Oct 13, 2026 City Council

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COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. HERE.

[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

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

OKAY, THERE IS NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS? THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ONE THROUGH FOUR IN CLOSED SESSION.

[E. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]

ITEM E.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION REGARDING THE CASE OF LEBRON WILLIAMS VERSUS THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY OF TORRANCE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ET AL. CITY OF TORRANCE VERSUS CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

CROSS COMPLAINT. CASE NUMBER 26TRCV01901. ITEM E.3 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 230 PORTOFINO WAY, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90277 A PORTION OF APN7503-029-903 AND ITEM E.4 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 2500 MARINE AVENUE, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 90278. A PORTION OF APN 4149-005-042.

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

FOR ITEM E.1 WE WILL BE JOINED BY DIANE STRICKFADEN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS LAURA CALFEE, OUR OUTSIDE LABOR NEGOTIATOR. FOR ITEM E.3, WE WILL HAVE ELIZABETH HAUSE, OUR WATERFRONT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, KATHERINE BUCK, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND JANE CHUNG ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

AND THEN FOR ITEM FOUR, WE WILL BE JOINED BY LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECESS THE CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. WE ARE RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION.

WE'LL RETURN AT OR ABOUT 6 P.M. TO REPORT OUT ON ANY CLOSED SECTION SESSION ITEMS THAT ARE REPORTABLE AND TO START OUR REGULAR OPEN CITY COUNCIL SESSION. THANK YOU. WE ARE RECONVENING TO OPEN SESSION FROM CLOSED SESSION.

[F. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION]

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

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

HERE. AND MAYOR LIGHT. HERE. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY, ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION?

[H. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]

IN THAT MATTER, THE CASE, THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THAT IN THAT PARTICULAR INSTANCE.

AND THEN WE ALSO WERE JOINED BY DIANE STRICKFADEN FOR ITEM E.2 AS WELL.

DID NOT ANNOUNCE HER AS PARTICIPATING IN THE OPENING SESSION.

ALSO ANNOUNCED INITIALLY THAT KATHERINE BUCK, OUR WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, WOULD BE JOINING US FOR E.3. WE WERE NOT, WE WERE NOT JOINED BY KATHERINE AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

THOSE ARE THE UPDATES. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO OUR REGULAR MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. I'M NOW GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE 6 P.M.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY OR WHO ARE VETERANS? IF SO, PLEASE RISE TO BE RECOGNIZED. OKAY, SEEING NO ONE WE'LL GO ON.

EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

AND THEN IF YOU COULD REMAIN STANDING AFTERWARD FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TONIGHT.

I WISH THERE WERE KIDS HERE, BUT. ALL RIGHT, PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

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

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

OKAY, IF YOU COULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT INVOCATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. YES, I WOULD LIKE A PICTURE.

WE'RE GOING TO ITEM D NOW THE PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AB1234 TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS.

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

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED, INCLUDING OUR HARBOR MASTER WHO SAID HE CAN'T STAND WATCHING PEOPLE WORK.

SO HE CAME DOWN AND HELPED US LOAD THE FISH INTO THE PENS.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. ON FRIDAY, I ATTENDED A MEETING BETWEEN MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER AND USC TO DISCUSS COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND APPLIED BOTH TO THEIR EXISTING FACILITY AND HOPEFULLY THEIR TENTATIVE NEW FACILITY HERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY MY WIFE AND I WENT DOWN TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COASTAL ACT DOWN IN LONG BEACH WITH LOTS OF COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF AND SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS, WE WENT DOWN WITH COMMISSIONER RAY JACKSON, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO LIVE IN HERMOSA. SO LOTS OF GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF THERE, VERY AWARE OF SOME OF OUR PROJECTS COMING UP AND ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER GOING INTO THE HARBOR AND SEASIDE LAGOON AS WELL THERE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE BOAT RAMP, WHICH THEY'VE DEMANDED THAT WE PUT IN FOR DECADES.

AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD ON. SO IT WAS A GOOD EVENT, 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COASTAL ACT PROTECTING OUR COAST.

AND AS PETER, PETER DOUGLAS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WAS A REDONDO RESIDENT AND HE'S THE ONE WHO STARTED PROP 20, WHICH BECAME THE COASTAL ACT. AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS HE SAW THE OVERDEVELOPMENT OF THE WATERFRONT IN REDONDO AND IN OTHER CITIES IN THE SOUTH BAY, AND DECIDED THAT THERE'S NOBODY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN BE TRUSTED TO PROTECT THE COASTLINE.

SO WE NEEDED A STATE ACT, AND THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE COASTAL ACT.

SO WE WERE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE START OF THAT ACT.

LET'S SEE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

THANK YOU MAYOR. LET'S SEE. WEDNESDAY MORNING LAST WEEK, I JOINED DOZENS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF, ALONG WITH POLICE CHIEF SPRINGLE AND CAPTAIN LONG MEETING AT BERLIN FLAGLER WALKING TOGETHER TO BERNAL HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ON THURSDAY.

I STARTED EARLY AT THE NORTH REDONDO BEACH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S RISE AND SHINE REDONDO.

GUS MEZA OF WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, AND JOCELYN RIVAS PEREZ OF CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE WALKED US THROUGH CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AVAILABLE REBATES AND PRACTICAL WAYS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND THE CITY CAN TRIM THEIR WATER BILLS, PARTICULARLY THOSE A $5 PER SQUARE FOOT REBATE ON TURF THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREW.

LAST WEEK THEY WERE OUT POWER WASHING THE ESPLANADE ONCE AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

SATURDAY, THE REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL PTSA HAD THEIR ANNUAL RU CLASSIC CAR SHOW, AND RAIN MAY HAVE CUT THE EVENT SHORT, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF CARS, FOOD ALONG WITH REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CADBURY.

YESTERDAY, I ATTENDED THE SOUTH BAY CITY'S COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

I'LL JUMP THE GUN HERE A LITTLE BIT. IN THURSDAY, COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI AND I WILL ATTEND THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEXT INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND THANK THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT, RAY JACKSON, FRIENDS OF THE REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY HAVING THEIR BOOK SALE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT THE REDONDO BEACH MAIN LIBRARY AND THEN LATER THAT DAY, AT 7 P.M., THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING THEIR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VIGIL IN THE PLAZA OUT FRONT OF THE POLICE STATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

NOTHING FOR TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

JUST TO ADD THAT IN HONOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH THE AS YOU MENTIONED, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.

AND I'LL BE HOSTING MY DISTRICT THREE COMMUNITY MEETING ON ZOOM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT 6 P.M.

YOU CAN FIND THE REGISTRATION ON MY WEB PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

AND I'LL BE HAVING SPECIAL GUEST ERIKA GONZALEZ, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF OUR PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND SHE'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER SUBJECTS FOR THE CITY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

THANK YOU MAYOR. WE WILL HAVE OUR COMMUNITY MEETING ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT AND I AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY AT 6 P.M.

AND WILL BE HOSTING JOHN WARNER OF THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER FOR PILLARS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER IS ENDEAVORED ON A $30 MILLION FUNDRAISER, AND THEY WANT TO CONTINUE IT ON TO $60 MILLION TO BUILD

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THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

EXCITED ABOUT THAT. EXCITED TO HEAR FROM HIM.

AND WHAT'S NEXT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

HI, MAYOR. I HAVE AB1234 REPORT TO MAKE FOR THREE DAYS OF PARKING AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES EVENT SEPTEMBER 23RD, 24TH AND 25TH. AND THAT INFORMATION IS ON FILE WITH THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT. I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR PERSONAL REASONS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SO MAYOR PRO TEM WALLER, YOU WILL HAVE THE STICK WHILE I'M OUT OF TOWN.

SO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. JUMPING DOWN TO ITEM E, APPROVING THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

[E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

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

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUSLY.

MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED SCHEDULE.

LET'S SEE. NEXT WE HAVE WE, WE HAVE NO AGENCY RECESSES.

WE'LL BE JUMPING DOWN TO G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS.

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

WE HAVE ONE FOR J.1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WE ALSO HAVE FOR ITEM N.3 DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE CITY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX ORDINANCE AND THE CITY'S UTILITY USERS TAX ORDINANCE. WE HAVE A RED LINE VERSION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AND THAT IS ALL MAYOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE BLUE FOLDER ITEMS? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S LIKE I JUST TURNED THIS WAY, YOU GUYS.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE NOW GOING DOWN TO ITEM H CONSENT CALENDAR.

[H. CONSENT CALENDAR]

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

DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE ITEMS? H.1 THROUGH H.7. ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM, AND FOR ECOMMENTS, WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE ECOMMENTS FOR H.6. WE HAD ONE WITH A POSITION OF OPPOSED, AND FOR H.7 WE HAD TWO WITH THE POSITION OF OPPOSED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I WILL CALL THE VOTE NOW.

ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. ITEMS H.1 THROUGH H.7 CARRY UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO READ THIS EVENING? YES, YES.

THERE'S ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY. RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2610-084.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A CONTRACT TO DT STELLAR GENERAL ENGINEERING, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $537,887.50 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY-WIDE CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

FEDERAL HUD B-26-MC-0528. JOB NUMBER 40399. AND THAT IS ALL, MAYOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM I, WE HAVE NO EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. SO WE'LL BE GOING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

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

WE WILL GO WITH CARDS FIRST, BUT WITH THE NEW BROWN ACT, WE HAVE TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ONLINE.

SO THE FIRST IS JIM MUELLER.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.

ZORAN MAMDANI, THE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, SAID RECENTLY, I WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PAY RAISE THE COUNCIL VOTED FOR.

A REPORTER ASKED HIM, CAN YOU ELABORATE WHY? MAMDANI REPLIED, I HAVEN'T KNOCKED ON ANYONE'S DOOR AND THEY TOLD ME THEIR CONCERN IS THE MAYOR MAKES TOO LITTLE, SO THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN EITHER. THE REPORTER WENT ON, THEN WHO SHOULD THE MONEY GO TO? TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING? WELL, MAYBE THAT'S TOO IDEALISTIC FOR REDONDO BEACH, BUT WAIT A MINUTE.

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SHE VOTED AGAINST THE COUNCIL PAY RAISE FOR HERSELF SHOULD SHE BE REELECTED NEXT YEAR.

THE DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL PERSON, WHO APPEARS TO BE PRETTY ECONOMICALLY COMFORTABLE AND WOULD GET EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE RAISE, SHOULD HE ALSO BE REELECTED NEXT YEAR, VOTED FOR THE PAY RAISE.

I GUESS THE NEIGHBORS HE'S TALKED TO TOLD HIM THEY THINK HE MAKES TOO LITTLE MONEY.

COUNCIL PERSON OBAGI SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE PAY RAISE.

HE ASSUMES THAT MORE MONEY WILL INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO SACRIFICE THE TIME, COMMITMENT, PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO CRITICISM, AND OTHER BURDENS OF THE JOB. ACTUALLY, A PRACTICING ATTORNEY LIKE THE CURRENT DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL PERSON ALREADY GETS AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE BECAUSE AN ATTORNEY WITH INSIDE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND POLITICAL POWER CAN BE VERY VALUABLE TO THEIR CLIENTS.

THAT'S WHY MANY ATTORNEYS SEEK PUBLIC OFFICE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO ONE ON ZOOM.

NO ONE? NO ONE. OKAY. JESS MONEY IS THE LAST CARD I HAVE.

JESS MONEY DISTRICT THREE. A COUPLE OF ITEMS. JIM LIGHT SAYS, QUITE CORRECTLY THAT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION HAS SAID IT'S OKAY FOR HIM TO PARTICIPATE IN CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS NOT PAID, AND THEREFORE THERE'S NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE MCC ISSUE.

HOWEVER, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE VACUOUS AND ILLUSIONAL DELUSIONAL IDEA THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT RULING IGNORES TWO FACTS.

ONE, WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY SHE'S GOING TO GET PAID AFTER THE DEAL IS DONE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE GETS TO SIT IN CLOSED SESSION, FIND OUT EVERY DETAIL OF THE CITY'S NEGOTIATING STRATEGY, FALL BACK POSITIONS, WHATEVER. GO HOME AND TELL HER AND SHE CAN USE IT.

OKAY, SO THAT'S JUST A FLAW IN OUR SYSTEM. ALSO, IN A FACEBOOK POST, JIM LIGHT ALLEGED THAT POLICE MAY HAVE TO REMOVE ME FROM A MEETING.

SO THERE'S A GROUP CALLED FIRE. IT STANDS FOR FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, DOING WHAT THE ACLU USED TO. THEY'VE SUED THE LA CITY COUNCIL FOR BANNING THE N WORD AND THE C WORD.

THEY'VE GOT A LAWSUIT GOING AGAINST THEM. THEY'VE ALREADY OVERTURNED RULINGS IN MUNICIPALITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THEY PUT OUT SOME NICE INFORMATION HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO READ.

THE SUPREME COURT EXPLAINED THIS CORE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE IN NEW YORK TIMES VERSUS SULLIVAN, 1964, WRITING OF OUR PROFOUND NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT DEBATE ON PUBLIC ISSUES SHOULD BE UNINHIBITED, ROBUST, AND WIDE OPEN, AND THAT IT MAY WELL INCLUDE VEHEMENT, CAUSTIC AND SOMETIMES UNPLEASANTLY SHARP ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

NOW, THE NEXT THING, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST VIEWPOINTS, IT IS DISTORTING THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS AND IMPEDING FREE TRADE IN IDEAS. THE SUPREME COURT MADE CLEAR IN MATTEL VERSUS TOM GIVING OFFENSE OF VIEWPOINT.

THE COURT ELABORATED ON THIS IN NICK VERSUS BRUNETTI IN 219, OFFENSIVE DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING SETS OF IDEAS THOSE ALIGNED WITH CONVENTIONAL MORAL STANDARDS AND THOSE HOSTILE TO THEM, THOSE INDUCING SOCIETAL NODS OF APPROVAL, APPROVAL AND THOSE PROVOKING OFFENSE AND CONDEMNATION WHEN, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MUST TOLERATE VIEWPOINTS THEY DISLIKE OR DISAGREE WITH, THE SUPREME COURT ARGUED ARTICULATED IN CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT VERSUS MOSLEY. YOUR TIME IS UP.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEND YOU SOME COPIES. YOUR TIME IS UP.

PLEASE SIT DOWN. RIGHT. PLEASE SIT DOWN NOW. RIGHT.

YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF THIS DECORUM.

THE DECORUM OF THIS SESSION. SO I'M ASKING YOU, PLEASE, TO SIT DOWN BECAUSE YOUR TIME IS UP.

I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN. BUT NEXT TIME I WON'T.

AND YOU CAN ARREST ME. BOYS, READY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS ANYBODY ONLINE? WE DO. WE HAVE HAMZA KODMANI. WHO WAS IT? HAMZA KODMANI.

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THIS IS MY THIRD TIME TALKING ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT, WHICH IS THE REZONING ON THE PCH.

ACTUALLY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO TO STOP THAT, PLEASE, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER 3RD TO STOP THAT. THERE IS TOO MANY POINTS. THAT IS MAKE THIS THIS SUBJECT IS VERY EASY TO TAKE A DECISION ON IT, WHICH IS THE STUDY THAT IS MADE THE DECISION ON IT TO, TO MAKE LIKE A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ON THE PCH.

IT'S A OLD, IT'S A BEFORE COVID AND NOW THERE IS NO DEMAND ON ANY COMMERCIAL.

AND THE OTHER POINT IS THERE IS NOW TOLL BROTHERS COMPANY, WHICH IS BUILDING A, A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RIGHT AWAY ON THE PCH. AND THEY ARE DOING A NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR RESIDENTIAL RIGHT AWAY NOW IN THE PCH.

AND ALSO WE LIKE THERE IS NO BENEFITS FROM THE SIZE OF OUR, OUR PROPERTIES TO DO ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN OUR PROPERTIES. PLEASE, I NEED YOUR HELP TO TO PUT THIS SUBJECT ON THE AGENDA TO VOTE ON IT AND TO STOP THE REZONING FROM, TO BE LIKE BEFORE NOVEMBER 3RD TO NOT BE LIKE PUT ON THE, ON THE VOTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I HOPE WE GONNA, LIKE, SEE THIS SUBJECT IN THE VOTING IN THE COUNCIL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO MORE CARDS.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? STEVE. HEY. COUNCIL FOUR, DISTRICT FOUR. I'M SORRY.

I DID BRING GIFTS. THEY'RE NOT AS GOOD AS THE CHOCOLATE.

TRIPLE. WHATEVER THOSE WERE. ADDICTIVE THINGS AS LAST WEEK.

BUT ANYWAY. MOVE TO RECEIVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ALL FOR? AYE.. THERE'S A BRIEF STORY ABOUT THOSE. BUT REAL QUICK.

Q TWO OF LAST YEAR I ATTENDED ONE OF ZEIN'S SMALL MEETINGS AT THE NORTH REDONDO LIBRARY. I THINK I SHOWED YOU A LITTLE PUTT PUTT AND ENDED UP TALKING TO SOME LADIES OUTSIDE THAT SAID THAT.

I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT WHY DOES IT TAKE FIVE YEARS OR SO TO GET A BUSINESS OPEN IN REDONDO? AND THERE'S PLENTY OF LONG ARTESIA. USUALLY MOST OF WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS IN DISTRICT FOUR AREA BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

THE LADIES INFORMED ME THAT NAGI RESTAURANT, THE JAPANESE ONE, THAT SUSHI, ETC.

APPARENTLY DIDN'T SURVIVE COVID, WHICH A LOT DIDN'T.

SO THEY MOVED AND THEY SELL TO GO. WONDERFUL PEOPLE, GREAT FOOD.

ANYWAY, I BELIEVE THAT IS NOW GOING ON OVER FIVE YEARS OF DIRT.

THE WEEDS ARE EQUIVALENT TO SECOND FLOOR, AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT AND TRY AND ENGAGE WHOMEVER OWNS IT AND SAY, LOOK, WE LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WANT TO SPEND OUR MONEY WITH YOU. BUT IF YOU DON'T AT LEAST CARE FOR WHAT YOU OWN, HOW SHOULD WE DO THAT? PLEASE RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.

AND IF I COME UP HERE AGAIN, I DON'T MIND CALLING OUT SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PURELY NEGLECTING OUR CITY AND OUR AREAS. AND IF ANYBODY'S AGAINST THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BRAD, YOU'VE SEEN ME DO THIS MORE TIMES THAN NOT AT CAR SHOWS AND I HATE TO SAY THE LAST ONE WAS AN AMAZING ONE IN MANHATTAN BEACH.

WE HAVE DONE, I WON'T SAY WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE KIDS WITH THESE DEVICES, BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE.

SO MY LITTLE PIECE AND THEIR GIFTS TO YOU ARE SAYING, HERE'S A FREE PENCIL AND THEY'RE COOL.

HALLOWEEN, WHATEVER. BUT YOU GOT TO DO ME A FAVOR.

WHAT'S THAT TO THE KIDS WITH THEIR PARENTS AROUND? YOU HAVE TO GO HOME, SHARPEN THEM, AND THEN DRAW A NICE PICTURE FOR MOM AND DAD.

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ZEIN, THE LAST THING I ASKED YOU IF YOU COULD HAVE A MEETING IN FOUR WITH FOUR, AND NOW YOU'RE TURNING IT INTO A CIRCUS.

VERY SAD. ANYONE ONLINE. THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE, BUT THERE WAS ONE COMMENT RECEIVED WITH THE POSITION OF NOT INDICATED FOR J.1. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY, WE WILL CLOSE THE NON AGENDA ITEMS PORTION.

NOW WE'LL GO DOWN. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT SO I WILL PULL THE COUNCIL ON EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO L.1 WHICH IS A

[K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS]

SO I WILL REVIEW, I TALKED WITH CITY STAFF AND I'VE TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL ON THIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. I'VE SPOKEN WITH CITY STAFF SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE SPOKE ON THIS MEETING. NO, WE MISSED OUR MEETING.

SO CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AND THAT'S IT.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. CITY STAFF, THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. SORRY. AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC. YOU MAYOR. CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. OBAGI. CITY STAFF AND NOBODY REALLY.

BESIDES ALL THE COUNCIL. WHEN WE LAST HAD A HEARING ON THE SUBJECT MATTER RELATIVE TO THE INLAND NON-COASTAL AREA, WHICH WAS SOME TIME AGO. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

I HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITY STAFF, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[L. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND, ALL FOR? AYE. OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO COVER THIS, LUKE. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. MAYOR LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ALLOWING GENERAL FOOD SALES AT SERVICE STATIONS IN THE CITY'S COASTAL ZONE.

SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER TONIGHT, PROVIDE YOU SOME BACKGROUND TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS, GO INTO SOME PREVIOUS ACTIONS THAT COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE TAKEN, AND THEN ALSO SHARE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ITEM.

SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, GENERAL FOOD SALES IS A CLASS OF GOODS FOR SALE THAT INCLUDES GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS. AND IT'S INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE. AND SO THESE ARE A GALLON OF MILK, A LARGE BAG OF CHIPS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO SALES OF THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE FROM THE STATE.

AND PRIOR TO OCTOBER OF 2023, THE TEN SERVICE STATIONS IN OUR CITY WERE ONLY PERMITTED TO SELL INCIDENTAL CONVENIENCE ITEMS. AND THESE ARE GOODS THAT WERE CLASSIFIED FOR THE IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC.

AND SO THIS IS A CANDY BAR, A, YOU KNOW, SIX OUNCE BOTTLE OF MILK, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO SMALL FOR A BOTTLE OF MILK, BUT YOU GET THE DRIFT. SMALL GROCERY ITEMS. AND SO IT WAS NOT INCLUSIVE OF GENERAL GROCERY AND ALSO NOT INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE.

AND IN 1997, THE STATE PASSED A LAW THAT BASICALLY YOU COULD NOT REGULATE IF IT WAS ALLOWED FOR A SERVICE STATION TO EXIST AND A GENERAL GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT TO EXIST. YOU COULDN'T REGULATE THAT.

THEY COULDN'T DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.

HOWEVER, IN 1971 PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITED THE SALE OF GENERAL GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS, AND SO THAT IS WHY IT WAS NOT ALLOWED UP UNTIL THE CHANGE IN 2023.

AND SO CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A, YOU KNOW, A BIFURCATED APPROACH HERE WHERE GENERAL FOOD SALES WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT ONLY IN THE INLAND AREA OF THE CITY.

AND SO THAT COVERS EIGHT OF THE TEN SERVICE STATIONS THAT EXIST IN THE CITY.

AND SO THAT WAS DONE JUST AT THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL TO, TO HAVE INLAND ONLY.

AND SO OUR INLAND LOCATIONS NOW, IF THEY PURSUE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, ARE ALLOWED TO SELL GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS AND THEY HAVE TO, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CEP ADHERE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AS WELL AS SOME, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WE'VE PUT INTO THAT WILL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER

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THAT WAS 2023. OKAY. YEAH. AND SO THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT THEY SET THE THE FLOOR FOR WHAT THE REGULATIONS CAN BE.

ANY SERVICE STATION SELLING GENERAL GROCERY ITEMS INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE HAS TO FOLLOW THESE.

NO ADS, NO ALCOHOL AND ICE TUBS, SELF ILLUMINATING ADS.

AND THEN ALSO LIMITATIONS ON THE AGE OF WORKERS THAT CAN WORK THERE AND PARAMETERS THERE.

AND SO THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SETS THAT FLOOR, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO SET ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.

AND THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, BE LIKE WHAT WE'VE ADOPTED HERE FOR THE INLAND SIDE, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS OR ALSO ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS THAT FOLKS MUST FOLLOW. AND SO IN THE INLAND ZONE, WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE IS ESTABLISHED ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS, BASICALLY RESTATING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL ABC PROVISIONS, ONLY BEER AND WINE, NO LIQUOR. AND THOSE ARE BOTH COVERED IN STATE LAW. BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SORT OF REITERATE THAT JUST TO, TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP KEEP THAT TOP OF MIND. AND THEN ALSO DISPLAY AREA CANNOT EXCEED 25% OF RETAIL SPACE.

SINGLE SERVING CONTAINERS ARE PROHIBITED. NO SALES IN A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW.

YOU KNOW, NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OTHER USES AND NO VIDEO OR ELECTRONIC GAMING ON, ON PREMISES.

AND SO THIS WAS REALLY TO MAKE IT TRULY OFF SALE.

YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AN INSTANCE WHERE SOMEONE PURCHASED AN INDIVIDUAL CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL, THEN SAT AND PLAYED A VIDEO GAME THEY WANTED IT TO BE BASICALLY SOMEONE GETS A SIX PACK OF BEER OR WHATEVER BOTTLE OF WINE AND THEN GOES GOES ON, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE IT SORT OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE WITH, WITH DRINKING IN PUBLIC.

AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE RATIONALE AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS ADOPTED.

AND SO PREVIOUS ACTIONS TAKEN SPECIFICALLY ON THE INLAND, INLAND PART OF THE ORDINANCE.

WE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO TAKE THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, AND AT THAT TIME THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 5 TO 2 NOT TO RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AND THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE EXACTLY MIRRORS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE INLAND ZONE, WHERE WE HAVE THE BASE PARAMETERS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS, AND AT THIS TIME IT'S SET UP TO FOLLOW A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS AS WELL.

AND SO WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF IS TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE THAT'S PROPOSED THAT MIRRORS THE INLAND ZONE TO AND APPLY THAT TO THE COASTAL ZONE. AND THEN ALSO AN ADDITIONAL FEATURE OF THE COASTAL IS WE WOULD HAVE TO COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION, BASICALLY REFERRING THE ITEM TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

AND THEN INSTEAD OF BEING ADOPTED 30 DAYS AFTER SECOND READING, THE ORDINANCE WOULD COME INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPROVAL OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE ONLY WRINKLE THERE. VERSUS THE INLAND. AND THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS FOR THE EVENING.

BUT OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INSIGHT. SHOULD IT BE NEEDED. WHAT WAS THE GENERAL GIST OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REJECTING? YES. SORRY. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. IT WAS.

THEY FOUND THAT IT DID NOT CONFORM TO OUR GENERAL PLAN AND THEN ALSO COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HAVE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS OF HAVING AN ADDITIONAL TWO LOCATIONS THAT COULD SELL SELL ALCOHOL. DID THEY HAVE A RATIONALE WHY IT WAS OKAY TO DO OUT OF THE COASTAL ZONE, BUT NOT GOOD TO DO IN THE COASTAL ZONE? AT THE TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE INLAND ZONE THEY ALSO VOTED AGAINST COUNCIL APPROVING IT.

BEEN CONSISTENT. CORRECT? OKAY. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS.

YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD REPORT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. IT SEEMS TO ME WE SHOULD BE FAIR BETWEEN BOTH AREAS OF THE CITY.

I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD EXPOSE US TO RISK IF WE KIND OF DISCRIMINATED FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET VERSUS THE OTHER.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF GETTING THE TWO IN CONGRUENCE.

I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.

I DO. THANK YOU MAYOR. I, I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.

I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS FOR THE REASONS WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. IN ADDITION TO THOSE REITERATED BY MAYOR LIGHT TONIGHT.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, IF I MAY. YES YOU MAY.

THE LIST OF PROVISIONS UNDER THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS.

YES. UNDER THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE, THEY ALL SEEM FAIRLY OBJECTIVE.

YOU'RE EITHER DOING IT OR YOU'RE NOT. AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR STAFF IS, IS A CUP EVEN APPROPRIATE HERE WHERE THERE'S NO SUBJECTIVE SORT OF, HEY, WHAT'S GOING IT'S OBJECTIVE.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON AN AUP? AS LONG AS THE APPLICANT MEETS THESE EXACT SAME REQUIREMENTS AND ABIDES BY THEM, CAN WE DO THAT? SHOULD WE DO IT? I WOULD IT AVOID UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE TIME, PLANNING COMMISSION TIME, STAFF TIME, COST UNCERTAINTY. AND IF WE DID THAT HERE IN THE COASTAL ZONE, TO THE MAYOR'S POINT ABOUT JUST KIND OF FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS,

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I THINK THERE WAS A FEELING AT THE TIME THAT WHEN WE WERE MAKING THE TRANSITION TO FULL PROHIBITION FROM FULL PROHIBITION TO ALLOWANCE, THE IDEA WAS THAT THE CUP WOULD PROVIDE PERHAPS THAT EXTRA OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AT A IN A PUBLIC FORUM.

WE'VE HAD SUCCESS IN THE INLAND ZONE WITH OUR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE ENTIRE AUP PROCESS VERSUS THE CPU PROCESS.

AND I THINK GIVEN WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY IN AUP IS A VERY LOGICAL CHOICE.

IF WE WERE TO DO THAT TONIGHT, WE WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING THIS EVENING, MODIFY THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT PROCESS RATHER THAN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS. BRING THAT BACK FOR A FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION AT NEXT WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE WOULD CONTINUE THE HEARING TO NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT TO ALLOW FOR THAT CHANGE, THAT ITERATIVE CHANGE, AND THEN THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON THAT SPECIFIC MODIFICATION TO THE PROGRAM.

WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO COME BACK AND INTRODUCE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, A NEW PUBLIC HEARING, THE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TWO CONSISTENT, A CHANGE TO THE INLAND ORDINANCE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE OPEN TO THAT. MARC AND I DISCUSSED THAT AS AN OPTION.

MARC WOULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY WELL DESCRIBED CONDITIONS THAT WE WOULD ASK ANY SERVICE STATION OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH GOING FORWARD.

WE COULD DO THAT JUST AS EASILY, EASILY THROUGH AN AUP AS A CUP.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE CUP PROVIDES THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND DISCUSS IT WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

IN THAT INSTANCE, I THINK WE DO KNOW HOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION FEELS ABOUT THIS IN GENERAL.

OTHER CONDITIONS THE COUNCIL HAS, I THINK, THOUGHT THROUGH AND WE COULD CERTAINLY IMPLEMENT AND ADHERE TO AS STAFF.

THAT MAKES SENSE. AND THAT THE PUBLIC HAD HAD AN.

HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON THESE MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND WE'VE HAD A HEARING HERE AT LEAST. SO MAYBE IN RECENT TIME, RECENT MEMORY.

SO MAYBE WE'VE KIND OF SATISFIED THAT POINT. OKAY.

WELL, I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

I ACTUALLY THINK IF THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO LEAN THE WAY OF GOING UP, WHICH I DON'T NECESSARILY, I'M NOT AGAINST THAT. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION, WE SHOULD GO DO IT RIGHT.

THE FIRST ISSUE, NOT GO BACK MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER THINGS BEFORE THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

I HATE TO WASTE OUR TIME IN FRONT OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION ON MINOR THINGS.

I AGREE, I THINK IT WOULD BE FAR MORE EFFICIENT.

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

THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT YOUR DISTRICT AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY DISTRICT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF MAKING THIS AN AUP. THANK YOU FOR THAT IDEA.

I THINK THAT STREAMLINES THINGS. IT'S WORTH THE DELAY TO DO THAT.

AND I WOULD AGREE THAT WE DO IT EVERYWHERE. THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS IS IT'S A FAIRNESS ISSUE.

SERVICE STATIONS LITERALLY, IF THAT SERVICE STATION WAS ACROSS THE STREET HE'D BE ALLOWED TO DO IT.

BY THE WAY, ACROSS THE STREET IS A CVS THAT SELLS ALCOHOL DOWN ABOUT TWO BLOCKS IS RUBY LIQUOR THAT SELLS ALCOHOL AND OR, YOU KNOW, BEER, WINE AND HARD ALCOHOL. SO IT'S, I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DRINK AND DRIVE. WE'VE GOT A PROLIFERATION OF ALCOHOL SALES IN THE CITY.

AND IF THAT'S AN ISSUE, WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. AND I THINK. WE COULD ADDRESS THAT SEPARATELY ISSUE AT THE OTHER. AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH ANY OF OUR SERVICE STATIONS THAT DO ALLOW THE ALCOHOL SALES. I'VE BEEN BY THAT SITE.

I'VE HAD A TOUR OF THE FACILITY. HE'S GOT CAMERAS, HE'S GOT ELECTRONIC LOCKS.

HE'S GOT SECURITY SET UP, HE'S ALL SET. HE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.

AND THEN THERE'S ECONOMIC BENEFITS. IT'S NOT JUST THE ALCOHOL SALES, BUT IF HE CAN GET HIS 7-ELEVEN FRANCHISE BACK, I THINK THAT ALSO OPENS UP MORE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE CITY.

SO I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE YOU'RE NEXT.

I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE POINTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER MENTIONED. THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION LOST HIS FRANCHISE FOR 7-ELEVEN, WHICH HAD A LARGE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON HIS BUSINESS.

AND IN LARGE PART BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SELL ALCOHOL, WHICH WAS ONE OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

I THINK MAKING IT AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS VERSUS A CONDITIONAL USE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND GIVEN OUR EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF OUR GAS STATIONS, THAT IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THAT JUST SORT OF SORT OF CLEARS THE RUNWAY FOR BUSINESSES.

SO I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT I GUESS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL,

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YEAH, WE WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING THIS EVENING TO DATE CERTAIN NEXT TUESDAY WE WOULD UPDATE AND MODIFY THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT STANDARD VERSUS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT STANDARD. AND WHEN WE DO BOTH AT ONCE? I DON'T THINK WE, I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO NOTICE THE INLAND ZONE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO THAT AT A LATER DATE, PROBABLY IN NOVEMBER.

WE CAN HUSTLE THAT TO TRY TO GET IT AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE.

THEY MIGHT EVEN TIE HIM UP GIVEN THE DELAY THAT OCCURS WITH, WITH THE COASTAL ACTION.

BUT THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE. OUT OF FAIRNESS TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY COULD THEY COULD ABSORB, YOU KNOW, IN A SENSE, ABSORB THAT CHANGE, HAVE A CHANCE TO TO READ THE ORDINANCE AS MODIFIED AND THEN INTRODUCE IT POTENTIALLY NEXT TUESDAY.

OKAY. SO OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE.

I JUST HAVE A SECOND FROM. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

AND I'LL GO TO YOU. IS THAT OKAY? I PUT MY HAND DOWN.

COUNCIL MEMBER JUST, CLERK MAY CORRECT IT. I THINK IT WAS CASTLE THAT MADE THE MOTION.

SECOND. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. I MADE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

JUST A CLARITY QUESTION. IS IT IS THIS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO IN THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH OTHER BUSINESSES WITH AUPS AND CUPS, WE COULDN'T DO THAT AT THE SAME TIME. WE CAN'T? THAT'S DIFFERENT. THAT'S OUR FULL TABLE, OUR LAND USE TABLE WHERE WE ENSHRINE THE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES FOR EACH USE TYPE.

THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC WHERE IN THIS CASE THE PRIMARY ACTION, THE PROCESS AND THE PROCEDURE IS ALMOST A SECONDARY ACTION HERE.

PRIMARY DECISION IS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION, MAKE OURSELVES SUBJECT TO THE STATE STANDARD AS IT PERTAINS TO GROCERY SALES, AND THEN ADD OUR OWN LOCAL FLAVOR, SO TO SPEAK, THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT WE ARE NOW PERHAPS PRESCRIBING IN A AUP PROCESS VERSUS THE CUP PROCESS. SO THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITION THAT EXISTS, WE NEED TO ELIMINATE THAT.

FIRST. I WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT WE WEREN'T ADDING AN ADDITIONAL STEP THAT WASN'T NEEDED.

YEAH, I LIKE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN. THE NEW TABLE THAT COMES BACK WILL REFLECT THIS ACCORDINGLY. OKAY. THANKS. OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE, IS YOUR HAND DOWN? OH, SORRY. YES. OKAY.

SO THAT'S WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

IT'S COME UP BEFORE TO SUBSTITUTE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT FROM THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO TELL THE COUNCIL, IF YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS ALREADY AWARE THAT REMOVING ONE LAYER OF PUBLIC INPUT TO WHAT ARE OFTEN SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO A LOCAL COMMUNITY IS A BAD IDEA.

AND I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO CONSOLIDATE HIS POWER OVER THIS STUFF.

SO MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER. AND HE SMILES. OF COURSE HE SMILES.

BUT I THINK REMOVING ANOTHER LAYER OF PUBLIC INPUT TO PEOPLE IS RIDICULOUS.

I A RIDICULOUS MOVE, AND IT IS AGAINST THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF REDONDO BEACH.

AND IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT, NOT JUST FROM ME.

OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM AND NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? SORRY, I FORGOT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU FOLKS DO.

SERIOUSLY. I CONCUR WITH JIM. STOP REMOVING THE PUBLIC FROM WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, AND YOU'LL HEAR, YOU'VE HEARD FROM ME IN THE PAST ABOUT THAT.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME IN THE FUTURE ABOUT THAT.

PLEASE STOP. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM? NO. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY. THANK YOU. I WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW, NOT CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT CONTINUING IT.

SO YOU HAVE DIRECTION AS FAR AS WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO COME BACK.

I'LL DO THAT VOTE FIRST, AND THEN I'LL BE ASKING FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE MEETING.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION. YOU AGREE WITH THAT. LOOKS LIKE YOU.

YEAH. YEAH. I'M CLEAR ON THE MOTION. YEAH. OKAY.

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

AND THEY NOW TAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING TO NEXT, NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

YEAH. THE 20TH TO THE, TO THE MEETING ON THE 20TH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE AND THE MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER AS THE SECOND.

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

THIS IS ITEM IS CONTINUED TO THE NEXT MEETING.

NEXT IS ITEM N.1. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING NIKE AFTER DARK.

[N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CITY CLERK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE PRESENTING ON THE NIKE AFTER DARK TOUR HALF MARATHON RUN THAT IS COMING TO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG TEAM OVER HERE FROM NIKE.

THEY'RE ROLLING DEEP, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THEM ALL. THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK IN VARIOUS ORDERS. BUT FROM NIKE WE HAVE JAKE WANAMAKER AND JOHN JEFFERSON FROM BOOMBOX.

WE HAVE ROBERT LARMORE AND CAROLINE BARR. CAROLINE IS JOINING US REMOTELY, BUT SHE HAS DONE A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SO SHE'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE HAVE CINDY LINDBERG AND JORDAN TRUJILLO FROM BLUE REVOLVER, AND WE HAVE ARMSTRONG FROM BREAK ON THROUGH PRODUCTIONS.

SO EVERYONE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO WHAT THE EVENT IS, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE NIKE TEAM TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS ITEMS RELATED TO THE RUN THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE WRAP UP SLIDE SO THAT YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF EITHER THEM OR STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CORONATION OF THE EVENT. AND THEN WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED ACTION AT THE END OF THAT.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THE CITY ENTERED INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH NIKE ON JULY 7TH, 2026, TO ALLOW FOR THE AFTER DARK TOUR TO COME TO REDONDO BEACH.

THE LICENSE FEE WAS $320,000, AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL SERVICE COSTS.

THAT IS FOR THE USE OF THE SEASIDE LAGOON, THE ADJACENT PARKING LOTS, PORTIONS OF HARBOR DRIVE AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS, INCLUDING VETERANS PARK, AS WELL AS A NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE MAIN LIBRARY NEXT DOOR FOR PARKING.

AND IN RETURN, NIKE IS GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH A YOUTH SOCCER CLINIC FOR UP TO 100 PARTICIPANTS, 100 COMPLIMENTARY RACE ENTRIES FOR CITY DISTRIBUTION, AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THINGS RELATED TO THE EVENT, INCLUDING PERMITTING, STAFFING, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT MITIGATION AND RESTORATION OF AFFECTED AREAS.

AND WHAT IS THE NIKE AFTER DARK TOUR? IT'S A VERY UNIQUE RUN.

IT IS TAKING PLACE ON OCTOBER 24TH OF THIS YEAR.

THERE'S GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 PARTICIPANTS.

IT'S A HALF MARATHON THAT CELEBRATES WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS.

THE RACE BEGINS AND ENDS HERE IN REDONDO BEACH AT THE SEASIDE LAGOON AND RUNS THROUGH THREE CITIES OUR CITY, REDONDO BEACH, HERMOSA BEACH AND TORRANCE AND SEASIDE LAGOON WILL SERVE AS THE EVENT HEADQUARTERS.

SO IN THAT SPACE, YOU'LL SEE AN EXPO WITH PARTICIPANT SERVICES, SPONSOR ACTIVATIONS.

THERE'S GONNA BE SOME FOOD AND BEVERAGE AS WELL AS ENTERTAINMENT ON THE FINAL NIGHT.

AND JUST BEFORE I GIVE IT BACK OVER TO TO NIKE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S ON THIS LIST.

WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING FOR MONTHS AMONG NOT JUST CITY DEPARTMENTS AND NIKE, BUT ALSO ACROSS JURISDICTIONS.

AND WE'VE PULLED IN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS ARE IMPACTED, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. NIKE HAS UNDERTAKEN QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL THAT. AND THERE IS STILL ONGOING COORDINATION AS WE APPROACH THE EVENT DATE.

WE HAD A FINAL ALL HANDS MEETING JUST EARLIER THIS WEEK, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ALL DOCUMENTATION PERMITS IN PLACE AND THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL WERE COMFORTABLE WITH PLANS AS WELL AS THE INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER AND WHAT WAS INVOLVED WITH JUST HAVING A COHESIVE RESPONSE SHOULD AN INCIDENT TAKE PLACE.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MITIGATING COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS IMPACTS.

AND AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT. SO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT TOO MUCH OVER HERE AS PART OF THE INTRODUCTION. BUT WITH THAT I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO JAKE. HE'LL KICK US OFF. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JAKE WANAMAKER. I LIVE IN L.A. COUNTY.

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WE'RE FINISHING UP A SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF GLOBALLY LED WOMEN'S RACES.

WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY, LAST WEEKEND WE WERE IN MEXICO CITY BEFORE THAT, SYDNEY BEFORE THAT, SHANGHAI. THIS WEEKEND WE'RE IN LONDON AND THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WE BRING IT HOME HERE IN LOS ANGELES, RIGHT HERE IN REDONDO BEACH. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE A LOT TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT. I'LL BE JOINED BY A LARGE GROUP OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS ACROSS EVENT PRODUCTION, RACE OPERATIONS, AND LOGISTICS TO TALK YOU THROUGH OUR TOP LINE DETAILS FOR THE OVERALL EVENT.

I THINK WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ELIZABETH, MIKE, ALL THE AGENCY TEAMS PD IN THE CITY FOR ALL THE TRUST AND COLLABORATION TO GET TO THIS MOMENT. WE FULLY REALIZE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THIS EVENT.

SO THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GET INTO IT.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE EXPO.

HERE'S A QUICK VISUAL OF THIS TO KIND OF TEASE WHAT'S COMING NEXT WEEKEND. AS ELIZABETH MENTIONED, THIS IS TRULY THE EVENT HEADQUARTERS. RACE DAY, WHILE IT IS ONLY OCTOBER 24TH, WE ALSO HAVE TWO EXPO DAYS.

THAT'S THE 23RD AND THE 22ND. SO REALLY OUR ACTIVATION BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY, THE 22ND, FRIDAY THE 23RD, AND THEN SATURDAY THE 24TH IS RACE DAY IN THIS EXPO AREA.

THIS IS FOR RUNNERS OR RUNNER SERVICES, PACKET PICK UP, YOU KNOW, STYLING.

BUT THIS IS ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC AND ADVERTISED FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXPERIENCE.

THERE IS RETAIL, THERE'S FOOD AND BEVERAGE. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF BRAND STORYTELLING THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. HERE'S ANOTHER KIND OF SIDE VIEW LOOKING FROM BARON PORTOFINO WAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE STRUCTURES AND KIND OF BRAND MOMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. AGAIN, THIS IS OUR EVENT HEADQUARTERS.

IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THE 22ND AND 23RD.

AND THEN ON THE 24TH, IT KIND OF BECOMES RACE OPERATIONS FOCUSED FOR A PRE-RACE AND POST-RACE ACTIVITIES.

WITH THAT, I'LL INVITE SYDNEY FROM OUR TEAM TO COME UP AND TALK THROUGH A BIT OF OUR EXPO FOOTPRINT.

I THINK BEFORE SHE JUMPS IN, JUST ONE THING I WANT TO CALL OUT IS I THINK FROM A VERY EARLY STAGE HEARING FROM THE TEAM AT REDONDO BEACH, THE KHA AND KIND OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE HAVE TAKEN OUR IMPACT AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OF OUR KIND OF SITE PLANNING.

WITHIN OUR LICENSE AGREEMENT, WE DO HAVE USE TO THE SOUTH, THE NORTH LOT AND THE LAGOON.

WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY PRESERVED A PRETTY LARGE FOOTPRINT WITHIN OUR SPACE THAT IS UNDER THE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS FOR AFFECTED BUSINESS PARKING IN THE SOUTH LOT.

YOU'LL SEE HOW THAT DEVELOPS THROUGH OUR KIND OF LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT PLAN.

AND PARTICULARLY CALLING OUT ON THE 17TH, THERE WAS AN EXISTING EVENT WITH THE SURF CLUB THAT WE HAVE KIND OF RESTRUCTURED OUR PRODUCTION PLAN AROUND TO ENSURE THAT EVENT CAN TAKE PLACE SUCCESSFULLY, AND THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS FOR ALL OF THEIR GUESTS PARKING ON THOSE DAYS.

COOL. YEAH. HI. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. SO HERE IS A MAP SHOWCASING THE AREAS THAT WE'RE TAKING OVER FOR LOAD IN. WE START THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AND WE'LL BE LOADING IN THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST.

NEXT WEDNESDAY. WE'RE TAKING OVER THE SURFSIDE LAGOON IN THE ADJACENT LOT.

AND THEN AS WELL AS THE JOE'S CRAB SHACK LOT.

SO THOSE WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE DAYS.

WE'RE PLANNING TO KEEP ACCESS OPEN FOR THE SURF CLUB, ALONG WITH PARKING SPACES, SO THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DURATION OF OUR LOAD IN. AND THEN ON THE SOUTH LOT, WE'RE TAKING A SMALL PORTION OF THAT LOT JUST TO BRING OUR TRUCKS.

SO WE HAVE A PLACE FOR TRUCKS TO COME CHECK IN BEFORE THEY COME INTO OUR MAIN PARKING LOT TO UNLOAD.

BUT WE'RE LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHSIDE LOT OPEN SO RESIDENTS CAN PARK AND ACCESS LOCAL BUSINESSES THERE.

YEAH. HERE'S A SPECIFIC MAP THAT SHOWS LIKE HOW WE HAVE CHANGED OUR LOADING PLAN ON THE 17TH, AGAIN TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXISTING SURF CLUB EVENT.

REORGANIZE OUR TRUCK MARSHALING KIND OF LIKE LOAD IN AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS THAT THAT TEAM AND EVENT HAVE REQUESTED.

AND THEN THIS MAP IS SHOWING OUR DAYS FOR THE 22ND AND THE 23RD, THE EXPO DAYS.

SO THESE DAYS WE'LL LEAVE THE SOUTH LOT COMPLETELY OPEN.

AND JUST TAKING OVER THE SURFSIDE LAGOON AND THE ADJACENT LOTS.

ON RACE DAY, WE ARE TAKING OVER QUITE A BIT MORE.

THE SOUTH SIDE LOT WILL BE FULLY CLOSED. THERE'S A BUILD GOING IN OVERNIGHT ON THE 23RD INTO THE 24TH, AND THEN THAT WILL BE RESTORED BY NOON ON THE 25TH.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME ROAD CLOSURES WHICH SOME OF THE TEAM WILL LATER GET INTO DETAILS ON.

AMAZING. WITH THAT, I'LL BRING UP OWEN STRONG TO TALK THROUGH A BIT OF THIS IMPACT AND OUR MITIGATION PLANS.

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WITH THAT IN MIND, THERE WILL BE ROAD CLOSURES BEGINNING ON THE 23RD AT 9 P.M.

FOR US TO LOAD IN THE START AND FINISH LINES.

WITH THAT, EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL BE ROAD CLOSURES AND THERE WILL BE SECURITY PRESENCE, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE YOU KNOW, MARSHALING INVOLVED IN THAT AREA, LOCAL BUSINESSES WILL STILL AND RESIDENTS WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO NORTH HARBOR DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH THE AREA IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE STAFF AND PRESENCE THAT WE WILL HAVE ON SITE TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.

WE'RE JUST NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRAFFIC OR YOU KNOW, ANYBODY ELSE BEYOND THAT.

BUT THE LOCAL ACCESS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH THE STAFF AND RESOURCES WE HAVE ON SITE DURING THIS BUILD TO MAKE SURE IT'S BEING DONE SAFELY, EFFECTIVELY, AND WITH MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY.

IN TERMS OF RACE DAY, THAT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT.

SO STARTING MIDNIGHT GOING ON THE 23RD, GOING INTO THE 24TH, WE ALSO HAVE ROAD CLOSURE AGAIN ON NORTH HARBOR DRIVE.

SAME THING APPLIES THAT THERE WILL BE ACCESS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON THE NORTH HARBOR DRIVE ITSELF, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YOU KNOW, 4 P.M. TO 8 P.M.

FOR PORTOFINO WAY AND THEN 4 TO 10:30 ALONG NORTH HARBOR DRIVE BETWEEN HERRONDO AND BERYL STREET AREA. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE ROADS WILL HAVE RUNNERS ON IT.

IT'S FOR SAFETY. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT HARD CLOSURE TIME, TIME FRAME LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO AND FROM, EVEN THOUGH THE THE ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE IN EFFECT.

SAME THING APPLIES WITH THE NEXT SIDE GOING IN FROM PACIFIC AVENUE TO ACCESS NORTH HARBOR DRIVE.

SONESTA HOTEL, YOU KNOW, WILL BE IMPACTED. BUT THE SAME GENERAL PRINCIPLE THAT STARTING ON THE 23RD, WHEN THERE IS PRE RACE IMPACT TO BUILD OUT OUR START LINE.

WE WILL HAVE STAFF AND TRAFFIC CONTROL THERE TO ALLOW ACCESS INTO THOSE AREAS FOR YOU KNOW, LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE BOAT RAMP ACCESS, WHICH I KNOW THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITY DOWN THERE.

AND THEN IF WE WANT TO GO TO NOW, RACE DAY IMPACT.

JAKE. AND THEN THE SAME, SAME GENERAL PRINCIPLE APPLIES.

IT WILL BE LOCAL ACCESS UP UNTIL THE POINT OF THE RACE.

SO 3 P.M. TO 9 P.M. THAT'S THE HARD CLOSURE WHEN NO VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE ROADS.

THIS HAS ALL BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH THE KH, AND THE BUSINESSES ALONG THIS AREA.

SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYTHING WE CAN UP UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE WHERE THEY'RE JUST FOR SAFETY FOR THE EVENT ITSELF.

THERE CAN BE NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD. AND THAT 3 P.M.

TO 9 P.M. TIME FRAME IS ALSO THE HARD RESTRICTION FOR ALSO THE BOAT RAMP.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA THAT TIME FRAME FOR LOCAL ACCESS, WE WILL ALLOW JUST THE IMMEDIATE AREA IN THERE PER THE STAFF THAT WILL BE ON THE GROUND FACILITATING THOSE TRAFFIC CONTROL MOVEMENTS. THE CLOSURE OF NORTH HARBOR DRIVE WILL CONTINUE ON INTO NOON ON SUNDAY.

BUT ONCE WE HIT THAT 9 P.M. ON THE 24TH, THAT'S WHEN LOCAL ACCESS CAN RESUME IN AND OUT OF THAT AREA.

AND THEN EVEN THOUGH THIS IS IN NORTH HARBOR DRIVE, WE REALIZE THAT THE WATERFRONT PARKING AREA, I BELIEVE FOR BEACH, YOU KNOW, LIFE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN KIND OF A MITIGATION STRATEGY WHERE BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES HAVE DIRECTED THEIR STAFF TO PARK.

WE STILL ARE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO PARK IN WATERFRONT BELOW FOR MITIGATION.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CLOSURES, THERE WILL BE RESTRICTED ACCESS BETWEEN 4 AND 9 P.M..

SO, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO BE IN OR OUT PRIOR TO FOUR THEY SHOULD BE IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT. AND THEN SAME THING AFTER 9 P.M.

IS WHEN ACCESS TO AND FROM THE PARKING STRUCTURE WILL RESUME.

THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS AGAIN, OUR EXPO EVENT HEADQUARTERS START FINISH AREA.

NOW WE'LL TALK THROUGH THE COURSE. GOOD EVENING.

SO AS WE MENTIONED, THE START AND FINISH IN THE MAIN HUB FOR THE EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON HARBOR DRIVE THERE IN REDONDO BEACH.

HOWEVER, THE COURSE WILL THEN CONTINUE SOUTHBOUND ON CATALINA MAKE TO MAKE ITS WAY TOWARDS TORRANCE.

WHAT WE'LL DO ABOUT TWO AND A HALF TO THREE MILES IN THE CITY OF TORRANCE.

WE WILL MAKE OUR WAY BACK UP THROUGH RIVIERA VILLAGE GOING NORTHBOUND ON CATALINA AVENUE.

DOING A QUICK U-TURN THERE, I THINK ON AVENUE B IF YOU CAN SEE THAT, I GUESS THE MAP ON THE FAR RIGHT ON THE TOP, THEY'LL THEN MAKE A U-TURN, COME DOWN SOUTHBOUND ON CATALINA, ZIGZAG THROUGH A COUPLE SIDE STREETS, AND THEN WE CONTINUE NORTHBOUND ON ESPLANADE, MAKING OUR WAY BACK THROUGH REDONDO BEACH UP TO HERMOSA BEACH.

AND THEN WE'LL CUT OVER TO THE STRAND FOR THE LAST MILE, A MILE AND A HALF OR SO, AS THE RUNNERS MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE FINISH LINE ON HARBOR

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THEN WE'LL REOPEN BY 6 A.M. TO ALLOW TRAFFIC FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN GOING BACK INTO THE SAME CLOSURE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 9 P.M., AND THEN REOPEN THAT STREET UP BY NOON ON SUNDAY.

SO THAT'S THE MAIN START AND FINISH LINE AREA ON HARBOR DRIVE AS WE GET TO THE COURSE LATER THAT AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY.

OUR HARD CLOSURES WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 OR THE ENTIRE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED BY 4:00.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY WITH ALL THE DETOURS, KNOW PARKS, ETCETERA.

AND THEN WE'LL REOPEN THOSE STREETS ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE ON THE FAR RIGHT.

SO THE EARLIER STREET CLOSURES DEPENDING ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE THE COURSE AND THE LAST CLOSE, THE LAST ROAD CLOSURE WILL BE OPENED UP AROUND 10, 10:15 THERE NEAR THE NEAR THE FINISH LINE.

IS WHEN THE LAST RUNNER WILL BE FINISHED AROUND THAT 10:00 HOUR.

BUT THIS OUTLINES ALL THE ROAD CLOSURES. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ANOTHER LIST IN, IN HERMOSA BEACH IN TORRANCE.

THIS IS SPECIFIC TO REDONDO. RIVIERA VILLAGE.

SPEAKING ON THIS. YEAH. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

JOHN JEFFERSON, NIKE. I'M SPEAKING ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE RIVIERA VILLAGE ON RACE DAY.

WE KNOW WITH 12,000 RUNNERS COMING TO TOWN, THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A LOT OF SPECTATORS.

SO WE WANT TO DRIVE ENERGY AND FOCUS A LOT OF THAT ENERGY IN ON RIVIERA VILLAGE WITH THE CHEER ZONE.

SO THINK DJ'S BIG BRANDING TRUCKS. WE'RE GOING TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING ENERGY BRANDING, LIGHTING INTO SOME OF THEIR BUSINESSES.

AND THEN SOME CHEER SUPPLIES. SO NOISEMAKERS, COWBELLS, LED FOAM WANDS, ETC..

WE'RE ALSO MAPPING A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SO THINK LOS ANGELES RUN CLUBS TO THIS ZONE TO REALLY BRING A LOT MORE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO THIS AREA FOR RUNNERS KEEPING ENERGY HIGH.

THIS IS ALSO THE HALFWAY POINT, WHICH IS A REALLY BIG FUN TIME TO CHEER THE RUNNERS ON SINCE THEY MADE IT HALFWAY UP.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO SKIP THIS. THIS IS JUST RUNNER SERVICES HAPPENING IN RIVIERA VILLAGE.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF KIND OF WHERE WE'RE SETTING UP SOME OF THESE ACTIVATIONS.

SO DJ BOOTH AND SOME OF THE LARGE BRANDING TRUCKS, AND THEN REITERATING THE ROAD CLOSURE FROM 4 P.M.

TO 815 ON CATALINA, RUNNING THROUGH RIVIERA VILLAGE.

AND THEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SO IN ORDER TO DO ALL THIS, WE ACTUALLY OBVIOUSLY NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S AWARE OF ALL THE STREET CLOSURES. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE, I THINK EARLY JULY, IF NOT EARLIER. WE HAVE A OUTREACH TEAM THAT'S BEEN NOTIFYING ALL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS VIA EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEM, THERE'S TWO ROUNDS OF DIRECT MAILERS THAT WENT OUT THROUGH USPS.

ABOUT 17,000 FLIERS OR SO WENT OUT AND HIT MAILBOXES TO EVERY ADDRESS ALONG THE ROUTE AND BLOCKS OUT.

WE SENT OUT OUR FIRST FLIER EARLY AUGUST AND THIS IS THE COVERAGE AREA ON THE MAP.

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IS HITTING MAILBOXES THIS WEEK.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID SOME DOOR TO DOORS.

AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT LEADING UP TO EVENT WEEK, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.

YOU'LL SEE BEFORE I JUMP INTO THIS, STARTING ON FRIDAY, GOING INTO MONDAY, YOU'LL START SEEING A LOT OF MESSAGE BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. ROAD CLOSURES SPECIAL EVENT NOTICE, IF YOU WILL.

A LOT OF A-FRAME SIGNAGE ALONG THE STREETS, AND THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER POSTED ON THAT GOING TO OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR WHO WILL BE ANSWERING PHONE CALLS LIVE UP UNTIL RACE DAY, AND THEN ON RACE DAY SHE WILL BE RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AS WELL.

AND MANAGING THOSE. THIS FLIER HERE IS WHAT WAS MAILED OUT PREVIOUSLY AGAIN IN AUGUST AND AS WELL AS THIS COMING WEEK.

SO THIS IS A COPY OF THE ROAD CLOSURE FLIER. THIS IS THE COURSE ALL THE STREET CLOSURES AND CONTACT INFORMATION.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL BACK AGAIN. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH RIVIERA VILLAGE ON RACE DAY.

BUT BEFORE THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES.

WE KNOW A LOT OF THE RUNNERS ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN.

SO WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

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SO WITH THE INFLUX OF RUNNERS COMING TO TOWN, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BUSINESS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS THROUGH A DIGITAL RACE WEEKEND GUIDE.

THIS GUIDE WILL GO OUT TO ALL 12,000 PLUS RUNNERS.

THOSE RUNNERS WILL BE BRINGING FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO TOWN.

SO WE WANT RUNNERS TO KNOW WHERE TO GO WHEN THEY GET INTO TOWN.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE KHA TO DRIVE BUSINESS AND AWARENESS.

AND THEN WE ARE WORKING WITH THE KHA AND SOME OF THEIR RESTAURANTS TO DO LARGE CATERING ORDERS.

WE KNOW THE BUILDS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK, SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO FEED AND CATER STAFF.

HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT THE BUSINESSES WE'RE WORKING AT.

SOME THE ONES ON THE RIGHT WERE A LITTLE MORE ENGAGED WITH.

SO I THINK WE'RE GOING INTO THE BUSINESS. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN SOME AFTER DARK LIGHTING ONE OF THEM.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING A LIVE BAND IN FOR RACE DAY.

FUN, FUN SOUTH BAY STUFF. THE MIDDLE ONES THEY ARE.

THEY'RE GETTING REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO UGO'S DOING A RED VELVET GELATO INSPIRED BY AFTER DARK.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, THESE ARE ALL BUSINESSES FROM REDONDO THAT WERE BOTH FEATURED IN THE GUIDE.

AND THEN ALSO KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SECTION IN THE RACE WEEKEND GUIDE.

AND THEN THIS IS A A LOT TO LOOK AT, BUT THIS IS JUST HOW THE RESTAURANTS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE GUIDE.

SO WE WILL HAVE MAPS. ALL OF THE BUSINESSES WILL BE LISTED OUT.

THEY WILL HAVE THE DISCOUNTS THEY ARE OPTING INTO.

SO WHEN RUNNERS COME TO TOWN, THEY SHOW THE BIB, THEY WILL GET DISCOUNTS.

AND THEN YOU CAN CLICK INTO THESE BUSINESSES, WHICH WILL DRIVE YOU STRAIGHT INTO A GOOGLE MAPS LOCATION.

AND THEN PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN KNOW HOW TO GET THERE.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS IS JUST A CLEARER LOOK AT HOW WE'RE PARTNERING AND ELEVATING THE KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION BUSINESSES.

AND THEN, JAKE, I'LL LET YOU SPEAK TO SURF CLUB.

SWEET. THANK YOU. TO WRAP US OUT, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED WITH THE SURF CLUB OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

WE'VE PARTNERED ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF THIS EVENT.

NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, ADMIRING AND KIND OF LEARNING FROM WHAT THEY'VE DONE AT BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL, BUT ALSO WORK WITH THEM TO UTILIZE THEIR SPACE FOR OUR EVENT HOSPITALITY.

SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR EXISTING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ADJUSTING OUR FOOTPRINT AND TIMING AND ENSURING THAT THEY YOU KNOW, HAVE ACCESS TO, THEY NEED FOR THEIR MEMBERS AND GUESTS AND EVENTS.

WE'RE MAINTAINING, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS ACCESS FOR THEM.

OVER THE COURSE OF OUR FOOTPRINT, WE KNOW THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR FOOTPRINT. WE HAVE KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGED THAT FROM THE GET GO. AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR BUSINESS IS ABLE TO RUN OVER THOSE DAYS. WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THEM ON PARTIAL AND ALSO FULL BUYOUTS ON OUR VARIOUS EVENT DAYS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, DRIVING REVENUE TO THAT CLUB. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING ON PRODUCTION PLAN, AS I MENTIONED, WHICH POWER RESOURCES, AGAIN, LEARNING FROM BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

HERE FOR QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. ANYTHING. OKAY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL START. I MEAN, FIRST OFF, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR TOWN.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. TO SEE THE OTHER CITIES YOU'VE BEEN IN.

AND THEN OUR CITY NEXT TO THOSE IS I THINK, A GREAT HONOR FOR OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU. HOW DID HOW DID YOU CHOOSE REDONDO? WHAT WAS THE SELECTION CRITERIA THAT GOT YOU TO REDONDO BEACH? WELL, I MEAN, I'LL SAY LAST YEAR LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE AFTER DARK TOUR.

THE LA RACE WAS IN STARTED AND ENDED IN SOFI AND IT WAS IN INGLEWOOD.

AND WHILE THAT FEELS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, VERY SPECIFIC VERSION OF LA, WE WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE COAST.

LIKE WE WANTED TO KIND OF TAKE A STAB AT MAKING THIS PART OF THE GLOBAL RACE SERIES FEEL TRULY LOS ANGELES.

SO WE IMMEDIATELY LOOK TO THE SOUTH BAY AND THE BEAUTY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THIS AREA.

AND ALSO WE FIND YOUR COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA VERY CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS OF THE AFTER DARK TOUR THAT FOCUSED ON HEALTH, FOCUSED ON WELLNESS, FOCUSED ON FEMALE EMPOWERMENT.

SO THIS WAS ALWAYS KIND OF LIKE ON OUR RADAR WHEN WE INITIALLY CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, REDOING THIS RACE THIS YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO, AGAIN, WE SAW WHAT WAS POSSIBLE WITH BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL.

LIKE WE KNOW THAT THAT EVENT IS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT THAT REDONDO KIND OF KNOWS HOW TO PUT ON AND PARTNER WITH, YOU KNOW, AN EVENTS OF THIS SCALE. SO I THINK THOSE TWO THINGS COMBINED KIND OF LED US TO THIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED EARLY ON A YOUTH SOCCER CLINIC, WHICH I THINK ELIZABETH MENTIONED THAT, WHICH THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. HOW ARE WE GETTING THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO KIDS KNOW TO SHOW UP DOWN THERE.

SO I HAVE MICHELLE O'CONNOR FROM MY SHOP WORKING WITH THE NIKE TEAM TO SCHEDULE IT AND COORDINATE IT SO IT FITS WITHIN OUR OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS IN NOVEMBER.

SO WE'LL BE PUSHING IT OUT FROM THE CITY SIDE FOR SURE.

OKAY. I'M GLAD YOU HIGHLIGHTED THAT ACCESS TO THE BOAT LIFT AND HAND LAUNCH ARE IMPORTANT.

OR ONE OF YOU DID WHILE YOU WERE GOING THROUGH.

THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF LOBSTER SEASON FOR US, WHICH HAS, YOU KNOW, EARLY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT PEOPLE DEPARTING BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO

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SO ONE OF MY CONCERNS, AND I'M SURE SOMEHOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE THIS ADDRESSED, BUT WHEN YOU START TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THE SOUTH LOT THERE WHERE THE BOAT HOIST IS, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE FOR THE HAND LAUNCH FOR THE KAYAKERS AND OTHERS WHO GO OUT.

I'M NOT SURE THERE'S A WAY FOR THE BOATS TO TURN AROUND TO COME BACK OUT AFTER THEY'RE DONE BECAUSE YOU BLOCK THE OTHER LANE WITH YOUR TRUCK PARKING.

SO HAVE YOU, IS THERE A PATH THAT YOU'VE WORKED OUT THAT THEY CAN GET OUT? AND HOW DO YOU DESIGNATE THE TRAILER PARKING PLACES FROM JUST NORMAL PARKING PLACES? I THINK TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS ON SITE ABOUT THE EXACT ROUTE THAT A TRUCK CARRYING A BOAT TRAILER WOULD HAVE TO USE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE BOAT HOIST. OUR TEAM FEELS VERY CONFIDENT.

WE'VE MET WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM ABOUT THIS KIND OF ROUTE, AN AREA THAT IS RESERVED FOR ACCESS FOR THE BOAT HOIST.

WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'VE ACCOMMODATED FOR THAT IN OUR CURRENT PLANNING AND THE MAPS THAT WE'VE SHARED. I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE DRAWINGS, BUT JUST MENTIONING THAT, I TRUST YOU ON THAT. YEAH. SO APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, BUT FOR NOW, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO COUNCIL TO TALK TO YOU GUYS WHILE YOU'RE UP.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU COORDINATED WITH THE BUSINESSES AND I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM LATER.

SO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS OUR CONCERN.

WE LOVE HAVING A BIG EVENT HERE, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO KILL OUR BUSINESSES IN DOING SO.

SO APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT AND SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL VENTURES.

OF COURSE. ANY OTHER. I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL FIRST TO LIMIT QUESTIONS TO THE NIKE FOLKS AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO STAFF OR OTHERS.

SO. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. SURE. CAN WE GO BACK, PLEASE, TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD ALL THE BUSINESSES ON IT.

YOU HAD THE RIGHT COLUMN IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN? YES. THAT ONE. YES.

THERE YOU GO. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING REDONDO BEACH.

THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM THE FOLKS IN RIVIERA JUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS BUSINESSES ARE HURTING FOR BUSINESS.

WHEN I'VE GONE OUT TO DINNER WITH MY WIFE RECENTLY DOWN IN THE RIVIERA, I'M NOTICING WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THERE. SO I THINK THAT BUSINESS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY BRICK AND MORTAR, ARE FEELING SOME PAIN. AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GOING TO BRING A HUGE ECONOMIC INFUSION TO BOTH THE RIVIERA AND TO THE KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION AREA THERE ON THE WATERFRONT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN AND BRINGING THAT HERE.

SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. YEAH. THANK YOU. I MEAN, WE AGREED IT WAS PART OF OUR INITIAL STRATEGY, LIKE 12,000 REGISTERED RUNNERS. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TRAVELING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, EXPERIENCING REDONDO FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT'S 12,000 MOUTHS TO FEED OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT'S NOT TO MENTION THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO THE EXPOSURE FOR NEW BUSINESSES AND THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE HAVE ALWAYS FELT, YOU KNOW, IS A STRONG ASSET FOR THIS SORT OF EVENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I HAD A GENERAL WHO TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO THINGS EXPOSURE AND VISIBILITY.

YOU CAN DIE FROM EXPOSURE, BUT VISIBILITY IS ALWAYS GOOD.

SO THERE YOU GO. I'LL ASSUME YOU MEANT VISIBILITY.

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

COUPLE QUESTIONS. I GUESS FIRST ARE YOU GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE RIVIERA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING NEXT TUESDAY MORNING? I KNOW YOU ATTENDED ONE OF THE MEETINGS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT WITH THAT BEING JUST THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE NIKE RUN.

I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR SOMEBODY TO GO TO THAT BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK.

YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION. WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THAT BACK AND SEE IF WE CAN SEND SOMEONE TO ATTEND. IT'S A VERY BUSY WEEK FOR US NEXT WEEK, BUT WE KNOW THAT'S A CRITICAL PART OF THIS PUZZLE. SO ANY OF THE LAST. IT'S LITERALLY RIGHT WHERE THE ROAD IS CLOSED.

IT'S YOU KNOW, THE MEETING IS HELD RIGHT THERE. YEAH. AND JUST, I DON'T KNOW HOW AWARE EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE ABOUT EVERYTHING.

MY BUSINESS IS IN THE VILLAGE. I DID GET THAT POSTCARD, SO I'VE SEEN THE ONE POSTCARD, BUT EVEN SO.

I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEADERS OF THAT BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK YOU THE QUESTIONS AND GET EVERYTHING THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES REALLY SMOOTHLY IN THE VILLAGE. YEAH. RELATED TO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PROMOTING WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE VILLAGE.

AND I THOUGHT MAYBE AS A BACKGROUND, I COULD USE SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE PRODUCED THAT'S ON ONE OF IT WAS ON A GOOGLE DRIVE, BUT YOU KNOW, PICTURES OF RIVIERA VILLAGE. BUT THEY'VE GOT NIKE LOGOS ON THEM.

I SENT AN EMAIL OUT LAST WEEK AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THAT AS PART OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PROMOTING THE ACTIVATION IN RIVIERA VILLAGE.

WE DO HAVE A MEDIA KIT IN PROGRESS THAT HAS CERTAIN ASSETS THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING AND ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO USE WHEN SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE RACE, AND WE CAN ENSURE THAT GETS CIRCULATED TO YOU. OKAY.

SOONER IS BETTER BECAUSE I WANT TO BE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S ONLY TEN DAYS AWAY.

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I'M ASSUMING THERE MIGHT BE SOMEBODY THAT'S STAYING THERE THAT ISN'T THERE FOR THE NIKE RUN. HOW DO THEY GET IN AND OUT OF THE HOTEL IF THEY'VE GOT A FLIGHT TO CATCH OR THEY'RE JUST LANDED OR THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE HOTEL.

CAN YOU COME UP TO THE MIC SO THE PUBLIC CAN.

YEAH. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOTEL SPECIFICALLY ON HARBOR DRIVE.

YES. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

THERE'S A LOT OF WEDDINGS AND A LOT OF PARTIES AND A LOT OF PRIVATE EVENTS GOING ON THERE. SO OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SONESTA REDONDO BEACH HOTEL, SHADE HOTEL, PORTOFINO, PORTOFINO HOTEL. ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH OUR PLANNING PROCESS.

GOOD. AND THEN SAME THING FOR CALIFORNIA SURF CLUB.

CORRECT. OF COURSE, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THEM.

GOOD. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR FOR THESE GUYS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE NIKE FOLKS? I SEE NO HANDS RAISED. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE. I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS OF STAFF. SO FIRST OFF CHIEF REAGAN, DO YOU MIND COMING DOWN TO THE TO THE MIC.

GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU GUYS HAD PLANS TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON THE BOAT OR ALERT NETWORK OR LOADING ALERTING THE BOATING COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, EARLY. AND THEN AS WE GET CLOSER ON THE DAYS OF FOR THE IMPACTS TO TO THEM.

YEAH. THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE. I'LL BE WORKING WITH THE HARBOR MASTER BART, RONDELL, CAPTAIN WARDELL, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THE BOATER ALERT NETWORK. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD ASSET.

THOSE GUYS AREN'T ALWAYS DOWN IN THE HARBOR AND MAY NOT GET THE THE WORD OTHERWISE.

SO I THINK THE BOATER ALERT NETWORK IS APPROPRIATE FOR WARNING THEM ABOUT ACCESS RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SIGNS GOING ON IN THE HARBOR RELATED TO BOATERS AND TELLING THEM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE HAND LAUNCH WILL BE OPEN? I DIDN'T HAVE PLANS OF ANY SPECIFIC SIGNS RELATED TO THE HAND LAUNCH BEING OPEN, BUT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED. I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY TELL FOLKS, I KNOW WE'LL GET COMPLAINTS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WE.

GO AHEAD. I THINK WE DEFINITELY HAVE SIGNAGE IN OUR PLAN ALONG THAT SAYS IT'S OPEN.

THAT'S THAT SPEAKS TO ACCESS WHAT IS OPEN AND WHEN IT'S CLOSED FOR THE BOATS IN PARTICULAR, I BELIEVE THE CLOSURE FOR THE CLOSURE. YEAH. SO WE, WE, WE NOTIFY THEM WHEN IT'S CLOSED.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS, CHIEF. AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD, JUST IN TERMS OF ACCESS, ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS ABOUT HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE BOATERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LIVEABOARDS.

I KNOW, I KNOW. SO SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR SO.

SO, ELIZABETH, YOUR STAFF HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING OUT THE WORD ON CLINICS.

YES. CLINICS. THAT'S WHERE THOSE THE WHOLE TIME OR THE THREE DAYS OF THE EXPO.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN DURING THE RUN. IT'LL BE IN NOVEMBER.

OH. AFTERWARDS. AFTERWARDS. SEE, I WAS CONFUSED ON THAT.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. OKAY. WE'RE A LITTLE BUSY WITH ANOTHER EVENT RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. JEFF, YOU'RE HERE FROM THE ASSOCIATION.

DO YOU MIND COMING DOWN? SO THIS WILL LARGELY IMPACT THE ASSOCIATION. MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE NIKE TEAM BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHO I AM? GO AHEAD. WELL THAT'S RAISING. GOES UP BY THE WAY.

HI EVERYBODY. JEFF JONES, PRESIDENT OF THE KING HARBOR ASSOCIATION AND ALSO PRESIDENT OF QUALITY SEAFOOD, INC.. GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL ASSERTIONS HERE BY NIKE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN COORDINATED WITH.

AND I TRUST THAT THAT HAPPENED. HOW DOES THE ASSOCIATION ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON? IS THERE THINGS YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT? SO YES TO BOTH.

YES, WE'RE HAPPY AND YES, WE'RE CONCERNED. I'LL START WITH HAPPY. REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE NIKE IN TOWN FOR THIS RACE.

AND, AND MAYOR, YOU ABSOLUTELY EXPRESSED HOW WE FEEL, WHICH IS HOW DID YOU GUYS PICK REDONDO.

WE'RE THRILLED. WE LOVE HAVING THIS HERE. WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE IT HERE.

I THINK THAT THE CONCERN ISN'T NECESSARILY WITH WITH NIKE.

THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. AND WE'RE REALLY ARE TRYING TO RALLY AROUND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTED. I THINK THE CONCERNS FROM THE KHA WOULD BE TAKING THIS AND LEARNING FROM IT.

SO GOING BACK TO THE IN AND OUT EVENT AND THEN INTO THIS EVENT, THE BUSINESSES ARE FEELING LIKE WE'RE NOT BEING REALLY LOOKED AT AS

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SO THERE'S ALREADY SIGNS UP IN THE PARKING LOT LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A TOWAWAY ZONE FOR 11 DAYS, AND THAT CAN DEFINITELY PUSH PEOPLE AWAY FROM WANTING TO COME ANYWHERE NEAR THE HARBOR FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, TEN, 12, 14 DAYS. WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE FOR US, FOR THE KHA IS THAT WHEN THESE BIG EVENTS HAPPEN PRIOR TO THESE GUYS COMING TO TOWN THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT REALLY, WE DON'T WANT ANY OF OUR BUSINESSES TO LOSE.

WE WANT THEM ALL TO WIN. WE WANT EVERYBODY DOWN THERE TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN SEEN AND THAT, THAT THE, THE CITY BEFORE THEY EVEN INKED A DEAL WITH NIKE HAVE EXPRESSED TO NIKE THAT WE HAVE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE THAT WILL NEED TO BE MADE WHOLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE CLOSURE.

I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE. YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M AT QUALITY SEAFOOD, WE'RE MUCH FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CLOSURE, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE PIER PARKING STRUCTURE. WE LITERALLY HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SPOTS AVAILABLE TO US THIS ENTIRE TIME.

WE SEE IT AS AN OVERWHELMING WIN. I MEAN, WE ARE LOOKING TO ABSOLUTELY WOO AND, AND BRING IN AS MANY OF THESE RUNNERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE TO SHOW THEM AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TIME AT QUALITY SEAFOOD.

HOWEVER, I AM ALSO A PARTNER AT THE CALIFORNIA SURF CLUB AND I CAN SEE HOW THAT AREA.

I CAN SEE WHY THE, THEY'RE STRESSED THERE AND WHY THEY FELT LIKE THEY REALLY NEEDED TO SPEAK OUT AND BE MADE WHOLE.

AND SO THEN THERE'S EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN, RIGHT? THERE'S THE THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT LIE ALL AROUND THE HARBOR.

SO REALLY A WIN TO HAVE NIKE IN THIS TOWN. I HAVE LIVED, I GREW UP A RUNNER.

MY WIFE IS A BENEFICIARY OF TITLE NINE. YOU KNOW, SHE PLAYED COLLEGIATE LACROSSE.

SHE'S A RUNNER. SHE'S RUN HALF MARATHONS, MARATHONS.

WE LIVED IN BOSTON, THE BOSTON MARATHON ROUTE.

WE WERE WALKING DISTANCE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

WE WERE WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON.

I WORKED ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE BAY TO BREAKERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH IS LEGENDARY, AND HAVING AN ANNUAL RECURRING RUN LIKE THIS IN YOUR TOWN CAN BE PHENOMENAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN PEOPLE START TO RALLY AROUND WHAT IT BRINGS AND EVERY YEAR THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HOPE IS HAPPENING HERE, IS THAT THIS IS JUST YEAR ONE OF SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL AND HOW WE MAKE IT GREAT FOR YEAR TWO, YEAR THREE, YEAR FOUR AND BEYOND IS THAT WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED FOR THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME, A WEEK OR LONGER ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY MAKING SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF IN ADVANCE, WHETHER IT'S A NIKE RUN OR ANY OTHER EVENT THAT COMES DOWN TO KING HARBOR.

YEAH. SO MESSAGE RECEIVED. YOU WANT TO BE COORDINATED WITH EARLY? YEAH. WHEN WE HAVE BIG EVENTS LIKE THIS, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

ANY SPECIFICS FOR THIS RUN COMING UP? WE'RE ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVEN'T ACCOMMODATED THAT YOU'RE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT OR, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD ASK BEFORE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT'S BEEN RELAYED TO ME OTHER THAN WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY TOUCHED ON, WHICH IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SURF CLUB, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPACTED BUSINESS, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE IS THRILLED. I'VE TALKED TO FOLKS AT THE PORTOFINO. THEY'RE THRILLED. AND ALL AROUND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF MAKING SURE YOU SPREAD THE WEALTH TO SOME OF OUR OUR BUSINESSES.

SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. SO ONE OF YOU COULD COME UP FROM NIKE AGAIN.

IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO BE MULTIPLE YEARS OR IS THIS A ONE AND DONE? THAT'S OUR HOPE. YOUR HOPE IS WHICH? ONE AND DONE OR? WAS IT, WHAT'S THE, AFTER THE RACE TO TURN THIS INTO A LEGACY EVENT? WE WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR. THAT'S OUR HOPE. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT ON SITE YET. WE HAVE A LOT TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

THAT'S OUR GOAL. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. LET'S SEE.

ANYONE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS? NO. PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN.

I'VE BEEN IN NIKE. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

STEVE HAIG DISTRICT FOR 35 YEARS. YOU GUYS ALL KNOW ME.

SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW. JUST SPEAK FORWARD. OH, OKAY.

I'VE BEEN A LOCAL LANDLORD OUTSIDE IN NIKE CORPORATE IN BEAVERTON, OREGON.

I WANT TO SAY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND I'M SUPER, SUPER, SUPER EXCITED TO HEAR NIKE COME TO REDONDO BEACH. I CAN ONLY SPEAK AS A SINGLE RESIDENT, BUT I'VE DONE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS AND

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IF I COULD SAY THAT A THOUSAND TIMES IN TWO MINUTES AND 10S, I WOULD.

THEY'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL. IF YOU COULD WISH FOR A NEIGHBOR OVER 20 YEARS.

THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC. I HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK TO THIS CITY AND NOT JUST MAKE IT BRAD'S AREA.

I'M HOPING THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CAN EMBRACE NIKE AND ALL THE PEOPLE COMING HERE.

YOU ARE AN AMAZING CORPORATION. YOU'RE FANTASTIC NEIGHBORS.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT NIKE. THANK YOU GUYS.

WHOEVER'S WORKED WITH THEM FOR EMBRACING THEM.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S A BEGINNING OF MANY MORE.

I THINK YOU NIKE, YOU WILL FIND THE CITY OF REDONDO EMBRACE YOU AS WELL.

MR. CASTLE, I KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FINANCE IF YOUR HAND WAS IN IT.

THANK YOU. START AND FINISHES IN DISTRICT TWO.

SO. OKAY. WELL, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE. WE HAVE NO PARTICIPANTS ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY, ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM WITH THE COUNCIL? OKAY. ARE YOU JUST LOOKING FOR A RECEIVE AND FILE? NO DIRECTION REQUIRED? YES, SIR. OKAY. MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

BEFORE WE, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HAUSE. GREAT WORK. SINCE THIS WAS INTRODUCED TO US AT THE, AT THE ONSET, WE, WE KNEW THAT IT WAS IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU, WITH YOU, DIRECTOR, AND THAT YOU LAND IT AND LAND IT WELL.

SO THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I'LL THIRD THAT.

THANKS TO STAFF, BUT ALSO THANKS TO NIKE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PICK.

WELL, YOU EXPLAINED WHY YOU PICKED US. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU DID.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE PUTTING US ON THE MAP. I I'VE ALWAYS FELT I CAME FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, AND ONCE I GOT STATIONED HERE IN LA, I GOT OUT OF THE AIR FORCE TO STAY HERE.

SO I KNOW WHAT A GEM REDONDO IS, AND I'M GLAD YOU GUYS HAVE FOUND IT.

I HOPE WE HAVE A MULTI YEAR AND MANY YEAR RECURRENCE OF THIS EVENT, AND WE MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTER EACH YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND YOU KNOW, WE STILL GOT THE HARD WORK AHEAD OF US.

IT'S EASY TO DO. WE'LL SEE HOW THE PRAISE COMES BACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AFTERWARDS.

BUT I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME LESSONS LEARNED, BUT APPRECIATE A LOT OF THE FRONT RUNNING YOU'RE DOING ON THIS AND THEY ANTICIPATE A GREAT EVENT. SO THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

THIS IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE, ALL FOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH. THEY HAD A MOTION. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING INTO ITEM N.2.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ISSUANCE OF OUR MEASURE FP BOND.

SO IT'S ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LUKE SMUDE AND STEPHANIE MEYER, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STEPHANIE MEYER, FINANCE DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

TO PRESENT ON MEASURE FP GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ISSUANCE.

SO A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF OUR PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT OUR RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE WHICH IS YOUR ACTION THIS EVENING.

DO A LITTLE RECAP OF STEPS AND OUR MEASURE FP PROCESS.

DISCUSSION OF THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.

LOOK AT SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO YOUR REPORT.

AND WE'RE KIND OF APPROVING ALONG WITH THIS ACTION.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CITY'S CREDIT RATING, OUR BOND STRUCTURE AND TAX LEVY RATES. AND WE'LL FINISH UP WITH OUR NEXT STEPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND GIVE THE FLOOR TO LOUIS CHOI FROM THE PUBLIC RESOURCES ADVISORY GROUP.

THEY'VE SERVED AS OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR FIDUCIARY, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND HE'LL GO THROUGH THE DETAILED SLIDES IN THE NEXT PART OF THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

AS MISS MEYER SAID, I'M LOUIS CHOI FROM PUBLIC RESOURCES ADVISORY GROUP.

WE'RE SERVING AS A MUNICIPAL ADVISOR TO THIS PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE.

WHAT WE'RE SEEKING HERE IS A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF MEASURE FP GO BONDS.

AND IN THAT RESOLUTION, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S ASKING FOR THE ABILITY TO ISSUE THE FULL AMOUNTS OF THE 93,350,000 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 AND TO SELL THE BONDS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS, THAT IS IN A PUBLIC AUCTION IN TO BE RESOLVED IN THE MUNICIPAL

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AND. AND OUR ATTACHMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION ITSELF.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THE VARIOUS THINGS DRIVING ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT UNDERLIE THIS RESOLUTION.

NEXT SLIDE. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, LET'S GO TO A MEASURE FP RECAP.

IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, QUITE HONESTLY. IT WAS APPROVED BY 71.4% OF THE VOTE.

AND IT WAS AN APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO 93,350,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, MEANING THAT THE VOTERS HAVE APPROVED THE RAISING OF TAXES ON PROPERTY TAXES TO PAY FOR THE DEBT SERVICE ON THESE BONDS.

AND THE BONDS WERE TARGETING THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRE STATIONS ONE, TWO AS WELL AS THE MAIN POLICE STATION HERE ON THE CIVIC CENTER CAMPUS, AS WELL AS TO RENOVATE THE POLICE ANNEX IN VINCENNES.

OKAY. AND THIS IS THE CURRENT PROJECT TIMELINE.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN PHASE ONE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.

WORKING TOWARDS GETTING GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICES.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE OF THAT AS HAVING APPROVED MANY OF THE STEPS LEADING UP TO IT.

AND THE ACTUAL DESIGN IS EXPECTED TO BE HAPPENING THROUGH Q1 OF 2027.

ALONG WITH THE GMP RIGHT AFTER THAT. AND THEN THERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS PERMITTING AND SO FORTH.

AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START Q3 OF 2027 AND RUNS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT THE CURRENT EXPECTATIONS IS, AS LAID OUT ON THIS TIMELINE.

NEXT SLIDE. AND FROM OUR INITIAL PLANNING AND YOU CAN REALLY SPEAK MORE TO THIS THAN I, IF YOU'RE CURIOUS.

THERE'S AN EXPECTATION THAT THE TOTAL PROJECTS WILL REQUIRE THE ENTIRE $93,350,000 OF EXPECTED OF EXPENDITURES, AND THE TABLE TO THE RIGHT KIND OF LAYS OUT WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE.

IT'S NOT ONLY THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE UTILITY, THE TESTING AND ALL OF THAT, BUT AND MATERIALS, BUT IT'S ALSO THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, DESIGN SERVICES, SUPPORT OVERSIGHT AS WELL AS RELOCATION SERVICES, AS WELL AS SOME AMOUNT OF CONTINGENCY. AND THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD METHOD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS CHOSEN TO USE, ALONG WITH THE GMP PROCESS, REALLY INTENDED TO MAXIMIZE VALUE FOR WHAT THE CITY WILL GET FOR ITS PROJECTS, BUT USE THAT PARTICULAR USE UP THE ENTIRETY OF THE $93,350,000 EXPENDITURES.

AND THAT IS IN PART WHY THE REQUEST IN THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING FOR THE FULL ISSUANCE OF THE FULL AMOUNT REALLY TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET.

IT'S NOT QUITE AS LARGE AS SOME OF THE OTHER MARKETS THAT PEOPLE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IN THE NEWS, LIKE THE STOCK MARKET OR THE US TREASURY MARKETS AND SO FORTH.

BUT IT'S SUBSTANTIAL. IT'S $4 TRILLION. AND MOST ALL OF THE BONDS ISSUED IN MUNICIPAL MARKET AND THE CITY ITSELF HAS SOME IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX. AND AS SUCH, THEY TEND TO HAVE LOWER YIELDS THAN TAXABLE BONDS SUCH AS US TREASURIES OR CORPORATES OR AGENCIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BASICALLY MOST ALL THE BONDS ARE FULLY AMORTIZING, MEANING IT'S MORE LIKE A MORTGAGE THAT WE HAVE OR A CAR LOAN THAT WE PERSONALLY HAVE WHERE THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL PAYMENTS. AND MOST ALL OF THOSE MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE ISSUED TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THAT'S GENERALLY HOW THEY'RE USED. MOST MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND EVEN AFTER, YOU KNOW, SOME BUSINESSES MIGHT GO OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT GOVERNMENTS ALWAYS ARE AROUND.

THEY TEND TO HAVE HIGH CREDIT RATINGS. THEY TEND TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN THEIR FINANCES AND SO FORTH.

AND AS SUCH, THEY TEND TO HAVE A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF REPAYMENT.

AND SO HIGH CREDIT RATINGS IS WHAT THEY GENERALLY KIND OF HAVE.

NEXT SLIDE. AND YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT FROM THE NEWS THAT INTEREST RATES ARE UP.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS THIS PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE AS WELL.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT JUST HOW MUCH THEY LOVE REDONDO BEACH, WHICH SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE NIKE FOLKS DID AND CERTAIN OTHER THINGS DO.

BUT NEVERTHELESS, THE HOW THE GENERAL MARKET IS GOING TO BE DOING, IT HAS BEEN DOING, IT IS GOING TO BE DOING IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR PARTICULAR COSTS AS WELL. AND REALLY, RATES HAVE RISEN A LOT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2000 AND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, AND IN PARTICULAR SINCE JULY. AND THE DRIVERS FOR THAT, A LOT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND THEIR POLICIES, ALONG WITH OTHER CENTRAL BANKS ACROSS THE WORLD, ACTUALLY INCREASING RATES AS WELL AS A RECORD ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS THEMSELVES, JUST FROM ALL KINDS OF GOVERNMENTS LOOKING TO DO PROJECTS, AS WELL AS COMPETING DEMAND FOR BORROWING, WHETHER THAT'S FROM US TREASURY OR TO DO DATA CENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

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WE HAVE MADE A CURRENT ESTIMATE AS OF AT LEAST AS OF LAST WEEK.

THAT IS THAT THE BORROWING COSTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WILL BE ABOUT 5.19%.

THAT'S WHERE IT KIND OF SITS AT THIS MOMENT. OKAY.

NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS TO TRY TO GET THE LOWEST RATE POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY BY GOING THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, WHICH I HAD MENTIONED IS A PUBLIC AUCTION PROCESS.

THIS IS ONE OF TWO COMMON WAYS OF ACCESSING AND SELLING MUNICIPAL BONDS.

THE OTHER ONE BEING A NEGOTIATED SALE. AND IN COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, THE CITY BASICALLY THROUGH ITS CONSULTANTS AND IN DISCUSSION WITH STAFF AND SO FORTH, WE SET THE SALE PARAMETERS TELLING PEOPLE HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO SELL? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO PAY YOU BACK, WHAT KIND OF BONDS THESE ARE AND SO FORTH. AND WE SET THOSE TERMS. AND THEN INVESTMENT BANKS LOOK AT THOSE TERMS AND SUBMIT SEALED BIDS.

THEY DON'T GET TO SEE WHAT EACH OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING. THEY JUST PUT THE BEST FOOT FORWARD AND WE PAY.

AND WITH THE INTENTION TO BUY THOSE BONDS TO RESELL THEM TO THE PUBLIC AT THEIR OWN RISK, AND WE THEN AWARD THE BONDS TO THE PERSON OFFERING THE LOWEST EFFECTIVE RATE. KIND OF LIKE WHEN SHOPPING A MORTGAGE, THE LOWEST APR.

IN THIS CASE, FOR OUR PARTICULAR BUSINESS, THAT'S CALLED THE TIC, A TRUE INTEREST COST.

THAT'S WHO WINS. AND THE TIC, JUST LIKE APR ACCOUNTS FOR ALL THE FEES AND OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT BE BURIED IN THERE TO COME UP WITH ONE NUMBER FOR A SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD COMPARISON OF THE WINNER. THAT'S THE GOAL.

NEXT SLIDE. AND WHY WE REALLY CHOOSE THIS COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS IS BECAUSE IT'S INDEED AN INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE.

AND FOR A COMPETITIVE PROCESS REALLY ENSURES BECAUSE WE'RE PICKING BASED ON THE RATE THAT WE WILL GET THE BEST RATE.

AND WHY DO WE WANT THE BEST RATE? BECAUSE IT'S REALLY PASSING THROUGH TO THE TAX PAYERS, TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE LOWEST TAX LEVY RATE. AND SO THAT, THAT WE'RE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR DOLLARS.

AND IT'S ALSO IT'S AN INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE LIKE THE GFOA, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, OR CDIAC, THE CALIFORNIA DEBT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION BOTH RECOMMEND THE USE OF COMPETITIVE BONDS FOR BONDS, JUST LIKE THE MEASURE FPGOS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BONDS THAT ARE HIGHLY RATED, CHECK ONE, BONDS THAT ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CHECK TWO, BONDS THAT ARE TRADITIONAL BOND STRUCTURES, CHECK THREE, WE FIT ALL OF THE CATEGORIES. SO IT SEEMED LIKE THE PRUDENT THING TO DO.

NEXT SLIDE. SO PART OF THIS APPROVAL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A WHOLE STACK OF DOCUMENTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM. I EXPECT ALL OF YOU TO. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. BUT IT IS IT IS QUITE DENSE READING.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE RESOLUTION WHICH SETS FORTH THE ACTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS TAKING, MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER RESOLUTIONS YOU APPROVE.

AND AS PART OF THAT APPROVAL, THERE'S A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE BEING APPROVED.

ONE IS THE FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT. AND IN THAT AGREEMENT, THAT'S REALLY ENGAGING A FISCAL AGENT TO HELP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THOSE BONDS OVER THE 30 YEAR LIFE. THE NEXT ONE IS THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, OR PROSPECTUS, WHICH DESCRIBES THE BONDS AND THE SECURITIES BEHIND THOSE BONDS, FOR INVESTORS TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MAY BE BUYING FROM THE INVESTMENT BANKS, WHO WILL TURN AROUND AND RESELL THOSE BONDS TO THE PUBLIC.

A THIRD THING IS AN APPENDIX A TO THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, WHICH IS A SUMMARY OF THE CITY ITSELF, SOME RELEVANT FACTS AND THINGS TO JUST EDUCATE THE INVESTORS.

THERE'S ALSO A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL BONDS THAT NOTIFIES THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS BIDDERS THAT WE ARE HOLDING THIS AUCTION.

THERE'S AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE WHICH SETS OUT THOSE PARAMETERS ABOUT WHAT THE SALE IS.

WHEN ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP WITH YOUR BID? HOW ARE WE GOING TO EVALUATE IT? WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY GOING TO END UP BUYING? WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS TO TO CONSUMMATE THE SALE? AND FINALLY, THERE'S A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO INFORM INVESTORS OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION RELATED TO THE BONDS AND THE CITY ITSELF.

THOSE ARE THE DOCUMENTS. THAT'S ALL PART OF THIS.

AND A LOT OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LEFT IN THE FORM OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.

AND THAT'S STANDARD PRACTICE, BOTH TO REALLY REFLECT THE FACT THAT MARKETS CAN CHANGE AND CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.

AND THERE'S A WHOLE STEPS AND PROCEDURES TO GETTING ALL OF THE LITTLE NUMBERS AND OTHER THINGS TO BE FILLED IN AND POPULATED FROM THE RESULTS OF THE SALE ITSELF, IN ORDER TO BE DOCUMENTED AND CREATE A BINDING OBLIGATION TO THE CITY TO REPAY THE INVESTORS EVENTUALLY.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED ALONG THE WAY HERE AS PART OF THE, THE SALE OF THE BONDS, IS THAT CITY STAFF AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A PARTICULAR AGENCY AGENCY, S&P GLOBAL RATINGS, TO GET CREDIT RATING ASSIGNED TO THESE BONDS.

THIS IS A MEASURE OF HOW CREDITWORTHY THESE PARTICULAR BONDS WILL BE.

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AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A DOUBLE A+ RATING TO THE CITY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

DOUBLE A PLUS. DOUBLE A PLUS. ONE BELOW TRIPLE A.

ONE BELOW TRIPLE A. THE SAME CREDIT RATING THAT THEY CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE US TREASURIES.

WOW. OKAY. WITH STABLE OUTLOOK. SO THAT'S A FANTASTIC RESULT.

AND THEY AFFIRMED THE RATINGS OF THE OF THE OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE CITY.

AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY GOOD RESULT. WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE SOME OF THE STATEMENTS THEY'VE MADE. THEY REALLY LOOKED AT AND THOUGHT THAT REDONDO BEACH HAD A ROBUST HIGH INCOME ECONOMY, CONSERVATIVE FISCAL MANAGEMENT, A GOOD RESERVE POLICY.

YOU HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET THAT YOU DIDN'T REALLY DRAW DOWN ON ANY OF YOUR PLANNED RESERVES FOR THIS FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO LOOKED AT STABLE OUTLOOK BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOUND OPERATING PROFILE.

GOOD TAX BASE. PRUDENT MANAGEMENT. THE ONE THING THEY DID NOTE, THOUGH, WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A GOOD CUSHION AT THE MOMENT. BUT IF THERE ARE CONTINUED DRAWS ON THE RESERVES, THAT COULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE RATINGS BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE RATED AS HIGH AS YOU ARE TEND TO HAVE HIGHER RESERVES THAN YOU. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY NOTED IN THEIR NOTES, SOMETHING JUST AN OBSERVATION. BUT WE HAVE OUR RATING AND WE'RE KIND OF SET TO GO FOR NOW.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN STRUCTURING OUR BONDS, LIKE I MENTIONED, MANY OF THE MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE FULLY AMORTIZING.

AND SO THIS IS STRUCTURED 30 YEARS LEVEL, JUST LIKE OUR MORTGAGES AT HOME ARE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE REPAID WITH EQUAL ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF LEVEL DEBT SERVICE, WITH PRINCIPAL BEING PAID FROM 28 TO AND 256.

SO THAT'S 30 YEARS, 56 MINUS 26. AND THE 2027 INTEREST WILL BE PAID FROM SALE PROCEEDS OR CAPITALIZED UNTIL TAXES CAN BE LEVIED, BECAUSE THOSE WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL NOVEMBER OF.

I'M GOING TO GET THIS WRONG BECAUSE I'M THINKING ON THE FLY OF 27 AND SO FORTH.

THAT'S WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. OKAY.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS OUR CURRENT ESTIMATED COST OR AT LEAST ESTIMATED COST OF LAST AS OF LAST WEEK, THE 5.19%. THIS TOTAL FINANCE CHARGE, THAT'S ALL THE EXPENSES AND SO FORTH, ABOUT $525,000 TO BE PAID FROM PROCEEDS.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE $93,350,000 OF PROCEEDS.

THAT WORKS OUT TO APPROXIMATELY $6.6 MILLION ANNUALLY OF DEBT SERVICE, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT OF ABOUT $191 MILLION.

AND TO THE RIGHT OF THAT, I HAVE A COMPARISON OF WHAT THE VOTERS AND OTHER FOLKS WOULD HAVE SOLVED FOR THE ORDINANCE ADOPTION BACK AT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

THE REASON SOME OF THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER IS BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER.

BUT, YOU KNOW THAT'S, THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY TO SOME DEGREE.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THIS? I MENTIONED THAT THE REPAYMENT OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WILL COME FROM ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAXES TO BE COLLECTED.

AND IT WILL BE LEVIED AT AN AMOUNT JUST ENOUGH TO COVER THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE.

AND EACH OWNER WILL PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE BASED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY, DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY.

AND THE LEVIES WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY AS THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTIES CHANGES, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL LEVY OF THE AV AMOUNT FOR THE CITY.

CHANGE CHANGES. THE AVERAGE RATE OVER THE LIFE OF THE BONDS IS $17.40 PER $100,000 OF AV.

THAT IS COMPARED TO $17.45, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME RATE AS WHAT WAS APPEARED ON THE BALLOT MEASURE.

AND THIS AND MY CALCULATION ASSUMED A 3.5% OVERALL AV GROWTH RATE, WHICH IS CONSERVATIVE IN COMPARISON TO WHAT THE CITY HAS ENJOYED, AT LEAST DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS OR ANY OF THE LAST TEN YEARS.

AND FOR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO CONTINUE TO HOLD THEIR PROPERTY, THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, PROP 13 REALLY LIMITS THE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN PARTICULAR AV AND SO FORTH.

AND SO THE INCREASE IN THEIR TAX LEVY PROBABLY WOULD BE LIKE SIMILARLY LIMITED.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, OUR NEXT STEP IS REALLY THAT THERE WILL BE A PUBLICATION OF THE INTENTION TO SELL BONDS. THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE. TWO DAYS LATER.

THAT'S THURSDAY WITH THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, THE NOTICE OF SALE GOING OUT THAT FRIDAY.

BID OPENING WILL BE ON A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, WITH A CLOSING OF THE BONDS EXPECTED TO BE NOVEMBER 10TH, JUST BEFORE VETERAN'S DAY. WITH THAT NEXT SLIDE, I'M GOING TO TURN BACK OVER TO STEPHANIE, BUT I'M ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS.

SURE. SO TO FINISH THIS UP, WE HIGHLIGHTED THE FISCAL IMPACT AS WE NOTED IN YOUR REPORT, FIRST ITEM IS TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILLION OF EXPENDITURES THE CITY HAS INCURRED RELATED TO THESE PROJECTS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED A LITTLE OVER $50,000 FOR OUR MEASURE FP ELECTION COSTS.

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SO IT'S JUST FOR ONE OUT OF THREE MEASURES PAYING ONE THIRD OF THE COSTS.

AS LOUIS MENTIONED, DEBT SERVICE WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM PROPERTY TAXES.

WE WILL BE INVESTING THE PROPERTY TAXES COLLECTED AND INTEREST EARNED FROM THAT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THOSE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

AND THEN FINALLY, ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR CITY STAFF, MANAGING THE BONDS, MANAGING THE PROJECTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR REGULAR OPERATING BUDGET. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL RECEIVE THE BOND THE BOND FUNDS THEMSELVES.

JUST ALSO WANTED TO MENTION SOME THE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.

WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH LOUIS AND SOME OTHERS REGULARLY, I THINK STARTING ABOUT IN MAY.

SO REPRESENTATIVES FROM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE, AND MY TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING TO PUT THESE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER.

WE'VE ALSO INVOLVED OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION.

THEY WERE INITIALLY INVOLVED IN SELECTING OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR.

AND LOUIS PROVIDED A VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION TO THEM AT OUR MEETING LAST WEEK.

WE HAD A PRETTY ENGAGED DISCUSSION AND THAT INFORMED SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE THEN INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AND PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR BOND FINANCING TEAM, OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR.

WE ALSO HAVE BOND COUNSEL AND DISCLOSURE COUNSEL.

OUR BOND COUNSEL IS ONLINE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR HER AND OUR FISCAL AGENT.

SO IT'S BEEN A LARGE GROUP EFFORT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

AND THEN FINALLY, I'LL CLOSE WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION.

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO ISSUE OUR MEASURE FP GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHOI. DID I GET THAT RIGHT, IS IT? YES IT IS. YES. YEAH. FOR. FOR A GREAT BRIEFING.

YOU MADE SOMETHING COMPLEX VERY SIMPLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING.

BEFORE WE DIG INTO IT, THOUGH, I MEAN YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK STAFF.

I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN AMAZING. IF YOU LOOKED AT IT FROM THE VOTE TO YOU KNOW, GO FOR A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT MEASURE FP TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY IS, IS AMAZING PROGRESS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND CONTINUING TO KEEP THAT, THAT PROGRESS AND THAT MOMENTUM UP IS PRETTY AMAZING TO ME.

SO THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT GETTING THE DOUBLE A PLUS RATING, YOU KNOW, IS GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WELL.

AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU HAD YOUR HAND IN THAT.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT. CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY AND YOU WERE TESTIFYING ON THAT.

I'M SURE, MR. CHOI, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, AND I'M SURE STEPHANIE DID TOO.

AND TO ANYBODY I MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL DONE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF SEALED BID THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME AS THE WAY TO GO ON THIS.

I DON'T SEE A REASON TO GO ANY OTHER DIRECTION.

IF YOU DON'T MIND STEPPING ASIDE. I'D LIKE TO GET CITY TREASURER SOLOMAN'S INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THIS.

SINCE I TRUST YOUR OPINION AND KIND OF AN OUTSIDER LOOKING IN ON THIS.

WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE SELECTING THE COMPETITIVE BID VERSUS THE NEGOTIATED BID.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE.

THERE'S AN APPETITE FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS NOW THAT IS PRETTY GOOD, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY FOR US TO PROCEED WOULD BE THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. AGREE WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. LET'S SEE. I'LL CLOSE MY MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID, INCLUDING RECOGNIZING THE STAFF AND OUR ELECTEDS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY PUT INTO IT.

ELECTEDS, MEANING OUR TREASURER AND CERTAINLY THE FOLKS UP HERE.

I MEAN, THIS TO YOUR POINT, I MEAN, IT STARTED WITH AN IDEA.

COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI IN LARGE PART OF YOU KNOW, MEASURE FP.

AND SO HERE WE ARE FAST FORWARD AND THIS IS EXCITING.

GREAT NEWS ON THE DOUBLE A PLUS RATING. THAT'S EXCELLENT.

AND I, YOU KNOW, LOOKING THROUGH THE S&P GLOBAL RATINGS REPORT IT SINGLES OUT CONSERVATIVE FISCAL MANAGEMENT EVIDENCED IN ITS FORMAL FINANCIAL PRACTICES AND A RESERVE POSITION THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ABOVE ITS FORMAL POLICY.

DESPITE RECENT DRAWS, THERE'S RECOGNITION, I BELIEVE, THAT MANAGEMENT HAS TAKEN STEPS TO MITIGATE THESE PRESSURES, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING HIRING FREEZES, MAINTAINING VACANCIES AND ADJUSTING THE BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATIONARY PRESSURES.

YOU KNOW, NOT EASY TO DO. AND I DO COMMEND OUR CITY MANAGER, WHO AND, OF COURSE, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR PUSHING THAT THROUGH.

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READING THE REPORT, THE ISSUE THAT'S PRESENTED IS MATERIAL DRAWS ON RESERVES.

AND IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MATERIAL DRAWS AND CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE PLANS FOR ANY MATERIAL DRAWS? WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY PLANS FOR MATERIAL DRAWS.

OKAY. THAT'S VERY GOOD TO KNOW. AND THERE'S ALSO A RECOGNITION AS USUAL FOR OUR CHARTER, THE 2027 BUDGET IS BALANCED.

AND AGAIN, IN OUR CHARTER THAT'S AN OBLIGATION OF THE CITY MANAGER.

SO THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT. UNDOUBTEDLY, WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS.

MR. CHOI, A QUESTION I DID HAVE FOR YOU, IF I MAY.

SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO AS I THINK YOU WERE SUGGESTING, INTEREST RATES, THEY FLUCTUATE OVER TIME.

NO SURPRISE THERE. AND I IMAGINE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAZARD A GUESS WHAT THE INTEREST RATE IS GOING TO BE GOING TO BE TODAY, TOMORROW, OR THE DAY AFTER. WITH THAT IN MIND, IF INTEREST RATES AFTER ENTERING ENTERING INTO THESE BOND AGREEMENTS, IF THE INTEREST RATES THEN DROP SUBSTANTIALLY, DOES THE CITY HAVE A WAY TO, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, REFINANCE. OKAY. AND COME BACK IN AND TO FINISH THE QUESTION, IS THERE A PERIOD OF TIME THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT? IS IT FIVE YEARS? IS IT TEN YEARS? AND EVEN IF IT IS A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IF RATES DROP SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH, CAN WE NONETHELESS NEGOTIATE MAYBE TAXABLE BONDS TO COME IN? IF THE DELTA IS GREAT ENOUGH? SO THAT'S THE BIG PICTURE CONCEPT.

WHAT HAPPENS IF INTEREST RATES DROP? HOW CAN WE ADJUST? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. INDEED. LIKE MANY OTHER MUNICIPAL BOND FINANCINGS, THE INTENTION HERE IS TO HAVE WHAT'S KNOWN AS A TEN YEAR PAR CALL.

THAT MEANS THAT AT THE END OF TEN YEARS, THE CITY IS FREE TO REFINANCE OR CALL THE BONDS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER AT THAT POINT, PROVIDED YOU HAD THE MONEY TO DO THAT. MOST COMMON USE OF THAT IS TO REFINANCE IT DUE TO LOWER INTEREST RATES.

BUT OF COURSE, TEN YEARS IS A LONG TIME FOR NOW, AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THE INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO BE LOWER OR NOT.

AT THAT TEN YEAR MARK, IF INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER, YOU CAN JUST LEAVE IT AS IS AND YOU WILL PAY WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY PAYING.

MUCH LIKE YOUR MORTGAGE, YOU JUST KEEP PAYING IT, RIGHT? BUT IF RATES WERE TO DROP PRECIPITOUSLY LIKE THEY DID IN 2019, 2020, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ISSUE TAXABLE BONDS TO REFINANCE AND STILL LOCK IN SAVINGS.

IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE NEWS, YOU KNOW THAT TEN YEAR TREASURIES ARE NOW HANGING AROUND 5.25%, 5.2%. I THINK THAT'S WHAT KIND OF ENDED TODAY.

BUT BACK IN 2019, 2020, IT WAS AS LOW AS A ONE HANDLE, ONE POINT WHATEVER PERCENT IT WAS.

AND IN THOSE KIND OF ENVIRONMENTS, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO REFINANCE AND CAPTURE THOSE SAVINGS.

THOSE SAVINGS WOULD ACCRUE TO THE TAXPAYERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE MONEY TO REPAY THE BONDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD, I WOULD IMAGINE THE CITY WOULD DO AT THAT POINT TO HELP ITS TAXPAYERS.

BUT YES, THAT OPTION EXISTS. AND THE MORE NATURAL ONE, WHICH IS FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE THERE'S A PAR CALL AT WHICH POINT YOU CAN ISSUE NEW TAX EXEMPT BONDS THAT IS BUILT INTO IT. AND THE REASON IT'S A TEN YEAR PERIOD IN A LOCKOUT AND ALL OF THAT.

SOME OF THAT. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH TAX LAW, WITH THE ARBITRAGE REGULATIONS ARE AND WHAT THE IRS ENFORCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BEING ABLE TO ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS, WHICH HAS LOWER INTEREST RATES.

AS YOU NOTED, OUR RATE IS EXPECTED TO BE ON A 30 YEAR TO BE 5.19%, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE 550, I THINK 560 THAT THE US TREASURY IS PAYING FOR 30 YEARS AT THE MOMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHOI. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU.

GOOD QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER. YEAH. ON THAT VEIN I WAS ON THE REDONDO UNION SCHOOL BOARD AND WE SOLD NUMEROUS BONDS, REFINANCED THE BONDS. ARE YOU THE PERSON THAT ADVISES US ON THAT AND THEN WORKS US THROUGH THAT? YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO US.

I AM THE PERSON WHO IS ENGAGED AS A MUNICIPAL ADVISOR.

AND AS MISS MEYER POINTED OUT, WE ACT AS FIDUCIARIES TO THE CITY THROUGH THE BOND ISSUANCE PROCESS, REALLY COMING UP WITH THE BEST WAY TO GET THE LOWEST INTEREST COST POSSIBLE, AND TO REALLY LISTEN TO ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THEIR FUNDING NEEDS, STRATEGIES, WHAT THEY CAN COMPLY WITH, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.

WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF TO COME UP WITH THE RATING STRATEGY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO REALLY TRY TO GET THE BEST RATING POSSIBLE, WHICH TRANSLATES TO LOWER RATES, AND TO THEN WORK THROUGH AND PLAN ON THIS PROCESS TO REALLY TO GO THROUGH AN AUCTION THAT

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SO LIKE IN 2013, WE SOLD THE BONDS IN 2020. JOHN ISOM CAME BACK TO US AND SAID, HEY, YOU CAN SAVE $8 MILLION FOR TAXPAYERS.

YES, YES. IS THAT WHAT? IS THAT YOUR JOB? YOUR COMPANY'S JOB? YES. THAT IS WHAT MY COMPANY ALSO DOES. AND WILL YOU BE GIVING US REGULAR UPDATES AND REPORTS SO THAT, FOR EXAMPLE WE WOULD KNOW. WHEN IT MAKES SENSE, YES. OKAY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING FOR, SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO US AND TELL US NOW IS THE TIME WHEN YOU CAN SAVE MONEY, EVEN IF IT IS GOING TO BE A TAXABLE BOND VERSUS WAITING THE FULL TEN YEARS.

BECAUSE. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S THE BIG IMPORTANT THING. I REMEMBER THOSE SCHOOL BONDS WERE A DOUBLE A TWO, BUT IT WAS MOODY'S. I THINK THAT'S SIMILAR RATING.

I'M NOT SURE. BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE A REALLY GOOD STRONG RATING.

THAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HELPS SELL THE BONDS.

AND THAT WOULD ALSO IF WE DID DO THAT REFINANCING THAT THAT 1740 PER $100,000 WOULD REDUCE.

AND SO OUR, OUR CONSTITUENTS WOULD SEE THAT IN THEIR POCKETBOOK.

SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING FOR US TO, TO STAY ON TOP OF.

BUT OTHERWISE THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. YES.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST FOR YOU, MR. CHOI, IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE INTEREST IN THIS FIRST YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 27, THAT THAT NUMBER IS ABOUT $500,000 AND IS GOING TO BE CAPITALIZED.

THAT THE FINANCE CHARGE REFERS TO PAYING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS THE OUR ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH THE INVESTMENT BANK MIGHT MAKE. OKAY. AND ALL OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS IN TERMS OF THE FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED, THE EXACT AMOUNT OF INTEREST WILL DEPEND ON WHAT IS BID FOR THE COUPON, RIGHT? IN THE SENSE THAT IT WILL BE BEING PAID FROM BOND PROCEEDS THEMSELVES.

ALL OF THE ESTIMATES THAT WE PROVIDED ABOUT THE $6.6 MILLION AND SO FORTH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT FUNDING THAT CAPITALIZED INTEREST AMOUNT.

SO WHILE WE ARE SAYING WE'RE ISSUING 30 YEAR BONDS BECAUSE THE FINAL MATURITIES IN 2056, IN REALITY, THERE'S ONLY 29 YEARS OF PAYMENT COMING FROM THE POCKETS OF THE TAXPAYERS.

THAT FIRST YEAR IS REALLY WE ARE BORROWING TO COVER FOR THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO START PAYING INTEREST WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER WE ISSUE, AND WE WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT TAXES FROM THE COUNTY UNTIL A BIT LATER.

EXACTLY. AND IN TERMS OF THE PROCEEDS, AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER FROM YOUR USE OF PROCEEDS PAGE WHERE YOU HAD IT DIVIDED BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IF THAT INCLUDED THOSE THAT ROUGHLY HALF $1 MILLION OF CHARGES, OR IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE, I GUESS, OUR GENERAL BUDGET. ALL OF IT WILL BE COMING FROM THE BOND PROCEEDS THEMSELVES.

OKAY. SO NOTHING WILL BE OF THOSE CHARGES WILL BE COMING FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET AT ALL.

OKAY. IT'LL COME OUT FROM ISSUANCE. OKAY. NOT PART OF THE 9335.

OKAY. THE THE 5.19% RATE I QUOTED YOU IS KIND OF REFLECTIVE OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

KIND OF LIKE THE APR ON THE HOME MORTGAGE AND ALL THE FEES ARE ROLLED IN.

AND WHEN THEY TELL YOU LIKE WHAT THAT ACTUAL NUMBER IS.

OKAY. AND THEN SOMEWHAT ALONG WITH THAT FINANCE DIRECTOR MEYER, YOU SAID THAT IN TERMS OF THE ANNUAL EXPENSES OF, I GUESS, ADMINISTERING THE BOND, DOES THAT COME FROM THE ASSESSMENT OR IS THAT COMING STRAIGHT FROM OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS? SO HOW MUCH ROUGHLY MAGNITUDE WOULD IT BE? DO YOU THINK? THAT WOULD COME? I MEAN, I'LL REFER TO OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR FOR THIS TOO.

I THINK THE AMOUNT WILL COME FROM THE BUDGET.

IT IS PROBABLY IT'S SOME OF IT'S JUST HOW MUCH STAFF TIME DOES IT TAKE? IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY THAT IS.

BUT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE ANCILLARY SERVICES, THERE'S ONLY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS AT MOST PER YEAR. OKAY. AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING, AND QUITE HONESTLY, SOME OF THOSE CHARGES YOU ARE ALREADY INCURRING BECAUSE YOU HAVE OTHER BONDS, RIGHT? OKAY. YOU ALREADY ARE INCURRING THOSE CHARGES.

THAT HAS TO BE PAID, LIKE THE RATING AGENCIES FOR THE REGULAR MONITORING UNTIL THE SUNSET DATE OF THOSE OUTSTANDING BONDS WHICH ARE IN 2049.

SO WE ARE INCURRING ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL EXPENSES AFTER 49 TO 56.

BUT IT REALLY IS LIKE QUITE FAR AWAY. SO YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALSO.

SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. NO NO, NO. IT'S LIKE A, IT'S LIKE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST. IT'S A CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT.

IT'S PRETTY NOMINAL. WE HAVE TWO OF THEM CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE MANAGING.

IT'S MORE LIKE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. WE HIRE THIRD PARTIES TO ASSIST WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY. THAT'S THE DRIVER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S IN THE SINGLE DIGIT, THOUSANDS OR TENS OF THOUSANDS, NOT SIX FIGURES. NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

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THAT STAFF IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING REIMBURSED FOR STAFF TIME.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY DEFINED AS TO WHAT IS BEING CHARGED TO THIS ACCOUNT AS OPPOSED TO GENERAL STAFF TIME.

I DON'T WANT TO EAT INTO MONEY THAT IS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THESE BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. THE ONLY PERSONNEL THAT WILL BE CHARGED AGAINST THIS HAVE BEEN WORKING EXCLUSIVELY ON MEASURE FP CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A PRO RATA SHARE OF LUKE'S TIME, HYPOTHETICALLY.

CITY ATTORNEY OR THINGS LIKE THAT. NO. THE THE EXTERNAL BOND COUNSEL SOME OF THE ISSUANCE COSTS THAT WERE REFLECTED, THE $500,000 THAT ACTUALLY COMES OUT OF THE BOND ISSUANCE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE 93350.

THAT'S PART OF THE TOTAL TIC THE DIRECT STAFFING CHARGES ARE LIMITED REALLY TO OUR CHRISTINE'S TIME, WHO HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY WORKING ON FP. YES. AND THEN OUR DESIGN CONSULTANTS, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT CREW, GRIFFIN, ETC. FOLKS LIKE THAT. SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN VERY JUDICIOUS, IN FACT, EVEN REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING TO GO PURSUE BONDS.

WE'VE WE'VE PAID FOR OUT OF OUR OWN GENERAL FUND BUDGET IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AS AS MANY CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS AVAILABLE AS POSSIBLE.

GREAT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

YEAH, I FORGOT ONE OTHER QUESTION. MAYBE I MISSED IT.

WHEN WILL RESIDENTS START TO SEE THE CHARGE ON THEIR TAX BILL? IT'S IN THERE. IT SHOULD BE IN. IT SHOULD BE IN THEIR STATEMENT THAT WILL BE DUE NOVEMBER OF 2027. YEP, YEP. SO A YEAR FROM NEXT MONTH FROM NOW.

SO ABOUT A YEAR. BECAUSE WE JUST GOT OUR BILLS RECENTLY.

YEAH. SO NOVEMBER 2027. OKAY. 13 MONTHS. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? YES. OKAY. I HAD ONE LAST QUESTION.

THIS IS SO WE'RE GETTING REIMBURSED ON EXPENSES ALREADY PAID.

THAT'S OUR I ASSUME THAT'S ALREADY BUILT IN THE BUDGET.

THAT'S NOT MONEY. WE'RE. YES. NO. YEAH. THAT'S NOT WE'VE BEEN ACCOUNTING FOR THAT.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS. LOVE IF THAT WEREN'T THE CASE, BUT NO.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC FIRST? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS AUTHORIZED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE MEASURE FP GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND BEFORE WE VOTE.

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I HAVE NO CARDS. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYBODY ONLINE? YOU HAVE NO MEMBERS ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS. IT'S INTERESTING.

YOU KNOW, FOR A HEIGHT VARIANCE OF EIGHT FEET, WE GET A ZILLION PEOPLE IN HERE FOR SPENDING $93 MILLION DOLLARS THERE'S NOBODY.

BUT I GUESS IT'S A MUCH MORE COMPLEX AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE.

SO OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH MONEY.

I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. COMMENDATIONS TO OUR STAFF ON THE A PLUS RATING, AYE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU EUGENE.

AYE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. CHOI. WE HAVE ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-2610-086.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $93,350,000 OF CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS MEASURE FP PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SERIES 2026 AND APPROVING OTHER RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THE COUNCIL, WANT TO TAKE A BREAK OR DO YOU WANT TO PLOW THROUGH? WE'VE GOT ONE MORE MAIN ITEM AND THEN THE CLOSE OUT STUFF.

DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ON. PLOW THROUGH. I'M SORRY.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO N.3. N.3. OKAY. DISCUSSION.

THIS IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO OUR TOT.

SO LET'S SEE. SO EUGENE, YOU'RE GOING TO KICK THIS OFF.

YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, EUGENE SOLOMAN REDONDO BEACH CITY TREASURER.

I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE MEYER, AND OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER, SARAH MEACHAM, WHO WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH YOU TONIGHT THE PROPOSED REVENUE CHANGES TO OUR TAXES FOR UTILITY USERS TAX AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WERE ADDRESSED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE COUNCIL HAD SOME INPUT WITH REGARD TO THE TOT, AND ASKED US TO COME BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES OR DISCUSSION WITH THE UTILITY USER TAX WITH REGARD TO UTILITY USERS TAX, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED.

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SO WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY AND WE'LL KICK IT OFF.

STARTING OFF WITH TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FOLLOW UP, THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE SECTION.

YOU FORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. YOU HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT FROM THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3RD.

AT THAT TIME, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO PROCEED WITH A BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSING AN INCREASE FROM 12% UP TO 15% AT THE MARCH 2027 ELECTION.

AND PREPARE BALLOT MEASURE LANGUAGE FOR REVIEW.

I THINK AT THIS POINT, IT'S WORTHWHILE MENTIONING THAT SHOULD THE VOTERS DECIDE TO APPROVE THIS MEASURE, WE WOULD THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH YOUR DECISION AS TO HOW MUCH WE SHOULD INITIALLY INCREASE THIS TAX, WHETHER IT BE THE 1%, 2% OR ALL THE WAY TO THE 3% AFTER HAVING THE COUNCIL MAKE THAT DECISION, WE WOULD THEN SEEK OUT A DATE TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT NEW REVENUE STREAM.

DRAFT BALLOT MEASURE LANGUAGE. YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN RECAPPING BASICALLY WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, MAINTAINING OUR CRITICAL SERVICES FOR THE REDONDO BEACH CITY ORDINANCE, RAISING NEW TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAX PAID ONLY BY HOTEL AND LODGING GUESTS FROM 12% UP TO 15%, PROVIDING AN ESTIMATED $750,000 OF REVENUE ANNUALLY PER 1% INCREASE, AND ALL FUNDS STAYING LOCAL AND BE ADOPTED. THAT WOULD BE INERT TO OUR GENERAL FUND.

I'VE GOT A QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY. I THOUGHT IN OUR DISCUSSION BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE COULD ONLY INCREASE THE TOT BY 1% IN A GIVEN YEAR.

IS THAT SO? I THINK THAT THAT DISCUSSION WAS RELATED TO THE INCREASE TO THE REDONDO BEACH TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT. THE TOT WE CAN RAISE AT OUR DISCRETION.

THANK YOU. MOVING INTO THE UTILITY USERS TAX FOLLOW UP, WE HAVE OUR REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE SECTION EIGHT.

NINE, TELEPHONE, GAS, ELECTRICITY, WATER AND VIDEO USERS TAX LAW.

THE COUNCIL ASKED US TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON DISNEY VERSUS SANTA BARBARA CASE, AND REVIEW THE CITY'S ORDINANCE FOR POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO COLLECT TAX ON VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES. WITH REGARD TO THE DISNEY VERSUS SANTA BARBARA CASE, IT WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKETS.

IT HAD, WITH THE HISTORY OF IT, BRIEFLY, A HEARING WITH A JUDGE AND RULED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA.

THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA BROUGHT THAT TO A DISTRICT COURT.

DISTRICT COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF CITY SANTA BARBARA, AND THEN THAT WAS APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL, WHERE IT WAS ALSO HELD THAT UPHELD FOR THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO BEGIN COLLECTING THIS REVENUE.

IT WAS REQUESTED FOR REVIEW TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT AND THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECIDED NOT TO REVIEW THIS CASE, MAKING THE DECISION OF THE APPEAL COURT NOW LAW AND THIS LANDMARK DECISION NOW ALLOWS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES WITH REGARD TO VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES AND OTHER DELIVERY METHODS.

YOU'VE GOT SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY RECEIVING THE SAME SERVICES, BUT BEING TAXED AT DIFFERENT VALUES, SOME BEING TAXED FOR DELIVERY OF THOSE SERVICES AND SOME OTHERS NOT BEING TAXED.

WE HAVE TAKEN CHIEF DEPUTY MEACHEM TOOK SOME OF THE SANTA BARBARA ORDINANCE AND DROPPED IT INTO OUR ORDINANCE.

WE HAD IT REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL AND OUR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL.

AND THOSE ARE THE RED LINES THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT.

TARGETED UPDATES FOR THE VIDEO USER TAX MAINLY THE ADDITIONALLY DEFINED TERMS. SO WE HAVE IN THEIR ANCILLARY VIDEO SERVICES, VIDEO PROGRAMING, VIDEO SERVICES, VIDEO SERVICE SUPPLIER.

WE'RE TRYING TO CONTEMPLATE THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE BEING USED AND THOSE ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY THAT DELIVER THE SAME SERVICES, BUT PERHAPS THROUGH A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.

SO NOT THINKING JUST FOR WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, BUT THINKING IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN AVOID BEING IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHERE PERHAPS HAVING AN UNEQUAL APPLICATION OF THIS REVENUE STREAM TO THE RESIDENTS.

THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE YOU'LL SEE IS IN THE DEFINITIONS.

AND THEN SPECIFICALLY IN THAT SECTION 8-9.09, A AND B AND FIVE.

AND THOSE ARE OUTLINED IN THE RED LINES YOU RECEIVED.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, THE RED LINES WERE IN THE BLUE FOLDER ITEM RELATED TO THIS, BECAUSE MY ORIGINAL PDF DROPPED THEM OFF.

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT YOU DO HAVE THEM IN BLUE FOLDER.

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PERHAPS YOU WANTED TO MAKE A BROADER REVISIONS TO THE UUT CODE.

IF YOU WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS EXEMPTIONS OR OTHER APPLICATIONS, APPEALS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS IN A MORE BROAD DISCUSSION. THE IDEA FOR US AS A STAFF, IN DISCUSSING THIS, WAS TO TAKE THE MORE DIRECT APPROACH AND GO FORWARD WITH THE VIDEO USER TAX, THE VIDEO USER SERVICES AND THOSE DEFINITIONS.

WE CAN, AT A FUTURE DATE IF THOSE CHANGES OR IF THE CHANGES TO COUNCIL MAKES DO NOT INCREASE THE TAX.

MAKE THOSE HERE AT COUNCIL WITHOUT HAVING TO GO FORWARD WITH A PROP 218 VOTE.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE IN THE EXEMPTION THAT CHANGES THE VALUE, SAY FOR PERSON 62 OR OLDER IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD.

IT'S $15,000 AND YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT VALUE TO $30,000 THAT'S NOT INCREASING THE TAX.

THAT WOULD TYPICALLY NOT GENERATE A NEED FOR A VOTE.

THAT COULD BE DONE BY AN ORDINANCE CHANGE HERE AT COUNCIL.

ARE YOU RECOMMENDING KEEP IT CLEAN AND DO THE FIRST OPTION RATHER THAN GOING FOR THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE THINKING THAT, YES, MR. MAYOR.

NOT TO DIRTY IT WITH. BUT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION.

THAT IS AN OPTION TONIGHT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL WOULD BE TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY'S TOT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE.

REVIEW, AND PROVIDE EDITS TO THE DRAFT BALLOT TOT MEASURE LANGUAGE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY'S UUT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE.

PROVIDE DIRECTIONS TO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ORDINANCE UPDATES AND DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO CREATE BALLOT MEASURE TO BE PLACED ON THE MARCH 2, 2027 ELECTION THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR SLIDE PRESENTATION.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ON THIS.

IT'S TWO DIFFERENT TOPICS AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO BIFURCATE THEIR DIRECTION OR WE COULD BUNDLE IT.

AS YOU HAVE IN THIS ITEM. TO ME, I SUPPORT BOTH OF THEM AND I SUPPORT YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO GO WITH THE MORE TRUNCATED VERSION OF THE UUT TAX UPFRONT AND THEN ADJUST LATER IF WE NEED TO.

JUST FOR CLARITY TO THE VOTERS. AND I THINK THE MORE COMPLEX WE MAKE IT, THE HARDER IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND.

AND I AGREE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW I CUT OUT ALL MY CABLE SERVICE AND I'M STREAMING AND I'M NOT GETTING TAXED ON THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, CITY SHOULDN'T LOSE REVENUE ON THAT.

I'M GETTING BASICALLY THE SAME THING, BUT I'M NOT PAYING TAXES ON IT.

SO I THINK THIS BRINGS US UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S LONG OVERDUE.

APPRECIATE THE WORK ON IT. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? I DO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY, INCLUDING CHIEF DEPUTY SARAH MEACHAM, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT AGAIN.

THANK YOU. EUGENE SOLOMAN, OUR TREASURER, AND OF COURSE, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, STEPHANIE MEYER.

THIS IS EXCELLENT WORK AND WE APPRECIATE THE FAST TURNAROUND.

JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. AND MAYBE THIS IS BETTER SUITED FOR THE CITY MANAGER ON THE TOT ITEM ON THE TOT ITEM IN THE BALLOT MEASURE, SHOULD AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE INCLUDED IF PASSED BY THE VOTERS? AND IF SO, WHAT SHOULD THAT EFFECTIVE DATE BE? I DO THINK IT SIMPLIFIES THINGS. IT'S ONE LESS ACTION ITEM FOR US TO COME BACK WITH.

IF WE ARE GOING TO PICK A DATE, I THINK WE SHOULD PICK A DATE BY JULY 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE HAVE TIME TO PLAN AND ACCOUNT FOR THE CHANGES.

I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND DELAYING IT ANY LATER THAN THAT, BECAUSE I DO THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO COUNT ON THE REVENUE FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S JUST PRUDENT FOR US OPERATIONALLY. THERE ISN'T ANY CALL IT SUPER PERSUASIVE LOGIC TO JULY 1ST VERSUS JUNE 1ST, OTHER THAN FISCAL YEAR IS AN EASY BREAK FOR US.

AND CALCULATIONS AND FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES, WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY NEW REVENUES COME ONLINE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

I THINK WE DID ACKNOWLEDGE IN OUR PRIOR CONVERSATION THAT THE THERE IS ONCE THE VOTE IS TABULATED AND COUNTED, IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE ELECTION CERTIFIED GIVES US SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL HOTELIERS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S COMING ONLINE. SO RATHER THAN JUST AN IMMEDIATE DATE FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, IT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RAMP UP PERIOD TO NETWORK WITH OUR HOTELS AND MAKE SURE WE GET THE WORD OUT. SO WE THINK JULY 1ST IS AMPLE TIME FOR US TO DO THAT, IN THE EVENT THAT THE VOTERS WERE TO SUPPORT THE TOT. AND THEN COUNCIL TAKES THE ACTION TO SET THE RATE AT A NEW NUMBER.

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I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING AN EFFECTIVE DATE IS HELPFUL.

BUT IT IS NOT AN OBLIGATION. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AFTERWARDS.

CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION THERE? OKAY. DO WE HAVE THE WORD COUNT FOR THAT? YES, WE WHEN WE INITIALLY DID THIS, THIS IS PROBABLY NOW UNDER THE WORD COUNT BECAUSE WE REMOVED THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO POLICE AND FIRE GIVEN THE DISCUSSION LAST TIME.

BUT YES, I BELIEVE IT'S 76 WORDS AND IT WAS WITHIN THE WORD COUNT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS PREVIOUS.

72 WORD COUNT. EXCUSE ME, IT WAS 72. YOU CAN ONLY GO, MAX 75.

OKAY, SO THAT'S TIGHT. IT'S TIGHT. I THINK WE DID REDUCE.

DID YOU RECOUNT THE NEW NUMBER? I USED THE ONE FROM.

YES, I JUST DID IT. SO THIS IS 72. THE ONE THAT WAS ON THE RESOLUTION.

SO IF IT'S THE SAME ONE. IT MAY BE THE OLDER ONE.

WE COULD JUST CHECK IF IT SAYS 911 BUT I THINK.

OH IT DOES SAY 911. YEAH. SO I THINK. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RECOUNT IT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE 75.

SO IF YOU HAVE 76 WE GOT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER A WORD.

SO IF IT'S IT SHOULD BE LESS. IT'LL BE FEWER WORDS THAN THE ORIGINAL VERSION BECAUSE WE REMOVED SEVERAL WORDS AND DIDN'T ADD ANY.

SO I THINK WE COULD FIT IN A REFERENCE TO THE DATE.

OKAY. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR BACK.

SO WOULD IT BE, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATIVELY, WOULD IT BE BEST NOT TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE DATE COME BACK TO COUNCIL? AND WHEN COUNCIL MAKES THE FURTHER DECISION, IF IT PASSES.

SET IT FOR. YEAH. YEAH. AT THAT TIME, THAT'S THE OPTION.

AND OPTION THREE IS NO EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN JULY 1ST, 2027.

WHAT. ANY FIRM THOUGHTS ON THAT? I DON'T HAVE ANY FIRM.

I MEAN, WE WE KICKED THIS AROUND. I THINK THE IN THE LAST CONVERSATION YOU'RE GIVING YOURSELF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ITEM AS A FOLLOW UP STEP.

YEAH. IRRESPECTIVE IF THIS IS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

SO IT'S, IT MIGHT HELP PROVIDE CLARITY. IT CERTAINLY MOTIVATES US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ITEM GETS BACK IN FRONT OF YOU QUICKLY FOR YOU TO SET THE NEW RATE.

OKAY. BUT YOU COULD JUST AS EASILY SET ITS EFFECTIVENESS AT THE TIME YOU SET THE RATE ADMINISTRATIVELY.

YEAH, I WOULD SAY THE ONLY OTHER BENEFIT POTENTIALLY IS, YOU KNOW, FOR EITHER VOTERS AND OR FOR OUR HOTELS THAT PROVIDE SOME CLARITY.

SO THEY'RE NOT KIND OF TRYING TO PLAN AND WONDERING.

PROVIDE CLARITY. AT WHAT POINT IT TAKES EFFECT. THEY'RE NOT READING TEA LEAVES. THEY SEE RIGHT AWAY.

YES. OUR CHIEF DEPUTY SHAKING HER HEAD AS WELL.

HELPS WITH TRANSPARENCY, FOR SURE. OKAY. AND I, YOU KNOW, I SEE BRAD'S GOT COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER GOT HIS CALCULATOR OUT AGAIN.

SO FOR EVERY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING APPROXIMATELY $750,000 ANNUALLY PER PERCENTAGE POINT.

IF YOU BREAK THAT DOWN BY MONTH, IT'S AROUND $62,500 PER MONTH.

SO EVERY MONTH IS AND THAT'S PER PERCENT. COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING MAYBE WORTH KEEPING IN MIND ON THAT.

OKAY. A FEW MORE QUESTIONS IF I COULD, MAYOR.

I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK. YES. THE TOGGLING OVER FOR A MOMENT TO THE PROPOSED UUT TAX IF I COULD.

JUST SO I'M CLEAR AND I'LL DIRECT IT TO OUR TREASURER.

THE CURRENT TOT RATE IS 4.75% TAX. CORRECT. UUT.

OKAY. AND YOU SAID TOT. YOU MEANT UUT. I MEANT UUT.

4.75%. SO WE'RE NOT MEANING THE COUNCIL'S NOT PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT ABOVE 4.75.

CORRECT. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. AND THEN ON THE, I THINK WHAT WAS REFERRED TO AS THE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO UUT ON THE BALLOT, WOULD THE AT THAT TIME, WOULD THE YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ITEMS WOULD BE EXEMPTIONS. WE SAW EXEMPTIONS IN THE PRESENTATION.

PRESUMABLY THAT INCLUDES THE LOW INCOME EXEMPTIONS AND RELATED SORT OF CARVE OUTS, IF YOU WILL.

SO WOULD WE HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS THAT? WANT TO COME BACK? ADMINISTRATIVELY BY THE CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU WILL.

THE EXEMPTIONS FOR THE UUT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS POTENTIAL NEW UUT

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SHE'S BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL'S OFFICE.

OKAY. SO THE TREASURER AND I WERE GOING OVER THOSE OTHER POTENTIAL UPDATES TODAY, AND IT LOOKED LIKE, IN THE EXCEPTIONS, THAT ONE OF THEM WOULD ACTUALLY EXPAND THE TAX, WHICH WE BELIEVE WOULD THEN BE SUBJECT TO THE PROP 218 VOTE.

SO THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTION EDITS THAT WE WERE PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AS A SUGGESTION THAT WE COULD CONSIDER.

BUT I THINK ONE OF THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VOTE IF WE WANTED TO AFFECT THAT.

IT WAS TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FOR UTILITIES, EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO USE GAS TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY AND THOSE WHO PURCHASE WHOLESALE GAS.

THOSE WERE THE TWO EXCEPTIONS THAT REMAINED. ALL OTHER UTILITIES WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE TAX.

OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE THAT WAS NOT IN THE TARGETED UPDATE THAT WE YOU SO CITY COULD CONSIDER.

BUT I BELIEVE YOU WOULD LIKELY HAVE TO ADD THAT TO THE TARGETED APPROACH TO BE IN THE VOTE.

I THINK THE OTHERS THAT WE WERE GIVEN SOUNDED LIKE THEY COULD BE DONE AS COUNCIL ACTION.

OKAY. WE WOULD NEED TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THAT THOUGH.

OKAY, GOOD. GOOD ISSUE. GOOD POINT. SO WITH THE EXEMPTION FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT $15,000, IF YOU EARN $15,000 OR LESS, YOU'RE EXEMPT. IF WE WERE TO.

AND THAT GOES BACK, I DON'T KNOW, 20 YEARS IF WE WERE.

AND NO ONE'S PROPOSING AT THIS MOMENT. IF WE WERE TO ADJUST THAT UP TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION AND WHATEVER A MORE CONTEMPORARY RECOGNITION OF A LOW INCOME SENIOR, WE WERE TO MOVE THAT UP.

WOULD THAT EXPOSE POTENTIALLY MORE PEOPLE TO THE TAX AND THUS REQUIRE A PROP 218 VOTE UP FRONT, RATHER THAN COUNCIL COMING BACK LATER AND TRYING TO DO IT AS A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE, IF YOU KNOW, AND YOU MAY NOT. I WOULD DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITH REGARD TO THOSE ACTIONS THAT DO NOT INCREASE THE TAX.

YEAH. AND THIS WOULD BE NOT THIS WOULD NOT BE AN INCREASE IN THE TAX.

IT WOULD RATHER AFFORD MORE OPPORTUNITY TO EXEMPT FROM THE TAX.

THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL VOTE. HAS THAT BEEN CONFIRMED BY THOSE TO MAKE THAT DECISION OR NOT YET.

WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION IN OUR CALL WITH OUR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND WITH THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

THOSE ACTIONS THAT DO NOT INCREASE TAX ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE VOTE INCREASE THE TAX RATE.

TAX RATE OR BROADEN THE APPLICATION OR APPLICATION, BUT NOT EXEMPTION.

SO THE ONE EXEMPTION I SPOKE OF WE VIEWED AS BROADENING THE TAX.

THAT'S WHY WE WOULD NEED TO CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VOTE.

ANOTHER SUGGESTION THAT OUTSIDE COUNSEL PROVIDED WAS AN UPDATE TO THAT SECTION FOR LOW INCOME AND SENIORS.

AND IT TOOK OUT THE DOLLAR AND MADE IT SO THAT THE TEST IS WHETHER YOU ARE ALREADY RECEIVING MEANS TESTED BENEFITS FROM THE COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL. OKAY. OKAY.

GOOD TO KNOW. ALL RIGHT. I MAY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

MAYOR, BUT I CERTAINLY WANT TO GIVE OTHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

YEAH. RELATED TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT WAS SAYING AND WOULD RESIDENTS THAT ARE UNDER LIKE THE CARE AND FAIR PROGRAMS FOR THEIR ELECTRICITY BE IS THAT, IS THAT ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS THAT WOULD BE USED FOR THAT? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE AN EASY. I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM WHAT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED. BUT IT SOUNDS VERY BROAD IN TERMS OF THE RECEIPT OF BENEFITS WOULD.

IT'S MORE MEANS TESTED THAN PROGRAM TESTED. YEAH.

SO THAT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THAT. I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO TAKE OUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? IN 20 YEARS IT'LL BE WRONG AGAIN. SO BY HAVING SOMETHING THAT IS BASED ON SOMETHING OBJECTIVE LIKE THAT, I THINK DOES MAKE SENSE. THE LOGIC ON GOING WITH THE LANGUAGE, THE BASE LANGUAGE INSTEAD OF EXPANDING IT, MOVING IT TO A COMMUNICATIONS TAX. IS THAT BECAUSE THE SANTA BARBARA LANGUAGE IS PROVEN AND TESTED AND SAFER. I WOULD SAY THAT IS NOW WHAT IS THE SETTLED LAW.

AND THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN TESTED THROUGH THE SYSTEMS, AND IT WOULD BE WISE TO ADOPT IT RATHER THAN PERHAPS GO THROUGH ANOTHER ITERATION.

RIGHT. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT THEN. SO IF IT'S BASED ON THE YOU KNOW, THAT LOGIC, I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

AND I BELIEVE I DID READ THAT IT WE DO NOT TAX INTERNET SERVICE THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SAYS IN THERE SPECIFICALLY,

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NO JUST THE VIDEO DELIVERY SERVICES, NOT THE INTERNET ACCESS BECAUSE.

CORRECT. I DO HEAR FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO THAT, BUT I ALSO DO HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE CABLE.

AND IT'S LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY NEIGHBORS AREN'T PAYING THAT SAME TAXES I'M PAYING.

SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF EQUITY AND FAIRNESS ISSUE BY DOING THIS.

I ALSO, OF COURSE, HEAR FROM, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, I BET YOU EVERYBODY OUT THERE WOULD BE SAYING, WAIT, I DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES ON THIS. DON'T DO THIS. YOU'RE GOING TO CAUSE ME TO PAY TAX.

WELL, I'LL BE PAYING TAX BECAUSE I HAVE FRONTIER WITH YOUTUBE TV.

SO I'LL BE PAYING MY TAX THERE. BUT IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME TO NOT PAY A TAX AND MY NEIGHBORS TO BE PAYING A TAX.

SO I THINK IT DEFINITELY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO DO THAT.

SINCE WE'RE NOT DECIDING ON THE EXACT PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR THE TOT I DON'T THINK I'VE GOT ANY CHANGES TO THAT.

I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A DATE CERTAIN AS LONG AS WE CAN FIT THE TIMING.

SO I WOULD PREFER A HARD DATE, NOT A NO LATER THAN DATE BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S UNCERTAINTY THERE IF WE'RE GOING TO, IF WE'RE GOING TO EITHER TELL THEM STARTS JULY 1ST OR JUST LEAVE IT AND THEN WE HANDLE IT LATER, I THINK A WORD COUNT, I THINK I COUNTED 67 OR 69 WORDS IN THAT ONE, SO WE SHOULD HAVE ROOM.

I WASN'T SURE IF CITY OF REDONDO BEACH WAS ONE WORD.

ONE WORD. OR JUST REDONDO BEACH WAS ONE WORD.

IS IT CITY OF REDONDO BEACH. THEN IT'S 67 AS IT IS NOW, I BELIEVE.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY HAND I HAVE HAD UP. I'M GOING TO BEFORE WE VOTE, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR PUBLIC INPUT IF THAT'S OKAY.

YES. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ANYBODY ONLINE? WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ECOMMENTS.

OKAY. YOU GUYS THINK WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS IN ONE VOTE FOR BOTH, OR DO YOU WANT TO SPLIT IT? I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A MOTION YET.

DO WE SPLIT? WE DON'T. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH OF THESE AND SEND THEM FORWARD.

I DON'T HAVE THE LANGUAGE HERE. CAN YOU PULL UP THE RECOMMENDATION? YEAH. OKAY. THERE. IT'S NOT THE RECOMMENDATION.

STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE EIGHT.

OH OKAY. THERE. BOTH THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX ORDINANCE LANGUAGE THE EDITS TO THE LANGUAGE AS WE DISCUSSED SAYING DATE CERTAIN JULY 1ST IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE UTILITY USERS ORDINANCE LANGUAGE AS PRESENTED IN THE BLUE FOLDER, RED LINES AND PROVIDING DIRECTION TO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ORDINANCE UPDATES AND DIRECTION TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO CREATE A BALLOT MEASURE TO BE PLACED ON THE MARCH 2, 2027 ELECTION. DID I GET EVERYTHING THERE? CAN I HAVE ONE THOUGHT? AND I'M NOT SURE WE'RE PREPARED TO GIVE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION ON IT RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE SOME DISCRETION FROM THE COUNCIL FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS AGAIN WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A POWER GENERATING FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HISTORICALLY HAD DISPUTE OVER TAX EXEMPTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF GAS TO PRODUCE POWER.

ORIGINALLY, THAT PROVISION WAS WRITTEN, I BELIEVE, FOR A PUBLIC UTILITY OWNED POWER GENERATION FACILITY.

IT WAS THEN LATER TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A PRIVATELY HELD NATIONAL CORPORATION.

SEEMS TO ME WE MAY WANT TO ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY OF THAT KIND OF INTERPRETATION GOING FORWARD.

HOPEFULLY WE WOULD NEVER, EVER SEE A POWER GENERATION FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AGAIN.

BUT THAT I THINK WOULD BE CONSTRUED POTENTIALLY AS AN EXPANSION OF THE TAX.

WOULD THIS BE THE TIME TO DO IT? IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO DO IT AT A TIME WHEN WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE, AND IT'S NOT AFFECTING AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT CHANGE.

AND TO ELIMINATE ANY SUBSEQUENT RELATED ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, IF ONE WERE TO EVER ARISE.

THAT WAS QUITE A DISPUTE. BACK THEN IT WAS MEASURE.

YOU WE HAD A FULL COMPETING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RUN BY AT THE TIME, AES INTERNATIONAL.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE WITHOUT THAT KIND OF.

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THERE'S A DISCREET WAY TO DO IT. SO IF I MAY, THERE IS IN THE ALTERNATIVE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING WITH A MORE ROBUST REVISION THAT IS DISCUSS THE EXEMPTION FOR UTILITIES AND ADDRESSING THAT CAN BE CAN BE FORWARDED TO YOU ALL. WE DO HAVE LANGUAGE THAT COULD ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.

IS THAT IN THE BLUE FOLDER ITEM? NO, I WAS IN A ONE OF THE DRAFTS.

IT WAS ONE OF THE DRAFTS TONIGHT. I THINK IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU'RE IF YOU COME BACK, IF.

YEAH. WELL OF COURSE. WELL, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO BRING IT ALL BACK ANYWAY. WE'RE NOT INTRODUCING THIS CONCEPTUALLY IS THAT I GUESS AS A POLICY MATTER, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE US TO ADDRESS PROSPECTIVELY IN THE UPDATED ORDINANCE? I WOULD ADD THAT TO MY MOTION. OKAY. WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD.

COUNCIL MEMBER. I MEAN. I HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

SO YOU GOT A SECOND FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A SECOND.

NO IT'S NOT. IT'S LIKE, WAIT A SECOND. OKAY. GO AHEAD.

YOU HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. MIGHT WE CONSIDER MAKING THE RANGE ON THE TOT UP TO 16%? AND I SAY THAT NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO GO TO 16% NOW.

BUT HAWTHORNE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS A NOVEMBER HAS AN AMENDMENT INCREASING IT TO 17%.

AND I KNOW THAT HERMOSA BEACH, THEY WERE CONSIDERING GOING UP TO 16%.

THEY DECIDED NOT TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL OR IT GOT VOTED DOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING FOR A HALF CENT SALES TAX.

BUT JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER BALLOT MEASURE DOWN THE LINE.

IF WE, IF THEY WANT TO INCREASE IT PAST 16%. SO ARE YOU MAKING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OR MAKING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO AMEND THAT PORTION? RIGHT. TO GO TO 16. TO 16 INSTEAD OF 15? YES.

16 CEILING. MY ONLY WORRY ON THAT IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS VOTE FOR IT.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, SEEING A 4% JUMP OR PERCENTAGE POINTS JUMP COULD BE A LOT BECAUSE WE'RE AT 12 NOW. AND SO GOING TO 16 IS LIKE REALLY A 25% INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF TAX.

I GET IT, BUT I THINK I WOULD RATHER BURDEN A FUTURE COUNCIL WITH MAKING THAT CHOICE.

CAN I ADD ON TO HIS COMMENT? YEAH. I MEAN, I'M NOT RUNNING THE MEETING.

I MEAN, I THINK WHEN WE DECIDED TO GO WITH 15 THE ORIGINAL GOAL WAS TO TAKE IT UP, I BELIEVE, TO 14 AND TO GIVE OURSELVES SOME CUSHION FOR A FUTURE INCREASE.

AND TO HIS POINT, I THINK GOING TO 16 OR 17% WOULD BE A LOT BECAUSE WHEN VOTERS SEE THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO ASSUME THAT WE'RE GOING UP TO THE MAXIMUM RIGHT AWAY.

SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN OURSELVES SOME CUSHION, AND IT WOULD BE SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY TO GO UP BEYOND THAT. THE COUNTER TO THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE FALLEN BEHIND ALREADY, AND THEN WE'RE ALWAYS BEHIND COMPARED TO OTHER SURROUNDINGS.

RIGHT? AND WE HAVE TO GO TO THE VOTERS AGAIN.

AND THIS IS NOT TAXING OUR OWN RESIDENTS. AND AND AND DON'T FORGET THAT THE TOURISM BOARD.

WHAT IS THE TOURISM DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WAS HERE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AS PART OF THIS TOT TO FUND THEIR ADVERTISING OF OUR HOTELS OR NOT. BUT IF WE'RE AT 15 OR WE'RE AT THE NUMBER, YOU KNOW, THE CEILING THAT WE'RE AT NOW, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GIVING A SINGLE DOLLAR MORE TO THEM. MAYBE WE CAN GIVE THEM A QUARTER OF A PERCENT IF WE DO.

YOU KNOW, IF IN THE FUTURE THEY GO UP TO A HIGHER NUMBER.

BUT IN ANY EVENT, I THREW THE IDEA. THROW THE IDEA OUT THERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION AND SEE IF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN AMEND THE MOTION AND SEE IF YOU GET THREE OTHER VOTES.

IF WE WERE TO HAVE THE DIRECTION WITH 16 AND IT COMES BACK, CAN WE CHANGE IT AT THAT TIME TO BE LOWER, OR IS THAT A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO COME BACK AGAIN? YOU COULD, I THINK YOU COULD GO LOWER AT THE TIME WITH THE.

BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY TRY TO GET THESE THINGS READY TO GO AND AS BEST WE CAN.

AND YOU PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT. I MIGHT JUST RECALL THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS, IT WAS 12 TO 14 IN THE MOMENT WE WENT TO 15, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. NOT IN THE MOMENT.

ON THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. AND THE COUNCIL HAD A FULL CONVERSATION.

WE ADJUSTED AND ALWAYS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE COUNCIL'S ENTHUSIASM FOR THESE THINGS.

I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ACHIEVE SEE AND ACHIEVE 3%.

WE'RE WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT IN THE BUDGET.

I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE OUR PROSPECT FOR SUCCESS.

OKAY. SO DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT?

[02:35:01]

WAS THAT A FULL SECOND? SECOND SCOTT. SAID SEC.

LOUDER. AND DOES IT INCLUDE THE CLEANUP? I GUESS THAT'S THE THING.

THE CLEANUP ON. THE CLEANUP ON. YEAH. POWER GENERATION.

OKAY. OKAY. SECOND, IT WAS LIKE A WHISPER. WAS THERE A SECOND OR NOT? I'M WAITING TO HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M DOING THE RESEARCH ON HOW OFTEN THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEFEATED.

NOT VERY. YOU REMEMBER WE BROUGHT THIS STAT? I MEAN, I THINK LIKE 80.

YEAH. THAT WAS ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL CARRY. BUT I THINK THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF THIS ONE'S NOT SECONDED SCOTT.

SCOTT DID SECOND. WAS IT A SECOND? YEAH HE DID.

OKAY. HE DIDN'T HEAR IT. NOW IT IS SECONDED. SECOND.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE? SUBSTITUTE MOTION. EVERYTHING IN THE MOTION EXCEPT THE RANGE IS INCREASED UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 16%.

SECOND. SECOND. HE'S PLAYING BOTH SIDES. OKAY.

MOTION BY OBAGI. SECOND BY BEHRENDT. VOTE ON IT.

ANY OTHER SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YEAH. I GUESS I'LL MAKE A MOTION SINCE WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE VOTE ON THE TWO FIRST. YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE THE SUBSTITUTE.

I MEAN, A SUBSTITUTE TO THE SUBSTITUTE WOULD BE TO SPLIT THE DECISION NOW BETWEEN THE UUT OR SPLIT THE MOTION BETWEEN THE UUT AND THE TOT DECISION. WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN THE BEGINNING.

BUT YOU GUYS DIDN'T. WELL, I MEAN, WE, YOU KNOW.

HAVE YOUR MOTION. SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION WOULD BE TO GO WITH HIS FIRST ON THE UUT WITH THE POWER PLANT ADDITION AND THEN SECOND TO GO AS RECOMMENDED.

AND WHAT WE HAD DECIDED ON EARLIER, UP TO 15% ON THE TOT.

HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN HIS MOTION. THAT'S HIS MOTION. NO, YOU SPLIT INTO TWO AS TWO SEPARATE VOTES, TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS. SO WE WOULD VOTE ON HIS FIRST.

NO, WE VOTE ON YOURS FIRST. WELL, I MEAN SORRY.

PAUSE FOR A SECOND. IF MINE IS THE SAME AS HIS, WE WOULD VOTE ON THAT FIRST.

YOU CAN'T MAKE THE SAME MOTION. CAN'T MAKE THE SAME MOTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF. NO, NO, NO.

YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION. IF I WITHDRAW MY MOTION.

SO NOW WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. NOW MINE GOES FIRST BY COUNCILMAN BEHRENDT.

OKAY, SURE, I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. YOU STILL HAVE YOUR HAND UP. TIED.

I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT? NO.

NOT YET. OKAY, I WILL CALL THE VOTE THEN. THIS IS ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

GOING TO BE A ROLL CALL. YEAH SUBSTITUTE MOTION. HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITH THE HIGHER TOT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME. CORRECT? CORRECT. AND WITH ALL THE AMENDMENTS. AND 16% IS. IS THE CEILING.

IS THE CEILING. RIGHT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WALLER.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

WELL, I THINK THERE'S RISK TO THIS. THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE BECAUSE THERE IS A COST TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, BUT THERE'S A STEEPER COST IF IT DOESN'T PASS AT ALL.

THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO VOTE YES AND I GUESS WE'LL.

REST ON IT. OKAY, SO MOTION CARRIES. THAT'S THE MOTION WITH THE 16% CEILING.

I MAKE ONE COMMENT. TYPICALLY THIS COUNCIL IS VERY SUCCESSFUL WHEN EVERYBODY'S.

UNITED. ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND UNITED AROUND ANY BALLOT MEASURE OF ANY KIND.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE ACTUAL. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IF ANYBODY WANTS TO.

WELL WE'VE GOT TIME. WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT. WILL YOU BE OPPOSED TO IT? I WILL FULLY SUPPORT THE VOTE OF THIS COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

OKAY. AND WE HAVE OTHER BITES AT THE APPLE, RIGHT? NOT REALLY KIND OF. IT'S GOT TO COME BACK. YEAH, YEAH, IT'S COMING BACK ONE MORE TIME.

YOUR FINAL ACTION ON THIS WILL BE IT, ACTUALLY.

NOVEMBER. WELL, WHAT ARE WE DOING IT NEXT TUESDAY OR FIRST? FIRST AND. YEAH, NOVEMBER 3RD WOULD BE IDEAL.

AND ARE WE UP AGAINST A TIMELINE FROM A VOTE PERSPECTIVE FROM GETTING IT ON THE BALLOT.

DECEMBER 1ST MEETING IN DECEMBER IS OUR. SO WE HAVE ALL OF NOVEMBER.

YES. BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT EVERY MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY. THREE MORE TIMES. 15. OKAY. MOVING ON. CITY MANAGER ITEMS.

[O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS]

NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATUS REPORT UPDATE FOR YOU ALL.

WE HAD A STRAT PLAN ITEM THAT HAD THAT YOU'LL RECALL THE REPORT THAT WE COMMISSIONED SPENT SOME MONEY ON TO HELP WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

[02:40:08]

SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEEN REVIEWING IT. MARC WIENER IN CHARGE OF THAT PROJECT NOW HE'S GOING TO PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT FOR THE FULL COUNCIL SO THAT INFORMATION IS OUT AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK.

SO THAT'S ONE OF A COUPLE OF DISCUSSION ITEMS WE WILL HAVE ALSO A COUPLE OF UPCOMING DATES THAT ARE IMPORTANT.

OUR ANNUAL PARKING METER PERMITS ARE GOING ONLINE FOR SALE BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY, 10/19.

GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT. FULLY ONLINE PROCESS.

NOW, HOPEFULLY THE PROCEDURES ARE CLEAR FOR FOLKS.

THERE IS SOME FAQ AND THERE'S SOME FOLLOW UP INFORMATION HOTLINE TYPE PHONE NUMBERS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED AND EMAIL ADDRESSES AS NEEDED.

AND THEN ALSO ACTIVITY THAT'S OCCURRING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A RESULT OF SB 1383 ATHENS SERVICES IS LOOKING AT THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY CALL ROUTE REVIEWS.

IT'S A KIND OF A TRASH MEASURE. IT'S A STATE MANDATE TO TRY TO REDUCE ORGANIC WASTE AND, AND METHANE EMISSIONS.

SO THEY'RE, IN A SENSE, INSPECTING OUR TRASH TO MAKE SURE IT'S BEING SORTED AND PROCESSED PROPERLY BY RESIDENTS.

SO RESIDENTS MAY RECEIVE KIND OF LITTLE TAGS ON THEIR CANS SAYING, OOPS, YOU KNOW, SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT THE DIRTY PIZZA BOX IN X CAN OR OOPS, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOUR ORGANIC MEATS AND THE LIKE OR, OR WASTE ARE GOING IN, YOU KNOW, THE GREEN CAN, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. SO IF FOLKS SEE TAGS, NOTIFICATIONS, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

IT'S THE SB 1383 ROUTE REVIEW PERIOD THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

SO JUST A HEADS UP TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE REFERRALS TO STAFF.

[Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF]

NOTHING. NOTHING TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KALUDEROVIC.

NONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI. NONE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT. I DO HAVE ONE TONIGHT, MAYOR.

AND THIS IS ONE THAT I DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI AND RECEIVED THE, I THINK, HELPFUL INPUT OF CITY MANAGER WITZANSKY.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU, MAYOR, FOR WORKING WITH ME A LITTLE BIT ON THIS TOO.

IT CONCERNS THE AVIATION PARK PICKLEBALL FACILITY.

AND SO THE REFERRAL WOULD BE FOR STAFF TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER INPUT ON THE DESIGN PRIOR TO FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN RFP AND RFP FOR THAT. YEAH.

YEAH. AND THEN ALSO PRIOR TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING PRIOR TO FINAL COMPLETION OF AND ANY APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. RIGHT. SO YEAH, THERE'S A TWO.

SO THERE'S. THERE IS GONNA HAVE TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT PROVIDING THAT. RIGHT. SO THERE'S TWO PROCESSES THAT ARE RIGHT NOW, STAFF'S WORKING ON GETTING THE RFP OUT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO HELP US PREPARE THE DESIGN FOR AN EVENTUAL REQUEST FOR BID FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. THE IDEA WOULD BE, BEFORE WE FINALIZE CONCEPT APPROVAL, WE WOULD SEEK DIRECT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER WE HIRE AN ARCHITECT. WE CAN'T HAVE A MEANINGFUL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY UNTIL WE HAVE AN ARCHITECT, THE ARCHITECT. SO WE NEED THAT FIRST. SO THAT WOULD BE THE TIMING, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST MEETING.

SOMEWHERE DURING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE HELP OF AN ARCHITECT AND THEN PERHAPS A FOLLOW UP COMMUNITY MEETING WHEN WE'VE GOTTEN NEAR COMPLETION OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION, WHICH ULTIMATELY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES, CORRECT? YEAH. SO PRIOR TO. SO TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

YES. CONCEPT PHASE. FINAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

PRECISELY. OKAY. AND PREFERABLY THE MEETING WOULD BE AT THE RBPAC, WHICH IS LITERALLY STEPS AWAY FROM THE SITE ITSELF.

YEAH. YEAH. COULD EVEN HAVE AN OUTDOOR MEETING FOR THAT.

SHOULDN'T THAT BE INCLUDED IN THE RFP AS MEETINGS CONDUCTED? YEAH. WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME COMMUNITY INPUT WITH SEASIDE LAGOON.

IN THEIR, IN THEIR WORK SCHEDULE. YEAH. GOOD POINT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. IS THERE A. I SECOND THAT. OKAY.

IS THIS ALSO INCLUDING WHAT TYPE OF MODEL WILL BE USED AS FAR AS LIKE, HOW IS IT GOING TO RUN? WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED IS THIS A SOLE CITY RUN PROCESS? IS THIS A PARTNERSHIP. NONE OF THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.

IS THAT. YEAH. SO I MEAN, HOW IT'S OPERATED. ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AT ANY TIME.

[02:45:05]

THIS I THINK IS MORE SPECIFIC TO THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY ITSELF.

WHAT, KIND OF FACILITY IS BUILT. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS MAYBE A LITTLE CHICKEN BEFORE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.

ARE WE DESIGNING THIS. WOULD THAT WAY INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS THOUGH IF WE WERE DOING A PARTNERSHIP IS THE QUESTION.

IT COULD I SUPPOSE. I MEAN HYPOTHETICALLY IT COULD, BUT I THINK WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO DESIGN UNDER EITHER CIRCUMSTANCES IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY, THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE FACILITY POSSIBLE, WHETHER WE RUN IT OR A PRIVATE OPERATOR RUNS IT.

I THINK THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY WOULD BE THE SAME.

OKAY. AS LONG AS THAT'S STILL PART OF THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL.

YEAH. WE OWE YOU AT SOME POINT, A DISCUSSION UNDER THE STRAT PLAN ON OPERATING MODELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PICKLEBALL COURT.

BUT I DO THINK THERE'S THE FACILITY AND THEN THERE'S OPERATIONS. OKAY.

AS LONG AS THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION. OPERATION COULD AFFECT EASILY AFFECT DESIGN.

IT COULD. ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS IN OR WHETHER IT'S A STAFF THAT'S.

AND IT PROBABLY AFFECTS. AND IT PROBABLY AFFECTS FINAL DESIGN MORE SO THAN IT AFFECTS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.

YEAH I AGREE. SO I MEAN I YOU DON'T I DON'T THINK WE'RE REALLY HAVING A REALISTIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR OPERATING DISCUSSION UNTIL WE'RE PAST THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE.

AND WE'RE I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO SO FAR DOWN THE LINE AND THEN HAVE TO REDO SOMETHING IF WE DECIDE TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION A WASTE OF TIME OR THE MONEY.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT. YEAH. THE INFLECTION POINT.

YEAH. I THINK THE INFLECTION POINT IS SOMEWHERE WHERE WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT YET.

WE'RE SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY FROM THAT. AND THIS WILL GO THROUGH PUBLIC AMENITIES.

COMMISSION. RIGHT. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING IT'S GOING TOMORROW.

THE FACT IT IS COMING TO US. YEAH. TOMORROW NIGHT. THEY'RE WEIGHING IN ON THE RFP FOR. DESIGN. IT WILL THEY WILL ALSO WEIGH IN. YES, THEY WILL PARTICIPATE. AND YOU'RE ANTICIPATING THAT TOO, COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THAT IN YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER BEHRENDT.

YES, SIR. IS THIS AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH SESSION? RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE NOT. BEYOND THE TWO. YOU SAID BEFORE COMING TO COUNCIL BEFORE IT GOES TO PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION.

NO, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION BEFORE THEN.

I'M SORRY. THIS MATTER IS GOING BEFORE THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION, BEFORE THE COMMUNITY MEETING.

BEFORE THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION TOMORROW. SO THERE'S NO WAY THAT. RFP.

THE RFP FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WILL COME BACK.

STAFF WILL GET THAT TO PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION IN ITS NATURAL LOGICAL STEP AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE COUNCIL.

THE COMMUNITY MEETING WILL ALSO OCCUR TO HELP ADVISE ON INPUT FOR THE DESIGN.

SO WE'RE REALLY JUST AGENDIZING A DISCUSSION ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON PICKLEBALL FACILITIES.

THAT'S IT. SO LET'S CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON THAT AND MOVE ON, PLEASE? YEAH. YOU GUYS ALL ASK QUESTIONS. I'M ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL IT IS. VERY ONESIDED. I JUST WANT TO BOIL IT DOWN. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL FOR IT. AYE. YEAH, I DID HAVE A QUESTION.

DID YOU MENTION THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I.

OR WAS IT A REFERRAL. I FORGET WHICH WE YEAH, I DON'T THAT'S NOT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO THAT MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE OPERATION. AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS IS A PUBLIC AMENITY.

IT'S A PICKLEBALL COURT, A PRIVATIZATION OF IT, OF ANY OF OUR AMENITIES.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRIVATIZE FUNCTIONING OF THE ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO THIS IS A PUBLIC FACILITY, A PUBLIC AMENITY.

WE'VE GOT A NAMING POLICY IF WE WANT TO BRING IN PRIVATE MONEY, BUT WE CAN'T SELL OUT OUR PICKLEBALL FACILITY TO A PRIVATE OPERATOR.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO SELL OUT THE SEASIDE LAGOON.

YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THAT. SO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE MERITS OF IT. IT'S NOT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND IF THERE'S AN APPETITE IN COUNCIL TO PRIVATIZE OR YOU HAVE THE DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO IT.

BUT I'M CERTAINLY LEERY. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESIDENTS ARE VERY LEERY ABOUT TURNING OVER THIS.

THIS ISN'T ON THE AGENDA TO DEBATE. YEAH. NO, I'M JUST IT WAS A REFERRAL OR AN IDEA OR SOMETHING.

SO I WANTED TO AT LEAST ADDRESS IT UP FRONT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW. SO A LOT OF THIS CAME UP IT WASN'T PART OF STRATEGIC PLAN.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT WAS PART OF THE BUDGET WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED AS A CIP.

AND THE, THE PLAN, THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE CIP WAS HAVE ALL OF THIS DONE WHICH HAD NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL. SO YEAH, IT'S ONLY JUST THE CONVERSATION.

AND I THINK. YEAH, THAT REFERRAL FAILED THOUGH THAT BUDGET MOTION FAILED.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO IT NOW. I MEAN, I JUST WANTED TO AT LEAST HIGHLIGHT THAT EARLY ON THE KIND OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THAT.

[02:50:04]

I DON'T HAVE ANY REFERRALS TO STAFF. SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTLE, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBAGI.

ALL FOR IT. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. WE ARE ADJOURNED TILL 4 P.M.

FOR CLOSED SESSION AND 6 P.M. FOR OPEN SESSION TO NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026.

RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.