* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:02:08] TEST, TEST, TEST, TEST. [00:12:14] IS [00:12:15] IT? OKAY? THERE WE GO. UH, MR. CLERK, WE'D LIKE TO GET STARTED WITH, UH, TODAY'S HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH MEETING. UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR MEETING TODAY TO ORDER FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026. UH, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. COUNCILMAN NU. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN KERR. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN TARO VICE MAYOR ANG. PRESENT CHAIR THRASH. HERE. VICE CHAIR RICK [CALL TO ORDER] SODI. HERE. COMMISSIONER MARSHALL. WE HAVE A QUORUM. [ROLL CALL] DUGGAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM. I SEE THE RECORD WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN IS ALSO IN THE ROOM. SO FOR OUR FIRST, UH, ITEM CLERK, PLEASE, UH, READ IT OUT. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. MEETING OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2026. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME, IF ANY MATTERS PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. [1. 26-56037 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California meeting of Tuesday, August 11, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SEEING NONE, CHAIR MEMBERS CAN CAST THEIR VOTES. COUNCIL MEMBER YONG AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. UM, CLERK, PLEASE, UH, SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC THAT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED ANNUAL PLAN, RECEIVE SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION TO THE RECORDS, CONCLUDE THE HEARING, ADOPT RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY THE ANNUAL PLAN, AND AUTHORIZE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT THE PLANS TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITYWIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK. IT APPEARS THAT OUR SYSTEMS [2. 26-56038 Recommendation to conduct a public hearing to review the proposed Annual Plan (2026), receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing; adopt resolution to certify the Annual Plan, and authorize Deputy Executive Director to transmit the Plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] HAVE NOT ALLOWED FOR A SECOND. WE DO HAVE, UH, SOMEONE WHO HAS MADE A MOTION. OUR VICE MAYOR. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE NOW HAVE A, A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL, UH, OPEN IT UP TO SEE, PROVIDE THE STAFF CAN PROVIDE A REPORT ACCORDINGLY. UH, THERE'S NO REAL REPORT. THE ANNUAL PLAN HAS NO PROPOSED CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN. UH, THE ONLY UPDATE IS THAT, UH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROGRESS REPORT [00:15:01] ON THE GOALS THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN. SO THAT'S WHAT, UH, THIS INCLUDES. GREAT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, UM, MEMBERS CAN CAST THEIR VOTES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME COUNCILWOMAN SORROW TO THE DAAS AT THIS TIME. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUT ITEM NUMBER THREE? ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A AND FILE A REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM PARTICIPANT TRANSITIONS FROM THE EHV PROGRAM TO HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. CITYWIDE OUR SYSTEMS HAVE NOT ALLOWED FOR A MOTION OR SECOND. WELL, ALRIGHT, NOW WE HAVE THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, THIS ITEM IS ONE THAT I KNOW THAT THE TEAM, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING QUITE HARD ON FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ACCORDINGLY. YES, THANK YOU. UM, WE ARE, UM, VERY HAPPY TO TELL YOU. WE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT, UM, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN TRANSITION [3. 26-56039 Recommendation to receive and file a report on the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program Participant Transitions from the EHV Program to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] OUR REMAINING EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER HOUSEHOLDS TO HCV. SORRY. UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 480 EHV HOUSEHOLDS REMAINING. 400 OF THOSE, UH, WILL TRANSITION TO OUR HOUSING AUTHORITIES HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. AND APPROXIMATELY 80 OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE, UM, HOUSED IN LOS ANGELES UNDER AN INTER-JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENT. AND SO THOSE WILL BE CONVERTED TO HCV AND THEN PORTED AND ABSORBED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. UM, WE ANTICIPATE THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THESE TRANSITIONS TO BE NOVEMBER 1ST, UH, FOR BOTH PLANS. UM, WHY CAN WE ABSORB THESE EHV HOUSEHOLDS? WE RECEIVED A SMALL INCREASE FROM HUD FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026, UM, AWARD. UH, AND WE IMPLEMENTED SOME COST SAVING MEASURES KNOWING THAT WE WERE TRYING TO, UM, FIND SPACE FOR THE EH HVS. SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT TO MANAGE OUR HCV EXPENDITURES, MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR EHV, AND ALSO IMPROVE OUR LONG-TERM PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. AND ALSO, UH, THE 80 HOUSEHOLDS TRANSITIONING TO, UH, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF LA WILL HELP WITH THAT. UM, ALL OF THESE THINGS TOGETHER PROVIDES SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO TRANSITION THE REMAINING EHV HOUSEHOLDS TO HCV ASSISTANCE. UH, THIS IS JUST OUR TRANSITION PLAN AND TIMELINE. IN AUGUST, WE MAILED OUT LETTERS TO ALL, UH, PARTIC EHV PARTICIPANTS LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRANSITION TO HCV, EITHER WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY OR WITH THE CITY OF LA HOUSING AUTHORITY. UM, THIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH, WE'RE WORKING ON COMPLETING THE TRANSITION PLANNING, GETTING OUR SYSTEMS PREPPED AND COORDINATING WITH HALA. AND, UM, IN OCTOBER, WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE ANY NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING AND FINAL, UH, PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSISTANCE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL JUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUNDING, LEASING AND OUR PROGRAM UTILIZATION TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WE'RE REMAINING FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. UM, THE BENEFIT OF THIS TRANSITION IS THAT HUD WILL PROVIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WITH A THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, BONUS FOR EACH OF THE EHV VOUCHERS CONVERTED TO HCV. SO, UM, SINCE WE ARE TRANSITIONING APPROXIMATELY 480, WE ESTIMATE THAT WE'LL RECEIVE 480,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UH, THAT WE CAN USE AS WE WOULD OUR NORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, WHICH IS OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFFING. UM, OVERALL IT'S A POSITIVE PROGRAM IMPACT, UH, FOR EHV HOUSEHOLDS. THEY WILL HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE HCV PROGRAM. UM, IT WILL REDUCE ANY DISRUPTION AS THE EHV FUNDING CONCLUDES, AND THOSE 480 HOUSEHOLDS WILL REMAIN ASSISTED THROUGH, UH, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER. UH, FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, IT LEVERAGES [00:20:01] INCREASED HUD FUNDING AND COST SAVING MEASURES. IT PRESERVES HOUSING STABILITY FOR OUR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, AND IT WILL PROVIDE US APPROXIMATELY 480,000 IN CONVERSION FUNDING SUPPORTING OUR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE HCV PROGRAM. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, TODAY YOU BRING GOOD NEWS IN THE AREA OF HOUSING, UM, THOSE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD LEAVE 500, UM, HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT RESOURCE TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN, UH, STABLY HOUSED. UM, YOU HAVE WORKED, UH, QUITE DILIGENTLY, UM, OVER THE LAST YEAR OR MORE TO ENSURE THAT THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WERE ABLE TO BE EITHER PORTED INTO OTHER SYSTEMS ABSORBED WITH OTHER, UM, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS. UM, AND THAT I WOULD SAY IS, IS GOOD NEWS, UM, AND IS SOMETHING THAT I'M PLEASED TO SEE BY THE TIME WE GET TO CHRISTMAS. UM, THESE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE SETTLED IN THEIR NEW ROUTINES, UM, REGARDING HOW THEY GET ASSISTANCE WITH, WITH RENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE? COUNCILWOMAN SORROW? YES. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION IF THAT CHANGES. UM, THE, THE LOCATION OF, UH, OR THE PREFERENCE OF LOCATION OF CHOICE FOR, UH, THE PERSON WITH A VOUCHER ON WHETHER, WHETHER THEY GET TO CHOOSE TO BE IN LONG BEACH OR A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTY? UH, NO, IT ACTUALLY BROADENS THEIR CHOICE BECAUSE EHV WHERE THEY NEEDED TO REMAIN IN OUR JURISDICTION, UH, THEY COULD PORT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE EHV FUNDING IS COMING TO A CLOSE. SO NOW, UH, AS THEY HOLD HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER, UM, THEY CAN PORT TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR THEY CAN REMAIN IN THE LONG BEACH JURISDICTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING WHAT WAS, YOU HAVE ONE? OH, NO, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT IT WAS WONDERFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS, UM, HOW NIMBLE OUR HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN, AND THEN THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO CONSERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY. SO I THINK IT WAS A, A GREAT HAIL MARY, UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OTHERS? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL, UH, TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CHAIR. HELLO? OH, SORRY. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CARLTON AND I'M COMMENTING ON ITEM TWO SIX DASH 5 6 0 39 REGARDING THE TRANSITION OF EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS TO HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS. MY HOUSEHOLD WAS APPROVED FOR AND ACTUALLY ISSUED A TWO BEDROOM EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER THROUGH H-A-C-L-B. WE FOUND A UNIT AT FOUR 12 17TH STREET AND AN OWNER'S PACKET WAS SUBMITTED APRIL 25TH, 2023. WE SPENT NEARLY THREE MONTHS IN HH HABS LEASE UP AND INSPECTION PROCESS. THE UNIT FAILED INSPECTION TWICE, AND THE THIRD INSPECTION WAS EXPECTED JULY 13TH, 2023. THAT DAY, AFTER LEARNING THAT THE OWNER WAS NO LONGER WILLING TO CORRECT THE FAILED INSPECTION ITEMS, WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED H-A-C-L-B AND REQUESTED ANOTHER, UH, OWNER'S PACKET SO THAT WE COULD APPLY ELSEWHERE AND CONTINUE USING OUR EHV. H-A-C-L-B RESPONDED TO US IN WRITING THAT BECAUSE THE OWNER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILED INSPECTION ITEMS, H-A-C-L-B WAS CANCELING THE OWNER'S PACKET AND COULD NOT ISSUE ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO LEASE ADDITIONAL EHP PARTICIPANTS DUE TO LACK OF PROGRAM FUNDING AND ALL AVAILABLE LEASES AND HAVE BEEN FILLED. THAT DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT. HBS WRITTEN RESPONSE SPECIFICALLY SAID IT WAS COUNSELING THE OWNER'S PACKET. IT DID NOT SAY IT WAS COUNSELING OUR EHV. IN THE SAME CORRESPONDENCE, HACL BS SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO REMAINING HOUSEHOLDS AS EHV HOLDERS STATING THAT ALL EHV HOLDERS WOULD BE REFERRED BACK TO THE LONG BEACH MULTI-SERVICE CENTER FOR OTHER POSSIBLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION. IDENTIFYING IDENTIFYING OF SUBSEQUENT ACTION THAT CHANGED MY HOUSEHOLD STATUS FROM AN EHP HOLDER IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. DID NOT ABANDON THE VOUCHER OR STOPPED SEARCHING FOR HOUSING. WHEN THE OWNER STOPPED COOPERATING, WE IMMEDIATELY ASKED H-A-C-L-B FOR ANOTHER OWNER'S PACKET BECAUSE WE WANTED TO CONTINUE USING OUR EHV. H-A-C-L-B TOLD US IT COULD NOT ISSUE ONE BECAUSE THE PROGRAM HAD REACHED ITS CAPACITY TODAY, H-A-C-L-B STATES THAT ALL [00:25:01] EHV HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER WAITING LIST AS PART OF THE CURRENT TRANSITION. SO MY QUESTION IS VERY SPECIFIC. IS MY HOUSEHOLD INCLUDED? AND IF NOT, WHEN WHEN DID H-L-C-L-B DETERMINE OUR HOUSEHOLD WAS NO LONGER AN EHB HOUSEHOLD OR EHB HOLDER? WHAT ACTION CHANGED THAT STATUS? HOW WERE WE NOTIFIED AND WHAT HUD REGULATION, HUD WAIVER PROVISION, OR H-A-C-L-B POLICY ESTABLISHES OUR THANK EXCLUSION TIME FROM THIS TRANSITION? I AM REQUESTING AN INDIVIDUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF OUR COMPLETE EHV FILE. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS ELAPSED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR YOUR COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON. OKAY? MM-HMM . YOU MAY BE SEATED. IS THERE NO WAY TO, SO WHAT WE'LL DO NOW IS THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO ARE HERE, UM, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU DIRECTLY, AND THEN BEFORE WE CLOSE TODAY'S MEETING, I'LL CHECK TO SEE, UM, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE FROM THE DAIS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY. MM-HMM . UM, SO AT THIS TIME, FIRST WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS SPOKEN WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH STAFF OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UH, REGARDING THAT SPECIFIC MATTER. UM, BUT I THINK THE MAIN QUESTION THAT I HAVE HERE, UM, WILL BE RELATED TO, UH, UNDERSTANDING IF ALL THOSE WHO WERE HOLDING, UM, THESE EMERGENCY VOUCHERS, UM, HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN TODAY'S REPORT. EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR, JUST A QUICK POINT OF ORDER. DO WE HAVE A QUORUM IF I LEAVE STILL? WE DO. OKAY. I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING AN APPLICANT FAMILY AND BEING A PARTICIPANT FAMILY. SO IF YOU HAVE A VOUCHER, UM, BUT YOU HAVE NOT LEASED UP AND YOU, AND YOU HAVEN'T USED THAT VOUCHER, AND WE REACHED CAPACITY, WHICH IS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH EHV. UM, WE ARE, WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO LEASE UP 582 AT THE TIME, SO WE HAD MORE VOUCHERS ON THE STREET SEARCHING. SO I, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THIS SITUATION, BUT IF THE VOUCHER WAS NEVER LEASED UP AND WE REACHED CAPACITY, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. I SEE. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I AM AWARE THAT WE OFTEN HAVE TO ISSUE MORE VOUCHERS, THEN WE HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WITH THE HOPES OF AS MANY FAMILIES, OR AT LEAST UP TO OUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY, HAVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AND IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO LEASE UP, THEN THAT VOUCHER IS NOT ACTUALLY A VOUCHER THAT IS BEING UTILIZED AND DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS OUR EMERGENCY VOUCHER HOLDINGS AS THE OVERALL POOL OF APPLICANTS. ALRIGHT. THAT IS, UM, HELPFUL INFORMATION TO HAVE IN OUR BACKGROUND. UM, AND WE'D, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REACH OUT TO THE SPECIFIC APPLICANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE THEM WITH, UM, HOUSING RESOURCES AND NAVIGATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME WE HAVE CLOSED ALL OF OUR ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR NON-AG AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT. DID YOU WANNA TAKE A VOTE CHAIR? OH, SORRY, WE DIDN'T TAKE A VOTE YET. OKAY. SORRY. UH, LET MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. . NO WORRIES. I'M SO FISHING. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, NOW MOVING TO, UH, NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD WISH TO COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK IT TAKES AND THERE'S A LOT OF IT TO DO AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WAS BLESSED BECAUSE I WAS JOINED [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] WITH MAYOR BASS, THE LA RIVER WALK AND MAYOR GARCIA AT THE TIME, THE LONG BEACH RIVER WALK REGARDING THE HOMELESS. I GOT TO KNOW THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER VERY WELL WORKING WITH MY CONSTITUENTS AND THEY'VE DONE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR THOSE THAT NEED BE. I'M ABLE TO DIRECT A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE HOMELESS NOW IN THE DIRECTION OF MULTI-SERVICE CENTER TO GET THE HOUSING. THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE TODAY. I CAME TO SUPPORT, I'M HERE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I WAS FRIDAY WITH THE GUYS PREPPING ALL DAY SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND YESTERDAY REGARDING OUR ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN BELMONT SHORE. I'LL BE SPEAKING [00:30:01] TODAY AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ONCE AGAIN, I'LL BE AT THE HARBOR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGAIN ON MONDAY, WORKING WITH THE PORT, WORKING WITH THOSE THAT OPERATE, NOT TO MENTION NAMES AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I'VE BEEN DIRECTED HERE TO SPEAK UP BY TODD, JAKE AND KELLY ARMSTRONG. OUR RESOURCES HAVE BEEN TAPPED TO THE MAX AND WE NOW ARE GONNA BE PROPOSING, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, WE'RE GONNA HAVE HOUSING. WE'RE LOSING SOON TO SEA RISE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. WE'RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF IT NOW BIG TIME. AND WE'RE GONNA BE PROPOSING WITH PACIFIC BARGE AND TOW TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL JETTY OUT HERE TO BLOCK THE WAVES FROM COMING ASHORE. EVERYONE LIKES IT, RESIDENTS AS WELL, SAVING US MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE'RE THROWN DOWN THE DRAIN RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT HERE TO SELL, JUST SERVE. SO I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND I WILL NOT BE MENTIONING ANY NAMES AT THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CAPTAIN TED, YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THIS MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.