOME AND DROUGHT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
SO THEY RECEIVE INFORMATION ON WATER CONSERVATION AND PRIORITIZING, UM, THOSE COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE THE GREEN SPACE IN THEIR AREAS.
WE ALSO HAVE CO-BENEFITS WITHIN THOSE ACTION ITEMS. THIS INCLUDES REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, OUR RUNOFF OF POLLUTION AND STORM WATER, THE COST OF UTILITIES, AND OUR URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS.
WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE THE PROTECTION OF OUR RIVERS AND WILDLIFE, UH, THE GREEN SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE HARVESTED RAINWATER, AND OF COURSE, IMPROVING OUR WATER QUALITY AND WALKABILITY OF THE CITY.
NOW THESE ARE SOME OF THE 2025 CAP ANNUAL REPORT ACTION ITEMS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR THE DROUGHT PORTION OF OUR CAP.
UH, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE DONE IN THE FIRST ACTION ITEM, INCLUDING THE WATER USE REPORT THAT THEY'VE SUBMITTED.
UM, COLLABING WITH PARKS, RECREATION AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THE SURF RIDER FOUNDATION TO REMOVE TURF AND PROMOTE, UM, MORE PUBLIC SPACES THAT ARE OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDENS AND ALSO, UM, WITH THEIR WATER EFFICIENT DEVICE REBATE REBATE PROGRAM.
THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT ALSO UPDATED ITS WATER RESOURCE PLAN AND THE RECYCLED WATER MASTER PLAN.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT THAT CELEBRATED 16 NEW GREEN CERTIFIED BUSINESSES IN THE CITY FOR DROUGHT.
ITEM TWO, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM PARTICIPATED IN OVER 75 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND ON DROUGHT THREE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED ITS COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION ELEMENT, UM, TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.CONTINUING WITH DROUGHT THREE, WE HAVE THE PLANNING BUREAU THAT RELEASED THIS DRAFT VISION FOR THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE TO INCREASE GREEN SPACE AND WALKABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UM, ALSO BROKE GROUND IN FOR 51ST STREET, WHICH IS LOCATED IN NORTH LONG BEACH, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY THAT IS NEEDED FOR MORE GREEN SPACE.
AND THAT'S ALONG THE LA RIVER.
AND IN DROUGHT FIVE, WE ALSO HAVE THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDED RAIN BARRELS, UM, FOR ITS CUSTOMERS TO PROMOTE THE CAPTURE OF RAINWATER.
AND NOW I'LL PASS IT OVER TO DEAN.
AND, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
I'M DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES RESOURCES AT THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
UH, I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN AN ENTIRE YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME I I CAME TO RESENT ON OUR UPDATES.
UH, BUT THANKFULLY IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR.
AND THANK YOU, NATALIE, FOR GOING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE.
UH, AND SO REALLY WHAT I'M GONNA FOCUS ON IS, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW AND, UH, WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN I COME BACK.
SO, UH, THE FIRST, UH, PROGRAM THAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT, IT'S RELATED TO, UH, DROUGHT ACTION ONE, WHICH IS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.
SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS OUR DIRECT INSTALL APPLIANCE PROGRAM, UH, DIA DIA.
UH, AND SO WITH THAT, UH, WITH THE MERGER OF THE WATER AND GAS DEPARTMENTS BACK IN 2023, NOW WE HAVE A CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR RESIDENTS, ESSENTIALLY A ONE STOP SHOP FOR WATER DEVICES AS WELL AS GAS DEVICES.
AND THIS, UH, PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY FREE.
UH, SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU GUYS, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND LET EVERY EVERYBODY KNOW, UH, THIS PROGRAM, UH, WASN'T LAUNCHED THIS YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR IT'S REALLY, UH, HIT IT STRIDE.
AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS.
THEY ARE, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND WE, UM, HAVE CONTINUALLY ADDED NEW DEVICES, UH, TO THIS PROGRAM AND, UH, HOPE TO CONTINUE IT, UH, WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
SO, UH, THE WEBSITE'S UP THERE, LV UTILITIES ORG SLASH D AND, UM, ABSOLUTELY FREE DEVICES.
UH, OUR CONTRACTOR WILL GO OUT AND INSPECT AND SEE IF, IF OUR CUSTOMERS QUALIFY.
AND IF THEY DO, THEN UH, THEY DO ALL THE INSTALLATION, UH, ALL THE WORK, UH, AT NO COST AND NO EFFORT TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
UH, REGARDING DRT TWO AND THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RELATED TO WATER CONSERVATION, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT, UH, OVER THE PAST YEAR, UH, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY MORE, UM, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, UH, ONGOING.
AND SO ANOTHER TWO, UH, ITEMS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
COMING UP ON JULY 18TH, WE HAVE OUR OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDENS EVENT THAT NATALIE MENTIONED.
WE'VE, UH, STARTED, UH, WITH THE MARINE BUREAU AND, UH, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SURF RIDER.
WE'VE ACTUALLY, UH, ENTERED INTO A MULTI-YEAR ARRANGEMENT MAKING SURE THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH SURF RIDER CAN CONTINUE ON THE FUTURE.
AND ESSENTIALLY THEY HELP TO ORGANIZE THESE WORK DAYS, UH, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, UH, TEACH THEM ABOUT, UH, THE OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDENS, HOW TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THESE LANDSCAPES.
UH, AND SO OUR NEXT EVENT IS AT 500 EAST SHORELINE DRIVE, UH, ON MARINE, UH, BUREAU MANAGED PROPERTY.
UH, AND THAT'LL BE ON JULY 18TH ON THAT SAME DAY.
'CAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT OUTREACH, UH, EVENTS GOING ON.
IT JUST HAPPENS ON THE SAME DAY.
WE ALSO HAVE A GARDEN DESIGN SEMINAR THAT WILL BE AT OUR, UH, LONG BEACH UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
AND ESSENTIALLY WE'VE HOST DIFFERENT, UH, LANDSCAPE WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO TEACH PEOPLE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF, UH, MAINTAINING WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPES.
AND SO THERE'S A GARDEN DESIGN SEMINAR ON JULY 18TH, AND THERE'S A QR CODE.
AND, UH, IF, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN REGISTERING, AND I CAN ALSO SHARE THIS INFORMATION, UH, WITH THE COMMISSION, UH, SO THAT YOU CAN HELP, HELP US, UH, INFORM OUR, OUR RESIDENTS REGARDING DRT FOUR, UH, EXPANDING THE USAGE OF RECYCLED WATER.
THIS IS A, A HUGE PROJECT, UH, THAT WE'VE, UH, STARTED TO ACTUALLY BREAK GROUND ON.
WE, WE BROKE GROUND FOR CONSTRUCTION, UH, IN MAY.
AND SO WHAT THIS PROGRAM, UH, PROJECT, UH, ON THE SCREEN IS SHOWING IS THE L UM, L-E-D-W-P LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER HANES, UH, GENERATING STATION, UH, PROJECT.
SO, UH, RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, POWER PLANT IS, UH, OPERATING ON ONCE THROUGH OCEAN COOLING, ESSENTIALLY TAKING WATER, UH, OUT OF THE OCEAN AND, UH, USING IT TO COOL DOWN THEIR, THEIR, UM, UH, UH, EQUIPMENT.
AND AS OF 2029, THEY ARE BEING REQUIRED TO STOP, UH, THE USE OF, UH, ONCE THROUGH OCEAN COOLING AND SWITCH ONTO, UH, A WATER SOURCE.
AND SO, UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, L-E-D-D-P TO SUPPLY THEM WITH RECYCLED WATER FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
AND SO ONCE THAT COMES ONLINE, UH, IT'S, IT WILL TAKE, UH, POTENTIALLY UP TO A THIRD OF, UH, OUR TOTAL, UH, RECYCLED WATER SUPPLY.
SO IT'S A HUGE RECYCLED WATER PROJECT FOR
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THE CITY REGARDING DRT FIVE, WHICH IS MAXIMIZING LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES AND OFFSETTING IMPORTED WATER.UH, AS NATALIE MENTIONED, WE ARE, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF ALMOST FINALIZING OUR WATER RESOURCES PLAN.
AND SO ON THE SCREEN, WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS OUR, UH, OUR CITY AND OUR DIS DIFFERENT WATER DISTRIBUTION ZONES.
AND SO WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE ACTUALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, UH, IT'S LABELED MWD ZONE, MWD STANDING FOR METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
THAT IS OUR IMPORTED WATER ZONE, ESSENTIALLY, UH, IN THAT AREA, UH, IT ONLY HAS ACCESS IMPORTED WATER BECAUSE AS YOU'LL SEE, UH, ON THE MAP, UM, THE, THE LA RIVER ACTUALLY ESSENTIALLY BISECTS OUR CITY.
AND SO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LA RIVER, YOU'LL SEE WHAT'S CALLED THE BLENDED ZONE.
AND SO THAT AREA OF OUR CITY IS ABLE TO ACCESS THE GROUNDWATER THAT WE HAVE, UH, AS WELL AS IMPORTED WATER.
IT'S MAINLY, UH, GROUNDWATER IN THAT ZONE.
UH, AND SO THE, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS ZONE UNDERTAKING A LOT OF STUDIES AND EFFORTS TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAYS TO ESSENTIALLY EXPAND OUR GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY.
UH, AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, UH, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT POTENTIAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN EVALUATING IN THE WATER RESOURCES PLAN.
UH, AND SO THROUGH A, A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS WITH A CONSULTANT THAT'S HELPING US, UH, WITH THAT ANALYSIS, WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO A FEW PRIORITIZED WATER SUPPLY OPTIONS.
UH, AND ACTUALLY IN AUGUST, WE WILL BE HOSTING A PUBLIC MEETING, UH, TO ENGAGE OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR RESIDENTS AS FAR AS, UH, WHAT THEIR SENTIMENTS ARE AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON THE, THE WATER RESOURCES PLAN.
SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, UH, THE COMMISSION TO ATTEND AS WELL, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, AND, AND THAT, UH, THAT DATE WILL BE, UH, FINALIZED HERE SHORTLY.
AND, UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO COMMUNICATE THAT VERY, UH, VIA VARIOUS CHANNELS.
UH, WITH THAT I CONCLUDE MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION AND OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION? GO AHEAD.
UH, I WAS AT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION, UH, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THAT WAS A VERY SHORT, CONDENSED VERSION OF A REALLY DETAILED BRIEFING THAT DEAN GAVE ON THIS WATER RESOURCE PLAN.
UM, IN SHORT, WE'VE SPENT ALMOST 40 YEARS, UH, YOU, YOU IMPROVING OUR USE AND REUSE OF GROUNDWATER.
AND, UH, THAT'S BEEN A FASCINATING THING.
AND THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IS, IS EVEN MORE OF THAT.
UH, IS IT FAIR TO ASK FOR, UH, JUST A VERY SHORT SYNOPSIS AS HOW, HOW WE'VE, UH, MAXIMIZED OUR USE OF GROUNDWATER SO THAT WE'RE NOT DEPENDENT ON COLORADO RIVER WATER, UH, WHICH WE HEAR SO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT? SURE.
I'LL, I'LL TRY TO GIVE A SLIGHTLY LONGER VERSION, BUT NOT, NOT THE FULL, UH, I THINK IT WAS 20, 30 MINUTE PRESENTATION I GAVE TO OUR BOARD
UH, SO, SO ESSENTIALLY, UH, AS COMMISSIONER MARSHA ALLUDED TO, UM, OVER THE YEARS, UH, WE'VE DECREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF IMPORTED WATER THAT WE'VE USED.
AT ONE POINT IT WAS CLOSE TO, WELL, WELL OVER 50%.
UH, WE ARE NOW DOWN CLOSER TO 30% IN CERTAIN YEARS, KIND OF FLUCTUATES YEAR TO YEAR, DEPENDING ON, UM, DIFFERENT FACTORS.
BUT, UH, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, ALL OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING INTO, UH, CONSTRUCTING NEW WELLS, DRILLING NEW WELLS, UH, REHABILITATING OLD WELLS THAT AREN'T PRODUCING AS MUCH AS THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, DID WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLED IN THE FIFTIES OR SIXTIES.
UH, AND SO REALLY MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND, AND WHEN I SPOKE TO, UM, OUR WATER RESOURCES PLAN, IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT A HUGE EXPANSION OF OUR GROUNDWATER SYSTEM.
AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE, UH, A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT DECISIONS FROM OUR BOARD HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UH, BUT IT, IT, IT WOULD, UH, ESSENTIALLY, UM, WITHOUT GIVING YOU TOO MUCH DETAIL, IT, IT WOULD CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE ACTUALLY OPERATE OUR WATER SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
AND, YOU KNOW, ON THE MAP THAT I HAD, UH, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY THE, THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY ON IMPORTED WATER.
WE NEED TO, TO FIND ESSENTIALLY A WAY TO DELIVER AND TREAT GROUNDWATER OVER IN THAT WESTERN AREA.
AND, AND YOU'LL SEE AT THE VERY, UH, TOP LEFT, THE, THE HILLS THERE.
WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE AN EXISTING, UH, RESERVOIR THERE.
UH, UH, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, UM, OWNS, OWNS THAT PROPERTY.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, CITING A SECOND LARGE, UH, GROUNDWATER TREATMENT, UH, PLANT, UH, AT THAT LOCATION.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT GIVES A SLIGHTLY LONGER, UH, SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
UM, JUST VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS.
SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT THE, UH, COOLING FOR THE POWER PLANT.
UM, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THAT STATE LAWS REQUIRING, UH, US AND I ASSUME ALL OTHER POWER PLANT OPERATORS TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THE ONCE THROUGH COOLING USING SEA WATER.
AND YOU SAID USE A WATER SUPPLY, BUT THAT SOUNDS
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LIKE FRESH WATER, EITHER POTABLE OR RECYCLED, I PRESUME.UM, THAT'S A CONCERN OBVIOUSLY, 'CAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT FRESH WATER SUPPLY.
UH, WHAT'S THE BALANCE OF IMPACTS BETWEEN THAT ONCE THROUGH WHICH IS HARMFUL TO MARINE LIFE, UH, VERSUS OUR FRESH WATER CONCERNS? CORRECT.
I, I THINK THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT BALANCE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S FORTUNATE OR UNFORTUNATE, BUT WE ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT COMPLY OR, OR LED PANES IS NOT IN POSITION TO NOT COMPLY WITH GETTING OFF OF ONE THROUGH COOLING.
AND SO, UH, YOU'RE VERY ASTUTE IN CATCHING THAT, AS IT SAY, A WATER SUPPLY.
AND SO RIGHT NOW, PART OF THE CHALLENGE AND PART OF WHAT WE'RE, UH, INVESTIGATING IN OUR WATER RESOURCES PLAN IS, UH, WITH HANES POWER PLANT COMING ONLINE TO RECYCLE WATER, THAT IS EFFECTIVELY GOING TO TAKE UP ALL THE REMAINING, UH, RECYCLED WATER SUPPLY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO.
AND SO PART OF WHAT WE'RE EVALUATING IS HOW TO GET MORE, UH, RECYCLED WATER SUPPLIES.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ADDITIONAL WATER RECLAMATION PLANT NORTH OF LONG BEACH.
IT'S CALLED THE LOS COYOTES, UH, WATER RECLAMATION PLANT.
AND, UH, WE'RE INVESTIGATING AND, AND WORKING WITH OUR DIFFERENT REGIONAL PARTNERS TO ACTUALLY EXPLORE BRINGING, UH, SUPPLIES FROM THAT, UH, RECLAMATION PLANT DOWN TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND THERE WOULD, UH, WE WOULD HAVE, UH, PLENTY OF, UH, RECYCLED WATER AT THAT POINT TO FULLY SUPPLY THE HANES POWER PLANT WITH, UH, RECYCLED WATER EXCLUSIVELY.
I HAVE A QUESTION NOW THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RECYCLED WATER.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ANYWAYS.
UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHERE THE RECYCLED WATER COMES AND WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST THE PARTS OR, YEAH.
WHAT IS THE PLAN ABOUT RECYCLE? SURE.
SO, UH, RECYCLED WATER, UH, IS, UH, ESSENTIALLY ALL THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN, UH, A DRAIN IN, IN THE HOUSE.
UH, SO ALL THE, YOU KNOW, KITCHEN, WATER, BATHROOM, WATER, SHOWER WATER, ALL OF THAT, UH, GOES INTO OUR, UH, SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM GETS COLLECTED AND TRANSPORTED TO, UH, LONG BEACH RECLAMATION PLANT.
IT'S NOT HERE ON THE MAP, BUT IT'S IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY.
UM, AND ESSENTIALLY THAT WATER RECLAMATION PLANT TREATS THAT, THAT SEWAGE CLEANS IT, UH, DISINFECTS IT, UH, TO A STANDARD THAT'S, UH, GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO USE FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES OR, OR POWER PLANT INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
IT'S NOT DRINKING WATER, UH, BUT IT'S, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR NON-DRINKING PURPOSES, ESSENTIALLY.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOUR SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT ARE OUR PLANS REGARDING RECYCLED WATER? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH RECYCLED WATERS? SURE.
SO PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE, THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLED WATER IS THAT IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO DROUGHT OR, OR WHATNOT.
IT'S, WE, WE ALL SHOWER AND WE ALL, YOU KNOW, FLUSH THE TOILETS DAY IN, DAY OUT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AND SO THAT SUPPLY IS ESSENTIALLY SECURE.
UH, ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF WATER CONSERVATION IS NOW THAT SHOWERS MORE EFFICIENT, TOILETS ARE MORE EFFICIENT.
THERE IS SLIGHTLY LESS RECYCLED WATER NOW THAN THERE USED TO BE, UH, BUT NOT SO MUCH SO THAT, UM, UH, IT'S, IT'S DRASTICALLY BEEN REDUCED.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I, I MENTIONED THE, THE HANES POWER PLANT, WHEN IT COMES ONLINE, IT WILL NEED MORE RECYCLED WATER THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO IN THE CURRENT, UH, WATER RECLAMATION PLANT THAT, THAT SERVES THE CITY RIGHT NOW.
SO, AND THAT, THAT'S WHY THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING OUT TO FIND ADDITIONAL SOURCES AND FORTUNATELY, UM, THAT, THAT LOS COYOTES WATER RECLAMATION PLANT HAS AVAILABLE SUPPLIES THAT ARE BEING UNUSED AND, UM, COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITY.
NOW MY OTHER QUESTION IS, WHAT I SEE I DIDN'T SEE HERE IS ANNO.
UH, WHAT, HOW ARE YOU COLLECTING THE STORM WATER? SURE.
SO THE STORM WATER, YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS THAT, SO THAT, THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S, THAT'S TRICKY BECAUSE, UH, WITH A CONSULTANT, WE LOOKED AT IT AND STORM WATER, UH, AS A RESOURCE IS, IS VERY DIFFICULT.
UH, BECAUSE STORMS COME TYPICALLY JUST IN THE, THE, UH, RAINY SEASON, THE WINTER MONTHS, ESSENTIALLY.
UH, AND THAT'S WHEN, UH, WHEN IT RAINS IS ALSO IS WHEN PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THAT MUCH WATER FOR IRRIGATION.
AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO, TO STORE THAT WATER UNTIL THE TIME THAT WE NEED.
UH, AND SO THROUGH ALL THE ANALYSIS THE CONSULTANT DID, THE AMOUNT OF STORM WATER THAT WE CAPTURE AND ACTIVELY REUSE IS ACTUALLY RELATIVELY SMALL COMPARED TO, UM, THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, UM, UH, DEVELOPING FOR THE CITY.
SO, JUST TO GIVE ROUGH NUMBERS, UH, WHEN WE MEASURE FOR UTILITIES PURPOSES, WE, WE MEASURE AN ACRE, FEET AN ACRE, UH, IS ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
AN ACRE FOOT IS A FOOTBALL FIELD COVERED IN ONE FOOT OF WATER.
AND SO WE NEED ABOUT, UH, EIGHT TO 10,000 ACRE FEET OF WATER, STORM WATER IF WE CAPTURED ALL THAT WE COULD THROUGH THE DIFFERENT STORM WATER, UH, PROJECTS.
WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT A COUPLE HUNDRED ACRE FEET AT MOST.
AND SO, IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE, WE DON'T WANT TO PURSUE STORMWATER PROJECTS THE WAY THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING STORMWATER, UH, IN THE WATER RESOURCES PLAN TO SAY THAT WE, WE SHOULD, AND WE WILL LOOK AT WAYS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND THE, THE STORMWATER
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PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE TO FIND WATER SUPPLY BENEFITS.BUT AS FAR AS PLANNING FOR THAT AS A CORE PIECE OF OUR SUPPLY, UH, WE NEED TO HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR, YOU KNOW, RECYCLED WATER AND GROUND WATER.
UH, AND SO, UM, FOR STORM WATER, THOSE ARE, THOSE PROJECTS WERE EVALUATED.
AND, UH, WE, WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON MAKING SURE WE GET, UM, AS MUCH WATER SUPPLY BENEFIT AS WE CAN OUT OF EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL GREEN DOTS THAT YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND FOR THE EIGHT YEARS I'VE BEEN ASKING WHY THE CITY IS NOT CREATING THE, OR ALLOWING THE CURL CUTS THAT OUR, I MEAN, THAT THEY CAN, MAYBE IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO, TO, AS YOU SAY, IS NOT ENOUGH WATER.
WE CANNOT COLLECT IT, BUT WE, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITH THE STORM WATER IS TO SEND IT TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO THE, TO THE WATER.
TO THE WATER, WATER TABLE TABLE AND EIGHT YEARS.
AND I HAVEN'T SEE, I HAVEN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT THE CITY IS MOVING TOWARD.
IS THERE ANY PLANTS ON, UM, FOR THE CITY TO ALLOW, IF YOU CANNOT DO IT, MAYBE DO THE THROUGH THE GARDENS THAT YOU ARE NOW, UM, SUBSIDIZING.
BUT
FOR THE GARDEN THAT YOU ARE SUBSIDIZING THAT NOW ARE ALLOW IN THE PARTWAY MAYBE PART OF THE PLAN CAN BE THE CLEAR CUT THAT WATER CAN GO IN THE, IN THESE AREAS AND, AND COLLECT IT.
NOT REALLY COLLECTED TO SEND IT TO ANOTHER PLACE, BUT YOU COLLECT IT TO THE, UH, GROUND WATER GROUNDWATER
AND THAT'S A, A VERY, I GUESS, COMMON QUESTION THAT WE GET.
AND, UM, SO, SO, UH, NATALIE ALLUDED TO, UM, A LOT OF THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS THERE ARE OF CAPTURING STORM WATER AND, AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE CURB CUTS.
I THINK YOU, YOU TAKE POLLUTION OFF THE ROADS, YOU'RE ABLE TO INFILTRATE INTO THE SHALLOW AQUIFERS.
THE BAD NEWS IS HERE IN LONG BEACH, THE WATER THAT WE ACTUALLY PUMP FROM IS IN DEEP AQUIFERS.
AND SO IF YOU IMAGINE THE UNDERGROUND, THERE'S ACTUALLY SEVERAL DIFFERENT LAYERS.
AND SO UNFORTUNATELY HERE BY THE COAST WHERE BY THE COAST, UM, THE WAY WHEN THE WATER GOES INTO THE GROUND HERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY A LAYER OF ESSENTIALLY CLAY, UH, SOIL.
AND THAT WATER DOESN'T PENETRATE DOWN, IT HITS THE CLAY LAYER AND, AND RUNS OUT TO THE OCEAN.
AND WE, WE DON'T REALLY ACCESS THAT AS A WATER SUPPLY.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE HERE IN LONG BEACH WHERE WE TRY TO, TO CAPTURE STORM WATER.
IT'S NOT LIKE, UH, OTHER PLACES IN LA COUNTY WHERE WHEN THEY INFILTRATE, IT DOES GET TO OUR WATER TABLE.
UM, SO, SO THAT'S A CHALLENGE FOR US HERE.
UM, AND WHEN, WHEN I TALKED ABOUT WORKING, UH, WITH, UH, THE CITY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS ON THOSE GREEN DOTS, THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY WOULD INFILTRATE IT, AND WE'D HAVE TO CAPTURE IT IN LIKE A CISTERN RIGHT? TO, TO BE ABLE TO THEN USE THAT AT A PARK OR IRRIGATE, UM, SOMETHING LOCALLY.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO, TO EXPLAIN WHEN EARLIER I WAS SAYING, WHEN IT RAINS, YOU HAVE TO CAPTURE IT SOMEHOW.
WE, WE NEED TO HERE IN LONG BEACH, DEVELOP SOMETHING PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ABLE CAPTURE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT.
BECAUSE FOR US, WHEN IT GOES INTO THE GROUND, IT, IT, IT DOESN'T GO INTO A USABLE, UH, AQUIFER.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HEAR THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER RUN WATER.
IT IS NOT STORM WATER, BUT IT'S MY NEIGHBOR RUN WATER THAT SOMETIMES IT HAPPEN, PEOPLE HAS THIS, UH, WATER OR GRASS AND THE WATER EVERY DAY.
AND SOMETIMES THE, YOU KNOW, THE WATER JUST RUN ON THE CURB AND THAT WATER IS TOTALLY LOST.
AND SOMETIMES IT JUST STAY ON ONE PLACE.
IT'S NOT REALLY HEALTHY TO HAVE THOSE, THE WATER STAIN.
SO IT WILL BE NICE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FOR THE RAIN, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, ONCE CURB HERE AND THERE, IT MIGHT HELP IN SOME WAY, DON'T YOU THINK SO? UH, TO, TO, SORRY.
'CAUSE LIKE I IMAGINE I, LIVING HERE, MY NEIGHBOR ALWAYS WATER HIS, HIS GRASS.
IS OVER WATER, AND NOW THE WATER IS RUNNING ON THE CURB, AND THAT WATER IS NOT USING FOR ANYTHING.
SO IF I HAVE MY CLEAR CUT, THAT WATER CAN DO IT.
I DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR RAIN.
I DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE THAT ACTUALLY HE'S GONNA WATER HIS PLANTS AND MY PLANTS.
SO THAT MIGHT BE HE'S WATERING YOUR FACE FOR YOU.
AND SO, UH, I THINK TWO, TWO THOUGHTS ON THAT IS, UM, YEAH, I THINK AGAIN, THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO, TO CAPTURING STORM WATER BEYOND IT GOING TO A WATER SUPPLY THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT COULD THEN PUT IN YOUR PIPES.
RIGHT? AND SO THE SHALLOW AQUIFERS, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T GET TO OUR, OUR DRINKING, UH, WATER, UH, AQUIFERS, IT DOES HELP THE LOCAL VEGETATION, UH, THE TREES, UM, PLANTS THAT, THAT NEED THAT WATER ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT WHEN IT INFILTRATES.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE CHALLENGE BETWEEN UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE LOOK AT RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES THAT WE CAN THEN PUT IN A PIPE AND, AND DELIVER TO YOUR FAUCET, VERSUS THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS TO CAPTURING STORMWATER.
UM, THE, I HAD A SECOND THOUGHT ON, ON THE CURB CUTS, BUT, BUT I LOST IT.
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I SIT ALSO ON THE GUARD ON THE THREE COMMITTEE, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT TO MAKE A CLEAR CUT IN THE NEW WORLD FOR WHEN THEY PLANTING TREES.IS THAT MOVING FORWARD? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I'M I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.
LOOKS LIKE LARRY MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING.
I DIDN'T HEAR THE LAST THING YOU SAID BECAUSE I WAS EXPLAINING THE TREE COMMITTEE TO FERN, BUT, UM, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? YES.
UM, I SIT IN ON THE, UM, THREE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE, NO, TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY WANNA TRY TO PLANT A TREE.
THEY PUT THIS PILOT, WE'RE NOT GONNA PLANT THE TREE, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A COOL CAT.
SO THAT CAN HELP IN SOME WAY, ANOTHER TO IN THE WATER AND HELP THE, THE TREES.
THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN AND HAVE TALKED TO 'EM ABOUT MANY TIMES.
AND THIS MAY BE A CASE OF THEM DOING THE THING THAT THEY'VE HEARD FROM US FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN NOT SHARING IT BACK WITH US.
BUT WE, WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT.
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN.
AND I JUST REMEMBER MY SECOND THOUGHT ON THE CURB CUTS IS, UM, EVEN WITHOUT THE CURB CUTS, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF YOU, THE COMMISSION'S FAMILIAR WITH THE LONG BEACH, UM, MUST AT MUNICIPAL URBAN STORMWATER TREATMENT, UM, UH, PROJECT, UH, SO ESSENTIALLY WITHOUT THE CURB CUTS, IF ANY OF THAT WATER THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, UM, HOSES OFF AND, AND RUNS DOWN THE STREET, IT GOES INTO NOT A, A, YOU KNOW, UTILITY SANITARY SEWER, BUT GOES INTO A STORM SEWER.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE LONG BEACH MUST PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO CAPTURE, TREAT, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, DISCHARGE EITHER TO LA RIVER OR, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY IN PHASE TWO, POTENTIALLY REUSE, UH, FOR IRRIGATION.
SO THE YEAH, THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE IN THE WAY, WHICH, UH, EVEN IF WE DIDN'T DO KIRK WEST, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE WITH THAT WATER.
NOW, UH, I KNOW I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NEW, UH, DEVELOPMENTS EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY AND ACTUALLY PARKS AND PART OF YOUR GARDEN TO, UM, GRASS TO GARDEN OR WHATEVER.
UH, HAVE YOU ARE ENCOURAGING, OR ARE YOU ENCOURAGING A PER PERMEABLE CONCRETE FOR THE PEOPLE TO START USING IT IN SOME WAY? I MEAN, MAYBE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT CAN DO THE PATHWAYS OR, OR THEY CAN DO THE DRIVEWAYS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN REALLY ENCOURAGE FOR THEM TO PUT PART OF THE NEW PERMEABLE PERMEABLE, YEAH.
SO, UH, WITHIN OUR PROGRAM, WE ABSOLUTELY DO ENCOURAGE, UH, PERMEABLE, UH, LANDSCAPES.
UH, WE DON'T ALLOW IMPERMEABLE, UM, UH, LANDSCAPES IN, IN THE, THE LANDSCAPING.
UM, SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, MULCH OR COMPOST OR DECOMPOSED GRANITE OR, OR EVEN, UH, JUST PERMEABLE PAVERS, IF THEY'RE REPLACING THEIR, THEIR GRASS WITH THAT, THEN, THEN THAT IS WHAT WE SUPPORT AND REQUIRE.
UM, AS FAR AS, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE DOING THEIR DRIVEWAY, WHICH ISN'T GRASS OR LANDSCAPE TO BEGIN WITH, THAT'S OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF OUR PROGRAM.
BUT I, I AGREE THAT THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT, UM, UH, INITIATIVE TO UNDERTAKE.
UH, BUT AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE GOES, WE ABSOLUTELY DO PROMOTE THAT.
SO THE WATER THAT GOES INTO THE STORM DRAINS THAT IS ACTUALLY CAPTURED BY THE CITY AND USED FOR REUSING OR RECYCLED, THAT'S ABOVE THE CLAY LAYER WHERE WE'RE, SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. YEAH.
AND DEPENDING ON WHERE IN THE CITY, THERE'S A CERTAIN, UM, UH, UH, AREA, UH, SEWER SHED, I GUESS THAT, THAT CAPTURES WITHIN THE CITY.
IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT AT SCALE WOULD, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, CHANNEL AND, AND, UH, ROUTE ALL THAT CAPTURED, UH, STORM WATER TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TREATED, UH, ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THAT PROJECT OR ABSENT THAT PROJECT, THAT FLOW WOULD, YOU KNOW, GO OUT TO THE OCEAN, UH, UNTREATED.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REASON THE LONG BEACH MUS, UH, PROJECT EXISTS IS TO ESSENTIALLY, UH, MITIGATE THAT, THAT, UH, THE POLLUTANTS FROM THAT, UH, DRY WEATHER RUNOFF, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, WELL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, MME. CLARK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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MOTION CARRIES.UM, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES, DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? UH, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BENNETT, SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER
[3. 26-55500 Recommendation to receive and file a report from current Ad Hoc Committees; discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GATON.DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES OR REPORTS FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEES TODAY? NO.
WILL WE, UM, NOW IS THE TIME WE CAN ALSO CREATE ANY NEW AD HOC COMMITTEES IF WE'D LIKE FOR THE COMMISSION.
I DON'T SUSPECT WE'D LIKE TO, BUT I'M PUTTING
YES, WE DID CLOSE OUR, UM, PREVIOUS AD HOC COMMITTEE AT THE, UM, PREVIOUS MEETING.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS MM-HMM
AND IF YOU CAN JUST HAVE THE DISCUSSION INTO THE MICROPHONE SO THAT IT CAN BE CAPTURED FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR.
CAN YOU, UM, NO, I, I GUESS I WAS NOT LAST, LAST.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THAT AT THE NEW, A HOC COMMITTEE, WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK OF COMMISSIONER MARSH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO? SURE.
UH, WE, WE TALKED A FAIR BIT ABOUT, UM, CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SUGGESTION FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, YES.
ABOUT, UH, GAS POWERED YARD TOOLS.
EVERYBODY SAID, I CAN'T BE THE CHAIR, AND NONE OF US ACTUALLY TOOK ACTION TO CONVENE A MEETING DURING THE TIME.
SO I'LL, I'LL TAKE AN ACTION ITEM TO AT LEAST CONVENE A MEETING, UH, AND SEE WHO WANTS TO BE CHAIR I RECEIVE IT IN.
ARE YOU ONE OF THE MEMBERS? I DO, BUT, AND I RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM PETE.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING, LIKE, OKAY.
DO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET, BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THE CHAIR BECAUSE I, I DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS AND NO, I OH, OKAY.
UH, BUT, UM, AND YOU HAD VOLUNTEERED TO BE PART OF IT YES.
WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOU WERE GONNA BE TERMING OUT ESSENTIALLY AT THIS MEETING, UH, UNLESS A REPLACEMENT IS NAMED.
AND SO ACTUALLY I WANNA STAY A LITTLE LONGER.
AND YOU CAN BE ON THE COMMITTEE TOO,
YOU SENT AN EMAIL TO US YES, INDEED.
AND WE JUST DIDN'T RESPOND, SO SORRY, PETE
SO I GUESS WE GONNA MEET AND WE ARE GONNA REPORT, UH, IN, IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT? YES.
UM, I THINK THIS WILL BE A STANDING AGENDA ITEM, AGENDA ITEM EVERY MEETING SO WE CAN GET AN UPDATE, UM, UM, AT THE LESS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, AND THEN MME. CLARK, CAN I MOVE ON TO THE, UM, PUBLIC ABOUT THAT? UM, LARRY, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
YOU KNOW THAT THE 91 FREEWAY IS COMING ON THE, THE NORTH LONG BEACH, RIGHT? SO, UM, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT.
IT IS A BAD THING, BUT IT CAN BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO CREATE MAYBE THE NORTH LONG BEACH, THE GREENERS AREA, UH, CAN BE THAT PART OF LIKE, UH, IT, HOW COMMITTED TO SEE HOW MANY MAYBE GO OR FIND A GROUP THAT CAN HELP US TO SEE HOW MANY TREES CAN BE PLANTED AND WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO IN THE, IN THAT AREA THAT IS GONNA BE MORE EFFECTIVE, CAN BE DONE IN AHA COMMITTEE.
UM, I, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ALREADY IS AN ACTIVE, WELL, AN ACTIVE INACTIVE
BUT THAT THE THING THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONSENT OF OTHER COMMISSIONERS COULD, COULD BE CREATED.
I DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE ALREADY PLANTING TREES IN THE 91 CORRIDOR, UH, FROM THE, THE METRO ACTIVITIES.
AND, UM, AND THAT'S BEEN CHALLENGING.
WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING TO FINISH THAT LIMITED PROJECT, UH, THIS FALL.
UM, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE TREES, BUT WE FOUND THAT IT IS CHALLENGING TO GET PEOPLE IN, IN THE
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HAMILTON NEIGHBORHOOD TO AGREE TO TAKE CARE OF A TREE THERE.SO, YOU KNOW, HAVING A COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS, UM, YOU KNOW, MEANS AND METHODS OF GETTING BETTER PARTICIPATION, UM, THROUGH AWARENESS BUILDING OF HOW TREES, YOU KNOW, CAN BE BENEFICIAL TO COUNTERACT, YOU KNOW, THE EFFECTS OF, OF FREEWAY ACTIVITIES.
YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S CONCEIVABLY A, A TOPIC.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO.
UM, SEEING NONE, UM, WE CAN NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
UH, PETE, I UNDER, WELL, MAYBE IT CAN BE NO, MAYBE IT CAN BE DISCUSSED DURING THE, NO, I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT THE JOB OF THE COMMISSION IS JUST TO FIND THE WAYS OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE SOMETHING.
IT IS NOT REALLY TO PUSH THE AGENDA TOWARD THE COUNCIL OR TO TRY TO CREATE THIS LIKE, POLICIES, RIGHT? IT'S JUST A, A RECOMMENDATION FROM US.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AT A CERTAIN POINT, AT AT TO WHAT POINT WE CAN STOP, LIKE, IN, IN CASE I HAVE A AHA COMMITTEE, I REALLY WANNA GO AND TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S NOT PART OF US AS PART OF THE AHA COMMITTEE TO PUSH THE POLICY, OR IT'S JUST TO THE POINT OF RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS THIS, AND HERE YOU ARE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REALLY CLEAR, SO THE COMMISSION SERVES AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, YOU ARE COMING UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ENTIRE COMMISSION TO REVIEW.
AND IF THE COMMISSION APPROVES A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL AT THAT POINT, STAFF WILL FORWARD IT ON TO THE COUNCIL AND IT'LL BE UP TO COUNCIL IF THEY WANT TO PULL IT, UM, AS AN ITEM.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PROCESS AND HOW IT SHOULD WORK.
SO, UM, AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR EVERYTHING.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, UM, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THE CHAIR TO GET AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA AS A STANDALONE PRESENTATION OR ITEM TWO.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO ALWAYS BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES FROM THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? SORRY.
[4. 26-55501 Recommendation to receive and file announcements and resources from the Office of Climate Action and Sustainability. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.GOOD LATE AFTERNOON, UH, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH THESE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS PRETTY QUICKLY SO WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ELECTIONS.
SO IT'S OUR USUAL RECAP, UPDATES, AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
UM, SOME OF OUR PAST SPRING EVENTS WAS THE BIG CITY NATURE CHALLENGE, UM, BACK IN LATE APRIL.
WE'VE HAD TWO RESTORATION FRIDAY EVENTS IN, IN MAY AND JUNE.
AND OUR LAST, UH, COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING OF THE YEAR IN THE WILMORE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD BACK IN MAY.
UM, AN UPDATE ABOUT OUR TREE PLANTING, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT MORE TREE PLANTING, UH, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
LAST YEAR WE HIT, UH, 1200 TREES, BUT SINCE WE'RE HAVING TO WATER SO MANY TREES NOW, WE ARE SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THIS YEAR WE PLANTED 867 TREES SO FAR, AND WE HAVE, UH, MORE THAN A FEW MORE TO GO.
UM, WE JUST GOT WORD OF SCHEDULING, A BIG TREE PLANTING IN, IN HARTWELL PARK.
THAT'S, UH, SOME OF IT AT LEAST IS GONNA HAPPEN NEXT TUESDAY.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET UP OVER 900 TREES, UH, BY, BY THE END OF THIS, UM, WHICH W IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR GOAL FOR THE YEAR.
AND THEN COMING UP, WE HAVE A SPECIAL SORT OF RESTORATION FRIDAY THAT'S BEING, UM, CALLED MULCH MAYHEM
AND, UM, PUT IN A THICK MULCH COVERING AROUND ALL OF THESE PLANTS
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TO, TO HELP THEM GET ESTABLISHED.UM, AND THEN TWO MORE RESTORATION FRIDAYS, UH, COMING UP, UH, SUMMERTIME'S A LITTLE SLOW FOR OUR PUBLIC EVENTS.
UM, AND SO WE'RE LEANING BACK ON OUR REGULAR RESTORATION FRIDAY ACTIVITIES ON THE SECOND, UH, UH, FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS IN AUGUST.
UM, WE GOT WORD FROM, UM, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY SHOULD BE PROCESSED OR ONBOARDED AND JOIN US FOR THE AUGUST MEETING.
BUT THERE'S, AND THAT'S DISTRICTS ONE AND FIVE, UM, BUT DISTRICT SEVEN AND NINE STILL HAVEN'T HAD A, A CANDIDATE FORWARDED OR GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR, FOR CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, I THINK IN DISTRICT SEVEN'S CASE, UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THIS IS THEIR LAST MEETING, BUT, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER GUYTON IS WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL A REPLACEMENT IS APPOINTED.
UM, AND SO, AND THEN IN AUGUST, OUR TOPIC IS, UH, PER THE CAP IS EXTREME HEAT AND AIR QUALITY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO.
UM, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE ABOUT THE PODIUM.
UM, SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UM, SO NEXT IS OUR ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
SO I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE CHAIR OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION.
EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF, AND THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND GAINES.
UM, I DO HAVE A FEW SLIDES I CAN DO.
BEFORE YOU OPEN IT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO KIND OF JUST HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR
[CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ELECTION]
AND VICE CHAIR IN THE PROCESS, THAT'D BE GREAT.SO THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR, YOU, THE CHAIR SERVES A ONE YEAR TERM LIMITED TO TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS AND PRESIDES OVER COMMISSION MEETINGS, AND ENSURES PROGRESS ON COMMISSION GOALS, WORKS WITH STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND PRI, PRIORITIZE AGENDA ITEMS AND THEN, UH, AS NECESSARY APPROVES ITEMS, UH, AGENDAS PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION, AND THEN SERVES AS THE, UM, THE, THE LEAD IF THERE'S OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONS AS SERVING ON BEHALF OF, OF THE COMMISSION.
AND, UH, APPOINTS MEMBERS OF TEMPORARY AD HOC COMMITTEES AND REPRESENTS THE COMMISSION BEFORE COUNCIL.
AND THEN DURING MEETINGS, ENSURING THAT MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, THE BROWN ACT, AND ROBERTS RULES OF ORDERS, ENSURING THAT WE'RE CALLING MEETINGS TO ORDER ON TIME, FOLLOWING THE AGENDA ORDER, AND MOVING EFFICIENTLY THROUGH OUR ITEMS, DETERMINING IF A MOTION IS ORDER, KEEP DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED AND ON TOPIC, ENSURE OR ENFORCE PUBLIC COMMENT.
TIME LIMITS IMPARTIALLY MAINTAIN DECORUM AND NEUTRALITY THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, AND FACILITATING RE RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE DISCUSSION.
AND THEN DURING THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CHAIR SERVES AS THE PERSON WHO'S GUIDING THE COMMISSION TOWARDS CLEAR DECISIONS, RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK, ENSURING ALL MEMBERS AND VIEWPOINTS ARE HEARD EQUALLY, MANAGES DISCUSSIONS TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS, BALANCE, AND EFFICIENCY.
LISTENS ACTIVELY FOR AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONSENSUS AND CONFIRMS AGREEMENT AND MANAGES CONFLICTS CONSTRUCTIVELY AND, AND IMPARTIALLY.
UH, SO THAT'S THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR.
AND THEN, UH, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, UH, STEPS IN.
AND THEN THIS IS THE ELECTION PROCESS, WHICH, UH, CHAIR GAINS STARTED, OOPS.
STARTED TO GO THROUGH ALREADY.
SO WE WILL OPEN THE CHAIR FIRST, AND THEN THE VICE CHAIR.
ONCE THE FLOOR, UH, IS OPEN, UM, PEOPLE CAN NOMINATE SOMEBODY FOR CHAIR.
AND THEN ONCE NO FURTHER NAMES ARE OFFERED, THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE CLOSED.
EACH NOMINEE MAY MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE IN ORDER OF NOMINATION.
IF THE FIRST PERSON IS ELECTED, THEN NO FURTHER VOTES, UH, MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN VOTING WILL BE DONE BY A ROLL CALL VOICE VOTE.
AND THEN, UM, FROM THERE WE'LL MOVE ON TO VICE CHAIR.
UM, LARRY, WHAT IF NOBODY WANTS TO RUN
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FOR ONE OF THE POSITION? IT WOULD'VE BEEN, IT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE, SO THEY HAS THE ENTIRE NEW COMMISSIONER SO EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE.I IS JUST QUESTION, WELL, DEFERRING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE.
UM, AND AS RECENTLY AS LAST YEAR, I THINK WE PUSHED THE, THE ELECTION TO AUGUST.
UM, AND SO LET'S SEE IF HE CAN CONFIRM THAT.
I, I BELIEVE WITH CONSENT, IF HE CAN CONFIRM THIS BASED ON WHAT WE MAY, MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DONE CORRECTLY IN THE PAST, UM, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PUSH THE ELECTION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
THAT IS IF, IF THE CURRENT CHAIR IS WILLING TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
I THINK THAT, UM, AND I CAN JUST JUMP IN HERE, EVERYBODY HERE IS THAT THAT IS AN OPTION.
THE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS DEFINITELY TO, TO TRY TO HAVE IT DONE.
NOW WITH THE, THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, THE, THE NEW, UH, THE NEW MEMBERS, THE NEW COMMISSIONERS WHO WILL BE JOINING.
UM, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S NOT THE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE HERE, THEIR VOTE REALLY DOESN'T IMPACT THE, THE, THE ACTUAL SELECTION OF THE, THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR THE NOMINATIONS TO BE, TO MOVE FORWARD.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY, IF NOBODY WANTS TO STEP UP OR IF THE NOM NOBODY'S ACCEPTING THE NOMINATIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I, AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR THE COMMISSION TO TALK AMONGST THEMSELVES TO TRY TO GET IT DONE, UH, TODAY.
BUT THERE, THERE COULD BE, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEXT MEETING, FOR THE ELECTIONS TO HAPPEN.
SO I THINK CAN BE A, SORRY, JUST A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
COULD WE, UM, A ATTEMPT TO HOLD OUR ELECTIONS TODAY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS? AND THEN, UM, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS POSTPONED? YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
UH, CHAIR, I THINK IF, UH, LIKE YOU SAID, MOVE FORWARD, IF THERE'S AN IMPASSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEN WE CAN KIND OF DEAL WITH IT ACCORDINGLY.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK CITY ATTORNEY, UM, IF THERE'S A NOMINATION, BUT SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANNA ACCEPT IT, UH, I MEAN, THEY DON'T WANNA DO THE JOB.
IS THAT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH, NO, NO, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A COMMISSIONER HAS THE RIGHT TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES OR ANYBODY ELSE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT CAN'T BE FORCED.
SO IF YOU, IF FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE TO NOMINATE ONE OF YOUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY NO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION, BUT I, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANNA DO.
UH, AT THAT POINT THEN THAT NOT, THAT NOMINATION WOULD BE BASICALLY DEAD IN THE WATER.
AND SO ANOTHER NOMINATION WOULD NEED TO BE MADE.
I'LL MAKE A
UM, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, UH, I, I, I MEAN, REALLY IMPRESSED WITH EVERYBODY WHO SERVES, OF COURSE, 'CAUSE THEY'RE GIVING UP THEIR TIME.
BUT I, I THINK, UH, PETE AND SONY ARE, ARE VERY, UM, YOU KNOW, CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE POSITIONS.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY, UM, IN THE MIX AND VERY TALKATIVE.
UH, SO I WOULD, I WOULD NOMINATE EITHER OF YOU FOR, FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR IF YOU GUYS WANNA TAKE IT.
SO I, I WOULD NOMINATE, UH, UH, PETE FOR, UH, CHAIRMAN AND SONIA FOR VICE CHAIR.
SO FOR NOW WE'RE JUST DOING THE CHAIR? YES, PLEASE.
SO I NOMINATE, UH, PETE FOR CHAIR SECOND.
UM, YEAH, I'VE LET THE COMMISSION KNOW MY TIME'S GONNA BE LIMITED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, SO, UM, I DUNNO IF WE NEED A SECOND NOMINATION,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
OH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I WAS JUST GONNA, YEAH, YEAH, I'M READY.
YEAH, I WAS WAITING, I WAS GIVING EVERYONE TIME, SO THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS.
I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR CHAIR.
UM, SO I INVITE COMMISSIONER MARSH NOW TO SPEAK ON WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ELECTED CHAIR.
AND, UH, I SHOULD HAVE SAID HUMBLY, EXCEPT A MOMENT AGO.
UM, I, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS COMMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
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BEEN, UM, PLEASED TO BE ON IT FOR TWO YEARS.AND REALLY MY LAST DECADE AND A HALF IS OF MY CAREER, HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ESPECIALLY CLIMATE, UH, PRETTY DEEPLY KNOWLEDGEABLE.
AND AS A, AS A PERSON MOSTLY RETIRED, UH, I'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO DEVOTE TO IT AND, UH, HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS IN THE CITY.
AND I, I HOPE THAT I CAN BE HELPFUL, UH, TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY IN FURTHERING OUR MUTUAL GOALS.
UM, MME. CLARK, I, I'M ASSUMING WE DON'T NEED TO CALL FOR A VOTE, IS THAT, OR DO WE NEED TO, WE'LL JUST DO ONE JUST TO OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER MARSH ON CHAIR, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU CAN ABOUT BEING ELECTED.
BUT, UM, YOU HAVE THE OPTION IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
UH, JUST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
OKAY, WE CAN MOVE ON TO VICE CHAIR.
SO I DECLARE, UM, THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR VICE CHAIR OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION.
SO EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.
UM, AND THESE NOMINATIONS NOT REQUIRE SECOND.
AND I'M SORRY, I MISSPOKE WHEN I SAID SONIA, I MEANT PEARL.
OH, I WAS LIKE, WHO SAID? YEAH.
I'LL RECOMMEND PEARL FOR VICE CHAIR
I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE NOMINATION, BUT I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE.
WHO ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? MICHAEL BENNETT.
I MEAN, LET, DIDN'T NOMINATE THEMSELVES AT THIS POINT.
I MEAN, IF NOBODY'S I'LL, I'LL NOMINATE MICHAEL BENNETT FOR VICE CHAIR.
IF HE'S WILLING TO TAKE THE POSITION.
I, UH, RESPECTFULLY SURPRISED, SURPRISINGLY ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS.
UM, I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR VICE CHAIR.
UM, I INVITE THE NOMINEE TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON
UH, WASN'T REALLY PLANNED, BUT, UH, THAT'S OKAY.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP AS I CAN.
UM, MADAM CLERK, WE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER BENNETT ON BEING ELECTED TO VICE-CHAIR.
UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
THAT CLOSES OUR ELECTIONS FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, SO AT THIS TIME WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM AND WE CAN TAKE, UM, NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
UM, WE CAN MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NOPE.
I JUST, I JUST WANT, I'M NOT SURE
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IF I GONNA BE NEXT MO I MEAN NEXT TWO MONTHS FOR THE MEETING.AND I WANT TO THANKS IN ADVANCE IN CASE IF I'M NOT HERE AND THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY, MOSTLY TO THE
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CLERK AND TO, AND TO THE STAFF BECAUSE I HAVE, UM, I SERVE FOR TWO YEARS AS A CHAIR.I HAVE MULTIPLE DYSLEXIA AND I HAVE MINOR A, D, D AND IT WAS REALLY TOUGH FOR THEM.
AND I REALLY THINK I WANNA THANK THEM FOR THEIR
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PATIENT AND FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT, THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE TO ME AND TO EVERYONE.I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, DON'T FORGET, WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT THE, THE COMMUNITY.
AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND THE OTHER SIZE OF THE AISLE.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL WANTED TO SAY.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO, UH, MAYOR RICHARDSON AND, UH, VICE MAYOR YANGA FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION.
UH, IT'S BEEN ABOUT, I BELIEVE NINE YEARS AND, UH, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LARRY FERN AND MEREDITH.
UM, I SEE SOME PASSIONATE PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION, SO I, I REALLY BELIEVE WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS AND, UH, REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO BENEFIT THE, THE COMMUNITY.
UM, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
UM, I'M LOOKING FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE BECAUSE, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE IS WHAT I'M ABOUT.
I'VE, I'VE ENJOYED IT AND, UH, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, SO YOU MAY SEE ME AROUND.
UM, BUT I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR, UH, THE TIME I'VE SPENT HERE ON THE COMMISSION.
AND, UH, MY GOOD FRIEND, KEISHA, THAT ONE I WORK WITH, I'LL KEEP SEEING HER, BUT, UH, IT WAS REALLY AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH HER.
AND, UH, IT'S REALLY NICE WHEN YOU'RE SERVING WITH SOMEBODY THAT YOU WORK WITH TOO.
'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK SOMETIMES AT, AT WORK ON HERE AND THERE, BUT, UH, JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND STAY PASSIONATE.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO COMMISSIONER GATON AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ BEING THE VETERANS OF THE COMMISSION.
IT'S BEEN A, UM, AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM THE BOTH OF YOU.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND FOR, UM, YOUR, YOUR PASSION.
NINE, NINE YEARS IS A VERY LONG TIME TO SERVE.
SO IT'S BEEN, UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT SEEING THE COMMISSION EVOLVE WITH YOU AS THE LEADERS.
UM, I GUESS WE'LL OPEN IF, SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, BOTH FROM US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, CALIFORNIA FIRST, UM, ABOUT THREE MONTHS FROM NOW, SEPTEMBER 12TH, WE'RE GOING TO HOST A SATURDAY, UH, SUSTAINABLE HOME TOUR, UH, FOCUSED ON ALL ELECTRIC.
AND, UH, WE'VE PICKED FIVE HOMES IN SOUTH, UH, SORT OF CENTRAL LONG BEACH BETWEEN PCH AND UH, AND FORTH.
UM, AND SO I'LL CIRCULATE INFO ON THAT.
CAN I SUBMIT SOMETHING, UH, BELATEDLY FOR THE, UH, MINUTES SO THAT IT'S IN WRITING THERE AND, UH, PERHAPS MORE SIGNIFICANT, UH, EACH YEAR.
U-S-G-B-C CALIFORNIA SPONSORS SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE.
AND THIS, THEY JUST OPENED, UM, PROPOSAL PERIOD FOR FOUR PROJECTS, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND GREATER LA COUNTY AREA.
UM, EXAMPLES OF PRIOR PROJECTS, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN SOUTH CENTRAL LA TWO YEARS AGO, UM, AND U-S-G-B-C DONATED AROUND $10,000, BUT ALSO, UH, QUITE A LOT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UH, VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE PEOPLE, UH, DONATED TIME TO HELP.
UH, I DONATED, UH, SOME TIME AS A SOLAR CONTRACTOR TO HELP CREATE A SMALL SOLAR AND BATTERY SYSTEM TO RUN PART OF THEIR OPERATION.
SO, UH, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE REALLY GREAT PROJECTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND IF ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE IDEAS FOR SOME KIND OF A, A, UH, DISCRETE PROJECT THAT WE COULD NOMINATE, I WELCOME THOSE IDEAS.
UM, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, MY ORGANIZATION IS HELP IS HELPING OR WORKING WITH THE CITY, UM, AND WE, WE GET NO, I MEAN, WE GOT, UM, WE GONNA BE PART OF THE C-R-A-A-C-R-R-A CONFERENCE AND WE ARE GONNA PRESENT ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DID WORKING WITH THE CITY IN EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS AS AMBASSADORS FOR COM, COMPOSTING AND RECYCLE.
AND THIS IS VERY BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT'S AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE CITY TELL US THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY GOT THEIR, UM, THE ACCEPTANCE TO BE PART OF THE CONFERENCE.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE IN, IN SAN DIEGO.
I KNOW THAT MAYBE MANY OF YOU ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GO, BUT IT'S GONNA BE ON, ON ZOOM.
SO I GONNA SEND IT, MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE IT
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WITH EVERYBODY.I BELIEVE THAT WHAT HAPPENED IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CITY STARTED A GROUP, UH, EDUCATIONAL GROUP AND EVERYBODY WHO STARTED ENDED AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD HEALTH, I MEAN, RESULT.
SO THEY, AND I'M VERY PROUD ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE DID WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AS A OUTREACH AND YEAH, WE GONNA BE IN THE CONFIDENCE.
WE'RE GONNA PRESENT AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
AND I, I INVITE EVERYBODY, IT'S GONNA BE ON AUGUST 31ST FROM 11 TO 1215 AND I'M GONNA SEND ALL THE DETAILS LATER.
UM, SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, UM, CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.