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TO THOSE OUT THERE CELEBRATING HAPPY [INAUDIBLE].
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT IS LATER. ANY RATE. I GUESS WE SHOULD START WITH A CALL TO ORDER.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
CAN I GET A CALL TO ORDER FOR OUR MEETING OR NOT? OKAY. ROLL CALL. THE ROLL CALL VOTE. CALL. OH, YEAH.ROLL CALL. NAMES ARE GOING, COMMISSIONER LIGHT.
ALL THE NAMES ARE GONE. OH, NO. OH, NO. [LAUGHTER] COMMISSIONER LIGHT.
HERE. HEY, COMMISSIONER YOUNG. YES? YOU'RE HERE.
COMMISSIONER BOSWELL. COMMISSIONER LIGHT. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL.
HERE. COMMISSIONER YOUNG. HERE. COMMISSIONER CRAIG.
HERE. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE. HERE. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.
YES. YES. HERE. AND COMMISSIONER CONROY. HERE.
THERE'S A VENTRILOQUIST IN HERE.
BUT, COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE, WOULD YOU BE SO PROUD TO LEAD US IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY. NOW WE NEED TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF AGENDA.
[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER AGENDA? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES.BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS.
[E. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS]
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES.NOW TO, DID WE ALREADY RECEIVE AND FILED THOSE.
RIGHT. CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CALENDAR. THESE ARE BUSINESS ITEMS.
[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]
EXCEPT FOR THOSE FORMALLY NOTICED FOR PUBLIC HEARING OR THOSE POLLED FOR DISCUSSION ARE ASSIGNED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE COMMISSION MEMBERS MAY REQUEST THAT ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS BE REMOVED, DISCUSSED, AND ACTED UPON SEPARATELY.THOSE ITEMS REMAINING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.
THE CHAIR WILL CALL ON ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PULLED BY THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE, AND COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES EACH.
SO CAN I GET RIGHT? ANY COMMENTS? ANYONE ONLINE FOR THAT. NO, WE HAVE NO ECOMMENTS.
OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES.
AND ITEM TWO. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.
[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
ITEM H. THE SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION.JAMAAL, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST OR EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE? WE HAVE NO ATTENDEES AND NO COMMENTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
VERY GOOD. NEXT IS RECEIVE AND FILE WRITTEN COMMENTS.
NON-AGENDA. RECEIVE AND FILE WRITTEN COMMENTS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. NEXT. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION.
[I. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION]
THE SECTION IS INTENDED TO ALLOW ALL OFFICIALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVEAL ANY DISCLOSURE OR EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARINGS.COMMISSIONER BOSWELL DO YOU HAVE ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION? I SPOKE TO NO ONE. COMMISSIONER YOUNG. NO. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.
YES. I CONFESS I SPOKE WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMISSION.
[LAUGHTER] YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER? THERE YOU GO.
COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE. I SPOKE WITH CHAIRMAN CRAIG AND I SPOKE WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW, SHOULD WE BRING IN PUBLIC HEARINGS? ANY ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS? NONE. [INAUDIBLE]. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION.
[L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]
AND THIS IS THE ITEM TONIGHT IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION CONFIRMING CONSISTENCY OF THE PROPOSED 2025 TO 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET.SO. ALL RIGHT. SO WHERE DO WE BEGIN NOW? DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR NOT?
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YES. STAFF HAS A BRIEF PRESENTATION. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE JOINING US ON ZOOM, JESSE REYES, HE'S THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS MANAGER FOR THE CITY.SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE ITEM.
JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.
SO WE HAVE THIS AGENDIZED TONIGHT. THE REQUIREMENT BY STATE LAW IS THAT THE PLANNING AGENCY, WHICH IS THIS BODY, HAS TO CONFIRM PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF THE CAP, THAT HAS TO CONFIRM THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS, IN FACT CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, AND THAT HAS TO OCCUR PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SO WE'VE GOT THE ITEM. WE'VE DONE IT ALL THE OTHER PRIOR YEARS FORMALLY.
SO, SO THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 65401.
AND IT REQUIRES THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
SO THAT'S JUST A CITATION OF THAT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION.
SO WITH YOUR REPORT, THERE WAS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS ATTACHED THAT BASICALLY PICKED A FEW SAMPLE PROJECTS FROM THE CITY'S CIP AND THEN HIGHLIGHTED A GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT LAND USE ELEMENT, UTILITIES ELEMENT, OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS, AND THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE'RE LOOKING AND MONITORING, IF YOU WILL, THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
AND THESE THIS SLIDE HERE JUST IDENTIFIES A COUPLE OF THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THE SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE CIP. THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM CAMERA INSPECTION PROJECT THAT'S IN THE CIP AND THEN ANOTHER ONE ON DRAINAGE FACILITIES. THE ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN.
AND THEY'RE CALLED OUT HERE. GOAL 6A TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND FUNDING FOR SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT FACILITIES TO SUPPORT AND SERVE THE VARIOUS LAND USES AND INTENSITIES IN THE CITY.
AND THEN THE SAME, ALMOST THE SAME POLICY, BUT FOR STORM DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
IN THE UTILITIES ELEMENT AS WELL. OR SHALL I SAY THE GOAL OF 6B REGARDING DRAINAGE.
SO ALL THROUGHOUT THE CIP AND THE GENERAL PLAN, THE POLICIES, THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIC POLICIES THAT ARE REALLY DIRECTING THE CITY. HEY, YOU'VE GOT CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT'S GOT TO BE MAINTAINED. IT'S GOT TO BE UPDATED WHEN IT'S REQUIRED.
SO THAT'S HOW THE CIP IS ALIGNED AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND, THERE'S A NUMBER OF GOALS AND POLICIES IN THE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT THAT SPEAK TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CITY'S BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
SO THAT'S JUST A SAMPLING OF THAT DEMONSTRATE THE, CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
NOW, ANOTHER AND NOT PART OF THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, BUT ANOTHER ACTION THAT'S PART OF THIS DISCUSSION ITEM TONIGHT. ASIDE FROM THE CIP, WE'VE ALSO THE CITY MANAGER IS ASKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VARIOUS COMMISSIONS ON THE CITY'S
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DRAFT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 25-26. AND THIS USUALLY WE HAVE MIKE WITZANSKY, THE CITY MANAGER, COME IN AND HE DISCUSSES IT WITH THE COMMISSION, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GET MIKE FOR THE IF YOU GUYS IF YOU RECALL, FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN EFFORT AND SO WE HAD, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSIONS DIRECTLY WITH HIM ON THAT TONIGHT.THE YOU KNOW HE'S STILL LOOKING FOR SOME INPUT IF THERE IS ANY FROM THE COMMISSION AND WHAT I'VE DONE ON THIS SLIDE IS BRING UP THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THIS BODY HAD ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU CAN AS A CONSIDERATION BE A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE HEY TO WORK FUNDING IN TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU'VE ALREADY COME UP WITH.
SO THAT'S JUST AND WHAT I'LL DO WHAT I, YOU KNOW TOMORROW BACK IN THE OFFICE, GET THE WHATEVER COMES OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET. WE WOULD I'D RELAY THAT TO MARC AND MIKE, AND THAT'LL GET INTO THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE RECOMMENDATION, WITH RESPECT, THE CRITICAL ACTION TONIGHT IS THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
SO THAT'S THE RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.
SO DO WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE TWO THINGS TO DO. ONE IS ADOPT THE RESOLUTION SIMPLY STATING THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OVERALL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. AND THEN THE SECOND THING WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THOSE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEMS THAT YOU JUST SHOWED ON THE PRIOR SLIDE, THAT WE SHOULD RECOMMEND THAT THOSE BE IMPLEMENTED WITH BUDGETS.
AND WE'RE MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER.
ESSENTIALLY, YES. OKAY. SO IT SEEMS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE IN MY HEAD TO BRING UP THERE, RIGHT THERE ON THAT.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT PAGE? YES, YES, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
THE, BIKE RACK DEVELOPMENT STANDARD, THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
AND IT'S ALREADY THERE. SO THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. YEAH.
AND IT'S GOT THE TREE CANOPY. EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT. YEAH.
GOOD JOB THERE. YEAH. EXCELLENT. YOU'RE WELCOME.
I YES. ABSOLUTELY INDEED. I WANT TO STRESS THIS OUT TO THE COMMISSION, BUT IN GOING THROUGH THE PROJECTS, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE PRETTY WIDE RANGING. YEAH. I ACTUALLY SHARED THE ONE LINK THAT YOU HAD WITH THE MAP OF THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN CLICK ON.
ALL RIGHT. PROJECTS. GOT A LOT OF REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK.
PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA THAT THAT ABILITY TO DRILL DOWN AND SEE WHAT'S LIKE.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, WHERE'S OUR MONEY BEING SPENT? WELL, THEY CAN CHECK WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STREET BY MY HOUSE. WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO DO BULB OUTS ALL THE WAY ON GRANT AVENUE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD. BUT ONE THING THAT KIND OF STRUCK ME IN GOING AS I WAS GOING THROUGH TO SOME OF THE CAPITAL PLANS, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE BUDGET PROCESSES WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF HORSE TRADING THAT ENDS UP HAPPENING AND BUDGET PACKAGES. AND, YOU KNOW, DISTRICTS WANT TO GET STUFF FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A HIGH NUMBER. I KNOW, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO ALL OF THEM, OBVIOUSLY. RIGHT. RIGHT AWAY. BUT THEY COULD BE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FUNDING. MAYBE THEY NEED TO GO AFTER RFP OR WHATEVER THE LAST STEPS ARE TO KIND OF GET IT PAST THE FINISH LINE.
YEAH. ALL THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CIP. AND WE DO HAVE JESSE HERE TONIGHT TOO.
HE COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT IF WE NEED TO, BUT THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT PHASES.
EXACTLY. IN THE SUMMER. BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY CAN TAKE YEARS FOR EXAMPLE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE GUARD, THE GREEN GUARD, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT UNDERNEATH THE POWER LINE.
I KNOW MAYOR BRAND WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT TEN YEARS AGO, I THINK.
RIGHT, RIGHT. TOOK THAT LONG FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
AND IT'S FINE TO THE STATE SENT DOWN. BUT ONE THING THAT I SAW GOING THROUGH, I SAW SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE THERE'S SOME INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THAT ARE IN THERE, LIKE THE SEWER AND WATER STUFF AND WHATEVER, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONE BIGGEST AREA THAT THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE CITY FOCUSING ON IS THE CITY YARD AND THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THESE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
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AND I KNOW THERE WILL BE THE CITY YARD THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS BE DONE MORE QUICKLY.PROBABLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN THE YARD.
I MEAN, IT WAS BUILT IN THE 50S. YEAH. IT'S THERE'S SOME AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE TO WORK ON EQUIPMENT.
IT'S OUTDOORS, YOU KNOW, AND OUTSIDE IN THE OPEN AIR.
SO WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER HERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET SOME NASTY RAINY DAYS AND YOU'RE TRYING TO WORK ON SOME EQUIPMENT OR, OR, YOU KNOW, A MATERIAL THAT'S GOING TO BE USED AT SOME PROJECT AROUND THE CITY.
IT JUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND TAKE MORE TIME.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DOING REALLY GOOD AT GETTING THINGS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD SEINFELD EPISODE. YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT TAKING A RESERVATION FOR A CAR, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T GET THE CAR WHEN YOU COME TO PICK IT UP. AND AT THIS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IF THE CITY WOULD FOCUS MORE ON MAYBE WORKING ON THAT.
SURE. IT'S NOT A REAL GLAMOROUS THING TO PAY FOR.
LET'S PUT X AMOUNT OF MILLION ON A NEW CITY YARD.
BUT GUESS WHAT? YOU WILL GET MORE PROJECTS DONE MORE QUICKLY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY.
AND I THINK, I THINK THE STAFF WOULD LOVE IT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THEM. AND AGAIN, I JUST THROW THE IDEA OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MAYBE A RECOMMENDATION TO SAY, HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BACK.
WRITE THAT ON THE LIST. AND FOCUS ON THIS. I WAS JUST THROWING AN IDEA OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT JUST STRUCK ME. AND I'M TALKING TO STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, THEY DO. THEY WORK REALLY HARD. THEY HAVE A LOT OF STUFF THEY HAVE TO DO. AND I'VE TALKED TO MIKE WITZANSKY ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF TOO, AND HE'S JUST AMAZED THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT THEY CAN DO IN A FISCAL YEAR, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASK THE CITY TO GO BACK AND MAYBE PRIORITIZE, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A PUBLIC WORKS, YARD, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE.
I THINK THAT'S A ROOF. OH, YEAH. IT WASN'T A GIANT.
A $130,000. YEAH, THERE WAS A PART OF IT. NOW, NOW, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSION LAST TIME WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BOND MEASURE, I THOUGHT IT WAS A 4 OR $5 MILLION POTENTIAL EXPENDITURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO REDO THE WHOLE THING.
AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE CASE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, A LOT OF THE REPAIR STUFF THAT'S BEEN DONE IS MORE BAND-AID FIXES, NOT REALLY A REDESIGN OF THE FACILITY TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE WERE DOING BACK IN 1950 ISN'T THE SAME AS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.
I MEAN, BUSINESSES, AS THEY GROW, THEY CHANGE THE LARGER, DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OR REARRANGE STUFF, AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. I THINK. I MEAN, WE COULD DEFINITELY ASK JESSE IF. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU, JESSE. HI. HI, COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU FOR JESSE REYES CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGER.
WE WOULD LOVE A NEW YARD. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANYONE ANYONE WOULD SAY NO TO THAT.
THERE IS THAT ONE PROJECT, RIGHT? THE PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE.
YOU ARE CORRECT. THAT WAS. THAT'S MORE OF SOME CONCRETE WORK THAT NEEDED TO REPAIR OUR PIDS.
WE ADDED A NEW LIFT FOR SOME OF THE HEAVIER VEHICLES THERE.
THERE'S A PLAN TO REPLACE THE FENCE ALONG THE STREET THERE.
BUT NOTHING TO THE ACTUAL FACILITIES THEMSELVES.
THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE CORRECT, COMMISSIONER CRAIG.
THAT IS MORE OF A $5 MILLION PROJECT. GIVE OR TAKE THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN TERMS OF FACILITIES IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOME FUNDING TOWARDS JUST IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN, ESPECIALLY AT CITY HALL, THE CIVIC CENTER. WE USE SOME OF THAT WHERE WE CAN IN PUBLIC WORKS NOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT FUNDING GOING TOWARDS THE FIRE STATIONS OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE NEW BOND MEASURE COMING ON BOARD AND AND RENOVATING AND ADDING NEW FACILITIES FOR THOSE, WE'RE HOPING THAT TO HAVE SOME OF THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING GO TOWARDS SOME OF OUR FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH DISCRETIONARY FUNDING AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
JUST TO BE FRANK. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE OF A REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SITUATION. WHAT I WILL SAY, THOUGH, IN FAIRNESS MOST OF OUR CIPS ARE NOT DONE BY OUR OWN CITY CREWS. THEY ARE MOSTLY CONTRACTED OUT. WE DO HAVE SOME SMALLER MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT THAT WE WILL DO IN-HOUSE, BUT MOST OF OUR, MOST OF OUR CIPS ARE DONE BY, BY OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS AND THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM TAKE ON CIPS AND DO THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WORK THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
GOT IT. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE TOO AS WELL.
LIKE I SAID, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE I ALWAYS SEEN THE CREWS OUT THERE DOING REALLY GOOD.
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YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF CITIES COULD DO THAT THAT QUICKLY.AND I HAVE CLIENTS OF MINE WHO LIVE, LIKE, LITERALLY RIGHT BEHIND THE CITY YARD.
YEAH. SO MAYBE THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON IT SINCE THEY HIRE OUT MOST OF THE JOBS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. BUT I'M WONDERING IF THAT WAS A CHANGE.
MAYBE THAT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY. HIRING OUT JESSE, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DASHBOARD THAT HAS THAT EVOLVED SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED THAT? SO WE STARTED THE DASHBOARD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
IT WAS PART OF A COUNCIL DRIVEN TO HAVE SOME MORE EYES INTO OUR PROJECTS.
IN ALL FAIRNESS, IN ALL TRANSPARENCY, IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE WE'VE UPDATED IT.
I, YOU KNOW, I JUST HIRED ON A NEW ANALYST, SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT CHANGE, BUT IT IS INTENDED TO IN REAL TIME ON A EITHER BIWEEKLY OR AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS, UPDATE ALL OUR CURRENT PROJECTS AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR PHASES.
AND REALLY, THE CONCENTRATION, I THINK FOR US IS ESPECIALLY FOR ACTIVE PROJECTS, LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DISTURBANCES, THEY CAN GO TO THAT PORTAL, THEY CAN CLICK ON THE SEGMENT, THE PROJECT, AND IT'LL SHOW THEM, OH, THIS IS IN CONSTRUCTION OR OH, THERE'S, SOME SORT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.
BUT THAT'S KIND OF A TOOL TO NOT HAVE TO REACH OUT AND FIND SOMEONE AND JUST DO IT ON THEIR OWN.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU CLICK ON IT TOO OR.
YES, IT HAS THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THAT, OF THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT.
RIGHT. AND, THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION, THEIR EMAIL AND BELIEVE THEIR PHONE NUMBER AS WELL, JUST SO PEOPLE CAN REACH OUT IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, JESSE. JESSE, ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION.
IF LIKE GRANTED, I KNOW YOU SAID A LOT OF THE PROJECT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, SUBCONTRACTED OUT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS. BUT I KNOW THAT THE SOME PARTS OF THE CITY ARE USED FOR STORAGE AS WELL.
LIKE, I KNOW THE FUN FACTORY RIGHT NOW IS USED AS STORAGE, ISN'T IT, FOR A LOT OF MATERIAL? SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT ALSO COULD BE A USAGE THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IF THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SOME REARRANGEMENT OF THE CITY HEARING AS WELL, SO THAT THE FUN FACTORY SITE COULD BE LEASED OUT, FOR EXAMPLE, AND BE A MONEY GENERATOR FOR THE CITY.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE? WHILE WE'RE AT IT, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JESSE.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE FIRING RANGE ALIGNS WITH THE GENERAL PLAN? I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE GENERAL PLAN, SO I'LL ALLOW SEAN TO KIND OF ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
IS THAT YOU, SEAN? YES. AND I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK, THERE'S A SPECIFIC.
WELL, THERE ARE POLICIES ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF CITY FACILITIES PUBLIC FACILITIES.
INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES. THAT WOULD BE THE POLICY.
I DON'T HAVE CHAPTER AND VERSE, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE GENERAL POLICY THAT WE WOULD SITE.
I'M LOOKING AT IT IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, ON THE DESKTOP APP.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S 1,000,003 PLUS GOING TOWARDS DESIGN FOR A $17 MILLION POSSIBLE STRUCTURE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO JUST SAY THAT WHEN WE HAVE A CITY WHERE SO FEW PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SO MANY PEOPLE THAT AREN'T INVOLVED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.
I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THAT IF WE HAD 70,000 PEOPLE VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTED $17 MILLION GOING TO A SHOOTING RANGE OF MILITARY GRADE THAT THAT MIGHT BE A NO IN THIS CITY.
PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS THESE THINGS ARE PUSHED BY CARPETBAGGERS AND THAT ARE ON THE COUNCIL. AND IT ISN'T NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT I DON'T FEEL PERSONALLY, THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY WOULD BE TOO HAPPY ABOUT.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT COULD GO FOR SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC FOR THAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS CITY COULD ENJOY, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING SIMPLE AS MAKING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANER OR LOOKING PRETTIER, OR,
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YOU KNOW, THAT THEY SEE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.THAT IS A GRANT THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR AND HOPING TO TO GET THE GRANT WAS JUST RELEASED RECENTLY.
AND WHO'S PAYING FOR THAT? SO WE DON'T AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR LITTLE BEACH TOWN REQUIRES.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL THINKS.
BUT THE GRANT, HOW MUCH OF THAT GRANT IS, IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR.
AND I THINK THE CONCERN THAT PROBABLY SOME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE IS THAT I THINK THERE'S LIKE $1,000,002, I THINK, ALLOCATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF THAT. BUT WHAT'S THE REAL LIKELIHOOD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVING US ANYTHING NOW WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY STUFF GOING ON NOW? I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S WISHFUL THINKING OR COULD IT HAPPEN? I THINK IT'S I DON'T THINK THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TARGETS OF THOSE CUTS.
SO THE GRANT WAS PUT OUT. THERE IS AN 80, I DON'T KNOW.
I BELIEVE IT'S EITHER 80/20 OR 75, 25 SPLIT. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS THERE IS A WAIVER WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO GET IT FULLY FUNDED. AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR FIRST EFFORT.
AND OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO TRY TO HAVE THIS FULLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO PUT ITS OWN DISCRETIONARY MONEY TOWARDS THIS.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A SHOOTING RANGE LIKE THIS, OF THIS CALIBER IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, WHEN WE HAVE A SHOOTING RANGE THAT THE POLICE CAN GO TO USE BY LAX IN HAWTHORNE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, A LITTLE RIDE OVER TO, YOU KNOW.
I'LL LET THEM ANSWER TO KIND OF THE BENEFIT OF THAT.
AND THERE'S CERTAIN WEAPONS THAT THEY CANNOT SHOOT AT THE CURRENT RANGE THAT WE HAVE.
THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT PRETTY FAR DISTANCES TO SANTA CLARITA OR FURTHER OUT.
WHAT I BELIEVE HE SAID IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT COSTS MONEY, STAFF TIME FOR THE CITY.
SO THERE IS A BENEFIT TO HAVING SOMETHING WITHIN THE CITY WHERE THE OFFICERS STAY WITHIN THE CITY.
AND WE DON'T LOSE THAT STAFF TIME OF THEM HAVING TO TRAVEL OUT TO QUALIFY.
YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL. SO THE CLOSEST EQUIVALENT RANGE FOR THESE SORTS OF WEAPONS IS SANTA CLARITA. AGAIN, I'M. I COULD BE WRONG.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOPEZ CANYON. I DON'T KNOW WHERE LOPEZ CANYON IS EXACTLY.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE MAYBE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.
I COULD BE MISTAKEN. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE POLICE CHIEF OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS JUST INFORMATION HE'S PUT OUT THERE WHEN THEY'VE DISCUSSED THE SHOOTING RANGE IN THE PAST.
SO BETWEEN HERE AND THERE, NO OTHER CITY WANTS TO DO THIS.
ARE WE THE ONLY ONES THAT WANT TO PUT IN A FACILITY? I MEAN, SOME, TORRANCE HAS THEIR OWN FACILITY THAT THEY QUALIFY AT.
IT'S WITHIN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT'S IN THE BASEMENT.
I THINK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPLORED THOSE OPTIONS.
IT JUST THERE'S SCHEDULING ISSUES. SO THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
APPARENTLY, AGAIN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT, BUT APPARENTLY IT'S A PRETTY DIFFICULT.
THERE'S NOT MANY OF THESE RANGES THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
AND IF I MAY CHAIR. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WEIGH IN ON THE MERITS OF ANY OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
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IT OR PRIORITIZATION OF ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS STRICTLY LIMITED TO A CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION BETWEEN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE GENERAL PLAN.YEAH, THAT WAS MY ORIGINAL QUESTION. HOW DOES THAT PUBLIC.
WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS THAT LIKE HOW DOES THAT.
AND WE DO. YES. IT I MEAN WE NEED THESE BIG HUGE MACHINE GUNS IN ORDER TO SAVE THIS BEACH TOWN IN REDONDO, I GUESS. ONCE THE WEED SHOPS OPEN UP. SORRY. [LAUGHTER] UNBELIEVABLE.
OKAY. I'M DONE. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? SO IS THIS AN ALL OR NOTHING KIND OF THING? WHERE WE SAY, YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.
OR DO WE SAY WE DO WE REALLY THINK THAT A MILITARY GRADE SHOOTING RANGE IS, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT THAT PROBABLY FALLS UNDER SOMETHING ELSE THEY CAN JUSTIFY IT WITH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE BUDGET, BUT IS IT REALLY IS THIS REALLY SOMETHING IN THE GENERAL PLAN THAT ASKS US TO DO THIS? ABOUT UPGRADING PUBLIC FACILITIES? YES. WELL, THAT'S A PRETTY GENERAL THING.
THAT'S A GENERAL PLAN. SO IT GIVES THE PLAN.
THERE MIGHT BE MENTION OF IT IN THE SAFETY ELEMENT, BUT IT'S NOT A GENERAL PLAN IS NOT DESIGNED TO SPEAK TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN THAT WAY. IT'S A BROAD BASED POLICY DOCUMENT THAT ALLOWS THE CITY DISCRETION TO IMPLEMENT MORE SPECIFIC, DETAILED PLANS, LIKE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T FIT. JUST TO GET SOME UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE, YEAH, EVERYTHING WOULD.
SHE IF IT'S SOME PRIVATE PROJECT BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR SOME REASON THAT THAT COULD, DEPENDING ON THE MERITS OF IT. I'M NOT SURE.
THEY'RE BUILT ON THE SAME FOUNDATION, SO THEY'RE ALMOST INHERENTLY GOING TO BE CONSISTENT.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE INTENTION OF THE LAW IS JUST TO ENSURE THERE'S NOTHING WAY OUTSIDE THE REALM THAT A CITY STARTS TO FUND, THAT THEIR GENERAL PLAN JUST DOESN'T SPEAK TO.
WE'RE JUST AN EXTRA SET OF EYES TO CATCH ANYTHING THAT LOOKS UNTOWARD.
IT'S YES. AND? PERHAPS AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE THE CITY MANAGER WANTED TO HAVE HIS OWN PRIVATE RACING TRACK. AND IN THE STADIUM AT REDONDO HIGH SCHOOL.
RIGHT THAT MIGHT NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE GENERAL PLAN.
THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO THE CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY AND, YOU KNOW, YOU COULDN'T FIRE WEAPONS AFTER A CERTAIN TIME BECAUSE THERE WAS ISSUES.
I KNOW THERE'S ALSO BEEN TIMES THEY FOUND BULLET SLUGS, I THINK, IN HOMES NEARBY.
AND I KNOW IT'S GOT LEAD CONTAMINATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE'S A PLAYGROUND ACROSS THE STREET. YEAH THE PLAYGROUND RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND A YEAH. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. RIGHT THERE. SO SO I GUESS IN LIEU OF IS AN EXISTING CITY FACILITY, IF YOU CAN IMPROVE IT, OBVIOUSLY THERE MIGHT BE A BENEFIT.
AND THEY'VE MADE THAT DECISION. OKAY. SO OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? NOPE.
NOPE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? IS THERE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE TABLE? THERE WAS A SECOND, WASN'T THERE? I DIDN'T HEAR A SECOND YET. I'LL SECOND IT. GET IT OVER WITH.
IS THERE A MOTION, TO SECOND. IS THERE ANY SUBSTITUTE MOTION OR.
OKAY. AND I GUESS WE SHOULD GO FOR A ROLL CALL.
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VOTE. JAMAAL. COMMISSIONER LIGHT. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL.YES. COMMISSIONER YOUNG. AYE. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.
GADDIS. AYE. COMMISSIONER CONROY. AYE. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE.
AYE. COMMISSIONER CRAIG. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG. AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THEN MOTION TO.
HOW DO WE DO IT WITH THIS PAGE WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE? OH, YEAH. HOW DO WE ADD THAT? SO WE'RE SUGGESTING TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT HE ATTACH BUDGETS TO THAT AND SUBMIT IT TO COUNCIL? YES. OKAY. I MOTION FOR THAT. AND I SECOND. AND CAN I GET A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT, OR JUST AYE.
ALL IN FAVOR? I THINK WE'RE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
YEAH. ROLL CALL VOTE. ANOTHER ROLL CALL VOTE.
SORRY. COMMISSIONER LIGHT. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL.
YES. COMMISSIONER YOUNG. AYE. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.
AYE. COMMISSIONER CONWAY. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE.
YES. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.
AND NEXT WE HAVE ITEMS FROM STAFF. ANY ITEMS FROM STAFF? THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM STAFF. WE'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH A COUPLE OF PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING AVAILABLE FOR TONIGHT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SEAN. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN ON A WONDERFUL MONDAY AND EVENING.
AND THANK YOU, AV CREW FOR, OH FOR SURE, SHOWING UP.
OH, YES. THAT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. VERY GOOD SAVE.
ANY COMMISSIONER MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS.
NOTHING. MOTION TO ADJOURN. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS,
EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.