Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept funds in the amount of $8,300 from Sk8 Dojo, a group under fiscal sponsorship with Habitat for Humanity, to place additional cement pathways at Michael K. Green Skate Park in 14th Street Park; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $8,300, offset by donation revenue from Sk8 Dojo. (District 1)
list. And so I want to make sure that we we do that. That could be an office mix up there. So I want to make sure that we do it the right way for her. For her, because you want to pull that and can we go ahead and reconsider item 18, no. Objection. Will we consider that? Can I get a motion? Your second to reconsider. 18. It is a motion of a customary ranger and a second by Councilman Zendejas. And why don't we go ahead and talk about. District one. I district to my. District three. I. District four. I. District five. And by district. Six I District seven. I. District eight. My district nine. I. Motion carries. And then can you go ahead and read item 18, please? Communication from Parks, Recreation and Marine recommendation to accept funds in the amount of 8300 from skate dojo taking place. Additional cement pathways at Michael K Green Skate Park in 14th Street Park, District one. Great councilman. Thank you very much, Mayor. Thank you, Councilmember Ang and Mike, every all my colleagues here for allowing me to first reconsider this item. We have requested it to be pulled. But then, you know, all of these technical difficulties that we were expecting to be. That's okay. That's, you know, we roll with the punches. But so thank you for for letting me speak on this item. One of the things that we have that we have that so very, very unique and special to us here in our district, our youth programs, our youth programs are really, you know, fired up and really doing the the work of what what's going to be the future of Long Beach and Skate Jojo is no exception. They are a phenomenal a phenomenal new nonprofit organization that is doing incredible work in my district. So I, I just couldn't go let this go without, you know, highlighting them a little bit and highlighting the work that they've been continuously doing here in the First District. They have they are a skate organization where they bring together youth from all over the city, especially the first district youth. And they bring them and they, you know, get them involved and get them passionate about, you know, being involved and being engaged in their community. They have a great following for being such a new, new organization. And I'm very proud to have them in my in my district. And they focus on right now, they're focusing on 14th Street Park, which is an amazing, amazing place in our Washington neighborhood. And I know that, you know, their love for our skate parks, their love for the community is where, you know, feels them. And they've just been great. They've had a couple cleanups where they invite the youth and the youth get to be active in in cleaning up their their 14th street park and clean up their skate park and being able to to feel like they're doing something for the community. And I just wanted this opportunity to give them a big, big shout out in addition to these pipe improvements and clean up. So I think it's it's a it's an organization that the city should recognize and should uplift, along with other incredible organizations that our youth, you know, put together and develop and really make our community great. We've had a lot of conversations in the past few months about, you know, rising crime in our community. And, you know, they have really, really serious concerns. And and so they want to do their part in being able to help, you know, reduce that not only reduce the crime, but also prevent crime and give others an opportunity, other youth, the opportunity to succeed and and to have fun while they're doing it. And so I just love the partnerships that Skate Georgia has had. They have partnered up with my office. They have partnered up with Habitat for Humanity, who is also very invested in the Washington neighborhood. They have partnered up with books and buckets and many more organizations around that that service the youth. So thank you again for letting me take a moment to really highlight this wonderful organization that's serving the First District. Then keep keep doing the great things that you're doing, Skate Georgia. And you know, you have my support all the way. Well, thank you for that, Councilwoman. Yes. And we apologize for for missing the the pulled item. So thank you for that. And let's go ahead and we have a motion filed by councilman in the House. And secondly, Vice Mayor Richardson, vice mayor, to give a comment. Also, just keep up the great work. I love hearing all the transformation that continues to happen in the Washington neighborhood is a legacy transformation that's happening. And so it's great to hear that, you know, there's a partner there that's that's a part of these these efforts of graduations, Councilwoman, and skate, don't you? Great. And then with that, there is no public comment. So we're going to do the roll call. District one. I. District two. I. District three i. District four. I. District five. I. District six. I. District seven. I. District eight. District nine. I. Motion carries. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are we. Do we have a public comment for 25 here? Not yet. We're not yet. Okay, well, we do have we do have a study session that we have a time certain for. I just what? I didn't want to go into the long study session. Then I have these folks waiting around. So why why don't we. Do a couple of items quickly and then we'll maybe give you a few more minutes for that. So again, and then we'll go to the study session and maybe after a few more. So let's see some of the other items out of the way.