Mar 11, 2026 Public Amenities Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION ON MARCH 11, 2026 TO ORDER.

CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES. COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI.

HERE. COMMISSIONER GALASSI. HERE. COMMISSIONER MCCAULEY.

HERE. COMMISSIONER ROWE. HERE. CHAIR MAROKO. HERE.

OKAY, SO NOW WE GET TO THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

AND IN HONOR OF THIS BEING OUR LAST MEETING WITH BECCA.

I WOULD LIKE HER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AS A WAY OF THANKING HER FOR ALL OF HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMISSION.

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.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING DOWN THE AGENDA, WE'RE UP TO ITEM D, THE APPROVING OF THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANYBODY WANT TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT? YES. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ITEM WAS REGARDING THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

SORRY. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ITEM WAS THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ITEM L1, I BELIEVE JACK WAS GOING TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.

IF WE COULD REORDER THAT, WE COULD STILL ADDRESS IT LATER ON IN THE MEETING, BUT I WANT TO GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IF HE'S RUNNING LATE.

I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM, BUT I BELIEVE HE WAS GOING TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THAT.

OKAY. SO DID YOU WANT US TO MOVE THAT AROUND? BECAUSE I THINK WE WILL GET TO THAT PART PROBABLY SHORTLY.

SURE. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW I HOPE WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT OUT THERE.

AND WE CAN ALWAYS WHEN WE GET TO THERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AND COME BACK TO IT.

SURE. OKAY, GREAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. DID WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU.

SECOND COMMISSIONER ROWE. DO WE NEED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION? FOR WHAT? TO MOVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO L YET, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET THERE.

BUT WE CAN. BUT WE CAN MAKE THE ORDER TO MOVE L 1 TO, YOU KNOW, GO SUBSEQUENT TO L 5, RIGHT? YES WE CAN. WE CAN MAKE IT SO THAT WHENEVER JACK SHOWS UP AND WE'RE UP TO THAT POINT.

SO CAN I MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO MY MOTION? SURE.

I MOVE TO MOVE ITEM L 1 TO CONCLUDE ITEM L 5 TO COME SUBSEQUENT TO L 5.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NO. OKAY, THEN WE'VE GOT OUR ORDER.

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

OKAY. AND DID YOU PASS OUT TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THE.

YES, I DID. GREAT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE BLUE FOLDER DOCUMENTS? MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROWE.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT AT THIS POINT.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NO. OKAY. ANYBODY ABSTAINING? OKAY. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]

THEY CAN BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION.

IF THEY ARE PULLED, IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR SECTION BELOW.

PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEMS OVER THERE IF THEY'RE NOT PULLED AND ANYTHING THAT'S LEFT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION. SO IS THERE ANY COMMISSIONER THAT WISHES TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?

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COMMISSIONER GALASSI. NO. COMMISSIONER ROWE. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI. NO. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FROM PARKS AND RECS HERE TODAY.

CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO PULL ITEMS. THE MINUTES AND I WANT TO PULL THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

SO IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM.

NOBODY IN THE ROOM. ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE.

OKAY, SO THAT WOULD LEAVE ITEM F 1 AND F 4 TO BE VOTED ON.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F 1 AND F 4? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM F 1 AND F 4 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY SECONDING IT? I'LL SECOND IT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. ANYBODY ABSTAINING? OKAY, SO I PULLED THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT

[G. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]

AND IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO MOVE ON FORWARD WITHOUT YOU HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY.

OH, LET ME JUST GET TO THAT PAGE.

YEAH. AS SUBMITTED IN THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT, WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M VERY PROUD OF IS OUR STAFF COORDINATED A LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH WHERE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE LIBRARY.

I SUBMITTED THOSE COMMENT CARDS IN AN ATTACHMENT AS A PDF.

A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING OUR FACILITIES AND OUR STAFF.

AND WE OF COURSE SHARED THAT WITH STAFF. IT WAS GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPRESSED WHY THEY NEED THE LIBRARY, WHY THEY LOVE THE LIBRARY.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. ANOTHER BIG HIGHLIGHT FOR US IS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS HOUSING NAVIGATOR TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE AT THE LIBRARY.

WE THINK THIS IS A WIN WIN. THEY DEFINITELY NEED THE SPACE TO OPERATE IN.

WHILE MOST OF THEIR WORK IS DONE IN THE FIELD, THEY DO HAVE A NEED FOR A LITTLE BIT LARGER OFFICE SPACE THAN THEY HAVE BEING CONSIDERED NOW. WE HAD SPACE AT THE LIBRARY THAT WE WERE USING PRIMARILY FOR STORAGE, BUT PROVIDING THIS TO THE HOMELESS HOUSING NAVIGATOR STAFF WAS WELL RECEIVED BY JUST ABOUT EVERYONE. AND IT GIVES THE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY STAFF ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEABLE FOLKS THAT CAN PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE IN NEED OF IMPORTANT CRITICAL RESOURCES.

SO WE'RE QUITE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I KNOW FROM PERSONALLY TALKING TO BRANDON AND LILA, THEY ARE TOO, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THEM FEEL AS, AS MUCH AS HOME AS POSSIBLE.

SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. STAFF IS ALREADY WORKING ON OUR ONE BOOK ONE COAST PROGRAM.

WE SHOULD HAVE A FLIER OUT. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING ONE TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT COORDINATING WITH DOZENS OF LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COAST ON THIS PARTICULAR SERIES OF PROGRAMS. WHEN WE HAVE THAT FLIER OUT, WE'RE GOING TO LINK TO NOT ONLY OUR PROGRAMS BUT THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED LOCALLY IN THE SOUTH BAY AND ALONG THE COAST, IN ADDITION TO THE CULMINATION OF THE STREAM THAT WILL HAPPEN ON A SUNDAY, WE WERE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN LIBRARY MEETING ROOM.

BUT BEING IT'S A CLOSED DAY, WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE HAD A PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE COULD COME AND WATCH THE STREAM WITH AUTHOR GEORGE TAKEI TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WORKED AND COLLABORATED TO GENERATE HIS GRAPHIC NOVEL MEMOIR, I SHOULD SAY GRAPHIC MEMOIR, THEY CALLED US ENEMY. STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OPEN HOUSE, THE SAFETY FAIR. NOT ONLY WAS OUR YOUTH SERVICES STAFF THERE TO PROMOTE THE LIBRARY, BUT RIGHT NEXT TO THEM WERE OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HANDING OUT FREE BOOKS AND PROMOTING THEIR RESOURCES AS WELL. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO ENJOY A PROGRAM.

A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS JUST HIGHLIGHT ON THE ADULT SIDE.

THE LIBRARY LADIES OF REDONDO BEACH I THINK IS FANTASTIC.

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IT GARNERED MUCH ATTENTION. AND WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT PRESS.

I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. BUT THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH WAS OUR DINING IN THE SOUTH BAY WITH RICHARD FOSS, A CULINARY HISTORIAN WHO ALSO WRITES FOR SEVERAL PAPERS DOING A RESTAURANT REVIEWS AGGREGATED A LOT OF HISTORY ON THE ORIGINS OF DINING. AND IT WAS SO MUCH SO THAT HE ACTUALLY HAD TO SPLIT IT UP INTO TWO PARTS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE JACK FOR HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT ON THOSE PROGRAMS TO THE MUSEUM.

SO THAT THEY CAN PROMOTE THOSE PROGRAMS ON LOCAL HISTORY.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU FELT I MISSED ANYTHING.

I KNOW WE'RE DOING A LOT AT THE LIBRARY AND WE'RE FULL STEAM AHEAD.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I'M KIND OF BUMMED THAT I MISSED THIS MULTILINGUALISM EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY BECAUSE I AM FLUENT IN FIVE LANGUAGES, SO YOU KNOW THIS IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. AND IT'S GREAT. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THIS ARTICLE.

YEAH. I WILL MAKE A PLUG FOR THAT DINING IN THE SOUTH BAY.

I WENT TO THE AT LEAST PART OF THE FIRST PART AND IT GOT REALLY INTERESTING IN THE SECOND PART DEALS WITH 1945 TO 1985.

SO I'LL BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE BEING MENTIONED OVER THERE.

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD PROGRAM AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON MARCH 21ST.

SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ONE THAT EVERYBODY MAY WANT TO ATTEND.

IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. I THINK THERE WAS LIKE 45 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM OR MORE.

YEAH. OH I WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU NOW THAT THE OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM HAS BEEN UNDERWAY NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HOW IS THAT GOING AS FAR AS THAT GOES? DOES IT NEED TWEAKING? ARE YOU GOING TO OPEN THE NORTH BRANCH ON A FRIDAY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM? WHERE DO YOU SEE IT GOING FROM HERE AT THIS POINT? WELL, IT'S CURRENTLY AND I ALWAYS PUT THE CAVEAT I DON'T WANT TO JINX MYSELF, BUT YEAH, WITH A LOT OF YOU KNOW, CAUTION AND PERSEVERANCE, WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM.

I'VE REQUESTED THAT THE MANAGERS THAT PROVIDE ORIENTATION AND ONBOARDING FOR NEW USERS OF THE EXPRESS HOURS AT NORTH BRANCH SEND ME AN EMAIL. SO THEY'RE COMING IN. I THINK FROM THE STATISTICS, THE PROGRAM IS GROWING.

I THINK WE CERTAINLY COULD EXPLORE OTHER DAYS OF SERVICE.

THERE ARE CHALLENGES TO THAT, BUT THEY'RE NOT CHALLENGES THAT WOULD BE NECESSARILY SOMETHING WE COULDN'T OVERCOME.

SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CERTAINLY EXPLORING. BUT RIGHT NOW I'VE ONLY RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PROGRAM.

PEOPLE LIKE TO COME IN AND EITHER USE THE SPACE THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL LATER TO PICK UP A HOLD.

SOMETIMES PARENTS WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, LIKE THE SPACE, IT'S A LITTLE QUIETER.

THEY CAN USE A STUDY ROOM. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I THINK MAYBE A MONTH OR SO AGO, STAFF WOULD LET ME KNOW.

I CAME IN AND THERE WAS ONE PERSON USING IT THE OTHER DAY.

STAFF TOLD ME WHEN THEY ARRIVED, SIX PEOPLE WERE IN THE LIBRARY JUST USING THE LIBRARY PRETTY EFFICIENTLY.

I'M SORRY TO SAY I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OR CRITICISM ON THE PROGRAM.

I THINK STAFF IS EXCITED ABOUT IT AND THEY'RE PROMOTING IT AND WILL EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS AS FAR AS EXPANDING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PATRON LOGINS AND ACTIVE USERS? OH, OKAY. SO THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD, WE HAVE SO MANY LIBRARY CARDS AND THEN HOW MUCH PEOPLE USE THEIR LIBRARY CARD WOULD BE A SEPARATE NUMBER.

SO IF WE HAVE A ACTIVE USERS, THAT'S A NUMBER.

AND THEN HOW MANY TIMES THEY ACTUALLY SCAN THAT.

SO HOPEFULLY THE USE IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER OF PATRONS THAT SIGNED UP FOR IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE NEW STAFF PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BE WORKING ON.

I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. THIS IS BITTERSWEET.

WE'RE GOING TO SAY A FOND FAREWELL TO BECCA MCNEELY, WHO HAS HELPED OUT INCREDIBLY OVER THE YEARS WITH BOTH THE LIBRARY COMMISSION AND PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION. SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RUNNING THESE PROGRAMS AND GETTING US PREPARED,

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SORRY, I GOT IT RIGHT. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE LIBRARY.

AND SHE'S CATCHING ON REAL QUICK. BECCA'S KIND OF SHOWING HER THE ROPES WITH RUNNING THE MEETINGS, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE HER HERE MONTHLY TO RUN OUR COMMISSION.

SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME TO INTRODUCE HER.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. NOBODY IN THE ROOM LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO COMMENT ON IT.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? SAY NO. ANY ABSTENTIONS? OKAY. SO THAT'S BEEN RECEIVED AND FILED.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE MINUTES. AND I HATE PULLING THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT THERE IS A SECTION IN HERE UNDER F 4, WHICH IS ON PAGE TWO OF 16 OF THE MINUTES. AND IT SAYS MOTION CARRIED 5, -0,2 BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

AND I DIDN'T SEE THE ROLL CALL THERE. SO THERE'S STILL SOME ISSUES WITH HOW VOTES ARE BEING RECORDED. I MEAN, IT'S CLEAR WHO WAS THERE, BUT IT MAY BE A SITUATION WHERE IT'S NOT.

SO THAT'S MY ONLY FEEDBACK ON THAT. SO IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO WHOEVER'S DOING THE MINUTES IT'S STILL NOT POSTED.

THE ONES THAT WE'VE APPROVED ONTO THE LEGISTAR.

I DID SEE THEM ON IF I WANTED TO RESEARCH THE CITY RECORDS, I CAN SEE THEM, BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT TOMORROW MORNING.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE MINUTES? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

I'M GOING TO SAY NO. AND IS THERE ANY ABSTENTIONS? I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. OKAY. SO. I THINK THAT WORKS OUT TO ANOTHER 3, 01, 3 VOTE ON IT THE WAY IT'S RECORDED. BUT IT'S REALLY 3, 1, 1. SO JUST NOTE AND I GUESS SINCE THE RULES SAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY WHY YOU'RE ABSTAINING.

I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THAT MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO WE'RE DONE WITH THE MINUTES. NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM G.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY. I MEAN, ITEM H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

THIS AGENDA FOR ACTION. THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO THREE 30 MINUTES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, WHICH WILL BE TIMED UP ON THE SCREEN SO YOU CAN SEE IT AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE. WRITTEN REQUESTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CONSIDERED FIRST UNDER THIS SECTION.

ARE THEIR WRITTEN REQUESTS. THERE ARE NO ECOMMENTS? NO. IS THERE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO SPEAK? WE HAVE A PUBLIC.

SOMEBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK. CAN YOU SEND UP THE CARD? OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ERIC STITT, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK? ABSOLUTELY. HELLO. MY NAME IS ERIC STITT. I'M NEARLY 12 YEAR RESIDENT OF SOUTH REDONDO.

LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH A BIT OF AN OUT OF THE BOX SUGGESTION.

AND IT IS THIS. I AM INTERESTED IN CREATING SOME NIGHTTIME PROGRAMING AT THE LIBRARY TO ENGAGE IN IN-PERSON BOOK CLUBS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS GIVING REDONDO RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN CIVIC DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BOOKS AND MEDIA AVAILABLE TO US.

IN ADDITION, MUCH LIKE THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD ALLOW FOR EITHER THE ATTENDEES TO BRING THEIR OWN BEVERAGES, ADULT OR OTHERWISE, AND REALLY CREATE A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR US.

THERE COULD ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMPLOY A VENDOR TO SERVE DRINKS OR SNACKS.

AGAIN, SORT OF LIKE THESE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, YOU KNOW, BRING BOTTLES OF WINE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CURRENTLY OKAY IN THE LIBRARY, BUT IT SURE WOULD BE GREAT IF IT COULD BE AMENDED.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE PARTICULARS OF HOW DOABLE THIS IS, WHAT HURDLES THERE MAY BE, BUT IT COULD BE A VERY PRODUCTIVE THING FOR RESIDENTS AND IT

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I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY ELSE COME UP WITH IT.

SO IF YOU'RE IN NEED OF SOMEONE TO HEAD IT UP, I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MR. STITT. THANK YOU.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE PERSON SITTING OVER THERE IS DANA VINKE, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY.

HE'S VERY EASILY APPROACHED. AND IF YOU WANT TO SHARE MORE OF YOUR THOUGHTS WITH THEM, HE.

I'M SURE HE'LL MAKE TIME TO TALK TO YOU. BUT HE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THIS MEETING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AT MY FIRST ONE AND I'LL BE DEFINITELY REACHING OUT TO HIM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE IT NEEDING IT TO COME TO US TO APPROVE IT, WELL, THEN WE'LL DO IT AND WE CAN PASS THAT BACK DOWN.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY. ARE YOU GUYS THE STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL? OKAY. THAT'S THE PERSON YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO AT SOME POINT GO UP TO AND GET THE SIGN OFF ON, BUT NOT YET. WE GOT WE GOT A FUN LOADED MEETING FOR YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC? ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE.

OKAY, SO I BELIEVE THAT WOULD WRAP UP PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. MOVING ON TO EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS GOING ON, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.

ITEM J THE SAME THING, ITEM K WE'RE NOTHING CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS AGENDA AND NOW WE'RE UP TO ITEM L.

[L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

WE CAN GO STRAIGHT INTO L 1. THE DISCUSSION REGARDING CREATION OF AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO ASSIST STAFF IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY'S 134TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, APRIL 25, 2026. SO DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? NO PRESENTATION? JUST. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE WE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ORDER.

DO WE NEED AN AMENDMENT TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ORDER? I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST WHEN HE GOT HERE. THEN IF WE HIT ITEM L AND HE WASN'T HERE, THEN WE WOULD MOVE IT AROUND.

I'M JUST ASKING. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. I'M JUST BACK FOR THE ANNUAL ASKING FOR HELP PLANNING THE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE ON APRIL 25TH.

IT WILL RUN FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M.. AND AS MY FATHER USED TO SAY, GOD WILLING AND THE CREEKS DON'T RISE.

IT WON'T RAIN OUT THIS YEAR. WE STILL HAVE THE EXCELLENT BUDGET MATRIX PREPARED BY COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT.

WE COULD THIS YEAR, AND WE WERE HOPING THAT MAYBE HIM AND COMMISSIONER ROWE MIGHT DEIGN TO AGREE TO ASSIST A LITTLE. I THINKING WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND JUST IMPLEMENT WHAT WE DIDN'T DO LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS I'VE ALREADY MADE CONTACTS AND IT SEEMS OUR STILT WALKER IS STILL AVAILABLE AND WE STILL WANT TO CONTACT BUSY BEES SO WE CAN GET FACE PAINTING GOING ON. WE'VE ALREADY HAVE CONTACTS INTO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BRING BACK THEIR GIANT FLAG AND POPCORN TRUCK, BUT WAITING FOR THEIR AVAILABILITY.

THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY JUMPING IN WITH GAMES TABLE AND WE'RE, WE MIGHT BOTHER THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR A LITTLE, LITTLE, A LITTLE HELP.

SO AMAZING. WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THESE EVENTS, WE WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE ALSO ARE ASKING TO SET A BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER.

LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE WENT TO $3,000. THE BUDGET THAT COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI PUT TOGETHER WAS ABOUT $2,400 AT THE MAXIMUM.

SO I THINK WELL WITHIN THAT POSSIBILITY, BUT WE'D LIKE YOU TO ESTABLISH, YOU KNOW, THAT NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER.

OKAY. I GUESS THE FIRST THING WE'D NEED TO DO IS SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE. HALF THE WORK IS DONE. SO I SAW COMMISSIONER ROWE NODDING HIS HEAD.

SO I ASSUME THAT YOU WANT TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SURE. WE DON'T NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE.

ANOTHER TRIP TO COSTCO. [LAUGHTER] AND SEND THE SUPPLIES FROM LAST YEAR.

YEAH. MOST OF THEM HAD EXPIRATION DATES. YOU TOOK THEM BACK? YEAH, WE BOUGHT A BUNCH OF STUFF LAST YEAR. WE DRANK MOST OF IT, BUT HE TOOK PART OF IT BACK.

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OH, GOOD. THERE YOU GO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU.

I'LL DO IT. I'LL DO IT. COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI WILL ALSO DO IT.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR? OKAY. THEN IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ASPECT OF IT.

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY AFTER WE GET THAT SUBCOMMITTEE FORMED ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS LOVELY SUBCOMMITTEE HERE FOR THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

AND I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT ONE. SO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT ALL? OKAY, SO NOTHING ONLINE. I TAKE IT. THERE'S NOTHING ONLINE.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE.

OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED ANYBODY ABSTAINING. OKAY, SO IT'S UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE. I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM, THOUGH.

I THINK IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO THAT THE LIBRARY HAD A LITTLE POP UP TENT ON THE OUTSIDE FOR TO TALK, WHERE THEY HAD THE RESEARCH LIBRARIANS THERE.

IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN THIS TIME TOO? IF THAT IS AN OPTION, YES.

OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S WORKING ON THE FLIER THIS YEAR? I DO. OKAY. AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE WEBSITE.

THE CITY CHANNEL EIGHT I GUESS IS WHAT. PRESUMABLY IT WILL GO THERE AND IT WILL AS WELL BE ON OUR CULTURAL ARTS WEB PAGE.

OKAY. AND WHEN I ASKED YOU THIS QUESTION LAST WEEK AND YOU SAID IT'S NOT GOING TO INVOLVE THE MORRELL HOUSE.

CORRECT? THE MORRELL HOUSE WILL NOT BE USED AT THIS TIME.

IT'S CLOSED AT THE MOMENT TO THE PUBLIC FOR SOME BASIC MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIETY.

BUT I'M TRUSTING THAT THEY WILL STILL KICK IN THEIR USUAL WONDERFUL CAKE OUTSIDE.

AND WE WILL PROVIDE A POP UP TENT AND A TABLE IF THAT WOULD ASSIST.

BUT WE HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN TO THE PRESIDENT. OKAY.

SO IS THIS GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO US FOR A BUDGET DISCUSSION NEXT MONTH? OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO FORWARD AND SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE THE REPORT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH? IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT HERE.

OKAY. WE CAN LOOK AT AND APPROVE. OKAY. SO WE CAN YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A NOT TO EXCEED $3,000 AMOUNT.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH THE $3,000 MAX.

OKAY. SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT.

NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE HAVE A MAXIMUM BUDGETED FOR $3,000.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANYBODY ABSTAINING? OKAY. SO THAT PASSES AS WELL.

OKAY. AND NOW I GUESS WE NEED JUST TO RECEIVE AND FILE YOUR REPORT.

THAT WOULD BE IT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT.

NOW, I JUST NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

COMMISSIONER MCCAULEY. AND WE'VE ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON EVERYTHING ON THIS ONE.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. SO IT'S RECEIVED AND FILED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ARE YOU STICKING AROUND FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING TONIGHT? NO, IT WAS A LONG DAY. OKAY. WE WERE INSTALLING A AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT THE THEATER.

SO THAT STARTS AT ABOUT 5 A.M.. OKAY. WOW. AND IT HAS SUCCEEDED.

THANKS, JACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JACK. OKAY.

ONWARD TO ITEM L 2, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OUTLINING THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND I'M GLAD THAT OUR DIRECTOR HAS STARTED BRINGING IN SOME OF THE PEOPLE SO THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS US, CAN BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE LIBRARY HAS TO OFFER.

ABSOLUTELY. I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE TIM PARKER, WHO IS OUR TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN, AND HE HAS UPDATED THE PRESENTATION FROM THE LAST TIME HE PRESENTED TO LIBRARY COMMISSION TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT HE OVERSEES.

AND IF WE CAN GET HIS PRESENTATION, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT UP.

I'LL LET HIM PROCEED. THANK YOU TIM. ALL RIGHT.

LIKE YOU SAID, I'M TIM PARKER. I'M THE TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN.

WE'RE A VERY SMALL DEPARTMENT. IT'S ME AND ONE LIBRARY TECHNICIAN AND THE HELP OF OTHER PART TIME LIBRARIANS AND CIRCULATION

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EVERYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL DON'T SEE, BUT IS ESSENTIAL TO RUNNING OUR OPERATIONS.

ONE OF THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MYSELF WOULD BE TO MAINTAIN OUR LIBRARY DATABASE PROGRAM.

THAT IS WHERE OUR BOOK CATALOG LIVES. OUR PATRON DATABASE AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

SO MAKING SURE THAT'S UP AND RUNNING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

OUR ONLINE CATALOG, WHICH PATRONS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS FROM HOME IS ALSO A PART OF THAT.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO RUN CONSISTENTLY AT ALL TIMES.

WHENEVER ANYTHING HAPPENS WITH IT, I'LL WORK WITH THE VENDOR TO HELP RESOLVE ISSUES.

WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO USE IT TO RUN REPORTS AND STATISTICS TO HELP US MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

SO ANOTHER BIG RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR DEPARTMENT IS THE ACQUISITION AND PREPARATION OF NEW MATERIALS FOR CHECKOUT THAT INCLUDES BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL RESOURCES.

I'M GOING TO BE COVERING THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION MORE THOROUGHLY.

WE ALSO MAINTAIN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES REPAIRING BOOKS, GOING THROUGH LISTS, LOOKING FOR LOST ITEMS, REORDERING ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST REPLACING DAMAGED ITEMS, REMOVING ADDED DATE ITEMS SUCH AS TRAVEL BOOKS AND COMPUTER BOOKS, THINGS WITH TIMELY INFORMATION REQUIRED.

WE DO OUR BEST TO EVALUATE AND REPLACE AND KEEP THE COLLECTION CURRENT.

WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR LIBRARY VENDORS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM.

ALL OF OUR ONLINE RESOURCES GO THROUGH THESE VENDORS AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND MY OTHER STAFF MEMBER HAS GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM TO HELP RESOLVE ISSUES AND KEEP THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

ANOTHER BIG THING THAT I DO QUITE OFTEN IS THE EVALUATION OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR THE LIBRARY.

I'M ALWAYS MEETING WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS, SEEING WHAT'S OUT THERE.

NEW ONLINE SERVICES THINGS THAT COULD HELP OUT THE LIBRARY AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MAKE A CASE TO PROVIDE FOR OUR USERS. SO AS I SAID, ACQUIRING MATERIALS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR JOB.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT BOOK SELECTORS THAT ARE MYSELF AND A FEW OTHER FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS, AND ADDITIONALLY, SOME PART TIME LIBRARIANS HELP OUT AS WELL. IT'S DIVIDED UP BETWEEN THE ADULT FICTION, ADULT NONFICTION, OUR JUVENILE COLLECTION, OUR TEEN COLLECTION, THE DVD'S AUDIO BOOKS ON CD AND EBOOKS, AND SO DIFFERENT LIBRARIANS EVALUATE AND SELECT ITEMS USING PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS STATISTICS ON HOW WELL THINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE DO AND THEY USE THAT TO HELP THEM DECIDE WHAT TO PURCHASE FOR OUR COLLECTION.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE STORE FRONTS THAT WE USE.

IT'S CALLED INGRAM, AND THEY DO A BULK OF OUR, WE ACQUIRE A BULK OF OUR MATERIALS THROUGH THEM AND WE USE THEIR STORE TO SELECT. AND SO BASICALLY OUR SELECTORS WILL SUBMIT LISTS TO MY ACQUISITIONS TECHNICIAN AND HE GOES AHEAD AND PLACES ORDERS, HE KEEPS TRACK OF THE BUDGET, MAKES SURE THAT WE GET ALL OF OUR MATERIALS.

THAT'S WHERE RECEIVING COMES IN. SO HE RECEIVES ALL THE NEW ITEMS THAT COME IN.

HE MAKES SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S ACCOUNTED FOR.

IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ORDERS, HE CONTACTS THE VENDOR AND WORKS IT OUT AND MAKES SURE THAT THE BUDGET IS ON TRACK.

HE HELPS KEEP THE SELECTORS ON TRACK, SO WE GET OUR BUDGET SPENT ON TIME.

THE NEXT PART OF THE PROCESS WOULD BE CATALOGING, WHICH IS BASICALLY GETTING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOKS INTO OUR CATALOG FOR PATRONS TO BE ABLE TO USE TO FIND THE BOOKS.

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SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S CONSISTENT AND EASY TO USE.

AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOKS IS AVAILABLE.

AFTER CATALOGING COMES PROCESSING. THAT'S WHERE WE PUT THE STICKERS ON THE BOOKS, STAMP THEM, PUT BARCODES AND ALL THAT STUFF SO THEY'RE READY TO GO ON THE SHELF.

SO IT'S QUITE THE PROCESS FROM ORDERING TO ACTUALLY GETTING THEM ON THE SHELF.

AND IT'S A TEAM EFFORT TO TO DO SO. AND YEAH, AFTER THEY'RE PROCESSED, THEY'RE READY TO GO.

AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE THEM ON HOLD AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEM.

SO WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE, MAKE SURE TO GET THOSE OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN NEXT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST SOME OF OUR ONLINE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

SO THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS MANGO LANGUAGES AND LITTLE PIM, THEIR LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, MANGO HAS OVER 70 LANGUAGES AVAILABLE AND OVER 20 ESL COURSES.

THE ESL WAS ONE OF THE BIG REASONS WHY I WANTED TO GO WITH THIS ONE, BECAUSE OTHER COMPETITORS DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS, AND I KNOW FROM TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN.

MANGO IS A VERY COLORFUL, VERY INVITING. IT'S GOT A LOT OF INTERACTIVE LESSONS AND IT'S CONVERSATION BASED.

SO IT'S VERY RELEVANT, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ABOUT TO GO OUT ON TRAVEL.

IT'S VERY NICE PLATFORM. IT HAS CULTURAL NOTES THAT HELP PEOPLE GET FAMILIAR IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO VISIT ANOTHER PLACE.

LITTLE PIM IS THEIR CHILDREN'S VERSION. IT'S FOR AROUND AGES YOU KNOW, YOUNGER ELEMENTARY TO EVEN YOUNGER THAN THAT THEY'RE SHORT FIVE MINUTE VIDEOS AND IT'S 12 LANGUAGES FOR THAT ONE.

BOTH OF THEM HAVE APPS FOR CONVENIENT USE. ANOTHER POPULAR ONE IS KANOPY IT'S A MOVIE STREAMING PLATFORM. IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S HAS A LOT OF AWARD WINNING FILMS, INTERNATIONAL FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, TELEVISION SHOWS. THERE'S LOTS OF BBC ON THERE, WHICH I KNOW PEOPLE LIKE.

IT HAS THE GREAT COURSE LECTURES IN VIDEO FORMAT, WHICH IS COOL.

AND THEY ALSO HAVE A LOT OF CRITERION COLLECTION MATERIALS AS WELL.

SO WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO BORROW OR WE GIVE THEM 18 WHAT THEY CALL TICKETS PER MONTH.

AND EACH THING THAT YOU CHECK OUT OR VIEW IS ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4, FIVE TICKETS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE FILM IS. SOMETIMES LIKE TV SHOWS COST MORE, BUT YOU GET A LONGER PERIOD TO VIEW THEM.

SO THIS IS A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE. IT'S A CONSTANTLY CHANGING COLLECTION MUCH LIKE NETFLIX OR OTHER STREAMING SERVICES.

AND IT'S VERY GOOD. THIS ONE IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

IT'S CALLED NOVELIST. IT'S BASICALLY A DATABASE OF BOOKS, AND WE HAVE IT FOR CHILDREN'S AND ADULT BOOKS.

IT INCLUDES A LOT OF INFORMATION AND REVIEWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WHICH IS HELPFUL FOR STAFF, BUT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL READ-A-LIKES, WHICH YOU CAN SEARCH FOR A BOOK THAT YOU LIKE AND IT'LL TELL YOU OTHER BOOKS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO IT BASED ON DIFFERENT CRITERIA. AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES WHERE THEY THAT THEY USE TO CREATE THOSE.

SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO FIND NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THINGS TO READ.

THEY ALSO JUST HAVE LISTS THAT ARE CURATED BY THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN STAFF.

SO I HIGHLY SUGGEST TAKING A LOOK IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BOOK SUGGESTIONS.

THIS IS ALSO A COOL ONE. SO ONE OF OUR COUPLE OF OUR LIBRARIANS, ARE LOCAL HISTORY EXPERTS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS LOCAL HISTORY DATABASE FOR MANY YEARS NOW.

THERE'S OVER 900 ITEMS UPLOADED AND IT INCLUDES YEARBOOKS, DIRECTORIES, POSTCARDS, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY DONATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAD BEEN, YOU KNOW, IN A BOX IN THE LIBRARY.

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THE TOP PHOTO IS OUR SCANNING STATION. SO OUR LIBRARIANS, AND WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS, THEY SCAN ALL OF THESE ITEMS. THEY DESCRIBE THE ITEMS. SO THEY'RE SEARCHABLE. IT'S VERY COOL DATABASE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HISTORY.

AND WE JUST GOT A BRAND NEW SCANNER THAT'S THE ONE RIGHT THERE.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE BEST ONE THAT WE COULD GET AT OUR PRICE RANGE AND IT'S QUITE, QUITE GOOD.

AND IT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER OUR OLD ONE. SO THE THINGS SHOULD BE LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER AS THEY GET USED TO THIS NEW DEVICE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE'VE GOT PRESS READER. PRESS READER IS A DIGITAL PERIODICAL PLATFORM.

THIS ONE'S PROVIDED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIBRARY COOPERATIVE, WHICH IS A GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES WE ARE A PART OF.

SO IT HAS OVER 7,000 PUBLICATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND IT'S NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES.

THEY HAVE AN APP AS WELL THAT YOU CAN USE TO READ THE MAGAZINES.

IT'S GOT QUITE A LARGE SELECTION. THE BOTTOM PHOTO, THERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN.

SO IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU'RE READING THE PRINT MAGAZINE JUST ON YOUR COMPUTER OR TABLET.

ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR YOU KNOW, LOCAL PAPER, WE'VE GOT THE DAILY BREEZE THROUGH NEWSBANK.

WE RECENTLY SIGNED ON TO THE IMAGE EDITION, WHAT THEY CALL IT, WHICH IS THE TOP PHOTO, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO PRESSREADER, WHERE IT WILL DISPLAY AS IF YOU'RE READING THE, YOU KNOW, AN ACTUAL PAPER.

SO IT'S MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE TO READ. THE BOTTOM ONE IS WHAT IT USED TO BE.

AND WE STILL HAVE THIS BACK TO 1984, BUT IT'S THE TEXT ONLY DATABASE.

IT'S GOOD FOR SEARCHING AND DOING RESEARCH, BUT DOESN'T HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

SO IT'S NOT AS NOT AS ENJOYABLE TO READ. SO THAT'S WHY WE SUPPLEMENTED THAT WITH THE IMAGE ADDITION.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT PROQUEST DATABASE, WHICH WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE POPULAR PAPERS, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE.

WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, LA TIMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

THIS ONE IS LIKE THAT OTHER DAILY BREEZE WHERE IT'S ONLY THE TEXT VERSION OF THE PAPERS.

SO YOU'LL GET THE ARTICLES AND IT'S SEARCHABLE, BUT THAT'S HOW THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT.

BUT WE DO HAVE THIS HISTORICAL LOS ANGELES TIMES GOES BACK TO 1881.

THAT ONE DOES INCLUDE PDFS WHICH IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH.

MOVING ON, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE PROVIDED BY THE STATE LIBRARY.

THIS TIME IS ACCESS TO NEW YORK TIMES ONLINE.

IT BASICALLY GRANTS OUR LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS FREE ACCESS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES WEBSITE.

SO AS YOU SEE, IT'S BASICALLY LIKE YOU HAVE A PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE WEBSITE AND YOU GET IT WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD.

AND THEN THANKS TO COMMISSIONER MAROKO AND DANA AND A NUMBER OF OTHER LIBRARIES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER THE HISTORICAL DAILY BREEZE AFTER A LONG WAIT, AND THAT ONE IS PROVIDED BY NEWSPAPERS.COM.

IT WAS QUITE THE PROJECT BETWEEN THE L.A. COUNTY LIBRARIES WHO OWN THE MICROFILM AND THE UC RIVERSIDE HAS A NEWSPAPER DIGITIZING GROUP AND NEWSPAPERS.COM.

THEY ALL WORKED TOGETHER TO GET THIS RESOURCE DIGITIZED.

CURRENTLY, IT IS AVAILABLE IN LIBRARY USE ONLY, BUT I DID FIND OUT THAT IT'S AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE A PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTION, WHICH I THINK THE COMMISSIONER IS AWARE OF. ALL RIGHT.

AND JUST GOING WITH THE HISTORICAL THEME, WE ALSO HAVE THE REDONDO REFLEX.

THIS IS OUR CITY'S LONG TIME LOCAL PAPER FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

WE HAVE 1906 THROUGH 1970. THESE WERE DIGITIZED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

AND THERE, AS YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO THERE, THE FULL SCANS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO KEYWORD SEARCHABLE.

SO THEY'RE GREAT FOR RESEARCH. YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF ON THURSDAYS ON FACEBOOK, OUR STAFF POST A THROWBACK THURSDAY. MANY OF THE ARTICLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS COME FROM THE REDONDO REFLEX.

SO IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO LOOK AT. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO EBOOKS.

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IT'S ONE OF THE TOP EBOOK SERVICES FOR LIBRARIES.

OUR COLLECTION WITH THIS ONE IS CURATED BY ONE OF OUR LIBRARY SELECTORS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE.

AND SO SHE DOES HER BEST TO MANAGE THE DEMAND WITH THE COST.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT EBOOKS COST QUITE A LOT OF MONEY, SOMETIMES 80 TO $100, SOMETIMES MORE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK. AND THEIR FORMATS ARE IN A WAY WHERE THEY'RE KIND OF LIMITED.

YOU GET MAYBE 100 CHECKOUTS PER PURCHASE OR YOU GET A YEAR OR TWO YEARS.

AND SO IT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TECHNICALLY OWN THESE ITEMS. SO WE HAVE TO BALANCE BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND OF NEW RELEASES, WITH DEMAND FOR OLDER RELEASES, YOU KNOW, KEEPING HARRY POTTER OR LORD OF THE RINGS IN CIRCULATION, WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY NEW COPIES AS THEY EXPIRE.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. AND WITH LIBBY, WE ALSO GET THEIR MAGAZINE SERVICE.

AND DOWN THERE ON THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES, BUT THEY HAVE OVER 5000 TITLES AVAILABLE THEY'RE FULLY YOU KNOW, DIGITAL SCANS LIKE THE OTHERS. AND YOU CAN READ THEM ON YOUR TABLET JUST LIKE YOU'RE FLIPPING THROUGH A MAGAZINE.

IT'S REALLY GREAT. AND ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT THEY'VE STARTED RECENTLY WAS THIS PARTNER LIBRARY PROGRAM, AND THEY'VE BEEN ADDING NEW LIBRARIES TO THAT.

WE CAN ACTUALLY USE OUR REDONDO CARD TO SIGN IN WITH THOSE LIBRARIES LISTED AND HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO THEIR CATALOGS. SO IT BASICALLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF SELECTION THAT OUR PATRONS WILL HAVE USING LIBBY.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT ADDITION THAT THEY MADE TO THEIR SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT. AND FINALLY, WE'VE GOT HOOPLA. HOOPLA IS AN EXTREMELY POPULAR ONE.

IT'S PRIMARILY A EBOOKS AND E-AUDIOBOOKS, BUT IT'S ALSO A JUST A DIGITAL STREAMING SERVICE.

YOU KNOW, KIND OF WITH EVERYTHING. THEY ALSO HAVE COMICS, MOVIES, MUSIC AND TV.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST CURRENT WITH THEIR SELECTION, BUT THEY'RE GOOD AT THOSE OLDER, OLDER TITLES. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THAT STUFF AVAILABLE.

IT'S GREAT FOR BROWSING AND FINDING THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, ESPECIALLY THE MOVIES. BUT WITH HOOPLA, THE CONTENT IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AND ON DEMAND, NO HOLDS. AND JUST LIKE KANOPY, THE COLLECTION CHANGES PERIODICALLY LIKE OTHER STREAMING SERVICES.

AND CURRENTLY WE ALLOW SIX BORROWS PER MONTH THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF MEDIA.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. OTHER THAN REVIEWS, DO YOU OR IS THERE SOME WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, PATRONS CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BOOKS? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A FORM ON OUR WEBSITE FOR PATRON RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEY CAN ALSO PICK UP A FORM IF THEY WANT TO FILL IT OUT ON PAPER.

THOSE ARE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR SELECTORS. YOU KNOW, THE APPROPRIATE SECTION.

AND THEY YOU KNOW, WE DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE REQUESTS.

AND WE DO GET A LOT OF PATRON REQUESTS. AND THEN I HAD A SECOND QUESTION.

IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE ALL THOSE LIBRARIES.

SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM US. HOW DID YOU FORM THAT RELATIONSHIP? WELL, SO. OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WITH LIBBY.

AND YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE OTHER. THAT WAS ACTUALLY THAT WAS OVERDRIVE IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.

THEY THEY HANDLED ALL OF THAT. SO THEY, YOU KNOW, GOT NEW LIBRARIES ON BOARD.

AND IF THEY WERE INTERESTED TO OPT IN, THEY WERE ALLOWED TO OPT IN.

AND THEY'RE JUST AS PEOPLE ARE JOINING ON, THEY JOIN THIS, THIS GROUP, IF THEY WANT TO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

BUT IT'S JUST A, IT'S A GOOD WAY OF KIND OF LETTING OTHER PEOPLE USE MATERIALS THAT MIGHT NOT BE IN USE AND JUST GIVING EVERYONE A NICE SELECTION. AND IT'S NICE THE WAY THE APP WORKS.

NOW, IF YOU LOG IN TO ALL OF THE LIBRARIES, I KNOW IT'S CUMBERSOME AT FIRST, BUT ONCE IT'S DONE, IT'S DONE. THERE'S A WAY WHERE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A BOOK, YOU CAN BASICALLY SEE THE AVAILABILITY IN ALL OF THOSE LIBRARIES THAT YOU'RE SIGNED ON

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GOOD TO KNOW. SO A LOT OF THIS, THE STREAMING ACCESS THEY CAN DO AT ANY TIME FROM ANYWHERE AS LONG AS THEY JUST DO, THEY LOG INTO OUR, YOUR WEBSITE. YEAH. WELL, SO, SO WITH KANOPY AND HOOPLA, THOSE ARE THE STREAMING ONES.

THOSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT REGISTERED.

ALL YOU NEED IS AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO DO THAT. YOU REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT AND THEN DURING THAT PROCESS, YOU SIGN IN WITH THE LIBRARY CARD AND ACTUALLY WITH THOSE, THEY ALLOW YOU TO HAVE MULTIPLE LIBRARIES ADDED.

SO IF YOU HAVE LIBRARY CARDS WITH OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE L.A.

COUNTY OR LAPL, YOU CAN BE SIGNED IN TO ALL OF THEM IN YOUR APP AND YOU JUST GO INTO THE SETTINGS AND CHANGE LIBRARIES.

AND SO IF YOU USE ALL OF YOUR CREDITS WITH US FOR THE MONTH, YOU CAN USE SOME OTHER.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT. THERE'S NO CHECKING OUT LIKE AT THE LIBRARY.

IT'S ALL. OH, YEAH. AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A LIBRARY CARD THAT'S CURRENT, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

ONE THING I'D LIKE TO JUST ADD IS THAT FOR SMART TVS, MANY OF THESE, INCLUDING YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APP.

YES ABSOLUTELY. SO THEN YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A DEVICE OR A COMPUTER.

IT JUST SHOWS UP ON YOUR SMART TV, LIKE OTHER FEATURES LIKE YOUTUBE.

EXACTLY. GOOD PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS FOR OUR COMMISSION.

IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 28 OF THE MATERIALS THAT DANA PUTS TOGETHER, YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE USAGE OF SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT TIM JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO WHAT PROGRAMS PEOPLE ARE HERE IN DEMAND.

AND YOU CAN SEE WITH THE TRENDS GOING ON WITH IT.

AND WHAT I GET OUT OF THAT REPORT IS THAT WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL LIBRARY THAT'S DOING A LOT OF STUFF TO GET THE PRODUCTS OUT TO THE PEOPLE.

AND ALSO, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE GET A LANDMARK APPLICATION, THEY'RE ACTUALLY BECOMING MORE HISTORICALLY DETAILED.

IT'S A LOT EASIER FOR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DO THE RESEARCH FOR THEM OR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE DO IT, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ACCESSING INFORMATION THAT'S A LOT MORE READILY AVAILABLE.

THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU THOUGH THOSE BOOK CLUB PACKAGES THAT ARE PUT TOGETHER.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DONE THROUGH YOU? AND IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE HERE, I KNOW YOU HAD AN INTEREST ABOUT A BOOK CLUB.

YEAH. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB IN THE BAG THAT WE OFFER? YEAH. SO IT WAS ACTUALLY OUR OLD PREVIOUS DIRECTOR STARTED THOSE.

IT WAS I THINK IT'S 8 OR 10 BOOK CLUB IN A BAG THEY CALL IT.

SO IT'S LIKE JUST A REDONDO BEACH BAG WITH LIKE 10, 12 COPIES OF THE SAME BOOK IN THE BAG.

AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT LIBRARIAN HELPED CURATE TO HELP LEAD A BOOK CLUB.

AND THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT AT OUR LIBRARY AS WELL.

THEY'RE ALL CALIFORNIA THEMED BOOKS. AND YOU'RE THE ONE WHO PUTS THAT TOGETHER OR IS THAT ANOTHER PERSON.

YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE WERE PUT TOGETHER BEFORE I WAS IN THIS CURRENT ROLE.

OKAY. AND THEN ONE OF MY QUESTIONS THAT'S BEEN CARRIED OVER FROM THE LIBRARY COMMISSION DAYS.

ARE YOU THE ONE WHO ORGANIZES THE FINES? AND IF, LIKE, THE BOOKS COME BACK TOTALLY DESTROYED, ARE YOU THE PERSON WHO RECOMMENDS TO THE DIRECTOR THE FINE AMOUNT? THAT WOULD USUALLY BE OUR CIRCULATION STAFF. OUR CLERKS OR CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR USUALLY HANDLE THOSE, BUT THEY'LL PASS, YOU KNOW, BOOKS ONTO ME TO EVALUATE IF WE WANT TO REPLACE THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS YOUR LIBRARY. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIBRARY.

AND IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ASK. OKAY. ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. PARKER. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE. AND THANK YOU, MR. VINKE, FOR MAKING HIM AVAILABLE TO BE DOWN HERE.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE PRESENTATION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED SAY NO. ANY ABSTENTIONS? OKAY, SO THAT PASSES AS WELL. WE RECEIVED AND FILED IT.

NOW WE MOVE TO ITEM L 3, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON INPUT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 BUDGET.

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WE'RE BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS A PART OF THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE.

WE SPOKE IN THE ESSENCE OF TIME. WE WANTED TO COALESCE AROUND SOME SORT OF A DIRECTION REGARDING INPUT ON THE BUDGET.

I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS IS NOT THE ITEM WHERE THE CITY MANAGER VISITS AND DISCUSSES THE BUDGET WITH US. WE'RE HOPING AND ANTICIPATING THAT WILL HAPPEN SOON.

I CAN'T YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY COMMIT HIS SCHEDULE, BUT HE'S CERTAINLY HAS PROVIDED MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING SOON. BUT AGAIN, IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT COMING UP I WAS WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER LANG AND YOUSUFZAI AND WE DID GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM COMMISSIONER LANG.

SO I THINK RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WHAT KIND OF DIRECTION WE WANT TO TAKE.

GET SOME INPUT FROM COMMISSION. AND COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER INPUT OR DIRECTION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE.

SURE. THIS KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE.

I'LL TRY TO SAVE SOME FOR THAT AS WELL, BUT I THINK SINCE, YOU KNOW, I'VE UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN GONE THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS. I HAD A CHILD, SO IT'S BEEN KIND OF CHAOTIC ON MY END.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT, I BELIEVE GOING BACK TO A COMMISSION MEETING LAST YEAR, I WANT TO SAY DECEMBER MEETING WAS KIND OF A PROCESS OF HAVING BUDGET INPUT AND LIKE A WISH LIST AND REQUEST LIST FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION.

IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE AT THAT TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE MAKING LIKE A TEMPLATE OR A FORMAT REGARDING LIKE A BUDGET REQUEST TO INCLUDE IN A GREATER SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I THINK FOR THE ESSENCE OF TIME, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MARCH COMMISSION MEETING AND BUDGET TIME IS LIKE NOW OR NEVER KIND OF THING. RIGHT BEFORE IT GETS ADOPTED, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO JULY 1ST IS THAT JUST LIKE COMMISSIONER LANG HAD SUBMITTED WITHIN THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS I THINK AT THIS POINT IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO SAY IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO, WHOEVER WANTS TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER JUST PUT KIND OF MIRRORING COMMISSIONER LANG'S FORMAT A WISH LIST OF THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO HAVE CONSIDERATION OR INPUT ON DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE. AND WHAT I CAN DO IS, IS IF THIS IS SENT THROUGH DANA, THEN HE CAN FUNNEL IT TO ME AND I CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND PERHAPS WE CAN SPEAK YOU MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER LANG CAN SPEAK PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THIS TO THE COUNCIL.

SO AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S JUST A TIMING AT THIS POINT, BUT I DID LIKE I READ COMMISSIONER LANG LIKE WISH LIST.

I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF WITHIN THAT, BUT I THINK IF WE KIND OF FORMATTED IT ACCORDINGLY, LIKE THESE ARE INDIVIDUAL WISH LISTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, ITEMS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF OUR COMMISSION.

WE CAN LIKE PUT TOGETHER ONE FINAL SUBMISSION AND GIVE THAT TO COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION AT THIS POINT, JUST GIVEN WHAT MONTH WE'RE IN AND HOW MUCH TIME IT IS.

I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF HAS PASSION PROJECTS AND WISH LISTS IN GENERAL.

I HAVE SOME MYSELF. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO WORK ON THAT AND FUNNEL IT AGAIN THROUGH DANA, WE CAN GET IT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEN WE CAN TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A DRAFT OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO COMMIT BY NEXT MEETING, BUT IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW FAST WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY. DO WE KNOW THE TIMETABLE THAT THE CITY'S PUT OUT AS FAR AS PROJECTS? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE ME. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON CONCLUDING THE MID-YEAR AND THEN IT'S LIKE ALMOST, YOU KNOW. GUYS ARE WORKING ON MID-YEAR RIGHT NOW? WELL, I THINK IT'S THE.

MID YEAR RIGHT NOW. NO IT'S WELL NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IT I THINK THEY'RE BRINGING THAT REPORT TO COUNCIL.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR FISCAL. SO YOU KNOW I COULD BE WRONG BUT I KNOW THAT.

WE'RE HITTING APRIL AND IT SHOULDN'T. I THINK IT'S COMPLETED.

I THINK IT'S A PROCESS OF BRINGING IT. I MEAN, IT'S DONE.

IT'S JUST A PROCESS, I THINK OF BRINGING THAT FOR DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION.

BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU KNOW, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE BUDGET.

SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, USING COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI'S MODEL, WE COULD AGGREGATE THAT AND THOSE, YOU KNOW, THAT INFORMATION COULD BE AS FORMAL AS A LETTER THAT, YOU KNOW OR, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE THINGS THAT WE AGGREGATE AND PROVIDE THAT TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE

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OBVIOUSLY AS COMMISSIONERS AND RESIDENTS, YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK TO COUNCILMEMBERS AND PROVIDE INPUT AS WELL.

I'M SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PART OF THE PROCESS, BUT WE WANT A LITTLE BIT OF DIRECTION AND FORMALITY SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INPUT.

AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE WHEN WE'LL BRING THAT BUDGET ITEM TO COMMISSION.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE EVEN HAD COALESCED AROUND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD, WE COULD CONVEY THAT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

OKAY, SO THE BUDGET HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE END OF THE MAY MEETING, CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. OKAY. AND SINCE WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT THESE BUDGETS, ARE THERE ITEMS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LIBRARY WOULD LIKE OUR BUY INTO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO US, OR ARE YOU TAKING THAT DIRECTLY WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES THAT ARE DEPARTMENT HEADS? CAN I MAKE A POINT TO THAT? I THINK THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP BEFORE, AND I GUESS THIS IS KIND OF A GOOD POINT TO BRING UP.

AND YOU GUYS CAN DISAGREE, RIGHT? I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET, THERE'S LIKE SPECIFIC, LIKE IT'S VERY POLITIC, NO PUN INTENDED, RIGHT? LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO A POINT. AND I KIND OF DISCUSSED THIS WITH DANA AS A PART OF ONE OF OUR CHECK INS.

IF WE'RE ASKING FOR THINGS ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT THAT TO REFLECT LIKE THE STAFF NOT HAVING CERTAIN RESOURCES TO DO CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, RIGHT. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, LIKE THEY'RE A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS SEPARATE TO US, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW, WHAT, THE ROOT WHERE IT CAME FROM IS WHEN I WAS ON THE LIBRARY COMMISSION, THAT WAS OUR ROLE IS TO WRITE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THINGS THAT WE WANTED.

SO I'M JUST CARRYING THAT OVER HERE? SURE, SURE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S CHANGED THE PROCESS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING.

BUT I ASSUME THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE GOOD RELATIONS WITH ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES, SO.

YEAH. SO THAT WAS THE ONE THING TOO, LIKE IF WE'RE SAYING, IF THERE'S ALREADY LIKE, LET'S SAY AN ASK FROM LIKE THERE'S ALREADY A BUDGET REQUEST, LIKE IN MOST PUBLIC BUDGETING CIRCUMSTANCES, RIGHT? LIKE EVERY DEPARTMENT'S GOING TO REQUEST A PIECE OF THE GENERAL FUND AND ALL THEIR, YOU KNOW, SEPARATE FUNDS, RIGHT? IF THERE'S ALREADY ASKED THAT WE WISH TO EMPHASIZE ON, I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE SUFFICIENT AS A PART OF THE CLUB.

BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT LIKE STAFF COME TO US TO ASK THE COMMISSION OR ASK, EXCUSE ME, THE COUNCIL, I THINK THAT'S A SEPARATE THING.

AND THAT'S KIND OF LIKE A FINE LINE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THE MOUTHPIECE IN BETWEEN THE TWO, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO UNDERMINE ANYBODY.

RIGHT. SO MAKE SENSE. WELL, AND THEN JUST TO JUMP IN, I DO THINK THIS IS A VERY USEFUL AVENUE BECAUSE AS YOU'VE SEEN WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMISSIONER LANG YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY MORE ORGANIC.

AND THEN IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY TO, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THEM AS THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE ALL DONE HERE HAS KIND OF COME ORGANICALLY FROM THE COMMISSION AND VIS A VIS THE RESIDENTS.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A NICE MODEL TO, TO WORK AROUND.

AND THEN ALSO IF IT'S SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION THAT YOU KNOW, ARE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS WITHOUT A BUDGET MODIFICATION OR AN ASK, THEN WE CAN DO THAT.

OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST OUT OF OUR PURVIEW, WE CAN ADDRESS IT THAT WAY. BUT I DO LIKE THIS CONCEPT.

YEAH. SO YOU HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL BUDGET. THE MEETING ON THE 31ST IS ALREADY SET.

THE PLAN IS WE'RE LOOKING. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE THE STRATEGIC PLAN? YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S A SEPARATE THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM.

YEAH. OKAY. SO SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ISN'T GOING TO GET ON TO THAT, RIGHT? WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS OUR LIST OR WISH LIST TO.

RIGHT. SO TO KIND OF HELP DELINEATE THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS OBVIOUSLY A LIST OF PRIORITIES THAT COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED FOR STAFF. AND THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT MAY MAY TAKE ONE BUDGET CYCLE TO ACCOMPLISH, MAY TAKE MULTIPLE BUDGET CYCLES TO ACCOMPLISH, MIGHT WORK IN GRANT FUNDING.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF A, A SEPARATE THING, BUT IT ALSO RELATES TO THE BUDGET.

SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE FISCAL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO THEY'RE SEPARATE ITEMS, BUT ALSO SOMETIMES RELATE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION.

IT CAN GET CONFUSING. BECAUSE I'M FAMILIAR WITH LIKE WE TRY TO HAVE PROPOSALS OR WISH LISTS THAT WE TRY TO PRESENT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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AND WE INCLUDED A COPY, A COPY OF THE LATEST STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INPUT FROM COMMISSION, WHICH IS TRADITIONAL EVERY YEAR.

SO AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION, BUT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO COALESCE AROUND THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

I WILL SAY THOUGH, THAT WITH THE FORMAT THAT I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER AND WITH LIKE, IF YOU LOOK AT COMMISSIONER LANG'S BLUE FOLDER ITEM, I THINK THERE IS OVERLAP BETWEEN THE TWO, RIGHT? LIKE OUR WISH LIST IS KIND OF A OUR STRATEGIC.

IT ALSO CAN DOUBLE AS OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES THAT THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL SHOULD FOCUS ON.

RIGHT. SO I THINK IT KIND OF HAS OVERLAP WITH BOTH.

THE UNIQUE THING WITH THAT APPROACH, THOUGH, IS THAT IT NOT ONLY TIES FROM.

BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES STRATEGIC PLANS DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF FISCAL CONSIDERATIONS PRESENTED WITH THEM.

IF WE'RE PRESENTING BOTH THE BUDGET KIND OF CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IT KIND OF KILLS TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT. NO, ABSOLUTELY.

AND WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT ITEM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT ANY SORT OF REFERRALS OR INPUT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE ONE THING ALSO IS THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS QUITE AMBITIOUS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO CONVEY, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU.

BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY'RE, CERTAINLY NOT FOR A LACK OF PROJECTS THAT ARE CERTAINLY GETTING ACCOMPLISHED.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT THE CITY'S BEEN ABLE TO DO, BUT THERE'S A LOT THERE.

YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT I LIKE THE FORMAT OF THIS.

I THINK IT'S VERY EASY TO FOLLOW AND COMPREHEND.

I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO IF THE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HERE AGREE WITH THAT.

SECOND THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT SOME OF THESE APPEAR TO FALL SQUARELY INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS WHERE OTHERS I FEEL WOULD BE MORE PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, A STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM.

SO THAT'S WHERE I HAD MY QUESTION. AND THIRD ARE WE GOING TO THEN LOOK AT THIS LIST AND PRIORITIZE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIRST, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTA VISTA SNACK SHACK AS AN EXAMPLE. SO THAT'S AND SO IF I MAY, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT KIND OF POINT.

AND SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO THAT FROM A BUDGETING STANDPOINT IS PERHAPS INCLUDE LIKE IN THE WISH LIST.

AND MAYBE THIS IS ALSO A QUESTION FOR COMMISSIONER LANG IN THE WISH LIST, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE APPROVED IN THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR AS A HYPOTHETICAL.

RIGHT. AND THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ACHIEVED IN GENERAL? RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT WAY YOU CAN DELINEATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE INCLUDED FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE, WHICH SATISFIES LIKE WHAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS KIND OF ESTABLISHED FOR, AND THEN KEEP THE REMAINDER AS A PART OF LIKE STRATEGIC PLAN INPUT.

YEAH. BECAUSE I THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND THAT STRATEGIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE, WHERE IS IT? I LOST IT.

OH, FEASIBILITY STUDY RECREATIONAL SPACE UNDER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON POWER LINES.

THOSE TWO SEEM TO ME AS MORE STRATEGIC PLAN TYPE ITEMS, WHEREAS THE LIGHTING, PERMANENT LIGHTING WOULD BE A BUDGETARY THING. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAD, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF WHERE WOULD I INCLUDE IN ADDITION TO THAT, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME STUDENTS THAT SHOWED UP AT THE COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK AND REQUESTED EXPANDED LIGHTING HOURS, FOR EXAMPLE, AT PERRY PARK TO MAXIMIZE BASKETBALL PLAY AND EXPLORING ADDING ADDITIONAL LIGHTING TO SOME OF THE BASKETBALL COURTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH PLAY TIME.

SO WOULD THAT FALL UNDER THIS LIST? YEAH. PUT IT IN.

OKAY. YEAH, I WOULD ALSO FOR THE TEMPLATE, RECOMMEND THAT WE ON THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, WE DO SERVE AT LEAST THREE FUNCTIONS, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL, WE HAVE THE ARCHITECTURAL, WE HAVE THE LIBRARY, AND THEN WE HAVE THE PARKS.

MAYBE BREAK IT DOWN BY THAT AS WELL. SO YOU CAN HAVE THE WISH LIST FOR PARKS, THE WISH LIST FOR HISTORY, THE WISH LIST FOR THE LIBRARY, AND THEN BUDGET OR STRATEGIC IN THAT REGARD MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER BECAUSE,

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AND THEN BECAUSE IF WE CAN ONLY GET 1 OR 2. WHICH ONE DO WE THEN DECIDE LIKE, ARE WE GOING TO DO THE LIBRARY OVER THE PARKS? DO WE DO THE HISTORY OVER THE, YOU KNOW, OTHER AREAS? SO I THINK IT WILL JUST HELP FOR KIND OF BREAKING IT DOWN.

I GUESS MY QUESTION TO THAT WOULD BE WOULD IT BE BETTER TO CREATE LIKE, LIKE ALL THOSE ITEMS NOW FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF LIKE OUR SINGULAR COMMISSION? WOULD IT BE BETTER TO JUST HAVE SPECIFIC ITEMS WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER IS EITHER PARTICULARLY INTERESTED ON, PASSIONATE ABOUT TO INCLUDE AS LIKE THE GREATER SUBMISSION TO COUNCIL, OR DO WE WANT TO LIKE PUT THOSE IN INDIVIDUAL LIKE PURVIEWS THAT THIS COMMISSION LIKE COLLECTIVELY OVERLOOKS? I PERSONALLY THINK THAT MAYBE LIKE, BECAUSE THE SAME THING WITH LIKE HOW THE COUNCIL PUTS THE STRATEGIC PLAN TOGETHER, RIGHT? EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAS THEIR OWN DISTRICT'S INTERESTS, RIGHT? SO EACH ONE BRINGS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO WHAT THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAY, OKAY, LET'S PRIORITIZE PUBLIC WORKS VERSUS FINANCE VERSUS COMM, DEV VERSUS LIBRARY, WHATEVER. SO IT'S JUST INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS PARTICULAR INTERESTS AS A PART OF THINGS TO INCLUDE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT AS THE COMMISSION, WHERE WOULD BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL.

RIGHT. LIKE WE WOULD VOTE ON SOMETHING AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE PROPOSE.

A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE PROCESS BASED, AND WE ARE.

THERE'S NOTHING FORECLOSING US IF WE PRESENT TO THE CITY MANAGER WHEN HE COMES HERE, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

BUT WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE PARK RANGER, LIKE. YEAH I MEAN. IT NEEDS TO COME BACK AT SOME POINT, I THINK.

BUT I WOULD STILL SUGGEST THAT WHEN THE CITY MANAGER COMES HERE, WE AT LEAST POP THE IDEA IN HIS HEAD THAT, YES, WE'RE STILL INTERESTED IN THAT. SO NOTHING'S KEEPING US FROM OKAY, IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THIS AND GETTING IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND INDIVIDUALLY. BUT I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE TEMPLATE JUST TO KIND OF HAVE A RECORD OF THE IDEAS. YEAH. IT SHOULD BE UNIFORM, RIGHT? I THINK THEY DO GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE A LOT OF TIMES. YEAH. NO. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LIKE COMMISSIONER GALASSI SAID LIKE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS STUFF LIKE WILL OVERLAP, RIGHT? LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC BUDGETING, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'RE PULLING ELEMENTS OF BOTH TO DO BOTH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

RIGHT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE WANT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BUDGET SESSION, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE NEXT YEAR'S STUFF.

SO LIKE IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC ASK THAT WE WANT AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, LIKE THIS IS A NEED THAT I THINK WILL BENEFIT FROM DURING THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. THAT'S OUR ASK FOR THE BUDGET COMPONENT AND THEN THE GREATER LONG TERM PROJECTS, RIGHT? THAT COULD BE COMPONENTS OF LIKE ANY STRATEGIC PLAN INPUT THAT WE HAVE.

SO I THINK WITH WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER, AND KIND OF IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT COMMISSIONER LANG'S LIKE SUBMISSION AND TEMPLATE OF THAT, MAYBE DELINEATE EACH ASK BY WANT THIS IN THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR VERSUS LONG TERM KIND OF SITUATIONS.

SO I THINK THAT'LL KEEP STUFF. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL LIKE AFTER OUR MEETING, WE GO HOME.

WE TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND WE MAKE OUR NOTES AND THEN ADD ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR YOU TO ADD TO THE LIST.

YEAH. THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE I WAS CONTACTED BY A CONSTITUENT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SENIOR PROGRAMING, WHICH WE DON'T OFTEN HEAR ABOUT HERE, BUT IT IS PART OF OUR PURVIEW.

SO UNFORTUNATELY HER COMPUTER CRASHED AND SHE COULDN'T SEND IN WHAT SHE WANTED TO SEND IN.

SO I WANTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ WHAT IT IS THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SEND TO US AND THEN SEND THAT OFF TO YOU TOO. AND I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, DANA.

OKAY. THERE ARE SOME CARRYOVER ITEMS THAT WERE IN THIS BUDGET THAT WERE NOT SPENT THAT ARE BEING CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT, LIKE ITO PARK SIGNAGE THAT'S IN PROCESS OF GETTING DONE.

HAVE THEY MADE THE DETERMINATIONS ON THAT YET? I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T ANSWER. I CAN FIND OUT.

OKAY. OKAY. WHEN DO YOU NEED THIS BY? YESTERDAY.

I COULD JUST ADD, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA IS TO TRY TO TRACK SOMETHING

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AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR THE LIBRARY, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE LIBRARY CAN ACCOMMODATE WITHIN ITS OPERATIONAL BUDGET, THEN WE TRY TO ADDRESS IT. AND IF THERE'S A REASON THAT PRECLUDES US FROM CONSIDERING, OR MAYBE WE'VE GOT, AGAIN, STRATEGIC PLAN, A LOT OF PRIORITIES THAT ARE COMPETING.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE RESPONSES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.

BUT I THINK YOU KNOW, IN MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH COMMISSION, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS KIND OF LIKE, OH, WE GOT TO GET THIS DONE LIKE TOMORROW FOR THE BUDGET, WHICH MAKES SENSE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S KIND OF A LIVING COMMITTEE THAT REINTRODUCES THESE OR ADDRESSES THESE PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR, THEN WE'RE KEEPING THOSE IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ACTIVE.

AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS TRYING TO HURRY UP AND GET SOMETHING SUBMITTED IN A QUICK TURNAROUND TIME.

YEAH. I LOOK AT THIS LIKE MICRO MACRO KIND OF THING, RIGHT? LIKE THE MACRO KIND OF PERSPECTIVE OF THIS IS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE AN ONGOING CYCLICAL KIND OF PROCESS.

SO WE'RE NOT CHASING A DEADLINE ALL THE TIME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A MICRO KIND OF THING RIGHT NOW IS THAT IF WE WANT ANY KIND OF BUDGET INPUT FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

SO I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. RIGHT? I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO BE RUSHED TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT AS IT PERTAINS TO BUDGET INPUT.

BUT I THINK GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING CYCLICAL, ESPECIALLY IF WE WANT TO LEAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, ALIVE AND WELL. BUT I THINK THE TASK AT HAND FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE RIGHT NOW IS TO GET WHATEVER PERSPECTIVE TO HIT THE BUDGET.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. OKAY. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME MARCHING DIRECTIONS AS FAR AS WHAT YOU NEED.

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE POINT PERSON ON IT.

CERTAINLY. SO ANYTHING YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE SHOULD OBVIOUSLY GO THROUGH DIRECTOR VINKE.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT? OKAY. ANYBODY ONLINE? NOBODY ONLINE. ARE YOU OKAY WITH OFFERING THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SIGNED OFF NOW, OR DO YOU. BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE END.

YES. OKAY. IF YOU WANT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY.

AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY. AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OR HAVE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO THAT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR PAPER SIGNED OFF NOW, YOU'VE BEEN I WOULDN'T CALL IT SUFFERING, BUT YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THROUGH THE SESSION FOR A WHILE, SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

THE GATES ARE OPEN IF YOU NEED TO SIGN OFF ON IT.

OKAY. SO CAN WE GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DISCUSSION REPORT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER YOUSUFZAI AND A SECOND.

OKAY. WE'VE ALREADY ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED SAY NO.

ANY ABSTENTIONS? OKAY, SO IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGAIN, ONWARD TO L 4 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION DURING THE UPCOMING STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

MAYOR, I MEAN THE CITY MANAGER BE HERE FOR THIS ONE TOO BUT.

WELL AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING SESSION IS COMING UP THE 31ST 2:00 IN THE LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE WE WOULD SOLICIT INPUT FROM COMMISSIONERS ON ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND FOR EITHER INCLUSION OR WHATEVER SORT OF INPUT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THIS WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE A A FORMAL LETTER GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS INPUT AND PROVIDE THAT TO COUNCIL. SO WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OR PROVIDE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S VERY ROBUST AND THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND YOU'VE SEEN THE UPDATES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND THE ACTION THAT DEPARTMENTS HAVE TAKEN TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS. SO ARE WE BEING ASKED TO NOW HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AND PULL OUT ITEMS OR

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YEAH. SO I MEAN, BASICALLY, IF YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONS OR EXPAND ON AN EXISTING STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM LIKE AS MENTIONED EARLIER EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO CONVEY THAT DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL IF THEY WISH, THEY CAN CONVEY IT TO ME. IF COMMISSION WISHES TO COALESCE AROUND SOME IDEAS WE'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN SESSION. I THINK THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUARTERLY EXERCISE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DEAL WITH BEFORE IN OUR SEPARATE COMMISSIONS, BUT I KNOW SOME OF THE GROUPS HAVE ACTUALLY LIKE PUBLIC WORKS HAS HAD REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING TO DISCUSS IT, BUT IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN, LOOK AT ITEMS THAT OR FALL WITHIN OUR LANE TO DO.

AND THEN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND AS DIRECTOR VINKE SAID, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO GO TO THE MEETING ON THE 31ST AT THE 2:00, I BELIEVE. YOU CAN WATCH IT ONLINE AND GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK, AND YOU CAN GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO YOUR COUNCIL PEOPLE AS WELL.

SO WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE AN ACTION AS A COMMISSION.

CORRECT. WE MAKE OUR OWN RECOMMENDATIONS. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? CORRECT. BUT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION TOO, LIKE.

SO IF I MAY, I THINK WE ADDRESS LIKE A BIG PORTION OF THIS IN THE LAST ITEM, RIGHT? I THINK WITH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IN ITEM L 3, IF EVERY ASK FOR THE BUDGET DELINEATES STUFF THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET VERSUS STRATEGIC PLAN, IT MIGHT BE AS SIMPLE AS ONCE EVERY COMMISSIONER EITHER SUBMITS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR THE BUDGET, WE JUST GROUP TOGETHER ALL THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEMS. CIRCULATE THAT TO OUR CHAIR OR CIRCULATE THAT TO DANA.

AND THEN YOU KNOW THAT WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO FOR INPUT PURPOSES TO COUNCIL, IT'S ALREADY DONE ON OUR END.

AND THEN AGAIN, MAYBE CYCLICALLY, LIKE MOVING FORWARD, LIKE IF WE HAVE TO DO IT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT I THINK THIS IS PRETTY. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M INTERPRETING THIS TOO SIMPLY, BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE GIVEN THAT WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT BUDGET ITEMS WE WANT TO INCLUDE FOR NEXT YEAR'S CYCLE.

OKAY, GREAT. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE ITEM. GOAL 5.2 IS OUR PRESERVATION ASPECT OF IT.

AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ON THE AGENDA A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DEAL WITH OUR HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY THAT IS UNMANAGEABLE AT THIS POINT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A SURVEY DONE, ALTHOUGH I DID RECENTLY FIND OUT WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD THREE SURVEYS DONE IN THE CITY, THE LAST ONE BEING IN 2001. SO WHAT I'M LOOKING AT 5.2 AND I'M LOOKING AT NUMBER 52 WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT UPDATES TO THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.

THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. I JUST WENT TO A THREE HOUR SESSION ON DRAFTING PRESERVATION ORDINANCES.

AND WHAT I HAVE PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY IS A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CULL DOWN OUR INVENTORY LIST TO A MANAGEABLE NUMBER. THEY DO THE SURVEYS EVERY FIVE YEARS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT THEY CAN ULTIMATELY TELL THE PEOPLE EITHER BECOME HISTORIC LANDMARK OR GET OFF THE LIST.

AND THERE IS A WAY THAT THE WE'VE ONLY BEEN DEALING WITH PEOPLE WANTING TO GET OFF THE LIST WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY PROPOSING TO DO CHANGES TO THEIR PROPERTY, BUT THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW THAT SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.

IF YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE NOT HISTORIC RESOURCE, THEN YOU CAN GET REMOVED FROM IT BY COMING TO US AND TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS WHAT WE'VE HAD WITH WINDOWS WHERE THEY'VE CHANGED THE WINDOWS.

IT'S A REALLY OLD HOUSE. THEY WOULD NEVER GET LANDMARKED UNLESS THEY WENT OUT AND REPLACED IT, BUT THEY CAN GET OFF THE LIST WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS BIG, EXPENSIVE PROCESS.

AND NOBODY'S ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THAT ASPECT OF IT.

SO THE ORDINANCE IS THERE UNTIL THEY CHANGE IT, WHICH THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT DRAFTING SOMETHING UP.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE PROBABLY 1500 PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE LIST.

WE HAVE PROBABLY ANOTHER THOUSAND THAT COULD BE ON THE LIST.

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AND IF WE GET RID OF THE C AND D PROPERTIES, THAT PROBABLY WILL ELIMINATE 90% OF THE PROPERTIES ON THE LIST AND PEOPLE CAN GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES. BUT WHAT I'VE PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE, I GUESS THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS HAS BEEN KIND OF BLUE FOLDER ITEM BUT THIS IS A WAY TO ACTUALLY GET THE PROPERTIES OFF THE LIST WITH CERTAIN PRESUMPTIONS.

SEND OUT THE LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU OFF THE LIST UNLESS YOU WANT TO OPT IN OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE LIST, UNLESS YOU WANT TO OPT OUT.

CREATE A PROCESS THEY CAN COME TO US IN A SUMMARY PROVISION AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON IT.

THEY CAN SEND IT OFF TO THE COUNCIL SO THEY CAN VOTE ON IT, OR THE PEOPLE CAN INDIVIDUALLY APPEAL IT WHATEVER BUCKET THEY GET PLACED IN.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS.

WE VOTED TO AGENDIZE IT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY COMMUNITY.

WELL, I DO KNOW WHY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE COUNCIL TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. SO THAT'S WHAT I PROPOSED. I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE COUNCIL ALREADY AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I WAS HOPING THE CITY MANAGER WHO I'VE TALKED TO THIS ABOUT AS WELL WOULD BE HERE FOR IT.

BUT ULTIMATELY WE DID VOTE TO AGENDIZE IT. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT.

SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THAT. THESE C AND D RATED PROPERTIES.

THEY HAVE NOT ALL ALWAYS COME TO US. CASE IN POINT, THE BAKER HOUSE, RIGHT.

YEAH. SO THAT WAS SLATED FOR DEMOLITION AND I THINK THAT WAS A C OR D RATED PROPERTY.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON NOW IS IT'S BEEN OFFICIALLY ABOUT 25 YEARS SINCE THE LAST SURVEY. AND THESE HAVE HAD 25 YEARS TO PUT UP OR, YOU KNOW, GET OFF THE LIST.

AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS CREATING A PROCESS WHERE WE NOTIFY THE PEOPLE, THIS IS WHERE WE THINK THE BUCKET YOU SHOULD BE IN.

DO YOU AGREE OR NOT AGREE? AND HERE'S A PROCESS IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.

BUT THE CITY HAS BEEN OPERATING IN A WAY THAT THEY DID NOT BRING THOSE C OR D RATED PROPERTIES TO US. THEY WOULDN'T BRING IT TO US ANYWAY BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE THE PROPERTY OWNER BRINGING IT TO US.

YEAH. SO WE HAVE TO IF THEY'RE GOING IN FOR. FOR LANDMARK.

IF FOR A LANDMARK OR THEY HAD LIKE A MINOR ALTERATION OR THAT SORT.

WELL, NOW WE'RE GIVING THEM A PROCESS THAT IT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU CAN GET OFF THE LIST WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR PROPERTY.

SO WE'RE GIVING THEM A VENUE TO DO THAT. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THEY, EVEN IF THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING A MINOR ALTERATION OR A REQUEST. WELL, THE LANDMARK PROCESS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT IF THEY ARE DOING A MINOR ALTERATION OR THEY'RE REQUESTING A DEMOLITION, THOSE C AND D RATED PROPERTIES ARE NOT COMING TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE C AND D RATED.

IF THEY'RE ON THE RESOURCE INVENTORY LIST, THEY ARE COMING TO US.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO. I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION A LOT LONGER THAN I HAVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN'T REMEMBER AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN SOMEWHERE. AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH STAFF ONE DAY AT THE OFFICE THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BRING THOSE TO THE COMMISSION. SO THAT'S THAT IT'S WELL, IT'S, AN INTERESTING THING BECAUSE.

IT TAKES THEM OFF THE LIST ANYWAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO ANYWAY.

TAKES THEM OFF THE LIST ANYWAY, SO I AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH THIS POTENTIAL REMEDY TO CLEANING UP THE INVENTORY LIST AS A WAY TO HAVE LET'S JUST SAY A NEW, A NEW PLACE TO START WHERE IT'S NOT SO OVERWHELMING AND IT DOESN'T COST US AS MUCH MONEY TO THEN DO A NEW INVENTORY. YEAH OR DO A.

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YEAH. AND THE LAST SURVEY THEY DID WAS LIMITED IN TIME AND LIMITED IN PLACE.

AND IF YOU TAKE SOMETHING OFF THE LIST, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO. KEEP ON CONSTANTLY ADDING THEM INTO THEM.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE 2001 SURVEY, WHICH WAS JUST SOUTH REDONDO, THEY HAVE 15 VOLUMES IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.

SO IT'S GOING TO SAVE TIME, SPACE. AND AGAIN, TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT THE PUBLIC THAT ON THE LIST DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE ON THE LIST.

SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO THEM SAYING, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH YOUR PROPERTIES AND DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE LIST? DO YOU NOT WANT TO BE ON THE LIST? AND THEN CREATE A PROCESS WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL CAN ULTIMATELY SAY, YES, YOU'RE OFF THE LIST AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT ANYMORE? WHEN YOU ARE LIKE TRYING TO MAKE A REMODEL OR SOMETHING.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, THE PRESERVATION SUBCOMMITTEE.

WELL, YOURS IS EDUCATION. WELL, IT'S NOTIFICATION ALSO.

OKAY. THAT WAS PART OF WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE WORKING ON.

I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. ESCAPED MY MIND AT THE MOMENT.

YOU CAN CIRCLE BACK TO ME. LET ME GET THAT THOUGHT BACK.

ANYBODY ELSE HAD SOMETHING ELSE THEY WANTED TO ADD? ANYBODY ELSE? SOMETHING ELSE THEY WANT TO ADD? OKAY, WELL, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY ADOPTING THIS TODAY.

MY WHOLE POINT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT UP FOR AGENDIZING IS WHEN YOU AGENDIZE SOMETHING, YOU DON'T GET TO TALK ABOUT IT AND UNTIL IT ACTUALLY SHOWS UP HERE AND THEN YOU HAVE THINGS THAT WE VOTE TO AGENDIZE WE NEVER GET TO EVEN GET A CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO RECOMMEND TO LIKE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL? SO THIS PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE AGENDA AGAIN THIS MONTH, THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BECAUSE IT ISN'T A SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

OKAY. I THINK I GOT MY THOUGHT BACK. SO THE VOTE THAT THE COUNCIL TOOK WAS TO REQUEST A NEW ORDINANCE TO BE DRAFTED. SO BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN DRAFTED YET, ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE STILL OPERATING STATUS QUO BECAUSE THERE IS NO ORDINANCE AND THERE IS AN ORDINANCE.

JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY WANT SOMETHING DRAFTED DOESN'T ELIMINATE WHAT'S EXISTING ON THE BOOKS.

WELL, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE'S NO NEW ORDINANCE THAT'S GOING TO REPLACE IT.

THAT'S REPLACING IT. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED. WE'RE WORKING OFF OF THE WHATEVER ORDINANCE IS THAT WE HAVE NOW.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE COUNCIL VOTED ON AS A RECOMMENDATION.

SO THEY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE IT TO DRAFT UP A NEW ORDINANCE.

CORRECT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE HISTORICAL RESOURCE INVENTORY IS STILL VALID.

YES. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT THEY DON'T REALIZE WHEN THEY DRAFT A NEW ORDINANCE, IF THEY WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE, THEY WILL STILL HAVE TO DO A NEW SURVEY AFTER FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT THE STATE LAW SAYS. SO IT'S KIND OF, YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO JUST WIPE EVERYTHING OFF.

AND MY PERSONAL OPINION, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE MORE WORK FOR THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO START FROM SCRATCH.

GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THEM TO GET SOMETHING GOING, SOMEBODY'S RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN BRING IT FORWARD TO THIS GROUP AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO THE COUNCIL IF THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS UP GOING.

IF WE'RE TALKING MONTHS AND WHEN SOMEBODY SUBMITS A LANDMARK APPLICATION, IT'S MONTHS BEFORE IT COMES TO US.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A SLOW PROCESS. THE HOUSES WILL BE DEMOLISHED.

AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A NEW ORDINANCE YET AT LEAST THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WILL GET IT TO A MANAGEABLE NUMBER THAT MAYBE WHEN THEY DRAFT THE ORDINANCE, IT'LL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

BUT THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT ACTUALLY THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A FIRM DIRECTION. WELL, YOUR DIRECTION SO FAR THAT THEY'VE AGREED TO.

THE COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO IS TO CREATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WORK ON THE MATERIAL.

UPDATE THE WEBSITE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE A LOT. YES, WE HAVE.

WE HAVE THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN THERE'S THIS PIECE OF IT BECAUSE THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS ALSO

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YOU WERE GOING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO PROMOTE IT, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME THING AS NOTIFYING.

SO THIS IS NOTIFYING THEM THAT THEY'RE ON THE LIST.

THAT'S I DON'T THINK THAT WAS IN YOUR PURVIEW FOR THAT SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED. I THINK THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH.

18TH. YEAH. NOT NECESSARILY THE 18TH. WELL, IT HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED YET.

OKAY. WELL WE HAVE WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING ON THE 18TH AND ALSO THE 19TH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OR SUGGESTION REGARDING THAT AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN? SINCE THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THE ITEM. WELL. I'M NOT THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION I HAVE IS RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AT THIS POINT. OKAY. RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE A VOTE ON ON THIS TODAY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT PART OF WHAT THIS AGENDA ITEM IS.

RIGHT? WE'RE JUST HAVING THE DISCUSSION. AND OBVIOUSLY NOW I'VE GOT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH COMMISSIONER GALASSI TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SCOPE IS AND LOOK BACK AT ALL THE MINUTES AND SEE WHAT WE ENDED UP DECIDING. IS THAT FAIR? SURE. OKAY. OKAY. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE RECEIVE AND FILE THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY'S CONSIDERATION. COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THE UPCOMING STRATEGIC PLAN SESSION.

AND I CAN MAKE THAT A MOTION IF THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN THE PUBLIC THAT'S IN THE BACK.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NO. ANYBODY ABSTAINING. OKAY.

SO THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ITEM, AND WE'LL MAKE IT WORTHWHILE FOR YOU FOR STICKING ALL THE WAY OUT HERE THAT'S OUR COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEW AND PROJECT UPDATE.

SO MINOR ALTERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT.

OKAY. FACILITIES USER SUBCOMMITTEE. YES, WE DID HAVE OUR MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH YOUTH GROUPS AND FACILITY USERS. WE MET AT VETERANS PARK THE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH IS A GOOD LOCATION.

AND WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TWO YOUTH BASEBALL SOFTBALL LEAGUES.

WE HAD SOCCER, BOTH SOCCER ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAD THE DOG PARK REPRESENTATIVE, I BELIEVE WILDERNESS PARK AS MRS. LANG WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT. WE HAD HER, MYSELF, COMMISSIONER LANG AND MYSELF AND CITY STAFF THERE AS WELL. AND MIKE KLEIN WAS THERE, WHICH GAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INPUT FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THE DIALOG.

A LOT OF TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED AND IDEAS GOING FORWARD, BUT THE BIG ONES WERE WHAT MISS LANG IS PROPOSING ON THE BUDGET ITEMS. THE SNACK BAR AT ALTA VISTA IS A HUGE ONE THAT'S KIND OF BEEN IN THE PIPELINE, AND THEY'RE HOPING TO GET SOME SORT OF REMEDY AT LEAST STARTED ON PAPER THAT EVENTUALLY GET THAT BUILDING REPLACED.

THE LIGHTING SITUATION AT THE FIELD MIKE KLEIN HAVE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE SITUATION, THAT THE PROBLEM IS GOING DEEP INTO THE GROUND FOR THE POLES. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO REALLY, REALLY DEEP.

AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE FEASIBLE FOR THE IDEA.

SO THEY HAVE THE PLATFORMS AND THE TEMPORARY LIGHTS.

THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THE TEMPORARY LIGHTS, BUT THEY DID RESOLVE THOSE WITH THE LEAGUES AS FAR AS TURNING THEM OFF ON TIME.

AND THE OTHER ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR ITEMS WAS THE THE CONCERN OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY ON 190TH AND THAT THEY ARE IN SUPPORT TO SEE THAT EVENTUALLY, WHENEVER IT DOES HAPPEN, THAT THAT BECOME RECREATION FACILITIES AND NOT SOME SORT OF PROJECT OF REAL ESTATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT.

SO WE NOTED THAT AND THEN THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT A PARK RANGER.

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SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE THAT THEIR VOLUNTEERS OR THEY'RE AFRAID OF PUTTING THEM IN HOSTILE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY TELL PEOPLE TO THAT ARE NOT, DO NOT HAVE PERMITS USING FACILITIES.

AND THERE'S NOBODY TO SAY TO THOSE PEOPLE TO LEAVE AND IT COULD CREATE CONFLICT.

SO THAT WAS DISCUSSION A WHILE BACK ABOUT A PARK RANGER, BUT THEY DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE A PARK RANGER.

JUST SOMEBODY THAT COULD WRITE A TICKET OR TELL PEOPLE TO SHOO AWAY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AUTHORITY.

SO JUST TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE PARK RANGER TOPIC THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A WHILE.

AND SO ANYWAY, SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD MEETING, WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK.

WE GOT SOME NOTES. AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE THE DIALOG WITH THOSE GROUPS AND REPORT BACK TO YOU GUYS AS NECESSARY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? THANK YOU. OKAY. VOLUNTEER ACKNOWLEDGMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE.

COMMISSIONER ROWE. YEAH. SAME STATUS AS LAST MONTH.

WE'VE GOT A NOMINATION IN FOR A GOOD CANDIDATE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.

I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS AGAIN TO GIVE US ANY NAMES OF ANY VOLUNTEERS YOU KNOW OF THAT ARE WORKING UNDER THE PARKS AND REC TYPE OF ACTIVITY. SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG. OKAY. ARE YOU JUST LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS AND REC? BECAUSE I THINK THE LIBRARY HAS THEIR FRIENDS.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. OKAY.

I'VE TRIED. OKAY. IT'S GOT TO BE PARKS AND REC'S.

OKAY. BRINGING HISTORY TO THE COMMUNITY SUBCOMMITTEE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR MEETING YET, AND COMMISSIONER MCCAULEY.

WE WILL HAVE ONE SOON, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY NEED TO POLL YOU GUYS ON SOME HISTORICAL DATES.

AND BUT WE HAVE, I'M AWARE THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE HAVE HAD CARRYOVER FUNDING.

THE FUND THERE IS FUNDS THERE AND THEY'RE MOVING IT TO THE NEXT YEAR, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED.

NO, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MISINFORMATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT ITEM WAS I'M TRYING TO FIND IT HERE ON THE SCREEN WAS ITEM N 1 ON THE FEBRUARY 17TH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAS APPROVED THE CARRYOVER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES AS OF JUNE 30, 2025.

SO THAT. SO THAT WAS APPROVED? THAT WAS APPROVED.

YES. SO WE HAVE ITEMS. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY. YES.

ALREADY APPROVED AS PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE PATH OF HISTORY MARKER. UNFORTUNATELY JACK HAS LEFT, BUT HE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AND ACTUALLY DECREASING THE PRICE OF AN ACTUAL MARKER AND MAKING IT MORE SUSTAINABLE.

SO THEY'VE REPLACED THE ONE IN VETERANS PARK.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT NOW, YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE THAT IT'S IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE.

I THINK THEY DID ONE WITH THE PIER AS WELL, WHERE THEY TOOK CARE OF THAT.

SO IT'S GREAT MOVING FORWARD. WE JUST LOST A GRAPHIC ARTIST.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ONE BACK AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON BRINGING HISTORY. LET'S GO TO THE FRANKLIN PARK SUBCOMMITTEE.

THERE ARE NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS CURRENTLY, SO. OKAY.

TO REPORT. AND THE ALTA VISTA PICKLEBALL SUBCOMMITTEE.

I THINK THERE WAS A REPORT. YEAH. SO WHILE I WAS AWAY, MUCH HAPPENED, AS IN WE HAVE COURTS NOW WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AND AS I SAID I JUST WANT TO SAY OUT LOUD.

MANY THANKS TO KELLY ORTA AND MICHELLE PINEDO FOR HAVING WORKED ALONGSIDE ME TO GET THESE COURTS READY.

IN PARTICULAR RIGHT AT THE END WHEN I WAS AWAY, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM KELLY ASKING ME SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CONTRASTING COLOR FOR THE KITCHEN AREA. AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS AGREED TO MARK THAT WITH A CONTRASTING COLOR BECAUSE OFTENTIMES YOU KNOW, ON CITY COURTS, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

SO THE COURTS LOOK PHENOMENAL. SO, AND WE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM AMBASSADORS OF PICKLEBALL AMBASSADORS FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND THEY PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OUR OWN REDONDO BEACH PICKLEBALL AMBASSADOR DALLAS POFFENROTH, WHO'S ALSO A FRIEND OF MINE, SHE AND I SAT DOWN, WE WORKED THROUGH POTENTIAL TIMES AND SCHEDULES,

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THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR SCHEDULE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE DROP IN PLAY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS FROM 9 TO 12.

AND WE'RE OFFERING TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS IN THE EVENINGS FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING.

SO THIS IS GREAT. AND ALL THE OTHER TIMES ARE AVAILABLE BY RESERVATION.

ALL THAT INFORMATION IS NOW ONLINE FOR ANYBODY TO FIND.

I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO FORMER PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONERS CRYSTAL DECKMAN AND ANIKA BLAIR, WHO MET WITH ME WHEN I WAS JUST A, AN ADVOCATE FOR PICKLEBALL AND THEY, YOU KNOW, CARRIED THE TORCH WHILE THEY WERE HERE.

SO I WANTED TO DEFINITELY NAME THEM AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DID WHILE THEY WERE HERE.

WE HAD A POSITIVE ROLLOUT OF THE COURTS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS, A FEW ITEMS, YOU KNOW, AS ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOUR BEST EFFORTS FORWARD AND THEN YOU KIND OF ADJUST WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. SO I'VE MADE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.

THERE'S A LITTLE STEP. SO THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THERE'S A LITTLE STEP TO GET INTO THE COURTS.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. SO I RECOMMENDED PAINTING A LITTLE EDGE THERE SO FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT THERE'S A STEP THERE BOTH GOING INTO AND OUT OF THE COURTS. THEY PROVIDED TWO BENCHES, WHICH IS GREAT.

I WOULD MOVE ONE OF THOSE BENCHES TO WHERE THE OTHER ONE IS.

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT, IF YOU SCROLL DOWN ON THE REPORT THAT I PROVIDED, YOU'LL SEE THAT I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH. THERE IS A SECTION. WELL, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A TENNIS COURT, RIGHT? SO THERE WERE TWO ADJACENT TENNIS COURTS, BUT NOW WE HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS NEXT TO AN ADJACENT TENNIS COURT, AND IT IS SEPARATED CURRENTLY BY A VERY SOFT LITTLE NET.

SO MY RECOMMENDATION FOR SAFETY AND OTHER REASONS IS TO EXTEND THE CHAIN LINK PART AND CLOSE OFF THAT AREA ENTIRELY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BOTH THE BENCHES ARE ON THE SAME SIDE THERE.

THAT'S THE SIDE WHERE THE GATE, IT'S THE CLOSEST TO THE GATE, THE ENTRANCE GATE.

AND THAT IS WHERE FOR DROP IN PLAY, FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE CONGREGATING THERE.

SO IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING HIT BY ANY TENNIS BALLS.

THE OTHER REASON TO CLOSE OFF THAT AREA IS THAT I WOULD MOVE THE THE PADDLE SADDLES, WHICH I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR US, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALWAYS WORK OUT.

THE WAY THAT WE'RE HOPING FOR DROP IN PLAY, WE NEED TO HAVE ONE PADDLE SADDLE THAT HAS FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS WHERE YOU CAN PUT ALL THE PADDLES IN.

AND THEN THAT WAY IT'S IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHO IS THE NEXT GROUP UP.

IT WILL ALLEVIATE A LOT OF TURF WARS. AND TRUST ME, I CAN SPEAK FOR MY PICKLEBALL PEOPLE.

SOMETIMES THINGS GET, YOU KNOW. THE OTHER REASON IS PICKLEBALL FOLKS COME WITH A LITTLE BAG AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE THEM ON THE FLOOR. THEY LIKE TO CLIP THEM ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

IT'S JUST TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WAY OF PEOPLE'S FEET.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I RECOMMEND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ADD INTO THE BUDGET OR DO THEY HAVE MONEY BECAUSE THE PROJECT ACTUALLY CAME IN UNDER BUDGET, SO THERE MAY BE MONEY LEFT OVER TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THAT CHAIN LINK FENCE WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK FOR IT IN THE NEW BUDGET.

SO THAT'S A QUESTION THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL PADDLE SADDLES.

I PROVIDED A LINK FOR. THAT AND THERE HAS BEEN SO I'VE NEVER MADE A POST THAT ACTUALLY WENT VIRAL. AND WHEN I POSTED ABOUT THE NEW ALTA VISTA PICKLEBALL COURTS ON THE REDONDO BEACH PICKLEBALL PAGE ON FACEBOOK IT REACHED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE. THAT'S REALLY EXTRAORDINARY.

AND IT HAD A POST ENGAGEMENT OF 324. I WAS FLABBERGASTED BY THAT.

BUT IT'S, INCREDIBLE. THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THAT SAYS THAT THESE COURTS WILL BE UTILIZED AND IT'S GOOD FOR OUR OUR REVENUE, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR OUR PEOPLE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY THERE.

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SHE MADE MENTION TO A QUESTION THAT CAME UP ABOUT DEDICATING CERTAIN COURTS TO A PARTICULAR LEVEL OF PLAY. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE ONLY FOUR COURTS, IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.

SHE DOESN'T SEE IT AS A VIABLE OPTION CURRENTLY.

AND IT'S, SHE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE LEAVE THE COURTS AS IS.

PEOPLE COME IN FOR DROP IN PLAY. THEY PUT THEIR PADDLES IN AND EVERYBODY PLAYS.

I THINK THAT MAYBE WE MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT NOT OFFICIALLY DESIGNATING, BUT MAYBE SAYING THAT THE FIRST COURT, WHEN YOU FIRST ENTER THE AREA COULD BE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EMERGING PLAYERS, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS INTIMIDATING FOR THEM.

AND ALL THE OTHER COURTS ARE EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY PLAYS TOGETHER AND SHE RECOMMENDS, YOU KNOW, FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO GET LIKE A HIGHER LEVEL GAME THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AVAILABILITY TO MAKE A RESERVATION AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE COURTS AND HAVE LEVELED COURTS HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY.

SO FOR NOW SHE RECOMMENDS AND I WOULD CONCUR WITH HER TO LEAVE THINGS AS IS AND LET'S SEE HOW WE DO.

WHEN'S THE FIRST REDONDO BEACH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A NICE GENERATOR OF REVENUE GENERATOR.

AND WE CAN DO THAT EVEN WITH FOUR COURTS BECAUSE THE ADJACENT COURT, TENNIS COURT, WE CAN USE A REMOVABLE TAPE TO MARK OUT FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT'S BEEN DONE AT EL SEGUNDO WHEN THEY DID DO THEIR THEIR TOURNAMENTS THERE, THEY USED TO USE THAT TAPE TO DO TOURNAMENTS.

SO WE CAN HAVE A TOURNAMENT ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND RAISE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

AND MAKE IT A LOCATION FOR WORLD CUP PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S THE RIBBON CUTTING ON THE 18TH.

OKAY. IN CASE ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME. OKAY.

MOVING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION FOR THE PERTAINING TO THE EMAIL.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER CITIES DEDICATE LIKE A SPECIFIC AREA, LIKE PICKLEBALL COURT BASED ON SKILL LEVEL OF PEOPLE? YEAH. IS THAT LIKE TYPICAL? BECAUSE LIKE, I'VE NEVER HEARD MUNICIPALITIES DOING THAT FOR LIKE BASKETBALL, LIKE REALLY ADVANCED PEOPLE THAT PLAY BASKETBALL.

IT'S USUALLY JUST WHATEVER SKILL LEVEL. IF THERE'S A COURT, YOU TAKE YOUR PEOPLE, YOU RUN A GAME OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS.

SO I GUESS I'M, I GUESS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT LIKE, THAT'S THE ASK OR THAT MIGHT BE AN ASK THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE.

YEAH, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THE ASK IS HAPPENING.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A CONSTITUENT AND NOT JUST WITH DALLAS, WITH SOMEBODY ELSE WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO HAVE A CHALLENGE COURT, AND HAVE, YOU KNOW PEOPLE ON THAT COURT BE ABLE TO PLAY TWO GAMES BEFORE THEY COME OFF, WHICH, YOU KNOW, FOR ONLY FOUR COURTS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT.

MANHATTAN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS A NUMBER OF COURTS AND THEY HAVE ONE DEDICATED CHALLENGE COURT, BUT IT'S FENCED OFF. AND THAT CULTURE STARTED PRETTY EARLY ON, BUT THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF COURTS THERE.

THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. IT'S LIKE AN ACCESS ISSUE THEN, RIGHT? IT'S AN ACCESS ISSUE. IF YOU ONLY HAVE FOUR COURTS, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY I MEAN, YOU CAN DESIGNATE ONE COURT AS A CHALLENGE COURT, BUT THAT IMPACTS THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO PLAY.

YEAH, I GUESS MY I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS BASED ON THIS EMAIL AS WELL.

LIKE JUST FOR THE RECORD TOO, LIKE I'M COMPLETELY AGAINST DEDICATED WITH, FOUR COURTS, THERE'S NO SPECIFYING ONE OF THEM TO BE BASED AVAILABLE BASED ON A SKILL LEVEL, I THINK IS KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF GOES AGAINST LIKE, WE JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THIS PROCESS TO GET THESE STRIPED AND EVERYTHING.

NOW WE'RE LIMITING A QUARTER OF THE AVAILABLE COURTS AT ALTA VISTA FOR A PARTICULAR SKILL LEVEL.

BUT AGAIN, I WAS JUST KIND OF BECAUSE I'VE NOT HEARD THAT WITH LIKE BASKETBALL COURTS, RIGHT? LIKE IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING, RIGHT?

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YOU PLAY, YOU WIN, YOU STAY. YOU YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE CASE IS.

IT'S BASED ON THE FACILITY AND IT'S BASED ON THE CULTURE AT THAT FACILITY.

AND IT'S BASED ON LET'S SAY THE SKILL LEVEL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PLAYERS OF THAT FACILITY.

AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A HARD AND FAST RULE. BUT IT DOES GET KIND OF DICEY.

AND WHAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AND IT HAPPENS A LOT IS, YOU KNOW, NEW PLAYERS, NEWER PLAYERS.

GET DISCOURAGED. BE DISCOURAGED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOT SEE THAT HAPPEN. THAT'S NOT THAT WAS NOT THE THE REASON WHY WE GOT THESE COURTS.

THE REASON WHY WE WANTED THESE COURTS IS TO HAVE ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY.

OKAY. AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO PLAY THERE.

ANYBODY ELSE. GREAT JOB ON THAT. GETTING IT DONE. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY.

PRESERVATION OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE. WHO'S TAKING THIS ONE? PRESERVATION OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE. WELL THAT'S.

THAT'S US. JEFF AND I AND COMMISSIONER CALDWELL.

BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM, SO I'M NOT SURE IF WHAT HE'S DOING ABOUT THAT, BUT WE HAD UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO CANCEL OUR MEETING, BUT WE ARE RESCHEDULING AND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IS AN EVENT FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATED HOMEOWNERS POSSIBLY AT THE HISTORIC LIBRARY IF IT'S, IF IT'S AVAILABLE. THE OTHER EVENT IS TO DO A ONE OF THOSE POP UP TENTS AND A TABLING AT THE RIVIERA FESTIVAL SUMMER FESTIVAL. SO I HAD ALREADY FILLED OUT THAT APPLICATION AND THEY THEY'RE HOLDING A SPOT FOR US. I JUST HAVE TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON GETTING A BANNER MADE UP AND WE HAVE TO CREATE THOSE MATERIALS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AVAILABLE AND NOT JUST FOR PRESERVATION, BUT ALSO FOR THE HISTORICAL MUSEUMS, ANYTHING THAT WE WANT TO PUT OUT THERE.

OKAY. WE HAVE HAD SOME LIMITATIONS DUE TO TRAVEL.

SO WE MET, YOU KNOW, LATE LAST YEAR AND THEN WE BOTH WERE GONE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.

SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO OUR SECOND MEETING YET. SO WE'RE BEHIND.

YEP, YEP. WE'LL CATCH UP. WE'LL CATCH UP. YOU DO HAVE A MANDATE FROM THE COUNCIL, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHILE YOU HAVE IT? YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

OKAY. RECOGNITION SUBCOMMITTEE. SO LAST TIME I PRESENTED TO YOU A POSSIBLE BRICK INLAY THAT COULD BE DONE FOR IN FRONT OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE LANDMARKS THAT ONE HAD A HEFTY PRICE WITH IT. SO I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS LOWER COST ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN BE DOING THE SAME THING AS WE RAISE FUNDS TO ACTUALLY DO THE INLAY. SO ATTACHED IN YOUR MATERIALS ARE TWO VERSIONS OF LOWER COST PROCESSES.

ONE, AND THIS, IS JUST AS A SAMPLE. THEY DO HAVE TILES THAT, THAT CAN BE CREATED FOR VERY LITTLE COST.

THEY'RE GLUED TO THE GROUND. WE CAN PUT A LOGO ON IT OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO THAT SAYS THIS IS A HISTORIC HOME AND PUT IT IN THERE WITHOUT TEARING UP THE CONCRETE. AND THEN ONCE WE GET THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, WE CAN START MOVING BACK TO THE MORE FORMALIZED BRICKS.

I WOULD SUGGEST WITH THE BRICKS THAT YOU START WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF PEOPLE WILL TEND TO GRAVITATE TOWARDS THEM. AND EVEN LESS EXPENSIVE METHODOLOGY OF DOING IT IS TO PAINT THE SIDEWALK.

AND I GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF, AGAIN, THE NO DUMPING THINGS TWO DIFFERENT SIZES.

IT'S A STENCIL. PUBLIC WORKS WOULD PUT IT IN.

IT WOULDN'T COST AS MUCH. IT'D PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PUT ALL OF THEM IN AT ONE TIME ON IT.

DESIGN THE LOGO MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A HISTORIC LANDMARK PUT ON THE SIDEWALK.

I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD LAST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 YEARS BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAINTED, BUT HOPEFULLY BY THAT POINT FUNDS COULD BE RAISED FOR THE BRICKS OR EVEN THE ADHESIVE STYLES ON IT.

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YEAH. WELL, WE DO KNOW WE DID GET AN ESTIMATE FROM THE CITY ON THE BRICKS AND THAT THE MAJOR COST IS THEY HAVE TWO PEOPLE DOING IT. ON THE PAINTING IS NOT GOING TO BE IT'S PROBABLY JUST THE LABOR OF GOING THERE, PAINTING THE STENCIL, DESIGNING THE STENCIL, WHICH WE CAN PROBABLY GET SOMEBODY IN THE CITY TO DO, OR MAYBE AN OUTSIDE PERSON.

THE TILES THE BENEFIT OF THE IT TAKES, DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG TO DRY.

YOU CAN AGAIN STENCIL IT IN, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPEDE THE TRAFFIC LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OVER THAT WITH NO PROBLEM.

SO IT HAS A LOT OF MOBILITY BENEFIT TO IT. IT'LL LAST LONGER.

EVEN THOUGH THIS ONE HASN'T LASTED LONG. BUT I THINK IT'S BECAUSE THEY SHAVED DOWN THE CONCRETE BEFORE, WHICH KIND OF TOOK AWAY FROM SOME OF IT, BUT IT LASTS LONGER THAN THE OTHER ONE.

SO. YEAH, I WENT IN THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I LIVE AND.

THOSE BEING THE TILE AND THE STENCIL. OKAY. I'VE SEEN BOTH AND I WOULD PREFER THIS THE TILE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, MORE VISUALLY IMPACTFUL AND PROBABLY WILL LAST YOU LONGER.

YEAH. I'M HOPING EVENTUALLY WE CAN GET ALL 150 PROPERTIES WITH THE BRICK, ESPECIALLY IN TIME WHEN WE GET THE TOURISTS TO COME OUT, BECAUSE EVENTUALLY WE CAN PUT MAPS TOGETHER OF WHERE THESE HISTORIC HOMES ARE.

AND I ASSUME THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO END UP PROBABLY LOOKING AT DOING TOO WHEN YOU DO YOUR COLLATERAL MATERIAL FOR HISTORIC HOMES. SO IF THERE'S ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT, AGAIN, COMMISSIONER GALASSI.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS A THOUGHT ABOUT WHICH ONE THAT THEY PREFER ON THE INITIAL BASIS, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO SAY IT. OKAY. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE.

I THINK WE COVERED A LOT OF IT, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD IN THERE? YEAH. I MEAN, WE SPOKE ABOUT IT IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.

THE ONLY THING IS, IS I'LL GIVE KIND OF AN UPDATE LIKE, YOU KNOW, DANA'S BEEN REALLY KIND TO KIND OF REACH OUT AND, YOU KNOW, GET INFORMATION FROM COMMISSIONER, LANG AND, MYSELF INDIVIDUALLY WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY, I THINK COORDINATING A SINGULAR CALL. BUT I DID WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TELL YOU, I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE WE DID GET SOME INPUT ON TERMS OF DIRECTION AND HOW WE WANT TO GET A COMPLETE DOCUMENT TO COUNCIL.

SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS, I THINK AT THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS IN THE AGENDA AT THIS POINT, THAT'S ALL. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GOING TO CREATE A MODEL FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONS AS WELL.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEN THEY'LL BASICALLY IMITATE IT, I GUESS.

I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT. I DO LIKE RINSE AND REPEAT STUFF.

YOU KNOW, I WAS IT WAS KIND OF NICE TO HEAR JACK SAY, WE'LL JUST USE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THAT, THAT YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER ROWE AND MYSELF, YOU KNOW, PUT SOME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT WAS A SMALL THING, IT'S NICE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE LEGWORK AGAIN WITH SOMETHING.

SO YEAH, I JUST GOT BUSY BEE TO SAY YES, BY THE WAY.

SO WE'VE GOT OUR FACE PAINTING BALLOON ARTIST LINED UP.

HE'S WORKING WHILE HE'S WORKING. GET THAT LAST YEAR, $600 WORTH IT.

MULTITASKING. YEAH, SHE'S GREAT THOUGH. SHE'S GREAT WITH THAT.

I THINK THAT WRAPS UP THE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS ITEMS FROM STAFF.

OH, WAIT, BEFORE I DO THAT, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR STAFF.

NO ITEMS FROM STAFF. OKAY, SO NOW WE GO TO COMMISSIONER MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS.

[N. COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS]

I HAVE NONE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER ROWE. I HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER GALASSI. NONE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MCCAULEY.

NONE. I HAD A LIST THAT'S AT HOME, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO OVER IT.

BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO THANK BECCA FOR HER WORK WITH US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS. AND IT MAKES IT A LOT SMOOTHER FUNCTION.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD FOR FUTURE TOPICS AT THIS POINT.

NOW WE JUST GET TO ADJOURNMENT. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION WILL BE A REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD AT 6:30 P.M.

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415 DIAMOND STREET, REDONDO BEACH IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IN ALL RESPECTS.

IF AS AN ATTENDEE OR PARTICIPANT AT THIS MEETING, YOU WILL NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE BEYOND WHAT IS NORMALLY PROVIDED THE CITY WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCOMMODATE YOU IN EVERY REASONABLE MANNER. PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT (310) 318-0656, AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, TO INFORM US OF YOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS AND TO DETERMINE IF AN ACCOMMODATION IS FEASIBLE.

PLEASE ADVISE US AT THE TIME IF YOU WILL NEED ACCOMMODATION TO ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS AT WWW.REDONDO.ORG UNDER THE CITY CLERK.

ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO RENEW FOR BEING ON THIS COMMISSION? BECAUSE I THINK THREE OF US ARE TERMS ARE UP.

I'LL HAVE TO CONSULT WITH CITY CLERK AND GET BACK TO YOU.

I'LL SHARE THAT INFORMATION. GREAT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND IT.

OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? SAY NO. OKAY. ANYBODY ABSTAINING? SO WE ARE ADJOURNED. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AND ASK.

I ASSUME PEOPLE WILL STICK AROUND BRIEFLY IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.