Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the Sixteenth Amendment to Agreement No. 28164 with the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., to extend the agreement for a one-year period and provide funding in the amount of $4,958,676 for Fiscal Year 2019.  (Citywide)
Okay. Then we have the companion item is 20, which is the CVB Agreement Item. Report from City Manager Recommendation to execute the 16th Amendment to agreement with the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to extend the agreement for a one year period and provide funding in the amount of 4,958,676 for fiscal year 2019 citywide. Thank you. Again, we don't have the general public comment is next. There's no public comment on this item. We're going to go ahead and go to control reporters so we can take will vote as the package. I don't think we have a do we have a staff full staff report on this or not. I don't think we did this for America. I think that was that was extortion. Yeah. So. Councilmember Pierce. Okay. So. The genius move that you did is that we get to give you $5 million and we get to hear your big presentation. So we're paying you to hear about how great you're doing. I want to say that, obviously, I think you guys have done a great job. I think the work at the convention center has really transformed. I loved the numbers that you shared with us. I know you and I have talked several times about what a great job everybody in the city is doing. I want to also recognize, you know, taking on transforming the vision of of our city. Right. We know that 15, 20 years ago that that is what you're up against when you bring people in and that you're changing their mind about what a great city it is. And so for that, I want to thank you. I also want to thank my colleagues that you recognized me a couple of times, and I definitely appreciate it. But knowing that it is a full council that votes on this and a lot of times those are tidelands funds that we're using for that. And so I want to recognize my council colleagues for their support in transforming our convention center. Also, I think one thing that you mentioned was the competition that we have. And I think it's important to recognize I think it's important to to look at how are we addressing those challenges. And I think the market and what we've done with the downtown plan has really been fantastic in ensuring that we now have, you know, John Molina that purchased the Breakers Building, that we have a hotel that slotted for our civic center, that that Long Beach is bringing in more hotels into the mix. And so I think that that's also wonderful. I had I guess I had one question that I wanted to ask you. You guys mentioned everybody having a seat at the table, everybody wanting a seat at the table. And so I cued up Tom, just to ask, because I had somebody asked me last week on your board, does the city have a position on the board for the CVB? And because I know we have one with our DBA advisory board and I know with the aquarium, but it seems like such a great party that I think the city, you know, we want to be at the table. Mr.. MODICA So if I remember the. So if I remember the agreement correctly, we do not have a sitting a seat on this board. We're in constant contact with the CVB. We control a lot of what we expect for the CVB to be doing through our contract language. But we do have and from some other boards we do have ex-officio or we sit on the board that the city tends not to be a voting member on any of those because really we want to make sure that we're being the contract partner rather than sitting at the table. But I do not believe we have a staff seat at the board, but we show up. Steve What? Somebody is there. Probably every board meeting from one of the departments is my guess. In the past, council member, the city was actually invited and declined. And the reason is, is because, as Mr. Modica said, the city prefer to keep it a contractual basis and a deliverable basis. And tonight was our sharing of our deliverables. Great. Yes. Thank you for that. Real quick, before you before you have a seat. Mr. Goodling, I wanted to ask one question. I think the Olympics is something we're all, you know, excited about on some level. How are you guys going to position Long Beach in that conversation? What are your plans? And it doesn't need to be long, but just a recognition that I know that it's built underneath Los Angeles, but that we as the city the. The challenge with the Olympics. Is one. It's in 2028. Los Angeles, it will be known as Los Angeles. However, the events that are being held here are being held in such a concentrated space. It's an opportunity for us, like in 2004 when we hosted the Olympic swimming trials to actually have the role down here with that awesome view of the beach and that crescent shaped beach at that point. NBC called it eye candy. It is. And I know if we bring the press in and we create these venues to do that, we can showcase, quite honestly, our waterfront and therefore the downtown. But fortunately, all these events are concentrated, so it gives us that opportunity. Great. Thank you for that. And then I just have a question for staff, but thank you for the amazing presentation and for all the videos. And I know everybody cares very deeply about their work with the CVB and it really shows. My last question is on this item in particular. Can you talk about staff where those funds are going to be used and how that relates to Rainbow Lagoon as well? So the vast majority of these contract dollars are from our special advertising and promotions fund. When we generate tot 12% tot that goes to the city. Half of it goes into SAP and the other half goes in the general fund. And then a portion of the general of the SAP goes back to the CVB to help us generate more and more tax. There is a very small amount off the top of my head. I think it's 3 to 400000, and that is for the Rainbow Harbor Sub Fund, which is Tidelands. It's a very small amount. It's been there ever since I've been here, so at least 15 years or so. And it's just it's a remnant. It's a very small portion. Great. Thank you, everybody, for coming out today. Thank you for all everybody that works for the CVB, for the hotels, for everyone that makes our city great. Really appreciate. It. Thank you. Councilman Price. I, too, want to thank you for your presentations. I know that Steve puts a lot of effort and time into tailoring the presentation so that there's an aspect of the presentations that speak to the interests of each and every one of us. And I appreciate that you do that. You're incredibly thoughtful in that way. The entire team together as a collective unit has done amazing things to message the city. We were so far behind in terms of how we were messaging the city, how we were marketing ourselves, the types of individuals and groups that we were attracting to the area. And we are now so much further along than even five years ago when I started on this body. And it gets better and better every year. I'm very mindful of the fact that in order for you to do the work that you do, you need a partnership that involves not just beautiful words spoken at the dais , but also an investment in resources into the facilities that you've worked so hard to market. And I assure you that the Council is committed to that. We continue to work on that to the best of our ability. We do have always challenges and limitations, but I don't think it's lost on a single member of this body. How important the work that all of you do every day is. And we see it when we come and visit the facility for a function or when we talk to visitors in the city who have come from another area. You've really done your best to showcase along the beach in such a positive way. I love the presentation. The only thing that is rubbing me the wrong way is the big letters saying Los Angeles on top of the arena and the rendering of the what the Olympics will look like. So if there's anything that we can do to make sure that future renderings don't have that, I'd really love to see that. Even if it's just for us living in bliss for a few years, believing that it's going to say Long Beach or Colby or something, something like that. Just don't put posted on Facebook and we'll get that to you in the morning. Thank you very much to all of you for the work that you do. Thank you. And Vice Mayor Andrews. Yes. Real quickly, I just wanted to thank and congratulate Steve and his team for the amazing work that you guys do know as a city. I don't know what we would do without you guys because the fact that this is strong beach, you know, and I want to thank all you guys, you know, and for giving back to the community. I would just only hope next year we could probably have a convention center because of the individuals you bring. You are the crowd pleaser, Steve, I tell you and your crew. Thank you guys again for coming out and showing us how great you really are. Councilman Mongo I just want to thank Steve and the team also. Many of you know that this year we were so fortunate to have Hawaiian Airlines join the number of airlines at the Long Beach Airport. Steve and his team have already started to work with our local individuals who sell travel because so many individuals are coming here in advance of their trips to Hawaii and staying for a few nights. So I really appreciate the investment not only downtown but also on the east side, as do a lot of our hotels that are on the east side that are getting that great business. So if any of you want to join us for that evening, well, we're going to be working with and promoting the Long Beach Airport to our travel agents in the region, and we're very much looking forward to it. So thank you. Okay. Thank you. And I'm just going to just to say again, guys, fantastic job. And, you know, Steve, I think you do amazing work. You guys are the magic makers, the ambassadors of the city. And we just thank you for all your incredible work and great presentation. And thank you, Councilman Richardson. Thank you. And sorry for chiming in. Last, I thought we would have a few more people here, but I couldn't have all of you all come here and not be able to just acknowledge that. The best thing about the two years I served as vice mayor was working with you, Steve, and your team, Lauren, Charlie, Barbie, everybody to help welcome these conventions to our city. It was a tremendous honor. I had a great time and learned so much about our city and all the hard work that you all do to present present our city to the world. So thank you for that. I also want to say every time we've called you and your team have stepped up and delivered for. For all of us. So any time there's you know, there's anything on the line, you know, and our latest call was simply, my family's coming to show us what to do. Right. We had 250 McCreary. My mother's maiden name in town. And I got to tell you, this was the best family reunion we've ever had. And we've been doing this since the since the fifties, for every other year in a different city every year. And this is the best one we've ever had. So I just want to sincerely say thank you for what you do. You know, at one point that was really incredible. Here was the fact that you lifted up that total is the fourth largest revenue generator in our city. So it is smart. It is a good business strategy for us to continue to invest in you and to make sure that we are supportive of you and what you do. So thank you so much. And we get it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there is there any general public comment on the ACP? Just Mr. Goodhue, and then I'll close the speakers list and we'll go to a vote. Okay. I do obviously support the tremendous job they've done and they bring into sharp focus the importance of the image of the city of Long Beach. That the millions, millions. Millions we get from that positive image. And that goes to the issue of making sure that we have elements in this city that does not detract from that image, such as the documented documents that each of you have gotten delivered in relative to the necessity and necessity. Of divorcing from this city. Excommunicating at any disease. Decadent. Conduct the type of which Councilman Rex Richardson has engendered in his. A small patch of his area. By supporting his. His the deviant. Decadent. Snoop Dogg, the criminal as the press telegram and the police label in Long Beach is number one. But. In this day of the state trend. Look at the state TV for the past three weeks. What's on their treatment of women? All right. Period. The councilman needs not only to be censured. He needs to be run. That district where that patch disease patched is must be divorced from the city of Long Beach. That the state may have to do that. I don't know where the lines are going that that will undermine undermine that which everybody here in this room. And protect all those people to support the convention center. Do it because in this day and age in the MeToo movement. Nobody is going to come to anything and put their dollars. Where right now we're in. Here in a city that that's deviant. Deckhand. Behavior relative to treatment of women. Period. And more of that will be coming down, incidentally. From the headquarters of the YMCA, which apparently is in that same disease area the Rex Richardson has engender as formulated. They will not put up with that. But again, that's that undermines the good work these people have done for years. And the cost will run into the billions. Action needs to be taken by this council on that subject. Thank you. Thank you. Members, please go and cast your votes. Motion carries. Thank you. Congratulations, everybody. It's given a round of applause. There. There are a few people that signed up for for general public comment. They're kind of related to this. So I'm going to just put those folks together and just call you up right now.