Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the acceptance of grant funds from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in the amount of $250,000; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with SCAG relating to the grant awarded to the Development Services Department for professional planning services to study land use regulations for North Long Beach in the context of the City’s proposed updated General Plan; and Increase appropriations in the Development Services Fund (EF 337) in the Development Services Department (DV) by $28,000 to provide matching funds. (Districts 8,9)
So we have to move that one up and we're going to hear the item 14, which is the marijuana penalty item. So can we go back to the consent calendar? And here the one item that got pulled up? Item eight. Item eight is a report from Development Services Recommendation to Adobe resolution approving the acceptance of grant funds from this gag in the amount of 250,000. A District 89. Based on the Richardson Desert Motion. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to I want to pull this off just to just to highlight this. So, you know, when I took office a few years ago and even before that, when I served as chief a staffer for Councilmember Neill, we always talked about needing a better plan to update some of the our data land use in North Long Beach. We're talking about, you know, motels that have been there since before the freeways were built. We're talking about over proliferation, proliferation of liquor stores. We've talked with staff. We've beat our, you know, heads against the pavement looking for resources. And it's all been conceptual until now. You know, we so, you know, this is an opportunity for us to just say thank you, to skate for acknowledging that there is a need in North Long Beach to take a better look at the plan. We haven't been able to do so, but now we have the resources to start this conversation. And so I want to I just wanted to chime in and say, you know, this is this is big. This is big news. This is an opportunity for us to really look at some of these, you know, outdated, long standing issues have plagued North Lambie's far too long and really set a new vision for a specific vision for the North Long Beach community that ties together and integrates all the work that's already happening from open space work that's happened, corridor work on Artesia Boulevard, have a new development in Atlantic and you know, all tied these things together to look at one cohesive document. So I want to acknowledge staff and I want to I want to say now that this is real and, you know, we're moving forward, I really look forward to working with Councilman Austin to look at some of the you know, we share North Long Beach, look at some of the things we can work together on and really achieve some some real policy change that's lasting for the future in North Long Beach. So that's that's my motion. In the second of the Council of Pearson a public comment on the side of oh. And I want I want to quick staff report sorry. Okay. Quick staff report. Mr. West. Amy. Barack. Mr. Mayor, it's me again. So about the Army issue. It's too soon. Too soon, too soon. All right, so. We're here to ask you to accept the grant funds and adopt the resolution to move forward with Skog. We've had a great relationship with SAG in other areas of town. This used to be called the Compass Blueprint Program. And through that program, we were able to get a couple of grants from them to focus on Long Beach Boulevard Corridor and Atlantic Avenue. And that actually led to the development of the Midtown specific plan, which you all adopted last year. So we're looking forward to the opportunity to to really utilize this this study to kind of jump jump forward with some of the land use discussions we've been having in North Long Beach, particularly as it relates to obsolete uses, corridors that need to be revitalized and allowing new uses on those corridors. So with that, we would like your support on this and moving forward. We will be working with both District eight and nine to to push these items forward. Thank you. And one more thing I'd like to say. We applied for a lot more money and we got just a little bit. So I'm pretty confident with our continuing relationships and engagement with SAG and, you know, hopefully some love from our president of the of the COG here. We can I'm pretty confident we can identify the resources to to to complete the plan. So by no means is this enough money to finish it. This is just allowing us to get the get the process started. Good luck with all that car money that's there. I'm sorry. Next up is item on the motion. In a second, please cast your vote. Public comment. Public. Cohen did not ask for public comment. Yeah. Bush and Kerry's. Okay. What's next? Item 14, is it? Third item of the night.