Nov 18, 2025 City Council

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THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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

MAYOR LIGHT? HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION? NONE FOR CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S NOBODY HERE IN THE PUBLIC.

IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS OR NON-AGENDA ITEMS? WE DO HAVE ONE ZOOM ATTENDEE, BUT I DO NOT SEE A HAND RAISED TO SPEAK.

OKAY. COULD YOU READ OFF WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE, AND LET THE RECORD SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT HAS ARRIVED.

[F. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. ITEM F.1.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND LABOR NEGOTIATOR.

THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE REDONDO BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, REDONDO BEACH POLICE MANAGEMENT UNIT.

MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE GROUP AND REDONDO BEACH FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.

ITEMS F2 THOUGH F10 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION.

FOR F.2 TO THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL.

VERSUS CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.

CASE NUMBER: 20STCP03193. FOR F.3. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC.

BANKRUPTCY CD CAL. CASE NUMBER: 2:23-BK-10918-ER.

FOR F.4 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS 9300 WILSHIRE LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOES 1 THROUGH 100 INCLUSIVE.

CASE NUMBER 23STCP02189. FOR F.5 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC.

9300 WILSHIRE LLC ET AL. VERSUS AES-REDONDO BEACH, LLC.

BANKRUPTCY CD CAL. CASE NUMBER 2:23-AP-01163-ER.

FOR F.6. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS YES IN MY BACKYARD, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; SONJA TRAUSS, AN INDIVIDUAL VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOES 1 THROUGH 25, INCLUSIVE. CASE NUMBER 23TRCP00325. FOR F.7. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNE DTLA, LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND DOES 1 THROUGH 100 INCLUSIVE.

CASE NUMBER 23STCV10146. FOR F.8 THE NAME OF THE CASE'S NEW COMMUNE DTLA, LLC AND LEONID PUSTILNIKOV VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CASE NUMBER B336042. FOR F.9 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNE DTLA, LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH; CITY REDONDO BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. CASE NUMBER B337897. FOR F.10 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS AES SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND AES REDONDO BEACH, LLC VERSUS CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION. CASE NUMBER BS157789.

ITEM F.11 IS UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED POTENTIAL LITIGATION, AND THERE'S ONE POTENTIAL CASE. F.12 IS UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.

THE PROPERTIES ARE 3007 VAIL AVENUE, (A PORTION OF APN: 415-001-7931).

PARKING LOT AT THE CORNER OF FELTON LANE AND 182 ST.

(APN 415-803-3900). 715 JULIA AVENUE (PORTIONS OF PARCELS APN 750-702-0900 AND APN 750-702-1900).

1935 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD (APN 404-900-8903).

807 INGLEWOOD AVENUE (A PORTION OF APN 408-302-4900).

200 N. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY (A PORTION OF APN 750-500-9902).

AND FOR ITEM F.13 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL MATTER EVALUATION. THE TITLE IS CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO EACH OF THESE ITEMS. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR FOR ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F.12.

MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK.

AND THEN FOR ITEM F.1. WE WILL BE JOINED BY LAURA KALTY, OUR OUTSIDE LABOR NEGOTIATOR AND JANE CHUNG ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

FOR ITEMS F.2 THROUGH F.10. EXCUSE ME, WE WILL HAVE OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, JON WELNER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARC

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FOR ITEM F.12. WE WILL BE JOINED BY LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION? MOVE TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. SECOND. OKAY.

ALL FOR AYE. OKAY. WE ARE REASSESSING THE CLOSED SESSION.

WE'LL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ON ANY REPORTABLE ACTIONS AND TO START THE OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. THE OPEN SESSION FROM CLOSED

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? HERE. MAYOR LIGHT? HERE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY.

ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION? NONE.

NONE. NONE THIS EVENING, I SHOULD SAY MAYOR. NO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR. AYE. OKAY. I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE OPEN SESSION.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? HERE. MAYOR LIGHT? HERE. OKAY. IF WE HAVE ANY VETERANS OR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SERVICE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND LET US ALL STAND FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND THEN REMAIN STANDING, PLEASE, FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP LEO, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

LEO, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS LEO. BUENOS TARDES. MI NOMBRE ES LEO.

I'M IN THIRD GRADE. I'M A THIRD GRADER IN WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

YO SOY EN TERCER GRADO EN WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? MI. MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS MATH. MI FAVORITO COSA DE HACER EN LA ESCUELA ES MATEMÁTICAS. I LOVE THE SEA IN REDONDO BEACH.

A MI ME ENCANTA LA PLAYA EN 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.

AND NOW, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. LEO, GREAT JOB. COME ON UP.

WELL DONE. I LIKE THE BILINGUAL TOO. DID YOU DO THE PLEDGE IN SPANISH? GREAT. WELL DONE. OKAY, NOW COME UP HERE. WE'LL GET A PICTURE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LEO. WELL DONE. OKAY, SO NOW WE GO INTO ITEM D ON THE AGENDA. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AND AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS.

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

THANK YOU. OKAY, FIRST, TONIGHT WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF REDONDO BEACH.

YES. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PLAYED AN EXTRAORDINARY ROLE IN SHAPING AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY FOR A FULL CENTURY.

MIKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AS PRESIDENT OF THE REDONDO BEACH ROTARY CLUB? THIS IS MIKE STARK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE

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HARRY MCCANDLESS, CHARLES CZULEGER, RON DAY, STEVE ASPEL, AND JOHN PARSONS, EACH LEAVING A LASTING MARK ON THE CLUB AND THE CITY. ROTARY'S MOTTO IS SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

AND IT'S NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT'S LIVED AND PRACTICED HERE IN REDONDO EVERY DAY, THE CLUB MEMBERS HAVE INVESTED COUNTLESS HOURS INTO SERVICE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE LIVES, SUPPORT FAMILIES, AND STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IMPORTANTLY, 93% OF ALL FUNDS RAISED BY REDONDO BEACH ROTARY CLUB GO DIRECTLY TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND 80% OF THOSE FUNDS STAY RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING LOCAL PROGRAMS, YOUTH SERVICES, EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOST IN NEED.

THE REDONDO BEACH ROTARY HAS BEEN A LOCAL LEADER IN EFFORTS RELATED TO PROMOTING PEACE PREVENTING DISEASE, INCLUDING ROTARY'S INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WORK TOWARDS ENDING POLIO.

POLIO. POLIO. POLIO. I HATE POLO. CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVES.

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR 100 YEARS.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF REDONDO BEACH HAS BUILT BRIDGES BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS, AND BETWEEN GENERATIONS. THEIR MEMBERS MODEL WHAT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM LOOK LIKE AT THEIR BEST.

WITH GREAT APPRECIATION FOR A CENTURY OF SERVICE AND A LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TO GROW, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PLAQUE TO MIKE STARK, RECOGNIZING THE ROTARY CLUB OF REDONDO BEACH FOR 100 YEARS OF DEDICATION, GENEROSITY, AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT TO THE CITY.

AND I DO THIS ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ONE MORE TIME, BEFORE I GIVE THE MIC TO YOU.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CENTURY OF PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

AND WITH THAT, MIKE, I'LL TURN THE MIC OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF OUR CLUB.

WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY HERE TONIGHT, I COULD HAVE SOLD TICKETS. LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP.

ROTARY HAS BEEN A, PROBABLY ONE OF THE REDONDO BEACH BEST KEPT SECRETS FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

EACH WEEK, 65 OF US GET TOGETHER AT THE RIVIERA CANTINA AND COLLABORATE AND DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE. JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OUR CLUB DOES EVERY YEAR.

DR. BOB HOCKBERGER IS HERE AND HE ORGANIZES VISION TO LEARN, AND VISION TO LEARN IS WHERE WE GO OUT, WE AND WE SCREEN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ABOUT 175 TO 200 EVERY YEAR FOR GLASSES AND THOSE THAT PASS THE TEST IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT PASSING THE TEST, WE GIVE THEM GLASSES AND LENSES, PROBABLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE, AND THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY SEE THOSE GLASSES ON, IT'S AMAZING.

SCHOLARSHIPS. ANITA STODDARD'S HERE. ANITA RUNS OUR YOUTH SERVICES GROUP AND SHE ORGANIZES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REDONDO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.

WE GIVE A LOT OF DONATIONS, FUNDS WISE, AND DIAPERS AND COATS AND JACKETS AND SCHOOL STUFF TO OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM AT THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE GIVE, PROVIDE GRANTS TO SCHOOL TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN OUTFIT THEIR CLASSROOMS BECAUSE MONEY IS TIGHT FOR THEM SOMETIMES.

WE HAVE AN ANNUAL RECOGNITION FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES EVERY YEAR AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE HAVE A LUNCH FOR THEM. WITH AN ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET FOR THE POLICE VOLUNTEERS.

THE RESERVE OFFICERS, THE THE VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES.

AND OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE ROTARY CLUB, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SPONSOR OF THIS, HAVE RAISED OVER $100,000 FOR THE POLICE RESERVES.

AND FINALLY, EVERY WEEK, TWICE A WEEK, WE PROVIDE MEALS ON WHEELS THROUGH THE SALVATION ARMY AND PROVIDE MEALS TO PEOPLES AT THEIR HOME WHO ARE BEDRIDDEN AND CAN'T GET OUT.

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MAYBE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PEOPLE AT HOME WATCHING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IF YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GIVING BACK A LOT TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE SOME FUN DOING IT, PLEASE JOIN US. MICHELLE LABELLE, OUR MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, IS HERE TONIGHT.

SHE'S A VERY WELL-KNOWN REALTOR IN THE SOUTH BAY, SO PEOPLE KNOW WHO SHE IS.

OR GOOGLE US ON REDONDOBEACHROTARYCLUB.COM. YOU'LL FIND US.

COME JOIN US. WE HAVE A GREAT TIME. MAYOR, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MIKE. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, MIKE IS NOT JUST ACTING AS A VOLUNTEER, AS PRESIDENT, BUT HE LIVES THE HOME REASON FOR ROTARY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE'S BEEN A OVER 50 YEARS. HOW MANY YEARS? 53.

53 YEAR VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

SO, THANK YOU MIKE. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS FROM MELANIE CHAVIRA FOR HER 13 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

MELANIE. AND WOULD YOU JOIN US RIGHT HERE? AND, JOY, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? OH. YOU KNOW, JOY. MELANIE HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND HAS MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. MELANIE MADE HER BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE CITY AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN 2012, SERVING AS A REDONDO BEACH CITY PROSECUTOR FROM DAY ONE.

SHE BROUGHT PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE TO THE TO THE JOB.

THROUGHOUT HER TENURE, MELANIE SERVED AS THE CITY'S DESIGNATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERTICAL PROSECUTOR.

SHE PERSONALLY REVIEWED APPROXIMATELY 100 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES EACH YEAR, PROVIDING CONSISTENCY, COMPASSION, AND STRONG ADVOCACY FOR THE VICTIMS. IN 2024, MELANIE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF MISDEMEANOR FILINGS IN THE ENTIRE SOUTH BAY, DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE.

SHE ALSO COORDINATED THE TAP TRAINING PROGRAM, PARTNERING WITH LEADING LAW FIRMS TO TRAIN ATTORNEYS HANDLING JURY TRIALS AND PRETRIAL MOTIONS. STRENGTHENING THE LEGAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR CITY.

MELANIE'S WORK HAS A LASTING AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT, NOT ONLY FOR HER COLLEAGUES, BUT ON THE COUNTLESS VICTIMS FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS SHE SERVED. HER COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, SAFETY AND COMPASSION HAS SHAPED OUR CITY FOR THE BETTER.

WE ARE PROUD THAT MELANIE IS CONTINUING HER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AS A JUDGE.

CONGRATULATIONS. A ROLE FOR WHICH SHE IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL SUITED.

SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO BEACH, IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO MELANIE CHAVIRA, EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR 13 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU. BEFORE MELANIE CAME TO REDONDO BEACH, SHE WAS AN ASSISTANT SUPERVISING PROSECUTOR AT THE LOS ANGELES CITY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

HER LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE MADE HER A PILLAR OF OUR CIVIC LIFE.

SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES, AND SHE GAVE THIS OFFICE A STRONG REPUTATION OF TOUGHNESS AND COMPASSION AMONG THE JUDGES, THE DEFENSE BAR AND THE COMMUNITY.

I ONCE ATTENDED A BIRTHDAY EVENT AT THE GREAT ROOM CAFE ON ARTESIA.

WHAT USED TO BE THAT, AND ONE OF THE GUESTS CAME UP TO ME AND SAID THAT MELANIE SAVED HER BECAUSE SHE WAS ONE OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN ONE OF HER CASES, MELANIE HOLDS DEFENDANTS ACCOUNTABLE, PROTECTS VICTIMS, AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC SAFETY.

SHE HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING THAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED.

MELANIE HAS IMPLEMENTED ONE OF, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROSECUTORS TO IMPLEMENT RACE BLIND FILING IN THE STATE, BROUGHT IN A STATE OF THE ART CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO OUR OFFICE.

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AND THE TAP PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO SEEK HIGHER PENALTIES WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE DEFENSE BAR, AND FREES OUR OFFICE TO FOCUS ON SPECIALIZED INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE HOMELESS COURT.

IN FACT, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE REGULARLY ROTATES NEW PUBLIC DEFENDERS INTO OUR COURTROOM BECAUSE WE TAKE MORE CASES TO TRIAL THAN ANY OTHER AGENCY IN THE SOUTH BAY.

THE LEVEL OF PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES WE HAVE PROVIDED, THE CITIES OF HERMOSA BEACH AND HAWTHORNE, SHAPED IN LARGE PART BY HER WORK, HAVE PROMPTED OTHER CITIES TO SEEK OUR PROSECUTORS PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES OR EMULATE OUR MODEL.

AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, SHE LEAVES US BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AS LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO HER LEGAL ACUMEN, DEDICATION AND WELL-EARNED REPUTATION FOR FAIRNESS.

SHE IS NOW THE SECOND PERSON, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IN OUR OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BENCH, WHICH THE FIRST BEING JUDGE ALAN HONEYCUTT. HER APPOINTMENT REFLECTS THE CALIBER OF WORK PRODUCED BY THIS OFFICE, THE PROFESSIONALISM WE STRIVE FOR AND THE DEEP COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE THAT DEFINES OUR TEAM.

HER ELEVATION TO THE JUDICIARY UNDERSCORES THAT WORK DONE HERE, AND SHOWS THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AT THE CITY LEVEL MATTERS, THAT OUR EFFORTS, OUR VALUES AND OUR APPROACH TO PUBLIC SERVICE DEVELOP LEADERS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF SERVING THE BROADER JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH HONOR.

WHILE WE ARE SAD TO LOSE HER, I KNOW SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING EMPATHY, INTEGRITY AND A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO EVERY CASE SHE HANDLES ON THE BENCH, AS SHE HAS DONE FOR REDONDO BEACH.

AND I KNOW EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS FOR HER DAUGHTER WHO IS HERE TONIGHT.

AND WE WILL MISS YOU, MELANIE. BUT CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. THIS IS THE DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN SHE WAS APPOINTED.

SO WE FRAMED IT FOR HER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOY, FOR YOUR VERY KIND WORDS.

AND ALSO TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TONIGHT.

IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. I'VE ONLY BEEN GONE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MONTHS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNITY BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. AND I'M SO, SO VERY GRATEFUL THAT FOR MY 13 YEARS HERE IN REDONDO BEACH, IT TRULY, SORRY. IT TRULY WAS. I BLAME HER ALWAYS WHEN I CRY.

IT TRULY WAS AN HONOR OF MY LIFETIME TO GET TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY, TO GET TO COLLABORATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS ADVOCATES, TO BE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMUNITY REALLY, REALLY MEANT THE WORLD TO ME. AND I KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY I WAS ABLE TO GET HONORED AND APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, BECAUSE HE SAW THE WORK THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO AS THE CITY PROSECUTOR HERE.

AND I HAD AN AMAZING TEAM, OBVIOUSLY, WITH JOY, CHERYL, CHRISTINE ON THE CIVIL SIDE, MARGARET, MY ASSISTANT, CHARLIE, SIDNE MICHEL, WHO'S NOW THE NEW CITY PROSECUTOR FOR REDONDO BEACH, WHO IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

SOME OF THE OTHER PROSECUTORS AREN'T HERE TONIGHT. AND, SIANNAH, CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT WORK.

AND WELCOME TO THIS AMAZING FAMILY THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO ENTER, WHICH TRULY HAS BEEN A FAMILY TO ME FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.

AND TO MY DAUGHTER WHO'S GROWN UP HERE IN THE HALLS OF THE POLICE STATION AND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND BACK IN THE HALL.

IT'S JUST BEEN A JOY AND I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH MY TIME HERE.

I DO LOVE MY NEW JOB VERY MUCH, BUT EVERYTHING THAT, ALL OF THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS THAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH AS THE CITY PROSECUTOR I KNOW MAKES ME A BETTER, KINDER, MORE PATIENT JUDGE.

AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL ALL STAY IN TOUCH.

JOY, YOU'VE JUST BEEN AMAZING, AND I'M SO PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN YOUR CAREER.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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AND I'M GOING TO DO THE NEW SENIOR DEPUTY CITY PROSECUTOR, SIANNAH COLLADO.

OKAY. AND THEN WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, STATE YOUR NAME. I SIANNAH COLLADO. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION. OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL. AND THAT I WILL WELL.

AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE.

THE DUTIES UPON. THE DUTIES UPON. WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. MAYOR LIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME.

I WANT TO START. OH, SORRY. YOUR BADGE. OH, YES.

I'M OFFICIAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO. YES.

THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY FORD, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND VISION.

THANK YOU, SIDNE MICHEL, FOR YOU SEEING MY TRUE HEART FOR SERVICE AND WELCOMING TO YOUR WELCOMING TO YOUR TEAM.

I WANT TO HONOR TWO OF MY MENTORS THAT SHAPED THE FOUNDATION OF MY CAREER, MR. STEVE COOLEY, WHO HIRED ME IN THE LEGAL FIELD OF CRIMINAL LAW AND WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.

AND TO BILL BEVERLY, I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

ENCOURAGE ME TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL. HE HIRED ME, AND I THINK TO YOUR DETRIMENT.

NOW YOU'RE LIKE DEPUTY DAD, GRANDPA BILL. BUT I LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE THAT SHAPED ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, MY LAW SCHOOL FRIENDS. HERE I HAVE DAVE. I HAVE MY CIVIL LAW FRIENDS, DE ROSA, JOEY MY CLAREMONT FAMILY THAT ELISE GAVE ME FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. MY CANDICE DUGAL.

GARY. MY NEIGHBORS JULIE WHO MAKE REDONDO BEACH TRULY A COMMUNITY.

OF COURSE I WANT TO THANK MY MOM WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT.

THIS IS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT PROFESSIONALLY, BECAUSE I STARTED IN CRIMINAL AND I'M COMING BACK TO IT AND IN REDONDO BEACH.

PERSONALLY TOO, MY PARENTS DELIVERED NEWSPAPERS, ESPECIALLY MY DAD AND REDONDO BEACH.

SO I GET TO SERVE THE CITIES THAT I USED TO TOSS PAPERS IN BEFORE.

DESI, YOU ARE MY WHY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU COULD HAVE US.

THAT SERVICE MATTERS. THAT PURPOSE MATTERS. AND THAT YOU HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAREER WHILE STILL BEING AT HOME.

AND I WANT TO LET THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY KNOW I'M HERE.

I'M READY TO SERVE. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR TRUST IN ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

CONTINUING ON WITH ITEM D WITH ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTING.

I'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENT. I GUESS NOT.

OH. I HAVE NONE TO REPORT AND NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. ALL RIGHT.

TODAY I ATTENDED THE UCLA CENTER FOR PARKING POLICY SEMINAR ON ELIMINATING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU, TERESA MITCHELL, FOR REFERRAL TO THAT.

THAT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING. I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD AND THANK OUR REDONDO BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

ON FRIDAY EVENING GIVING MY DAUGHTER A BATH. I GOT SOME WATER IN HER MOUTH AND IT WENT DOWN THE WRONG PIPE.

SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING SOME AIR. SHE WAS STILL BREATHING, BUT EVENTUALLY DECIDED TO CALL 911.

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ASSURANCES TOOK HER OXYGEN, SAID, OKAY, SHE'S OKAY, BUT YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO GET HER MEDICAL CARE.

AND THEN ON MONDAY, ON TOP OF THAT FIRST CLASS SERVICE, I'M DRIVING BACK FROM DAYCARE, FROM PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AT DAYCARE ON CATALINA, AND A LADY FALLS COLLAPSES ON THE SIDEWALK INTO THE STREET.

I GO, I STOP MY CAR, PUT ON THE HAZARDS, PICK HER UP, YOU KNOW, ASK HER IF I CAN PICK HER UP.

PICK HER UP. PUT HER AGAINST THE FENCE. SAY, ARE YOU OKAY? YES, YES. I'M OKAY. JUST GOT DIZZY, BUT WHATNOT.

SHE TOOK A COUPLE MORE STEPS. WE ACTUALLY WENT LEFT, AND MY WIFE TOLD ME.

OH, SHE FELL DOWN AGAIN. SO TURN BACK. CALL 911.

THE FIRE TRUCK WAS THERE WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE.

I LITERALLY HAD NOT HUNG UP WITH 911 YET AND A FIRE TRUCK WAS THERE.

SO I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THEM FOR THEIR VERY QUICK TURNOUT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW IF YOU NEED IT, DIAL 911 BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE EXPERT MEDICAL CARE RIGHT AWAY IN REDONDO BEACH.

FINALLY. ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION FOR APPROVING THAT SEA CHATTER PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS BEAUTIFUL ON CATALINA. AND I LOVE DRIVING BY, DRIVING BY IT EVERY DAY.

AND ALSO FINALLY WELCOME JUICY DUMPLING FACTORY TO NORTH REDONDO BEACH.

GOT TO LUNCH THERE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, AND IT WAS DELICIOUS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SINCE THE LAST MEETING I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO RIBBON CUTTINGS.

ONE WAS AT THE RE/MAX NEXUS IN THE EDIE FORMERLY LEGADO BUILDING, AND IT IS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL OFFICE IN THAT BUILDING.

ALSO GOT TO BE THERE FOR THE MONTAUK RIBBON CUTTING, ALONG WITH THE MAYOR.

AND COUNCIL, WERE YOU THERE? COUNCILMAN? NO. OKAY.

LET'S TRY TO REMEMBER WHO ALL WAS THERE. IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THE VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE AT VETERANS PARK. IT WAS A VERY WELL DONE CEREMONY.

HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT EVERY YEAR THAT THEY HAVE THAT I GOT TO GO TO THE LOMITA STATE OF THE CITY.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WHAT OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE DOING, AND ALSO GOT CALLED OUT AND CHALLENGED BY MAYOR MARK WARONEK TO START UP LEMONADE DAY HERE IN REDONDO BEACH. SO I'M HAPPY TO BE A CITY CHAMPION, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MOST LIKELY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL NEED TO BE A PARTICIPATION OR OR OR PARTICIPATE IN OR LEAD.

SO I'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM. WE'LL SEE IF IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BRING TO REDONDO BEACH.

AND I HAD MY COMMUNITY MEETING LAST SATURDAY WITH ABOUT 20 PEOPLE PRESENT COMING UP.

I'M HOPING THAT EVERYBODY ENJOYS THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A MEETING UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER THAT.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SANTA'S SLEIGH STARTING DECEMBER 2ND.

THE RIVIERA VILLAGE HOLIDAY STROLL WILL BE DECEMBER 4TH FROM 5 TO 9 P.M., AND THE RBPD IS PUTTING ON LET IT SNOW SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT SEASIDE LAGOON AND I NEGLECTED TO PUT THE TIMING, BUT I'M ASSUMING COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE WILL HAVE THAT.

NOT THIS WEEK. NO I DON'T. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE I ATTENDED THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT VETERANS PARK AS WELL.

IT WAS A GREAT PRODUCTION BY THE THE TEAM THERE, AS WELL AS THE ELKS CLUB THAT SPONSORS IT.

AND COMING UP, IN TERMS OF NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DECEMBER 1ST AT THE WATERFRONT, WE'RE GOING TO START OUR CELEBRATION OF THE BOAT PARADE.

SO ON DECEMBER 1ST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE LIGHTING OF THE FIRST BOAT ABOUT 5:30.

ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK. THE ACTUAL BOAT PARADE WILL BE ON DECEMBER 13TH.

AND ON THAT DAY, WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD THIS YEAR ON THE COMMITTEE TO PUT TOGETHER ALL OF THE SMALLER EVENTS ALONG THE WATERFRONT.

SO STARTING AT 2:00, THERE WILL BE A CONCERT ON THE PIER BY THE PIER ASSOCIATION.

AT 3:30 THERE'S GOING TO BE, SORRY AT 3:00, THERE'S GOING TO BE A STAND UP PADDLE BOARD PARADE.

THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND HAS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE.

AND THAT ALL LEADS DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT. AT 5:30 FOR THE START OF THE ACTUAL BOAT PARADE.

AND SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE MORE THAN OUR I THINK WE'RE, WE'VE SO FAR HAD AS MANY BOATS AS WE'RE IN THE PARADE LAST YEAR.

SIGN UP. SO WE SHOULD HAVE A LOT MORE BOATS ON THE WATER THIS YEAR, SO IT SHOULD BE A FANTASTIC EVENT.

AGAIN ON DECEMBER 13TH. AND WATCH SOCIAL MEDIA FOR DETAILS.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I REALLY ENJOY GOING LAST BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE COVERS EVERYTHING.

I HAVE NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND LIKEWISE, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.

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THEY DO A THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND HAD TO PIVOT BECAUSE THE FOLKS FROM LA AIR FORCE BASE COULDN'T BE THERE AT THE LAST MINUTE.

SO I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB. OKAY. LET'S SEE WITH THAT.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM E APPROVING THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN. SECOND.

OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

LET'S SEE. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS THIS EVENING?

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

FOR L.2, THE PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE FIRST READING OF THE PERTAINING TO THE ZONING, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SMOKE SHOPS AND TOBACCO SALES.

WE HAVE MINOR REVISIONS TO THE DEFINITIONS OF FLAVORED TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCT IN SECTIONS 10-2.1641 AND 10-5.1639. AND THEN N.1. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAX RELATED TO THE PROCESS, EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM REDONDO BEACH TOURISM AND REDONDO BEACH AND MARINA.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. CONSENT CALENDAR.

[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]

THERE'S, I THINK 13 ITEMS ON THERE. 14 ITEMS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE FOR DISCUSSION? NOTHING. NOT PULL, JUST MAKE A COMMENT, IF I MAY MAYOR.

YES. ON H.7 I WANTED TO APPLAUD OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR BEING A REALLY AN IMPECCABLE AGENCY.

THIS CAME ABOUT BY A SERIES OF RESIDENT COMPLAINTS.

THEY CONDUCTED A STUDY AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLOSSOM AND GRANT.

THEY RAN SOME TESTS. THEY BROUGHT THE RESULTS OF THE TEST TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION.

THE RESIDENTS CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE SUGGESTED CHANGE, WHICH IS RIGHT TURN LANES ONLY.

THE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IT. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IT AND ENDED UP HERE ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATED, STRONG WORK. OKAY. THANKS. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.14? MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS H.1 THROUGH 14.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.14, BEFORE WE TAKE THE FINAL VOTE? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? NO ONE ONLINE. AND WE HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR H.13 OPPOSED.

FOR H.13. OKAY. LET'S SEE. I'LL CALL THE VOTE THEN.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. H.1 THROUGH H.14 ARE CARRIED WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE.

OKAY. SO H.11. ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO.

CC-2511-087. A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,400 FROM CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP AND AUTHORIZING A 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE THE DONATION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET TO PARTLY FUND THE COST OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COACHING SERVICES.

H.12 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. 2511-088.

A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA DIRECTING STAFF TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS FOR A BOAT LAUNCHING FACILITY GRANT FOR MOTORIZED BOATS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE APPLICATIONS, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE NO ITEM I.

WE HAVE NO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. SO WE'LL JUMP TO J.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE AND WILL PUT WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST, WHICH I DO HAVE SOME. SO, THE FIRST IS DAVID ROSENFELD AND THEN JACQUELINE SUN.

GOOD EVENING. I FEEL LIKE I'M AN EXPERT NOW. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR

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I FELT COMPELLED TO COME DOWN HERE TONIGHT. ABOUT AN ITEM THAT YOU GUYS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING.

I DON'T REALLY LIKE COMING DOWN HERE. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS, BUT I JUST I REALLY WANT YOU TO RECONSIDER THE UPDATE TO THE REDONDO HARBOR SIGN. I JUST CANNOT STRESS HOW MUCH I FEEL LIKE THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE A MISTAKE.

AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET A FLOOD OF PEOPLE THAT COME DOWN HERE SAYING, WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU DO? THIS IS OUR ICONIC SIGN THAT HAS BEEN THERE. I THINK YOU SAID SINCE 1953, IT'S THE IS THAT RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. 69. 69. OKAY, WELL, IT'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.

IT'S BEEN THERE LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN ALIVE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST IMAGE THAT YOU SEE OF REDONDO BEACH WHENEVER THE CITY COMES UP IN A DOCUMENTARY ONLINE, ANY TIME. THIS IS THE SIGN.

THIS IS WHEN YOU THINK OF LAS VEGAS. YOU THINK OF THEIR LAS VEGAS SIGN.

WHEN YOU THINK OF REDONDO BEACH, YOU THINK OF OUR HARBOR SIGN.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT GET BACK IF YOU GUYS UPDATE THIS.

SO IF ANYTHING, I WOULD SUGGEST KICKING IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GETTING SOME MORE INPUT FROM SOME MORE HISTORIANS AND PRESERVATIONISTS LIKE MYSELF.

I KNOW IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS JUST GOING TO GO TO A CONSENT ITEM NEXT, AND THAT WOULDN'T GET ANY MORE DISCUSSION.

SO I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE SUCH A MISTAKE AT LEAST, LIKE SLOWED DOWN AND AND RECONSIDER.

IT'S JUST IT'S A HISTORICAL THING THAT YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GET THAT BACK.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE RECONSIDER THAT. MAYBE KICK IT BACK TO ANOTHER YOU KNOW, COMMISSION OR SOMETHING AND JUST GET SOME MORE INPUT BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WILL BE UPSET. I HEARD FROM ALL KINDS OF FRIENDS OF MINE THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT ON, ON FACEBOOK, AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE DISCUSSION.

I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THAT THERE WASN'T ANYONE STICKING UP FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS BEAUTIFUL, ICONIC SIGN THAT ANOTHER THING PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME HOME AND THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN AWAY FOR A WHILE, LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT THAT HAD ALL OF MY FRIENDS BASICALLY THAT HAD TO MOVE AWAY.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOBODY LEFT. THEY COME HOME, THEY SEE THAT SIGN THAT'S HOME, YOU KNOW, AND YOU COME BACK AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS GENERIC NEW SIGN. I DON'T I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF THAT.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE UPDATED. YOU KNOW, IT'S ICONIC.

SO THANKS SO MUCH. THANKS. OKAY, THANK YOU. JACQUELINE SUN, AND THEN JIM MUELLER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M JACQUELINE SUN WITH BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT. FIRST IS AN INVITATION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR BOARD MEETING TOMORROW.

BCHD, DID I MENTION THAT I'M FROM BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT? BCHD BOARD IS HAVING OUR BOARD MEETING TOMORROW AT 630, WHERE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF THE CAMPUS, WHICH I KNOW IS OF INTEREST TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS.

WE WANT TO, WE WANT FOLKS TO INVITE, WE WANT TO INVITE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE AS WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR REQUESTS FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST, OR RFEOI, WHICH STARTED IN JULY. SO THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING POTENTIAL PARTNERS ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL HAS GONE THROUGH OUR ADVISORY WORKING GROUP, OUR HALF-DAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY SESSIONS.

AND SO TOMORROW NIGHT, THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING PRIORITIZING THREE PROPOSALS.

SO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO COME LEARN ABOUT IT AND PROVIDE INPUT TOMORROW, YOU CAN FIND OUR AGENDA ONLINE AND ALSO PROVIDE ECOMMENTS.

SECONDLY, I WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT OUR 27TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT BAG PROGRAM THAT WE, IT'S A BELOVED PROGRAM AT THE DISTRICT WHERE WE PROVIDE GIFT BAGS FOR 250 OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

WE SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE TREATS AND ESSENTIALS STAMPS, PUZZLES, GIFT CARDS. AND WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS DELIVER THESE TO FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE FEELING SOME ISOLATION DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

SO WE INVITE FOLKS TO EITHER SIGN UP TO DELIVER A GIFT BAG TO AN OLDER ADULT, OR TO DONATE TO THE PROGRAM.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT BCHD.ORG. AND WHILE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA TIME, I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON REGULATING TOBACCO SALES AND SMOKE SHOPS.

AND JUST WANT TO ASK, AS YOU CONSIDER. WE'LL BE TALKING THAT LATER TONIGHT.

APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. JIM MUELLER AND THEN THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. THIS IS THE TALE OF TWO CITIES.

ONE IS CALLED HARBOR RIVIERA ESPLANADE CITY. THE OTHER IS ARTESIA/AVIATION CITY.

THE HARBOR/RIVIERA CITY IS BEACHY, TOURISTY HOTELS, FANCY RESTAURANTS, A YACHT HARBOR, AND SOME BARS.

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IT'S SUBURBAN. IT HAS PLAYGROUNDS, TOO, BUT THEY'RE AT THE SCHOOLS.

FAMILIES AND OLDER SINGLES LIVED THERE. ARTESIA IS BETTER REPRESENTED BY THE PTA.

THE BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO THRIVE ON ARTESIA ARE FAMILY ORIENTED BUSINESS.

THERE ARE TWO VETERINARIANS SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY PETS, TWO FAMILY SWIM CENTERS, TWO BARBERSHOPS, AND HAIR SALONS. THERE ARE INEXPENSIVE CASUAL DINING RESTAURANTS.

LAS BRISAS, BAMBOO THAI, SNAX AND BROGINO'S. SEVERAL FAMILY DENTISTS.

A GROCERY STORE, DRUGSTORE. THERE'S DANCE 1 AND THE SCHOOL OF ROCK.

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ARTESIA SUCCESS STORY. THE VACUUM CLEANER PLACE.

SALES AND SERVICE. BEEN THERE FOREVER. GOING STRONG.

HOW MUCH MORE FAMILY CAN YOU GET THAN THE VACUUM CLEANER? THE LOCK STORE. BEEN THERE FOREVER. SMALL HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE STORE.

SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR PLACES. THE 2700 BLOCK IS A CENTER OF SMALL RESTAURANTS.

HALF TAKEOUT. HALF SIT DOWN. WHO DO YOU SEE IN THERE? NOT TOURISTS. NOT YACHTSMEN. YOU SEE FAMILIES.

THE NATURE OF THE ARTESIAN DISTRICT IS WHY A FARMERS MARKET IS A POPULAR IDEA.

A FARMERS MARKET IS A FAMILY COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE CITY'S PLAN FOR ARTESIA, THE AACAP PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT OF ROOFTOP DINING. BUT ON ARTESIA, THE RESTAURANTS THAT WORK BEST HAVE A KIDS MENU.

STORES THAT MERELY DISPLAY ITEMS FOR SALE NO LONGER WORK, UNLESS THE ITEM IS CONNECTED TO SERVICE OR AN EXPERIENCE.

FARMERS MARKETS WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE AND THE PRODUCTS CAN'T BE EASILY SHIPPED.

HOW TO DEVELOP ARTESIA? OTHER CITIES TRYING TO REVITALIZE HAVE FOUND THAT INTENSIVE COMMUNITY INPUT IS THE BEST PLACE TO START, NOT FROM 30 SO-CALLED COMMUNITY LEADERS LIKE THE GENERAL PLAN, BUT 3000 OPINIONS IN FORUMS, INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS. FIND OUT WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT AND GIVE IT TO THEM.

SO ENDS MY TALE OF TWO CITIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS? I JUST HAD A VERY QUICK QUESTION.

GO AHEAD, MR. CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE EVENT APPLICATIONS THAT RESIDENTS CAN GET AHOLD OF TO SUBMIT FOR FARMER'S MARKET? WE DO HAVE SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATIONS THAT WE ROUTINELY REVIEW FROM VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CITY.

YES. AND THOSE COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A FARMER'S. OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROCESSES THOSE REQUESTS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? YOU DON'T HAVE TO RAISE YOUR HAND, JUST COME ON UP AS YOU SEE THE MIC.

OPEN UP. IS IT ALL THE WAY UP? I GUESS SO. WAIT.

IT'S TALLER. I'M SORRY. I'M TALLER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WAYNE CRAIG, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE. TONIGHT. I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE REDONDO BEACH ROUNDTABLE.

YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF IT, BUT YOU'VE HEARD OF MANY THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE. WILDERNESS PARK WOULDN'T EXIST WITHOUT IT.

SO 60 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY HELPED TO GET THAT PARK SET UP.

ALL THE COMMISSIONS YOU SEE WITHIN THE CITY WERE ESSENTIALLY INITIATED THROUGH ACTIONS THROUGH THE REDONDO BEACH ROUNDTABLE.

SO, ALL THOSE LOVELY CONDITIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PICK PEOPLE WITH BLAME US.

ANY RATE, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS COMING UP ON DECEMBER 9TH, AND AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING, WE USUALLY HAVE A TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WITH OUR FAMOUS CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TREE OUT IN FRONT, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL LOOK A LITTLE MORE HEALTHIER THIS YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. WE HAVE A FULL GROUP OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE THE OBVIOUSLY THE REDONDO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL COMING WITH THEIR BAND COMING, PLAYING. WE HAVE SOME CHOIRS COMING DOWN PRETTY MUCH ALL THE.

YOU WILL BE THERE. I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE AWARE. BE THERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS COMING DOWN. HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES, ALL THE KIND OF FUN STUFF.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT EVENT, AND I JUST WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN. IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED BY VERA JIMENEZ, WHO'S LIKE A LOCAL NEWSCASTER, WORKS ON CHANNEL 05, I BELIEVE. SHE'LL BE HOSTING IT. SO I KNOW YOU'LL ALL BE THERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THEY CAN ALL COME DOWN TO.

IT'S A GREAT EVENT. A LOT OF FUN. I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. PAIGE, THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS ERICA FOSTER. I LIVE NEAR PROSPECT AND PEARL WITH MY 15-YEAR-OLD SON, MATTHEW, AND RUHS STUDENT. STABILITY AT REDONDO BEACH HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES.

IN 2020, I LEFT AN ABUSIVE MARRIAGE AND THEN THAT SAME YEAR, MY MOTHER, WHO WE MOVED IN WITH, PASSED AWAY. SHE LOST HER BATTLE WITH CANCER.

WE SPENT NEARLY THREE YEARS WITHOUT A STABLE HOME.

AFTER HER PASSING IN APRIL 2023, WE RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER AND MOVED INTO A REDONDO APARTMENT.

WE FINALLY FELT SAFE AND WE HAD SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOME.

MATTHEW IS THRIVING. HE IS ALL IN ON MCJROTC.

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HE'S WORKING ON MAINTAINING HIS 4.0 GPA, AND THE STRUCTURE AND SERVICE HAVE HELPED HIM GROW AND EVEN THRIVE THROUGH UNCERTAINTY.

I'M WORKING AS A PARENT, EDUCATOR AND AN UBER DRIVER.

I'VE EARNED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ASU. I, AM MAINTAINING MY 4.13 GPA AS A HONORS STUDENT, AND I'M ON TRACK TO RECEIVE MY TEACHING CREDENTIALS IN DECEMBER OF 2027. WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE BELIEVE THESE PROGRAMS ARE MEANT FOR.

WE ARE TRYING TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND WE ARE SO CLOSE.

ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2025, I RECEIVED AND AN RBHA NOTICE THAT OUR VOUCHERS ASSISTANCE, ORIGINALLY SLATED TO END IN 2030, IS EXPECTED TO END IN APRIL 2026, TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF MATTHEW'S SCHOOL YEAR.

TODAY, MY TENANT SHARE IS ABOUT $600 A MONTH, JUST OVER 30% OF MY INCOME, WHILE OUR RENT IS $2,850 A MONTH.

LOSING ASSISTANCE THAT CLOSE TO FINALS WOULD CERTAINLY DISPLACE US AND UNDO YEARS OF PROGRESS WITHOUT INTERVENTION OR ASSISTANCE.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, JUST A BRIDGE RATHER THAN A CLIFF.

RESPECTFULLY, I ASK THREE THINGS. I KINDLY ASK FOR HELP, FOR HELPING THE CURRENT FAMILIES.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S LIKE 21 PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THESE VOUCHERS IN REDONDO BEACH.

21 FAMILIES. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE TO ALLOW US TO MOVE INTO REGULAR HOUSING VOUCHERS OR PROVIDE A SHORT-TERM BRIDGE SO WE DON'T LOSE OUR HOUSING SUDDENLY.

IT WOULD ALSO HELP IF ANY REQUIRED CHANGES COULD BE TIMED AROUND RBUSD SCHOOL SEMESTERS, SO STUDENTS AREN'T FORCED TO MOVE MID-YEAR OR HAVE TO. AND HAVING A TENANT CONTACT PERSON WITH WEEKLY OR MONTHLY UPDATES WOULD ALSO HELP US PLAN.

I REVIEWED THE COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY POSED SOLUTIONS TO THE SHORTFALL.

ONE OF THOSE WAS TWO PEOPLE EQUAL ONE BEDROOM RULE BEING IMPLEMENTED.

UNDER THE CURRENT RULE, WE ARE PLACED IN A TWO BEDROOM AND DOWNSIZING WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES UNDER THE CURRENT ROLE TO COME UP WITH MOVING COSTS AND SEARCH FOR NEW HOUSING.

I HOPE YOU CAN CONSIDER SITUATIONS LIKE A PARENT WITH AN OPPOSITE SEX TEEN.

I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A 15 YEAR OLD SON, AND I'M JUST ASKING FOR PRIVACY ISSUES THAT PRIVACY ISSUES ARE CONSIDERED AND RELOCATION RULES CLEARLY EXPLAINED.

OKAY. I'M SORRY, I HATE TO CUT YOU OFF. SORRY YOUR TIME IS UP.

AND THANK. THANKS FOR COMING FORWARD WITH YOUR STORY. I DON'T THINK ENOUGH OF US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS AND MANDATES ARE HAVING ON SOME OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO LIGHT.

APPRECIATE THAT YOUR SON'S IN ROTC. I'M A GRADUATE OF COLLEGE ROTC, NOT JUNIOR ROTC, BUT IT WORKED OUT WELL FOR ME.

SO THANKS FOR TAKING THAT PROGRAM. IT'S A GOOD ONE.

AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO REACH OUT AND STAY IN CONTACT.

WE WILL EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE WE HAVE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN REALLY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO PUT A REAL FACE ON A DILEMMA LIKE THIS.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? YES. I HAVE ONE PERSON, MARK NELSON.

GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES ON PROSPECT.

ON OCTOBER 29TH, WE HAD A NOT AN UNCOMMON SITUATION WHERE A CAR FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AS IT LEFT BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT.

THIS TIME, HOWEVER, IT BLEW THE RED LIGHT AS WELL.

SO THAT CAUSED A THREE CAR CHAIN ACCIDENT AT 8 A.M., WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BAD.

THERE'S USUALLY STUDENTS AND E-BIKES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

THE DRIVERS THAT WERE HIT DID A SPECTACULAR JOB OF STAYING ON PROSPECT.

THEY BOTH GROUND THEIR RIMS DOWN ON THE CURBS INSTEAD OF POPPING OVER THE TOP OF THE NEW PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED AND COMING INTO THE STREET.

SO WE NEED SOMETHING. I MEAN, TYPICALLY A SIGN WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE LEFT TURN MUST YIELD.

I REALIZE IT'S THE LAW AND IT'S REDUNDANT, BUT THIS IS A LONG TERM PROBLEM WITH BEACH CITIES DRIVERS.

THEY COME WHIPPING OUT OF THERE, MAKE THEIR LEFT SOUTHBOUND ON PROSPECT, AND DON'T YIELD TO ANYBODY ELSE.

SO BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. WE HAD ANOTHER ISSUE ON NOVEMBER 12TH.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT AT ABOUT 245 IN THE MORNING, OUR RBPD SHUT DOWN THE INTERSECTION OF PROSPECT AND DIAMOND AND ULTIMATELY CLOSED NORTHBOUND PROSPECT. AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS A FREE FOR ALL ON BOTH THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND ON PAULINA.

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I MEAN, IT WAS JUST TOTAL CHAOS. BUMPER TO BUMPER HONKING AT EACH OTHER AS THOUGH THAT WAS HELPFUL.

SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I THINK THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AT BEACH CITIES.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT. THEY'RE GOING TO CUT THAT DOWN TO ONE LANE A LOT.

SEVERAL OF US HAVE DONE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, WORK.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE BAD FOR BOTH THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND PAULINA.

SO SOMEBODY NEEDS TO THINK THAT THROUGH BECAUSE BEACH CITIES THEMSELVES HAS NEVER DONE ANY CONSTRUCTION.

ANOTHER BEACH CITIES POINT. 5:30 TOMORROW NIGHT.

BEACH CITIES HAS ANOTHER BOARD MEETING. IT'S A STUDY SESSION.

AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE NON-AGENDA COMMENTS THERE, THEY CAN ON THE PROPOSED 60 FOOT TALL, YOU KNOW, 2, 300,000 SQUARE FOOT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON.

SORT OF THE LAST THING BEACH CITIES CONSTANTLY TALKS ABOUT HOW IT'S SUCH A PUBLIC PROCESS.

THE PROBLEM IS IT'S REALLY JUST AN ECHO CHAMBER, FOR INSTANCE, AT THE HALF DAY REDONDO BEACH MEETING THAT AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THERE. THE MAJORITY OF THE ROOM WAS EITHER BEING PAID BY BEACH CITIES, A BOARD MEMBER, A COMMITTEE MEMBER. TIME. OKAY.

THANKS, MARK. YOUR TIME IS UP. OKAY, THE NEXT PERSON IS DARRYL BOYD.

DARRYL BOYD, 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE BLOCK 38-YEAR RESIDENT.

BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES, PLANTS, MURALS AND STATUES, WHITE SEA BASS, BOAT LAUNCH SIGNS AND BANNERS.

THIS IS JIM. LIGHTS PLAY TIME CITY GOVERNMENT.

NO FOCUS ON REAL PROBLEMS THAT TAXPAYING AND ALL REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS ARE GOING THROUGH JUST A BUNCH OF FLUFF THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER TO THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS. STILL NO RESPONSE TO MY LETTER DEMANDING A LOOK AT THE MANY LAWS, CODES AND ORDINANCES BEING BROKEN AND VIOLATED BY THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ON A DAILY BASIS. NO RESPONSE TO OUR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST OR JUST FLAT OUT STONEWALLING.

THERE IS NO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OR CONTROL IN THIS CITY.

THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOISE NUISANCES, BUT JIM LIGHT IS PROUD OF ENFORCING A SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE AGAINST RESIDENTS IN HIS CONSTITUENTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ORDINANCE THAT HE CARES ABOUT ENFORCING.

THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE MAJOR E-BIKE NUISANCE AND PROBLEM.

WE'VE TRIED FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET A RESPONSE FROM CHIEF ON SEVERAL TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES.

HE'S BEEN SILENT. NOT A WORD FROM HIM. NOW WE KNOW WHY HE'S RETIRING.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED. ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

AND HE CAN'T BE BOTHERED. BUT HE HAS TIME TO ASK THE COUNCIL FOR 450 K FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL.

HOW MUCH GRAFFITI DO WE HAVE IN REDONDO BEACH? AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH PUBLIC WORKS? I THOUGHT THE CITY WAS BROKE.

SORRY, CHIEF. I SEE YOU IN THE GALLERY. BUT THIS IS HOW WE FEEL.

HAPPY RETIREMENT TO YOU. THE 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE BLOCK IS ANNIHILATED WITH NOISE, OUT OF CONTROL DRIVERS AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS DAY AND NIGHT.

A GOOD PART OF THE PROBLEMS CONNECT TO THE BEACH CITIES SOUTH DISTRICT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SILENT. THE ENTIRE BERYL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY IS SUFFERING UNDER JIM LIGHT'S WATCH.

YOU PEOPLE DON'T HAVE OUR BACKS. HOW ABOUT THE THREE CAR SMASH UP THAT INITIATED FROM THE BCHD PARKING LOT ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT 8 A.M.? PEAK TRAFFIC TIME STRAIGHT INTO THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN NUMBER TWO.

WE'RE LUCKY THERE WASN'T A FATALITY, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF YOU ON THAT EITHER.

PAULINA AVENUE, FLAGLER NEAR DOMINGUEZ PARK GET TRAFFIC CALMING WITH SPEED TABLES, BUT AN OUT-OF-CONTROL STREET LIKE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A 35 MILE PER HOUR ZONE GETS SKIPPED. IT MAKES NO SENSE.

THE ENTIRE PROSPECT AVENUE CORRIDOR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IS A SAFETY, TRAFFIC NOISE AND TRUCK NIGHTMARE BETWEEN WALLER, KALUDEROVIC, LIGHT AND THE CHIEF. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS, BUT YOU CHOSE TO DO NOTHING.

THERE ARE SOLUTIONS FOR US, BUT YOU PEOPLE JUST DON'T CARE.

THIS AREA IS BECOMING A GHETTO AND IT'S REALLY DISGUSTING.

SO YOU ARE NOW FORCING RESIDENTS IN YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO.

TIME'S UP. RESPECT AS. ANYONE ELSE? YES. ONE MORE PERSON, JOHN PERCHULYN.

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JOHN PERCHULYN AND 21-YEAR RESIDENT TAXPAYER.

I'M REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS OF PALOS VERDES BOULEVARD AND PROSPECT CORRIDOR.

MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S ONGOING FAILURE TO ENFORCE ITS OWN CITY CODE, SPECIFICALLY CODE 3-7.902 COMMERCIAL LOAD LIMITS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

ASIDE FROM AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER FROM STEPHANIE JOHNSON, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM CITY OFFICIALS REGARDING OUR LETTER DATED OCTOBER 17TH WITH OUR ENFORCEMENT REQUEST. BRAD WALLER, DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE, HAVE HAD TRUCK TRAFFIC ON HIS MEETING AGENDA, BUT THE ONLY THING BRAD TOLD US IS THE CITY IS HORSE TRADING WITH TORRANCE ABOUT CHRISTMAS LIGHT TRAFFIC.

THE TORRANCE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MARCH 25TH, 2024.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE NO LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY THAT CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE FOR A GOOD EXCUSE, WHICH THE MAYOR HAS USED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

THE SAFETY OF THE REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS SHOULD BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY, NOT WHAT TORRANCE WANTS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, THIS NON-RESPONSE IS NOTHING NEW.

THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL NEVER RESPONDED TO OUR PREVIOUS LETTER DATE OF MAY 23RD, WHICH, AMONG OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, ALSO ADDRESSED THE ILLEGAL TRUCK TRAFFIC.

RECENTLY, WE ARE HEARING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS, NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE, AND THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TREATMENT.

THE CITY APPEARS TO IGNORE RESIDENTS HOPING THAT THEIR PROBLEMS WILL JUST GO AWAY.

THERE APPEARS TO BE A PATTERN HERE. THE CITY HAS FOUND RESOURCES FOR A NEW 2.2-ACRE PARK, A NEW REDONDO SIGN AND CONTRACT FOR OVER $487,000 ALLOCATED TO GRAFFITI REMOVAL. APPEARS GRAFFITI IS A BIGGER ISSUE THAN ILLEGAL TRUCKS ON OUR STREETS.

NONE OF THESE EXPENDITURES ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT US TAXPAYER RESIDENTS HAVE.

WHEN RESIDENTS RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARE BEYOND THE CITY'S ABILITY TO HANDLE.

THE RESPONSE IS ALWAYS AVOID, DEFLECT AND SIMPLY IGNORE US.

THIS PATTERN IS REINFORCED BY THE MAYOR'S OWN COMMENT ONCE MADE THAT WE, QUOTE, "COMPLAIN TOO MUCH", UNQUOTE, AND THAT THOSE WHO COMPLAIN TOO MUCH ARE OR IGNORE IT.

WELL, THAT'S CLEAR. US TAXPAYING RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR FAILURE, WHICH IS THE DETERIORATION OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.

AND ALL OF YOU CLAIM TO BE CHAMPIONS OF IT. WELL, WITH ALL THE TRACTOR TRAILERS AND BIG BOX TRUCKS ENTERING OUR ALL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU'RE NOT BY ANY MEANS CHAMPIONS OF ANYTHING.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS ISSUE IN THE FOREFRONT BY ANY MEANS WE HAVE UNTIL IT'S ADDRESSED TO OUR SATISFACTION.

OUR CONCERNS SHOULD BE HEARD AND NOT DISMISSED LIKE THEY ARE.

A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE IS WAY OVERDUE. IT'S TIME THAT WE SEE SOME LEADERSHIP AND GET THIS LONGTIME SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE RESOLVED.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THAT IS IT AND NO ECOMMENTS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS COMING UP.

L.1, L.2 AND L.3. SO ITEM K IS FOR THE COUNCIL AND MYSELF TO REVEAL ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WE HAD ON EACH OF THOSE ITEMS.

[K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS]

OTHERWISE FOR THE OTHER ITEMS, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN THE CITY MANAGER.

OKAY. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

I'VE ONLY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON THESE TOPICS.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. L.1, NO ONE.

L.2, STAFF AND RESIDENTS. THAT'S THE SMOKE SHOPS.

L.3, STAFF. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. L.2, NOT SINCE THE LAST HEARING, BUT BEFORE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER, SUPPOSED PUBLIC AND STAFF.

L.3, NOBODY. OKAY. YEAH. L.1, NOBODY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

FOR L.1 EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY STAFF.

L.2, THE MAYOR, CITY STAFF. L.3, MAYOR, CITY STAFF.

AND THAT'S IT. IS THAT IT? YEAH. OKAY, LET'S SEE, FROM ME L.1, JUST BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND THE CITY MANAGER.

L.2, JUST TO CATCH UP WHAT I MISSED ON. I TALKED WITH SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY.

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OH, AND I BELIEVE OUR CITY TREASURER TOO, HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO THAT'S IT. SO WITH THAT WE'LL JUMP INTO L.1, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[L. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

L1 IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE RIVIERA VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS CALENDAR YEAR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT, AND CONSIDER LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE DISTRICT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

SO NOW, TAKE THE MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MR. MAYOR, MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE.

OKAY. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GREG KAPOVICH.

I'M THE WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. WITH ME I HAVE KATHERINE BUCK, WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND IN A MOMENT, I'LL INTRODUCE MIKE WARD WITH THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

BUT BEFORE I DO JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO THIS TOPIC.

SO, EACH YEAR THE RIVIERA VILLAGE BID, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT APPEARS BEFORE COUNCIL.

IT WAS IT BEGAN IN 2003, AND IT ESSENTIALLY IS A SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR THE BUSINESSES IN RIVIERA VILLAGE THAT IS COLLECTED WHEN THEY RENEW THEIR BUSINESS LICENSES.

THE CITY COLLECTS THE MONEY AND GIVES IT TO THE ASSOCIATION AND THE BID, AND THEY GO AHEAD AND SPEND THAT MONEY ON IMPROVEMENTS, ON SPECIAL EVENTS, ANYTHING THAT KIND OF ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO THE AREA.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY, ON NOVEMBER 4TH IS YOU APPROVED THEIR ANNUAL REPORT ON NOVEMBER 4TH, YOU REAPPOINTED THE EXISTING RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO ACT AS THE ADVISORY BOARD, AS THE BOARD THAT OVERSEES THE SPENDING OF THE MONEY AND HOW THEY ALLOCATE THEIR MONEY AND FOR WHAT? YOU DIRECTED THAT ASSOCIATION TO PREPARE A REPORT FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND YOU DECLARED TONIGHT AS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT.

THE ASSESSMENT RATE. NOW, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO THE ASSESSMENT FROM LAST YEAR.

I WILL GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, EACH BUSINESS PAYS A FLAT FEE OF $125.

IF IT'S A BUSINESS, THEY PAY $34 PER EMPLOYEE.

SO THAT THAT VARIES BY BUSINESS BY BUSINESS. IF IT'S A PROPERTY OWNER, THEY PAY THE $125 FEE AND $34 PER UNIT.

THERE'S A CAP AT $1,400 FOR EACH BUSINESS, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY EMPLOYEES OR UNITS YOU HAVE.

AND ESTIMATED GROSS REVENUES UPWARDS OF 105,000 THAT THEY CAN USE FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THAT THEY HISTORICALLY USE 50% ON BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, 40% THE MARKET PEOPLE TO COME DOWN THERE AND THEN 10% TO ADMINISTER EVERYTHING.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MIKE WARD, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP.

HE'S GOING TO GO OVER THAT 2025 REPORT WITH YOU GUYS.

OKAY. ACTUALLY, SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE SPEAKING TILL ABOUT FOUR HOURS AGO, I JUST TOOK SOME NOTES HERE.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE RVA FOR LIKE 30 YEARS NOW, SO I'M SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THE, WITH PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THIS STUFF.

SO ANYWAY, JUST REAL QUICK ON MY NOTES. THE ONGOING PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING IS THE DINING DECKS WHICH WERE PUT IN DURING COVID.

WE'RE DOING BASICALLY WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN FINANCING THAT AND WORKING WITH MIKE WITZANSKY, AND OCCASIONALLY THE CITY JUMPS IN AND HELPS US OUT WITH THOSE PROJECTS.

IT'S A GOOD COLLABORATION. WE HAVE A WEEKLY FARMER'S MARKET THAT'S BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL.

I THINK IT GENERATES ABOUT 25 TO 30 GRAND A YEAR FOR THE RIVIERA VILLAGE.

I THINK THE WEEKLY LANDSCAPING. WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT COMES IN AND DOES LANDSCAPING AROUND THE VILLAGE, ALONG WITH TO HELP COMPLIMENT WHAT THE CITY DOES.

WE ALSO HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE POLICE PUBLIC WORKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO BEAUTIFY THE VILLAGE AND KEEP IT SAFE.

BANNERS ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE.

WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE HOLIDAY BANNERS UP AND THEN THE DINING SHOP RELAX BANNERS WE HAVE AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO THE SEASONAL DEALS THAT WE HAVE ARE THE SEASONAL PROJECTS.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY IN MAY, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING A DINE AROUND.

WE DID BORROW THAT IDEA FROM NORTH REDONDO BEACH VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE'RE HIRING A ROBYN TO DO THAT. SUMMERFEST IS ALWAYS THE LAST WEEKEND IN JUNE.

IT GETS ABOUT A 30,000 PEOPLE PLUS. THE HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT, WHICH WE JUST HAD.

THERE WERE ABOUT 7000 PEOPLE. ALL THE BUSINESSES GIVE OUT ABOUT $500 WORTH OF CANDY EACH.

IT'S A HUGE, HUGE, FUN EVENT. HOLIDAY STROLL COMING UP ON THE 4TH, 7 TO 10,000 PEOPLE.

ONCE AGAIN, THE BUSINESSES GIVE OUT FREE REFRESHMENTS TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO ANYWAY, LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO CLOSE AND JUST SAY WE'D LIKE TO THANK BRAD WALLER, MIKE KLEIN, KYLE LOFSTROM FOR THE REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK MIKE WITZANSKY, MAYOR JIM LIGHT, POLICE CHIEF JOE HOFFMAN ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS FOR

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AND I FORGET NOW, CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IS THAT STILL YOU JASON? CHIEF BUTLER STILL. IT'S OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU TO CHIEF BUTLER AS WELL.

AND, CHAD, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

SO, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THAT THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MIKE, SHOOT AHEAD. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ABOUT THE PROCESS GO AHEAD AS WELL.

OKAY. ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING FOR MIKE? JUST THAT THE DAY HAS COME WHERE SOUTH REDONDO IS COPYING AND EMULATING NORTH REDONDO.

ANYONE ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO SINCE WE TOUCHED ON IT DINING DECKS, WHEN ARE WE DUE TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LONG TERM WITH THAT? WE HAVE A GRANT THROUGH METRO TO HELP STUDY AND POTENTIALLY DESIGN MORE SUBSTANTIVE WHAT I WOULD SAY SIDEWALK AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR AN ON SIDEWALK DINING DECK PROGRAM THAT COULD EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION IN PERPETUITY. THAT'S THE LONG-TERM PLAN.

BUT THAT IS GOING TO TAKE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE.

IT'S A SEVERAL I THINK IT'S A SEVERAL MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO INITIATE THAT STUDY WORK.

FROM THERE, WE WOULD NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN IDENTIFYING FUNDS TO BUILD A PARKING STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ANY LOST PARKING IN THE COASTAL ZONE THAT WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE STREETSCAPE CHANGES, PARTICULARLY THE EXPANSION OF THE SIDEWALK SPACE.

SO, THAT'S THE LONG TERM APPROACH. WE INTEND TO ARTICULATE THAT LONG TERM APPROACH TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

AND AS WE WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL, SEEK TO EXTEND WHATEVER, WHAT I WOULD CALL APPROPRIATELY RIGHT SIZED DINING DECK PROGRAM, WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE VILLAGE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONTINUED IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS THAT INTERIM PERIOD.

SO THAT'S THE PLAN WE WILL NEED TO EXTEND OUR PERMIT WITH COASTAL HERE IN THE IN THE COMING, I GUESS THIS SUMMER, I SUSPECT WE WILL NEED TO EXECUTE THAT.

WE HAVE HAD POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS APPROACH.

AND WE'LL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATION TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE BUSINESS NEEDS ARE AND TO DETERMINE HOW AND IN WHAT FORMAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE DECK PROGRAM. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON THAT. IT'S NOT REALLY AGENDIZED TONIGHT FOR US TO SPEAK TO DESIGN. BUT MY POINT THAT YOU TOUCHED ON WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IS, IS IT WORTH CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN WHAT'S OUT THERE IF WE'VE GOT TO MAKE A DECISION BY THIS SUMMER? BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE COASTAL COMMISSION'S WILLING TO WORK WITH US.

THEY ARE. THEY, I THINK THEY SEE THE VALUE IN WHAT WE'VE CREATED DOWN THERE.

THEY SEE WHAT IT'S BROUGHT TO THE COASTAL COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, IT'S ATTRACTED VISITORS. SO I THINK IT'S ACCRETIVE TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE MISSION.

SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE. WE VERY MUCH EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER CONTINUING IT AS NEEDED.

BUT BUT THERE MAY BE CHANGES TO IT. WE'RE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.

AND LIKE I SAID, WORKING WITH THE BUSINESSES TO UNDERSTAND. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT'S NOT AGENDIZED. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE BID'S NOT THROWING AWAY MONEY FOR SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR OUT. NO.

SUMMER. YEAH. THAT MAINTENANCE IS TO SUSTAIN WHAT'S THERE TODAY.

NOT TO NECESSARILY CREATE SOMETHING, SO. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. SO, YOU'RE LOOKING TO.

MOTION. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO ECOMMENTS OR ZOOM. OKAY, WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. OKAY, ALL FOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IS ABSENT. BUT IT CARRIES FOUR TO 4 TO 0.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION CC-2511-089.

I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION CC-2511-089. SECOND.

OKAY, MOTION A SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. AGAIN FOR 4 TO 1 WHO'S ABSENT.

OKAY, GREAT. SO I CAN READ ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2511-089.

A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA CONFIRMING 2025 REPORT OF THE RIVIERA VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING DOWN ON SHORT NOTICE.

OKAY, NEXT IS L.2, THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF OUR SMOKE SHOP ORDINANCE.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT WHOLE THING. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING?

[01:15:06]

SECOND. OKAY. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. ARE YOU A FOR? AYE. OKAY.

SO MOTION CARRIES AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IS ABSENT.

I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CAN WE GET THE PRESENTATION UP ON THE OVERHEAD? THANK YOU. OKAY. SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO START BY GOING OVER SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THIS ITEM.

IT WAS REVIEWED IN APRIL BY THE CITY COUNCIL, A DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES SMOKE SHOPS.

THE COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION ON THAT. FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, WE TOOK IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN JULY, THE COMMISSION ADOPTED A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ORDINANCE WITH MODIFICATIONS.

WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON AUGUST 19TH.

ADDITIONAL DIRECTION WAS PROVIDED AND THEN MOST RECENTLY ON OCTOBER 21ST.

AT THAT MEETING, IT WAS REALLY NARROWED DOWN TO A FEW ITEMS OF DISCUSSION.

AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO SCHEDULE THIS ITEM FOR FIRST READING AT TONIGHT'S HEARING, WHICH IS WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. SO JUST LOOKING AT A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ORDINANCE.

YOU KNOW, MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, WHAT IT DOES, IT CREATES A DEFINITION OF SMOKE SHOP AND TOBACCO RETAIL STORES IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THAT. THERE'S ALSO VARIOUS OTHER DEFINITIONS THAT ARE IN THIS NEW CODE SECTION.

IT ALSO ADOPTS GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR SMOKE SHOPS AND TOBACCO RETAILERS.

IT REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SMOKE SHOPS.

RIGHT NOW IT'S A BY RIGHT USE, MEANING THEY WOULD ONLY NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE TO OPEN.

IT LIMITS THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 5 CITYWIDE, WHICH WILL GO INTO FULL EFFECT AFTER FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE.

AND THEN IT ALSO MAKES THE VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE CLASSIFY AS INFRACTIONS TO ASSIST WITH THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE, AND TO LEVY FINES ON BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

AND ENFORCEMENT IS VERY KEY TO ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF THE ORDINANCE.

SO THERE WERE THREE OUTSTANDING ITEMS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON ONE IS EVALUATING WHETHER THE CITY CAN PROHIBIT MINORS FROM ENTERING THESE SMOKE SHOPS OR TOBACCO RETAIL STORES.

AND WHAT WE FOUND IS THERE'S NO PROHIBITION ON THIS UNDER STATE LAW.

SO I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THEY'RE EVEN ALLOWED TO ENTER UNDER STATE LAW.

AND WHILE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THEY CAN ENTER THE STORES.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS WITH ADOPTING A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT WOULD DO THIS WOULD BE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THIS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

AND ALSO THE PRACTICALITY OF THE STORE OPERATOR BEING ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE CHECKING IDS UPON ENTRY INTO THE STORE.

AND IF THEY'RE FOUND IN VIOLATION, IT COULD BE CAUSE FOR REVOKING THEIR LICENSE.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED IT IN THE ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, IF THE COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO INCLUDE THIS PROVISION, WE CAN BRING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER FIRST READING WITH THAT INCORPORATED.

ALSO, THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED WHETHER THE ORDINANCE SHOULD PROHIBIT THE SALE OF NON-TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THESE SHOPS, AND THAT WOULD MOSTLY BE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS. SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR ONE STAFF DOES HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE ABILITY TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THESE REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN ALSO IT MAY TAKE AWAY RESOURCES AND ATTENTION FROM ENFORCING AGAINST OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR AT THESE STORES, SUCH AS THE SALE OF ILLEGAL PRODUCTS. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE DID NOT INCLUDE A PROVISION THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE SALE OF PRODUCTS OUTSIDE OF TOBACCO. AND THEN FINALLY, THE COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT WE EXPAND ON THE DEFINITIONS TO ENSURE THE SALE OF SYNTHETIC FLAVORED TOBACCO IS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.

WE DID INCLUDE THOSE. AND THEN IN THE DEFINITIONS, AND THERE WAS ALREADY A PROVISION THERE THAT PROHIBITED THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITHIN THE ORDINANCE. BUT NOW IT'S CLARIFIED AND MORE FURTHER DEFINED.

WE DID SUBMIT A BLUE FOLDER ITEM TO YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

IT HAS SOME A FEW MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEFINITION SECTION.

AND I'M GOING TO PUT ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK ON THE SPOT HERE IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THOSE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS WERE,

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I ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS. OKAY. YES. SO THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONS TO THE FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCT DEFINITION. AND IT YOU CAN READ IT, BUT IT BASICALLY INCLUDES ANY TOBACCO PRODUCT OTHER THAN LOOSE LEAF TOBACCO, A PREMIUM CIGAR OR A SHISHA TOBACCO PRODUCT THAT'S NOT LISTED ON THE UNFLAVORED TOBACCO LIST, WHICH WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 104559.1. AND THAT LIST SHOULD COME OUT IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

SO I WAS SEARCHING FOR IT AND REALIZED THAT THE A.G.E DOESN'T HAVE IT YET, BUT THEY WILL.

AND THEN WE ALSO CLARIFIED THE DEFINITION OF TOBACCO PRODUCT, SO THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE A NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PRODUCT APPROVED BY THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OR CANNABIS OR CANNABIS PRODUCT, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 26001 OF THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODES.

CANNABIS OR CANNABIS PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES AN INGREDIENT, SUBSTANCE, CHEMICAL OR COMPOUND THAT CONTAINS OR IS MADE OR DERIVED FROM TOBACCO OR NICOTINE IS A TOBACCO PRODUCT UNDER THIS SECTION.

SO THESE DEFINITIONS ARE TAKEN STRAIGHT FROM STATE CODE.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER DEFINITIONS THAT WE INCLUDED, WE INCLUDED CHARACTERIZING FLAVOR.

WE INCLUDED CONSTITUENT. WE INCLUDED FLAVOR TOBACCO PRODUCT, AS I JUST STATED WE ALSO INCLUDED A DEFINITION OF NICOTINE.

AND THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE SYNTHETIC ISSUE.

IT SAYS THAT NICOTINE SHALL MEAN ANY FORM OF THE CHEMICAL NICOTINE, INCLUDING ANY SALT OR COMPLEX, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CHEMICAL IS NATURALLY OR SYNTHETICALLY DERIVED AND INCLUDES NICOTINIC ALKALOIDS AND NICOTINE ANALOGS. SO THAT SHOULD COVER THE ISSUES THAT WAS AT THE LAST MEETING, THAT WERE RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING.

WE ALSO INCLUDED TOBACCO PRODUCT FLAVOR ENHANCER.

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT YOU COULD ACTUALLY SELL LIKE, AN ENHANCER THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE TOBACCO OR NICOTINE PRODUCT.

AND SO THAT'S ILLEGAL UNDER STATE LAW AS WELL.

SO WE PUT IT INTO OUR CODE. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN BEHRENDT FOR INTRODUCING ME TO AN LA CITY ATTORNEY WHO DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH HER, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A LOT OF INSIGHT.

AND SO TALKING TO HER, AND I DON'T MEAN TO HIJACK MARC'S PRESENTATION, BUT JUST TALKING TO HER, SHE HAD A LOT OF INSIGHT ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

AND SO SO LONG AS WE EQUIP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH GOOD ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES AND THERE'S ALSO A CHECKLIST THAT THE LA CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE USES FOR THEIR ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO OUR PD AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THAT.

SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S ADDRESSED. SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE COUNCIL RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING.

YEAH. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKING TESTIMONY, CLOSING IT AND DELIBERATING, AND THEN INTRODUCING THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY WITH THE BLUE FOLDER MODIFICATIONS.

AND I DO WANT TO THANK CHERYL. SHE WAS REALLY A GREAT ASSISTANCE ON THIS ORDINANCE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND ESPECIALLY ON THIS LATEST ITERATION.

SHE DID THE HEAVY LIFTING GETTING THIS READY FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU, CHERYL. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

AND IF I COULD, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK BOTH MARC AND CHERYL FOR THIS WORK.

THIS WAS NOT ON OUR TO DO LIST THIS YEAR COMING INTO 25.

AND WE KNEW HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE ADDED IT TO AN ALREADY BUSY WORKLOAD, PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

SO KUDOS TO MARK AND HIS TEAM AND CHERYL FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS.

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WE'RE VERY STRONG. WE'RE VERY MUCH RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ADOPT IT AS IS TONIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES OR THOUGHTS ON CHANGES THAT ARE MINOR THAT'S ONE THING TO ADDRESS THIS EVENING.

BUT I WOULD REMIND YOU ALL, PLEASE DON'T LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF GREAT.

LET'S GET THIS ON THE BOOKS. IF IT'S NOT PERFECT, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK IN THE SPRING OR AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF ENFORCEMENT.

ANY LESSONS LEARNED, AND WE CAN MAKE CHANGES. WHATEVER WE DO TONIGHT ISN'T FOREVER.

SO PLEASE, LET'S NOT GET IN OUR OWN WAY, IF YOU WILL LET'S GET SOMETHING ADOPTED AND TRY TO GET THIS MOVING SO WE CAN ENFORCE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH ULTIMATE, THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS EXERCISE, WHICH IS TO REDUCE ACCESS TO THESE, THESE SHOPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.

AND ECHO MIKE'S COMMENTS ON THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, FIRST WE DID THE MORATORIUM AND THEN COMING UP WITH THIS WORDING IN RAPID FASHION. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK. I MISSED THE LAST MEETING WHERE THIS WAS DISCUSSED.

AND I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS BEFORE I LEFT THAT WAS A CONCERN WAS THE GAUDINESS OF SOME OF THE SMOKE SHOPS THAT HAVE RECENTLY GONE IN.

EVERYTHING FROM THE LIGHTING TO THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE TARGETING KIDS OR LURING THEM IN.

IS THAT ALL IN YOUR. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S, MY READ IS YOU PUT THAT IN THE DESIGN REVIEW, BUT THERE'S NOTHING EXPLICIT THAT ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS THAT WE EXPRESSED. IT IS ADDRESSED IN THE ORDINANCE, AND I CAN, IT'S ADDRESSED THROUGH A DESIGN REVIEW.

BUT THERE ALSO ARE SOME SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ABOUT SIGNAGE AND DISPLAY OF TOBACCO RELATED ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH I CAN BRING UP IN A MOMENTARILY HERE AND GET BACK TO YOU BEFORE WE CLOSE THE ITEM.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I THOUGHT I READ THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THERE, NEITHER THE COASTAL ZONE OR THE REGULAR ORDINANCE.

SO MARK IS CORRECT. IT WE WERE THINKING THAT WE WOULD PUT A LOT OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ITSELF. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE CODE UNDER I KNOW IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT, BUT SUBSECTION C.A, UNDER THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, STANDARD CONDITIONS, IT SAYS THAT AN UNDER NUMBER 5, NO ADVERTISING OR SIGNAGE INDICATING THE AVAILABILITY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR, NOR FROM ANY, NOR FROM ENTRY OF THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

SO, WE DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES THAT.

BUT OUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS BECAUSE EACH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, THAT WE WOULD PUT THOSE CONDITIONS IN THE CUP AND ALLOW THE PLANNING.

[INAUDIBLE]. CORRECT AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REGULATE IT THAT WAY.

AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT ASIDE FROM THIS, MY DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON A SIGN ORDINANCE, A COMPREHENSIVE SIGN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD APPLY TO ARTESIA/AVIATION AND THE REST OF THE CITIES. THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THIS MORE BROADLY AS WELL, THIS TOPIC.

DOES THAT INCLUDE LIGHTING THAT OUTLINES A WINDOW.

IT WOULD INCLUDE THAT. YES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? I SEE NO HANDS UP. GO AHEAD. SO, I THINK MY CONCERN WAS, YOU KNOW, I GET THE POINT ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO ENFORCE YOUTH WALKING INTO THE SHOP, BUT AT THE POINT OF SALE WITH YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS EASY ENOUGH TO HAVE A VENDOR CHECK THE ID OF THE PERSON PURCHASING THE PRODUCT TO BUY A BAG OF CHIPS.

BUT IN ANY EVENT, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ENEMY OF GREAT PROGRESS.

AND I FIGURE IF ONE OF THESE SMOKE SHOPS END UP, ENDS UP BEING THE GREATEST YOUTH HANGOUT THAT WE CAN COME BACK WITH A REVISION TO THE ORDINANCE. AND SO I'M HAPPY TO MOVE ON WITH THIS AND THANK STAFF.

THANK YOU DIRECTOR WIEINER. THANK YOU CHERYL.

ATTORNEY PARK, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK HERE. OKAY.

DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THE RESOLUTION? MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE. AND WITH THE AMENDMENTS FROM THE BLUE FOLDER.

BY TITLE ONLY. BY TITLE ONLY. SECOND. OKAY, BEFORE WE VOTE, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

DO WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN? OKAY. COME ON UP. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS TO SEE WHO GOES FIRST.

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WE I KNOW WE SPENT A LOT OF WE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HOPEFULLY THEY WEREN'T ALL DUMB, BUT WE DID COVER SOME GOOD STUFF AND I THINK WE GAVE TO YOU A LITTLE STRONGER PACKAGE, THAT MAY BE BETTER FOR ENFORCEMENT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WAS PRIOR TO THE IF THIS DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT, THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN ABILITY TO ACTUALLY GO IN AND INSPECT SMOKE SHOPS BECAUSE THE STATE IS OR THE AGENCY THAT ACTUALLY IS ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

SO THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR THIS, BECAUSE THAT WAY WE CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THE STATE ASSIST US. THERE'S A, I FORGOT THE ACRONYM FOR IT, BUT THE STATE HAS AN EQUIVALENT OF ATF, WHICH ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, WHICH ACTUALLY WILL INSPECT AND MAINTAIN HOW THESE SHOPS ARE RUNNING.

AND THE REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUT TO GET PICK HER UP AFTER SCHOOL FROM ALTAVISTA AROUND 1:30.

AND WE'D LIKE TO GO TO THIS NICE LITTLE SHAVED ICE PLACE CALLED WANNA CHILL? AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN THERE, IT'S RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF KNOB HILL, PCH.

GREAT LOCATION. THEY GOT A SPECIAL YOU'LL HAVE A THERE'S ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT KIDS RUNNING AROUND, SEVEN YEARS OLD, GETTING SHAVED ICE AND STUFF.

NOW, HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE BUILDING. NOW, IF I GO OUT A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT'S THAT? RIGHT NEXT DOOR. A SMOKE SHOP, RIGHT THERE.

NOW I'M THERE HANGING OUT WITH A COUPLE OF THE PARENTS THAT WERE TALKING AWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN.

WHAT'S THAT SMELL? A LOT OF LOT OF TOBACCO. AND THEN.

WOW. WHAT'S THAT SMELL? CANNABIS. A LOT OF IT.

SO IT'S HOPING, HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE.

SO MAYBE YOU CAN POP IN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SENSE OF SMELL, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU ALL THE PARENTS AND I WERE SITTING THERE GOING, WOW, THIS IS JUST NOT GOOD.

LITERALLY 5 FEET FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A PLACE WHERE THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN KIDS PLAYING AROUND SEVEN YEARS OLD, SMELLING CANNABIS, BLOWING RIGHT IN THEIR FACES.

SO I HOPE WE CAN GET THIS THING GOING SO WE COULD CHECK ON THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM PERHAPS BE MORE COMPLIANT WITH OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WHATEVER SMOKE SHOP THAT IS, DEFINITELY GO AND CHECK THEM OUT.

MY NAME IS JEROME OWENS. SANDBOX SMOKE SHOP. I DON'T DO ANY FOOLERY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TRYING TO PROGRESS ON THIS.

I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S TOO MANY SMOKE SHOPS. I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.

I AM ONE THAT ACTUALLY TREATED IN A PROFESSION THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH ADULTS, DEFINITELY ID AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DID GET THE ORDINANCE OR THINGS BEFORE. I KNOW IT'S NOT OFFICIAL, BUT I DID GET THE FORMS. AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING SHOWN LIKE THAT.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SHOPS THAT DO PUT THINGS OUT ON, LAYMAN'S TERMS, FRONT STREET, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY.

I DO FEEL LIKE THAT. I AM HERE TO JUST MAKE SURE WHATEVER WE DO, WE JUST MOVE THE PROCESS ALONG? I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE INDUSTRY, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET OUT SINCE APRIL. I'M DOWN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS BY NOW, AND I ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED I WENT THROUGH IT WITH MY ACCOUNTANT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL SINCE APRIL.

I'M OVER THE INDUSTRY. WHEN I WAS YOUNG, IT WAS COOL, IT WAS FUN.

BUT I'VE GOTTEN BURGLARIZED IN THE CITY SEVEN TIMES.

I JUST GOT BURGLARIZED MAYBE A WEEK, A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND IT HAPPENED SO CONSISTENTLY.

AND EVERYONE SAYS, TALK TO THE POLICE, TALK TO THIS MAN.

I KNOW THE POLICE OUT THERE. I KNOW ALL THE POLICE NOW. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SELL THAT'S ONE THING. BUT THE SECOND THING IS LET'S MAKE THE CITY SAFE.

I DO LOVE THE CITY OF REDONDO. IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES.

AND I'M FROM SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. I LIVE IN CALABASAS NOW, BUT I DO LOVE THIS CITY.

AND I DO LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. BUT IF WE COULD PLEASE LET ME GET OUT OF THIS CHOKEHOLD, PLEASE, IF WE CAN, LIKE, DO WHATEVER YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO.

BUT I WOULD SAY LET'S PUSH IT FORWARD, AND I'VE READ EVERYTHING AND WENT OVER EVERYTHING AND I'VE OWNED THEM IN MULTIPLE.

THIS IS NOT MY ONLY ONE. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE.

I'VE SOLD THEM ALL THIS YEAR. EVERYTHING THAT I LOOKED AT AND HAD MY LAWYERS LOOK AT IT LOOKS IT LOOKS REALLY AMAZING.

IT LOOKS AMAZING. I CAN'T SAY YOU GUYS ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN THERE, WHOEVER WROTE IT UP, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT. AND DEFINITELY THE ONES THAT YOU ARE GETTING LIKE WEIRD STUFF FROM YOU CAN YOU CAN FIND MAJORITY OF SMOKE SHOPS DON'T PLAY BY THE LAW. THEY DON'T. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S SHADY IN THIS INDUSTRY.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WHAT SUCKS IS THE ONES THAT TRY AND DO THINGS RIGHT AND GET PUNISHED FOR IT.

THAT SUCKS. AND HOW YOU GUYS ARE WRITING IT. I DO FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS ARE PROTECTING THE GOOD ONES.

WATCH OUT FOR THE BAD ONES. YES, SIR. WHAT ARE THEY STEALING WHEN THEY BREAKING IN SEVEN TIMES?

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THEY DON'T GO TO THE BACK OF THE STORE. THEY DON'T GO IN MY SAFE.

BUT YOU GOT TO REALIZE, IN THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES, EVERYTHING'S RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT.

SO THEY JUST WALK IN AND IN AND OUT. THEY'RE OUT 4 OR 5 MINUTES.

4 OR 5, BUT 4 OR 5 MINUTES TO THE LAST TIME THEY WENT IN WITH FOUR GUYS.

THE TIME BEFORE THAT, IT WAS 11 GUYS INSIDE THE STORE.

AND BY THE TIME I CALLED THE POLICE AND TRY AND GET SOME HELP AND EVERYONE SAYS, DO THAT AND GET SOME HELP.

SO I'M LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS, I'M CALLING THE POLICE, AND EVERYONE CAN COME.

BY THE TIME YOU COME, THEY'RE IN FOR 4 OR 5 MINUTES.

IT'S AT CALLS ME, THAT'S ABOUT A MINUTE. BY THE TIME I CALL THE POLICE AND CONFIRM IT.

THAT'S ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR A COP TO DRIVE OVER.

WE GOT A DRONE. DRONE WILL GO OUT THERE AND GET A DRONE TO GET FOOTAGE.

BUT THE CARS THEY RUN. AND THEN SOMETIMES I UNDERSTAND, LIKE THE POLICE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO. YOU DON'T WANT TO DRIVE RECKLESSLY AND HAVE THAT PERSON CHASE THAT PERSON AND HAVE THAT PERSON KILL SOMEONE ELSE.

SO THEY KIND OF LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY LET THEM GO, BUT KIND OF LET THEM GO, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND IT.

BUT I MEAN, AT THE LEAST, THE CHEAPEST TIME IS IT'S PROBABLY 10K.

EVERY OTHER TIME 30K, 40K, SEVEN TIMES ADDED UP.

AND I JUST WANT TO GET OUT. THIS IS MY LAST GOLDEN EGG.

I WAS LIKE MY BIGGEST BEST SMOKE SHOP WAS ICONIC STORE AND I TREATED IT RIGHT.

YOU GOT IT. YEAH. OKAY. COOL. DOES THIS PROHIBIT HIM FROM GETTING OUT.

NO. YES, YES, YES IT HAS. ABSOLUTELY. OH. MORATORIUM STOP.

YEAH, YEAH THAT'S CORRECT. THE MORATORIUM. BUT UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP WHILE THE MORATORIUM IS IN.

SO, WHEN THIS GOES IN, HE'LL BE ABLE TO SELL HIS SHOP TO SOMEONE ELSE.

YES. AND IT'S GOOD PEOPLE. YOU SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING US TO RUSH THIS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YES. OKAY. GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT.

GOOD PEOPLE, I GOT IT. GOOD. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? HEY, GUYS. JACOB SHETTER, I OWN SMOKE AND FIRE HOOKAH ON TORRANCE BOULEVARD.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD HOOKAH LOUNGES AND SMOKERS LOUNGES EXEMPT STILL IN THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PASS IT.

I READ IT, I READ IT ONLINE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF IT, THOUGH. IT HAD HOOKAH LOUNGES EXEMPT FROM THIS ORDINANCE.

AND THEN THE HOURS RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 9 P.M. THEY WERE SAYING THAT SMOKE LIKE TOBACCO SHOPS AND SMOKE SHOPS WERE SUPPOSED TO CLOSE BY 9 P.M.

WAS THAT STILL IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL? NO. SO THOSE WERE REMOVED IN BETWEEN VERSIONS.

BUT THERE IS A EXCEPTION FOR HOOKAH LOUNGES. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT I READ ON THAT. LIKE LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO OPERATE MY BUSINESS AND FULLY UNDER THE LAW, LIKE COMPLETELY. I'VE DONE IT. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR TEN YEARS. I'VE BEEN IN REDONDO BEACH SINCE 93, SINCE I WAS BORN.

AND YEAH, I JUST WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO CLOSE MY SHOP AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT'S ALL.

SO THANKS, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ONLINE? I HAVE NONE ONLINE OR NO ECOMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.

OKAY. SO, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY, SO THE HEARING IS CLOSED.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY.

SO AMENDMENTS FROM THE BLUE FOLDER. YES, WITH THE AMENDMENTS FROM THE BLUE FOLDER. SO ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO.

3310-25. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, TO THE ADDED SECTIONS OF 10-2.402 (A)(167.5); AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 10-5.402 (A); AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, TO ADD SECTION 10-2.1641; AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 4, TO ADDED SECTION 10-5.1639; AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 10-2.1626; AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 10-5.1626; AMENDING TITLE 1, SECTION.

CHAPTER 2, SECTION 1-2.03; AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 5-9.20 (A)(4) PERTAINING TO THE ZONING, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SMOKE SHOPS AND TOBACCO SALES.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO L.3.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF SEVERAL ORDINANCES THAT AMEND OUR ZONING CODE THAT DEFINES WHEN WE PUT P IN A TABLE WHICH STANDS FOR PERMITTED. THAT MEANS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND DETAILS, AND DETAILS TO THAT.

AND THIS IS PER REQUEST OF THE HCD, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL.

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ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT ABSENT.

FOUR VOTES. FOUR. OKAY, SO WE'RE OPEN ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SEAN SCULLY, PLANNING MANAGER. SO, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AS THE MAYOR STIPULATED, IS COMING FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE STATE.

AND I'VE JUST GOT A FEW SLIDES TO KIND OF GET US HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHY HCD HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, AND IT'S A PROPOSAL TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE COASTAL ZONE.

SO, IT STARTED WITH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. YOU KNOW, WE ADOPTED THAT BACK IN 2022, SUBMITTED IT TO HCD.

LATER, ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, THEY ISSUED THEIR CERTIFICATION LETTER.

IN THAT LETTER, THEY ALSO ADDED OR INCLUDED PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

SO ALL THE ZONING CHANGES WE NEEDED TO DO FOR THE HOUSING SITES AND TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING PROGRAMS. SO WE SKIPPED FORWARD A COUPLE OF YEARS TO ABOUT A YEAR AGO TODAY THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED ALL THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE COASTAL ZONE TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S HOUSING SITES.

SO THE ZONING CHANGES WE DID FOR THE HOUSING SITES, AS WELL AS ALL THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING PROGRAMS. SO JANUARY THIS YEAR, WE SUBMITTED THAT WHOLE PACKAGE TO HCD THEY REVIEWED IT OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF CALLS WITH THEM, SOME MEETINGS.

THEY HAD NO REAL ISSUES. THE ONLY ISSUE THAT CAME UP WAS THIS ISSUE ABOUT A DEFINITION FOR WHAT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

THAT DIALOG ENDED. WE HAD EXPLAINED TO THEM THIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S SELF EXPLANATORY IN ESSENCE.

AND THEN THEY ISSUED THIS LETTER AUGUST 27TH CALLED A LETTER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

AND AFTER THEIR COMPLETE REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR AMENDMENTS IMPLEMENTING THE HOUSING ELEMENT, THAT WAS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT THEY HAD. THEY SAID WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE ANY AMBIGUITY WITH RESPECT TO MINISTERIAL APPROVALS FOR FUTURE HOUSING PROJECTS. SO, HERE WE ARE WITH A DEFINITION.

IN THE LETTER, THEY ALSO CITED A PARTICULAR CODE SECTION, STATE CODE SECTION THAT WE REFERENCED IN THE PROPOSED DEFINITION AS WELL.

AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEFINITION. AND THIS REFLECTS, YOU KNOW, ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.

IT REALLY REFLECTS HOW WE ADMINISTRATIVELY HAVE ALWAYS PROCESSED A USE THAT IS, HAS A P IN THE LAND USE TABLE, MEANING PERMITTED BY RIGHT. SO, IT'S APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY UNDER ITEM ONE.

PROVIDED IT MEETS WHATEVER THE OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

AND THEN NUMBER TWO IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT OR ANY OTHER DISCRETIONARY ENTITLEMENT.

AND THEN THREE IT'S TYPICALLY EXEMPTED FROM CEQA.

SO, WE HAVE PROVIDED OR COME UP WITH THIS DEFINITION.

AND THAT'S THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. WE ALSO, JUST AS AN ADDITIONAL NOTE, WE'VE SENT THIS DEFINITION TO HCD TWICE NOW, MAYBE EVEN THREE TIMES, AND THEY HAVE NO COMMENT.

SO, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE FROM THEM. BUT THIS HITS ALL THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED IN THAT LETTER.

SO, WITH THAT WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DELIBERATE, AND THEN INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES AND THE RESOLUTION.

SO WE HAVE THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THEN THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE COASTAL ZONE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNCIL FORWARD THE AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE COASTAL ZONE TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THIS PERMITTED BY RIGHT ONLY APPLIES TO HOUSING? NO, IT'S ALL WHATEVER. SO FOR EVERY ZONE CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE, THERE'S A TABLE, A LAND USE TABLE, AND IT IDENTIFIES ALL THE USES IN THAT ZONE. AND WHEREVER THERE'S A P, THAT'S WHERE THIS PERMITTED BY RIGHT DEFINITION

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A P MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO CEQA. ONLY IF IT'S PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M. YEAH. IF IT HAS P IN THE TABLE.

YES. IF IT HAS P IN THE TABLE THEN WE DON'T APPLY.

WELL WE, WE LOOK AT THE PROJECT WITH RESPECT TO CEQA, BUT IN ALMOST ALL CASES.

AND P MEANS IT DOESN'T HAVE A CUP. YOU CAN'T APPLY A CUP.

CORRECT, CORRECT. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. THAT'S HOW IT IS.

WELL, IT DEPENDS ON, THERE'S DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HOUSING PROJECTS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT A TOTAL NON-HOUSING PROJECT LIKE WE'RE IN THE HARBOR.

WE'RE IN A COMMERCIAL ZONE. NO RESIDENTIAL AT ALL.

AND MANY OF THOSE, LIKE IN THE HARBOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE ARE ALL REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

I'M CONFUSED. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO PERMITTED.

THERE'S NO. SO, EACH USE IN EACH ZONE EITHER HAS A P RIGHT, A C FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, OR MAYBE AN A FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT, OR A DASH, MEANING IT'S NOT PERMITTED AT ALL, RIGHT? RIGHT. RIGHT. SO, WHEREVER WE SEE THE P, WE GO THROUGH THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.

WHEREVER WE SEE THE C, WE GO THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS.

AND FOR YOUR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE WATERFRONT, I THINK EVERY SINGLE USE CONDITIONAL REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL.

I THINK THERE'S SOME PERMITTED, BUT. THEY'RE VERY FEW.

TOP OF MY HEAD. YEAH, BUT LET'S SAY A PERMITTED USE, IT'S COMMERCIAL AND IT WANTS A VARIANCE.

THEN IT WOULD NEED A VARIANCE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET.

WE CAN'T APPLY A CUP? NO, IT'LL JUST BE A VARIANCE FOR THAT.

YEAH, IT WOULD JUST BE A VARIANCE. AND THEN GETTING BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT CEQA.

CEQA ONLY APPLIES TO PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE DISCRETION.

SO, IF IT'S PERMITTED BY RIGHT, IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA.

AND THAT'S STATE LAW AND FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.

SO, I THINK IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, MAYOR, I THINK A VARIANCE WOULD BE LIKE, LET'S SAY YOU WANT A RELIEF FROM A SETBACK REQUIREMENT THAT DOESN'T AFFECT THE USE. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE USE.

NO, BUT IT COULD INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF USE THAT DRIVES MORE TRAFFIC OR MORE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

AND IF YOU NOTICE THE ITEM 1, IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE PERMITTED AND PROCESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY, IT HAS TO MEET THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS AND A VARIANCE DOESN'T MEET IT.

SO THEN IT BECOMES DISCRETIONARY. OKAY. OKAY.

I MEAN I'D RATHER HAVE THIS JUST APPLY TO HOUSING, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES DRIVING IT.

I THINK THE KEY ASPECT ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE IS IT REALLY CODIFIES WHAT THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS AND WHAT'S COMMON PRACTICE THAT ALMOST EVERY CITY HAS THESE LAND USE TABLES AND THEY USE P, WHICH MEANS PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

THIS IS JUST DEFINING IT. BUT IT, IT REFLECTS THE WAY IT'S APPLIED CURRENTLY AND HISTORICALLY.

OKAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? LOOKS LIKE NOBODY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? NO. NO. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I'LL SAY COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. SECONDED. ALL FOUR.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW, TAKE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCES BY TITLE ONLY AND TO ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION SUBMITTING THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE COASTAL ZONE TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 3308-25. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, ADMITTING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 10-2.402 (A)(135.5).

AS THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE DEFINITION OF "P" (PERMITTED BY RIGHT) IN THE CITY'S VARIOUS SPECIFIED ZONES AND PROCEDURES, AND DETERMINING SUCH AMENDMENTS AS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

INTRODUCTION BY TITLE ONLY, ORDINANCE NO. 3309-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 10-5.402 (A) OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE DEFINITION OF "P" (PERMITTED BY RIGHT) IN THE CITY'S VARIOUS SPECIFIED ZONES AND PROCEDURES, AND DETERMINING SUCH AMENDMENT AS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2511-090, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING TO THE REQUESTING CERTIFICATION BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION OF AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10,

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THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK WE NEED LONGER TITLES FROM NOW ON.

OKAY, THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. WE HAVE NO ITEMS M, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS, SO WE'LL JUMP TO N.1 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

I DON'T THINK YOUR MICS ON. OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

POWERPOINT. POWERPOINT. ONE SECOND. OKAY. I THINK SHE MIGHT BE OKAY.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE'RE HERE TO BRING FORWARD OUR REQUESTED ITEM ON THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.

AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS, COUNCIL HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HEARING SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON THIS TOPIC.

INCLUDING POTENTIAL OPTIONS TO ADJUST THE TAX RATE.

SO WE'LL JUST GO OVER AT A HIGH LEVEL. SOME OF THE ITEMS WE SHARED IN THE REPORT.

WE'LL LOOK AT A TOT RATE COMPARISON WITH SOME OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

SOME OPTIONS FOR TOT RATE ADJUSTMENT. BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO OUR HOTELS HERE IN THE CITY AND GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU DO DIRECT US TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS TOPIC.

SO JUST AS A COMPARISON, YOU CAN READ WHAT'S IN THE TABLE HERE, BUT REDONDO BEACH AT 12%, OUR CURRENT RATE IS AMONG THE LOWEST IN OUR AREA, AND PARTICULARLY IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF OUR COASTAL CITIES.

AND THAT'S INCLUDING WITH OUR 1% ASSESSMENT FOR OUR TOURISM DISTRICT.

I ALSO, I DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS ON THIS SLIDE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY BUSY, BUT THE CITY DID LAST INCREASE THIS RATE BACK IN 2005, WHICH IS ALSO AMONG THE LONGEST PERIOD THAT SOME OF THE CITIES HAVE GONE WITHOUT ADJUSTING OUR RATE.

YES. JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, OURS IS EFFECTIVELY 13% OR IS IT 12? IT'S EFFECTIVELY 13%. SO IF YOU'RE A VISITOR, YOU PAY THE 12% RATE AND YOU PAY THE 1%, AND THERE'S ALSO A 0.195% THAT THE STATE ASSESSES. I DID NOT INCLUDE THIS IN TABLE BECAUSE IT APPLIES BROADLY AND IT'S NOT IN OUR.

BUT THAT STATE ASSESSMENT IS ONLY, I THINK, OVER ON HOTELS THAT DO OVER A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT OF REVENUE.

SO THE LARGER HOTELS NOT THE SMALLER. I BELIEVE SO.

RIGHT, YES. AND SO ALL THESE OTHER ONES, WHEN WE READ LIKE SANTA MONICA'S 15, IT'S PLUS 2.20 EXACTLY.

2%. EXACTLY. AND 2% OKAY. SO THE TOT RATE IS WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THEIR ORDINANCE.

AND THEN THE TOURISM IS THOSE ARE GENERALLY IT'S A SEPARATE AGREEMENT OR SEPARATE ASSESSMENT.

THE ONLY THING I KIND OF MIXED IN HERE IS SANTA MONICA'S RATE FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. BUT THAT IS IN THERE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. AND TORRANCE IS 11% ALL IN. IT IS 11%.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. AND SO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DID LAST PASS AN INCREASE IN 2005.

IT WAS FROM 10% TO 12%, AND IT PASSED WITH A LITTLE OVER 54% VOTING IN FAVOR.

54, 54.7% VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE INCREASE BACK IN 2005.

50. 50 PLUS ONE MAJORITY PLUS ONE FOR GENERAL PURPOSE TAX.

SO, WE, THE COUNCIL HAD ASKED US TO LOOK INTO SOME OPTIONS FOR ADJUSTING THE TOT RATE.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE POTENTIAL EXEMPTIONS OR CARVE OUTS INCLUDING FOR NEWLY OPENED HOTELS OR FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT WE FOUND IN LOOKING AT OTHER CITY ORDINANCES WAS THAT CITIES DO ESTABLISH, AS YOU'VE SEEN,

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SO, IF YOU WANTED TO, FOR EXAMPLE, SET A DIFFERENT RATE FOR HOTELS BASED ON LOCATION.

IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE LARGER HOTELS HAVING IT, HAVING A DIFFERENT RATE OR BEING THE ONES TO HAVE THE TOT INCREASE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND YOU WOULD JUST SET THAT OUT IN THE ORDINANCE.

I THINK IF COUNCIL WAS TO DIRECT US TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION, WE WOULD DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FOR THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION THAT YOU GIVE US, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THOSE POTENTIAL IMPACTS WOULD BE TO THE CITY'S REVENUE AND JUST TO APPLYING THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY. OTHER OPTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAS ARE TO SET AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE TAX RATE.

SO COUNCILS, YOU CAN SET THIS BASICALLY AT ANY TIME YOU WOULD LIKE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, CITIES GENERALLY LIKE TO GIVE HOTELS SOME TIME TO INCORPORATE THE RATE INTO THEIR PLANNING.

SO, AGAIN, IF COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, CHOSE TO SET THE RATE AT A SLIGHTLY LATER DATE OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN PAUSE OR EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD DO.

YOU COULD ALSO ASK FOR VOTER AUTHORIZATION FOR A RATE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

AND THIS IS WHAT COUNCIL LAST DID IN 2005. THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT, AS FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE RATE UP TO 12%, AND COUNCIL THEN RECONVENED FOLLOWING THE ELECTION AND SET THE RATE.

NOW, WHEN WE DO THIS, THIS VOTE, DOES THAT HAVE TO INCLUDE THE PORTION THAT WOULD GO TO THE VISITOR'S BUREAU AS WELL? IT DOES NOT. NO. SO THAT'S A SEPARATE PROCESS.

SO, WE COULD RAISE OURS TO 14 OR 15% AND SAY THE VISITOR BUREAU GETS 10%, AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THE VOTE.

SO THE ASSESSMENT RATE THAT THE VISITOR'S BUREAU CHARGES AND IS, IS A SEPARATE PROCESS.

SO THAT DOES NOT NEED TO GO TO THE VOTERS. OKAY.

IT'S A SELF-ASSESSMENT BY THE HOTELIERS THEMSELVES GOVERNED BY THE CITY.

THE COUNCIL CONTROLS THE INITIAL PARAMETERS FOR THAT ALLOWED AN UP TO 2% SELF-ASSESSMENT.

THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED 1%. AND THAT'S WHAT. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE LEEWAY.

YES, YOU HAVE LEEWAY CURRENTLY. AND IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. TALKING ABOUT IS INCREASING THE CITY'S PORTION OF TAXES.

THIS IS A TAX. WHAT THE HOTELIERS FOR THE TID IS A FEE NOT A, IT'S NOT A TAX.

OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. WE ALSO DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO OUR CITY'S HOTELS AND SHARED SOME SHARED A.

SELECTION OF SOME OF THAT RESEARCH WITH YOU ALONG WITH THE REPORT.

GENERALLY, WHAT WE'VE GATHERED FROM THE RESEARCH IS THAT MOST SHOW A FAIRLY LIMITED IMPACT FROM IN TOT RATE INCREASE, BUT THAT THE IMPACT DOES DEPEND ON BASICALLY THE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR THAT PARTICULAR MARKET.

AND ALSO ON MARKET CONDITIONS. WE DID IDENTIFY ONE STUDY THAT SAID THIS RATE INCREASE COULD MORE STRONGLY IMPACT GROUP TRAVEL, AS THAT TENDS TO HAVE A BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.

WHERE, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL IS MORE BASED ON PLACE YOU WANT TO GO TO A CERTAIN PLACE AND THUS, YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR DEMAND IS A BIT LESS ELASTIC.

WE ALSO GATHERED FROM THIS THAT DEMAND GENERALLY CAN OBVIOUSLY IMPACT THIS.

SO AGAIN, WEAK DEMAND FOR TOURISM GENERALLY WILL MAKE PEOPLE MORE PRICE CONSCIOUS AND COULD AGAIN MAKE THIS HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE HOTELS THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY.

THERE ARE A FEW WAYS THAT CITIES MITIGATE SOME OF THIS IMPACT.

ONE, AGAIN, IS JUST TIMING, THE TIMING, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INCREASE.

WE SAW A FEW PLACES DURING COVID THAT CITY COUNCILS VOTED TO POSTPONE A RATE INCREASE, OR TO GIVE HOTELS KIND OF A HOLIDAY ON PAYING THE INCREASE OR JUST TO GIVE HOTELS TIME TO ABSORB IT.

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AS PART OF LOOKING AT OUR HOTEL IMPACTS, WE DID REACH OUT TO OUR REDONDO BEACH TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT, AND BECCA'S HERE THIS EVENING SO SHE CAN SHARE HER COMMENTS AS WELL.

BUT OVERALL YOU KNOW, TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK THEY DO NOT OPPOSE A TOT INCREASE.

I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DISCUSSED KIND OF ON AND OFF THE LAST YEAR OR TWO.

THEY WOULD RECOMMEND, RESPECTFULLY, A 1% INCREASE TO THEIR RATE.

AND THIS WOULD AGAIN IS CITED BY THE RESEARCH AND OTHER OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE THIS WOULD HELP THEM TO INCREASE THEIR MARKETING AND DO OTHER THINGS TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY POTENTIAL LOSS.

THEY DID ALSO EXPRESS SOME CONCERN WITH THE STATE OF DEMAND IN THE MARKET CURRENTLY.

I THINK THAT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE SOUTH BAY.

THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRY WIDE, BUT WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN WE DID RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL COMMENTS.

ONE OF WHICH WE INCLUDED IS A BLUE FOLDER ITEM.

ANOTHER I DID NOT GET IN TIME TO OUT OF THE BLUE FOLDER, BUT CAN SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL, AND BOTH EXPRESSED THAT SUPPORT FOR AN INCREASE TO THEIR ASSESSMENT.

IN SOME CONCERNED THAT AN INCREASE TO 14% OF THE TOT RATE ALONE WOULD NOT LEAVE SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR THE MARKETING DISTRICT INCREASE WITHOUT KIND OF PUTTING A REDONDO BEACH OUTSIDE OF THE 15% RANGE WHERE A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE. WE ALSO WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS WITH ANY TAX, ANY ITEM GOING, GOING TO THE VOTERS.

CITY COULD CONSIDER POLLING TO GAUGE RESIDENT POTENTIAL RESIDENT RESPONSE.

THAT WOULD COST THE CITY MONEY OBVIOUSLY, AND WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

WE ESTIMATED IT COULD COST UP TO $30,000 TO CONDUCT A POLL.

WE DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT TOT MEASURES TEND TO PASS AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE.

AND THIS IS JUST THE THESE ARE THE NUMBERS FROM THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

OF THESE MEASURES ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

IS THAT THE, IF I MAY, MAYOR, QUICKLY, IS THAT THE AVERAGE PASSAGE RATE OR IS THAT THE HIGHEST PASSAGE RATE IN THE THIRD OR FOURTH COLUMN? IT IS JUST LITERALLY THE 23 DIVIDED BY 28. IT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MEASURES THAT PASSED, BUT. ANOTHER QUESTION, THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THEY PASSED.

THE POINT RAISED EARLIER BY THE COUNCIL. HEY, HOW CLOSE IS THIS? BECAUSE THAT'S SORT OF DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT THE PASSAGE PERCENTAGE WAS ON, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR 2024? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE CAN EASILY FIND THAT FOR YOU.

EASILY, OKAY. YES, VERY, VERY EASILY. FROM MY REVIEW OF ALL OF THEM, THEY TEND TO PASS BY A LARGER MARGIN THAN THE 54% THAT ACTUALLY LIVED. IN REDONDO LAST TIME. OKAY. SO. IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT, WOULD YOU DO IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. HAPPY TO DO THAT.

AND THESE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, 82% OF THE MEASURES PASSED, THE LOWEST TOTAL PERCENT THAT PASSED AT 73%.

2022 IN EACH OF THESE YEARS, THE RATES WERE ACTUALLY DRAGGED DOWN BY SOME MEASURE THAT A CITY COMBINED WITH THREE OTHER TAX MEASURES OR, YOU KNOW, DID SOMETHING ELSE. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY EVEN A BIT ARTIFICIALLY LOWER THAN WE MAY SEE IN OTHER YEARS.

IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE THE NEXT THE, THE NEAREST ELECTION AT WHICH THE CITY COULD PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT WOULD BE THE JUNE 2ND, 2026, STATE WIDE PRIMARY. TO GET TO THAT DATE, WE WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO WORK FAIRLY QUICKLY.

SO WITH GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL, WE WOULD PLAN TO RETURN TO YOU JANUARY.

FEBRUARY WITH THE DISCUSSION ITEM. AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD PRESENT A UPDATED ORDINANCE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

WE WOULD THEN FOLLOW THAT WITH CALLING THE ELECTION ON OR BEFORE MARCH 3RD, 2026, WHICH WOULD BE THE LAST MEETING AT WHICH THE CITY COULD APPROVE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE TO GET ON THE JUNE 2ND BALLOT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE SUPPORTING RESOLUTIONS.

WE WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO SELECT SOMEONE TO CREATE THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR AND REBUTTAL, IF THAT IS NECESSARY.

STATE PLANS TO CERTIFY THE ELECTION AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND FOLLOWING THAT, WE WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO CERTIFY TO SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND OR TAX RATE.

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THIS COULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL OUTREACH TO OUR BUSINESSES.

IT COULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON ANY OF THE OPTIONS THAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN AND WE'VE SHARED WITH YOU.

OR YOU COULD DIRECT STAFF JUST TO PREPARE THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A 14% INCREASE TO PUT ON THE BALLOT. THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS MIGHT BE FOR THE TOURISM AND MARKETING DISTRICT AS WELL.

BUT I'LL START WITH MY COMMENTS. THEN I'LL ASK MY QUESTION.

SO MY, MY THOUGHTS ON IT, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THEIR COMMENT THAT A 2% TOT INCREASE AND A 1% INCREASE TO THE MARKETING DISTRICT.

I THINK, WOULD BE EXCESSIVE, BUT I GUESS PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE MISS ELDER COME UP.

ASKING FOR A 1% INCREASE IS DOUBLING THE REVENUE.

SO WHAT IS IT THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE DOING WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY? AND HOW WILL THAT HELP IMPACT REVENUE TO THE TO THE CITY? BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS PARTLY TO INCREASE REVENUE.

AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A PERCENT INSTEAD OF HAVING THE CITY GET IT, OR A IS A HALF PERCENT REASONABLE INSTEAD OF A FULL PERCENT, YOU KNOW.

SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING.

YES. THANK YOU. I'M. GOOD EVENING. HAPPY TO SPEAK ABOUT IT. REBECCA ELDER, I'M THE CHAIR AND FOUNDER OF REDONDO BEACH TOURISM. I'M ALSO EMPLOYED BY NOBLE HOUSE, WHICH OWNS THE PORTOFINO HOTEL. SO, THE CURRENTLY THE MARKETING DISTRICT HAS HAD A BUDGET OF ABOUT 725 K, AND THAT'S REMAINED RELATIVELY FLAT SINCE WE STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO.

SO WE'VE NOT HAD ANY ANY ASSESSMENT INCREASE, NOR HAVE WE GARNERED ADDITIONAL TOT, BUT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING GETTING MORE COVERAGE FOR REDONDO BEACH. SO WHAT WE FACE AS CHALLENGES FOR REDONDO BEACH IS THAT GUESTS WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR, WHO ARE MAYBE COMING TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA, DON'T KNOW WHERE REDONDO BEACH IS.

AND SO WITH THE SOFI STADIUM, WITH INTUIT COMING IN, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING UP WITH OLYMPICS AND WORLD CUP AND SUPER BOWLS, WHAT REDONDO BEACH TOURISM IS INVESTING IS DIGITAL FUNDS AND OUT-OF-HOME INITIATIVES SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE PRESENCE FOR REDONDO BEACH, WHICH DRIVES THEN TO A REDONDO BEACH LANDING PAGE.

AND THAT COMES TO THE HOTELS. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WITH THAT TOURISM MARKETING MONEY BRINGS IN A GUEST THAT BOOKS A REVENUE AND THAT COMES INTO TOT.

SO, IT IS 1% IN INCREASING THE MARKETING BUDGET FOR REDONDO BEACH TOURISM, BUT THAT IS DEDICATED 95% TO BRINGING THESE GUESTS TO THE HOTEL, WHICH WILL LIFT THE TOT BECAUSE WE'RE CONVERTING BETTER GUESTS.

AND THE COMMENT ABOUT DEMAND IS THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S SOME ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE SOFTNESS. SO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS GETTING SQUEEZED WITH THAT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOWER DEMAND FOR THE LOS ANGELES MARKET, AND SOUTH BAY HAS ALSO BEEN HIT WITH THAT.

IT'S FOLLOWING A SIMILAR TREND. AND WHEN WE GET INTO THESE TIMES OF LOWER DEMAND A LOT OF THE TIME HOTELS WILL DROP RATE TO TRY TO BRING IN GUESTS.

AND WITH EXPENSES RISING AND RATES DROPPING, THERE'S LESS MONEY FOR THEM TO INVEST IN MARKETING.

SO A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS THAT YOU HAVE TO INVEST CAN'T GO TO PORTOFINO HOTEL, SOFI STADIUM OR REDONDO BEACH SOFI STADIUM OR OLYMPICS.

IT HAS TO GO TO A BRAND TERM. SO SAY SONESTA REDONDO BEACH.

SO YOU'RE TRYING TO GET JUST THE GUEST WHO'S LOOKING FOR YOUR NAME, YOUR WEBSITE TO SHOW UP FIRST VERSUS AN EXPEDIA OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S BIDDING ON YOUR TERM. SO THAT'S WHERE REDONDO BEACH CAN STEP IN BY DOING SOME OF THESE HIGHER FUNNEL INITIATIVES THAT BRING THE GUESTS AND CREATE THE AWARENESS OF REDONDO BEACH, SO THAT THEN THE HOTELS CAN SPEND THEIR FUNDS TRYING TO DO THE INITIATIVES THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

AND DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENTIATION INFORMATION BY LOCATION, FOR ANY OF THIS, THE FACT THAT THE HOTELS OVER BY THE FREEWAY, BY THE 405 MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY. DO THEY FEEL THE SAME ABOUT HAVING THAT INCREASE? DO THEY BENEFIT THE SAME AS THE PLACES THAT ARE OVER BY THE WATERFRONT? WELL, WE HAVE, FOR REDONDO BEACH TOURISM. IT'S NOT FOR SPECIFIC HOTELS.

IT'S FOR ALL THE HOTELS IN REDONDO BEACH. SO EVERY INITIATIVE THAT WE RUN INCLUDES ALL OF THE HOTELS.

WE HAVE AN OPT IN, WE HAVE BOARD SEATS ALLOCATED FOR EACH HOTEL TO PARTICIPATE.

AND WE SOLICIT VERY EXTENSIVELY FEEDBACK. SO IMAGINE THAT THE NORTH REDONDO HOTELS ARE A LOT OF THAT BUSINESS TRAVELER.

SO WE HAVE BUSINESS CAMPAIGNS. WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR MAYBE A LOWER COST GETAWAY.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD PITCH SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE INNS AROUND THE BEACH.

SO WE DO WE DO COVER ALL THE HOTELS. THERE MAY BE SOME MORE PRICE SENSITIVITY AT SOME OF THE HOTELS, BUT AT A 1% YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT $2.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD NECESSARILY BE IMPACTFUL TO DO LIKE A 13% INCREASE ON SOME HOTELS,

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I THINK IT MIGHT, YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO SMALL TO MAKE A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE.

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT US HAVING A 15% TAX RATE VERSUS 16%, THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN HAVE GROUP IMPACTS.

AND YOU CAN ALSO LOOK OUT OF UNCOMPETITIVE WITHIN THE GREATER MARKET.

SO IF I DON'T KNOW, REDONDO BEACH AND I JUST LOOK UP BEACHES IN LA ON EXPEDIA, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO RETURN AND THEIR PRICE INCLUDING TAX IS GOING TO RETURN.

SO I MIGHT SEE A SANTA MONICA WHO'S RETURNING AT $250, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THEIR TAX OF 15%.

AND I MIGHT THEN SEE REDONDO BEACH RETURNING AT $220, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE OUR TAX.

SO THE MORE WE INCREASE THOSE TAX RATES, THE KIND OF DIFFERENTIAL YOU SHRINK BETWEEN OUR HOTELS AND OTHER CITIES, WHO THEN IN A SANTA MONICA EXAMPLE, THEY BENEFIT FROM OBVIOUSLY HAVING THAT NAME, WHEREAS WE ARE A LITTLE MORE UNKNOWN.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'VE WORKED TOWARDS FOR THIS TIME WITH RBT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY QUESTIONS FOR AT THE MOMENT.

OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. SO THIS IS KIND OF A QUESTION FOR BOTH IF IF WE HAVE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE TOURISM DISTRICTS ASSESSMENT FROM 1%, UP TO 2%, WE COULD JUST SAY NEXT WEEK, START COLLECTING 1.25%, RIGHT, FOR THE TOURISM DISTRICT OR NO? NO, THERE'S A SEQUENCE TO THAT.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A CYCLE. AND THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THERE'S NOTIFICATION TO THE INVOLVED PARTIES.

IT'S MUCH LIKE THE BID PROCESS IN THE ASSOCIATION WHEN WE DO ASSESSMENTS.

I BELIEVE, IN FACT, THAT WINDOW MAY HAVE ALREADY PASSED FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR.

IT WOULD IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE ALMOST A YEAR FROM NOW, OR A LITTLE SHORT OF A YEAR FROM NOW FOR US TO INITIATE THAT CHANGE.

BUT WE CAN SEQUENCE ANY DERIVATION OF AMOUNTS UP TO 2%.

AND ONE THING TO NOTE IS, IS YOU CAN INCREASE IT AND THEN YOU CAN REDUCE IT AS WELL.

THE COUNCIL HAS FULL DISCRETION ON THAT. I WONDER ABOUT THAT.

DID YOU SAY YOUR BUDGET IS 750,000 A YEAR? IT'S BEEN APPROXIMATELY 725.

YEAH. OKAY. SO, COULD WE DO THAT? YOU KNOW, START THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, MAYBE MOVE UP TO 1.5 OR 1.25, SEE WHETHER IT'S GENERATING, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF INCREASE IT'S GENERATING IN HOTEL STAYS IN REDONDO BEACH AND THEN KIND OF MOVE FROM THERE.

WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO WITH THE T.O.T. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN DO A PHASED APPROACH AND YOU CAN ANALYZE IT WITH OUR MARKET DISTRICT PLAN FOR REDONDO BEACH TOURISM.

AS AS MIKE HAD SAID, WE HAVE TO DO IT AT A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD.

SO IT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS IN SEPTEMBER.

AND SO WE WOULD HAVE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CHANGE IT MID-YEAR.

SO IF WE WERE TO DO A 0.5% OR 0.25, WE'D HAVE TO GO A FULL YEAR, WHICH WOULD THEN PUT US WE'RE GOING INTO 26, WHICH WOULD THEN PUT US AT 27. AND I THINK IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE, THE BEST USE OF THE FUNDS WOULD BE TO PUT IT IN PLACE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, BECAUSE THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE OLYMPICS, THE MORE EXPENSIVE THAT'S GOING TO GET. SO YOU WANT TO START BIDDING ON SOME OF THESE SO FAR INTO IT.

YES. YEAH. SO, WE'RE KIND OF DISEMPOWERED NOW TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO INFLUENCE THE MARKETING FOR THE OLYMPICS, FOR EXAMPLE, RELATIVE TO THE TOURISM DISTRICT? NO, NOT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE WE COULD BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO PASS IT, IT WOULD PASS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016.

AND OLYMPICS DOESN'T START UNTIL 2018. BUT IF YOU, IF YOU WERE.

26. YEAH. SEPTEMBER 26. RIGHT. WE WOULD START TO BE IMPOSED.

YEAH. YES. YOU WE WOULD YOU WOULD TAKE THE ACTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF IMPOSITION ROLLS CALENDAR YEAR.

IF IT WOULD BEGIN IN OCTOBER. IT MIGHT ACTUALLY.

BUT YEAH, BUT IT WOULD BE NEXT SEPTEMBER WHEN YOU'D HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY. MY, THAT'S IT. AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO AUTHORIZE COUNCIL TO SET A TOT RATE UP TO 15%, INTENDING TO GO UP TO 14% AT THIS TIME. BUT THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YEARS DOWN THE LINE, THE NEXT COUNCIL, IF THEY WANT TO MOVE AGAIN, THEY GOT TO, YOU KNOW, PUT A WHOLE NEW BALLOT MEASURE ON TO GET ONE MORE PERCENT, $750,000 ON.

I THINK IT COSTS US TO ADD ON TO A, TO A STATEWIDE BALLOT, WHAT, 80,000 PER MEASURE? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MORE THAN THAT. WELL, OH, IF WE DO IT, IT'S WHAT DID I QUOTE.

NO, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE IT'S GOT TO BE PART OF A STATEWIDE. SORRY.

IT'S GOT TO BE WITH THEM. YEAH. SO 230. 230, RIGHT.

$230,000 TO GET AN ADDITIONAL $750,000. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BRIGHT MOVE.

I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO KEEP FOR THE REASONS YOU STATED, MISS ELDER.

UNDER 15% TOTAL TO KEEP COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES.

BUT THOSE ARE MY $0.02. THANKS. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE ON THE TOURISM BOARD. YOU KNOW, IF WE I LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, OUR SEVEN, LET'S CALL IT SEVEN AND A QUARTER.

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SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SPENDING A SIZABLE SIMILAR SIZED AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND THEY HAVE TWICE THE POPULATION THAT REDONDO DOES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IN TERMS OF DISCUSSING AN INCREASE OF THE 1%, WHAT THE IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN MEASURE, LIKE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF THE MARKETING DOLLARS THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR, FOR THE HOTELS.

AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS AND IT MAY BE TOO SOON, BUT WE RECENTLY UPPED OUR ENFORCEMENT OF OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL BAN.

AND I WAS WONDERING IF THE HOTELS HAVE SEEN ANY IMPACT OF THAT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL OCCUPANCY OVER PROBABLY THE LAST MONTH OR SO, IT MIGHT BE TOO SOON TO. YEAH, IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY.

SO TO TAKE YOUR FIRST QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE TMD HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO, WE PRESENT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CITY EACH YEAR.

SO THAT IS WE JUST SUBMITTED AND THAT WILL BE FILED.

SO WE'RE PRESENTING THAT I THINK ON DECEMBER 2ND. SO YOU HAVE ALL THE KEY STATISTICS, BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S IT'S IN THE ARCHIVES.

IF YOU WANTED TO SEE. THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN MEASURE THE TRAFFIC. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE WE PAID FOR DIRECTLY IN TERMS OF IMPRESSIONS, WHAT'S BEEN SHOWN? WE HAVE WHAT TRAFFIC WE'VE DRIVEN TO WHICH SITES WE HAVE, DOLLARS THAT WE'VE PAID.

IF IT WAS LIKE AN EXPEDIA CAMPAIGN WHERE WE PAID FOR IT AND THEN WE SAW A RETURN.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT IT.

AS FAR AS THE SHORT TERM IT'S TOO HARD TO SAY.

WITHIN ONE MONTH, I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

AND I'M SURE THE CITY COULD DO THIS FOR YOU, BUT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHAT THE PARAMETERS WERE AROUND THAT TO THEN EXTRAPOLATE THAT OVER TO THE HOTEL SIDE. BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER MACRO ISSUES, RIGHT? OCTOBER DEMAND NATURALLY DRIVES DOWN IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.

SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO MISATTRIBUTE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF CYCLE ANYWAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. AND THEN JUST IN GENERAL, I DID A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH, BUT LOOKING AT THE RESORT FEES OF THE HOTELS DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT, THE PORTOFINO, SONESTA, SHADE. THEY HAVE RESORT FEES OF AROUND $40 TO $45, BUT ALSO PARKING IS 40 TO $45.

SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING INTERESTING. AND THE EXTRA 2% WOULD ADD PROBABLY $5 PER NIGHT.

SO THAT'S A SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT IN COMPARISON TO THE EXTRA FEES THAT THEY PAY.

AND THEN I ALSO LOOKED AT THE HILTON AND THE RESIDENCE INN ON MARINE AVENUE.

THEIR DAILY RATES ARE MUCH LOWER, ABOUT 170. SO, THEY WOULD PAY ABOUT AN EXTRA $3 PER DAY, BUT THEY ALSO CHARGE FOR PARKING $20 TO $25. SO, I THINK OVERALL AND LOOKING ON EXPEDIA, THAT WAS ONE OF THE SITES THAT I CHECKED JUST TO SEE THE PRICING OF OUR HOTELS. SOME OF OUR HOTELS WERE PRICED MUCH LOWER THAN THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, INCLUDING LAWNDALE AND TORRANCE. SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE UPPING OUR RATES.

THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HIGHER RATES WITH LOWER TAXES.

SO I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR US TO INCREASE THE 2%.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD REPORT. THE MARINE AVENUE HOTELS, THE THREE MARINE AVENUE HOTELS THEY WERE ONCE A BIG DRIVER OF TOT FOR THE CITY. THERE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLES WITH THEM OVER RECENT YEARS.

HAVE YOU HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET? THERE'S A NOTE IN THE REPORT.

HAS THAT HAPPENED? IF NOT. IS THERE ANYTHING? I DID NOT HEAR FROM BRAD. WE DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.

ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'LL FOLLOW UP AND I ASK BECAUSE I'D, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM, PERHAPS OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BEFORE WE DO THIS.

HEY. AND YOU, OF COURSE, IS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WILL KICK THE TIRES ON THE INFORMATION AS YOU HAVE.

WILL THIS HELP DRIVE MORE TOT? WOULD THEY WELCOME THIS? HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WOULD IT HURT THEM? I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF REFRESH. AND THEY ARE FRANCHISEES.

THERE ARE THREE OF THEM. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK ON THIS.

SO TO GET THAT FEEDBACK, TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

SO WE AS A COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER IT AS PART OF THIS DECISION.

AND I THINK THE POINT WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER AND OTHERS.

IT'S A DIFFERENT STOCK, IF YOU WILL. THEY'RE KIND OF A 405 CORRIDOR PROPERTY.

AND SO THEY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ISSUES, DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT I'D WANT TO HEAR ABOUT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. YEAH, WE'VE REACHED OUT.

I'M THEY OWE US SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ANOTHER MATTER.

SO WE WILL BE TALKING TO THEM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

BUT CERTAINLY WHENEVER WE BRING THIS BACK IN WHATEVER FORM OR FASHION, WE'LL HAVE THAT THAT RESPONSE FOR YOU.

OKAY. THE OTHER ITEM. I SEE IT AS A CONCERN, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY IS THE SOUTH BAY SOCIAL DISTRICT, THE GALLERIA. ONE OF THE ANCHOR PROJECTS OF THAT DEVELOPMENT IS A HOTEL, AND OUR MAYOR HAS SPOKEN QUITE ELOQUENTLY ON THE FACT THAT

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THE REVENUE FOR THE CITY COMES FROM COMMERCIAL.

A HOTEL WOULD DRIVE A LOT OF COMMERCIAL REVENUE THROUGH TOT AND THE LIKE.

LONG STORY SHORT AND I'VE SPOKEN A LITTLE BIT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OVER THERE.

WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE WE INCREASE THE TOT AND KIND OF SCARE AWAY, IF YOU WILL, A HOTEL THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE AT THAT PROPERTY.

I KNOW THEY'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES. JUST IT'S AN OBJECTIVE PUBLIC FACT AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.

STEPHANIE, YOU POINTED OUT TORRANCE IS AT 11%.

IF WE GO TO 14% FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY, IS THAT JUST GOING TO DRIVE A HOTEL LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN WE LOSE THE HOTEL? SO WHAT KIND OF CREATIVELY CAN WE DO? AND I'VE SPOKEN A LITTLE BIT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE WHO'S GOT A FINANCE BACKGROUND.

SO OPTION ONE WOULD BE OKAY FOR ANY NEW HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.

THIS WOULD GO TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU GET A THREE YEAR REPRIEVE ON THIS, WHATEVER INCREASE MAY OR MAY NOT BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ON TOT, SO HEY, YOU STAY AT 12% FOR THREE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS OR SEVEN.

THAT'S ONE OPTION. ANOTHER OPTION WHICH COULD HELP IS TO GIVE ANY NEW HOTEL.

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LIKE A REMODEL OR REFRESH, BUT A BRAND NEW HOTEL IN THE CITY.

ENCOURAGE THEM BY PUTTING IT INTO THIS BALLOT MEASURE, THIS ORDINANCE, IF WE GO THAT DIRECTION, AND FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, THAT ADDITIONAL 2% OR 1% OR WHATEVER THE TOT INCREASE MAY BE, YOU, NEW HOTEL, YOU GET TO KEEP THAT REVENUE STREAM.

ENCOURAGE THAT DEVELOPMENT. WHETHER THAT, AGAIN, IS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF YEARS OR A LONGER TERM.

THAT'S SOMETHING I, AND IT'S MENTIONED IN THE REPORT.

YOU MENTIONED IT TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ONE, JUST FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.

AND I THINK YOU SAID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH ON HOW THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE.

AND I THINK BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THE CITY ATTORNEY WANTED OR NEEDED TO LOOK AT ANY LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

BUT BIG PICTURE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ON MY MIND.

HOW CAN WE USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND GET A HOTEL AND NOT JUST AT THAT LOCATION, BUT OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED FROM TIME TO TIME? SO. YEAH, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING. SOMETHING GOOD.

LASTLY REBECCA ELDER'S HERE PERSON OF IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS AND INTEGRITY.

THANKS FOR MAKING IT. I'M INTRIGUED BY THE RBTM PROPOSAL.

I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE MADE A SALIENT POINT.

RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THERE'S ONLY ONE PIE HERE, SO EVERY PIECE OF THE PIE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

SO, I WANT TO HEAR MORE. I WANT TO GIVE MORE THOUGHT TO WHETHER AND WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI POINT. WE COULD. AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO CONSIDER DOING AN RBT ASSESSMENT, WHETHER IT'S SOME PERCENTAGE, QUARTER, PERCENT FULL, WHATEVER. I WANT TO GIVE THAT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT.

AND HOPEFULLY I KNOW I'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND GET WHATEVER METRICS WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

SO ANYWAY, THOSE WERE JUST MY THREE TOP OF MIND.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? DO YOU WANT A MOTION? GET A MOTION AND THEN. MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A BALLOT MEASURE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RAISE THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX UP TO 15%, AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING A DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER A MODIFICATION TO THE TOURISM ASSESSMENT. AND TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT.

AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT. CAN I JUST GET A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON THAT? IF WE RAISE UP TO 15%, DO WE NEED TO SAY 14? I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKED THE LAST TIME THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY CHANGED.

GOOD QUESTION. IT GIVES YOU ALL DISCRETION TO SET THE RATE ADMINISTRATIVELY BY FUTURE ACTION.

SO, THE UP TO IS WHAT ULTIMATELY THE TAXPAYERS WOULD VOTE ON, AND THEN THEY WOULD BE AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO SET THE RATE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BY RESOLUTION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS AT THAT POINT, BUT ULTIMATELY YOU MAKE THAT DECISION AS A BODY AT WHATEVER SEQUENCE AND TIME FRAME YOU, YOU WISH. OKAY. AND I'LL VOLUNTEER TO BE AN AUTHOR AND AUTHOR OF THE PROPONENT STATEMENT.

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LUKE DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH INTO THE TMD STRUCTURE AND A REMINDER THAT OUR, OUR TMD PLAN DOES LIMIT THE ANNUAL INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR TO A 0.5% INCREMENT. SO THE COUNCIL COULD ACT IN A SINGLE YEAR TO RAISE IT FROM 1 TO 1.5, BUT TO ULTIMATELY GET IT TO TWO, THAT WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR OVER A TWO YEAR CYCLE UNDER OUR CURRENT PLAN STRUCTURE.

AND I THINK WE JUST UPDATED THE FIVE YEAR PLAN OR MAYBE EVEN WENT TO A TEN YEAR PLAN.

YEAH. SO SO THE THE DISTRICT IS BOUND BY ITS OWN ADOPTED PLAN.

SO THERE WOULD BE SOME LIMITATION TO THAT SEQUENCE JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.

QUESTION. I WILL SECOND YOUR MOTION. IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER A THREE YEAR REPRIEVE FOR NEW HOTELS WOULD THAT HAVE TO BE WRITTEN INTO THE BALLOT MEASURE ITSELF, OR IS THAT AT THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL AT THAT POINT? YOU COULD DO IT EITHER WAY. YOU COULD, YOU COULD CREATE LANGUAGE AND PREDETERMINE IT IN THE MEASURE AND HAVE IT BE BASICALLY BY RIGHT.

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD COME THROUGH MEETING THE CRITERIA THAT WERE THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE MEASURE.

OR YOU COULD CONSIDER SITE SPECIFIC TAX PLEDGE AGREEMENTS WITH PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPERS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

SO YOU COULD DO IT EITHER WAY. THE CHALLENGE THERE'S PROS AND CONS TO BOTH OPTIONS, BUT BUT YOU WOULD HAVE THAT DISCRETION.

OKAY. YOU HAD A COMMENT. WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY ONE OF THE AND AGAIN, I WAS DOING SOME MORE RESEARCH.

SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT USING THIS, SOME OF THIS INCREASE TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IN HOTELS.

BUT IN TALKING TO A COUPLE OF HOTEL DEVELOPERS, THEY WERE INTERESTED MORE IN THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS.

AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO I WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH.

SO I THINK WE'RE OPEN TO THE PERCENTAGE. BUT I THINK AS, AS PART OF GETTING THIS ON THE BALLOT, PROBABLY DO THE UP TO 15% AND THEN COME BACK WITH A PACKAGE OF INCENTIVES.

AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.

YOU COULD LOOK AT DIFFERENT FEE STRUCTURES, YOU KNOW, SUBSIDIZE PLAN CHECK REVIEW USING THE INCREASED TOT.

I MEAN, THERE ARE THERE ARE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TOOLS THAT A CITY COULD DEPLOY.

BUT I WILL SAY SITE SPECIFIC TAX PLEDGE AGREEMENTS, THEY CAN BE COMPLICATED.

THEY CAN SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY'RE WRITTEN BY THE BANKS OR THE CITY OR THE HOTEL DEVELOPER, THEY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE STRINGS ATTACHED AS OPPOSED TO ONE SITE SPECIFIC.

WE COULD COME BACK WITH OUR OWN CITY WIDE. PROGRAM.

PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE. YEAH, LET'S GET BACK TO RAISE YOUR HAND SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

AND DID YOU SECOND. I DID YES. OKAY. SO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNCILMEMBER BEHRENDT. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION PENDING PUBLIC COMMENT TO COME BACK WITH THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AND CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME, WE HAVE TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE, TO PUT THIS ON THE JUNE ORDINANCE.

THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT. AND JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE SIGNING OFF ON THIS AT THIS MOMENT.

WE'RE JUST PROVIDING DIRECTION. WE'RE NOT SIGNING OFF. YEAH, YEAH.

CAN WE DO BOTH? CAN WE MARCH FORWARD ON THIS ONE AND STILL COME BACK WITH THE DATA? YES. YOU COULD DIRECT US TO PREPARE THE FOR THE BALLOT MEASURES AND THE MATERIALS THAT WOULD BE REQUISITE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLACING ON THE BALLOT AND PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT REQUESTED.

OR COMBINE THAT INTO ONE. OR YOU CAN SEQUENCE IT.

IT'S UP TO YOU. COMFORTABLE? PLEASE BRING BACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AND PREPARE THE ORDINANCE.

YOU KNOW MIGHT AS WELL GET STARTED. SO YOU'RE GOOD WITH JUMPING ON BOARD WITH THESE GUYS? YEAH. IF WE'RE NOT APPROVING IT TONIGHT, WE'RE COMING BACK, WE'RE GOING TO KNOW.

BUT RATHER THAN A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YEAH, I'M FINE.

AND IF ACCEPTED BY BOTH ACCEPTED. ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

AND WE'RE DRAFTING THE MATERIALS. I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT TAKING THE ACTION TONIGHT CLEARLY. SO. OKAY, SO BEFORE WE ANY OTHER SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS OKAY.

SO BEFORE WE VOTE, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.

TREASURER SOLOMAN. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

EUGENE J. SOLOMON, REDONDO BEACH CITY TREASURER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A REVENUE GENERATING CONCEPT BEFORE THE BODY TO DISCUSS.

I'M GOING TO VIOLATE LAURA MD'S RULE ABOUT. ONCE YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING TO A YES, STOP TALKING.

SO JUST WITH A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. WITH REGARD TO TORRANCE, THEY DID HAVE A LOWER RATE FOR THEIR TOT, BUT THERE ARE OTHER FEES, SUCH AS THEIR SALES TAX THAT ARE HIGHER THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN EQUIVALENT COST OR POTENTIAL EQUIVALENT COST, SO CONSIDER THAT. PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THIS.

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BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THIS JUST FOR TODAY OR NEXT MONTH OR NEXT YEAR, BUT FOR THE NEXT, IT TURNS OUT, 20 YEARS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THAT WE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE.

SO BE FORWARD THINKING, PLEASE. AND CONSIDERING YES, THIS MIGHT BE MORE IMPACTFUL EARLY ON THAN IT WILL BE LONG TERM, BUT BUILD YOURSELF IN THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO THINGS AS A COUNCIL GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT DECADE OR TWO, SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THESE THINGS. I WANT TO THANK BECCA ELDER FOR COMING DOWN.

THE PREVIOUS ITERATION THAT WE HAD TO. THE TBID WAS NOT AS FRIENDLY AS FAR AS THE SPENDING WAS GOING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WASN'T SAID WITH REGARD TO THE TBID IS THAT BY THEIR BYLAWS, THEY SPEND 87%.

I THINK IT'S 87% OF THEIR MONIES THAT THEY RECEIVE.

THEY MUST SPEND TOWARDS MARKETING. SO THAT MONEY IS GENERATED TOWARDS PROMOTING THE CITY BY THEIR OWN BYLAWS.

SO IT'S A VERY VALUABLE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE HEED THAT WHEN GOING FORWARD, MONIES THAT ARE COMING IN ARE NOT GOING TO ANYTHING OR MOSTLY ANYTHING OTHER THAN PROMOTING THE CITY.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CONSUMER ELASTICITY AND WHETHER OR NOT A CONSUMER WILL ABSORB THIS COST, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DISCRETIONARY VERSUS NON-DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

STAYING AT A HOTEL IS NON-DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, AND AS SUCH, CONSUMER BEHAVIORS PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE WILLING TO SPEND MORE ON NON-DISCRETIONARY SPENDING WHEN THEY'RE TAKING A TRIP, STAYING AT HOTELS, VACATIONING, THEY TEND TO GO AHEAD AND ABSORB THOSE COSTS A FEW DOLLARS PER NIGHT. AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE POINTED OUT, ANYWHERE FROM, SAY, 2 TO $5 PER NIGHT IS NOT TYPICALLY GOING TO DISSUADE THAT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. THE CONVERSION RATES WILL FIND OUT ABOUT, AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF CREATING SOME SORT OF INCENTIVIZED PROGRAMING FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION, AND THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH.

I'VE BEEN CRITICAL AT TIMES OF THE LACK OF REVENUE PRODUCING IDEAS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING FORWARD REVENUE PRODUCING IDEAS.

ARE YOU GOOD WITH THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR? I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? LONG TIME. YES, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

THE THING MOVES. IT DOES. I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT.

THERE YOU GO. OH, OKAY. THAT'S NEW. YEAH. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

ILYA KLINGER. SO, I REMEMBER A WHILE BACK WE HAD OLYMPIC SUBCOMMITTEE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS DESIGNATING REDONDO BEACH AS THE QUINTESSENTIAL BEACH TOWN, WHICH IS GREAT FOR CEREMONIES AND HOTELS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. THE OTHER THING THAT WE CAN PROMOTE THE OLYMPICS, AND BY THE WAY, THE WORLD CUP THAT'S COMING IN FOR OUR HOTELS IS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LOCALS.

WE LIVE IN LA. SO FOR US, IT'S NOT A CONFUSING CITY TO NAVIGATE.

BUT IF SOMEBODY DROPS OFF SOMEBODY WHO IS COMPLETELY NEW TO LA, IT IS A VERY CONFUSING CITY TO NAVIGATE.

SO PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE HOTEL, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP OUR HOTELS.

AND AS A TREASURER SOLOMAN SAID HOTEL SPENDING IS INELASTIC.

I TRAVEL A LOT AND SO IF I SEE GOOD TRANSPORTATION, IF I SEE A GREAT LOCATION, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO STAY IN A HOTEL.

WHETHER IT COSTS $190 A NIGHT OR $200 A NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S SOMETHING LIKE DURING THE WORLD CUP OR THE OLYMPICS, AND SOME OF THE GAMES ARE GOING TO BE AT THE SOFI STADIUM.

SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. AND I ALSO AGREE WITH THE MOTION.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE ONLINE? I HAVE NO ONE ON ECOMMENTS OR ZOOM.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI HAD A COMMENT. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT CONCERNS, WHICH ARE VERY VALID, BUT MY PERSPECTIVE ON IT, BECAUSE I DON'T GET TO TELL YOU THIS OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL ON THE SUBJECT IS THAT WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MARINE AVENUE HOTEL NOT PAYING TOT TO THE CITY AND STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING RENOVATIONS AND THE LIKE.

AND IT WAS A SOURCE OF GREAT CONCERN BOTH FOR YOU AND I, THAT IT WASN'T OCCURRING.

AND I THINK THEY JUST CAME BACK ONLINE WITH THEIR PAYMENTS ON THE GALLERIA.

THAT PROJECT'S BEEN STRANDED SINCE 2018. THEY HAVEN'T GOT UNDERWAY WITH ANYTHING.

I WOULDN'T CALL A HOTEL AN ANCHOR TENANT THERE.

I'D CALL MACY'S, KOHL'S AND AMC THAT HAVE RECIPROCAL EASEMENTS.

THE ANCHOR TENANTS, I WOULDN'T, YOU DON'T TAKE THE WEAKEST PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE AND DECIDE TO BASE PUBLIC POLICY ON THEM AND HOLD THEM, HOLD BACK THE CITY FROM FINANCIAL SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY BASED ON HOPE THAT THE WEAKEST PLAYERS WILL BECOME STRONGER IF YOU DON'T IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL 2% TAX. SO THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT.

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HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AND COMMENT. OKAY. STEPHANIE, ONE THING THAT'S COME UP AND WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IT FROM THE REDONDO BEACH TOURISM FOLKS.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAY BE GOING TO A $30 AN HOUR RATE FOR HOTEL WORKERS, AND THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON ALL HOTELS, JUST LIKE, EVEN IF WE DON'T RAISE OUR RATES HERE.

YEAH, I MEAN, WE SAW IT WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS PAYING 20 AN HOUR.

AND THEN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAMP COUNSELORS GOT TO GET PAID 20 HOURS.

SO I THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THERE ANY INFORMATION OUT THERE, ANY LITERATURE, ANY LOOKING YOU CAN DO AS TO WHETHER THAT.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THE LABOR MARKET AND COST OF HOTELS RELATED TO THAT INCREASE? I THINK YOU NAILED IT. YEAH. LIKE, HOW COULD THAT IMPACT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? AND WHAT CAUTION, IF ANY, WOULD YOU IN PART CAN TAKE A LOOK OKAY.

AND FOLD THAT IN. IT'S JUST PART OF BRINGING BACK MORE INFORMATION.

YEAH. ALL OKAY. YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THE MOTION? YEAH. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, SO I THINK OUR NEXT THING IS CITY MANAGER ITEMS.

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE. JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM Q, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S CONCERN BY THE NRBBA ABOUT THE BANNER PROGRAM.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT TO CATCH UP ON THOSE EMAILS AT ALL.

MR. CITY MANAGER, BUT BASICALLY THE BANNERS GOT PUT UP BY PUBLIC WORKS ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD, AND NOW THERE'S CONCERN THROUGH WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT UP THE HOLIDAY BANNERS UNTIL JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE TOTALLY ANTITHETICAL TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY JUST DESIGNED.

SO THAT'S ALL TO SAY THAT IF WE NEED EITHER AN EMERGENCY MEETING OR A AN ITEM ON THE DECEMBER, YOU KNOW, FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER TO APPROVE THE BANNERS GOING FORWARD AND GETTING PRINTED AND UP.

I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT PARTICULAR CONCERN. I DID DIRECT PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE IT BECAME THE MOST, CLEARLY THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR US TO INSTALL THE BANNER BRACKETS TO GET THEM READY FOR INSTALLATION.

THE IDEA WAS THAT THE GRAPHICS AND THE BANNERS THEMSELVES, WHATEVER HAD BEEN DETERMINED WITH THE LOGO AS DESCRIBED, WAS SUBMITTED TO US FOR PROCUREMENT WITH A RECOMMENDED VENDOR, AND AS LONG AS THAT MET OUR PURCHASING POLICY, WE COULD EXECUTE THAT FAIRLY QUICKLY. SO I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S ANY LAG ON THE DELIVERY OF THOSE BANNERS, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY CHECK INTO THEM. AND IF WE NEED AN ITEM, I'M HOPING WE WON'T.

I'LL BE LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS THAT WON'T REQUIRE THAT KIND OF AN ACTION.

BUT IF WE NEED AN ITEM ON DECEMBER 2ND, WE'LL ENDEAVOR TO DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST TO PUT AN EVEN FINER POINT ON IT.

HOLIDAY BANNERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS IS THE IDEA.

I MEAN, JUST. WHAT? IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HOLIDAY YOU'RE SPEAKING OF, RIGHT.

THERE'S ONLY TWO. CHRISTMAS IN JULY. YOUR BIRTHDAY.

THANK YOU. A LOT OF BIRTHDAYS AROUND HERE LATELY. SO I THINK WE ALREADY MISSED OUR WINDOW.

SO, I. ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. I MEAN, I HAVE IDEAS, I HAVE THINGS THAT WOULD BE GREAT IN MY MIND, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A REFERRAL AT THIS TIME IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

SO THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

YES. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. HAVE THE OLYMPIC SUBCOMMITTEE BRING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN LEARNING AND POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.

AND THIS IS A BIT TIME SENSITIVE GIVEN THE WORLD CUP IS HAPPENING NEXT SUMMER.

AND THAT'S WHY THE URGENCY. AND SO THERE IS SOME REVENUE GENERATING OPTIONS THAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING.

AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION FROM THE OLYMPIC SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES FIFA AS WELL, OR? NO, JUST OUR GROUP. OKAY. FIFA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

NO, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. COME REPORT, LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO. OKAY, WE'LL HAVE A FIFA VIDEO DISPLAY AND.

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ALL FOR? AYE. THAT'S IT. AND NOTHING FOR ME. WAIT, WAS THAT IT? THAT WAS IT. WHAT ABOUT. THE DIGITAL. NO. I'M GOOD.

OKAY. YES. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING UPDATES TO OUR ORDINANCE RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGING DISPLAYS, SPECIFICALLY 10-2.1814, 15 AND 10-5.1814 AND 1815.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION? YEAH.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HOLD OFF ON THAT FOR NOW BECAUSE I WAS AN ITEM.

I THINK WE JUST GOT THROUGH IN PART EARLIER. THAT'S KIND OF A POTENTIAL BIG ONE.

WELL, THERE'S TWO THINGS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY WANTED TO HAVE SOME RECIPROCITY ON MAYBE AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

AND WE CAN'T DEBATE TOO MUCH. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE WHY THIS CAME UP.

SO, THEY WANTED TO PUT SOME STUFF POTENTIALLY ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

WE ASKED FOR RECIPROCITY, PUT SOME STUFF ON THEIR BANNER.

RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, THERE'S NOTHING ALLOWED.

THEY CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT. THEY'RE THE ONE THAT THE SCHOOL CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT.

THE SCHOOL, THE ONE AT THE. RBPAC ONLY. THE RBPAC CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT PAC PERFORMANCES.

THAT'S THE ITEM. CAN THE, OR TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW SHARED MESSAGING, SO THAT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW ONLY THE CITY CAN, IT'S ONLY ON-SITE ACTIVITIES ON PREMISES ACTIVITIES.

THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. SO ANOTHER AN AGENCY IT'S NOT IT'S NOT OPEN TO OTHER AGENCIES AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED.

EVEN IN THE CITY. YES. RIGHT. CORRECT. IT'S SPECIFIC TO.

IT'S SITE, SPECIFIC TO THE LOCATION OF THE MARQUEE OR ELECTRONIC SIGN FOR.

MORE FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOWING MAYBE COLORS TO BE USED.

WHAT'S YOUR CAPACITY TO TAKE ON THAT KIND OF THING? IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY TIME SENSITIVE. IT IS AN ITEM THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ASKED US TO DISCUSS AT SOME POINT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD GET TO IN THE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

IT WOULD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK IT IN WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE THOUGHT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME THOUGHT. YEAH. SO. BUT THE SECONDARY ONE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD TACK ON TO THAT IS WE PUT UP A KIOSK SIGN.

ALL IT IS, IS A MAP. IT'S NOT EVEN INTERACTIVE.

IT'S A STATIC DISPLAY. THAT'S BASED ON THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW THAT YOU'RE MAKING THE POINT, THIS COULD BE THERE'S A LOT POTENTIALLY THERE IF WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT, LIKE.

ADVERTISE, WE'RE PAYING EXTRA TO ADVERTISE. I'M SORRY.

NO, PLEASE. WE'RE MISSING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISE.

LIKE OUR BOAT PARADE THAT'S COMING UP AND THE EVENTS DOWN IN THE HARBOR, BECAUSE.

BUT I THINK THE BOAT PARADE BECAUSE THAT'S. WELL, I GUESS IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT A CITY EVENT.

BUT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THE SIGNS.

ALL THE SIGN ORDINANCES. I'M SORRY. ALL THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MESSAGES, RIGHT.

SO, WATERFRONT. BEFORE BUDGET? OKAY. AFTER BUDGET.

WHENEVER IT SUITS YOU THAT WE CAN WE CAN DISCUSS.

I CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH THAT TIME FRAME. YEAH.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A. YEAH.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS FOR THE TWO SIGNS OUT HERE RBPAC AND THE WHAT? HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN THE KIOSK ON THE PIER. KIOSK.

THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGING ON THE PIER. MESSAGING DISPLAYS ORDINANCE, I BELIEVE COVERS THOSE.

THAT'S WHAT THE ORDINANCE COVERS CURRENTLY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUALLY HAS A FEW MORE SIGNS.

NOW, THEY'VE GOT ONE OF THE ADULT SCHOOL, THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OTHER ADDITIONS. AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE? THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE COVERED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

THE ORDINANCE IS WHERE WHEREVER THEY'RE CURRENTLY ALLOWED, WHICH IS FOR THE MOST PART ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.

SITES. AND THEN SCHOOL DISTRICT PARK AND THE WATERFRONT, WELL, THEY'RE COVERED, BUT THEY'RE NOT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE ORDINANCE SAYS YOU CAN ONLY HAVE BLACK AND WHITE LETTERING, AND WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING WAY BEYOND THAT.

YEAH. SO IT'S, THIS ITEM GETS IT'S FUN. SO, WE HAD A MOTION.

I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT HERE. WE HAD A MOTION.

DID WE GET A SECOND? SECONDED. OKAY. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? JUST I HAVE TO SPEAK QUICK. I MEAN, THIS. I MEAN, HOW DISCRETE. I MEAN, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TURNING INTO A CITY OF INGLEWOOD? LIKE THE. WOW, THINGS EVERYWHERE. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK THE MOTION IS FOR A DISCUSSION.

YEAH, YEAH. SO THE INITIAL ITEM WILL BE REALLY FOR THE COUNCIL TO SET PARAMETERS ON OUR FOLLOW UP PARAMETERS BECAUSE TONIGHT.

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BUT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE KIOSK ON THE PIER AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SIGN HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ONE AT THE RBPAC.

RIGHT NOW WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE AN ITEM THAT THE INITIAL ITEM WOULD BE AN INTRODUCTORY ITEM TO THE CURRENT ELECTRONIC MESSAGE DISPLAY REGULATIONS.

AND THEN YOU WOULD DIRECT US ON ANY POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THAT.

IT'S GOING TO IT'S A MULTIPLE STEP PROCESS. IT'S NOT A SINGLE STEP PROCESS.

THEY ARE NARROWLY FOCUSED. WELL, THE PROHIBITIONS ARE PRETTY BROAD.

YEAH, I MEAN, YEAH IT'S PRETTY RESTRICTIVE REGULATION RIGHT NOW.

IT'S VERY RESTRICTIVE FOR GOOD REASON. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK THE MERITS.

WE WENT THROUGH THIS EXERCISE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME. WE CAREFULLY CRAFTED IT.

WE HAD STUFF. SO I JUST WANT TO, WE'RE NOT THIS IS REOPENING CARTE BLANCHE.

IT'S FOCUSED ON THESE ISSUES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

AND THIS WAS BEFORE THE TWO OF YOU GOT HERE. YEAH.

THIS WAS OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. WELL, AND THE INITIAL, YOU KNOW, THE INITIAL LIGHT, IT'S NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING. YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US DIRECTION ON WHAT YOU WANT US TO EXPLORE AND PERHAPS UPDATE.

THAT'S HOW IT'LL BE FRAMED. OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. OKAY, SO LET'S GO TO. WHERE ARE WE AT? ADJOURNMENT. SO WE'RE ADJOURNING TO DECEMBER 2ND, 04:30 FOR CLOSED SESSION AND THE NORMAL 6:00.

TIME FOR OPEN SESSION ON DECEMBER 2ND. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.