Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, find that the area to be vacated is not needed for present or prospective public use; and, adopt resolution ordering the vacation of the alley north of Spring Street between Elm Avenue to the east and Long Beach Boulevard to the west.  (District 7)
Okay. We're going back to the hearing. Item number one. Report from Public Works recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing. Find that the area to be vacated is not needed for present or prospective public use and adopt a resolution ordering the vacation of the alley north of Spring Street between Elm Avenue to the east and Long Beach Boulevard to the West Seventh District. Okay, great. We're going to go ahead and I'm going to go ahead and have Sast first to the presentation and then we'll go back to staff comment in the public. So, Mr. Modica. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. We'll have Sean Comey, the deputy director of Public Works, give the staff report. Q Good evening, Honorable Mayor Council. This item moves. Forward of vacation of the alley north of Spring Street between Elm Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. The recommended actions tonight are to conduct a public hearing, make a finding that the alley is not needed for public use, and adopt the resolution ordering vacation of the alley. Just a real quick summary of the actions that preceded tonight's vacation include a general plan consistency finding by the Planning Commission on December 15th and notice of intent to vacate that was brought before the City Council on March 7th. With that, I'm available to answer any questions. Okay, there is a motion and a second I would go ahead and have any public comments first on this item. Please come forward. Put it in Mayor Council members. My name is Pedro Blanco. I'm with Current Design. We've been assisting the Salvation Army on this project for a few years. We really are very thankful of the assistance that we have from staff and really appreciate your recommendation for approval. Thank you. Thank you. Brisard. I keep referring to the city website for the latest homeless count since it has not been posted to date. I was unable to look at that record, but I couldn't help but wonder with this alley just sitting there and being that the homeless are considered part of our citizen, public and creative cities who are are looking to be more progressive in their assistance toward the homeless. Some are using alleys to create seat slates, safe sleep ways they patios lounging areas. Harvey Milk has a park that now has an outdoor office. And I'm wondering for the homeless, could we not find some creative use? Where were these people who have been asked now to leave the corridors of the city while we build another civic center? And they've been removed, some of them now wandering who God knows where. Only God knows where these people are. And I wonder if anybody spoke for that. And is it too late to say maybe we can take another look at this alley being that the homeless are part of the citizens, some of them job used to hold jobs. Some of them are taxpayers whose taxes purchase parks and and help rehabilitate many of our facilities. Maybe we could put outdoor showers there. Could the homeless feel better enfranchised or helped if they knew that? Over on Elm Street there's a shower every day. Free, free shower. And then maybe somebody can set up a confession, stand where they can get free food in the alley that can be used for public use. Why are we continuing to act like the homeless are not part of our public when we're making these types of decisions? These types. Now we borrow $40,000,000,000 million to rebuild this city. But that vacant lot over there is vacant. It empty and free. And what do we do? Just put a gate up there and close it off. There are volunteers right now who are waiting to work for the homeless, who live right in that area, where if you would provide an atmosphere and a place for them to serve every day, you have free people, free employees who will do it for free. Why would you do this and not consider? Hmm. Can the homeless use that alley? How can you not think about that? Thank you. See no other public comment. I'm going to go ahead and close the hearing as they come back to the council and Councilman Ringa. Thank you. This alley has been determined by the my staff has all of the practical uses and it is part of the project for the Salvation Army. So I request my staff, my council to support this motion. Thank you. Councilman Mongo. Some great projects. Thank you for bringing it. Okay. Seeing no other comment from the council. There's a motion and a second. Please cast your vote. Motion carries. Okay. Thank you. And next up, we have more of our business. So we're going to turn over to item number 16. I'm sorry. Item number 11.