Apr 13, 2026 Harbor Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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A COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 13TH, 2026. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER WARYCK. HERE. COMMISSIONER FALK.

HERE. COMMISSIONER COLLER. HERE. COMMISSIONER CHRZAN.

PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BAUER. HERE. COMMISSIONER CARLSON.

HERE. CHAIR ABELMAN. HERE. I DO HAVE FULL ATTENDANCE AND CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET COMMISSIONER CARLSON TO LEAD US IN A SALUTE TO THE FLAG? RISE. COVER YOUR HAND WITH YOUR HEART AND REPEAT WITH ME. 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. THANK YOU. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A NICE BREAK.

GOT TO SEE FAMILY AND STUFF. PROVE THE ORDER OF AGENDA.

[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. OH, SORRY. MY HANDWRITING IS SMALL.

BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? THERE ARE NO BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

PICKING BACK UP CONSENT CALENDAR. APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 13TH,

[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]

I HAD ONE THING ON THE MINUTES. YOU DID? YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO AMEND THE MINUTES, BUT JUST ONE THING I THE MINUTES READ IN ITEM N THAT I SUGGESTED ACCESS TO THE MARINA'S NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE RACES FOR THE SUPER BOWL RACE, AND I WOULD PREFER IF THE RECORD WROTE.

YOU KNOW THAT WHAT I SAID WAS CHALLENGE THE STAFF IN HOW IT'S BEING REOPENED TO GRADUAL OPENING TO MIMIC THE RACE COURSE, BECAUSE I KNOW STAFF CONSIDERED MARINA'S. BUT IT WAS JUST MORE OF A SPIRIT THAT WASN'T CAPTURED.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? OH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE STATEMENT FOR ITEM N TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE RECORDED MINUTES. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. YOUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SO UPDATED.

THANK YOU. SURE, SURE. THAT WAS FUN. I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.

RUSTY. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. NO, THERE'S NO EXCLUDED. THERE'S NO POINT OF ORDER.

SO WE JUST APPROVED THE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MINUTES.

I THINK WE STILL NEED TO ACTUALLY APPROVE THE MINUTES AND APPROVE THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING. YES.

SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN SO AMENDED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? NAY? NO. NO. NAYS. OKAY. GOOD. MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING DOWN G NOW WE GOT H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION.

THIS SUBJECT IS LIMITED. SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE. WRITTEN REQUESTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CONSIDERED FIRST UNDER THE SECTION.

ARE THERE ANY WRITTEN REQUESTS? ZOOM OR COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS IN ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS.

ANYBODY IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. MOVING DOWN TO WE HAVE NO EXPORT.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, NO ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS.

L.1 DISCUSSION AND INPUT TO THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING PREPARATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET.

[L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

PLEASURE TO BE HERE. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO ORGANIZE OUR THOUGHTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF OUR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

OUR FISCAL YEAR RUNS JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE BEGINNING DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 26-27 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND CAPITAL PLAN ARE NOT A FORMAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AND REALLY LISTEN TO YOU ALL AS YOU SEE THE WORLD OF AFFAIRS DOWN IN THE WATERFRONT AND ANY INPUTS YOU'D

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SO WE HAVE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FEEDBACK AND GATHER THOUGHTS THAT WE MAY AS STAFF NOT BE CONSIDERING.

I KNOW YOU'RE IN GOOD CONTACT WITH OUR WATERFRONT TEAM, SO WE ARE, I THINK, PRETTY WELL VERSED IN WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE AS A AS A BODY.

BUT NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY.

THERE'S NO FORMAL ARRANGEMENT HERE. IT'S JUST A SIMPLE Q AND A AND A LISTENING SESSION, IF YOU WILL.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK OR PRESENT ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. I'LL START OFF WITH COMMISSIONER CARLSON. GREAT.

THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR COMING. ALWAYS APPRECIATE DOING THIS.

YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THIS BEFORE, THERE'S USUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF A SLUSH FUND, A LITTLE BIT OF A WISH LIST THAT THE WHOLE CITY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF.

HARBOR'S USUALLY GOTTEN A LITTLE PIECE OF IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE WELL, THANKS FOR COMING AND THANKS FOR HELPING US IN THE PAST.

IT TYPICALLY HASN'T BEEN A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S $100,000 A FEW HUNDRED AND, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PLAYGROUND AT VETS PARK IS, WAS, WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, 900 GRAND. SO, YOU KNOW, DON'T GO NUTS, RIGHT? THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR? LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE FIRST NUMBER AND HOW MANY ZEROS? YEAH.

GOOD, GOOD GOOD QUESTION. WE DON'T HAVE OUR FORMAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES PREPARED QUITE YET IN FULL.

WE ARE WORKING ON WHAT WE CALL OUR CORE ESTIMATES NOW.

SHOULD HAVE SOME DATA ON THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, OR AT LEAST BY NEXT WEEK, I THINK.

PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT TO THIS BODY IS KIND OF WHERE WE SIT WITH OUR UPLANDS AND TIDELANDS FUNDS.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE MORE AUSTERE IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS THE LAST FEW YEARS ON AN OPERATING BASIS.

WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF CAPITAL OVER THE PRECEDING 4 TO 5 YEARS, AND WE WERE DEALING WITH KIND OF DIFFICULT REVENUE, REVENUE GENERATING YEARS WITH SORT OF LEASE UNDERPERFORMANCE AND VACANCIES FOLLOWING THE COVID ERA.

WE'RE COMING OUT OF THAT. WE'RE SEEING A FEW NEW BUSINESSES COME ONLINE.

WE'VE HAD SUCCESS WITH WITH SOME NEW OCCUPANTS.

WE'VE EXTENDED SOME LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH BUSINESSES, INCREASED TERMS IN THE CITY'S FAVOR TO A LARGE DEGREE, SO THAT, THAT OCCUPANCY IS STARTING TO HELP GENERATE NEW INCOME FOR US.

WE WERE NO PUN INTENDED, UNDERWATER IN THE TIDELANDS FUND LAST FISCAL YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY, I THINK, HAVE BROUGHT THAT FUND BACK TO BALANCE AND HOPE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EXCESS FUND BALANCE GOING INTO 26-27.

I'LL KNOW MORE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KIND OF RESTART THE CAPITAL ENGINE IN THE TIDELANDS HERE NEXT YEAR TO A SMALL DEGREE, I WOULD SAY IN THE SIX FIGURE CATEGORY, NOT THE SEVEN FIGURE CATEGORY.

THE UPLANDS REMAINS A LITTLE BIT CONSTRAINED.

WHERE WE'RE SEEING OUR BIGGEST GROWTH IS IN PARKING REVENUE.

ONE OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS LAST YEAR IS WE EXECUTED THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TO ELIMINATE THE OLD GUARD SHACK AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING LOT.

AND IMPLEMENT OUR PAY STATION PROGRAM THERE. AND THAT SYSTEM IS WORKING GREAT.

IT'S PAYING BIG DIVIDENDS. WE'RE SEEING SIGNIFICANT REVENUE INCREASE FOR OUR PARKING GATE.

AND THAT'S HAPPENING MONTH OVER MONTH OVER MONTH OVER MONTH.

SO POSITIVE THERE. ALSO OUR SPECIAL EVENT ACTIVITIES GROWN.

WE HAD THE IN AND OUT EVENT HERE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF FESTIVAL RENTALS IN THE LAGOON.

OBVIOUSLY, BEACH LIFE IS COMING UP. WE'RE, WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING SPECIAL EVENTS OCCUR IN THE WATERFRONT, STIMULATE ADDITIONAL PARKING, STIMULATE BUSINESS IN THE AREA. SO WE FEEL SOMEWHAT BULLISH ON KIND OF THE POSITIVE ENERGY THAT'S OCCURRING IN THE WATERFRONT BUT WE STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSES.

AND THOSE REVENUES AREN'T YET QUITE BEYOND OUR ANNUAL PRO FORMA.

RIGHT. WE'VE GOT PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL, WE'VE GOT WATERFRONT PERSONNEL, WE HAVE OUR FIRE ASSIGNED FIRE PERSONNEL, AND WE HAVE OUR ASSIGNED POLICE PERSONNEL, OUR MARINE ENFORCEMENT UNIT DOWN THERE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF DRAWS ON THOSE FUNDS.

SO I'M NOT YET CERTAIN THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EXCESS UPLANDS FUND BALANCE TO SPEND ON CAPITAL THIS YEAR.

WE ARE FINISHING OUT THAT LAST PROJECT. NOW, IN THE SECOND DECK OF THE PIER PARKING STRUCTURE THERE ABOVE THE OLD FACTORY SITE, THAT PROJECT WAS GENERALLY FUNDED, YOU MIGHT RECALL TO TO YOUR POINT, ROGER, ABOUT YOU KNOW, HAVING HAD SOME SUCCESS IN, IN ALLOCATING GENERAL FUND RESOURCES TO THE WATERFRONT, THAT WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

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YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THAT HERE IN THE LAST YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY THE BOARDWALK PROJECT, YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD POSITIVE CAPITAL EXECUTION, BUT IT DOES DRAIN RESOURCES A BIT.

SO I'M NOT I WOULDN'T TELL YOU THAT WE'VE GOT NEW FRESH UPLAND'S MONEY TO SPEND.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF TIDELANDS. I HOPE I'M WRONG WHEN I SIT DOWN WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND REALLY GET INTO THE DETAILS, BUT BOTH ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WHICH IS POSITIVE.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS. SO I TURNED OUT THIS YEAR, THIS IS THE LAST YEAR.

I'M GOING TO DO THIS WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, HERE ON THE HARBOR COMMISSION.

MAYBE, MAYBE SOMEWHERE ELSE SOMEDAY. BUT SO NUMBER ONE ON MY WISH LIST, YOU KNOW, FOR MY LAST YEAR WOULD BE MOONSTONE PARK.

I KNOW THAT'S, I KNOW THAT'S A STRETCH, BUT I GOT TO SAY IT MOONSTONE PARK IN A BETTER LAUNCHING FACILITY FOR LANAKILA.

I KNOW WE GOT SOME FILMING MONEY THERE THAT HAS DIRECT IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, LANAKILA HAD TO PARK PRETTY FAR AWAY.

THERE WAS REALLY NO PARKING, YOU KNOW, WEST OF THE BATHROOMS ON HARBOR DRIVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INCONVENIENT TO THE RESIDENTS DOWN THERE.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THE FILMING MONEY COME BACK TO, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY INTO THE AREA FOR THE PEOPLE IMPACTED.

SURE. SMALLER STUFF, MORE REASONABLE STUFF. YOU KNOW, ON MY LIST, WE USUALLY COME UP WITH A, WITH A LITTLE WISH LIST AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNCIL.

NOT A NOT A HECK OF A LOT ON MY LIST, HONESTLY.

I USUALLY TRY TO CARRY A LITTLE WISH LIST WITH ME.

MY WISH LIST WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE HARBOR PATROL NEED? AND I'VE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY NEED A FIRE PUMP FOR A BOAT. MAYBE THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, SOME TRAINING, SOME MORE EQUIPMENT. SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD, I WOULD LOOK TO THEM AND SEE WHAT, WHAT WE MIGHT SUPPORT THEM WITH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SUPPORT ANY OTHER IDEAS HERE.

THAT'S THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANKS. GREAT. APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SO MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE DOWN THERE.

IT'S JUST LOOKING GREAT. AND I THINK THERE'S A VIBE NOW GOING.

IT JUST WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND IT'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

I'D SECOND ROGER'S MOONSTONE PARK. IT WAS ALSO KIND OF ON MY LIST.

I'M ALSO YOU KNOW, I'M A FANATIC ABOUT EVS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

I KNOW THAT'S JUST A WISHLIST THING, BUT NO, IT'S GREAT.

THE CHALLENGE WE'VE HAD, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'VE WALKED IT WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF AND WE'VE APPLIED FOR GRANTS.

AND REALLY OUR HOLDUP IS JUST EDISON BEING ABLE TO DELIVER THE POWER WE NEED TO SUPPORT THAT APPARATUS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO TO GET THERE.

IT IS. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF AN SCE THING AND IT'S HARD TO GET SCE THEY MOVE VERY, VERY SLOWLY.

AND IF I'M, I'LL PUT THAT ON MY LIST TO SEE IF I CAN, I CAN TALK AND SEE IF I CAN DO ANYTHING TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THAT OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S, THEY'VE GOT TO SPEND SOME MONEY BASICALLY, AND I JUST GOT TO GET TO NO, JUST THE GENERAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS, ALL THIS STUFF HAS JUST BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT.

YOU KNOW, THE WI-FI OUT THERE. PHENOMENAL. SO YEAH, I YEAH, OF COURSE WE'VE GOT ALL THIS OTHER STUFF GOING ON IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE AES SITE AND ALL THAT GOING FORWARD.

SO STUFF IN THERE. BUT YEAH, AND YOU BRING UP SOME GREAT PROJECTS.

OUR IT DIRECTOR MIKE COOK'S BEEN WORKING REAL HARD ON EXPANDING THAT WI-FI COVERAGE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GROUP THAT MIGHT COME DOWN AND ACTUALLY INSTALL SOME CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY TO HELP STIMULATE OUR CELL SERVICE IN THE KIND OF PIER PARKING STRUCTURE AND IN THE WATERFRONT'S EDGE. FOR ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T HAVE T-MOBILE, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT SPARTAN DOWN THERE.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON A GROUP THAT COULD COME IN AND MAYBE EXPAND COVERAGE FOR ALL NETWORKS, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. SO WE'VE GOT SOME IT STUFF HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES.

OF COURSE, WE'RE ACTIVE WITH THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP GRANT APPLICATION.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DBAW REPRESENTATIVES LAST WEEK.

CATHERINE SET THAT UP. SO WE WERE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS A, IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.

DBAW DOESN'T HAVE ENDLESS RESOURCES. WE LEARNED THAT, I THINK AS A TAKEAWAY.

BUT THEY SEEM WILLING TO PARTNER AND HELP US AT LEAST ADVANCE THE PROJECT TO THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS GOING TO BE KIND OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DRAWING EFFORT.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL CERTAINLY FILL YOU ALL IN AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE WORD FROM THEM ON THE STATUS OF OUR APPLICATION.

BUT MUCH LIKE OTHER STATE AGENCIES, THEY SEEM TO BE SUBJECT TO KIND OF THE STATE'S CONTRACTION RIGHT NOW AS WELL.

SO THAT'S A BIG FOCUS OF OURS, AS IS SEASIDE LAGOON.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING TO REFINE THAT DESIGN AND SCOPE, MAKE SURE WE CAN OPERATE AND BUILD WITHIN BUDGET.

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SO WE'RE HOPING TO KIND OF GET THAT FORMATTED AND BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AND THEN WE CAN START THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY COME BEFORE THIS GROUP. SO REALLY THOSE ARE KIND OF THE TWO PRIORITY AREAS FROM A PROJECT STANDPOINT, BUT MOONSTONE, AS SOON AS WE HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES, SHOULD BE RIGHT BEHIND THOSE TWO.

SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN START DESIGN WORK ON THAT AT SOME POINT HERE IN THE FAIRLY NEAR FUTURE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY THE ONE PROJECT WE CONTINUE TO PUT ON THAT HORIZON LINE THAT HASN'T, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T LOST SIGHT OF. THAT'S GREAT.

OKAY, WELL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND TO ROGER'S POINT, I HOPE THAT WE ALL GET A CHANCE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR, KIND OF DISCUSS AND COME UP WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, BRAINSTORM FOR FURTHER IDEAS ON WHAT WE CAN RECOMMEND.

BUT THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO. THANKS FOR COMING.

ACTUALLY, YOU HAD A GOOD SEGUE BECAUSE MY QUESTION WAS PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS.

DO YOU SEE ANY GAPS IN CAPITAL THAT IS NEEDED TO TO NOT, YOU KNOW, STRETCH THE SCHEDULE? I THINK THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT I THOUGHT OF, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU WERE NAMING WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE GRANT FOR BASIN THREE, IF THERE'S A SHORTFALL THAT THE CITY WAS.

YEAH. GREAT. GREAT QUESTION AND GOOD MEMORY TO, TO REMIND ME OF THAT PROJECT AS WELL.

SO WE DID RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OVER $1 MILLION FROM THROUGH CONGRESSMAN TED LIU'S OFFICE, THROUGH WHAT THEY CALL COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING GRANT TO HELP REBUILD AND REPAIR. IN MOST CASES, THE OUR OUR DOCK SYSTEM IN BASIN THREE, WE'RE WE'VE GOT SOME IDEAS ON IT.

WE HAVEN'T REALLY ADVANCED THAT DESIGN. THERE'S SOME PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH THAT FUNDING SOURCE. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.

I, WE PROBABLY DO HAVE A GAP. IF WE WERE TO RECONSTRUCT ALL THE DOCKS, IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE MORE THAN THAT MILLION DOLLARS WOULD AFFORD.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO SCOPE THE PROJECT WITHIN THAT, THAT FUNDING ALLOCATION.

THAT'S OUR GOAL. YEAH, THE SEASIDE LAGOON, AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY BUILD PHASE ONE, WHICH IS GOING TO REALLY FOCUS AROUND THE WATER AMENITY, THE ACCESS TO THAT WATER AMENITY, AND PERHAPS SOME OF THE REALLY BASE PERIMETER IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO BUILD OUT THE NEW SORT OF LANAIS AND KIND OF EVENT SPACE THAT HAD BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED IN SOME OF THOSE DRAWINGS.

THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH CAPITAL THERE TO DO THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE KIND OF A BASE OPTION TO COUNCIL WITH A SERIES OF KIND OF ENHANCEMENT COSTS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT INSTALLATION OF A TWO WAY RESTROOM TO HELP SUPPORT THE HAND LAUNCH DOWN AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FACILITY.

YOU KNOW, THE DEPTH OF THE LAGOON AND THE NUMBER OF KIND OF RECREATIONAL AMENITIES WITHIN IT ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF A SCALABLE EXPENSE. SO THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY AFFORD TO DO THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRESENT THOSE HERE, I THINK.

ACTUALLY, WE MIGHT BE PRESENTING THAT IF IT ALL GOES WELL TO THE COUNCIL ON THE 21ST. SO WE CAN REALLY REFINE THE CONCEPT, GET SOMETHING THAT WE THINK WE CAN BUILD, AND THEN GET THAT GOING THROUGH THE CDP EFFORT.

SO THERE'LL BE SOME DISAPPOINTMENT. I THINK WE ALL WANT TO SEE THE MORE GRAND PLAN EXECUTED, BUT WE'RE THE CONSTRUCTION COST AND REALITY IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, COMING FORWARD NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF BUILD WHAT WE THINK WE CAN ULTIMATELY AFFORD. SO I'D SAY THERE IS A GAP THERE, BUT STILL, I THINK I BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT.

AND THEN THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP IS REALLY GOING TO BE FUNDING DEPENDENT FROM DBAW. SO WE'LL KEEP THAT UP AND SORT OF GO FROM THERE.

MOONSTONE IS SELF-FUNDED INITIATIVE. THERE WAS MONEY THAT HAD BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE IN THE TIDELANDS LONG AGO FOR THE CHEVRON COKER EFFORT.

IF YOU REMEMBER THAT LICENSE AGREEMENT. HAVEN'T LOST SIGHT OF THAT.

BUT THE TIDELANDS IS THIS BODY KNOWS HAS BEEN UNDER DURESS. SO WE'VE HAD TO KIND OF TABLE THAT EFFORT FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL WE CAN KIND OF REBUILD THE COFFERS.

THAT'S OUR GAME PLAN THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE.

IT'S STILL PRETTY SUBSTANTIVE. YOU KNOW, WE USED TO HAVE A BIG LIST, 15, 20 PROJECTS.

I MEAN, WE'RE STILL DOING THE PIER REPAIRS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXECUTE PHASES OF SPALLING WORK AND THE LIKE IN THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE.

AND WE'RE REALLY STAYING ON TOP OF OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM.

CHRIS KING AND HIS CREW ARE REALLY STAYING ON TOP OF THE KIND OF FADH IMPROVEMENTS DOWN ON THE RESTROOMS AND THE TRASH CANS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE SALES DONE HERE RECENTLY.

THE SO THINGS ARE LOOKING CLEAN DOWN THERE, WHICH IS GREAT.

SKATE PARKS ACTIVE. YOU KNOW, SOME GOOD STUFF HAPPENING.

JUST THESE BIG ONES ARE KIND OF IN THE HOPPER.

HOT AND HEAVY RIGHT NOW. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'D BE GOOD TO SEE THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN WAS AND THEN MAYBE WHAT IT SOME OF THE PHASES STRETCHED OUT TO. YEAH. THANKS.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THANKS. SO A COUPLE THINGS.

OUR MUNICIPAL PARKS ALREADY MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES. SO I WOULD ECHO THAT. THE OTHER THING IS MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE HARBOR PATROL AND DEDICATED HARBOR

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YOU KNOW, THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. CONTINUE THAT HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY.

I DON'T THINK IT ACTUALLY COST THAT MUCH, BUT ACTUALLY HAVE MONEY. SO CONTINUE THOSE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A REAL POSITIVE FOR THE HARBOR.

AND I KNOW WE HAD A RATHER LOW TURNOUT, BUT IT WASN'T WASN'T ALL THAT WELL PUBLICIZED.

SO. SURE. YEAH, THAT WAS THE I THINK WE WERE ASSISTING WITH ONE OF THE PORT ROYAL OR, OR SOMEBODY KIND OF OPENING DAY KIND OF EDUCATION EVENT.

YEAH. AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE STAFFING, WE HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO DO PROACTIVE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REALLY ONE OF THE VALUE ADDS WITH THE NEW DEPUTY HARBOR MASTER POSITION IS, IS A PUBLIC FACING STAFF MEMBER WHO CAN BE DEDICATED TO THAT, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING SUDDENLY RUN OFF TO A CALL OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT, WHATEVER OCCURRENCE MIGHT BE HAPPENING. SO YEAH, WE, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.

WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE, WITH THE PROGRESS DOWN THERE.

I THINK THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO. BUT REALLY KERR HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

YOU KNOW AS THAT PUBLIC FACE. AND HE'S REALLY DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB REACHING OUT TO THE BOATING COMMUNITY.

SO WE'RE WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT. OR ANY OTHER SORT OF ON THE SAME SAME LINE AS THE PREVIOUS THING IS JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE AMENITIES PLAN AS WE PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT THINGS WE CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THAT. YEAH.

APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. SO DITTO ALL OF THAT. MY, MY TWO QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH YACHT CLUB WAY.

SO THE STALLED SEWER PROJECT. YEAH, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.

IS IS THE MONEY GOING TO STILL BE THERE WHEN WE GET THROUGH WHATEVER IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING? YEAH. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT WELL, THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS, THE BAD NEWS IS IT IS IT IS DEFINITELY STALLED.

WE ARE IN A FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, WE'RE AT IMPASSE CURRENTLY WITH OUR CONTRACTOR THERE.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. THE, THE, SO THAT'S THE BAD NEWS.

SO THAT PROJECT PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REENGAGE AND GET GOING AGAIN.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE MONEY FOR THAT PROJECT ISN'T A HARBOR, UPLANDS OR TIDELANDS COST.

IT'S A IT'S PART OF OUR WASTEWATER FUND. SO THOSE ARE SEPARATE FUNDS.

IT'S IN A SEPARATE ENTERPRISE. I DO BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT WHEN WE FINALLY GET BACK TO IT.

BUT THAT PROJECT ISN'T GETTING ANY CHEAPER WHILE WE WAIT.

THAT'S THAT'S FOR SURE. SO, SO SPEAKING OF PROJECTS, NOT GETTING ANY CHEAPER I BELIEVE THAT THE BREAKWATER THAT RUNS ALONG YACHT CLUB WAY WAS REPAIRED SOMETIME IN THE LAST TEN YEARS BY PUBLIC WORKS? OR WAS IT? I DON'T REMEMBER WHO DID IT. IT WASN'T THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

YEAH. THERE'S, THERE'S KIND OF TWO COMPONENTS. THERE'S THE, THE FULL BREAKWATER.

RIGHT. YOU ALL KNOW THE HARBOR VERY WELL. I DON'T NEED TO EDUCATE YOU.

THAT'S ARMY CORPS. YES. THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO START.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START LAST SUMMER. WE GOT DELAYED FOR WHATEVER REASON.

ALLEGEDLY THEY'RE STARTING THIS SUMMER I THINK.

SO I'M NOT I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT PART OF IT.

SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE SEAWALL? EXTRA BREAKWATER THAT'S SORT OF EAST OF THEIR LINE.

EXACTLY. WELL, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT FACILITY.

OKAY. AND CERTAINLY, LIKE MANY OF OUR SEAWALLS, IT COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF TLC, BUT THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE RESOURCE FOR. WE JUST DON'T. OKAY. BUT YOU'RE AWARE THAT IT'S, WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A, THIS THING SENSE OF OWNERSHIP FOR THAT PARTICULAR SPACE. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE ARMY CORPS TO ALSO REPAIR THAT SITE.

SO WE REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT PERHAPS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY. BUT YES, WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A, THAT'S A COMPONENT OF THE BREAKWATER THAT ISN'T CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR BASED ON THE ARMOR COURSE EFFORT. SO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, IF PUBLIC WORKS IS LOOKING AT IT OR NOT, BUT THE SORT OF CRACKS JUST KEEP COMING. YEAH, WE, WE'RE, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT'S THE ONLY SEAWALL THAT NEEDS WORK.

AS YOU KNOW, BASIN THREE. I MEAN THERE'S AS LONG AS AS LONG AS YOU KNOW.

YEAH. IT'S ON THE RADAR. YEAH, IT'S ON THE RADAR.

I WISH WE HAD FUNDS TO HANDLE ALL OF THEM. SURE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF FUNDING GAPS, IT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE CITY ALONE.

AS A MUNICIPAL HARBOR OPERATOR, TO FULLY FUND AND REPAIR AND REBUILD ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE WATERFRONT,

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SO WE'VE GOT OUR HANDS FULL IN FINDING WAYS TO GET TO ALL OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE, I MEAN. SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE WORK TO DO IN THAT RESPECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THAT ON REPEAT.

I THINK MY, MY BIG THING IS, IS THE HARBOR PATROL IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE STAFFED AND FUNDED AND EQUIPPED AS BEST THEY CAN BE, BECAUSE JUST THE MORE BUSINESS THAT COMES DOWN THERE WITH THE BOAT LAUNCH GOING IN, WHEN IT, WHENEVER IT GETS IN, IS GOING TO BE MORE USAGE OF THOSE WATERWAYS FROM BOTH EXPERIENCED AND VERY NOVICE BOATERS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT, I THINK. AND WE CAN'T DO IT ALL AT ONCE.

SO ANY LITTLE INCREMENTS THAT WE CAN DO BETWEEN NOW AND THAT LAUNCH GOING IN WOULD BE GOOD.

SO JUST OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH HARBOR PATROL WOULD BE MY THING.

GREAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT I AGREE THAT THE HARBOR PATROL WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IS PARAMOUNT DOWN THERE. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THERE WAS SOME SORT OF FOCUS TOWARDS CONTINUED SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PIER ITSELF. THE MORE IMPROVEMENTS WE DO, THE MORE ENTICING IT BECOMES TO TO OTHER PEOPLE AND IT GETS MORE AND MORE POPULAR. AND I WAS DOWN THERE A FEW DAYS AGO AND IT WAS IT WAS HAPPENING AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE TO SEE. BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF A LOT OF INEBRIATED PEOPLE.

AND THEN THERE'S WATER WITH PEOPLE AND THERE'S EITHER LOW RAILING AND IT'S JUST SO SOMETHING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS THAT WE'RE VERY, WE'RE VERY WATER FOCUSED. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ALSO A TOURISM LAND COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF AS WELL.

YEAH. APPRECIATE THAT. I'M IN REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH WITH STEVE, OUR, OUR POLICE CHIEF ABOUT THE MARINE ENFORCEMENT UNIT, THEIR ACTIVITY. AND WE TEND TO, YOU KNOW, RAMP UP IN THE SUMMERTIME.

IT'S KIND OF A SEASONAL ENDEAVOR. WE'RE WORKING ON SOME JOINT ENFORCEMENT WORK WITH HARBOR PATROL.

SO THE TWO CAN KIND OF WORK SIDE BY SIDE FROM A BOAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING SOME MORE TRAINING ON AND PLAN TO ROLL OUT WITH MORE FREQUENCY HERE IN THE FUTURE.

SO IT'S TOP OF MIND FOR US AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

YEAH. WITH MORE ACTIVITY COMES MORE ACTIVITY.

SO WE'LL WE'LL KEEP TABS ON THAT. AND, AND CERTAINLY OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY DOWN THERE THE LAST FEW WEEKENDS.

AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. SO NO, WE'RE, WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO COME AND WE'RE CERTAINLY WORKING ON THE LAND SIDE, THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE EQUATION QUITE, QUITE VEHEMENTLY.

THERE'S A LOT, LOT GOING ON, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING WITH PROSPECTIVE LESSEES, MAYBE SOME NEW CONCEPTS.

THERE'S, THERE'S GOOD STUFF. IT'S JUST IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO EXECUTE, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

SO. ONE LAST THING, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS, BUT HOW MUCH WHERE WE ARE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.

AND IS THAT GOING TO BE IS THAT GOING TO REQUIRE FUNDS AS WELL? WELL, THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED. SO WE'VE WE'VE EXECUTED AN OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER.

AND THEY HAVE TARGET FUNDING GOALS TO, TO HIT.

SO BASICALLY THE OPTION AGREEMENT COVERS THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

AND WITHIN THAT, WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE CERTAIN MILESTONES HIT FROM A FUNDRAISING STANDPOINT, FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING, THE PROSPECTS ARE, ARE VERY PROMISING.

THEIR, THEIR FACILITIES, PROBABLY WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, GOING TO BE IN THE 25 TO $30 MILLION RANGE TO FULLY CONSTRUCT AND THE RENDERINGS AND THE CONCEPTS THAT THEY'RE CONTEMPLATING ARE LOOK VERY ATTRACTIVE.

AND IT COULD BE A VERY EXCITING SPACE FOR US IF THIS ALL COMES TO FRUITION.

BE A REAL SIGNATURE SIGNATURE BUILDING PHYSICALLY.

AND IT WOULD BE A REALLY UNIQUE, I THINK, BOTH PUBLIC SERVING AND VISITOR SERVING AMENITY IN THE WATERFRONT, WHICH IS REALLY, THE GOAL IS TO CREATE, WE HAVE A LOT OF AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS AND BARS AND PLACES TO EAT.

BUT WHILE WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, SORT OF ESTHETIC OCEAN ATTRACTION, PHYSICALLY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL THINGS TO DO UNLESS YOU'RE A BOATER.

AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT PIER PATRONAGE AND THE LIKE, THIS IS A CENTER THAT REALLY, I THINK, COULD BE ANOTHER KEY VISITOR CENTER FOR FOLKS TO BRING THEM DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT IN GENERAL.

SO WE SEE A LOT OF POTENTIAL AND WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR FUNDRAISING GOALS AND REBUILD THEIR, THEIR STATE OF THE ART HEADQUARTERS AND FACILITY IN, IN KING HARBOR.

SO WON'T WON'T TAKE ANY CITY. NO, I MEAN, THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED, IT'S, IT'S 100% EXTERNALLY FUNDRAISING.

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IT'S EXCITING. YEAH. NO THANK YOU. YEAH. MORE TO COME ON THAT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

OKAY, SIR. CAN I HAVE A GO BACK? SURE. SO, COMMISSIONER FALK QUESTIONED ABOUT THE CEMENT GALVESTON WALL.

MADE ME THINK OF SOMETHING. MANY YEARS AGO, WE STUDIED THE CEMENT WALLS AND CAP IN THE SOUTH BASIN, AND THAT WAS IN ADVANCE OF THIS DOCK REPAIR WORK TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IS THE CEMENT STILL GOOD ENOUGH? DOES THE CEMENT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED? YOU KNOW.

RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU DO BEFORE YOU PUT IN NEW DOCKS? THAT WASN'T THE CENTRAL OR NORTHERN BASINS. I ALWAYS FORGET WHICH WAY A, B AND C GO.

SO I JUST SAY NORTH MIDDLE. SOUTH IS BASIN THREE.

NORTH IS BASIN ONE. YEAH. SEE I WAS SAYING A, B, C WHICH IS THE ONE, TWO, THREE.

YOU KNOW, ALL THESE YEARS I STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED. SO BASIN ONE I BELIEVE.

YEAH. OH TWO NOW. OH IS IT TWO NOW? OH I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

SO HERE'S MY QUESTION. WE ONLY LOOKED AT THE SOUTH BASIN FOR THE CEMENT IN THERE.

IN THE OTHER BASINS THAT'S ANOTHER MARINA'S PROBLEM.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE GET REPAIRS TO THAT CEMENT WHEN THOSE LEASES COME UP IN 2032 WITH AN INVESTMENT FROM A NEW LEASE HOLDER? SO THE. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE EXECUTED ANOTHER OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT ROYAL MARINA FOR THEIR DOCK REBUILD, WHICH THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK ON AT THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE NOW.

COMPONENT OF THAT IS, IS WORK THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO MAKE IN ORDER TO EARN THEIR LEASE EXTENSION AND THE WATERFRONT PROMENADE SPACE.

TO SOME DEGREE, THERE WILL BE REPAIRS OF THAT, BUT THE DESIGN IS REALLY MEANT TO ACCOMMODATE FOR SEA LEVEL RISE AS WELL AS JUST TO, TO NOT NECESSARILY RAISE THE WALL, BUT SORT OF FIND A STRATEGIC WAY TO ACCOMMODATE WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPLETELY REBUILD IT.

SO IT'S IMPROVEMENTS. YES. FULL REBUILD. HARD TO SAY.

IT'S A IT'S A BIG NUMBER. YOU MENTIONED BASIN THREE.

WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT. SO WE EARNED THE $1,000,00, 1.4 MILLION FOR THE DOCK REPLACEMENT.

THAT WAS 1/35TH OF OUR FULL GRANT APPLICATION, WHICH WAS IN THE HIGH $30 MILLION RANGE FOR WHAT WAS A COMPLETE SEAWALL REBUILD, FULL DOCK REPLACEMENT, AND A SEAWALL ADDITION LIKE WE WERE, WE WERE GOING TO CANTILEVER OUT, CREATE A SEAWALL TO EXPAND THE INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK DECK SPACE.

WE WERE HOPING TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THAT.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE 35 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS. WE DID RECEIVE A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION, WHICH WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR.

BUT THAT STARTS TO SHOW YOU THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE.

IT'S YEAH, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THESE BASIN SEAWALLS.

IT'S JUST VERY EXPENSIVE. GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION.

SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAYBE FUND IT.

PARTNERSHIP WITH LEASEHOLDERS IS ONE OF THEM.

I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU. IT'S IT'S A SLAM DUNK, YOU KNOW? THANKS. YEAH. I'VE NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE RESPONSIBILITY STARTS AND STOPS WITH THE HARDSCAPE IN THAT AREA, BUT YOU KNOW. YEAH. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT.

YES. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? THERE'S NO ONE IN ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, WAIT, WAIT. YES. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? STEVE HAGUE, 35 YEAR RESIDENCE. I DON'T KNOW.

FIRST TIME FOR SEEING HARBOR COMMISSION IN ACTION.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A CONSISTENT HUNT FOR REVENUE.

I'LL JUST POINT OUT ONE THING THAT MY PERCEPTION IS, IS OVERLOOKED.

I ATTENDED PREVIOUS CAR SHOWS AND I UNDERSTAND SOME POLITICAL ISSUES BETWEEN FOLKS.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT. THAT'S NOT WHERE I STAND.

I WILL SAY THAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE CITY.

ZERO. AND IF YOU WENT BACKWARDS TO IN AND OUT, DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THEY RAISED THAT NIGHT OR THAT DAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 7 P.M.? ANYBODY KNOW? GIVE ME A GUESS.

HOW ABOUT $680,000? 10 A.M. TO 7 P.M.. I WAS SHOCKED.

I SAT THERE AND WATCHED THE AUCTIONS. HAD A CAR PARTICIPATED.

ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO HAD A CAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED HIM, BUT.

OTHER THAN ME MISSING HIM, HOW MUCH CITY ENGAGEMENT DID WE SEE?

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YOU HAVE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF ASSETS THERE.

THE CITY'S NOT ENGAGED. THEY'RE NOT LOOKING. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER CAR SHOW STARTING IN THE SUMMER? GUY'S GOING TO DO A STARTUP FROM THE LAST ONE THAT DIED.

IT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT PARKING LOT THREE HOURS.

AND I HATE TO THINK ABOUT HAVING THE CITY DO THIS ENGAGEMENT AGAIN.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, THE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS THAT COME TO THOSE.

I'VE MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S DAYS. THEY CAN SIT IN MY CAR, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

EDUCATE THEM. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU FRIDAY AFTER THE SHOW HOW GOOD IT'S FEELING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME TO YOUR CITY. VISITORS FROM LOCAL TO OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND BE ENGAGED WITH YOU.

THOSE ARE ALL REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES. ALL OF THEM.

BUT YOU GOT TO PARTICIPATE. I SEE THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PROMOTE PILATES AND SOMETHING ELSE ON THE PIER THAT HAS TWO PEOPLE OR NOBODY'S IN A, YOU KNOW, THE HEALTH DISTRICT OR WHOEVER.

WE HAVE A TABLETOP. NOBODY'S THERE. IT'S JUST, LOOK, THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES PEOPLE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND EXECUTE ON.

I'LL HELP IF YOU NEED IT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS, MOVING ON TO L.2. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU. DISCUSSIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION HELD ON MARCH 31ST, 2026. YES. OKAY. SO WE WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION FOR 2026 THAT WAS HELD AT THE MARCH 31ST COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR STAFF TO WORK ON OVER THE UPCOMING PLANNING CYCLE.

AND THIS YEAR IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY THE CITY HAD OPERATED ON SIX MONTH CYCLES FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND THEN LAST YEAR, IN APRIL 2025, WE HAD A BIG FACILITATED MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AND CITY COUNCIL TO REALLY COME UP WITH A LONGER TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX THAT HAD FIVE PRIORITY AREAS, AND THOSE PRIORITY AREAS WERE TO GOVERN KIND OF A THREE YEAR PLANNING CYCLE.

WE ARE GOING TO SHARE THAT THAT STRATEGIC PLAN FROM LAST APRIL 2025.

SO WE CAN WALK THROUGH IT. SO WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN THE IDEA WAS IT FOR IT TO LAST LONGER.

THERE WE GO. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT? RIGHT. OH, YOU HAVE TO ZOOM IN. OH. THAT'S ME.

OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. YEP. SO AGAIN, WE CAME UP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, CAME UP WITH THE FIVE PRIORITY AREAS AND THOSE WERE TO FOR THE THREE YEAR CYCLE.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT. YEAH. AND THEN WITHIN THAT WE WERE COMING UP WITH FROM LAST YEAR, THEY CAME UP WITH 54 OBJECTIVES. SO THE OBJECTIVES ARE THESE NUMBERED ITEMS. AND THOSE WERE TO LAST FOR A 12 MONTH CYCLE. SO THE, THE GOAL THIS YEAR WAS TO KIND OF KEEP THE SAME STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX AND LOOK AT THE OBJECTIVES AND SEE WHAT WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THOSE OBJECTIVES OVER THE NEXT PLANNING CYCLE.

SO DURING THAT SESSION ON MARCH 31ST, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT WAS LOOKING AT ANOTHER 12 MONTH CYCLE FOR THESE OBJECTIVES.

SO USING THE SAME FRAMEWORK, STAFF PROVIDED SOME UPDATES ON WHAT WE THOUGHT, UPDATES AND INPUTS ON WHAT THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES. AND TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AND HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK.

SO FOR THE WATERFRONT, WE'RE LOOKING AT PRIORITY AREA ONE ECONOMIC VITALITY AND IT'S GOAL 1.1 ENHANCE THE WATERFRONT.

SO IT'S ALL NICE AND EASY RIGHT HERE ON THIS FIRST PAGE.

SO DURING THIS SESSION ON MARCH 31ST, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR THESE PROJECTS.

AND THESE PROJECTS SHOULD ALL LOOK VERY FAMILIAR.

MANY OF THEM COME STRAIGHT FROM THE AMENITIES PLAN.

AND I THINK FOR WATERFRONT PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY OUR PROJECTS TEND TO BE LONGER, MULTI-PHASE, MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS. SO IT'S IT THERE'S A LOT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IN KIND OF CONTINUING THESE PROJECTS OVER FROM STRATEGIC PLAN TO STRATEGIC PLAN AND LOOKING AT THE NEXT,

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ALSO LOOKING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT SOME OF THE PROACTIVE MARKETING OF SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY BE COMING, THAT MAY BE COMING, THAT MAY BE READY TO BE RENEGOTIATED OR MAYBE COME HAVE SOME VACANCY COMING UP.

WE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH, WHAT THE NEXT 12 MONTHS OF THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO WHILE DBAW IS WORKING ON REVIEWING OUR GRANT APPLICATION AND PROVIDING COMMENTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RUNNING ANY KIND OF PARALLEL PROCESSES THAT THE CITY CAN UNDERTAKE. SO FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE CEQA PROCESS WITH OUR CONSULTANT TO KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEASIDE LAGOON AND REALLY ADVANCING TO CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS SO THAT THAT PROJECT CAN BE OPEN AND READY BY THE OLYMPICS.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE, THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARKING UNDER WE ARE LOOKING TO FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT WHO CAN DO THAT PARKING STUDY FOR US.

SO THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING THE NEXT 12 MONTH PLANNING CYCLE.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION? SO THIS IS JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST 12 MONTHS, NOT LOOKING AT THE NEXT 12.

CORRECT. SO WHAT WE PROVIDED, WE LOOKED AT THIS DURING THAT WORKING SESSION AND PROVIDED INPUT ON WHICH ITEMS SEEM TO BE SHOULD BE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT PLANNING CYCLE AND PROVIDE THE INPUT ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

SO RIGHT NOW, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON REFINING THAT AND IT WILL BE GOING TO COUNCIL.

THEY'RE HOPING MAY 5TH, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE NEW DOCUMENT YET.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS AS CONTEXT OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT GUIDED THE DISCUSSION AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE SHARED.

OKAY, SO THESE ARE ASSESSMENTS AT THE END OF MARCH 26TH, THE DONE ON TARGET.

CORRECT. AND THEN. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. YES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE THE NEW THE NEW MATRIX YET.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK WE'RE GOING OFF OF.

OF THE INPUTS THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ON THAT, ON THAT THAT NEW STRATEGIC PLAN MATRIX.

WE ALSO TALKED A BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, WHICH WHICH THE CITY MANAGER JUST SPOKE ON AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OF IN TERMS OF STARTING UP THE LEASE DISCUSSIONS AND REVIEWING THE MONTHLY REPORTS FROM THEM ABOUT FUNDRAISING COMMITMENTS TO KEEP THAT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.

AND THE NEXT STEPS FOR KIND OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THE GOLD, THE GOLD GYM SITE TO KIND OF GET A TENANT INTO THAT SPACE.

SO THESE WERE SOME OF THE BIG TOPICS WE TALKED ABOUT.

SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME UP FROM COUNCIL WAS JUST LOOKING AT ALL OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON AND, YOU KNOW, IN ENCOURAGING EVENTS AND HOW IT DOES BRING A LOT OF VITALITY TO THE WATERFRONT.

SO THEN THE NEXT STEPS FOR THIS IS THAT STAFF IS REFINING THE NEXT 12 MONTH OBJECTIVES AND THE ITEMS THAT SHOULD STAY ON.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY, COUNCIL WILL BE APPROVING IT OR REVIEWING IT AND APPROVING IT ON THE MAY 5TH MEETING.

SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS OR INPUTS, PLEASE REACH OUT.

AND THE OTHER WAY TO PARTICIPATE IS TO COME TO THAT COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN GET THAT FEEDBACK INCLUDED.

YEAH, SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

SO JAMIE THIS TIME. OH COME ON. AND SO THESE DATES IN THE WHEN COLUMN, A YEAR AGO, WE THOUGHT THIS WAS WHEN THEY WOULD BE COMPLETED.

YES. SO WE WOULD EXPECT THIS IN AN IDEAL WORLD EVERYTHING TO BE X IN THE DONE COLUMN.

CORRECT. SOME THINGS FOR FOR VARIOUS REASONS WERE DEFERRED, BUT THAT WAS THE INITIAL GOAL WHEN IT CAME OUT LAST.

WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED LAST SPRING. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO ADD VALUE AT THIS TIME,

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I THANK YOU FOR PREPARING THIS TO SEE WHAT LED THE DISCUSSION AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT.

I THINK A LOT OF THESE THINGS WE JUST TOUCHED ON TOO WITH CITY MANAGER.

SO I, I AM GOOD AT THE MOMENT WITH WHAT'S HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEW ONE COME TOGETHER.

I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ITEM EIGHT, PRESENT A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL COMPARING OUR HARBOR AND MARINE MANAGEMENT MODEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TO OTHERS.

SO THIS IS BEING WRITTEN AT THIS POINT. THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE OR SO THIS ONE IS POTENTIALLY A CARRY OVER. IT HASN'T NECESSARILY BEEN CARRIED OVER TO THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN MATRIX.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME INITIAL WORK DONE ON THAT, BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE IN DIRECTION ON WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE AS THE OUTPUT OF THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE, OUR DEPARTMENT WAS COORDINATING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, WE'RE HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY ON THE OUTPUT OF WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO WITH IT.

SO I'M, THAT IS ONE OF THE ITEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN THE DRAFT PLAN COMES OUT.

OKAY. AND THEN ITEM NINE REPORT TO DISCUSS OPTIONS AND PROCESS TO REMOVE THE FORMER GOLD'S GYM SITE FROM THE HARBOR TIDELANDS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE FORMER GOLD'S GYM SITE? YES. OKAY, SO THAT HAS BEEN VACANT. TAKE THAT PROPERTY.

HOW DO YOU REMOVE IT FROM THE TIDELANDS? THERE'S POTENTIAL.

THERE'S POSSIBLE WAYS SUCH AS A LAND SWAP. SO FINDING OTHER LAND TO SWAP INTO THE TIDELANDS.

SO IT'S THIS WAS REALLY WE DID A STEP ONE OF THIS LAST YEAR.

BUT IT'S REALLY LOOKING FOR A WAY. HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE LEASE THAT SITE UP AND BECAUSE OF THE TIDELANDS RESTRICTIONS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT.

SO ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES IS A LAND SWAP. GOTCHA.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'VE GOT NOTHING. ARE WE JUST IN PRIORITY AREA ONE? NO. WE CAN OR WELL, WATERFRONT IS, EXCEPT FOR, ACTUALLY, THAT IS.

THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. THE THE COASTAL COMMISSION GRANT THAT WE HAVE FOR THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM UPDATE IS DOWN HERE IN PRIORITY AREA FIVE. IT IS THIS NUMBER 51.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE TO GET THE EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CONSULTANT ANY DAY NOW SO THAT WE CAN KICK OFF THAT PROJECT.

SO IN TERMS OF WATERFRONT PROJECTS, THAT ONE IS DOWN HERE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

AND THEN AS PART OF ECONOMIC VITALITY, THERE'S SOME OTHER GOALS FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING ARTESIA. AND THEN JUST OVERALL LOOKING AT THE THE BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS CLIMATE OF THE CITY.

SO NOT DIRECT, NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO WATERFRONT, BUT JUST CITYWIDE.

THANK YOU. AND YOU'LL BE SENDING US THIS? YES.

THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. ON. I WAS JUST I AM CURIOUS ABOUT ITEM NINE.

DID THEY IDENTIFY POSSIBLE LAND THAT THEY COULD SWAP? WAS THAT YOU KNOW, IS THAT. I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IT'S ALL BASED ON LIKE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE LAND. SO IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS GOING INTO HOW TO FIND SUITABLE LAND TO SWAP.

SO IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR, WITH OUR LAND USE ATTORNEY ON.

SO WE HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY FOUND THE LAND SWAP.

WE'RE JUST SORT OF EXPLORING ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES ESSENTIALLY TO LEASE THAT SITE.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO A COUPLE COMMENTS. THANKS AS ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST, THE FIRST PRESENTATION WE HAD OR THE FIRST MEETING TOPIC WE HAD WAS THIS ONE TO ME IS KIND OF THE OTHER SIDE OF BUDGET STAFFING.

YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS GONE OVER THE YEARS. I'VE BEEN HERE FROM, YOU KNOW, TWO DOWN OR 2 OR 3 DOWN TO ONE UP TO FOUR NOW DOWN TO THREE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S PRESSURE FROM CITY COUNCIL AND FROM US AND THE CITY TO DO A LOT IN THE HARBOR BECAUSE THE HARBOR IS AN

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SO SORRY. YOU KNOW, CLEARLY YOU GOT A LOT PUT ON YOUR PLATE A YEAR AGO.

DIDN'T GET IT, GET IT ALL DONE. YOU'RE DOWN TO THREE NOW.

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THIS OR, YOU KNOW, CAN CAN WE HELP SUPPORT YOU? YEAH, WE WE, THERE'S VARIOUS REASONS WHERE SOME OF THE, THE, THE ITEMS WEREN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, WE EXTENDED THE DEADLINES IN ITEMS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S NOT DUE TO A STAFFING ISSUE PER SE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN JUST KIND OF BALANCING OUT WHEN EVERYBODY HAS TIME OR STARTING THE FIRST PARTS OF IT, SUCH AS THE ITEM NINE WITH THE GOLD'S GYM SITE.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THAT RESEARCH. WE DID ONE PRESENTATION, BUT IT WAS SORT OF DELAYED IN TO HANDLE SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF ALL OF THESE, FOR INSTANCE, ARE COMING BACK.

I THINK SOME OF THE ONES THAT I POINTED OUT AND TALKED ABOUT, THE NEXT STEPS WE'D LIKELY EXPECT TO SEE ON THAT ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX.

I DO THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD.

AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF IT IS GETTING STAFF'S INPUT ON KIND OF THE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS IN TERMS OF WHERE PROJECTS ARE AT AND HOW MUCH PROJECT SCHEDULES ARE GETTING THINGS DONE SO, AND SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND I THINK ONE OF THE ITEMS IN TERMS OF SEASIDE LAGOON THAT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE NOW THE LEAD DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE COMMUNITY SERVICES SINCE THEY ARE THE DEPARTMENT THAT OVERSEES THE LAGOON AND THE OPERATIONS.

IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO TAKE ON KIND OF THAT LEADERSHIP.

AND WE'RE MORE, WE'RE NOW IN THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT ROLE.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED WITH THIS, BUT OVERALL, WE DO FEEL LIKE WE WILL MAKE GREAT PROGRESS ON THIS.

GREAT. YEAH. I'M LOOKING AT THIS LIST AND YOU KNOW, I LOVE TO SUPPORT YOU AND TRIAGE THIS BY PICKING MY FAVORITE OR PRIORITIZING THESE.

AND I'M STRUGGLING TO YOU KNOW, MANY OF THEM ARE CLOSE TO DONE YOU KNOW, IMPROVE PIER PARKING STRUCTURE.

THAT'S A LITTLE FURTHER OUT. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. SEASIDE LAGOON, BOY, PLEASE KEEP MOVING ON THAT, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TRIAGE COSTS AND SCOPE THE SCOPE, THE, THE PROBLEM TO, TO WORK THE COSTS SAFETY ORDINANCE FOR RENTAL WATERCRAFT LOOKS LIKE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROBABLY HARBOR MASTER IS WORKING THAT THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

PRESENT A REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL COMPARING HARBOR MARINE MANAGEMENT TO OTHERS.

THAT'S, THAT GOES EXACTLY TO, YOU KNOW, LET'S BE READY FOR A BOAT RAMP COMING, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT URGENT, BUT BOY, DO WE NEED THAT BEFORE A BOAT RAMP COMES.

DO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A BOAT RAMP COMES, ALL WE HAVE TIME TO LEARN AND STAFF AND THEN GETTING GOLD'S GYM RENTED.

YOU KNOW, BEING PART OF THE TIDELANDS PUTS EXTRA BURDENS ON ON RENTING IT.

NOT JUST ANYBODY CAN COME IN THERE AND TAKE THAT SPACE.

SO IF WE COULD GET THAT RENTED AND JUST GET MORE, YOU KNOW, EVEN IT GOES IN THE GENERAL FUND INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, TIDELANDS, IT'S STILL TO THE GOOD. SO I STRUGGLE TO LOOK AT THESE AND, YOU KNOW, PICK MY FAVORITE AND TELL YOU WHICH ONE TO GO FIRST.

SO I, I STRUGGLE WITH WHAT I WOULD TELL COUNCIL ON MAY 5TH WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT TO DO.

PLEASE, PLEASE. SAME THING WE ALWAYS SAY, PLEASE GO DO ALL THESE.

THANK YOU. SO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HERE SEES A SEES A FAVORITE OR SOMETHING WE SHOULD TELL COUNCIL ON THE FIFTH.

SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. IT'S NOT A HELPFUL COMMENT, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THE PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC ZOOM? ECOMMENTS? NO ECOMMENTS, NO PARTICIPANTS IN ZOOM.

JUST.

OKAY. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. IF I CAN COMMENT, THIS WILL BE IN OUR MINUTES. AND THE MEAT OF THIS WILL REALLY HAPPEN AT THE CITY COUNCIL IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SO.

ON THE HEELS OF THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? I MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? NO. IT WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO READ.

OKAY. GREAT. IF YOU'RE IN THE TALKING MOOD, MOVE ON TO THE.

[M. ITEMS FROM STAFF]

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SO THEY WERE EXPECTING THAT RECRUITMENT PROCESS TO TAKE ABOUT 4 TO 6 MONTHS.

SO IN THE INTERIM, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT HOW THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS MOVING ALONG.

TO JUMP INTO SOME OF OUR FUN PROJECTS, AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, FOR THE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH PROJECT, WE DID MEET WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS OFFICIALS LAST WEEK.

THEY WANTED TO COME OUT AND JUST DO A LITTLE SITE VISIT OF, OF REDONDO AND SEE WHERE WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS BOAT LAUNCH.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS GREAT. THE HARBOR PATROL HELPED US OUT.

TOOK US ON A LITTLE BIT OF A BOAT TOUR SO THEY COULD KIND OF SEE THE CONDITIONS FROM THE WATER.

THEY TOOK MANY PHOTOS. THEY ASKED MANY QUESTIONS.

THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR ALSO PARTICIPATED IN IN THE IN THE SITE VISIT.

AS LONG AS WELL AS OUR CONSULTANTS. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT COSTS AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO KIND OF REVISIT SOME OF THE COST ITEMS. WE ANTICIPATED THAT WE KNOW THAT FROM THE SAVE PROGRAM THAT DBAWS FUNDING FOR THEIR VARIOUS GRANTS HAS BEEN CUT IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

SO WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE GETTING THEM A FEW FOLLOW UP DOCUMENTS THAT THEY REQUESTED, AND THEY WILL KIND OF KEEP US INFORMED OF THE NEXT STEPS AS THEY MAKE THEIR, THEIR WAY TO VISIT THE DIFFERENT SITES. SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT THAT THEY WANTED TO COME OUT AND SEE EVERYTHING.

AND WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM.

SO NEXT THE BASIN THREE SLIPS GRANT FOR THE $1.4 MILLION THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

WE ARE STILL REVIEWING THIS AND WE'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE JUST DUE TO SOME OF OUR STAFFING CHANGES.

THIS IS A REALLY BIG GRANT THAT HAS A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT'S A FEDERAL GRANT.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES BUTTONED UP AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DOCUMENTS BEFORE WE START SPENDING THAT MONEY.

SO WE'RE NOW COLLABORATING WITH CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THAT, GET THAT GOING AND UNDER CONTRACT.

SO WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF IT REQUIRES THE FULL RFP PROCESS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WE ARE NEXT ON OUR LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT.

WE DO, WE HAVE SELECTED A QUALIFIED CONSULTANT AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE AGREEMENT TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING VERY SOON.

WE'RE JUST FINALIZING A GRANT AMENDMENT WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION BASED ON THE REVISED BUDGET PROPOSED BY THE CONSULTANT.

SO WE JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXECUTE AND GET THE CONSULTANT GOING.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NEXT THE COURTESY DOCK.

THE COURTESY DOCK IS OFFICIALLY OPEN. WE HAVE FINALIZED SOME NEW SIGNAGE AND SOME NEW LIGHTS AND SOME NEW BUMPERS FOR THE SIDE OF THE DOCK TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO DOCK. IT IS $2 AN HOUR, THE SAME AS THE PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT.

SO PEOPLE CAN COME AND THEY CAN EITHER PAY BY THE MOBILE APP, THEY CAN PAY AT THE PAY STATION AND THERE IS THAT ONE AND THAT SOUTHERN PORTION OF MOLE D OR THEY CAN GO TO THE BOAT HOIST ATTENDANCE AND PAY THERE AS WELL.

WE, THERE IS AN EIGHT HOUR MAX ON THE PARKING AT THE DOCK AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 90FT.

SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE BOATS UNDER 30FT. THEY WOULD ALL, ALL THREE OF THEM WOULD FIT.

AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE SUNRISE TO SUNSET AND THERE'LL BE NO OVERNIGHT PARKING.

SO THIS IS VERY MUCH A TRIAL RUN FOR TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.

AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR REVISIONS TO THE RULES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE CERTAINLY WILL.

BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND WE'VE ALREADY SEEN PEOPLE OUT THERE USING IT.

SO IT IS A NICE A NICE ADDITION TO TO THE WATERFRONT.

SO OKAY, THE BREAKWATER REPAIR PROJECT. THE ARMY CORPS AND THEIR CONTRACTOR HAVE STILL BEEN WORKING THROUGH THEIR CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTALS. I WAS PUSHING THEM HARD FOR A PROJECT TIMELINE SO WE COULD GET SOME BETTER IDEAS.

THEY ARE EXPECTING AS OF FRIDAY, THAT THEY THINK THEY'LL BE ABLE TO START WITHIN A MONTH.

THIS CONSTRUCTION WORK. SO WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY MORE DETAILS OR STAGING PLANS BEYOND THAT.

SO I'M ENCOURAGING THEM TO REACH OUT TO US TO SCHEDULE A MEETING, AND WE'D LIKE TO GET THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THAT MEETING.

[01:00:04]

WE DID REITERATE THE KING HARBOR, THE SANTA BARBARA TO KING HARBOR RACE AS A WEEKEND THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR NO CONSTRUCTION OVER, SO I WILL MAKE SURE TO SHARE ANY UPDATES WE GET ON THAT.

SO WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THEM TO GET A FEW MORE DETAILS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DO ARE EXPECTING TO RAMP UP SOON.

SO WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU POSTED AND CERTAINLY HAVE MORE DETAILS NEXT MONTH.

AND WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS TO KIND OF SET UP A MEETING WITH EVERYBODY. SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

FOR THE FUN FACTORY, SO OUR REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT IS CONDUCTING SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON THE PREFERRED OPERATOR FOR THAT SPACE.

AND WHILE THEY'RE KIND OF GOING THROUGH AND SEEING IF THIS IS A SUITABLE PLAN, THE STAFF WE ARE WORKING ON SOME OF THE REQUIRED REPORTING THAT WE HAVE FOR THE STATE FOR THAT SITE. AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY WE WILL KNOW MORE NEXT MONTH.

WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE DONE OVER THERE IN THAT PARKING STRUCTURE SO THAT THE CONSULTANT AND THE, THE VENDOR CAN COME AND LOOK OR THE PREFERRED OPERATOR CAN COME AND LOOK AT THAT SPACE.

BUT WE'RE SLOWED DOWN RIGHT NOW WAITING FOR THAT PROJECT TO FINISH.

AND SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE SAVE 25 GRANT PROGRAM.

STAFF APPLIED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUNDING.

THEY HAD, DBAW HAD A APPLICANT OR A GRANTEE NOT USE LIKE 150,000 OF THEIR GRANT AWARD.

SO THEY ALLOWED PEOPLE TO OR AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR THAT SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.

SO WE DID RECEIVE AN EXTRA $25,000 THAT'S GOING INTO OUR SAVE 25 GRANT CYCLE BUDGET.

SO THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL AWARD UP TO $75,000.

SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. THAT REALLY HELPS OUT.

I KNOW WE WERE WORKING WITH THE MARINAS WHEN WE HAD 50,000, TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SUBMIT SOME OF THEIR VESSELS, AND WE'D HAVE ENOUGH VESSELS MONEY FOR HARBOR PATROL.

SO THAT REALLY HELPS US ABLE TO REMOVE MORE BOATS SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND. THAT WAS SOMETHING MENTIONED TO US DURING THE SITE VISIT FOR THE BOAT LAUNCH LAST WEEK, THAT THEY WERE HAPPY TO GIVE REDONDO MORE MONEY IN TERMS OF THE SAVE GRANT, AND THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE WAY WE'RE MANAGING THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO ACCEPT THAT BUDGET INCREASE FOR THAT AWARD.

AND THEN MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, THE CITY MANAGER ALSO MENTIONED THIS, BUT WE DID EXECUTE THE OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THEM MID MARCH.

SO THEY ARE OFF ON THEIR FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISING CYCLE.

SO THEY WILL BE PROVIDING MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE CITY TO SHOW HOW THEY'RE TRACKING AGAINST THEIR FUNDRAISING GOALS.

AND THEN WE CAN START WORKING ON THE, THE LEASE TERMS FOR FOR THE AGREEMENT.

SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING ONE AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I LOOK AHEAD TO NEXT MONTH? ROGER. YEAH. A QUESTION ON THE FUN FACTORY. I REMEMBER WHEN THAT STARTED A LONG TIME AGO THERE WAS A PRESENTATION FROM THE CONTRACTOR ON, YOU KNOW, THE STATE OF THE CONCRETE, THE STATE OF THE SPACE, THE STATE OF THE, YOU KNOW, PILINGS AND STRUCTURE AND REBAR AND SO FORTH.

IS THERE ANY GOING TO BE ANY FINAL PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS DONE, WHAT THE STATUS OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE IS? THE FUN FACTORY SPACE OR THE GARAGE LEVEL PARKING OR? THE CONCRETE WORK BEING DONE IN THE FUN FACTORY SPACE.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW THEY, THEY HAD A PRESENTATION A LONG TIME AGO SAYING, WE WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE PIER AND MAKE IT SOUND.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WILL THERE BE A REPORT SAYING WE WERE SUCCESSFUL, THINGS ARE GOOD OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL STILL NEEDS WORK HERE OR? YOU KNOW, HOW WELL THEY DID, HOW HEALTHY THE STRUCTURE IS? PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS LEADING THAT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

SO THEY'RE THE ONES KIND OF MANAGING THAT PROJECT. SO THEY'VE JUST KIND OF BEEN GIVING US UPDATES ABOUT, ABOUT TIMING. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A SECOND PRESENTATION HERE.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT COMES UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YOU KNOW, COULD YOU COULD YOU LET US KNOW? YEAH WE CAN.

WE ARE SHARING. WE WILL SHARE THOSE DOCUMENTS WITH ANYBODY LOOKING TO TAKE OVER THE FUN FACTORY SPACE SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THEIR CONSTRUCTION OR MAKING THEIR PLANS, THEY KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S FEASIBLE. BUT WE JUST.

YEAH. WELL, I DON'T MEAN JUST THE FUN FACTORY.

I MEAN, LIKE THE PIER. THE PIER STRUCTURE ITSELF.

OKAY. YES. SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE GREATER PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE AS TO HOW HEALTHY IT WAS. AND WE WERE JUST TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY OF FUN FACTORY TO DO THAT INVESTIGATION.

[01:05:04]

IS THAT THE? SO BEYOND JUST THE FUN FACTORY SPOT, THE ENTIRE PIER PARKING STRUCTURE? IT WOULD HAVE INFORMED THAT. YEAH. OKAY, I'LL TALK TO YOU OFFLINE.

OKAY. AND IF THERE'S A REPORT OR A PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE YOU SEND IT TO THE REST OF THE GROUP.

OKAY. IN INTEREST OF TIME. YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT I WAS JUST MENTIONING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM FOR THE LARGER PIER PLAZA STRUCTURE THAT WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT MOVING THAT TO THE CIP LIST INSTEAD OF BEING A STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM.

SO WE DO HAVE AN INVOICE FROM A PARKING CONSULTANT DUE TO THE TO DO THAT WORK, WE JUST IT'S NOT CURRENTLY BUDGETED FOR THAT WORK JUST YET. SO. I'M FINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. MAYBE I'M NOT REMEMBERING CORRECTLY. THE COURTESY OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE TALKED ABOUT A RESERVING A SLIP, BASICALLY FOR DINGHIES.

THE COURTESY DOCK IS SEPARATE FROM THAT. YES, THE DINGHY DOCK IS THE BOAT HOIST DOCKS OVER THERE.

THANK YOU. NOTHING. QUESTION ON THE COURTESY DOCK AS WELL.

LAST TIME WE USED IT, MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO, THE GATE WAS GOING TO BE SELF-LOCKING.

SO THE ATTENDANT THERE HAD US PUT A CONE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THE GATE WOULD STAY OPEN FOR US.

DO WE KNOW IF THOSE LOCKS WORK NOW? OR MAYBE THAT WAS JUST AN INTERMITTENT THING, BUT WE WERE WE WERE WORRIED THAT WE MIGHT COME OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO OUR BOAT. YES. SO THAT THAT HAS COME UP. SO THE THE DOOR, THE LOCK, THE GATE DOOR CURRENTLY HAS A KEY LOCK ON IT.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAD DISCUSSED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WERE TO COME BACK, YOU WOULD NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP TO UNLOCK IT FOR YOU, THE CRAIG AT THE MARINA, HE HAS ORDERED A KEY PAD FOR THE, IT'S THE RIGHT WORD.

A DOORKNOB WITH A KEY PAD SO THAT IF YOU WERE TO CHECK IN AT THE COURTESY DOCK, YOU COULD GET THE CODE FROM THE BOAT HOIST ATTENDANT SO YOU COULD COME BACK WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE AND USE THAT. SO THAT IS COMING SOON. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. DOES THAT CODE CHANGE? WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

THEY'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT FREQUENTLY, WHICH IS WHY WE WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO AND TALK TO THE BOAT HOIST ATTENDANT THAT DAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAN TO STICK AROUND AFTER THEY LEAVE TO GET THAT CODE.

BUT IT WILL BE A CHANGING CODE. WILL THERE BE SOME SORT OF SIGN THAT WILL SAY WITHIN SOME PERIOD OF TIME THE CODE CHANGES? I'D HATE TO HAVE SOMEBODY GET THERE AT THE CUT OFF POINT AND BE USED TO THE OLD CODE.

THAT IS A GOOD POINT. YEAH. I'LL TALK TO THEM ABOUT ABOUT THAT JUST SATURDAY NIGHTS OR TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 11 P.M.

AND THEY GET THERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHEN WE GET THIS, THE NEW CODE SO WE DON'T LOCK ANYBODY OUT FROM THEIR BOAT.

SURE. ANYBODY ON ZOOM? NOPE. THERE'S NOBODY. AND THEN JUST LOOKING AHEAD FOR THE TOPICS FOR NEXT MEETING, WE WERE GOING TO BRING OUR LEASING AGENT, BRIAN, BACK TO BRING PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE REPORT ON LEASING AND TO MAYBE TALK ABOUT SOME, MAYBE THE KITE FESTIVAL AND SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY HAD TO LOOK AT SOME OF THAT DATA.

AND ALSO WE DON'T HAVE A CURRENT MEETING FOR THIS JUST YET, BUT I WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING UP AND COMING BEFORE YOU ALL.

SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE OWNERS OF THE MAISON RITZ PROPERTY HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT PULLING THE NECESSARY PERMITS THAT THEY NEED TO GET THE FIRST FLOOR BACK TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT LEASING OUT THAT SPACE.

SO THAT CURRENTLY IS ONGOING. THEY ARE IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH, WITH OUR TEAMS AND WE'RE ALL TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THAT SPACE BACK OPEN. BUT WHAT THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO IS TO SUBMIT PLANS FOR A LEVEL TWO TO RETHINK THE LEVEL TWO AND CREATE A ROOFTOP DECK UP THERE. SO THAT IS A MORE EXPANSIVE PROJECT.

AND FOR THAT WE WOULD, THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

SO THEY'RE DOING, AND IT REQUIRES A FEW MORE STRUCTURAL STUDIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PLAN WORKS.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON TOGETHER.

AND FOR THAT, WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BEFORE YOU ALL FOR YOUR REVIEW AND FOR YOUR APPROVAL,

[01:10:02]

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL THAT HEADS UP THAT THIS IS THAT PROJECT IS MAKING SOME HEADWAY.

NICE. GREAT. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, COOL. COMMISSIONER ITEM N, COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS.

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

I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE RECENT MEETING WHERE I THINK IT WAS CITY COUNCIL WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT THE SAND, THE LA, WAS IT LA COUNTY PLACING SAND ON OUR BEACHES AND THEY, DID YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON THAT? ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS IT WHERE IT DENOTED THE GRAIN SIZE.

ALL THE OTHER LOCATIONS WERE VERY NARROW AND OURS WAS VERY WIDE AND MUCH, MUCH LARGER.

AND IF IT ALL CAME IN AT THE BIG SIDE, THAT WOULD I DON'T HAVE DIFFERENT.

AND THEN ALSO JUST THE PRIOR COMMENTARY THAT WE HAD ABOUT DO WE WANT, CAN WE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING? OR DOES IT MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IT CONFLICTED WITH EARLIER STUDIES? WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN SIMILARLY, JUST WONDERED WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHARE ON CITY INVOLVEMENT ON THIS NEW STUDY FOR THE POTENTIAL TO TAKE OVER THE ALL OF OUR AREA FOR A NATIONAL PARK. YES.

SO LA COUNTY BEACHES AND HARBOR PUT THE CITY IN TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE CONDUCTING THE STUDY FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM LAST WEEK WHERE THEY INFORMED US ABOUT THE PROJECT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS THIS WAS A CONGRESS DIRECTION FROM 2022, AND THEY'RE NOW DOING THE OUTREACH ABOUT THE IDEA OF MAKING A NATIONAL PARK FROM, IT'S UP FROM LIKE BALDWIN HILLS DOWN BY UNIT CREEK, ALL THE WAY DOWN, SKIPPING P.V. AND THEN GOING AROUND TO, I THINK, A LITTLE BIT OF LONG BEACH, SAN PEDRO.

SO THEY ARE DOING PUBLIC OUTREACH RIGHT NOW, WHICH INCLUDES REACHING OUT TO THE TO THE CITIES AND ALL OF THE LANDOWNERS WITHIN THAT AREA. SO WE HAVE JUST HAD A VERY INITIAL CALL WITH THEM LAST WEEK.

I WAS INVOLVED, THE CITY MANAGER WAS INVOLVED.

PUBLIC WORKS WAS INVOLVED COMMUNITY SERVICES.

SO WHAT WE ARE, WHAT THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO IS TO PREPARE A LETTER FROM THE, WHAT THE CITY THINKS ABOUT IT AND IN ANY KIND OF POTENTIAL CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE.

SO I BELIEVE SO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

I BELIEVE THEY HOPE TO TAKE IT TO COUNCIL. I BELIEVE THE MAY 5TH MEETING.

IT WOULD BE SOMETIME IN MAY, THE MEETING, SO WE ARE JUST SORT OF PUTTING TOGETHER A LETTER THAT OUTLINES SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS AND THOUGHTS THAT THE CITY HAS ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

OKAY. THAT YEAH, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE A REALLY STRONG VOICE IN PROVIDING INPUT SINCE IT, IN THE TELECON THAT I ATTENDED, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THAT THEY, IT INCLUDES THE HARBOR AND THE PIER AND EVERYTHING.

AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY HAD VARIOUS CONSTRUCTS OF WHO OWNS WHAT, WHO RUNS WHAT.

BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD HAVE A REALLY VESTED INTEREST IN HOW THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

YEAH. INITIALLY AND FOR A LOT OF REASONS, RIGHT? I HAVE BEEN TOTALLY OUT OF THE LOOP. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THIS WAS GOING ON.

AND WHAT'S DRIVING IT? LIKE WHAT'S WHAT'S THE POINT IF THERE'S I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW, LIKE SHE SAID, SOME CONGRESSIONAL REQUIREMENT TO DO THIS STUDY.

OH, OKAY. BUT EARLY MAY WILL BE BRINGING SOMETHING TO COUNCIL.

OKAY. THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. ITEM. OH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. NO ONE WANTS TO GO FIRST.

ROGER AND I WILL SECOND IT. I ASK ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU ALL NEXT MONTH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.