Feb 11, 2025 City Council

[4:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING]

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A CLOSED SESSION. ADJOURNED. REGULAR MEETING.

COULD I GET A ROLL? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NONE FOR CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. LET'S SEE. ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION? WELL, YOU HAVE TO VERIFY THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE WHERE SHE'S AT.

NO, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT UNDER THIS. SHE'S NOT MAKING THE REMOTE APPEARANCE UNDER THAT PROVISION.

OH, OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS? NO ONE IS IN THE AUDIENCE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON ZOOM. AND THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION.

OKAY. CAN YOU READ OFF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT PLEASE.

THIS IS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE IS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F.8 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION FOR ITEM F.1 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CITY REDONDO BEACH ET AL.

VERSUS CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD CASE NUMBER 2003193.

FOR F.2, THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARD TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC BANKRUPTCY.

CITY COUNCIL CASE NUMBER 223-10918ER REF THREE.

THE NAME OF THE CASE IS 9300 WILSHIRE LLC VERSUS CITY REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CITY.

REDONDO BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOJ ONE THROUGH 100 INCLUSIVE.

CASE NUMBER 2302189 REF FOUR THE NAME OF THE CASE IS YES, IN MY BACKYARD CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. SANDRA CHARLES, AN INDIVIDUAL VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND GOES ONE THROUGH 25 INCLUSIVE.

CASE NUMBER 232003-2555. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNITY, LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. AND THOSE ONE THROUGH 100 INCLUSIVE. CASE NUMBER 23-SEC V1014656.

THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNITY, LLC AND LEONID POSTNIKOV VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CASE NUMBER 222002-0357. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNITY, LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. CASE NUMBER 23004268. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS SHANNON, JENNIFER VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF LAWNDALE, MARY SHANNON, TRACEY ROSE AND THOSE ONE THROUGH 75.

CASE NUMBER 4346. AND FOR ITEM F.9 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.

THE PROPERTIES ARE PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA, PARKING LOT, SEASIDE LAGOON, AND CALIFORNIA SURF CLUB.

239 AND 245. NORTH HARBOR DRIVE PORTIONS OF APNS (750) 302-9900 AND (750) 302-9903. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THESE, PLEASE? YES, MAYOR. FOR ALL ITEMS, MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY MIKE WEBB AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK FOR ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F.7.

WE WILL BE JOINED BY ABBY O'BRIEN AND JOHN WELLNER, BOTH OUR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL ON THE MATTERS.

AND THEN FOR ITEM F.8, WE WILL HAVE DIANE STRICKFADEN, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, AND ANDY WINJE, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, IN ATTENDANCE. AND THEN FOR ITEM F.9, WE WILL BE JOINED BY GREG POPOVICH, WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO MOTION TO RECESS, TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. SECOND TODAY.

OKAY. ALL FOUR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

WE WILL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION AND START THE NORMAL OPEN SESSION.

THANK YOU. PLEASE.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

THE CASE INVOLVING JENNIFER SHANNON VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF LAWNDALE AND OTHERS.

THAT CASE, THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THAT PROCEEDING.

THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR MEETING.

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ALL FOUR BY. OKAY. OKAY. I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE OPEN SESSION.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CALL]. I DO WANT TO INFORM. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC IS ATTENDING REMOTELY FOR JUST CAUSE. AND THE COUNCIL WAS NOTIFIED THIS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY. ANY VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE? IF THERE ARE, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.

OKAY. THERE'S NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER LOWENSTIEN.

WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN? SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION AFTERWARDS.

OKAY. FACE THE FLAG, PLEASE. PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN. 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.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TAKE YOUR SEATS. AM I GOING TO TAKE PICTURES? OKAY. SHAKE YOUR HAND. HERE TO SNAP A PICTURE? SURE. WELL DONE. SURE. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO ITEM D PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB 1234

[D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS]

I DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS LIKE TO COVER THOUGH. HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS FULLY, FULLY STAFFED RIGHT NOW. WELL, WE'VE ACCOMMODATED EVERY PARENT WHO HAS ASKED THAT THEIR CHILD BE IN IT.

THERE'S ZERO WAITING LIST RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE POTENTIALLY LOOKING TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE CAN HANDLE AFTER SCHOOL.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT THE COUNCIL DID IN THE LAST BUDGET SESSION, THE INCREASE IN PAY TO THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD THOSE CLASSES DID HELP RECRUITMENT. AND WE'RE FULL UP. SO THANKS TO THE COUNCIL AND THANKS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ACCOMMODATING OUR RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN. SO THAT'S A GREAT NEWS STORY.

ALSO, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH RESIDENTS AT NORTH PROSPECT AND LOOKING AT THE MEDIAN THERE AND THE FACT THAT HEDGE DIED AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS THERE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK WITH GOOD RESPONSES TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS THERE.

SEVERAL OF US GOT TO START THE SUPER BOWL 10-K.

THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN, FUN EVENT. AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

SO APPRECIATE THE CHAMBER PULLING THAT TOGETHER AND APPRECIATE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS MAKING SURE THE COURSE WAS SAFE, THAT WE DEPLOYED A LOT MORE ASSETS THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT COURSE WAS SAFE.

SAFE BASED ON RECENT EVENTS. AND I THINK EVERYBODY APPRECIATED THAT.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER . NEHRENHEIM. ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT WAS A BUSY WEEKEND HERE IN REDONDO, AND I'LL JUST START OFF WITH SATURDAY.

HAD A GREAT COMMUNITY MEETING FOR US AT ALTA VISTA AT 930.

I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF FOR COMING DOWN.

THEY HAD SOME GREAT STORIES, TALKED ABOUT THE FIRES.

MY JANUARY COMMUNITY MEETING. IT WAS IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE FIRES THAT WERE HAPPENING. SO IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE THERE AND TO HEAR THEIR STORIES, THEIR HARROWING STORIES OF SAVING THE HOUSE CALLED THE ALAMO.

SOME QUICK STATS SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW BIG OF A FIRE THIS IS.

THIS WHAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH? 18,000 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

16,000 OF THOSE AND 57,000 ACRES WERE BURNED.

$31 BILLION AT MINIMUM OF DAMAGE. NEARLY 50,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES AND 29 DEAD. SO THAT'S AFFECTING US HERE IN IN THE SOUTH BAY AND REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE AND FIRE FOR HAVING THE EXTRA STAFFING AND RESOURCES THAT WE DID BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT OUT TO, TO THAT AREA.

IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE. THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BALLOTS CAME OUT HERE THIS LAST WEEK FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE FILLING THEM OUT.

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NUMBER SIX IS THE WORST. YOU WANT TO RANK IN THAT ORDER ONE THROUGH SIX.

I GOT A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO FILLED IT OUT WRONG.

SO, THERE'S A THING ON THIS THURSDAY WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.

OUR CITY CLERK WILL BE HAVING A HOW TO ON THAT.

AND I'LL FINISH UP WITH SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS LAST SATURDAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF RUNNING THE 10-K ONCE AGAIN, AND I, LIKE LAST YEAR, WAS ABLE TO RUN IT. AND LAST YEAR I STARTED THE 5.K IN HONOR OF MAYOR BRAND.

LAST YEAR, A YEAR AGO WE AGO, WE DID NOT HAVE A MAYOR AT THE TIME BECAUSE MAYOR BRAND PASSED AWAY TWO DAYS PRIOR.

AND THIS YEAR, ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH WAS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIM PASSING.

SO, AFTER I GOT DONE WITH THE WITH THE WITH MY 10-K AND OPENING UP THE BABY BUGGY RACE, I OPENED IT UP IN HIS HONOR.

AND IT WAS QUITE HEARTFELT. AMAZING, MAN. SO, IT'S ALREADY BEEN A YEAR SINCE HIS PASSING.

SO TIME FLIES BY QUICKLY, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR HIM FOR THAT AND GO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LOWENSTEIN. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ECHO THAT I THINK A LOT OF US MISS BILL UP HERE AND IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AS WELL AS I WAS ABLE TO, TO START THE 5.K, SO IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TRADITION.

THE FIVE AND TEN K RAISING MONEY FOR THE CHAMBER AND ALSO BRINGING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE CITY.

ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT. THAT IS MY FINAL AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF DISTRICT TWO.

COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE HELD A WEEK FROM TOMORROW ON THE 19TH.

A WEEK FROM TOMORROW. ONLINE ZOOM AND THE TOPIC WILL BE TWO THINGS ONE, IT WILL BE THE RESTRIPING AND CIRCULATION RECIRCULATION OF TRAFFIC AROUND REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S BEEN A HOT TOPIC OVER THE YEARS, AND WE HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT'S GOING TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO EVERYONE.

SO IT'S ON ZOOM STARTING 6:00, FEBRUARY 19TH.

PLEASE CONSIDER REGISTERING ON THE DISTRICT TWO PAGE.

AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN BE THERE. AND THEN AFTERWARDS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE MAYORAL CANDIDATES COUNCIL MEMBER NEHRENHEIM, JOAN IRVINE AND GEORGE GANTNER, ALL COMING TO SPEAK AND TALK TO US ABOUT THEIR PLATFORM AND THEIR VISION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS OF GOVERNING.

SO AGAIN, FEBRUARY 19TH ONLINE, 6:00. IN MARCH, WE WILL HAVE AN IN-PERSON CELEBRATION. YOU GUYS GET TO GET RID OF ME IN MARCH, SO IT'LL BE PROBABLY MID TO LATE MARCH.

AND WE'LL HAVE IT AT THE LIBRARY. MAIN LIBRARY, A BIG CONFERENCE ROOM THERE.

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH ALL OF YOU.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. LIGHT. YOU MENTIONED WHAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION, AND I'M GOING TO SAVE MY VOICE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI.

ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE REDONDO BALLET COMPANY IS PUTTING ON SNOW QUEEN AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST AND SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND. YOU CAN GO TO REDONDO BALLET ORG TO GET YOUR TICKETS.

IN ADDITION, THE EASY READER AND BEACHLIFE ARE HOLDING A JOINT CANDIDATE FORUM ROUNDTABLE, THEY CALL IT AT THE HISTORIC LIBRARY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FEBRUARY 20TH, STARTING AT 5:00 WITH A CITY ATTORNEY ROUNDTABLE.

545 THE COUNCIL DISTRICT CANDIDATE ROUNDTABLE AND THE 7 P.M.

WILL BE THE MAYORAL ROUNDTABLE. THANK YOU TO THE EASY READER AND BEACHLIFE FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

I WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

JUST LEARNED. THANK YOU, BY THE WAY, PAT HEALY, FOR EMAILING US ABOUT THAT, BUT ALSO JUST LEARNED THAT GOOGLE REMOVED BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, A BUNCH OF EVENTS LIKE THAT FROM ITS GOOGLE CALENDAR.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY HERE IN REDONDO BEACH AND CELEBRATE THOSE DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE THAT MAKE UP DIVERSITY.

AND I WILL BE MAKING A PROCLAMATION ON THAT. ALL RIGHT.

A FUTURE MEETING. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY.

RYAN LIU BECAUSE HE A RESIDENT BROUGHT A COMPLAINT TO ME THAT THE SPEED RADAR DETECTOR ON FORD WASN'T TRIGGERING. WELL, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE SPEEDS WEREN'T GETTING HIGH ENOUGH, AND MAYBE THERE WAS A TREE IN THE WAY HE TROUBLESHOOTED IT.

THEN HE'S LIKE, WELL, THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T DETECT LOWER SPEEDS.

IT TURNS OFF. AND THEN HE FOUND OUT HOW TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS, CLIMBED UP TO THE MACHINE, CHANGED THE SETTINGS, GOT BACK TO ME EVENTUALLY. NOW THE SIGN IS WORKING AFTER MANY MONTHS OF BEING OFF.

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RYAN LIU HE IF THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY AND HE ALWAYS HAS A WILL TO FIX THINGS IN REDONDO BEACH.

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WANTED TO REPORT THAT I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING LAST MONTH.

REALLY A TERRIFIC EVENT. AND I DID INCUR TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES DURING THAT WHICH ARE ON THE RECORD AND AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC IF NEEDED. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE L.1 UP BEFORE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO MOVED BEFORE CONSENT? YEAH, IN CASE IT DRAGS OUT, CONSENT SHOULD BE REALLY QUICK.

THERE'S ONLY SIX ITEMS AND. OKAY. YOU WANT TO MOVE IT TO AFTER? I PERSONALLY THINK IT WOULD BE AFTER. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SOME PEOPLE ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT IT. BUT HOW ABOUT HOW ABOUT OKAY BEFORE PEOPLE HERE FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SO MAYBE J THEN P.1. IS IT P.1? L.1. L.1, J THEN L.1, THEN CONSENT, AND THEN THE REST OF THE AGENDA.

YEAH. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED. SECOND.

J THEN L.1. SO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, THEN L1 THEN AGENDA.

YEAH, THAT DOESN'T. AND THEN CONSENT. IS THAT WHAT I HEARD.

YEAH. THAT WAS, THAT'S WHAT WE. YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE OKAY.

J THEN L.1 THEN H. THEN H. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, THEN WE ARE JUMPING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION. THE SECTION IS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONCE, AND I WILL CONSIDER A WRITTEN COMMENT OR WRITTEN REQUEST.

FIRST, WE NEED TO DO BLUE FOLDER ITEMS BEFORE.

YEAH. OH, SORRY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS.

[G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS]

SO YOU WANT THAT MOVED? OH, YEAH. SORRY. NO, THIS IS FOR BLUE FOLDER.

OKAY. YOU JUST JUMPED TO BLUE FOLDER. IS THAT RIGHT? YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY. SO CORRECT.

SO, MOVE TO INCLUDE TWO DOCUMENTS I EMAILED HER WHICH ARE STAMPED. FILED. I'LL ACCEPT THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL FOR, OKAY. OKAY. NOW PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

AND WE'LL GO WITH SPEAKER CARDS FIRST. OKAY. SARAH MARTIN AND THEN LISA RODRIGUEZ.

HELLO. I'M SARAH MARTIN, A REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT.

THIS IS MY THIRD SPEECH ON GOOD GOVERNANCE, FOCUSING ON TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIVENESS TO THE PUBLIC AND GOOD FAITH.

MY REMARKS TONIGHT ARE PARAPHRASED FROM KELLY O'DONNELL'S ESSAY ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CORE HUMANITARIAN STANDARD ALLIANCE.

HERE ARE TEN TACTICS. TACTICS USED TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MISTAKES, POOR PRACTICE DYSFUNCTION, AND OUTRIGHT FRAUD AND ILLEGALITY. THESE TACTICS ILLUSTRATE WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN WE AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASKED TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF OUR WORK, BE IT VIA ROUTINE SELF-ASSESSMENTS OR REQUESTS TO EXPLAIN OUR ACTIONS.

THEY CAN SERVE TO MINIMIZE COGNITIVE DISSONANCE, TO PROTECT OURSELVES, OR TO INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENT THE FACTS AND CONCEAL MALFEASANCE.

I ASK ALL LISTENERS TO KEEP SCORE ON OUR OWN SELVES BECAUSE OTHERS SURELY WILL.

NUMBER ONE, DELEGATE THE MATTER TO SOMEONE ELSE.

INTERNALLY. DIFFUSE IT. DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM IT AND DO EVERYTHING TO AVOID AN INTERNAL AND ESPECIALLY AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW.

NUMBER TWO AVOID, REWORD OR REPACKAGE THE ISSUES.

OBFUSCATE THE FACTS OR AT LEAST TALK TENTATIVELY OR VAGUELY ABOUT SOME MISTAKES THAT WERE MADE IN THE PAST THAT YOU OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE PROBABLY DONE A BETTER JOB

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NUMBER THREE FOCUS ON MINOR OR OTHER THINGS SO AS TO LOOK LIKE YOU'RE FOCUSING ON THE CENTRAL THINGS.

PUNCTUATING IT ALL WITH THE WITH THE LANGUAGE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

NUMBER FOUR, APPEAL TO YOUR INTEGRITY AND TO ACTING WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING EITHER.

NUMBER FIVE, POINT OUT YOUR PAST TRACK RECORDS.

HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING POSITIVE THAT YOU ARE DOING OR CONTRIBUTING TO.

NOW NUMBER SIX, ASK AND ASSUME THAT PEOPLE SHOULD TRUST YOU WITHOUT VERIFICATION.

OFFER SOME GENERAL ASSURANCES THAT YOU HAVE OR WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER AND ALL IS OKAY.

NUMBER SEVEN, STATE THAT YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK, OR AT LEAST THAT YOU ARE NOT BEING TREATED FAIRLY OR THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NUMBER EIGHT MENTION OTHER PEOPLE'S ALLEGED PROBLEMS. QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES AND CREDIBILITY. ADDRESS SOMEONE ELSE IN YOUR OWN DIRTY CLOTHES, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS SOME QUESTION ASKERS OR WHISTLEBLOWERS.

NUMBER NINE PROP UP THE OLD BOYS LEADERSHIP CLUB.

RESHUFFLE THE LEADERSHIP DECK IF NECESSARY. YET WITHOUT CHANGING LEADERS OR THEIR POWER, OR HOW THEY CAN COVER FOR EACH OTHER IN THE NAME OF LOYALTY AND ON BEHALF OF THE OF THE GREATER GOOD, TRY TO HOLD OUT UNTIL THE DUST SETTLES, AND THE UNCOMFORTABLE STUFF HOPEFULLY GOES AWAY.

SO, IN SHORT, DON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING WITH REAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

RATHER, MAINTAIN YOUR SELF-INTEREST, LIFESTYLE AFFILIATIONS, AND ILLUSIONS OF MORAL CONGRUITY EVEN IF IT MEANS RECALIBRATING, CALIBRATING YOUR OWN CONSCIOUS, ESSENTIALLY ACTING CORRUPTLY VIA COMPLICITY, COVER UPS, AND COWARDICE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LISA RODRIGUEZ. AND THEN CAROL MARTIN.

GOOD EVENING. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, BUT LAST WEEK WHEN I DID, I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR ANYONE IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO EVER FEEL INTIMIDATED BY COMMENTS MADE FROM PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO, I AM HERE JUST TO STAND DOWN ANY BULLY TACTICS OR INTIMIDATION TACTICS.

EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE, WE SHOULD BE TREATING EACH OTHER RESPECTFULLY.

AND SO WITH THAT IT IS IN A LOT OF RESPECT THAT I'M SHARING THIS FORWARD.

I'M HOPING THAT RESIDENTS WILL VOTE WISELY TO RESTORE HONOR, INTEGRITY AND THE RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FOR REDONDO BEACH JIM LIGHT AND NILS NEHRENHEIM HAVE, IN MY EXPERIENCE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE, A LONG TRACK RECORD OF LYING TO RESIDENTS SUING OUR CITY, WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY, PRIORITIZING SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.

JIM LIGHT WAS FOUNDER OF IS CURRENTLY FOUNDER BUILDING A BETTER REDONDO HAS FILED PUNITIVE LAWSUITS AGAINST REDONDO TWICE IN 2012, SUED ABOUT 561,000, A WILDLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNT AND WINDFALL PROFIT FOR HIS ATTORNEY, DESPITE THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME ESTIMATED LITIGATION FEES NOT TO EXCEED 70,000.

THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME STATED THAT BBR WAS NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE DEMANDS AND MOST RECENTLY, 2021 SUED THE CITY AGAIN FOR 760,000. AGAIN, A WILDLY AMOUNT OVER THE 66,000 AGREEMENT FEE TO RETAIN HIS LAWYER NILS NEHRENHEIM RECKLESS DECISIONS. IN 2018, HE AND OTHER COUNCIL VOTED FOR A 250,000 SPECIAL ELECTION.

THAT WAS A WASTEFUL EXPENSE. WE HAD A MARCH ELECTION WITHIN WEEKS OF THAT 2022 HOISTED HIMSELF AS MAYOR PRO TEM, DEVIATING FROM THE CITY'S REGULATORY ROTATION, WHICH WOULD HAVE DESIGNATED COUNCIL MEMBER MD FOR THE ROLE.

DON'T FORGET THE YEARS AND OVER 100,000 K WASTED TRYING TO OUTSOURCE OUR BELOVED FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HIS EMPLOYEE LA COUNTY FIRE AND VIOLATES THE OATH OF OFFICE WHEN HE LIES TO VOTERS ABOUT MEASURE C AND WHO WAS BEHIND IT.

I'M JUST WANTING TO TAKE THE TIME. IF ANYONE IS WONDERING IF THE IF THE CITY EVER CLAIMS HOW THEY CAN'T AFFORD SERVICES, VITAL SERVICES, THINGS THAT WE DESERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

REMEMBER WHO DRAINED THE BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, CAROL MARTIN AND THEN LILY LUCAS. GOOD EVENING.

I'M CAROL MARTIN. I REPRESENT SOME OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS THAT LIVE AT ONE, TWO, THREE SOUTH CATALINA AVENUE AT THE BUILDING OF CASA DE LOS AMIGOS. I RECENTLY OR SUNDAY, I SENT AN E COMMENT AS TO WHAT IT IS THAT I'M PRESENTING TO YOU AND IS MY OPPOSITION TO YOUR SUPER BOWL RUN AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE LIVES OF ABOUT 143 PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THAT BUILDING, WHO ARE NOT CAPABLE OF

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SO WHAT I WILL DO IS I WILL READ TO YOU WHAT I SENT ON THE E-COMMENT.

OPPOSITION TO THE YEARLY EVENTS. SUPER BOWL RUN ON REDONDO BEACH STREET OF SOUTH CATALINA.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO RELOCATE THIS YEARLY EVENT TO A MORE SUITABLE LOCATION AND NOT INCONVENIENCE THE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE SENIOR CITIZENS NOW RESIDING AT 123 SOUTH CATALINA AVENUE.

IT CAUSES LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO CHURCHES AND TO FAMILY VISITATIONS, AND FOR FAMILIES TO EVEN COME IN ON OUR PARKING LOT TO VISIT US. THEY ARE. SOMETIMES THE WAVE WON'T EVEN SHOW UP.

EVEN THOUGH WE SCHEDULED TO BE PICKED UP AT GARNET AND CATALINA, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

AND NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PARK IN THE POLICE PARKING LOT AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET TO CHURCH AT NINE IN THE MORNING.

SO FURTHERMORE, THIS EVENT HAS PLACED A HARNESS ON THE RESIDENCE'S DAILY LIFE.

SENIOR CITIZENS MUST HAVE DRIVING AND WALKING ACCESS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.

ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF IT, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VISITS OUR BUILDING PROBABLY ONCE A DAY.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE WATER BARRELS OR ANY KIND OF THINGS THAT BLOCK OFF THE ENTRANCE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET, THAT'S A LIFE ENDANGERMENT. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP TO THEIR 90 TO 100 YEARS OLD, AND IF THEY DON'T GET THAT CARE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE'S A BLOCKADE, THEN I WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF RETRIBUTION FROM THE CITY AND BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.

SO AS A SENIOR CITIZEN IN MY PAST, I FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CROSS THE STREET TO GET TO MY CHURCH.

SOMETIMES I'M TOLD I'M NOT ALLOWED. I HAVE TO WAIT OR JUST FORGET IT.

OR THEN I'LL MISS THE WAVE TO GET TO WHERE I WANT TO GO.

SO, ANYWAY IT IS NOT CONVENIENT FOR SENIORS TO PARK OR WALK 1 OR 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM THEIR HOME AT FOUR IN THE MORNING. FURTHER CONCERNS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE OPEN MEETING.

I HAD OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'RE NOT AGAINST THE EVENT, JUST THE LOCATION.

WHETHER YOU'RE NONPROFIT OR SOMEONE POCKETS MONEY AT THE END.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. LILY LUCAS. AND THEN CARISSA ROBINSON.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LILY LUCAS, AND I, TOO, AM A RESIDENT OF ONE, TWO, THREE SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE, CASA DE LOS AMIGOS. AND THIS IS ALSO NO POSITION ON THE SUPER BOWL MARATHON.

WE RESIDENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HOUSEBOUND ON THE ONE DAY THAT OUR RELATIVES CAN COME AND VISIT, OR WE CAN GO OUT AND VISIT AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE.

WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE RUNNING. I USED TO RUN TRACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT MAYBE THEY CAN DO IT AT A PARK. THERE'S A PARK ON AVIATION WITH A TRACK.

I MEAN, EVEN IT'S BETTER FOR YOUR BONES THAN RUNNING ON A CONCRETE.

SO YOU DON'T GET SHIN SPLINTS. BUT IN ANY CASE, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM IN THAT PARK.

AND LIKE CAROL SAID, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING CANNOT WALK A BLOCK OR TWO, MUCH LESS 4 OR 5 BLOCKS THAT EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO USE THE STREETS IN ORDER TO PARK.

SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE THEIR CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF THIS MARATHON ON CATALINA.

MAYBE IT'S TRADITION. WELL, EXCEPT THAT THE TRADITION IS REALLY CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR US OLD PEOPLE.

AND I'M WONDERING WHY THEY CANNOT GO TO CALTRANS AND RUN ON PCH WHEN THERE'S HARDLY ANY RESIDENTS ON PCH AS OPPOSED TO CATALINA.

AND I WOULDN'T WANT I DON'T WANT MY TAXES TO GO TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU. CARISSA ROBINSON AND THEN BRENTON RIEGER.

HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER S.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MAYOR BILL BROWN'S PASSING.

HIS VISION AND COMMITMENT TO REDONDO BEACH CONTINUES TO INSPIRE US AND IS CRUCIAL, AND IT'S CRUCIAL WE HONOR HIS MEMORY BY STAYING TRUE TO HIS IDEALS.

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NILS STANDS OUT AS THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, BRINGING EIGHT YEARS OF INVALID, INVALUABLE CITY COUNCIL EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.

NILS HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED HIS COMMITMENT TO PUTTING RESIDENTS FIRST.

HIS TRACK RECORD SPEAKS VOLUMES. FROM SAVING $100 MILLION THROUGH SMART PENSION REFORM TO MODERNIZING CITY HALL WITH ONLINE PERMITS.

AS A LIFELONG SOUTH BAY RESIDENT AND 25 YEAR OCEAN LIFEGUARD, NILS TRULY UNDERSTANDS OUR COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS WITH CARE AND CHARACTER.

WHAT SETS NILS APART FROM, OR WHAT SETS NILS APART IS HIS PROVEN LEADERSHIP AND ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS.

AS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION, HE'S BUILT CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS WITH LA COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS THAT WILL BENEFIT REDONDO BEACH. WITH THE WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS ON THE HORIZON, WE NEED A LEADER WHO CAN NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES WHILE PERSEVERING OR PRESERVING OUR BEACH TOWN IDENTITY. NILS' INTEGRITY IS UNQUESTIONABLE.

HE REFUSES DONATIONS FROM SPECIAL INTERESTS OR ANYONE DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY.

THIS COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL GOVERNANCE IS EXACTLY WHAT REDONDO BEACH NEEDS.

IMPORTANTLY, NILS DOESN'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MINUTIA AND PRIORITIZES PUBLIC SAFETY, DEMONSTRATING HIS FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HIS ABILITY TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE WHILE ADDRESSING CRUCIAL CONCERNS IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR CITY'S LEADERSHIP.

I URGE MY FELLOW RESIDENTS TO VOTE FOR NILS NEHRENHEIM.

HIS EXPERIENCE, VISION AND DEDICATION MAKE HIM THE CLEAR CHOICE TO LEAD REDONDO BEACH INTO A PROSPEROUS FUTURE, WITH REDONDO BEACH USING RANKED CHOICE VOTING.

NILS IS UNDOUBTEDLY MY FIRST CHOICE FOR MAYOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BRENTON REAGOR. AND THAT'S THE LAST WRITTEN REQUEST I HAVE.

HOW'S IT GOING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL? I AM THE LEASEHOLDER AT 136 INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK PROJECT BALI.

AND WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE ROOF LEAKING INTO OUR ESTABLISHMENT FOR YEARS, AND WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT TO GET ADDRESSED.

AND WE KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF US TO FIX THE LEAKING ROOF THAT IS COMING FROM ABOVE.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, BRINGING IT UP.

WE JUST GET TOLD IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AT THIS POINT, OUR WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE DRYWALL AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE ABOVE OUR KITCHEN.

IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.

EVERY TIME WE PLUG A HOLE, IT LEAKS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT'S DRIPPING ON PATRONS. AND AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY IT HERE, IT'S DRIPPING ON PATIENTS PATRONS.

AND NOW IT'S FOUND ITS WAY INTO OUR KITCHEN, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT.

IT SEEMS PRETTY BASIC THAT ANYBODY THAT'S FIXED A ROOF KNOWS YOU FIX IT FROM THE TOP.

AND WE'RE BEING TASKED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO FIX IT FROM UNDERNEATH, WHICH SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW.

WE HAVE THIS HUGE EXPENSE OF FIXING WHAT HAS BEEN FIXED? FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IN THE 80S, THEY PUT IN THESE BIG, HUGE RAIN GUTTERS THAT COLLECT THINGS AND PUSH THEM OUT ONTO THE BRAND NEW PAVERS THAT WE HAVE. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE IN OUR SPOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT TRANSPIRED, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE.

AND WE OPENED UP THE ROOF THIS WEEK, AND WE PULLED UP THE PANELS AND CUT OUT THE DRYWALL.

AND IT'S A SERIES OF LIKE, HOME GRADE HOUSE GUTTERS WITH THIS CORRUGATED LIKE ROOFING STUFF FOR AN OUTDOOR PATIO THAT RUNS INTO THESE GUTTERS.

AND THOSE HAVE SINCE FAILED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

I WAS I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT CLEARLY HASN'T BEEN AS THIS LAST RAIN, EVEN AS LIGHT AS IT WAS, COMPLETELY DESTROYED OUR KITCHEN AREA AND YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE TRY TO SIT AND ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AND FOOD.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO REBUILD THE WHOLE THING AND HAVE IT JUST GET DESTROYED AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GETTING TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING TAKEN CARE OF. THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? ANYONE. JOAN IRVINE.

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PEOPLE ARE HERE. AS I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW, I AM RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

AND I MUST SAY, GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I GIVE ANYBODY WHO GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS A LOT OF KUDOS.

IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR LEARNING EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, AS WE ALL HAVE BEEN GETTING, WE'VE BEEN GETTING REQUESTS FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY BREEZE AND IN THE PATCH AND THEN EASY READER.

AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS FROM THE PATCH WAS, WHAT WAS THE BEST ADVICE YOU EVER GOT? I MEAN, THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS REALLY CAUSED ME A LOT OF REFLECTION ON LOTS OF THINGS IN MY LIFE, AND IT MADE ME REALIZE THE BEST ADVICE I GOT FOR BUSINESS WAS WHEN I WAS IN ROME.

I WAS AT AN INTERNATIONAL HOTLINE ASSOCIATION MEETING WITH 25 HOTLINES THAT REPORTED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

YOU KNOW, REPORTING FROM AROUND THE WORLD. AND I WAS SITTING NEXT TO ONE OF THE EXECUTIVES AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AND HE WAS EX-MILITARY, EX-POLICE, AND HE WAS IN THERE AND HE WAS JUST ON IT.

AND HE SAID TO ME, HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, JOAN, ONE THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU, HE SAID, YOU EITHER GROW OR YOU DIE. AND I WENT, OH, THAT'S KIND OF CRUDE.

THAT'S KIND OF. AND I HAD TO REALLY REFLECT ON THAT.

AND THAT WAS AT A TIME THAT I TOOK THAT ASSOCIATION THAT I WAS WORKING FOR AND REALLY GREW IT OUT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT SAME ADVICE IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEEING HERE IN REDONDO IS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN GROWING, WE HAVE BEEN DYING, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IN THE IN THE TAX REVENUE THAT WE'VE BEEN NEEDING.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WHAT WAS JUST SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW PROJECT BALI, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON DOWN THERE? WE KNEW THAT DOWN THERE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE ONLY PUTTING LIPSTICK ON IT BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT BUILT FOR WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

SO, I MEAN, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON NOW AND GOING ON IN OUR FUTURE.

AND WE REALLY NEED TO GROW. ANOTHER THING THAT HAPPENED, AND I'LL DO THIS QUICKLY.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THERE WAS A BAR ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVED, AND IT WAS LIKE PAT'S TWO USED TO BE.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY WERE GOING FROM A PAT'S TWO, AND THEY WANTED TO BECOME A PLACE FOR TEENAGERS.

IT WAS OVER 18 THEN PLACE FOR MUSIC AND ALL THAT, AND PEOPLE WERE SO UPSET BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC AND MORE THIS.

AND MY DAD, WHO WAS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE, HE GOES, WHY NOT DO THAT? HE GOES, LET THE KIDS WE WANT. WE WANT THE KIDS CLOSE IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT GO OUT PARTYING AND DANCING AND DRINKING, LET'S SEND THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE. SO MY DAD WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT REALLY SUPPORTED HAVING THIS PLACE GO, BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS SAFER FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOCAL PLACE TO GO TO.

SO THAT'S PART OF MY PRAGMATISM. I LEARNED THAT FROM MY DAD.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? ANYONE ONLINE? YES, I HAVE CHRIS AT HEARN. GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. CHRIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I WANT TO BRIEFLY INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF THE GREAT BLUE ZONES PROJECT MOAIS AND OTHER SOCIAL CONNECTION PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT. MANY OF THEM ARE IN PERSON AND SOME WITH A ZOOM OPTION.

A MOAI. MOAI IS A JAPANESE WORD FOR AN ACTIVITY SHARED WITH OTHERS THAT BENEFITS YOUR WELL-BEING.

THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT. AND IT'S SPELLED CAPITAL M-O-A-I IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DECIDE TO MEET MONTHLY FOR A COMMON PURPOSE, AND IT CAN INCLUDE ACTIVITIES LIKE WALKING, DISCUSSIONS WITH A PURPOSE AND POTLUCK MEALS. SOME EXAMPLES HERE IN THE BEACH CITIES THROUGH BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT ARE THE VEGAN POTLUCK MOAI RESTAURANT DINING MOAI, BOOK CLUB, MOAI, AND A WALKING MOAI.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE. THESE HEALTH AND SOCIALLY FOCUSED PROGRAMS ARE REWARDING AND FUN.

YOU CAN JOIN ONE OR HELP START ONE. SOME HEALTH FOCUSED MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE DESCRIBED ON THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT WEBSITE.

THAT'S BEACH. ORG AND THE MOAIS ARE LISTED AND EXPLAINED ONLINE@BCHD.ORG. I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUPS I ATTEND, AND ALSO TO THE GREAT STAFF AT BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT WHO ORGANIZE, FACILITATE AND MAINTAIN THESE GROUPS AND WHO ARE FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? NO ONE ELSE ONLINE.

AND WE HAVE ONE COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

WITH THAT WE WILL GO INTO ACTUALLY WE HAVE TO GO TO K EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON L ONE.

[K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS]

YEAH. THAT'S IT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER . LOEWENSTIEN.

YEAH. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND CITY STAFF, I BELIEVE AS WELL.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER, NANCY SKIBA. STAFF.

THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER . BARRETT. WITH RESPECT TO TONIGHT'S ITEM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND MAYOR JIM LIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

STAFF. JIM LIGHT, MAYOR LIGHT. THAT'S IT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER S CITY STAFF AND EMAILS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO ITEM L.1, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO CANNABIS.

[L. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

ALL FOUR BY AYE. OKAY. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF THE CANNABIS REGULATORY ORDINANCES.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR CANNABIS RETAIL PROGRAM IN REDONDO BEACH FOR SOME TIME, STARTING WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CANNABIS STEERING COMMITTEE IN 2018.

AND AFTER RECEIVING THE COMMITTEE'S FEEDBACK AND AFTER BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL REVIEW, THE REGULATORY ORDINANCES WERE ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.

THE CANNABIS ORDINANCES THAT WERE APPROVED IN 2022 ARE THE ORDINANCES THAT WE ARE AMENDING WITH THE VERSIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.

THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING ON UPDATING THE ORDINANCES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2023, WHEN STAFF HAD IDENTIFIED SOME DISCREPANCIES AND SOME GAPS IN THE EXISTING ORDINANCES.

THE CANNABIS REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2023, SO A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO REFINING THESE REGULATIONS.

THE MOST RECENT MEETING WAS ON JANUARY 21ST, WHERE THE COUNCIL PROVIDED THE DIRECTION YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN.

YOU FIRST DIRECTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE ZONING ORDINANCES AT A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS HELD LAST WEEK ON FEBRUARY 3RD.

THE SECOND DIRECTION YOU GAVE WAS TO STAFF TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.

SO JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, BEFORE WE GET TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THERE ARE THREE ORDINANCES THAT WE ARE UPDATING.

THE FIRST TWO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY.

THERE ARE TWO OF THEM BECAUSE THEY APPLY TO TWO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY.

THE COAST AND INLAND ZONES. THEY'RE IDENTICAL IN CONTENT AND THEY PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS.

THESE ARE THE TWO ORDINANCES THAT HELP US BUILD OUT THAT BUFFER MAP.

THAT WAS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET TONIGHT. AND THE THIRD ORDINANCE REGULATES COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY, AND IT PROVIDES THINGS LIKE OPERATING STANDARDS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

AND SO THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF OUR ORDINANCES THAT WE DO JUST NEED FURTHER DIRECTION ON TONIGHT.

THE FIRST IS RELATED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND AS IT RELATES TO THE BUFFER AREA, THEY WANTED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER NOT REMOVING SECTION C6 DB.

THEY WANTED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER KEEPING THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN TWO CANNABIS OPERATORS IN THERE.

THAT WAS THEIR ONLY RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT MEETING.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST ITEM. STAFF WOULD LIKE DIRECTION ON FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE SECOND ITEM IS JUST THE LANGUAGE UPDATE. JUST TO PROVIDE CLARITY, PROVIDE CLARIFICATION.

I WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY EARLIER TODAY, AND JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE LANGUAGE IN THIS SECTION MIMICS OTHER AREAS OF OUR EXISTING CODE. WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT RED TEXT THAT YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN.

SO INSTEAD OF NO PERMITTED CANNABIS RETAILER MAY OPERATE FROM A LOCATION THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ENFORCED UPON FOR ILLEGAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE SOME FURTHER DEFINITION TO THAT.

SO NO PERMITTED CANNABIS RETAILER MAY OPERATE FROM A LOCATION WHERE ILLEGAL CANNABIS RELATED OR DRUG RELATED ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED.

SO JUST CLARIFYING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S SIMILAR TO OTHER AREAS OF OUR EXISTING CODE.

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YOU'VE ALREADY OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU WILL TAKE TESTIMONY AND DELIBERATE. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES, YOU WILL INTRODUCE THE THREE ORDINANCES AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION LISTED.

SO IT'S A SHORT PRESENTATION TONIGHT. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK SO FAR, BUT WITH THAT I'LL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND I'LL GO BACK TO THE TO THE SCREENS WHERE WE DO NEED SOME FURTHER FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY AT THIS TIME SINCE WE CAN'T SEE IF YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR LIGHT. I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALL THE WORK.

ELIZABETH. YOU. DIRECTOR HOUSE, YOU'VE BEEN AMAZING.

I WANT TO START THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE I KNOW AT LEAST I CAN SAY THAT I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THIS.

I'M A MOM. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY I'M SICK RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE TWO KIDS. ONE OF THEM'S IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SHE DOES RIDE HER BIKE TO ARTESIA BOULEVARD WITH THAT SWARM OF KIDS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO ENDANGER OUR CHILDREN OR ANYTHING TO CREATE ANY KIND OF QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANY OF OUR INTENTIONS IN THIS.

I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE THAT I DID MAKE A REFERRAL TO REGULATE SMOKE SHOPS IN OUR CITY THAT SEEM TO BE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE.

AND THROUGH THAT REFERRAL, IT WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT THOSE BUSINESSES, THOSE SMOKE SHOPS WERE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE BECAUSE THEY'RE CLASSIFIED AS RETAIL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL PAPERS DID A GREAT JOB REPORTING ON OUR MOST RECENT CANNABIS DISCUSSION.

BUT I THINK THEY MISSED THE BIGGER POINT IN NOT TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH SMOKE SHOPS.

SO THAT'S A SEPARATE ITEM THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. DIRECTOR HOUSE, YOU COVERED THIS.

I APOLOGIZE. I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT.

BUT THERE IS ALREADY AN ORDINANCE THAT IS ALLOWING CANNABIS IN THE CITY, AND IT WAS PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2022. IT EXISTS ALREADY. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, AND ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE IS TO IMPROVE, CLOSE ANY LOOPHOLES AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOTTING OUR I'S AND CROSSING OUR T'S SO THAT EVERYTHING LINES UP WITH ALL OF OUR INTENTIONS TO MAKE THIS THE SAFEST. ADDRESSING ALL THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO TONIGHT IS OUR WORK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO THIS THE BEST WAY WE CAN.

THERE ARE OTHER STEPS BEYOND WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT THAT WILL INCLUDE TALKING ABOUT OPENING UP FOR APPLICATIONS, BEING READY FOR THOSE RFPS. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THE VOTERS NOT APPROVING THIS.

AND I THINK THERE WAS MEASURE E THAT WAS VOTED DOWN BY THE VOTERS.

AND THAT WAS GOING TO ALLOW THREE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY.

AND, AND IT FAILED AT THE SAME TIME IS WHEN THE COUNCIL PASSED THAT ORDINANCE IN 2022.

AND THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS US TO BE A LOT MORE FLEXIBLE, A LOT MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING WITH CANNABIS, IF IT WERE VOTED ON BY THE RESIDENTS.

THE ONLY WAY WE COULD CHANGE IT WOULD BE TO GO BACK TO THE VOTERS.

SO I WANT TO MAKE THOSE POINTS. AND I ALSO HAVE.

EXCUSE ME. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERY WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE CITY.

AND BY PUTTING THIS ORDINANCE TOGETHER WITH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, WE CAN REGULATE IT.

WITHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE CANNOT DO IT. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS IN PLACE, WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THE STATE'S TRACK AND TRACE SYSTEM SO WE CAN REGULATE IT, WE CAN MONETIZE IT AND ENFORCE IT.

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AND THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE ABOUT ARE WE READY TO OPEN UP THE APPLICATIONS FOR CANNABIS? BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SO LONG.

AND MY LAST COMMENT IS MY VOICE IS GOING TO HOLD OUT.

IS THAT I DID I WATCHED THE PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION.

AND ONE THING THAT THAT WAS POINTED OUT IS THAT BY DELINEATING WHERE THESE SHOPS COULD BE BY DISTRICTS, I THINK, I THINK THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO GO BECAUSE THE DISTRICT LINES ARE NOT PERMANENT.

OUR LAST CENSUS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF THAT WE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE LINES MOVE FOR THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. BUT I SUSPECT IN THE NEXT CENSUS THERE WILL BE SUCH A GREAT STANDARD DEVIATION THAT WILL BE MANDATED TO MOVE THE LINES.

SO MY ASK TONIGHT IS THAT WE CHANGE THE LOCATION TO BY ZIP CODE ONE INCH 90277 AND ONE INCH 90278. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT'S ALL THAT.

ALL I HAVE VOICED FOR TONIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND YOU SUPPORT THE 1000 FOOT SEPARATION THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

I DO. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, I GUESS, SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THAT PERTAINS TO THE ZIP CODES.

I WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A DISCUSSION.

I'M ASSUMING THAT WOULD BE DELINEATED BY 1/90, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN THE TWO ZIP CODES THAT ARE CLOSER THAN 1000FT. SO I WOULD SUPPORT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ELIZABETH, DO YOU SEE A CONFLICT IF WE PUT BOTH OF THOSE IN? NO, I'M LOOKING AT 1/90 RIGHT NOW. THERE AREN'T TWO PROPERTIES ACROSS FROM ONE ANOTHER THAT'S WITHIN 1000.

IF WE PUT THE 1000 FOOT AND THE 902779, THAT'S NOT.

AND THE ZIP CODES GO ALONG 1/90 THE SPLIT. THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

OKAY. WE'LL BE OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

ELIZABETH, IF YOU WERE REFERENCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMENT, I THINK THAT THERE'S ALREADY AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS CANNABIS DELIVERY INTO THE CITY.

AND CORRECT ME IF YOU'RE THE EXPERT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

THAT LAW, I THINK, IS SB 1186, PERHAPS ALLOWS MEDICINAL ONLY CANNABIS DELIVERY INTO THE CITY.

IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING? I DID SOME RESEARCH TODAY, AND WHAT I PULLED UP STATED THAT SENATE BILL 1186 CAN STATES THAT CITIES CANNOT BAN CANNABIS DELIVERY WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION, RECREATIONAL OR MEDICINAL.

AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT.

DID YOU SPEAK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S LOGGED ON, BUT I ALSO PULLED UP SOME CALIFORNIA STATE CODES JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS BACKED UP. AND I FOUND A COUPLE OF CODE SECTIONS THAT VALIDATED THAT.

I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. OKAY.

AND BUT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE CODE SECTIONS WITH THE COUNCIL I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN, MISS PARK, DO YOU DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO ALLOW OTHER THAN MEDICINAL DELIVERY? I THINK MR. WEBB IS ONLINE SO HE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION IF.

OKAY. ELEANOR. SEEING. MR. WEBB. CITY ATTORNEY WEBB.

YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR IF YOU'RE ON. IS HE ON? YEAH.

I'M ON. LET ME LET ME CHECK, MISS HOWE. AND BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW. WHAT? I DIDN'T GET ANY OF THE MATERIAL SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

SO LET ME LOOK AT IT AND I'LL GIVE AN ANSWER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER BERENDT.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI. SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC SAID.

AND TO ADD MORE COLOR TO HER COMMENTS BACK WHEN MEASURE E WAS BEING PROPOSED, WHEN WE TALKED TO RESIDENTS, WE SPECIFICALLY SAID, HEY THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO WORK ON GETTING TWO RETAILERS IN REDONDO BEACH, ONE IN THE NORTH, ONE IN THE SOUTH, AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE IT UP TO COUNCIL TO HAVE DISCRETION TO ADJUST EXACTLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC JUST EXPLAINED, RATHER THAN HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OR THE LAWS THROUGH VOTER INITIATIVE OR VOTER APPROVAL EVERY TIME WE WANTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT

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AND ON THAT NOTE, I ALSO SUPPORT THE DIVISION OF 9027890277.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE IN THIS PROCESS. IN THOSE TEN MEETINGS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE MOVED FROM THE ZIP CODE SEPARATION.

BUT A RESIDENT DID JUST ASK ME, HEY, IS IT SEPARATED BY ZIP CODES? AND I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK. AND I WAS LIKE, OH NO, IT'S NOT.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THAT'S A MUST HAVE, I THINK, FOR NORTH REDONDO RESIDENTS.

AND I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER NEHRENHEIM HAS EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO HAVE ONE IN THE VILLAGE AND AS WE SHOULD HAVE ONE.

BUT I THINK THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO, NORTH REDONDO DEFINITELY DON'T WANT BOTH OF THEM IN NORTH REDONDO.

AND THERE'S THIS KIND OF FEAR OR PARANOIA THAT THAT THAT THEY WILL END UP BOTH IN NORTH REDONDO.

IF WE DON'T LEGISLATE IT OTHERWISE. SO THAT'S ALL YOU AGREE WITH THE 1000 FOOT RULE RECOMMENDED BY THE SURE.

PLANNING COMMISSION. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER . LOEWENSTIEN.

OKAY. I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH 90277920278. I THINK THAT'S FINE.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PUT THEM ALL IN ONE PART OF THE CITY.

I THINK IT'S GOOD TO SPREAD IT OUT. AND I'M ALSO I ALSO THINK THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER SHOULD BE IN THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT ISSUE IF IT'S 1/90, IF IT'S TWO ZIP CODES, IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE, RIGHT? IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE. SO BUT IT'S STILL, I STILL THINK IT SHOULD BE IN THERE SOMEHOW.

IF ZIP CODES CHANGE, YOU NEVER KNOW. I MEAN, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, RIGHT? NOW, GETTING BACK TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, MEASURE E WAS VOTED DOWN.

THE REASON MEASURE E WAS VOTED DOWN IS ALL OF US UP HERE WERE AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT WANTED THREE DISPENSARIES.

IT WAS WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY BY A RETAILER FOR THEIR BENEFIT.

THAT AND WE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, THIS IS NOT GOOD.

IF YOU LOOK AT IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE TIMELINE.

THANK YOU. MEASURED CT WAS PASSED IN 2023. 76% OF PEOPLE VOTED FOR IT.

THAT'S HIGHER THAN MEASURE FP, WHICH WAS FOR FIRE AND POLICE.

SO IT WAS CLEAR THAT PEOPLE HAD SOME IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SOME PEOPLE SAID, WELL, PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED FOR THAT, OR B OR THEY WOULD HAVE VOTED NO AGAINST IT. AND IF THEY WERE AGAINST IT AND B 73% OF PEOPLE VOTED FOR PROP 64 BACK IN 2018. THAT IS OVERWHELMING. SO IT'S DISINGENUOUS TO SAY THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT.

WE STARTED THIS IN 2018. A CANNABIS STEERING COMMITTEE WAS FORMED.

THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE CANNABIS STEERING COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT INCLUDED THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, INCLUDED AS AN EXPERT ON MARIJUANA OR CANNABIS.

IT INCLUDED THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. WE TOOK GREAT LENGTHS, WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE WE GOT INPUT.

I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HERE ARE FROM THE SCHOOL, HAVE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT THIS. I AM A PARENT OF TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WENT THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE STARTED THIS PROCESS WHEN MY DAUGHTER, OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, WAS 11 YEARS OLD, A HIGHLY IMPRESSIONABLE AGE, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS 15, ANOTHER HIGHLY IMPRESSIONABLE.

SO I TOOK GREAT LENGTH AND GREAT PAUSE IN THINKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD HARM CHILDREN.

I WAS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR EIGHT YEARS. FOR ME, THIS IS VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DEDICATED EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS WERE SAFE, THAT WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I DON'T THINK THAT WILL CHANGE BASED ON THIS.

I KNOW PEOPLE WILL DISAGREE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WILL CHANGE.

I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN OTHER CITIES. COUNCIL MEMBER S.

HOW HAS THIS AFFECTED YOUR COMMUNITY? NOT ONE OF THEM HAVE SAID KID USAGE IS UP OF CANNABIS.

NOT ONE OF THEM HAS TOLD ME, INCLUDING SOME VERY CONSERVATIVE FOLKS.

ONE PERSON WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

AND I SAID, ARE YOU SURE? HE GOES, YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT. THAT'S FINE.

PLEASE VOICE YOUR CONCERNS. THAT'S GOOD. BUT WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW.

ACTUALLY. PROBABLY EVEN LONGER, BUT SEVEN YEARS NOW SINCE THE OFFICIAL START OF THIS WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE. SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS CREPT UP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IS IN FRONT OF US. WE'VE BEEN AT THIS NOW FOR MANY, MANY MEETINGS.

IT'S BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPER AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY IF PEOPLE WEREN'T AWARE OF IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A REALLY LONG TIME IN OPEN SESSION HEARINGS AND IN THE

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THIS IS A QUESTION OF TWEAKING IT, AS COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC SAID.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HOUSE, IF WE IF WE MAKE IS THERE 1000FT CURRENTLY BAKED INTO THIS WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US? NO. AND THE CHANGE BY ZIP CODE ISN'T. NO. SO CAN WE ADOPT THESE RESOLUTIONS WITH THESE MINOR CHANGES? I BELIEVE WE CAN, AS LONG AS WHEN WE READ THE TITLES, WE SAY AS AMENDED.

SO AS AMENDED TONIGHT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCES AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

OKAY. AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST READING THEN.

CORRECT. CHERYL, YOU AGREE WITH THAT. OR MIKE OR WITH THE CAVEAT THAT MR. WEBB MIGHT OVER. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. IT'S THE FIRST READING.

IF YOU MAKE ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES NEXT TIME, THEN YOU'D HAVE TO REINTRODUCE IT AS A FIRST READING.

BUT ON THE FIRST READING YOU CAN MAKE, YOU CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.

OKAY. IT'S THE SECOND ONE WHERE YOU CAN'T DO THAT AND NOT CONTINUE IT.

I'VE LOOKED AT THE SECTIONS THAT MISS HOUSE HAS SENT ME.

I THINK THEY'RE PART OF THE OVERALL CANNABIS REGULATIONS.

SO FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THOUGH, I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM BEFORE.

FIVE MINUTES AGO. I STILL THINK CANNABIS DELIVERY IS ONLY WHERE THE CITY IS ONLY PREEMPTED BY THE STATE WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA ONLY. YEAH. OKAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'LL RESEARCH IT MORE FOR WHEN WE COME BACK FOR NEXT WEEK, IF THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

CAN I ASK CITY ATTORNEY, THIS IS PAIGE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SORRY, SORRY. ON DELIVERY. EVEN IF IT'S ONLY MEDICAL, I JUST WONDER IF YOU COULD. HOW DO YOU DISTINGUISH IF YOU'RE DELIVERING? YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ASK SOMEONE. DO YOU HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS? WHY DO YOU NEED THIS? SO HOW DO YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE TWO? WELL, THAT'S AN ENFORCEMENT QUESTION FOR YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE.

BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT'S PREEMPTED, IT'S PROVIDING ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL CANNABIS PATIENTS.

NOW, I'LL SAY THAT IN THE PAST WHEN IT WASN'T LEGALIZED LIES.

FOR THERE WAS GREAT DIFFICULTY BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD TO BE UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A DOCTOR.

AND SO WHEN THEY DID HAVE CITATIONS FOR IT AND THEY GO TO COURT, WE'D HAVE 18 YEAR OLDS SHOWING UP WITH A NOTE THAT IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE. I WAS SKEPTICAL OF WHETHER A LOT OF 18 YEAR OLDS WERE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC FATIGUE AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS THE PROPER REMEDY.

SO IT CAN BE DIFFICULT. BUT THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE PREEMPTED AND HAVE TO ALLOW IT AGAIN, JUST HAVING LOOKED AT IT FOR FIVE MINUTES, I STILL THINK THAT IN THE ORIGINAL QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH SB 1186 AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS TITLED THE MEDICINAL CANNABIS PATIENT'S RIGHT OF ACCESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YEAH, I THINK IT MOSTLY DID.

MY UNDERLYING QUESTION IS HOW THAT RELATES TO HIPAA LAWS.

SO, I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT AND DISCUSS IT MORE.

WELL AGAIN IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL. IF THE COUNCIL I DON'T THINK WHETHER IT WAS.

ALLOWING SOMETHING THAT WASN'T ALLOWED. YOU CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE TO ALLOW DISPENSARIES.

AND SO I'M NOT CERTAIN WHY THIS IS RELEVANT FOR THE COUNCIL'S DECISION.

IT'S CERTAINLY RELEVANT FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS AND ENFORCING IT.

UNDERSTOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

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THANK YOU. SO, FIRST OF ALL. COUNCIL MEMBER .

OBAJI. I NEVER MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE VILLAGE.

THAT WAS RIVIERE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. THEY MADE THAT? NO. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL GOOD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET THAT. THAT THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DOWN THERE, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION.

CHIEF, CAN YOU COME, PLEASE? CHIEF HOFFMAN, CAN YOU COME DOWN HERE FOR A MOMENT? I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT SUNLIGHT IS KIND OF THE BEST DISINFECTANT ON SO MANY OF THESE SUBJECTS.

WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DELIVERY, CHIEF, AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MAYBE A YEAR AGO OR SO, WE HAD RESIDENTS COME DOWN AND TALK ABOUT HOW IN THE BEACH LIFE ADVERTISING, THERE WAS DELIVERY BEING ADVERTISED AND TO THE BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL. AND IT'S HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

AND I BELIEVE WE LOOKED INTO IT. AND SPEAKING OF ENFORCEMENT BEST PERSON TO ASK A QUESTION LIKE THIS WOULD BE THE POLICE CHIEF.

SO DO YOU REMEMBER THE QUESTION TIME AND QUESTION? AND THAT WAS HAD? I DO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

JOE AUSTIN, POLICE CHIEF. SO I REMEMBER SEEING THAT AD AND IT COMING UP AND US DISCUSSING IT, AND THE RECOLLECTION THAT I HAVE WAS THAT THE AD WAS PLACED IN A PUBLICATION THAT WAS LICENSED BY BEACH LIFE, BUT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY A BEACH LIFE MAGAZINE.

IT WAS A LICENSED PUBLICATION. AND THE WORDING OF THE AD, DEPENDING ON HOW IT WAS INTERPRETED BY THE READER, COULD HAVE IMPLIED THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE DELIVERIES IN THE AREA OF BEACH LIFE, BUT IT DIDN'T EXPLICITLY SAY THAT IT WAS FROM A DELIVERY COMPANY THAT DOES DELIVERIES IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, BUT IT DIDN'T EXPLICITLY SAY WE'LL DELIVER CANNABIS PRODUCTS TO BEACH LIFE.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS OR CALLS OR ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO DELIVERIES IN AND AROUND BEACH LIFE DURING THAT EVENT. AND MY UNDERSTANDING AND THE FOLLOW UP THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE IS THAT ALTHOUGH TECHNICALLY THAT AD WASN'T ILLEGAL, AND THE COMPANY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL BY PUTTING THAT AD IN A LICENSED PUBLICATION THAT THE PROMOTERS HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AD IN THE PUBLICATIONS IN THE FUTURE. YEAH. THE BIGGEST POINT FOR ME ABOUT IT IS THAT AD WAS TALKING ABOUT HAVING DELIVERY COMING TO THE CITY, TO A PRIVATE PROPERTY HERE IN REDONDO, AND THAT WAS NOT, WE DID NOT SEE AS A VIOLATION.

HOW IS THAT RELEVANT TO WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING? EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING, CANNABIS DELIVERY, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE ORDINANCE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT DOES. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION WHILE HE'S UP HERE? IS IT POSSIBLE? YEAH. SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.

TWO YEARS AGO, YOU WERE UP HERE. I THINK IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AN ILLEGAL DISPENSARY WHERE THERE WAS AN ARMED ROBBERY. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY.

CAN YOU DISCUSS THAT AGAIN? WHAT HAPPENED? OKAY.

TWO YEARS AGO. LET'S SEE. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS. WE HAD.

I WAS TAKEN FROM THE SECURITY GUARD, THAT ONE, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CAMERAS ON IT.

I THINK THAT WAS ONE ON AVIATION. YES. RIGHT.

I DON'T I RECALL THE INCIDENT, AND I DON'T WANT TO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY WITH THE EXACT FACTS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES. IN MY TIME WITH THE CITY, WE'VE DEFINITELY HAD A HANDFUL OF THOSE THAT WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH, AND THEY WERE AN ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGE FOR SURE. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE WAS A SECURITY GUARD THAT WAS AT THIS ONE.

AND DURING THE ROBBERY, THEY WERE ABLE TO DISARM THE SECURITY GUARD.

HIGH RISK EVENT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT AT THESE ILLEGALLY OPERATED LOCATIONS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTROL, THAT THERE IS A MUCH HIGHER LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO DAYS IN BETWEEN THE ARMED ROBBERY AND WHEN WE ACTUALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'S YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE OPERATIONS THAT ARE OPERATING ILLEGALLY, IS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WITH THE TYPE OF ORDINANCE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.

THERE'S SOME STRICT CONTROLS IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE AND COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS A BENEFIT TO US. AND ONE LAST QUESTION.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WHAT IMPACT WOULD THE ORDINANCE AND LEGAL RETAILERS HAVE ON ILLEGAL, IN YOUR OPINION, OR WHAT YOU'VE TALKED TO OTHER POLICE CHIEFS? WHAT IMPACT WOULD IT HAVE, OR WOULD IT HAVE AN IMPACT? WELL, I CAN SPEAK FROM JUST THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH OTHER CHIEFS IS THAT THE LEGAL ESTABLISHMENTS ARE VERY WELL RUN AND PRODUCE REVENUE FOR THE CITY, WHERE THE ILLEGAL ONES CONTINUE TO BE ILLEGAL. A PROBLEM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, DRAW ON OUR RESOURCES AND REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EFFORT IN ORDER TO GET THEM OUT OF THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU CHIEF. BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN AND EXCUSE ME A SECOND.

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AND WE'VE GONE OVER EVERY DETAIL OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND I FEEL THAT WHAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON AND PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, ULTIMATELY THAT DECISION IS GOING TO BE UP TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LOEWENSTIEN. YOU ACTUALLY, THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR EIGHT YEARS HAND IN HAND. BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY THE LINE OF QUESTION I WAS GOING TO GO DOWN, WHICH WAS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT.

WE'VE HAD A CHURCH ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD. WE'VE HAD IN THE NEWS MULTIPLE TIMES.

THERE WERE REPORTED ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES AND FROM WHEN TALKING TO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THESE DISPENSARIES LEGAL DISPENSARIES OPEN UP.

IT IS MUCH EASIER TO ENFORCE AN ANTI DISPENSARY RULE LAW WHEN YOU HAVE A LEGAL OUTLET.

AND THE POINT WITH DELIVERY AND DELIVERY ONLY IS IT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.

I LOOKED EARLIER TODAY. I CAN SHOW THE SCREENSHOTS IF YOU LIKE, BUT THEY'RE IN SOUTH REDONDO ALONE.

THERE WERE ONE, 23456788 DELIVERY COMPANIES IN ONE.

SIX DELIVERY COMPANIES IN SOUTH REDONDO, ONE IN NORTH REDONDO.

AND THE OTHER ONE HAD NONE IN NORTH REDONDO. AND LET'S SEE HERE ABOUT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE IN SOUTH REDONDO. I'VE BEEN A BIG PROPONENT OF DOING OF ENFORCEMENT AND DOING THINGS RIGHT.

AND TO THE POINT OF MEASURE E FROM A FEW YEARS AGO YOU KNOW, I PUT A WHOLE WEBSITE TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FOUGHT THAT.

AND IT WAS MY WAKE UP CALL TO THE ACTORS, THE BAD ACTORS IN THIS AND THAT.

IN DOING THE RESEARCH WITH THIS, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE VOTERS, THE VOTER INFORMATION, THERE'S OVER 15,700 PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT LEGALIZED CANNABIS, RECREATIONAL AND ONLY A MERE 4500 PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY ARE AGAINST IT.

AND THAT TELLS ME IF SOMEONE WERE TO COME BACK AND DO A MEASURE E VERSION 2.0 AND MAKE IT SOUND REASONABLE, THEY COULD POSSIBLY TRY TO COME IN HERE AND USURP OUR ORDINANCES AND OUR LAWS.

AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH THAT. THE ONLY WAY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL HERE TO CHANGE THAT IS TO PUT ANOTHER BALLOT MEASURE ON TO CHANGE THAT ORDINANCE OR THAT LAW. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME THAT WE TAKE CONTROL UNDER OUR OWN COUNCIL RULES UP HERE. AND LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST HAD THE MOST CANNABIS FRIENDLY PRESIDENT AND GOING TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT, WHO'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE CANNABIS FRIENDLY.

IT'S KIND OF GOING ONE ONE WAY. AND OUR MORATORIUM THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE.

SO I WANT TO PROTECT THE CITY, PROTECT THE RESIDENTS, AND ENSURE WE DON'T HAVE BAD ACTORS COMING AND TELLING US WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.

IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT. SO I WATCHED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.

WANTED TO CORRECT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE SAID DURING PLANNING.

ONE THING IN PARTICULAR THAT WAS SAID IS ALL OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS ZONED OUT FOR DISTRICT FOUR, AND THAT'S IT. THE ONLY PORTION THAT'S IN DISTRICT FIVE HAS SOME SENSITIVE USES AND IS BUFFERED OUT.

SO IF SOMETHING THERE ARE AT MY COMMUNITY MEETING LAST MONTH, I THINK IT WAS SOMEONE MADE A COMMENT THAT THEIR BUSINESS ON AVIATION, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT FOUR, IS GETTING MULTIPLE OFFERS.

SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE IN ARTESIA.

IF IT'S IN DISTRICT, IF ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS, IT WILL SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT.

I WANT TO GO DOWN THE PATH OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE OUR RULES.

I'M OKAY WITH THE 1000 FOOT RULE. I'D RATHER I DON'T SEE A POINT TO HAVE IT IF WE HAVE IT.

927778, BUT SURE. IF WE GO DOWN THE PATH OF ONE PER ZIP CODE.

THAT WOULD PUT DISTRICTS ESSENTIALLY THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE INTO ONE LOOP AND ONE AND TWO INTO ONE GROUP.

CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I WOULD FOR THE MOST PART, EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PART OF THREE. THAT'S VERY SMALL. WELL, NO, ACTUALLY THAT'S ZONED OUT.

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YEAH. JUST WEST OF PROSPECT. IT'S DISTRICT THREE.

YEAH. THAT'S 902772. SO. YEAH, BUT THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL THERE.

GOOD POINT. SO I'M ALL ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE TWO ZIP CODE THINGS.

I'D RATHER HAVE IT JUST PER DISTRICT. I'D RATHER GO DOWN THAT THAT ROUTE, BUT I MEAN STILL TO. BUT NO MORE THAN ONE. YES. IN THE DISTRICT? YEAH. YEAH. BOND SHOPPING CENTER, COMMERCIAL THAT'S ZONED OUT BECAUSE OF BCHD.

YEAH. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND SENSITIVE USES. DIRECTOR HARRIS, WOULD YOU MIND SHOWING A ZOOMED OUT PICTURE OF THE.

SO THE AUDIENCE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND.

THE EXCLUSION ZONE.

SO LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S A CERTAIN SECTION YOU'D LIKE TO ZOOM IN ON. YES, YES.

SO ANYTHING IN YELLOW? BLUE? SURE. THESE ARE ALL BUFFERS.

THOSE ARE ALL EXCLUSION ZONES FOR SOME DIFFERENT REASON.

YES. OKAY. AND LET'S SEE, YOU'RE JUST ABOVE ARTESIA THERE, THEIR RIGHT.

SO ARTESIA HAS ONLY A FEW PLACES. LOOKS LIKE THE EASTERN END.

NOPE. AND SOME IN THE MIDDLE. AND THEN AVIATION HAS A LITTLE BLOCK OF AREA.

AND THEN WHEREAS WE GO DOWN TO SOUTH REDONDO WE GOT DON'T FORGET 1/90.

OH YEAH. 1/90. YEAH. SO, THERE'S SOME ON THE EAST SIDE THERE AND SOME ON THE VERY WESTERN END.

AND THEN THERE'S THE VILLAGE AREA. YEAH. OKAY.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE HOT SPOT. THAT'S THE HOT SPOT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT SINCE THEY MAY NOT HAVE PULLED IT DOWN ONLINE AND REAL QUICK JUST WE HAVE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS. SO WE.

THERE'S NO BIG GREEN LEAF ON THE BUILDING. CORRECT.

WE'VE PUT SOME PRETTY STRICT REQUIREMENTS ON HOW THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING CAN LOOK, AND THERE'S NO ADVERTISING PERMITTED ON THE OUTSIDE.

I MEAN, THERE'S SOME PRETTY STRINGENT RESTRICTIONS THE COUNCIL HAS PUT IN PLACE FOR ANY OPERATOR IN THE CITY.

OKAY. AND THERE'S A DESIGN REVIEW AS WELL, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER .

NO. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRETT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. ULTIMATELY, THIS QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE STOREFRONT CANNABIS SHOPS IN REDONDO BEACH IS A PERSONAL DECISION THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER NEEDS TO REACH ON THEIR OWN.

AND I, AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD QUESTION ANYONE'S MOTIVES OR INTEGRITY IN THAT RESPECT.

I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT RETAIL STOREFRONT CANNABIS SHOPS IN REDONDO BEACH IS A BAD IDEA IN A LOT OF. [INAUDIBLE]. IF YOU AGREE WITH SOMETHING, SHOW HANDS IF YOU DON'T, GIVE THEM A THUMBS DOWN.

THANK YOU. THAT'S MY PERSONAL BELIEF AND A LOT OF RESIDENTS, MAYBE MOST ESPECIALLY PARENTS, FEEL THE SAME AND FOR GOOD REASON. STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS SHOPS IN REDONDO BEACH ABSOLUTELY SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE OF CANNABIS ACCEPTANCE TO OUR YOUTH. IT REALLY DOES.

AND TEENAGERS, THEY HAVE ENOUGH CHALLENGES, AS IT ALREADY IS, AND I DON'T WANT TO PILE ON WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

DOES IT GENERATE REVENUE? NO DOUBT IT'S GOING TO DO THAT, BUT AT WHAT COST TO OUR COMMUNITY? IS IT WORTH IT? THAT'S THE DECISION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.

AND IF THERE'S ONE PLACE IN ALL OF REDONDO BEACH THAT'S UNIQUELY UNFIT FOR A STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS SHOP, IT'S ARTESIA BOULEVARD BETWEEN AVIATION AND INGLEWOOD.

CANNABIS SHOPS ARE NOT CONTEMPLATED IN THE AVIATION ARTESIA CORRIDOR AREA PROJECT.

IT'S NOT IN THERE. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

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WE HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAVE A BIKE PATH.

WE HAVE ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL BUSSES.

WE HAVE THE AFTER SCHOOLS WE HAVE UP AND DOWN ARTESIA BOULEVARD WITH TEENAGERS, MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.

THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS A STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS SHOP THAT SENDS A MESSAGE OF ACCEPTANCE TO THEM.

AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD, IN THAT AREA BETWEEN INGLEWOOD AND AVIATION IS ALREADY SATURATED, MAYBE OVER SATURATED WITH SMOKE SHOPS AND VAPE SHOPS AND LIQUOR STORES AND THE LIKE.

AND I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THAT A CANNABIS SHOP IS THE TYPE OF RIBBON CUTTING REVITALIZATION OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD BUSINESS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE LONG BEEN ASKING AND WAITING FOR.

SO. DELIVERY ONLY INTO THE CITY. TRACK AND TRACE.

NO. STOREFRONT RETAIL SHOPS. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THE WAY TO GO.

BUT AS I SAID, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAS THEIR OWN BELIEFS, AND I'M NOT SAYING I'M CORRECT ABOUT HOW I BELIEVE, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS WERE I NOT TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE HERE, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M A NO ON THIS CANNABIS ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FROM YOUR DISCUSSION THERE, IT'S OBVIOUS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT THIS AT ALL.

BUT GIVEN THAT THIS MAY LIKELY PASS, WOULD YOU WANT TO ASK THAT ARTESIA BE RULED OUT? WELL, I WOULD BUT I'LL SAY A COUPLE THINGS. ONE, THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S CORRECT. I THINK NOT HAVING AN ARTESIA BOULEVARD BETWEEN INGLEWOOD AND AVIATION WOULD ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS.

LET'S PUT IT IN A DIFFERENT PLACE SOMEWHERE. MAYBE A LITTLE MORE COMMERCIAL LOCATED.

THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, A LARGE PORTION OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS DISTRICT FOUR.

PART OF, IT'S DISTRICT FIVE. YES, IT IMPACTS DISTRICT FIVE.

BUT WE KNOW WE DO HAVE A DISTRICT SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE HERE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO GIVE QUITE A BIT OF DEFERENCE TO WHAT DISTRICT FOUR WANTS TO DO THERE.

AND I WOULDN'T I'D BE VERY RELUCTANT TO TRY TO RALLY SOMETHING AROUND THAT.

THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE DISTRICT FOUR. SO, THANK YOU.

COULD YOU SHOW THAT DRAWING AGAIN SO WE CAN SEE OUR FOCUS IN ON OUR, TO SEE WHAT THAT AREA LOOKS LIKE.

SO, WHERE'S INGLEWOOD ON THIS. YEAH. IT'S OVER THERE TO THE RIGHT WHICH IS WHERE YOU SEE THE PINK.

THERE IT IS. THAT BRIGHT PINK BUILDING. YEAH. THERE. OKAY. SO JUST WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING, I WAS LOOKING AT THE MAP, AND BEFORE THAT, AND I WAS ALREADY THINKING EAST OF INGLEWOOD AVENUE IS THE KIND OF IDEAL LOCATION ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD BECAUSE IT BECOMES MUCH MORE INDUSTRIAL THERE. ACROSS THE STREET FROM LAWNDALE, THERE'S A CAR WASH, THERE'S A MECHANIC SHOP AND SOME OTHER SHOPS, RATHER THAN BUS STOPS AND STUFF WHERE KIDS CROSS.

SO, I MEAN, I'D BE FINE WITH THAT AS A COMPROMISE.

KEEP IT TO EAST OF INGLEWOOD BOULEVARD AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

BUT I DO WANT TO PRESERVE THE GALLERIA IN THAT AREA.

NOW, REALIZING SOUTH BAY SOCIAL DISTRICT MAY WANT ONE.

RIGHT, EXACTLY. NO, NO, NO, BUT IT WILL HAVE UNITS ON IT.

RESIDENTIAL UNITS? SURE. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

YEAH. I MEAN, NOBODY'S GOING TO PUT A SHOP INSIDE OF THEIR HOMES.

WELL, THEY MIGHT, BUT IT'D BE ILLEGAL. SO, BUT I WONDER, ACTUALLY, HOW MANY STUDENTS HERE ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. HI. OKAY.

I'M SEEING, LIKE, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN HANDS OR SO.

ALL RIGHT. YOU PUT YOUR HAND DOWN. HOW MANY OF YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE GIVEN 50 OR $100.

WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING CANNABIS BY THE END OF THE WEEK, OR WOULD HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GET CANNABIS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU FIND THAT AS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK BECAUSE IT'S NOT LEGAL IN REDONDO BEACH IT'S OUT THERE.

I THINK I SAW ONE HAND POP BACK UP, SO IT WAS EUGENE.

THAT'S THE THING. HE IS A KID, SO IT'S INAPPROPRIATE.

IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. OKAY, I APOLOGIZE, ALL RIGHT? SO NOT OKAY. I'LL WITHDRAW THE QUESTION. APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

MY POINT IS IT IS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S BEING USED IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE CALLED THE POLICE ON PEOPLE PARKED, STUDENTS PARKED IN A HANDICAPPED SPOT AT PERRY PARK SMOKING POT.

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WE NEED REVENUE FOR MORE EDUCATION. WE NEED REVENUE FOR POLICE ENFORCEMENT.

SO THIS IS A ROAD WE'VE BEEN DOWN ON AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER NEHRENHEIM EXPLAINED, WE START GOING BACKWARDS ON THIS.

IT'S VERY EASY FOR CANNABIS RETAILERS TO COME BACK.

THE SAME GUY THAT WAS HERE YEARS AGO OR A NEW COMPANY.

SPEND MONEY, SEND PAID CANVASSERS DOWN THE STREET TO COLLECT SIGNATURES, AND HERE WE GO AGAIN.

DO YOU THINK CANNABIS SHOULD BE LEGAL IN REDONDO BEACH? THAT'S AN EASY YES FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. OKAY.

AND DESIGN THE ORDINANCE EXACTLY FOR THEM. PUT IN HALF $1 MILLION ON A GAMBLE.

AND WHAT WILL THE COUNCIL SAY THEN? WE TRIED TO PASS A CANNABIS ORDINANCE, BUT THEN WE BACKED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, SO FAR, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S FAIRLY UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT ON THE CHANGE BY ZIP CODE, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER .

NEHRENHEIM, YOU HAD SOME RESERVATIONS. I'D RATHER KEEP IT ONE PER DISTRICT.

IT SPREADS IT JUST OUT EVERYWHERE. YOU KNOW, THIS GOES BACK TO THE CONVERSATION, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT JUST NOW ABOUT KEEPING AN AREA OUT. THE VERY CORE PART OF WHAT WE'VE COME TO DISTILLED, AFTER ALL THESE MANY HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF CONVERSATION IS YOU KNOW, BY ZONING MORE AND MORE PROPERTIES OUT, YOU MAKE THEM MORE VALUABLE IN THE PROCESS.

AND SO, YOU MAKE THE LANDOWNER OR LEASEHOLDER ESSENTIALLY HOLDING THE TOOLS AND THE KEYS.

SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH BY WITH THE ZONE OUTS, WITH THE BUFFER ZONES? I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. THOSE WERE HARD FOUGHT BATTLES.

AND I THINK KEEPING THAT KIND OF THE WAY IT IS NOW, IT'S SET, YOU KNOW, IS A WAS A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE FOR A LOT OF US ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM 2018.

SO I THINK WE THINK WE SHOULD JUST KEEP THE BUFFER ZONES AS IS.

BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, YOU DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE SO MANY COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE HANDING A GOLDMINE TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THOSE PROPERTY OPERATORS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF THAT DAY COMES, ONCE THAT DAY COMES, IF THAT DAY COMES. OKAY, THANKS.

AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS NEAR UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE 1000 FOOT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND THEN THERE'S THE REQUEST FROM OR THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON THAT IF THIS IS GOING TO GO FORWARD, THAT WE EXCLUDE OUR ARTESIA FROM AVIATION TO INGLEWOOD.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS WE'VE KIND OF BEEN DISCUSSING AROUND.

SOUNDS LIKE THE REST OF THE ORDINANCE. EVERYBODY'S NOBODY'S BEEN ARGUING ANY OTHER POINTS.

SO I, AND I WOULD AGREE WITH IF COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI IS FINE WITH THAT, IT'S HIS DISTRICT.

THAT'S FINE. AND I ALSO AM SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK, OH, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE IN NORTH REDONDO, OR IT'S ALL GOING TO BE IN SOUTH REDONDO. I THINK BOTH ZIP CODES, IF THEY WANT ONE, CAN HAVE ONE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. OKAY. THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THAT.

SO I THINK I THINK THAT'S FAIR. OKAY. AND COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, ARE YOU STILL OUT THERE? I CAN'T SEE YOU RAISING YOUR HAND, SO I'M JUST GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO CHIME IN.

NO, I'M STILL HERE. AND LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION, I WOULD GIVE DEFERENCE TO COUNCILMAN OBAJI ABOUT EXCLUDING AVIATION BETWEEN INGLEWOOD AND BUT SORRY, EXCLUDING ARTESIA BETWEEN INGLEWOOD AND AVIATION.

BUT FOR THE REASONS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK THE ZIP CODE IS THE MOST PRECISE AND FAIR WAY OF DOING IT.

COUNCIL DISTRICT LINES CAN CHANGE, SO. AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE 1000FT, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. WINNER. GO AHEAD. IF YOU ALL RECALL THE FIRST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, MY CONCERN WAS ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE NEXT TO AVIATION, WHERE THESE RESIDENTS TO THIS DATE HAVE AN ALLERGIC REACTION WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT CANNABIS COMING TO REDONDO BECAUSE THEY HAD SUCH A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH AN ILLEGAL CANNABIS SHOP RIGHT HERE.

AND WE'VE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE STUDENTS, ACTUALLY, WHO CAME AND TESTIFIED TO THE LINES AND THE CRIMES THAT WERE BEING COMMITTED BY PEOPLE WHO WERE PARKED IN THEIR CARS, SMOKING AND THE LIKE.

SO WHAT I'D ASK IS IF WE'RE GOING TO GOING TO BAR THIS AREA OUT AND EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO AVIATION BOULEVARD, INCLUSIVE OF AVIATION BOULEVARD. I'M AGREEABLE TO THAT WEST OF INGLEWOOD.

OKAY. DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC? OH, NO. WE HAVE TO DO PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.

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YEAH. OKAY. LET'S WAIT. OKAY, SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND WE'LL START WITH WRITTEN COMMENTS FIRST. MELISSA DUCHAMP.

THANK YOU. AND THEN IT'LL BE NIKKI VASQUEZ. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER S, CITY STAFF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER .

AND ACTUALLY, ANYONE HERE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR URGING THE CITY ON TO DEAL WITH THE SMOKE SHOPS, BECAUSE THAT IS A STATEWIDE PROBLEM. KIDS CAN ACCESS ALMOST ANYTHING.

THEY DON'T GO TO ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO. THEY GO TO LEGAL SMOKE SHOPS WHERE IDS ARE CHECKED.

30% OF THE TIME, AT BEST, THAT'S PEER REVIEWED DATA.

SO THANK YOU ALL. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO RESIDENT JONATHAN SVITKO, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD HIM OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS TALKING ABOUT THE ILLEGAL HEMP PRODUCTS, THE PSYCHEDELIC HEMP PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD IN THESE SHOPS, AND THE ILLEGAL CANNABIS THAT'S THERE. I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN IT MYSELF.

I WANT TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS ON CANNABIS. AND THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT REDONDO DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS, PERIOD. WE DON'T HAVE TO. YOU CAN PASS AN ORDINANCE AND NOT HAVE THAT. AND KUDOS TO COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TOPICS. THEY'RE SPOT ON.

PROP 64 DECRIMINALIZED MARIJUANA AND MADE IT LEGAL.

AND THEN EACH STATE HAS TO DO THEIR ORDINANCE.

THERE'S A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WANTING PROPOSITION 64 AND THEN WANTING RETAIL CANNABIS IN YOUR CITY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT UP AND DOWN THE STATE. LOOK AT ANY ORDINANCE UP AND DOWN THE STATE, NOT JUST WITHIN OUR BEACH CITIES WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT RETAIL CANNABIS.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, I DO TAKE OFFENSE WHEN YOU SAY MEASURE E, PEOPLE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS? I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR NINE MONTHS, EITHER HERE OR ON ZOOM, AND I CAN TELL YOU SOMETIMES THERE'S 3 OR 4 PEOPLE PLANNING COMMISSION'S 3 OR 4 PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE NOT HERE TO HEAR THAT.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE BEING DISINGENUOUS OR TRYING TO BE DECEPTIVE, BUT THAT IS THE REALITY.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WITH REGARDS TO WANTING MORE DRUG PREVENTION AND DRUG EDUCATION, AWESOME.

TIER THREE REVENUES COME FROM TAX. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A $3.1 BILLION DEFICIT IN STATE SALES TAX FROM CANNABIS COMPANIES.

I URGE YOU ALL TO FOLLOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND I KNOW YOU COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO COUNCILMAN LOEWENSTIEN FACT IS FACT OPINION IS ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE.

IT'S OPINION. I LIVE IN THE WORLD OF PEER REVIEW AND THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN DATA IS BETTER DATA.

AND I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME IN MY DAILY WORK AND HEAR SOMEONE SAYING THAT WE HAVE DECREASED CANNABIS USE WHEN WE HAVE LEGAL DISPENSARIES.

THAT'S OPINION. THE PEER REVIEWED DATA IN CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

OUT IN OCTOBER SUGGESTS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT BETTER DATA. JAMA, THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICINE, CAME OUT THIS WEEK WITH AN ARTICLE LOOKING AT THE LARGEST COHORT OF KIDS EVER, THE COLORADO EXPERIENCE KIDS WHO WERE TEENAGERS WHO ARE NOW 20, 25, 26, 27, 28 WERE FOLLOWED 1100 LONG TERM WORKING MEMORY LOSS. THIS IS BETTER DATA. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN COLORADO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. AND I DISAGREE WITH YOU ALL ON THIS, BUT I DO DEEPLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

EACH OF YOU, ALL OF YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. YOU SHOW UP AND I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. MR. SHANNON, IF I MAY ASK YOU A QUESTION, WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON MEASURE CT THAT WAS PASSED? I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE SB 1186 ONLY ALLOWS FOR MEDICINAL DELIVERY UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE IS AWARE OF SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAYS.

AND I THINK THE TAXING, THE TAXING OF THE TAXING, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO HAVE A HAVE A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL IN TAX.

ONCE THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL AND THEIR TESTING FAILURES ARE NORMALIZED, BECAUSE THAT CONCERNS ME.

WHEN WE HAVE CONTAMINATED CANNABIS SUPPLIES, THAT'S NOT MY OPINION.

THAT'S EXCELLENT REPORTING FROM THE LA TIMES SHOWING THAT THERE IS A FAILURE AT THE VERY TOP LEVEL.

AND EVERYONE, EVERY CANNABIS COMPANY OPERATOR SHOULD BE SCREAMING AT THE DCC TO RECTIFY THIS.

IT HELPS THEIR BUSINESS, WHICH IS ALREADY IMPOSSIBLY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THROUGH WITH THE CRAZY TAXATION.

SO I THINK THE TAXATION IS GREAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US DO A DELIVERY, ONLY IT PROTECTS OUR KIDS.

IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE. THE CANNABIS COMPANIES, OUR KIDS, OUR CITY.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. NIKKI VASQUEZ, AND THEN I'M HAVING TROUBLE READING IT.

JOSE IVAN INIGUEZ, I THINK. IN AGAIN. HELLO. MY NAME IS NIKKI VASQUEZ AND I'M A D3 RESIDENT AND PARENT OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

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I STRONGLY OPPOSE RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONTS IN REDONDO BEACH.

I URGE COUNCIL MEMBER S TO RESPECT THE WISHES OF THEIR RESIDENTS.

I DO NOT WANT REDONDO WITH OUR AWARD WINNING SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LOS ANGELES, TO BE THE ONLY BEACH CITY WITH STOREFRONT DISPENSARIES.

IF WE MUST DO IT, THEN LET'S DO DELIVERY ONLY LIKE OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.

PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR CITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JOSE IVAN INIGUEZ. I APOLOGIZE IF I'M BUTCHERING THAT VIDEO.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS? IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'M NEVER AT THESE MEETINGS.

IT'S. I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO AT HOME. I WORK FOR A LIVING.

I AM A HOMEOWNER. I DO BOY SCOUTS. I ATTEND CHURCH.

THIS IS NOT WHERE I WANT TO BE, RIGHT? BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE IT IS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT. NOT JUST AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, BUT AS A PARENT. A PARENT, A PARENT WHO REFUSED TO STAND BY WHILE OUR CITY LEADERS IGNORED THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND PUT OUR CHILDREN AT RISK, THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO BEACH HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN. WE VOTED NO TO MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, AND I THINK THE LANGUAGE FOR THE CITY, IT MADE IT SEEM LIKE MELISSA JUST SAID, YEAH, OF COURSE WE SHOULD TAX IT.

I VOTED TO TAX IT, BUT IT WAS UNDER MY IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE FROM DELIVERIES NOT TO HAVE IT IN HERE.

THAT'S WHY I VOTED NO ON ONE AND YES ON THE OTHER.

THE LANGUAGE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF. IN ANY CASE, NO MATTER WHAT THE INDUSTRY CLAIMS, STUDIES SHOW THAT INCREASED ACCESS TO MARIJUANA LEADS TO INCREASED USE AMONG TEENS. A 2021 STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL STUDIES ON ALCOHOL DRUGS FOUND THAT STATES WITH LEGAL MARIJUANA SAW HIGHER RATES OF TEEN USE COMPARED TO THOSE WITHOUT. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE REPORTS THAT WHEN TEENS PERCEIVE MARIJUANA AS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND LESS RISKY, USE DOES GO UP AND DISPENSARIES CONTRIBUTE TO THAT PERCEPTION.

IN COLORADO, AFTER RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WAS LEGALIZED, YOUTH MARIJUANA RELATED HOSPITAL VISITS IT INCREASED BY 147%? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY INSANE. AND FOR YOU TO SIT HERE AS ADULTS AND THINK, OH, THAT'S OKAY, LET THAT HAPPEN.

LIKE, THAT'S JUST MIND BOGGLING TO ME. THE PRESENCE OF DISPENSARIES, NORMALIZING MARIJUANA, MAKING IT SEEM AS HARMLESS AS BUYING A SODA. BUT IT'S NOT HARMLESS.

ESPECIALLY FOR OUR KIDS. THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR.

MARIJUANA DOES HARM ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN IS STILL DEVELOPING UNTIL AGE 25.

AND THE THC, WHICH I'M SURE ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, IT'S HUGE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS WHEN YOU GUYS WERE SMOKING MARIJUANA.

IT'S A LOT WORSE NOW, RIGHT? IT'S A LOT HIGHER.

A STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUND THAT TEEN MARIJUANA USERS EXPERIENCE IQ DECLINES OF UP TO EIGHT POINTS, AND THOSE COGNITIVE LOSSES ARE IRREVERSIBLE. TEEN USERS ARE 4 TO 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP MARIJUANA ADDICTION COMPARED TO ADULTS.

SO OF COURSE, IF ME AND YOU WANT TO GO AND GET HIGH, IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. WE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. BUT FOR KIDS IT'S A LOT HARDER.

ALL RIGHT. MARIJUANA USE IS LINKED TO INCREASED ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOSIS IN YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND THIS IS ALL ACCORDING TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN THE LANCET PSYCHIATRY.

THIS IS NOT FEAR MONGERING. THIS IS SCIENCE. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE, AND WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM THESE RISKS.

MAKE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES MAKE IT EASIER FOR TEENS TO GET HIGH. A 2022 STUDY FOUND THAT 30% OF LOS ANGELES ILLEGALLY SOLD, 30% ILLEGALLY SOLD MARIJUANA TO MINORS IN OREGON.

IT WAS 1 IN 4. ALL RIGHT, SO THE REALITY IS, LIKE I SAID, I, I, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS DUDE, JUST DO THE RIGHT THING. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAX IT, IF YOU GUYS WANT IT AS IT COMES IN.

ABSOLUTELY. I'M ALL FOR IT. YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU MAN.

THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING ON THE OUTSIDE.

COME ON. LIGHT YOU NEHRENHEIM. COME ON DUDE. STEP UP.

DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE KIDS, NOT DO IT. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE ANY OTHER WAY.

JUST THINK OF THE KIDS, NOT YOURSELVES. THANK YOU.

SAM. JURIST. AND THEN ROBERT MERKELBACH. MERKELBACH.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR LIGHT. MAYOR LIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL STAFF. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN TO GET US TO THIS POINT.

OUR COMPANY, KNOWN AS HASHERY, WILL BE APPLYING FOR THE CANNABIS LICENSE IN SOUTH REDONDO BEACH.

I ATTENDED THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.

THE DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS BEING BROUGHT UP BY THE COMMISSION MEMBERS WERE ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE EXISTING BLUE ZONES.

I'M A SOUTH REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT HERE IN DISTRICT ONE, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND MOST OF THE ZONES.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDER A MODIFICATION TO THE 1500 FOOT DISTANCE FROM A HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO PRESENTING THE FINAL APPLICATION. THE CALIFORNIA STATE LAW REQUIRES A 600 FOOT MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM ALL SCHOOLS.

REDONDO BEACH HAS THE MINIMUM DISTANCE SET AT 600FT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ALSO FOR DAYCARE CENTERS.

BUT AS I STATED EARLIER, FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, IT'S AT 1500 FEET.

THIS SUGGESTION IS BASED ON WHAT WE ARE CONFIDENT WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR BOTH OUR BUSINESS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

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IT SITS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF YOUR BLUE ZONE. IT WAS FORMERLY A COFFEE SHOP AND A DRY CLEANING BUSINESS.

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY YEARS AND DOES NOT MAKE FOR A GOOD PRESENTATION FOR ITS NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES.

WE WILL COMPLETELY REMODEL THE BUILDING INSIDE AND OUT, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION TO 1,200,000 TO GET THIS DONE, MAKING IT A LOCATION THAT WILL COMPLEMENT HIS NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AND FIT IN WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY ESTHETIC.

IT HAS A LARGE PRIVATE PARKING AREA BEHIND THE BUILDING.

AND THAT WILL ALLOW FOR A SAFE AND SECURE ENTRY AND EXIT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

IT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR DELIVERIES TO BE MADE SAFELY AND OUT OF THE SIGHT OF THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AND THEIR VISITORS.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. ROBERT MERKELBACH AND THEN IAN LOUBERT.

ROBERT. I'M SORRY. YEAH. NO VIOLATION. APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS FOR LETTING US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

ROB IS A RESIDENT HERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY FOR TEN PLUS YEARS.

WE HAVE A BUSINESS IN TORRANCE WHERE WE DO A PROCESS THAT'S SOLVENTLESS MANUFACTURING, WHICH MEANS WE MAKE THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD IN THESE STORES.

BUT WE USE A PROCESS THAT DOESN'T USE ANY CHEMICALS.

WE USE WATER, HEAT AND PRESSURE TO MAKE ALL THE PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL.

WE'RE IN OVER 300 STORES AND WE DO HAVE A STORE IN NEW JERSEY.

IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE FOCUS ON EDUCATION. WE TOTALLY HEAR THE CONCERNS OF PARENTS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. WE BELIEVE IN THE PLANT AS A MEDICINE.

WE DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING IT BE SOLD THROUGH A LICENSED, COMPLIANT STORE IS THE BEST WAY TO MANAGE IT SAFELY FOR RESIDENTS. WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT'S HOW YOU GET PRODUCT OFF THE BLACK MARKET IS THROUGH A LEGAL BUSINESS.

AND JUST TO ECHO AGAIN, WHAT ROB WAS POINTING OUT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR PROPERTY IN THE CITY.

WE FOUND A PLACE THAT WE THINK IS KIND OF AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC EYE A LITTLE BIT BUT STILL IN A PLACE THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL FOR RESIDENTS THAT DO WANT TO SHOP. IT'S NOT NEAR, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY 1250FT AWAY FROM A HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WE WERE JUST LOOKING TO BRING THAT UP. SO THAT WE COULD GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNCIL AGAIN.

THE GOAL, LIKE, WE FOUND OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE MORE PROMINENT WHERE WE WERE.

YOU KNOW, WE THINK THIS IS A LOCATION THAT'S REALLY KIND OF FAR.

FROM A PLACE WHERE KIDS WOULD BE WALKING. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL AGAIN, THAT THE LAW WITH THE WITH THE STATE IS 600FT.

SO WE WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD PROPOSE SOMETHING LIKE 1200, 500, 12, 1250 FEET INSTEAD OF THE 1500.

AND YEAH. APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME. THANKS FOR CONSIDERING.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M PRONOUNCING THIS RIGHT, BUT [INAUDIBLE] REALLY CLOSE.

ACTUALLY, IT GETS DESTROYED. SO, WHEN YOU SAID JOSE'S NAME, I WAS LIKE, OH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR MINE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE DESTROYED.

SORRY IF I BUTCHERED IT, BUT IT IS [INAUDIBLE].

SO GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMAN. I JUST I'M IN DISTRICT ONE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I STRONGLY OPPOSE AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON, FOR YOUR WORDS.

I'M 100% IN AGREEMENT THERE. I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO COLLECT REVENUES AND COLLECT TAXES THROUGH A DELIVERY SYSTEM WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THE STOREFRONT RETAIL STORES THERE AND EXPOSED TO OUR KIDS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THREE KIDS IN OUR BUST.

AND THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE MORE EXPOSURE KIDS HAVE, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 80S WITH BIG TOBACCO, AND THEY'RE HANDING OUT CANDY, CIGARETTES. AND THEN NOW YOU HAVE A WHOLE GENERATION OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ADDICTED TO CIGARETTES.

I THINK THE MORE EXPOSURE THAT KIDS HAVE TO MARIJUANA THROUGH PASSING A RETAIL STORE EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOL HAS A DIRECT IMPACT AND A DIRECT LINK. AND THERE'S EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST LIKE MY OPINION.

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I SUPPORT THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. I THINK ADULTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE IT RESPONSIBLY.

I AM JUST AGAINST EXPOSING OUR KIDS TO IT, GIVEN ALL THE DETRIMENTAL THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUNG BRAINS.

AND SO ALSO, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO COUNCILMAN NEHRENHEIM, YOU'RE MY COUNCIL MEMBER , AND I'M PRETTY SURE CRIMINAL INTENT ON EXECUTING AN ARMED ROBBERY DOES NOT WEIGH WHETHER OR NOT AN ESTABLISHMENT IS LEGAL OR NOT BEFORE TRYING TO ROB THEM.

THE ARGUMENT THAT WE NEED TO BEAT THEM TO THE TO THE PUNCH AND PUT OUR OWN DRUG STORES IN SO THE BAD PLAYERS DON'T KEEP SELLING, JUST DOESN'T HOLD WATER. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND DO NOT VOTE TO HAVE REDONDO BECOME THE ONLY SOUTH BAY CITY THAT PUTS THE WELFARE OF OUR KIDS BEHIND THE INTERESTS OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY. GET YOUR REVENUE FROM TAXING A DELIVERY SYSTEM.

I'M URGING A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL, WHICH IS WHAT HERMOSA BEACH HAS IN PLACE, AND NO STOREFRONT DISPENSARIES.

THAT NORMALIZES CANNABIS USE FOR OUR KIDS. I JUST THINK THAT THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO MAINTAIN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

I MOVED HERE FROM THE EAST COAST NINE YEARS AGO FOR A REASON, AND IF I CAME HERE AND SAW CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND THE PLETHORA OF VAPE SHOPS THAT HAVE POPPED UP SINCE THE NINE YEARS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE MOVED HERE. WE WOULD HAVE MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS FINANCIALLY OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY HOMES HERE AND WHAT THAT DOES TO THE REAL ESTATE MARKET FOR PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY OUR REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN SO GREAT, IS THE QUALITY OF OUR SCHOOLS, THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WANTING TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

SECOND BATCH. TIMOTHY DODD AND THEN ERIC LIGHTMAN.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM DODD. I'M THE CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF SWEET FLOWER CANNABIS OPERATOR BASED IN CULVER CITY.

COULD YOU MISS HARRIS, COULD YOU PLEASE SHOW THE MAP AGAIN? I HAD A NUMBER OF PREPARED REMARKS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT SOMETHING OUT. ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

SO IF YOU ZOOM IN ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD AND MOVE TO THE RIGHT PAST ENGLEWOOD.

SO NONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR CANNABIS OPERATORS AS A CANNABIS OPERATOR.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT OUR LANDLORDS NEED TO NOT HAVE AN FDIC INSURED MORTGAGE OR A NOTE.

LOOK AT THOSE LOCATIONS. YOU'VE GOT A HOTEL, YOU'VE GOT A MOBILE STATION, YOU'VE GOT A BEST WESTERN, THEN YOU HAVE THE GALLERIA. SO ESSENTIALLY, IN ZONING OUT THAT PART OF ARTESIA, YOU ARE TAKING OUT ALL OF ARTESIA.

THERE'S NOTHING IN DISTRICT FIVE. THERE WOULD BE NOTHING IN DISTRICT FOUR.

I DIDN'T QUITE FOLLOW THE DISCUSSION ON AVIATION, BUT THESE PROPERTIES ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD ARE RUN DOWN.

DISTRESSED, BLIGHTED PROPERTIES. YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF SMOKE SHOPS THERE.

YOU'VE GOT A LARGE MURAL OF NIPSEY HUSSLE. YOU'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THAT STREET.

OUR EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING LEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IS THAT WE FORCE OUT SMOKE SHOPS.

THAT'S HAPPENED IN PASADENA. IT'S HAPPENING IN CULVER CITY.

WE WORK HAND IN HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE CITY. WE PROVIDE COMPETITION TO THE SMOKE SHOPS.

THE LAST THING I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO DO WOULD BE TO EXCLUDE LEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES FROM AN AREA OF CONCERN.

AGAIN, IT'S OUR EXPERIENCE THAT HAVING A LEGAL PRESENCE IN THAT AREA COMPETES WITH SMOKE SHOPS OUT OF BUSINESS.

I'D LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD THIS DOCUMENT HOW PASADENA SHUT DOWN ALL OF ITS ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES.

ALL OF THEM. MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND.

ALL FOUR. I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. AND THAT'S BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE IN PASADENA.

WE'VE BEEN OPERATING IN PASADENA SINCE 2021. WE'VE WON BEST EXPANSION IN PASADENA THREE YEARS IN A ROW.

TONIGHT, I WAS STUNNED. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD FOR A LONG TIME.

AND ALL OFM REDONDO BEACH. YOU'RE NOW TAKING BASICALLY ALL OF DISTRICT FOUR OUT OF COMMISSION.

THAT'S JUST GOING TO FORCE SATURATION AND CONCENTRATION IN OTHER PARTS OF REDONDO BEACH.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVISIT THAT. AGAIN, MY AS A FATHER OF FOUR AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR A LONG TIME, I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU WILL HAVE A VAST PROLIFERATION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

BACK TO FELONY FLATS ON ARTESIA. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I THINK YOU WANT.

SO I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE HASTY AND WRONG-HEADED.

ALSO WENT DOWN THERE TODAY, BOUGHT THIS 500MG FIVE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT.

IF YOU WANT THIS, YOU CAN HAVE IT AS WELL. I DO NOT WANT THIS.

IT IS THC THAT I PROCURED AT ONE OF THE SMOKE SHOPS ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD TODAY.

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WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ABILITY FOR CANNABIS SHOPS TO DELIVER BEING A VIABLE BUSINESS AND DELIVERY ONLY AND THE CITY COLLECTING TAX REVENUES OFF OF THAT? YES. THAT'S IT. YOU KNOW, SWEET FLOWER WE DELIVER FROM ALL OF OUR STORES.

WE DELIVER AND WE HAVE RETAIL. SO, WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW DISPENSARIES, AND I BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY THE ONLY MAJORITY OWNER OF A LEGAL BUSINESS THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH TO THIS COUNCIL SINCE THE START OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

SO I OPERATE DELIVERY AND DISPENSARY, STOREFRONT, RETAIL STOREFRONT IN MULTIPLE STORES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

DELIVERY IS ABOUT 10% OF OUR REVENUE. MOST PEOPLE COME IN, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE AND WE'RE PROVIDING A MEDICINE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT. SO THEY COME IN QUITE OFTEN.

AND THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE. I WAS INJURED IN A SIGNIFICANT BIKE CYCLING ACCIDENT AND WAS PRESCRIBED A HUGE JAR OF OPIOIDS.

I DIDN'T DO THAT, WHICH I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR.

BUT WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE. MOST PEOPLE WILL COME INTO OUR STORE.

90% OF OUR REVENUE IS STOREFRONT. 10%, MAYBE 15% VARIES ON THE STORE IS DELIVERY.

WE PROVIDE DELIVERY AS A SERVICE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION EXTENSION OF OUR BRAND.

BUT IT IS NOT A VIABLE BUSINESS. AND IF YOU GO ON WEEDMAPS.

THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE DELIVERY SERVICES FAILING, OFFERING 60, 70, 80% OFF.

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MAKE MONEY A NORMAL WAY. WE DON'T DO THAT.

SO THAT'S THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE. IT'S A VERY SMALL PART OF THE REVENUE BUSINESS. AND SO BY OPENING UP, YOU SAID YOU HAVE A SHOP IN PASADENA, AND THE HEADLINE HERE IS HOW. PASSING A SHUTDOWN'S LEGAL DISPENSARIES.

DASH. ALL OF THEM. YEAH. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL SHOPS COMING IN AND CREATING A LEGAL MARKET.

THERE WERE 34 LEGAL DISPENSARIES. ILLEGAL. SORRY.

YEAH, 34 ILLEGAL. UNLICENSED. DISPENSARIES IN PASADENA, ON LAKE AVENUE.

ON COLORADO BOULEVARD. IN THE CENTRAL HEART OF PASADENA.

THAT'S AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO ARTESIA. AS AN ANALOG IN PASADENA.

THEY'RE ALL GONE. THERE ARE THREE LICENSED STORES IN PASADENA.

ALL OF THOSE STORES ARE ON COLORADO BOULEVARD.

FOR THAT REASON. AND WE'RE TALKING A VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE TOWN.

OKAY. QUESTION. MR. OBAJI. PARDON ME. YOU SAID I WAS IN THE RESTROOM, SO I BARELY HEARD YOUR COMMENTS, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT RUNDOWN BUILDINGS ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD. CAN YOU SUCCINCTLY REPEAT YOUR POINT ABOUT ARTESIA BOULEVARD? IF YOU COULD BRING UP MY MAP AGAIN. I HAVE THE MAP.

I'M SORRY. SO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE GALLERIA, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT.

IN FACT, I WILL. IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CANNABIS OPERATOR TO GET INTO A BUILDING LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE THOSE BUILDINGS WILL HAVE A COMMERCIAL INSURED NOTE ON IT, BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THEREFORE, THAT LANDLORD WILL SAY, IF I TAKE AN ACCOUNT OF A TENANT, I COULD LOSE MY NOTE, AND THAT WILL BE CROSS-COLLATERALIZED AGAINST OUR ENTIRE PORTFOLIO. WE'VE BEEN HERE A LOT. WE KNOW THIS PRETTY WELL. SO THE BUILDINGS AND ON ARTESIA BETWEEN AVIATION AND INGLEWOOD THAT ARE BLIGHTED, THAT ARE SMOKE, SHOPS, THAT ARE MASSAGE PARLORS, THAT ARE HOOKAH HUTS, ARE VAPE ROOMS, ETC. THOSE BUILDINGS ARE WHERE A CANNABIS OPERATOR COULD SET UP, A LEGAL CANNABIS OPERATOR COULD GET A COULD GET A RENT, COULD GET A LEASE, PAY RENT AND START THEIR BUSINESS.

THEY'RE ALSO THE RIGHT SIZE THERE LIKE 2500 TO 3000FT².

THE OTHER BUILDINGS, WHENEVER YOU DON'T SEE A CANNABIS BUSINESS IN A MALL FOR THIS REASON.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE.

SO IN DOING THAT KIND OF CASUALLY, IT HAS THE DOWNSTREAM CONSEQUENCE OF KNOCKING OUT PRETTY MUCH ALL OF DISTRICT FOUR.

AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE THE CONSEQUENCE AFTER THAT OF SATURATING AND CONCENTRATING OPERATORS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO THE EFFECT OF THIS IS THE THING I THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO AVOID IN DOING SO, IF I COULD SUBMIT THAT.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ERIC LIGHTMAN AND THEN PAUL FUREY.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ERIC LIGHTMAN.

I'M GENERAL COUNSEL FOR EMBARQ, AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK AND THE TIME THAT HAS GONE INTO DEVELOPING THIS HIGHLY TAILORED APPROACH THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR RETAIL LICENSING AND REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE 2018.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK, BUT THE TIME HAS COME TO MOVE FORWARD.

I'VE WORKED IN LEGAL CANNABIS FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS, AND I'VE PARTICIPATED IN OVER 50 LICENSING APPLICATIONS,

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CANNABIS IS HERE IN THE CITY WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY WANTS IT.

IF YOU GOOGLE LOS ANGELES CANNABIS DELIVERY SEVERAL WILL SHOW UP.

LICENSED AND UNLICENSED, WILLING TO WILLING TO DELIVER INTO REDONDO.

THEY'RE PROBABLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, AND THE CITY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT AND HAS NO MECHANISM REALLY TO ENFORCE AGAINST IT.

THEY'RE EVEN ADVERTISING IT, AS YOU HEARD DELIVERY IN REDONDO EARLIER.

SO THAT'S WHY THE SENSIBLE REGULATIONS HERE TONIGHT MAKE ABSOLUTE SENSE.

AND THAT'S WHY DELIVERY ONLY MODEL WILL NOT WORK.

IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION. AND ALSO, TO ANSWER, I THINK A QUESTION FROM EARLIER.

BUSINESSES ARE FAILING THAT HAVE BEEN SOLELY FOCUSED ON DELIVERY ONLY MODEL.

IT'S REALLY THE RETAIL MODEL THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE.

THAT HAS A SMALL FRACTION OF IT OF THE SALES DEVOTED TO DELIVERY RETAIL CANNABIS.

THIS HAS BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE STATE SINCE, FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW, HAS SHOWN THAT IT CAN APPROPRIATELY AND SENSITIVELY INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND BENEFIT THEM. YOU CAN'T SET FOOT INTO A LICENSED DISPENSARY UNLESS YOU'RE 21 YEARS OR OLDER.

YOU CAN PROBABLY WALK PAST MANY DISPENSARIES AND NOT EVEN KNOW YOU JUST WALKED PAST ONE.

THAT'S HOW DISCREET THEY ARE, AND THEY FIT RIGHT INTO RIGHT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I CAN CERTAINLY GUARANTEE THAT NO CHILDREN WHO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, WHO ARE GOING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON CANNABIS, ARE GOING TO DO SO FROM LICENSED DISPENSARIES. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE DELIVERY SERVICE, UNLICENSED PLACES THAT THIS SENSIBLE REGULATION IS GOING TO HELP DISPLACE.

GOING FORWARD, THE CITY HAS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO GET TO WHERE IT IS TODAY, AND THE TIME HAS REALLY COME TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MR. LACHMAN OR ERIC? OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T GET YOUR LAST NAME. REGARDING DELIVERY, HOW MANY CITIES HAVE YOU SEEN BE SUCCESSFUL WITH A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL? OR GO DIRECTLY TO A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL, OR GO FROM RETAIL TO DELIVERY? AND WHAT ARE THE TAX, SALES TAX AND ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES FOR THOSE CITIES? YEAH, I WOULD SAY I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN ANY CITIES THAT HAVE ALLOWED JUST DELIVERY WITHIN THE CITY BE SUCCESSFUL TO THE SAME SCALE.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES, LIKE THE RETAIL MODEL GIVES THE CITY VISIBILITY RIGHT? IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPERATING THERE.

IT HAS THEM WORK CLOSELY WITH THE WITH THE POLICE.

RIGHT. SO IT CAN REALLY CONTROL THE OPERATORS.

RIGHT. DELIVERY. YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF DELIVERIES FROM OUT OF THIS.

THE CITY LIMITS, RIGHT. AND EVEN IF YOU GO TO A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE DELIVERIES COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE CITY THAT ARE JUST UNREGULATED. AND EVEN IF THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH AND GET A CITY BUSINESS PERMIT, GET THE LICENSES RIGHT.

A LOT OF THEM DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO DO THAT. AND THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL THEY GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND THEN THEY'LL SAY, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO GET THAT RIGHT. AND THEN YOU'RE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG WITHOUT GETTING THE, YOU KNOW, REPORTING THEIR REVENUES TO THE CITY, FOR INSTANCE.

SO IT'S JUST IT'S SHOWN TO BE A FAILED MODEL.

THE SENSIBLE WAY IS WHAT THE CITY HAS BEFORE TONIGHT WITH THESE LIKE ALLOWING TWO DISPENSARIES IN A HIGHLY REGULATED, COMPLIANT MANNER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU.

AND THEN, GEORGETTE KANTNER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.

MY NAME IS PAUL FUREY. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE AND A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE REDONDO BEACH UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE OPENING OF STOREFRONT FOR CANNABIS IN REDONDO BEACH.

I BELIEVE IT NORMALIZES CANNABIS USE FOR OUR YOUTH, AND THEY WILL PASS THESE STORES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IS SUPPORTED AND PROMOTED BY RESPECTED CITY LEADERS. I SUPPORT A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL THAT WILL ALLOW ADULTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL CANNABIS.

I DON'T RELISH THE THOUGHT OF NONRESIDENT CANNABIS USERS DRIVING INTO OUR CITY STREETS ON A DAILY BASIS TO ACHIEVE THE TALKED ABOUT STORE REVENUE OF $10 MILLION.

YOU NEED 830 CUSTOMERS A DAY IF THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER SPENDS ABOUT $33 PER VISIT.

THE DAMAGE TO THE REDONDO BEACH BRAND ISN'T REALLY WORTH THE 5% CITY TAKE.

FINALLY, JUST BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SPENT HUNDREDS OF HOURS ON THE SUBJECT DOES NOT JUSTIFY AND DOES NOT JUSTIFY THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE HIGHLY LITIGIOUS CANNABIS INDUSTRY APPLICANTS WILL DO WHEN THEY AREN'T THE CHOSEN TWO.

WE WILL PAY THOUSANDS IN LEGAL FEES, FIGHTING LAWSUITS OR CAVE IN AND MAYBE EVEN MORE STORES.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET OUT OF THIS BUSINESS BEFORE IT STARTS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GEORGETTE GANTNER. AND THEN I CAN'T READ THE FIRST NAME, BUT CABRERA IS THE LAST NAME.

GOOD EVENING. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE I HAVE NO EXPERT, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE TO HAVE FOOD DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM TO HAVE CANNABIS DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME.

ESPECIALLY YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHATEVER YOU WANT.

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AND IF THE RIVIERA VILLAGE IS EXPRESSING A DESIRE TO HAVE A DISPENSARY IN THAT AREA, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

BUT MAYBE THAT'S THE ONLY ONE, YOU KNOW. I, I RESENT THAT.

DISTRICT FOUR IS BEING CALLED BLIGHTED. IT'S NOT BLIGHTED.

IT'S RUN DOWN. IT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. IT'S BLIGHTED.

IS SUCH A STRONG TERM. AND MAYBE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE 450,000 BUDGETED TO TRY TO UPGRADE THAT AREA.

FOR THAT REASON ALONE, I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE CANNABIS ON THAT STRETCH.

I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT UP. I KNOW THESE GENTLEMEN BELIEVE THEIR BUSINESS IS, YOU KNOW, LEGIT AND IT'S GOOD AND WHATEVER. I'M NOT DISPARAGING THAT, BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE IF WE'RE SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY AND THAT MUCH TIME.

AND IT'S. AND THAT BUDGET COULD GO TO A MILLION.

IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE WOW.

THIS IS GOING TO BE WHAT TAKES IT OVER THE TOP, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. AND IN MY WALKING AROUND WITH, YOU KNOW, CAMPAIGNING FOR MAYOR, WHATEVER I HAVE HEARD AND IT'S ILLUSTRATED HERE WITH THE PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE ARE COMING TO ME AND SAYING, PLEASE SAY IF YOU'RE RUNNING, YOU KNOW, PLEASE STATE FOR US THAT WE AREN'T IN FAVOR OF IT IN DISTRICT 4 OR 5, ESPECIALLY ON OUR TEA SHOP.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AGAIN, I CAN'T READ THE FIRST NAME, BUT CABRERA AND THEN JOAN IRVINE.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER S. MY NAME IS JIMENA CABRERA.

I AM FROM DISTRICT THREE, AND I AM OPPOSED TO CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH.

I'M GOING TO START SAYING THAT GOOD LEADERS, LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE.

AND IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, YOU GUYS ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE OF REDONDO BEACH WHO ARE TELLING YOU LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT WANT DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH. THE ONLY GOOD LEADER IN THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IS MR. NEHRENHEIM, WHICH HE HAS LISTENED TO US AND HE IS ACTING AS THE PEOPLE HAS SPOKEN.

ALSO, AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I'M URGING YOU TO RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS.

WE DO NOT WANT THE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES. YOUR ARGUMENT THAT THIS STORE CANNABIS IS GOING TO ELIMINATE THE BLACK MARKET IS NAIVE, TO SAY THE LEAST, BETWEEN CALIFORNIA EXCISE TAX, REGULAR SALES TAX AND OUR LOCAL TAX CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO PAY ABOUT 30% MORE ON EVERY PURCHASE.

I THINK BLACK MARKETS ARE GOING TO THRIVE WHEN THE COMPETITION IS GOING TO COST 30% MORE.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, RECENTLY OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN NAMED AS BEST THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LOS ANGELES.

AS A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING THE DISTRICT, A MEMBER OF THE PTA, PTSA SINCE DAY ONE WHO HAS PROUDLY VOLUNTEERED COUNTLESS HOURS. I'M TELLING YOU, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO GET THAT RECOGNITION.

AND OF COURSE, EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP. I ASK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER S TO JOIN OUR VILLAGE, BE THE LEADERS OUR YOUTH DESERVES AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND FINALLY. I WANT TO THANK I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT FIVE FOR LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE. WE DO NOT WANT CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE SPENT EIGHT YEARS WORKING ON THIS OR 20 YEARS.

YOU HAVE TO BE A GOOD LEADER AND LISTEN TO US RIGHT NOW.

AND WE ARE TELLING YOU WE DO NOT WANT DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JOAN IRVINE AND THEN CAROL MARTIN.

JOAN IRVINE, DISTRICT ONE. WELL, I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THAT I THINK ALMOST EVERY MEETING WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS.

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SO I THINK THAT IS KIND OF A LITTLE LATE IN THE GAME.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE CANNABIS BUSINESSES AS IF THEY'RE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE TOTALLY FROM OUT OF TOWN.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS I'M NOT BEING PAID.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, FOR THESE SEVEN YEARS, I HAVE NOT I'M NOT A PAID ADVOCATE FOR THE CANNABIS BUSINESS.

IT'S BEEN PERSONAL. THE ONLY PEOPLE I HAVE, THE PAID JOBS I'VE HAD HAS BEEN OUT OF TOWN.

SO DO REALIZE I'M NOT DOING THIS FOR ANY PARTICULAR COMPANY.

I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN IT, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, AND ALSO REALIZE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MAKING MONEY OFF OF THIS.

IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MAKING MONEY THAT I, YOU KNOW, ARE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS, THE BUILDING OWNERS. AND ALSO, THERE ARE SOME VERY HIGH PROFILE BUSINESSPEOPLE IN TOWN WHO ARE PLANNING TO INVEST IN THESE CANNABIS BUSINESSES.

SO, YOU'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT OUT-OF-TOWNERS, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS IN LOOKING NICE.

I'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE LEAF ON EL PASEO, THE BEVERLY, YOU KNOW, THE RODEO DRIVE OF PALM DESERT.

YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD NEVER EVEN KNOW THAT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MY CAMPAIGN THING IS KEEPING IT REAL IN REDONDO.

WELL, I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN REDONDO.

I WAS APPROACHED BY A MEMBER OF THE PTA AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WOULD FLIP MY POSITION ON CANNABIS, THEY WOULD GUARANTEE ME THE VOTE OF THE PTA.

IT I MEAN, I WAS GOING REALLY? IT TOOK ME A WHILE.

AND I MEAN, DO I WANT TO BE ELECTED? YES. DO I WANT TO BE ELECTED WITHOUT HAVING ETHICS? NO. I TURNED THEM DOWN AND THEY'VE GONE TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING.

AND THAT WAS A HARD ONE. YOU'RE SAYING GETTING VOTING OR.

BUT IT WAS NOT MY ETHICS. AND THEN THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY CHIEF VOLUNTEER, WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DO EVERYTHING BECAUSE I WOULDN'T FLIP ON MY CANNABIS POSITION, GHOSTED ME FOR MY CAMPAIGN.

AND THE ONE THING I DID SAY, I SAID, I AM A CANNABIS ADVOCATE, BUT ONCE I BECOME MAYOR, I HAVE TO GO BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

SO I TURNED DOWN THE SUPPORT OR THE SUPPOSED SUPPORT OF THE PTA BECAUSE OF MY ETHICS.

AND I WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT, AS BEEN DISCUSSED TONIGHT, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS TOWN UNDERNEATH EVERYTHING.

AND I HAD TO STICK TO MY ETHICS. AND I WILL STICK TO MY ETHICS, AND I WILL WHEN I BECOME MAYOR, I WILL DO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CAROL MARTIN.

YEP. ME AGAIN. ACTUALLY, I CAME HERE JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE OPPOSITION TO THE SUPER BOWL FUN RUN DUE TO THE LACK OF TAKING AWAY OUR FREEDOMS FROM THE ONE, TWO, THREE SOUTH CATALINA.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME I HAVE APPROACHED THE COUNCIL OF REDONDO.

SO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GIVEN MY PRESENTATION, WHAT HAPPENS TO IT? AND I HAVE SOMETHING ON CANNABIS AS WELL. SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW? HOW DO I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? DO I HAVE TO COME AT EVERY MEETING AND SAY THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE? IS THERE A FOLLOW UP FROM THE COUNCIL? SO AS A CITIZEN HERE WHAT'S THE NEXT THING THAT TAKES PLACE? BECAUSE I'M NEW AT THIS. SECONDLY, IF CANNABIS IS SUCH A REVENUE GENERATION, HOW ABOUT FINDING ANOTHER COMPANY TO DONATE? WHAT I'M SAYING IS, THERE ARE SO MANY BUSINESSES OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE CANNABIS RETAILERS TO BRING IN REVENUE? JUST GET RID OF THEM. THEY'RE NOT GOOD. THEY DON'T BELONG IN THIS CITY.

THE GENTLEMAN WHO INDICATED HIS WHERE? THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THE NEW LICENSE, I THINK HE SAID WAS IT DIAMOND? EMERALD? EMERALD. DIAMOND. SAYING HAS NO EXPOSURE TO CHILDREN.

EXCUSE ME. I LIVE ON THE TOP FLOOR, ONE OF THE TOP FLOORS OF A VERY HIGH BUILDING.

I SEE THESE CHILDREN GOING UP AND DOWN CATALINA EVERY DAY.

THE TRACK TEAMS, THE MARCHING BANDS. THAT AREA IS TOTALLY EXPOSED TO TEENAGERS.

SO I KNOW WHAT AREA HE'S TALKING ABOUT. IT'S A VERY DARK CORNER.

AND SO MY QUESTION IS, AS A CITIZEN AND I LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN, HOW DO I COMBAT HIM? WHAT DO I DO? DO I HAVE TO SIGN UP A START, A SOME KIND OF FORM

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WHAT HE SAID WAS A LIE. KIDS ARE ON THAT CORNER ALL THE TIME AND YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT.

SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT DO I DO FROM HERE REGARDING MY COMMENT? HOW DO I GET HEARD MORE GET RESULTS? AND AS FAR AS THE CANNABIS THING, I'M GOING TO FIGHT THAT GENTLEMAN.

SO HOW DO I DO THAT? WELL, MISS MARTIN, WE CAN'T DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH THE SUPER BOWL.

IT'S NOT AGENDIZED. SO WE'RE PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT.

IT'S AGAINST THE BROWN ACT TO DO THAT. SO YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT ME, AND I'LL GIVE YOU MY CONTACT INFORMATION.

IT'S ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL TOO, UNDER DISTRICT TWO.

BUT I'M GLAD TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT. COUNCIL MEMBER LOEWENSTIEN.

THE SECOND THING IS I PERSONALLY AM OPPOSED TO ALLOWING THAT LOCATION.

IT IS WITHIN 1500 FEET. I DON'T THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS, ABOUT WHERE WE WANT TO ALLOW THIS AND NOT ALLOW THIS, AND I'M OPPOSED TO IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY DISTRICT.

DO I WAIT FOR YOU OR JUST CONTACT YOU THROUGH EMAIL? YOUR TIME IS THAT'S IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTACT ONE OF US AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE CARDS FOR.

SO ANYBODY CAN COME UP AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

JUST A MOMENT, COUNCIL. I'LL LET YOU GO AFTER HER.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. WELL, I WASN'T PLANNING ON COMING DOWN TODAY, BUT THEN I FOUND MY PANTS.

SO JUST ONE MORE TIME. AND I THINK TIM SAID IT.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE THIS IN THE GALLERIA, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE COMMERCIAL LOAN SITUATION, WHICH ACTUALLY IS THE CASE, BUT ALSO, I CAN TELL YOU IN THE MACY'S LEASE AND THE KOHL'S LEASE IN ANY JUNIOR ANCHORS LEASE, AND I DO ALL THESE KIND OF LEASES, IT SAYS ON ALL THEIR LEASES, NOT ONLY THEY CAN'T DO CANNABIS, THEY CAN'T DO GYMS, THEY CAN'T DO THIS. THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

THEY'RE VERY OLD FASHIONED. BUT I CAN GUARANTEE EVEN IN SOME BUILDINGS WHICH TECHNICALLY ARE SHOPPING CENTERS, BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE FIVE BUILDINGS TOGETHER, IF THERE'S A TENANT IN THERE THAT HAS ANY CLOUT.

THEY ALSO PUT ALL THIS STUFF IN HERE. SO I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THE GALLERIA. THEY'RE HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE GETTING FINANCING, AS IT IS. THAT'S IT.

THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRETT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS WHO CAME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

TAKING EVERYTHING INTO CONSIDERATION, I DO BELIEVE A FAIR AND REASONABLE SOLUTION IS WHAT WAS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI THAT WE NOT HAVE STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS SHOPS FROM INGLEWOOD EAST ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD, OR IN THE AREA IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI ON AVIATION BOULEVARD. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD VOTE YES.

WE STILL HAVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI. AND THEN WE'RE NOT DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER BARON'S WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T JUST PUT IN CONDITIONS AND THEN VOTE LIKE, SAY, HE'S GOING TO NOW VOTE AGAINST IT WHILE WE GIVE UP THOSE CONDITIONS. BUT HE'S WILLING TO VOTE WITH THE COUNCIL, WHICH I APPRECIATE. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE POINT THAT MISS IRVINE MADE AND EVEN MR. DODD, IF YOU COULD SHOW . PLEASE. AND THIS WAS MY THOUGHT AROUND ARTESIA BOULEVARD, WHICH I AM ABANDONING TODAY.

BUT. IS TO BE SHOWN. NO, NOTHING'S ON HERE. I TRY TO REPLUG IT IN.

LET ME SEE. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT WORKING.

I'LL FIND IT IN MIND. IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S SHOWING HERE.

IT'S NOT SHOWING HERE. I KNOW THEY HAD SOME TECHNICAL WORKING ON SOME STUFF ALL DAY TODAY.

WELL, IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE MAPS AND YOU GOOGLE THE LEAF IN PALM DESERT AND YOU SIT A PERSON THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE LEAF, YOU'LL REALIZE I ACTUALLY WALKED DOWN TO EL PASEO AND I LOOKED AT THE STORE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A TEA SHOP, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING. JUST LIKE OUR ORDINANCE PROVIDES NOTHING INDICATING IT'S A CANNABIS SHOP ON THE OUTSIDE.

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISPLAY PRODUCT TO THE OUTSIDE.

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE CANNABIS TO THE OUTSIDE.

SO YOU'D ONLY KNOW IF YOU IF YOU LOOKED IT UP ONLINE. AND THEN YOU WENT. AND THESE PLACES HAVE STRICTER SECURITY THAN NIGHTCLUBS.

CERTAINLY, MORE SECURITY THAN LIQUOR STORES AND CERTAINLY MORE THAN SMOKE SHOPS.

THEN TAKE YOUR GOOGLE MAPS AND GO TO 2705 ARTESIA BOULEVARD AND HAVE THE PERSON WALK DOWN THE STREET.

FIRST YOU SEE THE THIRSTY CLUB, THEN THE YELLOW SMOKE SHOP WITH ITS BANNER, THEN OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS AND INDEED RUN

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UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, DESPITE GETTING VOTES UNANIMOUS VOTES FROM THE COUNCIL TO DOUBLE THE FA FLOOR AREA RATIO.

WHAT YOU CAN BUILD ARTESIA BOULEVARD ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

WE STILL HAVE NOT PUT THAT ON THE BALLOT FOR REDONDO RESIDENTS DUE TO THE LONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS.

BUT THERE ARE STRETCHES OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD THAT NEED INVIGORATION AND BOTH, YOU KNOW, FAR ADJUSTMENT, PARKING ADJUSTMENT, PLUS A NEW BUSINESS THAT COULD OPEN UP WOULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT.

AS WE CAN SEE AT ARTESIA AND MCKAY, THE HARDWARE SITE IN YANAGI'S WAS TORN DOWN.

IT'S A FLAT LOT. I'M IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE DEVELOPERS THERE.

THEY'RE ALWAYS WORKING ON SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS TO THE DESIGN, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET GOING SOON, BUT IT HASN'T COME. AND SO THIS WAS THE KIND OF IMPETUS AND INJECTION I WOULD WANT ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

BUT I AM WILLING TO FOREGO IT IN THE INTEREST OF UNANIMITY AND KEEPING IT AWAY FROM OUR KIDS BUS STOPS AND THE LIKE.

AND I DO REALIZE THAT IT MAY PRECLUDE IT, MR. DODD, FROM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF DISTRICT FOUR, AND SO BE IT.

A LOT OF THINGS ARE IMPORTANT IN DISTRICT FOUR. HAVING A CANNABIS SHOP IN OUR DISTRICT IS NOT A HILL ANYBODY'S GOING TO DIE ON.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC.

CARISSA. HI AGAIN. CARISSA ROBINSON, COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER S, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AS A LICENSED THERAPIST AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ADDICTION TREATMENT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROPOSED RETAIL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN REDONDO BEACH.

FOR SOME TIME, I'VE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED CAREFULLY WEIGHED THE PROS AND CONS OF ALLOWING RETAIL CANNABIS IN OUR CITY.

HOWEVER, AFTER THOROUGH CONSIDERATION, I CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.

A RECENT STATISTIC SHOWS THE DAILY OR NEAR DAILY MARIJUANA USE HAS INCREASED 15 FOLD IN RECENT YEARS, SURPASSING DAILY ALCOHOL USE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN IN 2022.

THIS DRAMATIC SHIFT IN USAGE PATTERN PATTERNS IS DEEPLY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPING BRAINS OF YOUNGER RESIDENTS.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND RETAIL CANNABIS IS RESTRICTED TO ADULTS 21 AND OVER, THE NORMALIZATION EFFECT IS PARTICULARLY ALARMING AND POTENTIALLY INCREASING YOUTH EXPOSURE AND USE. I LIVED IN COLORADO FOR TWO YEARS AFTER LEGALIZATION, AND I OBSERVED THAT MANY CITIES, INCLUDING THE ONE I LIVED IN AND COUNTIES, STILL DON'T ALLOW RETAIL CANNABIS.

THE CITY I LIVED IN VOTED DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES.

AS OF 2019, NEARLY HALF OF COLORADO'S COUNTIES STILL PROHIBIT RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES.

THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT EVEN YEARS AFTER LEGALIZATION, LOCAL COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

I QUESTION THE URGENCY OF THE DECISION FOR REDONDO BEACH.

WHILE I KNOW IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND FOR SOME THAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER, MANY CITIES STILL DON'T ALLOW RETAIL CANNABIS.

OUR RESIDENTS ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL CANNABIS THROUGH NEARBY CITIES AND DELIVERY SERVICES.

ADDING DISPENSARIES TO OUR CITY DOESN'T NECESSARILY INCREASE SAFETY OR ACCESS, BUT IT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER NORMALIZATION AND INCREASED USE.

I LOVE THAT REDONDO BEACH IS FORWARD THINKING, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT ISSUE TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT ON.

WE MAY END UP ALLOWING IT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WHY NOW? I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY OUR YOUTH, IN MAKING THIS DECISION. WHILE I RESPECT THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT STANCE ON RETAIL CANNABIS IS THE MOST PRUDENT COURSE OF ACTION FOR REDONDO BEACH AT THIS TIME.

LET'S CONSIDER CONTINUE TO OBSERVE THE OUTCOMES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES BEFORE MAKING SUCH DRASTIC AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? YEAH. HI. GOOD EVENING. EXCUSE MY CASUAL APPEARANCE.

I JUST CAME FROM MEDITATION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO RETAIL CANNABIS AND DELIVERY CANNABIS. I JUST DON'T THINK THIS HAS A PLACE IN OUR TOWN.

COME ON. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU KNEW OF A PERSON WHO USED CANNABIS REGULARLY?

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THEY DON'T LIKE TAPER OFF AND THEY GET INTO A HABIT.

IT'S NOT JUST I'M GOING TO TRY IT AND THEN OH, I NEED IT FOR PAIN AND THEN IT GOES AWAY.

THEY USUALLY UPPED THE ANTE A LITTLE BIT. THEY DON'T JUST STOP.

OKAY, SO IF YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO STOP OR RECREATIONAL USE, THEY'RE GOING TO WHATEVER.

NO THEY'RE NOT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUR POPULATION HERE REDONDO BEACH MORE AND MORE HIGH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE LIKE, WOW, THERE'S A RETAIL SHOP HERE.

LET'S GO GET IT. IT'S RIGHT THERE. IT'S SO EASY.

OH, WELL, THERE'S A DELIVERY METHOD. AND WHAT'S THAT BILLBOARD? I THINK YOU GUYS SAW MY COMMENT. THAT BILLBOARD ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS OFFENSIVE.

OUR TOWN IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE A CHEAP TOWN. IT'S THAT STUPID FONT, AND IT'S LIKE, HEY, WE'VE GOT SOME.

WE'LL DELIVER IT IN 15 MINUTES. AND THE OLD PEOPLE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK THAT IS.

I JUST CAME BY THE GUY. HE'S LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS.

BUT WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK CHEAP WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BILLBOARDS A LITTLE WAYS UP THE STREET, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE SOMEWHERE HERE SOMEONE'S GOING TO START SAYING, HEY, WHAT IS WHAT ARE THOSE? OH, IT'S ABOUT CANNABIS. OH, IT'S ABOUT MARIJUANA.

OUR TOWN IS GOING TO LOOK CHEAP. IT'S GOING TO LOOK BAD.

AND I HAVE A SON WITH AUTISM, AS I PUT IT IN THE IN THE COMMENTS.

HE'S REALLY A PIECE OF WORK, THIS KID. HE GOES TO ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE'S GOING TO COME HOME AND HE. I'VE ALREADY CAUGHT HIM DOING WEIRD THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE'S IMAGINATIVE. HE'S GOING TO COME HOME AND JUST POP IN THERE, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHEN HE GETS SSI.

HE'S GOT MONEY IN HIS POCKET. AND YOU KNOW, AT 18, I CAN'T.

IT'S DONE, YOU KNOW. I CAN'T. HE'S HE'S NOT HE GETS HE GETS HIS MONEY IF HE'S, YOU KNOW DISABLED.

YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF DISABLED KIDS IN THIS TOWN.

ARE THEY ALL GOING TO BE LIKE WALKING BY A CANNABIS SHOP? I GOT A LOT OF MONEY IN MY POCKETS.

WHAT'S THAT? YOU KNOW? I MEAN, THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH AT STAKE HERE.

AND I HATE ARTESIA BOULEVARD. ARTESIA BOULEVARD SMELLS.

IT'S TERRIBLE. THAT GREEN HEAD SHOP. THE MANHATTAN BEACH CANNABIS.

YOUR TIME IS UP, MA'AM. THANK YOU ANYWAYS. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JONATHAN TSVETKO, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT.

I THINK YOU'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT US MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO WORTHY IN PUTTING IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR TO UNDERSTAND IN THE FORMAT OF A STORY. SO I WANT TO TELL YOU TONIGHT A STORY ABOUT TOM.

TOM LIVED NEAR A RIVER PRONE TO FLOODING. ONE SPRING WEATHER FORECAST WARNED OF HEAVY RAINS.

OFFICIALS URGED EVACUATION. A CHRISTIAN NEIGHBOR VISITED SAYING GOD WARNS US HE THE SIGNS OF OUR SAFETY.

FOR OUR SAFETY, PLEASE LEAVE. TOM IGNORED HIM, THINKING I'LL BE FINE.

THE RAINS CAME. THE RIVER SWELLED. A MUSLIM FRIEND CAME AND ARRIVED SAYING, ALLAH'S MERCY IS LISTENING TO WISDOM.

EVACUATE NOW. TOM WAVED HIM OFF, SAYING, I'LL MANAGE.

THE WATER ROSE HIGHER AND A HINDU RESCUE WORKER IN A BOAT URGED, KARMA TEACHES US TO ACT WISELY.

COME WITH ME. TOM REFUSED, INSISTING I'LL WAIT IT OUT.

SOON THE FLOOD ENGULFED HIS HOME AND TOM DROWNED.

AT THE GATES OF THE AFTERLIFE, HE MET A BUDDHIST GUIDE WHO SAID SUFFERING COMES FROM IGNORING THE TRUTH.

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FAITH. I'VE GIVEN YOU MULTIPLE REASONS WHY IT IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

WE'VE SEEN THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN IN SO MANY ARTICLES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THE INDUSTRY IS IN SEVERE DISTRESS. WE HAVE SEEN A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE GROW DRAMATICALLY TO WHERE LA TIMES IS PUTTING IT ON THE FRONT PAGE.

THIS IS NOWHERE NEAR DONE. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO GROW.

AND NOW YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT'S COME OUT HERE TONIGHT AND ONLINE.

I AM IMPRESSED TO SEE 68 OPPOSITION COMMENTS COMPLETELY.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. OPPOSITION HERE TONIGHT.

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FAITH, THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL LISTEN TO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, FOR LISTENING TO THESE TRUTHS.

THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE WELL, TOO. I KNOW YOU'VE DONE THE BEST YOU CAN. CLAPPING.

[02:25:04]

THANK YOU. I'LL END ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. CIVICO, YOU HAVE A DELIVERY COMPANY. HOW MUCH MONEY WERE YOU PAYING TO THE CITY AND THE CITIES YOU WERE DELIVERING TO? IT'S A VARYING QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR YOU AT THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW, BUT MAY I ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE POIGNANTLY, WHAT'S THE GOAL YOU'D LIKE THAT I CAN MAYBE ANSWER A LITTLE BIT MORE SUCCINCTLY. YOUR DELIVERY COMPANY THAT YOU HAVE DELIVERS CANNABIS.

AND SO YOU WERE DELIVERING TO VARIOUS CITIES.

SO THE BUSINESS LICENSES AND BUSINESS TAX REVENUE, HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THAT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND HOW MUCH WERE THEY HOW MUCH THE HOST CITY THAT YOU HAD, HOW MUCH WERE YOU GIVING THEM IN SALES TAX REVENUE? I DON'T HAVE THAT DATA, BUT I CAN SHARE THIS.

WE HAVE SEEN NOW, AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A BILL THAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAD PUT FORWARD IN HOPES OF DOING A TAX REFORM.

AND PART OF THAT WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS MADE SO THAT IF THE INDUSTRY FELL UNDER $650 MILLION IN TAX REVENUES, THEN WE SET ASIDE $150 MILLION SO WE COULD BACKFILL IT FOR THE DRUG PREVENTION GROUPS IN TIER THREE.

SO, WE COULD KEEP THE KEEP THE YOUTH SAFE. THAT $150 MILLION WAS INTENDED TO LAST FOR THREE YEARS.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THOSE THREE YEARS, WHICH IS COMING THIS JULY, WE HAVE ANOTHER MARKER TO WHERE THE TAXES WILL INCREASE.

IF WE DIDN'T HIT THOSE TARGETS, THAT $150 MILLION WAS USED UP IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS.

AND SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INDUSTRY THAT IS SUFFERING GREATLY.

IT WAS REPORTED JUST YESTERDAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL IS NOW $26 MILLION IN DEFICIT.

TO EVEN RUN THEIR DEPARTMENT AS A WAY TO CORRECT THAT, THEY'RE SUGGESTING TO INCREASE THE LICENSING FEES OF OPERATORS WHICH ARE EGREGIOUS TO BEGIN WITH. AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A TAX TO INCREASE FROM 15% TO 19%.

SO WE CAN MAKE UP FOR THIS. THE BETTER WAY TO KIND OF PUT THE PERIOD AT THE END OF THAT THOUGHT IS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PUT OUT HIS BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, AND HE HAS ALREADY INCLUDED THAT TAX INCREASE.

AND WITH THE TAX INCREASE, THEY ARE PROJECTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN ABOUT $430 MILLION THIS YEAR, WELL BELOW THE BELOW THE MINIMUM WE EVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EVER HIT. SO YOUR BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVE YOU DON'T CAN'T SAY THE SALES TAX REVENUE.

AND HAS IT BEEN DECLINING OR INCREASING DECLINE? I WOULD DECLINE, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. YOUR DELIVERY ONLY.

YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? IS THAT A HAND UP BACK THERE? YOU CAN JUST COME UP. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? YES, I HAVE NANCY SKIBA. GO AHEAD. NANCY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I'M WANTING TO VERY MUCH SUPPORT WHAT SCOTT BEHRENDT HAS SAID.

I BELIEVE HE HAS SOME GOOD IDEAS THERE. I DO KIND OF FAVOR A DELIVERY MODEL.

AND NOW, INFORMATION THAT'S COME RECENTLY TO THE FOREFRONT IS THAT OF A CONTAMINATED PRODUCT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NO LONGER IN THE DAYS OF THE MELLOW MARIJUANA OF THE 60S AND 70S DUE TO INNOVATIONS IN BOOSTING POTENCY VIA TOXIC CHEMICALS. THEY ARE SAYING NOW THAT THERE ARE SUCH THINGS AS PESTICIDES IN PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE EVEN BEEN CERTIFIED AS CLEAN, AND PESTICIDES CAN BE CARCINOGENIC. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE USING CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL REASONS, THAT'S EVEN A GREATER WORRY. THE ISSUE OF CLEAN PRODUCT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE, AND ALTOGETHER USED BY CHILDREN, AND DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE CAN BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.

GENUINELY SAFER PRODUCT MUST BE GUARANTEED. OUR TEACHER DOESN'T NEED MORE SMOKE SHOPS OR BOULEVARD STOREFRONT DISPENSARIES, WHICH COULD BE POSSIBLY MORE VIABLE OR TOLERABLE BY RESIDENTS ON A LESS BUSY THOROUGHFARE.

WHERE FROM AWAY FROM SCHOOLS, KIDS AND HOMES.

I BELIEVE THAT THE MEASURE E ERA. PROMOTION AND VIDEOS BY ONE SUPPLIER SOLIDIFIED OPPOSITION TO ALLOWING ANY SHOPS AT ALL.

IF ALLOWED, THE SHOPS MUST NOT BE ADJACENT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND ALL PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PRODUCT QUALITY AND THE MOST RESPONSIBLE SELLERS SELECTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, WE HAVE CHRIS OR. EXCUSE ME, KYLE JOHNSON.

KYLE, ARE YOU THERE? OH, YES. MY NAME IS KYLE JOHNSON.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. I AM NOT A CANNABIS USER, NOR DO I HAVE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST OR STAKE IN ANY CANNABIS BUSINESSES OF ANY KIND.

THAT BEING SAID, I DO SUPPORT RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONTS IN REDONDO BEACH.

I BELIEVE THAT THE INCREASED TAX REVENUE WILL HELP OUR CITY PAY FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

[02:30:05]

KEEP OUT ZONES IN WITH SAFETY IN MIND. YEAH. THAT'S IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I HAVE NONE FOR COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, I MAY EXCUSE ME FOR ZOOM AND THEN FOR COMMENTS.

I HAVE 68 COMMENTS, 61 OPPOSED, ONE NEUTRAL AND THE REST.

THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY KIND OF PICK. THAT'S IT FOR THE RECORD.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME IS UP, MA'AM. YOU ONLY GET TO SPEAK ONCE.

I'M SORRY. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] .

SINCE I CAN'T SEE YOUR HAND, I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO CHIME IN NOW. OR IF YOU WISH TO.

YEAH. I THINK MY VOICE IS MAYBE GOING TO HOLD UP.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE HEARD EVERYONE TONIGHT.

I'VE READ THE 68 COMMENTS THE EMAILS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS.

AND I HEAR THOSE OF YOU OPPOSED TO A TWO STORY STOREFRONT CANNABIS RETAIL.

AND I AM AWARE OF THE CONCERNING REPORTS ABOUT PESTICIDE LEVELS AND LACK OF TESTING.

A DELIVERY ONLY MODEL WILL BE DELIVERING THOSE SAME PRODUCTS.

SO, AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DISCUSSION, PASSING THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT IS NOT OPENING IT UP TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR A CANNABIS RETAIL STORE. IT IS FIXING CLOSING THE LOOPHOLES.

AND THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN 2022. TONIGHT, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO BEEF IT UP AND MAKE IT REPRESENT THE WILL OF ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP, SO THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THEM IN THE FUTURE.

SHOULD WE OPEN IT UP FOR APPLICATIONS? BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT TONIGHT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOTION. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER . OBAJI. OH, SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO HAVE MY HAND UP, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND.

I HAVE MY HAND UP. I HAVE MY HAND UP, ACTUALLY.

YOU STILL TALK, THOUGH. NO, I CAN'T GATHER FACTS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

OKAY. DIRECTOR DEALS. DEALS. SORRY. DEALS. HOUSE.

HOUSE. OH, SORRY. I WELL, YOU DID A WALK ALL THE WAY DOWN PCH AND LOOKING DOWN.

HOW MANY MASSAGE SHOPS THAT WERE ON PCH, SOUTH REDONDO? I DID ARTESIA. I DID THE PCH AS WELL THOUGH. RIGHT.

DID YOU COUNT OR DIDN'T YOU COUNT HOW MANY MASSAGE ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD? I DID A COUNT OR SIX. AND YOU DID THE SAME COUNT FOR PCH AS WELL.

I THOUGHT YOU DID. OKAY. CAN YOU PUT UP THE MAP AGAIN REAL QUICK? CAN YOU SHOW ME SOUTH REDONDO ONE MORE TIME? SO WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DAYCARE, YOUTH CENTERS, A SEPARATE ONE FOR DALE PAGE PARK, WHICH IS A SEPARATE PARK, WHICH REALLY WOULDN'T CHANGE MUCH IF WE WERE TO DO A SEPARATE ONE FOR ALTA VISTA.

MESSINA PARK IS NOT ON THERE, BUT IT'S WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SCHOOL AND THE CHURCH.

SO YOU HAVE A HUGE CLUSTER IN SOUTH REDONDO. WHAT IS THE REASONING YOU WOULD USE TO THROW OUT ALL OF EAST OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD AND AVIATION.

EAST OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD. EAST OF INGLEWOOD.

EAST OF AVIATION. EXCLUSION FOR WEST OR WEST.

SORRY. WEST OF INGLEWOOD. INGLEWOOD ON ARTESIA.

YOU'RE ASKING WHAT WOULD BE THE BASIS FOR THAT? YEAH, IT WOULD BE WHAT I MENTIONED. YEAH, IT WOULD BE WHAT I STATED EARLIER, WHICH I COULD REPEAT.

YEAH. PLEASE DO. ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT CONTEMPLATED.

A CANNABIS SHOP AS PART OF THE CAP. THE ARTESIA AVIATION CORRIDOR AREA PROJECT.

SO IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE THERE. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS ON THAT AREA, IN PARTICULAR IS LIKE NO OTHER, AS WELL AS NOT JUST THE BUS LINE THAT PICKS KIDS UP THERE, BUT THE AFTER SCHOOL AND THE BEFORE SCHOOL. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, INCLUDING THE BIKE PATH AREA.

AND THEN THE PARTICULARLY DENSE SATURATION OF SMOKE SHOPS, VAPE SHOPS, LIQUOR STORES AND THE AND THE LIKE ON THAT STRIP,

[02:35:04]

SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING. OKAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, THAT STRETCH RIGHT THERE, I CAN COUNT 3 OR 4 SMOKE SHOPS, AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MASSAGE PARLOR AREAS, MASSAGE AREAS, INCLUDING THE ONE OR NOT, NOT INCLUDING THE ONE THAT'S IN TORRANCE, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT, THE BULLPEN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, TORRANCE. I MEAN, THE SAME ISSUES EXIST, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF RUNDOWN STOREFRONTS ON PCH AS WELL.

I'D WANT TO SEE INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, GOING BACK TO YOU, MOVE BACK UP TO THE SEVEN EIGHT DISTRICT ZIP CODE. NORTH REDONDO NORTH OF 190.

YES. YEAH. THERE'S A LOT LESS OPPORTUNITY THERE. AND YOU'RE MISSING FAR NORTH IN DISTRICT FIVE.

THERE'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY RIGHT THERE IN THAT MALL. FAR LESS OPPORTUNITY THERE.

IF WE WERE TO WIPE ALL THAT OUT, YOU'D HAVE VERY LITTLE LEFT.

AND I OPENED UP THE CR ZONE. BUT I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.

THE OWNERS OF GALLERIA ARE NOT AT ALL. ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM OPEN TO HAVING A CANNABIS LICENSE THERE DOWN TO 190.

YES. THERE'S ONLY LIKE 3 OR 4 SHOPS. RIGHT? OKAY.

GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY. WE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL FOUR.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. ARE YOU STILL THERE? HI. OKAY. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. AND I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION? YEAH. JUST I MEAN, COUNCILMAN NEHRENHEIM DOES MAKE A GOOD POINT, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE 978 DROP DOWN TO PROBABLY TEN SITES. AND I WILL SAY THAT MY IMPRESSION FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOUTH BAY SOCIAL DISTRICT OF THE GALLERIA WERE THAT THEY WOULD WANT A CANNABIS RETAIL SHOP THERE. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM TONIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY ROBIN EISENBERG IS THAT AND OTHERS IS THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUCH A LESSEE IN LIGHT OF THEIR FINANCING, ANY FINANCING THEY DO END UP GETTING.

SO. IT'S A VALID POINT REGARDING THE I I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI I COULDN'T VOTE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING THAT WOULD ALLOW WIPING OFF SO MUCH OF A LAND MASS AVAILABILITY, I COULDN'T. WHAT IF YOU ALLOWED THE ONE? I KNOW YOU'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. THE ONES ON AVIATION AND STILL KEPT IT OFF OF ARTESIA.

I'D RATHER DISALLOW IT ON AVIATION AND ALLOW IT ON ARTESIA.

BUT IT'S YOUR DISTRICT, SO. I MEAN. THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS.

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S CONCERN ABOUT ARTESIA. I DO.

YEAH. AND THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CITY.

WELL, SO THEN DO WE HAVE TO REVISIT THE 90278? 90277 SPLIT AND JUST KEEP IT BY. IT'S RIGHT NOW.

IT'D HAVE TO BE IN DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS, RIGHT? CORRECT.

OKAY. MAYBE WE COULD TO DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND NO MORE THAN ONE IN THE 90278.

THAT'S AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME. AND KEEP THE EXCLUSION.

RIGHT. AND KEEP THE EXCLUSION. NOT KEEPING THE EXCLUSION THOUGH. YES.

KEEP THE EXCLUSION. WEST OF WEST OF ARTESIA AND AVIATION.

WEST OF ARTESIA AND INGLEWOOD. WITH THAT, THERE ARE OTHER

[02:40:01]

AND I THINK THE RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT, AND I THINK IT WOULD RELIEVE THEIR CONCERNS.

I WOULD BE FINE WITH EXCLUDING THE PORTION ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LEAVING AVIATION AS ZONED.

BUT I IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE THOSE ARE SUITABLE PROPERTIES IN LIGHT OF THE LIMITED PARKING.

AND SO, NOT ALLOWING IN ARTESIA ALLOWING IT ON AVIATION ALLOWING IT ON.

YES. OKAY. GOT IT. I'D AGREE TO THAT. ALL RIGHT.

AND BY ARTESIA, WE'RE SAYING ARTESIA WEST OF INGLEWOOD AVENUE.

ARTESIA FROM INGLEWOOD WEST WOULD BE EXCLUDED.

WHAT ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS? I WILL TELL YOU, I'M OPPOSED TO THAT BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC IS RIGHT.

WE'RE DUE FOR A REDISTRICTING BECAUSE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF VOTERS, AND THOSE COULD MOVE.

AND WE JUST HAD THAT. YEAH, IT'S EVERY TEN YEARS.

IT'S EVERY TEN YEARS. EVERY TEN YEARS THERE'S 7 OR 8 YEARS BASED ON CENSUS.

BUT IT CAN MOVE. AND THEN YOU THEN YOU HAVE FIVE YEARS OR LESS THAN THAT.

YEAH. YOU GOT TEN YEARS. TEN YEARS. ALL RIGHT.

EVERY TEN YEARS. WE JUST HAD IT IN 2020 2020.

SO IF WE JUST 23 IT TAKES TWO YEARS. OKAY. SO BUT IT'S STILL BASED ON THE 2020 RESULTS.

CORRECT. IF WE JUST ELIMINATE THE 10 OR 12 PARCELS WEST OF INGLEWOOD SPLIT UP 927790278. ARE WE GOOD? I'M GOOD. GOING TO WHAT MAY AT THIS POINT BE THE TEN PARCELS.

BUT TO BE CLEAR. YEAH. EXCLUDING ALL OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

YES. FROM INGLEWOOD THROUGH AVIATION BOULEVARD.

YES. YOU SAID THE TEN PARCELS ON AVIATION. JUST COUNTING THOSE.

YOU CAN COUNT THEM. BUT PUTTING THAT. BUT YES, THAT'S SPECIFICALLY. OKAY.

YOU SAID THAT WERE THE TEN PARCELS AGAIN. THEY'RE WEST OF INGLEWOOD BOULEVARD ON THE ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

IT'S THOSE RIGHT. IT'S THOSE RIGHT THERE. GOT IT.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE YELLOW BOX. GOT IT. OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

YEAH. FOR VISUALIZATION PURPOSES. BUT AS YOU JUST SAID, IT WOULD BE ALL OF ARTESIA OUT FROM INGLEWOOD WEST, TO BE CLEAR. YES. OKAY. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT IS AS I SAID EARLIER, FAIR AND REASONABLE SOLUTION THAT WOULD KEEP IT OUT OF A SENSITIVE AREA. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVE I TO LET'S SEE THE LANGUAGES HERE.

AND WHILE YOU DO, THAT DID HAVE ONE SMALL HOUSEKEEPING MATTER. IF YOU WERE ABLE TO YIELD FOR A MOMENT WITH ELIZABETH.

IS THAT OKAY? GOOD BOY. WE ADDED A DEFINITION.

YOU ADDED A DEFINITION OF SCHOOL CAPITAL S. SO IF WE GO TO THE SECTION THAT DISCUSSES LOCATION, WHICH IS FORD D, NO RETAILER SHALL BE ESTABLISHED OR LOCATED WITHIN 1500 FEET OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL, ET CETERA. SINCE YOU'VE DEFINED THE WORD SCHOOL, IT SHOULD READ NO RETAILER SHALL BE ESTABLISHED OR LOCATED WITHIN 1500 FEET OF ANY SCHOOL THAT IS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL.

ET CETERA. CAN YOU MAKE THAT CHANGE? YEAH, THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT THE INTENT OF THAT SECTION.

I CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. THANKS FOR DOING THAT. THAT WAS ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. COULD YOU CLARIFY ONE MORE TIME? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDERSTAND THIS. WHAT WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE AVIATION ART? JUST FROM. JUST ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD, WEST OF INGLEWOOD AVENUE.

SO THERE'S ONE STRAGGLER PROPERTY OVER THERE IN ARTESIA, AND THEN IT'S THOSE PROPERTIES RIGHT THERE OUTSIDE THE BUBBLES.

ONE STRAGGLER THERE AND THOSE PROPERTIES RIGHT THERE.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE LIMITED. ELIMINATED.

ELIMINATED. NO, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO. NOT ALLOWED TO PUT IT.

ARE TEACHABLE. YEAH. AND THAT IS ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

THAT'S ARTESIA BOULEVARD FROM INGLEWOOD WEST TO BE EXCLUDED.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND IT, ONE PER ZIP CODE.

1000FT, EXCLUDING THE EXCLUSION FOR ARTESIA BETWEEN AVIATION AND INGLEWOOD.

AND ADDING SCHOOL TO THAT ONE. ADDING SCHOOL AND ADDING WHAT SCHOOL? 200FT FROM SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST TALKED WITH SCHOOLS.

IT WAS JUST PRIVATE SCHOOLS. IT'S A NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE THAT CHANGES.

NO, IT DOESN'T. SO IT'S JUST THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE THAT I HAVE ON THE SCREEN, BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED THE DEFINITION OF SCHOOL, WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND CLEAN UP THE LANGUAGE HERE JUST TO REFINE IT A BIT.

CAPITALIZED SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE. YEAH. SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO SAY PUBLIC PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

[02:45:05]

IT'S JUST A NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE. IF YOU TALKED ABOUT THE STRIP MALL WHERE HAVANA IS AND ALL THAT, THAT'S 1500 FEET FROM THE ADULT SCHOOL. IT HAS TO BE.

IT HAS TO BE A SCHOOL THAT'S A HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OKAY. SO AS LONG AS IT'S NOT JUST SCHOOL, IT'S DEFINED, OKAY.

AS LONG AS SCHOOL IS THAT AS LONG AS ADULT IS NOT PART OF THAT THAT'S FINE.

ARE YOU GOING TO ELIMINATE THAT WHOLE STRIP MALL.

SO LET ME. SO YOU HAVE THAT MOTION. WELL, I NEED TO INTRODUCE IT BY TITLE ONLY.

JUST ONE MORE POINT, IF I MAY. THERE'S ALSO JUST THIS UPDATED LANGUAGE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS ON THIS SLIDE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PRIOR.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. SO THOUSAND FOOT SEPARATION PLUS THIS UPDATED LANGUAGE.

RIGHT. PLUS THE CONVERSION TO ZIP CODES ONE PER ZIP CODE, NO MORE THAN ONE PER ZIP CODE.

AND THE BLACKOUT ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD BETWEEN INGLEWOOD AND AVIATION MOVED TO INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER 328725328825328925 AND ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC DASH 2502004.

FOR? WE HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. SINCE I CAN'T SEE YOUR HAND, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD AT THIS POINT? NOT UNTIL WE VOTE. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER . ARE WE PUTTING THE THOUSAND FOOT RULE IN HERE? BACK HERE AS WELL? YES, THAT'S THE MOTION. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE, TWO, TWO STORES IN TWO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS? 1000FT AND THEY'RE THE SAME SCORE.

IT'D HAVE TO BE TWO DISTRICTS BETWEEN 900 AND 77 HAVE TO BE THREE AND TWO.

RIGHT? AND THEY'D PROBABLY UNLIKELY BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHIN 1000FT.

THERE'S ONE LOCATION WHERE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY.

IT'S THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. NO, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

LAWRENCE BOULEVARD. WELL, NO, NOT IF WE'RE KEEPING THE 97790278.

WELL, IF YOU HAVE A TIE. YOU MEAN WHERE PUCKETT IS? YEAH. THAT'S THE ONE LOCATION WHERE IT WOULD STILL APPLY BETWEEN 90277 AND 90278.

RIGHT. IT'S A VERY LIMITED AREA. I REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATION REGARDING A 1000 FOOT RULE VERY WELL.

IT THAT RULE IS IN REGARD TO WHO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE NUMBERS AND THE PERCENTAGE OF POINTS IN THIS POINT SCORING. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED.

I COULDN'T VOTE FOR THAT. AND PUTTING IN TAKING OUT ALL THESE OTHER PROPERTIES AS WELL.

YOU'RE CREATING BIG PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE. OKAY.

WELL, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE WE CAN CHANGE.

THE COUNCIL CAN CHANGE THAT AT A LATER DATE. IF IT DOESN'T WORK IN THE FIRST CALL FOR RFP.

WELL, I KNOW YOU RULE OUT THE FIRST BATCH. THAT'S YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY SPECIFIC AREA WHERE THAT, I MEAN, VERY SPECIFIC. YEAH. AND THE POINT IS TO NOT CONCENTRATE HIM IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA TO SPREAD THEM OUT IF NECESSARY.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT THEN YOU CAN'T. BUT IT'S EXACTLY THAT POINT.

YOU THEN YOU CANNOT START TAKING SO MANY SWATHS OF AREA OUT.

SO, DO YOU WANT TO REMOVE THE THOUSAND FOOT SEPARATION? I HAVE I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS. ONE IS 1000 FOOT SEPARATION AND TWO IS TAKING OUT SO MANY.

JUST DOING THE COUNTS LIKE YOU DID WITH THE ONE DOZEN COUNTS ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

I MEAN, I CAN COUNT, YOU KNOW, 4 OR 5, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.

RIGHT. ON DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT THREE. I COUNT WHOLE SWATHS OF AREA IN SOUTH REDONDO THAT WOULD APPLY TO AS WELL, IN TERMS OF YOU'RE PUTTING THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THE ABILITY AVAILABILITY OF PARCELS.

AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER WITH THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO ALL OF THE ZONING FOR SO MANY YEARS. AND WE STARTED THIS BACK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER HORVATH. SO ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE YOUR MOTION? I MEAN, I CAN COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?

[02:50:05]

HE WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER. WHY DON'T.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION? IT'S EITHER ELIMINATE THE 1000 FOOT RULE OR WELL, THERE'S TWO OF THEM NOT TAKING OUT THE WHOLE PORTION ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD. THAT'S A DOZEN PLACES, INCLUDING AVIATION DISTRICT.

I'M. I'M GOING WITH WHAT HE WANTS. OKAY. YEAH.

IT'S FINE. I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I CAN'T GO FOR ALL THESE OTHER AMENDMENTS IN THE WAY.

DO YOU HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION? NO. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE.

BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I THINK THERE'S SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM STATEMENTS THAT ARE MADE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND MY ROLE.

I DON'T VOTE ON THIS. I CAN VETO IF THE COUNCIL SPLIT AND I CAN VOTE IF THERE'S A TIE, WHICH WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TONIGHT.

I PERSONALLY, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW I'M. I'M AGAINST POT.

I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE AND THEN I WAS IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY.

HAD TO GET DRUG TESTED. NEVER TRIED IT. HAD NO.

NO DESIRE TO. SO I'M NOT A FAN OF IT. I WILL SAY, THOUGH, THAT SOME OF THE STATEMENTS HERE AREN'T ENTIRELY ACCURATE.

I MEAN, THE STOREFRONTS HERE ARE GOING TO LOOK BETTER THAN PROBABLY EVERY OTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'LL SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND CERTAINLY BETTER THAN THE SMOKE SHOPS. AND I THINK WE HAVE FAR MORE CONTROL WITH THE STOREFRONTS THAN WE DO WITH DELIVERY.

THAT'S EVIDENCED BY THERE'S A LOT BEING DELIVERED HERE ALL THE TIME RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S NO DENYING IT. YOU CAN. YOU CAN SEE IT EVERYWHERE.

I HATE WALKING ALONG THE ESPLANADE AT SUNSET BECAUSE YOU GET A CONTACT HIGH, AND THEN THOSE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING RIGHT AFTER THE SUNSET, WHICH I THINK IS APPALLING, BUT THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I ALSO THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT DISINGENUOUS TO SAY, HEY, JUST LET GO GET GO GET YOUR, YOUR POT FROM ANOTHER CITY.

IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, I QUIT GOING TO ONE CHURCH BECAUSE THEY COLLECTED FOR HOMELESS AND THEN THEY, I SAID, OKAY, HOW CAN I HELP FEED THE HOMELESS? WHEN'S YOUR DAY? AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE GIVE IT TO THE CHURCHES IN REDONDO.

I DON'T LIKE PASSING OFF THINGS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

I THINK THAT'S DISINGENUOUS. I DO THINK, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON SMOKE SHOPS.

I THINK WE'RE ON A ON A PATH USING THIS ORDINANCE AS A MODEL TO STRIKE DOWN THE NUMBER OF SMOKE SHOPS OVER TIME AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY REGULATE THE FEW THAT WE DO ALLOW IN THE FUTURE.

AND I THINK WE CAN APPLY THAT TO OTHER UNDESIRABLE BUSINESSES AS WELL, LIKE MASSAGE PARLORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THIS IS A MODEL FOR THAT WE CAN USE FOR THE FUTURE WITH EXCLUSION ZONES.

HOW PRETTY THE, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU HAVE TO DESIGN THE STOREFRONT WHERE YOU CAN AND CAN'T DISPLAY CAN'T BE GAUDY LIKE SOME OF THE SMOKE THE NEWER SMOKE SHOPS I SEE GOING UP.

SO I THINK WE'RE ON A BETTER PATH THAN WE WERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED THIS DEBATE SO, SO LONG AGO. AND I DON'T THINK I WILL HAVE I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE A SPLIT VOTE.

SO, I DON'T THINK VETO WILL BE POSSIBLE. AND PLUS, I, YOU KNOW, I RESPECT THAT THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS LONGER THAN ME. AND I DO WANT TO RESPECT THE TIME THEY TIME THEY PUT INTO IT, AS WELL AS CITY STAFF. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE AND LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

I'M JUST VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PORTION ON AVIATION NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO FORCE IT INTO THERE.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE. RIGHT. I'LL VOTE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES. DO YOU WANT TO READ THE ORDINANCE? THE RESOLUTIONS. OKAY. INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 3287-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

ADDING CHAPTER SIX TO TITLE SIX OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS, AS AMENDED. INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 3288-25, AN ORDINANCE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE TEN, CHAPTER TWO, SECTION 10-2.1626 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES. INLAND ZONE ZONES OF THE CITY, AS AMENDED.

INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 3289-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE TEN, CHAPTER FIVE, SECTION 10-5.1626 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN COASTAL ZONE OF THE CITY, AS AMENDED.

ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2502-004A RESOLUTION.

[02:55:03]

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

OH, I THINK, EXCUSE ME. MAYOR. LIGHT. YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN THIS MANNER, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.

I'M SURPRISED YOU MADE IT THIS FAR. THANK YOU.

THANKS. SIGNING OFF. THANKS FOR PUTTING IN THE EFFORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

THANKS FOR NOT CONTAMINATING ALL OF US. MOTION.

I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A SIX MINUTE BREAK.

SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.

OKAY. IT'S 3 TO 1. HOW MANY DID YOU SAY? FIVE.

IT'S BEEN TEN MINUTES. YEAH, SURE. HE'S AND COUNCIL MEMBER .

ERIC'S NOT HERE YET. HERE. HE'S THERE. OKAY, WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM H.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OH MY GOD. NOPE, NOPE, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED.

DID ROLL CALL? YOU'RE DONE. LET THE RECORD SHOW.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARRETT SHOWED BACK UP. YOU'RE TARDY.

[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]

IT'S SO LONG. LET ME PULL, LIKE, FIVE THINGS.

NO. I'M GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER LOEWENSTIEN. NO.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER .

BARRETT. NO. OKAY, SO WE HAVE NOTHING. NOTHING PULLED.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS WRITTEN HERE? SO MOVED. OKAY. SECOND. SECOND. ANYONE. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION. AND A SECOND.

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ITEMS BEFORE WE VOTE? I HAVE A CARD. WOW. I WONDER WHO IT IS. MR. MOROCCO.

SO FROM MOROCCO, FROM DISTRICT THREE. I'M HERE BECAUSE I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS A MINUTE PROBLEM.

AND YOU HAVE ON YOUR CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY, 33 PAGES OF REVISED MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 1ST.

YOU APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? ON JANUARY 21ST. AND IF GOING THROUGH ALL 33 PAGES, THE ONLY THING THAT GOT CHANGED WAS SOME COMMENTS FROM VANESSA POSTER. THAT WAS THE ONLY THING.

SO I'M NOT CLEAR AS TO WHY IT'S COMING BACK TO YOU.

YOU ALL VOTED TO APPROVE IT AT THAT TIME. I DID WANT TO READ YOU A LETTER THAT I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE TO, THAT I WROTE TO MISS MANZANO ON FEBRUARY 2ND.

AND THIS IS IT, MISS MANZANO. I BELIEVE YOU ARE THE CITY OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPILE, MAINTAIN AND PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS TO.

YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT FOR THE FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MINUTES FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AND I ATTACHED SOMETHING AND I HAVE IT AVAILABLE IF YOU GUYS WANT IT FOR 24 AND 2024 AND 2025, YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO TIMELY PROVIDE MINUTES TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC.

CURRENTLY, YOU APPEAR TO BE OVER THREE MONTHS DELINQUENT.

MY QUESTION TO HER WAS, IS THERE ANY REASON YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TIMELY FULFILL YOUR DUTY TO THE COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF REDONDO BEACH? AND YOU CAN SEE TODAY THAT WE'RE STILL AT THE SAME SPOT.

WE'RE OVER TEN MEETINGS BEHIND IN MINUTES AND UP TO, I GUESS, OCTOBER 15TH.

IF YOU APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR TODAY. BUT EVEN IF IT IS APPROVED TODAY, YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT'S WHAT'S POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE GOES BACK EVEN TO AUGUST. SO YOU'VE APPROVED MINUTES.

THEY DON'T GET POSTED TO THE WEBSITE AND IT'S A PROBLEM.

SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER FORMING A MINUTE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND BE ON THE BACK TO GET THESE MINUTES PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED A 33 PAGE. WHAT A MINUTE COMMITTEE, A MINUTE COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBER S.

I YOUR SUGGESTION OF HAVING I PRODUCE THE MINUTES WILL PROBABLY GET A QUICKER RESULT AND THEN THE MINUTE COMMITTEE CAN EDIT THEM.

[03:00:08]

YOU CAN HAVE AN ORDINANCE HOW LONG YOU WANT IT TO BE BEFORE YOU HAVE THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE HAS TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THE PUBLIC NOT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MINUTES THAT YOU ALL APPROVE.

SO, I'M HOPING THAT YOU TAKE SOME STEPS AND LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND TRY TO COME TO A RESOLUTION ON IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY. I WILL CALL THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THEN.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. 4-0. THE NEXT ITEM WILL JUMP DOWN TO N.1.

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE WAITING FOR. JUST WAIT AND SEE IF MIKE WANTED TO JUMP IN HERE. THANK YOU, ELMER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS COMING TO YOU IN RESPONSE TO A STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE, TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S STORMWATER CAPTURE POLICY AND PROJECTS.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DIVISION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AND TONIGHT, PRESENTING ON THIS TOPIC IS OUR SPECIALIST IN THIS AREA, GERALDINE TRIVEDI.

SO, I'LL JUST HAND IT OVER AND LET HER GO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER S.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT ITEM N.1 STORMWATER CAPTURE POLICY AND PROJECTS UPDATE.

STORMWATER CAPTURE IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE CITY'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, SPECIFICALLY WHEN PAIRED WITH INFILTRATION.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO STORMWATER CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION, INCLUDING FLOOD CONTROL.

CAPTURING STORMWATER HELPS REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A STORM DRAIN WILL BECOME OVERWHELMED.

URBAN RUNOFF WATER QUALITY. BY CAPTURING STORMWATER ON THE LAND SIDE BEFORE IT DISCHARGES INTO THE RECEIVING WATERS, POLLUTANTS ARE ELIMINATED FROM ENTERING INTO THE RECEIVING WATER BODIES.

EXCUSE ME. REDONDO BEACH DISCHARGES INTO TWO RECEIVING WATER BODIES, THE SANTA MONICA BAY AND THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL.

ANOTHER BENEFIT IS CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES, GETTING THE STORMWATER INTO THE GROUND TO RECHARGE THE GROUNDWATER AND THE SOIL.

ALTHOUGH REDONDO'S GROUNDWATER IS NOT USED FOR POTABLE WATER, THERE ARE STILL BENEFITS TO RECHARGING IT.

ONE OF THE BENEFITS BEING SUPPORTING THE SEAWATER INTRUSION BARRIER OR PROTECTION OF THE POTABLE WATER LOCATED INLAND FROM US.

ANOTHER KEY BENEFIT FOR STORMWATER CAPTURE IS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD REGULATES STORMWATER THROUGH THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT.

THE PERMIT REQUIRES BMPS OR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE POLLUTANT LOADING INTO THE RECEIVING WATER BODIES.

THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH PRIVATE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS AND CITY OWNED PROJECTS AND PARCELS.

LARGE REGIONAL TYPE STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S WATER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN, OR WWMP. THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITIES OF HERMOSA BEACH, MANHATTAN BEACH, TORRANCE, AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. WE REFER TO OUR GROUP AS THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED GROUP.

TYPICALLY, PRIVATE PROPERTY, LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, OR LEAD CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION PROJECTS INCLUDE INFILTRATION GALLERIES AND WELLS, PERMEABLE PAVERS OR SURFACES, BIOSWALES PERMEABLE DRAINPIPES, AND ALSO ROOF DRAIN SPOUTS BEING DIRECTED INTO PLANTER AREAS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS TYPICAL LID STRATEGIES.

THE TOP LEFT SIDE PICTURE IS AN UNDERGROUND CRATE OR TANK THAT IS USED TO STORE CAPTURED STORMWATER AND SLOWLY INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND.

THESE ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED UNDER THE FRONTAGE, LANDSCAPED AREAS OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES, AND CAPTURE THE STORMWATER BEFORE IT'S DISCHARGED INTO THE STREET OR GUTTER.

THE PICTURE BELOW THAT CRATE SHOWS A RAIN GARDEN THAT WOULD ALSO CAPTURE THE STORMWATER, AND ALSO LET IT ALLOW IT TO INFILTRATE INTO THE GROUND. THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE SHOWS A PERFORATED PIPE THAT CAN BE CONNECTED TO ROOF DRAINS, THAT PROVIDES PERCOLATION OF THE STORMWATER INTO THE GROUND.

[03:05:03]

THERE IS A PRE-CHAMBER THAT'S USED FOR SEDIMENT AND POLLUTANT REMOVAL PRIOR TO THE STORMWATER ENTERING INTO THE INFILTRATION WALL.

THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM MIDDLE SHOWS A BIOSWALE THAT CAN BE USED TO CAPTURE STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM THE GUTTER.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS EXAMPLES OF REGIONAL TYPE STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECTS THAT TYPICALLY INVOLVE MORE THAN ONE AGENCY AND ARE LARGER IN NATURE, THEREFORE MORE COSTLY. THE PICTURE ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE SHOWS THE ALONDRA PARK STORMWATER CAPTURE REGIONAL PROJECT, LED BY LA COUNTY. THE PROJECT COST IS $70 MILLION.

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE CITY IS A PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS PROJECT AND IS RECEIVING SOME CAPTURE CREDITS THAT WILL HELP WITH OUR COMPLIANCE.

THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE SHOWS THE FULTON PLAYFIELD PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT WAS SELECTED BY THE SANTA MONICA BAY WOSC TO BE AWARDED 4.3 MILLION FROM THE COMPETITIVE REGIONAL FUNDING PROGRAM.

THE PROJECT DESIGN IS ALMOST COMPLETE. PROBABLY 95% THERE AND READY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING SHORTFALL OF APPROXIMATELY $5.6 MILLION.

STAFF IS CURRENTLY PURSUING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM.

THE PROJECT IS UTILIZING THE EXISTING COUNTY'S STORMWATER RETENTION BASIN TO RETAIN THE CAPTURED STORMWATER AND SLOWLY ROUTE IT INTO DRY WELLS TO INFILTRATE THE WATER INTO THE GROUND. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES INSTALLING BIOSWALES ALONG RIPLEY.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE THE CONCEPT TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE IS OF THE UNDERGROUND TREATMENT SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED IN VETERANS PARK.

AN INFILTRATION GALLERY WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE UNDER THE PARK'S LANDSCAPE AREA TO CAPTURE STORMWATER AND INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND.

THIS PICTURE SHOWS A DEVICE THAT REMOVES TRASH AND DEBRIS FROM THE STORMWATER PRIOR TO BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE OCEAN.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS REDONDO BEACH REGIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S WWMP.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE CITY HAS A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE COMPLIANCE DATES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM WITH FUNDING SHORTFALLS.

STAFF IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STORMWATER PROGRAM FOR SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN LOOKING INTO OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS, INCLUDING MEETING WITH CALTRANS AND THEIR STORMWATER FUNDING PROGRAM MANAGER, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO DATE. IN ADDITION, THE CITY RECEIVES AN ANNUAL MUNICIPAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM, BUT THAT FUNDING IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THESE LARGER PROJECTS.

QUICK QUESTION. SO DOES THAT MEAN THE FULTON PLAYFIELD FIELD INFILTRATION PROJECTS DELAYED UNTIL WE GET THE FUNDING COMPLETELY.

WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR ALMOST THAT FULL AMOUNT. OKAY.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. I WILL SAY THAT WHILE WE ARE STILL SEEKING FUNDS, WE HAVE BEEN GENERALLY FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL ON A REGIONAL BASIS IN CAPTURING MONIES WHEN WE NEED THEM MOST. AND STAFF HAS REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THE WWMP REQUIREMENTS TO DATE.

WE HAVE CHALLENGES AHEAD, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE FIGURES, BUT WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL FIND WAYS TO CLOSE THE GAPS WITHOUT USING LOCAL DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

IN CONCLUSION, CITY COUNCIL STAFF IS ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO DIRECT STAFF ON FURTHER ACTIONS ON EXPANDING THE CITY'S POLICIES AND PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE OPTIONS HERE, DIRECT MORE DISCRETIONARY CAPITAL RESOURCES TO THE UNFUNDED STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE CIP, AND WILL UPDATE THE COUNCIL'S 2006 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE STRICTER REQUIREMENTS BY LOWERING THE THRESHOLD OF SPECIFIC PROJECT TYPES THAT REQUIRE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT MEASURES.

CODIFYING IN LIEU FEE OPTION FOR APPLICANTS TO FUND A LARGER REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE.

BMP VERSUS SMALLER LOCALIZED BMPS. PURSUE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING, OR ALSO DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY POTENTIAL FEES TO FUND FUTURE STORMWATER CAPTURE PROJECTS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. AND MAYOR, JUST A FEW WRAP UP COMMENTS. IF I COULD THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. AS WAS MENTIONED, THIS WAS A STRATEGIC PLANNING ITEM, REALLY AN UPDATE AND STATUS ON WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.

A LOT OF FOLKS, AS I GO THROUGH AND TALK TO COMMISSIONERS AND, AND OTHERS WHO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AREN'T ALWAYS FULLY AWARE OF ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TO DATE.

YOU SAW A FEW OF THE PHOTOS, BUT THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AT ALTA VISTA PARK ALONG TOPAZ UNDERNEATH THE PIER.

[03:10:04]

AND YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT OUR BEACH CITY'S GRADES THE LAST FEW YEARS, FROM HILL TO BAY, ARE ON DRY ROT OR LET'S SEE, DRY SEASON RUNOFF.

AND DURING WET WEATHER RUNOFF HAVE BOTH PERFORMED AT INCREDIBLY HIGH LEVELS.

I THINK THE BEST THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR HISTORY. SO THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN IMPROVING OUR SITUATION.

THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME, I THINK, RECOGNITION OF WHAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE.

THESE OPTIONS FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION ARE JUST THAT.

WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU TODAY THAT WE NEED TO DO ANY ONE OF THEM.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK. OUR ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WITH OUR BEACH CITY PARTNERS, WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE CAPITAL FUNDS TO HELP ALLEVIATE ANY SHORTFALLS FOR CLOSING THOSE DIFFERENT FINANCIAL GAPS.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DOING TO DATE IS COMPLYING WITH THE NPDES PERMIT OBLIGATIONS.

WE ARE NOT SHORT OR DEFICIENT IN ANY RESPECT.

WE HAVE BEEN TIMELY TO DATE WITH PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OUR WWMP AND AS PART OF OUR NPDES PERMIT PROGRAM.

OVERALL, FROM A COMPLIANCE STANDPOINT, I THINK WE ARE GETTING WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER AN A GRADE AS A CITY AND MUNICIPALITY AND CERTAINLY AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP GROUP.

SO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT THERE'S ANY PRESSURE HERE.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, WE HAVE BEEN A MODEL BEACH CITY AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.

THAT SAID, THERE ARE WAYS TO DO MORE AND THINGS WE COULD DO BETTER.

IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DIRECT THAT AS A POLICY MATTER, JUST WANT YOU TO ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MEETING OUR OBLIGATIONS.

CURRENTLY AT THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL. WHAT ARE THE GRADES? ROUGHLY B PLUS OR MINUS, ACTUALLY. I MEAN, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT IT MOST RECENTLY, PREDOMINANTLY A'S I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS DURING WET WEATHER RUNOFF THAT MIGHT NOT, MIGHT NOT BE MEET THAT STANDARD. BUT THERE WAS A TIME.

IN FACT, IF YOU GO BACK EVEN 18 YEARS, THE PIER THERE WAS ONE YEAR WHERE UNDERNEATH THE PIER WAS ON THE BEACH BUMMER LIST.

I THINK IT WAS CALLED BACK IN THE DAY. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE.

WE WERE GETTING D AND F GRADES. THAT IS THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY THE CASE.

NEAR OUR PIER. SO, I THINK ANDY AND GERALDINE CAN SPEAK BETTER TO IT, BUT AT THE 2023, 2024 HEAL THE BAY REPORT, WE GOT AN F.4 WINTER. WINTER 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE PIER AT REDONDO BEACH A B, WHICH HAS BEEN A TROUBLE SPOT, BUT THAT SEEMED AT LEAST THIS YEAR. THAT WAS GOOD.

AND THAT WAS THE CASE, I THINK EVEN IN, AND I THINK WE WERE GETTING F GRADES, EVEN IN DRY WEATHER SCENARIOS. I MEAN, THERE WAS THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE WE WERE BAD.

YEAH. SO, WE STILL HAVE WE STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. LOOK, I PUT THIS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL.

MY MAIN THING WASN'T THAT SAYING WE'RE NOT COMPLYING AND WE'RE NOT GOOD AT IT, BUT MY MAIN THING WAS WE'RE DOING GREAT.

THE REGS FORCE YOU WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW HOUSE, YOU GOT TO CAPTURE STUFF.

AND YOU HAD SOME OF THAT IN THERE, YOU KNOW, DIVERTING THE RUNOFF TO THE PLANTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WE'RE SEEING WE'RE SEEING BUILDING ALL AROUND THE CITY.

RIGHT? WE'RE SEEING SCRAPES. THERE'S THREE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE BEEN SCRAPED TO THE GROUND AND REBUILT.

AND MY STREET, WHEN IT RAINS, IS A RIVER ON BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, GROUND IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S A RIVER ON BOTH SIDES.

AND BOTH SIDES GO STRAIGHT INTO A STORM DRAIN.

AND WHAT DO WE CAPTURE? THE FIRST HALF INCH, I THINK OF RAIN AND THEN IT THEN ROUGHLY ABOUT AN INCH.

IT'S THAT'S WHAT WE OUR TARGET IS TO CAPTURE THE FIRST FLUSH CAPTURES AND PUSH IT OUT TO THE OCEAN OR CAPTURE IT INTO THE SEWER.

YEAH, I THINK TO THE STORM DRAIN, THE FLOOD CONTROL ASPECTS OF THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

THEY'RE BUILT TO A 50 YEAR STORM IN SOME AREAS AND A 25 YEAR EVENT IN THE.

IN THE UPSTREAM AREAS. SO THAT'S A ONE INCH. I'M NOT QUITE SURE, BUT THAT WAS WHEN THEY WERE DESIGNED YEARS AGO.

AND THERE'S DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CITY AND HOW OLD THE DRAINS ARE, THAT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT.

YOU CAN SEE IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE BEACH WHEN IT'S RAINING, THERE'S FLOODS COMING OUT OR GEYSERS DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT GOT BURIED BY SAND OR NOT.

AND EVERYBODY TELLS YOU STAY AWAY FROM IT BECAUSE IT'S NASTY STUFF.

SO WE GET RAINS THAT CAUSE THOSE STORM DRAINS TO PUSH THINGS OUT TO THE SEA.

WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF THE OPPORTUNITY, WHEN PEOPLE ARE SCRAPING HOUSES, CAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE MECHANISM OR WHAT'S THE STRATEGY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, TO START GETTING SOME OF THAT OFF OF THIS? WELL, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES. WE COULD REVISE THOSE.

YEAH. WELL, I'M ALSO TALKING COMMERCIAL. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERY HOME ON THE STREET.

BUT WHAT'S THE MECHANISM TO GET US TO INSTALL MORE BIOSWALES OR THE I FORGET WHAT YOU CALL THEM, THE DEEP WELLS, DRY WELLS, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING IT.

AND THEY HAVE EVERYTHING SCRAPED VERSUS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I HAVEN'T SEEN A PROGRAM TO GO DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OR A COMMERCIAL

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OH, THE LOW FLOW DIVERSIONS, RIGHT? YEAH. THE SEWER SYSTEM.

YEAH. THEY GO THROUGH SO IT STILL GOES OUT TO SEA AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEADING INTO A DROUGHT.

WE'RE IN LA NINA, AND WE COULD BE CAPTURING THAT STUFF INTO OUR OWN AQUIFER RATHER THAN HITTING THE SEA WITH IT.

AND WHEN IT JUST SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT WHEN WE'RE BUILDING SOMETHING, THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO LOOK AT, AT PUTTING THAT, YOU KNOW, A CURB CUT IN IS AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE.

AND SO, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT'S OUR POLICY. WHAT'S OUR POLICY MECHANISM AND FUNDING MECHANISM TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AND I DON'T WANT TO PRESUPPOSE WHAT THAT MIGHT BE.

I DON'T WANT TO DRASTICALLY INCREASE BUILDING COSTS.

I DON'T WANT TO BE UNFAIR, YOU KNOW, IN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEM AT EVERY HOME OR EVERY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.

BUT WE'RE TALKING IN A SCENARIO WHERE THERE'S A COMPLETE SCRAPE AND REBUILD, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A TRUE OPPORTUNITY AND AN EASY ONE TO LOOK INTO SOME TYPE OF A POLICY CHANGE. I THINK IT'S KIND OF UNDER THE IDEA OF THAT SECOND BULLET THERE WHERE WE WOULD UPDATE OUR APP OR OUR MUNI CODE SPECIFICALLY TO OUR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AND IN A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE YOU'VE GOT A FULL SCRAPE AND REBUILD, WE WOULD LOOK FOR THAT TYPE OF A TREATMENT TO BE ADDED TO.

AND CERTAINLY, WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR OWN MEDIANS, BECAUSE SOME OF OUR ROADS SLOPE TO THE MEDIANS, YOU KNOW, CAN WE DO IT THERE? BIOSWALES WOULD SEEM LIKE A GOOD OPTION THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PUT NATIVE PLANTS IN IT AND, YOU KNOW, LET IT TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.

ANYWAY, THAT THAT WAS THE THRUST OF WHAT I PUT IN THERE WAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BUILDING WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE CITY CONSTANTLY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO GET SOME OF THAT WATER OFF OUR STREETS AND INFILTRATED INTO OUR AQUIFER.

SO DO YOU NEED DIRECTION ON THAT OR. YEAH. YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW, ANDY, IF YOU WANT TO TALK, I WAS GOING TO JUST JUMP IN. I KNOW THE GENERAL PLAN. COMMENTS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD LATER THIS SUMMER INCLUDE SOME OBJECTIVES IN THIS REGARD. YEAH. SOMEBODY HAD SOME INFLUENCE ON THAT ON ME.

AND MY THOUGHT WOULD BE THAT THE NATURAL PROCESS WOULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND LET THAT BECOME THE ORDINANCE.

WHAT DRIVES AN ORDINANCE CHANGE THAT WOULD HELP CAPTURE SOME OF THE MECHANISMS DEPENDING ON WHAT WE APPROVE.

YEAH. IT'S WE OUR LEAD REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON WHAT'S DRIVEN BY THE MS4 PERMIT.

WE DO. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED AT EVERY HOUSE OR EVERY BUILDING.

THERE'S THRESHOLDS THAT HAVE TO BE MET BEFORE THERE ARE REQUIREMENT.

AND THEN WE ADDED ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES THAT REQUIRE THIS IN THE COASTAL ZONE.

SO FOR INSTANCE, THAT MAP RATHER THAN JUST THE COASTAL ZONE COULD BE CITYWIDE, FOR INSTANCE, AS AN IDEA. THAT WOULD DEFINITELY CREATE THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE LID REQUIREMENT AND EVERY SCRAPE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THAT'S POTENTIALLY AN IDEA OF OUR PERMITTING PROCESS IS TO EVALUATE, IS THIS THE RIGHT PLACE OR YOU ADD ASSESSMENT FEES, MAYBE YOU WANT TO. DON'T DO IT. PAY A LITTLE ASSESSMENT TO HELP PAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE TO DO IT.

AND THEN YOU SPREAD THE COST OUT. YEAH, WE DO HAVE A STORM DRAIN IMPACT FEES AS PART OF OUR.

AND MAYBE, MAYBE IT'S SOMEHOW A SOMEHOW A FUNCTION OF THAT, THAT WE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN OR REVISE SOME OF THOSE FEES.

WITH THIS IN MIND OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE THE MECHANISMS IN PLACE.

MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO HONE OUR ORDINANCES A LITTLE BIT TO CAPTURE SOME OF THESE UNCAPTURED PROPERTIES.

ALL I WANTED OUT OF THIS IS TO DO BETTER WHEN WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE CITY AND NOT LET THEM BUILD AND THEN GO, OH, I DON'T WANT TO TEAR UP WHAT THEY JUST BUILT.

RIGHT, RIGHT. DO IT WHILE IT MAKES SENSE. RIGHT.

I'VE SPOKEN ENOUGH ON THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER BARRETT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. AND JUST TO PICK UP ON THE MAYOR'S.

GOOD POINT ON THIS. THANK YOU, GERALDINE AND ANDY AND LAUREN FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND GOOD GRADES FOR THE CITY.

SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. AND TO THE MAYOR'S POINT.

AND THIS IS DIRECTED TO THE CITY MANAGER. DO WE AT LEAST HAVE A LITTLE BANDWIDTH AND SOME INTERNAL COSTS WHERE YOU COULD AT LEAST STUDY THIS ISSUE THAT THE MAYOR'S RAISED? WHERE WHEN THERE'S A SCRAPE? WHAT KIND OF KIND OF SUGGESTIONS? AT A MINIMUM, CAN WE MAYBE GIVE TO A DEVELOPER TO CONSIDER? DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT COULD AT LEAST KIND OF KICK OFF, SORT OF LOOKING INTO THIS A LITTLE? I THINK WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS THAT ARE IN MOTION.

WE'VE GOT THE DEVELOPER IMPACT FEE STUDY THAT'S HAPPENING AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW. I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY EASY ADD TO THAT SCOPE OF WORK.

AND I MEAN, MEAN THAT NOT IN A CONTRACT CHANGE WAY, BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT COULD VERY EASILY BE INCLUDED IN THAT REVIEW.

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ALL RIGHT. AND REALLY THE HUGE ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS, CONSIDERING IT, BUT BEING VERY CAREFUL ONE NOT TO ELIMINATE MORE PARKING WITH THESE CURB CUTS. PARKING IS IT'S I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S A CRISIS, BUT IT'S REALLY HIGHLY IMPACTED.

SO THAT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING. WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT TOO.

AND I THINK GERALDINE AND ANDY MADE THE GREAT POINT IN THE REPORT WE CANNOT INCREASE THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY UNDER THESE HOUSING STRESS TIMES. AND WHERE WE ARE WITH RESPECT TO, I'LL JUST SAY, AGENCIES OUT THERE, WE'VE GOT TO BE SENSITIVE TO INCREASING THE COST OF HOUSING IN OUR CITY OR DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN MAYBE A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM, SO TO SPEAK, IF WE WERE EVEN GOING TO CONSIDER SENDING SOME TYPE OF PROP 218 FEE INCREASE TO THE RESIDENTS.

I MEAN, JUST COMING OFF OF THE YES ON FP, YOU KNOW, NOT SLAMMING THAT DOWN RIGHT AWAY.

THAT RAISES SOME SENSITIVITIES I WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT.

AND I THINK ANDY, AS USUAL, MADE A GOOD POINT.

WE'VE GOT THIS KIND OF G PACK UPDATE COMING UP.

PHASE TWO KIND OF DOVETAILS NICELY IN THERE. I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE TO BE READY TO PUT PEN TO PAPER ON AN ORDINANCE WHEN WE COME BACK. NEXT ON THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, I'D LIKE TO I THINK IT'S PRUDENT TO REALLY TAKE A CLOSE LOOK TO THE MAYOR'S GOOD POINTS AND THE COUNTERVAILING CONSEQUENCES BEFORE WE JUST SAY, HEY, HERE'S AN ORDINANCE SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE.

AND I KNOW YOU WEREN'T SUGGESTING IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, WHATEVER ANALOGY YOU WANT.

OKAY. SO JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN WE PROCEED WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER NEHRENHEIM. THANK YOU.

SO. WATER INFILTRATION AT THE STORM DRAINS. DID YOU ASK THE.

I BELIEVE THE STORM DRAINS ON THE AVENUE IS THE TWO CONCRETE ONES WE OWN.

CORRECT. THE BEACH OUTFALLS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YEAH, WE DO OWN THOSE. TWO SUMMERS AGO, WE HAD NOT ONE.

I BELIEVE IT WAS TWICE. LA COUNTY TURNED THE PUMPS ON.

MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, AND WE HAD A DISCHARGE.

THEY WERE CLEANING OUT THE DOORS WITH SOME DOING WORK ON THIS PAST SUMMER.

YEAH, I MEAN, LAST SUMMER. THIS SUMMER YOU KNOW.

WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF US LOOKING AND SEEKING GRANTS AND FINDING GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO PUT THOSE INTO WATER INFILTRATION? PROBABLY GETTING RID OF THE CONCRETE. EVERYONE DOESN'T.

NO ONE WANTS TO SEE. THOSE WOULD BE GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADES FOR A WHOLE HOST OF REASONS.

EVERYONE WOULD BE BEHIND THAT. IT HELPS WITH SAND FLOW AND BEACH FLOW AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

YEAH, WE DID A CONCEPTUAL PLAN ON THAT SIX YEARS AGO OR SO AND CAME UP SIX YEARS AGO.

SEVEN YEARS AGO. YEAH, I WASN'T THERE. I WASN'T HERE SITTING HERE. IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I GOT HERE, SO MAYBE IT WAS SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BUT 2018.

OKAY. SO, WE HAD A PLAN TO REPLACE, I THINK IT'S THE AVENUE F OUTFALL TO CUT IT BACK, BRING IT UP THE BEACH.

SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE THAT WENT INTO THE WATER.

THE WAY TO THE NEXUS TO THE MEASURE W FUNDING IS TO PUT A WATER QUALITY PIECE TO THAT, LIKE AN INFILTRATION TRENCH IN THE BEACH.

WE KIND OF SKETCHED OUT COSTS THERE AS WELL. AND WE WERE WE WERE AT ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR THAT.

THE CHALLENGE THERE IS THAT THAT'S VERY COMPETITIVE FUNDING.

AND THAT PARTICULAR SUB WATERSHED, THE TRIBUTARY AREA THERE DOESN'T CREATE THE POLLUTION LOAD THAT IT DOES IN OTHER OUTFALLS, WHICH DRIVES WHERE WE HAVE TO PUT OUR PROJECTS.

SO BECAUSE THE WATER QUALITY IS NOT SO BAD THERE COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES, IT'S NOT A HIGH PRIORITY FOR OUR FIRST AVAILABLE MONEY, ALTHOUGH IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT IF WE COULD GET IT BUILT TO COUNTY STANDARDS.

WE COULD ACTUALLY GIVE IT BACK TO THE COUNTY AND LET THEM MAINTAIN IT IN PERPETUITY, WHICH KIND OF WAS OUR GOAL AT THE TIME.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD FIND OTHER MONEY SOMEWHERE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PROJECT.

THE PROBLEM IS, LONG TERM, THOSE CONCRETE STRUCTURES ARE LITERALLY BREAKING APART.

ABSOLUTELY. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BECOME A SITUATION WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

A LEGIT ONE NOT JUST SAYING IT, BUT IT'S A LEGIT ONE.

AND THEN OF COURSE THERE IS THE WATER. AND I WOULD IMAGINE THE STORM DRAINS THAT COME DOWN ARE PRETTY DEEP IN THAT AREA.

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OKAY. THE ONES THAT FEED THE STORM DRAINS, THOUGH. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. OH, I DON'T KNOW. COME ALL THE WAY BACK FROM THE SUMP IN OTHER AREAS, BUT AVENUE G. YEAH, I THINK THEY GET PUMPED OUT OF THE SUMP UP THE HILL AND THEN THEY RUN DOWNHILL.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR BELOW THE GROUND THEY ARE.

WE DO HAVE SOME KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WHEN WE DO OUR CATALINA BOULEVARD UPGRADE THROUGH THE VILLAGE, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE LOOKING AT STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA AS WELL. HOW IS THE WATER INFILTRATION IN THE ALLEY OF BROADWAY BETWEEN BROADWAY AND CATALINA? KIND OF BETWEEN PEARL AND TOPAZ. THERE'S AN ALLEYWAY THERE.

WE DID A TEST FOR WATER INFILTRATION. HOW DID THAT GO? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I KNOW IT WORKED WELL IN THE BEGINNING. I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THOSE THINGS DO CLOG WITH FINES.

AND TO MAINTAIN THEM, YOU HAVE TO KIND OF VACUUM SWEEP OVER THEM.

AND I DON'T I KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT. SO I KNOW OF A LOT OF STREETS THAT HAVE THE WATER INFILTRATION ISSUE JUST BECAUSE THE THE WAY THE SLOPE GOES KIND OF SITS ON THE BOTTOM. SO THAT'D BE GOOD TO SEE. I'LL CALL UP A RESIDENT, AND ASK THEM IF THE MONEY WERE THERE.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE ALLEYS FOR PERMEABLE SURFACE.

OKAY, SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THE MONEY FOR THE FULTON FIELD IN OTHER AREAS? BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR US ACROSS THE BOARD TO GET THIS WATER INFILTRATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE THE WETLANDS IN ON THE POWER PLANT SITE. ALL THIS, ALL THIS WATER IS ALL CONNECTED UNDERGROUND AND THE MARSHLANDS AND TORRENS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

SO WHEREVER WE CAN INFILTRATE THAT WATER. YEAH.

THE COUNTY'S MEASURE W IS THE BIG SALES TAX THING THAT FUNDS.

THAT'S OUR BIGGEST FUNDING SOURCE FOR THESE KIND OF PROJECTS.

OUR. BEYOND THAT, WE FUND ABOUT $200,000 A YEAR FROM CITY FUNDS INTO STORM DRAIN KIND OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF OUR EXISTING FACILITIES.

THAT MOSTLY GOES TO STORM DRAIN LINING PROJECTS.

JUST TO MAKE SURE TO REPLACE OR HELP OUR CORRUGATED METAL PIPES LAST LONGER.

SO WHEN I WAS IN ANOTHER CITY, THERE WAS A PROP 218 MEASURE THAT THEY PASSED FOR ON A TEN YEAR SUNSET TO REBUILD. SO THAT'S AN OPTION I'M FAMILIAR WITH, NOT SUGGESTING IT'S THE RIGHT THING HERE, BUT IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK INTO.

IT IS A LITTLE HARDER THAN OTHER PROP 218 BECAUSE YOU NOT ONLY HAVE TO GET THE THE NOT.

YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE THE MOST OF LIKE TRASH. YOU JUST HAVE TO GET THE THE LACK OF PROTEST.

YEAH. IN STORMWATER, YOU ALSO HAVE TO GET A VOTE OF THE HOMEOWNERS PROPERTY OWNERS AS PART OF THAT.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BAR TO GET OVER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STATE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THIS FOR OUR SIZE PROJECTS.

FEDERAL FUNDING IS NOT THERE UNLESS YOU'RE TIED TO A REALLY BIG PROJECT.

OKAY. I'LL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING I'D LOVE TO GET THE SLIDES FOR THIS.

I KNOW YOU GUYS USUALLY SEND IT OUT THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT IT'D BE IT'D BE GREAT TO GET IN AND PUSH OUT THERE BECAUSE RESIDENTS IN SOUTH REDONDO.

SEE THESE AREAS, AND WE HAVE THIS INFILTRATION PROJECT AND THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

MR. WAYNE CRAIG, IF YOU'RE IF CAN YOU ANSWER THE ALLEYWAY QUESTION BY ANY CHANCE, BUT THE WATER.

DO YOU KNOW THE INFILTRATION? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? HOW IT'S TURNED OUT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S BEHIND WHERE YOU LIVE. THAT'S CORRECT.

YEAH. ACTUALLY, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF REAL QUICK AND ANSWER THAT. CRAIG, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE. AND RIGHT BY THAT INFILL WATER INFILTRATION AREA WHEN IT FIRST WAS PUT IN, I KNOW PEOPLE WERE FREAKED OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE, CONCRETE'S COMING UP. IT'S LIKE LITTLE PARTICULATES AND ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. IT WORKS REALLY WELL. I MEAN, WE HAVE A HEAVY SO IT'S AN ALLEYWAY BEHIND JUST BETWEEN BROADWAY AND AND CATALINA IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS OVER THERE.

SO IT'S LIKE THAT ONE WHOLE BLOCK. AND I HAVE A GARAGE BACK THERE.

I WORK THERE A LOT. WHEN IT RAINS A LOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET A BIG PUDDLE PRETTY WIDE.

IT GETS ABSORBED VERY QUICKLY. AND I THINK ALL THE NEIGHBORS I KNOW AT FIRST THEY WERE KIND OF CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE CONCRETE WAS COMING UP, BECAUSE IT'S NOT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE NORMAL CONCRETE. BUT THAT WORKS REAL WELL.

WE'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS WITH IT. IT SEEMS TO BE FUNCTIONING REALLY GOOD. AND THIS LAST WINTER.

LAST WINTER. AND WHAT WORKED FINE WORKED FINE.

JUST A LITTLE FLOODING, NOTHING. NO ISSUES WITH THAT.

IT SEEMS TO BE PERCOLATING PRETTY WELL. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE.

I THINK LAST WINTER WE HAD A REALLY BIG RAIN.

I THINK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE A FIRE HOSE GOING DOWN THE ALLEYWAY.

IT WAS OBSERVED VERY QUICKLY. OKAY, PERFECT. SO, YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO PUT THAT IN THE STREETS, I KNOW IN FRONT OF WHERE HE'S AT AS WELL. ON BROADWAY, IT'S ALWAYS WATER.

THERE'S YOUR ANSWER. RIGHT. IT'S LIKE THAT. YEP.

WRITE A CHECK. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT. OKAY.

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CAN WE GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDE, PLEASE? THE ONE SHOWING THE FULTON PLAY FIELD.

JUST LIKE TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS. WELL, FIRST ON THIS BOTTOM LEFT ONE.

HOW DOES THE WATER END UP GETTING SLANTED OR HOW DOES IT END UP GETTING FILLING THESE TANKS? WHICH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOTTOM LEFT, THE BOTTOM LEFT TO START AND FOR THAT MATTER, TYPICALLY PLAYFIELD.

HOW DOES THE WATER END UP GOING DOWN INTO THOSE DRY WELLS? OKAY. IS IT CONSTRUCTED WITH AN ANGLE OR SO. WE'RE USING THE EXISTING STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

SO ALL THE PIPE, THE STORM DRAIN PIPES AREN'T SHOWN ON THAT PICTURE, BUT THEY ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE STREETS.

THE CATCH BASINS, THE BIG PIPES KIND OF COME NATURALLY EXISTING INTO THAT DETENTION BASIN.

IT'S UNDERGROUND THERE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT HERE.

YEAH. SO THERE'S A VERY LARGE UNDERGROUND DETENTION BASIN THERE ALREADY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAP INTO THAT. SO CONNECT TO IT AND THEN JUST DRAIN THE WATER INTO THESE WELLS.

GRAVITY FLOW OKAY. GOT IT. SO IT PULLS WHAT IT CAN.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ACCUMULATING THE WATER IN A PARTICULAR SPOT.

AND WE WILL MODIFY IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT A WEIR IN THERE TO HOLD THE WATER INTO THE WEIR.

OKAY. COOL. AND BY THE WAY, IF YOU WERE TO DO THOSE CURB CUTS, THOSE ARE THE BIOSWALES.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY NO PARKING. A CAR COULD STILL PARK. THE CAR COULD PARK THERE. YES.

OKAY. YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DOWNSIDES TO THOSE.

THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT DEAL BREAKERS BY ANY STRETCH.

BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT STRATEGIC ABOUT WHERE YOU LOCATE THEM BECAUSE IT HAS TO LIKE THE WATER HAS TO FLOW DOWN.

AND THEN IN RIGHT YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO CAPTURE THE WATER FROM THE STREET, DIRECT THE FLOW IN.

THERE'S ALSO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT ELEVATION CHANGES FROM THE SIDEWALK AND THINGS, TRIP HAZARDS, THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT YEAH, IT'S IT'S VERY DOABLE.

WE PUT SOME IN ON BARREL STREET AT HARKNESS, AT THAT INTERSECTION WHERE WE PUT THE BULB OUTS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

YEAH. SO THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THEM. THAT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.

MORE COMPLICATED THAN JUST DIGGING A TRENCH AND PUTTING PLANTS IN IT AND ROCKS.

OH, YEAH. SO AND YOU'RE. AND I THINK AND YOU'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE IN THE PAST AS WELL, THAT YOUR SOIL COMPOSITION IN THE AREA IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO.

YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. WHERE WE HAVE SANDY SOILS, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT SOLUTION, WHICH IS A GOOD PART OF OUR CITY.

THERE ARE PLACES IN THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE CLAY BASED SOILS, AND THEY DON'T INFILTRATE FAST ENOUGH TO BE VERY USEFUL IN THIS.

NOW, ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE. SO LET'S SAY IN A 300 LOT WHEN MY PLACE WAS BUILT, 2018 IT DRAINS, YOU KNOW, OUT TO THE, THE WHAT IS IT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN INTO INTO THE GUTTER.

RIGHT. AND THEN EVENTUALLY MY GUY MY GARCIA HAD IT GO INTO MY GARDEN, BUT I HAVE A GARDEN OR A SPACE IN MY FRONT, LET'S SAY A MIDDLE UNIT. WHERE CAN THEY CAN THEY INFILTRATE TOO? THEY JUST HAVE TO GO TO THE STORM DRAIN. WHEN? WHEN THREE PROPERTIES ARE ALL BUILT TOGETHER, THEY WOULD TYPICALLY ROUTE ALL OF THAT.

THE WHOLE PARCEL WOULD DRAIN TO ONE AREA. BUT SOMETIMES UNUSUAL CASES.

MAYBE THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. YOU COULD PUT WHAT ARE CALLED.

THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE THOSE BIG BLACK PIPES YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT JUST VAULTS UNDERGROUND UNDER THE DRIVEWAY, FOR INSTANCE, WHERE THOSE, THOSE COULD BE DETENTION CONTAINERS THAT HAVE PERFORATED ON THE BOTTOM AND WOULD JUST TRICKLE OVER TIME. I'VE SEEN THOSE GETTING INSTALLED.

THE BOX ON THE LEFT. YEAH. IS THAT JUST LIKE A SPACER? AND IT THEN FILLS UP WITH WATER? ESSENTIALLY FILLS UP WITH GRAVEL. A LOT OF POROUS SPACE IN THAT BOX THAT ABSORBS WATER AND STORES IT AND JUST PERCOLATES IT IN OVER TIME.

GETS IT OFF THE STREET AND OFF THE DRIVEWAY. AND THAT'S THE THING.

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH. YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THE FIRST FLUSH IS GOING INTO SOME TYPE OF A WELL THAT DOESN'T DISCHARGE INTO THE INTO THE OCEAN.

I MEAN, YOU JUST GOT TO CAPTURE THE INITIAL, AND FROM THERE IT CAN FILL UP AND RUN OFF.

AND ARE ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PICTURED THE THE BOX OR THAT TUBE? ARE THEY ARE THOSE EXPENSIVE? LIKE IF WE WERE TO ADD INTO THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH ONE ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE THE BOX FOR EXAMPLE? I MEAN, WE ESTIMATE IT PROBABLY COST ABOUT 10 TO 15,000 FOR A HOMEOWNER FOR ONE BOX.

NO, NO, THEY DON'T JUST PUT ONE. THEY PUT THEY PUT MAYBE LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GRID.

THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THEY CALCULATE HOW MUCH VOLUME THEY NEED TO CAPTURE.

OKAY. WHAT IS THE MOST ECONOMIC WAY FOR INFILTRATION TO BE ACHIEVED IN A DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD? LIKE, LIKE THE MANY THAT WE HAVE IN THE WELL THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT.

WELL, THERE IT'S A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT. IT'S A MANHOLE ON TOP.

THAT'S IT. AND SO WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS COME IN.

THERE'S NO SPACE. EVERY SINGLE SQUARE INCH IS TAKEN.

[03:35:03]

THAT'S PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A BIGGER SIZE WITH A PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME PARCEL OR A, YOU KNOW, CONDO PARCEL WOULD NOT BE WOULD NOT GENERATE ENOUGH RUNOFF TO REALLY JUSTIFY THAT.

BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT CONCEPT IS PROBABLY THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO GO.

I KNOW SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA.

THEY MAY STILL DO. IT REQUIRED EVERY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO PUT A CISTERN IN THEIR FRONT YARD IS BASICALLY A A HOLE IN THE GROUND WITH GRAVEL IN IT TO COLLECT RAINWATER.

IT'S KIND OF AN EARLY ADAPTATION OF SOME OF THESE IDEAS.

WELL, I'LL JUST SAY FINAL NOTE IS THAT I JUST I STILL SEE, DESPITE THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC CARS, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OLDER CARS IN, FOR EXAMPLE, DISTRICT CAR THAT ARE LEAKING OIL AND THE LIKE.

AND I BET THAT WREAKS HAVOC ON OUR STORMWATER DISCHARGE.

SO YEAH, WE HAVE A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM TO COLLECT THE FIRST FLUSH OR THE LOW FLOW, YOU KNOW, DRY WEATHER RUNOFF WHERE WE CAN AND GET IT INTO THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM SO IT CAN GET TREATED RATHER THAN FURTHER INTO THE STORM DRAIN.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT FIRST FLUSH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO CAPTURE THAT.

COOL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS BOARD, MADAM. GOOD.

OKAY. ONE MORE COUNCIL MEMBER . LOEWENSTIEN, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE FULTON FILM? HOW LONG WILL THAT PROJECT TAKE? IF IT'S ONCE IT'S FUNDED? I THINK THE CONSTRUCTION'S NO LONGER A YEAR, I ASSUME.

PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR. YEAH. IS IT GOING TO BE SHORTER? BECAUSE IS IT? NORMALLY, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE DETENTION BASIN, IT WOULD BE A LOT LONGER.

RIGHT? YOU'D HAVE TO DIG IT UP AND THE WHOLE THING. RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE IT'S THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.

BASICALLY IT CUTS THE TIME DOWN AND CUTS THE EXPENSE DOWN SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE THAT.

YEAH, THAT PUTTING IN THE WELLS IS THE SIGNIFICANT PART.

THERE'S ALSO WORK ON THE THE OTHER SIDE THAT YOU DON'T SEE THE ORANGE RIDGE SIDE WHERE WE HAVE TO MODIFY KIND OF THE INLET TO PUT IN THE WEIR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

YEAH. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE WEIR, BY THE WAY, A WEIR IS JUST A IT'S A WALL BASICALLY THAT KEEPS WATER FROM SPILLING BACK INTO THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM JUST TO HELP RETAIN IT. IF YOU GO TO THE ALONDRA PARK, THAT UPPER LEFT PICTURE THERE, IT'S AT THE CORNER OF PRAIRIE AND. REDONDO BEACH BOULEVARD.

IT'S THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK. I DON'T REMEMBER, IS THAT MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK? I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STREET. EL CAMINO VILLAGE. I FORGET WHAT THE STREET.

YOU'LL SEE IT IF YOU DRIVE NORTH ON PRAIRIE. JUST LOOK FOR THE GIANT CRANES.

YEAH, THEY'RE EXCAVATING A HUGE HOLE IN THE GROUND.

YEAH. FOR JUST THIS KIND OF CONCEPT. AND IT'S COLLECTING WATER FROM MANHATTAN BEACH.

UNINCORPORATED COUNTY FROM US. IS IT FINISHED? NO, IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. UNDER CONSTRUCTION? YOU CAN SEE THE FOOTPRINT. IT'S ENORMOUS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT BACK WITH BASEBALL OR SOCCER FIELDS OR FIELDS OR SOMETHING ON TOP OF IT. OKAY. WHEN IT'S DONE.

THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU. YEAH. I THINK MY BIG PUSH IS WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE BIG PROJECTS WHEN WE GET THE FUNDING FOR THEM, BUT LET'S DO THE MINI ONES THAT REDUCE THE NEED FOR THESE THESE GIANT ONES.

YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU.

I THINK YOU KNOW. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA IN MIND.

AND I THINK WE CAN CLOSE THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING ITEM IF IT'S PART OF THE GPAC.

YEAH, YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE'LL HAVE SOME CLEAR, CLEAR PROGRAMS THAT WILL RELATE HERE SOON. SO BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A GOAL IN THE OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT.

RIGHT. SO THAT SHOULD THAT KEEPS THE ACTION OPEN.

RIGHT. SO ASSUMING COUNCIL APPROVES IT THAT WRITTEN THAT WAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. SHOCKING. ANYONE ONLINE OR ON ZOOM OR NO YOU CAN'T.

NO COMMENTS ON THE RECORD. OKAY. CITY MANAGER ITEMS.

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

REALLY, REALLY GOOD EVENT. A LOT OF GREAT. LOT OF GREAT SPEAKERS.

SOME INTERESTING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PRESENT THERE.

SOME SOME FOLLOW UP WORK TO DO TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THEY MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR US OPERATIONALLY.

A COUPLE OF SEMINARS ON FUNNY ENOUGH, UPDATES TO CITIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY UPDATED THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE CODE IN A FEW DIFFERENT FORMATS, VERY COMPREHENSIVELY. SO SOME TAKEAWAYS THERE.

AND A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS. IT WAS A IT WAS A GOOD COUPLE OF DAYS.

APPRECIATED THE THE EDUCATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PARTICIPATE.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS.

[P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS]

[03:40:07]

FOR REASONS I PREVIOUSLY STATED I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM.

AND BUT I WILL BE IN THE BUILDING OR AROUND AND COME BACK IN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS YOU MENTIONED THIS ITEM HAS TO DO WITH CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 271, AND IT COMES FROM A REFERRAL THAT STAFF RECEIVED ON JANUARY 21ST.

AND IT'S RELATED TO SENATE BILL 271, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCOTT WIENER, WIENER ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025. AND IT BASICALLY EXEMPTS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FROM THE CEQA PORTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AND SO 271 SPECIFICALLY WOULD MAKE PERMANENT THAT CEQA EXEMPTION, WHICH WAS CHAMPIONED BY SENATOR WIENER IN 2020 THROUGH SENATE BILL 288. AND SO BASICALLY NOW WE WOULD BE PERMANENT.

THOSE CEQA EXEMPTIONS WHICH WERE SET TO GO SUNSET TO SUNSET.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY SET TO SUNSET, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT THAT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO SUNSET IN 2029.

AND SO WITH THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE REMOVING THAT CEQA YOU KNOW, REVIEW, YOU KNOW, CEQA COMPELS FOLKS TO DISCLOSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND THEN MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND ALSO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.

SO OFFERING CEQA EXEMPTIONS FOR, YOU KNOW, A WIDE RANGE OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS COULD HAVE LONG LASTING IMPACTS.

AND SO THIS ITEM BASICALLY IS TO TEE UP COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF SB 271 AND DETERMINE IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A POLICY POSITION.

AND THEN IF YOU'D LIKE A LETTER AND OR RESOLUTION TO BE DRAFTED, THAT SORT OF STATES COUNCIL'S POLICY POSITION ON THAT.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION UNDER 288 IF THAT'S ALREADY THEY'RE ALREADY EXEMPTED.

YEAH. WHY ARE THEY DOING WHY ARE THEY DOING ONE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY? SO MY RESEARCH IS INDICATED THAT LONG TERM PROJECTS THAT WOULD TAKE LONGER THAN, YOU KNOW, 2025 TO 2029, PEOPLE ARE LEERY OF PURSUING THAT CEQA EXEMPTION IN CASE THEY DO SUNSET.

SO MAKING THEM PERMANENT WOULD ENCOURAGE LONGER TERM PROJECTS.

TO THAT COULD TAKE PLACE AND CONTINUE ENJOYING THOSE EXEMPTIONS.

THANKS. HAS YOUR HAND UP COUNCIL MEMBER LOEWENSTIEN.

YES IT IS. OKAY. GO AHEAD. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT'S WATCHING OUT THERE, THIS IS NOT TO SPEED UP TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

IT'S TO INCREASE THE ABILITY TO BUILD MASS DENSE PROJECTS NEAR THESE PROJECTS.

THIS GUY HAS HAS DRIVEN EVERYONE CRAZY. AND CRAZY IN COUNCILS.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL HE'S DOING, OR MAYBE HE DOES KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING BECAUSE HE'S TAKEN A LOT OF MONEY FROM ALL THESE SPECIAL INTERESTS.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY OPPOSE THIS. NOW HE'S GOING AFTER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

JUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN DISTRICT, PLEASE. AND NOT THE REST OF THE STATE AND INCORPORATE IT.

I MEAN, IT'S SO MADDENING. I CANNOT WAIT TILL THIS GUY IS OUT OF THE SENATE.

HE IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT HE IS.

HE'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY.

HE'S ONLY CREATED HAVOC, AND HE'S MADE MASS DENSITY A PRIORITY FOR HIM.

GO LOOK AT HIS HIS CAMPAIGN, DONATIONS FROM UNIONS, FROM DEVELOPERS, REAL ESTATE INTERESTS.

HE IS NOT DOING THIS FOR THE PEOPLE. HE'S DOING IT SO HE GETS A BUNCH OF MONEY AND HE'S NOT HELPING ANYTHING.

HE'S CREATED A HUGE MESS. I'M DONE LISTENING TO THIS GUY.

AND WHEN I'M OUT OF OFFICE. KATIE, BAR THE DOOR.

I CANNOT WAIT TO FIND A WAY TO CRITICIZE THIS GUY BECAUSE I'M DONE WITH THIS GUY.

I HAVE AN OUTLET FOR YOU. I BET YOU DO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US WHAT IT IS? YEAH. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES.COM. NOW WITH FIVE VOTES, NOW COMES WITH A 503.

HE RETIRED FROM COUNCIL. AND YOU FIND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE.

YEAH. OH, I'VE HAD MY NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE. BUT NOW I CAN.

NOW I CAN TAKE OFF ALL LIMITS IN TERMS OF WHAT I CAN SAY AS A REPRESENTATIVE, AND I'M JUST AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, I CANNOT WAIT. SO THAT'S IT? THAT'S ME. THAT'S MY FEEL.

YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW, I'M SORRY. NO. IT'S OKAY.

IT'S SO BAD. IT'S SO BAD. LET'S, LET'S LET'S KILL ALL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SO I CAN BUILD A BUNCH OF MASS DENSE HOUSING AND NOT LOWER HOUSING PRICES. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAJI. SO THANKS, LUKE, FOR THAT.

I DIDN'T EVEN WHO KNEW THAT THERE WAS ALREADY AN EXEMPTION FOR UNDER CEQA FOR THIS STUFF.

THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO PRIORITIZE IT. I LIKE THE LETTER THAT YOU'VE ATTACHED, BUT I'D ASK THAT WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE OR TWO ADDRESSING SPECIFICALLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOUT CO-LOCATING, THE METRO C LINE EXTENSION WITH THE FREIGHT LINE CARRYING A FREIGHT LINE

[03:45:07]

AND THE LIKE THINGS WE'VE IDENTIFIED IN OTHER LETTERS.

AND ADD IN OVER TOP OF PIPELINES. YEAH. ON TOP OF.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. DANGEROUS PIPELINES.

YES. OKAY. MOTION. AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

SHOCKING. ALL TWO OF YOU. ANYBODY ONLINE? YES I DO.

HOLD ON. OH, I KNOW WHO'S ONLINE. KYLE JOHNSON ARE ABOUT TO READ TWO PEOPLE.

I KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING. KYLE. YES. KYLE JOHNSON, DISTRICT ONE.

TO THE SURPRISE OF NO ONE. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPINION ON THIS ISSUE.

I AM AGAINST THE CITY WRITING A LETTER AGAINST SORRY.

EXCUSE. SO. SORRY. AGAINST SENATE BILL 71. I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. I THINK THAT USING SEQUA TO BLOCK ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT PROJECTS, WHICH ARE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, IS BAD POLICY.

I DIDN'T DO IT. YEAH, THAT'S MY OPINION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I APPRECIATE YOU STAY UP UNTIL 10:00 TO GIVE US YOUR OPINION ON THAT, I REALLY DO, I TRULY DO. YEAH, SOMEONE'S GOT IT.

ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. WE HAVE NO MORE ON ZOOM, BUT WE DO HAVE A COMMENTS.

SO WE HAVE THREE ONE SUPPORT AND TWO OPPOSE. THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. THE RECORD. LET'S SEE. I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

ALL FOUR. HI. HI. OKAY. MR. ELLIS. THANK YOU, MR. BARRETT. IF YOU'RE LISTENING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

COUNCIL MEMBER NEHRENHEIM. SO THE PLAQUES THAT WERE STOLEN FROM VETERANS PARK.

WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATUS? I SENT YOU AN EMAIL EARLIER REGARDING GETTING, YOU KNOW, PRR BECAUSE I ALSO WANT TO GET IT CITYWIDE FOR OTHER ISSUES THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. I MEAN, THERE ARE OTHER PLACES, POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

THESE WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRR FOR YOU ON THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE PLAQUES THAT HAVE GONE MISSING IN VETERANS PARK.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE PROBABLY TO SOME DEGREE. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PRR DRAFT YET, BUT I IMAGINE WE'LL HAVE SOME ITEMIZED PRICING TO WHICH COULD BE WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE THAT OUT AND WE'RE NOT REPLACING IT WITH BRONZE. RIGHT? CORRECT. THERE'S PRODUCTS NOW THAT ARE THAT LOOK LIKE BRONZE, FEEL LIKE BRONZE, BUT ARE ACTUALLY ALUMINUM AND DON'T HAVE QUITE THE SAME AFTERMARKET VALUE. SO YEAH, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT AS PART OF THE MIDYEAR ITEM NEXT WEEK.

AND WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE BY ANY CHANCE? DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I I'M HOPEFUL WE'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU NEXT WEEK, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SOME OF THE SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE IN MOTION, BUT I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO THAT YET.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER .

LOEWENSTIEN. NO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER . OBAJI.

A BR RR PLEASE. REGARDING IF YOU'VE SEEN HERMOSA BEACH RIGHT BEFORE PIER PLAZA.

THEY THEY'VE PAINTED THE HB LOGO IN THE MIDDLE AND THE LIKE.

MANHATTAN BEACH HAS DONE A SIMILAR THING. I THINK IT'S AT HIGHLAND AND MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.

MAYBE. OR I FORGET WHAT THE STREETS ARE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR REDONDO, PERHAPS AT THE RIVIERA OR IN FRONT OF THE PIER.

JUST THE COST FOR FOR DOING SUCH A THING POTENTIALLY.

COULD BE, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF A JOHN PARSONS FUND IF THERE'S ANY MONEY THERE.

PRR FOR THE MAIN BUDGET OR THE MIDTERM FOR THE MAIN BUDGET.

OKAY. NOT A NOT A MIDTERM BUDGET THING. IS THAT IT? AND MAYBE A REFERRAL TO RECOGNIZE BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.

I'M GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION IS THAT IS THAT ESTABLISH IT AS LIKE A RECOGNIZED MONTH BY THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

I'M CONCERNED IT IS. WE DO FOR THE OTHER ONE.

YEAH. OKAY. SURE. YEAH. WE DON'T NEED A REFERRAL TO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARRETT. TONIGHT, I DO HAVE A REFERRAL TO STAFF TO CONSIDER

[03:50:05]

I'M NOT SAYING PUT IT AT THE FRONT OF THE LIST, NECESSARILY.

I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING WE COULD DO DIFFERENT? BETTER ON MEETING MINUTES OR NOT? SO AS A MAYOR AND COUNCIL MINUTE COMMITTEE OR JUST A MINUTE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW. MORE STAFF. WHAT IS IT? STAFF. MORE STAFF. THAT'S MORE STAFF. YEP. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE, AND MAYBE I COULD JUST TALK WITH YOU AND GO AHEAD.

DO WE CONTRACT OUT THE MINUTES? YES. SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS AND I'M NOT BLAMING ANYBODY LEFT.

YEAH, NO, WE'RE CATCHING UP. AND THEN NOW WE HAVE ELECTIONS, AND I HAVE LESS TWO STAFF.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT LOOKING PAST. YEAH, IT'S ABOUT LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND IS.

I'M SAYING, IS THERE SOMETHING OUT THERE? WHERE? BECAUSE OUR CITY MANAGER WAS JUST AT THIS CITY MANAGER CONFERENCE.

YEAH. WHERE IT'S LIKE TECHNOLOGY IS KING. THERE IS.

THERE IS SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT'S COMING AROUND.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. THIS IS MORE OF A BUDGET TYPE ITEM.

I THINK THAT TO CITY CLERK'S POINT HERE, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BR FOR YOU FOR NEXT WEEK THOUGH.

SO, BUT WE COULD HAVE A BR FOR YOU AS PART OF THE BUDGET GOING INTO, YOU KNOW, 2526.

IS THAT THE WAY TO APPROACH THIS? I THINK SO.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SYSTEMATIC SIDE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL, THE AVAILABLE STAFFING, THE APPROACH WE'RE TAKING. AND THERE MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE OUT THERE WHERE THEY THERE MIGHT BE SOLUTIONS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY YOU PLUG IT IN, THE SOFTWARE LISTENS TO WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MEETING.

THEY DO THE PRINTOUT. THERE IS SOMEBODY TEN YEARS IN SOFTWARE.

THERE'S A THOUSAND SOFTWARE. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT, THERE'S A MILLION.

THE DIFFERENT SPEAKERS. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME.

I'VE USED IT A MILLION. TRANSCRIPT. THAT'S WITH GRANICUS.

BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED IT YET.

SO THAT'LL MR. COOK HAS SOME HAS COME ACROSS SOME PRODUCTS IN THIS.

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND. IT'S A BR FOR 25-26. YEAH.

OKAY. WHICH IS ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY OKAY.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, WELL MR. COOK IS KIND OF COGITATING.

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP US ANY LATER THAN WE ARE. ANYWAY, THAT POINT'S WELL TAKEN. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I DO EMPATHIZE WITH YOU BECAUSE I'VE AND MR. MOROCCO, BECAUSE I'VE TRIED TO LOOK BACK ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED IN A IN A MEETING AND IT'S NOT THERE YET.

AND IT'S TEDIOUS TO GO BACK AND WATCH A TAPE AND TRY TO FIND THE EXACT AND THE SEARCH FUNCTION.

YEAH. FOR THAT. YEAH. SHOULD BE INDEXED. EVERYTHING INDEXED.

OKAY, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE FIRE CONVERSATION.

IT'S COMING IN MARCH. YEAH. IT'S YEAH. GENERAL PLAN PHASE TWO OPTIONS WILL KICK OFF IN MARCH FOR PI.

YEAH. PI, FAR. I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY ROBUST CONVERSATION.

THERE'S MULTIPLE STEPS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLACE WORKS AGREEMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO YOU KNOW IT'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE US DIRECTION TOWARDS.

YEAH. MORE PLACE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE 27 ANALYSIS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PERFORMED.

SO, THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF STEPS, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT SORT OF LAID OUT FOR YOU IN MARCH.

WHAT'S THIS WHOLE SECOND HALF OF THE G PACK? YEAH.

THERE'S A HOUSING ELEMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO THAT.

YEAH. SO, MARK'S WORKING ON IT. HE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD PLAN AND SCHEDULE.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET A CFP. YEP. AS PART OF THAT, TOO.

YEAH. HALLELUJAH. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT IT TO BE A REFERRAL TO STAFF, BUT WE HAD THAT MEETING OUT AT THE I FORGET WHAT YOU CALL THE FEEDER ROAD OFF OF PROSPECT FRONTAGE.

YEAH. AND I THINK I THINK I HEARD ANDY SAY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT K TRAILS OR SOMETHING FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, IN ADDITION TO THE VEGETATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT ALONG THERE.

DO YOU NEED DIRECTION ON THAT? IT'LL BE A I THINK THAT'S I THINK BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD, AND THERE WASN'T A REFERRAL FOR A BUDGET RESPONSE REPORT FROM COUNCILWOMAN KALUDEROVIC.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY I DON'T THINK THAT'S COMING NEXT WEEK.

I'M NOT 100% SURE. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A 25-26 ITEM, BUT THAT'S FINE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS CAPTURED. YEAH.

IS THAT A TEMPORARY SOLUTION OR. WELL, THERE'S A COUPLE OPTIONS ARE TEMPORARY.

TELL ME NO. WELL, THEY COULD IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SOLUTION IS.

THERE'S TWO THINGS. THERE'S WHERE THE MEETING USED TO BE, WHERE THERE'S SHRUBS USED TO BE. WELL, THE PROBLEM, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG IT IS. SO THERE'S SO THE BR WOULD PROVIDE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THERE'S TWO ISSUES.

THERE'S THE ESTHETIC ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEGETATION THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED. AND THEN THERE'S POTENTIAL SAFETY FOR STREET ALIGNMENT AND GRADE SEPARATION, WHICH COULD BE BOLLARDS. IT COULD BE BLOCK WALL, IT COULD BE SO IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

BUT THE BR WOULD ADDRESS THE VARIOUS OPTIONS.

KIND OF SOUP TO NUTS. OKAY YOU GUYS. YEAH. THERE WAS THERE'S THE NOISE AND LIGHT.

BUT THERE WAS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. AND THERE HAS APPARENTLY BEEN ACCIDENTS WHERE ITS PEOPLE JUMPING DOWN AND THE CARS JUMP,

[03:55:06]

YEAH. NO, I GET IT. ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THAT. SO, WITH THAT, WE'RE AT ADJOURNMENT.

I WOULD ASK ONE OF YOU, SINCE WE'RE THIS IS THE CLOSEST TO FEBRUARY 9TH, IF WE COULD CLOSE IN MEMORY OF BILL BRAND.

SO MOVED. SECOND BIG TIME. OKAY, SO, YOU KNOW, BILL IS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE, GOT TOGETHER IN 2000 FIGHTING HEART OF THE CITY.

AND ACTUALLY, A SURFRIDER EVENT, TOO. BUT MY BEST FRIEND AND I DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK THERE'S A DAY GO BY WHEN I DON'T THINK OF HIM.

BUT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN SOMETHING GOOD OR REALLY BAD HAPPENS, MY FIRST INCLINATION IS TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL BILL AND THEN AND REMEMBER, HE'S NOT HERE ANYMORE. SO, YOU KNOW, I MISS HIM.

I WISH HE WERE IN THE SEAT INSTEAD OF ME. AND I JUST WANT TO HONOR OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEPARTURE.

SO, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LETTING ME ADJOURN WITH THAT.

ONE OF A KIND. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, SO, MOTION TO ADJOURN.

ALL RIGHT. AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY.

YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.