Aug 11, 2026 City Council

[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

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SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KALUDEROVIC. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. AND MAYOR LIGHT.

HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC IS GOING TO BE ABSENT THE WHOLE DAY FROM THE WHOLE MEETING.

DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? THERE ARE NO BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION, MAYOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS? THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS ONLINE AND WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT IN A POSITION OF NEUTRAL FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD YOU READ OFF E.1 THROUGH E.5 WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION?

[E. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]

CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA CHARTER CITY. THE CITY OF WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA CHARTER CITY.

CITY OF DEL MAR CALIFORNIA CHARTER CITY VERSUS ROB BONTA AND HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50 INCLUSIVE.

CASE NUMBER 22STCP01143. ITEM TWO, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION IN REGARDS TO THE CASE OF DAVID CONROY VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND DOES ONE THROUGH 50 INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER 26TRCV01630.

ITEM E.3 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR REGARDING THE PROPERTY OF THE BASIN THREE SLIPS, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90277 A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-932.

WE HAVE ITEM E.4 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 309 ESPLANADE REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90277. THE LAST ONE IS ITEM E.5 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 1799 SOUTH CATALINA AVENUE, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 90277, BETWEEN APN 7511-011-010 AND 75 7511-016-017, AND THAT IS ALL MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO EACH OF THESE ITEMS? YES. THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR ALL ITEMS MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK.

FOR ITEM E.1 WE WILL HAVE OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL PAM LEE, FOR ITEM E TWO WE WILL HAVE OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TIFFANY CHEVRON.

AND THEN FOR ITEM E THREE, WE WILL BE JOINED BY WATERFRONT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR ELIZABETH HAUSE, AS WELL AS WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER KATHERINE BUCK.

FOR ITEM E1.4, WE WILL AGAIN HAVE ELIZABETH HAUSE, ALONG WITH DEPUTY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR KELLY ORTA.

AND THEN FOR ITEM E.5, WE WILL BE JOINED BY JANE CHUNG ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS THE CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOUR. OKAY. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL BE RECESSING THE CLOSED SESSION, AND WE WILL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ON ANY ACTIONS THAT WE MUST REPORT, AND THEN TO GO INTO THE REGULAR OPEN SESSION.

THANK YOU. WE'RE RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION.

[F. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION]

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

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

HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY.

[H. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]

ONE ITEM MAYOR. WE WERE JOINED UNDER ITEM E.2 BY CHUCK MICHELLE, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL ON THAT MATTER, WE ANNOUNCED TIFFANY BUT NOT CHUCK. SO CHUCK ALSO JOINED US.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR OPEN SESSION.

MOVE TO ADJOURN FOR OUR REGULAR OPEN SESSION.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. I'M NOW CALLING TO ORDER THE OPEN SESSION REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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

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

HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. IF WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE MILITARY OR WHO HAS PRIOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE PLEASE STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. AND IF WE COULD ALL NOW RISE FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG, AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AFTERWARD FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

WE DON'T HAVE A STUDENT HERE TONIGHT, SO I'LL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TONIGHT.

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

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

OKAY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING. AND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. SO NOW WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ITEM D, OUR PRESENTATIONS,

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

TONIGHT. WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE CONGRESSMAN CONGRESSMAN TED LIEU HERE FOR A PRESENTATION.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING FORWARD, SIR, AND IF WE COULD HAVE STEPHANIE AND LYLA COME FORWARD AS WELL. EXCUSE ME.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO PRESENT TO US.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR HOMELESS PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE KEY AT RUNNING THAT HERE TODAY, STEPHANIE AND LILA. LILA IS OUR HOMELESS COORDINATOR.

AND STEPHANIE DOES OUR LEGAL STUFF ON THAT SIDE.

SO AND IT'S AN AWARD WINNING PROGRAM AND IT'S THANKS TO FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AND FROM SOURCES LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN OUR, FUNCTIONAL, ZERO HOMELESSNESS AND TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE OUR HOMELESS COUNT.

REDONDO BEACH. SO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

AND I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LAST MONTH.

SO I WANT TO SAY HOW HAPPY I AM TO NOW BE WITH NORMAL, RATIONAL PEOPLE.

SO VERY PLEASED TO HAVE FOUGHT FOR AND SECURED $250,000 TO HELP REDONDO BEACH WITH HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE HOUSING TO LEASE ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER, MIKE WITZANSKY, WHO I KNEW FROM MY TORRANCE DAYS AND ALSO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR HELPING TO SECURE THE GRANT AND WORK WITH US ON THE GRANT APPLICATION.

AND THEN I WANT TO COMMEND YOUR AMAZING CITY COUNCIL WITH SCOTT AND ZEIN AND CHADWICK AND BRAD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND I VERY HOPEFUL THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

TWO YEARS AGO, I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT FOR AND SECURE $3.6 MILLION FOR REDONDO FOR THE MARINA DOCK REPLACEMENT.

AND EVERY YEAR I'M GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN GET FOR THE AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

AND SO NOW WE HAVE A CHECK PRESENTATION.

TO CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT THAT SIZE.

CAN YOU SEE OVER THERE? OH, YOU GUYS CAN'T GO OVER THERE.

WE NEED AN APPLE BOX FOR. YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY TALL, I THINK.

CAN YOU SEE US? DOES THIS WORK BETTER FOR YOU GUYS THAT WAY? WHY DON'T YOU ALL COME DOWN? COME DOWN! OH. SHE STEPPED OVER TO THE SIDE. OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

DIFFERENT ANGLE. GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR THE FLASH ON THAT ONE.

SURE. CONGRESSMAN LIEU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF REDONDO AND THE PRESENTATION OF THIS $250,000. IT WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

WE WILL FIND A LOCAL SOLUTION TO HELP WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT TO ME IS OUR OUR CITY'S ANGEL IN FORWARDING THOSE EFFORTS.

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SO WE'RE SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVOCACY IN WASHINGTON AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KEEP IT COMING. AND AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR GRATITUDE, SIR.

ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF REDONDO BEACH, THE CITY COUNCIL AND MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH OUR COIN, WHICH THIS YEAR COMMEMORATES OUR 100TH YEAR OF THE MONSTAD PIER, THE WOODEN PART OF OUR PIER.

SO IT'S A VERY SMALL TOKEN, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE LOVE WORKING WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE HERE NOW.

THANK YOU. SO WE TAKE THIS TO THE BANK AND CASH IT.

INTO THE ATM. JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND SUBMIT IT.

RIGHT. HERE. THERE'S A RAFFLE AT THE PALLET SHELTER.

OKAY, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF PRESENTATIONS I LIKE.

BRINGING IN MONEY TO THE CITY. THANKS AGAIN TO OUR CONGRESSMAN TED LIEU FOR THAT.

LET'S SEE, GOING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS I ATTENDED LAST WEEK, THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL'S RACIAL JUSTICE LEARNING EXCHANGE AND RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN HERMOSA BEACH AND THEIR CLERK BUILDING.

IT WAS AN EXCELLENT MY FIRST TIME GOING TO ONE OF THOSE.

APPARENTLY THEY HAVE THEM EVERY MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR.

MY FIRST TIME IT WAS A. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD EVENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE ATTENDED ALONG WITH ME.

ALSO MYSELF AND THE CITY MANAGER MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, VICTOR REYES HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ISSUES FACING REDONDO BEACH. NOT, NOT, NO PROMISES OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, BUT IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION.

AND THEN AGAIN, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER FOR MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER AT PORT ROYAL YACHT CLUB ON SATURDAY.

AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT, GREAT MUSIC, AND I THINK THEY BROUGHT IN SOME GOOD MONEY.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I ATTENDED ALONG WITH I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE AND OBAGI AS AND THE MAYOR, THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE REMODELED VETERANS PARK HISTORIC LIBRARY LAST WEEK.

THE MAYOR SPOKE. I THINK HE SAID A FEW WORDS.

IT'S A SPECTACULAR FACILITY, AND I WANT TO MAKE SPECIAL THANKS TO ANDY WINJE, MIKE KLEIN AND L.A.

COUNTY TO MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE. LAST FRIDAY, I ATTENDED TIP A COP WHERE OUR REDONDO BEACH POLICE OFFICERS TOOK ORDERS AND CLEANED UP TABLES AT ROCK AND BREWS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME CITIZENS GOT TO TELL OUR POLICE CAPTAIN AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS WHAT TO DO.

THIS THURSDAY, THE NRBBA RISE AND SHINE REDONDO BEACH MEETING WILL BE AT THE, WILL BE PRESENTATIONS FROM SERGEANT BANNOCK AND CAPTAIN MAHONEY ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AT 7:45 AT THE SOUTH BAY GALLERIA COMMUNITY ROOM, AND THEN LATER THAT DAY, YOU CAN JOIN THE REDONDO BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR MONTHLY NETWORK CAFE AT CAPTAIN KIDS AT 11:30 A.M.

SATURDAY THE 15TH WILL BE THE ANNUAL K-9 DEMONSTRATION THAT WE'RE USED TO BEING HAVING AT REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THIS YEAR IT WILL BE AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

THE VENDOR FAIR'S AT 11. THE DEMONSTRATIONS START AT 3 P.M.

CRUISE IN THE LAGOON IS EVERY FRIDAY, 3 TO 6 P.M.

AT THE HARBOR PARKING LOT. ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE MISSING RICK MILLER AND HIS WINE SHIRTS AND HIS OLD CARS, HE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW RICK WAS WILLING TO LET ANYBODY GO OFF AND SIT IN HIS CAR THAT CAME BY.

HE ALWAYS WAS PARKED IN THE SAME SPOT AT THE NORTH END OF THE LOT.

AND THEN FINALLY, LIVE MUSIC AT THE PIER THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS THIS SUMMER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. MOST OF THESE EVERYONE HAS DISCUSSED ALREADY, BUT I ATTENDED THE HISTORIC LIBRARY RIBBON CUTTING.

AND JUST TO ADD TO THE MEMBERS OF STAFF ANDY WINJE HIS TEAM AND THEN ALSO LORENA SOULES.

I'M PROBABLY MISPRONOUNCING HER NAME, BUT AS WITH ALL GOOD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A FRANTIC FINISH TO MAKE ALL THE DEADLINES AND OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO

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SO CONGRATS TO OUR TEAM. I ATTENDED THE PORT ROYAL SUMMER BASH.

THAT WAS THE FUNDRAISER FOR MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

I THINK THEY HAD ONE OF THEIR LARGEST CROWDS THIS YEAR AND RAISED THE MOST MONEY IN RECENT YEARS FOR MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER.

AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED SUPERVISOR MITCHELL'S RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE COMMUNITY MEETING, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET HER TO HAVE ONE OF HER UPCOMING MEETINGS HERE IN REDONDO BEACH, EITHER AT THE NEW HISTORIC LIBRARY OR ALSO MAYBE AT OUR EXISTING LIBRARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR. BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE HER VISIT REDONDO BEACH AS WELL.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

I JUST ECHO THE SAME THINGS THAT WERE SAID BY COUNCIL MEMBERS WALLER AND CASTLE ABOUT THE HISTORIC LIBRARY.

MAYOR, GREAT GAVE A GREAT SPEECH ABOUT HOW THE HISTORIC LIBRARY IS A PRODUCT OF A SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP, AND I WANT TO IN THAT REGARD, I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR NEGOTIATING OVER MANY YEARS TO REACH THE RIGHT DEAL THAT SEEMS TO KEEP THIS PLACE, GOT THIS PLACE REINVIGORATED, KIND OF BROUGHT A RENAISSANCE TO THE HISTORIC LIBRARY AND IS MAKING IT AVAILABLE ALSO FOR PUBLIC USE AND WILL EVENTUALLY LOCATE A CAFE THERE THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SO VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPACE.

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE IT RESTORED HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY COMING TO CELEBRATE IN THAT AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

NONE TONIGHT, MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, WITH THAT, WE'LL GO DOWN TO ITEM E, APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

I DO HAVE A REQUEST. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS O AND Q AFTER J, SO WE CAN RELEASE CITY STAFF BEFORE WE GO INTO THE INTERVIEWS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL BE MOVING ITEMS O AND Q ON THE AGENDA AFTER J WHICH IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. NEXT IS ITEM G BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS THIS EVENING? YES MAYOR WE DO. WE HAVE THREE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO H.5, J.1 AND N.1.

FOR ITEM H.5. REGARDING ORDINANCES FOR THE REDONDO MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT AND THE COASTAL LAND USE PLAN. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. FOR ITEM J.1 WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. AND FOR ITEM N.1 REGARDING INTERVIEWS OF COMMISSIONER APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CITY COMMISSIONS, WE HAVE AN UPDATED COMMISSION APPLICATION PREFERENCE SHEET AND THAT IS ALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

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

THANK YOU. NOW, GOING DOWN TO CONSENT CALENDAR, WE HAVE ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.5.

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? I'LL PULL H.5 AS WELL.

OKAY WITH THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.4.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.4. SECOND.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE, DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.4? OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE ON ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.4 AND AGAIN EXCLUDING H.5 FOR DISCUSSION SEPARATELY.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO READ OUT OF THAT? NO. OKAY. SO NOW WE WILL GO TO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.

[I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]

THE RECITALS ARE NOT THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. IF YOU READ THROUGH ALL THE RECITALS IN EACH OF THOSE,

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AND IF YOU READ IT, YES, THERE IS AN ENTRY IN THERE THAT SAYS ON JANUARY 20TH THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO CONSIDER SETTING A 1.25 FAR TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE SERVICES. AND AGAIN, IT SAID CONSIDER.

IT DIDN'T SAY THAT WE WERE MAKING THE DECISION.

BUT THEN IF YOU FOLLOW THROUGH TO A LATER PARAGRAPH THAT REFLECTS WHAT WAS DONE ON NOVEMBER I'M SORRY, NOT NOVEMBER 3RD, JULY 7TH, 2026. IT SPECIFICALLY CITES THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO DEFER THE PI LAND USE AND THE ASSOCIATED FAR LIMITS FROM THE NOVEMBER 3RD, ARTICLE 27 ANALYSIS AND BALLOT MEASURE.

SO IF YOU READ THROUGH THE RECITALS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, IT DOES LAY OUT THE WHOLE HISTORY AND IT CLEARLY SPELLS OUT THAT THE COUNCIL DEFERRED IT.

AND FURTHERMORE, IF YOU READ THE THE ACTUAL ZONING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT, YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE IS NO FAR OR FLOOR AREA RATIO ASSIGNED TO ANY OF THE PI PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL LAND USES, INCLUDING BEACH, CITY HEALTH DISTRICTS PARCELS.

SO WITH THAT YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO HOPEFULLY THAT PUTS THE PUBLIC TO REST SOMEWHAT.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE'RE READING EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE PACKAGE.

THE RECITALS ARE NOT THE ZONING. THEY ARE NOT THE ORDINANCE.

YOU HAVE TO READ THE ORDINANCE. AND THE ORDINANCE HAS FOLLOWED THROUGH ON WHAT THE COUNCIL COMMITTED TO AND WHAT THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO DO.

WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

SURE. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT AS WELL. IF WE COULD LIGHT UP 2B, PLEASE.

SOME PEOPLE ARE AUDITORY LEARNERS AND SOME PEOPLE ARE VISUAL LEARNERS.

IF YOU'RE A VISUAL LEARNER, THIS WILL BE HELPFUL HERE ON PAGE.

61 OF THE AGENDA PACKET, WE SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT.

ON JULY 6TH, 2026, CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED TO PROVIDE A POLICY DIRECTION BY SEPARATING AND DEFERRING THE PI LAND USE AND ZONING FAR LIMITS FROM NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. ARTICLE 27 ANALYZES BALLOT MEASURE INCORPORATING LAND USE CHANGES ASSOCIATED SO ON AND SO FORTH. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE TRYING TO SOW DIVISIVENESS, WHO ARE TRYING TO DRAW DIVISION, DRIVE ANTAGONISM TOWARDS THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, ACTUALLY WITH THIS ARTICLE 27 VOTE IS BRING ABOUT ECONOMIC VITALITY TO CORRIDORS IN OUR CITY, COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPRESSED.

ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS NOT THRIVING. NRBBA IS DOING A GREAT JOB DOING DINING AROUND ARTESIA, BUT IT COULD BE THE BOULEVARD, COULD BE DOING A LOT BETTER WITH A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE SERVING THE ADJACENT RESIDENTS.

THAT'S WHAT MEASURE ART IS ABOUT. ARTESIA AVIATION, SOME CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, SOME CHANGES ON PCH SO THAT WE ALSO EXPERIENCE REVITALIZATION OF THAT ECONOMIC CORRIDOR THAT IS ALSO DEPRESSED.

SO FOLKS POSTING ON THE NORTH REDONDO PAGE WHO ARE ACCUSING THE COUNCIL OF DOUBLE CROSSING ARE ACTUALLY DOUBLE CROSSING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REVIEWING THEIR POSTS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING HONEST AND THEY'RE MISLEADING FOLKS.

THAT'S ALL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND A SECOND. I DO HAVE ONE CARD ON THIS ITEM.

MARK NELSON. GOOD EVENING. I'LL BE HAPPY TO CLARIFY THESE. SO FIRST OFF, HOLD ON. WE HAVE TO TURN ON YOUR MIC.

THEY DID IT. THEY DID IT. OKAY. SO FIRST OFF, IF WE'RE GOING TO DEFER PI THEN LET'S DEFER IT.

SO IT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE RECITALS. THERE SHOULDN'T BE A WHEREAS ABOUT PI IN IT AT ALL.

IT'S IRRELEVANT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH L.1 FROM LAST WEEK OR H.5 FROM THIS WEEK.

NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING. SO THAT'S JUST EXTRANEOUS.

IT WAS A DUMP ON THE RECORD. I'M AN EXPERT WITNESS.

I KNOW HOW TO DUMP ON THE RECORD. IT'S A DUMP ON THE RECORD.

YOU WANT TO STICK IT IN THERE SO THAT YOU'D HAVE IT FOR LATER? OKAY. THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE. SO I REALLY THINK THAT THAT SIMPLY NEEDS TO COME OUT.

THERE WAS A BIG PROCESS PROBLEM WITH L.1 AS WELL, BECAUSE L.1, THE MAYOR AND OTHERS SAID, HEY, WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING PI AT ALL. WELL, NOT EXACTLY TRUE BECAUSE IN THE SIXTH ATTACHMENT,

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YEAH, BUT PI WAS ACTUALLY IN SOMETHING THAT WE ALL VOTED ON, AND IT WAS THE FIRST READING OF IT LAST WEEK.

SO, YOU KNOW, SAYING THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT PI AND THEN VOTING ON PI REALLY DOESN'T PASS THE SNIFF TEST.

PLUS, THAT INFORMATION SERVES ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE.

NONE. THAT JANUARY 20TH MEETING WILL HAVE STILL OCCURRED NEXT YEAR OR WHENEVER YOU DECIDE TO TAKE UP PI.

AND THAT IS IN FACT THE CORRECT TIME TO BRING IT INTO THE RECORD.

DOESN'T BELONG IN THIS RECORD. IT'S COMPLETELY EXTRANEOUS.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, AND IT HAS NO POINT IN THERE.

AND IF I HAD TO THROW 100 BUCKS ON IT, I'D BE WILLING TO SAY THAT YOU WERE DOING IT SO THAT BARCLAY, WHO CAME IN HERE AND SAID, BY GOD, THEY'RE GOING TO WALK.

IF THEY DON'T GET 1.25 CAN POINT AT YOUR RECITALS AND SAY, LOOK WHAT WE PUT IN.

AND LATER WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. SO THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WOULD REBUT THAT QUICKLY.

I THINK THE RECORD READS VERY CLEARLY THAT IT WAS DIRECTED TO CONSIDER.

IT DIDN'T SAY THAT WAS A FINAL DECISION OF THE COUNCIL.

AND THE RECORD IS VERY COMPLETE GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO GPAC.

AND SO I THINK IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE RECORD ON THIS.

THERE'S NO MALFEASANCE OF INTENT IN THIS. AND IF YOU GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS AND LOOK AT THE ZONING, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WILL BE VOTING ON IT, CLEARLY, IT CLEARLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAR FOR BCHD OR ANY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL ZONED PROPERTIES. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? YES. MAYOR. WE HAVE DARRYL BOYD. DARRYL BOYD DISTRICT THREE THREE YEAR TAX RESIDENT OF 500 TO 600 NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE AND THE BOYLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY.

THIS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE RIGHTFULLY EARNED THE NAME THE SHADY BUNCH.

CHANGE MY MIND. WE DON'T TRUST YOU AND STOP PONTIFICATING OBAGI.

YOU'RE THE LEAST TRUSTWORTHY OF THE BUNCH. STOP SHILLING FOR TOM AND BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT OVER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

YOU ALL WORK FOR US. STOP THE LIES. WE'RE SICK OF IT.

NO SPOT ZONING FOR BCHD. STRIKE THE LANGUAGE REFERRING TO BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT AND 1.25 FAR.

AND WHERE'S THE DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER? SHE HASN'T REPRESENTED THE BOROUGH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY IN OVER A YEAR NOW AND TWO COUNCIL MEETING ABSENCES IN A ROW.

THIS DURING A VERY IMPORTANT TIME AND DISCUSSIONS THAT CAN HAVE MAJOR NEGATIVE EFFECTS AND IMPACT ON US.

IF SHE WERE A COMMISSIONER, SHE'D BE IN SOME TROUBLE RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? BRING BACK THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AND AWAY FROM THAT BIG CHECK THAT WE SAW EARLIER.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON H.5? ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM.

WE DO HAVE FIVE ECOMMENTS, FOUR OPPOSED AND ONE NEUTRAL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL CALL THE VOTE THEN. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

WE DO HAVE TWO ORDINANCES TO READ FOR H.5 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER CC-3314-26. AMENDING TITLE TEN PLANNING AND ZONING.

CHAPTER TWO ZONING AND LAND USE OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH AND TO IMPLEMENT THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.

LAND USE ELEMENT INCLUSIVE OF THE LAND USE PLAN GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AND ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER CC-3315-26.

AMENDING TITLE TEN PLANNING AND ZONING CHAPTER FIVE COASTAL LAND USE PLAN IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH AND TO IMPLEMENT THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT INCLUSIVE OF THE LAND USE PLAN GOALS,

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THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW TO NON PARTICIPATION.

I MEAN SORRY ITEM J PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

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

WE WILL START WITH SPEAKER CARDS, BUT WE HAVE TO ALTER IT UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

WE HAVE TO ALTERNATE WITH PEOPLE ONLINE. THE FIRST CARD I HAVE IS DESIREE GALASSI.

MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DESIREE GALASSI, DISTRICT FOUR.

THIS EVENING I WANTED TO THANK YOU. THIS EVENING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BILL BRANDT GATEWAY PARK POTENTIAL FOR SOME NEW AMENITIES IN THAT AREA. I ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

IT'S A GREAT SPACE. AND WHILE I WAS THERE, I HAD SOME IDEAS WHICH I WANTED TO BRING FORWARD IN THE EVENT THAT PERHAPS YOU WERE INTERESTED IN THEM. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.

HOWEVER, I DO SERVE ON THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, WHICH HAS PURVIEW OVER THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A SMALL PACKET. THE IDEAS ARE SIMPLE IN THE OPEN SPACE.

I ENVISION SOME BOCCE COURTS WHICH ARE VERY EASILY INSTALLED WITH SOME PERIMETER FRAMING OF PRESSURE TREATED WOOD OR COMPOSITE MATERIAL.

YOU CAN PROBABLY USE THE CURRENT BASE THAT'S THERE OR SOME DECOMPOSED GRANITE RIGHT ON TOP.

VERY EASY TO INSTALL. FOLKS CAN BRING THEIR OWN BOCCE BALLS, AND THE PARKS AND REC CAN ALSO RUN SOME NICE LITTLE PROGRAMS THERE.

THE NEXT ONE IS A PET MEMORIAL PATHWAY. I SAW SOMETHING SIMILAR IN SOLANA BEACH A FEW YEARS BACK.

THIS IS A NICE COMMUNITY EVENT THAT WE COULD DO TOGETHER OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION OR POTENTIALLY OTHER GROUPS WITHIN THE CITY. AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE WOULD FUND THIS.

IF THERE ARE GRANTS OR POTENTIALLY SOME SORT OF FUND RAISER AND THAT WE CAN STUDY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IF THIS IS OF INTEREST TO YOU, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING NICE TO ADD IN THAT SPACE, I'VE ALSO INCLUDED SOME EXAMPLES OF PET MEMORIAL ROCKS FOR YOU TO SEE.

AND THEN FINALLY A MEDITATION LABYRINTH, WHICH IS ALSO VERY EASY TO INSTALL.

THE, THE BASE IS ALREADY THERE AND ALL YOU NEED ARE SOME ROCKS AND SOMEONE TO DESIGN A LAYOUT.

AND THIS CAN ALSO BE DONE AS A COMMUNITY EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCOUTS OR SOME OTHER GROUPS.

SO IF THESE ARE OF INTEREST PERHAPS IT MIGHT BE A NICE THING FOR THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE TO STUDY THESE AND THEN PRESENT SOME IDEAS AND FUNDING AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? YES, WE DO HAVE ONE HAND FROM DARRYL BOYD AS WELL.

DARRYL BOYD DISTRICT THREE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MIKE KLEIN AND MARC GARLOCK WITH PUBLIC WORKS FOR MEETING WITH ME AND MARC NELSON TODAY.

OUR SECOND MEETING IN THE PAST MONTH REGARDING GETTING 20 TREES PLANTED ON THE NORTH PROSPECT AVENUE MEDIAN.

LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE'LL SEE THOSE TREES PLANTED THAT WERE PROMISED TO US A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

WE APPRECIATE AND THANK CITY MANAGER MIKE WITZANSKY FOR MEETING WITH US LAST MONTH AND RESPONDING TO OUR MUCH NEEDED REQUESTS FOR TRAFFIC CALMING, PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOISE NUISANCE ISSUES AND RESOLUTION.

THE TREES WILL BE A GOOD START. OF COURSE, NO THANKS GOES TO THE NOTORIOUS ABSENTEE DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER WE NOW CALL THE GHOST OR THE MAYOR IN NAME ONLY. THE PROBLEMS ON PROSPECT AVENUE CONTINUE NORTH AND SOUTH WITH SPEEDING AND OUT OF CONTROL DRIVERS.

LOUD AUDIO, ILLEGAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS, 18 WHEELERS, TRUCK TRAFFIC ON A NON TRUCK ROUTE ALL HOURS DAY AND NIGHT.

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THE DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR US.

SINCE NORTH AND SOUTH PROSPECT ARE WITHIN BOTH OF THEIR DISTRICTS, BUT THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN US THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST, SO WE'LL CONTINUE OUR FIGHT WITHOUT THEM IF THAT'S HOW THEY WANT IT.

THE NEXT ELECTION CYCLE WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT, WHICH MIGHT HELP TO GET RID OF ONE OF THEM.

AND THE WORD RECALL HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND AS AN AVAILABLE OPTION FOR THE OTHER.

JUST SAYING. AND A THANK YOU TO POLICE CHIEF SPRINGLE.

WE KNOW YOU ARE LISTENING TO US. I SAW TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS AT PROSPECT TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS THIS AFTERNOON.

A GREAT SIGN ALSO A FEW WEEKS BACK NORTH PROSPECT BETWEEN BERYL STREET TO DEL AMO IS A REAL HOT SPOT, A PROBLEM FOR US. SO WE SEE THE EFFORTS AND THANK YOU, CHIEF SPRINGLE AND REDONDO BEACH PD.

WE HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE AND CAN BE STEPPED UP EVEN MORE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY NEXT? NEXT CARD I HAVE IS HOLLY OSBORNE.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS HOLLY OSBORNE, DISTRICT FIVE.

LAST WEEK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, I SPOKE ON EL NIDO PARK AND MENTIONED WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SHADED PARK IT WAS WITH LOTS OF TREES AND GREEN GRASS. EL NIDO PARK IS A 12.3 ACRE PARK AND IT IS ACTUALLY IN TORRANCE, WHICH YOU POINTED OUT BUT IT IS RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF REDONDO AND TORRANCE. AND I ALSO MENTIONED THAT JANICE HAHN HAD CONTRIBUTED 500,000 TO THE PARK AS PART OF A $36 MILLION FOR OPEN SPACE PROJECTS IN HER DISTRICT. I FOUND THAT OUT IN MARCH.

JANICE HAHN LIKES EVERYTHING TO DO WITH SHADE AND GREENERY, AND I MENTIONED, I BET THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW THAT SOME OF THE PARK MONEY THAT SHE IS GOING, THAT SHE HAD GIVEN TO THEM IS GOING TO BE USED TO REMOVE TREES AND CONVERT GREEN SPACE TO A PARKING LOT FOR 209 SPACES. I THINK SHE WOULD BE ENVIRONMENTALLY APPALLED.

I AM. EVERY DAY THE NEWSPAPERS HAVE AN ARTICLE ABOUT HEAT RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND ALSO HOW MANY ARE DYING BECAUSE OF THIS.

SO WHY WOULD ANYONE GET RID OF SHADE? NOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH REDONDO BEACH.

SO I SENT YOU A PICTURE. REDONDO, THERE'S THE PARK.

REDONDO IS ON ONE SIDE OF THIS SIDE AND THE TORRANCE IS ON THE OTHER.

AND ALSO OUR, OUR NEW THING THAT YOU'RE BUILDING WITH FRONTIER IS RIGHT AT THE TOP.

AND THE REASON I GAVE THIS PICTURE IS BECAUSE AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE CITY OF TORRANCE HAS TO WRITE SOMETHING CALLED AN INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ISMD.

AND I THINK THAT'S LAWYER TALK FOR LAWYER FOR THINGS THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT LIKE.

AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE THAT REPORT TO, THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY EVERYBODY WHEN IT'S READY, EVERYBODY WITHIN 500FT OF THE PARK.

SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE WRITE, THOSE ERRORS ARE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RED ARROWS AFFECT JUST AS MANY REDONDO PEOPLE AS TORRANCE.

NOW, ANYBODY CAN WRITE COMMENTS, BUT THE 500 PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY NOTIFIED.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT'S WHY YOU COUNCIL ME, I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS PICTURE.

SO I MYSELF DO NOT LIVE NEAR EL NIDO PARK, BUT I WENT OVER THERE THIS WEEKEND AND I DID NOT MEET ANYONE WHO WAS HAPPY ABOUT PAVING PARADISE TO PUT UP A PARKING LOT.

OKAY, SO THANK YOU GUYS. I'M DONE EARLY. THANK YOU.

SEND JEEP TO THEIR COUNCIL MEETINGS. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL HANDS ON ZOOM. OKAY. LAST CARD I HAVE IS MARK NELSON, BUT I DON'T SEE MARK IN THE AUDIENCE ANYMORE.

I SAW HIM WALK OUT. ARE YOU OUT THERE, MARK? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE SOMEONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK? MYRA, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RAISE YOUR HAND. YOU CAN JUST COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I AM TRULY HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

MAYOR, YOU HAVE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS IN THE CITY.

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MY DISTRICT COUNCILMAN ZEIN OBAGI. YOU'VE BEEN AMAZING COMING TO OUR MEETINGS.

AND THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

COUNCILMAN CASTLE AND WALLER, THANK YOU. AND MR. CITY MANAGER, I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS SUPPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHAMBER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

AND I WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS TO THE REGIONAL MIXER ON AUGUST 26TH AT THE SEASIDE LAGOON.

I WILL TURN THIS INTO. RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND.

ALL FOR? AYE. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR CITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. APPRECIATE IT.

WE HAVE TO GO TO SOMEONE IF. HAS ANYONE DIALED IN? NO ONE IS ON ZOOM. OKAY, COME ON DOWN. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

I PURCHASED A PROPERTY IN. CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR NAME? AND. OH, YEAH. MY. MY NAME IS HAMZA. HAMZA GOODMANI.

ARE YOU FROM REDONDO BEACH? YES. OKAY. I PURCHASED A PROPERTY IN RIGHT OF WAY ON THE PCH TWO YEARS AGO IN JULY 2024.

AND WHEN I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THE ZONING WAS RH AND ONLY MY PROPERTY.

IT HAS LIKE, AN UNDERGROUND FEATHER LAW COMMERCIAL LICENSE.

SO ALL MY PLAN, IT WAS IT TO, TO LIKE RETURN THE PROPERTY TO BE A RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS.

I CONFIRMED THAT FROM THE CITY WHEN I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND THEY CONFIRMED TO ME THAT IS IF I DIDN'T LIKE A RENEW THE BUSINESS LICENSE ALREADY IS GOING TO BE LIKE A BACK TO BE RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LOSE THE UNDER THE GRANDFATHER LAW.

SO WHAT HAPPENED IS NOW LIKE A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I WENT TO THE CITY, THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE ZONE FOR MY PROPERTIES.

IT CHANGED TO BE COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS NOW. IT'S NOT ONLY AFFECTING ME, IT'S AFFECTING THE WHOLE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE ALL MY NEIGHBORS, MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS IS RESIDENTIAL. AND EVEN LIKE WHEN I CHECKED THE THIS DECISION IS MADE, I THINK IN NOVEMBER 2024. AND I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS DECISION WHEN IT'S MADE LIKE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING BY MAIL, I, I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS DECISION UNTIL I FIGURE OUT THAT'S LIKE A FEW DAYS AGO.

SO THIS IS LIKE A IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR ME BECAUSE MY ALL MY PLAN, IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, LIKE TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL. AND NOW THE ZONING IS CHANGED WITH AFFECTING THE WHOLE ME AND ALL MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? EXCUSE ME. YEAH, SURE. SORRY. WHAT IS THE MAJOR CROSS STREET AT YOUR PROPERTY? WE'RE TRYING TO LOCATE. SOUTH, 512 SOUTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY.

ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ON ZOOM. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE NON AGENDA ITEMS THEN AND MOVE ON.

AS I SAID, WE WERE, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO MOVE SOME TWO ITEMS FORWARD AND THAT'S ITEM O WHICH IS CITY MANAGER

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

JUST A COUPLE ITEMS THIS EVENING. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

JUST TO POINT OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE OUR NEW CITY FLAG PRESENTED AND FLOWN BEHIND YOU.

SO FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THAT UP ON THE DAIS WITH THE NEW LOGO.

LOOKS LOOKS FANTASTIC. PROUD TO HAVE THAT UP THERE.

AND THEN AS IT PERTAINS TO HOUSEKEEPING FOR NEXT TUESDAY.

MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT YOU ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING TO 4:30 RATHER THAN 4 FOR CLOSED SESSION.

I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL SCHEDULED MATTERS WITHIN THAT 90 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

AND JUST A REMINDER, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE DARK ON THE 25TH, THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.

WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING HERE IN THE CHAMBERS ON THE 25TH.

THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THE SEASIDE LAGOON DESIGN REVIEW.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, MAYOR, AND I'M STANDING BY FOR REFERRALS TO STAFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT IS OUR NEXT ITEM. REFERRALS TO STAFF.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

NOTHING TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. YES ONE PLEASE.

MAYOR. I BELIEVE IN OUR NEW RULES, WE CAN MAKE REFERRALS TO OTHER TO COMMISSIONS, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO AGENDIZE A DISCUSSION AT THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR POTENTIAL FEASIBLE NEW AMENITIES AT

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RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART IS WHAT WE'LL SEE.

IS IT PRETTY TIGHT? RIGHT. SO THEY PROBABLY NEED TO SOLIDIFY THEIR IDEA ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO FIRST BEFORE THEY SEEK PERMISSION.

YEAH. IT WOULD BE A TWO STEP DISCUSSION. IT WOULD BE A GENERAL AGENDA TOPIC.

STAFF WOULD PRESENT SOME BASIC INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION COMMISSION WOULD THEN SORT OF BEGIN THEIR EXPLORATION.

SO THANKS. OKAY, SO MOTION. AND SECOND, WE NEED A VOTE.

OKAY, WE NEED A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, SECOND.

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

ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. NONE TONIGHT. OKAY.

AND I HAVE NONE TONIGHT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I GUESS STAFF CAN GO HOME AND WE'LL CONDUCT THE REST OF THE MEETING.

SO LAST THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTERVIEW OF OF COMMISSION APPLICANTS.

[K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS]

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

SO I APOLOGIZE IF YOU CAME DOWN HERE, BUT WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THEM UNLESS SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL WANTS TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE WE'VE ALREADY INTERVIEWED. OKAY. SO SORRY IF THE MESSAGE GOT OUT WRONG.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, BUT WE'VE TALKED WITH YOU, AND WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE'RE MAKING OUR CHOICES.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES LIKE WE DID LAST TIME.

TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CONDUCT THIS IN AN INTERVIEW STYLE FORMAT WITH CALLING INDIVIDUALS UP, GIVING THEM THREE MINUTES TO TALK, GIVING THE COUNCIL A CHANCE TO QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH THEM.

AND THEN, AND THEN GOING ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, ALL THE OTHER RULES WOULD APPLY.

SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

AND SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY. SO WITH THAT I WILL START CALLING INDIVIDUALS.

AND WE'LL START FROM THE, FROM THE. IF I COULD.

JUST ABSOLUTELY. OH AND I, I AGREE WITH WHAT WAS SAID.

I MAYOR AS YOU SAID LAST TIME, THIS IS AND JUST STATED NOW IT'S MORE OF AN INFORMAL OPPORTUNITY.

THESE ARE INTERVIEWS. RELAX, BE YOURSELF. WE'VE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED SOME OF YOUR MATERIAL, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM ALL THE NEW CANDIDATES AND SO APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH. AND IF I MAY ADD, AS WE FOOT STOMPED LAST TIME, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ON THE NEW RULES OF CONDUCT IS A STRICT ATTENDANCE RULE. IF YOU MISS MORE THAN THREE MEETINGS, IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND ALL THE MEETINGS, YOU CAN MISS UP TO THREE IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

BUT AFTER THAT, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC REMOVAL. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR UP TO TWO, UP TO TWO.

ONCE YOU MISS THE THIRD MEETING, YOU'RE YEAH, YOU'RE OFF.

SO YOU CAN ONLY MISS. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC REMOVAL.

YOU CAN ONLY MISS TWO. THAT'S WHAT WAS SEMANTICS.

YEAH. IF YOU MISS THREE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY OFF.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO AFFORD PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE UP HERE.

THAT'S NOT AN INDICTMENT OF ANYONE. LIFE HAPPENS AND YOU MAY HAVE TO MISS MEETINGS, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE OTHER PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.

AND THREE OUT OF 12, YOU KNOW, IT'S 25% OF THE MEETINGS THAT YOU'RE MISSING AT THAT POINT.

SO I WOULD ASK YOU, AS YOU'RE COMING UP HERE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO THE POSITION.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? YEAH, I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT FOR HIS HEROIC WORK RECRUITING THE STRONGEST COMMISSION APPLICANT CANDIDATES WE HAVE EVER SEEN, WITH AMAZING PEDIGREE AND DEDICATION.

THEY SHOW IN THEIR APPLICATIONS A GREAT AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEER DEDICATION OVER THE YEARS TO VARIOUS SPORTS GROUPS IN THE CITY AND OTHER OTHER OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK AND INVITING.

I KNOW A NUMBER OF US TO TO JOIN YOU IN INTERVIEWS.

YEAH, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR WORKING ON ALL OF THIS AND WORKING WITH US.

AND I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE OUT THERE AND MEETING WITH FOLKS TOO.

SO YEAH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT EFFORT. I ECHO IT THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED WHEN WE STARTED, WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE ABSENTEES FROM LAST YEAR AFTER WE IMPLEMENTED THE NEW RULE.

AND YOU KNOW WE WERE ALMOST IN A CRISIS. BUT NOW WE'VE GOT A GREAT LINEUP AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK BY ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT PARTICULARLY BY YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

SO THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO START FROM THE BACK.

STEVE WAKISAKA, ARE YOU HERE? COME ON DOWN. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF, WHY YOU WANT TO BE A COMMISSIONER AND WHICH COMMISSION YOU WANT TO BE ON.

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OKAY. MY NAME IS STEVE WAKISAKA. I'M CLOSE TO THE GALLERIA.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH DISTRICT THAT PUTS ME IN. OKAY.

MY NEIGHBOR JULIE YOUNG, CAME OVER TO RECOMMEND THAT I JOIN THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION TO HELP MANAGE THE PARKS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THAT ENTAILS, BUT I'M WILLING TO GIVE IT A GO.

AND YEAH, THAT'S ALL REALLY ALL I NEED TO SAY.

I THINK ARE ANY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONS YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN? I DID NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE OTHER COMMISSIONS TO SAY ANYTHING.

MAYBE PUBLIC WORKS. I TEND TO BE FAMILIAR WITH, LIKE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING AND THINGS.

I WAS AN ENGINEER WHILE I WAS WORKING, BUT I'M RETIRED NOW.

SO YEAH, OTHER THAN THOSE TWO, I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD BE USEFUL TO THE CITY.

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND LET US KNOW IF THERE'S OTHERS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. YOU KNOW, IT HELPS US IF YOU'RE MORE FUNGIBLE AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SLOT YOU INTO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES.

AND WITH AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMISSIONS THAT I THINK YOU COULD DO WELL ON.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. STEVE. THANKS FOR APPLYING.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT RELATIVE TO THE TO THE PARKS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN WITH THE PARKS IN REDONDO BEACH? WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU CAN SEE THEM MORE WELL MAINTAINED.

YEAH. BECAUSE I WALK, I TAKE MY DOG AROUND AND HE'S NOT ALLOWED IN A LOT OF THE PARKS IN REDONDO.

SO I END UP HAVING TO GO TO TORRANCE A LOT. AND ALSO THERE'S A A STRIP OF LAND THAT'S CLOSE TO ME IN THE GREENBELT THAT I RECENTLY FOUND OUT WAS ACTUALLY CITY PROPERTY WHEN WE WERE TOLD IT WAS EDISON PROPERTY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND SO MAYBE WE COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A BLIGHT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WATERING. IT'S BROWN. IT'S ALWAYS DUSTY THERE.

AND ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW IT'S A PARKING LOT FOR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES THAT I DON'T LIKE PERSONALLY BECAUSE THEY TEND TO START AROUND 6:00, 615, 630 WITH THEIR LOUD ENGINES AND BEEPING SOUNDS INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL SEVEN, WHICH IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PERMITS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.

BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT IS.

HAI TRAN. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR LIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS HAI TRAN, DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENT. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL SEVERAL TIMES AS A RESIDENT.

TONIGHT, HOWEVER, I'M HERE IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY. I'M APPLYING TO SERVE ON THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION.

SO WHY AM I APPLYING? IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE.

I WANT TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THE CITY. I DIDN'T GROW UP IN REDONDO BEACH, BUT I MADE THIS MY HOME 11 YEARS AGO.

MY KIDS ATTENDED SCHOOL HERE AND GREW UP HERE.

AND I HOPE TO LIVE HERE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

SO I WANT TO SEE OUR CITY THRIVE. AND I THINK ALL OF US HERE SHARE THAT COMMITMENT TO SERVICE.

SO WHAT ARE MY QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION? I'M A FINANCE PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY.

I HAVE A PHD IN FINANCE AND AN MBA. AND BEFORE ACADEMIA, I WORKED IN FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS AT PEPSICO.

BUT BEYOND THE CREDENTIALS, WHAT YOU NEED IS SOMEONE WHO WILL SHOW UP PREPARED, ASK GOOD QUESTIONS, AND FOLLOW THROUGH. I CAN DO THAT. IF THE COMMISSION NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT THE PENSION ASSUMPTIONS, TO ANALYZE THE CAPITAL PROJECT, OR TO BUILD A MODEL AND EXPLAIN THE RESULTS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, I CAN DO THAT. AND I'VE ALREADY BEGUN PREPARING FOR THE ROLE.

SO I'VE REVIEWED THE COMMISSION'S AGENDAS AND MINUTES OF THE PAST SIX MONTHS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ISSUES THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH.

IF APPOINTED, I WOULD COLLABORATE WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND CITY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTE MY PERSPECTIVE WHEN IT'S MOST USEFUL, AND ALSO DO THE WORK BETWEEN MEETINGS, REVIEWING THE MATERIALS AND FOLLOWING UP ON QUESTIONS.

SO I'D BE HONORED TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING. HI. THANKS FOR APPLYING.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, IS YOUR HAND STILL ON? COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? DID YOU? NO. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE. NO QUESTIONS.

THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU DOCTOR. YES.

IT'S PERFECTLY FINE. OKAY. THE NEXT I HAVE IS, IS TAMARA SUMINSKI HERE? SHE WAS A NO RESPONSE TO THE CITY CLERK, SO I GUESS NOT.

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HI, JEFFREY. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO GO BACKWARDS, BUT.

GOTTA SWITCH IT UP SOMETIME. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR LIGHT. GREAT TO GREAT TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I AM JEFFREY SMITH. I'M IN DISTRICT ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER DISTRICT.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

MOVED DOWN HERE WITH MY WIFE PHOEBE, AND MY DAUGHTER FIONA, FOUR AND A HALF, ABOUT TO START IN TULITA.

MOVED DOWN HERE WHEN MY WIFE TOOK A POSITION AT UCLA HARBOR MEDICAL CENTER.

I'M AN ATTORNEY BY TRAINING. I'VE SPENT THE PAST 15 YEARS IN BUSINESS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS IN THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY. AND AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION'S, I FOCUSED ON CULTURAL ARTS BUDGET AND FINANCE AND PLANNING AS THE ONES THAT I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE EXPERTISE THAT COULD BE HELPFUL.

I, SORRY, A LITTLE NERVOUS. I YOU KNOW, IN MY INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY FOCUS ON TAKING CREATIVE AND COMPLEX PROJECTS, TAKE THEM FROM THE ORIGINATION PHASE AND SHEPHERD THEM THROUGH TO ULTIMATELY TO DELIVERY. THAT INVOLVES RISK ANALYSIS.

IT INVOLVES BUDGET NEGOTIATION CONTRACTS ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.

PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT INVOLVES WORKING WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, DIFFERENT INCENTIVES, AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND ULTIMATELY SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS. SO ULTIMATELY, I THINK THOSE SKILLS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN A CONTEXT LIKE THIS.

WE'VE ONLY LIVED HERE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, BUT BASICALLY FROM THE FIRST DAY WE GOT HERE, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO PUT DOWN ROOTS. AND AS PART OF THAT, I'D ALSO LOVE TO FIND A WAY TO BE HELPFUL AND OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS IN THE SAME BOAT. GOT MOVED HERE IN THE MILITARY AND DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE, SO I BAILED OUT OF THE MILITARY. SO I KNOW THE FEELING THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

SO THANKS FOR COMING FORWARD. APPRECIATE IT. I THINK YOU'RE THE FIRST ATTORNEY I'VE MET THAT WAS SHY AT PUBLIC SPEAKING, AT LEAST AMONGST THIS GROUP. HAVEN'T HAD TO DO IT SINCE.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI HAS HIS HAND UP, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. JEFFREY, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING. GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.

SO YOU LISTED YOUR FIRST CHOICE AS THE CULTURAL ARTS, AND YOU'VE GOT A BACKGROUND IN TELEVISION AND THE LIKE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK REDONDO BEACH COULD DO BETTER OR HAS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CULTURAL ARTS? OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THERE'S THE PROXIMITY TO LOS ANGELES OPENS UP A LOT OF A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.

I WORK IN HIGH BUDGET TELEVISION. I WORK IN LOW BUDGET DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION AS WELL.

I THINK ONE THING THAT ACTUALLY KIND OF WEIRD, MY AUNT AND UNCLE WERE INVOLVED WITH ESTABLISHING THE SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL, LIKE WAY BACK WHEN IN THE, IN THE 80S. AND AS A LITTLE KID, A KID, I WAS PROBABLY A TEENAGER AS A TEENAGER, I REMEMBER GOING AND AND CHECKING IT OUT, THINKING IT WAS EXTREMELY COOL.

MANY, MANY YEARS LATER, ONE OF THE DOCUMENTARIES I WORKED ON PREMIERED THERE AND SO GOT TO SEE IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE.

ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY COOL. I THINK IT SERVES A LOT OF PURPOSES OF BRINGING ATTENTION TO A CITY.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING ON ALL THE CITY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT SHOWCASE FOR WHAT THE CITY, WHAT THE CITY HAS. INTERESTINGLY, THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY TELEVISION FESTIVALS.

THERE'S A LOT OF FILM FESTIVALS, THERE'S A LOT OF DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVALS. BUT ATX AND AUSTIN IS REALLY THE ONLY MAIN TELEVISION ONE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A HUGE, HUGE FESTIVAL. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT YOUR NICHE.

YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT MAKES SENSE, HOW TO SHOWCASE THINGS, YOU KNOW, IN THE RIGHT WAY.

BUT THAT'S ONE PLACE I THINK THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION. IT WAS ANSWERED. THANK YOU. OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. SO YOU'VE GOT CULTURAL ARTS AS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY.

SO THAT IS YOUR FIRST CHOICE. THEY ARE IN ALL THREE OF THEM ARE ALL EQUALLY, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE MAYOR OR THE COUNCIL THINKS THAT THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE THAT I COULD BE OF SERVICE, I'D BE TOTALLY OPEN TO THAT CONVERSATION. OKAY. SO THAT WAS THE FINAL PART WAS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN THOSE IN GENERAL, THAT'S PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT YOU COULD SORT OF VOLUNTEER UP AS

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SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO.

THAT'S LIKE, I JUST WANT TO SERVE VERSUS I WANT TO HAVE A NICHE.

SO I WANT TO SERVE CATEGORY. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GREAT. WELL, I LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP YOUR IDEA ON FILM OR TV FESTIVAL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WHEN I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE CHANGES FOR THE COMMISSIONS, I EXPANDED OUR ARTS COMMISSION TO, TO CULTURAL ARTS SO THAT WE COULD INCLUDE PERFORMING ARTS VERSUS JUST OUR STATIC ART.

SO IT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS OR FILM TO MY EARS. AND I WOULD LOVE IF YOU DID A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT REDONDO BEACH, BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.

WE DO HAVE THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER HERE. YEP.

WE DO. YEAH. NO, IT'S A PERFECT WE HAVE WE HAVE SEVERAL VENUES THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THAT.

SEASIDE LAGOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN.

AND YOU DID GREAT. SO YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE FELT NERVOUS AND, AND YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

GREAT. APPRECIATE THAT. GREAT TO MEET EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MEET YOU. OKAY.

PHILIP OCKELMANN. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS PHIL OCKELMANN, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE.

I'M APPLYING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND THE BUDGET COMMISSION.

I'M A 42 YEAR RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH. SIX YEARS IN DISTRICT ONE AND NOW THE PAST 36 YEARS IN DISTRICT THREE.

I HAVE A SON WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY, INCLUDING MY FOUR YEAR OLD TWIN GRANDSONS, ARE PLANNING TO MOVE TO REDONDO BEACH NEXT YEAR FOR THE START OF KINDERGARTEN.

OKAY. SO. SO I AM VERY DEEPLY INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY, AS YOU CAN SEE.

AND ALSO MY WIFE IS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I HAVE DEGREES IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND I'M A RETIRED FROM A CAREER AS A FINANCE PROFESSIONAL, INCLUDING AT THE LEVEL OF THE VICE PRESIDENT WITH THREE LARGE COMPANIES.

I PROVIDED YOU A RESUME, SO I WON'T GO INTO THE DETAILS.

IN MY SEMI-RETIREMENT NOW, I WORK PART TIME AS A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL REFEREE.

STILL WORKING WITH KIDS AND THE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO I'M USED TO TAKING SOME HEAT TOO. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN REDONDO BEACH YOUTH SPORTS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. I COACHED 24 TEAMS IN YOUTH SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL.

FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER OF NORTH REDONDO AYSO REGION 17 IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, FROM 2013 TO 2023, I WAS THE AREA DIRECTOR OF AREA ONE D BEACH CITIES, WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH REDONDO, NORTH REDONDO AND THE CITIES MOVING NORTH FROM THERE UP THROUGH HERMOSA, MANHATTAN, ALL THE WAY UP TO PLAYA VISTA. SO I WAS THIS POSITION HAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS.

AND SO ANYWAY, ALL, ALL OF MY FAMILY AND I LOVE THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

IN MY YOUTH SPORTS EXPERIENCE, I HAVE, OF COURSE, COME IN CONTACT WITH MANY HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO I FEEL I HAVE A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO WHAT THE INTERESTS AND CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE.

I BELIEVE THAT I CAN BE OF SERVICE TO THE CITY ON ONE OF THE COMMISSIONS.

I'M AVAILABLE TO REGULARLY MEET THE SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND DATES AND TIMES OF THE MEETINGS THAT I, OF THE COMMISSIONS THAT I DID APPLY TO. SO ALTHOUGH I WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, BUT I CANNOT MAKE THAT ONE. I STILL HAVE TWO BOARDS I SIT ON AND I HAVE TWO REFEREE ASSOCIATIONS, AND THOSE TEND TO BE EVENING COMMITMENTS. I'M MUCH MORE AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY THAN I AM IN THE EVENING AS IT TURNS OUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU ANSWERED THE ONE QUESTION I HAD, WHICH WAS WITH ALL THAT BACKGROUND IN SPORTS IN REDONDO, WHAT ABOUT THE PUBLIC AMENITIES? COMMISSION YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND VERY IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUND.

ANYONE UP HERE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW I DON'T, I DON'T.

SO THANKS. THANKS FOR ANSWERING THAT. TO THE MAYOR'S POINT YOU LISTED PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND BUDGET AND FINANCE.

YOU CAN MAKE THOSE MEETINGS? I ABSOLUTELY CAN MAKE THOSE MEETINGS ALL THE TIME.

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YET WE SAW THAT YOUR TOP CHOICE WAS PUBLIC WORKS SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

KIND OF PRESUMING THAT'S BECAUSE YOU RETIRED FROM A LIFE OF FINANCE AND MAYBE YOUR PASSION IS ELSEWHERE OR WHERE.

YES. THAT'S CORRECT. I, I SEE THE PUBLIC WORKS SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY MORE EVERY DAY WHEN I'M OUT THERE.

SO I DO HAVE THE PASSION FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

I ALSO, I, I GUESS PUBLIC WORKS, I SEE THINGS GOING ON AND I OFTEN WONDER WHY IS THAT? WHY ISN'T IT SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT OR TALK TO PEOPLE AND SAY, OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE.

OTHER TIMES I'M LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, DOES THAT REALLY MAKE THE MOST SENSE? WOULD THERE BE ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT? SAFETY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE FIVE YEAR OLDS GROWING UP THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO SAFETY IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE ISSUE FOR ME.

AND SUSTAINABILITY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CLIMATE CHANGE.

I HAVE A VERY SINCERE INTEREST IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS PREPARED FOR IT.

SO THE SUSTAINABILITY IS ALSO A BIG ISSUE. YES.

I HAVE TONS OF EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE, OBVIOUSLY.

SO SO I'D BE HAPPY TO BE ON THE BUDGET COMMISSION.

IT'S OKAY EITHER ONE, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST LOOKING TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE CITY.

IN WHAT WAY I CAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

YES. JUST A COMMENT FIRST AT LARGE. AND I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S CLEAR WE'RE ONLY 3 OR 4 INTERVIEWS IN AND WE HAVE UBER QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO SERVE ON COMMISSIONS WHO ARE STEPPING UP.

SO WHAT, WHAT MAYOR BRANDT USED TO SAY ALWAYS IS IF YOU DON'T GET A COMMISSION SPOT TODAY, PLEASE REAPPLY. YOU WILL GET ON ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TIME OR YOU KNOW, AND THE LIKE.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, WELL. JUST A NOTE, IF I MAY IF YOU SUBMIT, WE KEEP YOUR SUBMISSION FOR TWO YEARS AND WE WILL CALL YOU UP TO SEE IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED. SO IF YOU DON'T REAPPLY, WE MAY REACH OUT.

AND WITH THE STRICT RULE ABOUT THE THREE THREE ABSENCES, A LOT OF FOLKS WHO GOT ON WHEN THAT RULE WASN'T IN PLACE DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT REPERCUSSION AND THEY GET A WARNING, AND THEN THEY JUST HAVE TO MISS A MEETING AND THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY OFF.

BUT TO YOU, MR. OCKELMANN, HERE'S A, HERE'S A HYPOTHETICAL FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC WORKS ORIENTED RESIDENTS ON A IN A TWO BLOCK AREA ARE LIKE, WE NEED A STOP SIGN AT THAT INTERSECTION BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY A TWO WAY STOP. THERE'S NOT A FOUR WAY STOP. AND WE NEED IT TO SLOW DOWN CARS.

IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION.

AND STAFF SAYS, WE DID SOME TESTING AND THE LIKE, AND WE DON'T THINK A STOP SIGN SHOULD BE USED TO SLOW CARS DOWN.

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S FOR. THE RESIDENTS ARE OUT THERE IN DROVES.

THEY'RE TESTIFYING. WE WANT THE STOP SIGN. ALWAYS STOP.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS IN THAT? IN THAT RESPONSE, WE HAVE A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND THE STAFF EXPERTS.

THERE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL THOUGHT ON WHERE WE PUT ALL THESE STOP SIGNS.

ON THE ONE HAND, STOP SIGNS ARE GREAT FOR SAFETY.

THEY, YOU KNOW, BUT PEOPLE GET TIRED OF THEM.

AND SO THE MORE STOP SIGNS YOU PUT, THE MORE PEOPLE KIND OF JUST ROLL THROUGH THEM.

AND. CHIEF WOULD LOVE YOU. AND, AND, AND, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PROCESS YOU JUST DESCRIBED HAS BEEN GOING ON AS A KIND OF OPPOSITE OF NIMBY. EVERYBODY SEES A STOP SIGN SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEN SAYS, WELL, I SHOULD GET A STOP SIGN ON MY CORNER, AND I GET ONE AT MY CORNER AND IT JUST KIND OF GROWS AND BUILDS.

AND THERE SHOULD BE YOU KNOW, PLACES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A STOP SIGN AND, AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO KEEP MOVING.

THEY STILL, ALTHOUGH WE WANT TO KEEP OUR ROADS AS SAFE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, WE NEED TO ALSO LET PEOPLE GET TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO, WHERE THEY'LL BE FRUSTRATION AND PEOPLE RUNNING STOP SIGNS AND SPEEDING TO MAKE UP FOR IT.

SO IT'S A CAREFUL BALANCING ACT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU PUT THOSE STOP SIGNS AND WHERE YOU DON'T.

AND RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THE BIAS HAS BEEN INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS OF PEOPLE DEMAND THE STOP SIGN AND PUT ALL THEIR, LIKE YOU SAY, COME AND PUT ALL THEIR POLITICAL POWER TO IT AND, AND GET THEM.

AND WE JUST NEED TO BE REALLY BALANCED IN HOW WE LOOK AT THAT.

THANK YOU. EXCELLENT EXPLANATION. YOU JUST EXPLAINED HOW IT IS WE ENDED UP WITH 29 CROSSING GUARDS IN THE CITY.

SO BUT NOW WE'RE BACK DOWN TO 18 I THINK. SO THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT IS PAUL MOSES. MAYOR MAYOR. HE SPOKE ALREADY/ HE WAS HERE LAST MEETING FOR COMMISSION INTERVIEW.

HE WAS ALREADY HERE. OH, YOU ALREADY INTERVIEWED PAUL?

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YEAH, YEAH. LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT THINGS IN THE PUBLIC THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND THE PROJECT THAT WAS LOST.

GATEWAY LEADS ME HERE. I'M APPLYING FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS PAUL MOSES. I WAS, A LITTLE BIT OF MY HISTORY HERE.

I WAS BORN AT LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY IN TORRANCE.

I WENT TO SAINT LAWRENCE MARTYR IN REDONDO BEACH.

I WENT TO SOUTH HIGH AND I GRADUATED FROM LOYOLA MARYMOUNT.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. I BELIEVE THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM MY LEADERSHIP AND MY EXPERIENCE.

THE FIRST PUBLIC ART COMMISSION THAT I WORKED ON WAS IN 1987, AND IT WAS INSTALLED IN SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN, AND IT'S STILL STANDING TODAY. SINCE THEN, I'VE MADE A LONG CAREER OF PUBLIC ART WORKING WITH VARIOUS ARTISTS, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PROJECTS I WORKED ON WERE FOR QUALCOMM IN SAN DIEGO.

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT FOR VISUAL ARTIST JENNY HOLZER, AND THEN A PROJECT WITH BILL VIOLA THAT ENDED UP IN THE DOHA AIRPORT.

AND THOSE WERE VISUAL ARTISTS VERY, VERY LARGE BUDGET PROJECTS THAT WERE REALLY COMPLICATED.

I WAS JUST PART OF A TEAM, BUT THOSE PEOPLE ALL HAD TO BE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DO BEST ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT WAS I'M A BUDGET HAWK.

AND SO I WATCHED THE PROJECTS HERE. I WATCHED THEM REALLY CLOSELY, AND I SEE WHERE I THINK THINGS CAN BE VASTLY IMPROVED.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO WITH CULTURAL ARTS HERE IN REDONDO.

THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE ARE CONSIDERABLE. WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG ORDINANCE.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. BUT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND SOME OF THE BUDGETS, I THINK COULD BE AMENDED. THEY COULD BE CHANGED.

WE COULD GET MORE FROM THEM. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I SEE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM AND OUR CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM IS IMMENSE, AND IT NEEDS PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE TO, TO, TO SEE THAT BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE KIND OF GUESSING AT IT.

AND YOU CAN SEE MY COMMITMENT TO AND MY PASSION FOR THIS STUFF.

PREVIOUSLY I SERVED ON THE GPAC THAT WAS WITH JIM AND IT LASTED OVER TEN YEARS.

I MISSED TWO. AND BRAD. AND I MISSED TWO MEETINGS.

THAT WAS, I THINK EVERYBODY MISSED TWO MEETINGS.

AND I DID A. I DID SERVE EIGHT YEARS ON THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

I WAS APPOINTED BY TWO SEPARATE MAYORS. MAYOR LIGHT OR NO, I'M SORRY, MAYOR JEN AND MAYOR ASPELL AND I ONLY MISSED TWO MEETINGS ON THAT. AND I PREVIOUS TO THAT, I WORKED ON THE TASK FORCE THAT CREATED THE ORDINANCE.

THERE'S A LOT OF MY OWN WORK IN THE ORDINANCE, A LOT OF LANGUAGE.

THEY JUST CUT AND PASTE RIGHT INTO THE ORDINANCE.

ESPECIALLY THE FINANCING PART. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THE FINANCING PART IS WE HAVE ONE OF THE STRONGEST FINANCING MECHANISMS IN THE COUNTRY FOR PUBLIC ART. ORIGINALLY I HAD SUGGESTED. ANY PROJECT OVER $500,000, AND IT DIDN'T INCLUDE CIP.

THAT WAS PUT IN BY THE MAYOR. EVEN I WENT, THAT'S AMBITIOUS, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO SERVICE INCREDIBLY WELL.

SORRY, YOUR YOUR TIME IS UP. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT I I'M, I'M OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION ALSO I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD APPOINT PEOPLE WHOSE PASSIONS ARE BEST ON THAT TYPE OF COMMISSION.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD DO GREAT ON A ON, YOU KNOW, FINANCE AT ALL.

PAUL, YOU SERVED TWICE ON THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION, RIGHT? YES, I DID FOR EIGHT YEARS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DIDN'T GET TO CHECK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE SHE WENT ON VACATION WAS WHETHER THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNTS, AS, YOU KNOW, AS A CONTINUUM THERE, BECAUSE THERE'S COMMISSIONERS ON THERE THAT WE'RE COUNTING AGAINST THE TIME THEY EXPENDED IT BEFORE IT BECAME THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. SO I HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT LEGALITY THERE, BECAUSE WE DID WE CHANGED THE NAME AND ADDED, BUT IT WASN'T LIKE THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, WHERE WE MASHED FOUR TOGETHER AND HAD TO MOVE PEOPLE AND REMOVE PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO DECIDE.

BUT I JUST THOUGHT SO. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE THE CHECK UP ON THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND. MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE TO THAT END IS WHY? WHY WOULDN'T YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE TERMED OUT FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION IN LIGHT OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC ARTS? WELL, IT TURNED OUT FROM THE PUBLIC ART. I WAS GOING TO START WITH THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION WITH THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE WHEN I TUNE IN, I REGULARLY SEE THAT YOU ARE PARTICIPATING.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR ACTIVISM AND. AND THAT ORDINANCE THAT THAT STOOD UP THE JOHN PARSONS ART FUND IS GREAT.

SO YOU DID A GREAT JOB. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU AFFECTED THAT.

THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR BEING ON GPAC. WE DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE, BUT YOU WERE THERE.

NO. AND THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY MUCH.

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS RICHARD LUCE. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH SINCE 2008, BUT GREW UP IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.

I WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT, WENT TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY GOT A DEGREE IN ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, WHICH BEGAN A 20 YEAR CAREER IN THE AIR FORCE AT LA AIR FORCE BASE IN EL SEGUNDO.

I MET MY WIFE THERE. WIFE OF 31 YEARS NOW. OUR FIRST DATE WAS AT THE RED ROBIN AT THE GALLERIA MALL, ACTUALLY. SO REDONDO BEACH HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE FOR A LONG TIME.

THE AIR FORCE TOOK ME, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. EAST COAST OF FLORIDA, MONTEREY, THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA. AND THEN MY FINAL ASSIGNMENT WAS AGAIN AT LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE.

AND THAT WAS 2008 WHERE WE MOVED TO REDONDO BEACH.

WE HAD A DAUGHTER AT THAT TIME, AND REDONDO BEACH OFFERED THE BEST BALANCE OF GREAT SCHOOLS, GREAT AMENITIES, SAFETY QUALITY OF LIFE, COST OF LIVING.

AND SO ORIGINALLY DISTRICT FOUR, NOW DISTRICT FIVE.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND DAUGHTER. BOTH MY DAUGHTERS HAVE ONLY GONE TO REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE OLDEST WAS KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH REDONDO UNION HIGH. SHE'S NOW AT EL CAMINO AND MY YOUNGEST JUST REGISTERED TODAY FOR EIGHTH GRADE AT ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN AYSO. I'M A VOLUNTEER IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES THERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND THE COMMISSIONS THAT I SIGNED UP FOR ARE THE CULTURAL ARTS, THE PUBLIC AMENITIES, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

BUT I'M ONE OF THOSE I AM JUST HERE TO SERVE.

I IN DOING MY RESEARCH. THOUGHT THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT BEST LINED UP WITH MY BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION AS AN ENGINEER, AS A PROJECT MANAGER. MY EXPERIENCE AT WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING DELIVERING SOME LARGE CREATIVE PROJECTS AS WELL.

AND. BUT WHEREVER YOU REALLY NEED ME TO HELP, I JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAS DONE SO WELL FOR MY FAMILY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU ECHO MY BACKGROUND.

I GOT HERE THROUGH THE AIR FORCE AND DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. SO. YES.

A LITTLE EARLIER THAN YOU, THOUGH, THE 80S AND, AND MID 90S AND THEN WORKED IN THE CONTRACTOR CORPS OVER THERE.

SO. SO THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE, FIRST OF ALL, AND THANKS FOR YOU KNOW, WANTING TO APPLY THAT, THAT SERVICE ATTITUDE TO OUR CITY, OUR GREAT CITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK? I READ YOUR BACKGROUND, SO GOT THAT. AND YOUR COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFING THAT YOU GAVE US HERE.

I THINK THAT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I LIKE THE IMAGINEERING. WE WORKED WITH IMAGINEERING.

AND A SPIN OFF. I FORGET WHAT THEIR NAME WAS.

WHEN I WAS IN THE NRO. SO THERE WAS SOME INTEREST.

APPLIED MINDS. APPLIED MINDS. THAT'S IT. WHERE YOU WENT THROUGH THE TELEPHONE BOOTH.

AND I STILL DO SOME WORK WITH THEM TO THIS DAY.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. HALEY GREENE. HALEY GREENE NOT HERE.

OKAY. MICHAEL FAHMY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR CONSIDERING MY APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSIONER, WHICH IS MY TOP CHOICE. MY NAME IS MICHAEL FAHMY.

I AM AN ATTORNEY AND CPA. I HAVE SERVED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MY BUSINESS LAW AND TAX FIRM IN THE SOUTH BAY FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

I OVERSEE A TEAM OF EIGHT, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS, CPAS, AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.

I ALSO SERVE AS CFO OF MY PRIVATE FOUNDATION.

I LIVE IN THE SOUTH BAY FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND MOVED TO REDONDO BEACH DISTRICT 1 IN 2021.

MY PRACTICE INVOLVES ADVISING NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND FAMILIES ON VARIOUS IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

THESE DECISIONS TEND TO INVOLVE COMPLEX FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING, TAXATION, LEGALITY, AND RISKS. I HAVE LEARNED TO ASSESS IMPORTANT FINANCIAL DECISIONS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AND CAN APPRECIATE THE IMPACT THESE DECISIONS CAN HAVE ON OTHERS.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THIS COMMISSION, WHICH IS ADVISORY IN NATURE.

IT DOES NOT ADOPT THE BUDGET OR DIRECT STAFF.

ITS VALUE COMES FROM CAREFUL REVIEW, USEFUL QUESTIONS, LISTENING TO DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND PROVIDING WELL-SUPPORTED RECOMMENDATIONS IN PUBLIC CHANGES TO THE CITY'S BUDGET AND ITS FINANCES REACH EVERY PART OF THE CITY.

THIS INCLUDES RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS AND THE CITY AT LARGE.

BEFORE SUPPORTING RECOMMENDATION, I'D WANT TO KNOW WHO IT AFFECTS, HOW IT AFFECTS THEM, AND GET INPUT FROM OTHERS.

I REVIEWED RECENT AGENDA MATERIALS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027, AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SPANNING 2027 TO 2031.

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THESE DECISIONS INCLUDE ELIMINATING FURTHER DRAW ON THE CALPERS RESERVE, RESTRAINT AND RECOMMENDING NEW SPENDING AND REAL WORK ON CONTROLLING INSURANCE COSTS.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND STRUCTURAL BALANCE AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS, BECAUSE THE CURRENT BUDGET RELIES ON A $1.4 MILLION BALANCE CARRYOVER AND $2.9 MILLION IN EMPLOYMENT VACANCY SAVINGS TO BALANCE ORDINARY EXPENDITURES EXCEED ORDINARY REVENUE BY ABOUT $800,000.

SUBSEQUENT YEARS COULD POSE FINANCIAL CONCERNS DUE TO POTENTIAL SOFTENING REVENUE FROM SALES TAX AND THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.

DESPITE STABLE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES, UTILITY TAXES AND OTHER SOURCES.

WITH RESPECT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, I WOULD WANT TO HELP EVALUATE IF PROJECTS ARE SCOPED PROPERLY.

ESTIMATES ARE CREDIBLE, CHANGES ARE CLEARLY CLASSIFIED, AND PROJECTS CAN BE DELIVERED ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN AUTHORIZED RESOURCES.

I'D BE HONORED TO USE MY ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL BACKGROUND TO CONDUCT THOUGHTFUL AND COMPLEX ANALYSIS ON THESE AND OTHER MATTERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.

I WOULD NOT COME IN ASSUMING I HAVE THE ANSWERS.

I WOULD EXPECT TO LISTEN AND TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS BEHIND EXISTING DECISIONS BEFORE RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES.

I CAN PROMISE THAT I WILL PRIORITIZE ATTENDANCE, PREPARE CAREFULLY, ASK DIRECT BUT RESPECTFUL QUESTIONS, AND WORK TOWARD COMPREHENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE USEFUL TO THIS COUNCIL. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU.

MICHAEL. I THINK WE MET TEN YEARS AGO OR SO. I THINK SO TOO.

YOUR NAME IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. SO IMPRESSED THAT YOU REVIEWED OUR BUDGET AND CIP PROGRAM.

SO THANKS FOR REVIEWING THAT AND ASKING THE DETAILED QUESTIONS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT THOSE ANSWERS NOW, BUT YOU KNOW, GOOD, GOOD QUESTIONS.

SO YOU'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE BUDGET, OBVIOUSLY BUDGET AND FINANCE THAT FITS WITH YOUR BACKGROUND AND ALL THAT.

YOU'VE GOT HARBOR AS A, AS ONE OF YOUR OPTIONS.

HOUSING HAS GOT CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS. ARE THERE OTHERS THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE FOR AS WELL? I THINK BUDGET FINANCE IS THE ONE THAT I'M MOST QUALIFIED FOR, TO BE HONEST. I AM IN THE HHARBOR.

I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE I WAS A KID AND I, I LOVE BOATS AND I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN BIKING PAST THE, THE HARBOR FOR SO MANY YEARS. SO IT'D BE EXCITING TO KIND OF SEE IF I CAN MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE CITY COULD BENEFIT FROM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, IF I MAY, MAYOR.

ABSOLUTELY. I WILL SAY MICHAEL IS A PARAGON OF MODESTY.

WHAT HE DIDN'T MENTION WAS HE ACTUALLY FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL TWO YEARS EARLY.

LEFT TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE EARNED HIS BIOCHEMISTRY DEGREE.

BUT IT REALLY DIDN'T END THERE, BECAUSE HE THEN WAS ABLE TO SELF-STUDY WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS WIFE AND FAMILY TO BECOME AND BE LICENSED AS A CPA.

BUT HIS DRIVE AND KNOWLEDGE FOR LEARNING DIDN'T END THERE.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO STUDY FOR, TAKE THE BAR, PASS THE BAR, BECOME AN ATTORNEY WITHOUT EVER FORMALLY GOING TO LAW SCHOOL, SO. YEAH I WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO DO IT, LIKE IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD ON THE FIRST TRY.

OKAY. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THAT THAT TYPE OF DRIVE AND ABILITY YOU WOULD THINK WOULD GO ON AND WE WOULDN'T SEE HIM AGAIN. BUT HE ACTUALLY STAYED HERE TO WORK WITH HIS FAMILY AND HIS FATHER WHAT WAS A LITERALLY A MOM AND POP TYPE OPERATION BUT THROUGH HIS HARD WORK IN INDUSTRY, HE GREW THAT BUSINESS WITH THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS DOING BOTH ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL.

AND CANDIDLY HAS DEVELOPED IT INTO ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND WELL KNOWN BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS IN ALL THE SOUTH BAY.

SO CERTAINLY AS A RESTRAINED PRESENCE, BUT I THINK WE KNOW BEHIND THAT IS SOMEBODY WITH GREAT CAPABILITIES, A MIND, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, A FOCUS FOR DEDICATION FOR THIS CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.

YES. THANK YOU. I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE READ THE HAVE YOU READ THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? I DO BELIEVE ONE OF THE CRITERIA IS THAT IF YOU COULD REFRESH MY MEMORY, I MIGHT BE CONFUSING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

I DON'T WANT TO ASK YOU THE QUESTION HERE BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT WANT TO ANSWER IT, BUT I'D ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO ME ON WHETHER YOU THINK YOU QUALIFY THERE. OKAY, I WILL. I KIND OF DOUBT IT BASED ON YOUR BACKGROUND, BUT I DON'T WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION PUBLICLY.

SO IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT AND AND GET BACK TO ME.

I DON'T THINK YOU QUALIFY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PREDISPOSE MY ANSWER.

SO THAT'S POSSIBLE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHOICE, THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW TOO.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS BRIANNA EGAN.

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT, CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BRIANNA EGAN. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH, AND FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE, I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2020, I STARTED THE INITIATIVE TO FOUND THE FIRST COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR REDONDO BEACH.

THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT I WORKED ON FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE HELP OF THE SOUTH BAY PARKLAND CONSERVANCY.

WE PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE. WE ADVOCATED TO CITY COUNCIL.

I PRESENTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE ALSO RAISED MONEY, APPLIED FOR GRANTS, AND THEN WE WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND VARIOUS VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT AND BUILD THE THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT NOW THE GARDEN IS IN ITS THIRD YEAR AND IT'S THRIVING.

THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF TALK ABOUT ANOTHER LOCATION, HOPEFULLY IN NORTH REDONDO.

I ATTENDED OR HELPED OUT AT A WORK DAY THIS PAST SATURDAY, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN INVOLVED AND WHO FIND IT TO BE SUCH AN AMAZING AMENITY AND JOY IN THEIR LIFE. OTHER WAYS THAT I'VE INVOLVED BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY.

I STARTED AND LED SOUTH BAY FORWARD, WHICH IS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING ON HOUSING, TRANSIT AND MOBILITY IN THE SOUTH BAY AND PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION, WHICH I HAVE APPLIED AS MY TOP CHOICE.

WE'VE ACTUALLY ADVOCATED FOR A NUMBER OF BIKE LANE PROJECTS IN THE CITY AND IN OTHER CITIES, INCLUDING THE PEAVEY BOULEVARD PROTECTED BIKE LANES, WHICH YOU ALL APPROVED RECENTLY, AS WELL AS THE REDONDO BEACH BOULEVARD METRO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, WHICH WILL CONNECT OUR CITY WITH LAWNDALE, TORRANCE AND L.A.

COUNTY. WE'VE SPECIFICALLY BEEN TARGETING OUR EFFORTS AT THE CITY OF TORRANCE LATELY.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN KIND OF A FIREWALL WHEN IT COMES TO SAFE, PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

AND THEN ON A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, I HAVE MY MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION.

I AM COMPLETING MEDICAL SCHOOL NOW AND HAVE MATCHED INTO RESIDENCY AT HARBOR-UCLA.

SO I WILL BE PLANNING TO BE LOCAL FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AT LEAST.

AND I REALLY SEE THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

I THINK THAT THERE IS SO MUCH OF A ROLE THAT THE CITY CAN PLAY IN REALLY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO PUBLIC WORKS, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE HEALTHY STREETS, WE HAVE ACTIVE STREETS SO THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS CAN CAN GET AROUND SAFELY AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE THREAT OF BEING HIT BY CARS OR TRAFFIC, VIOLENCE AND TRAFFIC INJURIES, WHICH I FEEL ARE ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTY.

ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO YOUTH. SO I WOULD LOOK TO BE IMPROVING THOSE CITY STREETS.

AND I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION DOES FANTASTIC WORK ON THAT AS WELL AS STAFF AND COUNCIL.

AND I LOOK TO, TO REALLY ADVANCE PRIORITIES IN THAT RESPECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A REMARKABLE SUCCESS.

SO AND THAT WAS LARGELY DUE TO YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? YES. ALSO, THANKS FOR THE GARDEN.

I TALKED TO RESIDENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A GARDEN UP IN THEIR DISTRICT AS WELL.

SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE, WHEN WILL YOU BE STARTING YOUR RESIDENCY? I MATCHED THIS YEAR, BUT I ASKED FOR A DEFERRAL.

SO I'LL BE STARTING IN JUNE OF THIS NEXT YEAR OF 2027.

SO ABOUT A YEAR. I KNOW RESIDENCY CAN BE VERY DEMANDING AND YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR SCHEDULE.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH OF THEM? YOU KNOW, NOT MISS TWO OF THE MEETINGS OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF CONTROL OVER THAT.

THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. SURE. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

I THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD ANTICIPATED BEING ASKED.

I THINK THAT GIVEN THAT THE MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC WORKS ARE MONDAYS IN THE EVENINGS, THAT SHOULD BE A TIME THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE UP.

MOST OF MY ROTATIONS ARE DURING THE DAY. THERE ARE SOME NIGHT NIGHT SHIFTS THAT I WILL HAVE TO DO, BUT THOSE COME AT VARIOUS POINTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL FALL, BUT I DO PLAN TO KIND OF MAKE ARRANGEMENTS AS WELL IF I NEED TO TAKE A SHIFT OFF SO THAT I CAN COME TO A MEETING, FOR EXAMPLE. I THINK THIS WILL BE MY SECOND PRIORITY TO RESIDENCY, JUST BEING INVOLVED AT THIS LEVEL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OTHERWISE, I GUESS YOU CAN CONNECT WITH JEFFREY SMITH AND SEE IF HIS WIFE HAS ANY TIPS FOR HARBOR UCLA.

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I HAD A SIMILAR CONCERN. I WOULDN'T WANT TO IMPACT YOUR RESIDENCY.

AND WE HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S GOT TO BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY.

AND WE WE'VE GOT THIS STRICT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT AND LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE CAN BE DIFFICULT.

SO THANK YOU. SURE. THANKS. YEAH. I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE MATCHED LOCALLY AND TO BE ABLE TO STILL SERVE MY COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER. JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ACTIVISM ON KEEPING OUR BIKE LANES GOING AND KEEPING CONNECTIVITY MICROMOBILITY ALIVE HERE AND PROGRESSING IN REDONDO BEACH. I KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE EXACTLY EYE TO EYE WHEN IT COMES TO METRO EXPANSIONS, BUT ON EVERYTHING ELSE, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE AND WE'RE DOING GREAT THINGS COMBINED WITH OUR STAFF AND IN PUBLIC WORKS AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU BRIANNA.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT IS ALEXANDRA DOMINGUEZ.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M A RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN DISTRICT ONE.

HELLO COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER AND I ALSO HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE A WELLNESS BUSINESS.

I PERFORM HOLISTIC MEDITATIVE FACIALS AND HELP PEOPLE RELAX.

SO I AM INTERESTED IN SERVING IN THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.

KIND OF AS A NICHE. I THINK I HAVE SKILLS ALSO TO HELP THE BUDGET AND FINANCE CONSIDERING MY MBA, BUT I AM VERY INTERESTED IN CULTURAL ARTS. I LOVE WHAT I SEE WHEN I LOOK AROUND REDONDO BEACH, I SEE MOSAICS, I SEE MURALS, I SEE PEOPLE ON SKATEBOARDS AND SURFBOARDS, AND IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE. AND SO IF I COULD BE PART OF THE COMMISSION THAT HELPS BRING THAT FEELING THAT I GET TO NOT ONLY RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO VISITORS. I'D BE HONORED.

I HAVE A BACKGROUND. I WAS CLASSICALLY TRAINED IN BALLET FOR 14 YEARS, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE COMMISSION CURRENTLY PUTS ON ARE OF PERFORMING ARTS, WHICH I FIND FASCINATING.

AND I LOVE THAT TOO. BUT ONE THING I DO SEE THAT MAYBE COULD BE IMPROVED ON IS THAT CULTURAL PART.

AND BEING A FIRST GENERATION MEXICAN AMERICAN I HAVE A GREAT IDEA FOR MAYBE LIKE A DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TYPE EVENT TO REALLY EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THAT IS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A COUNTRY, RIGHT? RIGHT BELOW THE NEIGHBOR. RIGHT. AND THIS EVENT HAS BECOME HUGE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT CULTURE.

AND IT'S FUN BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH LIFE AND DEATH.

NOT SO MUCH LIKE TIED TO A CULTURE. ALL HUMANS CAN RELATE TO LIFE AND DEATH.

AND SO JUST ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT CAME TO ME FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY SERVE, AND IF I'M A GOOD FIT FOR THE COMMISSION, I DO HAVE THE TIME AND SPACE FOR EVERY MEETING, AS WELL AS THE LEGWORK IT TAKES TO PUT THESE EVENTS ON.

SO I SHOULD HAVE TALKED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY BACKGROUND BUT I, BEFORE BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR, I DID THREE YEARS OF CORPORATE SALES WITH ADP PAYROLL AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT KNOCKING ON DOORS AND TAKING, NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER. SO I HAVE THAT GRIT ABOUT ME AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SERVE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE HOUSING DOWN AS ONE OF YOUR CHOICES.

DID YOU LOOK AT THE CRITERIA? I DID LOOK AT? AND SO BECAUSE THE ONLY TWO THAT I REALLY CALLED TO ME WHERE CULTURAL ARTS AND A BUDGET.

BUT YOU HAD TO PUT THREE. SO HAVE TO. OH NO. OH OKAY.

I, I MIGHT HAVE LIKE SOMETHING ABOUT ONLINE FORMS SOMETIMES MAKES ME GET NERVOUS, EVEN MORE NERVOUS THAN PUBLIC SPEAKING.

LIKE THIS IS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN WHEN I ACTUALLY DID THE FORM.

SO I DO APOLOGIZE IF I, I PUT MYSELF UP FOR SOMETHING UNQUALIFIED.

I PROBABLY WAS JUST NERVOUS FILLING OUT THAT FORM.

LIKE I SAID, MORE NERVOUS THAN SPEAKING WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT NO, I WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR THE HOUSING.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER IS YOUR ANSWER? YEAH, THAT'S A NEW ONE.

OKAY, SO I'VE MET ALEXANDRA. SHE'S A LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON IN MY DISTRICT.

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WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THAT, SHE APPLIED TO BE ON THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION BOARD.

SHE GOT ELECTED TO THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION BOARD.

SHE'S, YOU KNOW, PASSIONATE AND ACTIVE, WANTS TO DO SOMETHING THERE.

I, YOU KNOW, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT SHE IS SOMEBODY THAT IS HERE TO SERVE.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SHE JUST PROBABLY ALWAYS HAS TO BE BUSY.

IT'S LIKE PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU JUST CAN'T PUT ANYTHING DOWN. SO I HAVE SEEN HER PASSION AND HER, HER DEDICATION TO, TO THE CITY ALREADY. SO I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT KNOWN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REPLYING.

I LOVE YOUR IDEAS. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IDEA. MY DAUGHTER IS IN A SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN PRESCHOOL. AND WE ALSO HAVE A SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE, I THINK AT WASHINGTON.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE WELCOMED HERE IN REDONDO BEACH AND CELEBRATED.

AND YEAH, IF YOU DON'T GET ON THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION OR ANOTHER COMMISSION, BE SURE YOU REAPPLY AND GET ON.

I DEFINITELY WILL. THIS IS MAYBE THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE ME, BUT I GUARANTEE NOT THE LAST.

SO THANKS AGAIN. APPRECIATE IT. HIGH SCHOOL DOES USUALLY.

PROMISE OR A THREAT. A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. HIGH SCHOOL DOES PUT ON A DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EXHIBITION EVERY YEAR.

THEIR CLASSES PUT IT IN. IT'S A BIG, HUGE THING THAT THEY DO.

INCLUDING IT'S GOT FOOD AND IT'S NOT JUST MAYBE WE COULD ENHANCE THAT.

SO AN IDEA, GET THEM INVOLVED OR BRING IT TO THE REST OF THE CITY.

VERY GOOD. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS SO MUCH. OKAY. JOSH COULD NOT ATTEND. ANDREW BREIDENBACH.

HI, ANDREW. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STAFF. THANKS FOR HAVING ME AND TAKING THE TIME TO DO ALL THIS.

IT'S BEEN FASCINATING LISTENING TO EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS ANDREW BREIDENBACH. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

I'M A REDONDO BEACH FAMILY MAN, HOMEOWNER LAWYER, AND I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY. YOU HAVE MY RANKINGS AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY, I'M HERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I GREW UP IN WEST LA, BUT MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN THE SOUTH BAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SO I MORE OR LESS GREW UP DOWN HERE. I'M A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT FOUR.

MY CHILDREN GO TO REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I'M, I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE SINCE BEFORE I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHY I BECAME A LAWYER. I'VE WORKED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND I'M, I'M TRYING TO INSTILL IN MY CHILDREN THE VALUE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

I THINK IT STARTS CLOSE TO HOME. YOU KNOW, REDONDO BEACH IS SO MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SPACE AND OUTDOOR SPACE.

SO WHENEVER WE GO AND ENJOY THE PARKS OR THE BEACHES HERE, MY CHILDREN AND I CLEAN UP TRASH DO CLEANUPS AND SPEAK WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THAT.

MY WIFE WORKS IN THE CLASSROOM AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.

SHE VOLUNTEERS THERE. AND I'M HERE TO DO THE BEST I CAN TO KEEP REDONDO BEACH THE SPECIAL AND GROWING AND REALLY WONDERFUL PLACE FOR VISITORS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE ALIKE. BY PROFESSION I'M A LAWYER.

I DO COMPLEX COMMERCIAL LITIGATION. I'M ALSO OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL TO A LARGE INSTITUTION IN ORANGE COUNTY.

SO DAY TO DAY I MANAGE COMPLEX DISPUTES WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE LEGAL TEAMS TO THE HR TEAMS TO THE CFO AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT. SO I CAN SPEAK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I CAN GIVE THEM GOOD REASONED ADVICE THAT THEY CAN TAKE AND IMPLEMENT.

I WANT TO USE THOSE SAME SKILLS HERE TO SERVE THE COMMISSIONS AND TO SERVE YOU ALL AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS.

I BRING THE RIGOROUS, FACT BASED AND EVENHANDED APPROACH I DO WITH MY CLIENTS TO SERVING ON THE COMMISSION.

AGAIN, I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I BELIEVE THAT COMMISSIONS EXIST TO PROVIDE FACT BASED, WELL-REASONED RECOMMENDATIONS. AND AGAIN, NOT JUST WHAT I DO PROFESSIONALLY, BUT AS A PARENT.

I'LL ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AND GIVE A STRAIGHT ANSWER THAT THE KIDS CAN RELY ON, THAT ALL OF YOU CAN USE TO DO ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO.

THE NUMBER ONE, THE NUMBER ONE CHOICE THAT I PUT ON MY FORM WAS PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARE THOSE COVER A LOT OF GROUND HERE IN ORANGE, IN REDONDO BEACH.

BUT THE KEY THINGS THAT INTERESTED ME, I THINK ENCOMPASS ALL OF THAT.

I WANT TO SEE REDONDO BEACH STAY SAFE SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN WALK TO SCHOOL SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN GET HOME SAFELY FROM SCHOOL.

I WANT TO SEE I WANT TO SEE OUR, OUR. OKAY. I'M SORRY, BUT YOUR TIME CONTINUE TO GROW AND USE SUSTAINABLE INPUTS.

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YES. THANK YOU, ANDREW, FOR APPLYING AND COMING HERE TODAY.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE MET, BUT IN EITHER TIME AND THIS IS SURPRISING AND NEITHER TIME HAVE YOU MENTIONED TO ME OR MENTIONED TO EVERYBODY HERE THAT YOU WENT TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL. NO, IT'S REALLY, REALLY GREAT THAT YOU, ESPECIALLY BEING SO ENGAGED HAVE DECIDED TO STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER AND ENGAGE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, I THINK WOULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO HAVE YOU ON A COMMISSION.

AND ALSO IT'S A REMINDER THAT A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS END UP BECOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND WE NEED TO BE SURE WE GET GREAT, GREAT COMMISSIONERS.

BECAUSE AS FORMER MAYOR BRANDT SAID, WE UP HERE NEED TO PACE OURSELVES AND REPLACE OURSELVES.

SO THANKS FOR STEPPING UP. GREAT. I REALLY JUST WANT TO LEARN WHAT YOU ALL DO AND HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS.

IT'S BEEN LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE JUST WATCHING EVERYBODY AND THE EXPERTISE THAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO PICK UP ON THAT IMPRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE VERY BUSY WITH WORK. YOU SAID YOU'RE WORKING WITH CLIENTS AND COMPANIES.

YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY AND CHILDREN. I'M PRESUMING THE REASON THAT YOU'RE HERE IS FOR WHAT YOU SAID.

IT'S PUBLIC SERVICE. YOU PLAN TO BE HERE IN THE CITY FOR A WHILE? I DO. MY KIDS, LIKE I SAID ARE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL.

MY YOUNGEST IS STARTING KINDERGARTEN NEXT WEEK AND I WILL BE, I'M VERY COMMITTED TO BEING ON TIME TO EVERY MEETING AND BEING THOROUGHLY PREPARED IN ADVANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. OKAY. NEXT IS A ZOOM PARTICIPANT.

DO YOU HAVE MARISSA BOWMAN ONLINE? YES. SHE'S HERE.

HI, MARISSA. HI. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR LIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARISSA BOWMAN. I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR.

I'M NEW TO REDONDO BEACH. I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. FOR ME, I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND A BACKGROUND. I HAVE AN MBA DEGREE. I BELIEVE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CENTER COMMUNITY INTO POLICY.

AND SHOULD I BE APPOINTED, I PLAN TO BRING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO RESIDENT CENTERED GOVERNANCE.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT DEVELOPING SOUND POLICIES, BUT ABOUT LISTENING CAREFULLY AND BUILDING TRUST. SO BEING A NEW RESIDENT HERE IN REDONDO BEACH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY I AM A PART OF.

AND I PLAN TO PUT ROOTS DOWN HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND I PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THE COMMISSION WITH FOUR CORE GOALS THAT I HAVE, WHICH IS TO LISTEN, ADVISE, EVALUATE, AND IMPROVE. I MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS A SENIOR LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY HELPING TO ADVANCE A LOT OF COMPLEX CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES TO HELP IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.

AND I HAVE OVER A DECADE LONG CAREER IN HOMELESS SERVICES.

I WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF A ZILLOW LIKE APP CALLED LEASE UP LOS ANGELES THAT WE HELP TO HOUSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND GET THEM INTO PERMANENT HOMES. SO I ALSO WOULD POTENTIALLY BE INTERESTED IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS WELL.

BUT I'M HERE TO SERVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, I'D ASK YOU LIKE I HAVE THE OTHERS TO LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. I SUSPECT YOU DON'T QUALIFY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU LIVE ON THE IN PUBLIC, SO PLEASE LOOK AT THAT. AND IF YOU STILL THINK YOU, YOU COMPLY WITH THAT REQUIREMENT, THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW. OKAY. WILL DO. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER OBAGI. MISS BOWMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR APPLYING.

I'M ADMIRING YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WITH THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF LA AND ALSO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY

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SO, I LIKE TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS AND THEN KIND OF BRING THAT BACK INTO POLICY AND STRATEGY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

MISS BOWMAN, LOOKING AT YOUR, FIRST, THANKS FOR APPEARING BY ZOOM TONIGHT.

LOOKING AT YOUR APPLICATION, IT IT APPEARS YOU HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN LOS ANGELES.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND YOU'RE CURRENTLY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE? YEAH, ACTUALLY JUST ENDED MY TERM IN MAY. OKAY.

SO I HAVE MY OWN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FIRM, SO I DO CONSULTING AND CONTRACTING WORK CURRENTLY.

AND I JUST MOVED TO REDONDO IN APRIL. AND SO IT'S JUST VERY CRITICAL FOR ME TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CITY THAT I'M LIVING, THAT I LIVE IN AND SERVE IN THE CITY THAT I LIVE IN.

AND I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE AND LAY ROOTS DOWN HERE IN REDONDO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

WELL, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. AS A NEW RESIDENT OF REDONDO, YOU'RE ALREADY JUMPING INTO THE FIRE HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

MARISSA. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE I HAVE WRITTEN HERE IS CHRISTOPHER ALLEN.

CHRISTOPHER. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. LAST NAME ALLEN.

I'M USUALLY FIRST. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

TONIGHT THE COMMISSIONS THAT I APPLIED FOR WAS PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

AND ALSO THE HARBOR COMMISSION. TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONALLY, I'VE I'M A 30 YEAR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL AND SECURITY PROFESSIONAL.

I WORK OVER AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES. I WORK FOR A COMPANY CALLED APM TERMINALS.

I'M IN CHARGE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENT.

SO SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SAFETY.

IT'S MY CAREER. IT'S MY LIFE. IT'S WHAT I DO.

IT IS MY MY PASSION. EVERY TIME I SEE THE KIDS DOING THE BIKE WHEELIES DOWN FLAGLER TO DO SOME MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I I'M A VOLUNTEER PROFESSIONALLY IN THE SAFETY FIELD.

I'M THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTS OF LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE.

I'M ON THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL MARITIME SAFETY ASSOCIATION NATIONALLY, SO I HELP INFLUENCE MARITIME SAFETY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND I CHAIR A LITHIUM ION BATTERY SAFETY COMMITTEE ON HELPING TO DEVELOP SAFE PROTOCOLS FOR USING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND EVS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND PUTTING THEM ON SHIPS AND SHIPPING THEM OUT SO WE DON'T SINK SHIPS. IN REDONDO, I'VE BEEN IN REDONDO A COUPLE DECADES.

I CURRENTLY LIVE IN FLAGLER IN DISTRICT FOUR.

I LOVE, I LOVE MY COMMUNITY. IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

AND I VOLUNTEERED FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS WITH REDONDO SUNSET VARIOUS THINGS.

I, I WAS A COACH, I WAS IN CHARGE OF SOME OF THE DIVISIONS.

I FINALLY WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE. MY LAST TIME I, LAST TIME I DID IT AND MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME SHE DOESN'T LIKE SOFTBALL ANYMORE.

SO I KIND OF AGED OUT OF THAT. AND SO I REALLY ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

I ENJOYED GETTING MY HANDS DIRTY CLEANING UP ALTA VISTA AND ALSO ORGANIZING THE LEAGUE AND YOU

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OKAY. THANK YOU. PORT OF REDONDO IS A LITTLE SMALLER THAN PORT OF LA.

IT IS, IT IS THE THE SHIPS. I DON'T THINK WE COULD BRING THE SHIPS WE HAVE INTO REDONDO BEACH.

MAYBE THE BULB ON THE NOSE. WE DO HAVE A DEEP ENOUGH.

SEA LIONS THOUGH. TOPAZ. YEAH. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR APPLYING.

APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. YES, THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER, FOR REPLYING.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. FLAGLER IS A HIGHLY TRAVERSED STREET, RIGHT? YOU GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC DOWN IT AND UP IT. AND YOU'RE APPLYING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH FLAGLER ON THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION? ANY CHANGES YOU RECOMMEND KIND OF COMING INTO THE COMMISSION? SO IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAY THAT. FLAGLER CAN BE, A PEOPLE CAN GO SCREAMING DOWN THAT ROAD.

AND THEN I SEE, YOU KNOW, I SEE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE BLOWING STOP SIGNS IN MY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

AND I DO NOT WANT TO INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO THE AMBULANCES AND THE, AND THE FIRE TRUCKS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GETTING FROM NORTH REDONDO TO SOUTH REDONDO USE FLAGLER QUITE A BIT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WOULD I LIKE TO SLOW IT DOWN? YES. BUT I DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.

I APPRECIATE THAT BALANCE. YEP. IS THAT IT? YEP.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE WE HAVEN'T CALLED FOR THAT DIDN'T INTERVIEW THE LAST TIME? ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC INPUT.

IF ANYBODY OUT IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.

I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S UP? MAYOR LIGHT, COMMISSIONER. JACOB MARK HERE. I JUST WANTED TO GET AN UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR THIS COMMISSIONERS.

THE SCHEDULE I HAD SAID WE WERE GETTING APPOINTED TODAY OR PEOPLE ARE GETTING APPOINTED TODAY. SO I JUST WANT TO GET A FOLLOW UP ON SCHEDULING GOING FORWARD.

SO IT'S IN THE, IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE AGENDA. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ITEM, IT SAYS WHEN I THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST I'LL BE RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL. SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER. 1ST MEETING OF SEPTEMBER.

HE'S. I'M SORRY, WE'RE ALREADY. I'M A MONTH BEHIND.

FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. I'LL BE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND THEY'LL BE APPROVING IT OR DENYING IT AS THEY SEE FIT.

PERFECT. AND THEN WE TAKE AN OATH WHEN? I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT.

OKAY. YOU GOT TO GET APPOINTED FIRST, THOUGH.

I'M JUST CHECKING. A GUY WHO'S A FORWARD LEANING JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE'S AVAILABLE ON THAT DATE JUST IN CASE.

SO THE OATH IS GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. SO WE'LL BE NOTIFYING YOU THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

YEAH. WE'LL CHOOSE SEPTEMBER 1ST AND THEN SWEARING IN ON.

YEAH. AWESOME. YOU BRING ANY SEA LIONS? BUT I'LL KEEP THE STINK OUT THERE.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? COME ON UP. HELLO, MR. MAYOR.

HELLO. CITY COUNCIL. HELLO, EMPLOYEES. CITY WORKERS.

SORRY. I HAVEN'T WHEN I ACTUALLY GOT A CHANCE TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK, YOU HAD TO LEAVE.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU REMEMBER ME, BUT I WAS THE ONE WHERE WE WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO UNLAWFULLY SET UP THE STANDS IN FRONT OF THE ROUTES, AND YOU GOT TO IT. AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN BACK SINCE.

FOR THE SAFETY, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PUTTING TOO MANY STOP SIGNS? WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT IT AND YOU HAVE WHAT'S CALLED SORRY FOR MY VOICE.

I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS. BUT YOU HAVE WHAT'S CALLED STOP SIGN AI CAMERAS THAT THE CITY COULD THINK ABOUT.

AND I'VE ACTUALLY MADE REQUEST TO THE CITY, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY'VE SENT OFFICERS OUT BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF CLOSE CALLS.

I LIVE LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER ABOUT THE COMMISSION AND OUR SELECTION PROCESS, NOT ABOUT SOLUTIONS. AND I KNOW YOU ASKED THAT OF AN APPLICANT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE TOPIC OF THIS IS.

SO SORRY. MAYOR. NO. IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY, BUT THE AI STOP SIGN CAMERAS IS SOMETHING JUST IN TERMS OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS WERE ASKING OF HOW CAN YOU GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PUTTING.

I UNDERSTAND. SORRY. OKAY, THEN I APOLOGIZE. NO, NO APOLOGY NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM.

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OKAY. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN.

FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS, BOTH FROM THIS SESSION AND THE LAST ONE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S CLEAR WE'VE GOT A LOT OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE AND VERY IMPRESSIVE RESUMES AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE APPLYING.

IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHOICE FOR THE COUNCIL.

AND SO THE NEXT STEP IN THIS, WE KIND OF COVERED THAT WITH CAPTAIN JAKE'S QUESTION, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE IS THE COUNCIL TO GET ME YOUR PICKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY. I GET BACK FROM VACATION ON AUGUST 22ND, SO THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND THEN I'LL BE READY WITH MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MEETING ON THE FIRST. SO OKAY. APPRECIATE A TOUGH CHOICE FOR YOU MAYOR.

APPOINTMENT. YEAH, BUT I WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

IT IS A TOUGH CHOICE, AND I KNOW I'LL GET SOME CONFLICTS FROM ALL OF YOU.

BUT I DO LIKE THAT PROCESS AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A BUNCH OF NEW FACES ON OUR COMMISSIONS WITH SOME NEW ENERGY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM.

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE FROM PAUL MOSES WHO SERVED ON PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO HELP MAKE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CITY, TO GET CITY BETTER FOR ALL OF US, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE ALL LIVE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.

AND AGAIN, IF YOU AREN'T SELECTED IN THIS ROUND, THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER TO SERVE THE CITY THAT WE ALL LIVE IN TOGETHER. YEAH, AND I JUST WANT TO FOOT STOMP.

THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT POSITIONS TO THE COUNCIL.

LAST YEAR WE HAD TO LOOK THROUGH OVER A THOUSAND AGENDA ITEMS. SO OUR, OUR PLATES ARE FULL. WE SPEND WEEKENDS READING WHAT'S COMING UP AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND WE COUNT ON THE COMMISSION'S TO MAKE SOME SMART CHOICES OUTSIDE OF OUR MEETINGS.

SO TO TAKE THE WORKLOAD OFF OF US. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S, THOSE ARE IMPORTANT JOBS.

AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHOICE.

SO PLEASE DON'T FEEL HURT IF YOU DON'T GET SELECTED.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE KEEP THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR TWO YEARS AND WE'LL, WE'LL REVISIT THEM AS EACH OPENING COMES UP AND GIVE YOU A CALL TO SEE IF YOU'RE STILL WILLING TO SERVE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF THIS AND INTEGRATING ACROSS ALL THE DIFFERENT INPUTS WE HAVE. AND WE'VE GOT SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM. THANK YOU ALL.

AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE TO ADJOURN TO 4:30 P.M.

NEXT TUESDAY. NEXT TUESDAY. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND.

OKAY. ALL FOR. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, SO I WILL NOT BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

I WILL BE ON VACATION AND COUNT AND MAYOR PRO TEM WALLER WILL BE RUNNING THE MEETING.

WE ARE ADJOURNED TO 4:30 P.M. FOR CLOSED SESSION, 06:00 FOR OPEN SESSION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2026, RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.