Recommendation to refer to the Parks and Recreation Commission the review of and request City Manager to direct the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine to prepare a report, within 90 days, on current and long-term deferred park maintenance issues, specifically related to graffiti removal, trash pickup, restroom cleaning and playground upkeep, and proposals for partnerships for park support, revenue-raising, joint-use agreements and/or any other options to ensure optimal park conditions for all users.
Okay. Thank you. Motion carries. And we'll go on to the next item. Madam Clerk. I think we'll do 24. Communication from Councilwoman Mongo, Councilwoman Gonzales, Councilmember Supernanny recommendation to refer to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The review of and request the City Manager to direct the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine to prepare a report within 90 days on current and long term deferred park maintenance issues. Thank you. Item 24, please. Councilman Mangled. So we got to touch on this a bit earlier in the item related to cleaning up Long Beach. I think that we have worked as hard as we can with as many nonprofit and community groups. And quite honestly, there are some recovery groups that we've worked strongly with in the community to do our best in cleaning up parks. We've done Volunteer Day and a lot of those things, but we need some structure to what is being done right now. It's a lot of one off opportunities and there isn't a uniformity. We've grown as a city so quickly and even Councilwoman Pearce was mentioning we're bringing on board another dog park. And the challenge for these things is that the community wants them. And so we want to be supportive. But a lot of times these comes from from funds that are only available for starting things and not maintaining them. And so it's really important that we have a maintenance strategy. And so I appreciate that many of us on the council have worked together to come up with a item that is robust enough to bring back some recommendations on how we can do that and make sure that it's funded. And so it is a tight turnaround, but we need to put our money where our mouth is and really stand up for the youth of our community and the cleanliness of our parks. Thank you. Councilman Gonzalez. Yes. I, too, want to thank Councilmember Mongo for bringing this forward. I know. Ah, you know, we've just talked about litter. Now we're talking about cleanliness at our parks. And to be able to take a deeper dove into what this will mean for our city is fantastic. So I thank you for bringing it forward. And I know I believe there was a report and I'm just trying to pull that out. My apologies. It was the or a newsletter. I'm sorry. It was the it was there was a section basically highlighted the number of hours worked in certain areas of the city regarding litter pick up at our parks. But I think it just related to just one park. And so I'd like to see if there's a way we can get that information for all of our parks. I know that's a big feat, but if there's more information we can receive in terms of number of hours worked in certain areas related to litter pick up and maintenance, I think a lot of our residents would like to know about that. And so I look forward to working through this with our Parks Department as well as working with the other council members here on the dais. I know we can also get creative in terms of volunteerism. Perhaps there's a program we can create for parks in that respect too. So thank you very much. Thank you. We have Councilwoman Pryce. I support this item and I want to thank Councilwoman Mongo and my other colleagues for bringing it forward, and I look forward to seeing the report back. I completely agree with Councilwoman Mungo regarding the dilemma that we are in, in regards to responding to constituent concerns with the limited resources that we have. So I look I look forward to more creative opportunities being brought forward, and I look forward to us getting to a point where even though things may seem not feasible or viable at the outset, we're looking and seeking every opportunity to make them a reality for us in a way that works. So thank you very much for this item. Thank you, Councilmember Pearce. Yes. I also want to thank my colleagues for bringing this item forward. Bixby Park, obviously one of our very active parks that has had a lot of challenges with restrooms, cleanliness, tree trimming as well. And we've also had I've had a lot of conversations with different entities that are coming to our city, whether through conferences or doing our World Series here. And so I think it's also a good time for us to bring back the conversation around corporate sponsorship. And if there are some opportunities like we had, you know, I had a meeting today with the Spaulding, right? That makes the basketballs. Is there an opportunity to try to get them to participate in funding some of the opportunities outside of just youth programs, which they love doing, but also adopting different parts of our park so that we can have a plan, whether it's three years or five years, what limitations there might be, too, that. We can put a basketball hoop in the in the pool and they can fund that bet. That's a great joke. Let's do it. I'm going to go back to Councilman Mongo. So to address the sponsorship opportunities. I want to thank my colleagues that worked with me on the item that is now published on the Parks and Rec website. So if Spalding wants to sponsor a park or any other thing in the city, they have a method to do that through a one page application process. So you can work with the outside entity to craft what you think might be a good fit for the city. And then we can pull that all together through a one page transparent process. And they're working through the next phase of like showing the community anything that's been applied for and what's been approved and where it is in that process or why it's not a good fit at this time, but could be in the future. So I would encourage that and I look forward to more opportunities such as the ones that we have really nurtured like Spalding. Thank you. Any public comment on this item saying non, please cast your votes.