1 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:42,440 Good evening, everyone. It is Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 551 pm, and we will now begin the Compton City Council Meeting. If you could all please stand for a moment of silence in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:28,480 Councilperson Zareda here, Galbond, McCoy, here, here, here, here, here, we will now proceed 3 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:33,500 forward with public comments on agenda and non-agenda items, Mr. David Irons. 4 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:41,100 David Irons, 5 00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:50,640 now I forgot what I was going to say, David Irons, reside in Compton, 6 00:22:52,710 --> 00:22:52,970 about 7 00:22:52,970 --> 00:23:02,790 to lose my house. And I'm losing it deliberately because my taxes went up so much. So I'm moving 8 00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:14,710 from Compton to Rosewood. I grew up on 138th Street. That's Compton. 139th Street is Rosewood. 9 00:23:15,350 --> 00:23:21,570 So I'm moving over there. I'll be part of the Compton Unified School District. That's what. 10 00:23:21,570 --> 00:23:27,250 But Compton is smaller than Compton Unified School Districts. 11 00:23:27,950 --> 00:23:34,590 So therefore, I'm moving the roles, I need to go to a bigger place that got less property 12 00:23:34,590 --> 00:23:35,070 taxes. 13 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:48,580 And another thing is I got this thing, anti-gentrification, Compton anti-gentrification, and anti-redevelopment 14 00:23:48,580 --> 00:23:59,980 committee. And this gentrification is making people homeless and the city can stop gentrification. 15 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:07,360 They don't have to go along with that stuff. So right now, another thing I want you not 16 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:14,940 to tear down, this is an appeal to the city, don't tear down the bowling alley. Let us have 17 00:24:14,940 --> 00:24:22,120 some kind of recreation in the city of Compton. We could redo that. We could go inside. 18 00:24:22,300 --> 00:24:28,720 The building is already built and it structurally sound because it's a prefab building. 19 00:24:31,260 --> 00:24:31,860 Sometimes 20 00:24:31,860 --> 00:24:43,440 people don't understand construction. I know I read to fit. I know how to frame. I know 21 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:50,820 construction and it had real estate license and all I'm asking you not to tear 22 00:24:50,820 --> 00:24:58,860 down that building. We need someplace to have entertainment. Some place to have 23 00:24:58,860 --> 00:24:59,580 hard work. 24 00:25:00,300 --> 00:25:28,960 We need that for our community. You didn't throw it down to bowling out. I mean, it's no longer there, whether you haven't torn it down, but walking theater is gone. The driving theater is gone. I took my children to the driving theater. They were talking about tearing down the Compton Municipal Stadium, and we made that historical landmark. 25 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:39,600 We even had bathroom, a bathroom put in the park, and you was there, Agent Brown, Mr. 26 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:50,100 Mayor Agent Brown, and Mr. Zareda, when we protested, we got it, because it's not good 27 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:57,160 for the children to go under the bushes and the women going under the bushes, you use 28 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:57,720 the restroom. 29 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:21,800 I 30 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:32,760 cannot tell any of you what to do, but I got a grand idea that I know would work. 31 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:43,580 I'd like to suggest to you when we first moved to Compton in 1959 and I was going to 32 00:26:43,580 --> 00:26:44,920 George Washington Elementary. 33 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:50,240 We stayed on Elm Street, Upper Wilmington. 34 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:56,800 That was a part of Compton that was bordering to us 35 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:58,800 with the West Side and the East Side. 36 00:27:00,540 --> 00:27:04,440 They had a theater on Compton Boulevard, Compton Theater. 37 00:27:04,660 --> 00:27:07,700 We used to watch some scary movies over there. 38 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,820 13 Ghosts, House on the Hundred Hill. 39 00:27:11,820 --> 00:27:16,560 And Compton Boulevard was a place where we could go to get entertainment. 40 00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:32,000 When we moved in 1965 to 135th and Stanford on the west side, we saw on Central Avenue, 41 00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:35,240 the bowling alley that was owned by Witte Lewis, 42 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:42,400 do those music centers on by Dootsie Williams, 43 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:52,720 two black men that were entrepreneurs that made this town exciting a place 44 00:27:52,720 --> 00:28:00,040 where we could go to get an attainment. It's a nice part of town. Now I 45 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:08,200 suggest this is an idea. You guys have been talking about a performance arts 46 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:17,420 center. That is the best place to put it. Instead of tearing that place down, build the 47 00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:24,100 performing arts center right there. It's got plenty of parking. And it's in a nice 48 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:25,080 part of confidence. 49 00:28:27,250 --> 00:28:34,430 I'm just saying. It would uplift the area. It would be right on 50 00:28:34,430 --> 00:28:38,390 Central Avenue with a big boulevard where everybody comes and goes. 51 00:28:41,030 --> 00:28:43,810 I'm just saying. I can't tell you what to do. 52 00:28:44,850 --> 00:28:46,550 You guys can think about it though. 53 00:28:48,820 --> 00:28:49,780 I bless you. 54 00:28:55,690 --> 00:28:56,230 Good 55 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:06,100 evening to the mayor's city council staff ladies and gentlemen. My name is Benjamin Holyfield and I'm 56 00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:12,540 the president of the Compton Business Chamber of Commerce and I agree with what's been said as a matter of 57 00:29:12,540 --> 00:29:17,100 In fact, those are the two, three points I'm going to speak on. 58 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,960 And a family restaurant is what we need, a sit-down restaurant. 59 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:27,120 We used to have that, and we need it again. 60 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:28,420 We can have fine food. 61 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,160 And another thing we need is entertainment. 62 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,960 We can have jazz in various music situations. 63 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,160 And that would be, the facility being 64 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:46,220 the on Central Avenue would be perfect for that type of program that I just mentioned. 65 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:59,080 And also, we need to, number eight, I would urge you to renew the contract, number eight, 66 00:29:59,080 --> 00:29:59,320 Good. 67 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:28,580 The youth bill. That's one of the best programs in the city, by the way, one of the best. And a lot of you, most of you, see their work all the time. Perhaps don't know that particular area of it, but they're teaching the young people to build entrepreneurship. And it's working, and then how to get a job, get your high school diploma and so forth. So that program is needed. Please consider it and expand their lease or whatever they need. Help them. 68 00:30:28,580 --> 00:30:35,860 And let me say again, when I came, there was jazz and we enjoyed ourselves and we parted 69 00:30:35,860 --> 00:30:36,320 and all that. 70 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,740 I haven't been petting in a long time now because we don't have the facilities. 71 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:48,960 Please bring them back in a fine, sit-down restaurant, family restaurant, where we can come 72 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:54,000 together as a family and enjoy good food again. 73 00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:55,680 Thank you so much. 74 00:30:55,680 --> 00:31:00,720 Thank you Mr. Holyfield there's I'm one person that signed up but I can't read 75 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:06,280 their writing so if you've signed up feel free to come forward for a public 76 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:10,300 comment. Ms. Boone would you like to speak 77 00:31:29,430 --> 00:31:37,710 my question is 78 00:31:37,710 --> 00:31:43,910 And $7.25, $17. This non-profit came before you. 79 00:31:44,290 --> 00:31:48,390 Ms. Bonan, if you can pull the Microsoft down on $7.25, $17. 80 00:31:48,710 --> 00:31:50,310 This not profit came before you. 81 00:31:51,050 --> 00:31:56,810 And they asked to lease the old dollar high for five years. 82 00:31:59,890 --> 00:32:02,770 And Councilperson in District 1 questioned it. 83 00:32:03,270 --> 00:32:06,370 And then it went to a year. 84 00:32:06,370 --> 00:32:09,890 but youth field also asked to go into that building. 85 00:32:10,870 --> 00:32:15,670 But Ms. Sarah Silva, whatever her name is, 86 00:32:16,170 --> 00:32:19,670 the owner of the nonprofit made a comment 87 00:32:19,670 --> 00:32:24,410 that she was prepared to rehab the facility to move forward. 88 00:32:25,010 --> 00:32:30,110 And she further added that this was a stop gap measure, 89 00:32:30,190 --> 00:32:32,710 which would just allow her to open her doors 90 00:32:32,710 --> 00:32:38,490 to serve the youth, while our organization located to a more permanent facility. 91 00:32:39,210 --> 00:32:44,710 But today she's back at item number eight and asking for a five-year lease. 92 00:32:45,370 --> 00:32:47,890 But this was not her statement in 2017. 93 00:32:49,050 --> 00:32:57,090 So my question to you as council members is that, when do you require a nonprofit to 94 00:32:57,090 --> 00:33:03,650 They provide proof as to what their services are and how they are providing service to the community. 95 00:33:04,330 --> 00:33:10,850 Because I don't know what service this nonprofit is doing. 96 00:33:11,230 --> 00:33:19,710 There was a comment made by Ms. Brown on that same day that this was a nationally recognized program. 97 00:33:20,610 --> 00:33:25,250 And when I looked this program up, it's not a nationally recognized program. 98 00:33:25,250 --> 00:33:32,910 In 2017, it had only been around for like two years and it wasn't nationally recognized. 99 00:33:33,190 --> 00:33:36,910 I didn't know at that particular night, but I do know it now. 100 00:33:37,670 --> 00:33:43,270 You know, we have so many nonprofits here in the city, but we don't have a chamber that 101 00:33:43,270 --> 00:33:44,190 has them listed. 102 00:33:44,950 --> 00:33:47,310 We can't even refer them to the people here. 103 00:33:47,770 --> 00:33:52,540 What we do need to find out what type of services that they're providing to are people here in 104 00:33:52,540 --> 00:33:56,900 Because our people in Compton can't go out to other cities and ask for services. 105 00:33:57,300 --> 00:34:03,920 Then the other thing is that I've asked this council on several locations because you guys are policy makers. 106 00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:11,760 To create a policy where an elected official cannot have a nonprofit here in the city. 107 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:17,260 Because it is a conflict just like tonight, you guys are going to vote on this. 108 00:34:17,260 --> 00:34:20,460 and this is a contract, this is a contract, an agreement, 109 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:25,340 a law-abiding agreement between you and the city, 110 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:26,800 between us and the city. 111 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:31,780 And in the charter, 12 or 5, an elected official 112 00:34:31,780 --> 00:34:34,140 cannot have any kind of financial, 113 00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:37,620 any kind of financial agreement between it. 114 00:34:38,020 --> 00:34:39,660 So, you know, I'm asking you guys, 115 00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:41,080 you guys need to create a policy. 116 00:34:41,740 --> 00:34:42,460 Thank you. 117 00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:43,740 Thank you, Ms. Foam. 118 00:34:44,980 --> 00:34:47,340 Madam, oh Miss Kaye, would you like to speak? 119 00:34:50,860 --> 00:34:51,260 Hello, 120 00:34:56,220 --> 00:34:57,300 my name is Carmen Deponis. 121 00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:59,100 That's why I wish everybody a happy fourth of July. 122 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:21,440 And I just want to say that you killed is one of the best organizations that I've known in Compton. They help children, young people, if they didn't graduate from high school, they can give it to plummet there. And they do wonders with the children there. And they find jobs for them, and it's a great organization. I would just hope that you would renew their book, please. Thank you. Thank you. 123 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:27,980 Yes, Mr. Henry. Are there any other members of the public that I wish to speak? 124 00:35:27,980 --> 00:35:35,040 Craig Henry, resident city of Compton, again I always talk about facts. 125 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,920 YouthBuild is a nationally recognized program. 126 00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:47,460 Volunteers of America has a YouthBuild project that we operate out of North Hollywood with 127 00:35:47,460 --> 00:35:48,340 federal dollars. 128 00:35:48,780 --> 00:35:54,540 So it is a nationally and has been around for many, many, many years. 129 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,260 YouthBuild is not new. 130 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:04,960 Sarah Silver back there, and I have partnered together in many, many programs where we have 131 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,140 housed some of the youth that they've worked with. 132 00:36:07,380 --> 00:36:11,820 We've even referred some of our youth to them for construction training, for classroom 133 00:36:11,820 --> 00:36:12,240 training. 134 00:36:12,700 --> 00:36:19,440 They run an excellent program and I'm speaking on what I know because Compton Youth Field 135 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,720 is one of my collaborative partners as I am one of theirs. 136 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:29,060 They run a very good program and if given the opportunity to receive an extension or a longer lease 137 00:36:29,060 --> 00:36:35,400 I think would benefit the city of constant and the ages of 16 to 24-year-olds that they're servicing 138 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:43,960 within the city. When you look at nonprofits and you look at the amount of services that are being offered to what is considered a 139 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,060 take transitional age youth population. 140 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:48,320 They're very few. 141 00:36:48,900 --> 00:36:52,460 I believe that Sarah is probably the only one 142 00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:55,000 within the city of Compton that is offering 143 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:56,300 to that population. 144 00:36:56,880 --> 00:37:00,700 So when you get up here and we state things 145 00:37:00,700 --> 00:37:04,440 that are not factual, it can be binding to our, 146 00:37:04,580 --> 00:37:06,840 it could be really devastating to a business 147 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,060 as well as to the youth in this community. 148 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:11,860 Youth build has been around for years. 149 00:37:11,860 --> 00:37:15,400 The Department of Labor has a youth field program. 150 00:37:15,740 --> 00:37:18,480 Youth field USA is a youth field program. 151 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:25,800 This isn't new, and it is all about the upward bound for youth within our communities. 152 00:37:26,340 --> 00:37:32,000 And the population that they serve, our youth field serve, is a at risk population. 153 00:37:32,460 --> 00:37:36,420 Youth who are at risk of dropping out of high school and becoming involved in gangs. 154 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:41,380 Youth field grabs them, gets them into a high school diploma program 155 00:37:41,380 --> 00:37:47,460 or a GED program, along with a trade program to learn a trade to keep them off the street. 156 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:50,580 So that's some of the facts about UCBL. 157 00:37:51,060 --> 00:37:51,420 Thank you. 158 00:37:52,300 --> 00:37:52,960 Thank you. 159 00:37:55,430 --> 00:37:56,970 Ma'am, you've already spoken. 160 00:37:57,270 --> 00:37:58,410 Thank you so very much. 161 00:37:58,430 --> 00:37:59,270 We appreciate you. 162 00:37:59,570 --> 00:37:59,830 Thank you. 163 00:37:59,950 --> 00:38:01,150 You've already spoken on tonight. 164 00:38:04,060 --> 00:38:05,120 Thank you, ma'am. 165 00:38:05,420 --> 00:38:05,700 Thank you. 166 00:38:05,740 --> 00:38:10,060 You've already spoken and I've asked that you would maintain order as you've already exhausted 167 00:38:10,060 --> 00:38:10,860 your three minutes. 168 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:12,500 And now you're being disruptive. 169 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:13,560 So this is a warning. 170 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:14,180 Thank you. 171 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:25,800 I don't know how to do this, but one of the things that I did this pass within one of the events I attended was to use the graduation. 172 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:37,660 And what I look at is that it's been something that I think is that when you have students that have not been able to get through the process, it's for high school. 173 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:39,860 And they have that second chance. 174 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:42,480 Use bill really does give them that second chance. 175 00:38:43,060 --> 00:39:12,460 I was sitting there and I listened to these young women and young men that they were speaking about their life and what has happened to them, the challenges and everything that they have in their life and to come back now and to be able to get a high school diploma and be able to get themselves started over again, I think to me that is something to be commended and we have and we have a lot of our students that may not be able to get through this high school process, but when you have programs that actually say look you guys, you do have a second chance letting me help you 176 00:39:12,460 --> 00:39:12,640 Thank you. 177 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:14,140 And we are there to help them. 178 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:18,740 I think this is what we are really obligated to do as a community, and that's why, you 179 00:39:18,740 --> 00:39:22,540 know, like I said, I do support the program because I was watching for years. 180 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:29,020 And like I said, I attended the graduation this past weekend, and I was really impressed 181 00:39:29,020 --> 00:39:34,800 with what I've seen here with the students that's coming back, so I do appreciate them doing 182 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:35,060 this. 183 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:36,080 Thank you, Council. 184 00:39:36,180 --> 00:39:38,000 I'm sure Madam City Clerk? 185 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:44,400 Consent items are retained and expected to be non-controversial, they will be acted 186 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:48,800 upon by the council at once without discussion unless the councilman will request for 187 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,300 an item to be removed or discussed. 188 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:53,900 Second, discussion. 189 00:39:53,900 --> 00:39:54,240 Thank you. 190 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:55,480 Proposal. 191 00:39:55,540 --> 00:39:56,700 Councilperson Zareda. 192 00:39:56,860 --> 00:39:57,380 Yes. 193 00:39:57,580 --> 00:39:58,000 McCoy. 194 00:39:58,280 --> 00:39:58,720 Yes, sir. 195 00:39:59,100 --> 00:39:59,400 Yes. 196 00:39:59,780 --> 00:39:59,920 Move. 197 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:11,500 Councillor Browne? Yes. Item number two under report on conditions, is the appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem, which goes to Councilwoman Emma Sheree. 198 00:40:14,020 --> 00:40:29,500 How's second from the chair? Discussion? Roll call? Councilperson Zareena? Yes. McCoy? Yes. Sheree? Yes. Mayor Browne? Yes. Item number three, 199 00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:38,020 Under City Manager's report is a request of the Los Angeles County Register of Recorders Office to waive all fees for the use of the Dallahide Community Center for 200 00:40:38,020 --> 00:40:50,500 poll worker training for the November 6th statewide election, requested dates October the 14th and October the 28th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 201 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:59,700 second discussion roll call council persons are either McCoy yes mayor Brown 202 00:40:59,700 --> 00:41:07,260 yes the city attorney's reports good evening kind of mayor city council there 203 00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:14,880 are two items proposed for discussion in a closed session it's under the 204 00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:19,880 exception of conference with legal council anticipated litigation to 205 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:29,700 Two potential cases, pursuant to California Government Code Section 549-56.9, subsection B. Requested emotions. 206 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:32,320 Second. Discussion? 207 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:33,900 Roll call? 208 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:41,520 Councilor persons are either McCoy, yes, Sharif, Mayor Brown, item number 5 under unfinished 209 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:42,140 business. 210 00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:47,000 It's an ordinance of the City Council and the City of Compton, regulating all the site and 211 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,340 One side alcohol, cell point, man uses and this is to wave the reading. 212 00:41:51,940 --> 00:41:52,420 Second. 213 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:53,360 Rocha. 214 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:55,120 Councilperson Zareda. 215 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:55,580 Yes. 216 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:56,440 McCorn. 217 00:41:56,620 --> 00:41:57,260 Yes, Sheree. 218 00:41:57,380 --> 00:41:57,620 Yes. 219 00:41:58,140 --> 00:41:58,560 Mayor Brown. 220 00:41:58,680 --> 00:41:58,840 Yes. 221 00:41:59,100 --> 00:41:59,800 And on the item. 222 00:42:00,340 --> 00:42:00,960 So we'll. 223 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:01,140 Second. 224 00:42:02,420 --> 00:42:03,200 The session. 225 00:42:04,940 --> 00:42:06,160 Mr. City Manager. 226 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:10,780 Actually, Mr. City Attorney, you can just provide a brief summary for the benefit of the public. 227 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,440 We know that this is a carryover from last week's hearings. 228 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:17,640 But just to refresh those that may not be aware of this item. 229 00:42:20,460 --> 00:42:28,640 Yes, last week we had a public hearing to discuss this ordinance and the first reading 230 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:29,600 was last week. 231 00:42:30,420 --> 00:42:40,460 This is an ordinance for liquor sales in the city of Compton and convenience stores. 232 00:42:40,460 --> 00:42:58,360 It has square-foot limitations for new stores coming into the city, and for existing stores it creates a performance standards 233 00:42:59,380 --> 00:43:07,160 keeping the area clean, reducing noise around the facilities, et cetera. 234 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:15,280 for existing sites that sell alcohol. 235 00:43:16,860 --> 00:43:18,300 Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. 236 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:20,760 Any additional discussion? 237 00:43:21,780 --> 00:43:22,120 Roca? 238 00:43:22,340 --> 00:43:23,420 Council persons are either. 239 00:43:23,580 --> 00:43:23,940 Yes. 240 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:27,040 McCoy, Sharif, Mayor Brown. 241 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:27,360 Yes. 242 00:43:27,820 --> 00:43:34,480 Item number six is in order for the City Council of the City of Compton amending section 18-2.9 243 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:40,560 of chapter 18 of the Compton Municipal Code to clarify city park hours of operations and 244 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:41,920 this is to wave the reading. 245 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:47,060 Roca, councilperson Zareda? 246 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:47,660 Yes. 247 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:48,200 McCoy? 248 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:48,720 Yes. 249 00:43:49,900 --> 00:43:50,320 Mayor Brown? 250 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:50,620 Yes. 251 00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:52,620 On first reading. 252 00:43:53,540 --> 00:43:56,000 So, my second discussion. 253 00:43:57,400 --> 00:44:00,400 Mr. City Attorney, do you mind giving a summary of this item as well? 254 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:02,520 No, thank you, Madam Mayor. 255 00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:11,400 There are a few weeks back we had discussion from our parks and recreation director that 256 00:44:13,930 --> 00:44:22,360 we were securing, we were unable to secure the facilities when the park closes. 257 00:44:22,740 --> 00:44:29,560 We had employees leaving the parks at 8 p.m., but the park closing at 10 p.m. 258 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:36,020 This ordinance revises the number to 8 p.m. 259 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:41,980 So that employees can secure the facilities when they leave. 260 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:52,680 If there is a city-sponsored event, or there is a permit, a written permit given to someone for an authorized activity, 261 00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:56,860 they'd be allowed to stay past 8 p.m. 262 00:44:57,940 --> 00:44:59,960 But if there's no egg. 263 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:10,880 Activity going on, it would close at 8 p.m. Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. Excuse me, and open up again at 6 a.m. Thank you. Any discussion? 264 00:45:13,450 --> 00:45:27,170 I mean, I would just add that this would make the city of Compton consisting with most cities surrounding us where the park is open. At daybreak and it closes pretty much as sunset, which is 8 p.m. So, Madam Mayor, yes, ma'am. 265 00:45:27,170 --> 00:45:35,390 Well, we'll be, once this, after the readings and it goes into effect, that's the council's 266 00:45:35,390 --> 00:45:35,650 choice. 267 00:45:36,530 --> 00:45:43,930 Hopefully we'll have signs at the same time to pause, to put the people on notice in 268 00:45:43,930 --> 00:45:44,230 a box. 269 00:45:44,510 --> 00:45:49,410 So we should start ordering those now. 270 00:45:49,410 --> 00:45:56,210 So public works is in the audience of the director knows to start preparing the signage for those for the parks. 271 00:45:57,210 --> 00:45:58,630 Madam, yes, ma'am. 272 00:45:58,670 --> 00:46:02,890 Also, those parks that have the gates that you can call some of them are broken. 273 00:46:03,550 --> 00:46:03,750 Yes. 274 00:46:04,050 --> 00:46:04,410 Thank you. 275 00:46:04,730 --> 00:46:05,910 There's repairs. 276 00:46:07,930 --> 00:46:08,890 Thank you. 277 00:46:09,210 --> 00:46:10,730 And I would just last the add. 278 00:46:10,790 --> 00:46:11,290 Thank you, Councilman. 279 00:46:11,290 --> 00:46:11,850 Let's read it for that. 280 00:46:12,010 --> 00:46:12,830 Councilman McCoy. 281 00:46:13,590 --> 00:46:18,150 Mr. City manager that we've discussed having some of the park rules also posted. 282 00:46:18,150 --> 00:46:28,390 And so this will be a great opportunity to not only post the new hours, but also some of the regulations regarding the park with the new signage life. 283 00:46:28,990 --> 00:46:30,490 Thank you. 284 00:46:31,490 --> 00:46:32,070 Roca. 285 00:46:32,430 --> 00:46:33,470 Council persons are either. 286 00:46:33,690 --> 00:46:34,090 Yes. 287 00:46:34,330 --> 00:46:34,630 McCoy. 288 00:46:34,890 --> 00:46:35,090 Yes. 289 00:46:35,650 --> 00:46:36,230 Yes. 290 00:46:36,630 --> 00:46:37,170 Mayor Brown. 291 00:46:37,250 --> 00:46:37,450 Yes. 292 00:46:38,150 --> 00:46:45,210 Item number seven is a resolution of City Council City of Compton authorizing the City Manager to enter into legal services. 293 00:46:45,210 --> 00:46:51,010 This is retainer agreement for fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20-20. 294 00:46:51,070 --> 00:46:53,810 Some of this session? 295 00:46:54,830 --> 00:46:55,590 Yes. 296 00:46:57,210 --> 00:46:58,150 Madam Mayor? 297 00:46:58,350 --> 00:46:58,770 Yes, ma'am. 298 00:46:59,750 --> 00:47:06,190 Mr. City Manager, can you just give the community a brief summary of this? 299 00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,480 Madam Councilmember Ann Mayer. 300 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:19,440 But this item is actually brought to you by the City Attorney. 301 00:47:21,340 --> 00:47:24,640 It's something that the City does on a routine basis. 302 00:47:25,220 --> 00:47:32,640 One of the questions that came up early on about the four meetings ago was an attorney for the City Council. 303 00:47:33,300 --> 00:47:34,300 So I'll read this in summary. 304 00:47:35,300 --> 00:47:36,160 The City, the charter. 305 00:47:36,580 --> 00:47:40,460 You know, and we'll refer to the City Attorney's Committee. 306 00:47:41,500 --> 00:47:42,500 Okay, thank you. 307 00:47:44,260 --> 00:47:53,420 City Council, this is an item that does come before you on a routine basis. 308 00:47:53,880 --> 00:48:07,960 What I have done is identify firms with specific specialties, their experts in particular areas that assist my office on an as needed basis. 309 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:22,800 And I have placed a below market ceiling on the hourly rate that's charged by the firms. 310 00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:24,360 They, 311 00:48:26,700 --> 00:48:32,300 right now, we don't have a firm over $300 an hour. 312 00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:44,620 I believe that average firms in the Los Angeles area are well over $400 an hour as an average in higher. 313 00:48:45,820 --> 00:49:02,280 So I think the residents can have some comfort that these are below market rates and they assist me with the funds that are in my budget. 314 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:03,660 budget on an as needed basis. 315 00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:13,000 So these are, this is what comes to us annually where you use a different file. 316 00:49:13,260 --> 00:49:13,520 Correct. 317 00:49:13,860 --> 00:49:14,560 This is what's special. 318 00:49:14,940 --> 00:49:15,200 Okay. 319 00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:15,800 I got it. 320 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:19,440 Thank you. 321 00:49:19,820 --> 00:49:20,560 In additional discussion? 322 00:49:21,140 --> 00:49:22,040 One last thing. 323 00:49:22,140 --> 00:49:22,460 Yes, ma'am. 324 00:49:22,540 --> 00:49:29,360 But the budget for these outside attorneys are in our budget that the council adopted last 325 00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:29,600 week. 326 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:30,440 Yes. 327 00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:31,520 Thank you. 328 00:49:34,150 --> 00:49:35,830 In addition, all the specials? 329 00:49:36,610 --> 00:49:37,350 Rural call. 330 00:49:37,530 --> 00:49:38,670 Council persons are read up? 331 00:49:38,970 --> 00:49:39,130 Yes. 332 00:49:39,670 --> 00:49:40,050 McCoy? 333 00:49:40,250 --> 00:49:40,670 Yes. 334 00:49:40,810 --> 00:49:41,370 Sheree? 335 00:49:41,590 --> 00:49:42,410 Mayor Brown? 336 00:49:42,590 --> 00:49:42,750 Yes. 337 00:49:43,290 --> 00:49:47,970 Item number 8 is a resolution of the City Council City of Compton authorizing the City Manager 338 00:49:48,530 --> 00:49:53,910 to execute a five-year lease agreement between the City of Compton and Youth Empowerment Services 339 00:49:53,910 --> 00:49:54,270 Inc. 340 00:49:54,270 --> 00:49:59,410 for office space at the old dollar-hide center located at the 1108 North 341 00:49:59,410 --> 00:49:59,970 All the end. 342 00:50:00,640 --> 00:50:07,340 So, second discussion. Mr. City Manager, could you give a summary of this item for members of the public? 343 00:50:08,420 --> 00:50:19,780 Mayor Council, this item is brought to you for youth build who currently occupies the space and the old dollar height at 1108 North Olyander. 344 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:28,200 They are requesting additional space and continuation of their lease, totaling 9502 square feet. 345 00:50:28,620 --> 00:50:36,420 They are proposing a dollar per square foot lease agreement with a 12% cap for 346 00:50:36,420 --> 00:50:43,540 years 6 through 10 and years, another 12% cap from 6 through 15. 347 00:50:44,920 --> 00:50:51,540 So, totaling over the last 10 years will be a 24% cap on the rental increase. 348 00:50:53,780 --> 00:51:02,660 And the first five years with a two five year extension for the rental beginning August 349 00:51:02,660 --> 00:51:10,960 first 2018, carrying through July 31, 2023 for occupation of the space that they currently occupy now. 350 00:51:13,260 --> 00:51:17,600 So, this is a five-year lease agreement or a ten-year lease agreement? 351 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:19,940 It'll total 15 years, actually. 352 00:51:20,340 --> 00:51:23,500 So it's a five-year lease agreement with two five-year extensions. 353 00:51:24,020 --> 00:51:33,540 So, it's a five-year lease and it has to come before the council on the, after the fifth year for approval of five-year lease. 354 00:51:33,540 --> 00:51:37,560 of the increase, of the extension and then also the increase. 355 00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:48,360 And then for the members of the Public Mr. City Manager, could you just confirm the annual rent that the city will receive from the lease? 356 00:51:49,740 --> 00:52:01,640 So the first year's rent, it's approximately $9,500 per month, totaling $114,000 annually for this particular space. 357 00:52:01,640 --> 00:52:09,840 And the following years will be almost 100,000 more than that if you go to the 4, 12%. 358 00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:10,260 Okay. 359 00:52:11,060 --> 00:52:12,360 One last question, Mary. 360 00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:13,260 Yes, ma'am. 361 00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:23,460 With the dollar height center, with the additional space that they're requesting, is there any space left in the center now? 362 00:52:23,700 --> 00:52:27,820 Or will this be, will this take up the entire center now? 363 00:52:27,940 --> 00:52:29,140 Is this will it all be in the center? 364 00:52:29,940 --> 00:52:31,780 There's no more space left, Mr. General. 365 00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:36,360 Okay, so General Services is saying that there is actually no more space left in the old dollar, right? 366 00:52:36,540 --> 00:52:37,200 Once, this is the problem. 367 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:39,340 Once, this is the problem. 368 00:52:41,180 --> 00:52:42,580 Any additional discussion? 369 00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:44,860 Roll call? 370 00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:46,460 Councilor First and Zareda? 371 00:52:46,720 --> 00:52:46,940 Yes. 372 00:52:47,140 --> 00:52:47,420 McCoy? 373 00:52:47,660 --> 00:52:48,160 Yes, Zareda? 374 00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:48,700 Yes. 375 00:52:49,080 --> 00:52:49,500 Mayor Brown? 376 00:52:49,640 --> 00:52:49,780 Yes. 377 00:52:50,140 --> 00:52:59,360 Item number nine is a resolution of the City Council of City of Compton approving and adopting the annual appropriation limit for fiscal year 2018-19. 378 00:52:59,360 --> 00:53:04,460 In some of the second discussion, Mr. City Manager? 379 00:53:05,740 --> 00:53:08,740 Mayor Councilor, this item is brought to you by the controller. 380 00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:15,320 This is a legislative or legal requirement of the city to establish the GAN limit. 381 00:53:16,540 --> 00:53:28,820 The GAN limit was established initially by Prop 4, and then re-evaluated with Prop 111 in June of 1990. 382 00:53:28,820 --> 00:53:35,940 The proposition provided new adjustment formulas for which made the limit more responsive to local growth issues. 383 00:53:36,240 --> 00:53:41,720 The annual growth factors for the city's appropriation limit is as follows. 384 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:49,860 It calculates the inflation factor, which includes a percentage change in the California per capita income. 385 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,720 And Department of Finance has provided that particular data for us. 386 00:53:53,720 --> 00:54:01,700 And also the population factor which calculates includes a percentage of change in the population in the city of Calvdent. 387 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:14,700 Utilizing the above factors, the appropriation limit for the fiscal year 2018-19 maximum is $105,931,000. 388 00:54:14,700 --> 00:54:17,260 The proceeds of those taxes are $44,012. 389 00:54:17,260 --> 00:54:25,200 120. The city's well within the appropriation limit and we are under that appropriation amount by $61 million. 390 00:54:26,820 --> 00:54:28,100 Thank you. 391 00:54:28,200 --> 00:54:28,640 By how much? 392 00:54:29,120 --> 00:54:32,140 61,811,000. 393 00:54:35,480 --> 00:54:36,640 In additional discussion? 394 00:54:37,800 --> 00:54:40,460 Roll call? Council person Zerida? 395 00:54:40,860 --> 00:54:42,460 Yeah, McCoy, Sherry. 396 00:54:42,780 --> 00:54:43,680 Yes, Mayor Brown? 397 00:54:43,880 --> 00:54:44,060 Yes. 398 00:54:45,020 --> 00:54:50,260 Item number 10 is a resolution of the City Council City of Compton authorizing the city manager 399 00:54:50,260 --> 00:54:53,300 to enter into an agreement with Progressive Land Clearing, 400 00:54:53,520 --> 00:54:59,880 DBA, Thomas Demolition for the Demolition of Structures at 1950 North Central Avenue. 401 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:10,620 So in the amount of $192,896, some of the. Discession? Yeah, I have just a little couple of comments in there. 402 00:55:13,750 --> 00:55:31,290 So, just so that people are clear. Someone came up and talked about keeping the building. Sometimes you got to let go. And this building is, my mother used to work 403 00:55:31,290 --> 00:55:36,290 at that field and my mother is 82. She was a cocktail waitress back when it was a 404 00:55:37,530 --> 00:55:41,750 doodles nightclub and that's probably got to be 405 00:55:43,310 --> 00:55:48,150 70 years, 75 years ago. So and I mean it's the same structure. 406 00:55:48,910 --> 00:55:52,830 And then now the problem with the structure is we have 407 00:55:53,910 --> 00:55:57,690 homeless community that has just taken over the 408 00:55:57,690 --> 00:56:04,250 facility and there's almost nothing you can do when you board up the outside of the 409 00:56:04,250 --> 00:56:11,530 building to secure it then they tunnel in through the roof of the building and I think 410 00:56:11,530 --> 00:56:19,670 it's been an eye sore in the community for at least 30 years it's probably been vacant 411 00:56:19,670 --> 00:56:21,190 in 25, 30 years. 412 00:56:23,450 --> 00:56:28,730 So, I'm hoping that that would be one of the last, 413 00:56:29,830 --> 00:56:32,550 about the second last pieces of land 414 00:56:32,550 --> 00:56:34,730 in the first district of the city of Compton 415 00:56:34,730 --> 00:56:35,650 to be developed. 416 00:56:36,090 --> 00:56:41,150 So, the reason to demolish it is to free up staff, 417 00:56:41,590 --> 00:56:44,390 free up the community, the surrounding community, 418 00:56:44,510 --> 00:56:48,250 you are being, it's become a nuisance. 419 00:56:48,250 --> 00:56:54,030 So you have the folks that are living in the building, rent-free. 420 00:56:54,450 --> 00:56:56,510 They're barbecuing at night. 421 00:56:56,690 --> 00:56:58,490 We've had small structure fires. 422 00:56:58,770 --> 00:57:08,590 They've had extension courts, tunneled from the home owners on Stockwell and 134th Street. 423 00:57:09,230 --> 00:57:12,570 They've had, they've even tunneled into the folks cable. 424 00:57:12,570 --> 00:57:18,910 I mean, it's really nothing you can do at this point but demolish the building. 425 00:57:19,470 --> 00:57:27,370 So I'm hoping that this item, if approved by the council tonight, doesn't take as long 426 00:57:27,370 --> 00:57:29,770 to execute as getting the item to the agenda. 427 00:57:30,210 --> 00:57:41,890 I'm hoping that we can move forward as speedy as possible to move on to something new and 428 00:57:41,890 --> 00:57:50,710 beautiful there. You know, you have to think, I went to a ground breaking today on El Sigundo 429 00:57:52,490 --> 00:57:58,650 in Central. El Sigundo in Central. I had to think about where I was. And this was where 430 00:57:58,650 --> 00:58:05,230 the US storage facility will be. And they anticipate nine months, they're going to say 12 months 431 00:58:05,230 --> 00:58:06,330 It's just to stay on track. 432 00:58:06,970 --> 00:58:13,170 But when the people in the surrounding area that fenced, 433 00:58:14,030 --> 00:58:17,150 but the property, they pan it. 434 00:58:17,470 --> 00:58:21,070 They're like, oh my gosh, we're going to have a storage building here. 435 00:58:21,210 --> 00:58:22,250 It's going to be a structure. 436 00:58:22,670 --> 00:58:25,790 You can't see over it, it's two or three levels high. 437 00:58:26,510 --> 00:58:27,730 But they forgot. 438 00:58:28,030 --> 00:58:32,670 They got so comfortable with the collaborated buildings with the steel and 439 00:58:32,670 --> 00:58:36,630 the metal falling apart that they got comfortable. 440 00:58:37,030 --> 00:58:41,310 And sometimes you have to educate the community on change and enhancement. 441 00:58:41,890 --> 00:58:44,890 And when I took my oath here in the clerk's office, 442 00:58:45,210 --> 00:58:50,590 my oath I bow to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Compton. 443 00:58:50,590 --> 00:58:56,830 And I think development and enhancement and development of 444 00:58:56,830 --> 00:59:02,050 of buildings that are 100 years old, it satisfies me. 445 00:59:02,550 --> 00:59:06,930 And I feel that I have upheld my oath 446 00:59:06,930 --> 00:59:09,270 that I took to be a council person here. 447 00:59:09,850 --> 00:59:13,590 So when you talk about change, just think about it. 448 00:59:13,630 --> 00:59:15,590 I'm gonna just talk one more minute here, Mayor. 449 00:59:16,110 --> 00:59:18,630 So just when you think about the brick yard, 450 00:59:18,810 --> 00:59:20,650 when you guys pass by the brick yard 451 00:59:20,650 --> 00:59:23,770 and how beautiful it is and how beautiful, 452 00:59:23,770 --> 00:59:30,830 fall Sam little to street is is double wide is no bumps is lit up and then when you go back to 453 00:59:32,230 --> 00:59:33,850 The street behind it 454 00:59:35,270 --> 00:59:39,010 Stanford I think it is I can't think of the name of the street Stanford behind the brickyard 455 00:59:39,010 --> 00:59:43,190 You know it's double wide we still have some some homeless issues there 456 00:59:43,190 --> 00:59:47,850 But the street is nice, but once we finish a few more developments over there 457 00:59:47,850 --> 00:59:53,070 We'll have all that cleaned up, but you got to accept change you got to accept development 458 00:59:53,070 --> 00:59:59,830 you got to accept, accept, enhancement and I remember the people while I was talking about the brickyard would look 459 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:29,300 Community thought that they were in panic, they were like, oh my god, what is this brickyard development going to do to our property value? And I was like, are you kidding me? You got over a $40 million project going in your bank and maybe more than that. Going in your backyard, it can only enhance your community. It can only enhance your property value. So to talk about the brickyard, you know, I mean, the old ball and alley, the old skating ring, the old dude, all this was one building that we have all 460 01:00:30,300 --> 01:00:38,920 You know, let's celebrate that hopefully it will be developed into something very beautiful in that community. 461 01:00:39,100 --> 01:00:45,700 That's what I'm hoping for, so let's just take our pictures and it's the same way with the swap meet. 462 01:00:45,880 --> 01:00:48,960 Sometimes you just got to move on and things change. 463 01:00:49,460 --> 01:00:57,660 So hopefully you all will be patient and support whatever is going to go in that all ball and alley. 464 01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:03,840 I don't even know if we can still call it the old bowl and now he it haven't been the bowl and now he ain't so long 465 01:01:03,840 --> 01:01:06,640 It's been a few things since the bowl and now he it was the 466 01:01:08,300 --> 01:01:15,980 Skating ring and then after that it was the hair product place for years. I can't remember the name of the hair product 467 01:01:17,420 --> 01:01:24,620 Yeah, you know hair product place for a while. So you know, it's time them to let go get some new get some beautiful 468 01:01:24,620 --> 01:01:32,300 get some revenue for the city I'm hoping for some housing but you know whatever goes there we'll bring it to the people and 469 01:01:32,300 --> 01:01:39,460 And it'll be something really nice. It'll be much better than what's there now. Thank you. Thank you Councilwoman. Any additional discussion? 470 01:01:41,160 --> 01:01:41,760 Procal 471 01:01:43,160 --> 01:01:54,500 Sarita. Yes, McCoy. Sure read. Yes, Mayor Brown. Yes item number 11 is being removed for city manager. So we're at Council comments. Thank you Madam City 472 01:01:54,500 --> 01:01:56,060 Councillor Mincerita? 473 01:01:57,760 --> 01:01:59,380 Yeah, I'll just be really quick. 474 01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:01,960 I didn't know we were going to get to comments that quick because I could have saved it. 475 01:02:02,440 --> 01:02:13,340 But I just wanted to, for my ten minutes of time, I wanted to invite everyone out to something else 476 01:02:13,340 --> 01:02:19,580 that I've been wishing for and waiting for since I've been on the council, and I've been 477 01:02:19,580 --> 01:02:27,300 on the council almost eight years now, and that's the, I hope I, I'm going to call it 478 01:02:27,300 --> 01:02:32,600 redevelopment, because it's not that development, but it's redevelopment of Seabree Park. 479 01:02:33,140 --> 01:02:40,040 So I've been waiting on that every since I got on this council, and it's actually coming 480 01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:41,140 to fruition now. 481 01:02:41,420 --> 01:02:46,740 So July 21st, I want everybody to mark on their calendars. 482 01:02:46,740 --> 01:02:52,560 We've been working very hard on this committee to make sure that this is something very special. 483 01:02:53,520 --> 01:03:01,840 And it's at 9 a.m., at Seabre Park, which is on Elsi Gundo and Compton Avenue. 484 01:03:03,160 --> 01:03:08,060 So we're going to have, it's a joint venture. 485 01:03:08,300 --> 01:03:11,300 We're going to have the Major League Baseball will be there. 486 01:03:11,820 --> 01:03:14,020 They're going to have, it's T-Ball, right? 487 01:03:14,020 --> 01:03:22,780 It's T-boss, so bring your little kids out, they're gonna have, we're bringing enough things for 300 kids. 488 01:03:22,780 --> 01:03:27,400 We've got baseball bats, you know what Major League come, they come big. 489 01:03:27,620 --> 01:03:33,620 And Durham Miller is bringing out some of his partners that he played baseball with, 490 01:03:33,860 --> 01:03:36,680 baseball, T-shirts, hot dogs. 491 01:03:37,240 --> 01:03:43,220 We've got to even have a full giveaway, music, a whole lot of things. 492 01:03:43,220 --> 01:03:46,220 So, I want you guys to all come out and it's a family event, you know. 493 01:03:46,760 --> 01:03:48,920 What everything I do is a family event. 494 01:03:49,160 --> 01:03:53,440 So, bring your kids, your grandmothers, whoever you want to bring out to participate. 495 01:03:53,640 --> 01:04:00,020 It's at 9 a.m. and see report and we'll be done by 10, 30, 11 o'clock. 496 01:04:00,740 --> 01:04:02,880 We don't hope we were hoping it was going to be really hot. 497 01:04:03,320 --> 01:04:04,640 We're going to try to get in and get out. 498 01:04:05,020 --> 01:04:10,520 And with the school district board member, President Makai Ali, we're all doing a joint venture 499 01:04:10,520 --> 01:04:13,980 on this project to make it be really big, really special. 500 01:04:14,920 --> 01:04:19,500 And hopefully everything is moving smooth on track. 501 01:04:20,760 --> 01:04:26,860 And we're coming to almost to the end of this session for us as a council person. 502 01:04:27,080 --> 01:04:36,460 So I want to remind everyone to save the date for the seventh annual breast cancer walk walk for a cure. 503 01:04:36,800 --> 01:04:39,000 That'll be October 13th. 504 01:04:40,180 --> 01:04:59,960 You know, it gets bigger and bigger every year, so those of you that are going to come out and support and support your family, your loved one or whoever you may want to come out and support are just come out to come out, that'll be at 7 a.m., and get there early, I would suggest to get there early, get there 6 o'clock, 6 o'clock. 505 01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:11,340 30. Anybody that wants to volunteer, we still have the need for volunteers. You can contact my office at, I don't even know the number. 506 01:05:15,320 --> 01:05:26,860 It's 310, 605, 5510. You know, when you got these telephones, my God, don't lose your phone. Thank you, Madam Clerk. 507 01:05:26,860 --> 01:05:31,380 So 310-605-5510. 508 01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:35,200 So come out, come volunteer, but I'll see you at the report. 509 01:05:35,620 --> 01:05:39,500 Thank you, and everybody, please be safe, be sane. 510 01:05:40,180 --> 01:05:42,080 I know you have fun with the fireworks. 511 01:05:42,380 --> 01:05:46,720 I'm not a real big fan of fireworks when I was a young girl. 512 01:05:47,180 --> 01:05:48,660 I think I was about 12 or something. 513 01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:51,240 I had got burnt really bad by fireworks. 514 01:05:51,240 --> 01:05:53,640 I was in a cast for the rest of the summer. 515 01:05:54,040 --> 01:05:55,860 So I'm not that big on fireworks. 516 01:05:55,860 --> 01:06:02,400 But be careful, I would just recommend that everybody tonight, when you go home or go outside, 517 01:06:02,660 --> 01:06:06,320 water down, water down your house, get up tomorrow, water down a little bit. 518 01:06:06,660 --> 01:06:11,660 Things are dry, we've been in a drought, we didn't want to water too much, so just be careful. 519 01:06:11,860 --> 01:06:14,740 Have fun, eat a lot, and see you next week. 520 01:06:14,940 --> 01:06:15,420 Thank you. 521 01:06:18,940 --> 01:06:20,000 Thank you, Councilwoman. 522 01:06:20,420 --> 01:06:20,760 Thank you. 523 01:06:21,160 --> 01:06:22,000 Councilwoman McCoy? 524 01:06:22,200 --> 01:06:22,980 Thank you, Mayor. 525 01:06:24,300 --> 01:06:25,380 Just a few things. 526 01:06:25,380 --> 01:06:31,380 I want to thank staff for the Compton Creek cleanup on this past Saturday. 527 01:06:31,700 --> 01:06:36,120 They did an amazing job as always, they come out and they just support always. 528 01:06:36,360 --> 01:06:44,940 And so I want to thank everyone that participated on Saturday with the Creek cleanup where we are committed to maintain that Creek and keep it clean. 529 01:06:45,220 --> 01:06:53,700 So thank you guys, and I attended the Visalia Block Club Block Party on this past Saturday. 530 01:06:53,700 --> 01:06:59,620 I want to thank the committee, they did an excellent job, they had everything you could think of. 531 01:06:59,820 --> 01:07:04,960 They had cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, everything. 532 01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:11,000 And they had the children, it's just wonderful when you see the children out having fun in a safe environment. 533 01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:17,200 So thank you, and I attended the flavor fest at the YAL, so that was great. 534 01:07:17,560 --> 01:07:21,420 Thank you for just bringing people together, families together. 535 01:07:21,420 --> 01:07:35,100 And let's see, I am having a homeless outreach and resource fair on Friday, July the 20th from 10 to 1 at Track New Park, 21-21 West of Laundra. 536 01:07:35,380 --> 01:07:41,820 We will have resources, vendors, health screening, mobile showers, entertainment, refreshment, and more. 537 01:07:41,820 --> 01:07:51,740 For more information or if you'd like to participate, please contact my assistant Vinita Ossonette at 310-605-5612. 538 01:07:52,460 --> 01:08:02,180 Again, that's 310-605-5612 and that will be Friday, July the 20th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Track New Park. 539 01:08:03,040 --> 01:08:15,060 And let's see, I want to wish everyone a happy independence day, be safe, and enjoy your family, and just be safe. 540 01:08:15,560 --> 01:08:22,200 And Mayor, I want to adjourn in memory of Gregory Cherelle, a long time Compton resident who passed away. 541 01:08:22,580 --> 01:08:30,100 And Laurel Darden, which is the brother-in-law of our Assistant City Manager, Lawrence Adams, and 542 01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:32,480 and the brother of former mayor, Evelyn Adams. 543 01:08:33,840 --> 01:08:34,340 Thank you. 544 01:08:36,800 --> 01:08:37,580 Thank you. 545 01:08:37,860 --> 01:08:39,300 Thank you very much, Councilmember McCoy. 546 01:08:40,380 --> 01:08:41,240 Councilmember Sheree. 547 01:08:41,400 --> 01:08:41,880 Councilmember Sheree. 548 01:08:42,880 --> 01:08:43,500 Thank you, Mayor Brown. 549 01:08:44,820 --> 01:08:50,920 I will be hosting Compton's quarterly business round table on Wednesday, July the 25th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 550 01:08:51,540 --> 01:08:53,100 at the Dollar High Community Center. 551 01:08:53,660 --> 01:09:00,420 This is an opportunity for you to network with local businesses, meet law enforcement, and city staff. 552 01:09:00,420 --> 01:09:04,180 I guess speakers are David Ford from the Southern California Edison. 553 01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:10,280 I see some a glian of the GSR corporation and Deborah Watson tricks of state farm insurance. 554 01:09:11,360 --> 01:09:13,840 A light lunch will be served, so please come out and join us. 555 01:09:15,000 --> 01:09:19,080 This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the flavor fast at the YL Center. 556 01:09:19,260 --> 01:09:21,200 I really wanted to thank him for the idea of my magnificent job. 557 01:09:21,200 --> 01:09:23,840 There was a children making sure the families was there. 558 01:09:24,760 --> 01:09:28,640 And so it was really nice, so I do appreciate them being apart and 559 01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:29,720 and making sure this to place. 560 01:09:30,780 --> 01:09:34,880 But I also attended the PBS soft care program there 561 01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:36,940 at the Dalai Community Center. 562 01:09:37,640 --> 01:09:40,060 And I had an opportunity to read to a lot of the young people 563 01:09:40,060 --> 01:09:40,620 that was there. 564 01:09:41,260 --> 01:09:43,480 The families really enjoyed the event. 565 01:09:43,700 --> 01:09:46,540 They had a lot of great vendors there. 566 01:09:47,240 --> 01:09:48,600 They're working with the parents 567 01:09:48,600 --> 01:09:51,280 and also making sure that the children 568 01:09:51,680 --> 01:09:53,080 had a lot of different things. 569 01:09:53,320 --> 01:09:54,920 So they faced pain in a lot of different things. 570 01:09:55,080 --> 01:09:55,660 It was really great. 571 01:09:55,800 --> 01:09:57,540 So I really want to thank them for coming out 572 01:09:57,540 --> 01:09:59,900 and also being a part of the working and being a part of this community. 573 01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:00,380 As well. 574 01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:09,440 And I did attend the Vasellia Block Club, Ms. Vaughan. And she had a really nice 575 01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:14,060 crowd of people there. It was really nice. Kids was having a great time. I had a really 576 01:10:14,060 --> 01:10:17,880 nice time. I got a chance for the first, for a while. I hadn't eaten all this. I got a chance 577 01:10:17,880 --> 01:10:22,100 to sit back and relax and eat. So it was good. So I really enjoyed being over there with them. 578 01:10:23,360 --> 01:10:28,040 And also, Mr. City Manager, I just speak with you earlier today. Could you please give me an 579 01:10:28,040 --> 01:10:34,960 Let me know when the wire would be in or for the to fix the streets there on a laundry and this between 580 01:10:35,780 --> 01:10:37,180 Santa Fe and Mayo 581 01:10:38,660 --> 01:10:42,860 Well, do I spoke to the controllers office today that paper work was sent to 582 01:10:42,860 --> 01:10:45,760 sent upstairs to the controller's office from public work 583 01:10:45,760 --> 01:10:50,040 So we're researching it now and I should get back to you in the next step 48 hours. Okay. Thank you 584 01:10:51,040 --> 01:10:55,680 And I would like to close in memory of some math to Smith 585 01:10:55,680 --> 01:10:59,940 She's a long-time resident of the fourth district and I really want to say I'll 586 01:10:59,940 --> 01:11:04,340 accept my sympathies and my condolences to the Arsenal family. Thank you. 587 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:08,800 I'll also be very brief. 588 01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:13,280 Just once you congratulate again her radio for the successful 589 01:11:13,740 --> 01:11:15,920 Her radio flavor fest and 590 01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:19,740 We were sponsors with the city as well as the YL and other 591 01:11:19,740 --> 01:11:24,380 Community organizations. So it's great to see people coming together and enjoying themselves 592 01:11:24,380 --> 01:11:35,280 Also, upcoming Monday, July 16th at Dollar High Community Center from 7 to 9 p.m., we have the Keep it Colorful Compton Conference. 593 01:11:36,340 --> 01:11:42,140 Eric Alexander, who was an actress with the sitcom Living Single, she also played and get out. 594 01:11:42,560 --> 01:11:45,060 She's an actress and co-founder of ColorFar Media. 595 01:11:45,660 --> 01:11:53,400 She's assembling people to talk about stories that we're telling in our communities and as well to provide a platform 596 01:11:53,400 --> 01:11:57,520 to get them out into the world and so she's partnered with Seed and Spark and Color Fire Media 597 01:11:58,040 --> 01:12:03,300 and they're focused on increasing representation in the film industry which is a joint initiative 598 01:12:03,300 --> 01:12:08,980 that was just launched and they're focusing on providing representation for people of color 599 01:12:08,980 --> 01:12:14,160 and so you can come out it's free and you can learn more about how to get your screenplays 600 01:12:14,160 --> 01:12:18,700 out into the industry as well as how to partner with great production companies. 601 01:12:20,380 --> 01:12:29,100 Actually, on Thursday July 26, we have the one-year anniversary of Compton Open 602 01:12:29,100 --> 01:12:33,600 Mike, so please come out and celebrate with the community at starting at 8 p.m. 603 01:12:34,220 --> 01:12:42,720 at the Dollar High Community Center. And lastly, for many of us, I don't think any of us 604 01:12:42,720 --> 01:12:44,540 as far left in the dark on this one. 605 01:12:44,600 --> 01:12:45,900 LeBron James is now a Laker. 606 01:12:49,460 --> 01:12:52,040 I can't go anywhere without people celebrating. 607 01:12:52,440 --> 01:12:54,760 I mean, I couldn't get a parking pass or anything, 608 01:12:54,920 --> 01:12:55,640 but everyone's happy. 609 01:12:56,220 --> 01:12:57,760 But the interesting fact that I learned 610 01:12:57,760 --> 01:13:02,440 is that him signing his $154 million contract 611 01:13:02,440 --> 01:13:07,040 also will create an estimated $300 million investment 612 01:13:07,040 --> 01:13:08,320 into our local economy. 613 01:13:08,480 --> 01:13:11,560 And so this is going to be a great boost 614 01:13:11,560 --> 01:13:33,640 for the LA area in the region and also yesterday July 2nd was the 54th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which ended segregation in public spaces and ban employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in this considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. 615 01:13:33,640 --> 01:13:39,080 First proposed by President John at Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of Congress. 616 01:13:39,680 --> 01:13:43,640 It was then signed into law by Kennedy's successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. 617 01:13:45,580 --> 01:13:54,380 And I just would like to note that last week I had the opportunity to attend the Measure P Oversight Committee meeting. 618 01:13:54,880 --> 01:13:59,900 And the city attorney and our city controller were there, and also our city manager joined us. 619 01:13:59,900 --> 01:14:28,620 ready to operate the meeting we had several community members and attendants as well, but unfortunately we did not have a quorum because we did not have enough members of the actual committee in attendance and so I understand that staff worked really hard to confirm and they did not estimate that we would not have a quorum and we have been trying to get this oversight meeting on the books and completed for quite some time and so I'm requesting that we bring an item forward 620 01:14:28,620 --> 01:14:35,700 for the council to consider appointing alternates to the committee as well, so that we would have an opportunity to 621 01:14:35,700 --> 01:14:41,700 in the event that one of our appointees is unavailable, we can also request that our alternate attend for them. 622 01:14:43,260 --> 01:14:46,760 So requesting that that come back for the council, Mr. City Attorney. 623 01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:48,420 Thank you, sir. 624 01:14:50,540 --> 01:14:53,120 And also just a reminder for the City Manager. 625 01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:59,240 One of the components that we've requested for measure P is a city web page detailing 626 01:14:59,240 --> 01:14:59,820 the projects. 627 01:15:00,180 --> 01:15:28,220 That measure P is funding, and I know that staff is working diligently on bringing forward the five-year measure P. Spending plan as well as what has been spent so far at the receipt of measure P. And so I just wanted to ensure that once that report is completed, we also provide this information on the website for our residents to be able to track their tax dollars. I think that transparency and accountability is really important, and that will be a great tool for us all. 628 01:15:29,020 --> 01:15:36,400 And Measure P has been instrumental in helping to fund graffiti abatement, street repairs, 629 01:15:37,200 --> 01:15:43,300 street paving, light repairs, park repairs, recelerating the sea breeze park ground breaking. 630 01:15:43,440 --> 01:15:48,740 Measure P had a piece of what's also an investing part in that project. 631 01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:52,040 And so most projects require a team of funds. 632 01:15:52,260 --> 01:15:57,540 And so Measure P has really helped to bring some of these projects to life that I've been on the show for 633 01:15:57,540 --> 01:16:03,000 or sometimes, so I'd like to be able to showcase what the taxpayers are actually investing in in their community. 634 01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:05,520 And 635 01:16:07,850 --> 01:16:12,030 we will close in the memory of Gregory Tarell, 636 01:16:12,950 --> 01:16:15,850 Larell Darden, and Samantha Smith. 637 01:16:16,370 --> 01:16:18,730 Excuse me, we were recessed. 638 01:16:18,750 --> 01:16:19,390 May we have a motion? 639 01:16:19,610 --> 01:16:20,390 Shut up, yes. 640 01:16:20,890 --> 01:16:21,270 Roe Paul? 641 01:16:22,710 --> 01:16:23,750 Councilperson Tareena? 642 01:16:23,950 --> 01:16:24,630 Yes, McCoy? 643 01:16:24,870 --> 01:16:25,450 Yes, Sharif? 644 01:16:25,750 --> 01:16:26,610 Yes, Mayor Brown? 645 01:16:26,790 --> 01:16:28,010 Yes, thank you all. 646 01:16:28,010 --> 01:16:29,010 Report 647 01:16:50,200 --> 01:16:51,460 out from the City Attorney. 648 01:17:01,790 --> 01:17:07,930 Madam Mayor, City Council, we have just concluded a closed session discussion. 649 01:17:08,430 --> 01:17:11,370 Conference will legal counsel anticipated litigation. 650 01:17:13,980 --> 01:17:21,330 Present in closed session was the entire council with the exception of councilman Galvan. 651 01:17:21,330 --> 01:17:28,030 One, two potential cases, discuss, no reportable action taken. 652 01:17:29,550 --> 01:17:37,410 The discussion was pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9B, thank you. 653 01:17:37,830 --> 01:17:39,010 Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. 654 01:17:39,490 --> 01:17:39,790 Thank you. 655 01:17:40,110 --> 01:17:41,430 Maybe you have a motion to adjourn? 656 01:17:41,730 --> 01:17:42,090 Some more? 657 01:17:42,290 --> 01:17:42,630 Second. 658 01:17:42,990 --> 01:17:43,290 Roca? 659 01:17:44,250 --> 01:17:45,130 Councilperson McCoy? 660 01:17:45,390 --> 01:17:45,870 Yes, sure. 661 01:17:46,130 --> 01:17:46,390 Yes? 662 01:17:46,730 --> 01:17:47,130 Mayor Brown. 663 01:17:47,490 --> 01:17:47,610 Yes. 664 01:17:47,610 --> 01:17:48,410 It's 665 01:17:50,940 --> 01:17:52,580 a nice, good night.