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[snorts]

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This is the issue we were having

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Okay. Sorry about the delay,

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technical issues.

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Okay. Um, good evening and welcome to

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the January 12th, 2026 city council

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meeting. I will now call the meeting to

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order. Um, Mayor Prom Wong, will you

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lead us in the pledge of allegiance,

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please?

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>> Yes. Thank you.

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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[clears throat] City clerk, will you

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please take role? Council member Calm.

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Council member Calm.

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Council member Cyn

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>> here,

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» here,

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>> Council Member Steel

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» Council Member Steel

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>> here,

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» here,

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>> Mayor Pro Tim Wong

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» Mayor Pro Tim Wong

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>> here,

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» here,

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>> and Mayor Landau

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» and Mayor Landau

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> All present.

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» All present.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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Okay, now we will move on to uh

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presentations.

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Uh this is going to be a proclamation in

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recognition of the Harbor family, Harbor

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Surfboards, and Harbor Chronicles.

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Almost seven decades ago, in 1959,

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Rich Harbor started one of the most

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recognized California surfboard

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companies from his parents Seal Beach

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Garage before opening his own shop.

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[snorts]

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Harbor Surfboards on Main Street in Seal

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Beach in 1962.

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It [snorts] wasn't long before many of

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the town locals were asking Rich to make

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them surfboards.

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>> [snorts]

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>> Soon, Harbor's boards were gracing the

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» Soon, Harbor's boards were gracing the

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pages of Surfer Magazine underneath the

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feet of the era's most respected and

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recognized surfers.

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The legacy of Rich Harbor and the

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business operations at Harbor Surfboards

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are still going strong and being carried

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forward with Rich's family and daughter

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Melissa as head of the Harbor Surfboards

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brand, the surfboard production, and its

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worldwide distribution. Now therefore,

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be it proclaimed, the city council of

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the city of Seal Beach does hereby

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recognize the Harbor family, Harbor

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Surfboards, and Harbor Chronicles,

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shaping a legacy for their

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accomplishments and honoring Harbor's

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long-standing legacy in the city of Seal

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Beach.

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Uh this is for the Harbor Surfboards

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proclamation. So, um, Harbor Surfboards,

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if you would like to come to the podium,

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[applause]

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Harbor Surfboards, located at 329 Main

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Street in Seal Beach since 1962, stands

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as one of the longest operating surf

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shops in its original ation and

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cornerstone of the community's surfing

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history. Robert House, an owner of the

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retail operations, has played a vital

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role in preserving and evolving Harbor

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Surfboards, transitioning it into a

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thriving destination while honoring

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while honoring its foundational legacy

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established by Rich Harbor. Under Robert

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House's stewardship, the shop continues

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to serve surfers worldwide, maintaining

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the tradition of quality craftsmanship

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and community spirit that has defined

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Harbor Surfboards for over six decades.

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Now, therefore, be it proclaimed, the

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city of Seal Beach does hereby recognize

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Robert House, owner of the Retail Harbor

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Surfboard Shop at 329 Main Street, for

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his achievements in carrying forward

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this cherished legacy.

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Thank you very much. Is

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>> Would you like to say a couple words?

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» Would you like to say a couple words?

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» Thank you. Um it has been a tremendous

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honor to represent Harbor Surfboards and

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the Harbor family for all these years.

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Um, I am very very grateful to the town

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of Seal Beach who who has provided me

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and my wife Chris an opportunity to

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carry on this legacy and we look forward

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to doing it for many many years to come.

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>> Thank you. [applause]

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» Not yet.

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>> Not yet.

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» [applause]

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» I'd like to invite up Chris Sardellis

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and his wife Enza Enz. Zia

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Chris Sardellis and Enzia Ferrell have

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dedicated years to creating the

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documentary uh film Harbor Chronicles

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Shaping a Legacy, capturing the life and

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influence of iconic surfboard shaper

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Rich Harbor. Harbor Chronicles Shaping a

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Legacy has earned a claim, including

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best action sports feature audience

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award at the Newport Beach Film

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Festival. I was there.

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» Yes, you

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>> uh best cinematography for a documentary

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» uh best cinematography for a documentary

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feature film at the Culver City Film

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Festival, both in 2025. Through their

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passion and artistry, Chris Sardellis

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and Enzia Ferrell have preserved and

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shared the rich history of Seal Beach's

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surfing heritage with audiences

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worldwide. Now therefore it be it

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proclaimed the city the city council of

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the city of Seal Beach does hereby

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recognize Chris Sardellis and Enzia

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Ferrell for their achievements in

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creating Harbor Chronicles shaping a

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legacy for celebrating Seal Beach's

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enduring surf culture. Thank you so much

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and please say a couple of words.

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>> Thank you. Thank you.

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» Thank you. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. This is a huge honor.

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» Thank you. This is a huge honor.

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Well, well, first of all, I want to

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thank you, mayor, for showing up to the

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Newport Film Festival. I know you went

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to the terri the enemy's territory to

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see the movie, but you saw it and it was

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great and it actually probably helped us

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there, and I appreciate that. I

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appreciate the Harbor family. Thank you

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guys for letting me in their life and

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and letting me go through all their

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photos and everything, using all their

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footage and stuff to make the the

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incredible movie of their father, Rich

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Harbor, and their family. Uh Harbor was

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a special man to me. He gave me a break

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in my life and u I was able to move

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forward in life and and kind of get get

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my life together. I'm kind of choked up.

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So yeah, when my grandmother brought me

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here when I was 1969, I love Sil Beach.

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I've lived here and I I adore the city.

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I thank you guys for everything. Thank

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you.

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>> Thank you very much. Thank [applause]

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» Thank you very much. Thank [applause]

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you. Thank you, Mayor Landal.

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It's a huge honor.

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>> Okay, here. Did you want to say a couple

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» Okay, here. Did you want to say a couple

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» I'd like to now call up the Harbor

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family. Can you please come to the

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podium?

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Okay, I'm gonna have you you guys each

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say your name and who you are.

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>> Do you want me to say everybody?

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» Do you want me to say everybody?

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>> Okay, this is Ava. This is um my dad's

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» Okay, this is Ava. This is um my dad's

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grand first granddaughter. My mom,

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Helen, Rich's wife. My daughter Elena.

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My daughter, my son, Harrison, my son,

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Miles, I'm Carrie Harour. I'm the other

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daughter. And this is my he my husband

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Kieran.

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Thank you all for coming. Um it was such

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an amazing treat to to see Harbor

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Chronicles. If you haven't seen it yet,

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you've got to go. Um I've been in Seal

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Beach 15 years. I know that's new in

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Seal Beach Time, but uh I learned so

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much. I mean, Larry Krueger was in the

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movie. So, um it it was it was amazing.

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Chris, you did, you know, um a great

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justice to this wonderful family. And uh

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>> Oh, Bay Theater. Is it January 24th or

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» Oh, Bay Theater. Is it January 24th or

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>> 23rd? F 7:30 p.m. at

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» 23rd? F 7:30 p.m. at

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>> $10 discounts at Bay Theater. Thank you.

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» $10 discounts at Bay Theater. Thank you.

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>> Uh Deb, can you present them with the

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» Uh Deb, can you present them with the

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proclamation, please?

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>> Did any of you want to speak?

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» Did any of you want to speak?

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>> Helen, would you like to speak?

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» Helen, would you like to speak?

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>> We're a very shy group.

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» We're a very shy group.

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>> We have lots and

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» actually do you want to come down?

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» I'll go

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need to get the wide angle here. Okay,

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everyone.

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Very nice. Now, stay there. [applause]

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Everyone else, come on.

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» Okay, everybody looking good.

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I also want to mention that um uh

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Supervisor Janet Wyn also provided uh

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proclamations to uh the family as well,

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Harbor Surfboards and to Chris.

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[clears throat]

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The Harbor Chronicles has shown shown a

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spotlight on what a huge impact Rich

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Harbor and Harbor Surfboards has had on

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the surf culture and industry, not only

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nationwide, but worldwide. Like many

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other beach communities who honor their

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surfing legends, plans are in the works

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to erect a statue in Eisernh Howard Park

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in honor of Seal Beach's very own Rich

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Harbor. Stay tuned for the details.

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» Thank you all for coming and thank you

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Harbor family for giving us Rich Harbor.

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Okay, we are now going from Rich Harbor

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to the sand dunes restoration

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presentation.

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Um, I would like to call upon Surf Rider

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Manager Miguela Coats.

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Try and move this up here a little bit.

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Can you guys hear me? All right. Without

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having to bend down too much. Amazing.

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Um, thank you guys so much for providing

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us with the time and opportunity to come

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and speak with you all about um, our

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vision for protecting and restoring the

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coastal dunes here in Seal Beach. Um,

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like was said, my name is Michaela Coats

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and I'm the Southern California regional

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manager here representing the North

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Orange County chapter of the Surf Rider

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Foundation. And um, next slide, please.

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So just a quick overview of what we'll

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cover today is who we are and why we're

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here, why coastal dune habitats matter,

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the current project site and conditions,

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the project overview, and then I would

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be happy to answer any questions that

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you all might have at the end. Um, next

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slide, please. So the Surf Rider

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Foundation is a nonprofit organization

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that is dedicated to the protection and

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enjoyment of the world's ocean waves and

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beaches for all people through a

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powerful activist network. We work

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through grassroots chapters that are

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100% community-led all across the

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country. And our mission centers around

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five core initiatives. One of which that

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is bringing us here today is the coast

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and climate initiative which aims to

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tackle the issues that threaten our

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beaches and our natural shorelines. Next

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slide, please. Um, the climate action

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program is the community-directed

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program that lives within the coast and

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climate initiatives and the goal is to

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use nature-based solutions to enhance

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coastal resilience. This looks very

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differently across our network but all

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um encompasses various restoration

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projects. So whether that is restoring

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mangroves in Puerto Rico or um dune

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grass in San Francisco, we have

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volunteers and community members

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engaging in this kind of stewardship

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work all across the network and we're

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hoping to bring that here to Seal Beach

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as well. Next slide, please. Oh, you

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guys are so quick. Um so like I

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mentioned, I'm here representing in the

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North Orange County chapter. We extend

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from Seal Beach here in the north down

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to Newport Beach in the south as well as

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inland in order to represent those

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inland upstream communities that all um

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deserve right the access to clean

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beaches. Next slide please. Um the North

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Orange County chapter was formed from

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the recent merger of the Newport Beach

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and Seal Beach/Honeyington Beach

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chapters. So we've had a long-standing

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presence here in the Seal Beach

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community um through beach cleanups at

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the San Gabriel River Jetty in 2025. We

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removed almost 4,000 lbs of trash from

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the beaches and waterways. We also host

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native um plant restoration events at

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Rivers End Park and have installed

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hundreds of native plants um and engaged

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community members through those events

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too. Next slide. Um so here you can see

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um the site at first um that we envision

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this project occurring. So we want to

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protect and restore the approximately

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2.3 acres of coastal dunes that exist

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between First and Third Street. We aim

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to engage the local community through

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hands-on volunteer days to instill and

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foster stewardship. Um, all with the

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vision of strengthening Seal Beach's

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natural coastal resilience and native

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biodiversity.

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So, why protect and restore coastal

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dunes? Well, healthy dunes can act as a

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natural barrier against storm surge and

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erosion that protects not just the

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coast, but the infrastructure that we

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have built around it. Healthy dunes play

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a critical role in providing native

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habitat for wildlife um including plants

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and birds such as the endangered

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California lease turn and the threatened

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western snowy clovers that both utilize

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dunes as nesting habitat. Restoring

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coastal dunes can also provide a more

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cost-effective method of coastal

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defense. I'm aware that the city um

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constructs a burm in order to protect

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the restaurant in the parking lot from

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storm surges that can occur. And so

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restoring dunes can be a natural

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cost-effective mechanism of getting that

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same goal. Um and lastly, by doing these

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projects in the community, we can engage

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local residents and foster stewardship

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of the environment so that we can all

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work to protect it together.

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So, the current conditions, uh, this

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project was brought to the chapter from

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concerns from local residents and

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community members over the trampling

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that has been occurring at the dunes,

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whether that's from unmanaged foot

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traffic or even ebikes as well as RV

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cars, um, that can destroy the

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vegetation and destroy the dune

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structure. The dunes are also currently

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covered in invasive species, mostly ice

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plant, which out competes natives, and

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reduces the overall biodiversity and

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health of the site. And overall, the

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lack of protection of the dunes

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continues to leave this habitat

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vulnerable to these continued human um

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as well as natural impacts. These are

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just some photos that were sent to us

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from local residents that um show

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examples of the current conditions that

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I was describing. Whether that is the

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foot traffic, the RV and ebike cars um

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or also these signs that were approved

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by the coastal commission that are

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regularly vandalized. Um but those do

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serve to try and educate people about

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the reasons why um these dunes should be

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protected.

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So, we aim to take all of these

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challenges and transform them into

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solutions through dune protection, which

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is the installing of symbolic fencing.

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Um, we can create designated walking

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areas that maintain pedestrian access

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while protecting the habitat at the

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site. Through June restoration, we can

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remove those invasive species, giving

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more space for the native species to

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thrive while also um manually installing

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native plants or native seeds in the

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site to help give those native species a

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little bit of a boost. Um and through

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regular maintenance of the site through

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workshop and restoration days, we will

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continue to engage the community in

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ongoing stewardship of this area.

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So, as I mentioned, this project was

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brought to us by residents and this is a

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fully community-led initiative. The

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chapter is 100% volunteer-led.

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And so, the North Orange County chapter

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is prepared to fund, plan, implement,

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and maintain this restoration project.

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We have be begun to find funding for

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this project to cover the materials,

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tools, and technical support, which

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would in include a restoration

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consulting company to help develop a

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restoration plan. We're going to find

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funding through a combination of grants

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as well as local donations. There are

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are already many residents who are eager

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to help support this project and bring

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it to life. Um, and the city will remain

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fully informed throughout the process.

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We've received such amazing support so

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far and we're so grateful and the city

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will continue to approve any elements

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that they want to review such as project

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plans and event dates that may occur in

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the future.

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So on this picture here you can see our

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tentative sort of map for the first

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stage of the project which is protecting

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the dunes. The green quadrants there are

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the areas of the dunes that will be

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protected by symbolic fencing. The

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spaces in between are the areas that we

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will leave open for pedestrian access

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and the black lines are the areas that

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will be wide enough for vehicle access

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specifically for lifeguards to continue

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their regular patrols. We are currently,

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oh, sorry, we are currently in the

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process of securing permits and funding

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for this first stage.

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After we protect the dunes, we aim to

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implement the restoration plan. So, like

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I mentioned, we'll be working with a

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restoration consulting company to have

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that developed for us. And again, that

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will be dependent on permits as well as

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continued funding for this project.

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And lastly, we will continue to engage

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the community um not just in the actual

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restoration itself, but in the ongoing

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maintenance for as long as needed, but

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the ultimate goal is to make this

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habitat um healthy and stable enough to

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thrive all on its own. And so, where we

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are today, we have walked the site with

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city staff and community members um in

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order to map the vehicle and public

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access routes. We have identified the

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fencing layout that will help reduce

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disturbance while preserving key access

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for the public as well as public safety

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like lifeguards. We've done a

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preliminary assessment of present

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vegetation and photographed site

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conditions. Um, and like I've said,

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we've built a lot of community interest

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around this project and we have many

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engaged volunteers ready to bring it to

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life whenever we are. Um, and so like I

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mentioned, we're currently going through

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the permit application, fundraising, um,

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and grant writing process in order to do

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that.

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Um, and so again, uh, Surf Writers work,

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we really are community first. And so by

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bringing folks out to the site, engaging

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them in this project, we can not only

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help the native biodiversity, but we can

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help to continue to foster environmental

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stewardship and anybody that wants to

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come and contribute to a more healthy

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and resilient coastline here in Seal

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Beach. And thank you all so much for

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your time. I'm happy to answer any

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questions that you might have.

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[applause]

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U Michaela, do you find that uh ebikes

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uh pose a threat to this vegetation?

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>> Ebikes were one of the Yeah. threats

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» Ebikes were one of the Yeah. threats

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that um sort of had been a concern of

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the local residents. Um, I mean, not

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only from a safety issue. I I have my

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own personal opinions about how ebikes

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can be unsafe, but also just blatantly

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going over the dune habitat, um, and the

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plants, which overall degrades the

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dunes.

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>> And Chief, uh, if somebody is caught

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» And Chief, uh, if somebody is caught

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riding ebikes in the dunes, what, uh,

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should they do it? Should PE residents

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call in?

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>> Yes. Uh, I would ask that they, uh, call

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» Yes. Uh, I would ask that they, uh, call

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our non-emergency number directly. Um

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that's uh 562-5947232.

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» Perfect. Thank you so much.

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>> Yeah, thank you. Very helpful

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» Yeah, thank you. Very helpful

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information. Uh anybody else have

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questions for Miguela?

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>> Oh, thank you very much.

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» Oh, thank you very much.

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>> Thank you all so much. [applause]

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» Okay. At this time, uh, members of the

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00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,799
public may address the council regarding

549
00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:52,880
any items within the subject matter

550
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,360
jurisdiction of the city council.

551
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,120
Pursuant to the Brown Act, the council

552
00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:59,200
cannot discuss or take action on any

553
00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,360
items not on the agenda unless

554
00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:03,600
authorized by law. Matters not on the

555
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,440
agenda may at the council's discretion

556
00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,360
be referred to the city manager and

557
00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:09,760
placed on a future agenda. All speakers

558
00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:11,520
will be limited to a period of 5

559
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,520
minutes. Speakers must address their

560
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,520
comments only to the mayor and the

561
00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,520
entire city council and not to any

562
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,440
individual member of the staff or

563
00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,600
audience. Any documents for review

564
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,200
should be presented to the city clerk

565
00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,440
for distribution. Speaker cards are

566
00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,039
available at the clerk's desk for those

567
00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:28,880
wishing to sign up to to address the

568
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,799
council. Although the submission of a

569
00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:32,880
speaker card is not required in order to

570
00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,120
address the council. Um I've got a

571
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:36,400
couple speaker cards, so I will start

572
00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:59,110
with them first. and Lion Kevin Young.

573
00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:02,320
Okay. Good evening, Mayor, City Council.

574
00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:03,760
Uh, [snorts] I'll be speaking about the

575
00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,520
Rose Lions Rose Float and the Rose

576
00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:06,480
Parade. If you want to go ahead and

577
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,400
start the

578
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,559
International. They win the trophy for

579
00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:12,880
the tournament volunteers

580
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,640
out [music]

581
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,000
of the great league among close 35 ft

582
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,400
and under length. They're calling it an

583
00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,720
army.

584
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,799
This is a really pretty one, isn't it?

585
00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:26,400
Harmony, of course, just another word

586
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,181
for the magic in depicted here by four

587
00:24:29,181 --> 00:24:31,840
[music] flax seed covered lions. They're

588
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,919
growing a canoe made of buffalo tree

589
00:24:33,919 --> 00:24:36,559
bark. Life will remind you that we

590
00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:38,320
really can't achieve more together than

591
00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:39,840
one.

592
00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,840
And some detail for you on those big

593
00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,840
cats. They [music] have veins of paw

594
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,000
grass and pink flowered noses. We're all

595
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pedling across a water of greenery,

596
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,240
lavender, and white roses with waves of

597
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white.

598
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Behind them is a rustic log cabin.

599
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That's the

600
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» [music]

601
00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:03,590
>> flag you see there, all of it tribute to

602
00:25:03,590 --> 00:25:03,600
» flag you see there, all of it tribute to

603
00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,517
the resilience of communities rebuilding

604
00:25:06,517 --> 00:25:07,919
[music] alliance around the world

605
00:25:07,919 --> 00:25:14,950
rallying to help.

606
00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,880
» Well, here they are returning to the

607
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Rose Parade from Alabama.

608
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:27,750
Okay. [applause]

609
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,159
So, Lions Club International has been

610
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involved in the Rose Float for

611
00:25:32,559 --> 00:25:36,799
approximately 25 years. Um,

612
00:25:36,799 --> 00:25:40,240
the average cost for a float is around

613
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$275,000.

614
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,799
That's on the low end. So, the Lion's

615
00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:46,640
float is done for a fraction of that,

616
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,679
less than 100,000. Most of it is p most

617
00:25:49,679 --> 00:25:52,480
of it is paid for through donations. You

618
00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,480
know, several of the people you saw on

619
00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,279
the float, they buy a a ticket called

620
00:25:57,279 --> 00:25:59,039
Ride for Your Life. They get to ride on

621
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the parade. You get a raffle ticket and

622
00:26:01,039 --> 00:26:02,640
if you win, you you know, you ride then

623
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,400
you got another ticket you could walk

624
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,559
alongside the parade. But we do things

625
00:26:06,559 --> 00:26:09,520
like that to try try to raise money for

626
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,760
the float.

627
00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,240
The one thing about the lion's float in

628
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,039
the parade is for us as Lions, it's one

629
00:26:17,039 --> 00:26:19,600
of our biggest marketing tools because

630
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,880
it's seen by approximately 400 million

631
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,080
people worldwide who watch that parade.

632
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,039
So, it raises a lot of visibility for

633
00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:31,679
the Lions as a whole.

634
00:26:31,679 --> 00:26:34,400
Um, one of the things what I wanted to

635
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:35,679
talk about is where Seal Beach got

636
00:26:35,679 --> 00:26:39,200
involved in it. Seal Beach for well Seal

637
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:40,559
Beach has been involved ever since the

638
00:26:40,559 --> 00:26:43,120
beginning too as for 25 years and we

639
00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:46,080
usually have anywhere from 30 to 40 Seal

640
00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,360
Beach Lions that work

641
00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:51,200
several days during the period

642
00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,600
decorating the float. They put together

643
00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:57,200
an average of 600 volunteer hours during

644
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,600
that period of time. Altogether there's

645
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,440
roughly what a thousand volunteers to

646
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,600
put together probably 10,000 hours of

647
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,240
labor putting the dry material on the

648
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,840
outside and then the flowers and

649
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,279
everything. Um, but

650
00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:13,919
in an effort to try to, you know, raise

651
00:27:13,919 --> 00:27:16,320
a little bit of visibility for the city,

652
00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,000
um, for the last seven years, we've been

653
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,360
letting the the Lions group use our van

654
00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:23,039
that's got Seal Beach Lions all over the

655
00:27:23,039 --> 00:27:25,039
side of it, and they've been driving the

656
00:27:25,039 --> 00:27:28,000
dignitaries around to to the airport, to

657
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,919
the float, the float barn, wherever they

658
00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:32,000
need to be. Well, this year my wife and

659
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,400
I drove the van. And what was really

660
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,000
cool about it is by driving the van, I

661
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,600
got to speak with AP Singh, the

662
00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,600
international director. I got to speak

663
00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,600
with PE or the international president.

664
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,200
I got to speak with the international

665
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,200
director from Canada. I got to speak to

666
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,760
people from Indiana, from you know,

667
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,480
Illinois. And I and the one thing that I

668
00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,880
told all of them is just how wonderful

669
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,000
our community is, how wonderful our city

670
00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,320
council is, how wonderful our chamber

671
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,240
is, and how we all work together so

672
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,880
well. Because, you know, I'm the

673
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,720
president this year, and I know our our

674
00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,640
club's success would not happen without

675
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,679
the cooperation of the chamber, the the

676
00:28:11,679 --> 00:28:14,320
council, and us. It's a great

677
00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:15,919
collaboration that we all work together

678
00:28:15,919 --> 00:28:18,399
so well. So, basically, I just want to

679
00:28:18,399 --> 00:28:20,000
thank you for your time. Thank you for

680
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,159
letting me come and talk about it. And

681
00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:24,159
you know, the parade this year was great

682
00:28:24,159 --> 00:28:25,840
because we actually won an award. We won

683
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,159
an award for the the uh floral

684
00:28:28,159 --> 00:28:31,279
representation for a float under 35 ft.

685
00:28:31,279 --> 00:28:32,960
And it was it was absolutely amazing.

686
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,119
So, pretty good for volunteers.

687
00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:43,830
[applause]

688
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:48,149
Do you have any Leos with you?

689
00:28:48,159 --> 00:28:51,039
Leos, other Leos who worked on the

690
00:28:51,039 --> 00:28:53,679
float. I see two right there. Uh, the

691
00:28:53,679 --> 00:28:55,919
Leos are the the youth component of the

692
00:28:55,919 --> 00:28:58,640
the Leos. The Leos are the youth

693
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,480
component of the Lions Club and it's a

694
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,240
great organization. So, if you have a

695
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,960
child under 18, um, I highly suggest

696
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,720
getting them involved with the the Leo

697
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,960
Club. Thank you very much, Kevin.

698
00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,825
>> Thank you.

699
00:29:10,825 --> 00:29:10,835
» Thank you.

700
00:29:10,835 --> 00:29:14,870
[applause]

701
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,440
» Next, I have Robert

702
00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:18,320
Frackleton.

703
00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,070
>> That's it.

704
00:29:20,070 --> 00:29:20,080
» That's it.

705
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,310
>> Well done. Good evening, mayor, mayor

706
00:29:22,310 --> 00:29:22,320
» Well done. Good evening, mayor, mayor

707
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,320
prom, and city council. I am Robert

708
00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,720
Frackleton. I am the mayor prom from the

709
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,960
city of Villa Park. Typically, when I

710
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:30,799
take the 22 over here and get off at

711
00:29:30,799 --> 00:29:32,559
Seal Beach, my stomach starts thinking

712
00:29:32,559 --> 00:29:34,640
caramelized salmon. It doesn't know what

713
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,240
to think now because it hasn't had it

714
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,880
yet. But u uh my brain knows why I'm

715
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,279
here and that's to beg of you to implore

716
00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:45,120
you to to please please keep Joe Calmic

717
00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,640
on the Orange County Fire Authority

718
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,360
Board. Uh I serve on the OCFA board

719
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,600
representing Villa Park and Joe is

720
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,840
currently our vice chair and in a couple

721
00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,000
of weeks, God willing, he'll be

722
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,480
nominated as our chair. Uh our fire

723
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,120
chief resigned earlier this month. So,

724
00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,200
we have a big vacuum and we need the

725
00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,039
continuity of leadership now more than

726
00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:06,960
ever. We need Joe in that center seat

727
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,360
guiding us in 2026.

728
00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,039
And it will be a tremendous advantage to

729
00:30:11,039 --> 00:30:12,799
Seal Beach because you're going to have

730
00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:14,399
somebody there that's going to have a

731
00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:16,640
lot of influence on who is hired to be

732
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,799
our next fire chief. If you send

733
00:30:18,799 --> 00:30:21,440
somebody new, quite honestly, the way it

734
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:22,799
works, like a lot of committees you've

735
00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:24,240
been on, you're going to be the newbie.

736
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:25,200
You're not going to get a plum

737
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,559
assignment. You're probably not going to

738
00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:27,760
be on any of the committees that are

739
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,840
going to be making those big decisions.

740
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,760
So Joe will be right there in the middle

741
00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,799
of it if you send him back. As a cash

742
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:36,799
contract city, you need to be concerned

743
00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:38,799
about some major budget issues coming up

744
00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:42,000
in 2026. Uh the hiring of our highest

745
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,320
paid chief being one of them. And we're

746
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,200
ending our unfunded liability after 20

747
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,720
some odd years. And uh four of our labor

748
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,240
groups are getting pretty excited about

749
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,399
that. And at least one if not two want

750
00:30:54,399 --> 00:30:57,919
to open negotiations in 2026. Joe knows

751
00:30:57,919 --> 00:31:00,080
these issues and again he will be

752
00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,320
intimately involved so as to minimize

753
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,559
the effect on our cost cash cash

754
00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:07,520
contract cities like Seal Beach. Again,

755
00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,600
if you send a newbie, they're not going

756
00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,520
to be a part of that committee most

757
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,200
likely. Uh they're going to be on the

758
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,799
road cone committee um and and won't be

759
00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:19,360
uh having much voice. It takes about a

760
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,600
year, if not two, to even understand how

761
00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,120
this huge uh half a billion plus uh

762
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,919
dollar organization operates. But Joe

763
00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:30,799
gets it. He's been there. He's probably

764
00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:33,200
the most qualified elected official in

765
00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,799
all of Orange County to serve on the

766
00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:37,840
OCFA board because of all the decades of

767
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,919
service he had as a firefighter and as a

768
00:31:39,919 --> 00:31:42,240
captain here in Seal Beach. But you

769
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:43,440
probably already know that. He probably

770
00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,919
doesn't shut up about it is my guess.

771
00:31:45,919 --> 00:31:48,559
Um, and we need a person with Joe's

772
00:31:48,559 --> 00:31:51,200
experience leading OCFA and to be there

773
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,720
when the where the big decisions are

774
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,279
going to be made. Uh, OCFA is pretty

775
00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:57,279
unique in that it's not unlike a lot of

776
00:31:57,279 --> 00:31:59,519
other committees a mayoral decision, but

777
00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:01,919
it's a resolution by the entire council.

778
00:32:01,919 --> 00:32:04,880
So I sincerely ask you council to please

779
00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,440
send Joe back to OCFA and let him

780
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,679
complete his service in the fire service

781
00:32:09,679 --> 00:32:12,880
and set you up for a great several years

782
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,679
to come as a cash contract city and with

783
00:32:15,679 --> 00:32:18,080
a fire chief that you helped pick. I'll

784
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:22,097
await your answer at Waltworf.

785
00:32:22,097 --> 00:32:27,750
[applause]

786
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,440
» Thank you, Robert. Uh, is there anyone

787
00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:30,720
else that would like to address the

788
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,760
council at this time?

789
00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,152
John.

790
00:32:37,162 --> 00:32:43,269
[applause]

791
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:46,480
Um, I just want to say that I finished

792
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,000
my Godgiven

793
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,640
Drug Administration,

794
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,360
Drug Enforcement Administration

795
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,240
exemption pursuant to the Religious

796
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,840
Freedom Restoration Act. Um, I'm going

797
00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:03,760
to show it next week. I didn't know I

798
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,960
had to bring the PDF like on Friday to

799
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,559
present it here, but there is a little

800
00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:14,640
uh paper over there if you don't believe

801
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:18,080
me. Um

802
00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:21,760
yeah, I just wanted to say uh for Joe

803
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,480
again, uh thank you for the work on the

804
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:28,320
San Gabriel River and I saw I think

805
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,880
we're going to talk about it later. Um,

806
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:34,320
and the harbor surfboards. Um, it's been

807
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,799
there my whole life. It's amazing that

808
00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:40,399
like such a local feeling. I love that.

809
00:33:40,399 --> 00:33:41,919
Um,

810
00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:44,240
and then the dunes we were talking

811
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,320
about. Um,

812
00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,120
I have concern that's only on one side

813
00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,080
of the beach. Uh, what are we doing on

814
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,679
the other side would be a question. Um,

815
00:33:55,679 --> 00:33:58,480
one of my ideas was

816
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:04,880
for the Prop 4 grant to put out some

817
00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,320
3D printed concrete uh things in the

818
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:11,119
ocean in order to

819
00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:14,960
uh stop the beach erosion as much. And

820
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:18,320
then maybe as a side effect, we could

821
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,440
put them in this like real nice way that

822
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,520
gets the waves when they hit it. I don't

823
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,280
know. I don't know if it's possible, but

824
00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,513
I'm just putting it out there. Um,

825
00:34:28,513 --> 00:34:30,869
[snorts]

826
00:34:30,879 --> 00:34:33,839
yeah, I'll have more next week or two

827
00:34:33,839 --> 00:34:42,149
weeks. I love you all. [applause]

828
00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:43,760
» Thank you, John. Is there anyone else

829
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,280
that would like to address the council?

830
00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,790
Ken.

831
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,040
Thank you, mayor, and uh happy new year

832
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,480
everyone and steam council staff and our

833
00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,520
first responders. I'm back again to talk

834
00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:03,440
about uh the Hannes pipelines project.

835
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,480
I'm Ken Cy from College Park West. Um

836
00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,960
I'm sure most of you or many of you,

837
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,680
maybe all of you have saw Tom Moore's

838
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,720
letter to the editor in the sun from uh

839
00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:16,800
Thursday, December 11th, just before the

840
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,240
holidays there. Uh, I actually wasn't

841
00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:21,760
going to read from it, but the more I

842
00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:23,920
look at it, it makes a lot of sense. So,

843
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,599
I'm just going to mention that he

844
00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:28,480
pointed out that that bridge is our only

845
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,119
daily access point as well as our only

846
00:35:31,119 --> 00:35:34,400
robust emergency access. You've heard

847
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,280
these things before. In Tom, Tom's

848
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:38,960
words, any risk to the bridge is a risk

849
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:40,240
to our neighborhood safety and

850
00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,800
emergency. For those of you who know Tom

851
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:44,240
Moore or have known him, he was a

852
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,240
councilman for eight years. He served

853
00:35:46,240 --> 00:35:48,800
the term as mayor. Uh personally I think

854
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,520
he's a very deliberative guy and very

855
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:56,000
datadriven and information driven. um

856
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,000
you know he he looked at a lot he's

857
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,320
looked at a lot of information over time

858
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:03,359
and made up his own mind and uh actually

859
00:36:03,359 --> 00:36:05,680
you know like a like any proponent I

860
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,160
guess I've been trying to you know when

861
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:09,680
you think you're right you try to say

862
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:13,760
don't you see that this this and uh but

863
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,000
you know Tom in his usual way has wanted

864
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,280
to weigh everything and after the

865
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,280
meeting at the pickle ball center which

866
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,960
a lot of you attended for which I'm

867
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,440
still grateful we're still grateful uh

868
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,839
He mentioned that the uh federal

869
00:36:25,839 --> 00:36:28,560
national bridge inventory officially

870
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:29,920
determined that that bridge is

871
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,520
structurally deficient, poor

872
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:34,400
substructure rating of four, federal rec

873
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,320
re recog recommendation for actual

874
00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,800
bridge replacement due to substandard

875
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:42,320
load capacity and outdated geometry. I

876
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:43,920
actually thought that they that they

877
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,040
thought a retrofit, a robust retrofit

878
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,040
would be okay, but Tom pointed out to me

879
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,400
that they actually recommend

880
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,920
replacement. Uh he also mentioned the

881
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:57,440
January 2025 CALR inspection which was

882
00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,839
the latest one which confirms decades of

883
00:36:59,839 --> 00:37:02,640
worsening deterioration of the peers

884
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:06,320
including spallings and exposed rebar.

885
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,520
Um despite that this this pipeline's

886
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,320
proposal is to add two additional

887
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,160
pipelines permanent loads onto the

888
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,160
bridge that federal data says needs

889
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:18,640
replacement. This raises a clear safety

890
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,880
concern for Seal Beach residents and for

891
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:24,000
Long Beach liability. As far as uh the

892
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,640
importance of that bridge, I I think our

893
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:30,800
uh first responders know about uh the

894
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,000
importance of that bridge in an

895
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,320
emergency. I've I've talked with our

896
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:39,359
chief and also um um our sergeant Gray

897
00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:42,160
about that uh with the they've known

898
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,640
about this in in redoing the natural uh

899
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,839
I'm sorry that the the hazard mitigation

900
00:37:47,839 --> 00:37:51,040
plan every 5 years. So uh this is not a

901
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:54,000
new thing but the pipelines may propo

902
00:37:54,000 --> 00:38:00,320
may pose a significant risk. Uh and um

903
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:02,480
uh Tom said no new pipelines on a

904
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,480
structurally deficient bridge until it

905
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,960
is rehabbed or retrofitted or pipelines

906
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,359
are routed by an alternative path. This

907
00:38:09,359 --> 00:38:11,839
is not opposition. This is ensuring

908
00:38:11,839 --> 00:38:14,240
public safety and regional reliability

909
00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:16,880
before adding new infrastructure. I

910
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,200
think most most people in Seal Beach are

911
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,880
vast majority are not against this

912
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:23,200
pipeline project. It's just we really

913
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,760
believe and from the evidence we've

914
00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,680
developed and the discussion that it

915
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:30,079
doesn't need to come before through our

916
00:38:30,079 --> 00:38:32,320
area or over that bridge. Sounds like

917
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,680
the bridge needs attention anyway. Uh

918
00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,880
probably pretty soon, but uh the we

919
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,560
believe it can be routed in other

920
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,960
directions and uh we don't have to go

921
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:46,400
through the bridge uh or even through

922
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,359
College Park West and the uh grove

923
00:38:49,359 --> 00:38:52,320
there. Um

924
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:55,440
so it it it is it is a regional uh uh

925
00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:57,520
benefit to all of us to have clean water

926
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,520
and to improve the functioning of the

927
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,320
power plant, the DWP plant. But really

928
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:04,960
this project offers no specific benefits

929
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,040
to Seal Beach. At the pickle ball

930
00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,960
meeting, there was one slide and the one

931
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,839
benefit they talked about is potential

932
00:39:11,839 --> 00:39:15,440
use of reclaimed water. So I think that

933
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,599
ship is sailed. I think I hope to talk

934
00:39:17,599 --> 00:39:19,920
to you more about that at another time.

935
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,640
The expense involving with that

936
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,430
>> would be uh would be difficult. You'd

937
00:39:25,430 --> 00:39:25,440
» would be uh would be difficult. You'd

938
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,040
need to have collecting systems. You'd

939
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,680
have to be able to uh use use the

940
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,720
reclaimed water as well as your uh your

941
00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:34,880
water that you're collecting to go to be

942
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,320
reclaimed, your storm water, your

943
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,800
runoff. So uh there's really no other

944
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,440
improve other specific elements that

945
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,599
they mentioned would be u a benefit to

946
00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:46,880
the city other than putting back they

947
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,640
say better than before the work that

948
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:51,200
they do. So I hope to continue to engage

949
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,280
you in in discussion on this as we go

950
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,720
forward. Uh last last time I gave the

951
00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:59,599
big booklet the big orange booklet.

952
00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:02,630
>> Hopefully uh hopefully uh you'll be have

953
00:40:02,630 --> 00:40:02,640
» Hopefully uh hopefully uh you'll be have

954
00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:04,000
had a look at that and then we can

955
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,760
continue the discussion. Thank you very

956
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:06,720
much.

957
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:09,117
Thank you, Ken.

958
00:40:09,117 --> 00:40:18,550
[applause]

959
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,200
» Good evening, uh, Mayor Lendow and the

960
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,480
city council. I'm here to speak about,

961
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,800
uh, new business item E, the trash

962
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:30,400
interceptor project. Um,

963
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:33,200
I'm a longtime surf rider volunteer and

964
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,920
I can tell you I've been in this San

965
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,320
Gabriel River cleaning it up for I think

966
00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:41,119
about five years now and dozens of

967
00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:44,000
cleanup events. Just this last Saturday,

968
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,680
we removed 1500 lbs of trash from

969
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:50,880
River's End Park in only two about three

970
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:53,200
hours with 100 volunteers.

971
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:57,990
I can tell you. Thank you. [applause]

972
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,319
I can tell you, you've all heard the

973
00:41:00,319 --> 00:41:02,319
definition of insanity. We could be

974
00:41:02,319 --> 00:41:05,040
there every day doing the same thing and

975
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:07,440
if you expect a different result, you're

976
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:11,200
crazy. Okay, so I want to just say that

977
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,359
this project is hugely important for not

978
00:41:13,359 --> 00:41:15,119
only the city of Seal Beach, but also

979
00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:17,040
all of North Orange County as it will

980
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,359
prevent tons and tons or hundreds of

981
00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:21,599
thousands of tons of trash from entering

982
00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:24,400
our oceans and ending up on our beaches

983
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,960
every year. Um, I've also been on the

984
00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:29,680
working group that uh, Mr. Comic, I

985
00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:31,680
believe, has chaired uh, since its

986
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:35,520
inception. And just to see this project

987
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,839
evolve and move forward the way it has

988
00:41:37,839 --> 00:41:41,920
is a is a huge um, uh, commitment to

989
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:45,520
what you guys have have done for the

990
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,160
environment here and it shows your

991
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:49,440
commitment for the environment going

992
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,240
forward. So, I personally support the

993
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:53,839
project. I hope the city continues to

994
00:41:53,839 --> 00:41:55,280
support the project. It's hugely

995
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:56,800
important and I look forward to seeing

996
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,814
it become real. Thank you very much.

997
00:41:59,814 --> 00:42:14,710
[applause]

998
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:17,280
» Uh good evening. Uh Theres Miller from

999
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:20,079
Oldtown. Um uh first I just had one

1000
00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:22,560
comment on the uh strategic plan that

1001
00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:25,599
was done in December. I hope that uh

1002
00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:27,920
there would be a recap at some point. I

1003
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:29,839
think um it was on a Saturday. A lot of

1004
00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:32,720
people couldn't go. Uh I don't know how

1005
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:34,240
many people watched it on YouTube.

1006
00:42:34,240 --> 00:42:36,240
Probably not that many. And I think

1007
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:38,160
there were some important decisions that

1008
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:40,960
were discussed and that need to be um

1009
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,440
potentially uh put in a I don't know

1010
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,400
some kind of a document and sent out. Um

1011
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:48,960
Charles did do a great job with in the

1012
00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:51,839
sun to post some things you know with

1013
00:42:51,839 --> 00:42:54,400
online and in the paper. Uh but that's

1014
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:56,079
not enough because there has been some

1015
00:42:56,079 --> 00:42:58,000
more discussion online about committees

1016
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,480
and upcoming things and I think that um

1017
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,640
I don't think that the whole city uh is

1018
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,400
aware of it. Uh the other thing I want

1019
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:05,760
to just talk about briefly I don't know

1020
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,079
if you guys have seen the uh article

1021
00:43:08,079 --> 00:43:09,680
recently in the Orange County Register

1022
00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,000
about the city of Orange and what they

1023
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,000
did uh last year. they were they they

1024
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,680
running they are running a similar

1025
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,240
parallel path that we are in terms of

1026
00:43:18,240 --> 00:43:20,400
you know deficits and stuff. So last

1027
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,480
year in early December or in early

1028
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,280
January 2025 they underwent a

1029
00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:28,400
multi-million they were coming up to a

1030
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:30,720
multi-million dollar deficit and to

1031
00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:32,960
avoid bankruptcy what they did is they

1032
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:36,400
contacted Grant Thornton um to do an

1033
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:39,200
audit and put them in a better fiscal

1034
00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:40,800
responsibility. really they did it

1035
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:43,280
because uh they are approaching they

1036
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:45,040
were approaching a long long-term

1037
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:47,280
structural deficit similar to what we're

1038
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:50,880
facing. Uh they had some uh you know

1039
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,200
need for transparency and public trust

1040
00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,000
another uh issue that Seal Beach is

1041
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,200
facing. Uh risk of bankruptcy looming

1042
00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:01,520
just like us and deferred maintenance

1043
00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:03,520
and other liabilities. And what they

1044
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,720
were able to do is to uh you know make

1045
00:44:06,720 --> 00:44:10,160
some huge cuts along the way. Uh

1046
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:13,280
identify where there were spending um

1047
00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:16,720
gaps, what could be done to fix it. Um I

1048
00:44:16,720 --> 00:44:18,640
think this is a good time. It's the

1049
00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:20,000
beginning of the year. It's a good time

1050
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,160
for our city to kind of look closely

1051
00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,720
before we go into the budgeting process

1052
00:44:24,720 --> 00:44:26,480
uh for the following fiscal year. look

1053
00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:28,319
at what we spent, where we're where the

1054
00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:30,079
outcomes, uh, you know, were good or

1055
00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:33,760
bad, uh, and what we what we can do to,

1056
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:35,520
uh, you know, stop a potential

1057
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:37,760
bankruptcy from happening. So, um, thank

1058
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:39,920
you and, um, hopefully we'll hear more

1059
00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:41,920
about the budget and everything in in

1060
00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:44,875
meetings to come. Thank you.

1061
00:44:44,875 --> 00:44:48,870
[applause]

1062
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:50,800
» Thank you, Teresa. Is there anyone else

1063
00:44:50,800 --> 00:45:06,950
that would like to address the council?

1064
00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,680
My name is Rio McCcoll. I'm a Seal Beach

1065
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,560
resident and I want to thank Surf Rider

1066
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:15,040
Foundation for taking on the Sand Dune

1067
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:18,880
project. That really does a lot for us.

1068
00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:21,520
It's just amazing what changing that

1069
00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:26,240
habitat to what what the animals expect,

1070
00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:28,720
what difference that makes for the shore

1071
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,920
birds, uh other coastal birds, the

1072
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:36,240
pollinators, uh all the habitat. So,

1073
00:45:36,240 --> 00:45:38,720
it's really going to be nice once it's

1074
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:41,839
done. And uh like you might have seen in

1075
00:45:41,839 --> 00:45:43,920
that picture that in case you're not

1076
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,800
aware that there are many shorebirds

1077
00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,920
that lay their eggs on open ground. So

1078
00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:53,280
they need the right open space in order

1079
00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:56,319
to see there aren't any predators coming

1080
00:45:56,319 --> 00:45:59,200
toward them. But they need enough sand

1081
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:01,920
with the right type of plants that will

1082
00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,920
allow them the sand opening to

1083
00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,880
camouflage their eggs in the sand where

1084
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:10,880
the ice plant takes over. so thick that

1085
00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:12,560
they can't get to the sand underneath

1086
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:15,760
it. So, and many of them don't even feed

1087
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:17,680
their babies. As soon as they're born,

1088
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:20,720
within two to three hours, shoreirds

1089
00:46:20,720 --> 00:46:23,839
like the western snowy clover and the

1090
00:46:23,839 --> 00:46:26,240
killed deer, as soon as their feathers

1091
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:28,560
dry, 2 to three hours, the fathers walk

1092
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:31,040
them to the water and teach them to feed

1093
00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:33,680
themselves. So, they have a very narrow

1094
00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:37,119
area where they can live.

1095
00:46:37,119 --> 00:46:39,599
So, and also the trash interceptor

1096
00:46:39,599 --> 00:46:42,160
project is really exciting to hear. I

1097
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:44,800
volunteer with Riverzen Park and I've

1098
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,680
had people asking me what can we do

1099
00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:49,680
about this? You know, there's something

1100
00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:52,079
they've done in the Santa Ana River and

1101
00:46:52,079 --> 00:46:55,520
I said yes, Surf Rider is on it. So,

1102
00:46:55,520 --> 00:46:59,807
that's really exciting. Thank you.

1103
00:46:59,807 --> 00:47:03,750
[applause]

1104
00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:14,230
Thank you, Rio.

1105
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:15,839
Good evening, Mayor Landau council

1106
00:47:15,839 --> 00:47:17,520
members. Uh, my name is Stephanie Wade.

1107
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:20,720
I'm a District 5 Leisure World resident

1108
00:47:20,720 --> 00:47:22,800
and I'm also a Surf Rider Foundation

1109
00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:25,359
member. I've been a member of the Surf

1110
00:47:25,359 --> 00:47:27,040
Rider Foundation and involved in Surf

1111
00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:31,359
Rider uh for 23 years. And in that time,

1112
00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:34,480
I've been uh with four different local

1113
00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:35,839
chapters and four different beach

1114
00:47:35,839 --> 00:47:39,119
communities. And nowhere do I see the

1115
00:47:39,119 --> 00:47:41,760
need for dune restoration more than here

1116
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:43,359
in Seal Beach. So, I'm really proud of

1117
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:45,359
the council for embracing this project.

1118
00:47:45,359 --> 00:47:47,200
I'm glad it's going forward. I'm very

1119
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:48,560
proud of Rich and the rest of the

1120
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:51,119
chapter for working so hard on this. I I

1121
00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:54,720
owe you some volunteer hours on it. Um

1122
00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:56,160
and I also want to say the trash

1123
00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:58,160
interceptor project is terrific. I think

1124
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:00,400
it's great, but we also have to do work

1125
00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:03,040
about getting rid of and reducing our

1126
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:05,520
use of plastics. Even once we get that

1127
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:08,319
off our beaches and out of the trash

1128
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:10,560
interceptor, there's no throwing it

1129
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:12,960
away. There is no way. Those plastic

1130
00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:14,720
molecules break down and we're all now

1131
00:48:14,720 --> 00:48:16,400
familiar with the health effects and

1132
00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:18,400
that we all carry it. So, I hope we'll

1133
00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,800
be looking at maybe a polystyrene band

1134
00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:24,303
going forward. Thank you.

1135
00:48:24,303 --> 00:48:27,990
[applause]

1136
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:34,470
Thank you, Stephanie. Anyone else?

1137
00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:44,390
Okay, going once. Oh, okay.

1138
00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:45,920
» Uh, good evening everybody. Uh, thank

1139
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:47,280
you city council and mayor for this

1140
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:49,760
time. Uh thank you sir Ryder for uh the

1141
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:52,240
important presentation on the uh dunes

1142
00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:54,319
and um thank you for adopt hopefully

1143
00:48:54,319 --> 00:48:57,200
adopting it and going forward. Um and

1144
00:48:57,200 --> 00:48:58,720
thank you for the trash interceptor

1145
00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:01,040
project as well. Uh the main reason I am

1146
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:04,160
here today is to uh make sure that uh

1147
00:49:04,160 --> 00:49:05,920
when moving that project forward to

1148
00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,760
consider that there are uh sea turtles

1149
00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:09,760
in the San Gabriel River. uh there have

1150
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:12,800
been documented over a hundred uh plus

1151
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:15,359
and so uh when if and when moving

1152
00:49:15,359 --> 00:49:17,200
forward with that project to include uh

1153
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:19,599
the aquarium of the Pacific and other

1154
00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:22,559
partners within the area. Uh thank you.

1155
00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:28,630
>> Thank you. [applause]

1156
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:31,359
» Anyone else like to speak?

1157
00:49:31,359 --> 00:49:32,960
Any of the many young people in the

1158
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:37,009
audience want to speak? Oh, here we go.

1159
00:49:37,009 --> 00:49:44,630
[applause]

1160
00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:46,640
Hello, my name is Grayson Oslick. I go

1161
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:48,319
to Fountain Valley High School, which is

1162
00:49:48,319 --> 00:49:50,800
a way far away from here. But many of us

1163
00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:52,160
are here because we have a government

1164
00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:54,240
project. And I think that it's very

1165
00:49:54,240 --> 00:49:56,880
important um that we get out here and

1166
00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:58,160
we, you know, we don't live in Seal

1167
00:49:58,160 --> 00:49:59,680
Beach. None of us do. At least I don't

1168
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:01,280
think so. But I think that it's very

1169
00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,040
important that we're able to listen and

1170
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:04,559
see these different perspectives on the

1171
00:50:04,559 --> 00:50:06,400
different issues. And so chairs, I just

1172
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:07,920
want to thank you for your time and

1173
00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:09,359
thank you for the opportunity for having

1174
00:50:09,359 --> 00:50:10,960
us out here. And I think that it's

1175
00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:13,760
important that uh us as students like

1176
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:15,599
going out of high school into college

1177
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:17,440
and into our adult lives. I think that

1178
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:19,280
it's very important that we learn the

1179
00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:21,839
skills on how and what to do when

1180
00:50:21,839 --> 00:50:23,440
attending these kind of meetings because

1181
00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:25,040
eventually, if you think about it, we're

1182
00:50:25,040 --> 00:50:27,119
all going to be living in different

1183
00:50:27,119 --> 00:50:29,200
cities with different people and we're

1184
00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:30,319
going to have different perspectives.

1185
00:50:30,319 --> 00:50:32,240
And so being able to see those different

1186
00:50:32,240 --> 00:50:34,000
perspectives and different people and

1187
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:36,079
being able to be confident, be speak up

1188
00:50:36,079 --> 00:50:38,079
here just off the fly, I think it's very

1189
00:50:38,079 --> 00:50:39,359
important that we learn those skills.

1190
00:50:39,359 --> 00:50:40,960
And so I just want to thank you guys for

1191
00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:42,559
this meeting and thank you for having us

1192
00:50:42,559 --> 00:50:44,640
all out here uh on behalf of all of

1193
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:47,095
Fountain Valley High School. Thank you.

1194
00:50:47,095 --> 00:50:53,510
[applause and cheering]

1195
00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:55,520
Uh may I make a quick comment to the

1196
00:50:55,520 --> 00:50:57,359
last speaker to Grayson from Fountain

1197
00:50:57,359 --> 00:50:59,839
Valley High School. Um, I love it. And

1198
00:50:59,839 --> 00:51:01,920
you are talking to an alumni from

1199
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,760
Fountain Valley High School, class of

1200
00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:05,440
97. [applause]

1201
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:07,599
So, I love the fact that you guys are

1202
00:51:07,599 --> 00:51:09,680
here from your government class, um,

1203
00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:11,200
here to speak and just here to observe.

1204
00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:13,950
And this is awesome.

1205
00:51:13,950 --> 00:51:16,710
[applause]

1206
00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:18,240
» Thank you very much, Grayson. That was

1207
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:26,390
great. Anyone else like to speak?

1208
00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:28,079
» Come on up.

1209
00:51:28,079 --> 00:51:30,160
Well, so if you're in model UN, you must

1210
00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:32,160
be a great public speaker,

1211
00:51:32,160 --> 00:51:34,630
>> right? Yeah,

1212
00:51:34,630 --> 00:51:34,640
» right? Yeah,

1213
00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:35,910
>> that's that. Well, that's terrific.

1214
00:51:35,910 --> 00:51:35,920
» that's that. Well, that's terrific.

1215
00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:36,960
Thank you guys very much.

1216
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:38,830
>> Thank you guys.

1217
00:51:38,830 --> 00:51:38,840
» Thank you guys.

1218
00:51:38,840 --> 00:51:42,150
[applause]

1219
00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:46,950
» Okay, anyone else?

1220
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:49,599
Okay, I am going to

1221
00:51:49,599 --> 00:51:51,430
>> um can we respond to one comment that

1222
00:51:51,430 --> 00:51:51,440
» um can we respond to one comment that

1223
00:51:51,440 --> 00:51:53,040
was made from the audience?

1224
00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:53,829
>> Sure.

1225
00:51:53,829 --> 00:51:53,839
» Sure.

1226
00:51:53,839 --> 00:51:57,510
>> Um the Yeah. Um, so a comment was made

1227
00:51:57,510 --> 00:51:57,520
» Um the Yeah. Um, so a comment was made

1228
00:51:57,520 --> 00:52:00,160
by Terresa Miller about the strategic

1229
00:52:00,160 --> 00:52:02,880
plan, about a recap in documents. I

1230
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:04,800
thought I recall from that meeting we

1231
00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:06,720
were going to produce an outline or some

1232
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:09,280
minutes and so forth. So can you um

1233
00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:11,119
director, you want to or city manager

1234
00:52:11,119 --> 00:52:13,040
Gyogus, you want to just provide a brief

1235
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:13,920
update?

1236
00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:15,990
>> Yeah. No, thank you uh Teresa for

1237
00:52:15,990 --> 00:52:16,000
» Yeah. No, thank you uh Teresa for

1238
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,760
bringing it up and council member Sen.

1239
00:52:17,760 --> 00:52:19,680
Uh we will be bringing that item back

1240
00:52:19,680 --> 00:52:22,160
with a strategic planning report on the

1241
00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:24,160
26th of January. So, you'll get to see

1242
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:25,839
the full report. We'll get that that out

1243
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:27,920
to the public and uh we'll be able to

1244
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:31,760
discuss that item. Thank you.

1245
00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:34,309
>> Thank you. Okay. Anyone else? Okay,

1246
00:52:34,309 --> 00:52:34,319
» Thank you. Okay. Anyone else? Okay,

1247
00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:36,880
we're moving it on. Um by motion of the

1248
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:38,640
city council, this is the time to notify

1249
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:41,119
the public of any changes to the agenda

1250
00:52:41,119 --> 00:52:42,960
and or rearrange the order of the

1251
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,359
agenda. Does anyone want to pull a

1252
00:52:45,359 --> 00:52:47,040
consent calendar item?

1253
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:50,470
>> Yes, mayor. I do. I'd like to pull item

1254
00:52:50,470 --> 00:52:50,480
» Yes, mayor. I do. I'd like to pull item

1255
00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:53,440
uh what is it? C. Item C.

1256
00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:56,960
Okay. Noted. Anyone else?

1257
00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:58,640
City clerk, do we have any supplemental

1258
00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:00,000
communications?

1259
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:02,390
>> Yes, mayor. We have um four supplemental

1260
00:53:02,390 --> 00:53:02,400
» Yes, mayor. We have um four supplemental

1261
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:04,079
communications that were received after

1262
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:05,599
posting the agenda. They've been made

1263
00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:08,000
available to the council and also to the

1264
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,640
public. I don't know if I should do the

1265
00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:12,400
correction here or wait until we take

1266
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:16,480
the item item C. Now, on item C, there

1267
00:53:16,480 --> 00:53:20,319
was a correction to the resolution 7722.

1268
00:53:20,319 --> 00:53:22,319
Um for there was a reference to

1269
00:53:22,319 --> 00:53:25,599
dissolving um the city tree advisory

1270
00:53:25,599 --> 00:53:27,760
board in the heading of the resolution

1271
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:29,680
that should not have been included in

1272
00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:31,440
that resolution and has since been

1273
00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:33,760
removed. You have a copy of the current

1274
00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:35,680
resolution now and there's copies here

1275
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:38,240
available for the public as well.

1276
00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:40,790
>> Thank you very much, city clerk. Okay,

1277
00:53:40,790 --> 00:53:40,800
» Thank you very much, city clerk. Okay,

1278
00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:42,400
I'd like to call for a motion and a

1279
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:45,040
second to approve tonight's agenda.

1280
00:53:45,040 --> 00:53:45,910
>> Motion.

1281
00:53:45,910 --> 00:53:45,920
» Motion.

1282
00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:49,190
>> Second. Roll call, please. It has been

1283
00:53:49,190 --> 00:53:49,200
» Second. Roll call, please. It has been

1284
00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:52,400
moved by Mayor Pro Tim Wong and second

1285
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,119
by council member Synagle. Council

1286
00:53:55,119 --> 00:53:56,480
member Calm, how do you vote?

1287
00:53:56,480 --> 00:53:57,030
>> Yes.

1288
00:53:57,030 --> 00:53:57,040
» Yes.

1289
00:53:57,040 --> 00:53:58,790
>> Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you vote?

1290
00:53:58,790 --> 00:53:58,800
» Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you vote?

1291
00:53:58,800 --> 00:53:59,270
>> Yes.

1292
00:53:59,270 --> 00:53:59,280
» Yes.

1293
00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:00,950
>> Council member Cynical, how do you vote?

1294
00:54:00,950 --> 00:54:00,960
» Council member Cynical, how do you vote?

1295
00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:01,430
>> Yes.

1296
00:54:01,430 --> 00:54:01,440
» Yes.

1297
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,109
>> Council member Still, how do you vote?

1298
00:54:03,109 --> 00:54:03,119
» Council member Still, how do you vote?

1299
00:54:03,119 --> 00:54:03,510
>> Yes.

1300
00:54:03,510 --> 00:54:03,520
» Yes.

1301
00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:04,950
>> Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

1302
00:54:04,950 --> 00:54:04,960
» Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

1303
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:05,349
>> Yes.

1304
00:54:05,349 --> 00:54:05,359
» Yes.

1305
00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:07,030
>> Motion carries. Five votes. Yes.

1306
00:54:07,030 --> 00:54:07,040
» Motion carries. Five votes. Yes.

1307
00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:09,270
>> Thank you very much. Now on to uh

1308
00:54:09,270 --> 00:54:09,280
» Thank you very much. Now on to uh

1309
00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:12,000
reports of city attorney Gelli. Do you

1310
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:12,960
have anything to report?

1311
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:14,309
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. The city

1312
00:54:14,309 --> 00:54:14,319
» Thank you, Madame Mayor. The city

1313
00:54:14,319 --> 00:54:16,000
council met in close session this

1314
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,000
afternoon to discuss the two items on

1315
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:20,400
the posted agenda. All five council

1316
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:22,880
members were present and no reportable

1317
00:54:22,880 --> 00:54:26,079
action was taken. And before I pass this

1318
00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:28,640
on, I did just want to give uh the

1319
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:30,800
council a happy new year and a happy new

1320
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:33,119
year from the state legislature because

1321
00:54:33,119 --> 00:54:35,119
they have seen fit to adopt a very

1322
00:54:35,119 --> 00:54:37,760
comprehensive update to the Brown Act.

1323
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:39,280
And the Brown Act for those in the

1324
00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:41,839
audience is the law that governs uh

1325
00:54:41,839 --> 00:54:44,319
public meeting transparency. And so

1326
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:46,960
there's a litany of new changes um some

1327
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:48,559
minor changes that took effect on

1328
00:54:48,559 --> 00:54:51,440
January 1st. the bulk of the changes um

1329
00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:53,359
that are going to affect how the council

1330
00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:56,240
meetings are run take effect July 1st of

1331
00:54:56,240 --> 00:54:58,960
this year and the biggest change just to

1332
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:02,400
give you a quick update is that um going

1333
00:55:02,400 --> 00:55:03,920
forward council meetings are going to

1334
00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:05,680
have to be hybrid meetings meaning that

1335
00:55:05,680 --> 00:55:08,319
there's going to have to be a telephonic

1336
00:55:08,319 --> 00:55:11,440
or zoom option for

1337
00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:14,160
uh the public to be able to participate

1338
00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:16,480
in the meetings remotely. So, there will

1339
00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:20,559
now have to be a either Zoom or phone

1340
00:55:20,559 --> 00:55:23,920
system to allow public comment via um

1341
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:26,160
one of those systems. And I have not had

1342
00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:28,000
an opportunity to talk to staff about

1343
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,079
what [clears throat] our IT capabilities

1344
00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:32,000
are. Obviously, we were able to do quite

1345
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:34,000
a bit during COVID, but we're going to

1346
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:37,040
have to uh rethink about how that to

1347
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,760
implement this new law uh on July 1st.

1348
00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:42,503
Some of the other changes include um a

1349
00:55:42,503 --> 00:55:44,319
[clears throat] requirement to adopt a

1350
00:55:44,319 --> 00:55:46,880
disruption policy. The meeting actually

1351
00:55:46,880 --> 00:55:50,480
can't proceed uh if there is a uh

1352
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,760
technical dis uh interruption with the

1353
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:57,440
internet service or phone service. Um so

1354
00:55:57,440 --> 00:55:59,200
we have to adopt a policy on how we're

1355
00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:01,520
going to address those uh potential

1356
00:56:01,520 --> 00:56:04,319
technical difficulties. And our meeting

1357
00:56:04,319 --> 00:56:05,920
agendas are actually going to have to be

1358
00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:08,160
translated into certain languages. And

1359
00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:09,599
so we're looking at all that to make

1360
00:56:09,599 --> 00:56:11,119
sure that the city council is in

1361
00:56:11,119 --> 00:56:14,559
compliance with the Brown Act.

1362
00:56:14,559 --> 00:56:17,280
What's that?

1363
00:56:17,280 --> 00:56:20,799
And and just to be clear, the the te the

1364
00:56:20,799 --> 00:56:23,040
public comment period via the hybrid

1365
00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:24,960
meeting format only applies to the city

1366
00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:26,559
council. It's not going to apply to

1367
00:56:26,559 --> 00:56:29,680
every uh single city commission. So with

1368
00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:32,079
that, um that's my report for tonight.

1369
00:56:32,079 --> 00:56:33,990
>> City manager clarification. Was there a

1370
00:56:33,990 --> 00:56:34,000
» City manager clarification. Was there a

1371
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:36,880
threshold in the size of the city in

1372
00:56:36,880 --> 00:56:39,200
terms of the hybrid approach?

1373
00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:39,670
>> Uh, I believe

1374
00:56:39,670 --> 00:56:39,680
» Uh, I believe

1375
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:40,950
>> is it a population count?

1376
00:56:40,950 --> 00:56:40,960
» is it a population count?

1377
00:56:40,960 --> 00:56:41,910
>> 25,000.

1378
00:56:41,910 --> 00:56:41,920
» 25,000.

1379
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:44,309
>> Yeah. And we're we're right on it.

1380
00:56:44,309 --> 00:56:44,319
» Yeah. And we're we're right on it.

1381
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:45,910
>> I think we we made it right.

1382
00:56:45,910 --> 00:56:45,920
» I think we we made it right.

1383
00:56:45,920 --> 00:56:47,109
>> Just [laughter] below

1384
00:56:47,109 --> 00:56:47,119
» Just [laughter] below

1385
00:56:47,119 --> 00:56:57,190
>> 24,95.

1386
00:56:57,200 --> 00:56:59,680
So we're below the 25,000 thresholds.

1387
00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:00,789
>> Well, we're going to have to look at

1388
00:57:00,789 --> 00:57:00,799
» Well, we're going to have to look at

1389
00:57:00,799 --> 00:57:02,319
that and make sure. It may not apply to

1390
00:57:02,319 --> 00:57:02,559
us.

1391
00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:03,190
>> Yeah. Yeah,

1392
00:57:03,190 --> 00:57:03,200
» Yeah. Yeah,

1393
00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:05,030
>> it's as easy as a link anyway.

1394
00:57:05,030 --> 00:57:05,040
» it's as easy as a link anyway.

1395
00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:06,710
>> But we're in a county that has more than

1396
00:57:06,710 --> 00:57:06,720
» But we're in a county that has more than

1397
00:57:06,720 --> 00:57:07,839
600,000.

1398
00:57:07,839 --> 00:57:09,609
>> Oh, that's right. I'm sorry.

1399
00:57:09,609 --> 00:57:09,619
» Oh, that's right. I'm sorry.

1400
00:57:09,619 --> 00:57:10,559
[clears throat]

1401
00:57:10,559 --> 00:57:11,670
>> Thank you, city clerk.

1402
00:57:11,670 --> 00:57:11,680
» Thank you, city clerk.

1403
00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:13,430
>> You You threw me for a wrench cuz I was

1404
00:57:13,430 --> 00:57:13,440
» You You threw me for a wrench cuz I was

1405
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:15,760
like I knew it applied here. It's 25

1406
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:18,400
cities of 25,000 or any city in a county

1407
00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:20,880
with 600,000 people.

1408
00:57:20,880 --> 00:57:22,789
>> So, it does apply to Seal Beach.

1409
00:57:22,789 --> 00:57:22,799
» So, it does apply to Seal Beach.

1410
00:57:22,799 --> 00:57:25,270
>> Okay. Thank you, city attorney. Uh city

1411
00:57:25,270 --> 00:57:25,280
» Okay. Thank you, city attorney. Uh city

1412
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:26,720
manager Gyos, do you have anything to

1413
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:27,119
report?

1414
00:57:27,119 --> 00:57:29,109
>> Uh yes, I do. Mayor, uh good evening. Uh

1415
00:57:29,109 --> 00:57:29,119
» Uh yes, I do. Mayor, uh good evening. Uh

1416
00:57:29,119 --> 00:57:30,799
happy new year, everyone. Uh I hope

1417
00:57:30,799 --> 00:57:33,040
everybody had an enjoyable holiday. Um I

1418
00:57:33,040 --> 00:57:34,319
want to briefly acknowledge one event

1419
00:57:34,319 --> 00:57:35,920
that took place since our last city

1420
00:57:35,920 --> 00:57:38,559
council meeting. Uh on December 17th,

1421
00:57:38,559 --> 00:57:40,240
the Sil Beach Police Department held a

1422
00:57:40,240 --> 00:57:41,839
swearing in ceremony to welcome new

1423
00:57:41,839 --> 00:57:44,079
members and recognize promotions within

1424
00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:46,079
the department. Uh it was a meaningful

1425
00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:47,599
event and I want to thank Chief

1426
00:57:47,599 --> 00:57:49,760
Henderson uh and the entire police

1427
00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:50,880
department for their continued

1428
00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:52,880
commitment to public safety uh to

1429
00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:55,119
service our community. Uh and finally,

1430
00:57:55,119 --> 00:57:56,400
as we begin the new year, I want to

1431
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,640
extend my appreciation to our city staff

1432
00:57:58,640 --> 00:57:59,760
for their dedication and

1433
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:01,280
professionalism, and I look forward to

1434
00:58:01,280 --> 00:58:03,200
another productive year ahead in service

1435
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:04,799
to the Sil Beach community. With that,

1436
00:58:04,799 --> 00:58:06,480
mayor, that concludes my report.

1437
00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:09,270
>> Thank you very much. Okay. Now, general

1438
00:58:09,270 --> 00:58:09,280
» Thank you very much. Okay. Now, general

1439
00:58:09,280 --> 00:58:11,440
council member comments and reporting

1440
00:58:11,440 --> 00:58:13,920
pursuant to AB1234.

1441
00:58:13,920 --> 00:58:16,160
Uh Councilman Kelmick, would you like to

1442
00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:18,000
start? Uh this evening I just have that

1443
00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:20,640
I attended the uh swearing in ceremony

1444
00:58:20,640 --> 00:58:23,599
for our new police officers and it looks

1445
00:58:23,599 --> 00:58:25,680
like we have a very good group and the

1446
00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:28,079
promotions as well. Thank you.

1447
00:58:28,079 --> 00:58:29,109
>> Thank you,

1448
00:58:29,109 --> 00:58:29,119
» Thank you,

1449
00:58:29,119 --> 00:58:30,390
>> Councilwoman Senle.

1450
00:58:30,390 --> 00:58:30,400
» Councilwoman Senle.

1451
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:32,390
>> Yes, thank you. I just wanted to make a

1452
00:58:32,390 --> 00:58:32,400
» Yes, thank you. I just wanted to make a

1453
00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:34,960
note that the uh Christmas parade was

1454
00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:37,040
fabulous. There was a lot of volunteers

1455
00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:38,960
and uh it was a great event. Really

1456
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,280
enjoyed it. Um, I do want to comment

1457
00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:43,839
that during the rain uh season, I want

1458
00:58:43,839 --> 00:58:45,280
to compliment our public works

1459
00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:47,280
department and say thank you. We've

1460
00:58:47,280 --> 00:58:49,280
talked about being proactive getting our

1461
00:58:49,280 --> 00:58:51,920
sign stage uh, you know, flooded.

1462
00:58:51,920 --> 00:58:54,960
Please, you know, use a different street

1463
00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:57,119
and because uh, what happens when in

1464
00:58:57,119 --> 00:58:58,960
College Park East when our streets flood

1465
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:00,480
and then people drive through it, it

1466
00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:02,319
creates the wave that goes right up to

1467
00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:05,440
the houses into the garage. So, um, we

1468
00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:07,760
were proactive with signs out. We had

1469
00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:11,440
the um what's the machine? Um the pump

1470
00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:12,960
machine, [laughter]

1471
00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:16,640
the pumping machine um pre-staged and

1472
00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:19,280
the rains came during when our staff a

1473
00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:21,280
lot were taking vacations and holidays

1474
00:59:21,280 --> 00:59:23,760
and staffing was thin. And so really

1475
00:59:23,760 --> 00:59:26,559
appreciate our staff that had to um be

1476
00:59:26,559 --> 00:59:28,480
coordinated, jump in to make because you

1477
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:30,240
can't turn on those machines unless we

1478
00:59:30,240 --> 00:59:31,920
have a staff person there.

1479
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:33,910
>> And so and I drove my neighborhood and I

1480
00:59:33,910 --> 00:59:33,920
» And so and I drove my neighborhood and I

1481
00:59:33,920 --> 00:59:35,680
saw our staff working. it was raining

1482
00:59:35,680 --> 00:59:37,920
and it was late and it was cold. And so

1483
00:59:37,920 --> 00:59:40,480
I just want to um share appreciation

1484
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:43,599
that we were proactive and um also in

1485
00:59:43,599 --> 00:59:45,040
terms of being proactive for the

1486
00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:46,559
flooding, the storm water runoff

1487
00:59:46,559 --> 00:59:48,880
flooding uh neighbor for neighbor um

1488
00:59:48,880 --> 00:59:51,040
Sergeant Gray is not here, but um our

1489
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:52,640
neighbor for neighbor program put out

1490
00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:55,200
notices um in those of us that have

1491
00:59:55,200 --> 00:59:58,160
signed up for it. And so the notices let

1492
00:59:58,160 --> 00:59:59,839
you know storm is coming, here's where

1493
00:59:59,839 --> 01:00:01,839
your sandbags are at. We're also now

1494
01:00:01,839 --> 01:00:04,400
have the inflatables that people can buy

1495
01:00:04,400 --> 01:00:06,400
in terms of blocking garages, you know,

1496
01:00:06,400 --> 01:00:08,079
and so forth. So, our neighbor for

1497
01:00:08,079 --> 01:00:10,559
neighbor put out a lot of really timely,

1498
01:00:10,559 --> 01:00:13,280
excellent information and the storm

1499
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:15,200
tracking and then also appreciation to

1500
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:17,440
the staff who it seemed like every 30

1501
01:00:17,440 --> 01:00:19,520
seconds we had a storm update. It was

1502
01:00:19,520 --> 01:00:22,160
like every day, but um it was a lot of

1503
01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:24,400
effort to keep us informed and again uh

1504
01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:25,599
keeping us safe. So, I want to

1505
01:00:25,599 --> 01:00:28,480
acknowledge public works for um really

1506
01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:30,640
um going that extra mile and especially

1507
01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:32,160
during a holiday period when we were

1508
01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:34,480
downsized with staffing. So, um please

1509
01:00:34,480 --> 01:00:37,520
pass that on. Thank you.

1510
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:39,990
>> Thank you very much, Councilman Steel.

1511
01:00:39,990 --> 01:00:40,000
» Thank you very much, Councilman Steel.

1512
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:41,990
>> Yes.

1513
01:00:41,990 --> 01:00:42,000
» Yes.

1514
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:43,829
>> Uh thank you very much, Mayor. Uh since

1515
01:00:43,829 --> 01:00:43,839
» Uh thank you very much, Mayor. Uh since

1516
01:00:43,839 --> 01:00:45,760
our last meeting, I attended the

1517
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:48,559
swearing in ceremony. I think uh we were

1518
01:00:48,559 --> 01:00:50,960
all there. Nice to see the PD. Nice to

1519
01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:53,040
see the badges and the advancements in

1520
01:00:53,040 --> 01:00:55,520
the uh our police department. I attended

1521
01:00:55,520 --> 01:00:57,280
the board of directors meeting of the

1522
01:00:57,280 --> 01:01:00,000
ACCOC which is the association of city

1523
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:02,240
councils for Orange County. It was their

1524
01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:03,760
board meeting where they elected a new

1525
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:07,200
president president and uh and so on. I

1526
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:09,359
also attended the Cal City's Orange

1527
01:01:09,359 --> 01:01:11,839
County Division their final lunchon of

1528
01:01:11,839 --> 01:01:16,480
last year. Um, I attended the OCMBBD,

1529
01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:18,559
which is Orange County Mosquito Vector

1530
01:01:18,559 --> 01:01:20,880
District, which is uh one of those board

1531
01:01:20,880 --> 01:01:23,680
assignments that uh is important for a

1532
01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:25,680
city like Seal Beach. Uh, nothing much

1533
01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:27,599
going on on the mosquito front these

1534
01:01:27,599 --> 01:01:30,000
days, but we're gearing up for next year

1535
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:33,200
and um, plans are in motion for that.

1536
01:01:33,200 --> 01:01:37,680
Um, and I also attended the OCO act uh,

1537
01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:41,200
which is the Orange County uh,

1538
01:01:41,200 --> 01:01:44,319
Orange County

1539
01:01:44,319 --> 01:01:46,400
Older adults. Thank you very much.

1540
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:48,880
Orange County Older Adults Advisory

1541
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:51,359
Commission. OCO act. Older adults

1542
01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:52,480
advisory commission.

1543
01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:53,190
>> Did [clears throat] you ever see your

1544
01:01:53,190 --> 01:01:53,200
» Did [clears throat] you ever see your

1545
01:01:53,200 --> 01:01:53,520
moment?

1546
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:54,950
>> I'm losing something with age here.

1547
01:01:54,950 --> 01:01:54,960
» I'm losing something with age here.

1548
01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:55,520
That's right.

1549
01:01:55,520 --> 01:01:56,630
>> You're looking at me

1550
01:01:56,630 --> 01:01:56,640
» You're looking at me

1551
01:01:56,640 --> 01:01:57,829
>> from my memory. [laughter]

1552
01:01:57,829 --> 01:01:57,839
» from my memory. [laughter]

1553
01:01:57,839 --> 01:02:01,760
So anyway, uh just that blank space. I

1554
01:02:01,760 --> 01:02:03,680
also would like to, if I may, Dave, I'm

1555
01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:05,599
going to uh point a finger at you. We

1556
01:02:05,599 --> 01:02:07,280
have a brand new executive director in

1557
01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:09,839
Leisure World and he is Dave. Stand up

1558
01:02:09,839 --> 01:02:12,233
for us, Dave. Please say hello.

1559
01:02:12,233 --> 01:02:14,309
>> [applause and cheering]

1560
01:02:14,319 --> 01:02:16,799
» And I'm honored honored to see you here

1561
01:02:16,799 --> 01:02:18,160
tonight. Tell me your last name again,

1562
01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:18,400
please.

1563
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:19,030
>> Norbell.

1564
01:02:19,030 --> 01:02:19,040
» Norbell.

1565
01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:21,109
>> Norbell. That's right. Dave Norbell. And

1566
01:02:21,109 --> 01:02:21,119
» Norbell. That's right. Dave Norbell. And

1567
01:02:21,119 --> 01:02:23,920
so we are uh grateful for his presence

1568
01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:25,839
in Leisure World. He's taking over. He's

1569
01:02:25,839 --> 01:02:27,200
figured out You figured out where the

1570
01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:28,400
men's room is. Correct.

1571
01:02:28,400 --> 01:02:28,950
>> Not yet.

1572
01:02:28,950 --> 01:02:28,960
» Not yet.

1573
01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:31,430
>> Not yet. Working on it. Uh anyway,

1574
01:02:31,430 --> 01:02:31,440
» Not yet. Working on it. Uh anyway,

1575
01:02:31,440 --> 01:02:33,119
welcome. Thank you for being here. And

1576
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:34,400
that's my comments.

1577
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:36,549
>> Thank you very much, Mayor Pro Tam Wong.

1578
01:02:36,549 --> 01:02:36,559
» Thank you very much, Mayor Pro Tam Wong.

1579
01:02:36,559 --> 01:02:38,950
>> Uh thank you, mayor. Um since our last

1580
01:02:38,950 --> 01:02:38,960
» Uh thank you, mayor. Um since our last

1581
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:42,160
council meeting in December, um on

1582
01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:44,559
December 12th, Friday, I attended the uh

1583
01:02:44,559 --> 01:02:47,280
mayor's wheels, meals on wheels over at

1584
01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:49,440
the North Seal Beach Library. So there

1585
01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:51,520
city staff was there to uh basically

1586
01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:53,599
help welcome the seniors and help make

1587
01:02:53,599 --> 01:02:55,040
the holidays a little bit nicer. There

1588
01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:57,359
was volunteer musicians and then we got

1589
01:02:57,359 --> 01:02:58,799
a chance to talk to a lot of the

1590
01:02:58,799 --> 01:03:00,799
residents within Seal Beach around the

1591
01:03:00,799 --> 01:03:02,960
Rossmore Shopping Center and uh

1592
01:03:02,960 --> 01:03:04,880
basically help hopefully made their day

1593
01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:08,000
a little bit nicer. On uh Friday, excuse

1594
01:03:08,000 --> 01:03:11,200
me, December 14th, uh Sunday, um I

1595
01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:12,799
attended the Precious Life Shelter in

1596
01:03:12,799 --> 01:03:15,520
Los Alamos. Uh a tour of their campus

1597
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:16,960
and their grounds. If you don't know

1598
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,960
what Precious Life Shelter is, it they

1599
01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:21,200
provide emergency transitional single

1600
01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:23,520
parent residents for pregnant women with

1601
01:03:23,520 --> 01:03:25,359
uh no place to live. So essentially,

1602
01:03:25,359 --> 01:03:26,799
these are women facing immediate

1603
01:03:26,799 --> 01:03:28,960
financial, physical, or even emotional

1604
01:03:28,960 --> 01:03:30,640
abuse that are escaping their

1605
01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:33,119
situations. And so what they do over at

1606
01:03:33,119 --> 01:03:35,039
Precious Life Shelter is very much um

1607
01:03:35,039 --> 01:03:38,240
appreciated. On December 17th, I also

1608
01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:41,200
attended the COB PD's promotion and

1609
01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:43,119
swearing in. So that was great to see

1610
01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:44,720
that the turnout there and the positive

1611
01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:48,079
energy towards our police. Um on

1612
01:03:48,079 --> 01:03:51,359
December 20th, Saturday, I myself joined

1613
01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:53,440
with College Park West residences and

1614
01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:55,760
the group from the CPW preserve and

1615
01:03:55,760 --> 01:03:58,640
there we did um what I take as very

1616
01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:01,359
personal is graffiti cleanup. So for

1617
01:04:01,359 --> 01:04:02,799
many of those that crossed the bridge

1618
01:04:02,799 --> 01:04:04,559
into College Park West into from Long

1619
01:04:04,559 --> 01:04:07,359
Beach, we went I was down in San Gabriel

1620
01:04:07,359 --> 01:04:09,520
River when it was a low tide and then

1621
01:04:09,520 --> 01:04:11,039
all that graffiti you might have seen at

1622
01:04:11,039 --> 01:04:12,240
the base of the bridge has now all been

1623
01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:15,440
covered with concrete gray and and from

1624
01:04:15,440 --> 01:04:17,520
out of view once when you venture out

1625
01:04:17,520 --> 01:04:19,599
some more, you'll see a lot more tagging

1626
01:04:19,599 --> 01:04:21,440
and a lot more graffiti. And I'll just

1627
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:23,760
say it's all been covered. So that took

1628
01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:25,520
about five hours on Saturday. So I'm

1629
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:28,480
very much uh very proud of the work that

1630
01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:29,839
College Park West residents [applause]

1631
01:04:29,839 --> 01:04:33,589
did.

1632
01:04:33,599 --> 01:04:35,520
and we very much said those to

1633
01:04:35,520 --> 01:04:36,960
ourselves, even if it does come back,

1634
01:04:36,960 --> 01:04:41,039
we'll be back. Right. Then on um also

1635
01:04:41,039 --> 01:04:43,200
quick shout out to SP uh police

1636
01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:44,960
department as well. Um this week in

1637
01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:47,119
College Park West, we received emergency

1638
01:04:47,119 --> 01:04:50,640
flyers, FEMA um emergency exits. Again,

1639
01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:52,720
this is great as far as uh signs going

1640
01:04:52,720 --> 01:04:54,960
up earlier last year is if there's an

1641
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,280
emergency um that strikes College Park

1642
01:04:57,280 --> 01:04:59,280
West and the bridge were to be removed

1643
01:04:59,280 --> 01:05:00,960
where there's some two emergency exits

1644
01:05:00,960 --> 01:05:02,799
for residents. And then the flyers that

1645
01:05:02,799 --> 01:05:04,319
went out was passed out by Seal Beach

1646
01:05:04,319 --> 01:05:06,480
Police volunteers. And so that was very

1647
01:05:06,480 --> 01:05:09,520
much appreciated. And then uh lastly,

1648
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:12,319
this past week was uh January 6th. It

1649
01:05:12,319 --> 01:05:14,640
was a Tuesday and this is what I am

1650
01:05:14,640 --> 01:05:17,200
trying to coin as the first Tuesday in

1651
01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:19,359
Leisure World. And then there was the

1652
01:05:19,359 --> 01:05:22,559
kickoff for my monthly uh first Tuesday

1653
01:05:22,559 --> 01:05:24,799
uh coffee and donuts. And so there I was

1654
01:05:24,799 --> 01:05:27,839
at uh Leisure World. Uh I I put the c

1655
01:05:27,839 --> 01:05:29,520
the start time is between 7:30 a.m.

1656
01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:32,400
until 8:30, but I was there about 7:10,

1657
01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:34,559
a little bit there earlier. And um got

1658
01:05:34,559 --> 01:05:37,760
coffee from Bogart's Coffee over on 905

1659
01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:39,839
Ocean Avenue. And we also got donuts

1660
01:05:39,839 --> 01:05:43,119
from Donut City over on 1210 PCH. And

1661
01:05:43,119 --> 01:05:45,039
then there uh we had a massive turnout.

1662
01:05:45,039 --> 01:05:47,599
We had a total of nine people. Right. I

1663
01:05:47,599 --> 01:05:49,760
know, but it's a start and we're going

1664
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:51,440
to be there every Tuesday, every first

1665
01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:53,119
Tuesday of the month going forward. And

1666
01:05:53,119 --> 01:05:55,119
so hopefully uh just the presidents

1667
01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:57,280
alone will hopefully indicate to the

1668
01:05:57,280 --> 01:05:59,200
residents of Leisure World that hey,

1669
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:01,440
I'll be there available. I'll take any

1670
01:06:01,440 --> 01:06:03,440
complaints. I'll take any questions or

1671
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:05,280
even any comments, but I'll be there,

1672
01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:07,039
right? And then so it was great to meet

1673
01:06:07,039 --> 01:06:08,079
some of the residences that that I

1674
01:06:08,079 --> 01:06:09,680
haven't already met before. So that was

1675
01:06:09,680 --> 01:06:11,599
a great little kickoff. Thank you very

1676
01:06:11,599 --> 01:06:13,275
much.

1677
01:06:13,275 --> 01:06:16,549
[applause]

1678
01:06:16,559 --> 01:06:19,039
Thank you very much. [clears throat] Um

1679
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:22,160
I cannot uh articulate any better than

1680
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:25,119
city manager Gyos and Mayor Prom Wong um

1681
01:06:25,119 --> 01:06:27,520
at how amazing um both those events the

1682
01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:29,359
the promotion and police swearing in

1683
01:06:29,359 --> 01:06:32,480
ceremony and the meals on wheels um for

1684
01:06:32,480 --> 01:06:34,000
our seniors and leisure world at the

1685
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:36,319
North Seal Beach Center. Uh both were

1686
01:06:36,319 --> 01:06:38,799
incredible events and very proud to be

1687
01:06:38,799 --> 01:06:41,200
part of this community. Um, I just have

1688
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:45,119
a quick update on OC sanitation. Um, I

1689
01:06:45,119 --> 01:06:46,640
have nothing to report for Fountain

1690
01:06:46,640 --> 01:06:49,039
Valley. I'm sorry. Um, Seal Beach

1691
01:06:49,039 --> 01:06:50,799
though, uh, construction continues on

1692
01:06:50,799 --> 01:06:52,640
the Seal Beach pump station replacement

1693
01:06:52,640 --> 01:06:55,280
project, uh, with wet well excavation

1694
01:06:55,280 --> 01:06:57,440
and waterproofing, uh, to protect the

1695
01:06:57,440 --> 01:06:59,280
concrete. Uh, this project is at Sil

1696
01:06:59,280 --> 01:07:01,520
Beach Boulevard in Westminster. Uh, one

1697
01:07:01,520 --> 01:07:03,839
of the things that we did do is get uh

1698
01:07:03,839 --> 01:07:06,079
the cones removed, uh, most of the cones

1699
01:07:06,079 --> 01:07:07,760
removed uh, on Sil Beach Boulevard

1700
01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:10,240
leading to Westminster Boulevard, uh, to

1701
01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:11,520
relieve traffic there at that

1702
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:13,760
intersection and then to allow quicker

1703
01:07:13,760 --> 01:07:16,400
right turn onto Westminster Boulevard.

1704
01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:20,079
So, that was helpful. Um, and also, um,

1705
01:07:20,079 --> 01:07:22,240
happy new year to everybody and, um,

1706
01:07:22,240 --> 01:07:24,720
let's have a great 2026.

1707
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:31,029
Um, [applause]

1708
01:07:31,039 --> 01:07:34,559
Okay, that completes council comments.

1709
01:07:34,559 --> 01:07:36,400
Um, now we move on to the consent

1710
01:07:36,400 --> 01:07:38,559
calendar. Items on the consent calendar

1711
01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:40,160
are considered to be routine and are

1712
01:07:40,160 --> 01:07:42,480
enacted by a single motion with the

1713
01:07:42,480 --> 01:07:44,720
exceptions of items removed by council

1714
01:07:44,720 --> 01:07:46,799
members. I would like to now call for a

1715
01:07:46,799 --> 01:07:48,480
motion and a second to approve the

1716
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:51,039
consent calendar with the exception of

1717
01:07:51,039 --> 01:07:52,000
item C.

1718
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:53,670
>> I'll move.

1719
01:07:53,670 --> 01:07:53,680
» I'll move.

1720
01:07:53,680 --> 01:07:55,190
>> I'll second.

1721
01:07:55,190 --> 01:07:55,200
» I'll second.

1722
01:07:55,200 --> 01:07:57,589
>> Please take a role.

1723
01:07:57,589 --> 01:07:57,599
» Please take a role.

1724
01:07:57,599 --> 01:07:59,200
It has been moved by council member

1725
01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:01,680
Calming and second by Mayor Pro Tim

1726
01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:04,319
Wong. Council member Calm, how do you

1727
01:08:04,319 --> 01:08:04,640
vote?

1728
01:08:04,640 --> 01:08:06,150
>> Yes. Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you

1729
01:08:06,150 --> 01:08:06,160
» Yes. Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you

1730
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:06,400
vote?

1731
01:08:06,400 --> 01:08:06,710
>> Yes.

1732
01:08:06,710 --> 01:08:06,720
» Yes.

1733
01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:08,390
>> Council member Synico, how do you vote?

1734
01:08:08,390 --> 01:08:08,400
» Council member Synico, how do you vote?

1735
01:08:08,400 --> 01:08:08,710
>> Yes.

1736
01:08:08,710 --> 01:08:08,720
» Yes.

1737
01:08:08,720 --> 01:08:10,470
>> Council member Steel, how do you vote?

1738
01:08:10,470 --> 01:08:10,480
» Council member Steel, how do you vote?

1739
01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:10,870
>> Yes.

1740
01:08:10,870 --> 01:08:10,880
» Yes.

1741
01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:12,309
>> Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

1742
01:08:12,309 --> 01:08:12,319
» Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

1743
01:08:12,319 --> 01:08:12,630
>> Yes.

1744
01:08:12,630 --> 01:08:12,640
» Yes.

1745
01:08:12,640 --> 01:08:14,710
>> Motion carries five votes. Yes.

1746
01:08:14,710 --> 01:08:14,720
» Motion carries five votes. Yes.

1747
01:08:14,720 --> 01:08:17,189
>> Thank you very much. Uh, now on to items

1748
01:08:17,189 --> 01:08:17,199
» Thank you very much. Uh, now on to items

1749
01:08:17,199 --> 01:08:19,600
removed from the consent calendar. Uh,

1750
01:08:19,600 --> 01:08:24,400
city manager, is there a staff report?

1751
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:26,159
There is not mayor, but I believe

1752
01:08:26,159 --> 01:08:28,560
council member still uh would like to

1753
01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:30,080
discuss or answer questions.

1754
01:08:30,080 --> 01:08:31,269
>> Okay. I'm going to make a statement

1755
01:08:31,269 --> 01:08:31,279
» Okay. I'm going to make a statement

1756
01:08:31,279 --> 01:08:33,759
first if that's okay. Uh before we move

1757
01:08:33,759 --> 01:08:35,600
on to discussion, uh as you know, it's

1758
01:08:35,600 --> 01:08:37,199
the mayor's responsibility to assign

1759
01:08:37,199 --> 01:08:38,880
council members to the various inter

1760
01:08:38,880 --> 01:08:41,440
agency committees. I took everyone's

1761
01:08:41,440 --> 01:08:43,120
suggestions into consideration when

1762
01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:46,000
making these assignments. My goal was to

1763
01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:48,400
do what's best for Seal Beach. The

1764
01:08:48,400 --> 01:08:49,920
purpose of serving on these committees

1765
01:08:49,920 --> 01:08:51,920
is to bring information back to the full

1766
01:08:51,920 --> 01:08:54,159
council so that every council member

1767
01:08:54,159 --> 01:08:55,600
understands what's happening at the

1768
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:57,759
county and state levels and how it

1769
01:08:57,759 --> 01:08:59,920
affects Seal Beach. That's why these

1770
01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:02,239
assignments are meant to rotate over

1771
01:09:02,239 --> 01:09:04,640
time. I will now o open it up for

1772
01:09:04,640 --> 01:09:08,309
discussion.

1773
01:09:08,319 --> 01:09:12,400
» Okay. Um [clears throat]

1774
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:14,799
these uh there are three committees in

1775
01:09:14,799 --> 01:09:16,799
uh Orange County that are kind of the

1776
01:09:16,799 --> 01:09:18,480
countywide

1777
01:09:18,480 --> 01:09:20,719
uh board positions that are available to

1778
01:09:20,719 --> 01:09:23,120
each city in the county or at least in

1779
01:09:23,120 --> 01:09:25,120
the jurisdiction. One of them is

1780
01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:27,759
mosquito vector which gladly comes to

1781
01:09:27,759 --> 01:09:30,400
district 5 and I enjoy that board. Uh

1782
01:09:30,400 --> 01:09:33,359
that's a board where you see uh we we

1783
01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:35,199
make decisions about budgets, we make

1784
01:09:35,199 --> 01:09:36,960
decisions about executive assignments,

1785
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:38,799
we make decisions about the strategic

1786
01:09:38,799 --> 01:09:42,159
direction, we have uh actual input into

1787
01:09:42,159 --> 01:09:45,040
the uh the agency itself. We approve

1788
01:09:45,040 --> 01:09:47,279
budgets and things like that. Uh the

1789
01:09:47,279 --> 01:09:52,719
other two uh countywide boards are um

1790
01:09:52,719 --> 01:09:55,040
Orange County Sanitation District. uh

1791
01:09:55,040 --> 01:09:57,600
you have a seat for everybody who is

1792
01:09:57,600 --> 01:09:58,880
part of the jurisdiction of Orange

1793
01:09:58,880 --> 01:10:00,480
County sanitation which I believe is

1794
01:10:00,480 --> 01:10:03,600
every city in Orange County has a seat

1795
01:10:03,600 --> 01:10:05,840
on that board. So the mayors appoint the

1796
01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:09,360
people who sit on that board. Now uh and

1797
01:10:09,360 --> 01:10:11,520
then the third board is the Orange

1798
01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:17,040
County uh fire authority OCFA. OCFA is

1799
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:19,280
unique in many different ways. Number

1800
01:10:19,280 --> 01:10:22,480
one, their business uh is complicated.

1801
01:10:22,480 --> 01:10:27,040
Their organization is vast. Uh they have

1802
01:10:27,040 --> 01:10:29,440
uh I don't know how many employees, 1500

1803
01:10:29,440 --> 01:10:31,199
or something like that, but they've got

1804
01:10:31,199 --> 01:10:33,920
a a a lot more than that. Okay. Uh but

1805
01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:35,280
nonetheless, it's a half a billion

1806
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:37,360
dollar budget. Uh it's a complicated

1807
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:39,040
sort of situation with capital

1808
01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:41,679
equipment, with firehouses, with uh

1809
01:10:41,679 --> 01:10:44,640
personnel issues, union issues. All of

1810
01:10:44,640 --> 01:10:47,199
these things uh take time for anybody on

1811
01:10:47,199 --> 01:10:50,400
that committee to uh absorb and be able

1812
01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:54,960
to discuss intelligently. The the

1813
01:10:54,960 --> 01:10:57,360
other aspect of this is we are a term

1814
01:10:57,360 --> 01:10:59,840
limited city. Most cities in Orange

1815
01:10:59,840 --> 01:11:01,679
County are term limited, which means

1816
01:11:01,679 --> 01:11:04,800
that uh if we get a spot on a board and

1817
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:07,600
we swap out every couple of years our

1818
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:10,159
particular representative, uh we have

1819
01:11:10,159 --> 01:11:12,400
very little chance of rising up the

1820
01:11:12,400 --> 01:11:14,400
ranks of influence inside of those

1821
01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:17,280
organizations. Uh Joe has been Joe

1822
01:11:17,280 --> 01:11:20,080
Cowick has been on the OCFA board since

1823
01:11:20,080 --> 01:11:23,199
2021 and I think he served on it uh a

1824
01:11:23,199 --> 01:11:25,199
couple of years before that as well. He

1825
01:11:25,199 --> 01:11:28,239
has been on that board continuously. his

1826
01:11:28,239 --> 01:11:30,080
influence on the board has continued to

1827
01:11:30,080 --> 01:11:32,159
rise. He serves on, I believe, three

1828
01:11:32,159 --> 01:11:35,440
different committees besides the uh

1829
01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:40,159
board itself. Uh he knows u the board,

1830
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:41,440
he knows the people on the board, he

1831
01:11:41,440 --> 01:11:43,120
knows the executive committee. The

1832
01:11:43,120 --> 01:11:45,520
people on the executive floor at OCFA

1833
01:11:45,520 --> 01:11:48,000
know Joe very well. Joe spent, I

1834
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:50,320
believe, 20 years at least as a

1835
01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:52,719
volunteer firefighter. So, he's very

1836
01:11:52,719 --> 01:11:55,120
keen on what the issues are for

1837
01:11:55,120 --> 01:11:58,560
firefighters. I've spoken to the union

1838
01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:00,239
uh and they like Joe. I'm not sure if

1839
01:12:00,239 --> 01:12:02,080
they can actually endorse or anything

1840
01:12:02,080 --> 01:12:03,679
like that, but they're very concerned

1841
01:12:03,679 --> 01:12:06,640
about uh losing that position on the

1842
01:12:06,640 --> 01:12:09,040
board uh uh just for the sake of

1843
01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:11,679
turnover. Uh Joe is about to become the

1844
01:12:11,679 --> 01:12:15,280
chair of the OCFA. This is 25 cities on

1845
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:18,000
the board. I believe it's 25. And uh

1846
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:20,400
this is no small shakes. For a small

1847
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:23,280
city like Seal Beach to have that much

1848
01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:25,920
influence in a board of that size and

1849
01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:28,960
that much uh across the county is really

1850
01:12:28,960 --> 01:12:32,159
a very very rare and unique thing. So he

1851
01:12:32,159 --> 01:12:34,400
has the respect of the uh the board of

1852
01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:37,120
directors. Um

1853
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:39,040
I've got a letter here I'd like to read

1854
01:12:39,040 --> 01:12:41,360
uh from the beginning as chair. This is

1855
01:12:41,360 --> 01:12:44,159
from Phil Bera who is the chair of the

1856
01:12:44,159 --> 01:12:47,120
OCFA board of directors and it says, "As

1857
01:12:47,120 --> 01:12:48,640
chair of the Orange County Fire

1858
01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:50,320
Authority Board of Directors, I am

1859
01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:52,400
writing to request your assistance in

1860
01:12:52,400 --> 01:12:54,960
the coming months when OCFA's member

1861
01:12:54,960 --> 01:12:57,120
agencies make annual appointments of

1862
01:12:57,120 --> 01:12:59,040
representatives to the authorities

1863
01:12:59,040 --> 01:13:02,000
board. Presently, each director serves

1864
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:04,480
on the OCFA board until the selection of

1865
01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:08,080
a successor by the appointing body. As

1866
01:13:08,080 --> 01:13:10,560
part of our ongoing efforts to foster

1867
01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:13,600
effective governance of the OCFA, we

1868
01:13:13,600 --> 01:13:16,719
would like to retain continuity of vice

1869
01:13:16,719 --> 01:13:20,239
chair director Calm serving on the board

1870
01:13:20,239 --> 01:13:22,719
and minimize turnover

1871
01:13:22,719 --> 01:13:25,920
to the extent possible with an operating

1872
01:13:25,920 --> 01:13:28,080
budget over a half a billion dollars,

1873
01:13:28,080 --> 01:13:31,280
over 1,500 employees, four labor

1874
01:13:31,280 --> 01:13:34,239
associations, and the operation of 78

1875
01:13:34,239 --> 01:13:37,920
fire station. The issues we face at OCFA

1876
01:13:37,920 --> 01:13:40,960
are myriad and complex. The learning

1877
01:13:40,960 --> 01:13:43,120
curve is steep to become familiar with

1878
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:45,520
the organizational structure, its

1879
01:13:45,520 --> 01:13:47,840
operations, finances, and the types of

1880
01:13:47,840 --> 01:13:50,239
policies and issues that come before the

1881
01:13:50,239 --> 01:13:53,120
board. We recognize that regional board

1882
01:13:53,120 --> 01:13:55,600
appointments are considered holistically

1883
01:13:55,600 --> 01:13:58,000
and serve to support overall needs of

1884
01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:01,199
the organization. However, as chair, I

1885
01:14:01,199 --> 01:14:03,199
am seeking support from our member

1886
01:14:03,199 --> 01:14:06,320
agencies to minimize voluntary changes

1887
01:14:06,320 --> 01:14:08,811
made to our board appointees, such

1888
01:14:08,811 --> 01:14:10,239
[clears throat] as those that can occur

1889
01:14:10,239 --> 01:14:13,280
in January when most other cities and

1890
01:14:13,280 --> 01:14:15,360
the county reorganize the leadership of

1891
01:14:15,360 --> 01:14:17,600
their governing bodies and make it a

1892
01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:19,679
variety of uh committee appointments.

1893
01:14:19,679 --> 01:14:24,480
The key factor here is uh

1894
01:14:24,480 --> 01:14:27,040
this is from the chair of the board and

1895
01:14:27,040 --> 01:14:30,000
they're asking for Joe Calmic. Joe is

1896
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:33,600
about to become the chair of the OCFA

1897
01:14:33,600 --> 01:14:36,239
later this month probably likely. I have

1898
01:14:36,239 --> 01:14:38,719
personally spoken to four different

1899
01:14:38,719 --> 01:14:40,480
members of the board of directors and

1900
01:14:40,480 --> 01:14:43,360
they're concerned about any change uh at

1901
01:14:43,360 --> 01:14:46,400
this time. Uh the other thing is that

1902
01:14:46,400 --> 01:14:48,000
there are some big issues that are

1903
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:51,199
coming at OCFA right now. Uh among them

1904
01:14:51,199 --> 01:14:53,600
the emergency response team, the rapid

1905
01:14:53,600 --> 01:14:55,520
response team and the helicopters and

1906
01:14:55,520 --> 01:14:58,800
the kind of uh the capitulation on what

1907
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:00,640
their participation is in that which is

1908
01:15:00,640 --> 01:15:03,520
a critical issue. The resignation of

1909
01:15:03,520 --> 01:15:05,360
their former executive director who's

1910
01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:07,360
gone on to bigger and better things and

1911
01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:09,760
the appointment of the next executive

1912
01:15:09,760 --> 01:15:12,320
director. This is a big deal. The

1913
01:15:12,320 --> 01:15:13,760
unions, I believe, are going to be

1914
01:15:13,760 --> 01:15:15,760
coming up this coming year. And so, we

1915
01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:17,440
need somebody with an orientation to

1916
01:15:17,440 --> 01:15:19,920
what the unions are doing. So, I'm

1917
01:15:19,920 --> 01:15:22,560
asking, not you folks, I'm asking this

1918
01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:24,800
panel right here to do the right thing

1919
01:15:24,800 --> 01:15:28,400
and send Joe Calm back to the OCFA.

1920
01:15:28,400 --> 01:15:31,120
So, I'm going to make a motion. And I'm

1921
01:15:31,120 --> 01:15:33,280
how uh how would I word this? So, we

1922
01:15:33,280 --> 01:15:37,600
would uh put Joe as the

1923
01:15:37,600 --> 01:15:39,120
uh

1924
01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:41,040
currently the resolution before the

1925
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:45,120
council includes Mayor Landau as the

1926
01:15:45,120 --> 01:15:47,920
nominated me uh council member to be on

1927
01:15:47,920 --> 01:15:50,560
the OCFA board. If you'd like to change

1928
01:15:50,560 --> 01:15:53,520
that, we need a motion to adopt the

1929
01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:56,400
resolution with whomever you choose to

1930
01:15:56,400 --> 01:15:59,600
be uh on appointed to the OCFA board.

1931
01:15:59,600 --> 01:16:01,669
>> Okay. So, that would be my motion. My

1932
01:16:01,669 --> 01:16:01,679
» Okay. So, that would be my motion. My

1933
01:16:01,679 --> 01:16:05,199
motion is to uh put Joe Calmic onto the

1934
01:16:05,199 --> 01:16:08,320
OCFA board.

1935
01:16:08,320 --> 01:16:10,470
>> Do we have to wait for a vote on that to

1936
01:16:10,470 --> 01:16:10,480
» Do we have to wait for a vote on that to

1937
01:16:10,480 --> 01:16:12,560
further discussion? Give others

1938
01:16:12,560 --> 01:16:13,920
opportunities to

1939
01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:15,510
>> Well, you can have the the motion

1940
01:16:15,510 --> 01:16:15,520
» Well, you can have the the motion

1941
01:16:15,520 --> 01:16:18,080
pending and then debate that motion at

1942
01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:19,120
this point. We don't have a second

1943
01:16:19,120 --> 01:16:19,520
though.

1944
01:16:19,520 --> 01:16:19,830
>> Second.

1945
01:16:19,830 --> 01:16:19,840
» Second.

1946
01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:21,669
>> I'll second.

1947
01:16:21,669 --> 01:16:21,679
» I'll second.

1948
01:16:21,679 --> 01:16:22,790
>> I'll second.

1949
01:16:22,790 --> 01:16:22,800
» I'll second.

1950
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:26,070
>> So that motion can now be debated

1951
01:16:26,070 --> 01:16:26,080
» So that motion can now be debated

1952
01:16:26,080 --> 01:16:28,400
or modifi or you know a substitute can

1953
01:16:28,400 --> 01:16:31,120
be offered.

1954
01:16:31,120 --> 01:16:34,320
Um the only thing that I would add to

1955
01:16:34,320 --> 01:16:37,199
the kind comments that have been made by

1956
01:16:37,199 --> 01:16:40,400
other speakers is u

1957
01:16:40,400 --> 01:16:43,360
you know I attend every board meeting.

1958
01:16:43,360 --> 01:16:45,679
I've not missed a board meeting. It's

1959
01:16:45,679 --> 01:16:47,920
very important for us to be represented

1960
01:16:47,920 --> 01:16:51,040
there. Um

1961
01:16:51,040 --> 01:16:53,440
in addition I serve on three committees,

1962
01:16:53,440 --> 01:16:55,520
one of which I'm chair of the operations

1963
01:16:55,520 --> 01:16:57,040
committee.

1964
01:16:57,040 --> 01:16:59,280
In addition, I attend because it's

1965
01:16:59,280 --> 01:17:01,280
important for the city and it's

1966
01:17:01,280 --> 01:17:03,360
important for the progress of the fire

1967
01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:06,080
authority. I attend all the graduations

1968
01:17:06,080 --> 01:17:08,159
for the firemies

1969
01:17:08,159 --> 01:17:11,600
and I've because of availability I've

1970
01:17:11,600 --> 01:17:15,520
been asked to speak at uh the last three

1971
01:17:15,520 --> 01:17:18,320
u academy graduations having a

1972
01:17:18,320 --> 01:17:21,199
relationship with both the operations

1973
01:17:21,199 --> 01:17:24,480
side of the department uh the chiefs and

1974
01:17:24,480 --> 01:17:28,000
so forth as well as folks that are in

1975
01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:31,920
the HR department uh the auto shop uh

1976
01:17:31,920 --> 01:17:34,239
and other aspects of of the function ing

1977
01:17:34,239 --> 01:17:36,480
of the fire department has proven

1978
01:17:36,480 --> 01:17:39,199
somewhat beneficial. It I I hate to

1979
01:17:39,199 --> 01:17:42,880
admit it, but it's taken me a few years,

1980
01:17:42,880 --> 01:17:45,840
but I finally managed partly because of

1981
01:17:45,840 --> 01:17:48,239
of being in the position I'm in

1982
01:17:48,239 --> 01:17:51,040
currently able to acquire a utility

1983
01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:53,920
vehicle for fire station 44 across the

1984
01:17:53,920 --> 01:17:56,080
street. And this was specifically

1985
01:17:56,080 --> 01:17:59,120
requested uh due to the fact that we

1986
01:17:59,120 --> 01:18:03,760
have had three fires on our pier. And

1987
01:18:03,760 --> 01:18:07,120
after each of those fires were reviewed,

1988
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:10,239
it was recommended that we had if we had

1989
01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:13,600
a utility vehicle that we could ferry

1990
01:18:13,600 --> 01:18:16,320
firefighters andor equipment and hose

1991
01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:19,120
lines out on the pier since the pier is

1992
01:18:19,120 --> 01:18:23,120
not uh the fire engine is not supposed

1993
01:18:23,120 --> 01:18:25,440
to go out onto the pier. The support is

1994
01:18:25,440 --> 01:18:29,280
somewhat limited for that. So again, the

1995
01:18:29,280 --> 01:18:30,960
continuity of having those kinds of

1996
01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:32,480
relationships

1997
01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:34,960
um it took a while, but in that one

1998
01:18:34,960 --> 01:18:40,000
regard uh has paid off. Uh

1999
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:44,000
and and I do agree that um that for a

2000
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:47,120
city like Seal Beach who has never had

2001
01:18:47,120 --> 01:18:51,120
uh anyone uh in the chair's seat to have

2002
01:18:51,120 --> 01:18:53,600
that seat that you do have additional

2003
01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:56,080
influence. There's no question about it.

2004
01:18:56,080 --> 01:19:00,159
Um, and I think that uh it's important

2005
01:19:00,159 --> 01:19:04,470
to take advantage of that opportunity.

2006
01:19:04,480 --> 01:19:08,470
Thank you.

2007
01:19:08,480 --> 01:19:12,000
Okay. Um, any other comments or

2008
01:19:12,000 --> 01:19:14,960
Okay. Um, I would like to thank Joe Calm

2009
01:19:14,960 --> 01:19:16,880
for the five plus years that he's served

2010
01:19:16,880 --> 01:19:19,600
on OCFA committee. Uh, Joe has built

2011
01:19:19,600 --> 01:19:21,600
strong relationships on behalf of Seal

2012
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:24,000
Beach and that work is appreciated. So,

2013
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:26,480
thank you Joe. OCFA is incredibly

2014
01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:28,320
important to our city and all of Orange

2015
01:19:28,320 --> 01:19:31,199
County. Uh that said, Joe is term

2016
01:19:31,199 --> 01:19:33,760
limited at the end of this year. He uh

2017
01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:35,600
has served his eight years and uh will

2018
01:19:35,600 --> 01:19:37,760
not be returning to council uh the

2019
01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:39,600
following year. And it's important that

2020
01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:41,760
we prepare for when he's no longer in

2021
01:19:41,760 --> 01:19:44,880
that role. Right now, no other council

2022
01:19:44,880 --> 01:19:48,080
member has direct experience with OCFA.

2023
01:19:48,080 --> 01:19:50,400
We know nothing about OCFA. That creates

2024
01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:53,040
a gap we need to address.

2025
01:19:53,040 --> 01:19:55,600
Um, as a letter that, uh, Councilman

2026
01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:59,120
Steele um, referenced, uh, that I also

2027
01:19:59,120 --> 01:20:02,080
received, um, with an operating budget

2028
01:20:02,080 --> 01:20:04,239
of over half a billion dollars, over

2029
01:20:04,239 --> 01:20:06,960
1500 employees, four labor associations,

2030
01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:09,679
and the operation of 78 fire stations,

2031
01:20:09,679 --> 01:20:12,080
the issues we face are myriad and

2032
01:20:12,080 --> 01:20:14,719
complex. The learning curve is steep to

2033
01:20:14,719 --> 01:20:16,560
become familiar with the organizational

2034
01:20:16,560 --> 01:20:19,679
structure, its operations and finances,

2035
01:20:19,679 --> 01:20:21,440
and the types of policies and issues

2036
01:20:21,440 --> 01:20:23,840
that come before the board, quote

2037
01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:26,640
unquote. This is a perfect example of

2038
01:20:26,640 --> 01:20:29,440
why we need new representation so we can

2039
01:20:29,440 --> 01:20:32,320
all learn these ropes, all of us. Uh,

2040
01:20:32,320 --> 01:20:34,400
and that means rotating so we all are in

2041
01:20:34,400 --> 01:20:37,040
the loop. Uh since Joe is termed out

2042
01:20:37,040 --> 01:20:39,120
with a new council member in place this

2043
01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:42,239
year, at least we have Joe for the next

2044
01:20:42,239 --> 01:20:44,880
10 11 months to help mentor us and bring

2045
01:20:44,880 --> 01:20:48,480
us up to speed with OCFA. That is what

2046
01:20:48,480 --> 01:20:51,040
is best for Seal Beach. I would like to

2047
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:53,600
make a substitute motion to keep item C

2048
01:20:53,600 --> 01:20:57,990
as it is written.

2049
01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:02,870
I'll second.

2050
01:21:02,880 --> 01:21:04,960
Are we still have comments or questions?

2051
01:21:04,960 --> 01:21:08,560
Um, if I may, um, let me first ask, um,

2052
01:21:08,560 --> 01:21:10,719
uh, Councilman Steel. So, uh, you

2053
01:21:10,719 --> 01:21:11,920
mentioned that you've talked to

2054
01:21:11,920 --> 01:21:14,560
different groups in support of Joe.

2055
01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:15,840
Would you mind sharing which groups are

2056
01:21:15,840 --> 01:21:16,719
in support of Joe?

2057
01:21:16,719 --> 01:21:18,709
>> I spoke to Dave Shaver, who has, uh,

2058
01:21:18,709 --> 01:21:18,719
» I spoke to Dave Shaver, who has, uh,

2059
01:21:18,719 --> 01:21:22,159
been on the OCFA board since 1992. He's

2060
01:21:22,159 --> 01:21:24,159
from Stanton, and they're not term

2061
01:21:24,159 --> 01:21:26,560
limited like cities like Seal Beach. And

2062
01:21:26,560 --> 01:21:29,199
so, he's been on the OCFA board since it

2063
01:21:29,199 --> 01:21:32,640
was formed in 1992. I spoke to Bob Ris

2064
01:21:32,640 --> 01:21:34,400
who is also on the board of directors

2065
01:21:34,400 --> 01:21:36,000
and a friend of mine from uh the

2066
01:21:36,000 --> 01:21:38,080
mosquito vector board. He contacted me

2067
01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:40,480
when he found out this was going on and

2068
01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:43,199
they are all concerned about losing uh

2069
01:21:43,199 --> 01:21:46,560
Joe on the on the uh on the board. Uh

2070
01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:48,960
there are several other people I also

2071
01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:51,600
spoke to a union representative who is

2072
01:21:51,600 --> 01:21:53,280
concerned about it. I don't think the

2073
01:21:53,280 --> 01:21:55,679
union can speak up about this per se,

2074
01:21:55,679 --> 01:22:01,040
but uh uh it's it's one thing to take

2075
01:22:01,040 --> 01:22:03,600
the uh put the new blood into the office

2076
01:22:03,600 --> 01:22:06,320
next year as opposed to this year. Just

2077
01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:08,080
as we are coming into the point where we

2078
01:22:08,080 --> 01:22:10,960
get the maximum currency on the board of

2079
01:22:10,960 --> 01:22:13,280
directors for the benefit of Seal Beach

2080
01:22:13,280 --> 01:22:16,320
and for the benefit of OCFA, that's

2081
01:22:16,320 --> 01:22:19,520
happening this year right now with Joe.

2082
01:22:19,520 --> 01:22:22,400
We can go to new blood next year. Joe

2083
01:22:22,400 --> 01:22:25,120
has done an excellent job on OCFA. It's

2084
01:22:25,120 --> 01:22:28,800
an absolutely uh uh he's been key on

2085
01:22:28,800 --> 01:22:30,239
them and he's on those other committees,

2086
01:22:30,239 --> 01:22:33,199
too. So, I mean, swap out new blood

2087
01:22:33,199 --> 01:22:35,840
right now just as we're ascending to the

2088
01:22:35,840 --> 01:22:38,400
uh the most influential position on the

2089
01:22:38,400 --> 01:22:41,440
board. Doesn't make sense to me. You can

2090
01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:43,360
wait for that for next year and put

2091
01:22:43,360 --> 01:22:45,360
yourself on the board next year and we

2092
01:22:45,360 --> 01:22:47,920
can start swapping back and forth. But

2093
01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:50,719
to to spend all of the currency that Joe

2094
01:22:50,719 --> 01:22:53,760
has built with the board, with the

2095
01:22:53,760 --> 01:22:55,920
executive staff, with the operations

2096
01:22:55,920 --> 01:22:59,120
people, with the houses is is a waste of

2097
01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:01,600
currency. It's a waste of of political

2098
01:23:01,600 --> 01:23:04,480
capital. And if I may, so for the groups

2099
01:23:04,480 --> 01:23:06,800
for the the leaders that you have spoken

2100
01:23:06,800 --> 01:23:09,280
with, I know I understand we have uh

2101
01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:12,400
Robert Fleton from the mayor promp here

2102
01:23:12,400 --> 01:23:15,120
endorsing Joe and then we also have you

2103
01:23:15,120 --> 01:23:16,960
said a letter from Phil Bera. For the

2104
01:23:16,960 --> 01:23:18,400
others that you have mentioned that you

2105
01:23:18,400 --> 01:23:20,639
spoke with, do they have letters in

2106
01:23:20,639 --> 01:23:25,669
support

2107
01:23:25,679 --> 01:23:27,199
» or did you just speak them?

2108
01:23:27,199 --> 01:23:28,390
>> Do you don't want to take my word for

2109
01:23:28,390 --> 01:23:28,400
» Do you don't want to take my word for

2110
01:23:28,400 --> 01:23:29,120
it, Ben?

2111
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:31,110
>> No, no, no. I'm asking you a yes or no.

2112
01:23:31,110 --> 01:23:31,120
» No, no, no. I'm asking you a yes or no.

2113
01:23:31,120 --> 01:23:32,870
>> Take my word for it. They I've spoken to

2114
01:23:32,870 --> 01:23:32,880
» Take my word for it. They I've spoken to

2115
01:23:32,880 --> 01:23:34,960
those people and they all support Joe.

2116
01:23:34,960 --> 01:23:36,950
>> I think you misunderstood my question.

2117
01:23:36,950 --> 01:23:36,960
» I think you misunderstood my question.

2118
01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:39,199
My question was yes, you spoke with

2119
01:23:39,199 --> 01:23:41,199
them. Have they come out and publicly

2120
01:23:41,199 --> 01:23:45,189
endorsed him?

2121
01:23:45,199 --> 01:23:46,960
» They publicly endorsed the letter from

2122
01:23:46,960 --> 01:23:48,560
the chair of the board.

2123
01:23:48,560 --> 01:23:50,149
>> You're not answering my question. Where

2124
01:23:50,149 --> 01:23:50,159
» You're not answering my question. Where

2125
01:23:50,159 --> 01:23:52,080
is their letters of support?

2126
01:23:52,080 --> 01:23:54,149
>> Ben, make up your own mind one way or

2127
01:23:54,149 --> 01:23:54,159
» Ben, make up your own mind one way or

2128
01:23:54,159 --> 01:23:55,440
the other. If you're having trouble

2129
01:23:55,440 --> 01:23:57,840
making a decision on currency or no

2130
01:23:57,840 --> 01:23:59,920
currency, that's your problem, not mine.

2131
01:23:59,920 --> 01:24:02,880
But I tell you this, we are spending if

2132
01:24:02,880 --> 01:24:04,880
you would like to hear some political

2133
01:24:04,880 --> 01:24:05,360
capital.

2134
01:24:05,360 --> 01:24:06,950
>> If you would like to hear a discussion,

2135
01:24:06,950 --> 01:24:06,960
» If you would like to hear a discussion,

2136
01:24:06,960 --> 01:24:08,790
>> you want to speak over me?

2137
01:24:08,790 --> 01:24:08,800
» you want to speak over me?

2138
01:24:08,800 --> 01:24:10,229
>> If you would like to hear a discussion

2139
01:24:10,229 --> 01:24:10,239
» If you would like to hear a discussion

2140
01:24:10,239 --> 01:24:12,239
and another point of view, I would

2141
01:24:12,239 --> 01:24:14,719
suggest you listen and you might you

2142
01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:17,280
might hear another point of view.

2143
01:24:17,280 --> 01:24:18,870
>> I've heard another point of view.

2144
01:24:18,870 --> 01:24:18,880
» I've heard another point of view.

2145
01:24:18,880 --> 01:24:20,950
>> Okay, then. Well, I would like to share

2146
01:24:20,950 --> 01:24:20,960
» Okay, then. Well, I would like to share

2147
01:24:20,960 --> 01:24:23,280
a lot more, but if we would like this to

2148
01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:27,120
go to a vote, I don't mind.

2149
01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:29,120
City clerk.

2150
01:24:29,120 --> 01:24:31,350
>> It has been moved by Mayor. No,

2151
01:24:31,350 --> 01:24:31,360
» It has been moved by Mayor. No,

2152
01:24:31,360 --> 01:24:31,910
>> go ahead.

2153
01:24:31,910 --> 01:24:31,920
» go ahead.

2154
01:24:31,920 --> 01:24:33,750
>> It has been moved by Mayor Landal and

2155
01:24:33,750 --> 01:24:33,760
» It has been moved by Mayor Landal and

2156
01:24:33,760 --> 01:24:36,159
second by council member Synico. Mayor

2157
01:24:36,159 --> 01:24:38,639
Landal, how do you vote?

2158
01:24:38,639 --> 01:24:39,110
>> What do we

2159
01:24:39,110 --> 01:24:39,120
» What do we

2160
01:24:39,120 --> 01:24:41,430
>> This is the substitute motion which is

2161
01:24:41,430 --> 01:24:41,440
» This is the substitute motion which is

2162
01:24:41,440 --> 01:24:41,920
as

2163
01:24:41,920 --> 01:24:44,149
>> the substitute motion is to adopt

2164
01:24:44,149 --> 01:24:44,159
» the substitute motion is to adopt

2165
01:24:44,159 --> 01:24:46,800
resolution number 7722

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01:24:46,800 --> 01:24:49,280
as proposed to staff. Under Robert's

2167
01:24:49,280 --> 01:24:51,040
rules, you take the substitute motion

2168
01:24:51,040 --> 01:24:53,679
first. If the substitute motion passes,

2169
01:24:53,679 --> 01:24:56,480
it replaces the main motion. And that's

2170
01:24:56,480 --> 01:24:59,040
the conclusion of the item.

2171
01:24:59,040 --> 01:25:01,350
>> So what we're voting on right now is Joe

2172
01:25:01,350 --> 01:25:01,360
» So what we're voting on right now is Joe

2173
01:25:01,360 --> 01:25:02,719
on the

2174
01:25:02,719 --> 01:25:05,669
>> Joe not on. Joe not on. Okay.

2175
01:25:05,669 --> 01:25:05,679
» Joe not on. Joe not on. Okay.

2176
01:25:05,679 --> 01:25:06,870
>> Please continue with the role.

2177
01:25:06,870 --> 01:25:06,880
» Please continue with the role.

2178
01:25:06,880 --> 01:25:09,430
>> Okay. Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

2179
01:25:09,430 --> 01:25:09,440
» Okay. Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

2180
01:25:09,440 --> 01:25:09,830
>> Yes.

2181
01:25:09,830 --> 01:25:09,840
» Yes.

2182
01:25:09,840 --> 01:25:11,590
>> Council member Cynical, how do you vote?

2183
01:25:11,590 --> 01:25:11,600
» Council member Cynical, how do you vote?

2184
01:25:11,600 --> 01:25:12,390
>> Yes.

2185
01:25:12,390 --> 01:25:12,400
» Yes.

2186
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:14,149
>> Council member Calm, how do you vote?

2187
01:25:14,149 --> 01:25:14,159
» Council member Calm, how do you vote?

2188
01:25:14,159 --> 01:25:14,870
>> No.

2189
01:25:14,870 --> 01:25:14,880
» No.

2190
01:25:14,880 --> 01:25:16,870
>> Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you vote?

2191
01:25:16,870 --> 01:25:16,880
» Mayor Pro Tim Wong, how do you vote?

2192
01:25:16,880 --> 01:25:18,390
>> Yes.

2193
01:25:18,390 --> 01:25:18,400
» Yes.

2194
01:25:18,400 --> 01:25:20,149
>> Council member Still, how do you vote?

2195
01:25:20,149 --> 01:25:20,159
» Council member Still, how do you vote?

2196
01:25:20,159 --> 01:25:21,030
>> No.

2197
01:25:21,030 --> 01:25:21,040
» No.

2198
01:25:21,040 --> 01:25:27,189
>> Motion carries three to two.

2199
01:25:27,199 --> 01:25:30,320
Thank you very much, city clerk. Um,

2200
01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:32,560
there is no public hearing, no

2201
01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:35,280
unfinished and continued business. We

2202
01:25:35,280 --> 01:25:37,199
will now move on to new business, uh,

2203
01:25:37,199 --> 01:25:38,880
consideration of a memorandum of

2204
01:25:38,880 --> 01:25:40,880
understanding with the county of Los

2205
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:42,639
Angeles and the ocean cleanup for the

2206
01:25:42,639 --> 01:25:44,639
San Gabriel Gabriel River Trash

2207
01:25:44,639 --> 01:25:47,120
Mitigation Initiative. I'd like to call

2208
01:25:47,120 --> 01:25:50,000
on Silsby Strategic Advisor, CEO, Shane

2209
01:25:50,000 --> 01:25:59,990
Silsby. [clears throat]

2210
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:02,000
Good evening, mayor and council member,

2211
01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:03,679
council members. Uh, thank you, mayor,

2212
01:26:03,679 --> 01:26:05,520
for the introduction. Shane Silsby, CEO

2213
01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:07,679
of Ssby Strategic Advisors and also your

2214
01:26:07,679 --> 01:26:09,840
external consultant and project manager

2215
01:26:09,840 --> 01:26:12,000
for the initiative working uh with your

2216
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:15,679
team at public works. Uh, you mentioned

2217
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:17,120
what the item is about, but I'll just

2218
01:26:17,120 --> 01:26:18,800
give some quick background on this and

2219
01:26:18,800 --> 01:26:20,239
then if you have questions, we we can

2220
01:26:20,239 --> 01:26:21,840
take it from there. First of all, there

2221
01:26:21,840 --> 01:26:23,600
are two distinct efforts going on with

2222
01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:25,360
this issue and this initiative which is

2223
01:26:25,360 --> 01:26:26,800
called the San Gabriel River Trash

2224
01:26:26,800 --> 01:26:29,600
Mitigation Initiative originally um

2225
01:26:29,600 --> 01:26:31,440
initiated by council member Kelmick and

2226
01:26:31,440 --> 01:26:33,360
then uh had a number of agencies join

2227
01:26:33,360 --> 01:26:34,880
the San Gabriel River working group

2228
01:26:34,880 --> 01:26:36,400
including uh the Surf Rider folks you

2229
01:26:36,400 --> 01:26:38,719
heard from earlier. So there are two

2230
01:26:38,719 --> 01:26:42,159
distinct uh issues initiatives uh one is

2231
01:26:42,159 --> 01:26:44,639
a feasibility study which we've

2232
01:26:44,639 --> 01:26:47,199
completed and now posted live to uh a

2233
01:26:47,199 --> 01:26:50,320
website today. It's sgrcleanup.com if

2234
01:26:50,320 --> 01:26:52,560
anybody wants to see that document which

2235
01:26:52,560 --> 01:26:54,080
talks about feasibility of future

2236
01:26:54,080 --> 01:26:56,880
projects. And then we have theou

2237
01:26:56,880 --> 01:26:59,280
discussion which is before you today to

2238
01:26:59,280 --> 01:27:02,239
work with other uh agencies on a

2239
01:27:02,239 --> 01:27:04,639
specific future project yet to be

2240
01:27:04,639 --> 01:27:06,560
determined. Okay. feasibility study

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01:27:06,560 --> 01:27:09,920
gives them information, but um the funer

2242
01:27:09,920 --> 01:27:11,920
of that in cooperation the ocean cleanup

2243
01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:13,360
wanted to make sure that agencies were

2244
01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:15,520
on board with helping with certain items

2245
01:27:15,520 --> 01:27:17,920
before they moved forward multi-million

2246
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:20,320
dollar efforts to do the actual project,

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01:27:20,320 --> 01:27:21,840
whatever that project will be at the

2248
01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:24,000
location. So, why does this initiative

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01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:25,600
matter? The the overall trash cleanup,

2250
01:27:25,600 --> 01:27:27,360
you all know because you live here, 500

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01:27:27,360 --> 01:27:29,280
tons of trash each year collected off

2252
01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:31,199
the beaches. That's not what goes into

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01:27:31,199 --> 01:27:32,560
the ocean. That's just off of the

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01:27:32,560 --> 01:27:34,639
beaches. Obviously important there. This

2255
01:27:34,639 --> 01:27:36,239
is a regional collaboration as I

2256
01:27:36,239 --> 01:27:38,639
mentioned state assembly districts 69

2257
01:27:38,639 --> 01:27:41,520
and 72. The San Gabriel River working

2258
01:27:41,520 --> 01:27:43,760
group was ch co-chared by council member

2259
01:27:43,760 --> 01:27:46,719
calm and assembly member Dixon. Also

2260
01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:48,480
interest from uh state senate district

2261
01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:50,960
36 cities of seal beach and long beach

2262
01:27:50,960 --> 01:27:52,560
counties of Los Angeles and Orange

2263
01:27:52,560 --> 01:27:54,960
County Surf Rider Foundation and various

2264
01:27:54,960 --> 01:27:56,800
other interested uh entities including

2265
01:27:56,800 --> 01:27:59,920
environmental groups and special guests.

2266
01:27:59,920 --> 01:28:01,679
So what is being done now? As I said,

2267
01:28:01,679 --> 01:28:03,920
the feasibility study has been posted.

2268
01:28:03,920 --> 01:28:06,960
Now that phase is effectively complete

2269
01:28:06,960 --> 01:28:10,320
and uh that study talks about 15 to 17

2270
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:11,840
locations depending how you count the A

2271
01:28:11,840 --> 01:28:13,920
and B's of different technologies, but

2272
01:28:13,920 --> 01:28:15,600
effectively it says these are the the

2273
01:28:15,600 --> 01:28:17,199
things that you could do from a

2274
01:28:17,199 --> 01:28:18,639
feasibility standpoint within the San

2275
01:28:18,639 --> 01:28:21,679
Gabriel River and it ranks those. It

2276
01:28:21,679 --> 01:28:23,280
gives you a priority of prioritization

2277
01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:25,120
of those based on feasibility. It's a

2278
01:28:25,120 --> 01:28:28,080
feasibility study. Also, it talks about

2279
01:28:28,080 --> 01:28:30,080
environmental considerations. Um, sea

2280
01:28:30,080 --> 01:28:32,320
turtles were discussed exclusively

2281
01:28:32,320 --> 01:28:33,280
there. There's a comment about that

2282
01:28:33,280 --> 01:28:34,800
earlier. We met with the aquarium of the

2283
01:28:34,800 --> 01:28:36,719
Pacific. I think Mayor Pro Tim Wong and

2284
01:28:36,719 --> 01:28:38,080
I were both at one of the events where

2285
01:28:38,080 --> 01:28:39,920
we were releasing a a green sea turtle

2286
01:28:39,920 --> 01:28:41,840
that was caught up in trash. So, we're

2287
01:28:41,840 --> 01:28:43,600
trying to balance how do we protect the

2288
01:28:43,600 --> 01:28:45,280
wildlife from the trash before they get

2289
01:28:45,280 --> 01:28:46,639
capped, you know, caught up in that and

2290
01:28:46,639 --> 01:28:48,960
then have to be released later. Also,

2291
01:28:48,960 --> 01:28:50,480
there was stakeholder collaboration as

2292
01:28:50,480 --> 01:28:52,719
part of that feasibility study as well.

2293
01:28:52,719 --> 01:28:55,040
So, that is effectively complete that

2294
01:28:55,040 --> 01:28:57,280
phase. Now, the second phase is looking

2295
01:28:57,280 --> 01:28:59,920
at projects. uh that comes into the part

2296
01:28:59,920 --> 01:29:01,840
partnership with the ocean cleanup. And

2297
01:29:01,840 --> 01:29:04,719
so theou is asking a few things. one,

2298
01:29:04,719 --> 01:29:07,600
it's identifying the agencies involved

2299
01:29:07,600 --> 01:29:09,199
or the organizations involved and it's

2300
01:29:09,199 --> 01:29:11,199
the city of Seal Beach, Los Angeles

2301
01:29:11,199 --> 01:29:13,280
County, uh because they have

2302
01:29:13,280 --> 01:29:14,960
jurisdiction in the flood control

2303
01:29:14,960 --> 01:29:17,920
district and it's the ocean cleanup

2304
01:29:17,920 --> 01:29:21,040
which is the the funding element of this

2305
01:29:21,040 --> 01:29:24,880
and a technical expert uh worldwide on

2306
01:29:24,880 --> 01:29:28,560
solutions um like those being evaluated.

2307
01:29:28,560 --> 01:29:30,080
The Los Angeles County Board of

2308
01:29:30,080 --> 01:29:32,239
Supervisors is targeting a February date

2309
01:29:32,239 --> 01:29:34,239
to do a similar action to what you all

2310
01:29:34,239 --> 01:29:36,320
are considering this evening to take

2311
01:29:36,320 --> 01:29:38,480
this upon uh their board for

2312
01:29:38,480 --> 01:29:41,040
authorization for their CEO to execute

2313
01:29:41,040 --> 01:29:43,920
the sameou.

2314
01:29:43,920 --> 01:29:45,760
What is the city being asked to do as

2315
01:29:45,760 --> 01:29:47,520
part of thisou? I know you have the

2316
01:29:47,520 --> 01:29:48,880
documents in front of you, but just to

2317
01:29:48,880 --> 01:29:50,800
be clear about that, the city's being

2318
01:29:50,800 --> 01:29:52,800
asked to help with future permitting

2319
01:29:52,800 --> 01:29:55,120
elements to the extent they relate to

2320
01:29:55,120 --> 01:29:56,800
the city of Seal Beach's jurisdiction,

2321
01:29:56,800 --> 01:29:58,320
potentially a bridge or something like

2322
01:29:58,320 --> 01:30:00,400
that. They're being asked to provide the

2323
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:02,239
feasibility study at its conclusion.

2324
01:30:02,239 --> 01:30:04,080
Well, as I said, that's been completed

2325
01:30:04,080 --> 01:30:06,719
and we will provide that if the board if

2326
01:30:06,719 --> 01:30:08,800
the uh city council approves theou. So,

2327
01:30:08,800 --> 01:30:11,040
that's effectively complete. The third

2328
01:30:11,040 --> 01:30:12,800
thing is to share any data related to

2329
01:30:12,800 --> 01:30:14,960
the San Gabriel River. We talked about

2330
01:30:14,960 --> 01:30:17,360
the trash data earlier and any other

2331
01:30:17,360 --> 01:30:19,280
hydraulic data which is easy and we've

2332
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:20,960
been sharing that already. So

2333
01:30:20,960 --> 01:30:23,520
effectively the city has completed most

2334
01:30:23,520 --> 01:30:26,880
of its tasks um already to comply with

2335
01:30:26,880 --> 01:30:28,719
it with its portion of the MOU. That's

2336
01:30:28,719 --> 01:30:31,440
great news. Um the other great news is

2337
01:30:31,440 --> 01:30:35,840
that if LA County uh signs theou which

2338
01:30:35,840 --> 01:30:37,199
we don't have a reason to believe they

2339
01:30:37,199 --> 01:30:39,199
won't. They've agreed to this point they

2340
01:30:39,199 --> 01:30:40,560
agree to take on the operations and

2341
01:30:40,560 --> 01:30:42,080
maintenance for a future project. And

2342
01:30:42,080 --> 01:30:43,679
that is not a small dollar amount

2343
01:30:43,679 --> 01:30:45,760
either. And then of course the ocean

2344
01:30:45,760 --> 01:30:47,679
cleanup agrees to implement a project

2345
01:30:47,679 --> 01:30:49,600
after it's studied and has the proper

2346
01:30:49,600 --> 01:30:51,520
community outreach and analysis and all

2347
01:30:51,520 --> 01:30:53,679
those elements. So the Seal Beach uh the

2348
01:30:53,679 --> 01:30:55,440
city of Seal Beach effectively gets a

2349
01:30:55,440 --> 01:31:01,920
project delivered to them uh at no um

2350
01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:04,159
material cost if you will to the city.

2351
01:31:04,159 --> 01:31:06,880
It has a material benefit certainly and

2352
01:31:06,880 --> 01:31:08,400
staff time will be engaged in all of

2353
01:31:08,400 --> 01:31:10,000
that but but the cost of those things

2354
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:12,480
are largely borne by other agencies. So

2355
01:31:12,480 --> 01:31:14,320
that's why I think it's a great um

2356
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:15,760
position for the city to be in with

2357
01:31:15,760 --> 01:31:17,440
thisou

2358
01:31:17,440 --> 01:31:19,360
quick on the expected benefits of the

2359
01:31:19,360 --> 01:31:20,560
community obviously cleaner beaches

2360
01:31:20,560 --> 01:31:22,800
improving public health protection of

2361
01:31:22,800 --> 01:31:24,320
the marine wildlife that we talked about

2362
01:31:24,320 --> 01:31:26,560
before and sensitive habitats reduce the

2363
01:31:26,560 --> 01:31:28,080
city maintenance costs over time. If you

2364
01:31:28,080 --> 01:31:30,560
reduce that 500 tons of trash annually

2365
01:31:30,560 --> 01:31:32,080
that has to be collected off the beach,

2366
01:31:32,080 --> 01:31:34,560
that improves your maintenance, better

2367
01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:36,000
water quality along the coastline,

2368
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:37,199
obviously, and then a more engaged

2369
01:31:37,199 --> 01:31:39,360
informed community.

2370
01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:41,199
So, uh, I mentioned that and then how

2371
01:31:41,199 --> 01:31:42,560
people can stay involved. As I mentioned

2372
01:31:42,560 --> 01:31:44,400
earlier, the the website is up and

2373
01:31:44,400 --> 01:31:48,400
running now. It's, uh, www.sgrcleup.com.

2374
01:31:48,400 --> 01:31:51,040
The feasibility study is posted there,

2375
01:31:51,040 --> 01:31:53,120
but I just wanted to lay out the whole

2376
01:31:53,120 --> 01:31:54,239
story for you here and how the

2377
01:31:54,239 --> 01:31:56,239
feasibility study differs from a

2378
01:31:56,239 --> 01:31:57,840
potential future project, which is what

2379
01:31:57,840 --> 01:31:59,520
this memorandum of understanding is

2380
01:31:59,520 --> 01:32:01,040
linked to. And with that, I'd be happy

2381
01:32:01,040 --> 01:32:02,400
to take any questions. I appreciate

2382
01:32:02,400 --> 01:32:04,960
working with uh the council and the city

2383
01:32:04,960 --> 01:32:06,639
staff on this initiative.

2384
01:32:06,639 --> 01:32:09,669
>> Thank you very much. Any comments?

2385
01:32:09,669 --> 01:32:09,679
» Thank you very much. Any comments?

2386
01:32:09,679 --> 01:32:10,320
Questions?

2387
01:32:10,320 --> 01:32:13,030
>> Um just a quick comment. Um, one thing I

2388
01:32:13,030 --> 01:32:13,040
» Um just a quick comment. Um, one thing I

2389
01:32:13,040 --> 01:32:15,840
learned, um, recently that when this

2390
01:32:15,840 --> 01:32:19,199
trash is coming down, that it, uh, it's

2391
01:32:19,199 --> 01:32:21,120
not a one-time beach, go out and clean

2392
01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:23,760
it up. That trash goes out and we, it

2393
01:32:23,760 --> 01:32:26,400
cycles to us for like three weeks

2394
01:32:26,400 --> 01:32:28,400
because the tide is taking it out and if

2395
01:32:28,400 --> 01:32:29,840
we didn't catch it on a cleanup, then

2396
01:32:29,840 --> 01:32:31,520
it's out. It comes back. So, it's like

2397
01:32:31,520 --> 01:32:35,679
this three week cycle of continual trash

2398
01:32:35,679 --> 01:32:37,760
coming in on the beaches. And of course

2399
01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:40,400
the um we're lucky we have volunteers,

2400
01:32:40,400 --> 01:32:41,840
you know, and we're very much

2401
01:32:41,840 --> 01:32:44,159
appreciative of all the volunteer hours,

2402
01:32:44,159 --> 01:32:46,560
but also our public works, you know, and

2403
01:32:46,560 --> 01:32:47,920
we're cleaning those beaches. We have a

2404
01:32:47,920 --> 01:32:50,159
lot of equipment out there. And so um I

2405
01:32:50,159 --> 01:32:52,400
just want to recognize the um the

2406
01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:54,400
volunteers, but also our public works in

2407
01:32:54,400 --> 01:32:57,040
terms of the cost, you know, the um M&R

2408
01:32:57,040 --> 01:33:00,639
costs uh um to our budget. And so um

2409
01:33:00,639 --> 01:33:02,719
really want to appreciate that. But and

2410
01:33:02,719 --> 01:33:05,600
also um during those three weeks of

2411
01:33:05,600 --> 01:33:07,679
trash in, trash out, trash in, you know,

2412
01:33:07,679 --> 01:33:09,360
it you know, families don't want to use

2413
01:33:09,360 --> 01:33:12,080
the beach, right? You're worried about

2414
01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:14,320
the stuff that you find in the sand and

2415
01:33:14,320 --> 01:33:15,600
you don't want your kids playing in it

2416
01:33:15,600 --> 01:33:17,440
and then you don't want your your kids

2417
01:33:17,440 --> 01:33:19,360
surfing in it because you don't know,

2418
01:33:19,360 --> 01:33:20,960
you know, what's out there and how much.

2419
01:33:20,960 --> 01:33:22,560
So, um I think this is a really

2420
01:33:22,560 --> 01:33:25,360
important um thing for us to do and

2421
01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:27,199
thank Joe for the leadership getting us

2422
01:33:27,199 --> 01:33:30,320
started on that path and um I'm going to

2423
01:33:30,320 --> 01:33:32,400
support this when we go to vote. But um

2424
01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:34,880
I think it's this is a great thing for

2425
01:33:34,880 --> 01:33:38,080
us to be doing.

2426
01:33:38,080 --> 01:33:39,189
>> Any comments?

2427
01:33:39,189 --> 01:33:39,199
» Any comments?

2428
01:33:39,199 --> 01:33:40,870
>> No.

2429
01:33:40,870 --> 01:33:40,880
» No.

2430
01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:43,679
I was just wondering um is there any

2431
01:33:43,679 --> 01:33:46,880
participation um responsibility for the

2432
01:33:46,880 --> 01:33:51,040
60 plus LA County cities upstream to

2433
01:33:51,040 --> 01:33:53,120
mitigate the trash that's coming from

2434
01:33:53,120 --> 01:33:55,199
their cities going into the river to get

2435
01:33:55,199 --> 01:33:57,199
to us?

2436
01:33:57,199 --> 01:33:59,430
>> That's a great question. Uh mayor, thank

2437
01:33:59,430 --> 01:33:59,440
» That's a great question. Uh mayor, thank

2438
01:33:59,440 --> 01:34:02,400
you for that. Um

2439
01:34:02,400 --> 01:34:04,400
I will answer this in two ways. First,

2440
01:34:04,400 --> 01:34:07,280
there's not a solution to um ask those

2441
01:34:07,280 --> 01:34:09,600
cities to pay for a fair share partly

2442
01:34:09,600 --> 01:34:10,719
because we don't know what that fair

2443
01:34:10,719 --> 01:34:12,960
share would be at this point. Uh the

2444
01:34:12,960 --> 01:34:14,960
feasibility study does talk about

2445
01:34:14,960 --> 01:34:16,639
hydraulics, how the water moves in the

2446
01:34:16,639 --> 01:34:19,679
rivers, and it talks about the

2447
01:34:19,679 --> 01:34:21,840
percentage of the watershed capture at

2448
01:34:21,840 --> 01:34:24,480
each of the evaluation points. But we

2449
01:34:24,480 --> 01:34:27,199
are not yet able to determine where uh

2450
01:34:27,199 --> 01:34:29,120
specifically those are coming from. We

2451
01:34:29,120 --> 01:34:30,639
are just saying at these points, how can

2452
01:34:30,639 --> 01:34:33,280
we address that trash? So that's the

2453
01:34:33,280 --> 01:34:35,040
first answer, more technical one. The

2454
01:34:35,040 --> 01:34:37,040
second one is that uh we've been working

2455
01:34:37,040 --> 01:34:38,400
with the ocean cleanup to help them

2456
01:34:38,400 --> 01:34:41,120
install cameras that have advanced

2457
01:34:41,120 --> 01:34:44,480
technologies at key locations uh using

2458
01:34:44,480 --> 01:34:47,199
AI and other um technologies which are

2459
01:34:47,199 --> 01:34:49,120
proprietary to them to look at the trash

2460
01:34:49,120 --> 01:34:52,719
and try to evaluate actual volumes and

2461
01:34:52,719 --> 01:34:55,840
materials of that trash. Meaning is it

2462
01:34:55,840 --> 01:34:57,520
debris? Is it plastic? What what is

2463
01:34:57,520 --> 01:35:00,480
that? to try to see if we can more

2464
01:35:00,480 --> 01:35:03,440
accurately uh predict where that is

2465
01:35:03,440 --> 01:35:05,520
coming from. So, it's unlikely that

2466
01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:08,080
we'll get down to uh an individual city

2467
01:35:08,080 --> 01:35:10,639
of 60, but we're at least trying to to

2468
01:35:10,639 --> 01:35:13,360
see if we can divide it by areas

2469
01:35:13,360 --> 01:35:15,199
in case there's a need for future

2470
01:35:15,199 --> 01:35:17,600
assignment of financial responsibility

2471
01:35:17,600 --> 01:35:18,880
for that.

2472
01:35:18,880 --> 01:35:19,830
>> Perfect. Thank you.

2473
01:35:19,830 --> 01:35:19,840
» Perfect. Thank you.

2474
01:35:19,840 --> 01:35:20,950
>> Yes,

2475
01:35:20,950 --> 01:35:20,960
» Yes,

2476
01:35:20,960 --> 01:35:24,790
>> I have a question. Um I know that we

2477
01:35:24,790 --> 01:35:24,800
» I have a question. Um I know that we

2478
01:35:24,800 --> 01:35:26,719
installed them a couple of years ago in

2479
01:35:26,719 --> 01:35:29,360
Leisure World. Uh, and it's a a state

2480
01:35:29,360 --> 01:35:33,040
law or requirement that all of the uh,

2481
01:35:33,040 --> 01:35:34,960
what do you call those? The catch that

2482
01:35:34,960 --> 01:35:37,199
we put in what? Can you describe that

2483
01:35:37,199 --> 01:35:38,880
for me? Uh, Iris,

2484
01:35:38,880 --> 01:35:40,629
>> they're the uh, catch pace and trash

2485
01:35:40,629 --> 01:35:40,639
» they're the uh, catch pace and trash

2486
01:35:40,639 --> 01:35:41,840
inserts.

2487
01:35:41,840 --> 01:35:45,750
>> Yeah. All of our water uh, inputs where

2488
01:35:45,750 --> 01:35:45,760
» Yeah. All of our water uh, inputs where

2489
01:35:45,760 --> 01:35:48,000
the water goes into the storm drains. I

2490
01:35:48,000 --> 01:35:49,440
don't know what you call that particular

2491
01:35:49,440 --> 01:35:51,679
part part there, but that's the storm

2492
01:35:51,679 --> 01:35:54,159
drains all in leisure world have a catch

2493
01:35:54,159 --> 01:35:55,840
on them and they get cleaned out on a

2494
01:35:55,840 --> 01:35:57,520
frequent basis. And I understood that to

2495
01:35:57,520 --> 01:35:59,679
be uh kind of like the law of the land

2496
01:35:59,679 --> 01:36:01,440
that everybody in California has got to

2497
01:36:01,440 --> 01:36:03,440
install those by a certain date. Don't

2498
01:36:03,440 --> 01:36:06,000
don't our upriver neighbors have to have

2499
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:08,239
those installed as well?

2500
01:36:08,239 --> 01:36:09,510
>> It's a good question, Council Member

2501
01:36:09,510 --> 01:36:09,520
» It's a good question, Council Member

2502
01:36:09,520 --> 01:36:11,040
Ste. I'll do my best to answer what

2503
01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:12,400
you're talking about is the tier one

2504
01:36:12,400 --> 01:36:15,199
compliance for the storm water program.

2505
01:36:15,199 --> 01:36:16,400
County, I used to work for the county.

2506
01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:18,159
Some of you may know I used to run some

2507
01:36:18,159 --> 01:36:19,920
of that program. Every city we've talked

2508
01:36:19,920 --> 01:36:21,360
to have said they're in full compliance

2509
01:36:21,360 --> 01:36:24,080
with that tier one mandate. So what that

2510
01:36:24,080 --> 01:36:27,760
leads us to then is the trash is being

2511
01:36:27,760 --> 01:36:32,560
uh provided or implemented or put into

2512
01:36:32,560 --> 01:36:35,280
the system after those catch basins

2513
01:36:35,280 --> 01:36:37,350
>> from bridges overcrossing or direct

2514
01:36:37,350 --> 01:36:37,360
» from bridges overcrossing or direct

2515
01:36:37,360 --> 01:36:39,679
introduction through illegal dumping

2516
01:36:39,679 --> 01:36:41,510
>> or if you have you know maybe a person's

2517
01:36:41,510 --> 01:36:41,520
» or if you have you know maybe a person's

2518
01:36:41,520 --> 01:36:42,560
experiencing homelessness.

2519
01:36:42,560 --> 01:36:44,310
>> Yeah, I know it's not meant to catch it

2520
01:36:44,310 --> 01:36:44,320
» Yeah, I know it's not meant to catch it

2521
01:36:44,320 --> 01:36:46,560
all and I I'm sure there are many other

2522
01:36:46,560 --> 01:36:49,199
entry points too but uh I would hope

2523
01:36:49,199 --> 01:36:51,679
that would help anyway. it cost us

2524
01:36:51,679 --> 01:36:54,320
400,000 or something like that. So

2525
01:36:54,320 --> 01:36:56,070
>> that does work in combination also with

2526
01:36:56,070 --> 01:36:56,080
» that does work in combination also with

2527
01:36:56,080 --> 01:36:57,520
street sweeping. That's another part of

2528
01:36:57,520 --> 01:36:58,800
the clean water program,

2529
01:36:58,800 --> 01:36:59,270
>> right?

2530
01:36:59,270 --> 01:36:59,280
» right?

2531
01:36:59,280 --> 01:37:01,590
>> Um another reason why this I think is

2532
01:37:01,590 --> 01:37:01,600
» Um another reason why this I think is

2533
01:37:01,600 --> 01:37:03,760
good for Orange County cities is that LA

2534
01:37:03,760 --> 01:37:05,840
County has a measure W, which is a storm

2535
01:37:05,840 --> 01:37:07,600
water and quality effort to generate

2536
01:37:07,600 --> 01:37:08,880
revenue. Orange County does not have

2537
01:37:08,880 --> 01:37:11,520
that. So there's very minimal ways to to

2538
01:37:11,520 --> 01:37:13,280
do projects like this locally.

2539
01:37:13,280 --> 01:37:14,639
Appreciate your comments.

2540
01:37:14,639 --> 01:37:17,830
>> Thank you. Any more questions?

2541
01:37:17,830 --> 01:37:17,840
» Thank you. Any more questions?

2542
01:37:17,840 --> 01:37:20,800
We'll make a motion to move the item.

2543
01:37:20,800 --> 01:37:21,830
>> Is there a second?

2544
01:37:21,830 --> 01:37:21,840
» Is there a second?

2545
01:37:21,840 --> 01:37:24,149
>> Second.

2546
01:37:24,149 --> 01:37:24,159
» Second.

2547
01:37:24,159 --> 01:37:25,750
>> It has been moved by council member

2548
01:37:25,750 --> 01:37:25,760
» It has been moved by council member

2549
01:37:25,760 --> 01:37:27,840
Synagle and it has been second by Mayor

2550
01:37:27,840 --> 01:37:30,400
Pro Tim Wong. Mayor Proim Wong, how do

2551
01:37:30,400 --> 01:37:31,040
you vote?

2552
01:37:31,040 --> 01:37:31,430
>> Yes.

2553
01:37:31,430 --> 01:37:31,440
» Yes.

2554
01:37:31,440 --> 01:37:33,030
>> Council member Synagle, how do you vote?

2555
01:37:33,030 --> 01:37:33,040
» Council member Synagle, how do you vote?

2556
01:37:33,040 --> 01:37:33,430
>> Yes.

2557
01:37:33,430 --> 01:37:33,440
» Yes.

2558
01:37:33,440 --> 01:37:35,270
>> Council member Calm, how do you vote?

2559
01:37:35,270 --> 01:37:35,280
» Council member Calm, how do you vote?

2560
01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:35,830
>> Yes.

2561
01:37:35,830 --> 01:37:35,840
» Yes.

2562
01:37:35,840 --> 01:37:37,510
>> Council member Still, how do you vote?

2563
01:37:37,510 --> 01:37:37,520
» Council member Still, how do you vote?

2564
01:37:37,520 --> 01:37:37,910
>> Yes.

2565
01:37:37,910 --> 01:37:37,920
» Yes.

2566
01:37:37,920 --> 01:37:39,430
>> Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

2567
01:37:39,430 --> 01:37:39,440
» Mayor Landau, how do you vote?

2568
01:37:39,440 --> 01:37:39,910
>> Yes.

2569
01:37:39,910 --> 01:37:39,920
» Yes.

2570
01:37:39,920 --> 01:37:41,910
>> Motion carries. Five votes yes.

2571
01:37:41,910 --> 01:37:41,920
» Motion carries. Five votes yes.

2572
01:37:41,920 --> 01:37:42,790
>> Thank you very much.

2573
01:37:42,790 --> 01:37:42,800
» Thank you very much.

2574
01:37:42,800 --> 01:37:46,149
>> Thank you very much, Shane.

2575
01:37:46,149 --> 01:37:46,159
» Thank you very much, Shane.

2576
01:37:46,159 --> 01:37:50,719
Okay. It is a with a very heavy heart

2577
01:37:50,719 --> 01:37:52,800
that tonight's meeting will be adjourned

2578
01:37:52,800 --> 01:37:56,480
in memory of Marcus Mchasanova,

2579
01:37:56,480 --> 01:37:58,400
a local 19-year-old boy who passed away

2580
01:37:58,400 --> 01:38:00,480
in a tragic hiking accident on Mount

2581
01:38:00,480 --> 01:38:04,000
Baldi on December 29th, 2025.

2582
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:06,960
He was a Seal Beach native since 2011.

2583
01:38:06,960 --> 01:38:09,679
And he loved everything about this town.

2584
01:38:09,679 --> 01:38:12,159
He attended Mcgallo Elementary School,

2585
01:38:12,159 --> 01:38:14,480
Oak Middle School, and Los Alamos High

2586
01:38:14,480 --> 01:38:16,719
School. He was a freshman at Santa Clara

2587
01:38:16,719 --> 01:38:19,440
University's Ley School of Business.

2588
01:38:19,440 --> 01:38:22,239
Marcus loved the outdoors with a kind of

2589
01:38:22,239 --> 01:38:24,400
wholehearted joy that was impossible to

2590
01:38:24,400 --> 01:38:26,880
miss. Hiking the local mountains,

2591
01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:28,880
sailing off of Seal Beach's coast,

2592
01:38:28,880 --> 01:38:31,040
rowing, fishing, and surfing in and

2593
01:38:31,040 --> 01:38:33,920
around Seal Beach, skiing, free diving.

2594
01:38:33,920 --> 01:38:36,960
If it put him outside, he was all in.

2595
01:38:36,960 --> 01:38:38,960
The outdoors weren't just recreation for

2596
01:38:38,960 --> 01:38:41,679
Marcus. It was where he felt most alive,

2597
01:38:41,679 --> 01:38:44,480
most himself. He also loved sharing that

2598
01:38:44,480 --> 01:38:46,960
joy. Marcus was a sailing instructor at

2599
01:38:46,960 --> 01:38:49,199
Leeway Sailing Center in Long Beach. He

2600
01:38:49,199 --> 01:38:52,000
had a natural way with kids. Patient,

2601
01:38:52,000 --> 01:38:54,480
encouraging, and generous with his time.

2602
01:38:54,480 --> 01:38:55,840
Helping young people discover

2603
01:38:55,840 --> 01:38:58,320
confidence, freedom, and wonder through

2604
01:38:58,320 --> 01:39:00,719
outdoor experiences mattered deeply to

2605
01:39:00,719 --> 01:39:03,440
him. The family has set up an outdoor

2606
01:39:03,440 --> 01:39:05,440
scholarship fund in his name, the

2607
01:39:05,440 --> 01:39:08,239
Marquitos Adventure Club. All proceeds

2608
01:39:08,239 --> 01:39:10,159
are donated to organizations that help

2609
01:39:10,159 --> 01:39:12,560
underserved kids experience the joy of

2610
01:39:12,560 --> 01:39:15,360
outdoors. Uh there is a GoFundMe. It's

2611
01:39:15,360 --> 01:39:19,910
gofundme.comfarquito

2612
01:39:19,920 --> 01:39:22,480
adventure club. As a community, we are

2613
01:39:22,480 --> 01:39:24,639
saddened by this tragic loss and offer

2614
01:39:24,639 --> 01:39:27,040
our support and prayers for his family

2615
01:39:27,040 --> 01:39:30,800
during this unimaginably difficult time.

2616
01:39:30,800 --> 01:39:32,800
I will now adjourn tonight's city

2617
01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:36,000
council meeting in memory of Marcus

2618
01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:40,400
Mchasanova to Monday, January 26, 2026

2619
01:39:40,400 --> 01:39:43,280
at 5:30 p.m. to meet in close session if

2620
01:39:43,280 --> 01:39:45,199
deemed necessary.

2621
01:39:45,199 --> 01:39:48,078
Thank you and have a good night.

2622
01:39:48,078 --> 01:39:50,098
[applause]