May 07, 2026 Youth Commission

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I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE QUORUM. SO THEN CAN WE START WITH ROLL CALL?

[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

HERE. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. HERE, COMMISSIONER HUYNH.

HERE. COMMISSIONER HUANG. HERE. COMMISSIONER LWIN.

HERE. COMMISSIONER MAW. HERE. COMMISSIONER OZKAN.

HERE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE. SORRY LET ME DO OUR CHAIRPERSON.

CHAIRPERSON REEDS. HERE. AND VICE CHAIR RAMCHARAN.

HERE. OKAY, JUST WANT TO NOTE THE ABSENCES OF COMMISSIONERS CHO EDWARDS, SORGEN, TAGHVAEI AND VISE.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. ALL RIGHT, SO THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

AND THEN SORRY, CHAIR, WE DO NEED TO TAKE A VOTE AND JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? GREAT. OKAY. SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E, WHICH IS OUR BLUE FOLDER ITEMS, WHICH I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY.

THAT'S CORRECT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY THIS EVENING. AWESOME. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM F, WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO WE HAVE THE AFFIDAVIT AND

[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]

ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS. MOTION. SECOND, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE BOTH ITEMS ON CONSENT CALENDAR.

OKAY. OKAY. CAN WE TAKE A VOTE, PLEASE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AWESOME. OKAY. AND THEN I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM H WHICH IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE OR ANY ECOMMENTS.

WE HAVE NO ECOMMENTS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE.

BUT THIS WOULD BE THE TIME FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

OKAY, SO WE CAN CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. AND THEN THERE AREN'T ANY ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS.

SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J ONE, WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

[J. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

THE ITEMS HE'S LOOKING FOR YOU TONIGHT. IT'S OUR ANNUAL KIND OF REVIEW OF THE UPCOMING BUDGET.

I JUST WANT TO MENTION, I DID INCLUDE AS AN ATTACHMENT TO YOUR REPORT THE BUDGET.

SORRY. I DID INCLUDE THE PRESENTATION THAT OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR DID PROVIDE TO YOU A FEW MONTHS AGO, JUST BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU BASELINE INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S BUDGETING PROCESSES, REVENUES, KIND OF HOW MONEY IS ALLOCATED. SO JUST AS A BASELINE FOR YOU.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION. HI.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'M MIKE WITZANSKY. AS KELLY SAID, THE CITY MANAGER HERE, REDONDO BEACH I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS IN A FEW DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. WHAT I DO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR EACH YEAR IS COME MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONS, NOT TO SORT OF PRESENT THE BUDGET, BUT TO HEAR FROM YOU, TO TAKE YOUR INPUT ON THE BUDGET AS WE'RE PREPARING IT.

SO OUR CHARTER REQUIRES ME TO DELIVER A PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL BY MAY 16TH OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.

AND THEN THAT BUDGET IS DELIBERATED UPON BY THE COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND ADOPTED PRIOR TO THE END OF JUNE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, THAT WILL THEN BEGIN JULY 1ST AND THEN TERMINATE THE FOLLOWING JUNE 30TH.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE 25, 26 FISCAL YEAR.

THIS BUDGET THAT WE'LL BE DELIVERING TO COUNCIL WILL BE FOR THE 26, 27 FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH.

SO WE'RE PREPARING IT THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR REQUESTS TO MY OFFICE, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE'RE ASSEMBLING THOSE REQUESTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR REVENUES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR EXPENDITURES. WE'RE TRYING TO FORECAST ANY CHANGES IN THOSE AREAS.

AND WE'RE TAKING ON SORT OF NEW IDEAS, RIGHT.

WE MIGHT WANT TO INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE MIGHT MIGHT WANT TO INVEST IN NEW PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SO WHAT I'M DOING IS JUST GATHERING INPUT FROM COMMISSIONS LIKE YOURSELVES.

AND CONSIDERING THAT AS WE FIND OUT IF WE HAVE ANY MONEY AVAILABLE TO ADD TO OUR CURRENT OPERATION.

SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR IDEAS AND FEEDBACK.

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AWESOME, SIR. IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC ITEMS YOU GUYS WANT TO DISCUSS OR LIKE SPECIFIC THINGS YOU GUYS WANT TO DISCUSS ABOUT LIKE TRYING TO ALLOCATE SOME MONEY FOR? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. SO I KNOW LIKE THIS, THIS BUDGET IS CONCERNING, LIKE THE MAIN, LIKE THE CITY AND LIKE ALL LIKE THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS LIKE THE BIGGEST THING THE BUDGET ADDRESSES LIKE THE MOST PERCENTAGE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY THAT IT GOES TO IN THE CITY?.

YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. GOES TO LABOR PERSONNEL EXPENSES.

ABOUT 70% OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET IS SPENT ON PEOPLE SALARIES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, COSTS.

WE ARE A PEOPLE BUSINESS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS.

OUR POLICE AND FIRE BUDGETS IN PARTICULAR ARE VERY SALARY DRIVEN FUNDS AND EXPENSES.

AND OUR 400 AND ROUGHLY RIGHT NOW, 35 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, WE HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED PART TIMERS, MAKE UP ABOUT $80 MILLION IN ANNUALIZED EXPENSES ACROSS THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.

SO THAT IS THE BIG DRIVER. AND THAT'S USUALLY WHAT OUR BIG COST BURDEN IS.

OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIRE PERSONNEL, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES OUR STAFFING AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS, ETC.. THAT'S OUR BIG COST. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME EXPENSES ON UTILITIES.

WE HAVE, OF COURSE, MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS. WE HAVE TO REPAIR OUR FACILITIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

BUT THE LION'S SHARE OF OF THAT WORK IS PERFORMED BY PEOPLE AND US PAYING THOSE PEOPLE TO DO THAT WORK.

GOOD QUESTION. WE ALSO HAVE A CAPITAL BUDGET.

SO I'M NOT JUST DELIVERING THE OPERATING BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL.

I DELIVER THE WHAT WE CALL THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAM OR CAPITAL PLAN.

IT'S YOU MIGHT HEAR THAT WORD CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THAT IS A, ANOTHER BIG COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO.

LAST YEAR'S PLAN HAD A ROUGHLY 108 PROJECTS IN IT.

AND I THINK ABOUT $110 MILLION OF TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING THROUGH DIFFERENT SOURCES.

THAT'S WHAT FIXES OUR ROADS, FIXES OUR BUILDINGS OUR SEWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S ANOTHER COMPONENT. IN FACT, THAT'S THE FUND THAT WE USE TO SUPPORT THE TEEN CENTER RENOVATION THAT WAS COMPLETED THIS YEAR FOR A LITTLE OVER $100,000.

SO ANY INPUT ON THOSE PROGRAMS AND IDEAS I'M OPEN TO AS WELL? AWESOME. SO LIKE BUILDING OFF OF THAT, I THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO TRY TO ALLOCATE SOME MONEY TOWARDS OUR TEEN CENTER FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE, YEAH, I THINK WE'VE REALLY INVESTED A LOT OF LIKE INTO LIKE PROGRAMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT FROM THE COMMISSION.

DID WE GET THROUGH ALL THE LIST THAT I KNOW THERE WAS A LIST OF ITEMS I THINK THAT THE COMMISSION WORKED ON, RIGHT? THAT WE WERE BUYING FOR THE TEEN CENTER. DID WE PURCHASE ALL THOSE ITEMS OR THOSE COMPLETED, OR ARE WE STILL WORKING ON THAT? I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT LIST IN QUITE SOME TIME BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY BUILDING OFF OF SOME IDEAS THAT KIND OF GENERATED FROM THAT ORIGINAL LIST, BUT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH QUITE A BIT OF IT.

THERE MAY BE SOME STILL ITEMS THAT WE STILL NEED TO PURCHASE, BUT I WOULD SAY THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE BEEN TAKEN.

DO WE HAVE KIND OF SOME NEW NEW CONCEPTS, NEW THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE? OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO ADD AT ALL? I CAN GO. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.

OF COURSE. WE AS A COMMISSION SUBMITTED A LETTER A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO. I BELIEVE IT WAS EITHER IN MARCH OR I THINK IT WAS IN MARCH TIME FRAME.

WE WERE WONDERING HOW THAT KIND OF IMPACTED YOUR DECISION IN MAKING THE FISCAL BUDGET, JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR INPUTS ALSO HEARD. YEAH, OF COURSE, I THINK THAT LETTER PERTAINED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, RIGHT.

SO WE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION IN MARCH WITH THE COUNCIL.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE BUDGET THEY RELAY. THEY CERTAINLY THERE'S RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE TWO DOCUMENTS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT SETS OUR ANNUAL WORK PLAN. SO WE CREATE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS AND THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A FUNDING REQUEST. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT WAS I MEAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES INITIATIVES IN OUR FINAL PLAN.

YEAH. I CAN'T RECALL SPECIFICALLY IF ANY OF THE PARTICULAR SUGGESTIONS WERE TURNED INTO OBJECTIVES.

YEAH. I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE LETTER, JUST A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW WAS TO REVITALIZE THE PIER, INCLUDING PUBLIC ART AND MERCHANTS FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES.

E-BIKE SAFETY HAS BEEN A BIG FOCUS OF THE COMMISSION ALL ALONG.

THERE'S AN OBJECTIVE FOR THAT E-BIKE SAFETY THAT WAS ADDED AGAIN THIS YEAR.

WE'LL BE PROVIDING A REPORT TO COUNCIL THAT DISCUSSES OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. YOU KNOW, WE DO THE BIKE RODEO. YOU GUYS ARE TOO OLD FOR THAT NOW.

BUT WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, THE BIKE RODEO PROGRAM. WE NOW WE DO THE E-BIKE TRAINING.

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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. SO THAT MADE IT TO THE STRAT PLAN.

THE PIER REVITALIZATION IS A BIG COMPONENT OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THERE'S AT LEAST EIGHT OBJECTIVES, IF NOT TEN BY MY LAST COUNT, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY A PART OF THE FINAL PLAN.

YEAH. AND THEN THE FINAL TWO ITEMS WAS THE CREATE MEMORABILIA FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP AND OLYMPIC GAMES.

WE DID TALK ABOUT ADDING THAT TO SOME OF OUR BRANDED MATERIALS.

WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING ON GETTING OUR NEW BRAND LOGO OUT THERE.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF OUR NEW BRAND LOGO? DO YOU LIKE IT? BETTER THAN THE OLD ONE? OKAY, GOOD TO HEAR. SO THAT SO WE'VE TALKED, I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT IT ON SHIRTS, WE'VE GOT IT ON HATS, BUT MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THE WORLD CUP AND THEN THE OLYMPICS TOO.

WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE OLYMPICS. AND THE FINAL ONE WAS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WHICH WE HAVE.

WE HAVE THREE INITIATIVES FOR THAT. SO YEAH, ALL YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE COVERED.

I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING LIKE THE PIER REVITALIZATION.

SO ONE THING THAT WE MENTIONED IN OUR LETTER WAS HOW A LOT OF THE SPACES ON THE PIER ARE LIKE PRIVATIZED, LIKE BY BEACH LIFE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LIKE THEY HAVE KIND OF TAKEN THOSE SPACES AND LIKE MADE CLUBS OR LIKE THE ACTUAL CONCERT ITSELF.

I WAS WONDERING HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE CITY GET FROM LIKE SELLING THOSE PUBLIC SPACES TO PRIVATE COMPANIES? YEAH. AND WHAT'S LIKE THE ETHICS OR THOUGHT BEHIND HOW THAT WORKS? YEAH, GREAT. GREAT QUESTION. IT'S, IT'S IT'S COMPLICATED.

IT'S NEGOTIATED THE LICENSE FEE FOR BEACH LIFE THIS YEAR AND IT WILL DEPEND ON FINAL ACCOUNTING IS LET ME JUST SAY, WE HAVEN'T WRAPPED UP THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL, RIGHT? WE'VE HAD THE FESTIVAL, BUT WE'LL STILL DO SOME FINAL RECONCILIATION OF THOSE FEES.

BUT LAST YEAR THE FEE I THINK IN TOTAL WAS ABOUT $135,000 WITH AFTER THE PREMIUM TIME PAYMENTS AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE, WE EXPECT THAT FEE TO BE HIGHER THIS YEAR IN THE FINAL MATH SOMEWHERE CLOSER, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $175 AND $200,000.

WE'RE ALSO REIMBURSED FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S ACTIVITIES THERE.

SO, IT'S EFFECTIVELY WHAT WE CALL A USE FEE, A LICENSED USE FEE.

SO THEY OCCUPY THE PARKING LOT, THEY OCCUPY THE SEASIDE LAGOON.

SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF BIG DRIVERS FOR THAT DETERMINATION.

AND YEAH, THEY PAY WHAT WE CALL A LICENSED USE FEE.

IT'S WE'RE SEEING THAT NUMBER GROW IN PART BECAUSE IF YOU REWIND FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS, THE WATERFRONT WAS PRETTY QUIET.

THERE WASN'T A LOT GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT MORE DEMAND NOW FOR USE OF THE SPACE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST BEACH LIFE THAT'S COMING TO US AND SAYING, HEY, WE WANT TO HAVE A CONCERT.

WE'VE GOT OTHER GROUPS COMING DOWN TO US AND TALKING TO US ABOUT USING THE AREA WE HAD IN-N-OUT IN THERE LAST YEAR.

THEY DID A LITTLE CAR CRUISE THAT TERMINATED AT THE PARKING LOT, AND THEN THEY USED THE LAGOON.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.

YOU MIGHT HAVE READ ABOUT THE NIKE HALF MARATHON THAT MIGHT BE COMING NEXT FALL.

WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT USING THOSE SPACES.

THERE COULD BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FEE FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO WE TRY TO EARN REVENUE FOR LETTING THOSE SPACES BE DEPLOYED.

BUT WHAT WE'RE VERY CAREFUL TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T INTERRUPT OUR REGULAR PROGRAMING. SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY EXTEND THAT OPPORTUNITY DURING OUR SWIMMING SEASON.

THE LAGOON IS OPEN MEMORIAL DAY CLOSES LABOR DAY.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RENTING THE FACILITY FOR AN EXCLUSIVE USE LIKE THAT, WE TRY TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THAT, THAT GENERAL TIME FRAME TO KIND OF WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE COST BENEFIT AND IMPACT OF THE COMMUNITY, WE DO CLOSE THE LAGOON FOR THE 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL.

WE HAVE TO SORT OF DO THAT FOR THE FALLOUT FROM THE FIREWORKS.

BUT YEAH, WE TRY TO BALANCE REVENUE AND FISCAL BENEFIT WITH IMPACT ON OUR PATRONAGE DOWN THERE, OUR GENERAL PATRONAGE.

SO IT'S, TOUGH, YOU KNOW, IF AS WE GET MORE AND MORE ACTIVITIES, WE COULD SEE THAT EQUATION COULD CHANGE, RIGHT? BUT WHEN THE SPACE IS GENERALLY OTHERWISE UNOCCUPIED, IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING IN AN ACTIVITY.

BUT GREAT QUESTION. I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH LIKE, THE WHOLE THING BETWEEN THE BUDGET AND, LIKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT FOR LIKE THE NEXT YEAR HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK FROM THE BUDGET IS GOING TO GO TO LIKE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS OR LIKE, OR IS THAT HANDLED BY RBUSD OR LIKE. YEAH, TWO SEPARATE, TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS WITH TWO SEPARATE BUDGETS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FUNDED THROUGH KIND OF STATE ALLOCATIONS.

WE, HAVE OUR OWN FUNDS THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAX AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, WHICH IS OUR HOTEL TAX THINGS,

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WE SHARE THAT COST. WE HAD EVERYBODY HERE FOR THE AP TEST YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING, WE WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT.

THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A LAST MINUTE THING. WE COLLABORATE OBVIOUSLY ON E-BIKE SAFETY.

WE DO CROSS TRAINING WITH PARTICULARLY THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

YOU KNOW, THE CITY SUPPORTS OUR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL THROUGH OUR CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM.

THAT'S BEEN A CONVERSATION POINT OF LATE. WE SHARE FACILITIES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS.

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS, BUT ALTA VISTA PARK, IF YOU CAN PICTURE THAT.

SO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET WHEN YOU ENTER JULIA AVENUE IS CITY PROPERTY.

THE RIGHT SIDE IS SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. EVEN THOUGH THE PARK FEELS LIKE ONE BIG CITY PARK.

SO THAT SPACE IS OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED BY OUR RESIDENTS AS IF IT'S A PARK.

THE ANDERSON PARK SENIOR CENTER, WHICH IS ON THE NORTH PART OF TOWN, THAT'S ACTUALLY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.

WE USE THAT AS A COMMUNITY CENTER. THE BALL FIELDS, OF COURSE AT ANDERSON PARK AS WELL BEHIND THE FENCE LINE ARE ACTUALLY ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY AS WELL. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THAT KIND OF RECREATION SPACE OVERLAP THAT OCCURS THE PARKING LOT UP AT ADAMS AND WASHINGTON.

IF, YOU KNOW, AT THE DEAD END OF 182ND STREET, THAT'S ACTUALLY CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT'S USED BY THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THAT SCHOOL. SO YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF SHARED PURPOSE, A LOT OF SHARED COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

SO WE TRY TO WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH AND SERVE STUDENTS AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU KNOW, ONE OTHER THING I THOUGHT ABOUT WITH EVENTS THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERYBODY'S CALCULUS TO ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THESE SPECIAL EVENT ACTIVITIES WHENEVER THEY OCCUR, RIGHT WHETHER IT BE THE FESTIVALS OR THE MARATHONS IS IT BRINGS PEOPLE DOWN TO THE HARBOR AND PEOPLE STAY IN THE HARBOR.

OUR HOTELS WERE FULL BEACH LIFE THIS WEEKEND, WHICH ADDS TO REVENUE OUR RESTAURANTS ARE REALLY BUSY DURING THE FESTIVALS KIND OF BEFORE AND AFTER. SO EVENTS CAN BE KIND OF AN ECONOMIC LIFT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO THAT'S PART OF OUR CALCULUS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING SOMEBODY IN.

YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT, LIKE WHENEVER I SEE BEACH LIFE OR LIKE CLUBS LIKE THAT OR EVENTS IS LIKE, YOU TECHNICALLY DO HAVE TO LIKE PAY MONEY TO GET ON THE BEACH.

AND IT IS LIKE PUBLIC SPACE. SO I WAS LIKE, JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW LIKE, BECAUSE ONE OF OUR TARGETS IS LIKE REVITALIZING THE PIER.

SO LIKE MAKING IT MORE PUBLIC WITH LIKE PARKS OR PLACES FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT OR ART SPACES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S LIKE HARDER TO DO IF IT'S LIKE BEING SOLD TO LIKE COMPANIES AND STUFF.

RIGHT. SO HOW DO YOU SEE LIKE THE TRADE OFF BETWEEN THOSE TWO? YEAH. SO YOU'VE GOT TO BALANCE IT, RIGHT? SO WE OPERATE THE SEASIDE LAGOON IN THE SUMMERTIME AT A DEFICIT.

COSTS US MONEY TO DO THAT. ONE OF THE WAYS TO OFFSET THAT DEFICIT IS TO BRING IN EVENTS THAT RESERVE THE SPACE TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE, TO CLOSE THAT GAP. SO THE KEY REALLY IS HOW OFTEN AND, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS, A YEAR OF OCCUPATION.

IS IT WORTH MAYBE HELPING FUND OPERATIONS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR? SO IT'S A TRADE AND IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO MAINTAIN OUR WATERFRONT.

IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE OPERATION. WE HAVE HARBOR PATROL.

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL. WE HAVE OUR STAFF THAT HAVE TO SUPPORT THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE THERE.

SO WE FOCUS ON OUR PUBLIC AMENITIES, BUT THE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE BUSINESSES THAT LEASE OUR SPACE, PROVIDE THE MONEY THAT WE USE TO OPERATE THOSE PUBLIC AMENITIES.

THE SKATE PARK IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. YEAH. SO YEAH, SO WE JUST, WE TRY TO BALANCE IT, TRY TO HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. JUST BUILDING OFF OF WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT HOW LIKE THE PARKS, HOW IT CROSSES BETWEEN LIKE SCHOOL PROPERTY AND LIKE CITY PROPERTY. HOW LIKE MESSY OF A SITUATION IS THAT LIKE, OR IS IT NOT MESSY AT ALL? LIKE, YOU KNOW, BATTLING BETWEEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL PROPERTY AND FUNDING CERTAIN PARTS OF THE PARK? YEAH. OR COMMUNITY CENTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. GOOD QUESTION.

IT'S I DON'T THINK IT'S MESSY FOR THE PUBLIC.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE ALL GO DOWN THERE, WE USE IT.

IT'S LIKE, HEY, THIS IS OPEN. I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER PLAYED SOFTBALL DOWN AT ALTA VISTA. I MEAN, THEY IT'S USED AND YOU DON'T REALLY FEEL IT. WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE MESSY IS IF YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT, IF THEY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY TRIPS AND FALLS AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A MAINTENANCE ISSUE OR, AND THEN YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WELL, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? SO WHERE IT CAN GET KIND OF LEGALLY MESSY FROM A LIABILITY STANDPOINT.

BUT THE GOAL, OF COURSE, IS FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT TO FEEL SEAMLESS TO THE PUBLIC.

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IT'S KIND OF WE HAVE TO SORT OF BEHIND THE SCENES DEAL WITH THAT.

SO THERE ARE SOME WAYS FOR US TO CLEAN THAT UP.

YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH AGREEMENTS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE DISTRICT.

YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. I DO KNOW YOU SAID EARLIER THAT WE GET A MAJORITY OF OUR MONEY FOR OUR BUDGET.

WE GET IT FROM LIKE SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX AND LIKE TAXES AND STUFF.

BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING, LIKE THESE PRIVATE EVENTS WHERE WE LEASE OUT LIKE THE BEACH OR PUBLIC SPACES TO PRIVATE COMPANIES, DO WE GET A LOT OF MONEY FROM THAT? OR IS IT LIKE ON THE LESSER AMOUNT? I MEAN, JUST AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE PROPERTY TAXES BY FAR, RIGHT? JUST I'LL PUT REAL ROUGH NUMBERS ON THIS PROPERTY TAX, LIKE $40 MILLION OF OUR ROUGHLY $100 MILLION GENERAL FUND BUDGET TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, WHICH IS LIKE OUR HOTEL BED TAX. THAT'S LIKE 10 MILLION SALES TAX, 10 MILLION UTILITY USER TAX, A LITTLE UNDER 10 MILLION. WE'VE GOT RENTS AND PERCENTAGES.

SO LEASING OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES, A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS.

SPECIAL EVENTS ARE IN THE AGGREGATE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT THEY'RE SORT OF ONE OFFS, RIGHT. THEY'RE NOT YEAR ROUND FUNCTION. SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.

WE DON'T LEASE OR RENT THE BEACH. THAT'S NOT OUR, THAT'S ACTUALLY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, IT'S COUNTY PROPERTY. TECHNICALLY, THEY'RE THE OPERATOR OF THE BEACH.

WE LEASE WATERFRONT PROPERTIES. SEASIDE LAGOON WE MAY LICENSE THAT OR HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT FEE.

BUT THE BEACH IS KIND OF A SEPARATE ACTIVITY.

THE, YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO VETERANS PARK, RIGHT? THE OLD LIBRARY THERE IS BEING RENOVATED RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN A CONCESSIONAIRE WHO WILL USE THAT SPACE ON OUR BEHALF.

AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONCESSIONAIRE.

THEY'LL SHARE THEIR REVENUES. THEY WILL PROVIDE AN ONGOING KIND OF DAILY CAFE, AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE THE FACILITY AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE USE, RIGHT? FOR RENT, FOR 50TH BIRTHDAYS, FOR WEDDINGS, ETC..

SO OTHERWISE THAT BUILDING IS EMPTY, RIGHT? OR WE USE IT PERIODICALLY, MAYBE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR BECAUSE WE STAFF IT AND DO SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH IT.

THE THE VALUE OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS THAT IT'S NOW MADE READILY AVAILABLE FOR A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S SOMEWHAT PRIVATIZED, IT'S AT LEAST BEING USED AND DEPLOYED.

AND THEN THE CITY IS RECEIVING SOME LEVEL OF REVENUE IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT USE, RIGHT? SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT, JUST LIKE THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, RIGHT? WE HAVE PUBLIC ACTIVITIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S RENTED BY GROUPS THAT ARE HOUSING THOSE ACTIVITIES.

THE DANCE GROUPS OR THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES WAS LAST NIGHT.

THEY RENT THE SPACE FROM US, AND IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO BUY THOSE TICKETS.

BUT YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT GROUPS COMING IN THERE OFFERING DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUYING TICKETS.

THANK YOU. AWESOME. GREAT QUESTIONS. SORRY. I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

SO YOU SAID THAT FOR EXAMPLE, BEACH LIFE IT AFFECTS NEIGHBORING COMPANIES AROUND.

IT INCREASES THE REVENUE. DO YOU GUYS ALSO GET AN INCREASE IN REVENUE FROM THAT? WE DO. GREAT QUESTION. YES. MOST OF OUR LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS THAT ARE DOWN THERE ARE ON A SHARED GROSS PERCENTAGE RENT BASIS.

SO IF THEY, A LOT OF THEM ARE, WE'LL JUST SAY 8%.

SO IF THEY SELL A $10 BURGER, WE'RE GOING TO GET $0.80 FOR THAT, THAT $10 BURGER.

SO WE TAKE A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR GROSS SALES.

YEAH. SO THEIR SUCCESS IS ULTIMATELY OUR SUCCESS IN THAT RESPECT.

SO WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE GOING OFF OF THAT. SORRY. WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF YOU GOT RID OF LIKE THE RESTAURANTS AND LIKE THE EVENTS BY THE WATER AND JUST HAD LIKE A PUBLIC SPACE, WOULD THAT EVEN BE FEASIBLE OR IS THAT JUST YOU WOULD LOSE LIKE A TON OF MONEY? NO. YEAH. IT WOULDN'T BE FEASIBLE. WE WOULD HAVE.

WE COULD MAYBE SUPPORT. WELL, THINK ABOUT HERMOSA BEACH AS AN EXAMPLE, RIGHT? THEY HAVE ONE STRAIGHT PIER.

THERE'S NO BUSINESS ON IT. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THEY HAVE TO CLOSE IT A LOT.

THEY HAVE TO FIND MONEY TO MAINTAIN IT. THEY HAVE TO THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

IT WOULD BE LIKE THE HORSESHOE PIER, BUT NOTHING ELSE.

YOU KNOW, THE SKATE PARK, MAYBE. IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO MAINTAIN THESE STRUCTURES.

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LITERALLY, IT'S A CHALLENGE.

SO WE HAVE TO BALANCE IT. WE HAVE TO FIND REVENUE TO DO IT.

WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

IT WOULD FORCE US TO CUT OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES IN THE OFFSET.

SO WE SEEK REVENUE. WE SEEK. THAT'S WHY WE LIKE THE PARTNERSHIP CONCEPT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SPACE THAT'S FREE FOR EVERYBODY,

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OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER IN THE OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA SECTION.

I MEAN, IT IS STILL KIND OF RELATED TO OLYMPICS, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY RELATED TO MEMORABILIA AND WHERE LIKE THE CITY OFFERS PROPS, LIKE SOME SORT OF LIKE COMMUNITY EVENT THAT'S RELATED TO THE OLYMPICS.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FEASIBLE OR YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY MORE PRESSING MATTERS.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS DO TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT LIKE, I THINK A PART OF THE THOUGHT NEXT YEAR OR EVEN PART OF THE BUDGET SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS PERHAPS SOME KIND OF EVENT, LIKE A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT COULD PERHAPS YOU KNOW, HELP OUT THE CITY, LIKE FINANCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

YEAH, IT'S A GREAT, IDEA. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY.

IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, WE'LL START WITH THE WORLD CUP, WHICH IS COMING UP IN JUNE, RIGHT? WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MAYBE DO SOMETHING IN THE LAGOON WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME DOWN AND WATCH WORLD CUP GAMES.

IT'S NOT EASY. THERE ARE BROADCAST RIGHTS. YOU GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN AND FUND THE COST OF JUMBO TVS.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THERE'S LIABILITY, THERE'S. OKAY, DO WE CONTINUE TO CHARGE REGULAR ADMISSIONS? THERE'S ALL THOSE CALCULATIONS, BUT WE'RE TRYING WE HAVE A MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE THAT'S FOCUSED ON THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.

AND THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING TO TRY TO GENERATE SOME PROGRAMING THERE.

WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL FOR THAT. IT'S NOT CERTAIN YET. WE'RE KIND OF IN THE FINAL STAGES OF IT.

AND WE HAVE THE SAME IDEA FOR THE OLYMPICS. WE MAY BRING A PARTNER ON TO HELP US WITH THAT.

WE MAY DO SOME STUFF ON OUR OWN. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY'RE, TO EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WATCH PARTIES FOR THE OLYMPICS AND THE WORLD CUP, BUT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE KIND OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SORT OF STYLE AND CAPACITY.

AND SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ACTIVELY THINKING ABOUT.

YEAH. AND I SUSPECT WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING I JUST DON'T KNOW YET WHAT THAT'LL LOOK LIKE.

AND IT'LL SOMEWHAT DEPEND ON WHAT THE LAGOON LOOKS LIKE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO START THE LAGOON PROJECT. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE LAGOON UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEXT EARLY NEXT YEAR.

IN 2027, IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR PROBABLY 12 TO 14 MONTHS AND THEN IT'LL BE REOPENED.

SO THE LAGOON WILL LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT FOR THE OLYMPICS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, YEAH. I THINK WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF LIKE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER, LIKE ANOTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK YOU KIND OF TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IS LIKE THOSE E-BIKE SAFETY PROGRAMS AND LIKE, JUST LIKE MAYBE ALLOCATING LIKE A BUDGET LIKE, OR CONTINUING TO FUND THOSE PROGRAMS COULD LIKE.

YEAH, YEAH, THE BUDGET. BUT YEAH, SURE. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PART OF THE BUDGET.

YEAH, WE'VE GOT THAT, THAT FALLS UNDER OUR QUALITY OF LIFE UNIT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WE'LL HAVE NEXT YEAR IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF TRAININGS, OR WE MIGHT EVEN DO SOME PEDESTRIAN TRAINING THIS YEAR TO HELP WITH SAFE ROUTES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NOT JUST E-BIKE STUFF, BUT YEAH, I THINK WE'RE WE'LL DEFINITELY CONTINUE THAT.

I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT'LL BE IN THE BUDGET. AWESOME.

YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD? YEAH, I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU GUYS, LIKE HELP DONATE TO PRIVATE COMPANIES, FOR EXAMPLE, ALCOVE, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A NEW BUILDING NEXT TO LIKE THE PLAZA IN VONS.

AND I WAS CURIOUS, CAN YOU GUYS LIKE, IS THERE A WAY, ARE THERE WAYS FOR YOU GUYS TO HELP DONATE TO THEIR BUILDING? YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. THE CITY GENERALLY DOESN'T DONATE TO NOT PRIVATE COMPANIES PER SE, BUT ALCOVE, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, RIGHT, IS A SORT OF A PUBLIC FACING SOCIAL SERVICE, RIGHT. WE'RE BIG SUPPORTERS OF ALCOVE. WE AREN'T CURRENTLY PLANNING TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE ALCOVE PROJECT BECAUSE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT'S WRITTEN A GRANT. I THINK THEY'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON BEING ABLE TO FUND THAT CONSTRUCTION.

SO I THINK THEY'RE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT PROJECT BEING EXECUTED.

LAST TIME I TALKED TO TOM THEIR CEO SO THE GOOD NEWS IS I DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED TO DO SUCH A THING.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE CITY DOESN'T. CITY IS PRETTY GUARDED ABOUT ITS FUNDS.

IT WE HAVE SOME SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT WE FUND THROUGH OUR CDBG PROGRAM, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED.

WE DO A LOT OF, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESS SUPPORT SERVICES, WE FUND MANY OF THOSE.

WE ALSO SEEK GRANTS FOR THOSE. AND FOR A PROJECT LIKE ALCOVE, WE WOULD.

AND WE DID, WE WROTE LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON THE HEALTH DISTRICT'S BEHALF TO, TO HELP ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET FUNDING.

AND WE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ARE PRETTY LIMITED AND THEY'RE PRETTY PRECIOUS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. SO WE SEEK TO SPEND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MONIES FIRST AND THEN OUR OWN.

GENERALLY, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PRACTICE. SO IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS OR INPUT TO PROVIDE

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SO ARE THERE ANY ECOMMENTS OR ANYONE ONLINE? THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS.

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. AWESOME. BUT BEFORE WE END THIS, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO PUT OUT THERE? AWESOME. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH US.

AND YEAH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

I KNOW HOW I HEAR NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS FROM KELLY AND ELIZABETH AND MICHELLE.

YOU STEPPED UP. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE COMMISSION JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

SO WE'RE PROUD OF YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU'VE BEEN A HUGE HELP, SO KEEP IT UP. AWESOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J.2, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION FROM THE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. YEAH. SO I'LL JUST DO A REALLY BRIEF UPDATE AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

SO THIS IS A CONTINUED KIND OF PRESENTATION. WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE KIND OF INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU ALL.

SO YOU HAVE SOME MORE CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT.

AND SO WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR, DANA VINKE. AND THEN ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES IS LISA WINTERS.

AND SO THEY'LL BE PROVIDING YOU A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS MORE TEEN AND YOUTH FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DANA. WELL THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS DANA VINKE. I'M LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M JOINED BY LISA WINTER, OUR YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT.

I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE LIBRARY AND ITS OPERATIONS HERE IN THE CITY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH IS THERE ON THE SCREEN.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND MATERIALS IN A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE TO MEET THE INFORMATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, INFORMATIONAL INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF LIBRARY USERS.

THAT'S A BROAD STATEMENT, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY INCLUSIVE AND IT'S OUR GUIDING MISSION STATEMENT.

IT'S OUR JOB TO DISTILL THAT BROAD STATEMENT INTO ACTIONABLE ITEMS. NEXT SLIDE. I ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THE LIBRARY HAS A LONG HISTORY IN THE CITY.

THE FIRST LIBRARY WAS ESTABLISHED HERE IN THE CITY IN 1895, AND THAT LIBRARY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMUNITY LATER BECAME A PART OF THE CITY, AS MANY LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY STARTED IN THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT.

THAT MEANT THAT THE COMMUNITY SAID, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US AND AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE TO SHARE.

AND OF COURSE, IT STARTED WITH BOOKS. BUT AS I GO ON TO TALK TONIGHT, IT EXPANDS TO MUCH MORE THAN BOOKS.

ALSO I LIKE TO MENTION BEFORE WE MOVE ON THAT THE LIBRARY UP UNTIL ITS CURRENT INCARNATION I WOULD SAY IN THE 90S, 2000S WAS THE INTERNET OF ITS TIME. IF YOU HAD A QUESTION, IF YOU NEEDED INFORMATION, YOU WENT TO THE LIBRARY.

THAT'S WHERE WE AGGREGATED ALL OF OUR INFORMATION AND MADE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE.

AND THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND DEDICATION, I THINK IS REFLECTED PHYSICALLY BY THE TWO PLACES YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN TODAY, WHICH IS OUR LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY FROM US HERE, WHICH OPENED IN 1995, AND OUR NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY, OUR NEW NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY, WHICH OPENED IN 2010.

BOTH ARE CONTEMPORARY SPACES, REFLECTING THE COMMUNITY WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY.

AND CERTAINLY WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES, VOLUNTEERS THAT ADVOCATED FOR LIBRARY SERVICES AND ALLOCATIONS FOR THAT YOU KNOW REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE OUR LIBRARY AND HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY.

NEXT SLIDE. SO OPERATIONALLY, THE LIBRARY CONSISTS OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE DISTINCT RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT ALSO WORK IN CONCERT TO PROVIDE LIBRARY SERVICES.

I, OF COURSE, REPRESENT LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION.

OUR PURVIEW IS GENERALLY PERSONNEL DEVELOPING POLICIES, BUDGETING, MAINTAINING OUR FACILITIES, FOSTERING COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND ALSO INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATIONS LIKE THE ONE YOU SEE TONIGHT.

THE INVITATION AND INVITATION TONIGHT IS A COLLABORATION FOR SURE.

OUR TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUIRING PHYSICAL RESOURCES AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY ACQUIRE, CATALOG AND PROCESS PHYSICAL MATERIALS. THEY ALSO OVERSEE MOST OF OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES, OUR ILS,

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AND THEY ALSO GENERATE ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, WHICH IS OUR REPORTS, WHICH HELP INFORM OUR DECISIONS HERE AT THE LIBRARY.

OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING OUR PHYSICAL COLLECTIONS AS FAR AS THEIR CHECKOUT AND CHECK IN OUR REGISTRATION FOR BORROWERS.

AND OF COURSE, WHEN YOU REGISTER AS A BORROWER THAT MEANS YOU CAN CHECK OUT DIGITAL MATERIALS AS WELL AS PHYSICAL MATERIALS.

OUR ADULT SERVICES CURATES OUR ADULT COLLECTION, PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AT OUR INFORMATION DESK, AND ALSO COORDINATES OUR ADULT FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE AT THE LIBRARY.

OUR YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT MIRRORS THAT DOES A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THEY ALSO MANAGE OUR YOUTH MATERIALS SELECTION STAFFS.

OUR INFORMATION DESK AT THE YOUTH SERVICES DESK COORDINATES ALL OF OUR YOUTH PROGRAMING AND OUTREACH FOR OUR YOUNGER PATRONS.

THEY ALSO ADMINISTER ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, WHICH IS OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM. THAT'S HUGE.

IT'S A BIG LIFT, BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.

IT RAISES AWARENESS OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND HELPS KEEP PEOPLE ENGAGED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

THEY ALSO MANAGE OUR NEWSLETTER, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR DISPLAYS THAT YOU SEE IN AND AROUND THE LIBRARY.

WE ALSO HAVE A COMMISSION OUR PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION HAS DIRECTION TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SUPPORT TO THE LIBRARY.

THEIR GOAL IS TO EVALUATE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, EXTENSION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LIBRARY FACILITIES AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS IN THE CITY, SO WE APPRECIATE THEIR VOLUNTEERISM AND INPUT AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS. SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE COME TO ME AND SAY, WELL, I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE LIBRARY IN A WHILE.

WHO USES THE LIBRARY? WELL, WE HAVE SOME DATA TO BACK IT UP.

WE HAVE A CURRENT USER BASE, REGISTERED USERS OF APPROXIMATELY 60,000 USERS OR I THINK OUR RESIDENTIAL COUNT IS ABOUT 68, 60,000 RESIDENTS. SO WE OBVIOUSLY PROVIDE LIBRARY CARDS NOT JUST TO RESIDENTS, BUT ANYONE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA YOU CAN GET A LIBRARY CARD.

AND LAST YEAR WE ADDED 5000 NEW USERS TO OUR SYSTEM.

BEYOND CIRCULATION WE HAVE OVER 200,000 VISITORS TO OUR LIBRARIES ANNUALLY.

AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS COME IN TO CHECK OUT MATERIALS, BUT THEY ALSO COME IN TO USE OUR WI-FI OR PUBLIC COMPUTERS, ATTEND A PROGRAM, ASK QUESTIONS, STUDY, COLLABORATE.

I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE USED THE LIBRARY TO WORK ON PROJECTS, AND WE WELCOME THAT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND OVER THE YEARS, THE LIBRARY HAS CHANGED CONSIDERABLY SINCE MANY YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED.

SO WE HAVE ADVANCED INTO THE DIGITAL AGE. SO THE LIBRARY HAS AN APP.

WE ALSO HAVE MANY PLATFORMS WHERE YOU CAN CHECK OUT MANY OF THE RESOURCES YOU SEE HERE, INCLUDING EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, STREAMING SERVICES. MANY, MANY, MANY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD FOR FREE.

AND IT PROVIDES LIBRARY OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES 24/7 AND ANYWHERE THEY HAVE AN INTERNET CONNECTION.

SO THAT'S A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND IN ADDITION TO ELABORATE OR EXPAND ON THE MORE THAN JUST BOOKS, LIBRARIES ARE UTILIZED.

OUR LIBRARIES UTILIZE FOR OUR MEETING ROOMS OR STUDY ROOMS OR PUBLIC WI-FI.

BUT WE ALSO EXPAND INTO NONTRADITIONAL ITEMS TO LEND.

SO WE HAVE PARK PASSES SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT A FREE PARK PASS.

THERE ARE OVER 200 STATE PARKS THAT COLLABORATED ON THIS PROJECT.

SO IF YOU CHECK OUT A PARK PASS, YOU CAN ACCESS ANY OF THOSE PARTICIPATING PARKS FOR FREE.

WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED HOURS WITH OUR EXPRESS SERVICE PROGRAM, OUR EXPRESS HOURS AT OUR NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY.

SO FOR THOSE THAT REGISTER FOR THAT SERVICE, YOU HAVE EXTENDED HOURS AT THE LIBRARY DURING UNSTAFFED HOURS.

NEXT SLIDE. AND OUR LIBRARIES IMPACT IS FAR BEYOND OUR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS.

AS YOU SEE REPRESENTED IN THIS SLIDE IS A BRIEF REPRESENTATION OF THE OUTREACH OUR STAFF DOES.

YOU SEE OUR SUMMER READING KICKOFF. YOU SEE SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED.

THE LIBRARY TRIES TO REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO A VARIETY OF ENRICHING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS BOOK GROUPS, AUTHOR TALKS, PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE STORY TIMES FOR ALL AGES, STEM PROGRAMS, CRAFT PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LIVE PERFORMANCES.

AND NEXT SLIDE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IS A SEPARATE ENTITY.

THERE ARE 501 C3 NONPROFIT, BUT THEY'RE COMPLETELY DRIVEN BY VOLUNTEERS, AND ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT THEY GENERATE GOES TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. CURRENTLY, A MAJORITY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH, WHICH WE,

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IN CLOSING, I WOULD RECOMMEND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE ALREADY, JUST GO TO THE LIBRARY, PICK UP A LIBRARY CARD.

THIS IS OUR NEW LIBRARY CARD WITH OUR NEW LOGO ON.

IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL THE RESOURCES THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY.

AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING LIBRARY.

AND IF YOU DON'T AT THIS JUNCTURE, I'LL BE AVAILABLE AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO LISA WINTER, WHO'S OUR NEXT PRESENTER.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I PROVIDED YOU WITH SO FAR? DO YOU ALL HAVE LIBRARY CARDS? OKAY, GOOD. I KIND OF THOUGHT SO.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M A HUGE FAN OF THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU. I LOVE, YEAH, I REALLY LOVE LIKE THE SERVICES.

AND ALSO I ALWAYS SEE LIKE FLIERS ABOUT LIKE COOL LECTURES THAT THEY HAVE TOO LIKE PERSONAL FINANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I REALLY DO LIKE THE LIBRARY. I WAS JUST WONDERING LIKE, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS LIKE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OR THE BIGGEST, LIKE HURDLE YOU FACE IN TRYING TO EITHER FUND THE LIBRARY OR JUST, JUST THE BIGGEST, LIKE ISSUE YOU THINK YOU FACE RUNNING IT? WELL, I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I THINK IT'S AS OUR CITY MANAGER SAID PREVIOUSLY, IT'S KIND OF A BALANCING ACT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND STAFFING AND THERE'S ALWAYS MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO BALANCING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR CURRENT STAFF AND BUDGET.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE, I THINK, VERY WELL SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

SO THAT'S A VERY STRONG POINT. BUT YOU KNOW, THE TIMES CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.

AND SO WE LIKE TO ADAPT AND SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ADAPT QUICKLY, WE MIGHT MISS A TREND.

BUT I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THE LIBRARY IS IN GOOD SHAPE ADAPTING TO THOSE CHANGES.

OF COURSE, WITH MORE, WE COULD DO MORE, BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB RIGHT NOW MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS.

AND WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU. SO EVEN IF TODAY YOU DON'T HAVE A QUESTION NOW REACH OUT.

I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE. MY INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE. I BROUGHT BUSINESS CARDS. LISA AND I ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT, INPUT WAYS WE CAN DO BETTER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASK THIS, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROCESS, BUT I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU GUYS GET BOOKS AND LIKE WHAT THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS FOR, LIKE PUTTING BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THE LIBRARY HAS A COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY, WHICH KIND OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, WHICH KIND OF PROVIDES A TEMPLATE FOR HOW WE ACQUIRE MATERIALS.

AND THEN WE HIRE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS TO SELECT MATERIALS.

AND SO WE KIND OF BALANCE BOTH WHAT'S POPULAR BECAUSE THAT'S AN INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC.

PEOPLE WANT LIKE THE BEST SELLERS, BOTH DIGITALLY AND IN PRINT AND MANY TIMES IN LARGE PRINT AS WELL.

AND ALSO WE TRY TO ENDEAVOR TO FIND AND SEEK OUT THOSE MATERIALS THAT WE THINK ARE QUALITY MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE NONFICTION, THAT MIGHT INSTRUCT THEM. SO WE HIRE QUALITY PEOPLE THAT TRY TO MEET THE DEMANDS.

AND ALSO WE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ALL THE TIME. WE GET SUGGESTIONS FROM PATRONS.

IN FACT, I JUST RESPONDED TO A PATRON THE OTHER DAY THAT SAID WE WANTED A BOOK WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE FOR THEM, BUT WE DO USE THAT COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, AS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ORDER RESPONSIBLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, BOTH POPULAR MATERIALS AND MATERIALS THAT ENRICH THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S A BALANCE.

AND WE DO HAVE A MISSION AND A COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY.

BUT IT'S NOT ALSO EASY, YOU KNOW? AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE YEARS ABOUT HOW LIBRARIES ACQUIRE MATERIALS.

AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOUGHT GOES INTO IT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HIRE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

AND WE ALSO SEEK AND PROMOTE AND REQUEST THAT PEOPLE PROVIDE INPUT FOR OUR COLLECTION.

I JUST HAD A QUICK FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW LIBRARY CARD, THE ONE THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR POCKET.

SO I HAVE THE OLD LIBRARY CARD AND I ACTUALLY WASN'T EVEN AWARE THAT YOU GUYS HAD A NEW ONE YET.

SO IF I WERE TO GET A NEW ONE, COULD I JUST, LIKE TURN IN MY OLD ONE AND THEN GET A NEW ONE OR LIKE HOW.

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE OLD ONE STILL WORKS.

IF YOU LIKE A NEW SHINY ONE. I THINK THERE'S A CARD REPLACEMENT.

I THINK IT'S A COUPLE BUCKS I'M LOOKING AT LIKE. $3 OR SO FOR A NOMINAL $3, YOU CAN HAVE.

BUT AND THAT'S JUST TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE CARDS.

I JUST LIKE I SAID, WE REGISTERED ABOUT 5,000 BORROWERS.

WE JUST PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL I THINK WE PURCHASED AROUND 10,000 CARDS RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK THAT LISA DOES AND THE REST OF OUR STAFF AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET CARDS THEY'RE NOT FREE, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE ONE,

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I REALLY LIKE THE NEW LOGO. I THINK I'LL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW IT OFF FOR THOSE AT HOME.

MIGHT WATCH LATER. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OTHER QUICK QUESTION I HAD IS I KNOW THAT SHAPE IS KIND OF LIKE MORE LIKE A SQUARE, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE IT IN LIKE THE LITTLE RECTANGLE THAT CAN FIT IN LIKE THE WALLET. OH, YEAH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE COOL THING ABOUT THE. LET ME BRING IT UP ONE MORE TIME. THIS IS THE LARGE ONE.

AND THERE'S THE KEYCHAIN ONE AND THE KEYCHAIN ONE FITS, I THINK JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.

SO AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE A PHOTO OF IT AND CARRY IT AROUND ON YOUR PHONE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, A LOT OF OUR RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON YOUR DEVICE AND YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO THANK YOU. TO KIND OF BACK UP WHAT PRIYA SAID FIRST I'M A BIG FAN OF THE LIBRARY, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US TAKE OUR AP TESTS IN THERE THE OTHER DAY.

WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE PARK PASSES.

YOU HAD MENTIONED THEM EARLIER. DO THOSE ALSO EXPAND TO NATIONAL PARKS OR IS THOSE JUST KIND OF STATE PARKS. CURRENTLY IT'S STATE PARKS.

BUT WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND. WE LOVE THE PROGRAM AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR FREE.

IT'S A WIN WIN FOR US. IT GETS MORE PEOPLE INTO THE LIBRARY AND GETS MORE PEOPLE OUT INTO THE PARKS.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT PARTNERSHIPS YOU GUYS HAVE WITH THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE DATA ON LIKE WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE USE THE LIBRARY, BUT I FEEL LIKE MOST OF THEM HAVE TO BE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE ACTIVITIES OR LIKE THINGS THAT CONNECT THE STUDENTS MORE WITH THE LIBRARY? BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF STUDYING AND TUTORING IN HERE, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING MORE THAT YOU HAVE? I'LL LET LISA SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT.

OKAY. BUT I WILL SAY FROM MY EXPERIENCE GENERALLY THIS MIGHT CHANGE, BUT GENERALLY WE SEE PEOPLE GET CARDS EARLY, YOU KNOW, YOUNG FAMILIES GET CARDS FOR THEIR KIDS AND THEN THROUGH SCHOOL, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DROP OFF WHEN THEY REACH COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT GO ABROAD, GO AWAY.

AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, WHEN THE FAMILIES ARE BACK IN TOWN, THEY GET LIBRARY CARDS.

AND CERTAINLY MUCH LATER ON WHEN PEOPLE MIGHT BE RETIRED, MIGHT HAVE MORE FREE TIME, THEY GET CARDS.

BUT ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE DIGITAL RESOURCES, WE SEE A LOT MORE YOUNGER ADULTS GETTING CARDS BECAUSE THEY'RE REMOTE AND THEY ACCESS OUR MATERIALS THAT WAY. BUT AT LEAST WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE COLLABORATIONS WE'VE DONE WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE WAY THAT WE TRY TO CROSS PROMOTE OUR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. YEAH.

ANYTHING ELSE? I JUST HAD ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT ABOUT THE FUNDING OF THE LIBRARY.

SO I KNOW EARLIER YOU SAID THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IS A SOURCE OF FUNDING, BUT I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF THE PART OF THE CITY BUDGET GOES TO THE LIBRARY AND LIKE, IF, HOW MUCH DO YOU GET FROM THAT? AND THEN HOW MUCH DO YOU GET FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY? WELL, GOOD QUESTION. I'D SAY 100% COMES FROM THE CITY.

WE ARE WHAT'S KNOWN AS A GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT.

BUT SOME OF THE MORE CREATIVE AND INTERESTING PILOT TYPE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE FRIENDS.

BUT I WOULD SAY OBVIOUSLY 100%, VIRTUALLY 100% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM THE CITY.

AND, WE APPRECIATE THAT GREATLY. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE TRY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT BY THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

SO THANK YOU. AWESOME. WELL, IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY MORE THINGS YOU GUYS WANT TO ASK? YEAH. I'LL BRING LISA UP HERE AND SHE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT OUR TEAM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS LISA WINTER AND I'M THE YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN AT THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY. IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE ABOUT THE TEEN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SO TODAY I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT REOCCURRING MONTHLY PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING OUR TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I'LL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR TEEN AREA AND OUR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COLLECTION AS WELL.

THANK YOU. SO WE DO HAVE TWO TEEN PROGRAMS EVERY SINGLE MONTH AT THE LIBRARY, ONE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY AND ONE AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY.

IT IS OPEN TO ALL TEENS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO YOU GUYS CAN JUST STOP ON BY. THE ONE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY IS ON EVERY THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THE ONE AT NORTH BRANCH IS ON EVERY FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

AND THEY'RE FROM 4 TO 5 EVERY SINGLE MONTH. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THEMES LIKE ART, WELLNESS, FOOD EXPERIENCES, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT FOOD REALLY DRAWS TEENS INTO THE LIBRARY.

SO WE TRY TO HAVE SNACKS AND FOOD AT EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM.

TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENT TRENDS. PREVIOUS EVENTS INCLUDE CODING PROGRAMS. WE RECENTLY HAD A TEEN RAMEN PARTY THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, WHERE A VARIETY OF RAMEN STYLES AND FLAVORS AND TOPPINGS WERE MADE AVAILABLE,

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WE ALSO HAD A CHOCOLATE TASTING WHERE TEENS LEARNED ABOUT INGREDIENTS, CACAO PERCENTAGES, AND GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS OF THE CHOCOLATE. OUR PROGRAM THIS MONTH IS A DE-STRESSING SESSION OF PUZZLES AND SNACKS.

WE KNOW HOW HARD YOU'VE BEEN WORKING AT SCHOOL, SO WE TRY TO CREATE A VERY CALMING PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN JUST RELAX AT THE LIBRARY WITH YOUR PEERS. NEXT SLIDE. WE DO HAVE ALL AGE PROGRAMS WHERE TEENS ARE WELCOME AS WELL.

SOME FOCUS ON ACADEMIC READINESS, SUCH AS OUR COLLEGE PREP PROGRAMS WHERE PROFESSIONALS COME AND TALK ABOUT THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.

WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON SKILL BUILDING, SUCH AS OUR COMIC WORKSHOP THAT'S COMING UP, WHERE A MARVEL ILLUSTRATOR WILL COME AND GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN TO DRAW THEIR OWN ILLUSTRATION.

WE ALSO HAVE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL CHESS MEETUPS WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN ENJOY THE GAME PLAY WITH PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES.

OUR LIBRARY IS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN ONE BOOK, ONE COAST, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM THAT SPANS ACROSS MANY LIBRARIES ON THE WEST COAST. IT FOCUSES ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL TITLED THEY CALLED US ENEMY, AND WE HAVE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COPIES AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY CURRENTLY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THIS MONTH FOR ALL AGES THAT TIE INTO THIS PROGRAM, THIS THEME.

YOU CAN FIND THE SCHEDULE OF OUR PROGRAM ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.

AND ALSO YOU CAN COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND PICK UP A CALENDAR OR TALK TO OUR STAFF.

WE'D LOVE TALKING ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE A SUMMER READING PROGRAM THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE OUR HUGE KICKOFF CARNIVAL ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH.

I REALLY HOPE ALL OF YOU CAN BE THERE. THERE'S A CARNIVAL OF GAMES AND PRIZES AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, AND TEENS CAN SIGN UP ANY TIME DURING THE TEN WEEK PERIOD THAT FOLLOWS THAT.

YOU'LL RECEIVE A READING LOG AND COMPLETE READING CHALLENGES FOR PRIZES, AS WELL AS COUPONS FOR FREE FOOD AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO HAVE A TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL.

THIS IS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT COUNTS FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS, WHERE THE FOCUS IS TO EMPOWER TEENS TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE LIBRARY.

WE MEET ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH DURING SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, WHERE THE TEENS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO PLAN PROGRAMS THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE LIBRARY THAT INTEREST THEM, AS WELL AS TITLES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE SEEN IN THE LIBRARY.

TO APPLY, TEENS CAN GO TO OUR LIBRARY WEBSITE UNDER THE TEEN PAGE AND FIND THE.

OR YOU GUYS CAN FIND THE APPLICATION INSIDE THE LIBRARY AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO HAVE SCHOOL YEAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT COUNT FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

TO APPLY, TEENS CAN GO INTO OUR LIBRARY WEBSITE UNDER THE TEEN PAGE AND SIGN UP THERE.

THERE, YOU'LL RECEIVE AN EMAIL BACK WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

VOLUNTEERS WILL CHOOSE THEIR OWN SHIFTS AT THE MAIN LIBRARY UP TO ONCE A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHERE YOU GUYS WILL ASSIST WITH LIBRARY TASKS LIKE BOOK DISPLAYS OR HELPING US GET READY FOR PROGRAMING.

WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE HALLOWEEN PROGRAM, WHICH ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS UP THERE NOW.

TEENS VOLUNTEERS WILL COLLABORATE ON DECORATIONS AS WELL AS CREATING ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILIES THAT COME INTO THAT PROGRAM.

NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO HAVE SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS IN GRADES 6TH THROUGH 12TH.

TEENS WHO APPLY WILL ATTEND AN ORIENTATION, LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW TO REGISTER PATRONS.

THAT WAY YOU'RE VERY COMFORTABLE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. AGAIN, THIS IS A PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A READING LOG AND COMPLETE READING CHALLENGES FOR PRIZES. WE ALSO HAVE OUR KICKOFF CARNIVAL ON JUNE 13TH AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, WHERE VOLUNTEERS WILL MAN THE GAME STATIONS AS WELL AS PASS OUT THE PRIZES. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP TEENS DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS SUCH AS INDEPENDENCE, COLLABORATION, TIME MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

NEXT SLIDE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT OUR TEEN DEPARTMENT THAT WE CALL OUR TEEN READING ZONE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY.

IT FEATURES UNIQUE FURNITURE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TEENS.

IN THE PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THESE BUCKET SEATS THAT IF ANY ADULT TRIES TO SIT IN THEM, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK UP. SO THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR TEEN BODIES.

WE ALSO HAVE MONTHLY BOOK DISPLAYS BASED ON TRENDING TOPICS AND HOLIDAYS.

WE ALSO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE FICTION AND NONFICTION COLLECTION, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS ON DISPLAY BECAUSE WE FIND THAT THEY'RE VERY POPULAR WITH TEENS. FOR TEENS WHO PREFER EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS, WE HAVE OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD HOOPLA THAT HAS A LARGE COLLECTION OF E-CONTENT SUCH AS COMIC BOOKS, MUSIC,

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AND THAT WAS JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE LIBRARY A WELCOMING PLACE FOR THE TEENS, BECAUSE YOU BELONG THERE AND WE WANT YOU THERE.

SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS AT THE LIBRARY. I RECOGNIZE A LOT OF FACES.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALREADY COMING INTO THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU ADVERTISE FOR YOUR PROGRAMS, LIKE, OTHER THAN FLIERS AND POSTERS THAT YOU MIGHT POST UP AT THE LIBRARY? AND IS THERE, LIKE, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP ADVERTISE FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, LIKE AS A YOUTH COMMISSION AS A WHOLE? THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. SO CURRENTLY WE DO DO FLIERS THAT WE POST INSIDE OF THE LIBRARY, BUT EVERY MONTH WE ALSO SEND OUR FLIERS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY DIRECT THAT TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOLS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE. WE HAVE INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK WHERE WE POST THINGS AS WELL.

BUT WORD OF MOUTH REALLY HELPS. AND IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND BRAINSTORM ANYTHING, I HIGHLY SUGGEST JOINING THE TAC GROUP THAT MEETS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

OR COME FIND ME AT THE LIBRARY. I WOULD LOVE TO JUST SIT AND TALK WITH YOU GUYS.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THESE PROGRAMS SOUND REALLY INTERESTING AND LIKE, I WISH I WENT TO MORE OF THESE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE DATA, LIKE HOW FREQUENTED PEOPLE LIKE GO TO THESE PROGRAMS OR HOW MANY KIDS YOU USUALLY GET AT LIKE ONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES? SO I DON'T HAVE THE STATS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I WILL SAY IT DOES FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON THE TEENS SCHEDULES AT SCHOOL AND JUST PERSONAL SCHEDULES.

OUR TAC GROUP, I'VE SEEN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 20 PEOPLE AT A TIME.

AND OUR TEEN PROGRAM, OUR RAMEN PARTY, I THINK HAD CLOSE TO 40 PEOPLE.

WOW. YEAH, SO IT JUST FLUCTUATES. BUT I WOULD SAY OUR TEEN PROGRAMS GENERALLY HAVE BETWEEN 10 AND 20.

AND SOMETIMES WITH OUR REALLY POPULAR ONES THAT HAVE A LOT OF FOOD, WE GET MORE.

YEAH. AND ADDING ON TO WHAT SHE ASKED, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE YOUTH COMMISSION CAN DO YOU THINK TO LIKE, HELP OR FACILITATE GETTING MORE PEOPLE OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED FOR THESE PROGRAMS? I REALLY APPRECIATE I THINK ASKING THAT QUESTION IS THE FIRST STEP.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO START THE CONVERSATION.

I'LL DEFINITELY THINK AND BRAINSTORM WITH MY TEAM AND I'LL RETURN AND YEAH, WE'LL JUST KEEP THAT COMMUNICATION GOING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM THAT'S LIKE SUCH A BIG PART OF LIKE MY CHILDHOOD, LIKE I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING TO FOR THE PAST LIKE MAYBE THREE, FOUR YEARS.

SO I LOVE THE PROGRAM A LOT. I WAS JUST WONDERING, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY LIKE PLANS SPECIFICALLY? I DON'T KNOW, LIKE THE SCALE OF THE PROGRAM, HOW BIG IT IS.

THAT PROGRAM, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT GOING ON.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE ANY UPDATES IN REGARDS TO THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM AS TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT VOLUNTEERING TYPE OPPORTUNITIES? OR JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL UPDATES FOR THAT PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR.

YEAH. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. AND DURING THE SUMMER OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCREASE FROM ONCE A WEEK FOR EACH STUDENT TO TWICE A WEEK. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU DO COME IN MORE.

YOU CAN VOLUNTEER EITHER AT THE MAIN LIBRARY OR NORTH BRANCH DURING THE SUMMER, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S ONLY AT THE MAIN LIBRARY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE NEED THE MOST HELP.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL PLANNING THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ORIENTATION SOON.

SO IF YOU'RE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO BE A VOLUNTEER, YOU WILL BE GETTING EMAILS SOON WITH A DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO EXPLORE OUR WEBSITE ON THE TEEN PAGE AND SIGN UP, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN SORRY, ADDING ON TO THAT LIKE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE TAC.

BUT WHAT ELSE KIND OF GETTING FROM THAT IS THAT THE TAC IS MORE FOCUSED TOWARDS LIKE PROVIDING IDEAS FOR PROGRAMS, NOT SO MUCH MORE. I DON'T KNOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

LIKE NOT SIMILAR TO LIKE ACTUALLY HELPING OUT AROUND THE LIBRARIES, LIKE MAYBE LIKE RETURNING BOOKS OR PUTTING THEM BACK IN SPOTS.

OR DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT, LIKE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR YOU KNOW, FOR TEENAGERS? YEAH. SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE TAC PROGRAM? YEAH, YEAH. SO MOSTLY WE, OUR MEETINGS ARE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND THE BOOKS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE SEEN IN THE LIBRARY, BUT WE DO UTILIZE THE TAC MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PREP OUR CRAFT PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE YOU GUYS HELP WITH DISPLAYS, SO HELP DECORATING THE LIBRARY.

AND ALSO SHELF READING AND HELPING WITH THE BASIC PROCESSING TASKS SUCH AS PUTTING ON GENRE LABELS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

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THANK YOU. AWESOME. OKAY. IF THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE TODAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

I THINK LIKE ALL OF US, I GAINED A LOT MORE LIKE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND YEAH. I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

SO, CHAIR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS. YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS. IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO OR WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, YOU CAN COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, AND STATE YOUR NAME.

HI, I'M NAOMI WILLAWON. I JUST HAVE A FEW, LIKE, SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

I DO LOVE THE LIBRARY AND I LOVE GOING THERE TO TAKE MY EXAMS AND STUFF.

IT'S VERY PEACEFUL AND QUIET. HOWEVER, I DO FEEL THAT SOME PEOPLE DO MISUSE SOME OF THE FACILITIES, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE STUDY ROOMS LIKE I USE THEM TO TAKE MY EXAMS AS A DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT AT EL CAMINO AND THEY'RE NOT VERY QUIET. AND I CAN HEAR PEOPLE LIKE GOOFING OFF OR YELLING, EVEN LIKE SHOUTING IN THE STUDY ROOMS. AND IT'S REALLY DISRUPTIVE. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO I MEAN, OF COURSE, LIKE IT'S A PUBLIC FACILITY. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT AT THEIR OWN ACCORD, BUT IS THERE ANY LIKE MOVEMENTS TO MAKE IT LIKE MORE, MORE PRIVATE, PRIVATE STUDY ROOMS OR LIKE MORE SOUNDPROOFING OR JUST KIND OF MAKE MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO HAVE A QUIET LIBRARY EXPERIENCE CAN DO THAT.

YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST IT. IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW DANA OR LISA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. WELL, CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, OUR STUDY ROOMS ARE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN CREATIVELY EXPAND THEM.

AS FAR AS BEHAVIOR IN THE LIBRARY, IT'S ALWAYS A BALANCE.

SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S DISRUPTIVE, WE DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TALK TO THE STAFF.

WE DO HAVE RULES OF CONDUCT AND WE DO ENFORCE THOSE EQUALLY AND EQUITABLY.

SO IF IT'S SOMEONE BEING DISRUPTIVE AND YOU'RE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH STUDYING, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, AND WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER WAYS TO MINIMIZE SOUND.

WE CAN'T MAKE THE ROOM SOUNDPROOF, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT WAYS TO REDUCE THE NOISE BETWEEN ROOMS. THE ISSUE THERE IS SOMETIMES PEOPLE USE IT FOR QUIET STUDY, AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE USE IT TO KIND OF COLLABORATE BECAUSE THE ROOMS ARE UP TO FOUR PEOPLE AT. MAIN. AND I THINK WHAT ARE THEY LIKE FIVE AT THE NORTH BRANCH OR IS IT FOUR AT MAIN.

TWO. TWO AT NORTH? OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUP STUDY, BUT WE TAKE THAT AS A CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND WE'LL LOOK TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. I JUST WANT TO ADD ON TO THAT.

SORRY. DO YOU ALSO HAVE ANY LIKE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN TERMS OF LIKE SAFETY IN THE LIBRARY BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IS LIKE PUBLIC AND SO YOU HAVE KIDS AND ALSO PEOPLE JUST LIKE FROM THE CITY WHO KIND OF WALK IN AND THERE ARE LIKE SOME WEIRD EXPERIENCES THAT I KNOW STUDENTS HAVE HAD.

WHAT KIND OF SAFETY DO YOU HAVE IN THE LIBRARY? WELL, CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIBRARY MANAGERS AND WE USUALLY HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON IN CHARGE, IF NOT MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN CHARGE AT A TIME.

WE DO REGULAR WALKTHROUGHS IN THE LIBRARY. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO REPORT ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT THINK IS EVEN REMOTELY AN ISSUE.

SO WE TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE, AND I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF OUR STAFF, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE BEEN ENFORCING OUR RULES OF CONDUCT REGULARLY, AND WE ALSO DO RELY A LOT ON THE PUBLIC TO INFORM US IF THEY SEE ANYTHING, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE CAN ADDRESS IT.

IF, AGAIN, AS THE OLD ADAGE IS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, LET STAFF KNOW.

FORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, KNOCK ON WOOD, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE A RULES OF CONDUCT.

AND OF COURSE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ARE, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PD AND A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE LIBRARY. SO IN THOSE RARE INSTANCES, WE'VE HAD TO ADDRESS BAD BEHAVIOR IN THE LIBRARY I THINK WE'VE BEEN REALLY EFFECTIVE.

AND AGAIN, WE, WE RELY A LOT ON OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FROM.

SO I THINK AND AGAIN, I'M PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTING THE LIBRARY.

I THINK WE CREATE A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR EVERYBODY.

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THANK YOU. SO CHAIR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE WOULD WE DO NEED TO HAVE A MOTION ON THIS.

SO IT COULD JUST BE TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION.

OKAY. MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AWESOME. OKAY. SO THEN WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J.3 WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE YOUTH COMMISSIONS PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL.

YES. SO THIS IS A NEWER ITEM FOR THE COMMISSION.

IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT CAME UP LAST YEAR. SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE DID GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES EARLIER THIS PAST SUMMER.

AND ONE OF THOSE WAS TO REQUIRE THE YOUTH COMMISSION TO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS.

HERE WE GO, TO THE CITY COUNCIL SEMIANNUALLY.

AND SO I INCLUDED JUST THE TEXT FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE HERE JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE.

AND IT READS REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL SEMIANNUALLY ON YOUTH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES RELATED TO CITY PROJECTS.

EXCUSE ME, POLICIES AND PROJECTS. OBVIOUSLY IT JUST SAYS THE WORD REPORT.

THAT IS SOMEWHAT OF A LOOSE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE THE REPORTING TO BE.

WHICH KIND OF MODE THE MODALITY OF THE REPORTING.

SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS FOR THE YOUTH COMMISSION TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT ONE OF THEIR UPCOMING MEETINGS.

WE WOULD, OF COURSE, AS STAFF ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ONE.

ALSO THE SPEAKING POINTS THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO PRESENT, BUT IT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE UP TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION TO ACTUALLY GIVE THAT PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL. WE WOULD BE THERE FOR SUPPORT, OF COURSE, BUT YOU WOULD BE THE ONE SPEAKING.

SO FOR TONIGHT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE YOUTH COMMISSION TO CONSIDER ARE ARE TWO THINGS.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT PRESENTATION. AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE WOULD BE WHAT ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION.

SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS DRAFTED IN THE REPORT.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY I PUT IT ON THE SCREEN HERE JUST FOR THE DISCUSSION, ARE KIND OF THE HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED OR IDENTIFIED AS MAIN TOPIC ITEMS FOR THE COMMISSION THIS PAST YEAR.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY E-BIKES HAS CONTINUED TO BE A BIG FOCUS AREA FOR THE COMMISSION.

JUST NOTING THAT WE HAD THE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON THIS TOPIC.

I DID NOTE THE TWO ACTIVE SUBCOMMITTEES JUST BECAUSE THAT, SHOWS THE ONGOING WORK OF THE COMMISSION.

WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR TRANSIT DIVISION REGARDING BEACH CITIES TRANSIT, AND THEN WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER, WHICH WE DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

AND SO THESE ARE JUST THE HIGH LEVEL ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED OR IDENTIFIED AS FOCUS AREAS.

CERTAINLY, IF THERE'S OTHER ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION FEELS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE PRESENTATION, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT. AND WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO GO INTO SUPER DETAIL.

IF IF E-BIKES IS SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO BE IN THE PRESENTATION AND JUST FOR THE PRESENTATION PRESENTER TO STRESS THAT WE WOULD LIKE E-BIKE EDUCATION.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR US TO GO ON. WE CAN USE THAT.

SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO LITERALLY OUTLINE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THE MAIN TOPIC AREAS AND THEN THE INTENT OF THAT, THAT ITEM. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

LOOKING, AHEAD ACTUALLY BEFORE I DO THAT, THE CODE REQUIRES TWO REPORTS OF CITY COUNCIL.

WHAT WE ARE ENVISIONING IS THAT THE SECOND ONE WOULD HAPPEN LATER IN THE YEAR, AND THAT COULD SIMPLY BE A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE ADD TO THEIR AGENDA AS MORE OF AN UPDATE. HEY, THIS IS OUR SECOND CHECK IN.

YOU HEARD FROM US EARLIER IN THE YEAR, BUT THIS IS KIND OF UPDATES. SO THEN FAST FORWARD THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE WOULD DO ANOTHER PRESENTATION.

SO WE'RE KIND OF ENVISIONING THAT FIRST PRESENTATION OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO BE OR EXCUSE ME, THAT FIRST REPORT TO BE A PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO IF YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH THAT AND ARE ALIGNED WITH THAT KIND OF PLAN, THEN TONIGHT, AGAIN, I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOU TO SELECT A PRESENTER OR PRESENTERS.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO IT.

WE JUST CAN'T EXCEED QUORUM. SO UP TO SEVEN OF YOU IT COULD JUST BE ONE COULD BE UP TO SEVEN.

AND THEN SECONDLY, WHAT ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE PRESENTATION.

AND THEN BEFORE I MAKE YOU TOO NERVOUS, PLEASE KNOW THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT ON THE PRESENTATION.

IT COULD BE AS QUICK AS A MINUTE. IT COULD BE FIVE MINUTES.

I WOULD HESITATE TO GO TOO MUCH LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES.

SO THERE'S A KIND OF A HAPPY MIDDLE IN THERE. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE IF YOU HAVE TO DO THE PRESENTATION, YOU NEED TO SPEAK FOR 10,

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IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AWESOME.

I THINK FIRST WE MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO OR JUST TOPICS THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE IN THE PRESENTATION.

AND SO AT LEAST FOR ME, I THINK ONE THING THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR IMPORTANCE BOTH LIKE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND JUST LIKE HOW WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO INFORM OURSELVES, AS A COMMISSION ABOUT LIKE E-BIKE SAFETY AND E-BIKE USE IN THE CITY.

AND SO I THINK JUST TALKING ABOUT E-BIKES, E-BIKE SAFETY AND WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LIKE REGARDING THAT MIGHT BE.

AND THEN I ALSO THINK TALKING ABOUT THE TEEN CENTER AND LIKE THE TEEN CENTER EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE COULD BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A MAJOR THING THAT WE'VE DONE IN LIKE THE PAST YEAR OR TWO. BUT YEAH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO.

TO KIND OF GO OFF OF THE TEEN CENTER, I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LIKE GIVE THEM MORE LIKE STATS AND LIKE DATA ABOUT LIKE THE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE TEEN CENTER. SO LIKE IT SHOWS US OR IT SHOWS THEM THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY WELL WITH THE TEEN CENTER.

YEAH, DEFINITELY. MISS ORTA, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

SO YOU SAID THERE WASN'T LIKE ANY LIMIT TO HOW MANY PRESENTERS CAN GO.

WE CAN GO UP TO SEVEN JUST BECAUSE WE CAN'T EXCEED QUORUM FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A FORMAL GROUP.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF IF THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT MANY OF YOU, HOW MANY ARE ACTUALLY SPEAKING.

SO WE CAN CHAT THROUGH THAT SO YOU CAN ALL ATTEND.

AND MAYBE THERE'S ONLY ONE SPEAKER OR THERE'S ONLY ONE SPEAKER OR TWO OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT. BUT I WOULD HESITATE TO KIND OF PASS THE MIC BETWEEN TOO MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE IT CAN SOMETIMES BE DISTRACTING, BUT WE CAN TALK THROUGH THAT WHENEVER YOU DECIDE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION, WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. AWESOME. OKAY. IS THERE ARE THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO ENSURE THAT LIKE GET BROUGHT UP DURING THAT PRESENTATION? YEAH. COULD WE OKAY, SO I JUST HAVE TWO THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, A QUESTION FOR YOU, MISS ORTA. WHEN WE WERE PRESENTING, DO WE GET TO LIKE, HAVE LIKE, KIND OF LIKE A SCRIPT ON US ON LIKE WHAT TO SAY AND STUFF.

OF COURSE. OKAY. AND WE WOULD HELP YOU WITH THE PRESENTATION. SO IT WOULD BE ON THE SCREEN AND YOU WOULD SPEAK FROM THIS PODIUM. SO THAT WOULD BE THE FORMAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO, I GUESS ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. IT SAYS THIS PLAN SAYS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT'S KIND OF LIKE BROAD.

IS THERE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO? LIKE MORE SPECIFICALLY ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES? I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S LIKE VITAL THAT WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN LIKE TALK, TALK ABOUT HOW LIKE WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THAT A GOAL THAT WE KIND OF WANT TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT OR LIKE, I THINK JOSH HAS MORE POINTS THAT HE LIKE, OH YEAH, IT WAS MORE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER TO KIND OF SAY THAT WE CONTINUALLY SUPPORT. IT WASN'T ANY NEW PROPOSAL FOR THAT MATTER.

OKAY, OKAY. AWESOME. OKAY. SO JUST LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE, JUST LIKE RECAP, LIKE WE WANT TO TOUCH, TALK ABOUT LIKE E-BIKES. AND THEN LIKE THE STUFF ABOUT THE TEEN CENTER.

AND THEN IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN PARTICULAR YOU GUYS REALLY WANT TO HAVE BROUGHT UP? I THINK SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BRING UP THAT I FEEL LIKE WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT TOO MUCH YET, BUT WE SHOULD MAYBE START LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MAYBE MENTION IT IN THE PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT IS LIKE THE TRANSIT SERVICES AND FOR LIKE THE BUS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE LIKE A FEW ISSUES WITH THAT THAT COULD BE EASILY FIXED. AND I JUST THINK THAT'D BE GOOD TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL, LIKE, AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND AWARE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE USE LIKE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND HOW HELPFUL IT IS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

SO I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY.

SO DEFINITELY WITH, OH, SORRY, DEFINITELY WITH LIKE THE WEBSITE UPDATES AND LIKE THE ROUTE EXPANSIONS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO COULD ALSO BRING THAT UP AND JUST LIKE, BRING UP THAT PRESENTATION AND LIKE HOW WE IDENTIFY ISSUES WITHIN THAT.

YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. OKAY. AND ALSO LIKE, AGAIN, BRINGING BACK TO THE LIBRARY, LIKE SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY'S PROGRAMS, MAYBE JUST HIGHLIGHT HOW IMPORTANT THOSE ARE AND HOW THEY HAVE LIKE IMPACTS ON THE YOUTH COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY VERY ALIGNED WITH LIKE OUR VALUES.

SO I THINK WE COULD DO MORE LIKE SUPPORTING LIBRARY AS WELL.

MISS ORTA, I HAD ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. SORRY.

SO FOR, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION IS GOING TO EXTEND PROBABLY PAST WHAT TIME WE HAVE LEFT HERE.

SO WOULD WE BE GOING BACK TO CREATING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE TO PERHAPS LIKE TALK ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION MORE? OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO FINISH WRAP UP THINGS UP HERE AND THEN AND TALK? YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY NEED TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE PER SE, BECAUSE WHAT WE CAN DO IS, IS I CAN DRAFT THE PRESENTATION, SEND IT TO WHOEVER IS SELECTED TO DO THE ACTUAL PRESENTING, AND THEN WE CAN REFINE IT FROM THERE. THE OTHER KIND OF CAVEAT TO THIS IS WE WOULD LIKE THIS PRESENTATION.

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THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING NEXT TUESDAY THE 12TH.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THE PRESENTERS WILL FEEL AND IF THEY WOULD BE QUITE READY TO DO IT.

NEXT TUESDAY OR THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY WOULD BE THE 19TH.

AND SO THERE'S KIND OF A SMALL WINDOW OF TIME FOR US TO GET THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THERE'S, IT'S, I DON'T THINK A SUBCOMMITTEE IS NECESSARILY NEEDED.

YOU COULD CREATE ONE IF YOU'D LIKE TO AND THEN DISBANDED IN THE FOLLOWING MEETING.

IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU. YEAH. I THINK GIVEN THAT WE STILL HAVE AP TESTS GOING ON, THAT NOT THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY, BUT THE TUESDAY AFTER THE 19TH WOULD BE A BETTER DATE FOR WHOEVER ENDS UP PRESENTING.

YEAH. I CAN DEFINITELY LIKE, VOLUNTEER TO LIKE, HELP PRESENT, LIKE HELP REPRESENT US.

IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT, LIKE, WANTS TO HELP DO THAT, LIKE.

I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO PRESENT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD DO WHAT YOU DID EARLIER WHERE THE YOUTH COMMISSION COMES UP AND SUPPORTS THE PRESENTER. YEAH.

AND THEN WE JUST SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PRESENTER. OR WE JUST LIKE ATTEND. YEAH, YEAH YEAH YEAH, SURE. YEAH. IF YOU, IF YOU NEED ANYONE ELSE TO LIKE PRESENT AND ACTUALLY TALK WITH YOU.

I'M TOTALLY FINE TO DO THAT TOO. YEAH. OLIVIA I WOULD LIKE TO HELP TOO.

AND EVEN IF LIKE IT'S TOO MANY PEOPLE, I DEFINITELY THINK THAT LIKE A BUNCH OF US SHOULD COME AND SUPPORT.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE, IS THERE ANYONE THAT LIKE SPECIFICALLY FEELS LIKE THEY WANT TO LIKE, HELP PRESENT AND PRESENT, HELP, SPEAK OR ANYTHING. YEAH.

I WOULD LIKE TO HELP SPEAK. AND ALSO, MS. ORTA, YOU'RE SAYING THAT TOO MANY PRESENTERS MAY BE LIKE JUST MAY BE DISTRACTING, BUT DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF A LOT OF US DO TALK ABOUT OUR OWN LIKE, PERSPECTIVES AS WE ARE TEENS AND LIKE, WE BOTH, WE ALL HAVE LIKE DIFFERENT THINGS TO SAY AS WE ALL LIKE COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO SHOW LIKE, DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE LIKE A GOOD IDEA? KIND OF SHOWS LIKE OUR COLLABORATION AND OUR I GUESS UNITY.

YEAH. OF COURSE THERE'S A BALANCE THERE. SO CERTAINLY IF THE MAJORITY OF THE ONES THAT ATTEND WANT TO SPEAK, WE COULD CERTAINLY FIGURE OUT HOW THAT KIND OF TRANSITION WORKS.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE PRESENTING, YOU'RE PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.

SO IT CAN'T BE THIS IS WHAT I THINK OR THIS IS HOW I SEE THINGS.

IT TRULY NEEDS TO BE AS A COMMISSION. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH.

AND SO THE MESSAGE COULD BE VERY WELL, SOMEONE SAYS ONE THING AND THEN THEY PASS THE MIC OVER AND THE NEXT PERSON SPEAKS.

WE CAN ORGANIZE IT. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION PREFERS TO DO IT.

AND I CAN HELP GUIDE THE GROUP, WHOEVER IS SELECTED TO SPEAK I CAN CERTAINLY WALK THROUGH THAT AND WE CAN DO A QUICK TEST RUN OF IT AND JUST SEE DID THAT, HOW DID THAT FEEL? DID IT FEEL TOO JUMPY? DID IT FEEL SMOOTH? HOW WAS THE MESSAGING? AND WE CAN MAKE CHANGES FROM THERE.

SO IT COULD BE HOWEVER WE WANT TO ORGANIZE IT.

OKAY. OKAY. AWESOME. SO YES, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH KELLY ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT IT'S REPRESENTATIVE LIKE THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.

WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS RIGHT NOW. I HAVE FOUR COMMISSIONERS REEDS, LWIN, CHABOT, AND OZKAN.

DID I MISS ANYONE? I FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SPEAK.

OKAY. WELL, I DO HAVE ONE MORE THING. I THINK WHEN SELIM SPEAKS, YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST ONE MORE THING WITH THE MEMORABILIA IN THE WORLD CUP.

I THINK WE SHOULD, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY, LIKE, EVENTS AND IDEAS THAT COULD JUST STEM OUT OF THAT.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY GREAT THING TO BRING UP.

AND SINCE ME AND ME AND SELIM HELPED DRAFT THAT PORTION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A GREAT THING FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT DURING THERE. OR JUST LIKE MAKING SURE THAT LIKE, WE BRING THAT UP IS SOMETHING THAT LIKE WE MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT.

AWESOME. OKAY. I THINK IN OUR PRIORITY LIST, ACTUALLY, THAT'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE BOTTOM, BUT I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. JUST LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, JUST LIKE A POINT THAT LIKE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS LIKE, LIKE. RIGHT. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO TALKING ABOUT LIKE TEEN CENTER AND THEN LIKE E-BIKE SAFETY AND LIKE USE AND THEN STUFF ABOUT MEMORABILIA AND JUST LIKE BRINGING UP THAT TOPIC FOR CONVERSATION.

YEAH. I ALSO THINK LIKE MAYBE HAVING, I GUESS DATA OR STATISTICS, LIKE I FORGOT, I THINK IT WAS YOU THAT SAID THAT, BUT LIKE HAVING STATISTICS FOR THE TEEN CENTER, BUT ALSO FOR OTHER THINGS LIKE BIKE SAFETY.

MAYBE WE COULD SEE LIKE REPRESENT MAYBE A DROP OF SOMETHING OR AN INCREASE OF SOMETHING.

WE COULD ALSO LIKE HAVE DATA OR STATISTICS FOR HOW COMPANIES OR I GUESS LIKE ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE THE SEASIDE LAGOON HELPS LIKE NEIGHBORING COMPANIES WITH REVENUE BECAUSE THAT COULD ALSO HELP WITH THE IDEA OF HAVING WATCH PARTIES IN THE SEASIDE LAGOON AND MAYBE ALSO CONVINCE LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL OR HELP LIKE ADD MORE FUNDING TO IT IF THEY SEE LIKE A GOOD,

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AND THEN I FORGOT TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU LIKE WANTED TO BRING SOME STUFF ABOUT LIKE THE LIBRARY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT, RIGHT? YEAH, THERE'S NOT REALLY A TON YOU COULD SAY, BUT JUST SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY AND LIKE THE PROGRAMS THEY HAVE.

YEAH. AWESOME. ONE LAST THING. I THINK WE SHOULD LIKE MOST OF US HERE, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL SHOW UP.

NOT NOT TO SPEAK NECESSARILY, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SUPPORT.

I THINK AGAIN, LIKE WHAT SELIM SAID EARLIER ABOUT LIKE COLLABORATION.

WE JUST SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL WORKING AS A UNIT AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL AGREE WITH THESE IDEAS, NOT JUST LIKE ONE OR THE OTHER, YOU KNOW? YEAH. OKAY.

DO WE NEED TO LIKE RECEIVE AND FILE THAT AT ALL OR DO WE JUST MOVE ON? WE WILL NEED A MOTION. I HAVE NOTES ON IT. SO UNLESS IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE A STAB AT IT, I CAN STATE WHAT I HAVE AND YOU CAN SAY SO MOVED OR I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TRY FOR IT FIRST.

I WANT ME TO GO AHEAD. OKAY. OKAY. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 19TH, AND PRESENTERS WOULD BE CHAIRPERSON REEDS AND COMMISSIONERS, LWIN, CHABOT AND OZKAN.

AND THE ITEMS FOR THE PRESENTATION WOULD OUTLINE THE ITEMS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN LETTER, THE TEEN CENTER AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE WORK, INCLUDING STATS FOR PARTICIPATION AT THE TEEN CENTER.

E-BIKES, INCLUDING STATS FOR THAT APPLICABLE TO REDONDO.

TRANSIT SERVICES, AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOLLOW UP ITEMS FROM THAT PRESENTATION.

LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND MEMORABILIA FOR THE WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. SO I WILL CONNECT WITH THE SPEAKERS ON VIA EMAIL.

AND WE'LL START WORKING ON THE PRESENTATION. AND THEN I WILL CIRCLE BACK AND SEND A FINAL KIND OF UPDATE EMAIL TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.

JUST SO YOU HAVE THE FORMAL INVITATION OF THE DATE THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME IT'S THE 19TH. BUT IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES IN THE TIME AND ALL THAT, I WILL SEND ALL OF THAT TO YOU.

AWESOME. OKAY. SO THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J.4, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE UPDATES FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEES.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WANTS TO LIKE, TALK ABOUT.

OKAY. OKAY, THEN I GUESS WE'LL MOVE PAST THAT.

DO WE RECEIVE AND FILE ANYTHING? SINCE THERE WEREN'T ANY.

NO, THERE WAS NO REPORTS RECEIVED. YEAH. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J.5, WHICH IS OUR STAFF LIAISON REPORT.

OKAY. SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE 2026 2027 YOUTH COMMISSION APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. SO THERE ARE SOME OF YOU, ALL OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMISSION STARTING WELL, AS SOON AS WE REPLACE YOUR POSITION WHICH WILL LIKELY NOT BE UNTIL OCTOBER.

SO I WILL CONNECT WITH OUR SENIORS OFFLINE JUST TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

BUT SO FOR THOSE SEATS, WE ARE GOING TO BE REFILLING THOSE WITH NEW COMMISSIONERS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, IF THERE ARE ANY EXISTING COMMISSIONERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO NOT CONTINUE ON THE COMMISSION NEXT YEAR PLEASE CONNECT WITH ME JUST SO WE KNOW HOW MANY SEATS WE NEED TO FILL. BUT WE LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE AND ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW, SO PLEASE SHARE IT WIDELY.

WE ARE GOING TO START PROMOTING IT NEXT WEEK ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE WILL SHARE IT WITH THE SCHOOLS, AND WE'LL SHARE THE FLIERS AND ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS WITH YOU SO YOU CAN HELP US GET THE WORD OUT.

SO JUST EXPECT THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 25TH.

AND THEN WE WILL DO INTERVIEWS SOMETIME IN JULY.

AND THEN SECONDLY, I FOUND OUT ACTUALLY JUST THIS MORNING THAT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4TH, THAT THAT IS THE SAME DATE AND TIME AS AN EVENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OUR SENIORS.

AND SO THERE IS A CONFLICT THERE FOR AND I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE FOUR OF YOU GUYS THAT ARE SENIORS.

AND SO I WANTED TO KIND OF POLL YOU ALL TO SEE WE CAN DO TWO THINGS.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO HOLD THE MEETING, ASSUMING THAT WE'LL HAVE A QUORUM, EVEN IF EVERY SENIOR IS NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ATTENDING THE EVENT, WE WOULD STILL HAVE A QUORUM AS LONG AS AT LEAST SEVEN OF YOU.

EXCUSE ME. EIGHT OF YOU SHOW UP. WE COULD ALSO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING.

WE DO HAVE JUNE 1ST OR JUNE 3RD AVAILABLE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO TO RESCHEDULE.

SO IF WE DO RESCHEDULE, IT'S PREFERRED TO RESCHEDULE OR TO CONFIRM THAT RESCHEDULING TONIGHT SO THAT WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING TO THAT NEW DATE. IT'S KIND OF A FORMALITY THING. SO I HATE TO SPRING IT ON YOU, I APOLOGIZE, I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS EVENT THIS MORNING.

SO IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THE MEETING, WE COULD DO A QUICK POLL JUST TO SEE WHO WOULD BE HERE AT THE MEETING AS A START.

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I DON'T QUITE REMEMBER. I'LL TRY AND FIND IT AS YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF CHATTING AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND IT. OKAY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE AVAILABLE DATES AGAIN? SURE. IT'S JUNE 1ST OR 3RD. AND IS IT THE SAME TIME AS USUAL? IT WOULD BE 6:30. YES. OKAY, SO IT'S SENIOR DITCH DAY IF YOU GUYS CAN GO.

IT WAS AN EVENT IN THE EVENING. THAT WAS THE CONFLICT.

OH, I BELIEVE IT'S THE AWARDS NIGHT. I BELIEVE IT WAS SCHOLARSHIPS. AWARDS CEREMONY. YES.

OKAY. YEAH. THEN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

OKAY. AND THEN. THE THIRD IS YOUR EXCURSION, RIGHT? THAT'S THE DAY BEFORE. YEAH. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH.

THE WEDNESDAY. OKAY. SO THEN I THINK IT WOULD BE THE FIRST THAT WOULD ENABLE THE SENIORS TO COME.

YEAH. OKAY. SO IS THE PREFERENCE THEN THAT WE WOULD RESCHEDULE TO THE FIRST.

YEAH. AND EVERYONE HERE LIKELY WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON THE FIRST.

MONDAY. ON MONDAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT, THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE WILL WHEN WE ADJOURN THE MEETING IN JUST AN ITEM OR TWO, ACTUALLY ONE MORE ITEM AFTER THAT, THEN WE'LL JUST ADJOURN TO THAT NEW DATE.

SO I'LL REMIND YOU WHEN WE GET TO ITEM L. OKAY.

OKAY. AND THEN THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF MY REPORTS.

WAIT CAN ASK A QUICK QUESTION. OF COURSE. IS THE POSITIONS IS THIS ONLY JUNIOR AND SENIORS THAT CAN APPLY TO BE ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION OR IS IT BOTH. NO, IT'S ACTUALLY JUNIOR HIGH UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SO ANY AGE 7TH THROUGH 12TH.

OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALSO, ANOTHER QUESTION.

WOULD WE HAVE TO REAPPLY? LIKE CURRENTLY. NO.

SO ALL OF YOU ARE SERVING THE FIRST OF A TWO YEAR TERM NEXT YEAR MOST OF YOU THAT WILL NOT BE GRADUATING SENIORS WILL HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR THAT NEXT TWO YEAR TERM IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAY. BUT SINCE THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME DOING A TWO YEAR CYCLE, YOU ALL DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY.

QUESTION ABOUT THE TERMS. WHAT IF, LIKE, YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY.

BUT YOU'RE LIKE A JUNIOR. SO YOU COULD ONLY SERVE LIKE ONE.

OR LIKE YOU WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO SERVE LIKE ONE YEAR IF YOU REAPPLY, WOULD YOU STILL BE ABLE TO APPLY? YES. OF COURSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AWESOME. OKAY.

SO THEN WHAT DO WE HAVE TO RECEIVE A FILE THAT OR DO WE JUST MOVE ON? NO. OKAY. NO. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM K, WHICH IS COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO BRING UP FOR FUTURE AGENDAS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? AWESOME. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM L, WHICH IS THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.

AND SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JUNE 1ST. WILL BE JUNE 1ST AT 6:30 P.M..

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AWESOME. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.