* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND [00:00:01] CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER? SHOULD WE JUST DO A ROLL [ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsome on March 17, 2020, the Regular Meeting of the City of La Habra Community Services Commission for DECEMBER 9, 2020, will be conducted telephonically through Zoom. Please be advised that pursuant to Executive Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the Council Chamber will not be open for the meeting. Community Services Commissioners will participate telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chamber. In accordance with Executive Order N-25-20, guidance from the California Department of Public Health on gatherings, and in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our community, remote public participation can be done by: 1. Submitting an email to kalbarian@lahabraca.gov no later than 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. 2. Participating via Zoom during the meeting on an audio only conference call by dialing 1-669-900-9128 and entering Meeting ID: 813-6891-4035 and Passcode 367853. Please note, you will enter the meeting muted, but if you want to comment during the public comment portions of the agenda, press *9, at the appropriate time indicated by the Chair during the meeting, and your call will be selected from the meeting cue. Before you press *9, turn off other electronic devices and turn down background noise at your location to avoid interference with your call. Please note that speakers must limit their comments to three minutes each and that the total time period for public comments is 30 minutes. Your patience with these changes is appreciated as the City adjusts to new ways of conducting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. ] CALL FIRST? I WOULD DO ROLL CALL TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. UM, VICE CHAIR, COMMISSIONER, FELIX, WHERE? COMMISSIONER GARCIA. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT HERE, COMMISSIONER ZURICH. SHE WAS GETTING BLOOD. SO HE MIGHT BE A FEW MINUTES LATE AND COMMISSIONER TRIO. SO I GUESS WE DON'T KNOW. IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY YET. NO, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM A FEW MORE MINUTES. I KNOW, I KNOW. UM, CARRIE WAS COMING AND THEN I, THIS IS CARRIE. I JUST GOT HERE. OH, YAY. OKAY. SO THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU A QUORUM THEN. YES, THAT WOULD GIVE US FOUR. OKAY. SO LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND I WILL START WITH WITHIN VOCATION, DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION AS THEY CONSIDER CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA. TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION, STAFF, AND CITIZENS SO THAT WE TOGETHER CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND, PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION IN ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LITTLE HARBOR COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AND, UM, DENISE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN AND WE'LL JUST FOLLOW ALONG, YOU KNOW, SILENTLY THAT WAY WE GET A CLEARER LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE. OKAY. SURE. OKAY. UM, PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEART. IF YOU HAVE ONE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, DENISE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR, OUR INSTRUCTION. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUALS WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEMS OF CITY BUSINESS. WANT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE FIVE, 4.38. SUCH COMMENTS WILL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. HAVING HEARD NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM, ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE INACTIVE BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY BE, MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME. AND YOUR COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. UM, DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR CITY STAFF LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? NOT FROM STAFF COMMISSIONERS? NO. NO. OKAY. SO HAVING HEARD NONE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISED MINUTES? AND THE REVISION WAS, UM, INCLUDING THERESA AS DEAN PRESIDENT, OR LAST MEETING AND THE E H S MONTHLY REPORT. THIS IS CARRIE. I'M MOVED TO APPROVE, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES REVISED MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 18TH. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS DENISE. I'LL MAKE ALL SECOND FACTS. OKAY. OKAY. [00:05:02] OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? DID WE HAVE FOUR LITTLE VOICES YOU MIGHT HAVE TO KIM, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO ONE BY ONE TO MAKE SURE YOU RECORD THE VOTES APPROPRIATELY. OKAY. THE COMMISSIONER FELIX, I WAS ABSENT AT THE LAST MEETING. SO YOU'LL BE ABSTAINING. YES. YES. OKAY. COMMISSIONER GARCIA, HAVE YOU COME IN? OKAY. VICE CHAIR. KEMP KERR. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT. UM, I APPROVE AND COMMISSIONER, SIR. YEAH. AND I'M, AND I'M A YES AS WELL. SO MOTION PASSES. ARE WE GOOD? YEP. YES, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, PERFECT. SO MOVING ON, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. SO GOING ON TO THE CONSIDERATION ITEM AND LET ME BE OUR LITTLE INSTRUCTIONS HERE. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION, TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEMS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT THREE, ONE REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. DO WE HAVE, UM, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TONIGHT? WELL, I THINK I'LL PRESENT YOU THE ITEM FIRST. HOW'S THAT? OKAY, PERFECT. I'M SORRY. THIS IS KELLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. UM, A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PACKET THAT WE PUT OUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTFOLIO PARKS. UM, THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN PORTOLA PARK. AS YOU GUYS ALL ARE AWARE, WE HAVE MANY OF OUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES THERE, INCLUDING CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND, UM, OUR MUSEUM ACTIVITIES OR LITTLE LEAGUE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WHEN OUR LEASE EXPIRED IN 2019, THE CITY, UH, TOOK INTEREST IN SEEING IF WE CAN DEVELOP THAT PARK INTO, UM, BETTER USAGE, MORE USAGE, NEWER USAGE AND WHATEVER. UM, WE THOUGHT WE COULD USE. WE HAD, UH, A PRESENTATION GIVEN TO US BY A SOCCER GROUP, UM, THAT WANTED TO DEVELOP THE CART INTO A STATE OF THE ART, UH, SMALL SIDE OF SOCCER FACILITY. UM, INSTEAD OF JUST GOING DIRECTLY INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOCCER GROUP, WE DECIDED TO RELEASE IN RFI OR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO ASK PEOPLE WHAT ELSE THEY THOUGHT WE CAN DO WITH THE FACILITY. WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S THE ONLY FACILITIES THAT HAS TENNIS EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN LA OPERA. BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT PLAY TENNIS IN OUR COURTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY LAHABRA RESIDENTS. AS YOU KNOW, WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR SOCCER USAGE. IN FACT, IT'S THE ONLY YOUTH SPORT THAT WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT, UM, FACILITIES. WE USE IMPERIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND, UH, SONYA APART FOR SOCCER AND WE EVEN HAVE A FACILITY FOR ADULTS. SO WHILE SOCCER IS VERY POPULAR, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND LOOKED AT ALL DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO DEVELOP THAT PARK. SO WE RELEASED AN RFI, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR ASKING PEOPLE TO GIVE US SOME IDEAS OF HOW THEY WOULD DO IT, AND THAT COULD INCLUDE SOCCER. IT COULD INCLUDE TENANTS, IT COULD BE A HYBRID SOCCER, TENNIS, UM, EXCUSE ME. WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD SAVE PICKLE BALL SINCE THAT'S SUCH AN UP AND COMING SPORT RIGHT NOW. UM, HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, THE FACILITY IS, IT'S PRETTY OLD, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, UPDATES THAT NEED TO BE MADE. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE QUITE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT FROM ANY VENDOR. UM, WE, WE MADE AVAILABLE THE, NOT JUST THE TENNIS TENNIS CENTER WITH 12 TENNIS COURTS, THE PRO SHOP AND THE LOCKER FACILITIES. WE ALSO SAID THAT IF YOU HAVE THE, UM, IDEAS AND MONEY, THAT GREEN SPACE AND PICNIC CENTER, THE, UM, UH, YOUTH PLAYGROUND, UM, THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR [00:10:01] THE ONE THAT'S, UM, THE FURTHER SOUTH ONE THAT WE CALL THE CHALLENGER, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT REALLY THE CHALLENGER FIELD, IT'S NOT REALLY UTILIZED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT DOES SLOPE. SO YOU CAN DEVELOP THAT. SO THERE, WE COULD ADD MORE PARKING, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE ASKED PEOPLE TO GIVE US AN IDEA, IT WAS A NON-BINDING AGREEMENT THAT JUST SAID, HEY, IF I WAS, UM, IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, THIS IS HOW I WOULD DEVELOP PORTOLA PARK SPORTS COMPLEX AND, OR, UH, CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE MUSEUMS OR THE DEPOT THEATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF RESPONSES, UM, FORMAL, AND, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH NUMBERS AND SOME WITH JUST IDEAS. SO WHAT WE LISTED HERE FOR YOU ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WE GOT, FOR INSTANCE, OPERATOR NUMBER ONE, UM, THEY SUGGESTED THAT, UH, WE PRODUCE, UM, WE TAKE THE TENNIS COURTS, WE RAISED THEM AND PUT, UH, UH, A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THERE, UH, THAT WOULD COMPLIMENT THE DEPO THEATER. SO WE WOULD HAVE AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, UM, THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO BUILD A COFFEE SHOP AND ARTS EDUCATION AREA. SO WE WOULD BOTH COMPLIMENT THE DEPO THEATER, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND PROVIDE, UM, THE WELL ROUNDED, CULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCE. UM, EACH ONE OF OUR OPERATORS, UH, THEY DISCUSSED WHAT THE INVESTMENT WOULD BE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED OR, AND WE LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. MOST PEOPLE, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE BETWEEN A 10 AND A 20 YEAR LEASE, UM, DEPENDING ON THEIR INVESTMENTS, EACH ONE OF THE OPERATORS GAVE US WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER, UH, A REASONABLE RATE OF RENT AND, OR, UM, ACCESSORIES. SO FOR THEM, SINCE THIS ONE, UM, SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD BE REASONABLE IF THE CITY TOOK 10% OF THE GROSS REVENUES OF ALL SHOWS AND 30% OF ANY CLASS OR WORKSHOP. SO THAT WAS THE CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING IN LIEU OF THE TENNIS CENTER. UM, THEY DESIGN, THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD MAKE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD EXPAND FROM 138 TO ALMOST 325 PARKING SPOT. UM, IF POSSIBLE, THEY THOUGHT THAT, UM, A REASONABLE RATE WOULD, UM, BECAUSE THEY WOULD ALSO TAKE OVER THE PEOPLE'S THEATER, UM, 4,800 FOR THE, UH, PEOPLE THEATER, UH, PLUS ANOTHER $7,500 IN AMENITIES AND THE 10% GROSS TURN OPERATOR, NUMBER TWO, WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY SUGGESTED IS THEY WOULD, UM, THEY WOULD THINK THAT WE COULD SUCCESSFULLY RUN A TENNIS CENTER THAT ALSO HAD A CAFETERIA FOR TENNIS PLAYERS. AND, UM, OTHER PART VISITORS COULD GO TO THAT COFFEE SHOP. UM, THEY WOULD HOLD A TOURNAMENT EVERY YEAR TO MAKE A LARGE DONATION TO THE CITY AND THEIR INVESTMENT WOULD BE INSTALLING. AND I KNOW YOU CAN READ THAT, BUT I'M READING IT SO I CAN PUT IT INTO THE RECORD, BUT THEY WOULD INSTALL TWO SHADE STRUCTURES, UM, AND USE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BUILDING AN OBSERVATION DECK. UM, THEY THOUGHT REASONABLY 5,500 A MONTH OR 60 SLOTS, 6,000 A MONTH FLAT FEE. UM, AND THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT WOULD BE 150,000. UM, NOW, IF, IF WE CHOOSE ANY OF THESE THINGS OR WHEN WE CHOOSE ANY OF THESE, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE PERSON, THE OPERATOR IS THE PERSON THAT WE CHOOSE. WHAT WE'LL DO FROM THERE IS RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY ALLOW STAFF TO SEND OUT A FORMAL RFP AND ANY VENDOR CAN, UM, COULD APPLY, UH, TO WHAT THE RFP. SO, UH, OPERATOR THREE SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE, UH, THE TENNIS CENTER INTO A MULTI-SPORT ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX, WHICH WOULD FEATURE TENNIS, PICKLE, BALL, AND SOCCER. UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL FOUR TO SIX NEW ARTIFICIAL GRASS SOCCER FIELDS, UM, WHICH WOULD BE IN PLACE OF SOME OF THE TENNIS COURTS, OF COURSE, UM, AND PROVIDE LED, BITING AND UPGRADING THE ENTIRE FACILITY. THEY THINK THAT BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT THAT MAYBE THE RENT SHOULD ONLY BE SOMETHING TO THE, UM, $33,750 A YEAR, OR I THINK THAT MUST BE A MONTH, BUT, UM, AND WITH A 10 YEAR LEASE OPTION, UM, THE PORT OPERATORS SUGGESTED THAT WE TURN THE TENNIS CENTER INTO A STATE OF THE ART SPORTS FACILITY WITH A CAFE, UM, STAFFED AND OPERATED BY THE OPERATOR THEMSELVES. AND IT WOULD BE, UM, I, I BELIEVE THIS SPORTS FACILITY WAS SOCCER AND, UM, UH, PICKLEBALL. UM, THEY THINK THAT, UM, A REASONABLE INVESTOR WOULD INVEST UP TO $4.5 MILLION AND WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY $110,000 ANNUALLY PLUS A FUNDRAISER TO, UM, GIVE THE CITY $20,000 TO THE REC PROGRAMS. UM, AND A REASONABLE, UH, LEASE WOULD BE 20 YEARS WITH A RENEWAL OPTION OPERATOR. FIVE [00:15:01] SUGGESTED THAT WE CREATE A FAMILY AND RECREATION AREA WITHIN THE TENNIS CENTER FOOTPRINT ITSELF WITHOUT, UH, EXPANDING THE SPORTS COMPLEX WOULD INCLUDE SOCCER, E-SPORTS GAMES, TENNIS, AND PICKLEBALL. THEY THINK THAT A REASONABLE INVESTOR COULD INVEST BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FACILITY. UM, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE. UM, THEY WOULD STILL MAKE AN ANNUAL CITY DONATION. UH, THEY DIDN'T SUGGEST ANY RATE RENTAL RATE AMOUNT. UM, BUT THEY THINK THAT REASONABLY A 10 TO 15 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR SOMEBODY TO MAKE THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT. NOW, OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP IN THE PAST THAT WEREN'T, UH, RFI, THEY DIDN'T COME IN WITH, UH, AS AN OFFICIAL RFI, BUT MAYBE YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN HERE. I GUESS WE TALKED ABOUT A LONG TIME AGO, TURNING THAT INTO AN AQUATIC CENTER NOW, UM, THAT COULD HAPPEN. UM, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A SIZABLE INVESTMENT FROM SOMEBODY, UM, WHETHER I'M FACILITY OR AN OUTSIDE VENDOR WHO WOULD THEN OPERATE IT, UM, ON THEIR OWN, LIKE THE TENNIS COMPANY DOES, OR LIKE A SOCCER COMPANY. SO THERE'S THE AQUATIC CENTER. THERE'S ALSO, UM, A SPORTS ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH WOULD BE BUILDING THE GYMNASIUM FOR VOLLEYBALL, FITNESS, YOGA, RACQUETBALL, UM, MAYBE EVEN KEEPING SOME OF THE TENNIS COURTS AGAIN, NOBODY'S SUBMITTED INTEREST IN THAT, BUT THAT CAME UP WHETHER OR NOT I WAS WITH STAFF OR WITH COMMISSION OR COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS, IF THERE WERE NO, UH, UH, IF WE DECIDED TO OPEN UP AN RFP FOR THAT RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY BITTERS THAT WE THINK WOULD EVEN SUBMIT AN RFP, BECAUSE THAT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE MORE LIKE 10 MILLION, YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVEN MORE, UM, SOMEBODY, ANOTHER SUGGESTION CAME IN THAT WE TURNED IT INTO AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, SO WE ALREADY HAVE OUR CONCERTS THERE, BUT IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, UH, REMOVE THE TENNIS COURTS AND JUST PUT A GRASS AND HAVE IT THAT WHERE IT'S AN ART AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX WITH AN AMPHITHEATER, FOR CONCERTS AND FEEDING. OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T TAKE AS MUCH CAPITAL INVESTMENT AS THE OTHERS, BUT, UM, UM, IT, IT WOULD NOT BRING AS MANY AMENITIES AS THE OTHER OPTIONS. UM, AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO SUGGESTION THAT THE CITY JUST TAKE THE TENNIS COURTS AS THEY ARE, MAKE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S IN RESURFACING, RECONSTRUCTING, THE TENNIS COURTS, REDOING THE NETS, PUTTING NEW LIGHTS UP, UH, NEW FENCING AND WIND SCREENS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN OPERATING IT OUT OF THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. UH, WHAT'S A NUMBER OF CITIES DO. SO YOU WOULD CALL THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, SIGN UP FOR CLASSES, MAKE, UM, UH, RESERVATIONS FOR PRIVATE LESSONS OR FOR PRIVATE TO PLAY. UH, AND IT WOULD BE OPERATED BY THE CITY AND CITY STAFF. UM, OF COURSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT IF OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO RUN A TENNIS CENTER THERE, THEN IT MUST BE LUCRATIVE ENOUGH THAT THE CITY COULD DO IT AND EITHER, UM, BE SELF-SUPPORTING HAS AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND, OR, UM, MAKE MONEY AND BE ABLE TO REINVEST IN THE PROPERTY ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE, UM, IDEAS THAT CAME TO US WITH THIS RFI PROCESS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, INTERESTING IDEAS. UM, SO WE ANALYZE THEM ALL. AND, UM, WHILE WE WOULD LOVE TO RUN THE TENNIS CENTER OURSELVES, WE DO REALIZE THAT THE INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT MAY BE TOO MUCH. AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE MONEY. SO WHILE THAT WOULD NATURALLY BE OUR FIRST IDEA THAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, HEY, LET'S PUT IN, YOU KNOW, A MILLION DOLLARS, 500,000, WHATEVER THE NUMBER WOULD BE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS I MENTIONED, AND THEN RUN IT OURSELVES, KEEP THE COST LOW TO OUR RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND WE CAN'T NECESSARILY BIND OURSELVES TO THAT. SO WHAT WE LOOKED AT IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS, WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR IN THE PAST, UM, HOW SUCCESSFUL THE TENNIS CENTER HAS BEEN RECENTLY OR TENNIS IN GENERAL. UM, WE KNOW WE'RE TRANSITIONING IN A PICKLE BALL. WE TOOK ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. AND SO WE, OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO KIND OF KEEP IT GENERIC. WE ARE WORKING ON A COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WILL ASK THE COMMUNITY THOSE QUESTIONS. UM, WOULD YOU RATHER KEEP TENNIS OR WOULD YOU RATHER SEE SOCCER? WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ONE FULL SIZED SOCCER COURT OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE EIGHT FOOT SAUL COURTS AND TWO PICKLEBALL COURTS QUESTIONS LIKE THAT, THAT WE HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD WEIGH IN ON, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE LOOKING AT LAHABRA RESIDENTS ONLY FOR THIS SURVEY, ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THEIR CITY, 100% BENEFIT US WHEN THEY VISIT OUR LOVELY CITY. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. UM, OUR RESIDENTS. UM, A LOT OF THESE [00:20:01] PROPOSALS, UH, WILL INCLUDE TIME FOR RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S KIDS IN, FROM SCHOOLS OR THE CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT ARE CLOSE BY, OR EVEN THE COMMUNITY CENTER PROGRAMS THAT ARE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. WHAT STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING IS THAT THE CITY, UH, THE, THE, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS THE STAFF TO RELEASE AN RFP FOR A GENERIC MIXED MULTI-USE STATE OF THE ART SPORTS COMPLEX. THAT WAY, IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO SUBMIT A FORMAL RFP TO BUILD TENNIS ONLY, OR SOCCER ONLY WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION LATER ON. WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEST ONCE THOSE, UM, THE RFP IS A MORE FORMAL PROCESS AND IT, WHILE IT WON'T BIND SOMEBODY TO DO THAT, IF THEY PUT THE RFP IN, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE AS IT RELATES TO, UM, UH, BUSINESS VENTURES, FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO THE AREA. UM, SO BETWEEN RUNNING IT OURSELVES BASICALLY AS IS JUST CLEANING IT UP OR OFFERING SOMEBODY ELSE A LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR A STATE-OF-THE-ART SPORTS COMPLEX STAFF, DECIDED THAT WE WOULD RATHER RELEASE OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. UH, THEN WE WERE HOPING THAT COMMISSION WOULD AGREE, EXCUSE ME. SO THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, BUT I'M SURE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE READY TO SPEAK. SO JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU NEED ME. THANK YOU, KELLY. OKAY. SO WE, WE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK FIRST. IT'S UP TO YOU. IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU COULD, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW THAT ANY COMMISSIONER HAS A STAFF BEFORE YOU ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'LL BE AVAILABLE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS TO RESPOND TO THOSE TWO. OKAY. UM, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST AND THEN RESERVE SOME TIME TO MAYBE ASK A QUESTION LATER AFTER YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATIONS OR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? CAN WE DO IT THAT WAY? YEAH. YEAH. WHATEVER YOU WANT. OH YEAH. DENISE. NO, THIS IS GABBY. JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW. I CAME ON. HI, GABBY. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, POSE THE KELLY FIRST? I DID HAVE A QUESTION. THIS IS GABBY AGAIN. UM, HOW DOES, HOW DO THESE PLANS, UM, WORK WITH THE PLAN THAT WE HEARD FOR THE, UM, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FROM THE CDBG FUNDS? I'M NOT SURE THERE WERE ANY APPROVED ITEMS FROM THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. MAYBE IT WASN'T THE CDBG FUNDS, BUT THE PRESENTATION WE HAD WHERE THEY CAME IN AND THEY SHOWED US THE, OH, I SEE. YES. SO THE EMERGENCY LATER, UM, AT THIS POINT, UH, WHAT, THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED TO COMMISSION, IT WAS TO BE BUILT, UH, PARALLEL TILL TWO EUCLID AVENUE ATTACHED TO THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE MUSEUM. SO IT WOULD BE ATTACHED TO WHERE YOU SEE RIGHT NOW THAT NATURE WALK AND IT WOULD GO PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALK NORTHBOUND, UM, AND MAKE BASICALLY A U SHAPED, UM, MUSEUM. SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT IT AT ALL. ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE ABLE TO ENHANCE IT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN WE RELEASE WHATEVER RFP WE DO RELEASE, WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT THE PARKING LOT IS EXPANDED. YEAH. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY CONCERN IS THE ADDITIONAL CARS FROM THE MUSEUM AND ALSO FROM WHATEVER IT IS THAT ENDS UP. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SO MAYBE AS WE HEAR THE PRESENTATIONS AT SIMMONS, SOMETHING ELSE MIGHT COME TO MIND. SO FOR SURE, MEMBERS OF THE, UM, IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND, UM, FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, CAMERA'S ANYBODY RAISING THEIR HAND. DO YOU SEE THOSE? I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK. WE HAVE SOME GUESTS ON THE POLL. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE GUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE CALL, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WANT TO SPEAK, BUT THEY DID WANT TO CALL IN TO LISTEN TO THE REPORT. OKAY. UH, IS THERE, IS THERE, UM, A CODE THAT THEY HAVE TO ENTER IN ORDER TO UNMUTE THEM DOGS OR ARE THEY MUTED? OKAY. THEY'RE NOT MUTED. I MEAN, THEY CAN HAVE MEAT THEMSELVES. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OH, [00:25:01] HI. THERE. I'M FROM THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY. UM, MY NAME IS TYLER STOUFFER AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF, I BE CALLING ON BEHALF OF BOXCAR THEATRICALS. UM, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY LISTED AS OPERATOR ONE ON THE, ON THE, UM, THE RFI LIST. UH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SAY HELLO AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. MY, MY ASSOCIATE ALAN TAKES ON IS ALSO HERE WITH ME. UM, SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M HERE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR RFI, UM, WE DID REALLY FOCUS ON MAKING, UH, EXPENSES TO THE, TO THE ARTS, UM, REALLY EXPANDING UPON THE LAHABRA DEPOT, INCLUDING AN AMPHITHEATER. AND WE ALSO EXPANDED THE PARKING LOT AND LEFT A PART OF LAND FOR A SPORTS, UM, FIRST, UH, SPORTS USE, IF, IF WE COULD REALLY TRY TO, UM, MESH THE TWO WORLDS OF ARTS AND SPORTS AND TRY TO GET EVERYONE IN THERE. UH, SO YEAH, AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND LET YOU KNOW I'M HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. IS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DIRECT? NO. THIS IS COMMISSIONER KEMPER. NO, I DO NOT. OKAY. AND, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER GUESTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? I GUESS NOT RIGHT. UM, KIM, ARE THERE MORE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE? NO ONE WANTS TO SPEAK WHEN THEY CANNOT. OKAY. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. I THINK WE ARE. SO, UM, DO WE HAVE TO, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE OR HOW, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? WELL, I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDATION. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, A STATE OF THE ART SPORTS COMPLEX, BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WE HAD, UM, MORE INTEREST IN THAT AND PEOPLE WILLING TO MAKE THE, UM, PRETTY HUGE INVESTMENT THAT IT WILL DATE. Y I WILL SAY, UH, BOX CAR PRODUCTIONS AND TYLER AND ALLEN, UM, THEIR HALLOWEEN PROGRAM. IF YOU SAW THAT AT CITY HALL WAS AMAZING. SO I KNOW THEY CAN DO INCREDIBLE WORK. UM, AND WE WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT TOO. UM, STAFF RECOMMENDED, UM, UH, STATE OF THE ART COMPLEX, UM, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE MORE INTEREST FROM DEVELOPERS FOR SPORTS THEN, UM, THEATER, THANK YOU. THE DEPO IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR, UM, THEATRICAL TYPE PERFORMANCE. YES. YES. THE CITY WILL RELEASE AN RFP FOR USE OF THE, UH, CONTRACT OF USE FOR THE PEOPLE THEATER AS SOON AS WE RELEASED THIS RFP. OKAY. SO THERE IS STILL THAT THAT ABILITY TO YEAH. HAS, AND I THINK BOXCAR IS INTERESTED IN THAT ALSO. NICE. VERY GOOD. WE MOST DEFINITELY ARE. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. SO KELLY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, JUST SO I'M CLEAR. SO THE RSP WILL INCLUDE ONLY THE AREA WHERE THE TENNIS COURTS ARE NOW. WELL, NO, IT ALL DEPENDS. SO WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE IN THE RFP AS WELL AS THE RFI IS WE, WE PUT OUT, UH, AREAS AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OUR ENHANCEMENT, AND WE LISTED THE TENNIS CENTER, WHICH INCLUDED THE 12 COURTS, THE PRO SHOP AND THE LOCKER FACILITIES, ANY GREEN SPACE AND THE YOUTH PLAYGROUND, THAT'S THERE, THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND THEN THE PARKING LOT AND WHAT WE WERE, WHAT WE WERE THINKING MAY HAPPEN. AND WE'RE THAT WAY WE GET THE LITTLE LEAGUE BUY-IN IS THAT IF WE WERE TO GIVE THAT THIRD BASEBALL DIAMOND UP, TURN THAT INTO PARKING, WE WOULD TRY TO PUT ENOUGH MONEY INTO THE PROJECT THAT WE CAN LIGHT THE TWO OTHER BASEBALL FIELDS. AND THEN THAT WAY LITTLE LEAGUE WOULD GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT. YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD GIVE UP A DIAMOND, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LIGHT THEIR OTHER TWO DIAMONDS. AND WE THOUGHT THAT, UM, HAVING TWO LIT DIAMONDS VERSUS THREE UNLIT DIAMONDS IS WAY MORE, UH, USEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE ALSO THOUGHT THAT HAVING DIAMONDS IN THE AREA LIT TILL NINE OR 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, WOULD HELP US WITH THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PARK BEING VERY, AND, UM, A PLACE WHERE SOMETIMES HOMELESS PEOPLE GATHER AND FAMILIES DON'T WANT TO GO. SO WE WOULD, UM, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY TO, UH, TAKE THAT BASEBALL DIAMOND, CREATE THE ANOTHER 60 PARKING SPOTS OR SO THERE, SO THIS WAS MISSIONERS STORAGE. [00:30:01] I HAVE QUESTIONS. SO WOULD THERE BE AN INTEREST FOR TWO PARTIES TO, TO, UH, KIND OF SET SOMETHING UP, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY KEEP THE TENNIS OR, UM, THE MULTI, UH, COURT ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX, OR IS THAT ALL ENCOMPASSED IN ONE PERSON? UM, IT DEPENDS. THAT WOULD BE, BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT THE GREATEST OF ANSWERS, BUT, UM, IF WE RELEASED AN RFP THAT SAID, UH, MULTIUSE STATE OF THE ART SPORTS OR CULTURAL AND, OR CULTURAL COMPLEX, UM, SOMEBODY MAY BE ABLE TO DEVELOP BOTH, BUT, UM, GENERALLY THEY'RE PRETTY SPECIFIC UNLESS SOMEBODY IS WILLING TO PUT IN, UM, YOU KNOW, $10 MILLION INSTEAD OF THE FOUR AND A HALF THAT SOMEBODY SUGGESTED. UH, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. AND, UH, THE, UH, ANY PERSON RESPONDING TO THE RFP CAN DO SOLELY ARTS OR SOLELY, UM, SPORTS, AND WE COULD EVALUATE THEM FROM THERE. GOT IT. AND WHEN DO THEY, WHEN DO THEY HAVE TO, UM, SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IS THERE, UH, AN EXPIRATION DATE ON THIS OR IS IT OPEN-ENDED FOR SOMEONE TO APPLY? YEAH, AS OF RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF COMMISSION TONIGHT IS THAT YOU RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE RELEASED THIS RFP. AND SO IF WE RELEASED THE RFP FOR A MIXED MULTI-USE STATE OF THE ART SPORTS OR CULTURAL COMPLEX, UM, THEN WE WILL DEVELOP A FORMAL RFP. AND FROM THERE, THERE WILL BE A DEADLINE, BUT IF WE CAN GET IT TO COUNCIL ON THE 21ST, THE MEETING OF THE 21ST, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT TO COUNCIL UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY. AND THEN FROM THERE, IT'LL TAKE STAFF, UM, MAYBE A MONTH, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON AND HOW DEEPLY WE WANT TO GET INTO THE DIRECTIONS OF THE RFP, UH, TO RELEASE IT. AND THEN GENERALLY IT IT'LL STAY OPEN FOR PROBABLY SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS, UH, FOR RESPONSES BECAUSE WHEN THEY, THE RESPONSES ARE VERY FORMALIZED AND, UM, NUMBERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AT THAT POINT. SO WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE, UH, WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO COMMISSION AT THAT POINT, THOUGH. UM, FOR YOU GUYS WITH ALL OF THE RESPONSES TO THE FORMAL RFP COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SORRY. UM, WELL, WE HAVE THE RESPONSES FROM THE SURVEY AT THAT TIME. OKAY. AND IS THIS SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED NOW OR IT'S BEING PLANNED, IT'S BEING PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, WE HAD DONE ONE WAS PROP 68. UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD PERFORMED ONE. UM, BUT WE WANT TO DO ONE MORE SPECIFIC JUST TO THIS PARK. WE, UM, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR PROP 68 MONEY, WHICH IS A, UH, PARK, UH, STATEWIDE GRANT, UH, WE GOT SO MUCH INTEREST THOUGH FROM SOCCER. THAT'S WHAT KIND OF WAS OUR IMPETUS TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD ON THIS AND AT LEAST ASK THE COMMUNITY OR SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE RATHER THAN JUST, UM, RENEWAL LEASE OR GET A NEW LEASE OR FOR THE, UM, THE TENNIS COURTS. OKAY. THIS IS COMMISSIONER LOVEY, I GUESS A QUESTION FOR YOU, THE, THE TITLE STATE-OF-THE-ART OR COMPLEX, CAN WE SQUEEZE IN THERE, A COFFEE SHOP OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF A REFRESHMENT AREA, OR IS THAT LIMITED TO EXACTLY HOW IT'S DATED? SO IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF REFRESHMENT THERE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE MULTIPLE SPORTS ANYBODY. NO. YEAH, NO, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE A COFFEE SHOP AND THEN PA PARENTS CAN, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO THE COMPLEX, BUT WHILE YOUR KIDS ARE PLAYING. UM, BUT THAT WAS, I THINK THE BOX CAR PRODUCTION. SO MAYBE THEY CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR US. YEAH. ACTUALLY, UM, IF I MAY SPEAK, UH, THIS IS TYLER AGAIN. UM, YEAH, WE, WE MADE A PLAN TO ACTUALLY, BECAUSE, UM, WE WERE TALKING TO DAVID DELI ON AND WE FOUND, WE FOUND OUT IF WE WERE TO MOVE INTO THE DEPOT THAT THE TRAIN CARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPOT, UH, MAYBE NEEDED TO TAKE OUT A COMMISSION DUE TO ADA COMPLIANCE. SO WE HAVE THE IDEA TO MAYBE TAKE ONE OF THOSE RED TRAIN CARS, PARKED OUT BACK AND CONVERT THAT INTO A COFFEE SHOP AND CALL IT THE BOX CAR CAFE, UM, WITH MY, UH, A PHENOMENAL IDEA TO HAVE, I THINK IT WOULD BE A FUN LITTLE STAPLE OF THE CITY. NICE. SO WOULD THEN INCLUDE IT. WHAT WAS THAT ONE MORE TIME I WAS SAYING WAS WITH THAT CONCEPT OF HAVING SOME KIND OF AN EATERY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS? UM, NO, I THINK THAT IF, UM, IF YOU WERE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY [00:35:01] COUNCIL ALLOW STAFF TO DEVELOP AN RFP FOR MIXED MULTI-USE ART SPORTS AND OR CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX, I THINK WHAT WE COULD DO THAT WITH THAT COULD COVER IT ALL THE OTHER PROPOSALS, A FEW OF THEM, A HANDFUL ALSO WHEN WE RECEIVE PROPOSALS, I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF COMPONENTS. THIS IS COMMISSIONER KEMPER, KELLY. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM SO DATE THAT THIS WOULD BE READY IS LIKE JANUARY 1ST IS THE DEADLINE TOO. SO, AND THEN WE'LL BE, THE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY. DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? NO, I I'M SORRY. UM, WE HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL FIRST TO GET PERMISSION TO RELEASE AN RFP. SO, UH, WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE, UM, COM UH, TO THE COUNCIL UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, JANUARY, IT WILL BE JANUARY 18TH. AND AT THAT MEETING, IF THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDES THAT, YES, THEY DO WANT US TO RELEASE AN RFP. UM, THEN WE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO RELEASE THAT PROBABLY FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS. SO WE'RE TALKING MAYBE MARCH ISH, WE'LL RELEASE IT. AND THEN, UM, FEBRUARY OR MARCH IT RELEASED IT. AND THEN OUR RESPONSES TO BE BACK BY SAY, APRIL, AND THEN WITH THOSE RESPONSES, WE'LL BRING THEM TO YOU LIKE WE DID HERE, EXCEPT IT WILL BE MUCH MORE DETAILED. IT WILL HAVE THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES, UM, WHAT THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO DO. AND, UM, UM, WHAT THE INVESTMENT IS, WHAT THE BENEFIT IS TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD BE, UM, AT SOME POINT A MORE FORMALIZED. AND, UM, AND THEN IF WE ACCEPTED, THEN IT WOULD BECOME BINDING, BUT THAT, YEAH, WE'LL GO TO COMMISSION COUNCIL FIRST, THEN, UM, WE'LL RELEASE IT AND THEN WE WILL EVALUATE, UM, BRING BACK A COMMISSION AND THEN GO BACK TO COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU, KELLY. YES. UM, YEAH, NO, WE'RE GOOD. YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD. IT'S I KNOW IT'S HARD. UM, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING THIS BIG RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW? YEAH. RIGHT. ANOTHER QUESTION PRIOR TO COVID I KNOW EVERYTHING'S CRAZY RIGHT NOW, BUT PRIOR TO COVID, HOW DID TENNIS AND THE RECREATION DO THERE? WAS IT THRIVING? AND I MEAN, DOES IT REALLY JUST, WOULD IT BE A GOOD USE OF SPACE FOR ANOTHER IT'S CONFLICT? UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S, UM, I TENNIS, WHO IS OUR, UM, OUR VENDOR RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GONE TO A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE SINCE THEIR LEASE EXPIRED. I THINK WE GAVE HIM A FIVE-YEAR LEASE SIX AND A HALF YEARS AGO NOW. SO THEY WENT MONTH TO MONTH, BUT I THINK THEY'RE DOING, UM, THEY'RE DOING GOOD, I THINK. UM, BUT THERE ISN'T A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR. AND OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT UNLESS THEY GOT A LONG-TERM CONTRACT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT MONTHS A MONTH. UM, I THINK THAT BECAUSE PROP 68 WAS LOOKING AT REC ACTIVITIES A, UM, SAW SO MUCH NEED FOR SOCCER AND THERE WAS A MEMBER OF PEOPLE. I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THAT VISTA GRANDDAD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A, UM, A SOCCER FACILITY. UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE AT THAT POINT, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, A SPORTS PARK, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS TO BE PASSIVE USE BECAUSE OF THE, UH, LAND MOVES THERE AND THE, UH, THE NATURAL GASES, ARE THERE SOMETHING THAT SEEPS OUT OF THERE. UM, AND SO NOW THEY CAN'T HAVE LIGHT FIXTURES THERE. THEY CAN'T HAVE ANY STANDARDS, UM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A PASSIVE PARK ONLY. SO, UM, NOW THE CITY THEN HAS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SAY, UM, IF IT ONLY CAN BE A PASSIVE PARK THERE, WHERE ELSE CAN WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PARK FOR SPORTS? OKAY. UM, COMMISSIONER FELIX, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. I THINK WE, AND DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT'VE THOUGHT OF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER? I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. UM, SO KELLY, WHEN WILL THE SURVEYS GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND WHO'S RECEIVING US, ARE YOU DOING THEM FROM OUR OFFICE? AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THEM DONE BY THE END OF, UM, UH, THE END OF THE YEAR, THE QUESTIONS FORMATED FOR, UH, FORMULATED. AND THEN WE WILL, UM, START CALCULATING, UM, YOU KNOW, JULY, JANUARY ISH. SO BY THE TIME, UH, THERE WE ACCEPT THE, UM, BUT WHAT, THE TIME WE RELEASED THE RFP, WE WILL KNOW MORE THAN ABOUT WHAT THE PUBLIC IS INTERESTED IN. SO YOU GUYS HAVE ANOTHER COMMISSION MEETING ON THE SECOND MEETING IN [00:40:01] JANUARY. SO, UM, WE HOPE TO HAVE MAYBE A FEW OF THE NUMBERS IN, BY OUR, UM, THE 13TH AND SECOND, WEDNESDAY RIGHT. OF JANUARY. AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME NUMBERS IN BY THEN. AND WE WILL, AT THAT POINT BEFORE MORALIZING THE RFP, IF ALL GOES WELL. AND, UM, WE MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO PUT MORE DISTINCT REQUESTS IN THE RFP. OKAY. THAT POINT. OKAY. SO YOU'LL START CREATING THE RFP, BUT MAY TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE COMMENTS COME IN. YES. BECAUSE WE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GO TO COUNCIL UNTIL JANUARY 18TH, UM, TO HAVE THEM ALLOW US TO RELEASE THE RFP. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT'D BE CREATED PRIOR TO GOING TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WELL, WE'LL WORK ON IT IF THE COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDING IT BECAUSE WE SEE NO REASON WHY THE COUNCIL WOULD NOT, UM, PERMIT US TO DO THAT. IF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMISSION AND CITY STAFF BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RELEASE A FORMAL RFP AND THEN, UM, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ALLOW US TO ON JANUARY 18TH AND THEN WE WILL, UH, SPEND THE REQUISITE, UH, REAL TIME IN DEVELOPING ONE GIVES THAT THAT TAKES ENGINEERS. AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF OTHER, UH, INVESTMENT ON OUR END TO RELEASE AN RFP. YEAH. OKAY. HI, THIS IS COMMISSIONER GARCIA. UM, WELL WE GET A CHANCE TO MAYBE NOT REVIEW THE RFP BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY RATHER LENGTHY, BUT TO GET SOME KIND OF SUMMARY OF, CAUSE I'M WONDERING, UM, CAN WE INCLUDE LIKE THAT AREA BY PORTOLA PARK IS USED SO MUCH FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE OUR MOVIES AT THE PARK AND CONCERTS AT THE PARK I GO ON TO MAKE SURE IS THAT STILL THE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT SPACE AND IN THE LITTLE, THE RFP KIND OF ASKS THE, THE RESPONDENTS TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. UM, I'M SORRY. UH, SO, UM, UH, YES, WE, WE DEFINITELY WILL HAVE THEM, UM, UH, THE, THE FRAUD PORTION OF THE PARK WE'RE TRYING TO LEAVE ALONE. UM, SO WE'RE TRYING TO ONLY ENHANCE THAT PORTION, NOT, UM, NOT REMOVE THAT. OKAY. SO MAYBE I'M JUST NOT PICTURING IT CAUSE I'M JUST REMEMBERING THAT, THAT CONVERSATION BACK WITH THE IMMERSION THEATER AND, YOU KNOW, THAT CAME UP QUITE A BIT, THAT WE STILL WANT TO HAVE THAT SPACE WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS. YES. WE, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP THAT, WANT TO KEEP, UM, UM, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK. SO THE WEST SIDE OF THE BASEBALL DIAMONDS, WE PRETTY MUCH WANT TO KEEP THAT INTACT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MOSTLY THAT WHERE THE TENNIS COURTS ARE, WHERE THAT THIRD BASEBALL DIAMOND IS AND THE PARKING LOT AREA, AND MAYBE EVEN THE AREA BETWEEN THE DEPO THEATER AND, UM, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM THAT IS AVAILABLE AS FAR AS THE RFP, WILL WE SEE IT OR GET SOME KIND OF SUMMARY OF IT JUST SO WE KNOW EVERYTHING THAT, THAT ISN'T GOOD. YEP. OKAY. SO I'M GOOD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED US TO MAKE AN ACTUAL MOTION OR ABSOLUTELY. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOST BEGINNER CARRIE? OKAY. SO SOMEBODY COULD MAKE A MOTION THAT JUST SAYS THAT, UM, THE CITY, UM, CAN WE SURFACE THIS COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS STAFF TO RELEASE AN RFP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTOLA PARK FOR A MULTI-USE STATE OF THE ART SPORTS AND OR CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX? WELL, THAT'S A MELTDOWN. THAT'S A LOT. OKAY. EMOTION. OKAY. WHAT'D YOU HAVE TO BE, HE'S GOING TO MOVE IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO EITHER RUN TO THE EFFECTS OF WAIT TIME. I CAN GIVE IT A SHOT. SO I MAKE, I MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE STAFF TO RELEASE AN RFP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTOLA PARK GRADE MULTI-USE STATE-OF-THE-ART PARK OR SPORTS COMPLEX OR COMPLEX. I'LL SECOND THAT THIS IS A COMMISSIONER SURGE CHAIR. YES, YES, YES. COMMISSIONER GARTH. I GOT WASTED UP. WAIT A MINUTE. NEVERMIND. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT. YES. [00:45:03] AND I AM A YES. OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KELLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. SO NOW WE ARE ON QUEUE COMMENTS FROM STAFF. UM, SO LET ME LET KIDS COME OUT OF BREATH. YES. UM, SO WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF, UH, GETTING READY FOR OUR CONDITION OF THE ANIMAL HALL. SO ALL FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE GENEROUS DONATIONS ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED WITH OUR DONOR RECOGNITION SIGNAGE. UM, I THINK WE HAVE N UH, DONORS HAVE GIVEN OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, FOR BREAD ON PROFIT GROUPS. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A VERY CLOSE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE SERVING, UM, UH, UH, THIS YEAR WE ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. I'M SORRY, MY BRAIN. YES, I CAN HEAR IT. SO IT SOUNDS SO ODD. UM, OKAY. SO WE'RE SERVING OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, UM, FAMILIES, THE SHIFT WE'VE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PARTICIPANTS, AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE ALSO PUTTING THE MEALS ON WHEELS PARTICIPANTS. SO I BELIEVE, UM, THAT 75 PARTICIPANTS, UM, MORE SO, UH, DEFINITELY EXPANDING THE AUDIENCE OR THE POPULATION. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING OUR COMMISSIONERS COME TOMORROW AFTERNOON. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE COMMISSIONERS COMING TO HELP. UM, SO FAR ACTIVITY BAG AND, AND THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY FAMILIES WILL START NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, IF ANYONE'S AVAILABLE TO COME ON FRIDAY OR ON MONDAY TO HELP, UH, PACKAGE THE BAGS TOGETHER, WE'D LOVE YOUR HELP AS WELL. THIS FRIDAY, THIS FRIDAY, KIM, THIS FRIDAY, LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE COMING THROUGH, I CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. UM, SO JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE WITHIN THE CITY, UM, WE ARE PLANNING STILL A CHRISTMAS EVENT OVER AT CITY HALL, A DRIVE THROUGH LIKE BOXCAR DID FOR, UM, HALLOWEEN. THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP THAT IS INTERESTED IN DOING A CHRISTMAS, UH, PROGRAM, A DRANK GROUP. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW, THE STATE HAS GIVEN US PERMISSION TO DO THAT, BUT WE, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION ON IT RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME SOON. UM, WE HELD ANOTHER BLOOD DRAW BLOOD DRIVE TODAY. I THINK YOU GUYS FOR RESPONDING AND CARRIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UM, FOR DONATING, UH, YOU HELPED SAVE THREE LIVES TODAY. HOPEFULLY IT WAS A NICE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU. UM, WELL LET ME, LET ME GET, LET ME JUST SAY ONE THING I WENT, BUT THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ME BECAUSE MY IRON LEVEL WAS TOO LOW. OH NO, YOU'RE LAUGHING AT ME, CARRIE. I KNOW. RIGHT. AND THEY CHECKED IT TWICE. SHE SAYS, WELL, LET ME JUST CHECK. CAUSE YOU'RE ONLY, I WAS AT A, I THINK 12.3 AND THEY NEEDED TO BE 12.5 WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEY DID IT AGAIN. SHE JUST SAYS, I'M SO SORRY, BUT WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR HEALTH REASONS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. YEAH, WELL, I DID. YEAH. GOOD. YOU HAVE ANOTHER, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY DECEMBER 29TH. THAT'S OUR NEXT LUNCH DRIVE. SO TODAY WAS OUR 16TH BLOOD DRIVE SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. AND AS I MENTIONED IN MY EMAIL TO YOU ALL, WE'VE COLLECTED 560 PINTS SO FAR, SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY. AND THANK YOU FOR JUST SPREADING THE WORD IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT, UH, THERE'S A, UH, A VERY BIG NEED FOR BLOOD RIGHT NOW. AND AS YOU KNOW THAT THE RED CROSS ARE SAFE. I'LL HOPEFULLY CARRY, YOU FELT SAFE IN THERE. IT'S YOUR VETERANS ALSO. UH, I KNOW YOU KNOW IT WELL, BUT, UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO 1229 IS OUR NEXT ONE FROM ONE TO 7:00 PM. IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GIVE BLOOD, JUST HAVE THEM GO TO RED, CROSS BLOOD.ORG AND PUT IN OUR ZIP CODE AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. SO, UM, COUNCIL REORGANIZATION. UH HUH. YES. MAY I JUST SAY ONE THING? CAN YOU, THE ONLY THING THAT I, I, I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT IS THEY'RE DOING TEMPERATURES BY NOW, INSTEAD OF WITH THE GUN [00:50:02] I ASKED, I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUN. AND HE SAID, NO, WE WERE JUST DOING IT THIS WAY. AND IT WAS LIKE, UH, SO I DID, BUT LIKE, I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY. YEAH, NO, I UNDERSTAND. I'LL ASK THEM WHY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF ACCURACY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, BUT YEAH, THAT DOES SOUND A LITTLE WEIRD. UH, I'LL ASK THEM THOUGH, CAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR COMMITMENT THEM AND THEY WANT TO MAKE US FEEL COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. YEAH. THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT EVERYTHING ELSE, I MEAN, THEY HAVE YOU SPREAD APART AND YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS SET UP AND THEY, THEY ONLY TOOK ONE PERSON AT A TIME, SO IT WAS GOOD. OH GOOD. YEAH. IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ON EVERY PINT, UM, CAN SAVE UP TO THREE LIVES. SO, UM, PRETTY GOOD. OKAY. SO KENT CITY, COUNCIL REORG, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE GENERALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PARTY. WE HAVE AN EVENT OUT OF THIS, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE CONCERNS, UM, WHERE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND, AND, AND WE DON'T WANT OUR COUNCIL TO GET SICK EITHER. IT IS GOING TO BE A SEMI, UM, NON-PUBLIC EVENTS. HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO DO A SWEARING IN AT FOUR 30 ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL. WE ARE NOT SENDING OUT INVITATIONS, BUT OF COURSE THE PUBLIC WOULD BE INVITED TO THAT. UM, IT'LL BE A SWEARING IN OF EACH ONE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO ALL THREE OF THEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S ONLY RIGHT NOW, ONE NEW BODY AND, UM, THEY WILL ALL BE SWORN IN OUTDOORS ON THE STEPS OF CITY COUNCIL AT FOUR 30, AND THEN THEY WILL GO INTO, UH, THEIR BACK, UM, THEIR PRE COUNCIL MEETING THEY'RE CLOSED SESSION. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY FOOD OR ANY TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT OR BEVERAGES, UM, LIKE USUAL. UM, AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL THEY'LL DO THAT AT FIVE 30 AND THEN, UM, THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT SIX 30. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AND BE SOCIALLY DISTANT AND, UH, WAY FROM AFAR AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, FOUR 30 ON MONDAY, THE 21ST OF DECEMBER, WE ARE GOING INTO A PLANNING SESSION TOMORROW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING IT THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S THE LAST INFORMATION THAT I HAVE. UM, AS OF TODAY, THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO. SO LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, IF YOU FELLOWS WITH REGARD TO, SO THE REORGANIZATION, HOW WELL THE, DO YOU KNOW HOW THE CITY COUNCIL ASPECT OF IT AND THE REORGANIZATION WILL TAKE PLACE? UM, DO YOU MEAN WHETHER OR NOT WHO'S GOING TO BE MAYOR, UH, WHETHER OR NOT WE'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH OR LISTEN? OH, WELL WE WILL. I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, IN THE ATRIUM. LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR A WHILE NOW. YES. I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE THAT. OKAY. SO I'M SORRY. I'M CURIOUS. WHO'S COMING UP NEXT. I KNOW. I THINK WE ALL ARE. WE ALL ARE, BUT SO YOU GUYS ARE ALL INVITED TO THAT REGULAR TIME AT SIX 30, IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAND FROM AFAR AND, UM, WATCH THE ACTUAL SWEARING IN, BY THE CITY CLERK OF THE NEWLY ELECTED, THAT WILL BE AT FOUR 30, IF THINGS CHANGE. WE'LL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW. UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'LL BE ANY TYPE OF INVITATION SENT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGING ANY BIG CROWDS OR ANYTHING. UM, SO YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE BEEN WATCHING ON THE NEWS OVER THE LAST WEEK ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS HARD SHUT DOWN BY THE STATE AND, UM, AND WONDERING HOW IT AFFECTS US. SO TODAY WE, UM, UM, WE FOUND OUT THAT PLAYGROUNDS ARE, ARE OPEN. UM, BUT WE ALREADY WRAPPED THEM IN THE ORANGE PROTECTIVE FENCING AS A MONDAY BECAUSE AS A MONDAY THEY WERE CLOSED. SO IT KEEPS GOING BACK AND FORTH. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT ORANGE FENCING ON JUST IN CASE IT CHANGES. AND IF THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT, OH, YES, I REALLY DID MEAN THIS TIME THAT PLAYGROUNDS ARE OPEN, THEY WILL TAKE IT OFF. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN THE, WHEN THE DIRECTIONS CAME OUT LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, IT SAID PLAYGROUNDS WERE CLOSED. SO WE PROTECTED THEM ON MONDAY WITH THE FENCING. DID SOMEBODY HAVE A QUESTION? OH, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY. SO LAST THING I HAVE IS, UM, UH, ARE THE COBRA CASES IN CITY HALL AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SO AS YOU KNOW, AND I'VE SAID IT NOW FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, THE CITY OF NUMBERS ARE REALLY SPIKING. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HERE IS, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE RISING IN OUR FAMILY OF WORKERS ALSO. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CASES BETWEEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CITY. UM, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, UH, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO SANITIZE, TO KEEP PEOPLE IN MASKS, TO NOT LET THEM RIGHT IN TO CARS. UM, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT OUR CITY HAS KEPT OUR DOORS AT CITY HALL OPEN WHERE A LOT OF CITIES HAVE NOT. THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED SINCE THEY SHUT IN APRIL, [00:55:01] BUT WE FIND IT VERY IMPORTANT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE EXPECT TO DO THAT, UM, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE NOW CITY HALL, UH, NORMALLY CLOSES FOR THE HOLIDAY. SO CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED STARTING THE 23RD OF DECEMBER. AND THEY WILL REOPEN AGAIN, HOLD ON, LET ME PULL UP MY CALENDAR. THEY WILL REOPEN AGAIN JANUARY 4TH. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY BUSINESS AT CITY HALL OR WITH MIKE TO MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK TO ANYBODY THERE, MAKE SURE YOU DO IT BEFORE THE 23RD, BECAUSE YOU WON'T GET A CHANCE TILL AFTER THE FOURTH. UM, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, HOWEVER, WILL STAY OPEN. WE'LL PROBABLY CLOSE A LITTLE EARLY, BUT WE'RE HERE. OUR FRONT COUNTER IS OPEN, I SHOULD SAY. AND SO ANYBODY THAT NEEDS, UM, UH, ANY SUPPLIES OR, UM, INFORMATION, WE'LL BE HERE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAM, UH, THERE, OUR FOOD GIVING PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE AS WELL AS OUR MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SENIORS. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT. OH, AND OUR, UM, OUR CAMPS HERE, THEIR POD CAMP OF, UM, OUR DAY CAMP, AS WELL AS OUR PRESCHOOL AND OUR SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. SO WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON. UM, IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT, UM, I HOPE YOU ARE ALL BEING SAFE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE SAME. I FINALLY GOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OH, I'M SORRY. I DO HAVE ONE. I'M SORRY. ONE MORE THING TO ADD. AND IT'S MORE, UM, UH, MAY A COPA, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LITTLE 16 PAGE NEWSLETTER THAT WE'RE SENDING OUT THAT JUST HAS A BUNCH OF INFORMATION ON WHAT'S OPEN AND WHAT'S NOT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN, UM, THERE'S A LITTLE SECTION WHERE IT LISTS THE COMMISSIONER'S NAME. I APOLOGIZE. UM, IT, THERE'S ONLY ONE B AND WHEN I ASKED, IS THAT RIGHT? THEY SAID, OH, THAT'S HOW IT IS ON THE WEBSITE. AND SO I, UM, I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS RIGHT. AND THEN I TALKED TO KIM AND SHE SAYS, NO, I THINK THAT'S WRONG. SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THAT NEWS THAT ARE COMING TO YOUR DOOR, IT'S GOING TO SAY G A B Y FOR GABBY. I REALLY APOLOGIZE. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CORRECT IT THE, BY THE NEXT TIME, ARE WE GOING TO GET A COPY OF IT? YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE IN YOUR MAILBOX HOPEFULLY SOON. OH, OKAY. IT'S OF THE PRINTER. OKAY. NICE. THANKS GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KELLY. KIM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? DID WE APPROVE THE, UM, TASK DEVELOPMENT MIDPOINT? YES. THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE, UM, CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY. OKAY. DID I MISS IT? OKAY. OKAY. UM, VICE CHAIR, KIM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME. OKAY. COMMISSIONER FELIX. I JUST WANT TO THANK, UM, KELLY AND KIM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. AND, UM, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ABSENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE OUT OF IT THAT, UM, I LOVE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING AND I WISH EVERYBODY THE HAPPIEST OF QUALITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT ABOUT YOU? UM, KATHY, UH, SHE, THE LIONS ARE PAINTING A MURAL OVER AT EL CENTRAL PARK. SO IF YOU GUYS DRIVE BY AND YOU SEE THE BUILDING NICE AND DRY BLUE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH IT UP THIS SATURDAY. SO THANK YOU TO THE LIONS FOR THAT. WHERE YOU GOING TO REALLY WORK IN NICELY WITH THE PRO BOOM. YEAH, WE CAN'T WAIT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ANY COMMENT? I JUST THAT, OH, SORRY. I JUST WANT, UM, ECHO THE COMMENTS AND THANK KELLY AND KIM FOR ALWAYS GIVING US THIS THOROUGH REPORTS AND ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS. I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF THEM, UM, BUT I, I JUST REALIZED THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE NEXT YEAR. SO EVERYONE, I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY. THANK YOU. YOU TOO. GET YOUR QUESTIONS, GABBY. YOU KNOW, WE WE'D LIKE THAT. OUR COMMISSION IS VERY ENGAGED WITH OUR EVENTS AND OUR CITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KERRY. UH, YES. UH, FIRST THING I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE CATHY, FELIX. SHE WAS AWARDED ONE OF THE TOP AWARDS THROUGH THE LA HARBOR HOST LION. AND I FORGIVE ME, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE, UM, AWARD [01:00:01] THAT YOU RECEIVED, KATHY, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A HIGH HONOR TO RECEIVE THAT FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND FRANK DO IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR LION. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL TO LIVE BY CARRIE. YES. OKAY. SO I BELIEVE THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, JIM GOMEZ POSTED THAT, YES. I SORT OF CORRECTED HIM ON HIS POST THAT WAS AWARDING TO US QUITE A WHILE AGO. UH, THAT'S NOT A RECENT AWARD, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. SO YOU REALLY DO, KATHY. YOU DO A LOT. YOU'RE AMAZING KATHY. YOU ARE, COME ON. AND SO THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. UM, HOWEVER YOU ALL CELEBRATE. I JUST WISH YOU HAPPINESS HEALTH AND, UM, PROSPERITY. AND MAY EVERYONE STAY SAFE DURING THIS COVID 19 AND HOPE ALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, UM, THEY TAKE AS WELL. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS IN, UH, 2021. SO ENJOY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, JUST AS A FINAL NOTE, WE ARE STILL, THE CHAMBER IS STILL RUNNING THE SHOP LAHABRA PROGRAM THROUGH DECEMBER 18TH. AND THAT IS WHERE YOU GET ONE RAFFLE TICKET FOR EVERY $25 THAT YOU SPENT IN LAHABRA, EVERYTHING QUALIFIES, GAS, UTILITIES, SHOPPING, EATING, PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY REALLY NEED OUR HELP. UM, THEIR RESTAURANTS ARE STILL DOING TAKEOUT. UM, THERE'S LIMITED CAPACITY IN A LOT OF PLACES, BUT IT GOES LINES GO BY REALLY QUICKLY AND THEY CAN REALLY USE OUR HEALTH. THERE'S A LOT OF GYMS IN OUR AREA. SO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. UM, I DO WANT TO RESERVE A SPACE AS SOON AS COVID IS DONE BEFORE WE TRANSITION INTO THE NEW COMMISSION. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG TO GET TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO MISS OUR HOLIDAY. I REMEMBER TAKING A CUP AND SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GETTING TOGETHER. SO RESERVE A SPOT. WE'LL DO WE'LL DO IT AS SOON AS THINGS LIKE LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT. YES, FOR SURE. SO EVERYONE HAD A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND I'M SURE THE YEAR WILL BE BRIGHTER. 2020. ONE'S GOING TO BE BRIGHTER FOR US. YES, MA'AM I, WE HAVE, I THINK THAT'S IT. I GUESS WE CAN ADJOURN OUR MEETING. I DON'T WANT TO, QUICKLY BY MARIE. THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. THIS MEET THIS I LOSE SESSION. WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO CALL IT? UH, THIS TERM TERM. IT'S A TERM PERIOD YEAR, RIGHT? JANUARY. I'LL HAVE IT ALL DOWN. THAT'S USUALLY HOW IT WORKS. RIGHT? OKAY. GOODBYE EVERYONE. THANK YOU. BYE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.