Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, and adopt resolution confirming the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Report, continuing the levy of assessment for the period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and authorize City Manager to extend the agreement with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association for one year.  (Districts 7,8)
And you're not the infant. But I know what you meant. And so let's let's let's to hearing item one. I'm sorry. To. You can stay there. You don't have to move. We're coming right. Back. Report from Economic and Property Development Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and adopt resolution confirming the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Report. Continuing the levy of assessment for the period of October 1st, 2015 through September 30th, 2016, and authorize the City Manager to extend the agreement with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association for one year. District seven and eight. Thank you. Councilmember Austin. Yes. Thank you very much. The BBC's Minos Business Improvement Association has is is doing a spectacular job on the eighth District as well as seventh District in its boundaries. It has engaged business owners. It is really engaged the residents and created an environment that is vibrant and thriving today. It wouldn't be possible without a great staff led by our executive director, Blair Cohn, his motivated staff to succeed, as well as our Kate Yoshioka. And they are constantly being innovative and creative in approaches to to keep the businesses engaged, excited and keeping Atlantic Avenue vibrant as well as Long Beach Boulevard. And so. Members I ask for your enthusiastic support for to. Approve the recommendation before us. Okay. And let me turn it over to Mr. Modica to see if there's a staff report. Good evening, Vice Mayor and members of the City Council. The report tonight will be provided by Mike Conway, the director of Economic and Property Development, Vice Mayor and members of the City Council. I make this relatively quick. This item is the annual approval of the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Report and ongoing levy of assessment. And the report proposes no change in the method of levying the assessment and no significant changes to the proposed activities. On September 22nd, 2015, City Council approve the annual report and set the hearing date for today to hear public testimony and with with that staff's request that Council received the supporting documentation into the record, approve the resolution, continue the levy and the assessment, and authorize the city manager to extend the agreement for another year. Thank you, Mr. Conway. And there's been a motion and a second. Is there any public comment? Good evening. Thank you, Vice Mayor, for beginning, Mr. Koch. And wait, I appreciate that. That was planned. I just want to give you a brief rundown of what's been going on here in Vic's Phenols for the last year. We're kind of at a crossroads this year. And, you know, the song Changes by boy, that's that's been our motto for the last year. So we kind of have the old school starting to retire and we're seeing new school coming in. And we're excited to announce that our Lola's on Fourth Street is coming up to become an all star to open a second location, as is the Twig and Willows Store, also on Fourth Street. And knock on wood, we've got a number of phone calls right now for other businesses looking to do the same thing. Expand within Long Beach, but into the Bixby Knolls area in the near future will see the steel craft project go in at Bixby and which boulevard, which are the cargo containers that will go in that corner with 5 to 7 eateries and activate that part of the district, especially the boulevard of serve the neighborhood as well as all the businesses there. We have said goodbye to our seven year project manager, Krystal Leader, to welcome Kate Yoshioka, who is very active in the city and she's a total dynamo and has really taken the reins and helped us move to the next level here. We've just launched our board in Bixby campaign where we challenge everyone in the neighborhood as well as the business owners themselves to not just not change their whole life, but to make a commitment to change at least one usage from somewhere outside the area, but into Bixby. And also if they get their hair done at the pump or gas somewhere else, make sure they do it here and then brag about it and post it through social media. We had an art component this year, creation of the gallery, which is we took the alley space between two businesses, put festoon lighting, put murals up on the wall. We closed it for special events, specially first Fridays and other events. So creating a public space right in the heart of the district, our utility boxes are being painted. Of course, we were part of the powwow event and the expo building got one of the murals. So we can have Expo in now housing the BIA office as well as the eighth district field office. And the programing is steady with the kids, theater company and activities. Now for seniors that are happening weekly, we have community meetings. We have the major Black History Month celebration every year. And of course, it's the arts hub for first Fridays, our facade of streetscape improvements. We've now painted over 40 buildings in the district and installed lighting all over to make sure that we are plenty vibrant, clean and safe programs are always the priority. We just hired a kid from Lonely City College to be our clean team, so he's out three days a week, picking up trash, reporting graffiti and anything else that he sees out there. And our security team hired the private security CSI that's out five nights a week and also three days a week, making sure that the district is safe. We're doing more outreach to our members, including our Bixby Business Breakfast, which is great time to get everybody together before they go to work and fill in what what we feel we've got doing. I'm not going to hit the 60 seconds here. I got just a few more food and wine. Coach coaching can wait. Still maintaining our monthly events and programs. Yes, we're seven and a half years of our walking club, 92 books into our literary society. We continue to push the city city's black agenda with our monthly critical mass rights. Of course, First Fridays has grown from a handful of businesses now to being the most important night for retailers and for the neighborhood. We partner with many community groups and recently hosted the I-Team and we're about to launch our Big Smiles Good Spirits Club. We'll let Mr. Austin speak on that. We have plenty great progress, what we call the Promised Land, but we must think, of course, the seventh and eighth District for their their support. The mayor and the city managers are partners in public works, development services, language PD and of course, the fire department and couldn't do it without the help of all the other bids and associations and all of our community groups and neighborhood leaders that we partners with. So we're having a good time up there. It's a very fertile land. Babies are being made. And we thank you for your time. Thank you, Councilmember Richardson. But I'll defer to Councilmember Ranga since this is his district as well. They could go through Richardson. I want to congratulate the Beatles, B.B. King, for everything you're doing. And I just saw that you are going to be starting your good spirits club in the first establishment. The inaugural is going to be taking place in my district, the mighty seventh at the Pure Trenches on tour 22nd from 630 to 830. I hope to see people there and thank you for all you do. And congratulations on being a new dad. Councilman Richardson. Thanks. So, Councilmember Austin, Councilmember Arango, how jealous. How jealous we are. This is just fantastic. We're so excited about I mean, the whole city is excited about what's going on in Bixby Knolls. I think it's fantastic. I'm honored to cast a vote tonight and I'm going to do what Councilmember Dawson requests and cast an enthusiastic vote in support of this. I want to learn about what Bixby spirit is as well. So count, count on me. I'll be there to to help kick off the Bixby spirit. So thanks a lot. Councilwoman Price, thank you. I want to congratulate you on all the excellent work that you've been doing and on the baby, of course, just a minor thing. We've brought the baby to its first council meeting. You. You do excellent work and your council representatives are major champions of the efforts that you guys do in your bid. Unfortunately, you're not my favorite bid, but you're a pretty close, close second. You guys do really amazing work and there's some amazing businesses coming there. So thanks for all you do for the city and for all you do for your bid. Thank you. Thank you. And is there any other public comment on this item? CNN members cast your vote. Motion carries. Thank you. And if we can go back to Mr. Million's item. 25.