* 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. [00:01:04] IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. IF DIALING IN, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE. NOW. FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 10 SPEAKERS, COMBINING BOTH IN PERSON AND ZOOM PARTICIPANTS. [00:14:47] HMM. [00:16:15] IF [00:16:15] THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. IF DIALING IN, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW. [00:20:04] OKAY. MME. CLARK, LOOKS LIKE WE, UH, WE'RE READY TO, UH, TO BEGIN, COUNCILWOMAN [CALL TO ORDER] DEHUS PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SUBINA. HERE, COUNCILWOMAN KERR. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN [ROLL CALL] SORROW. PRESENT VICE MAYOR RANGA. PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN THRESH ENUK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK OTI HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, PLEASE, UH, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANNA TAKE A, A MOMENT OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TODAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND IS THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF MY SON'S PASSING, DIED OF CANCER ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, AND IT'S ALSO THE, THE DATE THAT I FELL I, WITH MY, WITH MY STROKE. SO I'VE BEEN TO A FOUR YEAR SURVIVOR OF A STROKE, AND, UH, I, I FEEL REALLY BLESSED, UH, TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. SO, WITH THAT, UH, WHO'S GIVING THE FLAG NOTE HERE? COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN, PLEASE, PLEASE MEET US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. YES. AND THANK YOU, UH, VICE MAYOR, AND [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] JUST KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS, UH, ARE, UM, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN OUR HEARTS. UM, TODAY WE ARE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR EL NINO, AND I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND LET'S FOCUS ON PREPARATION AND SAFETY. AND I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST, BUT I ALSO REALIZE THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SITUATION. UM, I WANNA RECOGNIZE THOSE, UH, AFFECTED BY PAST INCIDENTS AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EVERYONE WHO KEEPS US SAFE. NOW, IF YOU ARE ABLE, STAND UP AND FACE THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. WE ARE ANTICIPATING WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LONG MEETING TODAY. SO, UH, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME AND WE MOVE A LITTLE, A LITTLE QUICKER THAN WE SHOULD, THAN WE NORMALLY DO. UH, TODAY WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS, AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WITH THE, UH, SEEDS OF RESILIENCE. ALLISON, PLEASE STAND BOARD. [ Seeds of Resilience] GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR IN CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALISON BOFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RANCHO LOS CERRITO, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT SEA'S RESILIENCE, THE STORY OF LONG BEACH WITH ME, WE HAVE THE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS OF THIS INITIATIVE. WE HAVE THE TEAT SOCIETY, RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH, THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH, AND ALSO THE LIBRARY OFFICES OF THE CITY IN RANCHO LOS CTOS. SEEDS RESILIENCE BEGAN AS AN IDEA WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO COMMEMORATE THE 200 HUNDRED AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES. WHILE DEEP DEEPENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED LONG BEACH. WE RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NATIONAL MILESTONE, WHILE ALSO KNOWING THAT 250 YEARS CANNOT ENCOMPASS THE FULL HISTORY OF THIS REGION. LONG BEFORE THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE GABRIELINO TONGA, LIVED AND STEWARDED THIS LAND ACROSS GENERATIONS. MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE MADE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOME SHAPING THIS REGION THROUGH MIGRATION, LABOR, CULTURE, AND CIVIC LIFE. WE WANTED THIS COMMEMORATION TO MAKE ROOM FOR THOSE HISTORIES. THE IDEA GREW THROUGH CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNERS ACROSS LONG BEACH AND BECAME A CITYWIDE COLLABORATION. YOU SEE TODAY. TOGETHER WE INVITED LOCAL ARTISTS AND STORYTELLERS TO SHARE THEIR HISTORIES AND CONNECTIONS TO LONG BEACH. WITH CITY FUNDING FOR THE MICROGRANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THESE IDEAS TO LIFE. TODAY, JUST OUTSIDE THESE CHAMBERS AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THEIR WORK THROUGH ART, PERFORMANCE, STORYTELLING, AND INTERACTIVE HISTORY PROJECTS. BUT CAESAR RESILIENCE HAS ALSO EXTENDED BEYOND A SINGLE EXHIBIT OR EVENT. IT HAS GIVEN US ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT [00:25:01] WHAT WE PRESERVE, WHAT WE CARRY FORWARD, AND WHAT WE LEAVE FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN MY, IN MY HASTE TOO. WE LONG, I FORGOT THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL, UH, MEETING TO, TO, UH, TO HELP THIS EVENING. WELL, BATTLE CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE, UH, THE, UH, INITIATE THE, UH, OPENING OF A SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM ONE REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER, RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE CITY MANAGER'S PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE MARIE AND THE IMMINENT AND APPROXIMATE THREAT TO SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY DUE TO THE DEVELOPING 20 26, 20 27 EL NINO EVENT AND WINTER STORM SEASON CITYWIDE. GOOD. THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION SECOND ON THIS ONE, PLEASE. OKAY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND WORK THROUGH THIS SPECIAL MEETING SO THAT WE'RE GOING CONTINUE ON WITH OUR AGENDA. UM, CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? YES, WE HAVE A VERBAL REPORT. UM, SO, UH, WE HAVE CALLED THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO REALLY ADDRESS, UH, THE CITY MANAGER'S PROCLAMATION OF, UH, LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE EL NINO AND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO BE A VERY IMPACTFUL STORM SEASON, UH, OVER THE NEXT, UH, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. I THINK WE SAW THE FIRST PART OF IT WITH HURRICANE MARIE, AND WE SAW THE DAMAGE THAT HAPPENED ALONG THE COAST. UH, BUT WE ARE EXPECTING THIS TO BE, UH, AN EMERGENCY THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE CITY. UH, WE ARE A CITY AT THE END OF TWO RIVERS THAT ARE THE FLOOD CONTROL FOR MOST OF THE CITIES NORTH OF US. UH, WE HAVE, UH, ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF, OF TREES AND, UH, AND STORM DRAINS AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT, UH, GET AFFECTED OR ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GET AFFECTED DURING AN EMERGENCY AND DURING A STORM. UH, LONG BEACH IS VERY PREPARED IN PRACTICE FOR THIS. UH, WE NORMALLY GO INTO, INTO OPERATIONAL PLANNING FOR STORMS, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING EL NINO TO BE BIGGER THAN WHAT WE'VE, UH, SEEN IN RIN. RECENT MEMORY, UH, COULD BE A LOT MORE STORM, IT COULD BE A LOT MORE RAIN, IT COULD BE A LOT OF FLOODING. UH, IT COULD ALSO BE, UH, DOWN POWER LINES, DOWN TREES, UH, LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUES, AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE. SO RECOGNIZING THAT, UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, BUSY AT WORK, UH, ON THE COASTAL AREAS, UH, PREPARING FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS. WE HAVE ANOTHER POTENTIAL HURRICANE POLO, UH, COMING THIS WEEKEND, COMING SPEC, UM, POTENTIALLY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WHICH WE'RE PREPARING FOR. BUT THIS DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY ALLOWS US TO LINE UP WITH THE STATE. UH, THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO DECLARED A, UH, A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP US WITH THE PERMITTING AND, AND STATE RESOURCES POTENTIALLY. AND THIS ALLOWS US TO NOW BE PREPARED AND, AND WORK, UH, UM, THROUGHOUT THE STORM SEASON. UH, WE WILL BE REPORTING BACK TO YOU, UM, UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE EVERY TWO WEEKS UNLESS YOU GIVE US A DIFFERENT CADENCE. SO WE'LL START WITH EVERY TWO WEEKS TO BEGIN WITH, UH, TO COME BACK AND GIVE YOU UPDATES ON WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE'VE SPENT, UM, HOW THE PLANNING IS GOING. UH, AND THEN, UM, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS IS IT ALLOWS US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE NIMBLE IN BRINGING ON CONTRACTS, UH, BRINGING ON, UM, PERSONNEL, UH, MOVING, UH, PERSONNEL TO WHERE WE NEED THEM, AND ALSO TO ASSIST, UH, TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER, UH, ENTITIES. UH, LASTLY, I DO WANNA SAY THAT, UM, WE DO NEED THE COMMUNITY'S HELP ON THIS AS WELL. UM, SO THE CITY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, BUT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND WE REALLY NEED EVERYBODY TO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. THE TIME TO PREPARE IS NOW NOT WHEN IT STARTS RAINING, NOT WHEN WATER COMES CLOSE TO YOUR HOME. UH, GO GET SANDBAGS, HAVE A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN, GET FIVE DAYS OF, UH, OF PROVISIONS THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN BE SELF-SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE DAYS, SIGN UP FOR ALERT LONG BEACH. SO PLEASE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NOT JUST IN THE COASTAL AREAS, UH, AS, UH, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR HELP, UH, TO GET THROUGH THIS, UH, UH, WHAT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS STORM SEASON. UH, THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. UH, JUST AN IMPORTANT NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, PREPARATION FOR FUTURE EVENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO WE ARE PREPARED NOW. WE'LL BE BETTER ABLE IN THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY EMERGENCY THAT COMES FORWARD TO US. UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? TONY AND COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SONY? NO, I, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE OUR, UM, UH, OUR PREPAREDNESS FOR THIS, RIGHT? THINKING AHEAD OF TIME OF WHAT WE MIGHT NEED. UM, AND SO I APPRECIATE THE CITY AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, UM, FOR TAKING THIS STEP, UH, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO PROTECT, UH, THE CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUNGAN. YES, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE CITY MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS LOCAL EMERGENCY DEC DECLARATION. NOW, RATHER THAN WAITING, UH, UNTIL HURRICANE [00:30:01] POLOS ON OUR FRONT DOOR, AT OUR FRONT DOOR, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT EL NINO CAN BRING. UM, NOAH CURRENTLY SAYS THERE'S GREATER THAN 90% CHANCE OF A VERY STRONG EL NINO THIS FALL AND WINTER, AND A 75% CHANCE THAT IT REACHES HISTORIC STRENGTH WITH THE GOVERNOR DECLARING THE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY YESTERDAY, UH, TO BEGIN STAGING RESOURCES AND PREPARING COMMUNITIES BEFORE S SEVERE WEATHER INTENSIFIES. I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT SEGUE FOR US TO, TO DO THE SAME. UM, SO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. OUR PENINSULA COMMUNITY TOOK THE BRUNT OF HURRICANE MARIE AND I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE AGAIN, THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK SO HARD AROUND THE CLOCK TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. OUR MARINE BUREAU MAINTENANCE CREWS WORKED SHIFTS OF 12 HOURS AND 16 HOURS FOR DAYS AND DAYS, AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING. NOW, I ALSO WANNA THANK OUR LIFEGUARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC WORKS CREWS, AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHAT WE SAW DURING HURRICANE MARIE, THAT WAS NOT A NORMAL COASTAL STORM, AND IN TWO DAYS PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA BEACH, IT DROPPED BY MORE THAN EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT. THAT'S MASSIVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME BEACHES LOST HUNDREDS OF FEET OF WIDTH. UH, WE LOST SO MUCH ON OUR BEACHES. WE HAD TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK, AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, MORE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER THREAT. MORE THAN HALF A MILE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE BEACH, UH, AND BOARDWALK USED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH IS NOW DAMAGED. INACCESSIBLE, OR VULNERABLE PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER TO USE OUR BEACHES AND USE OUR BOARDWALK. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. FIRST, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS? AND I KNOW THAT, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. SECOND, WHAT DOES PROTECTING OUR COASTLINE LOOK LIKE OVER THE NEXT 10, 20, AND 30 YEARS? THE CITY ALREADY HAS LONGER TERM CONCEPTS IN DESIGN THAT WOULD RESTORE HABITAT ALTERED OVER GENERATIONS BY JETTYS CHANNELIZATION OF THE LOS ANGELES AND ST. GABRIEL RIVERS PORT ACTIVITY AND OIL PRODUCTION. RESTORING DUNES HABITAT AND OTHER NATURAL COASTAL SYSTEMS PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC ACCESS BENEFIT WITH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF PROVIDING MORE PROTECTION FOR THE PENINSULA. BUT THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO TAKE TIME RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO NEED THE FLEXIBILITY TO ACT QUICKLY. WHEN CONDITIONS CHANGE ALONG THE COAST, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH TIDES, EROSION, AND WAVE EVENTS. CITYWIDE, CITYWIDE. OUR CONCERNS THIS WINTER WILL BE MAJOR RAIN EVENTS, OVERWHELMING STORM DRAINS, FLOODING STREETS, BRINGING DOWN TREES, DISRUPTING POWER, AND CREATING EMERGENCIES ACROSS LONG BEACH AT THE SA. SAME TIME, THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT DECLARING THE EMERGENCY BEFORE THOSE IMPACTS OCCUR. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE, WE NEED TO ACTIVATE EMERGENCY POWERS AND SPIN DOWN RESOURCES, BUT WE NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE HURRICANE ACTIVITY IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH HURRICANE POLO, POSSIBLY GENERATING LARGE SOUTHERN SWELLS THAT COULD THREATEN OUR PENINSULA COMMUNITY AND OUR COASTLINE. AGAIN, THERE ARE A LOT OF VARIABLES FOR IT TO SEE THE EFFECT LIKE WE SAW WITH HURRICANE MARIE, BUT WE NEED TO BE READY. THE STATE'S DECLARATION EMPHASIZES STAGING RESOURCES, FAST TRACKING, PREPAREDNESS WORK, AND REDUCING DELAYS BEFORE S SEVERE WEATHER ARRIVES. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT LONG BEACH NEEDS TO DO. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THE THREAT OF LARGE SWELLS FROM THE SOUTH DROP AND THE THREAT OF MAJOR RAIN EVENTS AND KING TIDES INCREASE, HURRICANE MARIE SHOWED US HOW QUICKLY CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE AND HOW MUCH IS AT RISK. SO THIS DECLARATION GIVES OUR CITY THE ABILITY TO PREPARE EARLIER, COORDINATE WITH THE STATE AND REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND MOVE RESOURCES MORE QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED. SO [00:35:01] AGAIN, I SUPPORT THIS DECLARATION AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING TO PREPARE LONG BEACH FOR WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE A VERY CHALLENGING WINTER. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. YES. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, I WANNA THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR TAKING THIS SO SERIOUSLY. AND ALSO A BIG THANKS TO COUNCILMAN DUGGAN. UM, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE BEEN ADVOCATING STRONGLY TO GET THIS DONE. UM, WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PENINSULA RECENTLY WITH EL NINO, AND WE KNOW THAT THE IMPACTS COULD BE MUCH GREATER, UH, IN, UH, MY DISTRICT, WE SAW THE FLOODING OF THE BEACH PARKING LOT. WE SAW WATER, UH, COMING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE B BEACH PASS. UM, AND SEVERAL OF THE HIGH RISES ARE ALSO, UH, ARE, ARE SUBJECT TO ALL THAT FLOODING. SO THERE'S JUST, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ISSUES TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. SO THIS LOCAL EMERGENCY WILL GIVE US THE TOOLS AND THE FLEXIBILITY, UM, AS THEY COME. AND I'M COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT RESOURCES GO WHERE THEY'RE, WHERE THEY'RE MOST NEEDED. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE. UM, I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS DECLARATION AND A VERY, UH, VERY SUPPORTIVE AND THANKFUL OF EVERYONE, UM, WHO'S GONNA BE WORKING SO HARD IN THE FUTURE TO KEEP, UM, OUR RESIDENTS SAFE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER KER. YES. THANK YOU. UM, AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COMMENTS ALREADY. I WANNA THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR, UH, NUMBER ONE, TAKING THIS SO SERIOUSLY, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER PATTERN ALSO IMPACT OUR INLAND AND LOWER LYING NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE CITY. WE ALL KNOW STREETS THAT FLOOD WHEN WE HAVE A BIG STORM. UM, SOMETIMES WE MAKE LIGHT OF IT THAT THERE'S A KAYAK IN THE STREET OR A SKIM BOARD OR SOME OF THOSE WHEN WE GET AN OFF STORM, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING AND DAMAGE. UM, SO PREPARING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, YES, ABSOLUTELY ALONG THE COAST AND ALL OF THAT. I AGREE WITH ALL OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS INLAND THAT CAN BE GREATLY IMPACTED. SO, BEING PREPARED FOR WATER INTRUSION IN OUR STREETS, OUR GUTTERS, OUR ALLEYWAYS INTO OUR GARAGES, UM, UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURES. WE KNOW, UH, IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WHEN WE HAVE A BIG STORM THAT WE FLOOD UP OVER THE PARKWAY AND UP TO SCHOOL ENTRANCES AS WELL, AND WORKING WITH OUR EDUCATION PARTNERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS SAFE ACCESS, UM, AND THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY WITHIN THIS EMERGENCY TO WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PREPARE, UM, AND GET THEM READY AS WELL. SO, I APPRECIATE THE FORETHOUGHT AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE WILL, UM, HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS EARLY TO PREPARE AS MANY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? NONE THINK I WILL. COUNCILMAN MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION FROM A LOBBY BEACH GIVES. THANK YOU. THANK [ Long Beach Gives] YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY WHO'S OUT HERE TONIGHT, AND OUR SUPPORTERS AND EVERYONE OUT HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS CARRIE ALDRIDGE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF LONG BEACH GIVES, AND WE ARE IN SEPTEMBER AND HERE IN LONG BEACH. SEPTEMBER IS FOR ONE THING, AND THAT IS FORGIVING. SO WE ARE BACK FOR AN EIGHTH YEAR AS LONG BEACH GIVES. LONG BEACH IS OUR LONG BEACH GIVES OUR CITYWIDE ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO BUILD AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR NONPROFITS WHO SERVE LONG BEACH EVERY DAY. THE CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM, AND IT IS CULMINATING THIS THURSDAY ON LONG BEACH GIVES DAY SEPTEMBER 24TH. THIS YEAR, YOU'LL FIND 303 NONPROFITS WHO ARE RUNNING A CAMPAIGN ON LONG BEACH GIVES.ORG. AND AS OF THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE ALREADY RAISED OVER $1 MILLION FOR THOSE 303 NONPROFITS. YOU CAN GO TO LONG BEACH GIVES ANY TIME OF YEAR, AND YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THESE NONPROFITS. THEY CA THEY CARRY 16 DIFFERENT CAUSE CATEGORIES. THESE NONPROFITS SHARE THEIR MISSIONS, THEIR STORIES, AND SUPPORTERS RIGHT THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN DONATE AND HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR YEAR-ROUND IMPACT. SINCE 2019, THIS COLLABORATION OF NONPROFITS HAS RAISED INCLUDING THE MILLION SO FAR, OVER $14 MILLION THAT HAVE GONE DIRECTLY BACK TO THE CITIZENS OF LONG BEACH. WE CONTINUE TO BREAK RECORDS THIS YEAR WITH FUNDING UNCERTAINTIES, [00:40:01] WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEEDING MORE SERVICES NOW THAN EVER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RAISING MORE FOR OUR NONPROFITS THAN EVER BEFORE. I AM HERE WITH OUR AMAZING NONPROFIT COMMUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY WIDE MOVEMENT AND TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING LONG BEACH GIVES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE ROLE THAT THE NONPROFITS PLAY IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF OUR CITY. LONG BEACH GIVES IS NOT ONLY ABOUT RAISING FUNDS, BUT IT IS ABOUT BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, A SUSTAINABLE NONPROFIT SECTOR FOR OUR CITY FOR YEARS TO COME. IF WE WANT STRONG NONPROFITS IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, WE HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT TO INDIVIDUAL DONATE ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TOGETHER. THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS COLLABORATION OUTSIDE HERE TONIGHT. I HOPE YOU GUYS ALL SAW IT. EACH YEAR, LONG BEACH GIVES ORGANIZES FROM ACROSS LONG BEACH ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS LONG BEACH COME TOGETHER. THEY SHARE RESOURCES, THEY SHARE AUDIENCES, STORIES AND IDEAS. THEY ARE NOT COMPETING FOR ATTENTION. THEY'RE CREATING SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES. TOGETHER. THIS IS ONE OF THE PILLARS THAT LONG BEACH GIVES WAS BUILT ON. YES, WE RAISE MONEY, BUT THE BIGGER GOAL IS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE NONPROFIT FOR OUR, FOR OUR LONG BEACH. WE SHARE OUR SPACES, WE COLLABORATE WITH BUSINESSES, WE ENCOURAGE PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CURRENTLY TODAY, THERE ARE ALMOST 900 INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISERS OR TEAMS ACROSS THE CITY. RAISING MONEY FOR NONPROFITS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN LONG BEACH GIVES IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET EACH OTHER, TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND TO COLLABORATE. AND BECAUSE SUSTAINABILITY ISN'T JUST ONE DONOR, ONE GRANT, ONE BUSINESS, OR ONE CAMPAIGN, IT IS CREATED BY A NETWORK. AND WHEN THESE NETWORKS ARE STRONG, NONPROFITS ARE STRONGER. AND WHEN NONPROFITS ARE STRONGER, THE SAFETY NET OF OUR CITY IS STRONGER. THESE ORGANIZATIONS FEED OUR NEIGHBORS. THEY MENTOR OUR CHILDREN, THEY CARE FOR OUR SENIORS, SUPPORT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, PROTECT ANIMALS, CREATE OUR, PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND STEP UP DURING SOME OF THE HARDEST TIMES IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE THE SAFETY NET UNTIL WE REALLY NEED IT, BUT IT IS HERE IN OUR CITY DOING THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET INVOLVED, INTRODUCE A NONPROFIT TO A BUSINESS, SHARE THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR DISTRICT, WHICH I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE, THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS. AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX OF YOU PUT OUT SPREADING THE NONPROFIT'S WORD, AND WE DO APPRECIATE IT. INVITE THE ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TABLE TO THE DISCUSSION. THEY'RE THE ONES ON THE STREETS. LONG BEACH GIVES MAY BRING US TOGETHER FOR ONE WEEK, BUT THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE BUILD HAVE AND WILL STRENGTHEN OUR NONPROFITS AND OUR CITY FOR YEARS TO COME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN THIS WORK. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR NONPROFITS, AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US BUILD A STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH. NOW WE'RE GONNA GO RAISE $3 MILLION FOR NONPROFITS IN 2026. ALRIGHT, LORD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT TO, TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE MAKING QUITE A BIT OF PROGRESS ALREADY IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE'RE GOING FULL FOR FULL FORWARD, UH, WITH MORE FUNDRAISING IN THE JAPAN IN THE FUTURE. AND A SPECIAL REQUEST TO TAKE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH LONG BEACH CARES AS WELL AS WITH NO RESILIENCE. SO YOU CAN PLEASE MEET THE CITY COUNCIL UP FRONT. WE, WE MORE HAVING ACCOMMO, EVERYONE, EVERYONE WANT, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE STAND. I DON'T KNOW. WELL, YOU, YOU I GO FORWARD. BUT [00:47:12] IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE ON THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM IS, UH, CITY MANAGER FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MUS. [ Employee of the Month] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY, UM, EVERY, EXCUSE ME, MR. MAYOR, MR. VICE MAYOR. WE'RE HAVING DISRUPTIONS. I CAN'T SPEAK IF I'M GONNA BE BOOED OR HAVING DISRUPTIONS. I CAN'T SPEAK IF I WANNA BE BOOED. THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING TO THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, SO WE GET TO DO THIS, UM, EVERY COUPLE MONTHS TO HONOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US. THEY'RE THE ONES OUT THERE DOING THE REALLY HARD WORK, UH, THAT, UH, ALLOWS, UH, THIS BODY TO SET POLICY AND, AND US TO IMPLEMENT THAT ON YOUR BEHALF. AND SO, UH, WE DO WANT TO GO THROUGH THE, UM, UH, THE, UH, VARIOUS ONES FROM JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST AND, UM, AND SEPTEMBER AS WELL. SO I'LL READ A BRIEF BIO OF EACH ONE. WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO. AND SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR DEPARTMENT, UH, UH, OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR JUNE. THIS GOES TO, UH, THE ONE, THE ONLY BILL PITTMAN, OUR SENIOR ENGINEERING TECH TWO IN PUBLIC WORKS. THIS RECOGNITION IS PRESENTED IN ANTICIPATION OR APPRECIATION OF BILL'S EXCELLENCE. OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND ITS RESIDENTS, BILL HAS CONSISTENTLY WORN SO MANY HATS DURING HIS TENURE. HE CURRENTLY SUPERVISES PLANNING AND ENTITLEMENT TEAM OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, OVERSEEING PROJECT REVIEWS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. HE ALSO SERVES AS THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY SPECIALIST AND CITYWIDE AUTHORITY ON PROPERTY LINES AND BOUNDARIES, PROVIDING FINDINGS RELIED ON BY THE CITY'S LEGAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS. TO SAY BILL IS A HIGH VALUE ASSET TO THE CITY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AND LET'S HONOR BILL 25. 25. WE JUST DID 25. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BILL. APPRECIATE. NEXT UP, UH, FROM OUR AIRPORT DEPARTMENT IS CLERK TYPIST THREE, CELESTE, CELESTE, OPI, ANA. UM, CELESTE DEMONSTRATES OUTSTANDING SUPPORT, UH, TO THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT. SHE'S BEEN WITH LGB SINCE 2017, [00:50:01] HAVING PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN MARKETING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT AS A CLERK TYPIST IN OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, CELESTE SERVES AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE FOUNDATION FOR THE AIRPORT'S COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, HANDLING PROCUREMENT FOR VENDORS AND MANAGING, UH, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLIES FOR EVENTS HER CAN-DO. SPIRIT AND PASSION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE BOLSTERS THE AIRPORT'S MISSION OF CONNECTING WITH AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING CELESTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP FROM OUR LIBRARY ARTS AND CULTURE, UH, DEPARTMENT, UNFORTUNATELY, SHE COULD NOT BE ATTENDING. TODAY IS EILEEN HUNTER, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST. THREE. EILEEN IS AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SERVED WITH THE CITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SHE MANAGES THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET, FINANCES, GRANTS, AND FACILITY NEEDS ACROSS ALL 12 LOCATIONS. SHE ALSO SUPERVISES THE MAINTENANCE TEAM, SUPPORTS THE HR SAFETY OFFICER, AND RESPONDS TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. EILEEN JUGGLES HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITH PROFESSIONALISM, POSITIVITY, AND A STELLAR WORK ETHIC BEYOND HER DAILY WORK. SHE VOLUNTEERS AS TREASURER FOR THE LIBRARY STAFF ASSOCIATION AND LEADS ADMINIS, UH, ADMINISTRATION'S MONTHLY BOOK CLUB. WITH HER FANTASTIC SENSE OF HUMOR AND GENUINE CARE FOR COWORKERS. EILEEN EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. CONGRATS TO EILEEN. NEXT UP FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL ANGELA SAMOA. ANGELA HAS SERVED WITH THE LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2017 AND WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL IN 2023, COMING FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL. IN HER CURRENT ROLE, ANGELA SERVES AS A CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS COUPA, UH, ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. ANGELA SUPERVISES TRAINS AND COORDINATES COUPA OPERATIONS AND FIRE PREVENTION PERSONNEL, CONTINUALLY IMPROVING PROCESSES, STREAMLINING OPERATIONS AND ENHANCING CUSTOMER SERVICE. KNOWN FOR HER STRONG LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND COMMITMENT TO MENTORING STAFF. SHE IS A TRUSTED LEADER WITHIN THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU. HER DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING BOTH HER TEAM AND COMMUNITY MAKE HER ESPECIALLY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION. LET'S, UH, THANK ANGELA. THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ON THE SWORN SIDE IS FIRE CAPTAIN JACOB ATWOOD. CAPTAIN JAKE ATWOOD BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS A HARBOR PATROL OFFICER IN 1998, BEFORE BECOMING A LONG BEACH FIREFIGHTER IN 2002. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS, UH, SERVED AS THE FIREFIGHTER, FIRE ENGINEER AND FIRE CAPTAIN CONSIST CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATING PROFESSIONALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND DEDICATION. AS FIRE CAPTAIN OF FLEET SERVICES, JAKE OVERSEES FLEET OPERATIONS, ENSURING EMERGENCY VEHICLES REMAIN SAFE, RELIABLE, AND MISSION READY. HE ALSO LEADS THE ENGINEERS ACADEMY MENTORING AND DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS. HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING OPERATIONS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD. CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPTAIN ATWOOD ON BEING NAMED SWORN CITY MANAGER, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. AND HIS DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING BOTH HIS TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY MAKE HIM EXCEPTIONALLY DESERVING OF HIS RECOGNITION. LET'S BRING UP JAKE. APPRECIATE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP FOR AUGUST [00:55:01] IS PARKS REC AND MARINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT HILTON REYNOLDS. HILTON CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND COORDINATING COMPLEX PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE IN OUR LONG BEACH. MARINAS A MASTER AT MULTITASKING AND PRIORITIZING HIS WORKLOAD. HE FOSTERS EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CITY STAFF, CONTRACTORS AND MARINA CUSTOMERS. HIS FORWARD THINKING APPROACH AND METICULOUS NATURE HELPS PREVENT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARISE WITH HIS POSITIVE DEMEANOR, EFFICIENCY, AND DEDICATION. HILTON IS A TRUE TEAM PLAYER WHO HELPS THE PRM MAINTENANCE BUREAU COMPLETE PROJECTS THAT ELEVATE THE MARINA EXPERIENCE. HE'S A PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER AND DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR CITY. WELCOME UP HILTON. AND OUR LAST TWO ARE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. UH, UH, THE NEXT STEP IS HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SECRETARY PATRICIA LOPEZ. OUR HR TEAM IS IN THE HOUSE. ALL RIGHT. PATRICIA DOES AN AMAZING JOB IN HER POSITION AND GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SUPPORTING, UH, THE CHIEF AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS, ENSURING WE MAN, UH, MAIN MANAGE A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTATION. HER EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT FOR THE LABOR RELATIONS TEAM, DEDICATION AND RELIABILITY MAKES HER A STANDOUT EMPLOYEE. SHE TAKES INITIATIVE, MANAGES ALL OF HER ASSIGNED TASKS METICULOUSLY AND CONTINUES TO SEEK OUT WAYS TO SUPPORT AND BE HELPFUL TO THE TEAM. PATRICIA IMPRESSES US EVERY DAY WITH THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT MANAGES AN ENORMOUS VOLUME OF DEADLINE DRIVEN WORK AND REQUIRES ENGAGING WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. SHE DOES IT ALL WITHOUT HESITATION, A SMILE ON HER FACE AND SUPPORTS US WITH CAFFEINE AND KINDNESS WHEN WE NEED IT THE MOST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PATRICIA. THANK YOU, CONGRAT. AND OUR LAST RECOGNITION IS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, ACTING EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT PATTY ACORN. PATTY CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR'S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AKA, THE KNOWER AND DOER OF ALL THINGS. UH, WHILE CONTINUING TO MANAGE MANY OF HER PREVIOUS DUTIES, SHE MANAGES AN INCREDIBLY BUSY SCHEDULE AND NAVIGATES SIGNATURE AND DOCUMENT REVIEW FOR COMMISSIONS, CITY COUNCIL, CONTRACT, LEGAL, ESCROW, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. PATTY ALSO HANDLES HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, WORKING WITH THE REQUESTERS, WHO OFTEN NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, EVEN WHEN FACED WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS OR PERSONALITIES. SHE REMAINS CALM, KIND, AND EFFECTIVE. SHE ALSO HAS SUPPORTED THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM WITH REIMBURSEMENTS, PURCHASES, AND ACCOUNTING NEEDS. AND WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS, PATTY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. UH, EARNING HER REPUTATION AS THE OFFICE. MACGYVER WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, HER EMPATHY, PERSEVERANCE, AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS KEEPS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK, ALWAYS WITH A KINDNESS AND A SMILE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LET'S BRING UP PATTY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR EMPLOYEES REALLY APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THEY DO, AND, UH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM ON, UH, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO. I KNOW THIS TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT WE DO IT RATHER THAN EVERY MONTH WE BUNDLE IT. SO WE COME TO YOU, UH, ONCE ABOUT EVERY FOUR MONTHS AND TAKE THE TIME TO HONOR THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. SO APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UH, LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARDEES FOR THIS MONTH. EMPLOYEES, UH, WE WANT TO, WE DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. UH, AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO ALSO, UH, WE CAN, WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE SPECIAL MEETING AND TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR AGENDA, OUR REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. THERE IS NO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. OKAY, MS. REPORTS THERE ARE, AGAIN, GIVE IT A FEW SECONDS TO HAVE PEOPLE CLEAR OUT THE ROOM. [01:00:16] OKAY, MOVING ON WITH THE AGENDA. WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM 17. UH, SO LET'S TAKE A ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH 21 WITH THE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 17. UH, ALSO APPOINT, I'M ALSO WEIS [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 21.)] MAYOR. I'M GONNA PULL, UH, 10 AS WELL. OH, ITEM 10. OKAY, ITEM 10. BEFORE WE TAKE THE MOTIVE, FORGOT ABOUT WE HAVE, UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WILL SAM WISE, GAJI AND FB PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN AND BE PREPARED FOR YOUR TIME, SAM WISE AND FB. AND WE ALSO NEED A MOTION, A SECOND ON CONSENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A VERSION, A MOTION AND SECOND MOVE FORWARD. WILL SPEAKERS PLEASE STEP UP. OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, F**K ICE, F**K ISRAEL FREE PALESTINE. AND, UH, BEFORE I GET, BEFORE I GET KICKED OFF THE PODIUM FOR BEING OFF TOPIC, LET'S DO SOME CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS. SO ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR ALL KIND OF BEGIN THE SAME WAY. INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT BY VARYING DEGREES OF MONEY. SO THEY'RE ALL ABOUT INCREASING APPROPRIATION SPECIFICALLY FOR DISTRICTS 3, 5, 8, AND SEVEN. SO THIS MEANS THE MONEY IS GONNA BE INCREASED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THAT IT'S FUNDS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED TO THESE SPECIFIC DISTRICTS. LIKE, IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS? 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE, UH, TRANSPARENCY SHOULD INCLUDE THESE PROPOSALS BEING MORE COMPREHENSIVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SO YEAH, JUST IF SOMEBODY COULD EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE HELL ANY OF THESE AGENDA ITEMS ACTUALLY MEAN, OR MAYBE IT'S JUST ME. LIKE MAYBE I'M JUST, I LITERATE. SO MAYBE WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAM. AND WHILE YOU'RE EXPLAINING THAT, GO AHEAD AND ALSO EXPLAIN WHAT APPROVE THE MINUTES ACTUALLY MEANS. THIS SEEMS TO COME UP OVER AND OVER, LIKE WE'RE APPROVING OF WHAT, WHICH MINUTES DOES THIS INCLUDE MINUTES SPENT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SHUFFLE DOWN OFF THEIR THRONES FOR A PHOTO OP? SOMETHING THAT THEY VERY EASILY COULD DO OUTSIDE OF MEETING TIME. UH, CAN LIKE THE, THESE, THOSE MINUTES. OOP, THE MINUTES FROM NOT ALLOWED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IS A REMINDER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS. YES, . SORRY, I GOT DISRUPTED FOR A MINUTE. SO I GOT THROWN OFF FROM WHAT I WAS SAYING. UM, CAN THOSE MINUTES BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TIME THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASKING THEIR REDUNDANT QUESTIONS AND THANKING EACH OTHER FOR ASKING QUESTIONS? SO JUMPING BACK TO ONE THROUGH FOUR, UM, IF THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT NEEDS FUNDS, WHY DOESN'T IT JUST COME FROM TOM MOCA'S $380,000 A YEAR SALARY? 400,000. 400,000. HMM. , I DID HEAR A COMMENT ON THE HOT MIC LAST TIME THAT THIS COUNCIL CANNOT BE REMINDED ENOUGH HOW MUCH TOM OA MAKES. AND I AGREE YOU CANNOT BE REMINDED ENOUGH BECAUSE IT IS INSANE THAT AN UNELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS MAKING THAT MUCH MONEY. AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE OF THIS CITY AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR OUR BUDGET. LIKE, THAT'S F*****G INSANE. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. SO F**K IS REAL. ALRIGHT. F**K ICE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WHITE SUPREMACIST. AND TOM MOCA THE LEADER. ALL I, ALL I SEE ON THE, UH, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS JUST ANOTHER CON CONDENSED CONSENT CALENDAR WITH LARGE SUM SUMS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS BEING MOVED AROUND BY TOM MOCA AND HIS FRIENDS, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, WITH ZERO TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC. UH, WE ALL SAW HOW YOU ALL FUMBLED THE CITY'S BUDGET. AND NOW YOU WANT US TO BELIEVE ONCE AGAIN THAT [01:05:01] YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, APPROVE MINUTES. LIKE OUR FRIEND HERE WAS, UH, MENTIONING, UM, SOME LARGE SUMS OF MONEY THAT THE CITY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU BREAK IT DOWN BECAUSE YOU WON'T, YOU WON'T GIVE US THAT INFORMATION. UM, SHAME ON YOU. YOU WORTHLESS PIECES OF S**T. YOU WILL CONTINUE WLY BE SPOKEN TO THIS WAY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT STUPID. WE KNOW THAT YOU DON'T LISTEN TO US. WE CAN UH, WE CAN SEE THAT BY THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TAKE. AND I'M SORRY THAT, UH, EXPLETIVES OFFEND YOU. AND A FUMBLED CITY BUDGET DOES NOT F**K YOU ALL. FREE PALESTINE AND F**K ISRAEL PIECES OF S**T. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT. OKAY, TAKE A VOTE FROM ITEMS ONE THROUGH 21 AND MINUS ITEM 17 AND MANAGE 10. COUNCILMAN DEHA. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 10, PLEASE. UH, THIS IS, UH, MEMBER ALLEN. ITEM 10 IS A REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO AMEND A CONTRACT WITH MEET LONG BEACH TO PROVIDE A MARKETING PROGRAM FOR CONVENTIONS AND TOURISM SUPPORT, [10. 26-56086 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36740 with Visit Long Beach, Inc., dba Meet Long Beach, of Long Beach, CA, a California non-profit corporation, to provide the City of Long Beach with a marketing program for conventions and tourism, support economic development initiatives that position the City of Long Beach as a destination for entertainment, sports, and tourism, and support small businesses, to increase the contract amount by $230,434, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $4,839,110, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: City Manager         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT POSITION THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS A DESTINATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND TOURISM AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES FOR A REVISED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 4,839,110 CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, ED, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. UM, FOR, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW MUCH MONEY IS COMING FROM THE SAP FUNDS VERSUS THAILAND FUNDS? CAN WE GET A SECOND BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? CAN I HAVE A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I CAN TAKE A VERBAL THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, SORRY ABOUT THAT VICE MAYOR. IT'S OKAY. GO AHEAD. HI, YES, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT. SO THE, UH, TOTAL BREAKDOWN IS 4,524 $110 FROM SAP AND 315,000 FROM TIDELANDS, FOUR MILLION FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR $110. SO $4,524,110 IN SAP AND 315,000 FROM TIDELANDS. OKAY. 315,000 FROM TIDELANDS. OKAY. AND IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE AMENDING THIS CONTRACT? IN FY 25? WE INCLUDED A 5% STRUCTURAL INCREASE TO THE MEET LONG BEACH'S, UH, ANNUAL BUDGET. AND SO THIS IS WHAT THAT IS REFLECTING. WE DID COME BACK TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM AND WE CHANGED AND WE UPDATED SOME OF THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE. UM, HOWEVER, WE DID NOT TRUE UP TO ACCOUNT FOR THE 5% STRUCTURAL THAT CITY COUNCIL HAD APPROVED. SO WE NEEDED TO COME BACK AND MAKE THAT, UH, I GUESS ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO GET THEM UP TO WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THEIR TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . UM, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. UM, I ALSO, I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IS THE, UM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE, EXACTLY WHAT THE FUNDING IS TENDED IS IT IS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR? OH, THE 5% IS JUST TO, IN FY 25 WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR ONGOING INCREASE OPERATIONAL COSTS. 'CAUSE I HAD NOT HAD AN INCREASE OF THEIR CONTRACT IN MANY YEARS. UM, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID, WE HAD CHALLENGES WITH BUDGETING OR WITH INCOMING SAP FUNDS, UM, DUE TO COVID IMPACTS. AND SO WE SAW FY 25 AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE, UM, AN INCREASE INTO THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR OPERATIONAL INCREASES AS WE SEE EVEN WITH OUR OWN BUDGET TODAY. OKAY, GOOD. I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO, THAT'S OKAY. . UM, AND THEN, UM, IS THIS, UH, IS THIS, SOME OF THIS MONEY GONNA BE USED FOR, UH, THE VIBE CITY BRANDING? SO THIS IS GOING TOWARD THEIR OPERATIONAL BUDGET, WHICH DOES INCLUDE HOWEVER THEY CHOOSE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO MARKETING AND ATTRACTION FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UH, WE DO NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY, OR WE DO NOT OVERSEE HOW THEY ALLOCATE WITHIN THEIR BUDGET. IT COULD BE USED TO, UH, PROMOTE VIBE CITY, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN COMPLETE. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, COULD YOU CLARIFY, IS THE VIBE CITY, IS THAT A TOURISM BRANDING OR A CITY BRANDING? YES, IT IS INTENDED FOR TOURISM AND ATTRACTION OF EVENTS, TOURISTS, UM, MUSICAL FESTIVALS, THAT SORT OF THING TO VISITORS TO LONG BEACH. OKAY. GREAT. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL. NO COMMENT. NO COMMENT. OKAY. ITEM, UH, ITEM 17, [01:10:02] WE NEED TO VOTE ON, OH, NEED, DO WE NEED COME COMMENT ON THIS FIRST? UH, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. THEN WE CAN THINK ABOUT, GO AHEAD. ITEM 17, ITEM 10. THIS IS ITEM 10. ITEM 10. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE GO TO ITEM 17. ITEM 17, REPORT FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE APPLICATION OF SEVEN HEIGHTS BEER AND WINE MARKET FOR AN ORIGINAL APPLICATION OF AN A, [17. 26-56093 Recommendation to receive and file the application of 7 Heights, Inc., dba 7 Heights Beer and Wine Market, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 2001 East South Street, and determine that the application serves the public convenience and necessity. (District 9) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: Police Department         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] B, C LICENSE AT 2 0 0 1 EAST SOUTH STREET. AND DETERMINE THAT THE APPLICATION SERVES THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. DISTRICT NINE. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOONI. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY IN, IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF REGARDING THE ORIGINAL TYPE 20 ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION FOR SEVEN HEIGHTS BEER AND WINE MARKET AT 2001 EAST SOUTH STREET. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BEFORE US ASK THIS COUNCIL DETERMINED THAT ISSUE AND THE LICENSE SERVES THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE THAT ADDING ANOTHER ALCOHOL LICENSE AT THIS LOCATION OR TRANSITIONING ONE SERVES A PUBLIC NECESSITY IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS ALREADY INUNDATED WITH LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS. NORTH LONG BEACH AND DISTRICT NINE ARE SEVERELY OVERSATURATED WITH ALCOHOL OUTLETS. DISTRICT NINE HOLDS THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF TYPE 20 LICENSES CITYWIDE AND WITH 21 ACTIVE LICENSES ACROSS MARKETS IN BODEGAS. AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TYPE 21 OFF SALE GENERAL LICENSES TYPE 21 ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BEER, WINE, AND SPIRITS. AND WE HAVE 32 OF THOSE LICENSES AND HALF OF THOSE LICENSES ARE HELD BY LIQUOR STORES RIGHT AT THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION IN CENSUS TRACK 5 7 0 5 0.02, STATE GUIDELINES ALLOW A MAXIMUM OF FOUR OFF SALE LICENSES, YET SEVEN ALREADY EXIST. FURTHERMORE, THIS SITE IS WITHIN 600 FEET OF CROSSROADS. CHURCH SITS LESS THAN 1100 FEET FROM AN LUP AND A HALF A MILE FROM THE SUPERIOR GROCER, BOTH FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORES ALREADY PROVIDING BEER, WINE, AND SPIRITS. MOREOVER, THIS SITE SITS LESS THAN 500 FEET FROM A NIGHTCLUB AND A THOUSAND FEET FROM ANOTHER BAR. THERE IS A, THERE IS NO LACK OF ACCESS. THERE IS AN OVER CONCENTRATION PRIOR TO JOINING THIS COUNCIL, AND THROUGHOUT MY TERM, CONSTITUENTS HAVE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT WANT ADDITIONAL LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT THEY WANNA DECREASE THE NUMBER OF LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY WANTS GREATER VARIETY ALONG OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, RETAIL, PERSONAL SERVICES AND FAMILY RESTAURANTS THAT ENHANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT MORE ALCOHOL OUTLETS. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS BY EMAIL AND ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION FROM RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE MOTION ON ITEM 17 TO READ THIS. I MOVE TO THE CITY OBJECT TO THE LICENSE ISSUANCE NOTE, THE OVER CONCENTRATION OF LIQUOR STORES IN THE CITY, THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT NO COMMUNITIES AND THE LACK OF NEED FOR THIS FACILITY BECAUSE A FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORE IS PRESENT ADJACENT TO THE LOCATION. AND BASED ON THOSE FACTORS, WE OPPOSE THE LICENSE AND TRANSMIT THAT OPPOSITION TO A, B, C. THANK YOU. AND I ASK MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN KEEPING NORTH LONG BEACH SAFE AND ENCOURAGING BETTER USES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. UH, THANK YOU. UH, BEFORE WE CONTINUE, DO YOU WANNA KIND A REPORT FIRST OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT? I CAN LET COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THRESH AND TOOK SPEAK. OKAY. HE ASKED ABOUT REPORT. ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE MAYOR. UH, I WASN'T SURE IF THE STAFF HAD A REPORT. DON'T, I DON'T THINK. OKAY. SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, PULLING THIS ITEM, COUNCILWOMAN RICKS OTI. UM, WHILE THIS IS LOCATED IN THE NINTH DISTRICT, IT IS ON OUR, UH, BORDER OF BOTH THE EIGHTH AND THE NINTH DISTRICT. 'CAUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET IS THE EIGHTH DISTRICT. UM, SO I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. UM, I WAS WONDERING, MR. CITY MANAGER, WHICH DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THE ANALYSIS AND MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE A BC LICENSE? MM-HMM . IT WOULD BE PD, THE SOCIETAL CRIMES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, I WAS WONDERING, I, WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS, UM, THE REGION OR EVEN THE STATE, IS IT TYPICAL FOR, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THIS ROLE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN ITS IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC, UH, VIABILITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES AND HOW IT'S INTERCONNECTED WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS RESTAURANTS OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS THAT MIGHT, UM, FIT BETTER WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE? ANY OTHER EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF HANDLING? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? SO THANKS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THRES AND TOOK SO, UH, PD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, DO WORK TOGETHER ON THESE MATTERS. ACTUALLY, MOST OF THE, UM, ALCOHOL CONTROL IS WITHIN, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BUT A, B, C BEING, UH, A LAW EN ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AT THE STATE LEVEL, IT IS PD THAT INTERACTS, UM, DOES THE INTERFACE WITH A, B, C. [01:15:01] THAT IS THE TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY ARRANGEMENT. SO THERE ARE OTHER CITIES, UM, CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND CITY OF SANTA MONICA DO, UH, HAVE A DIFFERENT MODEL WHERE, UM, THAT'S RUN OUT OF, UH, PLANNING IN THOSE CASES. UM, THERE'S PLUS AND MINUSES, THE DIFFERENT MODELS. WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE REPORT FOR YOU. NO, NOT TODAY. UH, TONIGHT. BUT I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. IT DOES. AND I WILL ADD ONE THING IS, UM, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OF A UNIQUE OUTLIER IN THAT MOST CITIES JUST RUN THIS THROUGH THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND IT GOES STRAIGHT TO A, B, C. UH, MANY YEARS AGO, UH, THE COUNCIL ASKED THAT WE HAVE THIS ABILITY TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN GET OTHER COMMUNITY INPUT, UH, JUST LIKE WE'RE HEARING TONIGHT. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE DO THAT'S EXTRA, IS TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE IT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO A, TO, UH, A, B, C, AND THEY TAKE A VARIOUS AMOUNT OF, OF PUBLIC INPUT. IS THIS COUNCIL MEETING THE MAIN PLACE THAT THIS PUBLIC, UH, DISCUSSION TAKES PLACE? SO, MEANING, I KNOW THAT MANY MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY WERE NOTIFIED AND MAY HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER COMMUNITY MEETING OR COMMUNITY FORUM REGARDING AN A B, C LICENSE. SO THAT'S UP TO A, B, C IN THIS CASE, THERE IS NO OTHER COMMUNITY MEETING OR COMMUNITY FORUM, A, B, C AT THEIR DISCRETION FOR OTHER LICENSE TYPES, SOMETIMES DOES HOLD, UM, PROCEEDINGS, BUT THAT'S AT THE, THE DISCRETION OF A, B, C, NOT NECESSARILY THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO, UM, I TOO AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS LICENSE. UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, MY COLLEAGUE HAS ALREADY OUTLINED, UH, WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS, UH, BEVERAGES OF THIS SORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UM, THIS IS A HIGHLY RESIDENTIAL AREA AS WELL, UH, RIGHT WITHIN THAT AREA. UM, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. I CAN SPECIFICALLY NAME THEM OFF, ALL OF WHICH, UH, OPPOSE AND ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS LICENSE BE SUPPORTED. UH, THE HEART NEIGHBORHOOD, NORTH VILLAGE, RIDGEWOOD, LINDBERGH. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS, UH, FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN AS WELL. UM, GIVEN THAT IT'S ALREADY, YOU KNOW, A SITE THAT HAS A USE THAT SOME WOULD SAY IS OUT OF PROPORTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEN TO ADD AN A, B, C LICENSE, UH, WOULD CONTINUE, I THINK, TO MOVE US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, UM, FOR WHERE WE'D LIKE TO SEE THIS PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR GO, UM, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WITH THAT, I ALSO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE CHANGES THAT COUNCILWOMAN, UH, RICKS ODI HAS SUGGESTED IN TERMS OF, UH, OPPOSING THIS LICENSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? THERE IS ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ITEM. TONY ALANA, IF YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. HELLO? UH, PARDON ME. I'M GONNA HAVE TO READ THROUGH MY NOTES BECAUSE I FORGOT MY GLASSES AND SO I'M NOT GONNA BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE SPEAKER, BUT PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. HELLO, HONORABLE VICE MAYOR AND ESTEEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, A, B, C, AND CITY MANAGER. MY NAME IS TONY ALDON. I RECITED THE NINTH COUNCIL DISTRICT. I REPRESENT A SECTION OF YOUR CONSTITUENCY THAT REQUESTS DENIAL OF THE TYPE 20 APPLICATION TO A, B, C, TO, UH, THE BUSINESS WHICH ALREADY APPEARS TO BE OPERATING IN THAT LOCATION. THEY HAVE IT POSTED THAT THEY'RE A SMOKE SHOP AND, UH, LIQUOR DISPENSER, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW, WAS THE SEVEN 11 LICENSED GRANDFATHER TO THEM. ANYHOW, IT'S A BLIGHT. IT'S A BLIGHT ON OUR COMMUNITY. UH, THE APPLICATION DOES NOT SERVE ANY PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. AND IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TOO MANY ALCOHOL VENDORS AND IT DOES NOT SERVE ANY NECESSITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE TO ASK, IS IT SUPPLY THAT DICTATES THE DEMAND OR IS IT DEMAND THAT DRIVES THE SUPPLY? UH, IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN FACT, APPROVAL WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY, UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND REDUCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF BOTH DISTRICT EIGHT AND DISTRICT NINE RESIDENTS. IT'S RIGHT ON THE BORDER AND IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN IMPACTED, UH, SITUATION. YET BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN ONE, UH, DOES NOT MEAN THAT ALCOHOL, JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ALCOHOL VENDOR UNDER THAT LOCATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT, UH, THERE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ANOTHER ALCOHOL VENDOR. THERE ARE 11 ALCOHOL VENDORS WITHIN A SQUARE MILE OF THAT LOCATION. 11. NOW THAT INCLUDES SUPERMARKETS, NIGHTCLUBS, [01:20:01] BARS, AND ALSO TO THE EXTENT THAT, UH, I WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, ANOTHER ALCOHOL VENDOR WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL. THERE ARE THREE REHAB AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTERS IN THAT AREA. SO IT'S ALREADY A NOTE TO TAKE THAT MAYBE ALCOHOL VENDORS ARE NOT THE BEST THING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, I FORMALLY APLO OPPOSE THE APPLICANT AND I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. UM, IT IS A COMMUNITY SENTIMENT AND THE PERPETUAL DISREGARD AND INEQUALITY TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE MORE ALCOHOL VENDORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER ONE. WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER ONE. I MAY BE SPEAKING FOR A SELECT AMOUNT OF, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT OUR VOICE SHOULD BE HEARD. WE ASK, WE PLEAD, WE BEG FOR YOU TO DO NOT APPROVE THIS LICENSE. IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NOT ENCOURAGE OR APPROVE BUSINESSES THAT TAKE AWAY FROM THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. UM, ANY, ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY, UH, ONLINE OR ANYTHING? THERE IS NO SPEAKERS ONLINE. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. WELL BRING IT BEHIND THE RAIL. UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL? UH, VICE MAYOR WONGA. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, UH, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS. SO, UH, THE VOTE WE'RE TAKING, WE'RE GONNA TAKE, IS GONNA BE FOR MY AMENDED MOTION, CORRECT? TO, TO TO HAVE THE CITY TRANSMIT AN OPPOSITION TO A, B, C. CORRECT. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THE VOTE, THE VOTE WILL BE TO DENY THE, THE APPLICATION. OKAY, LET'S GO FOR A VOTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. FROM POINT, POINT OF CLARIFICATION. SO YOU ARE, IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION, UM, TO THE LICENSE TRANSFER, YOU WILL VOTE YES. IF YOU ARE NOT IN OPPOSITION, THAT'S YOUR MOTION. SO MY MOTION IS TO ASK THE CITY TO TRANSMIT AN, TO BE IN OPPOSITION TO OPPOSE THE TRANSFER OF THE LICENSE TO THE A, B, C. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN, ARE YOU IN? YES. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY, THANK YOU THAT, THAT COMPLETES THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR. LET'S GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM 22, PLEASE. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE. THE JENNIFER WANTED A COMMENT. OKAY. WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN AND BE PREPARED TO SPEAK. TED ZELMER, [PUBLIC COMMENT: Obtain speaker card from the City Clerk Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is available to the first 10 individuals, combined across in-person and remote participation, who submit a request to speak beginning 15 minutes before the meeting starts. Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes to provide comments.] DAVE SHUKLA, SAM WISE, GAJI FB, AND LOURDES DIXON, IF YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS TED ZELMER AND THEN DAVE SHUKLA, SAM WEIS, GAJI FB. AND LOURDES, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GET BACK HOME BEFORE DARK. I WAS ATTACKED THE OTHER DAY BY A HOMELESS GUY FROM BEHIND IN FRONT OF ROSE AND PD SHOWED UP. I DID NOT PRESS CHARGES FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION, AND THE GUY THAT SITS ON HIS BENCH WAS A JUST CRAZY SCENE. SO I EMAILED WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. TWO PUBLIC WORKS, JEFF WILLIAMS FOR THE MAYOR STEVE SMITH AT THE PORT TRENT NEWTON WITH THE TO, WITH THE BARGES. AND, UH, TODD LELAND, JAY HELEN, KELLY ARMSTRONG, AND SOME OTHERS REGARDING OUR ISSUES. AND I WANT TO THANK CHRISTINA FOR OPENING UP THE DOORS SO WE CAN ADDRESS SEA RISE ISSUES, WHICH YOU DIDN'T MENTION. SEA RISES HERE. THAT LAST PAGE YOU'RE LOOKING AT OF MY PRESENTATION THAT WAS NOT DURING THE STORM. THAT'S JUST WHAT WE'RE SEEING EVERY DAY INSIDE OUR HARBOR NOW. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS BEEN BLESSED BY ENGINEERS. AND I WAS THIS WEEKEND OUT THERE WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THE PENINSULA. AND I WAS THERE LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD THE CATASTROPHE SETTING UP ON FRIDAY THERE ALL DAY SATURDAY, SUNDAY. AND I WAS THE LAST RESIDENT OF THE PENINSULA TO BE EVACUATED THAT MONDAY. I WORK WELL WITH ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF OUT IN THE FIELD DOING THINGS, PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL. AND I'VE GOT A HISTORY WITH THAT. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WE'VE GOT THE BARGES AND THE PANELS WOULD BE ABOUT 30 BY 25 [01:25:01] FOOT WIDE, BUT WE CAN SPLIT 'EM UP 12 FOOT. SO THEY'RE MANAGEABLE AND SIMPLY PACKAGE 'EM ALL TOGETHER. BUT WE HAVE THE ASSETS TO IMMEDIATELY CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL REEF COMING FROM THE ENTRANCE TO OUR HARBOR, HEADING BACK TOWARDS LONG BEACH TO BLOCK ALL THE WAVES COMING TO SHORE RIGHT NOW. THAT'S REALLY COSTING OUR TAXPAYERS A LOT OF TRUMP, UH, A LOT OF MONEY. WITH THAT SAID, WORKING WITH NAPLES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THEY WERE GONNA PUT CEMENT WALLS AROUND THEIR PROPERTY, BUT AT THE END OF THE PENINSULA, THE MOUTH OF OUR MARINA, WE NEED TO ADDRESS MATTERS TO CONTROL OUR SEA LEVEL RISE. AND IF WE DON'T, WE'RE SOON TO LOSE OUR OLYMPIC VENUE. ANYWAY, TAKING UP TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND THAT'S WHY I DID NOT PRESS CHARGES THIS LAST WEEK BECAUSE I DID NOT WANNA TAKE UP TAXPAYER DOLLARS, ARRESTING THE KNUCKLEHEAD. AND FOR FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS, YOU DO NOT WANNA HAVE A HOMELESS GUY ARRESTED THAT ATTACKED YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW I GET TO GO HOME FOR DARK. NEXT SPEAKER, DAVE SHUKLA. THANK YOU, CHAIR RANGA AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AFTER THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY DURING BUDGET SEASON. UH, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU ALL ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITY POLICIES AND IMPACTS, UH, EXPERIENCED BY THE PUBLIC AS, UH, WE'VE ALREADY HEARD, UH, AND HAS BEEN MENTIONED. UH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOLLOWING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THE WINTER STORM SEASON, UH, DUE TO EL NINO. UH, BUT AFTER HURRICANE, UH, MARIE, IT'S AN INTERESTING MIX OF BEING PROACTIVE WITH PREPAREDNESS AND REACTIVE WITH RESPECT TO WHOSE PROPERTY AND SUFFERING IN THIS TOWN, UH, LEADS TO ACTION TO ANY ACTUAL, UH, POLICY CHANGE. UH, AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'VE ADDRESSED THIS BODY SCORES OF TIMES, UH, OVER THE LAST DECADE ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN CONTINUED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS AND CLIMATE IMPACTS LIKE SUPERCHARGED STORMS SUCH AS HURRICANE MARIE. UH, THIS WAS HURRICANE MARIE 2.0, UH, THE FIRST ONE IN 2014, ALONG WITH THE SIMILARLY NAMED HURRICANE MARIA IN 2017 HAVE DEFINITE CLIMATE ATTRIBUTION. THESE EVENTS ARE AT LEAST, UH, THREE TO FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN THEY SHOULD BE. AND WHAT WERE ONCE 500 OR 1000 YEAR STORMS ARE NOW BECOMING 50 OR A HUNDRED YEAR STORMS. THEY'RE BECOMING MUCH MORE FREQUENT, UH, MUCH MORE, UH, LARGER MAGNITUDE, AND OF COURSE, UH, THEY'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY. UM, I'D LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT TWO WEEKS AGO, HURRICANE MARIA DIDN'T EVEN MAKE LANDFALL. ALL OF THE DAMAGE. THE SOCAL COAST WAS JUST FROM STORM SURGE AND FROM, UH, UH, SEA WAVE SWELL. NOW THESE IMPACTS ALONG WITH FLOODS, WILDFIRES, DISEASE, VECTOR DRIFT, HUMIDITY, AND OF COURSE UNNATURAL HEAT. UH, THESE ARE WORSE HERE IN LONG BEACH BECAUSE OF A HUNDRED YEARS OF FOSSIL FUEL FRIENDLY POLICIES IN LONG BEACH. IT ISN'T JUST THAT THERE ARE GLOBAL IMPACTS BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THERE ARE ALSO LOCAL IMPACTS. THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ITSELF BEARS A SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND CURRENT BURDEN FOR, ITS, ITS OIL AND GAS POLICIES AND OIL AND GAS EXPLOITATION. UM, SO DO OTHER POLICIES LIKE CHANNELIZATION OF THE RIVERS, BUT THE LION'S SHARE IS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS. UM, GOD, I'VE GOT SO MUCH WRITTEN , UM, YOU KNOW, THE OIL AND GAS DEPARTMENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS BECOME A MONEY LOSS, NOT A MONEY MAKER FOR THIS CITY. IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY, AND WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT ALL THE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES JUST TO MEET SB 1137. JUST TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE FROM KNOWN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING. THIS CITY NEEDS TO CHANGE, NOT JUST, UM, REPLACING FOSSIL FUEL USE WITH RENEWABLES, UM, NOT JUST, UH, DEALING WITH KNOWN POLLUTANTS AND MAKING POLLUTERS PAY, BUT MOST OF ALL THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DECISIONS THAT LED TO THESE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND IT'S NOT JUST AT THE U-N-F-C-C-C LEVEL. NEXT SPEAKER IS SAMIS GAJI FREE PALESTINE. THE GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE CONTINUES. WE'RE COMING UP ON THE THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AT LEAST THE ANNIVERSARY SINCE ISRAEL MASSIVELY ESCALATED [01:30:01] THEIR ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE PALESTINIANS. SINCE WE ALL KNOW OR WE ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ISRAEL WAS CREATED ABOUT 78 YEARS AGO. AND WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO BRING THIS UP? 'CAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THIS CITY COUNCIL IS HEAVILY, HEAVILY INVESTED IN WEAPONS MANUFACTURING. AND WHERE DO WEAPONS MADE IN THE USA END UP TYPICALLY IN THE HEADS AND HEARTS OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE OVERSEAS OR DROPPED ON TOP OF CAMPS AND CITIES ON BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE OVERSEAS? THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR ARE CHAMPIONING ANDAL INDUSTRIES, A KNOWN WEAPONS MANUFACTURER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING AUTONOMOUS KILLING MACHINES. THEY'RE BUILDING BY THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT. A REMINDER THAT THIS COMPANY HAS TIES TO GKN, THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHEMICAL LEAK THAT CAUSED THE DISPLACEMENT OF ABOUT 50,000 RESIDENTS IN GARDEN GROVE. THOSE RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR OWN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, GIVING THEIR CITY COUNCIL HELL FOR, FOR NOT GETTING THAT COMPANY THE HELL OUT OF THEIR CITY, ASAP. AND I WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK. BUT YEAH, THIS COUNCIL IS FROTHING AT THE MOUTH TO GET MORE, MORE WEAPONS MANUFACTURING INTO THE CITY WITH ALL THIS SPACE BEACH B******T. THIS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TWO CONTRACTS WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS IT AND THE PAST FEW MONTHS ALONE. GENERAL DYNAMICS IS THE SIXTH LARGEST WEAPON MANUFACTURER. LAST TIME I MENTIONED THE GENOCIDE IN SUDAN, THAT THIS SITUATION IS SO DIRE THAT THE WOMEN HAVE BEGUN. AND THIS IS A TRIGGER WARNING 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS A, AN UPSETTING SUBJECT, BUT WOMEN HAVE BEGUN TAKING THEIR LIVES TO AVOID BEING RAPED. AND THE DESTABILIZATION FEELING THIS GENOCIDE IS CAUSED BY THE UAE. AND WHO DO YOU THINK SUPPLIES WEAPONS TO THE UAE? WE DO MUNITIONS, RADAR, AND AIR DEFENSE VALUED AT AROUND $23 BILLION. THESE PROBLEMS ARE CONNECTED. OUR COUNTRY IS CULPABLE, AND YOU WANNA BRING MORE WEAPONS MANUFACTURING TO LONG BEACH, MAKING US EVEN MORE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ATROCITIES AROUND THE WORLD. YOU CAN'T ASK WHY THESE PROBLEMS ARE YOUR FAULT OR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU AS YOU CONTINUE TO APPROVE ALL THESE CONTRACTS WITH LITERAL WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE WANTED YOU TO ADOPT THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENING POLICY SO YOU CAN STOP WASTING, WASTING OUR TAX MONEY ON THIS S**T. AND SPEAKING OF A WASTE OF MONEY, LET'S TALK ABOUT LONG BEACH VIBE CITY. THIS IS A, LIKE, THERE'S A REASON WHY MAYOR REX RICHARDSON, WHEN PRESSED ON THIS COULD NOT DEFINE THE VIBE. IT'S BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE F**K IT IS. YOU CAN'T BE A F*****G FASCIST, WHITE SUPREMACIST AND BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ACTUALLY MAKES LONG BEACH GOOD IN A WORD, COMMUNITY. I'VE LIVED IN LONG BEACH A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS FIERCELY PRO L-G-B-T-Q-I-A. I THOUGHT IT WAS A PLACE THAT VALUED DIVERSITY AND ITS IMMIGRANT CITIZENS. BUT MAN, WAS IT A F*****G RUDE AWAKENING AFTER I SAW ICE TEAR THROUGH OUR CITY AND KIDNAP ALL OF OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WHILE OUR LOCAL PD RAN SECURITY. SO DO YOUR F*****G JOB FREE PALESTINE. NEXT SPEAKER, FB. OKAY, GOOD EVENING, WHITE SUPREMACISTS. THE ONGOING GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE CONTINUES THE CONVICTED FELON AND ALLEGED PEDOPHILE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS WELCOMING NONE OTHER THAN THE GIANT GENOCIDAL, MANIAC AND WAR CRIMINAL HIMSELF. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO NEW YORK. THIS THURSDAY, THIS MURDEROUS PSYCHOPATH HAS WARRANTS OUT FOR HIS ARREST BY THE ICC, AND YET HE IS STILL WELCOMED BY DONALD TRUMP AND HIS WAR CRIMINAL PEDOPHILE, PROTECTING ADMINISTRATION. I'M NOT SURPRISED BY THE ACTIONS OF THIS PRESIDENT BECAUSE THI BECAUSE ALL OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THIS AMERICA HAVE EITHER BEEN SLAVE OWNERS, MURDERERS, OR WAR CRIMINALS, SAME S**T ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ELEPHANT AND THE DONKEY. THE AMERICA. THIS AMERICA REPRESENTS COMPLICITY AND GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIANS AND A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN VARIOUS GENOCIDES SUCH AS THE CONGO AND SUDAN. AND ALL ACROSS THE WORLD, ICE IS MURDERING AND KIDNAPPING IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENS IN OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. LYNCHINGS OF OUR BLACK COMMUNITY IN AMERICA ARE BEING DETERMINED AS SU SUICIDES RATHER THAN PROPERLY BEING INVESTIGATED. AND ON A LOCAL FASCIST LEVEL, THE CITY COUNCIL REFUSES TO DISTANCE LONG BEACH FROM COMPANIES THAT HAVE TIES WITH THE PEDOPHILE SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATION SUCH AS DHS, ICE AND ISRAEL. THESE COMPANIES ARE LEXINEXIS, GENERAL DYNAMICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, CTW, GOVERNMENT GOV, INC. CONNECTION AND DRILL. A WEAPONS MANUFACTURER THAT HAS DIRECT TIES TO ISRAEL, THAT'S COMMITTING A GENOCIDE AND FLOCK AS MASS SURVEILLANCE AS WE SPEAK. UH, THERE ARE RESIDENTS IN GARDEN GROVE CITY RIGHT NOW DEMANDING THAT THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HOLD GKN AEROSPACE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CHEMICAL SPILL THAT EVACUATED 50,000 [01:35:01] RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. AND THEY STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS. ALL OF THIS IS A SIDE EFFECT OF WHITE SUPREMACY. F**K YOU ALL. F**K ICE. F**K ISRAEL. F**K THE EPSTEIN CLASS. F**K THE DEMOCRATS, F**K THE REPUBLICANS AND ALL YOU LOCAL LIBERALS THAT F*****G STAND FOR NOTHING EXCEPT YOUR SPINELESS SPECIES OF S**T LIVES. F**K YOU, TOM MOCA. I CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING THAT. FREE PALESTINE PROTECT BLACK WORKERS, FREE CONGO, FREE SUDAN, FREE LEBANON, FREE YEMEN, AND ALL WHO SUFFER BY THE HANDS OF OUR WHITE OPPRESSORS. F**K YOU ALL, AND FREE PALESTINE PIECES OF S**T LAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY THIS TIME. LOSERS NEXT SPEAKER IS LURES DIXON LURE. IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE COME TO THE LECTERN, SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, IT'S CONCLUDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CLOSE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT. GO TO, UH, NEXT ITEM ITEM 22, PLEASE. COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN THRESH OOK, RECOMMENDATION TO DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT AND THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF OF POLICE TO PROVIDE A JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE 2024 OFFICE OF THE POLICE OVERSIGHT ANNUAL REPORT, THE 2025 COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REVIEW, THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE CURRENT TANGIBLE STATUS OF THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT'S IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER . THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE MAYOR. UM, SO GOOD EVENING COLLEAGUES AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. UM, TODAY I'M BRINGING FORTH A REQUEST TO ELEVATE LEVELS OF TRANSPARENCY AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH A JOINT PRESENTATION WITH OUR OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT AND THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, THESE [22. 26-56182 Recommendation to direct City Manager to work with the Director of the Office of Police Oversight and the Long Beach Police Department’s Chief of Police to provide a joint, comprehensive presentation regarding the 2024 Office of Police Oversight (OPO) Annual Report, the 2025 Complaint Investigation Review, the resulting recommendations, and the current, tangible status of the Long Beach Police Department’s (LBPD) implementation.       Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TWO AGENCIES HAVE ENGAGED IN A SERIES OF PRODUCTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION DESIGNED TO REFINE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PRACTICES THAT WORK DESERVES TO BE BROUGHT DIRECTLY INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD SO RESIDENTS CAN SEE HOW OUR LOCAL SYSTEM IS CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING. THE TIMING OF THIS ITEM IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL. IN RECENT MONTHS, OUR RESIDENTS HAVE WITNESSED AGGRESSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS THAT BEAR NO RESEMBLANCE TO ACCOUNTABLE POLICING WITH MASKED AGENTS IN UNMARKED VEHICLES OPERATING WITHOUT LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, SPREADING FEAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND AMONG RESIDENTS. THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CATEGORICALLY REJECTS THAT APPROACH. WE HAVE CHOSEN INSTEAD A DIFFERENT PATH BUILDING ON YEARS OF, OF COMMUNITY POLICING, TRANSPARENCY AND CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. BUT BEFORE I OUTLINE THIS SPECIFIC REQUEST, I JUST WANNA WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE HISTORY AND THE MISSION OF THE OVERSIGHT OFFICE REVIEW, THE SUBSTANTIAL WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, AND HOW THIS ONGOING WORK CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR DEPARTMENTS AND OUR COMMUNICATION AMONG THEM. FIRST, I WANNA TAKE THE MOMENT TO THANK CHIEF WALLY ISH FOR HIS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND DOING THE HARD AND NOBLE WORK OF ENGAGING WITH THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT, FRANCINE RIDGE, UH, FOR HER WORK AND DEDICATED LEADERSHIP OF CONDUCTING THE HARD AND VERY NECESSARY WORK OF IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO LET'S MOVE INTO REMINDING US OF THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT. SO THIS DIVISION WAS CREATED BY LONG BEACH VOTERS TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT CIVILIAN LENS ON LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH OPERATIONS OFFICIALLY STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2023. THE OPOS CORE MISSION IS CENTERED ON SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTABILITY. THE OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO AUDIT INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS FOR THOROUGHNESS AND TIMELINESS, REVIEW COMPLAINT INTAKE, ANALYZE POLICING TRENDS, AND EVALUATE DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES AND TRAINING. IT ALSO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OBSERVE CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSES AND CONDUCT INDEPENDENT REVIEWS WHEN REQUESTED, REALLY UNPRECEDENTED IN ITS NATURE. CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT IS NOT ABOUT FINDING FAULT FOR FAULT'S SAKE. IT IS ABOUT BUILDING BETTER SYSTEMS BY GROUNDING POLICE PRACTICES AND EVIDENCE, TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY VALUES. THE OPO HELPS ENSURE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT REMAINS RESPONSIVE, FAIR, AND HUMANE. THE COMMITMENT TO OPERATING IN THE OPEN IS WHAT MAKES OUR LOCAL DEPARTMENT TRUSTED AND IS WHY BRINGING TOGETHER THE JOINT WORK, UH, TO THIS COUNCIL IS SO IMPORTANT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. [01:40:01] OVER THE COURSE OF 2025. THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT GENERATED TWO SUBSTANTIAL BODIES OF WORK, ALL OF WHICH WERE WRITTEN AND SHARED WITH, UH, THIS COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. THE FIRST WAS THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH ESTABLISHED KEY GROUNDWORK FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AND FOCUSED HEAVILY ON CRITICAL INCIDENT PROTOCOLS. IT YIELDED SIX MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE INCLUDED CREATING A DEDICATED FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER, UH, WHO COULD HELP FAMILIES AND BE COMPASSIONATE WHEN THERE IS A POINT OF A TRAGIC INCIDENT, STANDARDIZING HANDCUFFS, INSPECTION PROTOCOLS, AND ESTABLISHING CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR SEEN PRESERVATION CHIEF ISH. AND THE DEPARTMENT FORMALLY AGREED WITH ALL SIX RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT AGREEMENT WAS A MEANINGFUL STATEMENT OF VALUES. AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, THOSE, UH, RESPONSES THAT WERE UH, TRANSMITTED, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDS AND HAS AN UPDATE ON HOW THOSE IDEAS ARE MOVING FORWARD IN DAILY PRACTICE. SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW THAT OPO DID. THIS WAS THEIR SECOND BODY OF WORK, AND IT WAS PUBLISHED LAST OCTOBER. THIS WAS AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF OVER A HUNDRED CLOSED INTERNAL AFFAIRS CASES, ENCOMPASSING NEARLY 800 ALLEGED POLICY VIOLATIONS. THE AUDITS FINDINGS WERE BOTH AFFIRMING AND INSTRUCTIVE. OVERSIGHT STAFF CONCLUDED THAT 92% OF ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WERE THOROUGH AND AGREED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S FINDINGS AND 89% OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE REVIEW HIGHLIGHTED KEY SYSTEMATIC CHALLENGES, NOTING THAT FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS TOOK NEARLY 296 DAYS TO COMPLETE. THE REVIEW YIELDED 12 ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COVERED, UH, IMPORTANT TOPICS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS, INFIELD CITATIONS OF CASE LAW, ACCESSIBLE PLAIN LANGUAGE LETTERS FOR COMPLAINANTS AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS MANUALS. SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE STATUS OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN JANUARY, THE CHIEF TRANSMITTED THE DEPARTMENT'S FORMAL RESPONSE TO THESE 12 NEWER RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE DEPARTMENT FULLY AGREED WITH FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, AGREED IN PRINCIPLE WITH THREE, AND DETERMINED THAT NO ACTION WAS REQUIRED IN FOUR OTHERS. THIS SPECTRUM OF AGREEMENT, CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT IS NOT A BREAKDOWN IN THE SYSTEM. IT IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. HEALTHY, TRANSPARENT DIALOGUE ON POLICY IS FAR BETTER THAN PUBLIC TRUST, THAN UNIFORM AGREEMENT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WHERE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ACCEPTED, THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO SEE TANGIBLE TIMELINES WHERE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DECLINED OR ACCEPTED. IN PRINCIPLES SUCH AS CASES INVOLVING LEGAL TOILING UNDER STATE LAW, OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO HEAR THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OUT IN THE OPEN. SO THAT BRINGS ME TO WHERE I'D LOVE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OPO AS WELL AS THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. BRINGING THIS, UH, TO GET, BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT IS IMPORTANT, IS AN IMPORTANT SUNSHINE FOR ALL OF US. IT PLACES THE DATA, THE PROGRESS, AND THE ONGOING DIALOGUE SQUARELY IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. SPECIFICALLY THIS ITEM I'M REQUESTING THAT THE CITY MANAGER WORK WITH THE POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO RETURN WITH A JOINT PUBLIC PRESENTATION NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 8TH, 2026. AND IN THAT, IN THAT PRESENTATION, FIRST OF THREE THINGS. ONE, AN OVERVIEW OF THE FINDINGS OF BOTH OVERSIGHT REPORTS. WHAT WERE THOSE FINDINGS AND WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED. SECOND, AN OPERATIONAL INSIGHTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE DECLINED OR ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. AND THEN FINALLY, A STATUS UPDATE ACROSS ALL ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON CONCRETE IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES AND TIMELINES. OUR LOCAL MODEL WORKS BECAUSE IT OPERATES IN THE LIGHT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT COLLEAGUES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP BUILDING ON THE GOLD STANDARD OF PUBLIC TRUST IN PUBLIC SAFETY FOR, UH, IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER . THANK YOU. UM, ONGOING TRANSPARENCY REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY DUE, UM, TO THE CURRENT CLIMATE THAT WE ARE LIVING THROUGH. I APPRECIATE THE FRAMING OF THIS RECOMMENDATION SPECIFICALLY AS A JOINT AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER [01:45:01] MORRO? YES. UM, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN THRASH AND TOOK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC IS CONTINUED TO, UH, BE UPDATED ON THE COMMISSION AND, AND HOW IT'S WORKING, UH, IN COORDINATION WITH, UH, LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A FORMER CHAIR AND MEMBER OF THE FORMER COMMISSION, THE ASSISTANT POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSION. UH, IT'S BEEN A TRANSITION TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS AND, UH, COMPARED TO WHAT IT'S BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. SO I TOO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, THE REPORT AS WELL AND HOW IT'S WORKING AND WAYS THAT IT CAN IMPROVE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY, ANY COMMENTS FROM FURTHER COMMENT? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER, RICK. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UM, I ALSO WANT TO, UM, JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN SAYING THAT I'M, I'M, UH, THANK YOU COUNCILMAN THRESH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UM, I ALSO WAS, UM, ALONG WITH COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. UH, WE WERE ACTUALLY ON THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS, THE CITIZENS POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSION, UM, YEARS AGO. IT WAS THE FIRST COMMISSION I WAS EVER ON. UM, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, AS THE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN TOOK, BROUGHT FORWARD, UH, AND DISCUSSED, WE HAD A, UH, A VOTER INITIATIVE, RIGHT, WHERE YOU ALL DECIDED THAT, HEY, THE, THE, THE PROCESS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DID NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY, UM, TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY, UH, AND OVERSIGHT OVER, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS. AND SO VOTERS WANTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THEY WERE SHINING A LIGHT ON THE WORK OF OPO, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ALONG WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM, AND LIKE I SAID, AGAIN, UM, AS COUNCILWOMAN IN DAY HOUSE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FRAMING HERE. UM, I THINK SOMETIMES, IF WE'RE ALL BEING HONEST, UH, THE THOUGHT AROUND THIS IS THAT THE OVERSIGHT CAN BE ADVERSARIAL, RIGHT? AN ADVERSARIAL EXPERIENCE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PRESENT HERE IS CLEAR TRANSPARENCY, CLARITY AROUND OPERATIONS, UH, AND WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE ONLY BOLSTERS AND HELPS THE RIGOR AND, AND HELPS PEOPLE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN THIS CITY, UM, AND WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, UH, COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION. THANK YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. NO, THANK TOMO, PLEASE. MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, ITEM 23, PLEASE. COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMAN SUBINA. RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND OR ANY OTHER NECESSARY STAFF [23. 26-56186 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with Director of Public Works and/or any other necessary staff members to provide an update at the next Long Beach City Council meeting on Street Sweeping operations. The update should include current personnel or equipment issues preventing consistent completion of street sweeping routes and, if needed, recommended City Council-directed solutions that could assist with improving current conditions citywide.        Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] MEMBERS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON STREET SWEEPING OPERATIONS. THE UPDATE SHOULD INCLUDE CURRENT PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT ISSUES, PREVENTING CONSISTENT COMPLETION OF STREET SWEEPING ROUTES, AND IF NEEDED, RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED SOLUTIONS THAT COULD ASSIST WITH IMPROVING CURRENT CONDITIONS CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR SUPER, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBERS DEJAS MADE THE MOTION, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND SPEAK OF YOU. WHAT YOUR ITEM. OKAY, GO AHEAD. OKAY. UM, WELL, I'M GONNA READ SOMETHING BECAUSE AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION FROM RECEIVING THE UPDATE AT THE NEXT LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO RECEIVING THE UPDATE AT A LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN 30 DAYS. UH, ALL OTHER REQUESTS, UH, IN THIS RECOMMENDATION ARE TO REMAIN THE SAME. UH, THE INTENT OF THIS ITEM IS TO HIGHLIGHT AND ELEVATE THE CURRENT INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE HAPPENING AND TO GET SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE ISSUE IS BEING WORKED ON, AND THAT IT'S, UH, THERE IS A SOLID PLAN IN PLACE, UH, TO ADDRESS THE INTERRUPTIONS, UH, IN THE FUTURE. AS MENTIONED IN THE ITEM COUNCIL OFFICES, OR AT LEAST CD FOUR, ARE NOT PROACTIVELY NOTIFIED OF OPEN ROUTES. AND IT'S BECOMING A CYCLE OF GATHERING INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH RESIDENTS. IN ALL TRANSPARENCY. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GONNA BE THE FIRST DAY OF FALL WHEN THIS ITEM CAME FORWARD, BUT WE ARE ENTERING LEAF SEASON AND WE ALSO HAVE A WEST STYLE OUTBREAK IN THE CITY. UM, TWO, UH, ISSUES THAT, UH, UH, DEPEND ON, UH, CONSISTENT STREET SWEEPING TO, UH, ALLEVIATE THESE ISSUES. UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, WELL, I APPRECIATE, I DO HAVE A SECOND ON THIS. I GUESS WE SORT SORTED THAT OUT. AND, UM, I'D APPRECIATE ANY INPUT ON THE CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING HE CAN SHARE RIGHT NOW AS TO THE PLANS IN PLACE. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, WE CAN STREAMLINE THE PRESENTATION COMING FORWARD. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL TIME. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS URGENT. UH, THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO LOOK DEEP, A LITTLE DEEPER IN SOME OF THE ISSUES. BUT WE DO WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE. UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON, AND JOSH CAN FILL IN A LITTLE BIT MORE. [01:50:01] BUT, UM, UH, WE ARE FULLY BUDGETED FOR STREET SWEEPERS, AND WE HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT HIRED, BUT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF, UH, LONG-TERM, UH, ILLNESSES AND OUTAGES. AND SO WHEN THOSE EMPLOYEES GO OUT, IT'S A SMALL CREW THAT DOES THIS. THERE'S ABOUT FIVE THAT ARE OUT RIGHT NOW, AND IT IS IMPACTING OUR ABILITY TO GET EVERYTHING SWEPT. UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN, THAN REFUSE AND THAT WE CAN'T JUST GO AND DO IT THE NEXT DAY. UH, YOU HAVE A FOUR HOUR WINDOW, OR IN SOME CASES A TWO HOUR WINDOW, AND IF YOU MISS THAT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT AN ENTIRE WEEK TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. UM, UH, THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT IS, UH, SORT OF A RESULT OF P UH, PW AND, UM, AND ENERGY, UH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, UM, WITH THAT REORGANIZATION, THAT WAS ONE GROUP THAT WAS GIVING THOSE BEFORE TWO COUNCIL OFFICES. AND THERE WE REALIZED WITH THE SPLIT, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR REFUSE AND NOT WITH STREET SWEEPING. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLICATE THAT. UH, THE TEAM HAS, UH, ALREADY JUMPED INTO ACTION ON THIS AS OF A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE, UH, AN ACTIVE HIRING LIST. WE DID INTERVIEWS TODAY, OR I'M SORRY, THIS, UH, LAST WEEK. UM, AND I BROUGHT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INTO INTERVIEW. AND THEN WE ARE DOING INTERVIEWS AGAIN. AND SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO OVER BUDGET AND OVER HIRE, UH, FOR THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, UH, IN ORDER TO BRING ON ADDITIONAL STAFF TO, TO DEAL WITH THE WORKLOAD UNTIL OUR PERMANENT EMPLOYEES, UH, RETURN. UH, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO GET THAT OUT. AND WE'LL DO A MEMO, UH, FAIRLY SOON, AND THEN WE CAN COME GIVE A SHORT PRESENTATION IN 30 DAYS IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. UH, C MANAGER, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER , HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I KNOW THAT, UM, STREET SWEEPING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IN, UM, MY DISTRICT. SO HAPPY TO SEE, UM, WITH THE REPORT BACK WILL BE AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP, UM, ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE STREET SWEEPING SITUATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. YEAH. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE'RE HEARING SIMILAR, UH, CONCERNS, UH, MISSING STREET SWEEPING IN DISTRICT TWO. AND, UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE RESIDENTS PLAN AROUND STREET SWEEPING DAYS TO MOVE THEIR CARS. AND, UH, IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE IN DISTRICT TWO THAT ARE ALREADY TIGHT, UM, THIS CAN TAKE A REAL EFFORT. SO WHEN THE STREET SWEEPER DOESN'T COME, IT CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE REPORT BACK. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BERNO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT, UH, WE CAN ALSO INCLUDE, UM, BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES THAT SUITE STREET SWEEPING, UH, IS SET UP. I THINK THAT IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT WHEN IT'S AT FI WHEN SOME STREETS ARE, STARTS AT 5:00 AM AND PEOPLE NEED TO, MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND PARKING AND HAVE TO WAIT IN THEIR CAR SOMETIMES, OR, SO, I'M WONDERING IF THAT CAN ALSO BE REVIEWED AS WELL IN CONSIDERATION IF IT COULD EVEN BE MOVED UP TO A NEXT HOUR, LIKE 6:00 AM I HAVE A FEW RESIDENTS WHO HAVE STREET SWEEPING THAT STARTS THAT EARLY, AND IT'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR THEM TO MOVE THEIR CAR. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO PART OF WHAT WE'RE ALSO UNDERWAY WITH NOW IS A STREET SWEEPING OPTIMIZATION EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND HOW DO OUR ROUTES WORK TODAY. UH, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED IN, IN MANY YEARS. AND WE WANT TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND WHICH ROUTES START WHEN AND HOW CAN WE LOOK AT OPTIMIZING EVERYTHING WE DO, INCLUDING SHOULD WE HAVE TWO HOUR WINDOWS, FOUR HOUR WINDOWS, WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE? AND WHAT WOULD ALLOW US AND OUR SWEEPERS TO DO A BETTER JOB OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY? YES, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS PEOPLE, UM, OBVIOUSLY WANNA MAKE SURE THEY MOVE THEIR CAR SO THEY DON'T GET FINED. SO IF YOU CAN MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY, WHAT IS THE CURRENT FEE FOR IF YOU GET A TICKET, AND HOW MUCH IS IT BEING INCREASED TO, GIVEN THE RECENT BUDGET APPROVAL? SO THE, AS PART OF THE FY 27 PROPOSED BUDGET, THE FEE FOR NOT MOVING YOUR VEHICLE FOR STREET SWEEPING WILL BE INCREASED TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS. UH, PER NO, NO, NO, $75. SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. THE A HUNDRED DOLLARS IS THE RIGHT, THE TRAFFIC SAFETY. I'M GETTING ALL MY CITATIONS. YEAH, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY EARLIER ABOUT MOBILITY. SO , YES. YEAH, APOLOGIES FOR THAT. THE TRAFFIC SAFETY, UH, ITEMS YES. ARE, ARE, ARE GOING UP TO THE A HUNDRED. THE STREET SWEEPING, UH, CITATIONS ARE INCREASING TO $80. IT'S CURRENTLY $75 AND INCREASING TO $80. CORRECT. AND THE $100 FINE THAT, UH, WAS CHANGED WAS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, WHICH ARE AGAIN, IF YOU CAN SHARE CORRECT. RELATED TO THE, TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ELEMENTS, FOLKS PARKING WITHIN RED CURBS OR OTHER UNSAFE BEHAVIOR NOT RELATED TO STREET SWEEPING. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION. I'M, I'M STILL IN BUDGET MODE. SORRY FOR THAT. I KNOW, THAT'S [01:55:01] WHY I WANNA MAKE SURE WE JUST RAISE THIS AGAIN BECAUSE, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CONFUSED ABOUT, UH, HOW MUCH THE DIFFERENT VIOLATION OR, YOU KNOW, TICKET PRICE OR TICKET FEE, SORRY, HAS INCREASED. THANK YOU. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOY. UH, I WAS JUST GONNA ADD FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, ARE WE ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE, UM, THE SWEEPING FOR BIKE LANES AS WELL AS PART OF THE, UM, REPORT BACK ON HOW TO, UM, ADDRESS SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS? WE CAN INCLUDE THAT AS WELL. WE DO HAVE TWO SWEEPERS AND, UH, TWO SWEEPERS. THE ACTUAL SWEEP MINI SWEEPERS THEMSELVES AND THE MSOS OR OUR MOTOR SWEEPER OPERATORS OPERATE THOSE VEHICLES AS WELL. SO WE CAN INCLUDE BOTH OF THOSE WITHIN THE REPORT. OKAY. EXCELLENT. OH, OH, THANK COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? COUNCIL? COUNCILMAN TH TOOK, SHE JUST GOT UP. COUNCIL MEMBER THRASHER, COUNCILMAN THRASHER TOOK THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UM, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BIKE LANES, WE WOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEDIANS WOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. WE, WE CAN INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE MEDIANS. THEY ARE HANDLED A LITTLE SEPARATELY. SO OUR, UH, SIGNED AND NOTICED AREAS FOR STREET SWEEPING ALONG THE GUTTER. UH, THAT'S FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLES. WE DO HAVE A PRETTY FINITE TIME. OUR MEDIANS, OUR BEACH PARKING LOTS AND OTHERS, UH, THOSE ARE HANDLED ON OVERTIME AND OTHER MEANS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE MORE DETAILS FOR HOW ALL OF THAT IS BROKEN DOWN AS PART OF THE REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. NO, NO FURTHER COMMENT. DE TO VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU SUPER FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM UP. UH, ITEM 44, PLEASE. COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SODI. RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT DEPARTMENT OF [24. 26-56188 Recommendation to request City Manager to direct the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with other appropriate City departments, to prepare and present to the City Council a Long Beach-specific presentation in 60 days of the current and anticipated community impacts of H.R. 1, the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with a particular focus on changes to Medi-Cal and CalFresh.       Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO PREPARE AND PRESENT A LONG BEACH SPECIFIC PRESENTATION IN 60 DAYS OF THE CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF HR ONE, THE FEDERAL ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CHANGES TO MEDI-CAL AND CALFRESH. THANK YOU. I HAVE A REQUEST TO GO FURTHER COMMENT FIRST, SO ANY FURTHER COMMENT. THERE ARE FIVE SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. IF YOU ARE IN ZOOM, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO UNMUTE YOURSELF WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED. UM, IT IS SATAN, ELISA NICHOLS. JOHN FAYE AND KAY. BETH AND CONNIE LOWE. CAN I GET THE FIRST SPEAKER AT THE PODIUM? GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SATAN, I SERVE AS CHAIR OF CAMBODIA TOWN. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER 24, REGARDING THE LOCAL IMPACT OF HR ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK COUNCILWOMAN DR. RO FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD, ALONG WITH CO-SPONSOR COUNCILWOMAN MARY, UH, ZENDAYA AND COUNCILWOMAN DR. JOANI, RICK DY FOR REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRESENT ON THE LOCAL IMPACT OF R ONE. LONG BEACH IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTRY. MANY OF THEM ELDERS, REFUGEES, AND IMMIGRANTS WHO RELY ON MEDICAL FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE. OUR COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY LIVED THROUGH ENORMOUS UPHEAVAL AND DISPLACEMENT. WE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO NAVIGATE SYSTEMS THAT ARE CONFUSING UNDER RESOURCE, AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH HARDER THAT BECOME FOR PEOPLE MANAGING LANGUAGE BARRIER OR LIMITED LITERACY. THE CHANGE, UH, THE CHANGES COMING THROUGH HR ONE, NEW REPORTING AND RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS, WORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT AND SHIFT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS FROM MANAGED CARE TO FEE FOR SERVICE MEDICAL WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT HOW OUR RESIDENT, HOW OUR RESIDENTS ACCESS THE CARE THEY DEPEND ON. CAMBODIA TOWN IS COMMITTED TO STANDING WITH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS TRANSITION, BUT WE CAN [02:00:01] ONLY DO THAT EFFECTIVELY IF OUR CITY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S COMING AND PARTNER WITH OUR, UH, WITH ORGANIZATION LIKE OURS TO HELP, UH, RESIDENT PREPARE. I REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER 24 SO THAT LONG WE CAN GET A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW THESE FEDERAL CHANGES WILL AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS, OUR CLINICS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND SO WE CAN START PREPARING NOW BEFORE JANUARY, 2027, RATHER THAN REACTING AFTER PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LOST, UH, COVERAGE OR ACCESS TO CARE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, BRING THIS UP. NEXT SPEAKER IS ELISA, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE MAYOR. I'M DR. ELISA NICHOLAS, A PEDIATRICIAN AND CEO OF TCC FAMILY HEALTH. SORRY, I CAN'T BE WITH THERE IN PERSON. WE'RE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WITH 13 SITES IN LONG BEACH AND ONE IN BELLFLOWER, SERVING 40,000 PATIENTS IN THE GREATER LONG BEACH AREA IN 175,000 VISITS. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO ALL AGES IN THE LONG BEACH AREA. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT ITEM 24, WHICH REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PRESENT A REPORT ON THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF THIS FEARED HR ONE ON THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT I SERVE. I THANK COUNCILWOMAN DR. SULI SORO, MARY ZENDEJAS, AND DR. JONI RICKS ODI FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UM, A LOCAL ASSESSMENT WILL HELP IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND GAPS RELATED TO ACCESS TO CARE, CONTINUITY OF CARE, PROVIDER PARTICIPATION, REFERRALS, REIMBURSEMENT, AND NAVIGATING THE MEDI-CAL SYSTEM. WE ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING. PEOPLE ARE NOT, UM, RESIGNING UP FOR THINGS. WE ARE SEEING THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING THEIR MEDICATIONS, THEY'RE NOT COMING IN FOR THEIR CHRONIC CARE. IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT CALFRESH IS BEING HIT HARD AND OUR FAMILIES WHO ALREADY ARE STRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE 30% OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE FOOD INSECURITY BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THIS WILL AFFECT NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, BUT THE HOSPITALS AND THOSE OTHER SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE NOW KNOW THAT, UM, WE HAVE MORE LONG, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN LONG BEACH THAT ARE RISK OF LOSING THEIR MEDI-CAL. THE COVERAGE LOSSES MEAN THAT THEY WOULD GET DELAYED. PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE. THE POLICIES IN PLACE PUT PRESSURE ON US AND ALL THE OTHER NONPROFIT, UH, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND PRIVATE PRACTICES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SERVE THIS POPULATION. AND WE KNOW THAT THESE CUTS, UM, CAN HAVE LONG LASTING EFFECTS, NOT ONLY ON THE FAMILIES, BUT ON THE BUSINESSES THAT SERVE THEM. WE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT 24 AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO REPORT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL ON THESE IMPACTS. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS. WE HAVE MADE SUCH PROGRESS AND CARING FOR THOSE FAMILIES IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT WE'VE SERVED THROUGH THE YEARS. AND TO SEE IT BEING STEPPED BACKWARDS WITH DROPPING IMMUNIZATION RATES, DROPPING VISITS, UM, IT'S REALLY HEARTBREAKING AND I HOPE WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND CHANGE THIS UNKIND SITUATION THAT IS FACING US. I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY I'M NOT THERE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN FAYE. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR ORANGA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILWOMAN DR. SULI SORROW'S REQUEST TO HELP INFORM AND PREPARE THE DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS OF HR ONE ON THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN EARLY 2025, CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE RATE WAS 95% BECAUSE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND STATE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AROUND MEDICAID EXPANSION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COVERED CALIFORNIA. IT DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, AND IT TOOK YEARS FOR THE STATE TO WORK WITH COUNTIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND CITIES TO ASSIST IN EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THEIR NEW ELIGIBLE HEALTH COVERAGE AND BENEFITS. THIS TRANSITION MEANT PATIENTS NOW HAD ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO HELP THEM WITH PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASES. WITH THE PASSAGE OF HR ONE, CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED [02:05:01] TO LOSE $30 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPORTING MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES. BEGINNING IN 2027, PATIENTS THAT GAINED HEALTH COVERAGE OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS WILL LOSE INSURANCE DUE TO CONFUSING NEW MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT CHANGES. AND AS A RESULT, STRUGGLE TO MANAGE CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, AND CANCER. LAST MONTH, THE LA TIMES REPORTED THAT 2.2 MILLION CALIFORNIANS WILL LOSE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BEAR THE BRUNT COUNCILWOMAN. DR. SELEY SOROS CALL FOR ACTION IS ASKING THIS COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, BE INFORMED OF THE HEALTHCARE CHANGES RELATED TO HR ONE, AND FIND WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP INFORM OUR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS KAYA BETH IN ZOOM, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI, GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS KIBET. I'M THE HEALTH JUSTICE MANAGER AT ORLE, AND I'M HERE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF ITEM 24 REGARDING THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF HR ONE, UM, ORLE FOCUSES ON BUILDING POWER WITHIN LOCAL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATING, UH, WITHIN DOCUMENTED FOLKS, SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAMS LIKE MEDI-CAL AND FOOD BENEFITS. UM, HR ONE CUTS ARE DETRIMENTAL TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NOT JUST BECAUSE SOME FOLKS HAVE BEEN STRIPPED FROM THEIR BENEFITS, BUT POTENTIALLY ALSO THE LACK OF SUPPORT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY, TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS. HR ONE WORKED AS INTENDED BY PITTING RESOURCES AGAINST EACH OTHER AT THE STATE LEVEL, ALL AT THE EXPENSE AND ON THE BACKS OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. FEDERALLY HAS STRIP BENEFITS FROM OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, FROM OUR COMMUNITY IN HAVING ACCESS AND THEN ALSO CREATED ADDITIONAL BARRIERS FOR OUR FOLKS TO GET CRITICAL AND LIFE-SAVING CARE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR LONG BEACH TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER LOCAL PROVIDERS ARE PREPARED TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COME WITH HR ONE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL FACE WHILE NAVIGATING THESE CHANGES. THIS WILL ALSO THEN HELP THE CITY IDENTIFY WHERE GAPS AND ACCESS ARE WIDENING AND HOPEFULLY WORK TOWARDS FILLING THESE GAPS WITH ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS. I URGE THE CITY, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ITEM 24 AND ENSURE THAT THE CITY UNDERSTANDS THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF THE CHA THESE CHANGES AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP RESIDENTS NAVIGATE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS CONNIE LOWE. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI, UH, MY NAME IS CONNIE LOWE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ACCESS FOR ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I'D LIKE TO THANK DR. SOLI SORO, UH, FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS RECOMMENDATION AND COUNCILWOMAN, UH, MARY ZENDEJAS AND DR. JONI RICKS ODI IN FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS. I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS MOTION IS BECAUSE ALTHOUGH HR ONE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND THE ENTIRE STATE, LONG BEACH ACTUALLY IS IN A VERY UNIQUE POSITION THAT WARRANTS ADDITIONAL STUDY. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE LARGE NUMBER SPECIFICALLY OF CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, RIGHT? ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES AS PART OF HR ONE IS THAT MANY CATEGORIES OF QUALIFIED NON-CITIZENS WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MEDICAID, AND WE'LL SWITCH OVER TO THE STATE FUNDED SYSTEM AND THEN POTENTIALLY LOSE COVERAGE. AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS REFUGEES. AND CURRENTLY DHCS HAS AS PART OF THEIR ROLES, THEY SHARE THE NUMBERS WITH US 127,275 PEOPLE ON THEIR NUM AS PART OF THEIR ENROLLEES, THAT WHO ARE CATEGORIZED AS REFUGEES. WE SUSPECT THAT NUMBER IS LARGER THAN IT SHOULD BE FOLKS THAT CAME OVER AS REFUGEES AND NEVER ADJUSTED THEIR STATUS WITH DHCS, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE LONG SINCE RECEIVED THEIR GREEN CARDS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A MESSAGING PROBLEM, RIGHT? PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS REFUGEES, BUT WHO HAVE SINCE LONG NATURALIZED, WHO HAVE SINCE RECEIVED THEIR GREEN CARDS AND NO LONGER ARE, HAVE THE LEGAL STATUS OF REFUGEES, BUT ARE HEARING THE MESSAGING THAT REFUGEES WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED ME MEDICAID. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THEM? SO IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE LOSING COVERAGE, WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE CHILLING EFFECT OF THIS MESSAGING, THAT IS UNCLEAR TO FOLKS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING? THIS IS WHY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH NEEDS ADDITIONAL STUDY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS ON THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH THAT IS UNIQUE FROM WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS, AND I REALLY, REALLY HOPE THAT IN 60 [02:10:01] DAYS WE'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THE RESULTS OF SUCH A STUDY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. I WANNA ALSO MENTION THAT WE DID RECEIVE SOME LETTERS, SOME SUPPORT FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER . I WAS GONNA MENTION WHAT YOU WANT ME MENTION. GO AHEAD. YEAH, I WILL RETRACT THAT AND LET HER DO IT. UH, , THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UH, I WANNA THANK ALL THOSE WHO MADE PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY. I APPRECIATE IT. AS WELL AS THE LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT CAME IN FOR THE ITEM FOR SENATOR LENA GONZALEZ, FAMILY MEMBER JOSH LOWENTHAL LA CARE, HEALTH PLAN, TCC, FAMILY HEALTH UNITED, CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. AND, UM, SO I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT, UH, IT'S, WE, MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ALSO BE COVERED HERE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND HOW URGENT THIS SITUATION IS. SO, UM, TONIGHT THIS AGENDA ITEM ASKS THAT THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 60 DAYS WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF HR ONE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, PARTICULARLY THE CHANGES COMING TO MEDI-CAL AND CALFRESH. WE ARE IN AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO COVER BASIC LIVING COSTS, RENT, FOOD, ELECTRICITY, GAS, AND HEALTHCARE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS A FORMER RECIPIENT OF MEDI-CAL AND CALFRESH, FORMERLY FOOD STAMP, AND ALSO HAVING BEEN A HEALTH POLICY ADVOCATE AND A LABOR ORGANIZER FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, UH, HEALTHCARE ACCESS IS DEEPLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND HAS BEEN PART OF MY WORK BEFORE I CAME TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, IBEL, MY BELIEF IS VERY SIMPLE. HEALTHCARE IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF A HEALTHY, THRIVING COMMUNITY. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR GET PREVENTATIVE CARE, FILL A PRESCRIPTION, AND RECEIVE TREATMENT WHEN THEY NEED IT. I BELIEVE IN MEDI-CAL FOR ALL. I BELIEVE THAT HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE TREATED AS A BASIC NEED AND THAT OUR SYSTEM SHOULD BE STRUCTURED AROUND PEOPLE GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED, RATHER THAN PEOPLE HAVING TO DECIDE WHEN THEY CAN AFFORD TO GET SICK OR USING EMERGENCY SERVICES AS THEIR SAFETY NET. THIS IS THE PERSPECTIVE I BRING TO THIS CONVERSATION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, TONIGHT'S ITEM IS NOT ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL HEALTHCARE POLICY. IT'S ASKING US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CHANGING AND WHAT THOSE CHANGES COULD MEAN FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN LONG BEACH TO, UH, FOR RESIDENTS IN LONG BEACH TO REMAIN COVERED UNDER MEDI-CAL IN LONG BEACH. NEXT SLIDE. SO, WE ARE ASKING, UH, FOR A PRESENTATION ON THE CURRENT ANTICIPATED LOCAL IMPACTS, UH, SPECIFICALLY ON MEDI-CAL AND CALFRESH. WE KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ENACTED THESE CHANGES, AND CALIFORNIA IS NOW IMPLEMENTING THEM WITH MORE CHANGES COMING THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. WHAT WE DO NOT YET HAVE IS A COMPLETE PICTURE OF WHAT THOSE CHANGES WILL LOOK LIKE ON THE GROUND HERE IN LONG BEACH, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHO MAY BE AFFECTED, WHAT OUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE PREPARING FOR OR NEED TO PREPARE FOR, WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND, AS WELL AS OUR CLINICS AND, UH, HEALTH NAVIGATORS, AND WHERE THERE MAY BE GAPS OR DISRUPTION THAT RESIDENTS WILL NEED HELP NAVIGATING. NEXT SLIDE. HR ONE IS CHANGING ELIGIBILITY, ELIGIBILITY REPORTING AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDI-CAL, INCLUDING NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ADULTS. THERE ARE ALSO CHANGES AFFECTING CERTAIN IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANT POPULATION. AS WE HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2027, SOME MEDI-CAL MEMBERS WILL MOVE FROM MANAGED CARE INTO THE FEE FOR SERVICE MEDI-CAL. I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THOSE MEMBERS SIMPLY LOSE MEDI-CAL. IT CHANGES HOW THEY RECEIVE THEIR CARE. THEY MAY HAVE TO FIND A PROVIDER WHO ACCEPTS FEE FOR SERVICE AND SOME SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MANAGED CARE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE SAME WAY. SO THERE'S GONNA BE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS WELL COMING TO CALFRESH, INCLUDING NEW WORK COM, UH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS. SO LET'S JUST TAKE A LITTLE STEP BACK BECAUSE I THINK THAT, UH, WE NEED TO BE REMINDED OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE, UH, BEFORE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS OBAMACARE. BEFORE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WERE UNINSURED. AND IF YOU HAD A PREEXISTING CONDITION AT OBTAINING AFFORDABLE COVERAGE COULD BE EXTREMELY [02:15:01] DIFFICULT. AND WHEN SOMEONE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE, EVEN A ROUTINE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT COULD BECOME SOMETHING THEY DELAYED BECAUSE OF COSTS. AND WE'VE SEEN HOW IT'S IMPACTED PEOPLE'S LIVES. YOU HAVE A SYMPTOM, BUT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE COST OF APPOINTMENT. YOU NEED A SCREENING, BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE COVERAGE. YOU NEED MEDICATION, BUT YOU ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU CAN AFFORD THE PRESCRIPTION. SO PEOPLE WAITED AND SOMETIMES THEY WAITED UNTIL THEY HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM BECAME A SAFETY NET FOR MANY. BUT YET WE KNOW THAT'S EXPENSIVE AND INEFFECTIVE, AND WE KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE COSTLY, THE CITY SERVICE COSTLY TO, TO THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF, UM, SERVICES THAT OUR RAPID RESPONSE TEAM WILL NEED TO PROVIDE. SO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED THAT, WELL, TREMENDOUSLY CHANGED THAT. THE A CA EXPANDED MEDI-CAL CREATED HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE TO OBTAIN COVERAGE AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES. SO BETWEEN 2013 AND 2014, APPROXIMATELY 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE GAINED ACCESS TO MEDI-CAL COVERAGE, AND NEARLY 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE WERE TO DETERMINE ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE THROUGH COVERED CALIFORNIA. FOR ME, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE SHOULD REMEMBER WHAT EXPANDED COVERAGE ACTUALLY MEANS. IT MEANS SOMEBODY WHO PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE A DOCTOR, MAY HAVE A DOCTOR. NOW IT MEANS SOMEBODY CAN GET TREATMENT BEFORE THEIR CONDITION BECOMES AN EMERGENCY. SO SHIRLEY PUT, WHEN DELAYED CARE, UH, SERIOUS ILLNESS OCCUR AND MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT IS NEEDED, BUT AT TIMES UNNECESSARY, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, INTENSIVE TREATMENT, HA COULD HA COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, HAD HEALTHCARE BEEN PROVIDED TO BEGIN WITH A PREVENTATIVE CARE. SO MOVING ON. SO LASTLY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LONG BEACH EACH? SO, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE MADE THESE CHANGES AND CALIFORNIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THEM. AND, UH, BUT OUR RESIDENTS ARE THE ONES WHO ULTIMATELY HAVE TO NAVIGATE THEM, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ALONE. AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, WE BUILD A COALITION. AS WE HEARD ABOUT THAT LA CARE HAD JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED CALLED KEEP LA COVERED CO COALITION. AND I HOPE THAT WHEN WE HEAR IN OUR REPORT COMING BACK, THAT WE ARE PART OF IT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING ALL THE COMMUNITY, UH, PARTNERS AND HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES, UH, IN THIS PROCESS. SO THESE ARE THE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, UH, IS WHO IN LONG BEACH COULD BE AFFECTED AND ARE AFFECTED? HOW WILL THESE CHANGES AFFECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS OUR UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY? WHAT ARE OUR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS PREPARING FOR? WHAT ARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SEEING? AND, AND AS FAR AS, UH, CHALLENGES AND GAPS NEEDED, WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS THEY, HER THEY SERVE, AND WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS? AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CALFRESH, COULD THESE CHANGES MEAN AND WHAT COULD THESE CHANGES MEAN FOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY? SO THESE QUESTIONS ARE THAT, IS, THAT IS, IS THAT WE NEED LOCAL INFORMATION TO ANSWER IN A STAKEHOLDER MAPPING IN ORDER TO COORDINATE WITH ALL POTENTIAL PARTNER, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT RESOURCES IS LIMITED AND THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE BRING TOGETHER TALENT, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS TO KEEP PEOPLE COVERED IN CAL, CALIFORNIA. I MEAN, SORRY, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. SO IN CLOSING, REGARDLESS OF WHERE SOMEBODY STANDS ON THE BROADER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE MAJOR CHANGES ARE GONNA OCCUR IN HEALTHCARE, UH, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, AS WELL AS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS, AND HOW THEY'LL AFFECT PEOPLE LIVING HERE. SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE TIGHTEN THE SAFETY NET AND NOT WIDEN THE HOLES IN THE SAFETY NET. SO I ASKED MY COLLEAGUE FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOONI, UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, AND, UH, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN SORROW FOR LEADING THIS ITEM AND FOR THAT EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF, UH, A SOBERING PICTURE OF WHERE WE'VE COME FROM. UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, CHANGES TO OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, POLICY, COVID, ALL OF THAT, SOMETIMES WE FORGET WHAT IT USED TO BE. UM, AND SO I THINK, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ON JULY 20, ON JULY 4TH, 2025, FEDERAL HR, THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL BECAME LAW. IT MADE SWEEPING CHANGES TO OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET. STARTING OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR, FULL SCOPE MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY NARROWS FOR NON-CITIZENS. AND THEN STARTING JANUARY 1ST, 2027, WE FACED SIX A SIX MONTH ELIGIBILITY, [02:20:01] REDETERMINATIONS REDUCED RETROACTIVE COVERAGE AND NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, FEDERAL CUTS TO SNAP IN CALFRESH WILL WORSEN HUNGER ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SO LONG AS I AGREE WITH OUR COUNCILWOMAN THAT LONG BEACH CANNOT WAIT UNTIL RESIDENTS LOSE OR CHANGE COVERAGE OF FOOD SUPPORT AND THEN REACT. THIS IS WHY ITEM 24 MATTERS. IT DIRECTS OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE 60 DAY LOCAL ASSESSMENT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS CLINICS, OUR FEDERALLY HEALTH QUALIFIED CENTERS, OUR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS FQHCS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UM, WOULD LEAD THE WORK. UM, BUT THIS IS JUST NOT, THIS IS NOT JUST CITY HALL. UH, WE'RE DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SAFETY NET HEALTH HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY, UH, CLINICS, OR FQACS FOOD PANTRY, CBOS, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, LA COUNTY, AND RESIDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THESE SERVICES. THE POINT IS SIMPLE. LET'S GET AHEAD OF THE CRISIS AND FORM A PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR COVERAGE, LOSSES, AND HUNGER TO SPIKE. LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL IMPACT NOW AND PREPARE A REAL COORDINATED RESPONSE. AND WE AREN'T THE ONLY JURISDICTION DOING THIS. UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY DAY JOB, I WORK AT UC, IRVINE, AND OUR HEALTH SYSTEM WILL WE BRING, WILL BE BEING, UH, WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR FQACS AND THE HOR AND THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTHCARE AGENCY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF HR ONE AND THEIR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN ORANGE COUNTY. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE AND THE NEED TO GO INTO THIS WITH EYES WIDE OPEN SO WE CAN SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS IN THE BEST WAYS POSSIBLE. UM, AS PART OF THIS ASSESSMENT, I WOULD ALSO ASK STAFF TO EXPLORE A FEW AREAS AS PART OF THIS 60 DAY ASSESSMENT. UM, ONE RELATED TO FOOD INSECURITY WOULD BE FOR US TO LOOK AT HOW THE CITY WILL HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PREPARE FOR SPIKES IN EMERGENCY FOOD DEMAND. WHEN WE THINK OF IN-PERSON OUTREACH, UM, I KNOW, UM, PART OF THIS WILL BE, UH, LOOKING AT THE AUTOMATED COUNTY TOOLS. SO THERE'S AUTOMATED COUNTY TOOLS, UH, LIKE REAL-TIME INCOME VERIFICATION, STREAMLINED PROCESSES FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR TECH SAVVY RESIDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND CHECK SOME OF THESE THINGS, RIGHT? UM, BUT INVESTING IN LOCAL GROUND GAME OF TRUSTED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS BRIDGES THAT EQUITY GAP FOR FOLKS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION, UM, THAT THEY NEED. UM, AND THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE, UM, ACCESS OR POTENTIALLY HAVE FUNDING, UH, TO DEPLOY TRUSTED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ALONGSIDE THOSE COUNTY DIGITAL TOOLS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO FIND OUT THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED ABOUT THEIR CHANGE IN STATUS. UM, THINKING ABOUT DATA PRIVACY AND TRUST, YOU KNOW, ARE WE THINKING ABOUT TARGETED PRIVACY MESSAGING FOR IMMIGRANT MIXED STATUS AND REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE FACING SERIOUS BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION? UM, THINKING ABOUT OUR HEALTHCARE METRICS, YOU KNOW, HOW MIGHT WE TRACK THE UNCOMPENSATED CARE AT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND FQACS THAT MIGHT IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO, UM, UH, TO, TO RECOVER FUNDS PERHAPS THROUGH OUR HEALTH? UH, THROUGH OUR, OUR, OUR, UM, OUR ASSOCIATED CLINICS. THINKING ABOUT CITY COUNT, UH, THE THE CITY AND COUNTY ALIGNMENT, UH, STARTING IN MARCH 1ST, 2027, THE FEDERAL HR ONE MANDATE REQUIRES ADULT MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 19 TO 64 TO VERIFY THEIR ELIGIBILITY EVERY SIX MONTHS INSTEAD OF ONCE A YEAR DOUBLING THE ADMINISTRATIVE TOUCHPOINTS FOR RESIDENTS. DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH LA COUNTY IS CRITICAL TO ESTABLISH SHARED DATA TRIGGERS AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS THAT ALERT LOCAL NAVIGATORS BEFORE RESIDENTS MID-YEAR RENEWAL, UH, DEADLINE HITS. COORDINATING THESE SEMI-ANNUAL WORKFLOWS DIRECTLY PREVENTS PROCEDURAL COVERAGE DROPS, ENSURING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES MEMBERS STAY CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED WHILE PROTECTING LOCAL SAFETY NET HOSPITALS FROM SUDDEN UNCOMPENSATED CARE COSTS. SO HOW ARE WE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR LA WITH LA COUNTY ON THAT SIX MONTH RENEWAL WORKFLOW? A SUCCESS, A SUCCESS OUTCOME OF THIS EVALUATION MEANS WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO FORM AN ACTIONABLE POLICY RESPONSE. RESIDENTS KNOW WHERE TO TURN, TRUSTED MESSENGERS ARE FUNDED, PRIVACY FEARS ARE ADDRESSED, HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE, ARE IDEALLY MEASURED, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE NOT WORKING IN SILOS. THAT PRO HELPS TO PROTECT FAMILIES AND FORTIFY OUR LOCAL SAFETY NET. THE FEDERAL CHANGES ARE ALREADY PROJECTED TO HIT CALIFORNIA HARD. THE STATE ESTIMATES ONGOING BUDGET INCA IMPACTS TO BE BETWEEN 637000001.6 BILLION FROM THE MEDICARE MEDI-CAL DELIVERY CHANGES ALONE LOCALLY, THAT MEANS RISING UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR OUR SAFETY NET HOSPITALS, FQHCS CLINICS, AND INTENSE PRESSURE ON EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES AND TBOS. ITEM 24 HELPS LONG BEACH MEASURE AND PREPARE FOR THAT FISCAL PRESSURE INSTEAD OF PAYING MORE LATER. FOR THESE REASONS, I URGE MY COUNCIL, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES ON ITEM 24. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. THE FORTHCOMING IMPACTS THAT MEDI-CAL AND CALFRESH AND FOOD ASSISTANT ENROLLEES WILL FACE AS A RESULT OF THE SWEEPING FEDERAL CHANGES MAKE IT NECESSARY TO PREPARE WHAT IS SURE TO BE A CRISIS STARTING JANUARY 1ST. UH, ESPECIALLY AMONG OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OUR FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN, OUR SENIORS, AND MY OWN COMMUNITY, THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE PRI PREPARING FOR THIS PRIOR TO ANY IMPACT TO THE CITY AND WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ASKING ME TO SIGN ON TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT [02:25:01] ITEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TIMELY GIVEN THAT OTHER ENTITIES ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO THE IMPACTS. I HOPE THAT THE REPORTS, UM, THAT THE REPORT LOOKS AT THE ISSUES AS A WHOLE AND ALONGSIDE WHAT OTHER ENTITIES LIKE LA COUNTY SUSPECT MIGHT BE IMPACTFUL. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS REQUEST AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT BACK TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL EFFECTS AND WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE EXPERIENCING. MEMBER, ANY MEMBER CAN OPPOSING COMMENT. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ENTERED, OH, WE ALREADY DID THAT. OH, WE ALREADY DID THAT. I'M SORRY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THRASHER, SHE JUST CAME UP. YES, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXTENDING THE OPPORTUNITY. UM, SO FIRST I WANNA THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF THE COMMENTS REGARDING THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. UM, AS I, UH, LOOK AT THIS MATTER, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, HIT ON FOOD, WE'VE HIT ON HOSPITALS, WE'VE HIT ON, YOU KNOW, ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT AND MR. CITY MANAGER, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME HERE. UM, GIVEN THAT WE MAY HAVE RESIDENTS WHO WAIT A LOT LONGER IN ORDER TO ACCESS CARE AND THEN WE'LL NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES, THEREBY DIALING 9 1 1 WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, IF THEY DO NOT HAVE, UH, THE LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT, LET'S SAY FROM MEDI-CAL, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, DOES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR SYSTEM AND OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT FROM FAMILIES THAT MAY BE VERY VULNERABLE, BUT YET NEED ACCESS TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES? SO, UH, WE RESPOND WITH OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THEN, UM, THERE'S A BILLING SYSTEM THAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS. AND OUR BILLING POLICY DEFINITELY RECOGNIZES THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO PAY. UM, WE DO THE COLLECTION EFFORTS THAT WE CAN AND THEN, UH, WE DO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON WHAT TO WRITE OFF AND WHAT TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT. SO WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AS WELL. WELL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, AND YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY KNOW THAT WE RESPOND NO MATTER WHAT, AND THAT BILLING IS A SEPARATE MATTER. UM, AS WE CONSIDER WHAT IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE, NOT ONLY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS IN TERMS OF HAVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, UM, AND SAFETY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE MIGHT WANNA DO A STRESS TEST ON WHAT OUR, UM, REPAYMENT IS FROM THESE SOURCES AND IF THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE, HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT, UM, OUR BUDGET AS A CITY, JUST TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT THAT IMPACT MIGHT BE. AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT MEDICARE AND MEDICARE ALREADY HAVE CONTRACTED RATES THAT PAY WAY LOWER THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL FULL, FULL COST RECOVERY RATE IS. SO EVEN WHEN WE DO GET IT REIMBURSED, IT'S AT A MUCH LOWER LEVEL, UH, DUE TO THE CONTRACTED RATES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE, UM, ADDING THAT ANALYSIS TOO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE COUNCIL AND THEN VICE MAYOR, IF I CAN CLARIFY. SO THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE ADDED TO, UM, TO THE REPORT. UM, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WITH THE MAKER OF THE MOTION THAT THOSE ARE INCLUDED AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A LOT TO REPORT ON IN 60 DAYS. I THINK OUR GOAL WILL BE OUR BEST TO BRING BACK WHAT WE HAVE IN 60 DAYS AND THEN BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO ADD SOME OF THOSE, UH, THINGS. BUT, UH, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, TO REPORT BACK WITH WHAT WE KNOW. YES, I, I, I WAS ASKED IF YOU CAN INCLUDE THOSE CONSIDERATION, BUT KNOW THAT YOU HAVE 60 DAYS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE REPORT BACK IN DECEMBER, A MONTH BEFORE WE SEE THAT THE THE LAW GO. THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY, AS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION IN THE EARLY STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE RIGHT, UH, IN INFORMATION AS WELL AS THEN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION AND RESPONSE TO THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER AND THANK YOU SENIOR MANAGER FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. ANY FURTHER COMMENT? NONE. OKAY. GO FULL VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE MILLS ACT. HISTORIC PROPERTY CONTRACTS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS OF SIX HISTORIC PROPERTIES, [25. 26-56097 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute Mills Act historic property contracts with property owners of six historic properties: 347 Gladys Avenue, 417 Roswell Avenue, 729 Daisy Avenue, 1048 Magnolia Avenue, 3738 and 3738 ½ Lemon Avenue, and 3745 California Avenue. (Districts 1, 2, 3, 5)       Office or Department: Community Development         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, AND FIVE. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY REPORT? TEAM MANAGER? NONE. NO, NONE. NONE. UNLESS YOU NEED ONE. OKAY. UH, TAKE BEHIND THE RAIL WALL . THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. [02:30:02] THE MEALS ACT HAS BEEN A VERY POSITIVE TOOL FOR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND PROVIDING POSITIVE TAX BENEFITS TO OUR RESIDENTS. I HAVE HAD RESIDENTS SUGGEST SOME POINTS OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER, BUT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE. UM, SPECIFICALLY THE HOMEOWNERS, UM, FROM THE HISTORIC COOPER ARMS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR APPLICATION DENIED DUE TO THE CURRENT WEEK REQUIREMENT OF A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OWNERSHIP PARTICIPATION BEFORE A MULTI OWNER HISTORIC PROPERTY CAN, CAN OR MAY APPLY. UM, THEY HAVE SAID THAT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT HAS BECOME A BARRIER TO ACHIEVING THE PURPOSE OF THE MEALS ACT, UM, WHICH IS TO PRESERVE OUR ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. UM, HISTORIC COOPER ARMS IS A LARGE CONDOMINIUM, SO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION IS A CHALLENGE THAT THEY FEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERCOME. A QUESTION FOR STAFF. CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT THRESHOLD AND ITS INTENTION AND ALSO IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO, UM, HOW TO, WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY CHANGE THAT? THANKS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO, UH, THE MILLS ACT GOES BACK, UH, MANY YEARS AND OUR EXPERIENCE OVER THE COURSE OF BEFORE ALLISON AND I WAS HERE, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF DECADES, UH, INFORMED THE CURRENT POLICY WHEN I JOINED THE CITY ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO. UM, THE, THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN PAUSED DURING THE 2008 GREAT RECESSION, AND I, I WORKED WITH OTHER STAFF HERE TO BRING IT BACK AND WE ADOPTED CERTAIN BEST PRACTICES, UM, WHICH WERE INTENDED TO AVOID SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. SO THERE'S A DIFFERENT LARGE CONDO BUILDING IN YOUR DISTRICT ACTUALLY THAT, UM, HAS MANY OWNERS AND SOME OF THEM WERE IN THE MILLS ACT AND SOME OF THEM WERE NOT. UM, BUT THE CITY HAS TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE MILLS ACT. THE CONDO BUILDING IS JUST ONE BUILDING, SO IT HAS TO BE ENFORCED, UM, AGAINST THE CONDO BUILDING AS A WHOLE. AND THAT CREATED A NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, UH, FOR THE CITY. SO WE IMPOSED A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS. WE HAVE HAD SOME CONDO BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THAT, BUT AS YOU NOTE, WE'VE HAD SOME THAT HAVE HAD, UM, DIFFICULTY. SO, UM, IN A MOMENT, ALLISON'S GONNA TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NEXT CALENDAR YEAR TO STUDY THIS ISSUE. UH, IT CAME UP THIS YEAR. WE WERE ALREADY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. YOU DON'T CHANGE RULES WHILE PEOPLE ARE APPLYING. UM, BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO RESTUDYING THAT, UH, NEXT YEAR. UM, AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE TO JUST BE CLEAR THERE, UM, WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT ANY INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION, IF WE GET A LETTER FROM SOMEONE SAYING, I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THIS CONTRACT AND I'M GONNA SUE YOU IF YOU IMPOSE IT ON ME, THAT PUTS THE CITY IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE NOT GONNA ENTER INTO THAT CONTRACT, UH, BECAUSE OF A RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATION. UM, BUT WE ARE GONNA STUDY THIS ISSUE NEXT YEAR, UM, AS WELL AS AN UPCOMING STUDY SESSION THAT ALLISON'S GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT. YEAH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE WILL BE HOSTING A STUDY SESSION BEFORE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, UM, ON OUR MILLS ACT PROGRAM LATER, UM, IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 27TH. UM, SO WE WELCOME, UH, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY INPUT IN THAT AT THAT TIME, STAFF WILL BE COMING WITH SOME INITIAL, UM, FINDINGS AND, UM, RESEARCH TO SHARE WITH THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDING BODY TO THE COUNCIL, UM, RELATED TO, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK, INCLUDING MILLS ACT CONTRACTS, UM, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL FUTURE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING, UM, SOME OF THE, UM, EQUITY ANALYSES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR HOW TO CONTINUE ENSURING THAT OUR MILLS ACT PROGRAM MEETS BOTH OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION GOALS AND OUR EQUITY GOALS AS A CITY. UM, SO, UH, THE OCTOBER 27TH STUDY SESSION, UH, WILL BE HELPFUL, NEXT STEP IN INFORMING, UM, THE, UH, ADDITIONAL, UM, ANALYSIS THAT STAFF WILL DO ON FUTURE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT. BOTH DIRECTOR KUNZ AND ALLISON. UM, AND THE MILLS ACT IS A GREAT, GREAT PROGRAM AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE HAVE UM, CERTAIN, CERTAIN ONES IN MY DISTRICT AS WE DO AND THROUGHOUT THE, ALL OF THE CITY. UM, BUT I ENCOURAGE OUR, MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, DANIEL. COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER KERR SUPPORT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL? [02:35:01] NO COMMENTS TO VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. ITEM 26, REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS, SENIOR GAS REVENUE SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A SENIOR INDENTURE AND CREDIT AGREEMENT [26. 26-56098 Recommendation to adopt resolution of the City Council of the City of Long Beach approving the issuance from time to time by the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners, on behalf of the City of Long Beach, senior gas revenue short-term obligations issued pursuant to the terms of a senior indenture and a credit agreement and certain related documents which provide for a revolving line of credit in an amount not to exceed $60,000,000, outstanding at any one time, for a maximum period of three years, to bridge finance various capital projects for the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND CERTAIN RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH PROVIDE FOR A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 60 MILLION TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS? THERE ARE TWO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, DAVE SHUKLA AND SD. CAN YOU PLEASE AND VICE MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOR ALL THREE AND THEN DO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. GO AHEAD, PROCEED. OKAY. IF WE CAN, UH, PULL UP THE PRESENTATION AND I WILL TURN TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, UH, KEVIN REER. GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UH, I'M JOINED BY ASSISTANT CITY TREASURER AND DEBT MANAGER, JESSE ORTEGA. UH, I'M GOING TO COVER ALL THREE, UM, PARALLEL ITEMS 26, 27 AND 28 ARE ALL, UM, PROPOSED REVOLVING LINES OF CREDIT FOR THE GAS FUND. THAT'S ITEM 26, THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S ITEM 27 AND THE SEWER FUND, THAT'S ITEM 28. UM, THE PURPOSE OF THE RECOMMENDED LINES OF CREDIT IS FOR FINANCING OF THE FY 27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THOSE THREE FUNDS. UH, THE GENERAL FUND STANDING IN FOR THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. THE, UM, UH, GENERAL SERVICES FUND, THE TIDELANDS OPERATING FUND, ANY FUND, UH, ON THE CITY SIDE 'CAUSE THE FIRST AND THE THIRD ARE OF COURSE, UTILITIES, DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISES. UM, ANY FUND THAT WOULD NEED SHORT TERM CAPITAL FINANCING FOR THE CIP THAT YOU ADOPTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. UH, THE, THE GAS FUND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT IS PROPOSED AT $60 MILLION. THAT'S WHAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT NEEDS. THE GENERAL FUND IS PROPOSED AT $50 MILLION AND THE SEWER FUND AT $45 MILLION. UM, THE TWO UTILITY LINES OF CREDIT WOULD BE THREE YEARS, AND THE GENERAL FUND LINE OF CREDIT WOULD BE, UH, DUE TO BE REPAID IF USED IN JUST ONE YEAR. UH, THE FINANCING TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER ALL THREE OF THESE PROPOSED REVOLVING LINES OF CREDIT AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO HOLD DOWN. UM, UH, COST OF ISSUANCE IS, UH, OUR USUAL BOND COUNSEL. THAT'S QAC ROCK CANON PUBLIC FINANCES AT THE MUNICIPAL ADVISOR. UH, WELLS FARGO BANK WON THE RFP FOR THE LOWEST INTEREST RATE, MOST ATTRACTIVE TERMS FOR THE THREE LINES OF CREDIT. AND THEN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS. CHAPMAN AND CUTLER, UH, IS THE, UM, SECOND LAW FIRM INVOLVED. THE PURPOSE, AS I SAID, OF THE, OF THE THREE LINES OF CREDIT FOR THE UTILITIES AND FOR THE CITYSIDE CAPITAL PROGRAM IS, UM, BRIDGE FINANCING, WHICH WOULD BE USED IF NEEDED UNTIL LONG-TERM FINANCING CAN BE PUT IN PLACE. WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN LONG BEACH OF DOING LONG-TERM DEBT FINANCING FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS LIKE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. UM, A SECOND ADVANTAGE IS THAT THE PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSED LINES OF CREDIT WOULD OFFER, UM, SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY BY ALLOWING US TO SHORT-TERM FINANCE UNTIL WE CAN DO LONG-TERM TAKEOUT FINANCING. AND, UM, I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL LETTER, BUT I FORGOT THE CITY'S FORMAL DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY CALLS FOR FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY. THE, THE SECOND ITEM, THE SECOND PRIORITY, THE SECOND MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY IS FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY. AND THESE THREE LINES OF CREDIT, ESPECIALLY ON THE CITY SIDE, THE THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR OWN, UH, FINANCIAL AND DEBT POLICIES. BUT ON THE CITY SIDE, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES TO BE MET FOR WHATEVER CAPITAL PROJECTS THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GETS GOING IMMEDIATELY IN F IN FISCAL YEAR 27, AND HAVING THIS LINE OF CREDIT IF WE NEED IT, INSTEAD OF USING IDLE CASH, WHICH IS WHAT I'VE BEEN RECOMMENDING FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, UM, WOULD ALLOW US TO, UH, HOLD DOWN ON CONSTRUCTION DELAYS AND GET AHEAD OF ANY COST INCREASES. IN OTHER WORDS, THE THE LINES OF THE PROPOSED LINES OF CREDIT ARE [02:40:01] A BACKSTOP. IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH IDLE CASH THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 TO GET GOING, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT. A A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS, I KEEP SAYING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THIS HAS, THIS PROPOSED FINANCING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET. THE PROCEEDS COULD NOT BE USED TO FINANCE, UH, OPERATING OPERATIONS. THEY CAN ONLY BE USED TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS, CAN'T BE USED FOR OPERATING NEEDS. AND FINALLY, THERE'S A, A, AN AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF A GENERAL FUND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT THAT, UM, I THINK MERITS A LITTLE, UH, ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION AS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. IT'S A LEASE, LEASE BACKED STRUCTURE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE CITY PLEDGES PROPERTIES AS SECURITY AND, UM, IT LEASES THEM TO THE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THEN THE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF LONG BEACH LEASES THEM BACK TO THE CITY. AND THE CITY REPAYS THE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF LONG BEACH AND THE AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE. UM, BUT THE IMPORTANT PART ABOUT PLEDGING PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT LEGAL STRUCTURE TO BE IN PLACE IS THAT THE CITY MAINTAINS ITS OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND RESPONSIBILITIES OVER THE PLEDGE PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT. THIS IS NOT LIKE A, UH, LIKE WHEN YOU TAKE OUT A, A HOME MORTGAGE AND IF YOU FAIL TO PAY, THE BANK CAN COME, THE A MORTGAGE PROVIDER CAN COME AND TAKE YOUR HOME. THAT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE. ALL THAT WELLS FARGO HAS IS A LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THE PLEDGED PROPERTY BEHIND THIS REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT. AND THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST THAT WELLS FARGO BANK HOLDS IS SIMPLY AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE CITY IN THE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY EVENT THE CITY DIDN'T REPAY ON TIME. THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST IS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE CITY TO RESOLVE, UH, THE AMOUNT OWED AND TO PAY IN ORDER TO FREE UP THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST. UH, THE THREE PLEDGE PROPERTIES THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE, UH, GENERAL FUND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT ADD UP TO $50 MILLION IN INSURED VALUE. AND THEY ARE THE, UH, NATATORIUM THE POOL FACILITY AT SILVERADO PARK, THE LINCOLN PARKING GARAGE, AND THE BROAD BROADWAY PARKING GARAGE. WE CHOSE THOSE THREE. WE RECOMMENDED THOSE THREE BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO ADD UP TO $50 MILLION. YOU DON'T, WE DON'T WANNA PLEDGE $75 MILLION WORTH OF PROPERTY FOR A $50 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT. UM, AND FOR THE SEWER AND GAS ENTERPRISE, THE LAST BULLET ON THIS PAGE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO PLEDGE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PLEDGING THEIR, UM, STREAM OF REVENUE FROM SEWER AND, UH, GAS SERVICE CHARGES. UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF REPORT. AND, UH, MR. ORTEGA AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. UH, I THINK WE HAD, UH, SOME OTHER COMMENT ON THIS. YES, WILL DAVE SHUKLA AND SD PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM. HELLO AGAIN, VICE MIR URANGA AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THOSE SIGNS THAT SAY, UH, EVERYONE WANTS A REVOLUTION, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE DISHES? EVERYONE SEEMS TO WANNA DO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS OR DECISIONS THAT INVOLVE THE CITY'S FINANCES. UM, I OPPOSE THIS ITEM IN DETAIL AND IN THE GENERAL IDEA. UH, FIRST OF ALL, LONG BEACH UTILITIES IS THE ONLY COMBINED MUNICIPAL UTILITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT IS LED BY GAS AND OIL DEPARTMENT, AND ONE OF THE ONLY SUCH, UH, AUTHORITIES IN THE STATE THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ELECTRICITY AT A TIME WHEN EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ON ELECTRICITY. UM, WE NEED TO GET OFF THIS NARCOTIC. THAT'S THE TLDR, UH, OF MY PUBLIC COMMENT. I MEAN, NATURAL GAS IS NOT SAFE, IT'S NOT RELIABLE, IT'S NOT COST EFFECTIVE. UM, UH, NATURAL GAS USE IN HOMES IS INCREASED TO IS, IS LINKED TO INCREASED, UH, LEVELS OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA AND, UH, LONG-TERM, UH, RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. LIFELONG RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. I AND I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. I, UH, THROUGH AMERICORPS JOINED THE CITY OF OAKLAND IN 2023 WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED, UH, THEIR SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BAN NATURAL GAS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THEREBY MITIGATE THE NEED FOR REINVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THIS. UH, AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT, UH, COST-EFFECTIVE, UH, AND BETTER, UH, APPLIANCES LIKE INDUCTION STOVES OR HEAT PUMPS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING GAS MAINS, UH, OUT OF STREETS, TAKING ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS OFF THAT NARCOTIC. UM, WHAT IS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DOING? IT'S ASKING FOR MORE. UH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I MEAN, UH, IN SPECIFIC, IT'S ASKING FOR, UH, AN INCREASED LINE OF CREDIT SO THAT, UH, WE CAN, UH, MANAGE THE INTEREST ON EXISTING PROJECTS, WHICH, UH, WON'T SERVE US THROUGH THEIR USEFUL LIFE SINCE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET OFF THAT NARCOTIC AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED FOR IT. UM, [02:45:03] I WORRY ESPECIALLY WITH THE, THE LITTLE LAST SENTENCE IN THE STAFF REPORT, THAT ULTIMATELY THE SHORT-TERM FINANCING IS ENVISAGED TO, UH, BE REPLACED BY LONG-TERM BOND OBLIGATIONS. THAT NO ONE'S GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN THOSE BONDS IN 10 TO 20 YEARS WHEN EVERYONE HAS TO GET OFF THAT NARCOTIC. UH, AND WHEN THINGS LIKE SEA LEVEL RISE HEAT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER CLIMATE IMPACTS MAKE THE USE OF SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN IT ALREADY IS. FUN FACT, THERE ISN'T A SINGLE GAS PIPELINE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH THAT DOESN'T, UH, DOESN'T LEAK AT THE AVERAGE RATES OF FIVE TO 15% BY VOLUME. THAT ALL JUST GOES UP IN THE AIR. IT GETS BREATHED IN BY KIDS. IT GETS BREATHED IN DISPROPORTIONATELY BY FOLKS ON THE WEST SIDE AND CENTRAL LONG BEACH. AND, YOU KNOW, I, I MEAN, FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST, WE COULD COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE CRAP SYSTEM WITH ELECTRICS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. UM, YEAH, SO WE'RE HERE TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT THREE LINES OF CREDITS, TOTALING $155 MILLION, UH, FOR SEWER AND GAS. UM, THE, THAT WAS THE SHORTEST PRESENTATION I'VE EVER SEEN, LIKE BREAKING DOWN THE COST OF THESE. IT WASN'T DISCUSSED. THERE'S AN ORIGINATION FEE FOR EACH OF THESE LINES OF CREDIT, TOTALING 441,000 JUST TO TAKE IT AT ONE TIME FEE. AND THEN THERE'S AN INTEREST RATE ON THE USED BALANCE AND AN UNUSED BALANCE, QUARTER PERCENT ON THE UNUSED, RANGING FROM 3.4 TO 4.3 ON THE USED BALANCE. SO EVEN IF WE DON'T, IF YOU DON'T USE IT, IT'S GONNA COST 416,000 PER YEAR ANNUALLY, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY. UM, IF YOU USE THE MAX, THEN IT'S GONNA BE 6.2 MILLION. UH, SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE IT, UM, LOOKING AT $857,000 JUST FOR TAKING IT OUT. NOW, THIS IS A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT, SO OPEN END, SO POTENTIALLY COULD BE USED AGAIN AND AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALLY SEE AN END DATE ON IT EXCEPT FOR ON THE GENERAL FUND. IT REFERENCED AT 2036. UM, AND YEAH, GONNA BE, UM, PLANNING TO PAY IT OFF WITH MUNICIPAL BONDS, 30 YEAR BONDS. SO JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, NOT GONNA PAY IT OFF, JUST PAY MORE. IT'S GONNA COST MILLIONS MORE. UM, SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A SHORTSIGHTED SOLUTION DOESN'T ACTUALLY REMOVE THE DEBT. UM, AND THEN, UH, MOVING ON TO, TO WELLS FARGO, THIS IS WHO WE'RE, WE'RE FINANCING THROUGH. UM, WELLS FARGO DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION. UM, THEY'VE GOT A HISTORY OF UNION BUSTING, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, UM, WEAPONS AND GENOCIDE FUNDING, UH, $500 MILLION, NINE CREDIT FOR PALANTIR, $500 MILLION LOAN FOR ELBIT SYSTEMS. WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEIR FUNDING, UM, AND OR AS WELL, UH, CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES TO BACK OUT OF THE, UH, NET ZERO COMMITMENT WHEN AFTER THE INAUGURATION OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM, 2025, THEY WERE THE FIFTH LARGEST FINANCIER OF FOSSIL FUELS. SO, UH, I CHOOSE WHERE YOU BANK MATTERS. I CHOOSE NOT TO BANK WITH WELLS FARGO. UM, I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE BD, UH, BDS MOVEMENT, DIVEST, BOYCOTT, AND SANCTION. UM, AND SO THIS, THIS FEELS LIKE A TAX ON ME, ON THE CITIZENS THAT'S GONNA BE PAID DIRECTLY TO WELLS FARGO TO FUND THOSE THINGS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IN. UM, GOT A FEW SECONDS. SO JUST, UH, AS WE HAD THE SEEDS OF RESILIENCE CELEBRATION OUT THERE, REMINDER THAT WE ARE OCCUPYING TONGVA LAND. UM, HISTORY OF THIS LAND GOES BACK BEFORE THE 15 HUNDREDS, UM, AND, UH, I BELIEVE LAND BACK FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HERE AND IN THE WEST BANK IN GAZA, FREE PALESTINE. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK UNI. UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. UH, MR. RIPER, UM, IF WE DO NOT ISSUE THESE BONDS, WE'VE BEEN RELYING ON WHAT YOU DETERMINE TO BE LOOSE CASH, UM, GIVEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE MAY NOT BE AS MUCH OF THAT AVAILABLE. DOES THAT MEAN WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCEED AS QUICKLY WITH SEVERAL OF OUR CAPITAL RELATED PROJECTS? IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE. UM, THE PHRASE I'VE BEEN USING FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS IDLE CASH, UH, MEANING CASH THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN INVESTED OR SPENT , UM, THAT, UH, THAT IDLE CASH HAS BEEN SPENT DOWN STEADILY, UH, IN GREAT PART BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING GREAT. GUNS ON THE CIP, UM, ALSO IN THE GENERAL FUND, UM, IDLE [02:50:01] CASH HAS DECLINED BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN STEADILY RELEASING RESERVES IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET EACH YEAR. UM, SO THERE'S LESS IDLE CASH THAN BEFORE, WHICH IS WHY I'M RECOMMENDING, UH, SORT OF PIGGYBACKING ON THE PROCESS THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WAS GONNA GO THROUGH ANYWAY WITH THIS GENERAL FUND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AS A CONTINGENT FINANCING MECHANISM. IF WE NEED IT, WE WOULD USE IT. UM, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE CCL BECAUSE IT HADN'T HAPPENED WEEKS AGO WHEN I WROTE THE CCL, UM, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IDLE CASH IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR FOR, UM, STORM AND DISASTER RESPONSE. UM, AND IF WE DON'T DO THIS REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT TO KEEP THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM GOING, THEN THERE WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY LESS IDLE CASH TO THE EXTENT WE HAVE TO SPEND IDLE CASH ON DISASTER RESPONSE AND INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR. SO THAT'S A, THAT'S THE SECOND REASON THAT CAME UP LITERALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER. YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME IN MY HOUSE. WE CONSIDER IT LOOSE CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE IDLE CASH. SO THAT WAS THE, THE FIRST THING I WAS THINKING OF. UM, SO THEN, UH, I NOTED HERE THAT THIS IS A THREE YEAR SHORT TERM. UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TAKEOUT OF THE LONG-TERM BONDS, IS THE INTENT TO, UM, WHAT, WHAT'S OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE PLAN LONG-TERM BONDS WITHIN THAT THREE YEARS? AT THE END OF THAT THREE YEARS, ARE WE ALREADY ON A SCHEDULE TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE NEW LONG-TERM BONDS? UH, THE, THE THREE YEARS IS FOR THE SEWER AND THE GAS, UH, REVOLVING LINES OF CREDIT. THE GENERAL FUND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT IS ONLY ONE YEAR. SO THE PLAN WOULD BE A YEAR FROM NOW MAYBE TO TAKE OUT, MAYBE TO SELL, UM, THE THIRD TRANCHE OF MEASURE A BONDS. BUT I'LL BE BACK TO YOU, THE CITY MANAGER, AND I'LL BE BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER WITH THE SECOND TRANCHE OF MEASURE A BONDS, UM, AND, AND, AND, UH, TO, UM, REPAY OURSELVES AND FUND ALREADY COMPLETED OR ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM, WE MIGHT NEED TO ISSUE, MIGHT NEED TO ISSUE THE THIRD TRANCHE IN A YEAR. UM, IF WE HAD ENOUGH IDLE CASH BUILT BACK UP WITHIN A YEAR, THEN WE COULD PAY OFF THIS REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT WITH THAT. IT'S, IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL, BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL NEED TO ISSUE SOME LONG-TERM DEBT FOR THE LONG-TERM CAPITAL, LONG LIVE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS UNDERTAKING BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 27. OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE BACK IN NOVEMBER, AT LEAST WITH SOME SENSE OF WHAT THOSE TOTAL NUMBERS LOOK LIKE. UM, IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH WE WOULD, WE WOULD HAVE OUTSTANDING BASED ON WHAT WE VOTE ON TODAY, WHAT WE NEED GOING FORWARD, AND WHAT YOU MIGHT ISSUE IN LONG-TERM BONDS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, POTENTIALLY IN NOVEMBER, WE'LL AT LEAST BE ABLE TO START THAT CONVERSATION. CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOUR CAST MEMBER. UH, SO WE'RE HERE FOR THE COMMENT. THIS THREE CLEAR, CLEAR IS FOR ITEMS 26, 7 AND EIGHT. SO WE NEED THREE, THREE VOTES ON THIS ONE. ITEM 26, PLEASE. UM, IT APPEARS WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR 28. IS THAT RIGHT, MADAM CLERK? CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT TO GET THERE. MM-HMM . OKAY. 26. I HAVE COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN, ARE YOU AN AYE UH, COUNCILMAN . MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 27, PLEASE. [27. 26-56099 Recommendation to adopt resolution of the City Council of the City of Long Beach approving the implementation of a revolving credit facility lease financing with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, outstanding at any one time, for a maximum period of one year, and backed by the General Fund, to bridge finance various capital projects for the City of Long Beach, approving the forms and authorizing execution of related documents and approving related official actions. (Citywide)         Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SO WE'LL HAVE THE SAME MOVER AND NEW MOVER AND SECONDER, AND THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT, NO DISCUSSION. WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU, . WE HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, DAVE SHUKLA, IF YOU CAN COME TO THE LECTERN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. GETTING MY STEPS IN TODAY. HELLO AGAIN. UM, NOT A [02:55:01] FAN OF THE BOND FINANCING, I THINK 30 YEARS FROM NOW. WE'LL LOOK AT ALL OF THIS AS A MISTAKE. UM, MOST OF MY COMMENTS WERE COVERED IN, UH, THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 26. BUT AS IT SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO THE SEWER, UH, FUND, UM, THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR CRITICAL CITY SERVICES. IF WE HAVE TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THAT TO COVER OUR OBLIGATIONS TO WELLS FARGO OR ANYONE ELSE, AND WE'RE HIT WITH A STORM SURGE OR SOMETHING EVEN WORSE, THAT AFFECTS WATER AND SEWAGE FLOWS IN THE CITY, WHICH HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, UH, IN YOUR TENURE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY. UM, WE CAN HAVE PROBLEMS. THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER WAY OF DOING THIS. AND, UH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF FINANCING, PARTICULARLY FOR REPLACING, UH, EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS THROUGH REVOLVING FUNDS, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS. THERE, THERE ARE OTHER FINANCIAL MECHANISMS WHICH [28. 26-56100 Recommendation to adopt resolution of the City Council of the City of Long Beach approving the issuance from time to time by the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners, on behalf of the City of Long Beach, senior sewer revenue short-term obligations issued pursuant to the terms of a senior indenture and a credit agreement and certain related documents which provide for a revolving line of credit in an amount not to exceed $45,000,000, outstanding at any time, for a maximum period of three years, to bridge finance various capital projects for the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS CITY THROUGH ITS LONG, LONG HISTORY WITH OIL AND GAS HAS JUST BEEN MYOPIC ABOUT. AND EVENTUALLY WE'RE GONNA PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ONE, PLEASE? COUNCILMAN ALLEN? MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 29, REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEMA RESILIENCE [29. 26-56110 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including to the award amount or terms, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Resilience, to accept and expend funding in an amount not to exceed $2,896,046, to maintain BioWatch Field Operations for biothreat detection, for a one-year period beginning August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager;  Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $2,896,046, offset by reimbursement revenue; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $948,250, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2,896,046 TO MAINTAIN BIO WATCH FIELD OPERATIONS FOR BIO THREAT DETECTION CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, UH, ANY FINAL COMMENT ON THIS? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COMMISSIONER, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UM, I SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I JUST WANNA STATE PUBLICLY HOW PROUD I AM OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, AS A CITY, UM, TO ENSURE THAT, UM, WE ARE CONDUCTING BIO WATCH, NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO, UH, PROPEL THIS GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOY. UM, I AGREE WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE COUNCILWOMAN THRE TOOK, UM, I'M PLEASED TO SEE WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO OUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR COUNCIL? HEARING NONE, NO FOR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO FIND THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM CQA UNDER STATE CQA GUIDELINE, CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION. ACCEPT THE FILED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION, ADOPT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, [30. 26-56105 Recommendation to find the project exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Categorical Exemption, Section 15301, (Class 1. Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Class 2. Replacement or Reconstruction). Accept the filed Notice of Exemption No. CE-23-109 prepared in accordance with CEQA;   Adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7174 and award a contract to All American Asphalt, of Corona, CA, for the Anaheim Street Corridor Improvements Project, in an amount of $18,527,726, authorize a 12 percent contingency in the amount of $2,223,327, for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,751,053, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $7,000,000, offset by Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS) Funds from U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate, and administered by California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (HSIPL-5108(178); and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $7,000,000, offset by transfer of Federal CPFCDS Grant Funds from the Capital Projects Grant Fund. (Districts 1, 2, 3, 6)       Office or Department: Public Works         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation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ecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW-25-631 and award a contract to Drop Mobility, California LLC, of San Francisco, CA, for operation, maintenance, and modernization of the City of Long Beach’s BikeShare program, in the amount of $23,346,518, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $2,334,652, for a total contract amount not to exceed $25,681,170, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Public Works         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] MAINTENANCE AND MODERNIZATION OF THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25,681,170 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT CITYWIDE. Y THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE A REPORT ON THIS. WE DO. UM, VICE MAYOR, OH, EXCUSE ME. YOU HAVE, GO AHEAD. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. SORRY. OKAY. MOTION BY RICK. SECOND BY . GO AHEAD. UH, THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE, UH, PRESENTATION HERE. THIS IS, UH, A BIG CONTRACT AND A BIG INVESTMENT, UH, THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING WE'RE TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY SINCE WE'VE HAD A PROTEST FROM A LOCAL, UH, VENDOR WHO HAS, UH, BEEN WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND SO, UH, WHEN THOSE, UH, OCCUR, WE PUT OUT A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAN WE DO ON OTHER TYPES OF PROCUREMENTS, UH, TO REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND TO GO THROUGH IT, UM, SO THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THE RFP, UH, AND EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, AND ALSO TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD. UH, SO WE WILL GO, UH, INTO A FAIR AMOUNT OF DETAIL ON THIS AND THEN BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH OUR TEAM. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JOSH HICKMAN, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO THE CITY HAS OPERATED A PUBLIC BIKE SHARE SYSTEM SINCE 2016, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF THAT, UH, SYSTEM AND FLEET. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CURRENT BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE 480 WORKING CITY OWNED PEDAL ONLY BIKE FLEET. UM, WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 250 OR SO VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AND PENDING MAINTENANCE. WE OPERATE OUR CURRENT FLEET USING TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS. ONE IS WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, THE OTHER'S WITH MOBILITY CLOUD FOR THE NECESSARY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RUN THE PROGRAM. IN 2025, WE DID SEE OVER 79,000 RENTALS, UH, ACROSS THE ENTIRE FLEET. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SYSTEM AND THIS FLEET AND THIS, UH, OVERALL PROGRAM IS MANAGED USING PROP A FUNDS AND NOT GENERAL FUNDS. SO OUR LOCAL RIDERS MIRROR THE NATIONAL TRENDS TOWARDS ELECTRIC FLEET AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES. UH, SO AS PART OF THIS RFP RELEASE AND AS PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TO TRY TO MODERNIZE, UH, AND GET INTO THAT, UH, LOCAL TREND AS WELL. SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU IS THE AVERAGE TRIPS FOR PEDAL BIKE VERSUS E SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES. UM, AS NOTED, THE NATIONAL TREND IS INCREASING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE E-BIKES. SO THE GOALS FOR THE RFP WHEN WE RELEASED IT, WERE TO INTRODUCE ELECTRIC BIKES SCALE FOR THE 2028 GAMES, UH, CREATE A SAFER STREET ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL USER GROUPS. UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO EXPAND OUR RIDERSHIP GROWTH IN BOTH NORTH AND WEST LONG BEACH. UH, WE WANT TO, UM, CREATE A, A MORE INFORMED PLANNING AND PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENT COSTS ALLOWING FOR OVERALL PROGRAM STABILITY. WE DID RUN THIS RFP PROCESS THROUGH OUR STANDARD COMPETITIVE CITYWIDE PROCESS. UM, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAILS AS TO HOW THAT ROLLED OUT HERE, WE RELEASED THE RFP IN DECEMBER OF 2025. WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS IN MARCH OF 2026. UH, THERE WAS A REVIEW EFFORT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE SPRING OF 2026, FOLLOWED BY THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD IN MAY OF 2026. WE DID RECEIVE A, A PROTEST AFTER MULTIPLE, UH, EXTENSIONS TO THE PROTEST PERIOD. AND WE DID RECEIVE [03:10:01] A PROTEST FROM PEDAL MOVEMENT, UH, AND THAT WAS REVIEWED BY OUR PURCHASING AGENT AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO BASIS TO SUPPORT THE PROTEST AND IT WAS ULTIMATELY DENIED ON JUNE 29TH, 2026. THE EVALUATION RESULTS SHOWN IN THE TABLE ON THE SLIDES, UH, SHOW THAT DROP MOBILITY RECEIVED THE HIGHEST BASE SCORE. AND DESPITE THE PEDAL MOVEMENT, UH, RECEIVING THE LOCAL PREFERENCE, UH, THEY STILL CAME IN SECOND PLACE WITH 89%, FOLLOWED BY LYFT AT 73 AND BLUE SKY AT 58. SO, DIVING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE RFP RESPONSES, UH, DROP MOBILITY SCORED THE HIGHEST IN THREE OUT OF THE FOUR CRITERIA, THOSE BEING THE METHOD OF APPROACH, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTING CATEGORY, AND THE REASONABLENESS OF COST CATEGORY. SO THE COST WAS ONE OF FOUR WEIGHTED CRITERIA, AND THE FIRST COST WAS, UH, AS PROPOSED INCLUDES THE STARTUP, THE CAPITAL COST, AND EVERYTHING REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. THE FIRST YEAR COSTS FOR DROP MOBILITY ARE APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION LESS THAN THE NEXT COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL DROP. MOBILITY'S PROPOSAL ALLOWS FOR EXISTING BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, AND PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE UTILIZED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COST FOR, UH, HUBS OR ANY SORT OF ELECTRIFICATION FOR, UM, TO, TO OPERATE AND ROLL OUT THE BIKES. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT DROP MOBILITY. THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 2017. THEY OPERATE, UH, ACROSS MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES AND CAMPUSES ACROSS 17 DIFFERENT STATES. UH, THEY'VE RECENTLY HELPED WITH THE TRANSITION FROM SOBI PLATFORM BIKES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, UH, WHILE KEEPING THE CITY OWNED EQUIPMENT IN SERVICE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT ALLOWS US TO KEEP OUR EXISTING FLEET, UH, IN SERVICE WHILE WE CONTINUE TO ROLL OUT AND DEPLOY THE NEW FLEET, UH, WHICH IS REPRESENTED HERE WITH THE RETROFIT KITS THAT EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR EXISTING PEDAL BIKES. UM, THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, NEW ORLEANS AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED THERE. UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT NEW ORLEANS IS EXPANDING, UH, THERE, THE DROP PRO PROGRAM, THE DROP CONTRACT TO CONTINUE ROLLING OUT AND DEPLOY ADDITIONAL VEHICLES IN NEW ORLEANS. UM, SURGE EXPERIENCE FROM MAJOR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE 2025 SUPER BOWL, AND, UH, TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES DO ALREADY RESIDE IN LONG BEACH, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT A LOCALLY STAFFED MODEL WITH 16 POSITIONS IN YEAR ONE AND DROP. HAS COMMITTED TO INTERVIEWING AND POTENTIALLY HIRING, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITHIN THE CITY THAT CURRENTLY OPERATE OUR BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. SO HOW, HOW DOES THIS WORK? UM, DROP SERVICE MODEL IS SET IN DIFFERENT WAYS IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES IN DIFFERENT CITIES. UH, THE RFP THAT WE PUT OUT THERE ALLOWED EITHER OPTION. WE WANTED TO SEE WHO COULD BRING THE, THE SERVICES AND THE FLEET THAT'S NECESSARY TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE OUR FLEET. SO WE ALLOWED SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THE, THE PROPOSERS WERE WILLING TO DO THAT. UM, DROP PROPOSED IN THIS CASE FOR THE CITY TO, AND WE HAVE SELECTED THAT THEY WOULD OPERATE IN A FULL SERVICE MODEL. SO AS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, THEY, THEY DO OPERATE IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. I KNOW THAT WAS, UH, PART, PART OF THE CONCERN AS PART OF THE PROTEST. UH, WE HAVE THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ONLY OPTION, AND THEN WE HAVE THE FULL SERVICE OPERATOR OPTION. AND, AND TO BE CLEAR, UH, WE INTEND OR WE RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FULL SERVICE OPERATOR. SO WHAT DOES THIS ALLOW US TO DO? THIS ALLOWS US TO DEPLOY 700 CLASS ONE PEDAL ASSIST E-BIKES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. UH, THIS IS INCREASING OUR TOTAL FLEET SIZE AND CAPACITY WITH NEW E-BIKES. WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO AUGMENT AND TAKE 150 OF THE EXISTING BIKES. THESE ARE THE PEDAL BIKES THAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND RETROFIT THEM WITH NEW COMP CONTROLLERS SO THEY CAN WORK ON THE NEW PLATFORM. UH, WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HARNESS ALL OF THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND CONTINUE TO REINVEST IN THEM. EVERY BIKE IS GPS TRACKED AND INTERNET CONNECTED. UH, THERE'S ALSO BIKE LOCKS TO BE ABLE TO, UM, LOCK THESE THINGS UP IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, NOT SPECIFICALLY AT SOME OF THE HUBS. UM, HUBS ARE ARE NICE. THEY ARE ABLE TO ALLOW SOME CHARGING CAPACITY, BUT THEY DO TAKE UP SPACE WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. UM, AND THEY DO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEEDS. UM, BIKE SHARE ACCESS AND, AND EQUITY FOR ALL THE BIKE SHARE AND, AND PROGRAM WOULD CONTINUE. UH, THIS IS THE, THE [03:15:01] $5 A MONTH FOR 90, 90 MINUTES A DAY PROGRAM, UM, THAT WILL CONTINUE UNDER THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP. UM, THERE WOULD ALSO BE, UH, AS NOTED HERE ON THE SLIDE, A NUMBER OF OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER CASH AND NOT NON-SMART PHONE PAYMENT OPTIONS, UH, MULTILINGUAL APP. AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AND POTENTIALLY EXPLORING IN THE FUTURE IS ADDING SOME CARGO E-BIKES FOR FAMILIES OR FOLKS THAT WERE TRYING TO PICK UP, UH, LARGER PACKAGES, AS WELL AS ADAPTIVE HAND CYCLES. UH, FOR THOSE WITH, WITH MOBILITY, UH, RELATED ISSUES. THE NEW CONTRACT STRUCTURE, UH, WE WANTED TO REPRESENT HERE, WHAT DOES THE CURRENT CONTRACT LOOK LIKE TODAY VERSUS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? UM, THE NEW CONTRACT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COSTS THAT ARE INCURRED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM WITH VISIBILITY INTO THOSE COSTS FOR SERVICE, UH, BUT ALSO ALLOWING US TO SCALE AS WE ROLL OUT AND DEPLOY A LARGER FLEET ACROSS ALL OF THE CITY. IF ALL GOES WELL, WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND FROM THAT 700 BIKES IN YEAR ONE UP TO A, A TOTAL OF 2,500 IN FUTURE YEARS. SO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATIONS FROM 2017 UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE A FIXED CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF FLEET DEPLOYED, UH, WE HAVE A SEPARATE SOFTWARE CONTRACT WITH MOBILITY CLOUD FOR THE SOBI PLATFORM. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO MANAGE TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS. WE DO HAVE LIMITED VISIBILITY INTO THE OVERALL PROGRAM COST. THIS WILL, THIS NEW CONTRACT WILL GIVE US A LITTLE MORE VISIBILITY INTO OUR TOTAL PROJECT COSTS AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE CURRENT FLEET ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AND THAT'S WHY THE FLEET HAS ACTUALLY SHRUNK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE CONTINUE TO DECLINE EVERY TIME WE NEED ANOTHER PART. THAT BIKE GETS BROUGHT BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE AND CAN NO LONGER BE DEPLOYED. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN THE PROGRAM, WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM RATHER THAN SHRINKING THE PROGRAM. SO THE NEW CONTRACT DOES ALLOW FOR ONE CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWS FOR VARIABLE OPERATING COSTS TO EBB AND FLOW AS THE FLEET IS DEPLOYED AND ABLE TO SCALE UP AS WE GO FROM, HOPEFULLY THE 700 PLUS ONE 50 SCALE THAT UP TO 1500 AND, AND EVENTUALLY 2,500. THE PROGRAM REVENUE WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE INVOICES DIRECTLY. SO THAT JUST HELPS STREAMLINE OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS, THE DROP MANUFACTURERS, ITS OWN BIKES AND CONTROLLERS. SO THE, THE PARTS AND THE SUPPLIES, UH, DO COME ALONG WITH THAT CONTRACT. IT AGAIN JUST ALLOWS US TO OPERATE A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENTLY. THERE ARE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE RFP AND THE FUTURE CONTRACT THAT WHERE THE MANAGEMENT FEE WILL BE REDUCED IF THE FLEET DOES FALL BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL, GIVING US, AGAIN, MORE AUTHORITY AND OWNERSHIP, UH, AS TO HOW WE OPERATE THE PROGRAM. WE'VE ALSO REQUESTED TONIGHT AS PART OF A SEPARATE ITEM TO AMEND THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT. THE CURRENT CONTRACT DOES EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. WE ARE RECOMMENDING A THREE MONTH EXTENSION TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO KEEP THE, THE CURRENT SOBI PEDAL FLEET IN SERVICE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. IT WILL ALLOW US THE SAME SCOPE, EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN DOING, UH, THUS FAR. IT'LL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THAT FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. UH, IT IS FUNDED THROUGH, AGAIN, THIS IS PROP A FUNDS, NOT GENERAL FUNDS. SO WE DO HAVE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE WITH BOTH OPERATORS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE THERE'S, UH, SOME TIME FOR TRANSITION AND ROLLING OUT AND STANDING UP THE NEW PROGRAM. UM, THE, THE MONTHLY RATE FOR THE, THE EXTENSION HAS BEEN STATIC FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT, UM, EFFORTS TO AMEND THE CONTRACT. THIS EXTENSION HERE DOES INCREASE THE MONTHLY RATE BY 12.5%, UH, AS REQUESTED BY PEDAL MOVEMENT. SO AS NOTED, THE THE GOAL OF THIS EXTENSION WOULD TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO GAP IN SERVICE. WE WOULD CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT VENDOR, UH, PEDAL MOVEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AND THEN COME JANUARY OF 2027, WE WOULD BEGIN OPERATING WITH DROP AND WE'D BEGIN, UH, TRANSITIONING AND WE WOULD BEGIN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE NEW E-BIKES THAT WOULD SHOW UP IN EARLY 2027. THE TABLE ON THIS SLIDE HELPS BREAK DOWN THE RIDERSHIP AND, AND HOW WE WOULD BE SCALING UP THE FLEET ITSELF OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, OR WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DEPLOYING IN 20 27, 700 PEDAL ASSIST E-BIKES. UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT RETROFITTING THE CURRENT PEDAL BIKES, SO 150 OF THEM. SO AS OF YEAR ONE, WE'D END UP WITH 850 BIKES. IN YEAR TWO, WE'D [03:20:01] BE LOOKING AT ADDING, UH, ADDITIONAL, AN ADDITIONAL THOUSAND BIKES THERE. AND THEN, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY BY YEAR THREE, UH, WE COULD HAVE UP TO 2,500 BIKES, BOTH E-BIKES, 2000 E-BIKES, AND 500 PEDAL ASSIST BIKES DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO HOW ARE WE DOING THIS? UH, WE'RE DOING THIS IN YEAR ONE. WE HA ALREADY HAVE, UH, PROP A FUNDS THAT ARE APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND, AND FOR THIS, UH, INITIAL ROLLOUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR, AND WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR AN A TP GRANT FOR IN THE AMOUNT OF JUST OVER $5 MILLION OR SO. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO, UH, INVEST FURTHER IN THE CAPITAL THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THE BIKES, THE DOCKING STATIONS, ET CETERA. UM, THIS WOULD THEN BE AUGMENTED WITH FUTURE PROP A TO GET US A FULL 2,500 BIKE FLEET A LITTLE BIT ON THE FISCAL IMPACT. SO MORE BIKES FOR LESS MONEY IS REALLY THE BIG TAKEAWAY HERE. UM, THE CURRENT CONTRACT, THE, THE WAY THAT IT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE TODAY IS, UH, BASED ON THE PEDAL MOVEMENT EXTENSION. AND WITH OUR CURRENT FLEET OF 450 BIKES, WE SPEND ABOUT $2.5 MILLION ANNUALLY. AND THE TOTAL OF OUR CURRENT CONTRACTS WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT, THE SOFTWARE, THE PARTS, ET CETERA, OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD IS APPROXIMATELY $8.5 MILLION. SO THIS IS THE, THE THREE YEAR COST OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT. SHOULD WE MAINTAIN STATUS QUO, WHICH WOULD AFFORD NO NEW BIKES AND NO NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT. ALTERNATIVELY, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A NEW DROP MOBILITY CONTRACT, UH, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE LOCKED IN FOR, FOR THREE YEARS. THE 700 E-BIKES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THE RETROFIT BIKES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. UH, IN YEAR ONE, THE COST WOULD BE 1.9 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT $5.7 MILLION FOR THE NEW PROGRAM AND THE ADDED FLEET THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT. SO THE NEXT STEPS TO DEPLOY ALL THIS, WE WANT TO EXECUTE THE, THE CONTRACT WE TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT VENDOR TO THE NEW VENDOR. WE'D FINALIZE THE PROGRAM NAME AND BRAND. WE DID A HIGHLIGHT HERE, LONG BEACH BIKE CLUB. UM, THAT'S JUST, JUST KIND OF A WORKING, WORKING TITLE HERE. UH, WE'D FINALIZE AND STAND UP THE NEW WEBSITE. AGAIN, WE HAVE A KIND OF A WORKING ITEM HERE. WE'D ORDER THE NEW E-BIKE FLEET LAUNCH THE PROGRAM IN EARLY 2027. AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND LEADING UP TO THE 2028 GAMES WHERE WE ANTICIPATE THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF FOLKS VISITING LONG BEACH THAT WILL WANT TO USE OUR DIFFERENT MOBILITY OPTIONS. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? WE DO HAVE, UH, 10 SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. IF YOU ARE IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO UNMUTE YOURSELF WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ALINA, AND THEN DYLAN AMBROSE, JUSTIN HARRIS, NICK RUSSO, VAL STEVENS, JOSH C AMBER WASSON, DYLAN BAKER, JEFF COATES, AND EVAN KELLY. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP WITH THE LECTERN AND BE PREPARED TO SPEAK. FIRST SPEAKER AGAIN IS ALINA AND THEN DYLAN AMBROSE. SO WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE. DAM , UM, MADAM CLERK, IS IT 10 OR 11 ON MY SCREEN? IT SAYS 11. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S, IT'S INCLUDING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE SIGNING UP TO SPEAK ALSO. SO IT'S 10 FROM THE PUBLIC, SO IT IS THREE MINUTES EACH. OKAY, THANK YOU. THREE MINUTES, PLEASE PROCEED. HI, VICE MAYOR. HI COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG NIGHT AND, UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS', UM, CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THIS TOPIC. UM, I COULD TELL THAT THE THEME OF TONIGHT IS COMMUNITY. UM, OUTSIDE IN THE COURTYARD WE HAD THE SEEDS OF RESILIENCE, UM, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS AREA AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS BEEN RESILIENT IN MAINTAINING THE BIKES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, THE HR ONE IMPACTS, UM, PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS PROVIDED A SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH WHO, UM, MAY NEED, AS YOU KNOW, WHO MAY NEED, UH, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO MAY USE, UM, OUR BIKES AS A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE OF ALL KINDS OF BACKGROUNDS WHO USE THE BIKES ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THEY'RE BLUE. I'M SURE YOU HAVE SEEN [03:25:01] THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE. I LOVE SEEING THEM EVER SINCE I'VE STARTED WORKING THEM, UM, WORKING FOR PEDAL MOVEMENT. AND FURTHERMORE, ANAHEIM HAS JUST DONE AN E-BIKE, UH, BUYBACK PROGRAM. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE E-BIKES. UM, AND AGAIN, BACK TO THE HEALTH, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO POTENTIALLY COULD GET INTO ACCIDENTS. THIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED AND EVERYTHING AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY. UM, ANOTHER TOPIC, BUT JUST TO SHOW THAT EVERYTHING IS RELATED. UM, OUR PEDAL BIKES, UM, THEY'RE NOT RUN ON NATURAL GAS, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A TOPIC EARLIER AS WELL OF, YOU KNOW, THE NATURAL GAS AND THE, OUR BIKES. YOU KNOW, GIVE THE COMMUNITY A WAY TO ENJOY THE BIKE PATH AND ENJOY THE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT. AND WHEN THAT ANAHEIM CORRIDOR PROJECT COMES UP, IT'LL GIVE THEM A WAY TO MAYBE NAVIGATE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION. SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS A LEARNING CURVE AND PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THEY CONTINUE TO LEARN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, UM, WITH THE CITY AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHAT WE AIM TO DO. AND, UH, WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS, UM, AS PEDAL MOVEMENT, A BUSINESS AND A COMMUNITY FROM A LONG BEACH, UM, TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS DYLAN AMBROSE, AND THEN JUSTIN HARRIS. HI, I AM JUSTIN HARRIS. DYLAN'S NOT HERE. UH, HE HAD TO GO HOME, BE WITH HIS FAMILY, UH, 'CAUSE SOUNDS GONE FOR A WHILE. OH, TIMER STARTED. UH, HI, MY NAME'S JUSTIN HARRIS. I'M A VP OF CULTURE AND ENGAGEMENT FOR PEDAL MOVEMENT. UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL AND, UH, VICE MAYOR FOR BEING HERE, OPENING UP THE SPACE. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDAL MOVEMENT BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY. UH, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 10 YEARS DOING, UH, WHAT I CONSIDER SERIOUS WORK, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. WE'RE, UH, PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE PARKING SPACES FOR PEOPLE AT EVENTS, UH, REPAIRING BIKES FOR FREE. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE THROUGH US BEING A PART OF THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. AND ALSO THE RIDERSHIP HAS INCREASED BECAUSE WE DO THESE EVENTS, BECAUSE WE ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE'S INDIVIDUALS, AND NOT JUST AS RIDERS, BUT ACTUAL PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, SO I BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT JOBS, BUT WE ALSO PROTECT INTEGRITY AS WELL. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS OVER THE PROCUREMENT OF THIS, UH, BID THAT WENT OUT. AND WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE PEOPLE GIVING US THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY DID. UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE LOCAL, WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, AND I FEEL THAT IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE THAT MAYBE THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND BEFORE, UM, THEY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, COMPREHENSION OF WHAT WE PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. 'CAUSE WE ALWAYS PUT IT RIGHT BACK IN. UM, AND WHENEVER IT COMES TO THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY GET TO SHARE, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS HAVE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NECESSARILY GOT TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAD. SO PART OF THE PROTEST WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT AS TO, UH, WHAT WE OFFER. AND I HOPE THAT, UH, MORE OF YOU ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO HEAR OUR STORY IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE AFFECT INDIVIDUALS. UM, AS WELL AS EVEN WHENEVER THERE'S EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT THE CITY DIDN'T ALWAYS HAVE STAFF TO BE AT, WE WOULD FILL IN AND TABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY OR FOR THE CITY BECAUSE THAT'S, AND IT WOULDN'T BE AN EXTRA CHARGE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY GONNA BE THERE. OR BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROMOTE THE BLUE BIKES AS A SERVICE AND NOT JUST AS ANOTHER AMENITY THAT THE CITY HAS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND. UH, WE OPERATE THE GO ACTIVE HUB, SO WE ALSO GET A CHANCE TO DO A LOT OF, UH, DOWNTOWN ACTIVITIES. WE GET TO TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET THEIR OWN BIKES. SO WE GET THEM SET UP WITH THE BIKE SHARE FOR ALL, AND WE GET TO KNOW THESE STORIES, WE GET TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE, WE GET TO KNOW THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'VE HELPED THE PROGRAM EXPAND BECAUSE WE KNOW WHERE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE IN NEED. SO, UH, AGAIN, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND, UH, HOPE TO THAT YOU ALL RECONSIDER AND VOTE NO. NEXT SPEAKER IS NICK RUSSO AND THEN VAL STEVENS. UH, GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN SEEING [03:30:01] EACH OTHER A BIT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME SOME ADDITIONAL TIME AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, UM, AND HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES. UM, I'M NICK RUSSO, CEO OF PEDAL MOVEMENT. UM, OUR ORGANIZATION WAS BORN HERE IN LONG BEACH MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO, AND TODAY WE EMPLOY 27 PEOPLE, 17 OF WHICH ARE LONG BEACH RESIDENTS. UM, I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO ON ITEM 31, NOT BECAUSE I'M ASKING YOU TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO US, BUT BECAUSE THE CITY DID NOT FOLLOW THE RULES ESTABLISHED, UH, A SPEAKER EARLIER, UM, MENTIONED THAT, UH, YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS. THAT WAS A, A QUOTE FROM SOMEBODY THAT WAS PRESENTING ON ANOTHER ITEM. AND THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. THE RFP MADE TWO QUALIFICATIONS, MANDATORY THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OPERATING BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS, AND A PROVEN TRACK RECORD MANAGING FLEETS OF AT LEAST A THOUSAND VEHICLES. THE CITY HAS AGREED IN WRITING THAT BOTH ARE MANDATORY. HOWEVER, DROP'S LARGEST SYSTEM IN NEW ORLEANS IS OPERATED BY BLUE CREW, A LOCAL NONPROFIT WHO ARE FANTASTIC AND WE LIKE THEM A LOT. UM, KANSAS CITY SYSTEM SAYS ON ITS OWN WEBSITE THAT IT RUNS A DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AND THAT DROP IS THE TECHNOLOGY VENDOR. LAST FRIDAY'S MEMO, UH, CALLS THAT THE SAME STRUCTURE THAT WE PROPOSED AND IT ISN'T, UH, WE OPERATE LONG BEACH BIKE SHARE TODAY AND DROP DOES NOT OPERATE IN NEW ORLEANS, UH, OR IN KANSAS CITY OTHER THAN TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT. UH, THE MEMO, UH, ALSO STATED THAT DROP, QUOTE UNQUOTE, HAS SINCE CONFIRMED ITS FLEET NUMBERS. UNFORTUNATELY, QUALIFICATIONS SHOULD BE JUDGED ON WHAT THE BIDDER SUBMITS BY THE DEADLINE NOT ON WHAT IT SUPPLIES. AFTER BEING CHALLENGED ON WHAT IT HAD SUBMITTED IN THE FIRST PLACE IN JUNE, THE CITY WROTE THAT IT QUOTE REGRETS ITS USE OF AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE. UH, WITH REGARD TO THE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. FRIDAY'S MEMO NOW ARGUES THAT NO PROPOSER ASKED ABOUT THE RULE DURING THE QUESTION PERIOD, AND NO ADDENDUM CHANGED IT. UH, THAT IN FACT PROVES OUR POINT. NOBODY ASKED ABOUT THE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BECAUSE EVERY BIDDER APPARENTLY READ THE REQUIREMENT THE SAME WAY. AND IF NO ADDENDUM CHANGED IT, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED AS WRITTEN. THE ONLY PARTY THAT READ IT DIFFERENTLY WAS THE CITY'S PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. AND IT NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANYONE. EVERY TIME THE CITY DEFENDS THIS, THE WHOLE CONTINUES TO GET DEEPER. YOUR OWN RFP GAVE LOCAL BUSINESSES THIS 10%, UH, PREFERENCE BECAUSE THE CITY HAS DECIDED LOCAL BUSINESSES MATTER. LONG BEACH HAS WORKED HARD TO ATTRACT NEW COMPANIES. KEEPING THE ONES THAT GREW UP HERE JUST AS MUCH IS JUST AS MUCH THE CITY'S JOB. WE KNOW EVERY STATION, NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAJOR EVENT THE SYSTEM IS RUN THROUGH. HANDING THAT TO ANOTHER OUTSIDE VENDOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS IS A SERIOUS RISK. AND IT'S BEING TAKEN ON QUALIFICATIONS THE VENDOR DIDN'T MEET AS WRITTEN. UH, IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, UH, WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING. AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON ITEM 31. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT SPEAKER IS VAL STEVENS, THEN JOSH, SHEET C AND AMBER WATSON. HI, I AM VAL STEVENS. I LIVE IN BIXBY KNOWLES. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I ADMIRE ALL OF YOUR STAMINA. THIS IS A LOT. UM, SO I WANNA MENTION A COUPLE OF ISSUES I HAD WITH THE REPORT THAT THE GENTLEMAN READ EARLIER. UM, FIRST THING I THINK I NOTICED WAS THAT, UH, DROPS PROPOSAL WAS TO HAVE 16 EMPLOYEES, UH, OPERATING THIS CONTRACT, WHEREAS WE CURRENTLY HAVE 19 WITHIN THE CITY. I THINK MY CEO SAID 27 OVERALL. UM, AND DROP ALSO BOASTS A LOWER COST. SO WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL WORK MORE FOR LESS MONEY. AND I GUESS I JUST WANT TO QUESTION WHETHER Y'ALL THINK THAT THAT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE EQUATION. UM, THE OTHER THING I NOTICED, UH, WAS THE MENTION OF THE BIKE SHARE FOR ALL PROGRAM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I, UH, ADMINISTERED PERSONALLY IN MY POSITION WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT. UM, I WORK DOWNTOWN AT THE BIKE SHOP, UM, WHICH IS SORT OF OUR CUSTOMER FACING, UH, OPERATION THERE. UM, THE ONLY ERROR WAS THAT THE, THE CURRENT BIKE SHARE FOR ALL PROGRAM ALLOWS, UH, 180 MINUTES A DAY. UM, SO IF THAT'S GONNA CHANGE WITH THE NEW PROGRAM, THAT WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN SERVICE, UH, FOR OUR MEMBERS. AND THAT SERVICE IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. UM, SO AGAIN, I WORK IN THE DOWNTOWN BIKE SHOP AS AN EXTENSION OF PEDAL MOVEMENTS OPERATION OF THIS CONTRACT. UH, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A CENTRALLY LOCATED IN-PERSON OPTION FOR BIKE SHARE. UH, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF BIKE SHARE FOR ALL THE PLANS, SPECIFICALLY FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING THE PROGRAM AND ADMINISTERING THEIR ACCOUNTS. MANY OF THESE MEMBERS, IN ADDITION TO REQUIRING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO UTILIZE THE BIKE SHARE SYSTEM, NEED ONE-ON-ONE IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING AN ONLINE APPLICATION, WHICH IS THE ONLY AVENUE AVAILABLE TO BECOME A BIKE SHARE FOR ALL MEMBER. UM, MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ELDERLY, UH, DISABLED OR HOUSING INSECURE. UM, I NOW HAVE LONGSTANDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. [03:35:01] I KNOW THEIR STORIES AND I I'M IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO PROVIDE THE PERSONAL TOUCH AND COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THEM ACCESS TO THIS PRO PROGRAM. UH, IN A CITYSCAPE THAT IS NOT ESPECIALLY WALKABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. AFFORDABLE MOBILITY OPTIONS ARE CRUCIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY INCOME INEQUALITY AND OUT OF CONTROL COST OF LIVING. OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS USE THIS PROGRAM TO GET TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, TO ACCESS RESOURCES, TO BUY THEIR GROCERIES, TO LIVE THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. WITHOUT THE INTEGRATION OF THE DOWNTOWN BIKE HUB, WITH THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, THIS PIECE OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE AT RISK OF LOSING ACCESS TO THIS VITAL RESOURCE. UM, SO AGAIN, I GUESS I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, SORT OF THE THE COMMUNITY TOUCH THAT PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS PROVIDED FOR A LONG TIME. UM, AND I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, JOSH. HELLO, VICE MAYOR. HELLO CITY COUNCIL. UM, I'M JOSH CALHOUN. I'M THE GM AT PEDAL MOVEMENT OF THE BIKE SHARE OPERATION. SO MY DAY-TO-DAY FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS HAS BEEN POURING MY SOUL INTO THIS PROGRAM. UM, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO ITEM 31. UM, IT PROPOSES AWARDING A THREE YEAR CONTRACT OF ALMOST $26 MILLION TO A COMPANY HEADQUARTERED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. PETA MOVEMENT'S, A LOCAL LONG BEACH BUSINESS. IT'S PROUDLY OPERATED THIS BIKE SHARE SYSTEM FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS. OUR OPERATIONS CURRENTLY SUPPORT 19 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 17 OF WHICH ARE BASED DIRECTLY IN LONG BEACH. UH, MY PLAN TODAY WAS TO COME UP AND READ ALL THEIR NAMES AND TELL YOU WHERE THEY LIVED, BUT THAT SEEMED LIKE ENVISIONED PRIVACY. UM, TRANSITIONING THIS CONTRACT TO AN OUT OF TOWN PROVIDER REMOVES VITAL SERVICES FROM LOCAL MANAGEMENT AT HANDS-ON, SORRY, AND HANDS-ON COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT. MAINTAINING THIS CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS ENSURES THAT LOCAL JOBS, THE EXPERTISE AND TAXPAYER INVESTMENT REMAIN WITHIN LONG BEACH. OUR RESIDENTS AND WORKERS DESERVE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT PRI PRIORITIZES RELIABLE SERVICE AND SUPPORTS THE LO LOCAL ECONOMY. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE AWARDING THIS CONTRACT TO AN OUT OF TOWN PROVIDER AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS EVAN KELLY. I'M, UH, OWNER ONE OF THE OWNERS OF PEDAL MOVEMENT, UM, AND EPK VISION. I'VE BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER IN LONG BEACH, UH, SINCE 2007. UH, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL PEOPLE FOR BEING HERE. DIRECTOR HICKMAN. UM, THERE'S A, YOU'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S A COUPLE ISSUES OR SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE PROPOSAL AND THE RFP PROCESS. UM, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OTHER ISSUES. UH, IN THE PRESENTATION IT WAS TALKED ABOUT A STATUS QUO VERSUS THE NEW CONTRACT. BUT PEDAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED A NEW CONTRACT THAT WAS NOT TALKED ABOUT IN HERE. THEY TALKED ABOUT STATUS QUO, BUT WE RESPONDED TO AN RFP WITH A NEW CONTRACT. THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS PRESENTED. WHAT WAS PRESENTED WAS STATUS QUO VERSUS THEIR CONTRACT. INSTEAD OF OUR CONTRACT VERSUS THEIR CONTRACT. UM, THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UM, EMPLOYMENT AND, UH, HOURS. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEW SYSTEM OF, UM, BICYCLE OF E-BIKES. THIS REQUIRES A BATTERY REBALANCING, WHICH IS ITS OWN JOB, AS OPPOSED TO JUST EQUIPMENT REBALANCING, WHICH IS YOU PICK UP THE BIKES AND MOVE THEM AROUND TOWN, RIGHT? BUT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BA UH, BATTERY REBALANCING, WHICH IS BASICALLY, YOU GO, YOU FIND BIKES THAT HAVE A DEAD BATTERY AND PUT A NEW BATTERY INSIDE OF IT, A CHARGED BATTERY. THIS IS A WHOLE, LIKE A HUNDRED PERCENT MORE WORKLOAD THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH LESS EMPLOYEES FOR LESS COST. SO WE'RE NOT SURE HOW THEY PLAN TO DO THAT. UM, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. I, UM, SO YEAH, WE STARTED THIS, UH, WE WERE OPERATING IN LONG BEACH AND IN 2017, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH APPROACHED US PEDAL MOVEMENT TO TAKE OVER THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WAS BEING MISMANAGED BY CYCLE HOP. SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROJECT BEFORE ABOVE FIXING SOMETHING THAT WAS BROKE. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW, IS LEADING INTO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REALLY PLAUSIBLE IN OUR EYES. AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS THING FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. AND TO SPEAK ON THAT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF BIKESHARE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE LASTED 10 YEARS. UH, MOST OF THEM FAIL. AND, UM, WE HAVE BEEN HERE AND MANAGING THROUGH THE THICK AND THIN WITH LONG BEACH WITH COVID, WITH RIOTS MANAGING A BUILDING DOWNTOWN THAT'S MADE OF GLASS. UM, AND ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, [03:40:02] ISSUES IS THAT, UM, OH, I LOST MY PLACE. SORRY. ANYWAYS, UM, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS AND, OR WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR NINE YEARS AND WE ARE LOOKING TO KEEP OPERATIONS AND ANYBODY CAN BUY MORE HARDWARE. THEY'RE SELLING HARDWARE, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO TAKE OPERATIONS, WHICH THEY'VE NEVER DONE. THEY'RE A PILOT PROGRAM AND WE'VE BEEN HERE, SO, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS AMBER, AND THEN DYLAN BAKER AND JEFF COATES. HI, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, AND NEIGHBORS HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS AMBER WATSON. I AM THE VP OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION AT DROP MOBILITY, AND I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE CAREER WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY. I'M ONE OF DROP'S EARLIEST EMPLOYEES, UM, AND I WAS A FOUNDER IN THE ELECTRIC BIKE SPACE MYSELF. UM, I WANNA FIRST THANK YOU FOR SELECTING DROP MOBILITY, UH, AND RUNNING SUCH A A FAIR RFP PROCESS. UH, WE WERE SELECTED, UH, AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BIKE SHARE HERE IN LONG BEACH. UM, AND WE REALLY BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL, UM, DROP OPERATES, UH, NATIONWIDE, UM, IN A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH. WE BELIEVE IN LOCALLY BRANDED SYSTEMS, AND OUR ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY IS ABOUT SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL PUBLIC TRANSIT AND BIKE SHARE. UM, I WANNA DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE CLAIMS THAT WE DO NOT OPERATE OUR OWN SYSTEMS. UH, WE WORK IN MORE THAN 65 CITIES ACROSS 17 STATES. UM, TO DATE, WE'VE DELIVERED OVER 10,000 BIKES. WE OPERATE FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST, AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN. OUR SYSTEMS INCLUDE PIONEER VALLEY AND MASSACHUSETTS, A LARGE SYSTEM THAT WE DIRECTLY OPERATE, UM, TO THE CAPITAL OF REGION IN NEW YORK, ITHACA, NEW YORK, WHERE WE DIRECTLY OPERATE, UH, NEW ORLEANS AND LOUISIANA, AND THEN RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA IN SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES. WE DIRECTLY OPERATE THE REDWOOD BIKE SHARE SYSTEM, UM, IRVINE RIGHT UP THE STREET. WE DIRECTLY OPERATE FRESNO, RIALTO, SANTA CLARITA, AND, UH, SOON TO BE LAUNCHING IN EAST LA. UM, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BUILT, UH, AND WE'RE PROUD TO BRING THE BENEFITS OF BIKE SHARE, INCLUDING ELECTRIC PEDAL ASSIST BIKES HERE TO LONG BEACH. UM, OUR COMPANY IS LED BY MISSION, A MISSION-DRIVEN TEAM, UM, MADE UP OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR CAREERS DEDICATED TO BUILDING BIKE SHARE. UM, WE ON OUR TEAM HAVE WORKED AT NEARLY EVERY MAJOR OPERATOR IN THIS INDUSTRY. UM, AND, UH, THREE OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE LONG BEACH RESIDENTS THEMSELVES. UH, MY COLLEAGUE DYLAN BAKER, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, WILL SPEAK AFTER ME. HE'S A LONGTIME LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND ACTUALLY HELPED LAUNCH THE ORIGINAL SOBI SYSTEM HERE. UM, AND, UH, OUR MAIN DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS RIGHT UP THE STREET IN LA MARTA. UH, SO GETTING SPARE PARTS WILL NO LONGER BE A PROBLEM. UH, WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE KNOW AND CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITY. UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO, WELL TO MAKING INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY, UH, AND THE COMMUNITY JUST LIKE WE DO IN OTHER MARKETS THAT WE WORK. UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EMPLOYING, UH, LOCAL STAFF, INCLUDING MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE FO WHO HAVE SPOKEN HERE TONIGHT. UM, WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF, OF HIRING, UM, FROM PREVIOUS SYSTEMS. IF WE TAKE OVER OPERATIONS, UH, AND THE CITY WILL BE NO DIFFERENT. UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT LONG BEACH ISN'T JUST PLANNING FOR TODAY. UH, THE CITY IS GETTING READY TO WELCOME THE WORLD IN 2028. WE'RE NO STRANGER TO HOSTING LARGE EVENTS. UM, WE'VE GONE THROUGH MARDI GRAS, JAZZ FEST, SUPER BOWLS, UH, OUR EQUIPMENT HAS SEEN IT ALL, UH, AND SURVIVED. UH, THANK YOU. YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. HELLO. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF OUT OF RESPECT FOR YOUR TIME. UM, MY NAME'S DYLAN BAKER. I'VE LIVED IN LONG BEACH FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT ONE. UM, I'VE WORKED IN THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS IN, UH, MULTIPLE CAPACITIES. LIKE AMBER SAID, MY FIRST FORAY INTO MICRO MOBILITY WAS BUILDING AND DEPLOYING THE ORIGINAL, LIKE, UH, FLEET OF LONG BEACH BIKE SHARE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. I'VE WORKED WITH DROP FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, UM, AND I OVERSAW, UH, OPERATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN REGION FROM OUR MOUNTAIN TOWNS IN COLORADO, UH, UP TO THE BAY AREA, UM, AS WELL AS FRESNO, VALENCIA, RIALTO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE ALSO MENTIONED. UM, THE POINT FOR ME IS THAT AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT, I AM FRANKLY, EXTREMELY EXCITED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINVIGORATE OUR BIKE SHARE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS REALLY DESERVE, YOU KNOW? UM, THANKS. HI, GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS JEFF COATES AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND LAUNCHES AT DROP MOBILITY. UM, UM, [03:45:01] VERY EXCITED TO SHARE, UH, WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT HOW WE CAN PARTNER, UH, TO BUILD AND LAUNCH, UH, THE NEXT LEVEL OF BIKE SHARE SYSTEM HERE. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN BIKE SHARE SINCE 2017. BEFORE COMING TO DROP, I LAUNCHED AND RAN THE BIKE SHARE SYSTEM IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA FROM 2017, UH, UP THROUGH 2023. UM, AND NEW ORLEANS INITIALLY USED EXACTLY THE SAME BIKES THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR BOTH WITH THE LEGACY SYSTEM BIKES, UH, AS WELL AS THE NEXT BIKES THAT DROP WILL BRING, UH, HERE ALONG WITH NEXT LEVEL CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. UM, SO I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE IS REALLY BRIGHT HERE FOR BIKE SHARE IN LONG BEACH. UM, THE PEDAL BIKES THAT EXIST ARE NICE BIKES. I LIKE THEM. UH, BUT THE BIKES THEMSELVES AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS RUNNING THEM ARE BOTH A DECADE OLD, UH, AND DROP WILL BE ABLE TO BRING NEW TECHNOLOGY, UH, NEW BIKES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO TAKE LONG BEACH TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WHEN WE TAKE OVER AN EXISTING MODEL, AS HAS BEEN SAID, UM, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING LOCAL, AND GENERALLY THAT MEANS THE EXISTING STAFF IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO RUN, AND WE WILL HONOR THAT HERE AS WELL. UM, THANK YOU FOR SELECTING US TO WORK WITH YOU. UH, I'M EXCITED AT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TALKING WITH ALL OF, UH, THE FOLKS WHO WANNA WORK WITH US HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS THAT DO MORE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. RIGHT BEHIND THE RAIL. UM, WE HAVE A MOTION OF SINGING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RANK. SO, UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT COME OUT, UM, AND, AND SPOKE, UH, BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCES. IT REALLY DOES HELP US AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WE DELIBERATE. UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD, UM, FROM PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AS FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT I HOPE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ADD SOME, UH, UM, ADD SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT INTO THE PROCESS. UM, SO I THINK THIS IS THE QUESTION FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, CITY MANAGER TO MONICA. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR, UH, THIS PARTICULAR RFP? YEAH, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND PURCHASING TO HANDLE THAT. UH, THEY WERE INTRICATELY INVOLVED IN THAT AND CAN ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS. YEAH. COULD WE PLEASE PULL BACK UP THE SLIDE DECK ON PAGE, BEAR WITH ME FOR TWO SECONDS. THERE WE GO. SO I CAN GIVE A, A QUICK OVERVIEW. WE ALSO HAVE OUR PREVIOUS PURCHASING AGENT HERE THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT AND FILL IN ALL OF THE, THE GAPS THAT I MAY LEAVE. BUT ULTIMATELY, THIS WAS A STANDARD COMPETITIVE CITYWIDE PROCUREMENT THAT WE DO FOR MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, MANY OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. UH, YOU SEE ME OFTEN ON TUESDAYS TO AWARD SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS. UH, IT'S MU RUN MUCH THE SAME WAY FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE RELEASED THE RFP IN DECEMBER OF 2025. UH, THIS WAS AFTER, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH CITY COUNCIL ABOUT HOW WE WERE GONNA MOVE FORWARD, HOW WE WERE GONNA MODERNIZE HOW OUR BIKE SHARE SYSTEM AND OUR FLEET. UH, WE RELEASED THE RFP IN DECEMBER OF 2025. WE DID RECEIVE FOUR PROPOSALS. UH, THOSE FOUR PROPOSALS ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN. THEY WERE DROP MOBILITY, PEDAL MOVEMENT, LIFT BIKES, AND BLUE SKY ENERGY. THOSE WERE THE FOUR PROPOSALS. WE EVALUATED THOSE FOUR PROPOSALS. UH, THERE'S A PANEL PROCESS THAT, THAT WE DO. WE SELECT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO SIT ON THAT PANEL. UH, THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF THE PROPOSALS, ALL OF THE ATTACHMENTS, ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S PROVIDED, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION. AND THAT'S, UH, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE BASE SCORE AND THEN THE FINAL SCORE ONCE THE LOCAL PREFERENCE IS ADDED. ONCE THAT'S ALL COMPLETE, THAT GETS POSTED UP ON OUR LONG BEACH BUYS WEBSITE. UH, WE CALL IT THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. UH, THAT'S THE, THE WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC WHO IT IS THAT WE INTEND TO AWARD A PROJECT TO. UH, THAT'S ALSO WHEN THE COMMUNITY LEARNS WHO IT IS THAT WE INTEND TO AWARD TO, IN THIS CASE, DROP MOBILITY. UH, AND THAT WAS MADE PUBLIC ON MAY 15TH AND 2026, UM, PEDAL MOVEMENT. UH, WE DID EXTEND THE PROTEST PERIOD. IT'S USUALLY A, A COUPLE OF DAYS. UH, WE CONTINUE TO EXTEND IT A NUMBER OF TIMES. UM, PEDAL MOVEMENT DID SUBMIT A PROTEST ON NOVEMBER 9TH. UH, THAT'S THEN WHEN OUR PURCHASING AGENT AND HER TEAM GETS INVOLVED TO GO [03:50:01] THROUGH, UH, THE, THE PER THE PRO THE PROTEST PROCESS. AND, UH, THAT WAS ALL, UH, DONE THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE. AND ULTIMATELY A DETERMINATION WAS MADE ON JUNE 29TH, 2026. YOU SHOULD BE THE NEXT PURCHASING AGENT. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, JOSH. UM, THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD, UM, AND I AM MICHELLE WILSON MASON. I'M THE FORMER PURCHASING AGENT. SO I WAS THE PURCHASING AGENT, WHOEVER SAW THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PROCUREMENT PROCESS. UM, THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD IS THAT UPFRONT IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WE DO NOTIFY, UM, POTENTIAL BIDDERS. SO IN THIS CASE, WE NOTIFIED 116 POTENTIAL VENDORS, UM, THROUGH OUR LONG BEACH BUY SYSTEM. UM, WE ALSO SENT AN EMAIL BLAST TO 44 BUSINESS GROUPS. UM, WE PUT IT IN THE LONG BEACH, UM, PRESS TELEGRAM, AND THE LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL AS WELL. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE MARKET EACH OF OUR SOLICITATIONS IN THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY. UM, BUT EVERYTHING JOSH BOOKED TO IS, IS ACCURATE. OKAY. UM, SO TWO FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS TO THAT IS, UH, ONE, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH, UH, WHAT HAPPENED AS PART OF THE PROTEST PERIOD? UM, AND THEN TWO, UM, I KNOW, UH, SOME OF THE SERIES OF PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE PEDAL MOVEMENT FOLKS WERE AROUND, UM, UNFAIR ASSESSMENTS OF THE QUALIFICATIONS BASED ON DROP MOBILITY. COULD YOU, COULD YOU ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS? UM, THE FIRST, THE PROTEST PERIOD, SO THERE WAS A NUMBER OF EXTENSIONS, UM, THAT WAS DUE TO A COUPLE OF PRA REQUESTS THAT CAME IN. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT THE PROTEST WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT THE EXTENSION WERE FOR, WERE ONE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE US A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PROTEST. UM, AND THEN WE HAD TO, UM, EXTEND A COUPLE OF TIMES TO RESPOND TO THE PROTEST. THERE WAS, UM, A LOT OF, UM, DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN THAT PROTEST. I THINK IT WAS 15 PAGES OR SO. UM, SO WE HAD TO LOOK INTO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT ALLEGATIONS AND MAKE SURE WE RESPONDED TO EACH ONE OF THEM. UM, SO THAT WAS THE EXTENSION PERIOD. AND WHAT WAS THE SECOND QUESTION? UH, SO ONE OF THE, UH, I GUESS WE CALL IT A CRITICISM OF OUR PROCESS, IS THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE, UH, ASSESSMENT WE MADE OF QUAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF DROP MOBILITY WERE UNFAIR AND NOT COMPARABLE. UM, SO COULD YOU ADDRESS THAT, THAT CONCERN THAT CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT? I'LL ADDRESS PART OF IT, AND THEN I WILL LET WILLIE ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE REST SINCE HE WAS PART OF THE EVALUATION PANEL. OR WE HAD AN EVALUATION PANEL AND IT WAS PUBLIC WORKS AND TID. UM, SO YES, AS FAR AS, UM, THE PROCESS, THERE'S EVALUATION CRITERIA, WHICH IS LAID OUT IN THE RFP. UM, AND THEN EACH OF THE EVALUATORS IS GIVEN A TOOLKIT, UM, IN WHICH THEY ASSESS EACH OF THE PROPOSALS BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT IS BROKEN DOWN IN THE RFP. UM, THOSE SCORES ARE THEN, UH, INTO THE TOOLKIT. THOSE, THOSE ACTUALLY TURN OUT TO BE THE SCORES THAT YOU SEE HERE IN THE, THE TFF THAT WAS PUT OUT LAST WEEK. UM, SO THE PERCENTAGES, THE FINAL PERCENTAGES, WE ADD THE LOCAL PREFERENCE AFTER THE FINAL PERCENTAGES, SO THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE FINAL SCORES. UM, BUT ALL OF THE EVALUATORS, UM, EVALUATED EACH OF THE CRITERIA BASED ON WHAT WAS LISTED IN THE RFP. UM, SO WE DID NOT SEE ANY UNFAIRNESS OR ANY OUT OUTLIERS IN ANY OF THE, UM, EVALUATIONS THAT WE, UM, SAW. AND I DUNNO IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING REALLY. SO I THINK THE QUESTION REALLY IS LIKE, TALK THROUGH THE TH THE THINGS THAT WERE ACTUALLY BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE LETTER. SO PLEASE GO THROUGH THOSE AND, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS ALLEGED AND THEN WHAT WE ACTUALLY FOUND IN OUR REVIEW. SO IF YOU WANNA KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROTEST, UM, THE ONE PART OF IT WAS THAT WE DID NOT EVALUATE ACCORDINGLY OR FAIRLY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS POINTED OUT IS THAT ONLY ONE OF THE FOUR EVALUATORS ADDED NOTES TO THE EVALUATION SHEET. UM, THAT ISN'T A STANDARD PROCESS TO ADD NOTES THERE. I ACTUALLY ADDED NOTES TO IT BECAUSE I LIKED KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT I WAS DOING THERE. UH, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS POINTED OUT, UH, THAT WAS DELIVERED DURING THE PRA. UM, THE NOTES WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE SCORING, THEN THERE IS A LOT ON HERE. GIMME A SECOND. YEAH. UM, MINIMUM FLEET SIZE QUALIFICATIONS. SO THIS IS ONE THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT. SO A THOUSAND, UH, A THOUSAND VEHICLES IN THE FLEET AND AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT COMPARABLE TO LONG BEACH. UH, THE WAY THAT THIS WAS ADDRESSED IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE RESPONSE WAS, UH, IN THE PROTEST WAS A THOUSAND, A THOUSAND VEHICLES TOTAL. [03:55:01] UM, PEDAL MOVEMENT TOOK THIS TO MEAN A THOUSAND VEHICLES IN ONE LOCATION. UH, I, I HEAR THAT THERE'S ALSO SOME, UH, BACK AND FORTH WHEN IT COMES TO WHO OPERATES THE THOUSAND VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY OPERATE A THOUSAND VEHICLES HERE. SO, UH, WE MULTIPLE TIMES MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE RFP THAT SUBCONTRACTORS ARE OKAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK WE EVALUATED ALL FOUR, UM, PROPOSERS EXACTLY THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO THAT QUALIFICATION. AND THEY WERE ALL DEEMED RESPONSIVE. UM, THERE'S SOME CONCERNS AROUND, UH, EQUIPMENT SECURITY AND FLEET AVAILABILITY, AND A LOT OF, UH, THINGS MENTIONED ABOUT NEW ORLEANS, AND I THINK IT'S, I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SOME VALIDITY THERE WHERE IF YOU GO BACK YEARS, UM, THERE WAS PROBABLY SOME BIKES VANDALIZED, SOME BIKES DAMAGED. UH, I THINK A GOOD SIGN OF A, UH, PROACTIVE OPERATOR IS, SINCE THEY DESIGNED THEIR OWN BIKES AND EVERYTHING, IT WENT FROM TWO LOCKING MECHANISMS, THREE LOCKING MECHANISMS. THERE'S FOUR LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THE BIKES. NOW. THE REAR, THE REAR OF THE BIKE IS PROTECTED BY A SHROUD, WHICH ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST GENERATION OF BIKES LAUNCHED IN NEW ORLEANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING WE LOOKED INTO DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS TOO. UM, HOW SECURE THE BIKES ARE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE, WE, WE HAD EVERYONE COME IN AND, UH, DEMO BIKES FOR US. SO DROP PEDAL MOVEMENT LIFT, UH, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVITED TO DO INTERVIEWS ALL CAME AND DID, UH, TEST RIDES WITH US. AND WE EXAMINED ALL THE BIKES. THEY ALL HAVE TAMPER PROOF, UH, LOCKING MECHANISMS AND, AND THE LIKE. UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE WE SAW, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE REQUESTED IS A HYBRID PARKING MODEL. UH, DROP IS THE ONLY PROPOSER THAT PRO ACTUALLY PROVIDED A HYBRID PARKING MODEL. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS, INSTEAD OF HAVING A PROPRIETARY DOCK, OR WHETHER IT BE CHARGED OR NOT CHARGED, UM, WE CAN LOCK THE DROP BIKES TO OUR EXISTING BLUE BIKE RACKS THAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT TOWN. SO THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DO THAT, AND WE CAN GEO-FENCE THEM WITH, UH, GPS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT TO CREATE A VIRTUAL DOCKING SYSTEM. THIS REDUCES THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING NEW BIKES DRASTICALLY. IF WE WERE TO GO WITH ONE OF THE OTHER PROPOSERS WHO REQUIRE A DOCK FOR EACH BIKE THAT WAS OUT THERE, AND THE TWO TO ONE RATIO THAT'S EXPECTED IN THE INDUSTRY, UH, WE WOULD BE ROLLING OUT MAYBE 200 5300 BIKES. WE WOULDN'T, WE ACTUALLY WOULDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT WHAT THE RFP CALLED FOR, WHICH IS A 700 BIKE SYSTEM. AND THEN WE CAN GET INTO SERVICE LEVELS AND STAFFING. THIS ONE'S REALLY INTERESTING TO ME. UM, WHEN WE DO THE PROPOSALS ON THIS, UM, THE FRONTLINE STAFF, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY MAINTAINING THE BIKES, REBALANCING THE BIKES, THE BATTERIES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, EXACT NUMBER HERE. DROP IS PROPOSING 27,040 HOURS, UH, OF FRONTLINE STAFF. THE OTHER PROPOSAL WAS 26,624 HOURS OF FRONTLINE STAFF. UM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES THERE IS IN MANAGEMENT STAFF DROP IS PROPOSING THREE MANAGERS. THE OTHER ONE WAS PROPOSING SIX MANAGERS. SO THERE'S, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THERE TOO. UM, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE, I THINK EVERYONE'S IN AGREEANCE OF HOW MUCH ACTUAL STAFF IT TAKES TO DO THE PHYSICAL LABOR OF BALANCING THE BIKES AND MOVING THE BIKES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S SEEN IN THE PROPOSALS. AND I THINK IT, I, I'LL SAY THAT IT ALSO POINTS TO, IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR IN THE RFP IF WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS BACK THAT ARE WITHIN 1.5% OF EACH OTHER IN THE, THE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS RUNNING, I THINK IS A, A REALLY GOOD SIGN. UM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT'S DIFFERENT IN THIS PROCUREMENT VERSUS, UM, THE CURRENT WAY WE RUN THE BIKE SHARE, AND IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE, UH, PRESENTATION, IS WE ARE, IT'S CHANGING FROM A FIXED FEE TO WHAT WE WOULD CALL A MANAGEMENT FEE DEAL. AND WE CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON EVERY PART OF THE BIKE SHARE. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING, HEY, HERE'S 480 BIKES AND HERE'S THE FLAT FEE YOU, YOU COLLECTED WHEN YOU HAD A 900 BIKE, 600 BIKES. WE, WE NOW HAVE VISIBILITY IN EVERY PART OF THAT. AND WE BUILT IN A TIERED, UH, STRUCTURE IN THIS, IN THIS PROCESS, UH, NEGOTIATING WITH DROP ABOUT SERVICE LEVELS. SO WE ARE PROTECTING OURSELVES IF, IF THERE IS A GAP IN SERVICE OR THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO KEEP BIKES ON ON THE STREET, WE'RE PROTECTED FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT. UH, THE ONLY OTHER CRITERIA THAT I SEE THAT WAS QUESTIONED WAS THE THREE YEAR MINIMUM QUALIFICATION. UM, AND WE DID FIND THAT DROP, UM, WAS FOUNDED IN 2017, SO THEY MET THAT REQUIREMENT. ALRIGHT. UH, THANK YOU. IF I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UH, VICE MAYOR, I'LL QUEUE BACK UP. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER , THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO, UH, ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND VARIOUS CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT CAME OUT, UM, TO SHARE PERSPECTIVES AND TO, UM, GIVE US A SENSE AS TO HOW YOU HAVE RECEIVED, UM, THIS EXPERIENCE, [04:00:01] UM, TO THE, UM, CITY STAFF. THANK YOU FOR, UM, BEING HERE AND BEING VERY THOROUGHLY PREPARED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO A LEVEL OF DETAIL. WE TYPICALLY DO NOT WHEN IT COMES TO RFPS LIKE THIS. UM, BUT THIS ONE HAS CONSEQUENCES THAT, UH, RUN CLOSE TO HOME. SO TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION IS SOMETHING THAT MEANS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME AND GO INTO SOME MORE DETAILS THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD. UM, ONE OF COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE TOP OF MIND FOR ME IS HOW DO WE, UM, ENSURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT WE ARE CIRCULATING RESOURCES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, OUR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT GO INTO MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS. UM, YOU, UM, HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROTEST AND I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND SOME OF THEM MAY BE RAPID FIRE JUST TO GET US THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. UM, LET'S START THOUGH, WITH THAT THOUSAND FLEET, WOULD YOU KINDLY READ THE, UM, WITHIN THE RFP WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR ELIGIBILITY REGARDING THE 1000, UM, FLEET? ALRIGHT, SO SECTION 3.1 OF THE RFP, UH, NOTES THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING QUOTE, PROVEN TRACK RECORD MANAGING FLEETS OF AT LEAST 1000 VEHICLES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS COMPARED TO LONG BEACH. MM-HMM . END QUOTE MM-HMM . AND SO MOST PEOPLE, OR SOME PEOPLE WHO READ THAT, UH, TOOK THAT TO SUGGEST THAT YOU HAD A COMPARABLE CITY THAT WAS THE SIZE OF LONG BEACH OR HAD CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO LONG BEACH AND THAT YOU WERE MANAGING AT LEAST 1000, UM, FLEET ITEMS WITHIN THAT CITY. AND SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS INTERPRETED THAT TO MEAN THAT THIS, ANY COMPANY WHO RESPONDED, WHO AT LEAST COULD CUMULATIVELY, CUMULATIVELY, UH, STATE THAT THEY HAD, UH, OVERSEEN AT LEAST A THOUSAND, UM, BIKES OR RELATED FLEET WAS AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO INTERPRET THAT. YEAH. SO I CAN, I CAN TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT AND THEN MIGHT NEED SOME ASSISTANCE FROM OUR PURCHASING AGENT HERE. UM, BUT ULTIMATELY WHEN WE RUN THESE RFPS, WE DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR, UH, ISSUING ADDEND AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS. SO WE HAVE, UH, OUTLINED WITHIN THE RFPA TIMEFRAME TO SUBMIT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT ANY PROPOSAL OR, OR, OR ANYBODY HAS ON, ON THE ITEM ITSELF. UM, SO IN THIS CASE, UH, RIGHT, YOU'RE SPEAK IN THE PROCESS HERE, BUT I'M ASKING ABOUT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED LEVELS OF ELIGIBILITY REGARDING A THOUSAND, BECAUSE BASED ON WHAT I CAN SEE WHEN I INTERPRET THAT QUESTION, I DON'T THINK ANY COMPANY, UM, MET THE THRESHOLD OF A THOUSAND. I I DON'T SEE ANYWHERE WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO SUGGEST THAT ANY OF, OF THE FOUR COMPANIES HAVE UNDER THEIR MANAGEMENT A THOUSAND, UH, FLEET BIKES OR RELATED EQUIPMENT WITHIN ONE CITY. SO THERE'S, YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PARTS TO THAT QUESTION. THE, THE ANSWER TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, WERE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS, UH, DID THEY SUBMIT INFORMATION SHOWING THAT THEY HAD 1000 FLEET VEHICLES IN ONE CITY? THERE, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL THAT THAT DID MEET THAT QUALIFICATION. UM, BUT AS PART OF THE PROTEST, THE, THE, HOW THE 1000 WAS INTERPRETED WAS PROTESTED AND THAT WAS, UM, DETERMINED BY OUR PURCHASING AGENT AS PART OF THAT PROTEST PERIOD TO ENSURE THAT ALL FOUR, UH, FOLKS THAT HAD SUBMITTED WERE ELIGIBLE TO BID ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. RIGHT. BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT WAS BECAUSE WE PIECED TOGETHER VARIOUS CITIES TO CREATE THAT LEVEL OF ELIGIBILITY. CORRECT. IT WAS BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF FLEET, LIKE YOU EXPLAINED AT THE BEGINNING. YES, CORRECT. SO THAT, THAT GIVES ME CONCERN, UM, REGARDING, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS EVEN ELIGIBLE, UH, FOR THIS RFP. UM, WHEN WE CAME, WHEN IT CAME TO THE RFP PROCESS OF THE, UH, THE REVIEWERS, DID WE HAVE ANY EXTERNAL REVIEWERS? WERE THESE ALL CITY OF LONG BEACH REVIEWERS? YES, THESE WERE ALL FOUR CITY, UM, EMPLOYEES. OKAY. UM, AND IN THE RFP, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THAT YOU REALLY, YOU REQUESTED AT A HYBRID MODEL. WAS IT CLEAR IN THE RFP THAT A HYBRID MODEL WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR THE CITY? THE, THE HYBRID MODEL [04:05:01] WAS OUTLINED AS A, A MODEL THAT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR FOLKS TO SUBMIT ON. WE WANTED TO KEEP IT OPEN TO DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ANY OF THE VENDORS WOULD PROPOSE, UH, SEEING WHAT THE MARKET WOULD BEAR AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE WERE OUT THERE. UH, WE DID SPECIFICALLY CALL FOR AND, AND NOTE THAT HYBRID, UH, WAS ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS AND SOMETHING WE WERE LOOKING FOR. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE, UM, ANALYSIS THAT YOU ALL DID REGARDING EMPLOYEES VERSUS MANAGERS, UM, YOU, YOU TAKE, RIGHT NOW YOU'VE EXPLAINED THAT YOU'VE TAKEN A COUPLE OF PROPOSALS AND PUT THEM SIDE BY SIDE TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU KNOW ONE COSTS MORE OR NOT. REGARDING MANAGERS TO EMPLOYEES. UM, GIVEN THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER, UH, BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DID WE USE ANY, UH, STANDARDS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO GET A CENSUS TO, IF IT'S A A 700 FLEET, UM, YOU KNOW, OF BIKES, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES AND HOW MANY MANAGERS TYPICALLY, UM, HAVE THOSE, HAVE OTHER CITIES EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS? DID WE HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION WHEN WE CONDUCTED THE ANALYSIS? SO WE DON'T HAVE IT FROM OTHER CITIES. WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE FROM THE PROPOSALS, SO WE CAN SEE THE BASELINE OF HOW ALL THE FOUR PROPOSERS PROPOSE THEIR STAFFING MODELS. SO THAT GIVES ME SOME CONCERN BECAUSE IT, IT JUST DOESN'T GIVE US ENOUGH INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THAT'S ENOUGH STAFF, UM, OR NOT IN ORDER TO RUN THE PROGRAMS ACCORDINGLY. IN THE RFP, DID WE NOTE THAT WE HAD A INTEREST IN MANAGEMENT FEE TRANSPARENCY? WAS IT CLEAR THAT THAT WAS A PREFERRED, UH, WAY TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, OR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. LEMME THEN, DID YOU, UH, RECEIVE ANY REFERENCES FROM ANY OTHER, UH, JURISDICTIONS THAT, UM, POTENTIAL, UM, CONTRACTORS MIGHT HAVE? DID YOU REQUEST ANY REFERENCES? DID YOU HAVE ANY SUCH CONVERSATIONS WITH THIRD PARTY ENTITIES? YES. AND THAT WAS WITH ALL, FOR ALL OF THE TOP TWO? THE TOP THREE, YES. THE TOP TWO, NO THREE, TOP THREE. OKAY. AND THEN CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE DROP MOBILITY IS HEADQUARTERED? TORONTO. TORONTO OR SAN FRANCISCO? I'M NOT, ACTUALLY BOTH TORONTO AND SAN FRANCISCO GO. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD HERE TONIGHT IS THE REAL EMPHASIS ON THE BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE, UM, RES, UM, BENEFITS THAT WE GET FROM HAVING A LOCAL ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS OF ANY ENTITY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH US TO HIRE FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIPS TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY. IS THAT THE CASE? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENTS. SO WITH, YOU KNOW, LOSING A COMPANY LIKE PETAL MOVEMENT, WE LOSE ALL OF THAT. I'M, FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED HERE, UM, POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, WE LOSE 17 JOBS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE LOSE MORE THAN $40,000 IN SPONSORSHIPS AND IN KIND SUPPORT. UM, IS THERE ANY WAY TO BE ABLE TO, UM, ENSURE THAT A NEW VENDOR WOULD HAVE THE SAME KIND OF COMMITMENT TO LONG BEACH? I THINK WE, THE NEW VENDOR HAS COMMITTED TO HIRING LOCALLY, AND SO WE DO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THAT WITH ANY OF OUR VENDORS THAT ARE NOT HEADQUARTERED IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, ALSO IT IS USUALLY WHEN A NEW VENDOR TAKES OVER, THEY UM, SOMETIMES AGREE TO HIRE FROM THE EXISTING STAFF AND I THINK THE NEW VENDOR HAS AGREED TO DO THAT AS WELL. UM, BUT AS FAR AS A REQUIREMENT, UM, IT'S, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS PART OF OUR MISSION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL QUEUE BACK UP. THANK YOU. THERE, THERE IS, IN THE RFP, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE IS, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH W2, UH, NO COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SO WHEN YOU'RE LIKE WE'RE SAYING LIKE $40,000 OR THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ACTUALLY BUILT IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE RFP. IS IT DEFINED BEYOND THAT TERM? UM, IT SAYS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH OPERATOR SHALL HAVE THE RIDERSHIP GROWTH PLAN INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLAN THAT TARGETS NEW RIDERS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, TRANSIT RIDERS AND INFREQUENT USERS ON EQUITY. UH, PROGRAM SAFETY AND SAFETY SYSTEM NAVIGATION OUTREACH SHOULD BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND BE PROVIDED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR OUTREACH EVENTS PER YEAR INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD MINIMUM. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND [04:10:02] THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. AND I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO CAME AND GAVE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT. I ALSO WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR FANTASTIC QUESTIONS. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THIS STILL SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE CONFUSING. I WANNA SAY THAT, UM, PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A LONG TIME STAKEHOLDER OF DISTRICT ONE AND, UM, THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN DISTRICT ONE AND CITYWIDE, UM, THE BLUE BIKES. THE BLUE BIKES ARE LONG BEACH. UM, THEY, THEY REPRESENT US. THAT'S, UH, THAT'S LONG BEACH. UM, BUT I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS OR MYSELF AND CITY MANAGEMENT MUST ALSO STAY NEUTRAL, UM, AND REALLY FOCUS ON THE ISSUES. AND I THINK THE ISSUE, UM, TONIGHT, UM, HAS BEEN ALLEGATIONS OF THIS PROCESS NOT BEING FAIR. AND, UM, AND THAT'S WHERE MY CONCERNS LIE. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF US ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, THAT WE HAVE DOTTED ALL OUR I'S AND CROSSED ALL OUR T'S. UM, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO WANTED TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR, UM, FOR BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT. I KNOW PETAL MOVEMENT HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO OUR OFFICE, NOT ONLY THEM, BUT ALSO WE'VE HAD RESIDENTS REACHING OUT AS WELL, UM, TO OUR OFFICE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING PEDAL MOVEMENT. SO, UM, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND TRYING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AS ALSO REMAINING NEUTRAL, BUT PROVIDING ALL THE FACTS. UM, IT DOES SEEM THOUGH THAT WE ARE STILL NOT THERE YET. WE WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE PROCESSES. UM, SO WHAT I WANTED TO, UH, AND YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE COMMUNICATION WITH MY, WITH MY OFFICE, ONE OF THE REQUESTS WAS TO CONTINUE OF THIS ITEM FOR, UH, 30 DAYS. TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION, UM, TO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED. MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS WHAT IMPACT WOULD THIS HAVE? AND WOULD 30 DAYS ALLOW ANY RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PROTEST FILED? OR, AND ALSO MAYBE IN THERE YOU CAN ALSO TELL ME, UM, WHAT A NORMAL PERIOD OF PROCESS IS AND IF WE HAVE, UM, EXCEEDED THAT PROCESS WHEN, UH, UNDER THAT PROCESS. JUST WANNA HEAR FROM YOU, PLEASE. YES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDEJAS, JUST TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, UH, THE IMPACT OF A 30 DAY DELAY, UH, IN EFFECT IT WOULD ALLOW THE, THE PENDING, UH, CONTRACT WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT TO BE, UM, EXPIRED BY THAT TIME. SO THERE STILL WOULD, WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THAT, UH, IT WAS GONNA BE EXTENSION, UH, TO PREVENT ANY TYPE OF, UH, INTERRUPTION WITH SERVICES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT IN MORE DETAIL, LIKE SO THAT RESIDENTS ALSO CAN UNDERSTAND IT, WHO ARE LISTENING IN? SURE, I CAN, I CAN EXPLAIN THAT PART. SO AS FAR AS THE EXISTING CONTRACT, THE EXISTING CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. UH, THAT'S WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT. UH, OUR INTENTION WITH THE TWO ITEMS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO, ONE, EXTEND THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT WITH THE INCREASED COST, UH, AS NOTED IN THE PRESENTATION TO ALLOW US THREE MONTHS TO TRANSITION TO THE NEW VENDOR, UH, WHO WOULD TAKE OVER STARTING IN 2027. SO THOSE ARE THE, THE IMPACTS, UH, THAT, THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. AND THEN I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, WE ARE, WE ARE TRYING TO EXPAND THIS SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE RIDERSHIP AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO BE ON A PATH WHERE WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL GRANTS AND BE ABLE TO, UH, GET THIS ROLLED OUT BY THE OLYMPICS. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE TRYING TO ROLL IT OUT IN AND EXPAND INTO NORTH AND AND WEST LONG BEACH SOONER, UH, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE OLYMPICS. AND SO, UH, THAT IS ONLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AWAY. AND SO WE DO THINK WE NEED TO GET STARTED FAIRLY SOON. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO COME BACK EVEN FASTER THAN 30 DAYS. UM, WE HAVE PROVIDED A LOT OF ANSWERS, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR THOSE TODAY. WE WOULD RECOMMEND SOMETHING SHORTER THAN 30 DAYS, UH, PERHAPS NEXT, YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCIL MEETING OR EVEN THE MEETING AFTER THAT, IF WE NEED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, OR YOU [04:15:01] KNOW, SOMETIME WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. SO IF YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE ARE, WE CAN TRY TO GET THOSE ANSWERS EITHER TONIGHT OR GET THOSE BACK SOON. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, CLARITY ON THE PROTEST PERIOD, AGAIN, THE PROTEST PERIOD IS, IS CLOSED OUT. UM, IT WAS EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES, UH, TO, TO MAKE, TO ENSURE STAFF HAD ADEQUATE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL ALLEGATIONS DURING THE PROTEST. BUT, UH, THE PROTEST PERIOD WAS, WAS PROPERLY, UM, IT, IT WAS PROPERLY OPENED AND PROPERLY CLOSED. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK THAT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL CUE BACK UP, UH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO REVISIT FOR A SECOND THE ISSUE OF LOCAL HIRES AND SPECIFICALLY HIRING, UM, EXISTING EMPLOYEES OF, OF PEDAL MOVEMENT. I, I'LL JUST SAY I, I WOULD, UH, EXPECT THAT TO BE A ROBUST EFFORT IN AN EARNEST EFFORT AND MAYBE WE COULD HAVE SOME MEASURABLES AFTER THE FACT. UM, I, I THINK I HEARD, UH, GEOFENCING MENTIONED, UM, AND THIS IS KIND OF RELATED, THAT WHEN, UM, E-BIKES ARE, ARE DROPPED OFF CURRENTLY BY OUR VENDORS, UM, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE GO LONG BEACH APP AND THEY CAN GO OUT AND RETRIEVE THEM. UM, A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION CAME UP TODAY. UM, AND THIS IS FROM A COUNCIL DISTRICT SURROUNDED BY FIVE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES. UM, DO THEY GO AND GRAB THOSE BICYCLES NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE, IS KIND OF THE QUESTION. DO, DO WE HAVE THAT BAKED INTO THE RFP OR, OR IS THAT EVEN COVERED? SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THEY, THEY DO HAVE GPS WITHIN EACH OF THE VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE THE FENCING AVAILABLE, THE GO LONG BEACH APP YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND THE, THE SOY APP THAT WE CURRENTLY USE TODAY, THOSE WILL ALL BE REPLACED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NEW SOFTWARE AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. OKAY. SO I'LL JUST PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT IF THEY DRIFT INTO ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY, I'D HOPE THEY'D BE PICKED UP THERE TOO. 'CAUSE OUR OFFICE WILL GET THE CALLS NO MATTER, UH, WHAT JURISDICTION IS IN. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MCMAIN KER. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TEAM FOR ANSWERING, UM, OUR QUESTIONS SO ROBUSTLY. I APPRECIATE IT. SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UNFAIRNESS AND I DON'T LIKE THAT, LIKE THAT TERM, BUT WHEN THE TFF WAS WAS DROPPED LAST FRIDAY, WHEN I READ IT, SOMETHING THAT STUCK OUT TO ME THAT SAID THE CITY REGRETS THE USE OF AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE. UM, MR. MOCA, I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT, UH, YESTERDAY. AND SO IF WE REGRETTED THE USE OF AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE, THAT SEEMS AN ADMISSION THAT SOMETHING IN THERE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MISINTERPRETED BY ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLKS, UM, WHO WERE RESPONDING TO THE RFP. AND SO I THINK MY QUESTION THEN IS, IF WE ARE ADMITTING THAT THERE WAS AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE AND WE REGRET THAT THERE WAS AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE, WHAT WAS THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AROUND CHOOSING TO CONTINUE WITH AN AWARD VERSUS DECIDING TO, UM, REDO THE RFP IF, IF WE'RE SAYING WE HAD SOME CONFUSION HERE. SO COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THE DECISION TO AWARD MOVED FORWARD? EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SAYING WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE IN THERE, SO WHAT WE READ EARLIER ABOUT THE THOUSAND BIKES IS WHAT WAS REFERENCED AS AS AMBIGUOUS. UM, BUT WE WERE SPECIFIC THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE OPERATOR, IT COULD BE WHO THEY CONTRACT WITH AS WELL. SO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT IN THAT LINE ABOUT THE 1000 BIKES IS WHERE WE SAID IT COULD BE AMBIGUOUS, BUT THE CRITERIA WAS VERY CLEAR IN THE RFP. SO THE FOUR, UH, RAIDERS FELT THAT CONFIDENT IN MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE AN AWARD. CORRECT. ANYWAY. YES. OKAY. AND WE FELT EVEN MORE CONFIDENT WHEN WE GOT THE PROTEST AND REALLY LOOKED INTO ALL OF THE NUMBERS. OKAY. AND TO GO BACK TO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERMAN'S POINT ABOUT LOCAL HIRE, I THINK WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER THRES AND TOOK, UM, WAS THAT LOCAL HIRE OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES IS ENCOURAGED, BUT IT'S NOT WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT. CORRECT? IT'S NOT REQUIRED. NO, IT'S NOT REQUIRED AS PART OF THE CONTRACT. OKAY. AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HARD HERE IS I LOVE BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS. I UTILIZE THEM IN CITIES THAT I VISIT ALL THE TIME. I, UM, HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUPPORTING, UH, MO TIME MODAL IN OUR [04:20:01] COMMUNITY. I SHOULD BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND I'M NOT TONIGHT, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I'M DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT FEELS LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY AROUND OUR CURRENT VENDOR OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS THAT THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN, UM, WAS APPROVED, I BELIEVE IN 2018. AND THERE HAS BEEN AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT BY THIS CITY, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY BUILD UP BIKE RIDERSHIP IN THIS CITY. AND PEDAL MOVEMENT HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THAT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. AS SOMEONE WHO GOES TO CRITICAL MASS, WHICH IS A MICRO PROGRAM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PEDAL MOVEMENT SHOWS UP, THEY FIX BIKES, THEY BLOW UP TIRES, THEY RIDE ALONG THE WAY. IT'S A, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 25 BIKERS TO 30 AGES, TWO TO 70. THAT'S NOT A BIG THING THAT, UM, SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW US WOULD NECESSARILY SEE AS IMPORTANT. AND SO I THINK THE PART THAT IS, THAT I'M IN CONFLICT WITH IS THE DESIRE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM AND, UM, THE CONCERN WITH THE LOCAL HIRE COMPONENT AND, UM, NOT HAVING SET UP POTENTIALLY A LOCAL COMPANY FOR SUCCESS IN THIS RFP. AND SO IT'S, IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL GREAT AND IT SHOULD 'CAUSE THIS IS REALLY EXCITING STUFF. UM, AND IT'S STUFF THAT WE WANT TO DO. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE. I'LL QUEUE UP AFTER MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL. UM, THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, M MEMBER. SO YES, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE, UM, FOR COMING, UH, BOTH PEDAL MOVEMENT AS WELL AS DROP MOBILITY. UH, STAFF ARE PRESENTING ON THE RFP AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTION AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTION. AND I'M IN AGREEMENT THAT I AM NOT READY TO MAKE ANY DECISION TONIGHT. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE IF THE MAKER OF THE MOTION WOULD ENTERTAIN US POSTPONING THIS ITEM TO NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH TO RESUME THE DISCUSSION GIVEN THAT WHILE INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH US THROUGH THE TFF AND I, I, BUT I ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, I HEARING FROM BOTH SIDES AND ALSO THINGS THAT CAME UP, I WANNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. SO WOULD YOU ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION? UM, I WOULD, SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, UH, A FRIENDLY TO LAY THIS OVER TO, OR ACTUALLY A SUBSTITUTE MOTION, CORRECT? YES. TO LAY THIS OVER UNTIL THE OCTOBER 6TH, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. YES. UM, I WOULD ACCEPT THAT. YEAH. AND I, AND I DEFINITELY HEAR THE COUNCIL NEEDING ADDITIONAL TIME. I KNOW I WAS PUSHING TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, UM, WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN POSTPONE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WE'LL HAVE TO WORK AND BRING AN ITEM BACK, UH, TO AT LEAST, UM, YOU KNOW, DO OUR, OUR VENDORS FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, MONTH SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE SERVICE CONTINUITY WITH WHAT WE HAVE. UM, AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT, UH, HOW TO DO THAT. UH, AND, UM, AND, AND AS A COMPROMISE AS THE SECONDER OF THE MOTION. UH, I CONCUR WITH THAT, UH, SUBSTITUTE. OKAY. AND SO WE HAVE A, A SUBSTITUTE, UH, MOTION WITH A SECOND. IS THERE A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS, UH, AND, AND IF I MAY MISS, UH, VICE MAYOR, UM, HAVING THE QUESTIONS TONIGHT THOUGH OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE US TO LOOK AT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. SO WE, I THINK WE'VE HEARD SOME OF THOSE, BUT IF THERE ARE THINGS TONIGHT THAT WE CAN WORK ON OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS, UH, TO BRING THAT BACK, YOU ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, BOTH GROUPS HERE, BOTH PEDAL MOVEMENT AND DROP, AND THEY CAN VOLUNTARILY PUT MORE INFORMATION TOWARDS YOU THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU AS WELL IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. OCTOBER 6TH, I'M SORRY? UM, NOVEMBER 6TH. OCTOBER. SIXTH OCTOBER. I HEARD YOU SAY NOVEMBER. NO, NO, I SAID, I SAID OCTOBER. OH, YOU SAID OCTOBER. OKAY. SO THE, BASICALLY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE OCTOBER 6TH? YES. OH, I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY, UH, NOVEMBER INSTEAD. NO, NO WORRIES. IT'S LATE. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A, A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, UH, CUSTOMER, DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, WOULD THAT BE A FRIENDLY TO THE MOTION OR WOULD THAT BE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION? THEN THERE WOULD BE A NEW MOTION OR IT'S A SUB SUBSTITUTE. OKAY. I'M CONFUSED. I'M GOOD. OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, REINSTATE THE MOTION? UH, YES. VICE MAYORS, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOTION IS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM 31, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT SPECIFICATION, UM, AS OUTLINED [04:25:01] IN THE ITEM IN THE AGENDA AND AWARDING THE CONTRACTOR TO DROP MOBILITY TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 6TH, UM, WITH THE GOAL THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND TEAM WILL RETURN WITH RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED HERE. THANK YOU. UH, CUSTOMER , I STILL HAVE, I HAVE YOU ON DOCK IN HERE. ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR, UM, CITY MANAGER HAS ASKED FOR QUESTIONS OR DIRECTION REGARDING, UM, PREPARING FOR THE OCTOBER 6TH MEETING. UM, I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THE EXPLORATION OF ROBUST COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT GET EXPLORED WITH, UH, ANY NEW VENDOR THAT WOULD COME TO, OR THAT WOULD BE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT THAT WOULD INCLUDE LOCAL HIRE, UM, ANY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS PLANS, UH, PLANS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BEYOND FOUR EVENTS AND ANY CHARITABLE AND SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT THE COMPANY, UM, INTENDS TO PUT INTO THE MARKET. UM, ALSO, UM, WE'LL GET TO THAT MATTER, UM, I THINK IN THE NEXT ITEM, BUT THIS I BELIEVE WILL IMPACT, UM, THE EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT PEDAL MOVEMENT CONTRACT, WHICH MAY NEED TO BE MODIFIED. UM, AND SO BY OCTOBER 6TH, WE MAY NEED TO HAVE A SIMILAR CONVERSATION REGARDING THAT CONTRACT SO THAT IT LINES UP WITH WHATEVER OUR NEXT STEPS ARE. YES, AND, UH, SORRY IF I MISUNDERSTOOD BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS A MONTH THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. SO IF IT'S OCTOBER 6TH, UM, WE, UH, WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU MOVE THIS AND THE OTHER CONTRACT OVER. UM, AND THEN WE CAN, UH, UH, WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SERVICE INTERRUPTION AND IF THAT, THAT'S ONLY FIVE OR SIX DAYS AFTER THE CONTRACT EXPIRES. SO WE WOULD WORK WITH, UH, PEDAL MOVEMENT ON THAT AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THEN WHATEVER ACTION IS THAT WOULD BE RETROACTIVE SO THEY DON'T LOSE SERVICE. UM, BUT WE WOULD EX, UM, ASK YOU TO MOVE BOTH OVER TO, UH, UM, OCTOBER 6TH THEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. I LOOKED OVER THIS PROPOSAL, I'VE HEARD IT TONIGHT, AND I KNOW WE'VE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EXTENSIVE WORK ON THIS RFPI HAVE TO TRUST STAFF IN WHAT THEY'VE DONE. AND IT SEEMS INTERESTING THAT THIS POINT OF A THOUSAND, WHETHER THEY HAVE WORKED WITH A FLEET, I THINK THE ANSWER WAS, MAY YOU, YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS ON THAT. SO I JUST FEEL LIKE, UM, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE, I, I LIKE THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERING, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM WE, WE NEED TO GET A DEAL THAT WE CAN ROLL OUT FOR LA 28. THAT'S A GOOD DEAL. AND WE ARE NOW PRESSING, WE'RE UP AGAINST A WALL NOW. UM, IT'S FINE. WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT I REALLY THINK WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR COMMUNITY TO GET THE BEST DEAL AND THE BEST CONTRACT. AND WE WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS ON THIS ONE. YOU READY? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, PERSONALLY, I, I'M, I'M SOMEWHAT IN AGREEMENT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER NUGGET IN THE SENSE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND WE HAVE, FOR ME, THE BOTTOM LINE IS COST. WHAT'S IT GONNA COST US FOR THIS NEW CONTRACT? BASED ON THE REPORT THAT I SAW, UH, GIMME IT HERE TODAY. UH, THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS THE MOTION THAT I WOULD, UH, SUPPORT. SO I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT THE SECOND MOTION, BUT ANY FURTHER COMMENT, HEARING ANOTHER GOOD FOR VOTE? OH, UH, VICE PRAN. I JUST WANTED THE SAY ONE ADDITIONAL THING. UM, AS FAR AS FOR THE REPORT BACK, THE OTHER OTHER THING I WANTED TO DO IN ADDITION, KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WOULD BE TO LEARN, SO WHAT WOULD BE THE STATUS OF THE BIKE SHARE FOR ALL PROGRAM IF WE WENT WITH THE BIKE MOBIL WITH THE DROP MOBILITY, UM, CONTRACT THAT, THAT, THAT PROGRAM WOULD CONTINUE UNDER THE NEW PROPOSAL. UH, AND SO IS THAT, WOULD THAT BE, I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE IS THAT, UM, I THINK THE QUESTION WE HAVE IS, IS THAT AN ASSURANCE AS IN IT'S IN THE CONTRACT OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD WILL HAPPEN, BUT WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW WILL HAPPEN? NO, THE CITY CONTROLS THE ASSETS AND THE CITY CONTROLS THE PROGRAM. UH, SO IT WOULD CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF THE VENDOR, UH, THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE ARE [04:30:01] GOING TO MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, CORRECT? I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND SECONDER AGREED TO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. SO THEY DID, THEY DID, THEY CAN REMAIN THE MOVER AND SECONDER ON THE SUBSTITUTE AND WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THAT. THEY, IT TOBO TO LAY IT OVER. THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, NEXT ITEM, ITEM 32, PLEASE REPORT BACK FROM PUBLIC OR REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO AMEND A CONTRACT WITH PEDAL MOVEMENT FOR OPERATING AND [32. 26-56178 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36734 with Pedal Movement Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for operating and maintaining the City of Long Beach’s (City) Bikeshare Program, to increase the contract amount by $709,586, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $70,959, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $8,261,369, and extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2026. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: Public Works         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] MAINTAINING THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 8,261,369 CITYWIDE. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO, UH, BRING THIS BACK ON OCTOBER THE SIXTH. OKAY. UH, THE SECONDARY, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I AM MEMBER EXONE, YES. OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENT FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS FURTHER COMMENT? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. NO FURTHER COMMENT. LET'S GO FORMAL. IT'S STATE'S ACTIVE MOTION FOR STATE CONSISTENT MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ADAM. UH, 33, NO. 3 4 30. 3 33 REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION [33. 26-56108 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7236 and award a contract to New Dynasty Construction Co., of Tustin, CA, for the construction of the 702 West Anaheim Year-Round Shelter, in an amount of $5,274,219, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $791,133, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,065,352; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Project Funds Group in the Public Works Department by $2,000,000, offset by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Homeless, Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) Funds from the Health and Human Services Department. (District 1)       Office or Department: Public Works; Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO ADOPT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO NEW DYNASTY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM YEAR ROUND SHELTER FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 6,065,352 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT AND INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 2 MILLION. OFFSET BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT DISTRICT. OKAY. WE HAVE A, A MOTION AND A SECOND, A CUSTOMER CURVE. UM, IS THERE A STAFF, IS THERE A STAFF REPORT ON THIS? WE DO HAVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT ON THIS. OKAY. LET'S GO FOR STAFF. OKAY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. UH, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM YEAR-ROUND SHELTER PROJECT. UH, THERE'S A AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE AND IMPORTANT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, SO I KNOW IT'S GETTING KIND OF LATE, SO I'LL MAKE THIS, UM, FAIRLY BRIEF HERE. SO IN 2023, WE DID PURCHASE THE EXISTING BUILDING. WE DID SOME SHORT TERM IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN 81 BED SHELTER THAT'S CURRENTLY OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION. UH, THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, WE'LL RENOVATE THE FACILITY AND ENHANCE THE OPERATION AS A PERMANENT YEAR-ROUND SHELTER AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR FROM 81 UP TO 126 BEDS. WE DID RECENTLY COMPLETE A ROOF REPAIR PROJECT. UH, THIS WAS NOT THE ENTIRE ROOF, BUT A PORTION, UH, OF THE ROOF. SOME OF THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO CREATE A NEW YEAR-ROUND SHELTER THAT SUPPORTS OUR, UH, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. UM, WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE PARKING AREAS, IMPROVE THE A DA ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUDE SOME INTERIOR RENOVATIONS FOR HVAC RESTROOMS, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU A FLOOR PLAN IN A, IN A COUPLE SLIDES. THIS IS A FUN IMAGE OF THE INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MAIN SLEEPING AREA, AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE FACILITY. UH, AS PART OF THE PROJECT, WE'LL BE INSTALLING NEW HVAC. WE'LL BE CONSTRUCTING NEW RESTROOMS, SHOWERS, AND INCREASING CAPACITY. AS I HAD MENTIONED, UM, PREVIOUSLY HERE BEFORE YOU, IS THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE RENOVATED FACILITY WITH THE CHECK-IN AREAS, SLEEPING LOCATIONS, A MULTI POROUS LOUNGE, UH, AS WELL AS SOME SHOWERS AND CIRCULATION SPACE. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PAUL FROM OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT [04:35:01] OUR, UM, FACILITY AND HOW IT OPERATES. SO, UH, BASED ON EXPERIENCE WITH SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS, ASSESSING OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AT THE SITE WHILE CONSTRUCTION OCCURS, THAT WAS, UH, IDENTIFIED TO BE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. IT WOULD DRAG ON THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION LONGER AND LIKELY ESCALATE COSTS. SO WITH THAT, WE LOOKED FOR, UH, POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RELOCATE THE SHELTER AS CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS. UH, SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED 1827 SPRING EAST SPRING STREET. UH, THIS IS THE BUILDING THAT IS IDENTIFIED, UH, TO TAKE OVER AS PD, UH, STORAGE AND, UH, OTHER PROCESSING OF, UH, ITEMS. UH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AT THIS, AT THIS BUILDING, AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT, UH, A SITE OF THIS BUILDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A YEAR AND WOULD WORK GOOD FOR, UH, WORK WELL FOR SHELTER OPERATIONS AS AN INTERIM WHILE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS. UH, SO WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE THE 81 BEDS OVER TO, UH, THE SPRING STREET SITE AS CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS OVER THE, THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. UM, SO THE TEAM IS WORKING ON THAT. WE'VE GONE OUT, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES TO INFORM THEM AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S INCURRING. OH, AND THE CLICKER IS NO LONGER WORKING. UM, . OH, THERE WE GO. UH, SO, UH, WE WANTED TO COVER A FEW QUICK SHELTER OPERATION ITEMS. UH, THE SHELTER, UH, IS MAINTAINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU, AND CURRENTLY WE'RE CONTRACTING WITH PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PATH, UH, TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE 81 BEDS. THERE. UH, FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS, UH, SERVICES IS FUNDED THROUGH LA COUNTY MEASURE A AS WELL AS THE STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. UH, AND WE WILL BE SUPPORTING ALONG WITH PATH AS THE SITE MOVES OVER TO EAST SPRING STREET AND BACK TO JOSH. SO THE FUNDING SUMMARY FOR THIS PROJECT, WE ARE LOOKING AT A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF ABOUT $8.6 MILLION. UH, THE FUNDING AVAILABLE IS $8.6 MILLION, UH, INCLUDING SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT PAUL HAD JUST MENTIONED. OUR GOAL IS, UH, IF THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING PASSES, WE WILL LOOK AT CONTRACTING OVER THE COMING MONTHS. WE'LL THEN BE WORKING ON THE INITIAL UPGRADES THAT ARE NECESSARILY THAT NE ARE NECESSARY TO INHABIT 1827 SPRING STREET. WE'LL WRAP THOSE UP IN LATE 2026 AND GET STARTED AT 7 0 2 ANAHEIM IN, UM, LATE 2026, EARLY 2027 AND COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2027. THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR ARGUMENT. UH, WE HAVE, UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MEMBER. I MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL. UM, YEAH, I, I'M HAPPY TO DEFER, UM, SPEAKING FIRST TO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS. I THINK BOTH OF US HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS, BUT IF SHE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SHELTER, I'D WILLING TO LET HER SPEAK FIRST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LOVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU STAFF FOR THAT PRESENTATION. UM, 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM YEAR-ROUND SHELTER HAS BECOME A CRITICAL ASSET IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST HOMELESSNESS. I WAS PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS ASSET WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO US ALONGSIDE MAYOR RICHARDSON. AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR, UM, COUNTY SUPERVISOR JANICE HAN. FACILITY UPGRADES HAVE BEEN A LONG, A LONG TERM PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE THESE IMPROVEMENTS FINALLY COMING THROUGH, ESPECIALLY REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY AND RENOVATIONS FOR THE INTERIOR RESTROOMS AND THE SHOWERS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HELP IMPROVE THE DIGNITY OF THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. I ALSO WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, UH, FOR DOING HER PART TO ENSURE, TO ENSURE NO DELAYS IN SERVICE. THANK THANKS TO THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, UM, TO 1827 [04:40:01] EAST SPRING STREET. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, THIS REFLECTS THE COUNCIL'S COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT, UM, TO THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AND ALL THE DISTRICTS STEPPING UP TO DO THEIR PART TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TRASH TOOK OH, CAN I GO? SORRY. OH, SO GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. UM, THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. WE KNOW THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A CITYWIDE CONCERN AND WE ALL HAVE OUR ROLE TO PLAY IN BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE KNOW RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO BE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. WHEN THE EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST PURCHASED WITH THE, UM, ASSISTANCE OF THE COUNTY, IT WAS NOTED AT THE TIME THAT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE FULL UTILIZATION AND ANY EXPANSION OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE SHELTERED THERE. SO THAT TIME HAS COME. I LOOK FORWARD TO THESE UPGRADES AT 7 0 2 TO BETTER SERVE OUR HOMELESS POPULATION AND PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCOMMODATIONS TO THOSE IN NEED. I'M ALSO GLAD TO SEE US UTILIZING A CURRENT UNDERUTILIZED CITY ASSET IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT, UH, TO BE IDENTIFIED AS THAT TEMPORARILY SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND SERVE OUR UN HOUSE NEIGHBORS. IN THE INTERIM, I APPRECIATE THE CITY'S TEAM, BOTH THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS AND HOMELESS SERVICES TO ENSURE OUR BUSINESS NEIGHBORS WILL REMAIN INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU MEETING WITH THEM. UM, AND I ASK THE TEAM, I ONLY ASK, I HAVE TWO ASKS. I ASK THE TEAM, BE MINDFUL OF THE TIMELINE TO MANAGE THIS PROJECT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE KNOW THAT THAT BUILDING IS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. AND, UM, BUT WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH CONSTRUCTION. BUT I'M REALLY BEGGING YOU TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON OUR CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MOVING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION, UH, OF THOSE TO WHOM PEOPLE CAN, CAN GIVE QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO OUR OFFICE. SO THOSE ARE MY TWO ASKS, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER . THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. AND TO MY COLLEAGUES. UH, I WANNA JUST SAY AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE, I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION AND SUPPORT, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE ADD MORE BEDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, ZENGA. LET'S ARE YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE QUEUE HERE. YOU STILL OH, OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? NO. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET STATE IT TO A VOTE. CAN. MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM. ITEM 34, PLEASE. [34. 26-56170 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34740 with Utility Solutions Partners, LLC, of Washington, DC, for managed services for providing maintenance and integration support for the City of Long Beach’s utilities information systems, to increase the annual contract amount to $2,670,368, plus a 5 percent contingency in the amount of $133,518, and authorize an additional one-time amount not to exceed $1,204,998, for the upgrade of the utility billing technology stack, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $4,008,884, and extend the term of the managed services contract to September 30, 2027 at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $1,345,450, offset by one-time charges to user departments. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Technology and Innovation         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] I BELIEVE. ITEM? YES. UM, BEFORE WE READ THE ITEM, I DO, UH, WANNA REQUEST THAT WE'RE ASKING THIS ITEM TO BE WITHDRAWN. UM, AND WE WILL, UH, RESCHEDULE IT FOR OCTOBER 6TH. UH, THAT'D BE ITEM 34 TO ME. THAT WOULD BE ITEM 34. OKAY. CAN I HAVE MOTION TO WITHDRAW THAT ITEM PLEASE? MOTION. OKAY. I HAVE MOTION TO SECOND TO WITHDRAW. ITEM ON 34. TAKE IT TO A VOTE. WE DO HAVE A PUB. ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OH, I'M SORRY. UM, SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD NEED TO BE ON THE WITHDRAWAL AND RETURN IF YOU WANT TO, HUH? ANOTHER NIGHT. MISSPENT IN THE SERVICE OF THE CITY. I GUESS I HAVE TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. RIGHT. THANK FOR YOUR PATIENCE. ITEM 35, PLEASE. OH, WE NEED A VOTE ON WITHDRAWING ITEM THREE. OH, SORRY TO VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY, I THINK WE'RE BACK ON TRACK. UH, ITEM 35, REPORT FROM TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOCATE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT FEE REVENUE TO TWO OF THE THREE CATEGORIES OF CABLE ACCESS PROVIDERS, [35. 26-56176 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to allocate Public, Education, and Government (PEG) fee revenue to two of the three categories of cable access providers, “Education” and “Government”, receiving $163,243 and $326,486, respectively, of the total available; and Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $489,729, offset by PEG fee revenue. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Technology and Innovation         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT RECEIVING $163,243 AND 300,000, 26 AND $486 CITYWIDE. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. ME CLOONEY? I DID. I CAN'T FIND MY NOTES. THERE'S TOO MANY PAPERS OVER HERE, BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT. UM, . IT'S LATE. IT'S LATE. UM, WHEN I ORIGINALLY, UM, UH, PULLED THIS, UH, PULLED THIS ITEM EARLIER, IT WAS BASICALLY FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, RIGHT? THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE, THE, THE BUDGET CIRCUMSTANCES WE'RE [04:45:01] IN, I THOUGHT IT WAS PRUDENT TO AT LEAST EXAMINE THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD GOING MOVING FORWARD AND DETERMINE IF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WAS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO OR WE SHOULD REEVALUATE. SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT ONCE WE'VE DONE THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE FOUND A EQUITABLE WAY OF, UH, UTILIZING THOSE, THOSE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS, UM, ACROSS, YOU KNOW, AND OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. UH, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS NOW IN-HOUSE IN THE CITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. UM, OBVIOUSLY THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AT COUNCIL MEETINGS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE SEEN SOME OF OUR TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS. ONE OF THEM WE LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE DAY UP ON THE SCREEN THERE. SO I'M HAPPY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS TOWARD OUR PLAN UPGRADES, UH, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES HERE IN THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO, THANK YOU. I JUST GOT A NOTIFICATION RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, THE FEE FROZE ON THE, ON THE, UH, INTERNET. SO DOES THAT AFFECT US? OKAY. WELL I'LL SEND SOMEBODY OVER TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE YOUR TABLET FROZE. EXCUSE ME. I BELIEVE HE'S SAYING HE THINKS THE ZOOM MIGHT HAVE FROZEN. YEAH, THE ZOOM. WE AREN'T HEARING THAT THE ZOOM IS NOT WORKING FROM STAFF THAT'S STILL ONLINE AND MONITORING THOSE PHONE CALLS AND TI HAS INDICATED THAT THE ZOOM IS STILL FUNCTIONING. OKAY. OKAY. SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD. UM, YOUR ORDER. YOU JUST SPOKE KER. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, KER. ALRIGHT. UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. NO COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ANYMORE? NO, YOU AIN'T. TAKE IT TO 'EM ALL MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, UH, ITEM 36, REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY. RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE TO EFFECTUATE THE DISILLUSION OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS APPEALS AND CONDEMNATION, [36. 26-56190 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 2.93.010, Subsection 5.77.090.O, Chapters 8.56, 8.58, 8.76, 10.46, 18.03, 18.06, 18.10, 18.20, 18.21, 18.29, 18.30, 18.40, 18.60, 18.68, to effectuate the dissolution of the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation (BEAC) and assign the duties of the BEAC to the Planning Commission, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)       Office or Department: City Attorney         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND ASSIGN THE DUTIES OF THE BAC TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING. CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE MOTION A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU. WE MOTION A SECOND FROM, UH, CUSTOMER ALLEN. SHE'S GOOD. OKAY. UH, THE SECONDER KER. GOOD. ANY FURTHER COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT ITEM PLEASE. 37. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY. RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE SETTING THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX FOR ADULT USE CANNABIS RETAILERS AT 8% OF GROSS RECEIPTS FOR CANNABIS CULTIVATORS AT $15 PER SQUARE FOOT UNDER CULTIVATION [37. 26-56167 Recommendation to declare an emergency to exist pursuant to City Charter Section 211 to implement the appropriations Ordinance for FY 27 by amending subsections 3.80.261.C.2, 3.80.261.C.5, and 3.80.261.F of the Long Beach Municipal Code setting the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers at 8 percent of gross receipts, for cannabis cultivators at $15 per square foot under cultivation and sunsetting the Pilot Tax Program for all cannabis businesses to fund public services in FY27 that preserve public peace, health and safety; and Declare ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach amending subsections 3.80.261.C.2, 3.80.261.C.5, and 3.80.261.F of the Long Beach Municipal Code setting the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers at 8 percent of gross receipts, for cannabis cultivators at $15 per square foot under cultivation and sunsetting the Pilot Tax Program for all cannabis businesses; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency ordinance; and read and adopted as read. (Citywide) (Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-26-0025)       Office or Department: City Attorney         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND SUNSETTING THE PILOT TAX PROGRAM FOR ALL CANNABIS BUSINESSES, RED AND ADOPTED AS RED CITYWIDE. WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER INTRODUCE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF TONIGHT'S ORDINANCE. WE ASK THAT THE TEXT DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO MAKE THE ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE BE REMOVED FROM THE RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE SAID ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED LAST WEEK AT ITS AND IS ALREADY IN EFFECT. I PROPOSED A FRIENDLY AS STATED BY THE CITY CLERK. I AGREE TO THE FRIENDLY AS STATED BY THE CITY CLERK. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND? UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ANY FURTHER COMMENT FROM THE COUNCIL? HEARING NONE TAKEN TO A VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOUR NEXT ITEM PLEASE. COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS COUNCILWOMAN KERR, COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADD 131,969 [38. 26-56243 Recommendation to request City Manager, through the Fire Department and Financial Management Department, to add $131,969, in ongoing structural funding in the General Fund Group to support the enhancement of one Paramedic Assessment Unit (PAU), consistent with the Fire Department’s established PAU deployment model, with deployment to be determined by the Fire Chief based on operational need, system demand, and the geographic distribution of Advanced Life Support (ALS) resources, further expanding ALS capability and strengthening the City’s emergency medical response system citywide.        Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IN ONGOING STRUCTURAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ENHANCEMENT OF ONE PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT UNIT CONSISTENT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ESTABLISHED PAU DEPLOYMENT MODEL WITH DEPLOYMENT TO THE DETERMINED TO BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRE CHIEF BASED ON OPERATIONAL NEED SYSTEM DEMAND, AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RESOURCES. FURTHER EXPANDING A LS CAP CAPABILITY AND STRENGTHENING THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM. CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO YOU WANNA SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? SENATOR? THE PRESIDENT? [04:50:02] YES. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BECOME THE GREATEST NEED IN OUR CITY, THAT THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A SECOND. AS PART OF THE FY 25 BUDGET PROCESS. UM, THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR SIX MONTHS PARA PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT UNIT PILOT PROGRAM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EVALUATION OF THIS PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED MEASURABLE OPERATIONAL BENEFITS, INCLUDING IMPROVED PARAMEDIC RESPONSE TIMES AND MORE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRANSPORT RESOURCES. THE ITEM BEFORE US POINTS TO MORE DATA TO SUPPORT THIS FACT SPECIFIC TO STATION ONE. THE EXPERIENCE LEARNED FROM THE PAU PILOT PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS THIS ENHANCEMENT TO DOWNTOWN SERVICE AREA, ESPECIALLY THAT I AS A DOWNTOWN REPRESENTATIVE, FULLY SUPPORT THE ITEM ALLOWS FOR DISCRETION DESCRIPTION FOR DEPLOYMENT FROM THE FIRE CHIEF. SO ULTIMATELY, THE HAMAN WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CITYWIDE EMERGENCIES AND MEDICAL RESPONSES. FINALLY, AS THE CITY COUNCIL LETTER POINTS OUT, THIS ENHANCEMENT DOES NOT INCREASE THE CITY STRUCTURAL GENERAL FUND DEFICIT. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST USE OF THE LIMITED FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS AND I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SONI. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, AND THANK YOU, UM, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ZENDEJAS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UM, I THINK YOU ENCAPSULATED WELL, I THINK BY CONVERTING OUR, OUR FIREFIGHTER EMT POSITIONS ON ENGINE ONE IN DOWNTOWN INTO THE FIRE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS POSITIONS. THIS STRENGTHENS OUR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT COVERAGE IN HIGH DEMAND AREAS WHILE PRESERVING THE FIRE CHIEF FOR OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY. WE ALREADY KNOW THE OUTCOME WE WANT. THE PILOT SHOWS IT WORKS. IN FISCAL YEAR 25 PAUS CUT AVERAGE PANDEMIC ARRIVAL TIMES BY OVER A MINUTE, UM, WHILE HANDLING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CALLS WITHOUT NEEDING THE ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SUPPORT. SUCCESS IS FASTER. ADVANCED CARE DOWNTOWN, BETTER SUPPORT FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN SUPPORT OF OUR USE OF OUR EXISTING DOLLARS. UM, BECAUSE THIS USE IS AVAILABLE STRUCTURAL FUNDING, IT DOES NOT ADD TO OUR STRUCTURAL, UM, GENERAL FUND DEFICIT, UM, AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY NEW REVENUE OR ONE-TIME FUNDS. UM, SO, UM, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS, IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE ACROSS THE CITY. 'CAUSE THIS WILL IMPACT, UM, THIS WILL HAVE IMPACTS FOR EVERYONE. SO, UM, I, UH, URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING, UH, THIS ITEM. THANK A COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. I JUST CAN'T LOOK AT HOW THIS BUDGET CAME TOGETHER WITHOUT BELIEVING THAT THERE WERE SOME POLITICAL GAMES BEING PLAYED. UH, WE TOLD RESIDENTS THAT PUBLIC COMMENT NEEDED TO BE REDUCED BY $150,000 SO WE COULD PRESERVE MONDAY LIBRARY HOURS. THEN ON ADOPTION NIGHT, WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS OF NOTICE, THE COUNCIL WAS ASKED TO INCREASE PARKING, CITATION, FINES, CANNABIS TAXES, THIS TO RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WORKED WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP THOSE RESTORATIONS, AND ONE OF THEM WAS FOR $131,000 FOR PARK SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. THEN TWO DAYS LATER, THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR, VETOED THAT FUNDING AND RECOMMENDED USING THE SAME AMOUNT FOR A PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT UNIT DOWNTOWN A PAU DOWNTOWN. WAS THIS CHANGE LAST MINUTE AFTER A MONTH OF BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, OR WAS THE PARKS FUNDING ADDED BACK KNOWING IT WOULD BE VETOED TWO DAYS LATER? EITHER WAY, IT LOOKS LIKE PARKS FUNDING WAS USED TO CHANGE THE STORY FROM CUTTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY. THESE DISCUSSIONS, THESE DECISIONS WERE NEVER DISCUSSED OR EVEN MENTIONED TO THE PUBLIC. MOST OF THIS COUNCIL AND A MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SHIFTED AND REAPPROPRIATED ON ADOPTION NIGHT UNTIL A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THE VOTE. WE HAD NO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CHANGES, ASK QUESTIONS, OR ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES. I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS HOW OUR BUDGET PROCESS SHOULD WORK. I SUPPORT INVESTING IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HAVING A PAU DOWNTOWN WILL BE GREAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER RESPONSE TIMES, BUT I WOULD RATHER USE THIS MONEY [04:55:01] TO RESTORE PUBLIC COMMENTS SO RESIDENTS HAVE MORE TIME TO CALL OUT THE CITY WHEN THIS TYPE OF THING HAPPENS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YEAH. UH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS. UM, I'M PROUD TO SIGN ONTO THIS ITEM THAT WILL INCREASE, UH, RESPONSE TIMES, WILL DECREASE RESPONSE TIMES ACROSS THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THEREBY, UM, IMPROVING EMERGENCY SAFETY RESPONSE ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENT? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. SORRY. VICE MAYOR. I'M TRYING TO QUEUE UP. IT'S NOT LETTING ME, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, I, UM, REALLY CONCUR WITH THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE DUGGAN. THE BUDGET PROCESS IS FLAWED. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO FIX THAT. UM, I DO AGREE THAT I SUPPORT THIS ITEM, BUT I DON'T NEED TO SAY EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? NO. THANK TOMO. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. NEXT PANEL PLEASE. ADAM 39 REPORT FROM CITY CLERK RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRAR [39. 26-56242 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment Number Two to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Los Angeles through its Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, and the City of Long Beach for online access to the County of Los Angeles Voter Registration Election Management System (EMS), extending the term of the Agreement for a second two-year period from October 7, 2026 through October 6, 2028.       Office or Department: City Clerk         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECORDER, COUNTY CLERK FOR ONLINE ACCESS TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEM. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE CLERK'S RECOMMENDATION, SANDRA COUNCIL MEMBER AND SORROW. YES, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS. ANY OPPONENT COMMENT FROM ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I SEE COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, I GOT YOU ON THIS ONE. UM, YEAH, I, AND I I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M JUST, UH, FROZEN ON MY SCREEN RIGHT HERE, SO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU. LET'S GO FOR VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN. OH, MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES AGENDA, THE, UH, AGENDA FOR TONIGHT FOR THE SECOND GENERAL COMMENT FOR COMMENT. SECOND, FURTHER COMMENT PLEASE. THERE ARE THREE SPEAKERS, GILBERT [PUBLIC COMMENT: Immediately prior to adjournment Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council.] Y CAROLYN ESSEX, AND RUBY ARRINGTON. IF YOU ARE STILL IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LECTERN, GILBERT, CAROLYN, AND RUBY. OKAY, LEMME GET TO MY NOTES. WELL, HI, FAVORITE VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND THE LOVELY NEIGHBORS OF LONG BEACH. UM, I WANNA PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF ON BALANCING THE THE FY 2027 BUDGET. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY I GO, UM, THROUGH THESE PROCEEDINGS WITH YOU ALL, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT SHARING TRULY IS CARING. SO I JUST WANNA RESPECTFULLY REMIND YOU THAT PLANNING IS CONTINUOUS. BALANCING THE BUDGET DOES NOT END THE WORK. I HOPE YOU REMEMBER OR STICK A PEN WHERE THE MOST, UM, DIFFICULT CHOICES OCCURRED AND USE THOSE LISTENS TO GET AHEAD OF THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE WHILE PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING THE ASSETS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES WE ALREADY, UM, HAVE, UM, OR, OR I WILL HAVE TO FAST FROM THESE WEEKLY PROCEEDINGS. OKAY, , UM, WE SOLVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AROUND FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, CAPACITY LIBRARY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS CAPACITY. WE SHOULD NOT, UH, WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DEFICIT TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR MINIMUM SERVICE LEVELS, LEVELS SHOULD BE OR WHAT RESOURCES ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THEM. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR DISTRICT, UH, THE RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THE RECENT, UM, UH, WEATHER STORM. THE, THE AREA [05:00:01] WAS, UM, ALREADY COMPROMISED, UH, BY, YOU KNOW, AGING AND DETERIORATION. SO PLEASE USE THIS TIME TO TREASURE HUNT, UM, FOR THE PEN PENINSULA. I KNOW RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE FOR YOU, AND I KNOW YOU DO TOO, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER, UM, TO COORDINATE AND, AND EVERYONE IS ROOTING FOR YOU, OKAY, UM, IN YOUR DISTRICT. SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR, UH, PROBABLY THE CITY MANAGER. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE CITY CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY, UM, AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF ITS ASSETS, INCLUDING THE SERVICE CAPACITY ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING THOSE ASSETS? AND IS THAT INFORMATION BEING USED TO INFORM THE NEXT FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST? ALSO, I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO SERIOUSLY NEED INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ICE AND ISRAEL. HOW LONG WILL YOU NOT SEEK A REM A REMEDY? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THIS ENDING AND I SUGGEST YOU PULL THEM CLOSE AND HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I DON'T SEE THIS ENDING AND I BELIEVE IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE IT. WE ARE TRAUMATIZED COMING HERE AND HAVING TO HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO HEAR BECAUSE THERE IS NO CON. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING'S ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER, RUBY, I'LL KEEP THIS AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE, BUT I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND THE SERVICE. AND THANK YOU DR. SOLI SORO FOR, UH, HOSTING OUR COMMUNITY CLEANUP. WELL, ON THAT NOTE, OUR, DURING OUR COMMUNITY CLEANUP, WE HAD SOMEONE BRING A DECEASED DOG TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DUMP THEM IN THE ALLEY. SO DURING OUR CLEANUP, THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE CLEANING UP WERE GOING TO GET THE DOG, BUT OF COURSE, ANIMAL, UH, SERVICES HAD TO COME INTO PLACE. WELL, AFTER THAT CLEANUP, WE REMOVED THE DOG, THE GRAFFITI, AND I'M WALKING DOWN THE STREET TO LET THE NEIGHBORHOOD LAUNDROMAT KNOW THAT THE GR THE GRAFFITI WAS REMOVED. AND THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVE IS WALKING WITH ME SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, AND I'M LOOKING AND I'M GOING, OKAY, HOMICIDE DETECTIVE. SO I'M ON MY WAY TO THE LAUNDROMAT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE GRAFFITI ARE REMOVED AND THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVE ISPU PULLING UP FOOTAGE. WELL, FAST FORWARD, IT MADE ME DECIDE I'M GOING TO WALK MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M GONNA WALK MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS. A FEW DAYS LATER, A MAN, TWO DAYS LATER, A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR JUST CATCHES ME. I, I SAW HIM, I STARTED SPEAKING WITH HIM. I FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS A SUPERVISOR FOR 30 YEARS, FELL WITH A MATTRESS AND BECAME HOMELESS AFTER 2020. SO I BELIEVE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, HE'S NOT HOMELESS ANYMORE. I COPIED HIS IDS. I, I HELPED HIM TO GET HIS IDS THAT HE NEEDED FOR HIS HEALTHCARE. I FOUND OUT WHAT HE NEEDED. HE HAD 98 RIDES, SO HE LEFT IN A RED TESLA. I TALKED TO HIS DOCTOR, MADE HIS DOCTOR GET OUT OF THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND HELP HIM. I SAID, IF YOU DON'T HELP HIM TODAY, HE'S NOT GOING TO GET SERVICES. HE'S GOING TO STAY HOMELESS. SO THIS MAN WENT FROM A SUPERVISOR TO HOMELESS, BUT HE JUST SENT ME A PICTURE ON MY PHONE. I'LL HAVE TO EMAIL THAT TO YOU, DR. SOLI SORO. BUT I'M REALIZING THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING OUT TOUCHING THE RESIDENTS. I WAS BROUGHT UP WHERE YOU TOUCH PEOPLE, YOU TOUCH THEIR HAND, NO MATTER HOW I'M FROM THE MIDWEST, NO MATTER HOW DIRTY IT IS, BUT YOU TOUCH THEM TO FEEL AND UNDERSTAND AND FAST FORWARD, I HAD A MANAGER THAT WAS HOMELESS, HAS, SHE IS HOMELESS AND SHE HAS TWO CHILDREN, AND SHE KEEPS GOING TO THE SHELTER AND THEY TURN HER AWAY. SHE HAS VIDEO FOOTAGE, SHE'S FIRST IN LINE. IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE HOMEY HOOKUP IS HAPPENING AT THE SHELTER. SO SHE'S TURNED AWAY BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, OH, COME ON, COME ON, SO AND SO COME ON, SO AND SO, AND SHE'S STANDING THERE AND SHE'S TURNED AWAY. SO I'M, I'M JUST THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY, UH, WE ARE AT ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? [ANNOUNCEMENTS] COUNCIL [05:05:01] MEMBER KERR? YES. THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR. UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME AND MY TEAM AT OUR NEXT DISTRICT FIVE COMMUNITY MEETING THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 6:00 PM AT THE WARDLOW PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. JOIN US TO HEAR FROM L-B-U-S-D SUPER SUPERINTENDENT DAVID ED AND LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR KATHY DE LEON AS THEY SHARE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK AND ANSWER COMMUNITY QUESTIONS. THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, I INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EIGHTH ANNUAL RANCHOS BLOCK. TAKING PLACE FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM YOU HAVE AN OPTION OF A NINE, SIX OR THREE MILE ROUTE ALONG THE HISTORIC CREST TRAIL THAT CONNECTS THE CITY'S HISTORIC RANCHOS RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS AND RANCHO LOS CERRITOS. ALONG THE WAY, YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY BEFORE REACHING THE ENDPOINT AND THE CELEBRATION OCCURRING AT RANCHO LOS CERRITOS IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, YOU'RE INVITED TO VISIT WILLOW SPRINGS PARK FOR THEIR NEXT FALL EXPERIENCE, THEIR DAY IN THE PARK. AND I INVITE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING OCTOBER FEST AT STEEL CRAFT ON LONG BEACH BOULEVARD FOR THEIR THREE DAY CELEBRATION. TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE 27TH, FIND FOOD, BEVERAGES, MUSIC AND ACTIVITIES ALL WEEKEND LONG. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE. THANK YOU. UM, AS WE CLOSE OUT TONIGHT'S MEETING, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE HWPL PEACE WALK THIS PAST SATURDAY IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. IT WAS QUITE AN INSPIRING EVENT THAT BROUGHT OUT NEIGHBORS AND WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE CONNECTION, REFLECTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZERS DID A FANTASTIC JOB CARRYING THAT MOMENTUM INTO THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A FEW IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES COMING UP IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M HOPING RESIDENTS WILL BE READY TO ENGAGE. FEEL FREE TO JOIN ME TOMORROW EVENING AT ABOUT 6:00 PM AT AWA WAY. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT KEY DISTRICT PRIORITIES AND HEARING FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS. UM, THIS SAME GROUP WILL BE HOSTING A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP AT 5 2 8 1 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, STARTING AT 9:00 AM THEN THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH FROM SIX TO 7:30 PM WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE DEL LAMO BOULEVARD PROJECT. WE'LL BE HOSTING THIS EVENT AT SHEAR PARK, 4,600 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD. DEL LAMO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS AN IMPORTANT CORRIDOR IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE LEARN MORE ABOUT UPCOMING ROAD QUALITY PO BOOST PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND EXPAND TRANSIT OPTIONS. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT TOMORROW, OR NO, NOT TOMORROW, BUT SEPTEMBER 24TH ON THURSDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR LONG BEACH GIVES. I'M GLAD TO HAVE SEEN THE TEAM OUT TODAY FOR LONG BEACH GIVES AND ALL THE MANY NONPROFITS IN OUR CITY THAT ARE LOOKING TO RAISE FUNDS TO DO ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR CITY DESERVES. DON'T FORGET AND MAKE SURE YOU FIND A CHARITY TO SUPPORT BEFORE THE DEADLINE. SEPTEMBER 24TH. THANK YOU THEN COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. I THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. UM, THE BLUFF PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION INVITES YOU TO HIS COMMUNITY MEETING AND SOCIAL ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD AT, UH, BIXBY PARK SOCIAL HALL. THE MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 PM AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR UPDATES FROM OUR STATE SENATOR ALINA GONZALEZ. SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. UM, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR A GREENPORT HARBOR TOUR. IT IS NOW AT FULL CAPACITY, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE REGISTERED GUESTS THERE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30. SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER UNI. UH, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO JOINED US ON SEPTEMBER 17TH AT OUR FOR OUR PORT OF LONG BEACH, UM, TOUR. UM, WE HAD A GREAT TIME. UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT MY OFFICE AT 5 6 2 5 7 0 6 1 3 7 OR DISTRICT NIGHT@LONGBEACH.GOV TO GET CONNECTED TO OUR OFFICE AND ABOUT HEARD ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT TO JOIN THE COLLEGE SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH FROM SEVEN TO 8:00 PM IT'LL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING. LEARN ABOUT UPDATES IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE YOUR VOICE ON ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT COLLEGE SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD@GMAIL.COM. OR YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT DISTRICT9@LONGBEACH.GOV. AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE HOUGHTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST FROM SEVEN TO 8:00 PM AT HOUGHTON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 63 0 1 MYRTLE AVENUE. UM, I ACTUALLY WILL BE THE SPEAKER IN TALKING ABOUT UPDATES IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN H PARK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AGAIN AT 5 6 2 5 7 0 6 1 3 7 OR DISTRICT9@LONGBEACH.GOV. THANK CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER MEMBER. THANK YOU. I'D WANNA INVITE ALL OF OUR DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS TO OUR LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH DIVISION COMMANDER FORM TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD FROM 6:00 PM [05:10:01] TO SEVEN P 30 PM AT THE LBPD HEADQUARTERS AT 400 WEST BROADWAY. UM, ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH PINE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT 600 TACOS ON NINE AT NINE 40 PINE AVENUE. ALSO JOIN US FOR THE RIBBON CUDI FOR THE NEWLY RENOVATED DRAKE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 9 5 1 MAIN AVENUE. TAKING PLACE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. YES, ONCE AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO INVITE, UM, ALL THOSE INTERESTED TO ATTEND THE ANAHEIM STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMMUNITY MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH FROM SIX TO 7:00 PM IN MACARTHUR PARK. AND, UM, WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. AND THANK CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THIS MEETING'S ADJOURNED. IT'S WORTH IT. [ADJOURNMENT] WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED WHEN, UH, YOU SAID THE ZOOM WENT DOWN? IT FROZE. OH, IT FROZE. DID YOU GET A MESSAGE OR YEAH. OH YEAH. YEAH. SHE WAS ON THE ZOOM. YEAH. NO, SHE WAS, UH, WHAT. * 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.