Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Public Works Department to prepare a report exploring the costs and feasibility of expanding the Alamitos Beach parking lot and adding additional parking on Shoreline Drive and surrounding areas.
Okay. Thank you. And with that, we will go here. Item number 13, please. Item 13. Communication from Councilman Allen. Recommendation two requires city manager to prepare a report exploring the cost and feasibility of expanding the Alamitos Beach parking lot and adding additional parking on Shoreline Drive and surrounding areas. Councilman Allen. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. I'm sure that we all know that parking is a major issue, especially in my district. And boy, did I hear a lot about that when I was knocking on doors and campaigning. I do want to thank Director Eric Lopez and his team for their insights and for working with me and the team and staff. This is a really big deal. As you know, parking is difficult for residents, businesses, visitors throughout the second District and the pandemic has further contributed to the reduction in available parking. And as the city continues to grow and we emerge from the pandemic and as businesses, events and community organizations begin resuming their normal operations, adding additional parking is going to be imperative. The Alamitos Beach neighborhood is especially impacted with the completion of the Café concession stands and the upcoming proposed installation of the We Built Water feature, which I'm really excited about. And the 2028 Olympics is on the horizon. We are anticipating more tourist and people visiting Long Beach for events and recreational activities. This this item today would significantly expand both the parking lot and public access to the waterfront areas. I think it's also important to look at transportation issues holistically, and therefore I've asked public works to look into expanding alternative options, which include secured bike parking, destination scooter parking zones, storage lockers for pedestrians and bus riders, electric vehicle charging zones, and any and all other creative solutions that can be deployed that are have been deployed in other cities. I'd also like to see in the future some kind of outreach to our residents and see what their appetite is for creating a parking improvement district, possibly buying parking lots or creating shuttle systems. I just think it's important that we look at all of these these options. So this will be the first of many items that I will be introducing to tackle this issue. And I look forward to seeing what public works will bring back and find solutions that improve our parking and transit capabilities. Thank you. I do have a quick question. I have heard from residents at the Villa Riviera about late night noise and activity in the parking lot. What are our options for securing that that lot at night and. Is a gate or any other physical barrier possible. Council member. The we are installing some security features. We're actually working right now to install some security cameras in that area. And there is infrastructure in place for a potential gate arm. We just need to do additional evaluation with any regulatory permit restrictions that we may have from either Coastal Commission or others. So that is an item we can look at and we're happy to see what we can do in order to help with what the issue. Thank you very much. Thank you. Seeing no further council comments. Any public comment on this of comment? Okay. Thank you. Members, please cast your vote.