Oct 01, 2026 Planning Commission

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GOOD

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[CALL TO ORDER]

CLERK, PLEASE CALL

[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS.

COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.

COMMISSIONER LEMI.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER SANTOS? HERE.

COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN.

OH ME.

I'M STILL HERE.

.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR.

WHERE? HERE.

CHAIR CASTILLO.

WE HAVE A QUORUM FOR THE RECORD.

CHAIR CASTILLO.

COMMISSIONER CLEMSON AND COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS? NO MA'AM.

SEEING NONE.

I'LL ASK COMMISSIONER

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

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[1. 26-56307 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND LIMITS.

I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

A COUPLE UPDATES HERE FROM THE STAFF TABLE.

UH, FIRST I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT UH, WE'LL BE, UM, HOSTING ELECTIONS FOR THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OFFICER POSITIONS AT THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

UH, SECONDLY, I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU THAT, UM, SIMILAR TO AN UPDATE I GAVE RECENTLY, THE COUNCIL, UH, DID UH, APPROVE A FIRST READING VOTE ON DISSOLVING, UH, THE BX COMMISSION.

UM, AND SO THOSE CASES WILL BE COMING FORWARD HERE TO PLAN AND COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER A TRAINING TO TAKE PLACE NEXT MONTH TO GIVE YOU A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THOSE ARE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, UM, AND HOW THAT PROCESS WILL UNFOLD, ASSUMING THAT THE SECOND READING IS APPROVED.

UM, AND ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, TODAY IS OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH MEANS IT'S THE START OF THE CITY'S NEW FISCAL YEAR.

IT WAS A CH A CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR, UM, FOR, FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYONE'S KIND OF DOING THEIR PART.

UM, AND ALTHOUGH UM, WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT CHANGES HERE FOR THE COMMISSION, WE ARE WORKING TO, UH, STREAMLINE AND UM, REDUCE COSTS RELATED TO STAFFING MANY DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO WE'RE WORKING TO REORGANIZE TO POTENTIALLY HAVE, UH, TWO OTHER COMMISSIONS START MEETING RIGHT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THURSDAYS, UM, TO HELP SAVE US, UM, ON STAFF TIME AND UH, WORKING OUTSIDE OF REGULAR STAFF HOURS ON SEVERAL DAYS OF THE WEEK.

SO AS WE HAVE MORE ON THAT, WE WILL SHARE IT BACK HERE WITH THE COMMISSION.

UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO MA'AM.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE.

ARE THERE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTERS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE NOW SEE NONE.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

UM, MINE'S NOT WORKING.

SORRY, BUT THE VOTE IS FOR ME IS YES, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL COMMISSIONER.

TEMPLEMAN.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

WAS THAT A YES? THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.

[2. 26-56308 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, September 3, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND COMMISSIONER EZ.

COMMISSIONER LE COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTERS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE NOW SEE NONE.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

YES NOTED FOR JANE TEMPLIN.

MOTION IS CARRIED AND THANK YOU.

CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR NEXT ITEM? ITEM

[3. 26-56309 Recommendation to determine the finding of conformance with the General Plan is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Find the proposed vacation of a segment of Pier B Street (50 feet wide), situated south of Block 27 of the Long Beach Harbor Tract, bounded easterly by the westerly line of Interstate 710 and bounded westerly by the easterly line of Parcel II, and hereto referred to as Parcel 3D, in conformity with the adopted goals and policies of the City of Long Beach (City) General Plan (GPC26-003) in the Port-Related Industrial (IP) Zoning District (Case No. 2607-38); Find the proposed vacation of a segment of Pier C Street (80 feet wide), bounded easterly by the westerly line of historical Pico Avenue (vacated), and bounded westerly by the southeasterly prolongation of the northeasterly line of the land described in the grant deed recorded September 25, 1947 in Book 25112, Page 361, in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, excepting those portions lying 30 feet northwesterly and 30 feet southwesterly of the centerline of said street, hereto referred to as Parcel 3E, in conformity with the adopted goals and policies of the City’s General Plan (GPC25-004) in the Port-Related Industrial (IP) Zoning District (Case No. 2607-39); Find the proposed vacation of a segment of Caspian Avenue (60 feet wide), situated between Block 11 and Block 12, and between Block 15 and Block 16 of Long Beach Harbor Tract, bounded northerly by the southerly line of 12th Street and bounded southerly by the northerly line of 9th Street, and hereto referred to as Parcel 3M, in conformity with the adopted goals and policies of the City’s General Plan (GPC26-005) in the Port-Related Industrial (IP) Zoning District (Case No. 2607-40); Find the proposed vacation of a segment of 9th Street (80 to 100 feet wide), situated within Long Beach Harbor Tract, bounded easterly by the westerly line of Parcel 2 as shown on record of survey filed in Book 165, Pages 29-41, and bounded southwesterly by the northeasterly line of Parcel C, the deed map filed in Book 5150, Page 66 of Deed Maps, and bounded northerly by the southerly line of the Pacific Electric Railroad as shown on the map filed in Book 29, Page 60 of maps, all in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, and hereto referred to as Parcel 4A, in conformity with the adopted goals and policies of the City’s General Plan (GPC26-006) in the Port-Related Industrial (IP) Zoning District (Case No. 2607-41). (District 7)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

BOUNDED EASTERLY BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF INTERSTATE SEVEN 10 AND BOUNDED WESTERLY BY THE EASTERLY LINE OF PARCEL TWO AND HERE TO REFER TO AS PARCEL 3D IN THE CONFORMITY WITH THE ADOPTED GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH GENERAL PLAN IN THE PORT RELATED INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, FIND THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A SEGMENT OF PIER C STREET FOUNDED EASTERLY BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF HISTORICAL PICO AVENUE AND BOUNDED WESTERLY BY THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGED NATION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN THE GRANT DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1947

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WESTERLY OF THE CENTRAL LINE OF SEB STREET HERE TOO, REFERRED TO AS PARCEL THREE E AND CONFORMITY WITH THE ADOPTED GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND THE PORT RELATED INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT FIND THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A SEGMENT OF CASPIAN AVENUE SITUATED BETWEEN BLOCK 11 AND BLOCK 12 AND BLOCK 15 AND BLOCK 16 OF LONG BEACH HARBOR TRACT BOUNDED NORTHERLY BY THE SOUTHERLY SOUTHERLY LINE OF 12TH STREET AND BOUNDED SOUTHERLY BY THE NORTHERLY LINE OF NINTH STREET AND HERE TO REFER TO AS PARCEL 3M IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ADOPTED GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND THE PORT RELATED INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT FIND THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A SEGMENT OF NINTH STREET SITUATED WITH LONG BEACH HARBOR TRACT BOUNDED EASTERLY BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL TWO AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY FILED IN BOOK 1 6 5 PAGES 29 THROUGH 41 AND BOUNDED SOUTH WESTERLY BY THE NORTHERLY LINE OF PARCEL C AND DEED MAP FILED IN BOOK 51 50.

PAGE 66 OF DEED MAPS AND BOUNDED NORTHERLY BY THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILROAD AS SHOWN ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND HERE TO REFER TO AS PARCEL FOUR A IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ADOPTED GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN IN THE PORT RELATED IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT DISTRICT SEVEN.

THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIMI AND TEMPLIN.

AND NOW I'LL RETURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VICE CHAIR PROJECT PLANNER KEVIN NENDO WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU ARE FOUR GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REQUESTS FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH FOR FOUR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SEGMENTS IN THE PB AREA OF THE LOWER WEST SIDE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT STAFF HAS COMBINED THE FOUR APPLICATIONS INTO ONE STAFF REPORT.

ALL FOUR SEGMENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE WEST, LOWER WEST B UH, PB AREA TWO OF THE SEGMENTS SET BETWEEN 12TH STREET AND NINTH STREET TO THE NORTH AND THE OTHER TWO ARE SOUTH OF NINTH STREET.

THE ZONING DISTRICT IS PORT RELATED INDUSTRIAL AND THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE IS REGIONAL SERVING FACILITY.

TODAY THESE SEGMENTS ARE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THE LAND AROUND THEM IS USED FOR INDUSTRY AND STORAGE YARDS.

ADDITIONALLY, ALL PARCELS ARE OWNED BY THE CITY.

FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THESE VACATIONS ARE NEEDED TO BUILD THE PORTS PEER ON DOCK RAIL SUPPORT FACILITY PROJECT, WHICH THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS HAS ALREADY APPROVED.

CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED ON JULY 18TH, 2024 AND THE PROJECT WILL HELP MOVE CARGO THAT NOW LEAVES PORT BY TRUCK ONTO RAIL INSTEAD, THIS WILL MAKE RAIL OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT AND WILL REDUCE THE GROWTH IN TRUCK TRIPS AS UH CARGO VOLUMES GROW, WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE PORT'S GREENPORT INITIATIVE.

TONIGHT'S REQUEST CONTINUES AN EFFORT THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY IN NOVEMBER, 2020 FOURTH.

THE COMMISSION MADE CONFORMITY FINDINGS FOR FIVE RIGHT OF WAY VACATIONS IN PHASE ONE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MARCH IT MADE FINDINGS FOR 18 MORE.

IN PHASES TWO AND THREE PUBLIC WORKS ARE REVIEWING ADDITIONAL FUTURE VACATION APPLICATIONS AND THE STATE REQUIRES GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING BE MET BEFORE PUBLIC WORKS CAN TAKE THEM TO CITY COUNCIL.

THIS REQUEST COVERS FOUR RIGHT OF WAY SEGMENTS WHICH FALL UNDER PHASES THREE AND FOUR.

THEY INCLUDE LOCAL STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS ON THE MAP.

THE PHASE THREE SEGMENTS ARE IN LIGHT RED PHASE FOUR SEGMENTS ARE IN LIGHT GREEN.

FUTURE VACATIONS ARE IN DARK PINK AND THE STREETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN VACANT, HAVE ALREADY BEEN VACANT, ARE IN YELLOW.

ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I'LL SHOW PHOTOS OF EACH SEGMENT AS IT LOOKS TODAY, THIS SLIDE SHOWS TO THE LOCAL STREET SEGMENTS.

ON THE LEFT IS PARCEL 3D, A SEGMENT OF PIER B STREET BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY INTERSTATE SEVEN 10 AND IS PAVED PARTLY UNFENCED AND HAS NO SIDEWALK.

ON THE RIGHT IS PARCEL THREE E, IT'S TWO SEGMENTS OF PEARCY STREET THAT END ON PICO AVENUE.

THIS SEGMENT DOES HAVE A SIDEWALK IS PAVED AND IS UNFENCED.

ANOTHER LOCAL STREET IS PARCEL

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IT'S A SEGMENT OF NINTH STREET AND RUNS TO NEXT TO THE PACIFIC HARBOR LINE RIGHT OF WAY.

IT IS PAVED UNFENCED AND HAS NO SIDEWALK.

THE LAND ON BOTH SIDES IS INDUSTRIAL AND OWNED BY THE CITY.

THE LAST SEGMENT IS PARCEL 3M.

IT'S A SEGMENT OF CASPIAN AVENUE BETWEEN 12TH STREET AND NINTH STREET.

IT IS PAVED AND AS THE PHOTO SHOWS IT IS NO LONGER USED AS A PUBLIC THROUGH CONNECTION.

STAFF HAS FOUND ALL FOUR VACATIONS TO BE IN CONFORMANCE AND HAS REVIEWED ALL OF THE GENERAL PLANS ELEMENTS FOCUSED ON THE LAND USE AND MOBILITY ELEMENTS UNDER THE LAND USE ELEMENT, THE REGIONAL SERVING FACILITY PLACE TYPE SPECIFICALLY CALLS FOR GOODS MOVEMENTS.

THE VACATION SUPPORTS LAND USE POLICY 17 TWO ON MAINTAINING ADEQUATE AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE THEY MAKE A MAJOR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT POSSIBLE.

THEY SUPPORT 16 DASH FOUR WHICH CALLS FOR THE CITY TO WORK WITH THE PORT TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY BY MOVING CARGO FROM TRUCKS TO RAIL.

UNDER THE MOBILITY ELEMENT, THE PROJECT ADVANCES GOALS IM DASH THREE BY REDUCING CONFLICTS BETWEEN TRUCKS AND CARS ON THE REGIONAL FREEWAYS.

STAFF ALSO CONSIDERED POLICY ONE DASH FIVE WHICH RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF ALLEYS.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL PROJECT, THE CONSOLIDATING OF THE ROAD NETWORK IS PART OF THE PROJECT.

THE VACATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HARM PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, PUB PROPERTY ACCESS OR UTILITIES.

UTILITIES THAT THE PROJECT AFFECTS WILL BE RELOCATED AND REPLACED AS ANALYZED IN THE PROJECT EIR.

ON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH A GENERAL PLAN IS NOT CONSIDERED A PROJECT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PER SECTION 15 3 78 OF THE SQL GUIDELINES.

SO NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR TONIGHT'S ACTION.

IN ADDITION, THE STREET VACATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PB ON DOCK RAIL SUPPORT FACILITY PROJECT AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THAT DOCUMENT.

A GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING OR PUBLIC NOTICE WHEN THE STREET VACATIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR CITY COUNCIL.

PUBLIC WORKS WILL SEND PUBLIC NOTICE AS STATE LAW REQUIRES.

IN CONCLUSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING CO COMMISSION DETERMINE THAT THIS FINDING OF CONFORMANCE IS NOT A PROJECT UNDER CQA AND THAT EACH OF THE FOUR PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY ACT VACATIONS CONFORM WITH THE ADOPTED GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.

AS LISTED INDIVIDUALLY ON THIS SLIDE THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? NO MA'AM.

SEEING NONE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.

HI, UH, MY NAME IS LANCE ANA JARDI.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF PORT OF LONG BEACH AND UM, PRB PROGRAM IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAM FOR THE PORT AS WELL AS FOR THE REGION AND THE NATION.

SO, UM, THIS IS A LARGE APPLICATION, SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND SUPPORT FOR, FOR THIS EFFORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTERS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE NOW.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

WE ARE GONNA BREAK THESE VOTES UP BY PARAGRAPH.

OKAY.

JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTION ON ONE SPECIFIC VACATION THAT CAN BE TAKEN IN TURN.

SO THE CLERK'S TEAM WILL GUIDE YOU ON YOUR VOTING JOURNEY.

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COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN, JUST FOR CLARITY OF THE RECORD, THIS FIRST VOTE IS ON THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, WHICH IS THE SE QA.

UM, AND SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS IS NOT THE CONFORMANCE WITH A GENERAL PLAN IS NOT A PROJECT UNDER THE SQL GUIDELINES.

YES.

THANK YOU.

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SO THERE ARE FOUR VACATIONS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS ACTION.

WE'LL TAKE EACH IN TURN.

THE NEXT VOTE IS ON THE FIRST VACATION, WHICH IS FOR, UM, A 50 FEET FOOT WIDE SECTION SITUATED FROM THE SOUTH BLOCK OF 27 TO THE LONG BEACH HARBOR TRACT BOUND EASTERLY, UM, BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF INTERSTATE SEVEN 10.

COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN? YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

OUR NEXT VOTE IS ON THAT SECOND, UH, VACATION AND THAT'S FOR THE, THE SEGMENT OF PC STREET, WHICH IS THAT 80 FOOT WIDE, WHICH IS BOUNDED BY THE EASTERLY ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE HISTORICAL PICO AVENUE.

AND THEN BOUNDED WESTERLY BY THE SOUTHEASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND THAT'S DESCRIBED, UM, IN BOOK 25, UM, 112 ON PAGE 360 1.

COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN? YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

YOUR THIRD VOTE OR THE FOURTH ON THIS ITEM, BUT THIRD VACATION IS THE PROPOSED VACATION FOR THE SEGMENT OF CASPIAN AVENUE, WHICH IS THAT 60 FOOT WIDE VACATION SITUATED BETWEEN BLOCK 11 AND BLOCK 12 AND BLOCK 15 AND BLOCK 16 OF LONG BEACH HARBOR TRACT.

YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

AND THEN YOUR, THE FINAL VACATION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR THAT PROPOSED VACATION OF SEGMENT OF NINTH STREET, WHICH IS ABOUT 8,200 FEET WIDE, WHICH IS SITUATED WITHIN THE LONG BEACH HARBOR TRACT.

FOUNDED EASTERLY BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL TWO AS SHOWN, UM, IN THE SURVEY BOOK AT PAGE ONE SIX AT 1 65.

BOOK 1 65 PAGES 29 THROUGH 41.

YES.

THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, NOT LISTEN ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.

COMMISSIONER WARE, I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM.

SORRY.

YEAH, THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.

OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? YES.

ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION

[4. 26-56310 Recommendation to receive and file an update on National Community Planning Month. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SANTOS AND LEMONS.

I WILL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

IT IS OCTOBER 1ST AND SO THAT KICKS OFF, UH, NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, WHICH, UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF OUR STAFF IN ACTION WORKING, UH, FOR AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS PLANNING MONTH, WHAT DO OUR PLANNERS DO, WHAT ARE SOME MAJOR INITIATIVES UNDERWAY, HOW TO CELEBRATE WITH US AND HOW TO STAY INVOLVED.

SO AS WE START, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UM, INDIGENOUS LAND THAT WE, UM, ARE, UH, HERE ON THE UNSEATED LAND OF THE GABRIELINO TONGVA AND KITS PEOPLES AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO ANCESTORS.

ELDERS, PAST, PRESENT AND EMERGING AND PLANNING MONTH IS ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION EACH YEAR TO RECOGNIZE HOW PLANNERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO HELP COMMUNITIES WORK THROUGH OUR MOST CHALLENGING HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND LAND USE QUESTIONS.

UH, AND WE CELEBRATE THE ROLE THAT PLANNERS PLAY IN THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE ONLY THING THAT'S CONSTANT IS CHANGE AND PLANNERS ARE HERE TO HELP WITH THAT CHANGE THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS, EXPERTISE AND A LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE VISION, UH, FOR THE FUTURE TO PROVIDE BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE AND HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER, SAFER, MORE RESILIENT, MORE EQUITABLE AND MORE PROSPEROUS.

HOW DO OUR PLANNERS HELP MANAGE CHANGE? WE UPDATE AND IMPLEMENT ALL KINDS OF POLICIES AND CODES TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.

THROUGH THAT DATA INFORMED AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION, WE REVIEW PROJECTS AGAINST PLANS AND POLICY FRAMEWORK.

WE FACILITATE REVIEWS BY LOTS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY'RE COORDINATED AND HOLISTIC.

UH, WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY, UH, ENSURE A PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT

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AND WHAT EXACTLY, UH, DOES OUR TEAM DO? WE PROCESS LAND USE AND ENTITLEMENT PERMITS, UH, AND BRING THEM TO VARIOUS PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED.

WE CONDUCT ZONING CODE REVIEW FOR BUILDING PERMITS IN THE CITY, RUN THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

WE'RE THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BODY FOR THE WHOLE CITY, INCLUDING FOR CQA AND NEPA COMPLIANCE, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

AND WE DO A WHOLE PROGRAM OF LONG RANGE PLANNING TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE OUR POLICIES, CODES AND REGULATIONS TO ADAPT TO NEW, UH, AND ONGOING, UH, TRENDS AND NEEDS.

SO WE KNOW YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

THAT'S OUR BROAD LONG RANGE POLICY DIRECTION.

WE IMPLEMENT THAT PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, SO THAT'S THE LEGAL CODE IN THE CITY.

TO DO THAT, WE USE THOSE THINGS TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESSES AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE DONE, ALL PROJECTS HAVE TO COME IN TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUILT SAFELY, UH, THROUGH THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.

SO AN ENTITLEMENT IS THAT DISCRETIONARY REVIEW THAT YOU ALL HELP US PROCESS AND ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A SAY IN THOSE, UH, LARGE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE.

BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE DO ARE ACTUALLY MINISTERIAL REVIEWS TO APPROVE THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THAT JUDGMENT BUT ARE BY RIGHT.

WE ALSO HAVE QUASI-JUDICIAL APPROVALS THROUGH OUR ZONING ADMINISTRATOR WHERE THEY HAVE SPECIFIC RULES OR CODES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AGAINST, BUT STILL HAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS.

AND THEN WE ALSO DO A LOT WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CHANGING THOSE POLICIES AND CODES.

HERE'S WHEN ALL THOSE VARIOUS BODIES WE HOST FOR THE PUBLIC MEET THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

AND THIS JUST GIVES YOU A SENSE OF LAST YEAR HOW MUCH WE DID OF EACH OF THOSE THINGS.

SO WE ENTITLED, UH, WE, WE PROCESSED ABOUT 150 ENTITLEMENTS.

WE HELD 74 PUBLIC HEARINGS, MANY OF WHICH WERE HERE BEFORE THIS BODY PROCESSED ALMOST 600 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PERMITS AND SERVED CLOSE TO 20,000 CUSTOMERS AT THE PERMIT CENTER WHILE ALSO HAVING 32 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS.

BECAUSE WE SERVE SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE PERMIT CENTER, OUR PERMIT CENTER MODERNIZATION EFFORTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE TRY TO MAKE MORE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY THROUGH VIRTUAL OPTIONS AND THROUGH A PERMIT SOFTWARE OVERHAUL THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GOALS RELATED TO INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE AND HOW WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY AND DIVERSIFYING DIFFERENT WAYS TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, WHETHER THAT'S IN PERSON, ONLINE, AT EXISTING EVENTS, UM, OR THROUGH WAYS THAT ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND APPROPRIATE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOOLS AND INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE WE REACH PEOPLE AS EARLY IN THE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE, UH, TO ENSURE THEY GET TO BE INVOLVED AS THINGS ARE BEING SHAPED.

YOU HEARD LAST MONTH ABOUT OUR WORK ON THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION ELEMENT.

I THINK THAT'S ONE GOOD EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOALS IN ACTION AND THE BEAUTIFUL VISION STATEMENT THAT OUR RESIDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM PUT TOGETHER THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

YOU'RE ALSO VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR ZONE IN REZONING EFFORT TO MODERNIZE OUR ZONING REGULATIONS CITYWIDE, UM, INCLUDING IN NORTH AND WEST LONG BEACH.

UM, AND ZONE IN CITY CORPS IS ACTUALLY GETTING AN A PA AWARD THIS WEEKEND FOR THE PROCESS AND WORK ON THAT ZONE IN BIXBY.

YOU HELPED TO APPROVE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WE'VE GOT TWO OTHER ZONE IN EFFORTS FOR THE COASTAL AREA AND FOR 10TH TO BROADWAY, WHICH ARE BOTH IN PROGRESS.

WE'RE ALSO DOING A WHOLE LOT RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING OUR HOUSING ELEMENTS.

THERE'S A FEW EXAMPLES ON HERE AND WE'RE GONNA GET INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING LATER THIS MONTH.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, OUR WORK RELATED TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, A BIG PART OF WHICH IS OUR REZONING PROGRAM.

WE KNOW THAT WHEN HOUSING AND JOBS ARE CLOSER TO TOGETHER AND IN COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK, BIKE AND ACCESS THE THINGS THEY NEED EACH DAY, THAT'S OUR BEST APPROACH FOR ADDRESSING OUR CLIMATE GOALS.

AND WE ALSO IMPLEMENT OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THROUGH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REVIEW AND REVIEW OF OUR, UH, DEVELOPMENT CHECKLISTS.

WE'RE ALSO MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON OUR VISION FOR THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT, WHICH WE'VE HEARD DIFFERENT UPDATES ON.

THE VISION STATEMENT IS TO HAVE AN OCEAN FRONT DESTINATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.

WE'RE WORKING ON A REVISED DRAFT PLAN THAT WILL INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE SHORELINE, BUT ALSO THE QUEEN MARY AREA.

UM, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK THIS WINTER FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW.

SO WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE AND WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OUR COMMISSIONERS TO JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY PLANNING DAY.

AT THE END OF THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN TWO WEEKS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PIZZA WITH THE PLANNER AGAIN THIS YEAR IN THE LOBBY AND HOPE YOU ALL CAN JOIN.

I MENTIONED THERE'LL BE AN AWARD THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ZONE IN CITY CORPS EFFORT, WHICH IS RECEIVING THE

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IT'S ALSO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT AND THERE'S A BIG CELEBRATION HAPPENING OCTOBER 10TH, UH, WITH OUR OWN LONG BEACH PARTNERS AT PARKS.

UH, AND I INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY THAT AS WELL.

ON OCTOBER 16TH IS THE NEXT WEST SIDE NIGHT MARKET, WHICH IS PART OF THE WEST SIDE PROMISE INITIATIVE.

THE FIRST MARKET TOOK PLACE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND UM, PERFORMANCES.

AND WE'LL GET A BROADER UPDATE ON THE WEST SIDE PROMISE EFFORT AT OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.

I ALSO WANNA SHARE THAT ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO WORK WITH US IS BY BECOMING AN INTERN.

THERE'S AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM CALLED THE LONG BEACH URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN PROGRAM.

IT'S A MULTI-AGENCY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, NOT ONLY WITH US BUT WITH OTHER PUBLIC, NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE PLANNING AGENCIES ACROSS LONG BEACH.

IT'S FUNDED THROUGH OUR LONG BEACH WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK AND THE APPLICATION JUST OPENED YESTERDAY, IT GOES THROUGH OCTOBER 19TH FOR UNDERGRADUATES INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A A FIELD, UH, OR CAREER IN PLANNING.

THE PHOTOS ON THE RIGHT ARE TWO OF OUR PREVIOUS URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN INTERNS HARD AT WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

HERE'S HOW ELSE YOU CAN STAY INVOLVED BY GETTING OUR EMAIL UPDATES AND FOLLOWING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

I WAS GONNA ZOOM RIGHT PAST.

UM, FOR THE INTERNSHIP, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC UNDERGRAD MAJOR OR JUST INTEREST? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IT IS PRETTY BROAD.

UM, I'M PULLING IT UP RIGHT NOW.

UM, I KNOW IT'S FOR A FAIRLY BROAD, UM, BACKGROUND FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BETTER EXPLORING THE PLANNING FIELD AND THAT INCLUDES FOLKS THAT ARE FINISHING, UM, OR IN DEGREES RELATED TO URBAN PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE OR OTHER RELATED FIELDS LIKE GEOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY.

OKAY, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

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COMMISSIONER TEMPLAN.

YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

NOW AT THIS TIME WE WILL

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