[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
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OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE 4 P.M. CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
HERE. AND MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION? THERE ARE NO BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION.
OKAY, THERE'S NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS OR NON AGENDA ITEMS? THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM AND WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT FOR ITEM E.7 WITH A POSITION OF OPPOSED STATED FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. OKAY THANK YOU. COULD YOU READ OFF WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION PLEASE?
[E. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]
E.1 THROUGH E.11 IS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT.CODE IS LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. SO FOR ITEMS E.1 THROUGH E.7, THEY WILL HAVE THE TITLE OF CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
CASE NUMBER BC674909. THE OTHER CASE OF CORNELIA BLAKELY VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND DOES 1 THROUGH 25 INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER 24TRCV02937. WE ALSO HAVE THE CASE OF PHILLIP MACK VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20 INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER 24TRCV03382. WE ALSO HAVE ITEM E.4, WHICH IS THE CASE OF JIRO KOYANAGI VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. JEREMY C CASTNER, JOSHUA R CASTNER AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50 INCLUSIVE CASE NUMBER 23TRCV01318. ITEM E.5 IS THE CASE OF JORGE E.
ANDERSON VERSUS NOAM SROLOVITZ AN INDIVIDUAL REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL. CASE NUMBER 26TRCV03312.
ITEM E.6 IS THE CASE OF MATTHEW RALSTON VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL.
CASE NUMBER 2:26-CV-02097-FLA-RAO. ITEM E.7 IS THE CASE OF AMY VARGAS VERSUS THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ET AL.
CASE NUMBER 26TRCV03391. FOR ITEMS E.8 THROUGH E.11.
THESE ARE ALL CONFERENCES WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR AND THEY ARE REGARDING PROPERTIES.
E.8 IS A PROPERTY AT 400 NORTH HARBOR DRIVE, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90277.
A PORTION OF APN 7503-013-901. WE HAVE ITEM E.9.
THE PROPERTY AT 207 NORTH HARBOR DRIVE, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90277.
A PORTION OF APN 7503-029-903. ITEM E.10 IS A PROPERTY AT 105 WEST TORRANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90277. A PORTION OF APN 7505-002-908 AND THEN ITEM E.11.
THE PROPERTY AT 230 PORTOFINO WAY, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90277.
A PORTION OF APN 7503-029-903. AND THAT IS ALL MAYOR.
CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY COULD YOU TELL US WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THESE ITEMS, PLEASE? YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. BEAR WITH ME HERE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ITEMS, MYSELF, CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD, AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CHERYL PARK FOR ALL ITEMS. BEGINNING WITH ITEM E.1, WE WILL BE JOINED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL ROBERT FIELD HAWK AS WELL AS DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY CHRISTINE OR SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY CHRISTINE SHIN AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR DIANE STRICKFADEN FOR ITEMS E.2 THROUGH E.3.
WE WILL HAVE OUTSIDE COUNSEL CHUCK MISCHEL AND SEAN BRADY FOR ITEM E.4 OUTSIDE COUNSEL DANA MCCUNE FOR ITEM E.5, WE WILL HAVE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR ELIZABETH HAUSE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR DIANE STRICKFADEN FOR ITEM E.6.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ANDY WINJE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR DIANE STRICKFADEN FOR ITEMS E.8 THROUGH E.11, WE WILL HAVE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR ELIZABETH HAUSE. FOR ITEMS E.9 AND E.10 WE WILL BE JOINED BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL JOHN GOETZ.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, A MOTION, A SECOND, ALL FOR IT.
AYE. OKAY. WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. WE'LL BE BACK ON OR ABOUT 6:00 TO REPORT OUT ANY ACTIONS THAT ARE REPORTABLE FROM THE CLOSED SESSION, AND THEN WE WILL START OUR OPEN SESSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO OPEN SESSION FROM CLOSED SESSION.
[F. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION]
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COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
HERE. MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION,
[H. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]
PLEASE? YES, MAYOR. WE DO. WE UNDER ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY UNDER THE CASES LISTED UNDER ITEMS E.5 THROUGH E.7.SO WE HAVE THREE CASES IDENTIFIED ON THE AGENDA.
AND THEN LASTLY, FOR ITEMS E.8 THROUGH E.11, WE WERE JOINED IN CLOSED SESSION BY MIYO IWASAKI OUT OF OUR WATERFRONT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. OKAY. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR OPEN SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL FOR IT. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE 6 P.M. OPEN SESSION REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
ANYBODY OUT THERE TONIGHT? OKAY, WE'LL SKIP THAT ONE THEN.
LET US STAND FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND THEN REMAIN STANDING AFTERWARDS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP LEO, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
LEO THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. GOOD. GOOD EVENING.
WAIT. IT'S NOT WORKING. IT'S WORKING. TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LEO. I AM A IN FOURTH GRADER AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS MATH. I LOVE BEING PART OF JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS IN REDONDO BEACH.
I JUST COMPLETED MY FIRST SEASON THIS SUMMER.
IT WAS AWESOME. PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.
OKAY, LEO, THAT WAS A GREAT JOB. I THINK YOU'RE THE LOUDEST AND MOST CLEAR OF ANYBODY.
THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS LEO'S SECOND YEAR DOING THIS.
SO HE HAD PRACTICE. SO GREAT JOB LEO. EXCELLENT.
GREAT JOB, BUDDY. EXACTLY. OR MAYBE A CHALLENGING JOB.
OKAY, LEO. COME HERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU.
THREE, TWO. OKAY. MOM, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND GET ONE HERE? THREE. TWO. THREE. TWO. THERE WE GO. OKAY. ONE MORE.
ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. LEO. GREAT JOB.
[D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ AB 1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS]
THIS IS PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS REPORTING.I HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS SO I'LL JUST START OUT LET'S SEE.
WENT TO A SANITATION DISTRICT MEETING. NOTHING OF CONSEQUENCE TO REPORT OUT OF THAT.
HAD A MEETING WITH THE STAFF FROM SENATOR BEN ALLEN'S OFFICE WITH REGARD TO THE SEASIDE LAGOON DID A RIBBON CUTTING OF OUR NEW GREENHOUSE BUILT BY SOUTH AND FUNDED BY SOUTH BAY PARK LAND CONSERVANCY AND WILDERNESS PARK.
WE DID AN UNVEILING AT THE ITO FAMILY OPEN SPACE.
WITH THE HISTORICAL THREE HISTORICAL MARKERS THAT WAS A NEAT CEREMONY.
AND THE FAMILY WAS VERY THANKFUL, AS WERE THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
SO THANK YOU RON. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, MYSELF, THE CITY CLERK AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND HER
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STAFF. WE DID A PROBABLY OUR MOST INTENSIVE COMMISSION ORIENTATION IN PLACE OF A COUNCIL MEETING.I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THAT SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS.
I GOT A NUMBER OF POSITIVE COMMENTS OUT OF THAT.
I MET WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER AL MURATSUCHI AND HIS STAFF AND CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY DID AS WELL, PRIMARILY TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE AES POWER PLANT AND STRATEGIES TO MOVE FORWARD THERE.
WENT TO TWO MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER EVENTS.
ONE WAS A FUNDRAISER WHERE THEY ANNOUNCED THEY GOT $200,000 AT THE FUNDRAISER.
BUT THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THURSDAY LAST WEEK OCTOBER 1ST, WHERE THEY ANNOUNCED THEY'VE GOT $32 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR A NEW MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER DOWN AT THE JOE'S CRAB SHACK SITE.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT THANKS. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT.
THEY DID GET $15 MILLION FROM THE STATE. SO WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY THERE.
AND THEN FINALLY LAST NIGHT OUR CITY ATTORNEY INVITED ME TO THE OPENING OF A NEW WHAT'S IT CALLED? Z CLUB, WHICH IS PART OF THE ZONTA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
AND THEY INSTANTIATED A NEW CLUB AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, FIRST ONE IN THE SOUTH BAY.
AND I WAS SO PROUD OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND THE GIRLS THERE WHO STOOD IT UP? SOFIA PEREZ, WHO'S BEEN UP HERE AT OUR DAIS AT LEAST THREE TIMES, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THAT CLUB.
AND AND ACTUALLY, SHE GAVE THE STORY OF HOW SHE GOT THE INSPIRATION.
SHE WAS READING CITY ATTORNEY JOY FORD'S BIO AND SAW ZONTA CLUB ON THERE, ZONTA INTERNATIONAL.
THEY TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO APPROACH ZONTA AND TO GET APPROVED AS THE FIRST CLUB IN THE SOUTH BAY.
SO HATS OFF TO SOPHIA AND TO YOU FOR INSPIRING OUR YOUTH.
SO THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'LL GO DOWN THE LINE.
COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AS YOU SAID, IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE.
SO I ATTENDED THE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT HELD AT THE TORRANCE TRANSIT CENTER.
I HELD MY COMMUNITY MEETING OVER ZOOM ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF LAST MONTH INSTEAD OF HAVING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE HAD ABOUT 40 PEOPLE ATTEND, THE RECORDING OF THAT MEETING IS UP ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM AS WELL.
A FEW OF MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT WERE THE NEED FOR BETTER STATEWIDE TOOLS TO ADDRESS E-BIKE SAFETY, THE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIES TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESPONSIBLY, AND THE CONTINUING DEBATE OVER LOCAL CONTROL OF HOUSING AND LAND USE DECISIONS.
I'VE ALSO BEEN TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF RIBBON CUTTINGS.
I'VE GOT A LIST HERE, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME REPEATS, BUT PILOT LOUNGE ON TORRANCE BOULEVARD, MOONSTONE AND MIST BOOKSTORE ON CATALINA IN THE VILLAGE, THE GREENHOUSE AT WILDERNESS PARK.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE RETREAT AND THEIR OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.
SOME OF THE TOPICS INCLUDED EXPANSION INTO OTHER CITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS.
ALSO ATTENDED THE SOUTH BAY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXER AT THE SOUTH COAST BOTANIC GARDEN, WHERE I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BUSINESS LEADERS AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REGION.
I WAS ALSO AT THE ZONTA CLUB CHARTERING. ZONTA'S MISSION IS CENTERED ON BUILDING A BETTER WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH SERVICE AND ADVOCACY, WITH A FOCUS ON EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES. TOMORROW IS WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY AND I'LL BE WALKING TO BERYL TOMORROW MORNING. IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL, MEET OTHER KIDS AND PARENTS, AND COORDINATE YOUR KIDS SO THEY CAN WALK OR RIDE WITH BUDDIES ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SATURDAY IS THE REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL PTSA'S ANNUAL RU CLASSIC CAR SHOW AND CLUB-O-WEEN.
IT'S A FREE TO ATTEND EVENT, $20 TO EXHIBIT YOUR CAR, 10 TO 3 P.M.
AT REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM PARKING LOT.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE FRIENDS OF REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE HAVING A BOOK SALE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 10 TO 2 P.M. AT REDONDO MAIN LIBRARY ON RIGHT OUT THERE.
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AND LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I MENTIONED THAT I SPOKE TO A CLASS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.WELL, I GOT A WHOLE PACKAGE OF THANK YOU CARDS.
AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLE THANK YOU CARDS THAT I GOT.
FROM ONE OF THE STUDENTS THANKING ME FOR COMING THERE AND TALKING TO THEM.
BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO FRAME THIS ONE AND KEEP IT IN MY OFFICE.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.
THANK YOU MAYOR. I ATTENDED MANY OF THE SAME EVENTS AS COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE AGAIN COVERED THOSE TOPICS, BUT IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE HOT TOPICS FOR BEACH CITIES AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS EL NINO AND BEACH EROSION. THANKFULLY, IN THE FIRST STORMS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE AREA JUST BY A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK, OUR BEACHES HAVEN'T BEEN HIT, BUT OTHER CITIES LIKE LAGUNA, LONG BEACH, HUNTINGTON BEACH, UP AND DOWN THE COAST HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT EROSION IN JUST THE FIRST STORMS OF THE SEASON.
SO WE ARE JUST FINISHING UP THE BREAKWALL PROJECT IN OUR MARINA TO HOPEFULLY GIVE US MORE PROTECTION, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER SEASON WITH EVERYTHING STILL INTACT HERE.
OH YEAH. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS FUN OVER THAT WEEKEND.
THE BIG NEWS AGAIN IS THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER AND THEIR FUNDRAISING OF 32 MILLION.
AND THEN COMING UP. ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS WE'LL HAVE THIS YEAR IS THE NIKE AFTER DARK RACE, WHICH WILL BE ON OCTOBER 24TH STARTING AND ENDING IN THE MARINA.
IT'S A SERIES OF RACES THAT NIKE PRODUCES GLOBALLY AT EIGHT DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
THEIR NORTH AMERICA STOP IS IN LOS ANGELES HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.
AND FOR THAT RACE, THEY HAD FIVE OR SORRY, 12,500 SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR RUNNERS.
AND THEY SOLD OUT IN 25 MINUTES. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING TO REDONDO BEACH.
THE HOTELS ARE FILLED AND THE BUSINESSES SHOULD DO WELL IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YES. I WILL NOT MENTION THE ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, ALTHOUGH I WAS ALSO AT THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE, AND THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THOSE EXPENSES, INCLUDING REGISTRATION AND PARKING, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
I HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS. LACAHSA.
NOTABLE ACTIONS COMING FROM THAT WERE EFFORTS TO PRESERVE NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE SOON LAUNCHING, WHICH IS EXCITING.
AND THEN WE WERE THEN I MET WITH THE SOUTH BAY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST AND WE DISCUSSED THOSE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW WE CAN EXPAND THEM AS WELL. SOMETHING TO NOTE FROM THE HOUSING TRUST, MANHATTAN BEACH, THE TRUST ENGAGED WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH MANHATTAN BEACH TO MONITOR THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS WE KNOW, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT MAINTAINING OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE'RE JUST ADDING DENSITY AND NOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I ALSO ATTENDED A UNIQUE SESSION WITH THE SOUTH BAY COALITION AGAINST HOMELESSNESS, WHERE THEY WERE CO-HOSTING WITH TORRANCE MEMORIAL AND TALKING ABOUT THEY WERE WORKSHOPPING REAL LIFE CASES AS TO HOW SOMEONE GOES THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WHERE THE GAPS OF SERVICE ARE.
SO IT WAS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL EXERCISE AND HIGHLIGHTED SOME REAL CLEAR GAPS IN OUR SYSTEMS, INCLUDING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS ACROSS THE REGION ARE REALLY UNDERSTAFFED.
AND LASTLY, I CHAIRED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REGIONAL ALIGNMENT ON HOMELESSNESS FOR L.A.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.
AND THEN WHEN YOU CAN'T RIDE, YOU PUT YOUR BABY WHEN IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR OLD ON A BIKE.
SO WE FINALLY TOOK A BIKE RIDE FROM NORTH REDONDO TO THE BEACH, AND WE WENT DOWN GRANT AVENUE, PROTECTED SEPARATED BIKE LANE. MADE A LEFT ON FLAGLER, WHICH IS RECENTLY REPAVED WITH SHARROWS AS WELL AS LITTLE
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SIDELINE WHERE YOU CAN BIKE. AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A BIKE LANE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BERYL AND THEN DOWN THAT PROTECTED BIKE LANE ALL THE WAY TO HARBOR DRIVE WHERE YOU'RE IN A COMPLETELY PROTECTED BIKE LANE.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONERS, BOTH PRESENT AND IN THE PAST WHO HAVE MOVED TOWARDS THIS DESTINATION WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, THE MOST BIKE FRIENDLY CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY.
SECOND. THANK YOU. YES. SECOND I HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A MEETING.
COMMUNITY MEETING THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR, STEVE. NOVEMBER 4TH IN NORTH REDONDO, A JOINT DISTRICT FOUR DISTRICT FIVE COMMUNITY MEETING, POSSIBLY AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY.
I'M STILL GETTING APPROVAL FOR THAT. AND IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED PILLARS OF PARTNERSHIP: MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER WE WILL HAVE JOHN WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, COMING DOWN TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF MARINE MAMMAL CARE HOSPITAL IN REDONDO BEACH ON THE WATERFRONT, AND WHY HE WANTS 60 MILLION OR $65 MILLION TO BUILD IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER OF MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, SO IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT THAT THEY'LL BE HERE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO PLEASE BRING THE KIDS, COME ON DOWN AND GET EDUCATED.
NOVEMBER 4TH. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE WE HAD A TERRIFIC EVENT LAST WEEK WITH OUR CHIEF, BRIAN REGAN, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT. WE HOSTED IT, AS YOU KNOW, AT THE REDONDO BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IT WAS A CO MEETING WITH DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER ZEIN OBAGI. WE HAD A TERRIFIC TURNOUT.
GREAT PRESENTATION. GOOD QUESTIONS, EXCELLENT ANSWERS.
AND IT WENT REALLY WELL. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.
THANK YOU, CHIEF REGAN. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT, WOULD YOU MIND? THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT VOTE AT THE CAL CITIES.
WOULD YOU MIND TELLING US WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT? SURE. SO LAST FRIDAY BEFORE LAST SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2026 AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES EVENT, WHICH IS A COLLECTION OF ALL OF THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED UP TO 400 AT A TIME, COME TOGETHER AND FROM TIME TO TIME COALESCE AROUND A PARTICULAR RESOLUTION.
OKAY. A PATH FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES THAT COMPRISES STATE.
AND THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF DIVERSITY. NOT ALL CITIES SEE EYE TO EYE ON ISSUES YET AT THIS EVENT ONE ITEM THAT ALL OF THE CITIES WHO PARTICIPATED SAW EYE TO EYE ON IS PUTTING FORWARD A NEW PROGRAM AND A NEW RESOLUTION AND A NEW FOCUS FOR ALL OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES, WHICH IS TO FINALLY BRING BACK TO OUR OWN CITIES THE ABILITY AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADDRESS ZONING ISSUES. OKAY. ZONING ISSUES, HOUSING DENSITY, THINGS LIKE HOW DO WE KEEP DISTRICT FIVE'S TRW TRACT, A SINGLE FAMILY ENCLAVE, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO MENTION NOT ONLY OUR CURRENT MAYOR, BUT OUR PAST MAYOR, BILL BRAND, WHO PUSHED THAT FORWARD AND REALLY WAS THE IMPETUS FOR IT.
IN ALL CANDOR, MAYOR, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE CARRIED IT FORWARD TO THIS DAY, INCLUDING FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS TODD LOEWENSTEIN, NILS NEHRENHEIM, MANY OF THE FOLKS UP HERE TONIGHT.
AND IT CERTAINLY HAD THE SUPPORT AND OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND STAFF AND SO MANY OTHERS.
SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR, YOUR ROLE IN THAT. AND IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR MYSELF AS THE ASSIGNED DELEGATE ON BEHALF OF THIS BODY TO CAST A VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. SO AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE.
SO YEAH MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ONE LAST THING I JUST WANTED TO NOTE.
THE ZONTA ORGANIZATION IS ALSO NOT JUST ABOUT EQUALITY, BUT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
AND IT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WITH OUR PD AND THEY'RE JOINING TOGETHER ON THAT.
SO JUST WANTED TO CLOSE OUT WITH THAT. THANK YOU JOY.
[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]
LET'S SEE, WE'LL NOW GO INTO ITEM E APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO MOVE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA?
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OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FOR IT.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, SO WE'LL BE GOING ON THE PUBLISHED ORDER OF THE AGENDA.
[F. AGENCY RECESS]
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO INTO AN AGENCY RECESS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY.COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS TO THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FOR IT.
COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBER WALLER.
PRESENT. MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
HERE. MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE.
CHAIRMAN LIGHT. HERE. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.
WE'LL BE STICKING TO THE PUBLISHED ORDER OF AGENDA FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY.
DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING? YES. MAYOR FOR J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION FOR L.1 PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL OF A DENIAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF AN EXEMPT.
THIS IS FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY.
OH, SORRY. NO THANK YOU. I'M JUST JUMPING AHEAD.
THAT'S OKAY. YOU CORRECT ME ALL THE TIME SO. I'M GLAD I GOT YOU ONCE.
THANKS. SO ANYTHING? NO. NO. OKAY LET'S SEE. WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM C1 THROUGH C4.
DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THOSE FOUR ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM C1 THROUGH C4.
SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY ON ITEMS C1 THROUGH C4 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA? ANYONE ONLINE? NONE FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN.
ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, C1 THROUGH C4 PASSED WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE HAVE NO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, SO WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO E PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY NOT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? I SEE NONE. ANYONE ONLINE? NONE ONLINE OR ECOMMENTS.
OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL JUMP DOWN. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE MEMBER ITEMS AND REFERRALS TO STAFF.
DO ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY WISH TO MAKE ANY REFERRALS TO STAFF? NOPE. OKAY. SEEING NONE WE WILL JUMP DOWN TO ADJOURNMENT.
COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, RIGHT HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
ITEM F.2 IS CANCELED. THAT'S THE PARKING AUTHORITY.
SO WE'LL BE ENTERING BACK INTO THE OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
[G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS]
DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING? YES, J.1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS L.1 PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL OF A DENIAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AN EXEMPTION, A DECLARATION AND VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE 30 FOOT MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR THREE INITIALLY, BULK CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANKS WITHIN A PROPOSAL HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 38FT, AND AN EXISTING MANUFACTURING FACILITY ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL ZONING PROCEDURES. WE HAVE AN UPDATED PRESENTATION AND APPEAL JUSTIFICATION LETTER FROM IMPULSE SPACE STAFF, UPDATED THE DRAFT RESOLUTION AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.FOR N.2 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE CALLING OF A GIVEN ELECTION FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. CONSOLIDATED WITH THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR MARCH 2, 2027 AGREEMENT WITH NEO PHILANTHROPY, INC.. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS?
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SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]
LET'S SEE. WE'RE NOW GOING TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.IS THAT CORRECT? YES, I JUST LIKE TO VOTE SEPARATELY.
OKAY. FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? I DON'T WISH TO PULL IT. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT H.12, WHICH IS THE AGREEMENT TO SPEND ALMOST $2.7 MILLION ON THE ENGINEERING AND STUDY FOR RIVIERA VILLAGE RE-ENVISIONING.
MEASURE M. YES, AT NO COST TO THE CITY. OKAY.
ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL H.6 FOR CLARIFICATION.
I'M SORRY YOU ONLY GET ONE FOR PER MEETING. OKAY, SO WE'LL PULL H.6.
STRING PULLING. OKAY. LAST CALL. OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE H.1 TO H.16 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H.6 AND H.8. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE VOTE DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? H.1 TO H.16 EXCEPT H.6 AND H.8.
ANYONE ONLINE? NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS FOR THIS ONE.
OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN. THIS IS A VOTE FOR H.1 TO H.16 MINUS H.8 AND H.6.
ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO READ UNTIL WE GET TO H.8. WHAT? THAT'S RARE. OKAY, SO NOW WE WILL GO TO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.
[I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]
WE'LL START WITH H.6 COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE FUNDS FOR THIS ARE COMING FROM SOLID WASTE FUND AND NOT SUBDIVISION PARK TRUST FUNDS, CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE DOMINGUEZ PARK RELATED PROJECTS.
ONE IS CALLED OUR DOMINGUEZ PARK HILLSIDE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, WHICH WE HAVE HISTORICALLY FUNDED THROUGH QUIMBY MONIES. THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY PART OF OUR PROPOSED CIP THIS YEAR CALLED DOMINGUEZ PARK LANDFILL POST-CLOSURE LAND USE PROGRAM PROJECT.
IT'S A MOUTHFUL, BUT THIS WAS FUNDED WITH OUR SOLID WASTE MONIES.
I JUST WANT THAT ON THE RECORD. MOTION TO APPROVE H.6.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE VOTE ON BEFORE I OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM IS A RESULT OF IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD OUR DOMINGUEZ PARK PLAYGROUND CLOSED FOR ALMOST A YEAR BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTATION AND PART OF THAT FINAL AGREEMENT WAS THAT WE INSTALL A GAS MONITORING SYSTEM. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
AND WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO DO IT. AND THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE STAFF MOVING OUT SO QUICKLY ON THIS.
SO GOOD JOB. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS H.6 BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT? OKAY. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. ANYONE ONLINE? FOR THE RECORD, NO ECOMMENTS AND NO ZOOM.
OKAY. ALL FOR IT. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED. ARE YOU OPPOSED? NO I SAID AYE. SO YOU'RE A LATE. OKAY? AND SO DO YOU NEED TO READ THAT ONE? NOTHING. OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL GO TO H.8, WHICH YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TALK.
YOU JUST WANTED A SEPARATE VOTE. CORRECT? OKAY.
SO H.8 IS RELATED TO COMPENSATION FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS BASICALLY.
SO ANY OTHER MEMBER. MOVE TO APPROVE H.8. I MOVE TO APPROVE H.8.
WE DO HAVE CARDS. WE HAVE A CARD. SO RON MAROKO.
THIS IS THE SECOND READING. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
BUT I DO WANT SOME CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE RECORD.
THE FIRST IS, IS THIS EVEN NECESSARY? YOU'RE GETTING A NICE SALARY AT THIS POINT.
I WILL CONCEDE TO YOU, COUNCILMAN BEHRENDT, THAT YOU GUYS WORK AND YOU WORK HARD.
I'VE SEEN YOU. I'VE SEEN THE MAYOR. I'VE SEEN MY OWN COUNCIL PERSON WORK VERY DILIGENTLY, HARD.
SO I'LL CONCEDE THAT POINT. WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
THAT MEANS THAT THE STAFF OF THE CITY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING, AND THIS IS $120,000.
THAT'S COMING OUT OF A VERY TIGHT BUDGET, AS ALREADY IS.
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AND I THINK THAT WAS MY COUNCIL PERSON'S OWN COMMENTS.THE LAST TIME WHEN SHE VOTED NO IS YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT AT THIS POINT.
YOU'RE GETTING $1,600 A MONTH. WHAT I DID FIND OUT IS THERE'S NO SALARY SURVEY THAT WAS PRESENTED TO BUDGET AND FINANCE THAT SUPPORTS THIS PROPOSAL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE BUDGET AND FINANCE, BY A FIVE ZERO VOTE ON AUGUST 27TH RECOMMENDED THAT ANY CHANGES THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR CITY TREASURER.
MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT YOU ARE VOTING ON SOMETHING WHERE EACH ONE OF YOU HAS A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN IT. IT'S GOING INTO EFFECT.
YOU'RE RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN DISTRICT FIVE.
I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN DISTRICT THREE? I DON'T KNOW YET. YOU GUYS ARE IN YOUR FIRST TERM.
SO THINK ABOUT IT. YOU'RE VOTING ON SOMETHING YOU HAVE A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT'S NOT SUPPORTED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY A SALARY SURVEY, AND YOU'RE GETTING ABOUT $20,000 ALREADY AS A SALARY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S THERE, I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE GETTING OTHER BENEFITS AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
SO I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND TAKE IT OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING COMPENSATION AS IT IS.
SO I AGAIN, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
I THINK YOU MAY HAVE A CONFLICT ON HOW YOU VOTE, BUT PLEASE TAKE WHAT I SAID INTO CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T TAKE BACK MY PRAISE, RON.
SO I STILL PRAISE YOU FOR THE ITO MEMORIALS. LET'S SEE.
ANY. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ONLINE? ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. I'M SORRY.
CAN I MAKE A COMMENT MAYOR. CAN I? OH. I'M SORRY.
SURE. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.
I AM GETTING TERMED OUT. AND THESE SALARY INCREASES WILL NOT APPLY TO ME.
BUT AS I SAID DURING OUR HEARING ON THE SUBJECT, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THIS POSITION TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO SERVE IN IT BECAUSE OF, ONE THE TIME THAT IT TAKES AWAY FROM A REGULAR JOB.
TWO, THE TOLL THAT IT TAKES ON A PERSON AND THEIR FAMILY.
SO I'VE HAD ENOUGH. I'VE APPROACHED THREE, FOUR PEOPLE ASKING THEM, HEY, WILL YOU PLEASE? I'M TURNING OUT IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. WILL YOU PLEASE RUN FOR DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER WHEN I'M DONE BECAUSE I WANT SOMEBODY QUALIFIED TO CARRY THIS FORWARD.
I'M NOT I CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF HOLDING THIS POSITION.
SO THIS IS A NOMINAL INCREASE. THE SMALLEST PART OF OUR BUDGET SALARY BUDGET TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE MORE APPEALING AND FINANCIALLY DOABLE FOR REGULAR PEOPLE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK AND DO THIS AND GET HERE AT 4 P.M..
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT AS WELL.
SINCE I DID SPEAK TO THE SIXTH GRADERS, WE TALKED ABOUT CAREERS AND ALL THAT.
THE COMMENT I HAVE FROM ONE OF THE SIXTH GRADERS WAS, WHEN ASKED A QUESTION, WOULD YOU CONSIDER MY CAREER CHOICE? NO, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT BECAUSE I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON BUSINESS AND MONEY.
SO WE'VE GOT A SIXTH GRADER SAYING CITY COUNCIL IS NOT NOT SOMETHING FOR ME, AND I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INSPIRE THE KIDS TO AT LEAST SAY IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. I'M NOT SURE THIS LITTLE BIT WILL DO IT.
I HAD A SIMILAR RESPONSE WHEN I WENT IN FRONT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, SO NOT QUITE THE SAME.
IT WAS. IT WASN'T THAT THEY WERE MONEY HUNGRY. IT'S LIKE YOU DO THAT FOR $20,000 AND TO THINK THAT A KID, YOU KNOW, HAS THAT SENSE AT THAT AGE IS PRETTY PRETTY AMAZING.
SO WITH THAT, ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE.
ALL FOR IT. AYE. ALL AGAINST. I'M A NO. OKAY, THE VOTE CARRIES 4 TO 1.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO READ THAT ONE. WE HAVE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 3320-26, AN ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
AMENDING TITLE TWO CHAPTER THREE ARTICLE NINE SECTION 2-3.905 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
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ESTABLISHING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE MAYOR FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.WE HAVE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3321-26, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE TWO, CHAPTER THREE, ARTICLE NINE, SECTION 2-3.906 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
ESTABLISHING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3322-26.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE TWO CHAPTER THREE ARTICLE NINE, SECTION 2-3.902 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
ESTABLISHING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE CITY CLERK FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AND WE HAVE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3323-26, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE TWO, CHAPTER THREE, ARTICLE NINE, SECTION 2-3.903 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
ESTABLISHING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF CITY TREASURER FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THAT IS ALL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO INTO ITEM J PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.
[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
SINCE I SEE A LOT OF NEW FACES HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, I'M GOING TO REITERATE SOME INSTRUCTIONS WE'VE GIVEN IN THE PAST.IN ORDER TO PRESERVE DECORUM WOULD ASK YOU NOT TO CHEER, CLAP OR BOO AS WE GO FORWARD TONIGHT.
SO WHAT WE'D ASK YOU TO DO IS IF YOU SUPPORT SOMETHING, GIVE US YOUR HANDS WAVING UP.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GIVE US A THUMBS DOWN.
BELIEVE US, WE SEE YOU OUT THERE. AND IT MAKES THE MEETING GO MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY.
AND IT ISN'T INTIMIDATING TO FUTURE SPEAKERS.
SO APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION WITH THAT. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM J THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION.
THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE.
I DO HAVE TWO CARDS THIS EVENING. FIRST IS MILES BURKHART.
MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MILES BURKHART, 14 YEAR RESIDENT.
PER THE ADVICE OF MY ATTORNEY, I'M HERE TO DISCUSS ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY.
LAST YEAR, THE CITY ISSUED TWO NOTICES OF VIOLATION AGAINST THIS PROPERTY.
BOTH DEADLINES PASSED WITH NO ACTION FROM THE HOMEOWNER.
ANOTHER NEIGHBOR FILED A COMPLAINT AS WELL. ON JULY 15TH, I ASKED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR, NORMA COOK, IN WRITING TO RESUME ENFORCEMENT.
I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. AS YOU CAN SEE, A NEARLY 12 FOOT TALL HEDGE BLOCKS DRIVEWAY SIGHT LINES ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STREET STILL BLOCKS THE DRIVEWAY.
MY FAMILY PERSONALLY WITNESSED THREE NEAR ACCIDENTS AT THIS LOCATION.
E-BIKES TRAVEL BOTH WAYS ON THIS ONE WAY STREET AT SPEEDS UP TO 28 MILES AN HOUR.
THE HOMEOWNER KNOWS THE HEDGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ILLEGALLY INSTALLED A SAFETY MIRROR ON AN EDISON UTILITY POLE NEARBY, BUT AN ILLEGAL MIRROR ONLY HELPS HOMEOWNERS. IT DOES NOTHING TO PROTECT CHILDREN, DELIVERY DRIVERS, DOG WALKERS, AND NEIGHBORS WHO USE THE DRIVEWAY OR MUST PASS THIS HAZARD DAILY ON A ONE WAY STREET.
I NOTIFIED THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS ILLEGAL MIRROR NEARLY 100 DAYS AGO, AND IT'S STILL THERE.
MR. OBAGI KNOWS EXACTLY WHY THE STORY ONLINE IS HEARTBREAKING.
IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE A YEAR OLD CASE, TWO MISSED DEADLINES, TWO NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLAINTS, THREE DOCUMENTED NEAR ACCIDENTS AND A TRAGIC ACCIDENT JUST 50FT AWAY. THE HOMEOWNERS KNOW THIS IS UNSAFE.
THEY KNOW IT'S ILLEGAL. THEY'RE CHOOSING PRIVACY OVER NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY.
ANYWAY, THE FIX TAKES AN AFTERNOON. YOU TRIM THE HEDGE DOWN TO 42IN.
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IT'S LEGAL HEIGHT, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. LAST WEEK, I WROTE THE CITY ATTORNEY AGAIN.STEPHANIE JOHNSON REPLIED AND COMMITTED TO A TRAFFIC SAFETY ENGINEER TO REVIEW AT THIS ADDRESS.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT, AND I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? YES.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND. OKAY. MARK NELSON. GO AHEAD.
MARK. MARK. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
SPEAKING OF LAWYERS, THAT ADVICE OF MY COUNSEL.
THIS COMMENT IS UNRELATED TO IMPULSE SPACES DE NOVO VARIANCE HEARING.
THIS COMMENT REFERS TO THE CITY'S FAILED PERMITTING PROCESS REGARDING CRYOGENIC TANK SAFETY, AND USES THE PUBLIC RECORD OF IMPULSE SPACES ONE EXAMPLE OF A LACK OF REDONDO BEACH SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS.
THE BLUE FOLDER CONTAINS LA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF FLORES'S DISCUSSION OF REDONDO BEACH RESPONSIBILITY TO CONDUCT ALL SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS PRE PERMIT ISSUANCE. HE IS VERY CLEAR THAT NO CUP OF WORK IS PART OF THE PERMITTING. IT IS ALL EX POST AND ASSUMES THAT A FULL PERMITTING SAFETY ANALYSIS HAS BEEN CONDUCTED.
THE BLUE FOLDER ALSO CONTAINS THE VERBATIM RECORD OF REDONDO BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES ATTEMPTING TO CONVINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS THAT THE ACTIONS WERE SOMEHOW PART OF PERMITTING. LAKE COUNTY FIRE INSPECTIONS ASSUME A FULL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, AND THAT'S CLEARLY NOT THE CASE. RBFD REPRESENTATIVES ALSO SPECULATED THAT THE RISK WAS ONE OF TEN OF THE 48,000 GALLONS OF TANK INSTALLATIONS AT IMPULSE. RBFD WAS POORLY INFORMED, HAD CONDUCTED NO ANALYSIS IN ADVANCE, AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE TYPES, VOLUMES, OR CHEMICALS STORED IN OTHER TANKS WITHIN THE CITY THAT IT DREW ANALOGIES TO.
IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC CONCERN, NOT REDONDO BEACH'S CONCERN, LA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF FLORES OFFERED TO CONDUCT A NEEDED PLUME ANALYSIS OF AN ARGON TANK RUPTURE. WITHOUT THAT ANALYSIS, NO PERMIT SHOULD EVER BE ISSUED.
THE PERMIT CONDITIONS MUST INCLUDE MITIGATIONS FOR HAZARDS.
AGAIN, RBFD ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE ANALYSIS OF CUPA INSIDE OF PERMIT APPROVAL.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT LA COUNTY FIRE STEPPED IN TO REVIEW REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTS SAFETY.
I'VE ALSO SHARED TWO ARGON PLUME ANALYZES FOR 2477 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD, DEMONSTRATING THE ASPHYXIATION HAZARD TO SURROUNDING AREAS. THE PERMITTING PROCESS AT THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY FOR CRYO TANKS IS DEFECTIVE, AND IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE PERMIT AS IS. AND THAT WOULD BE WHATEVER APPROVAL PROCESS THE CITY USES, NOT THE VARIANCE.
IT HAS AFFIRMATIVELY IGNORED THE SAFETY OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS JESSICA MENDOZA.
SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JESSICA MENDOZA, AND I'M A TENANT HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.
SO I'M HERE ABOUT A PROBLEM AT MY PROPERTY THAT THE CITY'S OWN CODE ADDRESSES.
AND BUT NO ONE IS WILLING TO ENFORCE. THERE ARE TEN TRASH BINS IN OUR FRONT YARD VISIBLE FROM THE STREET AND SIDEWALK. WORSE, THEY WRAP AROUND THE NARROW WALKWAY TO MY FRONT DOOR, LEAVING ONLY ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF TO WALK THROUGH.
PEOPLE FROM THE APARTMENTS NEXT DOOR, WHICH AREN'T PART OF OUR PROPERTY, THROW THEIR TRASH IN THEM, AND PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS DROP THE DOG WASTE IN THEM.
THE SMELL AFFECTS MY ALLERGIES AND GIVES ME HEADACHES, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOT WEATHER.
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I DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AND IN MY LIVING ROOM WINDOWS, THEY ARE THE ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE BINS, SO THE SMELL COMES STRAIGHT INSIDE THE HOME. REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 52105 E SAYS THAT EXCEPT DURING COLLECTION, ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED IN ENCLOSURES, SEMI ENCLOSURES OR SO.THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC STREETS. THIS APPLIES TO THREE UNIT PROPERTIES LIKE OURS PUBLIC WORKS, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CITY ENGINEERING CONFIRM THE CODE.
BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENFORCE IT AND THAT WE HAD TO PASS IT ALONG TO THE OWNER.
AND AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S JUST UP TO THEM.
HOWEVER WE'RE STILL BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED TO PLACE THEM IN THE FRONT YARD WHERE THEY STILL SIT.
SO MY QUESTION REALLY COMES DOWN TO WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THESE CODES AND THE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THEM? IF THE CITY WON'T ENFORCE THEM AND THE LANDLORD WON'T FOLLOW THESE, THEN TENANTS LIKE ME ARE LEFT DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
RESPECTFULLY, I DO ASK THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW THE SITUATION, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY ACCESS AND FIRE SAFETY OF THE WALKWAY, AND TO CLARIFY WHEN THESE CODES WILL BE ENFORCED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WHERE'S WHAT'S YOUR LOCATION? IT'S I'M RIGHT OFF OF AVENUE B AND PROSPECT AVENUE.
OKAY. I'M SORRY. AVENUE B, AVENUE B, AND PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
SO B AS IN BOY? B AS IN BOY AND PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? NONE. OKAY. NEXT ONE IS THAT WAS JUST JESSICA. JESS MONEY.
JESS MONEY. DISTRICT THREE. ON THE CLOSED SESSION TODAY, ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU HAVE THERE IS CONTRACTUAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAMMAL CARE CENTER THAT WANTS TO GO INTO THE HARBOR.
AND THE ORIGINAL PRICE HAS COST, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WAS 30 MILLION.
SUDDENLY IT'S 60 MILLION. THAT'S NOT A THREE OR A SIX.
THAT'S A NUMBER FOLLOWED BY SEVEN ZEROS. AND WHEN THE PRICE OF SOMETHING JUMPS SUDDENLY I START TO WONDER WHY. NOW THESE $30 MILLION IN COMMITMENTS, HOW FIRM ARE THEY WHEN IN THE SHILLS AND SHAMS LAWSUIT OVER CENTERCAL. YOU KNOW, FRED BRUNING HAD BEEN TALKING FOR AGES.
I GOT FINANCING COMMITMENTS. I GOT TENANT COMMITMENTS FROM MAJOR TENANTS.
I'M WONDERING IF THIS ISN'T A CASE WHERE SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO GET A TOEHOLD ON A VALUABLE PIECE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND THEN IF THEY CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO, THEY WANT TO DO WHAT THE AUSTRALIAN FIRM TRIED TO DO WITH THE GALLERIA REDEVELOPMENT.
OH, WELL, INSTEAD OF THE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, WE WANT TO DO THIS OR WE WANT TO DO THAT OR WHATEVER.
I'M ASKING WHAT ARE THE CANCELLATION AND FAILURE TO PERFORM CLAUSES GOING TO BE IN HERE.
ARE YOU GUYS SETTING US UP FOR ANOTHER LAWSUIT LIKE WITH THE AES PROPERTY AND THE RUSSIAN MAFIA OLIGARCH? ARE WE SETTING IT UP FOR ANOTHER FRED BRUNING WITH THE DOMESTIC WHITE AMERICAN OLIGARCH? ARE WE GETTING OURSELVES INTO A VERY BAD SITUATION BECAUSE WE'RE RUSHING? NOW, EVERYBODY SHOULD REMEMBER THAT JIM LIGHT'S WIFE IS ON THE BOARD OF THAT, WHICH MEANS HE SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. BUT I KNOW YOU WILL LET HIM DO IT ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES HERE IN REDONDO.
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AS A GOOD LOCATION FOR THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP THAT WE ARE STILL REQUIRED BY THE U.S.DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR TO INSTALL IF WE MAKE ANY MAJOR HARBOR REVISIONS.
SO I WOULD URGE YOU, LET'S HAVE SOME PUBLIC INPUT.
LET'S GET SOME FACTS FOR THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AT BEFORE YOU GUYS GO IN THE SMOKE FILLED BACK ROOM AND MAKE A DEAL THAT GIVES AWAY A VALUABLE PIECE OF THE HARBOR ON QUESTIONABLE GROUNDS. OKAY. THANK YOU.
FIRST OFF, WE DO HAVE A LOCATION FOR THE BOAT RAMP.
WE'VE SUBMITTED IT TO DBW FOR FUNDING. IT'S ON MOLE D.
THAT WAS A VERY PUBLIC PROCESS THAT WAS DONE FOR YEARS.
THE AMENITIES PLAN PLACED AN EDUCATION FACILITY THAT BILL BRAND AND THE FORMER COUNCIL BLESSED.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONDING. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER. SHUT UP! YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER. WE CAN MAKE RESPONSES. YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
MY WIFE IS ON THE BOARD. SHE'S A NON PAID BOARD MEMBER.
I AM ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. IS SHE PAYING? YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE, SIR. SIT DOWN AND MAINTAIN ORDER.
THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH, EXACTLY. OKAY. AND I FORGET THE THIRD POINT, BUT I'LL LET IT GO FOR NOW.
BUT THIS IS A VERY PUBLIC PROCESS. YOU CAN LOOK UP THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER, A NONPROFIT ONLINE, AND SEE THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE LAID OUT.
SO THANK YOU. NEXT. ANYONE ONLINE? NONE. OKAY.
LET'S SEE. NEXT WRITTEN REQUEST I HAVE IS LAURA MCMORRIN.
HI, LAURA. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WASN'T INTENDING TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT IT'S ECHOING COMMENTS THAT ARE EARLIER, WHICH IS CODE OPTIONAL. IT'S REALLY DISCOURAGING TO KNOW WHAT THE CODE SAYS, SEE A VIOLATION, REPORT IT REPEATEDLY, REPORT IT, AND NOT HAVE IT ADDRESSED.
PARTICULARLY WHEN THIS MATTER. SIGHT LINES HAS BEEN PART OF A HEARING THAT WAS EVALUATED WHERE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WEIGHED IN AND SAID, THESE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS.
I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT.
AND IT'S I HAVE THAT NICE LITTLE RECORD THAT SAYS CLOSED, BUT NOTHING CHANGES.
CLOSED, BUT NOTHING CHANGES. VISIBILITY IS KEY TO PREVENTING ACCIDENTS. IT'S SPEED, IT'S LIGHT. IT'S VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS.
AND WE HAVE A DARK CORNERS AT NIGHT THAT ARE PARTICULARLY WORRISOME.
THEY'RE OBSTRUCTED IN THE DAY, WHICH IS NOT GOOD AS WELL.
BUT IF WE COULD HAVE THE CLEARANCE, WE COULD BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE WONDERFUL YOUNG PEOPLE SPRINTING DOWN THE STREET WHO ARE OBLIVIOUS TO THE SOUND OF MY CAR COMING ALONG BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT HEADPHONES IN.
I HAVE TO BE ALERT FOR THEM. I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING, BUT I JUST CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S A VERY PAINFUL SUBJECT AND I'LL ALLUDE TO IT. BUT WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE FIVE AND SIX, WE RODE OUR BIKES TO THE LIBRARY FROM SOUTH REDONDO, AND I FELT AT THE CORNER OF NOB HILL AND PCH HOW DANGEROUS THOSE APRONS WERE THAT DIPPED INTO PCH. AND I WENT TO THE CITY AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CALTRANS, AND I HAVE MY CHILDREN AND I CALLED.
COUNCILMAN CASTLE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE ACCIDENTS WE PREVENT.
PLEASE TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. THE LAST CARD I HAVE IS GEORGETTE GANTNER.
GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY. IN APRIL, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ON NORTH GERTRUDA THAT SHE WAS PLANNING ON TEARING DOWN HER GARAGE AND BUILDING A TWO STORY ADU.
TWO MONTHS LATER, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN AND I WAS IN CONTACT WITH HER CONTRACTOR.
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NOT MUCH WITH HER BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T RESPOND MUCH.NO REBAR YET, NO POURING. OF COURSE THERE WAS NO REBAR.
AND THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST, EVERYTHING STOPPED AND NO CONSTRUCTION HAS HAPPENED SINCE.
NOW, IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE CONTACTED MR. SEAN SCULLY NO LESS THAN FIVE TIMES EMAIL AND PHONE CALL.
I REALIZE THAT YOU GUYS ARE SUPER BUSY. I HATE TO CALL PEOPLE'S NAMES OUT, BUT I REALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE SUPER BUSY BECAUSE I MAY HAVE TO GET A LAWYER TO DEAL WITH HER. I DON'T KNOW. I HOPE NOT.
THEY WERE VERY NICE. I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO MR. WIENER YET IN BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEES CAN ONLY TELL ME SO MUCH.
THE PLANS ARE IN CHECK, BUT IT GOES ON AND ON.
I DON'T EVEN, I DON'T. I THINK THAT THE PLANS WON'T GO TO CHECK UNTIL THE 12TH OF THIS MONTH.
WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH LONGER? MY MAIN QUESTION IS THIS.
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, SURE, I'M GOING TO HAVE A BIG WALL AND I'M GOING TO DO A MURAL.
FANTASTIC. HE GOES, YEAH, WE'LL PAINT IT ANY COLORS YOU WANT. FANTASTIC.
I SAID, GREAT, I'M GOING TO GET A FOUR FOOT SETBACK. I'M GOING TO GET FOUR MORE FEET. HE GOES, NO, NO. HE SAYS, WE ARE SHARING THE PROPERTY LINE AND THAT WILL CONTINUE.
NOW, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET AN ANSWER FROM ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN, THE AUDIENCE, AN OFFICIAL, TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS CORRECT. EVERYONE IS KIND OF DANCING AROUND IT.
ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SHE GOES, NO, IT'S ON THE PROPERTY LINE. BUT I THOUGHT, NO, I REALLY WANT TO HEAR IT FROM A DEPARTMENT HEAD. SO I STILL IT'S REALLY BOTHERING ME.
THEY'D HAVE TO MOVE. IF IT'S TRUE, THEY'D HAVE TO MOVE THERE.
WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION.
I'M JUST SPEAKING TO THE POWERS THAT BE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW THAT WHEN I REACH OUT TO YOU TOMORROW, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME AND LET ME KNOW AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT SETBACK, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN CONSTRUCTION MIGHT BEGIN SOON, BECAUSE I'M STARING AT A PIT RIGHT NOW. AS I LOOK DOWN, IT'S I DON'T EVEN CARE.
THERE'S CONSTRUCTION. I JUST WANT TO SEE SOME ACTION AND LET'S GET IT DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'LL CONTACT HER SEAN.
THANKS. ANYONE ONLINE? NO ONE ONLINE. AND WE HAVE TWO ECOMMENTS.
OKAY. WE'LL TAKE ANYONE WHO DIDN'T TURN IN A CARD.
YOU WANT TO COME UP AND MAKE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
I THINK I KNOW EVERYBODY HERE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AT TIMES. IT'S HARD TO LISTEN TO THINGS THAT OCCUR IN OUR CITY. LIKE THE LADY WAS JUST MENTIONING WHEN THERE'S NOT ENGAGEMENT FROM Y'ALL AND WHOEVER Y'ALL IS. TAKE IT TO HEART. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
I'D LIKE TO START WITH MIKE, IF IT'S OKAY. IT'S TRIPLE CHOCOLATE.
SOMETHING. MOTION TO RECEIVE AND EAT. SECOND.
SECOND. SECOND AGAIN. ANYONE OPPOSED? THEY'RE ADDICTIVE.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE ANY.
AND I'M LIKE, WAIT A SECOND, THERE'S TWO OUTS LEFT.
IS THIS A COINCIDENCE? BUT THEN I WAS TOLD, NO, THAT SIGN'S BEEN THERE FOR HOURS.
YES, THE DODGERS DID WIN. YES. ONE MORE TOMORROW.
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. MIKE, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
EVERY TIME I'VE HEARD YOU TALK, YOU'RE SPOT ON.
YOU'RE KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR YOU COULDN'T GET ENOUGH.
SORRY. THE TWO GUYS IN THE BACK. I DON'T KNOW YOU.
JOY. JOY, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HEAR YOU TALK.
I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO HEAR YOU THAT OFTEN, BUT IT'S.
IT'S A PLEASURE. AND THANK YOU. MR. WALLER, THIS WOULD TAKE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME. YOU HAVE ENGAGED WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND BEYOND.
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MEETINGS FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OTHERS IN THE OPENNESS.THERE'S NO CONDESCENDING ATTITUDES, OTHER ERRONEOUS QUESTIONS.
IT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. I LOVE SEEING YOUR SMILING FACE AT YOUR MEETINGS.
I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
PAIGE. I'VE SEEN YOU TALK, I THINK, FOR TWO HOURS AND SOMETHING AND I'VE ENJOYED IT.
ANY CONVERSATION? THE ISSUES THAT DO POP UP IN YOUR JURISDICTION.
I JUST KIND OF LISTEN TO THE FOLKS. AND YOU'VE BEEN WONDERFUL.
MAYOR, COME TO NORTH REDONDO AND SAY HI TO US.
ANYWAY. ENJOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CUT OFF BEFORE HE COULD GO TO DISTRICT.
OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON. THE NEXT IS EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.
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AND WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. WE HAVE ONE.I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL STAFF. I'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COUNCIL.
I'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC AND SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. I'VE TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
I'VE TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. STAFF. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BEHRENDT. I'VE HAD SUBSTANTIVE COMMUNICATIONS ON THE MERITS OF THIS MATTER WITH MAYOR JIM LIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. CITY STAFF, AND I'VE ALSO RECEIVED AND REVIEWED COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON L.1.
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THIS IS A HEARING REGARDING THE APPEAL OF IMPULSE SPACE TO REVERSE THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH WAS A 4 TO 3 VOTE.I WANT TO, SINCE WE HAVEN'T DONE ONE OF THESE IN SINCE I'VE BEEN MAYOR, I'M GOING TO REVIEW THE, THE PROCESS OF AN APPEAL. SO FIRST WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.
THE PROPONENT IN THIS CASE, IMPULSE SPACE HAS ONE HOUR TO PRESENT THEIR CASE FOR THE APPEAL.
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH. AND EACH SPEAKER CAN SPEAK ONCE TO THIS, THEN THE PROPONENT HAS THE ABILITY TO REBUT ANY STATEMENTS MADE UNDER THAT FOR 20 MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WELL, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO MEMBERS OF THE BODY AND CHAIR TO ASK QUESTIONS.
WE, THIS IS A VARIANCE, WHICH IS A VERY SPECIFIC ACTION IN OUR CODE.
AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE SHOULD, WE CAN ONLY GRANT A VARIANCE WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING SIZE, SHAPE, TOPOGRAPHY, LOCATION, OR SURROUNDINGS, SUCH THAT STRICT APPLICATION OF THE ZONING PROVISION DEPRIVES SUCH PROPERTY OF PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY AND UNDER THE ARTICLE ZONE DESIGNATION.
SECOND CRITERIA IS THAT ANY VARIANCE GRANTED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS WILL ASSURE THAT THE ADJUSTMENT THEREBY AUTHORIZED SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A GRANT OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGES INCONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATION UPON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY AND ZONE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED.
AND THAT'S ALL I WAS PLANNING TO SAY BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO STAFF AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT HAS ASKED FOR A CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THIS. WELL, I'LL SAY, MAYOR, YOU NAILED IT. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
WE'RE BOUND BY THE FOUR CORNERS OF THIS VARIANCE ORDINANCE.
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NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES RAISED THAT WE'VE HEARD AND WE SHARE AND WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT TANKS IN GENERAL AND SAFETY. AND THAT, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, IS NOT PART OF TONIGHT'S HEARING, AT LEAST WITH RESPECT TO OUR DECISION.AND I WOULD JUST SAY LASTLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, COUNCIL IS SITTING AND AS YOU STATED, MAYOR, QUASI JUDICIAL CAPACITY. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL DECISION HOW EACH COUNCIL MEMBER DECIDES IT.
SO PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.
AND I WILL BE PROVIDING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
CAN WE CUE UP THE PRESENTATION? WE NEED THE PRESENTATION.
SORRY. CHIEF, YOU'RE INTERRUPTING OUR MEETING.
OKAY, THERE YOU GO. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT IS IMPULSE SPACE. THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING IN THE CITY FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
THEY HAVE A FACILITY LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED FEET EAST OF THE PROJECT LOCATION.
THEY ARE OCCUPYING THIS NEW SITE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPANDING THEIR OPERATION.
THEY ARE AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY.
THE NEW FACILITY IS 250,000FT² ON A FOUR AND A HALF ACRE SITE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ONE ZONE, OR IC-1 ZONE.
WEST OF THAT IS ADDITIONAL IC-1 NORTH AND FURTHER WEST IS INDUSTRIAL I-1 ZONE, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR, AND THEN SOUTH AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IS THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
THE TANKS WOULD BE LOCATED 112FT FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE, AND APPROXIMATELY 222FT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ACROSS MANHATTAN STREET BOULEVARD. NORMALLY THIS APPLICATION WOULD NOT GO BEFORE THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR COUNCIL.
WOULD BE A BUILDING PERMIT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PERMIT.
SO THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMIT BY EIGHT FEET.
IT IS THE VARIANCE PROCESS AND IT'S REALLY DECIDED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROJECT AND IS BASED ON SUBJECT SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA.
SO UNLIKE APPLYING A SPECIFIC SETBACK OR FLOOR AREA STANDARD, IT'S REALLY IT'S A DISCRETIONARY LOOKING AT THE FACTS AND WHAT THE CASE IS SURROUNDING THE APPLICATION.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. THIS IS TWO IMAGES, ONE SHOWING THE CURRENT SITE.
IT'S A GOOGLE STREET IMAGE. THE OTHER IS AN ELEVATION RENDERING OF THE BUILDING WITH THE PROPOSED TANKS AT THE FRONT, THE 38 FOOT TANKS. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IN THE FOREGROUND THERE'S AN IRON FENCE SHOWN THERE.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED FOR A WALL ON THAT CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT'S BEING REVIEWED BY STAFF, AND THEY'RE ENTITLED TO DO SO. THAT WOULD ALSO HELP SCREEN THE TANKS AND PROVIDE SOME BUFFER THERE.
I'M JUST GOING TO COVER THE BACKGROUND ON THAT QUICKLY.
IT WAS FIRST CONSIDERED IN AUGUST. IT WAS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE APPLICATION.
AND THE DECISION WAS LIMITED TO THE VARIANCE CRITERIA.
SO WE DID HAVE STAFF FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTEND THE MEETING AND THEY SPOKE ABOUT SOME OF THEIR REVIEW PROCESS AND LA COUNTY'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AND WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE GOING FORWARD TO ENSURE SAFETY SHOULD THE VARIANCE BE APPROVED.
AND WE BROUGHT BACK IN SEPTEMBER. AT THAT MEETING, THE APPLICATION WAS DENIED BY A VOTE OF 4 TO 3.
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THE FINDINGS FOR DENIAL OR HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET.AND IT'S BASED ON THE VARIANCE CRITERIA. HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVERSATION AT THE FIRST MEETING AND THE SECOND WAS REALLY BASED ON THE SAFETY OF THE TANKS, WHICH ARE REALLY SOMEWHAT OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE THE VARIANCE CRITERIA WAS BEING REVIEWED. TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE SAFETY CONCERNS AND FOR JUST GENERAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON THE APPLICATION, WE DID PROVIDE AN OUTLINE OF WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE, THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
ONCE THE VARIANCE IS, IF THE VARIANCE IS APPROVED OR IF THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER USE PROPOSED SOMETHING SIMILAR AND IT DID NOT GO THROUGH A VARIANCE PROCESS AND JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO BUILDING A FIRE. SO IT'S A PRETTY RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS.
I THINK ANYONE THAT'S GONE THROUGH THE BUILDING AND FIRE REVIEW IS AWARE OF THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNICAL CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ALL IN PLACE AND GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE TO ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE BUILT AND INSTALLED SAFELY IN CITIES ACROSS THE STATE. SO THE APPLICANT WOULD SUBMIT THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE TANKS.
IT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUILDING SAFETY DIVISION TO ENSURE STRUCTURALLY IT'S SOUND AND MOUNTED AND THE ATTACHMENT DETAILS AND EVERYTHING SURROUNDING THE ERECTION OF THE, THE STRUCTURE.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE SITE CONDITIONS, REQUIRED CLEARANCES, TANK SPECIFICATIONS, ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MANAGING AND REGULATING MATERIALS, THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK. FOLLOWING THE FIRST REVIEW, THERE WOULD LIKELY BE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONAL NEED FOR INFORMATION THAT WOULD GO TO THE APPLICANT. THEY WOULD ADDRESS THOSE. THAT'S THE TYPICAL PART OF THE PROCESS.
BUILDING INSPECTORS GO OUT THERE AND INSPECT THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.
FIRE INSPECTORS WOULD INSPECT FOR THE THE FIRE LIFE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE INSTALLATION AND DESIGN.
AND THEN FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TANKS, THE APPLICANT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BUSINESS PLAN OR CERS, WHICH TRIGGERS A NOTIFICATION TO THE CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND WE DO HAVE STAFF FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE, THE FIRE SIDE OF IT, WHICH I'M LESS FAMILIAR WITH, BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM ON.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE AUDIENCE, THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES THAT THERE, THERE IS REVIEW AND THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD THESE TANKS BE INSTALLED THERE, WHETHER IT'S AT THIS SITE OR AT A LOWER HEIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO GET INTO THE VARIANCE CRITERIA.
AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE WE PROVIDED A BLUE FOLDER ITEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND WE REVISED THE ANALYSIS ON THE FIRST TWO CRITERION OF THIS, AND DID A BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE ON SOME OF THE, THE REQUIREMENTS TO, TO MEET THE THE VARIANCE CRITERIA.
SO CRITERION A, AND THIS IS THE ONE I'M GOING TO SPEND THE MOST TIME ON.
I'LL GO INTO DETAIL ON THIS SINCE YOU RECEIVED THAT BLUE FOLDER ITEM LATE.
IT STATES THAT IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE, THERE SHOULD BE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING SIZE, SHAPE, TOPOGRAPHY, LOCATION, OR SURROUNDINGS SUCH THAT THE STRICT APPLICATION OF ZONING PROVISIONS DEPRIVES SUCH PROPERTY OF PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY AND UNDER IDENTICAL ZONING DESIGNATION.
SO REALLY, IS THERE A HARDSHIP TO THIS PROPERTY? WERE OTHER PROPERTIES IN A LIKE ZONE ARE RECEIVING BENEFITS THIS PROPERTY MAY NOT? SO IN THIS CASE, THERE ARE SOME HARDSHIPS INHERENT WITH THIS LOT AND WITH ITS CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUILDING.
IN FACT, IT HAS A LESSER DEPTH THAN SOME OF THE SMALLER LOTS.
WITH A DEPTH OF 385 VERSUS 400 TO 500FT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE, IC-1 ZONE.
SO THEY'RE LIMITED IN TERMS OF WHAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES THEY CAN PUT PLACE BACK THERE.
THERE'S ALSO SCE TRANSMISSION TOWERS TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IMPACTS THE SIDE SETBACKS.
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AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS ON THIS PROPERTY, THEY'RE VERY CONSTRAINED FOR PLACING STRUCTURES IN TERMS OF LAND AREA ON THE PROPERTY AND PARKING.THIS IS A FAIRLY LARGE BUILDING. IT'S 250,000FT² AND THE PARKING DEMANDS ARE HIGH FOR IT.
SO FOR THAT REASON, THAT'S REALLY DRIVING THE VARIANCE.
THE IC-1 OR INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ONE. IT'S A FAIRLY LIMITED ZONING SUBDISTRICT WITHIN OUR CITY.
AND THEN WE HAVE THESE TWO OTHER PROPERTIES SHOWN HERE ON THE SLIDE.
ONE IS NORTHEAST OF 405 BETWEEN MARINE AND INGLEWOOD.
IT'S WHERE DEL AMO MOTORSPORTS IS. AND THEN THE OTHER IS SOUTH OF THE GALLERIA.
AND IT'S SHOWN HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE IMAGES, BOTH SITES AND BASED ON THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE THERE HAVE A A LARGER DEPTH, THEY HAVE MORE CAPACITY, MORE GROUNDS AROUND THE EXISTING BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PARKING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE STRUCTURES.
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE, THEY'RE ALSO DEVELOPED WITH COMMERCIAL USES AND THEN ONES OF UTILITY, WHICH IS A SOUTH COAST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS.
SO I'M SHOWING THESE IMAGES JUST TO POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCE IN CONFIGURATION BETWEEN THE LOTS AND WHY THE THE PROJECT SITE IN PARTICULAR IS WITH ITS SLENDER CONFIGURATION AND THE BUILDING IT'S ON, IT IS MORE CONSTRAINED.
AND ALSO SO PART OF THIS ANALYSIS FOR THE CRITERIA IS COMPARING IT TO OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE ZONE AND WHETHER THERE'S BEEN PRECEDENT FOR THOSE TO BE GIVEN SIMILAR ALLOWANCES. AND WE DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS ANOTHER PROPERTY IN THE I SEE ONE ZONE.
IT'S A CELL TOWER. IT DID GO THROUGH A SEPARATE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS TO GAIN TO EXCEED THE 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT, BECAUSE OUR CODE DICTATES THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF STRUCTURE, IT GOES THROUGH A CUP PROCESS.
AND NEXT, AND THIS IS TYING BACK TO THAT FIRST CRITERIA AND WANT TO ADDRESS THE ADJACENT I-1 ZONE PROPERTIES, INDUSTRIAL ZONE PROPERTIES. THE -1 ONE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE IC-1.
THEY BOTH ALLOW THE SAME INDUSTRIAL USES. HOWEVER THE IC ALLOWS LIMITED ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL USES AND ALSO HAS A STRICTER LIMITATION ON THE HEIGHTS. BOTH OF THOSE IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE ARE IDENTICAL UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION AND ARE COVERED UNDER THE SAME PURPOSE SECTION IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. AND THE, ONE OF THE KEY DIFFERENCES I MENTIONED IS THAT THE IC-1 ALLOWS COMMERCIAL IN ADDITION TO THE INDUSTRIAL.
AND THEN THERE'S THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE THAT'S SPECIFIED BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES WITHIN THE VICINITY WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO INSTALL SIMILAR TANKS, SIMILAR STRUCTURES THAT EXCEED THE 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT IF THE IMPULSE SPACE WERE TO USE SHORTER TANKS 30FT OR LESS, IT WOULD LIKELY ELIMINATE 50 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES ON THE SITE. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN IMAGE THAT SHOWS THAT. SO FOR GRANTING THE EIGHT ADDITIONAL FEET OF TANK, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE PARKING.
AND IT ALSO DOES NOT SHARE SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT PRIVILEGES, THE HEIGHT STANDARDS THAT ARE ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE ADJACENT INDUSTRIAL ZONE THAT ALSO HAVE AEROSPACE SPACE ENGINEERING, SAME AS THIS SITE.
I'M GOING TO GO INTO CRITERION B, AND THIS ONE IS A SHORTER ANALYSIS OF IT.
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CONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATIONS UPON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY AND IN ZONE WHICH SUCH PROPERTY PROPERTY IS SITUATED.AND WE PRETTY MUCH PROVIDED A SIMILAR ANALYSIS THAT THE STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT WOULD IMPACT THIS PROPERTY SIGNIFICANTLY, BASED ON THE LIMITED LAND AREA AND ITS CONFIGURATION, AND IT DOES NOT SHARE PRIVILEGES OF OTHER PROPERTIES.
AND WE CITED, THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY ADOPTED AN UPDATED LAND USE ELEMENT.
THERE'S SEVERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN THERE.
AND WE CITED SEVERAL POLICIES RELATED TO ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
THERE'S A GOAL FOR THAT RETENTION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING BUSINESSES, OF TECH BUSINESSES, AND ALSO CREATING A PROVIDING FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR JOBS HOUSING BALANCE IN THE CITY.
SO WE SEE THIS APPLICATION AND THIS REQUEST AS IS REASONABLE AND IN LINE WITH THESE GENERAL PLAN POLICY OBJECTIVES OF SUPPORTING HIGH TECH BUSINESSES IN THE CITY, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACHIEVE.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO COVER THE PROCEDURES.
IT WOULD BE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE DOCUMENTS, ACCEPT TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
OKAY. WE'LL TAKE SOME QUICK QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.
BUT MY FIRST ONE IS I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A NEW RESOLUTION IN THE BLUE FOLDER.
YOU CAN YOU CAN ACCESS IT THROUGH YOUR TAB ELECTRONICALLY ON THE AGENDA.
AND I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL THIS, BUT MY INTENT IS TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO WE CAN READ THE BECAUSE WE WERE IN CLOSED SESSION WHEN THIS CAME OUT. SO I WOULD LIKE THE CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE AND THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO READ THAT UPDATED VERSION AND THEN GENERATE ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE TO EVERYONE? I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT, BUT IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED.
I WAS READING IT DURING THAT PRESENTATION. YEAH, WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T.
BUT THAT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. I MEAN, WE'LL GET TO THAT.
THAT'S MY INTENT. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO READ IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND? I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. WITH THAT WE ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND YOU CAN SWITCH SPEAKERS AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STICK WITH ONE. SO AND IF YOU DON'T NEED THE HOUR, DON'T TAKE IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH INTRODUCTIONS HERE.
I'M MIKE MCDERMOTT, THE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS AT IMPULSE SPACE.
TWO OF THE GROUPS UNDER MY PURVIEW ARE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT IMPULSE SPACE AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION, WHICH BOTH APPLY TO TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND PRESENTATION WE'LL BE GIVING.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO FIRST WE'LL START WITH WHAT THE COMPANY IS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 650 CURRENT EMPLOYEES SPREAD ACROSS FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
MOST OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE IN REDONDO BEACH, WHERE WE HAVE AN EXCESS OF 400 EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE SEVERAL CONTRACTS, THREE DOZEN, ALMOST THREE DOZEN CONTRACTS SIGNED.
AND WE'VE BEEN ON ORBIT WITH OUR SPACECRAFT FOR 44 MONTHS.
AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE LAUNCHING LATER THIS MONTH. WE ARE AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY.
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WE'VE BEEN IN REDONDO BEACH FOR THREE PLUS YEARS AT THIS POINT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG HISTORY IN THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL.NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. JUST TO REORIENT THE COUNCIL MEMBER HERE AND THE PUBLIC HERE OF WHAT WE DO, WE BUILD THREE MAIN PRODUCT LINES, THE FIRST OF WHICH ON THE LEFT THERE IS SOMETHING WE CALL HELIOS.
HELIOS IS A ROCKET ON TOP OF A ROCKET. IT'S DESIGNED TO GO ON TOP OF SPACEX'S FALCON NINE OR OTHER ROCKETS, BASICALLY EXTEND THE RANGE OF WHERE A SPACECRAFT CAN GO.
THIS VEHICLE YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE THERE, THAT'S MIRA.
MIRA IS A SMALL SPACECRAFT, HIGHLY MANEUVERABLE, HIGHLY PROPULSIVE.
AND THE RIGHT SOMETHING WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT.
NEXT SLIDE. HOW WE DO THAT IS WE HAVE TO BE HIGHLY VERSATILE, HIGHLY VERTICAL, AND THAT MEANS WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN IN REDONDO BEACH OR OUT IN OUR TEST FACILITY IN MOJAVE. THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM PROPULSION STRUCTURES, AVIONICS, RF ANTENNAS, GUIDANCE NAV AND CONTROL SOFTWARE. WE EVEN OPERATE OUR SPACECRAFT IN REDONDO BEACH.
AND ULTIMATELY, WE DO ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TEST.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED THIS NITROGEN AND ARGON FOR.
AND WE'LL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YEAH.
SO JEFF AND I ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF IMPULSE. REQUESTING RESPECTFULLY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OVERTURNED THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF OUR EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE REQUEST. NEXT SLIDE. JUST REFERRING TO THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
I KNOW THAT THE CRITERIA, ALL THREE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN GONE OVER EXTENSIVELY.
BUT JUST TO REITERATE IMPULSE'S POSITION, AGAIN, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL AND GRANT THE EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT VARIANCE NECESSARY FOR CONTINUED, SUCCESSFUL, SAFE, COMPLIANT AND SCALING OPERATIONS AT 2477 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.
THE REQUESTED EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT VARIANCE FULLY SATISFIES EVERY REQUIRED FINDING UNDER THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND IMPULSE SPACE RESPECTFULLY ASKED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TO OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S LAND USE VARIANCE REQUEST DENIAL.
THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND AUTHORIZED USE OF THE PROPERTY, THE CONSISTENCY OF THE REQUEST WITH ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL USES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND THE CLEAR ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, COLLECTIVELY DEMONSTRATE THAT APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE IS BOTH WARRANTED AND APPROPRIATE.
WE'VE BEEN USING THESE CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS IN REDONDO SINCE 2003, JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THIS FACILITY AT 2651 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD. AND AS OUR BUSINESS CONTINUES TO GROW, THE CONSUMPTION OF THESE MATERIALS WILL INCREASE AS WELL.
GIVEN THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF OUR PROPERTY, WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLUDED TO, WE HAVE ONE LOCATION WHERE THESE TANKS CAN BE INSTALLED, AND WE ARE PUTTING FORTH AND PROPOSING THE LEAST IMPACTFUL PATH FORWARD AND PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT THE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE LEFT THERE, NORTHROP GRUMMAN.
AND AS WE START TO TRAVEL EAST OUR FACILITY, STARTING WITH OUR OFFICE LOCATION IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, AGAIN, TRAVELING DOWN EAST ON MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IN THE, THE FOREGROUND, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TANKS.
AND AS WE TRAVEL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, YOU CAN SEE A VISUAL OF WHAT THOSE TANKS WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD AT DOW AVENUE. ALSO, WHICH WAS CALLED OUT IN STAFF'S PRESENTATION WAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO OUR EAST WHICH IS ALSO PICTURED. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE AT IMPULSE PUT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCE AND EFFORT INTO, HOW COULD WE DO THIS DIFFERENTLY AND NOT HAVE TO REQUEST THIS EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE OF THE CITY? EACH INSTANCE IS NOT POSSIBLE BASED ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPERTY.
BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THESE POSES INCREASED RISK AND UNDUE BURDEN TO OUR OPERATIONS.
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YOU CAN SEE WE CONSIDERED THREE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES SIZE, LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF THE TANKS.REFERENCING THE SIZE OF THE TANKS, 38 FOOT TANKS ARE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD.
CUSTOM 30 FOOT TANKS, WHICH WOULD NOT REQUIRE THIS VARIANCE, ARE VERY CUSTOM COSTLY, HAVE A SIGNIFICANT LEAD TIME, AND LAY OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT WE USE FOR OUR OPERATIONS.
ALSO, USING 12 FOOT OR SMALLER TANKS LIKE WE DO DOWN THE STREET AT OUR 2651 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD LOCATION WOULD BE UNSUSTAINABLE BECAUSE AGAIN, OUR CONSUMPTION WILL GROW AS THE BUSINESS AND NEED GROWS.
ALSO SMALLER TANKS WOULD REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT REFILLING OF THE TANKS, WHICH WOULD BE NOISIER OPERATIONS VIA MORE TRUCKS HAVING TO COME IN AND FILL THEM. BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE MORE TANKS IF THE TANKS WERE SMALLER, AS WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER, WE'RE ESTIMATING 50 OR MORE EXISTING PARKING SPOTS IN OUR PARKING LOT THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED FOR IMPULSE EMPLOYEES.
I WON'T GET INTO THIS BECAUSE I THINK STAFF DID A REALLY NICE JOB AT, AT LAYING OUT OUR PROPERTY.
BUT WE ARE BORDERED ON THE WEST BY REDONDO BEACH BOULEVARD ON THE EAST BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY. AND THEN ON THE NORTH WE HAVE A FIRE LANE WHICH NEEDS TO BE KEPT CLEAR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE.
SO THAT LOCATION IN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR BUILDING, SPECIFICALLY THE SOUTHEAST, IS THE LOCATION WHERE THESE TANKS NEED TO BE. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE TANKS ORIENTATION.
BY STACKING THEM, BEARING THEM. ALL OF THOSE DIGGING A PIT, PUTTING THE TANKS IN A PIT, ALL OF THOSE ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND INCREASE THE SAFETY RISK OF UTILIZING THOSE TANKS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO ADDRESSING THE CRITERIA TO ALLOW THE VARIANCE TO PROCEED.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROPERTY.
STAFF DID A REALLY GOOD JOB DESCRIBING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF OUR FACILITY.
YOU CAN SEE THE VISUALS FROM THE TOP DOWN HERE.
I DO WANT TO GO THROUGH IN DETAIL A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT RELATED TO THAT CRITERIA.
THERE'S A BORDERING BUSINESS ON THE EASTERN SIDE.
SO THAT'S THE THE THE EDISON POWER LINES AND THEN THE NURSERY BELOW IT.
AND THEN IMPULSE'S PROPOSED PLACE FOR THE TANKS, IT'S REALLY THE SOLE LOCATION IN THE FACILITY.
NOT ONLY CAN WE NOT PUT IT ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE PLAN TO PUT IN THE FACILITY AND WHAT THOSE TANKS WILL SERVICE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING, THEY HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY CLOSE TO THE TANKS THEMSELVES. STRICT APPLICATION OF THE ZONING PROVISIONS DEPRIVES IMPULSE SPACE FROM GROWING UNDER THE AUTHORIZED USE OF THIS PROPERTY.
EFFECTIVELY, IF WE DON'T GET THESE TANKS IN THESE VOLUMES, WE CANNOT OPERATE HOW WE INTEND.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE DID PUT TOGETHER SORT OF A HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS PROPOSED BEFORE, WHICH IS JUST GET A BUNCH OF SMALL TANKS. AND THAT IS THE TOP PICTURE THAT YOU SEE THERE.
THOSE ARE SIMILAR SIZED TANKS THAT WE HAVE, ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN OUR 2651 LOCATION.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD NEED MANY, MANY MORE OF THEM.
AND THEN THE ASSOCIATED ELIMINATED PARKING THERE.
SO WE WOULD NEED MORE OF THEM AS WELL. SIMILAR TO THE SMALLER TANKS, THE ELIMINATED PARKING WOULD BE VERY, VERY SIMILAR. AS MIKE MENTIONED, THE IMPACT ON THE PARKING WOULD BE 50 PLUS.
THAT REQUIRES A LOT MORE TRUCKS. TRUCKS IS A DISTURBANCE NOT ONLY TO OUR BUSINESS AND OUR OPERATIONS, BUT CERTAINLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND US, AND WE WANT TO REDUCE THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. CRITERIA TWO. THIS VARIANCE WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A GRANT OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE.
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WE ARE NOT OPERATING IN ANY DIFFERENT WAY THAN OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET.THOSE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET ALSO REQUIRE NITROGEN AND ARGON TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST.
THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING SAFELY FOR 65 PLUS YEARS AT SPACE PARK.
WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING SAFELY AT OUR FACILITY AS WELL, USING SIMILAR MATERIALS, SIMILAR PROCESSES, SIMILAR TANKS, AND WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE SAFELY IN THAT CAPACITY.
I DO WANT TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, IMPULSE SPACE IT IS AN AEROSPACE COMPANY.
WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH, I-3 DESIGNATED USE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND OUR IC-1 ZONING STATUS.
WE INCLUDED A COUPLE IMAGES OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
THE USE OF NITROGEN ON THAT FACILITY IS USED TO THIS DAY, EVERY DAY.
AND AND I WILL SHOW LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND AGAIN, THAT FACILITY HAS BEEN USING NITROGEN FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, VERY SAFELY.
AND WE INTEND TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING AT OUR FACILITY.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE 70 EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE AND WORK WITHIN REDONDO BEACH.
WE HAVE OVER 270 THAT LIVE WITHIN THE SURROUNDING SOUTH BAY COMMUNITIES.
RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE A GROWING BUSINESS.
OUR BUSINESS SUPPORTS THE NEIGHBORS AND THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES OF OUR CITY.
BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION. WE ARE AN EXPANDING COMPANY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 650 PLUS EMPLOYEES. WE, WE NEED SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE TO MEET OUR OUR FUTURE NEEDS.
THAT'S NOT ONLY IN REDONDO, BUT ALSO OUR SITE IN COLORADO, OUR SITE IN MOJAVE, AND OUR SITE IN WASHINGTON, DC. KEY CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDING EMBRACING CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN ATTRACTING CUTTING EDGE INDUSTRIES.
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY CUTTING EDGE. YOU'VE SEEN WHAT WE'VE DONE.
AS A GROWING EMPLOYER WITH REDONDO BEACH TECH DISTRICT, WE CANNOT GROW WITHOUT THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR NECESSARY MATERIALS. AGAIN, WE ARE DOING WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING, AND WE NEED THE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO PERFORM THOSE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
NEXT SLIDE. YEAH. SO JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO REITERATE, I KNOW STAFF WENT OVER THIS AS WELL, BUT WE'RE REALLY IN THE STEP ONE ZONING. WE'VE ALREADY ENGAGED THE REDONDO BEACH BUILDING DIVISION AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PROACTIVELY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO SAFELY INSTALL THESE TANKS.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL ALSO MOVE ON TO ENGAGING LA COUNTY, THE CUPA, FOR CHEMICAL INVENTORY, EMERGENCY PLANNING, ETC.. AND THEN THE INSTALLATION OF THE TANKS WOULD ALSO BE COVERED UNDER CAL OSHA REGULATIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.
AGAIN YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO, AS A BUSINESS, ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKING RIGHT NEXT TO THOSE TANKS DAILY, WHICH IN TURN GIVES US THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO IN CONCLUSION BASED ON WHAT JEFF AND I HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL, WE AGAIN RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF OUR REQUESTED EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT VARIANCE.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR BRIEFING? THAT DOES. OKAY. IF YOU DON'T MIND STAYING UP.
DID ANY OF THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BASED ON THAT BRIEFING? COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI HAD HIS HAND UP FIRST. IF YOU GUYS COULD USE YOUR ELECTRONIC HAND READING.
ACTUALLY, LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE RIGHT THERE, THE TANK IS IS NOT ACTUALLY EIGHT FEET TALLER.
JUST THE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS EIGHT FEET TALL.
IS THAT RIGHT? LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE HERE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE TANK GOES UP FOUR FEET AND THEN YOU HAVE AN OUTSIDE TOP STRUCTURE PLUS A VALVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT THE TOP. YEAH.
THE OVERALL HEIGHT VARIANCE WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE STRUCTURE ITSELF OF THE TANK ITSELF.
YES. BUT NOT THE ACTUAL VESSEL THAT CONTAINS THE GAS IN IT.
RIGHT. THE VESSEL ITSELF WILL BE THAT TALL. THERE'S CERTAINLY MACHINERY ON THE WHOLE SYSTEM ITSELF.
SO. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THE TANK ITSELF, THE HEIGHT OF THE TANK.
SO THE HEIGHT OF THE NITROGEN WON'T BE A FULL 38FT UP.
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OKAY. AN EIGHT FEET. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE A HEIGHT, LIKE I'M SIX FEET.THIS IS LIKE THIS IS EIGHT FEET, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
OKAY. AND. WHAT HAPPENS? HAVE YOU EVER HAD A LEAK OF THIS TYPE OF GAS, EITHER NITROGEN OR ARGON? WE HAVE NOT. NO. OKAY. BUT IF IT WERE TO OCCUR, SOME SOME PLACE IN THE WORLD, WHAT'S THE LIKELY OUTCOME IF WE HAVE A LEAK? WE ARE MONITORING OUR TANKS CONSTANTLY, THEY'RE WIRELESS MONITORING, THEY'RE NOT ONLY MONITORING BY OUR TEAM AND OUR SAFETY TEAMS, BUT ALSO BY THE COMPANY THAT SERVICES AND FILLS THEM.
AND SO WE HAVE ALARMS ON THOSE SO THAT WHEN THEY START RUNNING DOWN AT A RATE THAT'S HIGHER THAN WE WOULD EXPECT, WE GET CELL PHONE CALLS, WE GET EMAILS, EVERYTHING HAPPENS.
EVERYONE ON SITE SEES THOSE THINGS AND IT CAN ADDRESS THEM IMMEDIATELY.
SO WE KNOW, WE KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE NOT OR ARE BEING USED IN EXCESS OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT.
BUT IS LIKE NITROGEN, A TOXIC TOXIC GAS WHERE YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO POISON PEOPLE AROUND IT? NO, NITROGEN IS A NONTOXIC AND INERT GAS. IT MAKES UP 80% OF THE AIR WE BREATHE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE BREATHING NITROGEN. WE ARE. YES.
OKAY. WHAT ABOUT ARGON? ARGON ALSO IS PART OF THE AIR WE BREATHE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
YEAH. THANK YOU. SINCE THE IDEA IS THIS IS A HEIGHT VARIANCE, THIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE.
SO WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD DO IF THIS WAS GRANTED SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SEEING THE TANKS? ARE THERE SCREENS YOU CAN PUT IN FRONT OF THEM? IS THERE LANDSCAPING THAT YOU COULD DO? WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PUT SHADE TREES ALL ALONG MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD, NOT JUST IN FRONT OF THE TANKS, BUT EVERYWHERE ALONG YOUR PROPERTIES, THINGS LIKE THAT? YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PUT UP MORE TREES, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE, WE REALLY BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO BEAUTIFY THE CORRIDOR A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WOULD LIKE US TO WORK WITH US, WE'D BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. THERE'S SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE SIDEWALK ITSELF WHERE WE COULD, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT PUTTING WELLS IN TREES OR WE COULD TALK ABOUT ACROSS THE STREET.
AGAIN, WE'D SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WOULD WANT TO PROPOSE.
YEAH. BECAUSE MY CONCERN BASICALLY IS, IF THE IF THE ISSUE IS SEEING SOMETHING THAT'S TALLER.
IF THEY CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN BLOCKED BY VEGETATION, SOMETHING GREEN, SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S STRUCTURE SCREEN TYPE THING THAT YOU'D PUT AROUND THE TANK.
YEAH. WE'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON OPTIONS WITH THAT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. AND YOU DIDN'T TAKE UP YOUR WHOLE HOUR.
OKAY. WITH THAT? I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN.
ASK YOU TO OBSERVE DECORUM IF YOU LIKE WHAT SOMEBODY'S SAYING, GO LIKE THIS.
IF YOU DON'T GO LIKE THIS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK ONCE AND FOR THREE MINUTES.
AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, EVEN THOUGH COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI HAS SOME SAFETY RELATED QUESTIONS, THIS IS NOT, OUR DECISION IS NOT ABOUT SAFETY.
THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF LATER. AS WAS SHOWN IN THE PROCESS, THIS IS ABOUT A HEIGHT VARIANCE.
OKAY. SO IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHATEVER YOU WANT RELATED TO THIS.
BUT OUR RULING HAS TO BE RELATED TO THE HEIGHT VARIANCE.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT WE'LL GO WITH LET'S SEE DOCTOR LAURIE ZAREMBSKI IS FIRST.
AND THEN JUST TO PREPARE JIM MUELLER YOU'RE GOING TO BE NEXT. BUT I HAVE TO GO TO SOMEBODY ONLINE.
GOOD EVENING. I'M LAURIE ZAREMBSKI. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
SO I WANTED TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE VALUES OF THE REDONDO BEACH COMMUNITY, IN MY OPINION, AND I BASE MY OPINION ON EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS.
SO I THINK THAT SOME OF THESE VALUES CAN BE ILLUSTRATED BY THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS HERE IN REDONDO, SUCH AS RESCUE OUR WATERFRONT, THE MOVEMENT THAT FOCUSED ON REVITALIZING RATHER THAN SUPERSIZING AND REDONDO BEACH FOUGHT AGAINST A HUGE CORPORATION THAT WANTED TO MAKE A PROFIT BY PUTTING A GINORMOUS MALL TO BLOCK THE OCEAN VIEW AND MAYOR LIGHT TODAY JUST REFERENCED THE AES PROCESS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT'S BEEN TO REDONDO BEACH TO TRY TO FIGHT TO GET THAT OPEN GREEN
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SPACE. NOW, ANOTHER THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND AS FAR AS COMMUNITY VALUES IS THE NO POWER PLANT MOVEMENT.AGAIN, THE REDONDO BEACH COMMUNITY FOUGHT AND WON.
AND IN ADDITION TO HEALTH CONCERNS, PART OF THE NO POWER PLANT MOVEMENT WAS THE DESIRE TO LET US SEE THE OCEAN AND NOT LOOK AT A GIANT MALL. AND WE WERE AGAIN SUCCESSFUL.
AND THAT MOVEMENT WAS BASED UPON THE IMPORTANCE, THE VALUE THAT WE PUT ON OPEN SPACE.
THEN, OF COURSE, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE SOUTH BAY PARK CONSERVANCY, WHOSE MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN OPEN GREEN SPACE, NOT SURROUND OUR COMMUNITY BY 40 FOOT STRUCTURES THAT ARE DENSE AND DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO SEE THE SKY.
I REMEMBER MANY TIMES BEING WITH MAYOR BILL BRAND AND HEARING HIM SPEAK ABOUT HIS EXCITEMENT OF TAKING DOWN ALL THE POWER LINES AND ALL THOSE POWER LINE STRUCTURES AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET 190TH, WHICH IS A BUSY STREET WITH NO NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR IT. AND THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT TAKING DOWN ALL THOSE POWER LINES AND THE STRUCTURES.
AND NOW LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES.
WHO'S FIGHTING FOR LOCAL CONTROL. NOW, WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO US IF WE GET LOCAL CONTROL, AND THEN OUR OWN CITY DECIDES THAT THIS COMPANY THAT CAME TO REDONDO UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, THEY KNEW THEY HAD A SKINNY LOT.
THEY KNEW THEY HAD A FIRE LANE. THIS ISN'T A SURPRISE.
THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED. THIS IS A SWITCH AND BAIT.
AND ARE YOU GOING TO NOW SELL OUT NORTH REDONDO BEACH? WE CAN'T JUST BECOME AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. YOU HEARD THEM SAY THEY'RE INCREASING THEIR BUSINESS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF THOSE TANKS IF YOU SET THIS PRECEDENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? YES. COLTON BOYER. COLTON, DID YOU SAY? YES. COLTON.
COLTON, CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS.
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME. YEAH, YOU'RE LOUD AND CLEAR.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST BE A MOMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER.
I'M IN FAVOR OF AEROSPACE IN REDONDO IN GENERAL.
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN EXCITING GROWTH MARKET.
AND I THINK THAT THE EIGHT FOOT DIFFERENCE, THE DIAGRAMS THAT IMPULSE PUT UP, JUST MAKE IT HOW CLEAR, HOW TRIVIAL A DIFFERENCE THIS IS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS CLEARLY A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS THE DIRECTION REDONDO SHOULD BE HEADING IN, ESPECIALLY IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME AND ALL THE ATTENTION THAT YOU GUYS GIVE TO THESE MATTERS.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS JIM MUELLER AND THEN MY NEXT CARD AFTER THAT WILL BE THOMAS FAY.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. JIM MUELLER. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
ALL ALONG MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD FROM AVIATION TO REDONDO BEACH AVENUE, OUR INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS HAVE TAKEN PAINS AND HITS TO THEIR PROFIT MARGINS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CONTINUITY OF ATMOSPHERE WITH THE ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
NORTHROP HAS GENEROUS SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING, SOFTWARE, ARCHITECTURE, AND MOST OF ALL, THE COMPANY HAS SEQUESTERED ITS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. CONTINUING THIS ETHIC ARE THE OFFICE BUILDINGS FURTHER ALONG MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.
THEN YOU COME TO REDONDO BEACH AVENUE, WHERE THE IMPULSE FACILITY STARTS.
IT'S PAINTED A LOVELY BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE LIKE A MODERNIST ZEBRA.
THERE'S ASPHALT PARKING LOT ALL ALONG THE FRONTAGE.
BUT UGLIEST IS AN EIGHT FOOT TALL FENCE EXTENDING ALL THE WAY ALONG THE FRONTAGE.
COUNCIL, IMPULSE MUST BE RUN BY TOTAL UTILITARIAN NERDS, BECAUSE, AFTER ALL THAT AFFRONT TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO PROPOSE ADDING TOWERING TANKS RIGHT ON THE MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD FRONTAGE.
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HOW HAS OUR DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL PERSON REPRESENTED HIS CONSTITUENTS INTERESTS? HAS HE TRIED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION? I'VE HEARD ABOUT OBJECTIVE STANDARDS, BUT THIS IS A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE VOTERS IN REDONDO BEACH DISTRICT FIVE. A COUNCIL ELECTION IS COMING UP IN MARCH, AND I ASK THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FIVE TO REMEMBER THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? YES.LISA BAILEY. GO AHEAD. LISA. ALL RIGHT, I'M HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
I'M MELISSA BAILEY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE, ABOUT 1300FT FROM WHERE THE THE TANKS WILL BE.
I KNOW MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS DISAGREE WITH ME AND I RESPECT THAT.
HOWEVER, I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T SUPPORT SOMETHING I BELIEVE POSED AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, ESPECIALLY MY FAMILY. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE TANKS, AND SOME OF WHAT I WAS HEARING AND READING DIDN'T SEEM ACCURATE TO ME, OR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS MISSING IMPORTANT CONTEXT.
SO SINCE I LIVE SO CLOSE TO THE TANKS, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH.
I'VE READ THE STAFF REPORTS AND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION.
I ATTENDED BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
I HUNG BACK AFTER THE FIRST ONE AND SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH SEVERAL IMPULSE REPRESENTATIVES.
I'VE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL RESIDENTS WHO KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT SCIENCE, AEROSPACE, AND BUILDING SAFETY THAN I DO, AND I LEARNED A LOT. I LEARNED MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID ARGON, AND HOW THEY'RE NOT FLAMMABLE. BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEIGHT HERE.
AND SAFETY OVERSIGHT MATTERS. AND HERE'S WHAT'S REALLY KEY FOR ME.
I TRUST OUR CITY PROFESSIONALS AND RBFD TO PROVIDE THAT OVERSIGHT.
SO I HOPE YOU'LL REALLY CONSIDER WHAT IMPULSE BRINGS TO REDONDO BEACH.
I GOT TO 150 AND I STOPPED COUNTING. THEY ALSO HAVE 25 INTERNSHIPS FOR NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER 2027 LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE HERE IN REDONDO BEACH. I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN TALKING OR PLANNING TO TALK TO RBUSD ABOUT STEM AND ROBOTICS.
AND I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING.
SO WHY DOES COMPANY SIZE MATTER IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT TANK HEIGHT? BECAUSE THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE GROWING COMPANY CHOOSING TO HEADQUARTER, INVEST HIGHER AND GROW RIGHT HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.
AND I THINK THAT MATTERS. AND I THINK WE SHOULD WORK WITH THEM ON AN EIGHT FOOT FEET OF TANK HEIGHT.
SO I GET THAT THE TANKS AREN'T BEAUTIFUL. I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT A 30 FOOT TANK IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A 38 FOOT TANK, SO I BELIEVE WE CAN AND SHOULD HOLD IMPULSE TO APPROPRIATE SAFETY STANDARDS.
EXPECT THEM TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND CAN SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN REDONDO BEACH.
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE APPEAL.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SEE, THE NEXT CARD IS THOMAS FAY.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, AND EXCUSE MY PRONUNCIATION IF I GET IT WRONG.
MINH NGUYEN AFTER WE'LL GO ONLINE AND THEN TO MINH AFTER THOMAS.
THOMAS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. HI. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I CAME TODAY TO SUPPORT IMPULSE SPACE VARIANT REQUEST, DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THE TECH COMPANIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT SLOWING THEM DOWN WITH RED TAPE.
IMPULSE SPACE IS AN AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
ALL THEY'RE REQUESTING IS AN EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE FOR THEIR TANKS.
THE TANKS HOLD LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID ARGON.
THESE ARE ESSENTIAL MATERIALS FOR AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING.
WITHOUT THOSE MATERIALS, THE COMPANY CANNOT OPERATE IN THE CITY.
LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID ARGON HAVE BEEN USED IN REDONDO BEACH FOR DECADES.
THERE IS NO NEW RISK FACTORS HERE FOR RESIDENTS.
AN EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT LAND USE VARIANCE SHOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
EIGHT FEET WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPACT ON ANYBODY.
THAT IS WHY THIS SIMPLE EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE SHOULD BE APPROVED.
IT ENABLES AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING. THE CITY ALREADY ALLOWS AND INTRODUCES NO NEW RISK.
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IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OPERATIONS AND IT IS THE RIGHT CALL.IMPULSE AS A AS $1 BILLION, THEY'VE RAISED $1 BILLION SO FAR IN FUNDING, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE GROWING SPACE MANUFACTURER INDUSTRY. THAT INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO BE A TRILLION DOLLARS BY THE MID 2030S.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT COULD STAY IN REDONDO BEACH, AND WE CAN GET SOME OF THAT TAX REVENUE FOR OUR CITY INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM GO TO GARDENA OR CARSON OR SOME OTHER CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. NEXT ON LINE, PLEASE. PAGE MCREYNOLDS.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE FIRST NAME? PAGE. PAGE.
HER NAME IS PAGE, SIR. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE.
OKAY. PAGE. ARE YOU ON? HI. YES, HI. AS A REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT BECAUSE I SUPPORT IMPULSE SPACES VARIANCE REQUEST.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUE.
IMPULSE IS ASKING FOR AN EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE SO THEY CAN INSTALL THE TANKS NECESSARY FOR EXISTING AND GROWING OPERATIONS HERE IN RICHARDSON AND LIQUID ARGON. HELLO.
YEAH. YOU BROKE UP, BUT YOU CAME BACK, SO. OH, OKAY.
I'LL JUST PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF. IMPULSE HAS ALREADY BEEN RESPONSIBLY USING LIQUID NITROGEN.
YEAH. PAGE REDONDO BEACH. SINCE YOU'RE BREAKING UP.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SOMEONE ELSE AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIX YOUR COMM PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S YOUR MIC, BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AFTER THE NEXT SPEAKER TO SEE IF YOU CAN FIX WHAT YOU KEEP DROPPING OUT. OKAY. OKAY. NEXT IS MINH NGUYEN.
I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT. AND THEN AFTER THAT WOULD BE ANN COOPER.
I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER HERE FOR 14 YEARS, AND I AM THE CLOSEST RESIDENT HOMEOWNER TO THESE TANKS.
IF THESE 38 FOOT TANKS ARE APPROVED, I WILL SEE THEM EVERY TIME I WALK OUT MY FRONT DOOR.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SPACEX IS AN INNOVATIVE COMPANY AND I SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT A VARIANCE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE CITY'S RULES, AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THAT EXCEPTION HAS BEEN JUSTIFIED.
CITY'S VARIANCE STANDARDS REQUIRE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN, IMPULSE BASED, DO NOT HAVE THE SAME ZONING AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S PROPERTY ZONE 1-A, ITS CURRENT ZONING ALLOWS STRUCTURES GREATER THAN 30FT IN HEIGHT.
IMPULSE SPACE IS ZONED IC-1 DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ZONING NOR SAME DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.
SO I ASK THE COUNCIL WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT IMPULSE SPACE PRODUCT THAT MAKES A 38 FOOT TANK NECESSARY IF IT'S A HARDSHIP INHERENT ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF OR ITS VARIANTS SIMPLY FOR CONVENIENCE OR BENEFICIAL FOR THE PROPOSED OPERATION? I WENT THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT AND I FOUND IT TO BE MORE CONVENIENCE.
HEIGHT LIMITS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS EXIST FOR A REASON.
NORTHRUP IS A DIFFERENT ZONING SITUATION. ITS TANKS ARE IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION NEAR MARINE AND REDONDO AT A LESS BUSY INTERSECTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT WITHIN 200FT OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
I'VE LIVED FOR 14 YEARS. I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM THIS.
THIS IS A PRECEDENTS ISSUE. IF THE CITY APPROVES A 38, THE CITY APPROVES THE VARIANCE.
I WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I ACCEPTED THAT DECISION AND MOVED ON. CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES VARIANCE TO BE BASED ON SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE PROPERTY, NOT TO CREATE A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATIONS ON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE ZONE.
RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO I'LL JUST SAY NOISE, VIBRATION.
THERE'S NO STUDIES. LARGER TANK. THERE'S NO NOISE.
THERE'S NO INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY ABOUT NOISE.
VIBRATION. AND THE EDISON TRANSMISSION TOWER HAS.
AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE TANKS. HEY, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OKAY,
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WE'LL GO TRY TO GO BACK TO. WAS IT PAGE? PAGE.OKAY. PAGE. ARE YOU THERE? I'M HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. SO. HI. AS A REDONDO BEACH RESIDENT, I WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT BECAUSE I SUPPORT IMPULSE SPACES VARIANCE REQUEST.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUE.
IMPULSE HAS ALREADY BEEN RESPONSIBLY USING LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID ARGON IN REDONDO BEACH SINCE 2023, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. SO THIS ISN'T A REQUEST TO INTRODUCE AN ENTIRELY NEW TYPE OF OPERATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.
THE PROPOSED TANKS ARE 38FT TALL, WHICH IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF AEROSPACE OPERATION, REQUIRING IMPULSE TO USE SMALLER CUSTOM TANKS SIMPLY TO COMPLY WITH AN ARBITRARY HEIGHT LIMITATION COULD CREATE UNNECESSARY OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALLY MAKE THE EXPANSION MORE COMPLICATED AND COSTLY THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.
THE VARIANCE BEING REQUESTED IS RELATIVELY NARROW AND HAS A CLEAR OPERATIONAL PURPOSE.
I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE AEROSPACE GROWTH IN REDONDO BEACH, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND REGULATORY STANDARDS.
TO ME, THIS REQUEST STRIKES THAT BALANCE. IMPULSE IS NOT ASKING TO BYPASS REGULATIONS.
AND I ALSO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ESTHETIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS THAT COME WITH HAVING TALLER EQUIPMENT, ADDING TREES, LANDSCAPING OR OTHER CURB APPEAL IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE A GREAT COMPROMISE, ALLOWING IMPULSE TO EXPAND OPERATIONS WHILE ALSO HELPING MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MAKES REDONDO BEACH SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
I THINK THAT'S THE KIND OF BALANCE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR, ALLOWING INNOVATIVE COMPANIES TO GROW WHILE ALSO BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THEY'RE A PART OF. AS A RESIDENT, I'D MUCH RATHER SEE ESTABLISHED AEROSPACE COMPANIES ABLE TO GROW RESPONSIBLY THAN CREATE UNNECESSARY BARRIERS THAT MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO OPERATE AND EXPAND. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE IMPULSE SPACES VARIANCE REQUEST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANN COOPER. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS ROXANNE FEREBEE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANN COOPER AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE, LIVING ACROSS THE STREET FROM IMPULSE SPACE. PLEASE UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION AND DENY THEIR APPEAL FOR A HEIGHT VARIANCE. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OVERSTATES WHAT THE CURRENT RECORD ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATES.
NO HARDSHIP PROVEN STAFF CLAIMS ENFORCING THE 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT ELIMINATES AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING ON THIS PROPERTY. YET THIS IS A PERMITTING USE IN A 250,600 FOOT SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.
AND THIS APPEAL CONCERNS JUST ONE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT.
DENYING THESE 38 FOOT TANKS DOES NOT ELIMINATE ALL THIS REASONABLE USES OF THE PARCEL.
IMPROPER LEGAL STANDARD. STAFF TREATS THE HIGHER LIMITS OF NEIGHBORING LRI1 LAND AS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE. A NEIGHBORING ZONING IS NOT A UNIQUE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THIS IC-1 PARCEL, NOR DOES IT FULFILL THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO COMPARE PROPERTIES UNDER AN IDENTICAL ZONING DESIGNATION AND UNVERIFIED CLAIMS. THE STAFF REPORT REPEATS THE APPLICANT'S ASSERTIONS REGARDING CUSTOMIZED TANKS, DELIVERY SCHEDULES, AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS WITHOUT INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER DOCUMENTATION, CALCULATIONS OR AN ALTERNATIVE STUDY.
CRUCIALLY, THE RECORDS CONTAIN NO REPORT OR DATA SHOWING VIBRATION TESTING EITHER DURING TANK FILLING OPERATIONS OR REGULAR USAGE, WHICH IS A MAJOR OMISSION FOR AN INSTALLATION DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND VALID LAND USE FINDINGS. STAFF TRIES TO DISMISS THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION AS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF SAFETY ISSUES.
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HOWEVER, THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION DIRECTLY RESTS ON HEIGHT COMPATIBILITY SPECIAL PRIVILEGE AND GENERAL PLAN IMPACTS TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THESE ARE CORE LAND USE FINDINGS.ECONOMIC POLICIES SHOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE ACTUAL VISIBILITY, SCALE, AND NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS OF THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE THE CITY CANNOT MAKE ALL MANDATORY LEGAL FINDINGS BASED ON THIS UNVERIFIED RECORD.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO DENY THE APPEAL AND UPHOLD THE HEIGHT VARIANCE DENIAL.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? YES.
MARK NELSON. GO AHEAD. MARK. OKAY. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO IS JUST DISGUSTED THAT YOU SWAPPED OUT THE RESOLUTION WHILE YOU WERE IN SESSION.
THAT MEANT THAT ALL OF THESE FINE PEOPLE WHO CAME HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL THEY WERE HERE FOR, OTHER THAN THE VARIANCE, BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT YOU'D PUT IN IT AGAIN.
AND EVERY OTHER ONE YOU HAD WAS DIFFERENT. SO I'M SORRY, BUT THAT SIMPLY SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED.
THE COUNCIL SEVERED GREATER THAN 30FT FROM IC-1 WHEN IT APPROVED THE ZONING.
NITROGEN IS 80% IN THE AIR AND AT 82%, YOU DIE.
IT'LL CHOKE YOU OUT. YOU WILL DIE AGAIN FROM ASPHYXIATION.
NO COMPETENT ENGINEER WOULD HAVE CUSTOM MADE 30 FOOT TANKS WHEN LINDY, THE SUPPLIER, HAS 28 FOOT OFF THE SHELF TANKS THAT ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAME SERIES AS THE STANDARD 38 FOOT TANKS.
THOSE TWO TANKS ARE THE SAME. ALL IMPULSE NEEDS IS 6 28 FOOT TANKS INSTEAD OF 4 38 FOOT TANKS.
THAT'S A 50% INCREASE IN FOOTPRINT. THAT AIN'T 50 PARKING SPOTS.
OKAY, SO THIS ISN'T THAT COMPLICATED. ON TOP OF THIS ALL, THERE'S A $38 MILLION VALUE DECREASE IN THE HOME SURROUNDING ONCE THESE TANKS GO UP. AND THAT'S BASED ON A CALTECH STUDY.
CALTECH WENT OUT, MEASURED HOME SALES ACROSS FROM INDUSTRIAL.
AND IN A DIFFERENT STUDY, THEY LOOKED AT WHETHER OR NOT YOU COULD SEE THE INDUSTRIAL.
AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE MORE IMPORTANT OR AS IMPORTANT AS THE INDUSTRIAL USE.
SO ONCE YOU DETERMINE THAT THAT 38 FOOT TANK IS VISIBLE FROM 600FT FURTHER AWAY THAN 30 FOOT TANKS WOULD BE, THEN YOU REALIZE THAT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS POLLUTED A WHOLE BUNCH MORE HOUSES WITH INDUSTRIAL AND CAUSED THEIR VALUES TO FALL AS WELL.
SO AS I SAID, I'M, I'M JUST, JUST DISGUSTED THAT YOU SWAPPED OUT THE RESOLUTION TOOK THE RIGHT AWAY FROM ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO READ IT AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS GOING TO TURN INTO PARKING, AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT TANKS IN IT.
OKAY. I ASSUME HE'S FINISHED. ROXANNE FEREBEE AND THEN CATHERINE.
CATHERINE. CATHERINE STROEHLEIN. IF Y'ALL COULD MOVE FROM WHEN I CALL YOUR NAMES ARE YOU READY TO GO AND WE DON'T WASTE PEOPLE'S TIME.
I'D APPRECIATE THAT. TO RETURN. PARDON? I WOULD LIKE MR. OBAGI TO RETURN. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR HIM.
SO YOU CAN SPEAK OR YOU CAN SIT DOWN. COME ON, YOU GUYS.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. AND SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ROXANNE, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
MY HOME IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROJECT, AND I WILL BE STARING AT THESE CRYOGENIC TANKS VISIBLE FROM MY WINDOWS AND MY BACKYARDS NOW, FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. NOT 600FT AWAY, 200FT AWAY.
EVERY SINGLE DAY I'M GOING TO BE STARING AT THESE THESE TANKS.
WE WERE NOT AGAINST IMPULSE, BUT I'M REALLY GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED.
THIS WITH THIS. WE ARE FRUSTRATED ABOUT HOW THIS PROJECT HAS UNFOLDED.
THE APPLICANT CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT SEEKING SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, BUT THEY ARE.
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THEY'RE ASKING TO GO HIGHER THAN THE 30 FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT DESIGNATION FOR THAT ZONED AREA.THEY STATE BECAUSE NORTHROP GRUMMAN IS AEROSPACE ALSO ACROSS THE STREET, AND THEY HAVE EVEN TALLER TANKS, THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAME OPERATIONAL RIGHTS.
THE NORTH, NORTHROP GRUMMAN TANKS ARE LOCATED ON A SIDE STREET NOT CLOSE TO HOMES FACING INDUSTRIAL.
NOT FACING RESIDENTIAL. YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THEM.
YOU LEASED A PARCEL THAT IS IN A DIFFERENT ZONE.
IC LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND A ZONED THAT WAY FOR A VERY SPECIFIC REASON.
THE BROWN PURPLE AREA ON THAT MAP SHOWS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPANS MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL, AND IT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF BEING COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPANY.
THAT IS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT.
IT IS A BUFFER AREA FOR LIGHTER INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS, PURPOSELY BLENDING IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE CITY'S OWN CODE STATES IC OWNING ZONING REGULATIONS ARE TO ENSURE THE APPEARANCE AND EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED.
THE APPLICANT STATED THEY COULDN'T USE SMALLER TANKS BEFORE, BUT NOW THEY'RE CONTRADICTING IT AND SAYING THEY NEED 38 FOOT TANKS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE STANDARD. IF THAT IS THE STANDARD AND YOU KNEW ALL ALONG, WHY DID YOU LEASE A PARCEL THAT DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE YOUR OPERATIONAL NEEDS? WHEN YOU DID YOUR ASSESSMENT AND YOUR CALCULATIONS FOR YOUR OPERATIONS, LOOKING AT THE SITE, THE ZONING AND THE NEEDS OF YOUR COMPANY, HOW IS IT THAT YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS OUT? THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN CALLED FOR THREE TANKS.
THEN YOU MOVED IT UP TO FOUR TANKS. HOW MANY MORE? I THINK I SAW. ADDRESS THE COUNCIL NOT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
TEN. I'M SORRY. WHEN I SAY YOU, I WANT THEM TO KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE RENDERING SHOWS EACH TANK ALSO COMES WITH A COOLING TOWER, WHICH NO ONE'S ADDRESSED.
THOSE COOLING TOWERS ARE ALMOST JUST AS TALL AS THOSE BUILDINGS.
AND THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE HEIGHT, DID YOU INCLUDE THE LEG PEDESTALS OR THE PADS THAT NEED TO BE INSTALLED ON BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU NEEDED TO PUT THEM ON PADS? THIS IS TURNING OUR AREA INTO A MINI CHEVRON LIKE PLAN, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? NOT ONLINE. OKAY, SO CATHERINE STROEHLEIN AND THEN, KATHARY WOOD WOULD WOULD BE NEXT. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I LISTENED. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I URGE YOU TONIGHT TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION AND DENY IMPULSE SPACE'S APPEAL.
THE COMMUNITY IS DEEPLY UNITED AGAINST THIS VARIANCE REQUEST.
LEGALLY, THE APPLICANT'S APPEAL FAILS TO MEET THE STRICT THRESHOLD REQUIRED FOR VARIANCE UNDER REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TEN DASH 2.2510 AND CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65906. A VARIANCE REQUIRES SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES TIED DIRECTLY TO THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY ITSELF, SUCH AS UNIQUE TOPOGRAPHY, SIZE OR SHAPE. IMPULSE SPACES APPEAL DOES NOT ESTABLISH A SINGLE PHYSICAL PROPERTY HARDSHIP.
INSTEAD, IT DESCRIBES BUSINESS PREFERENCES. THEY ARGUE THAT A 30 FOOT, THAT 38 FOOT TANKS ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT, AND THAT COMPLIANT 30 FOOT ALTERNATIVES WOULD LIMIT EFFICIENCY OR INCREASE DELIVERY FREQUENCY.
THESE ARE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONAL PREFERENCES, NOT PHYSICAL LAND HARDSHIPS.
FINANCIAL OR COMMERCIAL EXPEDIENCY CAN NEVER LEGALLY JUSTIFY A ZONING VARIANCE.
FURTHERMORE, THE APPLICANT'S ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS IS COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE.
THEY HAVE PROVIDED ZERO ENGINEERING DATA OR STRUCTURAL SCHEMATICS PROVIDING PROVING THAT CODE COMPLIANT LOW PROFILE HORIZONTAL TANKS OR MULTIPLE SMALLER VERTICAL TANKS ARE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS SITE.
THEY SIMPLY PREFER THE TALLER, CHEAPER OPTION.
HOWEVER, THERE HAS SINCE BEEN A SMALLER HORIZONTAL TANK INSTALLED ALREADY.
THESE 4 38 FOOT OUTDOOR TANKS ARE SLATED TO SIT A MERE 200 AND SOME ODD FEET FROM OUR FRONT DOORS.
IN A HIGH RISK SEISMIC ZONE, A CATASTROPHIC TANK FAILURE OVER A PRESSURE OVERPRESSURE EXPLOSION OR RAPID, RAPID ASPHYXIATION CLOUD PUTS OUR FAMILIES AND HOMES ON THE LITERAL FRONT LINES OF A DISASTER.
OPERATING CONDITIONS SLAPPED ON AFTER AN APPROVAL CAN NOT CURE A MISSING LEGAL ENTITLEMENT.
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THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO MEET THEIR LEGAL BURDEN OF PROOF, AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVE THE PROJECT IS SAFE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.WHY WOULD IMPULSE MOVE INTO A SPACE THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR TANKS? AND TO YOUR POINT, MR. WALLER, THEY CUT DOWN TWO BEAUTIFUL EUCALYPTUS TREES BEFORE THEY STARTED THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? NONE.
OKAY. KATHARY WOOD, AND THEN MARY ANN PARSONS.
THIRD GENERATION AEROSPACE FAMILY IN THE SOUTH BAY AREA.
THE APPLICANT AND STAFF RELY HEAVILY ON NEARBY INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES THAT ALLOW MUCH GREATER HEIGHT.
THOSE PROPERTIES ARE PRINCIPALLY ZONED I-1, WHILE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND BOTH RESOLUTIONS AS IC-1. I READ THESE IN MY DISCUSSION ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.
SIMILAR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY DOES NOT SATISFY THE CODE REQUIREMENT FOR A PRIVILEGE ENJOYED UNDER AN IDENTICALLY ZONED DESIGNATION USING THE HEIGHT PERMISSIONS OF NEIGHBORING I1 LAND, AS THE JUSTIFICATION WOULD EFFECTIVELY IMPORT I-1 DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS INTO AN IC-1 PARCEL WITHOUT CHANGING THE ZONING UNLESS THE RECORD IDENTIFIES SIMILARLY SITUATED IC-1 PROPERTY RECEIVING COMPARABLE HEIGHT RELIEF, THE REQUESTED VARIANCE RISKS GRANTING A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE UNAVAILABLE TO OTHER IC-1 PROPERTIES.
THE APPEAL ALSO FAILS TO REVIEW REBUKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ADOPTED FINDINGS THAT THE ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOES NOT MINIMIZE IMPACTS ON THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
IT PROVIDES NO VERIFIED RESIDENTIAL SIGHT LINES, NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW ANALYSIS, SCREEN STUDY, OR VISUAL EVALUATION OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT FEET OF INDUSTRIAL SCALE AND PROMINENCE.
ARGUMENTS ABOUT STANDARD EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND BUSINESS DELAY DO NOT CONVERT THE APPLICANT'S PREFERRED DESIGN INTO A PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE LAND. BUSINESS RETENTION AND SUPPORT OF THE NORTH REDONDO TECH DISTRICT ARE LEGITIMATE GENERAL PLAN CONSIDERATIONS, BUT DO NOT ELIMINATE THE GENERAL PLAN'S COMPATIBILITY OBJECTIVES OR THE IC ZONE'S PURPOSE OF MINIMIZING IMPACTS ON ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ZONE CODE 10-2000 FOR REFERENCE.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? NONE. OKAY. MARY ANN PARSONS AND THEN FRANK LACEY.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARY ANN PARSONS. I LIVE ON SIBBALD IN REDONDO BEACH FOR 46 YEARS.
I DON'T LOVE GIVING SPEECHES LIKE MY HUSBAND, BUT I'M HERE.
PLEASE OPPOSE THIS. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET.
WHY DID IMPULSE BUY THIS IF THEY KNEW ALL THESE PROBLEMS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WE ARE NOT CHEVRON. WE ARE NOT EL SEGUNDO.
WE ARE NOT THE CITY OF COMMERCE. WE ARE NOT NORTHROP GRUMMAN.
THERE'S HARDLY ANY SPACE BETWEEN ALL THIS AND US.
AND THEY'VE SO FAR NOT BEEN VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS.
THEY BEAT TRUCKS ALL NIGHT LONG. THERE'S FREQUENCY SOUNDS.
WE'RE ASKED TO STOP AND JUST KEEP ON GOING. AND THEY'RE THEY SHOULD NOT BE GET THE VARIANCE.
THEY, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. THEY'VE ALREADY DUG HOLES AND TRENCHES.
AND WHY ARE THEY DOING IT WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE OKAYS YET.
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HAVE THEY DONE THE HAZARD ANALYSIS? HAVE THEY DONE THE THE STUDIES BEFORE THE VIOLATIONS? IS THE LA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITS THIS AREA BECAUSE IT'S SMALLER AND IT'S CLOSER TO TWO HOUSES.I LOOKED IT UP AND THERE'S ALSO A SCHOOL A MILE AWAY.
HAS ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? SO PLEASE OPPOSE THIS.
THE. IT'S ILLEGAL. THEY DON'T NEED A VARIANCE.
THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODES ARE AGAINST IT. THE MUNICIPAL CODE IS AGAINST IT.
AND THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TWICE AGAINST IT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE'RE NOT CHEVRON.
WE'RE NOT EL SEGUNDO. WE'RE NOT THE CITY OF COMMERCE. AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. FRANK LACEY. I'M SORRY.
IS ANYONE ONLINE? NO. NO. OKAY, FRANK. AND THEN GIPP SADOT. MY NAME IS FRANK LACEY. I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE DOW TRIANGLE.
MY WIFE AND I ARE HOMEOWNERS, AND WE'RE RIGHT ON AT THE END OF JOHNSTON AVENUE, RIGHT ON REDONDO BEACH, RIGHT ON MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD. GOOD EVENING.
AND I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF THIS HEIGHT VARIANCE.
I AM ALL ABOUT IMPULSE. I. I FELT LIKE THIS WAS GREAT.
THIS IS REALLY A COOL THING TO COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY WIFE WORKS IN NORTHROP GRUMMAN. SHE IS RETIRED AND IT'S NORTHROP GRUMMAN, I THINK HAS BENEFITED OUR COMMUNITY IMMENSELY. THEY HAVE THOUGH BURIED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
WELL, THEY HAVE TAKEN THEIR TANKS AND THEY, THEY'VE, SOMEBODY USED THE TERM SEQUESTER.
THEY PUT THEM ONTO REDONDO AVENUE SO THEY DON'T FACE ANYTHING THAT ANY OF THE RESIDENCES BECAUSE THERE'S RESIDENCES ALL ALONG MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THIS IS A MAIN THOROUGHFARE INTO OUR BEACH CITIES.
IT IS. IT IS THE AVENUE THAT WE'VE BEAUTIFIED.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STREET. NOW, THEY PUT A WONDERFUL PLANTS AND THEY.
THEY REPAVED. IT'S A NICE ENTRANCE TO OUR BEACH.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WHAT NORTHROP GRUMMAN DID WAS WONDERFUL.
THEY PUT IT INSIDE AND REDONDO AVENUE FACING INDUSTRIAL AREA OUT ON MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.
NOT THE PLACE TO PUT THE TANKS. I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT A LITTLE HIGHER.
I, I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER SAYS.
WE NEED TO, WE NEED IMPULSE. WE NEED THEM THERE.
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS RIGHT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO MAKE THIS WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IF IT MEANS PUTTING UP TREES. IF IT MEANS PUTTING UP ARTWORK AROUND THESE THINGS.
WHATEVER IT TAKES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS WITH THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. GIPP SADDOT AND THEN JESS MONEY.
NO GUITAR. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT. NO, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT A SONG THAT WOULD WORK FOR THIS, BUT. BUT I'LL WORK ON IT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING FOR A FUTURE OCCASION.
SO BEFORE I GET INTO MY TIME. I WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING, MAYOR LIGHT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS TIME CONSUMING AND OFTEN VERY STRESSFUL WORK, I KNOW.
SO I THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE DESIRE OF THE CITY TO HAVE A GOOD, FRIENDLY, WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH A CORPORATION THAT EMPLOYS NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE TAX BASE OF THE CITY.
BUT THIS DESIRE SHOULD BE BALANCED WITH AN EQUAL DESIRE TO CARE FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE NON-CORPORATE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY THE CONCERNS OF THOSE OF US WHO LIVE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF THE CORPORATE SITE BEING DISCUSSED.
THIS REQUEST IS FOR A HEIGHT VARIANCE AND FOR AN INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS VISIBLY, COMPLETELY UNLIKE ANYTHING THAT HAS EVER BEEN SEEN ON ANY OTHER CORPORATE PROPERTY THAT IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM ANY
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REDONDO BEACH RESIDENTIAL SECTION, WHICH BORDERS MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.SOME SIMILAR EQUIPMENT CAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE LARGE NORTHROP GRUMMAN COMPOUND, BUT IN AREAS FAR REMOVED FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AREAS ZONED FOR MORE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES THAN THE IC ZONED AREA WE'RE DISCUSSING FOR THIS VARIANCE REQUEST, YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO IGNORE THE FINDINGS OF YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH HAS FOUND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE IS INSUFFICIENT SO FAR. LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT EXISTS SO FAR, IT SEEMS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE BEING ASKED TO OPERATE LARGELY ON THE BASIS OF TRUST THAT THE CORPORATION WILL BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY. I THINK THAT TO DECIDE TO OPERATE THIS WAY, TO OVERRIDE THE DECISION OF YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION IS PREMATURE AT THIS POINT, AND I URGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT TO BE IMPULSIVE, BUT TO DECIDE THIS EVENING THAT THIS REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN FURTHER STUDY NOT APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? NO, BUT WE HAVE 61 ECOMMENTS AND SIX SUPPORT.
OKAY, JESS. SORRY. 61 ECOMMENTS, SIX. JESS MONEY, DISTRICT THREE.
BOY. BOY. I'VE HEARD SOME FATUOUS AND DISINGENUOUS ARGUMENTS HERE.
JOBS. EVERYBODY IN THOSE JOBS IS PAID TO TAKE THE RISK OF WORKING BY THAT, JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE OF THE REFINERY OVER HERE IN MOBILE, THEY GOT SAFETY STANDARDS. BUT THAT REFINERY STILL HAD FATAL ACCIDENTS.
PEOPLE GET PAID. THE RESIDENTS DON'T. THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY REWARD FOR THEIR RISK.
THE SIZE OF THE COMPANY IS EITHER IRRELEVANT.
DUPONT IS HUGE. SHOULD THEY GET AWAY WITH DUMPING PFAS IN RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR DECADES? NO. THIS STUFF IS NON-EXPLOSIVE, ACTUALLY. IT'S NOT FLAMMABLE.
I WENT ONLINE AND GOOGLED CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANK EXPLOSIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS A VIDEO OF A OF A TANK IN HOKKAIDO, JAPAN.
SMALLER THAN THIS ONE. IT SPLITS APART AT THE TOP, AND THEN THE WHOLE FREAKING TANK GOES UP.
IT'S LIKE WATCHING A MISSILE LAUNCH WITH ALL THIS MATERIAL SPREADING OUT UNDER IT.
THAT MATERIAL IS FATAL. IT DISPLACES OXYGEN. BREATHING A CONCENTRATED DOSE OF THAT IS JUST EXACTLY LIKE TRYING TO BREATHE THE WATER IN A SWIMMING POOL. PLUS, IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF EXPLOSION.
THIS VIDEO WAS ONE TANK. IMAGINE FOUR. WHERE'S THE SHRAPNEL GOING? WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HITTING? IS IT HITTING GAS LINES, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WHAT ARE THE FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE DANGERS BEYOND THE INITIAL THE INITIAL INCIDENT.
THE SIZE IS NOT RELATED TO SAFETY. ARE YOU SERIOUS? EIGHT MORE FEET TIMES FOUR MORE TANKS IS GREATER VOLUME, WHICH MEANS GREATER DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL.
MY MAILBOX IS NEXT TO MY FRONT DOOR ON MY HOUSE.
IF SOMEBODY PUTS AN M80 IN IT, I'M BUILDING A NEW MAILBOX.
IF SOMEBODY PUTS TWO STICKS OF DYNAMITE IN IT.
I'M BUILDING A NEW HOUSE. THIS IS INADVERTENTLY OPENED AN ISSUE.
YOU SHOULD NOT ONLY DENY THIS VARIANCE, BUT YOU SHOULD REVISIT THE SAFETY CODES AND THE TYPES OF OF COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CODE, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY BOUGHT INTO THIS.
THE ISSUE ISN'T THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOMETHING. IT'S THE WHAT IF.
WE HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS PERSONAL BREATHING APPARATUS.
DO THEY HAVE IT FOR THE POLICE THAT WILL BE SENT IN TO HELP CONDUCT THE THE EVACUATIONS? I DOUBT IT. ANYWAY, IN CLOSING, WHY DO WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION? EVERYTHING SHOULD JUST GO TO EMPEROR WITZANSKY AND HE SHOULD TELL YOU GUYS HOW TO VOTE.
OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? NO. SO IT WAS 61 ECOMMENTS AND OUT OF THE 61, SIX WERE SUPPORT.
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THE REST WERE OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU.OKAY. LAURIE MCLAURIN. AND THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE.
GOOD EVENING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT, AND THEY HAD VERY THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS ABOUT REASONS CONCERNS THEY HAVE WHO LIVE NEARBY, VISUAL CONCERNS.
AND MY DAD HAD A SAYING, HE SAID, LORD, HE'D SAY HANDLE IT RIGHT.
HANDLE IT ONCE. AND I KNOW THAT STAFF AND PEOPLE TODAY ARE SUPER HURRIED, BUT I THINK THIS APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY HANDLED RIGHT.
THERE WAS AN EARLIER COMMENT THAT SAID WE ARE BOUND BY THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE CODE, AND IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN THE SUBMITTAL THAT WAS PRESENTED LACKED CERTAIN SPECIFICITY WITH THE PLANS.
WE DIDN'T GET A SCALED SITE PLAN, WE DIDN'T GET A SCALED ELEVATION.
AND THOSE ARE JUST FOUNDATIONAL REASONS IN THE CODE TO MAKE AN APPLICATION COMPLETE.
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS PROJECT SHOULD COME BACK FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE, BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE DONE RIGHT. THEY ALL SHOULD BE DONE RIGHT.
AT LEAST WHAT'S WRITTEN IN BLACK AND WHITE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.
AND THEN THE SECOND. IS BECAUSE THIS HEIGHT. TWO PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE ESTHETIC REASONS LOOKING OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR. AND THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDITION MITIGATION FOR THAT VISUAL IMPACT. AND THE CODE HAS SOME SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I FOUND.
AND WHILE THIS IS AN OIL TANK, IT IS A TANK AND IT SAYS THAT IT MAY BE ALLOWED UPON PROPER PERMISSION OR COUNCIL IF THE AREA IS FULLY LANDSCAPED AND THE TANKS ARE ENCLOSED WITH TREES OF AN ADEQUATE SIZE TO SCREEN THEM FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
I MEAN, COME ON, THIS IS A LIKE FOR LIKE CONSIDERATION HERE.
WHY CAN'T IT BE CONDITIONED? THE SAME IS TRUE FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON A ROOF, ALBEIT NOT A ROOF.
THIS IS ABOVE THE ROOF. SO IT IS AGAIN A SIMILAR SITUATION.
I THINK THE APPLICANT SHOULD COME BACK WITH REALLY WELL FLESHED OUT PLANS.
SHOWING PHOTO SIMS. PROPER ELEVATIONS, PROPER SITE PLAN THAT IS DRAWN TO SCALE, AND THEN COUNCIL CAN BASE ITS FAIR DECISION AND OBJECTIVE DECISION ON THIS PROJECT.
BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S INSUFFICIENT AND I HOPE OH, AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE CELL PHONE TOWER THAT WAS CAMOUFLAGED. SO PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE YOU CAN HAVE HEIGHT, BUT YOU CAN CAMOUFLAGE IT.
THANK YOU. THAT IS THE LAST CARD I HAVE. IS ANYONE ONLINE? ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT BEFORE THE REBUTTAL OR AFTER? I GUESS AFTER THE REBUTTAL. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO OFFER THE FLOOR TO IMPULSE SPACE.
YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES FOR A REBUTTAL TO THE REMARKS YOU'VE HEARD.
ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING FROM A MITIGATION PERSPECTIVE, VISUAL MITIGATION.
WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT A FEW PLACES ON MANHATTAN BEACH WHERE WE COULD PLANT MORE TREES.
AND SO IF YOU COULD GO TO GO DOWN TO THE, I GUESS, CAN YOU IF YOU CAN MAKE THIS FULL SCREEN.
OKAY, PERFECT. THIS IS WHAT VISUAL INDICATION ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE TANKS.
SO THAT'S ONE THING. IF YOU COULD GO DOWN ONE SLIDE, KEEP GOING PLEASE.
ACTUALLY TOWARDS THE APPENDIX. SO IT'S ABOUT 4 OR 5 SLIDES IN.
KEEP GOING. ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM THE IMPULSE LOCATIO. LOOKING BACK TO THE CITY.
YOU CAN SEE ALONG THAT WALL WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT.
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WE'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PUT UP TREES IN THAT LOCATION.THERE'S A LOT OF TREES ALREADY, SOME OF THEM ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES, SOME OF THEM ON THE CITY PROPERTY ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT THERE.
THAT WOULD BE DOW AND MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.
THERE'S A LOT OF BUSHES THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF TREES THERE. WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR DOWN ALONG THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, OR AT LEAST WORK WITH THE CITY TO HAVE THAT IMPLEMENTED. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE TANKS WOULD GO EFFECTIVELY FROM THIS VIEW BEHIND THOSE TREES THAT YOU SEE THERE.
WE CAN'T REALLY SEE IT MUCH AT ALL. NEXT SLIDE.
ADDITIONAL VIEWS FROM THE RESIDENTS OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FACILITY ITSELF IS OBSCURED BY THE HOUSES THEMSELVES.
NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE.
WE'VE INITIATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THE STEM ACTIVITIES, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO DO. AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL QUESTIONS. WE POST ALL THE ANSWERS.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT YOU SEE THERE.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS ACTUALLY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I TAKE TEXT MESSAGES ALMOST EVERY DAY, ADDRESSING USUALLY NOISE VIOLATIONS AND THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.
WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME THAT SLIP THROUGH OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT WE GET FROM THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WITHOUT KNOWING, WE CAN'T ADDRESS THEM.
I DO ALSO WANT TO SPEAK. IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SAYS THE OVERHEAD MAP AND THE LOCATIONS OF THE NITROGEN TANKS, I BELIEVE IT'S SLIDE 5 OR 6. KEEP GOING UP.
ONE MORE. ONE MORE. SO I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS ABOUT WHERE THE NITROGEN TANKS ARE. I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
HERE IN THE UPPER LEFT, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MARINE AND AVIATION BOULEVARD.
OUR TANKS ARE 220 ARE PLANNED TO BE 220FT AWAY.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN EXCEPTION HERE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS FACILITY.
WE'VE HEARD SEVERAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW MUCH OF AN EYESORE IT IS.
WE AGREE. WHEN WE MOVED IN, IT LOOKED EVEN WORSE THAN IT DOES RIGHT NOW.
THAT FENCE, THAT'S TEMPORARY. WE INHERITED THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MUCH NICER FENCE IN OR A WALL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FACILITY ON THE WEST END, THAT PART OF THE FACILITY IS COMPLETED. THAT'S OUR OFFICE AREA.
THAT AREA LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I DO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION.
I THINK THERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THAT WE HAVE IN THE IN THE CHART PRESENTATION HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY SHOW THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE PLACE MUCH NICER FOR THE COMMUNITY, MUCH NICER FOR US. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD WANT TO, WE ALL WANT TO WORK IN A NICE FACILITY AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH BETTER.
WE ARE OFFERING INCENTIVES TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEN PEOPLE MOVE CLOSE TO OUR FACILITIES, THEY GET A BONUS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ONLY HELPING OUR BUSINESS, IT'S ALSO HELPING THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.
I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE THE IMPACT TO OUR OPERATIONS AND ADDITIONAL PARKING.
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SO I SHOWED A SLIDE THAT SHOWED WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE HAD ALL THOSE ADDITIONAL TANKS IN OUR PARKING LOT AND THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED.I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH NOT ONLY OUR OWN PROPERTY CONSTRAINTS, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN OPERATE, BUT ALSO PARK.
AND SO THE IMPACTS OF PUTTING SMALLER TANKS MEANS MORE TANKS, MORE TANKS MEANS LARGER FOOTPRINT, LARGER FOOTPRINT MEANS MORE IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY BY IMPACTING NOT ONLY OUR PARKING, BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS THAT COME IN AND OUT OF OUR FACILITY TO REFILL THOSE TANKS.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL? OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR IMPULSE WHILE THERE? SURE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.
WHAT I'VE, WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS CONSISTENTLY IS THEY DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE MAKING AN EFFORT TO BEAUTIFY YOUR EXTERIOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THEIR ESTHETIC SURROUNDINGS MORE PLEASING.
AND I GET IT. I DID A SITE VISIT A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I GET HOW FOCUSED ON THE MISSION YOU ARE TO BUILD OUT YOUR FACILITIES ON THE INTERIOR AND WORKING HARD TOWARDS GOALS AND TO MEET YOUR FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND THE LIKE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU HAVE AT HAND.
BUT YOU CAN SEE I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS EVER IN THIS CHAMBER.
THEY'RE JUST NOT A POLITICALLY ACTIVE GROUP. THEY HAVE THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT GENERALLY, INCLUDING MY RESIDENTS. BUT THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO FOR THEIR EYESIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR.
SO I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT ABOUT SCREENING, WHICH I HADN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT, WAS THINKING ABOUT THE THREE PART TEST HERE. AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
WHAT CAN YOU DO? SURELY YOU'VE DEALT WITH THIS BEFORE.
I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, SCREENS AROUND. I'VE SEEN WALLS BUILT AROUND TANKS.
I WONDER ABOUT THE TREES. ARE YOU TELLING ME.
IN ORDER TO PUT TREES UP. BECAUSE I IMAGINE LOOKING AT AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, IF TREES ARE PUT ON YOUR PROPERTY, THEY'RE GOING TO EAT UP PARKING SPACES. SO WHAT ARE WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS CONDITIONS? BECAUSE THAT IS WITHIN OUR PURVIEW, I BELIEVE, TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS WITH GRANTING A VARIANCE.
WHAT IS WHAT IS. BEFORE WE, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT.
IT IS THE COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVE THE APPLICATION.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE THE CONCEPT OF TREES ALONG THE PROPERTY FRONTAGE.
AND WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT THROUGH THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE WALL.
BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD APPROPRIATE TIME TO GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT.
THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION.
WE CAN IMPOSE CONDITIONS. SO WHAT THOUGHTS DO YOU HAVE ON ON THAT.
YOU CERTAINLY WHILE HEARING THEM. YOU'VE HEARD YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ISSUE A BIT, RIGHT? YES. I'LL ADDRESS THE SCREEN THAT YOU MENTIONED BEFORE.
SCREENS CAN BE BIGGER THAN THE TANKS, RIGHT? JUST INHERENTLY IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BLOCK THE TANKS.
BECAUSE IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN WHAT WE PLAN TO PUT FROM A TANK PERSPECTIVE.
THE TANKS HAVE TO BE WHITE OR SILVER AND THAT IS A THERMAL REASON.
OKAY. AND YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A SOLID PLAN.
NOW AS TO WHAT, WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE TREES.
YEAH. YEAH. WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CITY. OKAY.
I WILL, I WILL TAKE THAT AS NO REAL ABILITY TO PUT TREES.
YOU CAN YOU CAN PREDICT THINGS IN SPACE. YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHERE A TREE CAN GO.
THEN I APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROBABLY CAN'T PUT IN A TREE.
WELL I WOULD ASK THOUGH THAT, YOU KNOW, UNLIKE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, WE DON'T OWN THIS PROPERTY.
WE'RE LEASING THIS PROPERTY. SO TREES WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED NOT ONLY BY THE OWNER, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY GO ON PUBLIC LAND, CERTAINLY WE WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY.
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JOBS GOOD PAYING JOBS, GET PEOPLE MOVING INTO OUR CITY AND THE LIKE AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO OUR INDUSTRIAL AREA.I MEAN, YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT AREA. YOU'RE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF OUR CITY. SO MY QUESTION IS OH, YOU SAY, I APPRECIATE WHEN RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW IF AN ISSUE IS OCCURRING, UNLESS THEY CALL US AND LET US KNOW THAT OUR ISSUE ISN'T OCCURRING.
BUT IF YOU'RE GENERATING LOTS OF NOISE AT YOUR SITE, THAT'S WAKING THEM UP YOU KNOW, DRILLING WITH WITH THE BAY DOORS OPEN OR BEFORE YOU HAD BAY DOORS OPEN. I HEARD ABOUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.
SURELY YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S OCCURRING AT YOUR SITE.
YOU GET A KID FROM EL CAMINO COLLEGE TO COME DO AN INTERNSHIP AT IMPULSE SPACE AND JUST STAND IN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THERE AND TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, OR STAND THERE THREE TIMES A DAY, TELL YOU IF THEY'RE HEARING EXCESS NOISE OVER THERE.
RIGHT? SO I THINK YOU ALL COULD BE DOING A BETTER JOB AT MONITORING YOURSELVES RATHER THAN EXPECTING THE RESIDENTS TO CALL YOU, FIND YOUR NUMBER AND CALL YOU. SO I GAVE THEM MY NUMBER.
SO IT WASN'T THAT THEY FOUND MY NUMBER. I GAVE THEM MY NUMBER AT THE FIRST MEETING WE HAD. AND YOU KNOW, TO ADDRESS LIKE WE ARE, WE ARE MONITORING, OF COURSE, WE'RE MONITORING.
WE HAVE SECURITY GUARDS 24 HOURS A DAY WHO MONITOR AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WHEN THEY COME UP, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT.
THEY MENTIONED THE JACKHAMMERING. THEY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BACKUP SENSORS, YOU KNOW, THE LEGALLY REQUIRED BACKUP SENSORS FOR THE TRUCKS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE NOT DESIRABLE ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION NOISE BETWEEN 7 A.M.
AND 5 P.M.. AND WE DO. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE NOISE OUTSIDE OF THOSE HOURS.
THAT SAID, THIS IS OUTSIDE THE REALM OF THE VARIANCE.
HOW WE OPERATE DURING CONSTRUCTION IS NOT PART OF THE VARIANCE.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS VARIANCE. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THE AMENDED RESOLUTION.
IS THAT SO YEAH, AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT.
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF PLACING THEM ON THE SIDEWALK SIDE OF WHERE THE WALL WILL GO BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK NEEDS TO MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE ARE EVALUATING WHERE THERE'S SOME GAPS AND OPENINGS ALONG THE FRONTAGE, AS WELL AS PLACING THEM ON THE INNER SIDE WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE PARKING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER HAD HIS HAND UP NEXT.
THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO GO QUICKLY? I'VE SPOKEN ALREADY ONCE, SO SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. GO FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GO TO.
SORRY. ON THE PARKWAY SIDE OF THIS OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO PUT ADDITIONAL TREES THERE? I SAW WHERE THERE'S A PARKWAY ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ON THE IMPULSE SIDE OF THE STREET.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD WORK WITH HIM. IT IS.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING. IF THE CITY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CONTROL OF THAT PROPERTY.
SO. AND IF THE CITY IS AGREEABLE TO IT, THEN.
YES. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT A DIVIDER? YES. IS THAT TOO SMALL, OR CAN YOU PUT BIG TREES THERE? OH, NO. WE CAN DEFINITELY ADD TREES TO THE CENTER DIVIDER. WE DID HAVE THE RECENT BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT PUT INTO ALL THAT OCCURRED IN THAT MEDIUM, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN ADD TREES THERE, WE CERTAINLY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THANK YOU.
YEAH. FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE A BAD NEIGHBOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED.
WHAT, WHAT CAN YOU COMMIT TO, TO FIX THAT? BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ELSE HAPPENS, WHETHER THE, WHETHER WE APPROVE THIS OR NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL THERE AND THEY'RE STILL YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE EXPLORING AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET LEASING FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE, THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND IN THE GENERAL AREA. ONCE WE SETTLE THOSE LEASES, CERTAINLY WE EXPECT THE PARKING SITUATION TO GO DOWN.
OKAY. AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU CONTAIN TO THE DECISION TONIGHT.
YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN SINCE WE CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON THIS WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER DOING, SINCE YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T CONTROL EXACTLY WHERE THE TREES GO YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 1200FT OF FRONTAGE THERE.
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IF YOU WOULD, IF WE COULD PUT IN THERE FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU WOULD COMMIT TO PUTTING IN 100 TREES IN REDONDO BEACH HOPEFULLY AS MANY RIGHT THERE. BUT IF THEY COULDN'T GUESS WHAT THE REST OF THE CITY BENEFITS FROM THAT.I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE CONDITION TO PUT IN THERE TO, TO ADD 100 TREES TO THE CITY.
THOSE WOULD BE TWO CONDITIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT ONTO THIS ONE.
MAYBE IF I COULD MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE YOU ANSWER, I DO THINK THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT SPACE ALONG THE PARKWAY PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK FOR US TO ADD TREE WELLS. THERE'S THERE'S CLEARLY ENOUGH WIDTH THERE.
AND I DO THINK IF YOU WERE TO ADD A CONDITION HERE, I THINK YOU'D WANT TO TARGET IT TO THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY AS BEST YOU CAN, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH THE MEDIAN, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH THE PARKWAY THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD OR POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL TREE ADDITION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD AND ANY AVAILABLE PUBLIC SPACE.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS.
THERE WILL BE COSTS. I MEAN, ADDING TREE WALLS TO SIDEWALKS GOING TO REQUIRE EXCAVATION.
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE SOME LEVEL OF IRRIGATION, WHETHER IT BE TEMPORARY OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS.
TYPICALLY, THOSE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS ARE BORNE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER IN THIS CASE IMPULSE, OR AT LEAST AS THE TENANT. SO ONCE TREES ARE ESTABLISHED, THOSE THOSE THOSE REQUIREMENTS WANE A BIT.
WE CAN LIKELY ACCOMMODATE PARKWAY TREES ALONG CANDIDLY THE THE THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE OF THE OF THE FACILITY, JUST EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE PLACED VIS A VIS OTHER UTILITIES IS WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOUGHT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SPECIFY EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW MANY IN WHAT SPOT, BUT IF IT WAS 100 TREES THAT WERE AIMED FOR THE PARKWAYS AND THE CENTER DIVIDER ON THAT STRETCH, AND IF THEY COULDN'T ALL BE FIT THERE, WELL, THEY'D GO INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE NEARBY AREA JUST TO BENEFIT THOSE NEIGHBORS.
WHY WOULDN'T WE? THE TREES NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY.
YEAH. YEAH. WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST PUT A CONDITION THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CAN APPROVE THAT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TREES AND OTHER SCREENING, THE VIEW OF THE TANKS ARE OBSCURED FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
I WANT IT MORE THAN JUST THE TANKS. I WANT IT ALONG THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE FACILITY.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. WE'RE HERE TO WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT A VARIANCE ON HEIGHT.
YEAH. I THINK THE LANDSCAPE ADDITION ALONG THE FRONTAGE WOULD BE WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF OUR CONSIDERATION. THE ONE THING, THOUGH, AS A CONDITION THAT I WOULD WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT AS A GROUP. IT WAS, I THINK, LOOSELY MENTIONED, A PHYSICAL SCREEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY.
CALL IT AN ART WALL. CAN'T CALL IT SOME OTHER TYPE OF THAT CREATES ITS OWN VERTICAL STRUCTURE, RIGHT, IN ADDITION TO THE TANK. SO THERE COULD BE A SCENARIO WHERE THE SCREEN SUDDENLY NOW LOOKS MORE IMPOSING THAN THE TANKS THEMSELVES, AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO CREATE THAT. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONDITION, I THINK YOU'D WANT TO ADDRESS IT FIRST THROUGH LANDSCAPING AND THEN SECONDARILY THROUGH A SCREEN, AN INTERIOR SCREEN, A SCREEN, WALL OF SOME SORT.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAINTAIN SOME SENSITIVITY TO THAT, IF I MAY.
THE REASON WE SUGGESTED PLANTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IS BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING STRIP OF VEGETATION THERE BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THEN THE WALLS IN THE NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARD.
SO THERE IS AN EXISTING STRIP OF LAND THERE WHERE TREES COULD BE PLANTED.
AND AND JUST A QUESTION OF WHAT YOU'RE I MEAN, A LOT OF FROM THE PICTURES WE SAW, A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE ALREADY SCREENED BY GIANT HEDGES, YOU KNOW, ON THE SIDE THAT WOULD FACE THE.
DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT IT FOR DRIVING OR FOR THE RESIDENTS ON THAT? BOTH DRIVING? DEFINITELY, THOUGH THAT'S WHY I WOULD PREFER TO SEE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MANHATTAN.
WE JUST HEARD RESIDENTS SAY THEY WOULD WALK OUT OF THEIR FRONT DOOR AND SEE THE SEE THE TANKS.
YEAH. AND IN THOSE WE'D COVER IT. BUT IN THOSE THAT HAVE THE TALL TREES, DO WE NEED TO MASK THAT ADDITIONALLY? NO, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST REDUCED VIEW OF THE TANKS RIGHT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, RIGHT, WALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND, AND THE HOMES. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DRIVE AT.
SO YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN BLOCKING VIEWS FROM DRIVING A CAR DOWN AN INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD.
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IDEALLY, WE WOULD TRY TO FIND A WAY TO MITIGATE FROM ALL VANTAGES, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE IDEALLY. YEAH. I MEAN, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN USE LANDSCAPING TO BEAUTIFY THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY, OBSCURE VISUAL SIGHTLINES TO THE TANKS, WHETHER IT BE FROM PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES OR RESIDENTS, I THINK. FINISH MY THOUGHT. SURE. SO IF WE PUT UP TREES, TREES ARE TYPICALLY A TRUNK AND THEN VEGETATION.SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING YOU'RE NEAR THE TRUNK. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THROUGH IT.
UNLESS WE PUT A GIANT HEDGE ALL THE WAY ALONG THERE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ASKING? THERE'S AN EIGHT FOOT WALL THAT'S GOING TO BE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SO THE TREE WOULD BE ABOVE IT. IF YOU LOOK AT FROM SOME OF THE VANTAGE POINTS ACROSS MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD THE BUILDING IS OBSCURED BY VEGETATION.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD SORT OF HIDING.
SO BETWEEN A WALL AND THE TREES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WALL AT THE BOTTOM.
SO SCREENING AND WELL, I MEAN, WHICH IS WHAT I SAID ORIGINALLY, RIGHT? BUT I MEAN, SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A PHYSICAL SCREEN. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT PHYSICAL SCREEN. I'M TALKING ABOUT TREES IN THE WALL TO BLOCK THE VIEW. WELL, WALL IS A SCREEN, BUT OKAY, NOT THE. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING. YEAH. OKAY.
AND THEN IDEALLY THE FOLIAGE IS THEN COVERING THE CANOPY ABOVE THE WALL.
AND IDEALLY WE'RE, WE'RE HITTING IT FROM AS MANY POINTS OF VIEW AS WE CAN FIND.
YEAH, YEAH. I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL ON THE ACTUAL VIEW IMPACTS WHEN ALL THOSE PICTURES SHOW GIANT TOWERS FROM THE 220 KV LINES BEHIND IT. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO. EXISTING CONDITION FOR DECADES.
WELL, A LONG TIME. YEAH, A VERY LONG TIME. OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. THAT'S IT.
OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
YOU WERE MENTIONING YOUR YOU HAVE 650 EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY EXPECTING TO GROW OR YOU NEED TO GROW NOW THE TANKS THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.
WE WILL ONLY FILL THEM ONCE WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED ALL THAT COMMODITY.
OKAY, THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU. OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO DO A FEW REMARKS HERE AND THEN ASK FOR A QUICK RECESS SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN REVIEW THE I THINK YOU TWO HAVE REVIEWED IT.
I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY ELSE HAS. I WOULD LIKE TEN MINUTES.
OKAY. SO FIRST, THANK YOU TO AMPLE SPACE FOR CHOOSING TO EXPAND IN REDONDO.
YOUR EXPANSION AND INVESTMENT IN REDONDO IS GOOD FOR OUR CITY AND FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.
AND I'M PROUD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN REDONDO BEACH.
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT IN THE FACE OF THE HOUSING MANDATES, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEBATING, THE HEIGHT OF TWO LITTLE TANKS WHEN WE'RE FACING SEVEN, EIGHT STORY STRUCTURES ON PLACES WE CAN'T SAY NO TO.
AND THERE'S GOING TO BE NEIGHBORS RIGHT UP AGAINST THEM THAT CAN SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT.
SO I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT WE'RE FOR A TINY, A RELATIVELY SMALL VIEW BLOCKAGE OVER A LONG STREET, THAT THIS IS A GENERATED THIS MUCH DEBATE. IN THE FACE OF ALL THE HOUSING MANDATES, THIS IS THE ONE BRIGHT LIGHT OF THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT WE NEED IN REDONDO. IT'S ONE OF THE FEW PROJECTS SINCE I'VE BEEN MAYOR THAT HAS BEEN A MATCH OF NEW JOBS THAT ALIGN WITH THE REDONDO BEACH WORKFORCE.
MOST OF OUR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE DON'T DON'T APPLY TO OUR WORKFORCE.
THAT'S GENERALLY IN REDONDO BEACH. SO ANYWAY, I WILL CLOSE WITH THAT.
THE VOTE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS VERY SPLIT 4 TO 3.
AGAIN, WHAT WE NEED TO DECIDE IS WHETHER THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THE PROPERTY THAT DEPRIVES IMPULSE SPACE OF THE PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY IN THAT ZONING DESIGNATION. THE CLOSEST EXAMPLE IS THEIR OWN PROPERTY AND OWN CURRENT CURRENT OPERATION.
IT DOES NOT NEED THE VOLUMES REQUIRED BY THE FACILITY WE ARE DELIBERATING TONIGHT.
THE FACILITY IN QUESTION IS AN EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING FACILITY WITH LIMITED PARKING.
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THE FACILITY FOR THE PERMITTED USE OF AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING WHICH IS A BY RIGHT PERMITTED USE OF THE PROPERTY.WOULD AN EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE FOR UP TO FOUR INERT ELEMENT CRYO TANKS GRANT IMPULSE SPACE, SPECIAL PRIVILEGES INCONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATION ON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY AND ZONE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED? AND FINALLY, WHICH I THINK HAS BEEN ANSWERED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE, BE CONTRARY TO THE GENERAL PLAN. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK FOR A TEN MINUTE A TEN MINUTE FOR A TEN MINUTE RECESS RECESS, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK. AND IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THAT, WE'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A TEN MINUTE.
OR DO YOU NEED 15? TEN. 10. 10 MINUTE RECESS.
RECESS. AND WE'LL COME BACK AT 9:26. ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE RECESS.
ORDER, WE'RE RETURNING FROM RECESS. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER BEHRENDT. HERE. AND MAYOR LIGHT.
HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE COMING BACK FROM BREAK.
HAVING READ THROUGH THE RESOLUTION, ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ASK BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN. SO MOVED.
SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON A MOTION HERE HAVING READ THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION.
I'VE GOT A HAND UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'VE SAID ENOUGH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE MY THOUGHTS WERE. I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY BY STAFF IN THE BLUE FOLDER ITEM WITH CONDITIONS, THE CONDITIONS THAT THE APPLICANT PROCEED TO WORK WITH STAFF WITHIN STAFF'S DISCRETION TO REASONABLY PLACE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TREES THAT'S POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THEIR PROPERTY ALONG IN THE SIDEWALK AND IRRIGATE, ETC. THEY NEED TO BE STREET APPROPRIATE TREES THAT AREN'T GOING TO DROP A BUNCH OF CRAP INTO THE BIKE PATH OR BUCKLE A SIDEWALK.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S WITHIN STAFF'S DISCRETION. SO THAT'LL BE SIMPLE.
IT'S GOING TO DO THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO ADD THAT AS A CONDITION IN HERE.
SO. OKAY. AND DID YOU WANT TO LIMIT THE CONDITION TO JUST THE NORTH SIDE OF BEACH BOULEVARD OR ANYWHERE ALONG THE MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, WHERE WE COULD LAND. ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE ON THE MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD CORRIDOR.
YEAH. YES, WE DO HAVE TO PUT THE CONDITION IN.
DO WE NEED A CODIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION? THE FINAL RESOLUTION. WE DO.
OKAY. BUT WE'LL ALLOW. WE CAN DO WITH THE DIRECTION DRAFTED.
OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
THE GOOD QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND STAFF.
THE ONE THING THOUGH, THAT HAS REALLY STUCK WITH ME THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND IN CANDIDLY, THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO TONIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE RIGHT THERE. YOU KNOW, WE GO HOME AND GO BACK TO WHERE WE LIVE AND YEAH, WE HAVE OUR OWN ISSUES. BUT THESE ARE FOLKS WHO LIVE RIGHT THERE, SOME OF WHOM HAVE BEEN THERE, AS WE'VE HEARD FOR DECADES. OKAY. THIS IS REAL TO THEM.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OFF BASE THAT I'VE HEARD NOT HERE TONIGHT.
OKAY. THEY KNEW IT WAS AN INDUSTRIAL PARK AND THEY CHOSE TO LIVE THERE.
SO DEAL WITH IT. BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. WHAT THEY MOVED TO AND WHERE THEY'VE LIVED IS AN AREA SPECIFICALLY ZONED WITH A 30 FOOT LIMITATION. OKAY, THAT'S JUST A THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
IT'S A 30 FOOT LIMIT. AND THEY'RE ASKING THAT THAT BE UPHELD.
AND AS WE SAID AT THE BEGINNING, MAYOR, AND I THOUGHT YOU STATED IT ELOQUENTLY.
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WE HEARD FROM OTHERS. WE'RE LIMITED TO THIS VARIANCE.WE'VE HEARD ABOUT NORTHROP NORTHROP, BUT THE REALITY IS NORTHROP IS TOTALLY DIFFERENTLY ZONED.
IT'S I-1, AND SOMEONE SAID WELL IT'S INDUSTRIAL, IT'S THE SAME.
WELL THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS IT'S NOT, THEY DON'T HAVE A 30 FOOT LIMIT.
SO IT'S NOT APPLES TO APPLES. YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IF, IF REALLY THE SHORTCUT HERE WOULD BE, WE'LL JUST REZONE THIS TO, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRIAL HIGHER THAN 30.
THERE'S A REASON WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. SO I'VE LOOKED THROUGH ALL THE MATERIALS SAT HERE LISTENING TO IMPULSE'S PRESENTATION. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, INCLUDING FROM OUR OWN RESIDENTS, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING IMPULSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND FOR ALL THE REASONS MAYOR, AND I WON'T REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID EITHER.
YET IT COMES DOWN TO, HAS IMPULSE SATISFIED THEIR REQUIREMENT UNDER THE VARIANCE? I MEAN, WE CAN'T JUST SNAP OUR FINGERS AND SAY, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
THEY'VE GOT TO MEET IT. AND THE ONE CRITERIA THAT STUCK OUT TO ME THE MOST IS.
AND IT'S BEEN MENTIONED BY THE FOLKS HERE TONIGHT.
10-2.510(B)(1). VARIANCE SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY. SIZE, SHAPE. TOPOGRAPHY, LOCATION.
SURROUNDINGS SUCH THAT STRICT APPLICATION OF THE ZONING PROVISIONS DEPRIVES THAT PROPERTY OWNER OF PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY UNDER IDENTICAL ZONING DESIGNATION. I SEE THREE.
SO WHAT DOES THAT STANDARD MEAN? IT'S ESSENTIALLY THAT SPECIFICALLY THERE ARE OTHER AND WE HEARD THIS FROM OUR DIRECTOR MARC WIENER AND OUR PLANNING MANAGER, SEAN SCULLY.
IT HAS TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER IC-1 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ONE PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY THAT CAN HAVE AN AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING OPERATION OF THE TYPE IMPULSE IS PURSUING HERE USING TANKS OF 30FT OR LESS.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO IMPULSES SPECIFIC PROPERTY THAT'S DEPRIVING IT OF THE ABILITY TO DO THIS WITH TANKS OF 30FT OR LESS. AND FOR ME, THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED.
IT'S BEEN ALLEGED WE'VE HEARD ABOUT DEL AMO SPORTS.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IMPULSE'S OWN PROPERTY. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED.
AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, WELL, WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THE VARIANTS.
WE JUST CAN'T DO IT. YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT OTHERS CAN DO IT RIGHT WITH 30FT OR LESS.
AND THAT THE ONLY REASON YOU CAN'T GET ALONG WITH 30FT OR LESS IS BECAUSE OF THE PROPERTY.
BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ANY OF THESE OTHER PROPERTIES MOTOR SPORTS, THE ONES THAT ARE NEXT TO THE POWER LINES, THAT THEY ALSO CAN'T DO IT. EXCUSE ME THAT THEY CAN DO IT.
AND BY THE WAY, IF THEY CAN'T DO IT, YOU DON'T GET A VARIANCE.
THE SOLUTION IS TO SEEK TO REZONE THE PROPERTY.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, AS I STATED AT THE TOP AND AFTER HEARING FROM EVERYTHING TONIGHT, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT CRITICAL PORTION OF THE VARIANCE IS SATISFIED, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. SO I'M NOT INCLINED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID THAT'S YOUR PERSONAL ASSESSMENT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DID WE GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND STAFF.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE MOTION. IS THERE ANY CLARIFICATION? WE DO NEED WE UNDERSTAND THE MOTION AND WE WILL MODIFY THE RESOLUTION IF APPROVED AS AS APPROPRIATE.
OKAY. WELL, I WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE THEN. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. AND EVEN THOUGH I DISAGREED ULTIMATELY WITH MY BROWN ACT PARTNER HERE,
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AM AYE. OKAY, SO IT'S A FOUR 4 TO 1 DECISION FOR THE VARIANCE.YOU DIDN'T ASK. YOU SHOULD ASK. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
NO. I ALREADY TELEGRAPHED THAT, SO APOLOGIZE.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO READ? OKAY.
GO AHEAD. RESOLUTION. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION CC-2610-08.
THREE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, GRANTING AN APPEAL AND APPROVING AN EXEMPTION, DECLARATION AND VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE 30 FOOT MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR BULK CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANKS, WITH A PROPOSED HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 38FT IN AN EXISTING MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONE, AS AMENDED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN TO ITEM N.1.
[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]
THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY.WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK TO ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK TO THIS, EUGENE OR? YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, EUGENE SOLOMON REDONDO BEACH CITY TREASURER.
I'M JOINED HERE TONIGHT BY OUR DEPUTY CHIEF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER, SARAH MEACHAM, TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR ANNUAL PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT POLICY UPDATE. WE HAVE SOME CHANGES THAT WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL THIS YEAR.
PRINCIPAL CHANGES FOR SOME OF THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE POLICY TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH GOVERNMENT CODE CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR SOME INVESTMENT OF OUR MEASURE FP FUNDS AND ADDING AVAILABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS AMONG SOME OTHER SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR CHIEF DEPUTY, SARAH MEACHAM, PRESENT THIS TO YOU TONIGHT.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO DEPUTY MEACHAM.
SARAH HAS SERVED CALIFORNIA PUBLIC AGENCIES AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR SINCE 2005.
VOLUNTEERS FOR CALIFORNIA PUBLIC FINANCE COMMITTEE AS A POLICY REVIEWER FOR THE CMTA, WHICH IS THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL TREASURERS ASSOCIATION INVESTMENT POLICY CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE AND TREASURY AND INVESTMENT EXPERT FOR CSMFOS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE.
SARA HAS SPOKEN AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON TOPICS SUCH AS INVESTMENT RISK, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, INVESTMENT POLICY BEST PRACTICES, CASH FLOW ANALYSIS, AND OTHER ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT TOPICS WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS.
SHE'S AN ALUMNA OF SMITH COLLEGE AND LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.
THIS IS YOUR FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO HER. HER FIRST PRESENTATION TO YOU, AND I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER, SARAH MEACHAM. OKAY. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BOW IN YOUR PRESENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS THE TREASURER HAS HIGHLIGHTED, THE FOCUS OF THIS REVIEW FOR 2026 WAS PRIMARILY THE THREE THINGS THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN HERE, UPDATES THAT ALLOW US TO BEST INVEST THE MEASURE FP BOND PROCEEDS THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER. WE ARE ALSO INCORPORATING UPDATES TO THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE THAT OCCURRED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND CAME LIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2026. WE ARE ALSO MODERNIZING LANGUAGE TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE.
THERE ARE A FEW INSTANCES OF THIS THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THE POLICY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST AN EXAMPLE OF A GLOBAL EDIT THAT I'VE MADE.
WE ADDED A SECTION 14.Q THAT ADDRESSES THE INVESTMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS SPECIFICALLY.
AND BECAUSE BOND PROCEEDS ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY IN CALIFORNIA BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE VERSUS OPERATING FUNDS, WE ARE SORT OF RELIEVED OF THE LIMITATIONS IN 53 601.
SO WE'VE RELIEVED OURSELVES OF THE PERCENTAGE LIMITS ON CASH MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR THIS PURPOSE BECAUSE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY THAT MEASURE P FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE INVESTED ACCORDING TO THE EXPECTED DRAW SCHEDULE, SPENDING SCHEDULE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, AT SOME POINT, THOSE FUNDS WILL DWINDLE DOWN AND THEY'LL ALL HAVE TO BE IN A CASH MANAGEMENT TOOL.
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AND OUR POLICY ARE UP FOR OPERATING FUNDS LIMITS US TO 20% IN THINGS LIKE CAMP THERE'S A 20% LIMIT ON CODE AND MONEY MARKET FUNDS. LAIF, I THINK HAS DIFFERENT ROLES FOR BOND PROCEEDS, BUT TYPICALLY ONLY ALLOW 75 MILLION.SO FOR THIS, IT JUST GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY.
AND I DIDN'T WANT US TO VIOLATE THE POLICY. SO WE'RE RELIEVING THOSE FOR THIS PURPOSE SOLELY.
WE'VE ALSO EXEMPTED RESERVE FROM FROM THE POLICY'S MAXIMUM MATURITY LIMIT.
THERE IS NO RESERVE FUND ATTACHED TO THE MEASURE FP BECAUSE IT'S A GO BOND.
SO I PUT THIS IN THERE MORE AS A FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE USING THEM FOR MEASURE FP.
BUT AGAIN, JUST TO GIVE US THE OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT CHOICES.
SO WE INCORPORATED THE ABILITY TO ASK COUNCIL TO APPROVE INVESTMENTS BEYOND FIVE YEARS.
CLARIFYING THAT PERCENTAGE LIMITATIONS AND CREDIT MINIMUMS APPLY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE SUCH THAT SUBSEQUENT DOWNGRADES, OR IF THE BALANCE OF THE PORTFOLIO CHANGES AND THE PERCENTAGE LIMIT GOES ABOVE WHAT'S REQUIRED IN THE POLICY, THOSE ARE NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE. WE WOULD CERTAINLY ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, BUT THEY DON'T CONSTITUTE COMPLIANCE ISSUES.
AND THAT IS PER CODE. THIS IS HOW THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN APPLIED PER CODE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
CAN I ASK YOU. YES, PLEASE. AS THAT SO IF WE HAD A BOND THAT WAS DOWNGRADED.
WE WOULD NOT BE FORCED TO SELL. WE WOULD CONSULT WITH OUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR ABOUT THE FORWARD EXPECTATIONS FOR THAT BOND. AND IF THERE WERE FURTHER EXPECTATIONS OF FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE CREDIT RATING, FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE PRICE, WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED BY DOWNGRADE.
SO IF WE LIKE, LET'S SAY IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO MATURITY, IT MIGHT NOT BE WORTH TAKING THE LOSS.
SO IT GIVES THE TREASURY TEAM THE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER THE LOSS IS THE BEST PATH FORWARD.
IT'S EVALUATING THE MERITS AT THAT TIME. YES.
RIGHT. BUT IN EXAMINING THE RELATIVE CREDIT RISK, FUTURE DOWNGRADES OR EROSION OF THAT SECURITY.
OKAY. YEAH. AND WE WOULD REPORT OUT THROUGH REGULAR OR AD HOC REPORTING ABOUT THE INCIDENT, THE DECISION THAT WE MADE, WHY THE BACKUP FOR IT.
AS PART OF OUR REGULAR REPORTING TO THE COUNCIL AND BUDGET AND FINANCE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE ADDED A 5% ISSUER MAXIMUM THAT IS APPLIED ACROSS ALL CREDIT SECTORS, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE PORTFOLIO FROM HAVING MORE THAN 5% IN ANY ONE CORPORATE NAME.
SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT DIVERSIFICATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
AGAIN, I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE UPDATING THE RATING AGENCY REFERENCES TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STATISTICAL RATING ORGANIZATIONS VERSUS JUST SAYING S&P AND MOODY'S TO MATCH CODE. AND THEN WE ADDED ONE PERMITTED INVESTMENT SECTOR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES.
WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS WITH OUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.
I'VE SHARED SOME EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PRUDENT SECTOR TO ADD.
AND THEN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO APPROVE THE CITY'S STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY, AS AMENDED, AND ALSO PAIRED WITH THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE DELEGATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY TREASURER.
OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD REPORT. EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.IS THAT ACCURATE? I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT, MR. MAYOR. WE ARE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE TRANSPARENCY OF THIS AND THE INTERNAL CONTROLS THAT AFFORD US THE PERMISSIONS OR LUXURY OF CERTAIN INVESTMENTS, BUT ALSO COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNCIL IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
OKAY. AND HAS THIS GONE THROUGH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION? SCHEDULING WAS A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD FOR THIS.
WE'LL BE PRESENTING THIS PRESENTATION TO THEM ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
OKAY. IT WAS, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE ALWAYS ENDEAVORED TO PRESENT TO THEM BEFORE YOU, BUT SCHEDULING WITH THE WAY THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS CAME FORWARD AND THIS AGENDA ITEM DIDN'T LINE THAT UP.
BUT CERTAINLY THIS IS A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES THAT ARE MADE HERE TONIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE GLOSSARY SECTION THAT WE HAVE, CAN BE BROUGHT BACK FOR APPROVALS AND CHANGES.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. YEAH.
ONE QUESTION. WITH THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARINE MAMMAL CARE GETTING $15 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING, THAT'S ALLOCATED TO BE, I GUESS, IN CARE OF REDONDO BEACH, IS THAT COVERED BY OUR INVESTMENT POLICY CURRENTLY? AND DO WE HAVE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENTS? WELL, MAYBE I'LL TAKE AN INITIAL CRACK AT THAT. TYPICALLY FUNDS THROUGH STATE GRANTS ARE ARE PROVIDED ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, COST REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. THEY'RE NOT TYPICALLY ISSUED IN ADVANCE OF THE PROJECT EXPENDITURE.
AND THEN THEY REIMBURSE YOU FOR THAT EXPENDITURE.
NOW THIS IS A PROP FOUR GRANT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS.
SO I WOULD JUST START BY SAYING IT'S UNLIKELY WE'LL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST THE STATE FUNDING.
THAT'S NOT USUALLY HOW THEY SET UP THE STRUCTURE.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THAT'S IT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.
AND WE PUT THEM UP HERE ON THE SCREEN. THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENT YOU KIND OF REFERENCED MAYBE COMING BACK WITH SOME CHANGES. MAYBE WE COULD JUST GO THROUGH THESE AND LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THESE AND WHETHER I COULD ADD THIS TO THE BLUE FOLDER AND MAYBE THESE CHANGES COULD BE MADE. SO SECTION SIX STILL SAYS THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
BUT WE KNOW THE GLOSSARY WAS UPDATED. I MEAN THESE ARE MINOR SMALL THINGS.
I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. SHOULD I. DO I NEED TO READ ALL OF THESE OR SHOULD I PUT THEM IN? YOU DON'T NEED TO. YOU CAN WE CAN RECEIVE AND FILE. OKAY.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THESE CHANGES. SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I PUT UP ON THE PRESENTATION.
YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE AND HAVE NO OBJECTIONS.
OKAY. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. MOTION AND SECOND.
OKAY. ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO ANY MOTION I WOULD JUST ADD MAKING THESE CHANGES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK.
IS THAT IT? COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THAT IS IT, MAYOR.
AS THOSE FUNDS ARE DRAWN DOWN AND WE RETURN TO SORT OF A NORMAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK, WOULD WE GO BACK TO SOME OF OUR TRADITIONAL LENDING OR SORRY, INVESTMENT PARAMETERS FOR CASH OR RESERVE FUNDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE? OR WE WOULD JUST DETERMINE THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD LEAVE THAT LANGUAGE WITHIN THE POLICY IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WERE FUTURE BOND ISSUES, GENERAL BOND ISSUES, OR OTHERS THAT ALLOWED FOR FUNDS TO BE INVESTED BY THE CITY, IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT PROCESSES WE'RE USING FOR OUR CORE FUNDING, OUR CORE PORTFOLIO.
IT SIMPLY ALLOWS TACTICAL ADVANTAGE IN THIS SITUATION FOR THE MEASURE FP FUNDS.
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OKAY, THE CASH MANAGEMENT EXCEPTION THAT I MENTIONED IS ONLY FOR BOND PROCEEDS.THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CITY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY 2026, AS AMENDED, WITH THE ADDITIONAL CHANGES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE DELEGATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY TREASURER.
SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE VOTE, ANY ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE AND NO COMMENTS? OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN.
ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NOW ITEM N.2.
I AM NOT GOING TO READ ALL THESE. THIS IS ABOUT THE UPCOMING VOTE IN MARCH.
CORRECT. I'M GOING TO DO THE POWERPOINT ON THAT SIDE.
SO JUST GIVE ME A SECOND. AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT RANKED CHOICE VOTING.
AND YES THIS IS ABOUT DISCUSSION REGARDING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
IT IS TIME FOR THE MARCH 2ND, 2027 TO PREPARE AND GET READY FOR THE ELECTION.
MARCH 7TH, 2023. WE HAD 76.67% OF VOTERS ADOPTED MEASURE CA5, WHICH WAS REPLACING RUNOFF ELECTIONS TO AN INSTANT RUNOFF ELECTION. AND FOR THE ELECTIVE CITY OFFICES.
AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER 3RD, ON 2024, THE ORDINANCE 3275-24, WAS DESIGNATED FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO BE THE INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING SYSTEM, WHICH IS CERTIFIED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
AND THEN MARCH 5TH, 2025. OUR FIRST RANKED CHOICE VOTING ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF REDONDO, WHICH WAS A SUCCESS. AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING FOR OUR SECOND TIME.
SO THE NEXT IS JUST TO REFRESH OUR MEMORIES REGARDING SOME OF THE ELECTION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.
RANKED CHOICE VOTING, VOTERS RANK THE CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.
BALLOTS ARE COUNTED IN ROUNDS. IF A CANDIDATE DOESN'T RECEIVE 50% PLUS ONE THEN IT GOES INTO THE NEXT RANKING. THE PERSON THAT HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT, THE CANDIDATE THAT HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF VOTES WILL BE ELIMINATED, AND THEIR NEXT RANKING WILL GO TO THE OTHER CONTINUING CANDIDATES.
SKIPPED RANKINGS IS WHEN THE FIRST OF OR ANY ROUNDS REACHES A RANKING WITH NO CANDIDATE IN. I'M SORRY. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. SO IN THE FIRST OF ANY ROUND, IN THE EVENT THAT ANY BALLOT REACHES A RANKING WITH NO CANDIDATE INDICATED, THAT BALLOT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE ADVANCED TO THE NEXT RANKING, AND THEN UNDERVOTES BALLOTS THAT HAVE NO CANDIDATES INDICATE AT ANY RANKING FOR A SINGLE OFFICE OVERVOTES ANY BALLOT THAT MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE INDICATED FOR THE SAME RANKING FOR A SINGLE OFFICE AND EXHAUSTED BALLOTS, BALLOTS THAT CANNOT BE ADVANCED BECAUSE NO FURTHER CONTINUING CANTS ARE MARKED ON THAT BALLOT FOR ALL, SINGLE FOR SINGLE OFFICE. SO THOSE ARE ALL AT THAT POINT CONSIDERED ALL EXHAUSTED.
SO THE NEXT THE NEXT SLIDE. SO UNDERVOTES, OVERVOTES AND EXHAUSTED BALLOTS EACH ROUND, ANY BALLOTS THAT IS CONTINUING IS EITHER AN UNDERVOTE OVERVOTE OR EXHAUSTED BALLOT. SO AT THAT POINT, IT'S AT THAT POINT IT'S CONSIDERED IT NO LONGER GOES ANY FURTHER.
IT'S COUNTED, NOT COUNTED TOWARDS ANY CANDIDATE IN THAT ROUND OR IN SEQUENCE, THE SEQUENCE ROUNDS.
AND THEN THE NEXT THING IS REGARDING THIS IS IT'S PRETTY MUCH A SUMMARY, BUT IT'S WHAT WE ARE PUTTING IN THE INSTRUCTIONS OF OUR BALLOT, OUR VOTER GUIDE. AND THAT'S VOTE BY RANKING CANDIDATES IN YOUR ORDER OF CHOICE.
YOU MAY RANK AS MANY OR AS FEW CANDIDATES AS YOU CHOOSE.
SELECT A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE FOR EACH RANKING.
IF. A QUICK QUESTION FOR THOSE JUST TUNING IN.
[03:35:04]
YES, THESE ARE THE SAME. THIS IS ALL FROM THE ORDINANCE AND IT'S IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.YES. AND ANOTHER VERY QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY.
MAYOR, AND I'LL BE, YOU MAY BE GETTING TO THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION.
WERE THERE ANY LESSONS LEARNED WHERE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE WE NEED TO UPDATE SOME OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR TO BETTER EXPLAIN OR NOT OR HAVE DIFFERENT OUTREACH. YEAH. SO BASED ON OUR ORDINANCE, THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES AT THIS POINT FROM THE LAST ELECTION. AND BASED ON THE DEFINITIONS OR THE PROCESS, NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED.
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS IN OUR VOTER OUTREACH.
AND THEN THE NEXT THING WOULD BE IS WHICH I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT NEXT IS OUR HART HART.
HART INTERCIVIC, WHICH WE HAVE CONTRACTED IN 2020 FOR BALLOT DESIGN, TABULATION SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SERVICES. AND IN 2023, WE PURCHASED THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN IN 2024, WE THE VOTERS DECIDED RANKED CHOICE VOTING.
SO WE HAD TO RENT THAT EQUIPMENT AT THAT TIME.
AND THEY USED RCTAB, WHICH IS A THIRD PARTY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND OUT, WHICH WE KNOW NOW IS THAT THEIR SYSTEM CAN'T PROCESS WRITE IN VOTES MORE THAN TWO, MORE THAN ONE.
EXCUSE ME. SO AT THIS POINT, HART HAS PURCHASED A FULL SERVICE SOFTWARE THAT INCLUDES RANKED CHOICE VOTING. HOWEVER THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND GET CERTIFIED AND.
AND THEY ARE SUBMITTING THAT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE NEXT YEAR.
SO THAT WILL BE READY FOR 2029. SO THEREFORE, WE ARE GOING TO WE'VE LOOKED AT THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER CERTIFIED FROM SECRETARY OF STATE, WHICH IS RANKED CHOICE VOTING THAT HAS RANKED CHOICE VOTING, WHICH IS LIBERTY VOTE. AND LIBERTY VOTE HAS BEEN THEY WOULD DO THE SAME THING AS WHAT HART DOES AND LIBERTY VOTE HAS DONE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY AND CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
SO THEY'VE BEEN UPGRADING, MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC.
SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE'S THEIR BALLOT.
JUST THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE. AND AS YOU NOTICED THE NAMES, THE NAMES ARE ON THE LEFT.
AND THE ONE THING REGARDING THE BALLOT FOR HART HAD JUST ONE, TWO, THREE.
AND THAT WHERE SOME THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN THE SENSE OF DO I DO NUMBER SIX BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY DOES EVALUATIONS AND THEY SAY PICK SIX AS THE HIGH NUMBER.
WELL, FOR THIS FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING, IT'S.
ONE IS THAT THE, THE FIRST CHOICE IS YOUR HIGH NUMBER.
SO FIRST, SECOND, THIRD. OKAY. AND IF IF VOTE MAYOR QUICK, VERY QUICK.
IF A VOTER FILLS OUT A BALLOT FOR A CANDIDATE IN IN DARKENS THE CIRCLE FOR FIRST CHOICE, SECOND CHOICE AND THIRD CHOICE FOR THAT CANDIDATE, IS THE BALLOT STILL VALID? IT WILL ONLY COUNT FOR THE FIRST ONE. YEAH. OKAY.
YEAH, BUT IT WILL COUNT. OH, I'M SORRY IF IT.
SO IF YOU HAVE CHOICE ONE AND YOU CIRCLE THE BOTH BOXES.
RIGHT. LAURIE. BROOKE. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, VOTERS DARKEN, FIRST CHOICE IS LAURIE BROOKE.
MY SECOND CHOICE IS LAURIE BROOKE. MY THIRD CHOICE IS LAURIE BROOKE.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO COUNT ONCE. IT WILL BE THE FIRST.
YES. THERE'LL BE A VOTE FOR LAURIE BROOKE AS THE FIRST CHOICE.
RIGHT. AND THEN THEN IT'S AN EXHAUSTIVE BALLOT AFTER THAT.
EXHAUSTIVE. BUT THE FIRST CHOICE REMAINS, RIGHT.
BUT IF YOU CIRCLE FIRST CHOICE FOR LAURIE AND FIRST CHOICE FOR STEFAN, THAT GETS KICKED OUT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN WHY DOES IT THEN HAVE A CIRCLE WITH A CROSS OVER THAT EXACT EXAMPLE? BECAUSE SOMEBODY THAT THAT'S NOT ALLOWED, YOU SHOULDN'T.
THAT'S WHAT HE JUST ASKED. NO, NO, NO, HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE ONE.
OH WELL, OURS. WE DO COUNT THE FIRST. OKAY. YES.
SO THIS THIRD ONE WOULDN'T BE ON THERE. RIGHT, RIGHT.
OKAY. YEAH, YEAH, I DO LIKE THAT. IT SAYS FIRST CHOICE.
SECOND CHOICE. I THINK THAT'S LESS CONFUSING TO.
[03:40:02]
YES. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE REPORTS. SO HERE.SO ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS REPORT IS IT SHOWS THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUND.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS AT THE BOTTOM IT SHOWS WHERE IT GOT TRANSFERRED TO.
SO IF YOU SEE THE FIRST ONE, DAVID LEE GOT 467 BALLOTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ALAN WONG.
SO IT'S VERY IT'S A LOT MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THE OTHER REPORTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND THEN YOU HAVE ROUND TWO, AND THAT'S MORE OF A DETAIL REPORT.
THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE THE FOUR ROUNDS FOR THE FIVE CANDIDATES, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IT GOING FROM ROUND TO ROUND. AND THE ONES IN THE RED ARE THE ONES THAT WERE ELIMINATED.
AND THEN AT THE END YOU'LL SEE WHO WON, WHICH IS A GREEN AND THEN THE RED WHO LOST.
OKAY. SO THE NEXT THING IS THE VOTER OUTREACH PROGRAM.
AND THEN ONCE WE FIGURED THAT OUT, THEN WE WERE ABLE TO, WE HAD, IT WAS LIKE A SHORT TIME PERIOD.
THIS TIME WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING. ALL WE'RE DOING IS UPDATING OUR MATERIAL AND THEN WE CAN START GOING ASSOCIATIONS SOCIAL MEDIA, POSTCARDS, FLIERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN GOING TO ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETINGS, EVENTS.
AND LIKE WE WERE AT THE SUPER BOWL. TEN K. YES.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING. WE CONTACT THE ASSOCIATIONS AND THEN FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENT KIND OF EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON TO THE CITY TO GET PEOPLE MORE FAMILIARIZED WITH THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. SO THE NEXT THING IS THE ELECTION RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.
AND WE GET THE VOTER DATABASE FOR OUR OUR SOFTWARES THAT WE USE.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS ADOPTING THE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CANDIDATE STATEMENT.
NEXT ONE OUR NOMINATION PERIOD. ON OCTOBER 26TH, WE'LL START RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO START SETTING APPOINTMENTS, AND THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE STARTING NOVEMBER 9TH.
AND THAT'S WHEN NOMINATION STARTS AND DECEMBER 4TH AT 5:30 P.M., NOMINATION ENDS.
AND THEN IN EVENT OF AN INCUMBENT THAT DOESN'T FILE, IT WILL BE EXTENDED FIVE MORE DAYS.
AND THAT'LL BE DECEMBER 9TH, 2026. AND THEN WE ALSO PUT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE NEXT ONE IS THE DROP BOX LOCATIONS, SAME PLACE.
RIVIERA TRIANGLE PARKING, REDONDO BEACH MAIN LIBRARY, NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY, DOMINGUEZ PARK.
ANDERSON PARK SENIOR CENTER. BALLOTS SHOULD BE, THE LOCK BOXES SHOULD BE OPEN RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY. AND IT'S THE DROP OFF BOXES ARE ACCESSIBLE 24/7 AND WILL BE LOCKED AT 8 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY. WHAT'S THE COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR THE FOR THE BALLOTS? WE NEED TO PICK THEM UP AT THE BOXES. YEAH. HOW OFTEN ARE THEY PICKED UP? DAILY OR ONLY WHEN YOU GET CLOSE? WE PICK THEM UP PROBABLY ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AFTER.
BUT WELL, DURING THE WEEK WE PICK THEM UP THREE TIMES A WEEK IS WHAT WE DO.
AND THEN WHEN WE GET CLOSER, WE PICK UP MORE.
YEAH. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO THE POST OFFICE ALSO.
SO WE RECEIVED THE ONES FROM THE POST OFFICE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A GROUP OF CITY EMPLOYEES ON ELECTION DAY AT 8:00.
AND THEN WE GIVE IT AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY BALLOTS WE HAVE THAT NEEDS TO BE VERIFIED.
THE SIGNATURE NEEDS TO BE VERIFIED. OKAY. OKAY.
AND THESE ARE THE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS THAT WE WILL THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO APPROVE TONIGHT.
[03:45:07]
THEY, THEY DO BALLOT DESIGN TABULATION SOFTWARE.AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO HERE ON ELECTION DAY AND THE FINAL DAY TO RUN THE COMPUTERS AND PRO VOTE SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS OUR PRINTING AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES.
THEY'LL SEND OUT ALL THE BALLOTS. AND THEN STELLARA GROUP IS OUR PROFESSIONAL ELECTION CONSULTANTS, HELPS US WITH OUR TIMELINES AND NOTICES AND THINGS THAT RELATE TO THE ELECTION.
AND THEN WE HAVE CITY OF WHITTIER, THEY ACTUALLY CREATED A SOFTWARE THAT IS, MAINTAINS A VOTER DATABASE OF ALL THE BALLOTS THAT GO OUT, AND THEN ALL THE BALLOTS COME BACK IN, AND THEN WE HAVE DEMOCRACY RISING, WHICH PRETTY MUCH WAS THE ONE THAT DID OUR VOTER EDUCATION, OUR MARKETING MATERIAL, AND OUR TRAINING FOR OUR CANDIDATES.
SO TECHNICALLY, IT'S UPDATING OUR MATERIAL AND CANDIDATE TRAINING.
AND THEN AVANTPAGE DO A SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICE AND THEN SNAILWORKS IS THE POSTAL TRACKING.
SO WHAT WE THEY'RE CONNECTED WITH THE POST OFFICE AND WHAT THEY DO IS THE BARCODE ON EACH ENVELOPE AND IT TRACKS THAT THE CARRIER HAS DELIVERED OUR BALLOT BECAUSE THERE'S SO THAT IF, IF FOR SOME REASON WE START GETTING COMPLAINTS THAT A CERTAIN AREA IS NOT RECEIVING BALLOTS, WE CAN CONTACT THE US POST OFFICE AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU CHECK WITH THE COURIER AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON? AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT IT ALSO TRACKS IT WHEN IT COMES IN, AND THEN WE KNOW HOW MANY BALLOTS ARE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP.
SO THEN I CAN HELP WITH MY STAFF TO MONITOR THAT.
AND THAT'S IT. SO IF ADOPT THE THREE RESOLUTIONS AND THEN ALSO APPROVE THE VENDOR CONTRACTS.
AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. SO CAN I MAKE A MOTION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP STILL.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE MARCH 2ND, 2027 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, REQUESTING SERVICES FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS, AND THEN ALSO APPROVE THE VENDOR CONTRACTS FOR THE ELECTION RELATED SERVICES.
SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? ANYBODY ONLINE? I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR OUR CITY MANAGER WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE.
WHAT? NO, JUST THAT OUR ELECTIONS ARE EXPENSIVE.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GETTING THE CONTRACTS DONE EARLY.
SO I THINK WE'LL WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY EARLIER AND MORE OFTEN WITH THIS ONE.
SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE VOTE.
ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I GUESS YOU GET TO READ ALL OF THAT OFF. ACTUALLY, I'M THE LUCKY ONE.
WE HAVE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2610-80.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF AN ALL MAIL BALLOT GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2027 FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE CITY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SAID SCHOOL DISTRICT AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. ADOPTED BY TITLE ONLY.
RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-26-081. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY RELATING TO CONDUCTING AN ALL MAIL BALLOT GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2027 AND THEN ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2010-082 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS IN A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE ELECTION ON MARCH 2ND, 2027. AND THAT IS ALL MAYOR. YOU READ ALL THAT ALREADY? I DID. PRETTY AMAZING. THANK YOU. LET'S GO ON TO ITEMS O.
[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]
CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR.[03:50:02]
I'LL BE BRIEF. A COUPLE OF PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO OPEN ANOTHER COOL ZONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.I KNOW THE HEAT IS STARTING TO WANE, THANKFULLY, SO IT MAY NOT BE AS NECESSARY, BUT.
PERRY PARK SENIOR CENTER FROM 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
ALSO OCTOBER, THEY'RE GOING TO HOSE THEM DOWN.
THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PROGRAM, BUT OCTOBER 17TH AT 7 P.M.
HERE OUT IN FRONT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAIN STATION.
WE WILL BE HAVING OUR ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY PROGRAM, CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.
SO 10/17 7 P.M. OUT IN FRONT OF THE MAIN STATION.
AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING AND CALENDARING GOING FORWARD.
WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON, ON THE DOCKET FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
WE DO HAVE THREE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE CONSIDERING, WE'LL BE RECEIVING A PRESENTATION FROM NIKE ON THE STATUS OF THE LOGISTICAL STATUS OF THEIR, OF THEIR PLANNED RUN LATER THIS MONTH.
AND I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE. OH. SAFETY PUBLIC.
SO WE'VE GOT A FULL AGENDA. AND THEN LASTLY WE'VE GOT A SCHEDULED HEARING.
THIS WILL BE FOUR ITEMS, NOT THREE ON THE CONVERSION OF THE COASTAL ZONE ORDINANCE RELATED TO GROCERY ITEMS, MINOR CONVENIENCE GROCERY ITEMS AT IN THE COASTAL ZONE, SIMILAR CHANGE TO WHAT WAS PROPOSED EAST IN THE INLAND, INLAND ZONE A FEW MONTHS BACK. SO WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THAT THAT'S BEEN ON THE CALENDAR DOCKET FOR SOME TIME.
NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING IS READY FOR NEXT TUESDAY ON THAT MATTER SO.
LCP CHANGE THEN? IT HAS TO GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION? IT'S AN ORDINANCE. IT'S AN ORDINANCE CHANGE IN THE COASTAL ZONE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S AN LCP CHANGE IMPLEMENTING.
NO, NO, IT'S AN ORDINANCE ISSUE. SO SO THOSE FOUR ITEMS AND WE DO HAVE, I BELIEVE ENOUGH FOLLOW UP ON, ON OUR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS WHERE WE'LL NEED A FULL TWO HOURS AS WELL.
[P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS]
AUTHORITY. THAT WAS THE ONE OPENING THAT WAS LEFT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A VALID APPLICANT.HER NAME IS TERESA GALVEZ. I'VE TALKED TO HER ON THE PHONE.
SHE IS MORE THAN WILLING TO COMMIT TO THAT. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK YOUR APPROVAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TERESA.
GALVEZ. GALVEZ TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION. SECOND, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
ANYBODY ONLINE. OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN.
ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY WITH THAT.
LET'S SEE COUNCIL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERS TO STAFF.
[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]
COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. I GOT TWO BRR'S THAT ARE LINKED.AND THE OTHER IS TO LOOK AT THE HILLSIDE IRRIGATION AND VEGETATION.
I CALL IT REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT HILLSIDE RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.
NOTHING FOR TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.
NOTHING THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. NOTHING THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. I DO HAVE A REFERRAL, BUT FIRST I WANTED TO MENTION ON THE AB1234 FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.
ALL RIGHT. A REFERRAL THAT I DID SPEAK WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI AND CITY MANAGER WOULD BE TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION AND AN EDUCATION ON THE MAINTENANCE, USE RESTRICTIONS AND ABILITIES AVAILABLE FOR THE GREENWAY ALONG THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BIKE PATH, EXCLUDING THE HARDSCAPE. SO NOT THE BIKE OR WALKING PATH AREA ITSELF TO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW,
[03:55:01]
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO OUR USE OF THAT GREENWAY PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR, THE LEASE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH SCE.AND I KNOW EXPLORING AND RECEIVING THE INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION ON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE BALANCE BETWEEN WILDLIFE PRESERVATION AND RESPONSIBLE PEST MANAGEMENT THE UNCHECKED GROWTH AND INVASION OF WEEDS, AND PERHAPS OTHER LESS PREFERABLE PLANTS VERSUS THE JUDICIOUS USE OF APPROPRIATE HERBICIDES.
SO THAT'S IT. SECOND. OKAY. ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. IS THAT IT? OKAY. AND I HAVE NONE TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION. WELL, FIRST, WE'RE ADJOURNING TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF TONY
[V. ADJOURNMENT]
OF TONY FUNAKI, A FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT.SURE MAYOR. TONY, LONGTIME PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE HERE WITH US.
I'VE WORKED WITH TONY FOR MANY YEARS IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY WAS WHEN I WAS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
HE WAS OUR STREET OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
TONY. INCREDIBLE PERSONALITY, VERY GREGARIOUS, BELOVED ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION.
HE SPENT 36 YEARS IN REDONDO BEACH, RETIRED A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS AGO.
JUST A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. BIG HEART, BIG SMILE.
AND HE WILL BE MISSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF TONY FUNAKI, FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
ALL FOR IT? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE 4 P.M.
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.