[00:00:01] OKAY. WELL, SPEAKING OF WHICH, SPEAKING OF MEETINGS, THIS IS NOW 6:30. [A. CALL TO ORDER] WE'RE GOING TO OFFICIALLY START THE APRIL 16TH MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION. SHALL WE START WITH A ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER MIKE? COMMISSIONER BOSWELL? HERE. COMMISSIONER YOUNG? HERE. COMMISSIONER GADDIS? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CONROY? COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE? HERE. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG? PRESENT. SO I'LL LEAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND MISS HAZELTINE, WOULD YOU BE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. SO, CAN I GET AN APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF AGENDA? [D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA] A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF AGENDA? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AGENDA IS APPROVED. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? [E. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS] ARE THERE ANY? NO, I THINK THERE WERE. OKAY. OKAY. CONSENT CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT? [F. CONSENT CALENDAR] MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR. I'LL SECOND. CALENDAR ITEMS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. VERY GOOD. AND NOW WE'RE ON TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION. THIS 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 REQUEST, IF ANY, WILL BE CONSIDERED FIRST UNDER THE SECTION. AND JAMAAL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? IS THAT ON? THE SPEAKER CARDS ARE FOR THE ITEM. FOR THE AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. THERE ARE NO ONLINE PARTICIPANTS? THERE ARE NO ONLINE ATTENDEES THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY. AND NO ONE PRESENT HERE EITHER, APPARENTLY. OKAY. LET'S START WITH EX-PARTY COMMUNICATION. [I. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION] COMMISSIONER BOSWELL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? I SPOKE WITH NO ONE IN REGARDS TO THE TOPICS THIS EVENING. VERY GOOD. MISS YOUNG? SAME. COMMISSIONER GADDIS? NONE TO REPORT. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE? THE PUBLIC. AND I DID NOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE EITHER ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY, NO, I TAKE IT I TOOK THE COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO AT SPRING FEST. SO ANYWAY. OKAY, SO I GUESS WE SHOULD START WITH OUR PRESENTATION. [J. PUBLIC HEARINGS] MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIR. YES. THANK YOU CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO OUR PROJECT PLANNER ON THIS ITEM, SENIOR PLANNER STEVEN GIANG. YEAH. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS STEVEN. I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM TONIGHT. IT'S A EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A DOG DAYCARE AND DOG TRAINING FACILITY AT 1212 SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. IT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND AVENUE E. THE SITE ITSELF IS ZONED MIXED COMMERCIAL C-2-PD, NOT MIXED USE, AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST ARE ZONED R-1 PROPERTIES TO THE WEST ZONED C-2-PD, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED. PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE ALSO ZONED C-2-PD. AND PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH ARE ZONED C-2-PD. THE LOT SIZE ITSELF IS 18,900FT². IT CURRENTLY CONTAINS A TWO-STORY EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 39 PARKING SPACES ON THE PROPERTY. THE STAFF REPORT ORIGINALLY REPORTED ONE TWO WAY DRIVEWAY, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO TWO WAY DRIVEWAYS, ONE OFF OF SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND ONE OFF OF AVENUE E. THE PARKING ITSELF IS TWO STORIES, SO THE FIRST LEVEL IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. AND THE SECOND LEVEL IS, WHICH IS THE ROOF OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS ACCESSIBLE OFF OF AVENUE E. THE TENANT SPACE ITSELF IS 3800FT². HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACE. ABOVE IT IS ROYAL THAI AND ISHABU SHABU. THESE BUSINESSES ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL 4 AND 5 P.M. RESPECTIVELY. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT IS A SMALL CAFE THAT'S OPEN, I BELIEVE, STARTING AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING. HERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE FROM THE TOP OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE GOING DOWN. SO THIS IS THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PROPOSED SPACE. AND BELOW ME IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST-FLOOR PARKING GARAGE, WHICH HAS ABOUT 17 PARKING SPACES WITHIN IT. AND THEN HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK FROM SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY LOOKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE PARKING GARAGE. AND. SO THE PROPOSED OPERATION ITSELF CONSISTS OF A DOG [00:05:06] DAYCARE 6 OR 7 DAYS PER WEEK WITH SERVICE ON DEMAND. TRAINING IS OFFERED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE DAYCARE ITSELF IS OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M., AND THE TRAINING ITSELF IS 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M.. THE TOTAL CAPACITY PROPOSED IS 50 DOGS. OF THAT, 5010 ARE DEDICATED TO THE TRAINING AND 40 WILL BE FOR THE DAYCARE. STAFFING INCLUDES SEPARATE ATTENDANTS FOR LARGE DOGS SEPARATE ONES FOR SMALL DOGS AND PUPPIES, INCLUDING AND THEN ALSO STAFFING FOR TRAINERS, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND ONE MAINTENANCE WORKER. THERE IS NO PROPOSED OVERNIGHT BOARDING WITH THIS PROJECT. AND ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK RELATED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING OR THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. DAILY OPERATIONS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE PLAY REST, FEEDING, TRAINING, REINFORCEMENT, HEALTH CHECKS, ROUTINE AND WASTE DISPOSAL. AND THE FACILITY ITSELF INCLUDES DESIGNATED PLAY AREAS, A PUPPY AREA, A TRAINING AREA, RECEPTION LOBBY, SECURE ACCESS CONTROLS. AND THEN CUSTOMER PARKING PICK UP-DROP OFF AREAS WILL BE TYPICALLY IN THE BACK GARAGE OFF OF SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. FOR THE PARKING ITSELF, THE TENANT SPACE OF 3800FT² REQUIRES A TOTAL OF 15 PARKING SPACES. THE SITE CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 39 PARKING SPACES. BUT WHEN YOU CALCULATE ALL THE USES. SO THE TWO RESTAURANTS, THE PROPOSAL AND THE CAFE A TOTAL OF 37 IS NEEDED. PARKING IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE AN ISSUE ON MULTIPLE FRONTS, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE RESTAURANTS ABOVE ARE NOT EVEN OPEN UNTIL 5 P.M, 4 OR 5 P.M. DAILY. AND ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S AN EMPTY PARKING LOT TO THE EAST OF THE SITE THAT SERVES SAINT ANDREW'S CHURCH AND THAT SERVES AS OVERFLOW FOR THIS AREA TOO DURING THE WEEKDAYS. ON MY SITE VISIT THERE, THERE WAS A REALLY NOT A LOT OF CARS PARKED THERE DURING THE MORNING. THIS WAS TAKEN AROUND 8:30 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN FOR THE SITE. SO MOST PEOPLE FOR THE RESTAURANT AND THE CAFE WOULD PARK ON THE STREET OR ON THIS TOP FLOOR GARAGE. SO THE FIRST FLOOR GARAGE WILL TYPICALLY BE DEDICATED OR MOST OF THE PARKING WILL BE FOR THE PROPOSED USE. SO THE 17 SPACES DOWN BELOW. AS OF NOISE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE STAFF HAS PROPOSED. AND SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WERE THAT ARE BEING MITIGATED. SO ALL THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE BUILDING. NO, THERE'S BEEN NO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES BESIDES THE WALKING OF THE DOGS. BUSINESS STORES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN CLOSED. TENANT IMPROVEMENT IF REQUIRED WILL INCLUDE SOUND DAMPENING AND DURING THE BUILDING AND SAFETY PROCESS. SO NOISE REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE NOISE IS DEEMED TO BE HIGHER THAN THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES. AND THEN IN TERMS OF RESIDENTIAL USES, THE NEAREST RESIDENCE IS 150FT AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY TO THE EAST, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ALSO ELEVATED ABOVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DUE TO THE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES. AND SO THE ALMOST AN UNDERGROUND TOWARDS THE HILLSIDE PARKING GARAGE. AND THEN YOU GO UP TO THE, THE ROOF BASICALLY, AND YOU GO UP TO THE RESIDENCES. SO THAT'S 100FT AWAY, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ELEVATION CHANGE TO. IN TERMS OF ANIMAL AND ODOR, ANIMAL WASTE AND ODOR. ANIMAL WASTE WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PROPERLY MANAGED AS PART OF THE FACILITY'S OPERATIONS. OUTDOOR DOG GROUPS ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF TEN DOGS AT A TIME. PET WASTE IS TO BE PICKED UP IMMEDIATELY USING WASTE BAGS. AND THEN THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE SOAP AND WATER SPRAY BOTTLES FOR YOU KNOW, LIKE URINE AND NUMBER ONES. AND WASTE WILL BE DISPOSED OF AND DESIGNATED TRASH RECEPTACLES WITHIN WITH A REGULAR COLLECTION CYCLE. THE FACILITY ITSELF WILL BE KEPT CLEAN WITH DEEP CLEANING AFTER HOURS. ANIMAL WASTE WILL BE SEALED AND STORED SANITARILY WITHIN THE BUILDING, AND THE MONITOR WILL ENSURE, WILL MONITOR THE SITE FOR ADJACENT AREAS FOR PET WASTE AND ENSURE TIMELY CLEANUP TO APPEASE THE NEIGHBORS AND THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES. AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS ITSELF THE FIRST FINDING HAS TO DO WITH GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY. THE PROPOSED INDOOR DOG TRAINING AND DAYCARE USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SITE'S COMMERCIAL GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION. IT FITS WITHIN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND AS CONDITION WILL MEET, PARKING NOISE AND ODOR REQUIREMENTS WHILE SUPPORTING THE CITY'S GOALS FOR MAINTAINING AND RECYCLING COMMERCIAL USES. THE SECOND CONDITION HAS TO DO WITH ADEQUATE ACCESS. THE SITE HAS SUFFICIENT VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WITH FRONTAGE TO SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND AVENUE E AND TO COMPLIANT TWO-WAY DRIVEWAYS. THE THIRD FINDING HAS TO DEAL WITH ADVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS. [00:10:01] THE BECAUSE THE OPERATIONS WILL OCCUR INDOORS AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE BUSINESS REQUIRING CLOSED DOORS DURING OPERATIONS, PROPER WASTE, THE USE IS NOT EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT ADJACENT TENANTS OR NEARBY PROPERTIES. LASTLY, HERE ARE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IN GENERAL WELFARE. SO SOME OF THESE INCLUDE SETTING THE HOURS OF OPERATION, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE BUSINESS CONTAINERS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT, PERIODIC MONITORING OF THE WASTE. THE USE BEING EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE INTERIOR SPACE OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS AND THE ENTRY DOORS BEING CLOSED. AND ALSO ANY ADDITIONAL ACOUSTICAL NOISE ANALYSIS WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE NOISE IS DEEMED HIGHER THAN THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE, AND THE APPLICANT WAS ALSO PROPOSING TO PROVIDE SOUND DAMPENING PANELS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL, SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS THE CAFE WALL. THEY SHARE ONE WALL WITH THE CAFE AND THEN THE CEILING ABOVE IS THE RESTAURANT FLOOR. SO AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE DOG DAYCARE AND DOG TRAINING BUSINESS AT 1212 SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION AND STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD, ANY QUESTIONS TO STAFF FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? NO, I DON'T THINK THERE ARE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS OF THE APPLICANT OR. I'M LOOKING AROUND, MAKING SURE I DON'T FORGET SOMEONE. OKAY. APPARENTLY NOT. SO. I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. OKAY. GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. EVERYTHING. WE DO. WE CHECK THAT WITH YOU YET? OH, YEAH. SHOULD WE MAKE SURE. EVERYTHING IS IN THERE THERE'S ABSOLUTELY, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD FIND OR FAULT. WE'VE DONE A FEW OF THESE NOW OF SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS. YEAH. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON USE, YOU KNOW IN REDONDO BEACH. AND SO WE'VE KIND OF CUT OUR TEETH ON A FEW OF THE PRIOR ONES. AND WE KNOW WHAT THE REAL ISSUES ARE NOISE AND ODOR. AND THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, IT'S SO INSULATED. I MEAN, IT'S, IF YOU LOOK EVEN AT THE WINDOWS, AS YOU GO DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, YOU LOOK ACROSS, IT'S JUST A, IT'S ABOUT A 13-FOOT-HIGH CEMENT BLOCK WALL BETWEEN IT AND THE ADJACENT USE. PLUS, YOU'VE GOT THE AMBIENT NOISE OF THE HIGHWAY. SO AND IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S AT THAT LOW ELEVATION. SO THE GARAGE ITSELF IS GOING TO PROTECT, YOU KNOW, OR REDUCE ANY POSSIBLE NOISE THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT. AND WE HAVE THE ACOUSTICAL ANALYSIS THAT WILL THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ALONG THAT SHARED WALL AND CEILING. SO, YOU KNOW, WE THINK THIS ONE IS PRETTY MUCH STANDARD NOW FOR US. SO WE DO. I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR THE BAKERY NEXT DOOR. THEY WILL STOP, DROP THEIR DOG OFF, GET A CUP OF COFFEE. I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE. THE RESTAURANT'S UPSTAIRS. AND THE RESTAURANT'S UPSTAIRS. YEAH, IT'LL BRING A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN, YOU KNOW, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A WIN WIN. IT'S, AND WE THINK WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING COVERED. SO YOU DO WE'VE GOT THE APPLICANT HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE OPERATION, ETC.. YEAH, ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO ASK I WAS GOING TO ASK BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER. ARE WE SURE OUR MEETING IS ON ZOOM AND IT'S WORKING. YEAH. I. BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT, I'M LIKE, YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS TWICE. NOTIFIED THE VIDEO CREW LIKE SIX TIMES BEFORE THIS MEETING, SO. SO YES, THEY ARE THERE AND THIS IS BEING BROADCAST. SO WE'RE GOOD. IS THERE ANY ANYONE, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE OR TALK ABOUT IT? I THINK YOU HAD SOME CARDS I BELIEVE. COME ON UP. OKAY. AND LET'S SEE. THE FIRST CARD HERE IS FROM SHARON LUNDY. IS THAT YOU? OR I CAN CALL YOU FIRST. ARE YOU ANTOINETTE OR ARE YOU? I'M GRACE. I'M GRACE. WELL, I HAVE GRACE'S CARD RIGHT HERE. GRACE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND JUST SAY YOUR NAME. SO IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD AND GO AHEAD. GRACE LOUIE. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH NOW FOR TEN YEARS. WE MOVED DOWN HERE FROM LA. LOVE THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE, MY EX-HUSBAND, I. SO WE BOTH LIVE IN NORTH REDONDO BEACH. [00:15:04] WE EACH HAVE A DOG. THAT'S HOW WE CAME UPON TOYA AND KEVIN. THEY ARE AMAZING. BUT BEYOND THAT, THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY SUPPORT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THEM GROW. AND THEY ARE LIKE FAMILY NOW, SO WE SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. AND THEN I HAVE SHARON, DOES SHE WANT TO COME IN? OKAY. GREAT. SHARON LUNDY. HELLO, I'M SHARON LUNDY. I HAVE KNOWN KEVIN AND LATOYA FOR CLOSE TO 24 YEARS. YES. THAT TOO. OUR KIDS GREW UP TOGETHER. I ACTUALLY HAD TWO OLDER DOGS. YOU CAN TEACH OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS. AND MY DOGS WERE NEVER TRAINED. I HAD MASTIFFS AND MASTIFF MIX AND NOW THEY WALK BEAUTIFULLY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I VOLUNTEERED FOR THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND IT IS. YOU THINK OF DOG FACILITIES AS NOISY AND RAMBUNCTIOUS AND IT'S NOT. THEY ARE TRAINED. AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN NEW CLIENTS WOULD COME IN OR EVEN PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A PUPPY OR A DOG THAT THEY HAD, THEY WOULD WALK IN AND SEE THAT DOG DOWN ON A COT SITTING THERE WAGGING ITS TAIL A LITTLE BIT, BUT KNEW, DON'T GET UP. AND THE TRAINING AND THE LOVE AND THE DEDICATION THEY HAVE. AND I AGREE WITH GRACE. GRACE AND I ARE NOW BEST FRIENDS BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED? I HELPED TRAINED HER DOG. SO IT'S SUCH A LOVELY THING. I THINK IT WILL BENEFIT A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR DOGS DURING THE DAY WHEN THEY WORK. ALSO, WITH IT BEING A TRAINING FACILITY. THE DOGS AREN'T RUNNING AMOK. THE PLAY IS IS OVERSEEN. NOTHING GETS TOO ROUGH. AND IT'S JUST A LOVELY, LOVELY. I MEAN, I STILL MEET UP WITH PEOPLE AND OUR DOGS PLAY TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GROW UP, YOUR KIDS GROW UP TOGETHER AND THE DOGS SEE EACH OTHER. AND IT'S VERY, VERY NICE AND I'M SO HAPPY. AND I HOPE YOU APPROVE THIS. AND IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COMMUNITY. AND I'VE BEEN IN HERMOSA BEACH FOR 40 YEARS NOW, SO. WELL THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE ANTOINETTE. IS THAT OKAY? I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS, BUSINESS FRIENDS WITH THE MORRISES FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 YEARS IN EL SEGUNDO. AND I'M ACTUALLY SCARED OF DOGS. SO I'M JUST HERE TO MENTION THAT I'VE BEEN TO THEIR SHOP A FEW TIMES IN EL SEGUNDO. AND THE DOGS DON'T MOVE. THE DOGS DON'T BARK. I CAN TESTIFY BECAUSE I'M STANDING HERE TODAY. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY EL SEGUNDO'S LOSS IS REDONDO GAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK OR SHOULD WE CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING? ANYBODY ONLINE? ANYONE ONLINE? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND APPROVING THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION DOG DAYCARE AND DOG TRAINING FACILITY WITHIN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1212 SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN A COMMERCIAL. C-2-PD ZONE. CASE NUMBER 2026-0124. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER LIGHT? COMMISSIONER BOSWELL? YES. COMMISSIONER YOUNG? AYE. COMMISSIONER GADDIS? AYE. COMMISSIONER CONROY? COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE? YES. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG? AYE. MOTION PASSES. WELCOME TO REDONDO BEACH. THAT WAS EASY. SO, SEAN, ARE WE SINCE WE SEEM TO BE DID OUR COMMISSION GET RE CATEGORIZED BY THE BY THE MAYOR AND THE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE APPROVING DOG RELATED BUSINESSES, VETERINARIANS, GROOMING ALL KINDS OF THINGS. ARE WE NOW THE COMMISSION ON CANINE AFFAIRS OR. YEAH. OH, YEAH. NO, THIS IS PLANNING SLASH PET COMMISSION. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE FOUR YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE HAD QUESTIONS FOR YOU BECAUSE IT WAS NEW, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO YOU PUT THE WASTE? HOW DO YOU PICK IT UP? HOW DO YOU CLEAN AFTER THEM? YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU KEEP THE NOISE DOWN? BUT NOW WE KNOW EVERYTHING WAS IN THERE. SO IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GREAT REPORT. GREAT, WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPPORT HERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 20 MINUTES IS NOTHING. IT'S NOT LIKE HERE. YEAH, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. YOU'RE AMAZING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IN. [00:20:03] IT'S THE FIRST TIME. THANKS A LOT FOR COMING. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE NOT BUSINESS FRIENDLY. ALL RIGHT. WELL ENOUGH DISAPPOINTED PEOPLE. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. LET'S SAY WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT BUSINESS FRIENDLY. WE DON'T APPROVE CAT CLINICS OR JUST THINKING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE ON ITEM K. ANY ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYTHING OR. NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WE ARE ALL CAUGHT UP ON OUR MINUTES. OH. ALL RIGHT. OH, GREAT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. KEEP IT GOING. GOING FORWARD, WE'RE FULLY STAFFED NOW, SO. THINGS ARE HAPPENING CRANKING OUT. SO THE HAMSTERS ARE ON THE WHEELS GOING. ALL RIGHT. AND ITEM L, ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING THERE EITHER. ANY ITEMS FROM STAFF? [M. ITEMS FROM STAFF] MR. SCULLY, YOU KNOW, JUST A COUPLE OF UPCOMING ITEMS. WE'VE GOT OUR ANNUAL ITEM REGARDING THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND PROGRAM, WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THIS BODY HAS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. SO WE'LL BRING THAT ITEM FORWARD. THE CITY MANAGER MIGHT COME TO THAT MEETING AS WELL FOR BUDGET INPUT. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL CHECKING HIS SCHEDULE. DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR? WHAT'S THAT? DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR. I, IT WOULD BE THE NEXT MEETING OR THE FOLLOWING MEETING. WE'LL HAVE THE CITY. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT'LL BE MAY FOR THE CIP FOR SURE. POSSIBLY CITY MANAGER AT THAT MEETING. IF HE'S NOT ABLE TO COME IN MAY, THEN IT WOULD BE JUNE. SO, AND THEN JUST FYI, WE'RE TAKING THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE ALL THE ZONING ORDINANCE ITEMS TO COUNCIL ON THE 5TH. SO, SO YEAH, IT'S I'M SURPRISED IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA. YEAH. IT THEY, WE WERE STILL, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF ITEMS WE WERE CLEANING UP WITH HCD THAT WE, I JUST BEFORE THIS MEETING SENT BACK THE LAST REVISIONS TO THEM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE FULLY ON BOARD AND BLESSING. WE HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF TIME, RIGHT? NO. OKAY. WE'RE OKAY. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE GOOD. AND. OF COURSE WE HAVE. AWESOME. WE'RE GETTING IT THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT. AND THEN ITEM N. JAMAAL, CAN YOU PUT 2.A UP ON THE SCREEN? [N. COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS] FOR COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE TOPICS. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A COMMISSION, AN UPDATE ON SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED. WHAT I HAVE HERE IS THESE ARE ACTUALLY THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 16TH SINCE MR. SCULLY WAS TALKING ABOUT MINUTES. YEAH. AND I WANT TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE ON EACH ONE WHERE IT SAYS WE DID PUBLIC COMMENTS MR. JIM MUELLER HAS BEEN HERE A LOT, WAS TALKING ABOUT A FARMER'S MARKET. AND YOU KNOW, WE, I THINK AGREED AS A COMMISSION THAT, HEY, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. AND WE ALL HAD HAD OUR INPUT ON IT AND BASICALLY SAID THAT, YEAH, THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. AND ANYWAY THE FOLLOWING MONTH IN NOVEMBER, THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE MEETING, THE MINUTES FROM THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SAME THING ON EACH ONE. JIM BROUGHT IT UP. WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM TERESA MITCHELL, BROUGHT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SOME RESEARCH SHE'D DONE ON THE MARKET, AND WE'D ALL TALKED ABOUT IT SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS AGAIN, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. LET'S MAYBE BRING US BACK AS A SUBCOMMITTEE ITEM OR ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND ON THE BOTTOM WE IN GREEN, IT SAYS IN THE MINUTES MR. SCULLY HAD BROUGHT BACK, SAYING THAT WE COULD DISCUSS IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON AN ITEM UNDER ITEM NUMBER N. NOW, WHAT HAPPENED IS, AFTER WE DID THIS MEETING, I GOT A PHONE CALL AND I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM IN SPANISH. I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SAY THE PERSON'S NAME, BUT IT'S EL JEFE OR WHAT'S THE OTHER NAME? EL ALCALDE AND THE INDIVIDUAL OF TITLE SAID THAT WE COULDN'T DO THAT, AND IT WASN'T WITHIN OUR PURVIEW, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION COULDN'T BRING UP. AND I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED. SO I LOOKED AT OUR ORDINANCE, WHICH IS OUR NEW PLANNING COMMISSION OUTLINES THAT WE HAVE, I GUESS WE STILL HAVE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE, BUT BASICALLY THIS IS JUST TO KIND OF TIGHTEN UP. A LOT OF THE COMMISSIONS WERE KIND OF THEIR GUIDELINES AND WHAT THEY COULD DO, WHAT THEY COULDN'T DO. WE'RE KIND OF NEED TO BE FORMALIZED. AND IT MADE SENSE TO CLEAN IT UP BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE FOR 20 YEARS OR SOMETHING. AND THIS IS JUST AN ORDINANCE I WAS TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP SINCE THE ORDINANCE. IT SHOULD READ THROUGH IT BECAUSE IT HAS SOME INTERESTING STUFF OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND AS EXPECTED, OBVIOUSLY, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON PLANNING, YOU KNOW, SEE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ANY APPROVALS LIKE, LIKE WE DID TONIGHT. BUT ONE THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IN SECTION TWO, THERE'S A BIG SECTION IN THE RED ZONE SAYS THE COMMISSION SHALL ADVISE THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND ALL MATTERS RELATING PLANNING, ZONING AND THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY AND IN OTHER SUCH AREAS AS DIRECTED BY THE [00:25:07] CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER OR STAFF LIAISON WITH THE APPROVAL AND THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY MANAGER. AND I BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE I BROUGHT THIS UP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY SAID WE COULDN'T BRING THIS UP AS AN AGENDA ITEM, I SAID, WELL, THIS KIND OF SAYS WE CAN. AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF NIXED AFTERWARDS. BUT I WANTED TO BRING UP BECAUSE I. MR. SCULLY, YOU WERE OPERATING WELL WITHIN THE PURVIEW WITH THE WITH THE CODE SAYS. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WE WEREN'T KIND OF DOING SOMETHING OFF ON THE OFF ON A LIMB, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO UPDATE. YEAH. WOULD THAT BE STAFF LIAISON. THAT WOULD BE MR. SCULLY. YES. SO OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, BUT I WANTED. WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE WHO. YOU RECOGNIZE ME AND MR. MUELLER, THERESA MITCHELL, DESIREE GALASSI, SHE'S ON THE ONE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONS. A FRIEND OF MINE NAHAL SHARIFI. AND THEN DANIELA WODNICKI, SHE USED TO BE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. WHEN WE WERE KIND OF TOLD WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, WE SAID, WELL, WE DON'T LIKE HEARING NO. SO WE DECIDED TO MEET. AND WE'RE MEETING AT A COUPLE AT A THAT LAVENDER & HONEY UP IN NORTH REDONDO AND THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO PURSUE A FARMER'S MARKET A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO WE GOT TOGETHER AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, STARTED TALKING TO SOME NONPROFITS THAT WANTED TO SPONSOR US. AND THE INDIVIDUAL I TALKED TO FROM THE CITY WAS SAYING, WELL, YOU GUYS CAN'T REALLY GET THIS DONE. AND I SAID, WELL, HAVE YOU TAKEN A LOOK AT THE MATERIAL THAT MISS MITCHELL HAD PRESENTED? BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DETAILED. SHE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH. THEY LOOKED AT IT, AND THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL SAYING, CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER? SO THAT KIND OF STARTED THE PROCESS WHERE I THINK PEOPLE IN THE CITY, WE WEREN'T TRYING TO PAWN THIS OFF ON THE CITY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SUPER BUSY. AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE, WE KNOW THAT. THERESA BROUGHT A UNIQUE SKILL SET WHERE SHE'S DONE THIS, YOU KNOW, THESE TYPE OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS WITH DIFFERENT CITIES WAS SUPER HELPFUL. AND ANYWAY, SO THIS IS GOING BACK TO LIKE NOVEMBER, OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. WE WERE MEETING AND I WANTED TO GIVE HER AN UPDATE BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE HERE, THERE'S A LITTLE MAP. IT'S ON GREEN STREET JUST SOUTH OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD BETWEEN VANDERBILT, RIGHT NEXT TO THE NORTH LIBRARY. AND STARTING NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE'RE OPENING A FARMER'S MARKET. SO ON APRIL 22ND, EARTH DAY, WE HAVE A FARMERS MARKETS OPENING THERE. WE HAVE ABOUT 25 OR 30 VENDORS ARE PRETTY MUCH CONFIRMED. WE HAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT LET'S SEE PRODUCE. WE HAVE SOME FOOD MERCHANTS. SO THE HOT AND COLD FOOD AND WHATEVER. AND IT WAS A BIG PROCESS WE HAD TO GO THROUGH. OBVIOUSLY APPROVAL OF THE CITY. WE HAD THE CITY ENGINEER LOOK AT, THE COULD THE STREET IS GOING TO BE BLOCKED OFF. AND THE REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THIS IS PART OF THE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE CITY. THEY ACTUALLY EVENTUALLY PLAN ON BLOCKING THAT STREET AND GREEN STREET TO KIND OF MAKE IT MORE OF A PUBLIC SPACE. SO BY KIND OF SITTING IN THE FARMER'S MARKET AND WE'RE KIND OF TESTING IT OUT, SO TO SPEAK. SO WE FINALLY GOT A FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE CITY LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY TO, TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THE PERMITS. WE AFTER TALKING TO A LOT OF NONPROFITS, WE DECIDED THE BEST WAY TO DO WAS TO CREATE OUR OWN NONPROFIT. SO WE ACTUALLY CREATED A NONPROFIT CALLED OUR NRB, NORTH REDONDO BEACH. AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS, THE NET PROFIT WILL BE REINVESTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO THIS WILL BE ON AVIATION AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR. YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE IN THE FORM OF, YOU KNOW, WE NEED MORE BENCHES AND, YOU KNOW, OUR PLANTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT OR THINGS THAT THE CITY MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO DO PART OF, MAYBE WE CAN HELP OUT. AND WE THINK THE MARKET SHOULD DO PRETTY GOOD. MARKETS OF THE SIZE DO BETWEEN 70 TO 80,000 OR MORE A YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU TAKE OFF SOME OF THE EXPENSES, IT'S NOT ALL THAT. BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION THAT COULD BE REINVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S A GREAT GROUP. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S KIND OF FUNNY. WE WERE TOLD NO, AND WE JUST MADE IT HAPPEN. AND A LOT OF REALLY REAL HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT TOO. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE AN UPDATE. IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. WE RAN WITH IT AND IT'S NOW GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK. EXCELLENT. SO I INVITE EVERYONE AND HEAR AND THE AUDIENCE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 2 P.M. TO 7 P.M. ON WEDNESDAYS. RIGHT IN THE PARK, THE STREET BRAND GREEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE NORTH LIBRARY. SO IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE. AND SEAN, IF YOU COME DOWN, I'LL BUY YOU A NICE DRINK, A NICE, HEALTHY, HEALTHY CARROT DRINK OR SO. YEAH, NO, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. YOU KNOW GREEN LANE, WHEN WE, IF SOME OF YOU REMEMBER GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE AACAP EXPERIENCE AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED EXTENSIVELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS AT WHERE CAN WE PLUG IN A PUBLIC SPACE THAT COULD THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT NEGATIVELY, YOU KNOW, THE ACCESS TO THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. ET CETERA. AND THERE WAS TWO AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A GREAT FIT. YEAH. INITIALLY WHEN WE WERE PUTTING IT TOGETHER, WE WERE THINKING THAT YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE, THE MAIN REASON WHY THAT WASN'T [00:30:01] SELECTED, AS YOU REMEMBER FROM THERESA'S PRESENTATION WAS, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANTED TO BE IN A WALKABLE AREA AND IN A PART OF THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY DENSELY POPULATED PART OF THE CITY. THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS PEOPLE COME HOME, THEY CAN JUST WALK TO IT. AND BY THE AFTERNOON, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LOT OF KIDS THAT COME IN AFTER SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY THERE TOO, THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT COME AS WELL. AND WE INTERESTING ENOUGH, WE PULLED THE COMMUNITY. IN FACT, WE DID DOOR KNOCKING, TALKED TO A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WE GOT, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE BUNCH OF SIGNATURES. EVERYONE WAS IN FAVOR OF IT. SO IT SHOULD BE A REALLY NEAT EXPERIENCE AND A GOOD TEST. NOW, SINCE WE'RE JUST STARTING, WE'RE WE'VE BEEN GRANTED KIND OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO KIND OF TEST IT OUT. WE WANTED TO LAUNCH IT BEFORE THE END OF SCHOOL BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS WHEN THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL. WE STARTED IN JUNE. IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO GET THE GET THE MOMENTUM STARTED ON IT. SO THIS IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND. ONCE APRIL 22ND, 2 P.M. TO 7 P.M.. TO 7 P.M.. OKAY. YEAH. AND GREEN AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD. CORRECT. AND ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANY FLIERS OR ANYTHING? WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF FLIERS. YOUR GOING DOOR TO DOOR OR WHAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE A I CREATED A WEBSITE, WE HAVE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. WE HAVE ALL THE STUFF LISTED ON THE BOTTOM. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING SPONSORS. SOUTH BAY CREDIT UNION WAS A GREAT SPONSOR. THEY GAVE US LIKE $5,000 TO START OFF WITH IT, WHICH HAS HELPED OUT A LOT. WE HAVE A BANNER THAT'S GOING TO GO UP NEXT WEEK, I THINK, ACROSS ARTESIA BOULEVARD WITH OUR SPONSORS ON IT TO ANNOUNCE IT. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS. I WAS GOING TO WEAR MY T-SHIRT TONIGHT, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS ACTUALLY BEFOREHAND. SPRING FEST, WE HAVE A BOOTH THERE RIGHT NOW. SO I WAS ACTUALLY MANNING OUR BOOTH AT SPRING FEST WHERE MY RNR SHIRT, THE FARMERS MARKET, I COME HERE AND CHANGE. SO WE'RE THERE, WE'RE THERE TONIGHT AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THERE AT THE BEER GARDEN ON SATURDAY AS WELL TOO. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD THING. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE THESE TYPE OF THINGS WORK. AND YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GREAT IDEA AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK. SO AND OBVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT THE START AND WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT HERE, SO. WELL DONE. THAT'S GREAT. ANYWAY, AND THANK YOU FOR STAFF TOO. I MEAN, YOU GUYS, FROM WHAT EVERYONE SAYS, WE KIND OF PULLED YOU THROUGH AT WARP SPEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THAT'S I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING THAT ENERGY FROM THIS GROUP. AND WE COULDN'T DIVE RIGHT INTO IT, BUT YOU GUYS JUST KEPT GOING ON IT AND IT'S REALLY TURNED THIS, THIS WILL BE A BIG SHOT IN THE ARM, I THINK FOR ARTESIA FOR SURE. YEAH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A GOOD START. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE WHEN THIS FIRST CAME UP, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HEARING THIS FOR TEN, 12 YEARS. LIKE, HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE NICE THINGS IN ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD? WHY DON'T WE HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET? SOUTH REDONDO HAS TWO OF THEM. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS KIND OF STARTED THE SAME WAY. YOU KNOW, THE RIVIERA BID CREATED THEIR FARMER'S MARKET. THE ONE IN THE AND THE VETERANS PARK WAS KIND OF STARTED. I GUESS THE CITY IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED IN THAT ONE. BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THESE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOREVER AND NO ONE REALLY HAS KIND OF TAKEN THE REINS AND MADE IT WORK. AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM. AND LIKE I SAID, THE PUBLIC IS JUST SUPER POSITIVE ABOUT IT. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING THIS THING, THIS BE A GOOD SUCCESS. AND AGAIN, I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR LETTING US TALK ABOUT IT AND GET, GET, GET THE IDEA STARTED. SO. NICE. WELL VERY GOOD. SO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ADD OR NOT? OKAY. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.