[4:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING] [00:00:03] WE'RE AT THE 4:30 CLOSED SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. OH. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. MY APOLOGIES. WE CAN GO OUT OF ORDER. PERFECT. [LAUGHS] COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. MAYOR LIGHT HERE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION? NONE FOR CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. LET'S SEE. THERE'S NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS? WE HAVE NO ECOMMENTS AND NO ATTENDEES ON ZOOM. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD YOU READ OFF WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? YES. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE, AS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. FOR ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F6 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION. FOR F.1. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL. VERSUS CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD CASE NUMBER 20STCP03193. FOR F.2 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS 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.3 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNE DTLA LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. CASE NUMBER B337897. FOR F.4 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. 5 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC BANKRUPTCY C.D. CAL. CASE NUMBER 2:23-BK-10918ER AND FOR F-6. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC, 9300 WILSHIRE LLC, ET AL. VERSUS E.S. REDONDO BEACH, LLC BANKRUPTCY C.D. CAL. CASE NUMBER 2:23-AP-01163ER. ITEMS F7 AND F8 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED POTENTIAL LITIGATION, FOR F.7. THERE IS ONE POTENTIAL CASE, AND FOR F.8 THERE IS ONE POTENTIAL CASE. ITEM F.9 IS UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND LABOR NEGOTIATOR. THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION IS REDONDO BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. ITEMS F.10 THROUGH F.12 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR. FOR F.10. THE PROPERTIES ARE PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA PARKING LOT AND SEASIDE LAGOON, PORTIONS OF APN NUMBERS 7503-029-900 AND 7503-029-903. FOR F.11, THE PROPERTIES ARE 110 THROUGH 151 FISHERMAN'S WHARF, A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-934 AND ITEM F.12. THE PROPERTIES ARE PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA PARKING LOT AND SEASIDE LAGOON PORTIONS OF APN NUMBERS 7503-029-900 AND 7503-029-903, PORTIONS OF HARBOR DRIVE, PACIFIC AVENUE, CATALINA AVENUE, GERTRUDE AVENUE, HURON STREET, AND ESPLANADE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND WELL DONE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THESE ITEMS, PLEASE? FOR ALL ITEMS THIS EVENING, MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK. FOR ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F.8, WE WILL HAVE MARC WIENER, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND DIANA VERET, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL. FOR ITEM F.9. WE WILL BE JOINED BY DIANE STRICKFADEN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. FOR ITEMS F.10 AND F.11 WE'LL HAVE GREG KAPOVICH, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND KATHERINE BUCK, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. FOR ITEM F.12, WE WILL HAVE GREG KAPOVICH AGAIN AND ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION? [F. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION] SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL COME OUT ON OR ABOUT 6:00, REPORT OUT ANY ACTIONS THAT ARE REPORTABLE. AND TO START THE OPEN SESSION, THE OPEN CITY COUNCIL SESSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] SESSION FROM CLOSED SESSION. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. [00:05:03] PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. SO WE GOT THROUGH ALL BUT THE LAST THREE ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING TO REPORT? YES, MAYOR, JUST THAT WE WILL BE PICKING UP ITEMS F.10, F.11, AND F.12 IN CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE OPEN SESSION MEETING. SO THAT WILL, THOSE ITEMS WILL THEN BECOME R.10, R.11 AND R.12 WILL NEED TO RE REREAD THOSE INTO THE RECORD AS WE GO BACK INTO CLOSED AFTER OPEN SESSION. THAT'S ALL. AND OTHER THAN THAT, NO REPORTABLE ITEM, NO REPORTABLE ACTION OTHERWISE. OKAY. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. [A. CALL TO ORDER] COULD I GET THE 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. DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE OR VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY? IF SO, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. LOOKS LIKE NO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG? AND THEN WE WILL, PLEASE STAND UP FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. AND THEN WE'LL REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION AFTERWARDS. 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. OKAY. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. [LAUGHS] THE PLEDGE? YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ITEM D [D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS] PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB 1234. TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS. I DO HAVE ONE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. LET'S SEE. CHAD, DO YOU WANT TO COME OVER HERE? SURE. SO TONIGHT, WE HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY LEGACY OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR, A VISIONARY LEADER WHOSE COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND COMMITMENT TO NONVIOLENCE HELPED TRANSFORM OUR NATION. DOCTOR KING DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO ADVANCING JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH PEACEFUL ACTION AND MORAL LEADERSHIP. HE CHALLENGED INJUSTICE AND INSPIRED LASTING PROGRESS IN CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS. HIS WORDS AND EXAMPLES CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT MEANINGFUL CHANGE BEGINS WITH EACH OF US AS A COMMUNITY. THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH VALUES DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. THIS EVENING, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A CITY WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND FAIRNESS. ALTHOUGH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY WILL BE OBSERVED THIS COMING MONDAY, TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION ALLOWS US TO PAUSE IN ADVANCE AND REFLECT ON DOCTOR KING'S ENDURING MESSAGE. IT IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT THIS DAY IS A CALL TO SERVICE, ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO HONOR HIS LEGACY NOT ONLY THROUGH WORDS BUT THROUGH ACTION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM LIGHT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM. MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2026, AS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THE DAY BY SERVING OTHERS AND CONTINUING THE WORK OF JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND PEACE, AND ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. THANK YOU. ROUND UP AROUND. SPEECH, SPEECH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY, I'LL START ON THE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. LET'S SEE, I DID ATTEND THE BLOOD DRIVE THAT THE POLICE HAD LAST WEEK, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE WON THE COMPETITION. [00:10:04] IS THAT CORRECT? DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WE HAD, WHAT, 103? SO WE'RE IN THE RUNNING. SO THAT WAS A GREAT DAY. AND THANKS FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO THAT. I ATTENDED THE CAL CITIES' LA COUNTY DIVISION MEETING LAST WEEK AND GOT TO GOT SOME TIME TO SPEAK WITH SENATOR BEN ALLEN AND SOME OTHER DIGNITARIES FROM OTHER CITIES. I ALSO ON SATURDAY, WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE MAYOR BASH VISIT REDONDO BEACH AND GO TO THE NEW RESTAURANT IN MONTAUK. AND SO I GOT TO SPEAK WITH HER A LITTLE BIT, AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE YOU DID AS WELL. AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SO WE INTERRUPTED HER MEAL TWICE. I DID MEET WITH THE CITIZENS FOR REDONDO TREES. ALSO PARTICIPATED ON SUNDAY, WE PLANTED OVER 850 NATIVE PLANTS IN THE NEW LOWER POND AT WILDERNESS PARK WITH OVER 100 STUDENTS FROM REDONDO UNION UNION HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND A GREAT EVENT, AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO GERALDINE TRIVEDI, WHO'S WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND IS THE LEAD ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING WHEN WE OPEN IT UP. I THINK THE PUBLIC WILL BE IMPRESSED TO GET THAT POND BACK. WE HAD A MEETING ON WATER POLO TODAY, SO WE'RE GETTING MORE PROGRESS TOWARDS WATER POLO EVENTS THIS SUMMER. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND I ALSO MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, AND THAT'S IT. COUNCILMEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER KYLE LOFSTROM ON THE 103 DONATIONS. THE 103 PINTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS COMEDY STYLINGS COMING UP AT SPRING FEST FOR THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS DEFERRED FROM DONATING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN MY LIFE. OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 104. THIS WEEK, LATER IN THE WEEK, I'VE GOT A MEETING ON THE STATUS OF THE AVENUE A PEDESTRIAN RAMP. THE MAYOR WILL BE THERE AS WELL. AND CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MIXER AT TRUSTED GUT FROM 5:30 TO 8 P.M.. TRUSTED GUT IS UP OVER ON 182ND IN KINGSDALE. IS THAT THE RIGHT? YEAH, I KNOW IN MY HEAD WHERE IT IS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ADDRESS. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. I ATTENDED THE CAL CITY'S DINNER LAST WEEK AS WELL. EXCUSE ME. IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR STATE SENATOR AND OTHER DIGNITARIES FROM SACRAMENTO AND FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING UP THERE THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT CITIES AROUND THE SOUTH BAY AND OBVIOUSLY HERE IN REDONDO SPECIFICALLY. I ALSO ATTENDED THE KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE BOAT PARADE AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR WITH A LOT OF NEW EVENTS AND TRYING TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAD WITH THE BOAT PARADE BY GETTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WATERFRONT TO WORK TOGETHER ON THOSE. BUILD ON IT. BUILD ON IT, BUILD ON THE SUCCESS. EXACTLY. AND COMING UP THIS WEEK, I HAVE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATION AT THE CALIFORNIA SURF CLUB WHERE GOODIE GOODLOE WILL BE SPEAKING. AND THEN ALSO ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE THE IN AND OUT CAR SHOW, WHICH IS COMING TO SEASIDE LAGOON. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S A NEW LARGE EVENT FOR THE CITY. AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME TO REDONDO AND TRADITIONALLY THEY HELD IT IN ORANGE COUNTY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. I'LL BE THERE AS WELL THIS WEEKEND, AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT I ALSO DONATED BLOOD, I'D LIKE THAT TO BE ON THE RECORD. I ALSO ATTENDED THE CAL CITY'S LA DIVISION GENERAL MEETING. MANY OF YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THAT. AND ON MONDAY, I ATTENDED A MEETING AT THE LA AIR FORCE BASE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S MILITARY COUNCIL AND DIRECTOR MYERS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BASE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND SPACE FORCE AND ITS HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY. SPECIFICALLY I WILL BE HOSTING A, CO-HOSTING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI A COMMUNITY MEETING ON JANUARY 24TH, WHICH IS A SATURDAY AT 9 A.M. IN THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY. WE WILL HAVE GUESTS, TOM BAKALY THERE FROM THE HEALTH DISTRICT TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY THERE ON PROSPECT AND ON JANUARY 22ND THE METRO BOARD WILL BE DECIDING WHERE TO BUILD THE GREEN LINE EXTENSION TO TORRANCE. WE'RE CHARTERING A BUS TO HELP RESIDENTS GET TO THE MEETING AND ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST OPTION, HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, AND THE BUS WILL BE AT THE REDONDO BEACH TRANSIT CENTER IN THE MORNING OF THE 22ND, AND WILL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 7:20. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GET THERE. YOU KNOW, STAND WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LET'S LET'S MAKE THIS BEST OPTION HAPPEN. [00:15:05] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER OBAGI. I ALSO GAVE BLOOD, COUNTED FOR TWO, ACTUALLY, OF THE 103, BECAUSE I DID POWER RED. THANK YOU, KYLE, FOR ORGANIZING THAT, FOR RALLYING EVERYBODY TO GET OUT THERE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC, FOR LETTING DISTRICT FOUR JUMP INTO YOUR NORTH REDONDO COMMUNITY MEETING AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY. THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. WE'LL HAVE TOM BAKALY SPEAK AND COVER KIND OF EVERYTHING THAT'S TRANSPIRED HERE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND IN ADDITION, WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC SAID RELATIVE TO THE METRO BOARD MEETING THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON JANUARY 22ND, I ENCOURAGE ALL REDONDO RESIDENTS, EVEN IF YOU LIVE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE THE TRAIN IS GOING TO GO, TO COME OUT THAT DAY AND STAND UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY, BECAUSE BUILDING TWO ADDITIONAL METRO TRAINS, TRACKS THAT WILL THAT WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF TRAINS EVERY DAY OVER SEVEN FUEL AND GAS PIPELINES NEXT TO A FREIGHT TRAIN CARRYING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IS NO PLACE TO BUILD A NEW RAIL SYSTEM. IT WILL HAVE LOWER RIDERSHIP THAN HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE K LINE RIGHT NOW, IT'S ELEVATED ALL THROUGHOUT EL SEGUNDO. WHY SHOULD IT BE ON THE GROUND OR TRENCHED WHEN IT GETS TO LAWNDALE AND REDONDO BEACH? IT SHOULD STAY ELEVATED. SO THAT'LL BE ON THE 24TH. ALSO 22ND, 7:20 A.M., REDONDO BEACH TRANSIT CENTER. IN ADDITION, TOMORROW THERE'S A PLANNING AND PROGRAMING MEETING. THE K LINE EXTENSION OR C LINE EXTENSION WILL BE THERE TOO, BUT YOU'LL BE ON YOUR OWN TO GET THERE. IT'S AT 11 A.M. DOWN AT DOWNTOWN AT METRO HEADQUARTERS. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. NOTHING TONIGHT MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM E ON THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA THIS EVENING? [E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA] IF NOT, COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THE ORDER THAT'S BEEN PUBLISHED. LET'S SEE. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO AN AGENCY RECESS NOW FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY. [F. AGENCY RECESS] COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO THE SPECIAL MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. DO WE HAVE OUR. MR. PRICE. AND I MEAN OUR ADDITIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT. NO. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. COMMISSIONER PRICE. NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER NEWTON. NOT PRESENT. CHAIRMAN LIGHT. HERE. OKAY. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION? ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY. YES. WE HAVE F.1 AGENCY RECESS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY REVISED MINUTES. REMOVING MINUTES SECRETARY NOTES. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, NOW WE'RE JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM C ON THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY. WE HAVE C.1 THROUGH C.3 . DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL FOR ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MOTION TO APPROVE C.1 THROUGH C.3. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS ITEM C.1 TO C.3 ON THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA? DOES ANYONE ONLINE? DO YOU HAVE A CARD? YES, WE HAVE A CARD FOR F.1. FOR F.1. YES. SO THAT'S NOT RIGHT NOW. FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY. YEAH BUT THIS IS E. OKAY. F.1 ON THE MAIN AGENDA OR ON THE HOUSING THE HOUSING. OKAY. JUST. OKAY. MARIA, ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE. YES. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO A NON AGENDA ITEMS OR ON ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. BECAUSE IT'S WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING ELEMENT IS I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOUSING ELEMENT. [00:20:01] YEAH. WELL THAT WILL BE COMING UP. THAT'S NOT F.1 THOUGH. THERE'S TWO THERE'S L.1 AND L.2 OR. THIS IS THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING. OKAY. THIS IS APPROPRIATE. YOU CAN YOU CAN SPEAK NOW I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR WEARING A HAT. JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO OUR FORMER REDONDO RESIDENTS NUMBER 48, JAHLANI TAVAI. HE'S IN BOSTON NOW, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUPER BOWL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARIA LARISSA YESSAL. MAYOR LIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. WHERE IS HE? I HAVEN'T MET HIM. COMMISSIONER, CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE HOUSING ELEMENT RULING AND WHAT IT MEANS GOING FORWARD. LET'S SEE. HERE I GO AGAIN WITH MY, LIKE, LOSING MY NOTES. VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING. SO BASICALLY, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN INTELLIGENT PLAN. IN REDONDO BEACH THE APPEALS COURT WAS CLEAR, COMPLIANCE IS NOT ABOUT THEORETICAL THEORETICAL ZONING OR PAPER UNITS. IT'S ABOUT REALISTIC, ACHIEVABLE HOUSING PATHWAYS. THIS MOMENT GIVES REDONDO BEACH A CHOICE. WE CAN RESPOND DEFENSIVELY OR WE CAN LEAD INTELLIGENTLY. OWNERSHIP HOUSING OFFERS ONE OF THE MOST REALISTIC PLAN PLANNING TOOLS AVAILABLE. WHEN PEOPLE PURCHASE HOMES, THEY COMMIT CAPITAL, THEY ANCHOR THEMSELVES LOCALLY AND PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD BASED ON REAL DEMAND, NOT SPECULATION. HOME OWNERSHIP ALSO PROTECTS THE CITY WITHOUT A CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT. REDONDO BEACH BECOMES VULNERABLE TO BUILDERS REMEDY PROJECTS. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WILL BUILD IT FOR US, WHICH OFTEN LIMIT LOCAL CONTROLS AND OVERWHELMINGLY PRODUCE RENTAL ONLY DEVELOPMENTS. IF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN LOCAL OVERSIGHT, DESIGN STANDARDS LONG TERM STABILITY, WE MUST PLAN INTENTIONALLY. THAT MEANS IDENTIFYING SITES THAT ARE TRULY FEASIBLE AND ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE STAKEHOLDERS, NOT JUST OCCUPANTS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEVELOPERS VERSUS CITY HALL. IT'S ALL ABOUT CHOOSING HONEST PLANNING OVER HYPOTHETICAL PLANNING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY. HELLO, MY NAME IS ERICA FOSTER AND I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK THE AGENCY PLAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN FOR POSSIBLE APPROVAL TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THOSE, THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL WE GET TO THE. OH, OKAY. SORRY. MY. L.1, THAT'S L.1 AND L.2. I WILL BE BACK. OKAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE AND NO HANDS RAISED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. SO WE WILL BE JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM I. THERE'S NO OLD BUSINESS. THERE'S NO PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE'LL JUMP DOWN TO ITEM I, I.1, DIRECTOR HAUSE, YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. IF YOU CAN HAVE OUR PRESENTATION UP ON THE SCREEN. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE UPDATES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN. AS YOU KNOW, WE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED THIS PLAN TO YOU IN DECEMBER. YOU PROVIDED US SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW YOU WANTED TO CHANGE SOME OF THE WAYS WE MANAGE OUR WAIT LIST, AND WE TOOK NOTES DOWN. AND THEN WHEN WE CAME BACK TO OUR OFFICES AND STARTED WORKING ON IT, WE REALIZED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO RESTART THE NOTICING PROCESS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OR A KEY DATES AND MILESTONES WE NEED TO HIT BEFORE WE BROUGHT BACK AN UPDATED PLAN TO YOU. WE ARE IN A SHORTFALL THOUGH, AND WE WANTED TO START TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THAT SHORTFALL. AND SOME OF THESE CHANGES TO THE PLAN WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SO WE CONNECTED WITH OUR HUD TEAM AND THEY SAID THAT WE COULD BRING THIS BACK, THIS ITEM BACK TO YOU AS IS NOT CHANGE FROM DECEMBER. [00:25:05] SAME CHANGES, SAME THINGS WE WANT TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL ISSUE. AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US, IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT FOR TOMORROW, FOR US TO START IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE ITEMS TO HELP START ADDRESSING THE SHORTFALL. WE PLAN ON COMING BACK WITH THE CHANGES TO THE WAIT LIST PROCESS AT A LATER TIME, BUT WE WON'T BE ADDRESSING THE WAITLIST ISSUE UNTIL LIKE 3 OR 4 MONTHS FROM NOW WHEN WE COME BACK AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED QUARTERLY MEETING WITH YOU. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE CHANGES. WE DO WANT TO START IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE UPDATES, THOUGH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF A SHORTFALL SO WE CAN START PULLING PEOPLE OFF THE WAITLIST. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO IMELDA DELGADO. SHE IS OUR HOUSING MANAGER. SHE WILL BRIEFLY GO OVER THE SAME ITEMS WITH YOU. AGAIN, JUST SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING THE MANDATORY ONES FROM HOTMA. AND THEN SOME OF THE DISCRETIONARY ITEMS THAT WERE CHANGING SO THAT WE CAN BETTER ADDRESS OUR SHORTFALL AND JUST REFINE OUR PLAN GENERALLY. SO WITH THAT, TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IMELDA DELGADO. I'M THE HOUSING MANAGER FOR THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN FOR THE HOUSING AGENCY AGAIN. THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY IS A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY AND IT IS FUNDED BY THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, OR SECTION EIGHT. HUD REQUIRES ALL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES TO HAVE AN APPROVED ADMIN OR ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO FOLLOW DIRECTION, ESTABLISH EXPECTATIONS, AND HELP WITH CONSISTENCY. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN THAT STAFF IS CURRENTLY USING WAS UPDATED AND APPROVED IN 2023. UPDATES AND REVISIONS CAN BE MADE AS NEEDED. THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH MODERNIZATION ACT WAS FINALIZED IN 2023 HOTMA. UPDATE, HOTMA UPDATES RULES FOR HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS LIKE SECTION EIGHT. SOME UPDATES ARE MANDATORY AND SOME ARE DISCRETIONARY. IMPLEMENTATION BEGAN IN 2024 WITH FULL IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED AND STAGGERED BY HUD. CURRENTLY, HUD'S NEW DATA REPORTING SYSTEM IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THEREFORE, FULL IMPLEMENTATION IS DELAYED. SOME HOTMA MANDATORY CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED NOW ARE DEFINITIONS, ASSET LIMIT RULES, UPDATED INCOME VERIFICATION HIERARCHY AND MANDATORY INTERIM REPORTING LIMITS. STAFF WILL APPLY THESE CHANGES ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. OTHER MANDATORY CHANGES HAVE BEEN DELAYED, BUT ALL HOTMA REQUIRED CHANGES ARE ADDRESSED IN THE REVISED ADMIN PLAN. FINAL IMPLEMENTATION HAS BEEN DELAYED BY HUD UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2027. AS OF TODAY, STAFF CANNOT IMPLEMENT MANDATORY CHANGES NOW OR LATER UNTIL APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BACK THIS EVENING. SOME HOTMA UPDATES OFFER PHA DISCRETION. THE NEXT TWO SLIDES LIST TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURES. MOST ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT COSTS TO ADDRESS OUR FUNDING SHORTFALL. ITEM ONE, REVISE SUBSIDY STANDARDS. WE REVISE OUR SUBSIDY STANDARDS TO TWO PEOPLE PER BEDROOM. THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY. NUMBER FOUR, ADDED POLICIES TO ADMINISTER TARGETED FUNDING PROGRAMS LIKE FOSTER YOUTH FOR INDEPENDENCE THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. FIVE, EHV PREFERENCES FOR THE WAITING LIST WERE ADDED IN EFFORTS TO TRANSITION EHV PARTICIPANTS TO SECTION EIGHT. SIX, ZERO INCOME FAMILIES WILL BE APPLIED A $50 MINIMUM RENT. SEVEN, HOMEOWNERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IF THE UNIT THEY OWN IS HABITABLE. 8 AND 9, POLICIES TO HELP STAFF OBTAIN DOCUMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. AND NUMBER TEN, WE ADDED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ADMINISTER THE FOSTER YOUTH FOR INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM IMMEDIATELY, AS OUR CURRENT POLICY DID NOT INCLUDE THESE. UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE ADMIN PLAN ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, WITH DIFFERENT ROLLOUT TIMELINES AND IMPLEMENTATION DATES. TO CONCLUDE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS FOR THESE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH [00:30:03] HOTMA AND ALLOW STAFF TO REVAMP THE SECTION EIGHT APPLICATION PROCESS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE OR AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND YOU SAID THAT THOSE THAT SYSTEM IS NOW ANTICIPATED TO BE ONLINE NO EARLIER THAN 1ST JANUARY NEXT YEAR. YEAH. THE HUD SYSTEM. SO WE'RE WAITING ON SOME OF THESE UPDATES FOR THEIR SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY CATCH UP TO THEIR POLICIES. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. JUST REAL QUICK, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT WAS LISTING? I THINK IT WAS ONE THROUGH FIVE OF THE POLICIES. AND NUMBER THREE ADDS $100,000 ASSET LIMIT FOR PARTICIPANTS. IS THAT AT APPLICATION AND CONTINUING THROUGH THERE? YES. SO THE HOTMA MANDATORY CHANGES SAID THAT WE WOULD ONLY DO IT FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM. AND IMELDA, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT OUR DISCRETION IS WE CAN ACTUALLY EXTEND IT TO THAT CURRENT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASSESSED THE SAME WAY. SO THEY WOULD HAVE $100,000 ASSET LIMIT. AND WE WOULD CHECK THIS UPON THEIR ANNUAL REVIEW. ANNUAL REVIEW. OKAY, GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. DID I MISS IT? I THOUGHT WE HAD APPROVED ONE THAT SAID IF YOU'VE GOT A HOME THAT YOU COULD INHABIT IN THE NEXT SLIDE. DID I MISS THAT NUMBER EIGHT. NUMBER 7 OR 7. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS NUMBER. GO TO THE LAST SLIDE. HA2026-01 AND HA2026-02. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE VOTE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? HELLO. ERICA FOSTER, DISTRICT THREE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING IT BACK SO PROMPTLY AND QUICKLY. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN GET IT APPROVED. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND THEN THEY CAN WORK ON GETTING THE OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS WANTED REVISED, DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. FOLLOWING THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? NO, THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TWO RESOLUTIONS. I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. COULD YOU ALSO ADD THAT YOU APPROVED THE. COULD YOU ALSO ADD THAT YOU APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN? AND APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN. SECOND, YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? YES I DID. YES. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH TWO ABSENT. OKAY. NOW WE GO TO L.2. DIRECTOR HAUSE. SO L.2 IS UPDATES TO OUR ANNUAL PLAN AND FIVE YEAR PLAN. AND WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THAT ONE. AND IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE, YOU JUST APPROVED THE ADMIN PLAN SO THAT BY DEFAULT TRIGGERS THE NEEDED UPDATE TO THE ANNUAL PLAN AND THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND IS JUST CAPTURING THE CHANGES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN YOU JUST APPROVED. AND THE LAST MOTION COVERS THIS, CORRECT? NO. YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A NEW MOTION TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL PLAN AND THE FIVE YEAR PLAN. OKAY. THERE ARE MANY PLANS FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. SO MOVED. SECOND. [LAUGHS] YES. I PRINTED THE THOUSAND PAGE DOCUMENT. IT'S RIGHT HERE. I LEFT IT THERE TO REMIND YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH OF THESE RESOLUTIONS. CORRECT? YES. AND A SECOND. AND A SECOND. OKAY. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS L.2? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? NO, THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ATTENDEES. NO ATTENDEES AND NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? AYE. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, SO THE MOTION CARRIES AGAIN 5 TO 0 WITH TWO ABSENT. OKAY. JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM J. ANY REFERRALS TO STAFF ON THIS? I NEED TO READ. OH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YEAH. THANK YOU. L.1 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY. RESOLUTION NUMBER HA-2026-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. APPROVING THE AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN L2. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER HA-2026-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 AND THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2030 FOR SUBMISSION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. [00:35:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW ITEM J ANY MEMBER ITEMS AND REFERRALS TO STAFF. NOPE. NO. OKAY. SO THEN I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BACK TO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOVE TO ADJOURN BACK TO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY IS SCHEDULED TO BE TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2026 AT 6 P.M., RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. OKAY. I'M GOING TO CALL BACK TO ORDER THE REGULAR OPEN SESSION 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. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM G. [G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS] NOW, BACK ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? YES. J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'RE JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM H. [H. CONSENT CALENDAR] THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS H.1 H.6? NO? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE H.1 THROUGH H.6? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. BEFORE WE VOTE WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. LET'S SEE. I HAVE ONE CARD. H.4 ON PET LICENSING BY DOCTOR ANDY LESSER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. LET ME JUST EXPLAIN, THE DERMATOLOGIST DID THIS, SO I'M PEELING, AND NORMALLY, I WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE SUCH A MESS FOR YOU ALL. BUT YOU'RE VERY APPEALING. [LAUGHS] AS MY DAD SAYS, NO PAIN, NO GAIN. THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S TRUE. AND THANKS TO TYLENOL AND ADVIL, THE PAIN IS MINIMAL. I CAME TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I NOTICED THE THIS H.4 ITEM. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE, AND THE CITY OF TORRANCE USES A COMPANY CALLED DOCUPET. AND ON THEIR LICENSING FORM, THERE'S AN OPTION FOR DONATION TO NONPROFIT. AND LAST YEAR CITY OF TORRANCE THE COMMISSIONERS, ALONG WITH DOCUPET, APPROVED A LARGE DONATION TO OUR NONPROFIT LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE GROUP. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT PET DATA DOES, BUT I SEE YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP TO PUT IT OUT TO BID. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK TORRANCE IS VERY HAPPY WITH DOCUPET AND CERTAINLY MY ORGANIZATION WAS THRILLED THAT WE GOT A DONATION FROM DOCUPET THROUGH THE LICENSING FOR CITY OF TORRANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.6? IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT. PARDON? IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT. LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY ONLINE. THERE'S NO HANDS RAISED AND NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR H.5, WHICH IS SLURRY SEALING ACROSS NORTH REDONDO, DISTRICT FIVE, THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND DISTRICT FOUR, AND EVEN SOME STREETS IN DISTRICT THREE. THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING RESIDENTIAL REHAB. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.6? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO READ FROM H1. TO H.6? H.5. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2601-002, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT TO AMERICAN ASPHALT SOUTH, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $597,931,97 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY WIDE SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, PHASES FIVE THROUGH SEVEN. JOB NUMBER 41140. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. WE JUST APPROVED THEM ALL. SO WITH THAT WE'LL JUMP TO ITEM J. [J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS AGENDA FOR ACTION. THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER IS PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE. [00:40:04] AND WE WILL TAKE WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST. AND I DO HAVE SOME SO. LET'S SEE. OUR FIRST ONE IS KELI WILLIAMS AND THE SECOND ONE IS GEORGETTE GANTNER. HI, KELI. HI. MY NAME IS KELI WILLIAMS. I'M GOING TO SAY HELLO TO ALL OF YOU GUYS. I'M VERY NERVOUS, SO I'M GOING TO READ. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH FOR OVER 30 YEARS. AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I LOVE MY CITY. I LOVE IT HERE. I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND VERY JUST LOVE IT. AND I'VE SEEN IT GO FROM AN UNDISCOVERED BEACH TOWN TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. I REALLY CARE ABOUT IT. I'M NOT HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HOMELESS, AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANY BIG BEACH HARBOR SIGN. BUT WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS WHEN YOU SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON THAT SIGN AND IT'S WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE TO DO, RIGHT? WHEN YOU HIT THAT STOP, YOU'RE GOING TO TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND THERE'S THE POST OFFICE. AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE 25FT AWAY. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS SIGN IS COVERED BY WEEDS AND IT SAYS UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. THE PROPERTY APPEARS NEGLECTED, RUN DOWN AND GIVEN A GHETTO TYPE VIBE. THIS IS THE INITIAL IMPRESSION ANYONE GETS WHEN THEY PASS THAT SIGN COMING DOWN CATALINA TO GERTRUDA. IT'S LIKE, HELLO, WELCOME TO REDONDO. LOOK AT OUR POST OFFICE. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY BY THE OCEAN, AND IN SOME AREAS REFER TO THE FRENCH RIVIERA. YET WITNESSING A NEGLECTED PROPERTY OVERRUN WITH WEEDS AND DISHEARTENING. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE SEES IT. I WONDER IF ANYONE RECALLS THE REDONDO BEACH BACK IN THE 90S WHERE IT HAD BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. IT WAS LIKE A BOTANICAL TYPE ENVIRONMENT. NOW WE HAVE 12 FOOT TALL TREES AND IT'S VERY IT WAS HAD A LOT OF DETAIL TO IT. NOW IT JUST APPEARS ABANDONED AND UNKEPT. I HAVE A PO BOX THAT I'VE HAD THAT THERE SINCE FOR 30 YEARS. I ABOUT 30 YEARS. SORRY. I'VE HAD IT SINCE 1995. YEAH, I GUESS IT IS 30 YEARS. AND I SEE THIS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THE POSTMASTER OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR LANDSCAPING BECAUSE OF COVID. HOWEVER, THEY CAN REPAVE THE PARKING LOT, THEY CAN ACQUIRE ELECTRIC MAIL TRUCKS, THEY CAN ADD IN A CHARGING STATION FOR THEM AND PURCHASE A LARGE SIGN THAT SAYS THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. ALL WHILE 12 FOOT TREES ARE GROWING ALL OVER THE PROPERTY. AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. AND NOT TO MENTION THE HOMELESS HAVE A NICE LITTLE PLACE TO CAMP OUT UNDER THE WEED TREES. AND BECAUSE IT'S NOT MAINTAINED, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DRIVE BY, LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND SEE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. IT'S TERRIBLE. I'M ASKING THAT YOU I'M APPEALING TO YOU THAT YOU WILL SEND A CODE VIOLATION LETTER OR NUISANCE LETTER, WHICH BASICALLY TALKS ABOUT HIGH GRASS, JUNK AND DEBRIS, URGING THE UPS TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY. I ALSO WILL BE SENDING EMAILS TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS. I KNOW EVERYONE IS BUSY, SO AM I. BUT I TOOK OFF WORK EARLY TODAY BECAUSE I FIND THIS SO ATROCIOUS AND I JUST WANT YOU TO MAYBE CONSIDER IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY I RESPOND TO THAT? SURE. SO THIS IS THE POST OFFICE HERE IN DISTRICT TWO, AND I'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SEVERAL PHONE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS AROUND THE CITY ABOUT IT AND ACTUALLY HAVE STOPPED BY TO TRY TO MEET THE MANAGER AS WELL, AND REACHED OUT VIA EMAIL AND ACTUALLY HAVE REACHED OUT TO OTHER POLITICIANS, LIKE OUR US REPRESENTATIVES, SO THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, WEIGH IN ON THE SITUATION AND TRY TO GET US SOME HELP. SO WE'RE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM. BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. YOU CAN DO. IF YOU WANT ME TO COME IN ON THE WEEKEND. I'LL HELP EVEN DEVICE THE LETTER TO SEND IT. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, AND I'VE TRIED TO CALL THE POSTMASTER SEVERAL TIMES. NO ANSWER THERE. DOESN'T EVEN GO TO VOICEMAIL. I ASKED CODE ENFORCEMENT TO LOOK AT IT. DID WE GET ANY RESPONSE? NOT YET. WE JUST TEXTED. SO WE'VE ASKED CODE ENFORCEMENT TO LOOK AT IT. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER. ALSO, IN RESPONSE TO A FACEBOOK POST I SAW, I TEXTED THE OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE, TED LIEU, ABOUT IT, AND I JUST SENT A VIDEO CLIP OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING TO HIM, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME. I LOVE THE CITY. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A BETTER YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO PLANT FLOWERS, AT LEAST TAKE CARE. YEAH, RIGHT UP HERE. WE ALL AGREE WITH YOU. WE'RE TRYING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. GEORGETTE GANTNER. AND THEN JIM MUELLER. GOOD EVENING. GEORGETTE GANTNER DISTRICT TWO. REGARDING ARTESIA, REGARDING THE EFFORT ON ARTESIA, REGARDING ALL THE MONEY AND THE SEED MONEY THAT WE PUT THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOWARD IT REGARDING THE MONEY, THAT MORE MONEY THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT TOWARD IT. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS VACANCIES AND NON OPERATING BUSINESSES IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL OUR GOOD INTENTIONS AND MONEY AND EFFORT AND SO FORTH. [00:45:03] I WOULD HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU IN YOUR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ARE APPROACHING SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES VACANCIES, NON OPERATING BUSINESSES AND EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IF THEY KNOW THE WHOLE STORY. YOU KNOW I WONDER IF IS THERE AN EFFORT IN THE CITY TO DO PR TO OTHER CITIES TO OUR CITY. I MEAN I KNOW OUR CITIZENS BASICALLY KNOW BUT NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS THE EFFORT THAT'S GOING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HAPPENING ON THAT STREET. IF EVERYONE KNOWS. PLUS BUSINESSES, WHENEVER I GO ANYWHERE, I TELL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD GO CHECK OUT ARTESIA AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO DECIDE TO RENT. AND I TELL THEM ABOUT THE SITUATION. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE SAME. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A CONCERTED EFFORT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A COOL THING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PROTOCOL IS WITH THAT, BUT I HOPE SO BECAUSE WITH THE MONEY AND EFFORT HAPPENING, I JUST FINALLY READ THE ENTIRE AACAP LAST NIGHT, AND I REALIZED HOW MUCH WORK WAS DEDICATED IN YEARS THAT IT TOOK TO CONSTRUCT THAT DOCUMENT. AND ALSO, THERE'S BUSINESS. THERE'S BUSINESS IN PARTICULAR. I HAVE MY EYE ON THAT I'M HOPING IS GOING TO EITHER RESURRECT OR SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO THAT ANOTHER BUSINESS CAN TAKE ITS PLACE, BECAUSE FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ARE NON-OPERATING OR THE VACANCIES, WE'RE LOSING MONEY, THE CITY IS LOSING MONEY. AND THE MORE WE HAVE, THE BETTER. AND MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR PLAN IS TO WAIT UNTIL ARTESIA LOOKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND IS MORE APPEALING. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT. I THINK THAT MAYBE THE SOONER WE REACH OUT TO BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES, DECIDE, HEY, MAYBE IT'S THERE'S GOOD RATES HERE. THERE'S IT'S AFFORDABILITY, YOU KNOW, THEN IT WILL START LOOKING BETTER IMMEDIATELY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE PLANS FOR THE PR ASPECT OF IT. BUT RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO CONTACT SOMEONE AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THESE PEOPLE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A FAST AND EASY WAY, IF YOU'VE GOT ADDRESSES OR EMAILS OR WHATEVER WHERE I CAN APPROACH OR SOMEONE ELSE CAN APPROACH AND SAY, HEY, LET'S MAKE A DEAL AND, YOU KNOW, LET'S MOVE AHEAD. AND IF THEY REALIZE I BELIEVE, IF THEY REALIZE THE EFFORT THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING, THEY MAY BE INCENTIVIZED AND SAY, HEY, NOW WE CAN GET SOME MONEY, NOW WE CAN SELL AND MOVE AHEAD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. JIM MUELLER. AND THEN MARIA LARISSA YESSAL. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING VETERANS AT THE START OF COUNCIL MEETINGS. IN MY 20S, I SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. GOOD CITIZENS HAVE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP SOLVE THEIR COMMUNITY'S PROBLEMS. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, CITIZENS NEED GOVERNMENT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT ITS CONDITION AND PROBLEMS IT FACES, AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK. AND THE VERY DESIGN OF THIS VENUE HERE SPEAKS TO THE HISTORIC INTENT FOR THE CITY TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. SO HERE ARE SOME ISSUES I HAVE FOUND WHILE TRYING TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN. NUMBER ONE, FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY REPORTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, LEAVING ONLY THE ACFR DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE 200 TEXT DENSE, ABSTRUSE PAGES PER YEAR. EVEN THESE ARE A YEAR BEHIND. NUMBER TWO, THE SHUTDOWN OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. THE POLICE RAN THAT COMMISSION WITH AN IRON FIST, YET COMPLAINED THAT IT REVEALED TOO MUCH ABOUT THEIR WORK. ANOTHER REASON FOR CLOSING THE COMMISSION, TO REDUCE WORKLOAD ON CITY STAFF. SAFETY IS NOW UNDER PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH NEVER SEEMS TO DISCUSS SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. NUMBER THREE, THE FINANCE CHIEF RESPONDS TO BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS BY JUSTIFYING THE STATUS QUO, COMPLAINING ABOUT STAFFING, PROMISING TO PROVIDE INFO THAT'S DELAYED MONTH AFTER MONTH, AND THEN WHEN DATA IS PROVIDED, IT IS OFTEN INCOMPLETE AND OR INACCURATE. FOUR, REMOVING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON ARTESIA, ELIMINATING A LAYER OF PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE REASON GIVEN, INTERNAL ADMIN REVIEW IS FASTER AND EASIER FOR THE OVERWORKED STAFF. FIVE, QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORTING DOESN'T CONFORM TO FINANCIAL REPORTING CONVENTIONS FAMILIAR TO THE PUBLIC. NO REPORT OF QUARTERLY REVENUE AND EXPENSE BUDGET VERSUS ACTUALS IS AVAILABLE. THIS CREATES A BARRIER TO PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, CONDITION, AND OUTLOOK. NUMBER SIX, HIGH VALUE, SOMETIMES MULTI-YEAR CONSULTING CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT COMPETITION AND SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTS ALLOWED BY NONCOMPETE PROVISIONS IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. ANOTHER PROBLEM, AUTOMATIC AND OR CONSENT CALENDAR EXTENSIONS. I HOPE MORE CITIZENS TAKE AN INTEREST IN THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT AND MORE OF THEM VOTE IN UPCOMING ELECTIONS. THAT WAY, THE ELECTED WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW TO KEEP REDONDO AN AMAZING PLACE TO LIVE. [00:50:04] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARIA LARISSA YESSAL. AND THEN GIL ESCONTRIAS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. BRIEFLY. TO ME A FAVOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE GRAB EVERYONE, GRAB YOUR PHONE, AND GO TO REDONDO BEACH. I WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS BRANDING AND MARKETING FOR REDONDO BEACH, KING HARBOR, THE INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK, NORTH REDONDO, ESPLANADE, CATALINA, BUSINESSES THAT CALL IT HOME, ESPECIALLY HOW THEY ARE REPRESENTED IN CURRENTLY, MANY BUSINESSES AND THE HARBOR ITSELF SHOWS UP UNDER NO EVENTS OR LACK CLEAR PLACEMENT ENTIRELY. RATHER THAN BEING SHOWCASED AS PART OF A VIBRANT INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION, WORKING HARBOR AND COMMUNITY HUB BRANDING COMMUNICATES PRIORITIES. WHAT WE ELEVATE SIGNALS VALUE TO RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND LEASEHOLDERS. KING HARBOR AND ITS BUSINESSES ARE DEFINING CIVIC ASSETS, YET THEIR VISIBILITY IS INCONSISTENT, PARTICULARLY ON MOBILE DEVICE DEVICES. USING REDONDO.ORG INSTEAD OF REDONDOBEACH.GOV ALSO WEAKENS PLACE BASED BRANDING AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR TENANTS. I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST A BRIEFING TO ENSURE OUR BRANDING ARE CLEAR, PROMINENT, CONSISTENT IDENTITY THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY PRIDE, TOURISM AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC STEWARDSHIP. AND YES, WE WANT A LANDMARK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GILES CONTRERAS AND THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE IN RESPONSE TO THE MAYOR'S RECENT REMARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM CONCERNING A USE OF FORCE INCIDENT INVOLVING A FEDERAL OFFICER. AS A CITIZEN, AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, THE MAYOR IS FULLY ENTITLED TO HIS PERSONAL OPINIONS. AND I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THAT RIGHT EVEN WHEN I DISAGREE. HOWEVER, WHEN HE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AS THE MAYOR, HE IS NO LONGER SPEAKING SOLELY FOR HIMSELF. AT THAT POINT, HE'S SPEAKING AS THE CITY'S CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL AND WORDS REASONABLY UNDERSTOOD TO REFLECT THE POSITION OF THE CITY. AND THAT DISTINCTION MATTERS. I SPEAK TODAY AS A CITIZEN, BUT I'M ALSO SOMEONE WITH OVER 45 YEARS OF POLICE EXPERIENCE. OKAY. I MEAN, FORMER POLICE SUPERVISOR, A POST CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, A FORMER INSTRUCTOR IN USE OF FORCE OPTIONS, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BOTH BEEN INVOLVED IN AND FORMALLY REVIEWED MULTIPLE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS. EVEN WITH THAT LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE, I'M EXTREMELY HESITANT TO OFFER PUBLIC OPINIONS BASED ON A FEW SECONDS OF VIDEO. ESPECIALLY WITHOUT FULL INVESTIGATION, THOROUGH INTERVIEWS, AND A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OF THE INVOLVED AGENCIES POLICIES, TRAINING STANDARDS AND USE OF FORCE GUIDELINES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THAT AGENCY IS WITH ONE I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH. THE USE OF FORCE IN POLICY IS DYNAMIC. IT IS NOT SCRIPTED. IT IS NOT CLEAN. IT IS OFTEN UGLY TO WATCH. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS SOMETIMES A NECESSARY PART OF THE JOB. THESE ENCOUNTERS HAVE REAL AND LASTING EFFECTS NOT ONLY ON THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED, BUT ON THE OFFICERS, FAMILIES, AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE THAT REALLY DEMANDS SERIOUSNESS, RESTRAINT AND INFORMED JUDGMENT. THAT IS WHY PUBLIC COMMENTS MADE BY THE MAYOR, SPEAKING ON IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY ABOUT POLICE TACTICS ARE DEEPLY CONCERNING. POLICING TACTICS ARE NOT POLITICAL TALKING POINTS OR POLICING TACTICS ARE NOT POLITICAL TALKING POINTS. THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES GROUNDED IN TRAINING, POLICY AND EXPERIENCE, NOT SECONDHAND IMPRESSIONS DRAWN BY TELEVISION, SOCIAL MEDIA OR COMMENTARY. WHEN ELECTED OFFICIALS ENGAGE IN WHAT AMOUNTS TO AMATEUR MEDDLING AND PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS, IT EXPOSES THE CITY TO RIDICULE AND PULLS US INTO TACTICAL DEBATES THAT SHOULD NEVER BE POLITICIZED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE TYPE OF COMMENTARY RISKS, RISKS REAL WORLD HARM OFFICERS. OUR OFFICERS MAY HESITATE IN CRITICAL MOMENTS, QUESTION WHETHER THEY HAVE THE BACKING OF THE CITY LEADERSHIP, OR MISINTERPRET WHETHER AWFUL ACTIONS WILL LATER BE PUBLICLY UNDERMINED. HESITATION IN DYNAMIC SITUATIONS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE POSITION OF THIS COUNCIL WOULD BE TO WITHHOLD JUDGMENT ON ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING OUR OFFICERS UNTIL ALL FACTS ARE FULLY INVESTIGATED, AND TO DEFEND THEM AGAINST EMOTIONAL REACTIONS DRIVEN BY INCOMPLETE INFORMATION OR PUBLIC PRESSURE. I WOULD CALL ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, [00:55:05] AS WELL AS THE MAYOR, AND HOW IT AFFECTS US ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE VIEWED AS SERIOUS PROFESSIONALS. OKAY. I RESPECTFULLY RESPECT THIS COUNCIL TO STEP UP, REAFFIRM CLEAR BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GOVERNANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. SO ON WE'LL GO DOWN TO ITEM K. [K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS] EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO, ITEM L.1, WHICH IS A A HEARING ON THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM. I'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WITH SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL AND WITH DIRECTOR HAUSE A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT REALLY ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. I SPOKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS AND MOSTLY BY TITLE ONLY SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT IT. THE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. I SPOKE TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I SPOKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND THE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, CITY MANAGER. PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. I, SPOKEN WITH THE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, CITY STAFF. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM L.1, WHICH IS THE HEARING I JUST SPOKE ABOUT. [L. PUBLIC HEARINGS] COULD I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. JANE CHUNG WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. I'M ALSO JOINED BY SENIOR DEPUTY CITY PROSECUTOR STEPHANIE JOHNSON. TONIGHT'S ITEM IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM OR PLHA PLAN FOR THE 2021-2023 ALLOCATIONS. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW OF THE PLHA PROGRAM, FOLLOWED BY HOW THE PLHA PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED IN REDONDO BEACH. I WILL GO OVER THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THEN CONCLUDE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. THE PLHA PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 2 IN 2017, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUILDING HOMES AND JOBS ACT. IT CREATED A PERMANENT STATEWIDE FUNDING SOURCE FOR HOUSING RELATED NEEDS, AND FUNDS ARE GENERATED THROUGH REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION RECORDING FEES. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PLHA PROGRAM FUNDING, A JURISDICTION MUST BE A RECIPIENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS OR CDBG GRANTS, OF WHICH REDONDO BEACH IS THE STATE RELEASE IS 2024 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY OR NOFA. ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2024, WHICH MADE APPROXIMATELY $320 MILLION AVAILABLE STATEWIDE FOR THE 2022 AND 2023 ALLOCATION YEARS. BASED ON THAT STATE'S FORMULA, REDONDO BEACH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UP TO $198,126. THE 2024 NOFA, NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY REPRESENTS THE FINAL ALLOCATION UNDER THE CITY'S CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLHA PROGRAM PLAN. BECAUSE PLHA PROGRAM FUNDING IS TIED TO REAL ESTATE MARKET ACTIVITY, THIS NOFA ALSO REFLECTS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY'S TOTAL FIVE YEAR ALLOCATION. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF $784,980 HAS BEEN REVISED TO $756,188. TO DATE, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED $475,874.15 AND THE AVAILABLE BALANCE, LEAVING AN AVAILABLE BALANCE OF $280,313.85 FOR AVAILABLE FOR THIS APPLICATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UP TO $198,128 THROUGH THE 2024 NOFA, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2021, WE PARTIALLY RECEIVED THAT ALLOCATION OF 223,781, BECAUSE THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $82,000 THAT STAFF WILL BE APPLYING FOR NEXT MONTH TO RECEIVE. [01:00:01] AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO STEPHANIE JOHNSON, WHO WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S PLHA PROGRAM. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE PLHA SUPPORTS OUR CURRENT 20 PALLET SHELTERS ON KINGSDALE IN REDONDO BEACH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LA COUNTY AND HARBOR INTERFAITH. TO DATE, IT HAS SERVED 134 UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND 78 HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY HOUSED, WHICH IS ABOUT A 58% SUCCESS RATE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. I NOTE THIS BECAUSE OUR SPA 8 REGION AND COUNTY WIDE FOR SIMILARLY SITUATED PROGRAMS HAS AN EXIT TO PERMANENT HOUSING RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 17%, AND IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT ALL 20 UNITS ARE CURRENTLY FILLED, AND THERE ARE FIVE RESIDENTS WHO ARE MATCHED WITH HOUSING AND ARE WAITING EITHER LEASE SIGNING OR HOUSING INSPECTIONS TO BE PLACED INTO THEIR PERMANENT HOME. AND JUST A NOTE ON THE FINANCES. AS WE MENTIONED, THIS IS GOING TO OUR OPERATIONAL COST. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY USED THIS FUNDING FOR, ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION IS FOR BOTH OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL. OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY IS WAS THE LAST AMENDMENT WE MADE WITH THE AGREEMENT WAS FOR A SIX MONTH PERIOD. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE DO NOT YET KNOW WHAT OUR 2024 AND 2025 ALLOCATIONS WILL BE. SO, GIVEN THAT WE ONLY HAVE THE 2022 AND 2023 ALLOCATIONS, WE LIMITED THE AMENDMENT TO SIX MONTHS. SO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE IN MARCH 31ST. WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER SOURCES. THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS. WE ARE NOT AT THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO CANCEL THE PROGRAM. THAT'S NOT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY, THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS ALMOST $1 MILLION AND THE COUNTY PAYS FOR MOST OF THAT. OUR PORTION IS ABOUT 26,000 A MONTH. THE COUNTY HAS A GRANT THAT PAYS ABOUT $88 A BED A DAY. AND THAT'S FOR THE 20 UNITS. SO THAT'S JUST SOME INFORMATION ON THE BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. IN ORDER FOR A JURISDICTION TO RECEIVE ITS PLHA FUNDING ALLOCATION, IT WILL NEED TO MEET SEVERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN HERE. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AGAIN TO SPEAK TO THE FIRST LISTED REQUIREMENT THAT'S LISTED ON THE SCREEN. I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT ON PAGE TWO OF THE ACTUAL APPLICATION ON SECTION 302.A, THERE IS A QUESTION ASKING IF A HOUSING ELEMENT WAS ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IT WAS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE HOUSING ELEMENT LAW PURSUANT TO THE STATUTE WHICH IS WHICH IS WAS. SO IN THE APPLICATION, WE ARE STATING YES. AND WE ARE GOING TO ADD A NOTE THERE THAT SAYS PERTAINING TO YEARS 2022 AND 2023. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2601-003, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE APPLICATION AND FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE PLHA PROGRAM PLAN AND APPROVE THE PLAN FOR THE REMAINING 2021 TO 2023 CYCLE. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY, I HAVE NO HANDS RAISED RIGHT NOW, SO DOES ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION OR DO YOU WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC FIRST? [INAUDIBLE] TO MAKE A MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DID HAVE A QUESTION, IF I COULD. YEAH. IT'S FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. IN THE APPLICATION IS THE INFORMATION AND THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN THE PLHA GRANT APPLICATION. AND WHAT YOU MENTIONED YOU'D ADD IS THAT COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION IN REPRESENTATIONS? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2601-003. PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM PLAN FOR 2021 THROUGH 2023 ALLOCATIONS AND APPROVE THE PLHA PROGRAM PLAN APPLICATION [01:05:04] WITH THE ADDITIONS WITH THE ADDITIONS STATED. YES. THANK YOU. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? NOW. ANYBODY ONLINE? WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN ZOOM, BUT NO HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME. AND THERE'S NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I WILL CALL THE VOTE AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC SESSION AFTERWARDS. SO ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. CAN WE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC? MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. DO YOU NEED TO READ THAT? YES. OKAY. L.1 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY. RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2601-003. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND ADOPTING THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM PLAN FOR 2021 2023 ALLOCATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM O, CITY MANAGER ITEMS. [O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS] ANYTHING YOU HAVE FOR US CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY? NOTHING THIS EVENING OTHER THAN JUST A QUICK SCHEDULING REMINDER. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT, THE 20TH. WE WILL BE DARK THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK AT IT IN FEBRUARY. SO THAT'S OUR UPCOMING CALENDAR AND A FINAL REMINDER FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. AND WE DO HAVE WELL, WE HAD POLICE CHIEF SPRENGEL IN THE AUDIENCE. OH, THERE HE IS [LAUGHS]. IT'S TIME ISSUE. I THINK HE'S HIDING. EXACTLY. YEAH. HIS CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN WILL OCCUR AT THE START OF THE MEETING ON THE 20TH, SO. OKAY. OKAY. JUMPING DOWN TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS, ITEM P, WE DO HAVE P.1 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO CITY'S PROHIBITION OF [P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS] GENERAL FOOD SALES, INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE AT SERVICE STATIONS IN THE COASTAL ZONE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR LIGHT AND COUNCIL, LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER. SO THIS ITEM IS BROUGHT FORTH TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION BASED ON A NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 REFERRAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE TO TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION OF GENERAL FOOD SALES AT SERVICE STATIONS IN THE COASTAL ZONE. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW, GOING TO PRESENT A BACKGROUND, TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS AND THEN GO OVER POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP FOR YOUR DISCUSSION. SO JUST TO KIND OF SET THIS THE TABLE HERE SO TO SPEAK, BAD PUN, GENERAL FOOD SALES ARE GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS. AND THAT CLASS OF GOODS IS INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE. AND THAT DEFINITION IS PUT FORTH IN THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE. AND BASICALLY WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING GENERAL FOOD ITEMS, WE CANNOT LEGALLY EXCLUDE BEER AND WINE FROM THAT. SO ANY GENERAL FOOD GROCERY ITEMS BECOMES A DISCUSSION ABOUT BEER AND WINE AS WELL. LIQUOR IS EXCLUDED FROM THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. AND PRIOR TO OCTOBER OF 2023, THE CITY'S 11 SERVICE STATIONS WERE PROHIBITED FROM SELLING GENERAL GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS. THEY WERE PERMITTED TO SELL INCIDENTAL CONVENIENCE ITEMS. YOU CAN THINK OF THESE AS SINGLE SERVINGS SMALL BEVERAGES, BUT IT'S NOT A GALLON OF MILK, A LOAF OF BREAD, A LARGE BAG OF CHIPS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED BY THE CITY IN 1971, AND STATE LAW CAME AND BASICALLY SAID, YOU COULDN'T SEPARATE THOSE THINGS, COULDN'T SERVICE STATION GAS SALES AND GENERAL FOOD SALES GOING FORWARD. BUT BECAUSE WE HAD THAT 1971 ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS, IT STILL WAS LEGALLY VIABLE. AND THEN WE DECIDED TO, OR THE COUNCIL ELECTED TO CHANGE THAT BY ORDINANCE 3263-23, WHICH WAS PASSED IN OCTOBER OF 2023, IT AUTHORIZED GENERAL FOOD SALES AT OUR SERVICE STATIONS, BUT ONLY IN THE INLAND ZONE. AND SO OF THE 11 SERVICE STATIONS THAT ARE IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, NINE OF THE 11 ARE IN THE INLAND ZONE, AND SO THOSE WERE COVERED BY THAT AUTHORIZATION OF GENERAL FOOD SALES. AND SO WITH THE PASSAGE OF THAT, THOSE NINE SERVICE STATIONS, WERE THEY INTERESTED IN SELLING GENERAL GROCERY OR BEER AND WINE OR INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE, THEY HAD TO APPLY FOR NEW OR AMEND THEIR EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ADHERE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. AND THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE THAT DOES REGULATE GENERAL FOOD SALES HAS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SETS THE FLOOR FOR WHAT THOSE REGULATIONS ARE GOING TO BE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE, BUT IT JUST BASICALLY TALKS ABOUT WHERE BEER AND WINE CAN BE DISPLAYED, HOW IT CAN BE DISPLAYED, CAN IT BE ADVERTISED, WHAT HOURS, YOU KNOW, WORKERS NEED TO BE 21 YEARS OLD. SO PRETTY EXTENSIVE LIST. BUT THEN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE ALSO GIVEN THE LEEWAY TO ADD ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TOP OF THAT. [01:10:08] AND SO WHEN COUNCIL ELECTED TO AUTHORIZE GENERAL FOOD SALES IN THE INLAND ZONE, WE ADDED THESE ADDITIONAL CITY REGULATIONS, AND SOME OF THEM WERE JUST MAKING OVERT REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC PIECES. FOR EXAMPLE, FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGE CONTROL REGULATIONS, THAT IS BAKED INTO THE EXISTING BUT WE JUST COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. AND THEN ALSO STATE THAT LIQUOR IS AN INCLUSIVE OF THAT. PUT A CAP ON RETAIL SPACE DEDICATED TO BEER AND WINE SALES, ADDED LOCKED COOLERS, NO SINGLE SERVING CONTAINERS, NO EXTERIOR ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BEER AND WINE, NO SALES THROUGH DRIVE THRU WINDOWS. AND THEN EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THERE CAN BE NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OTHER SURROUNDING USES. AND THEN ALSO HAVING NO VIDEO OR ELECTRONIC GAMES LOCATED ON THE PREMISES. AND AT THAT TIME, THE SPIRIT OF THOSE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS JUST SEEMED TO REALLY HAMMER HOME THE FACT THAT IT'S STRICTLY OFF PREMISE SALES AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED PEOPLE TO HAVE A SINGLE SERVING CONTAINER, SIT AND PLAY A VIDEO GAME, DRINK A BEER ILLEGALLY. AND SO THAT WAS SORT OF WHERE WE WERE. SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE BRINGING THIS BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE REQUEST AND STRICTLY FOR THE STRICTLY FOR THE COASTAL ZONE. AND SO TONIGHT, AFTER YOUR DISCUSSION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION THE PROHIBITION OF GENERAL FOOD SALES WOULD REMAIN INTACT IN THE COASTAL ZONE. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IF YOU DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW GENERAL FOOD SALES IN THE COASTAL ZONE, WE'D WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE THAT MIRRORS THE INLAND ZONE REGULATIONS AND THEN BRING THAT BACK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND WE CAN HAVE THAT TO YOU NEXT MONTH, IN FEBRUARY. AND SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I HOPE I DIDN'T GO IN TOO MANY CIRCLES. THERE'S KIND OF A LOT OF INS AND OUTS TO IT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM. AND AND HAPPY TO FACILITATE FROM THERE. THE ORDINANCE CHANGE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION AFTER WE APPROVE IT. CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. IT HAS A THERE'S A REVIEW PERIOD BEFORE IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. AND WE ONLY GET SO MANY PER YEAR. DOES THIS PUT US I GUESS WE'RE STARTING A NEW YEAR. I THINK WE'RE OKAY. WE'LL HAVE TO ADD IT TO THE QUEUE. WE'VE GOT THE PORT ROYAL ITEM COMING UP. WE'LL HAVE THE CDP. CDPS MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME CAP. IT MIGHT JUST BE THE SORT OF ORDINANCE AND LCP AMENDMENT. SO I, I DON'T I'M NOT REGISTERING THIS AS A PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, BUT WE'LL CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE BRING THE ITEM BACK IN FEBRUARY. WE'LL BE DOING SEASIDE LAGOON. RIGHT? YEAH. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF CDPS ARE IN THAT SAME CATEGORY. THE LIMIT I THINK MIGHT BE ON LCP AMENDMENTS. THAT. WE'LL CLARIFY THAT. YEAH. WE'LL CLARIFY. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. VERY CLEAR ACTUALLY. MR. SMUDES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. I WILL SAY THAT WE BROUGHT THIS FOR THE NON COASTAL ZONE BACK BECAUSE WE HAD THE MOBIL GAS STATION OWNER AT INGLEWOOD AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD SAYING HE WANTED TO INVEST IN THE GAS STATION. HE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SELL GROCERIES. THINGS FOR TO, YOU KNOW, TAKEOUT TAKEAWAY IN ORDER TO DO THAT. HE WANTED TO DO RENOVATION. HE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A HAAGEN-DAZS. SINCE THEN, HE'S UNDERTAKEN THE RENOVATIONS. HE'S ACTUALLY GETTING MICKEY'S DELI INTO THAT LOCATION, AND THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THAT, AND THAT'S SUPER EXCITING. THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND HE STARTED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT UP THE NEW SIGNS AND STUFF, AND, AND BECAUSE OF OUR LAW, IT'S WORKED. HE'S NOT ADVERTISING IN THE WINDOWS, BEER. INSTEAD, HE'S GOT A COCA-COLA BANNER ACROSS, WHICH IS KIND OF COOL AND CLASSIC. AND IT LOOKS GOOD. AND THE BIG ISLAND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE GAS GAS STATIONS ADVERTISE THEIR PRICES. IT DOESN'T SAY BEER AND WINE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME STORES WOULD OR GAS STATIONS WOULD BECAUSE HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO. AND HE NOTED THAT. SO THE LAW IS WORKING IN THE NON-COASTAL ZONE, AND I'M HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT IN THE COASTAL ZONE. OKAY. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. I DON'T SEE WHY THE COASTAL ZONE IS ANY DIFFERENT FROM 100FT TO THE EAST. IT. YOU KNOW, I WAS IN SACRAMENTO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO FOR A QUICK TRIP AND WENT TO A LIQUOR STORE TO BUY ONE CAN OF BEER TO TAKE BACK TO MY HOTEL ROOM. AND THEY'VE GOT A VERY SIMILAR LAW. YOU COULD NOT, I COULDN'T BUY ONE CAN OF BEER. I HAD TO BUY THE ENTIRE SIX PACK OF BEER IF I WANTED A BEER. WHICH IS BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S TO PREVENT. DID YOU DRINK THEM ALL? [LAUGHS] I ALSO HAD TO DRINK THEM ALL. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FRIENDS [LAUGHS]. I HAD TO INVITE SOME FRIENDS SO I COULD DO IT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THAT. I WOULD NEVER CHANGE WHAT WE'VE GOT. [01:15:03] I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO MIRROR IT, BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE 80S, WHERE VIDEO GAMES ARE SOMEHOW GAMBLING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHY VIDEO GAMES WOULD BE PROHIBITED IN A SERVICE IN A SERVICE CENTER, BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. BUT I THINK THIS MAKES A TON OF SENSE. AND HONESTLY, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT ONE LOCATION. THERE'S TWO IN THE COASTAL ZONE. ONE IN COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE'S, COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAD, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLES DISTRICT, AND ONE IN MY DISTRICT. AND EVEN IF THE ONE IN MY DISTRICT WANTED TO, WANTED TO ADD TO THE SALES AND DO IT AGAIN. NO BIG DEAL, REALLY. I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE. AND IN FACT, ON THAT MAP, THE STATION THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ONE IN THE VILLAGE THAT'S THE THE CAR WASH THAT NO LONGER SELLS GAS. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY DOWN A SERVICE STATION THERE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ENCOURAGE MORE LIKE LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI SAID ENCOURAGE MORE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT IN THE BUSINESS. THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS USED TO BE A 7-ELEVEN AND LOST THAT FRANCHISE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SELL BEER AND WINE. I'VE TOURED THE PREMISES. I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CARS THERE FOR SMOG CHECKS FOR YEARS. THE BUILDING WHEN IT GOT RENOVATED WAS AN AWARD WINNING BUILDING. SO I THINK THIS OF ALL LOCATIONS IS PRIME. AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT UPDATING OUR ORDINANCE AND SENDING STAFF TO TO PREPARE ONE. OKAY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. JUST WANTED TO REITERATE SOME OF THE POINTS, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER SAID, AND THE THIS CURRENT LAW HAS HAD THE OPPOSITE EFFECT OF WHAT'S HAPPENED UP ON INGLEWOOD. AND AGAIN, THE FRANCHISEE LOST HIS 7-ELEVEN FRANCHISE BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SELL ALCOHOL, WHICH IN THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS IS PROBABLY 20 TO 30% OF YOUR ANNUAL SALES. SO BECAUSE HE COULDN'T REACH CERTAIN THRESHOLDS WHEN IT CAME TIME TO RENEW THE LICENSING AGREEMENT, THEY DIDN'T OFFER HIM A RENEWAL. SO IN TERMS OF BUILDING HIS BUSINESS, HE HAS A GREAT BUILDING THAT HE BUILT THERE. I THINK THAT THIS WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN, IN SUPPORTING THAT. SO I WANT TO HELP HIM GET BACK. AND HE'S BEEN A GOOD CITIZEN, TOO. AND HE'S BEEN A GOOD CITIZEN, TOO. OKAY. LET'S SEE. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? SURE. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DIRECT STAFF. TO DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH THE NECESSARY, THE NECESSARY ORDINANCE CHANGE TO AMEND THIS TO MAKE IT CONGRUENT WITH THE INLAND SERVICE STATIONS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I DO HAVE TWO CARDS. SAM VARTANIAN AND THEN DOCTOR ANDY LESSER. COME ON UP. THANK YOU. THE GOOD CITIZEN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAMUEL VARTANIAN. 76 STATION TORRANCE AND PCH. 11 YEARS AGO, AFTER COMPLETING A MAJOR REMODELING OF THE PROPERTY, AS YOU GUYS MENTIONED, WE GOT A BEAUTIFICATION AWARD. WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A FRANCHISEE OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BRAND, 7-ELEVEN. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, WE ACCEPTED TWO TWO STANDARD REQUIREMENTS, OPENING 24 HOURS A DAY AND APPLYING FOR BEER AND WINE LICENSE. WE AGREED TO THESE TERMS IN A GOOD FAITH, UNAWARE OF THE THE OUTDATED AND UNREASONABLE PROVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THIS PROVISION LIMITS THE GAS STATION SALES ITEMS TO IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION OF MOTORING PUBLICS. AND BECAUSE OF THIS LANGUAGE, GAS STATIONS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN PROHIBITED FROM SELLING BEER AND WINE. MOST CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA HAVE SINCE RECOGNIZED THAT THIS RESTRICTION NO LONGER REFLECTS MODERN BUSINESS REALITIES AND HAVE REMOVED SIMILAR LANGUAGE FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODES. THIS ONE PROBABLY. ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO READ IT. [01:20:04] AARON JONES, HEAD OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME, ADVISES COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU GUYS REMOVE THIS UNREASONABLE STATEMENT OF THE BOOKS, THEN SHOULD BE NO OTHER PROBLEM APPLYING FOR BEER AND WINE LICENSE. I MEAN, THIS WAS A GENERAL. NOW I'M ASKING A QUESTION FROM CITY ATTORNEY. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN SHOULD BE ILLEGAL THAT I'M SINGLE-HANDEDLY DISCRIMINATED UPON. WE ARE OPERATING A LIMITED HANDICAPPED CONVENIENCE STORE FOR PAST TEN YEARS. WE WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE TO A NORMAL FUNCTIONAL C STORES. COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE TIME WAS NIL NEHRENHEIM, WITH THE GOOD INTENTION TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM IN REDONDO BEACH BLOCKED EVERY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THIS UNREASONABLE STATEMENT OFF THE BOOKS. LAST MEETING FINALLY APPROVED BY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALL GAS STATION EAST SIDE OF THE PCH. YET ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH WAS CREATED FOR WEST SIDE OF PCH. MY STORE. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I'M HANDICAPPED. I'M SORRY YOUR TIME IS UP. OH. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. SO YOU SUPPORT THE MOTION. I GUESS. OKAY, DOCTOR ANDY LESSER. OKAY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TOPIC I CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT. I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME UP A FEW YEARS AGO. AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH AGAINST THE GENERAL GROCERY AND ALONG WITH IT, THE BEER AND WINE FOR THE STATIONS AT THE COASTAL ZONE. BUT NOW I'M TAKING THE OPPOSITE STANCE. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW SAM VERY WELL. HE MAINTAINS A VERY CLEAN OPERATION. HE DOES NOT TOLERATE YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THIS TERM NOW, BUT VAGRANTS OR THE HOMELESS OR THE UNHOUSED. SO SAM IS VERY DILIGENT ABOUT KEEPING HIS PROPERTY UP. I DON'T THINK THAT HIM BEING ABLE TO SELL BEER AND WINE WOULD HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU PLACED IN THE INLAND ZONE, WHICH COULD BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE COASTAL ZONE. IT WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN PLACES LIKE HOUSE OF CIGAR AND LIQUOR, WHICH IS A BLOCK AWAY WHICH SELLS ALL THOSE LITTLE SINGLE USE BOTTLES WE USED TO BE ABLE TO JUST GET ON AIRPLANES, AND NOW THEY'RE ALL OVER THE STREET LIKE TRASH. SO THERE USED TO BE A SMART AND FINAL WHERE CHILDREN'S JOURNEY IS, AND THERE WERE LUCKY STORES LIKE NORTH IRINA AND THEN AT AVENUE H, AND THEY BECAME SMART AND FINAL. SO SMART AND FINAL CLOSED THEIR LOCATION AT PEARL AND PCH. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT SAM IS GOING TO HAVE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND OTHER GROCERY ITEMS LIKE THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE, ONCE AGAIN, A STORE THAT CARRIED GROCERIES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FOR ME AND MY NEIGHBORS. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I'M DEFINITELY SUPPORTING. THERE'S NO REASON TO DISCRIMINATE TWO OUT OF 11 BUSINESSES THAT DO THE SAME THING IN THE CITY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PCH AND NOT THE EAST SIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR CHANGING YOUR MIND. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE MARCI GUILLERMO. GO AHEAD. MARCI? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE SUPPORTERS OF THIS ALLOWING BEER AND WINE TO BE SOLD AT THIS CONVENIENCE GAS STATIONS. PEOPLE DON'T COME TO THE BEACH TO BUY A BOTTLE OF BEER TO GO AND ENJOY THE VIEW. UNLESS, THAT IS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO ARE PROPOSING THAT I. [01:25:04] I UNDERSTAND THE FINANCE, THE ECONOMICS, AND I WOULDN'T CALL IT DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT. PCH WEST. PCH EAST. SO PLEASE TO THE OWNER OF THAT GAS STATION DON'T I, PLEASE DON'T FEEL THAT WAY. IT'S JUST THE ZONING. SO I KNOW THAT WHICHEVER WAY YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ON ZOOM. AND THERE'S NO ECOMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED. YEP. YEP. WE'LL BRING IT BACK. THANK YOU. OKAY. [Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF] ITEM Q, ANY REFERRALS TO STAFF? WE'LL START WITH YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. JUST ONE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PLEASE WORK WITH OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO PREPARE A LETTER REPRESENTING THE CITY COUNCIL'S VIEWPOINT ON THE C LINE EXTENSION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT ABSTAINING, OF COURSE. INCLUDING MAKING REFERENCE TO ANY DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AT THE PLANNING AND PROGRAMING COMMITTEE, PLEASE. JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THE IDEA IS TO BRING THAT LETTER BACK TO YOU ALL AS PART OF AN APPROVAL ITEM NEXT TUESDAY FOR CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION SO IT CAN BE DONE IN ADVANCE OF THE 27TH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FOR. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. SO 4 TO 0, WITH ONE ABSTENTION. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I JUST HAD AN INQUIRY. WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE THE SCOPE OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, LIKE, A MAINTENANCE STANDARDS ORDINANCE THAT WE MIGHT BRING FORWARD. DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN THAT MIGHT LINE UP WITH SOME OF THOSE? I KNOW MARC IS WORKING ON IT AND HE'S GOT SOME GREAT THOUGHTS ON IT. BUT AND I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU IT'S IMMINENT, BUT GIVEN GIVEN THE WORKLOAD, IT'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL MONTHS. I THINK GIVEN COMMENTS TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO ASK. IT'S STILL IN THE QUEUE. IT'S IN THE QUEUE. IT'S IN THE QUEUE. IT'S PROBABLY MORE ADVANCED THAN IT SHOULD BE IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S OCCURRED, BUT IT'S THERE. I'D SAY THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE IT UP FOR CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. NOTHING FOR ME TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. NOTHING FOR ME TONIGHT. OKAY. AND I HAVE NOTHING AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO RECESS BACK TO CLOSED SESSION FOR ITEMS R10, 11 AND 12. [R. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION] COULD YOU. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN YOU READ OFF WHAT OUR 10, 11 BEFORE WE VOTE. WHAT R10, 11 AND 12. 10. AND 12. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE AS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA, CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION ITEM R.10 PROPERTY PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA, PARKING LOT AND SEASIDE LAGOON PORTIONS OF APN NUMBER 7503-0290-900 AND 7503-025-903. R10 PROPERTY 110 THROUGH 151 FISHERMAN WHARF. A PORTION OF APN NUMBER 7505-002-934. R.12 PROPERTY PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA PARKING LOT IN SEASIDE LAGOON. PORTIONS OF APN NUMBER 7503-029-900 AND 7503-029-903 PORTION OF HARBOR DRIVE, PACIFIC AVENUE, CATALINA AVENUE, OR TRUE TO AVENUE, HERONDO STREET, AND ESPLANADE. THANK YOU. AND WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THESE ITEMS? YES. FOR ALL THREE ITEMS, WE WILL BE JOINED BY GREG KAPOVICH, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND THEN FOR AND ALSO FOR, FOR ITEMS R.10 AND R.11, WE WILL HAVE KATHERINE BUCK, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. FOR ITEM R 12 WILL HAVE GREG AND THEN ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR. OKAY. SO I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, WE ARE RECESSING TO CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL BE BACK AFTER WE'RE DONE DELIBERATING TO REPORT OUT ANY ITEMS AND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING, SO. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. [S. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION] WE ARE RECONVENING TO OPEN SESSION FROM CLOSED SESSION. [01:30:01] I'LL DO THE ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION? NO REPORTABLE ACTION. MAYOR. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THE NEXT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL BE A CLOSED SESSION AT 4:30 NEXT TUESDAY. AND OPEN SESSION AT 6 P.M. NEXT TUESDAY, RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.