Jul 01, 2025 City Council

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I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE CLOSED SESSION.

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

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. MAYOR LIGHT.

HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION? NONE FOR CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. WE HAVE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

ANYBODY ONLINE TO DO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? WE DO NOT HAVE ZOOM ATTENDEES AND NO ECOMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO THE CLOSED SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, BEFORE WE VOTE, CAN YOU READ OFF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT? YES. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE IS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

FOR ITEMS F.1. THROUGH F.3. THEY'RE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION.

FOR ITEM F.1., THE NAME OF THE CASE IS HARDAWAY, LEONARD STEVE V.

ROXANE BARRIENTOS CAMEY; AGUIDO MODESTO; CITY OF HAWTHORNE; CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH; CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; AND DOES 1-50, INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER: 25TRCV01762.

FOR ITEM F.2. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS ESTATE OF JOSE SOSA, BY AND THROUGH HIS HEIR AND SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST, N.R.; N.R., INDIVIDUALLY BY AND THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ; FRANCISCA RODRIGUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY V. REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, A PUBLIC ENTITY; CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, A PUBLIC ENTITY AND DOES 1-10, INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER: 2:25-CV-2547-PA-JPR. FOR ITEM F.3.

THE NAME OF THE CASE IS JOHN BELL V. CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL.

CASE NUMBER: 25-3578. ITEM F.4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED POTENTIAL LITIGATION. THERE'S ONE POTENTIAL CASE.

AND ITEM F.5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.

THE PROPERTY IS 309 ESPLANADE. THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THESE ITEMS IN THE CLOSED SESSION? YES, MAYOR. FOR ALL ITEMS THIS EVENING, MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK.

FOR ITEM F.1., WE WILL ALSO HAVE DIANE STRICKFADEN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

AND FOR ITEM F.5., WE WILL BE JOINED BY ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, KELLY ORTA, OUR DEPUTY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR AND CRISTINE SHIN SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, WE HAD THE MOTION TO RECESS THE CLOSED SESSION.

ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE WILL BE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL COME BACK TO REPORT OUT ON MATERIALS AND START THE OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON OR ABOUT 6 P.M.

THANK YOU. CLOSED SESSION, NOW OPEN SESSION. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. MAYOR LIGHT.

HERE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION? WE DO MAYOR. THIS EVENING REGARDING THE CASES LISTED UNDER CLOSED SESSION ITEMS F.1., F.2., AND F.3. THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE AFFILIATES TO DEFEND THE CITY IN EACH OF THOSE CASES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

COULD I HAVE 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. IF WE HAVE ANY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY OR VETERANS IN THE OFFICE, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OKAY, AND NOW LET US ALL STAND FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTERWARDS.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP VIVIAN, WHO'S GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

VIVIAN, THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS VIVIAN. I'M A FOURTH GRADER AT ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS ART. I LOVE MY FRIENDS IN LIFE IN REDONDO BEACH.

PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

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WELL DONE [APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB. YOU'RE VERY CLEAR.

WELL DONE. GOOD JOB. GREAT JOB. OKAY. IS THAT DAD? ONE, TWO. WELL. SOMEBODY. DO WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE COME HERE ALL BY YOURSELF? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU VIVIAN, WELL DONE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. YEAH.

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

WE DO HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, SO I WILL COME DOWN FRONT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMENDATION FOR THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF FOR RECEIVING AWARDS AT THE RECENT MEDAL OF VALOR AWARDS.

PRESENTATIONS, TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR VERY OWN REDONDO BEACH POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FOR AWARDS THEY RECEIVED AT THE RECENT SOUTH BAY POLICE AND FIRE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION'S 49TH MEDAL OF VALOR AWARDS.

THE SOUTH BAY POLICE AND FIRE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OR DISABLED POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL FROM NINE SOUTH BAY CITIES. THE FOUNDATION'S VISION INCLUDES FUNDRAISING EVENTS USED TO CREATE A SOLID FINANCIAL BASE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN AN UNEXPECTED TIME OF NEED.

ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION PROUDLY PROVIDES $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 13 ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS EVERY YEAR.

OVER THE YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS HELPED OVER 50 FAMILIES OF OUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS.

ONE OF THEIR SIGNATURE EVENTS IS THE MEDAL OF VALOR AWARDS, WHICH WAS HELD THIS YEAR ON MAY 22ND.

THIS YEAR WE HAD SIX OF OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL AWARDED IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING THE TOP HONOR MEDAL OF VALOR. AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP POLICE CHIEF JOE HOFFMAN TO TELL US ABOUT THE LIFESAVING AWARD AND THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO WALK OUT ON ME. [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE SURE IT WAS HERE? THANKS, MAYOR.

CAN I HAVE OFFICER NICHOLAS VILLAPUDUA COME UP, PLEASE? INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS ON THE SIDEWALK IN REDONDO BEACH.

UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICER VILLAPUDUA FOUND A LOCAL RESIDENT WHO WAS UNRESPONSIVE, NOT BREATHING, AND HAD NO DETECTABLE PULSE. WITHOUT HESITATION, HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ONE MAN CPR, SUSTAINING LIFE UNTIL REDONDO BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STABILIZED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECOVER.

NICHOLAS'S ACTIONS THAT DAY DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SURVIVAL OF A FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBER.

HIS DEDICATION AND SWIFT ACTION ARE A TRUE REFLECTION OF HIS PROFESSIONALISM, TRAINING, AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

THANK YOU, OFFICER VILLAPUDUA. [APPLAUSE] THREE. THANK YOU. OKAY, CAN I HAVE OFFICERS GONZALEZ, LICHTMAN AND PATEL COME UP, PLEASE? MIC].

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OFFICERS TYLER LICHTMAN, CHINTAN PATEL AND MARIO GONZALEZ WERE FIRST ON SCENE AND LOCATED A MALE SUFFERING FROM A CRITICAL GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE CHEST.

WITHOUT KNOWING THE SHOOTER'S WHEREABOUTS OR IF THE SCENE WAS STILL ACTIVE, THE OFFICERS DEVELOPED A TACTICAL PLAN TO RESCUE THE VICTIM.

OFFICER GONZALEZ PROVIDED RIFLE COVER WHILE OFFICER LICHMAN PULLED THE VICTIM TO SAFETY.

OFFICERS LICHMAN AND PATEL IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LIFE SAVING MEDICAL TREATMENT, APPLYING CHEST SEALS, CONTROLLING BLEEDING, AND MONITORING BREATHING. THE VICTIM SURVIVED AND FULLY RECOVERED DUE ENTIRELY TO THE OFFICER'S SWIFT, COURAGEOUS, AND HIGHLY SKILLED RESPONSE.

CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. GOOD JOB [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OUR OFFICERS.

I'D NOW LIKE TO CALL UP FIRE CHIEF BUTLER TO TELL US ABOUT THIS YEAR'S SOUTH BAY MEDAL OF VALOR HONOREES.

CHIEF BUTLER. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO BEFORE I BEGIN CHIEF HOFFMAN AND I TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY AT SOME POINT IN THEIR CAREER DEFINITELY WERE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY PUT THEIR LIFE AT RISK IN GRAVE PERSONAL RISK.

AND SO I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE OWE IT TO YOU GUYS AS WELL, AND GALS, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO.

I KIND OF HAVE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE ON, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 2ND, 2024.

I HAPPENED TO BE AT FIRE STATION 3, AT HARBOR PATROL OFFICE.

IT WAS A WEEKEND, AND A CALL CAME IN FOR A MAYDAY VESSEL IN DISTRESS.

I JUMPED ON THE RESCUE BOAT WITH CHAD AND BRAD, AND WE HEADED OUT TO LOOK FOR A MISSING VESSEL WHOSE ONLY KNOWN LAST LOCATION WAS OFF AVENUE C, AND THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.

WE HEADED OUT PAST THE BREAKWALL AND WE ENCOUNTERED 6 TO 8 FOOT WAVES, IN FACT, I WAS DRENCHED IN MY CIVILIAN CLOTHES AS I HUNG ON TO THE BOAT. AND THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS CALM COULD BE WE WENT OUT SEARCHING.

WE WENT TO AVENUE C AND DIDN'T FIND ANYBODY. AND AT THAT POINT WE THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE THIS IS A FALSE ALARM.

MAYBE SOMEBODY THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS IN DISTRESS.

BUT WITHOUT HESITATION, CAPTAIN SMITH, CHAD AND BRAD GODINEZ MADE A DECISION.

LET'S GO OUT TO SEA, BECAUSE IF IT'S AVENUE C HERE, MAYBE THEY SAW HIM WAY OUT.

WE TRAVELED OUT FOR ABOUT MAYBE TWO MILES, AND WE KEPT GOING AND WE KEPT GOING AND WE KEPT SEEING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A BOAT, BUT THERE WAS A BUOY AND THEN A MARKER, AND THEN WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE TOWARDS PALOS VERDES.

THESE INDIVIDUALS SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BUOY, BUT IT WAS MUCH LARGER.

AND AS WE APPROACHED IT, I WAS ON THE VESSEL.

THERE WAS FIVE PEOPLE CLINGING FOR THEIR LIVES, HANGING ON TO THE HULL OF THIS BOAT.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES. OVER 35 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS MATERIALIZED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

WITHOUT HESITATION. WITHOUT HESITATION SPECIALIST GODINEZ GRABBED HIS EQUIPMENT AND JUMPED IN THE WATER. IT WAS COLD, WINDY WINTER. AND NOT ONLY WAS IT A TOUGH SWIM, BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THE BOAT WAS FAR ENOUGH FROM THE VESSEL SO WE WOULDN'T COLLIDE. HE SWAM OUT AND THEN BOAT CAPTAIN SMITH WAS ABLE TO POSITION THE VESSEL IN A WAY THAT WE CAN BOTH AFFECT THE RESCUES AND ALSO FIND A WAY OUT. ONE BY ONE, THEY SWAM THE VICTIMS OVER TO THE BOAT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN ONE OF THE INSTANCES, ONE OF THE VICTIMS PANICKED SO MUCH THAT WAS TRYING TO DROWN BRAD.

NOT ONLY THAT, THE ENTANGLEMENT OF THE MAST, THE SAILS, AND THE CABLES BECAME A REALLY BIG HAZARD FOR THEM.

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THEY WERE GOING TO PERISH FOR SURE. THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN, AND THEY PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS AT THEIR OWN PERSONAL RISK TO MAKE THE RESCUE.

LATER ON, THE BAYWATCH CAME IN AND IT STARTED ASSISTING US.

WE BROUGHT THE VICTIMS INTO FIRE STATION 3 IN THE HARBOR HERE.

AND THESE INDIVIDUALS WENT BACK OUT BECAUSE THEY HAD FOUND A SIX VICTIM WHO UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER MUCH LIFE RESUSCITATION, HAD PASSED AWAY.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND IT'S AN UNIFIED COMMAND THAT MAKES US THE STRONGEST.

NOT ONLY WERE WE WORKING WITH THE COAST GUARD BAYWATCH, BUT ON LAND WE HAD A UNIFIED COMMAND WITH POLICE, FIRE, AND THE LIFEGUARDS. I WAS QUITE FRANKLY, JUST AMAZED AT THE NERVES OF STEEL THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD, BUT ALSO THEIR ABILITY TO SWIM AND OPERATE IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTS.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR COMMITMENT.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T REALLY WHAT YOU GUYS LIKE TO DO.

YOU DON'T LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THAT THE PUBLIC REALLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO.

AND THESE ARE SILENT PROFESSIONALS THAT YOU REALLY NEVER SEE.

SO WITH THAT, CAN I PUT THE MEDAL OF VALOR ON YOU GUYS? [APPLAUSE] AND WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, CHIEF NONE OF THEM HAD THEIR FLOTATION DEVICES ON, CORRECT? YES. SO THEY HAD NO WAY OF FLOATING WITHOUT YOU GUYS SWIMMING THEM OVER.

SO THAT MADE IT EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. [APPLAUSE] AND AS MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS PLAQUE, RECOGNIZING YOUR BRAVERY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY, NOW FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE WE LAST MET. I PRESENTED THE STATE OF THE CITY. I WILL SOON BE POSTING THAT UP ON THE WEBSITE.

RIGHT, MIKE? WE'LL BE GETTING THAT UP THERE. I ALSO HAD A MEETING, MIKE AND I, CITY MANAGER, AND I HAD A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND WE TOLD THEM HOW WE FEEL ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I WAS ON A PANEL OF MAYORS IN FRONT OF A REALTY GROUP THAT FUNNELED QUESTIONS AT US.

SO THAT WAS A FUN EVENT. WE HAD THE RIVIERA VILLAGE FESTIVAL.

I PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL AMATEUR HAM RADIO EVENT AT WILDERNESS PARK AND ALSO ATTENDED THE PRIDE PADDLE & LUNCHEON IN KING HARBOR AT KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB. AND FINALLY, WE DID GET WORD I WANT TO ANNOUNCE.

WE GOT WORD FROM THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT THEY WILL HEAR OUR APPEAL ON DOMINGUEZ PARK ON THE 23RD OF JULY.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD IT HERE, SO RESIDENTS FROM REDONDO CAN TESTIFY ON THE IMPACT OF NOT HAVING THAT PLAYGROUND AVAILABLE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAD. I'LL TURN IT OVER. LET'S SEE.

WE'LL GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE TODAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. NO MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE NOTE OF RECOGNIZING OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

MIKE KLEIN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TEXTED ME THIS.

I STOPPED OFF AT 7 A.M. AT FIRE STATION 2 TO CHECK IN WITH CAPTAIN JASEN BROWN AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE, BUT ENGINE 62 GOT CALLED OUT FOR A HEART PATIENT ISSUE.

THE PATIENT WENT INTO A HEART FAILURE ON A NEW PARAMEDIC.

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JASEN CAME BACK AND TOLD ME FROM THE CALL AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT HIS TONE WAS SO MATTER OF FACT AND NORMAL THAT THIS IS JUST WHAT THEY DO.

I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE CANDOR AND PROFESSIONALISM HE HAS SHOWN ME WHAT OUR BFD HAS AS A DEPARTMENT, PROFESSIONALISM. CAPTAIN BROWN AND HIS TEAM SAVED A LIFE TODAY BEFORE HE EVEN HAD HIS COFFEE.

WHO CAN SAY THAT? SO THANK YOU TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN CASTLE, OUR CITY MANAGER AND STAFF. AND I THINK WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT ON THE AGENDA. SO WE COULD GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL PROVIDE KIND OF A STATUS AND ANY PROPOSED INTERIM RECOMMENDATIONS WE MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

YEAH. YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE I WILL HAVE A ZOOM MEETING ONLINE FOR DISTRICT 3, BUT OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY LATER IN JULY.

I DON'T HAVE THE DATE SET, BUT IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS I'LL SEND OUT A NEWSLETTER.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO. I THINK EVERYBODY HERE ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY.

A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO, I GOT TO GO TO THE MIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ANNUAL BRUNCH AND GOT TO DO A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NITHYA RAMAN AND COSTA MESA COUNCIL MEMBER ARLIS REYNOLDS.

SO NICE THAT I GOT TO BOTH MEET OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER AREAS, BUT WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE AND WAYS FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED THE SAME WAY THAT WE ARE. RIVIERA VILLAGE SUMMER FESTIVAL WAS JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY. IT SEEMED TO BE VERY POPULAR.

I WAS THERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BOTH. APPEARED TO BE A REALLY GOOD, VERY POPULAR FESTIVAL.

I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS. CROWDS THAT WERE GOOD, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE PRIDE PADDLE AND SHOW ON SUNDAY AND THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY AT 9 A.M. AT ESPLANADE AND AVENUE I WILL BE THE KEEP THE ESPLANADE BEAUTIFUL MONTHLY SATURDAY SWEEP CLEAN UP.

AND I WILL PROBABLY END UP DOING A ZOOM MEETING SOMETIME LATER IN THIS MONTH AS WELL.

I'M TRYING TO ARRANGE AN IN-PERSON MEETING AND STILL WORKING ON DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. AS MANY OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS STATED WE ALL ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

ALSO THIS LAST SUNDAY, I ATTENDED THE PRIDE PADDEL AT KING HARBOR AND ALSO THE RIVIERA FESTIVAL, WHICH I THINK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST FESTIVALS WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ESPECIALLY SINCE COVID, WE HAD GREAT WEATHER FOR IT AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOWCASING OF THE CITY AND THE RIVIERA VILLAGE AREA.

LATER THIS MONTH, ON JULY 17TH, I'M PLANNING TO HAVE MY IN-PERSON COMMUNITY MEETING HERE AT THE LIBRARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR AT 5:30 UNTIL 06:45. AND THIS MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JEFF JONES OF QUALITY SEAFOOD, AND ALSO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION COME AND SPEAK ABOUT THINGS DOWN AT THE PIER AND THE WATERFRONT.

SO IT'S OPEN TO THE ENTIRE CITY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF JUST DISTRICT 2, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE AGAIN ON THE JULY 17TH AT 5:30.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I ASSUME NOBODY HAS ANY.

AB1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS, CORRECT? NOT YET.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA, OR WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO REARRANGE THE AGENDA?

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY, SO WE'LL BE STICKING WITH THE ORDER OF AGENDA AS WRITTEN.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY?

[F. AGENCY RECESS]

REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY.

COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES. MEMBER WALLER.

PRESENT. MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

HERE. MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. MEMBER BARRON. HERE.

CHAIRMAN LIGHT. HERE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF AGENDA? MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. UNMODIFIED.

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DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? NONE FOR THIS MEETING.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

WOULD ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR. SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY? ANYONE ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM. AND THERE ARE NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. SO I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. UNANIMOUS.

WE HAD NO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. NOW WE'RE DOWN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE FINANCE AUTHORITY.

THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT IN THE FINANCE AUTHORITY THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS AGENDA FOR ACTION. THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE AND WILL TAKE WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST, WHICH WE DO HAVE ONE AND THAT IS JOAN IRVINE. ANY FURTHER? OKAY. HI. JOAN IRVINE. DISTRICT 1. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND PEOPLE ARE HERE TODAY.

AT THE MAY 6TH, 2025 MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL OVER $300,000 FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARK, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO OVER $1 MILLION. DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THE DECISION WAS JUSTIFIED BECAUSE TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY HAD ALREADY BEEN INVESTED AND THE COUNCIL DIDN'T WANT TO SECOND GUESSED PRIOR CITY COUNCIL DECISIONS.

THAT SET A PRECEDENT. THE SAME LOGIC MUST NOW BE APPLIED TO THE CANNABIS POLICY.

THE CITY HAS SPENT EIGHT YEARS AND LIKELY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STAFF TIME AND CONSULTING FEES.

SO, THIS ISN'T UNDER THE FINANCING AUTHORITY.

YES, I'M BRINGING UP FINANCE STUFF. UNDER THE FINANCING AUTHORITY, WHICH IS LIMITED TO THE KINCAID'S AREA OF THE HARBOR.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THEN I HAD INCORRECT INFORMATION BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED.

OKAY, THEN I WILL BRING THIS UP LATER. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, I'M CORRECT ON THAT, RIGHT? THIS IS A VERY LIMITED AREA THAT. YEAH, THIS I THINK IT WOULD BE NON-AGENDA ITEMS RELATED TO THE FINANCING AUTHORITY.

I THINK YOU'RE WANTING TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING THAT'S LATER ON THE AGENDA AS WELL, LATER ON. BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

YEAH. THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT. THAT REALLY WOULDN'T BE IN PURVIEW OF THIS AUTHORITY THAT THIS HAS MORE OF THE TRANSACTIONAL ELEMENT OF IT.

OH, OKAY. GREAT. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYBODY ONLINE? NO. HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. NEXT ITEM ON HERE IS ANY REFERRALS TO STAFF? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

NON, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. OKAY.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BACK TO OUR REGULAR OPEN SESSION.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. OKAY. BACK TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. CAN 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.

OKAY. THERE'S A PARKING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING NORMALLY SCHEDULED FOR NOW THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

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

WE HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT. LIST OF INVITES AND ATTENDEES OF MAYOR 28TH COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF JULY 11TH AND 18TH, 2025. PSM COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROPOSAL, AND A BRIEFING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR J1.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION FOR N.1.

DISCUSSION ON THE RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS.

WE HAVE AN UPDATED BUFFER MAP REVISED RFA TO REFLECT REMOVAL OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION,

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JUST A LITTLE POINT OF ORDER. MIKE COOK. I'M NOT SEEING PRESENT ON MY SCREEN.

I HAVE THE REGULAR COMPUTER, BUT I CAN'T SWITCH TO PRESENT.

LET'S SEE. OKAY, SO JUMPING DOWN TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS?

[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]

SO NONE OF US HAVE IT? NO. THAT'S YOUR PC. OH, OKAY.

WE'RE DOWN TO ITEM H. DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT? I'M SORRY MAYOR, DO WE GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FOLLOW THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? OH. I'M SORRY. MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. AYE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT H.12. THIS IS FOR THE PURCHASE WITH GRANT FUNDS, A BARRIER SYSTEM FOR SOME FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND PURCHASING THESE ITEMS WILL REDUCE COSTS FOR SOME OF OUR NON-PROFITS WHO ARE RUNNING PROGRAMS IN THE CITY 10-K AND THE LIKE.

SO THANK YOU FOR EXPLORING THIS AND GETTING IT DONE.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

NONE FOR ME, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

YES. H.14. BUT I'D FIRST LIKE IF YOU COULD GIVE A PRESENTATION OF THE GREAT WORK YOU AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE DONE ON THE OLYMPIC SUBCOMMITTEE TO KICK IT OFF.

I WILL DO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. LET'S SEE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H.14.? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DOES ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS H.1.

THROUGH H.13.? WE WILL BE DISCUSSING H.14. IN THE NEXT ITEM.

SO ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? ANYONE ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM.

BUT FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENT ON H.6.

AGAINST, ONE COMMENT ON H.11. IN SUPPORT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. CAN I GET A VOTE ON YEAS AND NAYS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS H.1.

THROUGH H.13., WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H.14.? ALL FOR? AYE ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO READ? YES. THREE TONIGHT MAYOR. ITEM H.10. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO.

[H.10. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2507-047, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS TO UPDATE THE POSITION OF CHIEF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER]

[H.12. ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2507-048, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $265,901 IN ADDITIONAL GRANT YEAR 2021 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS FUND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A 60-UNIT MODULAR ANTI-VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM WITH STORAGE AND TRANSPORT TRAILER FROM ADVANCED SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $171,660 THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT AND UTILIZING STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM (SHSP) GRANT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (SLESF) FUNDS]

[H.13. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2507-049, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS TO CREATE THE POSITION OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR AND ADOPTING THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION]

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'RE GOING DOWN TO I EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.

[I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]

I CAN'T SEE IT ON THE SCREEN, SO I APOLOGIZE.

I HAVE TO TURN MY BACK TO THE AUDIENCE TO DO IT.

OH, OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT. I NEED TO READ IT.

OR WHATEVER. CAN YOU PROJECT THAT BRIEFING? WE'RE GOING TO.

YOU KNOW, WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL COME DOWN AND DO IT FROM THE PODIUM SO I CAN SPEAK INTO A MIC, AND. OKAY.

LET'S JUST CHECK MAYOR, BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I HAVE IT UP? IT'S NOT SHOWING. THE FIRST LETTER, GET IT UP.

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. YOU GOT IT? YEP. THAT'S IT.

THAT'S HER. OKAY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT.

OKAY, SO THIS IS RELATED TO ITEM H.14. THE $40,000 CONTRACT TO DO SOME OLYMPIC MARKETING.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO JUST SOME BACKGROUND.

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ON THE 5TH OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR, MAYOR BASS CALLED A MAYOR CONVENING OF ALL 88 MAYORS IN L.A.

COUNTY. WE TALKED THERE. WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF LA28 AND SOME OF THE STAFF THERE.

THEY TOLD US THE VENUE LOCATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND ALSO INDICATED A DESIRE TO BE LIKE THE PARIS OLYMPICS, WHERE ALL 88 CITIES OF L.A. COUNTY WOULD HAVE A WATCH PARTY WITHIN THEIR CITY.

AND THEN THERE'S OTHER EVENTS THAT CITIES COULD SPONSOR, BUT THAT WAS THE ONE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

I RELAYED THAT BRIEFING TO BOTH STAFF AND COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENT TO FORM A REDONDO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

FROM THAT, I ALSO, ACCEPTED INPUTS ON MEMBERSHIP FOR THAT COMMITTEE.

SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING, I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH A GENTLEMAN NAMED VIC NOL, WHO'S THE LA28 DIRECTOR OF VENUE RELATIONS.

HE FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT WATCH PARTIES ARE TO BE FUNDED BY THE CITIES, AND THAT IF WE WANTED TO USE THE OLYMPIC LOGO, THE LA28 OFFICIAL LOGO AND ANY DIRECT FEEDS, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET ESTABLISHED.

SO CITIES ARE ON THEIR OWN FOR THE WATCH, PARTY, LOGISTICS AND FUNDING.

AND IF WE WANT TO USE THAT, THEIR LOGO AND THEIR DIRECT FEED, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER REQUIREMENTS THEY PUBLISH IN THE FUTURE.

CITIES ARE ALSO ON THEIR OWN FOR ATTRACTING TEAMS. MANY OF THE OLYMPIC TEAMS, ESPECIALLY THE WEALTHIER NATIONS, WILL COME OUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE THE OLYMPICS TO PRACTICE SO THEY CAN ACCLIMATIZE TO THE AREA. AND SO JUST TO GET THEIR TEAMS READY FOR THE EVENT AFTER TRAVELING, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY FROM THEIR DIFFERENT NATIONS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ON OUR OWN FOR ATTRACTING A TEAM OR ANY NATIONS TO OUR TOWNS.

AND LA28 PROVIDES A FLAT CITE THAT'S A TYPE OF, IT SHOULD BE SITE.

A WEBSITE WHERE CITIES CAN LIST THEIR ASSETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND THE DIFFERENT TEAMS. BUT YOU CAN'T, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO KIND OF ADVERTISE WHY YOURS IS BETTER OR WHY THEY MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT.

SO THEY SEE, YOU KNOW, GYM AT REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU'D SEE ON THAT FLAT CITE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THERE WAS A MEETING THAT SUPERVISOR HOLLY MITCHELL HAD.

THEY CALLED THE MAYOR'S CONVENING. THAT WAS HELD ON THE 8TH OF MAY.

AND THERE I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR O'BRIEN FROM CULVER CITY.

HE STATED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY LOCKED DOWN THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM AS A "HOSPITALITY HOUSE".

AND SUBSEQUENTLY I CALLED HIM UP LATER AND WE EXCHANGED EMAILS ON DETAILS ON HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE NEW ZEALAND, ATTRACT THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM TO THEIR TOWN, AND THEY PUT QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT INTO IT OVER A SEVERAL MONTH PERIOD.

AND I FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE THE PACKAGE THEY HAD PUT TOGETHER, WHICH WAS A PRETTY SPECTACULAR PACKAGE.

I HELD THE FIRST MEETING OF THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ON 11TH JUNE AND KIND OF PROMULGATED THERE'S THREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY OF REDONDO, A WATCH PARTY, AN OFFICIAL OLYMPIC WATCH PARTY, A HOSPITALITY CITY, SIMILAR TO CULVER CITY OR TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND OR ADMIN FACILITY FOR PARTICIPATING NATIONS.

MARKETING WAS REQUIRED, AS WE DISCUSSED IT, WE DETERMINED MARKETING WAS REQUIRED FOR ATTRACTING SPONSORS AND FOR ATTRACTING TEAMS. AND THEN WE FOUND OUT IN THE MEETING THAT TEAMS WOULD BE VISITING LA IN MID TO LATE JULY.

SO FROM THAT WE DETERMINED WE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY ON THE MARKETING.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT FORMING AN OLYMPIC MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE, DUE TO THE SHORT TIMELINES.

AND THERE WAS AN ACTION THAT WENT OUT FOR ALL TO SUBMIT ASSETS AND CONTACTS.

THE ASSETS THAT THEY MAY HAVE FROM THEIR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACTS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE FROM THE DIFFERENT EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN THE LA AREA.

I DID ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BEFORE AND AFTER THE MEETING.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. IN ON 17TH JUNE, AS WE FINALIZED THE BUDGET, I DID ASK FOR $50K TO BE SET ASIDE FOR OLYMPIC MARKETING, WHICH THE COUNCIL APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. AND THEN ON THE 18TH, WE HAD THE MEETING OF THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

NOW I HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS WHO WAS IN EACH OF THOSE MEETINGS, COMING UP.

AT THAT TIME, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM.

THE TEAMS WEREN'T COMING TO LA UNTIL AUGUST, SOMETIME IN AUGUST.

AND WE DISCUSSED THE BROAD NEED FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'D NEED FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE.

SO DIGITAL MARKETING TO INCLUDE A PITCH DECK, FLYERS AND BROCHURES, PROMO VIDEO OR VIDEOS AND A DEDICATED WEBSITE.

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BEACHLIFE AND PSM, PSM IS THE MARKETING FIRM FOR OUR HOTELS, OFFERED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BID THE WORK.

I PUT TOGETHER A STATEMENT OF WORK AND INCORPORATED COMMENTS FROM STAFF AFTER I CIRCULATED IT.

WITH THAT, WE DID GET THE TWO BIDS FROM EACH OF THEM.

BEACHLIFE WAS AT A LOWER PRICE AND VERY WELL SITUATED WITH RAW VIDEO AND IMAGE REUSED FROM THEIR BEACH LIFE MARKETING.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT THESE WERE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVITED TO BOTH THE COMMITTEE, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE THIRD COLUMN AND IN THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

THE FIRST IS WHETHER THEY WERE INVITED, AND THE SECOND IS WHETHER THEY ATTENDED.

WE DID ADD PERSONNEL, FOR EXAMPLE, TIM DODD FROM CULVER CITY.

I'VE GOT WIND THAT WE WERE HOLDING THIS COMMITTEE AND OFFERED TO GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT CULVER CITY WAS DOING, AND HE HAD A LOT OF INSIGHT ON WHEN THE EVENTS WERE COMING UP.

FOR THE OLYMPIC TEAMS COMING TO, TO THE US TO, TO LOS ANGELES.

ALSO SOME OF THE, FOR EXAMPLE REBECCA ELDER FROM THE HOTEL REP INVITED PSM AND SO WE CONTINUED TO INVITE THEM TO THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

IF THERE'S A ZERO NEXT TO THE NAME ANYWHERE, THAT MEANS THEY DIDN'T ATTEND THE ACTUAL MEETING.

AND SO THAT'S THAT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THE DECISION TONIGHT, THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND ASSESSMENT AND PROPOSALS WAS BY CITY STAFF AND THE MAYOR, IT WAS NOT DONE BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE SELECTION FOLLOWS OUR CITY PROCESSES.

THERE WERE TWO BIDDERS, AS I SAID BEFORE, PSM AND BEACHLIFE.

BEACHLIFE IS THE LOWER BIDDER. BEACHLIFE IS QUALIFIED AND IS UNDER OUR BUDGET.

BEACHLIFE OFFERS US THE REUSE OF THEIR RAW VIDEOS AND IMAGES THAT THEY USE FOR THE BEACH LIFE FESTIVAL.

THEY'VE ALSO PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN ATTRACTING FROM A WORLDWIDE MARKET AND IN ATTRACTING SPONSORS.

WE HAD INSUFFICIENT TIME TO PULL TOGETHER A FULL RFP AND DO THE RELATED SOURCE SELECTION, AND LIKELY FOR A CONTRACT OF THIS SIZE, IT HAD TO BE UNDER $50K. IT WOULD COST MORE FOR STAFF TIME AND EFFORT THAN THAN THE EFFORT ITSELF WOULD COST.

AND THIS COUNCIL APPROVES MANY CONTRACTS, LARGER AND SMALLER, WITHOUT FORMAL RFPS AND FORMAL SOURCE SELECTIONS.

SO THE REAL DECISION TONIGHT IS WHETHER WE WANT TO HAVE MARKETING MATERIAL READY FOR THE TEAM VISITS IN AUGUST.

AND THEN I DO HAVE ONE FINAL NOTE, BECAUSE THERE IS, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

RELATED TO THIS, WE DID ACTUALLY, FROM MR. DODD, GOT TO SPEAK WITH CRAIG MONK WHO IS A FORMER NEW ZEALAND BRONZE MEDALIST IN SAILING. ABOUT REDONDO BEING THE SITE FOR THE NEW ZEALAND SAILING TEAM.

OTHER HOSPITALITY SITE WOULD BE CULVER CITY. THE TEAM WOULD POTENTIALLY PRACTICE IN OUR HARBOR.

ON JUNE 23RD, WE GAVE A TOUR TO MR. MONK AND HIS WIFE.

HE SEEMED VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE HARBOR AND THE RELATED AMENITIES.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, HE PASSED HIS ASSESSMENT ONTO THE NEW ZEALAND SAILING TEAM, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS.

AND NOW WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC SAILING TEAM VISITING HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

HE WILL ALSO BE VISITING SAN PEDRO ON LONG BEACH.

SO THAT'S A KIND OF A RECAP OF EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE TO DATE AND WHY THIS ITEM IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT THE WAY IT IS.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. WELL THANK YOU MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT TERRIFIC PRESENTATION, AND TO THE EXTENT JANE CHUNG HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

THANK YOU TOO, OR MAYBE THE MAYOR DID THIS ON HIS OWN AND.

WELL, I DID THE BRIEFING, BUT JANE HAS DONE A TON OF THE WORK.

SO IT'S A LOT OF WORK, AND IT'S IMPORTANT WORK, FOR NOT JUST THE OLYMPICS BUT FIFA WORLD CUP.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS SUBCOMMITTEE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHADWICK CASTLE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PAIGE KALUDEROVIC.

AND WITHOUT GETTING TOO OFF TOPIC, IT IS KIND OF PROOF THAT WE HAVE A MAYOR WHO'S FULL TIME AND DEDICATED, WHO CARES ABOUT THIS CITY COMING IN EVERY DAY AND GETTING THE JOB DONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT MAYOR. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A FEW CONCERNS.

I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE, AND I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR HAD HEARD ME OUT ON THEM, AND I SPOKE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AS WELL AS OUR CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBER ZEIN OBAGI.

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO AT LEAST GO THROUGH THOSE QUICKLY NOW, IF I COULD.

MAYOR. YES. WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, IN THE PROCESS THAT'S INVOLVED, THERE MAY HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN SOME TENETS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED IN THE NAME OF EXPEDIENCY IN GETTING THIS

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THEY'RE THE ONES WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE NOW BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THAT INFORMATION OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEREAS HERE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO ENDED UP BIDDING ON THE MARKETING SUBCONTRACT WERE THOSE ON THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

JUST FROM A PERCEPTION STANDPOINT, OPEN GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.

THE PUBLIC DESERVES THAT, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD BE OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE GOING FORWARD.

THAT INFORMATION NOW IS IN THE BLUE FOLDER. THE IDENTITIES OF, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS ON THIS COMMITTEE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT AS I REQUESTED. SO WHOMEVER WAS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE.

THANK STAFF, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT SECOND, AND THIS IS CRITICAL AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UNDER MAYBE ONLY THE RAREST OF CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A RECOMMENDATION FROM A SUBCOMMITTEE COMPRISED OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BE PUT ON THE AGENDA WITHOUT FIRST GETTING AT LEAST THE INPUT OF THOSE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE'RE A TEAM HERE THAT'S CRITICAL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS DONE OR NOT BECAUSE I'M NOT BROWN ACTED WITH THOSE FOLKS.

TO THE EXTENT IT WASN'T. I WOULD ASK IN THE FUTURE THAT IT BE DONE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY, EVEN WHEN IT'S A RUSH, AND IT'S LIKE, HEY, WE GOT TO GET THIS DONE.

THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST. AND I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS A GO IT ALONE APPROACH, WHICH WOULDN'T BE IDEAL, BUT LET'S KEEP EVERYBODY IN THE PROCESS. AND THEN THE THIRD PART, AND THIS IS PER THE ADMIN REPORT, IS WHERE I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT IT. THERE WAS A BID FROM PSM AND WE SAW THAT IN THE PRESENTATION AT PSM, AS THE MAYOR RIGHTLY MENTIONED, DOES MARKETING FOR THE REDONDO BEACH TRAVEL AND TOURISM BOARD.

AND LET ME JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

AND REBECCA ELDER WHO YOU KNOW, SHE'S COMING HERE MANY TIMES IS DOING A TERRIFIC JOB ON THAT.

WITH RESPECT TO THAT PSM BID THAT WASN'T PROVIDED TO COUNCIL AND WE AS A COUNCIL WERE HERE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHO SHOULD GET THIS CONTRACT. I ASK THAT THE PSM BID BE DISCLOSED, SO THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD AT LEAST EVALUATE IT ON THE MERITS, AND THE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TODAY, SOME FAMILIAR FACES, SOME NEW FACES, AND HAVING THAT DISCLOSURE, IT HELPS.

IT JUST FURTHER BOLSTERS THE INTEGRITY THAT WE HAVE THAT THE MAYOR HAS ALWAYS SHOWN.

AND THEN WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THAT'S THE BETTER BID OR NOT.

EVEN IF IT'S A HIGHER PRICE. AND AT MY REQUEST, I PRESUME THROUGH STAFF THAT'S NOW BEEN DISCLOSED AND WE HAVE THAT AND WE COULD LOOK AT IT AND LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY. SO THOSE WERE THE THREE ITEMS THAT JUMPED OUT TO ME.

AND I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.

AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE THEM WITH WITH THE COUNCIL, WITH STAFF, WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE TODAY.

AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A FEW OPTIONS HERE.

YOU KNOW, FIRST, WE CAN CONSIDER OPENING UP THIS PROCESS TO TO OTHER BIDDERS.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A STREAMLINED MINI RFP. GET SOME REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS IN THAT SPELLS OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WITH A QUICK TURNAROUND TIME. THAT'S AN OPTION. IS IT FEASIBLE? I'M NOT SURE, BUT I PUT THAT OUT THERE.

AND I DID, AND I THOUGHT THE MAYOR SPOKE TO IT.

WELL. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A TIMELINE. I'M NOT FULLY PERSUADED THAT THERE'S NECESSARILY AN AUGUST RUSH.

ESPECIALLY IF WHAT WE ULTIMATELY ENVISION COMING OUT OF THIS REALISTICALLY WOULD BE LIKE AN OLYMPIC WATCH PARTY DOWN AT SEASIDE LAGOON OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THREE YEARS AWAY. I THINK WE HAD THE, WAS IT THE KINGS EVENT HERE AT VETERANS PARK A WAYS BACK AND I DON'T KNOW FOR 30 DAYS NOTICE FOR BACK TO BACK VIEWING PARTIES OF THE NHL EVENT.

WHAT? IT WAS WORLD CUP, ACTUALLY IT. IT WAS WORLD CUP, RIGHT? WHAT 3000, FIVE, 10,000 PEOPLE? VERY WELL ATTENDED.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE TIME. I DON'T, I'M JUST NOT PERSUADED YET THAT THERE'S A RUSH TESTAMENT TO THE MAYOR'S GOOD WORK.

SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAILOR COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR HARBOR.

I'M GLAD WE'VE LOCKED THAT IN. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT'S LOCKED WITH GETTING THIS CONTRACT SIGNED TONIGHT, SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO MENTION IT.

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TAKE A LOOK AT IT. EVALUATE IT. OR THE COUNCIL CAN APPROVE THE BEACH LIFE MARKETING CONTRACT, EITHER AS IS OR MAYBE WITH REVISIONS TO SOME OF THE TERMS TO GET CLEARER METRICS IF THAT'S NEEDED.

WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND I WILL SAY IN ALL EVENTS, THERE MAY BE A ROLE TO BE HAD BY OUR NEW SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR.

THE NAME ESCAPES ME, IS IT SHELLY? CONTENT CREATOR.

WHAT IS IT? CONTENT CREATOR. CONTENT CREATOR? YEAH. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR. ITEM H.13.

HAS THAT LIST OF SCOPE OF WORK AND JOB DUTIES.

SEEMS LIKE THAT PERSON WOULD BE WELL SUITED. I'M NOT SAYING TAKE OVER THIS PROCESS NECESSARILY.

WE HAVE ALLOCATED THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO DO IT OUTSIDE, BUT MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO TO BOLSTER THE EFFORT AND GET THAT PERSON INVOLVED.

AND I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. SO I MENTIONED THAT AS WELL.

AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND I WILL SAY AS AN ASIDE, BY THE WAY, IF THERE IS GOING TO BE AN OLYMPICS WATCH PARTY ON CITY PROPERTY, AND THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN HONOR, ARE DOING IT FOR PROFIT, THEY'RE MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT.

I THINK ULTIMATELY, OUR RESIDENTS WILL EXPECT AND DEMAND THAT THE CITY RECEIVE FAIR REMUNERATION FOR THAT.

WHOEVER'S USING CITY PROPERTY TO PUT ON THAT EVENT, IF THEY'RE MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A CAUSE IT MAY BE.

SO I WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE NOW. SO THOSE WERE MY COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY IT WAS ROLLED OUT. I'VE IDENTIFIED SOME GOOD GOVERNANCE PROTOCOLS THAT I HOPE WILL BE ADDRESSED AND NOT REPEATED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANTLY, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC AND THE MAYOR AS WELL. SO THAT'S ALL YOU KNOW. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE EXTENDED TIME TO GO INTO THIS.

SURE. ALL RIGHT. SO, CITY MANAGER, WHEN WE DON'T PUT EVERY COMPETING BID ON EVERYTHING WE VOTE ON IN THIS IN THIS ORGANIZATION, DO WE? NO, NO. IT'S A MUCH BIGGER BINGE IN WITHOUT PUTTING ALL THE COMPETING BIDS FOR MUCH MORE MONEY OVER MUCH LONGER LENGTHS OF TIME THAT ARE MORE IMPACTFUL IF WE HAPPEN TO CHOOSE THE WRONG VENDOR. CASE BY CASE.

SOMETIMES WE'LL PUT COMPETING PROPOSALS ON WHEN THERE'S DIFFERENT SORT OF METRICS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT LEND ITSELF TO THAT.

BUT OFTENTIMES WE'LL CIRCULATE IT VIA BLUE FOLDER IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CURIOSITIES ABOUT THE COMPETING PROPOSALS AS WE'VE DONE TONIGHT.

IT OCCURS BOTH WAYS DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND WE'VE SELECTED VENDORS WHO HAVE INSIGHT INTO THE CITY THAT OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY.

IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR LOCAL VENDORS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR COMMUNITY TO UTILIZE THAT KNOWLEDGE, THAT INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY, THAT PERHAPS PRIOR CONTENT TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE PRICING AND IN MANY CASES PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR LESS MONEY THAN OTHERS WHO ARE JUST COMING TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD PROVIDE IT FOR. THAT DOES OFTEN OCCUR.

YEAH. AND FOR CONTRACTS OF THIS SIZE AND THIS EXPEDIENCY, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM THAT YOU DON'T DO FULL RFP, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE MIGHT SOLICIT DIRECT PROPOSALS.

WE MAY SOLICIT ONE IF WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE NUMBER, THE PRICE IS RIGHT AND THE EXPERIENCE IS THERE.

THERE ARE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE OPEN IT TO THE BROADER MARKET.

WE TAKE MANY MONTHS TIME. A TRADITIONAL RFP FOR US COULD TAKE SIX MONTHS TO UNDERTAKE.

WE HAVE DONE RFPS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN THAT CYCLE AS WELL, WHERE THEY ARE TARGETED RFPS WITH A QUICK TURNAROUND PERIOD WHERE WE MIGHT SOLICIT AND SEEK PROPOSALS FROM A HALF A DOZEN FIRMS AS A TARGET, AS AN EXAMPLE.

SO IT DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE AND IT DEPENDS ON THE ULTIMATE INVESTMENT IN TIME, THE VALUE THAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ACHIEVE AND THE EXIGENCY OF THE SERVICE NEED. YEAH. SO, SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECENT BOAT RAMP CONTRACT WE HAD, I THINK 4 OR 5 RESPONDERS.

WELL, THE BOAT RAMP CONTRACT WE ACTUALLY HAD I THINK ONLY TWO ULTIMATELY.

OH NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND THAT TOOK, THAT WAS A SIX MONTH MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

SO TIME DOESN'T NECESSARILY ELICIT ADDITIONAL RETURN OR INTEREST IN THE IN THE WORK.

BUT IT DID TAKE US, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK OVER SIX MONTHS TO GO FROM RFP TO SOURCE SELECTION.

IT DID, I MEAN, AND EVERY SERVICE IS DIFFERENT.

YEAH. AND WE DID INVITE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME, THE CHIEF.

WELL, WE SCHEDULED THE FIRST MEETING DURING A CITY MANAGER'S MEETING.

SO THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE, BUT THAT'S HOW THE TIMES WORKED OUT.

BUT PD CHOSE NOT TO ATTEND, AND THEY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE INVITED THEIR, WHAT DO YOU CALL?

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THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR IS GOING TO PLAY A ROLE IN ADVERTISING OUR COMMUNITY AND WOULD PRESUMABLY, IN THIS INSTANCE, ASSIST IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING US FOR POTENTIAL SPECIAL EVENT PURPOSES.

YES, AND IF COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, IF THIS WERE JUST FOR A WATCH PARTY WITH NO NATION ATTACHED TO IT, I WOULDN'T BE BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO YOU. BUT THE INTENT IS I THINK WE'VE GOT A UNIQUE ASSET IN OUR HARBOR.

WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE LOCATION THAT I THINK WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE TO TEAMS FROM OTHER NATIONS, AND THE ADMIN STAFF FROM OTHER NATIONS. AND SO I DO THINK TIME IS CRITICAL BECAUSE AS WE'VE SEEN, CULVER CITY HAS BEEN WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME. I THINK WE MAY BE AHEAD OF SOME CITIES AND WE'RE BEHIND SOME CITIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SPOT WE'RE IN.

I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS DATE EARLIER AND STARTED THE PROCESS EARLIER, BUT WE'RE AT WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND WITH THAT AUGUST DATE, I THINK THINGS WILL START GETTING LOCKED IN AS THEY VISIT TOWNS.

AND IF THEY DON'T VISIT OUR TOWN, I DOUBT THEY'LL CONSIDER US.

SO I THINK THIS IS A CRITICAL TIMING FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO THOSE ARE MY RESPONSES TO YOUR DIRECT STATEMENTS THERE.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE YOU KNOW, THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO LOOKING INTO IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT COMMENTS.

AND FIRST, ON YOUR FIRST SEVERAL COMMENTS ON TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNANCE.

I THINK THAT THOSE WERE GREAT IDEAS. AND I THINK AS WE DO THIS NOT ONLY FOR THE OLYMPICS, BUT ALSO THE WORLD CUP AND OTHER EVENTS LIKE THE SUPER BOWLS AND FUTURE EVENTS AROUND LA.

I THINK THAT THAT SORT OF TRANSPARENCY WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO ANY COMMITTEE THAT'S FORMED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

I WANTED TO ALSO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY WAS COMPENSATED FOR USE OF CITY PROPERTIES.

IN MY RESEARCH, IN PREPARATION FOR OUR FIRST MEETING AS THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, I LOOKED AT OTHER CITIES THAT WERE HAD PROFITABLE OLYMPIC PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR ABOUT ON THE NEWS CITIES THAT LOSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

YES. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT IN THAT CATEGORY AND WE'RE NOT DOING THIS AS A LOSS LEADER.

BECAUSE THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE INTO LOSING LOTS OF MONEY.

AND SO IN THAT I SAW THAT, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE PARK CITY OLYMPICS WHERE THEY USED A LOT OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE THEY WERE THE MOST PROFITABLE OLYMPIC GAMES THAT I THINK HAS EVER BEEN. AND SO IN THAT VEIN OF THOUGHT OR TRAIN OF THOUGHT, I REACHED OUT TO CITY STAFF, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, TO SEE WHAT ASSETS WE HAD THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE, BUT ALSO TO COME UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE BEING COMPENSATED PROPERLY FOR THE USE OF THOSE SO THAT AT A MINIMUM, WE BREAK EVEN AND IDEALLY MAKE SOME MONEY ON THESE.

SO MY PERSONAL GOAL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS WE INVEST MONEY NOW IN MARKETING TO GET THIS GOING, BUT WE GET IT BACK WHEN THE GAMES AND THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

SO IT'S NOT TO END UP IN THE RED ON THIS. [LAUGHTER] YEAH.

THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST CONSENT ITEM PRESENTATION I'VE SEEN.

[LAUGHTER][INAUDIBLE] AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

BECAUSE DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE ALL SUPPORT THE MAYOR, HE DUG INTO THIS WITH GREAT DILIGENCE AND GOOD QUESTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES TO GUIDE OUR CITY GOING FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THE ZEAL WITH WHICH OUR MAYOR IS MOVING FORWARD AND THE BENEFIT, THE VALUE THAT WE'RE GETTING AS A CITY FROM HAVING HIM SO ENTHUSED ABOUT TRYING TO GET TRACTION FOR THE CITY WITH REGARD TO ALL THIS ATTENTION THAT'S COMING TO THE COUNTY OF LA BETWEEN THE OLYMPICS, FIFA, SUPER BOWL, AND YOU KNOW, TO HIS CREDIT, THE MAYOR DIDN'T MICROMANAGE OUR BUDGET PREPARATION AND SIMPLY ASKED FOR $50,000 FOR THIS PURPOSE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE DISINGENUOUS ON OUR PART IF WE DID NOT YOU KNOW, ALLOW THE MAYOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH A KNOWN PARTY. I MEAN, WHAT WE DO KNOW, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM BEING ON INSTAGRAM TODAY, I ALREADY GOT HIT WITH A BEACHLIFE AD. SO WE KNOW THAT THE BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL IS GOOD WITH THEIR MEDIA AND THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS, AND PROBABLY COULD PUT TOGETHER AN EXCELLENT PACKAGE ABOUT REPRESENTING THE CITY.

AND I'LL ALSO TELL YOU FROM MY OWN PRACTICE, FORMER PRACTICE OF LAW, WHEN I HAD VIDEOS MADE.

VIDEOS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY VIDEOS.

I PAID TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR VIDEOS.

I PAID A LOT LESS FOR CAMPAIGN VIDEOS. BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET DRONES INVOLVED AND SHOW, YOU KNOW, SCENERY AROUND THE HISTORIC LIBRARY AND THE HARBOR, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW,

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AND I THINK THIS IS A FAIR BIT. SO I'D LIKE TO KEEP THE MAYOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS MOMENTUM AND THANK HIM FOR ALL THE WORK, AND THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR ALL THEIR WORK TRYING TO GET GREAT EVENTS TO REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YEAH. JUST REAL QUICKLY.

I APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THIS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES COMING FOR THE LA REGION.

AND I HOPE THAT REDONDO CAN BE HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME OF THOSE AS WELL.

BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTING BETTER PROTOCOLS NOT JUST FOR THIS SUBCOMMITTEE AND FOR OTHERS AROUND BIG EVENTS LIKE THIS, BUT FOR ALL SUBCOMMITTEES. I THINK THERE'S A LACK OF COMMUNICATION THAT CAN BE LOST BETWEEN YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE BROWN ACT. AND SO TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO DISCUSS OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES, I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND ALSO YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR REDONDO, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE A LOSS LEADER.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING AT AN EXPENSE.

THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I DO SEE THAT IT WILL BE. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO REITERATE AND CONFIRM WITH YOU, MAYOR, THAT THIS MATERIAL WILL NOT BE UNIQUE FOR THE OLYMPICS, THAT IT WOULD BE UNIVERSAL FOR ANY MARKETING GOING FORWARD FOR THE CITY.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE VALUE IS IF WE CAN USE THIS IN MANY OTHER SITUATIONS.

I SEE THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

YES. THANK YOU. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

I KIND OF ASSUMED THAT THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE HAD SEEN THIS AND WERE BRIEFED ON IT, AND IF THEY WEREN'T, AGREED. YES, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THAT WE NEED TO DO.

WITH THE COMPRESSED TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE, I DO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT BEING READY FOR THAT AUGUST DELEGATION PRESENCE FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S COMING IN IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE THERE. SO TO DO OUR RFP THIS OUT AND GO, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE RESPONSE HAS THEM STARTING WORK ON JUNE 24TH WITH A CONTRACT SIGNED ON JUNE 30TH AND TODAY'S JULY 1ST. FIRST SO THAT YOU KNOW THE CONTRACT AS IS.

I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY BEHIND. I'M SURE THEY CAN MAKE THAT UP, NOT A BIG DEAL.

AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A GOOD IDEA THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC JUST CAME UP WITH OR MENTIONED ABOUT HAVING EVERGREEN CONTENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM THINK ABOUT IT. IT COULD STILL BE THAT WHAT THEY CREATE HERE IS VERY SPECIFIC FOR THE OLYMPICS, BUT IT'S VERY EASY TO PUT IN CHANGE YOUR TITLES, CHANGE YOUR LOGOS.

INSTEAD OF HAVING THE OLYMPICS LOGO, IT BECOMES THE FIFA LOGO OR THE SUPER BOWL LOGO.

AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING FOR THEM TO THINK ABOUT AS THEY GET STARTED, SO THAT WHEN THEY CREATE CONTENT FOR US THAT IT WOULD BE EVERGREEN.

WE CAN'T USE THE OLYMPIC LOGO. WELL, OKAY. IS THE LA28.

THE LA28 LOGO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. I JUST WANT TO ASK CITY ATTORNEY FORD, HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT AND APPROVE IT AS THE FORM.

YES. OKAY. AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH US MOVING FORWARD WITH IT? YES. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. SECOND.

SECOND. I SECOND. OKAY. AND THEN, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP? I DID, THANK YOU. MAYOR. JUST FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

DO WE STILL HAVE THAT? WAS IT THE STIFEL VIDEO? BOND UNDERWRITING VIDEO THAT WAS DONE A FEW YEARS BACK? THAT THING, I UNDERSTAND WAS COVERED A LOT OF CONTENT.

WE MADE AN INVESTMENT. AND IF WE DO HAVE IT, CAN THAT BE PROVIDED EITHER TO OUR MEDIA CONTENT DIRECTOR AND OR WHOMEVER MAY GET THIS CONTRACT FOR USE AS NEEDED? I'LL. YEAH, IT IS OUR VIDEO.

WE DO HAVE IT. WE WERE FISHING OUT OF THE ARCHIVES TODAY LAST I CHECKED.

I'M NOT SURE IF STEPHANIE CONFIRMED THAT WE ACTUALLY DID PUT OUR HANDS ON IT. DO WE HAVE IT? WE DO HAVE IT. AND WE WILL CIRCULATE IT TO THE COMMITTEE.

AND ULTIMATELY, IF WE DO HAVE A VENDOR IN THIS, IN THIS SPHERE TO THAT OPERATOR.

OKAY, GOOD. AND IN THE BEACHLIFE PROPOSED CONTRACT ITSELF.

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IT LOOKED LIKE WE HAD SOMETHING IN THE BLUE FOLDER WHERE MAYBE THAT WAS MODIFIED.

YEAH, THE BLUE FOLDER WAS JUST THE SIGNATURE, THE VENDOR SIGNATURE.

THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT FROM WHAT YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR MATERIALS OVER THE WEEKEND.

OKAY. SO THE EXHIBIT A, WHICH DESCRIBES THEIR SCOPE OF WORK IS STILL THE SAME AS IS THEIR TERM AND TIME OF COMPLETION, WHICH IS EXHIBIT B AND THEN THEIR COMPENSATION SCHEDULE WHICH IS LAID OUT IN EXHIBIT C, THOSE REMAIN WHAT YOU RECEIVED ON, WHAT WAS IT FRIDAY I BELIEVE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE CONTRACT ITSELF DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT WE GET DETAILED INVOICES, BUT THE OFFER AND THE PROPOSAL DOES, AND WE ATTACH THAT TO THE CONTRACT AND REFERENCE IT.

AND FOR OUR CITY, IF I MAY. YES. FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, IS THAT INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTRACT, WHAT THE MAYOR JUST SAID ABOUT GETTING THE SPECIFIC.

SO HERE IT IS, IT'S A NOTE. ALL WORK IS PERFORMED WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET CEILING, WITH ITEMIZED COST TRACKING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR TRANSPARENCY.

I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF, SO WE CAN GET THAT.

I DON'T RECALL READING THAT SPECIFIC LINE, BUT IF IT'S IN THERE, THEN IT'S INCORPORATED.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHY I INCORPORATED. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S BE SURE WE DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MISS CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE CARD ON THIS.

I WILL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC PRESENTATION. BUT BEFORE I DO, I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF.

I MEAN, THIS WAS AN AMAZING. WE FOUND OUT IN OUR FIRST MEETING WHAT A SHORT TIMELINE IT WAS.

AND STAFF JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO GET THIS DONE.

I NORMALLY WOULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT MORE BRIEFINGS TO THE COUNCIL, AND WE DO INTEND TO COME BACK.

IN FACT, WE'VE GOT OTHER ITEMS WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT I INTEND TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL ONCE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND THIS IS AN INTERNAL CITY SUBCOMMITTEE, KNOWS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST.

SO OR HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THE EFFORT IN THE FUTURE TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SOME PROFITABILITY FOR THE CITY AND IT'S NOT A NET LOSS.

I WILL TELL YOU, HAVING DUG INTO THIS NOW THAT HAD WE GONE FOR AN EVENT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH RISKIER YOU KNOW, OUR ABILITY TO RECOUP COSTS IF WE ACTUALLY STAGE AN EVENT HERE, LIKE OPEN WATER SWIMMING, WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY.

YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN BUSINESSES IN A CERTAIN RADIUS.

WE'D HAVE TO HAVE BOATS OUT THERE, SO THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT RELIEVED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO GET AN EVENT, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR, A MAJOR COST TO THE CITY WITH DUBIOUS, QUESTIONABLE ABILITY TO RECOUP THAT EXPENSE.

SO I AM CONFIDENT, THOUGH, THAT IF WE PUT THIS, IF WE DO THIS RIGHT, ANY ONE OF THESE WILL MAKE MONEY FOR THE CITY IN THE END.

LET'S SEE. SO WITH THAT, OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.

I HAVE ONE CARD, WAYNE CRAIG.

FOR THE HIGH SPEED PODIUM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TRANSPARENT. IT MUST BE FORTHCOMING ABOUT HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, HOW PUBLIC FUNDS ARE SPENT, AND HOW POLICIES ARE DEVELOPED.

THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM BUDGETS AND PROJECTS TO COMMITTEES AND CONTRACTS.

THAT'S WHY I'M TALKING ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT. LIKE MANY IN THE PUBLIC, I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THROUGH A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NOT THROUGH ANY FORMAL CITY COMMUNICATION, THAT A COMMITTEE HAD BEEN FORMED, APPARENTLY TO PURSUE OLYMPIC RELATED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN 2028.

MOST RESIDENTS HAD NO IDEA THIS COMMUNITY EXISTED, AND WE ACTUALLY LEARNED FROM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT CERTAIN GROUPS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. A MEETING HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE ON JUNE 12TH, AND THAT THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND A $40,000 MARKETING CONTRACT.

AN ITEM THAT IS NOW IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT FOR AN APPROVAL. UNTIL JUST AN HOUR AGO, BEFORE THE BLUE FLAG WAS RELEASED AT THE LAST MINUTE.

THERE WERE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO SERVES ON THIS COMMITTEE.

THE TIMING AND RELEASE OF THIS SUDDEN INCLUSION OF ATTENDEES NAMES SUGGESTS THAT STAFF KNEW THAT SOME LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WAS A CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC.

BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THIS TWO MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT RECOMMENDED THIS CONDUCT WERE ALSO BIDDERS FOR THE VERY SAME CONTRACT WORK.

THAT DOES HAVE AN APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY AND POTENTIALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THIS KIND OF CLOSED DOOR PROCESS IS NOT TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE, AND IT UNDERMINES PUBLIC TRUST.

THE PUBLIC DESERVES BETTER THAN LAST MINUTE DISCLOSURES, INSIDER PARTICIPATION AND QUESTIONABLE DECISION MAKING.

WE DESERVE OPENNESS, FAIRNESS AND A GOVERNANCE THAT TRULY OPERATES IN THE LIGHT OF DAY.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM?

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AND BECAUSE WE AS KEEP THE ESPLANADE BEAUTIFUL, ARE LOOKING AT THE OLYMPIC LA 28, THE SUPER BOWL AND ALSO THE WORLD CUP. BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS AS YOU SEE THIS FROM THE TOURISM COMMITTEE, THEY FEATURE THE ESPLANADE, AND THE BEACH AROUND THE ESPLANADE ALMOST ALL THE TIME.

SO WE'VE BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE BE DOING AS A NON-PROFIT, AS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, TO HELP THE CITY TO BE THERE AS JUST ONE OF THE SOLDIERS THAT IS THERE HELPING THIS.

AND SO WHAT I WOULD I'LL HAVE TO CHECK, BECAUSE AS WAYNE SAID, TOTALLY SURPRISED ABOUT THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MARKETING.

OUR CHAIR OF THE MARKETING COMMITTEE STEVE MORRIS, HE HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO, IF HE'S INTERESTED, YOU KNOW, HE'S INTERESTED, YOU KNOW, TO BE CONSIDERING HIM ON THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE WHAT WE CAN.

WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION SOME OF OUR IDEAS FOR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING THAT WE'RE STARTING TO DO.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER KEEP THE ESPLANADE BEAUTIFUL AND OUR MARKETING CHAIR TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL STAFF. EUGENE SOLOMON, DISTRICT 1.

SPEAKING TO YOU AS A RESIDENT TONIGHT. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS THE REASON WHY I BECAME INVOLVED IN CITY POLITICS.

THIS IS NOT OKAY, IT'S NOT. HAVING MEETINGS WITH NO PUBLIC INPUT, MAKING DECISIONS.

THERE'S NO MINUTES. THIS COMMITTEE ITSELF, THERE WAS NO PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHO WOULD BE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, HOW THEY WOULD BE APPROVED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMPOSITION OF THAT.

NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. IT'S NOT OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY.

AND I'M NOT UPSET ABOUT THE, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT, BUT THE PROCESS IS NOT OKAY.

THE END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS. YOU HAVE AN URGENCY, UNDERSTOOD.

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PROCESS, THOUGH. YOU DON'T NEED A LENGTHY RFP FOR THIS.

WE DO RFIS FOR THE CITY ALL THE TIME. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION GOES OUT, GET QUICK RESPONSES, TURN THEM AROUND VERY, VERY FAST. WE DID THAT FOR OUR BANKING CONTRACTS, WE DID THAT FOR MUNICIPAL ADVISORS.

WE DO IT ALL THE TIME. YES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS HAVE DISCRETION TO HIRE CONTRACTS AND PUT THOSE CONTRACTS IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

BUT DOING IT IN THIS WAY, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT, THIS PROCESS CAN BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED.

THIS WAS THE REASON I GOT INVOLVED IN CITY POLITICS, BECAUSE THERE USED TO BE MEETINGS DOWN IN THE HARBOR, LIKE A SHADOW GOVERNMENT, OR THINGS BEING DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED, AND THEN BEING BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL AND APPROVED.

AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US, AND I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL IMPROVE THIS PROCESS GOING FORWARD, WITH SOME OF THE INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MADE HERE TONIGHT. HOWEVER, GOING FORWARD, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

WITH REGARD TO THE CONTRACT ITSELF WITH PSM. THE HOTEL BID COLLECTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO MARKET THE CITY.

SO IF YOU DO SELECT SOMEBODY, I WOULD THINK PSM ALREADY HAS A GREAT DEAL OF THAT PUT TOGETHER, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. THEY SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR TO MARKET THE CITY.

SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BUILT IN, THAT'S ALREADY BUILT IN, BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR EXPEDIENCY, BECAUSE OF YOUR PROCESS, YOU'RE NOT EXPLORING ALL THESE OTHER IDEAS.

AND I GET IT. SO WHAT I HOPE GOING FORWARD IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A BROWN ACT COMMITTEE, WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY MINUTES, WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC. WHEN YOU HAVE THESE MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW FOR ALL OF THAT, FOR PUBLIC INPUT AT THE MEETINGS, FOR MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS, FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND HAVE A SYNOPSIS PRINTED AS PART OF THE AGENDA AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE MEETINGS, BECAUSE THAT'S PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? WELL, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF.

MARK HANSEN, KING HARBOR BOATER. THAT'S NORMALLY ABOUT AS MUCH INTRODUCTION AS I DO, BUT THIS ONE'S BIGGER AND MORE FUN AND MORE EXCITING.

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I'M SUPER EXCITED. I HOPE I CAN BRING A LOT OF ASSETS AND COMMUNICATION TO THE GROUP.

YEAH, MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M A PAST COMMODORE OF KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB, BUT I'M ALSO A PAST COMMODORE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YACHTING ASSOCIATION.

88 YACHT CLUBS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES.

MOST OF YOU, I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW LEE KOLLER.

HE'S THE CURRENT COMMODORE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YACHTING ASSOCIATION.

SO REDONDO BEACH IS WELL POSITIONED TO TALK TO THIS WHOLE PART OF THE COUNTRY AND EVEN TO THE UNITED STATES SAILING ASSOCIATION, BECAUSE I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UNITED STATES SAILING ASSOCIATION FOR THE FOUR SOUTHWESTERN STATES.

I ALSO SERVE AS ON THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YACHTING ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF SANTA MONICA BAY YACHT CLUBS.

I'M THE CHAIR OF BOTH OF THOSE, AND I ALSO SERVE ON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES SAILING ASSOCIATION.

SO NORMALLY YOU GUYS MEET ME UP HERE AND I JUST SAY, OH, I'M A BOATER AND I START TALKING.

BUT THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE I'VE GOT A LOT OF CONTACTS THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING TO BEAR TO HELP US HERE.

I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN I WAS TALKING WITH TIM DODD AND CRAIG MONK, WHEN WE TOOK THEM OUT, YOU KNOW, WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. YOU KNOW, OLYMPIC BOATS ARE ALL SMALL BOATS.

YOU KNOW, LEE KOLLER HAS A BIG SAILBOAT, ROGER CARLSON HAS A BIG POWER BOAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS OUT THERE WITH CRAIG MONK, THE HARBOR PATROL TOOK US OUT.

WE'RE OUT ON THE WATER, AND HE'S SAYING, IS THIS THE PREVAILING SWELLS? THIS IS THE PREVAILING WIND? AND I SAID, YEAH, I'LL GET YOU A CHART WITH THE PREVAILING WINDS 235.

YEAH. SO WE'RE GOING HOT AND HEAVY ON THIS STUFF.

ONE FUN COINCIDENCE IS KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THE COOL FACILITY THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN TALK THEM INTO DOING COOL STUFF AT. THE GENTLEMAN WHO WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BECOME OUR REAR COMMODORE NEXT YEAR, WILL BE COMMODORE IN 2028. SO GREAT CONTINUITY.

AND HE'S GOT THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, INCLUDING ON SMALL BOATS.

SO WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY ALL SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.

I DID HAVE A SENSE THAT WE GOT TO GET MOVING ON THIS STUFF.

WHEN I MET WITH THOSE FOLKS, I BROUGHT THEM A WHOLE LIST OF THE KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB ASSETS, AERIAL VIEWS OF THE CLUB, AND EVERYTHING FUN YOU CAN DO IN BASIN 3.

SO YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO BE COMPETING AGAINST OTHER CITIES AND OTHER CLUBS UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

AND I AGREE WHEN THE MAYOR WAS RESPONDING TO COUNCILMAN BEHRENDT, AND YOU KNOW, GREAT POINTS, ABSOLUTELY GREAT POINTS TO BRING UP. I'M SO GLAD THAT AS A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM, IT WAS BROUGHT UP SO THAT THE MEMBERS WERE ON IT, YOU KNOW, COULD MAKE YOU GUYS FEEL COMFORTABLE. BUT YEAH, IF IT WAS JUST THE WATCH PARTY, NO BIG DEAL. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO PARTICULARLY TRY TO DO TRAINING.

YEAH, I HAVE A SENSE THAT WE GOT TO GET ON THIS.

THE SAILING VENUES WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY, SO THINGS ARE ABOUT READY TO ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE.

THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SURE. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF I COULD, FOR MR. HANSEN. SURE. MARK. MARK. MARK. MARK. SORRY. NO PROBLEM.

I WAS DISTRACTED. YOU WERE DISTRACTED. YOU'RE [LAUGHTER] MARK, YOU'RE ON BOTH THE OLYMPIC SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

YEAH. AND ARE YOU RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE BEACHLIFE CONTRACT OVER THE PSM CONTRACT, AND IF SO, WHY? EASY ONE TO ANSWER. THOSE GUYS HAVE ALL KINDS OF VIDEOS AND AERIAL VIDEOS.

I MEAN, THEY GOT ALL THIS STUFF ALREADY DONE.

WHEN WE MET WITH THEM. I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, I'D SEEN A LOT OF IT LIKE YOU GUYS HAD SEEN, BUT WHEN THEY STARTED LISTING EVERYTHING THEY HAD AND WENT BEYOND EVEN MY UNDERSTANDING.

SO YEAH, I THINK THEY'RE READY TO GO. AND THEY KNOW HOW TO ADVERTISE THAT PIECE OF DIRT.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, I MET THE GUY FROM THE HOTELS.

GREAT, GREAT GUY. AND I'M SURE THEY HAVE GREAT. SAM. PARDON ME.

YES, YES. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT THEM? GREAT GUY. I'M SURE THEY HAVE GREAT, GREAT STUFF.

YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING A DOZEN HOTELS. BUT I THINK BEACHLIFE HAS JUST BEEN SO FOCUSED ON THAT PIECE OF DIRT.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALMOST CERTAINLY WHERE WE WOULD PUT UP A VIDEO SCREEN, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, SO I JUST, AND I MEAN, AND HE'S PROVEN HIMSELF TO DO THIS SORT OF THING.

OKAY. A LOT OF US REALLY, REALLY WONDERED THAT FIRST YEAR, YOU KNOW, IF THIS WAS GOING TO BE A TRAFFIC MESS, RIGHT? YEAH. AND MANY NAYSAYERS CAME AROUND FROM THAT, INCLUDING MYSELF SAYING, WOW, YOU KNOW, THEY OVERPERFORMED THAT JOB, SO. THANK YOU MARK.

VERY SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY. THANKS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL. LEZLIE FROM REDONDO BEACH, DISTRICT 2.

I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, FOR BRINGING UP THIS SUBJECT, BECAUSE WHEN I SAW IT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I TOOK A LOOK AT IT, TOO AND SAID, WHAT THE HECK IS THIS? AND DIDN'T SEE ANY PRESENTATION ON IT. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE EXPEDIENCY OF THE TIMELINE, AND I SAW THAT A MEETING TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 11TH,

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AND HERE'S AN RFP IS ALREADY OUT, AND THERE'S A CONTRACT THAT'S ALREADY DONE.

AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER FOR ALL OF THIS STUFF.

SO I THOUGHT, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? AS FAR AS THE TRANSPARENCY PART, WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEMBERS OF.

WHO IT IS UNTIL 4:00 THE AFTERNOON THAT THE MEETING IS COMING UP.

YOU DON'T SEE THE OTHER CONTRACT UNTIL 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE BLUE FOLDERS ON THE NIGHT THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO RULE ON IT.

AND YOU WERE IN CLOSED SESSION. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU HAD TIME TO PULL THAT UP, READ IT AND REVIEW IT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT YOU DO THAT CLOSED SESSION.

THEN WHILE TIME MIGHT BE OF THE ESSENCE. I THINK IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO MAYBE JUST HOLD OFF ON A WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU REVIEW THE OTHER CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AN APPLES AND APPLES COMPARISON, AND THAT YOU TALK TO YOURSELVES AND YOU CHIDE YOURSELVES ABOUT NOT FOLLOWING THE RIGHT PROCESS OR PROTOCOL JUST BECAUSE OF EXPEDIENCY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, IS THAT IT, KALUDEROVIC? YEAH. OKAY, EVERYBODY KALUDEROVIC, REPEAT AFTER ME.

FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND THE DISTRACTION BEHIND ME, REALLY? I WISH THAT SOMEBODY WOULD ADHERE TO A CODE OF CONDUCT QUICKLY AND EXPEDIENTLY, AS QUICKLY AS THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA.

ALSO, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION, IT'S, I WISH YOU'D TAKE ANOTHER WEEK JUST TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING, BECAUSE THE PROPOSED SUGGESTION AS TO WHO TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO IS SOMEBODY WHO SITS ON THE COMMITTEE, AN ENTITY WHO'S ON THE COMMITTEE, AN ENTITY WHO'S ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WHERE YOU HELD THE MEETING AT.

SO IT REALLY KIND OF DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S TOTALLY ON THE UP AND UP.

PLEASE GIVE YOURSELVES AT LEAST A WEEK TO REVIEW ALL OF THAT BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? NOPE.

SORRY. I HAD A LITTLE BRAIN DAMAGE SO I COULDN'T JUMP UP ON TIME.

CAN I GET AN EXTRA COUPLE OF MINUTES? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES. OKAY. BECAUSE YESTERDAY I HAD A LITTLE BRAIN INJURY.

ANYWAY, I WAS VERY SURPRISED, YOU KNOW, ABOUT.

JIMBO, I'M HERE. IT'S VERY DISRESPECTFUL, PEOPLE COME HERE TALKING TO YOU, AND THEN YOU EFFING WITH YOUR CELL PHONE OR WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING. I'M RIGHT HERE.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT, SIR? YOUR TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT IT. IT'S LIKE ZERO. IT'S LIKE ZERO.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU IN MY OPINION, AND I'M NOT A VERY EDUCATED DUDE.

NO CITY, NO COUNTRY MADE ANY PROFIT OF THE OLYMPICS LATELY.

THE OLYMPICS LOST ITS CHARM OR INTEREST WHEN THE RUSSIANS AND THE USA WERE AGAINST EACH OTHER.

THE COMMUNIST BLOCKS WERE AGAINST THE WESTERN STATES.

SO IT'S LIKE THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF THE LAST OLYMPICS WAS THE DISTURBANCE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU I WATCHED ANY OLYMPICS IN THE PAST FEW DECADES.

AND ON THE OTHER HAND. JIMMY, I'M STILL UP HERE, DON'T BE THIS DISRESPECTFUL.

YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT? YEAH. OKAY, THEN PLEASE. PAY ATTENTION, PAY ATTENTION.

SO GOING BACK TO THE 88 CITY THAT COULD NOT COMPETE WITH YOUR CITY, YOU KNOW THAT'S ALREADY A BIG COMPETITION. I WOULD JUST KEEP MY MONEY AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SEE, HOW CAN I IMPROVE THE CITY? LIKE SOMEBODY COULD OPEN A PLACE, YOU KNOW? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW, LIKE THE CRAB SHACK TO THE PEOPLE? NUMBER ONE LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, REDONDO BEACH HARBOR PAID AND BUILT BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND WHAT YOU DO WITH IT? WHAT YOU DO WITH IT? HAVING THIS BUILDING STANDING THERE, ALSO USED TO BE KNOWN AS CRAB SHACK.

COULD BE BRINGING THOUSANDS A DAY TO THE CITY.

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OH, WE'RE GONNA HOST THIS AND WE'RE GONNA HOST THAT.

THEY GO TO THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, DUDE. THEY GO TO THE HOTEL, BUT IT'S THE CHEAPER AND CLOSEST TO THE EVENTS, YOU KNOW? ALL THESE CHILDISH BEERS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY ON THE OLYMPICS.

THINK ABOUT IT. MAKE MONEY ON THE CRAB SHACK, KILLER LOCATION.

YOU LET IT RUN DOWN THAT ONE. YOU'RE MISSING DINERO.

TIME'S UP. SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ONLINE? WE DO HAVE ONE HAND RAISED IN ZOOM. MARCIE GUILLERMO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JUST WANTED TO SAY I DITTO WHEN CRAIG, EUGENE SOLOMON AND LESLIE CAMPEGGI'S COMMENT.

THE PROCESS IS NOT OKAY. WE NEED TRANSPARENCY AND WE NEED TO EXERCISE PROPER DUE DILIGENCE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NO OTHER HANDS RAISED.

FOR THE RECORD, THERE ARE FOUR ECOMMENTS, ONE NEUTRAL ONE, THREE AGAINST.

ONE WHAT? NEUTRAL. OKAY, THANKS. SO I'M GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.

I FIND IT AMAZING THAT HERE WE ARE. YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S TEAMS COMING OUT IN AUGUST.

YOU CAN'T TURN AROUND A MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN ZERO DAYS.

AND I WOULD EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE REJOICING THAT THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD EXPEDIENTLY ON THIS ITEM.

AND THIS IS NOT JUST ME. THIS IS CITY STAFF WORKING WITH ME.

THIS IS FOLLOWING CITY PROCESSES. AND YES, IDEALLY, IF WE HAD MORE TIME THIS THERE WOULD BE A LOT MORE MEETINGS WHERE WE'D BRIEF ALL OF THIS.

AND IN FACT, THAT WAS THE PLAN UNTIL WE FOUND OUT THE SCHEDULE.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, WE MET THE DAY AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH OF JULY.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING. WE DIDN'T HAVE FACTS UNTIL JUST RECENTLY.

SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE MOVING OUT EXPEDIENTLY. WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL CITY PROCESSES.

WE APPROVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CONTRACTS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH ANY OF THIS STUFF YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT.

THERE'S INTERNAL CITY COMMITTEES THAT ARE PUTTING TOGETHER RFPS.

THERE'S RFPS THAT GO OUT. THERE'S SOURCE SELECTION COMMITTEES.

THERE ARE PROPOSALS THAT NEVER GET PUBLISHED FOR EVERYONE TO INSPECT IN THE CITY'S AGENDA.

AND IF WE DID THAT, WE'D GET BOGGED DOWN AND NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE.

SO THERE'S A BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEED FOR EXPEDIENCY AND THE NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY.

I'M A VERY TRANSPARENT PERSON. I PUT EVERY PIECE OF DATA UP THERE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.

THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY SINCE THE 18TH WHEN WE HAD THE MARKETING MEETING.

SEVERAL REMARKED ON THE FACT THAT BEACHLIFE WAS AT THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.

WELL, SO WAS THE OTHER CONTRACTOR THAT BID, AND THEY BID HIGHER.

SO WE PICKED THE LOWER ONE. THERE'S NOTHING HIDDEN HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING NEFARIOUS. THIS IS JUST ABOUT WANTING US TO HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A GREAT OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE.

WHEN OTHER CITIES ARE MOVING OUT AND SOME HAVE ALREADY CAPTURED TEAMS WHEN WE HAVE A LIMITED TIMELINE.

YES, IF WE WERE JUST DOING A WATCH PARTY, IT'D BE EASY, WE'D SIT BACK FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN WAIT AND FIND SOME SPONSORS, WHICH MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE BY THAT TIME, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD ON IT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.

WE HAVE THREE OPPORTUNITIES, TWO OF THEM REQUIRE MARKETING BY AUGUST.

AND IF WE MISS THAT, WE'RE FURTHER BEHIND THAN WE ARE TODAY.

SO NOTHING NEFARIOUS, JUST TRYING TO PUT REDONDO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT FOR LESS THAN $50K THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT WAS APPROVED PUBLICLY. AND TO THOSE WHO SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN ANNOUNCING IT SINCE WE HAD THE MEETING WITH THE MAYOR OF LA. THIS HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT. IN FACT, I'VE HAD PEOPLE ASKING IF THEY CAN BE ON IT, AND WE TOOK SOME PEOPLE THAT ASKED AND SO IT WAS VERY OPEN PROCESS, THERE'S NOTHING HIDDEN ABOUT IT.

EASY READER KNEW ABOUT IT BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT IT HERE.

SO I WILL CLOSE IT WITH THAT. WE HAVE A, I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS.

MY INTENT IS TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE GET SOME BREATHING SPACE ON THIS.

WE WILL BE MORE TRANSPARENT. IN FACT, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT SOME ORGANIZATIONAL CONSTRUCTS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S CHECKS AND BALANCES ON THE MONEY SIDE, AND THOSE WILL COME PUBLIC AFTER THE STAFF AND MYSELF AND TWO OF THE COUNCILMEN COME TO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RECOMMEND TO THIS BODY AND TO THE PUBLIC. SO SORRY THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL THE TIMELINE OF WHEN TEAMS ARE COMING TO VISIT.

SORRY I DIDN'T GET ON THIS LAST YEAR, BUT NOBODY WAS AND ANYBODY COULD HAVE BEEN, AND WE'RE AT WHERE WE'RE AT.

SO I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS SO WE CAN PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WHEN THOSE TEAMS COME OUT IN AUGUST.

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THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO? I AM IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.

IT'S THE LOWER OF THE TWO. I THINK WE KNOW THE PRODUCT THAT THEY PRODUCE.

THEY KNOW THE CITY VERY WELL. AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN GIVE US MATERIAL THAT WILL BE UNIVERSAL GOING FORWARD.

I AGREE, I THINK WE SHOULD APPROVE THE CONTRACT.

AND I ALSO HEAR THE CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, BUT ALSO JUST GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND TRYING TO GET THIS PRODUCT OUT SO THAT WE CAN GET IN FRONT OF THE TEAMS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND THEN ONE OTHER POINT I DID WANT TO ADD IN ADDITION TO BEACHLIFE, THE OTHER COMPANY IS ALSO STILL A MEMBER OF THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

SO IT'S NOT AS IF JUST BY GOING WITH ONE VENDOR IN THIS SPECIFIC PIECE, THAT IT WOULD BE TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE INPUT FROM THE OTHER VENDOR AS WELL, AND SORT OF MARKETING THE WHOLE CITY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO ADD THAT IN.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE MAYOR HAS ASKED FOR IT, THANK YOU. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, AND OTHERS.

THE MAYOR ASKED FOR THE FUNDING, WE APPROVED IT, HE'S COMING UNDER BUDGET.

WE JUST HEARD FROM THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THERE WILL CLEARLY BE BETTER PROCESSES GOING FORWARD, I THINK WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO THAT.

SO WITH ALL OF THAT, I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT AS RECOMMENDED.

THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, WILL BE JUMPING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

EACH SPEAKER CAN SPEAK ONLY ONCE AND WILL TAKE WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST FOR THIS SECTION, AND I DO HAVE SOME WRITTEN REQUESTS.

THE FIRST IS GEORGETTE GANTNER AND THEN RICK MCQUILLIN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. GEORGETTE GANTNER, DISTRICT 2.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE PERMISSION TO DISPERSE. I'M SURE I'D SEEN YOUR FILE. SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. THERE'S ONE ABSENT IN THAT VOTE.

I WAS JUST NOTING THAT, FOR THE RECORD. OKAY, I AM PRESENTING THIS INFO WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION IN THE LAST YEAR THAT CHANGED FROM THE PUBLIC ART TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.

IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, I PRESENTED SOME CHANGES OR SUGGESTIONS TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION IN TERMS OF WHAT DIRECTION THEY SHOULD POSSIBLY GO, IN LIGHT OF MAYOR LIGHT SUGGESTION LAST YEAR THAT IT BE CHANGED FROM PUBLIC ART TO CULTURAL ARTS, AND WHAT ENTITIES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE PACKET.

ALSO, IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, DIFFERENT EXISTING BUSINESSES AND FACTIONS THAT MAY WANT TO BE PART OF THIS.

BECAUSE IN MY INTERPRETATION, IF WE ARE NOW A CULTURE OR IF IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, TO ME THAT IMPLIES THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE WILLINGNESS TO SPONSOR SOME OF THESE GROUPS.

SO ONE OF MY MEETINGS WAS WITH THE REDONDO BEACH BALLET, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT DANCE COMPANY WHO'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 13 YEARS, AND THEY ARE LOCATED ON ARTESIA, WHICH IS EXCITING SINCE CHANGES WILL BE HAPPENING THERE ANYWAY.

AND THEY SUBMITTED A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT. I HAD A MEETING WITH THEM FIRST AND I SAID, OH, DO YOU WANT ME TO REPRESENT YOU OR DO YOU WANT TO REPRESENT YOURSELF? AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE WANT YOU TO COME TO OUR BOARD MEETING, SO I DID. AND THEN THEY DISCUSSED THE CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT THAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP OF THE PACKET.

AND SO THEY ALSO ASKED ME, SAID PLEASE PRESENT IT, THEY'RE ON VACATION, SO I SAID FINE.

AS JUST A NEUTRAL ENTITY, I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN FRONT OF YOU SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEIR INTEREST INVOLVES.

AND I MET WITH THEM, AND JACK MEYER, WHO'S OUR CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER, HAS TALKED TO THEM TOO BEFORE THAT, AND SO RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOOD. SO I JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT.

AND ALSO AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, THERE'S TWO EXAMPLES, MORE EXAMPLES OF HOW THE CITY OF PASADENA IS PRESENTING ITSELF IN TRYING TO GET PROMOTING ITSELF TO GET BUSINESS. SO AGAIN, I HAD EMAILED, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY GOT THE EMAIL THAT I SENT ON, I KNOW I GOT TO DO YOU GUYS BEFORE, AGAIN WITH THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND ITS PROMO AND HOW THEY'RE PRESENTING THEMSELVES.

SO IT'S JUST SOME IDEAS AND INSPIRATIONS, POSSIBLY AS WE GO FORWARD, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF TONIGHT, AND I HOPE IT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY.

[01:35:01]

I'M RICK MCQUILLIN FROM MANHATTAN BEACH. I'M GOING TO TRUNCATE YOUR REMARKS.

AFTER ALL THE EXCITEMENT, I'LL JUST TRY TO BE QUICK.

I'VE GOT A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CRT JUST SOUTH BAY STREETS.

IN MAY, I PUBLISHED A BETA VERSION WHICH HAS THESE STOREFRONT DIRECTORIES, AND PEOPLE SAY THESE ARE KIND OF LIKE RESORT MAPS FOR SHOPPING.

AND YES, WE CAN ADD PUBLIC ART AND REDONDO HISTORICAL SITES TO THESE KIND OF MAKE IT A BLEND OF SHOPPING AND CULTURE.

IT'S STILL VERY ROUGH, BUT IT'S A START. ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS THERE.

I'M GOING TO WORK WITH SOPHIA PASTA AT THE GALLERIA TO DEVELOP DIRECTORIES FOR THE GALLERIA.

THAT SHOULD ATTRACT VISITORS AND GIVE THEM A FUN, USEFUL EXPERIENCE.

THESE ARE JUST REALLY A PORTAL INTO WHAT I CALL COMMUNITY COMMERCE, AND I WAS GOING TO GO INTO THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO TRUNCATE THAT QUITE A BIT. BUT YOU COULD GO OUT THERE AND HAVE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S THERE.

THERE ARE CONCEPTS FOR PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY COMMERCE.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO NEED TO QUOTE G.K. CHESTERTON, WHO ONCE SAID, "ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING BADLY." IN OTHER WORDS, YOU GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. IT'S NOT VERY PRETTY, HOWEVER, WITH ME AS THE ARTIST, I USE DODGER BLUE AS THE PRIMARY COLOR, SO THAT SHOULD MAKE UP FOR A LOT OF POOR ART.

BECAUSE, COME ON, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE THERE? SO IT'S KIND OF EMBARRASSING FOR ME, BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT SOME OF THE CONCEPTS ARE.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT BOTH MERCHANTS AND CUSTOMERS CAN DEFINE LARGER PROJECTS FOR COMMERCE AND THAT CUSTOMERS CAN ALLOW MERCHANTS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS, BASICALLY.

AND LET'S SEE. THE IDEA IS TO TILT SHOPPING BACK FROM ONLINE SHOPPING TO LOCAL SHOPPING AND DOING IT RIGHT HERE.

SO MY VISION IS AN ATTRACTIVE, LIVELY ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, I'M GOING TO BE ASKING SKECHERS AND TARGET AND MACY'S IF THEY'LL TRY TO DO A LITTLE ANNEX.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE, BUT IT'LL BE FUN TO TRY.

MY VISION IS THAT PEOPLE COME FROM ALL AROUND TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE ARTESIA BOULEVARD, AND THEY MAY WANT TO COPY US.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. THANK YOU. JIM MUELLER AND THEN JESS MONEY.

AND THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. JIM MUELLER, DISTRICT 5.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. IT'S ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE IN AMERICA THAT WE CAN SPEAK BEFORE YOU.

I LOVE THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION AND THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION LOVES ME.

WHY? BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY CITIZEN THAT ATTENDS THEIR MEETINGS.

[LAUGHTER] AND EVEN THE LAST ONE IN JUNE, EVEN THE LAST ONE IN JUNE, WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS STUDYING THE 25-26 PROPOSED BUDGET IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOB OF ADVISING YOU, THE COUNCIL. THE PRESENTATION BY THE CITY MANAGER WAS BASICALLY WHAT HE GAVE THE COUNCIL.

HE TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO ANALYZE DATA FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. HE IMPLIED THE CORE BUDGET WAS SET IN STONE AND THE VARIABLE ITEMS ARE THE DECISION PACKAGES.

I SEARCHED FOR FINANCIAL DATA ON THE DECISION PACKAGES LIKE A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

I COULDN'T FIND ANY SUCH ANALYSIS. THE BUDGET DOCUMENT OF 200 PLUS PAGES IS ORGANIZED BY EXPENSE TYPE WITHIN DEPARTMENT.

THE DECISION PACKAGE DOCUMENT OVER 100 PAGES DOESN'T PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DATA FOR EACH PACKAGE.

THERE IS A LITTLE POSSIBILITY TO ANALYZE THE COST BENEFIT OF ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT OR TASK.

THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION HAS BEEN ASKING FOR FINANCIAL DATA ON, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY'S HOMELESS PROGRAM FOR MONTHS.

WHAT THEY'VE GOTTEN FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER.

THE LATEST BEING THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS SHORT FIVE STAFF POSITIONS AND DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO COMB THROUGH ALL THE DATA.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM? DOESN'T IT ALLOW FOR AD HOC REPORTS? NOT ANYMORE.

THE SYSTEM CALLED OPEN GOV, USED TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY SECTION OF THE WEBSITE WAS CANCELED, AND SO THAT'S WHY THE SO-CALLED FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY SECTION IN THE CITY'S WEBSITE ONLY GOES THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 21-22, SO THERE'S REALLY NO FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM THE PROPOSED 25-26 BUDGET DOC ONLY SHOWS SPECIFIC COST DATA FOR TWO PEOPLE AND THE CLINICIAN ASSIGNED TO HOMELESSNESS.

THERE'S NO MENTION OF PALLET SHELTER, MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC WORKS CLEANUP, OR POLICE TIME SPENT ON HOMELESS CASES OR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY CALL TIME. THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION'S ISN'T IDLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE COST OF HOMELESS PROGRAM.

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SO I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY MANAGER TO GET MY BELOVED BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION THE DATA THEY NEED TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY THINK IS THEIRS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JESS MONEY, DISTRICT 3.

I'M UP HERE ON SOMETHING REAL SIMPLE AT THE MOMENT.

I WOULD URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER REVISING THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

IT'S MY FEELING THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEM SHOULD COME BEFORE A CONSENT CALENDAR FOR ONE SIMPLE REASON.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND RAISE IMPORTANT ISSUES, BUT LOTS OF TIMES THE NON-AGENDA THINGS ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FUNDRAISING CAR WASH FOR THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM, OR THE FACT THAT THE LAND CONSERVANCY IS GOING TO BE CONDUCTING A BEACH CLEANUP OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS LOTS OF TIMES NOTHING, WELL, SOMETIMES NOTHING GETS PULLED. LOTS OF TIMES THE 1 OR 2 ITEMS THAT GET PULLED ONLY TAKE A LITTLE DISCUSSION.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF OCCASIONS WHERE SOMETHING GETS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THE NEXT THING WE KNOW, IT'S 8:30 AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A POTTY BREAK BEFORE WE CAN COME BACK AND DO NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SO ANYWAY, IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? THAT WAS THE LAST CARD. GOOD EVENING. JONATAN CVETKO.

DESPITE THIS BEING A MCDONALD'S BAG, SOMETHING I HOPE YOU'LL PAY ATTENTION A LITTLE BIT LATER ON TONIGHT.

I'VE COME HERE BEFORE YOU TO SHOWCASE THAT WE AS A CITY, HAVE NOT COME THROUGH WITH WHAT WE HAD HOPED TO HAVE DONE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HEMP PRODUCTS. EARLIER TODAY, I VERY EASILY WENT, DESPITE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS HERE, AND WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE FOR ALL OF $11 THESE TWO HEMP JOINTS OVER AT OUR DEAR FRIENDS AT THE SANDBOX, DISTRICT 4.

AT DISTRICT 1 IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE EASILY GOT VAPE CARTRIDGES AND A DISPOSABLE THC PEN.

IN DISTRICT 3, I BELIEVE OVER BY THE WONDERFUL CHERISHED REDONDO, WE HAVE A SMOKE SHOP OVER THERE, AGAIN, VAPE CARTS BY SOME OF THE BRANDS THAT HAVE STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO EVEN APPLY HERE IN OUR CITY WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS.

I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE VALIANT EFFORT WAS THERE FOR US TO TRY TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION, THAT WE WOULD REGULATE A MARKET THAT WOULD WORK WELL AND KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE. DESPITE OUR INITIAL EFFORTS, WE HAVE NOT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.

DESPITE THE STATES BANNING THIS, DESPITE THE STATE SAYING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HELP WITH ENFORCEMENT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DONE THE SAME HERE AND CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THAT. IF IT'S OF ANY HELP TO YOU, I'D BE HAPPY TO TURN OVER ANY OF THESE RECEIPTS SO YOU CAN SEE THIS AS PROOF AND YOU CAN PROSECUTE THEM ACCORDINGLY.

BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I WANT YOU TO TAKE AWAY HERE THAT WE HAVE A VERY WEAK FOUNDATION IN BEING ABLE TO HANDLE WHAT THIS MARKET IS.

AND IF WE INTEND TO BUILD UPON THIS FOUNDATION WITH A LEGAL CANNABIS MARKET THAT'S STRUGGLING, WE WILL SEEMINGLY FAIL JUST THE SAME AS WE HAVE HERE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER. CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU.

THE AGENDA ITEM I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IS ME. A BIT AGO, I WAS SITTING IN MY OFFICE AND A GENTLEMAN WALKED IN, ONE OF MY ELECTRICIANS, AND HE HAD A FORM IN HIS HANDS.

HE SAID, MY SON, AGAINST MY WIFE'S BEST EFFORTS, CAME TO WORK WITH ME, AND HE PUT HIS HAND ON SOMETHING, AND HE DIED. AND I'M HIS BENEFICIARY ON HIS 401K PLAN.

I CAN'T SIGN THIS DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW, AND HE SAT DOWN.

THEN MY PHONE RANG, AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE PHONE, MY FRIEND DAN SANG VERY SOFTLY TO ME.

I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU. AND I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T HAVE TIME BECAUSE I WAS DEALING WITH THE SITUATION, AND THE MAN IN MY OFFICE GRABBED MY HAND AND SAID, NO, LET HIM FINISH, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

AND WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW IS THAT MY FRIEND DAN, THAT WOULD BE THE LAST PHONE CALL THAT HE WOULD MAKE BECAUSE HIS LIVER WAS FAILING HIM.

SUBSEQUENTLY, HE HAD A TRANSPLANT. I WENT TO VISIT HIM WHILE HE WAS CONVALESCING, AND HE INSISTED THAT I DRIVE HIS TESLA.

AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I'M A PROUD GAS GUZZLING TWO BENZ FAMILY, WE DON'T DO TESLA.

NO OFFENSE. SO I TOOK IT AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT, BUT I TOOK IT.

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AND HE SAID, ARE YOU SURE? AND I SAID, OKAY. AND HE SAID, BECAUSE WHEN I RAN THE PLATES, IT BELONGED TO SOMEONE NAMED DANIEL. AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT WOULD BE SUCH A STRETCH THAT I WOULD CALL MY FRIEND DAN AND NOT DANIEL, BUT I SAID OKAY. AND THEN HE SAID, I NEED TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION JUST IN CASE THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN. THOSE ARE PREDICATE FOR WHAT THIS MAYOR AND WHAT THIS CITY COUNCIL MADE ME A LIAR OUT OF. BECAUSE AS I SAT THERE WHILE THAT GENTLEMAN WENT AND TORE MY LIFE APART FOR 15 MINUTES, I SAID, I COME FROM A COASTAL TOWN, A BEACH TOWN WHERE I WOULD NEVER BE TREATED LIKE THIS.

AND YET I WAS. AND YET I WAS. SO THE DAY THIS MAYOR CALLED ME TO HIS OFFICE AND MADE ME RELIVE IT, REVISIT THAT HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. I EQUATE THOSE TWO.

AND THE DAY THIS MAYOR CALLED ME TO HIS OFFICE WHEN I WAS BURYING MY NIECE TO RELIVE THAT HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

IT'S SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I'LL NEVER GET OVER.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HELLO, EVERYONE. THIS IS ANDY PORKCHOP. I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE.

I WAS SPREADING MISINFORMATION HERE BECAUSE GREGORY ALLEN, EX FIREFIGHTER. I QUOTE THAT $420,000 A YEAR, AND THAT WAS INCORRECT, AND I APOLOGIZE. THE CORRECT NUMBER IS 460.

THEY BUMPED IT UP A LITTLE BIT BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT, SO HE CAN AFFORD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE PASSION.

I HEARD HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD. YOU KNOW, DRINKING HIS WINE, MAKING WINE.

PEOPLE LIKE WINE, SO HE'S VERY, VERY ACTIVE. ANYWAY THE OTHER NEWS IS I WENT TO THE RIVIERA VILLAGE LAST WEEK, AND I WAS COUNTING CAMERAS.

I WAS MAKING SURE ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE SAFE, YOU KNOW, THE RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING.

SO I WAS COUNTING CAMERAS, AND PEOPLE FIND IT OFFENSIVE, AND THEY CALLED 911.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? BECAUSE I WAS COUNTING CAMERAS, AND I HAD THIS THING IN MY HAND, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY KIND, VERY NICE. THEY TALK TO THE IDIOTS AND THEY TOLD THEM IT'S EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS OKAY IN CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

SO THE POLICY THEN DID NOT TALK TO ME, JUST TO THE IDIOTS.

BUT AFTER, BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE NEW FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS.

AND THAT A NEW FRIEND IS A POLICE, NOT A POLICE OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, A FIREFIGHTER WIFE.

AND SHE HAS THE TIME, YOU KNOW, BESIDES COOKING AND WASHING AND CLEANING HER HOUSE TO SPREAD EVERY FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT ME, SHE TRIED TO EXPOSE MY NAME, WHERE I LIVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE I LIVE, THE LOCATION WHERE I LIVE.

AND TELLING EVERY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHAT A TERRIBLE PERSON I AM.

AND SOME PEOPLE EVEN GIVE THUMBS UP. SO SHE WAS VERY BUSY, SO I FIND OUT HER HUSBAND IS A REDONDO BEACH FIREFIGHTER. SO NEXT TIME I SHOW UP HERE, I GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL?

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HAVING BEEN THERE, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

MIKE WARD, THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, MIKE BELL, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON IT DID AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC JOB.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE IN THE BEER GARDEN MOST OF THE TIME, NOT DRINKING BEER SINCE I DON'T DRINK, BUT DANCING AND ENJOYING THE MUSIC. I MEAN, IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC.

AND WE'RE SO VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAVE THE RIVIERA VILLAGE.

AND THE FACT THAT I WENT TO SPRING FEST, AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL TOO.

BUT I HAS TO SAY, WITH THE RIVIERA VILLAGE, PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND THE OCEAN IS RIGHT BEHIND WHERE THE BAND IS.

I MEAN, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE OF AN IDYLLIC WEEKEND THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE WHOLE CITY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE RIVIERA VILLAGE SUMMERFEST.

SO THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE ONLINE? YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE A FEW HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM.

THE FIRST ONE, JULIE HERNANDEZ. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

HELLO, JULIE. HELLO COUNCIL. I WAS THERE A FEW WEEKS PAST, AND DESPITE OUR REQUESTS FOR A WALL, THIS IS REGARDING ITEM J, THE MEDIAM PROJECT ON A SMALL PROSPECT ACROSS FROM BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER. [INAUDIBLE] PREVIOUS AGENDA.

EXCUSE ME? YOU SAID ITEM J. I'M LOOKING ON OUR CALENDAR, THERE'S NOTHING.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PUBLIC WORKS. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT MEETING? OKAY.

I WAS TOLD IT WAS ITEM J. BUT YOU RECALL THE PROJECT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

IS THAT CORRECT? AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON THAT? YES.

THANK YOU. DESPITE OUR REQUEST, THE NEIGHBORHOOD REQUESTS FOR A WALL FOR SAFETY AND NOISE REDUCTION, WE WERE STILL IGNORED. I DO SEE THAT IT'S VERY SMALL TREES, NOT EVEN AS LARGE AS MYSELF, ARE PLANTED ACROSS THE STREET, AND THEY WILL NOT PROTECT US FROM ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC, NOISE OR CARS FLIPPING OVER THE MEDIAN.

WHICH IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. AS THE YEARS GO ON TRAFFIC IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE MORE AND MORE.

NOISE IS GOING TO INCREASE MORE AND MORE. SO YOU GUYS DID NOT REALLY PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE HERE.

THIS IS A BAND-AID AND A WASTE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS AND WAS A VERY POOR SOLUTION.

THERE'S MULTIPLE CODE VIOLATIONS, I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE TIME LISTING THEM ALL.

NOISE VIOLATIONS, NOISE POLLUTION, CODE VIOLATIONS FOR REDONDO BEACH, LA COUNTY, ETC..

MULTIPLE CODES. SO YOU'RE ALREADY IN VIOLATION OF THAT, AND ONCE AGAIN SHOWING US THAT YOU DON'T CARE.

MAYOR, I DO SEE YOU WERE JUST BARELY RECENTLY ELECTED HERE TO REDONDO BEACH, AND YOU SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED AT THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION YOU'VE HAD WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A FLYER, A NOTICE, NOTHING.

NOTHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON UNTIL AFTER THE FACT, SO IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING.

OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE NOT YOUR PERSONAL CHECKBOOK TO JUST DO WHATEVER YOU DECIDE IS BEST FOR THE CITY.

AND I'M HEARING THIS IS A COMMON THEME. I DON'T NORMALLY EVEN JUMP IN ON THESE AGENDAS, BUT I'M HEARING, IRONICALLY, A COMMON THEME OF MAKING DECISIONS WITHOUT GETTING INPUT FROM RESIDENTS, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, YOU KNOW, HURRYING UP AND MAKING DECISIONS. I HEARD AT ONE POINT WE HAD A $200,000 BUDGET FOR OUR MEDIAN, AND THEN POOF, NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT AGAIN. SO THAT'S VERY IRONIC THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE WERE BUDGETED, WHAT WAS SPENT, HOW MUCH THESE TREES COST. I THINK WE DESERVE ANSWERS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR. CARS HAVE ALREADY FLIPPED OVER THE MEDIAN MULTIPLE TIMES.

ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? ARE YOU WAITING FOR A MOM AND HER STROLLER TO GET HIT BY A CAR WHEN SHE'S COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL? THOSE CARS COME FLYING DOWN UPPER PROSPECT. IT'S REAL, IT'S HAPPENED.

SO IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DON'T LET YOUR PRIDE GET IN THE WAY.

YOU CAN FIX THIS; YOU CAN ACT IN GOOD FAITH. YOU CAN SPEND MONEY IN LITIGATION, BECAUSE I'M HEARING LAWSUITS.

I'M HEARING MUTTERINGS OF LAWSUITS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE YOU ARE, FRANKLY, PUTTING US IN DANGER, IGNORING OUR REQUESTS.

YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION; YOU CANNOT CLAIM IGNORANCE. IT'S TIME. SO.

YOUR TIME'S UP, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE NEXT HAND RAISED DARRYL BOYD. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

GO AHEAD. DARRYL. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MAYOR LIGHT. DARRYL BOYD, RESIDENT OF 500-600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE BLOCK.

THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE AND IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL CODES AND ORDINANCES.

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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENS BY THE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND ABATEMENT OF NOISE. ALL CALIFORNIANS ARE ENTITLED TO A PEACEFUL AND QUIET ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT THE INTRUSION OF NOISE, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO THEIR HEALTH OR WELFARE.

IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS, FREE FROM NOISE, THAT JEOPARDIZES THEIR HEALTH OR WELFARE. TO THAT END IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS DIVISION TO ESTABLISH A MEANS FOR EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF STATE ACTIVITIES AND NOISE CONTROL." IT GOES ON. CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 3479 ADDRESSES PUBLIC NUISANCE AND ALL RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL, FREE ENJOYMENT OF OUR PROPERTY. IT READS "ANYTHING WHICH IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ILLEGAL SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, OR IS INDECENT OR OFFENSIVE TO THE SENSES, OR AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE FREE USE OF PROPERTY, SO AS TO INTERFERE WITH THE COMFORTABLE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE OR PROPERTY, OR UNLAWFULLY OBSTRUCTS THE FREE PASSAGE OR USE, IN THE CUSTOMARY MANNER OF ANY NAVIGABLE LAKE, OR RIVER, BAY, STREAM, CANAL, BASIN, PUBLIC PARK, SQUARE, STREET OR HIGHWAY, IS A NUISANCE." LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE SECTION 12.08.390. DEFINES ACCEPTABLE NOISE LEVELS DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENING IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AS 50DB DURING THE DAY, 45DB AT NIGHT. THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

THERE ARE SIX MORE CODE SECTIONS 12.08.210 ADDRESSES INTRUSIVE NOISE.

12.08.230 ADDRESSES NOISE DISTURBANCE. 12.08.250 ADDRESSES NOISE LEVEL.

12.0. OKAY, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, MAYOR. THE NEXT HAND RAISED IS CARLOS MENENDEZ.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

GO AHEAD. WELL, I GUESS YOU FINALLY EXPERIENCED WHAT I'VE BEEN CALLING IT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT LAST MONTH WHEN THE PSYCHO WHO CALLS HIMSELF ANDY PORKCHOP WHEN HIS REAL NAME IS ANDRAS TURDA. TURDA LIKE [NOISE] AND PLOP AND AH.

TURDA. WHEN HE WENT OFF LAST TIME WITH THOSE BARRAGE OF OBSCENITIES LIKE THE MENTALLY RETARDED LUNATIC THAT HE IS.

THIS IS WHY I CALL IN. THIS IS WHAT HE DOES TO HIS NEIGHBORS FOR DECADES AND TO EVERYONE, AND I MEAN EVERYONE AROUND THE SOUTH BAY FOR YEARS.

AND THAT IS WHY I'M CALLING IN, DISTURBING. OKAY SIR, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL OR SOMETHING THAT'S IN OUR PURVIEW? YES, I DO NEED TO STOP. THEN GET TO THE POINT.

YOU NEED TO START. YOU NEED TO START. ALL RIGHT? ARRESTING HIM. YOU COULD HAVE ARRESTED HIM LAST WEEK.

HE DID SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE AGAINST THE LAW, AND YOU ARE NOT ARRESTING HIM.

YOU JUST KEEP LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH ALL OF THIS.

HE CALLED YOU, HE CALLED YOU A PIECE OF BEEP.

ALL RIGHT? WHY DO YOU LET IT? AND HE KEEPS ON GOING, STUPID, MOTHER F.

OKAY, SIR YOU'RE STARTING TO DISRUPT THE AUDIENCE. YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF OUR RULES OF CONDUCT. I AM NOT DISRUPTING, HE WAS THE ONE. YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER, DISRUPTING OUR MEETING AND NEED TO CORRECT YOUR BEHAVIOR. HE IS THE ONE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE YOUR TONE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE? YES, I WANT TO. INSTEAD OF LAMBASTING AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE AUDIENCE, ARE YOU GOING TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE TO THE COUNCIL? YES. THIS ISSUE IS THIS MAN IS DESTROYING THE WAY OF LIFE TO THE CITIZENS OF REDONDO BEACH.

AND WHY ISN'T THE POLICE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? ALRIGHT. HE'S BREAKING LAWS, SO WHY AREN'T THEY DOING ANYTHING? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ANYONE ELSE, THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING.

BUT THIS GUY AND HE'S NOT, THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHY AREN'T THEY? WHEN POLICE ARE CALLED, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING.

WHY AREN'T THEY DOING ANYTHING? THEN GO TO THE NEIGHBOR, GO TO HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSES.

ALL RIGHT. ONE NEIGHBOR HAS MOVED OUT FOR 15 YEARS.

ARE YOU GOING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? I AM ADDRESSING YOU, AND I'M ASKING YOU.

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I WANT YOU TO. WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST HIM LAST WEEK? WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST HIM LAST WEEK? WHY AREN'T YOUR POLICE ARRESTING HIM, ALL RIGHT? WHY DOES HE GET AWAY WITH ALL THESE THINGS WHEN ANYONE ELSE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT? WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO.

SO WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES HIM ABOVE THE LAW? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT'S A VALID QUESTION, ALL RIGHT? AND YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL RIGHT, ARE JUST ADDING TO THE PROBLEM BY JUST LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING.

WHEN A SCHOOL CHILD, ALL RIGHT, I MEAN, MISBEHAVES, ALL RIGHT, THE TEACHER DOESN'T JUST SIT THERE AND LET THEM MISBEHAVE, THEY REPRIMAND THE CHILD. THEY DON'T REWARD THEM AND GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHAT? WHY IS THIS GUY ABOVE THE LAW? IS THERE SOME SORT OF CLAUSE IN THE LAW THAT SAYS THAT ANYONE WHO'S NAMED AFTER A BOWEL MOVEMENT ALREADY IS IMMUNE FROM FOLLOWING THE LAW.

WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WON'T ARREST HIM FOR? OKAY, YOUR TIME'S UP.

THANK YOU. THANK GOD. ANY ANYONE ELSE? THE LAST ONE MARCIE GUILLERMO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

YES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, STAFF AND EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THE CITY IS FOCUSING ON ISSUES SUCH AS CANNABIS INSTEAD OF THE OLYMPICS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT, RATHER THAN ADDRESSING LOW HANGING FRUIT, OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE INCOME, OR FOCUSING ON THE OLYMPICS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN UPDATE FROM THE CITY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY COLLECTED FROM PERMITTING LANDLORDS TO RENT THEIR PROPERTIES.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SEVERAL LANDLORDS OPERATE WITHOUT PERMITS BETWEEN THE CITY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME RENTAL PERMIT FEES WERE UPDATED? HOW MANY RENTAL PROPERTIES ARE THERE IN REDONDO BEACH? HOW MUCH REVENUE HAS THE CITY COLLECTED ANNUALLY FROM THIS PERMIT OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS? AND HOW MUCH COULD WE COLLECT IF WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE PERMITS FROM AT LEAST 95 OR MORE OF LANDLORDS? BASED ON ATHENS PRESENTATION, I LEARNED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF REDONDO BEACH PROPERTIES ARE RENTED OUT.

COULD YOU BE SO KIND TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE IN FUTURE MEETINGS, AND LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHERE WE CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S 30 MINUTES IS UP. SO THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. LET'S SEE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST IS N.1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON INITIATION OF THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE ON. OH! I'M ON.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JANE CHUNG WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON WHETHER TO FORMALLY INITIATE THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS, WHICH IS A MOUTHFUL, SO I'LL REFER TO AS THE RFA IN THIS PRESENTATION.

WE'LL START THE PRESENTATION WITH SOME BACKGROUND TO PROVIDE CONTEXT ON THE ACTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN TO DATE REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PROGRAM.

WILL MOVE INTO A TENTATIVE TIMELINE, THIS WILL OUTLINE KEY MILESTONES SHOULD THE COUNCIL DECIDE TO INITIATE THE RFA PROCESS.

FROM THERE, WE'LL DIVE INTO THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

WE'LL COVER THE APPLICATION REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS.

THEN WE'LL LOOK AT NEXT STEPS WHICH INCLUDE TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.

AND FINALLY WE'LL CLOSE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION SUMMARIZING WHAT ACTION IS BEING REQUESTED OF COUNCIL TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ON MARCH 11TH, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THREE ORDINANCES DESIGNED TO MODERNIZE AND EXPAND THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS REGULATORY PROGRAM, WHICH ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN HERE TODAY. THE FIRST ORDINANCE ENHANCES THE APPLICATION PROCESS, REFINES THE PERMIT SELECTION CRITERIA, UPDATES OPERATIONAL STANDARDS, AND THEN THE SECOND AND THIRD ORDINANCES AUTHORIZE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN THE INLAND AND COASTAL ZONES, RESPECTIVELY. ALONGSIDE THESE REGULATORY UPDATES, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED REVISIONS TO THE CANNABIS BUFFER MAP,

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A GIS BASED DIGITAL MAP TOOL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP VERIFY PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY.

THE LINK ON THE ADMIN REPORT HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND IS LISTED ON THIS PRESENTATION SLIDE IN YELLOWISH ORANGE ON THE SLIDE DECK.

FINALLY, DURING THE SAME MARCH 11TH MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN AT A LATER DATE WITH AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION, SPECIFICALLY WHETHER TO INITIATE A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS OR RFA PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT BRINGS US HERE TONIGHT.

SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INITIATING THE RFA PROCESS, THIS IS A TENTATIVE TIMELINE OUTLINING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

STAFF IS AIMING TO RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 15TH TO PRESENT TWO KEY RESOLUTIONS.

IF APPROVED, STAFF WOULD THEN MOVE QUICKLY TO PUBLISH THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.

ONCE THE RFA IS LIVE, APPLICANTS WILL HAVE A 60 DAY WINDOW TO SUBMIT THEIR MATERIALS, AND ONCE THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSES, AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE WILL CAREFULLY REVIEW ALL SUBMISSIONS AND MAY AWARD UP TO TWO PERMITS, ONE PER ZIP CODE WITHIN THE CITY. SHOULD ANY APPLICANT WISH TO CONTEST THE DECISION, THEY WILL HAVE TEN DAYS TO FILE A NOTICE OF APPEAL.

THE APPEALS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL NO EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS, AND NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS, FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL.

THIS IS A LISTING OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS WILL NEED TO SUBMIT, IN ADDITION TO THEIR PERMIT APPLICATION.

BRIEFLY, THE SECOND ITEM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, IDENTITY AND CONSENT INSPECTION TERMS AND AGREEMENT REQUIRES APPLICANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND AGREE TO IDENTIFY THE CITY.

AGREEMENT ON LIMITATIONS OF CITY LIABILITY AND IDENTIFICATION TO CITY DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICANT'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S LIMITED LIABILITY AND INCLUDES A FORMAL IDENTIFICATION CLAUSE. APPLICATION FEE AND BACKGROUND CHECK FEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE STANDARD APPLICATION FEE AND ANY APPLICABLE BACKGROUND CHECK FEES.

PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT OR LANDLORD AFFIDAVIT WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE APPLICANT IS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND A WRITTEN CONSENT OR A NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THE LANDLORD. AND LASTLY, THE ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT THE PROPOSED LOCATION COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS. ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS CLOSED, AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE WILL BE CONVENED AND WILL BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING CITY DEPARTMENTS LISTED ABOVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FIRE AND POLICE.

THE EVALUATION PROCESS WILL FOLLOW A TWO PART SCORING SYSTEM.

FIRST BEING THE SCORING MATRIX, WHICH IS OUT OF 445 POINTS.

APPLICANTS WILL BE ASSESSED ACROSS MULTIPLE CRITERIA INCLUDING SITE LOCATION, ZONING, COMPLIANCE, BUSINESS AND OPERATION PLANS, SECURITY AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY AND EMPLOYMENT PLANS.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL THEN PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW PROCESS.

OUT OF 300 POINTS WHERE THEY'LL BE EVALUATED ON THEIR DEMONSTRATED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE, HOW THE BUSINESS WILL INTEGRATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND STRATEGIES TO PREVENT YOUTH ACCESS, REDUCE NUISANCES, AND PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEIR OVERALL PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INITIATING THE RFA PROCESS, STAFF WILL RETURN WITH TWO RESOLUTIONS. FIRST, RESOLUTION IS ON A PROCESS INTEGRITY GUIDELINE.

THESE GUIDELINES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY AND IMPARTIALITY THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

THEY WILL GOVERN ALL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN APPLICANTS AND CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES.

AND THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT ANY UNDUE INFLUENCE, MAINTAIN PUBLIC TRUST AND UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

THE SECOND RESOLUTION WILL BE THE FEE SCHEDULE, WHICH WILL OUTLINE THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND IT

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SO THAT WAS A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW. TONIGHT'S ITEM AGAIN, IS TO SEE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO FORMALLY INITIATE THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL CANNABIS RETAIL. SORRY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS OR THE RFA.

YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT FIVE TIMES. OH, BOY. [LAUGHTER] THIS INCLUDES AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF THE CITY'S RFA FOR COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMITS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE THE RESOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S PROCESS INTEGRITY GUIDELINES AND SETTING THE CITY'S CANNABIS APPLICATION AND PROCESSING FEES.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY THOROUGH AND WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

YES. THANKS, JANE. AND IF I COULD JUST A COUPLE OF CLOSING REMARKS, MAYOR. THIS BRINGS US TO I GUESS, YET ANOTHER MILESTONE IN WHAT HAS BEEN A FAIRLY LONG AND ARDUOUS PROCESS.

I THINK ROUGHLY EIGHT YEARS IN THE MAKING, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER'S ORIGINAL WORKING GROUP THAT WAS CONVENED BY MY PREDECESSOR.

WE WERE JOKING, I THINK INTERNALLY THAT JANE IS THE THIRD ASSIGNED STAFF MEMBER TO OVERSEE THIS PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

IT BEGAN WITH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WHO PRECEDED MARC.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY WAS PASSED ALONG TO ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR NOW, AND FINALLY TO JANE. SO JANE WOULD BE THE ASSIGNED PERMIT ADMINISTRATOR TO OVERSEE THE RFA PROCESS IF IT IS INITIATED BY THE COUNCIL.

WE CERTAINLY, GIVEN THE LONG STANDING EFFORT AND TIME AND ENERGY SPENT IN PREPARING THE ORDINANCES ARE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTINUE WITH THE RFA.

HOWEVER, THAT IS PURELY A COUNCIL POLICY DECISION.

THE TENTATIVE TIMELINE THAT WAS LAID OUT FOR YOU IS ADJUSTABLE.

IT ISN'T SET IN STONE. THAT IS EFFECTIVELY THE FASTEST WE COULD ISSUE THE RFA, ASSUMING THE COUNCIL IS SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

WE WOULD BRING THOSE RESOLUTIONS BACK TO YOU AT THE JULY 15TH MEETING AND AT THAT POINT FORWARD, INITIATE THE PROCESS IN EARLY AUGUST. YOU COULD DELAY THAT.

YOU COULD ASK US TO COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

YOU HAVE ANY ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU TONIGHT AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS ITEM.

THAT SAID, WE ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN AND SEE WHERE THIS WHERE THIS RFA TAKES US.

WE HAVE BEEN IN RECENT CONTACT WITH A COUPLE OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES WHO HAVE AN ACTIVE CANNABIS PROGRAM.

CULVER CITY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED HERE AT THIS, AT THESE MEETINGS IN THE PAST.

THERE IS ONE OPERATOR I UNDERSTAND NOW IN CULVER CITY, THAT OPERATOR IS DOING WELL, I THINK, WITH LAST CHECK, THAT OPERATOR IS GENERATING WELL OVER $600,000 A YEAR IN ANNUAL TAX FOR THE CITY.

THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE HAS RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED ITS THIRD CANNABIS OPERATOR FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY STAFF.

THEY TOO, ARE COLLECTING SIGNIFICANT ANNUAL REVENUE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

SO WHILE IT'S CLEAR THAT THE STATE OF CANNABIS IN CALIFORNIA IS IN SOME TROUBLE, AND IT CERTAINLY IS GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AND STRUGGLES, THERE CAN STILL BE SUCCESSFUL LOCAL CANNABIS BASED ON AT LEAST THE EXPERIENCE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE SHARED WITH US.

SO THAT REALLY IS, WE'RE AT THAT POINT NOW WHERE IT'S UP TO THIS BODY.

IT WAS UP TO PRIOR BODIES TO DECIDE WHAT THAT ORDINANCE LOOKED LIKE, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THIS BODY TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO SEEK PERMITS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU HAVE ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS AS TO HOW AND WHEN WE ULTIMATELY MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS.

SO WE'RE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY, I AM. SO, YOU'RE ADVOCATING WE GO AHEAD WITH IT.

WE CERTAINLY SPENT EIGHT YEARS OF OUR LIVES GETTING TO THIS POINT.

I FEEL LIKE FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, IT'D BE A SHAME NOT TO SEE IT THROUGH.

THAT'S PLAINLY PUT. THAT'S. SO, THAT'S A YES? YES, YES. OKAY. AND I WANT TO PREEMPT, POTENTIALLY, OR LIMIT SOME OF THE DISCUSSION TO STAY ON TOPIC.

WE'VE GOTTEN INPUTS FROM SEVERAL FOLKS THAT WANTED US TO REOPEN THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT'S NOT AGENDIZED TONIGHT.

SO IT'S IMPROPER FOR US TO DISCUSS ANY ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO DIRECT. MY INTERPRETATION, I'M ASKING THIS. I'LL LET YOU ANSWER THAT. YOU'D HAVE TO DIRECT THAT AS A FOLLOW UP COUNCIL AGENDA MATTER. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY.

SO MY INTERPRETATION IS CORRECT. YES. WE'RE STRICTLY HERE ABOUT.

THE PUBLIC AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO CONTAIN THIS TO THE WHETHER WE RELEASE AN RFA, A REQUEST FOR APPLICATION.

SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP TO THE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP FIRST. YES, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, JANE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DID, A FEW THINGS COME TO MIND ON THIS.

AND TOP OF MIND IS, IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME TO ISSUE AN RFA? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. AND THE REASON I MENTION IT IS WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF JAM PACKED ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN,

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BUT UNDOUBTEDLY IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF HEAD SPACE OF STAFF.

I KNOW POLICE, FIRE, DEFINITELY SOMEONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, WED MAYBE.

WED, YES. AND. AND MOST NOTABLY JANE. JANE. AND JANE IS HERE TO DO.

SHE'S READY AND WILLING. WE DO HAVE A LOT ON STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.

I WANT GREG, I WANT THE STAFF FOCUSED ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S ON STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE HAVE MEASURE FP DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, THE SHOOTING RANGE AND ON AND ON.

SO WITH RESPECT TO TIMING, I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY, HEY, WE DON'T COME BACK MID-YEAR NEXT YEAR.

PUT THAT MORE FIRMLY ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THAT'S TOP OF MIND FOR ME ON THAT MAYOR.

I HAVE A FEW MORE, IF I COULD. YEAH. AND IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME I'M NOT THE EXPERT ON IT.

I'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES THAT THE MARKET MAY NOT BE ECONOMICALLY STABLE RIGHT NOW, THAT THERE WAS A BIG INCREASE IN THE STATE CANNABIS TAX.

THAT'S NEW. AND LAST THING WE WANT IS AN UNSUCCESSFUL OPERATIVE OF ANY BUSINESS THAT WE INVITE IN.

SO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT FOR THAT TO SHAKE OUT AND SEE.

STATE GETS FIRST CUT. I MEAN, THEY'RE COMING AFTER THEIR MONEY FIRST.

SO WHERE ARE WE IF WE'RE PUTTING ALL OF THIS IN? SO MAYBE WE WAIT AND SEE HOW THAT LOOKS SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR FROM NOW.

THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES RAISED, I'LL CALL IT THE SAFETY PAUSE, I'M NOT THE EXPERT IN THE AREA, BUT WE'VE HEARD YOU KNOW, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL.

THEIR TESTING POLICIES ARE NOT YET INTACT TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.

AND SO THE CONCERN THERE IS. HEY, BEFORE WE GIVE THE REDONDO BEACH STAMP OF SAFETY APPROVAL TO YOU KNOW, RETAIL CANNABIS. I'D LIKE TO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE SAFETY ON THAT.

SO WE'RE NOT GIVING FALSE IMPRESSIONS. THERE'S NO DOUBT, AND WE HEARD FROM THE SPEAKER EARLIER, THE SMOKE SHOPS. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, OKAY.

AND I KNOW MOST, PROBABLY MOST. ANYWAY, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

SO LET'S DO THAT, LET'S NOT CONFLATE THE TWO TOPICS THOUGH.

ANOTHER ITEM AND THIS KIND OF RESONATES WITH ME.

I'M NOT HEARING FROM RESIDENTS CLAMORING TO GET THIS DONE NOW.

LIKE, HEY, COUNCIL SPENT TWO YEARS ON THIS. STAFF HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME.

I GOTTA TURN TO THE RESIDENTS, THEY'RE NOT SAYING, GET THIS DONE, TOP OF ORDER NOW.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE ITEMS THEY ARE ASKING US TO DO.

I MEAN, WE'RE HEARING A LOT, WHETHER IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING ON PROSPECT, THAT'S NOT MY DISTRICT, WE JUST HEARD ABOUT IT. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS DAY TO DAY.

THIS ISN'T ONE OF THEM. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I THINK THE CITY MANAGER SAID, AND WE'VE HEARD THIS HAS NOT BEEN A WASTE OF TIME.

WE'VE GOT, I THINK, A VERY GOOD ORDINANCE IN PLACE.

THAT WAS THE RESULT OF A LOT OF INPUT AND DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND OTHERS AND STAFF.

AND YOU KNOW, WHEN THE TIME MAY COME AND TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS AN RFA.

WE HAVE THAT LOCKED IN, YOU KNOW, LOCKED IN AMBER.

SO THAT'S GOOD TO GO. IT ALL KIND OF COMES BACK TO ME OF, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE WAIT AND SEE? SHOULD WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE THINGS I MENTIONED? ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY KIND OF PERSONAL VIEW ON IT.

I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL ON THEIR THOUGHTS, ON THE MAYOR AND RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS IN PARTICULAR. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. YEAH. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, I THINK YOU MADE A LOT OF GOOD POINTS THERE.

YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY GET HOW LONG THIS HAS TAKEN.

I KNOW SOME MOVIES THEY MEASURE HOW LONG IT TAKES THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN TO THE STAFF DURING THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF REDONDO HAS HAD ANY BABIES BORN TO ANY OF THE PEOPLE WORKING THIS MEASURE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET HERE, I GET THAT.

WHEN I LOOK AT COMMENTS ONLINE OR, YOU KNOW, ECOMMENTS THAT WE GET, IT'S, YOU KNOW, 4-1, 6-1 AGAINST, MAYBE HIGHER EVEN. I DON'T QUITE HAVE THAT DISPARATE OF A NEGATIVE BIAS WITH STUFF THAT'S COMING TO ME BY EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, TEXT, WHATEVER, BUT IT MIGHT BE 60-40 AGAINST.

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THAT DOESN'T SAY THAT THAT'S ALL THE RESIDENTS, IT COULD JUST BE THE VOCAL RESIDENTS.

SO WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE WOULD. I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE.

AND IF WE COULD HAVE A PROFESSIONAL SURVEY DONE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE FOR MEASURE FP, IT COST MONEY, I GET IT. BUT THE IDEA OF THIS IS TO BRING MONEY INTO THE CITY IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO.

SO IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND GET A GOOD PROFESSIONAL SURVEY, FIND OUT FROM RESIDENTS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT RETAIL CANNABIS UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE SET, NOT JUST DO YOU LIKE IT? DO YOU NOT LIKE IT? UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE SET, WITH THE PROTECTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE GOT IN THAT ORDINANCE.

I THINK I WOULD REALLY PREFER IF WE HAVE THAT BEFORE WE MOVED ON WITH THE RFA.

AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT WITHOUT GETTING INTO ANY OF THE OTHER ISSUES. OKAY.

THAT'S THE LAST HAND I HAD UP. ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? YOU CAN JUST SAY YOU WANT TO GO. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

SORRY, DIDN'T FIND THE BUTTON THERE. I SENT OUT AN EMAIL, AND I MADE THIS REFERRAL SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT JUST THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS, RELEASING THIS FOR APPLICATIONS.

AND I DO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE TIME THAT'S BEEN SPENT ON THE ORDINANCE.

I'M A PARENT, AND I FEEL LIKE THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PUT IN PLACE PROVIDES A LOT OF PROTECTIONS THAT I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR AS A PARENT. BUT I WANTED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK TO US AND TELL US ABOUT, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT IN THE CITY WITH THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PRESENTED? I DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO RESIDENTS LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE WERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

I WILL SAY THAT I GOT MAYBE A HANDFUL OR MORE OF EMAILS, ONE OFF TOPIC, BUT THE OTHERS WERE ON TOPIC AND WERE OPPOSED. SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE OF TESTING AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL HERE.

BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M CONFIDENT IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO US SHOULD WE DECIDE THAT THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME FOR US TO OPEN IT UP FOR APPLICATIONS.

AND I AM VERY FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE CURRENT EXISTING NEED IN THE COMMUNITY OF ADDRESSING THE AVAILABILITY OF ILLEGAL PRODUCTS IN THE CITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S A BIG FOCUS THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON RIGHT NOW.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE AND ONLINE TO GET A FEEL FOR WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS.

AND I DO REALIZE THAT NOT EVERYONE IS HERE TO SPEAK.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THAT'S IT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

JUST IN TALKING TO RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2, I WOULD SAY THAT IT HASN'T COME UP VERY FREQUENTLY.

JUST LIKE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC SAID THAT YOU RECEIVED A HANDFUL OF EMAILS.

I HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT CANNABIS IN REDONDO BEACH, AND IT'S PROBABLY SPLIT 50-50, MAYBE SLIGHTLY MORE ASKING ABOUT IT IF WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO, YOU KNOW PASS THIS IN THE RESOLUTION.

LOOKING AT THE THE OBJECTIONS TO IT. A NUMBER OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE COME TO ME IN EMAILS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE TO CHILDREN, DISTANCES FROM SCHOOLS AND AS A RESULT, WITHIN DISTRICT 2.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH OUR BOARD, WITH OUR COUNCIL MEETING PACKET TONIGHT, THERE ARE ACTUALLY VERY FEW LOCATIONS WITHIN DISTRICT 2 THAT WOULD ALLOW A SHOP.

AND OF THOSE MOST OF THOSE BUILDINGS AREN'T REALLY AVAILABLE FOR LEASE OR PURCHASE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF LONGTIME TENANTS OR IT'S JUST NOT A PREFERABLE LOCATION FOR A RETAIL BUSINESS.

SO TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC AND GET MORE INPUT FROM YOU AS WELL, ON THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE US TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE LAST HAND I HAVE UP.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM?

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GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MAYOR AND STAFF. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M OPPOSED TO RETAIL CANNABIS, AND I'D LOVE FOR YOU NOT ONLY TO PAUSE EVERYTHING, BUT TO EITHER PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT OR SURVEY THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT VOTED TO DO THIS. RATHER, WE VOTED NOT TO DO THIS.

AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE INS AND OUTS OF THAT. I HAD BEEN ASKED TO BE ONE OF THE SIGNATURES ON THE REBUTTAL TO MEASURE E, AND SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE PROPOSITION 64, WHICH DECRIMINALIZED CANNABIS, HAS OCCURRED.

THIS INDUSTRY HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED. I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE SAID IN OVER THE LAST YEAR ON NUMEROUS CALLS AND MEETINGS WITH OUR STATE REGULATORS, OUR STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL, AND IT IS GLARINGLY OBVIOUS THERE IS NO ABILITY RIGHT NOW FOR THAT REGULATORY BODY TO REGULATE THE SAFETY OF CANNABIS THAT GOES INTO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S SIMPLY NOT THERE.

THE SECOND THING THAT IS GLARINGLY OBVIOUS, IS THAT THERE'S NO FUNDS FOR ENFORCEMENT.

I WITNESSED THIS FIRSTHAND A WEEK BEFORE BEACHLIFE.

I EMAILED ALL OF YOU AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT ILLEGAL MARKETING, GOING OUT TO BEACHLIFE, RESIDENT PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS, A RAFFLE, AN ILLEGAL RAFFLE TAKING PLACE, ADS FOR DELIVERY WHICH IS ILLEGAL UNLESS IT'S MEDICINAL IN OUR CITY. OUR CITY ATTORNEY WAS WONDERFUL. I REACHED OUT TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL, WHO RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY. SHE'D TAKE CARE OF THIS.

I WALKED INTO BEACHLIFE WITH A GROUP OF 16-YEAR-OLD TEENAGERS, AND ALL OF US WERE HANDED FLYERS FOR HOW TO ORDER CANNABIS WHILE WE WERE AT BEACHLIFE AND HOW TO GO TO THE BOOTH FOR THE RAFFLE, WHICH DID OCCUR.

I LISTENED TO THEM ANNOUNCE THE RAFFLE WINNER.

THAT'S AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL WAS AWARE OF.

I MEAN, YOU I JUST HAVE TO QUESTION WHAT THE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE NORMALIZATION FOR YOUTH AND THE SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE IN THERE.

THERE'S REALLY GOOD PEER REVIEWED DATA COLLECTED IN CALIFORNIA RECENTLY THAT SHOWS THAT INDEPENDENT OF THOSE SAFEGUARDS, RETAIL CANNABIS, KIDS KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT NORMALIZES CANNABIS USE FOR KIDS.

IT NORMALIZES IT, THAT'S JUST PEER REVIEWED DATA.

IT'S NOT OPINION, IT'S FACT. AND YOU MAKE POLICY DECISIONS BASED ON FACT.

THAT'S FACT. NOT ONLY DOES IT NORMALIZE CANNABIS USE FOR KIDS, IT INCREASES CANNABIS USE FOR KIDS.

NOT ONLY DOES IT INCREASE CANNABIS USE, IT INCREASES MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

I SAW THIS DATA AND IT CONCERNS ME AS A PARENT.

IT CONCERNS ME IN OUR BEACH CITIES, 51% OF OUR KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN SURVEYED HAVE DEPRESSION SCORES AND OR ANXIETY, 51%. I JUST THINK IT'S NOT SMART, IT'S NOT RESPONSIBLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT DOES THAT, TO MAKE THE LITTLE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THIS CRUMBLING BUSINESS RIGHT NOW ON THE BACKS OF OUR KIDS. AND I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EFFORT, BUT IT'S THAT ANALOGY.

WE'RE MAKING GREAT TIME, WE SPENT EIGHT YEARS ON IT, BUT WE'RE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL THAT THIS IS. BUT THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORTS, AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL. AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT EVEN WHEN YOU DISAGREE, YOU DISAGREE IN SUCH A CONGENIAL MANNER.

IT'S NICE TO SEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NIKKY VAZQUEZ AND THEN KERIANNE LAWSON.

HELLO, COUNCIL AND MAYOR LIGHT. MY NAME IS NIKKI VASQUEZ, AND I'M A LONGTIME DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT AND PARENT OF TWO BOYS IN THE REDONDO SCHOOL DISTRICT. TONIGHT, I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE REDONDO BEACH COUNCIL OF PTAS, BASED ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.

I ALSO TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE PTA RESOLUTION ON CANNABIS AND YOUTH HEALTH AND SAFETY, ADOPTED BY CONVENTION DELEGATES ON MAY 5TH, 2024.

THE RESOLUTION ASKS PTA UNITS, COUNCILS AND DISTRICTS TO SEEK AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO PROTECT YOUTH BY ENCOURAGING AND ADHERENCE TO SAFETY MESSAGING ABOUT THE RISKS OF YOUTH CANNABIS IN DISPENSARIES AND ANY LOCATION WHERE CANNABIS PRODUCTS ARE SOLD, AND TO DISCOURAGE CANNABIS SMOKING LOUNGES AT ALL AGES EVENTS AND CANNABIS SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS AND CAFES.

IT ALSO ASKS LOCAL PTA UNITS AND COUNCILS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EDUCATION ABOUT STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE LOCATION AND DENSITY OF LICENSED AND UNLICENSED STOREFRONT CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN RELATION TO SCHOOLS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER YOUTH-ORIENTED FACILITIES, AND TO DISCOURAGE THE NORMALIZATION OF EARLY CANNABIS USE.

FOR THIS REASON, THE REDONDO BEACH COUNCIL OF PTAS, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE UNIT PTAS AT EVERY RBUSD SCHOOL IN REDONDO, OPPOSES ANY STOREFRONT RETAIL CANNABIS IN REDONDO BEACH UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SUFFICIENTLY EDUCATED ON THE DANGEROUS IMPACT UPON YOUTH AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT. WE THEREFORE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND THE PUBLIC,

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KERIANNE LAWSON AND THEN JIM MUELLER.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CITY STAFF. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. KERIANNE LAWSON, CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER AND INTERIM CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF THE ALLCOVE BEACH CITY CENTER FOR BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT. IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE EIGHT YEARS AGO TO REPRESENT THE HEALTH DISTRICT ON THE CITY MANAGER'S TASK FORCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT FORMULATED THE ORDINANCE. AT THAT TIME, WE PUSHED FOR AS RESTRICTIVE AN ORDINANCE AS WE COULD POSSIBLY GET, IF NOT FOR AN OUTRIGHT BAN. AND WE PUSHED FOR ALL OF THE THINGS AROUND LIMITS AROUND SCHOOLS, RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF LICENSES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE COUNCIL FOR THIS TRULY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH.

THE HEALTH DISTRICT IS OPPOSED TO RETAIL CANNABIS, THAT SHOULDN'T SURPRISE YOU.

WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON YOUTH.

IN OUR COMMUNITY SUBSTANCES ARE SEEN BY OUR YOUTH AS ACCEPTABLE, BOTH ALCOHOL AND CANNABIS.

AND WE KNOW THAT IN COMMUNITIES IN WHICH RETAIL CANNABIS EXISTS, MORE YOUNG PEOPLE USE, AND THE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO USE BEFORE THE AGE OF 18, THE MORE WHO STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION.

I CAN TELL YOU ANECDOTALLY FROM ALLCOVE, WE SEE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLING.

THIS PROBLEM IS HERE. WE KNOW FROM THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY THAT IN 2023, 60% OF OUR 11TH GRADERS SAID IT WAS ALREADY VERY EASY IN REDONDO BEACH TO ACCESS CANNABIS. THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN FALLING, WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT SUCCESS.

STARTING RETAIL CANNABIS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR THAT.

WE ARE SIGNALING TO OUR YOUTH THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE AND PERHAPS THAT ADULTS THINK IT IS ACCEPTABLE.

SO I DO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE EFFECTS ON OUR YOUTH.

I THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US IN THIS VERY PARTICIPATORY PROCESS.

WHAT WE DO AS ADULTS MATTER FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

THEY SEE US AS ROLE MODELS. THEY KNOW WHEN WE'RE BEING HYPOCRITICAL, WHEN WE SAY WE CAN USE, BUT YOU CAN'T. AND SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO ROLE MODEL FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO PRESERVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR SCHOOLWORK, HOW TO STAY PRESENT IN SCHOOL AND BE HEALTHY IN A MYRIAD NUMBER OF WAYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JIM MUELLER AND THEN DAVID ROSENFELD.

THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

IN THE EARLY DAYS AFTER THE AUMA LAW WAS PASSED, MANY CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THEIR VOTERS HAD A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR PERMITTING RETAIL CANNABIS. THE CITIES WERE LIKE DRUG DEALERS WHO LUST FOR PROFITS, FEEDING PEOPLE'S HABIT.

THAT ENTHUSIASM HAS TURNED INTO REGRET FOR MANY.

THEY'VE SEEN TAXABLE CANNABIS SALES CONTINUE TO DROP 11% YEAR OVER YEAR NOW, AND THEY'VE SEEN TAX REVENUES DECLINE FOR 15 STRAIGHT QUARTERS. THE BURDEN OF HIGH OVERHEAD DUE TO COMPLIANCE COSTS, HIGH TAXES HAVE MADE PERMITTED RETAILERS UNCOMPETITIVE WITH STREET DEALERS, WHICH IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT CANNABIS PROFITEERS WANT YOU TO BELIEVE.

THEY WANT YOU TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DRIVE OUT THE ILLEGALS.

TO THE CONTRARY, THE STORES ATTRACT CUSTOMERS WHO ARE INTERCEPTED BY THE ILLEGAL DEALERS.

CANNABIS RETAIL IS NOT THE GOLDMINE MANY HAD HOPED FOR.

IN FACT, INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT COSTS HAVE FORCED MANY CITIES INTO A DEFICIT SITUATION.

OF THE 19,000 CALIFORNIA LICENSES ISSUED SO FAR.

MORE THAN 60% HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED OR ARE INACTIVE.

IS THIS THE SIGN OF A THRIVING INDUSTRY? ON TOP OF THAT, MANY VOTERS HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF BY THE ATMOSPHERE THAT DEVELOPS AROUND RETAIL STORES. OTHER BUSINESSES DON'T WANT TO BE NEAR THEM.

RESIDENTS NO LONGER WELCOME THEM IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

SOME BELIEVE CANNABIS HAS HEALTH BENEFITS. THOSE PEOPLE CAN STILL GET IT VIA CERTIFIED HOME DELIVERY, SO NO SICK PERSON NEEDS SUFFER FROM LACK OF SUPPLY.

ONE CITY, ADELANTO, WAS AT FIRST ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMING OF CANNABIS RETAIL, BUT NOW THE CITIZENS ARE DISTURBED BY THE DECLINING TAX REVENUE.

BUT EVEN WORSE, BECAUSE MANY NOW REFER TO ADELANTO AS WEED TOWN.

OUR SISTER CITIES, MANHATTAN BEACH AND HERMOSA, IN CONTRAST TO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS SAID, HAVE BOTH REJECTED CANNABIS RETAIL. DOES REDONDO BEACH REALLY WANT TO BE KNOWN AS BEACH WEED CITY?

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THANK YOU, DAVID ROSENFELD AND THEN TIJEN LOUBERT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DAVID ROSENFELD.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN REDONDO BEACH. I'M ALSO A PARTNER IN ONE OF THE PROPOSED APPLICANTS.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE 193 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED OUR CHANGE.ORG PETITION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, AND WE'VE ALL BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING, AND I'VE BEEN REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS FOR HOW YOU'VE GONE FORWARD WITH IT SO FAR.

WHILE I RESPECT THE OPPOSITION AND THE PARENTS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR KIDS.

I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE FEAR PEDDLING AROUND THIS ISSUE.

I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COME SUCH A LONG WAY. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW SINCE WE'VE HAD MEDICAL CANNABIS IN CALIFORNIA, AND I THINK FOR MOST OF US THAT ARE ADULTS AND HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SUBSTANCE, WE KNOW HOW DANGEROUS OR NOT DANGEROUS IT IS.

I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S AS SAFE AS ALCOHOL OR HAVING A LIQUOR STORE, YOU KNOW, EVEN SAFER.

I THINK IT WOULD NOT EVEN BE AS NOTICEABLE AS A LIQUOR STORE.

THE FACADE WOULD BE VERY NICE. I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN OBAGI HAS TALKED ABOUT THAT.

THE STORE WOULD BRING IN SOME MUCH NEEDED TAX REVENUE.

AS MIKE MENTIONED, $600,000, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO STORES, SO IT COULD BE OVER $1 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANYTHING TO SNEEZE AT. I'M JUST SUPER CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY AND PRUDENTLY AND SHOW THAT WE'RE A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

AND I ALSO FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF CANNABIS THAT'S ON THE MARKET THAT'S AVAILABLE TO KIDS, BECAUSE IT'S IN A SETTING THAT'S REGULATED. WE HAVE TO COME IN AND THERE'S SECURITY, AND THEY CHECK YOUR ID AND THEY MAKE SURE WHO YOU ARE.

WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS OF COURSE WE COULD GET MARIJUANA AS EASILY AS ANYTHING EASIER THAN ALCOHOL PROBABLY TODAY, BECAUSE IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE BLACK MARKET, YOU CAN BUY IT ON THE STREET.

THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO PUT IT BEHIND THE COUNTER TO MAKE IT SAFER, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH CONTROLLED PHARMACEUTICALS.

WE PUT IT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND WE REGULATE IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER ALMOST 20 YEARS IN CALIFORNIA.

SO I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS, AND I HOPE YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

TIJEN LOUBERT. AND THEN IVAN WITH NO LAST NAME.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. LIKE SEEING SOME FAMILIAR FACES UP THERE, AND YOUR NEW COUNCIL.

I WAS HERE BACK IN MARCH, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN FRONT OF THE NEW COUNCIL, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS TIJEN LOUBERT, AND I'M BOTH A LONGTIME MEMBER OF DISTRICT 1 AND HAVE THREE CHILDREN WITHIN RBUSD AND ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND LEADER WITHIN PTA FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I'M URGING YOU TO PLEASE PAUSE ALL CANNABIS ACTIVITY WITH THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND TO BAN RETAIL STOREFRONT DISPENSARIES.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DATA DRIVEN STUDIES SHOWING DIRECT CORRELATIONS BETWEEN YOUTH EXPOSURE AND NORMALIZATION FROM RETAIL CANNABIS, AND AN INCREASE IN LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE USAGE AND HARM.

IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT A RETAIL STORE WHERE CHILDREN WILL NOT BE WALKING BY IT ON A DAILY BASIS.

FURTHER, ALL CURRENT DATA POINTS TO A DECLINING INDUSTRY AND PROFITABILITY DUE TO INCREDIBLY HIGH TAXATION ON CANNABIS.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR THE CITY FINANCIALLY EITHER.

I REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROGRAM FOR EIGHT YEARS, BUT NEW DATA HAS COME OUT OVER THE PAST 18 TO 24 MONTHS THAT CHANGES THE LANDSCAPE OF THIS ENDEAVOR. PLEASE DO NOT IMPLEMENT A BAD IDEA BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED TIME IN IT.

THAT IS NOT A VALID REASON AND FRANKLY IS IRRELEVANT.

IT'S MUCH HARDER TO GET THESE STOREFRONTS OUT THAN TO JUST MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FROM THE BEGINNING.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EITHER CONDUCT A SURVEY OF ALL REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS, OR TO PUT THIS ISSUE ON THE BALLOT BEFORE OPENING UP AN RFP FOR STOREFRONT CANNABIS APPLICATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LOS ANGELES, AND IT'S CRUCIAL TO KEEP OUR CITY AS A DESTINATION DISTRICT.

A KEY TO THAT IS TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT NORMALIZED TO CANNABIS, BY KEEPING DISPENSARIES OUT OF REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. IVAN WITH NO LAST NAME AND THEN JONATAN CVETKO.

IVAN INIGUEZ A LONG TIME D1 RESIDENT, SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING ME.

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AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MY FELLOW REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS.

I'M HERE AS A FATHER, A NEIGHBOR, AND A PROUD MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M FIGHTING TO PROTECT MY 15-YEAR-OLD SON AND MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WITH ALL THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE DANGERS OF MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, AND TO DEMAND THAT YOU STOP THIS UNDEMOCRATIC PROCESS IS TRAMPLING OUR VOICES.

IMAGINE MY SON BIKING HOME FROM REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRACTICE, PASSING A DISPENSARY WITH SHADY CHARACTERS LINGERING OUTSIDE.

NOW PICTURE MY DAUGHTER WALK TO HER JOB IN THE VILLAGE, DODGING TRAFFIC JAMS OR WORSE, DRIVERS IMPAIRED BY CANNABIS BOUGHT THERE.

THIS ISN'T JUST A WORRY, IT'S A REAL THREAT. A 2017 DENVER STUDY FOUND THE 11% SPIKE IN PROPERTY CRIMES NEAR DISPENSARIES WERE ALREADY BATTLING ILLEGAL CANNABIS SHOPS. AS THE HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI HAS POINTED OUT, COSTING OUR CITY TIME AND MONEY.

WHY WOULD WE OPEN THE DOOR TO LEGAL DISPENSARIES INVITING CRIME AND CHAOS TO THE STREETS WHERE MY KIDS, OUR KIDS, LIVE AND GROW? I WANT MY SON AND DAUGHTER TO FEEL SAFE, NOT TO FEAR WHAT'S AROUND THE CORNER, AND IT'S NOT SAFETY. REDONDO BEACH IS A COASTAL TREASURE.

FAMILIES FLOCK HERE. TOURISTS FELLOWSHIP HERE.

BUT DISPENSARIES, THEY'RE GOING TO TARNISH THAT SHINE.

OUR NEIGHBORS IN MANHATTAN BEACH, HERMOSA AND TORRANCE GOT A SAY, IN NOVEMBER 2022, MANHATTAN BEACH VOTERS REJECTED MEASURE MB AND THE CITIZENS INITIATIVE FOR THREE DISPENSARIES WITH 7677 VOTES, AGAINST 78% OF THE TOTAL, AND PASSED MEASURE B WITH 7416 VOTES TO UPHOLD THEIR BAND. HERMOSA BEACH VOTERS CRUSHED MEASURE M, WHICH PROPOSED TWO DISPENSARIES WITH THE 4195 VOTES, AGAINST 70% OF THE TOTAL. THEY HAD BALLOTS. THEY HAD VOICES.

THEIR VOICES SHAPED THEIR CITIES. WHY ARE WE DENIED THAT RIGHT? THE 2016 STATE LAW LEGALIZED MARIJUANA, BUT IT DOESN'T FORCE DISPENSARY ON US, AND IT DOES NOT LET COUNCILS BYPASS THE PEOPLE.

REDONDO BEACH LED WITH RANKED CHOICE VOTING A BEACON OF DEMOCRACY IN L.A.

COUNTY. YET HERE WE ARE, ACTING LIKE WE'RE SUBJECTS, WE'RE NOT CITIZENS.

AND LET'S BE CLEAR THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT STAND TO BENEFIT ARE THE DRUG PEDDLERS PUSHING THE DISPENSARIES.

YOU'LL HEAR THEM SPEAK TONIGHT DRESSED IN FANCY SUITS AND NICE WATCHES, TOSSING AROUND PROMISES OF "TAX REVENUE." RIGHT? BUT LISTEN CLOSELY, NOT ONE ALTRUISTIC WORD WILL COME FROM THEIR MOUTHS.

THEIR MOTIVATION IS PURE PROFIT, PURE AND SIMPLE, NO MATTER THE COST OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR KIDS, OUR COMMUNITY SOUL. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT REDONDO BEACH.

THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR WALLETS. SO, I'M CALLING ON ALL HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

PLEASE STOP THESE ORDINANCES, FOLLOW MANHATTAN BEACH AND HERMOSA BEACH, PUT DISPENSARIES TO A PUBLIC VOTE. PROTECT MY SON, MY DAUGHTER AND OUR KIDS. KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE AND OUR COMMUNITY VIBRANT AND OUR CITY DEMOCRACY ALIVE.

BECAUSE IN THIS CITY, WE HAVE NO KINGS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JONATHAN CVETKO AND THEN THAT'S MY LAST CARD.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. JONATHAN CVETKO. YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT IN BABIES WITH ME, BUT IT'S IN GRAY HAIRS FOR ME.

I HAVE PROBABLY PUT MORE TIME ON THIS ISSUE THAN ANY SINGLE STAFFER.

NO DISRESPECT TO ANY OF YOU. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE CHANGE ON IT, AND YET CONSISTENTLY, I'VE STILL BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS. SO ALLOW ME TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT SOME OF MY KNOWLEDGE HERE. DESPITE THE AMPLE TIME AND UP TO THE $100,000 THAT WE HAVE PUT TOWARDS TWO FAILED CONSULTANTS.

I NOTICED THAT THE AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT WAS MISSING TWO THINGS. FACTS AND DATA.

SO I BROUGHT SOME OF THEM TO SHARE WITH YOU HERE TONIGHT TO SHOW YOU HOW UNSTABLE THE FOUNDATION WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO BUILD ON IS. AND I WANT TO URGE YOU TO PAUSE THE ALLOWANCE OF CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN REDONDO BEACH FOR TWO CRITICAL REASONS.

THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFIT, AND THERE IS NO ECONOMIC INCENTIVE.

FIRST PUBLIC HEALTH. AS YOU KNOW, THE LA TIMES ONGOING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS REVEAL THAT CALIFORNIA'S CANNABIS MARKET, IS RIDDLED WITH UNSAFE PRODUCTS. HUNDREDS OF THESE TESTED PRODUCTS THAT WERE DEEMED SAFE BY THE STATE REQUIRED TESTING, IN FACT, HAD PESTICIDES THAT LINKED TO CANCER, LIVER FAILURE AND NEUROLOGICAL HARM EXCEEDING STATE AND FEDERAL SAFETY THRESHOLDS.

VAPES FROM FIVE MAJOR BRANDS POSE RISKS FROM A SINGLE USE.

THE STATE'S OUTDATED TESTING LIST AND LAX REGULATION, WHERE THE LABS ARE BEHOLDEN TO THE COMPANIES THAT THEY TEST, FAILED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. ALLOWING DISPENSARIES HERE WON'T ENHANCE OUR RESIDENTS HEALTH.

IT RISKS EXPOSING THEM TO UNTESTED TOXINS, SOMETHING THE DATA HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNLICENSED MARKET AND THE LEGAL MARKET AT THIS MOMENT.

SECOND, THE ECONOMICS DON'T ADD UP. IT'S POETIC THAT WE WOULD DISCUSS THIS TODAY, ON THE DAY THAT A 27% CANNABIS EXCISE TAX INCREASE BEGINS, TRIGGERED BY THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRY'S SEVERE UNDERPERFORMANCE FAILED TO FUND YOUTH AND DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

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THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 SALES HIT A HISTORIC LOW SINCE THE BIGGEST DROP SINCE LEGALIZATION.

IN LOS ANGELES, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL LAST MONTH STATED THAT IN TOTAL, CANNABIS OPERATORS OVER $300 MILLION TO THE CITY MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF TAX REVENUE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PUT OUT A REPORT SHOWING THAT THE AVERAGE CANNABIS OPERATOR GENERATES JUST $65,000 IN TAX REVENUE ANNUALLY.

THE OPERATORS MENTIONED EARLIER IN CULVER CITY, TALK TO THEM NEXT TIME, AND THEY'LL TELL YOU WHY THEY WERE AT CITY HALL IN L.A.

COUNTY, ASKING THEM FOR THEIR HELP TO STOP WITH THE STACKS UP AND WHY ONE OF THEIR BUSINESSES HAD TO CLOSE IN LA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY EVER SHARED THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU. REDONDO BEACH PROJECTS $500,000 TO $1 MILLION IN TAX REVENUES FROM JUST TWO OPERATORS, AT A 5% RATE THAT REQUIRES $10 MILLION IN SALES, NEARLY THREE TIMES THE REVENUE AVERAGE OF A SINGLE MCDONALD'S IN AN INDUSTRY THAT'S COLLAPSING. THIS IS A FANTASY, NOT A PLAN. LET ME CLOSE WITH A PARABLE.

A KING ONCE SOUGHT TO BUILD A GRAND TOWER, BUT HIS ADVISERS, EAGER TO PLEASE, HID THE TRUTH.

THE GROUND WAS UNSTABLE. THE TOWNSFOLK WARNED OF THE CRACKS, BUT THE KING, BLINDED BY AMBITION, IGNORED THEM WHEN THE TOWER FELL. ONLY THE PEOPLE'S WISDOM COULD HAVE SAVED IT.

COUNSEL, DON'T BE BLINDED BY THE ROSY PROJECTIONS.

LISTEN TO THE FACTS AND TO THE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE NO HEALTH.

OKAY, THANK YOU. NO ECONOMIC INCENTIVE TO ALLOW CANNABIS. THANK YOU. MAY I SUBMIT THIS? MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE.

AYE. OKAY, I SPOKE WRONG. TWO CARDS WERE STUCK TOGETHER, DANIELA WODNICKI, YOU'RE NEXT.

AND THEN WE GOT TWO NEW CARDS. IT SCRATCHED OUT, IT'S HARD TO READ.

I THINK IT'S MYLES PECK ITS AFTER THAT. HI, DANIELA WODNICKI.

OH, AND MORE. 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH.

MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. BUT I'M HERE SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT.

WE HAVE 15 SMOKE SHOPS WITHIN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

A RECENT COMPLIANCE CHECK DONE BY UNIFORMED OFFICERS, CONDUCTED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, FOUND THAT THREE WERE NON-COMPLIANT WITH THEIR BUSINESS LICENSES. SEVEN WERE FOUND TO BE SELLING FLAVORED TOBACCO AND THREE WERE FOUND TO BE SELLING THC PRODUCTS.

I URGE YOU TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH OPENING UP THIS APPLICATION PROCESS UNTIL YOU GET THE ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATION OF SMOKE SHOPS IN ORDER.

BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T REGULATE TOBACCO, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO REGULATE CANNABIS? SHOW US, THE RESIDENTS, THAT WE CAN TRUST YOU IN PROPER ENFORCEMENT OF SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TOBACCO, BEFORE YOU START OPENING IT UP TO SOMETHING NEW, LIKE CANNABIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, MILES PECK, THEN ROBIN EISENBERG.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, AND FOR THE YEARS OF THOUGHTFUL WORK THAT HAVE GONE INTO CRAFTING THE CITY'S CANNABIS ORDINANCE. WE RECOGNIZE THE COMPLEXITY AND SENSITIVITY OF THIS MATTER AND ARE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN REDONDO BEACH SINCE THE 1960S, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND LONG TERM ALIGNMENT.

WE VIEW THIS PROCESS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A HIGHLY REGULATED, PROFESSIONALLY OPERATED PROGRAM THAT SERVES THE CITY'S PUBLIC POLICY GOALS, REDUCING THE ILLICIT MARKET, CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ENSURING SAFE AND ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED CONSUMERS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE MORE THAN JUST THE ADULT USE CUSTOMERS.

CANNABIS HAS WELL-ESTABLISHED MEDICAL BENEFITS.

MY AUNT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS MS AND LEGAL ACCESS TO CONSISTENT, HIGH QUALITY CANNABIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED HER QUALITY OF LIFE.

SHE REPRESENTS A BROADER POPULATION CANCER PATIENTS, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS WHO RELY ON ACCESS TO REGULATED PRODUCTS THROUGH TESTED LOCAL OPERATORS. AS A RETAIL OPERATOR, WE ARE ALSO HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO THE CITY'S INTEREST IN PRESERVING THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. PLANNED STORE FRONTS WILL BE ARCHITECTURALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED AND DISCREET. THESE BUSINESSES WILL NOT RESEMBLE SMOKE SHOPS OR UNREGULATED OUTLETS, WHICH WE ARE ALSO IN FAVOR OF SHUTTING DOWN. THESE WILL BE SECURE, COMPLIANT, OPERATED WITH PROFESSIONALISM THAT THE CITY DESERVES.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED REGARDING YOUTH ACCESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

HOWEVER, THIS DATA DOES NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORT THESE FEARS.

A PEER-REVIEW STUDY PUBLISHED BY JAMA PEDIATRICS FOUND THAT LEGALIZATION OF RETAIL CANNABIS WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ADOLESCENT USE.

IN FACT, SOME STATES SAW MODEST DECLINES. LEGALIZATION, WHEN EXECUTED WITH CLEAR REGULATORY GUARDRAILS, MOVES ACCESS AWAY FROM THE UNREGULATED CHANNELS AND INTO CONTROLLED, SECURE ENVIRONMENTS.

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EACH LICENSED RETAIL COULD GENERATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN $300 TO $500,000 IN ANNUAL TAX REVENUE.

REVENUE THAT CAN BE DIRECTED TOWARDS ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITHOUT INCREASING THE TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTS.

THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO CREATE LOCAL JOBS AND PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO SHUT DOWN UNLICENSED, NON-COMPLIANT OPERATORS THAT DO NOT SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

WE FEEL THE LIMITED LICENSE STRUCTURE THAT THE CITY HAS PUT FORWARD, THERE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL OPERATORS THAT GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AFTER THIS RIGOROUS PROCESS. SO THE COUNCIL HAS SPENT YEARS PREPARING FOR THIS MOVEMENT, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD BY RELEASING THE APPLICATION AND ALLOWING THE CITY TO BEGIN EVALUATING QUALIFIED OPERATORS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK YOU DEVELOPED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DOING THIS THE RIGHT WAY.

THANK YOU. ROBIN EISENBERG AND THEN JOAN IRVINE.

DO YOU THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT HEALTH? I'VE BEEN WEARING THIS MASK FOR SIX YEARS, BEFORE COVID.

FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY EXCEPT FIRST OF ALL, AND I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH, BUT I MISS MIKE WEBB BECAUSE HE WOULD COUNT MY JOKES.

AND I REALLY MISS HIM. YOU TELL HIM. I WAS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT.

AND I MAY BE OUT OF ORDER AND WHAT I SAY, BECAUSE I GUESS I'M DOING IMPROV NOW.

FIRST OF ALL, I REFUSE TO BE LECTURED BY FAILED CANNABIS DEALERS WHO SAY, HEY, IT DOESN'T WORK.

IT DOES WORK. YOU KNOW WHAT DOESN'T WORK? 50% OF RESTAURANTS DON'T WORK.

ARE WE GOING TO STOP THEM? I FAIL TO PICK CANNABIS AS THAT'S THE BAD THING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAS MORE CONTAMINATION AND PESTICIDES THAN CANNABIS? ANYBODY WANT TO GUESS? COFFEE? THERE'S 250 PLACES TO GET COFFEE IN THIS CITY, AND I'VE BEEN TO EVERY ONE OF THEM.

AND YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS THERE? KIDS. KIDS ARE THERE.

THEY LINE UP IN FRONT OF STARBUCKS. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DRINKING.

OKAY. AND YOU KNOW, CANNABIS. I COULD GO INTO IT, BUT I WANT TO SAY A FEW OTHER THINGS ABOUT CANNABIS.

I KNOW, AND I STOOD UP HERE A YEAR AGO, AND ACTUALLY, I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE DOING IT, BECAUSE I TRUST YOU.

I SAID YOU WERE INTELLIGENT. AND I KNOW YOU TWO GUYS ARE NEW, BUT I ALSO KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS YOU WENT TO.

YOU'RE INTELLIGENT. SO I LOOK AT THIS AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND I'VE SEEN SOME MANIPULATION ON THE "ANTI-CANNABIS" PEOPLE, ONE OF WHOM IS A CANNABIS PLAYER AND WANTS TO WAIT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T GET MAYBE A LOCATION.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT OUT LOUD. BUT HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER, AND I TRUSTED YOU A YEAR AGO TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I STILL TRUST YOU. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE AGAINST IT. I STILL TRUST YOU.

I TRUST YOU, I TRUST YOU, I TRUST YOU, TRUST, I TRUST YOU.

I GOTTA SAY, I HAVEN'T SMOKED CANNABIS IN 30 YEARS.

BUT AFTER THIS MEETING, I THINK I'M GOING TO GO GET A JOINT.

[LAUGHTER] I KNOW THIS HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME, AND I HATE THE EXPRESSION I APPRECIATE YOU.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT.

BUT I ALSO THINK THAT YOU GUYS, AND YOU GUYS WHO HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE CANNABIS DEALERS DIRECTLY, I WOULD APPRECIATE BECAUSE YOU TALKED TO THE "ANTI-CANNABIS" PEOPLE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU TALK TO THE CANNABIS PEOPLE BECAUSE THREE MINUTES.

IT'S HARDLY ENOUGH FOR A COUPLE JOKES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JOAN IRVINE THEN JESS MONEY.

JOAN IRVINE DISTRICT 1. WOW, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS.

AT EVERY SINGLE MEETING, OR ALMOST EVERY SINGLE MEETING WHERE CANNABIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC.

YOU KNOW, I'VE STOPPED. I MEAN, I SAID TO PEOPLE, HEY, I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD MY BREATH BECAUSE REDONDO SEEMS TONIGHT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT ITS REPUTATION IS. KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS. I MEAN, I WAS THINKING I HAD A WHOLE THING PREPARED, JUST LIKE ROBIN WAS SAYING. BUT IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU CHOSE TO SPEND AN EXTRA $300,000 AT THE SCE PARK BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN

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THAT SET A PRECEDENT. THAT SHOULD BE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

SO. AND I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE, THE MONEY. THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MONEY AND ALL THAT.

BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT KIDS. YOU KNOW, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE BENEFITS ABOUT THE REDUCING THE BLACK MARKET ACCESS FOR KIDS, PROVIDING PRODUCTS TO SENIORS, CREATING JOBS AND GENERATING MUCH NEEDED REVENUE.

I WON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT OUR SITUATION HERE AS FAR AS REVENUE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT THIS FEAR FACTOR, IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE ARE LIVING. IT'S REEFER MADNESS.

ARE WE LIVING IN 1930 WHEN REEFER MADNESS CAME OUT? FEAR BASED NARRATIVES. WE KNOW BETTER. YOU KNOW, MY TAGLINE WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR MAYOR WAS KEEPING IT REAL IN REDONDO.

I HAVE TALKED MANY TIMES ABOUT, I HAVE 25 YEARS IN ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY, AND I SPENT NINE YEARS RUNNING A CHILD PORNOGRAPHY REPORTING HOTLINE, SO I KNOW WHAT THE BLACK MARKET DOES.

YOU'RE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE KIDS. THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT IT.

THIS IS NOT NORMALIZING IT. AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BLACK MARKET DOES? FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, WE'VE ALREADY LOST ONE CHILD IN REDONDO TO FENTANYL, AND THAT DID NOT COME FROM THE LEGAL MARKET.

AND ALSO, WHILE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOING CRAZY ABOUT CANNABIS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A COACH, SOME COACH IN THE CITY THAT HAD CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND WAS ABUSING CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE THE BLACK MARKET, THEY WILL GROOM YOUR CHILDREN, THEY'LL USE YOUR CHILD, THESE CHILDREN FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

AND THAT HAPPENS. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN BY HAVING LEGAL DISPENSARIES.

AT LEAST IT REDUCES THE BLACK MARKET, GETS THESE PEOPLE OUT.

AND SO THE REALITY IS LET'S BE REAL. THE TIME IS NOW TO ACT.

WE'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH. PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

IT'S, I MEAN, WE'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME. WE SPENT SO MUCH STAFF TIME.

WE PROBABLY SPENT MILLIONS IN STAFF TIME, THAT WE COULD HAVE USED TOWARD OUR BUDGET SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BORROW $3.5 MILLION OF OUR $8 MILLION RESERVE.

SO PLEASE MOVE FORWARD AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN BY HAVING LEGAL DISPENSARIES.

OKAY. JESS MONEY AND THEN ROBERT MOORE AND, IS THAT THE LAST CARD NOW? SO FAR. OKAY. JESS MONEY DISTRICT 3. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF PARENTS COME UP HERE WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THEIR CHILDREN. THAT'S NATURAL. IT MIGHT EVEN BE LAUDABLE.

I WONDER HOW SINCERE IT IS. NOW WE HAVE MADD, MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF MAPS, MOTHERS AGAINST POT SMOKERS.

THE REASON BEING THE GATEWAY DRUG TO ADDICTION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MARIJUANA.

IT'S MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE ALCOHOL. SO ALL OF THOSE PARENTS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR KIDS DEVELOPING BAD HABITS GO HOME TONIGHT AND POUR OUT EVERY DROP OF BOOZE YOU HAVE IN THE HOUSE AND NEVER BUY ANY MORE.

AND LET'S SEE IF YOU GUYS CAN EVEN GET THROUGH 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WITHOUT A BEER OR A MARGARITA, OR A PINA COLADA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES ON YOUR KIDS, GET RID OF THE ALCOHOL IN YOUR HOUSE.

SEE IVAN IF YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, PLEASE. IF YOU SUPPORT SOMETHING, YOU CAN DO THIS.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN DO THIS. OKAY. THANKS.

I'M ROBERT MOORE. DISTRICT 3. THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL, STAFF.

I CAN APPRECIATE THE EIGHT YEARS OF WORK. YOU HAVE SOMETHING THERE? IT'S THERE IF THIS COUNCIL OR ANOTHER COUNCIL DECIDES TO USE IT.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE. I'M RETIRED.

I DON'T HAVE KIDS TO WORRY ABOUT OR ANYTHING, BUT IF I WAS VOTING, I'D SAY NO.

AND I'D LIKE TO CUT DOWN THE SMOKE SHOPS. I JUST THINK THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM.

I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT USE CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL REASONS, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING IT FROM ALL THE DISPENSARIES THAT ARE AROUND HERE.

THEY DON'T COMPLAIN. THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED AND THAT'S IT.

I JUST, FOR THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT PLACE.

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I'VE LIVED HERE A LOT OF YEARS, AND I LIKE IT.

AND I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE DISPENSARIES OUT IN THE DESERT AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES, AND I'VE SEEN THINGS GO ON AROUND THOSE AREAS AND PEOPLE HANGING OUT AND SLEEPING HERE AND DOING THIS OTHER STUFF.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M UP HERE. YOU ASKED TO HEAR WHAT WE THINK.

I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST PUT THIS ON THE SHELF IF YOU EVER NEED IT, AND VOTE NO AND MOVE ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? GEORGETTE GANTNER. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FOR THE OLYMPICS AND OTHER EVENTS, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE OUR IMAGE ON ARTESIA.

WHY WOULD WE HAVE DISPENSARIES? THAT'S MY QUESTION.

AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS, OR STATEMENT IS, IS THIS HELPING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE? IS THIS GOOD FOR PEOPLE? IS IS SMOKING GOOD? IS, LIKE GENTLEMAN SAID, IS DRINKING GOOD, BUT IT'S THIS GOOD? IT'S LIKE THE OTHER GUY SAID. HE SAID, WELL GET RID OF THE LIQUOR OKAY, VALID.

BUT WHY BRING SOMETHING ELSE IN THAT CAN POSSIBLY ADDICT PEOPLE? AND I WAS MARRIED TO SOMEONE WHO STARTED VERY YOUNG ON MARIJUANA.

HE PROGRESSED OTHER THINGS. HE CLEANED UP, HE PROGRESSED OTHER THINGS.

HE WAS SELF-MEDICATING. AND ONE DAY HE KILLED HIMSELF.

DEPRESSION. IT DOESN'T HELP DEPRESSION. IN SOME CASES, IT MIGHT BE IF IT'S MEDICALLY GIVEN, BUT IN MANY CASES IT GETS WORSE AND IT GETS WORSE AND MY POOR HUSBAND IS GONE.

SO THAT'S MY PERSONAL NOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? I WASN'T GOING TO COME UP HERE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING.

I THINK I HAVE A LITTLE MORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON.

26 YEARS OLD WITH KIDS RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO GET HIGH.

LOOKING FOR DOPE, BUYING DOPE FOR EIGHT YEARS OF MY CAREER.

I WORKED UNDERCOVER AND I BOUGHT AND SOLD DOPE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

OKAY, THIS IS NOT A GOOD IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CALL BUSINESS REALLY TO GET INTO, IT LEADS TO A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES THAT COME UP.

CRIME. OKAY. SEX TRAFFICKING, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE GET INTO.

I THINK YOU NEED TO KIND OF TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT THIS, NOT LOOK AT THE MONEY, OKAY? BECAUSE THE MONEY IS GOING TO COST US MORE ON THE BACK END FOR ADDICTION FROM THEFT, FROM OTHER THINGS THAT COME UP AND BECOME PRESENT A PROBLEM.

OKAY. I HAVE AN UNCLE. WELL, HE'S GONE NOW. HEROIN ADDICT FOR 65 YEARS.

WE HAD STARTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT HE DID.

A LOT OF IT WAS GATEWAY STUFF, OKAY. HOW IT GETS INTO AND BECOMING AN ADDICT.

AND EVERYBODY ELSE HE RAN WITH AS WELL, OKAY.

HE WOULD STEAL ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT NAILED DOWN, OKAY.

IT'S TOO BAD THAT HE DIDN'T SPEND MOST OF THAT TIME TRYING TO BE PRODUCTIVE.

AGAIN, I USED TO INTERVIEW PEOPLE WHEN I USED TO ARREST THEM.

I USED TO BUY KILOS OF COCAINE. I USED TO BUY KILOS OF MARIJUANA FROM PEOPLE THAT WOULD BRING IT UP, OKAY. THE THING IS, WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

THE CARTELS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED BY SOME OF THIS STUFF.

WORKING IN THE SOUTH BAY AS WELL, ACTUALLY IN SAN PEDRO AND STUFF, A LOT OF THOSE STORES, THEY'RE GOING ACTUALLY INTO THE NON-REGULATED AREAS.

WHY? BECAUSE OF TAXES. THEY'RE AVOIDING THE TAXES.

SO WHAT HAPPENS? EVERYBODY BACKDOORS THIS. IT'S ABOUT MONEY.

AGAIN, IF WE START LOOKING AT THIS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND START REALIZING WHETHER IT'S KIDS, PEOPLE OR WHATEVER ELSE. I WOULD LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. IF SOMEBODY IS SO WORRIED THAT THEY CAN'T DRIVE 20 MINUTES OR 5 MINUTES TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, OKAY, THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE GETTING HIGH.

OKAY. BUT THE THING AGAIN IS THIS IS THAT AGAIN, AS THEY SAID, NOT IN OUR BACKYARD, MAYBE NOT.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WE DON'T WANT IN OUR BACKYARD AND WE DON'T NEED IN OUR BACKYARD.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS GOING TO OFFSET THE PROBLEMS OF CRIME AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT OCCURS, OKAY. SOME OF THIS FLASHBACK, I SAID FLASHBACK.

I STARTED MY CAREER IN HIGH SCHOOL, OKAY, UNDERCOVER PROGRAM.

I ENDED UP WORKING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. OKAY. SO, I SAY I START OFF WITH THE 16-YEAR-OLD LOOKING FOR DRUGS, AND I END IT AS A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL LOOKING FOR LOVE, OKAY.

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE WE WANT TO GO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? I'VE BEEN TOLD TO SPEAK INTO THE MIC. SO FIRST, I'M SO PROUD TO SEE MY FELLOW.

I'M SORRY, AUSTIN CARMICHAEL, DISTRICT 5. HEY, SCOTT.

I STAND BEFORE YOU IN PART AS CITIZEN AUSTIN CARRINGTON CARMICHAEL, AND IN PART CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

EACH OF YOU HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN HAVING A SEPARATE FORUM WHERE THE CITIZENS OF REDONDO BEACH CAN BE HEARD IN FULL,

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SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS TONIGHT WAS TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND FULL, TO EDUCATE FULLY. AND I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO SAY, HEY, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION TAKE A PIECE OF YOUR AGENDA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND REALLY LEAN IN AND DIG INTO A LOT OF THE PROS AND CONS AND GET HEALTHY FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF THE DISTRICTS.

INVITE ALL OF THEM TO COME AND PRESENT THEIR POSITIONS, AND THEN SUMMARIZE AND PRESENT THEM TO YOU.

SO WHEN YOU START THIS APPLICATION PROCESS, YOU WILL BE DOING IT IN GOOD FAITH, AND YOU WILL BE DOING IT WITH THE EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SUGGESTED BY YOU ALL TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THANKS SO MUCH. MAKE IT A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? WE DO HAVE SOME HANDS RAISED. KAREN REED, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

HI, MY NAME IS KAREN REED, DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT AND I WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY, AND I'M ALSO A PARENT. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO NOT RELEASE THIS RFP RIGHT NOW.

THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS IN THE CITY DO NOT WANT RETAIL CANNABIS.

WHEN MEASURE E WAS DEFEATED BY 75%. MOST PEOPLE INCORRECTLY ASSUMED THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE RETAIL CANNABIS IN OUR LITTLE BEACHSIDE CITY.

THE MEASURE READ, I QUOTE, "REPEAL THE CITY'S BAN ON NON-MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES AND ALLOW UP TO THREE MARIJUANA RETAILERS IN REDONDO BEACH." WHAT VOTERS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IS IT JUST MEANT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THREE STORES.

NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL, BY WAY OF AN ORDINANCE AND NOT A VOTE, IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS RFP TO ALLOW TWO STORES IN OUR CITY.

MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WEREN'T EVEN AWARE THAT RETAIL CANNABIS IS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA TONIGHT.

THE CITY HAS SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND MONEY ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT IS NOT A REASON TO PROCEED JUST FOR THE SAKE OF PROCEEDING.

MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RFP WOULD MAKE REDONDO THE ONLY CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY WITH RETAIL CANNABIS.

EL SEGUNDO, HERMOSA, MANHATTAN HAVE ALL UPHELD THEIR BANS ON RETAIL CANNABIS.

ACROSS LA COUNTY, REDONDO IS ONE OF ONLY 20 CITIES THAT ALLOW RETAIL CANNABIS, WITH OVER 60 CITIES NOT ALLOWING IT IF.

IT IS SO RELIABLE AND POSITIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WOULDN'T MORE CITIES BE JUMPING ON BOARD? MUCH OF THE OPPOSITION WE'VE HEARD IS RELATED TO THE IMPACT ON THE YOUTH.

HOWEVER, MY ISSUE IS WITH THE IMPACT ON THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.

WHILE THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR REVENUE GENERATION, RETAIL CANNABIS IS NOT THE ANSWER.

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, CANNABIS REVENUE IN CALIFORNIA SAW A DECLINE OF 11%.

SHOULDN'T WE FOCUS ON BUSINESSES THAT WILL BRING LONG TERM REVENUE AND REVITALIZE OUR CITY? RETAIL CANNABIS WILL DRIVE OTHER BUSINESSES AWAY.

IT WILL CHANGE THE REPUTATION OF OUR CITY. THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD FOCUS ON A LARGER PLAN TO STIMULATE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE FAILING, SUCH AS ARTESIA, THE PIER, PCH, THE GALLERIA.

THESE COULD ALL BE POINTS OF INTEREST BUT HAVE INSTEAD BECOME PASS THROUGHS.

IT IS OKAY TO SWITCH DIRECTION ON THIS ORDINANCE AND EAT THE MONEY WE'VE SPENT TO DATE IF IT MEANS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT, PUT IT TO A VOTE, PUT OUT A SURVEY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE UNFORTUNATELY UNAWARE THAT RETAIL CANNABIS COULD EVEN BE COMING TO REDONDO.

PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THERE ARE 48,000 REGISTERED VOTERS IN REDONDO, SO LESS THAN 200 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF RETAIL CANNABIS.

THAT IS NOT EXACTLY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO, THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YES. THE NEXT SPEAKER, MARIAM BUTLER.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AND GIVING ME THE TIME TO DO SO.

I WANT TO TELL YOU, WE HAVE 55 COMMENTS ON THIS AND ONLY FIVE PEOPLE ARE FOR CANNABIS.

LESS THAN 1% WANTED. THE SUPER MAJORITY ARE SAYING NO.

I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT OUR NEED TO IMPROVE REVENUE.

HOWEVER, WE NEED TO DO THIS BY IMPROVING OUR MALL, THE ARTESIA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, AND BY DOING SO WE CAN ATTRACT BUSINESSES INTO REDONDO BEACH. I LOVE THE IDEA OF INVESTING AND BRINGING ART TO ARTESIA AND BEAUTIFYING THAT CORRIDOR.

WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE'RE MAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY CREATING THE MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS.

LET'S KEEP GOING ON THAT ROUTE AND AVOID DISPENSARIES.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THE STAFF THAT A LOT OF WORK AND WANTS US TO GO THROUGH, BUT RESPECTFULLY,

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WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY AND WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

I'M IN NORTH REDONDO, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES ARE WHERE KIDS LIVE.

NIKKI JUST TOLD YOU THE REDONDO BEACH COUNCIL OF PTAS OPPOSES RETAIL CANNABIS IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND I, AS A PARENT OF CHILDREN IN REDONDO BEACH SCHOOLS WHO IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE SCHOOLS, WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. MELISSA HAS SHARED HER STRONG RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING CANNABIS RETAIL STORES WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR YOUTH, WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT IS THERE SAYING IT'S DETRIMENTAL.

JONATAN CVETKO IS AN EXPERT ON THIS TOPIC AND HE JUST THREW NOTHING BUT FACTS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS COMPARED TO ALL THE PEOPLE HERE SPEAKING IN FAVOR.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE LISTENING TO BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPERTS AND THEY ARE GIVING US THE INFORMATION WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION.

THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THERE WHO SPOKE, WHO SHARED HIS WORK.

WHERE HE WORKED UNDERCOVER. HE SHARED HIS REAL LIFE PERSPECTIVE ON THE DANGERS OF CANNABIS AS A GATEWAY DRUG.

I'LL TAKE WHAT HE SAYS OVER EVERYONE ELSE'S OPINION ANY DAY.

HE SPEAKS FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. THE PARENTS ARE TELLING YOU VIA OUR COMMENTS THAT WE DON'T WANT DISPENSARIES TO KEEP.

PEOPLE KEEP TELLING YOU NO TO CANNABIS. I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PAUSE IN ALL CANNABIS ACTIVITY WITHIN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND TO BAN RETAIL STOREFRONT DISPENSARIES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONDUCT A SURVEY LIKE COUNCILPERSON WALLER RECOMMENDS.

OR EVEN BETTER, PUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NEXT BALLOT.

LET THE RESIDENTS DECIDE ONCE AND FOR ALL WHAT WE WANT.

WE ALREADY SAID NO TO MEASURE E, BUT LET'S DO ANOTHER VOTE.

THAT'S FINE, AND THEN WE CAN MAKE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE KNOWN AND WE CAN MAKE A GREAT DECISION.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? YES. NEXT SPEAKER, SUSAN RUBIN. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

HELLO. SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE NOT. OKAY. WE CAN MOVE ON.

RESET TIMER. GRACE PENG. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

GRACE, ARE YOU THERE? I HEARD GRACE PENG. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

OH, IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE UNMUTE BUTTON WINDOW TO POP UP.

MY NAME IS GRACE PENG. I LIVE IN NORTH REDONDO BEACH, NOT FAR FROM ARTESIA.

WHERE THERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. YES, YES. OKAY.

I ALSO LIVED IN COLORADO WHEN COLORADO LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA, RECREATIONAL CANNABIS, AND WITNESSED THE RISE AT 10% RISE IN ALL TRAFFIC FATALITIES, AND ALSO THE RISE IN DUI. POLY DRUG, WHAT THEY CALL POLY DRUG DUI, BECAUSE THEY DISCOVERED THAT DRUNK DRIVING HAPPENED MORE WHEN PEOPLE ALSO SMOKED CANNABIS.

IT'S BELIEVED THAT PEOPLE LOSE ABILITY TO SENSE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DRIVING.

IF THEY HAVE USED CANNABIS RECENTLY THEY MAY NOT BE HIGH, BUT THEIR LOSE ABILITY TO JUDGE CORRECTLY IF THEY'RE DRUNK.

AND BECAUSE I PRIMARILY GET AROUND BY BICYCLE.

I'M JUST TERRIFIED. WE DON'T HAVE PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCRETE BETWEEN ME AND THE DRIVERS NEXT TO ME.

I JUST AM TERRIFIED OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING MORE PEOPLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OUT ON OUR STREETS, AND IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF I DON'T WANT IT NEAR ME, AND IT'S TRUE.

I DON'T WANT IT NEAR ME, BUT I DON'T WANT IT ANYWHERE.

I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS MEDICAL.

IT IS UNDER DOCTOR SUPERVISION, AND IT'S USUALLY TAKEN BY SICK PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GOING DRIVING ALL OVER THE PLACE, OR BY PEOPLE WHO NEED A LITTLE HELP GETTING TO SLEEP.

AND THEY'RE NOT DRIVING BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SLEEP.

SO I AM OPPOSED TO MEDICAL. I MEAN, I'M OPPOSED TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ANYWHERE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERING IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? A COUPLE MORE MAYOR. MARCIE GUILLERMO.

YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MARCIE GUILLERMO FROM DISTRICT 1, 25 YEARS RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH.

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PLEASE PROTECT OUR YOUTH. AND DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

I AGREE TO THE COMMENTS OF ALL WHO HAVE CLEARLY INDICATED THE REASONS WHY THEY WANT THE CITY COUNCIL TO PAUSE THIS PROCESS. BETTER YET, IT'S BETTER THAT WE ALLOW THE VOTERS TO DECIDE TO A BALLOT INITIATIVE.

WHY WOULD ANY OF YOU INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER WHO HAS INDICATED HAS WORKED OVER EIGHT YEARS, OR ANY RESIDENT OPPOSED TO THIS IDEA OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, TO VOTE VIA A BALLOT? THIS IS ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNANCE.

TIME AFTER TIME, THE VOTERS HAVE MADE YOU AWARE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS ISSUE BY COMMENTING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

SO PLEASE LISTEN TO US. WORK WITH US. HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY STRONG.

DO YOU THINK THE OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS, THEY KNOW LESS THAN WE DO? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, HIRSH JAIN, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD PHRASE THAT YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION, BUT YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN FACTS. AND HERE ARE THE FACTS ACCORDING TO THIS COUNTRY'S LEADING FEDERAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS.

YOU KNOW, THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH CANNABIS USE BY YOUNG PEOPLE IS AT A 30 YEAR LOW.

AND I QUOTE HERE, "IN THE PAST DECADE, DURING WHICH TIME 24 STATES LEGALIZED ADULT USE MARIJUANA SALES, THE PERCENTAGE OF EIGHTH GRADERS, 10TH GRADERS AND 12TH GRADERS WHO REPORTED HAVING CONSUMED CANNABIS DECLINED BY 32%, 37%, AND 23%, RESPECTIVELY." ACCORDING TO THE JOURNAL PEDIATRIC REPORTS, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED PEDIATRIC JOURNALS IN THIS COUNTRY, THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN YOUTH MARIJUANA USE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2021, A PERIOD DURING WHICH MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES LEGALIZED MARIJUANA FOR ADULTS.

AND I SUSPECT THAT MANY PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL, EVEN THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO CANNABIS, ARE AWARE OF THIS, ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT REGULATED MARKETS ACTUALLY DECREASE YOUTH CANNABIS USE.

AND I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO BE IN YOUR POSITION AND TO BE LISTENING TO THESE HISTRIONIC CLAIMS ABOUT CANNABIS.

BUT ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A QUESTION OF HOW A DEMOCRACY IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE MAKING THE MOST OUTLANDISH, NON FACT BASED CLAIMS ABOUT CANNABIS TO DRIVE OUR POLICY AGENDA, OR ARE WE GOING TO LISTEN TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE? AND SO I WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE FACTS HERE, AND NOT THE CLAIMS THAT THAT ARE BEING MADE THAT ARE NOT GROUNDED IN DATA.

AND THE FINAL THING THAT I WOULD NOTE, EVEN IF YOU'RE OPPOSED TO CANNABIS, I THINK MANY OF US KNOW THAT THESE SMOKE SHOPS EXIST BECAUSE OF THE VACUUM THAT'S CREATED BY LACK OF LEGAL ACCESS TO THESE PRODUCTS. AND SO IF THERE'S AN EFFORT TO PUNT THIS DOWN THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE, JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S PERFORMATIVE, THAT'S JUST GOING TO ALLOW YOUTH TO ACCESS CANNABIS AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER TERRIBLE SUBSTANCES THROUGH THESE UNREGULATED CHANNELS. SO AGAIN, I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BE IN YOUR POSITION, BUT AT THIS POINT THE DATA IS EXCEEDINGLY CLEAR AND I THINK IT WOULD BREAK MY HEART AND REALLY UPSET THE BASIC TENETS OF DEMOCRACY IF WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO ESSENTIALLY PUT FORTH FICTIONS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DATA UNDER THE NAME OF PROTECTING THE YOUTH. SO I WOULD URGE YOU, EVEN THOSE THAT ARE NOT FANS OF CANNABIS, TO CONSIDER THE INCREASINGLY CLEAR DATA ABOUT HOW REGULATED MARKETS ACTUALLY PROTECT OUR CHILDREN BETTER THAN THIS SORT OF WILD, WILD WEST THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO ALLOW TO EXIST IN OUR CITY.

SO PLEASE TAKE THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION. AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES. VERENA THOMPSON, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2, AND I URGE YOU TO STOP THE PURSUIT OF CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND LISTEN AND HONOR INSTEAD THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO YOU REPRESENT. TONIGHT, YOU HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE SPOKE ABOUT THE VARIOUS RISKS, SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, COST ON THE BACK END, ETC..

THE ONLY VOICES WHO HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD ARE OF THOSE WHO HAVE A VESTED ECONOMIC INTEREST IN OPENING

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NO OTHER HANDS RAISED MAYOR, BUT THERE ARE 55 ECOMMENTS, FIVE IN SUPPORT, 45 OPPOSED, AND ONE NEUTRAL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, IT WAS KIND OF A PREDICTABLE OUTCOME.

IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN THE OTHER, OTHER MEETINGS.

SO I'M TORN ON THIS ISSUE. I GREW UP IN THE MILITARY AND HAD A CLEARANCE, SO THERE WAS NO QUESTION I WAS NOT USING POT, AND I HAVE NO INTENTION TO IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T LIKE BEING IMPAIRED.

BUT I'M TORN BECAUSE AS A MILITARY OFFICER WE UPHELD VOTE, THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

AND THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA DID VOTE FOR THIS.

I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THE VOTE AGAINST MEASURE E IS A VALID MEASURE, BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL CONDITIONED THAT BY SAYING, HEY, LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO RESCIND OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR WHATEVER, THE.

BAN. BAN ON MARIJUANA SHOPS, DISPENSARIES. AND SO I THINK WE DID THAT, THE COUNCIL DID THAT TO OFFSET THOSE WHO MIGHT WANT TO VOTE FOR MEASURE E, AND WE PAINTED THAT.

IT WAS ONE DISTRIBUTOR WHO WANTED TO BUY AS THE OUTCOME TO HIS SHOPS AND THE WAY HE OPERATED.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S A VALID MEASURE. WE ALL KNOW KIDS ARE GETTING POT TODAY.

I MEAN, I WAS AT A BEACH, LIKE, FESTIVAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NO SMOKING AND THERE'S KIDS WITH REDONDO UNION SHIRTS, JACKETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE SMOKING POT OPENLY.

AND THERE'S A BUNCH VAPING. AND I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE WAS A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE THAT HAD CANNABIS IN THEIR VAPING PENS.

SO KIDS ARE GETTING IT TODAY. ADULTS ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING IT.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE WHO USE POT, EVEN IF WE DON'T APPROVE OF IT.

THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I DO THINK THAT PART OF THE REASON WE MAY NOT BE SEEING RESIDENTS STANDING UP FOR IT IS THERE'S A STIGMA WITH GETTING UP PUBLICLY AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU SUPPORT POT AS JUST A RESIDENT.

AND I THINK THERE WOULD BE PEOPLE WHO WOULD GO AFTER THEM AFTER THIS MEETING. SO I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, HEARING THE SAME VOICE AS WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

IT'S GOING ON A SECOND YEAR FOR ME, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD FOR LONGER THAN THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WE CAN'T CONSIDER A SCIENTIFIC POLL OR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

I DO, I MEAN, IF THE COUNCIL REALLY WANTS TO ACT BASED ON THE PEOPLE I THINK A SURVEY OR AN ELECTION IS THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET A SCIENTIFIC MEASURE OF THAT.

BUT I QUESTION THE COST AND THE TIMING OF THAT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK A CITYWIDE SURVEY WOULD COST BASED ON LIKE EFP? YEAH, I MEAN, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND $30,000, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE CONTACTED.

I THINK THE THREE M SURVEY THAT WE CONDUCTED FOR FP WAS 400 RESPONDENTS, AS I RECALL, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS IN THE $30,000 RANGE. JUST 400 RESPONSES. THAT'S ALL YOU, WHICH IS STATISTICALLY RELEVANT GIVEN THEIR SAMPLE SIZE.

THEY VIEW THAT AS A VALUABLE NUMBER AS AN INFORMING, YOU KNOW, METRIC.

BUT YOU HAVE TO CRAFT THE QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON HOW PEOPLE INTERPRET THE INFORMATION THAT'S SHARED.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN LEAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE LINE OF QUESTIONING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE WOULDN'T WANT A LEADING POLL. SO THERE'S THERE'S FLAWS TO IT.

AND THERE'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S A STANDARD DEVIATION THAT THEY IDENTIFY WITH THAT.

WHAT'S THE COST OF AN ELECTION? WELL, IF IT'S A STANDALONE ELECTION WITH JUST.

$280,000. $275, $280,000. BUT IF WE BUNDLED IT WITH ANOTHER, THE INCREMENTAL COST IS WHAT, LIKE 30? YEAH, INCREMENTAL COST ISN'T THAT MUCH.

I'M SORRY. INCREMENTAL COST ISN'T THAT MUCH.

DELAY. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHICH WAY TO VOTE ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I'M TORN.

BUT IF I THINK IF THE COUNCIL REALLY WANTS AN OPINION THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE TO BE WEIGHED SCIENTIFICALLY, WE, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T REPRESENTATIVE, AND YOU NEED TO GO THAT OTHER STEP WHERE WE FIND THE BUDGET OR THE TIME TO DO IT, I DON'T KNOW. SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. YEAH.

CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY. IS IT TRUE THAT WE CAN'T TOGGLE THIS RFA OR RFP, AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING ON THIS PLAN AND MEASURE FP? WE WERE ANTICIPATING THIS WORKLOAD IS THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP TO ALL OF THE PRIOR YEARS OF WORK.

SO IT'S IN JANE'S WORK PLAN. IT'S ANTICIPATED IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT POINT ON WHOMEVER WE ULTIMATELY ASSIGN FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS,

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I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE ONCE FEARED THAT WE MIGHT HAVE.

BECAUSE OF THE PRESCRIPTIVE NATURE OF THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW REQUIREMENTS NOW THAT I THINK WILL DO SERVE TO NATURALLY FILTER THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. SO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN, IS QUITE THE LIFT, THE HEAVY LIFT, AS WE THOUGHT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO.

BUT IT WILL IMPACT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE'D ANTICIPATED, AT LEAST LOGICALLY DOING NEXT.

THANK YOU. SO LET ME SAY FIRST THAT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MAYOR LIGHT JUST SAID.

AND I WAS HERE WHEN MEASURE E CAME AROUND. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TOLD THE PUBLIC.

WE DON'T VOTE FOR MEASURE E. THIS IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THAT PROPONENTS INTERESTS.

WE, THE COUNCIL, ARE WORKING ON A BETTER ORDINANCE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH A TASK FORCE.

AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MODIFY IT BY A VOTE OF THE COUNCIL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. AND SO WHAT NOBODY HAS MENTIONED ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS ISSUE IS, WHAT IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? YOU DON'T THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO'S WELL HEELED IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY WHO WOULD COME IN, GO FORWARD WITH ANOTHER MEASURE E. HEY, WANT CANNABIS IN REDONDO BEACH? YOUR CITY COUNCIL LIED TO YOU, THEY WENT BACKWARDS.

AND THEN PASS ANOTHER LAW THAT THROWS OUT ALL THE WORK WE DID.

I'M NOT TRYING TO. I'M NOT A FEAR MONGERING, BUT LET ME GET TO THE OTHER POINTS HERE.

FOR DECADES IN REDONDO BEACH, WE HAVE NOT REGULATED ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO WITH ANY SEMBLANCE OF AUTHORITY.

WE'VE JUST SAID FOLLOW THE STATE LAW AND IF WE HAVE POLICE RESOURCES, WILL ENFORCE AGAINST YOU.

AND WE JUST DID ONE CRACKDOWN WITH POLICE RESOURCES ON THE TOBACCO SHOPS, RIGHT? AND WE CAUGHT A WHOLE BUNCH OF WRONGDOERS, INCLUDING ONE TOBACCO SHOP THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE TO OPERATE IN THE CITY.

AND THEN MR. CVETKO VISITS RECENTLY, AND THEY'RE ALL SELLING ON THE SAME STUFF, AND THAT COSTS MONEY.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE FOR POLICING? TO SEND TWO SROS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONLY GET REIMBURSED FOR A QUARTER OF ONE.

HAVE TWO POLICE OFFICERS SIT HERE WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

WE NEED TO RAISE REVENUE. WE'VE LOOKED AT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES.

WE'RE CHARGING FOR PARAMEDIC. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES.

WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE NOW FOR 911 RESPONSES. PEOPLE DON'T WANT, THEY PASS MEASURE FP, THEY DON'T WANT MORE TAXES.

THEY DON'T WANT A LIGHTING AND ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IMPOSED ON THEM.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT, I DON'T THINK. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT BETTER WAYS TO FUND THE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSES THAT WE WANT HERE IN REDONDO BEACH, AND CANNABIS IS JUST ONE OPTION THAT WE HAVE THOROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A SILVER BULLET, 3 TO 500,000 PER SHOT.

AND I DO THINK WE WILL ONLY GET ONE SHOT, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM RETAILERS WHO'VE SAID IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE IN NORTH REDONDO.

I'VE TALKED TO EVERY LANDOWNER, TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE GREAT ROOM.

NOBODY'S WILLING, YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO HAVE SPACE ARE IN THE ZONE, NOT WILLING TO LEASE OUT SPACE.

GREAT. FINE. MAYBE WE ONLY GET AN APPLICANT FOR ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE LOCATION OR FOR SOUTH REDONDO OR APPLICANTS FOR SOUTH REDONDO.

THAT'S FINE. IT'LL BE A START. IT'LL BE REVENUE.

AND WHEN WE, BY THE WAY, HAVE LOOKED TO REGULATE ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO SHOPS IN REDONDO BEACH, WHAT HAVE WE SAID? LET'S PUT IN THE SAME REGULATIONS THAT WE'VE ADOPTED IN THIS CANNABIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE WE SPENT SO LONG GETTING THE CANNABIS ORDINANCE RIGHT.

I AGREE THAT WE NEED YOUTH EDUCATION ON CANNABIS.

I THINK IT'S THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING FOR YOUTH TO GET INTO IS ANY SUBSTANCE USE, INCLUDING CAFFEINE, FOR THAT MATTER. BUT ANY SUBSTANCE USE IN THEIR YOUTH.

I DO THINK I CAN SEE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT HAPPENED IN HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN THOSE WHO USE POT AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T, AND WHAT THEY DID AFTERWARDS IN THEIR LIFE. FROM MY OWN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR YOUTH EDUCATION. WE DON'T HAVE A WAY.

WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO THROW TOWARDS ALLCOVE FOR A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND ALLCOVE TOWARDS YOUTH EDUCATION.

SOME OF THAT MONEY COULD COME FROM A SUCCESSFUL CANNABIS OPERATION.

SURE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF CANNABIS SHOPS OUT THERE THAT ARE FAILING MISERABLY, THAT ARE RUNNING UP BIG DEBTS, NOT PAYING THEIR TAXES.

OUR SYSTEM IS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY TO LOOK INTO THAT DUE DILIGENCE, RUN AUDITS AND FIGURE OUT WHO'S UP ON THEIR TAXES AND WHO'S SHOWN STAMINA TO SURVIVE AND DO WELL IN REDONDO BEACH. AND I'LL SAY THIS, ALSO CAN'T MEASURE

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I'M LOOKING AT THE ELECTION RESULTS RIGHT NOW.

MEASURE CT PASSED BY 76.2%. MEASURE E WAS DEFEATED BY 75.41%.

AND YOU KNOW, WELL I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE THAT ANY CANNABIS GROUP OUT THERE IS GOING TO COME SPEND MONEY RIGHT NOW IN REDONDO BEACH TO TRY TO FORCE CANNABIS DOWN OUR THROAT. I'LL TELL YOU THIS. NOBODY HAD A PROBLEM SIGNING A DOCUMENT TO GET MEASURE E ON THE BALLOT.

NOBODY HAD A PROBLEM SIGNING FOR A RECALL. IT IS SUPER EASY IN REDONDO BEACH TO GET PAID SIGNATURES FROM RESIDENTS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SIGN FOR ANYTHING TO GO ON A BALLOT, GET ON THE BALLOT FOR PEOPLE TO DECIDE ON.

WE WANT TO WASTE TIME, MONEY. YOU KNOW, GOING GOING FOR ANOTHER OPINION.

I AGREE WITH WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. THE PEOPLE WHO WANT CANNABIS IN REDONDO AREN'T GOING TO COME OUT AND CAMPAIGN PUBLICLY FOR IT.

WHY? WHY? IT. CAN'T SHOUT OUT FROM THE AUDIENCE.

FOR THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THEY DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS PARENTS TO SEE THAT, HEY, THEY USE CANNABIS.

THEY DON'T WANT IT TO BE PUBLICLY KNOWN. THEY WANT TO USE IT IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR HOME, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MAJORITY WHO ARE CLAMORING FOR CANNABIS.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MAJORITY WHO'S AGAINST IT EITHER.

I DO THINK THAT THE VAST MAJORITY EXPECT US TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE, FINANCIAL FUTURE ESPECIALLY.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE REALIZING THAT OUR REVENUE SOURCES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, ALL THE DESIRES, I SHOULD SAY. THEY'RE MEETING ALL THE NEEDS, BUT ALL THE DESIRES, INCLUDING PUTTING UP BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS AROUND THE TREES ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

AND BY THE WAY, FOR THE PARENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED, WE'VE COMPLETELY BLOCKED CANNABIS FROM COMING ANYWHERE NEAR THE SCHOOLS OR ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD WEST OF FELTON, ALL RIGHT? SO WITH THAT, AND AS FOR THE HEALTH ISSUE RELATIVE TO THE PESTICIDES, LOOK, THERE'S PESTICIDES IN THE CANNABIS RIGHT NOW THAT KIDS ARE GETTING WHEN THEY'RE HERE.

AND I ASKED ONLY ONE KID SAID THEY COULD NOT, WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO GET CANNABIS.

FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO CANNABIS. AND WE DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO GO AFTER ALL THESE UNLAWFUL OPERATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE NEED SOME REVENUE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE RESOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S PROCESS INTEGRITY GUIDELINES POLICY AND SETTING THE CITY'S CANNABIS APPLICATION PROCESSING FEES.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? GOING ONE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK, SPEAK NOW. [INAUDIBLE] TO MEMBER OBAGI'S POINTS THAT HE JUST MADE.

YOU KNOW, COMING OFF THE TAILS OF MEASURE E, THIS CITY DID GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO PUT THE ORDINANCE TOGETHER AND OPEN UP THE PROCESS TO THE PUBLIC TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED HERE TONIGHT BY PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST IT IN TERMS OF DISTANCE FROM SCHOOLS CERTAIN STRETCHES OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD.

AND ACTUALLY, IT'S MADE IT VERY LIMITED. AND I DID HEAR FROM ONE CANNABIS COMPANY THAT THEY HAD DECIDED TO PASS ON EVEN APPLYING FOR A PERMIT IN REDONDO BEACH JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN ONEROUS PROCESS.

SO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST, I GUESS, WHAT, THREE YEARS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE SPENT TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, TRYING TO INCORPORATE EVERYONE'S OPINION INTO IT, THAT WE HAVE A WORKABLE ORDINANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IN THERE AS WELL IS THAT THE PERMITTING PROCESS IS ACTUALLY JUST A TEMPORARY PROCESS IN THE SENSE THAT IT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL, SO THAT IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES, UNFORESEEN ISSUES THAT DID COME UP THAT THE CITY COULD CANCEL THE RENEWAL AND WE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE CANNABIS BUSINESS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER OUR OWN PROCESS, INCORPORATING THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC. I THINK THAT THAT'S A STRONG ORDINANCE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH MEASURE E, WHERE WE HAD A DISTRIBUTOR COME TO REDONDO. TRY TO JUST RUN HIS OWN PROCESS THROUGH REDONDO BEACH,

[03:35:04]

SO YOU'RE NOT SECONDING IT? SO I WILL SECOND IT.

I MEAN, THE CITY. YOU ARE? I AM. OKAY. WHEN THE CITY PASSED THE ORDINANCE BACK IN MARCH, IT WAS AN UNANIMOUS DECISION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE. TAKING IN ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT HAD COME OVER THE YEARS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT PROCESS AND TO THE, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED THAT IT WON'T RAISE THE REVENUE OR THE BUSINESSES WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE STORE THAT'S NOT SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE EFFECTIVELY OUT OF THE CANNABIS BUSINESS. OR IF THE CANNABIS BUSINESSES CAN'T MAINTAIN PROFITABILITY WITH ALL OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'VE PLACED ON THEM, THEN THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR CANNABIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE ON THIS FOR GOING ON TWO HOURS NOW.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE MOTION? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE, OR I'LL OPEN UP FOR AN ALTERNATE MOTION.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DEBATE ON THIS. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION.

I THINK WE'VE TALKED THIS THROUGH. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

AT LEAST FOR ME PERSONALLY, I DON'T SEE THIS AS THE TIME TO ISSUE AN RFP.

WE DON'T HAVE RESIDENTS CLAMORING FOR IT. CERTAINLY NOT TO DO IT NOW.

AND WE WOULD NOT BE FORECLOSED FROM REVISITING IT AT A LATER TIME.

OKAY. SO. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING QUICK TO SAY? YEAH, JUST SOMETHING QUICK. I TOTALLY RESPECT THAT.

AND JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO ADD IS I ASKED REPRESENTATIVE OR COUNCIL MEMBER ALEX MONTOYA FROM HAWTHORNE, AT THE LAST COG MEETING. WE SAT DOWN, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR BUDGET PROCESS AND SAID, HEY, HOW'D IT GO? GOOD, GOOD. HOW'S IT ROLL? WHERE ARE YOU GETTING REVENUE FROM BESIDES PROPERTY TAX? HE SAYS SALES TAX. OH, REALLY, SALES TAX? WHERE ARE YOU GETTING SALES TAX FROM? HE SAID. OH, WE HAVE THREE CANNABIS SHOPS. YOU KNOW WHAT? AND WE HAVE WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO DO SIX. AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO OPEN UP MORE.

REALLY? WHY? HE SAID THEY'RE DOING GREAT REVENUE FOR US.

I SAID, THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS, LIKE KIDS GETTING ADDICTED TO CANNABIS PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE YOUTH AND THE LIKE. NO, NOT AT ALL. DID YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHEN YOU WERE CONSIDERING THAT COME TO YOU AND SAY, HEY, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE KIDS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH? YEP. DID ANY OF IT COME, YOU KNOW, COME TO BEAR? NOPE. SO THAT'S ALSO WHAT'S GIVING ME CONFIDENCE IS I DO THINK THAT WE PUT IN THE PRECAUTIONS, TAKING THE BEST FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH AND ENSURE THAT THIS IS SUCCESSFUL FROM THE STANDPOINT FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, I'M NOT SURE IT'S GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, BUT YEAH, IT'S THAT. YEAH. IS THAT IT? I WOULD JUST. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK ON A REBUTTAL.

I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. I APOLOGIZE, BUT I.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION THE.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE AS AN ALTERNATE.

YES OR NO. OH, THIS IS AYE OR NO. I'M CALLING IT NOW.

HE'S ASKING IF YOU COULD MAKE AN ALTERNATE VOTE.

DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE MOTION? I WAS GOING TO SAY. YEAH, MAKE A SUBSTITUTE. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE MOTION. SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

TO PERFORM A SURVEY OF RESIDENTS PRIOR TO LETTING OUT THE RFA? IS THAT AN APPROPRIATE IN ORDER? IS THAT IN ORDER? I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF ORDER HERE. IT'S ON TOPIC.

SO THEN YES, I WOULD MOVE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY.

THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IS THAT GOING TO REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE? EVENTUALLY. DEPENDS ON THE CARRIER. I DON'T THINK TONIGHT IT DOES, BUT WHEN WE ALLOCATE FOR THE.

IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ROUGHLY 30 TO $40,000, I JUST HAD LUKE LOOK UP TO THREE OF THEM.

COSTS FOR THE MEASURE FP SURVEY, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, IS A WHILE AGO NOW.

IT WAS ABOUT $34,000. SO I CAN EXPECT IT TO BE AT LEAST THAT MUCH MONEY, IF NOT MORE.

SO WE PROBABLY NEED IN THE $40,000 RANGE AT THE TIME OF CARRYOVER, WHICH IS IN THE FALL, YOU COULD WE COULD DESIGNATE SOME AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE. BUT IT'S A 4/5 SO, BECAUSE.

BUT IT'S A 4/5 APPROVAL AT THAT TIME, OR IT'D HAVE TO BE A STANDALONE MOTION FROM ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDS.

OKAY. SO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION? YES.

OKAY. ANYBODY WANT TO SECOND IT? YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S THE COMPROMISE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED I MEAN, THAT'S A FAIR PROPOSAL. IT'S A HUGE ISSUE. SO YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN ALTERNATE? ALTERNATE.

AND JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO IT'S JUST TO GET A.

A PROFESSIONAL SURVEY. AND THEN BASICALLY ONCE WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THAT, EITHER IT'S UP OR DOWN.

YES. BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS. WELL, NOT BASED ON THE SURVEY.

[03:40:02]

OKAY. IF IT'S 51-49 ONE WAY IT DOESN'T MEAN, OH THAT HAS TO GO, RIGHT.

OKAY. CAN I SUGGEST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST MAKE IT A BALLOT MEASURE, ADVISORY BALLOT MEASURE? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR OUR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT ANYWAYS.

AND SO THAT'S A $20, $30K THING, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY DIRECTLY TO EVERY RESIDENT OR REGISTERED VOTER VERSUS, YOU KNOW, A SAMPLING OF 400. THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ME.

MY ONLY WORRY IS THAT GETS THE MONEY INVOLVED OF THE OF THE VENDORS AND I WORRY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, BUT I WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS LONG.

OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA VOTE. YOU'RE ACCEPTING IT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? WELL, I'M JUST SAYING.

IT'S A YES OR NO. I'M OKAY FOR NOW. OKAY, I'LL SAY NO FOR NOW.

WELL THAT'S OKAY. SO, THAT'S A NO. WE CAN. ALRIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE AN ALTERNATE ALTERNATE? SUBSTITUTE TO THE SUBSTITUTE? I DON'T. OKAY. SO LET'S. I'VE WALKED IN.

WHICH IS. TO BE CLEAR. SUBSTITUTE MOTION. THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS FOR A SURVEY.

SURVEY. OKAY. I PREFERRED THE SURVEY OVER THAT, BUT.

OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

AYE COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. I MEAN, I AND KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN OBJECTIVE AND THOROUGH AND MAYBE USE THAT SAME GROUP, AND. WE WON'T, I MEAN, WE'LL GET A CONTACT QUOTE BACK FROM THREE OF THEM, AND THEN WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AT YEAR END.

WHICH WILL BE. WHICH IS WHEN? IT'LL BE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.

AND WE'LL AT THAT TIME, WE'LL HAVE YEAR END FUNDS.

YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO APPROPRIATE THE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE SURVEY, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. SO WE WE'VE MADE THE DECISION THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON. ANYBODY WANT A BREAK? WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR A, WE NEED A RECHARGE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT A TEN MINUTE BREAK. ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO MAKE IT A TEN MINUTE? WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX HOURS AND 40. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY.

TEN MINUTE BREAKS, FOLKS. SO 9:49. GOOD COUNCIL, GOOD JOB.

OH, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC IS CURRENTLY ABSENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. OKAY. WE'RE DOWN TO O, CITY MANAGER ITEMS.

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE STARTING CLOSED SESSION NEXT TUESDAY AT 4:00 TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN ADVANCE OF OUR 6:00 COMMISSION APPLICATION PERIOD.

SO AGAIN, 4:00 START FOR CLOSED SESSION NEXT TUESDAY.

AND THE OPENING SESSION WILL BE INTERVIEWS. WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY COMMISSION APPLICATION INTERVIEWS.

WE HAVE A LOT? LAST I HEARD, WE HAD AT LEAST 11 SCHEDULED.

16. WE'RE NOW UP TO 16. OKAY, SO THE NUMBER'S GROWING.

WHEN DOES THAT CLOSE? AND LET THE RECORD SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER.

OH, TIME. BEFORE NEXT. I BELIEVE I HAVE TO DEFER TO MELISSA AND ELEANOR ON THAT.

ARE WE ALLOWING FOR CONFIRMATIONS OF COMMISSIONER INTERVIEW APPOINTMENTS UP UNTIL THE MEETING.

I BELIEVE PEOPLE CAN. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ELEANOR'S PROCESS IS FOR THAT, YOU KNOW.

I'M NOT 100% SURE. I KNOW WE'RE STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL JUST BE ON STANDBY. BECAUSE I WAS ASKED LITERALLY TODAY.

WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH. WHEN DOES THE PROCESS CLOSE? AND I SAID.

NOTHING ELSE. OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS P.1.

[P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS]

SO I'LL START THIS ONE OFF, AND I DON'T HAVE A BRIEFING FOR IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS. I THINK THE STAFF REPORT COVERED VERY WELL THE ADJUSTMENTS AND COMPOSITION OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S CONTROVERSIAL AT ALL. HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT.

BUT THAT WAS DONE WITH INPUT FROM THE KIDS THEMSELVES, FROM THE STAFF, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, MYSELF AND EVEN THE ADULT MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION.

AND I THINK THE CHANGES THERE WILL BE A POSITIVE STEP IN MAKING IT MORE EFFECTIVE THROUGH THE YEARS.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC AND I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THAT.

BUT I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION BECAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A MORE CONTROVERSIAL ONE.

[03:45:06]

I'VE HAD COMPLAINTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC, COMPLAINTS FROM STAFF, REPORTS OF MISUSE OF TITLE, INACCURATE AND INAPPROPRIATE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ON AND ON AND ON.

BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT INSTIGATED THIS EXACT ITEM.

WHAT HAPPENED WAS BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAD ASKED ME TO PUT TOGETHER THE RULES OF CONDUCT, AND THAT INCLUDED THE PURVIEWS OF THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND GETTING THEM ALIGNED.

AND SO THEY DIDN'T OVERLAP AND SO THAT THEY WERE MORE TIGHTLY WRITTEN.

I INVESTIGATED EACH OF THE COMMISSIONS, AND YOU SAW THE RESULTS OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION THAT WE ALREADY DISCUSSED.

SO IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, I DID SIT DOWN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, THE POLICE CHIEF, AND THE FIRE CHIEF TO SEE WHAT VALUE THE COMMISSION COULD BRING TO THEM.

AND BASICALLY, I'LL SUMMARIZE IT NOW. I'LL ASK THEM TO SPEAK UP LATER.

AND MAYBE I'M MISCHARACTERIZING THIS, BUT WHAT I RECEIVED WAS THERE IS REALLY NO LONGER ANY VALUE IN THAT COMMISSION.

THERE'S NEW THINGS OUT THERE TODAY THAT WEREN'T THERE WHEN THIS WAS SET UP, INCLUDING YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICERS, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING.

WE HAVE CERT, WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, AND WE HAVE COMCATE AND ALL SORTS OF WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT ALSO OVERLAPS, THE TOPICS THAT THEY SEEM TO COVER ALSO HAD A SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

SO, THEN I DUG DOWN BECAUSE I DID NOT GO INTO THIS WANTING TO RECOMMEND A DISBANDING IT.

BUT WHAT I FOUND IN MY ANALYSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS NO MEANINGFUL ADVICE TO THE COUNCIL.

AN EXAMPLE IS THE BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLAN JUST THIS YEAR, WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM THAT COMMISSION.

WE GOT MORE FROM THE YOUTH COMMISSION THAN WE GOT FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

AND THEN AS I FURTHER LOOKED INTO IT, THEY WERE DELVING INTO AREAS WELL BEYOND WHAT I CONSIDER THEIR JURISDICTION OR WHAT I THINK YOU COULD REASONABLY READ INTO THE JURISDICTION DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE EVEN TODAY.

THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS ON MANHOLE COVERS, MICROCHIPPING CATS, GIVING AWARDS TO RESIDENTS.

ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH WE HAVE NO POWER TO DO, SHE'S AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

AND ASKING FOR A JOINT SESSION WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE THEIR MAIN PURVIEW.

AND THEN FINALLY SOME STATEMENTS ABOUT FRAUD AND AUDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH IS NOT IN THEIR PURVIEW EITHER.

IF I CAN READ THERE, "THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SHALL ADVISE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION, HELP SERVICE CITIZENS VOICE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AFFAIRS, PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR ENSURING RESPONSIVE AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.

REVIEW PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION WHEN APPROPRIATE AND DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

COLLABORATE ON, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS AND PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL." I THINK SOME OF THIS HAS GOTTEN FAR AFIELD FROM WHAT'S PUBLISHED AS THEIR CURRENT JURISDICTION.

THIS IS NOT AN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. IT WASN'T SET UP THAT WAY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY OR LOOK, AUDITING HOW EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION THAT DOES THAT. SO I ALSO LOOKED AT OTHER CITIES AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY MORE RECENTLY AND THANKS TO THE POLICE CHIEF FOR SOME OF THE RESEARCH, NO OTHER BEACH CITY SURROUNDING US HAS A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

AND IN FACT, IF YOU GO UP THE COAST, THERE WAS ONE THAT HAS A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AND THAT IS SANTA MONICA, BUT THAT IS AN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION THAT WAS SET UP AFTER THE GEORGE FLOYD INCIDENT FOR OVERSIGHT OF POLICE ACTIVITY.

SAN FRANCISCO HAS A SIMILAR COMMISSION, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT PURVIEW THAN WHAT'S SET UP HERE.

THAT IS LOOKING AT DATA AND LOOKING FOR WHETHER THERE'S INAPPROPRIATE TARGETING OF RACES OR YOU KNOW, PROTECTED CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS NOT CLEARLY WHAT THIS IS NOT SET UP TO BE.

AND WHEN I ASKED THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEFS HISTORICALLY, THEY FOUND NO, NO MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

SO THAT IS WHAT I BASED MY RECOMMENDATION ON, RELUCTANTLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

BUT BEFORE I DO, I'M GOING TO ASK THE CHIEFS TO OPINE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

[03:50:03]

AS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT, I WAS THE LIAISON FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

SO OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, I'VE SEEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHANGE IN STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL AS THE PROFESSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE CITY HAS CHANGED WITH IT.

SO I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE COMMISSIONER MEMBERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IT FOR THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, THE COMMISSION IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED SINCE IT WAS CREATED IN 1996.

IT'S NOT AN EFFICIENT OR EFFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.

THE COMMISSION OPERATES SOLELY IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY, AS YOU MENTIONED, WITH NO OVERSIGHT OR DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

AND THIS CREATES CONFUSION AMONGST THE PUBLIC BECAUSE MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THINK THAT IT DOES HAVE OVERSIGHT ABILITY.

IN FACT, I'VE SEEN COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS THEMSELVES SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING THEIR OVERSIGHT ROLE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, WHICH IS VERY MISLEADING TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE HAD MINIMAL OF ANY IMPACT ON CITY COUNCIL POLICY OR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, AND THERE'S BEEN A CLEAR LACK OF MEASURABLE PRODUCTIVITY OR TANGIBLE OUTCOMES IN RECENT YEARS.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, AND EVEN MORE RAPIDLY IN THE LAST 5 OR 10, LARGELY DUE TO AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY. MODERNIZATION REQUIRES ADOPTION IN HOW WE GATHER INPUT, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND OPERATE TRANSPARENTLY.

SO SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL ADVANCED PLATFORMS THAT OFFER REAL TIME, DATA DRIVEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE HAVE DIGITAL DASHBOARDS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE NOW.

WE HAVE A TRANSPARENCY PORTAL ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE WITH OVER 15 DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES, SURVEY RESULTS, DRONE ACTIVITY, INFORMATION ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING DEPARTMENT DEMOGRAPHICS, WHOLE LITANY OF THINGS. THERE'S A CRIME ANALYSIS REPORTING LINK WHERE CITIZENS CAN GO AND LOOK UP VARIOUS CRIME STATISTICS, AND IT'S SEARCHABLE BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIMES AND DATE RANGES.

WE HAVE REAL TIME SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE REAL TIME STATISTICS LIKE PEREGRINE.

WE HAVE ZENCITY FOR PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS, WHICH IS A PUBLIC OPINION POLLING SOFTWARE, WHERE THEY'RE USING COMPLEX ALGORITHMS TO ACTUALLY POLL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE IN THE CITY THAT HAVEN'T REQUESTED POLICE SERVICES, AND THEN PROVIDE THOSE REPORTS TO US THAT ALLOW US TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AND WHERE THEY RATE TRUST AND SAFETY.

WE'RE USING SPIDERTECH FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND SURVEYS WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY REQUESTED POLICE SERVICES, AND WE GET DAILY AND MONTHLY REPORTS ON THAT, THAT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAUGE HOW WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES, WHERE WE'RE DOING THINGS RIGHT AND WHERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE VERY ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAM'S STRONG WITH MESSAGING TO THE COMMUNITY AND MARKETING.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY MESSAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ALSO HAVE MODERN AVENUES THAT NOW PROVIDE BROADER AND MORE RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY INPUT.

SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE IN PLACE OR IN THEIR INFANCY STAGES WHEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION WAS CREATED, SUCH AS THE CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY, TEAMS AND POLICING.

BUT WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT MEETINGS, WHICH USUALLY HAVE PRETTY GOOD ATTENDANCE AND A GOOD CROSS-SECTION OF RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I'VE ALSO PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED IN DIRECT MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS ON ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, WE'VE EXPANDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES, AND THE TEAMS AND POLICING PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOOD AS WELL.

SHORTLY AFTER I BECAME CHIEF OF POLICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE CREATED THE QUALITY OF LIFE UNIT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY. PREVIOUS TO THAT, WE HAD A QUALITY OF LIFE OFFICER WHO WE ACTUALLY CREATED THE UNIT BY ADDING A SUPERVISOR, INCLUDING CODE ENFORCEMENT, PART TIME EMPLOYEES, ETC.

AND A DEDICATED EMAIL QUALITYOFLIFE@REDONDO.ORG WHERE ANYBODY CAN REACH OUT AND THAT GOES TO ALL THE SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU, OPERATIONS BUREAU, AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE UNIT AS WELL.

COMCATE, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS ANOTHER WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN REACH OUT WITH REQUESTS THAT HAS ONLY BEEN AROUND WITHIN THE PAST 5 TO 10 YEARS, AND WE ARE INCREASINGLY PROVIDING, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON TOPICS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, SUCH AS E-BIKES AND CROSSING GUARDS AND STREET SWEEPING COYOTES.

[03:55:02]

SO WE GET ITEMS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT BECOME PART OF OUR WORK PLAN.

THE METHODS THAT I'VE MENTIONED ARE MORE TIMELY, MORE FLEXIBLE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE REFLECTIVE OF HOW RESIDENTS PREFER TO COMMUNICATE TODAY. PEOPLE WANT TO COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL THROUGH THE APPS, GO TO THE WEBSITE ON THEIR OWN AND LOOK UP DATA.

NOBODY'S COMING TO MEETINGS TO GET CRIME STATISTICS THAT ARE A MONTH OLD.

THESE METHODS OFFER TWO WAY COMMUNICATION, INCREASED TRANSPARENCY, AND MUCH FASTER FEEDBACK LOOPS THAN TRADITIONAL COMMISSION MEETINGS.

PREPARING FOR THE COMMISSION MEETINGS CONSUMES CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES.

WE HAVE A LIAISON WHO DOES A VERY GOOD JOB, HE'S BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE ALREADY TONIGHT, AND I SPOKE WITH HIM, AND HE DID A CALCULATION AND ESTIMATES THAT HE SPENDS 12.5% OF HIS MONTHLY WORKING HOURS COMMITTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION BASED ON THE MEETINGS, THE FOLLOW UP, THE PREPARATION. AND THEN WE HAVE A LIEUTENANT THAT ALSO SPENDS EIGHT HOURS A MONTH, WHICH IS THE MEETING ITSELF, AND THEN, HE ESTIMATES, ROUGHLY THREE HOURS WORKING WITH THE LIAISON TO CLARIFY QUESTIONS AND ASSIST WITH OTHER ISSUES. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, AND REDIRECTING THAT STAFF TIME TOWARDS FRONTLINE SERVICES WOULD IMPROVE OVERALL EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT IN THE CITY. AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT ALIGN WITH TODAY'S PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THIS ITEM, AND I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO OFFER A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AND CONTEXT. THANK YOU.

CHIEF BUTLER. JUST GOT TO HOLD DOWN A LITTLE BIT THAT.

YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK THAT THING? THERE YOU GO. [LAUGHTER] IF IT WAS A HANDY TALKIE I WOULD.

I THINK MY EXPERIENCE WORKING AT A DIFFERENT CITY PRIOR TO HERE IS I WORKED SOMEWHERE WHERE WE HAD 96 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, AND EACH COUNCIL HAD A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

AND JUST MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THERE WAS A LOT OF DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.

A LOT OF DUPLICATION OF OVERSIGHT. COMMISSIONS, EVEN MY EXPERIENCE HERE, THEY CREATE AN EXPECTATION BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR LEGAL AUTHORITY. OFTENTIMES THEY OFFER OPERATIONAL INPUT.

AND THAT'S IN MY CAREER, OFTENTIMES NON-EXPERTS WOULD COME AND PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF OVERSIGHT DISCUSSION OR IDEA AND REALLY MISSION CREEP. IN MY TIME HERE WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DRAW ON RESOURCES AND STAFF WORK. YOU KNOW, JUST THIS BUDGET CYCLE HERE, THERE WAS ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE HELD BACK BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD THE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS. BUT ON TOP OF THAT CONTINUING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IS JUST ONE MORE DRAW ON OUR RESOURCES. YOU KNOW, WHEN I CAME ON THE FIRE SERVICE IN THE LATE 80S, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE BACK THEN COMMUNICATION WAS EITHER NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION, RADIO.

AND I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT THEN TO HAVE MORE PERSONAL INTERACTION.

BUT RIGHT NOW, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GO TO A COMMISSION MEETING AND THE INFORMATION IS OLD BECAUSE WE COMMUNICATE IN REAL TIME WITH THE PUBLIC. ALSO, A LOT OF THE ASPECTS OF OUR JOB HAVE CHANGED IN THE 37 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL OVERSIGHT THAT REALLY KIND OF BARS US FROM GOING INTO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

AND BECAUSE THERE'S MISSION CREEP, IT ALSO CAN, YOU KNOW, AFFECT OR EVEN CREATE SOME LIABILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

I THINK PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THIS DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CITY, COMMUNICATES IN NEAR REAL TIME. AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE'LL BE AN INCIDENT SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY, AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES, THERE'LL BE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THERE'LL BE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION. PUBLIC WORKS, TALKING ABOUT STREET CLOSURES.

AND OVERALL, I THINK THE TRANSFORMATION FROM WHEN I CAME BACK IN THE LATE 80S TO TODAY, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S TRANSFORMATIONAL WHAT WE'VE DONE. SO MY PERSONAL FEELING ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, THE WAY IT IS, IS THAT I THINK FOLKS WHO WANT TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE CITY OR WORK ON WORTHY CAUSES, THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER PLACES WHERE VOLUNTEERISM IS REALLY A GREAT PLACE TO GO AND PUT EFFORT INTO IT.

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CHIEF HOFMAN AND I HAVE ALMOST CLOSE TO SEVEN DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, AND WE SPEAK FROM A POSITION OF EXPERTISE.

WE REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE.

CHIEF HOFMAN HAS CITIZENS ACADEMY. SO I THINK NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE'RE INTEGRATED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I THINK INFORMATION IS GREAT.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY. ANYTHING TO ADD? YEAH. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TOUGH ISSUE. I THINK ON ITS FACE, THE PERCEPTION IS, OH, YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS LOOKING TO SHUT DOWN A LINE OF PUBLIC INPUT OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESIDENTS, THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK DEEPER AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE STRUCTURALLY, AS WE ANALYZE THIS, AND I WANT TO SAY FIRST THAT I KNOW EVERYBODY THAT'S ON THAT COMMISSION AND EVERYBODY THAT'S APPLIED FOR A COMMISSION IS WELL-MEANING.

THEY HAVE THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTERESTS AT HEART.

THEY WANT TO DO GOOD WORK. THEY WANT TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE.

WE WANT THEM TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE. WE WANT THEIR TIME TO BE WELL SPENT.

WE WANT OUR TIME TO BE WELL SPENT IN CREATING VALUE TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND CRITIQUE AT TIMES.

WHAT I WOULD SAY WHEN WE EMBARKED ON THIS EXERCISE TO EVALUATE OUR COMMISSION STRUCTURE, TWO THINGS JUMPED OUT AT ME.

ONE, WE WERE ONE OF A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAD A DOUBLE DIGIT NUMBER OF COMMISSIONS.

WE ARE AN ABSOLUTE OUTLIER. SO JUST STATISTICALLY AT THE TIME, I THINK WE HAD 13 OR 14 COMMISSIONS.

17. OH, 17 ADDING THE BOARDS. WE HAD 17 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

WE ARE FAR OUTPACING OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH 70,000 RESIDENTS.

THE COUNCIL TOOK TIME TO RECTIFY THAT, WE CONSOLIDATE A FEW COMMISSIONS.

IT WASN'T EASY COLLAPSING THE LIBRARY COMMISSION.

IT WASN'T EASY COLLAPSING THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION.

ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THOSE BODIES, AGAIN, WERE WELL-MEANING, HAD GREAT INTENTION.

BUT THE REALITY IS THERE WASN'T ENOUGH SUBSTANTIVE WORK TO KEEP THEM BUSY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, YOU MENTIONED THE BEACH CITIES UP AND DOWN SANTA MONICA BAY.

WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY TO HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

THE ONLY CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY TO HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

SO WHEN I HEAR PHRASES LIKE, WELL, WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OR WHO'S GOING TO CRITIQUE OPERATIONS, THAT'S YOUR JOB. THAT'S THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S JOB, AND YOU DO THAT EVERY DAY.

YOU DO THAT THROUGH EMAIL. YOU DO THAT THROUGH PHONE CALLS TO ME.

YOU DO THAT THROUGH INPUT THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM RESIDENTS.

THIS IS THE MOST ACTIVE CITY COUNCIL I'VE EVER WORKED FOR.

IT'S THE MOST RESPONSIVE CITY COUNCIL I'VE EVER WORKED FOR.

AND THERE ISN'T A MINUTE OF THE DAY THAT YOU'RE NOT ASKING US QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICING AND PUBLIC SAFETY, PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IN ITS CURRENT CONSTRUCT IS SET UP TO FAIL.

IT CAN ONLY EVALUATE WHAT WE DO RETROSPECTIVELY, AND IN SOME INSTANCES, IT CAN'T EVEN BE IN 30 DAYS OF RETROSPECTION.

IT MAY BE YEARS BEFORE WE CAN HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG OVER AN INCIDENT OR OVER OPERATIONS, BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE A CIVIL CASE PENDING BEFORE THE COURTS THAT WE HAVE TO OBSERVE AND MONITOR AND PROTECT OUR INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH.

THERE MIGHT BE AN ACTIVE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION EVALUATING OUR CODE OF CONDUCT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID IT PROPERLY, THAT WE CAN'T SPEAK TO, WE CAN'T ADDRESS PUBLICLY.

THE COMMISSION CAN'T BE, AND I USE THE PHRASE "READ IN" IN A MEANINGFUL WAY TO ALLOW THEM TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE IN PROVIDING GOOD QUALITY ADVICE TO JOE OR PAT OR ULTIMATELY YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IN A SITUATION WHERE WE CAN'T GIVE.

THE COMMISSION NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO, BUT BECAUSE WE CAN'T IN THE CITY'S INTEREST GIVE THE COMMISSION TIMELY AND MEANINGFUL INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN ACT ON AND GIVE YOU CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY ADVICE.

THEY HAVE TO SEEK SOMETHING ELSE. THEY HAVE TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE VALUE.

AND I APPLAUD THEM. THEY'RE TRYING. I KNOW THE GROUP IS TRYING.

I'VE WORKED WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY. THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT VOLUNTEER PROJECTS.

THERE HAS BEEN GOOD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, BUT IT ISN'T CONSTRUCTIVE TO PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATION.

IT'S NOT CONSTRUCTIVE TO POLICY ADVICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS THEIR PRIMARY CHARGE, ALBEIT THOUGH IRONICALLY, THE ONLY COMMISSIONS CHARGE IN THE ENTIRE REGION OF A CITY OF OUR NATURE.

SO AGAIN, ON ITS FACE, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE OUR JOB AND I'VE SAID THIS TO ALL OF YOU PUBLICLY, PRIVATELY, I'VE SAID IT TO MY OWN STAFF, THE LIAISONS.

WE DON'T DO COMMISSIONS. THE COUNCIL DOES COMMISSIONS.

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THAT'S OUR CHARGE. AND WE'LL ALWAYS DO THAT, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE AND NATURE OF THE COMMISSIONS THAT ULTIMATELY ARE ASSIGNED TO US.

SO THIS ISN'T PERSONAL. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION.

THIS IS ABOUT LOOKING AT OUR STRUCTURE AND DETERMINING HOW WE CAN BE EFFECTIVE, AND WE CAN ELIMINATE FRUSTRATION.

I THINK THAT BUILDS IN OUR CURRENT CONSTRUCTS.

SO WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, IT WAS SET UP, I THINK, IN A WELL-MEANING WAY, IN 1996, IN AN ERA WHERE, AS JOE AND PAT MENTIONED, THERE WAS NO SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE WAS THERE WASN'T AN ONLINE PRESENCE.

THERE CERTAINLY WASN'T SOFTWARES OR CELL PHONES OR OTHER DATA PLATFORMS THAT WERE PROVIDING INSTANTANEOUS FEEDBACK.

WE HAVE INSTANTANEOUS FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS TODAY IN MEANINGFUL, COMMUNICATIVE WAYS.

THOSE RESOURCES WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO US IN 1996.

THE COMMISSION WAS A CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK CHAMBER FOR US IN 1996.

IT WAS A UNIQUE RESIDENT PERSPECTIVE. WE GET THAT 100-FOLD TODAY THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT CHANNELS.

SO, I THINK IT'S A WELL-MEANING CONSTRUCT THAT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.

AND IT'S HARD TO SAY THAT IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SAY THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE DOING THIS FOR ALTERNATIVE REASONS.

WE'RE NOT. THIS IS EVALUATING OUR GOVERNING STRUCTURE AND PROVIDING YOU POLICY ADVICE AS REQUESTED, AS REQUESTED. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE SOUGHT OUT.

THIS WASN'T A LOBBY EFFORT. THIS WAS US RESPONDING HONESTLY TO THIS EVALUATION OF OUR COMMISSION STRUCTURE AND HOW IT CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVE.

SO I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION. I KNOW MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE.

IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS TARGETING THAT PARTICULAR GROUP.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS ABOUT AN OBJECTIVE COMPARISON OF THE VALUE IT PROVIDES.

AND NOW, IN TODAY'S ERA, HOW WE CAN BETTER SEEK MORE APPROPRIATE AND MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, YOU KNOW, I WENT IN WITH AN OPEN MIND WITH THE CONSTRUCT OF I'M GOING TO TIGHTEN UP AND BETTER DEFINE WHAT'S IN THE COMMISSION WHEN I HEARD THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED ME TO DIG IN TO THE OUTPUT THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE TYPE OF THINGS THEY WERE BRINGING UP, AND I AGREE. IT'S NOT THE PEOPLE, IT'S THE. THERE ISN'T MUCH VALUE IN THE CONSTRUCT ANYMORE AND IN THE AREAS THAT THEY WANT TO DIG INTO OR SEEM TO IN THE LAST LATEST MEETINGS, IT'S ALREADY UNDER PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT CAPITAL STUFF AND STREET TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY MITIGATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, WE ALREADY HAVE A COMMISSION, AND THAT COMMISSION HAS DONE THAT FOR, SINCE I'VE BEEN MONITORING THE CITY BACK IN 2000, SO THAT THAT COMMISSION'S BEEN ALWAYS DOING THE STREET SAFETY AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WITH THAT LACK OF REAL MISSION, THAT'S OF ANY VALUE.

THAT'S WHY I'M COMING FORWARD WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.

SO WITH THAT I'LL OPEN UP TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER, YOU GOT YOUR HAND UP? YEAH. I CAN SEE HOW TOUGH THIS IS. I'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH ON MY OPINION ON THIS AS I'VE LEARNED MORE THINGS. I WAS A GRADUATE OF CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AT 25 PLUS YEARS AGO WITH OFFICER DEER AS THE LIAISON THEN. I'VE WATCHED THE DEPARTMENT CHANGE.

I'VE WATCHED TECHNOLOGY CHANGE. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK THAT WE WERE THE ONLY CITY OR ONE OF VERY FEW CITIES THAT HAD A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, AND I KIND OF ASSUMED THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, MOST CITIES HAD IT.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE DID, SINCE I'M SO USED TO IT BEING HERE, SINCE I'VE BEEN IN REDONDO BEACH.

BUT IT DOES SEEM THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S A MISMATCH IN THE MISSION.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE TO KEEP IT PERHAPS NARROWING THE FOCUS SO THAT IT IS LITERALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, ADVISING THE CITY COUNCIL BASED ON WHAT WE REFER TO THEM, ASKING THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE CROSSING GUARDS OR CAN YOU GIVE US ADVICE ON E-BIKE SAFETY? WHATEVER IT WOULD BE? MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING SO THAT THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, GETTING INTO MATTERS, YOU KNOW, PERSONNEL MATTERS OR OVERSIGHT MATTERS.

BUT QUESTION TO THE CITY MANAGER, I GUESS WOULD BE, WHAT WOULD YOUR ESTIMATE BE FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, DOLLARS THAT ARE EXPENDED FOR THIS COMMISSION?

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THAT DOES NOT COUNT THE DIVISION CHIEF THAT PAT ASSIGNS, TYPICALLY BRIAN TO THE ROLE, WHICH WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL PROBABLY $10,000 OF TIME AND ENERGY.

YOU'VE GOT THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT PROVIDES A MINUTE, SECRETARY, THAT'S RESPONSIVE TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED.

WE HAVE TO TURN THE CHAMBERS ON. SO THERE ARE.

AGENDAS. AGENDA PREPARATION, THERE IS A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY THAT GOES INTO STAFFING AND COMMISSION.

AND THAT'S WHY WE EMBARKED ON, HEY, WE'VE GOT 17 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE? OF AND SO YES, THIS IS, THIS IS A, AND THIS ISN'T JUST THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

THIS IS MOST COMMISSIONS HAVE THIS TYPE OF TIME COMMITMENT.

SO BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONE WHEN YOU THROW IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT WELL OVER $50,000 A YEAR IN STAFF VALUE.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION DEFINITELY IS NOT A OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

AND I THINK THAT'S A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING THAT A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I'VE GOTTEN HAVE BEEN RELATED TO WHAT I'VE READ AND SEEN. SO THINKING ABOUT THEM, AS, YOU KNOW, ADVICE TO THE COUNCIL FOR ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED FOR WHICH I HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TOO, TOO AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT COUNCIL HAS SENT.

MAYBE, YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2 TIMES OVER THE PAST, YOU KNOW, 5 OR 10 YEARS AS THE COUNCIL SENT SOMETHING TO THE COMMISSION AND SAID, PLEASE HELP US WITH THAT. IF THAT HAD BEEN DONE MORE IN THE PAST, PERHAPS THIS WOULDN'T BE COMING UP.

BUT YEAH, SO I'M NOT. MY MIND IS NOT MADE UP ON THIS AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT'S SORT OF JUST BEEN MY THOUGHTS.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.

WELL, I WILL TELL YOU WE DON'T HAVE TO FEED THE OTHER COMMISSIONS, THEY HAVE THEIR PURVIEW AND THEY OPERATE.

SOMETIMES WE DO THROW A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING ON THEM TO EVALUATE.

WELL, YEAH, BUT THE COUNCIL DOES ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE IN THE HARBOR, AND YOU SENT IT TO BOTH HARBOR AND PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMES WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL. I WOULDN'T SAY A LOT.

A LOT OF THEM TAKE WORK OFF OF US BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT THAT DOESN'T.

OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY HAND I SHOWED UP. ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL WISH TO OPINE ON THIS ONE.

OKAY. GIL ESCONTRIAS. DANIELA WODNICKI. BASED ON WHAT THE CHIEF HAS INDICATED, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF CHANGE UP A LITTLE BIT OF MY PRESENTATION.

BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I FIND INTERESTING ABOUT THIS.

I AM WELL AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT AN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY CIVIL SERVICE MIND OF THAT.

IT'S MORE SO THE IDEA OF WHEN YOU HAVE ISSUES AND YOU HAVE CONCERNS THAT WE AFFORD THE PEOPLE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

THAT'S FINE. BUT IN MY TIME THERE NOT ONE CITY COUNCIL.

I BELIEVE I TAKE THAT BACK. ONE CITY COUNCIL PERSON WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO'S EVER GIVEN US ANY TYPE OF SITUATION TO LOOK AT, TO ASK ABOUT AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT TO PRESENT TO YOU.

SO WHOSE FAULT IS THAT? IF THERE ARE CONCERNS IN WHICH THE CITY HAS INDICATED THAT YOU SAID COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN, THEN BRING THEM ON. TALK TO US. BUT NOBODY'S TALKED TO US AND SAID YOU GUYS ARE OUT OF YOUR LANE.

YOU'RE NOT DOING THINGS RIGHT. DON'T BRING UP THAT.

WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN INTO PERSONNEL ISSUES. I AM WELL AWARE OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

I LIVE UNDER THE POLICE OFFICER BILL OF RIGHTS.

HIPAA, HIPAA IS LIKE A CHUPACABRA, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT, OKAY, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ACTUALLY WHAT IT IS.

I'VE READ IT. I WORK UNDER THAT CURRENTLY. WE HAVE NEVER ASKED ANYTHING ABOUT HIPAA VIOLATIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

OKAY. OR THE FIREFIGHTERS BILL OF RIGHTS AND SUCH.

NOW I GET IT. UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE TIME, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHIEF IS SAYING, HE HAS A LOT OF VERY VALID POINTS ABOUT HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS EVOLVED.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ALMOST 45 YEARS.

COULD YOU ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING.

OKAY. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THE THING IS WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE HAVE MADE OTHER INDICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL OR WANT TO GET TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED, BUT WE'RE BEING, SOMETIMES IT APPEARS THAT WE'RE BEING STONEWALLED.

DON'T HAVE TIME. WE DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T DO THIS.

SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE LET'S DISCUSS THIS.

WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEY ASK QUESTIONS OF US.

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IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THIS OUT, GREAT. FINE.

I'LL HAVE MORE TIME TO GO TO THE DOG PARK AND PICK UP DOG POOP.

OKAY. THE THING WITH THIS IS TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK. WHY DO WE HAVE SIX ARSON INVESTIGATORS? CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS TEN. OKAY. WHY ARE WE GIVING POLICE PRESENTATIONS IN LAWNDALE? SO SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. OKAY.

AND THESE PEOPLE DESERVE ANSWERS. NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I MAY HAVE AS A CITIZEN, GREAT. LET'S DO IT. THE LAST TIME I ASKED HIM A QUESTION, I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE UP HERE WAS THAT IF YOU COMPLAIN, YOU GET IGNORED. IF YOU COMPLAIN, YOU GET IGNORED.

I PAY TAXES IN THIS CITY, I DESERVE BETTER. IF YOU WANT TO ABOLISH IT, OKAY, BUT DO IT FOR CAUSE AND FOR A REALLY GOOD REASON AND NOT FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

OKAY. DANIELLA WODNICKI, THEN JOHN. PERCHULYN.

PERCHULYN. CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF EVERYTHING? WELL, BECAUSE YOU NOTICED IT AS HIPPA VIOLATION AND YOU SPOKE ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

YOU HAVE TO SPEAK INTO THE MIC AND IT HAS TO BE ON PUBLIC. HI, DANIELA.

GOOD EVENING. I CAME HERE UNDER THE AUSPICES THAT WE ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR DISMANTLING BECAUSE OF HIPAA VIOLATIONS.

SO I'M GOING TO JUST ADDRESS THAT. I'VE TOLD THE STORY WHEN I APPLIED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, AND I'LL TELL IT AGAIN HERE. MY MOTHER WAS AN IMMIGRANT TO THIS COUNTRY MANY YEARS AGO.

AND SHE CAME AND SHE MOVED TO REDONDO BEACH, AND SHE WENT TO THE LIBRARY AND SHE SAW THAT IT WAS A MESS.

SHE SAID, I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN GOING HERE.

AND WHAT DID SHE DO? SHE JOINED THE LIBRARY COMMISSION, AND SHE SECURED THE FUNDING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF COUNCIL AND HELPED BUILD WHAT IS NOW THE MAIN BRANCH RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US. SO I GREW UP IN A HOME OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I WENT ON TO DEDICATE MY CAREER TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

I'VE WORKED FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES MAKING OTHER COMMUNITIES BETTER, FIRST, AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, WORKING IN QUALITY OF LIFE THEN AS AN INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, WHICH YOU GUYS BRING UP QUITE A LOT.

AFTER TAKING OUR CITIZENS ACADEMY CLASS, WHICH WAS GREAT.

I SAW A NEED TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO JOIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

WHILE I RESPECT THE CONCERNS RAISED BY OUR CHIEFS, MISLEADING AND MISGUIDED.

I BELIEVE RATHER THAT THEY POINT TO A NEAR NEED FOR CLEARER COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE AND GUIDANCE, NOT ELIMINATION. COMMISSIONS LIKE OURS EXIST IN CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA THAT NAVIGATE SIMILAR LEGAL FRAMEWORKS.

NO ONE'S MENTIONED LOMITA. THEY HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

NO ONE'S MENTIONED THAT SANTA MONICA'S OVERSIGHT COMMISSION IS ALSO FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM.

WITH MEASURE FP IMPLEMENTATION, A METRO STATION AND CANNABIS DISPENSARIES ON THE HORIZON, AN EXPANSION OF OUR PALLET SHELTERS AND A GROWING NUMBER OF VISITORS WITH THE WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO REDUCE CIVILIAN ENGAGEMENT ON PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN IT.

TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER.

I KNOW THIS BEST, I'VE WORKED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

THE COMMISSION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN CONNECTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE COMPLEX SYSTEMS THAT KEEP US SAFE.

WHAT YOU MENTIONED, WHAT THE CHIEFS MENTIONED, THAT'S A COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT NOT EVERY LAYPERSON KNOWS HOW TO DO.

THEY COME TO THE COMMISSION WHEN THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES THAT PRESERVE THE TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY VOICE WHILE ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS IN A PRACTICAL WAY, ONE THAT EMPOWERS CITIZENS AND NOT SILENCES THEM.

AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THIS. IN THE LAST YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, NOT ONE MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL HAS COME TO US ASKING FOR ADVICE.

I MYSELF HAVE AUTHORED A SET OF CANNABIS REGULATIONS FOR ANOTHER TOWN.

I'VE NOT COME FOR. I'D LOVE TO GIVE GUIDANCE ON ANYTHING, REALLY.

WE HAVE A FORMER DETECTIVE, TWO INVESTIGATORS, PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY.

SO COME TO US FOR ADVICE, WE'D LOVE TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, JOHN AND THEN MELISSA DECHANDT.

HI. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. JOHN PERCHULYN. I'M SORRY IF I TALK FUNNY OR IF I EVEN WHISTLE.

I'M HAVING A TOOTH IMPLANT AND I'M MISSING MY FRONT TOOTH.

OVER THE PAST ALMOST TWO YEARS, THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN THE ONLY MUNICIPAL BODY TO TAKE A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE SAFETY ISSUES WE RESIDENTS HAVE IDENTIFIED ALONG PALOS VERDES BOULEVARD AND PROSPECT AVENUE.

THOSE ISSUES ARE ILLEGAL TRUCKS, VEHICLES GOING THROUGH THE STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS, CARS AND MOTORCYCLES ACCELERATING,

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AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHAIRMAN AT THE TIME, JEFF GAUL, MANY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS ATTENDED A SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING.

WE WERE HEARTENED THAT THE COMMISSION NOT ONLY LISTENED, BUT EXTENDED THE STANDARD THREE MINUTE COMMENT PERIOD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, RECOGNIZING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CONCERNS WE HAD. AFTER ALL THE MEETINGS, THE COMMISSION EMERGED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. AND SADLY, THOSE ISSUES PERSIST TO THIS DAY.

THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION, THE TOLEDO SCHOOL SPEED LIGHT IS NOW OPERATIONAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 11 YEARS.

WE GOT SOMETHING DONE. WHILE, I RECOGNIZED THAT MY INDIVIDUAL VOICE MAY CARRY LIMITED WEIGHT.

THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SAFETY COMMISSION IS INVALUABLE ASSET TO REDONDO BEACH.

ITS DISSOLUTION WOULD LEAVE NO STANDING FORUM DEDICATED SOLELY TO ADDRESSING THE VERY SAFETY ISSUES THAT THREATEN OUR CHILDREN, PEDESTRIANS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. WE DO NOT BELIEVE YOU CAN REPLACE THE PERSONAL ATTENTION THIS COMMISSION GAVE US WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MELISSA DECHANDT AND THEN JESS MONEY.

HI MELISSA DECHANDT, DISTRICT 1. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

SO I GUESS I REALLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS COMMISSION DID.

I SPENT SEVEN YEARS TRYING TO GET MY DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER TO JUST RESPOND TO AN EMAIL ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AROUND TOLEDO.

I USED TO WALK THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS, MY LATE HUSBAND WALKED THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS AND IT WAS TREACHEROUS.

CHADWICK KNOWS HE HAS BEEN AT TOLEDO AS WELL.

I MEAN, YOU WALK WITH LIKE 30 KIDS AND THERE'S TRUCKS COMING BY AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING.

SEVEN YEARS OF ZERO RESPONSE. I WAS DELIGHTED, I JUST HAPPENED TO BE AT A ONE OF THEIR COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR A TOTALLY UNRELATED TOPIC.

I'D BEEN DIRECTED TO GO THERE, AND I SAW THEM ACTUALLY TAKING ACTION ON THIS ISSUE.

AND SO FOR ME, WHEN I HEARD THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CONSIDERATION OF DISBANDING THIS COMMISSION, IT CAUSED A LOT OF DISMAY BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET NO RESPONSE FROM YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER? ZERO RESPONSE. I WENT BACK AND COUNTED MY EMAILS, ZERO RESPONSE ON THIS ISSUE.

SO MANY OTHER TOLEDO PARENTS, ZERO RESPONSE ON THIS ISSUE.

SO MANY PARENTS SAYING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT TIME.

IT'S SO TREACHEROUS TO WALK AROUND TOLEDO, THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE LIVE IN.

ZERO RESPONSE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY SAW ACTION BEING TAKEN.

I WENT TO THEM BECAUSE WE'D BEEN DIRECTED TO GO TO THE SAFETY COMMISSION AND YOU TALK ABOUT CANNABIS.

AND I LOOKED AT IT AS, OH, GREAT, THERE'S A BODY WHO'S GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT PEER REVIEWED DATA AND USE THAT TO INFORM POLICY.

NOT ANECDOTE, NOT OPINION, NOT "THIS HAPPENED TO ME BACK IN THE DAY," BUT ACTUAL PEER REVIEWED DATA IN FACT.

SO, I GUESS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COMMISSION REMAIN, BUT PERHAPS WITH A DIFFERENT MANDATE OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER FORM THERE IS FOR THIS SORT OF PUBLIC INPUT AND TO ACTUALLY GET THINGS DONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JESS MONEY AND THEN NANCY SKIBA.

JESS MONEY, DISTRICT 3. JIM LIGHT SAYS THAT THERE'S NO VALUABLE INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE CITY STONEWALLS THAT COMMISSION ON THE INFORMATION THEY WANT IN ORDER TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

NOW, LET'S FACE IT COPS HATE ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY HATE OVERSIGHT.

THEY HATE BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT ANYTHING. HBO HAD A SERIES CALLED WE OWN THE CITY ABOUT THE CORRUPT COPS IN BALTIMORE, APPLIES EQUALLY TO REDONDO. YOU THINK I'M KIDDING? PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THE CITY CHARTER LIMITS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY ONE CANDIDATE IN ANY ONE ELECTION CYCLE, TO 2700. THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION GAVE AN ILLEGAL $11,300 CONTRIBUTION TO JIM LIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR. THANKFULLY, THE POA DUTIFULLY REPORTED IT ON THEIR REQUIRED CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS, BUT MR. LIGHT DID NOT, WHICH IS WHY HE IS THE SUBJECT OF FPPC COMPLAINT 063020250190. THESE TWO POLICE CHIEFS OVER HERE KNOWINGLY APPEARED IN UNIFORM IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW THAT'S WHY WE NEED OVERSIGHT. NOT TRUE. I BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SERVES A NECESSARY AND VITAL ROLE AND SHOULD BE RETAINED.

WHAT THE CITY AND THE POLICE ARE REALLY AFRAID OF IS ANYONE DIGGING INTO THE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL NATURE OF THE PALLET SHELTER AND HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS BEING RUN OUT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE FOREGOING NOTWITHSTANDING, I URGE YOU TO ABOLISH THE COMMISSION.

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MAKE MY DAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? NANCY. NANCY SKIBA. OH, I'M SORRY, NANCY. DON'T ABOLISH ME YET, JIM.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY. I'M NANCY SKIBA. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FROM DISTRICT 4.

ALL RIGHT NOW, HERE'S THE THING. YOU KNOW, WE ALL WANT PARTICIPATION AND WE ALL WANT TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OF SOME KIND THAT IS WORTHWHILE AND HAS A LASTING IMPACT.

OUR COMMISSION HAS MEMBERS ON IT WHO ARE EXTREMELY CARING INDIVIDUALS, LIKE WE SAY, A RETIRED 40 YEARS PLUS DETECTIVE SUPERVISOR, TWO INVESTIGATORS AND OTHER PEOPLE.

SOME OF US WERE PUT IN THERE BY BILL BRAND. AND YOU KNOW, WE STRIVE TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION.

WE'VE INVITED PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR MEETINGS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO COME THERE.

AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS, BRINGING THEIR SITUATIONS THERE.

SOME OF US HAVE ENGAGED IN OUTREACH. WE HAVE MET WITH BRIAN REGAN AT FIRE STATION 1.

WE TOURED THE FACILITY, TALKED WITH HIM, ENCOURAGED HIM TO COME BACK TO OUR MEETINGS BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN HE DID NOT WANT TO COME BACK TO OUR MEETINGS, WHICH I WON'T GET INTO RIGHT NOW. BUT WE GOT HIM, HE CAME BACK, AND HE'S A LOVELY GUY.

WE REALLY LIKE HIM. WE SAID, PLEASE COME BACK, WE WANT YOU.

AND SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND WE WENT OUT AND HAD MEETINGS WITH JOHN PERCHULYN AND HIS FRIEND TONY UP ON P.V.

BOULEVARD SO WE COULD SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.

AND WE REPORTED THAT WE OBSERVED THEY NOW HAD A MOTOR OFFICER WATCHING AND TAKING OFF AFTER INDIVIDUALS, WHICH WAS GOOD TO SEE. AND THE PALLET SHELTERS WE WENT OVER THERE AND HAD A TOUR AND TALKED TO PEOPLE.

WE MET WITH LILA OMURA AND OTHER PEOPLE. IT'S LIKE WE TRY TO REACH OUT AND BRING PEOPLE IN SO THAT WE CAN ALL HAVE COMMUNICATION AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY.

I HAVE TO SAY, AND I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THE THING ABOUT US NOT BRINGING INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL OR ACCOMPLISHING THINGS, WE HAVE MADE MANY EFFORTS TO HAVE REFERRALS TO STAFF OR TO THE COUNCIL.

AND UNFORTUNATELY KYLE LOFSTROM, WHO'S OUR LIAISON, SAYS THAT HE HAS TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE AND HE'S TOO BUSY.

HE'S GOT TOO MUCH TO DEAL WITH NOW. SO LET'S PUT EVERYTHING OFF FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

IT'S HAPPENED, I'D SAY THAT MOST OF THE YEAR IT'S BEEN GOING ON.

SO WHEN WE TRY TO BRING THINGS UP THAT WE'D LIKE TO PUT FORWARD, WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THERE'S NO TIME, HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME. I KNOW HE'S GOT THIS, HE RUNS THIS COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

HE'S VERY BUSY WITH THIS. HE'S OUT MAKING VIDEOS CONSTANTLY AND APPEARANCES AND COFFEE WITH A COP AND ALL THIS.

THAT'S GREAT. BUT MAYBE THEY HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WHO COULD COME OUT AND TAKE ON SOME OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY, I KNOW HE'S GOT STAFF OVER THERE.

SO IT PUTS US IN A PLACE WHERE WE FEEL WE'RE BEING BLOCKED.

AND WE WERE TOLD ON ONE OCCASION SOMEBODY WANTED TO GET COPIES OR INFORMATION ABOUT STATISTICS OF CITATIONS AND HE TOLD US, OH, YOU CAN'T, THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL. THEN HE FINALLY SAID, OH, BUT YOU CAN GET A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S VERY SAD. AND I HOPE TO GOD THEY DON'T DESTROY OUR COMMISSION BECAUSE IT'S VERY WORTHWHILE AND WE ALL CARE DEEPLY.

NANCY, YOUR TIME'S UP, THANK YOU. I KNOW, BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD BILL BRAND DO? THANK YOU.

IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT BILL WOULD DO RIGHT NOW, HE'S NOT HERE.

ANYONE ELSE? I DEBATED ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE OF THE PERSONAL NATURE OF HOW IT WAS BROUGHT TO ME.

THE VERY, VERY INAPPROPRIATE PERSONAL WAY THAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO ME.

BUT I'M GOING TO REMAIN AN ELEVATED BRAND. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY.

SO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU KEEP SAYING WE'RE NOT IN ANY BEACH.

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AND IT'S IN NO OTHER BEACH. SO, LIKE, LET'S NOT DO THAT.

LET'S NOT BE INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST. THE SECOND PART IS, I THINK I'M GOING TO NEED THE PARAMEDICS, BECAUSE THE WHIPLASH I GOT FROM READING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT THAT SAID, THE REASON THAT THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO GO AWAY IS BECAUSE OF HIPAA AND OPERATIONAL INTERFERENCE. AND THEN WE GET HERE AND THEN THESE TWO MAKE US, THESE THREE.

ENJOY YOU ALL, SO PLEASE JUST HEAR THIS IN CONTEXT.

THESE THREE ARE SAYING THAT WE'RE OBSOLETE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THERE IS A HUGE POPULATION THAT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO TURN ON COMCATE, THAT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO READ X, Y, AND Z, AND THEY CALL INTO OUR MEETINGS. THEY SHOW UP TO OUR MEETINGS AND THEY SAY, EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I CAN'T GET A BIKE LANE, BECAUSE YOU ALL DO NOT RESPOND TO ALL OF THESE EMAILS IN VARIOUS WAYS THAT YOU SAY THAT YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH FOLKS, AND FOLKS CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BRING ALL THIS AND BE NEBULOUS, BRING FORTH THE STATS. HOW MANY EMAILS DO YOU GET AND HOW MANY EMAILS DO YOU RESPOND TO? HOW MANY PHONE CALLS DO YOU GET AND HOW MANY DO YOU RESPOND TO? WHO KNOWS THE EMAIL OF QUALITYOFLIFE@REDONDO.ORG, HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE USE IT? HOW MANY USERS ARE OF COMCATE? HOW MANY UNIQUE USERS HAVE A LOGIN TO COMCATE? JUST JUXTAPOSE THAT TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY, AND THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN SAY THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IS OBSOLETE.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IS THAT VOICE. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OPERATIONAL INTERFERENCE, MY APOLOGIES, MR. BUTLER, FOR INSISTING THAT YOU ALL HIRE A FEMALE FIREFIGHTER.

THAT WAS OUR ONLY OPERATION. I'M SPEAKING TO YOU ALL, BUT I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S AWARE THAT THAT'S THE ONLY OPERATIONAL INTERFERENCE THAT WE HAVE HAD. WE INSISTED THAT YOU INTERVIEW AND HIRE A FEMALE FIREFIGHTER.

I WANT HER TO KNOW SHE'S HERE BECAUSE WE INTERFERED INTO THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO HIPAA, BOTH HR PERSON AND I ALSO HAVE 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND ANYONE WHO COMES THROUGH FOR OUR COMMISSION AND WANTS TO KNOW THINGS LIKE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AT THE PALLET SHELTER, WHICH THERE ARE ZERO, HIPAA SURVIVES EVEN IN DEATH.

SO WE COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION. AND THAT'S THE PROFESSIONALS ON THE COMMISSION WHO KNOW THAT, TO PLEASE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS DECISION, DO IT CREDIBLY.

OKAY, ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING AGAIN, JONATAN CVETKO. FIRST LET ME START BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE CONTEXT AS TO WHY THIS IS EVEN COME UP HERE TONIGHT.

I THINK ONE OF THE BETTER WAYS TO APPROACH THIS, BASED OFF OF MY EXPERIENCE, IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO CONNECTING WITH GOVERNMENTS, IT'S INCREDIBLY COMPLICATED. IT'S DIFFICULT, AND IT'S DIFFICULT ON BOTH SIDES. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE LIMITED TIME, LIMITED RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR RESIDENTS HERE.

SIMILARLY. TRUE ON THE RESIDENTS SIDE GOING FORWARD.

WHAT I'VE HEARD HERE IS THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE THIS MORE EFFICIENT, HOW TO UPGRADE THE PROCESS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. SOMEONE WHO DEALS, LIKE MYSELF, CONSISTENTLY WITH TRYING TO DEAL WITH POLITICIANS UP IN SACRAMENTO, IT'S HARD TO GET AHOLD OF THEM IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND WE TRIED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STUFF GOING FORWARD.

I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT TO LOOK AT ABOLISHING A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS AS BEING A WAY OF UPGRADING AND BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT, WHEN REALLY IT'S PROVIDING ANOTHER PLATFORM FOR THE RESIDENTS TO COME FORWARD AND TO HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH THIS GOVERNMENT.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TONIGHT, BECAUSE I THINK I'VE HEARD THIS FROM ALL SIDES. RATHER THAN LOOKING AT A EITHER OR SOLUTION, I THINK YOU NEED TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND DISCUSS, HOW CAN YOU MAKE THIS ACTUALLY A PROCESS THAT WORKS FOR US, THE RESIDENTS? YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY WILLING MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE WANT TO BE PART OF IT.

YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE RESULTS COME OUT OF THIS AS WELL TOO, AND IT GIVES US JUST ONE MORE TOUCHPOINT TO CONNECT WITH YOU.

WE'VE DONE IT. I'VE DONE IT. HOW MANY TIMES? LET'S JUST TAKE THE CANNABIS TOPIC. IT'S SO COMPLEX.

I'VE EMAILED YOU ALL, I'VE TALKED TO YOU. I'VE TRIED THIS ABOUT, YOU STILL CAN'T GET ALL THAT INFORMATION, MUCH LESS THAN IN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE HERE AT TIMES. SO AGAIN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THIS AS AN EITHER OR SOLUTION, TO SEE HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIX THIS AND MAKE THIS A SOLUTION THAT WORKS BETTER FOR US AS RESIDENTS AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOWADAYS REALLY QUITE SCARY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE HOW TO GO FORWARD ON.

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE A BETTER SOLUTION GO FORWARD.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HELLO, THIS IS ANDY PORKCHOP. NICE PRESENTATION FROM THE CHIEF.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? YOU GUYS HAVE A COMMISSION, ESPECIALLY OTHER CITIES DON'T HAVE.

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AND THAT GIVES A CHANCE TO PEOPLE TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO YOU IN PERSON AND TELL THEIR PROBLEM OR WHATEVER.

AND ALTHOUGH I FIND REDONDO BEACH A VERY SAFE CITY, YOU KNOW, EXCEPT A FEW POLICEMEN, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS BEHAVING DISGUSTING TO ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO OR A MONTH AGO, AND I COULD COME TO LIKE A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND I COULD TELL THEM THAT DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR, WHAT THEY DID, VIOLATING MY CIVIL RIGHTS AND ACCUSED ME OF BULLSHIT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND SO BESIDES THAT, THIS COMMISSION IS VERY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, RELYING ON PEOPLE'S EMAIL. NOW, GIVE ME BS. I MAKE AN EMAIL TOMORROW AND I EMAIL YOU.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE HECK I AM. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.

JUST LIKE THE STUPID GUY, YOU KNOW? PHIL GARDNER CALLS IN.

SO YOU GUYS SAY THAT EMAIL AND ALL THAT THING IS BETTER THAN A COMMISSION, AND YOU ANSWER IT.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S REALLY A JOKE. AND WHEN THE OTHER THING ON EMAIL, YOU KNOW, I DID THE COUNTING OF THE, HOW YOU CALL THEM, CAMERAS, YOU KNOW, IN THE VILLAGE AND PEOPLE CALL THE POLICE.

POLICE IN THAT CASE WAS VERY NICE. BUT GUESS WHAT? PEOPLE PUT ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY SAID THINGS ABOUT ME, BUT I NEVER, EVER DID.

AND THAT'S IN THEIR EMAIL. LIKE AN EXAMPLE, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PUBLIC AND SAFETY COMMISSION. THAT'S AND COMMIT VIOLENCE AGAINST ME. MR. ESPER SAID I INVADED HIS PRIVACY.

THAT'S A PREVIOUS MAYOR. IF YOU DON'T KNOW [INAUDIBLE] OR WHATEVER.

HE PUT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT ASSHOLE, THAT I HAD DRONES FLYING OVER HIS HOUSE.

PREVIOUSLY, I INVADED HIS PRIVACY. I DON'T HAVE A DRONE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLY A DRONE. AND THAT'S ON THE INTERNET.

AND I CANNOT GO IN THAT AND ACCUSE HIM OF LYING.

HE'S A DEGENERATE. THAT'S WHY THE CITY IS HERE.

OKAY, LET'S NOT DENIGRATE. THANK YOU. OKAY, DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, ANYONE ONLINE? YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HANDS RAISED.

[INAUDIBLE] ROBINSON, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] ROBINSON, DISTRICT THREE.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN THE INDEPENDENT CITIZEN VOICE ON POLICE AND FIRE ISSUES IN REDONDO BEACH.

IT WAS CREATED BECAUSE THE CITY RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR STRUCTURED, CONSISTENT PUBLIC INPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN RESIDENTS WERE ASKING FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST.

THE DISMANTLING OF THIS COMMISSION APPEARS IRONIC TIMING GIVEN THE COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS EARLIER THIS EVENING.

I UNDERSTAND SOME FEEL THE COMMISSION HASN'T DELIVERED AS MUCH VALUE AS HOPED AND THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HAS EVOLVED.

BUT IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY NOT MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE IT INSTEAD OF REMOVING IT ALTOGETHER? OTHER CITIES HAVE FACED THE SAME CHALLENGES AND FOUND WAYS TO UPDATE THEIR OVERSIGHT BODIES RATHER THAN ELIMINATE THEM.

I'VE ALSO HEARD THE POINT THAT WE ARE THE ONLY CITY IN THE BEACH CITIES WITH A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

THAT BEING THE ONLY CITY DOING SOMETHING DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE IT UNNECESSARY.

WE'RE ALSO THE ONLY CITY HERE USING RANKED CHOICE VOTING, SHOULD WE GET RID OF THAT TOO? I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES LIKE HIPAA, THE PEACE OFFICERS BILL OF RIGHTS AND EFFICIENCIES.

BUT THESE ARE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE, NOT REASONS TO SHUT DOWN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

IF YOU ELIMINATE THIS COMMISSION, IT SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INPUT ON SAFETY IS BEING SIDELINED AND IT RISKS ERODING COMMUNITY TRUST.

PROGRAMS LED BY DEPARTMENTS ARE VALUABLE, BUT THEY AREN'T THE SAME AS INDEPENDENT CITIZEN OVERSIGHT.

THEY DON'T FULLY REPLACE A DEDICATED FORUM WHERE RESIDENTS CAN BRING FORWARD CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS.

IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THERE'S A BETTER ALTERNATIVE, THE COMMUNITY DESERVES TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN DETAIL, VAGUE PROMISES AREN'T ENOUGH. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER REFORMS THAT WOULD MODERNIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION SO IT CAN BETTER SERVE OUR CITY INSTEAD OF ELIMINATING IT

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LET THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REMAIN THE ASSET IT WAS CREATED TO BE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, MAYOR. [INAUDIBLE], YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.

YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. PLEASE DO NOT DISSOLVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

AS A RESIDENT, I FIND IT DEEPLY TROUBLING TO READ THE TITLE OF ITEM P.1., ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF ONGOING CONCERNS BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL ON OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THE POTENTIAL RELEASE OF A CANNABIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DESPITE WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY OPPOSITION, HOMELESSNESS, SHORT TERM RENTALS, AND OTHER ISSUES COMING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PLATFORM FOR RESIDENTS TO REPORT AND BE HEARD ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES IMPACTING QUALITY OF LIFE BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY. I MYSELF HAVE EMAILED THE QUALITY OF LIFE PROSECUTOR, HAVE NOT HEARD WHATSOEVER. WHILE THERE ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE THAT THE POLICE CHIEF HAS REPORTED THAT RESIDENTS WANT TO USE. WELL, I HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO TELL YOU, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ME AND MANY RESIDENTS.

WHILE THE CHIEF SAYS, WELL, WE PROVIDE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS FOR DIALOG, RESIDENTS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONCRETE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATIONS. WE'RE NOT LOOKING JUST TO TALK.

AND THE REQUEST FROM THE CHIEF TO ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IS OUTRAGEOUS.

WE, AS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, ARE ALL SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY, INCLUDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

HOW COME, THE CHIEF HAS THE AUDACITY TO SUGGEST THAT WE PROVIDE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE IN MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE WAYS? EXCUSE ME, THE COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS.

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH THEM ON OUR BEHALF.

AND IF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATED AS THEY SHOULD, THE FIRE AND POLICE, NO CONCERNS SHOULD EXIST REGARDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONS.

SO I THINK THERE IS SOME KIND OF MISCOMMUNICATION.

WE MIGHT NEED TO FULLY INVESTIGATE WHERE ALL THESE CONCERNS ARE COMING FROM AND ACTUALLY ANALYZE HOW YOUR OPERATIONS ARE WORKING, BECAUSE REALLY, WHATEVER THE POLICE HAS MENTIONED, IS NOT WORKING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I ,MYSELF, CAN GO ON, YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY LIST.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED IS NOT WORKING.

SO PLEASE LIST A STRUCTURE. IT'S A TWO WAY STREET.

YOU WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AND YOU PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

BUT ALSO, DON'T JUST SAY, WELL, IT'S NOT WORKING, ELIMINATE IT.

THAT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES. [INAUDIBLE], YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

OKAY, THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE], DISTRICT 1. MR. LIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M HERE TONIGHT ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS THAT THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, AFTER THE SHAM OF AN ELECTION WHERE MEMBERS OF POLICE AND FIRE ILLEGALLY CAMPAIGNED FOR AT LEAST TWO OF YOU, I HAD DETERMINED NOT TO PARTICIPATE. EXCUSE ME.

I'M JUST, I'M REALLY UPSET. IN THIS ILLEGITIMATE CITY COUNCIL, UNTIL ALL OF THE BAD ACTORS WERE NO LONGER TAKING UP SPACE IN THIS HALLOWED HALL, GIVING ALL OF YOU ENOUGH ROPE TO HANG YOURSELVES FOR WHATEVER STUPID THINGS YOU MIGHT PASS DURING YOUR TENURES, STRANGLING US WITH A HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM AND THE PURCHASE OF A 60 UNIT MODULAR ANTI VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM COMING TO $277,000, AND THE SALARY OF A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE POLICE PROPAGANDA TO THE PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, LIKE YOU APPROVED JUST TONIGHT AMONG THEM. BUT THIS I CANNOT AND WILL NOT ABIDE.

I WILL NOT ALLOW MY SILENCE TO BE PERCEIVED AS CONSENT.

SO I'M SPEAKING OUT IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS. THIS SMACKS OF RETALIATION AGAINST PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO COMPLY WITH.

WHAT ARE YOU HIDING OR TRYING TO HIDE FROM THE PUBLIC?

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I WILL BE TAKING NOTE OF WHO ON THIS COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOR OF STRIPPING CITIZENS OF OUR RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT ISSUES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY LIMITED POWER TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

TWO FINAL NOTES. CONTRARY TO THE CHIEF'S COMMENTS, YOU DON'T IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY ELIMINATING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

YOU STRANGLE IT. YOU THROW AN OPAQUE CLOAK OVER IT, WHICH IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF TRANSPARENCY.

AND MR. LIGHT, IT IS BEYOND THE PALE AND INHUMANE THAT YOU COMMANDED THE IMMEDIATE PRESENCE OF THE COMMISSION'S CHAIR IN YOUR OFFICE ON THE DAY HE BURIED HIS NIECE. SHAME ON YOU. POSTSCRIPT. I'M EXTREMELY TECH SAVVY AND INVOLVED IN KNOWING ABOUT CITY ISSUES, AND I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF COMCATE. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? NO OTHER HANDS RAISED. BUT THERE ARE 12 ECOMMENTS AGAINST.

OKAY, THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES THAT PEOPLE AGAIN BROUGHT UP THAT ARE SEEM TO BE MISGUIDED.

FIRST OFF, OVERSIGHT WAS MENTIONED TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE TODAY OR THAT EXISTED IN THE PAST THAT WAS ABOUT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NOTHING. AND IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO MAKE IT AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT THAT ENTAILS, AND TYPICALLY IT HAS MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY, TO LOOK AT SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL DETAILS AND STATISTICS ON A QUARTERLY OR SEMIANNUAL BASIS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THE ORDINANCE SAYS TODAY. IT'S ADVICE TO THE COUNCIL ON BROAD PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION ISSUES, THAT'S WHAT IT BASICALLY SAYS. TRUCK TRAFFIC HAD THAT DISCUSSION THAT'S UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

TRAFFIC IS PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY. BIKE PATHS, PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

WE GOT ACCUSED OF TRYING TO HIDE PR REQUESTS.

ANYBODY CAN FIRE PR REQUESTS. WHATEVER WE DO WITH THE COMMISSION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PR REQUESTS.

ON THE DAY I WAS BURYING MY NIECE. OKAY. TOLD ME THAT I FILED TOO MANY PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO MY FACE, AND YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU THREATENED.

I WILL. THAT'S YOUR FIRST WARNING. THANK YOU.

OKAY. AND YES, I DID SAY YOU HAD TOO MANY, BECAUSE YOU DID.

BUT THIS WILL NOT CURTAIL THEM. YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO FILE A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

AND IN FACT, THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD ME, WAS YOU FILED THEM AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

SO LET'S NOT MINCE WORDS. AND I HAD A WITNESS IN THE MEETING THAT WILL ATTEST TO THAT FACT.

LET'S SEE. BIKE LANES, AGAIN, THAT'S UNDER PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

WE HAVE, OR I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO DIFFERENT STRAT PLAN OR THREE DIFFERENT STRAT PLAN SESSIONS AND TWO BUDGET SESSIONS.

NOTHING FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY COMMISSION. I KNOW THAT WE REACH OUT.

NOTHING THAT WAS WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW OR OF ANYTHING THAT WAS OF VALUE TO THE COUNCIL.

WE GOT MORE FROM THE YOUTH COMMISSION THAN WE DID FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.

PUBLIC SAFETY. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. WE GET PUBLIC WORKS INPUTS, WE GET HARBOR COMMISSION INPUTS.

THIS COMMISSION SEEMS DEVOID OF COMMUNICATING WITH US.

WE GET LETTERS DIRECTLY, MEMOS DIRECTLY FROM THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS ON ITEMS. WE DON'T GET THAT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION, SO.

PUBLIC SAFETY YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER. THE COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES WAS NOT THE ONLY BASIS FOR THIS DECISION, AS I SAID. THERE WAS THE INPUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, THERE WAS THE REVIEW OF OTHER CITIES.

THERE'S THE REVIEW OF THE DATA OF WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS.

THERE'S A REVIEW OF THE TYPE OF ISSUES THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION HAS TAKEN ON.

AND, I MEAN, I'LL REPEAT THEM AGAIN. THINGS LIKE MANHOLE COVERS, THINGS LIKE WANTING THE CITY COUNCIL TO

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MICROCHIPPING [INAUDIBLE].

LOOK, I WILL ASK THE POLICE TO REMOVE YOU ALL, THIS IS A WARNING.

YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING. YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO TALK.

ASKING FOR A JOINT SESSION WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY ON ITEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY UNDER THEIR PURVIEW AND LOOKING FOR FRAUD AND AUDITS, WHICH ISN'T IN THE PURVIEW OF WHAT THIS IS WRITTEN OUT TO BE.

SO WE GO TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF THIS.

IF THE COUNCIL WANTS ME TO WRITE THIS UP AS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WE CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE AND DO A FORMAL ONE, LIKE SAN FRANCISCO AND OTHER CITIES DO. BUT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET IMPACTS ON THAT.

OH, DIRECTING THE FIRE CHIEF TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE.

WE CAN'T DO THAT. THERE IS A LAW IN THE CITY CHARTER.

THE CITY CHARTER SAYS WE CANNOT DIRECT STAFF.

SO YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE INPUTS JUST KIND OF REAFFIRM THE REASON FOR MY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON ALL THE DIFFERENT INPUT I HAD. SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO JUST TO BEGIN, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER´S GOOD POINT. IF I MAY ASK THE CITY MANAGER.

IS THERE A SOLUTION SHORT OF THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THIS COMMISSION? AND BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT. WELL, GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT.

THERE ARE. [INAUDIBLE] PARDON ME, I'M ALWAYS INTERRUPTING.

JUST. I'M FOCUSED, IT'S GETTING LATE. AND AGAIN, BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER´S POINT.

ISN'T THE SOLUTION TO MODERNIZE IT, TIGHTEN IT UP, THE PURVIEW, MAKE IT LEANER, MORE FOCUSED ON ASSIGNED TASKS AND KIND OF REIGN IN WHAT, I THINK THE MAYOR MADE GOOD POINTS.

REIGN IN THE DUTIES JUST TO MAKE IT MORE STREAMLINED.

MAYBE LIMIT THE MEETINGS TO QUARTERLY OR EVERY OTHER MONTH TO ADDRESS THE TIME AND STAFFING ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE ITSELF.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SHALL HELP SERVE AS THE CITIZEN´S VOICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AFFAIRS.

I MEAN, THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND PERFORM OTHER SUCH DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY CITY COUNCIL.

SO I'M WONDERING IF MYSELF, IF WE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A CITY COUNCIL TO TIGHTEN UP THE COMMISSION, MODERNIZE IT, LEAN IT OUT. AND THEN IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR ITEM THAT WE, AS THE CITY COUNCIL THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, WE COULD DIRECT THEM TO DO THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING OUT LOUD HERE A LITTLE BIT. THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY FOR CITIZENS TO INTERACT WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN THIS FORMAL SETTING. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TO BE THE CITIZEN'S VOICE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, ULTIMATELY SUBJECT TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S FINAL DECISIONS, AS ALWAYS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO BE AT A COMMISSION AND TO ASK QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS OR OFFICIAL.

MAYBE PUT SOME TIME LIMITS ON THE MEETING. YOU KNOW, LIMIT YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S A FORM AND SOMEBODY HAD SPOKEN TO, YOU KNOW, THERE NEEDS TO BE A FORM FOR CITIZENS TO HAVE A VOICE.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD REWRITE THE SCOPE OF THESE DUTIES AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN SOMETHING SHORT OF COMPLETE ABOLITION, AND I'M THINKING IN MY MIND, AND I HAVEN'T DRAFTED IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR CHIEFS HAVE MADE GREAT POINTS AND THEY'RE WELL TAKEN. WE DO HAVE DATA, RESIDENTS GET DATA, COMCATE, ETC..

AND WE GET THE CRIME REPORTS EVERY WEEK, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR CITIZENS TO KIND OF HEAR IN PERSON, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT MEANS.

WHAT ARE THE TRENDS, BECAUSE I GET THOSE REPORTS AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, STOLEN VEHICLES, STOLEN VEHICLES, STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED.

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I GO IMMEDIATELY TO DISTRICT 5 STREETS. YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE CRIMES REPORTED ON THOSE STREETS? SO I MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL.

YEAH, THERE'S DATA. IT'S NOT 1996, THERE'S DATA.

BUT THE ANALYSIS ISN'T THERE. HEY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? HAS THERE BEEN AN UPTICK IN CAR THEFTS? HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE SERIOUS CRIME IS COMING.

JUST A PLACE WHERE THAT ANALYSIS CAN BE PROVIDED.

CITIZENS CAN ASK ABOUT IT. AND AGAIN, VERY DEFINED AND LIMITED.

AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT HAS AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AT THE COMMISSION.

DOG TAGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK IF MAYBE, AND I DO ULTIMATELY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

IF MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WE TIGHTEN UP THE CONFINES OF THE COMMISSION AND THEIR DUTIES AND IF INDIVIDUAL.

MAYOR MADE THE GOOD POINT. THIS ISN'T ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, BUT IF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE GOING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THEIR ASSIGNED DUTIES, WE HAVE A TOOL IN PLACE, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY KNOWS THIS.

IN OUR CODE FOR REMOVAL OF MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD OF COMMISSION MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY A VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, SO. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS, PRESUMABLY IN THE RESIDENCE WHO, YOU KNOW, WOULD STEP INTO THOSE ROLES IF WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS GOING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THEIR ASSIGNED DUTIES.

AND THEN JUST GO INTO THE CHARTER. YOU KNOW, WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE THESE COMMISSIONS? IT'S TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, YOU KNOW, RESIDENT FORUM TO HEAR ABOUT ON AN ANALYTICAL LEVEL, TO PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.

YOU KNOW, THAT COULD PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. AND THE THE COUNCIL MAY GRANT TO THEM SUCH POWERS AND DUTIES ACCORDINGLY. SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN REWRITE THIS THING.

WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO IT. MAYOR´S DONE A GREAT JOB.

I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR IT. HE'S COMBINED COMMISSIONS. HE'S STREAMLINED THEM. AND YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF COMMISSIONS. I MEAN, COULD AND I'M NOT MAKING THE ARGUMENT.

COULD AN ARGUMENT BE MADE? HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

LIKE, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE GREAT.

WE'LL BRING YOU AN ITEM TO COUNCIL. STAFF DOESN'T HAVE TIME.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GOING THROUGH OUR LIST. PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION, DO WE NEED THAT? PUBLIC AMENITIES AND SAFETY COMMISSION? PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY? NO. PUBLIC AMENITIES AND SAFETY COMMISSION. WELL, YEAH.

SO THAT, THANK YOU.

AND I'M GOING TO WAIT TO HEAR FROM HIM SPECIFICALLY ON IT.

YOU KNOW, CAN WE COMBINE IT? PUBLIC WORKS SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION? MAYBE, YET. I'M KIND OF DRAWN TO THE IDEA OF HAVING A SEPARATE STANDALONE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

A DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW AS FAR AS WHAT THE DUTIES WOULD BE.

BUT BACK TO THE POINT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMISSIONS. COULDN'T WE GO THROUGH HERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, SHORT OF A COUPLE OF THESE, DO WE NEED AN ARTS COMMISSION? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, THE BOSS OR THE.

YEAH. I MEAN, WE DON'T NEED THEM, LIKE, SHOW US WHAT YOU PLAN TO PAINT AT THE SKATE PARK AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE THE THUMBS UP OR DOWN. SO I DO THINK THESE COMMISSIONS ARE HELPFUL.

AND I WANTED TO MENTION IT. I JUST LOOKED IT UP, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS HERE.

THERE ARE OTHER CITIES IN LA COUNTY THAT HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONS.

BY THE WAY, THAT'S NOT PERSUASIVE TO ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE ARE REDONDO BEACH. WE'RE UNIQUE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LIST HERE. CARSON, CLAREMONT, LA MIRADA, LONG BEACH, PASADENA, SAN MARINO.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE COMMISSIONS, WHAT THE SCOPE IS.

BUT MY POINT IS, WE'RE NOT LIKE POTENTIALLY COMPLETE OUTLIER.

AND EVEN IF WE WERE, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAY, OKAY, SHUT IT DOWN.

SO THAT'S KIND OF MY THINKING ON IT. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WANT TO HEAR FIRST, THOUGH, FROM, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERE PATIENTLY LISTENING TO THIS, AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, AS WELL CHIEFS.

BUT THOSE ARE MY THAT'S JUST. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ON THIS.

SOMETHING SHORT OF ABOLISHING IT. AND SO, WHAT SAY YOU? YEAH, OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, OF COURSE.

WHAT YOU DO SEE IN CITIES IS A COMBINED, AND MOST CITIES WILL HAVE A TRAFFIC COMMISSION OF SOME SORT.

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LOMITA´S WAS MENTIONED. THEY HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC COMMISSION.

GUESS WHO THE LIAISON IS FOR THAT COMMISSION? IT'S THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. IT'S NOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WHAT YOU SEE WITH THESE OVERLAPS IS, IT TENDS TO BE IN THE AREA OF TRAFFIC. BIKE LANES, SPEED BUMPS, SPEED CUSHIONS, STOPLIGHTS, TRAFFIC HISTORY, ACCIDENT HISTORY. THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE MORE, I THINK, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK FROM A RESIDENT STANDPOINT ON THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONS THAT IN SOME INSTANCES HAVE RUN IN PARALLEL COURSE.

THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH P.V. BOULEVARD WERE HEARD BY BOTH THE COMMISSIONS.

THERE WERE TWO SIMULTANEOUS ITEMS ULTIMATELY THERE.

SO TO YOUR POINT, COULD WE MERGE SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS INTO A SINGLE COMMISSION AND COVER MOST OF THESE ISSUES? ABSOLUTELY, I BELIEVE WE COULD DO THAT. WHAT WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES IS, WHO ARE WE ULTIMATELY ASSIGNING TO THIS WORK AND WHAT IS THEIR FOCUSED PURVIEW? ARE WE SEEKING INPUT ON POLICE AND FIRE OPERATIONS? OR ARE WE SEEKING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO COMMENT ON TRENDS IN THE COMMUNITY OR SPECIAL EVENTS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES. SO IF THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE IS TO REFINE THE SCOPE, WE BETTER BE VERY SPECIFIC IN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM DO, BECAUSE THE TERM PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I'VE HEARD AUSTIN SAY THIS AND HE'S NOT WRONG.

YOU COULD APPLY THE TERM PUBLIC SAFETY TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, RIGHT? HUMAN RESOURCES, ANYTHING WE DO HAS AN ELEMENT OF SAFETY TO IT.

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION.

AND I WANT YOU TO CONTINUE. YES.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS POINT CLEAR. WE HAVE THE FINEST PUBLIC SAFETY IN.

I MEAN, AS FAR, I HAVEN'T TRAVELED THE ENTIRE WORLD, BUT REDONDO BEACH POLICE AND FIRE, THEY'RE THE BEST.

AND SO, I'M KIND OF DRAWN TO THE IDEA OF CITIZENS BEING ABLE TO KIND OF INTERACT WITH THAT AND HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO JUST A VERY DEFINED, GO AHEAD. SO THAT'S, THE KEY IS ARE WE ASKING THEM TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR HOW WE OPERATE OR CONDUCT BUSINESS OR SPECIAL EVENTS? RIGHT, BUT YOU READ THE CURRENT ORCHESTRATION OF THE COMMISSION AND THE STRUCTURE OF IT, YOU CAN INTERPRET TO MEAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

THIS IS WRONG. SO. YEAH, THIS I MEAN, AND PARDON ME AGAIN INTERRUPTING AND STEPPING ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. I MEAN, YEAH.

TO BE CLEAR FOR THE MINUTES AND RECORD WHAT'S WRITTEN WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CODE 2-9.803 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION IS WAY OFF.

IT NEEDS TO BE MODERNIZED AND TIGHTENED UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER'S INITIAL POINT.

AND YOU'RE HITTING. I'M GLAD I ASKED THE QUESTION, I'LL LET YOU CONTINUE.

YEAH, I THINK YOU MENTIONED FREQUENCY. THAT'S ANOTHER BIG ISSUE. FREQUENCY, YEAH.

IS THERE ENOUGH WORKLOAD TO ADDRESS THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY IN THE SCOPE TOO, AND THAT THAT CADENCE WOULD NEED TO BE READJUSTED.

YES, MAYBE EVERY OTHER MONTH. I PUT THAT UP, MAYBE QUARTERLY.

I'M NOT SURE. THAT'S A PRETTY BIG RIPPLE CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCES, BUT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE IT.

JUST FOR THIS ONE. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OKAY.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THIS PROCESS STARTED.

IT´S CONSOLIDATING, LOOKING AT STRUCTURE, DETERMINING WHERE WE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE, MERGING WHERE APPROPRIATE, MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE DUPLICATED WORK, ETC..

AN ADVISORY COMMISSION CANNOT PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL INPUT TO JOE ON HOW TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION.

THEY CANNOT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, PRODUCTIVE INPUT AND POLICY INPUT TO PAT ON HOW TO DELIVER PARAMEDIC SERVICES.

THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN A RETROSPECTIVE COMMISSION FUNCTION.

BINGO, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. AND THEY SHOULDN'T DO THAT. IT SHOULD BE CITIZENS HEARING FIRSTHAND, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR PUBLICS? YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON, THE EXACT THINGS YOU JUST MENTIONED.

HOW ARE YOU ROLLING OUT? WHAT DO YOU, YOU KNOW, SO THEY COULD LEARN ABOUT AND ASK QUESTIONS AND.

KNOW, I WAS ON PCH, I'M SEEING A LOT OF WHATEVER.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME? JUST THAT INTERACTION AND INPUT WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, OH THEY'RE. SO YEAH. WELL WE'VE GOT IT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAREFUL, RIGHT? RIGHT? WELL GUESS WHAT COMMISSION SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY ANALYZING THE CANNABIS ORDINANCE? OUR PLANNING COMMISSION.

RIGHT, THAT WAS PART OF THEIR PURVIEW. YEAH, I WAS THERE. WE HEARD THE TERM CROSSING GUARDS.

WELL, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION, FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MORE APPROPRIATE COMMISSION TO ASSIGN THAT WORK TO NOW. SO IF WE GO DOWN THIS PATH, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY THE COUNCIL PURVIEW AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE WILL HELP SUPPORT

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SPECIFICITY, APPROPRIATENESS AND DUPLICATED WORK EFFORT.

AND THEN WHO ULTIMATELY IS THE RIGHT LIAISON? MAYBE THE COMMISSION CHANGES ITS TONE. MAYBE IT ISN'T THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S THE ASSIGNED LIAISON.

MAYBE IT'S NOT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MAYBE IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE IN OUR ORGANIZATION.

MAYBE IT MAYBE IT CHANGES ITS CONSTRUCT. MAYBE.

AND THEN WE'RE INVITING FOLKS IN FOR PERIODIC PRESENTATIONS OR DISCUSSIONS AS APPROPRIATE.

SO THERE'S A LOT TO DIGEST THERE. WE'RE HAPPY TO EMBARK ON THAT EXERCISE.

BUT WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC IF WE DO ADDRESS IT IN THAT FORM.

YEAH, WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT CAN BE DONE.

IT HAS TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. SO, DOESN´T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT ON THE FLY.

ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY, THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT.

THOSE ARE MY INITIAL THOUGHTS AND I'LL TURN IT OVER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME I'VE HAD HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. WHERE TO START. I WILL SAY THAT, I THINK WE JUST SAW IT HERE IN THIS HEARING. I THINK I'VE SEEN MORE, JUST.

MAYBE IT'S MY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, MAYBE I'M JUST OUT OF IT BECAUSE WE JUST HAD SUCH A LONG CANNABIS DISCUSSION, BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF LACK OF DEFERENCE FOR OUR SWORN FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, INCLUDING OUR TWO CHIEFS BY THESE COMMISSIONERS.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE HEARD IT, NANCY SKIBA SAID DIVISION CHIEF REGAN DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK TO OUR MEETINGS. WHY? WHAT IS THE COMMISSION DOING THAT'S CAUSING A PAID STAFF PERSON TO NOT WANT TO COME TO A MEETING? WHY ARE WE ASSIGNING TWO OFFICERS TO THIS COMMISSION AS LIAISON? CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, OR CHIEF HOFMAN? IT WAS TO TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE, TO TRY TO HELP PROVIDE BROADER PERSPECTIVE.

YOU KNOW, KYLE'S EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT THAN LIEUTENANT LONG'S EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? THE GOAL WAS TO HELP PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH PERHAPS REAL TIME INFORMATION THAT COULD INFORM THEM ON ISSUES AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, CORRAL THE LINE OF QUESTIONING AND THINKING.

THAT'S WHY BRIAN WAS ULTIMATELY ASSIGNED TO HELP.

AND SO WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY. AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER PRIOR TO THAT.

AND HEY, CAN WE GET THEM ANOTHER LIAISON ADDITIONAL, SOMEBODY A LITTLE MORE SENIOR.

WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS COMMISSION SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAVE GOTTEN ZERO WORK PRODUCT FROM THEM ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, ON THE BUDGET.

INSTEAD, WE GET EMAILS FROM INDIVIDUAL ONES OF THEM, EITHER TELLING US WHAT THE COMMISSION VOTED ON, OR WHAT THEIR VIEW IS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION VOTED ON.

AND I GET COMPLAINTS FROM COMMISSIONERS ABOUT OTHER COMMISSIONERS, SO MUCH SO THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I HAD COMMISSIONERS AT MY HOUSE OVER, SITTING AROUND A DINING TABLE TALKING, FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, TALKING ABOUT HOW COULD WE MAKE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MORE FRUITFUL FOR THEM, FOR THE CITY, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THINGS DIDN'T CHANGE.

THINGS DIDN'T IMPROVE. I GAVE MY ADVICE AND WE DIDN´T GOT NO WORK PRODUCT.

SO IN THIS CITY, WHERE I SEE OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS OUT AND ABOUT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO INTERACT WITH MORE THAN I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE IN MY LIFE, IN ANY COMMUNITY, ANYWHERE.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, SPRING FEST, SUMMERFEST, YOU NAME IT, THEY ARE OUT.

COFFEE WITH A COP. THERE'S COFFEE WITH A COP LIKE EVERY OTHER WEEK.

SO THERE'S NO LACK OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND AT FIRE STATION TWO, YOU KNOW, THE GATE´S UP.

A LOT OF THE TIME, THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING ON THE TRUCKS.

YOU CAN WALK UP AND TALK TO THE FIREFIGHTERS.

ASK THEM ANY QUESTIONS YOU KNOW YOU WANT, FROM A PUBLIC INQUIRY STANDPOINT.

I DON'T SEE THAT THE JUICE IS WORTH THE SQUEEZE.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING THE BANG FOR THE BUCK FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING IN FOR WITH STAFF TIME FOR THIS COMMISSION.

I DO SEE HOW THE CURRENT STRUCTURE LENDS ITSELF TO MISSION CREEP, AND THE FEELING THAT THEY'VE GONE BEYOND THEIR AUTHORITY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT SO MUCH AUTHORITY IS IN ALL THESE OTHER COMMISSIONS.

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BUT I DO FAVOR AT THIS TIME, IN THIS CURRENT FORM, DISSOLVING THIS COMMISSION AND MAKING THE YOUTH COMMISSION ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE STAFF REPORT. OKAY, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST QUICKLY, IN THE ORDINANCE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS COMMISSION, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, IS MEANT TO BE THE CITIZEN'S VOICE.

AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL, YOU KNOW, NEW WAYS THAT CITIZENS HAVE A VOICE.

YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH COFFEE WITH A COP, CITIZEN´S ACADEMY, SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE PUBLIC INPUT, THE SOFTWARE WHEN SOMEONE REQUESTS PD SERVICES.

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. BUT ALSO JUST INTERACTING, LIKE WHAT, HOW ARE WE GETTING RESIDENT´S ANSWERS? WHEN I GET A REQUEST, WHEN I GET AN EMAIL ABOUT A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CHIEFS.

I GET A RESPONSE BACK AND I GIVE IT TO MY RESIDENTS.

SO YOU KNOW, WHILE THIS COMMISSION WAS FORMED TO GIVE CITIZENS A VOICE, WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER WAYS THAT CITIZENS DO HAVE A VOICE. I'VE INVITED THE CHIEF TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, STATISTICS. YOU GAVE A PRESENTATION IN FRANKLIN PARK ABOUT CRIME AND THE THE TRENDS THAT WERE GOING ON.

AND I KNOW IF I ASKED YOU TO AGAIN, YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT.

SO ANOTHER WAY THAT RESIDENTS HAVE A VOICE, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE ALMOST IT'S MORPHED INTO THE COMMISSION BEING THE COUNCIL'S VOICE AND THAT'S NOT THE INTENTION, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MORE THAT WAY, AND MAYBE IT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. BUT I THINK OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY MAKING SOME CHANGES TO COMMISSIONS THAT COULD ABSORB THIS COMMISSION OR CHANGES TO THIS SPECIFIC COMMISSION, BUT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT ASSIGNMENT WOULD BE.

I MEAN, WE STILL HAVEN'T LISTED A SINGLE TOPIC THAT WOULD BE IN SPECIFICALLY THEIR PURVIEW THAT WOULDN'T FIT NEATLY IN ANOTHER COMMISSION.

SO YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS ON THAT COMMISSION.

ARE CLEARLY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND.

I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO FIND A SPACE TO DO THAT.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT IT PUT THE BURDEN ON US FOR THEM TO GET ASSIGNMENTS.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST SEARCHING FOR THINGS.

SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. SO I THINK CHIEF BUTLER SAID IT IN HIS STATEMENT THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT THE PUBLIC THINKS THAT THE COMMISSION DOES WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS IT DOES WHAT THE COUNCIL EXPECTS THAT IT TO DO, AND THEN WHAT THE ACTUAL COMMISSIONERS HAVE EACH IN GIVING THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.

THOSE ARE ALL VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE BIG PROBLEM.

LIKE A LOT OF THE MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WERE HERE TONIGHT WHO CALLED IN AND SAID THAT THEY SAW IT AS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH IT CLEARLY IS NOT. BUT THAT'S THE PERCEPTION THAT THE PUBLIC HAS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME IN LIKE THE GENTLEMAN, JONATAN, FROM P.V.

BOULEVARD COME IN AND TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT HE HAD.

AND ALTHOUGH HE, THEY LISTENED TO HIM FOR YEARS, HE SAID THE ONLY THING THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED WAS GETTING THE LIGHTS ON THE STOP SIGN AT TOLEDO. SO MY CONCERN WITH THAT, IN TERMS OF PEOPLE GOING TO THEM AS A VOICE, IF THE CITY COUNCIL ISN'T HEARING FROM THEM THEIR VOICE, THEIR ISSUES AREN'T BEING COMMUNICATED TO US TO TO WORK ON.

SO THAT'S THAT'S A CONCERN IN TERMS OF HOW EFFECTIVE THE COMMISSION CAN BE.

I THINK, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THAT A LOT OF THE TOPICS THAT THEY WANT TO COVER ARE IN THE PURVIEW OF OTHER COMMISSIONS.

SO I COULD SEE TAKING THE LOAD FROM THIS COMMISSION AND DIVIDING IT UP, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE THE PUBLIC A VOICE TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS IN A WAY THAT CAN MAKE IT MEANINGFULLY UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC SAID WHEN I GET EMAILS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR VARIOUS ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY OR OTHER THINGS I CONTACT THE CITY MANAGER AND OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS TO GET ANSWERS TO THEM AND GET BACK TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS

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BUT I THINK WE ALL, YOU KNOW, TRY TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI I JUST SAY TO COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC POINT, WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC INTERACTING AND GETTING INSIGHTS INTO THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS WHEN THERE'S GRAFFITI IN DISTRICT 4, WE HAD SERGEANT KEENER COME DOWN AND HE WORKED ON THE INVESTIGATION, DESCRIBED EXACTLY HOW IT WENT, WHAT THEY DID WHAT THEIR HOW THEY'RE CONNECTING THE DOTS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE MADE THEMSELVES COMPLETELY AVAILABLE ANYTIME WE REQUEST THEM TO BE. AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THEY'VE BEEN TOTALLY RESPONSIVE TO WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR SURE.

SOMETIMES WITHIN AN HOUR YOU GET A FULL RESPONSE AS TO IT AND ISSUE ANYTHING FROM A PARKING TICKET TO YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OR THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION TO ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AND ADJUST THE COMPOSITION OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND THAT. MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? JUST PUT OUT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION, IF I MAY, MAYOR. YES, YES.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE THIS HEARING TO FURTHER DISCUSS NARROWING THE SCOPE OF THE DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AND OR COMBINING CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY DUTIES INTO AN EXISTING COMMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PUBLIC WORKS SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION.

AND TO COME BACK ON THAT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION TONIGHT.

I WOULD SECOND THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I WILL OPINE ON THAT. THE ONE THING THAT I THINK YOU CAME UP WITH THAT WASN'T COVERED BY ANOTHER COMMISSION ALREADY, UNLESS WE WANT TO MAKE THIS OVERSIGHT, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE DO, IS STATISTICS AND TRENDS FOR CRIME AND ACCIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE REFERRALS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALREADY THERE.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAME UP. MAYBE PERIODIC UPDATES FROM PUBLIC.

PUBLIC SAFETY TO THEM ON CHANGES. THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT I DON'T THINK ARE COVERED UNDER ANY OTHER COMMISSION THAT WE.

THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION. YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DISCUSS. IF THIS MOTION PASSES, SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. SO IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S GOING TO OCCUR WITH THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO MEET WITH TWO OFFICERS EVERY MONTH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE TO ADJUST STAFFING AND.

I CAN ADDRESS STAFFING BASED ON COUNCIL'S ACTIONS.

I MEAN OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR.

AYE. AYE. SO THAT'S TWO. I NEED ONE MORE. I NEED ONE MORE.

LAST CALL. OKAY, SO WE REVERT TO THE OTHER MOTION.

ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. AND TWO NOS. NO. NO. OKAY.

SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTED, WE NEED TO COME BACK WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY MODIFY OUR MUNI CODE TO REFLECT THE ELIMINATION OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION THAT HAS A FIRST READING AND THEN ULTIMATELY REQUIRES A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

SO THERE'S TWO MORE STEPS TO THIS PROCESS. OKAY.

NEXT ITEM. I THINK IT'S THE LAST ITEM.

AND THAT IS THAT. THE SUBCOMMITTEE CROSSING GUARD SUBCOMMITTEE.

HELP ME ATTEND TO, I KNOW, BUT WHAT'S THE TOPIC? CROSSING. CROSSING GUARD SUBCOMMITTEE. CROSSING GUARDS. OUR FAVORITE TOPIC. I THINK THERE ARE SEVEN PEOPLE AVAILABLE FOR THAT.

[LAUGHTER] P.2. THERE'S NOT MUCH TO THIS STAFF REPORT. I THINK LUKE'S JUST GOING TO SAY THIS WAS A REFERRAL FROM STAFF, CORRECT LUKE? YEAH, IT WAS A REFERRAL FROM AT THE TIME, MAYOR PRO TEM KALUDEROVIC ON JUNE 10TH TO BRING BACK A DISCUSSION ITEM TO DISCUSS THE CREATION OF A CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE THAT IS, TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM.

AND SHE HAD SOME POTENTIAL IDEAS FOR STAFFING.

BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THOSE IN AN OPEN FORUM AND MOVE FORWARD AS DIRECTED.

YES. THANK YOU. AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT KICKING THIS OFF.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILMAN BEHRENDT, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN.

[05:20:04]

THE COST INVOLVED. YOU KNOW WHAT? AND JUST EXPLORE EVERY EVERY ANGLE.

AND GET THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THERE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN COME BACK WITH REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO. YEAH.

LONG STORY SHORT, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE COMMISSION, OF COURSE, SUBJECT TO THE YOU'RE NOMINATING YOURSELF OR ARE YOU ASSUMING YOU'RE ON IT? I'M. I'M HOPEFUL THAT I'LL BE ON IT. I'LL NOMINATE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO, WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE? [INAUDIBLE] DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BROWN ACT OR DOES IT MATTER FOR THAT SUBCOMMITTEE? WELL, WE CAN ONLY HAVE TWO. RIGHT. IF WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE.

YEAH, YEAH. SO IS EVERYBODY OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ITEM, RIGHT? WE DO HAVE. A TRAFFIC ITEM. WHAT'S THAT? TRAFFIC ITEM? OKAY. THAT'S A. THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO TRAFFIC ITEM. SINCE YOU ARE FROM DISTRICT 3 AND DISTRICT 5, MAYBE YOU INCLUDE ON YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE RESIDENTS FROM THE OTHER DISTRICT SO THAT YOU ALL CAN MOVE OBJECTIVELY THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THIS STUFF AND HAVE PERSPECTIVES FROM THE OTHER.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT BROAD OUTREACH FOR SURE.

OKAY. THERE'S GONNA BE A TOUR. WITH. TOUR OF CROSSING GUARD.

YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO VISIT SCHOOLS. ALL SIX IN DISTRICT 1.

WE'RE GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO FORM THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ANYBODY ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED MAYOR. AND NO COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY, I'LL CALL THE VOTE THEN. ALL FOR? AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. AND BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS ITEM, YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATE AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MERITS, LOOKING AT KIND OF THE ROOT CAUSES.

WHY DO WE HAVE CROSSING GUARDS? IT'S NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE JUST KIND OF WALKING AROUND.

THEY'RE WALKING TO A LOCATION AND THAT LOCATIONS ARE SCHOOLS.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE SCHOOLS AND HAVE THEM GET INVOLVED AND GET THEIR VIEWS.

I MEAN, THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF WHAT THEY THINK.

WHERE SHOULD THERE BE CROSSING GUARDS? SHOULD THERE BE MORE? SHOULD THERE BE LESS? AND REALLY MAKE THIS A JOINT EFFORT SO RESIDENTS AND OTHERS, BUT CERTAINLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'M HOPING THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, WANT TO BE PART OF THIS AND NOT JUST KIND OF SIT BACK AND SAY, OH, NO, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH IT. IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE. IT'S YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE NOW. SO WE'RE NOT GETTING IN THE MERITS OF IT. I MEAN, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT AS AN OPTION.

ABSOLUTELY.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

I HAVE NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. NOT TODAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

NO. NOT TODAY. I HAVE 12 ITEMS. NO, I HAVE NONE.

OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

[R. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]

THE 6 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE INTERVIEWS FOR COMMISSIONERS.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. ALL FOR.

AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.