Oct 21, 2026 The Long Beach Community Investment Company

WE'RE GONNA FIRST CALL FOR A VOTE.

NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026.

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[2. 26-56487 Recommendation to approve the minutes for The Long Beach Community Investment Company meeting of Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR REJO AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR RAMIREZ DIRECTORS.

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ITEM NUMBER THREE

[3. 26-56488 Recommendation to conduct a study session regarding the development of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2028-2032 Consolidated Plan for the expenditure of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds. (Citywide) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS A RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY SESSION REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2028 THROUGH 2032 CONSOLIDATED

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PLAN FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDS CITYWIDE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR? THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR EZ AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR LEWIS.

I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, UH, EVERY YEAR ON ANNUAL BASIS, WE HAVE TO DO AN ACTION PLAN IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR FUNDS FROM HUD.

AND EVERY FIVE YEARS WE HAVE TO DO A CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND NIKKI AMICK IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THAT AND, UM, GIVE YOU SOME MORE DETAILS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

UM, IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS, WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, HOW IT'S DEVELOPED, AND SOME OF OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

UM, LASTLY, I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND TIMELINE FOR THIS CYCLE AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO STRENGTHEN THAT STRATEGY.

SO WHAT IS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN? UM, AS MEGAN DESCRIBED, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH RECEIVES FUNDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OR HUD ON A NON-COMPETITIVE, UM, BASIS, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ENTITLEMENT BASIS.

UM, BUT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS, WE MUST PREPARE AND SUBMIT SOMETHING CALLED A CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES OUR LOCAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, UM, GOALS AND PRIORITIES OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

UM, , THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY TIMES, UM, AT THIS POINT, BUT IT BEARS REPEATING.

TO THE LEFT IS A GRAPHIC OF OUR OVERALL GRANT CYCLE.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, EVERY FIVE YEARS WE DEVELOP THAT CONSOLIDATED PLAN IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE THREE GRANTS THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CDBG HOME AND ESG.

THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS WHERE WE CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, A MARKET ANALYSIS, AND, UM, USE THAT INFORMATION TO SET PRIORITIES AND GOALS THAT WE WILL ADDRESS WITH THIS FUNDING.

UM, OUR CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2022, AND IT WILL EXPIRE NEXT YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

THE VERY NEXT DAY, THIS NEW CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW WILL GO INTO EFFECT AND IT WILL EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2032.

UM, FOR EVERY YEAR OF THAT FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROCESS, WE DEVELOP ANNUAL ACTION PLANS, WHICH YOU ALL, UM, ARE VERY AWARE OF AT THIS POINT.

UM, IN THE ACTION PLANS, THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE CARRYING OUT IN A GIVEN PROGRAM YEAR WITH THAT YEAR'S CONGRESSIONAL ALLOCATION TO ADDRESS THOSE FIVE YEAR GOALS.

AT THE END OF EVERY ACTION PLAN, WE CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THAT ACTION PLAN YEAR, WHICH IS A, A REPORT CALLED A CAPER, OR A CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT.

SO THAT ENTIRE CYCLE THAT I JUST DESCRIBED FOLLOWS A SIX PHASE PROCESS.

THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN MAKES UP THE FIRST FOUR PHASES OF THAT PROCESS.

UM, AND THOSE PHASES ARE DETERMINING NEEDS, SETTING PRIORITIES, DETERMINING RESOURCES AND SETTING GOALS.

UM, STEP FIVE, ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAMS. THAT'S WHERE THE ACTION PLAN COMES INTO PLAY.

AND THEN STEP SIX IS WHERE WE EVALUATE OUR PERFORMANCE.

AND THEN YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE GRAPHIC AT THE CENTER OF ALL SIX OF THESE PHASES IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION.

UM, WE ALSO CONSIDER STATE FUNDING LIKE HCD FUNDS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, AND ANY LOCAL FUNDING LIKE MERE IN THE SPRING.

SO STEPS ONE AND TWO, IDENTIFY NEEDS AND ESTABLISH PRIORITIES.

OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGINS BY ANALYZING EXISTING DATA.

UM, SO THAT COMES FROM A COMBINATION OF PLACES LIKE THE CENSUS, UM, BUT WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT ANY LOCAL ASSESSMENTS.

UM, SO THE POINT IN TIME HOMELESS COUNT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LOCAL ASSESSMENT THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT AS WELL.

UM, BUT WE ALSO COLLECT OUR OWN DATA DURING CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THAT INCLUDES, UM, A COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY, UM, ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVE AND INPUT TAKEN DURING, UM, COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

AND, UM, LOCAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN ARE LIMITED TO THESE FIVE CATEGORIES THAT YOU SEE HERE.

UM, HOUSING AND ACQUISITION NEEDS, HOMELESS SERVICE NEEDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS.

SO, SO STEPS THREE AND FOUR.

AFTER WE'VE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND ESTABLISHED PRIORITIES, THEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT EXISTING AND INCOMING RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE THAT CAN ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.

SO THIS INCLUDES OTHER FEDERAL RESOURCES, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, ANY FUNDING THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MAY RECEIVE FOR HOMELESS SERVICES.

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WE WILL ALSO RECEIVE OUR ANNUAL GRANT ALLOCATION FROM HUD, UM, FOR THE FIRST ACTION PLAN IN THIS NEW CYCLE, WHICH WE'LL USE TO ESTABLISH OUR BUDGET FOR THAT UPCOMING YEAR, UM, AND HOW WE'LL ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS TO ACTIVITIES THAT MEET LOCAL NEEDS.

AND WE WILL ALSO FORECAST ANTICIPATED FUNDING THAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND A, A REALLY IMPORTANT AND COMPLICATED FACTOR THAT, UM, WE HAVE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO AS WE DEVELOP THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, UM, IS FOLLOWING ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT HUD HAS FOR THESE FUNDS.

AND I'LL, I'LL SUMMARIZE THOSE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

SO STARTING WITH CDBG, ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY THAT IS PROPOSED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR THE ACTION PLANS, IT MUST MEET ONE OF THESE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES THAT YOU SEE HERE, UM, ON THE SLIDE.

SO THE FIRST OBJECTIVE IS BENEFIT TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS, OR LMI HUD REQUIRES THAT A MINIMUM OF 70% OF OUR CDBG FUNDS IS USED TOWARD THIS OBJECTIVE.

SO FOR THAT REASON, IT'S, IT'S REALLY CONSIDERED OUR PRIMARY NATIONAL OBJECTIVE.

THE, UM, SECOND NATIONAL OBJECTIVE IS PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT.

IN ORDER FOR A PROGRAM TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE, AN AREA MUST MEET A SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND PASS CERTAIN TESTS, UM, SUCH AS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF DETERIORATED STRUCTURES IN A GIVEN AREA, FOR EXAMPLE.

UM, ALSO I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TERMINOLOGY HERE IS ANTIQUATED AND IT HAS PROBLEMATIC CONNOTATIONS, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INFORMING YOU OF THE RULES, THIS IS EXACTLY AS HUD HAS WRITTEN IT, UM, JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS.

AND THEN LASTLY, ADDRESS AN URGENT NEED.

THIS IS ALSO AN OBJECTIVE THAT WE ALMOST NEVER USE.

IT HAS A VERY STRICT CRITERIA IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE.

UM, IT'S REALLY ONLY MEANT TO BE USED, UM, TO ADDRESS ANY SORT OF EMERGENCY CONDITIONS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER WHEN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER FUNDING TO ADDRESS THAT DISASTER.

SO WE REALLY DON'T USE THESE OTHER TWO.

IT'S PRIMARILY JUST THE FIRST ONE.

UM, ANOTHER BIG FUNDING RESTRICTION FOR CDBG IS THE PUBLIC SERVICE CAP.

YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR DURING ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

UM, WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE CAN ONLY USE UP TO 15% OF OUR ALLOCATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

OR ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT IT IS NON BRICK AND MORTAR ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS. SO AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE.

UM, THIS CAN MAKE PRIORITIZING OUR GOALS AND ACTIVITIES A LITTLE BIT TRICKY BECAUSE EVEN IF COMMUNITY INPUT IS REALLY LIFTING UP A PUBLIC SERVICE TYPE PROGRAM, WE CAN ONLY USE UP TO 15% OF OUR BUDGET FOR THOSE THINGS.

UM, LASTLY, THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CAP, UM, OF 20% FOR CDBG.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT IN THIS ACTION PLAN CYCLE IS COMMUNICATING, UM, HOW WE CAN BEST COMMUNICATE THESE RESTRICTIONS OUT TO COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE US INFORMED FEEDBACK AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE MAKE THE FUNDING DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE THINGS YOU SEE HERE.

HOME AND ESG.

UM, FOR HOME, THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A CHOTO SETASIDE REQUIREMENT.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT 15% OF OUR ANNUAL HOME ALLOCATION MUST BE SET ASIDE FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY, UM, A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.

AND THEN HUD, UM, I'M SORRY, HOME ALSO IMPOSES A 10% ADMINISTRATIVE CAP AS WELL.

AND FOR ESG, THAT ADMINISTRATIVE CAP IS 7.5%.

OKAY, SO NOW THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE CANNOT DO, UM, THE NEXT FEW SLIDES COVER WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS FUNDING, AND IT'S, UH, BROKEN DOWN BY THOSE FIVE PRIORITY CATEGORIES THAT I MENTIONED.

SO THE FIRST CATEGORY IS HOUSING, UM, ACQUISITION AND HOUSING ACTIVITIES.

UM, THOSE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES ARE THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING, SUCH AS, UM, THE, THE IMAGE YOU SEE HERE.

THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE 1 0 1, UM, WHICH IS A 51 UNIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, UM, CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP, HOUSING, AND, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS, UH, PROPERTY INSPECTIONS ELIGIBLE HOMELESS SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE LIMITED TO THESE ACTIVITIES HERE.

EMERGENCY SHELTERS, UM, THE HOMELESSNESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, OPERATING COSTS, HOMELESS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING AND STREET OUTREACH.

PUBLIC

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SO AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, GRAFFITI REMOVAL OR PREVENTION HEALTH SERVICES, MEALS FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

AND REMEMBER, THIS CATEGORY OF ACTIVITIES IS LIMITED TO THAT 15%.

UM, PUBLIC SERVICE CAP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE TO FOR-PROFITS, UM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING, AND, UH, ASSISTANCE TO MICRO ENTERPRISES, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT FIRST ACTIVITY, BUT IT'S MORE NARROW TO BUSINESSES THAT HAVE FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.

LASTLY, CDBG CAN BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS IMPROVEMENTS TO HEALTH FACILITIES LIKE NURSING HOMES OR COMMUNITY CLINICS, NEIGHBORHOOD OR CULTURAL CENTERS, UH, PARKS OR RECREATIONAL FACI FACILITIES LIKE PLAYGROUNDS OR OPEN SPACES, SIDEWALK, UM, AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

AND, UM, THIS PHOTO HERE IS A PICTURE OF A CHILD PLAYING AT THE RAMONA PARK PLAYGROUND OPENING IN OUR CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN CYCLE.

UH, PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS WERE SOMETHING THAT CAME UP IN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AS A PRIORITY.

SO, UM, THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FUNDED.

AS I MENTIONED, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

SO IN CREATING OUR ENGAGEMENT APPROACH FOR THIS CYCLE, WE, WE DID SO WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME TIME OR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS.

SO WE'VE TRIED TO IMPLEMENT A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED.

IN SEPTEMBER, WE LAUNCHED A MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY.

THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SURVEY, WHICH IS MUCH SHORTER.

UM, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY IS 12 QUESTIONS.

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SIX MONTHS, SO IT WILL CLOSE IT IN MARCH.

IT'S AVAILABLE IN FOUR LANGUAGES.

UM, AND IT ASKS FOLKS TO RANK ACT THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT I HAD JUST COVERED.

IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE FROM, FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT IN EARLY 2027, WE WILL HOST THREE COMMUNITY SESSIONS, WHICH IS A MORE IN-DEPTH OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND ENGAGE WITH STAFF.

IN THOSE SESSIONS, WE'LL WALK COMMUNITY THROUGH A HANDS-ON BUDGETING ACTIVITY WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK ABOUT LEVELS OF INVESTMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACROSS THOSE FIVE CATEGORIES.

WITH THE, UM, UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THOSE FUNDING CAPS THAT I HAD COVERED, WE WILL HOST FOCUS GROUPS AND STUDY SESSIONS WITH COMMISSIONS AND GROUPS SUCH AS YOURSELVES AND ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, UH, CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'LL ALSO MEET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITHIN CDPG AREAS AS WELL.

IN 2027, WE WILL HOST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH, THE FIRST WILL HAPPEN IN MARCH OR APRIL.

THE SECOND WILL HAPPEN AROUND MAY OR JUNE.

UM, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE ALSO A SPACE FOR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE FALL INTO THE SPRING, WE WILL, WE WILL ALSO ATTEND EVENTS AND HOST OUTREACH TABLES TO PROMOTE THE SURVEY, SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING CONSOLIDATED PLAN MEETING OPPORTUNITIES, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOW TO STAY CONNECTED.

WE ARE ALSO MEETING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO GATHER ANY RELEVANT DATA THAT CAN INFORM OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND TO DETERMINE WHAT RESOURCES OR GAPS MAY EXIST TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.

LATER IN THE SPRING OF 2027, AFTER WE HAVE CLOSED THE SURVEY AND ANALYZED ALL OF THE INPUT AND DATA THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, WE WILL PUBLISH THE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT AND REVIEW DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

WE'LL ALSO HOST A VIRTUAL FEEDBACK SESSION, UM, TO REVIEW THE DRAFT PLAN WITH THE PUBLIC.

UM, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THEY CAN SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING BY PHONE, UM, OR BY ATTENDING THAT SESSION AND MAKING VERBAL OR WRITTEN REMARKS IN, IN THAT SESSION.

AND FINALLY, WE PLAN TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN JUNE.

SO THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, WE ARE EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF METHODS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT EACH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, WE DO THAT THROUGH THINGS LIKE PUBLIC NOTICES, POSTING ON OUR WEBSITE, PUBLISHING INFORMATION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, E-NEWSLETTERS, E-BLASTS, PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS, DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH.

IN THIS NEW CYCLE, UH, STAFF ARE TRYING A NEW

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APPROACH, WHICH IS PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, WHICH IS A SMALL GROUP OF RESIDENT LEADERS WHO WILL BE ASSISTING IN THE FACILITATION OF THOSE COMMUNITY SESSIONS.

THEY'RE ASSISTING WITH SURVEYS AND OUTREACH.

UM, AND THE IDEA BEHIND THIS CHANGE IS THAT TRADITIONAL OUTREACH APPROACHES ARE SOMETIMES NOT SUCCESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IN REACHING, UM, DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OR DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRADITIONAL CITY MEETING.

UM, THE CONNECTORS ALSO HAVE HAD A DIRECT ROLE IN SHAPING THAT BUDGETING ACTIVITY THAT I MENTIONED.

THEY'VE, WE TOOK THEM THROUGH A DEMO OF THE ACTIVITY AND COLLECTED THEIR INPUT ABOUT HOW WE CAN REVISE IT OR CHANGE IT TO MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR AND, UM, ENGAGING FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN.

OKAY, AND THIS IS, UM, A HIGH LEVEL GRAPHIC OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES THAT I JUST COVERED.

UM, FROM START TO FINISH, OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE IS ABOUT A ONE YEAR EFFORT.

UM, WE ARE OBLIGATED TO SUBMIT THE PLAN TO HUD NO LATER THAN AUGUST 15TH.

OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'LL SUBMIT IT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THAT, BUT IT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 15TH.

AND WITH THAT, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONDUCT A STUDY SESSION REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF HUD FUNDS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.

UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE OR TAKE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE, UM, FOR US.

THANK YOU, TORS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU, UH, FOR THAT, UH, REPORT.

A LOT OF INFORMATION.

AND SO, YEAH, I GOT TWO THINGS ACTUALLY.

UM, SO FOR THE CDBG, AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE, UM, TOWARDS THE END, I THINK IT'S NUMBER, UM, PAGE ACTUALLY WOULD BE 13, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

THERE'S NO PERCENTAGE, UH, FOR THAT PARTICULAR ONE.

'CAUSE I KNOW I THINK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION THERE WAS LIKE 20% FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND 15% FOR PUBLIC.

BUT HOW ABOUT FOR THAT PARTICULAR ONE? THERE IS NO CAP.

THEM IN JANUARY, ONE IN, UM, FEBRUARY.

AND THEN MY SECOND THING, OR WAS, UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THREE OF 'EM HERE.

THE HOME, THE CDBG, AND THEN WHAT WAS THE THIRD? E-C-E-S-G.

EACH ONE OF 'EM THERE HAS A, LIKE A ALLOCATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

ONE'S LIKE 20%, ONE'S 10%, ONE'S 7.5% NOT TO EXCEED THAT OBVIOUSLY MM-HMM .

BUT THAT'D BE LIKE 40% THAT'S PER SE OR CLOSE ALTOGETHER OF ALL THREE OF THOSE COMBINED.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, UH, PIE OR PIZZA, RIGHT? SO, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, WOULD WANT TO OBVIOUSLY MANAGE THAT AND, AND JUSTIFY THAT AND WARRANT THAT, RIGHT? OBVIOUSLY.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENT ON THAT.

UH, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT COMMENT.

UM, FOR CONTEXT, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS COVER THINGS LIKE, UM, LABOR COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

IT COVERS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COSTS.

UM, IT COVERS LEGAL FEES, UM, OVERHEAD STAFF, CO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COSTS.

YEAH.

YEAH, I GET THAT.

AND THEN, I MEAN, MAYBE EVEN THAT LAST, UH, IT'S KIND OF NICE THAT LITTLE LIKE FLOW CHART, IF YOU WILL, THE LITTLE ARROW MM-HMM .

UM, SO PO POSSIBLY A LOT OF THOSE THINGS MIGHT BE KIND OF TIED INTO THAT TOO, RIGHT? YES.

WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WHAT, WHAT HAS BEEN THE INVOLVEMENT SO FAR OF THE COMMUNITY? LIKE, WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE? WE'RE AT, WHAT IS IT, HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH? MM-HMM .

AND WHAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT? ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT LIKE, SURVEY NUMBERS? LIKE, LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS? HOW MANY, MANY MM-HMM .

INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PAST? SO IN THE LAST CONSOLIDATED PLAN, I THINK THERE WAS ABOUT A THOUSAND SURVEY RESPONSES, UM, THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR.

WE, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE JUST KICKED OFF SURVEY, UM, THE SURVEY LAST MONTH IN SEPTEMBER.

SO FAR, WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 200 RESPONSES.

WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY ANALYSIS FOR THE SURVEYS YET BECAUSE THE SURVEY'S STILL OPEN.

UM, WE WON'T CLOSE IT UNTIL MARCH.

SO AT THAT POINT, WE'LL DO AN ANALYSIS AND WAIT THE RESPONSES OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THE ORDER OF THE IMPORTANCE AND ALL OF THAT.

UM, WE HAVEN'T HOSTED ANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS JUST YET.

UM, THE THREE BIG SESSIONS THAT WE'RE HOSTING WILL BE IN TWO OF

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SO WE'RE STILL, WE'RE STILL VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS, WHICH IS ALSO WHY WE'RE HERE CONNECTING WITH YOU ALL TO GET SOME, YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK ABOUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT OR DOING OR FOLKS WE SHOULD BE REACHING OUT TO THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF YET? ARE WE ALLOWED AS, OR ARE YOU ALLOWED AS A CITY TO PARTNER UP WITH THE CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS? BECAUSE I'M JUST THINKING OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC, RIGHT? WHO YOU'RE TRYING TO SERVE.

HOW DO THEY, HOW CAN THEY CONVEY WHAT THEY NEED IF THEY'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOT READING THE NEWSPAPER? MM-HMM .

IT'S, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY DO, RIGHT? THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT NECESSARILY SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I'M THINKING THEY MAY HAVE CHILDREN.

SO, YEAH.

SO, UM, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WE, WE ARE, UM, INVITING ANY, ANYONE WE CAN INVITE, WE INVITE FAITH, UM, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO COME OUT AND PROVIDE THEIR INPUT.

UM, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE YOUTH COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.

UM, SO WE'LL MEET WITH THOSE YOUTH AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT ENGAGING WITH SCHOOLS, WE'RE ALL EARS.

UM, WE DO ALSO PARTNER WITH THE LIBRARY ON A LOT OF SERVICES AND OUTREACH, SO WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN.

UM, MAYBE YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS THAT YOU MENTIONED.

I THINK THAT'S RELATIVELY NEW AND, AND HAS A BIG IMPACT OF BEING ABLE TO REACH INTO SPECIFIC POCKETS OF THE COMMUNITY.

CAN YOU, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? OH, YOU'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S A NEW PROGRAM.

IT'S A ONE YEAR, UM, EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE FROM, UM, DISADVANTAGED AREAS OF THE CITY.

UM, THIS YEAR'S COHORT ARE FROM THE WEST SIDE.

UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE, ONE OF THEM HERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH US TONIGHT.

SO THAT INVOLVEMENT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT SO FAR.

AS I MENTIONED, THEY'VE BEEN HELPING INFORM WHAT OUR OUTREACH APPROACH IS, THE, THE STRUCTURE OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.

AND THEY'LL BE ASSISTING US LIKE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

AND IS THE IDEA THAT THERE'LL BE A NEW COHORT EACH YEAR OF THOSE PEOPLE AND YOU'LL KIND OF GROW THAT BASE OF PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET ENGAGED? I BELIEVE SO.

I'M NOT CERTAIN ABOUT LIKE WHAT THE LONG-TERM, UM, PLAN IS FOR THE CONNECTORS, BUT I, I BELIEVE IT'S, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR AND IT, I BELIEVE THE, HOPEFULLY THAT IT WILL CONTINUE.

UM, DIFFERENT CULTURAL EVENTS, DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

MM-HMM .

I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT TOO.

I THINK WE'RE UNSURE BECAUSE FUNDING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE, SO WE HOPE THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED.

UM, AND I JUST LIKE TO COMMENT THAT IT IS OF COURSE, A CHALLENGE TO GET THESE RESPONSES.

UH, THE OPERATIONS TEAM IS SMALL.

THEY'RE THREE PEOPLE LARGE.

UM, AND ALTHOUGH VERY PASSIONATE AND MIGHTY, THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN TO GO DOOR TO DOOR.

THEY'RE ATTENDING ANY AND ALL EVENTS, CONCERTS DOWN AT THE AMPHITHEATER EVENTS AT THE AIRPORT.

THEY WERE OUT AT THE WEST SIDE PROMISE.

THEY HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN THAT.

UM, HAVING OUR OWN HOSTED COMMUNITY MEETINGS IS NOT REALLY WORTH, UM, THE EFFORT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE INUNDATED WITH MEETINGS, RIGHT? AND INFORMATION.

SO TO GET THEM TO COME JUST TO, TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANSWER, THE SURVEY HAS NOT PROOF FRUITFUL, BUT WHAT HAS IS JOINING OTHER EVENTS.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT THERE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, WE USED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS THAT WERE BASICALLY GRADUATE STUDENTS OR FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING TWO MORE AND LOOKING ALSO TO ANY KIND OF, UM, COLLABORATION TO DO MORE OUTREACH.

BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET THE NUMBERS, YOU JUST NEED TO BE OUT THERE MORE AND MORE.

AND THE THOUSANDS THAT NIKKI MENTIONED IS ACTUALLY REALLY LARGE EACH YEAR.

OVER THE LAST FEW, WE'VE GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY IN OUR SURVEY RESPONSES.

SO A THOUSAND, UM, MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IT WAS A BIG JUMP FROM THE YEARS BEFORE.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING AND GETTING BETTER.

UM, WE WELCOME ALL IDEAS, LIKE SHE'S SAYING, WE'RE GOING AROUND TO MORE COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES TOO, TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND CERTAINLY TO LEVERAGE ANY RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE.

AND JUST THE COMMENT, I THINK THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON THIS BOARD, I REMEMBER THE NUMBER WAS SHOCKING.

IT WAS LIKE 150 .

UM, SO A THOUSAND IS GREAT.

WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, .

UM, AND THEN THE OTHER NOTE WOULD BE TO MAYBE ALSO JUST REACH OUT TO SENIOR CENTERS, SINCE A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS SENIORS TOO.

THAT'D BE ANOTHER GOOD COHORT.

THREE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

UH, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM

[00:35:01]

HELLO, YOU.

HELLO.

L-B-C-I-C.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO.

MY NAME IS VIVIANA .

I'M ONE OF THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS THAT YOU'RE ALSO INTERESTED ABOUT.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

UM, I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

I'M A RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER HERE IN WEST SIDE LONG BEACH FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

I, UM, HAVE A TELEVISION SHOW ON HULU CALLED MILLION DOLLAR DREAM HOME.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO WATCH.

WE'RE GOING INTO SEASON EIGHT.

IT'LL BE AIRING SOON, BUT I'M ALSO A LICENSED REALTOR IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

IT'S A REAL ESTATE SHOW, AND I ALWAYS TELL MY CLIENTS, WHEN YOU BUY A HOUSE, YOU ALSO BUY THE CITY.

AND I GREW UP IN WHITTIER, SO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE IN LONG BEACH.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN LA FOR 20 PLUS YEARS, WENT TO USC.

SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR A HOME, LONG BEACH WAS WHAT REALLY ON THE, UH, ON THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR ME.

AND SO WE WERE EXCITED TO BUY A VERY, UH, AFFORDABLY PRICED HOME IN WEST LONG BEACH.

AND YOU CAN'T SAY THAT IN MOST BEACH CITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN OUR CITY.

THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN OUR STATE, IN OUR WORLD, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING.

AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WANNA GET INVOLVED.

THEY WANNA LEARN ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S INTIMIDATING.

THIS IS THE SECOND BIGGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY.

IT'S A HUGE CITY.

I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE.

I GOT MARRIED AT THE QUEEN MARY, AND SO I WANTED TO GIVE BACK.

I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.

AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE, WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, I GOT A FLYER IN THE MAIL THAT SAID, HEY, BE A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR.

WANNA LEARN ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS IN YOUR CITY? AND SO I APPLIED TO THIS RANDOM FLYER AND GOT INTRODUCED TO THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF VERY PASSIONATE PEOPLE.

AND I'VE BEEN LOVING THE PROGRAM.

IT'S, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CIVIC MINDED, WANTED TO LEARN, YOU KNOW, VOTED ALL THAT.

BUT IT'S ANOTHER LEVEL WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

EVEN LOOKING AT NIKKI'S, UM, PRESENTATION AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAPPENS MONTHS AND YEARS BEFORE, THINGS THAT THE CITY EVEN SEES IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

SO LEARNING ABOUT THIS HAS BEEN REALLY INSIGHTFUL.

AND THEN YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT THE WEST SIDE, UM, NIGHT MARKET THAT WE HAD.

AND THE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS JUST PALPABLE.

IT WAS AWESOME HAVING BEEN LIVING THERE FOR THREE YEARS.

OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD EVENTS, THEY HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT REALLY NOTHING LIKE THIS.

AND I'D GONE TO OTHER NIGHT MARKETS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE, UM, EVERYBODY JUST SO ANIMATED.

AND NOT JUST ABOUT THE EVENTS AT THE, AT THE NIGHT MARKET, BUT FOR THE SURVEY.

I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF BOGGLING WHO'S EXCITED ABOUT A SURVEY, BUT PEOPLE WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD.

THEY WANNA LOOK AT THIS, THEY WANT IT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DO THESE THINGS MEAN.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITIES.

YOU KNOW, WEST SIDE PROMISE IS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT EVEN BEFORE I BECAME A CONNECTOR.

AND IT WAS EXCITING TO KNOW LIKE, HEY, WE'RE NOT FORGOTTEN OVER HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.

AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM MY COMMUNITY WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET INVOLVED AND LEARN MORE.

AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS, I SAW THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED ABOUT IT, SO I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS LEARN ABOUT IT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, AND NOT JUST MYSELF.

YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTORS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIRMAN REJO, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address The Long Beach Community Investment Company on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON NON-AG AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

DIRECTORS, ARE THERE ANY

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

ANNOUNCEMENTS? UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND SPEAKING.

THAT'S FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ME.

I'M KIND OF NEW.

UH, YOU'RE WELL SPOKEN AND I WROTE DOWN A NOTE.

UH, WES, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS IT? UH, MILLION DOLLAR DREAM HOME ON HULU.

I'M, I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.

APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION.

I DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.

IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,

[ADJOURNMENT]