>> ORDER CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. [4:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING] [00:00:05] COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> HERE. >> MAYOR LIGHT. >> PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? >> NOT FOR CLOSED SESSION. >> THANK YOU. COULD YOU READ OFF WHAT WILL BE OUR BIG LIST OF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT? >> YES, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, MAYOR, WE HAVE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE AS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA THE FOLLOWING ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. ITEM F1, CONFERENCE OR LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS ST. LAURENT MARCIA VS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, HOWARD E. WOOD, SUSAN C WOOD, THE HS WOOD FAMILY TRUST, DOES 1-100 INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER 25TRCV01441. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ACTING CITY MANAGER, WHO WILL BE TALKING TO THESE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER FILLING IN FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. WHO'S AT HIS SON'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND ON THE ONE POTENTIAL CASE, MYSELF AND CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD WILL BE REPRESENTING THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS THE CLOSED SESSION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FOR. >> AYE. >> ANYBODY OPPOSED? WE WILL BE RECESSING THE CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ON ANY REPORTABLE ACTIONS AND STARTING THE OPEN SESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GETTING BACK TO ORDER. [A. CALL TO ORDER] WE'RE COMING BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> HERE. >> MAYOR LIGHT. >> HERE. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SMUDE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? >> YES, SIR. THERE IS ON ITEM F1. COUNCIL MOVED TO DEFEND THE CITY AGAINST THE CLAIM IN THAT ITEM. >> GOOD JOB BACK THERE, LUKE. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> VERY EFFICIENT. LET'S SEE. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FOR. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE OPEN SESSION, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> HERE. >> CAN YOU PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MIC. YOUR MIC SEEMS TO BE OFF. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. MAYOR LIGHT. THANK YOU. >> HERE. IF WE HAVE ANY VETERANS OR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY IN THE AUDIENCE, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SERVICE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. NOW, I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG, AND REMAIN STANDING AFTERWARDS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MATTHEW, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. MATTHEW THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW MCCAULEY. I'M A SENIOR AT RHS. I GRADUATE THIS THURSDAY AND GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS. PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> >> IF YOU COULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. COME ON UP AND GET A PICTURE WITH US. [APPLAUSE]. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> ENJOY FLORIDA. [LAUGHTER] >> NOW IT'S TIME FOR PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, [D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS] NAB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. [00:05:11] THANK YOU. OUR FIRST ONE IS ABOUT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, AND IT'S ACCOMMODATION FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. CAN I CALL IT MATT AND CHRIS MCCAULEY. LONG TIME NO SEE MEN. TONIGHT, I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR OF RECOGNIZING AN EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, PART OF REDONDO SUNSET BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL BASEBALL LEAGUE. IT'S A PONY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAM DESIGNED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IT CREATES A SPACE WHERE EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE ABILITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY, THE FUN, AND THE TEAM SPIRIT THAT COME WITH PLAYING AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIME. WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM TRULY SPECIAL IS ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, TO BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE, AND TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INTERACTION ALL WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS COMPLETELY FREE TO PARTICIPATE IN WITH NO REGISTRATION FEES. EVERY PLAYER RECEIVES A HAT, A SHIRT, AND ALL THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. GAMES ARE HELD AT ALTA VISTA PARK, AND THEY'RE KEPT TO A MANAGEABLE, FUN FILLED 60 MINUTES. PERHAPS BEST OF ALL, THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE REGION ARE WELCOME. BUT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS DOESN'T JUST RUN ON ITS OWN. IT TAKES VISION, HEART, AND HARD WORK. TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE TEAM BEHIND IT. MATTHEW MCCAULEY AND HIS DAD, CHRIS. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS REALLY COOL. I WOULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED THIS FOUR YEARS AGO STARTING THIS PROGRAM OUT WHEN IT WAS REALLY SMALL. WE'D HAVE FIVE KIDS PER GAME. WE HAD ONE SEASON NOW WE HAVE TWO, WE DO FALL AND SPRING NOW. EIGHT GAMES PER SEASON TOO, THAT USED TO BE FOUR. IT'S BEEN AWESOME TO SEE IT GROW AND THE KIDS GET BETTER OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THEY'LL START OUT THEY'LL BE 5-YEARS-OLD, THEY'RE 12, NOT THAT LONG, LIKE 10 NOW. BUT STILL, IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THEM LITERALLY GROW AND THEN ALSO GROW AS PLAYERS. THEY WOULD START OFF, HITTING OFF THE T, THEN THEY GO TO UNDERHAND TOSS. NOW WE GOT A LOT OF KIDS THEY HIT OFF OVERHAND TOSS NOW. A COUPLE OF DAYS REALLY THE [INAUDIBLE], AND IT'S JUST BEEN AWESOME TO SEE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. THERE IS A PROGRAM. I THINK THERE STILL IS THE VIP PROGRAM, ASO DOES. THEY DO IT FOR SOCCER. THEY HAVE THE SPECIAL NEEDS FOR SOCCER AT ALTA VISTA. AROUND THE TIME I STARTED THIS, I BELIEVE IT WAS EIGHTH GRADE, AND I WAS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL, I'D BE DOWN THERE A LOT, WORKING OUT. I PLAYED BASEBALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SO I'D BE OVER THERE A LOT AND YOU'D SEE THEM PLAYING AND PARTICIPATING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME AT SOCCER IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS, THERE ISN'T ONE FOR BASEBALL I LIKE BASEBALL AND I JUST THOUGHT THERE'S A OPPORTUNITY TO BE HAD THERE, AND THESE KIDS COULD BE PLAYING ANOTHER SPORT, HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GO GET PHYSICAL AND DO SOMETHING I LOVE. IT'S BEEN GREAT. THE KIDS HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN, AND I THINK IT'S AWESOME. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING US UP HERE. THIS IS HONOR. >> YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? >> YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM, AND IT'S GROWN A LOT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE THE PLAYERS GROW. BUT I'D SAY AS DAD AND AS A HELPER, WHAT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT IS TO SEE THAT WE LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT IT TAKES EVERY GAME WE NEED LIKE 20 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, FROM PRETTY MUCH EIGHTH GRADERS AND ABOVE. WHEN WE PUT THE ALL CALL OUT EACH WEEK, WE GET 20 KIDS, MIGHT BE MOST OF THE SAME KIDS, MIGHT BE SOME DIFFERENT KIDS, KIDS COME AND GO. IT'S A COMMITMENT FOR THEM THEY COME OUT AND TO SEE THE PLAYERS WITH THE BUDDIES IS REALLY WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN SUCH A GOOD TOWN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT PRIORITIZES THIS THAT'S WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, AND BEST OF ALL, MATTHEW HAS RECRUITED REPLACEMENTS. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS PRETTY MUCH RUNNING IT ALL, HELPED A LITTLE BIT. HE'S GOT FOUR, IS IT FOUR? >> I GOT FOUR JUNIORS AT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GREAT. >> THEY'LL BE TAKING IT OVER SO FOR SURE, THE GAMES WILL CONTINUE, THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE. WE'D LIKE TO THANK REDONDO SUNSET AS WELL FOR THE RESOURCES THAT HELP OUT AND ALSO 310 BASEBALL SOME OF OUR OTHER SPONSORS THAT ARE REALLY HELPFUL. WHENEVER WE NEED ANYTHING, AND WE PUT THE CALL OUT, THE COMMUNITY JUST JUMPS RIGHT TO US AND GETS US WHATEVER WE NEED. IT'S REALLY COOL. THANK YOU. [00:10:02] >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, THANK YOU. WHAT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HAS CREATED AS A SPACE OF BELONGING, JOY, AND OPPORTUNITY, WHERE NO ONE IS LEFT ON THE SIDELINES. I HAVE TO SAY, VERY PROUD THAT REDONDO RESIDENTS HAVE DONE THIS ON THEIR OWN, AND EVEN MORE PROUD THAT A STUDENT TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO THAT. THAT IS VERY REMARKABLE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR CAREER IN THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE GREAT BECAUSE OF THE INITIATIVE YOU'VE SHOWN HERE AND YOUR COMPASSION FOR OTHERS IN NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO BEACH, AND THE PLAYERS IN YOUR LEAGUE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. I'M PRESENTING YOU A COMMENDATION FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MA'AM, YOU WANT TO GET IN THE PICTURE? >> YES. >> COME ON. >> THANK YOU. >> ARRIVING JUST IN TIME IS OUR SECOND GROUP. THIS IS ACCOMMODATION FOR RELATED TO 2025 PROJECT ECHO WINNERS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS COMMENDATION IS TO THE RUHS STUDENTS WHO WERE WINNERS IN THE PROJECT ECHO. I'M THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE THIS NEXT GROUP OF OUTSTANDING STUDENTS FROM REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE AT THE PROJECT ECHO ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP BUSINESS PLAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. COULD I CALL UP MR. MIKE SOOHOO TO JOIN ME. HEY, MIKE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. STUDENTS FROM MR. SOOHOO'S BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINANCE CLASS, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL, DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. OUT OF 53 TEAMS FROM 19 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE, FIVE REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS EARN TOP HONORS. TONIGHT, WE'RE ESPECIALLY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST PLACE WINNERS. IN THE SERVICES CATEGORY, TEAM TIMEWISE, A TIME MANAGEMENT APP DESIGNED TO PERSONALIZE STUDY PLANS FOR STUDENTS. CAN YOU GUYS RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WERE ON TEAM TIMEWISE? CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] IN THE PRODUCTS CATEGORY, TEAM BLISS, DEVELOPERS OF AN INNOVATIVE HEATED BATHROBE, COMBINING COMFORT AND SMART TECHNOLOGY. I THINK MY WIFE WOULD LIKE ONE OF THOSE. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S TEAM BLISS. RIGHT THERE. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] WE ALL KNOW THE IMPACT A GREAT TEACHER CAN HAVE AND THESE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THAT. MR. MIKE SOOHOO WAS HONORED WITH THE 2025 CHIP GOODMAN ENTREPRENEURIAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP AND DEDICATION. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT FROM OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING REDONDO BEACH ROTARY CLUB, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR HELPING GUIDE AND REFINE THESE INNOVATIVE STUDENT PROJECTS. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE STRENGTH OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, THE DEDICATION OF OUR EDUCATORS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH. TO ALL STUDENTS, KEEP DREAMING BIG, KEEP CREATING AND CONTINUE EXPLORING YOUR PASSIONS. YOU'RE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS. AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP TO RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE. THE FIRST IS AMAN DINSHOT. >> AMAN DINSHOT. >> KEEP ME STRAIGHT. >> I GOT YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ANGELINA MALINA GONZALEZ. [APPLAUSE] [00:15:11] SADIE SABESMA. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. GIA GERLY. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. EVA ROBERTS. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE TEACHER, MIKE SOOHOO. [APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I'M SO PROUD OF MY STUDENTS. THEY ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE BEING IN A SHARK TANK COMPETITION WHERE YOU HAVE TO PRESENT IN FRONT OF TONS OF PEOPLE IN A BIG SETTING, WRITE A 20 PAGE BUSINESS PLAN, AND OUT OF 19 SCHOOLS AND 53 DIFFERENT TEAMS TO BECOME FIRST PLACE IN SERVICES AND FIRST PLACE IN PRODUCTS OVER ALL THOSE TEAMS. THIS IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THEM FOR THEIR PARENTS, FOR OUR SCHOOL, AND FOR THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR LIGHT AND FOR EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. AGAIN, WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU GUYS AND FOR EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL GET A PICTURE FIRST, THEN I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A PRESENTATION, ONE OF THE GROUPS. >> YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> YEAH, WE'LL DO IT. LET'S ALL [INAUDIBLE] IN SO WE CAN GET BEHIND YOU. >> FIVE PHONES [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. >> SIX PHONES. >> I GOT ONE TOO. [LAUGHTER] >> [BACKGROUND] GOOD JOB. WHO'S GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION? >> TIMEWISE VOLUNTEER TO PRESENT TODAY. >> COME ON UP HERE TO THE PODIUM. YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE? >> YEAH, I WILL DRIVE. >> CAN YOU SWITCH TO THAT? >> YEAH, HERE WE GO. SORRY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE. >> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >> WELCOME CLASS. TODAY I'LL BE PASSING BACK YOUR EXAM SCORES FROM LAST WEEK. STARTING WITH THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, YOU RECEIVED AN A MINUS. [LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. >> THAT'S GENEROUS. >> NEXT UP, A B. ONCE AGAIN, GOOD JOB. [LAUGHTER] MOVING ON, A C PLUS. [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE STILL MY FAVORITE STUDENT. [LAUGHTER] LAST, FOR THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, AN A MINUS. GOOD WORDS. >> OF COURSE. >> CAN YOU USE THE MIC BECAUSE I CAN'T HEAR YOU? THERE WE GO. >> THAT'S OKAY. MOVING ON TO ANGELINA, YOU RECEIVED A B PLUS ON THIS TEST. GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON. ARJUN, YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY FAILED ALL OF THE TESTS I'VE GIVEN TO YOU. COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU STUDY, IF YOU EVEN STUDY? >> I LOW KEY JUST USE CHATGPT. I WATCH VIDEOS, I READ MY NOTES. I STUDY HOURS THE NIGHT BEFORE EVERY EXAM. I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW I FAIL. >> INTERESTING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AMANDINE, YOU ACED THIS TEST. COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ARJUN HOW YOU STUDY, SO YOU CAN HELP HIM OUT IN THE FUTURE? >> THANK YOU. I JUST USE TIMEWISE TO MANAGE MY TIME AND RETAIN ALL THE INFORMATION I LEARNED. >> TIMEWISE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? >> INTRODUCING TIMEWISE. THE ULTIMATE ACADEMIC COMPANION DESIGNED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE STUDY EXPERIENCE. OUR PERSONALIZED STUDY PLANNER IS TAILORED TO EACH STUDENT'S UNIQUE SCHEDULE. >> WHEN USERS FIRST OPEN THE APP, THEY'LL BE ASKED TO TAKE A LEARNER TYPE SURVEY OR A SURVEY THAT DETERMINES HOW A STUDENT BEST RETAINS INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, AN AUDITORY LEARNER WOULD BEST RETAIN INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO SOMETHING. AFTER THAT, USERS SIMPLY INPUT THE DATES OF THE EXAMS, QUIZZES, TESTS, OR ANYTHING ELSE IMPORTANT, AND OUR AI GENERATES THEM A PERSONALIZED STUDY PLANNER TAILORED TO THEIR EVERY NEED. [00:20:04] >> FOR ANY STUDENT NEEDING EXTRA HELP, TIMEWISE SEAMLESSLY CONNECTS EXPERIENCED TUTORS WITH STUDENTS IN JUST ONE CLICK. TIMEWISE ALSO FOSTERS A GAMIFIED EXPERIENCE WHERE STUDENTS CAN EARN STUDY POINTS AND LATER UNLOCK CHARACTERS THE MORE THEY STUDY. WITH PERSONALIZED PROFILES, PROGRESS TRACKING, AND FRIENDLY COMPETITION, TIMEWISE TRANSFORMS STUDYING INTO A FUN AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE. HI, EVERYONE. I'M AMANDINE SCHOTT, AND I'M THE CEO. I MANAGE THE TEAM AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. >> HI. MY NAME IS ARJUN MODI. I'M THE CFO AND THE CTO. MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE MAKING SURE THIS COMPANY IS FINANCIALLY ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS AND THAT OUR APPLICATION AND WEBSITE ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY EVERY DAY OF OPERATION. >> MY NAME IS RILEY O'FLYNN. I AM THE CMO, AND I WILL ENSURE THAT TIMEWISE IS WELL KNOWN NATIONWIDE THROUGH OUR MARKETING STRATEGIES. >> I'M ANGELINA. I'M THE COO, AND I'M IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR DAILY OPERATIONS RUN PROPERLY. HERE'S OUR OPPORTUNITY. MANY STUDENTS STRUGGLE WHEN IT COMES TO TIME MANAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION, AS WE ALL DO. BUT FOR STUDENTS, THIS CAN CONSTANTLY LEAD TO THEM PROCRASTINATING AND FEELING OVERWHELMED. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A HARD TIME IN FINDING CREDIBLE INFORMATION, WHICH CAN WASTE THEIR TIME, PRODUCTIVITY, AND ESPECIALLY LEADS TO INEFFECTIVE STUDY SESSIONS, WHICH WE ALL KNOW ARE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. >> ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS HAVE TROUBLE IDENTIFYING EFFECTIVE STUDY METHODS THAT MATCH THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES, WHICH LEADS TO FRUSTRATION, UNCERTAINTY, ANXIETY. THE LIST GOES ON. THESE CHALLENGES SHOW HOW STUDENTS BOTH WANT AND NEED A SOLUTION. >> TIMEWISE OFFERS THE IDEAL SOLUTION TO ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE TIMEWISE SERVES AS BOTH AN APP AND A WEBSITE, SO IT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM ANY DEVICE. FIRSTLY, TIMEWISE'S PERSONALIZED STUDY PLANNER IS TAILORED TO OUR USERS EVERY NEEDS, ENSURING THEY'RE MANAGING THEIR TIME IN A WAY BEST SUITED FOR THEM. SECONDLY, TIMEWISE CONNECTIVITY TO TUTORS AND CAREFULLY CURATED ACADEMIC RESOURCES, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE EXTRA SUPPORT THEY ALL NEED THE DIFFICULT CONTENT. FINALLY, TIMEWISE'S SOCIAL AND CONNECTIVITY FEATURES PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THAT SOCIAL AND COMPETITIVE DIMENSION TO LEARNING THAT FURTHER MOTIVATES THEM TO SHINE AND DO THEIR BEST. >> THE MAJORITY OF TIMEWISE'S MARKET WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SUCH AS TIKTOK, SNAPCHAT, INSTAGRAM, AND FACEBOOK, WHICH ARE THE MOST POPULAR AND USED PLATFORMS BY OUR TARGET MARKET, ENSURING THAT WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THE MAJORITY OF OUR MARKET. >> WE WILL CLOSE VARIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS AND CAPTIVATING VISUALS TO ENHANCE OUR BRAND VISIBILITY AND OUR POPULARITY AS OUR COMPANY CONTINUES TO GROW OVER TIME. >> TIMEWISE'S MAIN COMPETITOR IS MYSTUDYLIFE, WHICH IS ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL APP THAT ASSISTS STUDENTS ON THEIR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS. HOWEVER, TIMEWISE STANDS OUT DUE TO THE GAMIFICATION FEATURE. THIS ELEMENT NOT ONLY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO COMPETE AND COLLABORATE WITH PEERS, BUT IT ALSO INTRODUCES A SOCIAL ASPECT INTO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. >> ALTHOUGH MYSTUDYLIFE IS A NOTABLE COMPETITOR, IT'S NOT COMPETING DIRECTLY AGAINST TIMEWISE. THIS IS BECAUSE TIMEWISE GOES BEYOND JUST HAVING STUDENTS MEMORIZE INFORMATION OR JUST HELPING IN TIME MANAGEMENT. IT INSTEAD COMBINES ALL THESE EFFECTIVE TOOLS INTO ONE COMPUTE PLATFORM, WHICH NO OTHER STUDY PLATFORM REALLY HAS UNTIL TODAY. THANKS TO TIMEWISE. >> IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF BUSINESS, OUR CONSERVATIVE PROJECTION IS TO SELL 9,000 SUBSCRIPTIONS, TRANSLATING ROUGHLY $53,000 IN SALES. EACH SUBSCRIPTION COSTS $5.99 PAID ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY THE USER. OUR PROTECTIVE STARTUP COST IS $250,000, LARGELY DUE TO OUR WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT AND WEBSITE DESIGN FEES. HOWEVER, TIMEWISE IS POISED FOR EXPONENTIAL GROWTH DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING A LOW CUSTOMER ACQUISITION COST, INCREASED CUSTOMER ATTENTION, SPECIALIZED MARKETING SERVICES, AND FINALLY, A WEBSITE AND APP THAT IS TAILORED TO OUR USERS NEEDS. ENSURING TIMEWISE CAN HELP STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. >> STUDENTS TODAY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR MANAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SKILLS, AND TIMEWISE IS A PERFECT TOOL IN EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO DO SO. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, TIMEWISE HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND PRECISE GUIDANCE TO ENHANCE THE STUDENTS LEARNING EXPERIENCES. > ADDITIONALLY, TIMEWISE EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH TOOLS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, STUDY HABITS, AND OVERALL MOTIVATION. INSTEAD OF STUDENTS CONSTANTLY FEELING STRESSED, TIMEWISE LEADS THEM TO SUCCESS. >> TIMEWISE EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL AND TO INSPIRE THEM TO BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE. >> AS YOU CAN SEE, TIMEWISE IS A POWERFUL STUDY TOOL THAT GIVES EACH STUDENT A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. >> NO STUDENTS SHOULD EVER FEEL OVERWHELMED OR LACK MOTIVATION SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME. [00:25:04] >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE, FEELING EMPOWERED INSTEAD OF BURDENED. >> TIMEWISE IS THERE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO HELP THEM ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS AND CONSTANTLY FEEL SUCCESSFUL. >> LET'S PUT AN END TO PROCRASTINATION AND START MANAGING OUR TIME WISELY WITH TIMEWISE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> JUST GET THE MIC TO THE CITY CLERK. WELL, THANK YOU. THAT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS BETTER THAN MY MBA PRESENTATION. [LAUGHTER] YOU GUYS ARE WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME. I ALSO THINK ALL OF US HERE ON THE COUNCIL COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS FOR STUDYING OUR WEEKLY AGENDAS THAT WE GET AND GETTING THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU, WELL DONE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW TO OTHER PROCLAMATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> LET'S SEE. I HAVE NO AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS. I DID ATTEND THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING LAST WEEK. THE BOARD APPROVED LOWER RATES WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR TARGETED 50% RESERVE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE RIVIERA VILLAGE SUMMER FESTIVAL WILL BE JUNE 27TH THROUGH 29TH THIS YEAR. COME OUT AND ENJOY. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> I HAVE NO EXPENSES. A FEW THINGS. WE ATTENDED A REDONDO BEACH ROUND TABLE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY THE HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT AT LAX, WHO'S BUILDING OUT ALL OF THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE AIRPORT. ON FRIDAY, I WENT TO THE GRAND OPENING OF THE WESTERN STATE CARPENTERS UNION TRAINING FACILITY IN CARSON, AND MANY OF THOSE CARPENTERS WILL BE MEN AND WOMEN ACTUALLY BUILDING A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP AND THE OLYMPICS AND OTHER PROJECTS AROUND LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ALSO ON FRIDAY, I WENT TO THE REIMAGINED POETRY ART EXHIBIT THAT'S ACTUALLY HERE AT PIER PLAZA. IT'S A GREAT EXHIBIT, AND IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC, FEATURING ARTISTS FROM HERE IN REDONDO BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK THAT OUT. THEN COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BUSY DAY HERE AT CITY HALL AND IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS IN COMBINATION. FIRST IS THE LIBRARY'S KICKOFF TO THEIR SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS. SECONDLY, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAIN LIBRARY BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT BACK IN 1995. WE WERE GOING TO DO A LARGE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, BUT THAT WAS DURING COVID, SO WE HAD TO CANCEL THAT. BUT WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THAT AS WELL ON SATURDAY. THEN ALSO, WE'LL BE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH AS PART OF THAT COMBINATION. THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS, INCLUDING BARBECUE, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THEIR TRAILER OUT, GIVING OUT FREE ICE CREAM FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE COME DOWN TO ENJOY THAT. THEN LAST ON SUNDAY IS FATHER'S DAY. TO ALL THE FATHERS, WISH YOU A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY THIS COMING SUNDAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WANTED TO THANK THE ROUND TABLE FOR HAVING ALL OF US UP TO SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND ALSO ASKING FOR WAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP US BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT TOPICS IN OUR PURVIEW. I WANTED TO THANK THEM. ALSO, THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED THE LAST YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEIR INPUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT GROUP OF YOUTH COMMISSIONERS AND REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE 26 APPLICATIONS FOR THE YOUTH COMMISSION THIS GO ROUND. JUST SHOUT OUT TO OUR GRADUATING SENIORS ON THAT COMMISSION, HEADED TO YALE AND CORNELL. REALLY IMPRESSIVE GROUP ALL AROUND. THE INPUT WE GOT WAS JUST GREAT. I HOPE MANY OF THEM WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. >> CAN I JUMP IN? >> YES, PLEASE. >> KUDOS TO KELLY ORTA, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE HERE FOR THE WAY SHE RAN IT. IT'S TOUGH LEADING KIDS THROUGH A CITY COUNCIL TYPE MEETING, SO WELL DONE. >> YES. ACTUALLY, I WILL SAY THAT MAYOR, WHEN WE ARE SITTING HERE, HE'S LIKE, KELLY'S A MOM, ISN'T SHE? [LAUGHTER] YES. SHE'S VERY GOOD. KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN HELPING KICK THIS OFF. WE WERE HARD RECRUITING FOR THIS FIRST GROUP. THANK YOU ALL. I THINK IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS FIRST ROUND. THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT CAPTAIN YANG FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I ATTENDED NAMI, [00:30:02] THEIR MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND WE ATTENDED ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS TALKING ABOUT WAYS WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS OUR GOALS AND ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY, INITIATING THIS ALTERNATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE SOON. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> ON THURSDAY, WE WENT TO THE REDONDO BEACH ROUND TABLE, AND WE HEARD FROM MIKE CHRISTENSEN FROM LAX. TALKED ABOUT HOW THE PEOPLE MOVER IS GOING TO BE OPENING UP AT LAX COME JANUARY 6TH, AND THAT'LL CONNECT TO THE METRO STOP. I'M HOPING THROUGH THE COG TO ORGANIZE A MAJOR MEET UP WHERE WE GO TO THE REDONDO BEACH MARINE AVENUE STATION, WE TAKE THE METRO TO THE AIRPORT, THEN WE TAKE THE PEOPLE MOVER INTO THE TERMINAL SO THAT WE SEE HOW EASY IT IS AND HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL USE IT. IT'LL BE LESS EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE QUICKER THAN DRIVING INTO THE AIRPORT AND DEALING WITH THAT CONGESTION. OTHERWISE, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> I HAVE NONE THIS WEEK, MAYOR. >> MOST OF MINE WERE COVERED, BUT I DID GET TO MEET WITH THE COMPANY THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO OUR PERFORMING ART CENTER QUANTUM METRIC, AND GOT A TOUR OF THEIR FACILITY. THEY'RE ONE OF THE FEW MANUFACTURERS HERE IN REDONDO BEACH, AND THEY'VE BEEN HERE QUITE A WHILE. THEY'RE CELEBRATING A BIG MILESTONE COMING UP, SO I'LL BE ATTENDING A CEREMONY ON FRIDAY FOR THEM AND ALSO PRESENTING THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE. THEY'VE CONVERTED ALL THEIR PERIMETER LANDSCAPING INTO NATIVE HABITAT. IT'S MATURE NOW. IT'S BEEN IN FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT'S VERY MATURE AND IT WAS GREAT TO WALK THE PREMISES AND SEE ALL THE BEES AND HUMMING BIRDS AND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES AND ALL OF THAT. PROVED THAT EVEN IN AN URBAN SETTING, SMALL PATCHES OF NATIVE PLANTS CAN HELP OUR ECOSYSTEMS. ON TOP OF THAT, I DID MEET WITH SOME OF CITY STAFF WITH THE FOLKS FROM LA 28, THE 2028 OLYMPICS. ALSO HAD SOME CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY FOR WHAT THEY'RE CALLING 88 88 CITIES IN LA COUNTY FOR 2028 FOR THE LA 28 OLYMPICS. WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM A VENDOR WHO IS SELLING THEIR CAPABILITY TO DO FIFA WORLD CUP VIEWING STATIONS. WE'RE EXPLORING ALL OF THOSE IN THE UPCOMING YEAR TO GENERATE BOTH A PLACE FOR REDONDO RESIDENTS TO GATHER FOR THESE BIG EVENTS, BUT ALSO TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THEN ULTIMATELY FOR THE CITY. TO THAT END, I WILL BE HOLDING MY FIRST OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW. STARTING TO PLAN FOR WHAT WE DO FOR THE OLYMPICS IN 2028, AND WHAT ROLE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WANT TO PLAY. THAT'S IT ON THE ITEM D. NEXT, WE'LL JUMP TO ITEM E, [E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA] APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA OR DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MOVE ANYTHING AROUND? >> SO MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL FOR IT? >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. ELEANOR, DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? [G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS] >> YES. >> FOR H8, WHICH IS THE SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 875, RELATED TO REGULATIONS OF E-BIKES, AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE AB 875. WE HAVE H10, WHICH IS RELATED TO DECKER TECHNOLOGIES, A SIGNED AGREEMENT, H15 BUSINESS LICENSE TAX WAIVER APPLICATION, RELATED TO THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, AND UPDATED BUSINESS LICENSE WAIVER APPLICATION. J1, NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, L1, RELATED TO THE URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR THE SMOKE SHOP. THAT IS INPUT RECEIVED BY THE YOUTH COMMISSION. WE HAVE L2, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2025, 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO THE BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS, FIVE OF THEM, FOR NUMBERS 6, 12, 13, 27, AND 30. THANK YOU. >> COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? ORDERED. NOW JUMPING DOWN TO H-CONSENT CALENDAR. [H. CONSENT CALENDAR] ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER? >> NOTHING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC? >> NO, THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> H7, PLEASE. >> H7. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? >> H9. >> H9. WE'RE PULLING H7 AND H9 FOR DISCUSSION SEPARATELY. [00:35:02] CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCEPT H7 AND H9? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MEMBERS BEFORE WE VOTE? ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? >> I JUST PASSED TWO CARDS FOR H1. >> WISHING TO SPEAK TO THESE ITEMS. FIRST, I HAVE WAYNE CRAIG ON H11 AND THEN JESS MONEY FOR H11. >> HOPEFULLY, IT HASN'T COME OUT OF MY TIME. I KNOW IT JUST TAKES A WHILE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M WAYNE CRAIG RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1. I WAS CALLING ABOUT H11. THIS ONE SEEMED INTERESTING BECAUSE IT WAS INVOLVING AN MOU WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT AND DOING INVESTIGATIONS AND SUCH. NOW, THIS ITEM INITIALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION BECAUSE ON THE SURFACE, HEY, IT SOUNDS PRETTY EXCITING, HAVING OUR CITY DETECTIVES PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION. BUT AS I WAS REVIEWING THE DETAILS CLOSELY, I STARTED ASKING, WELL, WHAT ARE WE REALLY GETTING OUT OF THIS? NOW, I DID SHARE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAME IN THE BLUE FOLDER, A GUIDEBOOK, BASICALLY, WHICH IS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, ABOUT 35 PAGES LONG, WHICH SAYS, HOW DIFFERENT LOCAL AGENCIES ARE ELIGIBLE AND HOW ASSET SHARING IS DONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IT'S IN THE BLUE FOLDER LABELED US DOJ EQS GUIDE AND GUIDE PAGES. IT'S ABOUT 35 PAGES. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ IT. HERE'S SOME INTERESTING THINGS I FOUND, BUT JUST BY LOOKING AT IT. FIRST, WE MUST FUND EACH DETECTIVE'S SPECIALIZED TRAINING BEFORE WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. ASSET SHARING, WHICH IS WHERE THEY COMPENSATE STUFF AND WE GET MONEY OUT OF IT, ISN'T GUARANTEED. WE MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN A CASE BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE EVEN CONSIDERED. THEN, FEDERAL AGENCIES TAKE THEIR CUT FIRST, WHICH STARTS AT 20% OR MORE. THEN THERE'S ABOUT UP TO EIGHT CATEGORIES OF DEDUCTIONS THAT ARE APPLIED AFTER THAT, WHICH ARE INVESTIGATION COSTS, VICTIM PAYMENTS, AWARDS PAID TO FEDERAL INFORMANTS, OF ALL THINGS. BEFORE ANYTHING MIGHT EVEN COME CLOSE TO GETTING TO US. THEN, OVERTIME REIMBURSEMENTS, AT LEAST IN THE MOUS, IS CAPPED AT 15 GRAND. IF THE COSTS GO BEYOND THAT, WE'RE OUT OF LUCK. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT, BEFORE MOVING FORWARD, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM AND READ UP ON IT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. READ THE ATTACHED MATERIALS IN THE BLUE FOLDER AND REACH OUT TO OTHER CITIES ALREADY IN THE PROGRAMS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE IN ASSET DISBURSEMENTS. IN CONCLUSION, WE'RE OFTEN TOLD, AND I'VE HEARD THIS MANY TIMES OF THE COUNCIL THAT OUR DETECTIVES ARE TOO OVERWHELMED TO ENFORCE OUR LOCAL LAWS AS IS. THINGS LIKE I DON'T KNOW, VERIFYING IF ELECTED OFFICIALS ACTUALLY RESIDE IN THE CITY, OR MAYBE INVESTIGATING LOCAL CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONS, OR FOR CAMPUS FINANCE VIOLATIONS, COME TO MIND. THE QUESTION TO THE COUNCILS IS, SHOULDN'T WE PRIORITIZE THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE VOLUNTEERING LOCAL RESOURCES TO FEDERAL WORK? THIS IS A SUGGESTION. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. JESS MONEY. THEN THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. >> JESS MONEY DISTRICT 3. WE DEFINITELY GOT TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR FINANCIAL CENTERS IN THE WORLD: WALL STREET, LONDON, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, AND REDONDO BEACH. JOHN PATRICK KLUBER, 52, WAS INDICTED ON CHARGES OF SECURITIES FRAUD AND TRANSACTIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING. REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT, WHERE WAS HE ARRESTED? WHERE DID THEY TRACK HIM DOWN? NORTH CAROLINA. GIVE ME A BREAK. THIS IS ABSURD. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS CITY BEING RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE [EXPLETIVE] POLICE DEPARTMENT INSTEAD OF THE CITIZENS. >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM THAT WE'VE NOT PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ANYBODY ONLINE? >> LET ME SEE HERE. I HAVE NO ONE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED AND NONE FOR J1 FOR ECOMMENTS. NO. >> WE HAD A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT H7 AND H9. ANYBODY WISH TO CHANGE AT THIS TIME BASED ON PUBLIC COMMENTS? THEN I WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. >> H13, ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2506-034, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS TO UPDATE THE POSITION OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR, AND ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2506-035.. A RESOLUTION CITY COUNT CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, [00:40:01] AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS TO CREATE THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK AND ADOPTING THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION. H14, ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-25036, A RESIDENT OF CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS TO ADD THE POSITION OF HOMELESS, HOUSING SUPERVISOR WITH A SALARY RANGE OF $6,178 TO $8,291 PER MONTH. THANK YOU. >> HEY, THANK YOU. NOW GOING DOWN TO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. [I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS] THERE WERE TWO H7 AND H9, AND WE WILL START WITH H7, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU PULLED COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> SURE. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL STUDENT RESOURCE OFFICER FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AT A COST OF $420,000 TO THE CITY, AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REIMBURSING THE CITY $100,000 A YEAR. I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LOVES THESE SROS. I KNOW THAT THE POLICE LOVES PROVIDING THESE SROS AND PARENTS LOVE HAVING THESE SROS AT SCHOOLS, AND I FULLY SUPPORT HAVING THESE SROS AT SCHOOLS. WHAT YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES BEFORE HERE IS THAT WE'RE ON AN UNSUSTAINABLE PATH WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ELECTIONS, CROSSING GUARDS FOR THE BENEFIT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHAT I'D LIKE, EITHER I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS, OR I'M WILLING TO VOTE FOR IT WITH AN AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT BEING, WE SHORTEN IT TO ONE YEAR SO THAT WE COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND SEE WHAT POSITION THEY'RE IN TO PAY, CHIP IN MORE, CONTRIBUTE MORE FOR THIS SRO COME NEXT YEAR, AND CHANGE THE TERM IN HERE FROM AN ADDITIONAL SRO TO JUST AN SRO. THE CITY IS NOT OBLIGED TO PROVIDE TWO, BUT TO PROVIDE ONE. I'M SURE THE CHIEF, IN HIS DISCRETION, WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TWO BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SEES A LOT OF BENEFIT IN IT. >> DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, OR [OVERLAPPING]? >> I CAN MAKE A MOTION, BUT I IMAGINE THAT THERE'S NOT A SECOND FOR IT, SO NOBODY WANTED TO PULL THE ITEM. >> YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. SURE. TO AMEND THE CONTRACT TO END THE TERM JUNE 30, 2026. WHEN WE SEE WHAT THE TERM IS THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. PARAGRAPH 2, STRIKE OUT THE WORD ADDITIONAL. >> DOES ANYONE WANT TO SECOND THAT OR HAVE A DISCUSSION ON IT? >> I GUESS JUST SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. THIS HAS BEEN VOTED ON BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM. WHAT'S THE BACKGROUND? >> THEY'VE APPROVED THIS LANGUAGE, THIS AMENDMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TRAIL OF DOCUMENTS HERE. THE GOVERNING TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT REALLY HEARKEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOU. THE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS HAVE SPOKEN TO EXTENDING THE PROGRAM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHAT I'M HEARING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IS SOME OF THE PHRASING IN THE ORIGINAL MOU REFERENCES AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. THAT'S SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTED BY THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT UNDER SCOPE OF SERVICE THAT PERTAINS TO US RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR DEPLOYING ONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS A LITTLE BIT FUZZY BETWEEN SECTIONS 3 AND 4, [OVERLAPPING] THE ORIGINAL MOU. THAT LANGUAGE ISN'T PERFECT IN LOOKING BACK AT IT. FOR US TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT, WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES AND THEN HAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REAPPROVE THE MODIFIED VERSION. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HOPING TO OBTAIN MORE SUPPORT FROM THEM AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROGRAM GOING INTO THE FUTURE AND IF THEY DO HAVE AN ABILITY TO DO THAT. WE WERE ALWAYS THINKING THAT AN AMENDMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. >> THERE IS A DELAY IN SERVICES, ARE WE OUT OF OUR TERM IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS NOW? HOW MUCH FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE TO [OVERLAPPING]? >> I DO THINK THE PROGRAM WILL PICK BACK UP AT THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT IS PAID ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. I DON'T THINK WE CAN REASONABLY EXPECT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACT ON THIS IN JUNE. IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WOULD NEED TO SEE THIS COME BACK TO US IN JULY. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THAT CAN GET DONE AND EXECUTED IN THAT TIME FRAME. I JUST DON'T KNOW YET HOW THEY WILL REACT TO THESE PROPOSED LANGUAGE CHANGES. IT'S NOT REALLY ALTERING WHAT THEY'RE PAYING, SO I SUSPECT THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT IT. IT IS A LITTLE BIT UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN SIMPLY [00:45:04] ALLOCATE THESE TWO OFFICERS AT OUR DISCRETION ANYWAY, SO CLARITY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. THE TIMING, THOUGH, I THINK, PUSHES THIS INTO JULY. >> WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE SHOULD BE REWRITTEN TO BE MORE APPLICABLE TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AS FAR AS THE SERVICES BEING DELIVERED? >> SOME CLARITY HERE WOULD NOT HURT. I WOULD SAY THAT. >> BUT YOU WANTED TO MAKE IT A ONE-YEAR DEAL, TOO, RIGHT? >> YEAH, FOR FOLKS WHO'RE NOT LOOKING AT IT, THIS AGREEMENT WAS INITIALLY STARTED BACK IN 2019. WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL IN 2021, I SIGNED ON TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WHICH CONTINUED IT GOING ALONG WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN $100,000 THAT WAS BEING PAID BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW IS IN A TOUGH TIME. IT CAN'T CHIP IN MORE. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THIS RESOURCE AWAY. I DON'T THINK IT'S IN OUR PURVIEW TO TAKE THE RESOURCE AWAY ANYWAYS. IT'S WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE CHIEF. I DO WANT TO GET US IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN RE-EVALUATE WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS A YEAR DOWN THE LINE. HEY, WHAT'S YOUR FINANCIAL DISPOSITION? ARE YOU ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TOWARDS THIS JOINT COST OF PROVIDING AN SRO TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? I DON'T THINK THAT WE'LL DO THAT ANALYSIS IF THIS IS A TWO-YEAR DEAL, AND THEY HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE IN ONE YEAR'S TIME. >> I'M HAPPY TO SECOND THAT. IF WE MAKE IT THE ONE-YEAR TERM THAT WE'RE REVISITING IT. I THINK IT'S A VALID DISCUSSION, AND SO YEAH. >> THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH ADDING THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO CHANGE THE WORDING, AND THEN IF THEY APPROVE IT, I JUST SIGN IT RATHER THAN COMING ALL THE WAY BACK HERE? >> SURE. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. >> I THINK YOU'VE AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AMENDED CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THE DESIRED LANGUAGE CHANGES. >> THOSE ARE CHANGING THE TERM TO END ON JUNE 30, 2026 [OVERLAPPING] >> SCUBING, REFERENCE TO THE ADDITIONAL OFFICER, I THINK [OVERLAPPING] >> ONE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. >> GOOD. >> YOU'RE BOTH GOOD WITH THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. TO THE CITY MANAGER, IS THERE ANY DOWNSIDE TO DOING WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? >> THE ONLY DOWNSIDE WOULD BE THAT ULTIMATELY THE DISTRICT SAYS, HEY, WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. WE LIKE THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE TODAY. IN THAT EVENT, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS BRING BACK THIS VERSION, AND YOU WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO RECONSIDER APPROVAL. >> IS THAT IT, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> SINCE I WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, I HAVE A CONCERN OF TAKING OUT THE WORD ADDITIONAL FOR THE ADDITIONAL OFFICER. THE UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN PROVIDING THE ONE OFFICER, AND THE EXTRA $100,000 WAS TO ENSURE THERE WERE TWO OFFICERS AT ALL TIMES. IF THEY READ THIS AND THINK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TURN IT BACK DOWN TO ONE OFFICER AND PAY $100,000 FOR IT, I CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE YOU THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THAT AS AN ADVERSARIAL AMENDMENT AND NOT SIGN IT. IF YOU REMOVED THAT REMOVAL. >> I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO ALONG WITH THIS AS A ONE-YEAR TERM, BUT I REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. >> WELL, IF IT'S A ONE-YEAR TERM, WE'RE COMING BACK TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYWAY. >> IN A YEAR. >> SURE, THAT'S FINE. >> YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? >> THAT'S FINE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WORD IS WHAT CONFUSED ME ON WHAT THIS WAS COVERING. IT WAS MUCH CLEARER IF YOU REMOVED THAT WORD. >> OR IT WOULD BE CLEAR IF IT SAID COVERS TWO OFFICERS. >> RIGHT. >> BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT, THE CONTRACT COULD BE READ TO SAY, OKAY, YOU'RE GETTING THE ONE, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THE SCHOOL'S EXPECTING. >> LET'S REVISIT ANY YEAR IF THAT'S THE MOTION TO COUNCIL. >> AS A MATTER OF COMPROMISE, I'M WILLING TO DROP IT DOWN TO A ONE-YEAR TERM AND KEEP THE WORD ADDITIONAL IN THERE. >> DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT OR IS THAT [OVERLAPPING]? >> HE IS AMENDING IT. I'M ACCEPTING IT. >> JUST CHECKING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> YOU AND I DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR MEETING AS WELL AS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S ONE ADDITIONAL OFFICER. BUT THEN MY CONCERN, AGAIN, WAS THE LENGTH OF IT, BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF COSTS THAT WE'RE INCURRING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR, AND THOSE COSTS ARE QUICKLY ADDING UP TO A LARGE NUMBER. I THINK IF WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS IN A YEAR AND THINK OF IT IN CONTEXT OF ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE SPEND AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING ON THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LOCK OURSELVES INTO A LONG-TERM CONTRACT. I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS SHORTER TERM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON THAT POINT, YOU MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE, [00:50:03] ADDITIONAL COSTS BEING PAID BY THE CITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? MR. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY ESTIMATE AS TO WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE THAT THE CITY'S PAYING FOR IN RELATION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> WELL, YOU'VE GOT THIS PROGRAM NOW, WHICH RUNS JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER $400,000 IN TOTALITY, AND THEN YOU HAVE SRO PROGRAM. >> THE SRO RESOURCE [OVERLAPPING]. >> SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. >> FOUR HUNDRED AND WHAT THOUSAND? >> IT'S ROUGHLY 420 IN TOTALITY. >> WHAT IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HELPING US WITH ON THAT? >> A HUNDRED OF THE 420 EFFECTIVELY. >> A HUNDRED. >> THAT'S THE CONTRIBUTION FOR THIS AGREEMENT. THAT'S AN ANNUALIZED EXPENSE. THAT BEGS A QUESTION AS PART OF THE MOTION. IF WE ARE ADJUSTING THE TERM TO ONE YEAR, WE ARE ALSO ADJUSTING THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT THAT WE'VE REFERENCED HERE FROM $800,000 DOWN TO $700,000. THAT'S HOW THIS AMENDMENT IS [OVERLAPPING]. >> AMENDMENT, SIR. >> TO ANSWER THE REST OF YOUR QUESTION, CLEARLY, WE'RE ALSO CONTRIBUTING NEARLY $600,000 A YEAR FOR THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM, DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY A SCHOOL-RELATED EXPENSE, WHETHER OR NOT A CITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPENSE IS OBVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO OPINIONS OF THE TWO AGENCIES. THEN THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO IN TERMS OF OUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR OUR SOLID WASTE HAULER IS DRAFTED IN A WAY THAT ENABLES BOTH THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BENEFIT FROM FREE SOLID WASTE SERVICE. >> FREE SOLID WASTE SERVICE? >> FREE SOLID WASTE SERVICE. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY, ALTHOUGH I WILL GIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CREDIT RECENTLY, THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED AND PAID OUR SEWER IMPACT FEES. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY HAVE STEPPED FORWARD AND DONE THAT AND COMMITTED TO THAT ON AN ONGOING BASIS. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE A BIT OF A LIST THAT WE'VE EXCHANGED THROUGH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND NEGOTIATE, IF YOU WILL. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE AT THIS TIME IS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY TO GIVE. I THINK THEY'D LIKE TO GIVE MORE MONEY, I THINK THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY. THEY JUST DON'T AT THIS JUNCTURE. THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT PERHAPS NEXT YEAR, THEY'LL HAVE A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. THIS, OF ALL THE PROGRAMS, SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THEY HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF RESOURCE TO THAN PERHAPS CROSSING GUARD OR OTHERS. THERE WAS SOME HOPE DURING OUR SPRING DISCUSSIONS THAT PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE THE VEHICLE TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR CITY ACTIVITIES. >> SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER [OVERLAPPING]. >> SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. YES. BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE CAMPUSES AND THE ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THAT IN OUR CONVERSATIONS. HOPEFULLY, NEXT YEAR, THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE US MORE SUPPORT. >> SURE. >> ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO HELP IN THAT EFFORT AS A COUNCIL? >> I THINK SUBCOMMITTEE'S BEEN REALLY PERSISTENT IN TRYING TO CAJOLE THAT CONTRIBUTION, IT'S NOT IN THE CARDS FORM FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW. >> BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. WE HELP EACH OTHER. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S AN ONGOING DISCUSSION. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO APPLAUD COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I THINK THIS IS A LONG-OVERDUE CONVERSATION. WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT SHARED EXPENSES. THE CITY IS RUNNING IN TOUGH TIMES, TOO. WE ARE A COUPLE MILLION, THREE MILLION SHORT IN TOT TAX REVENUE. WE'RE HAVING TO BORROW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM OUR PENSION RESERVE ACCOUNT TO COVER OUR PENSION COST. I THINK IT'S TIME WE TIGHTEN OUR BELTS AND START LOOKING AT THIS. I A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT SOUNDED IF I HEARD THIS CORRECTLY, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS DECIDING HOW THE CITY COUNCIL WAS GOING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY. LAST TIME I CHECKED, THERE'S FIVE COUNCIL SEATS HERE, NOT SIX. FINALLY, I'M NOT SURE, AND I SAY THIS WITH DUE RESPECT TO COUNCILMAN WALLER, BUT IF YOU WERE PART OF THE DECISION ON THIS PRIOR, ARE YOU STILL ALLOWED TO DELIBERATE ON THIS NOW? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE YOU GET IN TROUBLE OVER THAT. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY WIFE USED TO BE STUDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE. IN MY OPINION, I WOULD VOTE YES FOR THIS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS SAFETY AND ALL THAT MONEY. IT'S NOT A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY. WHY DON'T WE HAVE ONE MORE ADDITIONAL OFFICER AND HAVE THE STUDENT HAVE AN NICE EDUCATION? THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ONLINE? [00:55:02] >> THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. I MEAN NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ONE ON E-COMMENT. SORRY. >> I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN. ALL FOR IT? >> AYE. >> JUST SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT JUST POKED HIS HEAD AND THEN VOTED AYE, SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU DON'T NEED TO READ THAT ONE? >> NO, THERE'S NOTHING TO READ ON THIS ONE. LET'S GO TO H9, THAT WAS YEARS COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. H9, [LAUGHTER] IT'S THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR SHARING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT-RELATED DATA THAT THE CITY COLLECTS AND CONSOLIDATES IN THE PEREGRINE SYSTEM. THE AGREEMENT PROPOSES TO SHARE THAT WITH OTHER AGENCIES. THE CONCERN I HAD ABOUT THAT WAS THE INFORMATION THAT'S COLLECTED ON RESIDENTS AND TO WHOM IS THAT BEING PROVIDED, AND WHAT SAFEGUARDS ARE BUILT IN TO PROTECT THOSE RESIDENTS TO PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION? I THINK IS A LOT OF US WHO WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR POLICE TO HANDLE THAT INFORMATION, AND WE'VE HEARD FROM THEM QUITE A BIT. IT'S THESE OTHER AGENCIES OUT THERE, WHICH UNDER THIS DATA SHARING AGREEMENT, IS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY UNLIMITED, BUT IT'S ALL PEREGRINE CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO THAT IS. I READ IN THE NEWS, FLOCK, WHICH IS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE PEREGRINE SYSTEM WITH THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS, THEY WERE SHARING THAT INFORMATION REPORTEDLY WITH ICE AND HOMELAND SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMMIGRATION EFFORTS, WHATEVER YOU THINK OF THAT, AND SO THAT RAISED SOME ALARM BELLS WITH ME. HOW WILL THIS INFORMATION BE SAFEGUARDED? WILL IT BE MISUSED? I'D LIKE TO KNOW, AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND OUR FABULOUS POLICE FORCE ON THIS. WHAT SAFEGUARDS DO WE HAVE? MORE DIRECTLY, CAN WE GET A LIST? MAY I HAVE A LIST OF THE OTHER AGENCIES, THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS, THE PEREGRINE CUSTOMERS WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT? THOSE WERE MY CONCERNS ON THIS. HAPPY TO HEAR FROM POLICE REPRESENTATIVE. I KNOW OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS HERE. I'LL LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS AT ONE POINT. DO THOSE CONCERNS CONTINUE TO EXIST WITH RESPECT TO WHAT'S IN THE AGREEMENT? I SEE MIKE COOK IS HERE, AND HE IS OUR TECH SPECIALIST, AND HE MAYBE HE HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO. WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, MAYOR, CAN WE HEAR? >> YES. >> MAYBE I'LL INTRODUCE. JEFF MENDENZ, OUR CAPTAIN, WHO'S BEEN IN CHARGE OF THIS CONTRACT DISCUSSION, AND IS FILLING IN TO NIGHT FOR CHIEF JOE HOFFMAN, WHO'S ATTENDING HIS DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION AT SOUTH HIGH CURRENTLY. THEN WE HAVE MIKE COOK, OUR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE PROTECTIONS FROM A SOFTWARE PLATFORM STANDPOINT. JEFF, I'LL LET COVER THE OPERATIONAL BENEFIT TO THIS PROGRAM AND WHY WE'RE PROPOSING THIS TONIGHT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME, JEFF MENDENZ. I THINK CONCEPTUALLY, ONE WAY TO LOOK AT THIS AND THAT STREAM OR THE INFORMATION, OR THE DIFFERENT STREAMS OF DATA IS CURRENTLY THERE'S A LEGACY SYSTEM CALLED CLETS, AND I WON'T START IN WITH THE WHOLE ACRONYM GAME, BUT IT'S THE CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM. YEARS AND YEARS AGO, IT USED TO HAVE A DOT MATRIX PRINTER AND IT WOULD BE IN RECORDS, AND YOU'D HEAR IT GO OFF BECAUSE IT WOULD START WHIZZING AND BANGING, AND PAPER WOULD SPIT OUT OF IT, AND YOU'D PULL OUT A TELETYPE AND THERE'D BE A REQUEST FROM ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, AND YOU'D HAVE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME TO REVIEW IT AND RESPOND. IT A WOULD BE A REQUEST ABOUT WHO YOU HAVE IN CUSTODY, EVIDENCE YOU MAY HAVE, ALL THE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT A POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLECTS. TO FAST FORWARD, REALLY WHAT PEREGRINE DOES, AND I'LL LET MIKE SPEAK TO THE SIEGES AND THE COMPLIANCE, AS FAR AS THE CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS, IT REALLY TAKES THAT SAME SYSTEM, THOSE REQUESTS, AND PUTS IT INTO THIS PLATFORM YOU'RE SHARING DATA. CURRENTLY, PEREGRINE HAS AGREEMENTS AND HAVE AGENCIES THAT ARE GOING TO SHARE DATA, INCLUDE GLENDALE, GARDINA, ARCADIA, ALHAMBRA, SAN BERNARDINO, COLTON. ALL OF THOSE AGENCIES COULD SEND US ONE OF THESE CLETS MESSAGES, THE TELETYPE, AND REQUEST THE INFORMATION. WE HAVE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME TO RESPOND. THIS IS INSTANTANEOUS. THAT'S REALLY THE DEFINING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO AND WHAT THEY DON'T. GENERALLY, THINGS, PER THE GOVERNMENT CODE, THERE'S A CIVIL STATUTE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION, AND CAL DOJ REGULATES CERTAIN INFORMATION LIKE CORI, WHICH IS LIKE RAP SHEET INFORMATION. THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT LIMITATIONS AND ACCESS POINTS, OR THRESHOLDS TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. NONE OF THAT CHANGES, IT REALLY JUST CHANGES THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THAT INFORMATION. TO YOUR POINT, THEORETICALLY, YEAH, THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH. [01:00:02] SPECIFIC TO THE QUESTION OF ICE AND THE ALPR DATA, THAT HAPPENED EARLY ON BEFORE WE WERE A FLOCK CUSTOMER WITH VIGILANT WHO WAS PURCHASED BY MOTOROLA. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR AND KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO IN AND SPECIFICALLY OPT OUT OF SHARING THAT DATA WITH ANYONE. WE DON'T SHARE IT WITH ICE DIRECTLY, AND WE DON'T SHARE IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO SHARE WITH ICE. AS MUCH AS WE CAN, THAT'S ADDRESSED AND THE SAME CONDITIONS APPLIED WITH FLOCK. I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO THROW BACK AT YOU, BUT MAYBE WE CAN START FROM THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> THEN MAYBE MIKE, IF YOU COULD RESPOND ON THE NATURE OF THE PLATFORM, HOW IT'S PROTECTED, AND HOW IT MIGHT DIFFER OR PERHAPS BE BETTER THAN WHAT EXISTS TODAY WITH CLETS? >> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING. MIKE COOK, IT DIRECTOR. SO KEVIN MENDENZ HERE, I THINK, SUMMED THINGS UP VERY WELL FOR US. THE KEY THING FOR ME THAT HE MENTIONED WAS ONE OF THE MANY ACRONYMS IS CJIS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HERE AT REDONDO, WE MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH ALL OF THE POLICIES AND STANDARDS THAT CJIS SETS. THESE ARE VERY EXTENSIVE, THICK BOOKS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WE MUST FOLLOW. DOWN TO TYPES OF NETWORK ENCRYPTION THAT MUST BE IN PLACE IF A POLICE FACILITY IS OUT OF PHYSICAL SIGHT OF ANOTHER POLICE FACILITY. VERY STRICT REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. WE HERE AT REDONDO IS CJIS-COMPLIANT. PEREGRINE, THE THIRD-PARTY THAT'S DOING THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE, MUST BE CJIS-COMPLIANT. THEN THEY ARE ONLY EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WHICH TWO ARE CJIS-COMPLIANT. FROM A TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY, PHYSICAL CONTROLS, EVEN DOWN TO THINGS LIKE BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, AND THINGS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ACCESSING THE SYSTEM, THOSE ARE ALL MANDATED BY CJIS, AND ALL PARTIES TOUCHING THE DATA THERE WOULD BE CJIS-COMPLIANT. >> IS CJIS STATE OR FEDERAL? >> FEDERAL. >> FEDERAL. >> ONE OTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT I'LL TOUCH ON THAT MICHAEL SANS HE JUST MENTIONED IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE INFORMATION IS EXCHANGED. WHAT CAPTAIN MENDEZ WAS DESCRIBING THE OLD TELETYPE SYSTEM, THE CLET SYSTEM. THESE ARE VERY OLD SYSTEMS. WE ARE LITERALLY TALKING MAINFRAME EMULATORS, WE ARE LITERALLY TALKING CODES THAT MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS, SYSTEMS THAT HAVE IN PLACE FOR DECADES ARE THE PREVIOUS SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN PLACE. BY JUMPING FROM SOMETHING THAT IS DECADES OLD, THE SPEED THAT YOU WOULD GET IN HAVING A MANUAL PERSON ACTUALLY READ THOSE TELETYPES AND THEN RESPOND TO IT, AND THEN EXCHANGE THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE FAR EXCEEDED BY MOVING ON TO A MORE MODERN PLATFORM LIKE THIS. ALONG WITH THE INCREASE IN SPEED, YOU'RE ALSO GETTING THE INCREASE IN CYBERSECURITY, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING LAYERS OF CYBERSECURITY. SOMETHING THAT IS 30 YEARS OLD, IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM A MUCH MORE MODERN PLATFORM LIKE PEREGRINE IS. IN MY BOOK, THE CYBERSECURITY IS FAR SUPERIOR, THE SPEED IS FAR SUPERIOR. FROM THE COMPLIANCE STANDPOINT, ALL THE AGENCIES INVOLVED ARE TECHNICALLY ALL COMPLIANT IF THEY ARE ACCESSING THIS PLATFORM. >> WE'RE USING THIS PLATFORM TODAY, CORRECT? WE'RE JUST NOT AUTHORIZING THEM TO SEND THE DATA. >> CORRECT. >> WE'RE INTEGRATING OUR OWN DATA FEEDS TO DATA FUSION AND ALL OF THAT? >> CORRECT. TONIGHT'S ITEM IS EXCLUSIVE [OVERLAPPING] ALLOWING THIRD PARTIES TO ACCES THAT INFORMATION. WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS US TO USE THIS INFORMATION FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES. YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE. THIS IS THE TOOL THAT PROVIDES DASHBOARDS, THAT PROVIDES AI SEARCH CAPABILITIES, THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WHERE WE HAVE DATA STORED TODAY AND VIEW IT WITH INSIDE A SINGLE DASHBOARD. NOW, I DON'T KNOW THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT PERHAPS CAPTAIN MENDEZ [INAUDIBLE]. YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUMP IN A LITTLE BIT THERE, OR DOES THAT ADEQUATELY SUMMARIZE IT? >> NO, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING THESE NEW FRONTIERS OF TECHNOLOGY, AND WE'RE NOT DOING IT CARELESSLY. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH THEM. DOES IT CHANGE THE NATURE OF THE DATA BECAUSE IT'S IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. BUT NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS PLATFORM, THERE STILL ARE SOME OTHER LEGACY PLATFORMS WITH DATA SHARING INFUSION THAT WE USE, IT MAY JUST NOT OFFER THE SAME FEATURES, AND NOW YOU HAVE THAT WHOLE ISSUE OF THE DISPARATE SYSTEMS, WHICH WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF PEREGRINE IN THE BEGINNING, IS TO BRING EVERYTHING UNDER ONE PLATFORM AND ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO WORK WITH. WE WOULDN'T BRING IT AND RECOMMEND THAT WE DO IT IF WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING TO COME BACK AND SAY THAT WE MADE THE WRONG CALL. WE CAN'T FORESEE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. BUT HAVING MIKE LOOK AT IT, I SPENT A TON OF QUALITY TIME WITH CRISTINE SHAN WHO DOES AN AMAZING JOB LOOKING AT ALL THESE AGREEMENTS, DOWN TO A GRANULAR LEVEL TO MAKE US CONFIDENT TO COME BEFORE YOU AND RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. THAT'S OUR POSITION. IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO DISTILL THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF STAFF WORK AND ALL THE BACK AND FORTH AND DO A SHORT SESSION, BUT WE TRY TO DO THAT HERE AND GIVE YOU THE BEST INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION. >> IF WE DON'T SIGN THIS, WE DON'T GET THE DATA FROM OTHER? >> CORRECT. THAT'S SCALABLE TOO. WE CAN DECIDE TO SHARE WHAT WE WANT, WE CAN SHARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION. >> MY CONCERN IS IF WE DON'T SIGN IT, THEN YOU GUYS MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DATA [OVERLAPPING] SOMEWHERE ELSE, IT SAYS, THERE'S A BAD GUY. [01:05:02] >> WE'RE RELYING ON THE OLD PROCESS IF WE DON'T OPT INTO THIS MOU. >> TELETYPE [INAUDIBLE]. >> EXACTLY. WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC. JEFF COULD SPEAK TO THIS MORE CLEARLY, BUT WHEN WE MAKE REQUESTS OF OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGH THE MORE TRADITIONAL MECHANISM, IT TAKES DAYS, SO IT SLOWS DOWN INVESTIGATIONS, IT SLOWS DOWN OUR ABILITY TO ACT QUICKLY ON CRIMES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN REDONDO BEACH. THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE HERE WITH THIS PRODUCT IN THIS MOU. >> I APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, I JUMPED ON YOUR. DO YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OR MORE COMMENTS? >> I DO. >> [LAUGHTER] MY APOLOGIES. >> THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. THE PEREGRINE SYSTEM IS A COLLECTION OF DATA COLLECTED BY THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT? IT'S LICENSE PLATE READERS, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> IT'S SURVEYS THAT THE POLICE SEND OUT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GEO-LOCATED WITHIN A CERTAIN AREA, REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS, RIGHT? >> NOT THE SURVEY INFORMATION, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPIDR TECH. >> SPIDR TECH. >> HAVING A MOMENT OF [INAUDIBLE] PLATFORM. >> ZENCITY. >> ZENCITY, EXACTLY. >> YES. >> THOSE ARE NOT INTEGRATED. BASICALLY [OVERLAPPING]. OH YEAH, SORRY. >> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE MARK43 RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THAT'S THE REPORT WRITING IN THE BACKEND, ALL OUR IN-HOUSE INFORMATION, CAD WHICH IS THE DISPATCH SYSTEM, THE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH, AXONEVIDENCE.COM WHICH IS BODY CAMERAS, VISUAL AND ALPR AND FLOCK ALPR, AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] DATABASE ARE THE SYSTEMS THAT WE'VE INTEGRATED. >> PEREGRINE IS A COLLECTION OF THAT, IT'S INTEGRATED. AS FAR AS SHARING IN US RECEIVING, IN PARTICULAR, THE MAYOR'S POINT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CITY WAS TO ENTER INTO THIS DATA-SHARING AGREEMENT, WE WOULD STILL RECEIVE AUTOMATICALLY THE DATA THAT WE NEED FOR OUR LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM, CORRECT? >> IN OUR NATIVE SYSTEMS, THOSE SYSTEMS THAT I IDENTIFIED, WE WOULD HAVE OUR IN-HOUSE DATA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT'S APPROVED OR NOT. >> WE WOULD GET THE READERS, SO IF THERE WAS A STOLEN VEHICLE OR SOMEBODY WANTED FOR A CRIME, THAT WOULD HIT ON OUR FLOCK. >> CORRECT. >> WE HAVE THAT, AND THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? >> CORRECT. THAT STILL EXISTS. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE INTEGRATED, IT'S BEEN REALLY EFFECTIVE. TO DISCUSS OR TALK ABOUT THE EXAMPLE OF THE PERSON RESPONDING ON THE OTHER END OF THE TELETYPE MACHINE, PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S LESS AND LESS OF THEM, SO IT'S AN EFFORT TO TRY TO AUTOMATE SOME OF THAT AND PUT IT IN ONE SYSTEM. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ABOUT THAT. HOW PREVALENT IS THE USE OF THE CLETS SYSTEM, THE TELETYPE? ARE WE GOING BACK DECADES? ARE YOU STILL USING THAT IN THE HEADQUARTERS, OR ARE YOU USING THAT BY WAY OF EXAMPLE? >> THAT'S STILL IN USE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTERFACE IS CALLED NOW. IT'S PROBABLY WEB-BASED, BUT IT'S NOT THE ESTEEMED DOT MATRIX PRINTER. >> THAT WAS MY POINT. IT'S WEB-BASED NOW, SO YOU'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT INSTANTANEOUSLY IN MANY INSTANCES, CORRECT? >> LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVIDENCE ITEM. WE THOUGHT OF SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN USE TO ILLUSTRATE, TO HELP. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S STILL MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WORK TO GIVE YOU EXAMPLES. LET'S SAY WE STOP A CAR AND WE SUSPECT THAT THE PERSON HAS A STOLEN PURSE, AND WE JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PURSE MAY HAVE COME FROM. YOU CAN GO INTO A CLETS FIELD, AND IT'S CALLED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE, AND DO SOME TYPE OF KEYBOARD MANIPULATION AND SEND MESSAGES AND SAY, DOES ANYONE HAVE A REPORT WITH A GREEN PURSE? THEY HAVE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME TO RESPOND, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A MANUAL QUERY BY WHOEVER'S ON THE OTHER END AND THE 88 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WE COULD SEND IT TO THEM AS A GROUP. THEY WOULD RESPOND, THEN THE RECORDS CLERK WOULD TAKE THAT INFORMATION WHICH WOULD FORWARD IT TO WHOEVER REQUESTED, IT WOULDN'T BE THE END USER, AND THEY COULD PUT THOSE PIECES TOGETHER. PEREGRINE ALLOWS YOU TO LOG IN AND SAY, SHOW ME ALL THE STOLEN GREEN PURSES. IT POPULATES IT FOR YOU WITHOUT THE HUMAN COMPONENT IN BETWEEN IF THAT HELPS DIFFERENTIATE THE TWO. >> IT DOES. THE EXAMPLE YOU REFERENCED WHERE, HEY, ANYBODY HAVE A GREEN PURSE, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU'RE GATHERING INFORMATION FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, OR IS IT? >> THAT IS A REQUEST WE WOULD MAKE OF OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. >> THAT'S THE QUESTION. [OVERLAPPING] GO AHEAD. >> SORRY. I THINK ONE BIG DIFFERENCE IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY IN A WORK PHONE AS OPPOSED TO SOMEONE TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO GO INTO RECORDS AND TO STOP SOMEONE WHO'S INVOLVED IN OTHER TASKS AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU SHIFT F9 AND SEND THIS TO 88 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THEN SIFT THROUGH THE 88 RESPONSES AND LET ME KNOW. THAT'S GREAT. IT'S GREAT INITIATIVE. IT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. DOES THAT HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE RECOVER SOMETHING WE THINK IS STOLEN? PROBABLY NOT, THEY GET BUSY WITH OTHER STUFF. BUT THAT'S REALLY THAT SCALING AND ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS. THAT MAKES SENSE. >> YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT ENTERING INTO THIS PEREGRINE SHARING OF INFORMATION AGREEMENT? >> YOU STILL CAN WITH THAT CLETS EXAMPLE. IT WOULD JUST REQUIRE THOSE EXTRA STEPS AND WAITING FOR INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES TO RESPOND. >> [OVERLAPPING] JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS THAT WHAT [01:10:01] THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE HAVE TO DO RIGHT NOW? >> IF WE WERE GOING TO QUERY TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A REPORT ABOUT A STOLEN PURSE AS EXAMPLE. >> IS THAT HOW YOU DO THINGS? >> YES. THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD DO. IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CRIME BULLETIN FROM ANOTHER AGENCY VIA EMAIL, IF IT'S RESTRICTED INFORMATION, YOU'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH RECORDS AND HAVE THEM USE CLETS. THE NATIONAL DATABASE IS NLETS. WE USE CLETS, AND YOU COULD QUERY THINGS THAT ARE REPORTED TO THE FBI, THE LARGER NETWORK. BUT FROM A TIME MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT AND A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO THAT WITH EVERYTHING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE GO IN THE FIELD AND THEY SEE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RAISES MY SUSPICION THAT IT MAY BE INVOLVED IN A CRIME. INSTEAD OF GOING BACK AND STOPPING SOMEONE IN RECORDS AND SENDING OUT AN INDIVIDUAL QUERY TO 88 PLACES, THEY CAN DO IT ON THEIR PHONE AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE THERE IS THE MODEL. >> GOT IT. THEN WITH RESPECT TO CJIS, WHAT IF ONE OF THE USERS WITH WHOM WE SHARE INFORMATION VIOLATES CJIS? MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION I WANT TO BRING IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN A MOMENT. WHAT PROTECTIONS, IF ANY, ARE BUILT IN SO THAT WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN A VIOLATION? CITY REDONDO BEACH CAN TAKE ACTION, SHUT OUT THAT BAD USER, AND PERHAPS IMPORTANTLY, BE PROTECTED, INDEMNIFIED IF THEN WE GET SUED WHERE SOMEBODY SAYS, HEY, MY AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE'S NOW USING MY EYES TO DRAG MY KID OUT OF SCHOOL AND SEND HIM BACK TO HONDURAS. HOW DO WE GET INDEMNIFIED? >> THAT WILL BE PROCESSED A LITTLE BIT OVER IN THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> I THINK I COULD START ON THAT ONE AND THEN PROBABLY DEFER TO CRISTINE, IF SHE JUST WANT TO DO IT. BUT IF WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT MISUSE, DEPENDING ON THE INFORMATION TYPE, IT COULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. FOR ALPR DATA, IT'S A VIOLATION OF A CIVIL CODE. FOR CERTAIN OFFENDER INFORMATION, LIKE IF SOMEONE'S ARRESTED AND THAT INFORMATION IS LEAKED, THAT COULD BE A CRIMINAL PENALTY ENFORCED BY THE CALIFORNIA DOJ. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE INFORMATION TYPE, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IMMEDIATELY IS GO LOG IN, GO TO THE BACKEND OF THE THING, AND TURN OFF THEIR ACCESS WOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE STEP. THEN CONTACT THE AGENCY, LET HIM KNOW WE'VE BEEN NOTIFIED OR HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE MISUSE OF THE DATA, ASK THEM TO CONDUCT ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION, NOTIFY THE CAL DOJ. WHATEVER IT FALLS INTO THE INFORMATION TYPE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S A MECHANISM IN PLACE, SO THERE SHOULD BE A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO THEN GO TO THAT PERSON AND ASK THEM TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. >> THANKS. WE'LL TURN OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, KICKING OFF WITH THE QUESTION OF DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CUT OFF OR DO WE NEED TO GO THROUGH PEREGRINE FOR THAT? THEN INDEMNITY IS KEY. LAST THING WE NEED IS A HUGE LAWSUIT. WITH THE MAYOR'S INDULGENCE, IF I COULD GO TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS AGREEMENT AND CONCERNS, IF ANY, AND WHAT WE AS A COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW BEFORE WE GO FORWARD. >> YES. THOSE ARE ALL CONCERNS THAT OUR OFFICE HAD AS WELL, AND IT TOOK SOME TIME. [OVERLAPPING] >> CONCERNS YOUR OFFICE HAD AS WELL? >> YES, THE INDEMNITY ISSUES, BUT PEREGRINE EVENTUALLY AGREED TO MOST OF THE CONCERNS. WHAT IS LEFT IS THAT THE OTHER CITIES DO NOT INDEMNIFY US. IF ANOTHER CITY BREACHED THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR CJIS, WE ARE NOT INDEMNIFIED BY THEM. PEREGRINE HAS AGREED TO NOTIFY THE CITY WITHIN 24 HOURS IF PEREGRINE ITSELF HAS ANY BREACHES. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE INDEMNIFICATION IF ANOTHER AGENCY WERE TO CAUSE A BREACH. >> DO NOT HAVE INDEMNITY? >> CORRECT. >> WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING PEREGRINE DID NOT AGREE TO. >> WELL, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORCE THE OTHER CITIES TO DO THAT. >> THAT'S NOT PART OF THEIR FORM AGREEMENT, PRESUMABLY. >> CORRECT. >> ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS OR THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS? >> THE MAIN CRUX OF THE ISSUE IS NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD THE OTHER CITIES. >> YOUR MIC WENT DEAD. >> IT'S NOT ON? >> NO, IT'S NOT. THERE YOU GO. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE MAIN CRUX OF THE ISSUE IS THAT WE CAN'T FORCE THE OTHER CITIES TO INDEMNIFY US, AND WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE DOJ TO GO AFTER THOSE CITIES IF THEY VIOLATE CJIS. >> I SEE. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, I THINK THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL AND CERTAINLY THE MAYOR AND RESIDENTS ARE BIG ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY. THAT'S THE CORNERSTONE OF QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN THE CITY. THEY'RE ALSO CONCERNED, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MISUSE OF INFORMATION IN THIS DIGITAL AGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE SHARING IT WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE COULD HOPE THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD AGENCIES, AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE BALANCE HERE. I'M CERTAINLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS. DO YOU KNOW IF WE CAN GET IN SHORT ORDER A LIST OF THE OTHER PEREGRINE CUSTOMERS THAT WE COULD GO THROUGH, [01:15:03] AT LEAST I CAN, YOU CAN, AND SAY, NO WAY, NOT THIS ONE, AND STRIKE THOSE OUT? IT'S NOT AFTER THE FACT WHERE WE'RE LIKE, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE GIVING THIS TO JOE BAD ACTOR. >> ALL OF THESE DATA-SHARING PARTNERS WOULD ALL BE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. NONE OF THEM WOULD BE ICE OR A FEDERAL AGENCY RELATED TO ICE BECAUSE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE LAW. THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS AND THE DATA-SHARING AGREEMENTS, THEY'RE CUSTOMERS AT PEREGRINE, AND THEY SHARE DATA. I SPOKE TO THEM TODAY, IT WAS GLENDALE, GARDENA, ARCADIA, ALHAMBRA, SAN BERNARDINO, AND COLTON. THEY HAVE PENDING AGREEMENTS, EITHER BEING PROCESSED, WITH THE INTENT TO APPROVE IT OR ASK FOR THEIR GOVERNING BODY TO APPROVE IT, WITH EL SEGUNDO, LAPD, TORRANCE, HERMOSA, DOWNEY, AND ENGLEWOOD. FOR OUR REGION, THAT WAS THE BEST ANSWER THEY COULD GIVE US AS FAR AS WHO THE ACTIVE PARTNERS ARE AND WHO THEY WILL BE. >> THEY DIDN'T PUT THAT IN WRITING THOUGH. THAT WAS BY PHONE. >> CORRECT. >> DID THEY INDICATE IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT LIST, JUST TRUST BUT CONFIRM, AS OUR MAYOR LIKES TO SAY? >> YEAH. I BELIEVE I HAVE IT VIA EMAIL AS WELL. >> ESPECIALLY THE PART ABOUT FEDERAL AGENCIES AND WHAT HAVE YOU, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. >> I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN THE BACKEND OF THIS, BUT I KNOW THE ALPR. YOU ACTUALLY CAN SEE WHO YOU SHARE. YOU DO IT AFFIRMATIVELY. YOU SHARE IT WITH WHO YOU WANT, NOT REMOVE PEOPLE YOU DON'T. [OVERLAPPING] I'LL TRY TO GET IT. THERE'S A TRUST FACTOR, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE IT'S A SIMILAR SETUP WHERE YOU'RE SELECTING AFFIRMATIVELY WHO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH, NOT IT'S JUST A BLANKET SHARING AND THEN DESELECTING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> IT DOES. WELL, THAT'S ALL I LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES WE HAD. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. >> I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY. I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED. WE GET TO SEE WHO WE'RE SENDING DATA TO AND WE CAN DE SELECT THEM? >> A HUNDRED PERCENT. >> AT ANY TIME? >> YES, AND WE CAN DECIDE WHAT INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH THEM. >> I WAS ALSO CONFUSED WITH IF WE DON'T SHARE WITH AN AGENCY, DO WE NOT GET THEIR DATA OR DO WE? >> IF YOU DON'T APPROVE A DATA-SHARING AGREEMENT, WE WON'T BE HAVING ACCESS TO IT. >> WE DO DATA-SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT WE SELECT. FOR SOME REASON, WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE WITH EL SEGUNDO, NOT SAYING WE DO THAT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE DATA WITH THEM. DO WE NOT GET THEIR FEED THEN? >> THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE BASED ON EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WHERE IT'S NOT BINDING, THEY'RE NOT COMPELLED TO DO IT THAT ONCE THEY FIGURE OUT THAT WE'RE NOT SHARING, THEY PROBABLY WON'T SHARE AS WELL. MAYBE THE BIGGER PLAYERS, LIKE LAPD, WON'T TAKE THAT STANCE. I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO THEM DIRECTLY. OBVIOUSLY, THE INTENT IS TO SHARE AND THEN BE PART OF THAT. >> IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT. >> WELCOME. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI? >> FIRST, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, FOR DOING THIS DEEP DIVE INVESTIGATION. TEST-WISE, I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU AN A PLUS, NOT AN A MINUS. [LAUGHTER] >> TIME-WISE. >> THANK YOU, CAPTAIN MENDEZ. GREAT RESPONSES, REALLY CLEAR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU, MIKE COOK. I APPRECIATE WHAT ALL THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO STAY ON THE EDGE, STAY AT THE FOREFRONT WITH EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY, AND ENSURE THAT REDONDO BEACH MAINTAINS ITS SAFETY AND KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN AN ENVIRONMENT. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF INCREASE IN CRIME IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO OUTSIDE OF OUR BORDERS, AND WE DEFINITELY NOT LIKE TO HAVE THEM CREEP INTO OUR BORDERS, AND CATCH BAD FOLKS WHEN THEY DO COME IN HERE. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THERE'S A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ON COMMUNITY CITIES. FOR THE ONES THAT ARE NOT ON, IF YOU SEND A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DO THEY GET IT THROUGH THEIR CLET SYSTEM? >> YEAH. THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN MECHANISM. UNLESS AN INVESTIGATOR HAS A CASE THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH ANOTHER INVESTIGATOR OR OTHER AGENCY, THEY GENERALLY WOULD DO THAT THROUGH RECORDS. IF THEY'RE AWARE OF SOMEONE HAVING INFORMATION, THEY MAY GO DIRECTLY TO THEM, BUT JUST WITH A SEARCH FOR A NEXUS OR CONNECTION TO SOMETHING, IT WOULD BE THROUGH THAT CLETS NETWORK. >> YOU PUT IT IN THROUGH PEREGRINE AND THEY WOULD SPIT OUT THROUGH THE OTHER COMMUNITIES' CLETS, OR YOU WOULD STILL PUT IT IN THROUGH PEREGRINE AND CLETS? >> I'M SORRY. I UNDERSTOOD YOU'RE ASKING IF THEY'RE NOT A PEREGRINE CUSTOMER? >> IF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT A PEREGRINE CUSTOMER. >> CORRECT. >> THERE'S A HANDFUL, LET'S SAY 10 OF THE 50 COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW ARE ON PEREGRINE, HYPOTHETICALLY. YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHO'S GOT THE RED PURSE. SO YOU PUT IN THE REQUEST ON PEREGRINE, AND YOU ALSO PUT IN THE REQUEST ON THE CLETS SYSTEM. YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE CLETS REQUEST, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> BUT IS THIS GOING TO EXPEDITE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON THE SYSTEM? THE HOPE IS MORE COMMUNITIES ULTIMATELY JOIN ON THE SYSTEM. >> CORRECT. >> I WOULD SUPPORT THIS, AND I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? [01:20:07] >> YES. >> APPROVE NO COST AGREEMENT WITH PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGIES. >> I WOULD SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL? >> NO. >> I WILL WEIGH IN ON THIS, HAVING BEEN WORKING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ASSETS DURING BOTH DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF 9/11. YOU FIND OUT AFTER THE FACT WHAT DATA FUSION, I CALL THIS MORE A FUSION ENGINE THAN SHARING IT BECAUSE IT DOES MORE THAN THAT, WOULD HAVE BEEN CRITICAL IN PREVENTING THOSE OR HELPING THE OPERATIONS IN THE DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD, PERSPECTIVE SAVING AMERICAN LIVES, SAVING ALLIED LIVES, AND IN THE ASPECT OF 9/11, POSSIBLY PREVENTING THAT WHOLE THING. I'M ALL FOR FUSION AND AUTOMATION, AND IF WE TRIP UP SOMEWHERE AND HAVE SOME BAD ACTOR AND ONE OF THE POLICE FORCES DO SOMETHING BAD, I'M WILLING TO LIVE WITH THAT AND LET THE LEGAL SYSTEM HANDLE THAT. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I'M CONFIDENT. I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MR. COOK, THAT THE SECURITY AND THE PROTECTIONS ARE UP TO STANDARD, SO I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, YOU WANT TO? >> I DID. >> I REMOVED IT. >> MOVED IT. >> I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. IF WE WERE AS A COUNCIL TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK AND DROP OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, TERMINATE IT, REVISE IT, OR ARE WE LOCKED IN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE CAN'T DO THAT? >> I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TERM. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE COULD TERMINATE IT ANY TIME. >> TERMINATE ANY TIME? >> YES. IF WE HAD A SERIOUS CONCERN OR BREACH WITH ONE OF THE PARTNER AGENCIES, WE COULD CONSIDER THAT INTERNALLY AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU FURTHER. >> WOULD IT BE BROUGHT TO US? WOULD THE CITY COUNCIL BE MADE AWARE OF THAT IF WE HAD A BREACH? >> IF THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT WE FELT WAS GOING TO CREATE LIABILITY FOR THE CITY, WE WOULD CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. >> WHO WOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THAT? IT WOULD ORIGINATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WOULD YOU HAVE A DIRECT REPORT ON THAT? >> I WOULD HAVE A DIRECT REPORT. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE MIGHT BE MADE AWARE OF IT THROUGH LITIGATION OR OTHER ACTION. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE'D BRING BACK TO YOU THROUGH A CLOSED SESSION CONVERSATION. IF FELT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO JEOPARDIZE THE CITY IN THE FUTURE BASED ON ACTIONS, WE WOULD BRING THIS BACK TO YOU IN THE APPROPRIATE FORMAT, EITHER AS A REPORT HERE OR IN CLOSED SESSION. >> IF WE FIND OUT THERE IS A MISUSE OF DATA IN HERE BY ONE OF THE PARTNERS OR HOPEFULLY NOT WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT ITSELF, ARE YOU COMMITTING TO BRINGING THAT BACK FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, EVEN IF THERE'S NOT A PENDING LAWSUIT SO THAT WE CAN HEAR ABOUT THAT? >> IF IT'S A MISUSE THAT I THINK CREATES JEOPARDY FOR US, YES. IF IT'S SOMETHING TRIVIAL, I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO ALL REPORTING ON ALL INCIDENTS. BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE, WE WOULD COMMIT TO BRINGING THAT BACK TO YOU. >> DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY INSIGHT FROM PEREGRINE, WHETHER THEY PROVIDE ANY REPORTS TO US, NOTIFY US, HEY, THERE'S BEEN A BREACH. HEY, THERE'S A PROBLEM. >> SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S AN OBLIGATION WITHIN 24 HOURS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FORMAT OF THAT IS. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. >> MY THING IS NOT WORKING. >> YOU HAVE IT ON. THERE YOU GO, YOU'RE ON. >> THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME CONTINUOUS AUDIT LOGS. >> THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. IF YOU ARE MADE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AS A COUNCIL? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> 2D, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK. JUST A QUICK POINT ON COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT'S QUESTION. I SEE IN THE CONTRACT HERE. IF THE CITY DETERMINES THAT APPROVED AGENCY HAS VIOLATED CJIS STANDARDS, THE CITY MAY DEMAND IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THE AGENCY'S ACCESS. PEREGRINE MUST TERMINATE THE APPROVED AGENCY'S ACCESS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE CITY'S REQUEST. >> WE HEARD FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT WILL BE PROVIDED, YOU'LL BE PROVIDED AUDIT LOGS THAT WOULD MAKE US AWARE, PRESUMABLY OF ANY VIOLATION SO THAT WE WOULD THEN, AS A CITY, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT; IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. IT'S UNDER SECTION 3G OF THE AGREEMENT. >> THERE YOU GO, REAL-TIME, CONTINUOUS ALL AUDIT LOGS SHOWING APPROVED AGENCIES WHICH ACCESSED THE SHARED DATA, THE SPECIFIC USERS WHO ACCESSED THE CITY'S SHARED DATA, THE ACTIONS TAKEN, AND THE DAY, TIME, AND DURATION OF THE ACCESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WHO WOULD GET THAT? POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, ALL THREE, WHO WOULD GET THAT NOTIFICATION OR ACCESS TO THE AUDIT LOGS? [01:25:01] JUST SO WE'D KNOW WHO WOULD THEN BE IN A POSITION [OVERLAPPING] >> I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THIS SYSTEM. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FOLKS IN THE SWORN CAPACITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXCLUSIVELY. >> YOU NEED ACTION TO THE SWORN CAPACITY IS TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, YES? >> YES. >> THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> I'M STILL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. IT SAYS YOU CAN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE LOGS, AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP YOURSELF. IT'S NOT GOING TO FLAG THOSE LOGS IN AND OF THEMSELVES AREN'T GOING TO FLAG MISUSE BECAUSE THE LOGS WOULDN'T KNOW THAT SOMEBODY MISUSED IT. THEY JUST KNOW SOMEBODY ACCESSED IT. >> IT'S A COMBINATION. THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY US IF THERE IS SOME. >> BREACH. >> THERE'S A BREACH, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK YOUR CONTINUOUS AUDIT LOGS. A LOT OF THIS IS REACTIVE AND REMEDYING AFTER THE FACT, INVESTIGATING IT AFTER THE FACT, WHICH IS NORMAL WITH DATA PROTECTION AGREEMENTS. >> BUT THIS ISN'T LIKE A FIREWALL, IT SAYS, HEY, YOU'RE BEING ATTACKED. THIS IS, HEY, HERE'S THE LOGS. LOOK AT THEM IF YOU THINK THERE'S SOMETHING BAD. WELL IF WE KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING BAD, WE'LL ALERT YOU AND THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM. >> WELL, ISN'T IT A TWO STEP THING? IF WE KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING BAD, IF WE GET INFORMATION ABOUT A BREACH, WE'LL ALERT YOU AND YOU'LL ADDITIONALLY HAVE REAL-TIME ACCESS TO THE LOGS? >> YES. >> EXACTLY. >> IT'S IMPERFECT. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE DATA. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS ITEM? >> RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU READ 1984. KEEP IT RAISED IF YOU UNDERSTOOD IT. THE REST OF YOU NEED TO BRUSH IT UP. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ANDY PORKCHOP, AND I'M WITH YOU. IT'S TOTALLY DISGUSTING, EVEN THINKING ABOUT THINGS, AND I TELL YOU WHY. POLICE PUTS DOWN FALSE INFORMATION OR INNOCENT PEOPLE, WHAT THEY DID TO ME. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM. YOU SHARING 90% OF MISINFORMATION OR WHAT THE POLICE PUTS DOWN TO SCREW WITH YOU. IT'S ALMOST COST CITIZENSHIP BECAUSE A SCUMBAG. POLICE OFFICER PUT IT ON MY RECORD. I WAS ARRESTED. FOR ROBBERY, FALSELY PUT DOWN INFORMATION, BUT WAS SHAVED IN AMERICA, 95% OF THE PEOPLE CONVICTED OF A CRIME WITHOUT A TRIAL. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR ATTORNEYS, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MEANS TO FIND THESE FALSE ACCUSATIONS. IN A GREAT AMERICA, 95% OF THE PEOPLE GET CONVICTED. PEOPLE GET CONVICTED FALSELY IN AMERICA AND TAKE 20,30 YEARS OF PRISON TIME AND FREE LAWYERS TO FREE THE PEOPLE. YOU'RE SHARING INFORMATION. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO PUT IT IN THERE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THERE. IT CAN BE AN ANGRY POLICEMAN. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. ACCUSATIONS FALSELY CONVICTIONS. YOU SHARING THIS INFORMATION, AND THE POLICEMAN WHO PAINT THAT SWASTIKAS IN REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS CAR, GO FREE. NO JAIL SENTENCE. IF THEY BEHAVE IN THREE YEARS, NO RECORDS OF THEIR CONVICTION BECAUSE THEY POLICEMEN THEY CAN PAINT SWASTIKAS IN PEOPLE'S CAR. THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT. YOU SHARING INNOCENT PEOPLE. INFORMATION EACH OF YOU BETWEEN YOU. NO PROOF IF THAT INFORMATION IS FALSE OR NOT. CONGRATULATIONS. [01:30:01] YOU DID A GREAT JOB, MR. LIGHT, SAVING OUR COUNTRY. >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? >> YES. I HAVE BOB PINSLER. GO AHEAD. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU, BOB. >> DOZEN YEARS AGO, MY COMPANY WAS PRODUCING A PRODUCT THAT PERFORMS VERY MUCH LIKE THIS. I'M VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THE NEED AND THE VALUE OF SHARING INFORMATION. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT BREACHES. BREACHES ARE DIFFERENT THAN MISUSES. I THINK YOU NEED TO ASSURE THAT A MISUSE CAN BE FOUND, NOT JUST A BREACH. A BREACH CAN BE MUCH MORE EASILY ASCERTAINED. THE QUESTION REALLY IS, WHAT IS BEING SHARED? WHAT IS THE VALUE OF WHAT IS BEING SHARED? PEREGRINE IS AN AMALGAMATOR OF DATA. THEIR VALUE IS HINGED UPON THE VOLUME OF DATA THAT THEY AMALGAMATE. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GATHER TOGETHER AS A COMPANY. BUT WHAT IS THE SHELF LIFE OF THIS SHARED DATA? WHAT IS THE PERISHABILITY OF THE SHARED DATA? IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WITH THE GREEN PURSE, YES. THERE'S A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION ACROSS AGENCIES TO FIND OUT WHETHER YOU'VE DONE ANY KIND OF SEARCHES FOR THIS KIND OF THING. HOWEVER, THAT GOES AWAY. THE INFORMATION BEHIND IT MAY STAY AT PEREGRINE. ALL OF THIS DATA IS BEING AMALGAMATED INTO PERHAPS DOSSIERS. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR THE DETAIL FOR YOU TO HAVE THE DETAIL OF HOW THE INFORMATION, WHAT INFORMATION, THE LENGTH THAT IT STAYS IN THE SYSTEM, AND HOW IT IS GOTTEN RID OF IN THE SYSTEM ITSELF. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? >> THAT CONCLUDES THE ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS. >> DO WE KNOW HOW LONG THEY KEEP THE DATA? DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON? >> I WOULD SPEAK TO OUR INFORMATION. WE HAVE OUR OWN DESTRUCTION POLICY AND OUR RECORDS RETENTION, MIRROR STATE LAW, AND OUR OWN INTERNAL POLICIES. OUR INFORMATION IS STORED ACCORDINGLY, AND WHAT WE WOULD SHARE THROUGH THE SYSTEM WOULD MIRROR THAT. I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT PEREGRINE WOULD DO ON ITS END. >> I WANT TO CHIME IN HERE, BUT MY RECOLLECTION OF THE AGREEMENT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW EFFECTIVELY STATED THAT IF WE PULL THE DATA, THEY PULL THE DATA, AND WE DO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE DATA THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT. I THINK WE ARE COMPLETELY IN CONTROL THERE. >> IF WE PULL THE DATA, THEY PULL THE DATA. IF OUR DELETION POLICY IS, HEY, WE HOLD IT FOR 30 DAYS, THEN THE PEREGRINE SYSTEM AND THE CUSTOMER HAS TO DELETE IT AFTER 30 DAYS? >> THE WAY IT GETS REMOVED FROM THEIR SYSTEM IS THAT WE MOVE IT OUT OF THE SOURCE SYSTEM. AS CAPTAIN MARTINEZ WAS SPEAKING, WAS TYING INTO OUR RMS SYSTEM AND INTO OUR LPR SYSTEMS, WE WOULD REMOVE IT FROM THOSE SYSTEMS, AND THUS PEREGRINE CANNOT ACCESS IT ANYMORE. >> THAT BEING SAID, IF ANY DATA HAS ALREADY BEEN DOWNLOADED, THAT DATA IS STILL WITH THAT MEMBER AGENCY. >> CORRECT. >> IS THAT AS FAR AS THE DOWNLOADING OF DATA WITH THE MEMBER AGENCY, IS THAT REALISTIC THAT THEY WOULD DOWNLOAD IN MASS RANDOM DATA AND THEN HOLD IT OR NOT, OR IS IT USUALLY ON A ONE TIME HIT? >> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE POLICE. >>IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION OR THE NATURE OF THE INFORMATION. >> I THINK PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND A LITTLE BIT OF AND JUST TO INTERRUPT THE POINT, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE CALLER IS, HEY, IS THIS DATA BEING WAREHOUSED BY PEREGRINE CUSTOMERS AND THEN HELD IN A POT? OR IS IT JUST IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, IT'S JUST A ONE HITTER THING AND WHEN IT'S DONE, IT'S DONE? >> THERE'S A COUPLE POINTS THERE. ONE IS, IF THERE'S A DATA BREACH, THEY HAVE 24 HOURS TO NOTIFY. THE MISUSE OF DATA BY A BAD ACTOR IS A STATE OF MIND CRIME. IT'S THE SAME THING IF SOMEONE TOOK ANOTHER ITEM AND INJURED SOMEONE, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PREVENT IT, BUT YOU CERTAINLY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVE IT IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THEN THE LAST PART AS FAR AS THE DATA RETENTION, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT. LET'S USE APR DATA, FOR INSTANCE. ONCE IT BECOMES EVIDENCE OF A CRIME OR A SUSPECTED CRIME, THEN IT HAS TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IF IT'S FLEETING, IF IT'S ONLY 30 DAYS, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT PER BRADY AND OTHER CASE LAW DECISIONS THAT IT HAS TO BE RETAINED. >> REMOVED FROM THE DELETION LIST AND INSTEAD RETAINED FOR THE REASONS YOU'RE SAYING? >> CORRECT. IF IT'S EVIDENCE. IF IT'S NOT, THEN IT GOES AWAY AT THE END OF THE RETENTION PERIOD, [01:35:01] WHICH IS LIKE 30 DAYS FOR APR, AND THERE'S A CERTAIN PERIOD FOR EVERY INFORMATION TYPE. >> THANKS FOR THAT. MIKE IS OUR TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL. DO YOU KNOW IF THIS INFORMATION THAT'S BEING PROVIDED TO PEREGRINE COULD BE USED BY A PEREGRINE CUSTOMER TO HOLD ON SERVERS AND JUST DOWNLOAD A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION OR REAL MORE REALISTICALLY IS THE CASE, HEY, IT WOULD ONLY BE USED AS PART OF AN ONGOING POLICE INVESTIGATION AND NOT STORED IN MASS, ABSENT A USE FOR IT IN A ACTUAL CASE. >> I GUESS THE CHALLENGE WITH ANY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS THAT IF YOU CAN READ IT, YOU CAN DUPLICATE IT. WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A SCREENSHOT, EVEN IF IT'S JUST SOMEBODY TOOK THEIR CELL PHONE OUT OF THEIR POCKET AND TOOK A PICTURE OF THEIR SCREEN WHILE THEY WERE VIEWING, AND IF THEY CAN VIEW IT, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE A DUPLICATION OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S HOW IT IS. >> THAT'S HOW IT IS. >> I THINK THE BIGGER QUESTION IS, AS WE AS THEY GET ACCESS TO OUR DATA, DO THEY DUPLICATE IT AND STORED ON THEIR OWN SERVERS AND OR ARE THEY RELYING ON OUR MEMORY SYSTEMS FOR THAT? >> AS PEREGRINE? KEEPING A COPY OF INFORMS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PEREGRINE DOES KEEP A COPY OF THE INFORMATION AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT IN PLACE AND THE SHARING IN PLACE. >> IF WE DESTROY IT ON OUR END, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AUTOMATIC ON THEIR END? >> THEY ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORING. IT'S A LIVE CONNECTION TO OUR INFORMATION SYSTEM, SO THEY WOULD BE AWARE THAT THE INFORMATION HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THEY WOULD REMOVE THEIR COPY OF IT. >> THAT'S NOT IT. IF WE REMOVE OURS, DOES THEIRS AUTOMATICALLY REMOVE? >> TO GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM PEREGRINE BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR US. >> I'M OKAY WITH GOING BOTH PATHS ON THIS APPROVE IT FOR NOW, BUT ALSO GET THAT INFORMATION IF WE DON'T LIKE WHAT COMES BACK. YEAH. THAT IS THAT IS THE CONCERN EXPRESSED HERE IS THEY THEY SUCK IN THE DATA, THEY KEEP IT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, AND THEN YOU CAN USE IT FOR OTHER OTHER STUFF LATER THAT WHERE YOU COD ON OUR SYSTEM BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AUTOMATIC DELETE OF THE DATA. >> THAT'S CORRECT. THEY'RE USING API QUERIES. THEY CAN QUERY OUR SYSTEM. IN THEORY, THEY COULD [OVERLAPPING]. >> ANY OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM, THEY CAN SAVE OUR DATA. AS SOON AS WE SEND IT TO THEM, WE RESPOND TO THEIR QUERY. THEY CAN KEEP IT HOWEVER LONG THEY WANT. CORRECT. THEY HAVE CONTROL OF IT AT THAT POINT, WE DON'T. >> NOW, IN THE AGREEMENT IS TERMINOLOGY STATING THAT THE INFORMATION IS THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY AND THAT THE CITY DETERMINES WHEN WHEN IT LEAVES. THERE'S CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS IN THERE THAT HELP PROTECT THAT INFORMATION. >> IS THAT A. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS OR THE ASSISTANT HAS ANY REACTION TO THAT OR CAN FURTHER CONFIRM. >> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT AS TO THE DATA DESTRUCTION STANDARDS. I DO THINK IT IS 30 DAYS, AS I RECALL. I ALSO THINK THERE WERE EXTRA PROVISIONS IN THERE. I DON'T THINK IT'S A SOC 2, BUT THEY HAD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS THAT MIKE REVIEWED. >> YES. >> REMEMBER? >> SOC 2 IS A TYPE OF CERTIFICATION THAT A NON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WOULD GET FROM ONE OF THEIR INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE CGS STANDARDS ARE ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT A SOC 2 WOULD REQUIRE. >> BUT THE STANDARDS THAT THEY PROVIDED TO YOU, DID THEY MENTION THE DATA DESTRUCTION. I DO REMEMBER I DO RECALL THAT I THINK IT WAS 30 DAYS, BUT DO YOU REMEMBER IF THERE WAS THAT WAS CONFIRMED IN THE STANDARDS AS WELL? >> THAT IS CORRECT, YOU'RE RECALLING THAT CORRECTLY. FROM THE ORIGINAL UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO DATA DESTRUCTION WITHIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF TERMINATION OF EXPIRATION DATE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE COMMITTING TO 30 DAYS AND THEN THE CGS ACTUALLY HAS PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH DATA MUST BE DESTROYED, SO THEY WOULD BE COMPLYING WITH THAT AS WELL. >> SEEING NO OTHER HANDS RAISED, I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. >> SURE. WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS VERY CAREFULLY, AND I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY STAFF ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT AS WELL, AND WILL CONTINUE [OVERLAPPING] TO MONITOR. >> THANK YOU. ALL FOUR. >> AYE >>ANYBODY OPPOSED? >> AFTER ALL THAT. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] >> THERE'S NOTHING YOU NEED TO READ THERE. IT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT. >> NOW GOING TO ITEM J, [J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. [01:40:01] THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION. WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THIS TO 30 MINUTES, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST VERSUS JOHN PERKLIN AND THEN WAYNE CRAIG. >> HI, JOHN FRISCH, FROM DISTRICT 1. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS OF PALOS VERDES BOULEVARD IN PROSPECT AVENUE, SPECIFICALLY DE CARDER, AS WE CALL IT. IN SUPPORT OF THE DOCUMENT WE SUBMITTED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I WAS TASKED WITH GIVING MY PRESENTATION TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE. THE FIRST THING IS AN AUDIO, I'D LIKE TO PLAY FOR YOU. IT'S ONLY OVER A MINUTE LONG. THAT AUDIO WAS RECORDED ON OUR PROPERTY ON PALOS VERDES BOULEVARD, NOT A RACE TRACK. THIS RECKLESS BEHAVIOR GOES ON DAY AND NIGHT, CONSIDERABLY IMPACTING EVERYONE'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENDANGERING OUR LIVES. THE LAST TRACK WAS FROM A TRACTOR-TRAILER, CAR CARRIER THAT STOPPED RIGHT NEXT TO OUR HOUSE, AND HE MADE THAT NOISE THE ALL WAY UP TO TV BOULEVARD AT EVERY STOP SIGN. TO THIS DAY, WE STILL HAVE OVER 100 TRUCKS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION DAILY. THIS HUGE DUMP TRUCK CAME UP THE STREET, WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. THAT'S A MAJOR SCHOOL CROSSING. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE HIT THE KIDS? I GOT TRUCKS. IT'S LIKE A CARAVAN. THIS LOOKS LIKE THE HARBOR FREEWAY. GOT TRUCKS COMING AND GOING. MORE AND MORE, WE HAVE TRUCKS ENTERING PROSPECT AVENUE FROM PCH. THREE TRACTOR-TRAILERS IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR CAME BY OUR HOUSE ONE DAY. HERE YOU GOT A DOUBLE TANKER. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THIS GUY HAD AN ACCIDENT AND SPILLED FUEL ALL OVER THE STREETS AND HE CAUGHT OF FIRE? YESTERDAY I DID SOME STATISTICS. THE TRUCKS ARE EMITTING ALMOST 1,000 POUNDS OF CO2 INTO OUR AREA WEEK, IMPACTING THE HEALTH OF ALL THE RESIDENTS. THE CITY HAS MADE ATTEMPTS AT CONTROLLING THE TRUCK TRAFFIC WITH SIGNAGE AND OCCASIONAL TRUCK ROUNDUPS. WE REALLY THANK THE POLICE FOR DOING THAT. BUT THOSE EFFECTS HAVE ACHIEVED VERY LITTLE. TRUCKERS JUST IGNORE THE SIGNAGE. THE CITY NEEDS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT BUDGET FUNDS FOR THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THEY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE TRUCKS AND IMPLEMENT SOME TRAFFIC CONTROLLING SOLUTIONS. AS WE STATED IN THE DOCUMENT, WE, THE RESIDENTS, DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A QUALITY OF LIFE AT ALL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU FULFILLING YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES, PROVIDING THE RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. WAYNE CRAIG, AND THEN JIM MUELLER. >> GETTING MY STEPS IN TONIGHT, WOW. THIS IS WAYNE CRAIG, A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1. I WANT TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT PRIORITIZING KIDS' SAFETY OUT OF A $17,000,000 GUN RANGE. THE REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING ELIMINATING SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS TO SAVE MONEY, EVEN AS THE CITY PLANS TO BORROW MILLIONS TO COVER LIABILITIES DUE TO LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED TAX REVENUES. WHAT'S TRULY ALARMING, WHILE WE'RE SLASHING BASIC PAY, SAFETY SERVICES, AND BORROWING JUST TO PAY THE BILLS, THE CITY IS ALSO SPENDING 1.3 MILLION TO PLAN A $17,000,000 GUN RANGE. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IS BEING PUT BEHIND AN EXPENSIVE, SPECULATIVE GUN RANGE. THE 1.3 MILLION IN QUESTION WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED TO MAINTAIN OUR FIRE STATIONS. WITH THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE FP, THAT FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR OTHER USES. THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MADE A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO REDIRECT MOST OF THAT MONEY TO LONG-OVERDUE CITY YARD IMPROVEMENTS, NOT A GUN RANGE. [01:45:01] ONLY A SMALL PORTION WAS EVEN EVER MEANT TO BE PUT DOWN AS A DOWN PAYMENT TOWARD THAT GUN RANGE. BUT AFTER THE NEW COUNCIL WAS SWORN IN, THAT AGREEMENT SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR. ALMOST EVERY DOLLAR WAS FUNNELED INTO THE GUN RANGE INSTEAD. NOW I WAS AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WHEN THIS DEAL WAS DISCUSSED, AND I CONFIRMED THIS FACT WITH TWO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S ALSO IN THE ADDENDUM I SENT TO YOU WHERE YOU CAN SEE 1.3 MILLION WENT TO THE GUN RANGE AND ONLY ABOUT 150 WENT TO THE CITY ART. THAT'S NOT THE DEAL THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THEN. EVEN WORSE, THIS 1.3 MILLION IS JUST TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSAL, ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET. BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION STARTS, THE FULL $17,000,000 COST IS SUPPOSEDLY CONTINGENT ON A FEDERAL GRANT THAT WILL COVER MAYBE 70-80%, LEAVING REDONDO TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR BETWEEN 3.5 TO $5,000,000. PLUS, ONGOING OPERATING COSTS FOR DECADES TO COME. LET'S BE REAL WITH NATIONAL FEDERAL CUTBACKS, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THE GRANT WILL EVER COME THROUGH, NO MATTER WHAT VAGUE PROMISES ARE MADE TO ONE OF OUR CITY STAFF BY A GENERAL FROM THE CAPITAL. TO SOME, IT APPEARS THIS EFFORT IS DRIVEN MORE BY POLITICAL AMBITION OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, SPECIFICALLY TO CARRY FAVOR WITH THE POLICE UNION TO GET AN ENDORSEMENT IN FUTURE FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT THAN ANY REAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEED. THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP, TRAINING OUR KIDS' SAFETY FOR POLITICAL GAIN. LET'S GET SERIOUS. STOP THIS PIE IN THE SKY GUN RANGE PROJECT NOW. WE SHOULD INSTEAD BE FOCUSING ON REAL NEEDS, LIKE KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND BALANCING THE CITY BUDGET WITHOUT BORROWING OR CUTTING ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JIM MUELLER AND THEN JUST MONEY. >> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5, AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SPEAK TO YOU, AND OUR PRIVILEGE. GOOD EVENING. HOME VALUES IN MY NORTH REDONDO NEIGHBORHOOD ARE IN JEOPARDY FROM WEAK COMMUNITY PLANNING. THE EXISTING HOMES ARE MOSTLY CONDOMINIUMS IN THE SPANISH STYLE, TEXTURED STUCCO, ARCHED WINDOWS, PITCHED ROOFS, TOPPED BY RED TILES, AND IN FRONT, A COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR A LAWN OR GARDEN AND PLENTY OF TREES. BUT TWO OF THE OLDER SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ARE BEING REPLACED NOT BY ANYTHING LIKE THE STUFF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT BY DEVELOPMENT ALIEN TO ITS AESTHETIC AND AMBIENCE. WHAT'S BEING PLUNKED DOWN ARE GIANT CONCRETE BOXES. I'VE SHOWN THE COUNCIL PICTURES OF ONE OF THEM. REMEMBER THE TWO MATURE TREES THAT GOT HACKED DOWN. WHY? THE DEVELOPER COULD STUFF THAT LOT WITH SOVIET STYLE CEMENT ARCHITECTURE, GRAY, SQUARE, FLAT, AND COLD. NOT JUST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THESE COLD BOXES ARE APPEARING ALL OVER NORTH REDONDO. THE WHOLE LOT BUILT OUT YIELDS MAXIMUM INTERIOR SQUARE FOOTAGE. WHY? TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY? NO. IT'S DONE FOR PROFIT. THE RESULT IS REVERSE BEAUTIFICATION, IT'S UGLIFICATION. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SHOULD MAKE SURE DESIGNS FIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT APPARENTLY, OUR CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT SEES ITSELF MORE LIKE THE DMV, PUMP THROUGH THE PERMITS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. THE CITY MANAGER HAS STATED PROUDLY THAT THEY ARE APPROVING PERMITS FASTER THAN EVER. WELL, THAT'S GREAT FOR DEVELOPERS. DOES THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT EXIST FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEVELOPERS OR FOR CITIZENS BENEFIT? NEW CONSTRUCTION, EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS MUST CONTRIBUTE TO, NOT DETRACT FROM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BEAUTY AND CHARM HAVE ECONOMIC VALUE, AS THE ESPLANADE AND RIVERA PRESERVATION PEOPLE WILL GLADLY TELL YOU. RECENTLY, A PROPOSED LIQUOR STORE PROJECT AT ENGLEWOOD AND ARTESIA DEMONSTRATES THE LACK OF PLANNING IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. IF THEY HAD RE THAT CORNER, THEY WOULD KNOW IT'S A POLICE HOT SPOT. THREE EXISTING ALCOHOL SELLERS THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH DRUNKS AND SCOFFLAWS. THEY DID NO RESEARCH BEFORE RECOMMENDING A CUP. THERE'S NO PLANNING IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHANGE IS NEEDED. >> THANK YOU. JESS MONEY, AND THEN MARK DELSON, THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. YOU'RE UP, JESS. >> JESS MONEY, DISTRICT 3. IN LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, GERARD BUTLER TELLS JAMIE FOX, I'M GOING TO BRING DOWN THE ENTIRE CORRUPT EDIFICE. IT'S GOING TO BE BIBLICAL. ON THAT INSPIRING NOTE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS OPENED TWO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, CASE NUMBER 8479, JOY FORD AND MIKE WEBB, AND CASE 8480 FOR JIM LIGHT. MORE GOOD NEWS. TODAY, I SENT TO DA'S PUBLIC INTEGRITY UNIT ANOTHER COMPLAINT, TOTALING 23 PAGES SINGLE-SPACED, OUTLINING MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF FOUR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS, [01:50:05] TWO ELECTION CODE SECTIONS, NINE RBPD POLICY MANUAL SECTIONS, TWO SCHOOL BOARD MANUAL SECTIONS, AND ELECTION CODE 704. 13 EXHIBITS WERE INCLUDED. I ALSO BROUGHT TO THE DA'S ATTENTION THE PRIOR FELONIOUS PRACTICE OF PAYING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS A MONTHLY STIPEND AND HEALTH BENEFITS, WHICH IN AT LEAST ONE CASE, TOTALED $100,000. THE LIST OF OFFENDERS NOW INCLUDES POLICE CHIEF HOFFMAN, FIRE CHIEF CUTLER, OFFICERS BRANCH DAY [INAUDIBLE], SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, RAYMUR FLINN, DAN ELDER, AND FORMER MEMBER, MR. WALLER. I ALSO DISCOVERED FOUR CASES. MCKINNEY VERSUS STATE BAR, CUTLER VERSUS STATE BAR, LEWIS VERSUS STATE BAR, AND SEGRETTI VERSUS STATE BAR. IN ALL FOUR CASES, THE BAR ASSERTED QUO AN ATTORNEY'S PRACTICE OF DECEIT INVOLVES MORAL TURPITUDE. THE BAR PREVAILED. CITY CHARTER PROVIDES THAT WHEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL COMMITS A CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE, THE CITY SHALL REMOVE SAID PERSON AND DECLARE THE OFFICE VACANT. I'M GOING TO GIVE JOY FORD AND MIKE WITZANSKY UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 10 TO AGENDIZE A MOTION TO REMOVE MR. OBAGI AND DECLARE HIS SEAT VACANT. IF THEY FAIL TO DO SO, I WILL FILE FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT TO FORCE THEM TO ADHERE TO THE CITY CHARTER. THE OLD BURGER KING AD, HAVE IT YOUR WAY. DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER, I WILL TAKE MY FOLDING CHAIR AND STETSON HAT DOWN TO THE BEACH AND LISTEN TO CLASSIC ROCK. IT WILL BE A CORONA AD, JUST MINUS THE BEER AND THE HOT BIKINI BABE. >> MARK NAPSON. THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. MOTION TO RECEIVE A FILE. >> MOTION TO RECEIVE A FILE. >> SECOND. >> ALL VOTE. >> THIS IS ALREADY IN YOUR BLUE FOLDER, THANKFULLY, BUT I'LL SAVE YOU FROM HAVING TO USE YOUR LITTLE FINGERS AND PINCH THINGS. TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, THE RESIDENTS OF THE 500-600 FRONTAGE ROAD ON PROSPECT WILL BE GOING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION TO DISCUSS TRAFFIC ISSUES. WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS JUST SHOW YOU THE INTERSECTION THAT'S REALLY THE ISSUE. THIS IS THE ONE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM BEACH CITIES. IT'S A T INTERSECTION WHERE A ONE WAY DUMPS INTO THE INTERSECTION. IT TURNS INTO A TWO-WAY SO THAT SOUTH SEGMENT OF NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE FRONTAGE IS ONE-WAY NORTH, AND THEN IT TURNS INTO TWO-WAY, AND THE WHOLE SECTION TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION IS TWO-WAY. THEN YOU'VE GOT, OF COURSE, EVERYTHING COMING IN OFF OF PROSPECT OR COMING OUT OF BEACH CITIES. THERE'S REALLY A COUPLE OF PRIMARY DEFECTS HERE. ONE IS, IF YOU'RE HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON PROSPECT AND YOU NEED TO GO NORTHBOUND ON THE FRONTAGE, IT'S A REALLY TIGHT TURN. OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, WE'VE WATCHED PROBABLY A DOZEN PUBLIC WORKS TRUCKS DO 345.6 POINT TURNS BECAUSE JUST REALLY HARD TO NAVIGATE THAT. THERE'S TYPICALLY CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES. THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THERE. THE OTHER ONE IS THE ONE THAT I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS THE U-TURN. THE U-TURN IS COMING OFF OF NORTHBOUND, BIG PROSPECT, AND THEN FLIPPING A U-TURN IN THE WRONG WAY SOUTHBOUND DOWN THE FRONTAGE. >> JUST A SECOND. YOU GOT SOMETHING PLAYING OVER THERE? DO YOU HEAR SOMETHING? >> IT'S OFF. >> GO AHEAD. WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME FOR THAT. >> SURE. >> IT'S A DISTRACTING NOISE OVER HERE. >> THEY SHOULD SHARE. I TALKED WITH A CIVIL ENGINEER OVER THE WEEKEND BECAUSE, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M A CHEMICAL AND YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW I WOULD DO ROADS. IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE'S NEVER BEEN A RIGHT TURN-ONLY LANE THERE BEFORE. [01:55:04] THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GO IS RIGHT. YOU CAN'T GO LEFT. IF YOU GO LEFT, YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY. I PUT IN THE YELLOW LINE AND THE RIGHT TURN ONLY PAVEMENT MARKING. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD AT LEAST GET THE MAJORITY OF THE WRONG-WAY U-TURNERS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CROSS A YELLOW LINE TO GET OUT OF THERE. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE SINGLE BIGGEST THING WE NEED TO DEAL WITH. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GREEN AND THE RED, THE GREEN ARE LEGAL PARKING SPOTS, AND WE JUST MADE THEM SEVEN BY 20. THE RED ONES ARE CAN'T PARK ACROSS YOUR DRIVEWAY. THAT'S WHAT 22,500 IS. THE ONLY OTHER ISSUE I'VE GOT IS THIS IS ONLY A 26-FOOT-WIDE ROAD. IT'S REALLY NOT WIDE ENOUGH FOR PARKING ON BOTH SIDES AND TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON I THINK THAT WE'RE FACING THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? >> HELLO, THIS IS PORKCHOP, I USED TO BE A REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT, THE CLIFTON AREA. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I COMMEND YOU FOR CELEBRATING THE LGBTQ MONTH BECAUSE THE CITY OF TORRANCE DOES IT, THEY USED TO HAVE A DECLARATION OR WHATEVER, BUT MAJOR CHEN OR MAYOR CHEN, I CALL HIM A GOOBER BECAUSE HE DISRUPTED MY FREE SPEECH AND CALLED FOR POLICEMEN TO REMOVE ME FROM THE BUILDING BECAUSE I CALLED SOMEBODY A GOON AND THAT'S NOT A FREEDOM OF SPEECH. BUT ANYWAY, I'M SORRY, I WAS A LITTLE BIT UPSET BECAUSE I'M COMING FROM A CLOSED SESSION MEETING FROM THE CITY OF TORRANCE.. FROM MY BIG DISAPPOINTMENT, OFFICER NUMBER 12, WE DON'T KNOW HIS NAME. WE DON'T KNOW HIS EXACT CRIME. AFTER THREE YEARS OF HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING, HE'S HAVE OTHER HEARING TO REINSTATE HIM. ANYWAY, I'M VERY HAPPY YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE POLICE OFFICERS, THIS PAINTING SWASTIKAS AND ALL THAT STUFF AND ABUSING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE OTHER THING IS, SINCE MR. LIGHT WAS MENTIONING HIS GOOD WORK WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAVING DESERT STORM AND THIS AND THAT, I'M DOING MY BREATHING ON THE ESPLANADE OR ESPLANADE BECAUSE MY DOCTOR RECOMMENDED. I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MORE TINY LITTLE FLAGS APPEARING, MORE LITTLE FLAGS. THESE CRIMINALS TOOK OFF THE IV, BUT PROTECTED BLUFF FROM THE RAIN, THE WIND, AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S JUST ROLLED ON, SO IT LOOKS VERY NATURAL. I SEE THESE TEN SIGNS, THIS CONSERVANCY GROUP, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD OF IT. THESE VOLUNTEERS GOT INTO A JOB, WHAT IS LIKE MILE, MILE AND A HALF OR TWO MILES LONG, SIX OF THEM AT A TIME. THEY'RE DESTROYING THE BLUFF. NOW, WHAT GROW BACK INSTEAD OF THE IV, THEY PULLING IT OUT, AND THE WIND BLOWS THE DUST IN MY FACE. I GO OUT TO BREATHE THE CLEAN, SALTY AIR, BUT VERY BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR LUNGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE OLD BECAUSE THE SALT KILLS ALL THE GERMS AND EVERYTHING. DOCTOR RECOMMEND THAT. WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS RUINING RUINING THE BLUFF. >> TIME'S UP. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE ONLINE? [LAUGHTER]. >> YES. I HAVE TWO. DARRYL BOYD. >> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR LIGHT. DARRYL BOYD, NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE RESIDENT. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, JOHN LANE AND MARK. THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN HAS BEEN [02:00:03] NEGLECTED BY THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH FOR DECADES. A YEAR AGO, OUR PRIVACY WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED WITHOUT CONSULTING THE RESIDENTS ON THE STREET. NOW AGAIN, AFTER MANY MONTHS OF WATCHING PLANTS BEING SAMPLED ON THE MEDIAN, WE SAW TALL 15 GALLON PLANTS PULLED FROM THE SAMPLE LOT, AND TINY FIVE GALLON PLANTS WERE SPARSELY INSTALLED ON THE MEDIAN. THE RESIDENTS HAD NO INPUT ON THE TYPE OR SIZE OF PLANTS, AND ONCE AGAIN, WE WEREN'T CONSULTED OR INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. SOMEONE MADE AN ARBITRARY DECISION, AND NOW WE ARE BEING FORCED TO LIVE WITH IT. WHY COULDN'T WE, THE RESIDENTS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT? AFTER DECADES OF DOING NOTHING, NOW WHEN WE ARE FINALLY BEING NOTICED AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE I BECAME INVOLVED AND PUSHED HARD TO GET SOMETHING DONE HERE, WE FINALLY HAD SOME HOPE. BUT NOW WE SEE THAT WE'RE BEING DENIED GOOD AND REASONABLE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS. THESE PUNY FIVE GALLON PLANTS WILL PROVIDE ZERO SAFETY AND ZERO PRIVACY FOR PROBABLY FIVE YEARS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR FIVE YEARS TO REGAIN THE PRIVACY THAT WE ONCE HAD, WHICH WAS ABRUPTLY TAKEN FROM US. PLEASE INSTALL 15 GALLON PLANTS AND REPURPOSE THE FIVE GALLON PLANTS DIRECTLY BEHIND. NOISE LEVELS ON THE STREET ARE EXCESSIVE AND BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. WE PROVIDED THE CITY COUNCIL DATA TO BACK THIS UP. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT AND PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, MANIC ANGRY DRIVERS, SPEEDING CARS, ILLEGAL MODIFIED EXHAUST, LOUD AUDIO, LOUD EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SLAMMING BUSES AND 18 WHEELERS, AND THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, V-SHAPED SOUND REFLECTION DIRECTLY UPON US. WE'RE LIVING IN AN UNBEARABLE 24/7 NOISE CYCLONE THAT'S ENCIRCLING OUR HOME AND OUR NEIGHBORS HOMES. BCHD IS NO FRIEND OF THE STREET OR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS OF VEHICLES RUNNING AND JUMPING THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN. THE LAST TIME WAS BETWEEN MY HOME AND MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH, TAKING OUT A LIGHT POLE IN ITS FLIGHT PATH. WHY DIDN'T THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TAKE ACTION AT THAT TIME? ARE YOU WAITING FOR AN ACTUAL FATALITY BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? WE ALL KNOW THAT SMOG EMISSIONS ESCALATING FROM INCREASED TRAFFIC, AN UNSAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND LOSS OF PRIVACY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, AS WELL AS OUR PROPERTY VALUES. WE DID NOT MOVE INTO THIS SITUATION. IT HAS MOVED IN AROUND US, AND THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH BEARS MUCH RESPONSIBILITY. >> YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR. THANK YOU. >> ALL BE ACCEPTABLE. >> NEXT. >> SALVADOR WELLS. >> IT DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY PLEASURE TO KEEP CALLING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. IF ONLY THE POLICE AND CITY COUNCIL COULD ACT ON THIS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP CALLING TO COMPLAIN. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE IMMUNE FROM FOLLOWING THE LAW. I'M OF COURSE TALKING ABOUT THIS MENTALLY RETARDED GUY WHO LIKES TO CALL HIMSELF THE SILLY NAME, ANDY PORKCHOP, BUT HIS REAL NAME IS ANDRAS TURDA. AGAIN, HIS NAME IS ANDRAS TURDA. TURDA, LIKE AND FLOP AND TURDA. I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CALL YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND HOW THIS PSYCHO IS DESTROYING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF INNOCENT PEOPLE UNTIL THE COUNCIL OR POLICE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SEVERE [OVERLAPPING] ON FOR THE PAST DECADES AND HE COMMITS SO MANY CRIMES THAT I HAVE LISTED IN THE PAST, AND THE POLICE BLATANTLY REFUSED TO ENFORCE THE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO ANYONE WHO CALLS FOR HELP, ANYONE SIMPLY BECAUSE ANDRAS TURDA'S MOTHER DID SOME SERIOUS DRUGS WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH HIM THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE BORN RETARDED. IS NO REASON TO ALLOW HIM TO RUN RIOT AND BREAK THE LAW FOR DECADES. HE MUST BE TOLD. THIS ANDRAS TURDA, [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU MUST BE QUITE. >> A CRIMINAL ACT BY CALLING IN AND ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL ABOUT HOW HE TERRORIZES EVERYONE AND GETS AWAY WITH IT. I'M INTIMIDATING HIM. HE IS THE ONE WHO INTIMIDATES PEOPLE ALL DAY EVERY DAY AND THEN THROWS THE VIDEOS UP ON YOUTUBE AND I'M COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS BY CALLING YOU AND ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL AND SAYING HIS NAME, WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS. IT'S NO SECRET. BY ME PLAYING CLIPS, I AM INTIMIDATING HIM AND STOCHASTIC TERRORISM? I AM NOT THE PROBLEM HERE. THE PROBLEM IS THE MENTALLY RETARDED CRIMINAL SITTING RIGHT THERE IN YOUR CHAMBERS. WHY DO THE COPS LET HIM GET AWAY WITH ALL OF THIS, AND WHY DO THEY KEEP LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH BEING [02:05:02] A SEXUAL PREDATOR AND PERVERT WHO STOPS AND HARASSES AND PHOTOGRAPHS UNDERAGE CHILDREN LIKE A SICK PEDOPHILE LURKING AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME? [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF RULES ORDER. YOU NEED TO BE QUIET. >> FOLLOWING CHILDREN AROUND IN HIS CAR, AND WHEN THEY CALL THE COPS, HE STARTS FOLLOWING THEM AROUND, CHANTING, WOO, WOO WOO, COP CALLERS, LIKE THAT CLIP I PLAYED THE LAST TIME. I EDITED OUT THE BARRAGE OF OBSCENITIES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. IF ANYONE ELSE WERE TO DO THAT, THE COPS WOULD ARREST THEM AND CHARGE THEM WITH SO MANY CRIMES, HE WOULD HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR LIFE. WHY DO THEY KEEP GIVING ANDRAS TURDA A FREE PASS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THE ONLY OTHER SEXUAL PREDATOR THE POLICE GIVE A FREE PASS TO IS JOE BIDEN. I DON'T THINK THE POLICE COULD POSSIBLY GET TURDA MIXED UP WITH JOE BIDEN, ALTHOUGH I CAN'T SAY IT FOR SURE, BUT IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IN THE LEAST IF TURDA DID THE SAME THING AS BIDEN DID AND FORCED HIS DAUGHTER MEGAN TURDA TO SHOWER WITH HIM WHEN SHE WAS 11 YEARS OLD ALSO. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK MEGAN TURDA'S DIARY. >> TIME IS UP. >> IS THAT IT? >> THAT'S IT. NO COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. LET'S GO ON TO ITEM K, EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM MY LAWYERS. >> SIR, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE. DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED TWICE NOW.. ONE MORE, AND WE WILL OBJECT YOU. AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM K, EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. [K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS] WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT, SO I WILL GO THROUGH EACH OF YOU TO REVEAL WHO YOU'VE TALKED TO ON THESE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY, L1 AND L2. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> ON L1, I BRIEFLY SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR. ON L2, I SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> ON BOTH L1 AND L2, I SPOKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> L1, THE MAYOR, YOUTH COMMISSION STAFF. L2, STAFF AND THE MAYOR, AND THE PUBLIC. SORRY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> ON L1, THE MAYOR AND CITY STAFF. L2, THE MAYOR, CITY STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. CAN YOU GET NEAR A MIC? >> L1, MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER WAY BACK WHEN. L2, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND THE MAYOR AND STAFF. >> L1. LET'S SEE, I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. ALSO, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL RELATED TO IT FROM TIM TODD. THEN SECOND WAS, LET'S SEE L2, I'VE TALKED TO THE CITY STAFF, I'VE TALKED TO CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S IT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GET INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. [L. PUBLIC HEARINGS] THE FIRST ONE IS L1, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF THE URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE THAT IMPOSED A MORATORIUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF REDONDO. CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> I MOVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON L1. >> I SECOND. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> I SHOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IS ABSENT FOR THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS PRESENTATION BRIEF TONIGHT. ON MAY 6, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED AN INTERIM EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PLACING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF ANY NEW SMOKE SHOPS WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THIS WAS DONE WHILE THE CITY, WHILE STAFF WORKS ON PREPARING A PERMANENT ORDINANCE, WHICH WE WILL BE BRINGING TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN EXTENSION OF THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU EXTEND IT 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. THERE IS A MORATORIUM STATUS REPORT THAT'S BEEN INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT WITH THE STAFF REPORT, AND IT DESCRIBES WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO DATE ON THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT'S PLANNED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE URGENCY ORDINANCE. THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO TAKE THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JULY 17TH. WE HAVE A DRAFT PERMANENT ORDINANCE, AND IT INCORPORATED THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING MEETING EARLIER IN MAY WHERE WE DISCUSSED A PERMANENT ORDINANCE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE REVIEWING THAT IN JULY, [02:10:02] AND THIS COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE PERMANENT ORDINANCE IN AUGUST. THOSE ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS THE MORE PERMANENT ORDINANCE. HOWEVER, IN THE INTERIM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE EXTENSION FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, AND THAT MORATORIUM WOULD GO AWAY CONCURRENTLY WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND IF ADOPTS THE PERMANENT ORDINANCE. WITH THAT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND EXTEND IT 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, AND THAT'S INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3294-25. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> I'M GOING TO AMEND WHO I TALKED TO ON THIS ONE. WE BOTH DID TALK WITH THE YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS ON THIS. THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THIS WHEN THEY COME BACK, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE IN OCTOBER. WOULD THERE BE HARM IN DELAYING, BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL SO WE CAN HEAR FROM THEM IN OCTOBER OR TO AT LEAST MAKE THAT PART OF THE PROCESS? >> YEAH. YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEEK THEIR INPUT. IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT. THE MORATORIUM WILL COVER THE PERIOD BEYOND THAT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW QUICKLY YOU WANT TO GET TO THE DETAILS OF THE NEW ORDINANCE. >> YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO ANSWER THAT TONIGHT, I GUESS, BUT CORRECT. >> THAT WAS A REQUEST FROM THEM. THEY REALLY WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LET THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY WEIGH IN SINCE THEY'RE PART OF THE REASON WE'RE DOING THAT. >> SURE. WE CAN DO THAT. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET IT TO PLANNING, I THINK IN JULY, WE'RE TEED UP TO DO THAT. WE CAN GET THEIR INPUT. >> WE CAN PROBABLY START IT AND I THINK GET THEIR INPUT. >> YEAH. THE IDEA WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD AND THEN WE CAN INCLUDE THEM IN OCTOBER IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL. >> I CAN JUST COMMENT ON THAT AS WELL. >> YES, YOU'RE THE FIRST WITH YOUR HAND RAISE. >> I THINK WE BOTH DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE YOUTH COMMISSION, AND THEY DID HAVE GREAT POINTS ABOUT IT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR INPUT. THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO SLOW THINGS DOWN JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT. I THINK GOING TO PLANNING COMMISSION AS PLANNED IS WHAT I'D PREFER. THEN WITH THESE ORDINANCES, WE CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THEM, TOO. IF THERE'S SOME DELAY, WE CAN REVISIT THAT. WE'RE ALWAYS LISTENING FOR THE YOUTH INPUT ANYWAY. >> THEY MAY BE MORE EXTREME ABOUT STRONGER ANTI-SMOKING. >> RIGHT. THEY CAN MAKE THEIR CASE, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS ONE? >> CONCEIVABLY, WE CAN GET TO PLANNING COMMISSION JULY, AND THEN SOMETIME BETWEEN JULY AND OCTOBER, WE COULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A BIT OF A DOWNLOAD AND UPDATE ON THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ORDINANCE, AND THEN YOU COULD REFER IT TO YOUTH COMMISSION OR TO THE POINT MADE, WE COULD ADOPT AND THEN MAKE MODIFICATIONS BASED ON THEIR FEEDBACK AFTER THE FACT. YOU HAVE BOTH OF THOSE AT YOUR DISCRETIONS. >> NONE OF THAT HINGES ON WHETHER WE EXTEND THIS MORE OR NOT. >> CORRECT. >> ANYONE ELSE? I SEE NO HANDS. CAN I GET A MOTION? >> MOVE TO, WHAT IS IT, APPROVE? OR NO, ADOPT. >> ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY. >> BY TITLE ONLY 10 MONTH 15 DAY EXTENSION. >> WE GOT TO GET TO THAT TESTIMONY. >> I'LL GET THAT. >> MOVE TO ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY, THE ORDINANCE. >> SECOND. >> BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, CAN WE HEAR PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THAT. ANYONE? >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY WRITTEN? >> NO. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? >> HELLO, THIS IS ANDY [INAUDIBLE] YOU STUPID MOTHER [EXPLETIVE]. LAST TIME I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS, INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE AND ACCUSING PEOPLE IN A PUBLIC FORUM. >> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE, SIR? >> YES. THAT GUY WAS TALKING ABOUT ANY ISSUE. >> ABOUT THIS ISSUE. >> ANYWAY, THAT WOULD BE THE STUPIDEST [EXPLETIVE] THING TO HAVE A MORATORIUM BECAUSE PEOPLE MIGHT BUY SOMETHING YOU MOTHER[EXPLETIVE]. PEOPLE MIGHT ENJOY A CIGARETTE, MOTHER[EXPLETIVE], BECAUSE YOU ARE SO [EXPLETIVE] STUPID. YOU DON'T NEED THE MONEY. THESE PEOPLE TRY TO MAKE A [EXPLETIVE] LIVING MOTHER[EXPLETIVE]. HE LET THEM GO. >> YOU'RE CAUSING DISRUPTION. >> THIS IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MOTHER[EXPLETIVE] BUT YOU LET GO FOR THREE MINUTES. >> YOU'RE CAUSING A DISRUPTION BECAUSE YOU'RE CAUSING PEOPLE TO WALK OUT OF THE MEETING. >> NO, I'M NOT. THIS IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH. YOU TOO, TELLING A LIE HERE WHO IS SUSPENDED. HE TOOK $500,000 AND PEOPLE CANNOT MAKE A LIVING, CANNOT OPEN A [EXPLETIVE] SMOKE SHOP. WHAT'S WRONG WITH A SMOKE SHOP? [02:15:02] HOW ABOUT THE LIQUOR STORE THERE, SIR? PEOPLE GET BEAT UP, THE DRUNK, MOTHER[EXPLETIVE] GO HOME, BEAT UP HIS WIFE. DO YOU BEAT YOUR WIFE, [EXPLETIVE]? BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO DRINK, I THINK, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY NICE. YOU LET PEOPLE CALL IN AND ACCUSING ME BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOUR [EXPLETIVE] PROJECTS. YOUR [EXPLETIVE] LITTLE BUTTERFLIES, RUINING THE WHOLE [EXPLETIVE] CITY. >> CAN YOU STICK TO THE SUBJECT? >> THE SUBJECT IS [OVERLAPPING] THE SMOKE SHOP. PEOPLE TRY TO MAKE A LIVING, AND YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM CLOSING DOWN SHOPS BECAUSE YOU CALL THAT SMALL. BUT YOU ARE ADVOCATING MARIJUANA. YOU WANT TO SET UP MARIJUANA STORES. YOU ARE A PIECE OF SHIT, BIGGEST MOTHER[EXPLETIVE] I EVER SEEN. YOU LIKE THAT. YOU LET THAT GUY GO THREE MINUTES CALLING ME PEDOPHILE AND ALL THAT SHIT. >> FOR THIS ISSUE. >> THIS IS THE ISSUE, MOTHER[EXPLETIVE]. LET PEOPLE MAKE A LIVING. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE EMPTY STORES, DO YOU? OR CLOSE THE LIQUOR STORES ALSO AND THE MASSAGE PARLORS. YOU LIKE TO GO THERE. YOU LIKE HAPPY ENDING. I'VE HEARD THAT YOU DO. >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COUNCIL. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOU DESERVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO. I DOUBLY RESPECT YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE HARANGUES THAT YOU'VE HAD TO LISTEN TO. I THINK IT'S A BREACH OF CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITY TO RAIL AT YOU WITH PROFANITY IN A WAY THAT THEY DID. NOW, I DO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE, I BELIEVE WITH PROPER COMMUNITY PLANNING SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ORDINANCED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE COUNCIL IS HAVING TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY PLANNING PLANNERS HAVE FAILED TO DO, ESPECIALLY ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD. WHY ARE THERE FOUR SMOKE SHOPS THERE? COUNCIL PERSON 5, THANK YOU. COUNCIL PERSON OBAGI RECENTLY ASKED FOR A REVIEW OF THE ALCOHOL POLICY THERE. WE KNOW THE CANNABIS POLICY. WE HAVEN'T EVEN ADDRESSED SOME OF THE OTHER SCRUFFY LITTLE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO DEVELOP ON THERE. WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO ARTESIA BOULEVARD? WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN? WHY DO YOU, THE COUNCIL, HAVE TO ORDINANCE EVERY SCRUFFY BUSINESS THAT'S ON THERE, COME UP WITH AN ORDINANCE? IT'S RIDICULOUS, AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYBODY ONLINE? >> I HAVE NO ECOMMENTS OR ZOOM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. >> SORRY, WAS IT CLOSED? >> MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY A 10 MONTH AND 15 DAY EXTENSION OF URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE NUMBER 3294-25 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF AND FINDING THE EXTENSION IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NOW GOING ON TO L2, CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WHO'S SPEAKING? >> I'LL KICK IT OFF, MAYOR, AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TEAM. IF WE COULD, PLEASE, ELEANOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MIKE WITZANSKY CITY MANAGER. WE'RE HERE FOR WHAT IS OUR THIRD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE '25-'26 PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. TONIGHT'S FOCUS, AS YOU KNOW, [02:20:02] AND HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THE PAST, IS ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECT LIST, THE MONEY THAT'S PROPOSED AS PART OF THE FIVE YEAR PROGRAM. BUT TO BE CLEAR, WHEN WE APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, IT IS ONLY FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. MONEY THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR THE OUT YEARS IS NOT TECHNICALLY APPROPRIATED. THAT ONLY HAPPENS IN ONE YEAR INCREMENTS PER OUR CHARTER REQUIREMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK REMINDER OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR OPERATING BUDGET. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS, AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO THE CIP TEAM HERE FOR THEIR PRESENTATION. >> I'M SORRY. DID WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ONE? >> MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING HEARING. >> SECOND. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU, ELEANOR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE HAVE OUR SUMMARY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS HERE. I'VE COVERED THIS CHART IN THE PAST. OUR BUDGET AS PROPOSED IS BALANCED. IT SPEAKS TO OUR CORE REVENUES IN, OUR CORE EXPENDITURES OUT, WHICH ARE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SINGLE ONE TIME PAYMENTS AND OTHER TRANSFERS THAT OCCUR AS A PART OF THAT. WE DO SPEAK TO UTILIZING A PORTION OF OUR PENSION RESERVE FUNDS, OUR SET ASIDE ACCOUNT TO COVER OUR OVERALL COSTS THIS YEAR TO BOTH ADDRESS OUR UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY PAYMENT AND OUR OTHER ONE TIME INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AS PART OF THE BUDGET. NET NET. THERE'S ABOUT LITTLE UNDER $43,000 AVAILABLE THAT HAS BEEN UNALLOCATED AS PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JESTE. WE ARE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO YOU ALL OF THE 59 BUDGET RESPONSE REPORT QUESTIONS AND TOPICS. FIFTY FOUR WERE INCLUDED WITH YOUR PACKET THIS WEEKEND, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL FIVE THAT WE'RE OUTSTANDING WERE DELIVERED AS PART OF A BLUE FOLDER JUST BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. YOU HAVE THOSE NOW IN YOUR QUEUE. ALL OF THE 59 BRRS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE, WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE BUDGET LINK. THEY WILL BE RESUBMITTED TO YOU IN A SINGLE PACKAGE AS PART OF NEXT WEEK'S HEARING MATERIALS. FIFTY NINE TOPICS, NOT OUR RECORD, BUT CLOSE. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL 59 OF THEM TO YOU, THOUGH A WEEK OUT OF BUDGET DELIBERATION, I THINK IS PERHAPS A FIRST FOR US. WE'RE PLEASED TO DELIVER ALL OF THEM TO YOU AT THIS TIME. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST A REMINDER OF WHERE WE'RE OUT IN THE CALENDAR. THIS IS OUR THIRD DISCUSSION, OUR SECOND OFFICIAL HEARING, FOCUSED ON THE CIP. THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMISSION WILL BE CONSIDERING THE BUDGET ON THURSDAY, AND THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSAL. THEN WE'LL BE BACK HERE BEFORE YOU ON THE 17TH FOR YOUR FINAL CONSIDERATION DELIBERATION ON BUDGET ADOPTION. NEXT SLIDE, JESSE. THAT BRINGS US NOW TO OUR PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE '25-'26 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AS WELL AS THE OVERALL FIVE YEAR PLAN. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JESSE, WHO'S GOING TO BE TAKING THAT AWAY. JESSE, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JESSE REYES, CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGER. WE'LL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION TODAY ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 CIP. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION. WHILE YOU READ THAT, I'LL NOTE SOME OF THESE PHOTOS HERE ON PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED THIS YEAR. TOP RIGHT IS THE PERRY PARK TEEN CENTER, SOME OF THE RENOVATIONS THAT WERE DONE ON THE INTERIOR THERE. SOME OF THOSE WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU SEE THE ALTA VISTA FENCE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BALLPARK THERE. IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE VETERANS PARK SENIOR CENTER ROOF REPLACEMENT THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR AS WELL. >> THEY LOOK GREAT. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER, I KNOW THIS IS ROUTINE FOR SOME OF THE COUNCIL WHO'S BEEN HERE BEFORE, BUT FOR THE NEW COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WHY IS THE CIP IMPORTANT? THEY'RE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND VISITORS ALIKE. THEY HELP MAINTAIN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITY, ENSURING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING BUILDING STREETS AND UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURES PROMOTING HEALTH AND SAFETY. GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE HELPS MAINTAIN AND INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES. CIPS ASSIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE CITY A DESIRED LOCATION. IT ALSO ASSIST IN LIMITING THE CITY'S LIABILITY BY ADDRESSING POTENTIAL HAZARDS SUCH AS SIDEWALK UPLIFTS, JUST TO NAME ONE. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, AS WE CONSIDER PROJECTS TO ADD TO THE CIP, THESE ARE THE CRITERIA THAT WE LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE IT AT LEAST MATCHES ONE OF THESE CRITERIA IN OUR ASSESSMENT. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FIVE YEAR SNAPSHOT OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THE CIP PROGRAM. AS I'VE MENTIONED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, [02:25:02] ONE THING TO NOTE IS JUST THE PROGRAM GROWTH OVER THIS TIME. THE CIP PROGRAM HAS ADDED 82 PROJECTS SINCE 2019, AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT TOTAL DOWN TO 104 PROJECTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR DOWN FROM 120. NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AS YOU'LL NOTICE, TRACK VERY SIMILARLY TO THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. EXPENDITURES, YOU'LL NOTE, SPIKED BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR '22 AND '23, THAT WAS DUE TO THE TRANSIT ERA MAINLY AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT WERE COMING INTO CONSTRUCTION DURING THAT TIME, BUT THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT IN THAT 20-$24 MILLION RANGE AND WE EXPECT AND ANTICIPATE THAT SAME LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES IN THE NEXT YEAR. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE CIP SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR '25-'26, $64.3 MILLION IN CARRYOVERS FOR A TOTAL OF 104 PROJECTS, $29.7 MILLION IN RECOMMENDED NET APPROPRIATIONS. SEVENTEEN OF THOSE ARE FOR SIX RECOMMENDED NEW PROJECTS TO THE CIP, INCLUDING 14.3 OR 84% BEING GRANT FUNDED. THE REMAINING 20 EXISTING CIP PROJECTS GET $12.7 MILLION IN NET APPROPRIATIONS. BRINGING THE TOTAL CIP BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 TO ABOUT $94 MILLION. ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS PER CATEGORY FOR NEXT YEAR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND WHAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR PROGRAM IS THE STREET PROJECTS TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE LIFT OF OUR PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY OUR BREAD AND BUTTER. BUT WE STILL HAVE MANY PROJECTS IN PARKS AND FACILITIES AND THE WATERFRONT AS WELL. JUST TO NOTE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'VE COMPLETED. I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM, BUT THE BIKE MASTER PLAN PROJECT ADDED 7.5 MILES OF NEW BIKE LANES TOTAL OF $2.3 MILLION. THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. SHOULD BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL FOR OFFICIAL NOTICE OF COMPLETION VERY SHORTLY. DOMINGUEZ PARK PLAY EQUIPMENT AND LANDSCAPE PROJECT, A $2.2 MILLION PROJECT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON SOME LITTLE ISSUES, BUT WE'RE GETTING THAT ADDRESSED AND IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY OUT THERE. I'M SURE AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN. MBB RESURFACING AND SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS WAS OUR LARGEST STREET PROJECT THIS LAST YEAR, TOTALING $4.2 MILLION. INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK, RIVIERA VILLAGE PAVERS, A TOTAL OF $1.9 MILLION COMBINED THAT WAS COMPLETED THIS LAST YEAR. THEN LASTLY, A SMALLER PROJECT, BUT ONE THAT WE NOTE HERE IN THE CIVIC CENTER LANDSCAPING THAT'S BEEN CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE LOOKING PRETTY NICE IN THE NEXT MONTH AND COMPLETED. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE PROJECTS. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 BUDGET. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE BACKLOG OF EXISTING PROJECTS. ONLY SIX NEW PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED IN THIS NEW CIP. AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE ADDED OVER 82 PROJECTS AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS WERE VERY ACTIVE IN ADDING THESE PROJECTS, AND THAT WAS DURING THE TIME WHEN THE CITY ISSUED A LEASE BOND FOR PURSE PAYMENTS, WHICH CREATED SOME ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING THAT WERE PLACED HEAVILY INTO THE CIP PROGRAM AT THAT TIME. THAT'S ONE OF OUR CONCENTRATION, COMPLETING EXISTING PROJECTS. THE WILDERNESS PARK AND OTHER PRIORITY COUNCIL PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE A FOCUS. RESIDENTIAL STREET REHABILITATION. WE HAVE TWO PHASES THAT WE HOPE TO COMPLETE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. CITY FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PIER PARKING STRUCTURE REPAIRS. THE REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION PROJECTS, WHICH IS GLENN ANDERSON, AS WELL AS FULTON PLAYFIELD, VERY IMPORTANT REGIONAL PROJECTS. THEN WE HAVE MANY GRANT FUNDED METRO TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AS WELL, INCLUDING SOUTH BAY TRAVEL NETWORK, THE MAT PROJECT, RIVIERA VILLAGE, MULTI-MODAL IMPROVEMENTS, JUST TO NAME A COUPLE. >> HERE WE HAVE THE FISCAL YEAR '25 '26 RECOMMENDED FUNDING AND CARRYOVER. HERE AGAIN, IS A SNAPSHOT THAT SHOWS THE ESTIMATED CARRYOVER FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR. THESE ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ENCUMBERED OR EXPENSED. THIS HAPPENS FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS, PHASING OF PROJECTS, DELAYS OUTSIDE THE CITY'S CONTROL, OR WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. AS ILLUSTRATED, WE HAVE A PROJECTED CARE WAIVER AMOUNT OF $64.3 MILLION. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE OUR REGIONAL METRO OR [02:30:04] REGIONAL MEASURE W AND OTHER GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS, JUST TO NAME A FEW, FULTON PLAYFIELD, THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BIKE PATH EXTENSION PROJECTS, RIVIERA VILLAGE, MULTI-MODAL ENHANCEMENTS, SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL, AND SEASIDE LAGOON. THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE PROJECT THAT WE ANTICIPATE FOR NEXT YEAR. AS YOU'LL KNOW, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROJECTS. GIVEN THE OUTPUT OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I THINK THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT, FITS IN WITH OUR TRACKING OF WHAT WE'VE DONE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AGAIN, WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THEM, AVIATION, ARTESIA, NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE, THAT'S ACTUALLY OUT TO BID RIGHT NOW. BIDS COME BACK HOPEFULLY, JUNE 26. WE HAVE A 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT ACCORDING TO THE SETTLEMENT, SO THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. RESIDENTIAL REHAB, AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, TWO PHASES THERE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY COMPLETE. THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BIKEWAY EXTENSION, THAT'S A LONG TIME COMING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION SOME TIME IN THE SUMMER. KINGSDALE AVENUE RESURFACING WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT. SCE WEST OF PCH AS WELL WAS AWARDED A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, AND THOSE SHOULD BE STARTED SOME TIME IN THE SUMMER. ON THE DESIGNS PHASE, SIMILAR COUNT TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS, REALLY OUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY WITH CURRENT RESOURCES. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE, AND I THINK THIS ONE WAS NOT UPDATED, BUT FRANKLIN PARK PLAY EQUIPMENT, THAT IS ONE PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE ON HERE, BUT WAS NOT NOTED. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY BEING SPOKEN THROUGH A WORKING GROUP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE CAN MOVE THAT ONE FORWARD. AGAIN, NORTH REDONDO BEACH BIKEWAY EXTENSION IN COORDINATION WITH THE MATT PROJECT AND OTHER NORTH REDONDO BEACH BIKE EXTENSION PROJECTS, THAT SHOULD BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND APPROVAL OF SOME FUNDING AGREEMENTS IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. PICKERBALL FACILITY, WHICH ALSO DIDN'T SHOW UP HERE, THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE DESIGN, SO JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT NOTE. >> AT AVIATION PARK? >> AT AVIATION PARK, THAT IS CORRECT. RIVIERA VILLAGE MULTI-MODAL ENHANCEMENTS, THAT'S A FOUR MILLION DOLLAR DESIGN METRO GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, WORKING THROUGH AN RFP THAT START ON THE CONCEPTUAL PRE-DESIGN PHASE, REALLY LOOKING TO A RE-IMAGINING OF CATALINA AVENUE DOWN THERE AT THE RIVIERA VILLAGE. THAT'LL BE AN EXCITING PROJECT ONCE WE GET GOING ON THAT ONE. THAT CONCLUDES THE FORMAL PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. >> I HAVE TWO THINGS. I NOTICED THAT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY BIG FUND BALANCE IN SOME OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENT STUFF, IS THAT AN ACCURATE ACCEPTED? >> YEAH. I THINK I'LL HAVE ANDY SPEAK TO THAT. >> THAT'D BE MAINTENANCE SLASH IMPROVEMENT. I MAY BE STATING IT. >> THAT FUND COMBINES BOTH M&O FUNDS AS WELL AS CAPITAL FUNDS. JESSE AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER, AND JESSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO THE DETAIL ON THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S LIKE A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BALANCE, AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT HALF AND HALF, AM I RIGHT, JESSE ON M&O? >> CORRECT. >> ALAN, WHY DON'T YOU CAN YOU GIVE ANY MORE DETAIL ON THAT? >> YES. ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, EVERY YEAR, AND IT'LL COME TO THE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SPECIFIES WHICH PROJECTS OUR SB1 MONEY WILL BE GOING TOWARDS. SINCE THAT PROGRAM STARTED IN 2017, WE'VE COME TO THE COUNCIL EVERY YEAR AND APPROPRIATED ALMOST ALL OF THE GAS TAX MONEY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CAPITAL. ON THE OPERATION SIDE, THEY'RE ALL COMBINED IN ONE FUND. THERE'S THE HUTA FUNDING, WHICH HAS THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF GAS TAX, AND THAT SOME OF THOSE FUND BALANCES COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO OPERATIONAL SAVINGS, MAYBE OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE LED TO THAT FUND BALANCE. >> I HAD TWO REQUESTS TO ADD INTO THE QUEUE THERE, NOT NECESSARILY PRIORITY. I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS ON THAT. BUT THE FIRST IS, AND I BROUGHT THIS UP, LAUREN, WITH YOU BEFORE THAT IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN 190TH ON TO HERONDO, [02:35:05] IF YOU'RE TURNING RIGHT FROM PCH ON TO HERONDO, WE GO FROM A VERY WIDE ROAD TO PARKING A BIKE PATH AND THEN A ONE LANE ROAD. I'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL BICYCLISTS THAT IS THEY'RE COMING DOWN THERE, PEOPLE ARE ALMOST TAKING THEM OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTING LIKE THERE'S STILL TWO LANES THERE. >> RIGHT. >> I HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE PUTTING UP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM, BUT THOSE PLASTIC BOLLARDS, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, DIVERTING THAT TRAFFIC AROUND TO THE TRAFFIC LANE AND PROTECTING THE BICYCLISTS, SO THAT WAS ONE. HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULDN'T COST A LOT OF MONEY TO PUT IN. THEN THE SECOND IS TO JUST GET INTO A QUEUE, SOME REDESIGN OF SAPPHIRE AND BROADWAY. I TALKED WITH YOU ON THIS, ANDY, TO PREVENT THE DONUT THINGS EVERY WEEKEND AND GET THOSE PEOPLE COMING DOWN GERTRUDA, WHO JUST CUT STRAIGHT ACROSS WITHOUT TURNING ON TO BROADWAY. >> WE ACTUALLY STUDIED THAT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND HAVE A PROJECT ON OUR UNFUNDED PROJECTS LIST. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS NOW. I THINK WE ESTIMATED ABOUT $360,000 AT ONE POINT. IT'S PROBABLY GONE UP A LITTLE BIT. >> FOR THE DESIGN? >> NO, FOR A FULL BUILD OUT. THIS IS FOR CONCRETE CURBS AND PARKWAY [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]. >> I DON'T MEAN FOR THAT TO BE A PRIORITY, JUST YOU'LL GET IT DONE [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE CAN PROBABLY DO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE LIKE THE K71 BOLLARDS, WE CALL THEM THE FAT STICKS THAT SET UP, AND THE TURTLE SHELLS THAT SIT ON THE GROUND, PAINT, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD DISRUPT ANY DOUGHNUTS OR THAT KIND OF STUFF. WE CAN DO THAT OUT OF OUR TRAFFIC CALMING FUNDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING NOW. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WITHOUT NECESSARILY MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE CIP BUDGET. WE'LL JUST EARMARK THAT FROM OUR TRAFFIC CALMING [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS ONE? I DON'T HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED AT THIS POINT. QUESTIONS. [OVERLAPPING] >> ONE NOTE TO MAKE AS YOU WERE LOOKING THROUGH THE LIST THERE, AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE FLUID TO SOME DEGREE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING DESIGNED AND ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCTED. THOSE ARE OUR BEST CASE ESTIMATES AT THIS POINT. I WOULD ARGUE, JUST TO ECHO WHAT JESSE SAID, AND I THINK THERE WAS A VERSION OF THIS POWERPOINT THAT ACTUALLY DIDN'T GET INCLUDED IN THE FINAL PRESENTATION HERE, BUT JUST TWO POINTS TO MAKE, WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF BEGINNING THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR THE AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL COURT. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A QUESTION THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE ASKED ME. THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN PUT IN THERE IS THERE AND AVAILABLE FOR US TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY, THE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN FLOATED, AT LEAST FOR CONSIDERATION, ADDS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO EVENTUALLY CLOSE THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING GAP, BUT WITH THAT COMMITMENT, WE'RE ALSO PREPARED TO BEGIN THE DESIGN OF THAT FACILITY. THEN ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY THAT STAFF HAS NOTED INTERNALLY IS THE FRANKLIN PARK ALL ABILITIES PLAY EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION. I KNOW THERE WAS A BIT OF A MEETING THIS WEEK THAT OCCURRED THAT WAS PRODUCTIVE IT SOUNDS LIKE. THERE IS SOME MOMENTUM FOR SINGULAR STRUCTURE AMENITIES TO BE INSTALLED, WHICH WOULD SIMPLIFY OUR DESIGN PROCESS, AND IN FACT, IF ULTIMATELY THE COMMUNITY IS COMMITTED TO THAT, THERE'S THE CAPACITY FOR US TO, I THINK TO BOTH DESIGN AND INSTALL THAT EQUIPMENT THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE ONLY DEPENDENCY THERE IS ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT GET TRIGGERED AS A RESULT OF THE FINAL PLAY EQUIPMENT DESIGN CONCEPTUALLY AND TRIGGERING ADA AND OTHER ISSUES. BUT BASED ON WHAT I THINK WE'RE HEARING, AT LEAST PRELIMINARY, THERE'S GOOD FAITH AND CONFIDENCE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET BOTH DONE THIS PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU NOTED THOSE ITEMS AMIDST THE REST OF THE BALANCE OF THE ITEMS THERE THAT WERE PRESENTED. THE HILLSIDE STABILIZATION EFFORT AT DOMINGUEZ PARK IS ALSO TAKING ON A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PRIORITY FOR US. JESSE MENTIONED THE COUNTY. WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PLAY EQUIPMENT PROJECT. THEY ARE BEGINNING TO EXERT SOME INTEREST IN THE BALANCE OF THE SITE AS IT PERTAINS TO BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH HILLSIDE, SO WE MAY HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING WORK THERE TO MITIGATE ANY CONCERNS OVER EROSION. WE HAVE FUNDING PROPOSED IN THE CIP FOR THAT EFFORT TO HELP ADDRESS NOT JUST THE DESIGN, BUT THE INSTALLATION OF THAT MATERIAL, SO THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT I THINK THAT'S CRITICAL HERE AMIDST EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK MOST OF THE OTHER ITEMS WERE COVERED TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR. I THINK BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS WOULD FALL IN MY VIEW UNDER THE TRAFFIC CALMING CATEGORY. NOW, IF THE COUNCIL WERE INTERESTED IN A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUNDABOUT FACILITY WITH NICE LANDSCAPING, AND PERMANENT CURBING, AND IRRIGATION, WE WOULD NEED A SINGULAR APPROPRIATION FOR THAT. BUT IN TERMS OF PROSPECTIVE IMMEDIATE TREATMENTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT'S OCCURRING THERE IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE BICYCLE PATH PROTECTION AS WELL AS THE, CALL IT MITIGATION OF POTENTIAL INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THAT BROADER INTERSECTION AT BROADWAY, [02:40:04] WE BELIEVE WE HAVE CAPACITY IN THE TRAFFIC CALMING ACCOUNT FOR BOTH OF THOSE INITIATIVES, SUBJECT TO FINAL DESIGN. >> THANK YOU. I DID HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION AND I'M SORRY, THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, COUNCILMAN OBAGI, NEXT. WE HEARD SOME DISCUSSION TONIGHT ABOUT THE FIRING RANGE, AND I BELIEVE WE COULD SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THAT. WE HAD 1.3 ALLOCATED TOWARDS THE PRE-APPLICATION PHASE, CORRECT, TO DO GEO-TECH STUDIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, CORRECT? >> YEAH, WE DO. THAT WAS SUBJECT TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET MOTION OF THE COUNCIL THAT HAD SOME IF-THEN SCENARIOS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURE FP AND THE LIKE. I BELIEVE OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE. >> 1.1. >> IT'S ABOUT 1.1 MILLION NOW. WE'VE DONE WORK. [OVERLAPPING] >> ACTUAL CARRYOVER THAT SHOWS, CORRECT? >> RIGHT. WE'VE DONE THE WORK THAT'S NECESSARY FOR US TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION EARLY NEXT MONTH, WHICH WE'RE ON PACE TO DO. OBVIOUSLY, THE POINT OF THE GRANT APPLICATION IS TO SPEND FEDERAL MONEY TO EXECUTE THAT PROJECT RATHER THAN OUR OWN. THERE IS A COMPANION COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, POTENTIALLY IN THE FORM OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW AND RELOCATED PARK SERVICES YARD. BUT EXACTLY WHAT OUR COMMITMENT LEVEL TO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE GRANT. BUT WE ARE PREPARED TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION, AND IF WE'RE FORTUNATE AND SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THAT MONEY, THAT'S POTENTIALLY UP TO $17 MILLION OF FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WOULD BE SPENT HERE LOCALLY TO ADDRESS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR ABILITY TO TRAIN DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AND TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THAT TRAINING FOR THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, BOTH IN REDONDO BEACH AND CANNALEY, AND TORRANCE, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOL THERE. >> WE'RE APPLYING FOR FEDERAL LOOKING IT UP 100%? >> YEAH, WE'RE APPLYING FOR FEDERAL EXEMPTION. >> THE COUNCIL'S APPROVED FOR CITY MATCHING? >> CORRECT. THERE IS NO COMMITTED CITY MATCH TO THE GRANT APPLICATION. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE RURAL STANDARD, AND WE'RE ALSO HOPING TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FROM ONE OF THE SECRETARIES TO IN EFFECT DOUBLE APPLY FOR EXEMPTION, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE LOCAL MATCH. HOPEFULLY HAVE A PAY 100% PAID. >. THE APPLICATION'S ONE IN JULY SOMETHING, 3RD? >> JULY 3RD. >> JULY 3RD, WE HOPE TO HAVE IT ISSUED BEFORE THAT. |>> THE REMAINING 1.1, WHAT WOULD THAT BE GOING TOWARDS? >> WELL, IT DEPENDS ON FINAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO COMMIT TO ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCTING THE PROJECT. WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PHASE EXPEDITIOUSLY IF WE ARE AWARDED THE GRANT, SO WE CAN HONOR THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME FRAME. >> AREN'T WE REIMBURSED FROM THE GRANT? >> I DON'T BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE DESIGN ARE. >> NO. CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE GRANT. PLANNING, DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL WORK WOULD ALL BE DONE AT CITY'S EXPENSE THROUGH THAT $1.1 MILLION FUND BALANCE WE HAVE. >> WE EXPECT THAT IT WOULD COST THAT MUCH? >> THAT'S MORE THAN SUFFICIENT WE BELIEVE TO EXECUTE PLANS AS FAST. >> WE PLAN TO DO SOME ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD BOTH FOR SPEED AND TO ENROLL SOME OF THOSE DESIGN COSTS INTO THE ACTUAL CONTRACT. >> OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE ANY LEFTOVER MONIES BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PARKS YARD RECONSTRUCTION. >> IF IT'S NEEDED? >> IF IT'S REQUIRED. >> THE APPLICATION MAY INCLUDE OR THE GRANT MAY INCLUDE FACILITIES? >> IN SOME COMPONENTS OF IT. >> SOME ARE CONSIDERED SOFT COSTS THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO BUT ONLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PARKS YARD, NOT THE OTHER ONE. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> I PUT MY HAND DOWN. YOU HAVE SOMEBODY HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> I'D LIKE TO ADD MY SUPPORT FOR THE MAYOR'S SUGGESTION FOR THE TEMPORARY FIXES AT SAPPHIRE AND BROADWAY. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THAT BEING A FUTURE CONSIDERATION FOR A TRAFFIC CIRCLE JUST BECAUSE IT'S A BIG INTERSECTION. IT'S ALL ONE WAY. THERE'S FIVE STREETS, SO IT CAN GET CONFUSING WITH WHO'S GOT THE STOP? ONE STOP IS WAY BACK HERE. I COULD SEE THAT BEING ACTUALLY A HANDY ONE FOR A TRAFFIC CIRCLE ALSO BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY LOW VOLUME TRAFFIC. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A MAJOR STREET. >> I THINK THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO WEIGH ONE WAY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE RESIDENTS. THAT'S WHY I SAY TEMPORARY. >> IF WE TAKE UP PARKING SPACES, THEY WILL PROBABLY OPPOSE THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY TIGHTLY PARKED ESPECIALLY IN SUMMER. >> LOOKING AT IT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD TAKE PARKING SPACES JUST BECAUSE OF THE SPACE [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]. >> IT'S THE DESIGN BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> BUT THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING FUTURE CONSIDERATION. BUT LET'S GET THE TEMPORARY, THE TURTLES, THE BOLLARDS, THE PAINT, AND MAKE THE NEIGHBORS HAPPY, INCLUDING SOME OF THEM THAT MIGHT. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO, THAT'S IT FOR NOW. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, WELL, TWO THINGS. [02:45:05] THE ALLEY AT ARMOR LANE WAS PART OF THE '23 '24 BUDGET. WHERE IS THAT IN THE QUEUE AS WE? >> I THINK ONE OF THE RESIDENTIAL REHAB EFFORTS, CORRECT? >> IT'S PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL REHAB PROGRAM AND WE'VE ASSIGNED IT, IT'S IN DESIGN CURRENTLY, AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT TO BID WITH THE NEXT PROJECT, WHICH WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP HERE SHORTLY THESE PHASES, THE ONE ON THE LIST, YES. >> I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT. THEN LOOKING AT, I SEE THAT THERE'S STILL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS IN FOR DISTRICT 1, 04, AND 5 IN HERE? >> I BELIEVE THE UPDATED FORMULAS HAVE THOSE DIRECTED TO THE PRIORITY PROJECTS AND THEN EXTINGUISHED, IF I'M? >> CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. >> THOSE HAVE EFFECTIVELY BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE PREFERENCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS. I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION WAS TO HAVE IT BE AVAILABLE THROUGH WHAT WE'RE CALLING A. >> PARKS PERFORMANCE. >> PARKS PERFORMANCE ARTS ACCOUNT, I THINK IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT. >> RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY'RE LISTED HERE AS DISCRETIONARY INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR '25 '26 PROJECT FUNDING BY PROJECT. IF YOU CAN CLARIFY, I'M JUST MAY HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING] >> WHICH PAGE ARE YOU ON? >> WHICH ONE IS THIS? >> YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE ACTUAL CIP, RIGHT? >> YEAH. ELEVEN. PAGE 11. >> PAGE 11? >> YEAH. >> IS THAT ROMAN NUMERAL 11? >> YEAH. >> ROMAN NUMERAL? [INAUDIBLE]. >> YEAH. BEFORE THAT. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF YOU'LL NOTICE, UNDER THE COLUMN OF RECOMMENDED FUNDING, ON THAT SAME PAGE THERE'S A NEGATIVE NUMBER. WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW THAT WE'RE DEFUNDING IT UNDER THAT CATEGORY AND IT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE PROJECT PREFERRED. THOSE WOULD GO TO A ZERO BALANCE. >> BUT DISTRICT 3 IS NOT LISTED THERE. >> WHEN WE CHANGED THE NAME SINCE WE WERE DIRECTING IT DIRECTLY TO, AND I'M TRYING TO FIND THE DIRECT NAME THAT WE CHANGED IT TO. I'M TRYING TO LOCATE IT. IT'S PARKS EVENTS? >> YEAH. PARKS PERFORMANCE EVENTS. IT'S ON THE LAST PAGE. I SEE MINE. THE INTENTION IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA. THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THAT. BUT IF WE'RE NOT ASSIGNING A USE FOR IT, I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IT MORE FLEXIBLE. ARE THESE LISTED AS DISCRETIONARY INFRASTRUCTURE STILL FOR DISTRICTS 1, 04, AND 5? >> THOSE ARE MEANT TO BE GOING AWAY. >> HOW MUCH IS THAT? >> THEY VARY. >> SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA. >> ANNUALLY? >> YEAH. >> 15,000. >> FOR BOTH? >> FOR TWO. THERE'S ONE AT THE VETERANS PARK AND ONE AT DOMINGUEZ PARK? >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT DOMINGUEZ. WE MAY HAVE TO GET COUNTY APPROVAL. >> THE ONLY ONE THAT I WOULD SAY IS IN THIS CASE, IT LOOKS LIKE DISTRICT 1 IS? >> IT'S GOING BACK TO FUND BALANCE. >> GOING BACK TO FUND BALANCE AS WELL. THEN THE DISTRICT 4, WHICH IS THE MAYORS BY ASSIGNMENT IS GOING TO WILDERNESS PARK. DISTRICT 5 IS BEING LIQUIDATED WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF REMAINING FUNDING THERE. >> I WASN'T QUITE FOLLOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH ALL OF IT. >> IT SEEMS LIKE DISTRICT 3 SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED WITH YOUR BALANCE AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER ACCOUNT. I THINK WE SHOULD CORRECT THAT IN THE FINAL DOCUMENT. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> AS LONG AS WE HAVE YOUR MONEY IN THAT ACCOUNTED FOR PROJECT, THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD ABOUT CIP. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. >> I GOT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU, JESSE. THANK YOU, MIKE. THANK YOU, ANDY FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK IN DISTRICT IN THE PAST, AND RYAN, AND GOING FORWARD. WHAT'S THAT? LAUREN. YES. MISSED OUR BLONDE. SORRY. RESIDENTS ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE BIKE PATH BEING EXTENDED ALONG THE SC RIGHT OF WAY AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. QUESTION FOR YOU. DOES ADDING AN ITEM TO THE UNFUNDED CIP REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? >> NOT PARTICULARLY. UNLESS WE ARE MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO PROPORTIONALLY FUND IT OR PHASE IN FUNDING OVER TIME? IT RECOGNIZES THAT THERE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED NEED FOR THAT FACILITY OR PROJECT, BUT IT'S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT SUCH A THING TO BE FOUND [OVERLAPPING] [02:50:04] >> GOT IT. WITH SOMETHING LIKE THE RAISED INTERSECTION AT FORD AND ORMOND, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU PUT ON THE UNFUNDED WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE GRANT FUNDING FOR BECAUSE IT'S MAKING A NEIGHBORHOOD MORE PEDESTRIAN OR BIKE-ORIENTED? >> WE WOULD STUDY ITS FEASIBILITY FIRST, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ALREADY OCCURRED. IF THE ANSWER IS YES, AND IT'S A POTENTIALLY FEASIBLE PROJECT, THEN YES, IT COULD BE ADDED TO THAT UNFUNDED LIST. IF IT'S NOT YET BEEN STUDIED, I WOULD SUGGEST BEFORE WE ADD IT THAT WE DO INDEED LOOK AT IT. >> THE BROADWAY SAPPHIRE GUADALUPE INTERSECTION IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. WE STUDIED IT. WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT AT THE TIME. WE WANTED TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT NUMBER THAT WE HAD AND THAT IT HAD BEEN IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE COUNCIL TO KEEP IT IN MIND FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. IN THAT SENSE, IT KEEPS IT FROM GETTING LOST. BUT WE DON'T ANNUALLY REVISIT THAT LIST AND PURGE PROJECTS THAT ARE NO LONGER DESIRED. IT JUST SITS THERE FOR YOUR USE. >> FUNDED. THEN ONE OF THE BRRS WROTE ABOUT AVIATION IN SOUTH OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD, POTENTIALLY ADDING THAT TO THE UNFUNDED CIP. NOW MY QUESTION IS, IF WHEN YOU DO THAT RIGHT TURN LANE FOR AVIATION NORTHBOUND TO WEST OR EASTBOUND ARTESIA, IS THAT GOING TO REPAVE ANY PORTION OF THAT? >> YEAH. JUST HALF THE STREET TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE STREET. I REMEMBER RIGHT? LAST TIME I SAW THE DESIGN DRAWINGS, THAT WAS HOW FAR IT WENT. >> THE LIMITS OF THE STRIPING WOULD BE AS FAR AS WE WOULD GO WITH THE PAVING. THERE WOULD BE SOME MODIFICATION IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ARTESIA. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AVIATION IN SOUTH. >> WE'LL DO ESSENTIALLY TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD BACK TO THE WHERE THE PARCEL ENDS. WHERE THE PROJECT STARTS AS YOU'RE GOING NORTHBOUND. WE'VE ACTUALLY INCLUDED THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE STREET. DON'T TELL METRO, BUT WE MAYBE INCLUDED THE WHOLE WIDTH STREET. >> NICE. AS FAR AS THE PCI GOES ON THAT PORTION OF AVIATION, HOW BAD IS IT? I KNOW THAT I KNOW NORTH OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS HORRIBLE. THAT PORTION DOESN'T STAND OUT TO ME IN MY MIND AS BEING TERRIBLE. THAT'S TERRIBLE. >> THAT ONE BLOCK IS BAD, JUST IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF ARTESIA. I DON'T KNOW HAVE THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT IS AMONG THE WORST OF ESPECIALLY FOR AN ARTERIAL. AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH, IT GETS BETTER. BUT IT'S JUST THAT ONE BLOCK IS BAD. >> TO GRANT. >> IS THAT THE NEXT INTERSECTION? GRANT? >> THAT'S THE MAJOR INTERSECTION. WORTHWHILE TO ADD THAT TO THE UNFUNDED CIP, SO WE KEEP IN OUR RADAR OR IT'S GOING TO BE OUR RADAR REGARDLESS. >> IT'S DEFINITELY. >> AS AN ARTERIAL, WE'RE DEFINITELY TRACKING IT. THOSE GET USED BY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS EVERY SINGLE DAY. THOSE ARE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR US TO FUND WHEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THEM FUNDED. WE WON'T LOSE TRACK OF THAT ONE. THAT'S JUST HARDER TO FIND THE FUNDING SOURCE THAT THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR. >> BUSES DO DRIVE ON IT, SO IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR MEASURE MRR. >> PROP C IS BUS ELIGIBLE. >> THEN AND THE NORTH PART OF THAT IS GETTING REPAVED WITH MANHATTAN BEACH. >> WE'RE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN. WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MANHATTAN BEACH TO BE IN DESIGN. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM. THEY OWN ABOUT HALF AND ACTUALLY A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THEY ARE TAKING THE LEAD. WE'RE STOCKPILING MONEY TO BE READY FOR THAT WHEN THEY GET TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE. >> CANDIDLY, WHICH ISN'T FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE FULL FISCAL YEAR. WE PROBABLY WON'T SEE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL '26/'27. BECAUSE OF MANHATTAN BEACH? WELL, THEY'RE THE LEAD AGENCY ON DESIGN. THEY'RE JUST BEGINNING. THAT PROCESS GOING TO TAKE THEM A YEAR TO COMPLETE THAT EFFORT. >> I DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT ARTESIA BOULEVARD TRAIN BRIDGE, THE MSCIP. HE EXPLAINED JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL THAT IF THE BRIDGE WERE TO BE REPAINTED OVER A COURSE OF TIME, IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE VERSUS JUST SHUTTING ARTESIA BOULEVARD COMPLETELY AND GETTING IT DONE IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. >> YEAH. THERE'S TWO CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE PROJECT. YOU'VE GOT THE TRAFFIC CONTROL ELEMENT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE PAINTING ITSELF, BUT WHAT WE ALSO HAVE DISCOVERED BECAUSE WE'VE BEGUN TESTING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST THERE FROM AN ASBESTOS OR I GUESS LEAD PAINT STANDPOINT, IT HAS POPPED FOR LEAD PAINT. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ABATE THE TRAIN PAINT FIRST, WHICH THEN EXACERBATES THE TRAFFIC CONTROL NEED. IF WE COMMIT TO DOING THAT WORK AND THE PAINTING WORK, SAY, OVER THE COURSE OF A LONG EVENING OR WE SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE LANES FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD, [02:55:04] WE CAN GET MORE WORK DONE. IT'S THE SET UP TEAR DOWN, SETUP TEAR DOWN, SET UP, TEAR DOWN AND THE CONSTANT MANIPULATION OF TRAFFIC FLOW THAT CREATES THAT EXTRA EXPENSE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BRR WE DROPPED IN YOUR BLUE FOLDER TONIGHT, WE PROBABLY HAVE FUNDING TO COMPLETE ONE OF THE TWO BRIDGES, NOT BOTH. >> I WOULD DEFINITELY GRAVITATE TOWARDS ARTESIA BOULEVARD BECAUSE THAT IS THE MOST BLIGHTED. IT'S AWFUL, WHEREAS GRANT AVENUE IS ALSO THE MOST VISIBLE. MORE CARS ON ARTESIA AND ON GRANT AVENUE, THAT ENDS RIGHT THERE. >> WHAT WOULD THAT COME OUT OF? >> WE HAVE $225,000 IN THE PROPOSED CIP FOR TECHNICALLY BOTH BRIDGES, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT PROPOSAL. >> BUT WHAT'S FUNDING IT? >> IT'S GENERAL DISCRETIONARY MONEY. >> CAPITAL FUND, ACTUALLY. >> CAP 300 FUNDS, WHICH ARE FULL DISCRETION. >> THAT'S ALREADY ALLOCATED? >> IT'S IN THE PROPOSED CIP. OUR HOPE AT THE TIME WAS THAT WE COULD FUND BOTH BRIDGES WITH THAT TWO AND A QUARTER. WITH THIS ABATEMENT REALITY, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND ONE. >> WE HAVE A CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND MERIT. LOOK LIKE WE'RE NOT COMMUNICATING CLEARLY ENOUGH FOR YOU. WE HAVE A CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND THAT THE COUNCIL MOVES MONEY TOWARD TO SIT AND BE AVAILABLE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND, THE CAP 300 FUND, WE CALL IT. THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY'S PART IS COMING FROM. >> WE'RE NOT TAKING OUT OF THE $3.5 MILLION DEFICIT? >> NO. ACTUALLY WHAT THIS IS IS MONEY FROM OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAS BEEN RESIDUAL OR LIQUIDATED. IT IS BEING DIRECTED TO THIS EFFORT. >> WE DID INITIALLY BUILD THIS BRIDGE OR PAINT THE LEAD PAINT THAT'S ON THERE. IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET CONTRIBUTION FROM METRO, BSF, WHOMEVER? >> WE'VE TRIED. BSF WILL NOT BITE. THEY WERE GENEROUS ENOUGH TO GIVE US LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR FACILITY TO REPAINT IT. THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST WE COULD DO WITH THEM. NOT EASY TO DO. METRO'S TOUGH, EDISON'S TOUGH, THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY AND MY EXPERIENCE INCLUDED EVEN TOUGHER. >> JUST KEEP IN MIND, PERHAPS THIS IS A WAY. THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE SOME CREATIVE THOUGHTS HERE, BUT HALF OF THAT BRIDGE IS IN LAWNDALE. I'VE APPROACHED MY COLLEAGUES IN LAWNDALE ABOUT COST SHARING. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR QUOTING THE CITY MANAGER, BUT MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE CONVERSATION THERE. >> IN COMPLETE CANDOR TO THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC, AND I SAY SHARED THIS ON MY COMMUNITY MEETING IS METRO PLANS TO RUN THE TRAINS OVER THAT BRIDGE. IF IT DOES SO, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THOSE BRIDGES. IT'S GOING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE BRIDGES, IF NOT WIDENING. IF METRO SUCCEEDS IN GOING DOWN THE RIGHT OF WAY, ARE WE DOING THIS AS A TEMPORARY FIX AND IF SO, IS IT WORTHWHILE TO DO IT? OR DO WE SAY NO, IT'S A TIGHT YEAR AND PULL THAT MONEY? I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE A PROJECT, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY UP FOR DEBATE WHETHER $225,000 SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THAT. ON A RELATED NOTE, I DID ASK, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD, WHETHER WE HAD ADEQUATE MONEY TO CONTINUE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION RELATIVE TO THE FINAL EIR THAT THE METRO BOARD WILL APPROVE LATER THIS YEAR, OUR INVESTIGATION AND ANY CHALLENGES WE MIGHT WANT TO POSE. YOU'VE ASSURED ME THAT WE DO HAVE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE ON THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. >. THANK YOU. FOOD FOR THOUGHT THERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> BASICALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI CAME UP WITH WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT. IS THIS BRIDGE, WHICH I AGREE IS PRETTY UGLY, PRETTY BLIGHTED. IF THERE ARE PLANS TO DO SOMETHING, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE HAVING METRO DO THAT WORK WHEN THEY REBUILD THAT BRIDGE, IF THAT'S WHERE THINGS ARE GOING INSTEAD OF US DOING IT, AND THEN HAVING METRO TEAR IT DOWN AND START OVER? IF METRO WASN'T CLOSE-ISH, I WOULD AGREE AND SAY, YEAH, LET'S FIX THIS NOW, LET'S GET RID OF THE LEAD PAINT, BUT I WOULDN'T MIND POSTPONING IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'D ALSO DEFER TO MY COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE NORTH BECAUSE THIS ISN'T MY PEOPLE NECESSARILY SPEND THEIR TIME. >> THIS A GOOD QUESTION, WHETHER METRO IS CLOSE-ISH. LAST I HEARD WAS SHORT $1 BILLION OR $800 MILLION, SOMETHING IN THAT ORDER. I DON'T KNOW HOW QUICKLY THAT MONEY ROLLS BACK INTO METRO AND RELATIVE TO OTHER PRIORITIES. ANYBODY'S GUESS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE MONEY IS THERE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED THERE IN THE CIP. [03:00:07] >> NO OTHER COUNCIL. WE COULD MAYBE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE OPEN? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE BRIEF ON THE BRRS THAT TURNED IN? >> NO. THEY'RE AVAILABLE. WITH QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY, WE HAVE THE FIVE THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY A BLUE FOLDER THAT ARE IN YOUR QUEUE NOW. >> I HAVEN'T EVEN READ. >> I PROBABLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH THOSE. I THINK THE GOAL HERE IS TO GIVE YOU A WEEK TO DIGEST THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT WAS SUBMITTED INTO THE PACKET OVER THE COURSE OF BASICALLY FRIDAY NIGHT, OUR STAFF ARE PREPARED TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. IT'S AT YOUR DISCRETION. I DON'T PLAN TO HAVE ANY OF THEM PRESENT PREEMPTIVELY. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? >> YEAH. OF COURSE. >> I'M SORRY. WE DO, I'M SORRY. >> FIRST IS WAYNE CRAIG, AND THEN SUSAN HIGGINS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ONE IDEA TO COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, WHY DON'T YOU PUT SOME SCREEN MESH MATERIAL IN FRONT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. THAT MIGHT BE LIKE WELCOME TO REDONDO. MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A WAY OF AVOIDING ALL THAT PAIN THEY HAVE IN FRONT OF THERE. THIS IS AN IDEA. SINCE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETS, AND I WANT TO THANK MR. WITZANSKY FOR CONFIRMING WHAT I SAID EARLIER. THANK YOU. THE PROPOSED REDONDO BEACH BUDGET REQUIRES THE CITY PAYING $644,000 ACROSS THE SCHOOL GUARDS. THIS COMES AFTER A SPECIAL COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL, SPENT OVER A YEAR MEETING WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO EXPLORE COST SHARING OPTIONS ONLY TO YIELD NOTHING. WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THAT A DISTRICT 5 COMMITTEE MEETING LAST YEAR BEFORE A MEASURE S PASSED, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ASKED THE NOW SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT ABOUT SHARING COSTS FOR CROSSING GUARDS. THE RESPONSE WAS BLUNT. NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. AFTER SOME COUNCILMEMBERS HERE TONIGHT HERE CRITICIZE THE SUBCOMMITTEES FAILURES, THEY WERE CONTACTED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, AND RATHER THAN OFFER TO SHARE COSTS, THEY SUGGESTED REDUCING A NUMBER OF CROSSING GUARDS AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS. WELL, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE RECENTLY PASSED $273 MILLION SCHOOL BOND MEASURE, MEANS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO LONGER NEEDS TO USE BUDGET DOLLARS ON ITEMS LIKE ROOF REPAIRS. MONEY PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FOR THESE EXPENSES CAN NOW BE REDIRECTED TO THE GENERAL FUND TO GO TOWARD THINGS LIKE CROSSING GUARDS. I CONFIRM WITH TWO FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT THIS ALLOCATION SHIFT IS POSSIBLE AND LEGAL. ALSO, WE HAVE A HEARING THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? THEY WENT AUDITED TO THE BOOKS. I SAY THIS ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTS CIRCULATING AROUND THE CITY THAT IF YOU LOOKED INTO THE SPECIAL RESERVE ACCOUNTS WHERE MONEY WAS TRANSFERRED IN, IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE BALANCE SHEET. THEY HAVE THE MONEY, THAT'S WHAT'S BEING SAID THROUGH MANY SOURCES. ANYWAY, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SHARING COSTS, ESPECIALLY AS THE CITY BORROWS MILLIONS TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET. DON'T FORGET THE CITY ALSO PAYS ABOUT $130,000 PER SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION AND COVERS ALL THE SCHOOL WASTE PICKUPS. THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO COMBINE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT WAY, YOU CAN SIT NEXT TO YOUR COUNTERPARTS AND THEY COULD TELL YOU HOW TO VOTE. OF COURSE, I'M BEING SARCASTIC, BUT I CERTAINLY HOPE WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THAT POINT. NOW, I URGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT. COST SHARING MAKES SENSE FOR SAFETY, FOR BUDGETS AND FOR TRUST. IT MIGHT COST YOU THE SCHOOL BOARDS ENDORSEMENT NEXT SECTION, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S WHY IT'S BETTER TO NOT BE BEHOLDEN TO POWERFUL CITY UNIONS OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS WHEN RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. IN THE MEANTIME, CITY COUNCIL SHOULD RECONSIDER THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN EFFECTIVE IN OVER A YEARS WORTH OF MEETINGS. THIS ALSO WILL ENSURE THAT THEY'RE OBJECTIVE ENOUGH TO REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND NOT BE BEHOLDEN TO A GROUP, THEY ARE SEEKING A POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT OR FUTURE MONETARY CAMPAIGN SUPPORT. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS WOULD BE COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI AND COUNCIL AS THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY ARE OBJECTIVE AND HAVE RAISED THIS QUESTION. THANK YOU. >> SUSAN HIGGINS AND THEN DONALD FORD. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M SUSAN HIGGINS, A REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT, PICKLEBALL PLAYERS GROUP LEAD AND A 35 YEAR REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT. ON JUNE 1, I SUBMITTED AN E MAIL TO ALL OF YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL, MAKING A REQUEST THAT ADDITIONAL CIP BUDGET DOLLARS BE APPROVED FOR THE AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL FACILITY. IT WAS NICE TO HEAR THE WORDS TONIGHT FROM THE CITY MANAGER. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO PERSONALLY MAKE THE REQUEST THAT ADDITIONAL COP FUNDING BE APPROVED AND ALLOCATED FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS VERY MUCH DESIRED AND MUCH NEEDED AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL FACILITY OF EIGHT DEDICATED GOOD COURTS, COURT LIGHTING, FENCING, AND BENCH SEATING, [03:05:02] TO BETTER SERVE THE HUNDREDS OF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. IN MARCH 2024, THE AVIATION PARK OPEN FIELD WAS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PICKLEBALL FACILITY. IN JUNE 2024, AT LAST YEAR'S CIP BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE RAM ESTIMATES OF 850,000-1.3 MILLION WERE DISCUSSED. THE NET RESULT OF THESE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WAS $350,000 WAS APPROVED AS SEED MONEY, PENDING DESIGN COMPLETION AND FORMAL TOTAL COST ESTIMATE. I UNDERSTAND THIS AMOUNT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED TO $320,000 IN THE CURRENT CIP. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DESIGN AND FORMAL TOTAL COST ESTIMATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL FACILITY HAS YET TO HAPPEN. THIS LACK OF DESIGN SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL CIP BUDGET DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. LAST YEAR'S RAM ESTIMATE OF 1.3 MILLION IS STILL VALID. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE COMPARABLE FORMALLY CONTRACTED TORRANCE WILSON PARK PICKLEBALL FACILITY CIP PROJECT CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. THE COMPLETION OF THIS TORRANCE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FACILITY IS SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 2025 THIS YEAR. AT A COST OF $1,250,000, RIGHT ON THE MONEY. IT'S ALSO FOR EIGHT DEDICATED COURTS, COURT LIGHTING, FENCING, AND SEATING, SO IT'S HIGHLY COMPARABLE. THE DETAILS OF THE TORRANCE PROJECT WERE PROVIDED IN MY JUNE 1 EMAIL. I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF COPIES IF YOU HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT. IN SUMMARY, IT IS REQUESTED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AND ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL CIP BUDGET DOLLARS TOWARDS THE AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL OF FACILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $980,000 TO BRING THE TOTAL BUDGET TO 1.3 MILLION. SHOULD THIS NOT BE FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME, PLEASE BUDGET AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL $600,000 FOR A TOTAL OF 920,000 PENDING COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN INFORMAL TOTAL COST ESTIMATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. DONALD FORD AND THEN MICKEY JOHNSON. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR LIGHT, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS STILL PRESENT. MY NAME IS DON FORD. I'M THE CHAIR ELECT OF THE REDONDO BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO PROVIDE A WAIVER OF FEES THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN CHARGING OUR CHAMBER TO HOST THE SUPER BOWL 10 K EVENT. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN STAGED FOR, I BELIEVE, 47 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY. IT IS THE MAJOR FUNDRAISER EVENT FOR OUR CHAMBER. WE ARE A NONPROFIT, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY OUR BILLS JUST LIKE YOU DO AND EVERYONE ELSE, AND WE RELY HEAVILY ON THAT 10 K. THE PROBLEM WE'VE RUN ACROSS TO THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THAT THE COST OF STAGING THE EVENT KEEPS GOING UP AND UP, INCLUDING COSTS FOR SECURITY AND COSTS THAT THE CITY IS CHARGING US IN FEES. THIS EVENT NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE CHAMBER, IT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT PUTS REDONDO BEACH ON THE MAP. IT DRAWS VISITORS AND PATRONS HERE TO THE CITY FOR THE SUPER BOWL. IT GENERATES A HUGE AMOUNT OF INCOME TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND IT'S QUITE VITAL FOR THE CHAMBER'S BENEFIT AND FOR US TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THAT MONEY HELPS US TO FUND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ASKING THAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDER A WAIVER OF THE FEES OR AT LEAST TO GIVE US SOME DEFINITIVE NOTION OF WHAT FEES WE'RE PAYING. WHAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED THE LAST FEW YEARS IS EVERY YEAR, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CHARGED UNTIL THE INVOICES ARRIVE, AND OF COURSE, THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT. I'D HATE TO SEE US REACH A POINT WHERE WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO HOST THIS EVENT IN THE CITY, BUT WE MAY REACH A POINT WHERE IF WE CAN'T MAKE MONEY OFFERING THIS 10 K EVENT, WE'RE SIMPLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, AND THE CITY RISKS LOSING A MAJOR EVENT THAT BRINGS LOTS OF PEOPLE AND ATTENTION TO OUR CITY. I WOULD POLITELY ASK YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN FIND SOME ROOM IN YOUR BUDGET TO GIVE US SOME RELIEF ON THESE FEES THAT WE'RE BEING CHARGED. [03:10:04] I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. MICKEY JOHNSON, AND THEN JESS MONEY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MICKEY JOHNSON, AND I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, AND I'M A PROUD 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH. AS BOTH A COMMUNITY LEADER AND A LONGTIME RESIDENT, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT HOW OUR CITY LOOKS, FEELS, AND THRIVES. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF NRBBA TO REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT THAT HITS TWO OF THE CITY'S TOP PRIORITIES, GENERATING SALES TAX REVENUE AND PLACEMAKING. THE ARTESIA AND AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN, KNOWN AS THE ACAP, WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL IN 2020, AND IT CLEARLY OUTLINES THE NEED TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE A STRONG IDENTITY FOR THIS GATEWAY INTO REDONDO BEACH. NRBBA IS READY TO HELP MAKE THAT VISION REAL WITH YOUR SUPPORT. WE'VE DEVELOPED A YEAR ROUND STREET LIGHT BANNER PROGRAM FOR ARTESIA BOULEVARD, ONE OF THE MOST TRAVELED AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT CORRIDORS IN THE CITY. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INSTALL COLORFUL, PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED BANNERS ON ALL 52 STREET LIGHTS BETWEEN ENGLEWOOD AND AVIATION. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE VISUAL APPEAL, ENCOURAGE FOOT TRAFFIC, AND DRIVE LOCAL SPENDING. AS A PLACEMAKING PROJECT, THESE BANNERS WILL TRANSFORM A PASS THROUGH STREET INTO A DESTINATION. AS WE KNOW, MORE VIBRANT CORRIDORS MEAN MORE PEOPLE STAYING, SHOPPING, AND DINING IN REDONDO BEACH, WHICH MEANS INCREASED SALES TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY. NRBBA IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. WE'RE NOT A BID, AND WE DON'T CHARGE MEMBERSHIP DUES. YET WE CONTINUE TO BUILD MOMENTUM THROUGH EVENTS LIKE SPRING FEST AND SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT. THIS BANNER PROGRAM IS OUR NEXT STEP, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR A ONE TIME INVESTMENT OF $54,000 TO HELP LAUNCH THE PROJECT. THAT COVERS THE COST OF THE BANNERS AND PREVAILING WAGE INSTALLATION. WE'LL HANDLE THE PROGRAM FROM THERE, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AND FUTURE SWAPS. THIS IS A LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT WAY TO BRING THE ACAP TO LIFE AND TO STRENGTHEN BOTH THE ECONOMY AND THE LOOK OF NORTH REDONDO. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS. >> QUESTION. IF I MAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MISS JOHNSON. WE HAD IN OUR BRRS A DISCUSSION OF STRING LIGHTS ON ARTESIA FOR $83,000. IS THAT WHAT THE NRBBA ALSO PROPOSED? >> YES. WE'VE ALSO PROPOSED A HOLIDAY LIGHT PROGRAM. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT I JUST CHOSE ONE. >> WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT ON THIS WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN WRITING. YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE A BRR ON THESE BANNERS, DID YOU? >> THERE WERE TWO OF THEM IN ARTESIA. >> FIFTY ONE FOR THE BANNER PROGRAM. >> THAT WAS FOR THE BANNERS AND THE HARDWARE. >> THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR THE STREET LIGHTS. >> THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM. >> AS FUNDED THERE, THAT TAKES CARE OF WHAT SHE'S REQUESTING. >> I BELIEVE SO. WE CAN HAVE GREAT CONFIRM THAT. >> NEITHER WAS PULL A POINT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. THIS IS ACTUALLY A CARRY OVER FOR MID YEAR. WE HAVE $20,000 IN THE CIP PROGRAM CURRENTLY FOR THE BANNER PROGRAM. WE'RE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL 33,000 TO SUPPORT HER PROGRAM FOR A GRANT TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 54,000 JUST FOR SURE. >> DO YOU SUPPORT THAT BANNER PROGRAM? >> I DO. >> CLARIFYING QUESTION. DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE ON THE BANNERS YET? >> MICKEY SENT YOU AN EMAIL ON 2 JUNE WITH LAYOUTS OF THOSE BANNERS. >> MR. KAPOVICH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD GO ON THE BANNERS? >> YEAH. THERE'S SOME BRANDING THAT THEY'VE PROPOSED. IT'S GOT THIS PALM SPRINGS, '50S, '60S FEEL TO IT WITH SOME NICE ORANGES AND BLUES. OBVIOUSLY, NOTHING'S BEEN APPROVED JUST YET, BUT SOME CONCEPTS LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ROTATING OR JUST STATIC, THOSE ARE THE BANNERS. >> THESE ONES WOULD BE STATIC. >> IT'S A PLAN FOR FIVE CHANGES. >> YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE MIC IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER YOUR REQUEST. >> SHE DIDN'T MENTION THAT THEY WOULD TAKE OVER BANNERS AFTER WE DID THE FIRST SET. [03:15:03] THERE WOULD BE MORE TVD, I'M GUESSING. >> YOUR MIC NEEDS TO BE ON, I THINK YOUR MIC'S OFF. >> IT SHOULD BE ON. >> PLEASE ADJUST CLOSER. >> CLOSER IT'S JUST TOO FAR AWAY. >> THERE WE GO. >> POINT IT UP A LITTLE BIT. >> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. >> THAT IT? >> GENERALIZATION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JESS MONEY, AND THEN BB GOLDSTEIN. DID WE LOSE JESS? BB GOLDSTEIN. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF THE REDONDO BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. SPECIFICALLY, YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVERS THAT DR. FORD SPOKE ABOUT FOR ANNUAL SUPER BOWL 10 K. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE FOR THE NEXT 20 DAYS OF BEING THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR THE REDONDO BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BEING THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS PUT ON THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR. I MYSELF HAVE PARTICIPATED AS A RUNNER AND NOW WALKER OF THIS EVENT SINCE 1998. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND TO SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS FOR US IS THAT, BECAUSE, AS DR. FORD MENTIONED, IT IS OUR ONE MAJOR FUNDRAISER THAT FUNDS SO MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THE EDC PARTICIPATES IN, THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN, STATE OF THE CITY, ALL OF THESE OTHER EVENTS THAT THE CHAMBER PUTS ON. WE RECOGNIZE ALSO THAT FOR 44 OF THE LAST 47 YEARS, THE CITY HAS WAIVED THOSE FEES. WE'VE ONLY SEEN THOSE FEES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE ARE ASKING THAT SOME CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO WHAT PAST HISTORY HAS BEEN AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO FOR CREATING MORE OF AWARENESS TO OUR LOCAL LITTLE COMMUNITY HERE. THANK YOU. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF I MAY, MAYOR. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR APPROACHING AND SPEAKING TO THAT. ON THE SUPER BOWL 10 K, I'M A BIG FAN. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 20 YEARS. THE MAYOR HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN IT. WE APPRECIATE IT MUCH. A FEW QUESTIONS. THIS IS IN THE BUDGET REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVED. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE CHAMBER MAY HAVE YIELDED NET PROCEEDS OF ABOUT $170,000. >> FROM THE 2023. >> FROM THE 2023. WHAT ABOUT FOR 2024? >> FOR 2024. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ACTUAL FINAL NUMBERS YET. DO WE HAVE THOSE, MAYOR? NO. FOR 25. SORRY. YOU ARE IN 25. FOR 2025, WE DO NOT HAVE THOSE. >> ANY ESTIMATE OR YOU'RE IN THE BLACK? >> AS DR. FORD MENTIONED, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FINALIZE THE CITY INVOICE AS OF YET. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR FINAL WILL BE FOR THIS YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD FOR 2024 LAST YEAR. I DO KNOW THAT 167 NUMBER THAT'S IN THE BUDGET IS FROM THE 2023. TWO YEARS AGO. >> IN THE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER, THAT'S ALL THE GOOD GROUPS AND COMPANIES WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY, HAVE THEY BEEN ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND RAISING TO COVER THESE ENHANCED SECURITY FEES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE? >> ABSOLUTELY. I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL FEES LAST YEAR, BASED ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN NEW ORLEANS, AND THAT WE HAD TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SECURITY FEATURES IN PLACE, THAT THOSE COSTS, I BELIEVE, WERE SHARED IN SOME SENSE, AND WE DID HAVE A SPONSOR FOR SOME OF THAT. >> HAVE THE CONSTITUENT MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER, THE VARIOUS BUSINESSES, HOTELIERS, HAVE THEY BEEN ASKED BY THE CHAMBER TO PITCH IN TO COVER THESE 65,000? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, WHERE ARE YOU AT ON THAT YOU CLOSE TO RAISING THE $65,000 OR? >> NO. NOT EVEN CLOSE. >> THEY'RE NOT. >> WELL, RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE ENDED UP WITH IN SPONSORSHIPS, OVERALL, WERE A LITTLE OVER $100,000 IN SPONSORS. THEN WE RELY ON PARTICIPANT ENTRY RACES. WE HAD A LITTLE OVER 5,500 PEOPLE REGISTERED LAST YEAR. IN ITS GLORY DAY, THIS EVENT HAD OVER 8,000. WE GOT TO MEET SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO COME FROM ALL [03:20:03] OVER THE UNITED STATES TO COME TO THIS EVENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE CHAMBER HAS LOOKED AT AND EXHAUSTED EVERY OPPORTUNITY OF WHERE WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS. >> WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. >> BACK QUICK WITH YOUR INDOOR, THE CITY MANAGER, IT'S A GOOD EVENT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD EVENTS. >> REVIEWING THE BUDGET. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. WE'RE REALLY LEAN THIS YEAR. WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? WHAT CAN MAYBE WE PROPOSE FOR THE CHAMBER TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. GO PLEASE. >> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE FOR ALL OF US. WE ALL LOVE THE EVENT, AND WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT GOES ON AND WHAT THE 10K MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT BEYOND. WE SEE IT AS A SIGNATURE EVENT, AND IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY. A COUPLE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE, I THINK IN LOOKING AT THIS YEAR'S BILL IS THE COST OF BARRICADES. WE ULTIMATELY HELP THE CHAMBER BY ASSIGNING PUBLIC WORKS RESOURCES TO SECURE INTERSECTIONS WITH HEAVY VEHICLES. WE FOUND THAT TO BE A CHEAPER OPTION VERSUS THE ALTERNATIVE THROUGH THIRD PARTY. WE HELPED DO THAT TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE COSTS FOR THE CHAMBER. IT WAS STILL A BIG NUMBER, THOUGH TO SECURE A 10K COURSE AT EVERY POINT OF VEHICLE ENTRY IS A LOT OF INTERSECTIONS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. I DO KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS CLOSING IN ON A GRANT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FUND BARRICADES THAT I DO BELIEVE WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED IN NEXT YEAR'S EVENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OVERALL COSTS. ANOTHER THING THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE CHAMBER IS REALLY THE UTILIZATION OF THE SEASIDE LAGOON AS AN AFTER VENUE ACTIVITY. PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK IT ADDS A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THE PROGRAM, BUT IT DOES, UNFORTUNATELY INCUR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EXPENSE BASED ON OUR FEE STRUCTURE THERE. THOSE ARE TWO AREAS WE HOPE TO SEE AT LEAST A REDUCTION IN THE BILL THAT WOULD BE ISSUED NEXT YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR, THE TOTAL EXPENSES TALLIED SOMEWHERE NEAR, IT'S IN THE BR. I WANT TO SAY ROUGHLY $64,000 OFFSET BY THE $10,000 SUBSIDY OR FEE WAIVER. >> WE PROVIDE THE 10,000 ALREADY. >> BRINGING NET NUMBER DOWN TO 54. I THINK THE NET NUMBER THAT THE CHAMBER IS GOING TO OWE THE CITY UNDER THAT BILL IS ROUGHLY $54,000. >> THANK YOU. >> I DO EXPECT THAT THAT NUMBER WILL BE REDUCED NEXT YEAR BASED ON THOSE TWO ITEMS THAT I MENTIONED, BUT THE CHALLENGE WE FACE IS, THOSE ARE REAL COST TO US, AND WE HAVE THE COUNCIL AT ITS DISCRETION CAN SUPPORT SUCH ACTIVITIES, BUT IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT HITS OUR BOTTOM LINE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> SURE. >> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THE NUMBERS YOU POINT OUT IS THAT NBRR 31. THAT IS REFLECTIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUMPED DUE TO THE SECURITY ABOUT $20,700 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. >> THAT AN THE LAGOON. >> BUT I'M CONFUSED THAT BARBEE SAID THEY WEREN'T INVOICED YET BY THE CITY, OR THAT IS STILL OUTSTANDING OR. >> I THINK ELIZABETH CAN SPEAK TO THAT. I KNOW SHE'S BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHAMBER REVS, BUT. >> GOOD EVENING. THEY WERE INVOICED IN FEBRUARY. THEY RECEIVED THE FINAL INVOICE. >> ARE THEY NEGOTIATING THE INVOICE, IS THAT IT? >> I MET WITH THE NEW CEO LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS WHERE WE CAN PERHAPS SHARPEN THE PENCIL. THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCY ABOUT HOW MANY ATTENDEES SHE ACTUALLY HAD IN THE SEASIDE LAGOON VERSUS OUR COUNTS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A MIDDLE GROUND AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE BILL BY 4-5,000, IF WE CAN BUT THAT'S NOT FINALIZED BY ANY MEANS. >> YOU'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE BILL BY 45,000? >> FOUR TO 5,000. >> FOUR TO 5,000. [LAUGHTER] >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE LAGOON FEE IS ULTIMATELY PREDICATED ON NUMBER OF ATTENDEES. I THINK ELIZABETH'S GIVEN THE CHAMBER AN OPPORTUNITY, PERHAPS, DEMONSTRATE THAT THAT NUMBER OR THAT COUNT COULD BE ADJUSTED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I GUESS WE'LL DISCUSS THIS MORE NEXT WEEK, BUT THE SPECIAL EVENTS, WE'RE ALL OVER THE MAP. SEEMS LIKE THERE'S THREE LEVELS, ONE ABOUT 2,500, THEN 4,000-7,000 AND THEN 10,000-13,000 AND MAYBE WE OUGHT TO NORMALIZE THAT SO THAT WE'RE FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD. THE OTHER THING THAT POPPED OUT AT ME AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT, BUT SPRING FEST, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE WE SUBSIDIZED AT 13,000, ACTUALLY BUMPED PEOPLE FROM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THAT WAS AN IMPACT OF 55,000. WE ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZED THAT BY WHAT 68,000, IF YOU LOOK AT IT WITH THAT LENS. >> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT NEXT TIME TO ENSURE WE'RE AND JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. [03:25:01] >> MADAM CLERK, YOU LIGHT UP 2B, JUST SO EVERYBODY ELSE CAN SEE THE SAME LIST THAT THE MAYOR WAS LOOKING AT. PLEASE. THANK YOU. THAT'S A LIST OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS. PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ARE WE DONE WITH THAT ONE? NOW WE'LL GO TO MARK NELSON AND THEN BILL BAIRD. >> GOOD EVENING YET AGAIN. I WANT TO COMMENT ON BRR3, WHICH IS THE SOUND WALL WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND W RAIL FOR THE PROSPECT FRONTAGE ROAD. I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR. I WON'T BENEFIT FROM THIS. I'M NOT BEHIND THE WALL. I'M NOT BEHIND THE EDGE. I'M AT THE OPENING, SO I GET MY NOISE STRAIGHT UP. I DID THIS WORK FOR 40 YEARS. I HAD AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF $350 MILLION A YEAR. I DID A STRING OF BILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS, SO I KNOW HOW THIS GAME WORKS. BRR3 IS DEFINITELY A QUALITY OF LIFE PLAY. IT WILL ALSO, I THINK, RESTORE A LOT OF THE LOST PROPERTY VALUE FROM DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OVER THE LAST 30, 40 YEARS ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD. AS MR. BOYD HAD SAID EARLIER, THE NOISE ON THE FRONT AGE IS 69.5 DECIBELS, WHICH MAKES IT 2.5 TIMES THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR SOUND WALL. THAT'S 67 DECIBELS FOR METRO OR FOR CALTRANS. THE FEDERAL NUMBER IS MORE LIKE 66, WHICH MAKES IT 3.5 TIMES THAT ONE. BRR3 IS $3 MILLION ESTIMATE FOR THE SOUND WALL IS JUST WRONG. I HAVE PROVIDED TESTIMONY THAT CORRECTS IT. IT INCLUDED A 24 FOOT TALL WALL, WHICH IS A NON STARTER. IT'S OUTSIDE OF SCOPE FOR ACTUALLY THE STANDARDS MANUAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EVEN. THE DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT ESTIMATE WAS HIGH TOO BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OUTLIER IN THE DATASET. RIGHT NOW, I ESTIMATED AT 229,000-370,000. THE 229 IS JUST FOR THAT NORTH SEGMENT BEYOND THE INTERSECTION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THE 370 IS FOR THE ENTIRE SEGMENT. I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT FOLKS SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION ARE VERY INTERESTED IN IT. I'M ONE OF THEM TOO. THERE WAS ALSO SOMETHING ELSE INTERESTING IN THERE, AND THAT WAS THE W RAIL, WHICH IS THAT TYPICAL GALVANIZED STEEL STUFF, YOU SEE ON THE SIDE OF RURAL HIGHWAYS, SO YOU DON'T GO OFF DOWN INTO THE GUTTERS. THAT IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY REASONABLE COST. IT WOULD BE $69,000-$112,000. AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU JUST DO THE NORTH SECTION OR THE WHOLE THING. THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS IT WILL STOP A VEHICLE FROM WINDING UP ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD AGAIN THAT COMES FLYING OFF OF BIG PROSPECT. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THESE ARE BOTH JUSTIFIABLE PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S THE SAFETY RAIL OR WHETHER IT'S THE NOISE, SOUND WALL. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THEM FOR THE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BILL BAIRD. >> HONORABLE MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO PRETEND TO TRY AND DO BETTER THAN OUR PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MICKEY JOHNSON DID ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. WE HAVE AN ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP OF WHICH I AM PART OF THE BOARD THAT IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO HELP GENERATE MORE REVENUE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF REDONDO BEACH. WE'RE TRYING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE BUSINESSES ALONG THE ARTESIA CORRIDOR AS PART OF YOUR ACAP PROGRAM. WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE SPRING FEST, WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE DINE-AROUND, AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING ALL OF YOU TO COME TO OUR RISE AND SHINE, IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT, THE 7:45-9:00 IN THE MORNING AT THE MALL ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. BUT WE'RE WORKING REAL HARD TO TRY AND HELP GENERATE REVENUE TO INCREASE THE BUSINESS INSTEAD OF IT JUST BEING A THOROUGHFARE, [03:30:03] BUT ALSO BE A STOP. PERHAPS THESE BANNERS WILL HELP TO GET PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, AND WE CAN INTERCEPT SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING BOTH WAYS AND GENERATE MORE REVENUE. BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS, OUR REALTOR WITH THE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING HAS MADE THE HOME VALUES INCREDIBLE IN THIS AREA. I'M SAD TO SAY THAT ANY CITY WITH THE NAME BEACH AND IT IS REALLY GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO BE AFFORDABLE. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. BUT YOUR NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE ARE WORKING REAL HARD TO HELP GENERATE REVENUE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOME OF THIS STUFF. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? >> HI. I'M LISA OLSON. I'M DISTRICT 1, AND I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN BUDGETING SOME FUNDS FOR THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY AT AVIATION PARK. I KNOW IT'S A LONG PROJECT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BOBBY TREVINO, I'M A 72 YEAR NATIVE OF THE SOUTH BAY. ALMOST ALL OF THAT IN NORTH REDONDO BEACH. WENT TO KINDERGARTEN THERE, PLAYED A LITTLE LEAGUE, PONY LEAGUE AT AVIATION. AVID PICKLEBALL PLAYER. I'D LIKE TO SECOND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING MISS HIGGINS SAID. HAVING PLAYED ALL THOSE SPORTS IN MY LIFE GROWING UP, IT WOULD BE ICING ON THE CAKE NOW TO HAVE A PERMANENT PICKLEBALL FACILITY AND CONTINUE PLAYING AND ENJOYING ALL THE RESIDENTS, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, PLAYING AGAINST 14-YEAR-OLDS AND PEOPLE PLAYING WELL INTO THEIR 80S. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPORT. IT'S GROWING SO FAST, AND WE ARE IN GREAT NEED OF A PERMANENT PICKLEBALL FACILITY. I APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO CONTINUE TOWARDS THE AVIATION FACILITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HI. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL PEOPLE. I'M A PICKLEBALL PLAYER. RIGHT NOW, I TRAVEL TO MANHATTAN BEACH AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK. I PLAY AT FRANKLIN PARK, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. I'M TOTALLY BEHIND SUSAN HIGGINS AS FAR AS GETTING MORE CLOSER TO REDONDO. THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? >> SUSAN GALLAGHER. >> THANK YOU. >> WHILE WE'RE WAITING CITY MANAGER WITH SANSIK IS THERE VALUE IN PUTTING MONEY INTO THAT ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW INTO THAT CIP WHEN YOU'VE GOT DESIGN FUNDS SET ASIDE? >> WELL, THE VALUE IS THAT THERE'S A STATED COMMITMENT THAT WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL IS CLOSING THE GAP ON CONSTRUCTION. IF WE COMPLETE DESIGN NEXT YEAR, WE ARE THAT MUCH CLOSER TO HAVING A FULLY FUNDED PROJECT WHEN WE GO OUT TO BID. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO IT IN SEGMENTS. THE 200,000 THAT'S BEEN FLOATED IN THE MOTION, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO FULLY CONSTRUCT THE FACILITY, BUT IT GETS US THAT MUCH CLOSER. I DO THINK THERE'S BOTH A POLICY STATEMENT IN THAT ACTION AND IT DOES HELP US. >> IS THAT POLICY TO SAY, WE WANT THAT DESIGN DONE. >> THAT'S THE OTHER STATEMENT IS, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FINAL COST IS BEFORE I COMMIT ANY MORE RESOURCES TO THAT LOCATION. >> I DON'T THINK THAT DID. I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A MONEY CRUNCH TRAIT NOW WITH 3.5 MILLION IN THE HOLE. >> WELL, IN THIS CASE, THOUGH WE ARE PROPOSING QUIMBY FUNDS, WHICH WE COULDN'T USE TO DIG OURSELVES OUT OF THAT HOLE. >> DO WE HAVE QUIMBY FUNDS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN? >> WE DO. WE HAVE ABOUT WHAT $400,000 OF UNALLOCATED QUIMBY FUNDS IN THE PROPOSED CIP. >> WE 36,866. >> APPROXIMATELY AND SOME THINGS. >> YOU'RE EXPECTING MORE OF THIS. >> WE ARE EXPECTING AN INFUSION IN THAT CATEGORY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THAT'S WHY I THINK WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. >> DO QUIMBY MONIES EARN INTEREST WHILE THEY'RE SITTING THERE? >> NOT THAT ACCRUE SPECIFICALLY TO THE QUIMBY FUND. NO. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. SORRY, MA'AM. >> THAT'S OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KAREN AGUILAR. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN REDONDO BEACH FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. I'M RETIRED REDONDO BEACH TEACHER. OUR PICKLEBALL COMMUNITIES, AND SUSAN HIGGINS SAID EVERYTHING PROBABLY YOU NEEDED TO HEAR. BUT WE'VE BEEN ATTENDING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND REQUESTING PICKLEBALL COURTS FOR MANY YEARS. SOME OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW. NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS TO FINALLY BRING THE COURTS TO FRUITION AT THE AVIATION FACILITY, WHILE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HELPED AND WORKED TOWARDS THIS GOAL FOR SO LONG ARE STILL "YOUNG ENOUGH" TO PLAY AND ENJOY THE FACILITY THAT WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR. [03:35:03] THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT TODAY IS MORE CIP CONVERSATION, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL TONIGHT THAT I SAW THE REPORT THAT STAFF HAD REALLY LOOKED INTO OUR EVENT AND GAVE US SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU. I'M JUST HERE TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO, PERHAPS, HAVE A CONVERSATION OF SITE WITH STAFF, ANY OF THE COUNCIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, TO CONTINUE US BEING ABLE TO PUT THIS EVENT TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE LIKE AND LOVE THE PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS EVENT, THIS TRADITION THAT WE'VE HAD FOR 47 YEARS. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO, YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS VERY CRUCIAL TO US FOR THIS EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> ELIZABETH, WHO'S WORKING THIS FROM YOUR SIDE? OR IS IT OUT OF CRAIG'S SHOT? WHO'S? >> SHE'S HERE. >> SHE IS. YOU ARE? >> IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. MY DEPARTMENT LEADS THE INVOICING AND THE ORGANIZATION. >> NO BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND HOPING. >> LET'S START WITH ME. WE RECEIVE THE APPLICATION FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT, AND THEN WE COORDINATE WITH OUR TEAM INTERNALLY AS WELL AS PD, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS. >> CAN WE SET UP A SIT DOWN WITH THE CHAMBER? I'D LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT. >> DEFINITELY. >> IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU, CITY MANAGER? >> YES. ANY ADVANCED PRE PLANNING WE CAN DO TO ASSIST NEXT YEAR'S EVENT TO BETTER. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALL WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE ON. PUBLIC WORKS IS A BIG PLAYER IN THAT. THE TRAFFIC UNIT WITH PD IS A BIG PLAYER IN THAT, AND THEY'RE ASSIGNED STAFF MEMBERS THERE. THOSE REALLY ARE THE TWO AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT FUNDAMENTALLY DRIVE THE COSTS OF CITY SUPPORT. THOSE ARE THE THREE KEY KEY PLAYERS IN THAT CONVERSATION. >> GET AHEAD OF IT AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CUT COSTS AND STILL HAVE. I MEAN, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SUBSIDIZE THE FULL COST LIKE IT WAS LAST YEAR. >> THIS PAST YEAR. >> ULTIMATELY, THE EARLIER WE CAN SETTLE IN ON LIKELY PRICE POINT. MY HOPE IS THAT THE EARLY THE MARKETING CAN BECOME WITH THE SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT AS WELL AS WHAT THE CHAMBER ULTIMATELY SETS AS IT RELATES TO PARTICIPANT FEE BECAUSE REALLY THAT'S WHAT THIS. >> BELABOR IT TONIGHT BUT. >> BUT THAT'S THE IMPORTANT ELEMENT. >> I WOULD APPRECIATE IF WE COULD SET THAT UP. >> OF COURSE. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? >> MARK HANSEN. TWO HATS TONIGHT. FIRST, I'LL DO THE CHAMBER, THEN I'LL DO THE HARBOR. ON THE CHAMBER ISSUE, I CAN'T SAY IT ANY BETTER THAN OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT. I THINK YOU GET THE POINT, BUT I WAS HAVING A LITTLE DEJA VU. MOST OF YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THE HARBOR EVENTS OVER THE YEARS. MOST OF THOSE WORK ON A MUCH SMALLER SHOESTRING BUDGET, BUT STILL, YOU GOT TO MAKE YOUR OWN LITTLE BUDGET AMONGST VOLUNTEERS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW, STAFF WOULD IDENTIFY SOMETHING ELSE ON THEIR FEE SCHEDULE THAT WE COULD BE CHARGED FOR, AND THEY'D ADD THAT IN, AND I WOULD COME HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THESE VOLUNTEER RUN THINGS THAT THE CITY SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO RUN. THEY'D SAY, YEAH, FINE, AND SO WE'LL WAVE THAT. IN ONE OF THE EVENTS, I THINK IT WENT FROM 300-600 TO 1,200-1,800. WE WERE SPENDING A LOT OF OUR TIME, WELL BEYOND WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE THERE. FINALLY, JOE HOFFMAN, CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME CAUGHT ME ONE DAY AND SAYS, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS ANYMORE, SAYS, WE'RE UP TO 1,800. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO GET ADDED. I'M JUST GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE DO A $2,000 NUMBER AND WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE, AND THAT WORKED WELL EVER SINCE. I DON'T KNOW THE CITY MANAGER OR ANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT COMING UP WITH SOME NUMBER. BECAUSE WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE CHAMBER BOARD A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING IN SOME OF THESE BILLS, IT ENDED UP A LOT BIGGER AND THAT'S ROUGH FOR ANY ORGANIZATION. I'LL LEAVE THAT THERE. CHANGING HATS, KING HARBOR BOATER NOW. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET THAT THE FUNDS WERE REINSTATED FOR THE MOLE B STONE PARK MASTER PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP THIS SUBJECT. [03:40:01] THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR LAST YEAR. I KNOW CITY MANAGER WENT TO HARBOR COMMISSION, GAVE THEME THE GOOD NEWS. YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT BACK IN. APPARENTLY, IT'S MAYBE TIME THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A BIT OF A TECHNICALITY ON THE NUMBERS. JUST REVIEW FOR YOU ALL, CHEVRON GAVE US 2.7 MILLION FOR THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO USE MOLE B TO BRING THEIR COOKER DRUMS IN. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY TOOK 300,000 OFF THE TOP FOR COSTS FOR THE CITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 2.4 MILLION WAS SITTING IN THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THERE WAS ONLY 2.1 MILLION THOUGH IN RECENT YEARS. I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AND IT WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF THAT WE HAD HAD AN ESTIMATE FOR WORK TO BE DONE THERE OF ABOUT 250,000 FOR ENGINEERING. SOMEHOW THAT GOT SUBTRACTED OUT. IF WE PUT THAT BACK IN, WE'D BE BACK UP TO OUR 2.4. I JUST SUGGEST THAT YOU GUYS WORK TOGETHER ON THAT TO SHOW THE 2.4 THAT CHEVRON REALLY DID GIVE US. WE WANT TO OBVIOUSLY THANK THEM FOR THAT WONDERFUL DONATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> FINE. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, MY NAME IS DR. NASRIN MOGHADASIAN, AND I HAVE MY PRACTICE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS IN REDONDO, AND I'VE BEEN RESIDENT OF REDONDO FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. I'M A PAST RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH ROTARY AND ALSO PAST BOARD MEMBER OF REDONDO BEACH ROUND TABLE. RIGHT NOW IT'S FOR THE BOARD FOR OUR CHAMBER. CEO AND OUR CHAIRMAN ALREADY TALK ABOUT WAVING THIS FEE FOR THE SUPER BOWL. AS THEY SAID, IT'S BEEN 47 YEARS, AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU BEYOND THIS INVESTMENT CHAMBER, WE OFFER WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER. WE AWARDED $5,000 AS SCHOLARSHIP TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO BE CALIBRATING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTING CITY CONCIERGE PROGRAM AND IN OUR 10K BOOKLET, WE DISTRIBUTE IT TO EVERYBODY. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT THIS YEAR WE NEED YOUR HELP. THIS IS A CHAMBER HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND A STUDENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I KNOW THE COST IS GOING UP. I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THAT. BUT THIS IS A BIG EVENT FOR CHAMBER, AND WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP IF YOU CAN CONSIDER MORE WAVING OF THESE ADDITIONAL FEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PHIL GARNER. I LIVE IN TORRANCE CLOSE TO THE FIRING RANGE. I SOCK. MY MIDDLE NAME IS COP SUCKER, BECAUSE I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE POLICE. ANYWAY, I ALSO LEAVE THERE TOO. ANYHOW, GREAT PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER. I DID NOT HEAR THE BIG NUMBERS. THIS IS A BIG BUDGET. BUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS SET ASIDE TO RESTORE THE BLUFF, REDONDO BEACH? WHAT IS THIS STUPID ORGANIZATION CALLED THE SOUTH BAY PARKLAND CONSERVANCY RUINING? THAT'S A BIG ASSET TO THE CITY PEOPLE, COME OUT AND BUY STUFF, FOOD AT THE VILLAGE, COME OUT AND WATCH THE OCEAN, SITTING DOWN ON THE STEPS THERE, AND BLUFF IS JUST HOW YOU CALL THAT? EROSION, AND PEOPLE COME AND RUIN IT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ANYHOW, IT WAS A VERY GOOD COMEDY, LIKE LEFTOVER MONEY. WHEN IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LEFTOVER MONEY. THIS MAYOR GET SOME SEGMENT ON THE ROADWAY OR SAPPHIRE AND BROADWAY. ISN'T THAT WHERE YOU LIVE? YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD? IS IT WHERE YOU LIVE, CLOSE TO SAPPHIRE AND BROADWAY? >> I LIVE NEAR THERE. >> ISN'T THAT A LITTLE BIT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, [03:45:01] ADVOCATING THINGS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? ANYWAY, WHAT ELSE? I DID NOT EVEN HAVE, HOW YOU CALL IT? A NUMBER FOR THE WHOLE BUDGET. BUT WE HEAR ABOUT THESE PEOPLE BEGGING FOR $50,000 AND THIS AND THAT. IF YOU DO A BUSINESS AND IT DOESN'T GO, GIVE IT UP, DO SOMETHING ELSE. I'M NOT COMING HERE OR A TORRANCE COUNCIL AND ASK THEM FREAKING MONEY SO I CAN START UP A BUSINESS. DO SOMETHING THAT IS PROFITABLE. I LOVE HOW YOU RESTORE THE CIVIC CENTER. NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THE DUST AND ALL THAT CRAP. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CREATED HERE, UNFINISHED FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MONTHS. THE BLUFF, THE EROSION. I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. THERE IS THE OTHER RAMP THAT IS FALLING APART. OF COURSE, YOU HAVE YOUR STUPID, [EXPLETIVE] EXCUSES. NOW IS IT TWO YEARS AND NOT FIXED? BUT YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THIS COUNTRY TO GOING DOWN TO THE GARDEN. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYBODY ONLINE? >> YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE. >> DARRYL BOYD. >> DARRYL BOYD, NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE RESIDENT, ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN INFURIATING TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PICKLEBALL, 920K, TRAFFIC CALMING FOR BROADWAY. HOW ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING FOR NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE WHERE WE REALLY NEED IT? MR. WALLER SAYS, MAKE THE NEIGHBORS HAPPY. HOW ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS ON NORTH PROSPECT? CAN YOU MAKE US HAPPY? CIP FUNDING 104 PROJECTS, $94 MILLION. DO THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE RESIDENTS QUALIFY FOR THAT QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY THAT MR. REYES WAS TALKING ABOUT? ARE WE GOOD ENOUGH HERE? BUDGETS AND FUNDING FOR DOMINGUEZ PARK, 22 MILLION, SKATEBOARD PARK, UNFINISHED BIKE PATH, WADERS PARK, TRIMMING OF PALM TREES, NEW FLAGS BANNER, CITY BRANDING, VETERANS PARK, PRAIRIE PARK, PICKLE BALL, PAVERS ON THE PIER, A $17 MILLION GUN RANGE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH FUNDING REAL SAFETY AND NOISE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN? YOU FIND PLENTY OF FUNDING FOR ALL OF YOUR PET PROJECTS? I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF BADGERING. BADGERING IS WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER WITH ALL THE F BOMBING GOING ON TOWARDS YOU, SEEMED TO CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT TONIGHT. I DON'T GET ANY ENJOYMENT FROM THIS. IT'S BECOME ANOTHER JOB FOR ME TO HAVE TO FIGHT SIMPLY FOR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. MAKE THIS BETTER TO START BY INSTALLING AT MINIMUM 15 GALLON PLANTS ON THE MEDIAN AND REPURPOSE THE FIVE GALLON PLANTS BEHIND THOSE. DESIGNATE PROPER FUNDING FOR A SAFETY AND SOUND WALL FOR THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC HAD INDICATED IN OUR FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THAT THERE WAS A $200,000 PLUS EXISTING BUDGET FOR UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN. WE KNOW THAT A SIX FOOT WALL WOULD BE SUFFICIENT AND IT IS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 250,000, NOT 3.1 MILLION. PLEASE STOP TRYING TO DENY US AND CUT CORNERS. DO THE JOB RIGHT. THE RESIDENTS ON THE STREET DESERVE BETTER THAN WHAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE VERY TIRED HERE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. LAST OF ALL, GUARD RAIL IS NICE TO OUR SERVICE K RAIL. WE NEED A [INAUDIBLE] ON THE MEDIAN. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> YES. BRIANNA EGAN. >> YOU THERE, BRIANNA? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T. >> HELLO. >> ARE YOU THERE, BRIANNA? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. [INAUDIBLE] IS IT ON OUR END OR HER END? >> SHE'S NOT. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WE COULD SKIP TO AND THEN COME BACK? >> HELLO. >> THERE WE GO. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? SORRY. I THINK MY ZOOM HAD UPDATED. HI. CALLING IN. I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF A NUMBER OF THE BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS, [03:50:02] BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK PRIMARILY ON PROSPECT AVENUE. I KNOW THAT JUST AS AN OVERALL CORRIDOR, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS RECENTLY ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES, NOISE, SPEEDING, AND THEN PARTICULARLY TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTHERN END OF PROSPECT AVENUE. I WANTED TO PROVIDE MY SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY PROPOSAL FOR A SAFER PROSPECT AVENUE, WHICH IS A JOINT EFFORT BY SOUTH BAY BICYCLE COALITION AND SOUTH BAY FORWARD, LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS FOR PROSPECT, AND CONSIDERING THAT AS A STREET, IT CONNECTS 11 SCHOOLS WITH OVER 7,000 STUDENTS AND IT IS A KEY NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR, THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED ON THE SOUTH BAY BICYCLE MASTER PLAN. I THINK JUST THINKING BROADLY ABOUT SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD ON STREET SAFETY AND ON BUILDING OUR BIKE NETWORK AND PROVIDING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS. THE PROSPECT AVENUE CORRIDOR WOULD BE A WIN-WIN FOR UP FOR STUDENTS, FOR PEDESTRIANS, FOR BICYCLISTS, AND THEN ALSO FOR DRIVERS IF WE HAVE SEPARATED ROUTES FOR PEOPLE ON BIKES. THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SHARED WITH YOU ALL. WE'VE ALSO BEEN SUPPORTED BY NINE ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNTING ACROSS THE SOUTH BAY AND ALSO LA COUNTY. JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR LOOKING INTO FUNDING FOR A CORRIDOR STUDY OF PROSPECT AVENUE. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP IN ORDER TO LOOK AT INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC COUNTS ON THE STREET, AND THEN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ROADWAY CONFIGURATIONS. I THINK THIS STUDY WOULD COST AROUND 100,000-150,000 BASED ON COMPARABLE PROJECTS. I THINK THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR ME AND FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE ALONG THE PROSPECT CORRIDOR. THEN JUST TO ADD ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT I WOULD SUPPORT IS ENROLLING BEACH CITIES TRANSIT IN THE METRO GOPASS TO STREAMLINE PASSES FOR STUDENTS WHO USE TRANSIT AND THEN PROMOTE RIDERSHIP ON BEACH CITIES TRANSIT. THEN I ALSO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD RAISED CROSSWALKS, ADD CROSSING GUARDS, AND THEN INCREASE REVENUE TO THE CITY BY PRICING PARKING FAIRLY. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE MY SUPPORT FOR THESE THINGS AND DEFINITELY SUPPORT A PROSPECT CORRIDOR STUDY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? >> NO ONE ELSE ON ZOOM. HOWEVER, I HAVE SIX ECOMMENTS AND FIVE ARE SUPPORT, AND THEN ONE IS NO COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, I QUICKLY READ THROUGH THE GOPASS BNR. IF SOMEBODY CAN SPEAK TO THAT TONIGHT? >> YEAH. I THINK ELIZABETH CAN SPEAK TO IT. I WAS CONFUSED WHAT IT'S SAYING. ARE WE GETTING REVENUE? IS IT COSTING US? WHAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE WITH THAT? >> THERE'S TWO ASPECTS TO THE METRO GOPASS. THERE'S THE AGREEMENT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THE COUNTY, WITH METRO IN ORDER TO ENROLL THEIR STUDENTS AND SUBSIDIZE THE GOPASS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THEN THE OTHER PORTION OF THAT IS THE CITY'S PORTION, WHICH IS ACTIVATING EXISTING EQUIPMENT SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THE GOPASS [OVERLAPPING] THE LATER IS ZERO COST TO THE CITY. WE ALREADY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT IN PLACE AND WE CAN INITIATE IT. EVEN STUDENTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT USE OUR BUSES CAN NOW USE IT. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN REDONDO BEACH CHOOSES TO SUBSIDIZE, THEY CAN. IT WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS TO THE CITY THOUGH IN TERMS OF REVENUE. >> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND. IF WE USE GOPASS FOR OUR STUDENTS, WE LOSE THE REVENUE [OVERLAPPING] FROM THOSE STUDENTS? >> YES. >> ABOUT 17K? >> YES, ROUGHLY. >> UNLESS THERE'S A RIDERSHIP. >> IT DEPENDS. WE WOULD HAVE TO SPLIT THAT AMONGST ALL THE CITIES THAT THE STUDENTS USE THAT GO PASS IN. IT'S SPLIT AMONGST ALL THE CITIES THAT THEY WOULD UTILIZE IT IN. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO USE TRANSIT ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS, BUT IT MEANS WE THEN SPLIT THE REVENUE AMONGST ALL THE CITIES. >> BUT WE COULD AUTHORIZE GO PASS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T AUTHORIZE IT THEN [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE CAN STILL, [OVERLAPPING]. >> DONE OUR PART. >> YES. WE CAN STILL [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE GET A LOSS IN REVENUE. >> IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ENGAGES IN THE PROGRAM. IF THEY DON'T, WE CAN STILL HAVE THE METROG PASS BE ACCEPTED ON OUR BUSES FROM OTHER CITIES AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. >> YOU JUST LOST ME. [03:55:01] [LAUGHTER] [NOISE]. >> CURENTLY. >> THE SCHOOL FUNDS THE GOPASS, WE LOSE MONEY. IF THEY DON'T, WE [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE KEEP EVERYTHING STATUS QUO. BUT COUNCIL CAN DIRECT US TO AT LEAST LAUNCH METRO GOPASS GIVEN THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT IN PLACE. THERE'S TWO PARTS. THE RECEIVING METRO GOPASS, AND THEN THERE'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBSIDIZING IT. >> SOMEBODY WITH A GOPASS FROM ANOTHER CITY COMES INTO OUR CITY, SWIPES THEIR CARD, [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE GET SOME MONEY. >> SOME MONEY FROM THAT. EVEN IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T ADOPT IT, WE COULD STILL GET REVENUE FROM GOPASS. >> BUT IF THEY DO ADOPT IT [OVERLAPPING]. >> IF THEY DO ADOPT IT, WE'LL GET LESS REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL CHILDREN, REDONDO SCHOOL CHILDREN, BUT FOR OPENING UP THEIR TRANSIT POSSIBILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. >> I UNDERSTAND THE DECISION WE HAVE TO MAKE NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR TONIGHT? CAN I GET ON MOTION? >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> SORRY. >> GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK CITY MANAGER, WE'RE COMING INTO THE BUDGET DISCUSSION OR THE LAST ONE NEXT WEEK. CAN YOU JUST DIG INTO, WE'RE IN A DEFICIT THIS YEAR. OUR UAL PAYMENT IS MORE THAN LAST YEAR. BUT WE'RE IN A 3.5 BILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. >> WELL, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, YEAH. OUR UAL PAYMENT THIS YEAR IS 4.3 MILLION. WE ARE ABLE TO COVER ABOUT $800,000 OF THAT THROUGH CURRENT CORE REVENUES AND PROPOSED ACTIONS IN THE BUDGET. WE NEED A 3.5 MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER IN FROM OUR SET-ASIDE ACCOUNT FOR PENSIONS TO COVER THE BALANCE. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS OUR HOPE AT THIS TIME YEAR AGO IS THAT WE WOULD BE BORROWING ABOUT $2 MILLION FROM THAT ACCOUNT OR TRANSFERRING ABOUT $2 MILLION FROM THAT ACCOUNT TO COVER THE UAL THIS YEAR. REALLY, THE DELTA THERE IS OUR BEARISHNESS ON TOT REVENUES NEXT FISCAL YEAR. I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING FOR OVER THE NEXT YEAR IS A, WHERE DOES THE NEXT YEAR'S FIGURE COME IN FROM PERS, WHICH WE'LL RECEIVE TYPICALLY IN AUGUST, THE ESTIMATE FOR THE '26, '27 UAL PAYMENT IS CURRENTLY ROUGHLY THE SAME AS IT IS THIS YEAR. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER 4.3 MILLION. HOWEVER, IT LIKELY WON'T BE 4.3 MILLION. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN THAT OR LESS THAN THAT, DEPENDING ON FINAL ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF INVESTMENTS IN THE '23, '24 FISCAL YEAR, AND '24, '25 FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE HOPEFUL THOUGH THAT WE'LL SEE ANOTHER COUPLE MILLION DOLLAR OF STRUCTURAL REVENUE COME ONLINE AS WE GO INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND STILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE THAT GAP. BUT WE ARE ABOUT 1.5 MILLION BEHIND SCHEDULE VERSUS WHERE WE HAD HOPED TO BE THIS TIME LAST YEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO AND FOR THE COMMUNITY'S EDUCATION ON WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY. I DON'T REMEMBER US HAVING THE OR MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE PLANNING ON TAKING MONEY, THAT WE WOULD PLAN ON BEING IN A DEFICIT THIS YEAR. I JUST WANT TO SET EXPECTATION AND BE CLEAR ABOUT WHERE WE'RE HEADED AND THAT AS WE'RE ALLOCATING MONEY, ARE WE PLANNING ON BEING IN A DEFICIT YET NEXT YEAR, AND THEN, HOW IS THIS ALL COMING TOGETHER? I'M WONDERING WE TALK ABOUT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH VARIOUS LABOR UNIONS, AND THIS PLAYS INTO THAT CONVERSATION. WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS LABOR GROUPS LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE. WE CAN TALK MORE OFFLINE. I JUST WANTED TO OPEN THIS UP FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS [OVERLAPPING]. >> MONEY IS TIGHT. >> YOU'VE SEEN THE NEWS. I MEAN, OTHER CITIES ARE IN ABSOLUTE DRASTIC CUT MODE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT THIS COUNCIL AND WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO CREATE THIS SET-ASIDE ACCOUNT FOR THE UAL PAYMENTS. MANY AGENCIES ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PENSION COST INCREASES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WE'RE UNPREPARED FOR THOSE AND ARE HAVING TO CUT SERVICE RATHER THAN TRANSFER MONEY FROM THOSE SET-ASIDE ACCOUNTS. WE PLAN FOR THAT REALITY, AND WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT WE'D ONLY NEED ABOUT 2 MILLION OF THAT THIS YEAR. [04:00:03] 3.5 WAS WHERE WE LANDED WITH OUR FINAL ESTIMATES. >> YES. I DON'T REMEMBER THE 2 MILLION WE WERE PLANNING ON PAYING OUT. BUT WHAT'S THE TOTAL RESERVE WE HAVE IN THE UAL ACCOUNT? >> EIGHT. >> EIGHT. WE'RE TAKING 3.5. THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM SO [OVERLAPPING]. >> CORRECT. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ERODE THAT DELTA. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE BACK. I WAS JUST HOLDING YOUR SPINE. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL BART AND I SHARED OUR IDEA FOR THE BUDGET BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN AT THAT TIME, AND WE'VE AMENDED THAT SINCE. BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU ALL AS TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS A GREAT TIME. I KNOW THE BUDGET DECISION-MAKING TIME IS FINALIZATION IS NEXT WEEK, BUT BETTER THAN GET ALL THE IDEAS ALL NEXT WEEK, IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT ARE TOP PRIORITY TO YOU, I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE IF YOU SHARE SOME OF THEM NOW, SO WE CAN TRY TO INCORPORATE THEM. >> JUST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE FOR DISTRICT II A NUMBER OF THE INITIATIVES AND IMPORTANT ITEMS, AND PROJECTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARE ACTUALLY INCORPORATED. THINGS LIKE THE RETROFIT AT THE FUND FACTORY, VARIOUS INVESTMENTS AROUND THE WATERFRONT, AND AROUND MOD, THOSE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T BEEN VOCAL ABOUT SAYING LOTS OF SMALL THINGS. THOSE ARE IN THE LONGER TERM, SPEAKING TO THE OVERALL BUDGETING PROJECT, YEARS FORWARD, GETTING A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ONLINE DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT WILL BE KEY IN DRIVING THE REVENUE FOR THE CITY. A COUPLE OF THINGS, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TOT TAX. I THINK THIS YEAR THE TOT TAX, WE KEPT IT FLAT FROM LAST YEAR'S NUMBER, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX THAT WE GET FROM HOME SALES IN THE [OVERLAPPING]. >> CORRECT. >> IN THE CITY. THOSE TWO NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY MOST SENSITIVE TO THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN. WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING THE NEWS FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE, AND YOU SEE THAT TOURISM IS DOWN IN CALIFORNIA, THAT IMPACTS OUR BUDGET IN TERMS OF OUR HOTEL TAX REVENUE. THEN THE OTHER NUMBER THAT YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IS THE EXISTING HOME SALES, AND THAT'S ANOTHER NUMBER THAT'S A KEY DRIVER FOR US FOR REVENUE. IN MAKING THIS BUDGET, WE CAME OUT WITH A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, KEEPING THOSE TWO NUMBERS THAT ARE MOST SENSITIVE, RELATIVELY FLAT FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE DEFICIT. OUR HOPE IS THAT THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER, BUT WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN. BUT, BACK TO YOUR POINT, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT ARE OF INTEREST FOR DISTRICT II ARE INCORPORATED IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. >> LET'S JUST GO DOWN THE ROAD, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> SURE. >> OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED YOU PUT INTO YOUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT GOT ABSORBED BY COSTS, WHICH IS MADE A LOT EASIER. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PRIORITIES THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THE BRR4 INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, I THINK, WOULD BE A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT. THE BRR11 METRO GOPASS, WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY COST THE CITY ABOUT 165 BASED ON WHAT IT SAYS. I DON'T HAVE A TOTAL FOR IT, BUT THERE'S MULTIPLES WHICH WERE THE POLE HARDWARE FOR RIVIERA VILLAGE, HARBOR DRIVE, ARTESIA, BOULEVARD. I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO BEAUTIFY PART OF THE CITY, WE HAVE TO BEAUTIFY ALL OF IT. >> CAN I ASK YOUR QUESTION ON THAT? YOU SAID RIVIERA VILLAGE. I LOOKED AT THE BRR ON THAT. IT DIDN'T SAY THAT THEY HAD A PICTURE AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE, AND IT DIDN'T SAY THAT THEY WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, WHEREAS THE OTHER ONES DID. ARE THEY IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT? IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? >> WE COULD GET MIKE TO COME UP IF YOU WANT MY CLIENT TO TELL YOU, BUT HE'LL TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE VERY STRIPPED AND THEY'RE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND WHICH IS WHY I CAME UP WITH THAT BRR IN THE FIRST PLACE. >> WE DON'T HAVE QUITE THE WHOLESALE REPLACEMENT NEED THAT WE HAVE ON HARBOR DRIVE. HARBOR DRIVE, I THINK IN GREATER DISREPAIR, ARGUABLY, BUT THEY BOTH NEED TO BE, I THINK, SIGNIFICANTLY [OVERLAPPING]. >> WELCOME BACK WE MISS YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> POLES DOWN IN THE RIVIERA. WELL, THEY WERE DONE A FEW YEARS AGO, THE CASTINGS ON THEM ARE STARTING TO CORRODE. LIKE WITH ALL BANNER HARDWARE, WE'RE AFFECTED BY THE WINDS. THEY GET JERKED AROUND QUITE A BIT, AND THEY WEAKEN. THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. WE DO HAVE THE BANNER POLES FOR ARTESIA. YOU BOUGHT THOSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OUT OF SOME OF YOUR FUNDING. WE DO HAVE THOSE IN STOCK, WHICH WE'VE KEPT. WE JUST NEED TO REALLOCATE MORE MONEY IN HARDWARE FOR THE BAR. >> WHEN WE INSTALL BANNERS, ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO JUST CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE HARDWARE COMPONENT OF THEM? >> NO. I'M GOING TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF WIND-RESISTANT. >> WHAT'S THE COST FOR THE BANNERS IN THE VILLAGE? >> I THINK THAT WAS 41,000. [04:05:01] >> WHAT WAS A BRR NUMBER IF [OVERLAPPING]. >> BRRG. >> FORTY-ONE. >> IS IT FORTY-ONE. >> I DIDN'T DO THE MATH FOR THAT PLUS HARBOR DRIVE PLUS ARTESIA. >> I GOT THEM SEPARATE. THANK YOU. >> I WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ON PRIORITIZING THE NUMBER OF CROSSING GUARDS IF WE NEED TO REDUCE IT BY A FEW TO HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF. YEAH, I SAW THE BRR WITH THE CROSSING GUARDS THAT HAD THE USAGE, THE NUMBER OF RIDERS, THE NUMBER OF WALKERS, THE NUMBER OF CARS GOING THROUGH, HOW BUSY THE INTERSECTIONS ARE. IF WE WANT TO REVISIT THAT AND TALK ABOUT AND SAY, WE CAN AFFORD X NUMBER OF CROSSING GUARDS, AND WHERE SHOULD THEY BE, THAT COULD BE A DISCUSSION WE HAVE. POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT FLESHED OUT WELL ENOUGH. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, HEY, WE SHOULD NOT DO THIS ONE, AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM TO PAY FOR THE STUFF THAT I IDENTIFIED BECAUSE EVERYTHING IDENTIFIED WAS A COST. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. >> I DON'T HAVE THIS ALL FLUSHED OUT YET. BUT I WILL JUST GENERALLY SAY THAT I THINK THAT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING MONEY FOR, WE SHOULD BE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE BORROWING THAT MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. IT REALLY SHOULD MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE FINANCIAL FUTURE OF THE CITY, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON. THAT BEING SAID TO THE CROSSING GUARD POINT, I THINK I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CROSSING GUARDS, BUT REALLOCATING THEM AND OPENING THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY IS DEFINITELY A VALID ONE. WE CAN DISCUSS THAT, AND I MAY MAKE A REFERRAL FOR SOME TYPE OF ADDRESSING THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING. I GUESS THAT'S ALL I WOULD SAY FOR RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NOTHING THAT I WOULD BE ASKING TO PUT MONEY TOWARDS OUTSIDE OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED IN CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY. >> AS I'VE INDICATED TO YOU, I'M SATISFIED CERTAINLY TO FINISH OUT THE WILDERNESS PARK MASTER PLAN. WE'LL TAKE MORE FUNDING THAN WHAT'S IN THERE TODAY, BUT WITH THE BUDGET SITUATION, I WOULDN'T WANT TO ALLOCATE MORE THIS YEAR. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE DECISION PACKAGES THAT ARE IN THE MAIN DOCUMENT ON THE BRRS, I'M GENERALLY AGAINST ADDING COST, AND I'M FOR THE ONES THAT INCREASE REVENUES, AND I THINK ONCE WE SEE THE REVENUES COME IN, WE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOCATE THAT. I NEED TO GO OFF OF GUESSTIMATES OF WHAT WE COULD DO THIS YEAR ON ANY OF THOSE MONEY REVENUE-GENERATING BRRS UNTIL WE SEE AN ACTUAL TRACK RECORD. I WOULD CONSIDER THE GO PASS SINCE THAT WAS A REQUEST OF SOME OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW THERE. THEN THERE WAS ONE WHERE ANYTHING WHERE WE'RE DOING IT TO REDUCE COSTS ON SOMETHING WE'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SIGN AT THE BIG ART SIGN AT CATALINA, WHERE IT PEELS OFF A PCH. IF WE'RE GOING TO PAINT THOSE POLES, AND IT'S CHEAPER TO TAKE THE SIGN OFF THE TOP TO PAINT IT AND DO THE REDO OF THAT SIGN WHILE IT'S DOWN, I'D SUPPORT THAT, RATHER THAN HAVING TO PUT IT UP OR TAKE IT DOWN TWICE OR MAKE THE PAINTING COSTS MORE. THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS I'D SUPPORT. THERE WAS ONE OTHER I HEARD TONIGHT, BUT IT ESCAPES ME FROM A BRR PERSPECTIVE. YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS HERE, BUT CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THE 10K TO GO, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK OUT SOMETHING JOINTLY WITH THE CHAMBER TO GET THAT COST DOWN. THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE I [OVERLAPPING] >> THANK YOU. >> I GAVE YOU COMMENTS TO THE LAST ONE. I'LL REVIEW THE ONE YOU JUST SENT ME IN. >> WELL, WE'LL SHARE IT NOW IF THAT'S OKAY. ON THE CHAMBER 10K, I WONDER IF I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP, AND I SEE A TON OF INTERSECTIONS THAT WOULD NEED BLOCKADE. I WONDER IF A REROUTING OF THE MAP COULD HELP CUT COSTS SOMEWHAT OR [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS. >> OR A DIFFERENT DEAL WITH FIRST SIDE OF LAGOON, [04:10:02] SOME REDUCTION IN THE FEE TO ACTUALLY COVER COSTS. >> IN BRR 31, WHERE WE GO OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS, THE STAFF DID MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHAMBER FOR WAYS TO CUT COSTS. I THINK THE MAYOR IN MEETING WITH THEM AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CAN COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS FOR THAT, TO HELP SOME OUT. >> AWESOME. COOL. I DIDN'T GET TO READ THAT ONE CAREFULLY. IF YOU LIGHT UP TO B, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE. THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING BECAUSE IT HELPS US TO SEE THAT BEFORE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THIS IS OUR UPDATED MOTION. WE STARTED OUT WITH THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF 42,906. THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION TRUST FUNDS. JOHN PARSONS PUBLIC ART FUND. I FORGET THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S MORE OR LESS ALL ALLOCATED EXCEPT FOR SOME $40,000 IN THE PUBLIC CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION STATED THAT THEY DON'T WANT US TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY. SOMETHING THAT I THINK MAYBE YOU ALL SHOULD THINK ABOUT, RATHER THAN A SEPARATE PRIDE ART AT THE ARTESIA BAR, WHICH IS, I GUESS, THE FIRST PRIDE OR LGBTQ+ BAR IN REDONDO BEACH. THAT COULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR A PRIDE ART MONUMENT, IF YOU WILL, THAT USES SOME OF THE $450,000 THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED TO ARTESIA BOULEVARD ART. WE APPROVE ALL DECISION PACKAGES AND THE FIVE-YEAR CIP UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. DP 9 APPROPRIATE 280,000 FOR IN HOUSE SPECIAL ELECTION THAT GENERATES $27,000. USING SQB FEES, 71,866 TO PUT TOWARDS THE PERRY PARK FENCE. ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FUND THE ENTIRE $250,000. >> THEN QUIMBY FUNDS FOR, THE PICKLEBALL AT AVIATION PARK. THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM FOR PICKLEBALL. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CLAMORING FOR IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE BEST USE OF OPEN SPACE THAT WE OTHERWISE DON'T HAVE A USE FOR. THE QUIMBY MONEY IS AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR US. THEY JUST SIT THERE. I WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT THE ENTIRE PERRY PARK FENCE MONIES INTO THERE IF WE COULD SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, BUT I JUST DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, RIGHT, CITY MANAGER? NO, NOT THIS YEAR. >>> YEAH, NOT THIS YEAR. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE READY TO BUILD NEXT YEAR. >> THEN FENCING ON NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE, I DO THINK THAT'S A LITTLE THING THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, $45,000 AND COMCATE ACCESS REDONDO UPGRADE IT FUNDS, BRR 35, SENSORY ROOM, GRANT FUNDING, UPDATE THE FUNDING TO UPDATE THE CITY LOGO ON KING HARBOR GATEWAY SIGNAGE AND REPAINT DESIGN, $60,000. AGREE THAT IT SHOULD GO WITH THE REPAINTING WHENEVER THAT DOES OCCUR. BRR 38 FLAGS REPLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK, $10,000. >> DO YOU THINK THAT IMPLEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE? >> WHICH ONE. >> IMPLEMENT THE 911 EMS. >> I'M SORRY. I SKIPPED IT. IMPLEMENT THE EMS, THE 911 RESPONSE FEE AND HARBOR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE IMPLEMENTATION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A HARBOR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, BUT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY BEING CHARGED OUT WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOWS A BOAT IN, I COULD JUST USE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A TOW SERVICE FOR FREE. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN ABUSED TO QUITE DEBT LEVEL, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IN COMMUNICATING WITH PAT AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS FURTHER, BUT THERE ARE MANY SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AT THE BENEFIT OF THE VOTERS THAT COULD AND ARGUABLY SHOULD BE CHARGED AGAINST THE FEE STRUCTURE. >> IS THIS NOTATION ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY CAUSE THE CHARGING TO START OCCURRING, OR DO WE NEED TO AGENDA IS THAT AS PART OF STRAT PLAN OR A SEPARATE REFERRAL? >> LET ME ASK PAT IF HE FEELS LIKE HE'S PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT THAT WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION. I THINK THERE IS SOME NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE UNIT IS SUPERVISED IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS. >> HI, CHIEF. GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, PATRICK BUTLER, FIRE CHIEF. AS MIKE SAID, THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE HARBOR, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR I DON'T KNOW, 10 YEARS AND WE GO OVER IT. WITHIN IT, I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE WERE GIVEN THE POLICY DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD, WE COULD DO IT THAT QUICK. >> BUT IS THIS ENOUGH? IS THIS ENOUGH GUIDANCE OUT OF THIS BUDGET DISCUSSION WHERE THAT HE HAS HIGHLIGHTED RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED TO SET A RESOLUTION OR WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT? >> IT'S ALREADY THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. [04:15:01] IT'S ALREADY APPROVED BY PREVIOUS COUNCIL. >> WHAT I WOULD SAY JUST FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO NOTE IT HERE. THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE WILL BRING BACK WITH THE EXISTING FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ACTIVITY. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE HEARING DISCUSSION. AS LONG AS THOSE ARE REAFFIRMED AS THEY ARE, I WOULD CAUTION BANKING ANY NEW ESTIMATED REVENUE AGAINST THOSE FOR THE TIME BEING TO YOUR POINT EARLIER MAYOR, WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IN THAT. BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BEGIN COLLECTING ON THOSE FEES. >> THIS 250 IS JUST A REFLECTION OF THE EMS [OVERLAPPING]. >> THE PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT FEE >> EXCLUSIVELY, RIGHT. >> THEN I JUST HAVE ONE POINT ON THE HARBOR MASTER FEE. IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE EVENTS THAT WE APPROVED IN OUR SIGNATORY EVENTS ARE DOWN AROUND THE HARBOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SUDDENLY START CHARGING NEW FEES THAT ARE MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE. >> ONE OF THOSE IS THE CANNON FEE THAT WE WAIVE AS PART OF THE SEAFARER EVENT, I THINK. BUT YES, WE WILL COVER A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IN THE REPORT. >> THOSE FEES ARE IN THEIR REALLY OPERATIONAL FEES. WHEN OUR FOLKS GO OUT AND TAKE ACTION ON SOMETHING, THERE'S A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. JUST IN MY TIME HERE, I JUST WOULD PROBABLY GIVE AN ESTIMATE. SPIT BALL THAT AT LEAST 80% OF OUR TOES ARE NOT NECESSARILY EMERGENCY TOES. NOW, WE MAKE A DISTINCTION IF SOMEONE'S GETTING SEASICK OR VESSELS GOING TO END UP ON THE ROCKS. BUT A LOT OF THE BOATERS, THEY JUST DON'T MAINTAIN THEIR VESSELS AND COME OUT IN THE SUMMER AND NEXT THING WE HAVE HALF A DOZEN OR MORE OUT THERE THAT NEED HELP COMING BACK IN. THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, THE TOW COMPANIES, THEY'RE NOT HOUSED IN REDONDO BEACH, AND SO MAYBE A TWO HOUR RESPONSE TIME. THOSE ARE OPERATIONAL FEES THAT WE CAN RECOVER. WE DOCUMENT THOSE IN OUR CAD SYSTEM, YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE ALL THAT AND FORECAST IT. BUT WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD. THE BASTER FEES ARE ALREADY THERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US JUST TO KIND OF OPENLY SAY, HEY, WHERE THESE ARE GOING TO GET IMPLEMENTED. THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. OF COURSE, WE'LL EDUCATE FOLKS AND WE'LL USE THE BOATER ALERT NETWORK TO LET FOLKS KNOW OF THE POSTURE WE'RE TAKING. BUT I DON'T THINK ANY BOATER WOULD COMPLAIN IF WE HAD TO GO OUT AND BRING THEM IN, AND IT WOULD BE WHATEVER THE FEE IS. I THINK IT'S $360 TO TOW A BOAT IN. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, THOSE FEES WOULD ACCRUE TO THE HARBOR TIDELANDS FUND. THAT WOULD NOT BE A GENERAL FUND RESOURCE. >> THAT NEEDS FUNDING TOO, RIGHT? >> IT DOES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU. >> BRR 38 FLAGS REPLACED BY INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK, $10,000. BRR 40 ADD METERS HERONDO. WE HAVE THOSE COSTS. THIS DIDN'T CHANGE AT ALL. THE ONGOING EXPENSE FOR THE METERS, AND THEN THE INCREASED REVENUE AT 25% UTILIZATION FOR 75% OF THE YEAR. >> ARTESIA AND REDONDO BANNERS PER THE REQUEST OF THE NRBVA, THAT'S IN HERE, BRR 51, BRR 41, RIVIERA VILLAGE BANNER, HARDWARE, $41,000. >> AS A NOTE, THAT'S JUST THE HARDWARE. THE RVA PAYS FOR ALL BANNERS, LABOR AND ALL THAT. >> AWESOME. LESS ADVANTAGE THERE. >> EQUATION, WE ARE MISSING HARBOR DRIVE. >> I THOUGHT I HAD IT IN HERE. DID I DELETE BY ACCIDENT? >> BANNERS, BUT I DON'T SEE THE HARDWARE. >> FOR HARBOR DRIVE? >> FOR HARBOR DRIVE. >> I BELIEVE, THERE IS A NEED FOR HARBOR DRIVE. >> YES. >> I BELIEVE THAT'S IN THE ONE OF THE BRRS. >> I COULDN'T FIND IT. I WAS LOOKING. >> PROBLEM 51. >> HAVE YOU GOT. >> PART OF 51. >> I THINK YOU MEANT 51 WHERE YOU SAY REDONDO, THAT BE HARBOR. >> IS 33 COVER BOTH LOCATIONS? >> NO. >> NO. >> SIXTY THREE FIVE FORTY FIVE. >> SIXTY THREE FIVE FORTY FIVE. WE GOT MONEY FOR THIS, 63,545. >> WE HAVE 3.5 NEGATIVE. >> SIXTY THREE FIVE FORTY FIVE, IS THAT RIGHT? >> OKAY. THE UPDATE THROUGH. YEAH. >> RIVIERA VILLAGE BANNER HARDWARE, I'LL SAY LET ME SAY HARBOR DRIVE. ARTESIA VILLAGE BANNER HARDWARE, $41,000. GRAPHIC DESIGN RESERVE FOR BRANDING THE CITY FLAGS, BANNER, SIGNAGE, ETC, $5,000. PROBABLY THAT'S OVER BUDGET, BUT GOOD TO HAVE IT. OVER TIME FOR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, $35,000. TRIM ARTESIA BOULEVARD PALM TREES EVERY YEAR. THIS WILL BE A RECURRING EVERY OTHER YEAR EXPENSE OF $13,104. ADOPT A SEASIDE LAGOON FEE INCREASE BRR 56 TO GENERATE $55,000? [04:20:05] DOES THAT ACCRUE TO A TIDELANDS OR UPLANDS FUND? >> THAT ACCRUES TO THE TIDELANDS FUND. >> I CAN'T COUNT IT HERE. >> NO. YOU CAN'T COUNT IT AGAINST YOUR GENERAL FUND FIGURE. >> NO. >> THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE EQUATION A LITTLE BIT. >> I'M SORRY. CAN WE JUST JUMP BACK TO LINE 36. IT DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER OF THE OVERTIME. IS THAT NOT INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET LINE? >> NUMBER 36? >> THIS IS FOR EXTRA, I THINK, SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS FOR SPOT CLEANING AND AT A HIGHER FREQUENCY. >> DURING HOLIDAYS AND POPULAR [OVERLAPPING]. >> THIS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL TO CORE. >> IN ADDITIONAL TO. >> I UNDERSTAND FLEET MAINTENANCE ALSO WHEN WE DO HAVE MORE PEOPLE WORKING, FLEET NEEDS MORE LABOR. SEASIDE LAGOON INCREASE. RECREATION COORDINATOR TO RECREATION SUPERVISOR. BUT THIS TOO WILL GO NOT FOR THE. >> THAT'S ALSO A TIDELANDS EXPENSE THAT THAT POSITION CONCEIVE THAT POSITION IS ASSIGNED TO THE LAGOON CURRENTLY. >> THE NEXT TWO ITEMS WILL NOT. THE NEXT TWO ITEMS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT AT RAISED INTERSECTION AT FORD AND ORMOND LANE TO CIP. IS $150,000 AS A PLACEHOLDER. WE CAN ADD THE AVIATION SOUTH OF ARTESIA TO HARPER TO THE UNFUNDED CIP. INCREASING PREFERRED PARKING PERMIT FROM. WE JUST THREW THIS OUT, BUT WE'RE OPEN TO CHANGING THIS NUMBER TO 30 AND $50 IN THE NON COASTAL AND COASTAL ZONES, RESPECTIVELY, THAT WE DISCUSSED IT WITH CITY MANAGER WUZSKI. SOME OF THE CONSIDERATION THAT WE HAD IN IT IS YOU'RE CHARGING ON THE ESPLANADE, YOU'RE CHARGING THE PUBLIC $175 FOR THE PARKING PERMIT FEE FOR A YEAR. BUT THEN THE RESIDENTS ARE, PAYING $16 FOR THE SAME PARKING SPOTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. THAT'S FINE. THE RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE A BETTER RATE BECAUSE, THEY GOT TO PARK THEIR CAR NEARBY THEIR HOMES, BUT $50 SEEMS A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE IN OUR OPINION. THAT WOULD GENERATE THIS IS A LARGE NUMBER, THE 46,000. WHAT I DID HERE IS 36,140 IS, WHAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY A $30 FEE. BUT THEN THERE'S $20 ADDITIONALLY FOR SOME PORTION OF IT. I JUST ALLOCATED $10,000 IF THAT NEEDS TO BE ROUNDED DOWN OR. >> I THINK WE HAVE THE ACCOUNT FOR THE COASTAL ZONE AREA IN THAT FIGURE, WE CAN PROBABLY TIGHTEN THAT UP FOR YOU. THIS BECOMES PART OF THE FINAL MOTION. >> THEN THE RV PAC MAINTENANCE SURCHARGE FEE MAINTENANCE OR UPGRADE SURCHARGE FEE, INCREASED TO 3% OF TOTAL FEES THAT WOULD BRING IN 30,165 COULD BRR 33. [OVERLAPPING] >> NOW THE IDEA WITH THAT THOUGH IS THAT TO BE A SET ASIDE TO BE REINVESTED IN THE PAC. >> THAT'S FINE. LET'S TAKE THAT OUT. REINVEST SINKING FUND. SURE. THEN THE NEXT ONE WE'LL DO SORRY. THIS TWO. WHY IS IT GOOGLE? GOOGLE SHEETS IS SOMEWHAT TERRIBLE. >> IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME. >> NO, IT'S NOT. >> WHY DO YOU THINK SO? >> BECAUSE THIS IS EASIER TO SHARE LIVE. THAT GETS REDUCED DOWN PERRY PARK TEEN CENTER AMENITIES. I JUST GOOGLED WHAT THESE COSTS WOULD BE. THEY'RE LISTED, BUT THEY WEREN'T COSTED OUT IN THE BRR 2. BILLIARD SABLE SEEMS LIKE $8,000, 3D PRINTER, SEEMS LIKE $2,000, FOOSBALL TABLE, SO ON AND SO FORTH. INCLUDED SOME BOARD GAMES FOR ABOUT $1,000. >> I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE EXTRA, BUT ALLOCATE A TOTAL $14,000 FOR THAT. >> WAS THAT FROM THE YOUTH COMMISSION OR WHAT'S THAT FOR? >> THE YOUTH COMMISSION WEIGHED IN PROVIDED A LIST OF ITEMS FF&E, YOU CAN CALL IT OR GAMES, ETC EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE INSTALLED IN THE NEW FACILITY. OUR CURRENT CIP PROPOSAL HAS ROUGHLY $59,000, I BELIEVE, REMAINING FOR THAT PURPOSE. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL MATERIAL MONEY THAT'S PART OF OUR DECISION PACKAGES TO SUPPORT TEEN CENTER OPERATIONS TO BRING THAT NUMBER UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT TO COVER WE THINK THE LIST THAT WAS IDENTIFIED, THE PRIORITY LIST IF YOU ADD ANOTHER $14,000, WE WOULD PROPOSE YOU JUST PUT IT INTO THAT ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD BE USED TO HELP SUPPORT. [04:25:04] >> OUR IDEA HERE IS, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT THEY ASKED FOR. THIS IS CLEARLY WHAT WOULD ENTERTAIN THEM, AND WE WANT THEM TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME IN THE TEEN CENTER AS POSSIBLE, RATHER THAN BEING OUT AND ABOUT STANDING ON THE BABY SWINGS AT PERRY PARK. I THINK, LET'S FUND THIS IS MONEY THAT WILL GO ALONG WAY. >> THIS IS THE FEEDBACK FROM THE YOUTH COMMISSION? >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE BRR YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF ITEMS THEY IDENTIFIED. THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS. I DO BELIEVE THAT POOL TABLE WAS ONE OF THEM AT LEAST. I THINK FOOSBALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN AS WELL. >> SKEE-BALL. >> SKEE-BALL >> WAS IT ALSO YOUR OPEN HOUSE AT THE TEEN CENTER SOLICITED THIS? >> ONE THING I MIGHT SUGGEST HERE THOUGH, IS PERHAPS YOU DON'T GET THIS PRESCRIPTIVE WITH WHAT WE'D BUY. YOU JUST ALLOCATE TO THE TEEN CENTER. >> LET ME PUT IE THAT WAY YOU KNOW EG. >> IT'S THE OF THE BLUE FOLDERS THIS EVENING. >> NOT TWO THEN. >> IT'S ACTUALLY NUMBER. >> TWENTY SEVEN. >> TWENTY SEVEN, I THINK. >> TWENTY SEVEN. >> TWENTY SEVEN. >> SORRY. NUMBER 27. >> COOL. IT'S IN YOUR BLUE FOLDER THIS EVENING. >> DIRECTOR HAUSE, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? >> JUST IN TERMS OF THE FEEDBACK I WAS RECEIVED FROM THE YOUTH COMMISSION. WE DID A SURVEY, AND THEN WE DID AN OPEN HOUSE. WE RECEIVED IT FROM MULTIPLE VENUES. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT OUTREACH. >> I QUESTION. I TOTALLY SUPPORT 3D PRINTERS BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A FEATURE THING THAT KIDS SHOULD BE PLAYING AROUND WITH. BUT I QUESTION WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE AT A TEEN CENTER OR AT THE LIBRARY WHERE IT'S UNDER TIGHTER CONTROL AND AND ARGUABLY PROBABLY HAVE PEOPLE STRIKES TO USE IT. >> IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. >> BECAUSE THOSE ARE DELICATE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEM THEY WILL GAIN TRACK. >> HAVING A COUPLE OF TEENS. I CAN SEE UNIQUE THINGS BEING PRINTED FROM THE 3D PRINTER IF IT'S NOT SUPERVISED. >> THERE'S A THING IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S A 3D PRINTER THAT THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE TEEN CENTER. I'M WONDERING I PERSONALLY THINK IT'D PROBABLY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE LIBRARY TO HAVE A 3D PRINTER AND KEEP IT UNDER BETTER CONTROL. I'M WONDERING YOU'RE THE EXPERT ON THIS. >> WELL, WE CERTAINLY LIKE TO BE ALL WELCOMING INVITING AT THE LIBRARY, BUT I THINK THAT THEY COULD BE PLACED ANYWHERE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE PROPER SUPERVISION. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TECHNOLOGY OPEN TO EVERYBODY AND THE MORE THE BETTER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT AT THE TEEN CENTER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE IT. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT MAYBE WANTED THE LIBRARY TO THEN? >> ELIZABETH WHAT HELP DO YOU PLAN, IS THERE GOING TO BE AN ADULT SITTING THERE IN THE TEEN CENTER THE WHOLE TIME? >> BY ADULT, WE MEAN 18 PLUS STAFF MEMBER. >> EIGHTEEN PLUS STAFF MEMBER. WE'LL BE ON SITE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PART TIMEERS THAT WE'LL HAVE ON SITE WITH SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT FROM FULL TIMES. >> SOMEONE WE CAN TRUST WITH THE $2,000 PIECE OF ELECTRONICS. >> THESE KIDS ARE THE ROBOTIC CHAMPS, THEY [INAUDIBLE] ALL SORTS OF STUFF. >> ARE THEY THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SHITTING THERE? >> MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. >> YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN. I THINK WHAT WE DO IS JUST MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE WOULD PURCHASE. I THINK 3D PRINTER IS CERTAINLY ON THE LIST OF ITEMS. >> I THINK THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE MORE HIGH PRIORITY RIGHT NOW. THEY DO WANT TO GET A GAMING SPACE INSTALLED. THEY WANT TO GET THE MORE HANDS ON BILLIARD SKEE-BALL. >> THAT'LL BE SO COOL. >> THEY HAVE LISTED THINGS THAT THEY WANT. >> HAVE YOU DEALT WITH THEM. >> AT THE RESILIENCE CENTER FORUM THAT WE HAD, JACKIE BACHARACH SAID THAT WE SHOULD GET 3D PRINTERS FOR THE UNHOUSED POPULATIONS THAT COME TO A RESILIENCE CENTER. APPARENTLY 3D PRINTERS ARE REALLY POPULAR. >> YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >> NO. >> FOR THE SUPERVISORS? >> WELL, WE'RE GETTING OFF TOPIC. >> YES KEEP GOING. >> WE'RE GETTING INTO MINUTIA. >> APOLOGIZE I DRAGGED THIS DOWN THERE. >> JUST TO CLARIFY BRR 30, SELECTING ARTESIA TRAIN BRIDGE FOR THE CIP FUNDING. THAT LEAVES US WITH A GENERAL FUND BALANCE. IF I'VE DONE WE'VE DONE THIS CORRECTLY OF 14534, WHICH CAN GO BACK INTO. >> HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE MATH ON BRR 30. LIMITING IT TO JUST ARTESIA, CAN WE SAFELY SAY THAT THAT'S GOING TO ACCRUE MONEY BACK? >> SORRY. >> YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. >> SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO ANY. >> THAT'S FINE. IF YOU LEAVE THAT ON, THAT'S BETTER. >> HERE WE GO. SO 119 IS THE TOTAL, SIR. >> YEAH, GOT YOU. >> THAT'S IT. [OVERLAPPING] >> ON STUFF THAT WE PUT BACK INTO [04:30:02] THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO GET REVENUES ON. >> THIS ISN'T THE FINAL MOTION. >> NO. BUT THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE LEANING. I'M JUST GIVING FEEDBACK. >> A LOT OF IT HINGES ON THE HARBOR FEES AND THE EMERGENCY EMS FEES BECAUSE THAT'S 250,000. >> THE HARBOR FEES GOT TAKEN OUT OF MOST OF IT. >> THERE'S A BIT OF A BUFFER HERE IN CASE THAT'S OFF A LITTLE BIT. >> AND THE PARKING PERMIT FEES. >> RIGHT, AND PARKING PERMIT FEES. >> WHICH IS AN ESTIMATE. >> ANY COMMENTS? MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> OR CONTINUE. >> CONTINUE, SORRY. MOTION CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> YOU'LL CIRCULATE THIS COUNCIL MEMBER. >> MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >> THEN YOU'LL SEND THAT TO ALL OF US. [OVERLAPPING] >> AND THE BRIEFINGS WE GOT TONIGHT. >> AND THE BRIEFINGS. >> WE HAVE THE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> WE HAVE THAT. >> OKAY. WHO DID THAT. >> IT WAS OBAGI AND LOEWE ON CONTINUING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> CAN WE JUST DO THAT? >> I SAID IT BEFORE. I MADE A MOTION. [OVERLAPPING] >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. >> I GOT A MOTION FOR A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. >> SECOND. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND IT. >> ALL FOR? >> AYE. >> ARE YOU GOING TO REALLY MAKE IT FIVE MINUTES? >> YES. >> I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. >> COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC? >> COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? >> HERE. >> MAYOR LIGHT? >> HERE. WE'RE JUMPING DOWN TO N1, [N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED THREE-YEAR GOALS AND 10 MONTH OBJECTIVES IN THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN. >> YES, MAYOR. LUKE WILL BE COVERING THAT ITEM IN THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER. TONIGHT, I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN. JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE APRIL 29TH STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, AND THEN TALK AT A HIGH LEVEL ABOUT THE THREE-YEAR GOALS AND 10 MONTH OBJECTIVES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED AT THAT MEETING, AND THEN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT CITY HAS UTILIZED SINCE 1998 AND IT'S A WAY TO FOCUS COUNCIL AND STAFF'S EFFORT ON KEY PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY. WE HOLD A SPECIALIZED CITY MEETING UP IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE WE CAN HAVE AN OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE CITY AND WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS MOVING FORWARD. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL SESSIONS, IT'S BEEN FACILITATED BY LEADING RESOURCES, THE LAST TWO SPECIFICALLY WITH JANE HARRINGTON WHO HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND STAFF TO HELP US FLUSH OUT THESE GOALS AND ESTABLISH THE MATRIX THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TONIGHT. AS HAS BECOME OUR CUSTOM, WE GO OVER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DO A SWOT ANALYSIS AND SET OUR GOALS. THIS YEAR, IT'S THE MOST THAT I'VE SEEN. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 94 GOALS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF. THEN THE SWOT ANALYSIS IS THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND THREATS WHICH JUST DELVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE CITY IS STRONG, CAN IMPROVE AS OPPORTUNITIES AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING AT US FROM A THREAT PERSPECTIVE. THIS YEAR, WE DEPARTED FROM OUR TYPICAL PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT. WE USED TO HAVE GOALS AND THEN WE WOULD SET OBJECTIVES UNDERNEATH THERE. TO PUT A LITTLE FINER POINT ON THE GOALS THAT WE WERE SETTING FOR THE COUNCIL AND STAFF, WE ESTABLISHED PRIORITY AREAS AT A HIGH LEVEL AND THEN HAD A HIERARCHY OF GOALS BENEATH THAT AND THEN WE ESTABLISHED 48 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES THAT ARE THEN ASSIGNED TO DEPARTMENTS WITH A DATE THAT WE EXPECTED THEM TO BE COMPLETED AND BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL. THAT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OUR PREVIOUS PROCESS. WITH THAT, THE PRIORITY AREAS THAT WE ESTABLISHED, WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM THERE TO WORK ON ECONOMIC VITALITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SPACES, CUSTOMER-CENTERED SERVICE DELIVERY, AND ALSO COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP. THESE WERE THOSE HIGH-LEVEL TENANTS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORT ON. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, BUT I'LL GO OVER A HIGH LEVEL OF THE PRIORITY AREAS AND THE GOALS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED UNDER THOSE. THE FIRST PRIORITY AREA, ECONOMIC VITALITY. THIS IS TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SPECIFIC GOALS RELATED TO THE WATERFRONT, ARTESIA BOULEVARD, ESTABLISH REDONDO AS A DESTINATION FOR BUSINESS, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT THE PCH CORRIDOR AND HOW THAT CAN BE REVITALIZED. OUR SECOND PRIORITY AREA OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. [04:35:05] IT ADDRESSES IMPLEMENTING MEASURE FP, LOOKING AT OUR MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE SYSTEMS, HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND THEN ALSO AID COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THAT AREA. OUR THIRD PRIORITY AREAS RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SPACES. THAT'S LOOKING AT REHABILITATING PUBLIC SPACES, ENHANCING THE SPACES THAT WE DO HAVE AND ADDING NEW PROGRAMS TO THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND HOW THOSE CAN BE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OUR FOURTH PRIORITY AREA IS LOOKING AT CUSTOMER-CENTERED SERVICE DELIVERY. THIS IS HOW WE CAN EXPAND THE CITY'S USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS AND ONLINE SERVICES. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS TO COME WITH NEW STAFFING IN THE IT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SOME NEW TOOLS ON THE CITY WEBSITE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S NOTICED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME TWEAKS ON THE WEBSITE TO ENHANCE ITS CONFORMANCE WITH OUR BRAND BRAND GUIDES AND SO THERE'S BEEN SMALL COLOR CHANGES AND DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE ADDING DIFFERENT TOOLS ON THERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT WE'LL BE EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT. OUR FIFTH PRIORITY AREA IS COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP. THIS LOOKS AT HOW THE CITY AND STAFF CAN ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND FIND WAYS TO PROMOTE OUR CITY'S HISTORIC RESOURCES AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AT A HIGH LEVEL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM OUR PRIORITY AREAS AND GOALS. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING IS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED MATRIX THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THIS PRESENTATION, TAKE A LOOK AT THE THREE-YEAR PRIORITY AREAS AND GOALS, AND THEN THE 48 10-MONTH OBJECTIVES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN THAT APRIL 29TH SESSION, AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AND MAKE SURE IT CONFORMS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE PUT OUT THERE ON THAT EVENING. THEN OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS EVENING AFTER THAT REVIEW, YOU'D APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX. THEN GOING FORWARD, STAFF WOULD WORK TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. AS THINGS ARE ACCOMPLISHED, WE'LL BE BRINGING THEM BACK TO COUNCIL WHERE COUNCIL ACTION IS NECESSARY. WHERE IT ISN'T, THERE IS A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX WHERE WE GO OVER PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON THE VARIOUS OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. AT THOSE TIMES, IF COUNCIL HAS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON AREAS WHERE WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A COUNCIL PRESENTATION, WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION NOW. BUT OBVIOUSLY, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX FOR THE PROCESS. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THAT WAS A GOOD SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENED SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I LIKE THE NEW STRUCTURE. REVIEWING THAT AND COMPARING IT TO THE LAST MONTHLY UPDATE WE HAD, THERE ARE THREE ITEMS THAT I THINK ARE CRITICAL THAT GOT DROPPED OUT THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE ADDED BACK IN. ONE IS WE WERE DUE IN THE OLD STRATEGIC PLAN TO HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE RESEARCH WHERE DEPARTMENT HAD DONE ON HARBOR ORGANIZATIONS AND OPERATIONS. THAT NEVER HAPPENED IN MAY SO I THINK THAT GOT DROPPED OFF PREMATURELY AND WE SHOULD ADD THAT BACK IN. THE SECOND WAS THERE'S A; I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED, A CLIMATE STUDY OR A CLIMATE RESILIENCE. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT? >> THERE'S A CLIMATE RESILIENCY GRANT THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR AT THE STATE LEVEL. >> THE PLAN FOR THE SEA LEVEL RISE AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE HARBOR AREA. THAT GOT DROPPED OFF I THINK. I KNOW WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT, BUT IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, WE STILL NEED THAT FOR FUTURE PLANNING FOR THE HARBOR. I'M SURE THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THE COASTAL COMMISSION WILL ASK AS WE GO FORWARD ON PROJECTS THAT ARE IMMINENT. HOW ARE WE ACCOMMODATING SEA LEVEL RISE? WE NEED THAT OVERALL PLAN. IN FACT, WE KNOW WE NEED MONEY FOR THE SEA WALLS. ALREADY TRANSMITTED THAT DESIRE TO OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, BUT WE NEED TO KEEP THAT GOING. THEN THE THIRD, MORE OF SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. WE INCLUDED, I THINK THERE'S AN OBJECTIVE IN THERE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING AS FAR AS MARKETING IN THE HARBOR AREA FOR PROPERTIES. BUT IN THAT, WE LOST THE GOLD'S GYM LOOKING AT WAYS OF MOVING IT OUT OF A TIDELINES THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS. THE ONE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EXPLORED IS A LAND SWAP LIKE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PROPOSED FOR THE CENTER COW PROJECT. BUT TO SWAP LAND IN THE HARBOR AREA NEAR SEASIDE LAGOON FOR WHAT'S NOW THE GOLD'S GYM SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE MARKETABILITY OF THE GOLD'S GYM SITE AND NOT RESTRICT IT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE TIDELINES RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GET ADDED BACK IN. I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM BUT THE GOLD'S GYM ONE REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK BECAUSE [04:40:01] SUPPOSEDLY WE WERE READY TO BRIEF ON THE HARBOR ORG AND THE CLIMATE STUDY I THINK- >> EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE GRANTS. >> I'M HOPING THOSE ARE NO BRAINERS TO PUT BACK IN. IT WOULD NOT WORK GENERATORS. YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT ANYWAY. >> WELL, IT'S A LEASE ITEM THAT WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS AND CLOSE WITHOUT A LOT OF DIFFICULTY. WE COULD DESCRIBE TO YOU ALL IN A REPORT WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE TO CONSIDER AN EXCHANGE AND WORKING WITH THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION ULTIMATELY WHO IS THE ARBITER OF THAT FINAL DETERMINATION. WE'VE EXPLORED THIS IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND FASHIONS OVER THE YEARS. ONE THAT WE HADN'T CONTEMPLATED WAS A PROPERTY SWAP VERSUS A PURCHASE EXCHANGE. >> I GOT THE IDEA FROM WHAT THE CITY DID WITH THE CENTERCAL PROJECT. >> THERE IS A PATH FOR THAT. >> IT REQUIRES APPRAISALS AND OTHER THINGS. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WANT TO SEE, WE CERTAINLY CAN WORK ON THOSE THREE. >> WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE IDLE FOR DECADES. >> COULD WE FOLD THAT INTO ITEM 13 WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP? WOULD THAT BE A GOOD PLACE TO DROP THAT IN? >> IN TERMS OF LOCATION, I THINK IT WOULD BE ENHANCED THE WATERFRONT IS PROBABLY WHERE WE WOULD PUT THAT. >> THAT PROPERTY EXCHANGE CONVERSATION, THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROCESS TO THAT WITH STATE LAND. THE FIRST STEP IN THAT WOULD BE TO DESCRIBE PROBABLY WHAT THAT IS. THERE MAY BE EVEN SOME APPRAISAL EVALUATION THAT WOULD BE NEEDED ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE WOULD PROBABLY START WITH A REPORT ON PROCESS AND OPPORTUNITY THERE. >> CAN THAT BE DONE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN REALISTICALLY? >> I MEAN, 48 FELT PRETTY GOOD. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CAPACITY PROBABLY. AS LONG AS WE'RE PATIENT, THAT ONE I THINK CAN BE DONE TOWARDS THE BACK END OF THIS PLAN SET. I WILL SAY THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY GRANT IS IN MOTION. THAT'S A STAFF REPORT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT APPLICATION. WE CAN DO THAT AS A STATUS REPORT. THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT RESEARCH WAS DONE. >> WAS DONE? >> IT WAS DONE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PACKAGING IT UP AND PROVIDING AN AGENDA NIGHT TO PRESENT IT. WE COULD DO THAT. WE COULD ADD IT. WE NEED TO BE PATIENT WITH THESE ITEMS. >> OKAY. GET IT DONE HOPEFULLY WITHIN ONE YEAR; THE BRIEFING ON THE HARBOR. >> YES. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE TO THE MAYOR'S POINTS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S A MATTER OF TIMING SO I LEAVE IT TO STAFF AND THE MAYOR TO WORK THAT OUT WITH COUNCIL AND WHAT YOU CAN GET DONE AND WHAT THE TIMELINE. >> WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS RATHER THAN US TRY TO WORDSMITH THEM TONIGHT, YOU GIVE US THE GENERAL TOPICS AND TRUST US TO INCORPORATE IN THE FINAL ADOPTED PLAN AS AMENDED SO TO SPEAK. >> OKAY. THAT WOULD WORK. >> COUNCILMAN OBAGI. >> THESE AREN'T HEAVY LIFTERS. THESE ARE JUST THINGS WE'VE DISCUSSED. IF YOU COULD LIGHT UP 2B, PLEASE. >> CLERK. >> YEAH, THEY FOUND EXISTING ITEMS. THIS WILL BE UNDER 1.3. PER BRR DISCUSSION, STAFF TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO CITY COUNCIL AND OPTIONS TO CONSIDER PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR REDONDO BEACH BRANDED SWAG, APPAREL, ONLINE STORE, AND WHOLESALE LOCAL VENDORS. THE BRR TOLD US THAT THERE WAS EITHER LICENSING WE COULD DO FOR SOME NOMINAL FEE PER YEAR OR ELSE A STORE. BUT THERE'S THE HALFWAY IN-BETWEEN WHERE WE'RE JUST DOING REVENUE SHARING WITH SOMEBODY WHOSE LICENSE ARE APPAREL OR MULTIPLE COMPANIES FOR THAT MATTER. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE EXCLUSIVE. A DISCUSSION ON THAT, THAT COULD BE A MAJOR REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE CITY. >> WHAT THAT WOULD BE WOULD BE A DISCUSSION REALLY ON THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO PURSUE. THE BRR SCRATCHES THE SURFACE. THERE'S GOT TO BE A FAR MORE FOCUSED CONVERSATION THERE. >> YEAH. >> IT'S POTENTIALLY REVENUE TO BE GENERATED. >> THERE IS. I THINK IRVINE HAS A FAIRLY ROBUST PROGRAM. THEY MAKE SOME MONEY, OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER CITY MAYBE THOUGH WITHOUT OUR BEACH CACHE. WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO TO UNDERSTAND THE UPSIDE, BUT IT'S A WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION. I THINK JAMES GOT IT STARTED. >> GOOD. >> THANK YOU JAMES. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU JAMES. THEN 16 HERE WOULD BE COUNCIL DISCUSSION REGARDING REDESIGNATING MEETING OFFICIAL RB CITY FLAG, [04:45:02] SELECTING BANNERS FOR STREETS, DISCUSSION REGARDING HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE KING HARBOR SIGN. SHOULD IT STAY EXACTLY THE SAME OR SHOULD WE ACTUALLY CHANGE THE FONT TO MATCH THE CITY? THAT KIND OF THING. >> OKAY. LET ME DIGEST THIS A LITTLE BIT HERE. >> WE HAVE A ODD, BIZARRE FLAG RIGHT NOW; CITY FLAG. >> CAREFUL. >> WE NEED IDEALLY TO INCORPORATE THE LOGO ONTO OUR FLAG. >> REFRESH THIS. TO DISCUSS UPDATING THE OFFICIAL CITY FLAG? >> RIGHT, TO MATCH THE LOGO. >> WE HAVE A NEW LOGO. WE HAVE A REBRANDING SO FLAG STUFF. >> YEAH. >> FLAG AND STUFF. >> FLAG BANNERS. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE MAY NEED TO HIRE A VEXILLOLOGIST TO HELP WITH THAT; ONE WHO STUDIES FLAGS. >> THEN FOR THE STREET; TO THE EXTENT, WE NEED TO PUT UP STREET BANNERS IF THERE'S ANY SELECTION THERE. THAT'S THAT. I DIDN'T WANT US TO LOSE TRACK OF THIS. ONCE WE DID THE STRUCTURE STUDY IN THE CITY, WE DETERMINED, YEAH, WE NEED A RENOVATION AT CITY HALL, WE NEED A PUBLIC WORKS YARD TO BE RENOVATED. THOSE ARE BIG BUCK ITEMS. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH JUST PUBLIC SAFETY. AT SOME POINT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD. I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE NEED TO SAVE OUR LEASE REVENUE BOND CAPACITY FOR OTHER ITEMS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS JUST OUT ON OUR RADAR THAT AT SOME POINT WHEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD MAKE THE INVESTMENT OR FIGURE OUT A PLAN FOR HOW TO INVEST IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS YARD IN OUR CITY HALL BUILDINGS. >> SO MAYBE A FUTURE ITEM? >> YEAH, IT COULD BE A FUTURE ITEM. IT'S ON THE LIST OF SOMETHING OR OUR COUNCIL OR FUTURE COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT. THEN A DISCUSSION FOR GOAL 3.3, DISCUSSION REGARDING DIRECTING BCT TO ACCEPT METRO GOPASS. >> DO WE NEED THAT IN THE STOP LINE? >> NOW, WE COULD LAUNCH MEASURE GO PAST TOMORROW. OUR EQUIPMENT IS ALREADY IN PLACE. WE JUST ESSENTIALLY HIT A SWITCH, AND WE CAN ACCEPT IT. >> BUT WILL YOU? >> WE NEED DIRECTION [OVERLAPPING] >> EXACTLY. >> WE DON'T NEED IT IN A STRATEGIC PLAN, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? >> PERHAPS NOT. WE'VE SUBMITTED A BRR, SO MAYBE PERHAPS AS PART OF THAT FINAL BUDGET MOTION, YOU JUST DRAG THAT. >> IN THE PAST, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT IF I PUT REFERRALS ITEMS IN THE FINAL BUDGET MOTION, THEY DON'T GET DONE. THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO PUT IT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, OR ELSE AT THE NEXT ITEM, I CAN MAKE A REFERRAL SO [OVERLAPPING] >> I GUESS THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK ELIZABETH, IS THERE A COUNCIL ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH US GOING LIVE? IS THERE A [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE DON'T NEED APPROVAL. WE DON'T NEED SIGNATURES. IT'S JUST STAFF ABLE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION METRO. >> WE DON'T NEED THIS. >> COOL. >> GO LIVE. >> CAN DELETE IT. IF THERE'S COUNCIL CONSENSUS, EVERYBODY OKAY WITH IT? >> WE'LL DISCUSS IT AT THE BUDGET MOTION. >> THERE'S NO BUDGETARY COMPONENT OF IT. THERE'S NO BUDGET. >> COULD BE IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES THEIR POLICY. >> NO. >> YES. >> THERE COULD BE. >> THERE WOULD BE A BUDGET IMPACT IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT [OVERLAPPING]. >> I FEEL LIKE WE CAN'T DIRECT OUT OF THIS ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT'S AGENDAIZED, BUT IT'S A BRR IN THE BUDGET. WE SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED IT THERE, AND IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE THEM AN ACTION, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE APPROPRIATE. >> YOU CAN'T GIVE THEM A ACTION IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S NOT BUDGET. >> IT'S A BRR [OVERLAPPING]. >> BUDGET IS ACTION. >> YOU WANT TO MAKE IT A [OVERLAPPING]. >> ACTUALLY DECREE [OVERLAPPING]. >> A COUPLE MINUTES. MAYBE. >> IT'S OFF FOR THIS. >> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IN TERMS OF IF WE DID TURN IT ON THE SWITCH TODAY. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO FUND IT, WOULD IT COST THEM MONEY? >> IT WOULD. THEY WOULD NEED TO SUBSIDIZE THE PASS, I THINK $7 PER PASS PER STUDENT. >> WHAT COST OF THE MONEY? THAT'S A DECISION THEY WOULD NEED TO MAKE. >> MY GUESS IS THEY WOULDN'T BE LIKELY TO START SOMETHING THAT IT'S GOING TO COST [OVERLAPPING] >> WE WOULDN'T LOSE 17 THOUGH. >> WE WOULDN'T LOSE IT. THANK YOU. >> ARE YOU FINISHED? >> I'M DONE. YES. >> COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE]. >> THIS COULD POTENTIALLY ROLL RIGHT INTO YOURS? ON THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES UP HERE ABOUT RBUST SHARED EXPENSES AND AGREEMENTS. I THINK THAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE [04:50:01] CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON THA AND [OVERLAPPING]. >> MAYBE A REPORT ON STATUS OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE? >> I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THAT WOULD FIT UNDER, BUT [OVERLAPPING]. >> PROBABLY CAN YOU PULL THAT? >> WE'LL FIND A SPOT FOR [OVERLAPPING]. >> FUTURE STRATEGIC PLANS AND COST. >> WE'LL FIND A SPOT FOR THIS. >> DO WE HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT [OVERLAPPING]. >> WILL BE OF ANY OF WHAT ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS AGREEMENTS ARE AT COST? >> WE DO. >> JUST BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE SROS, OR THE CROSSING GUARDS AND THE SRO [OVERLAPPING] >> I'LL COMMIT TO DOING IS ONCE WE ADOPT THE BUDGET, AND WE HAVE UPDATED FIGURES FOR EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES, I'LL CIRCULATE THAT COST LIST TO ALL OF YOU. THAT SUBCOMMITTEES SEEN IT IN CAST AS PART OF OUR CONVERSATIONS, BUT IT PROBABLY BE GOOD FOR YOU ALL TO BE AWARE. THEN OUT OF FAIRNESS, WE CAN CIRCULATE TO YOU ALL WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS PUT TOGETHER AS ITS LIST SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS JUST THINKING FOR THAT ITEM, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE AN UPDATE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO HEAR IT. BUT A GOAL THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THIS BY. >> THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. I'D LOVE TO HAVE IT DONE BY A DATE CHALLENGES [OVERLAPPING]. >> MULTIPLE PARTIES [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT HAS TO CONCUR. WE CERTAINLY CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE. I'LL PICK A DATE WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT AND THEN SHARE WHATEVER WE'RE AT AT THAT POINT AND SEE IF WE'VE MADE PROGRESS. MY WORRY IS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOING TO TELL US, WELL YOU TALK TO US DURING NEXT BUDGET CYCLE BECAUSE NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. IT MIGHT BE THE LATTER PART OF THIS WINDOW. >> I MAY OR ON THE FLIP SIDE, THEY MAY SAY, WELL, WE JUST DID BUDGET AND WE CAN'T OPEN. WE CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE JUST DID OUR BUDGET. >> THAT'S MY WORRIES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE UNTIL NEXT SPRING WHEN THEY'RE REBUDGETING FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. BUT WE CAN PUT IT IN HERE, AND THEN MAYBE WE'RE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, AND WE CAN ALWAYS REPORT EARLIER. >> WELL, SHOULD WE FORMALLY INVITE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE AT OUR JUNE 17TH BUDGET MEETING TO EXPRESS AND DISCUSS WITH US WELL, WHETHER THERE IS FUNDS, EITHER IN THE UNASSIGNED UNAPPROPRIATED RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES OR ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM WHICH WE GET AN ANSWER IN A DISCUSSION WITH THEM HERE. MAYBE THAT COULD BE PRODUCTIVE. >> IT COULD, JUST FOR POSTERITY SAKE, THEY HAVE REQUESTED, I THINK YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE LETTER FROM DR. WESLEY, THEY WOULD LIKE US TO SCHEDULE A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD. I POLITELY LET THEM KNOW IN OUR LAST SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH FOR THAT BETWEEN NOW AND BUDGET. AS LONG AS THE ANSWER TO THAT CONVERSATION IS WE DON'T HAVE FUNDS, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DISCUSS IN THAT FRAMEWORK. BUT DID POTENTIALLY, OPEN THE DOOR TO SOMETHING LATER THIS SUMMER WHEN IF THE TWO PARTIES HAVE INTEREST. >> MAYBE MAYBE NOT LIKE AN INITIAL FIRST STEP. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS. MAYBE SOMEBODY A REP, A FORMAL INVITE TO COME AND SPEAK AT JUNE 17TH AND WALK THROUGH WHAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. LIKE I SAID, EITHER IN THE UNASSIGNED APPROPRIATE RESERVE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, OR I'M NOT AN ACCOUNTANT. I DON'T KNOW THEIR BUDGET. I FOCUSED ON OURS, BUT JUST DO YOU KNOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC'S POINT, HAVE A FIRST TALK. >> ON THE RECORD. >> WE CERTAINLY CAN EXTEND AN INVITATION. >> I DEFERRED TO YOU AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT MAYBE AT LEAST SINCE WE'RE IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSION NOW, IF SOMEBODY'S ABLE TO COME AND TALK, AND WE COULD WALK THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. >> WE CAN, OF COURSE, EXTEND THE INVITATION TO HAVE THEM GIVE THEIR POINT OF VIEW AND WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH THEIR BUDGET. I WILL SAY THAT IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS, THEY DO WANT TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION SO THAT ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN HEAR AND ALL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE ASKING FOR COOPERATION AND VICE VERSA, WHETHER THAT'S LEASE AGREEMENTS OR SHARED COSTS OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS, AND I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE. BUT IT ALSO, I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE US WORKING TOGETHER AND THAT WE ARE COLLABORATIVE RESIDENTS WRITE ONE CHECK WHEN THEY PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. [04:55:01] >> THEY WRITE ONE CHECK. >> WE ARE THOSE BIG GOVERNING BODIES IN THE CITY. WE SHOULD BE COLLABORATING SO WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING COSTS. >> TO COLLABORATE. >> I'M ALL FOR INVITING THEM, BUT I WOULD HESITATE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T COME, THAT THAT'S A SLIGHT TO US. >> WAIT IT'S A SHORT NOTICE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OUT OF SESSION STARTING TOMORROW. IF THEY CAN MAKE A GRADE, IF NOT, NO OFFENSE TAKEN, WE EXTEND THE INVITATION, AND THIS MAY JUST BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME. >> ARE WE IN AGREEMENT, WHAT GOES IN THE STRAP [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THIS IN THE STRAP PLAN. DO YOU ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO IRON OUT? >> YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN PUT IT MIKE IN [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE'LL FIND A SPOT. >> WE'LL FIND A SPOT FOR IT. [LAUGHTER] >> WITH RESPECT TO THE STRAP PLAN, YES. [LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE NO OTHER HANDS UP AND NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK TO. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE STRATEGIC PLAN? ANYBODY ONLINE? >> NO. >> THIS IS ANDY PORKCHOP. THE PREVIOUS SEGMENT THAT GENTLEMAN SAID, YOU KNOW, THE TOURISM AND EVERYTHING IS DONE JUST AS RETAIL. BUT YOU STILL HOPING THAT THINGS COME BACK LIKE THE GOAL GYM. MAYBE JIM, YOU SHOULD TAKE OVER THE GOALS GYM AND SHOW WITH YOUR BIG BRAIN, WHAT CAN YOU DO? I REMEMBER REDONDO AS A YOUNG MAN COMING HERE AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY, AND I REMEMBER TAKING MY KID TO THE SWIMMING AT THE OCEAN AND EVENT AT THE RESTAURANT AND EVERYTHING. I WENT BACK TO VISIT THE WATERFRONT, AND I WENT BACK TO VISIT THE PIER. IT'S A SHAME. IT'S A SHAME, WHAT IT BECOME. IT'S A SHAME WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP. I WAS WALKING BY THE CRAFT SHACK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT, IT'S EMPTY. IT'S READY TO TEAR DOWN A KILLER LOCATION. PEOPLE CANNOT MAKE MONEY, CANNOT DO BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU ARE RULES, YOUR LEADERSHIP, CENTER CARE, 10S OF MILLION DOLLAR, YOU PAY OUT OF TAXPAYERS MONEY. WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE SHUTDOWN POWER STATION IN AMERICA? EVERYTHING ELECTRIC. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BUY THE FREAK AND ELECTRIC CAR, AND THEN YOU SHUT DOWN THE POWER STATION, JIMMY. YOU CELEBRATING. >> YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. [OVERLAPPING] >> SHUTOFF. I'M SAYING, SHUTTING OFF THE POWER STATION. ELECTRICITY, WHAT WE ALL NEED. YOU JUST SAY GLOBAL WARMING, AND THE OCEAN IS RISING. WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE AIR CONDITIONING, JIMMY. WE HAVE TO BRING BACK THAT POWER STATION TO SERVE US. THE BIGGEST ASSET REDONDO BEACH HAD THE POWER STATION. DON'T LAUGH MOTHER[EXPLETIVE]. I HAD TO TAKE MY WIFE TO THE DOCTOR. THEN TO THE DOCTOR, I WAS READY TO WHEEL HER IN HER WHEELCHAIR. DON'T LAUGH MOTHER[EXPLETIVE] AND THEN THEY JUST CALLED US THE ELECTRICITY RUNOUT. THEN YOU LAUGHING. I WENT TO THE VILLAGE, PEOPLE WERE WAITING LITTLE JESUS TO COME BACK, AND IT DID NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE VILLAGE. AT EASTERN. YOU SHUT DOWN THE POWER PLANT, MOTHER[EXPLETIVE], STUPID [EXPLETIVE], AND YOU LAUGHING THERE. PEOPLE HAVE NO ELECTRICITY. PEOPLE CANNOT GO TO A [OVERLAPPING]. >> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC, I THINK THE REST CITY IS CITY STAFF. ANYBODY ONLINE? >> NO. >> DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? >> LET'S GO ON TO CITY MANAGER ITEMS. >> I'M SORRY. I DO NEED APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS AMENDED. >> I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU MEANT ANY MORE DIRECTION. NO. [OVERLAPPING] >> TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS AMENDED WITH THE COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. >> SECOND. [05:00:01] >> ALL FOR IT. [OVERLAPPING]. >> AYE. >> LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE HAVING DISCUSSION. WAS THERE SOME [OVERLAPPING] >> NO. I WAS JUST GETTING SOME CLARITY ON ZANE'S FIRST ONE. I THINK I WROTE DOWN THE WRONG BRR NUMBER. >> IT WASN'T I DON'T THINK IT WAS BRR 31. I PUT THAT DOWN FOR [FOREIGN]. >> MAYBE I GOT THE WRONG ONE. >> CITY MANAGER ITEMS. [O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS] >> JUST A REMINDER, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE MENTIONED IT EARLIER. WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OUT IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY ON SATURDAY FROM 12:00 TO 3:00 P.M. WE'LL HAVE SOME FOOD AND SOME ACTIVITIES, SOME INFORMATION BOOTHS IN CONCERT WITH THE LIBRARY ACTIVITIES THAT WERE MENTIONED. COME ON DOWN FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ON SATURDAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. >> LET'S SEE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF. [Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. >> NOTHING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> NOTHING TONIGHT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE]. >> I DID WANT TO I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED A REFERRAL FOR THIS, BUT CREATE A CROSSING GUARD SUBCOMMITTEE WITH MYSELF, THE MAYOR, AND ONE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISCUSS OUR CHALLENGES WITH THE CROSSING GUARDS, HOW BEST TO ADDRESS ALL THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, WITH OUR CURRENT FUNDS OR A REDUCED NUMBER OF CROSSING GUARDS, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE? >> NOTED. [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO WAS A CROSSING GUARD. >> OH, BOY. >> I WAS NEVER A CROSSING [OVERLAPPING]. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. >> WELL, YOU CAN'T CREATE THAT SUBCOMMITTEE TONIGHT. YOU CAN BRING THE ITEM BACK TO DISCUSS [OVERLAPPING]. >> I'LL DO THAT LATER. >> THAT'S A REFERRAL. >> THAT WOULD BE A REFERRAL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL FOR IT. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> SCOTT, YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE [OVERLAPPING] >> HOW QUICKLY, JUST TIME [OVERLAPPING] HOW FAST, COUNCILWOMAN TAKE [INAUDIBLE]. >> HOW FAST? WE COULD HAVE THIS DISCUSSION VERY QUICKLY, RIGHT. YES. >> I'M THINKING JULY. WE WOULD DO THAT. >> PERFECT JULY. YES. IT WILL BE QUICKER THAN CONSENT OR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PROBABLY. >> YES. THANK YOU. COURSE MAMBER BOJI. JUST DIRECTION THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ADVISE THE MAYOR AS TO WHEN HE CAN BOOT OR SHUT DOWN A DISRUPTIVE SPEAKER OR WHAT WARNINGS YOU COULD PROVIDE? >> THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IS GOING TO COME BACK SOON. THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION ON THE END WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> NONE MAYOR. >> I HAVE NONE. >> TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN MEMORY OF JOSEPH DWIZIAC, AND CRAIG WELD, AND I DIDN'T KNOW EITHER OF THOSE WELL. CAN ANYBODY GIVE US A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THEM? >> CRAIG PREDATED MY TIME. I FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD THROUGH FOLKS WHO WORKED WITH THE HIM, HE WAS VERY RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT WITH US QUITE A LONG TIME LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY OF OUR RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS AND SOME WHO ARE STILL WITH THE DEPARTMENT. >> JOSEPH, I KNOW. >>. WHEN HE WAS, YOU KNOW, BRIEFING [OVERLAPPING]. >> WITH CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER COMMITTEE STUFF, AND HE'S A FORMER COMMITTEE WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER. YEAH. >> EARLY. ANOTHER LONGSTANDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WAS ON THE COUNCIL AND MOST RECENTLY HELPED US WITH THE CHARTER REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHARGING A VERY OPINIONATED MAN. >> MY IMPRESSION, A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, KIND OF A STRAIGHT SHOOTER, WAS A PRETTY JOVIAL INDIVIDUAL AND CERTAINLY DEDICATED A LOT OF TIME TO THE CITY. >> I THINK BOB PINSLER WROTE A NICE ARTICLE ABOUT HIM IN THE EASY READER JUST RECENTLY. I READ IT THIS MORNING. I DIDN'T GET TO DIGEST AT ALL, BUT. >> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE ADJOURNMENTS NEXT WEEK, TOO. WE'VE HAD A STRING OF CITY FOLKS PASSED THE LAST MONTH. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF JOSEPH DWIZIAC AND CRAIG WEDLEY. >> WELL. AHEAD. A MOTION. SO MOVE. >> A MOTION IN A SECOND. A FOUR. >> AYE >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.