Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) for Measure A funding for Projects and Programs; authorize City Manager, or designee, to submit applications to the RPOSD for grants under the Community-based Park Investment Program (Category 1) and the Neighborhood Parks, Healthy Communities, and Urban Greening Program (Category 2) for 14th Street Park improvements, Bixby Park Parcel One improvements, the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way between 8th Street and 10th Street, Whaley Park Community Center, Wardlow Park, Lincoln Park, McBride Park, MacArthur Park, Tanaka Park, Scherer Park improvements, and Houghton Park Community Center (Projects); if awarded, accept an amount up to $4,312,724; and, execute any documents necessary to accept the funds and implement the Projects.  (Citywide)
Motion carries 41, please. Report from Parks, Recreation and Marine and Public Works recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing city managers. Submit a grant application to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for funding for projects, programs and improvements citywide. Motion in a second. Is there any public comment? Please. We can be brief. Please. Come forward. Good evening. Mayor Garcia and members of the council. My name is Aaron Reinke. I'm the president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles since the inception of Habitat L.A. nearly 30 years ago. We have built and repaired and rehabilitated more than 288 homes here in Long Beach, providing all those homes are affordable homes for Long Beach residents. And, in fact, Habitat. Ella's very first home was built right here in Long Beach. So Habitat is a Long Beach native, as am I. And we continue to seek opportunities to engage residents in this vibrant community. So currently, Habitat L.A. is engaged in the neighborhood revitalization efforts in the Washington neighborhood, where we're working alongside residents safe, Long Beach, nonprofit organizations and city departments to improve the overall quality of life for residents in this community. This work includes building over 60 brand new homes and working with parents on safe passage in the Washington Middle School and supporting community events, among other things. I'm here to thank Councilwoman Gonzales for your leadership and continued support. And in partnership with the with Habitat, L.A. and with the Washington neighborhood, we'll really miss working alongside you in the Washington neighborhood. However, we look forward to working with you in the state legislature to address pressing public policy matters like the affordable housing crisis. Tonight, I'd like to urge the Council to execute green agreements related to safe, clean neighborhood parks and beaches. Measure of 2016 in the amount of $270,000 for the 14th Street Park improvements. Collectively, the first District priority funds and Measure eight grant dollars will help activate the 14th Street Park for Children's Empowerment for Children and Families, which is right across from where we plan to develop two neighborhoods in the near future. So again, I thank you for your support of this measure. Have getting. Thank you next week. My name is Celia. Gail and I represent the Naval Coal Association, Washington Neighborhood Association. And I am here to support this program because we need those programs like families, working families, children. They their money in those grow because they they see they are very in bad shape and they need to give it up but safe. And also is like I have a video living here in in not in long B.C. I see my community from them from above the walls in I am very very I hope you know we we got us soon as possible. This program said this bro. You think you. Next speaker. I you know what? When I started those. Good afternoon to everybody. Banco de la Rue de la Washington. I'm coming from the stone of Washington. Yeah. And this message is for Eleanor Gonzalez. Well, the animals, like alligator say we're here for 14th Street in Los Proyectos. And the projects that we need there, we need help. La Comunidad is for the community is so yo and I'm there. I've been there for several years, so as time goes on, that's what we need in this society and we need help. In La Kantor, third on 14th and Cedar Washington of a Washington school. But I say so that I'm also hearing and we're suggesting that puntos get the animals. The points that we have is is to put a light there or stop. On the site side as a person that hit it, that will help the kids cross more in the Pacific, like on Pacific. We like that light or the numbers of three. We have another example. Uh, people are very like, well, Oropeza like the Oropeza school stands that those are the fences that are closed in order. They can y you can I use that as well. They're open when school is open and closed. Always open when. Race was the other way around. Uh huh. Well, when. When the school is open. If they're open and no, they're closed, but, like, they're going under. And then when the school is out sovereign, they open them. Uh huh. Yeah. And that's. Yes, it can do. I guess when the school is open, they close them. Yeah. I mean, they, they, they mostly and we're also asking parties that the parks, like I say, from 14th Street. See, imagine if there can be away benches, but, uh, for benches for the community. They sakuma noon Big Lake, so we could have like an area for a picnic if it can be done. I That was and I want to thank Lina Gonzalez for everything that she's done for us. Some of us want, and we wish her good luck. Thank you very much. Gracias. Next speaker, please. Gracias, Kimo. Okay. I mean. My name is Esperanza. And as much as. Good evening Robert Garcia and councilmen and women. Being represent and. I'm representing. The Washington. The Washington Neighborhood Association. Is that all. I'm asking, all the councilmen and the mayor to approve the funds for the the 14th Street Park? It's more important. It's very important for the community. And the work. That our kids can have fun and play. And live. In a safe place where there's no drugs like we did it at one time. You can make it fun. And believe me, there were very nice memories. That that format. Such a way were appealing. Secretario. To your judgment so that our young people won't be tempted to try drugs which you can see during daylight? Rapido, I repeat. Garcia. We want a safe place where there's no drugs. But como comunidad? And we as a community, we promise to work together with the police from First Division Street. Distrito First District. Commission with the Service. Commission Multi-Centre. L.A.. L.A. Public Works. The mental park theme, the. Park Department. And Antonello Limpia to. Keep things clean and accessible for our community. So attention. Thank you very much for paying attention to the mayor and thank you to the council, men and women. QUESTION Thank you very much. That concludes public comment, Councilwoman Gonzales. Thank you so much glasses that those were very obvious like water resistant notches. More important they get the animals who was lucky and last you that it's really important and I'm so glad that the Washington neighborhood residents we don't often see them here but I am so glad and so proud of them that they're here speaking their voice. And I hope that this becomes one of many, many times that they come back to city hall. And I look forward to helping you with all of these improvements. And we're going to keep fighting and keep going. And thank you so much for being here and to Habitat for Humanity. I cannot thank you enough. You have been a strong, amazing partner with us at every community meeting that we've had. So thank you very, very much for your support in the Washington neighborhood. We appreciate it. Thank you very much, Councilwoman Councilman Councilmember Richardson. Thank you. So I, I know this presentation had I just want to make sure this is stated publicly. So I see that under. Park. It says $90,000. That's a great number. I'm kidding. Meredith. You dropped a zero off of that. There is a revised powerpoint that was handed out that has the correct numbers in it. The correct number for Howden for the community center is $782,612. Thanks. That's a big difference between 90,780. Thank you. Just wanted to clarify. Councilman Pearce. Well, I'm excited that Bixby Park. We have 90,000. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate that we're including Bixby Park in this personal one. We have phase one and phase two process there that the community members have been very engaged with for a very long time and trying to do not only pathways, but making sure that we could possibly have some access to local produce as well as those pathways. So thank you very much. Public works for your work on this. Thank you, Councilman Orson. Yes. I'd like to just chime in and say I'm going to be an enthusiastic yes vote. This is the first time this year park has ever been considered central Long Beach or a central area. But we will take it and I'm sure Park will benefit tremendously from this these grant funds. So best of luck. Keep up the great work Parks and Rec as well as public works. Thank you. Thank you. And I actually think I may have made a mistake here. This was initially going to have a staff report that actually. Yeah. And so I think I went I thought I think I confused myself with a another item. And so this is this is an I mean, look, the council doesn't want to hear it. It's a no. Okay. All right. There's a motion in a second, so please cast your votes. Thank you. The county. Councilman Ashton. Motion carries.