Recommendation to, subject to prior review and consideration by the Personnel and Civil Service Committee in accordance with Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.03.065, confirm a Charter Commission appointment pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The Civil Personnel and Civil Service Committee met just prior to this meeting and made a recommendation to approve the mayor's appointment of Ms.. Tracy Eskew. She's a person, an environmental attorney, with great qualifications, and we are completely confident that she will serve our city well as the next appointee on the Board of Harbor Commissioners. I'd like to make a motion that this body approve the appointment. Thank you. There's been a motion in a second, and I'm going to have Miss Ignacio come forward and just give a few remarks. And then if there's any questions from the council or comments, we'll go ahead and take take those. So you see Gorski. Thank you, Mayor. Garcia. Counsel, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak to you this evening. I have served the state of California since 2001 as a deputy attorney general, then went on to serve as an executive director of a regional, a nonprofit, environmental nonprofit, and then was lucky enough to serve as the executive officer for the Regional Water Quality Control Board, again for the state of California, all while living in Long Beach. And I've never been able to serve my city until hopefully now. So I very much appreciate this chance and I promise to this council and this mayor that I will give my all. And I'm very proud to be able to do this. Thank you. Thank you. And I want to say a few things about Mexico. Ask you and then turn over to the council. As we all know, Missy Glass, you is a resident of Bixby Knolls and has a private practice here in the city, but also has served with distinction in the state of California and our legal system. And I want to thank her for for for all of that work. One one fact about Missy Gorski that a lot of people don't know is Missy Glass. You also won the largest settlement in the history of the Clean Water Act at the time, which was, I believe, with about $5 billion through with the city of Los Angeles. And through that process, really put in place one of the largest environmental programs that I had seen when it came when it comes to the issue of water and stormwater management. And so I also want to thank you for for that incredible work that you did. Mr. Glass was is committed to, I think, balancing the interests of the important issues that are happening at the port when it relates to industry, but also knowing how important it is for us to protect the environment and to ensure that the port is really the greenest seaport that we have in the world. And so thank you for your willingness to serve your city. Thank you, Mayor. I'm going to turn this over to Councilmember Councilwoman Price. Welcome. I just wanted to let you know that in reviewing your background and qualifications, I was very impressed with your extensive background in environmental law. I think that's going to be a huge asset to the port as here. I'm sure you're aware, we've recently had issues that have required us to consider some of the legal ramifications of some of the business that's done at the port. And I think that you'll bring a great perspective to the port that is already very diverse and very rich with experience, but that what you'll offer to them will be very welcomed and very much needed in the future. So welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Gonzales. I want to say congratulations and welcome as well as the chair of the Environmental Committee. I know that there's a few things I'm sure we can work on, but looking at your qualifications as well was very impressive. The only question I had was Where have you been hiding this whole time? But it's really great to see a new face and also to welcome you to the port and to the city. Thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Lowenthal. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I made some comments earlier during committee, but I just during our full council meeting, I did want to just share that. I'm very appreciative of Tracy's acceptance of your appointment and our confirmation, should we decide to confirm. I guess I shouldn't presume. Yeah, but I do want to thank you for that. I've. Many of you know, I've worked with Tracy for a great many years. And I have to admit, I myself was very surprised that I wasn't aware of your full resumé. Tracy was the staff, the lead staff, the executive director of the Regional Water Quality Control Board. And we're obviously a committee as a city, and we know of her great work there. But. But you're absolutely tremendous. And I don't know that there's a single environmental leader in the state of California that isn't jumping for joy at your appointment today. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And I also want to before I turn it over to Councilmember Turanga, I also did, I also think Vice Mayor Lowenthal, when we began this process, I think she was by far one of your strongest advocates. And I just continued the whole time to advocate for you. And when you ask people, you know, some of the top enviro environmental leaders throughout the state, there was a consensus that, you know, you were you were the person. And at the top of that list was was the vice mayor advocating for you. So thank you for that. Councilmember Ranga. I want to thank you, Mayor, for passing it over to me. And I also want to echo many of the comments that have been made. I made my comments earlier at the Civil Service Committee, but I'm more than happy to have you there as a member of the seventh District, a resident following the legacy of many activists who are very much concerned about the environmental issues, especially as they affect the seventh District. And we're looking very forward to working with you as we move forward with a lot of the important issues that will be addressing not only the city, but the residents in the seventh District. Thank you. Thank you. Got somebody, Richardson? Welcome to the team. Feel free to count on me as a resource. We're happy to have you bring a lot to the table. And as we lead this city, I'm sure you're going to be a great asset to the port and to our city. So welcome. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. With that, we will have we have the motion on the floor. So, members, please go ahead and cast your vote. Motion carries language. Yes. Okay. Congratulations. Give a warm welcome to Long Beach. We'll look forward to your service on the commission. Okay. We're moving on to the agenda. Mr. Clark will take the next item. Item number five is a report from the City Manager and Financial Management with the recommendation to award a contract to Emily Green for improvements to the infrastructure along the Sorrento Alamitos Bay shoreline.