* 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. [00:00:05] WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BLOW UP. HOW'D THAT WORK OUT FOR HIM? GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 9:06, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2026, PARKS AND REC COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. DIRECTOR SCOTT, CAN YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? YES. UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. HERE. COMMISSIONER SHOHAM. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. HE IS ON HIS WAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONER ALLEN? EXCUSED FOR TODAY. UH, CHAIR URIATE SMITH. ALSO EXCUSED. AND VICE CHAIR HEATHER. HERE. ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. UH, SO FOR THE RECORD, CHAIR URIATE SMITH AND COMMISSIONER ALLEN ARE BOTH EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO? NO? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. UM, WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. SEATED. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER TODAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ON EL NINO COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. UM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND IS THERE A STAFF REPORT ON THIS ONE? THERE IS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, AN INVITED GUEST TODAY. WE HAVE LUIS VALDEZ, WHO IS OUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OFFICER FOR THE CITY'S, UH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, UH, DEPARTMENT. AND, UH, SO HE'S HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FOR, UH, THE UPCOMING SUPER EL NINO SEASON AND HOW TO BEST PREPARE, UH, YOURSELVES AT HOME, UM, AND OTHERWISE. AND I THINK, UH, LUIS IS ALSO GONNA JUST MENTION A FEW THINGS ABOUT WHAT, UH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DOES. THIS WAS ACTUALLY A REQUEST, UH, BACK IN JULY FROM THE COMMISSION TO ACTUALLY HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY DO. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ADDRESS, UH, BOTH THAT AND THE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS, UM, ASPECT, UH, AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION. SO I WANNA, UH, HAND THINGS OFF TO LUIS TO WALK THROUGH A BRIEF PRESENTATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR, UH, INVITING ME TODAY. UM, I'M VERY EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR EL NINO. UH, MY NAME IS LUIS VALDEZ. AS, AS WAS MENTIONED, I'M THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OFFICER FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, REALLY IT'S KIND OF SPLIT UP INTO TWO SHOPS, AS THE NAME IMPLIES. UH, THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SIDE IS PROBABLY EASIER TO, UH, UNDERSTAND. IT IS OUR 911 DISPATCH CENTER. SO ANY CALL MADE TO 911 WITHIN OUR CITY'S JURISDICTION OR BOUNDARIES GOES TO OUR CENTER, UM, AND THAT'S WHERE WE DISPATCH, UH, ANYTHING FROM PD, FIRE, OR EMS TO, TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, AS NEEDED. ON THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SIDE, UH, THAT'S MY SHOP, UH, A SHOP OF ONE AT THE MOMENT. SO, UH, BUT IT, IT, ESSENTIALLY, WE, UH, WE DEAL WITH THE FULL SPECTRUM OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, PROJECTS, UH, WHETHER IT'S FROM PREPAREDNESS AND, AND PLANNING TO RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, RIGHT? SO WE, WE KIND OF COVERED IT ALL. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND ENGAGE IN, UH, PLANNING-WISE, UH, WE, WE CONVENE, UH, CITYWIDE, UH, GROUPS, PLANNING GROUPS, AND WE KIND OF, UH, PLAN AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR, FOR THINGS LIKE OUR MOST RECENT ONE IS OUR CITYWIDE MASS EVACUATION AND SHELTER IN PLACE PLAN. YOU KNOW, WE, WE KIND OF TOOK LESSONS FROM PALISADES AND EATON FIRE WHERE YOU HAD MASSIVE AREAS OF THE CITY BEING EVACUATED. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF LOGISTICAL KIND OF, UH, CONCERNS WITH THAT. UH, SO THIS, UH, THIS PLANNING GROUP GOT TOGETHER, WE KIND OF BROKE UP THE CITY INTO DIFFERENT SECTORS AND EVACUATION ZONES TO KIND OF BETTER PLAN FOR HOW WE WOULD DO THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY ALL THE THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT, TRANSPORTATION, UM, MASS SHELTERING, ALL THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? SO WE DO THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, ANOTHER THING THAT WE, UH, HAVE IN OUR PORTFOLIO IS WE MANAGE THE CITY'S EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM OVER LONG BEACH. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAVE HEARD OF IT, UH, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR IT. UM, WE ALWAYS PUSH FOR THAT. AND WE DO THINGS LIKE, UH, GOING OUT TO COMMUNITY, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, UH, AND, AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO BETTER PREPARE AT AN INDIVIDUAL FOR LEVEL, UM, FOR ANY DISASTER OR LARGE SCALE EMERGENCY. SO HOPEFULLY THAT KIND OF PAINTS A PICTURE OF WHAT WE DO. UH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT EVERYTHING, [00:05:01] BUT KIND OF THE MAJOR THINGS THERE. SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR EL NINO, WHAT EL NINO IS. I'LL DO MY BEST TO KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND, UH, KIND OF WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS YEAR AND HOW WE'RE KIND OF TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR, FOR THIS SEASON. UM, SO, UM, I'LL, I'LL START OFF WITH KIND OF WHAT, WHAT THE WINTER SEASON OUTLOOK IS THIS YEAR, RIGHT? WE'RE, UH, UH, UH, STEVEN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, THE SUPER EL NINO. IT'S, IT'S RIGHT, RIGHT? UM, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS NOW, RIGHT? IT'S GONNA BE A STRONG EL NINO. NOW IT BECAME A VERY STRONG IN EL NINO, AND NOW IT'S A HISTORIC EL NINO. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS LEVEL OF, UH, OCEAN WARMING IN THE PACIFIC, UH, TO THIS DEGREE EVER, RIGHT? AND, AND GOING BACK TO, UM, UH, THE RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN KEPT ON THIS FOR, I THINK, 50 OR 60 YEARS, RIGHT? SO, UH, IT'S, IT'S, UH, A HISTORIC EL NINO NOW. WE, WE'RE KIND OF ACROSS THAT BOUNDARY NOW. UM, BUT ALL OF THAT IS TO SAY THAT NOTHING IS FOR, FOR SURE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEE QUITE YET, RIGHT? THERE'S BEEN YEARS WHERE THERE'S BEEN A VERY STRONG EL NINO, AND WE END UP RELATIVELY DRY, RIGHT? UH, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALWAYS SAYS THAT, UH, THE, THE, WHILE THE CONDITIONS ARE, ARE, ARE, ARE RIPE FOR THIS SUPER EL NINO, HISTORIC EL NINO TO MATERIALIZE, AND, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT, THERE HAS TO BE AN ATMOSPHERIC COUPLING TO BRING THAT MOISTURE INTO, INTO OUR AREA, RIGHT? SO THE, THE CONDITIONS HAVE TO ALIGN. UM, ALL THAT IS TO SAY, THOUGH, THAT THE, THAT ODDS ARE IN A FAVOR OF, FOR THINGS LIKE WHAT WE'RE KIND OF COVERING HERE. WE MAY SEE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE SEASON TOTAL RAINFALL IF THE CONDITIONS KIND OF MATERIALIZE, RIGHT? WE GET THAT ATMOSPHERIC COUPLING. WE MAY SEE MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE STORMS, RIGHT? SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT. WHILE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE STORM AFTER STORM AFTER STORM IN A GIVEN MONTH OR SERIES OF MONTHS, RIGHT, THIS WINTER, WE MAY GET ONE STORM THAT KIND OF TAKES US ABOVE THE, THE MONTHLY TOTAL JUST WITH ONE STORM, RIGHT? THAT'S ALSO A CONCERN. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING HIGHER SEA LEVEL RISE. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE WARM WATER EXPANDS AND WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU'VE BEEN SEEING THE NEWS AND, YOU KNOW, LIVE HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF THAT ON THE PENINSULA, RIGHT? WE'RE ALSO SEEING A VERY ACTIVE PACIFIC, PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON. UH, I, IN MY, MY LIFETIME, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECALL A TIME WHERE WE'VE HAD THREE OR FOUR HURRICANES AT A GIVEN TIME, WEEK AFTER WEEK, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER ONE KIND OF, UH, FORMING AGAIN OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO, RIGHT? SO IT'S ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO AND ALL THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE BEING DRIVEN BY THIS HISTORIC. I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR, WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING. UH, WE, WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO AND WE'RE CERTAINLY GEARING UP ALL OUR CITY PARTNERS TO BE ON THAT SAME KIND OF POSTURE, EXPECT THE WORST, PLAN FOR THE WORST, AND LET'S HOPE FOR, UH, UH, THE BEST KIND OF SCENARIO WHERE WE JUST GET JUST BENEFICIAL RAIN, LET'S CALL IT. UM, SO, BUT, BUT ONE THING I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT, THERE ARE SOME, SOME VERY KIND OF, UH, CONCERNING DATES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH KING TIDES. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD KING TIDES BEFORE, WE ALWAYS GET, YOU KNOW, ASTRONOMICAL, UH, HIGH TIDES. IT'S KIND OF DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE AND ALL THAT. BUT THERE ARE PERIODS WHERE THEY'RE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH AND THEY'RE CALLED KING TIDES. SO I, I HAVE SOME BULLET POINTS HERE. UH, HOPEFULLY YOU NOTICE SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE DATES. SO LATE NOVEMBER 2026, WE'RE EXPECTING ONE, NOVEMBER 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH. THERE'S, UH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME, RIGHT? THANKSGIVING. SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT THAT. LIKE WHAT DOES THAT DO TO HOW THE CITY IS POSTURED AROUND THAT TIME? WORST CASE SCENARIO IS WE, WE HAVE A, A HUGE STORM COMING ALONG THOSE TIMES WHERE, WHERE THE KING TIDES ARE THERE AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA CERTAINLY START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE SAME IMPACTS POTENTIALLY, RIGHT? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. THERE'S ALSO ONE COMING IN LATE DECEMBER, DECEMBER 23RD TO THE 25TH. SO CHRISTMAS, RIGHT? UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY KIND OF, UH, HAVING THOSE DATES IN MIND. UM, LUCKILY FOR US, WE HAVE A RE- REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. OUR LOCAL FIELD OFFICE IS IN, UH, OXNARD. AND, UH, WE, WE ALWAYS GET THEIR MESSAGING. UH, THEY'RE VERY GOOD ABOUT GIVING US A HEADS UP WELL IN ADVANCE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING AND WHAT, WHAT WE COULD BE EXPECTING. UM, AND THEN THAT KIND OF PROMPTS OUR OFFICE TO GET, UH, TOGETHER AND CONVENE CALLS WITH ALL OUR CITY PARTNERS TO TALK ABOUT, "HEY, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THIS IS POTENTIALLY HOW MUCH RAIN WE COULD GET." YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THOSE AND, AND GET IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT OUR PLAN OF ACTION'S GONNA BE FOR A PARTICULAR STORM. ALL RIGHT, SO, [00:10:01] UM, ONE THING THAT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY, UH, WANTING TO DO IS MAKING SURE OUR COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR THIS WINTER SEASON. UM, WHAT WE DO IS SOMETHING CALLED ALL HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS. SO ALL THESE DIFFERENT ACTIONS, UM, ARE, APPLY ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ANY TYPE OF DISASTER, WHETHER IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE, WHETHER IT'S A TSUNAMI, WHETHER IT'S VERY BAD STORM SEASON, WHATEVER THE CASE IS, ALL THESE DIFFERENT STEPS HELP YOU GET BETTER PREPARED FOR WHAT MAY HAPPEN, WHETHER YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE OR SHELTER IN PLACE IN YOUR HOME FOR A VERY LONG TIME. VERY LONG TIME, I'M TALKING ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS, FIVE DAYS. SO, UM, SO THESE ARE KIND OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF AND THAT THEY'RE PLANNING FOR THIS SEASON, ESPECIALLY, RIGHT, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE MEDIA ABOUT. SO THE FIRST THING IS WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE CITY, EMERGENCY INFORMATION FROM THE CITY. AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS BY SIGNING UP FOR ALERT LONG BEACH. UH, YOU COULD GO TO ALERTLB.COM, YOU PROVIDE US YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, AND YOU ALSO PROVIDE US WITH, UH, UP TO FOUR OR FIVE, UH, LOCATIONS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU. SO SOME PEOPLE PUT THEIR HOMES, MAYBE THEY PUT THEIR KIDS' SCHOOL'S ADDRESS OR, YOU KNOW, WHO, WHATEVER INTEREST THAT THEY HAVE AROUND THE CITY, UM, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS KIND OF SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS CITYWIDE. WE TRY OUR BEST TO AVOID THAT. THAT'S ONLY KIND OF FOR VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. WE USUALLY GEO TARGET MESSAGING TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE TOWN THAT MAY BE IMPACTED, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T WANNA OVER, UH, OVER COMMUNICATE TO THE POINT WHERE JUST WE'RE, WE'RE SENDING INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU OR WHERE YOU LIVE. SO WE WANT IT TO BE SUPER FOCUSED ON THE LOCATION. SO THAT'S WHY SIGNING UP WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IN THOSE LOCATIONS IS IMPORTANT. OUR SYSTEM ALLOWS, UH, FOR THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE REALLY HARPING ON THIS YEAR IS HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND PROPERTY THIS YEAR WITH, WITH RAINS, RIGHT? SO THINGS LIKE CLEANING OUT YOUR GUTTERS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT YOUR ROOF, UH, UH, DOESN'T HAVE ANY BROKEN SHINGLES OR MISSING SHINGLES TO, TO AVOID, UH, YOU KNOW, PROBLEMS WHEN, WHEN IT RAINS. UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WATER IS FLOWING AWAY FROM YOUR HOME. UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY HARPING ON THAT THIS YEAR. UH, WE, UH, ARE PLANNING FOR, UH, PRESS RELEASES AND, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT. HOW, HOW CAN YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME BETTER? THE NEXT THING IS WE'RE, UH, ASKING FOLKS TO REALLY START TO LOOK AT THEIR EMERGENCY KITS, UH, AND THEIR GO BAGS. SO, UH, THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS START PLANNING NOW IN BLUE SKY DAYS, WHAT WE CALL BLUE SKY DAYS WHEN THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING, UH, BECAUSE THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS WAIT TILL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEN YOU'RE SCRAMBLING TO GET THINGS TOGETHER. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF TIME, RIGHT? UH, WE, WE ALL SEE THE EXAMPLES FROM PALISADES AND EDEN. UH, YOU MIGHT GET 10 MINUTES NOTIFICATION SOMETIMES TO GET YOUR STUFF AND GO. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO START PREPARING NOW. WE, WE CALL IT A GO BAG. THINGS THAT YOU NEED, UH, SUCH AS YOUR MEDICATIONS, UM, PHONE CHARGERS, UH, YOUR, YOUR S- SMALL STOCK OF WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, THINGS LIKE BATTERIES, PET SUPPLIES, UH, THINGS FOR YOUR CHILDREN, UH, TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT AND GO, RIGHT? THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING CALLED STAY BOX OR, OR STAY KIT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVACUATIONS, YOU HAVE TO GO, THAT'S YOUR GO BAG. YOUR STAY KIT, THINK ABOUT IT AS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU NEED TO SHELTER IN PLACE OR IT'S MORE SAFE TO STAY PUT THAN IT IS TO GO, GO OUT AND, YOU KNOW, DRIVE AROUND, UH, OR, OR GET OUT OF WHEREVER YOU ARE. UH, SO THAT'S KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE AT HOME. AGAIN, THAT'S YOUR WATER, YOUR FOOD, THINGS LIKE, UH, TRASH BAGS, LOTS OF TRASH BAGS. PEOPLE O - DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, FOR HYG - FOR HYGIENE PURPOSES, UH, IF, IF YOUR, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE'S NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LIKE, HOW CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE STAYING SAFE IN YOUR, IN YOUR HOME? THE OTHER THING IS, UH, MAKING A, A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN. SO, UH, WE, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THAT. THAT'S REALLY, UH, WHO, WHO ARE YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT, THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. UH, WE OFTEN RELY ON TECHNOLOGY. WE ALL KNOW THAT IF, IF SOMETHING, POWER GOES DOWN, WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME WITH THOSE PHONES BEFORE, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY STOP WORKING. SO ACTUALLY HAVING THAT WRITTEN DOWN IN THE PLAN OF WHO ARE MY CONTACTS, HOW TO GET IN TOUCH, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHERE IT'S GONNA BE, WHERE IS IT GON - WHERE IN THE CITY OR WHERE IN, IN THE AREA IS GONNA BE YOUR REUNIFICATION POINT FOR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S SAFE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS TOGETHER WITH OUR FAMILIES. SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN AND, UH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CELLULAR NETWORK'S OVERLOADED OR IT'S DOWN. HOW CAN WE MAKE [00:15:01] SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA STAY IN CONTACT? WELL, HAVING A, UH, EVACUATION POINT OR A REUNIFICATION POINT FOR YOUR FAMILY IDENTIFIED, UH, IS CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE GONNA MEET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF, UH, SAFE. UM, SO, SO THAT'S THE, THE FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN. PART OF THAT IS GATHERING ALL THOSE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AS PART OF YOUR GO KIT. UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT, UH, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR THINGS LIKE YOUR IDENTIFICATION, INSURANCE RECORDS ARE SUPER CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT, UH, FINANCIAL AND PROPERTY RECORDS. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE VERY HARD TO GET AFTER AN EMERGENCY, RIGHT? SO HAVING COPIES OF THAT, AND EVEN BETTER YET, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DIGITIZE THAT AND PUT IT ON A FLASH DRIVE, REALLY IMPORTANT. UH, PACKETING YOUR GO BAG, JUST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO IT IN ADVANCE, YOU COULD KIND OF FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY NEED IT, RIGHT? THOSE RECORDS ARE PROBABLY UPDATED ONCE A YEAR. SO, UH, THINK ABOUT THAT. UH, A GOOD OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW IS, UH, TODAY IS THE GREAT SHAKEOUT, OCTOBER 15TH AT, UH, 10:15. UH, IT'S THE, THE HUGE, UH, EARTHQUAKE DRILL. UH, PART OF THAT IS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST TOGETHER, START CHECKING THOSE THINGS OFF. DO I HAVE MY GO KIT? DO I HAVE MY, MY DIGITAL COPIES OR COPIES, UH, OF MY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS? SO NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO START PREPARING FOR THAT. WE'RE ALSO ASKING TO, PEOPLE TO STAY INFORMED, KNOW TO WHERE TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION. FOR US, WE ALWAYS USE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WE DON'T RELY ON ANYONE ELSE TO TELL US WHAT THE WEATHER'S GONNA BE, WE GO TO THE EXPERTS. THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR INFORMATION. BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE YOU COULD GET THAT INFORMATION, RIGHT? UH, LOCAL MEDIA IS GREAT, RIGHT? NEWS, NEWS, UH, AGENCIES. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS A SERVICE FOR ALL. UH, WEATHER.GOV, UH, GREAT, GREAT PLACE TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEATHER. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WEATHER APPS AND WEATHER WEBSITES. WE GO TO THE WEATHER SERVICE, THAT'S WHO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO AND VISIT FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS HELPING YOUR NEIGHBORS. UM, WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, SOMETHING BIG, UH, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS MIGHT BE VERY, UH, BUSY, UH, WITH, UH, DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, THINGS, UH, THAT TAKE PRIORITY SOMETIMES. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS MIGHT BE RESPONDING TO HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, UH, NURSING HOMES. WE NOT, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR HOME BECAUSE YOU ROLLED YOUR ANKLE AS YOU WERE TRYING TO GET OUT. THAT CALL MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST CRITICAL TO RESPOND TO, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT NOW TO START KIND OF WORKING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, KNOWING WHO YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE. NOWADAYS, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS' NAMES, RIGHT? AND, AND WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT KIND OF NEEDS THEY MAY HAVE. UM, WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, GO OUT THERE, START TALKING TO THEM, KNOWING WHAT THEY DO, RIGHT, WHAT KIND OF SKILL SETS THEY HAVE. MAYBE IT'S A RETIRED NURSE. THAT'S SUPER CRITICAL TO KNOW. UM, AND MAYBE MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT EACH OTHER'S NEEDS ARE. AND I KNOW, UH, MRS. SMITH DOWN THE, DOWN THE STREET, UH, SHE HAS A HARD TIME, YOU KNOW, GETTING AROUND. I'M GONNA GO MAKE SURE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, JUST TO GO CHECK IN ON HER AND MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY. OR I KNOW THE, UH, THE HENDERSON KIDS DOWN THE ROAD, UM, ARE ALONE AFTER SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE HOURS WHILE THEIR MOM AND DAD GETS HOME, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN, RIGHT? GETTING TO KNOW YOUR, KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND KNOWING WHO MAY NEED MORE HELP, UH, FOLLOWING SOMETHING, UH, MAJOR OR CATASTROPHIC HAPPENING IN THE CITY. UH, THE NEXT SLIDE HERE KIND OF PAINTS A PICTURE OF OUR, OUR ALERT AND WARNING FRAMEWORK. HOW DO WE GET EMERGENCY INFORMATION OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS? SO WE USE A LAYERED APPROACH, VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE WE KNOW, UH, NO ONE WAY IS EFFECTIVE, RIGHT? UH, WE, WE KIND OF TAKE IT AS A WHOLE. WE HAVE TO TAKE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN WHEN THEY NEED THAT INFORMATION. AND, AND WE, WE KIND OF TAKE A, A SEVERITY APPROACH. AS SOMETHING GETS MORE SEVERE, UH, WE START GOING UP THE PYRAMID HERE. UM, BUT OFTEN IF WE THINK ABOUT A STORM SYSTEM, LET'S SAY WE GET THREE OR FOUR DAYS NOTICE FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PRETTY, PRETTY WICKED STORM. IT'S GONNA DUMP INCHES OVER A DAY. WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA START SENDING SOME STUFF OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'LL DO SOME PRESS RELEASES, UM, AND WE'LL, WE'LL WORK WITH, UH, TRADITIONAL MEDIA TO KINDA GET THE WORD OUT, RIGHT? BUT AS THE DAY STARTS KIND OF, UH, NARROWING DOWN WHEN MAYBE WE'RE A DAY OUT, WE START KINDA GOING UP THE PYRAMID. UM, SO WE'LL, WE'LL USE OUR ALERT LONG BEACH TO KINDA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET SANDBAGS AND THAT THEY'RE AWARE THAT SOMETHING IS, IT'S, IT'S COMING AND WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IT. YOU SHOULD BE, UH, PLUGGED INTO ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN, START MAYBE KNOWING WHERE TO GET SANDBAGS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. BUT WHEN IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO SEND OUT [00:20:01] CRITICAL PUBLIC INFORMATION WHERE WE NEED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A CERTAIN ACTION, WHETHER IT'S AN EVACUATION, SHELTER IN PLACE, OR SOMETHING ELSE ALONG THOSE LINES, WE USE WHAT WE CALL THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS. IF YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED A CAMBER ALERT, THAT'S WHAT A WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT IS. IT'S OFFERED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH, IT'S CALLED IPAWS, INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT WARNING SYSTEM. UM, AND WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. WE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. WE CAN SEND IT. UH, YOU PROBABLY RECEIVED ONE, UH, A FEW DAYS AGO, MAYBE A WEEK AGO, UH, FROM, FROM US IN THE CITY. I PUSHED THE BUTTON. THAT WAS ME GOING IN FOR THAT. UM, BUT WE GET INFORMATION OUT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, RIGHT? SO HOPEFULLY THAT KIND OF PAINTS A PICTURE OF ALL OUR TIERED APPROACH. UH, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO, TO GO AND DO DOOR KNOCKS TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES IF THEY NEED, UH, TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTION. HEY, WE, WE NEED TO EVACUATE. PLEASE, UH, PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE, WE TAKE MANY DIFFERENT APPROACHES. UH, WE TRY TO, WE TRY TO COVER AS MANY OF THESE AS WE NEED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THE INFORMATION. AND, AND THAT'S KIND OF, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S OUR ALERT AND WARNING FRAMEWORK. I DO WANNA KIND OF S- SPEND A FEW MINUTES TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR TO, UH, TO GET OUR COMMUNITY PREPARED. SO, UH, IN TYPICAL YEARS DURING STORM SEASONS, UM, WE, UH, WE START MESSAGING ABOUT SAND AND SANDBAG AVAILABILITY A, A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE STORM, RIGHT? WE MAKE THAT AVAILABLE IF WE KNOW SOMETHING IS COMING. THIS YEAR, WE'RE DOING THAT IN BLUE SKY DAYS. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY, UH, FINALIZING DETAILS FOR THESE CITYWIDE SANDBAG DISTRIBUTION EVENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE, UH, GEOGRAPHICALLY SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE CITY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET THEIR SANDBAGS EARLY AND, AND, AND AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN COMES. DON'T WAIT UNTIL WE GET THREE OR FOUR STORMS AND WE'RE LIKE, "HEY, WHAT, WHY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T WANNA, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SCRAMBLE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO ACT NOW." SO THOSE, UH, CITYWIDE DISTRIBUTION EVENTS ARE, ARE BEING FINALIZED. WE, WE HAVE, UH, I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON TWO REALLY BIG ONES, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME DROP OFF LOCATIONS JUST TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED, UH, WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO AND GET, PICK UP PREFILLED SANDBAGS AT, AT THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR ON TOP OF ALL THE, UH, EDUCATIONAL KIND OF SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'RE RUNNING. UH, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. UM, I THINK THAT KIND OF TAKES US THROUGH, UH, THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. I'M, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND FOR THIS ONE, WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. IS THAT... ALL RIGHT. SO BEFORE WE GET TO COMMISSIONERS, UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM THING? OKAY. WELL THEN LET'S TAKE IT UP TO TABLE. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THAT WAS TERRIFIC AND REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY AS AN OLDER PERSON. I HAVE A QUESTION. IF I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON, NO RADIO, NO TV, I'M NOT LISTENING TO ANYTHING THAT'S QUIET IN MY HOUSE, UM, WILL IT AUTOM - WILL THE ALERT AUTOMATICALLY COME THROUGH MY ALEXA OR MY SIRI OR WHATEVER? UH, I'M, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT? CORRECT. OKAY. SORRY. SO, UM, IT DEPENDS ON HOW THOSE ARE KIND OF SYNCED TO YOUR NETWORK. UM, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING THAT'S COLLECT - CONNECTED TO THE CELLULAR NETWORK. SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA GO OFF. AND IF YOU HAVE YOUR ALEXA OR ANY OTHER HOME APPLIANCE KIND OF CONNECTED TO YOUR PHONE THROUGH THE CELLULAR NETWORK AND IT ALLOWS FOR THAT, IT WILL RING. BUT IF YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED AN AMBER ALERT AND THAT KIND OF WAKES YOU UP OR IT, IT DOES BUZZ FOR YOU, YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S THE EXACT SAME INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IT'S USING. GOOD. THAT MAKES ME FEEL SAFE. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YES. UH, SO I ADMIT, AND MOST PEOPLE THIS WILL NOT BE A SHOCK, I'M A GEEK. AND SO I, ONE OF MY FAVORITE WEBSITES IS NOAA, NATIONAL OCEAN OF GRAPHIC AND ADMIS - UH, ATMOSPHERIC MINISTRY. IS THAT THE SAME AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE? SO NOAA IS KIND OF THE UMBRELLA - OKAY. UH, DEPARTMENT. UH, WEATHER SERVICE KIND OF SITS UNDERNEATH IT AS PART OF IT. AND WE USE NOAA A LOT, UH, RECENTLY FOR ALL THE WATER AND, UH, TIDE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE KIND OF USING FOR OUR RESPONSE OUT IN THE PENINSULA. SO BOTH ARE GREAT RESOURCES. ALL RIGHT. WAS NOAA... I, I HEARD AS PART OF DOGE THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF CUTS TO NOAA AND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IS THAT ACCURATE? IS IT... I MEAN, I, JUST IN MY PAYING ATTENTION, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING HAS FALLEN OFF AS FAR AS INFORMATION, BUT - YOU KNOW, I, I, I'M NOT THE PERSON TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. UH, I WOULD SAY THAT FOR OUR LOCAL OFFICE THOUGH, UM - YOU'RE GETTING... WE HAVEN'T SEEN [00:25:01] ANY DEGRADATION OF SERVICE, UH, IF, IF ANY. UH, THE SAME FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE IN YEARS PAST ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WE'RE INTERACTING WITH NOW. COOL. AND IS THERE A WEBSITE THAT LISTS... I'M A CHECKLIST GUY FOR YOUR GO KIT OR YOUR STAY KIT. IS THERE A WEBSITE THAT, THAT HAS THOSE THINGS? YEAH. YEAH. SO ACTUALLY OUR DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, UM, YOU CAN GO TO CITYOFLONGBEACH.GOV OR YOU CAN SEARCH FOR LONG BEACH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. UM, IT SHOULD TAKE YOU TO OUR WEBSITE AND WE HAVE A SERIES OF PAMPHLETS AND, AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR HOW TO GET BETTER PREPARED. AND PART OF THAT IS WHAT SHOULD GO IN YOUR EMERGENCY KIT. AND GOD BLESS YOU ON THINK YOU, THINKING YOU CAN, UH, DETERMINE HOW YOU MOVE WATER. YES, GO AHEAD. YEAH. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OF COURSE. WITH, UH, KIND OF THE CHECKLIST, IS THERE ALSO RESOURCES IF, LIKE, SOMEONE NEEDS A KIT AND CAN'T FINANCIALLY BUILD THEIR OWN? IS THERE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR THAT? UM, SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE, THERE, THERE ISN'T, RIGHT? YEAH, RIGHT. UM, WE AT THE CITY, UH, WHENEVER WE DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH - YEAH. WE BRING ITEMS. MM-HMM. BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP YOU GET 100% OF THE WAY THERE, RIGHT? YEAH. WE DO, LIKE, FIRST AID KITS. OKAY. WE DO SOME, SOME THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA REPLACE YOU ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND, AND GETTING THOSE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THAT COULD BE A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR SOME. UM, BUT WE OFTEN SAY THAT YOU ARE, YOU ARE MORE PREPARED, PREPARED THAN YOU THINK. IN YOUR HOME, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. IT'S JUST ABOUT TAKING THAT EFFORT TO KIND OF BRING IT ALL TOGETHER OR KNOWING WHERE THOSE THINGS ARE, UH, SHOULD, SHOULD YOU NEED TO GO OR IF YOU NEED TO STAY, RIGHT? SO, UH, WE'RE NOT ASKING PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND PURCHASE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE CAMPING STOVES. RIGHT. BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW, A GRILL, RIGHT? THAT'S A GREAT SUBSTITUTE FOR, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? SO, UM, WE, WE ALWAYS HARP ON, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MORE PREPARED THAN YOU THINK, JUST, YOU, WE GOTTA PUT IN THAT EXTRA EFFORT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE LIKE, "NO, YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLASHLIGHT. GO GET A FLASHLIGHT." THOSE ARE, LIKE, THOSE SMALL INVESTMENTS. AND THOSE COULD BE PRETTY ECONOMICALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S SOME CHEAP OPTIONS OUT THERE, RIGHT? SO NOT EVERYTHING IS THE THOUSAND DOLLAR GENERATORS, RIGHT? BUT, YOU KNOW, START SMALL, START GATHERING THINGS NOW, UM, AND PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. EVEN DOING THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT IS GONNA BE SUPER HELPFUL WHEN YOU NEED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YEAH. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME, LIKE, THE CITY HAD, LIKE, A MAJOR SORT OF DISASTER THAT THEY HAD TO RESPOND TO? 'CAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD, LIKE THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, BUT WHAT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MAY EVEN PREDATE, YOU KNOW, YOUR SERVICE WITH THE CITY. YEAH. UH, BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS. OKAY. UM, BUT COVID, COVID WAS KIND OF A, THE, THE BIGGEST THING I THINK WE'VE ALL HAVE SEEN MOST RECENTLY, RIGHT? UH, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF DISASTER, BUT A DISASTER NONETHELESS, RIGHT? IT REQUIRED, UH, THE, THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM THE LOCALS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF RESPOND TO IT AND KIND OF SHARE INFORMATION. WHETHER, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD RESPONSE OR A BAD RESPONSE OR WHATEVER IT WAS, IT DID REQUIRE OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER TO, TO BE ACTIVATED AND WORKING TOGETHER TO, TO WORK THROUGH AND, AND STRATEGIZE HOW TO WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES THAT WE WERE SEEING. GOT IT. THANK YOU. WELL, UM, SO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND AS, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL PRESENTATION. UM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, WHICH IS, UM, WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT HOW WE CAN PREPARE IN OUR OWN HOMES. IS, CAN YOU GIVE US A VERY QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHAT, WHAT ABOUT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE UNHOUSED? WHAT ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO DON'T HAVE HOMES AND DON'T HAVE THOSE RESOURCES FOR A GO BAG AND THAT SORT OF THING? YEAH. YEAH. SO, O- OBVIOUSLY OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION IS PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, YOU OFTEN ALSO THINK ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALSO PART OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, STEP ONE IS TAKING INVENTORY OF WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSISTS OF, RIGHT? IF, IF, UH, IF THERE ARE KIND OF, I WOULDN'T SAY REGULARS, BUT THEY, THEY LIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT, YOU SHOULD KIND OF TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL HELP. JUST LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOR THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT MAY HAVE SOME MOBILITY ISSUES, THEY ARE ALSO YOUR NEIGHBORS. UM, WE SHOULD ALSO BE WATCHING OUT FOR THEM. I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A GREAT HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM HERE, SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A GOOD RESOURCE TO KIND OF HAVE IN, HAVE IN YOUR, YOU KNOW, UH, YOUR, YOUR CONTACT LIST. IF, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL HELP, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR, OUR, OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM. THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER OFTEN ACTIVATES DURING STORMS - UH-HUH. TO BRING THOSE UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS IN AND GET THEM OUT OF THOSE, UH, WEATHER CONDITIONS. SO, UH, I UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THAT [00:30:01] NUMBER, UH, ON THE BACK RIGHT AT THE READY, BUT WE, WE CAN MAKE SURE WE, WE SHARE THAT WITH, WITH THE COMMISSION HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSION, I'M SORRY. SO IF I COULD JUST COMMENT REAL QUICK AND WE'RE GONNA LET LUIS GO. YES. SO, UH, BIG THANK YOU TO LUIS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO HE MENTIONED HE'S BASICALLY A TEAM OF ONE AND A LOT OF WHAT HE DOES IS COORDINATE, UM, BOTH PREPARATION, UH, CITYWIDE AND RESPONSE EFFORTS. AND AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, HE'S ACTUALLY LEADING A MEETING, UH, WITH OUR PLAYERS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, REGARDING THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE RACHEL. AND SO, UH, AGAIN, BIG THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO AND SO WE WILL LET YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, BUT, UH - I WAS HOPING TO GET THIS - THOSE ARE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS. ONLINE SO I CAN DISTRIBUTE IT TO OTHER PEOPLE? WE CAN, UH, WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND IT'S, IT'S PART OF OUR AGENDA PACKET AS WELL. THANK YOU, LUIS. THANK YOU. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WHAT WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT IN PREPARATION FOR A STORM EVENTS. UM, AND KIND OF IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE NEED TO, SOME TIME CONCERNS THIS MORNING. UM, BUT ERIC IS GONNA TALK A BIT, UH, DURING ROUND TABLE OF SOME OF THE PREPARATIONS WE'VE DONE, UH, LEADING INTO THE SEVERE WEATHER SEASON, MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARKS AND OUR FACILITIES ARE, UH, AS WELL POSITIONED AS THEY CAN BE FOR HEAVY RAINS, HIGH WINDS, AND OTHER STORM ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK WE NEED THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ HAS JOINED US SINCE WE DID THE ROLL CALL. UM, SO WE HAD A, UH, MOTION FOR THIS ITEM FROM COMMISSIONER SCHOEN, A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. AND ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, SO THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR ORDER FOR THE AGENDA, AND THAT TAKES US BACK UP TO THE TOP HERE FOR PRESENTATIONS. SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. DR. SCOTT? WE DO. AND I'M GONNA, UH, HAND IT OFF TO HEIDI, UH, MAZAS, OUR ERC CHAIR, UH, WHO WILL INTRODUCE THIS MONTH'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. YES. WELL, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND CHAIR. UM, THANKS FOR HAVING ERC HERE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT. AGAIN, WE'RE COMING IN WITH A SURPRISE. UM, SO I'M GONNA READ SOME BULLET POINTS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT THIS EMPLOYEE. SO, UM, THIS EMPLOYEE IS ALWAYS, UM, WILLING TO ASSIST TEAMS AS NEEDED. UM, THEY'RE A GREAT COMMUNICATOR AND COLLABORATOR. THEY HAVE A CHILL AND HUMBLE PERSONALITY AND GET ALONG WITH THEIR COWORKERS AND IS COURTEOUS WITH THE PUBLIC. UM, THEY'RE GREAT AT COMING UP WITH SIMPLE HACKS, UM, BY REARRANGING PLACEMENT OF STORAGE ITEMS OR MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE OPERATIONS OF THEIR BUREAU. UM, THEY'RE GREAT AT KEEPING UP TO DATE ON INVENTORY AND SUPPLIES THAT THEY RUN LOW ON. UM, THEY MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT AT THE FACILITY. THEY STAY ORGANIZED IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN, UM, DIFFERENT TOOLS. UM, THEY CARE FOR THEIR STAFF, UM, AND COME UP WITH GREAT IT IDEAS AS THE TEAM TO, UM, PREVENT BURNOUT AND CREATE LIKE SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR, UM, STAFF MORALE. UM, THEY ALSO, THIS IS A BIG CLUE, THEY TREAT THEIR ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. UM, SO THIS PERSON IS IN OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BUREAU. UM, THEY IMPROVE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THEY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES FOR ANIMALS AND HELP TRAIN ON DIFFERENT, UM, VACCINATIONS AND DIFFERENT THINGS. HUGE. THEY ARE, THEY HOLD THE TITLE OF THE PUSHUP CHAMPION. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE NELSON MARTINEZ. SO, UM, NELSON HAD LOTS OF GREAT THINGS SAID ABOUT HIM. UM, HE, HERE'S YOUR SIGN, YOU CAN HOLD IT. YES. UM, SO THEY'VE BEEN EMPLOYED AT THE SHELTER FOR EIGHT YEARS AND SIX OF THE YEARS AS A MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT ONE AND THREE AT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. UM, SO WITH THAT, WE JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE SEPTEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'M GONNA BRING ALMA UP TO KIND OF SAY A LITTLE, UM, MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM AS, UM, ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS. UH, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. NELSON, I WANNA OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZE NELSON. HE IS AN AMAZING PART OF THE TEAM. AND HIM AND MELINDA WHO ARE OUR MAINTENANCE ASSISTANTS THREE, THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR SHELTER. THEY OBVIOUSLY CARE FOR THE ANIMALS, CARE FOR THE STAFF, BUT, UM, AT OUR FOUNDATION, OUR, OUR FOUNDATION, THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE DO. UM, OBVIOUSLY THE DAILY CARE OF THE ANIMALS, INVENTORY SUPPLIES, ALL THE THINGS. THEY, I, I CAN SPEAK FOR, OBVIOUSLY FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE REST OF THE TEAM THAT WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU, NELSON. EVERYONE LOVES YOU. WE ARE [00:35:01] SO APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL AND, AND LOVE YOU AS A TEAM MEMBER AND LOVE YOU AS A FRIEND AS WELL. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HOLDING THE TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE SO, SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR VOTING ME AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY I CAN'T DO IT BUT MYSELF, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING. WELL THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SCOTT MOVING FORWARD. YES. UH, NEXT ITEM IS THE, UH, PRM RECOGNITION AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, UH, WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT, UH, EARNS A CERTAIN RECOGNITION, WHETHER IT'S FROM A, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL, UH, INDUSTRY GROUP OR OTHERWISE. AND WE ARE EXCITED THIS MONTH TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WHO HAS RECEIVED, UH, SUCH A RECOGNITION. SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO, UM, ASHLEY, UH, TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM. THANKS, UH, THANKS DIRECTOR SCOTT. UM, IT IS A HUGE HONOR, UM, TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ONE OF OUR, UM, VALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT WAS HONORED, UM, BY THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY. ANNUALLY, THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY ALLOWS FOR FOLKS TO BE NOMINATED AS, UM, AND IT'S ACTUALLY VERY COOL BECAUSE SHE'S ACTUALLY VERY FAMOUS NOW. UM, IN, IN THEIR, UM, MONTHLY, UM, MAGAZINE, UM, AS CALIFORNIA CPRS HEROES. AND, UM, WE HAVE HERE WITH US TODAY, HEIDI MAZAS, WHO I THINK SHOULD COME UP HERE. AW. OH MY GOSH. THAT'S CRAZY. WOW. HEIDI, AS YOU KNOW, HEIDI'S BEEN WITH US FOR MANY YEARS. HEIDI, UM, STARTED WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AS A COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR, BUT HAD A TON OF EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE, CAME FROM THE CITY OF. UM, AND, AND THEN, UM, QUICKLY PROMOTED TO, TO A SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN OUR BUREAU, OUR, OUR CRS BUREAU, EXCUSE ME. UM, HEIDI IS REMARKABLE IN SO MANY WAYS. AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO READ HER NOMINATION. I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT - I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE TOO, HEIDI WAS NOMINATED MORE THAN ONCE. UM, AND, AND THEY PRINTED MULTIPLE, TWO NOMINATIONS IN THIS GUIDE, AND I THINK SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS NOMINATED MORE THAN ONCE. SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. UM, I THINK WHAT'S ALSO A REALLY BIG DEAL IS WHEN YOU'RE NOMINATED FROM, BY PEOPLE THAT, THAT YOU SUPPORT. SO, UM, IT, THESE ARE PEOPLE, THESE ARE MEMBERS OF HER TEAM THAT, UM, SHE HAS LED AND, AND GUIDED ALONG THE WAY OVER THE YEARS. UM, I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO READ HER FIRST, UM, NOMINATION, WHICH, WHICH HAS MADE HER SO FAMOUS. UM, HEIDI MAZZAS IS A TRUE PARKS AND RECREATION HERO WHOSE UNWAVERING DEDICATION HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS IN LONG BEACH AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA. AS A LEADER IN CPRS AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE AGING SECTION, BIG, BIG DEAL, HEIDI CONTINUES TO ELEVATE SENIOR SERVICES STATEWIDE. EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC, SHE SPEARHEADED THE LONG BEACH'S REVITALIZED OLDER ADULTS MONTH, REINTRODUCING VITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO AGING ADULTS. UNDER HER GUIDANCE, THE CITY NOW HOSTS 12 ANNUAL EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY, FOCUSED ON SOCIAL SERVICES, RECREATION, HEALTH AND LEISURE, RESULTING IN A REMARKABLE [00:40:01] 59% INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION. HEIDI CHAMPIONED A MOVEMENT THAT LEVERAGES RESOURCES, BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS BY USING COMMUNITY ASSETS AND MEET SENIOR, SENIORS WHERE THEY ARE. HER WORK CREATES SAFE, ENRICHING SPACES THAT COMBAT ISOLATION, ENCOURAGES ACTIVE LIVING AND CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CITYWIDE SERVICES. HEIDI HAS PROUDLY PRESENTED THIS MODEL STATEWIDE, INSPIRING OTHER AGENCIES TO THINK CREATIVELY. SHE IS DEEPLY DESERVING OF RECOGNITION AS A PARKS AND RECREATION HERO. NOT NUMBER ONE. UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF HER TEAM'S, UM, MENTION, UH, OF HER GREATNESS. HEIDI'S INITIATIVE BROUGHT A, A FRESHMAN ON OLDER ADULTS PROGRAMMING TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DURING OLDER ADULTS MONTH. SHE HAS ELEVATED SENIORS TO PUSH LONG BEACH TO AN AGE-FRIENDLY CITY THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP CONNECTIONS AND DEDICATION TO FOCUS ON BUILDING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS BY CONNECTING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS. SHE INSPIRES STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, INCLUSION, CREATIVITY AND LIFELONG LEARNING. IN, IN ALL OF THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WITH THIS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE NOT HAD, UM, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE FOCUS ON OUR OLDER ADULTS PROGRAMS IN THE WAY THAT HEIDI HAS, HAS DESIGNED AND, AND, AND CREATED A, A TEAM OF SUPERVISORS THAT MEET MONTHLY AND, AND, AND EXPLORE IDEAS AND PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NEVER HAP - THAT, THAT IT IS, IT IS STIRRED UP IN ENERGY THAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE. YOU ARE THE REASON FOR IT. YOU DESERVE THIS SO MUCH MORE, HEIDI. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU'RE, WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR TEAM. YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE. AND TEAM, UM, I GUESS I, I CAN HAND IT OVER MAYBE TO DIRECTOR SCOTT, BUT - NO, I THINK, UH, LET'S JUST PROCEED WITH WHAT YOU WERE PLANNING. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PICTURE WE WANNA DO REAL QUICK AND, UH - I THINK SO, YES. IF WE COULD DO ONE WITH, UM - CONSULTING. YEAH. AND THE COMMISSION. AND THE COMMISSION. LET'S DO ONE WITH THE COMMISSION FIRST AND THEN WE'LL DO ONE WITH THE TEAM. I KNOW. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHAKE OUT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH OUR REGULAR AGENDA. THAT WAS EXCITING. UM, SO, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SO WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON. ACTUALLY THAT WAS REDFIELD, BUT THAT'S OKAY. OKAY, SURE. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. AND SHOWN WITH THE SECOND. SORRY, BOB. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OKAY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? NO? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? ANY TYPOS OR EDITS, BOB? NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DID HAVE A, UH, A FIRST FROM COMMISSIONER REDFIELD, A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SCHOEN. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, GREAT. LET'S MOVE [00:45:01] ON. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UM, SO ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. UH, DIRECTOR SCOTT, YOU HAVE A STAFF REPORT? WE DO. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. UH, ASHLEY GRISSETT, OUR MANAGER OF COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES WAS PROVIDED. WE DID. WE - IT WAS UNANIMOUS. YES. YES. OH, I'M SORRY. FOR THIS ONE. UH, YEAH, SORRY. OKAY. SO WE DIDN'T GET A MOTION FOR THIS ONE. THANK YOU. UM, SO A MOTION TO, UH, TO CONSIDER THE FEE THING. WHO HAD THE MOTION? THE FIRST MOTION? YES. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. SO, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW STAFF REPORT. ONCE AGAIN, ASHLEY GRISSETT. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, WE HAVE FOUR FEE WAIVERS, UH, FEE WAIVER REQUESTS, UH, FOR, UM, APPROVAL THIS MONTH. UH, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A NEW GROUP AND IT IS A NEW EVENT. IT IS THE JULIETA AND RITA FOUNDATION ARE PROPOSING TO HOST MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY AT HOUGHTON PARK IN OPEN SPACE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2026. THIS IS, UM, A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT. UM, WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $114.50 IN PERMANENT SPECIAL USE FEES. UH, REVENUES PAID WILL BE $178.50 WITH, UM, STAFF AND OTHER FEES. THERE WILL BE NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND THE ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS 60 PEOPLE. WE HAVE, UH, THE SECOND FEE WAIVER REQUEST WE'VE RECEIVED IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND IT'S NOT A NEW EVENT. IT'S THE NEWCOMB ACADEMY PTSA, AND IT IS A FIVE... THEY ARE PROPOSING, UM, TO HOST A 5K RUN WALK ON JANUARY 31ST, 2027 AT EL DORADO PARK EAST, UM, AND PROPOSING EXCLUSIVE USE OF AREA THREE. THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT. WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $2,782 IN RENTAL PERMIT AND BOUNCE HOUSE FEES. THEY WILL BE PAYING $1,225 IN A SECURITY DEPOSIT. THERE IS EDE GATE REVENUE ATTACHED TO THIS REQUEST AND THE ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE IS 360 PEOPLE. THE THIRD FEE WAIVER REQUEST UP FOR APPROVAL IS THE NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW, UH, EVENT. IT IS THE USA ATHLETICS ORG. THEY ARE PROPOSING TO HOST TOYS OF TOT EVENT. IT'S A CHARITY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TO BE HAD OR HELD AT EL DORADO PARK WEST, UH, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2026. UH, WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $2,851 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES. $1,448 IN FEES, UM, WOULD BE PAID. UM, STAFF, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER CHARGES WOULD BE PAID. UH, THERE WILL NOT BE EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEY'RE ANTICIPATING 150 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THE FOURTH PERMIT, UH, I'M SORRY, FOURTH FEE WAIVER REQUEST, UM, UH, FOR APPROVAL IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW EVENT. IT IS THE LONG BEACH FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, UM, PROPOSING TO HOST A FALL FAIR, A COMMUNITY EVENT AT LOS ALTOS PARK OPEN SPACE ON OCTOBER 31ST OF 2026. UH, THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT, UH, PROPOSING TO WAIVE $294 IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES. UH, ZERO DOLLARS IN FEES WOULD BE PAID, UH, NO EDE GAIT REVENUE AND ANTICIPATED, UM, ATTENDANCE OF 150 PEOPLE. IN TOTAL, UM, WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $6,041.50. OKAY. THANK YOU, ASHLEY. UM, SO WHAT WE NORMALLY DO IS WE GO DOWN THE LIST AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS US ABOUT THEIR EVENT. UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE JULIETA AND RITA FOUNDATION? NO. OKAY. FROM THE NEWCOMB ACADEMY PTSA? CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON THAT? UH - OR AFTER THE - AFTER, I THINK. YEAH. UM, THE USA ATHLETICS ORGANIZATION. NO? AND THEN THE LONG BEACH FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE? YES, MA'AM. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. WAYLAND PARADY. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WE PUT ON EVERY YEAR TILL COVID HIT. AND AS PASTOR OF THE CHURCH, I REALIZE WE'RE THERE FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICE, BUT THE TRUTH OF IT IS OUR CHURCH IS ALSO THERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE TRY TO DO, UM, AN EGG HUNT IN THE SPRING AND A FALL FUN FAIR. BASICALLY, WE'RE JUST PUTTING UP LITTLE 10 BY 10 POP-UPS. THERE'S GONNA BE A GAME THE KIDS CAN PLAY AND GET CANDY. IT, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE DONE THIS FOR YEARS AND THE COMMUNITY COMES OUT AND HAS A GREAT TIME. EVERYONE'S WELCOME. NOBODY'S SECLUDED. AND IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR US AS A CHURCH AS I HAVE NEW BELIEVERS TEACH THEM TO NOT ONLY TO LOVE GOD, BUT ALSO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. UM, AND DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM ALSO? OKAY. UM, SO THEN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? [00:50:02] YES. UM, ASHLEY, ON I - UH, THE SECOND ITEM HERE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF AREA THREE, IS THAT MORNING, ALL DAY, AFTERNOON? THAT'S THE NEWCOMB ACADEMY. 7:00 TO 3:00 PM FOR THE HOURS ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT REQUEST. THANK YOU. YES, GO AHEAD. YES, I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS YESTERDAY. UM, THE DISCREPANCY IN THE PRICES OF NUMBERS TWO AND THREE VERSUS ONE AND FOUR, IS IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE SPACE OR TWO AND THREE ARE SO MUCH HIGHER THAN ONE AND FOUR? IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT, THE AMOUNT WAIVED. UNDER THE AMOUNT WAIVED. THANK YOU. SO, UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS EXCLUSIVE USE OF AREA THREE. SO THE, THAT SPACE IS, IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHER OPEN SPACES IN OTHER PARK SPACES TYPICALLY. AT ED, THAT'S THE CASE AS IT INVOLVES A LARGE, ONE OF OUR LARGE PICNIC AREAS AS WELL, WHICH IS OUR MOST EXPENSIVE AND LARGEST AT ED, UH, UM, IN THAT AREA. UM, NOW, AS FAR AS THE THIRD, WE HAVE THE BASEBALL FIELDS. UM, WELL, SO IT WOULD BE MULTIPLE FIELDS THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUESTING, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A LARGER AMOUNT. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. SURE. QUESTION. YEAH. SO FOR THE, UH, ONE RESEARCH CHURCH, UH, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THIS IS AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED BEFORE COVID. SO IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENT'S BEEN HOSTED SINCE COVID? UH, IN THE FALL, YES, SIR. OKAY. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO RECOVER SINCE COVID, HASN'T HAD THE FUNDS OURSELVES BECAUSE WE PAID FOR ALL THIS OURSELVES, UM, FOR THAT. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST FALL ONE. YES, SIR. WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON RESTARTING THE EVENT? ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? OKAY. SO WE DID HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON AND A SECOND BY MR. CHAVEZ. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, AND YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO STAY. GOOD LUCK. OKAY. UM, SO BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION MARINE, OR MANAGEMENT DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE PERSONAL SERVICES AND INSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS AND AMEND ATTACHMENT A OF THE AGREEMENTS AS NEEDED. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND A SECOND? SECOND. OH, GOSH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL, I'LL PUT THAT DOWN FOR COMMISSIONER SCHOEN, I THINK. UM, ALL RIGHT. UH, DIRECTOR SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE A STAFF REPORT ON THIS? WE DO HAVE A STAFF REPORT, AND ONCE AGAIN, ASHLEY IS GONNA PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE 17 PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS, UM, THAT ARE BEING RENEWED. AND I SHALL BEGIN WITH, UM, THE TERMS OF ALL AGREEMENTS ARE OCTOBER ONE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF... OCTOBER ONE OF THIS YEAR, I SHOULD CLARIFY, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2029. AND I'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS, UM, A YUMMY FUTURE, WHICH IS THE INSTRUCTOR, UM, AND THE CLASS WILL BE HOSTED AT EL DORADO PARK WEST AND COLLEGE OF STATES PARK. THIS IS A CLASS THAT IS, UM, PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR AT CHALLENGER SPORTS CORPORATION, WHICH WILL BE HOSTING YOUTH CLASSES AT WORLD PARK. WE HAVE JAMES CHRISTIAN, WHO THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT PAN-AMERICAN PARK GYM. WE HAVE CROSSROADS COUNTRY CLUB PET RESORT, UH, HOSTING, UM, TEEN AND ADULT PROGRAMMING AT CROSSROADS COUNTRY CLUB PET RESORT. WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR KEVIN HAMILTON, UM, PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC ROOM. WE HAVE JAM AND MUSIC PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING, UM, AT JAM AND MUSIC ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. WE HAVE JONI MARTINEZ PROVIDING YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMMING AT DRAKE PARK AND RECREATION PARK. WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR, UH, NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH ACTIVITIES. UM, KIDS LOVE ALSO KNOWN AS KIDS LOVE SOCCER, UM, PROVIDING PRO - YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT GOOD NEIGHBOR PARK AT EL DORADO PARK WEST. WE HAVE SUSANNA, UH WITH ME. UM, PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT HARTWELL PARK. WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR AND KENNY PACKER PROVIDING YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMMING AT MARINA COMMUNITY CENTER. WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR READ-WRITE EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT CHERRY PARK, HARTWELL PARK AND RECREATION PARK. WE HAVE ANTONIA ANTONIO SILVA, INSTRUCTOR, [00:55:01] PROVIDING YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMMING AT BIXBY PARK. WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR ANITA SINCLAIR PROVIDING YOU, UH, I'M SORRY, TEEN AND ADULT PROGRAMMING AT BIXBY PARK. WE HAVE INSTRUCTORS SKYHOPS SPORTS ACADEMY PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT COLLEGE OF STATES PARK IN EL DORADO PARK WEST. WE HAVE SABRINA THOMAS, INSTRUCTOR PROVIDING SENIOR PROGRAMMING AT LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER. WE HAVE TRI-FIT SPORTS PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT DRAKE PARK PARK. WE, UM, LASTLY, WE HAVE INSTRUCTOR RICHARD HARVEY PROVIDING, UH, ADULT PROGRAMMING AT EL DORADO PARK WEST IN WHALEY PARK. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE 17 PSA AGREEMENTS THAT ARE BEING RENEWED. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YES, MR. CHAVEZ. UM, I... NO, NO MA - YOU KNOW, CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC ONES HERE, MORE OF A GENERAL QUESTION. YOU HAVE NOTICED KIND OF GOING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, READING THROUGH THESE, UM, WHERE THESE ARE GONNA BE TAKEN, UH, AT, UH, ACTUALLY A COUPLE QUESTIONS HERE. FIRST ONE IS THAT I'VE NOTICED, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE NOT AT PARK PROPERTIES, BUT WE'RE STILL CONTRACTING WITH THEM. IT'S KINDA LIKE ALMOST LIKE A SPONSORSHIP SORT OF THING WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PAYING FOR IT, BUT IT'S SENDING STUDENT, YOU KNOW, KIDS OR STUDENTS THERE, PARTICIPANTS THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON THERE, YOU KNOW, ON, LIKE, COULD BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE DO HAVE CLASSES THAT TAKE PLACE IN, UH, OUTSIDE OF CITY FACILITIES, AND THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR, FOR DECADES. UM, WE TRY TO CAPITALIZE ON PARTNERSHIPS, UM, WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE AND EXTEND OUR CONTRACT CLASS PROGRAMMING, UM, BEYOND, UM, OUR CITY FACILITIES. IT'S BEEN, UH, FRUITFUL, I THINK, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR, OUR DEPARTMENT. UM, BUT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A HANDFUL AT LOCATIONS, MUSIC, UM, MUSIC, STUDIO SPACES, UM, UNIQUE, UM, ARTS, UM, STUDIO TYPE VENUES THAT, THAT'S BEEN COMMONPLACE. GOT IT. GOT IT. AND IT, IT, IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST PARKS, BUT ALSO THE RECREATION PART OF IT TOO - YES. WHICH DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE LOCKED INTO A PHYSICAL LOCATION, UH, OR PARK PROPERTY, I SHOULD SAY. MM-HMM. UM, OKAY, THAT, THAT, THAT DOES MAKE SENSE IN HEARING THAT THERE IS, UH, UH, KIND OF A LONG HISTORY OF THAT ALSO, UH, IS HELPFUL. ONE OTHER THING JUST WANTED TO NOTE REALLY QUICKLY IS, YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THE WHOLE GAMUT OF ALL THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF SERVICES AND CLASSES. UM, IT, IT WAS A LITTLE STRIKING TO ME THAT MOST OF THESE, I KNOW DRAKE PARK IS IN KIND OF DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH, WEST WITH THE WESTERN PART OF IT, MOST OF THESE ARE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S, IT'D BE GOOD TO, TO KIND OF ALSO GET A SENSE OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEST AND NORTHERN SIDE OF THE CITY AS WELL. WE DO... THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN, UM, A FOCUS OF OURS FOR MANY YEARS AS WE EXPLORE, LIKE, EQUITY AND A VARIETY OF THINGS, ENSURING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, UH, A VARIETY OF, OF COURSES AND CLASSES ON THE WEST SIDE, DOWNTOWN AREAS. YEAH. UM, OFTENTIMES, SO TYPICALLY WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS, UM, WE WORK WITH THEM ON SELECTING LOCATIONS FOR CLASSES, AND SO WE JUST HA - WE, WE ARE NOW, WE JUST BROUGHT IN ACTUALLY A NEW, UH, KARATE CLASS TO DRAKE PARK, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT'S ENLISTED HERE. AND SO THAT'S ONE THAT WE, WE OFFERED AT RECREATION PARK AND ALSO AT DRAKE PARK TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE, ON THE EAST SIDE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, THAT OFFERING. UM, IT'S SOMETHING, UM, OUR CONTRACT CLASS SUPERVISOR, GABE'S HERE WITH US TODAY, HAS BEEN EXPLORING AND TRYING TO FIND SPACE ON THE WEST SIDE AND DOWNTOWN AREAS. OFTENTIMES, IT COMES DOWN TO SPACE AND, AND, AND FACILITY, YOU, YOU KNOW, ACCESS, UM, JUST LIKE A ROOMS AND, AND, AND WHATNOT. UM, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE, HAVE GROWN OUR PROGRAMS ON THE WEST SIDE AND DOWNTOWN AREA. AND - YOU KNOW, AND IF I COULD JUST CHIME IN ON THAT AS WELL, AND, AND ASHLEY MENTIONED IT, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH SPACE. YEAH. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DISTRIBUTION OF OUR PROGRAMMING, THE PREPONDERANCE OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS ACTUALLY IN CENTRAL, NORTH, AND WEST LONG BEACH, WHICH MEANS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE AVAILABLE SPACE TO ADD THESE OTHER CLASSES, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT RECREATION PARK, WE DON'T PROGRAM THAT PARK. UM, EL DORADO PARK EVEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIGGER FACILITY SO IT HAS MORE ROOMS. WE DON'T OFFER AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM HERE. WE DON'T HAVE A TEAM PROGRAM HERE, YET ON THE WEST SIDE, AVROKIDS, SILVERADO, NORTH LONG BEACH, HOUGHTON, UH, CENTRAL LONG BEACH, MCBRIDE, ALL OF THOSE HAVE, LIKE, SENIOR PROGRAMS, TEEN PROGRAMS, AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND SO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ROOMS IS JUST NOT AS MUCH AS AS IT IS OVER HERE [01:00:01] WHERE WE DO HAVE LESS OF THAT DEPARTMENT PROVIDED PROGRAMMING. GOT IT, GOT IT. WELL, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL CONTEXT AS WELL. UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW AND, AND KNOWING ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE SPACE CHALLENGES. AND ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PARK FOOTPRINTS IN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO PHYSICALLY SMALLER AS WELL. UM, SO, UH, I KNOW THAT'S ALSO A CHALLENGE WITH HEARING ABOUT THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THE KIND OF, THE, THE PREPONDERANCE YOU CAN SAY OF THE PARK PROGRAMMINGS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED CENTRAL LONG BEACH AS WELL. I WAS GONNA ADD THAT IN THERE TOO. UH, IS, UH, IS, IS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OH YES, GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GONNA ALSO COMMENT WHAT COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ SAID. I WAS GONNA NOTE THE POSITIVITY OF THE FACT THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF LONG BEACH COME TO US TO GET OUR RESIDENTS AND WE MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY OFF THAT. SO THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSION DOWN HERE ON THIS SIDE? NO? OKAY. UM, I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION. YEAH. UH, CROSSROADS COUNTRY CLUB PEP RESORT, I NOTICED IS NOT IN LONG BEACH. DO WE OFFER SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT'S AVAILABLE IN LONG BEACH? THE TRAINING INSTRUCTION? SO, SO MY CLASS IS OFFERED, UH, AT THEIR LOCATION IN STANTON, BUT PRIMARILY THEY OFFER THE CLASSES ON SATURDAYS AT MARINA VISTA PARK. AWESOME, THANK YOU. SO WE HAD TO DO SOME RELOCATION DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, BUT NOW THAT THE FACILITY IS AVAILABLE, THEY'RE AT THAT LOCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WELL THANK YOU. UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE VOTE. SO THAT WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SCHOEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? NO? OKAY. AGAIN, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. UM, ALL RIGHT, SO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 2026. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. OKAY. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, DIRECTOR SCOTT. YES, THANK YOU. UH, KIND OF A BRIEF, UH, DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH. UM, SO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE COMMISSION. THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH OF THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR AND SO OUR FY27 BUDGET IS NOW IN EFFECT. UH, WE HEARD OVER THE SUMMER A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND IMPACTS ON DEPARTMENTS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL. UH, WE CUT ABOUT 2.7 MILLION DOLLARS, UM, WORTH OF, UH, PROGRAMMING, UNFORTUNATELY STAFF AND MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES. WE TRIED TO BE REALLY STRATEGIC WITH THAT SO WE WERE NOT ELIMINATING FULL SCALE PROGRAMS, UH, BUT RATHER SCALING THEM BACK. YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT'S REDUCING THE STAFF SUPPORT OR THE SUPPLIES. WE REALLY TRIED TO FOCUS ON THAT BECAUSE MOVING FORWARD AS WE GET OUT OF THIS FINANCIAL CONDITION, UM, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO KIND OF SCALE UP VERSUS STARTING FROM SCRATCH, UH, BRINGING THE PROGRAM BACK IN ITS ENTIRETY. SO A LOT OF, UH, LOT OF CHANGES. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET CLOSE TO A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN RESTORATIONS FOR SOME OF OUR PROPOSED REDUCTIONS. THOSE WERE, UH, BOTH FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND, UH, THE CITY'S BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. UH, WE ALREADY RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT OF INFO, UH, UPDATE ON STORM PREPARATIONS AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. UM, BUT KNOW THAT OUR DEPARTMENT, BOTH OUR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND OUR MARINE, UH, BUREAU, UH, ARE WORKING HARD TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING STORM EVENT. AND, UH, ERIC'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT, UH, HIS TEAM IS DOING AS PART OF THE ROUND TABLE. UH, LAST MONTH WE INVITED EVERYBODY TO THE 42ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP, UH, BACK IN, UH, SEPTEMBER. AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A, A RECAP OF THAT. WE HAD ABOUT, UH, I THINK NINE LOCATIONS UP AND DOWN, UH, OUR COAST AND EVEN ONE, UH, CITY PARK, UH, PARTICIPATED IN, UH, THE COASTAL CLEANUP. UM, CLOSE TO A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS IN LONG BEACH. UH, THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER, UH, FOR THIS EVENT. AND WE COLLECTED CLOSE TO 13,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. UM, MOVING VERY QUICKLY, DRAKE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. A COUPLE OF, UH, SATURDAYS AGO, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, CUT THE RIBBON FOR A MODERNIZED, UH, DRAKE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, IMPROVED BATHROOMS, NEW ROOF, UH, UH, BETTER, UH, ENERGY EFFICIENT, UH, SPACES AND WINDOWS, UH, NEW FLOORING, UH, AND NEW FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES. SO THAT'S GONNA BE A GREAT, UH, ADDITION BACK TO THAT, UH, WILMORE, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY CENTER OFF AND ON OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN UNDERGOING, UH, [01:05:01] IMPROVEMENTS. GLAD TO HAVE THAT BACK. UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PAST MONDAY, WE HAD SCHEDULED, UH, ANOTHER RIBBON CUTTING. THIS IS FOR THE NEWLY DEVELOPED, UH, 51ST STREET GREENBELT UP IN THE 8TH DISTRICT ALONG THE LA RIVER DOWN AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE DEFOREST WETLANDS. UH, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF RAIN, UH, WE DID CANCEL THAT EVENT AND WE'RE GONNA BE RESCHEDULING IT. SO CHRISTINE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET, UH, THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMISSION ONCE THAT GETS RESCHEDULED. UH, BEGINNING IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE CITY IS GONNA BE PLAYING HOST TO THE INTERNATIONAL CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, OR ICMA. THIS IS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL, UM, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT. AND, UH, UH, THEY ARE GONNA BE, UH, HERE IN LONG BEACH. I THINK CLOSE TO 6,000, UH, PEOPLE ARE CONVERGING ON LONG BEACH. AND SO, UH, REMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT WE HAD WITH THE US MAYOR, UH, CONFERENCE OF MAYORS. UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY FOUR TIMES AS LARGE AS THAT EVENT. AND SO, REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OFF OUR CITY. UH, AND OUR TEAM IS GONNA BE WORKING ON A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR THOSE GUESTS. UH, WE'RE ORGANIZING PICKLEBALL ACTIVITIES. WE ARE ORGANIZING A SOCCER GAME, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, I THINK A SAILING EXCURSION, UH, IN ADDITION TO OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, UH, PROVIDING A POSI- POSITIVITY PARK, UH, WHERE, UH, WE WILL BRING IN SOME PETS FROM OUR, UH, SHELTER FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY WITH AND DE-STRESS DURING THE CONFERENCE. UH, AND THEN, UH, SPEAKING OF ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THEIR MORE RECENT, UM, PARTNERSHIPS WITH K9 KISMET, WE RATE DOGS AND THE 1510 FOUNDATION. UH, THE 1510 FOUNDATION IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT, UM, REALLY TRIES TO FOLLOW THE, THE PATH OF AN ANIMAL FROM A MUNICIPAL SHELTER TO A RESCUE. AND THEY HIGHLIGHTED ORIGINALLY THREE ANIMALS FROM OUR SHELTER. THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR ANY MEDICAL CARE OR BEHAVIORAL TRAINING BEFORE THESE ANIMALS GO TO THE RESCUE. UM, AND THEN WHILE THEY'RE THERE, THEY WERE SO IMPRESSED WITH THE ACTIVITIES, THEY ADDED TWO MORE. UM, SO JUST ANOTHER ACTIVITY TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN OUR SHELTER. AND THAT IS, UH, THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NO? UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER? OH, SORRY, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YEAH. WHAT DOES 15 END? NO IDEA. NO IDEA. AND I'M TRYING TO THINK IF IT WAS 15 DAYS, 10 DAYS. WE ASKED, UH, DR. WAGNER FROM OUR ANIMAL CARE AS WELL - OKAY. WHAT THAT MEANT AND NO IDEA. I'LL STILL VOTE FOR IT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE COMMISSION? OKAY. WE HAD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SCHOEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES UNANIIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. IT'S 10:14 TECHNICALLY. UM, SO WE STILL HAVE TIME. UM, SO ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS. UM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED. OKAY. AND A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. UM, AND LET'S SEE. STAFF REPORT ON THIS ONE? UH, NOT REALLY A, A STAFF REPORT. WE ACTUALLY COVERED ONE OF THE ITEMS ON OUR LIST THIS MORNING, UM, THAT THIS, THAT WAS REQUESTED, UH, BACK IN JANUARY OVER THE NEXT, UH, FEW MONTHS. WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING BACK AN UPDATE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WAS A REQUEST. THE SMALL ENGINE, UM, EFFICIENCY, UH, ITEM WILL BE COMING BACK. WE'RE LOOKING AT, LIKE, JANUARY - OKAY. FOR THAT. UM, AND, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PUBLIC WORKS TO GET THEM ON THE AGENDA FOR AN UPDATE ON LB MUST, WHICH WAS ALSO RECENTLY REQUESTED. OKAY. AND, UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? EARTHQUAKE? NO, NO. QUICK PUBLIC. I KNOW. ARE WE POWERING THROUGH? LET'S FINISH THIS ITEM AND THEN WE CAN - ALL RIGHT. OKAY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM FOR, UH, POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS? NOTHING THIS - I'M JUST GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE ITEM WILL BE, UH, SMALL FREIGHT ENGINES WILL BE COMING UP IN JANUARY, SO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ, AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. AYE. AND ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY, AND THAT ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. [01:10:01] UM, I, I FEEL LIKE THE IMPENDING LIKE AT ANY MOMENT. OKAY. UM, UH, SO NOW'S THE TIME FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES. WE NEED TO DEFINITELY COVER. GREAT. UM, HI, I'M ASHLEY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS. I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT, JUST STATING FOR THE RECORD. UM, SO WE HAD A SUPER BUSY SEPTEMBER, JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME UPDATES. SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY VERY SUCCESSFUL LONG BEACH GIVES. WE WERE SUPER DUPER CHAMPIONS, UM, AND ENDED UP WINNING LIKE $1,500 IN BONUSES FOR, UH, MOST DOLLARS RAISED, MOST UNIQUE DONORS AND MOST IMPROVED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE, UM, HOPEFULLY RECEIVING THOSE FUNDS AND THEN PASSING THEM OVER TO THE CITY TO, UH, MAINTAIN 60 A WEEK OPERATIONS OF THE NATURE CENTER. UM, WE ALSO HAD OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL SOWING THE SEEDS. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FOR ATTENDING AND SEVERAL, UM, PARKS EMPLOYEES CAME AS WELL. IT WAS SUPER GREAT. UM, I THINK WE HAVE LIKE A MUCH BETTER FORMULA FOR IT, UM, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. BUT AGAIN, REALLY GREAT TURNOUT, UM, REALLY GREAT TO SEE PAST DIRECTOR DENNIS, UM, AND A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES. UM, WE'RE STILL LEANING ON THE PICTURES FROM THAT, BUT WE'LL SHARE THEM OFF WITH YOU. UM, WE ALSO DID THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE COASTAL OFFICE PAST WEEKEND. VERY INTERESTING. UM, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE FROM NORCAL AND SAN DIEGO, SO WE POWERED THROUGH THE WEATHER CHALLENGES AND REALLY TRIED TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. UM, BUT YEAH, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE REALLY BEING LIKE DOWN BY THE COASTAL AREA AND SEEING LIKE HOW LITTLE IT NEEDS TO RAIN FOR THERE TO REALLY BE A PROBLEM. UM, BUT I THINK THEY WERE HAPPY WITH IT. UM, IT WAS GREAT TO CELEBRATE AN IMPORTANT ACT AND, UM, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE SOME REVENUE FOR US AS WELL. UM, THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE BUDGET MEETING RELATIVE TO PARKS AND TO COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON FOR COMMENTING ON BEHALF OF PARKS. UM, THERE WERE ACTUALLY MORE CUTS TO PARKS THAN THERE WERE TO LIBRARIES AND LIKE WAY LESS PEOPLE COMMENTING. UM, IT'S REALLY IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE LIKE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION AND LIKE PARK STAFF COMMENTING ON THESE THINGS. UM, I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN SET OF VALUES AND SUCH, BUT LIKE REMINDER, UM, EVERYBODY USES PARKS. MORE PEOPLE USE PARKS THAN LIBRARIES. THERE ARE MORE PARKS THAN LIBRARIES. THERE ARE 700,000 VISITORS TO THE NATURE CENTER A YEAR. THERE'S ONE AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER SITES. SO THESE WERE THINGS AND TOOLS THAT WE USE WITHIN OUR LONG BEACH GIFTS CAMPAIGN THAT I THINK WERE REALLY SUCCESSFUL, UM, IN POINTING OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. AND ALSO I WAS THERE MOST OF THE WEEK AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME IN PHYSICALLY TO THE NATURE CENTER AND LIKE DONATED NORMALLY WOULD NOT. I MEAN, I WAS INPUTTING SO MANY DIFFERENT NEW PEOPLE AND NEW FACES AND DONORS INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE. UM, IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL SPACE. UM, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY MORE EVENTS GOING ON THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE SOME SENIOR CONCERTS AND LIKE FOOD GIVEAWAYS AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS CONSTANTLY GOING. UM, BUT I'M A LITTLE RELIEVED THAT WE DON'T HAVE, UM, SOMETHING ELSE BIG COMING ON BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A MEGA SUMMER AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF REALLY, UM, A LOT OF BIG ASKS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. HOWEVER, I DID WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT LIKE WE ARE UPDATING OUR WEBSITE, LIKE I REBRANDED THAT LIKE A MONTH AGO. SO LOOK FOR LIKE NEW 990 STRATEGIC PLAN. WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU WANNA SEE WHAT IS GOING ON, UM, ON THE INTERIOR OF PARKER'S PARKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. UM, ALL RIGHT. SO NOW IS TIME FOR OUR ROUND TABLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, SO WE NEED ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR STAFF. SO ASHLEY, ANYTHING ELSE? UM, JUST THAT FALL IS FULL SWING AND SO WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN OUR PARKS. UM, SO WE APPRECIATE, I, I, YOU JOINED MANY OF YOU, OR AT DRAKE, WE HAD OUR OPENING AND I KNOW A, A COUPLE OF FOLKS JOINED US THERE, SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OUR SITES AND OUR PROGRAMS THIS FALL. WE'LL SHARE, UH, INFORMATION, UM, AS WE HAVE EVENTS AND THINGS UPCOMING. SO THANK YOU. THANKS. MICHELLE? GOOD MORNING. UM, SO TODAY IS THE GREAT SHAKEOUT. I KNOW I SAW YOU ALL TRYING TO RUSH BECAUSE WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE BY 10:15, BUT, UM, WE DID NOT MAKE YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO LISTEN TO NOW ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT. UM, SO ON 10 / 15, AT 10:15 EVERY YEAR, WE DO THE GREAT SHAKEOUT. UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY 10 MILLION CALIFORNIANS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND DOING IT AS WE SPEAK. UM, SO IMPORTANT TO, TO KNOW YOU SHOULD BE DROPPING TO THE GROUND, YOU SHOULD BE COVERING, PROTECTING YOUR HEAD. UM, AND THEN REALLY IMPORTANT, LOOK AROUND FOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE FALLING. UM, SO IN THIS ROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU DEFINITELY WOULD WANNA BE CAUTIOUS OF THE WINDOWS BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THEY MAY SHATTER, SO [01:15:01] PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THAT. UM, IF YOU'RE AT HOME, SAME THING. BE PREPARED, LOOK AROUND WHAT'S IN YOUR HOME, WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY FALL WHERE YOU COULD BE SAFE. UM, AND THEN LUIS REALLY COVERED KIND OF ALL OF THE KEY POINTS OF BEING PREPARED WITH THE BAGS, THE TO-GO BAG AND STAY BACK. SO I WAS GONNA REPEAT THAT, BUT I WON'T. UM, SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THOSE PLANS IN PLACE ON A BLUE SKY DAY AS HE, AS HE TALKED ABOUT. UM, BUT THE THINGS KIND OF UNIQUE TO YOUR EARTHQUAKES, I WILL JUST TALK ABOUT QUICKLY. UM, IF YOU'RE INDOORS, OBVIOUSLY DROP THE COVER, TRY TO FIND A TABLE OR A DESK THAT YOU CAN GET UNDER. IF YOU'RE IN A CAR, UM, PULL OVER AND STOP, UM, WHEREVER YOU ARE. AND THEN IF YOU'RE OUTDOORS, WHICH WE ALL WORK FOR THE PARK, SO WE ARE OUTDOORS A LOT, UM, AVOID THE POWER LINES, THE TREES AND THE BUILDINGS THAT COULD HAVE, UH, POTENTIAL GLASS SHATTERING. UM, AND THEN THIS ONE, WHICH I LEARNED IS KIND OF NEW, UM, I GREW UP IN THE EARTHQUAKE ERA, UM, IN THE 80S. UM, IF YOU'RE IN BED, DO NOT GET OUT OF BED, IT SAYS. SO STAY IN BED, UM, TURN FACE DOWN AND THEN USE YOUR PILLOW TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD. UM, JUST A FEW SAFETY TIPS. WE ALL SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN BED. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. UM, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST TO BE, UM, IN THE KNOW. SO ALERT LONG BEACH IS A REALLY GOOD THING THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD ALL SIGN UP FOR, AS LUIS MENTIONED, BUT ALSO THERE'S A MYSHAKE APP, UM, AND THAT'S A SPECIFIC APP TO AND THEN THERE'S COUNTY ALERTS AS WELL. SO STAY INFORMED, STAY SAFE, AND YOU'RE WELCOME FOR NOT MAKING YOU GET. THANK YOU. SHAKE IT. OKAY. ERIC. GOOD MORNING MR. GOOD MORNING. UH, I WANTED TO KIND OF SPEAK ABOUT OUR OPERATIONS WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, PREPARING FOR THE STORMS. UM, SO FOR US, BESIDES CLEAN ROOFS AND, YOU KNOW, UH, DRAINS. UH, WE'RE ALSO, UH, JUST CHECKING ALL OF OUR PORTABLE GENERATORS. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TOO MUCH GENERATORS, UH, MAKING SURE OUR HOSES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. UH, ALSO OVER AT HOWLING PARK, WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH OUR PUMP THERE LAST YEAR DURING THE RAINY SEASON. AND SO WE PREPARED THAT PUMP TO BE PREPARED FOR WHEN IT RAINS. AND THEN FOR OUR GROUNDS TEAM, WE ARE ACTUALLY, UH, WE TRIMMED QUITE A FEW TREES, UM, ROUGHLY, UH, ALMOST ABOUT 1900 TREES THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE. UM, REALLY WE'RE MINDFUL OF LIKE PLAYGROUND AREAS, UH, PICNIC AREAS, UM, MAKING SURE WALKWAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE WERE STRATEGIC IN OUR ASSESSMENT OF OUR TREES THIS YEAR, KNOWING THE STORM WAS COMING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR YEARLY TRIMMING. UM, THANKFULLY WE HAVE THE FUNDING SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, HEALTHY TREE INVENTORY, UH, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PROACTIVE IN, UH, HOW WE TRIM THIS YEAR. UM, LAST YEAR WE DONE PRETTY GOOD. UM, SO ANYTHING THAT WAS HEAVY HANGING OVER A WALKWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TRIMMED THOSE THINGS. AND SO, UH, TEAM DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THAT. SO, UM, AND THEN I WANT TO KIND OF TOUCH ON, UH, AS WE SAY FY27. I WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF OUR OPERATION WITH FY26. SO, YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY STATS AND MY NUMBERS, SO I HAVE NUMBERS HERE. AND SO FOR FY26, UH, WE, UH, COMPLETED, UH, 5,600 WORK ORDERS AND THEN, UM - 5,000 WHAT? 600 WORK ORDERS WHEN SOMEBODY ASKED FOR HELP IN THE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN FOR, UM, WE HAD 535 ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS, UH, THAT YIELDED 441 TONS OF DEBRIS. UH, THERE WERE EIGHT 840 GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES, UH, REQUESTS. UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS OUR SYNTHETIC GRASS FIELDS, UH, WE MADE SOME REPAIRS, UH, 3,739 SQUARE FEET WORTH OF REPAIRS. SO, YOU KNOW, MAINLY IN THE GOALIE AREAS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THEN WE, UH, PLANTED 80 TREES THIS YEAR, SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALSO, WE'RE PLANTING, UH, 25 TREES. THERE'S A VARIETY OF, UH, CHERRY PARK AS WELL, SO, UH, OF COURSE, PLENTY OF OTHER EVENTS. UH, WE SURFACING, SURFACING THE BASKETBALL COURSE OVER AT DRAKE, THE PLANNING PROJECT PRIOR TO REALLY CUTTING THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND SO I REALLY JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE MY TEAM FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND GOING OUT AND SEEING THOSE THINGS. EXCITED ABOUT OUR UPCOMING FY27. I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. AND SO THEY HAVE NOT ONLY, UM, YOU KNOW, EMBRACED THE VISION, BUT THEY'RE TAKING IT AND LOOKING FORWARD AND FORWARD THINKING NOW. AND SO, UM, THOSE ARE MY UPDATES AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SCOTT, ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, YOU KNOW, I DO JUST WANNA PIGGYBACK ON WHAT ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF PREPARATIONS. AND SO HIS TEAM DOES A LOT OF WORK TO PREPARE FOR STORM SEASONS AND, UH, THE TREE, UH, TRIMMING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, BUT SO IS TREE REMOVALS. AND HIS TEAM DID 109 DEAD AND DYING TREE REMOVALS IN ANTICIPATION OF A VERY WET SEASON, A HIGH WIND SEASON. UH, AND THOSE 109 WERE REALLY RIGHT [01:20:01] AROUND, AS HE MENTIONED, THOSE HIGH USE AREAS, WALKWAYS, PLAYGROUNDS, PICNIC AREAS, UH, JUST TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE, UH, TOO MUCH, UH, IMPACT, UH, FROM, UH, THOSE HIGH WINDS ON OUR TREES. NOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA SAY NOTHING'S GONNA COME DOWN. OF COURSE, THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT THEY WERE PROACTIVE TO ADDRESS THAT. SO THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UH, SINCE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT STORM RESPONSE, UH, A LOT THIS MORNING, THAT IT'S NOT JUST A MAINTENANCE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO, UH, JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR OPERATIONS IS INVOLVED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SO WE LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN ON THE PENINSULA RIGHT NOW, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR MAINTENANCE BUREAU IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, BUT ASHLEY'S TEAM IN COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE SET UP AN EVACUATION CENTER HERE AT EL DORADO PARK, UH, FOR THOSE, UH, IMPACTED, UH, HOMEOWNERS OR PROPERTY OWNERS THERE ON THE PENINSULA WHEN THERE WAS AN EVACUATION NOTICE. SHE ALSO SENT TEAMS, UH, TO, UH, FILL SANDBAGS. WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF SANDBAGS EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THOSE SANDBAGS JUST DON'T APPEAR, UM, FILLED. AND SO ASHLEY'S TEAM WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THAT. UM, MICHELLE'S TEAM IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS INVOLVED HEAVILY IN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT, UH, TO GET THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND. UH, OUR COMMUNITY INFORMATION TEAM WAS ALSO PART OF THE CITY'S JOINT, UH, INFORMATION, UM, TEAM THAT PROVIDES THOSE REGULAR UPDATES TO THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND THEN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. UH, WHEN WE, UH, SET UP THE EVACUATION CENTER HERE THAT COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A SHELTER, UH, SHOULD PEOPLE, UH, NEEDED HOUSING, THEY BROUGHT OVER A TRAILER OF PET SUPPLIES, UM, AND FOOD FOR IMPACTED FAMILIES THAT IF THEY WANTED TO COME HERE AND BRING THEIR PET, WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING FOR, UH, THEIR PETS. AND SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT INVOLVED EVERY SINGLE, UH, OPERATION IN OUR DEPARTMENT, AND WHETHER IT'S A, A HURRICANE EVENT THAT'S IMPACTING THE PENINSULA OR OTHER EVENTS, UH, CITYWIDE, OUR TEAM IS, UH, PREPARED TO RESPOND. SO THAT VERY QUICKLY IS MY UPDATE. THANK YOU. UM, COMMISSIONERS, UH, COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ, ANYTHING? UH, COUPLE QUICK POINTS, UM, JUST ON THE EARTHQUAKE PREPAR- PREPAREDNESS. UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE DID HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE LAST WEEK. UH, I, YOU KNOW, FELT THAT IT WAS LIKE GRANTED WAY LATER THAN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN UP. I'M USUALLY UP WAY LATER THAN I SHOULD BE ANYWAYS. IT WAS LIKE AT 12, WHAT, 12:45 LAST NIGHT, SINGLE HILL, AND IT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, FELT PRETTY GOOD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SMALL EARTHQUAKE. SO I DO WANNA NOTE THAT. THE OTHER THING ON THAT TOO, ON THE EARTHQUAKE POINT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, I, YOU MENTIONED, UH, THE SHAKE ALERT APP AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO, TO NOTE THAT I WAS ACTUALLY VERY SMALL PART INVOLVED WITH THE LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THE, UH, THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THE SHAKE ALERT APP. I DID SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FOR SENATOR ALEX WHO CREATED THE LEGISLATION FOR THAT. AND ONE OF THE, THE BIG POINT OF THAT WAS, WAS THE 2011, UH, JA - UH, JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE, UH, THAT REALLY WAS A HUGE MAJOR DISASTER AND OBVIOUSLY ROOTED, YOU, YOU KNOW, YEAH, EVEN I WAS KIND OF MAKING JOKES ABOUT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS ROOTED. IT'S LIKE VERY, VERY SERIOUS AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WHERE, UH, YOU KNOW, EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO, TO, TO TAKE SERIOUSLY. UM, WHAT, UH, ONE OTHER THING I DID WANNA KNOW IS, UM, YOU KNOW, APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE, UH, SOWING SEASON CHANGE EVENT. I WAS PREPARING FOR A TRIP UP TO SACRAMENTO, UH, AND, UH, ACTUALLY ONE THING I DID WANNA NOTE FROM THAT TRIP IS I DID GET TO TAKE A TOUR OF A, UH, PARK FACILITY WHILE I WAS UP THERE FOR A CONFERENCE. AND, UH, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, REALLY INTERESTING. IT WAS IN THE UNINCORPORATED PART OF THE CITY, SO DIFFERENT PARK DISTRICT THAN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO ITSELF. BUT THERE WAS, UM, THIS PARTICULAR PARK, I WANNA SAY IT WAS THE SOUTHGATE RECREATION DISTRICT, UH, WHERE THEY INCORPORATED, THEY STARTED INCORPORATING LIKE SOLAR PANELS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY INTO THE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO OVER THE BASKETBALL COURTS, THERE'S A, A SHADED STRUCTURE, AND ON TOP OF THAT SHADED STRUCTURE WAS SOLAR PANELS. AND, UH, SO VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THAT, KINDA HOW THAT PARTICULAR PARK DISTRICT, UH, HAS STARTED INCORPORATING THAT INTO, UH, THEIR FACILITIES. UH, ALSO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY HAD EV CHARGERS, LIKE, OVER A THREE MONTH PERIOD, THEY'VE BEEN VANDALIZED THREE TIMES FOR THE COPPER AND THEIR WIRES. SO ALSO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. BUT REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE KIND OF WHAT OTHER PARK DISTRICTS AND OTHER PARKS OF THE STATE ARE DOING AS WELL. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON? [01:25:01] I ACTUALLY, UH, WAS IN SANTA BARBARA A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND THAT MY SHAKE ALERT WENT OFF AND IT PRECEDED THE EARTHQUAKE BY ABOUT THREE SECONDS. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE AS HELL TO ME. I, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S PERFECT YET, BUT THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. UH, AS ASHLEY SAID, I DID GET TO GO DOWN TO COUNCIL. I APOLOGIZE THAT I WAS IN HE - IN CUTTING MY THREE-MINUTE SPEECH TO ONE MINUTE, I MISREPRESENTED SOMETHING THAT DIRECTOR SCOTT SAID, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT AS COMMISSIONER REDFIELD KNOWS, BECAUSE SHE WAS CUT OFF MID-THOUGH AFTER ONE MINUTE, IT'S BRUTAL TO DO THAT. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, I WAS COMING HOME FROM PV THE OTHER DAY DOWN TO ANAHEIM. I JUST DECIDED TO STOP AT MACARTHUR PARK. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED AT HOW CLEAN IT WAS, HOW GOOD THE TURF WAS, AND THEY WERE CLEANING THE BATHROOMS WHILE I WAS THERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER SCHOEN? NO. COMMISSIONER REDFIELDS? YES, THANK YOU. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I ATTENDED THE DRAKE, UH, OPENING, AND THAT FACILITY IS SO BEAUTIFUL, AND, UH, IT REALLY WAS SO IMPRESSIVE, AND I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK, BECAUSE IT WAS GORGEOUS. UM, AND THE COMMUNITY SEEMED VERY RES - RECEPTIVE AND PLEASED WITH IT. UM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PARTNERS AND PARKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK THIS LAST MONTH. UH, GOOD JOB AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. UM, I HAVE SOME FRIENDS WHO CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE SOCHI, SOCHI PEACE PARK THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM RED PARK. DID YOU RECEIVE THAT - YES. INFORMATION ABOUT THE - SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WORKING ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL SEND THAT WORD BACK BECAUSE I WAS REMINDED AGAIN YESTERDAY. SO I SAID I WOULD FIND OUT TODAY, SO THANK YOU, ERIC. UM, THAT'S ALL. OKAY. UM, WELL, JUST, UH, FOR ME, FIRST OF ALL, IF ANYONE'S LISTENING TO THE RECORDING, UH, IN THE FUTURE, I APOLOGIZE FOR MY M&M EATING. I FORGOT THAT THAT'S RECORDING. UM, I GOT A LOT OF FLACK FROM MY STUDENTS DURING ZOOM SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS NIBBLING DURING CLASS. UM, ANYWAY, UH, UM, I WAS RECENTLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, UH, NOT THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT THE WEEKEND BEFORE, AND, UH, GOT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. UM, UH, I'D SPOKEN TO DIRECTOR SCOTT BEFORE ABOUT THE TUNNEL TOP, UH, PLAYGROUND IN, UH, THE PRESIDIO, AND JUST THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT OTHER CITIES USE THEIR RESOURCES TO CREATE THESE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACES AND THESE BEAUTIFUL PLACE STRUCTURES. UM, I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED THOUGH BY, UH, BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE IN LONG BEACH, THERE'S THAT, THAT ASPECT OF A FISH DOESN'T KNOW IT'S SWIMMING IN WATER, RIGHT? SO IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS OF BEING ABLE TO SEE THIS BEHIND THE SCENES, BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I TOOK FOR GRANTED, LIVING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NATURE CENTER, GOING THERE ALL THE TIME FOR MY SPRING BREAK CAMPS, DAY CAMPS, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, UM, ESPECIALLY ON DAYS LIKE TODAY WHEN WE GET TO RECOGNIZE MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES, WHEN WE GET TO HEAR FROM, UH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND SEE HOW THE ENTIRE CITY IS MOBILIZING, UM, IN CH - IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS OR IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE STORMS. UM, JUST KUDOS TO EVERYONE. UM, VERY, UH, GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN THE CITY AND VERY GRATEFUL TO, UM, TO BE PART OF THIS COMMISSION. SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S IT. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THEN WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 10:34. * 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.