Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary to enter into a License Agreement with the California Military Department for the property located at 854 East 7th Street.  (District 1)
Item 17. And then we'll go back to the hearing. Report from economic and property development. Recommendation to authorize the city manager to enter into a license agreement with the California Military Department for the property located at 854 East Seventh Street, District one. Councilman Gonzales. Yes. Do we have a quick staff report? Yes. John Keisler, our economic and property development director, can give you the staff report. Good evening, Mayor, and members of the city council. Tonight's item will allow the city to enter into a license agreement with the state of California, who owns the Armory at Alamitos and Seventh Street. This will allow a temporary use of the facility to install fencing, actually to extend the fencing to further secure the property across the frontage facing Seventh Street so that we can address some of the safety and health concerns that occur because the armory uses it only periodically. So this action allows us access to the property. It does also allow us to to install the temporary fence in the near term and extend the permanent fence over the long term. And we appreciate your support because once we execute this agreement, it will provide indemnification for the armory and allow us to enter the property once executed. That's the conclusion of my report and I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Councilwoman Gonzales. Yes. I just want to say thank you, John, and your team. I know that this is a an area that has long been an issue for the neighborhood. It's next to St Anthony's. It's also next to our new combined park. So I appreciate your diligence in this. Thanks so much. Hey, Councilman, we ringa everything now? Councilman Andrews? Yes. I want to thank our councilman, Lena Gonzalez, who's bringing support, because the fact that this is a very important of for safety is concern. And I think it's an excellent idea. And I think our kids are really enjoying also. Time is of the essence, but we sure want to see this come up. I'm looking forward to this. And thank you again. Great. Thank you. Is there any public comment on this item you're going to hear? I think it makes sense to fortify it and make sure it's in excellent condition, given the specter of federal troops being dispatched to Long Beach to help patrol the city. Until we get the crime paradigm and the crime eviscerated and the police department staffed 100%, 100% with professionals, with the overwhelming majority of members of the police department . Certainly are. But there's a cadre of. An element in there that our fifth columnists that are at war with the policies of Chief Luna and will soon be leaving. So we will probably have in their place because I don't think we can get people trained fast enough, federal troops providing the security that the citizens deserve. Thank you. Thank you. See no other speaker. Come forward, please. Thank you. I was just unaware of the use that will be for this facility. It could be documented somewhere where I could be advised to read about it. Unless you can answer the question. Thank you. It's not and there's not an additional use at this moment. It's just securing the site. I believe there's a motion and a second. Members, please cast your votes.