* 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. [00:11:34] IF [00:11:34] THERE [00:11:34] 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. [00:20:37] ALL [00:20:37] RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. UH, WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 13TH MEETING [CALL TO ORDER] OF THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL. WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE. COUNCILMAN SUPER COUNCILWOMAN [ROLL CALL] KERR. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. PRESENT VICE MAYOR YANGA. COUNCILWOMAN THRESH OOK. HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI MAYOR RICHARDSON. I AM HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM THANK. I'M GONNA ASK COUNCIL MEMBER KERR TO LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] WITH US TONIGHT. I'D ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO LIFT UP AND HOLD IN OUR THOUGHTS, ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE SO DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE HURRICANES AND THE WEATHER, INCLUDING OUR PENINSULA FRIENDS AND FOLKS IN NEWPORT AND ALL ALONG OUR COAST FOR ICE. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDERG GOD AN INVIS, LIBERTY JUSTICE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS. ONE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, UH, ON NATIONAL DISABILITY, UH, EMPLOYMENT AND AWARENESS MONTH. SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. [ Filipino American History Month] ALL RIGHT, JESSICA, WELCOME FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WITH ME HERE. SURE, YEAH. WE'LL GIVE IT A MINUTE TO GATHER THE, THE FRIENDS I. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JESSICA GILLETTE. I'M A DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF LONG BEACH PHILIPPINE X ACTION NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS LB FAN. HAPPY FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. ON OCTOBER 18TH, 1587, THE FIRST RECORDED LANDING OF FILIPINOS TOOK PLACE IN PRESENT DAY MORRO BAY. THIS HISTORY IS WHY WE CELEBRATE FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH IN OCTOBER, ESTABLISHED BY THE FILIPINO AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1992. THE OBSERVANCE LED TO THE HISTORICAL MARKER IN MO BAY IN 1995 AND OFFICIAL RECOGNITION BY CONGRESS IN 2009. IN 2020, I DISCOVERED THE MARKER NEGLECTED AND BURIED BEHIND PORTABLE TOILETS AND A DUMPSTER. I ADVOCATED FOR THE CITY OF MORROW BAY TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTIONS AND PRESERVE THIS HISTORICAL LANDMARK. THE IS THE CITY ISSUED AN APOLOGY AND WORKED WITH ME TO RELOCATE THE MARKER. THIS TO THIS NEW SETTING OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH MORROW ROCK. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN UNAWARE OF THE MARKER'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THIS EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME AN IMPORTANT LESSON. IF WE DON'T ACTIVELY PRESERVE OUR HISTORY, IT CAN BE FORGOTTEN. EVEN HERE IN LONG BEACH WHERE FILIPINO AMERICANS ARE THE CITY'S LARGEST ASIAN POPULATION, THERE IS STILL MUCH WORK TO DO. MM-HMM. ARCHIVE RECORDS SHOW THAT IN 1992, THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED A STRETCH OF SANTA FE FROM 20TH STREET TO TO SPRING STREET AS FILIPINO NEIGHBORHOOD [00:25:01] BUILDING ON THAT LEGACY, OUR HOPE IS TO BRING THAT VISION TO LIFE AND ONE DAY ESTABLISH A FILIPINO CULTURAL CENTER WHERE OUR HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT IS WHY OUR WORK THROUGH LB FAN AND OUR ANNUAL FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION MATTERS. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CATHERINE TOLENTINO, ANGEL SAMPSON, CHRISTINA REYES, CLARISSA TOLENTINO, AND MARIA KLIM. KIM YPE FOR HELPING BRING OUR FIFTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION TO LIFE. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO CLARISSA. THANK YOU, JESSICA. MY NAME IS CLARISSA TOLENTINO, AND I'M CURRENTLY WORKING OUT OF DISTRICT NINE. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US THIS SATURDAY ON OCTOBER 17TH FROM THREE TO NINE O'CLOCK, AND IT'LL BE RIGHT HERE, HELD IN THE CITY. UM, CITY PLAZA IN FRONT OF US HERE. I WANT TO JUST EXTEND, UM, OUR EVENT AS AN INVITATION TO YOU ALL AND EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING TO ATTEND. FROM THREE TO NINE O'CLOCK, WE WILL BE FEATURING A LIGHTNING, A LIGHTING, NOT LIGHTNING, , A LIGHTING CEREMONY BY, UM, MAYOR RICHARDSON. REMARKS FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALSO, UM, FEATURING CULTURAL DANCES, UM, LIVE PERFORMANCES, DJ KARAOKE OF COURSE. AND ALSO, I WANNA ALSO ENSURE THAT, UM, DURING THAT TIME, WE WANNA EXTEND AND RECOGNIZE A INFLUENCE INFLUENTIAL LEADER IN OUR DISTRICT. WE WANNA THANK THE OFFICES OF MAYOR REX RICHARDSON, VICE MAYOR, ORANGA COUNCIL, WOMEN SORROW AND SUPERVISOR HAN FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FEATURE ADDITIONAL SPONSORS. WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL SPONSORS AT THIS TIME, AND WE WELCOME THEM THROUGH THE QR CODE THAT'S BEING FOSTERED IN OUR OR SHARED HERE IN OUR, UM, FLYER. EACH YEAR, OUR, OUR CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION RECOGNIZES A LOCAL INDIVIDUAL WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION AND LEGACY AND IMPACT. SO THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING DR. LINDA NUEVA, ESPAN MARAM, WHO HAS S SADLY PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST. UM, I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO MARIA, WHO'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE HER STORY AND THE HONOR OF HER LEGACY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR RICHARDSON AND MEMBERS OF THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARIA KALI EZ, PRINCIPAL AT JOHN MUIR TK EIGHT ACADEMY IN WEST LONG BEACH. MY DAUGHTER, ISABELLA KAMPE IS ALSO HERE WITH ME, AND WE ARE MEMBERS OF LB FANS, FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH PLANNING COMMITTEE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE MANY STUDENTS WHOSE LIVES WERE TOUCHED BY DR. LINDA NEVA ESPAN. I IMMIGRATED FROM THE PHILIPPINES WHEN I WAS NINE AND WAS RAISED IN WEST LONG BEACH. I ASSIMILATED QUICKLY AND LOST MY ABILITY TO SPEAK MY NATIVE DIALECT, PENON AND TAGALOG, ALONG WITH SOME OF MY CONNECTION TO MY HISTORY AND CULTURE THAT BEGAN TO CHANGE IN DR. MERRIAM'S ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CLASS AT C-S-U-L-B, WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT FILIPINO AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS INTO OUR HISTORY. HER CLASS INSPIRED ME TO VISIT DELANO AND LEARN ABOUT FILIPINO FARM WORKERS ROLE IN THE 1965 GRAPE STRIKE. YEARS LATER, I SPOKE BEFORE THE L-B-U-S-C BOARD OF EDUCATION ALONGSIDE JOHNNY ILE, SON OF LARRY ILE, A FILIPINO AMERICAN LABOR LEADER WHO HELPED LEAD THE 1965 DELANO GREAT STRIKE. AND THE FILIPINO MIGRANT CENTER JOINED US TO ADVOCATE RENAMING ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS AFTER LARRY ILE. DR. MERRIAM WAS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, A UCL, A TRAINED HISTORIAN, AND A PROFESSOR EMTA AT C-S-U-L-B. SHE HELPED ESTABLISH THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR IN 2004 AND WORKED TO EXPAND ETHNIC STUDIES ACROSS THE CSU SYSTEM, HELPING MORE STUDENTS SEE THEIR HISTORIES REPRESENTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. HER AWARD-WINNING BOOK, CREATING MASCULINITY IN LOS ANGELES'S, LITTLE MANILA, PUBLISHED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, EXPLORED HOW FILIPINO IMMIGRANT WORKERS BUILT COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE, SPORTS AND EVERYDAY LIFE. SHE LISTENED TO THEIR STORIES AND SHOWED THEY MATTERED. SHE BROUGHT THAT SAME CARE TO HER STUDENTS, DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AMERICAN, OR DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AND THE PROGRAM OF AMERICAN STUDIES. AND A PN AT C-S-U-L-B REFERRED TO HER LOVINGLY [00:30:01] AS MOMS BECAUSE SHE MENTORED FIRST GENERATION AND WORKING CLASS STUDENTS OF COLOR AS WELL AS BEYOND GRAD COLOR, WELL BEYOND GRADUATION, REMINDING THEM THAT THEIR VOICES, IDEAS, AND HISTORY MATTERED. DR. MIRIAM'S IMPACT HELPS ME SERVE THE SAME WEST LONG BEACH COMMUNITY WHERE I GREW UP. HER INFLUENCE HELPED SHAPE THE FILIPINO LEADER I AM TODAY AT MUIR, I WANT STUDENTS TO SEE THEIR CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND HISTORIES REFLECTED AND VALUED. AND TO SEE LEADERS WHO SHARE THEIR BACKGROUNDS, I WANT THEM TO KNOW THEY BELONG. THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, DR. CONSTANCIO R ARLO, JR. A-C-S-U-L-B ALUMNUS AND UNLV ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WILL SHARE REFLECTIONS DURING HER TRIBUTE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK GERALD GUAN, SECRETARY OF THE HISTORIC FILIPINO TOWN ROTARY CLUB, AND FOUNDING MEMBER, FOUNDING BOARD PRESIDENT OF FAIL M ARTS FOR HELPING HONOR HER. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN HER STUDENT. WHAT I LEARNED IN HER CLASSROOM CONTINUES TO GUIDE HOW I LEAD, HOW I SERVE STUDENTS FAMILIES IN MY WEST LONG BEACH COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. WE ARE HONORING DR. LINDA NOVE, ESPANIA LASTING LEGACY, AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY, OUR CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS. ALRIGHT. OKAY, WELL, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE YOU FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT. JESSICA, THE WHOLE TEAM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THIS WEEKEND. UH, WE KNOW THAT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HERE IN LONG BEACH IS A LARGE, PROMINENT COMMUNITY, THE LARGEST API COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY. CONTRIBUTIONS IN EVERY INDUSTRY, FROM GOVERNMENT TO CIVICS, TO HEALTHCARE, EVERY INDUSTRY. YOU HAVE MADE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE THANK YOU, UH, AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO AND THEN MAKE SURE YOU ALL COME OUT IN SUPPORT. IF YOU CAN JUST REPEAT THE DETAILS FOR THIS SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, THREE TO 9:00 PM AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, RIGHT HERE, FOUR 11 WEST OCEAN BOULEVARD. AND THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT DIFFERENTLY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. NORMALLY IT'S ON A TUESDAY, UH, BUT WE'VE MOVED IT TO A SATURDAY TO MAKE A LARGER, UM, A LARGER EVENT OUT OF IT. SO, UH, SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. WHOEVER WANTS TO JOIN ME, FEEL FREE TO WELCOME WHOEVER WANTS TO BE. HI, WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. REALLY BIG OR THOSE? HMM. WONDER. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER TH [ Breast Cancer Awareness Month] NO. COUNCILMAN ALLEN. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, SO OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND WE WEAR PINK TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED, UH, BY BREAST CANCER. I WANNA THANK, UM, MEMORIAL CARE FOR JOINING US. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL PARTNER AND FOR RETURNING TO COUNCIL EVERY SINGLE OCTOBER AND SHARING IMPORTANT PRESENTATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR DIAGNOSED IN 2014 AND AFTER A RADICAL DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, UH, [00:35:01] THIS CAUSE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY HEART. UM, I'M GRATEFUL FOR MEMORIAL CARE'S COMPASSION EXPERTISE AND CONTINUE COMMITMENT FOR CARING FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND RAISING AWARENESS. SO JOINING US TODAY IS DR. MAY, UH, MAYA SARNO, WHO IS A BOARD CERTIFIED RADIOLOGIST AT MEMORIAL CARE BREAST CENTER AT LONG BEACH MEMORIAL CENTER. DR. SARNO EARNED HER MEDICAL DEGREE FROM THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT USC, COMPLETED HER RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY AT MEMA NUDE, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY. MEDICAL CENTER IN BROOKLYN. AND WENT ON TO COMPLETE A FELLOWSHIP IN BREAST IMAGING AT UC IRVINE. SHE'S A PASSION, SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH AND HELPING DETECT BREAST CANCER EARLY THROUGH ADVANCE IMAGING. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING DR. SARNO WHO WILL SHARE A SHORT PRESENTATION. DOCTOR, PLEASE COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR RICHARDSON. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU AGAIN THIS OCTOBER, UM, FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. AND TODAY I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND, UM, RISK ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ABOUT OUR BREAST CENTER. AS MANY OF US KNOW, BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN WOMEN. ABOUT 13% OF US WOMEN WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER DURING THEIR LIFETIME. AND LAST YEAR IN 2025, THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 42,000 DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER. UM, IT'S THE FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN WOMEN, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT'S THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED AND SOME OF THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR RISK FACTORS, THERE ARE OF COURSE, SEVERAL RISK FACTORS THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE. AS WELL AS, UM, SOME FACTORS THAT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER AND CAN CHANGE, UM, CHANGE FOR OUR, UH, IN OUR LIFE, IN OUR LIFESTYLES. TO KNOW OUR RISK, I THINK, UM, IS VERY USEFUL IN DETERMINING, UM, WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR SCREENING. UM, THERE ARE PREDICTION MODELS THAT INCORPORATE ALL THOSE RISK FACTORS LISTED ON THE, THE PREVIOUS SLIDE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED LIFETIME RISK FOR BREAST CANCER. UM, ANY RISK, UM, ESTIMATE GREATER THAN 20% IS CONSIDERED HIGH RISK. AND WE AT THE LONG BEACH BREAST CENTER, UM, USE THE T CUSIC MODEL. SO ANYONE WHO COMES IN, IF YOU COME IN FOR A MAMMOGRAM AT OUR BREAST CENTER, THAT AT THAT, UH, RISK ASSESSMENT WILL BE PERFORMED DURING YOUR EXAM. IT HELPS US TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO ARE, UM, HIGH RISK. AND IF YOU ARE HIGH RISK, YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM EARLY SCREENING OR SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING OR GENETIC COUNSELING. WE RECOMMEND THAT A RISK ASSESSMENT BE PERFORMED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 TO 30. AND ONE THING TO NOTE ABOUT THE UM, RISK FACTOR OF FAMILY HISTORY IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF WOMEN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF THE DISEASE. SO SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY REMAINS THE ONLY SCREENING TEST THAT IS SHOWN TO REDUCE DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER. IN ADDITION, IT DECREASES TREATMENT MORBIDITY, WHICH MEANS, UM, THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER. AND THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME WITH, UM, SCREEN DETECTED TUMORS, MEANING AN ASYMPTOMATIC PERSON COMES IN FOR A SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY, UM, THOSE TUMORS ARE TYPICALLY SMALLER AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE NEGATIVE LYMPH NODES SCREENING GUIDELINES. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT, UM, GUIDELINES OUT THERE. SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND OUR RISK, TO DETERMINE, UM, YOU KNOW, DOES DO, ARE WE ARE, ARE WE HIGHER RISK? DO WE NEED SOMETHING EARLIER? DO WE NEED SOMETHING IN, IN ADDITION TO A MAMMOGRAM? SO WE RECOMMEND ANNUAL SCREENING STARTING AT 40 FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGHER RISK. WE RECOMMEND STARTING AT 30 AND CONSIDERING A SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING, UM, STAGGERED BY SIX MONTHS. SO THAT INCLUDES AN MRI AN ULTRASOUND OR CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY. NOW THAT LAST ONE, CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE STARTING TO DO, UM, AT OUR BREAST CENTER CURRENTLY. AND IT'S SORT OF A HYBRID BETWEEN, UM, A MAMMOGRAM AND AN MRI. SO THAT'S AN ALTERNATIVE AS WELL FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL SCREEN. SO OUR BREAST CENTER, WE SEE OVER 23,000 SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED BREAST RADIOLOGISTS WHO FOCUS SOLELY ON BREAST AND UM, BREAST CARE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALSO THAT OUR TECHNOLOGISTS ARE ALSO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. AND SO THE PERSON WHO'S DOING YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS ONLY DOING BREAST IMAGING. AND WE HAVE A PATIENT, PATIENT CENTERED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF BREAST SURGEONS, ONCOLOGISTS, [00:40:01] RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, NURSE NAVIGATORS, GENETIC COUNSELORS. WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORTIVE CARE. AND HAVING BEEN A PATIENT THERE MYSELF, IT MAKES ME EVEN MORE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS BREAST CENTER TEAM. AND, UM, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR ACCREDITATIONS AND UM, WE'RE JUST HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE SERVING THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU DOCTOR. IF YOU'LL JUST STAY RIGHT THERE FOR A SECOND. UM, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, PRESENTATION AND UM, FOR YOU ENCOURAGING OUR RESIDENTS TO STAY INFORMED, UM, TO PRIORITIZE SCREENINGS AND TO TALK TO THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL RISK. YOU DO THIS EVERY YEAR. I APPRECIATE YOU. I'M GONNA COME DOWN AND JUST BRING YOU SOME FLOWERS AS A THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, HOLD ON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. UH, YES, THAT CONCLUDES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WANT TO CONGRAT, WE WANNA THANK MEMORIAL CARE AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN FOR BRINGING THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. UH, AND UM, AND WE GOT THE NOTE, UH, THE COUNCIL GOT THE NOTE TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND TO WEAR OUR, OUR PINK. AND I THINK YOU GOT MOSTLY EVERYONE AS TAKERS THIS WEEK, SO GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT, THANKS A LOT. WELL, NOW THAT CONCLUDES OUR LAST PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LONG BEACH MEMORIAL. UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR NOW. THERE'S ANY [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 14.)] PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT. THERE ARE TWO SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DAVE SHUKLA AND SAM WISE, I'M SORRY, FOUR SPEAKERS. CAN WE GET DAVE SHUKLA AT THE LECTERN? AND THEN SAM WISE, GAJI, LOL AND ELLIE. THANK YOU. UM, BOTH, UH, ITEMS 11 AND 14 INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT SUMS OF MONEY, UH, SUMS OF MONEY THAT, UH, ARE TREATED AS PROFORMA. THEY'RE SIMPLY SOMETHING THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL WITHOUT MUCH SCRUTINY. UH, IF SOMEBODY, UH, WANTS TO TAKE THE TIME, YOU CAN GO BACK THROUGH THE ONLINE LISTING OF PUBLIC, UH, OF THE CONSENT CALENDARS IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND OFTEN THERE ARE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS THAT ARE JUST TREATED AS PROFORMA. IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO BE APPROVED WITHOUT MUCH SCRUTINY. THE CITY HAS MADE A LOT OF, UH, ITS FINANCIAL WOES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME AND CITY COUNCIL DELIBERATION HAVE BEEN DEVOTED TO IS LIMITING THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE LIKE ME TO COME SPEAK ON NOT ONLY THE CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEMS, UH, WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY HEARD. AND THAT'S GONNA COME UP LATER. UH, ITEM NUMBER 25. AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT BOTHERS YOU, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE SIGN UP FOR THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS SAM WISE GAJI CALLING IN. CAN YOU PLEASE HIT STAR NINE AND UNMUTE YOURSELF, SAM WISE? HI, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST THREE ITEMS ARE ABOUT INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT AND, UH, EVEN ITEM SIX IS ABOUT INCREASING FUNDS FOR THE SPECIAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL FUND GROUP, ALSO IN THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT. UH, SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHY DOES THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT NEED ALL OF THESE APPROPRIATIONS? DO THEY NOT HAVE, UH, ENOUGH MONEY IN THAT DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE, UH, A CITY MANAGER TO MOCA MAKES ALMOST $400,000 A YEAR. SO I JUST ASSUMED THAT THAT DEPARTMENT HAD PLENTY OF MONEY TO SPEND. AND I GUESS IF THEY DON'T, THEN I COULD [00:45:01] PROBABLY MAKE AN OBVIOUS SUGGESTION AS TO WHERE THEY CAN BEGIN MAKING CUTBACKS. I'M TIRED OF ALL THESE WEIRD SHUFFLING AROUND OF FUNDS JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR MONEY AND, UH, STOP SPENDING IT ON CONTRACTS FOR WEAPONS MANUFACTURER WITHOUT OUR CONSENT. SO, UH, FREE PALESTINE AND STOP TRYING TO STEAL OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AND I'LL YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. NEXT COMMENTER IS LOL AND THEN ELLIE, LOL AND THEN ELLIE. WHEW. ALRIGHTY. SO, UM, I PUT MY NAME AS LOL 'CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE F*****G HILARIOUS. UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I ACTUALLY SORT OF AGREE ON, UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MARY WHO DID IT. UM, YEAH, YOU KNOW, I, THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE IS WE'RE IT'S NOT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. IF ANYTHING, IT'S INDIGENOUS AT THE WORST, IT'S LATINO. OKAY? UM, NOW THAT WE GOT THAT OF THE WAY, I WANNA SAY F**K ICE FREE PALESTINE, FREE THE CONGO, FREE VENEZUELA, AND ALSO URANGA. YES. I'M GONNA BE DOUBLING DOWN ON WHAT I SAID AND LOOK IT, I WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT THIS COWARD DOES. SO THIS IS WHAT HE DOES EVERY TIME. SO HE, LAST WEEK WHEN I SAID THAT HE WAS A WASTED, WELL, HE WASTED SPACE. HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. MANY OF YOU WASTE F*****G SPACE. F*****G SPACE. SO WE'RE CLEAR. THIS IS NO, NO, NO. DON'T NOT INTERRUPT ME. I'M NOT, I NO, NO. BRING BACK TO THE I'M STILL TALK. I'M STILL TALKING. OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO TAKE OUR RIGHT AWAY TO TALK. THAT'S RIGHT. AND YOU NEED TO STOP AND LET US DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW. NO, NO, NO. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. YOU DON'T LISTEN. THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T LISTEN AND TENA FOR YOU TO HAVE THAT SNIDE REMARK. LEISURE TIME. OKAY? I WANNA ASK, HOW MANY OF YOU IS THIS LEISURE TIME FOR YOU MADAM CLERK? OKAY. SHE'S NOT, NOT, WHAT DID YOU RATHER BE BE IF YOU DON'T COME BACK TO TOPIC? I AM NOT FINISHED. YOU'RE NOT ON. YOU NEED, THIS IS A GENERAL PUBLIC TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. TOPIC. YOU KNOW WHAT? BACK TO THE TOPIC. BRING IT BACK TO TOPIC. YOU KNOW WHAT, LET TELL, OKAY, HERE HE GOES AGAIN. SO NOW I'M TRYING, I'M BEING SHUT DOWN BY OUR OWN MAYOR. WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU WE WANT OUR TIME. YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. MARY, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. IS LIKE F*****G, F*****G THAT. LOOK AT THIS S**T. HE COMES IN WITH HIS GLASSES AND HE THINKS HE IS ABOVE US. AND THEN THIS A*****E RIGHT HERE, TOM, WHO'S TAKING OVER $400,000 OF OUR MONEY AND WHAT THE F**K DOES HE DO? YOU KNOW WHAT? NOT ABOUT THIS. I KNOW WHAT HE DOES. HE'S YOUR PIT AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL HIS HOES BECAUSE HE TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO AND YOU GUYS DO IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. SO YOU KNOW WHAT, F**K YOU. AND YES, THANK YOU FOR, ALL RIGHT, SO JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS COMING. SO BEFORE YOU START, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS PLEASE DON'T DISRUPT THE MEETING. UM, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU CAN TALK ON ANYTHING. THIS IS CONSENT CALENDAR. YOU HAVE TO SPEAK ON CONSENT CALENDAR. THOSE ARE THE RULES. THANK YOU. LET'S, LET'S CONTINUE. NEXT SPEAKER IS ELLIE. THAT'S GOOD. WHAT'S GOOD? IT'S A HARD JOB UP THERE. IT'S A HARD, HARD JOB THAT Y'ALL, Y'ALL SIGNED UP FOR. IT'S NOT, NOT ALWAYS EASY. UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, UH, REFERENCE A FEW THINGS ON CONSENT CALENDAR. UH, I, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, GOT A AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH FIRM ATKINSON, ANDON, LLOYD RUDD, ROMO, GOD, THAT'S A LOT OF NAMES. UH, UH, AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. UM, THIS, UH, THIS, THIS LAW FIRM HAS A, A HISTORY OF, UH, SOME, SOME SKETCHY CLIENTS, SOME CLIENTS THAT PROBABLY DON'T QUITE ALIGN WITH THE VALUES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. UH, ONE OF THE CLIENTS, UH, HELPED DESIGN AND BUILD THE LA COUNTY CENTRAL JAIL, UM, WHEN THEY'RE, UH, THIS LAW FIRM HAS ARGUED TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT AND ONE THAT [00:50:01] YOU CAN'T SUE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WHOSE WINNING BIDS ARE ALLEGEDLY BASED ON VIOLATIONS OF PREVAILING WAGE LAWS. SO THAT, THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE SOME REAL SKETCHY BEHAVIOR THAT I, I DON'T THINK WE WANNA BE GIVEN OUR MONEY TO. UM, AGENDA SAYS, UH, RELATED TO EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY APPEAL HEARINGS, WHICH I KNOW IS A, UH, EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, KIND OF A HOT TOPIC, HOT BUTTON ISSUE RIGHT NOW, JUSTICE FOR ANTHONY HOLMES. UM, MOVING ON TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM 14, UM, RECOMMENDER UP LA LA LA TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC. OF YARMOUTH, MAINE. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S NOT, CERTAINLY NOT LOCAL, UH, CONTRACT AMOUNT TO, UM, AMOUNT $554,262. OH, OKAY. NO, SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN FOUR HUNDRED ONE. LOT OF IT, LOT OF BIG NUMBERS IN CONSENT CALENDAR THAT WE JUST, WE SOMETIMES JUST LIKE TO GLOSS OVER REAL QUICK AND I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MINUTE AND, YOU KNOW, CHECK IN, CHECK IN WITH ALL THE PEOPLE ON, UH, ON WHAT OUR MONEY IS ACTUALLY BEING SPENT ON, UM, TYLER TECHNO. THIS IS, UH, FOR, UH, PROVIDES CITYWIDE ENTERPRISE RESOURCES PLANNING THAT, THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. UM, YEAH, UH, A LOT OF CONTROVERSIES WITH THIS FIRM AS WELL. UH, MULTI-STATE SOFTWARE ISSUES, UH, LEADING TO WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT. ALSO A PRETTY HOT BUTTON ISSUE THESE DAYS WITH THE, UH, ALL OF THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT, THAT Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO SET UP IN THE CITY. UH, THEIR SOFTWARE IS USED IN OVER 500 JAILS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS ONE MORE. OH YEAH. UM, AGENDA, UH, ITEM NINE, UM, WITH UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. UH, AND AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $65,000, UH, 20% CONTINGENCY, UH, TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $78,000. I GUESS, UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY WE'RE NOT USING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR THAT. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT'S MOTIVATING THAT CHOICE. COOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. ALRIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT. OKAY, GREAT. ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MARY MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, NEXT THERE ARE THE HEARINGS. WE HAVE TWO HEARINGS, QUEUE UP HEARING ITEM NUMBER 15, PLEASE REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD. CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GRANT AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT [15. 26-56332 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment without dancing to Tropical Hospitality, LLC DBA The Bamboo Club, at 3522 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804. (District 3) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] WITH CONDITIONS FOR ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT DANCING TO THE BAMBOO CLUB AT 3 5 2 2 EAST ANAHEIM STREET, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA DISTRICT THREE. THERE IS AN OATH REQUIRED FOR THIS. ALRIGHT, PLEASE ADMINISTER THE OATH IF I CAN GET THE WITNESSES TO STAND. DO EACH OF, DO YOU AND EACH OF YOU SOLEMNLY STATE THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW IMP PENDING BEFORE THIS BODY SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE HEARING STAFF PRESENTATION PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YOU. TONIGHT IS AN APPLICATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT DANCING A TROPICAL HOSPITALITY L-L-C-D-B-A, THE BAMBOO CLUB. THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED AT 35 22 EAST ANAHEIM STREET AND OPERATES AS A RESTAURANT AND READY TO RESTAURANT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD WITH ALCOHOL. THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN IN OPERATIONS SINCE JANUARY OF 2026 WITH A TEMPORARY ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT. ALL APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, POLICE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HAVE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND HAVE PROVIDED THEIR RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AS CONTAINED IN THE HEARING PACKET. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS IN ATTACHMENT A SHOULD BE NOTED FROM THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS SECTION. ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 12:00 PM TO 10:00 PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 12:00 PM TO 12:00 AM OUTDOOR, AMPLIFIED ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCING ARE PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES. I, ALONG WITH COMMANDER FERNANDEZ FROM THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S ADMINISTER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS HEARING, PLEASE. THERE'S ONE PUBLIC COMMENT, DAVE SHUKLA THAT REPORT. UH, THANK YOU. I THINK THIS REPORT ON THIS I, UH, ITEM IS, UH, UH, PRETTY ACCURATE AND, UH, I SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND THINK, UH, WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. [00:55:01] THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. I'LL SWITCH WITH COUN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN TO SECOND IT. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I SUPPORT THIS ITEM, THIS BUSINESS OWNER HAS SHOWN HE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK TO, UM, WHEN HE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SO IT'S VERY SUPPORTIVE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAMBOO CLUB ON THEIR, UH, NEW, UH, ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT, UH, WITH CONDITIONS. MEMBERS, PLEASE CASH YOUR VOTE. COUNCILMAN ALLEN, ARE YOU ON? MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS WICKED WOLF. ITEM 16, REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD, CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GRANT AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT WITH CONDITIONS [16. 26-56333 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment without dancing to The Wicked Wolf, LLC DBA The Wicked Wolf, at 2332 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806. (District 6) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] FOR ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT DANCING TO THE WICKED WOLF AT 2 3 3 2 PACIFIC AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA DISTRICT SIX. AND THERE IS AN OATH FOR THIS AS WELL. DO YOU SOLEMNLY STATE THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE AND THE CAUSE NOW AND PENDING BEFORE THIS BODY SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. LET'S BEGIN THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF OF CITY COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, THIS ACTION IS ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND IT IS WITH ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT DANCING AT THE WICKED WOLF, THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED AT 2332 PACIFIC AVENUE AND OPERATES AS A BAR TAVERN LOUNGE. THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE JANUARY OF 2023. ALL APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, POLICE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HAVE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND HAVE PROVIDED THEIR RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AS CONTAINED IN THE HEARING PACKET. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS IN ATTACHMENT A SHOULD BE NOTED FROM THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS SECTION. ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO NO LATER THAN 9:00 PM FROM SUNDAY TO THURSDAY, AND NO LATER THAN 11:00 PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ENTERTAINMENT CAN BEGIN AT 5:00 PM EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. THERE SHALL BE NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OR DANCING PERMITTED OUTSIDE AT ANY TIME. AND ONCE AGAIN, I, ALONG WITH COMMANDER FERNANDEZ FROM THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. THERE ARE THREE SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, THEIA ELLIOT AND DAVE SHUKLA, IF YOU CAN COME TO THE LECTERN. THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ESPECIALLY OUR COUNCILWOMAN. DR. SARAH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. UH, THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE UNDER UM, CONSIDERATION. I'M TAYA MARKOFF, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE WICKED WOLF, UM, COCKTAIL LOUNGE AND TEA HOUSE IN WRIGLEY. I CALL MYSELF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BECAUSE AT THE WICKED WOLF WE BELIEVE THAT A BAR CAN BE A HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A HOME FOR THE ARTS. THANK YOU. FOR OVER THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN CREATING A THIRD SPACE WHERE GUESTS FROM WRIGLEY LONG BEACH AND THE LARGER REGION CAN EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING FROM BOOK CLUBS TO MAGIC SHOWS, GAME NIGHTS, OPEN MICS, BRIDGER, 10 TEA PARTIES, POETRY, WORKSHOPS, AND SO MUCH MORE. YES, OUR COCKTAILS HAVE WON AWARDS AND WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF AND THE BEST MIXOLOGIST IN THE CITY. AND THE BEST NAME. UM, AND THE WICKED WOLF HAS WON THE HEARTS OF MANY LOCALS AS YOU CAN SEE. BUT ENTERTAINMENT IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF WHAT WE DO. AND A MAJOR REASON GUESTS COME TO WRIGLEY FROM ALL OVER THE CITY. WE'RE A STOPPING POINT ON THE BUSY PACIFIC AVENUE CORRIDOR AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE BEING A CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND A DRAW FOR THE REGION. THERE IS NO LIVE MUSIC FOR A RADIUS OF AT LEAST FIVE MILES. UM, DEFINITELY MUCH MORE TO THE NORTH OF US. UM, AND WE ARE AN OASIS OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORTING SO MANY OF OUR WONDERFUL LOCAL MUSICIANS. FOR CLARIFICATION, WE APPLIED FOR THIS PERMIT BEFORE WE EVEN OPENED , BUT THE PROCESS SEEMS SO DAUNTING AND RUNNING A BUSINESS SO OVERWHELMING THAT WE NEVER FOLLOWED UP. BUT WE ARE EXCITED AT LONG LAST TO LEGITIMIZE OUR EFFORTS AND TO BE A BEACON OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE REGION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LEAH. ALRIGHT, ELLIOT. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELLIOT SMITH SAYS THE W WOLF HAS BEEN OPEN. I PERSONALLY WITNESSED A REMARKABLE AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE REGULAR AREA FOR OVER 26 YEARS AND LIVING THERE, GETTING OUTTA YOUR HOME AND TRAVELING IS KIND OF SCARY UNLESS YOU'RE DRIVING. SINCE THE WICKED WOLF HAS BEEN OPEN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WALK AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. WE GO THERE, THERE'S NO, UM, THE AREA'S CLEANED UP A LOT. WE DON'T FEEL THREATENED, WE DON'T FEEL SCARED, AND WE GET, ACTUALLY GO ENJOY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR LIVES NOW THAT THE AREA'S CLEANED [01:00:01] UP BECAUSE OF THIS PLACE TOO. UM, WE FREQUENTLY THERE WE BRING BRING ALL OF OUR FRIENDS. YOU CAN PLAY SCRABBLE, YOU CAN PLAY CARDS. IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY NICE, VERY FUN PLACE YOU CAN GO JUST TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING. NO LOUD MUSIC, UM, NO LIVE BANDS, NO DANCING. IT'S JUST A PERFECT PLACE TO GO RELAX AND HAVE A GOOD COCKTAIL. EAT SOME GOOD FOOD AND JUST DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. GOOD VIBES. GOOD VIBES. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING THERE AFTER THIS PLACE. , AFTER TONIGHT. MEET ME THERE. ALRIGHT, YOU WOULD LOVE IT. REX . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS ELLIOT. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT DAVE, THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME LEVITY IN THESE MEETINGS. UM, I SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I AM A FAN, UH, OF THE WICKED WOLF. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE WRIGLEY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN REVITALIZED. UM, FUN FACT, UH, 33 YEARS AGO I PLAYED MY FIRST LIVE SHOW, A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE SPOT AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT IT'S COMING BACK. THANK YOU. WOO. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. YES. SO I DEFINITELY WANNA JUST GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS. DIA YOU'VE BEEN AN AMAZING BUSINESS OWNER IN THE WRIGLEY CORRIDOR ON PACIFIC AVENUE AND YOU REALLY HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND NOT JUST DO WORK ON YOUR BUSINESS, BUT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY IS THRIVING. AND THAT WAS YOUR PRIORITY WHEN WE MET AND TALK. AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER TOGETHER IN THE WAYS THAT IS GONNA WORK FOR THE BUSINESSES IN THE, IN VARIOUS PARTS OF OUR DISTRICT. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT SLOW, BUT OUR COMMITMENT IS LONG AND WE MAKE SURE WE GET THAT DONE. AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU'RE PART OF LEADING THE WRIGLEY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT THAT WE'RE FORMING. THINGS CAN ONLY JUST GET BETTER WITH, WITH HAVING A STRONGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH RESIDENTS INVOLVED. SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, YOU'RE BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THE MIDST OF DOING, YOU KNOW, BUILDING A BUSINESS QUARTER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE BUSINESS OWNER WHO ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACTIVATE THE, THE SPACE THAT THEIR BUSINESS IS IN BECAUSE IT JUST, NOT ONLY OBVIOUSLY IMPROVED BUSINESS, BUT IT BUILDS A THRIVING AND HEALTHY CORRIDOR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. IT'S A GREAT PLACE. I'VE ENJOYED THE COUPLE TIMES THAT I HAVE BEEN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING MORE. CONGRATS. ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO LEAH AND YOUR TEAM. UH, YOU ARE A, A GREAT HUB THAT WE WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO SEE GROW HAPPEN ON THE PACIFIC CORRIDOR. A FEW, YOU KNOW, ALL IT TAKES IS A FEW LEADERS TO REALLY CREATE THAT SPARK AND, YOU KNOW, I I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT YOU REACHED OUT ABOUT YOUR PROCESS AND THE PROCESS IN GENERAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS TO BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE, WE'VE BEGUN THIS WHOLE PROCESS ON THE ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGIC PLAN CON. SO IT'S UNDERWAY. UH, YOU'RE UH, I THINK YOU'RE ENGAGED IN THAT NOW. SO IT'S, IT'S LOOKING AT A REVIEW OF CITIES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT THEY DO TO ENCOURAGE FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT, MORE LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR CITY. SO IT STARTS WITH THAT REVIEW AND THAT STUDY. AND THEN WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY COME FORWARD ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTUAL POLICY ACTION THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CULTIVATE MORE AND THAT YOU CAN GROW AND THAT THE RULES ARE CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A, A PART OF IT AND FOR USING YOUR VOICE AND YOUR PLATFORM. UH, SO YEAH, GREAT. THANKS T THEA. UM, ALRIGHT, SO MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AS SOMEONE RECENTLY. CERTAINLY. YOU GOT IT. SO THAT PROCESS IS ON RIGHT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT, SO, UH, MOTION IS CARRIED. GREAT, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE ADMINISTER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN I CALL [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.] YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN TED ZELMER, MARIA LARA FOY, FB, ANTHONY HOLMES, AND CANTRELL, SAM WISE, BRUNO, KAITLYN AND MARIA AGAIN. FIRST SPEAKER IS TED ZELMER AND THEN MARIA AND LAURA, HEARING THESE PRESENTATIONS BRINGS BACK OLD MEMORIES. I'M THE CONTRACTOR RETIRED THAT BUILT BAR WINKLES D PIAZZA GEORGE'S GREEK CAFE, AND MANY OTHER RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA. I DID SOME WONDERFUL PROJECTS HERE [01:05:01] IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND LATELY I'VE BEEN AT THE PENINSULA LAST WEEKEND WITH KTLA FIVE AND A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS AND VETERANS. WE WERE THERE DISCUSSING MATTERS. WE WERE OFFERED TO BE INTERVIEWED AND WE MADE THE DECISION, NO, WE DO NOT WANNA BE INTERVIEWED UNLESS WE HAVE SOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU. I DELIVERED WHAT I GAVE TO YOU A COUPLE WEEKS BACK AND WE WERE DIRECTED TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY. AND WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE OUR SWELL SHIELDS BARGES THAT ARE BEING CONCEIVED NOW AT THIS TIME SO THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE PORT AND PROTECT THE PENINSULA FROM THE OCEAN'S WAVES. THE NAVY SAID IF WE DO THAT, HERE'S THE BARGES TO BLOCK THE WAVES COMING IN. AND THE NAVY SAID THEY'LL PUT SOME VESSELS OUT THERE, IMMEDIATELY ANCHOR 'EM IN PLACE TO CREATE A SHIELD FROM THOSE SWELLS COMING ASHORE, PROTECTING THE WORK AREA, PROVIDING THAT OUR CITY PRODUCES THE BARGES WITH THE SWELL SHIELDS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED. THIS IS GONNA SAVE US THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. UH, HOWARD HAMLIN, HIS PLAN TO REBUILD THE BEACH WITH THE SAND WILL BE PROTECTING THAT WORK AREA AND IF WE DON'T, WE'RE SOON TO LOSE THE PENINSULA. AND SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME BECAUSE LAST WEEK I CAME WITH THE SAME AND BY THE WAY, THE NAVY LOGO'S NOT FOR PUBLIC USE. IT'S A NOTION WORKING WITH THE NAVY. AND LAST WEEK I CAME WITH THIS AND IT WAS DEVASTATING BECAUSE I GOT HERE AT THREE O'CLOCK TO BE THE FIRST NON-AG AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER, AND THAT'S WHEN MAYOR RET UH, PUT 90 SPEAKERS IN FRONT OF ME. SO I HAD TO GET HOME BEFORE DARK AND I COULDN'T SPEAK. SO HERE IT IS, THE NAVY IS WILLING TO PARK VESSELS OFF OF OUR JETTY GOING BACK TOWARDS LONG BEACH TO PROTECT ALL THE PROPERTY AND THEY'RE WILLING TO DO IT IMMEDIATELY, BUT I'LL NEED TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO DO SO. CHRISTINA, I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW IN YOUR OFFICE AND PLEASE ASSIGN ME WITH THE TEAM TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA, AND THEN LAURA FOY, MARIA AND THEN LAURA. MARIA. MARIA. MM-HMM . LONG BEACH. I AM MARIA BERNAL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND I WANT THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO TAKE ACTION AND TO PASS A RESOLUTION ON VALUES, A VALUES ACT THAT THE CITY PROTECT OUR RIGHTS. ICE HAS THREATENED OUR COMMUNITIES FOR 45 DAYS. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PROTECT US BECAUSE IMMIGRATION IS SEPARATING FAMILIES. THE CHILDREN ARE WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS AND MANY AND ARE CAUSING MANY HARMS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA AND THEN FB. HI GUYS. LAURA AND THEN FB. YEAH, JUST WANNA SAY THAT I AM IN SOLIDARITY WITH EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE. UM, YES. UM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SORROW. I WISH I WAS HERE FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. I'M A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND THEREFORE A MANDATORY REPORTER. UM, MY [01:10:01] UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH, IT'S OUR TAXES THAT PAY YOUR SALARIES. SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT YOU WOULD BE OUR EMPLOYEES AND THAT THE HEAD OF HR WOULD BE THE PEOPLE IN CITY COUNCIL. IN, IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT PATIENTS COME TO ME, UM, TO EXPRESS CONCERN THAT MARYS AND DEJAS ZENDEJAS CAMPAIGN ELECTION CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ELDER ABUSE AND VOTER FRAUD. SHAME, SHAME. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO ME POLITICALLY OR SOCIALLY. I DO NOT KNOW THEM OUT OF THE CLINIC. THEY DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER AND THEY ARE NOT HERE. I THINK THAT SKETCHY CORRUPTION CAN OCCUR WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FIND OUT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WAS REPORTED TO ME AND PIECING TOGETHER STORIES FROM FOUR DIFFERENT PATIENTS IS THAT FOR MANY YEARS IN OLD FOLKS' HOMES, WHICH I'M SURE RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU HAVE ANY PARENT OR GRANDPARENT IN A FACILITY RIGHT HERE IN THE OTHER FACILITY OR A MEMORY CARE FACILITY, THAT SOMEONE WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY HAS DEFRAUDED THESE PEOPLE WHO IT IS HEARTBREAKING WHEN SOMEONE HAS ALZHEIMER'S OR DEMENTIA. AND THIS FACILITY IS OFTEN ARE UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED, AND YOU WATCH YOUR LOVED ONE GET NEGLECTED AND ABUSED. TO IMAGINE THAT, UH, SOMEONE WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY WAS TALLYING UP VOTES FOR MARY ZENDEJAS ILLEGALLY, THAT THAT WAS INVESTIGATED MAYAN AND CAME WITHIN 22 VOTES OF HAVING A RUNOFF WITH A LOCAL, UM, ACTIVIST. SO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT THEY TOLD ME IS THAT CITY COUNCIL IS AWARE AND THE MAYOR IS AWARE. NOW, OVER THE WEEKEND I MET SOMEONE AT A GATHERING, UH, IN HONOR OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY. I SAID I WAS FROM LONG BEACH AND THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WAS, REX RICHARDSON HATES US. AND OUR CITY COUNCIL IS CORRUPT. THIS IS NOT A TIME TO LEAN INTO TAKING AWAY. IT'S, IT'S NOT THE TIME TO ROCK THE BOAT. CINDY ALLEN, CHRISTINA DUGGAN AND BE CARE. THANK YOU FOR VOTING TO KEEP PUBLIC COMMENT AS IS. IT'S NOT THE TIME TO MESS WITH THE PEOPLE. THE UNITED STATES IS A TINDERBOX. YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CITY, PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO REPLACE YOU. THEY'RE EXTREMELY ANGRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS FB NEXT SPEAKER. ALRIGHT, WE'RE SIR, IS SOMEONE'S SOMEONE'S TIME? THIS IS A DISRUPTION. PLEASE ISSUE. UM, UH, PLEASE RESTORE THE ROOM. STATE OF ORDER PLEASE. THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING. PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING. WE WILL BE ISSUING SECOND AND THIRD WARNINGS AND ASKING YOU TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU. NOBODY CARE. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU. HELLO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS PER COMMUNITY LAWYER WITH OR I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND COALITION AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS RAISING THEIR SIGNS TODAY TO DEMAND THAT YOU ALL AGENDIZE OUR LONG BEACH VALUES ACT DEMANDS. YOUR OFFICES HAVE TOLD US YOU'RE AIMING TO DO THIS ON NOVEMBER 10TH ON THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND ALL OF US HERE TODAY ARE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT. I ESPECIALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, WHICH WILL ENSURE THE VALUES ACT HAS TEETH AND A LOCAL SURVEILLANCE BAN ON AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY ARE PART OF OUR DEMANDS ON THE AGENDA. WOO. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND CALIFORNIA IS FACING A 45 DAY CAMPAIGN OF HEIGHTENED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THE CITY MUST ACT AND STAND UP AGAINST FEDERAL, UH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ENSURE OUR VALUES ACT IS AS STRONG AS IT CAN BE. THE CITY CANNOT ALLOW FEAR TO STOP IT FROM HAVING A STRONGER POLICY. WE'VE HEARD CONCERN THAT THESE AMENDMENTS COULD LEAD TO FURTHER TARGETING, BUT WE ARE ALREADY SEEING IT. LASTLY, FUNDING FOR THE JUSTICE FUND FELL BELOW OUR DEMANDS. THE REASON IS THAT WE WERE TOLD WE WERE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT. IF THAT'S TRULY THE CASE AND YOU DO SUPPORT THE I COMMUNITY, THEN SHOW US THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT. MOST OF OUR DEMANDS HAVE LITTLE TO NO FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS. STAND UP FOR IMMIGRANTS AND ADOPT OUR DEMANDS ON NOVEMBER 10TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER FB ANN CANTRELL. SAM WISE, IF I CAN GET FB ANN CANTRELL [01:15:01] AT HOME. ALRIGHT, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF. UM, WHO IS, WHO IS IT RIGHT NOW? FB. OKAY. THAT'S ME. GIMME ONE SECOND HERE. BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE ME BECAUSE I TELL THE TRUTH THAT YOU ALL JUST HEARD A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM GAZA WHO HAD TO HAVE HER LEG AMPUTATED WITHOUT ANY ANESTHETICS IN HONOR OF INDIGENOUS, INDIGENOUS YEAR, MONTH, EVERY SINGLE DAY. F**K YOU, YOU WHITE SUPREMACIST PIECES OF S**T. F**K ZIONISTS. WE ARE THREE YEARS INTO A GENOCIDE. MORE THAN 247 JOURNALISTS HAVE DIED IN GAZA. FOREIGN JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN BARRED FROM ENTERING GAZA INDEPENDENTLY SINCE OCTOBER, 2023. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 DEATHS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN GAZA. AND ABOUT 80% OF THESE DEATHS WERE CIVILIAN CIVILIANS, MEANING UNARMED MEN, WOMEN, ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS AND CHILDREN. I HAVE SEEN FOOTAGE OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS GANG RAPING PRISONERS. ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOT REALLY PRISONERS. THEY'RE HOSTAGES PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES. THAT WHAT THAT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON VIDEO. THE ISLA ISRAELI SOLDIERS, THE IDF HAVE ALSO TRAINED DOGS TO SEXUALLY ABUSE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES. DISGUSTING. HERE I AM QUOTING, I'M I'M QUOTING A MAN HERE WE ARE RAPED. WE WERE RAPED AFTER BEING STRIPPED OF OUR CLOTHES. HE SAID WE WERE SHOUTING. OH LORD. OH GOD. BUT THEY WERE LAUGHING AND FILMING US. RI THEN ECHOED THAT SEVERAL RIGHTS AGENCIES HAVE ALSO REPORTED THAT GUARDS ALSO USED DOGS DURING THEIR SEXUAL ABUSE OF PRISONERS. THE DOGS WERE FOLLOWING COMMANDS FROM THE OFFICERS. THIS CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO WEAPONIZE OUR TAX DOLLARS AGAINST US BY, UH, UH, DOING BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL. THAT'S LEXINEXIS GENERAL DYNAMICS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, CDW GOVERNMENT GOV INC. CONNECTION. ANDREW, A WEAPONS MANUFACTURER BEING BUILT BY THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT. FLOCK SHAME, SHAME FLOCK, WHICH IS INFRINGING UPON OUR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT. I WANNA SAY THAT. F**K ISRAEL, F**K ICE. PROTECT BLACK WORKERS FREE PALESTINE. FREE THE WORLD FROM JEWISH AND WHITE SUPREMACY. ICE IS IDF. WAKE THE F**K UP AMERICA AND F**K JOSH LOWENTHAL B***H TO COME OUT AND SAY THAT HE'S AGAINST ISRAEL. WE HAVE HE AT 19. AT 19. THANK YOU MA'AM. YOUR TIME CONCLUDED. B***H ASS F*****G CRIMINALS. DISGUSTING WHITE F*****G MAAM TIMES THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IT'S TIME TO QUEUE UP THE NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. IF I CAN GET AND CANTRELL ON ZOOM AND CAN ON ZOOM AND CANTRELL ZOOM, CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. GOOD EVENING. ANN CANTRELL, 93 YEAR LONG BEACH RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AGAIN THE CITY'S LACK OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED CITIZENS WHO WISH TO COME TO CITY HALL. SINCE THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR HAVE RESERVED PARKING AT CITY HALL. PERHAPS YOU WERE UNAWARE THERE ARE NO DISABLED PARKING SPACES ON CHESTNUT. ALTHOUGH THE CITY DOES PROVIDE PARKING SPACES FOR THE DISABLED IN THE PARKING GARAGE ON CHESTNUT AND BROADWAY. THERE ARE NO STREET PARKING SPACES FOR THE DISABLED CLOSER TO CITY HALL. USING A WALKER CANE OR CRUTCHES FROM THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR MANY DISABLED SPACES. COULD BE PLACED ON CHESTNUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. WHERE NOW [01:20:01] CARS, USUALLY THOSE OWNED BY THE CITY PARK ILLEGALLY. IF THIS COUNCIL TRULY CARES ABOUT THE DISABLED POPULATION, DISABLED PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO MAKE THE EFFORT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND CAMERA ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO USE ZOOM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ALRIGHT, BEFORE NEXT SPEAKER, BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE, MADAM CLERK, UH, THIS SITUATION IS HAPPENING OVER HERE. UH, IS A DISRUPTION TO THE MEETING EV DISRUPTION ALSO MEANS OUR ABILITY TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE ABILITY TO HEAR. SO PLEASE ISSUE A WARNING TO THAT AREA THERE. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING. IF YOU ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING. IF YOU CONTINUE TO ACT AGGRESSIVELY AND THREATENING TO OTHER SPEAKERS, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE NEXT, I HAVE MARIA ON MY LIST NEXT AND ANTHONY HOLMES. THERE IS ANOTHER MARIA, I BELIEVE. ANTHONY, DID YOU HAVE SOMEBODY SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF ALREADY? THIS IS, IS MARIA IN THE AUDIENCE? IS MARIA IN THE AUDIENCE? IS MARIA IN THE AUDIENCE? ALRIGHT. I JUST WANNA SAY ALL OF YOU BUSTING PIECES OF S**T, YOU'RE ALL SOLD. ALL OF YOUR SOULS ARE SOLD. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OF YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH THE AMOUNT OF DISGUST AND THE, THE AMOUNT OF, YOU SEE THE CITY THAT, THAT KNOWS YOU HATE US AND YOU HATE US. WE HATE YOU BACK BECAUSE YOU HATE US SO DEARLY, SO VIOLENTLY. YOU'VE TREATED THIS CITY, YOU'VE TRUST THE S**T OUT OF IT. YOU'VE SOLD EVERY INCH THAT YOU, THAT YOU COULD HAVE IT. YOU REX, YOU NEVER REALLY LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHILE THEY'RE SPEAKING. BUT IF YOU COULD LOOK AT ME INSTEAD OF SHOPPING ON AMAZON RIGHT NOW, THAT WOULD BE F*****G FANTASTIC . I DUNNO HOW ONE OF YOU GUYS SLEEP AT NIGHT. YOU MAKE ME F*****G INSANE WHEN I SIT HERE. I'M THE F*****G CRAZIEST I EVER HAVE FELT BECAUSE I'M LIKE, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SO SOLD. THEY TRY TO PRETEND LIKE THEY CARE ABOUT US, BUT THEY DON'T GIVE A S**T ABOUT US. THEY SELL THE F**K OUT OF OUR CITY. THEY TAKE EVERY CHECK THAT THEY CAN FROM US. I CAN'T WAIT TO RECALL YOUR ASSES. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE CHECK THAT Y'ALL JUST GOT BACK TO THE F*****G CITY. I WANT IT BACK. WHATEVER CHECK Y'ALL JUST COLLECTED, THE CITY WANTS THE F**K BACK BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING EFFICIENT FOR US. YOU'VE SOLD THE F**K OUTTA OUR CITY. YOU GUYS ARE F*****G TERRIBLE. THE CITY HATES YOU BACK AS MUCH AS YOU HATED IT. EVERY F*****G SECOND OF SLEEP YOU GET. I, I REGRET IT. I REGRET EVERY SECOND OF SLEEP THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN IN THE PAST YEAR, MONTH, ANY MOMENT OF SLEEP THAT YOU'VE HAD, JUST KNOW I WISH I COULD TAKE IT AWAY FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. F**K YOU, F**K YOU, F**K YOU, F**K YOU GUYS. I HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T REST TONIGHT. GENUINELY. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T REST TONIGHT. EVERY TIME I WALK PAST A PERSON ON THE STREET WHO DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE, I WISH THAT THEY WERE IN YOUR HOMES. I WISH THEY WERE EATING YOUR FOOD. I WISH THAT THEY HAD ACCESS TO YOUR FRIDGE. I WISH THEY HAD YOUR AC I WISH THEY HAD THE LIBRARY HOURS THAT YOU TOOK AWAY FROM THEM. I WISH THEY HAD EVERYTHING, EVERY F*****G PRIVILEGE THAT YOU HAD. I WISH THAT THEY COULD TAKE IT FROM YOU. SO EVERY TIME I SEE A DIRTY PAIR OF FEET ON THE SIDEWALK, I SAY, DAMN, I WISH YOU WERE JUST NUMBING ON REX'S F*****G APPLES. YOU GUYS MAKE ME F*****G INSANE BECAUSE YOU DON'T GIVE A S**T ABOUT ANY OF US AND YOU PRETEND LIKE YOU DO. EVERY TIME I COME HERE I'M LIKE, WOW, THEY'RE JUST GONNA FEED ME A BUNCH OF B******T RIGHT NOW, HUH? RIGHT. BUT IT REALLY BRINGS ME RELIEF WHEN I GET TO SAY REX RICHARDSON, YOU ARE SO F*****G DISGUSTING. THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME RELIEF RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT AND F**K YOU GUYS. NEXT SPEAKER, SAM WISE, GA PLEASE. NEXT SPEAKER IS SAM WISE. IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF, STAR NINE. SAM WISE, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. THAT LAST COMMENT WAS AWESOME. I, ANYWAY. UM, BUCK ICE, BUCK [01:25:01] ISRAEL FREE PALESTINE. SO THIS COUNCIL CANNOT CLAIM TO BE PROTECTORS OF DEMOCRACY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO LIMIT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. YOU CLAIM THAT LIKE WE CAN MAKE OTHER, OTHER ARRANGEMENTS LIKE HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OR GET COFFEE WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT IF I CAN SCARCELY MAKE A 5:00 PM MEETING, LIKE WHAT IN THE HELL MAKES YOU THINK I CAN SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS EARLIER IN THE DAY? DO YOU EXPECT ME TO TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK IN THIS ECONOMY WITH THESE GAS PRICES? AND MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BECAUSE I WANT MORE TRANSPARENCY. I WANT THE ANSWERS THIS COUNCIL GIVES TO BE EASILY AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS. UH, THERE'S ANOTHER NO KINGS RALLY COMING UP AND YOU CAN'T CLAIM TO BE SEPARATE FROM TRUMP'S FASCIST, DICTATORIAL TAKEOVER OF OUR COUNTRY. NOT WHEN YOU'RE MAKING CONTRACTS WITH THE VERY COMPANIES THAT ENABLE ICE TO ROVE THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NOT WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE SELLING OUT. OUR INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM CAMERAS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY ONLY FOR SPEEDING LIKE ICE IS, UH, STALKING PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN KIDNAP AND DISAPPEAR THEM MORE QUIETLY, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE GETTING THIS INTEL FROM SOMEWHERE. AND THIS IS CONVENIENTLY DURING A TIME WHEN THIS COUNCIL PROUDLY TOUTED AVOIDING ANY CUTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IS MISUSING OUR FUNDS TO INVEST IN MORE FLOCK CAMERAS. YOUR RESIDENTS ARE WORKING UNPAID TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE WHILE YOU'RE SELLING THEM OUT IN ORDER TO COOPERATE WITH A FASCIST GOVERNMENT. I DON'T WANNA SEE MAYOR REX RICHARDSON RUNNING AROUND TELLING MILITARY MOMS THAT HE'S SO SYMPATHETIC AND THAT THESE THINGS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LIKE A LITTLE MAYOR AND THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN GET A VOTE ON THESE CONTRACTS THAT ARE GETTING PASSED. IT'S LIKE, YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTE, BUT YOU DO HAVE INFLUENCE AND IT'S REALLY DISINGENUOUS TO PRETEND THAT YOU DON'T LIKE YOU THINK WE DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT GO ON THESE MEETINGS LIKE, DO YOU THINK WE'RE F*****G STUPID? ANYWAY, YOU'RE MAKING DEALS WITH COMPANIES LIKE ANDREW INDUSTRIES, WHICH WILL INEVITABLY MAKE WEAPONS THAT WILL BE USED IN WAR CRIMES LIKE THE ONES THAT WE WITNESSED IN GAZA. AND IT'LL ALSO LEAVE THE PUBLIC VULNERABLE TO EVENTS LIKE, UH, CHEMICAL SPILL. LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN MAY IN GARDEN GROVE WITH A SIMILAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY. LIKE FOR A LOT OF US, LIKE LONG BEACH, LIKE ISN'T A JOB FOR US. THIS ISN'T JUST LIKE A THING WE'RE DOING ON THE PATH OF LIKE SOME POLITICAL CAREER. LIKE WE LOVE OUR CITY AND WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE GET REALLY F*****G MAD THAT YOU'RE WASTING OUR MONEY ON F*****G WEAPONS MANUFACTURING AND ON FLOCK. LIKE WE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, BUT LIKE YOU'RE USING OUR OWN MONEY TO RE OPPRESS US AND IT'S F*****G DISGUSTING. UM, WE DON'T SUPPORT WEAPONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE MASSACRE IN GAZA OR DEALS WITH COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THE DHS THAT IS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE. MOST OF US WHO SUPPORT POWER SIGNS YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER, BRUNO, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BRUNO AND THEN CAITLIN. BRUNO. AND CAITLIN, IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE OH, I'M SORRY. ON, ON ZOOM. BRUNO, IF YOU COULD PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. HI. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRUNO ARD. I WORK AT THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER AND ALSO PART OF THE LOS ANGELES SANCTUARY COALITION. I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, DEFEND THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF ALL RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES OF LONG BEACH, SPECIFICALLY BY ONE ADDING ALL OF THE DEMANDS FROM THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUNDS COALITION RELATED TO LONG BEACH VALUES ACT TO THE AGENDA ON THE NOVEMBER 10 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TWO, ENSURING THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA TO ENSURE ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION. AND THREE, BANNING LOCAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATES, READERS, AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. THE LA SANCTUARY COALITION HAS HELPED PASS SANCTUARY POLICIES ALL ACROSS LA COUNTY, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOS ANGELES, SAN FERNANDO, BURBANK, LINWOOD, CUDA HAY HUNTINGTON PARK, AND TONIGHT HOPEFULLY SOUTHGATE LINWOOD, HUNTINGTON PARK AND CUDA HAY HAVE THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AND WE INSURE LONG BEACH TO FOLLOW SUIT AS WELL. ICE BORDER PATROL AND DHS HAVE OVER 200 BILLION WITH THE B OF OUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS TO CARRY OUT MASS RAIDS, DETENTIONS AND DEPORTATIONS. LONG BEACH CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. LONG BEACH CAN TAKE ACTION AND ENSURE LOCAL TAX SELLERS ARE USED TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS, NOT TO HELP ICE ABDUCT AND TERRORIZE OUR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS. WE ALSO DEMAND THAT LONG BEACH JOIN CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NATIONWIDE IN CANCELING THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FLOCK, INCLUDING SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, [01:30:01] MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS, LINWOOD, AND MANY MORE TO COME. LONG BEACH CAN ENSURE FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO FEAR THEY'LL BE HANDED OVER TO ICE AND FACE THE NIGHTMARE OF ICE'S DEADLY DETENTION CENTERS WHEN THEY ARE, WHEN FAMILIES ARE DRIVING ON OUR PUBLIC ROADS OR SEEKING OUT EMERGENCY HELP OR GOVERNMENT SERVICES. LONG BEACH SHOULD BE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES CAN FEEL SAFE FROM GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE AND ICE ENFORCEMENT. IMMIGRANT FAMILIES SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHEN APPLYING FOR CITY SERVICES AND NOT WORRY THAT OUR PRIVATE INFORMATION CAN BE GATHERED AND SHARED WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO TARGET US AND OUR FAMILIES. IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE LONG BEACH JU JUSTICE FUND COALITION, WE URGENTLY REQUEST THESE DEMANDS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF ALL FAMILIES. THANK YOU. FINAL SPEAKER, CAITLYN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CAITLYN BEIS. UM, AND I'M SPEAKING YOU TODAY IN BOTH MY PERSONAL AND MY PROFESSIONAL CAPACITIES. AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY OF THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT AND A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE, UM, AND A MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND COALITION, WHEN CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS AN UPDATED LONG BEACH VALUES ACT IN ORDER TO MEET THIS MOMENT OF UNFATHOMABLE ICE VIOLENCE, THAT ORDINANCE WILL NOT CONTAIN ANY PROVISIONS BANNING THE USE OF CERTAIN SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES, SPECIFICALLY AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE BEEN COMING TO CITY COUNCIL IN, IN BOTH MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITIES TO ADVOCATE THAT YOU BAN THESE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THAT WAS SOON AFTER LBPD SHARED DATA WITH ICE, APPARENTLY BY ACCIDENT. UH, THEY NEED, THEY NEED A BAN. SORRY. THE, THE NEED FOR A BAN, UM, HAS ONLY BECOME MORE URGENT AS THE POWER OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. BIG TECH COMPANIES AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE ALL GROWN. THERE IS NO SAFE WAY TO USE THESE TECHNOLOGIES. THERE IS NO SAFE WAY FOR A GOVERNMENT TO EMPLOY TOOLS THAT CAN TRACK PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS IN REAL TIME WITHOUT A WARRANT. THERE IS NO SAFE WAY TO AMASS THIS DATA ON OUR COMMUNITY'S RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE SEEN COMMUNITIES REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION AND MOVE TO BAN FLOCK CAMERAS FOR THESE EXACT SAME REASONS. THE CITY HAS A CONTRACT, HAS TO CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE VENDOR IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THESE TECHNOLOGIES, AND THAT MEANS TRUSTING A COMPANY THAT MAKES THESE TECHNOLOGIES. MEANWHILE, ICE AND CBP HAVE UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNTS OF MONEY, WHICH OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS YOU'VE HEARD ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS, BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT'S THREE QUARTERS OF A TRILLION DOLLARS UNPRECEDENTED POWER AND ACT. WITH UNPRECEDENTED LAWLESSNESS, WE KNOW THEY SCRAPE DATABASES FOR ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES WITH OR WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE AGENCIES THAT ASSEMBLE THEM. THERE IS NO USER MANUAL, NO PROTOCOL, AND NO CONTRACTING PROVISION THAT WILL ENSURE OUR FACES, OUR LOCATIONS, AND THE DATA THAT REVEAL OUR DAILY LIVES. STAY OUT OF THE HANDS OF DHS. THESE TECH COMPANIES DON'T DESERVE ANY MORE TRUST THAN ICE DOES. NO, I DON'T. PLEASE RECONSIDER AND INCLUDE A BAN ON AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT ORDINANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR, UH, PUBLIC TESTIMONY. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, OLE, UH, FOR ORGANIZING, UH, THE MARCH AND COMING IN AND TALKING WITH OUR OFFICE AND, UM, AND, UH, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, VICE MAYOR YANGA AND, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOU TO BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO UPDATE THE VALUES ACT, UH, IN NOVEMBER AS DISCUSSED. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, WE'RE NOW GONNA GO TO ITEM 17, COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN THRESH OOK COUNCILWOMAN KERR. RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER IN COLLABORATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND RELEVANT CITY DEPARTMENTS TO [17. 26-56388 Recommendation to request City Manager, in collaboration with City Attorney and relevant City departments, to report back to the City Council within 90 days on legally permissible and operationally feasible options to strengthen the regulation and enforcement of unattached or unhitched trailers, nuisance trailers, oversized vehicles, mobile billboard trailers, and trailer-based commercial activity on public streets, including potential Long Beach Municipal Code amendments, such as to Section 10.18.050 regarding mobile billboard advertising vehicles; traffic engineering and location-based parking restrictions; business licensing, permitting, and compliance mechanisms; administrative citations and progressive enforcement; public nuisance remedies; towing, removal, storage, and release protocols.       Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 90 DAYS ON LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE AND OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF UNATTACHED OR UNHITCHED TRAILERS, NUISANCE TRAILERS, OVERSIZED VEHICLES, MOBILE BILLBOARD TRAILERS, AND TRAILER BASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY ON PUBLIC STREETS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS REGARDING MOBILE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING, UH, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND LOCATION-BASED PARKING RESTRICTIONS, BUSINESS LICENSING, PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS, ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC NUISANCE REMEDIES, TOWING REMOVAL, STORAGE, AND RELEASE PROTOCOLS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE, SHE, UH, I WANT TO GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER THRA TOOK, AND I WANNA NOTE FOR THE RECORD, SHE'S MAKING THE MOTION SHE CAN'T, IT'S NOT WORKING FOR HER TO PUSH THE BUTTON BUTTON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO TONIGHT [01:35:01] I'M BRINGING FORTH AN ITEM FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF NUISANCE TRAILERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS HOPEFULLY WILL TACKLE REOCCURRING BLIGHT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT AND ACROSS IRON TIRE CITY. THIS ITEM ASKS US TO STRENGTHEN OUR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS AGAINST UNHITCHED, NUISANCE TRAILERS, OVERSIZED VEHICLES, AND MOBILE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS THAT CONVERT OUR PUBLIC STREETS INTO PRIVATE STORAGE LOTS. WHILE LONG BEACH ALREADY HAS RULES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, THEY ARE DIVIDED ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, CODES AND PROTOCOLS. OUR GOAL TODAY IS TO STREAMLINE AND STRENGTHEN THESE REGULATIONS SO THAT OUR RIGHT OF WAYS REMAIN CLEAR, SAFE, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. SO, BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I WANNA THANK THE RIDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND I ALSO WANNA THANK MY CO-SPONSOR, COUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR, FOR HER PARTNERSHIP, UH, ON THIS ITEM. SO, AS WE GO FORWARD WITH OUR SLIDES, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON OUR STREETS. TO BE CLEAR, TRAILERS AND OVERSIZED VEHICLE SERVE LEGITIMATE PURPOSES FOR MANY RESIDENTS, CONTRACTORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND A VAST MAJORITY OF THEM USE THEIR LIFE LAWFULLY. THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN A TRAILER IS LEFT UNHITCHED STATIONARY, OR REPEATEDLY STORED ON A STREET FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. IT CONVERTS LIMITED PUBLIC CURB SPACE INTO LONG-TERM COMMERCIAL STORAGE OR MOBILE ADVERTISING WHEN OWNERS ARE HARD TO IDENTIFY OR CONSTANTLY SHUFFLING VEHICLES JUST IN TIME TO DODGE TIME LIMITS AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS ISN'T ABOUT PENALIZING TRAILER OWNERSHIP. IT IS ABOUT STOPPING THE PROLONGED UNLAWFUL ABUSE OF OUR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THESE ABANDONED TRAILERS ROB OUR FAMILIES OF CURBSIDE PARKING, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES OF ACCESS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS TO HAVE PARKING, CREATE DANGEROUS BLIND SPOTS FOR CHILDREN AND PEDESTRIANS, AND GET IN THE WAY OF OUR STREET SWEEPING AND ACCUMULATE TRASH AND BLIGHT. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES ARE NOT COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS. WHEN RESIDENTS CALL OUR OFFICE, THEY REPORT THESE HAZARDS RESPONDING TO DEPARTMENTS AND MAKE AND WANTING TO ENGAGE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THESE ACTIONS ARE BASED ON LAW ON WE HAVE THE CITY RESPONDING BASED ON SPECIFIC LAWS WITHIN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE. FOR INSTANCE, TITLE 10 GOVERNS THE PARKING OF UNATTACHED TRAILERS AND RESTRICTS OVERSIZED VEHICLES OF A CERTAIN HEIGHT AND LENGTH ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. CHAPTER 9.65 ALLOWS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FINES THROUGH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, WHILE OUR NUISANCE CODE UNDER CHAPTER 9.37 HANDLE CERTAIN BUSINESS VIOLATIONS. THE GAP WE NEED TO FIX IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A VEHICLE ACTS LIKE TRAILER HAS, IS A STORAGE SHED, IS AN ADVERTISING, AND IS AN ONGOING NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL AT ONCE. WE NEED A COHESIVE SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS ALL OF THESE DOTS. TRAILER BASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY REQUIRES A MUCH CLOSER LOOK BACK IN 2019. LONG BEACH RIGHTLY PROHIBITED MOBILE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING ON OUR STREETS. BUT OPERATING ANY BUSINESS WITHOUT A REQUIRED CITY PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF OUR CODE. WE NEED TO EVALUATE WHETHER OUR CODE SHOULD EXPLICITLY DEFINE WHEN A COMMERCIAL TRAILER REQUIRES A BUSINESS LICENSE, REGULATORY PERMIT, OR BOTH. ADDITIONALLY, STATE LAW AND FEDERAL COURT RULINGS GIVE US STRONG BACKING HERE, ALLOWING CITIES TO USE WARNINGS, CITATIONS FOR FASTER REMOVAL, AND UPHOLDING THESE RESTRICTIONS AS FULLY CONTENT NEUTRAL. OUR ENFORCEMENT SHOULD ALWAYS TURN ON HOW THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IS BEING USED, NEVER ABOUT THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEING DISPLAYED. SO WHAT BUSINESS LICENSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY? BUT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY MUST RESPECT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT ALL PARTNERS IN THAT SYSTEM, THE WORKERS, THE OWNERS, THE PATRONS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR LICENSING PROCESS, STAFF SHOULD EVALUATE HOW A BUSINESS'S COMPLIANCE HISTORY OR LACK THEREOF IS FACTORED INTO GRANTING A NEW LICENSE. TITLES THREE, FIVE, AND 10 ALL INTERACT HERE. IF A BUSINESS PLANS TO OPERATE BY STORING COMMERCIAL TRAILERS ILLEGALLY ON PUBLIC STREETS IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 10, CAN WE DENY THEIR BA THEIR LICENSE ON THAT BASIS? CAN WE ESTABLISH AN OBJECTIVE CRITERIA LIKE UNPAID CITATIONS OR REPEATED PARKING INFRACTIONS TO GUIDE THESE DECISIONS? I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT TO OVERBURDEN ANY BUSINESS OWNER. ANY CONSEQUENCE MUST HAVE A REMEDY FOCUS SOLUTION PROVIDING A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT THE PRIVILEGE OF HOLDING A BUSINESS LICENSE [01:40:01] MUST GO HAND IN HAND WITH RESPECTING OUR LOCAL LAWS. SLIDE SIX. SO AS WE LOOK AT, EVERYONE DESERVES A CHANCE TO CORRECT A MISTAKE AND BRING THEIR BUSINESS INTO COMPLIANCE. BUT FOR OPERATORS WITH A DOCUMENTED PATTERN OF SERIOUS AND REPEATED VIOLATIONS, WE NEED STRONGER TOOLS. WE SHOULD EVALUATE WHETHER A PROBATIONARY, CONDITIONAL, OR LI LIMITED TERM LICENSE, PERHAPS LASTING SIX MONTHS WITH MANDATORY COMPLIANCE REVIEWS, WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE MECHANISM TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF NUISANCE TRAILERS. RIGHT NOW, OUR TOBACCO SIDEWALK VENDING AND CANNABIS, UH, FRAMEWORKS OPERATE UNDER DIFFERENT LEGAL RULES, BUT THEY DO PROVIDE A PROCEDURAL BLUEPRINT FOR OUR CITY AND HOW WE MIGHT STRUCTURE A PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SLIDE SEVEN. THERE WILL, THERE ARE AND WILL BE INSTANCES WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICES FAIL TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR ON A CHRONIC BLOCK FOR REPEATED OFFENSES. WE NEED PHYSICAL TOOLS ON THE GROUND. LET'S EXPLORE LOCATION AND A TIME-BASED PARKING SOLUTIONS ON THE GROUND SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THIS NUISANCE, UH, APPLIES TO TRAILERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM OFF THE STREET FROM REOCCURRING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FINALLY, WE MUST ESTABLISH CLEAR LEGAL DEFENSIBLE TOWING PROTOCOLS. RESIDENTS DESERVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF FROM ABANDONED OR ILLEGALLY STORED COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT, AND OUR PROTOCOL MUST PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE RESPECTING CONSTITUTIONAL DUE PROCESS. SO TO CLOSE, MY ITEM ASKS HERE FOR THE STAFF TO IDENTIFY A DEPARTMENT THAT WILL LEAD ON THIS, MAP OUT EXISTING AUTHORITIES, CLOSE THE ENFORCEMENT GAPS, AND BRING US A CLEAR CITYWIDE DATA ON COMPLAINTS AND TOWING. THE GOAL HERE IS TO REPORT BACK WITHIN 90 DAYS ON LEGAL PERMISSIBLY AND OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THESE REGULATIONS. THE BLIGHT AND SAFETY HAZARDS THAT UNMANAGED COMMERCIAL TRAILERS REPRESENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE UNTENABLE RIGHT NOW. WE NEED A PROTOCOL AND COORDINATED TOOLS TO FIX THIS BY CONNECTING THE USE OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING BUSINESS WITHIN OUR CITY. WITH ACTUAL COMPLIANCE, WE CAN PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE, AND SUPPORT BUSINESSES THAT PLAY BY THE RULES. COLLEAGUES, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS MATTER TODAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, SECONDER OF THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? YES. UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MINT RUSH AND TOOK FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS ITEM. UM, I WAS HAPPY TO SIGN ON. SINCE COMING INTO OFFICE, MY OFFICE FREQUENTLY FIELDS CALLS RELATED TO UNATTACHED TRAILERS, OVERSIZED VEHICLES, CREATING HAZARDS, UM, LINE OF SIGHT ISSUES AND NUISANCES ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SOMETIMES THEY'RE PARKED TOO LONG, IMPEDING STREET SWEEPING RESIDENTIAL ACCESS. THEY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS TO SEE PAST, OTHER TIMES THEY APPEAR TO BE BUSINESS RELATED, CREATING UNWANING ADVERTISING IN THE MIDST OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR BUSINESS CORRIDORS. OTHER TIMES THEY'RE IN BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE RULES AROUND NO OVERSIZED VEHICLES. FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND A HALF IN OUR DISTRICT, THERE WAS AN UNATTACHED TRAILER NEAR A BUSINESS CORRIDOR THAT CAUSED, UH, MUCH DISTRESS TO RESIDENTS AND ITS CONTENTS. CONTENTS WERE DISCONCERTING AND WHILE WE HAVE REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE. PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFTEN RELIES ON CALLS FOR SERVICE. UH, THEY'RE BUSY IN OTHER PARTS OF TOWN AND MAY NOT GET THERE FOR A DAY OR TWO AFTER THE 72 HOURS HAS ALREADY PASSED, AND THEN NOTES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 72 HOURS BEFORE ANY CITATION OR TOWING CAN HAPPEN. IT LEADS TO MOUNTING FRUSTRATIONS AS A NUISANCE SITUATION WITH NO CLEAR PATH TO RESOLUTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT BACK FROM STAFF THAT CAN HELP IDENTIFY WAYS TO PROVIDE CLARIFIED AND STRENGTHEN REGULATIONS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY ENFORCE OUR MUNICIPAL CODE AND BETTER RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. I URGE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. THERE ARE TWO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM, DAVE SHUKLA. AND ELLIE, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO LECTERN. DAVE SHUKLA AND ELLIE OU. SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THRE TOOK FOR THAT PRESENTATION. UM, I THINK WE BOTH AGREE THAT, UH, AS WELL ORGANIZED AS THAT SLIDE PRESENTATION WAS, THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR ACTUALLY HEARING IT DELIVERED. AND HEARING NOT ONLY INTONATION, BUT THE SPECIFIC, UH, EMPHASIS THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO GIVE. UM, I AM IN SUPPORT, BUT I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS. [01:45:01] UH, IT, IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE TO ME IF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USING THEIR TRAILERS OR MOBILE HOMES FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES WERE TO BE TARGETED BY, UH, EXPANDED REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT. BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED. UH, AND AS COUNCILWOMAN KERR, UM, MENTIONED, THERE OFTEN CAN BE QUITE QUESTIONABLE. USES BUSINESS USES OF SOME OF THESE, THESE TRAILERS AND, AND ITEMS AND PARTICULARLY NEAR SCHOOLS OR BUSINESS CORRIDORS, THEY CAN CREATE REAL HAZARDS. UM, THIS CITY, THANKFULLY, IS NOT LIKE OAKLAND. UM, I'VE LIVED IN WEST OAKLAND AND, UH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE NOT THAT BAD. GREAT. UM, OAKLAND IS GREAT, BUT THE TRAILER SITUATION IS OFF THE HOOK AND MY ABILITY TO RESPOND IN REAL TIME IS OF COURSE SOMETHING THAT I CHERISH, UM, BECAUSE I LIKE TO THINK QUICK AND, AND ACT QUICK. UM, THANK YOU. UM, LETS, UH, WANT TO, UH, ADDRESS THE, THE ISSUE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF THESE UNATTACHED TRAILERS ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO GENTRIFICATION, UH, RISING RENTS, PREDATORY LANDLORDS, UM, ALL THAT HAVE, UH, BECOME MORE AND MORE ENDEMIC IN OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. SO THIS READS AS JUST ANOTHER PLOY TO FUR, FURTHER CRIMINAL CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY, AND, UH, TAKE EVEN MORE RESOURCES FROM THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING THE MOST. LIKE WE CAN SOLVE THIS VERY EASILY BY PASSING STRICTER RENT CONTROL POLICIES, BETTER TENANT PROTECTIONS, MORATORIUMS ON SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL EVICTIONS, CLOSING THAT LOOPHOLE, UM, HELP HELPING PEOPLE VACANCY, STAY HOUSED. YEAH. VACANCY TAX, WHAT THEY SAID. YEAH. UM, IF WE HELP PEOPLE STAY HOUSED, THEY WILL NOT NEED TO BE STAYING ON TRAILERS IN OUR STREETS, WHICH I'M SURE WE CAN ALL AGREE. NOBODY WANTS, WE ALL WANT OUR NEIGHBORS TO BE HOUSED. UM, WE DON'T WANT OUR NEIGHBORS GETTING KICKED OUT OF THE TRAILERS THAT RIGHT NOW THEY NEED TO LIVE IN. LIKE, THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE LIVING ON THE STREETS. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GONNA MAGICALLY GO AWAY. THEY'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE SWEEPS THAT LBPD IS CONDUCTING WITH GREATER AND GREATER FREQUENCY SHAME, UM, THERE. YEAH. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT HOW THIS COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT, UH, STREET VENDORS. I, UM, THE OBVIOUSLY 72 HOURS IS NOT AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, SOME STREET VENDORS ARE POSTED UP. THE, I THINK THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE, UM, JUST VERY CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TARGETING. UH, WE AREN'T, AND THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE TARGETING THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY OF LONG BEACH, UM, JUST BECAUSE THEY LOVE OUR CITY AND WANNA LIVE HERE, BUT CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY THE RENT THAT ARE, THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY AFFECTING OUR, OUR RESIDENTS FOR, FOR A LONG TIME NOW. UM, YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND THE COALITION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK THE APPROACH OF LOOKING AT THE CATEGORY IS THE RIGHT APPROACH. I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, CRAZY SIGNAGE AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL THIS OTHER STUFF PART, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT ARE BLOCKING ACCESS THINGS, PARKING NEAR SCHOOLS, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOMETIMES REALLY CRAZY ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AND BUSINESSES GOING ON INSIDE OF SOME OF THOSE TRAILERS. UH, SO I THINK BY LOOKING AT THE CATEGORY IN GENERAL, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT, UM, HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS IF A TRAILER OR, OR SOMETHING'S BEING USED FOR HOUSING AND WHERE A SAFE PARKING SPACE WOULD BE VERSUS SOMETHING THAT'S A NUISANCE OR POTEN OR POTENTIALLY, UM, A USE THAT'S ACTUALLY MAKING MONEY, UM, BY BRINGING DOWN, UH, THE ACCESS AND THE QUALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT IT BROADLY FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THEY ALL LIE. MOTION IS CARRIED. 18 PLEASE. 18 COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN THRESH [01:50:01] TU COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, RECOMMENDATION TO DIRECT CITY MANAGER IN COLLABORATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND RELEVANT CITY DEPARTMENTS TO [18. 26-56391 Recommendation to direct City Manager, in collaboration with City Attorney and relevant City departments, to:  Bring forward for City Council consideration, within sixty (60) days, an ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code that codifies the prohibition on the retail sale of nitrous oxide established by Senate Bill 758 (Chapter 979, Statutes of 2026), conforms to the product and device prohibitions established by Senate Bill 936 (Chapter 317, Statutes of 2026), and provides for local enforcement upon its effective date through the City’s existing permit suspension and revocation, administrative citation, and business license remedies; and  Return to the City Council within one hundred twenty (120) days with proposed amendments to strengthen the codified ordinance through greater local restrictions, informed by the areas identified in this letter and any additional regulatory or enforcement opportunities identified by staff, to the extent permissible under Business and Professions Code section 22984 and other applicable state law, without restricting legitimate uses, including, but not limited to, medical, dentistry, food preparation, industrial, manufacturing, and automotive services.       Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ONE BRING FORWARD FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION WITHIN 60 DAYS, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE THAT CODIFIES THE, THE PROHIBITION ON THE RETAIL SALE OF NITROUS OXIDE ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 7 5 8 CONFORMS TO THE PRODUCT AND DEVICE PROHIBITIONS ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 9 3 6, AND PROVIDES FOR LOCAL ENFORCEMENT UPON ITS EFFECTIVE DATE THROUGH THE CITY'S EXISTING PERMIT, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AND BUSINESS LICENSE REMEDIES. AND TWO, RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 120 DAYS WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE THROUGH GREATER LOCAL RESTRICTIONS INFORMED BY THE AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THIS LETTER AND ANY ADDITIONAL REGULATORY OR ENFORCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED BY STAFF TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER BUSINESS AND PROFESSION CODE AND OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAWS WITHOUT RESTRICTING LEGITIMATE USES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MEDICAL DENTISTRY, FOOD PREPARATION, INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, AND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH ANDTO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. SO I'M BRINGING FORTH ANOTHER ITEM AND THIS ONE IS CO-SPONSORED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILWOMAN MARY ZENDEJAS, AS WELL AS COUNCILWOMAN CHRISTINA DECKEN. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP HERE WE ARE LOOKING TO TAKE A DIRECT AND URGENT ACTION AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION OF RECREATIONAL NITROUS OXIDE, UH, COMMONLY KNOWN AS WHIPPETS NOS OR GALAXY GAS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE RIDGEWOOD TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR SUBMITTING THEIR LITTER OF SUPPORT AND JOINING ME IN ADDRESSING THESE MATTERS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THIS SUBSTANCE HAS FLOODED OUR STREETS, LEAVING BEHIND HAZARDOUS METAL, UH, CYLINDERS AND SILVER CANISTERS AS LITTER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I'VE DONE THE CLEANUPS AND SEEN THEM. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS CAUSED SEVERE PERMANENT HEALTH IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONG OUR YOUTH. LET ME BE CLEAR, NARU OXIDE HAS LEGITIMATE, VITAL USES IN OUR ECONOMY. IT IS USED SAFELY IN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, CULINARY ARTS, MEDICAL CARE, AND DENTISTRY. BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. AND IT IS MARKETED FLAVORED AND SOLD OVER THE COUNTER FOR RECREATION INHALATION, CREATING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT DEMANDS LOCALIZED ROBUST RESPONSE. THE MEDICAL DATA BEHIND THIS IS QUITE ALARMING. NITROUS OXIDE INACTIVATES VITAMIN B12 LEADING TO DEVASTATING HEALTH OUTCOMES. ACCORDING TO STATE HEALTH DATA, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS RELATED TO NITRIC OXIDE SURGE 246% BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023. WHILE HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR RELATED SPINAL CORD DEGENERATION JUMPED 175%, AND THIS JUST ISN'T AN ABSTRACT STATISTIC AND DISTRICT EIGHT, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH BAD ACTORS WHO EXPLOIT LOOPHOLES TO KEEP SELLING THESE PRODUCTS. FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A BUSINESS OPERATING UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORIES AND SELLING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HOLD A STANDARD TOBACCO PERMIT, A NARROW ORDINANCE WOULD LET THEM SLIP RIGHT THROUGH THE CRACKS. THIS IS WHY OUR APPROACH TODAY HAS TO BE COMPREHENSIVE. HERE'S SOME IN IMAGES OF NITROUS OXIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE CANISTERS ARE MARKED WITH BRIGHT COLORS AND DESIGNS. THIS DISTRACTS FROM THE INCREDIBLY HARMFUL IMPACTS THIS SUBSTANCE BRINGS IF USED AS A RECREATIONAL DRUG. FORTUNATELY, THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY ACTED. THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, GOVERNOR NEWSOM PROVIDED TWO LANDMARK BILLS, SENATE BILL 9 36, WHICH BANNED STATEWIDE THE SALE OF OVERSIZED CONTAINERS OVER EIGHT GRAMS DIRECTLY, UH, INHA INHALABLE CANISTERS, FLAVORED PRODUCTS AND INHALATION DEVICES. SENATE BILL 7 5 8, WHICH ADDS, UH, SECTION 2 2 9 8 4 TO THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE EXPLICITLY PROHIBITS RETAILERS FROM SELLING NITROUS OXIDE AND EMPOWERING CITIES TO ADOPT EVEN STRICTER LOCAL REGULATIONS AS LONG AS LEGITIMATE USES ARE PROTECTED. THIS GOES INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2027. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN ACTION HERE IN THE CITY. LATER THIS EVENING, THE CITY MANAGER WILL PROPOSE A NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. THIS IS A REPORT BACK FROM AN ITEM THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR, AND I WAS PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THIS POLICY. THE POLICY WAS GEARED TOWARD CREATING A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN TOBACCO RETAILERS, SMOKE SHOPS, AND YOUTH SERVING INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS OUR SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES. THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN EVALUATING HOW NITROUS HOW TO INCORPORATE NITROUS OXIDE BANDS IN A BROADER TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT FRAMEWORK. [01:55:01] I WANNA THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR INITIAL COLLABORATION ON THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LOOPHOLE, MANY BUSINESSES LIKE THE ONE IN OUR DISTRICT, UM, CAN'T, WE CANNOT. UM, IT'S RELATED TO TOBACCO SHOPS. THERE IS A RETAIL LOOPHOLE THAT WE MUST CLOSE TO CLOSE THOSE LOOPHOLES WHILE PROTECTING LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES. I'M PROPOSING A RAPID TWO PHASED LOCAL STRATEGY. SO PHASE ONE IS WITHIN 60 DAYS DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE, CODIFYING THE STATE PROHIBITIONS INTO OUR LOCAL LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. BY PLACING THESE RULES INTO OUR OWN CODE, WE ATTACH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES, SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, BUSINESS LICENSE ACTIONS, AND PERMIT SUSPENSIONS UNDER CHAPTER 5.81, GIVING OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND POLICE IMMEDIATE TOOLS IN TANDEM WITH THE STATE LAW TAKING EFFECT. JANUARY 1ST, 2027, PHASE TWO WILL 120 DAY REPORT BACK RETURNING WITH STRONGER LOCALLY TAILORED AMENDMENTS. THIS PHASE WILL EXPLORE CLOSING THE LOOPHOLES FOR NON-TOBACCO RETAIL BAD ACTORS, ESTABLISHING STRICT DISPLAY RULES, SETTING PER TRANSACTION, QUANTITY AMOUNTS, DESIGNATING YOUTH SENSITIVITY ZONES AROUND SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND LIBRARIES, ALL WHILE PRESERVING EXEMPTIONS AGAIN FOR LEGITIMATE MEDICAL, CULINARY AND AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS. NOW, AS WE BUILD OUT THESE REGULATIONS, IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE WHAT THIS POLICY DOES NOT TO DO. NITROUS OXIDE IS A DUAL USE SUBSTANCE WITH CRITICAL CRI AND LAWFUL APPLICATIONS ACROSS SEVERAL INDUSTRIES. UNDER BUSINESS PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 2 2 9 8 4, STATE LAW EXPLICITLY PROTECTS LEGITIMATE COMMERCIAL USE AND OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE SHOULD DO THE SAME. WE ARE CRAFTING THIS POLICY TO ENSURE THAT MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICES, COMMERCIAL FOOD PREPARATION, CHEF SUPPLY STORES, INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND LEGITIMATE AUTO REPAIR SERVICES REMAIN UNIMPEDED. OUR OBJECTIVE HERE IS QUITE SURGICAL. WE'LL CLOSE THOSE RETAIL LOOPHOLES AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T BURDEN THOSE LAWFUL USES. SO COLLEAGUES, FINALLY, AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FRAMEWORK, I BELIEVE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE A CLEAN, SAFE COMMUNITY, FREE FROM THE DANGEROUS AND UNREGULATED SUBSTANCE HERE THAT CAN BE ABUSED BY PAIRING THE STATE'S BASELINE WITH OUR OWN POWERFUL LOCAL ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, WE CAN PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SUPPORT LEGITIMATE INDUSTRIES, AND STOP BAD ACTORS RIGHT IN THEIR TRACKS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN APPROVING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, THE SECONDER OF THE MOTION IS COUNCIL MEMBERS ZENDEJAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH TOOK FOR, UM, INVITING ME TO SIGN ONTO THIS ITEM, UM, ALONGSIDE WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, DUGGAN, UH, BECAUSE OF THE GROWING OF, UH, I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE, UM, THE GROWING RE RETAIL AVAILABILITY OF NITROS OXIDE FOR RECREATIONAL USE PRESENTS A SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN. THE INCREASE IN EMERGENCY VISITS SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A QUESTION OF PRODUCTION CHOICE. IT IS AN ISSUE INVOLVING NEUROLOGICAL HARM, YOUTH EXPOSURE, AND PREVENTABLE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. I BELIEVE THE TWO-FACE APPROACH IS THOUGHTFUL AND RESPONSIBLE. IT ALLOWS LONG BEACH TO ESTABLISH LOCAL ENFORCEMENT CLOSE TO THE STATE LAW'S JANUARY 1ST, EFFECTIVE DATE, WHILE GIVING STAFF MORE TIME TO EVALUATE STRONGER REGULATIONS CAREFULLY AT THE TIME OF THIS ORDINANCE, UM, I I AM ABSOLUTELY, UM, CLEAR THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL, UH, PROTECT LEGITIMATE USES AND, UM, AND SCREEN FOR OTHER ILLEGITIMATE USES. IMPORTANT RETAILERS AND LEGITIMATE USERS SHOULD RECEIVE CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT REMAINS PERMITTED AND WHAT WILL BE PROHIBITED. HAPPY TO SIGN ON TO THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, THE RIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS, THIS IS THE WORK OF THE CITY. THIS IS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. THE STATE, UH, HAS TAKEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS. WE KNOW THAT OCCASIONALLY, UH, THE SMOKE SHOPS IN THESE OTHER AREAS OFFER THESE THINGS THAT ARE EASIER TO ACCESS AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND BUY THESE THINGS AND THEY'RE USED, USED DIFFERENTLY. AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE GAPS. SO, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. [02:00:01] UH, WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. LET'S ADMINISTER PUBLIC COMMENT. DAVE SHUKLA AND ELLIE, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LECTERN. DAVE SHUKLA AND ELLIE, THANK YOU AGAIN. UH, THERE REALLY IS NO, UH, SUBSTITUTE FOR DOING DEMOCRACY IN REAL TIME. UM, IF IT WASN'T FOR ELLIE'S PREVIOUS COMMENT, I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN THOUGHT OF THE DANGER THAT, UH, OVER, UH, BROAD LANGUAGE IN SOME OF THESE, UH, REGULATIONS COULD POSE TO LEGITIMATE USES LIKE FOOD TRUCKS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FRANKLY, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE. UH, THERE'S SOME EMPHASIS ON IN TRYING TO RESTRICT THIS TO ILLEGITIMATE PATENTLY ILLEGITIMATE USES THAT ARE TARGETED AT, UH, KIDS. UM, THERE'S A GENERAL RULE, THE MORE CONCENTRATED SOMETHING IS, THE WORSE IT IS FOR YOU. THE MORE COLORFUL THE PACKAGING, THE MORE LIKELY YOU'RE BEING LIED TO. AND IF SOMETHING'S FREE, YOU ARE THE PRODUCT. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS ELLIE. ELLIE, YOU'RE UP. THERE'S A MISTAKE. I SIGNED UP FOR 19, THEY REGISTERED ME FOR 18. OKAY. SO THEY'RE ING THAT RIGHT NOW. THANK. ALRIGHT, GOOD. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS. ALL RIGHT, UM, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO I SEE, SO THE NEXT ONE, AND I KNOW I'M, I'M GETTING A BUNCH OF MESSAGES TO TRY TO MOVE UP, UH, THE ORDINANCE I WANNA ASK, I WANNA DEFER TO, I'M GONNA DEFER TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. 'CAUSE THE NEXT ITEM HAS ABOUT SEVEN SPEAKERS IS YOURS, THE OTHER ONE HAS ABOUT 40. SO YOUR CALL, YOU WANNA DO 40 OR YOU WANNA TAKE THE NEXT ONE? UM, IT SAYS IT MATTER TO ME, WHATEVER YOU PREFER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL TAKE UH, THE, WHAT DOES THAT WE'LL TAKE THE 40. OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL DO ITEM 25. ITEM 25, REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY. RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED [25. 26-56299 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending and restating Long Beach Municipal Code Subsection 2.03.020 (G); Sections 2.03.030 and 2.03.040; Subsection 2.03.050(A); Sections 2.03.060, 2.03.070, 2.03.075, 2.03.076, 2.03.100, and 2.03.120; and repealing Section 2.03.090, related to Chapter 2.03 City Council, Article I. Rules of the Council, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)       Office or Department: City Attorney         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO CHAPTER 2.03. CITY COUNCIL ARTICLE ONE, RULES OF THE COUNCIL READ AND ADOPTED AS READ CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, WE ALREADY HAD A PRESENTATION ON THIS, SO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE ITEM. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S MINISTER PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. OKAY. WE HAVE 38 SPEAKERS. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU COULD LINE UP AT THE LECTERN, STEWART GALLOWAY, APRIL RUNE. LISA SMOCK, JIM HANNIGAN, CORLESS LEE LEE CHARLIE IS IN ZOOM. AZURA, DAVE SHUKLA, JOANNE GARCA, TARA CUMINS. THOSE ARE THE FIRST 10 SPEAKERS. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. IF STEWART, YOU WERE THE FIRST SPEAKER, WHAT IS THE AND WHAT IS THE TIME ALLOCATED? MADAM CLERK, THE TIME ALLOCATED, SINCE WE ARE OVER THE NUMBER OVER 10 SPEAKERS, IT IS 90 SECONDS, A MINUTE AND A HALF. PLEASE BEGIN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE PROCEED. THE LATE JOHN LEWIS SAID, AND I QUOTE, WE SHOULD BE CREATIVE AND WE SHOULD ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF EVERY COMMUNITY TO OPEN UP TO THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. WE SHOULD MAKE IT EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO PARTICIPATE. END OF QUOTE, YOU ARE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE. LAST WEEK AFTER MORE THAN A THOUSAND RESIDENTS SPOKE, WROTE, OR PETITIONED AGAINST THIS EGREGIOUS TRUMP-LIKE PROPOSAL. WE ALL HAD TO LISTEN TO THE MOST DISINGENUOUS GASLIGHTING THAT I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME, AS WELL AS A PATHETIC REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE BY ADOPTING COUNCILOR DUGGAN'S EMINENTLY SENSIBLE PROPOSAL. THAT BEHAVIOR HERE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR US ON THIS SUBJECT. THIS COUNCIL ALREADY ACTS AS IF YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER AND IN THIS CITY. BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU, YOU ARE NOT, WE, THE RESIDENTS AND VOTERS ARE, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOU SAY, SORRY, WE HAVE MADE A MISTAKE, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO VOTED IN FAVOR LAST WEEK AND NO DOUBT WILL VOTE IN FAVOR AGAIN TODAY ARE JUST FAR TOO ARROGANT TO ADMIT THAT IF THIS OUTRAGEOUS ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, BE PREPARED FOR ANOTHER JOHN LEWIS QUOTE. HE SAID, SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT, GET IN THE WAY. CREATE GOOD TROUBLE. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND I HOPE MY FELLOW CITIZENS OF LONG BEACH WILL DO THE SAME. [02:05:07] UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS APRIL RENEE AND I'M HERE IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 25. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES FUN, A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, WHO DOES THE GOVERNMENT SERVE? BECAUSE THESE CHAMBERS DO NOT BELONG TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY BELONG TO THE PEOPLE. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT A COURTESY, IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND PUBLIC TRUST. I'VE SPENT YEARS ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES AND WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS TO CHANGE PUBLIC POLICY. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MEANINGFUL CHANGE OFTEN BEGINS WITH ONE PERSON WHO REFUSES TO REMAIN SILENT. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, OR OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH THEIR ELECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES. SOMETIMES THOSE FEW MINUTES AT THE MICROPHONE OR THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY A RESIDENT HAS TO BE HEARD AND THOSE VOICES MATTER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CHALLENGE US QUESTION DECISIONS OR BRING UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS INTO THE ROOM. A GOVERNMENT THAT WELCOMES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SHOULD NOT FEAR PUBLIC SCRUTINY. EFFICIENCY MATTERS, BUT EFFICIENCY SHOULD NEVER COME AT THE EXPENSE OF ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, OR PUBLIC VOICE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOU TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT RULES AND VOTE NO ON ITEM 25. BECAUSE A MEASURE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT IS NOT HOW EFFICIENTLY IT CONDUCTS ITS MEETINGS, BUT HOW FAITHFULLY IT LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA AND THEN JIM HANNIGAN. HI, MY NAME IS LISA SMOCK. I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AGENDA 25. WE TODAY HAVE A WHITE HOUSE THAT IS BLOCKING CERTAIN NEWS OUTLETS FROM COVERING THE ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE A STATE GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ALLOWED NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT AGREEMENTS, UH, TO BE SIGNED TO PREVENT THE PUBLIC FROM KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE IMPORTANT PROJECTS LIKE HIGH SPEEDED RAIL AND THE CAPITAL ANNEX IN LONG BEACH. OUR CITY GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING IN THE NAME OF CONVENIENCE AND COST. DEMOCRACY IS NOT EASY. IT CAN BE MESSY, BUT PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT AND ARE NOT MEANT TO BE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BRING ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND TO HOLD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO MANAGE COUNCIL MEETINGS SUCH AS A LIMIT ON HOW CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ARE DONE TO HOLD MEETINGS ONCE A WEEK LIKE IT USED TO BE, AND TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW THE CITY'S AGENDA IS CREATED. YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT US AND TO ANSWER TO US. LIMITING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND NOT CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGENDA ITEM IS NOT KEEPING IN LINE WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL CONTRACT WITH YOUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOO. THANK YOU. OKAY, JIM HANNIGAN, I'D SAY REJECT THIS AND START OVER WITH A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE. SIGNUPS BEGIN AT FOUR 30 FOR OPEN COMMENT WILL BE AT THE START OF THE MEETING ITEM COMMENT WILL BE DURING THE MEETING, OPEN COMMENT, SIGNUP CLOSES AT THE CALL TO ORDER ITEM. COMMENT CLOSES WHEN THE ITEM IS CALLED. SPEAKING TIME IS THREE MINUTES FOR 20 SPEAKERS. 90 SECONDS FOR MORE THAN 21 MINUTE IS TOO SHORT. INDIVIDUAL CAN SPEAK AT, AT MOST THREE TIMES PER MEETING. THAT'S BETTER THAN ONE. IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS IT IS NOW. OPEN COMMENT AT THE START OF THE MEETING CAN BE ON AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS AT THE SPEAKER'S DISCRETION. OPEN COMMENT IS 60 MINUTES. AT THE START OF THE MEETING, THE CHAIR CAN EXTEND IT. WHATEVER OPEN COMMENT THE CLERK WILL REPORT AT THE END OF OPEN COMMENT, THE CLERK WILL REPORT HOW MANY ITEMS ARE SIGNED UP. PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP AND THE CHAIR LIKE NOW CAN ADJUST THE AGENDA TO, TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. WHEN AN AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED THE ANY VERBAL PRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 10 MINUTES, MAYBE EXPENDABLE AFTER THE VERBAL PRESENTATION. I'D REALLY ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THEMSELVES TO COMMENT, OFFER SOMETHING BEFORE ITEM COMMENT BEGINS SO WE HAVE SOME SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON SERIOUSLY AFTER ITEM COMMENT OR AFTER THAT, AFTER THIS COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN, THEN THE MAYOR CAN SPEAK RATHER THAN THE MAYOR DOMINATING THE WHOLE THING. AFTER ITEM COMMENT, EVERYTHING GOES AS IT IS NOW. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN THREE COMMENTS IF A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE, I THINK THAT'S REQUIRED ANYWAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, MY SUGGESTION NEXT SPEAKER POINTLESSLY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THEIR JOB FOR THAT. OKAY. CORDLESS LEE HERE, UM, I'M AT, I'M DISTRICT FIVE. I'M ADVOCATING THAT YOU VOTE NO. UH, THIS SITUATION HAS THE EASIEST WIN-WIN SOLUTION. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BOTH HAVE AN EARLY SEGMENT [02:10:01] ALLOWING PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEAVE THE ABILITY DESIRED BY THE VAST MAJORITY TO SPEAK WITH EACH AGENDA ITEM. YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD THE ABILITY TO MOVE ITEMS UP ON THE AGENDA. NO ONE IS BEING SACRIFICED, UH, THE HANDICAP OR ANYONE ELSE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MOVE THEIR AGENDA ITEM UP. THERE'S NO GOOD REASON TO DO THIS. IT DIMINISHES PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? YES. WHEN I'VE GONE BACK AND LOOKED AT THE LETTERS TO YOU, UM, FROM THE JUNE AND THIS TIME, IT ISN'T JUST THE CITIZENS THAT ARE COMPLAINING, IT'S THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE LA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT RECENTLY I WAS IN A ZOOM MEETING ABOUT GLOBAL POLLUTION AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SAID THERE WAS THAT POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE THERE TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE CITIZENS THEY SERVE. IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEY'RE CONSIDERED NOT FIT TO SERVE UNFIT. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IN, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE VAST MAJORITY WHO OPPOSE THIS. IF YOU VOTE IN FAVOR, YOU'RE ALSO EMBARRASSING THE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. I THINK, I THINK MOST OF YOU THAT VOTED. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LEE, CHARLIE AND ZOOM LEE. CHARLIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. HEY, HAPPY. HAVE A HAPPY TUESDAY. I THINK THIS IS A BAD FINANCIAL AGENDA ITEM, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 OF THE BROWN ACT STATES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MUST PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC, FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM, QUOTE, BEFORE OR DURING THE ITEMS CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE TWO LEGAL PRECEDENTS THAT THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS. AND, UH, I BELIEVE LONG BEACH IS SAYING THE WORD OR AS WE'RE SAYING, AND, OR, OR, AND ACTUALLY THERE'S TWO COURT CASES. THE CENTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY VERSUS CITY OF SAN DIEGO. ULTIMATELY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BACKED DOWN AND CHANGED ITS UM, UH, ORDINANCE BASED ON THIS STATUTE TWO PREVIN VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES. IT'S A LAWSUIT. IN 2019, THE COURT OF APPEALS RULED ON THE WORD OR SO WHAT DOES THE OR MEAN OR WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. IT'S CALLED THE DISJUNCTIVE RULE MEANS OR, AND THE WORD. SO IT'S NOT A OR B, IT'S A AND B. SO YOU CAN SPEAK EARLIER AND ON THE AGENDA ITEM AND THE AMOUNT. AND, AND THEN I LOOKED AT HOW MUCH OF THOSE LAWSUITS COST THE CITY. THE FIRST LAWSUIT COST SAN DIEGO 170,000. AND THE SECOND ONE, UH, PRE WAS 300,000. BY LITERALLY VOTING FOR THIS, YOU'RE GONNA THROW THE CITY 150,000 PLUS IN DEBT. VOTE. UM, DON'T SUPPORT THIS AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS AZURA AND THEN DAVE SHUKLA VOICE, WE TAKE YOUR SEAT. THIS WHOLE COUNCIL IS PATHETIC LOSERS WHO DO NOT DO NOT DESERVE THEIRS TO BE IN THESE SEATS OVER 730 PEOPLE. MARY, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY VOTES AWAY YOU WERE FROM LOSING YOUR SEAT? DUMB B***H. 25 DUMB B***H. THIS COUNCIL CLAIMS TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUN WHEN THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS REX. I BELIEVE THOSE WERE YOUR WORDS. UM, YET EACH ONE OF YOU WENT AGAINST CLOSE TO 800 PEOPLE. NOT ONLY THOSE THAT SIGNED, BUT ALSO THAT WERE HERE TO SPEAK. YOU WENT AGAINST AN, UH, IN OPPOSITION TO LIMITING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. MARY, YOUR WHOLE ARGUMENT IS ABOUT DISABLED PEOPLE AND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS. YET MANY OF THOSE EXACT SAME PEOPLE WERE IN THESE CHAMBERS SCREAMING AT YOU ALONG WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES ALREADY STATING THAT THIS IS CURRENT IN CURRENT RULES THAT YOU CAN MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT IS ALSO OUTLINED WITHIN THE A DA FOR THAT EXACT PURPOSE, WHICH PROVES YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR DISABILITY COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS YOU THINK YOU DO OR CLAIM THAT YOU DO. UM, TUA, YOUR ARGUMENT WAS A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE IN YOUR DI WAS ABOUT MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT HAD THREE JOBS, UM, AND ALSO ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE US GOVERNMENT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR NEXT, THEY WERE, YOUR A SPEAKER IS DAVE SHUKLA AND THEN JOIN GARA. SO, UM, TALK ABOUT [02:15:01] ALSO ICE F**K. ICE. THANK YOU. YOU WANT ABOUT TALK ABOUT YOU AND TRAVEL NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. TALK ABOUT ICE YOU NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOME AS ORWELLIAN, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER PARABLES IN MIND. IN KAFKA'S, BEFORE THE LAW, A MAN FINDS THE DOOR OF THE LAW OPEN WITH A GATEKEEPER WHO TELLS HIM HE CAN'T ENTER, YET THE MAN WAITS HIS WHOLE LIFE. THIS ORDINANCE BUILDS THAT BUILDS THAT DOOR WITH CONFUSION AS A FEATURE, NOT A BUG. OUR GATEKEEPER, THE MAYOR, MAY REDUCE SPEAKING TIMES WITH NO MINIMUM AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE 90 MINUTE CAP. THERE'S NO STANDARD FOR PEOPLE TO FOLLOW AND IT'S JUST A POWER GRAB BY A GATEKEEPER. SO RESIDENTS CAN'T KNOW AND PREPARE FOR THE THEIR SPEAKING. IN TIME. IN ALICE, IN WONDERLAND, THE QUEEN OF HEARTS DEMANDS SENTENCE FIRST VERDICT AFTERWARDS. THIS ORDINANCE DEMANDS THAT THE PUBLIC SPEAK AHEAD OF THE STAFF PRESENTATION AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION. IN ANIMAL FARM, THE COMMANDMENTS GET REPAINTED EVERY NIGHT AND THE PEOPLE ARE GASLIT ABOUT THE COMMANDMENTS. THIS IS THE CITY'S FAQ. IT CALLS THREE MINUTES A QUOTE STARTING ALLOTMENT, BUT IT IS ONLY THE MAXIMUM. THIS FAQ NEVER MENTIONS THE MAYOR'S DUTY TO QUOTE STRICTLY ENFORCE WHATEVER TIME IS SET. IT SAYS THE AGENDA DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE POSTED IN ADVANCE, BUT THE CODE REQUIRES ONLY THAT THE PRESENTATION VISUALS BE FILED WITH THE CLERK, WHICH IS DIFFERENT IN THE WIZARD OF OZ. EVERYTHING IS INTENTIONALLY OPAQUE BECAUSE THE LEADERS FEAR WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SEE IF THEY KNEW THE TRUTH. VOTE NO ON THE SHAMEFUL ORDINANCE. NEXT SPEAKER, DAVE SHUKLA AND THEN JOANNE GARCA. AND THE NEXT SPEAKERS AFTER THAT ARE ANNE CANTRELL, TARA CUMINS, TARA RICKY, GINNY GONZALEZ, ANTHONY HOLMES, LESLIE, GOLDMAN, SEYMOUR. COMMENTS, SAM WISE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. LOL AND ERIC G IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. DAVE SLA. THANK YOU CITY CLERK. UM, I'VE WRITTEN A RESPONSE TO THE FACT, UH, THAT WAS POSTED ON THE, UH, CITY MEETINGS WEBPAGE VERY PROMINENTLY. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO QUESTION WHETHER THAT IS THE WORK PRODUCT OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. UM, I'M GONNA SWERVE HERE AND SAY SOMETHING THAT MOST OF YOU WON'T EXPECT, WHICH IS THAT I BELIEVE IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO DO BETTER. YES. I THINK THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS IS A FETA ACCOMPLI IS SELF PERPETUATING AND SELF-LIMITING AND, UH, NOT VERY BECOMING OF, UH, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. I THINK IT IS PERFECTLY WITHIN YOUR POWER TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND SAY, DAVE, WE GOT THIS WRONG. WE CAN DO IT BETTER. UH, PLEASE LET, LET ME HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. UM, I HAVE HAD, UH, SINCE 2020, MY OWN REASONS FOR COMING TO THESE MEETINGS. UH, EACH AND EVERY TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE, EACH AND EVERY TIME THAT I'M IN TOWN, UM, THEY HAVE TO DO WITH CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL LOSS AND BETRAYAL, UM, BY MEMBERS, UH, WHO USED TO OCCUPY, UH, THE SEATS THAT YOU NOW DO. AND I, FOR THE MOST PART HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL IS BETTER. TONIGHT'S YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW IT OR TO SET YOURSELF UP FOR A VERY COSTLY LAWSUIT AND POTENTIAL RECALLS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE IN OPPOSITION OF ITEM 25 ON THE AGENDA. RESTRICTING PUBLIC COMMENT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DETRIMENTS TO OUR DEMOCRACY. ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2020, WHILE I SERVED ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A RACIAL INEQUITY AND RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE. WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LINES SPOKEN TO REGAIN TRUST IN CITY GOVERNMENT. THESE WORDS RESONATED. WE DIDN'T FEEL HEARD OR SERVED. NOW, SIX YEARS LATER, THAT'S TRUE MORE THAN EVER. WE OFTEN THINK OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN WE THINK OF THE EROSION OF OUR DEMOCRACY. HOWEVER, THE ACTIONS OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT MIMIC THE ACTIONS IN THE PLAYBOOK UNDER DIFFERENT SPOTS. STIFLING PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT THE ACTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO VALUE AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY. I KNOW EACH OF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO ACCOMPLISH [02:20:01] THE EFFICIENCIES WITHOUT SACRIFICING. ONE OF THE THINGS THIS COUNTRY HOLDS MOST DEAR, THE ABILITY TO SPEAK FREELY. YOU DON'T NEED TO PERMANENTLY ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK FOR MOST. TO BE INCLUSIVE OF OTHERS. THE NEED OF A FEW TO SPEAK AT A CERTAIN TIME DOESN'T MEAN I SHOULDN'T GET TO SPEAK AT THE TIME OF AN AGENDA ITEM. AND VICE VERSA, WE CAN HAVE BOTH. THIS IS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION FAIL. YOUR VOTE SHOULD ALIGN TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY. NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNE CANTRELL. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. ANNE CANTRELL, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. ANN CANTRELL. ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, DISCUSSION ON A MOTION COMES AFTER THE MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING BEFORE THE MOTION IS MADE. THIS APPEARS TO BE ILLEGAL AND PUTS THE PUBLIC AT A BIG DISADVANTAGE. NUMBER ONE, THE PUBLIC WILL NOT HAVE SEEN THE STAFF REPORT, WHICH MAY DIFFER FROM THAT IN THE AGENDA. NUMBER TWO, THE MAKER OF THE MOTION MAY MAKE A DIFFERENT MOTION FROM THE ONE SUGGESTED, BUT NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION WILL BE ALLOWED. NUMBER THREE, THE COUNCIL MUST REMEMBER EVERY PUBLIC ARGUMENT AND DISCUSSION MADE SOMETIMES HOURS BEFORE. NUMBER FOUR, THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK ON A NUMBER OF AGENDA ITEMS. THEY WILL BE FORCED TO CRAM ALL OF THEM INTO 60 TO 90 SECONDS. NUMBER FIVE, THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO SPEAK ON ZOOM WILL BE PUNISHED BY HAVING NO FACE, ONLY A VOICE. PLEASE TAKE THIS ORDINANCE BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FIND A WAY TO FOLLOW SB 7 0 7 TO ALLOW MORE NOT LESS PUBLIC INPUT. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, TARA RIGG, AND THEN JENNY GONZALEZ AND ANTHONY HOLMES. GOOD EVENING. I WANT YOU ALL TO LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE HERE TONIGHT. DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND BELIEFS, BUT WE ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON. WE LOVE OUR CITY. WE LOVE LONG BEACH, AND WE CARE ENOUGH TO SHOW UP AND HOLD OUR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE. AND WHAT DO WE GET IN RETURN? IN ORDINANCE DESIGNED TO HEAR LESS FROM US. LAST WEEK, OVERWHELMING PUBLIC OPPOSITION WAS MET WITH SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD ANYWAYS. YOU ARGUE RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO STAY LATE AT CITY HALL YET MOST SUPPORTERS SPOKE REMOTELY THROUGH ZOOM. SO WHY AREN'T WE EXPANDING ACCESSIBILITY INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING PARTICIPATION? THESE MEETINGS ARE FUNDED BY OUR TAX DOLLARS. YET YOU'RE TREATING PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE A BOX TO CHECK BEFORE MOVING ON WITH YOUR AGENDA. YES. AND FRANKLY, IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW LITTLE EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO DISGUISE WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING HERE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT EFFICIENCY. THIS IS ABOUT A CORRUPTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS HAPPENING IN PLAIN SIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN INCONVENIENCE, IT IS ACCOUNTABILITY. YOU WORK FOR US AND IF YOU DON'T WANNA WORK, THEN THIS ISN'T A JOB FOR YOU BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH DESERVE BETTER. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JENNY GONZALEZ. JENNY GONZALEZ. AFTER GINNY IS ANTHONY HOLMES AND THEN LESLIE GOLDMAN AND SEYMOUR COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING. UH, CITY COUNCIL AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNY GONZALEZ. I LIVE IN THE NINTH DISTRICT. I'M A CPA AND A REAL ESTATE AGENT. ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS, FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN OPPOSITE BUT EQUAL REACTION. WHAT WILL BE THE OPPOSITE? OPPOSITE REACTION TO CITY COUNCIL? DOING SOMETHING AS DRASTIC AS CUTTING PUBLIC COMMENT. IT MIGHT BE CIVIL UNREST. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOUR FAMILIES COME FIRST. IF FAMILY COMMITMENTS MAKE YOU A DISTRACTED COUNCIL MEMBER, THEN RESIGN AND GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY. I HAVE A DAUGHTER AT HOME WHO REQUIRES 24 7 CARE. I HAVE CARED FOR HER FOR 24 YEARS. I HAVE RESIGNED TWO JOBS IN ORDER TO KEEP MY COMMITMENT TO MY DAUGHTER. IT WAS WELL WORTH THE SACRIFICE. [02:25:03] UM, I'M ALSO, UM, UH, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE DISRESPECTFUL WAY THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS SPEAK TO THE, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL I THINK IS DISRESPECTFUL AND I WISH THAT THEY COULD, UH, SPEAK IN A MORE PEACEFUL MANNER. BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT I I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THIS IS WHY I'M HERE. UM, I PROPOSE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT BE EXTENDED BY ONE MINUTE FOR EVERY PERCENTAGE POINT. THAT'S, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, JENNY. I WISH EVERYBODY COULD HAMILTON PEACE. THANK YOU JENNY. TAKE CARE. NEXT SPEAKER IS ANTHONY HOLMES AND THEN LESLIE GOLDMAN THEM TAKING OUR RIGHTS IS DISRESPECTFUL TO US. YEP. AGREED. THEY DON'T DESERVE OUR RESPECT BACK. YES, MA'AM. I CAME HERE TO SUPPORT ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TODAY. I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, BUT HEY, I'M HERE. RIGHT , YOU KNOW, PROTECT PUBLIC COMMENTS. JUSTICE FOR NOLAN WOOD WELLS, UM, PROTECT BLACK WORKERS ALWAYS. AND I JUST WANT TO AS MARY'S IN DEJA DARRYL AL, UM, DR. LEY, ROBERT YANGA UA. AND I KNOW JONI RICK'S NOT HERE, BUT IS RICK Y'ALL PIMPS? DAMN. I JUST WANNA KNOW. AND YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WRITE NOTHING DOWN, SO LET ME WATCH MY WORDS BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE PUT UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT WORK RELATED . UM, BUT AGAIN, PROTECT BLACK WORKERS AND PROTECT PUBLIC COMMENTS. WOO. LESLIE GOLDMAN HERE. I'M HELLO AGAIN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I THINK YOU NEED A BETTER MICROPHONE FOR THE PUBLIC. IT'S NOT AS LOUD AS YOURS, BUT I'M HERE, LESLIE GOLDMAN TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATE ON THE PETITION. STOP LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL FROM SUPPRESSING PUBLIC COMMENTS. TODAY I SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK, UM, THE NUMBER OF 1200 SIGNATURES. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 1,248. SORRY, IT'S HARD TO BREATHE WITH THIS MASK ON. AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, I DON'T THINK THAT THE PETITION WAS GIVEN THE WEIGHT THAT IT DESERVES. SO I NEED TO IMPRESS UPON YOU THAT THIS IS A FORMAL REQUEST MADE BY 12 OF HUNDRED AND 48 PEOPLE. WE'RE THE SIGNERS OF THIS DOCUMENT. I DON'T THINK YOU HEARD US LAST WEEK. SO I WANT YOU TO SEE IT. UM, THE SIGNERS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE ARE FORMALLY PETITIONING YOU. EACH OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS WE'RE ASKING, WE'RE, WE'RE PETITIONING YOU TO RESPECT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OVERWHELMING PUBLIC OPPOSITION AND TO REJECT THE ORDINANCE AS REVISED. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PUT THE PUBLIC INTEREST ABOVE YOUR OWN AND VOTE NO ON ITEM 25. THERE SHOULD BE A REVIEW OF ANY CHANGES YOU MAKE IN THREE MONTHS. AND THE, IF YOU DO, IF YOU READ THE, THE, THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT THE CITY READS, A NUMBER OF THE WRITTEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT DURING WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM ARE READ, NOT AT THE RIGHT. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO THAT. RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT DURING THE ITEM. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. SEYMOUR, CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF IN ZOOM? SEYMOUR, IF YOU ARE IN ZOOM, CAN YOU PLEASE PUT YOUR THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. SEYMOUR, IF YOU ARE IN ZOOM, CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF? THIS IS ON SAM WISE, MADAM CLERK, WHO'S THE NEXT SPEAKER? SEYMOUR IS IN ZOOM. WE'RE NOT GETTING SA RESPONSE. WE CAN OKAY. IN ZOOM. HE'S NOT RESPONDING IN ZOOM. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER AND COME BACK. SAM WISE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. STAR NINE. I THINK SAM MOORE IS IN PERSON. COME TO THE LECTERN. UH, IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW RELENTLESSLY YOU KEEP TRYING TO STEAL TIME FROM US. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO BE HERE. IF WE WEREN'T HERE TO SPEAK, YOU WOULD CUT HOURS AT THE LIBRARY OR CUT FUNDS TO THE FIRE STATION, [02:30:01] WHICH YOU DID. OR CUT FUNDING FOR UNION JOBS, WHICH YOU ALSO DID. OR REMOVE A LOCAL BUSINESS AND REPLACE IT WITH A BIG CORPORATION, WHICH YOU ALSO DID JUST LAST WEEK. YOU'RE ALREADY NOT LISTENING TO YOUR PUBLIC, WHICH IS THE HEART OF THIS CITY THAT YOU'RE SO PROUDLY TOTING AS VIBE CITY. YOU OBVIOUSLY NEED US TO TELL YOU WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND YOU WANNA GIVE US LESS TIME. THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY BAD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN AN ITEM IS CALLED. IT SHOULD CLOSE AT LEAST AFTER A PRESENTATION HAS BEEN READ. PREFERABLY, IF THERE'S STILL PEOPLE IN LINE TO SPEAK, ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN ANY TIME BEFORE THE LAST SPEAKER HAS FINISHED. THIS WOULD ACTUALLY INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IF THAT WAS TRULY YOUR INTENDED GOAL. BUT THIS ITEM WILL ONLY INHIBIT OUR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, THE COUNCIL. THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS ALREADY INEFFICIENT AND THIS ITEM IS AN OUTRIGHT ATTACK ON OUR RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOUR JOB IS TO REPRESENT US AND WE NEED TO BE HEARD. SO VOTE NO ON AGENDA ITEM 25, NEXT SPEAKER. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AND THEN LOL AND ERIC G. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. LO, L AND ERIC G. HELLO. SO I'M HERE AGAIN TO TRY TO APPEAL TO YOUR COMMON SENSE, TO YOUR RIGHT, UH, TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH. APPARENTLY THAT HASN'T WORKED, NEITHER FOR THE PETITION OR THE THOUSANDS OF LETTERS OR COMMENTS THAT WERE SENT. SO NOW I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SELF-PRESERVATION. SAVE YOUR OWN JOBS, BUT LITERALLY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE NOT LISTENING TO ANYTHING ELSE, DARYL, I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT YOU. NORMALLY I HAVEN'T AGREED WITH A LOT OF YOUR VOTING IN THE PAST. 'CAUSE NOT SAME AGENDA, BUT YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE COMMON SENSE IN YOUR CONSTITUENTS. SEEM TO BELIEVE IN YOU. 'CAUSE YOU SEND OUT YOUR NEWSLETTER EVERY WEEK LIKE CLOCKWORK. YOU RESPOND TO YOUR RESIDENTS, BUT YOU'RE NOT RESPONDING TO THEM. YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO THEM. WHY DO YOU THINK REX IS HAVING YOU DO HIS DIRTY WORK? HE CAN WIPE HIS HANDS AND SAYING, I HAVE NOTHING. CAN YOU LOOK AT ME, REX WHILE I'M TALKING AND NOT YOUR PHONE? THAT'D BE GREAT. THANKS. DUMB AS SO. WHY ARE YOU GONNA HANG UP YOUR CAREER? IS THIS THE HILL YOU WANNA DIE ON? DARRELL YOUR OWN POLITICAL SUICIDE BY SUPPORTING THIS AGENDA? AND YOU CAN DO THE RIGHT THING TONIGHT. WITHDRAW. WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION. WITHDRAW. BE STRONG. LIKE CHRISTINA DUGGAN WAS, SHE REALIZED HER MOTION WASN'T GOOD BACK IN JUNE AND SHE VOTED AGAINST IT. HELL YEAH. SO WHY DON'T YOU DO THE SAME SAVE YOUR OWN CAREER. DON'T WORRY ABOUT REX. 'CAUSE REX IS LOOKING OUT FOR REX. REX WILL ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR REX. SO SAVE YOUR JOBS. AND SHOULD MARY BE VOTING? I MEAN IF THERE'S CON CONCERNS ABOUT CAMPAIGN MISS FRAUD OR ANYTHING, SHOULD SHE ACTUALLY BE VOTING RIGHT NOW? PERIOD. AND FOR ANG NICE PARTYING GIFT, THIS IS YOUR LEGACY. I KNOW TANYA'S RUNNING FOR WATER DISTRICT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T WIN. NO MORE ONGS IN LONG BEACH POLITICS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS LOL ERIC G AND THEN MEGAN O'CONNOR. JOE WEINSTEIN, MATT GOLDMAN, LOL. IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF NOT ERIC G MEGAN O'CONNOR. JOE WEINSTEIN F*****G RAPIST. A SEXUAL ASSAULT RIGHT THERE B***H. ALRIGHT, UM, LET'S STOP INTERRUPTING PUBLIC COMMENT. WHO KISSES AT US, PLEASE ISSUE A WARNING. PLEASE ISSUE A WARNING FOR YOUR WRONG WHO BLOW KISSES AT CLERK. AND I'M GONNA F*****G, I'M GONNA MAKE IT A COMPLAINT. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING. F**K YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT. ERIC. UH, UH, ERIC GARCIA, ORGANIZING PROGRAM DIRECTOR. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST ITEM 25. UH, MANY A TIMES WE'VE COME IN HERE WITH OVER 10 MEMBERS READY TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND IT'S THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. UH, FOLKS HAVE HAD TO LEAVE DUE TO CONFLICTS AND COMMITMENTS. SO BELIEVE ME WHEN WE HEAR YOU THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH MORE CONVENIENT IT'LL BE TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING, BUT IT'S NOT IN LINE WITH DEMOCRATIC VALUES. AND LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC IS SUCH A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF YOUR JOBS. Y'ALL CHOSE THIS, IT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR SO MANY OF OUR PEOPLE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE FIRST STEP TO MORE ROBUST CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS. THEY COME TO COUNCIL, THEY FEEL HEARD. AND IN SOME CASES YOU ALL HAVE CHANGED YOUR OPINIONS BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC COUNCIL. MM-HMM . OR BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND SO FOR US, THAT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP. AND WE'VE LEARNED THAT OUR FOLKS GROW WHEN THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SO MUCH MORE. AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS JUST THE ENTRYWAY. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, I FOLKS HAVE HAD GREAT SUGGESTIONS. UH, UH, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THEM. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY TOO IS LIKE, IF YOU ALL TRULY, TRULY TAKE YOURSELF SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO THINK THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING OTHER PEOPLE, THEN REPRESENT THEM. AND LISTENING TO THEM IS SUCH A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THAT. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN O'CONNOR. JOE WEINSTEIN. MATT GOLDMAN, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [02:35:04] IS MEGAN O'CONNOR IN THE AUDIENCE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND THEN JOE AND THEN MATT, LAST WEEK IN DEFENSIVE ITEM 25, MY COUNCILWOMAN THRASH AND TOOK, STATED THAT HER CONSTITUENTS WERE TOO SCARED TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS IN PERSON. . I'M CURIOUS WHY THAT CONCERN WAS DIRECTED AT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RATHER THAN PROMPTING ANY EXAMINATION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF ATTENDING CITY COUNCIL ITSELF. BECAUSE I AGREE IT CAN BE SCARY TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. THERE ARE ARMED POLICE STATIONED AT ALL ENTRANCES, ENTRANCES, AND EXITS. WE'RE LET IN ONE AT A TIME. OUR BAGS ARE SEARCHED, WE'RE PUT THROUGH METAL DETECTORS. AND TODAY, BY MY COUNT, THERE HAVE BEEN SIX PEOPLE WITH GUNS IN THIS ROOM ALONE. IT IS AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW OF FORCE AND A POTENT REMINDER THAT WE BEST WATCH OUR TONE IN FRONT OF OUR BETTERS. A REMINDER THAT IS UNDERSCORED BY THE REVISIONS MEMORIALIZED BY ITEM 25, SPEAKING AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS A CIVIC RIGHT AND CURRENTLY ONE OF THE LEAST SCARY THINGS TO DO IN LONG BEACH AS ICE GANGS ARE DISAPPEARING PEOPLE AND TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORS. BUT, OH, A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR POOR, POOR NEWPORT BEACH. THE TRUE LACK OF DECORUM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IS HOW LITTLE CONCERN I SEE FROM THE PEOPLE SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. YOUR EMPTY PLATITUDES, LONG SIZE AND LACK OF ACTION OR CARE ARE A DISCREDIT TO YOURSELVES, THE CITY AND ALL OF US. AND AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN, SINCE YOU'VE DESCRIBED ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS AS LEISURE TIME, I ASSUME YOU WON'T BE EXPECTING A SALARY FOR YOURS. NEXT SPEAKER JOE AND THEN MATT, THAT FROM LAST WEEK'S DISCUSSION, IF NOT EARLIER, WE LEARNED TWO THINGS THAT AS A COUNCIL, YOU HAVE TWO OBLIGATIONS IN REGARDS PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL, TO HEAR THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS. SECOND OF ALL, TO HEAR THE PUBLIC WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT, THESE ARE NOT CONTRADICTORY REQUIREMENTS. THE TROUBLE WITH THIS ITEM IS THAT IT PRESUMES THAT IF YOU LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THEIR CONVENIENCE, THEN YOU CAN DISPENSE WITH YOUR OBLIGATION TO LISTEN ON ACTUAL AGENDA ITEMS. AND IF, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ACTUAL BUSINESS, GETTING THE AGENDA ITEMS RIGHT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN RECENT MONTHS SHOWS THAT YOU CANNOT TRUST YOUR STAFF TO BRING YOU ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY NEED. AS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN DECEMBER 24, ONLY A PUBLIC SPEAKER POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION YOU WERE ABOUT TO TAKE WAS NOT LEGAL AND WOULD INVOLVE THE CITY IN LEGAL TROUBLES. AS A A MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU PASS 25 HERE TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE INVOLVED NOT ONLY IN ONE LAWSUIT, BUT IN POTENTIALLY IN EVERY, ON EVERY DECISION THAT YOU MAKE THAT YOU DID NOT FOLLOW THE LEGALLY REQUIRED PROCESS OF INVOLVEMENT. YOU COULD BE SUED. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT GOLDMAN, THEN DEES, CAROLYN ESSEX FEE. RAY GLI, B DE LA TORE CARMEN AND TAMA. MATT. GOOD EVENING. MATT GOLDMAN, DISTRICT FOUR. UM, I WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND I REALLY DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE BACK HERE THIS WEEK. I FOUGHT THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO, WHO SPOKE AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE NOW OVER 1200 PEOPLE SIGNING A PETITION, THREE OF YOUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS RATIONALLY EXPLAINING OPTIONS TO THIS ORDINANCE. I THOUGHT MAYBE NAIVELY THAT, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO SWAY THE VOTE TO KNOW, BUT I WAS WRONG. SO HERE I AM. UM, I'VE BEEN IN LONG BEACH ABOUT 20 YEARS. THE COMMUNITY IS GREAT, WELCOMING, OPEN, AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, COUNCIL HAS KIND OF REPRESENTED THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THAT NOW. UM, I THINK IF YOU, IF YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE, IT'S A DANGER, IT'S A DANGEROUS STEP FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. IN SOME WAYS IT MAKES US, US A LITTLE MORE LIKE OUR NEIGHBOR ACCOUNTING TO THE SOUTH OF US. BUT, UM, IT'S ALSO A SLAP IN THE FACE OF DEMOCRACY. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A DANGEROUS STEP. UM, SO I RESPECTFULLY [02:40:01] URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS DEES AND THEN CAROLYN ESSEX. SHE GOES, I BELIEVE YOU GOT SKIPPED. LOL NO, YOU GUYS DIDN'T SKIP IT. WE CALLED HER EARLIER IN THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. SHE WAS NOT IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE TIME. THAT'S ME. OKAY, GO AHEAD. WE'LL TAKE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. GO FOR IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT DECIDED TO TAKE OUR WAY OUTTA DEMOCRACY. I'VE LIVED IN LONG BEACH FOR 30 YEARS, DISTRICT SEVEN, SO IT JUST PAINS ME EVEN MORE THAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE FOR THE PAST DECADE HAVE BEEN JUST PUTTING DISTRICT SEVEN INTO THE DIRT. AND THAT'S GONNA BE YOUR LEGACY. WHEN YOU GO, WHENEVER YOU CROAK OR WHATEVER, YOU HAVE NO BALLS, NO SPINE, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A CHILD, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A CHILD WHEN MONTHS AGO, YOU TRY TO SCOLD US BY TELLING US TO ACT LIKE AN ADULT AND ACT MATURE. YEP. YOU SCOLDED ME FOR MENTIONING YOUR SON. I APOLOGIZED TO YOUR FACE. YOU NEVER APOLOGIZED DIRECTLY TO ME WHEN I WENT BACK AGAIN. IN FACT, YOU SAID, F**K YOU TO ME. AND MONTHS LATER, YOU STILL CONTINUE THIS BEHAVIOR OF A CHILD, THIS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, TO WHICH EVERYONE SEEMS TO TAKE WHAT ADMIRAL AND ADMIRATION FOR. I JUST WANNA FINISH THAT WITH TAKING AWAY OUR TIME. THESE NEXT MONTHS ARE GONNA BE VERY DIRE DUE TO MAGA AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF REGIME. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH ICE. AND IF LVPD DOESN'T WANNA HELP, THEN THEY COULD GET OUT THE WAY AND WE'LL RUN THEM OVER AS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT SPEAKER IS CAROLYN ESSEX, AND THEN FEE RAY GCH AND ZOOM. GREETINGS EVERYONE. UH, MAYOR RICHARDSON AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CAROLYN ESSEX. I'M IN DISTRICT ONE. UH, MANY OF US ARE HERE, UH, EVERY TUESDAY, NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT OUR A BUT AS ADVOCATES FOR RESIDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND BECAUSE OF WORK, FAMILY OBLIGATIONS, DISABILITIES, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. WE ARE ADVOCATES. WE ARE TAXPAYERS, WE ARE CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE PART OF THIS GOVERNMENT, AND WE CARE ABOUT, UH, HOW OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING USED. ESPECIALLY ALL OF THESE YOUNG SINGLE PEOPLE HERE. UH, THEIR GROSS ANNUAL PAY IS ESTIMATED. YOU KNOW, UM, HERE ARE SOME OF THE FIGURES. 30,000, 12 TO 16%, UH, 40,000, 15, AND 19%, 50,000, 18 TO 22%. UH, SO BEFORE WE ELIMINATE A PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, WE SHOULD, UH, REMEMBER THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON IT, THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT YOU ACTUALLY, AND ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE CARRYING SOME OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL TAX BURDENS. PLEASE MAKE CITY HALL A PLACE WHERE EVERY RESIDENT KNOWS THEIR VOICE IS, UH, MATTERS. KEEP THE SECOND PUBLIC A COMMENT FOR US AND IN YOUR MEETINGS BY 9:00 PM THAT'S HOW YOU CUT OVER TIME AND GET HOME AT A SEMI-DECENT HOUR. WOO. NEXT SPEAKER FEE. GOOD JOB, KAREN. I'M A MOTHER. I MAKE TIME TO RESEARCH AND SHOW UP TO THESE MEETINGS. LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A LOT OF GASLIGHTING FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL SAYING PEOPLE WERE TOO SCARED TO ATTEND OR IS INACCESSIBLE TO OTHER FA FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT'S RIDICULOUS. I THOUGHT THE ZOOM CALL, ZOOM CALL WAS TO HELP THAT. UH, GETTING RID OF ALL THIS PAGEANTRY PHOTO OPS AND THE THANK YOU CIRCLE JERKS THAT YOU ALL DO. UM, YOU GUYS CAN DO THAT ON YOUR OWN TIME. SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU GUYS ALL HAVE THAT. YOU ARE EMBARRASSINGLY TRYING TO REMOVE A DEMOCRATIC RIGHT TO SPEAK IN OUR CITY DURING DARK TIMES. AS WE BATTLE FASCISM ON THE RISE, I THINK IT'S VITAL TO HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS ON EACH ITEM, ESPECIALLY NOW, HEARING FROM YOUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY. IF YOU AREN'T HERE TO LISTEN ACTIVELY ADDRESS THESE I THESE PROBLEMS. YOU DON'T REPRESENT US. I HAVE TO ADMIT, AGENDA ITEMS ARE VERY CRYPTIC, WHICH I ASSUME IS BY DESIGN. YES, YOU DON'T MAKE INFORMATION EASILY ACCESSIBLE, SHOWING UP AND HEARING TO [02:45:01] COMMUNITY SPEAK AS THE BEST WAY TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING. HERE YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES, AND THIS IS VALUABLE TIME FOR US. THESE TIMES ARE IMPORTANT TO US, DO BETTER BECAUSE LONG BEACH, UH, THE VIBE WILL BE RESISTANCE. WOO. NEXT SPEAKER IS RAY GCH AND ZOOM. RAY GCH. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY POINTS REMAIN THE SAME. IF YOU TRULY SUPPORT AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WELCOMES ALL PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS, THEN DON'T IGNORE THE LETTER YOU RECEIVED DATED TODAY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT REPRESENTS OVER 1100 LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE PETITION NOW SIGNED BY OVER 1200 INDIVIDUAL LONG BEACH CITIZENS. THE HUNDREDS OF WRITTEN COMMENTS YOU'VE RECEIVED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, YOU CAN ALLOW FOR BOTH TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS. PLEASE VOTE ACCORDINGLY. YOU RAN FOR THE OFFICE YOU RAN TO REPRESENT ALL CITIZENS OF LONG BEACH. BE RESPECTFUL OF THE PROCESS, INCREASE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RUDE DISRUPTIONS AND VOTE TO ALLOW THE MAJORITY OF RESPECTFUL CITIZENS TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE DISABLED, THE SENIORS, THE YOUTH, THE YOUNG FAMILIES, AND THE REST OF US WHO WANT TO MAKE THE TIME TO BE THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. NEXT SPEAKER IS B DE LA TORE, AND THEN CARMEN TAMA KAT MAYS, ELLIE FB, NINA, SLAYER. D IF YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE LECTERN IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME. NEXT SPEAKER. B DE LA TORE. ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE? I THINK SHE'S NOT GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. CARMEN, I'M CARMEN. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY. I'M BACK AGAIN THIS WEEK BECAUSE NOT ALL OF YOU HEARD ME LAST WEEK. COUNCIL MEMBER NANUK, I'M NOT HERE DURING MY LEISURE TIME. I HAVE GIVEN UP YET ANOTHER DAY'S WAGE TO ADDRESS YOU HERE TODAY. AND FOR YOU TO INSINUATE THAT I AM HERE ON MY LEISURE TIME IS INSULTING SHAME AND COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. SHAME. FURTHERMORE, BEFORE SOME OF YOU EVER EVEN MOVED TO LONG BEACH, I WOULD DRAG MY SCHOOL AGE CHILD TO COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE HE WOULD SIT AND WORK ON HIS HOMEWORK WITHOUT ISSUE WHILE I WAITED FOR MY TIME TO SPEAK SIMULTANEOUSLY, GIVING HIM A LESSON IN CIVIL ENGAGEMENT. HAVING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILDREN IS NO EXCUSE FOR TRYING TO SILENCE THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. I SPENT MANY HOURS OF MY OWN COLLEGE DAYS DRIVING HOME FROM ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, DOING HOMEWORK. WHEN SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT, ONE FINDS SOLUTIONS. STUDENTS WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL CAN FIND A WAY TO DO SO. THERE IS NO NEED TO USE THEM AS AS AN EXCUSE TO SILENCE US. SO I SAY ONCE AGAIN, IF DOING YOUR ELECTRIC RESPONSIBILITIES INTERFERES WITH YOUR LEISURE TIME, IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO STEP DOWN. YES. STEP DOWN. LISTEN TO US, REPRESENT US. NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMA. TAMA. ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE? KAT MAYS. ELLIE E FB. IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN, TAMA KAT MAYS, ELLIE E FB, CAT MAZE. ELLIE, HOWDY. UH, EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS ITEM 25 IS A COWARD AND UNDESERVING OF PUBLIC SERVICE. LET'S JUST GET THAT OUTTA THE WAY. WHO HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THIS? RAISE YOUR HANDS. NO ONE, NOBODY. EXCELLENT. YOU CAN TAKE A BLOODY HINT. YOU REALLY CAN. IT SEEMS ONLY COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEGAN AND ALAN AND KERR SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ACTUAL DUTIES HERE. AND I FIND THAT REALLY KIND OF ASTOUNDING. AND THE BEST WAY TO HEAR FROM FEWER OF US IS TO DO A BETTER JOB. IF YOU WANNA HEAR FROM FEWER OF US, START REPRESENTING US BETTER AND PUTTING OUR ACTUAL INTERESTS FIRST. YOU CAN EASILY IGNORE AT LETTERS OR EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS. I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS DO IT. I WORK FOR THE CITY. BUT YOU CAN'T EASILY IGNORE THE [02:50:01] VOICES OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMING UP DAY AFTER DAY TO THE SAME PODIUM TO TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO DO BETTER AND TO BRING THINGS TO YOUR ATTENTION. YOU JUST CAN'T IGNORE OUR VOICES. YOU CAN IGNORE OUR CALLS, YOU CAN IGNORE OUR EMAILS, BUT YOU CAN'T IGNORE OUR PRESENCE. SO THE POWER OF THIS PODIUM LIES WITH US, NOT WITH YOU GUYS, WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM US. AND THAT IS THE REASON THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SACRIFICE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT FOR YOUR TEMPORARY MINIMAL COMFORT. SO I JUST WANNA REMIND YOU ONE LAST THING. THE MORE YOU SILENCE US, THE MORE YOU RADICALIZE US. AND THAT IS NOT IN YOUR INTEREST. WOO. ARE Y'ALL PREPARED? UH, DARREL, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BAD IDEA. , YOU'RE, YOU'RE BE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS MAN. SOWELL, TOO. DR. DR. SORO. I KNOW. I I KNOW. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO REAL BENEFIT TO THIS. THIS IS GONNA, THIS IS GONNA GET TIED UP IN LAWSUITS. YOU'VE SEEN THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC, UH, DISAPPROVAL FOR THIS. THERE'S NO WAY THIS IS NOT GONNA BE TAKEN TO COURT UNDER THE BROWN ACT. THIS IS NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE, UH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. IF THAT'S THE GOAL. LIKE PE PE PEOPLE ARE GONNA KEEP SHOWING UP SPECIFICALLY OUT OF OUTRAGE TO THIS. WE'VE SEEN THE SAME THING WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF POLICIES THAT, UH, THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS, HAS IMPLEMENTED OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. LIKE, ONCE YOU START RESTRICTING PEOPLE, THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THAT SUSTAINABLE IS TO KEEP PLACING MORE AND MORE RESTRICTIONS, WHICH AGAIN, ULTIMATELY WILL JUST OPEN UP MORE AND MORE BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS. OPEN UP MORE AND MORE LAWSUITS. UM, WELL SHUT UP DAVE LER REAL QUICK. THIS AMAZING DOUBLE-SIDED, VERY SMALL, UM, FAQ SHEET THAT HE MADE TO HELP, UM, EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW. THERE'S, IT JUST SHOWED UP ON THE AGENDA AS A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL CODE THINGS. SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PEOPLE, THE WORKING PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS WHEN THEY'RE, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED THE AGENDA THEMSELVES. THEY'RE, THANK YOU COMPLETELY. UN INCOMPREHENSIBLE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS FB AND THEN NINA SLAYER. NA, IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. HELLO KING MORICA AND QUEEN REX. UH, I WROTE THIS POEM SPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU. UH, PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM AGENDA NUMBER 25. UH, IT'S CALLED FORTUITOUS ENTERPRISES, BIG FAT MAN. WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? A WISH, A DREAM. A HOPE. YOUR BIG, FAT, SHINY SHOES LODGED UP MY RECTUM. SUCH PRESSURE. YOU FIGURE ME A DOPE. I'LL TAKE YOUR LODGE SHOE AND RAISE YOU A FINGER, A THUMB DOWN YOUR THROAT, AND TWO UP THE SPHINCTER. NOW TELL ME AGAIN, BIG FAT MAN, WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? CHOKE DOWN THAT DIGIT FIRST AND SWALLOW THOSE HEMORRHOIDS. 'CAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE 'EM. REX, YOU SIT A LOT. SWALLOW THOSE HEMORRHOIDS. BIG FAT MAN SELLING LIES, FOUND DEAD. READ ALL THE TABLOIDS. HOW DARE YOU LIKE, SIT HERE. YOU, YOU'VE HEARD THE PUBLIC, YOU'VE HEARD US FOR PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR. YOU KEEP INFRINGING UPON OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. YOU ARE, UH, YOU'RE ERODING ALL OF OUR, UH, CIVIL LIBERTIES AND YOU THINK WE'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE'RE GONNA KEEP SHOWING UP. YOU RESTRICT, WE SHOW UP. THE WHOLE POINT OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS SO WE CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE DOING A F*****G HORRIBLE JOB, WHICH YOU ARE. YOU REALLY ARE. AND URANGA, YOU'RE A F*****G DISGUSTING PIECE OF S**T. LISTEN, HOW DARE YOU BLOW KISSES AT US. YOU'RE F*****G DISGUSTING. AND EXCEPT DIE. I DUNNO. F*****G DIE. NEXT SPEAKER IS NINA, AND THEN SLAYER D AND NAH, CARICE MENDOZA AFTER THAT. AND THEN SEYMOUR, WHERE'S THE, YEAH. HELLO ALL. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE, BUT I'M CERTAIN THAT IT WILL NOT BE MY LAST DISCLAIMER. I KNOW MY SHIRT IS SHOCKING, BUT I DO NOT CONDONE VIOLENCE OR DEATH. I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHO THE KKK ARE, AND I'M SURE I DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN THAT. BUT AS A LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND A CHILD OF A SALVADOR WOMAN WHO WAS FORCED TO FLEE HER COUNTRY BACK IN THE EIGHTIES, I WAS TAUGHT WHAT OPPRESSION IS, LIMITING PUBLIC COMMENTS, BANNING BOOKS, OR SHOULD I SAY [02:55:01] BANNING OR CUTTING FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY LIBRARIES AND SEPARATING FAMILY, WHICH I, UM, SO YES, MY NAME IS NINA. I'VE BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN LONG BEACH LATELY. I HAVE BECOME A MORE AND MORE AWARE OF POLITICS. I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL ISSUES AND SPREADING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I CONSIDER MYSELF A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO TRIES TO REPRESENT THOSE THAT CAN'T REPRESENT THEMSELVES. AND I HOPE YOU ARE ALL TOO. WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT SPACE BEACH, I WAS DEVASTATED. I USED TO BE A STUDENT AT LBCC, AND NOW I'M AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH, AND I DREAMT I COULD BE A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER DOWN THE STREET. HOWEVER, NONE OF THOSE COMPANIES I WOULD EVER WANT TO WORK AT. I HAVE LEARNED A THING OR TWO ABOUT ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, AND I KNOW THESE COMPANIES WILL BRING IN HIGHER EARNING AEROSPACE ENGINEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BUT AS THEY MOVE IN, WHERE DO THE LOW INCOME FAMILIES GO? I'M GONNA SKIP SOME STUFF. . UM, I DON'T RECALL US BEING KNOWN FOR DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. AND YES, THAT LEADS TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WEAK AND VO VOICELESS. WHEN I SAY THE WEAK AND VOICELESS, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO GET KILLED BY THE WEAPONS MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANIES WITH SPACE SPEECH. SO YES, I'M A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. I'M A AND I'M FRUSTRATED AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW, I'M FRUSTRATED WITH MY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. PLEASE VOTE KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS SLAYER D AND THEN NA AND CARICE MENDOZA, AND THEN SEYMOUR, COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KI MENDOZA. I'M ONCE AGAIN SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT WAS ITEM 29 LAST WEEK AND IS NOW ITEM 25. WAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS CONFUSED. LAST WEEK I CAME HERE RIGHT FROM WORK, AND I CAME HERE RIGHT FROM WORK AGAIN TO SOME OF YOU ON COUNCIL, YOU SEE THAT AS LEISURE. I DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANNA GET RID OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR JOB SINCE THE MAJORITY OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO BE EFFICIENT AND BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW IDEAS. HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO. ONE, STOP SKIPPING THE LAST MEETING OF THE MONTH. DON'T, DON'T TAKE A FEW WEEKS OFF FOR SUMMER BREAK. AND FINALLY, DON'T WASTE OUR MONEY ON A BS STUDY TO CONVINCE A PRO SPORTS FRANCHISE TO MAKE ITS HOME IN A NEW STADIUM ALONG THE CITY'S WATERFRONT. REX RICHARDSON, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS PART-TIME. THE REASON YOU ARE ALL PART-TIME IS SO THAT YOU CAN BE ON THE COUNCIL AND THEN BE AMONGST US, THE PEOPLE AND HEAR WHAT WE WANT. IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT, GO FIND ANOTHER JOB. AND IF YOU DO, GOOD LUCK FINDING ANOTHER PART-TIME JOB IN LONG BEACH WITH FULL BENEFITS AND A PENSION. YES, VOTE NO ON 25. HELLO. NEXT SPEAKER IS SLAYER D. IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE AUDIENCE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO NA CHI AND THEN SEE MORE COMMENTS IS IN ZOOM. I'M GOOD. I GOT IT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE FRIEND LIKE, UH, MARY OUT THERE. SEND A LETTER. FAKE LETTER TO THE CITY. UM, I'M HERE TO SAY, DARRYL, I CAN'T SEE YOU. . I RESPECT YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS. I WORKED LONG WITH YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS, BUT YOU LET US DOWN. YEP. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY WORD TO SAY ABOUT THAT ONE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ARE THE ONE WHO BRING THE WHOLE CHAOS IN THIS S**T. TELL THEM ALL THAT RESPECT WENT OUT THE WINDOW. CHRISTINE DUGGAN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU KNOW MEGAN AND CINDY QUESTIONING YOU GUYS HOW YOU DID IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK. AND THAT LITTLE ONE RIGHT THERE, SORROW, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS. YEAH, HE SAT DOWN HERE, LISTENED TO YOU LAST TIME. YOU FA LIE AFTER LIE AFTER LIE AFTER LIE. REX, YOU'RE IN CHARGE ON THIS PLACE. YOU COULD HAVE DROPPED THE S**T OUT RIGHT AWAY NOW, BUT YOU CHOSE NOT TO DO IT. THIS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ANYBODY IN THE CITY EXCEPT YOU ALL RIGHT HERE. I'M NOT GONNA SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE REST BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST A F*****G KISS ASSES THAT OLD MAN NANGA, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS. YOU MADE A COMMENT LAST TIME, I'M NOT FEELING THIS AND THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT, IF NOT, GET THE F**K UP. MARY. THAT WAS A QUICK LIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THEY CAN COME IN HERE. LOOK AT [03:00:01] ME. I'M HERE NOW. RIGHT HERE. F**K YOU NEXT SPEAKER. SKYLAR D MY APOLOGIES, SKYLAR. SERIOUSLY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR JOBS, YOU CAN RESIGN. UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMIT FOR YOUR SUICIDE. UM, CLEARLY YOU WEREN'T LISTENING LAST WEEK WHEN YOU VOTED TO RESTRICT OUR VOICES, BUT YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TONIGHT. SO DO BETTER. UM, HEARD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW OFTEN YOU'RE RESTRICTING HOW WE, UH, TALK AND, UM, BUT YOU'RE ALSO RESTRICTING HOW WE TALK. UH, THERE'S CHANGES TO SECTION 10, DECORUM THAT HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT. LANGUAGE HAS BEEN CHANGED. NO PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY LANGUAGE OR ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS THIS MEETING. PREEXISTING VERBIAGE WAS IN ITSELF AMBIGUOUS AND SUBJECTIVE. UM, BUT UNDER THIS UPDATED ORDINANCE, THE MAYOR PRESIDING OFFICERS GRANTED OPEN DOOR TO SHUT DOWN ANY LANGUAGE OR CONDUCT THAT YOU DON'T AGREE WITH. FASCIST. THIS ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IN AN INTENTIONALLY VAGUE MANNER AND LEAVES AUTHORITY HEARING POWER TO LIMIT OUR VOICES IN YOUR HANDS. THIS IS TEXTBOOK FASCISM. UM, WORDS MATTER. OUR WORDS MATTER. AND, UH, TONIGHT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE TAKING NOTES, WE'RE TAKING NAMES, AND IF YOU VOTE THIS THROUGH, WE'RE TAKING YOUR SEATS. WOO. LAST SPEAKER IS SEYMOUR. IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. SEYMOUR HARRY FOUNDATION. YEAH. HI, I'M SEYMOUR COMMENTS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. UM, AND, UH, I'M HERE AGAIN TO URGE YOU TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND VOTE NO ON THIS ITEM. YOU KNOW, 7 0 7. THIS, UH, NEW LAW THAT ALLOWS US TO SPEAK ON ZOOM WORKS GREAT. THE FACT THAT I'M ABLE TO CALL IN ON A NIGHT WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER HERE. I'M MAKING DINNER, I HAVE SWIM PRACTICE, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO LISTEN IN AND HOP OFF MUTE FOR A MINUTE AND MAKE THIS COMMENT. UM, THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS DO WORK. SOMEONE SAID THEY ACTUALLY WORKED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU ALL TRIED TO JAM THE SAME INFRINGEMENT OF OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO SPEAK DOWN OUR THROATS. WE SHOWED UP AND YOU ENDED UP VOTING AGAINST IT OR PULLING IT. IT DOES WORK. I HOPE IT CAN WORK TONIGHT AS WELL. UM, SO THE OTHER THING IS DON'T DECOUPLE OUR COMMENTS, JUST THE SAME TALKING POINTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK AT THE COMMENTS, UH, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED SO WE CAN HEAR THE PRESENTATIONS, ET CETERA. UH, I THINK THE SOLUTION IS DECOUPLE PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIES, CARRY THE DOG AROUND AND GET A ADOPTED DOGS, UH, AT FOUR 30 BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT, BUT THEY JAM UP THE THE MEETING AND WE SHOULDN'T LOSE OUR RIGHT TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. UH, I DON'T SEE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS QUEUED UP TO SPEAK. IS ANYBODY QUEUED UP HERE? ANYTHING? COUNCIL MEMBER CURTIS? YEAH, MY THING SOMETIMES DOESN'T JUST THROW YOUR HAND IF YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING. UM, UH, JUST POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR. UM, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU, IS THAT YOUR MOTION? IS THAT THE, UM, IS THAT THE NORMAL WAY YOU WOULD GO WITH THE MOTION? YEAH, FOR SOME REASON THIS IS NOT SHOWING ME. OKAY. SO GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, FIRST OF ALL, UM, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT, UM, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO SHOWED UP, UH, WHEN THESE CHANGES WERE FIRST PROPOSED. AND, UH, SO MANY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO MAKING, UH, THEIR VOICES HEARD. UM, DURING EVERY STEP OF THIS PROCESS, WHETHER YOU'VE COME IN, UM, PERSON, WHETHER YOU SENT EMAILS, WHETHER YOU'VE CONTACTED ME, I'VE BEEN AT TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS THIS WEEK. THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED. UM, AND, AND EVEN SEEING THAT PETITION TONIGHT, UM, WITH, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT WAS IT? 1200 SIGNATURES, 1,248. UM, I STILL REMAIN OPPOSED TO THIS. UM, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF STREAMLINING OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I SIMPLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT CONSOLIDATING THIS TO ONE PERIOD IS A SOLUTION. UM, IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT, FOLKS HAVE HAD SO MUCH TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM, AND THIS IS JUST A STEP TOO FAR. AND AT THIS TIME, WITH SO MUCH HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO [03:05:01] ENGAGE WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NOT LIMITING THEM UNDER A CURRENT FORMAT. RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AN AGENDA ITEM AND THEN GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. I BELIEVE THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY SHOULD WORK HARD TO PRESERVE. AND LET ME BE CLEAR TOO, UM, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS OR WHAT YOU READ, THIS IS NOT ABOUT 7 0 7 OR INCREASING ACCESS. WE ARE ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTINUED TO SHOW UP AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. UM, I AGREE WITH SO MANY OF YOUR COMMENTS. UM, I, UM, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL AND, AND KIND AND I WOULD WISH THAT, UM, BUT I DO HEAR YOU. I SEE YOU. I WILL CONTINUE, UM, TO, UH, TO FIGHT FOR THIS UNTIL THE VERY LAST VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHOEVER THE SECONDER IS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE CLARIFICATION ON MY NAME. IT'S DR. SUE LEE. SUE LEE SORROW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YES, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. AS I'VE SHARED PREVIOUSLY, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE MOVING FORWARD AS PROPOSED. AND I FEEL IT ULTIMATELY WORKS AGAINST THE INTENTION OF INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO RUN MEETINGS EFFICIENTLY AND THAT TIME, CERTAIN OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK ON THAT IN THE EVENING MAY BE BENEFICIAL AND PREFERRED BY SOME. I FEAR THE COMPLETE CONSOLIDATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS A DISSERVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS IT LIMITS THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE FULLY INFORMED AND TIMELY COMMENTS ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM. I THINK THERE ARE SOLUTIONS WE CAN COME UP WITH THAT BETTER RESPECT THE TIME, ENERGY, AND VOICES OF ALL WHO MAKE THE EFFORT TO SHOW UP. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO RETAIN ALL CURRENT ORDER OF BUSINESS AND ESTABLISH A SEPARATE OPPORTUNITY FOR 10 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDIZED ITEMS COMBINED ACROSS IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOLLOWING THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. SO THAT WOULD, I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY. WAS THAT CLEAR? CAN YOU REPEAT IT ONE MORE TIME? I'M SORRY. THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE AUDIENCE. SO WE, SO MY MOTION IS TO RETAIN ALL OF THE CURRENT ORDER OF BUSINESS AS IT IS NOW, AND ESTABLISH A SEPARATE OPPORTUNITY FOR 10 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDIZED ITEMS COMBINED ACROSS IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOLLOWING THE GENERAL COMMENT, THE PUBLIC GENERAL COMMENT PERIOD. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE 10 SPEAKERS ON PUBLIC COMMENT OF NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. THIS WOULD RETAIN ALL CURRENT ORDER OF BUSINESS AND ADD A SEPARATE SECOND 10 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS, BOTH IN PERSON, UM, AND REMOTE AS IS CURRENT FOR THE CURRENT 10 MEMBERS. THAT'S MY MOTION. ALRIGHT, SO THERE'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IS THERE SECOND? THERE? A SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL COMMENTS. LET'S GO TO A VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. CAN THIS, CAN THE CITY ATTORNEY CLARIFY DR. RO? SO, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, INNOCENT HO, OR SORO, IS GONNA, UM, PRESENT THE MOTION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. OH. SO WE HAVE TWO VOTES. SO WE HAVE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, WHICH IS, UM, THE ORDINANCE WILL MOVE FORWARD EXCEPT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL REMAIN AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH THE ADDITION OF A AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR 10 MEMBERS ACROSS, UH, 10 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND IN ZOOM TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. SO IT'S A, IN THE, I TRY TO WRITE IT AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE SAY IT OUT LOUD, IT'S HARD TO SEE WITHOUT BEING. SO IT'S A REJECTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON THE TABLE TONIGHT. IT IS A RETENTION OF THE CURRENT PRACTICES WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 10, THE ADDITIONAL 10 SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS, CORRECT? YES. YES. THAT'S, UH, WHAT I STATED. YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. IT'S CLEAR. MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. ON MOTION ON THE FLOOR. FAILED. THANK YOU. NOW GO TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE ON THE TABLE. UM, POINT [03:10:01] OF ORDER. AM I ALLOWED TO MAKE A SUB SUB? UH, WE ALREADY BEGAN VOTING. YOU CAN'T INTRODUCE NEW MOTIONS ONCE YOU START VOTING. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE ON THE MAIN MOTION. SO I VOTE APPROVES THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU AND NO VOTE REJECTS IT MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, UM, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ENSURE ISSUE A A, A WARNING F*****G B***H. THE, THE MEETING'S BEING DIS UH, DISRUPTED. WE WANNA TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS. WHAT STAND? THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING. F*****G DOWN. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. F**K YOU. F**K YOU F*****G JESUS. UM, MAYOR, MAYOR, POINT OF WATER. CAN WE, CAN WE MOVE ON TO MY ITEM RIGHT NOW? $5 ONCE WE RESTORE ORDER. B***H ASS F*****G LOSER RESTORED ORDER. IF THIS MEETING IS NOT RESTORED TO ORDER, WE WILL CLEAR THE CHAMBER. MADAM CLERK, F**K YOU. ORDER WHEN YOU GO. ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA CALL AA RECESS TO RESTORE THE, THE ORDER TO THE MEETING. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN'T CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS COUNCIL, WE WILL CLEAR THE CHAMBER. [03:25:01] WE [03:25:02] WILL [03:25:02] BE CLEARING THE CHAMBER TO CONTINUE THE MEETING AND PREVENT FURTHER DISRUPTIONS. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE EXIT THE CHAMBER. IF YOU ARE PART OF THE PRESS, WE ARE CLEARING THE CHAMBER. THERE WILL BE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRESS, YOU MAY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE CHAMBER AFTER IT HAS BEEN CLEARED. DID YOU RESPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT? EVERYBODY'S AFRAID OF F*****G CUSSING S**T, BUT THEY'RE NOT AFRAID. WHY THE F**K WE COME IN HERE THIS MEETING? SO IF THIS MEETING CAN BE RESTORED TO A STATE OF ORDER, WE WILL CONTINUE THE MEETING. AS IS. THIS MEETING NEEDS TO BE RESTORED TO A STATE OF ORDER. IF YOU CAN PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT. WE'LL CONTINUE THE MEETING, WE'LL CONTINUE THE ITEMS AND PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS MEETING NEEDS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT DISRUPTION. WE WILL CONTINUE THE MEETING AS INTENDED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, AS LONG AS THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT DISRUPTION, IT HAS TO BE RESTORED TO A STATE OF ORDER. IF WE CAN'T CONTINUE THE MEETING WITHOUT DISRUPTION, WE WILL BE ASKING PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. ALL RIGHT, LET'S, UH, GO AHEAD AND HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN. PRESENT. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN KERR. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. PRESENT. VICE MAYOR URANGA. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN THRASH ENUK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE. MAYOR RICHARDSON. I AM HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO MADAM CLERK, THANK YOU FOR RESTORING THE ROOM TO A STATE OF ORDER. SO, UM, SO WHAT THAT MEANS, WE DON'T WANT TO CLEAR THE WHOLE ROOM, BUT IF THERE ARE DISRUPTIONS, INDIVIDUALS WILL BE, UH, ASKED TO LEAVE. SO I'LL CALL WHAT A DISRUPTION YOU'RE FREE TO CALL. WHAT'S A DISRUPTION? UH, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE. THERE'S STILL A NUMBER OF ITEMS. SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 19. OH, BEFORE WE CALL ITEM 19, UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS NOW THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS MOVED FORWARD, JUST WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS. ADOPTION. SO, UM, COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THIS ORDINANCE ON THE SECOND READ. UH, THIS ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE 31ST DAY AFTER THE MAYOR SIGNS THE ORDINANCE. [03:30:01] GREAT. AND TOM, THE SIX MONTH UPDATE? YEAH. AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL MOTION, THE COUNCIL ASKED FOR A SIX MONTH UPDATE, UH, TO COME BACK AND BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, HOW THINGS HAVE GONE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND WHETHER THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, AND FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IT. GOOD, THANK YOU. SO OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, UH, WE'LL REVIEW THE DATA, PUBLIC COMMENT, COMPARE PREVIOUS SYSTEM TO CURRENT SYSTEM. UH, WE'LL GO THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION AFTER IMPLEMENT AFTER. SHUT THE F**K UP, PLEASE RESTORE THE ROOM TO STATE OF ORDER. I THINK IT'S THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE, THE FLAG. JUST, YES. THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING. JUST HIM, NICK. THANK YOU. AND SO, UM, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, IT DOESN'T STOP THE CITY COUNCIL FROM CONTINUING TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS NATURAL TENSION AGAIN BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME. HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS FOLKS SAY IN THE MEETINGS AT NINE O'CLOCK IF THE, IF THE POLICE ISSUE ANOTHER WARNING, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE GLASSES, THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING AS WELL. THANK YOU. YOU ARE DISRUPTING THE MEETING. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, YOU'LL BE ISSUED A THIRD WARNING AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER AND THE, AND THE LADY HERE IN THE FRONT ROW AGAIN. SO JUST THIS FRONT ROW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO, SO AGAIN, UM, THERE'S A CONFLICT INHERENT BETWEEN OUR CHARTER AND HOW, UH, PUBLIC, HOW OUR CITY OFFICIALS ARE STRUCTURED AND WHAT OUR ORDINANCE AND OUR LAWS ON PUBLIC COMMON ARE. IF PEOPLE REALLY WANT MORE, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CHANNEL THAT ENERGY INTO COMPREHENSIVE CHARTER REFORM TO, TO LOOK AT PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT TO EXPAND, UM, TO LOOK AT NEW GOVERNANCE THAT ALLOWS MORE THAN ONE COUNCIL MEETING IN A MONTH. AND SO, UH, AND LOOK AT THE COMPENSATION ISSUE. THAT'S SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM NOW. ITEM 19. ITEM 19 IS A COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN COUNCILMAN ANA RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST AMENDMENTS TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE SECTION OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS IN ORDER TO ADOPT CHANGES RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL DELIBERATION, THE PROJECTION OF PUBLICLY DISPLAYED TIMER AND ADJOURNING REMARKS. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. I, YES, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK MY, UM, MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, SIGNING ONTO THIS AND, UM, AND ALSO JUST THEIR INPUT IN SHAPING THIS. AND I KNOW OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STREAMLINING OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND ABOUT MAKING BETTER USE OF OUR TIME. AS I MENTIONED OVER THE COURSE OF THESE MEETINGS, I DON'T THINK THE SOLUTION IS CO CONSOLIDATING PUBLIC COMMENT FOR REGULAR ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL ONE PERIOD, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. UM, BUT, UH, IF WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO BE MINDFUL OF THEIR TIME WHEN ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL, I THINK IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLD OURSELVES TO THE SAME EXPECTATION. WHAT THIS ITEM IS REALLY ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THE SAME STANDARDS WE EXPECT FROM THE PUBLIC. UM, ONE OF THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO HAVE A PUBLICLY DISPLAYED TIMER DURING COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS AND CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS. SO JUST AS YOU WOULD SEE THE TIMER THAT YOU'RE BEING, UM, YOU'RE BEING CLOCKED, WE WOULD ALSO SEE, UH, THE TIMER BEING DISPLAYED. UM, AND, UM, CITY MANAGER IS THAT, DO WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF DOING THE SAME THING FOR COUNCIL THAT WE DO FOR THE, FOR THE PUBLIC? YES. UH, WE CAN PUT THAT UP. UH, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY ADD ANOTHER SCREEN, UH, THAT IS JUST FOR THAT TIMER. 'CAUSE WHEN WE PUT IT UP, IT ACTUALLY REMOVES, UM, THE, THE CONTENT THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE. BUT IF THAT'S A, A DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL, WE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. WE WANT MONEY. OKAY. PAYCHECK. ALRIGHT. PLEASE ISSUE A FINAL WARNING TO THE, TO THE FRONT. THIS IS THE BUSINESS MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENT HAS ITS TIME AND THERE'S TIME FOR DELIBERATION. AND YOU CAN'T DISRUPT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO THE INDIVIDUAL SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW, WHAT I HEARING? OKAY, JUST TO FINISH MY WARNING, YOUR BEHAVIOR IS DISRUPTING THE MEETING. IF WE DO HAVE TO ISSUE ANOTHER WARNING, IT WILL BE ASKING THE ENTIRE FRONT ROW TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, I STILL, I'M SORRY. I'M, I'M STILL, UH, ON MY COMMENTS, SO THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, AND WE ALL HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO SAY, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT SOME MAY REQUIRE MORE DISCUSSION THAN OTHERS, BUT HAVING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AROUND SPEAKING TIME HELPS US STAY FOCUSED AND RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S TIME. SO WHEN IT COMES TO CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS, OUR MUNICIPAL COE ESTABLISHES A FIVE, A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT. UM, AND SO, UM, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE WOULD BE CONSIDERATE OF THAT LIMIT AND TRY TO HOLD THOSE, UH, THOSE PRESENTATIONS TO THAT FIVE MINUTE LIMIT. UM, HOWEVER, ON A NUM NUMER OCCASION, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHERE PRESENTATIONS THE CEREMONIALS GO WAY OVER. SO I THINK BY HAVING A VISIBLE TIMER, EVEN ON THOSE CEREMONY PRESENTATIONS, UM, THAT IT EVEN HELPS PEOPLE DOING THAT UNDERSTAND, UM, THEIR TIME LIMITS. [03:35:01] UM, AND I THINK THAT EVERY CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION IS MEANINGFUL TO THE PEOPLE IN THE ORGANIZATIONS BEING RECOGNIZED. SO WE JUST WANNA, UH, CONDUCT OUR COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING CLEAR GUIDELINES TO HELP US STAY ON TRACK AND KEEP OUR, UH, OUR MEETINGS MOVING. I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE GOAL HERE IS NOT TO LIMIT MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY TAKE THE TIME NECESSARY TO CONSIDER IMPORTANT ISSUES AND MAKE INFORMED DECI DECISIONS. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO THAT WHILE MAKING, WHILE BEING MORE MINDFUL OF HOW WE USE OUR TIME. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING OUR MEETINGS MORE EFFICIENT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR OWN PRACTICES AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE CHANGES ARE A REASONABLE STEP TOWARDS CREATING [19. 26-56392 Recommendation to request amendments to the Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 2.03 under Article 1- Rules of the Council, specifically under the section of the Order of Business in order to adopt changes related to City Council deliberation, the projection of a publicly displayed timer, and adjourning remarks.       Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District; Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] A MORE TRANSPARENT, CONSISTENT, AND RESPECTFUL PROCESS FOR EVERYONE. SO WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR INVITING ME TO BE ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. AND I SUPPORT. ALRIGHT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK NOW OR BEFORE OR AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT? UM, I JUST NEEDED SOME CLARIFICATION. OKAY. SO IF I CAN ASK MY QUESTION NOW, GO AHEAD. SO I, I WANTED TO JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE CURRENT PROTOCOL NOW AND HOW WOULD THIS CHANGE WHAT WE ALREADY DO? UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. UM, AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL ADOPTED TONIGHT, THERE IS A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT ON CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS. SO THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, AND THAT DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS ADOPTED TONIGHT. UH, ADDITIONALLY, UM, THE FIVE MINUTE, UM, TIME LIMIT ON COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS THAT EXISTS IN THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THAT ALSO EXISTS IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. SO, EXCUSE ME, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. SO YOU WANT ME TO KISS AS ? THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT THEN. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WOULD BASICALLY CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING. THANK YOU. UM, I CANNOT, I CAN RESPOND TO THAT. I THINK WHAT, UM, WELL, YOU WHAT? I DIDN'T CALL ALONG. OKAY. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YEAH. UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. WE NEED TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THE THINGS THAT WE SAY. UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN, I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WHEN WE DO CEREMONIALS, WHEN WE DO HAVE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US, OFTENTIMES THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ASSIST THE CITY. TONIGHT, IT WAS ABOUT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS THAT WENT ABOUT TWO MINUTES OVER THAT FIVE MINUTE LIMIT. UM, WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE BRING PEOPLE TO PRESENT ON SOMETHING THAT IS MEANINGFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UM, THAT OFTENTIMES FIVE MINUTES ISN'T ENOUGH. SO I KNOW I HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE PRESENTATION GO OVER, IT WAS THE PANCREATIC CANCER ONE LAST YEAR. UM, SO I, I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE THAT THE CHAIR GIVES DISCRETION TO SOME GUESTS WHO COME TO US, BUT I DON'T THINK THE PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MORE LIKE, WE'VE HAD SOME THAT GO 10 OR 15 MINUTES. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO, TO REIGN US BACK INTO WHAT'S IMPORTANT. THERE ARE PRESENTATIONS OCCASIONALLY THAT DO GO LONGER, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, INCLUDING WHEN WE DO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS. SO THAT IS ONE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I THINK IT'S QUARTERLY. UM, SO HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO DO A PRACTICE THAT IS MEANINGFUL FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL, UM, IN THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR SUPERVISORS AND RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR GOOD WORK. UM, SO I, I JUST WANT US TO BE ABLE TO BE MINDFUL OF THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. 'CAUSE I THINK THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF GRAY AREA ON SOME OF IT. SO ANY SUGGESTION? I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER OTHER THAN YOU ONLY COME FOUR TIMES A YEAR, SO MAYBE YOU GET YOUR FIVE MINUTES L AT ONE TIME FROM A COUPLE THINGS. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THAT PARTICULAR POINT. UM, AND IF I MAY, JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT IS PROPOSED IN THIS ITEM IS THE TIMER. SO THE TIMER WOULD BE DISPLAYED, AND THEN THE SECOND THING THAT WOULD CHANGE IS THE ONE MINUTE PER COUNCIL MEMBER IN TERMS OF, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER TH TOOK, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO AS I'M LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION, HAVING READ THE ITEM ITSELF, UM, I JUST SEE A NUMBER OF REDUNDANCIES THAT ALREADY EXIST AND ARE ALREADY CODIFIED IN OUR SYSTEM. SO, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT, UM, BOTH FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL AS HEARINGS, FIVE MINUTES IS WHAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER GETS FOR SPEAKING TIME. YES. OKAY. SO THAT ALREADY EXISTS. UM, AND THEN THERE IS, UH, MAYBE CITY CLERK CAN HELP WITH THIS. WE ALL HAVE A CLOCK IN FRONT OF US THAT WE CAN SEE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE [03:40:01] THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR EACH MEMBER AS WELL AS FOR THE MAYOR. IS, IS THAT THE CASE? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO IF, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT, I COME TO THESE MEETINGS PREPARED. I HAVE PRESENTATION, AND IF I'M GIVING A PRESENTATION, I WOULD WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS OPPOSED TO A CLOCK, WHICH I HAVE ACCESS TO A CLOCK HERE AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUES AND, AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER HAS ACCESS TO A CLOCK. SO THAT WOULD KEEP THE PUBLIC FROM BEING ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT CONCERNS ME. I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING UP THE FACT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CEREMONIES, WE CURRENTLY, OUR CEREMONIES ARE FIVE MINUTES. IS THAT CORRECT? CITY ATTORNEY? YES. THAT'S IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. OKAY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER REDUNDANCY THAT IS IN THE MEMO THAT'S STATED HERE. AND WITH, UM, THOSE CEREMONIES ALREADY BEING FIVE MINUTES, I THINK WE SHOULD WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY AND KEEP EACH CEREMONY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES. BUT AS WAS NOTED, SOMETIMES IT'S CULTURALLY AFFIRMING, UH, TO HAVE ACTIVITIES LIKE WE HAD HERE TODAY WITH THE FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE. AND IT MIGHT TAKE MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES. CERTAINLY OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVERY QUARTER IS GONNA TAKE MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES. AND I, I LOVE THE STOP THE BLEED, UH, SESSION THAT WE DO WHERE WE, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THERE TO BE A DEMONSTRATION AND THAT TAKES MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, BUT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ACTIVITY, UM, THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO GET TRAINED ON. SO, UM, FRANKLY, AS I LOOK AT THIS ITEM, I THINK IT'S, IT'S JUST INCOMPLETE. IT, IT GOES OVER A REDUNDANT SET OF THINGS THAT WE ALREADY ARE ABLE TO DO, ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO AND LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO CELEBRATE DURING OUR CEREMONIES. SO MANY IMPORTANT CULTURAL, UM, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, UH, DURING THE, UH, CEREMONIAL TIME. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ROWLING. OKAY. UM, SO, UM, FOR COUNCILMAN NUIT CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU, COULD YOU, UM, REMIND THE COUNCILWOMAN WHAT THIS MOTION DOES? COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? COULD, YOU SAID IT EARLIER, BUT MAYBE SHE WASN'T, UM, YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. WHAT WAS, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DOES THIS ITEM DO? YOU SAID IT EARLIER, THIS ITEM IS ABOUT A CLOCK, RIGHT? WELL, I THINK THERE'S, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S FOUR ITEMS. SO ONE OF IT, UM, IS TO KEEP, UM, CEREMONIALS TO FIVE MINUTES, WHICH IS IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BUT IT'S, IT'S TO KIND OF RE REITERATE THAT. UM, THE SECOND ONE IS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, KEEP TO FIVE MINUTES, WHICH, UM, WE HAVE A PRACTICE OF DOING THAT. AND THAT'S IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE TWO THINGS THAT I SEE THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS NOT IN THE, IN MUNICIPAL CODE IS DIRECTION TO THE STAFF TO PLACE A TIMER, UH, THAT SAYS FIVE MINUTES, THAT IS PUBLICLY VISIBLE. SO, UM, WE DO COUNT THAT, BUT IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WE SHOW THAT'S PUBLICLY VISIBLE IS THE THREE MINUTES. UM, UH, AND THEN, UH, THE LAST ONE WOULD BE ACTUALLY CHANGING THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE, THE ONE MINUTE AT THE END FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE A NEW THING. OKAY. SO A COUPLE THINGS JUST SO FOLKS UNDERSTAND. UM, LIKE I HAVE A COMPUTER HERE, WE HAVE A LITTLE TIMER, AND MOST OF THE, A LOT OF TIMES, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS GO OVER THAT FIVE MINUTE CLOCK. AND, AND I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF DOING THAT TOO. IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE THIS LITTLE CLOCK, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE A COMPUTER. SO TO HAVE A, TO HAVE A CLOCK IN FRONT WHERE WE COULD SEE IT, AND ALSO, UH, THE COUNCIL, UM, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THAT I THINK IS JUST, IT'S JUST A REASONABLE THING TO ASK. BUT, UM, AND THEN, UH, THEN, UH, UH, SECONDLY, UM, I ALSO, UM, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS POSSIBLE WHEN A MAYOR, I THINK, UH, OR ANYONE RUNNING THE MEETING HAS A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHO MOTION AND WHO'S SECOND. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER THING IF WE COULD SHOW THAT ON THESE SCREENS, UM, WHO'S THE MOTION, WHO'S THE SECOND? SO THAT, UM, WHETHER IT'S THE MAYOR OR ANYONE RUNNING THE MEETING DOESN'T HAVE TO ASK WHO'S SECOND AND WHO FIRST. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING THAT'S POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT UP ON THE SCREEN OR EVEN FOR FOLKS TO SEE THAT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE IS A, SOME CONFUSION. UM, I KNOW OUR LAST MEETING, IT WAS THREE TIMES THAT THE, UH, I, IT WAS IT, THE MAYOR HAD ASKED ABOUT WHO WAS THE MOTION. SO, AND UM, AND I HAVE THE SAME CONFUSION TOO SOMETIMES. SO IT'S NOT, UM, I JUST THINK IF WE WERE ABLE TO SEE WHO MOTION AND WHO SECOND IS EASIER, IT MAKES, IT MAKES THAT MORE EFFICIENT. SO JUST TO GET CLARIFICATION, YOU WANT IT TO BE JUST THE MOTION DURING THE SECONDER ON THE SCREEN. 'CAUSE CURRENTLY WHEN AN ITEM IS UP, WE DO HAVE MOTION BY AND SECOND BY UP ON THE SCREEN. BUT YOUR REQUEST IS TO HAVE THAT BE LARGER AND MORE VISIBLE. WELL, UM, THERE ARE MANY TIMES IN THE MEETING WHERE YOU CAN'T, WHEN A PRESENTATION IS UP OR, UM, THE MAYOR OR WHOEVER'S RUNNING THE MEETING MAY NOT SEE WHO'S THE MOTION, WHO'S THE SECOND. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE TO KEEP THAT [03:45:01] UP. UH, IF IT'S NOT, I UNDERSTAND. BUT IF THAT'S POSSIBLE TO KEEP THAT UP, I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. WE CAN WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AND SEE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE, UM, SPLIT SCREENS ONE WITH THE ITEM WITH THE MOTION OR SECONDER A SECOND SCREEN DEDICATED SOLELY TO A CLOCK. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO LOOK AT. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD JUST, UM, JUST SO IT'S EASIER FOR ALL OF US TO SEE THAT. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE, UM, THE ONE MINUTE, UM, AT THE END, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS JUST THAT WE JUST IN, IN THE, UM, IN THE SPIRIT OF EFFICIENCY, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF OUR MEETINGS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. UM, AND SO I THINK HAVING, UM, A A A MINUTE TIMELINE WOULD BE GREAT. OF COURSE, THERE'S GONNA BE EXCEPTIONS AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE, UM, WE DO IMMEMORIAL AND ALL OF THOSE ARE EXCEPTIONS. BUT I THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS, IF WE COULD JUST TRY TO KEEP OUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES AND IF WE COULD TRY TO, UM, BE MORE EFFICIENT ON OUR CLOSING COMMENTS, THAT WAS A SPIRIT OF THIS. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT HOW WE MAKE, MAKE THE MEETINGS BE MORE EFFICIENT, UM, WITH REGARDS TO SEEING WHERE WE'RE AT ON OUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I WILL SAY IN TERMS OF THE, UH, I CAN SEE THAT, RIGHT? SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE DOING VIRTUAL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT HERE, IT'S NOT QUEUED UP YET. THAT'S ONE SCENARIO. OR THIS PAD DOESN'T, TABLET DOESN'T WORK AND THERE'S A PRESENTATION UP. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO AREAS WHEN WE DON'T SEE, LET'S SAY THE ORDER OF THE SPEAKERS AND THEN I'LL SAY, OH, OKAY, WHO'S QUEUED? I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON MY SCREEN QUEUED UP. SO THOSE ARE TECHNICAL ISSUES. TECHNOLOGICAL, THOSE CAN BE WORKED OUT. UH, THE CLOCK MAKE ACTUALLY MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. THE CLOCK. UM, THE ONE THING WITH THE STUFF AT THE END OF THE MEETING, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, THE, THE LIKE CLOSING IN HONOR IN HONOR OF, AND MEMORY OF, SOMETIMES THOSE DO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. SO I WOULDN'T WANT LIKE, AND NO ONE'S HERE AT THE END OF THE MEETINGS. LIKE, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE WAITING ON ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S THE LAST WORD I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT. UM, I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT SOMEONE WHO'S CLOSING THE MEETING IN HONOR OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER. SO, SO I JUST WANNA BE MINDFUL OF THAT PIECE AND LIKE IF COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE THERE AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND WANNA SPEND A LITTLE MORE, MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR DISTRICT OR WHATEVER. I, I'M NOT REALLY, UM, I, I'M, I'M NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BUT I ACTUALLY, AND I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ITEM. WE HAVE THESE RULES, YOU ADD MORE RULES. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THERE'S A REAL MECHANISM TO ENFORCE THOSE RULES. THE SPIRIT IS IF IT'S FIVE MINUTES, TRY TO STICK WITH FIVE MINUTES AND QUEUE BACK UP IF, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S TIMES LIKE BUDGET AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GONNA QUEUE UP IN THE PAST WE'VE SAID, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA JUST RELAX IT A BIT BECAUSE THESE ARE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, BUT TRY TO STICK TO THE FIVE MINUTES AND WE HAVE TO SELF, WE HAVE TO REALLY SELF, SELF-REGULATE. 'CAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO, THESE ARE MEETING RULES. THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO TRULY ENFORCE THEM. SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS. THANK YOU. UM, I DO APPRECIATE THIS ITEM COMING FORWARD, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY FROM CITY STAFF. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOES, UM, STAND OUT TO ME IS THE CLOCK. UM, WHEN WE'RE GETTING PRESENTATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY, IT MIGHT SEEM DISTRACTING FROM WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO SAY. SO, UM, I WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALL OUR FOCUS IS ON THEM. AND YES, I, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO OUR BEST TO KEEP IT TO FIVE MINUTES. AND HONESTLY, I THINK WE, WE DO TRY OUR BEST. UM, UH, EVERYBODY HAS BROUGHT, UM, PRESENTATIONS FORWARD AND THE EXCITEMENT OF SHARING WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE SHARING OF THAT DAY MAY TAKE OVER US, BUT, UH, OR IT MAY TAKE OVER THE COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT'S PRESENTING. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO JUST FOCUS ON THEM. UM, FOR AS FAR AS, UM, THE ONE MINUTE, UM, AT THE END OF THE MEETING, UM, I DO THINK THAT, UM, ONE OF THE TRADITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD ON COUNCIL THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT IS WHEN SOME OF OUR, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE PASSED THAT WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET OTHERS KNOW OF THEIR PASSING. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT, THAT OUR, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS DO WHEN STREAMING IS THAT WE HAVE A BIGGER REACH, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, SO I, UM, I THINK KEEPING IT TO ONE MINUTE MIGHT, UM, I KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT BE AN EXCEPTION, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL IS THAT THAT'S [03:50:01] ALSO OUR TIME TO TALK TO OUR RESIDENTS AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP . AND SO I THINK THAT THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE BECAUSE, UM, THAT TIME RIGHT THERE, WE LET THEM KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. ALL. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FRONT ROW'S INTERRUPTING THE MEETING. YES. LAST ROW BY, SORRY. WELL, LET'S ISSUE A FIRST RE FIRST WARNING TO THE LAST ROW, BUT THE FIRST ROW INTERRUPTED THE MEETING. SO WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL? UM, MISS, UM, UH, CLERK, WE ARE ISSUING A FIRST WARNING TO THE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER. AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING. IF YOU RECEIVE A THIRD WARNING, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. SO AGAIN, UM, I WILL SAY THAT, UM, IT'S VERY, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT TIME FOR US TO REACH OUR RESIDENTS AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT EVENTS ARE COMING UP, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN, UM, BE AWARE OF ALL THE EVENTS AND BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY LIKE BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE PUT THESE EVENTS ON FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UM, WHETHER THEY'RE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, WHETHER THEY ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, SO I, I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MAYBE A SOLUTION TO THIS COULD BE IF YOU COUNCILWOMAN WOULD ACCEPT A FRIENDLY OF, OF CHANGING THE ONE MINUTE TO A FIVE MINUTE, AND THAT WAY EVERYTHING IS IN EVEN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. AND SO THAT WAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. UM, SO THAT'S A FRIENDLY, UH, YEAH, OF COURSE. SO IN THE ITEM, IT DOES SPEAK, UM, SPECIFICALLY ON MEMORIAL. THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD NOT BE, UH, OBVIOUSLY IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT I INCLUDED AND THAT DOES SAY THAT IN MY ITEM. MM-HMM . UM, AND, AND YES, I MEAN WHATEVER, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL FEELS, I'LL ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY. I JUST, I GUESS THE SPIRIT OF THIS IS JUST THAT WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO BE EFFICIENT. WHY CAN'T WE BE EFFICIENT? I MEAN, DO WE REALLY NEED FIVE MINUTES? SO WHATEVER, WHATEVER YOU FEEL IS FAIR, UM, I'LL ACCEPT THAT. FRIENDLY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER THRASHING TOOK, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE TIMER, UM, CAN THE CITY CLERK CONFIRM THAT ONCE, UH, THE TIMER GETS TO, UH, LESS THAN A MINUTE, IT GOES TO ORANGE AND THEN IT HITS RED AND IT SHOWS NEGATIVE. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION HERE AT THE DAAS. YES. SO THE TIMERS THAT ARE ON THE TABLETS IN FRONT OF YOU, WE DO SET THEM WHEN COUNCIL MEMBERS START SPEAKING AND THEY DO CHANGE COLORS, THERE IS A FIVE MINUTE CLOCK. UM, ONCE THE TIME GOES BEYOND FIVE MINUTES, IT DOES KEEP TRACK OF THE TIME THAT HAS GONE OVER THE FIVE MINUTES. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IF YOU'RE A NEGATIVE ONE, A MINUTE, NEGATIVE TWO MINUTES. SO WE'RE TRACKING ALL THE COMMENTS AND EACH ONE OF YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT TIMER UP ON YOUR TABLET. THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING, WHEN THINKING ABOUT CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS, I WANNA THANK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS FOR SHARING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING AND FOR US TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY AS WELL, UH, FROM ONE ANOTHER DURING THAT CLOSING COMMENTS TIME, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOST, UH, QUORUM DURING THAT TIME, UH, AS A RESULT OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATION. UM, WOULD THERE BE A FRIENDLY ACCEPTED IF WE WERE TO, UH, AT ANY POINT DURING THE MEETING, WHENEVER SOMEONE LEFT THE MEETING EARLY, THAT THAT COULD BE ANNOUNCED, UH, OUT PUBLICLY SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHO HAS LEFT THE MEETING? WOULD THAT BE A FRIENDLY THAT, UH, ASSEMBLY WO THAT, UH, OUR COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN WOULD ACCEPT? OKAY, SO REPEAT THAT. YOU WANT, YOU, YOU WANT WHO TO DO WHAT? , WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS WHO DON DON'T I REALLY? SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS WHO DON'T STAY THE ENTIRE MEETING, SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT A FRIENDLY WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK REGARDING THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A MEMBER WHO HAD LEFT THE MEETING AND YOU'RE DONE. I, EXCEPT OR NOT, I JUST WANTED TO GET A SYNC. IF YOU THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. I MEAN, EVERYBODY, THERE'S CAMERAS, EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHO LEFT A MEETING, BUT IF YOU WANT IT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, UM, IF THAT'S OKAY, YOU TOO, THAT'S FINE. THAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER. UM, AND THEN, UM, SO ALSO, AND CAN YOU, CAN YOU CLARIFY, UM, CAN I CLARIFY WHAT, UM, MAY, UH, COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS IS A RECOMMENDATION IS? SO IT'S ALREADY IN THE ITEM THAT ANYTHING A MEMORIAL DOESN'T, THAT CAN GO ON AS LONG AS IT WANTS, BUT HER, HER, UM, HER FRIENDLY IS TO GO FOR FIVE MINUTES. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S HOW, THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTOOD THE FRIENDLY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDAY HOUSE, THAT THERE BE A FIVE MINUTE LIMITATION ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY EACH COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. IS THAT FOR FIVE MINUTES? FOR A MEMORIAL AND [03:55:01] FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, WOULD THAT BE 10 MINUTES? I UNDERSTOOD. IT'S TOTAL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING TOTAL. THAT'S FIVE MINUTES TOTAL. FIVE MINUTES TOTAL. IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? COUNCILWOMAN, FIVE MINUTES FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND FIVE MINUTES FOR MEMORIALS. SO 10 MINUTES, YOU DOUBLE YOUR TIME. SO, UM, SOMETIMES THEY MAY GO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES. UM, IF WE ALL SPEAK ON A MEMORIAL, THAT'S FINE. SO THEN IS IT FIVE MINUTES FOR TYPICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 10 MINUTES FOR MEMORIALS? I THINK WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS CLARITY WITH THE FIVE MINUTES AT THE END OF THE MEETING, BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL YOUR COMMENTS, INCLUDING YOUR INDIVIDUAL, UH, UH, MEMORIAL, NOT 10 MINUTES FOR A SEPARATE 10 MINUTES COLLECTIVELY FOR MEMORIALS. SO THE QUESTION REALLY IS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER OR 10 MINUTES PER SPEAKER? SO WHAT'S THE GOAL? IS IT FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER? FIVE MINUTES. OKAY. I'M CLARIFYING THE FRIENDLY, I'M GONNA SAY NO TO THE FRIENDLY ON THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE 10 MINUTES. JUST, JUST FOR, AND THAT WOULD BE ADDING 90 MINUTES. JUST MAKE ORDER. I WAS ASKING HER TO STATE WHAT HER INTENTION OF HER FRIENDLY IS. IS IT FIVE MINUTES OR IS IT 10 MINUTES? FIVE MINUTES FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLY. AND ANYTHING AFTER THAT INCLUDING MEMORIALS. I DIDN'T REQUEST A TIME FOR THAT. OKAY, SO YOU'RE SAYING FIVE MINUTES IS WHAT THE REQUEST IS FROM ONE MINUTE TO FIVE MINUTES? MM-HMM . OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN. NOW, DO YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE FRIENDLY? YES, I ACCEPT THAT ONE. OKAY. AND 'CAUSE UM, BECAUSE IF, IF YOU'RE, WE ARE DOING SOMETHING MEMORIAL THAT CAN GO AS LONG AS IT NEEDS TO GO TO RESPECT OUR COMMUNITY, BUT SO YOU'RE SAYING WITH THE EXEMPTION ON MEMORIALS? YES, SIR. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. UM, COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS, YOU'RE BACK. YOU'RE UP NOW? I'M FINE. OKAY. UH, COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. UM, SO I, I JUST WANNA COME BACK TO CLARIFICATION AGAIN IS, SO IS THERE REALLY AN AMENDMENT NEEDED THEN IF WE'RE JUST GONNA MAKE SURE A CLOCK IS DISPLAYED? UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ADDING TIME LIMITS TO ADJOURNMENT. UH, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE REQUEST PREVIOUSLY TO DO TIME LAMENT SPECIFICALLY ON ADJOURNMENT, BECAUSE THIS IS ALREADY TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING AND WE USUALLY WRAP IT UP PRETTY QUICKLY. I JUST HEARD THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT CEREMONIES AND I AGREE WITH THEM THAT WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO KEEP IT TO TIME, BUT THAT IS REALLY SPOTLIGHTING COMMUNITY AND, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES OR OTHERS. BUT, UM, BUT I DID WANNA CLARIFY IF IT WAS JUST FOR THE CLOCK, DO WE REALLY NEED LIKE AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT OR EVEN, UH, LIMIT TIMELY, UH, ADJOURNMENT REMARKS? I MEAN, SO, UM, ALL THE DISCUSSION, ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED TONIGHT, IT CAN BE IN THE FORM OF A COUNCIL POLICY. SO WE COULD DO A POLICY THAT'S ADOPTED, UM, THE NIGHT COUNCIL VOTES ON IT, OR WE CAN DO AN ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES A FIRST AND SECOND READ. SO SOMETHING LIKE THE TIMER, UM, DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECT DIRECTION COUNCIL WANTS, IT COULD BE IN A POLICY, IT COULD BE IN AN ORDINANCE. UH, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, UM, DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR, TO GET THIS TASKED. OKAY. SO, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, IS THIS IN THE FORM OF A POLICY OR IS IT AN ORDINANCE THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING RIGHT NOW? I, I'M, I'M THINKING IN FORM OF A POLICY AND I THINK THE, WHOEVER'S LEADING THE MEETING, UM, UH, IF, IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THESE, THESE, UH, TECHNICAL, UH, ADVANCES WITH OUR SCREENS AND, AND WE CAN TIME IT AND SEE THINGS EASIER AND WE CAN SEE MOTIONS, I THINK ALL OF THAT STUFF, IT'S FITS DOABLE. IT SHOULDN'T COST US ANY MORE MONEY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, THAT WOULD HELP WITH EFFICIENCY. AND THEN, UM, IT IS IN THIS ITEM TO, TO ADDRESS, UH, CLOSING COMMENTS TO LIMIT THAT TIME AS WELL. OKAY. SO THEN ARE WE BACK AT SQUARE ONE? AS FAR AS WE DON'T, WE KIND OF THEN COULD JUST MAYBE IN THE SPIRIT OF RAISING THIS AS A CONCERN RATHER THAN, I MEAN YEAH, JUST HAVING IT AS A LIKE GOOD TO DO YEAH. SO I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF WHETHER IT'S A POLICY AND AN ORDINANCE. AND DIFFERENCE OF AN ORDINANCE IS, IT TAKES A LOT LONGER. WE GO BACK, IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN A MUNICIPAL CODE. IT TAKES A FIRST READING A SECOND READING TAKES 30 DAYS TO GO INTO EFFECT AND THEN GOES INTO EFFECT. UM, WHAT I'M HEARING, THE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COUNCILWOMAN SAY IS IT COULD BE A POLICY. WE, I JUST NEED DIRECTION. DO WE SHOW THE TIMER OR NOT? AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR NEXT PROJECT. AND THEN THAT WOULDN'T NEED AN ORDINANCE. IT'S REALLY DOWN TO THE FIVE MINUTES, WHICH YOUR ORDINANCE ALREADY SAYS YOU, YOU GENERALLY SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF IMPLEMENTING THAT PRACTICE. AND THEN THE CHAIR COULD, UM, UH, ALLOW FOR MORE TIME FOR THE MEMORIALS. OKAY. I, I'M STILL, UM, [04:00:01] I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT THEN. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO THEN, UH, MAKE THAT REQUEST WITHOUT DOING AN ACTUAL ORDINANCE? RIGHT? LIKE I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICY OR EVEN JUST A RULE OF PRACTICE, HONESTLY, A PRACTICE TO HAVE, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE AT LEAST ADDING THE CLOCK, BUT KEEPING TO PRACTICE WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED VERSUS, I MEAN, 'CAUSE USUALLY IT IS A GUIDELINE, BUT, AND WE ALL KEEP TO THAT SPIRIT, BUT IF THAT'S OKAY, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THAT COULD BE DIRECTION TONIGHT AND THEN IT'S DONE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE IT COULD BE AN ORDINANCE, BUT THEN THERE'S MULTIPLE STEPS THAT WE BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. SO FOR EFFICIENCY PURPOSES, DIRECTION TONIGHT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FASTEST. THE OTHER WAY WOULD CODIFY IT INTO THE MUNICIPAL CODE. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, AND I'LL JUST WEIGH IN. I THINK A POLICY'S THE WAY TO GO. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUPPORT. I WELCOME THE COUNT. I MEAN, WE ALREADY HAVE THESE RULES ON THE BOOKS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TECH CAP AT THE END OF THE MEETING. THAT'S NEW. AND IF COUNCIL WANTS TO REAFFIRM AND SAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO WORK HARDER TO STAY WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES. UM, 'CAUSE I'LL BE HONEST, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO INTER INTERJECT WHEN A COUNCIL MEMBER IS THERE. UM, WHAT I WOULDN'T, WHAT I WANT TO JUST BE MINDFUL OF IS I'M CONCERNED, THE ONE CONCERN I HAVE, WHICH I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THESE CHANGES, IF WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENSITIVE PRESENTATION, COMMUNITY PRESENTATION, AND IT TICKS DOWN TO FIVE MINUTES AND PEOPLE START SHOUTING DOWN OUR GUESTS, THAT IS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE. THAT'S A PROBLEM. UM, WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR, WE USED TO HAVE THREE, I THINK WE WENT DOWN TO TWO PER MEETING. DID WE GO DOWN TO TWO IN THE ORDINANCE? IT'S STILL THREE PER MEETING. SO IT'S THREE. OKAY. SO WE'VE STARTED SCHEDULING AND TRYING TO SCHEDULE TWO AND THREE WAS, YOU KNOW, UM, EXCEPTIONAL, RIGHT? LIKE TONIGHT THERE WERE THREE, ONE WAS WITHDRAWN, BUT THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAS REALLY BEEN TWO. I SUPPORT THE FIVE MINUTES. BUT WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE, LET'S SAY THAT IS A SENSITIVE PRESENTATION. SOMETHING IS BROUGHT IN THAT IS INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, THAT IT DOESN'T CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE BEGIN GETTING SHOUTED DOWN OUR GUESTS AT CITY COUNCIL. BUT IN GENERAL, HAVING THE COUNCIL REAFFIRM THEIR, THEIR POLICIES ISSUE A CLOCK TO SAY WE'RE GONNA TRY OUR BEST TO STAY WITHIN OUR LIMITS. I WELCOME THAT I, THAT WILL HELP ME DO MY JOB. I CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT. UM, AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER ON THE LAST FIVE MINUTES PIECE. I THINK FIVE MINUTES IS PLENTY. I THINK, I DON'T THINK, HONESTLY THINK MOST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GONNA USE THE FIVE MINUTES. THOSE ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THERE IS A REALLY SOLEMN, UH, MEMORIAL. AND SELDOM DO THEY, DO YOU SEE THEM GO BEYOND FIVE MINUTES? SO, UH, SO THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ZENDEJAS, ARE YOU QUEUED UP AGAIN? YES. OKAY. ONE MORE TIME. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, JUST WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION FROM CITY STAFF ON IF WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE POLICY. UM, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE AT TONIGHT WOULD BE THE VOTE YOU WOULD GIVE US DIRECTION? WE WOULD END UP WRITING THAT DOWN FOR YOU AND TRANSMITTING IT TO YOU, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE RECORD. SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE VOTING YES ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW. YES, YOU WOULD, UH, WITH THE FRIENDLIES ACCEPTED, THERE'S ONE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. UM, IF THE FRIENDLIES ARE ALL ACCEPTED, YOU WOULD VOTE ON THAT, THAT WOULD BECOME THE POLICY. AND THEN WE'LL FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, SEND THAT TO YOU, UH, WHAT WE HEARD. AND THEN IF THERE'S NO CHANGES NEEDED, THAT'LL BE THE POLICY. YEAH, SO THIS IS UPDATING THE COUNCIL POLICIES TO INCLUDE THESE THINGS AND YOUR PRACTICES BY INCLUDING THE, UH, THE CLOCK. YEP. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON. IT'S A, IT'S A, A POLICY. ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. UH, PLEASE ADMINISTER PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN. WE HAVE 12 SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. DAVE SHUKLA LEE, CHARLIE SEYMOUR, SAM WISE, JENNY GONZALEZ, CJ RE, FBLE, MARCO AND JEFF MALIN AND JOANNE GARCA. DAVE SHUKLA, YOU'RE FIRST. IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME TO THE LECTERN. CAN THE CITY CLERK OR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CONFIRM THAT MORE TIME WAS SPENT DELIBERATING ON THIS ITEM THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE? UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. UM, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO TRY AND HOLD THE COUNCIL ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE, UM, FOR KEEPING TIME. UM, YOU KNOW, LIFE'S FULL OF ITS LITTLE IRONIES IN 2022. I, I WORKED ON MAYOR REX RICHARDSON'S CAMPAIGN AND I STAYED AWAY FROM, UH, THE CAMPAIGN'S, UH, EITHER CANDIDATE FOR THE ONE THAT WOULD AFFECT ME THE MOST, WHICH IS MY COUNCIL PERSON. [04:05:01] AND TODAY, TONIGHT AFTER THE VOTE THAT JUST TOOK PLACE, AND THEN THE RIDICULOUS DISCUSSION THAT JUST HAPPENED ON THIS ITEM, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ASHAMED OF REX RICHARDSON IN MY LIFE. AND I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE THANKFUL FOR CHRISTINA DUGGAN IN ALL OF MY TIME COMING HERE. AND I AM GRATEFUL TO SAY THAT, UH, NOT ONLY I, BUT MY ENTIRE FAMILY VOTED FOR YOU DURING THE PRIMARIES. MA'AM, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER SUPPORT YOU, REX AGAIN, I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PROMISED THE OTHER FOLKS TO GET THEIR VOTES ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM. IT WOULD'VE BEEN WORTH JUST GIVING TO THEM AND SAYING YOU WERE WRONG AND DOING SOMETHING BETTER. IF YOU GET SUED, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LEE CHARLIE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. LEE, CHARLIE. HEY, WE CAN HEAR YOU. UH, OKAY. YEAH, I THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THIS IS AN AMAZING, BRILLIANT MOVE BY COUNCILWOMAN, UM, ALLEN, WHO'S MY CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, NUMBER ONE FOR FIVE MINUTES RESTRICTING OR TRYING TO DO YOUR BEST. I I WAS SIGNING UP FOR AGENDA 25 AND SOMEBODY TOLD ME TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO I JUST LISTENED TO THE PRESENTATION AND YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS AND I TOOK NOTES. NUMBER ONE, THE TIMER IS NOT SEEN BY THE COMMUNITY, SO Y'ALL SEE IT, BUT WE DON'T, AND THEN I, I LOVE THAT THE POINT OF, UM, TENA, I WANNA MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN CLARIFICATION VERSUS CONTRADICTION AND REDUNDANCIES. VERSE CONTRADICTIONS. NUMBER ONE, Y'ALL ARE WORRIED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. AND IF YOU GO OVER, OH, WELL, WHAT ABOUT 90 SECONDS FOR SPEAKING ON AGENDA 25 19 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE HAVE 90 SECONDS. YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I GOTTA TALK LIKE THIS AND BE, AND GONNA BE TALK LIKE THIS. AND YOU, I'M GONNA SAY LIKE, I'M, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA WANT US TO TALK ABOUT AND IT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS. NEXT THING, YOU'RE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE SHOULD, UM, BE SHOUTED DOWN WITH THEIR CLOCK. THEN WHAT, WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE SHOUTING AT YOU CURRENTLY? I'M LOOKING, I HAVE 15 SECONDS LEFT. IT'S FRUSTRATING. SO IT'S NOT OKAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES, BUT IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO VIOLATE THE RULES AND GO OVER CONTRADICTION, HYPOTHETICAL, VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS SAM WISE. OH, I'M SORRY, SEYMOUR SEYMOUR, YOU'RE IN ZOOM. CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF? YEAH. UM, HELLO COUNCIL MAYOR, UH, MICRO KING TOM MOCA. I'M, UH, I SOME OF WHAT SOME OF THE PREVIOUS STATEMENTS WERE WERE THE SAME. THE FACT THAT YOU DELIBERATED AND NITPICKED THIS MOTION TO THE EXTENT YOU DID, UH, THOSE WHO DID, AND I NOTICED THE PEOPLE WHO DID THAT ON THIS TO SCRUTINIZE LIMITING YOURSELF AND PUTTING YOUR OWN TIME ON PUBLIC NOTICE, WERE THOSE THE MOST IN FAVOR OF LIMITING THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS? AND SHAME ON YOU BOTH FOR THAT. UM, TALKING TO DR. SOLI SORO AND, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH INTU IN PARTICULAR, COUNCILWOMAN THRASH INTU, THAT WAS A MASTERCLASS IN OBFUSCATION OR WHATEVER THE WORD FOR PRETENDING YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF THIS MOTION TO WASTE OUR TIME. AND I'M GUESSING YOU PROBABLY SPENT WAY MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES ON THAT OBFUSCATION. SO SHAME ON YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT TO BE HELD AGAINST US, BUT NOT FOR YOURSELF. A CLOCK FOR FIVE MINUTES IS WHAT MAKES PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND THE BAY DOES NOT HELP US. AND ABOUT WORRYING ABOUT PEOPLE SHOUTING DOWN PRESENTATIONS. I GET THAT IT'S BEEN A RAUCOUS NIGHT. PUT PRESENTATIONS IN CEREMONIES BEFORE THE MEETING AT FOUR 30. THE PEOPLE WHO COME FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS, THE FANCY PEOPLE IN THE SUITS AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY DO THE PRESENTATIONS AND THEN BOUNCE BEFORE THE MEETING EVEN REALLY STARTS WHEN YOU DO THAT. SO THAT'S MY STATEMENT. AND SHAME YOUR, YOUR TIME'S BEEN CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, SAM WISE, AFTER SAM WISE IS GINNY GONZALEZ AND THEN CJ. SO, UH, I'M ALL FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. I CAN'T THINK OF A GOOD REASON NOT TO ADD A CLOCK FOR US. TIMING THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. IT SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR PROTOCOL SINCE IT SHOULDN'T BE THE PUBLIC'S JOB TO TIME YOU TRANSPARENCY. LIKE GIVE US A CLOCK SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF YOU'RE STAYING ON TRACK OR NOT. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. SO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN AND COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN. I DON'T KNOW [04:10:01] WHAT THE F**K THE REST OF YOU ARE DOING. NOT YOU. COUNCILWOMAN CURRY. YOU ACTUALLY VOTED AGAINST AN AWFUL AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT, SO THANKS FOR THAT. THESE ARE PEOPLE I DON'T NORMALLY THINK, BUT THE REST OF YOU LIKE F****D UP SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T. UH, AND REX, YOU SAID THAT THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING. SO THEN WHAT DO SERIAL CEREMONIALS AND PHOTO APPS HAVE TO DO WITH BUSINESS? AND IF YOU'RE GONNA DO CEREMONIES, THEN EXTRA TIME NEEDED FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS TO BE CULTURALLY RESPECTFUL SHOULD COME OUT OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME. RIGHT? AND, UH, IF A CLOCK IS DISTRACTING FOR PRESENTATIONS, WHAT THE F**K IS IT? WHEN WE ARE F*****G TALKING, THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION LIKE ABOUT THIS AGENDA AT HOME ALONE PROVES WHY WE NEED A FIVE MINUTE CLOCK. AND ALSO I WANNA BE LIKE, CLEAR, DOES THAT FIVE MINUTE CLOCK RESET EVERY TIME YOU SUBMIT FOR A NEW COMMENT? OR DO YOU GET FIVE MINUTES TOTAL? 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. SO A TIMER IS NOT GONNA FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS COUNCIL HAS PRIMARILY LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UH, ONE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR US TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY AND HOW OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. JENNY GONZALEZ AND THEN CJ IS JENNY IN THE AUDIENCE? ALL RIGHT, CJ, IS CJ IN THE AUDIENCE? CAN I START? OKAY, GREAT. UH, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM POLICING US, BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO HOLD YOURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, YOU'LL COME UP WITH EVERY STUPID EXCUSE KNOWN TO MAN TO GET OUT OF IT. COOL. ALL OF THIS IS A CIRCLE JERK OF INCOMPETENCE. IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR YOUR CON CONSTITUENTS OR THE SEATS THAT YOU SIT IN BECAUSE TIME AND TIME AGAIN, CONSTITUENTS COME UP HERE TO MAKE THEIR CASE FOR PROTECTING CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND URGING YOU TO COME UP WITH BETTER AND MORE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAKE LONG BEACH A BETTER PLACE. AND TO BE HONEST, MOST OF THE PUBLIC COMMON SPEAKERS HAVE BETTER SOLUTIONS THAN ALL OF Y'ALL PUT TOGETHER. VERY TRUE. YET WE CONTI CONTINUE TO FALL ON DEAF EARS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HOW COME YOU GET SO SPECIFIC ON RULES SET ON YOU, BUT YOU'LL PASS ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT'S VAGUE AS HELL. THESE AGENDA ITEMS ARE SO CONFUSING TO BEGIN WITH. NOT TO MENTION, IT'S SO CLEAR THAT MOST OF YOU CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND BASIC PROPOSALS. THE PAST 20 MINUTES, OR ACTUALLY THE PAST 35 MINUTES, IS EXACTLY WHY THE MEETING RUNS LONG, NOT BECAUSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT. WE, THE PEOPLE ARE A WITNESS OF YOUR INCOHERENCE AND YOUR INCOMPETENCE. PLEASE ENROLL IN SOME FORM OF READING COMPREHENSION CLASS OR TOASTMASTERS TO IMPROVE YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. SERIOUSLY, I ENCOURAGE IT. YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT IN SUCH A POOR REPRESENTATION OF THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY. BUT I WANNA TAKE THE LAST FIVE SECONDS TO THANK EVERYONE WHO COMES OUT HERE AND STANDS UP TO YOU. LAZY F*****S. NEXT SPEAKER IS REE, AND THEN FB AND ELLIE AND MARCO, JEFF MALIN AND JOANNE RE HI. UM, I LOVE IT WHEN WE'RE PRACTICING ACCOUNTABILITY. YOUR ATTEMPTS I APPRECIATE AT TRANSPARENCY IS SOMETHING VERY WONDERFUL TO SEE. UH, I LOVE THAT TIMER IDEA. I'M PRETTY SURE IF YOU DON'T SET IT UP, SOMEONE ELSE WILL. AND YOU PROBABLY WANNA BE THE ONES TO DO THAT. JUST SAYING, UH, IT'S VERY MUCH, UH, NICE THAT THAT'S A CONSIDERATION. IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING THAT WE ARE HERE AGAIN, . UM, Y'ALL GOTTA STOP VALUING YOUR REGULATIONS OVER RESOURCES 'CAUSE MAIL MORE RULES DOES NOT GET ANYONE ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED. LOOKING AT YOU TWO WHO LOVE YOUR RULES, BUT DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT PROVIDING FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES. BUT I DON'T SEE THEM. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S JUST ME. UH, ALL YOUR RULES ACTUALLY PREVENT YOU FROM PROVIDING CARE FOR RESIDENTS IN YOUR CITY. SO, UM, YOU ALSO BELITTLE US EVERY WEEK WHEN YOU REFUSE TO HEAR, LISTEN, CONSIDER, AND APPLY WITH THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT. UH, THERE'S A SONG FROM A MUSICAL CALLED HADES TOWN THAT REMINDS ME OF WHAT I IMAGINE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHILE YOU'RE MAKING THE DECISIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M GONNA READ IT TO YOU. WHY DO WE BUILD THE WALL? WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE. THAT'S WHY WE BUILD THE WALL. WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE. HOW DOES THE WALL KEEP US FREE? THE WALL KEEPS OUT THE ENEMY AND WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE. THAT'S WHY WE BUILD THE WALL. THAT'S WHY WE BUILD THE WALL TO WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE. WHO DO WE CALL THE ENEMY? THE ENEMY IS POVERTY, AND THE WALL KEEPS OUT THE ENEMY, AND WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE. THAT'S WHY WE BUILD THE WALL. WE BUILD THAT WALL TO KEEP US FREE. YOU WON'T BE FREE. YOU WON'T BE KEPT FREE BY THE WALL THAT YOU ARE BUILDING BETWEEN YOURSELVES AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS. F**K THE POOR OUR CAMERAS, INSTEAD OF WAITING OR WORKING TO STOP . THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. F*****G NEIGHBORS. NEXT SPEAKER IS FB, F**K YOU FOR THINK WE WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE USING THIS TO HIDE FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS. GROW SOME F*****G FINES. THANK YOU TO THE THREE OF YOU. AFTER FB, IT'S ELLIE [04:15:01] AND THEN MARCO AND JEFF. ALL RIGHT, WELL, MY, UH, FRIEND HERE TIMED YOU FOR 19. YOUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WENT NOWHERE, PEPTO BISMOL TRASHING TOOK YOU NEED SOME HELP. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL STAFFERS FOR HER TO, FOR HER TO ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE SHE ENTERS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST TO THE PUBLIC TO REMEMBER THESE NAZI FASCIST FACES. REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU MAKE THE FOOD THEY ORDER, REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM WALKING FREELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN PUBLIC. REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU GET HIRED TO ENTER THEIR HOMES TO FIX THEIR TOILETS. REMEMBER THAT THEY TOOK OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK AWAY, OUR RIGHT TO CALL THEIR B******T OUT. WHATEVER YOU DO, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T P**S AND S**T IN THEIR FOOD. THEY DON'T DESERVE THAT. ONLY CRIMINALS DESERVE THAT. WHEN YOU SEE QUEEN DOUGHBOY REX AND HIS LITTLE PUPPET MICRO KING TOM MORICA, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T S**T IN THEIR FOOD. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T P**S IN THEIR FOOD. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T DO ANYTHING TO THESE IDIOT F*****G LOSERS THAT ARE TAKING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT WHEN STUDY THEIR FACES AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, BUT DON'T P**S AND S**T IN THEIR FOOD. F**K YOU. FREE PALESTINE. NEXT SPEAKER, ELLIE. UH, SO, UM, SO JUST, UH, CLARIFICATION FOR THE COUNCIL. UM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UH, COUNCILMAN ALLEN, BUT I THINK THE, THE FIVE MINUTE CLOCK IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND NOT FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SEE, UM, FIX A LOT JUST BY FIXING THIS SCREEN RIGHT HERE. I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON A, ON ALL THIS VIBE CITY TYPE BEAT. BUT I MEAN, IF YOU WALK INTO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAMBERS, LIKE WE LOOK BROKE, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK RIGHT THERE. UM, YEAH. FI FIVE MINUTES SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH. AGAIN, WE JUST, WE WANNA SEE THE CLOCK. WE WANNA HEAR WHEN CLOCK GETS ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. YOU KNOW, MIKE CUTS OFF. WE HEAR FROM, FROM THE LADY RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED. WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. BING BANGING MOVE. THAT'S, THAT'S EFFICIENCY, THAT'S OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY RIGHT THERE. UM, I THINK AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT SHOULD BE ADDED OR PROPOSED SOMEWHERE IN HERE THAT ANYTIME A A, AN AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE IS PROPOSED IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, ATTACHED TO THAT AGENDA OR INCLUDED IN THAT AGENDA ITEM IS AN EXPLANATION IN PLAIN ENGLISH OF WHAT THAT AMENDMENT IS GOING TO ENTAIL. UH, IS ANOTHER CLEAR EXAMPLE WHERE IN THE NEWLY REVISED PUBLIC COMMENT STRUCTURE, THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY THAT ORDINARY CITIZENS ARE GONNA JUST COME UP AND KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THERE'S NO WAY THAT WORKING PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE THE TIME TO STUDY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND KNOW WHAT TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON. SO MAKE THESE CHANGES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCO, AND THEN JEFF AND JOANNE. MARCO, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI, GOOD EVENING. UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR ITEM 19, AND I WANNA COMMEND AND THANK COUNCILWOMAN CINDY ALLEN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS DUGAN AND SUPERMAN. I CAN'T SEE WHY ANY OF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THIS IDEA. I THINK THE CLOCK IS A, A, A VERY GOOD IDEA TO ALLOW TRANSPARENCY IN THE PUBLIC TO SEE YOUR CLOCK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAIS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY I, I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THERE WAS EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF, UM, OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM. AS I DO FEEL IT REALLY DOES ALLOW US THE PUBLIC WHO IS PUT INTO, UH, A TIME RESTRICTION AND MUTED AT THE END OF OUR S UM, TO SAY THAT THEY CAN'T EVEN BE WILLING TO SEE A CLOCK WHILE THEY'RE SPEAKING. SO I DO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I DO, UH, APPRECIATE HEARING THE DIALOGUE THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO MY PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, FOLLOWING THE ITEM DISCUSSION. THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO HEAR THAT, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST STRESS THAT POINT AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. [04:20:03] JEFF MALIN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I THINK THAT THIS IS A COMMON SENSE, UH, PROPOSAL, AND I APPRECIATE OUR COUNCILWOMAN CINDY ALLEN FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAIS. I THINK THAT IT LARGELY BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC WHERE IT WOULD BE ONLY BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC TO SEE IT. UM, UNLIKE THE TIMER THAT EXISTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, WHERE THE COUNTDOWN ENDS IN THE MICROPHONES BEING TURNED OFF, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY, AS FAR AS I SEE IT, ANY ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY, ANY ACCOUNTABILITY, UM, OR CHANGE ANYTHING, UM, THAT ALREADY EXISTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN IT COMES TO SHOUTING, UH, THERE ARE ALREADY MECHANISMS IN PLACE THAT I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL AND THE PRESIDING, UM, CHAIR OR MAYOR HAS TO CONTROL THAT. SO NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED. I THINK IT ONLY ADDS ADDITIONAL, UH, TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC WHERE TRANSPARENCY COULD BE OF VALUE TO EVERYBODY. SO I SUPPORT, I I WOULD URGE, UM, A YES VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. THANK YOU. LAST SPEAKER, JOANNE GARCA. WHEN YOU SAY RESIDENTS SPEAK, WE LISTEN. WHAT ARE THE METRICS USED TO? LISTEN? HOW MANY VOICES HAVE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO VOTE? ALONG THE LINES OF PUBLIC COMMENT, A SIMPLE MAJORITY, 70%, WHAT ABOUT A HUNDRED PERCENT AS IT WAS TONIGHT? I'VE SEEN MANY ITEMS OVER THE YEARS HAVE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHILE VOTES, WHILE COUNCIL VOTES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, INCLUDING ITEM 25 TONIGHT. THE RESIDENTS DESERVE TO KNOW HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO GOVERN WITH IMPOSSIBLE METRICS, THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY THIS COUNCIL CONTINUES TO GOVERN WITH IS A GREAT CONCERN TO OUR DEMOCRACY. SPEAKING AGAINST A TIMER FOR THE PUBLIC TO KEEP TRACK AS WELL, WHO DOES THAT HURT? EXTENDING COUNCIL SPEAKING TIME, YET STIFLING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK. SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THE ELECTED'S MOUTHS, CONSTITUENTS DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AT GOVERNMENT. AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT METRICS ARE USED TO CAST VOTES, A MOVING TARGET IS UNJUST AND STIFLES DEMOCRACY. COUNCIL VOTES NEED AND DESERVE TO BE ALIGNED WITH HOW THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU SPEAK AND HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WITH YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETINGS, OUR VOICES MATTER. AND JUST AS AN ADDED, THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO SPEAK ON THESE TWO ITEMS AS SOON AS THIS NEW THING, UM, CONTINUES. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES FELLOW COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ITEM 20, ITEM 20, REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER. RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON [20. 26-56334 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on proposed ordinance amendments for tobacco retailers and smoking lounges; and Request City Attorney to prepare amendments to the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Title 5, Title 21, and Title 22, to create a new regulatory framework for tobacco retailers and smoking lounges. (Citywide)       Office or Department: City Manager         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. AND REQUEST CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AMENDMENTS TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES CITYWIDE. UH, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION. UH, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THE STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS THERE'S COMMENTS FROM THE, FROM EITHER OF THE ERS FIRST. NO, IT'S JUST, IT'S A REPORT BACK FROM AN ITEM IN APRIL THAT WE ASKED FOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS WANT PRESENTATION OR NOT TO GRACE? YES. ALL RIGHT. I OKAY. I HEARD, YES. OKAY, PROCEED. WE'RE READY. WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO, TO GRACE HUON, OUR, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE VALENCIA ROMERO, WHO WILL GIVE THE PRESENTATION. HI, GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS, UH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ITEM 20 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. THIS ITEM IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE MEMORANDUM RELEASED ON AUGUST 25TH. UM, AND WITH THAT, LET'S GET STARTED. SO I DO WANNA PROVIDE SOME BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THIS. UM, AGAIN, THERE IS, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE THE BACKGROUND COMPLIANCE ISSUES. WE'LL ALSO GO OVER EXAMPLES IN OTHER CITIES, UM, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL CHANGES AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY DIRECTIONS. AS A QUICK REFRESHER, UH, THIS, I, THIS ITEM IS IN RESPONSE TO A CITY COUNCIL REQUEST ON APRIL 7TH, ASKING STAFF TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN TOBACCO [04:25:01] RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES, AND REPORT BACK WITHIN 120 DAYS. THE COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM RELEASED ON AUGUST 25TH, AS MENTIONED EARLIER. UM, AND ALL RIGHT, JUST A, JUST A MOMENT ON THE PRESENTATION. UH, IF WE CAN JUST TAKE THE CONVERSATION OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL'S HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING THE PRE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED. AND THEN AGAIN, JUST FOR SOME, TO HAVE SOME GENERAL GROUNDING, THERE ARE DIFFERENT STATE LAWS THAT GOVERN TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND BUSINESSES. THE CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LAW AS ONE OF THEM FLAVORED TOBACCO LAW, A SEIZE ILLEGAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS ACT, STATE ACT STOP. AND THEN ALSO THE TOBACCO 21 LAW. AT THE STATE LEVEL, TOBACCO IS REG REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. C-D-T-F-A IS A, IS THE REGULATORY BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING TOBACCO RETAILERS VERSUS, UH, WHEREAS CD C-D-P-H-H IS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND WORKING WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO LIMIT THE ACCESSIBILITY MOMENT. JUST A SIR, IF YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S YOUR FINAL WARNING. LET'S, LET'S, I'M ASKING HER, LET'S RESTORE. SHE GOT, SHE GOT FORE WARRANTS THAT YES. I'M SORRY. THAT IS YOUR THIRD AND FINAL WARNING. YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. NO, I'M TALKING, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL IN THE FRONT ROW IN THE GREEN DRESS. IF YOU CAN PLEASE LEAVE THE CHAMBER, THAT IS YOUR THIRD AND FINAL WARNING ON THE GOVERN. WE ALL HAVE OUR CONSENT. WE GET THE , WE'LL BE BACK. DO YOU KNOW WE'LL BE BACK. NONE OF THIS IS OVER. BLOW YOUR ALL F*****G ASSES OUT. PIECES OF F*****G S**T. ALRIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE. OKAY. SO NOW, AS FOR OUR LOCAL REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 5.81 ESTABLISHED THE APPLICATION AND RETAILING REQUIREMENTS OF TOBACCO RETAILERS AND CHAPTER 5.88 ESTABLISHED THE APPLICATION AND OPERATION OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR SMOKING LOUNGES. AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN THESE TWO CHAPTERS IS THAT CHAPTER 5.88 LIMITS THE NUMBER OF SMOKING LOUNGES TO EIGHT, WHEREAS CHAPTER 5.1 HAS NO CAPS ON THE NUMBER OF PERMITS FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS. EACH OF THESE TAP CHAPTERS IS ALSO ADMINISTERED BY A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE'LL GET TO A LITTLE BIT LATER. UM, AND I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE DEFINITIONS FOR TOBACCO RETAILER AND SMOKING LOUNGE AS DEFINING OUR MUNICIPAL CODE. CURRENTLY, THE TOBACCO RETAILER DEFINITION IN PARTICULAR IS OVERLY BROAD, LACKS PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DOES NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BUSINESSES THAT SELL TOBACCO AS A PRIMARY OR ACCESSORY BUSINESS ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION TO THE OVERLY BROAD DEFINITION, TOBACCO RETAILERS AND ALSO SMOKING LOUNGES ARE TREATED AS GENERAL RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE CITY'S ZONING REGULATIONS. THIS GENERALIZATION ALLOWS THESE BUSINESSES TO LOCATE VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE IN THE CITY WITHOUT REGARD TO SENSITIVE USES, LOCATION REQUIREMENTS, OR SPECIAL PLANNING ENTITLEMENT PROCESSES. I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT ON THIS SLIDE TO SHOW YOU THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITS BY CATEGORY. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 423 WITH THE BULK COMING OF, BUT COMING FROM CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES, AND GAS STATIONS, THESE BUSINESSES MAY SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BUT THE PERMIT IS TREATED AS AN ACCESSORY TO THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS. THE NUMBER OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TRUE SMOKE SHOPS IS ACTUALLY AT 67, SO IT'S ON THE LOWER END OF THE TABLE. I ALSO PROVIDED THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITS BROKEN DOWN BY CATEGORY FOR EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT. UM, THE DATA THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE IN THE BAR GRAPH AND THE TABLE THERE ARE THE SAME. WE JUST PRESENTED DIFFERENT VISUALS DEPENDING ON EVERYBODY'S LEARNING STYLE. UM, FOR INSTANCE, CITY, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE AND COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX, THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PERMITS IN TOTAL, UH, WHEREAS COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE HAVE THE LOWEST. SO I DO WANNA SPEND SOME TIME GOING OVER, UM, THE COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO STARTING WITH THE, UH, AGAIN, COMPLIANCE ISSUES WITH SMOKE SHOPS, CONVENIENCE STORES, AND GAS STATIONS ALIKE, THEY ARE OFTEN IN, UM, SELLING ILLEGAL CANNABIS AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY FLAVORED TOBACCO. UM, THERE ARE OTHER ILLICIT SALES, UM, OTHER ILLICIT ACTIVITIES THAT, THAT GO ON AT THESE, AT THESE LOCATIONS AS WELL. UM, SUCH AS FREQUENT LOITERING. UM, WE'VE EVEN SEEN GAMBLING, ILLEGAL GAMBLING RINGS, ROBBERIES AND FIREARM INCIDENTS. INSPECTION STAFF ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO FULLY INSPECT TOBACCO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT DUE TO HIDDEN STORAGE COMPARTMENTS OR ENTIRE ROOMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO CONCEAL LEGAL PRODUCTS. UM, THESE SPACES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WITH THE KEY FOB OR OR CARDS. IT IS NOT [04:30:01] UNCOMMON FOR INSPECTORS TO BE DENIED ACCESS ALTOGETHER INTO THESE BUSINESSES. UM, SO I'M ACTUALLY GONNA SHOW YOU, UM, SOME PICTURES AND VIDEOS, UH, PROVIDED BY OUR INSPECTION TEAM. UM, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE SHOW YOU THESE VISUALS SO THAT WE ALL HAVE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THESE BUSINESSES. UM, NOTE THAT THE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS, YOU WILL SEE THEY DO COME FROM DIFFERENT SMOKE SHOPS CONVENIENCE STORES. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A GAS STATION IN THERE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO PROBLEMATIC AS WELL. UM, SO I WANNA SHOW YOU THE FIRST PICTURE. SO IN THE FIRST PICTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE, WE DO HAVE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, TOP RIGHT, UM, THEY ARE BAGS OF CANNABIS FLOUR. WE ALSO SEE CONTAINERS OF CANNABIS PRE-ROLLS AND BOXES OF THC CONCENTRATES FOR VAPES. UM, AS A REMINDER, CANNABIS PRODUCTS CAN ONLY BE SOLD AT LICENSED CANNABIS DISPENSARIES HERE IN THE CITY. UM, AND I BELIEVE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S CAN CON CANISTERS AND NITROUS OXIDE IN THIS PHOTO. THE SECOND PICTURE IS A HIDDEN STORAGE ROOM FILLED TOP TO BOTTOM WITH FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. UM, AGAIN, THE FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THIS THIRD PICTURE IS INTENDED TO SHOW THE HIDDEN STORAGE COMPARTMENTS BELOW THE DISPLAY SHELVES. UM, THIS IS A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT THAT CAN BE OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS COMPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR CONTAIN BANNED FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ALSO THC PRODUCTS. SO THIS NEXT THREE SLIDES ARE GONNA BE THE VIDEO. SO I WILL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND. UM, AND MO AND ALL OF THESE ARE INTENDED TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT HIDDEN STORAGE COMPARTMENTS AT THESE BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS. UM, THIS VIDEO SHOWS AN INSPECTOR USING A KEY FOB, UM, TO OPEN THE HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS WITHIN THE SHELVING UNIT. UM, WE DO HAVE VOLUME ON THIS, SO I JUST WANT YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF THE SOUND AS HE'S MOVING THE KEY FOB THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO. OKAY. SO IN THIS NEXT VIDEO, YOU'LL ALSO SEE HIDDEN SHELVES CONTAINING VAPES. BUT IN THIS ONE, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S CLEAR TO SEE FROM THE SCREEN BEHIND ME. UM, IT'S COVERED WITH A CANS OF SODA. I BELIEVE IT'S SHASTA CANS. BUT WHEN YOU OPEN THE OPEN, THE HIDDEN COMPARTMENT, YOU'LL SEE WHAT'S BEHIND IT. AND LASTLY, THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE HITTING COMPARTMENTS IN THE FLOORBOARDS. AND THESE CONTAIN, UH, BAN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THC AND UNTAXED CIGARETTES. OKAY, SO NOW, UM, WHAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT THESE BLATANT COMPLIANCE ISSUES DO NOT GO WITHOUT FREAKING INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT FROM OUR TEAM. UM, HOWEVER, THEY'RE THE REPEATED ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND FINES ARE SIMPLY TREATED AS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. UH, WITH THIS INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR, UM, PERPETUALLY NON-COMPLIANT TOBACCO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS OFTEN MAKE CHANGES TO BUSINESS OWNERSHIP OR ENTITY STRUCTURE THAT CAN COMPLICATE ENFORCEMENT IN THE APPLICATION OF ENHANCED PENALTIES. SO I DO WANNA SPEND SOME TIME GOING OVER WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE ABOUT TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY'RE FACING. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS. UM, IN 2026 ALONE, THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL CITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE ADOPTED NEW REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. UM, SOME OF THESE COMMON REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PERMITS, UM, ZONING PERMITS, SUCH AS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN THE SAME BUSINESS TYPE, UM, DEVELOPING, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING STANDARDS. UM, AND ADDITIONAL THINGS CAN ALSO INCLUDE MORATORIUMS. ILLEGAL NON-CONFORMING AND AMORTIZATION PERIODS HAVE ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED TO GRADUALLY PHASE OUT THESE BUSINESSES. IN MAY, THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED NEW PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, OPERATIONAL STANDARDS, LOCATION RESTRICTIONS, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND CIGAR LOUNGES. THESE RESTRICTIONS PROHIBIT A TOBACCO RETAILER FROM OPERATING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANOTHER TOBACCO RETAILER, 500 FEET FROM A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL PARK OR PLAYGROUND, CIVIC CENTER, [04:35:01] CULTURAL SITE, OR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION. 500 FEET FROM A RES RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT OR RESIDENTIAL USE. EXISTING TOBACCO RETAILERS WITHIN SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS AREA SUCH AS SCHOOLS MAY BE CONSIDERED, UH, LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USES WITHIN THE CITY, BUT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE ORDINANCE BECOMING EFFECTIVE IN JULY, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE ADOPTED SEVERAL ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS TO ESTABLISH USE BASED REGULATIONS AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDALONE TOBACCO RETAILERS. WE ALSO CALL THEM SMOKE SHOPS. UM, SMOKE SHOPS ARE ALL ARE NOW IDENTIFIED AS AN INDIVIDUALLY REGULATED USE AND SUBJECT TO NEW LOCATION REQUIREMENTS AS OPPOSED TO A GENERAL RETAIL USE THAT PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED THEM TO BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN ALL COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE ZONES. UM, AGAIN, THESE SMOKE SHOPS ARE PROHIBITED FROM OPERATING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITY, ASSEMBLIES OF PEOPLE, PUBLIC PARK OR ANOTHER SMOKE SHOP, 100 FEET OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OR PROPERTY ZONE FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, EXCLUDING THE MIXED USE ZONES. RIVERSIDE ALSO ESTABLISHED AN AMORTIZATION PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE FOR SMOKE SHOPS THAT NO LONGER COMPLY WITH THE ZONING AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS. NON-COMPLIANT SMOKE SHOPS MUST RELOCATE TO A COMPLIANT LOCATION OR CEASE OPERATIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE, UM, IN MARCH, THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE AND INSPECTION FEE RESOLUTION TO REGULATE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PERMITTING OF SMOKE SH SMOKE SHOPS. THESE REGULATIONS INCLUDE RESTRICTING THE LOCATION OF SMOKE SHOPS IN PROXIMITY TO SENSITIVE USES, REQUIRING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR APPROVAL FOR NEW SMOKE SHOP ESTABLISHMENTS, AND CREATING A DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OPERATING STANDARDS. THE INSPECTION FEE IS INTENDED TO RECOVER THE COST OF ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND AS NEEDED INSPECTIONS FOR ILLICIT ACTIVITIES LIKE LONG BEACH AND RIVERSIDE. THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN SMOKE SHOPS IN GENERAL RETAIL USES PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN SANTA ANA. THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE SEEKS TO CORRECT, UM, SOUGHT TO CORRECT AT THIS POINT. THE ISSUE BY DEF DEFINING SMOKE SHOPS AS A DISTINCT LAND USE SEPARATE FROM RETAIL AND SERVICE USES AND RESTRICTS THE LOCATION OF SMOKE SHOPS TO COMMERCIAL ZONES IF THEY OBTAIN A COM, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. FURTHER, IN ADDITION TO THE LAND USE REQUIREMENTS, SMOKE SHOPS ARE PROHIBITED FROM OPERATING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANOTHER SMOKE SHOP, 1000 FEET OF YOUTH CENTERED USES, INCLUDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS, 1000 FEET OF AN ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY OR TREATMENT FACILITY, AND 500 FEET OF A PROPERTY ZONE OR USE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. THE ORDINANCE ALSO INCLUDES NONCONFORMING RULES THAT ALLOW EXISTING SMOKE SHOPS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS IF THEY HAVE A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE. NON-CONFORMING SMOKE SHOPS MUST MEET THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING STANDARDS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE AFFECTED DATE OF THE ORDINANCE. THESE NON-CONFORMING RULES WERE ESTABLISHED A GRADUALLY PHASE OUT CLUSTERING OF SMOKE SHOPS AND NEAR SENSITIVE USES. NOW, GOING BACK TO THE COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AGAIN, WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS. UM, ALL, UH, ALL THE THREE THE CITIES THAT ARE LISTED HERE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SAME TYPES OF ILLEGAL SALES AND PRODUCTS THAT THEIR TOBACCO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND ALL OF THEIR ORDINANCE INCLUDED SOME TYPE OF MECHANISM TO IMPROVE AND TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS. SO NOW LET'S TRANSITION TO THE POTENTIAL REGULATORY CHANGES. NOW THAT WE HAVE SOME GROUNDING OF THE ISSUES AND THE ALSO EXAMPLES IN OTHER CITIES. SO STAFF PROPOSED THAT CITY COUNCIL REPEAL CHAPTER 5.9, 5.81, SORRY, 5.91 MR. CANNABIS, UH, 5.81 AND 5.88 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPLACE THESE CHAPTERS WITH A NEW AND CONSOLIDATED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. THESE CHANGES ALSO INCLUDES UPDATES, UPDATES TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS IN TITLE 21 AND TITLE 22 TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT. THIS APPROACH AIMS TO BEST ADDRESS THE ORIGINAL REQUEST MADE BY CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS ONGOING ISSUES WITH TOBACCO RETAILERS IDENTIFIED BY STAFF. STAFF ALSO PROPOSE NEW DEFINITIONS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A SMOKE SHOP, A SMOKING LOUNGE, AND OTHER TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITS, SUCH AS COM, A CONVENIENCE STORE, AND A GROCERY STORE. THESE, THIS INCLUDES DEFINING THESE ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ISSU ISSUING THESE PERMITS AND TO DIFFERENTIATE LAND USES UNDER TITLE 21 AND TITLE 22 USING THE NEWPORT BEACH EXAMPLE. AGAIN, THE DEFINITION FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS INCLUDE EXCEPTIONS FOR OTHER USES OR BUSINESSES, AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, UM, SUCH AS THE GROCERY STORE. SINCE THOSE ARE DEFINED SEPARATELY, SANTA ANA, AS PART OF THEIR RECENT ORDINANCE CHANGES INCLUDED THREE NEW DEFINITIONS FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE, GROCERY STORE, AND SMOKE SHOP. UM, THEY'RE REALLY DETAILED AND THESE DEFINITIONS ALL INCLUDE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF EACH ESTABLISHMENT AS THEY ARE SEPARATE LAND USES, AGAIN, VERSUS BEING TREATED AS A, A GENERAL RESEARCH RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. STAFF PROPOSE TO CREATE SIMILAR DEFINITIONS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT APPLICABILITY [04:40:01] OF LAND USE, REVIEWS AND APPROVALS FOR NEW SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. THESE DEFINITIONS ARE NON-EXISTENT IN THE NON-EXISTENT IN THE CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE 21 AND TITLE 22. IN TERMS OF ZONING REQUIREMENTS, TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOCATE WITHIN THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE AS WELL AS SPECIFIC PLAN AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL USES, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS WE HAVE FOR CANNABIS RIGHT NOW. A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR NEW TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND ZONING DISTRICT. UM, THE EXISTING BUSINESSES WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS APPROACH IS BENEFICIAL TO ALLOW THE, FOR THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 21 POINT 27 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH PROVIDES REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES WHICH ENSURE THAT THE ELIMINATION OF NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES OCCURS AS EXPEDIENTLY AND AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE AND AVOIDS ANY UNREASONABLE INVASION OF ESTABLISHED PROPERTY RIGHTS. NOW I DO WANNA SPEND SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS FOR THESE BUSINESSES. WE ARE PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS FOR SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXISTING ADULT USE CANNABIS BUSINESS LOCATIONS REQUIREMENTS. UM, THE LIST OF SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS DOES NOT INCLUDE EL ELDER CARE FACILITIES AS IT WOULD SEVERELY LIMIT THE ALLOWABLE AREA WHERE SMOKE SHOPS AND LOUNGES MAY LOCATE IN THE CITY. THE ALLOWABLE AIR IS ALREADY SEVERELY LIMITED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FIND A VIABLE LOCATION. ACCORDING TO HISTORICAL FEEDBACK FROM CANNABIS BUSINESSES, THE INCLUSION OF ELDER CARE FACILITIES WOULD EFFECTIVELY CREATE A DEFACTO PROHIBITION OF SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS JUST FOR EASY READING. SO WE DO HAVE 600 FEET BUFFERS FOR SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, PLAYGROUNDS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND LIBRARIES. WE HAVE A THOUSAND FEET, EXCUSE ME, A THOUSAND FEET BETWEEN SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. IN OTHER WORDS, THESE BUSINESSES CANNOT BE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF EACH OTHER. UH, LIKE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AS WE HAVE NOW, CONVENIENCE STORES AND GROCERY STORES WITH THE TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROPOSED SENSITIVE USE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AS TOBACCO SALES ARE NOT THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, IF THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD DECIDE TO TAKE A MORE RIGOROUS APPROACH TO BEST ADDRESS ONGOING COMPLIANCE ISSUES WITH TOBACCO RETAILERS, CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES, AND ALSO GAS STATIONS ARE PART OF THIS, UM, MAY BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF BUSINESSES REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE 600 FOOT SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS. UM, THESE BUSINESSES WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM ONE THE 1000 FOOT BUFFERS BETWEEN SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES UNDER THIS APPROACH. SO WE ALSO, UH, WHAT I'M EXCITED TO SHOW YOU, UH, WE CREATED AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL KNOWN AS THE TOBACCO MAP TO DISPLAY WHERE SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES MAY LOCATE WITHIN THE CITY BASED ON THE PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS. UM, THIS MAP CURRENTLY DISPLAYS THE EXISTING BUSINESSES TO SHOW HOW THE BUFFERS WORK AND ESSENTIALLY HOW MANY AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW FALL OUTSIDE OF THE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS. SO I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS UP ON THE SCREEN FOR A SECOND. UH, I DO INVITE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW ALONG BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON YOUR PHONE OR TYPING IN THE LINK, THE DIRECT LINK TO THE TOBACCO MAP. UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES, I WILL BE SHOWING YOU DIFFERENT STILLS OF THE MAP TO ILLUSTRATE DIFFERENT INFORMATION. BUT FIRST I DO WANNA EXPLAIN WHAT THE DIFFERENT LAYERS, COLORS, AND SHAPES MEAN. 'CAUSE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON ON THIS MAP. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DATA, UM, STARTING WITH SOME HELPFUL TIPS. UH, NUMBER ONE THING IS I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ZOOM IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UM, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO VIEW IT IN THE DEFAULT MODE 'CAUSE IT WILL, IT DOES SHOW, UM, THE OVER THE OVERLAY, JUST LIKE IN A ZOOMED OUT VERSION. SO AGAIN, THE MORE YOU ZOOM IN, THE BETTER. SO, UM, WHAT I HAVE HERE ON THE SCREEN IS THE, UH, WHAT YOU'LL SEE AS FAR AS THE LEGEND ON THE MAP, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. UM, SO WE ALSO, WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, UM, THAT ARE IDENTIFIED. PERMIT CATEGORIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE MAP. SO WE HAVE THE BLUE STARS AS A SMOKE SHOP. THE TAN COLORED STARS ARE A SMOKING LOUNGE. UM, THE LITTLE LIKE BAG OR PURSE ICON IS A CONVENIENCE STORE. WE HAVE THE GAS PUMP AS A GAS STATION SHOPPING CART AS A GROCERY STORE. AND THEN LIKE THE WHITE CIRCLE WE HAVE AS OTHER, WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE MISCELLANEOUS, UM, BUSINESSES, UM, YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT, UM, LIKE CIRCLES, UM, WHICH ARE THE SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGE BUFFERS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT SLIDE. UM, BUT YOU ALSO IN THIS LEGEND HAVE THE COMMUNITY, UM, THE BASE LAYERS, WHICH WILL SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE LIBRARIES, PLAY PLAYGROUNDS, COMMUNITY CENTERS IN SCHOOL. THEY'RE ALL COLOR CODED. UM, AND THEN IN THE GREEN SPACES YOU WILL SEE THE ALLOWED, UM, GREEN AREA, UH, WHICH IS WHAT WE TYPICALLY CALL THE GREEN ZONE. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU COULD LOCATE AS ONE OF THESE BUSINESSES. AND ANYTHING IN THE GRAY, UM, IS, UH, WHERE YOU CANNOT LOCATE. SO THAT'S WITHIN A SENSITIVE USE BUFFER. SO I OPTED TO INCLUDE THIS STILL JUST 'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT ZOOMED OUT AND IT SHOWS YOU AT A, AT A HIGH LEVEL WHAT ALL THE DIFFERENT SHAPES LOOKS LIKE. [04:45:01] UM, SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS OUT IN THE GRAY. YOU'LL SEE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MAP, DIFFERENT COLORS WITHIN THE GRAY. SO AGAIN, THERE COULD BE SCHOOLS, THERE COULD BE A LIBRARY, A DAYCARE CENTER. UM, YOU ALSO SEE THE BLUE STARS WITH THE CIRCLE AROUND IT, OR A RADIUS AROUND IT. SO THAT IS TO SIGNIFY THE THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. UH, SO THAT'S JUST A VISUAL SO THAT THEY, UM, KNOW NOT TO BE LOCATED WITHIN EACH OTHER. OF COURSE, THIS IS FOR NEW BUSINESSES, BUT IT AL IT'S ALSO HELPFUL TO SEE HOW CLOSE THESE EXISTING BUSINESSES ARE AS OF RIGHT NOW. JUST, JUST A MOMENT ON YOUR PRESENTATION. I THINK THEY'RE ANNOUNCING THEIR EXIT LIKE A, LIKE AN AIRPORT. ALRIGHT, LET'S RESTORE THE ROOM TO A STATE OF ORDER, PLEASE. THIS IS YOUR THIRD AND FINAL WARNING. I AM ASKING YOU TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER. I THINK SHE WAS IN THE FRONT ROW. THEY GOT THEIR FINAL WARNING. SHE'S GONNA STAND THERE UNTIL SOMEONE ACTUALLY SQUITS HER OUT. YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OUT OF THE CHAMBER IF YOU CAN'T, AGAIN, YOU ARE DISRUPTING THE MEETING. THIS IS YOUR THIRD AND FINAL WARNING. IF YOU CAN PLEASE LEAVE THE CHAMBER. ALRIGHT, PLEASE CONTINUE. YEAH, SO ALL, I'M STILL ON THE SAME SLIDE. SO THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS THE, AGAIN, THE TAN COLOR STAR IS WHAT REPRESENTS A SMOKING LOUNGE. AND THE RADIUS AROUND IT IS ALSO THE THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER. UM, WHAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE, UM, IN THE MAP IS LIKE THE DESIGNATED GREEN ZONES. SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE, LIKE DARKER, LIGHTER, DEPENDING WHAT PART OF THE ZONE, LIKE COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONE THAT IS. UM, AND THEN AS WELL, YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IN LIKE THE LIGHT GRAY, WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL RESIDENTIAL. SO ON THIS STILL OF THE MAP, ON THIS NEXT ONE, I DO WANNA SHOW YOU, UM, PART WHAT THE VIEW OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY. UM, THIS AREA ENCOMPASSES COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, 2, 3, 4, AND SIX. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A, UH, OVER CONCENTRATION AND LOTS OF CLUSTERING OF TOBACCO RETAILERS. THIS INCLUDES SMOKE SHOPS, CONVENIENCE STORES, THE GROCERY STORES, GAS STATIONS THAT HAVE THESE PERMITS. AND THERE'S A TON OF OVERLAP IN THIS AREA. I ALSO WANNA SHOW YOU THE STILL OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY THAT ENCOMPASSES COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE. THERE IS LESS OVER CONCENTRATION IN THIS AREA, BUT THERE IS STILL SOME CLUSTERING OF CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES, GAS STATIONS WITH TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT. AND I ALSO WANNA SHOW YOU THE STILL OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE CITY THAT ENCOMPASSES COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE. AGAIN, SOME CLUSTERING OF THESE DIFFERENT BUSINESS TYPES. UM, THE OVERALL THERE IS, UH, LESS PREVALENCE OF THESE RETAILERS IN THE AREA, IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY. THE NEXT ONE I'M GONNA SHOW YOU IS JUST, I PICKED THESE AT RANDOM JUST TO SHOW AS THE VISUAL. UM, SO THIS IS A VISUAL OF STAR KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UM, IT IS INTENDED TO SHOW THE PROXIMITY OF THESE BUSINESSES NEAR SCHOOL. SO JUST IN THIS AREA ALONE, UM, WE HAVE ONE SMOKE SHOP, ONE SMOKING LOUNGE, FIVE CONVENIENCE STORES, THREE GAS STATIONS, AND THREE GROCERY STORES THAT ALL HOLD A TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT. THIS NEXT ONE IS A, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. SO WE HAVE FIRST BAPTIST, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL. WE HAVE RENAISSANCE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE JENNY ESA ELEMENTARY. THE AREA SURROUNDING THESE SCHOOLS INCLUDES EIGHT SMOKE SHOPS, 10 CONVENIENCE STORES, FOUR GAS STATIONS, AND 12 GROCERY STORES. UM, THERE ARE MANY MORE INSTANCES OF TOBACCO RETAILERS LOCATED IN YOUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER SENSITIVE USES WITHIN THE MAP. UM, IF YOU JUST KIND OF MESS AROUND WITH IT A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S A TON. BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PRESENTATION, WE OPTED TO ONLY SHOW YOU TWO. IT'S JUST WE WANNA GET, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A GENERAL SENSE OF THE ISSUE, BUT AGAIN, WE, WE MADE THE, THE MAP PUBLIC FOR THIS REASON, SO FOLKS ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT IN GREATER DETAIL. NOW FOR THE OPERATING CONDITIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, UM, AGAIN, PROPOSING TO CREATE OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR SMOKING LOUNGES AND ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS, WHICH INCLUDE, INCLUDE GROCERY STORES, CONVENIENCE STORES, GAS STATIONS. WHILE THESE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED, THE OPERATING CONDITIONS WOULD APPLY TO EVERYBODY. UM, AND SO THESE OPERATING CONDITIONS THAT WILL APPLY TO ALL, UM, THESE ARE [04:50:01] SOME PRETTY BASIC STUFF THAT WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT OR WE, WE ARE, UM, PROPOSING TO IMPLEMENT. WE HAVE THIS FOR CANNABIS. SO THESE BASICS INCLUDE HOURS OF OPERATIONS, SECURITY STANDARDS, V VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS, SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS, VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, LIMITED DISPLAY OF SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA, UM, AGE RESTRICTIONS, PROHIBITION OF SALES VIA VENDING MACHINE, AND OF COURSE A LIST OF PROHIBITED PRODUCTS. SO I DO WANNA KNOW ON THE LIST OF PROHIBITED PRODUCTS THAT WE WILL INCLUDE NITROUS OXIDE TO COMPLEMENT THE REQUEST PUT FORWARD, UM, BY CITY COUNCIL. EARLIEST EARLIER THIS EVENING, AGAIN, THE RECENTLY PASSED SB 7 58 LEGISLATIVE BILL PROHIBITS TOBACCO RETAILERS FROM SELLING NITROUS OXIDE. HOWEVER, UM, IT'S ALREADY, IT'S AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW. THE NEW TOBACCO RETAIL REGULATIONS WOULD INCLUDE IT AS PART OF THE LIST JUST TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ENFORCEMENT FOR LOCAL, UH, FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY STAFF PROPOSED TO CONSOLIDATE THE CITY'S ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AND PENALTIES, UH, FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES INTO A SINGLE ORDINANCE AS OPPOSED TO THE SEPARATE ORDINANCES WE HAVE NOW. UM, THESE, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO ARE, UM, DOWN TO HAVING DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, UH, DESIGNEES, UM, THAT NO LONGER REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICE. AND THE PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION WILL ENSURE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ACROSS ALL TOBACCO RELATED BUSINESSES, UM, AND ALIGN THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY'S CURRENT INTERDEPARTMENTAL ENFORCEMENT MODEL. WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR REPEAT VIOLATIONS OCCURRING AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE A COMMON PERMITEE AND OWNERSHIP CONTROL. THIS PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT CHALLENGE AS STAFF HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP NON-COMPLIANT ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE SAME BUSINESS OWNER AT MULTIPLE TOBACCO RETAIL LOCATIONS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES ARE ROUTINELY ABSORBED AS A COST OF DOING BUSINESS LIMITING THEIR DETERRENT EFFECT. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, SPECIFICALLY, WE'LL BE CREATING A SEPARATE AND TIERED ADMINISTRATIVE FINE STRUCTURE FOR REPEAT VIOLATIONS. THESE FINES WOULD ESCALATE WITH THESE SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION. SIMILAR TO THE CIVIL, CIVIL PENALTIES ASSESSED BY C-D-T-F-A FOR NONCOMPLIANT TOBACCO RETAILERS, SHOULD AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION REACH THE POINT OF PERMIT REVOCATION STAFF PROPOSED TO PROHIBIT THE BUSINESS OWNER AND ALL RELATED PARTIES FROM REAPPLYING FOR ANOTHER PERMIT ALTOGETHER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR IN PLACE FOR CANNABIS BUSINESS. I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT THREE YEARS, IS WHAT WE CAP IT AT. UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER MAY ALSO BE PROHIBITED FROM HAVING ANOTHER, ANOTHER TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITEE AT THE LOCATION FOR THE SAME PERIOD. SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL PREFER A STRICTER APPROACH BASED ON THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING EXAMPLES IN OTHER CITIES, STAFF PROPOSE A SHORT TERM PERIOD FOR EXISTING TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROPOSED OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE LENGTH OF THIS PERIOD SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. UM, BASED ON OTHER RESEARCH IN OTHER CITIES, THIS PERIOD CAN RANGE FROM THREE, SIX TO 12 MONTHS, DEPENDING ON YOUR PREFERENCE. UM, IF THE OPERATING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED BY THE DEADLINE, THEN THE BUSINESS WILL BE DEEMED AS A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUSINESS. AND THIS DESIGNATION ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO REMAIN AT THEIR EXISTING LOCATION, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT MEET THE NEW ZONING AND SENSITIVE USE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS. BUSINESSES WHO FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPERATING CONDITIONS SET BY THE DEADLINE MAY BE SUBJECT TO PERMIT SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OR DENIED RENEWAL OF THEIR PERMIT. WHICHEVER OCCURS SOONER, THESE BUSINESSES WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY BE DEEMED AS A NON-CONFORMING BUSINESS AND REQUIRED TO CEASE OPERATIONS. AGAIN, SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDE ON A MORE STRICT APPROACH, WE ARE PROPOSING AN AMORTIZATION. AN AMORTIZATION PERIOD MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL BUSINESSES IN ADDITION TO THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING PROVISION. SO JUST SO WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AMORTIZATION MEANS IN THIS CONTEXT, IT IS A PROCESS TO TERMINATE A NON-CONFORMING USE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE, AND OR BUSINESS OWNER TO RECOVER THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE USE IN BUSINESS. THIS PROCESS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL IMPACT STUDIES AND THUS ADD COSTS AND TIMING RESTRAINTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THOUGH I DO WANNA TAKE A SECOND TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AMORTIZATION IN THIS CONTEXT DOES, DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE ARE PUSHING EVERYONE OUT OF BUSINESS, GIVEN THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT HOLDERS ARE CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES, AND GAS STATIONS, THEY COULD SIMPLY STOP SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CONTINUE OPERATING WITH THEIR TRUE PRIMARY BUSINESS ACTIVITY. UM, A TRUE CONVENIENCE STORE, FOR EXAMPLE, DOESN'T NEED TO SELL TOBACCO. BUT AGAIN, AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE PRESENTATION EARLIER, MOST OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE PRIMARILY SELLING ILLEGAL PRODUCTS ANYWAY. SO IMPLEMENTING AN AMORTIZATION PERIOD WOULD BE A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH, BEGINNING AS OF THE DATE OF THE, THAT THE ORDINANCE IS IN EFFECT WITH THE AMORTIZATION RUNNING LONGER THAN THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING PERIOD. WE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING OVER THREE YEARS FOR THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD BASED ON RESEARCH THAT WE'VE SEEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD. BUSINESSES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS, MUST SATISFY THE NEW ZONING AND SENSITIVE [04:55:01] USE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS. AND THIS WILL ALLOW BUSINESSES TO EITHER CEASE OPERATIONS ALL ALTOGETHER OR RELOCATE TO AN ALLOWABLE AREA BEFORE THE END OF THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD. A TOBACCO RETAIL PERMIT PREVIOUSLY RENEWED FOR A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUSINESS SHALL BE VOID AT THE END OF THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD IF THEY DO NOT CEASE OPERATIONS OR RELOCATE TO A COMPLIANT LOCATION. SO I DO WANNA CONCLUDE WITH SOME FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY DIRECTIONS. THIS IS BASICALLY JUST SUMMARIZING EVERYTHING I JUST SAID, BUT I WANT TO HAVE A NICE VISUAL FOR THAT 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LOT. UM, STAFF PROPOSE, UH, A SET OF BASELINE REGULATORY CHANGES FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES AS PART OF THE NEW CONSOLIDATED OR ORDINANCE. THESE BASELINE CHANGES REPRESENT THE MINIMUM ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED TO MODERNIZE DEFINITIONS, STRENGTHEN OPERATING STANDARDS, AND ALIGN ENFORCEMENT TOOLS WITH BEST PRACTICES. UM, ESSENTIALLY THESE BASELINE CHANGES WOULD INCLUDE THESE CATEGORIES THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE TABLE, WHICH ARE THE NEW DEFINITIONS, ZONING REQUIREMENTS, OPERATING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS THE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES. AND TO MEANINGFULLY TO MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS THE CITY'S MOST PERSISTENT COMPLIANT ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE INVOLVING YOUTH ACCESS, THE LEGAL PRODUCTS AND RETAILER OVER CONCENTRATION. A MORE STRINGENT REGULATORY APPROACH MAY BE REQUIRED. SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE PRESENTING BOTH BASELINE CHANGES AND ENHANCED REGULATORY OPTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES. IN THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, I DO WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DIRECTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF REGULATORY STRINGENCY SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL DIRECTLY INFLUENCE THE STRUCTURE OF THE CONSOLIDATED ORDINANCE AND ITS ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK THAT WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE. GOING BACK TO THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS AS A BASELINE, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REQUIRE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS TO BE APPLIED ONLY TO THE SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. UH, SO THOSE ARE LIKE THE BLUE STARS AS WELL AS THE TAN COLOR STARS THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP. UM, THIS APPROACH WOULD LIMIT YOUTH ASSET YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO AS WELL AS ILLEGAL PRODUCTS AND SUBSTANCES ON A SMALLER SCALE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED TO SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. IF THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO GO WITH A MORE ELEVATED APPROACH, WHICH, WHICH IS THE, UH, RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TABLE, THEN WE RECOMMEND REQUIRING THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS BE APPLIED TO, TO SMOKING LOUNGES AND TO ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS. SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES, AND THE GAS STATIONS. AS FOR THE MATTER OF LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUSINESSES, WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL IF YOU WISH TO IMPLEMENT A SINGLE APPROACH, WHICH IS THE SHORT TERM PERIOD FOR ALL EXISTING TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW OPERATING CONDITION. OR DO YOU WISH TO IMPLEMENT A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AND THE LONGER TERM PERIOD, UM, WHICH IS THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD FOR NON-CONFORMING BUSINESSES TO RELOCATE TO AN ALLOWABLE AREA THAT CONFORMS TO THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS, OR THEY CEASE OPERATIONS. UM, THE LENGTH OF EACH PERIOD IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE TWO-PRONGED APPROACH WOULD GRADUALLY PHASE OUT THE OVER CONCENTRATION OF TOBACCO RETAILERS AND LOCATIONS NEAR SENSITIVE USES IN LONG BEACH. IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSED BASELINE CHANGES AND ELEVATED APPROACH OPTIONS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ALSO ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF NEW TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITS. UNTIL AN ORDINANCE, A NEW ORDINANCE IS, IS ADOPTED IN EFFECT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE DID BEFORE ENACTING THEIR NEW ORDINANCE. I BELIEVE THEIR MORATORIUM WAS SET AT THREE MONTHS INITIALLY AND THEN THEY LATER EXTENDED IT TO GIVE STAFF SUFFICIENT TIME TO DRAFT THE ORDINANCE CHANGES A MORATORIUM WILL HELP PREVENT PERPETUALLY NON-COMPLIANT BUSINESS OWNERS FROM OPERA, FROM OPENING NEW TOBACCO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS IN LONG BEACH. THIS MAY ALSO HELP STAB, STABILIZE ONGOING COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND ENFORCEMENT OPERATION. SO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND POLICY DIRECTION THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE TONIGHT, STAFF MAY RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING. SO WE WILL RETURN WITH EITHER A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF NEW TOBACCO PERMITS AND OR A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CONSOLIDATED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TOBACCO RETAILERS AND SMOKING LOUNGES. SO, UM, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. LET'S JUST NOT TAKE CARE OF, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT. UH, LET'S ADMINISTER PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN PERSON, DAVE SHUKLA AND BRIAN LAMB IN ZOOM, AND THEY WONDER HOW CONTRABAND MAKES ITS WAY INTO PRISONS. UM, FOR THE RECORD, SINCE MY ABILITY TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO STAFF REPORTS AND INFORMATION THAT CAN ONLY BE MAY, UH, BE OBTAINED DURING STAFF PRESENTATIONS IS ABOUT TO BE TAKEN AWAY. UM, I'D, UH, LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THOSE VIDEOS, UH, DID NOT, UH, WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN, DID NOT, UH, VIOLATE CALIFORNIA'S TWO PARTY CONSENT [05:00:01] LAWS. I, UH, FIND IT HIGHLY IRONIC THAT THIS CITY, UH, WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM, UH, DEFINING SENSITIVE USE, UH, BUFFERS ON, UH, VARIOUS, UH, ONAC LIKE CANNABIS, UH, ON THINGS THAT, UH, THE CITY COLLECTS TAX, UH, BUT HAS FORESTALLED FOR YEARS. THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1137, WHICH HISTORICALLY FOR CALIFORNIA CREATED, UH, SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS, UH, FOR, FOR AROUND SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, UH, ELDER CARE FACILITIES, UH, FOR OIL DRILLING AND GAS OPERATIONS. UM, THIS CITY FOUGHT IT FOR YEARS. UM, WITH SPECIFIC REGARD TO THIS PROPOSAL, UM, I THINK THE BASELINE IS PROBABLY MORE THAN ENOUGH. UM, UH, I THINK THE EXPANDED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IS A BIT TOO AGGRESSIVE. UM, I WORRY THAT THE AMATEURIZATION PERIOD, UH, IS, UH, UH, PERHAPS A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC CONSIDERING, UH, UH, KIND OF LAGGARD ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IN NOT ONLY THE US BUT THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY. UM, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT EVERYONE, UH, IS INVESTED IN THE, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, UH, TOP STOCK COMPANIES. UM, MOST OF THESE BUSINESSES, RIGHT OR WRONG, GOOD OR BAD, UH, ARE GIVING THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT AND STILL STRUGGLING TO, TO KIND OF MAKE ENDS MEET. AND, UH, THE CITY WILL BE ACCUSED OF, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE NAME OF PROTECTING THE KIDS AND CLEANING THINGS UP, OF DRIVING FOLKS OUTTA BUSINESS AND SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS. BUT IT'S NOT AS DIRTY AS YOURS. NOT AS DIRTY AS WHAT THE CITY'S IS. I MEAN, FOR ALL THE HARMS THAT ARE DONE BY TOBACCO SMOKING, UM, THEY DON'T PUT PEOPLE'S HOMES AT RISK UNLESS YOU, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTALLY LIGHT YOUR HOUSE ON FIRE. UM, BUT THEY CERTAINLY DON'T INTENTIONALLY AND WHEN WE KNOW WE SHOULD GET OFF THAT NARCOTIC. UM, HAVE THE KIND OF, UH, SEVERE HARMS TO HUMAN AND ALL OTHER FORM OF LIFE, UH, THAT FOSSIL FUELS DO, AND THAT THIS CITY CONTINUES TO TRAFFIC IT. I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND AT THE PENINSULA, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED. THANK YOU WON. REPEAT THE LOT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRIAN LAMB IN ZOOM. YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED YOUR TIME AGAINST NOW. HELLO EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, IT'S BEEN A, OH, EXCUSE ME. IT'S, IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT FOR YOU, SO I, I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF. UH, MY NAME IS BRIAN LAMB WITH THE CALIFORNIA FUELS AND CONVENIENCE ALLIANCE REPRESENTING INDEPENDENT GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORE OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK REAL QUICK TO SHARE OUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROPOSED POLICY OPTIONS HERE. UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE SHARE THE COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO REGULATE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE TOBACCO SALES, BUT ONLY WITH A MEASURED APPROACH THAT CONSIDERS AND NUANCES BETWEEN TOBACCO RETAILERS AS THE CITIES, UH, DID THAT WERE CITED BY STAFF. UH, EVEN IN NEWPORT BEACH, THE RESTRICTIONS ONLY APPLY TO STANDALONE TOBACCO STORES, WHICH THE CITY DOES DEFINE AS TOBACCO RETAILER BUSINESSES. UM, WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RETAILERS, BUT USING A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH THAT LOOPS IN RETAIL CONVENIENCE STORES MAY ALSO BRING UNINTENDED HARM TO THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES. RETAIL FUEL AND CONVENIENCE STORES PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS, EMPLOY LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SALES AND TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE BAD ACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT A BLANKET APPROACH WOULD CREATE A SYSTEM OF WINNERS AND LOSERS THAT PUNISHES COMPLIANT RETAILERS THAT ALREADY FOLLOW THE LAW. AND IT IS ALREADY ILLEGAL TO SELL TOBACCO OR FLAVORED TOBACCO IN GENERAL, BUT TOBACCO TO MINORS. AND SO IT, IT'S NOT QUITE AS MUCH A POLICY ISSUE, BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT DOES WARRANT A NUANCED, CAREFUL APPROACH. AND WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE BASELINE POLICY CHANGES AND EXEMPT GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATIONS FROM THE PROPOSED DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS AND HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. UM, AND, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FLAG THAT I DID RECENTLY REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE AS WELL IN HOPES OF MEANING TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL SOLUTION THAT WOULD FURTHER THEIR PURSUIT OF OUR SHARED GOAL OF, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THE TOBACCO AWAY FROM OUR YOUTH. AND, UH, I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE THE TIME TO MEET, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND I HOPE TO SPEAK WITH YOU SOON. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA GO, UH, TO [05:05:01] THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. UH, YES, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR SUCH A THOROUGH PRESENTATION. I KNOW WHEN WE ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS, UM, YOUR DEPARTMENT WAS, WAS INTERESTED, WAS HIGHLY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR CURRENT POLICY OR ANY NEW POLICIES CLEAN UP THE AREAS OF THE PAST AS WELL AS ADDRESSING, UM, THE NEWER ISSUES THAT WE'RE FINDING AND TO PUT SOME, SOME PARODY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CANNABIS. UM, I BROUGHT THIS ITEM BACK IN APRIL. YOU'VE DONE EXTENSIVE WORK. WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE INTERACTIVE MAP. I'M GONNA, I'LL SPEND SOME TIME WITH THAT BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN YOU BRING A POLICY BACK. BUT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT, UM, THE DISTINGUISHED SMOKE SHOPS ARE POPPING UP NEXT TO SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BUFFERS. UM, SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. I'M CURIOUS ON, AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN TERMS OF POLICY. I'M CURIOUS ON SLIDE 65 , UH, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BASELINE CHANGES, UM, IS IT A BOTH AND OR AN EITHER OR, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT BASELINE CHANGES ACROSS THE BOARD NOW, OR COULD WE LOOK AT BASELINE CHANGES IN SENSITIVE AREAS AND ELEVATED REGULATORY APPROACHES FOR LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUSINESSES? OR IS IT, IS IT ONE OR THE OTHER? IS THERE A WAY TO DO, UM, A BASELINE WITH GIVING US, UM, KIND OF SHOWING US A WAY FORWARD IF WE CHOSE SOME MORE STRINGENT OPTIONS AS THE POLICY COMES TO US? YEAH, SO IT WOULD BE A BOTH AND SITUATION. WE WOULD GO WITH THE BASELINE CHANGES AND IF YOU WERE TO OPT INTO THE ELEVATED REGULATORY APPROACH, WE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THAT IN THERE. AGAIN, WHAT THESE ARE, ESPECIALLY LIKE FOR THE, NOT THE SENSITIVE USE BUFFERS, BUT LIKE, SAY LEGAL NON-CONFORMING, THEY RUN ON DIFFERENT TIMELINES ANYWAY, THEY'RE, UM, PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER. UM, SO THAT COULD BE AGAIN, THE BOTH END, JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THESE ONE MORE TIME AND I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUE, UH, SECOND OF THE MOTION SPEAK AS WELL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH AND TUCK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. UM, THE LEVEL OF DETAIL, THE RESEARCH WITH THE OTHER CITIES, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, JUST THE THOUGHTFULNESS AT WHICH, UM, THIS WAS PRESENTED. I, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT. UM, I, UH, I NOTED THAT WHEN IT CAME TO SENSITIVE, UH, USE BUFFERS, I DID SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT WE CONSIDER ELDER CARE FACILITIES, NURSING HOMES, AND CONVALESCENT HOMES. AND I NOTED THAT YOU FOUND THAT THAT WOULD BE TOO EXPANSIVE, UM, AND NOT ALLOW ADDITIONAL, UM, SHOPS TO POTENTIALLY OPEN. UM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A LOOK AT THAT. UM, AND I'LL JUST KEEP A, YOU KNOW, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. 'CAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS WHERE THERE MAY NEED TO BE SOME SENSITIVITY AROUND THAT. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS IS THE OPERATING CONDITIONS YOU SPEAK ABOUT, UM, APPLYING THIS TO WHETHER WE SHOULD APPLY IT JUST TO SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES, BUT, OR SHOULD WE INCLUDE GROCERY STORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM NOTING IN MY COMMUNITY IS THAT THERE ARE SHOPS THAT SAY SMOKE SHOP, BUT HAVE A GROCERY LICENSE. AND SO, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, I REALLY, WE MAY NEED TO DO SOME ANALYSIS ON HOW MUCH OF THEIR REVENUE COMES FROM GROCERY VERSUS SMOKE SHOP RELATED ACTIVITIES. AND BECAUSE WE'VE HA WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS CLARITY THERE ARE THOSE WHO'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT GROCERY LICENSE AND SELL ONLY TOBACCO. YES. THAT'S WHAT THE DEFINITIONS COME IN. SO THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THERE IS TENDS TO BE A LOT OF LIKE, MIX AND MATCHING OR TODAY I'M A SMOKE SHOP OR TOMORROW I'M AT A GROCERY STORE. SO YEAH, THE DEFINITIONS ARE GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT ON THAT. UM, AND THEN I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE, UM, OPERATING CON, UH, CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL CHANGES SUPPORT ALL OF THEM. THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, IS THAT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE FACILITY OR BOTH? IT WOULD BE BOTH. UM, AND, AND AS WE HAVE IT FOR CANNABIS RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE PRETTY MUCH WOOD MIRROR WHAT WE HAVE FOR CANNABIS. UM, IT DOES HELP WITH THE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL. SO OUR INSPECTORS HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO THESE BUSINESSES IN CASE THERE'S AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. THEY COULD, UM, ASK FOR THE, FOR THE VIDEOS FOR BAILEY AND SAYS LIKE, RECORDS OF IT. SO, UM, YEAH, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, UM, POTENTIAL CHANGES RELATED TO LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUSINESSES. UM, I SUPPORT THE, UH, SHORTER TIME PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, UM, TO, UM, HAVE THEM COME INTO COMPLIANCE. UM, THAT WOULD BE, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY DIRECTION, UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE GROCERY STORE DESIGNATION FOR, SO FOR WHAT I THINK WILL BE [05:10:01] A NUMBER OF, UM, RETAILERS IN MY COMMUNITY, UM, I'M INTERESTED IN THE ELEVATED REGULATORY APPROACH BEYOND THE BASELINE CHANGES, UM, BECAUSE THEY MIGHT SAY SMOKE SHOP, BUT TRULY HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF OPERATING PERMIT. UM, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE THE ENTITIES THAT ARE INCLUDED, UM, IN THIS STRATEGY. UM, SO THAT'S BOTH FOR, UM, THE TWO-PRONGED APPROACH AS WELL AS THE SENSITIVE BUFFER. AND I THINK THOSE ARE MY NOTES FOR NOW. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, COUNCILMAN CURRY, ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW YOU DEFERRED. OKAY. WELL, COUNCILWOMAN SORROWS NEXT. YES. THANK YOU AGAIN. I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN THRASH ABOUT YOUR THOROUGH, UH, PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE APP THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY WHERE, UH, TOBACCO IS ACCESSIBLE. OBVIOUSLY SMOKING LOUNGE, UH, YOU KNOW, I I THINK THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. I THINK THAT WITH THE PRESENTATION SLIDE YOU HAD EARLIER WITH DISTRICT ONE AND SIX, HAVING THE MOST, UH, LOCATION WITH ACCESS TO TOBACCO, UH, IS, IS PUTTING ME IN A PLACE WHERE I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A MORATORIUM RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO MAKE BEFORE WHEN, SO THAT WE, WHEN WE HAVE THIS ORDINANCE, THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROCEED. OTHERWISE, I THINK IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE OVERSATURATED, GIVEN THE WAY THAT BUSINESSES ARE DICTATE, DESIGNATING WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THEN MAKING ALL OF THESE TOBACCO ACCESSIBLE, I CANNOT, UM, I I I DO NOT WANT A DISTRICT WHERE YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL MORE THAN YOU DO FRESH FOOD. IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS ALSO JUST A DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN, AS WE HISTORICALLY HAVE HEARD ABOUT CENTRAL LONG BEACH UNDER RESOURCED, HEAVILY INUNDATED WITH A VARIETY OF SUBSTANCE THAT PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT COME TO GET AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR HOMES WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE THEM ALL AROUND. SO IT MAKES IT, AND ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IS NOT JUST ELDERLY HOME AND, AND CONVALESCENT HOME ARE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE, WHO ARE ON THEIR ROAD TO RECOVERY, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT DESIGNATED NECESSARILY AS RECOVERY HOMES SPECIFICALLY OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOMES, BUT I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES THAT ARE ALSO BY THESE TOBACCO SMOKE SHOPS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT, IT, IT BECOMES A TRIGGER FOR OTHER FORMS OF SUBSTANCE AS, AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY ON THE MAP, BUT THAT MAKES A BIG DEAL IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOMES, ESPECIALLY TRANSITIONAL HOMES, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RECOVER, BUT WHEN THEY'RE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ALCOHOL AND OTHER FORMS OF SUBSTANCE, IT IT, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER FOR THEM, RIGHT. WHEN IT'S JUST ACROSS THE STREET. UH, THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS IS I APPRECIATE THAT WHILE WE MAY HAVE FACILITIES AND PERMITS, UM, THAT ARE SELLING TOBACCO, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE OPERATING HOUR. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A BUSINESS THAT IS OPENING 24 HOURS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF TOBACCO AND PARAPHERNALIA, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO 24 HOURS TO TOBACCO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS 20 HOURS TO FRESH FOODS. RIGHT? I THINK AS WELL AS, I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A 24 HOUR LAUNDRY, UM, STORE BECAUSE PEOPLE WORK IN ODD HOURS AND CAN'T DO THEIR LAUNDRY. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. BUT I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO RESTRICT IN TERMS OF THE HOURS, JUST BECAUSE IT ALSO IS CONNECTED TO OTHER FORMS, A STRING OF USE OF OTHER SUBSTANCE AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT ALL GOES BACK LIKE I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND THAT'S WHY I WANNA GO BACK TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY VIOLATING AND HAS BUILT UP FINES. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME, UH, YOU KNOW, LEVEL OF, OBVIOUSLY AS WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS RN AND IT'S GIVING THE BUSINESSES TIME, BUT THEY ALREADY SHOULD KNOW ALL OF THESE RULES TO BEGIN WITH. AND I'M JUST, I'M AT A PLACE WHERE I, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE SOME REALLY HARD, UH, APPROACH TO THIS. ESPECIALLY OBVIOUSLY, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES DON'T SOLELY RES RELY ON TOBACCO AS A SOURCE OF BUSINESS, BUT I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO REALLY RE-REVIEWED AROUND JUST THE IMPACT IT HAS WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT EVERY BLOCK POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL LONG BEACH, PRACTICALLY. UH, SO I, I APPRECIATE THIS COMING BACK SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THESE WAYS [05:15:01] THAT WE CAN, UM, ADDRESS, UH, THE BUFFER ZONE AS WELL. UH, YES, DEFINITELY, OBVIOUSLY, AND VERY IMPORTANT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH, BUT I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSIDERATE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ON ROAD TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF RECOVERY IN THEIR LIVES. AND SOMETIMES TOBACCO BRINGS IS A TRIGGER TO BACK TO OTHER FORMS OF SUBSTANCE, SUCH AS ALCOHOL THAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO RECOVER FROM. SO I, UM, I THINK THAT AS FAR AS LOOKING AT LEVEL OF LEVELS OF THE, UM, I THINK THE AMORTIZATION RIGHT PROCESS, I REALLY WANNA CONSIDER US LOOKING AT THAT. I KNOW IT COSTS MORE MONEY AND MORE TIME, BUT WE ALREADY LOST SO MUCH BY NOT BEING ABLE TO BE A LITTLE STRICTER IN THIS PROCESS AROUND LIVES IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THIS. UH, ONE LAST THING I WANNA ASK ABOUT, I KNOW I'M AT TIME IS WHERE DOES A FINE GO? I WANNA MAKE SURE THE FINE OF THOSE WHO ARE VIOLATING RULES AND LAWS, UH, WHERE DOES THAT FINE GO? IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THIS, WHO LIVES AROUND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND REMEDIATION, YOU KNOW, FUNDS THAT NEEDS, THAT NEEDS TO FILL FOR SOMETHING. SO THAT'S WHAT I NEED CLARIFICATION ON. HI, COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M JUDIT LUNG ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU, UM, MANAGER. UM, OUR TOBACCO RETAIL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 2008. WE DO HAVE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION PROGRAM. WE ISSUE CITATIONS FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT, HAVE NOT BEEN IN COMPLIANCE. AND SO THAT MONEY, THE PERMIT FEES, THE, THE FINES, THEY ALL GO TO, UM, THE PROGRAM TO PAY FOR INSPECTIONS. THE VIDEOS, THE PHOTOS THAT YOU SEE ARE PART OF OUR INSPECTION PROGRAM WHERE WE DO JOINT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WITH BUSINESS LICENSING AND CITY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OUR TOBACCO EDUCATION PROGRAM PREVENTION, WHERE SOME OF THOSE MONEY GO OUT TO DO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UM, GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE DOJ WHERE WE'RE DOING SOME DIVERSION PROGRAMS FOR RETAILERS THAT ARE ILLEGALLY SELLING TO MINORS. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BUSINESS SERVICES BUREAU WOULD ALSO BE ISSUING, UM, CITATIONS. AND THE REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WOULD BE GOING BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND AS AN OFFSET TO THE EXPENSE OF THE STAFF THAT, UM, AND THE COST OF THE ACTUALLY DOING THE ENFORCEMENT FROM THE COMMERCIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. ZENDEJAS. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT. UM, I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, UM, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOURS THAT OURS SHOULD BE LIMITED. UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK AT, ESPECIALLY BEING, UM, REPRESENTING A DISTRICT WHERE IT'S MOSTLY DENSE, UM, WITH, WITH SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THIS, IS MAYBE, UM, CONSIDERING A CAPACITY OR A MAXIMUM NUMBER, UM, IN A RADIUS OF WHERE, UM, THESE BUSINESSES ARE. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AS WE SEE THERE'S SO MANY, UM, CLUSTERED TOGETHER. SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE, I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN KERR? YES. UH, THANK YOU. UM, AND I APPRECIATE THAT EVERYONE'S HERE WHO WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF PART IN THIS, WHICH SHOWS THE INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH THAT YOU ALL ARE TAKING ON ON 50. ON SLIDE 56, UH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ENFORCEMENT SHOULD AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION REACHED THE POINT OF A PERMIT, REVOCATION STAFF PROPOSES TO PROHIBIT THE BUSINESS OWNER AND ALL RELATED PARTIES FROM REAPPLYING AND ALSO CONSIDER THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER MAY ALSO BE PROHIBITED FROM HAVING ANOTHER TOBACCO RETAIL PERMITEE AT THAT LOCATION. IF, AND THAT'S THE STRICTER APPROACH, I THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT MOVE HERE. I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE, UH, LANDLORDS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WHO DO NOT LIVE LOCALLY AND DO NOT ALWAYS CONSIDER THE IMPACT. SO IF ONE OUT OF COMPLIANCE BUSINESS GOES OUT, THEY'RE READY TO BRING SOMEONE ELSE IN, UM, THAT HAS THE SAME BUSINESS. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF WE COULD ADD THAT INTO, UM, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WANT TO THANK, SO COUNCILWOMAN, DID YOU BRING THIS, I FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. I SEEM, I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT. I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS DISCUSSION FORWARD. IT'S NOT LOST ON ME THAT, UM, THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. THERE'S, UH, [05:20:01] THIS ISSUE, THE ISSUE THAT COUNCILWOMAN THRESH TOOK BROUGHT UP EARLIER WITH THE, UM, THE KNOX. UM, THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD SPEND, FRANKLY, MORE TIME ON. AND IT'S, IT'S 10 0 8, UH, IT'S, IT'S LATE, BUT THIS IS THE WORK OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY BETTER, DON'T LET IT GET DROWNED OUT, UM, AND PUSHED, UH, LATER. THESE ARE IMPORTANT TOPICS, SO CONTINUE TO BRING 'EM FORWARD. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WORK OF THE CITY. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK. THAT SAID, LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. COUNCILMAN, WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR DISPLAY, UM, BUT THE MOTION DID CARRY, WE'RE GONNA RESET THE SCREEN. OKAY, GREAT. ALRIGHT. WHILE THEY'RE RECEIPT RESET IN THE SCREEN, LET'S CALL ITEM 21. ITEM 21 REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [21. 26-56379 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Permanent Local Housing Allocation 2024–2028 Formula Allocation Five-Year Plan and authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute the Application, Standard Agreement, and any documents and subsequent amendments or modifications thereto, with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, to accept and expend Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program grant funds in an amount not to exceed $12,840,025, over a five-year period. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Community Development         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION 2024 TO 2028 FORMULA ALLOCATION FIVE-YEAR PLAN, AND TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION STANDARD AGREEMENT AND ANY DOCUMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS THERETO WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 12,840,025 CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT. UM, AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT ITEM THAT WE'RE GETTING TO AT, AT 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. UH, I KNOW THE SCREEN'S NOT WORKING, SO DO WE WANT TO GO THROUGH A VERBAL ORAL REPORT OR DO WE WANNA WAIT A MOMENT FOR, OH, THERE'S THE SCREEN. OKAY. LET'S PROCEED WITH OUR STAFF PRESENTATION. OKAY. I'LL TURN IT TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO ACCEPT MORE THAN $12 MILLION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONEY FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND STEPHANIE HARPER IS GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH IT. HELLO? UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO BRING FORWARD A SPENDING PLAN FOR FUNDS THAT THE CITY RECEIVES FROM THE STATE'S PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION OR PLHA PROGRAM. UH, PLHA IS A FEE ON REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS. WHEN THEY'RE RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY, THE STATE COLLECTS THAT REVENUE AND THEN PASSES IT ON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES. WE, IN TURN HAVE TO USE IT TO HELP ADDRESS OUR UNMET HOUSING NEEDS. THIS SUMMER, UH, THE STATE RELEASED A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR THE SECOND FIVE YEAR CYCLE OF PLHA FUNDING. THEY RELEASED FUNDS TO US OVER A FIVE YEAR TRANCHE. UM, FOR THIS SECOND CYCLE, WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET ABOUT 12.8 MILLION. UM, THE STATE REQUIRES THAT BEFORE WE CAN APPLY FOR THE FUNDS, OUR CITY COUNCIL MUST ADOPT A SPENDING PLAN SHOWING HOW WE'RE GONNA USE THAT FUNDING SOURCE. AND LAST MONTH, THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY, UH, CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PLAN AND RECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PLAN AND THEN AUTHORIZE ITS SUBMISSION TO THE STATE. WE RECEIVED 16.9 MILLION IN PHA FUNDS FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEAR CYCLE. UM, THE L-B-C-I-C AWARDED THOSE FUNDS TO FOUR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL DELIVER A COMBINED TOTAL OF 371 UNITS. THE SLIDE SHOWS PHOTOS OF TWO OF THOSE PROJECTS. UM, BOTH OF THESE ARE DEDICATED UNITS FOR OLDER ADULTS. WE HAVE, UH, 82 UNITS ON ALAMITOS AND FOURTH STREET, AND THEN 63 UNITS FOR THE ARMORY. UM, THAT'S, THESE ARE BOTH PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS I MENTIONED, FOR THE SECOND FIVE YEAR CYCLE, WE'RE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 12.8 MILLION. THAT AMOUNT COULD CHANGE, IT'S A MAXIMUM AMOUNT, AND THAT JUST DEPENDS ON THE REVENUE THAT'S ACTUALLY COLLECTED FROM THE, UM, THE FEE ON THE REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS. THE FUNDING FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE CYCLE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. SO FOR YEAR ONE, WE'LL RECEIVE ABOUT 2 MILLION, AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR WE'LL RECEIVE 2.2 MILLION OUTTA THE, THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE FIVE. SO TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS, WE MUST ADOPT A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. THIS PLAN NEEDS TO SHOW HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ADDRESS UNMET HOUSING NEEDS, HOW THE INVESTMENTS WILL PRIORITIZE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE AT OR BELOW 60% OF THE AREA, MEDIAN INCOME, AND THEN HOW OUR SPENDING PLAN ALIGNS WITH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. SO THE PROPOSED PLAN IS [05:25:01] TO DEDICATE 95% OF THE FUNDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. UM, PLHA ALLOWS FOR HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 150% A MI THE REMAINING 5% OF FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR ELIGIBLE ADMINISTRATION COSTS. UH, THESE FUNDS WOULD BE PROVIDED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS AS LOANS AND WE OFFER THEM THROUGH A COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY OR NOFA PROCESS. AND WE'D ISSUE NOFA THAT SEEK PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 60% OF THE AREA MEAT INCOME. UH, I DO WANNA NOTE THAT PLHA GUIDELINES ALLOW FOR THE FUNDS TO SERVE HOUSEHOLDS THAT EARN UP TO 150% OF THE AREA MEDIA INCOME. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY FUND PROJECTS THAT SERVE HOUSEHOLDS AT THAT LEVEL. AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT WORK, DEVELOPERS HAVE TO LAYER DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES TOGETHER. MOST OF THOSE FUNDING SOURCES EITHER REQUIRE OR PRIORITIZE MUCH DEEPER LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY. AND SO IN REALITY, WE DON'T EXPECT TO SEE PROJECTS THAT HAVE UNITS SERVING HOUSEHOLDS ABOVE 80% OF THE AREA IMMEDIATE INCOME OR THE LOWER INCOME LIMIT. WE DON'T EXPECT THOSE TO BE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE. THIS PLAN, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING IT BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT AND SPECIFICALLY THE NEED TO DEVELOP MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. UH, PROGRAM 1.6 IN OUR HOUSING RENT REQUIRES THE CITY TO PROVIDE LOANS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS. THE STATE REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THIS SPENDING PLAN. UH, THIS PLAN WAS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE PROVIDE NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENT. AGAIN, WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING LAST MONTH. UM, WE POSTED IT IN TWO NEWSPAPERS AND SENT OUT EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PLAN. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE, UH, SPENDING PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I THINK THE MAKER OR THE MOTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TH TOOK. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, PRESENTATION AND PLEASED TO SEE THESE RESOURCES COMING IN TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. UM, I RECOGNIZE THE LEVEL OF LAYERING THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS HAVE TO DO WITH THE FINANCIAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP SUCH PROJECTS. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE NOW THE INTRODUCTION OF LA CASA, UM, AS A SOURCE, UM, MIGHT THERE BE A CHANCE TO GET CLOSER TO THE 150% OF A MI FROM TIME TO TIME WITH PROJECTS, UH, THAT THEY MIGHT BE FUNDING AS WELL. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNOW YOU'VE HAD INTEREST AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE HAD INTEREST IN WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. THE TEAM HERE HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. YES. WE JUST DON'T THINK THIS FUNDING SOURCE PLHA BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS, UH, THE STATE STRUCTURES, IT IS THE RIGHT TOOL. BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX. SO IT COULD BE A PROJECT THAT RECEIVES MONEY ONLY FROM LA CASA AND IS NOT A TAX CREDIT PROJECT. IT COULD BE, UM, OUR, A FUTURE ROUND OF CAL HOME. IT COULD BE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND IT'S ALSO, UM, USE OF DENSITY BONUS AND SOME NON-FINANCIAL TOOLS. SO WE HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON MODERATE INCOME, WE'RE JUST TELLING YOU FOR THESE $12 MILLION. WE DON'T THINK BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STATE WROTE THE RULES, THIS IS THE, THE SET OF MONEY TO DO THAT WITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR OUTLINING THAT. UM, QUICKLY HERE TO GIVE SOME SENSE AS TO HOW WE CAN GET THERE WITH MODERATE INCOME AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER CARR, IT'S GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE'S ONE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. DAVE SHUKLA. THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF PRESENTATION. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE AWARD. UM, SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT, UH, THE TWO PROJECTS LISTED THAT ARE FOR VERY LOW INCOME, UH, WILL BE MODELS AND, UH, THIS PROCESS OF GETTING FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THEN HAVING IT CREEP UP CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MARKET RATE WON'T CONTINUE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, THANK YOU MEMBERS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 22 REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [22. 26-56335 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., of Norwell, MA, for providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to OMNIA Partners, until the OMNIA Partners contract expires on December 1, 2028, with the option to renew for as long as the OMNIA Partners contract is in effect, and with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Pasadena, CA until the City of Pasadena, CA contract expires on July 27, 2031, with the option to renew for as long as the City of Pasadena, CA contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the contracts, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, in an annual aggregate amount of $3,000,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $600,000, for a total annual aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,600,000. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Financial Management         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT IN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS WITH CLEAN HARBOR'S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR PROVIDING AS NEEDED HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES AND WITH OCEAN BLUE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR PROVIDING AS NEEDED HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES, EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS AND ANY NECESSARY [05:30:01] DOCUMENTS FOR TOTAL ANNUAL AGGREGATE CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3,600,000 CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. THERE IS ONE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. DAVE SHUKLA SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM. ALRIGHT, UH, THANK YOU MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 23. PLEASE REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT IN ALL NECESSARY [23. 26-56338 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including to the award amount or term, with the County of Los Angeles, to accept and expend funding in an annual amount not to exceed $4,392,020, for the Interim Housing Grant, supporting 702 West Anaheim Year-Round Shelter, Atlantic Bridge Community Year-Round Shelter, Winter Shelter Program, and the Inclement Weather Shelter/ Emergency Response Program, for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; Increase appropriations in Fiscal Year 2026 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $4,392,020, offset by grant revenues; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, with the County of Los Angeles, for the use of each of the facilities located at 702 West Anaheim St., 1827 West Spring St., and 6841 – 6847 Atlantic Avenue, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with the option to renew each for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to provide the County of Los Angeles with the authority to competitively procure, manage, and administer the funding for the Supportive Housing and Services Master Agreement, locally known as the Year-Round Shelter Program, for the City-owned facilities located at 702 West Anaheim St. and 1827 West Spring St., for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a joint agreement and any necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with PATH, of Los Angeles, CA, and the County of Los Angeles, for the Interim Housing: Year-Round-Shelter programs, for the period of July 1, 2026, through March 15, 2027, with the option to renew for one additional three-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, with PATH, of Los Angeles, CA, for the facilities located at 702 West Anaheim and 1827 West Spring St., and at the Interim Housing: Atlantic Bridge Community Year-Round Shelter Programs, for the period of March 16, 2026, through March 15, 2027, with the option to renew each for one additional three-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] DOCUMENTS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND FUNDING IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,392,020 FOR INTERIM HOUSING GRANT SUPPORTING 2 0 7 WEST ANAHEIM YEAR-ROUND SHELTER, ATLANTIC BRIDGE COMMUNITY YEAR ROUND SHELTER, WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM, AND THE INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. ALRIGHT, GREAT. SO, UH, WE CERTAINLY WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, THIS IMPORTANT FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY TO HELP, UH, RUN AND OPERATE OUR SHELTERS. UH, WE'VE EXPANDED SHELTER CAPACITY 80 SOME, 84, 80 6% IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. UH, BUT THAT HAS TO BE PAID FOR THE OPERATIONS AND WE CAN'T DO IT, UM, ALONE. IT DOES REQUIRE PARTICIPATION FROM THE COUNTY. SO WE, WE DO RECOGNIZE THIS GRANT. IS THERE A BRIEF, UH, PRESENTATION HERE? IF YOU'D LIKE ONE? WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. READY? GREAT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SHIFTS WITHIN THE HOMELESSNESS FUNDING AND OVERSIGHT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND TO GET NEEDED AUTHORIZATION TO SHIFT CONTRACTING THAT IN THE PAST WAS THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LASA TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING. IN 2025, THE CITY SUBMITTED PROPOSALS TO LASA THROUGH THEIR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAMS AND WAS AWARDED FUNDING FOR FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE SHELTER OPERATIONS AT 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM, A PORTION OF BEDS AT THE ATLANTIC BRIDGE COMMUNITY, THE WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM, AND OUR INCLEMENT, OUR INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER. UH, RESPONSE. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE A TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF $4,932,000 AND 20 CENTS, UH, OR $20. UH, WE'RE GONNA SHIFT FORWARD TO SLIDE SIX. UH, AS, UH, WE FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE CONTEXT AS TO WHAT HAS LED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE BRING, UH, FORWARD TO YOU THIS EVENING. THIS TRANSITION FROM LASA TO THE COUNTY IS COMING AFTER ACTION FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON APRIL, 2025 TO WORK TOWARDS DISINVESTING FROM LASA IN CREATING A NEW COUNTY DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER OF 2025, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO ESTABLISH A NEW COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING TO TAKE OVER ALL COUNTY HOMELESS RESPONSE FUNDING EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2020 16 OR 2026, UH, WITH A TRANSITION PROCESS THAT TOOK THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF, UH, THIS YEAR. WITHIN THE SAME TIME, THE CITY MADE A DETERMINATION OF ENDING ITS CONTRACTUAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FIRST TO SERVE DUE TO CONCERNS AND TRANSITIONED, UH, ITS CONTRACTUAL OPERATIONS, UH, FOR THE FOREST SHELTERS THAT FIRST TO SERVE WAS OPERATING TO PATH, UH, WITH THE TRANSITION FROM LASA TO THE COUNTY, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF CHANGES IN THEIR CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THAT THEY WILL NOT ALLOW SUBCONTRACTS FOR MEASURE A FUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND ALLOCATION. THAT MEANS THEY REQUIRED DIRECTLY CONTRACTING WITH A NON-PROFIT PROVIDER FOR SERVICES AT 7 0 2 AND, UH, ATLANTIC BRIDGE COMMUNITY. THEY WILL ALSO ASSUME FULL CONTRACT RESPONSIBILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR 7 0 2 AND WILL MAINTAIN SPLIT RESPONSIBILITIES AT A BC, UH, DOING A DIRECT CONTRACT FOR THE BEDS AT THE AR FUNDING. UH, HSH HAS AGREED FOR A TRANSITION PROCESS TO ALLOW THE CITY TO AMEND CONTRACTS AND ENSURE PROCESSES IN PLACE, UH, TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE THESE TRANSITIONS, AS WELL AS GIVING US TIME TO GO THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT BASED ON, UH, THAT TEMPORARY CONTRACT TO BRING IN PATH TO ENSURE [05:35:01] THAT WE ARE NOT DISRUPTING OUR SHELTERS WHEN WE MOVED, UH, THOSE CONTRACTS. UM, SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. THE FIRST BEING TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND FUNDING IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,000,392 OR $92,020 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH AJOUR 30TH OF 2027, UH, FOR THE YEAR-ROUND SHELTER AT 7 0 2 AND A BC, UH, THE WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM AND IWS, UH, INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR PERIOD TO EXECUTE. UH, AND SECONDLY, TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE USE OF FACILITIES FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027, UH, FOR YEAR-ROUND SHELTERS AT 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM, UH, AND A BC, THE WE WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM AND AN AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR PERIOD. THIRD, TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY AUTHORITY TO COMPETITIVE, COMPETITIVE, EH, COMPETITIVELY COMPARE, CARE, MANAGE AND ADMINISTER FUNDING FOR THE YEAR-ROUND SHELTER PROGRAM LOCATED AT 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM, UH, AND 1827 WEST SPRING STREET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027, UH, FOR YEAR ROUND SHELTER AT 7 0 2 AND A BC WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD. UH, AND THIS WILL BE DONE WITH INPUT AND CONSENSUS WITH CITY STAFF, UH, AND FOURTH TO EXECUTE A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH PATH AND THE COUNTY FOR YEAR ON SHELTER PROGRAM, UH, FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2020 SECOND, UH, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 15TH, 2027 WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL THREE MONTH PERIOD. AND LASTLY, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PATH FOR USE OF THE FACILITIES LOCATED AT 7 0 2 WEST ANAHEIM AND 1827 WEST SPRING STREET FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 16TH, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 15TH, 2027. UH, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL THREE MONTH PERIOD DUE TO NO LONGER HAVING A CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH PATH, UH, THAT HAD A AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THOSE LOCATIONS. SO WE WILL NOW NEED ANOTHER AGREEMENT MECHANISM TO, UH, GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THOSE SITES. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT, UH, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, I THINK WE HANDLED PUBLIC COMMENT. DID WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT? NOT FOR THIS ITEM. THERE ARE TWO SPEAKERS, DAVE SHUKLA AND FEE, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LECTERN. THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF PRESENTATION. UM, OBVIOUSLY I SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, WITH THE COUNTY CHANGES, UH, THERE IS THE OPTION, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR 7 0 2 AND A BC TO RENEW FOR ONE YEAR. I, UH, WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, UH, GIVEN ONE OF MY LAST CHANCES TO DO SO, UM, THAT I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, THE VIABILITY OF OUR HOMELESS SHELTERS, NOT THIS YEAR, BUT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. UM, WE KNOW, WE KNOW IT IS PREDICTABLE. IT IS NEAR DETERMINANT THAT WHEN THE OLYMPICS COMES, THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS GOING TO BE SHOVED OUT OF SIGHT. AND WE KNOW FROM REAMS AND REAMS OF DATA THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED MANY TIMES, UH, IN THIS CHAMBER THAT EVERY TIME LA UH, MAKES A PUSH, UH, UH, WITH ITS HOMELESS POPULATION, THEY END UP STRAIGHT DOWN THE BLUE LINE COMING HERE. UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THESE EFFORTS. I THINK THIS IS, UH, A VITAL PART OF, UH, WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN AND SHOULD BE DOING. AND I'M, IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I COME TO THESE MEETINGS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF 50 SQUARE MILES OF LAND, UH, 2026 REPORTS, TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT UNSHELTERED HOMELESS IN THE CITY, IN WHICH I FIND THIS NUMBER UNDERSTATED. UM, I WANNA REMIND YOU THAT EVERY PERSON ON THE STREETS IS A CITIZEN THAT YOU HAVE FAILED. EVERY PERSON ON HOUSED POSES A RISK OF BEING CRIMINALIZED, ASSAULTED, OR SICK. EVERY ORDINANCE YOU WRITE CRIMINALIZES AND PUSHES FAMILIES CLOSER TO POVERTY AND ULTIMATELY HOMELESSNESS. I HAVE SEEN POLICE MOVE LOCAL AND SHELTERED PEOPLE'S ITEMS, TENTS, BLANKETS, CLOTHES, [05:40:01] SWEEPING AWAY THEIR IDS, ITEMS OF ANYTHING OF VALUE. EVEN VENDORS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, GET THEIR ITEMS SWEPT AWAY, WHICH FORCES THEM TO FALL DEEPER INTO POVERTY. MANY HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO BATHROOMS, SHOWERS, AND CLEAN WATER. NOW YOU WANNA FIND PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN TRAILERS. 1.5 MILLION COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE HOMELESS IN AMERICA. I BELIEVE YOU REFER TO THE HOMELESS AS A BLIGHT ON OUR CITY. UM, ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. , YOU BUILT AN $800,000 WALL AROUND THE LIBRARY. MIND YOU, THAT IS THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD OFFER INTERNET ACCESS, BATHROOMS, AND EDUCATION AND RESOURCES. WHY, WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO? UM, AFTER LISTENING TO YOUR EYE-OPENING PRESENTATION ABOUT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LAST WEEK, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD AN APARTMENT IN THE NEXT DECADE. MOST OF US ARE ONE INCIDENT AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT THIS MONEY TO ACTUALLY BE USED TOWARDS INCREASING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. RIGHT NOW, UH, WE HAVE A PERMANENT, WE HAVE ACTUALLY, UM, TAKING CARE OF SOMEONE, A MUTUAL AID, A PERMANENT HOUSING NEEDED FOR AN 82-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO, UM, WAS TAKEN BY ICE AFTER HE'D BEEN NOT DETAINED IN PRISON FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR FOR DECADES. UM, HE IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY AND HE FACES HOMELESSNESS. HE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR. AFTER BEING RELEASED, THIS ELDERLY HANDICAPPED MAN WAS LEFT WITH NO MONEY, NO FAMILY NEARBY AND NO RESOURCES, AND NOWHERE TO GO. THANKS TO THE COMPASSIONATE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF THE VOLUNTEERS. HE HAS HAD TEMPORARY ROOF OVER HIS HEAD IN ORANGE COUNTY, BUT DESPITE OUR EFFORTS, HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS. WE HAVE HUSTLED TO RAISE FUNDS, WE'VE HAD BAKE SALES, WE HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. AND I, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOTTEST PARTS OF THE DAY THAT I'VE NOTICED, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE JUST PASSED OUT ON THE STREET. AND THAT IS YOUR FAILURE. AND I WISH THAT YOU GUYS WOULD TAKE THIS MORE SERIOUSLY BECAUSE YES, THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HIDE THEM OR IF YOU'RE JUST GONNA LOCK THEM UP INTO SOME PRISON CAMP. OKAY? SO PLEASE DO BETTER LONG BEACH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS GREAT. AND, UM, WE NEED TO DO MORE. UM, WE NEED TO BUILD MORE SHELTER AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO FINANCE MORE SHELTER. VERY DIFFICULT IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION. THE COUNTY'S IN. UM, BUT WE SHOULD STAY AT THE TABLE, CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE REGIONALLY AND LA CASA. AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN FOR STEPPING UP ON A NUMBER OF THE COMMITTEES. UH, THERE. UH, SO, BUT THIS IS GOOD PROGRESS MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE ON 24 NOW. I'M SORRY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER YONG, YOU'RE I THANK YOU. OKAY, I THINK WE'RE ON 24. YES. REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT. RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT [24. 26-56340 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP-26-708 and award a contract to The Kennard Development Group dba KDG Construction Consulting, a California corporation, of Glendale, CA, for providing construction management services for the Taxiway F Realignment and Reconstruction Project at the Long Beach Airport, in a total contract amount not to exceed $3,294,529, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, 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 amendments. (District 5)       Office or Department: Long Beach Airport         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONTRACT TO KDG CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING FOR PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE TAXIWAY F REALIGNMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT IN A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 3,294,529 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT. DISTRICT FIVE. THANK YOU. UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. DAVE SHUKLA BIG CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH VERY LITTLE SCRUTINY LATE AT NIGHT. IT'S CONSISTENT PATTERN OF THE CITY COUNCIL. UM, VERY RARELY DO WE GET TO SEE, YOU KNOW, UM, THE PROCESS BY WHICH CONTRACTS LIKE THESE COULD BE RIGHT SIZED, UH, MADE LESS ONEROUS MONEY COULD BE SAVED. UM, THERE, IT'S A PRETTY FAMOUS, UH, ARTICLE BY DAN WALTERS IN, UH, OF THE SACRAMENTO BEE, UH, IN CAL MATTERS, UH, ABOUT HOW CALIFORNIA IS BECOMING A TWO TIER ECONOMY. UH, ONE FOR, UH, FOLKS OF A CERTAIN CLASS AND ONE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. UH, BREAKS ALONG PRETTY PREDICTABLE RACE AND EDUCATIONAL LINES. AND IT'S FUNNY, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY SEEING CONTRACTS BEING AWARDED TO, TO GROUPS THAT, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE TO REALLY [05:45:01] DELIVER. THEY CAN ALWAYS RUN OVER BUDGET, THEY CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR MORE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO REALLY SMALL ITEMS THAT THE, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN, CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, OVERANALYZE TO DEATH, UH, YOU KNOW, WE GET VERY PENNYWISE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM 26, COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 1,750 TO PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 250 TO RA CHA [26. 26-56459 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,750, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:  $250 to Centro CHA Inc., in support of their 25th Annual Celebration Nuestra Imagen Awards; $500 to Rotary International District 5280 Charitable Foundation in support of the 5th Annual City of Long Beach Filipino American History Month Celebration; $500 to Peer Education community Center in support of CLIMB’s Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway; $500 to The Children’s Clinic in support of their 2026 Beach Walk Event 5th, and  Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,750, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.       Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] 500 A ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, 500 TO PEER EDUCATION, AND 500 TO THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SOROS. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO COMMENT. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO OUR CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. THERE ARE NINE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU CAN PLEASE [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.] LINE UP AT THE LECTERN WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED SKYLAR D CAROLYN ESSEX, FEE FREE PALESTINE. NICK, LIZ, MARIA AZURA, AND ELLIE AND DAVE CHULO. THANK YOU MAYOR. PLEASE COME FORWARD. SKYLER, YOU'RE FIRST. SO, UH, IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT AND I AM GONNA GO A LITTLE OFF SCRIPT. I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL WERE EXPECTING, UM, AFTER YOU VOTED THE WAY YOU DID ON PUBLIC COMMENT, DEFINITION OF INSANITY. THE QUOTE GOES, LIKE, IF YOU DO THE SAME THING AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE, BUT YOU DO IT ANYWAY, THAT'S INSANITY. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE. LIKE, PEOPLE ARE P****D. UM, WHY DO WE DO THIS? IT LIKE, WHY DO WE COME HERE? UM, AND, UH, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE UNLEASHED UNLIMITED LEISURE TIME OR INFINITE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES, LIKE YOU SAID LAST WEEK. WE DO IT BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, WHAT, AND, UH, WE'RE FACING EXISTENTIAL THREATS ALL OVER THE PLACE. CLIMATE CHANGE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVELY HATES US. TRUMP LITERALLY SAID A WEEK AGO THAT, UH, IT'D BE A SMALL PRICE TO PAY IF OUR RAN AND TAKE OUT LOS ANGELES OR SAN DIEGO. THAT'S US. UM, ICE HAS ESCALATED OPERATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. UM, GOVERNMENTS PLANNING TO CONDUCT LIVE STREAM, LIVE STREAMED EXECUTIONS. SO THINGS ARE REALLY BAD. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE GET P****D WHEN YOU RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENT, KILL LOCAL BUSINESS, MAKE US PAID FOR SPEED CAMERAS THAT YOU'RE GONNA USE THE SQUEEZE EVEN MORE MONEY. UM, I STARTED COMING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT'S NOT TOO LONG AGO. UM, IT WAS BECAUSE OF ANDEL. UM, LIKE PALMER LUCKY WAS JUST ANNOUNCED TO BE ONE THIRD OF PROJECT MERIDIAN, UM, WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR INITIATIVE TO STUDY THE FUTURE OF WAR. SO THE GUY WHO'S BUILDING THE BOMBS IS NOW GONNA BE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT. UM, AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA LET HIM DO IT HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO, UH, YEAH, IT'S JUST LIKE, IT FEELS LIKE YOU KEEP PUNCHING DOWN AT US WHEN, UM, INSTEAD LIKE YOU COULD BE HELPING US AND JUST, YEAH, DO BETTER. I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS CAROLYN ESSEX. IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. CAROLYN. CAROLYN, IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. GOT IT. UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR EXERCISING YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT AND ADVOCATING, UH, MAYOR RICHARDSON AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. FIRST, I WANNA THANK THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY FOR THE SUPPORT AND KINDNESS THEY HAVE SHOWN ME. I, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HEAR YOU AND I UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF YOUR GRIEVANCES. AS A DESCENDANT OF AMERICAN FRIEDMAN, MY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED CENTURIES OF ENSLAVEMENT, RACIAL TERROR, DEHUMANIZATION, AND SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION. THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND ITS AFTERMATH AND UNITED STATES INCLUDES PROFOUND ATROCITIES IN GENERATIONS OF DENIED HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THINGS THAT WE ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM AND THAT ARE CONTINUING TODAY. OUR HISTORIES ARE DISTINCT, BUT I RECOGNIZE THE SUFFERING THAT COMES WHEN HUMAN BEINGS ARE DENIED THEIR DIGNITY, FREEDOM, AND RIGHT TO EXIST IN PEACE. AND YET, HERE I AM [05:50:01] TRYING TO BE PART OF A SOLUTION, PARTICIPATING IN DEMOCRACY AND EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE RIGHTS. UM, THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO PETITION OUR GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES. HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT SELECTIVE. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ARE NOT ADDITIONAL. AND, UH, AND, UH, CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS BELONG TO ALL OF US. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN GOVERNMENT PROVIDES CLEAR INFORMATION, MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GENUINE CONSIDERATION OF RESIDENTS GENUINE CONSIDERATION, GENUINE CONSIDERATION OF RESIDENTS CONCERNS, PEOPLE ARE LESS LIKELY TO FAIL. THAT PROTESTING IS THEIR ONLY WAY TO BE HEARD. THESE RESIDENTS HAVE COME BEFORE YOU IMMEDIATELY, UH, EXPRESSING THEIR GRIEVANCES AND ASKING FOR MEANINGFUL RESPONSES. FROM WHAT I'VE WITNESSED, MANY FEEL DISMISSED, UNHEARD AND LET DOWN BY THE VERY PEOPLE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THEM. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH THEIR POSITIONS, BUT YOU STILL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. ALL OF US HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY HERE TONIGHT TO BE HEARD AND TO RESPECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPOND TO THEIR CONCERNS. MEANINGFUL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SHOULD BUILD TRUST AND NOT LEAVE RESIDENTS FEELING THEY MUST FIGHT FOR YOUR ATTENTION. AND REDRESS, AND I I'LL JUST SAY THIS, UM, IT SADDENS ME THAT WE HAVE TO PROTEST FOR OUR RIGHTS. UM, IT SADDENS ME THAT PEOPLE HAVE SO, UH, MUCH ANGER AND, UM, LET AND, AND, AND, UH, BEING LET DOWN, UM, BY, BY THEIR GOVERNMENT THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO PROTEST. AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD ALL CONSCIOUSLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS FEE. AND THEN FREE PALESTINE AND NICK SURVEILLANCE. IN A WORLD WORLD SURROUNDED BY ICE AGENTS AND COMPANIES LIKE PALANTIR, HARVESTING OUR DATA ALONG WITH ROGUE AI HACKERS INFILTRATING VARIOUS ENTITIES. THESE SPEED CAMERAS ARE A BAD IDEA, ESPECIALLY NOW. I, I THINK THIS IS A CASH GRAB THAT IS GOING TO PUSH YOUR WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY CLOSER TO POVERTY. I'M ALSO NOT TOO ENTHUSED THAT IT'S YET ANOTHER SURVEILLANCE TOOL IN THE CITY'S ARMORY. WE DON'T HAVE CLARITY AGAIN TO WHO HAS ACCESS AND WHAT IT'S BE EXACTLY BEING RECORDED. IF THIS WAS ABOUT SAFETY, YOU WOULD HAVE MORE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE STREETS. A CAMERA IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THIS. IT'S A BANDAID. WE HAVE $383 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THE POLICE BUDGET, WHICH HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. DON'T THINK WE DON'T NOTICE THAT. YOUR USE OF DRONES AND HELICOPTERS MORE ABOVE OUR STREETS, THE USE OF CANINE UNITS TO AP UH, APPREHEND PEOPLE FROM LOCAL APARTMENTS. ALL THESE TOYS INCLUDE THE STATE OF THE ART CRIME LAB IN WHICH YOU ARE ALLOCATING ANOTHER 300 K TO ANALYZE BULLETS. THESE ARE TOYS. WE NEED POLICE ON THE GROUND, ACTUALLY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE EVERYBODY. A PERSON THAT'S ACTUALLY WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND DURING A PERSON'S STRUGGLE VERSUS BEING A BADGE OF AUTHORITY AND APPE THE LEADS WHIMS. AND BY THE WAY, WAY ICE HAS BEEN TAKING A LOT OF CHILDREN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. UM, SEVERAL FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEY'VE BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE. UM, I FIND IT SO HARD TO KEEP COMING UP HERE 'CAUSE I WAS NOT POLITICAL AT ALL BEFORE THIS, AND I'VE BEEN RADICALIZED. AND THE MORE THAT I HEAR YOU GUYS JUST NOT LISTEN TO US, THE MORE THAT I'M GONNA JUST KEEP SHOWING UP TO ALL THE MEETINGS, TO EVERYTHING PROTESTING, WHATEVER, AND DISCUSSING PUBLIC COMMENTS. WASTING YOUR TIME UNTIL YOU GUYS ACTUALLY LISTEN TO US. AND WE ALSO DO NEED TO VOTE YOU GUYS OUT BECAUSE CLEARLY THIS IS NOT WORKING. WE HAVE TRIED SO HARD TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH YOU. WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE HAD ALL OF THESE MOMENTS THAT YOU GUYS COULD HAVE DONE THAT DARE TO BE GREAT. UM, DEAL. BUT THE THING IS, IS I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE OUR INTERESTS AT HEART. I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS AN ENTITY THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT IS ACTUALLY PULLING THE STRINGS HERE. SO PLEASE, [05:55:01] LONG BEACH DO BETTER. THANKS. NEXT SPEAKER IS FREE PALESTINE AND THEN NICK, LIZ, MARIA, ELLIE AND DAVE SHUKLA. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE LECTERN STRENGTHEN. THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT INCLUDE, UH, COMPLETE, UH, DIVESTMENT FROM ALL, UH, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, INCLUDING A LPR SPEED CAMERAS. UH, STRENGTHEN LONG BEACH'S PUBLIC TRANSIT SO THAT WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH FATALITIES FROM SPEEDING CARS SO THAT PEOPLE MAY TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM. UM, GET AND ROLL OUT OF LONG BEACH. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE CITY HAS, UM, TAKEN STEPS TO END ITS INVESTMENTS WITH, UH, COMPANIES WHO VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS BOTH HERE AND AROUND THE GLOBE. UH, THE CITY NEEDS TO DO BETTER AND ALSO END CONTRACTS WITH ALL COMPANIES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL OR WITH ICE. GET ICE OUTTA LONG BEACH. NEXT SPEAKER IS NICK IN ZOOM. IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. NICK, AS A FRONT OF THE CLASS KID WHO DID ALL THE READING FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I AM DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN PREPARATION FOR THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS AT MY WORK. IF I SCHEDULE A MEETING AND I DID NOT PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND THE HISTORY OF ANY ACTION ITEM, I WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MY BOSS. THIS IS BECAUSE WHERE I WORK, PEOPLE VALUE THE PROCESS AND THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE PART IN IT AND ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE BEST RESULTS TO OUR TEAM AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR TIME IS PRODUCTIVE AND WELL USED. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST WEEK, PEDAL MOVEMENT HAD AN RFP PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT GAVE THE PARTIES THAT MIGHT OPPOSE IT. LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS AND TO PROVIDE A STRONG ARGUMENT AS A NON-PROFIT THAT THIS HAS SERVED. THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 10 YEARS DESERVED. JUST TODAY, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT UNATTACHED TRAILERS AND MOBILE BILLBOARDS, BUT THE PRESENTATION ONLY EXAMPLES WAS OF TWO MOBILE HOMES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. MONTHS AGO, WE APPROVED POOL, A POOL BY THE BEACH. AND IN THE PAST WEEKS WE HAVE SEEN WAVES THREATEN TO WHITEBOARD THE AND MORE. WHERE CAN I FIND THE STUDY THAT PROVIDES A PREDICTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RISK OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OVER THE LIFETIME OF THAT ASSET? WHAT IS THE PROJECTED TAX REVENUE WE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE BY THE CHANGES IN SHORELINE VILLAGE? HOW WAS THIS DRIVED? WHAT ASSUMPTIONS WERE MADE? AND HOW MUCH CAN WE MISS THAT TARGET AND STILL STAY IN THE BLACK OF THE ROI FOR THAT ZONE? LEAVING THESE ITEMS OUT OF OUR CITIZENRY? IT LEAVES US IN A POOR STATE TO TRULY ENGAGE WITH THE BUSINESSES OF THIS CITY. IT MAKES THESE MEETINGS LESS ATTENDED. IT TAKES LONGER, CAUSES SPEECHES TO NOT BE AS SUCCINCT AND BRING THE UNIQUE INTEL INTELLECTS AND INSIGHTS OF OUR AMAZING CITIZENS TO BEAR. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT MEASURE MAY AFFECT OR ATROPHY THE MUSCLES OF OUR DEMOCRACY THAT MAKES LONG BEACH SO STRONG, OR THAT WE ARE INVITING CREEPY TECH BROS WITH AI FLOCK AND SPADE SPEECH WHO WILL KILL THE VIBE OF OUR CITY HERE TODAY. I'M SORRY. A KEY POINT OF LEADERSHIP IS THE EFFORT AND NECESSITY TO BUILD CONTESTANTS OF THOSE WHO YOU REPRESENT BY BEING OPEN, EDUCATING AND COMMUNICATING YOUR VISION AND ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE WHEN YOU SKIP THIS AND HIDE THE AGENDA ITEMS LIKE TODAY IN ITEM NUMBER 25, THE STRENGTH AND TRUST THAT HAS MADE OUR CITY STRONG IS ERODED. A REPRESENTATIVE IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE FAITH AND TRUST THEY PLACED IN THEIR VOTERS. DECADES AGO, ONE COULD SAY THIS WAS TOO MUCH OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO HAVE THESE MEETING MINUTES AVAILABLE. YET HERE TODAY, THE INTERNET IS A TECHNOLOGY OF THE PAST. THINGS ARE ONLY MORE COMPLICATED AND THE TIMES ARE ONLY MORE SEVERE. AND YOU EITHER NEED TO MEET THIS MOMENT OR STEP ASIDE FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND ENGAGEMENT WE NEED TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS LIZ. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. LIZ. HELLO? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. REX. YOU KEEP SAYING THESE CAMERAS ARE ALL ABOUT SAFETY, BUT IT'S BECOMING CLEAR. THE SYSTEM ISN'T TAILORED FOR OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY. IT'S TAILORED FOR CITY REVENUE AND SURVEILLANCE REGARD. REGARDLESS, THESE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN AND CAN BE USED IN WAYS THAT THEY [06:00:01] SHOULDN'T BE. IF YOU LOOK BACK TO DECEMBER 21ST, 2020, WHEN LA'S TIMES EXPOSED LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR SHARING AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SURVEILLANCE DATA DIRECTLY WITH ICE LONG BEACH RESPONSE, IT WAS AN ERROR. INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPENED, WE SHOULD BE PUTTING PREVENTION MEASURES IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. YOU DON'T WAIT FOR A CRISIS TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ACTION, MAILING A SPEEDING TICKET WEEKS AFTER THE FACT DOESN'T STOP A SPEEDING CAR FROM HITTING SOMEONE IN REAL TIME. IF SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED COLLECTING FINE MONEY JUST PUTS CASH IN THE CITY ACCOUNT WHILE FAMILIES ARE STILL LEFT BROKEN. IF YOU WANT REAL SAFETY, BUILD PHYSICAL TRAFFIC, INFRASTRUCTURE, SPEED BUMPS, RAISE CROSSWALKS IN ALL THE AREAS WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING THESE CAMERAS. MANY OF YOU CANVAS THIS COMMUNITY FOR OUR VOTES AND YOU PROMISE TO REPRESENT EACH DISTRICT. BUT COMING HERE, WHICH I WAS THERE EARLIER, BUT HERE I AM NOW ON ZOOM, FEELS LIKE THE DECISIONS ARE BEING ALREADY SET BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. I GREW UP IN LA BEACH MY ENTIRE LIFE AND IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT THESE OUTSIDE MODELS ARE COMING INTO OUR OWN CITY. SEEING HOW THINGS OPERATE HERE HAS SPARKED A LOT IN ME AND IN OTHERS TO GO AND DIVE DEEPER AND TO LEARN MORE AND TO SHOW UP HERE FOR THESE MEETINGS. I HOPE MOVING FORWARD THAT YOU GUYS CAN FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOT AGAINST IT. STOP OUTSOURCING OUR FUTURE, INVEST IN PHYSICAL SAFETY, PROTECT OUR PRIVACY, GIVE LONG BEACH RESIDENTS THE RESOURCES WE ACTUALLY NEED TO GROW FROM WITHIN REX. YOU CALL THIS VIBE CITY, BUT HONESTLY, THE VIBE IS FAILING BECAUSE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING NEGLECTED. I URGE YOU GUYS ALL TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, DAVE SHUKLA. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I WISH I, UH, COULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON. UH, BUT THIS MAY BE THE LAST, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG. UM, AS AN INDIAN AMERICAN, I FEEL IT, IT INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS, AS SOMEONE WHO'S PART OF THE OLDEST ORGANIZED FASCISM IN HUMAN HISTORY TO, TO AT LEAST MENTION THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN INDIA, 130 MILLION PEOPLE STRUCK OFF THE VOTING RULES IS NOT ONLY UNCONSCIONABLE IT, IT, IT'S, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT BEARS, UH, MENTIONING IN, IN OUR CONTEXT BECAUSE HOW FAR ARE WE FROM THAT REALLY? UM, THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS I WISH I COULD, I COULD SAY JUST ABOUT, UH, THE STATE OF POLITICS IN THE STATE AND, UH, THIS COUNTRY, UH, THAT I FEEL WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THE RECORD AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, WE, WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER TONIGHT HERE, UH, TO THE CITY. I WROTE A LETTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR, UH, MAYOR OR STAFF OR READ IT, BUT, UH, IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE, UH, THE BABY WAS THROWN OUT WITH THE BATH WATER THAT, UH, IS A FORM OF COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT. AND MY MODE OF ENGAGEMENT SPECIFICALLY WAS TARGETED. UM, THIS MAY BE ONE OF MY LAST OPPORTUNITIES TO RESPOND TO THINGS THAT JUST HAPPENED IN THE MEETING. AND I THINK IT'S CLEAR FROM MY BEHAVIOR THAT I, I DON'T AGREE WITH THE WAY A LOT OF FOLKS ENGAGE. IT'S NOT, NOT REALLY MY SKIS, MY MY CUP OF TEA, UH, BUT THERE WAS ONE, UH, STATEMENT MENTIONED THAT, UH, THAT CITY MANAGER, HIS, THE MI DON'T KNOW IF I FORGET WHAT THE LANGUAGE WAS USED, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY LIKE THE, THE LAPDOG OF THE MAYOR. AND I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I, IN FACT, I THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND. UH, IN AS MUCH AS THIS IS A JOINT COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER SYSTEM, I THINK TOM, I I HAVE TO HAND IT TO YOU. I THINK YOU'VE, YOU'VE ACCRUED MORE POWER TO YOURSELF AND YOU RUN MORE OF THE CITY THAN THE MAYOR DOES. I DON'T THINK WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER WAS ACCURATE AT ALL. UM, NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WILL EVEN HAVE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, ALL OF MY QUAINT, UH, HOPES FOR RATIONALITY TO WIN, WIN OUT, UH, WILL MATTER. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'LL BE A REICHSTAG EVENT, BUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY, UM, REALLY, REALLY MAKES ME WONDER WHERE THE CITIES GO. [06:05:05] THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO TO, UH, CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ADJOURNMENT. UH, I'M GONNA GO FIRST I WANT TO, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING IN HONOR OF [ANNOUNCEMENTS] JOHN DIETZ. JOHN'S DAD, PAUL DIETZ SERVED TWO TERMS ON THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL. PAUL DIETZ REPRESENTED THE THIRD COUNCIL DISTRICT WAS PART OF A CITY GROUP THAT BROUGHT THE QUEEN MARY TO ITS NEW HOME IN LONG BEACH. UH, JOHN WAS BORN IN LONG BEACH SINCE HIS BEN, HIS YOUTH IN NAPLES. UH, HE MOVED TO LOS CERRITOS WITH HIS WIFE JANET, AND LIVED THERE MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE. AFTER YEARS OF CARING FOR JANET AS SHE FOUGHT CANCER, SHE PASSED IN 2009. HIS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT GREW EVEN MORE. UH, HE SERVED ON THE LONG BEACH POLICE COMMISSION UNTIL IT WAS DISSOLVED IN 2010. UH, HE WAS ALSO AN AVID, UH, ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE POA AND THE K NINE PROGRAM. UH, HE WAS APPOINTED BY VICE MAYOR, UH, JEFF KELLOGG TO THE NEWLY FORMED BIXBY KNOWLES, UH, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON, HE LED THE MUNICIPAL BANDS PASS THE BUCKET FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AT LOS CERRITOS PARK EVERY SUMMER. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH JOHN'S FAMILY AND ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED JOHN DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THANK YOU. UH, WE WILL NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES. I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT THERE'S TWO EVENT, UH, THIS SATURDAY. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO CLIMB CENTRAL LONG BEACH HARVEST FESTIVAL, UH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT MACARTHUR PARK. AND, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, ART, COMMUNITY ART ON THE BLOCK EVENT HOSTED BY UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. UM, IT'S SATURDAY AS WELL FROM 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM AT 1858. ATLANTIC AVENUE. HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ONE OF THOSE EVENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YES, THANK YOU. THIS SEASON, THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT. BEGINNING TOMORROW, OCTOBER 14TH, RANCHO CERRITOS WILL BEGIN DISPLAYING A COMMUNITY RENDA IN THE FRONT OF THEIR VISITOR CENTER. THE RENDA WILL HONOR PEOPLE CONNECTED TO RANCHO LOS CERRITOS AND WILL PROVIDE VISITORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRADITIONS AND SYMBOLS OF DIA DE LOS MARTOS. RANCHO LOS CERRITOS IS OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM ONE TO FIVE, AND SATURDAYS FROM 10 TO FIVE WITH FREE ENTRY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP BY AND CHECK OUT THE RENDA TOMORROW THROUGH NOVEMBER 8TH, AND CHECK OUT THE OTHER EXHIBITS AND GROUNDS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, YOU'RE INVITED TO VISIT WILLOW SPRINGS PARK FOR THE NEXT WILLOW SPRINGS. EXPERIENCE MUSIC IN THE PARK. IT'LL BE A DOUBLE FEATURE EVENT WHERE ATTENDEES CAN ENJOY TWO DIFFERENT PERFORMING ACTS AT 2:00 PM AND 3:20 PM WHILE ENJOYING THE UNIQUE NATURAL SPACE. ALSO ON THE 17TH, THE HANGAR AT LBX WILL HAVE SOME FAMILY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN EVENTS BETWEEN THERE'LL BE A BLUEY THEMED HALLOWEEN MARKET FROM 12 TO FIVE, A MOVIE NIGHT FROM SIX 30 TO NINE 30 WITH THE OUTDOOR SHOWING OF HOCUS POCUS BEGINNING AT 7 45. SEASONAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND ALL ARE INVITED TO VISIT CAMPFIRE LONG BEACH FOR THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THEIR PUMPKIN PATCH. FROM 12 TO 6:00 PM BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ENTRY IS FREE. IN THE EVENT FEATURES A VARIETY OF FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. LASTLY, IN CELEBRATION OF HALLOWEEN AND OCTOBER AS ARTS MONTH, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS OF THE LONG BEACH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY AS THEY PERFORM FRANKENSTEIN IN THEIR UNIQUE LIVE RADIO SHOW STYLE FORMAT. SHOWTIMES AND TICKETS FOR THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, CAN BE FOUND@LBSHAKESPEARE.ORG. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER THRASH AND TOOK. THANK YOU. I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AGAIN, FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. FILIPINO AMERICANS HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR HISTORY FOR MORE THAN 400 YEARS, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COUNTRY AND RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH ARE WOVEN INTO OUR HEALTHCARE, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN WE TELL THE FULL STORY OF WHO HAS BUILT OUR COMMUNITIES, EVERYONE SEES THEMSELVES IN OUR HISTORY. LET'S LEARN ABOUT IT, CELEBRATE IT, AND HONOR IT. OCTOBER'S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU AGAIN TO DR. SHIANO FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES AND SCREENINGS. KNOWING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY AND HAVING HONEST CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR DOCTOR CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. IT WAS GREAT SEEING SO MANY NEIGHBORS COME OUT LAST NIGHT FOR MY DISTRICT'S ANNUAL AQUARIUM NIGHT EVENTS LIKE THIS, BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER, GIVE KIDS A CHANCE TO LEARN AND EXPLORE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US AND WHO HELPED THEM MAKE THE NIGHT POSSIBLE. ON, UH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH, PLEASE JOIN US ALONG WITH THE NORTH VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR A HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AGAIN ON THE 24TH FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM AT 57 30 LINDEN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SOUTH AND LYNDON PARKING LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD NIGHT. ALRIGHT, AND AS WE CLOSE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, [06:10:01] UH, OUR RESIDENTS, UH, IN THE PENINSULA WHO'VE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT WEEK. UH, AND I WANNA, UM, UH, EMPATHIZE WITH THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY, UH, THE TROPICAL STORM. I ALSO WANNA THANK THE VOLUNTEERS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE LIFEGUARDS, THE FIRE FIREFIGHTERS, THE MARINE SAFETY BUREAU, THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE INSPECTORS, EVERYONE WHO'S HAD A PRETTY LONG, UH, PAST WEEK, UH, WORKING, UM, IN AN EMERGENCY MODE TO PROTECT THOSE AREAS WHILE MAKING SURE THAT THE REST OF THE CITY ALSO HAD THE RESOURCES THAT IT NEEDS WHILE ALSO CONTINUING THE WORK OF MANAGING OUR CITY. SO WE CERTAINLY, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND THANK YOU ALL. ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO STAYED TO THE END OF THE MEETING, UH, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. SHE WAS HERE THE WHOLE TIME. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW, VICE MAYOR URANGA AND COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, THRASH IN TOOK. THESE MEETINGS ARE LONG, BUT THE REALITY IS MOST OF THE, THE BIG WORK TOOK PLACE AFTER NINE O'CLOCK AND SO IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY'S WATCHING, NO ONE'S SCREAMING RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU JUST DID INCREDIBLE WORK FOR OUR CITY AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED A LITTLE BIT MORE PUBLICLY. I'LL DO A BETTER JOB MORE PUBLICLY HIGHLIGHTING THESE THINGS AND REWARDING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MORE PUBLICLY WHO ARE DOING THE ACTUAL WORK OF GOVERNING WELL INTO THE EVENING. SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * 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.