Recommendation to consent to a request by the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, LLC, to leave concrete blocks from the 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix in place along Seaside Way, Shoreline Drive (east of Pine Avenue), and within the Elephant Lot, for a period of seven months, through the conclusion of the 2022 race and corresponding takedown period, or May 1, 2022; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend and/or apply for California Coastal Commission approval of the same; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Operating Agreement No. 34876 with Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, LLC, to amend provisions of the agreement as necessary to facilitate the Association's request. (District 2)
Motion is carried. Next to item 40, please. Report from Economic Development Recommendation to consent to a request by the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach to leave concrete blocks from the 22021 Long Beach Grand Prix and place along Seaside Way Shoreline Drive and within the elephant lot for a period of seven months and authorize city manager to amend and or apply for California Coastal Commission approval of the same and authorize city manager to execute a First Amendment. To amend and restated operating agreement with Grand Prix Association of Long Beach District to. Davenport police. And Honorable Mayor and members of the City Council. I'm happy to present this amendment to our agreement. This is a one time amendment. We have an agreement with the Grand Prix Association to run the race between 2017 and 2023. That's the current agreement. During this time, we experienced, of course, COVID 19, which meant that we had to work with the Grand Prix Association and Jim Macmillan, who's here tonight to actually change the dates of the race. And as you all know, Jim, and the association was able to run a very successful race this past month. The association has requested a one time request to leave some of the infrastructure in place because the next race will be run in approximately seven months. And this April, at its normal time, this one time request would allow for about 1000 concrete blocks to remain in place along seaside way shoreline east of Pine and the elephant lot . And you can see an image of of where those placements would be and that would stay in place through a May 1st, which would get us through the next race. There are some estimated savings for the the work that's associated with setting those blocks up and removing those blocks again. And the association has committed to using some of that that savings for applying in oil treatment that will help to make the streets look new again and ultimately beautify the area. This will also result in three days less set up time for the April race and will reduce the amount of noise and other impacts to traffic and quality of life that occur during the setup process. One last thing is, is that this action by the City Council for a one time change to a two hour agreement would actually require consent by the Coastal Commission because this is in the coastal area. So we would have to take this request to the Coastal Commission after the City Council decision tonight. So the association will also to to ensure that this is a positive change for the community, will inspect the infrastructure bi monthly, remove all graffiti and ultimately add the city to its insurance so that while they remain in place, they're not a liability to the city or the public. And ultimately, the recommendations here to accomplish this request would be that the Council approve the city manager to amend our agreement consenting to a request by the Grand Prix Association to leave concrete blocks from the 21 Long Beach Grand Prix race in place in the areas that were identified for a period of seven months, authorize the city manager to execute all the documents necessary to amend or apply for the Coastal Commission, approval the permit, and allow the city manager or designee to execute the documents necessary for the First Amendment to the Operating Agreement with the Grand Prix to amend provisions of the agreement if necessary. So that's the end of my report. I'm happy to answer any questions. And um, Jim McCallum, you very much here tonight. To answer any questions, I would like to point out we've had a couple of questions about is this going to impact the aquarium, is going to impact Pyke or the Hyatt on that side? And the answer is no, it's only on the east side of Pine Avenue. So it was specifically set up where there is no business activity to prevent the problems with the ingress and egress. Thank you very much. We have a motion and a second public comment, Councilman Allen. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I just want to say that the Grand Prix was a great success. It was awesome to see all the activity going on in downtown Long Beach and just a huge thank you to Jim for all the work that you did. I know this wouldn't happen without you. So just a big congratulations on a very successful event. Over 180,000 people attended the Grand Prix. It definitely exceeded my expectations and was just a successful and also an extremely safe event for the association and for the city. So just thank you, Jim, for all the work that you put into that. As we know, the Grand Prix will be returning next April. So I think it makes sense, given how beneficial this event is for the city to allow the association to leave up some of the concrete blocks in place, especially in the in areas where nearby residents. I think it will cut down on the noise both right now and then significantly during start up. I think set up would start again in February or March. And so that's a big impact. And I think since it's so close around the corner that that does make sense to keep some of those concrete blocks in place and and then exchange the association will pay for the oil, emotion, treatment of the asphalt portions of the track to make sure that the streets are looking good. Also, I appreciate City Manager Modica for making sure that answering that question about the businesses and the impact of the businesses. So definitely want to reiterate that this will not impact and impact any of the businesses that live on the east side of pine. So I just want you to know that I support this item. And thank you very much, Jim. Thank you. And ditto to everything Councilwoman Allen just said to the entire Grand Prix team. And the events in this area really affect mostly Councilman Allen's district. So I'm happy to support her recommendation. And second, this motion. Councilman in the house. Thank you, Mayor. A huge thank you to Jim and the Grand Prix team on behalf of all the residents who loved the Grand Prix. Thank you. Thank you for bringing it back this year. We know that COVID has has forced many, many events to either be canceled and postponed. And I think we were so very lucky to have the Grand Prix, even though it was later in the year, but we were able to have it and that made a lot of people happy. And so however, I'm super excited that is going to be coming back in its traditional month in April. And so I think that this totally makes sense. I totally agree and I'm very supportive of this item and I'm glad to hear that it won't be affecting our businesses, which was one of the main concerns of our residents in the area. So again, thank you very much, Jim, for the exciting times that you bring to Long Beach. With emotion. In a second, please cast your votes. Ocean is carried. Thank you. The next few items here seem. I already go to item 42 through 47. None of them have staff presentations. So let's go ahead and start with item 40, 41, actually 42. And sorry, we're going to do 41 most 42.