May 19, 2026 City Council

[4:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING]

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ORDER THE 4:30 CLOSED SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION? NONE FOR CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY? THERE'S NO ONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. IS ANYONE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS? WE HAVE NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. COULD YOU READ OFF WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE?

[F. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

ITEMS F.1 THROUGH F.3 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.

FOR F.1 THE PROPERTY IS 113 WEST TORRANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-908. FOR F.2 THE PROPERTIES ARE 100 INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK AND 130 INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK.

A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-932. FOR F.3 THE PROPERTIES ARE FISHERMAN'S WHARF, 200 THROUGH 250 FISHERMAN'S WHARF. A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-934.

ITEMS F.4 THROUGH F.8 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION. FOR F.4 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL.

VERSUS CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.

CASE NUMBER 20STCP03193. FOR F.5. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNE DTLA LLC AND LEONID PUSTILNIKOV VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CASE NUMBER B336042. FOR F.6 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS NEW COMMUNE DTLA LLC VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ET AL. CASE NUMBER B337897.

FOR F.7 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC, BANKRUPTCY CD CAL.

CASE NUMBER 223-BK-10918-ER. FOR F.8 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS IN REGARDS TO 9300 WILSHIRE LLC, 9300 WILSHIRE LLC ET AL. VERSUS AES REDONDO BEACH LLC BANKRUPTCY CD CAL.

CASE NUMBER 223-AP-01163-ER. ITEMS F.9 AND F.10 ARE UNDER THE TITLE CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR. FOR F.9 THE PROPERTIES ARE PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA PARKING LOT AND SEASIDE LAGOON PORTIONS OF APN NUMBERS 7503-029-900 AND 7503-029-903. PORTIONS OF HARBOR DRIVE, PACIFIC AVENUE, CATALINA AVENUE, TORRANCE BOULEVARD, NOB HILL AVENUE, VISTA DEL MAR, CAMINO DE LA COSTA, GERTRUDA AVENUE, HERONDO STREET AND ESPLANADE. AND FOR F.10, THE PROPERTY IS PORTIONS OF THE REDONDO BEACH MARINA PARKING LOT.

PORTIONS OF APN NUMBERS 7503-029-900 AND 7503-029-903.

PORTIONS OF KING HARBOR TURN BASIN AND HAND LAUNCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, COULD YOU TELL US WHO WE'LL BE SPEAKING TO THESE ITEMS, PLEASE? YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR ALL ITEMS MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK.

FOR ITEM F.1 WE WILL ALSO HAVE KATHERINE BUCK, OUR ACTING WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

FOR F.2 WE WILL HAVE KATHERINE AGAIN, AS WELL AS JOHN GOETZ, ARE OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.

FOR F.3 ALSO KATHERINE BUCK. ALTHOUGH I DON'T EXPECT US TO HAVE TIME TO GET TO THAT TONIGHT.

THEN FOR ITEMS F.4 THROUGH F.9, WE WILL BE JOINED BY JANETTA GIOVINCO, OUR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL ON ON THE VARIOUS LITIGATION MATTERS. AND THEN FOR ITEMS F9 AND F10 WE WILL HAVE ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND KATHERINE BUCK, OUR ACTING WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION? MOVE TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION.

WE'LL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ANY REPORTABLE ACTIONS AND TO START THE OPEN SESSION.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS FROM THE OTHERS. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER.

OKAY, WE'RE RETURNING BACK, RECONVENING TO OPEN SESSION FROM CLOSED SESSION.

COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

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HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BEHRENDT. NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND MAYOR LIGHT.

HERE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE FROM CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? YES. ONE ITEM. MAYOR. FOR ITEMS F.4 THROUGH F.9 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARC WIENER JOINED US AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR OPEN SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 0 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT ABSENT.

I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE 6:00 OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. OKAY, IF WE HAVE ANY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY OR VETERANS IN THE OFFICE IN THE AUDIENCE, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND NOW LET US ALL STAND FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

I'D LIKE TO CALL NATHAN UP, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

AND AFTER NATHAN'S DONE, I'D ASK YOU TO KEEP STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

NATHAN, THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS NATHAN. I AM A FIFTH GRADER AT BIRNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS MATH, AND I LOVE GETTING CHURROS AT THE PIER WITH MY FAMILY.

PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

OKAY. YOU MAY BE SEATED. NATHAN. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB. YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH US? AND, MOM, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND BE IN THE PICTURE? OKAY. WE NEED ONE PICTURE WITH NATHAN ONLY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL DONE.

OKAY. FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ITEM D, THE PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS,

[D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS]

I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, SO I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN IN FRONT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

VANESSA, COULD YOU COME UP HERE AND JOIN JOIN ME, AND VANESSA IS A BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.

MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS EVERY ONE OF US OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COWORKERS, NEIGHBORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

RAISING AWARENESS HELPS REDUCE THE STIGMA AND REMINDS PEOPLE THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

THIS MONTH SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPASSION, SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO CARE.

WE ARE ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO PARTNER WITH BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT IN HELPING RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE VALUABLE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

THEIR CONTINUED WORK SUPPORTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GROW AND THRIVE.

WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEDICATED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, FIRST RESPONDERS,

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SEEKING HELP IS A SIGN OF STRENGTH, AND TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SUPPORTED, CONNECTED AND COMFORTABLE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED.

AND IN PARTICULAR, JUST THIS SATURDAY, WE DID THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR ALCOVE, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING EVENT. WE GOT TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING ALCOVE, AND THE COUNSELORS AND THEIR STORIES WERE REALLY HEARTWARMING AND TEAR JERKING AT TIMES.

SO APPRECIATE ALL THAT BCH IS DOING. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MYSELF, I AM PROUD TO PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND PRESENT THIS FOR YOU TO DISPLAY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AS WELL. AND I'M WEARING MY MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH SWEATSHIRT AS A WAY OF REMINDING EVERYONE THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LEADING A HEALTHY, OPTIMAL LIFE.

AND I'M SO GLAD YOU MADE IT TO THE GROUNDBREAKING.

WE HAD ABOUT 160 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. SUPERVISOR HOLLY MITCHELL WAS THERE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER AL MURATSUCHI WAS THERE.

AND AS YOU SAID, THE TEENS THEMSELVES TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ALCOVE ON THEIR LIVES.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT 34%, MORE THAN 34% OF THE YOUTH WHO COME TO THE FACILITY ARE FROM REDONDO BEACH, SO WE REALLY ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE SERVING THIS COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE.

FOR WITH THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND ACCEPTING ME INTO YOUR CHAMBERS. AND IT'S VERY NICE TO BE HERE.

AND ALSO TO REMIND EVERYBODY, ONE OF OUR FOCUSES OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS LONELINESS.

17% OF LOCAL RESIDENTS RESPONDED IN A SURVEY THAT THEY FEEL LONELY.

THAT'S PEOPLE YOU KNOW. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS TO REACH, REACH OUT.

AND EVEN SMALL WAYS OF REACHING OUT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY AND SAYING HELLO TO YOUR NEIGHBORS WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET, TALKING TO PEOPLE IN THE GROCERY STORE LINES, MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS MAY SEEM LIKE IT'S NOTHING, BUT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON THAT THAT PERSON TALKS TO TODAY, AND THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

WHEN YOU REACH OUT, AND ESPECIALLY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN YOU BUILD THOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE YOU'RE MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME AND RECOGNIZING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT THE SENTIMENT IS AS LARGE.

IT'S THE FIRST ONE I'VE GOTTEN IN RECIPROCAL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. VANESSA.

VANESSA. THANKS FOR COMING. DO YOU WANT YOUR PARENTS IN THE PICTURE WITH YOU? THANK YOU VANESSA. AND BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, WOULD YOU MIND WHO SHOULD PEOPLE CONTACT IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED HELP? 310-374-3426. RIGHT OFF THE TOP. WE, WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE WITH REFERRALS OR WITH THE SERVICES THAT YOU NEED. IF WE CAN'T DO IT OURSELVES, WE WILL FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU OUT.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM D. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY TOMORROW NIGHT FROM 5 TO 7 IN THE LIBRARY RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

I'LL BE DOING THE STATE OF THE CITY FOR FREE TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO HEAR IT.

I HAVE A SANITATION DISTRICT MEETING TOMORROW WHERE WE'LL BE VOTING ON ON POTENTIAL NEW RATES THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO ALL HOMEOWNERS.

THURSDAY, THERE'S THE SOUTH BAY MEDAL OF HONOR MEDAL OF VALOR LUNCHEON WHERE IT'S OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE HAVE SOME FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE RECOGNIZED THERE. CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY CLASS 53 GRADUATED ON FRIDAY.

MY WIFE WAS AMONGST THEM. THAT WAS A VERY NICE GRADUATION CEREMONY.

LATER THAT EVENING, WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING OF THE DEEP END DOWN AT THE PIER UNDERNEATH THE PIER.

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SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THINGS RETURNING BACK TO THE PIER.

AS I MENTIONED, JUST BEFORE WE HAD THE ALCOVE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AND UPCOMING THIS MONDAY, THIS COMING MONDAY, WE'LL HAVE THE MEMORIAL DAY AT VETERANS PARK STARTING AT 1 P.M..

SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING LAST WEEK'S MEETING.

I WAS IN SACRAMENTO AT THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATORS CONFERENCE AS REDONDO BEACH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE. I ATTENDED SESSIONS FOCUSED ON GRID RELIABILITY, WILDFIRE MITIGATION, BATTERY STORAGE, STATE ENERGY POLICY, ELECTRIFICATION, EV, CHARGING OPTIONS, AND KEEPING POWER AFFORDABLE FOR RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.

WHILE I WAS GONE, LET'S SEE THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH FARMERS MARKET RIBBON CUTTING, THE SOUTH BAY ARTIST STUDIO GLASSHOUSE RIBBON CUTTING AND THE GRAYS CRAYS RIBBON CUTTING WERE ALL THINGS I WENT TOM THE FIRE SERVICE OPEN HOUSE, FIRE SERVICE DAY OPEN HOUSE, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION, ALCOVE GROUNDBREAKING. LAST NIGHT ATTENDED THE HONORARY SERVICE AWARDS AND REFLECTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS AT THE REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL. WHO KNOWS IF SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE PEOPLE UP THERE? THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WON. MAYOR MENTIONED THE SOUTH BAY MEDAL OF VALOR.

ALSO, THE REDONDO BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION GALA IS THURSDAY, AND THE CAR SHOWS ARE STARTING UP FRIDAY AT THE HARBOR VETERANS PARK MONDAY, 1 P.M. FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING IS SATURDAY, MAY 30TH.

THE AMERICA 250 LIBRARY FUNDRAISER IS SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, 2 TO 4 P.M.

RIGHT OVER THERE. AND FINALLY, VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

LAST WEEK I ATTENDED BOTH THE ALCOVE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY MORNING AND ALSO THE DEEP END LIVE OPENING DOWN AT THE PIER.

AND THAT'S AGAIN A SPACE THAT HAD BEEN VACANT FOR APPROXIMATELY, I THINK, THE LAST 13 YEARS.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A NEW ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IN THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE OWNERS OF THE DEEP END LIVE ACTUALLY WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO GET ALL THE PERMITS AND THINGS THAT THEY NEED NEEDED TO OPEN. AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND STAFF FOR WORKING WITH THEM TO HELP THEM REACH THAT GOAL BY THE DATE THAT THEY HAD PLANNED TO OPEN AND HAD PAID TO HAVE THEIR FIRST ENTERTAINERS COMING IN. SO FOR MARC WIENER AND HIS GROUP ON THE BUILDING SIDE, AS WELL AS CHIEF BUTLER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF REGAN WORKING WITH THEM ON THE FIRE PERMITS AND STROBE LIGHTS AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEEDED.

IT ALL SORT OF CAME TOGETHER TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RESULT.

AND BOTH OWNERS COMMENTED TO ME THAT OUT OF ALL THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE TEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, REDONDO IS THE EASIEST CITY AND THE BEST CITY TO WORK WITH.

SO WELL DONE. APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I WON'T REPEAT ANY OF THOSE EVENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION TOMORROW ABOUT CROSSING GUARDS. IT WILL BE AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY IN THE CAFETERIA.

IT'S AT 6:30 P.M.. PLEASE BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE'LL BE TALKING THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY WIDE CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER SEAN CHOTIKASATIEN, IF THAT WAS PRONOUNCED CORRECTLY. HE'S AN ENGINEER WHO HELPED US GET SO WHEN THEY EXPANDED THE BIKE PATH IN NORTH REDONDO, THEY WERE PUTTING LIGHTS ON THE NEW PORTION OF IT. BUT THERE WAS ONE SECTION ON ROCKEFELLER THAT HAD NO LIGHTS AND APPARENT AS I WAS WALKING BY, PERRY PARK CALLED ME OUT, HEY, ARE YOU ZEIN OBAGI? YES. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THAT PORTION OF THE BIKE PATH.

SO I EMAILED OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, AND DIRECTOR WINJE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT 75, $80,000, AND WE HADN'T BUDGETED THAT. HE'S LIKE, BUT LET ME WORK ON IT.

AND I THINK THEY APPLIED FOR MONEY FROM METRO OR HAD LEFTOVER MONEY FROM METRO TO DO THAT.

AND SEAN, ENGINEER SEAN MADE IT HAPPEN AND THOSE LIGHTS NOW GOT PUT IN.

IF YOU CAN SHOW TO BE, PLEASE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

THEY'RE SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS THAT GOT PUT IN THERE ON THE BIKE PATH.

AND NOW CAN YOU SHOW 2B. YEAH, IT'S JUST COMING.

IT'S CONNECTING. NOT YET. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

AND NOW IT LOOKS GREAT AT NIGHT AND MUCH. OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE FEEL MUCH SAFER.

ON THAT NOTE, ACTUALLY, I WAS WALKING DOWN THIS PATH YESTERDAY AND I SAW A RESIDENT WITH AT MIDNIGHT JUST BEFORE I WAS GOING TO BED AND I SAW A RESIDENT WITH HER DOOR

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THEY JUST TURNED ON THOSE YELLOW LIGHTS. TELL PEOPLE TO GO AROUND THEM. WALK PROFESSIONALLY.

TRY TO WAKE SOMEBODY THE PERSON UP. FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

ONE ROOMMATE CAME OUT, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, WHY THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

EVENTUALLY THEY WENT UPSTAIRS. THE LADY SAID, OH, I JUST LEFT THE DOOR OPEN SO MY DOGS COULD GET OUT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I KNEW THAT AN OLD LADY LIVED THERE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PECULIAR. AND THE OFFICERS WEREN'T LIKE, HEY, WHY'D YOU BUG US WITH THIS? THEY SAID, REALLY, THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT IN BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WORSE.

AND THEY WERE SUPER PROFESSIONAL, SUPER DILIGENT IN HOW THEY APPROACHED IT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR AWESOME REDONDO BEACH POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR PROMPT RESPONSE AT THAT AT MIDNIGHT ON A MONDAY NIGHT.

SO THAT'S IT. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

OH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE AND ANNOUNCE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER ZEIN OBAGI JUNIOR, THE PILLARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY EVENT PART FOUR.

IT'S GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 6 P.M. AT THE REDONDO BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

IT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY. AND BEFORE I MENTION WHO THAT GUEST IS, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

AND I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PRIOR THREE PILLARS WHO HAVE COME TO SPEAK AND REALLY KICKED OFF THIS WONDERFUL SERIES.

AND THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE PILLAR NUMBER ONE. WHO'S HERE TONIGHT? REDONDO BEACH CHIEF OF POLICE STEVE SPRENGEL.

THANK YOU SIR. WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO BE JOINED HERE AGAIN BY OUR REDONDO BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

CHIEF MR. CHIEF PAT BUTLER IS HERE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE PILLAR NUMBER THREE, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD.

SO THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB. AND IT REALLY MARRIES WELL WITH WHO'S GOING TO BE THE FOURTH PILLAR AND THAT IS LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY NATHAN HOCHMAN, NATHAN HOCHMAN. SO HE'S GOING TO TIE IT ALL TOGETHER FROM A COUNTY LEVEL.

LET US KNOW THE WORK HE'S DOING, HOW HE INTEGRATES WITH OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF AND PERSONNEL AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

SO HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. THAT'S ALL. GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT FOR THOSE FOUR PILLARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT I JUST CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR THE FIFTH PILLAR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MAYBE SITTING RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO CHIEFS. WHO KNOWS? ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE TO TAKE UP THAT POINT. I WAS GOING TO MENTION IT, BUT I'M GOING TO MENTION IT NOW ANYWAY.

SO WE DO HAVE OUR PILLARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE'VE HAD COME TO SPEAK.

BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S REALLY A CITY WIDE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT.

TO ME DEPARTMENTS TO NAME PUBLIC WORKS. I MEAN, THAT'S SAFETY NUMBER ONE IN EVERY ASPECT.

YOU ARE CORRECT. OUR IT DEPARTMENT, EVERYDAY SAFETY AND AS WE KNOW, READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION WHEN NEEDED ON AN EMERGENT BASIS.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO I, I AGREE WITH THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT POINT.

AND I APPRECIATE THE WONDERFUL COUNCIL AND MAYOR WE HAVE WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER, FOR ASSEMBLING THAT GREAT TEAM AND MAKING PUBLIC SAFETY REALLY PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, AND THAT REMINDED ME JUST THIS PAST WEEK, PUBLIC WORKS REDID THE WHOLE INTERSECTION, HOW IT FLOWS AT SAPPHIRE AND BROADWAY. AND NOW WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER PROTECTION FOR PEDESTRIANS WHO CROSSED ON A FORMERLY DANGEROUS PEDESTRIAN PATH AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT SOME, SOME OF THE SHENANIGANS THAT GO ON AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE DONUTS, DOING DONUTS IN THAT INTERSECTION. SO HE DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT.

AND I WANT TO THANK THEM. OKAY. GOING DOWN TO ITEM E APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA, ON ITEM N.1 I THINK WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS HERE TO PRESENT,

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA? OKAY. I'LL CALL THE VOTE THEN. ALL FOR. AYE. OKAY.

THAT'S A UNANIMOUS VOTE. SO ITEM N.1 WILL NOW BE AFTER ITEM J.

OKAY. WE HAVE NO AGENCY RECESS. SO WE'RE JUMPING DOWN TO G BLUE FOLDER ITEMS.

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

WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING. ONE OF THEM IS FOR J.1.

IT IS REGARDING PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

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DBA ATHENS SERVICES FOR SOLID WASTE HANDLING SERVICES.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THAT AGREEMENT SIGNED AND CLARIFYING CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN SECTION 26.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ITEM IN N.2 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 BUDGET AND FIVE YEAR CIP PROGRAM.

THAT'S PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. AND THEN LASTLY, WE DID HAVE IN ADDITION TO THOSE THREE, A LIGHT BLUE FOLDER ITEM THAT ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 5 P.M. THIS EVENING. SO YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO N.2 REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET.

THIS ITEM IS TO NOTE THE INCLUSION OF THE 26-27 BUDGET RESPONSE REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS.

THAT'S ALL MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FIVE ZERO.

NOW WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ITEM H ON THE AGENDA.

[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]

I HAVE HAD REQUESTS TO PULL ITEMS H.10 AND H.14 FOR DISCUSSION OUTSIDE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THESE ITEMS WILL APPROVE OTHER THAN H.10 AND H.14, WILL APPROVE IN MASS AND WILL GIVE A CHANCE BEFORE WE VOTE FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXCLUDED FOR FOR DISCUSSION LATER.

SO WITH THAT ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.14, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H.10 AND H.14.

COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY. BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE, DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON H.1 THROUGH H.14 EXCLUDING H.10 AND H.14? DO WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN? I ASSUME THAT'S YOU, RON.

I ASSUME IT'S ME TOO. DOES IT SAY RON ON THERE? OKAY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, RON. THANK YOU. RON MAROKO DISTRICT THREE.

I JUST I'M TALKING ON H.4 ON YOUR EXPENSES FOR TODAY, AND I JUST WANT TO THROW OUT THE NUMBER $40,247.50. AND WHAT THAT REPRESENTS IS ABOUT $120,000 ANNUALIZED. THIS IS JUST FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS.

I CAME PREVIOUSLY TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT 7000 BEING SPENT.

YOU'RE SPENDING ANOTHER $5,200 TODAY, ACTUALLY $6,000 TODAY ON AN EXPENSE FOR MINUTES AND THE LIKE.

AND YOU DO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BECAUSE IF IT IS ANNUALIZED OUT AT 120,000, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS THAT IS FOR YOU OR HOW MANY PART TIME EQUIVALENTS, BUT YOU COULD BE SAVING THAT MUCH MONEY IN THE WAY YOU DO THINGS.

BUT THIS IS SINCE THE JANUARY 20TH MEETING. THROUGH THIS MEETING, IT'S AT $40,247.50.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS ITEMS H.10 THROUGH H.14, EXCLUDING H.10 AND H.14? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE.

IS ANYONE ONLINE WISHING TO DISCUSS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE, SIR. OKAY. HOW ABOUT ANY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS? THERE ARE NONE OF THOSE EITHER. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.13 WITH THE EXCLUSION OF H.10.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. MAYOR LIGHT. EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY. WE ALREADY DID THAT MOTION. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY ECOMMENT. I'M SORRY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO I APOLOGIZE. WE'D ALREADY DONE THAT MOTION, SO I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

ALL FOR? AYE ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

ANYTHING YOU NEED TO READ? THERE IS. ITEM H.11.

ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY. RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2605-031.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REAFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF CITY MANAGEMENT AND AUTHORITY OVER THE REDONDO BEACH WATERFRONT AND COASTAL RESOURCES IN RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOS ANGELES COASTAL SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

IS THAT IT? YES. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM I, WHICH IS THE EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.

[I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]

I'LL I'LL START WITH THAT ONE. SO H.10 IS A COUPLE OF BUS PATHS THAT WERE PUTTING IN ONE AT AVIATION AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD AND THE OTHER ONE ON PCH JUST SOUTH OF TORRANCE BOULEVARD. THE ONE JUST SOUTH OF TORRANCE BOULEVARD IS SOMETHING THAT MY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR.

AND I EXPECT COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE RESIDENTS, HE'S HEARD ABOUT THAT ONE AS WELL.

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AND SO I KNOW STAFF IS HERE, AND I WAS HOPING THAT PERHAPS WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF THE THE HISTORY OF THAT PROJECT TO, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW HOW IT'S GOING, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.

WHY THAT IT IS THE BUS PAD WAS NOT DONE THE SAME TIME EXACTLY AS THE TURN LANE, THE WORK THAT WAS ALMOST, ALMOST COMPLETE OR JUST COMPLETE. I'M NOT POSITIVE HOW FAR COMPLETE THAT IS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LAUREN SABLAN, CITY ENGINEER.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE PROJECT FOR AVIATION ARTESIA WIDENING PROJECT, THE FOCUS IS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION.

WE ARE WIDENING THE THE SECTION ON AVIATION. WE'RE CREATING A RIGHT TURN POCKET THAT GOES NORTHBOUND TO EASTBOUND SO TO IMPROVE FLOW AT THAT INTERSECTION. WE OBTAINED A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FOR WORK TO DO THIS PROJECT.

AND WE HAVE 12 MONTHS. WE STARTED THE PROJECT IN NOVEMBER OF 2026.

SO WE HAVE THE 12 MONTHS STARTING THEN. THIS PROJECT HAD CURRENTLY HAS WORKING DAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SO WE'VE GOT THE INITIAL PROJECT THAT WAS WIDENING.

WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE, WE DISCOVERED SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD HAPPEN.

THIS BUS PAD CURRENTLY, OR THE BUS STOP DOES NOT HAVE A CONCRETE BUS PAD.

IT'S IT'S ASPHALT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF READING WHICH MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE MADE.

WE WERE INCLUDING ASPHALT WORK. HOWEVER WE WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE THAT TO A CONCRETE BUS PAD.

AND SO THAT, THAT WOULD REFRAIN, THAT WOULD HELP US FROM HAVING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE.

SO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT THIS WOULD INCREASE, WE ARE THE WORKING DAYS BY THREE DAYS AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.

WE'RE DOING A RAPID SET CONCRETE. IT IS THE CALTRANS STANDARD NOW THAT THEY'RE USING FOR THE PROJECT.

OTHERWISE OUR CURRENT STANDARD FOR CONCRETE WOULD BE TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO CURE.

WE'D HAVE TO CLOSE THAT LANE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET IT BACK OPEN IN THE THREE DAYS WITH THIS CHANGE ORDER IF APPROVED.

AND AND WOULD BE WELL WITHIN THAT TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TIME FRAME AND WELL WITHIN THE WORKING DAYS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED, WHICH IS EVEN LESS THAN THAT. SO THE CONTRACTOR, WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONTRACTOR, HE GOT A GOOD PRICE.

THAT'S, WE WERE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT IN THE BEGINNING.

AND SO IT WASN'T INCLUDED UP FRONT, BUT MEASURE R IS FULLY FUNDING THIS PROJECT.

WE HAVE THE FUNDS FOR IT. AND SO AT THIS POINT WE WOULD ASK THAT WE WANT TO SPEND THE MEASURE R FUNDING AND CREATE THIS, AND THEN DO THIS ADDITIONAL WORK TO IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL.

SO IF YOU THIS WILL JUST CREATE A MORE COMPLETE PROJECT AND AND, AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OTHER QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO, TO HELP.

I THINK THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

SURE. THANK YOU, MISS SABLAN, FOR BEING HERE AND SPEAKING TO THIS.

SO OBVIOUSLY MY CONSTITUENT IS THAT SHELL STATION, AS IS THE, THE OWNER OR ONE OF THE OWNERS CONSTITUENT IN MY DISTRICT.

AND SO THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN AGGRIEVED BY THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY STARTING AND STOPPING WORK, NOT SEEMING TO WORK ON IT FOR A WHILE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THEIR, THEIR DRIVEWAYS WERE CLOSED OFF TO THE GAS STATION AND THE CAR WASH, WHICH THEY DERIVE A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

WHAT'S BEEN YOUR OPINION ON AS TO HOW DASH CONSTRUCTION HAS MOVED THIS PROJECT ALONG? THAT GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE TO, TO HAVE THEM ALSO DO THE BUS PATH? SO THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK VERY QUICKLY THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS SOME, THIS KIND OF ASSUMPTION THAT THEY'VE STARTED AND STOPPED.

HOWEVER, THEY'RE WELL WITHIN THEIR WORKING DAYS, WE'RE WELL WITHIN THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TIME FRAME, WHICH IS WE WERE GIVEN 12 MONTHS TO WORK IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY.

AND SO WE WILL CLEAR THAT BY FAR. WE ANTICIPATE NOT ONLY DOING IT WELL BEFORE THE, AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 15TH WITH THE WORKING DAYS THAT THEY WERE GIVEN.

THEY, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING BEING DONE IN JULY WITH ALL THE CHANGE ORDER WORK, WHICH INCLUDES THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.

REALLY WHAT'S LEFT FOR THIS CORNER OF AVIATION AND ARTESIA IS PROBABLY ABOUT 5 TO 6 WORKING DAYS

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THEY'RE VERY CONFIDENT AND COGNIZANT OF THE IMPACTS TO THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS.

WE ALWAYS HAD ONE DRIVEWAY OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR, FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

SO YEAH. THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDERS THREE AND FOUR.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY ANY OTHER COUNCIL WISH TO OPINE ON THIS? MAYOR. ONE MORE THING. THERE ARE THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT ADDRESS CITY ENGINEER AUTHORIZATION LIMIT FOR FUTURE CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS.

CONSTRUCT A NEW BUS PADS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, NORTHBOUND, NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE PROJECT NUMBER, PCH CORRIDOR PROJECT, CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

JOB NUMBER 40800 IN THE AMOUNT OF 277,286.28.

AND RESET THE ENGINEER'S AUTHORIZATION LIMIT FOR THE CONTRACT TO $125,000 TO ALLOW THE FUTURE CHANGE ORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOUR PROJECTS WITHIN THE CONTRACT SCOPE. YES. SECOND. OKAY.

MOTION AND SECOND. ANYONE WISH TO OPINE? OKAY.

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ITEM H.10. COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MIKE MADANI.

I AM THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE SOUTH BAY SHELL AND CAR WASH CORNER OF ARTESIAN AVIATION.

I'VE BEEN OPERATING WITH MY DAUGHTER, NICOLE SINCE 1991.

WHAT THIS LADY SAID ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE CONTRACTOR IS SO GOOD.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG. THEY'RE THE LOUSIEST CONTRACTOR YOU COULD HAVE FOUND.

THEY'RE SLOW. THEY'RE NOT EFFICIENT. THEY'RE OFF AND ON.

THEY HAVE COST ME 50% OF MY BUSINESS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS SINCE THEY STARTED IN NOVEMBER.

AND IF THIS PAD WAS PART OF THIS PROJECT, WHY DIDN'T DO IT AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THEY HAD MY DRIVEWAY ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD CLOSED? AND EVERY TIME THEY DO THAT, I LOSE BUSINESS.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT BUS PART. YOU GUYS WASTED $5 MILLION ON THAT PROJECT, AND THIS DASH COMPANY IS THE WORST COMPANY COULD HAVE FOUND.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT DRIVEWAY AGAIN AND TAKE SEVEN DAYS FOR THE CONCRETE TO TO CURE, AND IT'S GOING TO PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS AGAIN. AND THAT'S MY MAJOR DRIVEWAY COMING EASTBOUND ON ARTESIA BOULEVARD DOWN THE HILL.

NOW, IF THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE SETTLEMENT THAT WE MADE WITH THE CITY WHEN THEY TOOK MY, MY PROPERTY BY FORCE UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN.

NOW, IF THEY WANT TO DO THIS PROJECT, I'M ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION.

NOW WE CAN DO IT THE CIVIL WAY. YOU GUYS CAN OFFER ME, NOBODY'S COME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

OR WE CAN DO IT THROUGH COURTS LIKE BEFORE. SO IT'S UP TO THE CITY.

YOU GUYS ARE WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY. IF MONEY CAME OUT OF ANY ONE OF YOU GUYS POCKETS, NOBODY WOULD EVER SPEND A DIME ON THIS PROJECT.

THAT RIGHT LANE, RIGHT TURN LANE DID NOT ADD ONE LITTLE BIT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TRAFFIC ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN TRAFFIC REPORT. THEY MADE A BIG MISTAKE. THEY SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THAT RIGHT LANE ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT BLOCK.

THEY STOPPED AT MY GAS STATION AND TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP THE SAME AS IT WAS.

I HAVE PICTURES OF IT. EVERYTHING IS THE SAME AS BEFORE.

YOU JUST WASTED $5 MILLION. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE. ANY ELECTRONIC COMMENTS.

THERE IS NO COMMENT. OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

OKAY. THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE PULLED WAS H.14.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR. I I OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHADWICK CASTLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM. THIS IS FOR HARLEM IS POPPIN.

JUST TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENTS COMMITTEE.

APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, THE COUNCIL SET UP A SUBCOMMITTEE TO INITIALLY START TALKING ABOUT WAYS OF ATTRACTING OLYMPIC ACTIVITY HERE TO REDONDO BEACH. AND THEN WITH THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP, IT EXPANDED INTO WORLD CUP AND THE OLYMPICS AND THEN OTHER EVENTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME TO THE CITY. AND YOU KNOW, WE COULD HOST HERE AND WOULD BE A BOOST TO THE CITY IN TERMS OF BOTH ENTERTAINMENT AND TO BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE SPENT SOME MONEY DEVELOPING MARKETING MATERIAL.

STAFF SPENT TIME GOING OUT, MEETING WITH THE 88 CITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO TALK ABOUT OLYMPIC IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

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SO FOR EXAMPLE, ONE GROUP WANTED TO HOST A WATCH PARTY HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND PART OF THE PROCESS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO SET UP AN DO ESSENTIALLY A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAME OUR WAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW HAPPENING ACROSS LA COUNTY, BUT ALSO OTHER OLYMPIC CITIES, IS THAT CITIES END UP LOSING LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO CHASE AFTER BUSINESS DURING THESE EVENTS. BUT WE DIDN'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO DO THAT.

BUT WE ALSO DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO LOSE MONEY ON THESE EVENTS.

SO OVER THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US THAT JUST WEREN'T FEASIBLE FOR US TO HOST THEM ECONOMICALLY, AND ONE WHERE WE WERE GOING TO LOSE, YOU KNOW, $20,000 PER DAY OF AN EVENT OVER TEN DAYS.

BUT OTHER SMALLER ONES THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DID COME OUR WAY WAS THE TO HAVE A SMALLER WATCH PARTY INSIDE SEASIDE LAGOON DURING OUR REGULAR SUMMER OPERATIONS.

AND WE WERE APPROACHED BY THIS COMPANY, HARLEM IS POPPIN, TO SET UP TELEVISION SCREENS TO ALLOW US TO SHOW THE WORLD CUP OVER THE SUMMER AND PERHAPS TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORS TO SEASIDE LAGOON.

SO NET TO THE CITY WOULD BE ACTUALLY A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

AND THEN JUST TO ADD ONE OTHER GROUP THAT'S SORT OF WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THIS WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN THE WATER POLO THAT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED IN THE WATERFRONT FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, WHERE LAST YEAR IT WAS JUST A TEST WEEKEND.

BUT WITH THAT GROUP, WE'VE TAKEN THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING THEM TO ALL OF THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY COULD GET SPONSORSHIPS AND THAT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AROUND THE WATERFRONT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE CROWDS THAT THEY ATTRACT. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR HAUSE TO WALK US THROUGH HARLEM IS POPPING AND WHAT THEY HAVE PROPOSED FOR THE SUMMER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I DID PREPARE A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST TO WALK THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH WHAT IT IS WE CAN EXPECT.

SO, AS COUNCILMEMBER CHADWICK EXPLAINED, THIS GROUP HAS DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE A VERY LARGE 30 BY 16 FOOT SCREEN AT THE LAGOON, WHICH IS FAIRLY LARGE, AS WELL AS ALL THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT AS WELL.

THEY'LL BE OPERATING ALL THE EQUIPMENT, SO IT WON'T BE OUR STAFF OPERATING AND SETTING EVERYTHING UP TO HAVE THE STREAMING OF THE GAMES.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, WE WON'T BE PAYING ANYTHING, BUT THEY WOULD BE COLLECTING REVENUE FROM ADVERTISEMENTS THAT THEY'LL BE RUNNING BETWEEN GAMES. SO THE WORLD CUP IS TAKING PLACE BETWEEN JUNE 11TH AND JULY 19TH.

JUST TO BE SUPER CLEAR, THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANY OF OUR OPERATIONS AT SEASIDE LAGOON.

WE'RE NOT INCREASING PRICES FOR ADMISSIONS. WE'LL STILL BE OPEN FOR THE USUAL HOURS.

OUR STAFFING WILL BE THE SAME. THIS IS JUST AN ADDED PERK AND BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE WORLD CUP AND AN OPEN, COOL WATERFRONT SPACE. SO AGAIN, IT'S A 30 BY 16, NOT INCHES, FEET.

SORRY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, SCREEN. AND THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYING DURING OUR USUAL OPERATING HOURS, WHICH IS 10 A.M. TO 5:45 P.M. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE USA, MEXICO OR OTHER KEY GAMES IN THE TOURNAMENT THAT ARE BEYOND THOSE HOURS, OUR STAFF WILL DO OUR BEST TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PROVIDE STAFFING FOR AFTER HOURS.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A 6 P.M. USA GAME, AS WELL AS A 7 P.M.

USA GAME, AND WE'RE ALREADY PREPARING TO HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING ON SITE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THOSE GAMES AFTER OUR USUAL OPERATING HOURS.

AND WE ARE ALSO TRYING IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, IF WE GET THE GREEN LIGHT ON THIS, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO AS MUCH ADDITIONAL FUND PROGRAMING IN THAT SPACE. SO IF WE CAN HOST SOCCER CLINICS WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL COACHES, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. IF WE CAN BRING IN SOME FOOD VENDORS FOR THE BIGGER GAMES, SOME LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT LIKE BALLOON ANIMAL MAKING OR THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY OUR BEST TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE A BIT MORE THAN USUAL FOR SOME OF THE SPECIAL GAMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON TO THE SCREEN.

AND JUST AS A VISUAL, YOU'LL SEE UP THERE THE GREEN LINE AS WELL AS THE RED DOTTED LINE GOING TO THE BUILDING, THAT'S WHERE THE SCREEN WILL BE. SO AS YOU WALK INTO THE LAGOON, IF YOU LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD SLIGHTLY TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE SCREEN RIGHT UP THERE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK VISUAL, IT'S A 30 BY 16 FOOT SCREEN.

FIFA IS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT THEY CAN ALLOW, THEY HAVE VERY SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIPS, SO YOU WON'T SEE ADVERTISING AROUND THE SCREEN ITSELF.

AND THERE WON'T BE ANY COMPETING PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THAT LAGOON SPACE.

SO OUR PARTNER IN THIS IS FULLY AWARE OF ALL LICENSING RESTRICTIONS.

THEY'RE OBLIGATED AND BOUND TO THEM. SO WE WE ALLOW THEM TO MANAGE THAT AS THEY NEED TO, TO STAY WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE LICENSING.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOOTBALL. SOCCER. RIGHT, RIGHT.

FOOTBALL. THAT'S THE ONLY FOOTBALL THAT THEY HAD AT THE MOMENT. SO THEY PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO SLIDES I HAVE.

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IF I CAN PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT EDIT IS, THAT EDIT WAS ACCEPTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON BY OUR PARTNER HARLEM IS POPPIN, AND IT'S JUST TO KIND OF DOUBLE DOWN AND MAYBE I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY WALK US THROUGH THIS.

EDIT. YES, THIS IS JUST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR, FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CITY IN CASE THE IN SITUATION WHERE THE CITY WANTED TO TERMINATE FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND THE REQUEST WOULD BE FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGREEMENT.

AS THE, AS HARLEM HAS AGREED TO IT ALREADY AND THEY'VE AGREED TO IT.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER MEMBER.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. THANK YOU. TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. WHOEVER ELSE IS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH YOU.

KALUDEROVIC. THANK YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HAUSE.

THIS THIS IS EXCITING AND COOL. ONE CONCERN I HAVE, IF YOU COULD PUT BACK THE, THE DISPLAY OF HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE SET UP.

ACTUALLY WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND I MET ABOUT IT, WE KIND OF HAD THE SAME THOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS ARE THE SPEAKERS GOING TO BE WHERE THE SCREEN IS, I TAKE IT? YES. OKAY. WE HAVE NOT IN THIS AGREEMENT, BOUND THEM TO KEEP THE VOLUME THE SAME FOR THE GAME AS THE ADVERTISEMENTS. RIGHT? CORRECT. WE HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE VOLUME AS WELL AS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREENS IN THIS AGREEMENT.

OKAY, GREAT. MY CONCERN IS IMAGINE ESPECIALLY NOW SEEING IT HERE RATHER THAN INSIDE THAT THAT LITTLE HUT.

I IMAGINE IF PEOPLE ARE SEATED THERE AND THE GAME'S ON, THEY CAN TOLERATE THAT.

THEN THE ADVERTISEMENTS COME ON AND THEY'RE LOUDER THAN THE GAME, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE OBNOXIOUS SOUND.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTROL IT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

TRY TO KEEP THE VOLUME THE SAME OR PUT IT ON PUT IT ON THEM TO REQUEST THAT THEY KEEP THE VOLUME THE SAME BETWEEN THE ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE ACTUAL GAME.

THAT WAS MY, THAT WAS MY CHIEF CONCERN ABOUT, ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

JUST GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. YES, THANK YOU.

MAYOR. TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS RELATED TO THAT SOUND.

SINCE WHEN WE HAD THE IN AND OUT EVENT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MUCH CLOSER TO OTHER THINGS.

ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SOUND IS NOT GOING TO INTERFERE OR CAUSE ANY ISSUES? OR COULD WE HAVE THE SPEAKERS FACING AWAY TOWARDS THE SCREEN, OR HAS THAT BEEN DISCUSSED.

WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA.

AND THAT'S WHY WE ALSO PICKED THIS LOCATION. OUR NEIGHBORING BUSINESS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SCREENS AND THEY'RE ABLE TO ALSO SYNC WHATEVER FEED THEY HAVE.

SO IF THEY WANT TO WATCH IT ON THE BIGGER SCREEN, THEY CAN HAVE THE VOLUME UP ON THEIR PATIO. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. BUT WE'LL BE VERY, WE ALSO HAVE, AGAIN, BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE LAGOON.

WE'LL HAVE CAMPS, WE'LL HAVE FAMILIES. WE HAVE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAGOON. WE WILL ALSO BE HYPER AWARE OF HOW LOUD THAT SOUND IS AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING OTHER USES IN THE LAGOON, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT JUST WANT TO COME TO LAGOON AND NOT WATCH THE GAME, AND WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THE SOUND VERY LIMITED INTO THAT HALF OF THE LAGOON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. AND THEN THE REST, JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND.

THERE IS NO EXCHANGE OF MONEY. THEY'RE NOT PAYING US.

WE'RE JUST BASICALLY SAYING THIS IS A GREAT BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE ATTENDANCE AT SEASIDE LAGOON. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SORRY. ONE FOLLOW UP.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY.

THESE ARE THE SAME RULES THAT OPERATE THE LAGOON NORMALLY INCLUDING NO ALCOHOL ON THE LAGOON, NO ALCOHOL. OKAY. AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'LL BE CAMPERS THERE.

THERE'LL BE FAMILIES THERE. THIS IS BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH AN ADDED BENEFIT OF SOCCER.

EXACTLY. GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

JEEZ. I FORGOT THE QUESTION. NOW I'M GOOD. OH, WILL YOU ADVERTISE THIS AT ALL? LIKE ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PAGE, OR. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME MARKETING.

YES. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. CAN WE GET CONFIRMATION TODAY THAT I THINK THEY WERE IN FINAL PROCUREMENT OF THE SCREEN.

AND THEY ARE. SO THEY ARE WORKING WITH JUMBOTRON.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH JUMBOTRON. I WAS ASSURED TODAY BY HARLEM IS POPPIN THAT THEY'LL GO AHEAD AND SECURE THE SCREEN NO PROBLEM.

THEY'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR US. OKAY, SO CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH THE AMENDED LANGUAGE AS PRESENTED BY.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE.

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ECOMMENTS? THERE ARE NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ITEM J WHICH IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS AGENDA FOR ACTION.

THIS SECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE.

WE WILL DO WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST, WHICH I HAVE A BATCH RIGHT HERE.

LET'S SEE. SO RON MAROKO AND THEN JIM MUELLER.

HE EVEN GOT SOME AUDIO VISUAL AIDS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, RON MAROKO FROM DISTRICT THREE.

I'M ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMITTEE, COMMISSION.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS CELEBRATING OUR CITY'S HISTORY, IN FEBRUARY 2026, WE AT THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION APPROVED THE GARNETT HISTORICAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS AN COUNCILMAN CASTLE'S DISTRICT. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS IT'S ONLY OUR THIRD HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THIS HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE THE 1980S TO TRY TO MAKE IT A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

AND SO IT'S 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE.

I'VE LISTENED, I'VE READ ALL THE MINUTES THAT YOU PUT OUT SINCE WE PASSED IT.

IT HASN'T BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE YET, BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE THAT WE DO NEED TO CELEBRATE.

SO GARNET STREET, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, IS DOWN BY PCH AND IT HAS HOMES BUILT IN THERE BETWEEN THE 1900S AND THE 1920S. AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE KNOWN AS THE CARNATION CITY.

SO WE IF YOU READ SOME OF THE MATERIALS, YOU CAN EVEN READ STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE STANDING ON THE BALCONIES OF THE HOTEL REDONDO LOOKING TO THE EAST AND SEEING THE CARNATION FIELDS. SO WHAT WE HOPE TO DO IS HAVE SOME SORT OF EITHER RIBBON CUTTING OR CELEBRATION OR UNVEILING, OR SOMETHING THAT CAN RECOGNIZE THE NATURE OF THIS EVENT.

I DON'T KNOW, BASED ON OUR HISTORIC INVENTORY, WHEN THE NEXT TIME WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT'S FORMED.

BUT WE THINK THAT THIS IS SYMBOLIC. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE RUN IT BY CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE MUCH BETTER AT UNDERSTANDING THE GRAPHICS THAN THE PALETTES AND THE FONT SIZE.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE AN ANSWER, BUT I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF WE COULD HAVE SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE COUNCIL AND MAYBE EVEN HAVE A SIGN PLACED ON ONE OF THE SIGNPOSTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, AND IT'S ALSO BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION.

AND IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON FONTS OR THE DESIGN OR WHATEVER, IT WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON IT.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE WORKING WITH ELIZABETH A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY ON THIS NOW, BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THIS NEW DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT AND CELEBRATION OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THE CARNATIONS. BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL DISTRICT TOO. IT'S FUN TO WALK THROUGH.

YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. JIM MUELLER AND THEN MEGAN HIXSON.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL JIM MUELLER, DISTRICT FIVE.

NICE T SHIRT. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY STAFF WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE AN INTRODUCTION OF THE NRB FARMERS MARKET THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE LAST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR INSPIRING REMARKS, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PERSON OBAGI, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE WEEKLY MARKET IN YOUR DISTRICT. LARGE HAPPY CROWDS EAGER TO BUY REFLECT PROGRESS TOWARD FULFILLING THE VISION OF THE ARTESIA AVIATION CORRIDOR ACTION PLAN. ONE AACAP VISION IS TO MAKE GREEN LANE NEXT TO THE LIBRARY A PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE IS PERFECT FOR MARKET NOW AND IS EASY

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GATHERING TOGETHER, ENJOYING COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS IN COMFORT AND SAFETY IS HUMAN NATURE AND GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH, AS VANESSA SAID. WHEN YOU ATTRACT A HAPPY CROWD, A ROBUST COMMERCE WILL FOLLOW.

THE NRB FARMERS MARKET VENDORS HAVE HAD TO BRING MORE SUPPLIES EACH WEEK BECAUSE DEMAND IS HIGH.

OUR NRB, THE NONPROFIT THAT ESTABLISHED THE NRB FARMERS MARKET, WILL USE MARKET SURPLUSES FOR OTHER PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

LET US LOOK FORWARD TO NORTH REDONDO COMMUNITY'S MAIN STREET, LIVELY WITH SHOPPERS, WALKERS AND STROLLERS.

WASN'T THAT THE VISION THE COUNCIL HAD MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THEY GOT THE STATE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF ROUTE 91 THAT WE KNOW FONDLY AS ARTESIA BOULEVARD? DIDN'T THEY WANT TO MAKE IT A COMMUNITY MAIN STREET AND NOT A HIGH SPEED PASS THROUGH BETWEEN THE BEACH AND THE FREEWAY, AS IT HAS UNFORTUNATELY NOW BECOME? THE NRB FARMERS MARKET HAS PROVEN THAT PEOPLE WILL GATHER AND SPEND MONEY LOCALLY IF GIVEN THE SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO RE-ENVISION THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD, SLOW THE CARS DOWN, PROVIDE MORE PUBLIC SPACE AND SEEK BUSINESSES THAT COMBINE ACTIVITY WITH RETAIL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. MEGAN HIXON AND THEN JESSIE WANG.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MEGAN HIXON AND I AM PART OF DISTRICT THREE.

AND I'M HERE REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE, I BELIEVE, NINE CROSSING GUARDS THROUGHOUT REDONDO BEACH. I AM GOING TO TOMORROW'S MEETING, BUT I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DIRECTLY.

THE INTERSECTION IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CORNER OF LILIENTHAL AND RALSTON, IS ONE OF THE CROSSINGS BEING CUT.

THIS INTERSECTION LEADS TO WASHINGTON, THE LARGEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN REDONDO BEACH AND ADAMS, THE LARGEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN REDONDO. IN 2022, PARENTS AND RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD BEGAN PETITIONING THE CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, RBPD, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE WE WERE WITNESSING ONGOING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT THIS INTERSECTION IN REAL TIME.

THIS WAS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL. WE REPEATEDLY OBSERVED CHILDREN NEARLY BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLES DUE TO VISIBILITY ISSUES CREATED BY THE MORNING SUN, HEAVY TRAFFIC FLOW, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF A SIX LANE INTERSECTION WITH DUAL TURN LANES.

DRIVERS TRAVELING EASTBOUND IN THE LEFT TURN LANE OFTEN STRUGGLE TO SEE PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE SUN, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN WHO ARE SMALLER AND HARDER TO SEE.

THESE CONCERNS WERE CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENTED AND COMMUNICATED TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE.

THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF ADVOCACY, THE CITY HAS SIGNED A CROSSING GUARD IN APRIL OF 2023, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS INTERSECTION REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SAFETY PROTECTION.

SINCE WE HAVE HAD A GUARD, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF AN INCIDENT OF A PEDESTRIAN ALMOST BEING STRUCK AND WE LIVE IN A TIGHT KNIT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE SAFETY MEASURE IS WORKING. NOW, ONLY THREE YEARS LATER, THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE THAT PROTECTION, EVEN THOUGH THE UNDERLYING SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE NOT GONE AWAY.

IF ANYTHING, TRAFFIC AT THAT INTERSECTION FEELS EVEN BUSIER TODAY THAN IT DID IN 2022.

THIS COUNCIL IS ALREADY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GROWING CONCERNS SURROUNDING E-BIKE SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY. E-BIKES ARE NOW A CONSTANT PRESENCE AROUND OUR SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY WITH STUDENTS TRAVELING TO AND FROM ADAMS. WHILE MANY STUDENTS RIDE RESPONSIBLY, WE ALSO REGULARLY SEE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS, INCLUDING RIDERS FAILING TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS, FAILURE TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS, AND ATTEMPTING TO CROSS QUICKLY THROUGH TRAFFIC GAPS.

THE PRESENCE OF A CROSSING GUARD PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT LAYER OF SUPERVISION AND TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HELPS REDUCE THESE RISKS.

CROSSING GUARDS DO NOT JUST ASSIST PEDESTRIANS, THEY HELP CREATE ORDER AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN INTERSECTIONS WHERE CHILDREN, VEHICLES, BICYCLISTS, AND NOW E-BIKES ARE INTERACTING ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

REMOVING CROSSING GUARDS AT ALREADY COMPLICATED INTERSECTIONS WHILE OUR CITY CONTINUES GRAPPLING WITH E-BIKE SAFETY CONCERNS SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO FAMILIES.

WHEN PARENTS SEE A TRAINED ADULT HELPING CHILDREN SAFELY CROSS A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, THEY FEEL THEIR CITY VALUES SAFETY.

WHEN THAT PROTECTION IS REMOVED, IT SENDS THE OPPOSITE MESSAGE.

BUDGET AND STAFFING CHALLENGES ARE REAL, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS FACING DIFFICULT DECISIONS, BUT BEFORE ELIMINATING ESTABLISHED SCHOOL SAFETY POSITIONS, I URGE THE CITY TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOCUSED ON RETIRED RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILLING TO SERVE IN THOSE ROLES.

REMOVING NEARLY HALF. YOUR TIME IS UP, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. ANYONE. LET'S SEE. JESSIE WANG AND THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE.

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COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR AND STAFF MEMBER AND ALSO MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS JESSE WANG. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMIN SERVICES AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE.

AND I AM HERE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION HERE AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE.

SO WE APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SHARE OUR VISION TO OUR LOCAL, AFFORDABLE, HIGHER, HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU.

EL CAMINO RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE JOIN THE CONVERSATION CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS A VOICE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EL CAMINO COLLEGE.

EL CAMINO COLLEGE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE SOUTH BAY SINCE 1947.

EACH YEAR, WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 33,000 STUDENTS ACROSS NEARLY 200 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. OUR FACULTY AND STAFF ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY, STUDENT LEARNING AND STUDENT SUCCESS.

FOR GENERATIONS, LOCAL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES HAVE RELIED ON EL CAMINO COLLEGE FOR AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PATHWAYS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHEN OUR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMY.

THIS INSTITUTION IS NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AT A POINT WHEN CALIFORNIA HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COUNTRY, JOB TRAINING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

EL CAMINO COLLEGE PROVIDES LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.

THE COST OF ATTENDING PUBLIC CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IS NOW AT LEAST SIX TIMES HIGHER THAN ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

THAT DIFFERENCE MATTERS. AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOT OPTIONAL.

FOR MANY FAMILIES, IT IS THE ONLY PATHWAY FORWARD.

EL CAMINO COLLEGE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS, GAIN CAREER SKILLS, AND TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY WITHOUT CRUSHING DEBT.

WE ALSO OFFER EARLY EDUCATION ACCESS. I'M SORRY, COLLEGE ACCESS, ENABLING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT BEFORE THEY EVEN GRADUATE. RECENTLY, HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS RESPONDED TO OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY.

THEY TOLD US, THEY TOLD US THEIR PRIORITIES, CLEARLY UPGRADING JOB TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CAREERS THAT SERVES AND PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING NURSES, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, SKILLED TRADES AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

THE TOP PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED WERE MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION, PREVENTING CUTS TO EDUCATION, PRESERVING TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND VETERANS, PROTECTING SAFE DRINKING WATER, AND UPGRADING STUDENT SAFETY. CAMPUS SAFETY REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY AND TOP OF OUR CONCERN.

WHILE OUR CAMPUS IS SAFE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO FURTHER ENHANCING SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF FEEL PROTECTED AND SUPPORTED.

NOW WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE MATTERS.

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK BY VISITING THIS WEBSITE.

TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE EL CAMINO COLLEGE. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THAT WAS THE LAST CARD I HAD.

ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE TWO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE DARRYL BOYD, FOLLOWED BY MARK NELSON.

SO, DARRYL. GO AHEAD DARRYL. GOOD EVENING. DARRYL BOYD DISTRICT 339 YEAR RESIDENT.

REDONDO BEACH 33 YEAR HOMEOWNER AND TAXPAYING RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH ON THE 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE BLOCK.

I'M A LIFETIME SOUTH BAY RESIDENT. THE SOUND FROM THE STREET IS INSANE AND I HAVE ZERO PEACE.

I FEEL BAD FOR THE PROSPECT PEOPLE. THESE WORDS ARE FROM CANDACE NAFISI, PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER, SPOKEN TO CITY MANAGER MIKE WITZANSKY ON APRIL 27-26.

SPEAKING ON CLEAR PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOISE NUISANCE ISSUES REGARDING THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN AND THE 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE BLOCK.

CANDACE IS ALSO A NEIGHBOR BEHIND US IN BOYLE HEIGHTS, AND HER WORDS SHOULD TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

THIS ISN'T JUST A NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE PROBLEM.

THIS IS NOW A BOROUGH HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM, A COMMUNITY AND CITY WIDE PROBLEM.

IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE PROBLEM WITH DEEP, DEEP ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

THIS HAS ALL BEEN VERY WELL DOCUMENTED TO ALL OF YOU.

WE NEED PROPER FUNDING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN FOR THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN IGNORED AND DENIED IN LAST YEAR'S CIP BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.

WHILE LESS IMPORTANT PROJECTS WERE APPROVED AND BUDGETED FOR, THIS IS A WORTHY PROJECT.

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PICKLEBALL COURTS SHOULDN'T TAKE PRIORITY OVER REAL SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.

THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN IS OVER 60 YEARS OLD.

IT HAS NEVER BEEN UPGRADED WITH PROPER SAFETY OR ANTI NOISE FEATURES.

MUCH NEEDED FEATURES TO COMPENSATE AND PROTECT RESIDENTS AGAINST NOISE FROM INCREASED TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING VEHICLES.

INCREASED CAR RECYCLING, ILLEGAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INCREASED TOXIC FUMES FROM VEHICLES WITH ILLEGAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BUSSES, 18 WHEELERS AND BIG BOX TRUCKS.

OTHER NOISE FROM VEHICLES INCLUDE CELL PHONE CONVERSATIONS, ULTRA LIGHT AUDIO AND BOOMING BASS.

BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT CREATES A WHOLE OTHER SET OF PROBLEMS FOR US.

WE ARE BEING ASSAULTED BY UNRELENTING NOISE OF 85 TO 95DB AND VIBRATION DAY AND NIGHT.

STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL REDONDO BEACH SAFETY AND NOISE ORDINANCES AND LAWS DO NOT GET ENFORCED.

AGAIN THIS HAS ALL BEEN VERY WELL DOCUMENTED.

WHAT IS NEEDED? INSTALLATION OF SPEED TABLES ON MAIN NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE.

THE TRAFFIC CALMING BENEFITS INCREASED. PUBLIC SAFETY.

DECREASED AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL. DECREASED NEED FOR ADDITIONAL REDONDO BEACH PD MANPOWER.

FLAGLER BETWEEN ANITA AND BERYL STREET IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS NEEDED ON MAIN NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE.

SPEED TABLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

INSTALLATION OF A SAFE AND SOUND WALL ON THE OUTER PERIMETER OF NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN NUMBER ONE.

SAFETY AND NOISE REDUCTION HEALTH BENEFITS INCLUDE INCREASED SAFETY, DECREASED AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS FROM STREET TRAFFIC PROVIDES A BETTER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE MARK NELSON.

GO AHEAD. MARK. OKAY. ARE YOU THERE, MARK? YEAH.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SEE THE TIMER? THERE WE GO.

I SEE IT, I SEE IT MOVING AT ABOUT 2:50. OKAY.

I'M BRIEFLY GOING TO DISCUSS THE MAYOR AND BEACH CITIES COMMENTS AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE 500 600 PROSPECT AND 500 600 PAULINA RESIDENTS WITH REGARD TO THE BEACH CITIES DISCUSSION OF ALCOVE.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MEASURE BC WAS THE LARGEST LINE ITEM, THAT ALCOVE WAS THE LARGEST LINE ITEM IN MEASURE BC, AND THAT MEASURE BC WAS THE ONLY REJECTED BOND MEASURE.

AS ONE REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STATED, WELL, THEY REJECTED PAYING FOR ALCOVE.

IT'S NOT THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT IT. WELL, BEACH CITIES HAS MANAGED TO MAKE THAT A BIGGER MESS AND THEY'VE IGNORED THE BEACH.

THE MEASURE BC INTENT. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT A LOAN TO FINISH THE OVER COSTS OF THE ALCOVE BUILDING.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO FORCE THOSE VOTERS TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY DIDN'T WANT.

SO IT IS REALLY THE KIND OF ETHICALLY BANKRUPT BEHAVIOR THAT I'VE COME TO SEE FROM BEACH CITIES.

ALL RIGHT. WITH REGARD TO THE HAZARDS FACED ON PROSPECT AND PAULINA, I'VE PUT IN A NUMBER OF STUDIES ON THE RECORD AT THE COUNCIL GOING BACK TO ACTUALLY 2019 OR 2020. SO THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE TO BE AWARE OF IT.

THE MOST RECENT REPORT USES DATA FROM THE CITY AND CERTIFIED EIRS ALONG WITH PEER REVIEWED STUDIES.

THE PRIMARY RISKS ARE NOISE AND ITS CARDIOVASCULAR IMPACTS, PARTICULATES AND ITS IMPACTS ON COGNITION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY FROM HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, AND THE OBVIOUS SAFETY AND NOISE IMPACTS OF THAT TRAFFIC.

SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THESE HAZARDS DO INCLUDE RISK.

SPEED TABLES ON PROSPECT BETWEEN BERYL AND DIAMOND AND A SAFETY AND SOUND WALL BETWEEN PROSPECT AND FRONTAGE.

I'VE DISCUSSED THE SPEED TABLES FOR 35 MILE AN HOUR PROSPECT WITH MY UNIVERSITY TRAFFIC INSTITUTE, AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE SPEED TABLES ARE APPROPRIATE AND FEASIBLE.

REGARDING SAFETY IN THE SOUND WALL, IT'S CLEARLY FEASIBLE THE WALL WILL PROTECT ROUGHLY 100 HOMES NOW, BECAUSE THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN HAS INCREASED THE SOUND LEVEL ON PAULINA AS WELL.

SO THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE HAZARDS GETTING LARGER.

AND I PLAN TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC FUNDING ISSUES DURING N.2.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ONLINE.

ANY. ECOMMENTS, THERE ARE NO ECOMMENTS. OKAY, SO THAT CONCLUDES ITEM J.

WE WILL NOW JUMP TO ITEM N.1 ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS.

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

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DIRECTOR HAUSE. I THINK YOU'RE STARTING THIS OFF, BUT I'M HOPING WE'RE HEARING FROM STUDENTS.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M ACTUALLY MORE ORNAMENTAL ON THIS ITEM THAN ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE A QUICK, QUICK INTRODUCTION MOSTLY JUST TO GIVE KELLY ORTA A PRAISE.

SHE'S OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND SHE'S DONE A PRETTY PHENOMENAL JOB THE PAST YEAR PLUS IN REINVIGORATING THIS COMMISSION, SUPPORTING THE TEENS AND REALLY ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN THIS SPACE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO KELLY SO SHE CAN INTRODUCE THE TEAMS THAT ARE HERE TO PRESENT.

WELL THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. THE THE TEAMS HAVE TRULY MADE IT SUCH A SIMPLE, EASY JOB FOR ME AND I CONTINUE TO BE IMPRESSED BY THEM.

SO BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT.

I'M JUST GOING TO DO A REALLY BRIEF INTRODUCTION, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SOME OF OUR COMMISSIONERS HERE TONIGHT WHO ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE PRESENTATION. SO WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT TO PROJECT.

IF WE CAN GET THAT ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE. OKAY.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE YOUTH COMMISSION IS DOING A REPORT OR PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY NOTE THAT WITH THE ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT WERE DONE LAST YEAR, THE YOUTH COMMISSION IS NOW REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL SEMIANNUALLY.

WE THOUGHT, AT LEAST FOR THIS FIRST ONE, IT MIGHT BE NICE FOR THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN FRONT OF YOU AND FOR THEM TO SHARE ALL OF THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR AND THINGS THAT HAS INVIGORATED THEM AND EXCITED THEM THIS YEAR AND THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE. SO OUR PRESENTERS THIS EVENING, WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS, AMARA LWIN, ZIVA CHABOT, AND SELIM OZKAN.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR FEW SLIDES HERE.

AND SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO OUR COMMISSIONERS.

HELLO, I AM ZIVA CHABOT. I WILL BE STARTING OFF WITH THE PRESENTATION WITH THE COMMISSION DEMOGRAPHICS.

SO THERE ARE THREE OF US HERE TODAY, BUT IN REALITY, THERE ARE ACTUALLY 15 OF US.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDESHOW THEY HAVE, WE HAVE THE GRADES, WHICH IS TWO FRESHMEN, FOUR SOPHOMORES, FIVE JUNIORS AND FOUR SENIORS. AND ALSO WE HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM EVERY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SO THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO BE REPRESENTED.

OKAY. IN ADDITION, OUR YOUTH COMMISSION HAS TWO SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH IS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE TEEN CENTER AND EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE.

THE COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEE FOCUSES ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE OUR INSTAGRAM AND THE TEEN CENTER AND EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE FOCUSES ON OUR OUR TEAM, OUR TEEN CENTER, AND THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE.

LIKE LAST. LIKE I THINK LAST SUMMER WE. AROUND THAT TIME WE REOPENED THE TEEN CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO THOSE ARE OUR SUBCOMMITTEES. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TRANSIT SERVICES, WHERE IN, DURING THIS TERM OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION, MANY PEOPLE PROVIDED FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, AND BEACH CITIES TRANSIT.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME MORE DETAILS ON THIS SCREEN.

BUT BEACH CITIES TRANSIT HAS SINCE LISTENED TO OUR FEEDBACK AND HAS CHANGED SOME THINGS ACCORDINGLY, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THAT. HELLO, I'M YOUTH COMMISSIONER SELIM OZKAN AND WITH THE TEEN CENTER, WE HAVE ON AVERAGE 33 DAILY ATTENDANCE AND WITH A RECORD HIGH OF 92 STUDENTS.

SOME TEEN LED ACTIVITIES THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE TEEN CENTER IS FASHION WITH RACHEL, AND AN UPCOMING ONE IS ICE CREAM WITH, ICE CREAM MAKING WITH SCIENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD BY YOUTH CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN OLIVIER REEDS ON MAY 21ST.

AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE MADE FOR THE TEEN CENTER IS A HIGH SCHOOL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM, WHICH IS PARTNERED WITH REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO A SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB FOR TEEN CENTER.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SOME LIBRARY, WELL, FIRST WE HAD A, WE RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT AND THEY JUST TALKED ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS, THEIR ACTIVITIES, AND THEIR SERVICES.

THEY PROVIDE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. AND AS THE YOUTH COMMISSION, ALL 15, 15 OF US HIGHLY SUPPORT OF WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES AND HOW THEY JUST BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HOW THEY HELP US WITH MANY OF OUR, MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS ACTUALLY GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO STUDY AND TO UTILIZE THEIR TO UTILIZE THEIR STUFF THEY HAVE. THANK YOU. HELLO CITY COUNCIL, I'M YOUTH COMMISSIONER AMARA LWIN,

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WE HAVE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON E-BIKE SAFETY AND POLICIES, AS WELL AS A PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REGARDING BIKE LANES AND LIKE BEING ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLASSIFICATIONS.

SO WE'VE ALSO DONE FURTHER RESEARCH ON STATISTICS OF E-BIKE USAGE, CONSIDERING THAT E-BIKE INJURIES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED EACH YEAR SINCE 2017, AND E-BIKE INCIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE INCREASED 18 FOLD.

MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY. A STUDY BY THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT HAS SHOWN THAT 75 TO 88% OF OF BIKES USED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN REDONDO, AND MIRA COSTA SHOWED THAT THEY WERE E-BIKES, FURTHER HIGHLIGHTING THE RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS TOPIC.

WE ALSO, EARLIER THIS YEAR SENT OUT A STRATEGIC PLAN AND PUT A LETTER DRAFTED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ AND ADDRESS IT.

AND WE WANTED TO JUST GO OVER THE FOLLOWING POINTS THAT WE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER.

SO THE FIRST ONE BEING THE REVITALIZATION OF THE PIER.

THE SECOND ONE BEING E-BIKE SAFETY, AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

THE THIRD ONE BEING CREATION OF CITY MEMORABILIA FOR THE WORLD CUP AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, AND ALSO WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2028, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH WERE ADDRESSED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING LETTER.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR PRESENTATION AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. WELL DONE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WE KIND OF REVAMPED THE COMMISSION THIS YEAR.

AND WERE ANY OF YOU ON PREVIOUSLY? I WAS, BY PREVIOUSLY, DO YOU MEAN LIKE A 2024 TO 2025? YEAH. SO IT'S CHANGED SINCE THEN. DO YOU SEE IT AS BETTER NOW OR.

YES, I WAS ON THERE BEFORE AND I DO SEE I DO LIKE THE IMPROVEMENTS LIKE TWO YEAR TERMS. I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AS IT MEANS PROBABLY NOT AS MANY PEOPLE WILL BE CYCLING IN, WHICH MEANS WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENCY, I THINK. I HOPE THAT IS THE CASE. I GUESS WE'LL SEE BECAUSE THAT WE HAVE NOT REALLY DONE THE SECOND TERM YET, BUT YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

THAT'S EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INPUT AND, AND VOLUNTEERING TIME TO MAKE OUR TEEN PROGRAMS. GREAT. QUESTION FOR YOU ON E-BIKES WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE E-BIKES THAT ARE BEING USED BECAUSE IT'S TAKING A LOT OF CARS OFF THE STREET AND IT'S ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS AND POSES DANGERS BOTH FOR CYCLISTS AND FOR THE VEHICLES WHO MAY GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM YOU IS WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK THAT WE CAN DO TO FIRST, HOW DO YOU VIEW THE E-BIKE CULTURE IN REDONDO BEACH OR ANY OF YOU, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN DO FURTHER TO ENHANCE E-BIKE SAFETY AND, AND GOOD PRACTICES AMONG OUR YOUTH? YEAH. SO PERSONALLY, I USED THE NORTH REDONDO BIKE PATH TO AND FROM SCHOOL AT ADAMS, LIKE ALL THREE YEARS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO I FOUND IT SUPER HELPFUL. AND NOW I BIKE TO SCHOOL AS WELL.

SO I THINK THAT WITH LIKE THE CURRENT LIKE USAGE, CONSIDERING SO MANY KIDS LIKE USE E-BIKES TO GET TO SCHOOL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LIKE SPREAD THE LIKE THE SAFETY OF LANES, NOT JUST LIKE AS A BIKE PATH THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO EXTENDING IT DIRECTLY TOWARDS SCHOOLS AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH BAY.

OKAY, SO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. SO I WALK ON THE NORTH REDONDO BIKE PATH A LOT.

AND I AGREE THAT THEY DO RIDE IN THEIR LANES, BUT 80%, 80% OF BIKE RIDERS RIDE AT A REASONABLE SPEED LIMIT.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE A FEW WHO ARE JUST GUNNING IT DOWN.

AND WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING AN EIGHT MONTH OLD BABY OR A THREE MONTH OLD BABY, IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN ONE OF THESE IS SPEEDING BY YOU.

SO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO JUST TRY TO KEEP THE SPEEDS DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING? WELL, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WHAT I THINK, LIKE I HAVE AN E-BIKE AND WHEN I THINK OF AN E-BIKE, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT OF IT MORE AS LIKE A BIKE.

AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S LESS KNOWN, LIKE IT'S LIKE IT'S A VEHICLE, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM AS, I GUESS, IMPACTFUL AS A CAR. LIKE THE DAMAGES A CAR CAN DO IS SEEMED AS MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL THAN A BIKE.

BUT WITH E-BIKES GOING 30/40MPH, THEY COULD DO SOME GREAT DAMAGE.

AND PEOPLE MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S JUST LIKE A BIKE, LIKE BIKE.

KIDS ARE LIKE KIDS BIKE USE BIKES. SO LIKE, IT DOESN'T MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S SUCH A LIKE DANGEROUS THING.

LIKE PEOPLE COULD DIE FROM E-BIKES. AND I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD JUST HAVE MORE EDUCATION.

PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THE DANGERS OF E-BIKES AND WHAT IT COULD DO TO PEOPLE, TO FAMILIES.

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AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT I GUESS THE 20%, LIKE YOU SAID, SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT.

AND HOPEFULLY IF THEY GET THE EDUCATION THEY NEED, THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT E-BIKES AND THE SAFETY OF IT.

WE'RE HOPING THOSE PERCENTAGES GO DOWN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND DO YOU, WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR YOUR GENERATION? DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM POLICE OFFICERS? DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM FELLOW TEENS, FELLOW BIKERS? DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM VICTIMS OF E-BIKE ACCIDENTS? WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I THINK VICTIMS OF E-BIKE CRASHES WOULD BE THE BEST BECAUSE IT SHOWS FIRST PERSON INTERACTIONS AND IT SHOWS THEIR POINT OF VIEW, ESPECIALLY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THEY COULD HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF IDEAS SOME OF THE 20% BIKERS HAVE NOW, BUT AFTER THE CRASH, IT KIND OF LIKE BROUGHT THEM BACK TO REALITY, CHANGED THEIR IDEAS AND HOW THEY THOUGHT OF RIDING E-BIKES AND NOW THEY'RE MORE SAFE, HOPEFULLY RIDING WITH THE E-BIKES. AND LAST QUESTION IN PERSON OR SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATION? WELL, I THINK HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE IN PERSON BECAUSE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU COULD JUST SKIP IT WITH JUST A SWIPE.

BUT IN PERSON, IT'S, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE JUST MORE LIKE, YOU'RE MORE OBLIGATED TO STAY THERE AND LISTEN TO IT RATHER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST ADD ON REALLY QUICKLY? I THINK I DO AGREE WITH LIKE HAVING PRIORITIES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARRYING OUT THIS MESSAGE, BUT I THINK IF POSSIBLE, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KIND OF LIKE COVER ALL YOUR BASES AND DO AS MANY METHODS AS POSSIBLE.

BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY EVERYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN.

I DEFINITELY DO AGREE. I THINK IN-PERSON WOULD BE THE BEST, BUT OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T HURT TO ALSO MAYBE HAVE SOME THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE YES, IT MAY BE EASIER TO SKIP, BUT IT IS ALSO EASIER TO SEE AT FIRST.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THOSE ANSWERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION.

A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR BIKE ENFORCEMENT OR WAYS THAT WE CAN CHANGE BEHAVIOR.

RIGHT NOW, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRES THAT YOU TAKE A COURSE TO AT BIKE SAFETY COURSE AND YOU GET A STICKER AND YOU CAN PUT THAT ON YOUR BIKE AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO PARK THAT BIKE AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT IS HELPFUL? AND TWO IF THAT IF THAT REQUIREMENT ALSO MEANT THAT YOUR PARENTS HAD TO TAKE SOME PART OF CLASS TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON E-BIKES.

WOULD THAT MAKE AN IMPACT? OH, ANYBODY? YEAH.

NO. I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY IMPACTFUL. LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BEFORE THEY JUST GET A BIKE AND JUST LIKE RIDE AWAY.

AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL THAT KIDS ARE TAKING THE TIME TO LIKE, LEARN THESE LESSONS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE THE CERTIFICATION BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO JUST DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. AND I THINK HAVING PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALSO GIVING THEIR CHILD, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER CHILDREN LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, E-BIKES IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT.

OKAY. SO YOU WOULD MAYBE SUPPORT THAT. YEAH. INTERESTING.

OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF YOUR COMMISSION.

WHEN WE FIRST INTERVIEWED YOU ALL, WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAVE THE ORDINANCE WHEN WE REWROTE IT.

PULLED IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS AS WELL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMISSION.

WE DIDN'T HAVE, THOSE APPLICANTS. AND I REALIZE, I THINK FROM YOUR SLIDE IT SAID FOUR OF YOU ARE SENIORS.

I'M ASSUMING YOU'LL BE GRADUATING AND MOVING ON.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE. THE INTENTION WAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BACKFILL IT WITH SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM JOINING THE COMMISSION AND YOU BEING THE LEADER, THE OLDER GROUP ON THAT COMMISSION? I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT TEENAGERS, THEY NORMALLY ARE REFERRING TO HIGH SCHOOLERS.

AND I KNOW WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO LIKE FIT IN, WHETHER I WAS LIKE A LITTLE KID OR LIKE A TEENAGER AND LIKE ALMOST AN ADULT.

SO I DO THINK HAVING MORE REPRESENTATION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE REALLY NICE.

OKAY. YOU CONCUR. OKAY. THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. OBAGI. JUST ONE QUICK ONE.

DID YOU ALL HEAR ABOUT THE MOTHER IN ORANGE COUNTY WHO IS BEING PROSECUTED FOR CRIMINAL MANSLAUGHTER BASED ON HER SON KILLING A PERSON ON HIS BIKE? NO. OKAY. DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD, LIKE, SCARE PARENTS IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THAT? DEFINITELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.

I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO E-BIKES. SEEMS WE'RE ALL FOCUSING ON E-BIKES.

SO HAVE YOU ALL HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GONE TO THE TRAINING AT THE SCHOOL? ONE OF YOU. I DON'T. SO YOU HAVE AN E-BIKE BUT YOU HAVEN'T GONE.

OH, I GOT A CAR, SO I STOPPED E-BIKING. OKAY.

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YOU HAVE TO COME UP TO THE MIC. YEAH, IT WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL BECAUSE I THINK MY, MY LIKE TRAINER PERSON WAS WAS A PARENT HERSELF WHO ALSO HAD A CHILD WHO HAD AN E-BIKE AND SHE, I THINK SHE SHOWED LIKE PERSONAL STORIES OF LIKE KIDS ALSO IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAD E-BIKES IN THE ACCIDENTS THEY GOT INTO.

SO IT KIND OF SCARES YOU BUT LIKE, IT ALSO MAKES YOU AWARE OF THE RISKS OF AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HAVING AN E-BIKE.

OKAY. AND NOW A QUESTION THAT I'D LIKE EACH OF YOU TO ANSWER INDIVIDUALLY.

SO WHOEVER GOES FIRST IS AT MOST RISK. THE LAST ONE GETS TO HEAR THE FIRST TWO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD FOCUS ON FROM A, FROM A KIDS PERSPECTIVE, FROM A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE. YOU MEAN LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL? YEAH. OH, OKAY. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A.

I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT YOU GUYS ARE LIKE, WE ARE PRESENTING TO YOU.

BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU CAN LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS.

I GUESS MY REQUEST WOULD JUST BE TO, LIKE, KEEP THE CONCERNS OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION JUST IN MIND AS YOU'RE DOING YOUR LIKE MEETINGS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO THINK ABOUT US. I KNOW YOU CAN'T. I KNOW MAYBE EVERYTHING WE COULD DO MAY NOT MAGICALLY HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. IT WOULD BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD MAKE LIKE SUBTLE STEPS TOWARDS THAT.

END. SO YEAH, JUST LIKE KEEP PLEASE KEEP OUR THOUGHTS IN MIND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. I ALSO AGREE WITH THAT.

I FEEL LIKE YOUTH MAKE UP A BIG POPULATION OF REDONDO BEACH, AND JUST HAVING A VOICE FOR THE YOUTH WOULD BE GREAT.

AND HAVING YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, COMPLIANT WITH OUR IDEAS, WITH OUR CONCERNS WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL FOR US AND FOR THE YOUTH OF REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING. I THINK IT'S REALLY HELPFUL THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS THE YOUTH OF REDONDO TO SPEAK UP AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES THAT WE CARE ABOUT, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO LISTEN TO OUR ISSUES AND HOPEFULLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT WE CARE ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I CONTINUE TO BE IMPRESSED WITH HOW ARTICULATE AND COGENT YOU GUYS ARE ON YOUR ON YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR AD HOC DISCUSSIONS WHEN WE THROW A QUESTION AT YOU. SO WELL DONE. HOPEFULLY THIS BODES WELL FOR YOUR FUTURE AND THIS IS EXPERIENCE YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER, PUT TO GOOD USE IN YOUR FUTURE AS YOU HEAD OFF TO COLLEGE OR WHEREVER YOU END UP IN YOUR LIFE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND TIME AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT.

I MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER, BUT WOULD YOU MIND IF WE GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL UP HERE? OKAY. COME ON UP. IF THE COUNCIL WILL ALLOW ME.

WELL, SURE, BUT SOMEBODY NEEDS A CAMERA. LUKE IS GOING.

OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE STANDING HERE. THANK YOU.

LUKE. WE MIGHT NEED YOU TO SCOOT OVER. YOU'RE TALLER.

ONE. TWO. THREE. ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON. WE GOT ONE MORE.

THAT WAS OFFICIAL. HE'S THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER.

SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK WE SHOULD RECEIVE AND FILE.

A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW BACK TO THE NORMAL AGENDA.

WE'LL GO IN AT ITEM K EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

[K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS]

AS I PULL THEM I WILL START THE FIRST ONE. L.1 IS ABOUT THE RATES WITH OUR WASTE HANDLING. I HAVE HAD NO SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS SINCE OUR LAST DISCUSSION ON THIS.

SO NOTHING THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN TALKED ABOUT PUBLICLY.

AND ON L2 HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU MAYOR. L.1 I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

L.2 COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, STAFF THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

SORRY. FOR L.1 JUST THE CITY MANAGER SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AND THEN ON L.2, ALSO THE CITY MANAGER AND

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FOR L.1 NOTHING SINCE THE LAST DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.

L.2, THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

L.1 COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, SHARON SHAPIRO-FOX AND MAYBE STAFF OR THE MAYOR.

THAT'S IT. L.2 NOBODY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

L1 I'VE HAD CONTACT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI AND CITY STAFF AND ON L.2, I HAVE HAD EX PARTE CONTACTS, IF YOU WILL, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER AND CITY STAFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO ON TO L.1.

L.1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE RATES WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR OUR TRASH PICKUP, OUR WASTE HANDLING.

SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL FOR IT. AYE. OKAY. SO WE ARE, WE HAVE OFFICIALLY OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[L. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS WITH, AND ALTHOUGH I COULDN'T HOPE TO DO IT AS WELL AS DIRECTOR HAUSE, I ALSO WILL BE PERFORMING AN ORNAMENTAL FUNCTION TONIGHT WITH THIS ITEM.

ANDREW IS GOING TO BE GIVING YOU THE PRESENTATION. ALL I WANT TO SAY IS SHE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB GETTING US THIS FAR WITH THE HELP OF MANY.

AND THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD. ABOUT TWO YEARS TRYING TO BRING THIS SECOND AMENDMENT IN FOR A LANDING.

AND WE HIT THE FINISH LINE TONIGHT. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT THAT WE WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO ADOPT THAT ASSUMING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY PROTEST AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO, ANDREW, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WINJE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I HOPE THAT I CAN BE AS COGENT AND CONCISE AS THE YOUTH COMMISSION THAT JUST PRECEDED ME.

SO WITH THAT I WOULD WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SOLID WASTE RATES IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS CONVENED THIS PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO PROPOSITION 218 TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO SOLID WASTE RATE SERVICES WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DETERMINE IF A MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS.

IF NO PROTEST EXISTS, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO SET THE RATES.

THE SOLID WASTE RATES FOR 26 FISCAL YEAR 26-27 AND THE SUBSEQUENT FOUR YEARS PER PROPOSITION 218, AND ORDER THAT THE RESIDENTIAL RATES BE COLLECTED ON THE L.A.

COUNTY TAX ROLL. AND THE COUNCIL ALSO MAY APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, WITH ATHENS SERVICES EXTENDING THE CONTRACT THROUGH JUNE 2036.

AND THAT'S THE SLIDE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON WHILE I WAS SAYING THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION.

SO I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS IS REQUIRED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED EVERY FIVE YEARS OR UPON A CHANGE TO THE RATE STRUCTURE.

SO WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROPOSED CHANGES, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO INITIATE THIS PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WE ARE HAVING THIS EVENING. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, STAFF SENT NOTICES TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS AND BILL PAYING CUSTOMERS 45 DAYS BEFORE TONIGHT'S HEARING.

STAFF ALSO NOTICED IN OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

AND FINALLY, A WRITTEN REPORT WAS PLACED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OF ALL THE PARCELS AND PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE CHARGED ON THE L.A.

COUNTY TAX ROLL IF TONIGHT'S MOTION IS APPROVED.

SO EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, JUST AROUND BUDGET TIME PUBLIC WORKS COMES TO COUNCIL WITH THE ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT, AND THAT IS PART OF TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS AS WELL.

THE SAME RATE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

SO THE ANNUAL INCREASE USES PUBLISHED PRICE INDEXES WEIGHTED ACROSS FIVE INDUSTRY COST COMPONENTS.

THAT IS ONE CHANGE TO THE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA DISPOSAL NOW INCLUDES WASTE ENERGY AS THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

WASTE ENERGY IS NO LONGER AN OPTION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO OUR FIVE INDUSTRY COMPONENTS ARE DISPOSAL, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, FUEL AND OTHER INDUSTRY COSTS.

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SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS? FIRST, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE RESIDENTIAL RATE ADJUSTMENT FIRST.

THAT PROPOSED 4.63 RATE ADJUSTMENT WILL MEAN FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WHO SAW A MONTHLY RATE IN 25-26 OF $30.77 IN FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 THEY WILL SEE THAT MONTHLY RATE AT $32.09.

THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE RESIDENTIAL RATE STRUCTURE PROPOSED BY THE SECOND AMENDMENT WITH ATHENS SERVICES.

NOW FOR THE MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL RATE ADJUSTMENT.

WE ALSO SEE, AS I NOTED, THAT 4.63% IS ACROSS ALL CLASSES.

SO 4.63% ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT IS APPLIED TO THE MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL RATE CUSTOMERS, THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS WITH FOUR OR LESS WILL SEE NO OTHER CHANGE.

ALL CUSTOMERS NOW IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH WILL NOW RECEIVE THREE STREAM BUNDLED SERVICE.

AND FINALLY, MULTIFAMILY UNITS FIVE PLUS WILL NOW USE THE COMMERCIAL RATE STRUCTURE TO BETTER ALIGN THEIR SERVICE WITH TO BETTER ALIGN COSTS WITH SERVICE DELIVERY. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL RATES CUSTOMERS? THIS IS ILLUSTRATIVE. THESE ARE SAMPLES. THERE IS A PANOPLY OF OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. DO THEY WANT TWO BINS ONCE A WEEK OR DO THEY WANT ONE THREE YARD FOUR TIMES A WEEK? THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS, BUT I CHOSE TWO OF THE MOST COMMON SERVICES THAT ARE UTILIZED BY OUR MULTIFAMILY AND OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.

SO A FOUR SAMPLE MULTIFAMILY UNIT OF FOUR OR LESS USING A TWO YARD BIN ONCE A WEEK.

THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENT IN 25-26 CAN BE SEEN THERE, AND THE 26-27 IS NOW $202.14, WITH THAT 4.63% INCREASE. THE SAMPLE THAT WE PULLED FOR COMMERCIAL IS A THREE YARD BIN BEING PULLED ONCE A WEEK, AND THAT 4.63% INCREASE WILL MEAN THAT THE MONTHLY PAYMENT GOES FROM $320 PER MONTH TO $314.14.

SO. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? OF COURSE. THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT SO? ABSOLUTELY. THE SAMPLE MULTIFAMILY IN THE TOP ONE THAT'S SPREAD ACROSS ALL THE UNITS.

SO EXACTLY FOR THE EXAMPLE ON THE TOP MAYOR YOU'RE TALKING, IT'S A FOUR UNIT IN ON GENERALLY THAT WOULD BE A FOUR UNIT COMPLEX.

AND SO THAT $202.14 WOULD BE DIVIDED AMONGST THE FOUR PROPERTY OWNERS, OR IF IT'S ONE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT WITH FOUR TENANTS DIVIDED AMONGST THE FOUR UNITS OF THE PROPERTY.

YES. BUT WITH THAT ACTUALLY MAYOR, I'VE COME TO THE END OF THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. I WON'T READ THE FULL RESOLUTION, BUT IT IS TO TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY CLERK IF A MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS, IF NOT TO ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

THE COUNCIL MAY ALSO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ATHENS SERVICES AND FINALLY, DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH ATHENS SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT, NAMELY THE THREE STREAM BUNDLING SERVICE FOR ALL CITY CUSTOMERS BY JULY 1, 2026.

AND WITH THAT, ATHENS SERVICES ALSO ARE PRESENT WITH US HERE THIS EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE ATHENS TEAM AS WELL AS MYSELF AND DIRECTOR WINJE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. SO THE PROTEST VOTES ALREADY OCCURRED, CORRECT? WELL, WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONCLUDED, WE WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO TALLY THOSE PROTEST VOTES.

ONLY VOTES THAT ARE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CLOSURE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE COUNTED.

I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK HAS A SMALL FOLDER WITH SOME OF THOSE BALLOTS, SO WE WILL RECEIVE THAT AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CAN A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO'S HERE NOW PROTEST? ABSOLUTELY.

IF THEY PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROTEST SO THEY CAN JUST TAKE A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR NAME, THEIR PROPERTY NUMBER AND THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC.

WELL, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO ASK A QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME.

DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM.

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GO AHEAD, MARK. OKAY. THE UNMUTE IS HERE. I'VE DONE A NUMBER OF PROP 218 REVENUE REQUIREMENTS AND WELL, TO BEGIN WITH, BECAUSE I HAVE MY PROPERTY TAXES SENT TO A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION I DON'T GET ANY OF YOUR NOTICES BECAUSE YOU SEND THEM TO THE OF RECORD, I GUESS. SO I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS EVEN GOING ON.

BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S A PROBLEM, AND I DOUBT I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE CITY WHO WASN'T AWARE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THE WRITTEN NOTICE.

THAT SAID IS THE FULL REVENUE REQUIREMENT STUDY AT THE CITY CLERK BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TONIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN JUST THE ATHENS CONTRACT.

AND IF THE FULL CITY REVENUE REQUIREMENT, THE PROP 218 STUDY INCLUDES OTHER COSTS SUCH AS STAFF AND CITY OVERHEADS ET CETERA ET CETERA. THEN I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THIS HEARING.

SO I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE EXTRAORDINARILY SIMPLIFIED PROP 218 PROCESS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A CONTRACT PASS THROUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TO GET SOME INPUT ON THAT.

BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NO WAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET 50 PLUS 50% PLUS ONE TO PROTEST THIS.

I MEAN, WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH 218'S AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S EVER EVEN HAPPENED.

SO MY $0.02 WORTH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC ABLE TO LOOK AT THE DETAILS BEHIND THE RATE INCREASE? SO AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR, WE'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF COUNCIL A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH BOTH THE DRAFT SECOND AMENDMENT AND NOTICING TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL ON MAY 9TH, MAY 7TH, SORRY, MARCH 17TH, I SHOULD REMEMBER THAT ON MARCH 17TH, COUNCIL INITIATED DIRECTED STAFF TO INITIATE THIS PROP 218 PROCESS. STAFF THEN CONTRACTED WITH A MAILING COMPANY AND UTILIZING ANOTHER CONTRACTOR THAT IS THAT PLACES ALL OF THE ADDRESSES ONTO THE PROPERTY TAX.

SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE ADDRESSES.

WE CONTRACTED WITH THAT MAILING COMPANY TO MAIL THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF OUR PROP 218.

AND HOW IT GOT OUT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE GONE. GOT IT. AND SO, AND THEN ALSO THAT NOTICE WAS ALSO PLACED ONTO OUR WEBSITE.

I HAVE COPIES OF IT HERE. IT TELLS THE PUBLIC THAT TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TAKING PLACE.

IT ADVISES THEM OF THE CHANGES AND IT PROVIDES THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.

AND IT PROVIDES THE RATE INCREASE FOR THE COMING YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND ARE ANY STAFF COSTS INCLUDED IN.

I DON'T BELIEVE SO. THE CITY DOES COLLECT AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF FOUR POINT.

I'M GOING TO MISQUOTE IT. SO FOR RESIDENTS, THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $0.99 PER MONTH.

AND THERE ARE PERCENTAGE FEES BASED ON THE THE BASE RATE OF THE REFUSE.

ALL OF THAT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MATERIALS THAT WERE ISSUED OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ELSE ONLINE.

OKAY. ONE LAST CHANCE. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? OKAY, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR IT. AYE. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET READ OFF THE RESULTS OF THE PROP 218.

YES. THE NUMBER OF PROTESTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IS FOUR, AND THE NUMBER RECEIVED DURING THIS EVENING DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ZERO.

THE NUMBER IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF THE NUMBER OF PARCELS SERVED WITH RESPECT TO THE FEE BEING PROPOSED.

THEREFORE, THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF A MAJORITY PROTEST.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW, SO WE HAVE THE ABSENCE OF A MAJORITY VOTE.

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SO WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED. SO YOU'RE FREE TO VOTE WHICHEVER WAY YOU LIKE.

WITH THAT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE COUNCIL TO TWO THINGS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION THAT A MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS AND THEN TO DOES NOT EXIST. AND THAT TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT WITH ATHENS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I DIDN'T TAKE IT DOWN FROM YOU.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. I WILL MOVE THAT WE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION CC2605-32 AND APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES INC.

DBA ATHENS SERVICES. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANDY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION. I WAS NOTICING THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE JUST READ, BUT THAT'S THE NUMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT FILE.

THAT'S NOT THE RESOLUTION NUMBER. OKAY. SO. SO THE MOTION STATED.

HE STATED IT CORRECTLY. HE STATED IT CORRECTLY. OKAY. RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? OKAY. ALL FOR IT. AYE. JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM THE BLUE FOLDER ITEM WE RECEIVED ON THIS.

YEAH. THE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BE APPROVED TONIGHT IS REFLECTED IN THE BLUE FOLDER MATERIALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED THIS AFTERNOON. YES. OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THAT AGAIN. ALL FOR IT.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

DO YOU NEED TO READ THAT OFF? YES. GO AHEAD. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC 2605-032.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING CONTRACTORS CHARGES AND CORRESPONDING CITY FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR AND ORDERING THE ANNUAL REFUSE CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 TO BE COLLECTED ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TAX ROLL. OKAY, ANDREA.

GOOD JOB. OH, WELL. SHE LEFT. I WANTED TO SAY GOOD JOB.

SHE CAN HEAR YOU IN THE LOBBY. OKAY, WE'LL NOW GO TO THE SECOND HEARING.

L.2 THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF THE EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EXTEND OUR OUTDOOR DINING DECK PROGRAM IN RIVIERA VILLAGE. MARC HE'S GOT THE FLOOR.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. STAND BY.

SORRY. COULD I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL FOR IT. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY, THAT'S A 4 TO 0 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC ABSENT.

SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. NOW, OVER TO YOU, MARC.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARC WIENER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AND TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SENIOR PLANNER STEVEN GIANG TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION ON OUTDOOR DINING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM TO CONSIDER A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND EXEMPTION DECLARATION TO EXTEND THE RIVIERA VILLAGE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM. THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS REQUESTING AN APPROVAL OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

IT'S PROPOSING AN EXTENSION OF THE RIVIERA VILLAGE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, ENDING ON MAY 19TH, 2031. THE SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE FIVE YEAR EXTENSION PROVIDES TIME FOR THE CITY TO STUDY AND PURSUE PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE SIDEWALK WIDTHS IN THE AREA, MAKE OTHER PEDESTRIAN AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE USES IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE.

THE EXISTING PROGRAM IS BEING CONTINUED. IT CONTAINS 47 PARKING SPACES.

THERE'S CURRENTLY NO EXPANSION OF THE NUMBER OF DINING DECKS AND THE NUMBER OF SPACES THAT IT WILL OCCUPY BEING PROPOSED.

HOWEVER STAFF WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT IT DOES ALLOW FOR THE RELOCATION AND CONFIGURATION OF THESE DECKS, AS LONG AS IT STAYS UNDER THE 47 SPACE LIMIT.

THE PROGRAM HISTORY CONSISTS ORIGINALLY, THE PROGRAM WAS AUTHORIZED THROUGH A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ISSUED TO THE RIVIERA VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

IT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES 47 SPACES, AND THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES CURRENTLY PAY A MONTHLY RATE OF $2 PER SQUARE FEET.

TO DATE, THE PROGRAM IS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAS ENHANCED THE RIVIERA VILLAGE AND SUPPORTED THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THE CURRENT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AUTHORIZATION RUNS THROUGH JULY 1ST, 2026.

TONIGHT IS JUST APPROVAL OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AND WILL BE DONE AFTER.

THE NEXT FEW SLIDES I'LL GO OVER THE SEVEN DECKS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

HERE'S ONE DECK ON SOUTH ELENA AVENUE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SPACES THAT THEY USED TO EXIST.

SO IN THIS EXAMPLE IS A THREE PARALLEL PARKING SPACES.

HERE ARE TWO DECKS ON AVENUE I. AND THEN ON CATALINA IS WHERE THE BULK OF OUR DINING DECKS.

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THESE, THE PICTURES CORRELATE WITH THE DECKS IN THE CIRCLES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR SIZES AND RELATIVE LENGTH.

AS SUCH, THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THREE FINDINGS.

THE PROJECT MEETS FINDING NUMBER ONE IT CONTINUES AN EXISTING OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM IN AN ALREADY DEVELOPED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

IT DOESN'T AUTHORIZE NEW DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING DECKS, BUT IT DOES ALLOW FOR ADJUSTMENTS.

IT DOES AVOID IMPACTS TO COASTAL RESOURCES, SHORELINE ACCESS, PUBLIC RECREATION, BEACHES, BLUFFS, WETLANDS AND MARINE RESOURCES, AND OVERALL SUPPORTS A VISITOR SUPPORTING USE SERVING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED CHARACTER RIVIERA VILLAGE.

THE PROJECT THE DECK STILL REMAINS SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, AND THE CONDITIONS FOR RIGHT OF WAY USE, ACCESSIBILITY, SAFETY, MAINTENANCE FEES, AND ENFORCEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIVIERA VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

FOR FINDING NUMBER TWO, THE PROJECT IS NOT APPLICABLE.

IT'S NOT THE PROJECT SITE IS NOT LOCATED BETWEEN THE SHORELINE AND THE FIRST PUBLIC ROAD PARALLELING THE SEA.

AND FOR THE LAST FINDING, WHICH IS CEQA FINDINGS, THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS ONE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING USES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THE DECKS CAN BE RELOCATED. STAFF MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO CONDITION NUMBER ONE TO CLARIFY THAT THESE DECKS CAN BE RELOCATED IF THE DESIRE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. HOWEVER, AS LONG AS THEY REMAIN UNDER THE 47 PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT BY TITLE RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2605-33, A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPROVING AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING RIVIERA VILLAGE OUTDOOR DINING DECK PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION. WE'RE AVAILABLE.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE RIVIERA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ALSO PRESENT FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THEM, TOO. THANK YOU. SORRY, I HAD SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT.

GO AHEAD. EXCUSE ME MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT STAFF DID CONFER WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION ON THIS, AND THE COASTAL COMMISSION WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAM.

IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE IT'S LIMITED TO ONLY OCCUPYING 47 PARKING SPACES.

AND IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ISSUE A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EXTEND IT AT EITHER 3 OR 5 YEARS.

DURING THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT TO MAKE THIS A PERMANENT ALLOWANCE IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE DISTRICT.

WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A STUDY FOR THE DISTRICT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK AT MODIFYING SIDEWALKS AND STREETS.

AND SO THAT WILL GIVE US SOME TIME DURING THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD MESH WITH THE OUTDOOR DINING.

IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, THERE'S ALSO A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED FOR THIS.

IT HAS MORE OF THE DETAILS ON OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR THESE BUSINESSES.

FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT OCCURS STAFF WOULD PREPARE THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AND REISSUE THAT.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE OPEN TO ANY COMMENTS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE ON THAT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ANY DETAILS ABOUT THE OPERATION AND WE COULD EVEN RETURN WITH THE ITEM WHERE WE RECEIVED SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AND CERTAIN LOCATIONS, WE LOOK AT POTENTIALLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF OUTDOOR DINING DECKS OR RECONFIGURING OR JUST ANYTHING GENERALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OPERATION.

YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY COMMENT. THANKS, MARC, AND APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE THIS IS THE ENVELOPE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR US.

OUR REAL OPERATING PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH OUR EVENT PERMIT, AND WE DO THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BID.

I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE HERE.

WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BID FOR SOME TIME, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP.

THE BID ACTUALLY COLLECTS REVENUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE SPACE.

WE CHARGE $2 A SQUARE FEET, A FOOT AS MENTIONED, FOR THE DINING DECKS THAT'S COLLECTED, THE BID ALSO COLLECTS A MAINTENANCE FEE SO THEY CAN

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THERE'S SOME FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION WHEN NEEDED.

THESE DECKS HAVE BEEN REFRESHED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AS THEY'VE AGED, AND OUR DECKS HAVE HELD UP WELL THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

THEY STILL LOOK GOOD, THEY STILL LOOK CLEAN, THEY'RE STILL ATTRACTIVE, AND THEY'RE STILL A VIBRANT PART OF THE VILLAGE.

NOW, THAT SAID THERE IS AN ABILITY FOR US TO ADJUST DECK SPACE IN THE FUTURE.

JUST BECAUSE WE'VE APPROVED THIS ENTITLEMENT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO HAVE 47 SPACES THAT HAVE OCCUPIED DECKS.

WE WOULD ONLY CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE OCCUPIED DECKS IF THEY WERE DESIRED AND WORKING WITH THE BUSINESSES AND IN PARTNERSHIP.

SO THERE MAY BE AREAS IN THE FUTURE WHERE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A DECK AND WE RESTORE PARKING.

WE HAVE THAT PREROGATIVE. THE COUNCIL, THE CITY, CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE PREROGATIVE TO ADJUST FEES IN THE FUTURE FOR USE OF THE SPACE.

BY NO MEANS DOES TONIGHT'S APPROVAL OF THE ENTITLEMENT LOCK US INTO THE $2 PER SQUARE FOOT RATE.

AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT IN THE FUTURE.

AGAIN, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DO THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BID, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET THOSE FEES.

THIS DOES NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM LIMIT THAT.

SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, I'VE SHARED THIS WITH SOME OF YOU TREAT THIS AS KIND OF AN ENVELOPE OF COVER FOR US.

THIS IS HOW THE COASTAL COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ENSHRINE THE PROGRAM GOING FORWARD.

BUT WE MAINTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER ITS DETAILS.

AND AS MARC SAID, THIS IS STILL, IN OUR VIEW, AN INTERIM STEP TOWARDS A LONGER TERM RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SIDEWALKS, DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROL, PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS, ETC.

POTENTIALLY EVEN THE INSTALLATION OF A PARKING STRUCTURE BELOW THE CURRENT PARKING TRIANGLE THAT'S IN THE VILLAGE TODAY.

THOSE ARE WHAT WE'RE STRIVING FOR LONG TERM. THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CALL AN INTERMEDIARY STEP TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO QUESTION THE DYNAMICS HAVE CHANGED THE WHOLE CHARACTER OF THAT STREET.

IT'S MORE PEDESTRIAN. IT'S, I THINK, A LOT MORE BETTER ATTENDED.

AND IT HAS A DIFFERENT VIBE AND FEEL THAN IT HAD WHEN IT WAS A STREET WITH, NO DINING DECKS.

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.

IS THAT COMING BACK TO US AS A SEPARATE ITEM, OR IS THAT? IT CAN, WE CAN ISSUE THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY. WHAT MARC'S SAYING IS WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO FEEDBACK.

IF THE COUNCIL, AS AN EXAMPLE, WANTS TO SUGGEST PERHAPS THAT WE CONSIDER ADJUSTING FEES WE COULD PURSUE THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BID.

IS THE FEE SET IN A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT? IT IS.

IT'S IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. HAVE WE EVEN AGENDIZED THAT CAN WE DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT? IT'S RELATIVE TO THE PROGRAM.

YOU CAN DISCUSS IT ON BROAD TERMS. YOU CAN GIVE US DIRECTION. YOU COULDN'T NECESSARILY APPROVE A NEW FEE TONIGHT.

WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU. OKAY.

WHAT'S THE CURRENT FEE? CURRENTLY $2 A SQUARE FOOT.

A SQUARE FOOT. THAT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BID IS COLLECTING I THINK IT'S $0.30 ON TOP OF THE $2.

SO A TOTAL OF $2.30 IS COLLECTED FROM THE BUSINESSES FOR UTILIZATION OF THE DECKS.

OKAY. WELL, AS I SAID, IT'S CHANGED THE CHARACTER IN A POSITIVE WAY FOR RIVIERA VILLAGE, IT WAS A MODEL FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, HORIZONTAL VERSUS VERTICAL UNDER SEVERAL SCAG STUDIES.

SO IT'S ONLY IMPROVED IT. I HAVE GOTTEN NEGATIVE FEEDBACK THOUGH FROM SEVERAL OF THE RETAIL BUSINESSES.

IN FACT, ONE JUST RECENTLY CLOSED THAT WAS THERE FOR 30 YEARS AND CLEARLY STATED THAT SHE FELT LIKE THE LACK OF PARKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HER SHOP DEFINITELY IMPACTED HER OPERATION AS IT FORCED HER TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER CITY.

SO WE'RE LOSING THAT REVENUE AND A LONG TERM, LONG TERM RESIDENT BUSINESS THERE.

LIKEWISE, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS A SMALL PARKING LOT ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR THREE UNIT COMMERCIAL RETAIL BUILDING.

AND THEY'VE LOST ALL CONTROL OF PEOPLE PARKING THERE AND NOT PARKING THERE TO VISIT THEIR SHOP.

THEY'RE PARKING THERE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND PARKING ANYWHERE ELSE AND THEY WANT TO DINE THERE.

AND IN FACT, I ACTUALLY CONFRONTED SOMEONE WHO WAS PARKING IN THERE AND I BASICALLY WAS MET WITH PROFANITY.

AND THOSE RETAIL OWNERS DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO SIT THERE AND MONITOR THEIR PARKING LOT AND ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE PARKING THERE ILLEGALLY. AND SO AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FRIVOLOUSLY CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN THEY CAN'T VALIDATE WHOSE CAR IT IS.

SO WHILE IT'S CREATED A GREAT YOU KNOW, CHARACTER IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CORRIDOR, IT'S ALSO, I THINK, CREATED AN IMPEDIMENT TO ANYTHING RETAIL AND FOCUSES ON RESTAURANT OVER EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I DO THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON A LONG TERM SOLUTION SOONER THAN LATER SO THAT WE CAN REMEDY THIS SITUATION OR WE'RE GOING TO LOSE RETAIL.

THE NUMBER OF RETAIL STORES THAT HAVE BUTTONED UP IN THERE HAS BEEN PRETTY, PRETTY ALARMING TO ME.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AS WE'RE DOING THIS.

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I SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. I SUPPORT THIS EXTENSION, BUT I THINK WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE THERE THAT AREN'T, YOU KNOW, AREN'T OPEN AS MUCH OR AS USED AS COULD BE BECAUSE WE ARE IN A PARKING TIGHT SITUATION.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LOVE TO SAY THAT I LOVE THE PROGRAM OF THE DINING DECKS.

WHEN I MOVED HERE TO REDONDO BEACH 13 YEARS AGO, I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED THAT THERE WAS NO OUTDOOR DINING, GIVEN THE WEATHER THAT WE HAVE 11.5 MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, IT DEFINITELY HAS CHANGED THE CHARACTER OF RIVIERA VILLAGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, ATTRACTED A LARGER CROWD. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD JUST LOOKING AT THE PARKING SITUATION THERE IS THAT AGAIN, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY YOU GO DOWN THERE, IT'S TOUGH TO FIND PARKING.

IF WE WERE BEING COMPENSATED CORRECTLY FOR THE 47 PARKING SPACES VERSUS THEM BEING ACTUAL PARKING SPACES.

SO I JUST DID A ROUGH BACK OF THE ENVELOPE CALCULATION THAT 47 PARKING SPACES AT $2 AN HOUR FOR THE 15 HOURS, AND ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE OCCUPIED 75% OF THE TIME, WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $385,000 A YEAR TO THE CITY FOR PARKING.

$385,000. $385,000 FOR THOSE 47 SPACES. AND I CHECKED WITH STAFF.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY COLLECTING ABOUT $247,000 ON THE $2 PER SQUARE FOOT RATE THAT WE'RE CHARGING FOR THE DECKS.

SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT STAFF, YOU KNOW, WORK TOGETHER WITH THE BID TO SEE IF THE COMBINED 230 NUMBER IS THE CORRECT NUMBER.

JUST GIVEN THAT PARKING IS IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND DOWN THERE.

AND I THINK EVEN IF WE WERE TO MAGICALLY KEEP THE SAME NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS COMING TO THE RIVIERA VILLAGE WE NEED MUCH MORE THAN 47 SPACES.

RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK JUST GETTING RID OF THE DECKS WOULD, YOU KNOW, OPEN UP ENOUGH PARKING FOR THE AREA.

SO AGAIN, A LONGER TERM SOLUTION IS I THINK WARRANTED.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IS THE $2 A SQUARE FOOT THE RIGHT NUMBER? RIGHT. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO TALK TO THE BID. AND YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING IN THE PARKING UTILIZATION RATES AND DETERMINING PERHAPS WHAT MIGHT BE DEPENDING ON THAT OUTCOME, WHAT MIGHT BE A MORE DIRECT LINE FOR LINE NUMBER.

IF THERE IS A GAP AND WE'LL, WORK WITH THE BID TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE APPETITE IS AND TOLERANCE FOR THAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENT MIGHT BE AND YOU KNOW, REPORT BACK. I DO THINK WE SHOULD AT MINIMUM BE CONTEMPLATING A TRADITIONAL KIND OF CPI INCREASE SORT OF YEAR OVER YEAR.

WE SHOULDN'T TREAT THIS AS A STATIC EFFORT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS, AT LEAST ON THE BASELINE. AND THEN I THINK, AS YOU'VE ASTUTELY POINTED OUT, WE MAY WANT TO CONTEMPLATE WHAT WOULD BE GENERATING THROUGH PARKING IN THE ALTERNATIVE.

PART OF THE REASON WE HAVE THAT DEMAND, OF COURSE, IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY VIBRANT OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE TO A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN AND THE EGG KIND OF DISCUSSION. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BALANCE THAT EQUATION A LITTLE BIT.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE PROGRAM HAS CHANGED, THE VILLAGE AND IT HAS CANDIDLY CHANGED THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IN THE VILLAGE.

THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT REINVESTMENT IN THE VILLAGE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE VIBRANCY OF THE VILLAGE.

SO. WILL YOUR ANALYSIS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE I THINK THERE'S A DECISION PACKAGE ON UPPING THE PARKING RATES.

YEAH. THAT'S ASSUMING AND IF THE COUNCIL WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT HERE IN THE NEXT ITEM.

BUT IF COUNCIL WERE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED BRIEFLY LAST FISCAL YEAR AND HAVE PROPOSED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO CHANGE THE PARKING HOURLY RATES FROM $2 TO $2.25 WE WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THAT AS WELL. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. NO. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE BUSINESSES WHO ARE HERE ABOUT THIS.

ESPECIALLY I SEE MR. GOODSTUFF HERE, AND I WANT TO ASK HIM.

I WANT TO ASK. MR. GOODSTUFF. HOW DO I GET A GGOOD STUFF ON ARTESIA OR AVIATION BOULEVARD IN NORTH REDONDO? IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL SELL OUT ALL THE FOOD THAT YOU HAVE THERE JUST BASED ON HOW THE FARMER'S MARKET IS PERFORMING SO.

WE HAVE PARKING. THAT'S MY PITCH. AND THERE'S NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

SO PARKING. PARKING CHARGES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

BUT I'LL PITCH THAT TO YOU LATER. MY CONCERN ABOUT RAISING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ANALYSIS COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

WHAT WE'RE MISSING FROM IT, THOUGH, IS ALSO THE SALES TAX REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM THE RESTAURANTS, WHICH ADDS ON TO THAT 250 MY OTHER CONCERN IS, I THINK IN THE WINTER, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,

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RIGHT? IT'S PRETTY EMPTY. THERE ARE HEAT LAMPS, BUT PEOPLE ARE PRETTY MUCH EATING INSIDE.

AND I THINK THE REVENUE KIND OF LIKE THE WATERFRONT IS, IS KIND OF MUTED PROBABLY IN THE WINTERTIME WHEN IT'S COLD AND VERY WEATHER DEPENDENT, MAYBE EVEN DAMPENED ON CLOUDY DAYS. SO I'D BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT INCREASING IT TOO MUCH AND ACTUALLY WANT TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY COULD TOLERATE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS KIND OF SENSITIVE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

YEAH. AND I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE FIRST YEAR.

I WAS ON COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER NEHRENHEIM WAS TALKING ABOUT AN UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT IN THE TRIANGLE PARKING LOT.

AND I'M INSPIRED BY WHAT I SEE IN CULVER CITY THERE WHERE THEY UNDERGROUNDED THAT AREA.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO ON THAT FRONT? YEAH. AND OUR GRANT HAS KICKED IN, AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, WE'VE INITIATED THAT STUDY. PUBLIC WORKS DID A GREAT JOB GOING OUT AND GETTING REGIONAL MEASURE M FUNDS.

WE'VE GOT OVER $4 MILLION TO STUDY THIS EFFORT, AND IT INCLUDES THE COSTS AND IMPACTS OF A DECK.

AND HOPEFULLY WE COULD IDENTIFY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING TO HELP US WITH THAT AS WELL.

BUT I THINK THE KEY IN THE ANALYSIS, AND YOU RAISE A GREAT POINT, IS THE UTILIZATION RATE CAN'T JUST BE LOOKED AT FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT.

PEAK SUMMER MONTHS, WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPACTED IS AT THAT TIME.

IT'S THE EARLY HOURS. IT'S THE MORNINGS. IT'S THE OFF SEASON.

IT'S THE WINTER. YOU KNOW, THAT 75% UTILIZATION, IT'S GOING TO BE 100% AT MOMENTS AND IT'S GOING TO BE 10% IN OTHERS.

AND THAT'S IT'S THE AGGREGATE ACROSS THE YEAR THAT WE'VE GOT TO CAPTURE. BUT THAT'S THE POINT OF THE RETAILERS IS NO MATTER WHETHER THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESS FOR THE RESTAURANTS OR NOT, IS PARKING SPACES ARE TAKEN. YEAH. IN TERMS OF THE YEAH.

IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. IF YOU'RE A RETAIL OPERATOR, THAT REALLY DEPENDS ON PROXIMITY PARKING ADJACENT TO OR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, THESE DECKS MAY HAVE AN IMPACT.

AND IT ALSO DRIVES US TO WIDEN THE SIDEWALK AND PUT THEM TOWARDS THE BACK.

AND THAT'S WHAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION. LIKE WHAT WE HAVE AT SOME OF THEM, LIKE TURQUOISE, WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO DINING DECK. IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE SIDEWALK. IT'S BEHIND SIDEWALK.

ANY YEAH, THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE HOPING THE STUDY WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR.

YEAH, AS YOU WERE JUST SAYING, THAT MEASURE M STUDY THAT WE JUST APPROVED RECENTLY SPECIFICALLY IS TO ADDRESS THAT AND ELIMINATE THE WHOLE NEED FOR DINING DECKS. THEY WOULD BE SPACES ON THE SIDEWALK WITH A STREET IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH IS MORE USEFUL FOR EVERYBODY AVAILABLE TO BE CLOSED FOR EVENTS, NOT HAVE TRIP HAZARDS. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THAT ALL PROGRESSES.

YEAH, THE DINING DECKS HAVE ALSO DONE A BIG JOB WITH SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC WITH THE STREET BEING NARROWED.

IT'S A GENERALLY A VERY SLOW STREET. IT'S A VERY SAFE STREET, SO THEY'VE ENHANCED SAFETY THERE.

THE DINING DECKS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI SAID, WITH THE INCREASE IN BUSINESS, THE CITY IS MAKING MORE MONEY FROM SALES TAX.

THEY'RE MAKING MORE MONEY FROM THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THERE.

IN GENERAL, I THINK THERE'S A WAY LARGER LIFT THAN JUST THAT $2 PER SQUARE FOOT.

AND AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS THERE LITERALLY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK OR ALMOST EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK 75% UTILIZATION MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC, EVEN FOR PEAK HOURS IN THE SUMMER, BECAUSE FOR A 15 HOUR DAY, IF I GET TO WORK BEFORE 10 A.M., I CAN PARK WHEREVER I WANT.

THERE'S SPACES ALL OVER THE VILLAGE. AND YES, IF PEOPLE WANT TO PARK ON CATALINA AND THEY CAN'T, THEY JUST GO TO THE TRIANGLE THAT'S ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY.

SO I THINK YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT GENEROUS WITH A 75% ESTIMATE ON THAT.

SO I'D BE HESITANT TO JUST USE PARKING AS THE ONE EQUIVALENT ON THAT.

BUT THE RVA MET THIS MORNING, THEY HAD A VERY ROBUST DECISION OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.

THEIR NUMBER ONE CONCERN WAS ADDRESSED IN THE STAFF REPORT HERE ABOUT HAVING 47 SPACES THAT WERE FLEXIBLE, BECAUSE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SINCE, THIS HAS BEEN ONE YEAR AT A TIME PREVIOUSLY, WHEN WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR PLAN, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OF THESE RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE FIVE YEARS LATER? SO IF SOME SPACES CAN GO AWAY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, REX COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, CAN WE GET FOUR OF THOSE SPACES? WE'LL PAY FOR A DECK, AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE GETS DECKS AND THEY'LL MOVE AROUND.

SO HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY IS VITAL. AND THAT'S PERFECT THAT WE SEE IT HERE.

AND THAT ADDRESSES THE LARGEST CONCERN THEY HAVE.

THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK ALL CAN BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY AFTERWARDS.

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PARKING CAN BE TOUGH IN THE SUMMER, IN THE WINTER, PARKING IS A BREEZE.

AND YOU KNOW, AS SOMEBODY WHO'S THERE ALL THE TIME, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE I'VE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND.

AND HONESTLY, WHEN PARKING IS TOUGH, OR THE FREE PARKING IS WHERE I FIND IT.

I GO OFF AND I PARK A BLOCK FROM THE VILLAGE IN A FREE OPEN SPOT BECAUSE IT'S SOMEBODY WHO IS AT WORK AT THE MOMENT.

AND THEN THEY WANT TO COME HOME AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE PARKING.

AND THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER SEPARATE ISSUE THAT I WAS APPROACHED ABOUT WHICH WOULD BE A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION ABOUT MAYBE MODIFYING SOME OF THE WAY, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING ON PARKING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE RESIDENT CONCERNS, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT.

ON A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, I DO THINK THAT WHEN IT STARTS APPROACHING FULL, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CIRCLING, LOOKING FOR CLOSE PARKING SPACES INCREASES, AND THAT GETS EXACERBATED WHEN YOU HAVE MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH STOP SIGNS SOMETIMES BECAUSE THE PEDESTRIANS AREN'T SPACED TO LET PEOPLE LET CARS THROUGH.

AND THEN YOU GET BACKUPS AND PEOPLE GET IMPATIENT AND CUT OFF OTHERS.

AND IT CAN BE PRETTY NASTY. IT CAN HAPPEN. BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, I'VE HAD BACKUPS.

I'M LIKE, TAKES THERE'S FIVE CARS BACKED UP AT THE STOP SIGN AT VISTA DEL MAR OR AT AVENUE I BUT YOU GET THROUGH IT AND YOU KNOW THIS, YOU KNOW, THAT PART OF CATALINA IS NOT A THROUGH STREET.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET HOME. NO, NO, NO, THE TRAFFIC IS GENERATED BY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PARK THERE, AND THEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND. I'VE SEEN THE SAME CAR GO BY THREE TIMES, SITTING AT A RESTAURANT LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE, AND WE HAVE HAD ONE, I THINK, FATAL INCIDENT WITH A BUS AT AVENUE I.

THAT WAS LONG BEFORE THE DINING DECKS WERE THERE.

YEAH, BUT BUT THAT JUST SPEAKS TO THE PEDESTRIAN.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE DID YOU JUST NOT PUT.

OH, I DIDN'T PUT MY HAND DOWN, BUT I JUST HAD ONE FOLLOW UP.

JUST GIVEN THE INPUT FROM THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THAT WHEN WE TALKED TO THE BID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PRICING STRUCTURE OF ALL OF THIS, IF THEY COULD PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON NOT ONLY THE UTILIZATION FOR THE PARKING SPACES THEMSELVES, BUT THE UTILIZATION OF THE DINING DECKS, YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN ARE PEOPLE USING IT? OR DO THEY ONLY USE IT IN THE EVENING? JUST TO GET SOME SORT OF FEEDBACK.

ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE HELPFUL. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION BASED ON IF WE'RE MOVING THEM AROUND, LIKE I THINK THE EXAMPLE WAS REX ONCE. AND SOMEBODY ELSE SHUT THEM DOWN.

WHAT'S THE MECHANISM FOR DOING THAT? IS THAT PLANNING COMMISSION? IS THAT. IT'S THROUGH THE PERMIT. AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION? IS THAT JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST CREATED THIS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, WHEN WE FIRST ISSUED THE PERMIT IT WAS ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IT WAS TED SEMAAN, WHO ISSUED THE FIRST SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT BECAUSE IT WAS MORE OF A STREET ENCROACHMENT ACTIVITY THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND IT HAD, I THINK WE HAD ALMOST 70 PARKING SPACES.

69 SPACES. 69 SPACES. SO WE WORK WITH THE BID TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER AND TO PROVIDE A MORE UNIFORM APPROACH TO THE COLOR SCHEME, PAINTING STYLE, ETCETERA. SO WE'VE ALREADY CUT THAT PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO DO THAT AGAIN WITH CERTAIN USES.

AND THEN PERHAPS TO RELOCATE THEM TO NEW BUSINESSES AS THEY ARE CREATED OR ESTABLISHED, OR PERHAPS THE REX AT ONE POINT HAD DECKS AND THEN ACTUALLY WANTED THEIRS REMOVED.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE, I THINK THAT'S JUST A HYPOTHETICAL.

I'M NOT SURE THEY ARE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR THEM TO COME BACK. WHAT MECHANISM. IT'S THROUGH THE EVENT ITSELF. SO IT WOULD BE ISSUED BY RIGHT NOW.

I THINK MARC ISSUED THE MOST RECENT ONE AFTER TED.

SO IT'S ONE PERMIT PER DECK. IT'S ONE IT'S AN OVERALL PERMIT THAT LAYS OUT THE PROGRAM.

SO WE WOULD DO IT ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS. BUT IF SOMEONE COMES IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND WANTS FOR IT, REX AND SOMEBODY IS RELIEVING. WHAT NOTHING. NO THERE'S TOO MUCH WORK ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE HAVE TO ISSUE AN ENCROACHMENT ENGINEERING PERMIT. THERE'S GOT TO BE ACTIVITY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. GOT TO TEAR IT DOWN AND BRING IT BACK. YEAH. SO IT'S GOT TO GO THROUGH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WOULD IT GO THROUGH ANY OF THE COMMISSIONS. WE DON'T TYPICALLY TAKE IT THROUGH COMMISSIONS IN THE PAST, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR OVER YEAR PROGRAM. SO. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BID THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS? COME ON UP. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. OR THEY'LL SIT SIDE BY SIDE.

CHRIS BENNETT, DISTRICT ONE. MR. GOOD STUFF. GOOD STUFF.

YES. THANK YOU. RALPH RUSSOMANO, BUSINESS OWNER.

WHICH ONE? AND TREASURER. REBEL REPUBLIC. OKAY.

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I GO DOWN TO THE VILLAGE A LOT FOR DINNER, AND I'M BUSY FRIDAY, THURSDAY NIGHT.

AND, YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT I ALWAYS FIND PARKING AND IT'S REALLY NOT THAT FAR A WALK EITHER.

AND I OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE TALKED TO RETAILERS AND HONESTLY, THEY SAY, YEAH, THE PARKING IS A LITTLE CHALLENGING, BUT MY BUSINESS IS UP. AND WHY IS IT UP? BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC DOWN THERE.

WHY ARE YOU WAITING AT A STOP SIGN FOR A COUPLE PEOPLE TO GO BY? BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS DOWN THERE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE USING THE RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, YOU KNOW, JUST GOING TO TRADER JOE'S.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST VIBRANT. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS IN REDONDO AND MY SPOT SINCE FOR 28 YEARS NOW.

AND THE LAST WHEN I GOT MY PARKLET AND I'M, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM.

I'VE WATCHED THE VILLAGE JUST GROW AND WATCHED CATALINA JUST BLOW UP.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS OUTDOOR DINING. I MEAN, IT'S THE DINING DECKS BRING PEOPLE DOWN AND IT'S VIBRANT AND YOU SEE NEIGHBORS AND IT'S JUST IT'S FUN. ANYTHING ELSE? YOU COVERED IT.

OKAY. OKAY. BUT HONESTLY, THOUGH, THE RETAIL COMES IN AND OUT JUST LIKE THE RESTAURANTS DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE RETAIL STORE THAT CLOSED WAS PROBABLY.

WELL WE JUST LOST L'ATELIER. YEAH. PROBABLY BOUGHT BY ANOTHER RETAIL BUSINESS FROM HERMOSA AND MANHATTAN.

SHE DIRECTLY BLAMED IT ON PARKING. YEAH. AND EVERY TIME I GO INTO THE MONOGRAM SHOP I GET I GET AN EARFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE THERE ARE DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP.

AND THAT'S TRICKY. YEAH. YEAH. AND SHE HAS A LITTLE PARKING LOT, BUT GUESTS GOING OVER TO THE NEARBY RESTAURANTS AND THEY CAN'T FIND NEARBY PARKING.

THEY PULL INTO THEIR PARKING LOT. SHE CAN'T SIT OUT THERE AND WATCH WHO'S PARKING IN THAT LOT.

YEAH TRUE. BUT MY FEELING IS IF YOU HAVE A BEACH COMMUNITY AND YOU DON'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM, THEN YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE DOWN BY THE BEACH AND YOU HAVE EXTRA PARKING, YOU PROBABLY SOMETHING'S GOING ON IN YOUR DOWNTOWN OR YOUR LITTLE AREA OF, YOU KNOW, THE VILLAGE.

RIGHT. OKAY. I MEAN. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD IN THAT WE HAVE HAD, I'VE BROUGHT UP THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CHANGING THE PARKING RULES RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE WE DON'T HAVE THE RESTRICTIONS IN THE VILLAGE.

AND IF WE ADD BACK IN SOME OF THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS, THAT WOULD ALSO HELP.

LIKE TWO HOUR TURNOVER. NO, IT'S A RESTAURANT CAN COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD REPLACE A RETAIL PLACE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO BRING IN YOU KNOW TEN EXTRA PARKING SPACES.

AND THAT PROBABLY HAS A LITTLE BIT TO DO WITH HOW VIBRANT THE VILLAGE IS, BECAUSE THESE RENTS COME UP, THEY GET OUT OF LEASE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE GOING FOR RESTAURANTS BECAUSE THEY'LL PAY THE MOST MONEY TO GO IN.

AND, YEAH, IT'S SAD. I HATE TO SEE THESE RETAILERS LEAVING.

AND I LOVE THE DIVERSITY OF THE VILLAGE AND IT'S CHANGING.

IT'S SHAPING INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. YEAH. YOU KNOW.

THERE'S I DON'T WANT IT OVER GENTRIFIED. I LOVE GOING TO PEDONE'S.

AND YEAH. I DON'T WANT THE LITTLE MOM AND POPS GOING AWAY.

YEAH, YEAH. ALL FOR MOM AND POP. YES YOU ARE, I LOVE IT.

AND THERE IS ANOTHER VARIABLE THAT IT'S NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT WE DO HAVE TEMPORARY USE PERMITS FOR DRIVE AISLES AND REAR PARKING THAT ARE ALSO IMPACTING THE PARKING SITUATION.

THOSE ARE PRIVATE SPOTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING OCCUPIED BY OPERATIONS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING AT SOME POINT, MARC AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO REVISIT AND TALK ABOUT A STANDARD WITH THE COUNCIL THAT YOU'RE ALL FEELING LIKE WE WANT TO PURSUE ON A LONGER TERM BASIS.

THAT TOPS ARE ARE GOING ON FIVE YEARS NOW POST COVID OR SIX IN SOME CASES.

SO WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BRING THAT BACK AS WELL. AND THERE IS PARKING INVOLVED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU STILL SUPPORT IT, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE BROUGHT UP CHARGING RATES AS THOUGH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TAKING UP THAT PARKING SPACE LIKE WE DO DOWN IN THE HARBOR.

WHEN PEOPLE TAKE UP THE PARKING SPACES, DO YOU WANT CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? AT $2 A SQUARE FOOT? YOU KNOW, IT WAS $2.20. WELL, IT'D BE.

$2.05. TO THE CITY PER PARKING SPACE. OH. 15 HOURS A DAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WORKS OUT TO PER SQUARE FOOT. RIGHT. THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE. SO I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT TRANSLATES INTO? 25 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE VILLAGE. IT'S SEASONAL.

SO WE HAVE A STEADY. I SEE A STEADY PAYMENT TO THE CITY AT ALMOST $247,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS CONSTANT VERSUS AN ASSUMPTION THAT THE PARKING SPOTS WOULD BE FILLED.

[02:20:02]

SO IS THE PARKING. OKAY? I'D TAKE THAT STEADY PAYCHECK ANY DAY.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR. JUST A COMMENT. MISTER REBEL REPUBLIC.

YEAH. COME CREATE A PARKING PROBLEM IN NORTH REDONDO AS WELL.

THE RENT IS MUCH CHEAPER IN NORTH REDONDO AND THE CONSUMERS ARE WAY SPENDIER AND WAY HUNGRIER.

SO. AND WE DON'T HAVE EVEN ANY PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY. AND DON'T FORGET THE PIER. ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

THANKS. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING.

THAT WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AT IN THE BOARD FOR THE RVA THAT WE LOVE OUR OUR PARKLETS, AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE WAY THEY LOOK, THE WAY THEY FEEL, HOW CONSISTENT THEY ARE, AND DOING BUSINESS IN A COUPLE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HAD THE PARKLET PROGRAM.

AND IT NOTHING COMPARES TO THE VILLAGE. SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS AND AND DO IT RIGHT.

NO, I LOVE EATING OUTDOORS. IT WAS A GAME CHANGER.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL? OKAY.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS? THERE ARE SIX.

EXCUSE ME. SIX ECOMMENTS SUBMITTED. SEVEN ECOMMENTS SUBMITTED.

NO I MEANT THE LITTLE CARDS. OH, NO. OKAY. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? HI. HI. JOAN IRVINE DISTRICT ONE. WE LOVE THE PARKLETS.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE RIVIERA VILLAGE AREA FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS NOW, AND DEFINITELY HAVE SEEN THE CHANGE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED.

I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A DOWNTOWN IN REDONDO BEACH.

RIVIERA VILLAGE IS THE CLOSEST THAT WE HAVE, AND SO IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE.

I HAPPEN TO BE LUCKY I GET TO WALK, BUT THERE IS SOME PARKING ISSUE, BUT I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU'RE GOING COME TO NORTH REDONDO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE METERS.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE METERS IN RIVIERA VILLAGE.

I MEAN, SO, YOU KNOW, SO YOU'RE MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT IN NORTH REDONDO.

BUT THAT'S ASIDE. BUT IT REALLY HAS CHANGED THE DYNAMICS.

IT REALLY HAS CREATED MORE OF A VILLAGE EXPERIENCE.

YOU GO DOWN THERE ON WEEKENDS AND IT IS JUST IT'S LOVELY BECAUSE YOU'RE SEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE OUTSIDE, THEY'RE ENJOYING IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ATTRACTING MANY, MANY MORE PEOPLE.

AND WE, OF THE US VILLAGERS, YOU KNOW, REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT WE CAN GO DOWN THERE AND WE CAN SEE OUR FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN HANGOUTS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PEOPLE GO TO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND THEY BECOME OUR HANGOUTS.

THEY'RE ALMOST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE OUR CLUBS.

IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE CALIFORNIA SURF CLUB. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE VILLAGE.

SO I REALLY DO WANT TO EXTEND IT. AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE FINALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE ALL THE ISSUES BECAUSE BACK WHEN STEVE ASPEL WAS A CITY COUNCIL PERSON, THERE WAS TALK OF UNDERGROUND PARKING IN THE TRIANGLE.

IT NEVER WENT FORWARD FROM THAT. AND THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO.

SO, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, PLEASE EXTEND IT FOR FIVE YEARS.

THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. AND, YOU KNOW, AS COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER SAID, THEN IT'S GOING TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT EVALUATION COME BACK TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, IN THE VILLAGE.

AND IF WE'RE SPENDING 4.2 MILLION, YOU KNOW, ON THAT EVALUATION, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO COME BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE VILLAGE WILL BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT 20 OR 30 YEARS.

SO PLEASE EXTEND IT. AND I WANT TO. AND AS FAR AS CONCERNS ABOUT RESTAURANTS VERSUS RETAIL, I MEAN, THE RETAIL IS GETTING THE PEOPLE FROM THE RESTAURANTS.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE PEOPLE COMING DOWN TO THE VILLAGE JUST TO GO SHOPPING.

THEY COME DOWN TO ENJOY THE RESTAURANTS THERE, TO GO WALK ON THE ESPLANADE AND ENJOY THE BEACH THEME.

SO THANK YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU EXTEND IT. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE.

EUGENE J. SOLOMON. GO AHEAD. EUGENE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY STAFF. EUGENE SOLOMAN, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, ALSO RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE.

SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

FIRSTLY, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF PART OF THE STUDY THAT'S BEING DONE ON THE DINING DECKS AND THE IMPACTS IN THE VILLAGE WOULD INCLUDE A SURVEY OF THE RESTAURANT WORKERS, HOW MANY ARE LOOKING FOR PARKING OUTSIDE THE METER AREAS, HOW MANY ARE BUYING PERMITS,

[02:25:01]

I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT THAT PARKING IS A BREEZE IN THE WINTERTIME AND A NON-BUSY TIMES.

OFTENTIMES STREET SWEEPING IS TAKING UP THOSE SPACES SO YOU CAN'T PARK THERE.

THE METERS START AT 6 A.M., SO YOU CAN'T PARK OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN'T SPENT THE 2X OR 3X OF THE $175 FOR A RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT FOR A HOUSEHOLD. MOST OF THOSE HOMES ON THE AREA AROUND CAMINO DE LA COSTA ARE MULTIFAMILY.

THE SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT STREET IS MULTIFAMILY WITH LIMITED PARKING.

VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE DINING DECKS, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMERCE AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE.

I THINK IT'S AMAZING. BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT ANY STUDY OR ANY DECISIONS GOING FORWARD WOULD INCLUDE SOME SORT OF ADAPTIVE PROGRAMING FOR THE RESIDENTS, WHETHER IT BE CHANGING THE METER START TIMES FROM, SAY, 6 A.M.

TO 8 A.M., SOMETHING LIKE HERMOSA, WHERE THEY GET EXTENDED WITH A RESIDENT PERMIT, PARKING FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS SOMETHING LIKE METERS IN SOME AREAS AS I SAID, STARTING A LITTLE BIT LATER.

THIS IS FOR AN AREA AROUND VISTA DEL MAR FOR AVENUE I UP TO SAY SOUTH ELENA THOSE AREAS ARE IMPACTED JUST NORTH OF AVENUE I, WHERE RESIDENTS ARE FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING OR LOOKING FOR FREE PARKING ARE TAKING UP ALL THE SPOTS WHEN THEY COME HOME.

IT'S GREAT, BUT IT DOES IMPACT RESIDENT ENJOYMENT, AND IT DOES IMPACT ACCESS TO THE BEACH AREA FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE BLEEDING INTO THE FREE PARKING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION AND PERHAPS STUDYING THOSE ADAPTIVE CONCEPTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MIKE IS THAT STUDY SCOPED.

DOES IT INCLUDE WORKERS AND RENTERS? IT'S PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.

IT'S, WE'VE GOT PEDESTRIAN CONSIDERATIONS. WE'VE GOT VEHICULAR CONSIDERATIONS PARKING IN GENERAL, WHICH I IMAGINE IS GOING TO APPLY TO ALL FORMS OF PARKING NEED EMPLOYEES, VISITORS, PATRONS, RESIDENTS, ETC. IT'S A GOOD COMMENT. I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TALK TO PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING THE INDIRECT EFFECTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. BECAUSE I AGREE WITH WHAT HE'S SAYING ABOUT PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE FREE PARKING. OH, AND THAT'S WHAT IS OCCUPIED FIRST AS WE KNOW ON HERONDO STREET RECENT.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ANY OTHER ONLINE. THERE ARE NO.

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ONLINE. OKAY. ANY ECOMMENTS? YES. THERE WERE SEVEN ECOMMENTS RECEIVED SIX IN SUPPORT AND ONE WITH A POSITION NOT INDICATED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL FOR IT. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, I DON'T. TRYING TO FIND THE WRITING FOR IT.

BUT DO WE HAVE THAT ONLINE? SO YEAH, IT'S A RESOLUTION 2605.603.

RESOLUTION 260635 IS THAT IT? CAN YOU BRING IT UP IN THE PRESENTATION? YEAH. YOU HAD IT AT THE END OF THE OKAY. DEREK CAN YOU PUT IT ON? CC 2605-33 OKAY. CONSIDERATION OF THE EXEMPTION DECLARATION COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EXTEND THE EXISTING OUTDOOR DINING DECK PROGRAM WITHIN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE OVERLAY AREA FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN I WOULD SUGGEST WITH THE CONDITIONS AMENDED AS PRESENTED ON THE SCREEN.

WITH THE CONDITIONS AS AMENDED IN THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL FOR IT. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

YOU WANT TO READ IT OFF. BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC 2605-33.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CEQA EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND APPROVING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EXTEND THE EXISTING RIVIERA VILLAGE OUTDOOR DINING DECK PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, ALLOWING PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES CONTINUE USING DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, INCLUDING ON STREET PARKING AREAS FOR OUTDOOR DINING AND RELATED TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE CITY STANDARDS,

[02:30:01]

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR A SEVEN MINUTE BREAK.

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. AND STUDENTS, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN COME UP FOR SIGNATURES.

WE'LL TAKE A SEVEN MINUTE BREAK. THANK YOU. CAN WE START THE CLOCK AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH THE SIGNATURE? OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE'RE COMING BACK FROM RECESS. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. AND MAYOR LIGHT.

HERE. OKAY, GOING BACK IN FROM WHERE WE EXITED N.1 WAS ALREADY HEARD FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO N.2, THAT'S DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING OUR NEW NEW BUDGET AND AND CIP.

YES, I WILL TAKE THAT MAYOR, IF WE COULD FIRE THAT UP.

THANK YOU. BRIEF PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROCESS, AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS.

IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE CONVERSATION THIS EVENING.

WE WILL CONDUCT OUR MORE FORMAL BUDGET HEARINGS IN JUNE, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT CALENDAR FOR YOU HERE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

I'M I'M JOINED BY STEPHANIE AND JACOB, WHO I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN EARLY THANKS TOM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK GETTING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OUT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT WAS DELIVERED TO YOU A DAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

I WOULD, AND I, I WAS WRACKING MY BRAIN THAT HAPPENED IN MY 20 YEARS HERE.

I'M NOT SURE IT HAS. IT CERTAINLY HASN'T HAPPENED YET.

AND I'D LIKE TO APPLAUD. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION.

IT MAY NOT HAPPEN DEFINITELY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

SO BIG KUDOS TO STEPHANIE AND JACOB. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND, AND GETTING IT TO YOU AS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO OUR CIP FORMAT. THEY'RE NOT PERFECT.

WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO ON THEM, BUT YOU PROBABLY NOTICE OUR INITIATION OF OUR CLEARGOV SOFTWARE AS SORT OF THE PLATFORM FOR THE BOOK.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP BRING ABOUT MORE CONSISTENCY IN THE FUTURE. WE DO HAVE, AS I SAID, SOME AREAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD OUT IN THE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND SOME OTHER KIND OF SCHEDULING FORMATS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TWEAKING HERE, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. AND TONIGHT'S REALLY, IF YOU WANT TO JUST COVER IT REALLY HIGH LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL THEME THAT'S LAID OUT MY CITY MANAGER'S MESSAGE.

HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. STEPHANIE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH WHERE WE'RE AT FROM OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SUMMARIES.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CAPITAL BUDGET JUST AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, NUMBER OF PROJECTS, TOTAL FUNDING. AND THEN AS I DISCUSSED THE CALENDAR AND THEN WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REALLY TONIGHT, THE ONLY ACTION WE NEED TONIGHT REALLY IS TO FORMALLY RECEIVE AND FILE THE BUDGET AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE FINAL, NOT FINAL, I SHOULD SAY, BUT MORE RECENT DIRECTION ON OUR BUDGET RESPONSE REPORT QUESTIONS, WHICH YOU PROBABLY NOTICED WERE CIRCULATED AS A BLUE FOLDER ITEM THIS EVENING.

AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD BRIEFLY LOOK AT LATER.

THERE ARE 40 QUESTIONS CURRENTLY POSED IN OUR TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I IMAGINE THERE'LL BE MORE BEFORE THE END OF THE HEARING PROCESS, BUT THE SOONER WE GET THOSE QUESTIONS CAPTURED, THE BETTER FOR US. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, STEPHANIE.

THIS IS REALLY THE NARRATIVE TO THE, TO THE PROCESS.

THE BUDGET TAKES ON MUCH OF THE SAME THEME AS IT DID LAST YEAR.

WE WERE FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING NEW REVENUES, UPDATING, UPDATING FEES WHERE APPROPRIATE.

SOME OF THOSE WERE FEES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED, EVEN AS WE MADE THE MOTION FOR THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, THINGS LIKE PARKING REVENUE INCREASES AND THE LIKE.

WE'VE TAKEN SOME ACTIONS TO MANAGE COSTS THROUGH DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES.

WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN VERY JUDICIOUS IN THE NUMBER OF DECISION PACKAGES THAT WE PROPOSE, PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAVE A LONGER LASTING CORE EXPENDITURE IMPACT.

THERE'S VERY FEW OF THEM THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE IN, IN THE DOCUMENT THIS YEAR.

AND, AND WE'RE FOCUSED REALLY ON STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP US BOTH SAVE COSTS TODAY, BUT ALSO STRUCTURALLY SAVE COSTS IN THE, IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S WHAT SOME OF THE MESSAGE DISCUSSED.

WE HAVE A SMALL SHORTFALL THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND WE TAKE A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT SHORTFALL.

AND AND YOU'LL SEE THAT HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDES.

WITHOUT USING RESERVES, LAST YEAR, WE WERE IN MORE OF AN OPTIMISTIC TONE WHERE, HEY, LET'S, LET'S GO TO THE RESERVE. WELL, ONE TIME WITH THE HOPE THAT WE WOULD SEE TOTAL REVENUES AND SOME OTHER SOME OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE COME ONLINE THAT WOULD HELP US STRUCTURALLY. THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT SAYING, GOSH, WE'RE KIND OF HOPING FOR THE SAME THING AGAIN.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, HENCE THE THE VACANCY SAVINGS THAT YOU'LL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A SECOND. SO RATHER THAN USE THE RESERVES, HOLD ON TO WHAT RESERVES WE HAVE, FIND A SHORT TERM COST STRATEGY, AND THEN ALSO BEGIN TO DO THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP US STRUCTURALLY.

[02:35:04]

WE GOT RID OF OUR EARTHQUAKE COVERAGE, WHICH IS GOING TO SAVE THE CITY AS A WHOLE ABOUT $1 MILLION A YEAR IN PREMIUM COSTS GOING FORWARD.

IS THAT BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET? IT'S BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET, BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T FEEL THOSE EFFECTS IN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE IT REALLY IS REFLECTED IN RETROSPECT THROUGH OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUND CALCULATION. SO WE'LL WE'LL START TO SEE THAT MANIFEST IN FUTURE YEAR BUDGETS.

OKAY. ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE MADE THIS YEAR AS KIND OF A FOLLOW UP TO THAT CONVERSATION WAS INCREASING OUR SELF-INSURED RETENTION AMOUNT FROM A HALF $1 MILLION TO $1 MILLION.

THAT'S GOING TO SAVE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $700,000 AND A MILLION GOING FORWARD IN OUR PREMIUM COST AS WELL.

AGAIN, WE DON'T GET TO SPEND THAT MONEY THIS YEAR, BUT WE WILL AVOID COST IN 27-28 AND BEYOND AS A RESULT OF THOSE THOSE ACTIONS.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LONGER TERM COST MANAGEMENT, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE POINTING TO.

AND THEN WHEN WE SAY REVENUE MODERNIZATION, AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE RECEIVED DIRECTION AND ARE PREPARING A TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX BALLOT MEASURE INCREASE FOR THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, MARCH OF 2027 WHERE WE'RE WILL BE CONTEMPLATING AND ASKING THE VOTERS TO CONSIDER INCREASING OUR CAP FOR TOT FROM 12% TO 15% AND THEN SEPARATELY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL BE CONSIDERING A POTENTIAL MODERNIZATION OF OUR UTILITY USER TAX ORDINANCE AS A AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE CASE OUT OF SANTA BARBARA.

AND WE'LL PROVIDE SOME ANALYSIS ON THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE LONGER TERM STRUCTURAL ACTIONS THAT WILL OCCUR, HOPEFULLY NEXT SPRING.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, STEPHANIE. SO AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, WE START WITH $1.4 MILLION.

THAT IS WHAT YOU'LL RECALL. WE WE SET ASIDE AND HELD AT MIDYEAR AS PART OF OUR YEAR END FUND BALANCE PROJECTIONS.

WE VERY MUCH ASK THAT WE NOT SPEND THAT MONEY.

WE HOLD IT TO HELP US WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND IT IS HELPING.

YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR KIND OF OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES COME TO ABOUT A $2.5 MILLION GAP.

BEFORE WE START PROPOSING DECISION PACKAGES, YOU'LL SEE THE DECISION PACKAGES HELP US STRUCTURALLY TO A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER THERE. AND REDUCE AND HELP US REDUCE SOME OF THOSE THAT DELTA.

AND THEN LASTLY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE USING TO, TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET, THE PROPOSED FLEXIBLE HIRING FREEZE IS GOING TO SAVE AN ESTIMATED $2.9 MILLION. JUST TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ABOUT A 5% VACANCY RATE FOR US.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN OUR OPERATING YEAR, WE MIGHT HAVE A 4 TO 12% VACANCY FACTOR JUST NATURALLY THROUGH ATTRITION, RETIREMENTS, DELAYS IN HIRING, ETC.. SO THIS ISN'T A NUMBER THAT IS TOO SCARY FOR US.

I THINK THIS IS A NUMBER WE CAN ACHIEVE, BUT IT IS A NUMBER WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND BE MINDFUL OF AS WE MAKE HIRING DECISIONS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE CONTINUED TO ISOLATE OUR ANNUAL UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY PAYMENT, THIS $3.5 MILLION REFLECTS THE GENERAL FUND PORTION OF THAT.

OUR OVERALL PAYMENT IS ROUGHLY $4.3 MILLION. IF MEMORY SERVES 4.2, 4.3.

THE REASON WE'VE ISOLATED IS THAT UAL HAS SHOWN A LOT OF VOLATILITY AND RECENTLY IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY FOR US, THERE'S A. IF OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS HOLD THE MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT OF THE UAL PAYMENT, WHICH REFLECTS ABOUT $1 MILLION A YEAR FOR US, IS LIKELY TO BE EXTINGUISHED AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE MAY NOT HAVE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT IN 27-28, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE UAL ON THE MISCELLANEOUS SIDE OF OUR EMPLOYEE CALCULATION IS GOING TO BE ZERO, AND IT'S ALSO SHOWING THAT OUR SAFETY UAL, IS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPING.

THERE WAS A TIME HERE RECENTLY WE WERE SHOWING A TOTAL COMBINED UAL OF ALMOST $60 MILLION.

THAT NUMBER MIGHT BE WELL BELOW 20 ONCE WE RECEIVE OUR FINALIZED 24-25 CALPERS RETURN CALCULATIONS, WHICH WILL RECEIVE THIS JULY AND THEN ULTIMATELY SET OUR 27-28 NUMBERS, WE KNOW WHAT OUR 26-27 NUMBERS ARE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE. BUT OUR THE RETURNS ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US RIGHT NOW.

AND AND WE MAY SEE THAT YOU ALL GO AWAY. SO WE'VE ISOLATED THE UAL FOR THAT REASON, RATHER THAN BUILD IT INTO OUR STRUCTURAL OPERATING BUDGET, BECAUSE IT'S SHOWN SO MUCH VOLATILITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU SO WHEN YOU ADD ALL THESE TOGETHER, THE 1.4 MILLION, THE 2.5E, THE 830, AND THEN THE 554, YOU GET TO A BALANCED BUDGET.

AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE BALANCING. SO RATHER THAN ONE TIME RESERVES, WHICH WE SPENT ABOUT 3.5 MILLION LAST YEAR, WE'RE COUNTING ON ABOUT $2.9 MILLION OF WHAT I WOULD CALL TEMPORARY SALARY SAVINGS.

THAT'S REALLY THE CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR. AND AGAIN, VERY JUDICIOUS SPENDING ON THE DECISION PACKAGE SIDE OF THE LEDGER.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE TO GO THROUGH KIND OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE CHANGES ON A MORE ISOLATED BASIS.

STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE THESE IN FRONT OF YOU.

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EXCLUDING OUR TRANSFERS, IT'S ABOUT A 2% PRETTY MODERATE INCREASE OVER THE REVISED MID-YEAR NUMBERS THAT YOU LOOKED AT.

AS YOU'RE KIND OF USED TO SEEING, WE HAVE SOME INCREASES, FAIRLY STRONG INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX AND PROPERTY TAX IN LIEU OF VLF OFFSETTING SOME OF OUR MORE FLAT OR IN SOME CASES OUR TOT DECREASE TO OUR NUMBER.

WE ALSO ARE SHOWING A FAIRLY MODERATE INCREASE IN OUR UTILITY USERS TAX THAT'S RELATED TO OUR MOST CURRENT PROJECTIONS.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF KIND OF A MODERATE INCREASE AFTER KEEPING THIS NUMBER FLAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

SO WE THINK THIS IS A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE PROJECTION AS WELL.

THE NUMBER THAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE GROUP HERE IS OUR TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX NUMBER.

YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ABOUT A 4% DECREASE FROM OUR MID-YEAR PROJECTION, WHICH AGAIN WAS A DECREASE FROM OUR ADOPTED BUDGET.

THIS PRIMARILY REFLECTS A FEW THINGS. ONE IS JUST THE KIND OF GENERAL CHALLENGES IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, BOTH IN THE STATE AND THE REGION. AND THE OTHER IS THAT THE IMPACT OF THOSE CHALLENGES ON THE HOTELS WITH WHICH WE HAVE A SITE SPECIFIC TAX AGREEMENT THAT JUST PUTS A BIGGER HOLE IN THE REVENUE, AND THIS IS AN AREA WHERE AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO SEE A LOT OF UPSIDE AND WHERE IF THE KIND OF GENERAL ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES, WE CAN SEE ANOTHER FEW MILLION DOLLARS JUST AT THIS LEVEL. WHAT THIS DOES INCLUDE IS A SMALL INCREASE FOR OUR NON, OUR HOTELS THAT ARE NOT PARTY TO OUR TAX AGREEMENT. WE INCLUDE ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF PROJECTED REVENUE FOR THE HOTEL, WHICH WILL OPEN IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND WE ARE INCLUDING ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF PROJECTED INCREASE SUPPOSING THAT A TOT MEASURE PASSES IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

A VERY QUICK QUESTION. SURE. THE TOT THAT'S SHOWN HERE IS PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27.

IS THAT ACTUAL TOT RECEIVED BY THE CITY OR TOT BOOKED BUT NOT RECEIVED? YES, THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION. AS THE COUNCIL WILL REMEMBER, WE HAVE KIND OF FLIPPED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SHOWING THE NET OF THE PAYMENTS THAT WE MAKE RELATED TO OUR TAX AGREEMENT THIS YEAR TO OR FOR THIS BUDGET TO EASE CONFUSION.

THIS IS THE NET THAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE. AND WHAT WE'LL DO TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IS WE WILL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BOOK TOTAL REVENUE BOOK TOTAL EXPENSE, BUT THEY OFFSET.

THAT'S IT'S A NET ZERO TO REVENUE AND EXPENSE.

SO THIS DOES REPRESENT WHAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN.

SO WE INCLUDE THAT, WE INCLUDE, OH AND FINALLY THIS DOES INCLUDE ANTICIPATED PARTIAL REVENUE FOR A PARTIAL YEAR FROM OUR HOTELS PARTY TO THE TAX AGREEMENT. SO AGAIN DOWN 4% EVEN WITH THE INCREASE IN DOT? YES. VERSUS MID YEAR. VERSUS MID-YEAR. VERSUS MID-YEAR.

AND THAT IT'S, WE ONLY ANTICIPATE ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF THAT INCREASED REVENUE GIVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BALLOT IS MARCH AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO MAKE HOTELS START ON THE, THE NEXT MONTH.

AND I THOUGHT THE MARINE STREET GUYS WERE GOING TO START CONTRIBUTING VERSUS.

YEAH, YEAH. THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE WITH THE OBLIGATIONS, THEIR EXPENDITURE OBLIGATIONS, THE MARKET CONDITIONS AND, AND THEIR OVERALL REVENUE VERSUS EXPENDITURE PROFILE.

SO IT'S A, I WON'T BELABOR THAT. YEAH, IT'S A CHALLENGE.

AND STEPH, YOU'RE GOING TO COVER THE CHANGE IN TRANSFERS IN AS WELL.

YEP. YEP. SO THAT MAKES UP OUR TAX REVENUE. NON-TAX REVENUE.

WE HAVE A VERY MODERATE 1% INCREASE COMPARED TO MID-YEAR.

I'LL JUST NOTE THAT IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, OUR MID-YEAR REVISIONS INCLUDED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ONE TIME APPROPRIATION RELATED TO THE CONTRACTED OUT BUILDING AND PLAN CHECK SERVICES. SO IT'S IT'S A 1% INCREASE, BUT OVER KIND OF A LARGER MID-YEAR NUMBER. SO IT'S, YEAH, IT'S ABOUT 1%. AND FINALLY IN TRANSFERS IN, YOU'LL SEE A REDUCTION THERE THAT REFLECTS TWO ITEMS. ONE IS THAT WE ARE NOT USING AS A CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED ANY RESERVE FUNDS, WE SHOWED THE $3.5 MILLION IN OUR TRANSFERS IN FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 AS A TRANSFER IN FROM THE OTHER FUND.

AND THEN SECONDLY THESE TRANSFERS IN TRANSFERS OUT HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE CONFUSING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

I'VE, IN THIS BUDGET, WE ARE JUST PAIRING THEM DOWN TO THINGS THAT THAT REALLY NEED TO BE HERE.

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SO WE, WE'RE MAKING THAT ADJUSTMENT HERE. MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES BEFORE TRANSFERS OUT, WE'RE SHOWING ABOUT A 2% DECREASE. THE FACT THAT THIS IS FROM MID-YEAR, THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DECREASE REFLECTS THAT OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET INCLUDES ONE TIME CARRYOVERS IN THE GENERAL FUND, YOU CAN SEE THOSE ARE IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND GENERALLY THOSE FALL IN OUR CONTRACTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. SO THIS ISN'T REALLY AN ACTUAL DECREASE.

IT JUST TAKES OUT THE ONE TIME NUMBERS, OUR PERSONNEL TOTAL.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S OUR TOTAL PERSONNEL BEFORE ANY ADJUSTMENTS IS ABOUT A 2% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

THIS REPRESENTS OR THIS INCLUDES MOU ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUR POA.

THOSE ARE ONE BARGAINING UNIT THAT HAS SCHEDULED SCHEDULED MOU RELATED INCREASES IN 26-27 AND JUST REGULAR SALARY INCREASES FOR OTHER STAFF. TRANSFERS OUT, YOU'LL SEE A SIMILAR REDUCTION FROM THAT WE SHOWED ON THE REVENUE SIDE. AND AGAIN, THIS JUST REFLECTS THAT WE USED TO SHOW SOME ITEMS HERE IN THE TRANSFERS OUT, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO SHOW THE CURRENT 12.5 MILLION NUMBER REPRESENTS TWO ITEMS. ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND PORTION OF OUR 2021 A BOND PAYMENT FOR PENSION REFINANCING.

IT'S ABOUT IT'S A LITTLE OVER 11 MILLION. AND THE REMAINDER IS OUR ESTIMATED SUBSIDY FOR THE STREET LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND.

AND FINALLY, AS THE CITY MANAGER JUST KIND OF WENT OVER, WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR OUR FINAL ADJUSTMENTS, OUR UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY AND OUR 5% VACANCIES.

SO CLOSING AT ABOUT 131 MILLION. SO YOU'RE PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL COSTS, BUT YOU'RE TAKING THAT OUT AS VACANCIES FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS. YEAH. WE'RE SHOWING THAT AS A AS A SINGLE SINGLE LINE ITEM BECAUSE IT IS TECHNICALLY ONE TIME, WE'RE NOT CUTTING THOSE POSITIONS PERMANENTLY AND CHANGING THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET.

OKAY. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP LINE IS OUR RECURRING EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH SALARIES.

OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN JUST TO COVER THE DECISION PACKAGES ON A HIGH LEVEL, AS I SAID MUCH MORE MINIMALIST, MINIMALISTIC APPROACH THIS YEAR, ONLY 32 IN TOTAL.

THAT'S LESS THAN HALF THE NUMBER THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

21 OF THOSE ARE AFFECTING THE GENERAL FUND DIRECTLY.

AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE GOT FEE UPDATES. THERE'S SEVERAL NEW FEES THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE FLEXIBLE HIRING FREEZE. THERE'S SOME REORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL POSITION FOR OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND WATERFRONT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP. WE'VE GOT REORGANIZATION OF A SOON TO BE VACANT OFFICE SPECIALIST POSITION IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST THAT CAN HELP WITH ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION IN THAT DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATION. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A TOPIC THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN A VARIETY OF AREAS.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT NEW SPECIAL EVENT FEES AND THE LIKE.

SO WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THE PARTICULARS AS PART OF OUR FIRST BUDGET HEARING IN JUNE.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. WE CONTINUE TO FUND OUR REALLY CRITICAL SERVICES, CROSSING GUARDS, THERE IS A DECISION PACKAGE ASSOCIATED WITH CROSSING GUARDS THAT PROVIDES STRUCTURAL, ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT 18 SITES.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND MONEY IS PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET BOTH THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND ONGOING TO SUPPORT THAT STRUCTURE IN FUTURE YEARS.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR POLICE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND OUR WHAT I WOULD CALL EXECUTIVE AND KIND OF EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH IN BOTH OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS, AS CRITICAL ITEMS AS WELL. REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DECISION PACKAGES ARE ONLY THE MOST CRITICAL ITEMS IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.

IT WAS A FAR MORE AUSTERE APPROACH THAN WE'VE HAD IN RECENT YEARS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE MATH BELOW.

THE ONGOING AND STRUCTURAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DECISION PACKAGES IS QUITE POSITIVE, $2.11 MILLION ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE PROPOSED VACANCIES AND THEN SOME ONE TIME EXPENDITURES OFFSETTING THAT AMOUNT.

SO THE DECISION PACKAGES ARE CRITICAL TO OUR BUDGET TO BE BALANCED.

I THINK THAT'S WORTH NOTING. AND THE MATH THERE SORT OF PROVES THAT OUT.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO JUST TO FOOT STOMP YOU THE BUDGET ASSUMES YOUR NET ZERO.

YEAH. WE'RE NET ZERO WITH THE PROPOSED DECISION.

ALL ALL THE DECISION. POSITIVE. YEP. DECISION PACKAGES BEING APPROVED.

YEP. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY CHANGES TO THE DECISION PACKAGES, WE'LL NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN THE FINAL MOTION AND FIND OFFSETTING EITHER EXPENDITURE

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BUT 26-27 AS A FISCAL YEAR WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WE BOTH COLLECT REVENUE AND BEGIN OUR CAPITAL SPENDING CAMPAIGN.

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS, 89. I THINK I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR YEARS, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER SHORTENED FROM AS HIGH AS I THINK 100 AND PERHAPS 34 AT ONE POINT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I LIKE THIS.

IT REFLECTS OUR FOCUS ON CRITICAL PROJECTS, THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS, AND ALLOWS US TO TO REALLY FOCUS OUR EFFORTS AND EXECUTE WHAT YOU ALL SEE AS IMPORTANT. LAST YEAR TO GIVE YOU SOME, SOME JUST HISTORICAL CONTEXT, WE SPENT ABOUT 16.5 MILLION OR SHOULD SPEND ABOUT 16.5 MILLION BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WILL HAVE COMPLETED 28 PROJECTS AND DESIGNED OR STARTED PROCUREMENT ON ANOTHER 25.

SO ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING YEAR ON, ON THE CAPITAL SIDE OF THE EQUATION.

BUT I DO LIKE 89 AS A NUMBER, MUCH MORE SO IN A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAN I DO, SAY 130.

AND I THINK WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT. AS I MENTIONED, CHANGES TO THE BOOK THIS YEAR.

EVERY PROJECT HAS A, HAS A AS A SHEET, A PROJECT SHEET AND A NUMBER AS OPPOSED TO JUST NEW PROJECTS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON BUILDING OUT THE DESCRIPTIONS AND PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR SCHEDULE.

BUT WE ARE PLEASED TO AT LEAST PROVIDE CLARITY ON IN A VERY PLAIN, ALPHABETIZED WAY, RATHER THAN SOME OF THE CHARTS AND THE KIND OF CROSS-REFERENCING AND THINGS WE USED IN THE PAST, SO OPEN TO FEEDBACK.

I'VE TALKED TO A FEW OF YOU ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE AND DISLIKE ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THAT DOCUMENT GOING FORWARD.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. CALENDAR. VERY CLEAR. TONIGHT'S RECEIVING FILE, JUNE 2ND IS THE FIRST SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL FOCUS ON THE OPERATING BUDGET. WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE AVAILABLE TO PRESENT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DECISION PACKAGES, NEW REVENUES, ETC.. THE JUNE 9TH HEARING WILL FOCUS ON OUR CAPITAL PLAN.

AND THEN JUNE 16TH, WE'LL BE SHOOTING FOR ADOPTION OF BOTH THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE CIP.

ALONG THE WAY, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SUGGEST BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS.

I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT WE WE TRY TO GET ALL OF THOSE BRR'S OUT ON THE TABLE BY THE END OF THE JUNE 2ND DISCUSSION, IF POSSIBLE. WE COULD PERHAPS FIT A FEW IN FOLLOWING THE JUNE 9TH CONVERSATION IF THEY'RE CAPITAL RELATED, BUT THAT GIVES US VERY LIMITED TIME TO PREPARE THEM FOR YOU AS PART OF THAT FINAL JUNE 16TH AGENDA PACKAGE.

OTHER MEETINGS OF NOTE, WE'VE GOT A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THEY HAVE A, THERE'S A CONFORMITY QUESTION THAT'S ALWAYS PRESENTED TO THEM AS IT RELATES TO THE CIP.

THEY'LL BE KICKING THAT AROUND HERE LATER THIS WEEK.

AND THEN THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION GETS TWO BITES AT THE APPLE, WE HAVE A BUDGET FINANCE COMMISSIONER HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'S BEEN HELPING US OUT, WE HAVE OUR FIRST DISCUSSION WITH THEM ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON THE 26TH, WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE COUNCIL'S DARK NIGHT, AND JUST AS A MATTER OF FORM, I'VE PRESENTED OR MET, I SHOULD SAY HAD DISCUSSIONS AND Q AND A WITH JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS AS WE WERE GOING INTO THE DELIVERY AND THE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET.

VERY INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS, IN PARTICULAR THE YOUTH COMMISSION.

I ASKED SOME OF THE MORE INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS, I THINK, OVER THE COURSE OF THE FEW WEEKS, BUT YEAH, ENJOYED THAT PROCESS. AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF TALK WITH, WITH COMMISSIONERS, NOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK THERE WITH THE BUDGET BEING AS AUSTERE AS IT IS.

I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITED, LIMITED CAPACITY GOING FORWARD.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO AGAIN, REMINDER TONIGHT TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE TWO DOCUMENTS AND THEN PROVIDE ANY DIRECTION ON ADDITIONAL BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS.

AS I MENTIONED, AGAIN, THE BLUE FOLDER HAS THE 40 STATED QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

AND THEN WHILE WE'VE NOTICED THE PUBLIC HEARING THE ACTION, THE PERFUNCTORY ACTION TONIGHT IS ALWAYS TO SET JUNE 2ND AS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET AND AND WILL CONVENE AT THAT TIME TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.

SO THAT'S IT. WE'RE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY INITIAL QUESTIONS.

TONIGHT'S REALLY NOT A DELIBERATIVE NIGHT. IT'S REALLY MEANT TO BE KIND OF HIGH LEVEL Q&A.

AND THEN AGAIN WORK THROUGH THOSE BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS IF YOU'D LIKE.

WE CAN PUT THAT BLUE FOLDER ITEM UP FOR YOU. YOU MIGHT ALREADY HAVE IT UP, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THERE THAT YOU DON'T THINK WE'VE CAPTURED OR WE SHOULD

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THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, IS THAT PART OF THE JUNE FINAL JUNE 16TH MEETING? I'M SORRY. YEAH. JUNE 16TH MEETING IS THE FINAL HEARING.

THAT'S WHEN WE'LL PRESENT THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE.

WE WILL HAVE SOME BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS TOUCHING ON FEES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN SOME OF THE TITLES. SO YOU'LL RECEIVE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THAT.

SO THAT'S IN DECISION PACKAGES. YEAH. AND THEY'RE TIED TO THE DECISION PACKAGES IN PART.

THE REASON WE DO THAT IS TO IS REALLY FOR TRANSPARENCY.

SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, HEY PART OF THE BOOK AND THE OPERATING BUDGET HAS NEW FEE STRUCTURE, GIVES IT, GETS IT OUT IN THE ETHER. I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR SOME FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY.

SOME OF YOU ALREADY HAVE. BUT REALLY, WHEN YOU EXECUTE THAT FEE ADJUSTMENT IS THROUGH THAT MASTER FEE SCHEDULE PROCESS ON THE 16TH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY.

WITH REGARD TO SEASIDE LAGOON, SINCE WE'LL BE GOING INTO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY SPRING NEXT YEAR.

DID YOU ACCOUNT FOR NO REVENUE FROM THERE FOR 20 FOR NEXT YEAR? IT'LL BE FOR THAT'LL HIT OUR BUDGET REALLY FOR THE 27-28 OPERATIONS START IN MAY.

IT'LL AFFECT NEXT MAY. OUR REVENUES ARE, OUR REVENUES ARE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE NEW SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE. WE HAVE OTHER THINGS COMING IN THAT WE'VE KEPT OFFLINE.

SO I ACTUALLY THINK TIDELANDS REVENUES AS IT RELATES TO THE LAGOON FACILITY RENTAL AND EVENTS ARE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED EVEN WITH THAT MONTH LONG CLOSURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE DISCUSSED WITH YOU MY ISSUES WITH THE CIP.

NOT THAT IT'S NOT ON PAR WITH WHAT WAS THERE LAST YEAR, BUT THAT WE'RE EXPECTING MORE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS A MANAGEMENT DOCUMENT THROUGH THE YEAR. SO YEAH, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT.

YEAH. IMPROVE THAT. OVERALL, GREAT JOB. I, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL READING THROUGH IT.

SO I CAN'T OPINE DEEPLY. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT IS MEANT FOR.

SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.

SURE. THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST GREAT JOB EVERYBODY.

THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AWESOME. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS IS VERY CLEAR.

I LIKE IT AND IT'S PORTRAIT MODE WHICH IS VERY NICE.

AND I AGREE THOUGH WITH SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS THAT THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE CHRONOLOGY AND HOW THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO ROLL OUT IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT'S LIKE, IT? YEAH. PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GREAT. SO THIS IS GREAT.

I'M DOING WELL. A COUPLE QUESTIONS. JUST BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND I HAVE STARTED TO MEET WITH DIRECTORS AND I, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU CITY MANAGER GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND ALLOWING YOUR DIRECTOR TO SPEAK FREELY WITH US.

ONE THING THAT I HEARD LAST YEAR THAT WE HEARD AGAIN THIS YEAR WAS FROM WATERFRONT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

FORMER DIRECTOR KARPOVICH SAID, HEY, I COULD REALLY USE ONE MORE PERSON HERE, BUT THAT WAS A TIGHT YEAR, SO WE DIDN'T PROVIDE IT. ACTING DIRECTOR BUCK TOLD US THAT ADMIN STAFF WOULD BE HUGELY HELPFUL, EVEN ON A PART TIME BASIS TO THEIR, TO THEIR OPERATION AS FOCUS AS I AM ON THE ARTESIA BOULEVARD, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF OUR ACTION AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS IS COMING IN TO THE CITY ON THE WATERFRONT.

AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A BIG MISSED OPPORTUNITY NOT TO MAKE THAT MODEST INVESTMENT IN ADMIN STAFF, OR TRY TO FIND A WAY WE CAN MOVE ADMIN STAFF FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S REALLY IT.

YOU JUST TOUCHED ON IT. THAT'S OUR PLAN IS TO SHARE RESOURCES INTERDEPARTMENTALLY TO HELP ADDRESS THE WATERFRONT NEEDS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PART TIME STAFF COMING ON TO HELP WITH THE TRANSACTION SIDE OF THE EQUATION.

I'VE WILL BE DEPLOYING BOTH LUKE AND JANE TO ASSIST ON CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE WATERFRONT TO HELP WITH OPERATIONS THERE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE BRINGING IN, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, A SHARED STRUCTURE TO LEND ELIZABETH'S TALENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

CERTAINLY, THE NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SHOULD IT BE APPROVED AND IMPLEMENTED? IT WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FUNCTIONS. BUT A LOT OF THAT SPECIAL EVENT ACTIVITY HISTORICALLY HAS LANDED WITHIN THE WATERFRONT AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CROSSOVER THAT'S PART OF THE THAT SYNERGISTIC FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THAT DIRECTORY ORG.

SO YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO THROW A LOT OF RESOURCES AT IT TO HELP RATHER THAN CREATE A NEW POSITION IN AN ALREADY DISTRESSED TIDELANDS AND UPLANDS FUND ENVIRONMENT IN THE FUTURE, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PROPOSE A NEW POSITION FOR YOU.

WE JUST AREN'T THERE YET WITH STRUCTURAL REVENUES.

AND. LAST LAST YEAR IN OUR MOTION, BECAUSE SOMEBODY REQUESTED OUR MOTION FROM LAST YEAR IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT

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IT WAS $0. I DON'T SEE IT IN THE CIP WITH $0.

AND THAT WAS KIND OF JUST GOING TO IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PLACEHOLDER.

SO WHAT HAPPENED? YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE OUR UNFUNDED.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE NEW DOCUMENT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE OUR UNFUNDED CIP LIST AS PLAINLY DISPLAYED.

SO WE MAY WANT TO WE MAY WANT TO ADD ANOTHER APPENDIX THAT LISTS OUT THE UNFUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS.

OKAY, GREAT. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU STILL WANT TO SEE, IF YOU STILL.

YEAH, I THINK LONG TERM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST MAKING OUR STREETS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AND NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY, IF YOU WILL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC ON BOARD AVENUE, RIGHT? YEAH. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD RELATIVELY DO RELATIVELY EASILY.

IT'S JUST A GOOD WAY TO REMIND US THAT, HEY, TO THE EXTENT THERE'S GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THAT OR THAT MEASURE R, THE LOCAL, WHATEVER LOCAL RETURN MEASURE M FUNDING THAT COULD GO TO IT.

I IMAGINE IT'S NOT TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE. LET'S SEE.

THAT'S IT FOR NOW. MAYOR. IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO SAY ANYTHING ON THE BRR SIDE? EVERYBODY FEELING COMPLETE WITH THAT? I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON, ON THOSE ONE.

THERE'S A NEW FEE, THE LICENSE FEE FOR USAGE OF OUR STREETS.

THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN IS THAT IT'S $8,000 PER DAY.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD MAYBE MAKE THAT AN HOURLY RATE, EVEN IF IT'S $8,000 PER 24 HOURS.

AND THE ISSUE THAT CAME UP IS THAT A LOT OF OUR EVENTS, LIKE OUR, YOU KNOW, 4TH OF JULY, FIVE K THINGS LIKE THAT, ONLY USE THE STREETS FOR MAYBE SIX HOURS. SO FOR THEM TO PAY A FULL FOR A FULL DAY WOULD MAKE IT PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE TO HOST THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS.

AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD FOR WILDERNESS PARK THERE ARE SOME NEW FEES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE FEES IS A FULL DAY USAGE FEE OF $1,500.

BUT THAT IN ADDITION TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPSITE FEES TOTAL IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO GENERATE $4,500.

AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS IT WORTH $4,500 FOR ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO, YOU KNOW, ISSUE THOSE FEES, COLLECT THE FEES, CHASE PEOPLE DOWN, ETC.? GREAT QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S REALLY THOSE QUESTIONS WILL ANSWER IN BRR 40.

THAT'S THE SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE WANT TO COVER KIND OF THE OPTIONALITY OF, OF THOSE CHOICES.

AND THEN THE BASIS FOR A LOT OF THESE NEW FEES ARE REALLY TO, TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURE THAT WE CAN USE TO, TO RESPOND TO THESE REQUESTS. HISTORICALLY, IF WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, I'D LIKE TO BOOK THE WILDERNESS PARK FOR AN OVERNIGHT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CAMPING SLASH TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES THAT POSSIBLE? WELL, WE GET THESE QUESTIONS PERIODICALLY. AND THE ANSWER IS NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW IN OUR CURRENT STRUCTURE. THIS WOULD GIVE OUR STAFF THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY MEANT TO BE A REVENUE OR A MONEY MAKER, BUT IT GIVES US A STRUCTURE TO ANSWER THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND THAT'S AND THAT EXISTS AT DOMINGUEZ PARK WITH THE NEW SHADE STRUCTURE AND THAT AND THAT ALSO EXISTS AT VETERANS PARK ON OCCASION AND SOME OF THE OPEN SPACE AREA.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE FEE. BUT WE'LL COVER THAT.

AND BRR 40 AND, AND IN SOME INSTANCES, YOU MAY WANT TO SEE THAT FEE ADJUSTED OR LIKE YOU SAID STRUCTURED IN A MORE PRO RATA WAY, WHICH I THINK WE CAN VERY EASILY DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I DO SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE'S CONCERN THERE.

I DON'T, WE DON'T WANT TO FORCE OUT OUR LOCAL EVENTS AND ONLY HAVE PEOPLE LIKE NIKE OR IN AND OUT BURGER, YOU KNOW, THE BIG NATIONAL COMPANIES BE ABLE TO HOLD EVENTS ON OUR STREETS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE OUT THE THE ONES THAT ARE TRADITIONAL HERE AND THEY'RE SO LOVED, AND.

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO CREATE A FAIR FEE STRUCTURE.

YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, I'M NOT SURE.

AND I'M SURE WE'LL FROM WHAT YOU SAID, WE'LL HEAR MORE. BUT LIKE ON THE WILDERNESS PARK FEE, IS THAT MEANT FOR LIKE THE EARTH DAY EVENT THAT SBPC HOLDS WHERE THEY'RE NOT CHARGING ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT A PRIVATE EVENT. NO, IT'D BE A I THINK I THINK THE BASIS, LIKE IF A COMPANY, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S A PRIVATE LOCKDOWN EVENT IN THE EVENING TYPE THING WHERE THE FACILITY IS EXCLUSIVELY OPERATED OR OCCUPIED BY A PARTICULAR GROUP, AGAIN, I THINK OF AN INFREQUENT USE LIKELY, BUT ONE THAT WE DO PERIODICALLY GET QUESTIONS ON.

I DO HAVE ONE BRR I'D LIKE TO ADD. I KNOW WE CAN'T ADD STAFF, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET SOME EXPLORATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO GET TO ATTENDANCE AT WILDERNESS PARK DUE TO THE INVESTMENT THERE AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS PUBLIC DAMAGE TO NOT JUST THE NEW STUFF,

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WE'RE MOVING PEOPLE FROM ONE PART TO ANOTHER OR.

AND THAT'S ATTENDANCE IN ADDITION TO YOU. ATTENDANCE IN ADDITION.

GIVE ME A LOT CHEAPER JUST TO DEPUTIZE YOU. I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE THERE. AND I HAVE NOTED SINCE I AM THERE QUITE A BIT.

ALL IT TAKES IS SOMEBODY THERE SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, MIND THESE, MIND THESE RULES, AND THEY STOP.

BUT IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, THE SIGNS ALONE AREN'T AREN'T ENOUGH TO, TO GET ENFORCEMENT ON IT.

IN FACT, I WENT IN SUNDAY AND THERE WAS A TON OF SOME GROUP OF KIDS HAD TAKEN BIG LOGS AND, AND THREW THEM ACROSS THE, THE UPPER STREAM AND IT WAS OVERFLOWING.

YEAH. AND OBVIOUSLY OUR ATTENDANCE THERE WASN'T OUT THERE TO STOP IT.

SO. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE THE GOAL HERE.

WE CAN GET YOU SOME OPTIONS AND COSTS ON THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THANKS, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO BRR PLEASE ON THE COST AND INSTALL RETRACTABLE RETRACTABLE BOLLARDS AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD IN GREEN STREET AND VANDERBILT AND GREEN STREET. SORRY. YES. VANDERBILT AND GREEN. SO AROUND THE FARMERS MARKET, ESSENTIALLY.

YOU MEAN LIKE HYDRAULICALLY RETRACTABLE OR ONES YOU CAN PHYSICALLY TAKE OUT? NO.

LIKE HYDRAULICALLY RETRACTABLE, MANUALLY RETRACTABLE, LIKE THE ONES DOWN FOR THE CANDY CANE LANE OVER BY MESSINA AVE.

OUR MANUAL, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE NOW. THE HYDRAULICS ARE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.

YES. SO IT'S TO AVOID A PHYSICAL ACTION BY SOMEBODY THAT'S EXPENSIVE OR.

AVOID HAVING TO RENT THOSE DOWN. SOMETHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN GO MULTI.

THEY'RE PAYING 800 BUCKS A TIME FOR THOSE PORTABLE.

RIGHT. WELL, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF THAT. THERE'S THE STREET CLOSURE DEVICES THAT ARE THE BARRICADES FOR VEHICULAR SAFETY.

AND THEN THERE'S THE TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HAS TO OCCUR.

NO RIGHT TURN LANE, NO LEFT TURN LANE. RIGHT.

THAT THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS TO THE STREET CLOSURE JUST FOR ONE OF THEM.

THE MOST DIFFICULT THIS IS THE THIS IS THE PHYSICAL BARRIERS.

I MEAN, AND LOOK, IF THIS IS LONG TERM, WHICH HOPEFULLY IT IS.

AND THE AACAP CALLED FOR A CLOSURE OF GREEN STREET, THEN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TO LOOK AT.

AND IF NOT PERMANENT, WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE YET CLOSING IT OFF PERMANENTLY.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING THAT'S RETRACTABLE. AND THERE SEEM TO BE SOME AFFORDABLE OPTIONS ONLINE, BUT GETTING POWER TO THEM AND ALL THAT PROBABLY IS KIND OF EXPENSIVE, RIGHT? YEAH. CURB CUTS AND YEAH, THERE'S JUST MAINTENANCE.

YEAH. THE MANUAL ONES LIKE THEY HAVE OVER AT AVENUE I AND MESSINA, YOU KNOW, CANDY CANE LANE EXIT.

THOSE DON'T HAVE POWER. THEY'RE MANUAL. THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD STOP.

ONCE A YEAR.. NO, THEY GO EVERY NIGHT. THEY GO UP FOR 30 NIGHTS.

YEAH. IT'S DONE. EVERY DAY A STAFF MEMBER GOES OUT THERE EVERY DAY.

BUT STILL THAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO BRR BOTH THE NUMBERS.

SO YOU CAN, WE CAN COMPARE. SURE. OPTIONS. YEAH.

I MEAN, THERE'S RETRACTABLE BOLLARDS FOR US MEANS BOTH MANUAL AND POWERED.

OKAY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAD EXPLORED FOR RIVIERA VILLAGE TOO, FOR THEIR CLOSURES AS WELL.

AND ULTIMATELY OPTED AGAINST. NO, WE PURSUED GRANTS AND JUST WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

WE HAD ACTUALLY A LINE ON A FEDERAL GRANT THAT WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET, AND WE DIDN'T.

RIVIERA VILLAGE IS ALSO MORE COMPLICATED. BECAUSE IT'S WIDER STREET.

AND ALL THE, ALL THE STREETS THAT COME IN AND ALLEYS THAT COME IN.

WE COULD GET A GRANT FOR THE PORTABLE ONES THAT PD HAS.

YEAH, WE'D JUST CARE ABOUT DEPLOYMENT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.

MARA. YOU'RE UP. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARA SANTOS AND I'M THE CEO FOR THE REDONDO BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF AN INCREASE OF THE CITY FEE WAIVER AMOUNT FOR THE SUPER BOWL 10-K.

SUPER BOWL 10-K IS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY SIGNATURE EVENTS, BRINGING VISITORS VISIBILITY AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE CITY WHILE CREATING A POSITIVE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND PARTICIPANTS ALIKE.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY RECEIVES THE CITY PROVIDES $10,000 IN CITY SUBSIDIES, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO OTHER SIGNATURE

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IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO FOR YOUR FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF ADDING ANOTHER ONE OF OUR CHAMBER EVENTS, THE LOBSTER FESTIVAL, TO THE CITY'S SIGNATURE EVENT LIST AND CONSIDER SOME LEVEL OF CITY SUBSIDY SUPPORT.

THE LOBSTER FESTIVAL WAS LAST HELD IN 2017, AND WE HAD PROUDLY HOSTED FOR 21 YEARS.

THE FESTIVAL WAS A LONG TIME COMMUNITY TRADITION THAT BROUGHT VISITORS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND POSITIVE EXPOSURE TO REDONDO BEACH.

WHILE WE ARE NOT REQUESTING SUPPORT THIS YEAR, WE ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT POSSIBLY BRINGING THE EVENT BACK IN 2027 AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THE CITY'S CONSIDERATION AND PARTNERSHIP AS WE BEGIN EXPLORING AND EXPLORING THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. YES. SORRY. MISS MARA COULD YOU EXPLAIN KIND OF A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOBSTER AND THE FESTIVAL, WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND FOR IT? WELL, BEFORE MY TIME, I KNOW THAT THE SUPER BOWL 10-K AND THE LOBSTER FESTIVAL WERE CONSIDER SPECIAL EVENTS AND BOTH WERE WAIVED.

THE FEES WERE WAIVED. AND I DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW ALL OF US NEED TO CONTRIBUTE.

SO I AM LOOKING AND HOPING TO CONTINUE ADDING EXTRA ACTIVITIES TO THE HARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR THE A FEE WAIVER FOR THE LOBSTER FESTIVAL FOR 2027.

BUT WHAT'S THE FOOTPRINT LIKE? WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE? IT WAS SEASIDE LAGOON AND PART OF THE THE THE SOUTH END PARKING LOT.

CORRECT. I THINK IT WAS JUST SEASIDE LAGOON. IT WAS INSIDE THE SEASIDE LAGOON.

OKAY. YES, THAT WAS MY THAT WAS MORE OR LESS MY QUESTION.

YES. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? THAT'S THE ONLY CARD I HAD. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE ONLINE. WE HAVE MARK NELSON AND THEN DARRYL BOYD.

SO WE'LL START WITH MARK NELSON. GO AHEAD MARK.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. YET AGAIN. SO ESSENTIALLY WITH THIS 500 600 PROSPECT PROJECT THAT LAST YEAR WAS KIND OF FUNKY AND WAS OVERESTIMATED AND THE REST OF IT I'M SERVING A ROLE AS A CONSULTANT BECAUSE I'M NOT BEHIND ANY NOISE AND SAFETY WALL. I'M, I'M AT THE INTERSECTION.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT SORT OF A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF DILIGENCE AS I LOOK AT THIS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, AS I THINK ABOUT THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE EMISSIONS FROM THE STREET, THE PM 2.5 AND THE PM 10, WHICH ARE BOTH VERY VERIFIABLE IN TERMS OF, OF CARDIAC ISSUES AND BRAIN ISSUES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

A WALL WOULD CERTAINLY HELP PUSH THOSE UP SO THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE DILUTED RATHER THAN BEING JUST ADJACENT TO THE ROAD. SO I, I SEE A BENEFIT THERE.

THE SAFETY, I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF CARS WIND UP ON THE 500 600 FRONTAGE ROAD.

THEY'VE COME THROUGH THE BUSHES WHICH DON'T PROVIDE ANY SAFETY OR SOUND DAMPENING.

OH INCIDENTALLY, THE THE, THE BUSHES BY MY HOUSE THAT I TEND TO LOOK MUCH BETTER THAN THE REST OF THE STREET, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. SO, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IDEA TO CARRY THE SAFETY AND SOUND WALL IS A, AN UNFUNDED ITEM MAKES A LOT OF.

MARK, IF YOU'RE THERE, WE LOST YOU. THE GENERAL PLAN SHOWS THAT I'M STILL HERE ON MY SIDE.

YOU'RE GOOD. NOW YOU'RE BACK. OKAY, WELL, SO, SO MUCH FOR GIGABIT FIBER, RIGHT? BUT BUT IN ANY EVENT, CARRYING IT AS A, CARRYING IT AS AN UNFUNDED ITEM WOULD AT LEAST CONTINUE TO GIVE IT VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY AS PAULINE IS NOW SUFFERING FROM HIGHER.

HE CUT OUT AGAIN. MARK. YOUR DECIBEL NOISE. YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE DARRYL BOYD.

GO AHEAD. DARRYL. DARRYL BOYD DISTRICT THREE AGAIN, CONTINUING ON THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN FUNDING.

WE DEFINITELY NEED PROPER FUNDING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.

AS I SPOKE EARLIER, AND YOU'VE BEEN HEARING FROM ME FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.

PAIGE, WE NEED A BRR FOR THIS. THE MAYOR'S ASKING NOW FOR A BRR FOR THE WILDERNESS PARK.

SO WE NEED SOMETHING HERE FOR THE PROSPECT, NORTH PROSPECT MEDIAN.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPEED TABLES AND THE BENEFITS.

FLAGLER AND ANITA BERRYL STREET IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE NEED OUT HERE.

THE SAFE AND SOUND WALL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. AND IT'S NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS WHAT WAS PROPOSED LAST YEAR, OVER 3 MILLION. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS OF THAT, OF GIVING YOU GUYS EVERYTHING FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND A HALF NOW. RIGHT NOW WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE LANDSCAPING FIXED AND COMPLETED, $6,400 WAS SPENT BY THE CITY ON FUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPING BEAUTIFICATION PLAN THAT WAS NEVER INSTALLED.

NOT ONE PLANT FROM THAT PLAN WAS INSTALLED. INSTEAD, WE GOT WHAT MAYOR LIGHT DICTATED, AND THE MAYOR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO INTERFERE IN A PERFECTLY GOOD PLAN FOR. THE RESIDENTS.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO FIX WHAT WE ARE NOW FORCED TO LIVE WITH.

FROM 515 TO 607 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE. THE MEDIAN HAS A NINE FOOT DEPTH.

INSTALL A SECOND ROW OF THE CALIFORNIA WAX MYRTLE IS ON THE INSIDE PERIMETER OF THE MEDIAN BEHIND THE FIRST ROW.

REPLACE THE APPROXIMATELY 34 WEAKENING OR DEAD PLANTS BETWEEN 515 AND 607.

STOP TRYING TO FEED THE PLANTS. YOU AREN'T GOING TO GROW.

REPLACE THEM AND BE DONE WITH IT. OUR DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE PAIGE KALUDEROVIC AND HER MOST RECENT NEWSLETTER IS SHOWING A PHOTO OP OF HER TREE PLANTING AT ENSENADA PARKETTE. YET, THE RESIDENTS OF 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT WERE PROPOSED 30 AUSTRALIAN WILLOW TREES TO LINE THE NORTH PROSPECT, MEDIAN GOT NOT ONE OF THEM. THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN HAD A NUMBER OF TREES IN BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL OLEANDER HEDGES.

THOSE TREES WERE ALLOWED TO DIE ALONG WITH THE OLEANDERS, NOT BY DROUGHT, BUT BY THE CITY'S DECADES OF NEGLECT TO MAINTAIN THE MEDIAN.

THERE'S LOTS OF HEALTHY TREES ACROSS THE STREET AT BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, ALL UP AND DOWN PEARL STREET TO DIAMOND STREET.

WE PUT OUR TRUST AND FAITH IN YOU. LAST YEAR WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON, YOU DISAPPEARED.

PROVE TO US THAT THIS WASN'T JUST A BAIT AND SWITCH CAMPAIGN TACTIC TO GET VOTES FOR JIM LIGHT.

COME BACK AND STEP UP FOR US NOW TO GET THIS FINISH.

PROVE TO US THAT YOU CARE ABOUT US AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISN'T JUST A CAMPAIGN SLOGAN.

TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, WE SEE YOU ALL TALKING AND HAVING MEETINGS ABOUT PILLARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD INCLUDE THE TAXPAYING RESIDENTS OF 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE.

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE THAT YOU MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.

YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. MAYOR. BEFORE WE GO ON, I DID HAVE A QUICK RESPONSE TO THE COMMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, MAYOR, FOR EVERY CRITICISM THAT WE HEAR ABOUT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, I HEAR DOZENS OF PEOPLE PRAISING THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND I APPRECIATE, CRITICISM IS GOOD IT'S HEALTHY. AND IN FACT, WE OFFER A FULL THREE MINUTES.

A LOT OF CITIES GIVE YOU ONE. SO WE, WE DEFINITELY WELCOME IT.

BUT I JUST THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I'M IN THE MORNING HITTING SNOOZE, THE MAYOR'S BACK HERE HITTING THE BOOKS. OKAY, THAT'S ALMOST EVERY DAY.

AND HE'S NOT DOING IT FOR JIM LIGHT. HE'S DOING IT FOR OUR CITY.

AND IT'S, IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. IT'S STATE. IT'S COUNTY.

HE'S INTERACTING ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. HE'S OUT ON IN OUR COMMUNITY JUST DAY IN DAY.

HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE HERE. I MEAN, THIS MAN SERVED HIS COUNTRY, OFFICIALLY RETIRED.

HE'S GOT A FAMILY, BUT HE'S HERE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE IT.

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SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK. WELL, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ONLINE. OKAY.

SO WITH THAT, I THINK THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AND YOU GOT THE BRR'S.

WE'VE GOT OUR BRR'S APPRECIATE IT. AND RECEIVE FILES.

ALL WE NEED TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DOCUMENTS AND DIRECT STAFF TO REGARDING ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT.

AND THEN SET AS JUNE 2ND AS THE DATE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE 27 TO 31 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SECOND. OKAY.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. CITY MANAGER ITEMS.

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

BACK AT IT ON THE SECOND. OKAY. LET'S SEE. ANY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A EXCESS DEMAND FOR STUDY ROOMS AND THE LIKE.

AND SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN JUST GET THE COMMISSION TO DRILL DOWN ON AND ANALYZE.

SO IT NEEDS ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH USES OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MAIN LIBRARY.

BRR OR A REFERRAL? REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC. SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALSO WANT TO HAVE THE YOUTH COMMISSION WEIGH IN? SURE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT MAKES SENSE. SO.

SECONDED. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT ANYTHING? NO. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? LAST CHANCE. OKAY WITH THAT? I'LL TAKE MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND. ALL FOR. AYE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THE NEXT MEETING, AS THE CITY MANAGER ALLUDED, WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND.

CLOSED SESSION WILL BE AT 4:30 P.M.. OPEN SESSION AT 6 P.M.

RIGHT HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.

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