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Before we call the meeting to

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order, I would like to read the

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city

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s land acknowledgment.

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The West Hollywood City Council

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acknowledges that the land on

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which we gather and that is

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currently known as the City of

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West Hollywood is the occupied,

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unseeded, seized territory of

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the Gabrielenino Tova and the

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Gabrielinouh peoples. I

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calling the DECEMBER 15, 2025,

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City Council meeting to order.

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It is 6:01 P.M. Final council

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meeting of the year. We have

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two very special, oh yes,

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s worth applause.

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We have two very special guests

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with us tonight to lead us in

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the Pledge of Allegiance. Will

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Amani, Jane Gist and Sarah Lima

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Almeida. Please join us in the

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front of the room to lead us in

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the Pledge of Allegiance.

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States of America and to the

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Republics for which it stands,

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one nation

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under GOD indivis

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and military.

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Good job. Thank you so much.

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All right, c clerk, MAY we

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please have a roll call? Yes,

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Mayor, thank you, Councilmember

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Erickson, Councilmember Hang

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Councilmember Meister here,

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Vice Mayor Heilmann, Mayor

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Byers, I am here. We have a

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quorum. Thank you. We

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ll move

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to approval of the agenda. Are

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there any changes from staff

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tonight on the agenda.

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There are no changes from staff

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this evening. Ok, I

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Councilmember Erickson to make

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some changes on our end. Thank

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you very much, MADAM Mayer. I

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was wondering if we would move

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f3, consider consider revisions

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to the city

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s policy for

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recognition and memorials to

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consent.

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Okie dokie

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f2, the construction agreement

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to consent. Ok. I love it. And

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I would love to see if we could

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move item f1 appointment of the

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city manager, adoption of the

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resolution improving Employment

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Agreement and amendment to the

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salary schedule to the to

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consent.

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Are there any public speakers

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on that?

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that item. I just have to read

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the compensation and benefits

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for the public before the

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contract is adopted, but you

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can move it to consent, ok, and

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Meyer, can I, uh, note my no

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vote on b7, b as in boy, that

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on the delivery device

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ordinance.

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sure we have you say that again

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when the consent agenda is

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formally adopted. I will.

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and f3 going to consent?

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He had a motion and a second to

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adopt the agenda. Thank you

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both.

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Motion passes 50. We have an

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adopted agenda. Can we get any,

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um, uh, any reports of any

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Levinac disclosures that MAY be

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here tonight? No, seeing none.

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our adjournment motions. I know

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you. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mayor. Um, first, I

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adjourn in memory of the

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victims of the Bondi Beach mass

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shooting in Sydney. I would

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like to adjourn in memory of

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the victims of the mass

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shooting that occurred this

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past weekend on DECEMBER 14th

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at Bondi Beach in Sydney,

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Australia, during a Hanukkahh

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celebration attended by

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hundreds of people in this

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tragic attack, at least 15

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people were killed and more

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than 40 were injured, including

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members of the community and

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emergency responders.

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We extend our deepest

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condolences to the families and

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loved ones of those lost and to

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all those affected in the Bondi

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and Greater Sydney communities

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as they mourn this senseless

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act of violence. Our thoughts,

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our thoughts are with them

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during this difficult time.

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d also like to adjourn

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tonight

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s meeting in

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recognition, uh, in memory of

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Rob Reiner and his wife

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Michelle Singer Reiner, who

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were tragically killed this

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past weekend. Rob Reiner has

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made an indelible mark on the

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arts and entertainment industry,

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directing and producing beloved

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films such as When Harry Met

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Sally, the Princess bride, Stan

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stand by me and a few good men.

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Michelle Singer Reiner was a

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talented photographer and film

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producer who met Rob on the set

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of When Harry Met Sally. She

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creatively contributed to film

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and media throughout her career.

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contributions he and Michelle

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have been active in civic

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engagement and advocacy on

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important social issues.

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2018, I organized a rally

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entitled Families Belong

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a rally for sane policies, uh,

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also known as Families Belong

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that were happening all over

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the country to oppose the

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immigration crisis caused by

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the Trump administration

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inhumane family separation

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policy. Rob proudly

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this event, lending his voice

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and platform to this critical

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cause. We extend our heartfelt

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condolences to Rob and Michelle

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s family and friends who

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are mourning this tragic loss,

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and we honored their lasting

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contributions. Thank you, Mayor.

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adjournment motions? No. If I

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in the memory of the Brown

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University students who were

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killed in the shooting over

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this weekend. The two students,

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Ella Cook and Muhammaded Aziz

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Umar Khazov, were tragically

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killed following a mass

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shooting that occurred on

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DECEMBER 13th at Brown

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University during a final exam

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review session the same day the

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Sandy Hook Anterbuversary took

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place. 9 others were also

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We extend our deepest

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condolences to the families and

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loved ones of those affected

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and to the entire Brown

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University community as they

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mourn this senseless act of

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First, recognizing the two

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fabulous young people who led

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us in the Pledge of Allegiance

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this evening. Thank you both

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Amani and Sarah, so much. Come

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back up here and we

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photo with you and give you

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traditions this council has

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done. I really enjoy the

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students. Thank you so much for

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coming out and being a part of

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Tonight is truly bittersweet.

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council meeting for our city

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manager David Wilson. We are

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truly so grateful for his

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leadership and service to the

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community here in West

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Hollywood and of course beyond

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across this whole region as he

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has made tremendous impact.

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And before myself and my

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colleagues share some remarks

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about David. I wanted to share

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this video from our supervisor

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Lindsay Horvath.

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Good evening. I am so pleased

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to congratulate city manager

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David Wilson on his retire.

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After 5 years of city manager

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and so many more serving the

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city of West Hollywood. I

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joined so many others in saying

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what we all know well.

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better because of you, David.

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council and as mayor, I was

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proud to work alongside you to

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steer the city through

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post-covid challenges, and your

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work to keep the city solvent

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and to navigate important

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fiscal challenges, a minimum

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wage increase, and the hotel

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workers protection ordinance

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made West Hollywood a more

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reliable partner for so many.

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David, while all of us are

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undoubtedly going to feel your

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absence.

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I wish you the best in

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retirement, and I wish the best

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to your family too. I know

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be so great. I just know it.

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After giving so much to our

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give back to yourself. I

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amidst it all you took time to

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and to provide your expertise

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and support at a time that was

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that you stepped up even bigger

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to help a broader region of

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folks. I just can

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t thank you

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enough for who you are and who

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you

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ve chosen to be for as long

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as I

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ve known you.

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Thank you so much

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All my best to you and to your

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family, and congratulations.

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And now I would like to read a

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proclamation prepared for David

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Wilson. Whereas David has

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dedicated more than 25 years of

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exemplary service to the city

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of West Hollywood, beginning

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his career in 1998 as an intern

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in the economic development and

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housing division, and in 1999,

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David was hired as a

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development specialist 1, where

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he played a key role in the

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East Side redevelopment project

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area and contributed to the

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city

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s influential economic

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summit report, and whereas

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through his professionalism,

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leadership, and commitment to

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public service. David has

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earned numerous promotions,

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including development

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specialists 2 in 2001. Project

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Development Administrator in

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2003, Management analyst in

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2004, senior management analyst

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in 2007, Budget and

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Compensation Manager in 2008

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and director of finance and

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technology in 2012, guiding the

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city through multiple two-year

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budget cycles, strengthening

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organizational operations and

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helping

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maintain the city

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s prestigious

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aaa bond rating. And whereas

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David

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s exceptional abilities

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and forward thinking leadership

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led to his appointment as

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deputy city manager in 2016.

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Assistant city manager in 2018

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and ultimately to his service

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as city manager beginning in

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2021. And whereas, upon

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assuming the role of city

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manager, David provided calm,

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steady, and capable leadership

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through one of the most

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challenging periods in recent

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history, guiding the city

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through the covid

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-19 pandemic and its recovery

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while safeguarding public

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health, maintaining services,

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and preserving fiscal stability.

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And whereas under David

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s

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stewardship, the City of West

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Hollywood emerged from the

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covid-19 crisis with a balanced

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budget and a solid financial

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foundation, enabling the city

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to invest in infrastructure,

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community safety, human

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services, capital projects, and

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sustainable growth for the

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benefit of all residents and

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community members. And whereas,

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David

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s leadership in advancing

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major citywide initiatives,

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including the who 40 strategic

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Plan and the city

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s involvement

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with the government alliance on

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Race and Equity has

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strengthened the city

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s

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commitment to equity, inclusion,

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and community well-being that

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will benefit West Hollywood for

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years to come.

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And whereas throughout his

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tenure, David has fostered a

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culture of collaboration,

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compassion, transparency, and

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responsiveness to empower city

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staff, engage community members,

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and ensure that local

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government serves all segments

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of West Hollywood

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s

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constituency. Now, therefore,

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be it resolved that the city

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council of the City of West

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Hollywood hereby recognizes

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David Allen Wilson for his

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outstanding leadership and

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commitment to service and

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wishes him the absolute best in

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his retirement.

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And at this time, I would like

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to open it up for my colleagues

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for any remarks that they would

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like to make as well.

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We

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ll start with Councilmember

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Meister.

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Thank you, Mayor, and David, um,

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I didn

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t prepare anything.

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But, uh, you know, during a

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very uncertain time you

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provided the stability that the

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city needed and, and I really

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appreciate that. I also

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appreciate our phone calls

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every other Friday morning, uh,

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even when you probably didn

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t

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want to talk to me. Um, knowing

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that there would be a difficult

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council meeting coming up the

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following Monday. I appreciate

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that you took the time to

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listen and also to look into

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things to be able to respond,

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and so, um, again

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I just, I really appreciate

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that um that you know, you, you

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were there, and you were

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present, um, and I also wish

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you the best in the next

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chapter, and hope you get your

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house rebuilt quickly, that the

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county doesn

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t hold you up too

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too much with all of their

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codes and um and that you get

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to really enjoy retirement

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because you deserve it.

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Thank you, Vice Mayor Heilman,

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David, I, I know you well and I

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know you hate this kind of

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public attention, so I

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m going

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to keep my remarks very, very

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brief. First of all, thank you

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for your incredible service to

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the city and to our community,

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um, rent stabilization,

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redevelopment, finance,

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everything you

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ve done, um,

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helping out during several

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lawsuits that we were

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involved with. You

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ve just been

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an incredible, incredible

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public servant, and I really,

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really thank you. And on a

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personal level it

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s been such a

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delight to work with you and

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run with you and run marathons

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and get to meet Jody and your

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kids and to share good times.

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You deserve your retirement and

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I look forward to keeping in

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touch and continuing to have a

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great relationship. Thank you

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for everything. Thank you,

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Councilor Erickson.

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Uh, thank you so much, David,

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you know, we go back quite a

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ways from when I was a little

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old intern, um, and you have

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just always been such a

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positive person, a solid voice

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of reason, and someone that

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never really rattled very

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easily. I knew that if

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something brought a little

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alert to your voice. I would go,

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Oh, ok, we should probably be

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paying more attention to that,

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but you

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re always very cool.

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You kept things together

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during some of the most um

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awful times that our city has

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faced, you know, whether that

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be what you shared at our

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holiday party working through

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9/11 all the way up to covid to

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so many other things that

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you

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ve really seen our city

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through through the your

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executive leadership, as well

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as then moving into the city

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manager role. I

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ve always

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gotten to see your beautiful

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family and how they

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ve grown

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and your daughter who would

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contribute to my growing

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waistline with her cookies

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that she would sell through her

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red wagon that she would go

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through City Hall because I was

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always working past 6. I still

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remember the email I got from

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you saying John can

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t work

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anymore overtime hours. His

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internship is pretty much done,

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so we have to figure out what

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we

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re going to do here, um, but

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I

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ll never forget your

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attention to detail even back

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then, and then when I was first

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elected, seeing you not only

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rise up to become our next city

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manager, but truly becoming our

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city manager at a time of

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crisis when

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we had to make sure our

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employees were safe, our

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community was safe. The funding

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that we had was safe. You

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really saw a plan and a vision,

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and we would not be, and I say

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this, we as a city would not be

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where we are today without your

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financial stewardship of our

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dollars, as well as telling us

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no when we

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re spending too much

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and you always do that very

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tactfully, but on a personal

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level, the man that you are is

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truly a

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m ir able Um, when we met Becky

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when I was leaving the

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mayorship, um, and everything

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00:18:38,370 --> 00:18:39,704
was happening with your family,

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um, you know, I, I had said to

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you, I think, well, David, you

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can

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t leave, you know, I, I

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need you. We need you. The city

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needs you, and you literally

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said, my family needs me.

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And

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man at that moment I knew that

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you were just a man. I hope and

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I hope that we can always

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continue to look up to that

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moral courage, and it means a

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00:19:05,330 --> 00:19:07,533
lot, and I know out there it

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means a lot to everyone and

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even when people didn

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t agree,

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you always steadied the ship,

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and I appreciate that so much

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about you, and I will MISS You.

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I was already telling people

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you weren

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t showing up tonight

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because, you know, hey, we got

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Jackie and we

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re going

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to vote on it. But you know Kat

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knows. I said I don

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t think

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he

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00:19:23,582 --> 00:19:23,749
s coming, but you know,

585
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we

586
00:19:25,917 --> 00:19:27,386
ll see you here, um, but

587
00:19:27,386 --> 00:19:28,854
first and foremost, thank you

588
00:19:28,854 --> 00:19:30,355
for being a friend. Thank you

589
00:19:30,355 --> 00:19:33,955
for being a mentor, and thank

590
00:19:34,226 --> 00:19:36,294
you for making my first term in

591
00:19:36,294 --> 00:19:37,395
office successful because you

592
00:19:37,395 --> 00:19:38,763
guided me through some really

593
00:19:38,763 --> 00:19:39,798
tough conversations, and I

594
00:19:39,798 --> 00:19:39,957
really appreciate you, and I

595
00:19:39,957 --> 00:19:40,900
ll

596
00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:42,735
never forget that.

597
00:19:42,735 --> 00:19:44,703
Congratulations, David.

598
00:19:44,703 --> 00:19:46,703
Councilembhang, thank you,

599
00:19:47,339 --> 00:19:49,508
Mayor. David, thank you for

600
00:19:49,508 --> 00:19:50,709
helping me get through my

601
00:19:50,709 --> 00:19:53,109
freshman year with patience,

602
00:19:55,580 --> 00:19:56,548
with love, with kindness and um,

603
00:19:56,548 --> 00:19:58,351
I mean, uh

604
00:19:58,351 --> 00:19:59,251
as soon as I got sworn in, the

605
00:19:59,251 --> 00:20:00,786
fires happened and you helped

606
00:20:00,786 --> 00:20:01,353
steady the ship.

607
00:20:01,353 --> 00:20:02,388
When the immigration rates

608
00:20:02,388 --> 00:20:05,191
happen, you helped steady the

609
00:20:05,191 --> 00:20:06,525
ship for our city. So thank you.

610
00:20:06,525 --> 00:20:07,926
Thank you for teaching me how

611
00:20:07,926 --> 00:20:10,362
to be a better person.

612
00:20:10,362 --> 00:20:11,730
And thank you for giving me

613
00:20:11,730 --> 00:20:12,264
advice and guidance, even

614
00:20:12,264 --> 00:20:12,898
sometimes when I didn

615
00:20:12,898 --> 00:20:14,898
t want it

616
00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,370
but knew they had to hear it.

617
00:20:18,370 --> 00:20:19,572
Um so that I really appreciate.

618
00:20:19,572 --> 00:20:20,706
I remember a month, not even a

619
00:20:20,706 --> 00:20:22,410
month after I was sworn in I

620
00:20:22,410 --> 00:20:22,308
went to dinner with you.

621
00:20:22,308 --> 00:20:23,509
And that

622
00:20:23,509 --> 00:20:24,100
s when you had said,

623
00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:24,977
you know, I

624
00:20:24,977 --> 00:20:27,346
m going to retire,

625
00:20:27,346 --> 00:20:27,512
and I was like, I just got here.

626
00:20:27,512 --> 00:20:28,814
You

627
00:20:28,814 --> 00:20:31,216
re already leaving and my

628
00:20:31,216 --> 00:20:32,840
eyes started tearing up at the

629
00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:32,819
table, um, you

630
00:20:32,819 --> 00:20:34,621
ve been a Steady

631
00:20:34,621 --> 00:20:35,354
presence sitting on my right

632
00:20:35,354 --> 00:20:35,888
side, um, and I

633
00:20:35,888 --> 00:20:37,390
m going to MISS

634
00:20:37,390 --> 00:20:37,556
You. Thank you for all you

635
00:20:37,556 --> 00:20:39,556
ve

636
00:20:40,293 --> 00:20:41,861
contributed to our city.

637
00:20:41,861 --> 00:20:44,261
Thank you, David, we

638
00:20:44,697 --> 00:20:46,697
re so, so

639
00:20:46,699 --> 00:20:47,833
grateful for you, personally,

640
00:20:47,833 --> 00:20:49,601
as the first councilmember

641
00:20:49,601 --> 00:20:51,237
sworn in since you became city

642
00:20:51,237 --> 00:20:54,407
manager to really get to work

643
00:20:54,407 --> 00:20:56,209
with you to be onboarded, to

644
00:20:56,209 --> 00:20:58,440
really understand what it means

645
00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,146
to support staff through your

646
00:21:00,146 --> 00:21:01,814
vision to support the city. I

647
00:21:01,814 --> 00:21:03,482
feel so supported and so lucky

648
00:21:03,482 --> 00:21:04,750
to have grown in my leadership

649
00:21:04,750 --> 00:21:06,752
under your tenure as city

650
00:21:06,752 --> 00:21:08,822
manager these 1st 3 years, and

651
00:21:08,822 --> 00:21:09,923
have served as mayor in your

652
00:21:09,923 --> 00:21:11,324
last year, we know

653
00:21:11,324 --> 00:21:13,260
how fortunate we are as a city,

654
00:21:13,260 --> 00:21:15,428
but I think we cannot impress

655
00:21:15,428 --> 00:21:17,630
it upon the public enough what

656
00:21:17,630 --> 00:21:19,132
it means to be a city so well

657
00:21:19,132 --> 00:21:21,501
situated financially to be able

658
00:21:21,501 --> 00:21:23,690
to take on the ambitious, you

659
00:21:23,690 --> 00:21:24,637
know, projects that we do,

660
00:21:24,637 --> 00:21:26,840
capital projects, but also

661
00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,675
having an ice rink in the park

662
00:21:28,675 --> 00:21:30,276
for our holiday season. We are

663
00:21:30,276 --> 00:21:31,845
able to do so much and give so

664
00:21:31,845 --> 00:21:33,280
much to the community because

665
00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:33,446
of the financial health that

666
00:21:33,446 --> 00:21:33,913
you

667
00:21:33,913 --> 00:21:34,447
ve brought and the

668
00:21:34,447 --> 00:21:35,181
stability you

669
00:21:35,181 --> 00:21:36,716
ve brought to the

670
00:21:36,716 --> 00:21:38,484
city through really difficult

671
00:21:38,484 --> 00:21:39,518
times, and it was an honor, so

672
00:21:39,518 --> 00:21:39,886
everyone knows we were able to

673
00:21:39,886 --> 00:21:41,886
give the

674
00:21:42,421 --> 00:21:44,224
key to the city to David at the

675
00:21:44,224 --> 00:21:45,759
Cityhood celebration, an event

676
00:21:45,759 --> 00:21:47,294
that he really helped imagine

677
00:21:47,294 --> 00:21:49,950
and dream up, and his family

678
00:21:49,950 --> 00:21:50,997
was present with us that night,

679
00:21:50,997 --> 00:21:52,365
a family that I think has

680
00:21:52,365 --> 00:21:54,401
really also invested so deeply

681
00:21:54,401 --> 00:21:56,836
in this city by way of your

682
00:21:56,836 --> 00:21:58,371
commitment being here. It truly

683
00:21:58,371 --> 00:21:59,872
takes everyone to support your

684
00:21:59,872 --> 00:22:00,641
ability to take those phone

685
00:22:00,641 --> 00:22:01,542
calls in the middle of the

686
00:22:01,542 --> 00:22:03,610
night or early in the morning

687
00:22:03,610 --> 00:22:04,845
or on the weekends, and so we

688
00:22:04,845 --> 00:22:07,147
think your family also for

689
00:22:07,147 --> 00:22:08,882
their support of the city

690
00:22:08,882 --> 00:22:09,483
through so much, and you

691
00:22:09,483 --> 00:22:10,751
re

692
00:22:10,751 --> 00:22:12,485
fully

693
00:22:12,485 --> 00:22:13,286
dedicated presence through all

694
00:22:13,286 --> 00:22:13,953
this time that you

695
00:22:13,953 --> 00:22:15,355
ve also been

696
00:22:15,355 --> 00:22:17,123
dealing with. We really

697
00:22:17,123 --> 00:22:19,590
appreciate you so much. So, um,

698
00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:22,590
we will wrap up the

699
00:22:22,463 --> 00:22:24,431
celebrations for you, but it

700
00:22:24,431 --> 00:22:25,632
will continue to ring very true

701
00:22:25,632 --> 00:22:25,799
that we are so grateful for all

702
00:22:25,799 --> 00:22:26,633
you

703
00:22:26,633 --> 00:22:27,200
ve given to the city and

704
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:28,268
the legacy you

705
00:22:28,268 --> 00:22:30,236
ve built, and to

706
00:22:30,236 --> 00:22:31,771
hear that you recognize that

707
00:22:31,771 --> 00:22:32,773
legacy more than any of that

708
00:22:32,773 --> 00:22:33,406
sort of financial strength or

709
00:22:33,406 --> 00:22:33,573
health where all the things

710
00:22:33,573 --> 00:22:34,240
we

711
00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:34,432
re celebrating, but what

712
00:22:34,432 --> 00:22:35,609
you

713
00:22:35,609 --> 00:22:37,411
ve invested in the staff

714
00:22:37,411 --> 00:22:38,212
and the team here hearing those

715
00:22:38,212 --> 00:22:39,713
words from you at the holiday

716
00:22:39,713 --> 00:22:40,470
party meant so much. So it is

717
00:22:40,470 --> 00:22:41,515
truly

718
00:22:41,515 --> 00:22:42,683
an honor, and I will ask the

719
00:22:42,683 --> 00:22:44,551
whole council to join me at the

720
00:22:44,551 --> 00:22:45,819
dais to accept the proclamation

721
00:22:45,819 --> 00:22:47,540
and to take a photo with you

722
00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:50,654
and celebrate you one last time.

723
00:24:20,582 --> 00:24:22,150
Thanks, David.

724
00:24:22,150 --> 00:24:26,350
Well, so, as, as you all know,

725
00:24:26,922 --> 00:24:29,324
I am a person of few words. Um,

726
00:24:29,324 --> 00:24:31,292
fortunately, WeHhovie put my

727
00:24:31,292 --> 00:24:33,228
entire presentation at the from

728
00:24:33,228 --> 00:24:34,662
the 40th anniversary, I posted

729
00:24:34,662 --> 00:24:35,163
it online and so I won

730
00:24:35,163 --> 00:24:37,163
t make

731
00:24:37,298 --> 00:24:37,833
you all suffer through me going

732
00:24:37,833 --> 00:24:38,901
through another long

733
00:24:38,901 --> 00:24:40,901
presentation.

734
00:24:40,969 --> 00:24:43,472
But I do want to thank the city

735
00:24:43,472 --> 00:24:46,174
council. Thank you all for your

736
00:24:46,174 --> 00:24:48,610
kind words and all the memories

737
00:24:48,610 --> 00:24:52,113
that we shared and that brought

738
00:24:52,113 --> 00:24:54,182
to me, um, as well as our

739
00:24:54,182 --> 00:24:55,451
previous council members for

740
00:24:55,451 --> 00:24:56,885
their support, um, not only for

741
00:24:56,885 --> 00:24:58,520
me as city manager, but

742
00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,255
throughout my career here with

743
00:25:00,255 --> 00:25:02,724
the city. I also want to thank

744
00:25:02,724 --> 00:25:05,160
all of you community members,

745
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,950
um, especially those who have

746
00:25:07,950 --> 00:25:08,796
reached out and thanked me for

747
00:25:08,796 --> 00:25:09,864
my service here and said

748
00:25:09,864 --> 00:25:11,299
goodbye

749
00:25:11,299 --> 00:25:11,999
and showed appreciation and all

750
00:25:11,999 --> 00:25:12,835
of those who haven

751
00:25:12,835 --> 00:25:14,403
t had the

752
00:25:14,403 --> 00:25:16,705
opportunity to do that. I truly

753
00:25:16,705 --> 00:25:17,172
do love this city and I

754
00:25:17,172 --> 00:25:18,774
ve

755
00:25:18,774 --> 00:25:20,576
really loved my experience here

756
00:25:20,576 --> 00:25:21,877
and all the time providing

757
00:25:21,877 --> 00:25:23,478
service to this community, and

758
00:25:23,478 --> 00:25:25,800
I know this community is really

759
00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,449
grateful for the service that

760
00:25:27,449 --> 00:25:29,384
we as a whole, the city staff

761
00:25:29,384 --> 00:25:30,987
provides and finally I just

762
00:25:30,987 --> 00:25:32,822
want to thank our city staff.

763
00:25:32,822 --> 00:25:35,157
It is an amazing staff. Thank

764
00:25:35,157 --> 00:25:37,192
you all for working so hard and

765
00:25:37,192 --> 00:25:38,270
making me look good because

766
00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:38,661
quite frankly, that

767
00:25:38,661 --> 00:25:39,361
s hard to

768
00:25:39,361 --> 00:25:40,963
do

769
00:25:40,963 --> 00:25:41,230
but I thank you all. I know I

770
00:25:41,230 --> 00:25:42,831
d

771
00:25:42,831 --> 00:25:44,533
leave the city in really good

772
00:25:44,533 --> 00:25:46,702
hands with this staff and with

773
00:25:46,702 --> 00:25:49,338
Jackie Rocco at the helm as

774
00:25:49,338 --> 00:25:52,938
city manager, um, as I retire,

775
00:26:00,149 --> 00:26:02,149
so thank you.

776
00:26:02,684 --> 00:26:04,319
I know we have a few

777
00:26:04,319 --> 00:26:05,421
dignitaries here to share

778
00:26:05,421 --> 00:26:05,822
remarks as well, and we

779
00:26:05,822 --> 00:26:07,490
ll do

780
00:26:07,490 --> 00:26:08,458
that under our public comment

781
00:26:08,458 --> 00:26:09,458
section, so we

782
00:26:09,458 --> 00:26:11,360
ll get into that.

783
00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:12,528
Uh, the city council values

784
00:26:12,528 --> 00:26:14,297
your comments. However,

785
00:26:14,297 --> 00:26:15,331
pursuant to the Brown Act, the

786
00:26:15,331 --> 00:26:16,932
council cannot take action on

787
00:26:16,932 --> 00:26:18,300
items not listed on the Posted

788
00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:20,102
agenda. The public comment

789
00:26:20,102 --> 00:26:21,603
period is limited to 20 minutes

790
00:26:21,603 --> 00:26:23,373
with 2 minutes allotted for

791
00:26:23,373 --> 00:26:25,375
each speaker. This public

792
00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:26,909
comment period is to address

793
00:26:26,909 --> 00:26:28,644
the city Counciluncil on

794
00:26:28,644 --> 00:26:30,460
consent calendar items. Other

795
00:26:30,460 --> 00:26:31,470
agenda items if the member of

796
00:26:31,470 --> 00:26:32,281
the public cannot be

797
00:26:32,281 --> 00:26:34,116
present at the time the item is

798
00:26:34,116 --> 00:26:34,617
considered or items of general

799
00:26:34,617 --> 00:26:35,818
interest within the

800
00:26:35,818 --> 00:26:37,386
jurisdiction of the city

801
00:26:37,386 --> 00:26:38,654
council. Another period is also

802
00:26:38,654 --> 00:26:39,721
reserved for general comment

803
00:26:39,721 --> 00:26:40,824
later in the meeting for those

804
00:26:40,824 --> 00:26:41,891
that could not be heard at this

805
00:26:41,891 --> 00:26:43,193
time. In public hearing

806
00:26:43,193 --> 00:26:45,295
testimony will only be taken at

807
00:26:45,295 --> 00:26:45,461
the time of the hearing. So

808
00:26:45,461 --> 00:26:47,330
we

809
00:26:47,330 --> 00:26:49,465
ll start first with

810
00:26:49,465 --> 00:26:50,466
Lieutenant Fannny Lapkin.

811
00:26:50,466 --> 00:26:52,466
And then we

812
00:26:52,502 --> 00:26:52,702
ll go to Mandy. I

813
00:26:52,702 --> 00:26:54,300
m

814
00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:54,166
sorry.

815
00:26:54,166 --> 00:26:55,437
I

816
00:26:55,437 --> 00:26:55,705
m sorry. It says lieutenant

817
00:26:55,705 --> 00:26:56,872
here. I

818
00:26:56,872 --> 00:26:58,775
m just reading the

819
00:26:58,775 --> 00:27:00,276
screen. Captain Fanny Lapkin,

820
00:27:00,276 --> 00:27:01,911
everyone knows and everyone can

821
00:27:01,911 --> 00:27:03,911
correct the record.

822
00:27:05,515 --> 00:27:07,917
I respond to all of it. Lanny

823
00:27:07,917 --> 00:27:10,317
Lapkin Captain Lieutenant, um

824
00:27:10,887 --> 00:27:12,822
David, um, this is a, a, a

825
00:27:12,822 --> 00:27:13,956
small token of our appreciation

826
00:27:13,956 --> 00:27:14,257
from the Alley County Sheriff

827
00:27:14,257 --> 00:27:16,257
s

828
00:27:16,693 --> 00:27:18,729
Department. We have a

829
00:27:18,729 --> 00:27:20,960
proclamation for your amazing

830
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:20,263
leadership, mentorship that

831
00:27:20,263 --> 00:27:21,264
you

832
00:27:21,264 --> 00:27:22,899
ve had throughout the city.

833
00:27:22,899 --> 00:27:24,670
I know me being young here on

834
00:27:24,670 --> 00:27:24,538
the with the city, you

835
00:27:24,538 --> 00:27:25,435
ve been

836
00:27:25,435 --> 00:27:27,437
an amazing friend and a great

837
00:27:27,437 --> 00:27:28,771
mentor. Um, in recognition of

838
00:27:28,771 --> 00:27:30,206
your outstanding leadership as

839
00:27:30,206 --> 00:27:31,440
city manager of West Hollywood.

840
00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:32,910
Your partnership over the years

841
00:27:32,910 --> 00:27:34,144
has brought meaningful and

842
00:27:34,144 --> 00:27:35,212
lasting improvement to the

843
00:27:35,212 --> 00:27:36,914
community. On behalf of the men

844
00:27:36,914 --> 00:27:37,147
and women of Los Angeles County

845
00:27:37,147 --> 00:27:37,981
Sheriff

846
00:27:37,981 --> 00:27:38,815
s Department. We

847
00:27:38,815 --> 00:27:40,500
appreciate your commitment to

848
00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:41,218
the community and the role you

849
00:27:41,218 --> 00:27:42,552
have played in keeping West

850
00:27:42,552 --> 00:27:45,388
Hollywood safe. So this is on

851
00:27:45,388 --> 00:27:48,324
behalf of our Sheriff Fluna.

852
00:27:48,324 --> 00:27:50,724
Proclamation. Can I approach

853
00:27:51,795 --> 00:27:52,563
and just take a clerk.

854
00:27:52,563 --> 00:27:53,397
Thank you. We

855
00:27:53,397 --> 00:27:55,797
ll MISS You and

856
00:27:56,900 --> 00:27:58,735
we love you. Thank you.

857
00:27:58,735 --> 00:27:59,369
Next we have Mandy Laughlin

858
00:27:59,369 --> 00:27:59,602
representing Supervisor

859
00:27:59,602 --> 00:28:01,602
Horvath

860
00:28:05,542 --> 00:28:06,710
s office.

861
00:28:06,710 --> 00:28:07,770
Hi, David and Joshua

862
00:28:07,770 --> 00:28:07,745
s gonna

863
00:28:07,745 --> 00:28:07,978
come up with me too. We

864
00:28:07,978 --> 00:28:08,147
re

865
00:28:08,147 --> 00:28:08,713
we

866
00:28:08,713 --> 00:28:10,414
re gonna, we

867
00:28:10,414 --> 00:28:12,414
re gonna speak

868
00:28:12,816 --> 00:28:14,218
together, um, on behalf of

869
00:28:14,218 --> 00:28:16,200
myself as a resident, I want to

870
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:16,653
say thank you for, um, for all

871
00:28:16,653 --> 00:28:17,254
the support that I

872
00:28:17,254 --> 00:28:18,221
ve seen you

873
00:28:18,221 --> 00:28:18,655
give the city while I

874
00:28:18,655 --> 00:28:20,123
ve lived

875
00:28:20,123 --> 00:28:21,925
here and also while I was a

876
00:28:21,925 --> 00:28:23,827
commissioner here, um, your

877
00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:25,290
leadership is a parent and I, I

878
00:28:25,290 --> 00:28:26,564
feel that you bought a a

879
00:28:26,564 --> 00:28:27,698
certain calmness to, um,

880
00:28:27,698 --> 00:28:29,500
operations in the city too that

881
00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:31,335
I know is really well

882
00:28:31,335 --> 00:28:33,371
appreciated and then be on

883
00:28:33,371 --> 00:28:34,772
behalf of um la County, I want

884
00:28:34,772 --> 00:28:36,600
to thank you for your service.

885
00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,275
25 years is a really

886
00:28:38,275 --> 00:28:39,943
long time. And, uh, I know that

887
00:28:39,943 --> 00:28:41,378
you are a big part of what

888
00:28:41,378 --> 00:28:41,979
makes West Hollywood so special

889
00:28:41,979 --> 00:28:43,348
and what

890
00:28:43,348 --> 00:28:44,715
s made West Hollywood

891
00:28:44,715 --> 00:28:45,250
so successful for, for the

892
00:28:45,250 --> 00:28:47,250
tenure that you

893
00:28:47,652 --> 00:28:49,287
ve been here.

894
00:28:49,287 --> 00:28:49,653
Thank you, Mandy, and, uh,

895
00:28:49,653 --> 00:28:50,154
David, I

896
00:28:50,154 --> 00:28:50,325
ll say I

897
00:28:50,325 --> 00:28:50,688
ve I

898
00:28:50,688 --> 00:28:51,622
ve only

899
00:28:51,622 --> 00:28:53,491
been in Wehho for about a

900
00:28:53,491 --> 00:28:54,992
couple of years now, but I

901
00:28:54,992 --> 00:28:56,627
quickly learned just how big

902
00:28:56,627 --> 00:28:58,262
your impact and your legacy has

903
00:28:58,262 --> 00:28:58,595
been here in this city, so it

904
00:28:58,595 --> 00:28:59,931
s

905
00:28:59,931 --> 00:29:01,899
been an honor to get to know

906
00:29:01,899 --> 00:29:02,700
you and on behalf of Assembly

907
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:06,300
Members of birth, thank you for

908
00:29:11,108 --> 00:29:11,338
your many years of service.

909
00:29:11,338 --> 00:29:12,476
We

910
00:29:12,476 --> 00:29:14,612
ll continue with public

911
00:29:14,612 --> 00:29:15,679
comment. I have Kevin Burton,

912
00:29:15,679 --> 00:29:16,780
then followed by Darius

913
00:29:16,780 --> 00:29:19,180
Anderson, followed by Wendy

914
00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:28,693
Goldman.

915
00:29:28,693 --> 00:29:30,610
Good evening, Councilmembers

916
00:29:30,610 --> 00:29:31,829
Kevin Burton, City of West

917
00:29:31,829 --> 00:29:32,930
Hollywood.

918
00:29:32,930 --> 00:29:34,930
I just don

919
00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:37,736
t want to say a few

920
00:29:37,736 --> 00:29:38,270
comments on item f3, which is

921
00:29:38,270 --> 00:29:40,270
the city

922
00:29:40,638 --> 00:29:42,638
s policy on

923
00:29:43,141 --> 00:29:45,541
recognitions and memorials and

924
00:29:46,277 --> 00:29:48,677
that includes plaques and

925
00:29:49,313 --> 00:29:51,713
certification and other honors

926
00:29:51,782 --> 00:29:52,984
um, I represent the West

927
00:29:52,984 --> 00:29:54,984
Hollywood Bicycle Coalition,

928
00:29:55,654 --> 00:29:58,560
and we would like to urge the

929
00:29:58,560 --> 00:29:59,624
city to add another type of

930
00:29:59,624 --> 00:30:01,960
memorial to the array you

931
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,960
already offered to the city,

932
00:30:06,364 --> 00:30:08,766
and that is memorial sign at

933
00:30:08,766 --> 00:30:11,203
locations of traffic deaths due

934
00:30:11,203 --> 00:30:12,938
to crashes. This is done by

935
00:30:12,938 --> 00:30:13,105
several cities around the state.

936
00:30:13,105 --> 00:30:15,105
You

937
00:30:16,274 --> 00:30:18,543
ll see these signs in la

938
00:30:18,543 --> 00:30:19,811
and Pasadena, Pasarobos up

939
00:30:19,811 --> 00:30:21,846
in the Central Coast. Several

940
00:30:21,846 --> 00:30:24,749
other cities, and they serve

941
00:30:24,749 --> 00:30:26,784
two purposes. One is to

942
00:30:26,784 --> 00:30:28,621
memorialize the people who

943
00:30:28,621 --> 00:30:30,622
suffered those tragedies at

944
00:30:30,622 --> 00:30:31,190
those locations and to show

945
00:30:31,190 --> 00:30:32,924
that we don

946
00:30:32,924 --> 00:30:35,324
t forget them. The

947
00:30:35,927 --> 00:30:38,130
second is as a reminder to

948
00:30:38,130 --> 00:30:40,650
drivers to drive carefully.

949
00:30:40,650 --> 00:30:40,398
That people can get killed when

950
00:30:40,398 --> 00:30:42,267
you don

951
00:30:42,267 --> 00:30:43,301
t drive carefully and

952
00:30:43,301 --> 00:30:45,301
in la you

953
00:30:45,804 --> 00:30:48,204
ll see messages very

954
00:30:48,274 --> 00:30:48,840
brief on such signs to that

955
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:49,341
effect, and it

956
00:30:49,341 --> 00:30:51,243
s usually

957
00:30:51,243 --> 00:30:51,710
related to what happened.

958
00:30:51,710 --> 00:30:53,710
So

959
00:30:54,679 --> 00:30:57,820
we hope that you will consider

960
00:30:57,820 --> 00:30:59,851
adding that kind of memorial to

961
00:30:59,851 --> 00:31:01,851
your recognitions program.

962
00:31:02,321 --> 00:31:04,757
And so that the city will make

963
00:31:04,757 --> 00:31:07,426
a statement that those who have

964
00:31:07,426 --> 00:31:08,727
died tragically are not soon

965
00:31:08,727 --> 00:31:09,695
forgotten. Thank you.

966
00:31:09,695 --> 00:31:11,463
You.

967
00:31:11,463 --> 00:31:12,798
Darius Anderson, followed by

968
00:31:12,798 --> 00:31:15,198
Wendy Goldman, followed by

969
00:31:20,773 --> 00:31:22,708
David Eicman.

970
00:31:22,708 --> 00:31:25,108
Esteemed members of West

971
00:31:25,344 --> 00:31:27,846
Hollywood. I wanna talk to you

972
00:31:27,846 --> 00:31:29,548
about b5 um.

973
00:31:29,548 --> 00:31:31,216
Which particularly pertains to

974
00:31:31,216 --> 00:31:32,918
unhoused individuals in West

975
00:31:32,918 --> 00:31:34,620
Hollywood. Uh, myself having

976
00:31:34,620 --> 00:31:36,355
been an unhoused individual in

977
00:31:36,355 --> 00:31:38,458
West Hollywood. I would like to

978
00:31:38,458 --> 00:31:40,660
say that I understand that the

979
00:31:40,660 --> 00:31:43,620
issue is a concern for personal

980
00:31:43,620 --> 00:31:44,196
property in this city, um

981
00:31:44,196 --> 00:31:45,664
I would also like to mention

982
00:31:45,664 --> 00:31:47,660
that the mission of the

983
00:31:47,660 --> 00:31:49,101
Environmental Quality Act is to

984
00:31:49,101 --> 00:31:50,469
preserve the ecology of this

985
00:31:50,469 --> 00:31:51,904
environment. Uh, and the

986
00:31:51,904 --> 00:31:53,906
welfare of the people. It is

987
00:31:53,906 --> 00:31:55,141
the intent of this council to

988
00:31:55,141 --> 00:31:56,242
identify critical thresholds

989
00:31:56,242 --> 00:31:58,711
for the health and safety of

990
00:31:58,711 --> 00:31:59,979
the people of West Hollywood,

991
00:31:59,979 --> 00:32:00,747
uh, we are a community. More

992
00:32:00,747 --> 00:32:01,614
than that, we

993
00:32:01,614 --> 00:32:04,140
re a team. I

994
00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:06,850
believe that the unhoused Bill

995
00:32:06,850 --> 00:32:07,987
of Rights introduced by

996
00:32:07,987 --> 00:32:10,122
Representative Corey Bush in

997
00:32:10,122 --> 00:32:11,690
2021, intended to stop the

998
00:32:11,690 --> 00:32:12,725
criminalization and mandate

999
00:32:12,725 --> 00:32:13,927
federal actions to end

1000
00:32:13,927 --> 00:32:15,662
transience by the end of

1001
00:32:15,662 --> 00:32:17,330
this year. I would remind you

1002
00:32:17,330 --> 00:32:18,498
guys that uh we

1003
00:32:18,498 --> 00:32:20,498
re a community

1004
00:32:21,340 --> 00:32:22,869
and that the unhoused made

1005
00:32:22,869 --> 00:32:24,403
simply need a place to store

1006
00:32:24,403 --> 00:32:27,403
their property during this time

1007
00:32:27,873 --> 00:32:29,800
and that there are um

1008
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,311
organizations out there willing

1009
00:32:31,311 --> 00:32:34,311
to help. Uh, those including

1010
00:32:34,314 --> 00:32:35,648
the bin by the by Chrysalis, um,

1011
00:32:35,648 --> 00:32:37,383
which could be implemented in

1012
00:32:37,383 --> 00:32:39,519
the city to help preserve some

1013
00:32:39,519 --> 00:32:40,860
of the property of the unhoused

1014
00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:41,354
while they

1015
00:32:41,354 --> 00:32:41,554
re here. Um, again,

1016
00:32:41,554 --> 00:32:41,821
that

1017
00:32:41,821 --> 00:32:42,722
s all I

1018
00:32:42,722 --> 00:32:44,423
d like to say.

1019
00:32:44,423 --> 00:32:45,691
Thank you

1020
00:32:45,691 --> 00:32:47,160
Wendy Goldman, followed by

1021
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:50,160
David Eicman, followed by David

1022
00:32:50,397 --> 00:32:52,397
Eckert.

1023
00:32:52,432 --> 00:32:54,334
Good evening, Wendy Goldman,

1024
00:32:54,334 --> 00:32:55,935
City of West Hollywood, on

1025
00:32:55,935 --> 00:32:57,303
behalf of Cynthia Sunset

1026
00:32:57,303 --> 00:32:59,605
Neighborhood Watch. I would

1027
00:32:59,605 --> 00:33:01,207
like to publicly thank

1028
00:33:01,207 --> 00:33:03,607
Genevieve Morell for her

1029
00:33:04,430 --> 00:33:05,979
unending support for us, for

1030
00:33:05,979 --> 00:33:07,814
Sunset Strip, restoration, and

1031
00:33:07,814 --> 00:33:08,982
for her humor during the 15

1032
00:33:08,982 --> 00:33:10,984
years that she has been

1033
00:33:10,984 --> 00:33:13,420
PRESIDENT Of the West Hollywood

1034
00:33:13,420 --> 00:33:15,550
Chamber of Commerce. While we

1035
00:33:15,550 --> 00:33:16,723
have disagreed on occasion. Jen

1036
00:33:16,723 --> 00:33:18,858
has proved to be a woman of

1037
00:33:18,858 --> 00:33:20,159
valor who strives for the best

1038
00:33:20,159 --> 00:33:21,327
in dealing with business

1039
00:33:21,327 --> 00:33:23,130
leaders, community members

1040
00:33:23,130 --> 00:33:25,320
and city council. Her values

1041
00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,334
are top-notch, and I admire the

1042
00:33:27,334 --> 00:33:29,202
way that she has led since the

1043
00:33:29,202 --> 00:33:31,138
pandemic and recovery from the

1044
00:33:31,138 --> 00:33:33,173
tremendous economic loss to our

1045
00:33:33,173 --> 00:33:35,475
local businesses. As the sunset

1046
00:33:35,475 --> 00:33:36,977
strip continues to face

1047
00:33:36,977 --> 00:33:38,977
uncertainty with many

1048
00:33:39,380 --> 00:33:40,881
struggling or closed businesses,

1049
00:33:40,881 --> 00:33:42,550
pedestrian obstructions,

1050
00:33:42,550 --> 00:33:44,718
stalled developments galore and

1051
00:33:44,718 --> 00:33:45,786
a severe lack of green space. I

1052
00:33:45,786 --> 00:33:48,388
trust that the work that

1053
00:33:48,388 --> 00:33:51,224
Genevieve has done will be

1054
00:33:51,224 --> 00:33:51,591
continued by new ceo Len Ladzy

1055
00:33:51,591 --> 00:33:52,526
in the

1056
00:33:52,526 --> 00:33:53,126
same good faith. I

1057
00:33:53,126 --> 00:33:54,461
d also like

1058
00:33:54,461 --> 00:33:54,661
to thank the members of the

1059
00:33:54,661 --> 00:33:56,129
city

1060
00:33:56,129 --> 00:33:57,632
s boards and commissions

1061
00:33:57,632 --> 00:33:59,400
who invest in improving many

1062
00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:00,968
aspects of life in West

1063
00:34:00,968 --> 00:34:03,368
Hollywood in partnership with

1064
00:34:03,537 --> 00:34:04,972
city staff. Your service is so

1065
00:34:04,972 --> 00:34:06,940
appreciated. Happy holidays to

1066
00:34:06,940 --> 00:34:08,642
all and remember to stay aware

1067
00:34:08,642 --> 00:34:10,430
of your surroundings and help

1068
00:34:10,430 --> 00:34:11,411
improve public safety. Thank

1069
00:34:11,411 --> 00:34:12,880
you.

1070
00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:13,714
David Ekeman, followed by David

1071
00:34:13,714 --> 00:34:16,114
Eckert, followed by Scott

1072
00:34:17,318 --> 00:34:19,318
Schmidt.

1073
00:34:19,353 --> 00:34:20,821
Good evening, MADAM Mayer, MR.

1074
00:34:20,821 --> 00:34:23,221
Vice Mayor, Councilmember David

1075
00:34:23,224 --> 00:34:23,624
Eichman, chair of the city

1076
00:34:23,624 --> 00:34:25,159
s

1077
00:34:25,159 --> 00:34:26,660
transportation and mobility

1078
00:34:26,660 --> 00:34:28,929
Commission. I too want to first

1079
00:34:28,929 --> 00:34:30,764
thank David Wilson for his many

1080
00:34:30,764 --> 00:34:31,833
years of service to this

1081
00:34:31,833 --> 00:34:34,335
community, and I want to

1082
00:34:34,335 --> 00:34:36,203
commend the council on its

1083
00:34:36,203 --> 00:34:38,603
wisdom in selecting Jackie

1084
00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:40,241
Rocco as our next city manager.

1085
00:34:40,241 --> 00:34:41,509
Um, she has already served the

1086
00:34:41,509 --> 00:34:42,910
city admirably, and I look

1087
00:34:42,910 --> 00:34:44,311
forward to working with her.

1088
00:34:44,311 --> 00:34:46,311
Congratulations, Jackie.

1089
00:34:46,814 --> 00:34:49,784
On a somber note, um, my heart

1090
00:34:49,784 --> 00:34:52,153
also goes out to the Jewish

1091
00:34:52,153 --> 00:34:53,521
community in Australia. So to

1092
00:34:53,521 --> 00:34:54,322
show what a small world we live

1093
00:34:54,322 --> 00:34:56,240
in

1094
00:34:56,240 --> 00:34:57,525
one of my Dartmouth classmates

1095
00:34:57,525 --> 00:34:59,930
is on the town council in

1096
00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:00,928
Waverley, which is the area

1097
00:35:00,928 --> 00:35:02,697
that includes Bondi Beach. He

1098
00:35:02,697 --> 00:35:05,900
is Jewish. The mayor had asked

1099
00:35:05,900 --> 00:35:07,836
him to go to two events that

1100
00:35:07,836 --> 00:35:09,671
night celebrating Hanukkah. He

1101
00:35:09,671 --> 00:35:11,606
was finishing his speech at the

1102
00:35:11,606 --> 00:35:13,575
first event and about to head

1103
00:35:13,575 --> 00:35:15,760
over to the beach. Um,

1104
00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:16,644
thankfully, he is ok, but as

1105
00:35:16,644 --> 00:35:16,978
you can imagine, he is shocked.

1106
00:35:16,978 --> 00:35:17,979
It

1107
00:35:17,979 --> 00:35:19,947
s a, it

1108
00:35:19,947 --> 00:35:21,582
s a fairly small

1109
00:35:21,582 --> 00:35:23,784
Jewish community in Sydney. Um,

1110
00:35:23,784 --> 00:35:24,510
so everyone there is impacted

1111
00:35:24,510 --> 00:35:25,486
and

1112
00:35:25,486 --> 00:35:28,356
this just shows this can happen

1113
00:35:28,356 --> 00:35:30,892
anywhere. So my charge to

1114
00:35:30,892 --> 00:35:33,194
everyone tonight is if you hear

1115
00:35:33,194 --> 00:35:35,330
someone make an anti-Semitic

1116
00:35:35,330 --> 00:35:36,831
comment. Call it out, please,

1117
00:35:36,831 --> 00:35:37,265
by being silent, you

1118
00:35:37,265 --> 00:35:39,265
re not

1119
00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:41,937
helping. Rid the world of

1120
00:35:41,937 --> 00:35:43,772
anti-Semitism. So with that in

1121
00:35:43,772 --> 00:35:45,741
mind, happy holiday.

1122
00:35:45,741 --> 00:35:46,708
David Eckert, followed by Scott

1123
00:35:46,708 --> 00:35:49,108
Schmidt, followed by Rich

1124
00:35:50,812 --> 00:35:52,347
Magana.

1125
00:35:52,347 --> 00:35:53,815
Good evening, City Council.

1126
00:35:53,815 --> 00:35:55,216
David Eckert, uh, resident of

1127
00:35:55,216 --> 00:35:57,151
West Hollywood. Uh, this is the

1128
00:35:57,151 --> 00:36:00,550
time of the year where I just

1129
00:36:00,550 --> 00:36:01,923
want to uh say I am grateful

1130
00:36:01,923 --> 00:36:03,525
for every single one of you. Uh,

1131
00:36:03,525 --> 00:36:05,927
you are all beacons of lights.

1132
00:36:05,927 --> 00:36:07,829
You have all such great souls.

1133
00:36:07,829 --> 00:36:10,650
You inspire me daily. We might

1134
00:36:10,650 --> 00:36:11,800
disagree at times, but I so

1135
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,201
value each and every one of you.

1136
00:36:13,201 --> 00:36:15,637
You make the world a better

1137
00:36:15,637 --> 00:36:17,706
place, and I hope people

1138
00:36:17,706 --> 00:36:19,308
watching at home realize how

1139
00:36:19,308 --> 00:36:21,176
selfless every one of these

1140
00:36:21,176 --> 00:36:21,510
people are. They represent our

1141
00:36:21,510 --> 00:36:22,711
city.

1142
00:36:22,711 --> 00:36:23,145
This includes everyone at city

1143
00:36:23,145 --> 00:36:24,746
staff that I

1144
00:36:24,746 --> 00:36:25,130
ve ever dealt with,

1145
00:36:25,130 --> 00:36:26,148
um, it

1146
00:36:26,148 --> 00:36:27,649
s time that we all look

1147
00:36:27,649 --> 00:36:28,717
at each other in this world

1148
00:36:28,717 --> 00:36:29,117
with everything that

1149
00:36:29,117 --> 00:36:31,520
s happened

1150
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:31,853
lately, it breaks my heart that

1151
00:36:31,853 --> 00:36:32,988
we as individuals can

1152
00:36:32,988 --> 00:36:34,988
t look at

1153
00:36:35,424 --> 00:36:37,826
people and see the differences

1154
00:36:37,826 --> 00:36:39,428
you do. I so appreciate that.

1155
00:36:39,428 --> 00:36:40,762
David Wilson, I hope that when

1156
00:36:40,762 --> 00:36:41,864
you build a home, you build a

1157
00:36:41,864 --> 00:36:43,365
bigger wall for all the

1158
00:36:43,365 --> 00:36:44,399
accolades that you have

1159
00:36:44,399 --> 00:36:45,534
received, um.

1160
00:36:45,534 --> 00:36:47,202
And again, I just from the

1161
00:36:47,202 --> 00:36:49,638
bottom of my heart, I want to

1162
00:36:49,638 --> 00:36:50,505
say thank you. Um, and for

1163
00:36:50,505 --> 00:36:52,542
something to look forward to

1164
00:36:52,542 --> 00:36:54,110
next year. I would love the the

1165
00:36:54,110 --> 00:36:55,444
lights along Santa Monica

1166
00:36:55,444 --> 00:36:57,279
Boulevard are beautiful. I

1167
00:36:57,279 --> 00:36:58,781
would love for the park to be

1168
00:36:58,781 --> 00:37:01,383
lit up just as well. We get

1169
00:37:01,383 --> 00:37:01,542
people out of the cars. Let

1170
00:37:01,542 --> 00:37:03,542
s

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00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,220
become a community where we

1172
00:37:05,220 --> 00:37:07,550
actually come together and

1173
00:37:07,550 --> 00:37:08,230
celebrate, um, thank you again

1174
00:37:08,230 --> 00:37:09,892
from the bottom of my heart.

1175
00:37:09,892 --> 00:37:11,561
Love you all.

1176
00:37:11,561 --> 00:37:13,295
Scott Schmidt, followed by Rich

1177
00:37:13,295 --> 00:37:16,198
McGonna, followed by Nick Royal.

1178
00:37:16,198 --> 00:37:17,666
Good evening. Scott Schmidt,

1179
00:37:17,666 --> 00:37:19,201
resident of West Hollywood,

1180
00:37:19,201 --> 00:37:20,402
executive director of Emerald

1181
00:37:20,402 --> 00:37:21,437
Village West Hollywood. Uh,

1182
00:37:21,437 --> 00:37:22,971
first, let me thank you, Dave,

1183
00:37:22,971 --> 00:37:24,373
for your service. It was a

1184
00:37:24,373 --> 00:37:26,241
pleasure serving alongside you

1185
00:37:26,241 --> 00:37:27,910
for 91 days as a colleague, and

1186
00:37:27,910 --> 00:37:29,278
the last couple of years, uh,

1187
00:37:29,278 --> 00:37:31,347
working with Emerald Village,

1188
00:37:31,347 --> 00:37:32,715
uh, the staff has been, uh,

1189
00:37:32,715 --> 00:37:33,883
wonderful to work with and also

1190
00:37:33,883 --> 00:37:34,750
to you, Genevieve Moorrell in

1191
00:37:34,750 --> 00:37:37,530
the audience, thank you for

1192
00:37:37,530 --> 00:37:38,954
your service to West Hollywood.

1193
00:37:38,954 --> 00:37:40,522
Uh, if I look forward to

1194
00:37:40,522 --> 00:37:41,560
working with Lynn Lanzey at the

1195
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:42,591
Chamber. I

1196
00:37:42,591 --> 00:37:43,920
ve known him for

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00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:44,828
since

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00:37:44,828 --> 00:37:44,993
the turn of the century and uh

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00:37:44,993 --> 00:37:46,620
i

1200
00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:46,596
m excited about him coming

1201
00:37:46,596 --> 00:37:46,930
here and I think he

1202
00:37:46,930 --> 00:37:48,531
s going to

1203
00:37:48,531 --> 00:37:50,566
be an asset to the city as well.

1204
00:37:50,566 --> 00:37:52,635
And also before I get going, I

1205
00:37:52,635 --> 00:37:54,700
realized just now Lauren and

1206
00:37:54,700 --> 00:37:54,904
and and John Heilman. A year

1207
00:37:54,904 --> 00:37:56,305
from now we will be here

1208
00:37:56,305 --> 00:37:57,907
celebrating your service to

1209
00:37:57,907 --> 00:37:58,807
this city, uh, and honestly

1210
00:37:58,807 --> 00:37:59,709
some o the best public

1211
00:37:59,709 --> 00:38:01,611
servants that West Hollywood

1212
00:38:01,611 --> 00:38:03,146
has known, and I hope maybe we

1213
00:38:03,146 --> 00:38:04,981
take a whole night to celebrate

1214
00:38:04,981 --> 00:38:06,983
them separate from the council

1215
00:38:06,983 --> 00:38:07,217
meeting because, uh, we

1216
00:38:07,217 --> 00:38:08,985
couldn

1217
00:38:08,985 --> 00:38:11,287
t do them justice in

1218
00:38:11,287 --> 00:38:13,220
just the the this part. Uh, now,

1219
00:38:13,220 --> 00:38:14,757
moving on, a year ago, uh, you

1220
00:38:14,757 --> 00:38:16,920
renew you, you gave us a

1221
00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:17,393
contract for Emerald Village,

1222
00:38:17,393 --> 00:38:18,427
uh, to fund through the first

1223
00:38:18,427 --> 00:38:19,429
of the year. I said that I hope

1224
00:38:19,429 --> 00:38:20,597
I could come back and tell you

1225
00:38:20,597 --> 00:38:23,466
that we had improved cannabis

1226
00:38:23,466 --> 00:38:24,467
sales in West Hollywood by 10%

1227
00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:26,736
compared to the statewide

1228
00:38:26,736 --> 00:38:28,404
average. In the third quarter

1229
00:38:28,404 --> 00:38:29,405
of this year from JULY to

1230
00:38:29,405 --> 00:38:31,405
SEPTEMBER.

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00:38:31,441 --> 00:38:34,441
Cannabis sales were up 4.8% in

1232
00:38:36,379 --> 00:38:37,714
West Hollywood, down 5.4%

1233
00:38:37,714 --> 00:38:38,815
statewide compared to where we

1234
00:38:38,815 --> 00:38:40,550
were a year ago. We

1235
00:38:40,550 --> 00:38:42,550
re selling

1236
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,589
$82 more per capita than the

1237
00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:46,790
rest of the state. And

1238
00:38:46,790 --> 00:38:50,293
to do the math, that translates

1239
00:38:50,293 --> 00:38:51,628
to about 3000 or $3 million in

1240
00:38:51,628 --> 00:38:53,296
additional revenue that has

1241
00:38:53,296 --> 00:38:54,999
been generated in the last year,

1242
00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:55,432
um, in the last since I last

1243
00:38:55,432 --> 00:38:56,500
saw you, we

1244
00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:57,968
ve done a lot. We

1245
00:38:57,968 --> 00:38:59,303
crowned a new Queens of Emerald

1246
00:38:59,303 --> 00:39:00,304
Village Paradisa Darling. We

1247
00:39:00,304 --> 00:39:02,539
judged the Amsterdam Coffee

1248
00:39:02,539 --> 00:39:04,975
Shop Awards. We spoke at mj

1249
00:39:04,975 --> 00:39:07,243
BizCon and we hosted the first

1250
00:39:07,243 --> 00:39:08,979
ever Rainbow Royale lgbt after

1251
00:39:08,979 --> 00:39:09,146
hours party at mj BizCon, and

1252
00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:10,130
we

1253
00:39:10,130 --> 00:39:12,116
ve got some great things

1254
00:39:12,116 --> 00:39:13,884
coming up in 2026, including

1255
00:39:13,884 --> 00:39:15,352
thanks to your support,

1256
00:39:15,352 --> 00:39:16,353
FEBRUARY 28th, the

1257
00:39:16,353 --> 00:39:17,454
Cannabis Culture and Change

1258
00:39:17,454 --> 00:39:18,889
Conference in this very

1259
00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:20,757
building. Thank you.

1260
00:39:20,757 --> 00:39:22,692
Rich McGona, followed by Nick

1261
00:39:22,692 --> 00:39:25,920
Royel, followed by Genevieve

1262
00:39:25,162 --> 00:39:26,296
Morrell.

1263
00:39:26,296 --> 00:39:26,496
Greeting council members. My

1264
00:39:26,496 --> 00:39:27,230
name

1265
00:39:27,230 --> 00:39:27,697
s Rich Mganny. I

1266
00:39:27,697 --> 00:39:29,633
m the

1267
00:39:29,633 --> 00:39:29,800
founder of Queer and Cannabis.

1268
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,800
We

1269
00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,402
re an organization focused

1270
00:39:34,805 --> 00:39:36,607
on preserving um the extensive

1271
00:39:36,607 --> 00:39:38,208
lgbtq history specifically

1272
00:39:38,208 --> 00:39:39,510
within the cannabis space. Um,

1273
00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:40,911
as, as Scott mentioned, we are

1274
00:39:40,911 --> 00:39:44,381
partnering up with him for the

1275
00:39:44,381 --> 00:39:46,820
cannabis, um, culture and

1276
00:39:46,820 --> 00:39:47,840
change symposium where we

1277
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:48,619
ll be,

1278
00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:50,221
um, screening the unreleased

1279
00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:52,560
documentary of Join the Club,

1280
00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:54,910
which is a documentary focused

1281
00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:56,126
on the intersection of the lgbt

1282
00:39:56,126 --> 00:39:56,527
community, cannabis and hiv aid

1283
00:39:56,527 --> 00:39:58,395
d s It

1284
00:39:58,395 --> 00:39:59,263
s often an under an

1285
00:39:59,263 --> 00:40:00,230
untold story. It

1286
00:40:00,230 --> 00:40:01,899
s definitely a

1287
00:40:01,899 --> 00:40:03,600
story that, uh, the majority of

1288
00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:05,203
people within my industry know,

1289
00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:06,437
so I just wanted to thank

1290
00:40:06,437 --> 00:40:07,772
everyone here for giving us the

1291
00:40:07,772 --> 00:40:09,974
platform to be able to share

1292
00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:12,209
this story, um, to, to a larger

1293
00:40:12,209 --> 00:40:14,178
population. So thank you very

1294
00:40:14,178 --> 00:40:17,178
much. Nick Royel, followed by

1295
00:40:21,284 --> 00:40:22,654
Gevieve Murrell.

1296
00:40:22,654 --> 00:40:24,689
Hi, Mayor and vice mayor and

1297
00:40:24,689 --> 00:40:24,922
council.

1298
00:40:24,922 --> 00:40:26,922
I don

1299
00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:28,292
t know about any of you,

1300
00:40:28,292 --> 00:40:29,360
but this weekend has been

1301
00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,628
really tough.

1302
00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:32,628
Um

1303
00:40:33,970 --> 00:40:35,970
in many

1304
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,200
areas, um, I teach

1305
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,638
um first year students at

1306
00:40:39,638 --> 00:40:41,638
CalArts English.

1307
00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:44,475
And the incidents at Brown

1308
00:40:44,475 --> 00:40:47,445
shook me. I, I have friends who

1309
00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,845
also teach at Brown.

1310
00:40:51,349 --> 00:40:53,985
On the 2nd night of Hanukkah

1311
00:40:53,985 --> 00:40:56,454
in these moments, I often turn

1312
00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,454
to a rabbi

1313
00:40:59,191 --> 00:41:00,692
by the name of Abraham Joshua

1314
00:41:00,692 --> 00:41:02,930
Heschel.

1315
00:41:02,930 --> 00:41:04,930
Rabbi Heschel

1316
00:41:04,162 --> 00:41:05,630
often

1317
00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:08,990
helps me connect with my heart

1318
00:41:08,990 --> 00:41:09,600
and my soul.

1319
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,200
And gives me the grounding that

1320
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:12,904
I need when my nervous system

1321
00:41:12,904 --> 00:41:13,204
is bumped up.

1322
00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:14,106
When I don

1323
00:41:14,106 --> 00:41:16,506
t quite have a

1324
00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:19,375
language

1325
00:41:19,378 --> 00:41:20,712
for these difficult incongruous

1326
00:41:20,712 --> 00:41:22,680
feelings, right? These feelings

1327
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,215
that are scared and lonely.

1328
00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:25,583
And and tired

1329
00:41:25,583 --> 00:41:27,583
So

1330
00:41:28,850 --> 00:41:30,455
to the city of West Hollywood,

1331
00:41:30,455 --> 00:41:33,692
I share this from Rabbi Hasel

1332
00:41:33,692 --> 00:41:37,128
on the 2nd night of Hanukkah.

1333
00:41:37,128 --> 00:41:39,564
I would say about individuals.

1334
00:41:39,564 --> 00:41:41,564
Uh individual dies

1335
00:41:42,534 --> 00:41:46,134
when they cease to be surprised.

1336
00:41:46,604 --> 00:41:48,473
I am surprised every morning

1337
00:41:48,473 --> 00:41:51,176
when I see the sun

1338
00:41:51,176 --> 00:41:53,176
shine again.

1339
00:41:55,460 --> 00:41:55,280
When I see an act of evil.

1340
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,280
I don

1341
00:41:58,417 --> 00:41:58,650
t accommodate.

1342
00:41:58,650 --> 00:42:00,650
I don

1343
00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:02,821
t accommodate myself to

1344
00:42:02,821 --> 00:42:03,688
the violence that goes on

1345
00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:05,688
everywhere.

1346
00:42:06,659 --> 00:42:09,659
I am still so surprised.

1347
00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,296
That is why I am against it.

1348
00:42:16,401 --> 00:42:17,302
We must learn to be surprised

1349
00:42:17,302 --> 00:42:19,771
City of West Hollywood and

1350
00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:21,673
council

1351
00:42:21,673 --> 00:42:24,110
I am constantly surprised by

1352
00:42:24,110 --> 00:42:25,678
the depths of our love and care.

1353
00:42:25,678 --> 00:42:28,481
MAY we extend that more than

1354
00:42:28,481 --> 00:42:30,683
ever tonight. Thank you.

1355
00:42:30,683 --> 00:42:33,185
Genevieve Moorrell, we are our

1356
00:42:33,185 --> 00:42:35,585
final speaker in Chambers.

1357
00:42:36,155 --> 00:42:37,623
Thank you, Mayor, Vice Mayor,

1358
00:42:37,623 --> 00:42:39,524
councilmembers, Genevieve Morre,

1359
00:42:39,524 --> 00:42:40,925
PRESIDENT And ceo of the West

1360
00:42:40,925 --> 00:42:41,159
Hollywood Chamber for another,

1361
00:42:41,159 --> 00:42:42,962
I don

1362
00:42:42,962 --> 00:42:45,331
t know how many days,

1363
00:42:45,331 --> 00:42:46,899
hours, or seconds. Uh, but

1364
00:42:46,899 --> 00:42:49,899
until JANUARY 12th when Len

1365
00:42:50,202 --> 00:42:50,402
comes in, um, but I, I know you

1366
00:42:50,402 --> 00:42:51,904
haven

1367
00:42:51,904 --> 00:42:53,605
t taken action on it yet,

1368
00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:56,541
but I wanted to thank outgoing

1369
00:42:56,541 --> 00:42:58,677
Mayor Byers for her service was

1370
00:42:58,677 --> 00:43:00,677
stellar, exceptional, and

1371
00:43:01,114 --> 00:43:02,715
welcome, uh, Mayor, uh, the new

1372
00:43:02,715 --> 00:43:03,783
Vice Mayor Heilmann, to be our

1373
00:43:03,783 --> 00:43:05,783
new mayor. Hopefully,

1374
00:43:05,851 --> 00:43:06,152
if you vote on it, I, um, I

1375
00:43:06,152 --> 00:43:08,152
ve

1376
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:09,589
seen, uh, Councilmember

1377
00:43:09,589 --> 00:43:11,624
Heilmann, Vice Mayor Heilmann,

1378
00:43:11,624 --> 00:43:11,890
many times over as mayor, so I

1379
00:43:11,890 --> 00:43:13,525
know you

1380
00:43:13,525 --> 00:43:16,830
ll do a great job. And

1381
00:43:16,830 --> 00:43:19,232
then, um, I also just wanted to

1382
00:43:19,232 --> 00:43:20,800
thank our outgoing city manager

1383
00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:22,702
David Wilson. David, uh, you

1384
00:43:22,702 --> 00:43:24,604
came in on a really tough time.

1385
00:43:24,604 --> 00:43:27,400
It was a tough time for the

1386
00:43:27,400 --> 00:43:30,400
business community as well. Um,

1387
00:43:31,911 --> 00:43:33,980
you, you got through with such,

1388
00:43:33,980 --> 00:43:36,216
um, respectful, stellar, dign

1389
00:43:36,216 --> 00:43:39,216
ity with my emotional craziness

1390
00:43:39,752 --> 00:43:41,387
and how many battles we waged,

1391
00:43:41,387 --> 00:43:43,890
but you took it all in and you

1392
00:43:43,890 --> 00:43:44,957
were just amazing and helping

1393
00:43:44,957 --> 00:43:46,592
us get through all that. Um,

1394
00:43:46,592 --> 00:43:48,592
thank you, Councilmember

1395
00:43:48,828 --> 00:43:49,261
Erickson, uh, for all the years

1396
00:43:49,261 --> 00:43:50,696
and I

1397
00:43:50,696 --> 00:43:52,165
ve known you a very long

1398
00:43:52,165 --> 00:43:54,734
time as well through some of

1399
00:43:54,734 --> 00:43:56,703
that internship you talked

1400
00:43:56,703 --> 00:43:57,370
about and Councilmember Hang as

1401
00:43:57,370 --> 00:43:57,637
the new council, we

1402
00:43:57,637 --> 00:43:58,571
ve just

1403
00:43:58,571 --> 00:44:00,373
started to get to know each

1404
00:44:00,373 --> 00:44:02,108
other, so thank you. Andelember

1405
00:44:02,108 --> 00:44:03,676
Meister, thank you so much.

1406
00:44:03,676 --> 00:44:04,810
Sorry about your eyes. You will

1407
00:44:04,810 --> 00:44:05,278
see later, so there

1408
00:44:05,278 --> 00:44:06,645
s just too

1409
00:44:06,645 --> 00:44:09,583
much to say. And then, of

1410
00:44:09,583 --> 00:44:11,485
course, welcoming Jackie Rocco,

1411
00:44:11,485 --> 00:44:13,353
um, Jackie is just the best

1412
00:44:13,353 --> 00:44:13,620
thing ever. Um, so I just want

1413
00:44:13,620 --> 00:44:14,421
to say it

1414
00:44:14,421 --> 00:44:16,356
s my last meeting and

1415
00:44:16,356 --> 00:44:18,358
I only have 19 seconds left, so

1416
00:44:18,358 --> 00:44:19,459
not a lot of time, but my last

1417
00:44:19,459 --> 00:44:21,161
council meeting here, next

1418
00:44:21,161 --> 00:44:23,629
council meeting, I MAY come in

1419
00:44:23,629 --> 00:44:24,163
JANUARY with our new person,

1420
00:44:24,163 --> 00:44:25,640
but I

1421
00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:26,500
ve created a

1422
00:44:26,500 --> 00:44:28,535
relationships I treasure. Thank

1423
00:44:28,535 --> 00:44:30,537
you so much for 25 years in

1424
00:44:30,537 --> 00:44:31,838
West Hollywood. It

1425
00:44:31,838 --> 00:44:33,774
s been the

1426
00:44:33,774 --> 00:44:34,574
most important moments in my

1427
00:44:34,574 --> 00:44:35,208
life have

1428
00:44:35,208 --> 00:44:36,443
been here, and the

1429
00:44:36,443 --> 00:44:37,944
relationships all treasure

1430
00:44:37,944 --> 00:44:40,944
forever. Thank you so much.

1431
00:44:43,183 --> 00:44:44,785
Thank you

1432
00:44:44,785 --> 00:44:45,920
You got to come back for your

1433
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:47,788
reward, Jen. So I guess we

1434
00:44:47,788 --> 00:44:49,757
ll

1435
00:44:49,757 --> 00:44:50,357
see you in MARCH.

1436
00:44:50,357 --> 00:44:51,258
I don

1437
00:44:51,258 --> 00:44:52,292
t believe we have any

1438
00:44:52,292 --> 00:44:53,727
speakers signed up in Zoom, so

1439
00:44:53,727 --> 00:44:54,610
we can go straight into our

1440
00:44:54,610 --> 00:44:56,610
city manager

1441
00:44:58,899 --> 00:45:00,899
s report.

1442
00:45:02,303 --> 00:45:04,171
Thank you, Mayor, uh, Vice

1443
00:45:04,171 --> 00:45:05,206
Mayor and Counciluncilmembs.

1444
00:45:05,206 --> 00:45:06,807
Thank you, community members

1445
00:45:06,807 --> 00:45:09,576
for your public comment. Um,

1446
00:45:09,576 --> 00:45:10,878
tonight, we only have an update

1447
00:45:10,878 --> 00:45:12,646
from our community safety

1448
00:45:12,646 --> 00:45:14,810
department and our public

1449
00:45:14,810 --> 00:45:14,348
safety partners on the work

1450
00:45:14,348 --> 00:45:15,682
that they

1451
00:45:15,682 --> 00:45:16,416
ve been doing, um,

1452
00:45:16,416 --> 00:45:18,351
and so it

1453
00:45:18,351 --> 00:45:20,287
ll be a very brief,

1454
00:45:20,287 --> 00:45:22,189
maybe 10 minute update um an

1455
00:45:22,189 --> 00:45:23,657
overview of some of our

1456
00:45:23,657 --> 00:45:26,570
community safety projects and

1457
00:46:03,497 --> 00:46:04,732
programs.

1458
00:46:04,732 --> 00:46:06,500
Great, sorry about the delay.

1459
00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:07,468
Um, and good evening, Mayor,

1460
00:46:07,468 --> 00:46:08,200
Vice Mayor and members of the

1461
00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:09,436
city council. I

1462
00:46:09,436 --> 00:46:10,504
m Danny Revis,

1463
00:46:10,504 --> 00:46:12,340
director of Community safety

1464
00:46:12,340 --> 00:46:13,708
for the city. I

1465
00:46:13,708 --> 00:46:15,510
m also joined

1466
00:46:15,510 --> 00:46:17,780
this evening with various

1467
00:46:17,780 --> 00:46:18,612
members of our community safety

1468
00:46:18,612 --> 00:46:20,581
team, our West Hollywood

1469
00:46:20,581 --> 00:46:22,581
sheriff station captain,

1470
00:46:23,450 --> 00:46:25,720
Captain Fannie Lapkin. We have

1471
00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:27,870
our assistant division fire

1472
00:46:27,870 --> 00:46:28,488
chief who serves as our fire

1473
00:46:28,488 --> 00:46:30,458
chief for West Hollywood, Drew

1474
00:46:30,458 --> 00:46:32,894
Smith, and then we have um

1475
00:46:32,894 --> 00:46:34,195
Anita Shandy, our public safety

1476
00:46:34,195 --> 00:46:36,195
manager. We also

1477
00:46:36,664 --> 00:46:38,866
have our general manager of our

1478
00:46:38,866 --> 00:46:40,835
allied security services, which

1479
00:46:40,835 --> 00:46:42,437
provides oversight of our

1480
00:46:42,437 --> 00:46:43,437
security ambassador program,

1481
00:46:43,437 --> 00:46:45,239
and then we have Jessica

1482
00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:47,142
Benitez and Alisa Lopez, who

1483
00:46:47,142 --> 00:46:48,443
are both a code enforcement

1484
00:46:48,443 --> 00:46:50,345
supervisors in our neighborhood

1485
00:46:50,345 --> 00:46:52,280
and businesss Safety division.

1486
00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:53,515
Um, so essentially, the

1487
00:46:53,515 --> 00:46:55,216
community safety department

1488
00:46:55,216 --> 00:46:57,152
does provide public safety

1489
00:46:57,152 --> 00:46:58,553
services to protect life and

1490
00:46:58,553 --> 00:47:00,540
property and to improve the

1491
00:47:00,540 --> 00:47:01,489
quality of life for residents,

1492
00:47:01,489 --> 00:47:03,458
businesses, and visitors in

1493
00:47:03,458 --> 00:47:04,893
West Hollywood. So up on the

1494
00:47:04,893 --> 00:47:05,427
screen is essentially the

1495
00:47:05,427 --> 00:47:07,329
structure and the

1496
00:47:07,329 --> 00:47:09,264
representatives that I just

1497
00:47:09,264 --> 00:47:10,732
explained. Um, this

1498
00:47:10,732 --> 00:47:11,600
presentation is focused on

1499
00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:13,600
measurements that were

1500
00:47:13,702 --> 00:47:15,270
established as a part of the

1501
00:47:15,270 --> 00:47:16,604
department as part of the

1502
00:47:16,604 --> 00:47:16,805
current budget cycle that we

1503
00:47:16,805 --> 00:47:18,805
re

1504
00:47:19,307 --> 00:47:19,493
in, um, and in addition to that,

1505
00:47:19,493 --> 00:47:19,874
you

1506
00:47:19,874 --> 00:47:21,810
ll see

1507
00:47:21,810 --> 00:47:24,210
11 priorities that are outlined

1508
00:47:24,246 --> 00:47:25,547
as well. Again, all of this

1509
00:47:25,547 --> 00:47:26,715
information is directly tied to

1510
00:47:26,715 --> 00:47:27,950
the work plan for the

1511
00:47:27,950 --> 00:47:29,584
department that highlights,

1512
00:47:29,584 --> 00:47:31,584
right, what measurements,

1513
00:47:31,853 --> 00:47:33,421
performance metrics, etc. That

1514
00:47:33,421 --> 00:47:35,924
we are looking to acquire

1515
00:47:35,924 --> 00:47:37,992
throughout the year, as well as

1516
00:47:37,992 --> 00:47:39,940
the priorities that each of the

1517
00:47:39,940 --> 00:47:40,496
functions in the community

1518
00:47:40,496 --> 00:47:42,231
safety department are focused

1519
00:47:42,231 --> 00:47:43,932
on.

1520
00:47:43,932 --> 00:47:46,168
And so for our neighborhood and

1521
00:47:46,168 --> 00:47:47,690
business Safety division, most

1522
00:47:47,690 --> 00:47:48,704
community members are

1523
00:47:48,704 --> 00:47:50,138
accustomed to that being called

1524
00:47:50,138 --> 00:47:52,700
a code compliance, but we did a

1525
00:47:52,700 --> 00:47:54,342
name change of the division,

1526
00:47:54,342 --> 00:47:56,345
maybe about 2, 2.5 years ago as

1527
00:47:56,345 --> 00:47:57,913
a part of that process. And so

1528
00:47:57,913 --> 00:48:00,913
our operations though have not,

1529
00:48:01,951 --> 00:48:03,919
have not changed. And so that

1530
00:48:03,919 --> 00:48:05,554
includes code enforcement that

1531
00:48:05,554 --> 00:48:07,550
provides 7-day services. Our

1532
00:48:07,550 --> 00:48:08,223
business license and permitting

1533
00:48:08,223 --> 00:48:09,758
function, um, serving as the

1534
00:48:09,758 --> 00:48:12,227
liaison to the business license

1535
00:48:12,227 --> 00:48:12,761
commission and it also includes

1536
00:48:12,761 --> 00:48:14,730
oversight

1537
00:48:14,730 --> 00:48:16,990
of our animal care and control

1538
00:48:16,990 --> 00:48:18,534
contract that we have with Los

1539
00:48:18,534 --> 00:48:20,534
Angeles County.

1540
00:48:20,603 --> 00:48:21,537
Ares of focus and you

1541
00:48:21,537 --> 00:48:23,537
ll see in

1542
00:48:23,739 --> 00:48:25,107
parentheses for each of uh of

1543
00:48:25,107 --> 00:48:25,374
these areas of focus, whether

1544
00:48:25,374 --> 00:48:26,410
or not it

1545
00:48:26,410 --> 00:48:27,420
s tied to a

1546
00:48:27,420 --> 00:48:27,242
measurement or whether it

1547
00:48:27,242 --> 00:48:28,777
s

1548
00:48:28,777 --> 00:48:30,279
tied to a priority that I

1549
00:48:30,279 --> 00:48:31,748
mentioned early on. If you see

1550
00:48:31,748 --> 00:48:32,282
the check mark to the box to

1551
00:48:32,282 --> 00:48:33,183
the left, that

1552
00:48:33,183 --> 00:48:34,717
s meaning that

1553
00:48:34,717 --> 00:48:35,985
we are meeting that um and if

1554
00:48:35,985 --> 00:48:38,487
you just see the box without

1555
00:48:38,487 --> 00:48:40,556
the check mark, that means that

1556
00:48:40,556 --> 00:48:41,991
we are working towards that

1557
00:48:41,991 --> 00:48:43,392
goal, or we are, um, you know,

1558
00:48:43,392 --> 00:48:43,622
in progress or or maybe it

1559
00:48:43,622 --> 00:48:44,126
s

1560
00:48:44,126 --> 00:48:44,560
something that we haven

1561
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:46,560
t yet

1562
00:48:46,595 --> 00:48:47,930
got to. So you are seen as a

1563
00:48:47,930 --> 00:48:48,598
part of our measurement in the

1564
00:48:48,598 --> 00:48:50,166
neighborhood and business

1565
00:48:50,166 --> 00:48:52,166
Safety division that

1566
00:48:52,235 --> 00:48:54,300
maintaining respond times is

1567
00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:55,505
being met. Um, we also are

1568
00:48:55,505 --> 00:48:58,274
continuing to look at municipal

1569
00:48:58,274 --> 00:49:00,409
code amendments, you know, we

1570
00:49:00,409 --> 00:49:00,910
recently did I won

1571
00:49:00,910 --> 00:49:02,611
t say too

1572
00:49:02,611 --> 00:49:03,546
recent, but we did make an

1573
00:49:03,546 --> 00:49:04,747
amendment to our vacant

1574
00:49:04,747 --> 00:49:05,281
property ordinance, and I know

1575
00:49:05,281 --> 00:49:05,881
our city council

1576
00:49:05,881 --> 00:49:06,950
s familiar

1577
00:49:06,950 --> 00:49:08,718
with that because obviously we

1578
00:49:08,718 --> 00:49:10,286
brought that item forth and as

1579
00:49:10,286 --> 00:49:13,356
a part of that item, it

1580
00:49:13,356 --> 00:49:15,758
included the ability to issue

1581
00:49:15,758 --> 00:49:17,493
demolition orders as part of

1582
00:49:17,493 --> 00:49:19,162
vacant properties due to calls

1583
00:49:19,162 --> 00:49:20,329
for service, um, and ultimately

1584
00:49:20,329 --> 00:49:21,697
as it relates to an umbrella

1585
00:49:21,697 --> 00:49:22,932
right through our public safety

1586
00:49:22,932 --> 00:49:23,567
agencies. So if our fire

1587
00:49:23,567 --> 00:49:23,767
department, our sheriff

1588
00:49:23,767 --> 00:49:24,668
s

1589
00:49:24,668 --> 00:49:26,200
department, our code

1590
00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:27,504
enforcement folks are receiving

1591
00:49:27,504 --> 00:49:29,406
calls for service, then that

1592
00:49:29,406 --> 00:49:31,107
amendment allows us now to

1593
00:49:31,107 --> 00:49:33,643
exercise the ability to um

1594
00:49:33,643 --> 00:49:36,790
order a property to be

1595
00:49:36,790 --> 00:49:37,547
demolished under that. Policy

1596
00:49:37,547 --> 00:49:39,449
program compliance is currently

1597
00:49:39,449 --> 00:49:41,418
being met. You know, the focus

1598
00:49:41,418 --> 00:49:43,520
in code enforcement in

1599
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:45,550
neighborhood business safety is

1600
00:49:45,550 --> 00:49:46,189
high on vacant properties as

1601
00:49:46,189 --> 00:49:47,124
well as short-term rentals,

1602
00:49:47,124 --> 00:49:48,124
which have been a number of

1603
00:49:48,124 --> 00:49:49,920
items that had come before

1604
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:50,760
council as well.

1605
00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:51,661
Our licensing permitted and

1606
00:49:51,661 --> 00:49:53,630
code enforcement case

1607
00:49:53,630 --> 00:49:53,229
management systems. That

1608
00:49:53,229 --> 00:49:54,530
s

1609
00:49:54,530 --> 00:49:56,930
something that staff continues

1610
00:49:57,834 --> 00:49:59,136
to work with our it division on

1611
00:49:59,136 --> 00:49:59,870
um in terms of making

1612
00:49:59,870 --> 00:50:01,870
improvements, trying to

1613
00:50:02,272 --> 00:50:03,840
streamline processes, but

1614
00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:05,175
ultimately um updating our

1615
00:50:05,175 --> 00:50:08,175
current system from where it

1616
00:50:08,979 --> 00:50:09,980
currently is right now. Um, our

1617
00:50:09,980 --> 00:50:11,748
multi-family proactive

1618
00:50:11,748 --> 00:50:13,316
inspection pilot program is

1619
00:50:13,316 --> 00:50:15,651
something that the council

1620
00:50:15,651 --> 00:50:17,388
provided direction on and there

1621
00:50:17,388 --> 00:50:18,222
has been an update earlier this

1622
00:50:18,222 --> 00:50:19,823
year as a part of the

1623
00:50:19,823 --> 00:50:21,191
semi-annual Community Safety

1624
00:50:21,191 --> 00:50:21,358
Update. And so right now we

1625
00:50:21,358 --> 00:50:23,358
re

1626
00:50:23,727 --> 00:50:25,495
in our 2nd year of that program.

1627
00:50:25,495 --> 00:50:28,432
Um, staff has essentially gone

1628
00:50:28,432 --> 00:50:30,767
through about 50% of a

1629
00:50:30,767 --> 00:50:31,534
multi-family properties in the

1630
00:50:31,534 --> 00:50:33,203
city and we

1631
00:50:33,203 --> 00:50:34,771
re on track to

1632
00:50:34,771 --> 00:50:36,573
completing the four-year cycle.

1633
00:50:36,573 --> 00:50:39,443
So essentially we got another 2

1634
00:50:39,443 --> 00:50:40,477
years to complete the

1635
00:50:40,477 --> 00:50:42,179
multi-family proactive

1636
00:50:42,179 --> 00:50:42,346
inspection pilot program, and

1637
00:50:42,346 --> 00:50:43,380
we

1638
00:50:43,380 --> 00:50:44,915
ll continue to provide

1639
00:50:44,915 --> 00:50:47,117
updates to the city council as

1640
00:50:47,117 --> 00:50:48,451
part of semi-annual updates.

1641
00:50:48,451 --> 00:50:48,719
Major event compliance, you

1642
00:50:48,719 --> 00:50:49,286
know, our

1643
00:50:49,286 --> 00:50:50,787
neighborhood and business

1644
00:50:50,787 --> 00:50:52,957
safety division issues special

1645
00:50:52,957 --> 00:50:54,291
event permits to brick and

1646
00:50:54,291 --> 00:50:54,925
mortar businesses. Obviously

1647
00:50:54,925 --> 00:50:56,293
there are a number of

1648
00:50:56,293 --> 00:50:58,162
businesses that activate during

1649
00:50:58,162 --> 00:50:59,430
Pride and Halloween. And so, um,

1650
00:50:59,430 --> 00:51:00,631
that is what that is

1651
00:51:00,631 --> 00:51:01,832
referencing in addition to

1652
00:51:01,832 --> 00:51:02,366
making sure the business is

1653
00:51:02,366 --> 00:51:03,667
closed when they

1654
00:51:03,667 --> 00:51:05,667
re supposed to,

1655
00:51:05,669 --> 00:51:07,404
that the occupancy levels are

1656
00:51:07,404 --> 00:51:08,540
being maintained and so forth

1657
00:51:08,540 --> 00:51:10,942
and then trying to do their

1658
00:51:10,942 --> 00:51:12,310
very best to address any sort

1659
00:51:12,310 --> 00:51:13,944
of unpermitted street vending

1660
00:51:13,944 --> 00:51:14,211
or other types of activities

1661
00:51:14,211 --> 00:51:16,113
that aren

1662
00:51:16,113 --> 00:51:17,281
t approved. Um, there

1663
00:51:17,281 --> 00:51:17,454
is a box here that you

1664
00:51:17,454 --> 00:51:18,582
re

1665
00:51:18,582 --> 00:51:20,217
seeing on this

1666
00:51:20,217 --> 00:51:22,486
this page here, the update to

1667
00:51:22,486 --> 00:51:23,921
park rules. Um, that is a

1668
00:51:23,921 --> 00:51:24,955
shared responsibility between

1669
00:51:24,955 --> 00:51:26,858
both neighborhood and business

1670
00:51:26,858 --> 00:51:27,659
safety and public safety. It is

1671
00:51:27,659 --> 00:51:28,426
in progress. We

1672
00:51:28,426 --> 00:51:29,827
ve gotten some

1673
00:51:29,827 --> 00:51:30,428
input and feedback from our

1674
00:51:30,428 --> 00:51:31,195
city prosecutor

1675
00:51:31,195 --> 00:51:31,996
s office, and

1676
00:51:31,996 --> 00:51:32,163
then the next step is we

1677
00:51:32,163 --> 00:51:33,664
re

1678
00:51:33,664 --> 00:51:34,765
going to be working with our

1679
00:51:34,765 --> 00:51:36,670
city attorney

1680
00:51:36,670 --> 00:51:37,168
s office, holding

1681
00:51:37,168 --> 00:51:39,360
meetings internally with

1682
00:51:39,360 --> 00:51:40,804
various different departments,

1683
00:51:40,804 --> 00:51:42,907
recreation, public works, right?

1684
00:51:42,907 --> 00:51:44,442
All of the folks that we know

1685
00:51:44,442 --> 00:51:45,977
have input and feedback or are

1686
00:51:45,977 --> 00:51:47,612
going to be directly impacted

1687
00:51:47,612 --> 00:51:48,446
by that. And the idea behind

1688
00:51:48,446 --> 00:51:50,114
this is to

1689
00:51:50,114 --> 00:51:52,160
codify this in our municipal

1690
00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:55,190
code, which it currently is not.

1691
00:51:55,190 --> 00:51:57,522
Our park rules and regulations

1692
00:51:57,522 --> 00:51:58,623
are in place and are adopted by

1693
00:51:58,623 --> 00:51:58,805
resolution, but what we

1694
00:51:58,805 --> 00:52:00,900
re

1695
00:52:00,900 --> 00:52:01,593
looking to do is transfer that

1696
00:52:01,593 --> 00:52:03,280
on over right and codify that

1697
00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:04,620
in the municipal code.

1698
00:52:04,620 --> 00:52:05,397
Um, here

1699
00:52:05,397 --> 00:52:07,899
s a snapshot in terms

1700
00:52:07,899 --> 00:52:10,601
of calls for service. We did

1701
00:52:10,601 --> 00:52:12,670
provide data going back to 2019,

1702
00:52:12,670 --> 00:52:14,238
which is prior to the pandemic.

1703
00:52:14,238 --> 00:52:16,107
It is a little unusual when you

1704
00:52:16,107 --> 00:52:17,608
look at other slides as it

1705
00:52:17,608 --> 00:52:18,900
relates to data, um as you

1706
00:52:18,900 --> 00:52:20,900
ll

1707
00:52:20,445 --> 00:52:21,379
see in 2020 as a result of the

1708
00:52:21,379 --> 00:52:22,130
covid-19 pandemic, you

1709
00:52:22,130 --> 00:52:24,130
ll see

1710
00:52:24,490 --> 00:52:24,243
calls for service a drop, but

1711
00:52:24,243 --> 00:52:25,383
we

1712
00:52:25,383 --> 00:52:27,819
ve seen an increase, and the

1713
00:52:27,819 --> 00:52:30,540
reason for that is our code

1714
00:52:30,540 --> 00:52:31,856
enforcement team actually was

1715
00:52:31,856 --> 00:52:33,791
responding and enforcing

1716
00:52:33,791 --> 00:52:34,726
various health orders adopted

1717
00:52:34,726 --> 00:52:35,928
at the time and

1718
00:52:35,928 --> 00:52:38,430
were quite busy. The folks, as

1719
00:52:38,430 --> 00:52:40,650
we know, were at home and

1720
00:52:40,650 --> 00:52:41,366
teleworking, etc. And so there

1721
00:52:41,366 --> 00:52:43,201
were a lot of noise related

1722
00:52:43,201 --> 00:52:44,736
calls and various calls that

1723
00:52:44,736 --> 00:52:45,170
code enforcement responded to.

1724
00:52:45,170 --> 00:52:47,170
You

1725
00:52:47,705 --> 00:52:49,974
ve seen we had our greatest

1726
00:52:49,974 --> 00:52:52,710
uptick in 2023. Um, but last

1727
00:52:52,710 --> 00:52:53,779
year we seen a slight decrease

1728
00:52:53,779 --> 00:52:54,413
and then this year

1729
00:52:54,413 --> 00:52:54,607
s data, what

1730
00:52:54,607 --> 00:52:56,607
you

1731
00:52:56,782 --> 00:52:59,184
re seeing here to date is

1732
00:52:59,184 --> 00:52:59,885
from actually JANUARY to today.

1733
00:52:59,885 --> 00:53:00,285
Um, so it looks like we

1734
00:53:00,285 --> 00:53:01,887
re

1735
00:53:01,887 --> 00:53:05,690
going to be under where we were

1736
00:53:05,690 --> 00:53:07,726
at for for last calendar year.

1737
00:53:07,726 --> 00:53:09,227
So now as it relates to our

1738
00:53:09,227 --> 00:53:11,130
public safety division and

1739
00:53:11,130 --> 00:53:13,130
community safety department.

1740
00:53:13,532 --> 00:53:14,667
And so this division is small

1741
00:53:14,667 --> 00:53:16,602
but very mighty. It has our

1742
00:53:16,602 --> 00:53:18,237
division manager, emergency

1743
00:53:18,237 --> 00:53:20,390
management coordinator and

1744
00:53:20,390 --> 00:53:21,340
public safety specialists, and

1745
00:53:21,340 --> 00:53:23,575
they really serve as the

1746
00:53:23,575 --> 00:53:24,643
liaison and oversight of our

1747
00:53:24,643 --> 00:53:25,277
contract with the Los Angeles

1748
00:53:25,277 --> 00:53:25,644
County Sheriff

1749
00:53:25,644 --> 00:53:27,545
s Department,

1750
00:53:27,545 --> 00:53:29,115
liaison to La Sanches County

1751
00:53:29,115 --> 00:53:31,500
Fire Department, Oversight and

1752
00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:32,551
contract management to our

1753
00:53:32,551 --> 00:53:34,186
security ambassador program,

1754
00:53:34,186 --> 00:53:35,120
serves as a liaison to the

1755
00:53:35,120 --> 00:53:36,188
public safety commission and

1756
00:53:36,188 --> 00:53:37,222
then emergency

1757
00:53:37,222 --> 00:53:39,222
preparedness both internally

1758
00:53:39,491 --> 00:53:41,193
within the city with city staff,

1759
00:53:41,193 --> 00:53:43,280
as well as out in the community

1760
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:45,630
is their primary focus.

1761
00:53:45,630 --> 00:53:46,980
Um, that includes also

1762
00:53:46,980 --> 00:53:47,900
engagement with the community

1763
00:53:47,900 --> 00:53:49,335
as it relates to liaison and

1764
00:53:49,335 --> 00:53:51,303
and hosting meetings with our

1765
00:53:51,303 --> 00:53:53,239
neighborhood watch groups,

1766
00:53:53,239 --> 00:53:54,406
homeowners Association boards,

1767
00:53:54,406 --> 00:53:56,141
and again providing the

1768
00:53:56,141 --> 00:53:58,110
training that I mentioned Cert,

1769
00:53:58,110 --> 00:54:01,800
which is offered twice a year,

1770
00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:01,847
cpr, aed first aid training, uh,

1771
00:54:01,847 --> 00:54:02,470
community academy training

1772
00:54:02,470 --> 00:54:02,881
that

1773
00:54:02,881 --> 00:54:04,984
s in partnership with the

1774
00:54:04,984 --> 00:54:06,352
West Holly Sheriff Station, our

1775
00:54:06,352 --> 00:54:07,520
public safety awards, of course

1776
00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,388
our national night out, and we

1777
00:54:09,388 --> 00:54:10,690
just recently have an actor

1778
00:54:10,690 --> 00:54:12,258
shooter training as well and

1779
00:54:12,258 --> 00:54:13,459
any sort of public safety town

1780
00:54:13,459 --> 00:54:15,600
hall meetings at the community

1781
00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:16,595
requests or that neighborhood

1782
00:54:16,595 --> 00:54:18,297
watch groups or homeowners

1783
00:54:18,297 --> 00:54:19,598
associations invite us to

1784
00:54:19,598 --> 00:54:21,101
participate in.

1785
00:54:21,101 --> 00:54:23,670
Um, so there are areas of focus

1786
00:54:23,670 --> 00:54:25,605
again tied to measurement and

1787
00:54:25,605 --> 00:54:26,706
priority is ensuring that

1788
00:54:26,706 --> 00:54:28,174
response times with our various

1789
00:54:28,174 --> 00:54:29,675
public safety agencies, so

1790
00:54:29,675 --> 00:54:30,910
security ambassadors, West

1791
00:54:30,910 --> 00:54:32,778
Hollywood Sheriff Station, fire

1792
00:54:32,778 --> 00:54:35,778
department, etc. Are being met.

1793
00:54:36,248 --> 00:54:38,500
Um, and we are meeting that, um,

1794
00:54:38,500 --> 00:54:39,419
providing major event safety,

1795
00:54:39,419 --> 00:54:41,870
including event action plans,

1796
00:54:41,870 --> 00:54:42,855
and so we work with all those

1797
00:54:42,855 --> 00:54:45,580
partners very closely and spent

1798
00:54:45,580 --> 00:54:47,600
a significant amount of time

1799
00:54:47,600 --> 00:54:48,594
ensuring that events and

1800
00:54:48,594 --> 00:54:49,629
prevention of any sort of

1801
00:54:49,629 --> 00:54:51,130
activity, right?

1802
00:54:51,130 --> 00:54:52,365
That is unwanted is is

1803
00:54:52,365 --> 00:54:53,699
addressed and able to be

1804
00:54:53,699 --> 00:54:56,970
responded to, um, and that we

1805
00:54:56,970 --> 00:54:57,604
have a plan for that. Um,

1806
00:54:57,604 --> 00:54:58,872
providing emergency

1807
00:54:58,872 --> 00:54:59,906
preparedness trainings to the

1808
00:54:59,906 --> 00:55:02,742
community. I mentioned some of

1809
00:55:02,742 --> 00:55:04,377
those, sir, um, aed first aid

1810
00:55:04,377 --> 00:55:05,812
training, etc. And of course

1811
00:55:05,812 --> 00:55:05,981
crime and reporting, so that

1812
00:55:05,981 --> 00:55:07,613
s

1813
00:55:07,613 --> 00:55:09,349
working directly with our

1814
00:55:09,349 --> 00:55:10,883
public safety agency partners.

1815
00:55:10,883 --> 00:55:13,180
This is provided on a monthly

1816
00:55:13,180 --> 00:55:14,540
basis to our public safety

1817
00:55:14,540 --> 00:55:15,322
commission and other

1818
00:55:15,322 --> 00:55:17,722
commissions and advisory boards

1819
00:55:17,791 --> 00:55:19,726
and so making sure that that

1820
00:55:19,726 --> 00:55:20,227
data is being provided on a

1821
00:55:20,227 --> 00:55:21,461
monthly

1822
00:55:21,461 --> 00:55:21,828
basis, timely, and that it

1823
00:55:21,828 --> 00:55:21,995
s,

1824
00:55:21,995 --> 00:55:23,330
it

1825
00:55:23,330 --> 00:55:25,310
s easy to follow and easy to

1826
00:55:25,310 --> 00:55:26,633
read and able to identify and

1827
00:55:26,633 --> 00:55:28,501
allow the community to identify

1828
00:55:28,501 --> 00:55:29,935
trends as well. Um, the local

1829
00:55:29,935 --> 00:55:31,105
hazard mitigation plan and

1830
00:55:31,105 --> 00:55:32,139
emergency preparedness training.

1831
00:55:32,139 --> 00:55:32,873
I think that goes without

1832
00:55:32,873 --> 00:55:33,240
saying, but that

1833
00:55:33,240 --> 00:55:35,175
s definitely a

1834
00:55:35,175 --> 00:55:36,643
priority, and all of these are

1835
00:55:36,643 --> 00:55:36,833
currently being met. Um, what

1836
00:55:36,833 --> 00:55:38,612
isn

1837
00:55:38,612 --> 00:55:41,214
t being met at this time,

1838
00:55:41,214 --> 00:55:43,149
and these are all um in

1839
00:55:43,149 --> 00:55:44,517
progress, um, is our unarmed

1840
00:55:44,517 --> 00:55:44,718
alternative programs. Um,

1841
00:55:44,718 --> 00:55:46,850
that

1842
00:55:46,850 --> 00:55:48,355
s relating to our security

1843
00:55:48,355 --> 00:55:49,356
ambassador program and our

1844
00:55:49,356 --> 00:55:50,240
community safety officer

1845
00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:50,424
program. So

1846
00:55:50,424 --> 00:55:51,291
as the council

1847
00:55:51,291 --> 00:55:53,691
s aware, we did

1848
00:55:55,529 --> 00:55:58,529
a request for proposal process.

1849
00:55:58,732 --> 00:55:59,199
We selected vendors at that

1850
00:55:59,199 --> 00:56:00,133
point. We

1851
00:56:00,133 --> 00:56:01,434
ve implemented the

1852
00:56:01,434 --> 00:56:02,569
Security ambassador program,

1853
00:56:02,569 --> 00:56:02,802
but on the community safety

1854
00:56:02,802 --> 00:56:04,504
officer

1855
00:56:04,504 --> 00:56:04,712
s side in that program,

1856
00:56:04,712 --> 00:56:06,507
we

1857
00:56:06,507 --> 00:56:08,175
re still in the works as a

1858
00:56:08,175 --> 00:56:08,393
part of that process and so

1859
00:56:08,393 --> 00:56:09,343
that

1860
00:56:09,343 --> 00:56:10,811
s the reason why that box

1861
00:56:10,811 --> 00:56:12,379
is not checked off. Public

1862
00:56:12,379 --> 00:56:13,380
safety technology is also

1863
00:56:13,380 --> 00:56:15,820
something that has come before

1864
00:56:15,820 --> 00:56:16,750
the city council several times.

1865
00:56:16,750 --> 00:56:18,318
So that relates to our drone as

1866
00:56:18,318 --> 00:56:19,853
first responder program that we

1867
00:56:19,853 --> 00:56:21,288
are currently working with our

1868
00:56:21,288 --> 00:56:23,491
West Hollywood Sheriff Station

1869
00:56:23,491 --> 00:56:24,992
and the department as a whole.

1870
00:56:24,992 --> 00:56:27,428
And so the the latest and

1871
00:56:27,428 --> 00:56:30,798
greatest as it relates to that

1872
00:56:30,798 --> 00:56:33,434
update is that um they are at

1873
00:56:33,434 --> 00:56:36,103
the 9090 percentile rate if you

1874
00:56:36,103 --> 00:56:38,572
will, of 100% of of coming back

1875
00:56:38,572 --> 00:56:41,476
and providing us with a draft

1876
00:56:41,476 --> 00:56:42,844
of what that department policy

1877
00:56:42,844 --> 00:56:44,112
would look like. I know that

1878
00:56:44,112 --> 00:56:45,779
they need to get some input and

1879
00:56:45,779 --> 00:56:47,480
some feedback from the

1880
00:56:47,480 --> 00:56:48,849
bargaining units within the

1881
00:56:48,849 --> 00:56:49,283
department as well. And so, uh,

1882
00:56:49,283 --> 00:56:49,784
hopefully we

1883
00:56:49,784 --> 00:56:51,552
ll be able to

1884
00:56:51,552 --> 00:56:52,987
receive an update um by the end

1885
00:56:52,987 --> 00:56:54,388
of this month in terms of what

1886
00:56:54,388 --> 00:56:56,924
that looks like. And so we are

1887
00:56:56,924 --> 00:56:58,360
eager, of course, to get the

1888
00:56:58,360 --> 00:56:59,994
drone as first responder

1889
00:56:59,994 --> 00:57:01,896
program up and running and so

1890
00:57:01,896 --> 00:57:02,130
as soon as we hear from the

1891
00:57:02,130 --> 00:57:03,131
sheriff

1892
00:57:03,131 --> 00:57:03,331
s department, on where

1893
00:57:03,331 --> 00:57:03,931
they

1894
00:57:03,931 --> 00:57:04,198
re at. And so we

1895
00:57:04,198 --> 00:57:05,666
re

1896
00:57:05,666 --> 00:57:07,401
looking at hopefully the the

1897
00:57:07,401 --> 00:57:09,203
first quarter of next calendar

1898
00:57:09,203 --> 00:57:11,238
year of being able to come back

1899
00:57:11,238 --> 00:57:13,507
with the city council with some

1900
00:57:13,507 --> 00:57:15,750
updates. Um, our emergency

1901
00:57:15,750 --> 00:57:16,177
response plans and

1902
00:57:16,177 --> 00:57:17,245
communication, the sheriffs,

1903
00:57:17,245 --> 00:57:18,680
sorry, our Public Safety

1904
00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:19,714
division, of course, that is a

1905
00:57:19,714 --> 00:57:21,249
priority for them

1906
00:57:21,249 --> 00:57:21,482
working in tangent with our

1907
00:57:21,482 --> 00:57:22,684
sheriff

1908
00:57:22,684 --> 00:57:24,485
s station and our fire

1909
00:57:24,485 --> 00:57:25,586
department as well in terms of

1910
00:57:25,586 --> 00:57:27,586
continually updating that,

1911
00:57:28,550 --> 00:57:29,624
there was a report and update

1912
00:57:29,624 --> 00:57:30,958
that community safety

1913
00:57:30,958 --> 00:57:32,526
department was involved with,

1914
00:57:32,526 --> 00:57:33,895
with communications in all the

1915
00:57:33,895 --> 00:57:35,930
departments and that update, of

1916
00:57:35,930 --> 00:57:38,930
course, was presented to the

1917
00:57:39,934 --> 00:57:41,936
city council this year.

1918
00:57:41,936 --> 00:57:44,336
So our security ambassador

1919
00:57:45,139 --> 00:57:46,340
program is a 24/7 operation

1920
00:57:46,340 --> 00:57:48,900
with the transition that

1921
00:57:48,900 --> 00:57:49,310
occurred in OCTOBER this year.

1922
00:57:49,310 --> 00:57:50,746
Nothing has changed in terms of

1923
00:57:50,746 --> 00:57:52,280
the level of services that have

1924
00:57:52,280 --> 00:57:54,549
been provided aside from the

1925
00:57:54,549 --> 00:57:56,117
change in uniforms. We did a

1926
00:57:56,117 --> 00:57:57,552
rebranding of the kiosk that

1927
00:57:57,552 --> 00:57:58,720
you see out and about. You see

1928
00:57:58,720 --> 00:58:01,720
the number that we have

1929
00:58:03,324 --> 00:58:06,828
highlighted in red as well, the

1930
00:58:06,828 --> 00:58:08,697
323-8486500 number and that

1931
00:58:08,697 --> 00:58:10,866
provides the ability for folks

1932
00:58:10,866 --> 00:58:11,767
to call in and also text. The

1933
00:58:11,767 --> 00:58:14,135
community locations of where

1934
00:58:14,135 --> 00:58:15,804
you see ambassadors has not

1935
00:58:15,804 --> 00:58:17,804
changed either.

1936
00:58:17,973 --> 00:58:20,108
Uh, Ares of focus for them is

1937
00:58:20,108 --> 00:58:21,843
maintaining major event safety

1938
00:58:21,843 --> 00:58:24,445
reporting on a monthly basis,

1939
00:58:24,445 --> 00:58:26,845
ensuring that their ambassadors

1940
00:58:27,820 --> 00:58:27,282
are trained adequately to the

1941
00:58:27,282 --> 00:58:29,510
city

1942
00:58:29,510 --> 00:58:30,218
s expectations, and so all

1943
00:58:30,218 --> 00:58:32,588
of those are currently being

1944
00:58:32,588 --> 00:58:33,922
met. Um, the citywide mailer

1945
00:58:33,922 --> 00:58:34,856
with a magnet. I wanted to

1946
00:58:34,856 --> 00:58:35,323
highlight that because that was

1947
00:58:35,323 --> 00:58:35,791
a request that we

1948
00:58:35,791 --> 00:58:36,992
ve heard not

1949
00:58:36,992 --> 00:58:37,759
only from the city council but

1950
00:58:37,759 --> 00:58:39,194
from the public safety

1951
00:58:39,194 --> 00:58:39,828
commission as well. It is a

1952
00:58:39,828 --> 00:58:41,290
priority and I

1953
00:58:41,290 --> 00:58:42,197
m happy to

1954
00:58:42,197 --> 00:58:44,200
report that the mailer should

1955
00:58:44,200 --> 00:58:45,000
be going out next week, and so

1956
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:46,869
folks would be able

1957
00:58:46,869 --> 00:58:50,138
to replace this new magnet with

1958
00:58:50,138 --> 00:58:53,750
their older magnet that will

1959
00:58:53,750 --> 00:58:53,876
highlight that 323-848-6500

1960
00:58:53,876 --> 00:58:55,410
number.

1961
00:58:55,410 --> 00:58:56,611
Uh, maintaining public safety

1962
00:58:56,611 --> 00:58:58,280
response time for security

1963
00:58:58,280 --> 00:59:00,282
ambassadors. This is still a

1964
00:59:00,282 --> 00:59:02,251
work in progress under our

1965
00:59:02,251 --> 00:59:04,186
current agreement, the Security

1966
00:59:04,186 --> 00:59:06,188
ambassador program is expected

1967
00:59:06,188 --> 00:59:08,490
to respond within 15 minutes,

1968
00:59:08,490 --> 00:59:09,992
so the bulk of those instances

1969
00:59:09,992 --> 00:59:11,493
are being met, but there are

1970
00:59:11,493 --> 00:59:11,960
some instances that we

1971
00:59:11,960 --> 00:59:13,829
re

1972
00:59:13,829 --> 00:59:15,163
finding via text message that

1973
00:59:15,163 --> 00:59:15,397
there is a delay and so we

1974
00:59:15,397 --> 00:59:16,698
re

1975
00:59:16,698 --> 00:59:18,801
continuing to work that with

1976
00:59:18,801 --> 00:59:20,436
our partners and so that is why

1977
00:59:20,436 --> 00:59:22,380
you are not seeing that box

1978
00:59:22,380 --> 00:59:23,639
checked off.

1979
00:59:23,639 --> 00:59:25,374
And now with our Los Angeles

1980
00:59:25,374 --> 00:59:26,909
County Fire Department. We are

1981
00:59:26,909 --> 00:59:28,911
serviced by fire stations 7 and

1982
00:59:28,911 --> 00:59:32,180
8, you know, I want to say on

1983
00:59:32,180 --> 00:59:34,716
the east side of the city,

1984
00:59:34,716 --> 00:59:36,886
obviously for Fire Station 8

1985
00:59:36,886 --> 00:59:38,200
and then Fire Station 7 more

1986
00:59:38,200 --> 00:59:41,324
towards the west side of the

1987
00:59:41,324 --> 00:59:42,525
city. It is 24/7 operations and

1988
00:59:42,525 --> 00:59:44,460
of course our fire department

1989
00:59:44,460 --> 00:59:45,761
partners provide services to

1990
00:59:45,761 --> 00:59:46,996
protect lives, property, and

1991
00:59:46,996 --> 00:59:48,564
the environment. They do

1992
00:59:48,564 --> 00:59:50,399
collaborate with our cities on

1993
00:59:50,399 --> 00:59:53,269
how services program as well

1994
00:59:53,269 --> 00:59:54,671
and are a huge component to our

1995
00:59:54,671 --> 00:59:56,339
major events and the safety and

1996
00:59:56,339 --> 00:59:57,473
our event action plans that we,

1997
00:59:57,473 --> 00:59:57,644
we bring forth. Um, I don

1998
00:59:57,644 --> 00:59:59,644
t

1999
01:00:00,210 --> 01:00:02,145
have a slide as it relates to

2000
01:00:02,145 --> 01:00:03,513
um their calls for service, but

2001
01:00:03,513 --> 01:00:05,548
I will tell you that looking at

2002
01:00:05,548 --> 01:00:09,170
the year to date from this year

2003
01:00:09,170 --> 01:00:12,255
compared to last year, we are

2004
01:00:12,255 --> 01:00:14,900
over a 6600 calls for service.

2005
01:00:14,900 --> 01:00:16,392
The bulk of those calls are

2006
01:00:16,392 --> 01:00:16,993
trending and have always been

2007
01:00:16,993 --> 01:00:18,993
trending towards

2008
01:00:19,620 --> 01:00:19,796
medical-related calls. Um, so

2009
01:00:19,796 --> 01:00:21,364
nothing has changed

2010
01:00:21,364 --> 01:00:21,664
significantly in terms of what,

2011
01:00:21,664 --> 01:00:22,432
what we

2012
01:00:22,432 --> 01:00:22,897
re seeing, what we

2013
01:00:22,897 --> 01:00:23,266
re

2014
01:00:23,266 --> 01:00:25,201
observing.

2015
01:00:25,201 --> 01:00:27,470
And how our firefighters, of

2016
01:00:27,470 --> 01:00:29,470
course, are responding.

2017
01:00:29,506 --> 01:00:30,407
And then we have our, our West

2018
01:00:30,407 --> 01:00:31,575
Hollywood sheriff station.

2019
01:00:31,575 --> 01:00:34,777
These are the last couple of

2020
01:00:34,777 --> 01:00:37,177
slides, of course, the

2021
01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:39,680
operation 24/7. We have

2022
01:00:39,782 --> 01:00:40,917
maintained our three special

2023
01:00:40,917 --> 01:00:42,251
teams. So we have a

2024
01:00:42,251 --> 01:00:43,586
community-oriented policing and

2025
01:00:43,586 --> 01:00:45,956
problem solving team, our cops

2026
01:00:45,956 --> 01:00:47,391
team, they operate Monday

2027
01:00:47,391 --> 01:00:49,359
through Friday, traditionally

2028
01:00:49,359 --> 01:00:50,927
or primarily from, you know, 8

2029
01:00:50,927 --> 01:00:51,361
A.M. To 5 P.M. I know those

2030
01:00:51,361 --> 01:00:52,295
aren

2031
01:00:52,295 --> 01:00:53,330
t their specific hours,

2032
01:00:53,330 --> 01:00:53,830
but more or less that

2033
01:00:53,830 --> 01:00:55,498
s when

2034
01:00:55,498 --> 01:00:57,300
you typically will see our our

2035
01:00:57,300 --> 01:00:58,301
cops team, and then we have our

2036
01:00:58,301 --> 01:01:00,301
entertainment policing

2037
01:01:00,937 --> 01:01:02,806
team deputy, um, deputies, and

2038
01:01:02,806 --> 01:01:04,341
they operate from Wednesday

2039
01:01:04,341 --> 01:01:05,809
through Saturday in the later

2040
01:01:05,809 --> 01:01:08,178
part of the hours, um, you know,

2041
01:01:08,178 --> 01:01:08,679
and get off around 4 A.M. Um

2042
01:01:08,679 --> 01:01:10,113
and we

2043
01:01:10,113 --> 01:01:11,648
ve also maintained our

2044
01:01:11,648 --> 01:01:14,484
mental evaluation team and so

2045
01:01:14,484 --> 01:01:17,200
West Hollywood continues to be

2046
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:18,855
the sole contract city still at

2047
01:01:18,855 --> 01:01:21,250
this time that is maintaining a

2048
01:01:21,250 --> 01:01:22,326
mental evaluation team, um, and,

2049
01:01:22,326 --> 01:01:23,827
and that is as a result of

2050
01:01:23,827 --> 01:01:26,960
their currently being a

2051
01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:27,664
moratorium still in place that

2052
01:01:27,664 --> 01:01:29,399
does not allow contract cities

2053
01:01:29,399 --> 01:01:31,399
to add any

2054
01:01:31,768 --> 01:01:33,536
additional sworn or non-sworn

2055
01:01:33,536 --> 01:01:34,671
personnel to their contracts. I

2056
01:01:34,671 --> 01:01:35,372
know there have been some other

2057
01:01:35,372 --> 01:01:36,673
contract cities that have

2058
01:01:36,673 --> 01:01:38,376
expressed interest, of course,

2059
01:01:38,376 --> 01:01:40,711
of creating their own met unit,

2060
01:01:40,711 --> 01:01:42,480
but we are still the only

2061
01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:44,982
contract city to maintain that.

2062
01:01:44,982 --> 01:01:47,751
Um, and of course the major

2063
01:01:47,751 --> 01:01:49,219
events is a huge component as

2064
01:01:49,219 --> 01:01:50,420
well of our emergency

2065
01:01:50,420 --> 01:01:50,654
operations bureau with our

2066
01:01:50,654 --> 01:01:51,388
sheriff

2067
01:01:51,388 --> 01:01:52,923
s department and our

2068
01:01:52,923 --> 01:01:54,224
station staff as well. They do

2069
01:01:54,224 --> 01:01:55,927
a great job in terms of

2070
01:01:55,927 --> 01:01:57,228
providing input and feedback

2071
01:01:57,228 --> 01:01:58,262
and developing of that event

2072
01:01:58,262 --> 01:01:59,530
action plan.

2073
01:01:59,530 --> 01:01:59,690
Um, areas of focus, you

2074
01:01:59,690 --> 01:02:01,690
re

2075
01:02:01,966 --> 01:02:03,400
seeing, uh, the bulk of these

2076
01:02:03,400 --> 01:02:04,869
measurement and priorities that

2077
01:02:04,869 --> 01:02:07,171
are currently being met. Um,

2078
01:02:07,171 --> 01:02:09,106
you know, with, uh, the

2079
01:02:09,106 --> 01:02:10,641
incident that that did the

2080
01:02:10,641 --> 01:02:13,410
tragic incident that occurred,

2081
01:02:13,478 --> 01:02:14,679
um, in, in Australia, with our

2082
01:02:14,679 --> 01:02:16,380
Jewish community and the

2083
01:02:16,380 --> 01:02:18,182
importance, right, and the

2084
01:02:18,182 --> 01:02:20,251
priority that we provide to our

2085
01:02:20,251 --> 01:02:22,520
community here. We did develop

2086
01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:24,621
a Jewish community safety plan.

2087
01:02:24,621 --> 01:02:27,224
That plan is currently in place.

2088
01:02:27,224 --> 01:02:28,559
Um, and so deputies are, are on

2089
01:02:28,559 --> 01:02:29,159
alert and and prioritizing

2090
01:02:29,159 --> 01:02:30,595
making

2091
01:02:30,595 --> 01:02:32,197
contact with our Jewish faith

2092
01:02:32,197 --> 01:02:33,765
groups here in the city of West

2093
01:02:33,765 --> 01:02:35,400
Hollywood and making sure that

2094
01:02:35,400 --> 01:02:36,567
additional patrols are

2095
01:02:36,567 --> 01:02:38,369
occurring and of course our

2096
01:02:38,369 --> 01:02:39,937
crime prevention plan, ensuring

2097
01:02:39,937 --> 01:02:40,137
that any issues that we

2098
01:02:40,137 --> 01:02:41,706
re

2099
01:02:41,706 --> 01:02:43,441
coming across or identifying or

2100
01:02:43,441 --> 01:02:44,709
seen on a weekly, monthly basis

2101
01:02:44,709 --> 01:02:46,410
are being responded to

2102
01:02:46,410 --> 01:02:49,410
appropriately. So here is our

2103
01:02:50,248 --> 01:02:52,684
Part one crime, which is a huge

2104
01:02:52,684 --> 01:02:54,586
factor in priority within our

2105
01:02:54,586 --> 01:02:56,540
measurement that we decrease

2106
01:02:56,540 --> 01:02:57,321
our Part 1 crime levels, and

2107
01:02:57,321 --> 01:02:59,257
these are, these are the

2108
01:02:59,257 --> 01:03:00,925
serious crimes that

2109
01:03:00,925 --> 01:03:03,325
every police department and

2110
01:03:05,620 --> 01:03:06,598
agency supplies to the fbi on a

2111
01:03:06,598 --> 01:03:09,868
regular basis. And so you can

2112
01:03:09,868 --> 01:03:12,868
see from 2019 on 4th in 2020,

2113
01:03:13,400 --> 01:03:13,972
it took a dip. Um, 2022, we

2114
01:03:13,972 --> 01:03:15,473
definitely seen the highest

2115
01:03:15,473 --> 01:03:16,808
that we

2116
01:03:16,808 --> 01:03:18,810
ve seen and experienced,

2117
01:03:18,810 --> 01:03:20,778
but things that have continued

2118
01:03:20,778 --> 01:03:22,313
to trend downwards. Um, year to

2119
01:03:22,313 --> 01:03:23,815
date that does not include the

2120
01:03:23,815 --> 01:03:24,149
month of DECEMBER, so we

2121
01:03:24,149 --> 01:03:26,149
re

2122
01:03:26,618 --> 01:03:26,818
still one month out, um, but

2123
01:03:26,818 --> 01:03:27,252
that

2124
01:03:27,252 --> 01:03:28,120
s 11 months

2125
01:03:28,120 --> 01:03:28,486
worth, and it

2126
01:03:28,486 --> 01:03:30,388
certainly

2127
01:03:30,388 --> 01:03:30,622
looks like based on the trends

2128
01:03:30,622 --> 01:03:32,190
that we

2129
01:03:32,190 --> 01:03:32,457
ve seen for this year

2130
01:03:32,457 --> 01:03:33,925
that we

2131
01:03:33,925 --> 01:03:35,927
re going to be actually

2132
01:03:35,927 --> 01:03:37,795
under where we were at last

2133
01:03:37,795 --> 01:03:39,130
calendar year. So that is a

2134
01:03:39,130 --> 01:03:40,666
great testament to the great

2135
01:03:40,666 --> 01:03:42,501
work that our sheriff station

2136
01:03:42,501 --> 01:03:43,669
deputies, as well as our

2137
01:03:43,669 --> 01:03:44,670
security ambassadors, our

2138
01:03:44,670 --> 01:03:46,471
community members as well,

2139
01:03:46,471 --> 01:03:48,139
right, that report on

2140
01:03:48,139 --> 01:03:49,541
suspicious activity, etc. And

2141
01:03:49,541 --> 01:03:52,244
so I just wanted to highlight

2142
01:03:52,244 --> 01:03:52,510
that as well. Um, Ares of focus,

2143
01:03:52,510 --> 01:03:53,712
um, you

2144
01:03:53,712 --> 01:03:55,714
re seeing all of these

2145
01:03:55,714 --> 01:03:55,914
boxes are checked off because

2146
01:03:55,914 --> 01:03:57,448
they

2147
01:03:57,448 --> 01:03:58,117
re currently being met, um,

2148
01:03:58,117 --> 01:04:00,117
and that con

2149
01:04:00,418 --> 01:04:01,587
clu de s the presentation and

2150
01:04:01,587 --> 01:04:01,820
updates for community safety,

2151
01:04:01,820 --> 01:04:02,521
and we

2152
01:04:02,521 --> 01:04:03,421
re of course happy to

2153
01:04:03,421 --> 01:04:05,357
answer any questions the

2154
01:04:05,357 --> 01:04:06,758
counsel MAY have.

2155
01:04:06,758 --> 01:04:07,626
Thank you very much. Are there

2156
01:04:07,626 --> 01:04:09,294
any questions from the council

2157
01:04:09,294 --> 01:04:10,295
at this time?

2158
01:04:10,295 --> 01:04:11,620
Councilor Berrickson Councilor

2159
01:04:11,620 --> 01:04:12,463
Councilor Berrickson, thank you

2160
01:04:12,463 --> 01:04:13,999
so much for that report and

2161
01:04:13,999 --> 01:04:14,299
thank you for all the proactive

2162
01:04:14,299 --> 01:04:15,334
work you

2163
01:04:15,334 --> 01:04:18,700
re doing. I had the

2164
01:04:18,700 --> 01:04:19,471
great chance to do a ride along,

2165
01:04:19,471 --> 01:04:20,380
most recently with Gregor right

2166
01:04:20,380 --> 01:04:20,372
there. No, I don

2167
01:04:20,372 --> 01:04:20,539
t know why

2168
01:04:20,539 --> 01:04:21,306
he

2169
01:04:21,306 --> 01:04:22,574
s here. Maybe he wants to

2170
01:04:22,574 --> 01:04:22,908
keep an eye on me, but no, I

2171
01:04:22,908 --> 01:04:24,843
m

2172
01:04:24,843 --> 01:04:27,312
joking. But, um, and I just

2173
01:04:27,312 --> 01:04:30,649
want to say I really want to

2174
01:04:30,649 --> 01:04:33,850
thank the deputies for the

2175
01:04:33,850 --> 01:04:33,486
advanced knowledge and

2176
01:04:33,486 --> 01:04:34,530
attention they

2177
01:04:34,530 --> 01:04:35,254
ve been provided

2178
01:04:35,254 --> 01:04:37,560
to the community. I also

2179
01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:38,524
publicly want to shout out my

2180
01:04:38,524 --> 01:04:40,259
friend over there because I

2181
01:04:40,259 --> 01:04:42,227
have never seen a deputy who

2182
01:04:42,227 --> 01:04:43,829
knows every individual on our

2183
01:04:43,829 --> 01:04:45,164
streets who connects with them

2184
01:04:45,164 --> 01:04:46,431
and who provides care and

2185
01:04:46,431 --> 01:04:47,332
compassion and connects them

2186
01:04:47,332 --> 01:04:47,532
with services, and I know

2187
01:04:47,532 --> 01:04:49,501
that

2188
01:04:49,501 --> 01:04:50,680
s the type of work you all

2189
01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:50,870
promote and I

2190
01:04:50,870 --> 01:04:52,438
m really thankful

2191
01:04:52,438 --> 01:04:54,140
for that personally, especially

2192
01:04:54,140 --> 01:04:56,709
during really trying times in

2193
01:04:56,709 --> 01:04:58,377
terms of the ongoing incidents,

2194
01:04:58,377 --> 01:05:00,212
many of which were eluded here

2195
01:05:00,212 --> 01:05:01,680
today by some of our public

2196
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:03,449
commenters. Have you been

2197
01:05:03,449 --> 01:05:05,183
getting any more calls or have

2198
01:05:05,183 --> 01:05:07,720
you been in direct contacts

2199
01:05:07,720 --> 01:05:08,821
with Temple Kol Ami or other

2200
01:05:08,821 --> 01:05:08,990
individuals to make sure that

2201
01:05:08,990 --> 01:05:09,322
we

2202
01:05:09,322 --> 01:05:10,289
re

2203
01:05:10,289 --> 01:05:11,657
proactively doing everything we

2204
01:05:11,657 --> 01:05:12,658
can. I think I know the answer,

2205
01:05:12,658 --> 01:05:13,226
but just for the public

2206
01:05:13,226 --> 01:05:14,227
certainty, that

2207
01:05:14,227 --> 01:05:14,393
d be great. I

2208
01:05:14,393 --> 01:05:15,661
don

2209
01:05:15,661 --> 01:05:17,129
t remember and maybe the

2210
01:05:17,129 --> 01:05:19,398
mayor does or someone does when

2211
01:05:19,398 --> 01:05:21,467
the next when the Chabad

2212
01:05:21,467 --> 01:05:21,700
lighting is but wanted to make

2213
01:05:21,700 --> 01:05:23,435
sure we

2214
01:05:23,435 --> 01:05:25,472
re in touch with Rabbi

2215
01:05:25,472 --> 01:05:26,105
Morty to make sure that he

2216
01:05:26,105 --> 01:05:26,773
knows because that

2217
01:05:26,773 --> 01:05:28,773
s a very

2218
01:05:28,908 --> 01:05:29,309
highly visible event at the

2219
01:05:29,309 --> 01:05:30,430
location, I won

2220
01:05:30,430 --> 01:05:30,276
t say publicly,

2221
01:05:30,276 --> 01:05:31,770
but it

2222
01:05:31,770 --> 01:05:32,780
s available if people

2223
01:05:32,780 --> 01:05:32,578
want to go look, but I just

2224
01:05:32,578 --> 01:05:32,879
want to make sure we

2225
01:05:32,879 --> 01:05:34,280
re being

2226
01:05:34,280 --> 01:05:36,382
as proactive as we can,

2227
01:05:36,382 --> 01:05:38,382
especially during heightened

2228
01:05:39,852 --> 01:05:40,486
times of hatred and um target

2229
01:05:40,486 --> 01:05:41,787
attacks

2230
01:05:41,787 --> 01:05:42,956
on our communities. Absolutely.

2231
01:05:42,956 --> 01:05:43,957
One of the things I got on

2232
01:05:43,957 --> 01:05:45,759
Director Rivas has mentioned,

2233
01:05:45,759 --> 01:05:47,227
the Jewish safety plan, so on

2234
01:05:47,227 --> 01:05:48,661
the onset of the unfortunate

2235
01:05:48,661 --> 01:05:49,896
tragedy in Australia, we

2236
01:05:49,896 --> 01:05:51,464
implemented that, so our

2237
01:05:51,464 --> 01:05:53,566
deputies increased their patrol

2238
01:05:53,566 --> 01:05:55,368
checks to all of our, um,

2239
01:05:55,368 --> 01:05:56,402
Jewish organizations and our

2240
01:05:56,402 --> 01:05:57,903
schools. As a matter of fact,

2241
01:05:57,903 --> 01:05:58,904
today they were at one of our

2242
01:05:58,904 --> 01:06:00,707
schools, you know, welcoming

2243
01:06:00,707 --> 01:06:02,909
the kids, uh, you know, and the

2244
01:06:02,909 --> 01:06:04,477
rabbis and the parents were

2245
01:06:04,477 --> 01:06:05,412
extremely grateful for to see

2246
01:06:05,412 --> 01:06:05,745
the deputies there, but that

2247
01:06:05,745 --> 01:06:07,745
s

2248
01:06:08,348 --> 01:06:09,215
something a plan that um we

2249
01:06:09,215 --> 01:06:09,382
initiate the minute that

2250
01:06:09,382 --> 01:06:09,749
s

2251
01:06:09,749 --> 01:06:11,417
something

2252
01:06:11,417 --> 01:06:12,752
that happens. So we increase

2253
01:06:12,752 --> 01:06:13,953
our patrol checks. We have

2254
01:06:13,953 --> 01:06:15,200
deputies park in certain

2255
01:06:15,200 --> 01:06:16,722
locations if they need to write

2256
01:06:16,722 --> 01:06:17,658
a report. Um, so that um the

2257
01:06:17,658 --> 01:06:17,814
community feels that they

2258
01:06:17,814 --> 01:06:19,526
re

2259
01:06:19,526 --> 01:06:22,195
safe and there are no threats

2260
01:06:22,195 --> 01:06:23,697
here, you know, in our city or

2261
01:06:23,697 --> 01:06:24,864
um I know that the fbi put

2262
01:06:24,864 --> 01:06:25,264
something else on coming out

2263
01:06:25,264 --> 01:06:26,333
for New Year

2264
01:06:26,333 --> 01:06:27,367
s just, you know,

2265
01:06:27,367 --> 01:06:29,269
have the community be safe,

2266
01:06:29,269 --> 01:06:31,237
that there are no threats in

2267
01:06:31,237 --> 01:06:31,671
our city and also in the

2268
01:06:31,671 --> 01:06:32,500
sheriff

2269
01:06:32,500 --> 01:06:33,706
s department

2270
01:06:33,706 --> 01:06:36,176
jurisdiction. So, but we have

2271
01:06:36,176 --> 01:06:38,111
crime analysts that throughout

2272
01:06:38,111 --> 01:06:39,790
the department that scour the

2273
01:06:39,790 --> 01:06:39,680
internet and all the different

2274
01:06:39,680 --> 01:06:40,747
platforms

2275
01:06:40,747 --> 01:06:40,910
that we have to see if there

2276
01:06:40,910 --> 01:06:42,416
s

2277
01:06:42,416 --> 01:06:42,616
are, there are any threats, and

2278
01:06:42,616 --> 01:06:43,183
that

2279
01:06:43,183 --> 01:06:44,840
s something that we put

2280
01:06:44,840 --> 01:06:44,984
out to our community to

2281
01:06:44,984 --> 01:06:46,119
increase our patrol checks.

2282
01:06:46,119 --> 01:06:47,287
Have we been able, thank you

2283
01:06:47,287 --> 01:06:48,455
very much for that. Have we

2284
01:06:48,455 --> 01:06:49,550
been able to, or I

2285
01:06:49,550 --> 01:06:51,550
m guessing

2286
01:06:51,491 --> 01:06:53,460
we have reached out to all of

2287
01:06:53,460 --> 01:06:54,628
our nightlife um bar,

2288
01:06:54,628 --> 01:06:56,628
restaurant owners, especially

2289
01:06:56,830 --> 01:06:59,166
along the strip to make sure

2290
01:06:59,166 --> 01:06:59,399
that their heart keenly aware

2291
01:06:59,399 --> 01:07:00,334
of what

2292
01:07:00,334 --> 01:07:01,635
s going on, especially

2293
01:07:01,635 --> 01:07:01,901
going to the holidays and the

2294
01:07:01,901 --> 01:07:03,901
New Year

2295
01:07:04,104 --> 01:07:06,504
s. I know sometimes

2296
01:07:07,641 --> 01:07:08,909
our city dips in attendance for

2297
01:07:08,909 --> 01:07:09,109
nightlife activity. Doesn

2298
01:07:09,109 --> 01:07:09,842
t

2299
01:07:09,842 --> 01:07:10,770
feel that way.

2300
01:07:10,770 --> 01:07:12,120
if you

2301
01:07:12,120 --> 01:07:12,880
ve driven down, um, but

2302
01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:14,581
specifically are we in

2303
01:07:14,581 --> 01:07:15,782
proactive touch with them? Are

2304
01:07:15,782 --> 01:07:17,317
they aware that, you know,

2305
01:07:17,317 --> 01:07:18,318
keeping your cameras on and

2306
01:07:18,318 --> 01:07:19,920
everything else so that way we

2307
01:07:19,920 --> 01:07:21,255
can have more eyes on the

2308
01:07:21,255 --> 01:07:22,723
streets, and those are things

2309
01:07:22,723 --> 01:07:23,823
that we communicate with them

2310
01:07:23,823 --> 01:07:25,125
even without any heightened

2311
01:07:25,125 --> 01:07:27,940
threats. So our entertainment

2312
01:07:27,940 --> 01:07:28,763
policing team, they actually

2313
01:07:28,763 --> 01:07:30,310
conduct foot beats and check in

2314
01:07:30,310 --> 01:07:31,432
with management and security

2315
01:07:31,432 --> 01:07:31,665
staff there to see if there

2316
01:07:31,665 --> 01:07:33,401
s

2317
01:07:33,401 --> 01:07:34,735
any issues that they have and

2318
01:07:34,735 --> 01:07:37,135
they, they exchange phone

2319
01:07:37,471 --> 01:07:38,539
numbers, they exchange um

2320
01:07:38,539 --> 01:07:40,700
information, and we do. I mean

2321
01:07:40,700 --> 01:07:41,108
we rely like Danny said, we

2322
01:07:41,108 --> 01:07:41,508
rely on our community, um,

2323
01:07:41,508 --> 01:07:42,900
because we can

2324
01:07:42,900 --> 01:07:43,100
t do it alone,

2325
01:07:43,100 --> 01:07:44,244
so we rely on the business

2326
01:07:44,244 --> 01:07:46,114
owners so if they see any

2327
01:07:46,114 --> 01:07:47,281
trends or if they see any, you

2328
01:07:47,281 --> 01:07:48,116
know, suspicious individuals,

2329
01:07:48,116 --> 01:07:49,951
they, they know that they have

2330
01:07:49,951 --> 01:07:51,152
to call us so that we can flush

2331
01:07:51,152 --> 01:07:51,652
that out, so we can figure out

2332
01:07:51,652 --> 01:07:52,530
whether or not there

2333
01:07:52,530 --> 01:07:52,887
s a threat

2334
01:07:52,887 --> 01:07:53,821
or not. But no, yes, our

2335
01:07:53,821 --> 01:07:55,523
entertainment police and our

2336
01:07:55,523 --> 01:07:57,291
patrol deputies are in constant

2337
01:07:57,291 --> 01:07:57,858
contact with them. Great. And

2338
01:07:57,858 --> 01:07:58,825
the last thing I

2339
01:07:58,825 --> 01:08:00,761
m saying, and

2340
01:08:00,761 --> 01:08:02,296
this is not planned, I

2341
01:08:02,296 --> 01:08:02,530
apologize, but I, um, I

2342
01:08:02,530 --> 01:08:04,530
ve been

2343
01:08:05,233 --> 01:08:07,233
seeing

2344
01:08:08,670 --> 01:08:10,204
an alarming amount of traffic

2345
01:08:10,204 --> 01:08:10,438
collisions on everyone

2346
01:08:10,438 --> 01:08:12,438
s

2347
01:08:13,874 --> 01:08:15,874
favorite street.

2348
01:08:16,777 --> 01:08:17,945
Fountain Avenue, um, alarming

2349
01:08:17,945 --> 01:08:18,245
to the point where even i

2350
01:08:18,245 --> 01:08:20,150
m

2351
01:08:20,150 --> 01:08:20,749
going, what is, what are people

2352
01:08:20,749 --> 01:08:21,683
drinking? It

2353
01:08:21,683 --> 01:08:24,830
s in the water.

2354
01:08:24,352 --> 01:08:26,287
Like I mean I like

2355
01:08:26,287 --> 01:08:27,622
we saw something at 6 in the

2356
01:08:27,622 --> 01:08:29,724
morning on Fountain Avenue and

2357
01:08:29,724 --> 01:08:32,260
I was doing my ride along or

2358
01:08:32,260 --> 01:08:33,661
half of a car was taken out.

2359
01:08:33,661 --> 01:08:33,894
Half of our car, I don

2360
01:08:33,894 --> 01:08:35,894
t know

2361
01:08:35,930 --> 01:08:36,997
what they were doing at 6 A.M.

2362
01:08:36,997 --> 01:08:37,566
But like

2363
01:08:37,566 --> 01:08:38,466
I know I

2364
01:08:38,466 --> 01:08:39,701
ve expressed this to

2365
01:08:39,701 --> 01:08:40,769
you privately, but publicly I

2366
01:08:40,769 --> 01:08:42,904
know people have been reaching

2367
01:08:42,904 --> 01:08:44,906
out to me, but

2368
01:08:44,906 --> 01:08:45,607
are we looking at increasing, I

2369
01:08:45,607 --> 01:08:47,408
know you

2370
01:08:47,408 --> 01:08:48,676
re doing the proactive

2371
01:08:48,676 --> 01:08:50,244
drinking and driving campaign

2372
01:08:50,244 --> 01:08:50,407
as you always do, but I mean,

2373
01:08:50,407 --> 01:08:51,846
I

2374
01:08:51,846 --> 01:08:52,380
m asking you a big question

2375
01:08:52,380 --> 01:08:53,648
here about what

2376
01:08:53,648 --> 01:08:54,950
s going on? How

2377
01:08:54,950 --> 01:08:56,950
can we help?

2378
01:08:56,952 --> 01:08:58,487
Patrol more in that area, but I

2379
01:08:58,487 --> 01:09:00,322
have a lot of residents coming

2380
01:09:00,322 --> 01:09:00,755
up to me going, Look, we

2381
01:09:00,755 --> 01:09:02,257
ve

2382
01:09:02,257 --> 01:09:02,423
lived here for 30 years, and

2383
01:09:02,423 --> 01:09:04,423
it

2384
01:09:04,626 --> 01:09:05,660
s always, you know, bad, but

2385
01:09:05,660 --> 01:09:06,294
like it seems like people are

2386
01:09:06,294 --> 01:09:06,661
like, you know, I

2387
01:09:06,661 --> 01:09:08,630
m not going

2388
01:09:08,630 --> 01:09:09,430
to get in an accident on Santa

2389
01:09:09,430 --> 01:09:09,897
Monica right now. I

2390
01:09:09,897 --> 01:09:11,532
m going to

2391
01:09:11,532 --> 01:09:12,501
drive up to Fountain and do it.

2392
01:09:12,501 --> 01:09:13,736
I mean, it

2393
01:09:13,736 --> 01:09:13,969
s been really wild.

2394
01:09:13,969 --> 01:09:14,836
I don

2395
01:09:14,836 --> 01:09:16,405
t know if my colleagues

2396
01:09:16,405 --> 01:09:17,806
would read. I mean, we all read

2397
01:09:17,806 --> 01:09:18,730
the reports regardless how we

2398
01:09:18,730 --> 01:09:18,273
feel, it

2399
01:09:18,273 --> 01:09:19,341
s, it

2400
01:09:19,341 --> 01:09:20,410
s a, it

2401
01:09:20,410 --> 01:09:22,410
s a lot.

2402
01:09:22,444 --> 01:09:24,145
So I do want to make sure we

2403
01:09:24,145 --> 01:09:24,312
stay higher level because we

2404
01:09:24,312 --> 01:09:26,312
don

2405
01:09:26,347 --> 01:09:28,316
t have any individual

2406
01:09:28,316 --> 01:09:28,917
projects or programs agendas

2407
01:09:28,917 --> 01:09:29,384
for this item. It

2408
01:09:29,384 --> 01:09:31,384
s supposed to

2409
01:09:31,587 --> 01:09:32,221
be a high level overview of

2410
01:09:32,221 --> 01:09:33,422
what the department

2411
01:09:33,422 --> 01:09:34,923
s doing. So

2412
01:09:34,923 --> 01:09:36,224
Fannny can certainly ask answer,

2413
01:09:36,224 --> 01:09:37,859
but I just want to make sure

2414
01:09:37,859 --> 01:09:40,128
that we stay very high level

2415
01:09:40,128 --> 01:09:42,497
and not like focus on

2416
01:09:42,497 --> 01:09:42,665
particular areas or sites. So

2417
01:09:42,665 --> 01:09:44,166
I

2418
01:09:44,166 --> 01:09:44,366
ll rephrase my question for

2419
01:09:44,366 --> 01:09:46,366
David

2420
01:09:46,768 --> 01:09:49,304
s direction as his last

2421
01:09:49,304 --> 01:09:51,407
meeting, jeez Louise, thank you.

2422
01:09:51,407 --> 01:09:51,674
Could you explain why

2423
01:09:51,674 --> 01:09:52,908
everyone

2424
01:09:52,908 --> 01:09:54,343
s losing their minds

2425
01:09:54,343 --> 01:09:55,844
on our streets of the city of

2426
01:09:55,844 --> 01:09:57,379
West Hollywood in the

2427
01:09:57,379 --> 01:09:59,781
last couple of months, um, in a

2428
01:09:59,781 --> 01:10:01,316
very broad, open-ended way. So

2429
01:10:01,316 --> 01:10:02,500
all I could, I can tell you is

2430
01:10:02,500 --> 01:10:03,184
that it doesn

2431
01:10:03,184 --> 01:10:05,584
t matter the date

2432
01:10:05,688 --> 01:10:06,880
or time or it just, it

2433
01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:08,880
s

2434
01:10:08,123 --> 01:10:10,590
inattention, um, drivers are

2435
01:10:10,590 --> 01:10:10,459
not paying attention. It

2436
01:10:10,459 --> 01:10:12,459
s not

2437
01:10:12,461 --> 01:10:12,628
speed has not been a factor.

2438
01:10:12,628 --> 01:10:14,530
It

2439
01:10:14,530 --> 01:10:16,930
s been inattention, failing

2440
01:10:17,933 --> 01:10:19,768
to change lanes, um, not, um,

2441
01:10:19,768 --> 01:10:21,102
looking before turning onto a

2442
01:10:21,102 --> 01:10:23,390
crosswalk. I mean, those have

2443
01:10:23,390 --> 01:10:23,272
been from seeing the reports,

2444
01:10:23,272 --> 01:10:24,340
but it

2445
01:10:24,340 --> 01:10:24,974
s not like you could see

2446
01:10:24,974 --> 01:10:25,942
from the public safe

2447
01:10:25,942 --> 01:10:28,911
ty you know, commission report

2448
01:10:28,911 --> 01:10:32,248
that we sent out. We 61 total

2449
01:10:32,248 --> 01:10:34,648
citations and found, but 88

2450
01:10:34,817 --> 01:10:36,919
overall traffic collision. So I,

2451
01:10:36,919 --> 01:10:38,720
we continue to, um, enforce, we

2452
01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:41,424
continue, we focus on specific

2453
01:10:41,424 --> 01:10:43,126
street, but I, I can give you a

2454
01:10:43,126 --> 01:10:43,960
reason because it does, if I

2455
01:10:43,960 --> 01:10:44,193
could tell you it

2456
01:10:44,193 --> 01:10:45,461
s only

2457
01:10:45,461 --> 01:10:46,796
happening at night, then we can

2458
01:10:46,796 --> 01:10:47,597
focus, but it

2459
01:10:47,597 --> 01:10:48,300
s throughout the

2460
01:10:48,300 --> 01:10:49,640
day and it

2461
01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:49,231
s, and unfortunately

2462
01:10:49,231 --> 01:10:49,431
it

2463
01:10:49,431 --> 01:10:50,366
s, it

2464
01:10:50,366 --> 01:10:50,699
s a lack of attention.

2465
01:10:50,699 --> 01:10:51,734
That

2466
01:10:51,734 --> 01:10:53,269
s the end of the day, it

2467
01:10:53,269 --> 01:10:55,170
s,

2468
01:10:55,170 --> 01:10:56,138
um, um, you know, a card

2469
01:10:56,138 --> 01:10:57,240
traveling and wants to make a

2470
01:10:57,240 --> 01:10:57,540
left and the vehicle behind

2471
01:10:57,540 --> 01:10:58,241
them doesn

2472
01:10:58,241 --> 01:10:58,608
t check. It doesn

2473
01:10:58,608 --> 01:10:59,876
t

2474
01:10:59,876 --> 01:11:01,277
look at the distance. I mean, I

2475
01:11:01,277 --> 01:11:02,779
can go on on those, but, but

2476
01:11:02,779 --> 01:11:03,212
those are, uh, so that, that

2477
01:11:03,212 --> 01:11:04,714
s

2478
01:11:04,714 --> 01:11:06,115
the only trend is the lack of

2479
01:11:06,115 --> 01:11:07,830
attention from our drivers.

2480
01:11:07,830 --> 01:11:07,383
Great. And my last question and

2481
01:11:07,383 --> 01:11:08,117
the mayor

2482
01:11:08,117 --> 01:11:09,510
s going to kill me,

2483
01:11:09,510 --> 01:11:12,688
but because I said, I want to

2484
01:11:12,688 --> 01:11:14,724
be done by 7, but at 7:10.

2485
01:11:14,724 --> 01:11:17,226
Um is having been issuing a lot

2486
01:11:17,226 --> 01:11:18,261
of citations in regards to

2487
01:11:18,261 --> 01:11:18,862
people when they

2488
01:11:18,862 --> 01:11:19,963
re driving,

2489
01:11:19,963 --> 01:11:21,764
touching their phones. Have you

2490
01:11:21,764 --> 01:11:22,832
been noticing an uptick on that

2491
01:11:22,832 --> 01:11:23,500
at all? I don

2492
01:11:23,500 --> 01:11:24,400
t have the answer

2493
01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:25,468
to that, but let me double

2494
01:11:25,468 --> 01:11:25,969
check on that, and I can, I can

2495
01:11:25,969 --> 01:11:26,269
present that. I don

2496
01:11:26,269 --> 01:11:27,360
t have an

2497
01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:28,371
answer. Thank you.

2498
01:11:28,371 --> 01:11:28,838
Thank you. We

2499
01:11:28,838 --> 01:11:29,705
ll go to

2500
01:11:29,705 --> 01:11:30,940
Councilmember Hang. Thank you,

2501
01:11:30,940 --> 01:11:33,243
Mayor. Thank you, Director

2502
01:11:33,243 --> 01:11:34,611
Rivas, for the, uh, very robust

2503
01:11:34,611 --> 01:11:36,460
presentation. I wanted to say

2504
01:11:36,460 --> 01:11:37,180
thank you, um, about 2 or 3

2505
01:11:37,180 --> 01:11:38,214
weeks ago, a lot of the

2506
01:11:38,214 --> 01:11:39,982
businesses in the Rainbow

2507
01:11:39,982 --> 01:11:40,884
District reached out to me.

2508
01:11:40,884 --> 01:11:43,820
They were concerned with crime

2509
01:11:43,820 --> 01:11:45,788
on the streets, with people

2510
01:11:45,788 --> 01:11:47,557
being overserved and

2511
01:11:47,557 --> 01:11:48,458
overintoxicated, causing fights

2512
01:11:48,458 --> 01:11:50,160
in the middle of the street, so

2513
01:11:50,160 --> 01:11:51,728
you, we had a call with

2514
01:11:51,728 --> 01:11:54,164
yourself and the assistant city

2515
01:11:54,164 --> 01:11:55,899
manager, and thank you for uh

2516
01:11:55,899 --> 01:11:57,434
increasing the foot beats. The

2517
01:11:57,434 --> 01:11:57,801
business owners have called me,

2518
01:11:57,801 --> 01:11:59,680
um,

2519
01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:00,870
they have said that they, that

2520
01:12:00,870 --> 01:12:02,705
they have that there are deputy

2521
01:12:02,705 --> 01:12:04,240
sheriffs going into their

2522
01:12:04,240 --> 01:12:05,410
businesses to talk to the

2523
01:12:05,410 --> 01:12:06,900
managers, what

2524
01:12:06,900 --> 01:12:08,112
s going on? Is

2525
01:12:08,112 --> 01:12:09,780
everything ok? Um, so your

2526
01:12:09,780 --> 01:12:10,914
presence is noted on Santa

2527
01:12:10,914 --> 01:12:13,750
Monica Boulevard, so thank you

2528
01:12:13,750 --> 01:12:15,318
so much um for all that and um,

2529
01:12:15,318 --> 01:12:16,753
you know, thank you for keeping

2530
01:12:16,753 --> 01:12:17,721
our community safe. I do

2531
01:12:17,721 --> 01:12:19,689
appreciate seeing the

2532
01:12:19,689 --> 01:12:22,358
statistics that crime is going

2533
01:12:22,358 --> 01:12:23,293
down, and I hope that continues

2534
01:12:23,293 --> 01:12:23,826
and

2535
01:12:23,826 --> 01:12:24,662
thank you. That

2536
01:12:24,662 --> 01:12:26,662
s all

2537
01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:29,640
Councilmember Meister

2538
01:12:30,567 --> 01:12:32,502
Thank you. Um, so in the, in,

2539
01:12:32,502 --> 01:12:33,904
in your report, I didn

2540
01:12:33,904 --> 01:12:35,904
t see

2541
01:12:36,406 --> 01:12:38,742
anything about um the

2542
01:12:38,742 --> 01:12:41,142
communications. We were looking

2543
01:12:41,177 --> 01:12:43,114
at uh in the it was a couple of

2544
01:12:43,114 --> 01:12:46,830
years ago talking about getting

2545
01:12:46,830 --> 01:12:47,985
a communications person, a

2546
01:12:47,985 --> 01:12:50,421
non-sworn for local, for the

2547
01:12:50,421 --> 01:12:52,823
local station. I just wondered,

2548
01:12:52,823 --> 01:12:53,390
uh, what the status was on that.

2549
01:12:53,390 --> 01:12:53,557
Yeah, and i

2550
01:12:53,557 --> 01:12:54,525
ll I

2551
01:12:54,525 --> 01:12:55,926
ll let if

2552
01:12:55,926 --> 01:12:58,195
Captain Lapkin has anything to

2553
01:12:58,195 --> 01:13:00,298
add, um, so the moratorium that

2554
01:13:00,298 --> 01:13:01,132
I mentioned that the sheriff

2555
01:13:01,132 --> 01:13:02,733
s

2556
01:13:02,733 --> 01:13:04,235
department has been exercising

2557
01:13:04,235 --> 01:13:06,437
with all the contract cities,

2558
01:13:06,437 --> 01:13:08,500
right, us included, prevents us

2559
01:13:08,500 --> 01:13:08,973
from adding any non-sworn. So

2560
01:13:08,973 --> 01:13:10,407
originally when we did bring

2561
01:13:10,407 --> 01:13:11,375
this to council, the thought

2562
01:13:11,375 --> 01:13:13,777
was that we were going to be

2563
01:13:13,777 --> 01:13:15,679
able to bring on a pio of some

2564
01:13:15,679 --> 01:13:18,649
sort, right, or a community

2565
01:13:18,649 --> 01:13:20,840
liaison that would be a

2566
01:13:20,840 --> 01:13:20,284
non-sworn position and that

2567
01:13:20,284 --> 01:13:21,819
s

2568
01:13:21,819 --> 01:13:23,200
just not something, you know,

2569
01:13:23,200 --> 01:13:23,254
with our discussions with the

2570
01:13:23,254 --> 01:13:23,787
sheriff

2571
01:13:23,787 --> 01:13:23,988
s department that

2572
01:13:23,988 --> 01:13:24,388
they

2573
01:13:24,388 --> 01:13:25,122
re that they

2574
01:13:25,122 --> 01:13:26,557
re able to

2575
01:13:26,557 --> 01:13:29,660
provide us at this time, um,

2576
01:13:29,660 --> 01:13:31,328
let alone, you know, a sworn

2577
01:13:31,328 --> 01:13:31,562
deputy as well. And so right

2578
01:13:31,562 --> 01:13:33,197
now we

2579
01:13:33,197 --> 01:13:35,166
re at a standstill. We

2580
01:13:35,166 --> 01:13:37,902
did have a law enforcement

2581
01:13:37,902 --> 01:13:40,571
technician which is a non-sworn

2582
01:13:40,571 --> 01:13:42,173
position, um, assisting with

2583
01:13:42,173 --> 01:13:43,674
that effort along with our

2584
01:13:43,674 --> 01:13:44,542
sergeant of one of our special

2585
01:13:44,542 --> 01:13:45,409
teams. That wasn

2586
01:13:45,409 --> 01:13:46,744
t the primary

2587
01:13:46,744 --> 01:13:48,946
function, of course, but it was

2588
01:13:48,946 --> 01:13:50,714
just a kind of assist, get some

2589
01:13:50,714 --> 01:13:51,815
information out on social media,

2590
01:13:51,815 --> 01:13:52,717
be a little more present on

2591
01:13:52,717 --> 01:13:54,152
social media.

2592
01:13:54,152 --> 01:13:56,254
Being able to send out Nixel

2593
01:13:56,254 --> 01:13:57,121
alerts, etc. Right, in a timely

2594
01:13:57,121 --> 01:13:57,689
manner and so I

2595
01:13:57,689 --> 01:13:59,230
ve been trying

2596
01:13:59,230 --> 01:14:00,291
to work that through the best

2597
01:14:00,291 --> 01:14:00,792
that we can in terms of working

2598
01:14:00,792 --> 01:14:01,526
with the sheriff

2599
01:14:01,526 --> 01:14:02,160
s station, but

2600
01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:02,760
of course we don

2601
01:14:02,760 --> 01:14:04,161
t want to take

2602
01:14:04,161 --> 01:14:05,663
away or pull from their, their

2603
01:14:05,663 --> 01:14:05,829
primary duties as well. And so

2604
01:14:05,829 --> 01:14:06,300
it

2605
01:14:06,300 --> 01:14:07,640
s, it

2606
01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:07,664
s, it

2607
01:14:07,664 --> 01:14:09,200
s really been

2608
01:14:09,200 --> 01:14:11,200
juggling in terms of doing that,

2609
01:14:11,200 --> 01:14:12,370
but in terms of hiring a

2610
01:14:12,370 --> 01:14:12,771
dedicated person. The reason

2611
01:14:12,771 --> 01:14:13,371
why we haven

2612
01:14:13,371 --> 01:14:14,973
t been able to do

2613
01:14:14,973 --> 01:14:17,375
that is because the moratorium

2614
01:14:17,375 --> 01:14:18,576
in place. Ok, so since we ended

2615
01:14:18,576 --> 01:14:20,611
up paying for it anyway, maybe

2616
01:14:20,611 --> 01:14:23,714
there is something we can do in

2617
01:14:23,714 --> 01:14:23,948
the new year where our staff

2618
01:14:23,948 --> 01:14:24,615
and I

2619
01:14:24,615 --> 01:14:26,830
m not sure if that would

2620
01:14:26,830 --> 01:14:27,986
be communications or public

2621
01:14:27,986 --> 01:14:28,854
safety can take on some of the

2622
01:14:28,854 --> 01:14:29,488
that role if it

2623
01:14:29,488 --> 01:14:29,721
s, if it

2624
01:14:29,721 --> 01:14:31,389
s

2625
01:14:31,389 --> 01:14:32,457
appropriate. Um

2626
01:14:32,457 --> 01:14:32,891
because, you know, we

2627
01:14:32,891 --> 01:14:33,480
re we

2628
01:14:33,480 --> 01:14:34,826
re

2629
01:14:34,826 --> 01:14:38,229
paying for it and we would be

2630
01:14:38,229 --> 01:14:40,331
paying for it anyway if that if

2631
01:14:40,331 --> 01:14:41,265
that staff person was, was

2632
01:14:41,265 --> 01:14:41,966
there at the sheriff

2633
01:14:41,966 --> 01:14:43,401
s station,

2634
01:14:43,401 --> 01:14:44,268
so whether we pay for it with

2635
01:14:44,268 --> 01:14:46,268
the

2636
01:14:46,271 --> 01:14:48,840
there or we have a non, uh, you

2637
01:14:48,840 --> 01:14:50,742
know, a civilian person here

2638
01:14:50,742 --> 01:14:51,243
working in uh at, you know, at

2639
01:14:51,243 --> 01:14:51,777
the city, that

2640
01:14:51,777 --> 01:14:53,178
s something to

2641
01:14:53,178 --> 01:14:55,460
think about. Um, the other

2642
01:14:55,460 --> 01:14:56,514
thing I wanted to bring up is

2643
01:14:56,514 --> 01:14:56,676
that we know that there

2644
01:14:56,676 --> 01:14:58,676
s

2645
01:14:58,883 --> 01:15:01,286
always an uptick of crime

2646
01:15:01,286 --> 01:15:03,550
during the holidays. Uh, so I

2647
01:15:03,550 --> 01:15:03,522
just wanted to mention that and

2648
01:15:03,522 --> 01:15:04,323
make sure that we

2649
01:15:04,323 --> 01:15:06,323
re

2650
01:15:06,592 --> 01:15:09,940
doing whatever we need to do

2651
01:15:09,940 --> 01:15:09,595
So we do just to, um, we have a

2652
01:15:09,595 --> 01:15:10,495
holiday car that

2653
01:15:10,495 --> 01:15:12,895
s going to be

2654
01:15:13,365 --> 01:15:15,200
focused on, on patrolling

2655
01:15:15,200 --> 01:15:15,934
during business hours on, on

2656
01:15:15,934 --> 01:15:17,369
the major business

2657
01:15:17,369 --> 01:15:19,700
thoroughfares. So that holiday

2658
01:15:19,700 --> 01:15:20,339
car is going to be um a

2659
01:15:20,339 --> 01:15:20,673
vigilant and parking lots

2660
01:15:20,673 --> 01:15:21,173
because that

2661
01:15:21,173 --> 01:15:22,575
s what we see

2662
01:15:22,575 --> 01:15:24,760
unfortunately we see the

2663
01:15:24,760 --> 01:15:25,544
vehicle that you know, the

2664
01:15:25,544 --> 01:15:27,880
vehicle thefts, um, the thefts

2665
01:15:27,880 --> 01:15:29,681
of, of proper of property

2666
01:15:29,681 --> 01:15:30,916
packages, that kind of stuff in

2667
01:15:30,916 --> 01:15:31,890
the vehicles because they

2668
01:15:31,890 --> 01:15:32,350
re

2669
01:15:32,350 --> 01:15:33,585
visible and their vehicles, and

2670
01:15:33,585 --> 01:15:34,753
those are the things that these

2671
01:15:34,753 --> 01:15:36,121
deputies are going to be trying

2672
01:15:36,121 --> 01:15:37,189
to address when they see

2673
01:15:37,189 --> 01:15:38,457
individuals, um,

2674
01:15:38,457 --> 01:15:40,590
leading packages that are

2675
01:15:40,590 --> 01:15:42,528
visible in their in their

2676
01:15:42,528 --> 01:15:44,597
backseat of their vehicles or

2677
01:15:44,597 --> 01:15:46,699
people that go shopping, drop

2678
01:15:46,699 --> 01:15:47,700
all their, their packages and,

2679
01:15:47,700 --> 01:15:49,401
and, um, in the trunk of the

2680
01:15:49,401 --> 01:15:51,469
car, people are constantly

2681
01:15:51,469 --> 01:15:51,870
watching. So if if we recommend

2682
01:15:51,870 --> 01:15:53,138
that you don

2683
01:15:53,138 --> 01:15:54,640
t do that, and if

2684
01:15:54,640 --> 01:15:56,108
you do move your vehicle so

2685
01:15:56,108 --> 01:15:58,144
nobody sees where you parked,

2686
01:15:58,144 --> 01:15:59,945
but again, parking is, is, uh,

2687
01:15:59,945 --> 01:16:02,448
uh, an issue, but we are

2688
01:16:02,448 --> 01:16:03,516
focusing on the major major

2689
01:16:03,516 --> 01:16:03,816
businesses and we

2690
01:16:03,816 --> 01:16:04,450
re, we

2691
01:16:04,450 --> 01:16:05,651
re, um,

2692
01:16:05,651 --> 01:16:06,351
the, the holiday car is going

2693
01:16:06,351 --> 01:16:07,152
to be working during the

2694
01:16:07,152 --> 01:16:07,386
business hours.

2695
01:16:07,386 --> 01:16:07,753
What we

2696
01:16:07,753 --> 01:16:08,654
ve, what I

2697
01:16:08,654 --> 01:16:10,654
ve seen in

2698
01:16:12,959 --> 01:16:15,940
the past is an uptick of

2699
01:16:15,940 --> 01:16:16,562
residential burglaries. So in

2700
01:16:16,562 --> 01:16:18,264
the past during the holiday

2701
01:16:18,264 --> 01:16:20,266
season, so it would be great if

2702
01:16:20,266 --> 01:16:22,267
we had increased visibility of

2703
01:16:22,267 --> 01:16:24,437
patrol cars in our residential

2704
01:16:24,437 --> 01:16:24,603
areas.

2705
01:16:24,603 --> 01:16:25,437
I

2706
01:16:25,437 --> 01:16:27,390
ll go back to Councilmemberur

2707
01:16:27,390 --> 01:16:29,390
Hang

2708
01:16:29,609 --> 01:16:32,609
Thank you, Mayor. Um, Director

2709
01:16:33,880 --> 01:16:35,347
Revas, uh,

2710
01:16:35,347 --> 01:16:35,682
obviously our community

2711
01:16:35,682 --> 01:16:36,849
anti-Semitism

2712
01:16:36,849 --> 01:16:39,249
s on the rise

2713
01:16:39,685 --> 01:16:41,685
everywhere. When

2714
01:16:42,355 --> 01:16:43,622
will the city reevaluate the

2715
01:16:43,622 --> 01:16:43,823
Jewish safety plan because

2716
01:16:43,823 --> 01:16:44,890
there

2717
01:16:44,890 --> 01:16:46,492
s other organizations

2718
01:16:46,492 --> 01:16:47,394
other than koame. We have Jindi

2719
01:16:47,394 --> 01:16:47,627
imamorists, that

2720
01:16:47,627 --> 01:16:49,396
s an

2721
01:16:49,396 --> 01:16:50,797
elementary school here, um, so

2722
01:16:50,797 --> 01:16:52,966
that, you know, it, it, it is

2723
01:16:52,966 --> 01:16:53,800
pretty scary out there, um, do

2724
01:16:53,800 --> 01:16:54,300
we know when we

2725
01:16:54,300 --> 01:16:56,300
re going to

2726
01:16:56,503 --> 01:16:57,870
revisit that plan, maybe update

2727
01:16:57,870 --> 01:16:58,938
it to um

2728
01:16:58,938 --> 01:16:59,572
to further protect our

2729
01:16:59,572 --> 01:17:00,720
community members. We

2730
01:17:00,720 --> 01:17:00,439
d look at

2731
01:17:00,439 --> 01:17:00,740
updating, I

2732
01:17:00,740 --> 01:17:00,973
m sorry, I

2733
01:17:00,973 --> 01:17:01,340
m gonna

2734
01:17:01,340 --> 01:17:02,308
add, I

2735
01:17:02,308 --> 01:17:03,743
m gonna add to this

2736
01:17:03,743 --> 01:17:04,276
because we update it every year.

2737
01:17:04,276 --> 01:17:04,878
So JANUARY, it

2738
01:17:04,878 --> 01:17:06,878
s something that

2739
01:17:07,114 --> 01:17:08,615
as a matter of fact, I spoke to

2740
01:17:08,615 --> 01:17:08,882
the sergeant um earlier today

2741
01:17:08,882 --> 01:17:09,482
that that

2742
01:17:09,482 --> 01:17:10,617
s something that we

2743
01:17:10,617 --> 01:17:11,618
look at every year. We contact

2744
01:17:11,618 --> 01:17:12,619
every organization, make sure

2745
01:17:12,619 --> 01:17:13,786
that the contacts are still the

2746
01:17:13,786 --> 01:17:14,921
same. Make sure that the emails

2747
01:17:14,921 --> 01:17:16,522
are still the same, so every

2748
01:17:16,522 --> 01:17:18,791
year is something that that we

2749
01:17:18,791 --> 01:17:20,326
update. We update the dates of

2750
01:17:20,326 --> 01:17:22,262
the holidays so that when the

2751
01:17:22,262 --> 01:17:23,330
deputies have to look at that

2752
01:17:23,330 --> 01:17:24,865
um Jewish plan. They have all

2753
01:17:24,865 --> 01:17:25,499
the, the most current

2754
01:17:25,499 --> 01:17:25,832
information. So it

2755
01:17:25,832 --> 01:17:26,660
s something

2756
01:17:26,660 --> 01:17:26,967
that we

2757
01:17:26,967 --> 01:17:27,634
ll have to update.

2758
01:17:27,634 --> 01:17:27,968
Thank you. And so I

2759
01:17:27,968 --> 01:17:28,149
m, I

2760
01:17:28,149 --> 01:17:29,970
m

2761
01:17:29,970 --> 01:17:31,371
hoping there will be a

2762
01:17:31,371 --> 01:17:31,671
continued presence, not just

2763
01:17:31,671 --> 01:17:32,972
when there

2764
01:17:32,972 --> 01:17:33,840
s a high holy days

2765
01:17:33,840 --> 01:17:35,875
of obligation. No, absolutely.

2766
01:17:35,875 --> 01:17:37,875
Thank you.

2767
01:17:38,811 --> 01:17:40,800
Vice Mayor Heilman. Yeah, I

2768
01:17:40,800 --> 01:17:41,648
want to echo Councilmember

2769
01:17:41,648 --> 01:17:43,917
Hangs, thank you for all of

2770
01:17:43,917 --> 01:17:45,886
your work, all year long. I

2771
01:17:45,886 --> 01:17:48,988
just hope that you will be able

2772
01:17:48,988 --> 01:17:51,424
to give us an update at some

2773
01:17:51,424 --> 01:17:54,360
point on the status of the

2774
01:17:54,360 --> 01:17:56,596
drones and the security cameras.

2775
01:17:56,596 --> 01:17:57,831
So, um, when you have that

2776
01:17:57,831 --> 01:17:58,832
information, if you can provide

2777
01:17:58,832 --> 01:18:00,834
that to the council, it would

2778
01:18:00,834 --> 01:18:01,902
be really useful. Thank you.

2779
01:18:01,902 --> 01:18:02,803
We do have comments from a

2780
01:18:02,803 --> 01:18:03,103
member of the public, David

2781
01:18:03,103 --> 01:18:03,670
Eckert. I

2782
01:18:03,670 --> 01:18:06,670
ll bring you to the

2783
01:18:07,874 --> 01:18:09,242
mic.

2784
01:18:09,242 --> 01:18:11,378
Good evening, David Ecker once

2785
01:18:11,378 --> 01:18:13,847
again. Uh, just a comment on

2786
01:18:13,847 --> 01:18:15,216
the security ambassadors, just

2787
01:18:15,216 --> 01:18:17,585
a comment and maybe a

2788
01:18:17,585 --> 01:18:18,719
suggestion for for their safety,

2789
01:18:18,719 --> 01:18:20,988
for the ambassadors and for the

2790
01:18:20,988 --> 01:18:22,690
public. I was wondering if the

2791
01:18:22,690 --> 01:18:25,892
kiosk won, it gets dark very

2792
01:18:25,892 --> 01:18:27,160
early, and many of these kiosks,

2793
01:18:27,160 --> 01:18:28,395
the poor, ambassadors are

2794
01:18:28,395 --> 01:18:28,795
standing in the dark. You can

2795
01:18:28,795 --> 01:18:29,663
t

2796
01:18:29,663 --> 01:18:29,827
see them whatsoever. I don

2797
01:18:29,827 --> 01:18:30,163
t

2798
01:18:30,163 --> 01:18:30,530
know if there

2799
01:18:30,530 --> 01:18:32,800
s a way we can

2800
01:18:32,800 --> 01:18:34,802
get some light to them. Also,

2801
01:18:34,802 --> 01:18:36,537
if the vinyls on those kiosks

2802
01:18:36,537 --> 01:18:37,871
could be changed over to

2803
01:18:37,871 --> 01:18:38,506
reflective vinyl that you can

2804
01:18:38,506 --> 01:18:38,806
actually read the numbers at

2805
01:18:38,806 --> 01:18:40,806
night

2806
01:18:40,875 --> 01:18:42,376
Might be a little helpful for

2807
01:18:42,376 --> 01:18:43,110
the community. Um and then with

2808
01:18:43,110 --> 01:18:43,272
the Jewish community, I don

2809
01:18:43,272 --> 01:18:44,711
t

2810
01:18:44,711 --> 01:18:47,114
know if any of those kiosks can

2811
01:18:47,114 --> 01:18:49,984
be moved in front of the

2812
01:18:49,984 --> 01:18:51,986
synagogues and things as a uh

2813
01:18:51,986 --> 01:18:53,454
you know, proactive measure

2814
01:18:53,454 --> 01:18:56,657
just for safety and concerns at

2815
01:18:56,657 --> 01:18:59,570
this time. Thank you.

2816
01:18:59,930 --> 01:19:00,828
Thank you, Councilor Meister.

2817
01:19:00,828 --> 01:19:00,989
I, I appreciate, uh, David

2818
01:19:00,989 --> 01:19:02,329
s

2819
01:19:02,329 --> 01:19:04,465
comments, but I can tell you

2820
01:19:04,465 --> 01:19:06,266
that for example, Mammonides, I

2821
01:19:06,266 --> 01:19:06,666
did see a patrol car there this

2822
01:19:06,666 --> 01:19:07,368
morning. I don

2823
01:19:07,368 --> 01:19:08,803
t know if it was

2824
01:19:08,803 --> 01:19:09,300
the sheriff or lapd since

2825
01:19:09,300 --> 01:19:10,838
they

2826
01:19:10,838 --> 01:19:12,507
re in both cities, but

2827
01:19:12,507 --> 01:19:14,642
they have security. They, a lot

2828
01:19:14,642 --> 01:19:16,110
of the places do have their own

2829
01:19:16,110 --> 01:19:17,645
security as well, that should

2830
01:19:17,645 --> 01:19:20,481
be working, you know, in

2831
01:19:20,481 --> 01:19:22,383
conjunction with you, um, and,

2832
01:19:22,383 --> 01:19:24,783
and Hemanides their security

2833
01:19:26,521 --> 01:19:29,900
has has uh guns, so

2834
01:19:29,900 --> 01:19:30,458
thank you. I wanna comment

2835
01:19:30,458 --> 01:19:31,559
response. Ok, thank you. Um,

2836
01:19:31,559 --> 01:19:34,362
thank you so much for this

2837
01:19:34,362 --> 01:19:35,730
update. I know this is part of

2838
01:19:35,730 --> 01:19:37,198
what the city manager had

2839
01:19:37,198 --> 01:19:38,332
brought forward as part of

2840
01:19:38,332 --> 01:19:39,567
regularly scheduled department

2841
01:19:39,567 --> 01:19:42,300
updates, but can you remind us

2842
01:19:42,300 --> 01:19:43,171
of when the next regularly

2843
01:19:43,171 --> 01:19:44,472
scheduled community safety

2844
01:19:44,472 --> 01:19:45,140
update will also take place.

2845
01:19:45,140 --> 01:19:46,141
Absolutely, Mayor. It

2846
01:19:46,141 --> 01:19:47,508
ll be the

2847
01:19:47,508 --> 01:19:48,443
first meeting in FEBRUARY. I

2848
01:19:48,443 --> 01:19:48,676
have to look at the calendar,

2849
01:19:48,676 --> 01:19:49,410
but we

2850
01:19:49,410 --> 01:19:50,845
re definitely shooting

2851
01:19:50,845 --> 01:19:52,947
for that. And, and the reason

2852
01:19:52,947 --> 01:19:55,316
why is because we want to give

2853
01:19:55,316 --> 01:19:56,417
our public safety agencies

2854
01:19:56,417 --> 01:19:57,510
enough time to close out the

2855
01:19:57,510 --> 01:19:58,953
end of the year with

2856
01:19:58,953 --> 01:20:00,550
the statistics, etc. And so we

2857
01:20:00,550 --> 01:20:01,790
will be presenting the next

2858
01:20:01,790 --> 01:20:03,625
semi-annual and having updates

2859
01:20:03,625 --> 01:20:04,559
and responses to the comments

2860
01:20:04,559 --> 01:20:05,460
made. Terrific. So the

2861
01:20:05,460 --> 01:20:06,728
community can look forward to

2862
01:20:06,728 --> 01:20:08,630
FEBRUARY 2nd, I think, is that

2863
01:20:08,630 --> 01:20:09,131
first meeting in FEBRUARY. I

2864
01:20:09,131 --> 01:20:10,631
know last year it took place

2865
01:20:10,631 --> 01:20:12,500
the same night that I was sworn

2866
01:20:12,500 --> 01:20:13,340
in as mayor on top of the fires

2867
01:20:13,340 --> 01:20:13,568
happening, so there

2868
01:20:13,568 --> 01:20:15,300
s a lot

2869
01:20:15,300 --> 01:20:16,604
going on that night, but

2870
01:20:16,604 --> 01:20:17,906
looking forward to that more

2871
01:20:17,906 --> 01:20:19,741
full update taking place and

2872
01:20:19,741 --> 01:20:21,900
thank you all so much for a

2873
01:20:21,900 --> 01:20:22,844
really tremendous year of work,

2874
01:20:22,844 --> 01:20:23,879
and it was council we get the

2875
01:20:23,879 --> 01:20:24,946
regular updates and what I

2876
01:20:24,946 --> 01:20:26,946
m

2877
01:20:27,480 --> 01:20:28,216
really moved by is these

2878
01:20:28,216 --> 01:20:29,784
incidents happen, the robber

2879
01:20:29,784 --> 01:20:31,520
ies burglaries, but we see the

2880
01:20:31,520 --> 01:20:32,320
follow through and that your

2881
01:20:32,320 --> 01:20:33,588
detectives are truly doing the

2882
01:20:33,588 --> 01:20:34,757
work, finding these people,

2883
01:20:34,757 --> 01:20:36,625
apprehending them, putting them

2884
01:20:36,625 --> 01:20:38,660
through the process, so that

2885
01:20:38,660 --> 01:20:40,629
has given me real strength that

2886
01:20:40,629 --> 01:20:42,264
this is working with

2887
01:20:42,264 --> 01:20:42,497
unfortunate incidents happen

2888
01:20:42,497 --> 01:20:43,465
and we

2889
01:20:43,465 --> 01:20:44,800
re on the downside of

2890
01:20:44,800 --> 01:20:46,401
that happening, but that the

2891
01:20:46,401 --> 01:20:47,702
work all the way through is

2892
01:20:47,702 --> 01:20:48,837
really there and so I just want

2893
01:20:48,837 --> 01:20:49,904
to really give kudos to the

2894
01:20:49,904 --> 01:20:50,138
detectives at the la Sheriff

2895
01:20:50,138 --> 01:20:51,272
s

2896
01:20:51,272 --> 01:20:52,174
Department, but also the fire

2897
01:20:52,174 --> 01:20:52,775
department for what a

2898
01:20:52,775 --> 01:20:53,142
tremendous year you

2899
01:20:53,142 --> 01:20:55,142
ve all

2900
01:20:56,445 --> 01:20:57,179
taken on, and we know in many

2901
01:20:57,179 --> 01:20:57,546
ways the winds are still to

2902
01:20:57,546 --> 01:20:59,248
come

2903
01:20:59,248 --> 01:21:00,382
and for this region. So just

2904
01:21:00,382 --> 01:21:01,416
again thank you so much for all

2905
01:21:01,416 --> 01:21:02,350
the diligent and hard work you

2906
01:21:02,350 --> 01:21:04,453
do on behalf of this community.

2907
01:21:04,453 --> 01:21:06,454
We appreciate you so much.

2908
01:21:06,454 --> 01:21:07,656
Ok. With that, I think that

2909
01:21:07,656 --> 01:21:07,923
concludes our city manager

2910
01:21:07,923 --> 01:21:09,558
s

2911
01:21:09,558 --> 01:21:10,993
reports. Um, we will go to the

2912
01:21:10,993 --> 01:21:12,261
fiscal impact on the consent

2913
01:21:12,261 --> 01:21:12,429
calendar and during this time

2914
01:21:12,429 --> 01:21:13,729
I

2915
01:21:13,729 --> 01:21:14,863
ll also make sure our city

2916
01:21:14,863 --> 01:21:15,998
attorney has a chance to read

2917
01:21:15,998 --> 01:21:17,833
those terms of the contract

2918
01:21:17,833 --> 01:21:19,833
into the record.

2919
01:21:19,935 --> 01:21:22,871
City clerk will go to you first.

2920
01:21:22,871 --> 01:21:24,390
Ok, thank you, Mayor. The

2921
01:21:24,390 --> 01:21:24,272
fiscal impact on tonight

2922
01:21:24,272 --> 01:21:26,208
s

2923
01:21:26,208 --> 01:21:28,608
consent calendar with the

2924
01:21:33,916 --> 01:21:37,516
addition of items f1, f2, and

2925
01:21:40,889 --> 01:21:42,889
f3 is $17,329,755 in

2926
01:21:44,920 --> 01:21:46,492
expenditures, $0 in revenue and

2927
01:21:46,796 --> 01:21:48,640
$0 in waived fees. Terrific.

2928
01:21:48,640 --> 01:21:50,166
Thank you. Um, with approval of

2929
01:21:50,166 --> 01:21:51,467
the agenda, item f1 was also

2930
01:21:51,467 --> 01:21:53,350
moved to the consent calendar,

2931
01:21:53,350 --> 01:21:54,704
which would include appointment

2932
01:21:54,704 --> 01:21:56,572
of city manager and adoption of

2933
01:21:56,572 --> 01:21:58,240
a um employment agreement for

2934
01:21:58,240 --> 01:21:58,641
the new city manager upon city

2935
01:21:58,641 --> 01:22:00,641
manager Wilson

2936
01:22:01,760 --> 01:22:02,178
s retirement. So

2937
01:22:02,178 --> 01:22:03,413
before you vote on it, I just

2938
01:22:03,413 --> 01:22:04,814
have to read the terms of the

2939
01:22:04,814 --> 01:22:06,282
agreement into the record. The

2940
01:22:06,282 --> 01:22:08,682
agreement would take take

2941
01:22:08,818 --> 01:22:10,319
effect JANUARY 8th, 2026.

2942
01:22:10,319 --> 01:22:12,221
Um, the term would be for 24

2943
01:22:12,221 --> 01:22:13,623
months with a renewal of 12

2944
01:22:13,623 --> 01:22:15,591
months beginning available on

2945
01:22:15,591 --> 01:22:17,991
JANUARY 8th, 2028. Uh, the

2946
01:22:20,630 --> 01:22:21,631
salary would be $368,500 with

2947
01:22:21,631 --> 01:22:22,799
cost of living increase

2948
01:22:22,799 --> 01:22:24,834
provided annually and a

2949
01:22:24,834 --> 01:22:26,169
discretionary 5% annual

2950
01:22:26,169 --> 01:22:28,700
increase. There will be no

2951
01:22:28,700 --> 01:22:29,539
change to the Calpers terms

2952
01:22:29,539 --> 01:22:31,307
because MS. Rocco is a

2953
01:22:31,307 --> 01:22:32,608
long-term city employee. Same

2954
01:22:32,608 --> 01:22:33,843
with the benefits vacation and

2955
01:22:33,843 --> 01:22:35,244
sick leave, except for an

2956
01:22:35,244 --> 01:22:36,913
additional city manager life

2957
01:22:36,913 --> 01:22:37,280
insurance policy. The Deferred

2958
01:22:37,280 --> 01:22:38,715
Compens

2959
01:22:38,715 --> 01:22:40,550
ation will be 3% of the base

2960
01:22:40,550 --> 01:22:42,619
salary. Um, auto and business

2961
01:22:42,619 --> 01:22:43,920
expense reimbursement, $250 a

2962
01:22:43,920 --> 01:22:45,388
month, which is no change for

2963
01:22:45,388 --> 01:22:47,323
the current employment. Cell

2964
01:22:47,323 --> 01:22:49,723
phone allowance, $100 a month.

2965
01:22:49,959 --> 01:22:52,194
Also no change and a severance

2966
01:22:52,194 --> 01:22:54,290
of 6 months, and those would be

2967
01:22:54,290 --> 01:22:55,650
the terms of the employment

2968
01:22:55,650 --> 01:22:56,567
agreement if you approve it on

2969
01:22:56,567 --> 01:22:58,340
consent, and we have a motion

2970
01:22:58,340 --> 01:23:01,634
and a second to adopt the

2971
01:23:04,400 --> 01:23:06,400
consent calendar.

2972
01:23:06,709 --> 01:23:09,709
And the consent calendar passes

2973
01:23:10,380 --> 01:23:11,882
50, noting the no vote of

2974
01:23:11,882 --> 01:23:13,917
Councilmember Meister on item

2975
01:23:13,917 --> 01:23:15,786
b7. Thank you. And an official

2976
01:23:15,786 --> 01:23:18,186
congratulations to Jackie Rocco.

2977
01:23:34,938 --> 01:23:36,807
We will go to item c1, the

2978
01:23:36,807 --> 01:23:38,709
first of two public hearings.

2979
01:23:38,709 --> 01:23:40,143
These are public hearings

2980
01:23:40,143 --> 01:23:40,343
brought on urgency ordinance,

2981
01:23:40,343 --> 01:23:42,343
so we

2982
01:23:42,446 --> 01:23:43,980
ll have the first reading

2983
01:23:43,980 --> 01:23:45,515
and as vice mayor always

2984
01:23:45,515 --> 01:23:47,184
reminds us these are things the

2985
01:23:47,184 --> 01:23:47,518
state is basically making us do,

2986
01:23:47,518 --> 01:23:48,952
so we don

2987
01:23:48,952 --> 01:23:50,387
t need too much or

2988
01:23:50,387 --> 01:23:51,755
any presentation at all, maybe

2989
01:23:51,755 --> 01:23:51,922
just a quick sentence of what

2990
01:23:51,922 --> 01:23:52,990
we

2991
01:23:52,990 --> 01:23:53,390
re doing here in that regard,

2992
01:23:53,390 --> 01:23:54,791
but I

2993
01:23:54,791 --> 01:23:56,600
ll officially open the

2994
01:23:56,600 --> 01:23:56,960
public hearing, c1 urgency

2995
01:23:56,960 --> 01:23:58,562
ordinance, and first reading of

2996
01:23:58,562 --> 01:24:00,664
an ordinance adopting the

2997
01:24:00,664 --> 01:24:01,431
reference titles 26, 27, 28, 29,

2998
01:24:01,431 --> 01:24:03,400
30, 3

2999
01:24:03,400 --> 01:24:04,468
1 and 33 of the Los Angeles

3000
01:24:04,468 --> 01:24:06,304
County Municipal code

3001
01:24:06,304 --> 01:24:08,304
incorporating the California

3002
01:24:08,706 --> 01:24:10,174
State Building Code standards,

3003
01:24:10,174 --> 01:24:12,276
or any disclosures from

3004
01:24:12,276 --> 01:24:13,644
councilmembs? No? Ok. City

3005
01:24:13,644 --> 01:24:15,412
clerk, how was this hearing

3006
01:24:15,412 --> 01:24:16,380
noticed as required by law.

3007
01:24:16,380 --> 01:24:17,140
We have our staff

3008
01:24:17,140 --> 01:24:17,247
representatives here. I

3009
01:24:17,247 --> 01:24:18,382
ll turn

3010
01:24:18,382 --> 01:24:20,350
it over to you quickly.

3011
01:24:20,350 --> 01:24:21,519
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor,

3012
01:24:21,519 --> 01:24:22,820
councilmembers, and community.

3013
01:24:22,820 --> 01:24:23,821
Nick Meisic, director of

3014
01:24:23,821 --> 01:24:23,984
Community Development. I

3015
01:24:23,984 --> 01:24:25,657
m

3016
01:24:25,657 --> 01:24:26,691
joined by Jennifer Alkayer, our

3017
01:24:26,691 --> 01:24:27,892
assistant director, and Ben

3018
01:24:27,892 --> 01:24:29,160
Galan are building and safety

3019
01:24:29,160 --> 01:24:29,320
manager, also the city

3020
01:24:29,320 --> 01:24:30,194
s

3021
01:24:30,194 --> 01:24:31,595
building official who will be

3022
01:24:31,595 --> 01:24:33,995
providing the overview. Thank

3023
01:24:34,198 --> 01:24:35,866
you. Thank you.

3024
01:24:35,866 --> 01:24:37,134
Good evening by Mayor Byers,

3025
01:24:37,134 --> 01:24:37,834
Vice Mayor Hellman, and City

3026
01:24:37,834 --> 01:24:38,202
Council. Again, my name

3027
01:24:38,202 --> 01:24:38,702
s Ben

3028
01:24:38,702 --> 01:24:40,138
Galan. I

3029
01:24:40,138 --> 01:24:41,873
m the building and

3030
01:24:41,873 --> 01:24:43,708
safety manager. Uh, the item

3031
01:24:43,708 --> 01:24:45,543
before you is a routine code

3032
01:24:45,543 --> 01:24:47,845
adoption. Uh, every 3 years,

3033
01:24:47,845 --> 01:24:49,346
the state updates and adopts

3034
01:24:49,346 --> 01:24:50,748
new building codes because our

3035
01:24:50,748 --> 01:24:52,716
city is also serviced by the

3036
01:24:52,716 --> 01:24:53,750
county of Los Angeles, West

3037
01:24:53,750 --> 01:24:54,985
Hollywood also adopts the

3038
01:24:54,985 --> 01:24:55,953
county amendments to the stake

3039
01:24:55,953 --> 01:24:57,953
codes.

3040
01:24:57,955 --> 01:24:58,690
Traditionally, the board of

3041
01:24:58,690 --> 01:25:00,291
supervisors adopts their

3042
01:25:00,291 --> 01:25:02,293
amendments a few weeks before

3043
01:25:02,293 --> 01:25:04,620
the new code becomes effective

3044
01:25:04,620 --> 01:25:06,230
on JANUARY 1st. The recent

3045
01:25:06,230 --> 01:25:08,132
amendments were adopted on

3046
01:25:08,132 --> 01:25:10,670
NOVEMBER 25th. Uh, this code

3047
01:25:10,670 --> 01:25:11,135
cycle, the division is

3048
01:25:11,135 --> 01:25:12,870
introducing an administrative

3049
01:25:12,870 --> 01:25:13,939
amendment to the expiration

3050
01:25:13,939 --> 01:25:14,973
period of Plant check

3051
01:25:14,973 --> 01:25:16,441
applications.

3052
01:25:16,441 --> 01:25:18,743
Currently, the building code

3053
01:25:18,743 --> 01:25:21,143
requires applicants to pull

3054
01:25:21,179 --> 01:25:23,481
permits within 12 months of

3055
01:25:23,481 --> 01:25:25,160
their project submittal or

3056
01:25:25,160 --> 01:25:25,817
either their application

3057
01:25:25,817 --> 01:25:26,818
expires or they

3058
01:25:26,818 --> 01:25:28,419
re required to

3059
01:25:28,419 --> 01:25:29,520
pay extension fees.

3060
01:25:29,520 --> 01:25:31,520
Applicants have been

3061
01:25:31,857 --> 01:25:33,358
experiencing review delays with

3062
01:25:33,358 --> 01:25:34,559
our outside agency partners,

3063
01:25:34,559 --> 01:25:36,610
and this amendment will extend

3064
01:25:36,610 --> 01:25:37,795
the expiration period from 12

3065
01:25:37,795 --> 01:25:39,795
months to 18 months.

3066
01:25:39,864 --> 01:25:42,333
The amendment will benefit our

3067
01:25:42,333 --> 01:25:43,634
homeowners, developers, and

3068
01:25:43,634 --> 01:25:45,136
businesses experiencing

3069
01:25:45,136 --> 01:25:46,537
prolonged reviews by utilities

3070
01:25:46,537 --> 01:25:47,305
and county agencies.

3071
01:25:47,305 --> 01:25:47,638
Due to the county

3072
01:25:47,638 --> 01:25:49,575
s year-end

3073
01:25:49,575 --> 01:25:52,477
adoption, the city is faced

3074
01:25:52,477 --> 01:25:53,579
with very short time period to

3075
01:25:53,579 --> 01:25:53,979
update its building municipal,

3076
01:25:53,979 --> 01:25:54,813
it

3077
01:25:54,813 --> 01:25:56,148
s building and municipal

3078
01:25:56,148 --> 01:25:57,149
code and have them ready for

3079
01:25:57,149 --> 01:25:59,149
enforcement.

3080
01:25:59,317 --> 01:26:01,219
By JANUARY 1st

3081
01:26:01,219 --> 01:26:04,219
Staf requests that City Council

3082
01:26:04,622 --> 01:26:07,220
approve the urgency ordinance

3083
01:26:07,392 --> 01:26:10,392
25-25u adopting reference title

3084
01:26:12,164 --> 01:26:13,966
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 33

3085
01:26:13,966 --> 01:26:15,534
of the la County municipal code.

3086
01:26:15,534 --> 01:26:16,735
Incorporating California that

3087
01:26:16,735 --> 01:26:18,170
incorporate the California

3088
01:26:18,170 --> 01:26:20,570
State Building Standards Code

3089
01:26:21,139 --> 01:26:23,539
and introduced for first

3090
01:26:23,641 --> 01:26:23,943
reading ordinance 25-26. Thank

3091
01:26:23,943 --> 01:26:24,510
you and we

3092
01:26:24,510 --> 01:26:26,110
re open for any

3093
01:26:26,110 --> 01:26:26,171
questions. Thank you. I don

3094
01:26:26,171 --> 01:26:27,120
t

3095
01:26:27,120 --> 01:26:27,947
see any questions from the

3096
01:26:27,947 --> 01:26:28,380
council, and I don

3097
01:26:28,380 --> 01:26:29,648
t see any

3098
01:26:29,648 --> 01:26:30,816
members of the public who wish

3099
01:26:30,816 --> 01:26:32,317
to speak, so I will go ahead

3100
01:26:32,317 --> 01:26:34,519
and close the public testimony

3101
01:26:34,519 --> 01:26:36,288
portion of this public hearing,

3102
01:26:36,288 --> 01:26:38,957
and we do have a motion to

3103
01:26:38,957 --> 01:26:40,525
adopt in a second. Was there

3104
01:26:40,525 --> 01:26:40,692
any other questions? I think

3105
01:26:40,692 --> 01:26:41,727
we

3106
01:26:41,727 --> 01:26:42,561
re ready to move forward

3107
01:26:42,561 --> 01:26:43,295
with the vote then. Thank you

3108
01:26:43,295 --> 01:26:44,997
very much.

3109
01:26:44,997 --> 01:26:46,899
I will actually just quickly

3110
01:26:46,899 --> 01:26:48,767
say in seeing some of the

3111
01:26:48,767 --> 01:26:50,436
progress in Culver City on

3112
01:26:50,436 --> 01:26:51,336
single staircase, a policy that

3113
01:26:51,336 --> 01:26:52,571
they were able to move forward

3114
01:26:52,571 --> 01:26:54,606
with because they are outside

3115
01:26:54,606 --> 01:26:56,740
of the county building codes. I

3116
01:26:56,740 --> 01:26:56,233
want to continue our city

3117
01:26:56,233 --> 01:26:58,233
s

3118
01:26:59,212 --> 01:26:59,379
advocacy for these issues, and

3119
01:26:59,379 --> 01:27:00,446
we

3120
01:27:00,446 --> 01:27:00,880
ll make sure that in this

3121
01:27:00,880 --> 01:27:01,814
coming year we

3122
01:27:01,814 --> 01:27:03,814
re submitting a

3123
01:27:04,250 --> 01:27:05,818
letter of advocacy to the

3124
01:27:05,818 --> 01:27:06,852
county for these measures that

3125
01:27:06,852 --> 01:27:08,888
I think we would want to see at

3126
01:27:08,888 --> 01:27:09,922
the city level. I know Culver

3127
01:27:09,922 --> 01:27:10,956
City was able to do it

3128
01:27:10,956 --> 01:27:12,258
themselves. Santa Monica found

3129
01:27:12,258 --> 01:27:13,250
a different method. I know we

3130
01:27:13,250 --> 01:27:13,959
were working to see

3131
01:27:13,959 --> 01:27:15,940
what might be possible here in

3132
01:27:15,940 --> 01:27:15,694
our city and the county

3133
01:27:15,694 --> 01:27:16,362
s

3134
01:27:16,362 --> 01:27:16,796
building codes that we

3135
01:27:16,796 --> 01:27:18,197
re

3136
01:27:18,197 --> 01:27:18,865
having to adopt are restrictive

3137
01:27:18,865 --> 01:27:19,332
in that way. So that

3138
01:27:19,332 --> 01:27:20,733
s a piece

3139
01:27:20,733 --> 01:27:21,968
of advocacy I just want to name

3140
01:27:21,968 --> 01:27:22,835
here, make sure we can continue,

3141
01:27:22,835 --> 01:27:22,995
but other than that, there

3142
01:27:22,995 --> 01:27:24,700
s

3143
01:27:24,700 --> 01:27:25,104
nothing really to do with this,

3144
01:27:25,104 --> 01:27:26,272
just the circumstances. So

3145
01:27:26,272 --> 01:27:26,972
thank you for letting me say

3146
01:27:26,972 --> 01:27:28,441
that. We

3147
01:27:28,441 --> 01:27:29,875
ll go to the vote.

3148
01:27:29,875 --> 01:27:30,676
Does the motion include closing

3149
01:27:30,676 --> 01:27:31,610
the public hearing? That

3150
01:27:31,610 --> 01:27:33,610
s

3151
01:27:35,810 --> 01:27:37,810
right. Thank you.

3152
01:27:38,451 --> 01:27:40,451
Forever

3153
01:27:41,688 --> 01:27:43,189
And the motion passes 50 and

3154
01:27:43,189 --> 01:27:44,891
the urgency ordinance will go

3155
01:27:44,891 --> 01:27:47,590
into effect on JANUARY 1st,

3156
01:27:47,590 --> 01:27:48,527
2025, and then we will come

3157
01:27:48,527 --> 01:27:50,195
back for a second reading at

3158
01:27:50,195 --> 01:27:50,663
the next meeting. Thank you.

3159
01:27:50,663 --> 01:27:52,980
We

3160
01:27:52,980 --> 01:27:53,533
ll go to our next public

3161
01:27:53,533 --> 01:27:54,467
hearing, item c2, another

3162
01:27:54,467 --> 01:27:54,868
urgency ordinance in first

3163
01:27:54,868 --> 01:27:56,436
reading. I

3164
01:27:56,436 --> 01:27:57,870
ll turn this back

3165
01:27:57,870 --> 01:27:59,339
over to Director Meisic. The

3166
01:27:59,339 --> 01:27:59,572
public hearing is now open, and

3167
01:27:59,572 --> 01:28:00,840
I don

3168
01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:01,941
t believe there are any

3169
01:28:01,941 --> 01:28:02,608
disclosures from this council?

3170
01:28:02,608 --> 01:28:03,776
No.

3171
01:28:03,776 --> 01:28:04,777
Ok, and city clerk, will you

3172
01:28:04,777 --> 01:28:06,450
let us know how this hearing is

3173
01:28:06,450 --> 01:28:08,450
noticed.

3174
01:28:08,648 --> 01:28:10,617
Yes, Mayor, as required by law.

3175
01:28:10,617 --> 01:28:12,180
All right, over to you,

3176
01:28:12,180 --> 01:28:14,870
Director Meeric. Good evening

3177
01:28:14,870 --> 01:28:14,454
again, Mayor Counsel. Uh, I

3178
01:28:14,454 --> 01:28:15,488
m

3179
01:28:15,488 --> 01:28:17,390
joined by Francisco Contreras,

3180
01:28:17,390 --> 01:28:19,125
our long range planning manager,

3181
01:28:19,125 --> 01:28:20,590
and Adria Stauer, assistant

3182
01:28:20,590 --> 01:28:21,940
planner who will be giving the

3183
01:28:21,940 --> 01:28:23,494
presentation for this item.

3184
01:28:25,798 --> 01:28:27,798
Thank you.

3185
01:28:27,968 --> 01:28:28,835
Uh, good evening, Mayor, Vice

3186
01:28:28,835 --> 01:28:29,936
Mayor, councilmembers, and

3187
01:28:29,936 --> 01:28:30,704
members of the public. I

3188
01:28:30,704 --> 01:28:32,138
ll try

3189
01:28:32,138 --> 01:28:33,607
to keep this short. Um, the

3190
01:28:33,607 --> 01:28:35,410
item before you this evening is

3191
01:28:35,410 --> 01:28:36,900
his own text amendment to

3192
01:28:36,900 --> 01:28:37,944
update West Hollywood zoning

3193
01:28:37,944 --> 01:28:40,944
code in accordance with state

3194
01:28:41,347 --> 01:28:43,616
laws, which amend existing adu

3195
01:28:43,616 --> 01:28:44,785
and j adu regulations. The cta

3196
01:28:44,785 --> 01:28:46,286
is a technical update. The item

3197
01:28:46,286 --> 01:28:47,521
does not create or cite new

3198
01:28:47,521 --> 01:28:49,189
programs, and it updates the

3199
01:28:49,189 --> 01:28:50,724
zoning frameworks that our land

3200
01:28:50,724 --> 01:28:53,124
use regulations reflect current

3201
01:28:55,795 --> 01:28:57,795
state mandates.

3202
01:28:58,397 --> 01:28:59,832
Um, so I can do just a really

3203
01:28:59,832 --> 01:29:01,335
quick brief overview, um,

3204
01:29:01,335 --> 01:29:02,836
earlier this year, the city

3205
01:29:02,836 --> 01:29:05,380
council did approve, um, two

3206
01:29:05,380 --> 01:29:07,740
ordinances, um, of a similar

3207
01:29:07,740 --> 01:29:09,420
state to comply with State adu

3208
01:29:09,420 --> 01:29:11,311
law as required by the state,

3209
01:29:11,311 --> 01:29:12,813
the staff then submitted the

3210
01:29:12,813 --> 01:29:14,881
newly adopted ordinance to hcd

3211
01:29:14,881 --> 01:29:17,150
within 60 days for review, um,

3212
01:29:17,150 --> 01:29:18,151
in late 2025, 4 new bills were

3213
01:29:18,151 --> 01:29:19,553
signed by the governor, and

3214
01:29:19,553 --> 01:29:21,255
these bills have the potential

3215
01:29:21,255 --> 01:29:22,690
to make our local adu ordinance

3216
01:29:22,690 --> 01:29:24,692
null and void if the city is

3217
01:29:24,692 --> 01:29:27,692
not in compliance by Janey 1,

3218
01:29:29,563 --> 01:29:31,563
2026.

3219
01:29:31,998 --> 01:29:33,500
Um, ab 462 is the urgency

3220
01:29:33,500 --> 01:29:34,668
measure, um, it includes

3221
01:29:34,668 --> 01:29:35,969
requirements for processing

3222
01:29:35,969 --> 01:29:38,139
coastal development permits for

3223
01:29:38,139 --> 01:29:40,410
ADUs in the coastal zone and it

3224
01:29:40,410 --> 01:29:41,709
also includes um

3225
01:29:41,709 --> 01:29:43,411
and allows a detached adu to

3226
01:29:43,411 --> 01:29:45,279
receive a certificate of

3227
01:29:45,279 --> 01:29:46,713
occupancy before the primary

3228
01:29:46,713 --> 01:29:48,713
dwelling under certain

3229
01:29:49,683 --> 01:29:51,518
emergency conditions. Ab 1154

3230
01:29:51,518 --> 01:29:53,918
updates regulations specific to

3231
01:29:56,240 --> 01:29:56,457
j Junior ADUs, sb 9 and 543

3232
01:29:56,457 --> 01:29:57,492
strengthen hcd

3233
01:29:57,492 --> 01:29:58,826
s authority to

3234
01:29:58,826 --> 01:30:00,494
review local ordinances and

3235
01:30:00,494 --> 01:30:02,894
also imposing penalties on

3236
01:30:03,330 --> 01:30:04,498
noncompliance, and sp 543 uh

3237
01:30:04,498 --> 01:30:06,100
mandates specific changes to

3238
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:06,667
adu laws, um, a few are listed

3239
01:30:06,667 --> 01:30:08,469
here.

3240
01:30:08,469 --> 01:30:10,471
Um, so our staff recommends a

3241
01:30:10,471 --> 01:30:12,207
city council adopt the urgency

3242
01:30:12,207 --> 01:30:13,708
ordinance and introduce on

3243
01:30:13,708 --> 01:30:16,708
first reading, um, an ordinance

3244
01:30:16,877 --> 01:30:19,277
amending, um, the chapter 19.36

3245
01:30:19,614 --> 01:30:21,820
of the West Hollywood Municipal

3246
01:30:21,820 --> 01:30:22,850
Code regarding adunjad

3247
01:30:22,850 --> 01:30:24,351
regulations. The proposed

3248
01:30:24,351 --> 01:30:24,852
update, um, will essentially

3249
01:30:24,852 --> 01:30:25,519
just bring the city

3250
01:30:25,519 --> 01:30:26,820
s ad

3251
01:30:26,820 --> 01:30:28,522
ordinance into compliance with

3252
01:30:28,522 --> 01:30:30,825
hcd and will also formally

3253
01:30:30,825 --> 01:30:31,726
resubmit to hcd, um, to bring,

3254
01:30:31,726 --> 01:30:32,994
um, once the council has

3255
01:30:32,994 --> 01:30:34,562
adopted it.

3256
01:30:34,562 --> 01:30:35,463
Thank you. I don

3257
01:30:35,463 --> 01:30:36,764
t see any

3258
01:30:36,764 --> 01:30:38,299
questions from the council, and

3259
01:30:38,299 --> 01:30:39,834
there are no public commenters

3260
01:30:39,834 --> 01:30:41,802
signed up to speak at this time.

3261
01:30:41,802 --> 01:30:43,804
Vice Mayor Heilman, yes, I made

3262
01:30:43,804 --> 01:30:47,142
the motion that we close the

3263
01:30:47,142 --> 01:30:49,544
public hearing, uh, adopt the

3264
01:30:49,544 --> 01:30:51,446
urgency ordinance and also

3265
01:30:51,446 --> 01:30:52,747
introduce on first reading the

3266
01:30:52,747 --> 01:30:53,140
regular ordinance.

3267
01:30:53,140 --> 01:30:54,616
But that

3268
01:30:54,616 --> 01:30:56,616
s

3269
01:31:00,988 --> 01:31:03,388
Yes, that was included.

3270
01:31:03,825 --> 01:31:05,160
And the motion passes 50. Thank

3271
01:31:05,160 --> 01:31:07,160
you.

3272
01:31:07,629 --> 01:31:09,597
We will move to our unfinished

3273
01:31:09,597 --> 01:31:10,798
business item e1, the economic

3274
01:31:10,798 --> 01:31:12,670
impact analysis of major

3275
01:31:12,670 --> 01:31:15,667
special events in the city of

3276
01:31:19,974 --> 01:31:21,777
West Hollywood.

3277
01:31:21,777 --> 01:31:23,110
Give our staff team a few

3278
01:31:23,110 --> 01:31:24,246
minutes to get settled and then

3279
01:31:24,246 --> 01:31:28,446
they can take it away with the

3280
01:31:44,133 --> 01:31:46,100
presentation.

3281
01:31:46,100 --> 01:31:47,669
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor,

3282
01:31:47,669 --> 01:31:47,853
and members of the city council.

3283
01:31:47,853 --> 01:31:49,304
I

3284
01:31:49,304 --> 01:31:50,138
m Laurayre, director of

3285
01:31:50,138 --> 01:31:51,506
economic development for the

3286
01:31:51,506 --> 01:31:53,441
City of West Hollywood. I do

3287
01:31:53,441 --> 01:31:54,342
apologize. I have strained my

3288
01:31:54,342 --> 01:31:55,810
vocal cords, so I

3289
01:31:55,810 --> 01:31:56,846
m going to be

3290
01:31:56,846 --> 01:31:58,714
deferring this presentation

3291
01:31:58,714 --> 01:31:59,582
over to Paolo Kesridit, who is

3292
01:31:59,582 --> 01:32:01,582
our business development

3293
01:32:01,684 --> 01:32:02,885
manager. He is also joined by

3294
01:32:02,885 --> 01:32:04,253
our consultants from Civil

3295
01:32:04,253 --> 01:32:05,354
Economics, and we also have

3296
01:32:05,354 --> 01:32:07,122
several of our staff that

3297
01:32:07,122 --> 01:32:08,457
helped contributed to this

3298
01:32:08,457 --> 01:32:09,825
cross-departmental team effort

3299
01:32:09,825 --> 01:32:11,393
for this study. Joining us in

3300
01:32:11,393 --> 01:32:13,940
the audience today. Paolo, I

3301
01:32:13,940 --> 01:32:14,300
will let you and your much

3302
01:32:14,300 --> 01:32:15,231
stronger vocal cords take it

3303
01:32:15,231 --> 01:32:17,231
from here.

3304
01:32:17,366 --> 01:32:18,234
Thank you so much. Hello, Paula

3305
01:32:18,234 --> 01:32:19,735
Kasperdit, business development

3306
01:32:19,735 --> 01:32:21,570
manager here for the City of

3307
01:32:21,570 --> 01:32:21,937
West Hollywood. Um, I will be

3308
01:32:21,937 --> 01:32:23,572
doing tonight

3309
01:32:23,572 --> 01:32:25,572
s presentation,

3310
01:32:26,441 --> 01:32:27,709
which is a report from Civil

3311
01:32:27,709 --> 01:32:28,377
Economics of the city

3312
01:32:28,377 --> 01:32:30,377
s major

3313
01:32:30,512 --> 01:32:32,480
events and calendar year 25. Uh,

3314
01:32:32,480 --> 01:32:34,350
those events include the Mishka

3315
01:32:34,350 --> 01:32:35,685
Festival, Weh Hope Pride, uh,

3316
01:32:35,685 --> 01:32:36,819
aids Walk, and also the

3317
01:32:36,819 --> 01:32:37,153
Halloween carnivals. So today

3318
01:32:37,153 --> 01:32:38,220
s

3319
01:32:38,220 --> 01:32:40,890
presentation will consist of an

3320
01:32:40,890 --> 01:32:41,857
overview, uh, looking at the

3321
01:32:41,857 --> 01:32:43,459
economic impact, the net fiscal

3322
01:32:43,459 --> 01:32:43,859
benefit, uh, the city

3323
01:32:43,859 --> 01:32:45,127
s brand

3324
01:32:45,127 --> 01:32:45,794
and the business community and

3325
01:32:45,794 --> 01:32:46,662
its benefits.

3326
01:32:46,662 --> 01:32:48,430
S as well as some

3327
01:32:48,430 --> 01:32:50,430
recommendations.

3328
01:32:53,469 --> 01:32:55,805
Ok, so at a high level, uh, the

3329
01:32:55,805 --> 01:32:58,805
events that the civil team

3330
01:32:59,909 --> 01:33:01,909
looked at estimated 379,000

3331
01:33:02,440 --> 01:33:04,440
attendees who generated

3332
01:33:06,816 --> 01:33:08,117
approximately $993.7 million in

3333
01:33:08,117 --> 01:33:09,619
direct spending across Los

3334
01:33:09,619 --> 01:33:12,190
Angeles County and also

3335
01:33:12,880 --> 01:33:13,122
supporting 993 jobs in Los

3336
01:33:13,122 --> 01:33:14,356
Angeles County.

3337
01:33:14,356 --> 01:33:16,158
There was a significant

3338
01:33:16,158 --> 01:33:17,626
economic activity across a few

3339
01:33:17,626 --> 01:33:20,960
key sectors, including food and

3340
01:33:20,960 --> 01:33:21,330
beverage at $41.6 million.

3341
01:33:21,330 --> 01:33:23,730
Hospitality and lodging at

3342
01:33:23,867 --> 01:33:25,769
$26.2 million and retail at

3343
01:33:25,769 --> 01:33:27,769
$11.8 million.

3344
01:33:28,138 --> 01:33:29,572
Um, and this slide here shows

3345
01:33:29,572 --> 01:33:30,473
uh some of the community

3346
01:33:30,473 --> 01:33:31,407
engagement and business

3347
01:33:31,407 --> 01:33:33,807
engagement that was conducted

3348
01:33:33,910 --> 01:33:36,120
as part of the study. There

3349
01:33:36,120 --> 01:33:37,113
were 2800 event intercept

3350
01:33:37,113 --> 01:33:38,480
surveys where we had people out

3351
01:33:38,480 --> 01:33:39,515
in the field conducting surveys

3352
01:33:39,515 --> 01:33:40,950
with people who attended the

3353
01:33:40,950 --> 01:33:42,753
event, uh, for business and

3354
01:33:42,753 --> 01:33:44,753
resident surveys, 8 on-site

3355
01:33:44,955 --> 01:33:46,256
visits, uh, with our business

3356
01:33:46,256 --> 01:33:47,524
task force, our business

3357
01:33:47,524 --> 01:33:48,958
improvement districts, our

3358
01:33:48,958 --> 01:33:49,993
commissions and advisory boards,

3359
01:33:49,993 --> 01:33:51,227
the West Hollywood Chamber of

3360
01:33:51,227 --> 01:33:52,896
Commerce, as well as visits

3361
01:33:52,896 --> 01:33:54,896
West Hollywood.

3362
01:33:55,264 --> 01:33:57,300
Uh, 17 business interviews, uh,

3363
01:33:57,300 --> 01:33:58,234
by industries. And finally some

3364
01:33:58,234 --> 01:33:59,703
document reviews which

3365
01:33:59,703 --> 01:34:01,672
consisted of staff reports that

3366
01:34:01,672 --> 01:34:04,720
were conducted from 2016 to

3367
01:34:04,274 --> 01:34:05,709
2025. Uh, the who 40 strategic

3368
01:34:05,709 --> 01:34:06,943
plan and the economic study

3369
01:34:06,943 --> 01:34:09,879
which both were approved last

3370
01:34:09,879 --> 01:34:11,879
year.

3371
01:34:12,582 --> 01:34:14,751
Uh, so this slide here shows

3372
01:34:14,751 --> 01:34:16,820
just an overview of the city of

3373
01:34:16,820 --> 01:34:18,655
West Hollywood with the four

3374
01:34:18,655 --> 01:34:20,490
major events outlined here on

3375
01:34:20,490 --> 01:34:22,125
the screen with aidswla Wehh

3376
01:34:22,125 --> 01:34:23,560
Hope ride, and Hoing Carnival,

3377
01:34:23,560 --> 01:34:25,128
um, being focused within the

3378
01:34:25,128 --> 01:34:26,763
Rainbow District area and then

3379
01:34:26,763 --> 01:34:29,763
Mishka Festival, uh, focused at

3380
01:34:31,101 --> 01:34:33,571
Plummer Park on the east side.

3381
01:34:33,571 --> 01:34:35,139
This slide here shows the

3382
01:34:35,139 --> 01:34:36,740
overall attendee direct

3383
01:34:36,740 --> 01:34:37,341
spending that happened, and so

3384
01:34:37,341 --> 01:34:38,175
that means it

3385
01:34:38,175 --> 01:34:40,175
s a comprehensive

3386
01:34:40,611 --> 01:34:42,179
measure of all the attendee

3387
01:34:42,179 --> 01:34:43,614
related expenditures. Uh, so

3388
01:34:43,614 --> 01:34:44,915
when we talk about attendee

3389
01:34:44,915 --> 01:34:45,820
expenditure, um, that

3390
01:34:45,820 --> 01:34:46,249
s

3391
01:34:46,249 --> 01:34:47,217
something that can occur both

3392
01:34:47,217 --> 01:34:49,386
within the city of West

3393
01:34:49,386 --> 01:34:51,220
Hollywood, um, but also outside

3394
01:34:51,220 --> 01:34:53,570
of the city of West Hollywood

3395
01:34:53,570 --> 01:34:54,558
during the event. Um, so

3396
01:34:54,558 --> 01:34:55,959
attendees direct spending, uh,

3397
01:34:55,959 --> 01:34:58,280
from WHOpe ride, as you see on

3398
01:34:58,280 --> 01:35:00,264
the screen here was

3399
01:35:00,264 --> 01:35:01,532
approximately $56 million. Um,

3400
01:35:01,532 --> 01:35:01,765
and Halloween carnival was 37

3401
01:35:01,765 --> 01:35:03,367
million

3402
01:35:03,367 --> 01:35:04,768
dollars, um, with that general

3403
01:35:04,768 --> 01:35:07,104
number that was on the lower

3404
01:35:07,104 --> 01:35:10,174
right hand side of the screen

3405
01:35:10,174 --> 01:35:12,174
at 93.7 billion with

3406
01:35:13,377 --> 01:35:15,377
approximately 379,000 attendees.

3407
01:35:17,481 --> 01:35:19,183
So this side looks at the total

3408
01:35:19,183 --> 01:35:20,317
total economic impact of those

3409
01:35:20,317 --> 01:35:20,851
four major events that we

3410
01:35:20,851 --> 01:35:21,752
looked at. You

3411
01:35:21,752 --> 01:35:22,820
ll see three

3412
01:35:22,820 --> 01:35:24,221
different categories on here

3413
01:35:24,221 --> 01:35:26,123
employment for jobs, labor

3414
01:35:26,123 --> 01:35:27,358
income, um, and the value added.

3415
01:35:27,358 --> 01:35:29,560
And within each of those

3416
01:35:29,560 --> 01:35:31,495
categories, we have the direct,

3417
01:35:31,495 --> 01:35:32,930
indirect and induced items. So

3418
01:35:32,930 --> 01:35:34,498
the direct is what gets

3419
01:35:34,498 --> 01:35:36,000
affected in West Hollywood. The

3420
01:35:36,000 --> 01:35:37,401
indirect and induced is what

3421
01:35:37,401 --> 01:35:40,271
happens outside of the city of

3422
01:35:40,271 --> 01:35:41,438
West Hollywood, so the county,

3423
01:35:41,438 --> 01:35:44,438
um, mainly and across the

3424
01:35:44,576 --> 01:35:46,244
region. Um, so for employment,

3425
01:35:46,244 --> 01:35:48,346
there was an estimated 99

3426
01:35:48,346 --> 01:35:50,746
3 jobs supported across the

3427
01:35:51,150 --> 01:35:51,949
county, including 727 jobs

3428
01:35:51,949 --> 01:35:54,949
within the City of West

3429
01:35:55,353 --> 01:35:56,821
Hollywood, um, and 266 indirect

3430
01:35:56,821 --> 01:35:58,220
and induced jobs across the

3431
01:35:58,220 --> 01:35:59,590
regional economy.

3432
01:35:59,590 --> 01:36:02,460
For labor, um, the combined

3433
01:36:02,460 --> 01:36:04,860
events are generated roughly

3434
01:36:04,863 --> 01:36:07,198
$53.3 million in total labor

3435
01:36:07,198 --> 01:36:08,866
income, including $33.5 million

3436
01:36:08,866 --> 01:36:11,690
earned directly by workers in

3437
01:36:11,690 --> 01:36:12,303
West Hollywood, um, and 19.8

3438
01:36:12,303 --> 01:36:14,538
million from indirect and

3439
01:36:14,538 --> 01:36:15,639
induced efforts from the larger

3440
01:36:15,639 --> 01:36:17,639
la area.

3441
01:36:19,430 --> 01:36:21,213
Uh, for value add, um, in who

3442
01:36:21,213 --> 01:36:23,613
ride and Halloween Carnival.

3443
01:36:23,715 --> 01:36:25,617
These events contributed $88.2

3444
01:36:25,617 --> 01:36:27,518
million in value added total of

3445
01:36:27,518 --> 01:36:29,887
that, the attendee spending

3446
01:36:29,887 --> 01:36:31,887
contributed $52.8 million to

3447
01:36:31,889 --> 01:36:33,724
West Hollywood with another

3448
01:36:33,724 --> 01:36:35,393
$35.4 million produced through

3449
01:36:35,393 --> 01:36:37,620
spillover activity across the

3450
01:36:37,620 --> 01:36:39,620
county.

3451
01:36:39,965 --> 01:36:42,670
Uh, this slide here looks at

3452
01:36:42,670 --> 01:36:42,267
the net fiscal benefit of that.

3453
01:36:42,267 --> 01:36:43,501
So we

3454
01:36:43,501 --> 01:36:45,270
re taking a look at our

3455
01:36:45,270 --> 01:36:47,305
revenues, which primarily for

3456
01:36:47,305 --> 01:36:48,807
our major events are our tot or

3457
01:36:48,807 --> 01:36:50,942
transit occupancy tax, and

3458
01:36:50,942 --> 01:36:52,744
sales tax and then expenditures.

3459
01:36:52,744 --> 01:36:54,112
Um, so whenever the city is, uh,

3460
01:36:54,112 --> 01:36:55,480
producing an event through

3461
01:36:55,480 --> 01:36:57,150
event programming that might be

3462
01:36:57,150 --> 01:36:58,116
public safety or any type of

3463
01:36:58,116 --> 01:36:58,683
event cleanup associated with

3464
01:36:58,683 --> 01:37:00,683
that.

3465
01:37:02,587 --> 01:37:05,587
Um, so these four signature

3466
01:37:06,157 --> 01:37:07,659
events generated about $902,000

3467
01:37:07,659 --> 01:37:09,527
in general fund revenue through

3468
01:37:09,527 --> 01:37:09,828
tot and sales tax, uh, compared

3469
01:37:09,828 --> 01:37:11,130
to the city

3470
01:37:11,130 --> 01:37:12,398
s total cost of $8

3471
01:37:12,398 --> 01:37:15,634
million which results in a net

3472
01:37:15,634 --> 01:37:17,402
fiscal cost of $7.1 million. Um,

3473
01:37:17,402 --> 01:37:18,570
and so as you can see here, the

3474
01:37:18,570 --> 01:37:19,805
percentage of expenditures

3475
01:37:19,805 --> 01:37:21,173
Halloween, Carnival achieved

3476
01:37:21,173 --> 01:37:23,308
the highest cost recovery rate

3477
01:37:23,308 --> 01:37:26,544
at 18%, while weh Hope ride, um,

3478
01:37:26,544 --> 01:37:28,280
was in 2nd at 10%. Um, I think

3479
01:37:28,280 --> 01:37:29,481
it should be noted that, you

3480
01:37:29,481 --> 01:37:31,150
know, the events that

3481
01:37:31,150 --> 01:37:32,751
any MISS Pelly puts on is not

3482
01:37:32,751 --> 01:37:34,586
supposed to be typically a cost

3483
01:37:34,586 --> 01:37:35,200
neutral, one for one exchange,

3484
01:37:35,200 --> 01:37:35,554
um, but there

3485
01:37:35,554 --> 01:37:36,789
s definitely a

3486
01:37:36,789 --> 01:37:37,156
lot of benefits associated with

3487
01:37:37,156 --> 01:37:37,689
that, which we

3488
01:37:37,689 --> 01:37:39,891
ll go on to the

3489
01:37:39,891 --> 01:37:41,559
next slide.

3490
01:37:41,559 --> 01:37:41,860
Um, so as mentioned, the city

3491
01:37:41,860 --> 01:37:43,860
s

3492
01:37:44,396 --> 01:37:45,397
investment in these events, uh,

3493
01:37:45,397 --> 01:37:46,999
solds multiple public

3494
01:37:46,999 --> 01:37:47,933
objectives, um, including some

3495
01:37:47,933 --> 01:37:49,933
social and community

3496
01:37:50,602 --> 01:37:51,537
development, um, some business,

3497
01:37:51,537 --> 01:37:53,506
uh, development and economic

3498
01:37:53,506 --> 01:37:55,440
activity associated with that.

3499
01:37:55,440 --> 01:37:55,641
Um, and also just generally the

3500
01:37:55,641 --> 01:37:57,900
city

3501
01:37:57,900 --> 01:37:57,976
s brand recognition and

3502
01:37:57,976 --> 01:37:59,578
reputation.

3503
01:37:59,578 --> 01:38:01,346
Um, in addition to that, uh,

3504
01:38:01,346 --> 01:38:02,381
these major events really do

3505
01:38:02,381 --> 01:38:02,680
support the city

3506
01:38:02,680 --> 01:38:04,217
s already

3507
01:38:04,217 --> 01:38:05,918
adopted plans, including the

3508
01:38:05,918 --> 01:38:08,870
who 40 strategic plan, as well

3509
01:38:08,870 --> 01:38:09,755
as the economic study, which

3510
01:38:09,755 --> 01:38:11,560
really focuses on prioritizing

3511
01:38:11,560 --> 01:38:11,891
community placemaking and

3512
01:38:11,891 --> 01:38:13,891
economic development, which

3513
01:38:14,460 --> 01:38:16,361
these events all do. Uh, and

3514
01:38:16,361 --> 01:38:18,361
these events generate

3515
01:38:18,497 --> 01:38:20,897
substantial media coverage in

3516
01:38:20,900 --> 01:38:22,368
2025, uh, the events produced

3517
01:38:22,368 --> 01:38:24,768
billions of media impressions

3518
01:38:24,837 --> 01:38:26,773
which equated it to about $16

3519
01:38:26,773 --> 01:38:27,673
million in um media value, uh,

3520
01:38:27,673 --> 01:38:28,274
for the city. Um,

3521
01:38:28,274 --> 01:38:28,641
and if the city were to

3522
01:38:28,641 --> 01:38:30,509
purchase, let

3523
01:38:30,509 --> 01:38:31,811
s say $16 million

3524
01:38:31,811 --> 01:38:31,972
in ad revenue, that wouldn

3525
01:38:31,972 --> 01:38:33,790
t

3526
01:38:33,790 --> 01:38:34,413
equate to the same amount of

3527
01:38:34,413 --> 01:38:36,649
eyes. So certainly this is

3528
01:38:36,649 --> 01:38:38,418
something that our major events

3529
01:38:38,418 --> 01:38:39,685
are unique in producing and

3530
01:38:39,685 --> 01:38:41,654
doing here for the city and its

3531
01:38:41,654 --> 01:38:43,654
brand work.

3532
01:38:44,900 --> 01:38:45,910
Next, um, as we look at just

3533
01:38:45,910 --> 01:38:46,292
kind of some also the other

3534
01:38:46,292 --> 01:38:48,961
benefits from a business and

3535
01:38:48,961 --> 01:38:50,796
community side, you know, our

3536
01:38:50,796 --> 01:38:51,931
business community also reports

3537
01:38:51,931 --> 01:38:52,932
uh increased sales during these

3538
01:38:52,932 --> 01:38:53,933
major events, particularly

3539
01:38:53,933 --> 01:38:55,534
during Weh Hope Pride and

3540
01:38:55,534 --> 01:38:56,336
Halloween Carnival, um, with

3541
01:38:56,336 --> 01:38:56,770
businesses reporting that

3542
01:38:56,770 --> 01:38:57,771
they

3543
01:38:57,771 --> 01:38:57,971
re adding shifts or

3544
01:38:57,971 --> 01:38:58,938
they

3545
01:38:58,938 --> 01:39:00,140
re at capacity. Um, this

3546
01:39:00,140 --> 01:39:01,708
is in line with some of the

3547
01:39:01,708 --> 01:39:03,109
work that we did during the

3548
01:39:03,109 --> 01:39:04,510
Rainbow District outreach that

3549
01:39:04,510 --> 01:39:05,345
was conducted where we asked

3550
01:39:05,345 --> 01:39:06,679
businesses what would be

3551
01:39:06,679 --> 01:39:08,748
helpful, um, and major events

3552
01:39:08,748 --> 01:39:09,982
was certainly one of those. Um,

3553
01:39:09,982 --> 01:39:11,550
you know, this increased

3554
01:39:11,550 --> 01:39:12,818
revenue and volume during these

3555
01:39:12,818 --> 01:39:13,920
events helped sustain business

3556
01:39:13,920 --> 01:39:15,522
es during maybe some of the

3557
01:39:15,522 --> 01:39:18,240
slower times of the year that

3558
01:39:18,240 --> 01:39:18,349
they might experience. Also,

3559
01:39:18,349 --> 01:39:19,192
we

3560
01:39:19,192 --> 01:39:20,193
ve targeted through

3561
01:39:20,193 --> 01:39:21,628
community and stakeholder

3562
01:39:21,628 --> 01:39:23,960
feedback that these events are

3563
01:39:23,960 --> 01:39:24,864
meaningful and strengthening

3564
01:39:24,864 --> 01:39:26,766
these local connections with

3565
01:39:26,766 --> 01:39:28,534
93% of stakeholders agreeing

3566
01:39:28,534 --> 01:39:29,836
that major events strengthen

3567
01:39:29,836 --> 01:39:30,704
community connections. Um, and

3568
01:39:30,704 --> 01:39:30,904
you know, although the city

3569
01:39:30,904 --> 01:39:31,738
doesn

3570
01:39:31,738 --> 01:39:32,706
t realize the full

3571
01:39:32,706 --> 01:39:34,706
recovery.

3572
01:39:34,708 --> 01:39:36,109
On the days that these events

3573
01:39:36,109 --> 01:39:38,545
are being conducted. Uh, there

3574
01:39:38,545 --> 01:39:39,179
is an important piece with the

3575
01:39:39,179 --> 01:39:39,813
marketing that we

3576
01:39:39,813 --> 01:39:41,813
re media

3577
01:39:41,948 --> 01:39:42,949
coverage, um, and the visitor

3578
01:39:42,949 --> 01:39:44,851
experience influenced future

3579
01:39:44,851 --> 01:39:46,586
travel decisions. Um, and so

3580
01:39:46,586 --> 01:39:48,210
that these produce benefits

3581
01:39:48,210 --> 01:39:49,156
beyond this current calendar

3582
01:39:49,156 --> 01:39:50,257
year that we looked at it, um,

3583
01:39:50,257 --> 01:39:53,930
and a more sustained for the

3584
01:39:53,930 --> 01:39:55,620
longer term period of time.

3585
01:39:55,620 --> 01:39:57,300
Um, and so as we move on to the

3586
01:39:57,300 --> 01:39:59,300
recommendations, these were

3587
01:39:59,132 --> 01:39:59,900
provided by the civil Economics

3588
01:39:59,900 --> 01:40:01,501
team. They

3589
01:40:01,501 --> 01:40:03,370
ve conducted work

3590
01:40:03,370 --> 01:40:05,710
for various municipalities to

3591
01:40:05,710 --> 01:40:06,473
take a look at what the city

3592
01:40:06,473 --> 01:40:07,541
could potentially do, um, to

3593
01:40:07,541 --> 01:40:08,642
either increase revenue or

3594
01:40:08,642 --> 01:40:10,611
provide just some general

3595
01:40:10,611 --> 01:40:12,450
recommendations. Uh, first is

3596
01:40:12,450 --> 01:40:12,913
established a unified event

3597
01:40:12,913 --> 01:40:13,947
typology for strategic

3598
01:40:13,947 --> 01:40:15,148
alignment. And what that means

3599
01:40:15,148 --> 01:40:17,417
is the city does a lot of

3600
01:40:17,417 --> 01:40:19,686
events. Uh, we do events from

3601
01:40:19,686 --> 01:40:21,655
our large major events, uh, to

3602
01:40:21,655 --> 01:40:23,424
community, a specific events, a

3603
01:40:23,424 --> 01:40:24,692
cultural events. And so

3604
01:40:24,692 --> 01:40:26,260
how do we deploy resources that

3605
01:40:26,260 --> 01:40:27,495
are in line with those type of

3606
01:40:27,495 --> 01:40:28,862
category events, um, you know,

3607
01:40:28,862 --> 01:40:31,765
how do we streamline services

3608
01:40:31,765 --> 01:40:32,499
and how do we um produce some

3609
01:40:32,499 --> 01:40:33,433
KPIs that

3610
01:40:33,433 --> 01:40:34,368
ll let the city know

3611
01:40:34,368 --> 01:40:35,903
whether or not some of the

3612
01:40:35,903 --> 01:40:37,137
events are giving a good return

3613
01:40:37,137 --> 01:40:37,838
back on some of this

3614
01:40:37,838 --> 01:40:39,838
information.

3615
01:40:40,273 --> 01:40:41,242
Uh, next would be explore a

3616
01:40:41,242 --> 01:40:42,410
centralized citywide

3617
01:40:42,410 --> 01:40:44,278
sponsorship strategy. Currently,

3618
01:40:44,278 --> 01:40:45,212
how our sponsorships, uh,

3619
01:40:45,212 --> 01:40:46,247
sponsorship structure works is

3620
01:40:46,247 --> 01:40:48,549
that each event, it works on

3621
01:40:48,549 --> 01:40:50,170
its own kind of sponsorship and

3622
01:40:50,170 --> 01:40:51,752
so centralizing that in one

3623
01:40:51,752 --> 01:40:53,420
area maybe a brand sponsor

3624
01:40:53,420 --> 01:40:54,855
wants to come and dive all the

3625
01:40:54,855 --> 01:40:55,856
way into West Hollywood and so

3626
01:40:55,856 --> 01:40:57,324
we can provide them an

3627
01:40:57,324 --> 01:40:59,727
opportunity at Weh Hope Pride,

3628
01:40:59,727 --> 01:41:01,629
at Halloween Carnival, um, at

3629
01:41:01,629 --> 01:41:02,864
maybe a recreation division

3630
01:41:02,864 --> 01:41:05,264
specific event, um, something

3631
01:41:05,466 --> 01:41:07,435
that they can cater to that

3632
01:41:07,435 --> 01:41:08,690
partic particular brand. Um,

3633
01:41:08,690 --> 01:41:09,303
and third

3634
01:41:09,303 --> 01:41:11,272
is consider a trademark and

3635
01:41:11,272 --> 01:41:13,207
brand strategy, uh, a brand

3636
01:41:13,207 --> 01:41:13,974
licensing strategy. Uh, so as

3637
01:41:13,974 --> 01:41:14,141
mentioned, West Hollywood

3638
01:41:14,141 --> 01:41:16,141
s

3639
01:41:16,244 --> 01:41:18,613
name has a very big, big, uh,

3640
01:41:18,613 --> 01:41:19,981
brand. Um, and certainly our

3641
01:41:19,981 --> 01:41:21,810
logo Halloween Carnival, and

3642
01:41:21,810 --> 01:41:22,583
Weh Hope Pride specifically

3643
01:41:22,583 --> 01:41:23,918
also have very big brand names.

3644
01:41:23,918 --> 01:41:25,820
Um, and so being able to

3645
01:41:25,820 --> 01:41:28,220
capitalize that monetarily will

3646
01:41:28,222 --> 01:41:30,224
help kind of um, uh, provide a

3647
01:41:30,224 --> 01:41:32,359
new revenue source for the city.

3648
01:41:32,359 --> 01:41:33,595
And so with that, that ends our

3649
01:41:33,595 --> 01:41:34,529
report. Uh, staff is here and

3650
01:41:34,529 --> 01:41:36,970
also the civil team is here. If

3651
01:41:36,970 --> 01:41:37,198
there are any questions, the

3652
01:41:37,198 --> 01:41:38,499
council should have. Thank you.

3653
01:41:38,499 --> 01:41:38,900
Thanks so much. I don

3654
01:41:38,900 --> 01:41:39,767
t see any

3655
01:41:39,767 --> 01:41:41,336
members of the public signed up

3656
01:41:41,336 --> 01:41:42,336
to speak, so we can just get

3657
01:41:42,336 --> 01:41:43,371
into our comments and

3658
01:41:43,371 --> 01:41:44,338
deliberations. I saw a Vice

3659
01:41:44,338 --> 01:41:46,240
Mayor Heman you put your name

3660
01:41:46,240 --> 01:41:47,641
up first. Let you go ahead.

3661
01:41:47,641 --> 01:41:49,677
Yeah, thank you, Paulo. Thank

3662
01:41:49,677 --> 01:41:51,746
you, Laura. Thank you to the

3663
01:41:51,746 --> 01:41:53,715
consultants. I just had, um, 3

3664
01:41:53,715 --> 01:41:56,818
or 4 things that I want to

3665
01:41:56,818 --> 01:41:59,587
mention. One, it sounds like uh

3666
01:41:59,587 --> 01:42:00,755
for our major events, Halloween

3667
01:42:00,755 --> 01:42:02,755
and

3668
01:42:03,124 --> 01:42:05,793
ride that there are real

3669
01:42:05,793 --> 01:42:08,193
opportunities for us to

3670
01:42:08,897 --> 01:42:11,297
increase, uh, West Hollywood

3671
01:42:11,566 --> 01:42:13,101
Hotel usage by visitors, so

3672
01:42:13,101 --> 01:42:15,737
that MAY be something that

3673
01:42:15,737 --> 01:42:17,639
needs to be included in your,

3674
01:42:17,639 --> 01:42:21,239
uh, upcoming work plan. I noted

3675
01:42:22,100 --> 01:42:24,545
that one of the concerns of the

3676
01:42:24,545 --> 01:42:26,945
business community was delivery

3677
01:42:27,149 --> 01:42:29,451
routes when Santa Monica

3678
01:42:29,451 --> 01:42:31,186
Boulevard is closed, so making

3679
01:42:31,186 --> 01:42:33,586
sure that our businesses

3680
01:42:34,256 --> 01:42:36,157
are able to get deliveries of

3681
01:42:36,157 --> 01:42:36,924
of goods and uh they

3682
01:42:36,924 --> 01:42:38,393
re able to

3683
01:42:38,393 --> 01:42:39,661
deliver as well, so maybe

3684
01:42:39,661 --> 01:42:41,162
working with the business

3685
01:42:41,162 --> 01:42:43,162
community on that.

3686
01:42:45,100 --> 01:42:48,504
Um, the big events result at

3687
01:42:48,504 --> 01:42:50,904
least in some businesses

3688
01:42:50,939 --> 01:42:52,908
turning away customers and

3689
01:42:52,908 --> 01:42:54,309
maybe this is an opportunity

3690
01:42:54,309 --> 01:42:57,712
for us to work with some of

3691
01:42:57,712 --> 01:43:00,112
those businesses in finding

3692
01:43:00,482 --> 01:43:02,551
additional space or utilizing

3693
01:43:02,551 --> 01:43:04,951
additional space or converting

3694
01:43:04,954 --> 01:43:06,889
street space as has been done

3695
01:43:06,889 --> 01:43:07,890
on other occasions, so I

3696
01:43:07,890 --> 01:43:09,890
m

3697
01:43:09,558 --> 01:43:10,259
hoping that that can be a part

3698
01:43:10,259 --> 01:43:11,660
of what you

3699
01:43:11,660 --> 01:43:13,929
re looking at. I

3700
01:43:13,929 --> 01:43:16,329
fully support the citywide

3701
01:43:16,631 --> 01:43:17,365
sponsorships. I think that

3702
01:43:17,365 --> 01:43:19,365
s a

3703
01:43:20,503 --> 01:43:22,238
missing piece in terms of uh

3704
01:43:22,238 --> 01:43:24,638
getting outside dollars to

3705
01:43:24,773 --> 01:43:27,773
support our events and then

3706
01:43:29,345 --> 01:43:31,113
finally, um, I think maybe we

3707
01:43:31,113 --> 01:43:33,949
need to, I know you wanted to

3708
01:43:33,949 --> 01:43:36,349
compare to the 2014 study.

3709
01:43:36,953 --> 01:43:39,121
Maybe we need to look at what

3710
01:43:39,121 --> 01:43:40,956
events should be included as

3711
01:43:40,956 --> 01:43:42,158
part of this going forward

3712
01:43:42,158 --> 01:43:44,158
because

3713
01:43:44,760 --> 01:43:46,929
obviously the Mishka event is a

3714
01:43:46,929 --> 01:43:48,797
very small, more community

3715
01:43:48,797 --> 01:43:50,500
focused event, although it does

3716
01:43:50,500 --> 01:43:52,902
attract a lot of people from

3717
01:43:52,902 --> 01:43:55,302
outside of West Hollywood.

3718
01:43:56,372 --> 01:43:58,700
Maybe that is uh it should be

3719
01:43:58,700 --> 01:43:59,642
it should be included, but

3720
01:43:59,642 --> 01:44:01,544
there are other events in the

3721
01:44:01,544 --> 01:44:04,544
city that are comparable in

3722
01:44:04,646 --> 01:44:07,916
terms of size that it might be

3723
01:44:07,916 --> 01:44:10,420
interesting to look at how do

3724
01:44:10,420 --> 01:44:11,354
those compare, um, to that

3725
01:44:11,354 --> 01:44:13,354
scale of events.

3726
01:44:13,723 --> 01:44:15,825
So those were my only thoughts,

3727
01:44:15,825 --> 01:44:16,893
but thank you for, for the

3728
01:44:16,893 --> 01:44:17,360
report.

3729
01:44:17,360 --> 01:44:18,227
Council Meister, we

3730
01:44:18,227 --> 01:44:19,429
ll go to

3731
01:44:19,429 --> 01:44:20,496
you.

3732
01:44:20,496 --> 01:44:22,231
I, I

3733
01:44:22,231 --> 01:44:23,332
ll add that I don

3734
01:44:23,332 --> 01:44:25,000
t really

3735
01:44:25,000 --> 01:44:26,302
understand why the aids walk is

3736
01:44:26,302 --> 01:44:26,535
included in that, and I don

3737
01:44:26,535 --> 01:44:28,710
t

3738
01:44:28,710 --> 01:44:29,205
just based on the numbers that

3739
01:44:29,205 --> 01:44:30,573
we saw, I don

3740
01:44:30,573 --> 01:44:32,973
t know that it

3741
01:44:33,576 --> 01:44:35,440
needs to be a part of, you know,

3742
01:44:35,440 --> 01:44:36,613
moving forward in terms of

3743
01:44:36,613 --> 01:44:37,313
surveys or whatever, looking at

3744
01:44:37,313 --> 01:44:38,614
it because we don

3745
01:44:38,614 --> 01:44:38,781
t really

3746
01:44:38,781 --> 01:44:40,781
it

3747
01:44:41,217 --> 01:44:41,484
s not really our event, and

3748
01:44:41,484 --> 01:44:42,251
it doesn

3749
01:44:42,251 --> 01:44:43,653
t look like we spend

3750
01:44:43,653 --> 01:44:43,820
much money on it and it doesn

3751
01:44:43,820 --> 01:44:44,286
t

3752
01:44:44,286 --> 01:44:45,210
look like there

3753
01:44:45,210 --> 01:44:46,490
s, you know,

3754
01:44:46,490 --> 01:44:47,491
that we, that there

3755
01:44:47,491 --> 01:44:49,491
s ways that

3756
01:44:50,293 --> 01:44:52,696
we can leverage it like we can

3757
01:44:52,696 --> 01:44:54,664
the other two events. Um, what

3758
01:44:54,664 --> 01:44:56,165
I thought was missing in terms

3759
01:44:56,165 --> 01:44:58,565
of the recommendations was

3760
01:44:59,535 --> 01:45:01,270
looking at the business survey

3761
01:45:01,270 --> 01:45:02,639
overall assessment, and the

3762
01:45:02,639 --> 01:45:04,374
items that the business

3763
01:45:04,374 --> 01:45:06,276
community brought up when asked

3764
01:45:06,276 --> 01:45:08,111
what single change could most

3765
01:45:08,111 --> 01:45:09,479
increase economic benefits next

3766
01:45:09,479 --> 01:45:11,214
year. So you,

3767
01:45:11,214 --> 01:45:13,614
you have public safety,

3768
01:45:13,750 --> 01:45:15,385
marketing, local regulatory

3769
01:45:15,385 --> 01:45:16,753
conditions, operational

3770
01:45:16,753 --> 01:45:17,720
conditions, and I think, you

3771
01:45:17,720 --> 01:45:19,789
know, those are some things

3772
01:45:19,789 --> 01:45:21,124
that need to be incorporated

3773
01:45:21,124 --> 01:45:23,124
into um

3774
01:45:23,594 --> 01:45:25,950
into this, uh, and then I just,

3775
01:45:25,950 --> 01:45:25,629
I kind of wanted to go back to

3776
01:45:25,629 --> 01:45:26,997
the, I

3777
01:45:26,997 --> 01:45:29,650
m sorry, I have to find

3778
01:45:29,650 --> 01:45:33,265
it, uh, the memo that was sent

3779
01:45:33,803 --> 01:45:36,339
to us with the previous

3780
01:45:36,339 --> 01:45:37,440
results from the uh from the

3781
01:45:37,440 --> 01:45:39,440
other study

3782
01:45:40,477 --> 01:45:43,347
Uh, just bear with me a second.

3783
01:45:43,347 --> 01:45:45,347
Yeah

3784
01:45:47,718 --> 01:45:49,786
So I guess, um, in terms of

3785
01:45:49,786 --> 01:45:52,555
a comparison, uh, with, with

3786
01:45:52,555 --> 01:45:55,225
the previous study, I, I kind

3787
01:45:55,225 --> 01:45:57,461
of want to understand, uh, from

3788
01:45:57,461 --> 01:45:59,430
your perspective, if we learned

3789
01:45:59,430 --> 01:45:59,630
anything new, you know, that we

3790
01:45:59,630 --> 01:46:01,630
didn

3791
01:46:01,765 --> 01:46:04,340
t know from the previous

3792
01:46:04,340 --> 01:46:06,436
study and from what, what was

3793
01:46:06,436 --> 01:46:08,400
it 2015, 2014

3794
01:46:08,400 --> 01:46:09,506
I mean, I, I mean, I saw a lot

3795
01:46:09,506 --> 01:46:10,707
of the same

3796
01:46:10,707 --> 01:46:12,707
results

3797
01:46:13,444 --> 01:46:15,913
Um, so I just wondered if

3798
01:46:15,913 --> 01:46:18,115
you know, if, if we learned

3799
01:46:18,115 --> 01:46:20,170
anything new in this particular

3800
01:46:20,170 --> 01:46:21,819
study, uh, and are we surprised

3801
01:46:21,819 --> 01:46:23,654
at any of the differences if

3802
01:46:23,654 --> 01:46:24,989
there are, there are some

3803
01:46:24,989 --> 01:46:26,790
differences between the earlier

3804
01:46:26,790 --> 01:46:28,325
survey and this one.

3805
01:46:28,325 --> 01:46:29,493
Yeah, thank you so much for

3806
01:46:29,493 --> 01:46:31,493
that question, Councilor

3807
01:46:31,696 --> 01:46:32,663
Meister. Um, definitely, we did,

3808
01:46:32,663 --> 01:46:35,663
uh, learn some things in

3809
01:46:35,700 --> 01:46:36,901
regards to the 2014 to the 2025

3810
01:46:36,901 --> 01:46:38,169
study. One, it was done 10

3811
01:46:38,169 --> 01:46:39,170
years ago when the modeling was

3812
01:46:39,170 --> 01:46:41,405
a little different for some of

3813
01:46:41,405 --> 01:46:43,240
these events. For example, Weh

3814
01:46:43,240 --> 01:46:44,741
Hope Pride was, um, la ride

3815
01:46:44,741 --> 01:46:46,443
back in the day at the modeling

3816
01:46:46,443 --> 01:46:46,643
structure in which, um, the

3817
01:46:46,643 --> 01:46:48,643
city

3818
01:46:50,382 --> 01:46:51,549
s uh uh uh production was

3819
01:46:51,549 --> 01:46:53,651
a little different compared to

3820
01:46:53,651 --> 01:46:55,753
those. Um, so we are seeing,

3821
01:46:55,753 --> 01:46:56,587
you know, people are coming out

3822
01:46:56,587 --> 01:46:57,488
for Weh Hope Pride and

3823
01:46:57,488 --> 01:46:59,488
Halloween Carnival

3824
01:46:59,757 --> 01:47:01,292
still. Um, we are seeing that

3825
01:47:01,292 --> 01:47:02,626
people are spending more from

3826
01:47:02,626 --> 01:47:03,861
the 2014 numbers that were

3827
01:47:03,861 --> 01:47:06,631
conducted, um, in the previous

3828
01:47:06,631 --> 01:47:09,434
study, and there were more jobs

3829
01:47:09,434 --> 01:47:10,835
being um uh having a direct

3830
01:47:10,835 --> 01:47:13,137
impact as a result from that.

3831
01:47:13,137 --> 01:47:14,138
Um, I think, you know, we, the

3832
01:47:14,138 --> 01:47:15,540
recommendations that civil

3833
01:47:15,540 --> 01:47:16,941
provided are probably the the

3834
01:47:16,941 --> 01:47:17,542
biggest learning components of

3835
01:47:17,542 --> 01:47:18,109
that, you

3836
01:47:18,109 --> 01:47:19,877
re looking at the

3837
01:47:19,877 --> 01:47:22,277
sponsorship, looking at the

3838
01:47:22,714 --> 01:47:24,282
event typology, um, as well as

3839
01:47:24,282 --> 01:47:26,518
looking at the trademarking

3840
01:47:26,518 --> 01:47:27,919
associated with that, just to

3841
01:47:27,919 --> 01:47:30,455
look at some additional revenue

3842
01:47:30,455 --> 01:47:32,557
sources for the city as we

3843
01:47:32,557 --> 01:47:34,459
continue to produce events, um,

3844
01:47:34,459 --> 01:47:36,859
that get inter international

3845
01:47:36,927 --> 01:47:39,664
traction. And, and I mean,

3846
01:47:39,664 --> 01:47:40,198
looking at um the memo and it

3847
01:47:40,198 --> 01:47:40,966
s

3848
01:47:40,966 --> 01:47:42,966
page 6

3849
01:47:44,690 --> 01:47:45,670
of uh of the pdf that was sent

3850
01:47:45,670 --> 01:47:46,738
to us, um, I

3851
01:47:46,738 --> 01:47:49,138
m looking at the,

3852
01:47:49,340 --> 01:47:51,740
you know, the differences

3853
01:47:52,477 --> 01:47:53,744
between 2014 and 2025 spending

3854
01:47:53,744 --> 01:47:53,945
per attendee. I mean, they

3855
01:47:53,945 --> 01:47:54,212
re

3856
01:47:54,212 --> 01:47:55,146
and they

3857
01:47:55,146 --> 01:47:56,314
re fairly significant,

3858
01:47:56,314 --> 01:47:59,914
but I would imagine that some

3859
01:48:00,552 --> 01:48:01,987
of this is due to inflation, um,

3860
01:48:01,987 --> 01:48:03,922
but I thought it was

3861
01:48:03,922 --> 01:48:05,457
interesting that the Halloween

3862
01:48:05,457 --> 01:48:07,857
carnival, the differences, the

3863
01:48:07,993 --> 01:48:09,260
difference, it was really

3864
01:48:09,260 --> 01:48:10,161
significant compared to the

3865
01:48:10,161 --> 01:48:11,262
other three

3866
01:48:11,262 --> 01:48:13,262
events. Um

3867
01:48:14,699 --> 01:48:18,170
I mean, you have spending per

3868
01:48:18,170 --> 01:48:20,570
attendee at $45 at Halloween

3869
01:48:21,606 --> 01:48:23,141
carnival in 2014 and in 2025 it

3870
01:48:23,141 --> 01:48:24,276
was 225, and I

3871
01:48:24,276 --> 01:48:26,178
m wondering what

3872
01:48:26,178 --> 01:48:27,112
part of that was the ticketing

3873
01:48:27,112 --> 01:48:28,380
prices.

3874
01:48:28,380 --> 01:48:28,947
Well, when it comes to

3875
01:48:28,947 --> 01:48:30,115
Halloween carnival in

3876
01:48:30,115 --> 01:48:33,115
particular, this year it was

3877
01:48:34,220 --> 01:48:36,222
held on a Friday, and so having

3878
01:48:36,222 --> 01:48:36,755
it held on a day where it

3879
01:48:36,755 --> 01:48:37,723
s a

3880
01:48:37,723 --> 01:48:38,957
weekend, uh, more people are

3881
01:48:38,957 --> 01:48:40,626
likely to come, um, and spend

3882
01:48:40,626 --> 01:48:42,527
more money. I believe the one

3883
01:48:42,527 --> 01:48:42,928
in 2014 was held on a weekday.

3884
01:48:42,928 --> 01:48:43,929
I don

3885
01:48:43,929 --> 01:48:45,864
t know exactly what

3886
01:48:45,864 --> 01:48:48,660
weekday it was. Um, I can go

3887
01:48:48,660 --> 01:48:50,703
double check the files. But um

3888
01:48:50,703 --> 01:48:53,720
that is part of what is leading

3889
01:48:53,720 --> 01:48:54,673
to increased spending. Did, did,

3890
01:48:54,673 --> 01:48:56,673
did

3891
01:48:56,675 --> 01:48:58,243
the spending per attendee

3892
01:48:58,243 --> 01:48:59,511
include ticket tickets that

3893
01:48:59,511 --> 01:49:01,460
were purchased if they

3894
01:49:01,460 --> 01:49:02,748
purchased a ticket from

3895
01:49:02,748 --> 01:49:04,748
from uh

3896
01:49:04,783 --> 01:49:07,252
you know, for the, for to be

3897
01:49:07,252 --> 01:49:10,556
able to enter into the oh for

3898
01:49:10,556 --> 01:49:12,580
for WeHil ride. Oh, I will have

3899
01:49:12,580 --> 01:49:13,259
uh Adam from Civil Economics.

3900
01:49:13,259 --> 01:49:14,994
Go ahead and respond to that

3901
01:49:14,994 --> 01:49:16,495
question.

3902
01:49:16,495 --> 01:49:17,496
We are talking about pride, not

3903
01:49:17,496 --> 01:49:19,431
he. Well, now I

3904
01:49:19,431 --> 01:49:21,431
m, yeah, I

3905
01:49:21,900 --> 01:49:23,469
moved quickly to ride. So my

3906
01:49:23,469 --> 01:49:25,238
question was that with regard

3907
01:49:25,238 --> 01:49:28,241
to Weh Hope ride and looking at

3908
01:49:28,241 --> 01:49:30,641
the difference between 2014 and

3909
01:49:31,777 --> 01:49:33,279
2015 is what is tickets

3910
01:49:33,279 --> 01:49:36,279
included in that cost per

3911
01:49:36,282 --> 01:49:37,917
attendee in your, in your in

3912
01:49:37,917 --> 01:49:38,317
your calculations. We don

3913
01:49:38,317 --> 01:49:39,818
t

3914
01:49:39,818 --> 01:49:40,786
specifically ask if they are

3915
01:49:40,786 --> 01:49:41,754
buying a ticket. It

3916
01:49:41,754 --> 01:49:42,655
s uh

3917
01:49:42,655 --> 01:49:44,124
everyone where we positioned

3918
01:49:44,124 --> 01:49:44,290
the intercept surveys, so it

3919
01:49:44,290 --> 01:49:45,525
s

3920
01:49:45,525 --> 01:49:45,825
their total uh

3921
01:49:45,825 --> 01:49:46,693
spend that

3922
01:49:46,693 --> 01:49:48,428
s basically

3923
01:49:48,428 --> 01:49:50,396
remaining. So we asked him a

3924
01:49:50,396 --> 01:49:52,298
series of categorical questions,

3925
01:49:52,298 --> 01:49:54,400
uh, leisure, hospitality, hotel,

3926
01:49:54,400 --> 01:49:55,768
um, food and beverage, um,

3927
01:49:55,768 --> 01:49:56,335
retail, and then anything

3928
01:49:56,335 --> 01:49:57,203
remaining, they

3929
01:49:57,203 --> 01:49:58,704
ll put into a

3930
01:49:58,704 --> 01:49:59,138
miscellaneous category. It

3931
01:49:59,138 --> 01:50:01,138
s a

3932
01:50:01,675 --> 01:50:03,109
very truncated survey. So, um,

3933
01:50:03,109 --> 01:50:04,544
it could in the way they

3934
01:50:04,544 --> 01:50:05,945
respond, include a ticket, yes.

3935
01:50:05,945 --> 01:50:07,246
Ok, and then, and then I

3936
01:50:07,246 --> 01:50:09,246
ll go

3937
01:50:10,283 --> 01:50:12,585
back to Halloween carnival.

3938
01:50:12,585 --> 01:50:14,620
That difference between 45 and

3939
01:50:14,620 --> 01:50:15,388
225 when the others aren

3940
01:50:15,388 --> 01:50:15,588
t just

3941
01:50:15,588 --> 01:50:17,588
they

3942
01:50:17,791 --> 01:50:19,126
re more, but it

3943
01:50:19,126 --> 01:50:21,610
s not as

3944
01:50:21,610 --> 01:50:21,228
significant an increase, and

3945
01:50:21,228 --> 01:50:22,963
I

3946
01:50:22,963 --> 01:50:26,433
m just curious of your, your,

3947
01:50:26,433 --> 01:50:29,402
um, what you, what you think my

3948
01:50:29,402 --> 01:50:29,602
best guess is that for this

3949
01:50:29,602 --> 01:50:31,504
year

3950
01:50:31,504 --> 01:50:33,139
s report. This is the

3951
01:50:33,139 --> 01:50:35,642
largest, I would say globally

3952
01:50:35,642 --> 01:50:37,577
in terms of pride, especially

3953
01:50:37,577 --> 01:50:38,979
um data collection effort. So I

3954
01:50:38,979 --> 01:50:41,214
think the sample size was quite

3955
01:50:41,214 --> 01:50:43,717
a bit smaller in the 2014

3956
01:50:43,717 --> 01:50:45,218
survey. It was a very small um

3957
01:50:45,218 --> 01:50:46,786
intercept survey. So my

3958
01:50:46,786 --> 01:50:48,188
guess is there might have been

3959
01:50:48,188 --> 01:50:48,388
some kind of variables that

3960
01:50:48,388 --> 01:50:49,322
weren

3961
01:50:49,322 --> 01:50:52,322
t picked up in the

3962
01:50:52,726 --> 01:50:52,893
smaller footprint. I, I think

3963
01:50:52,893 --> 01:50:54,595
we

3964
01:50:54,595 --> 01:50:56,763
re pretty comfortable given

3965
01:50:56,763 --> 01:50:59,366
the larger sample size, um,

3966
01:50:59,366 --> 01:51:01,268
that the spend has just shifted.

3967
01:51:01,268 --> 01:51:03,369
I would also imagine, um, you

3968
01:51:03,369 --> 01:51:05,772
know, we looked at a few, uh,

3969
01:51:05,772 --> 01:51:08,108
correlated variables, you know,

3970
01:51:08,108 --> 01:51:09,876
there was the, the way ride

3971
01:51:09,876 --> 01:51:10,878
shares were, um, venture backed

3972
01:51:10,878 --> 01:51:11,745
at the time. They didn

3973
01:51:11,745 --> 01:51:13,480
t pass

3974
01:51:13,480 --> 01:51:14,181
along the actual cost, and my

3975
01:51:14,181 --> 01:51:14,581
guess is there

3976
01:51:14,581 --> 01:51:15,749
s probably some

3977
01:51:15,749 --> 01:51:17,500
weirdness

3978
01:51:17,500 --> 01:51:18,151
around the transportation

3979
01:51:18,151 --> 01:51:19,553
reporting, uh, just because

3980
01:51:19,553 --> 01:51:21,588
those were below market value

3981
01:51:21,588 --> 01:51:22,956
back in 2014 for the attendees,

3982
01:51:22,956 --> 01:51:25,356
if that makes sense.

3983
01:51:25,392 --> 01:51:27,792
Well, knowing how much

3984
01:51:28,229 --> 01:51:30,197
rideshare costs this year, um.

3985
01:51:30,197 --> 01:51:31,699
Just going from, from

3986
01:51:31,699 --> 01:51:34,699
Westbourne to the, the hotel

3987
01:51:34,735 --> 01:51:35,869
was like $20.01 way. So yeah, I

3988
01:51:35,869 --> 01:51:37,700
could see where that would,

3989
01:51:37,700 --> 01:51:39,506
that would be something. And

3990
01:51:39,506 --> 01:51:40,974
then my last question is, how

3991
01:51:40,974 --> 01:51:41,908
many actual business people did

3992
01:51:41,908 --> 01:51:43,810
you talk to because I was

3993
01:51:43,810 --> 01:51:46,810
confused whether it was 17 or

3994
01:51:54,455 --> 01:51:55,622
it was 17 per industry

3995
01:51:55,622 --> 01:51:56,423
Um, so the, there

3996
01:51:56,423 --> 01:51:57,257
s a

3997
01:51:57,257 --> 01:51:58,459
difference between the

3998
01:51:58,459 --> 01:51:59,926
interviews and the folks that

3999
01:51:59,926 --> 01:52:01,228
wanted to do a digital survey.

4000
01:52:01,228 --> 01:52:01,862
So each of the, you

4001
01:52:01,862 --> 01:52:03,765
ll see in

4002
01:52:03,765 --> 01:52:05,366
the column where we were at

4003
01:52:05,366 --> 01:52:06,367
bids, Chamber of Commerce,

4004
01:52:06,367 --> 01:52:07,135
those meetings where there

4005
01:52:07,135 --> 01:52:09,135
s

4006
01:52:10,400 --> 01:52:12,139
multiple sectors and businesses.

4007
01:52:12,139 --> 01:52:13,340
Those were conversations and

4008
01:52:13,340 --> 01:52:14,408
some of those were one on one

4009
01:52:14,408 --> 01:52:15,910
interviews. The each of those

4010
01:52:15,910 --> 01:52:17,344
folks had an opportunity to do

4011
01:52:17,344 --> 01:52:19,346
the digital survey. That was a

4012
01:52:19,346 --> 01:52:21,449
mixed, uh, set of feedback on

4013
01:52:21,449 --> 01:52:23,840
if they wanted to report out

4014
01:52:23,840 --> 01:52:24,419
for various reasons digitally

4015
01:52:24,419 --> 01:52:26,954
and kind of had that.

4016
01:52:26,954 --> 01:52:28,489
Um captured or if they wanted

4017
01:52:28,489 --> 01:52:30,391
to do um anonymous

4018
01:52:30,391 --> 01:52:31,792
conversations in the one on one.

4019
01:52:31,792 --> 01:52:33,561
I would say across each of

4020
01:52:33,561 --> 01:52:34,695
these sectors it was probably,

4021
01:52:34,695 --> 01:52:34,995
I would say 45. I don

4022
01:52:34,995 --> 01:52:36,995
t have

4023
01:52:38,990 --> 01:52:40,100
that number in front of me. Um,

4024
01:52:40,100 --> 01:52:41,569
of different individual

4025
01:52:41,569 --> 01:52:43,338
businesses with individual

4026
01:52:43,338 --> 01:52:45,973
feedback. Um, I would say there

4027
01:52:45,973 --> 01:52:47,775
was two sets of uh feedback

4028
01:52:47,775 --> 01:52:48,843
criteria that kind of fell out.

4029
01:52:48,843 --> 01:52:51,412
Um, you see in the report,

4030
01:52:51,412 --> 01:52:53,147
given the scope of work that

4031
01:52:53,147 --> 01:52:54,682
was contracted for was

4032
01:52:54,682 --> 01:52:56,682
System-wide reporting

4033
01:52:57,953 --> 01:53:00,455
We had a lot of very um

4034
01:53:00,455 --> 01:53:02,290
specific event specific like

4035
01:53:02,290 --> 01:53:03,491
this went wrong with the very

4036
01:53:03,491 --> 01:53:03,661
specific logistics that didn

4037
01:53:03,661 --> 01:53:04,659
t

4038
01:53:04,659 --> 01:53:05,727
get put in because we were

4039
01:53:05,727 --> 01:53:06,270
running out of pages in it.

4040
01:53:06,270 --> 01:53:06,995
That wasn

4041
01:53:06,995 --> 01:53:08,329
t in the specific

4042
01:53:08,329 --> 01:53:09,130
scope, but we do have that

4043
01:53:09,130 --> 01:53:09,697
available. So you

4044
01:53:09,697 --> 01:53:11,697
re getting a

4045
01:53:12,467 --> 01:53:13,969
readout on things that are like

4046
01:53:13,969 --> 01:53:15,437
system-wide sets of questions

4047
01:53:15,437 --> 01:53:16,338
on special events and event

4048
01:53:16,338 --> 01:53:18,338
activation.

4049
01:53:19,400 --> 01:53:21,400
Ok, thank you

4050
01:53:22,911 --> 01:53:25,146
Did you want to share that

4051
01:53:25,146 --> 01:53:27,546
Well, the numbers seemed

4052
01:53:28,516 --> 01:53:30,252
strange to me for 2014

4053
01:53:30,252 --> 01:53:31,620
Halloween because that was the

4054
01:53:31,620 --> 01:53:32,955
year it rained. It was a Friday.

4055
01:53:32,955 --> 01:53:35,157
It was a Friday night, but it

4056
01:53:35,157 --> 01:53:37,920
rained, so I think we probably,

4057
01:53:37,920 --> 01:53:39,694
we probably need to look at

4058
01:53:39,694 --> 01:53:42,697
those numbers again in terms of

4059
01:53:42,697 --> 01:53:44,666
attendance. Countemb Hang.

4060
01:53:44,666 --> 01:53:46,601
Thank you, Mayor. Um, thank you

4061
01:53:46,601 --> 01:53:48,570
for the report. As I mentioned

4062
01:53:48,570 --> 01:53:49,538
to you during my call with you.

4063
01:53:49,538 --> 01:53:50,472
I think it

4064
01:53:50,472 --> 01:53:52,472
s incredible that

4065
01:53:53,442 --> 01:53:55,410
just two events had brought

4066
01:53:55,410 --> 01:53:57,245
379,000 people to West

4067
01:53:57,245 --> 01:53:59,645
Hollywood. That accounted for

4068
01:54:00,282 --> 01:54:03,282
99%.Rent generate a revenue of

4069
01:54:03,952 --> 01:54:05,654
93.7 million, of which 88

4070
01:54:05,654 --> 01:54:07,220
million went to the county or

4071
01:54:07,220 --> 01:54:07,823
went to the surrounding region.

4072
01:54:07,823 --> 01:54:09,992
Like I mentioned during the

4073
01:54:09,992 --> 01:54:11,493
call, I think those areas

4074
01:54:11,493 --> 01:54:12,861
deserve to, they should give us

4075
01:54:12,861 --> 01:54:13,629
a basket of muffins for that,

4076
01:54:13,629 --> 01:54:14,729
because we definitely helped

4077
01:54:14,729 --> 01:54:16,431
them with that. So thank you.

4078
01:54:16,431 --> 01:54:18,330
And I wanted to commend your

4079
01:54:18,330 --> 01:54:20,936
team. I was at the Mishka

4080
01:54:20,936 --> 01:54:22,571
Festival, as I said during the

4081
01:54:22,571 --> 01:54:24,307
call, your consultants,

4082
01:54:24,307 --> 01:54:25,541
cornered me and my partner. We

4083
01:54:25,541 --> 01:54:27,760
filled out the surveys, and we

4084
01:54:27,760 --> 01:54:27,877
were very happy to do so, and

4085
01:54:27,877 --> 01:54:30,946
we look forward to filling out

4086
01:54:30,946 --> 01:54:32,181
the next ones. Thank you.

4087
01:54:32,181 --> 01:54:33,882
Councilmember Erickson. The

4088
01:54:33,882 --> 01:54:34,917
data must be skewed. I can only

4089
01:54:34,917 --> 01:54:35,350
imagine. Like, I don

4090
01:54:35,350 --> 01:54:35,517
t know

4091
01:54:35,517 --> 01:54:37,517
who

4092
01:54:37,786 --> 01:54:38,200
s filling out this survey.

4093
01:54:38,200 --> 01:54:38,353
Like I

4094
01:54:38,353 --> 01:54:38,853
m, I

4095
01:54:38,853 --> 01:54:40,757
m not involved with

4096
01:54:40,757 --> 01:54:40,921
the city at all. Um, that

4097
01:54:40,921 --> 01:54:42,625
s

4098
01:54:42,625 --> 01:54:44,160
great. I love o. I love being a

4099
01:54:44,160 --> 01:54:45,227
secret shopper. It

4100
01:54:45,227 --> 01:54:46,162
s fun. Um,

4101
01:54:46,162 --> 01:54:47,229
thank you so much for this

4102
01:54:47,229 --> 01:54:48,931
report. I really want to thank

4103
01:54:48,931 --> 01:54:50,399
you for the work that you put

4104
01:54:50,399 --> 01:54:51,900
into it. A couple of things

4105
01:54:51,900 --> 01:54:54,836
that I was looking at that I

4106
01:54:54,836 --> 01:54:56,972
want to just piggyback off of

4107
01:54:56,972 --> 01:54:58,708
the vacant lot activation is

4108
01:54:58,708 --> 01:54:59,976
really critical, especially in

4109
01:54:59,976 --> 01:55:02,376
our beautiful rainbow district

4110
01:55:02,512 --> 01:55:04,413
I will say I had a fun time

4111
01:55:04,413 --> 01:55:06,315
dancing in the lot where

4112
01:55:06,315 --> 01:55:07,950
Beaches was during Halloween,

4113
01:55:07,950 --> 01:55:09,840
but other activations like that

4114
01:55:09,840 --> 01:55:09,418
can use that space. It

4115
01:55:09,418 --> 01:55:11,418
s a

4116
01:55:11,653 --> 01:55:13,922
parking lot. It just sits there.

4117
01:55:13,922 --> 01:55:15,225
Um I know beaches and other

4118
01:55:15,225 --> 01:55:16,826
businesses are always looking

4119
01:55:16,826 --> 01:55:17,627
for something to do outside.

4120
01:55:17,627 --> 01:55:18,610
Not right now, maybe it

4121
01:55:18,610 --> 01:55:19,495
s a

4122
01:55:19,495 --> 01:55:21,431
little chilly. Heat lamps go

4123
01:55:21,431 --> 01:55:23,831
far, but those opportunities

4124
01:55:23,933 --> 01:55:25,234
can can be used as well as

4125
01:55:25,234 --> 01:55:27,634
activations on streets that

4126
01:55:28,437 --> 01:55:29,571
really, you know, for lack of

4127
01:55:29,571 --> 01:55:30,673
better word, um, you know,

4128
01:55:30,673 --> 01:55:32,673
between

4129
01:55:33,577 --> 01:55:33,943
Jim Barr and Bank of America.

4130
01:55:33,943 --> 01:55:34,477
You know, it

4131
01:55:34,477 --> 01:55:34,677
s a tight street.

4132
01:55:34,677 --> 01:55:35,478
There

4133
01:55:35,478 --> 01:55:36,946
s a lot of people there

4134
01:55:36,946 --> 01:55:38,581
that oftentimes sees a lot of

4135
01:55:38,581 --> 01:55:39,649
high traffic and cars are

4136
01:55:39,649 --> 01:55:41,184
trying to turn right or

4137
01:55:41,184 --> 01:55:43,584
residents. However, we could

4138
01:55:43,686 --> 01:55:45,555
maybe shut down that street on

4139
01:55:45,555 --> 01:55:47,123
high visibility nights would

4140
01:55:47,123 --> 01:55:48,190
allow Jin bar and other bars to

4141
01:55:48,190 --> 01:55:48,891
expand and use street

4142
01:55:48,891 --> 01:55:49,458
opportunities. I

4143
01:55:49,458 --> 01:55:50,961
m not saying

4144
01:55:50,961 --> 01:55:51,595
Robertson Lane 2.0, but I

4145
01:55:51,595 --> 01:55:53,595
m not,

4146
01:55:54,965 --> 01:55:56,166
not saying Robertson Lane 2.0c.

4147
01:55:56,166 --> 01:55:57,600
Councilmember Meister, give me

4148
01:55:57,600 --> 01:55:58,668
the look. Um, but additionally,

4149
01:55:58,668 --> 01:56:00,169
how we could utilize some of

4150
01:56:00,169 --> 01:56:00,570
those spaces just once in a

4151
01:56:00,570 --> 01:56:02,405
while

4152
01:56:02,405 --> 01:56:03,873
to to promote business space in

4153
01:56:03,873 --> 01:56:05,274
the way that they can allows

4154
01:56:05,274 --> 01:56:06,275
for those sponsorships. Um, I

4155
01:56:06,275 --> 01:56:07,778
would love, and I kind of

4156
01:56:07,778 --> 01:56:09,120
talked about this with a few

4157
01:56:09,120 --> 01:56:11,214
individuals before. I would

4158
01:56:11,214 --> 01:56:14,217
love for Halloween to be longer.

4159
01:56:14,217 --> 01:56:16,319
Um, these events should not end

4160
01:56:16,319 --> 01:56:16,820
at 11. I mean, people are still

4161
01:56:16,820 --> 01:56:17,554
like saying, I

4162
01:56:17,554 --> 01:56:18,588
m coming out to

4163
01:56:18,588 --> 01:56:19,220
West Hollywood at 11 o

4164
01:56:19,220 --> 01:56:20,623
clock,

4165
01:56:20,623 --> 01:56:20,957
right? I know I, I wasn

4166
01:56:20,957 --> 01:56:22,957
t, I

4167
01:56:22,992 --> 01:56:25,329
was at home, um, well, a little

4168
01:56:25,329 --> 01:56:26,530
bit after midnight, but I think

4169
01:56:26,530 --> 01:56:28,930
that especially on weekend

4170
01:56:29,666 --> 01:56:31,435
events, Friday, Saturdays,

4171
01:56:31,435 --> 01:56:33,370
having Halloween go a little

4172
01:56:33,370 --> 01:56:34,805
bit longer, makes sense because

4173
01:56:34,805 --> 01:56:35,872
people, as I think one of my

4174
01:56:35,872 --> 01:56:37,274
colleagues mentioned, are

4175
01:56:37,274 --> 01:56:37,841
trying to get into the

4176
01:56:37,841 --> 01:56:38,875
businesses and they

4177
01:56:38,875 --> 01:56:39,142
re busy and

4178
01:56:39,142 --> 01:56:40,176
they can

4179
01:56:40,176 --> 01:56:40,843
t, but they

4180
01:56:40,843 --> 01:56:42,780
re all out

4181
01:56:42,780 --> 01:56:43,213
there dealing with, you

4182
01:56:43,213 --> 01:56:44,782
know, wonderful costumes in

4183
01:56:44,782 --> 01:56:46,250
every way. So I would like to

4184
01:56:46,250 --> 01:56:47,217
see that as a potential and I

4185
01:56:47,217 --> 01:56:48,986
think that brings in more

4186
01:56:48,986 --> 01:56:50,420
revenue or allows us more

4187
01:56:50,420 --> 01:56:52,420
flexibility. Additionally, you

4188
01:56:52,522 --> 01:56:54,391
know, pride is another one, how

4189
01:56:54,391 --> 01:56:57,260
we can continue to use that

4190
01:56:57,260 --> 01:56:58,762
space or activate that space,

4191
01:56:58,762 --> 01:56:59,562
um, for a longer duration is

4192
01:56:59,562 --> 01:57:00,398
good. I know I

4193
01:57:00,398 --> 01:57:01,865
m, I remember

4194
01:57:01,865 --> 01:57:04,340
when I was mayor and I think it

4195
01:57:04,340 --> 01:57:05,536
was Kylie Minogue on

4196
01:57:05,536 --> 01:57:06,970
Sunday and, you know, I said,

4197
01:57:06,970 --> 01:57:08,138
one more song, and they said,

4198
01:57:08,138 --> 01:57:08,439
David said no and I said, Who

4199
01:57:08,439 --> 01:57:08,939
s

4200
01:57:08,939 --> 01:57:09,973
David Wilson? I

4201
01:57:09,973 --> 01:57:11,341
ve never heard

4202
01:57:11,341 --> 01:57:11,508
of him before, but you know,

4203
01:57:11,508 --> 01:57:12,509
you

4204
01:57:12,509 --> 01:57:13,844
re good. You have 3 members

4205
01:57:13,844 --> 01:57:15,312
of the council up here, no

4206
01:57:15,312 --> 01:57:17,181
violation of the Brown Act, but

4207
01:57:17,181 --> 01:57:19,116
I say that if we have, and we

4208
01:57:19,116 --> 01:57:21,152
always do have an amazing act

4209
01:57:21,152 --> 01:57:22,153
in whatever way, you know, that

4210
01:57:22,153 --> 01:57:24,540
flexibility. Our neighborhoods,

4211
01:57:24,540 --> 01:57:25,823
we ask them for grace. A couple

4212
01:57:25,823 --> 01:57:27,524
of times a year, maybe more,

4213
01:57:27,524 --> 01:57:29,560
some of them would argue, um,

4214
01:57:29,560 --> 01:57:31,862
but you know that economic boom

4215
01:57:31,862 --> 01:57:34,498
to the industry will help and

4216
01:57:34,498 --> 01:57:36,200
how we can continue to promote

4217
01:57:36,200 --> 01:57:38,202
um, uh, Carlis streets and the

4218
01:57:38,202 --> 01:57:39,870
ways that people love walking

4219
01:57:39,870 --> 01:57:41,239
and and coming about here and

4220
01:57:41,239 --> 01:57:42,373
it is a walkable city in that

4221
01:57:42,373 --> 01:57:42,640
way where people know don

4222
01:57:42,640 --> 01:57:43,674
t, if

4223
01:57:43,674 --> 01:57:43,874
you want to get in your car,

4224
01:57:43,874 --> 01:57:44,775
that

4225
01:57:44,775 --> 01:57:45,420
s, you know, you

4226
01:57:45,420 --> 01:57:46,610
re either

4227
01:57:46,610 --> 01:57:49,113
going to pay and I know coemb

4228
01:57:49,113 --> 01:57:51,513
my story says this $20.35

4229
01:57:52,150 --> 01:57:53,752
dollars at the pdc to park or

4230
01:57:53,752 --> 01:57:55,787
you can walk and you know, or

4231
01:57:55,787 --> 01:57:57,455
take rideshare safely. So how

4232
01:57:57,455 --> 01:57:59,690
we can continue to do stuff

4233
01:57:59,690 --> 01:58:01,125
like cyclovvia but other spaces

4234
01:58:01,125 --> 01:58:02,726
like that bring in a lot of

4235
01:58:02,726 --> 01:58:04,228
activation for our businesses.

4236
01:58:04,228 --> 01:58:05,696
So those are just a few of my

4237
01:58:05,696 --> 01:58:07,531
suggestions, long term planning,

4238
01:58:07,531 --> 01:58:08,899
I see my friends Cleo and Meg

4239
01:58:08,899 --> 01:58:09,601
over there going, Halloween

4240
01:58:09,601 --> 01:58:09,901
later. What? Let

4241
01:58:09,901 --> 01:58:11,690
s start

4242
01:58:11,690 --> 01:58:11,302
talking about it. The meeting

4243
01:58:11,302 --> 01:58:12,136
s

4244
01:58:12,136 --> 01:58:13,938
probably tomorrow being

4245
01:58:13,938 --> 01:58:14,873
scheduled right now, but um I

4246
01:58:14,873 --> 01:58:15,973
just think that when I hear

4247
01:58:15,973 --> 01:58:17,208
from businesses, they would

4248
01:58:17,208 --> 01:58:18,760
like things to go a little bit

4249
01:58:18,760 --> 01:58:20,545
longer just to help them in

4250
01:58:20,545 --> 01:58:22,546
that way. And, and again, Paula,

4251
01:58:22,546 --> 01:58:25,820
Laura, your entire team. I mean,

4252
01:58:25,820 --> 01:58:25,883
you all worked so hard with

4253
01:58:25,883 --> 01:58:27,285
everything you do with our

4254
01:58:27,285 --> 01:58:29,530
business community. I really

4255
01:58:29,530 --> 01:58:31,556
see it. You respond to the

4256
01:58:31,556 --> 01:58:33,558
smallest to the largest

4257
01:58:33,558 --> 01:58:34,325
business with vigor and just

4258
01:58:34,325 --> 01:58:34,592
true passion and it

4259
01:58:34,592 --> 01:58:35,226
s

4260
01:58:35,226 --> 01:58:36,427
just want to thank you from

4261
01:58:36,427 --> 01:58:37,829
this day for all the work that

4262
01:58:37,829 --> 01:58:38,963
you do and, and everyone on

4263
01:58:38,963 --> 01:58:40,765
your amazing team.

4264
01:58:40,765 --> 01:58:41,866
Thank you. Thank you all for

4265
01:58:41,866 --> 01:58:42,530
this report. I think it

4266
01:58:42,530 --> 01:58:43,234
s

4267
01:58:43,234 --> 01:58:44,368
really exciting to have a

4268
01:58:44,368 --> 01:58:45,537
clearer sense of what we are

4269
01:58:45,537 --> 01:58:47,139
investing in when it comes to

4270
01:58:47,139 --> 01:58:49,107
these events and what the

4271
01:58:49,107 --> 01:58:52,430
return looks like, and it is

4272
01:58:52,430 --> 01:58:53,378
really incredible. I hear the

4273
01:58:53,378 --> 01:58:54,746
op opportunity to maybe review

4274
01:58:54,746 --> 01:58:55,980
other events in the future,

4275
01:58:55,980 --> 01:58:56,181
seeing, you know, sunset Strip

4276
01:58:56,181 --> 01:58:58,149
doesn

4277
01:58:58,149 --> 01:58:59,417
t have an event reflected

4278
01:58:59,417 --> 01:59:00,851
here and knowing that our

4279
01:59:00,851 --> 01:59:01,986
hotels are really a part of the

4280
01:59:01,986 --> 01:59:03,388
economic engine of the city,

4281
01:59:03,388 --> 01:59:04,389
connecting those dots feels

4282
01:59:04,389 --> 01:59:05,490
really important. I

4283
01:59:05,490 --> 01:59:07,225
m wondering

4284
01:59:07,225 --> 01:59:08,560
already with so many major

4285
01:59:08,560 --> 01:59:09,761
events happening, you know, in

4286
01:59:09,761 --> 01:59:11,496
the next 3 years, how

4287
01:59:11,496 --> 01:59:12,530
we can promote early some of

4288
01:59:12,530 --> 01:59:14,320
the major, you know, West

4289
01:59:14,320 --> 01:59:15,133
Hollywood events in the hotels

4290
01:59:15,133 --> 01:59:15,834
remind people that if they love

4291
01:59:15,834 --> 01:59:16,201
their stay, here

4292
01:59:16,201 --> 01:59:18,201
s a great

4293
01:59:19,170 --> 01:59:20,205
reason to come back later. It

4294
01:59:20,205 --> 01:59:21,540
seems clear that a lot of the

4295
01:59:21,540 --> 01:59:22,941
events that we have right now

4296
01:59:22,941 --> 01:59:24,710
are serving the region really

4297
01:59:24,710 --> 01:59:25,811
well, but bridging to the

4298
01:59:25,811 --> 01:59:27,811
broader community, getting

4299
01:59:27,980 --> 01:59:29,814
people to travel and come to

4300
01:59:29,814 --> 01:59:31,416
West Hollywood to be a part of

4301
01:59:31,416 --> 01:59:33,852
these events is part of what

4302
01:59:33,852 --> 01:59:35,553
will help fuel this economic

4303
01:59:35,553 --> 01:59:36,821
engine. I

4304
01:59:36,821 --> 01:59:38,424
m also recognizing

4305
01:59:38,424 --> 01:59:40,250
ways that we can piggyback off

4306
01:59:40,250 --> 01:59:41,527
of existing event structures. I

4307
01:59:41,527 --> 01:59:42,961
know of the cannabis community

4308
01:59:42,961 --> 01:59:44,630
has tried and sometimes

4309
01:59:44,630 --> 01:59:45,831
struggled to always build their

4310
01:59:45,831 --> 01:59:47,165
special events around some of

4311
01:59:47,165 --> 01:59:48,133
these events, but finding the

4312
01:59:48,133 --> 01:59:51,690
ways that we can make those

4313
01:59:51,690 --> 01:59:51,971
links happen, feels important,

4314
01:59:51,971 --> 01:59:53,471
um, I, I skipped one note of

4315
01:59:53,471 --> 01:59:55,700
mine, but in the interest of

4316
01:59:55,700 --> 01:59:56,275
thinking about sunsets,

4317
01:59:56,275 --> 01:59:58,275
opportunities, similarly, the

4318
01:59:58,310 --> 01:59:59,511
art walk and Design Week feel

4319
01:59:59,511 --> 01:59:59,979
like a tremendous opportunity

4320
01:59:59,979 --> 02:00:00,880
where we

4321
02:00:00,880 --> 02:00:02,648
re probably naturally

4322
02:00:02,648 --> 02:00:04,149
leaning into a more

4323
02:00:04,149 --> 02:00:04,550
international audience, an

4324
02:00:04,550 --> 02:00:05,840
audience that

4325
02:00:05,840 --> 02:00:06,840
s certainly

4326
02:00:06,840 --> 02:00:07,386
coming to think about a

4327
02:00:07,386 --> 02:00:09,221
different level of economic

4328
02:00:09,221 --> 02:00:09,621
investment in the city and the

4329
02:00:09,621 --> 02:00:10,855
resources

4330
02:00:10,855 --> 02:00:11,120
that are available here. Um, so

4331
02:00:11,120 --> 02:00:11,890
I

4332
02:00:11,890 --> 02:00:12,458
d be really curious about

4333
02:00:12,458 --> 02:00:12,858
that, and I know they

4334
02:00:12,858 --> 02:00:14,858
re moving

4335
02:00:15,728 --> 02:00:16,729
to later in the year next year,

4336
02:00:16,729 --> 02:00:18,300
but ultimately hearing that

4337
02:00:18,300 --> 02:00:20,430
there are opportunities ahead

4338
02:00:21,500 --> 02:00:22,401
for us to enable stronger

4339
02:00:22,401 --> 02:00:24,401
partnerships through brand

4340
02:00:24,403 --> 02:00:25,605
sponsorships and communicate, I

4341
02:00:25,605 --> 02:00:26,605
think what the real value of

4342
02:00:26,605 --> 02:00:27,873
these events are to the

4343
02:00:27,873 --> 02:00:29,873
community is tremendously

4344
02:00:30,710 --> 02:00:33,146
exciting um and the last note I

4345
02:00:33,146 --> 02:00:34,280
think because the the data on

4346
02:00:34,280 --> 02:00:35,581
transportation MAY not be

4347
02:00:35,581 --> 02:00:37,500
totally clear. To me, I think

4348
02:00:37,500 --> 02:00:38,250
that the takeaway is finding

4349
02:00:38,250 --> 02:00:39,819
more opportunities that we can

4350
02:00:39,819 --> 02:00:41,253
leverage public transport

4351
02:00:41,253 --> 02:00:42,454
ation systems, connecting, you

4352
02:00:42,454 --> 02:00:43,756
know, our city line to the red

4353
02:00:43,756 --> 02:00:44,790
line, getting people to not

4354
02:00:44,790 --> 02:00:46,358
have to invest in that

4355
02:00:46,358 --> 02:00:47,627
rideshare, although rideshare

4356
02:00:47,627 --> 02:00:49,620
is better than driving their

4357
02:00:49,620 --> 02:00:49,226
own personal vehicle, but we

4358
02:00:49,226 --> 02:00:50,630
ll

4359
02:00:50,630 --> 02:00:51,164
keep a little bit of extra

4360
02:00:51,164 --> 02:00:52,498
money in their pocket that they

4361
02:00:52,498 --> 02:00:53,933
MAY be more willing to spend

4362
02:00:53,933 --> 02:00:55,434
here. I recognize that this

4363
02:00:55,434 --> 02:00:56,636
report is about capturing the

4364
02:00:56,636 --> 02:00:57,536
total economic investment and

4365
02:00:57,536 --> 02:00:59,305
that investing in that

4366
02:00:59,305 --> 02:01:00,106
rideshare is part of that, but

4367
02:01:00,106 --> 02:01:02,308
I know our businesses would

4368
02:01:02,308 --> 02:01:05,450
probably be happy to have those

4369
02:01:05,450 --> 02:01:06,313
dollars on their bar bar tops

4370
02:01:06,313 --> 02:01:07,447
instead, so I just thank you

4371
02:01:07,447 --> 02:01:08,548
all so much for the work on

4372
02:01:08,548 --> 02:01:08,915
this. It definitely helps tell

4373
02:01:08,915 --> 02:01:09,349
the

4374
02:01:09,349 --> 02:01:09,649
story of what we

4375
02:01:09,649 --> 02:01:11,184
re investing

4376
02:01:11,184 --> 02:01:12,785
in as a city and really clear

4377
02:01:12,785 --> 02:01:14,120
ways to the business community,

4378
02:01:14,120 --> 02:01:14,353
especially when they ask us

4379
02:01:14,353 --> 02:01:15,254
what we

4380
02:01:15,254 --> 02:01:16,522
re doing as a city that

4381
02:01:16,522 --> 02:01:17,790
we can point to this is

4382
02:01:17,790 --> 02:01:19,759
tremendous, and I think it

4383
02:01:19,759 --> 02:01:21,493
gives us a lot of great

4384
02:01:21,493 --> 02:01:22,629
roadmaps ahead for how we can

4385
02:01:22,629 --> 02:01:23,563
strengthen our events programs

4386
02:01:23,563 --> 02:01:24,531
here. So I appreciate you all

4387
02:01:24,531 --> 02:01:25,980
so much and thank you to the

4388
02:01:25,980 --> 02:01:25,532
consultant team who

4389
02:01:25,532 --> 02:01:27,567
s a part of

4390
02:01:27,567 --> 02:01:27,767
this work as well.

4391
02:01:27,767 --> 02:01:28,768
There

4392
02:01:28,768 --> 02:01:30,503
s no final comments on

4393
02:01:30,503 --> 02:01:31,304
this. I believe this is just a

4394
02:01:31,304 --> 02:01:31,971
receive and file. We don

4395
02:01:31,971 --> 02:01:33,473
t have

4396
02:01:33,473 --> 02:01:34,307
to take a formal motion on this.

4397
02:01:34,307 --> 02:01:35,341
Is that correct?

4398
02:01:35,341 --> 02:01:36,676
Ok.

4399
02:01:36,676 --> 02:01:37,944
Oh, we do have a motion coming

4400
02:01:37,944 --> 02:01:38,411
in. No, we do not. It

4401
02:01:38,411 --> 02:01:40,800
s just a

4402
02:01:40,800 --> 02:01:41,982
receive and file, ok.

4403
02:01:41,982 --> 02:01:42,983
Thank you

4404
02:01:42,983 --> 02:01:46,583
for wanting to do a motion.

4405
02:01:48,221 --> 02:01:50,890
Thank you all so much.

4406
02:01:50,890 --> 02:01:52,192
Um, we are, yeah, we are moving

4407
02:01:52,192 --> 02:01:55,792
towards the end of our agenda.

4408
02:01:56,796 --> 02:01:58,599
We are looking at item f4, very

4409
02:01:58,599 --> 02:02:01,100
exciting item tonight. Uh, the

4410
02:02:01,100 --> 02:02:02,135
election of mayor and vice

4411
02:02:02,135 --> 02:02:02,769
mayor. So I

4412
02:02:02,769 --> 02:02:03,837
m gonna turn this

4413
02:02:03,837 --> 02:02:05,205
over to our city clerk to

4414
02:02:05,205 --> 02:02:06,706
administer the election. We do

4415
02:02:06,706 --> 02:02:08,374
have a public commenter signed

4416
02:02:08,374 --> 02:02:09,476
up to speak. What order would

4417
02:02:09,476 --> 02:02:11,440
you prefer this happening in?

4418
02:02:11,440 --> 02:02:13,947
We should take the speaker

4419
02:02:13,947 --> 02:02:17,547
first, and then we can proceed.

4420
02:02:17,718 --> 02:02:19,718
Uh, Joshua Baum.

4421
02:02:19,787 --> 02:02:21,188
We were just told that this is

4422
02:02:21,188 --> 02:02:23,256
the order. If you want to speak

4423
02:02:23,256 --> 02:02:24,591
at the end of the agenda during

4424
02:02:24,591 --> 02:02:26,260
the final public comment period,

4425
02:02:26,260 --> 02:02:29,626
that would be your other option.

4426
02:02:30,697 --> 02:02:34,297
Yeah, I can move you. Ok.

4427
02:02:34,535 --> 02:02:35,703
Ok

4428
02:02:35,703 --> 02:02:36,136
ok, so seeing no public

4429
02:02:36,136 --> 02:02:37,370
speakers, we

4430
02:02:37,370 --> 02:02:38,472
ll move straight

4431
02:02:38,472 --> 02:02:41,341
into the election. Thank you,

4432
02:02:41,341 --> 02:02:43,844
Mayor. The item before you is

4433
02:02:43,844 --> 02:02:46,213
the election of the new mayor

4434
02:02:46,213 --> 02:02:48,648
and vice mayor, who will be

4435
02:02:48,648 --> 02:02:51,520
installed at the JANUARY 12th

4436
02:02:51,520 --> 02:02:53,587
City Council meeting, and so I

4437
02:02:53,587 --> 02:02:55,456
will open up nominations for

4438
02:02:55,456 --> 02:02:56,690
mayor. I would like to nominate

4439
02:02:56,690 --> 02:02:56,890
Vice Mayor John Heilman. I

4440
02:02:56,890 --> 02:02:58,525
ll

4441
02:02:58,525 --> 02:03:00,525
second that.

4442
02:03:03,664 --> 02:03:05,132
We have a motion and a second.

4443
02:03:05,132 --> 02:03:07,132
To be sure.

4444
02:03:08,269 --> 02:03:09,637
Are there any other nominations?

4445
02:03:09,637 --> 02:03:11,639
Seeing none, I will take a

4446
02:03:11,639 --> 02:03:13,641
voice vote just so we have it

4447
02:03:13,641 --> 02:03:15,776
on the record. Councilmember

4448
02:03:15,776 --> 02:03:17,776
Erickson, enthusiastically, yes.

4449
02:03:17,778 --> 02:03:19,713
Councilmember Hang, yes,

4450
02:03:19,713 --> 02:03:21,713
Councilmember Meister, yes,

4451
02:03:22,820 --> 02:03:23,817
Vice Mayor Heilman, Mayor Byers,

4452
02:03:23,817 --> 02:03:26,217
yes, congratulations, our next

4453
02:03:27,622 --> 02:03:29,557
marriage.

4454
02:03:29,557 --> 02:03:31,557
Ok

4455
02:03:32,793 --> 02:03:33,794
And now I will open nominations

4456
02:03:33,794 --> 02:03:35,763
for Vice Mayer.

4457
02:03:35,763 --> 02:03:37,640
I would like to nominate

4458
02:03:37,640 --> 02:03:37,224
Councilmember Danny Hang.

4459
02:03:37,224 --> 02:03:38,298
I

4460
02:03:38,298 --> 02:03:40,234
ll second that. We have a

4461
02:03:40,234 --> 02:03:41,602
motion in a second. Do you

4462
02:03:41,602 --> 02:03:44,200
accept Councilmember Hang? Yes,

4463
02:03:44,205 --> 02:03:45,406
ok, I will take a voice vote.

4464
02:03:45,406 --> 02:03:45,566
Councilmember Erickson, we

4465
02:03:45,566 --> 02:03:46,407
ll

4466
02:03:46,407 --> 02:03:46,565
get in trouble for this, but

4467
02:03:46,565 --> 02:03:48,565
I

4468
02:03:49,477 --> 02:03:51,879
m going to say hell yes. Ok,

4469
02:03:51,879 --> 02:03:53,347
Councilmemb Hang. Yes,

4470
02:03:53,347 --> 02:03:55,347
Councilmember Meister, yes,

4471
02:03:55,716 --> 02:03:57,885
Vice Mayor Heilman. Yes, Mayor

4472
02:03:57,885 --> 02:03:58,586
Byers, yes, congratulations,

4473
02:03:58,586 --> 02:04:00,586
Councilembhang.

4474
02:04:01,556 --> 02:04:03,556
S.

4475
02:04:04,893 --> 02:04:07,293
And again, our new

4476
02:04:07,328 --> 02:04:09,364
incoming mayor and incoming

4477
02:04:09,364 --> 02:04:11,165
vice mayor will be installed at

4478
02:04:11,165 --> 02:04:12,400
the JANUARY 12th City Council

4479
02:04:12,400 --> 02:04:13,901
meeting. MAY, can we, can I,

4480
02:04:13,901 --> 02:04:14,869
MAY I say one thing? I just

4481
02:04:14,869 --> 02:04:15,360
would like to think. I know

4482
02:04:15,360 --> 02:04:15,803
we

4483
02:04:15,803 --> 02:04:17,672
ll have much more to say,

4484
02:04:17,672 --> 02:04:20,800
but I want to thank our current

4485
02:04:20,800 --> 02:04:21,510
mayor, uh, Chelsea Byers for

4486
02:04:21,510 --> 02:04:23,344
her leadership throughout this

4487
02:04:23,344 --> 02:04:25,744
past year. I literally

4488
02:04:25,847 --> 02:04:28,150
mentioned to our colleagues

4489
02:04:28,150 --> 02:04:28,183
that I literally cannot believe

4490
02:04:28,183 --> 02:04:29,684
it

4491
02:04:29,684 --> 02:04:31,986
s been a year, but you have

4492
02:04:31,986 --> 02:04:33,321
been a steward of the city in

4493
02:04:33,321 --> 02:04:33,479
every way, shape, and form, and

4494
02:04:33,479 --> 02:04:34,423
I

4495
02:04:34,423 --> 02:04:34,581
m just so proud of you, and

4496
02:04:34,581 --> 02:04:35,230
I

4497
02:04:35,230 --> 02:04:36,258
ll have much

4498
02:04:36,258 --> 02:04:38,560
more to say. Congratulations,

4499
02:04:38,560 --> 02:04:42,160
Mayor, for the next few more

4500
02:04:46,100 --> 02:04:48,100
weeks. Thank you.

4501
02:04:49,404 --> 02:04:51,500
Thank you all very much.

4502
02:04:51,500 --> 02:04:51,239
We are done with this agenda,

4503
02:04:51,239 --> 02:04:52,408
and I

4504
02:04:52,408 --> 02:04:55,440
m also saving my words

4505
02:04:55,440 --> 02:04:55,844
till JANUARY, so I mean, truly

4506
02:04:55,844 --> 02:04:56,245
I will just say it

4507
02:04:56,245 --> 02:04:56,845
s been a

4508
02:04:56,845 --> 02:04:57,345
remarkable year. I

4509
02:04:57,345 --> 02:04:58,413
m so

4510
02:04:58,413 --> 02:05:01,116
grateful for everyone. All the

4511
02:05:01,116 --> 02:05:02,450
support has meant the world. I

4512
02:05:02,450 --> 02:05:04,219
will enjoy the holiday break

4513
02:05:04,219 --> 02:05:06,421
with this title for the last

4514
02:05:06,421 --> 02:05:08,890
few weeks, um, but really

4515
02:05:08,890 --> 02:05:09,425
looking forward to John

4516
02:05:09,425 --> 02:05:10,526
Heilmann becoming our mayor.

4517
02:05:10,526 --> 02:05:11,493
What a special year we have to

4518
02:05:11,493 --> 02:05:12,695
look forward to ahead. Truly,

4519
02:05:12,695 --> 02:05:13,662
we are so fortunate as a city

4520
02:05:13,662 --> 02:05:15,230
to be served under this

4521
02:05:15,230 --> 02:05:17,366
leadership to come. So really

4522
02:05:17,366 --> 02:05:19,366
tremendously grateful. Thank

4523
02:05:19,868 --> 02:05:21,269
you. Ok, ok, one more

4524
02:05:21,269 --> 02:05:22,270
And with that, we

4525
02:05:22,270 --> 02:05:23,839
ll go to

4526
02:05:23,839 --> 02:05:24,239
excluded consent, which we have

4527
02:05:24,239 --> 02:05:25,730
none, so we

4528
02:05:25,730 --> 02:05:26,140
ll move into our

4529
02:05:26,140 --> 02:05:26,541
final public comment and we

4530
02:05:26,541 --> 02:05:28,511
ll

4531
02:05:28,511 --> 02:05:29,645
have Joshua Baum join us at the

4532
02:05:29,645 --> 02:05:31,130
microphone. Are there any other

4533
02:05:31,130 --> 02:05:32,414
speakers signed up for the

4534
02:05:32,414 --> 02:05:32,648
final public comment? No, Mary,

4535
02:05:32,648 --> 02:05:33,482
we don

4536
02:05:33,482 --> 02:05:35,882
t have anyone else

4537
02:05:38,854 --> 02:05:40,322
signed up. All right.

4538
02:05:40,322 --> 02:05:40,989
I mean, I was going to wait

4539
02:05:40,989 --> 02:05:41,189
until Ja, but I

4540
02:05:41,189 --> 02:05:41,390
ll, I

4541
02:05:41,390 --> 02:05:41,556
ll, I

4542
02:05:41,556 --> 02:05:42,230
ll

4543
02:05:42,230 --> 02:05:44,230
see what I

4544
02:05:44,660 --> 02:05:46,262
m gonna say tonight.

4545
02:05:46,262 --> 02:05:47,596
Um, good evening, good evening,

4546
02:05:47,596 --> 02:05:49,198
Mayor and Counciluncil. I want

4547
02:05:49,198 --> 02:05:50,566
to thank outgoing Mayor Chelsea

4548
02:05:50,566 --> 02:05:53,402
Byers. Chelsea is someone I

4549
02:05:53,402 --> 02:05:55,371
first met at the very end of

4550
02:05:55,371 --> 02:05:56,572
2018, almost exactly 7 years

4551
02:05:56,572 --> 02:05:58,273
ago when I was recruiting the

4552
02:05:58,273 --> 02:05:59,609
first board from the West Side

4553
02:05:59,609 --> 02:06:01,176
Young Democrats and looking for

4554
02:06:01,176 --> 02:06:02,679
people who cared deeply about

4555
02:06:02,679 --> 02:06:04,347
local issues like housing,

4556
02:06:04,347 --> 02:06:06,582
public transit, and where young

4557
02:06:06,582 --> 02:06:08,918
people actually had a voice in

4558
02:06:08,918 --> 02:06:10,819
government. Chelsea showed up

4559
02:06:10,819 --> 02:06:12,354
already allen. Later passing

4560
02:06:12,354 --> 02:06:13,889
the presidency of the club to

4561
02:06:13,889 --> 02:06:14,924
her was one of the easiest and

4562
02:06:14,924 --> 02:06:16,225
proudest decisions I

4563
02:06:16,225 --> 02:06:18,930
ve ever made. But I also want

4564
02:06:18,930 --> 02:06:19,596
to see something more personal.

4565
02:06:19,596 --> 02:06:21,464
A few years ago during one of

4566
02:06:21,464 --> 02:06:23,232
the lowest moments of my life

4567
02:06:23,232 --> 02:06:25,601
when very few people were there.

4568
02:06:25,601 --> 02:06:25,760
Chelsea was.

4569
02:06:25,760 --> 02:06:26,636
I

4570
02:06:26,636 --> 02:06:28,671
ve never forgotten that.

4571
02:06:28,671 --> 02:06:29,906
Watching her go on to serve the

4572
02:06:29,906 --> 02:06:31,107
city includes including as

4573
02:06:31,107 --> 02:06:32,541
mayor, has meant more to me

4574
02:06:32,541 --> 02:06:33,976
than I can really put into

4575
02:06:33,976 --> 02:06:34,543
words. Chelsea, I

4576
02:06:34,543 --> 02:06:35,144
m grateful

4577
02:06:35,144 --> 02:06:36,312
for you. I

4578
02:06:36,312 --> 02:06:39,312
m glad to call you

4579
02:06:40,817 --> 02:06:42,485
my friend, and I love you.

4580
02:06:42,485 --> 02:06:44,254
And congratulations to incoming

4581
02:06:44,254 --> 02:06:46,322
Mayor John Heilman. John is a

4582
02:06:46,322 --> 02:06:47,690
true civic icon. He helped

4583
02:06:47,690 --> 02:06:49,158
found the city and his

4584
02:06:49,158 --> 02:06:51,494
fingerprints are everywhere in

4585
02:06:51,494 --> 02:06:53,262
it, especially in what West

4586
02:06:53,262 --> 02:06:54,865
Hollywood represents for lgbtq

4587
02:06:54,865 --> 02:06:55,966
people. It feels right to see

4588
02:06:55,966 --> 02:06:58,966
him stepping into this role

4589
02:07:01,971 --> 02:07:04,107
again. Thank you. Thank you.

4590
02:07:04,107 --> 02:07:04,273
Seeing no final public speakers.

4591
02:07:04,273 --> 02:07:05,275
We

4592
02:07:05,275 --> 02:07:06,442
ll move to Councilmember

4593
02:07:06,442 --> 02:07:07,100
comments and meeting attendance

4594
02:07:07,100 --> 02:07:07,744
reports. We

4595
02:07:07,744 --> 02:07:08,678
d like to begin?

4596
02:07:08,678 --> 02:07:09,178
Can I have you start, Councilor

4597
02:07:09,178 --> 02:07:11,800
Burhang?

4598
02:07:11,800 --> 02:07:12,782
Soon to be Vice Mayor. Thank

4599
02:07:12,782 --> 02:07:14,985
you, Mayor. As far as meetings

4600
02:07:14,985 --> 02:07:16,860
and attendance are concerned, I

4601
02:07:16,860 --> 02:07:17,587
attended the world

4602
02:07:17,587 --> 02:07:19,587
s aids Day

4603
02:07:19,589 --> 02:07:21,291
celebration at Stors aids

4604
02:07:21,291 --> 02:07:24,291
Monument. Um, I attended the

4605
02:07:24,894 --> 02:07:26,162
Victory Fund in dc where Vice

4606
02:07:26,162 --> 02:07:27,964
Mayor soon to be mayor, John

4607
02:07:27,964 --> 02:07:29,233
Heilman was inducted into the

4608
02:07:29,233 --> 02:07:31,633
Victory Fund Victory Institute,

4609
02:07:31,969 --> 02:07:34,938
lgbt Hall of Fame for his over

4610
02:07:34,938 --> 02:07:36,440
40 years of service to our

4611
02:07:36,440 --> 02:07:38,508
community and for being the

4612
02:07:38,508 --> 02:07:40,376
longest serving lgbtq out

4613
02:07:40,376 --> 02:07:41,111
elected official in the United

4614
02:07:41,111 --> 02:07:42,746
States of America

4615
02:07:42,746 --> 02:07:44,746
Thank you

4616
02:07:45,348 --> 02:07:47,585
And also at this conference are

4617
02:07:47,585 --> 02:07:49,753
wonderful mayor was on several

4618
02:07:49,753 --> 02:07:51,421
panels talking about housing as

4619
02:07:51,421 --> 02:07:52,923
well as supporting lgbtq

4620
02:07:52,923 --> 02:07:54,858
candidates, which was fantastic

4621
02:07:54,858 --> 02:07:56,860
to see her speak, and I

4622
02:07:56,860 --> 02:07:58,829
attended the Winter Wonderland

4623
02:07:58,829 --> 02:07:59,830
Market. Um, I had to use the

4624
02:07:59,830 --> 02:08:00,330
blue seal because I didn

4625
02:08:00,330 --> 02:08:02,330
t want

4626
02:08:03,990 --> 02:08:04,568
to fall again and break my leg,

4627
02:08:04,568 --> 02:08:07,538
and I was proud to use that

4628
02:08:07,538 --> 02:08:09,807
blue seal, um, and also I

4629
02:08:09,807 --> 02:08:11,809
attended the 25th annual Paul

4630
02:08:11,809 --> 02:08:13,376
Stark Awards, that ceremony was

4631
02:08:13,376 --> 02:08:14,377
led by the new chair

4632
02:08:14,377 --> 02:08:15,846
of the Human Services

4633
02:08:15,846 --> 02:08:17,514
Commission, Chair Anne Marie.

4634
02:08:17,514 --> 02:08:19,116
Thank you.

4635
02:08:19,116 --> 02:08:20,984
Thank you, Councilmember

4636
02:08:20,984 --> 02:08:22,987
Erickson. Thank you so much. I

4637
02:08:22,987 --> 02:08:24,388
attended various events and

4638
02:08:24,388 --> 02:08:26,788
community gatherings since our

4639
02:08:26,791 --> 02:08:28,692
last meeting, um, and I just

4640
02:08:28,692 --> 02:08:29,760
want to again thank David for

4641
02:08:29,760 --> 02:08:30,194
his service and Jackie, you

4642
02:08:30,194 --> 02:08:32,194
ll

4643
02:08:32,763 --> 02:08:35,650
be right up here in JANUARY

4644
02:08:35,650 --> 02:08:36,733
starting and I just want to

4645
02:08:36,733 --> 02:08:38,969
again congratulate you, moving

4646
02:08:38,969 --> 02:08:41,500
it to consent just shows the

4647
02:08:41,500 --> 02:08:42,340
community not only how much we

4648
02:08:42,340 --> 02:08:43,841
trust you about how much this

4649
02:08:43,841 --> 02:08:45,943
full council is behind your

4650
02:08:45,943 --> 02:08:47,978
incoming leadership as city

4651
02:08:47,978 --> 02:08:50,800
manager, um, and as someone

4652
02:08:50,800 --> 02:08:51,982
who has known you since my very

4653
02:08:51,982 --> 02:08:53,717
first day at City Hall. You

4654
02:08:53,717 --> 02:08:55,786
have been a mentor and a friend

4655
02:08:55,786 --> 02:08:57,488
to me, many much like much like

4656
02:08:57,488 --> 02:08:59,290
David has been, and I just want

4657
02:08:59,290 --> 02:08:59,958
to thank you for my progress.

4658
02:08:59,958 --> 02:09:00,658
And if you don

4659
02:09:00,658 --> 02:09:02,660
t like me, you

4660
02:09:02,660 --> 02:09:04,629
can blame Jackie, but um, you

4661
02:09:04,629 --> 02:09:04,795
know, but whatever, but I don

4662
02:09:04,795 --> 02:09:05,596
t

4663
02:09:05,596 --> 02:09:06,970
think, I don

4664
02:09:06,970 --> 02:09:06,259
t think there

4665
02:09:06,259 --> 02:09:07,598
s

4666
02:09:07,598 --> 02:09:10,468
any, there are people in this

4667
02:09:10,468 --> 02:09:11,669
city and I want to echo what

4668
02:09:11,669 --> 02:09:12,269
our community member David

4669
02:09:12,269 --> 02:09:12,603
Eckert, and I didn

4670
02:09:12,603 --> 02:09:13,904
t know you

4671
02:09:13,904 --> 02:09:15,840
had an Emmy, by the way, so I

4672
02:09:15,840 --> 02:09:17,542
need to like dude, there you go,

4673
02:09:17,542 --> 02:09:18,443
see, he just goes like this too.

4674
02:09:18,443 --> 02:09:18,643
Like

4675
02:09:18,643 --> 02:09:19,777
that

4676
02:09:19,777 --> 02:09:20,945
s why I love you, David,

4677
02:09:20,945 --> 02:09:22,547
because you, I like, I love

4678
02:09:22,547 --> 02:09:23,848
finding out new things, but I

4679
02:09:23,848 --> 02:09:25,382
digress, but I just wanted to

4680
02:09:25,382 --> 02:09:26,917
say Jackie

4681
02:09:26,917 --> 02:09:29,353
you invested in me when I was

4682
02:09:29,353 --> 02:09:30,754
moving on from an intern to

4683
02:09:30,754 --> 02:09:31,757
becoming then

4684
02:09:31,757 --> 02:09:32,290
Counciluncilmember at la

4685
02:09:32,290 --> 02:09:34,290
s

4686
02:09:34,592 --> 02:09:36,661
Deputy, you invested in so many

4687
02:09:36,661 --> 02:09:37,629
of us, and that vision is

4688
02:09:37,629 --> 02:09:38,363
something that you didn

4689
02:09:38,363 --> 02:09:39,764
t do to

4690
02:09:39,764 --> 02:09:41,566
get ahead. You did it because

4691
02:09:41,566 --> 02:09:42,900
you truly believe in making the

4692
02:09:42,900 --> 02:09:46,500
world a better place, and there

4693
02:09:46,737 --> 02:09:48,739
are people who do not agree on

4694
02:09:48,739 --> 02:09:50,341
anything, but I know they agree

4695
02:09:50,341 --> 02:09:51,710
on how much they just adore you

4696
02:09:51,710 --> 02:09:53,545
and your service to the city.

4697
02:09:53,545 --> 02:09:55,714
So congratulations again. I

4698
02:09:55,714 --> 02:09:56,114
cannot wait to look over at you

4699
02:09:56,114 --> 02:09:57,616
and give

4700
02:09:57,616 --> 02:09:57,783
you my eye roll or because I

4701
02:09:57,783 --> 02:09:59,217
don

4702
02:09:59,217 --> 02:09:59,684
t really have a poker face,

4703
02:09:59,684 --> 02:10:00,885
but I

4704
02:10:00,885 --> 02:10:01,152
m really excited to see

4705
02:10:01,152 --> 02:10:02,687
what you

4706
02:10:02,687 --> 02:10:04,122
ll do in the city, and

4707
02:10:04,122 --> 02:10:06,522
then congratulations to my

4708
02:10:06,593 --> 02:10:08,961
incoming colleagues. Our first

4709
02:10:08,961 --> 02:10:10,729
soon to be aapi Vice Mayor, as

4710
02:10:10,729 --> 02:10:11,620
well as just overall amazing

4711
02:10:11,620 --> 02:10:12,364
guy. I

4712
02:10:12,364 --> 02:10:13,732
ll have more to say then

4713
02:10:13,732 --> 02:10:15,367
and to someone that has been a

4714
02:10:15,367 --> 02:10:15,533
mentor, and again, if you also

4715
02:10:15,533 --> 02:10:17,469
don

4716
02:10:17,469 --> 02:10:19,504
t like me, I was his intern

4717
02:10:19,504 --> 02:10:21,739
and hired in that way as well,

4718
02:10:21,739 --> 02:10:22,707
but a true legend and I have

4719
02:10:22,707 --> 02:10:23,942
missed going to many

4720
02:10:23,942 --> 02:10:24,410
conferences in the past, but

4721
02:10:24,410 --> 02:10:25,778
I

4722
02:10:25,778 --> 02:10:25,944
ve never missed more going to

4723
02:10:25,944 --> 02:10:27,412
the

4724
02:10:27,412 --> 02:10:29,548
Victory Fund this past year to

4725
02:10:29,548 --> 02:10:31,717
see him get a well-deserved

4726
02:10:31,717 --> 02:10:33,652
award and standing in the

4727
02:10:33,652 --> 02:10:36,154
footsteps and the path that you

4728
02:10:36,154 --> 02:10:36,322
have led for so many of us, and

4729
02:10:36,322 --> 02:10:37,656
I

4730
02:10:37,656 --> 02:10:39,190
ll have much more to say, but

4731
02:10:39,190 --> 02:10:40,392
I did watch your speech that

4732
02:10:40,392 --> 02:10:41,694
was put out there. It was

4733
02:10:41,694 --> 02:10:43,362
eloquent. It was fairy John

4734
02:10:43,362 --> 02:10:45,798
Heilman, but it was class all

4735
02:10:45,798 --> 02:10:47,800
the way, and congratulations

4736
02:10:47,800 --> 02:10:50,200
incoming mayor John Heilman.

4737
02:10:50,402 --> 02:10:52,402
Councilmember Meister

4738
02:10:52,971 --> 02:10:55,273
Thank you, Mayor. Um, I

4739
02:10:55,273 --> 02:10:57,909
attended the graduation of the

4740
02:10:57,909 --> 02:10:59,245
Fall 2025 Civic Academy

4741
02:10:59,245 --> 02:10:59,612
participants, and it

4742
02:10:59,612 --> 02:11:01,447
s been

4743
02:11:01,447 --> 02:11:02,981
great to see how popular this

4744
02:11:02,981 --> 02:11:04,884
course has been, and I thank

4745
02:11:04,884 --> 02:11:06,118
staff for putting together an

4746
02:11:06,118 --> 02:11:07,653
interesting and informative

4747
02:11:07,653 --> 02:11:08,921
curriculum that seems to be

4748
02:11:08,921 --> 02:11:10,890
getting around because you keep

4749
02:11:10,890 --> 02:11:11,623
getting people to come to the

4750
02:11:11,623 --> 02:11:12,791
next one. So if you thought you

4751
02:11:12,791 --> 02:11:12,991
were getting out of it, it

4752
02:11:12,991 --> 02:11:14,726
doesn

4753
02:11:14,726 --> 02:11:18,326
t look like it. Uh, I

4754
02:11:18,397 --> 02:11:21,634
want to repeat my, uh, no vote

4755
02:11:21,634 --> 02:11:21,834
on item b7, uh, in case it

4756
02:11:21,834 --> 02:11:22,268
wasn

4757
02:11:22,268 --> 02:11:23,669
t recorded

4758
02:11:23,669 --> 02:11:26,738
although I know it was recorded.

4759
02:11:26,738 --> 02:11:29,508
Uh, I also want to congratulate

4760
02:11:29,508 --> 02:11:32,144
uh Weis Vice Mayor Heman on his

4761
02:11:32,144 --> 02:11:33,645
recognition at the Liberty Fund,

4762
02:11:33,645 --> 02:11:35,748
uh, very well deserved, and I

4763
02:11:35,748 --> 02:11:38,451
also want to congratulate him

4764
02:11:38,451 --> 02:11:40,553
on being our next mayor and

4765
02:11:40,553 --> 02:11:42,154
congratulate Danny for to be

4766
02:11:42,154 --> 02:11:42,388
our next vice mayor. You

4767
02:11:42,388 --> 02:11:44,900
couldn

4768
02:11:44,900 --> 02:11:47,690
t have a better mayor to

4769
02:11:49,161 --> 02:11:51,431
learn from, uh, as, as you join

4770
02:11:51,431 --> 02:11:52,365
every subcommittee that um that

4771
02:11:52,365 --> 02:11:52,865
the city has.

4772
02:11:52,865 --> 02:11:54,330
So you

4773
02:11:54,330 --> 02:11:55,935
re going to be busy. I

4774
02:11:55,935 --> 02:11:57,570
also want to um

4775
02:11:57,570 --> 02:11:58,805
just to say that, uh, both

4776
02:11:58,805 --> 02:12:02,208
Genevieve and David that I wish

4777
02:12:02,208 --> 02:12:04,210
you both the best as you move

4778
02:12:04,210 --> 02:12:06,412
into your next respective

4779
02:12:06,412 --> 02:12:08,380
chapters, and David, does this

4780
02:12:08,380 --> 02:12:09,782
mean our calls stop every other

4781
02:12:09,782 --> 02:12:09,950
Friday.

4782
02:12:09,950 --> 02:12:10,884
You

4783
02:12:10,884 --> 02:12:13,520
re changing your cell phone

4784
02:12:13,520 --> 02:12:14,821
number.

4785
02:12:14,821 --> 02:12:15,621
Uh, and, um, that

4786
02:12:15,621 --> 02:12:17,423
s, I just

4787
02:12:17,423 --> 02:12:18,925
also want to wish everyone a

4788
02:12:18,925 --> 02:12:20,860
very happy holiday to please

4789
02:12:20,860 --> 02:12:24,630
stay safe out there and a happy

4790
02:12:24,630 --> 02:12:25,798
New Year. I really felt awful,

4791
02:12:25,798 --> 02:12:25,998
uh, at, you know, that I, I

4792
02:12:25,998 --> 02:12:27,998
didn

4793
02:12:29,569 --> 02:12:31,438
t, I could not say happy

4794
02:12:31,438 --> 02:12:32,872
Hanukkah on that uh after

4795
02:12:32,872 --> 02:12:34,307
hearing what happened at Sydney,

4796
02:12:34,307 --> 02:12:34,507
I was, it was just, I couldn

4797
02:12:34,507 --> 02:12:35,475
t

4798
02:12:35,475 --> 02:12:36,876
say it. I just couldn

4799
02:12:36,876 --> 02:12:38,876
t say the

4800
02:12:38,878 --> 02:12:40,947
words, um, because it was such

4801
02:12:40,947 --> 02:12:42,348
a shocking thing to happen. And,

4802
02:12:42,348 --> 02:12:44,384
uh, and a horrible

4803
02:12:44,384 --> 02:12:47,954
and tragic thing to happen, and

4804
02:12:47,954 --> 02:12:49,890
as well as what happened at at

4805
02:12:49,890 --> 02:12:50,337
Brown University, uh, so I

4806
02:12:50,337 --> 02:12:51,892
ll

4807
02:12:51,892 --> 02:12:53,793
say it now. Happy holidays to

4808
02:12:53,793 --> 02:12:56,729
everyone and happy New Year.

4809
02:12:56,729 --> 02:12:59,132
Thank you, Vice Mayor Heman,

4810
02:12:59,132 --> 02:13:00,900
thank you, and I, I will say

4811
02:13:00,900 --> 02:13:02,669
happy Hanukkah and merry

4812
02:13:02,669 --> 02:13:03,303
Christmas to everyone. We can

4813
02:13:03,303 --> 02:13:05,303
t

4814
02:13:05,505 --> 02:13:08,375
allow people to rob us from our

4815
02:13:08,375 --> 02:13:10,177
joy, and I want to wish

4816
02:13:10,177 --> 02:13:11,578
everyone a wonderful holiday. I

4817
02:13:11,578 --> 02:13:13,546
also want to thank my

4818
02:13:13,546 --> 02:13:15,546
colleagues for

4819
02:13:16,216 --> 02:13:18,752
um the vote earlier, and I know

4820
02:13:18,752 --> 02:13:20,821
we will all say a lot more on

4821
02:13:20,821 --> 02:13:22,623
JANUARY 12. I want to

4822
02:13:22,623 --> 02:13:25,230
especially thank Chelsea for

4823
02:13:25,325 --> 02:13:28,925
leading us this last year with

4824
02:13:29,896 --> 02:13:31,431
such a grace and aplomb and um

4825
02:13:31,431 --> 02:13:33,133
moving through some very

4826
02:13:33,133 --> 02:13:34,601
difficult issues, really

4827
02:13:34,601 --> 02:13:36,370
appreciate not just your

4828
02:13:36,370 --> 02:13:37,938
leadership here, but your

4829
02:13:37,938 --> 02:13:38,873
leadership in the community and

4830
02:13:38,873 --> 02:13:40,407
in the county we

4831
02:13:40,407 --> 02:13:42,610
re so lucky to

4832
02:13:42,610 --> 02:13:45,790
have you. Um, I also

4833
02:13:45,790 --> 02:13:47,481
attended World aids Day, I

4834
02:13:47,481 --> 02:13:50,481
attended the Paul Stark Warrior

4835
02:13:50,951 --> 02:13:53,320
Awards. I attended the city

4836
02:13:53,320 --> 02:13:56,320
holiday party for the employees.

4837
02:13:56,891 --> 02:13:58,425
I, um, was, as was mentioned, I

4838
02:13:58,425 --> 02:14:01,562
was honored at the Victory Fund,

4839
02:14:01,562 --> 02:14:03,998
and it was a great conference,

4840
02:14:03,998 --> 02:14:06,998
want to thank Chelsea for

4841
02:14:07,401 --> 02:14:08,969
speaking. I also got to um go

4842
02:14:08,969 --> 02:14:10,370
out on the ice skating rink

4843
02:14:10,370 --> 02:14:10,671
again and so far I haven

4844
02:14:10,671 --> 02:14:12,573
t

4845
02:14:12,573 --> 02:14:16,143
fallen, which is a good thing

4846
02:14:16,143 --> 02:14:18,446
Um, and I know that Lauren, uh,

4847
02:14:18,446 --> 02:14:20,881
you continue to deal with the

4848
02:14:20,881 --> 02:14:23,830
eye issues and I know you have

4849
02:14:23,830 --> 02:14:24,551
some procedures upcoming in. I,

4850
02:14:24,551 --> 02:14:28,121
I think I speak for all of us

4851
02:14:28,121 --> 02:14:29,223
in saying we wish you a speedy

4852
02:14:29,223 --> 02:14:30,580
recovery, and we

4853
02:14:30,580 --> 02:14:31,693
re all here

4854
02:14:31,693 --> 02:14:33,270
for you if you need anything.

4855
02:14:33,270 --> 02:14:33,185
Thank you. Thank you. I

4856
02:14:33,185 --> 02:14:34,929
ll

4857
02:14:34,929 --> 02:14:36,430
begin with my meeting

4858
02:14:36,430 --> 02:14:38,432
attendance reports. I was at

4859
02:14:38,432 --> 02:14:40,468
the Clean Power Alliance Energy

4860
02:14:40,468 --> 02:14:41,635
Committee meeting, the La Casa

4861
02:14:41,635 --> 02:14:42,770
Renter Protections and

4862
02:14:42,770 --> 02:14:44,171
Homelessness Prevention

4863
02:14:44,171 --> 02:14:45,639
Committee meeting in addition

4864
02:14:45,639 --> 02:14:47,341
to the human capital meeting at

4865
02:14:47,341 --> 02:14:48,576
La Casa. I attended the Victory

4866
02:14:48,576 --> 02:14:49,911
Institute and served on the

4867
02:14:49,911 --> 02:14:51,412
panels. Thank you for your kind

4868
02:14:51,412 --> 02:14:53,414
words about those moments. And

4869
02:14:53,414 --> 02:14:55,490
I also had the great joy of

4870
02:14:55,490 --> 02:14:57,850
traveling 6 hours to Lakewood

4871
02:14:57,850 --> 02:14:58,753
round trip with Helen Collins

4872
02:14:58,753 --> 02:15:00,288
to receive the American Public

4873
02:15:00,288 --> 02:15:02,890
Works Association Award for the

4874
02:15:02,890 --> 02:15:02,356
Holloway, one of many awards to

4875
02:15:02,356 --> 02:15:03,190
come, I

4876
02:15:03,190 --> 02:15:04,960
m sure, for such a

4877
02:15:04,960 --> 02:15:07,495
special project here in the

4878
02:15:07,495 --> 02:15:08,596
community, but truly thrilling

4879
02:15:08,596 --> 02:15:10,165
to first receive recognition

4880
02:15:10,165 --> 02:15:11,833
for the public works side of

4881
02:15:11,833 --> 02:15:12,834
that because it was daunting

4882
02:15:12,834 --> 02:15:14,702
and harrowing and

4883
02:15:14,702 --> 02:15:15,870
many ways, and Helen and her

4884
02:15:15,870 --> 02:15:16,280
team let us remarkably. We

4885
02:15:16,280 --> 02:15:17,171
re

4886
02:15:17,171 --> 02:15:18,573
so grateful to you, Helen, for

4887
02:15:18,573 --> 02:15:20,107
your leadership on that project

4888
02:15:20,107 --> 02:15:23,107
and to celebrate with that

4889
02:15:23,311 --> 02:15:25,711
award was very meaningful.

4890
02:15:27,682 --> 02:15:28,216
It was a long one. I recognize

4891
02:15:28,216 --> 02:15:29,618
that we

4892
02:15:29,618 --> 02:15:31,553
re at a transition

4893
02:15:31,553 --> 02:15:33,655
point in the year, turning

4894
02:15:33,655 --> 02:15:33,855
point JANUARY is coming up. New

4895
02:15:33,855 --> 02:15:35,855
Year

4896
02:15:36,570 --> 02:15:37,458
s, so many holidays ahead

4897
02:15:37,458 --> 02:15:39,895
and many transitions with us in

4898
02:15:39,895 --> 02:15:41,496
the city is David leaves us as

4899
02:15:41,496 --> 02:15:43,231
city manager with in great

4900
02:15:43,231 --> 02:15:44,733
hands with Jackie Rocco. We are

4901
02:15:44,733 --> 02:15:45,466
truly so fortunate, but the

4902
02:15:45,466 --> 02:15:47,101
Chamber is transitioning

4903
02:15:47,101 --> 02:15:48,102
leadership as well. We

4904
02:15:48,102 --> 02:15:49,638
recognize and thank Genevieve

4905
02:15:49,638 --> 02:15:51,720
Morell for years and years of

4906
02:15:51,720 --> 02:15:53,410
service and look forward to

4907
02:15:53,410 --> 02:15:53,708
Lenn as he joins us in the city

4908
02:15:53,708 --> 02:15:54,809
soon, and

4909
02:15:54,809 --> 02:15:56,312
this council as well will have

4910
02:15:56,312 --> 02:15:57,813
new leadership in just a few

4911
02:15:57,813 --> 02:15:59,648
weeks, and with this we should

4912
02:15:59,648 --> 02:16:02,840
feel a great spirit of

4913
02:16:02,840 --> 02:16:03,318
excitement and joy to come

4914
02:16:03,318 --> 02:16:04,620
Transitions can be scary and

4915
02:16:04,620 --> 02:16:05,721
daunting with much uncertainty,

4916
02:16:05,721 --> 02:16:06,788
but we have great confidence

4917
02:16:06,788 --> 02:16:08,456
that these transitions and

4918
02:16:08,456 --> 02:16:09,891
leadership in the city will be

4919
02:16:09,891 --> 02:16:11,760
remarkable and lead us in a

4920
02:16:11,760 --> 02:16:14,760
really great year ahead. We

4921
02:16:14,797 --> 02:16:16,899
started this year, 2025, and

4922
02:16:16,899 --> 02:16:17,967
really tough times in many ways

4923
02:16:17,967 --> 02:16:19,334
those tough times are still

4924
02:16:19,334 --> 02:16:21,170
sitting with so many people

4925
02:16:21,170 --> 02:16:22,938
here in the city and across the

4926
02:16:22,938 --> 02:16:23,439
region, and as far as the

4927
02:16:23,439 --> 02:16:23,805
federal administration

4928
02:16:23,805 --> 02:16:24,306
s

4929
02:16:24,306 --> 02:16:26,306
concerned

4930
02:16:26,408 --> 02:16:27,309
these tough times still MAY be

4931
02:16:27,309 --> 02:16:28,760
ahead, but I think the

4932
02:16:28,760 --> 02:16:28,577
resilience that we

4933
02:16:28,577 --> 02:16:29,644
ve shown,

4934
02:16:29,644 --> 02:16:29,988
the spirit of joy that we

4935
02:16:29,988 --> 02:16:31,547
re

4936
02:16:31,547 --> 02:16:31,781
sitting in this end of the year.

4937
02:16:31,781 --> 02:16:32,581
All we

4938
02:16:32,581 --> 02:16:34,483
ve accomplished in the

4939
02:16:34,483 --> 02:16:34,752
face of it all really shows

4940
02:16:34,752 --> 02:16:35,718
what we

4941
02:16:35,718 --> 02:16:37,553
re capable of, and I

4942
02:16:37,553 --> 02:16:39,154
think if we can continue this

4943
02:16:39,154 --> 02:16:40,822
trend, then we will continue to

4944
02:16:40,822 --> 02:16:43,225
have much to be proud of as a

4945
02:16:43,225 --> 02:16:44,726
city. I really wish everyone a

4946
02:16:44,726 --> 02:16:46,695
beautiful and joyous and

4947
02:16:46,695 --> 02:16:47,963
restful end of year. I think

4948
02:16:47,963 --> 02:16:49,132
about our city staff who, while

4949
02:16:49,132 --> 02:16:50,800
many of us will be enjoying the

4950
02:16:50,800 --> 02:16:52,301
holidays. They will still be

4951
02:16:52,301 --> 02:16:53,135
making sure the city runs very

4952
02:16:53,135 --> 02:16:54,270
well, and we thank them

4953
02:16:54,270 --> 02:16:56,270
tremendously for

4954
02:16:57,206 --> 02:16:59,375
that. But everyone truly

4955
02:16:59,375 --> 02:17:00,442
deserves a spirited and happy

4956
02:17:00,442 --> 02:17:01,810
celebration at the end of this

4957
02:17:01,810 --> 02:17:03,379
year. So happy holidays, happy

4958
02:17:03,379 --> 02:17:04,279
Hanukkah, Happy New Year, and

4959
02:17:04,279 --> 02:17:05,714
looking forward to seeing

4960
02:17:05,714 --> 02:17:06,950
everyone back here JANUARY 12th

4961
02:17:06,950 --> 02:17:07,122
in council chambers. I

4962
02:17:07,122 --> 02:17:08,851
ll

4963
02:17:08,851 --> 02:17:10,352
adjourn this meeting then to 6

4964
02:17:10,352 --> 02:17:10,820
P.M. On JANUARY 12th. It

4965
02:17:10,820 --> 02:17:11,754
ll be

4966
02:17:11,754 --> 02:17:13,256
a fun night. Look forward to

4967
02:17:13,256 --> 02:17:14,724
being there. Mayer, could we

4968
02:17:14,724 --> 02:17:18,324
get a photo with Jackie and

4969
02:17:19,695 --> 02:17:20,763
David maybe down there just for

4970
02:17:20,763 --> 02:17:21,764
fun times. Yes, we

4971
02:17:21,764 --> 02:17:22,664
ll do that,

4972
02:17:22,664 --> 02:17:23,399
but this meeting is officially

4973
02:17:23,399 --> 02:17:23,833
adjourned. Thank you all so

4974
02:17:23,833 --> 02:17:25,000
much.