Recommendation to approve that a section of Marine Stadium Park be named the “Conductor Larry Curtis Concert Park”.  (District 3)
Thank you. Our final item of the item of the evening. Item number 32.22, please. Item 22 Communication from Councilman Super Knoll, Chair of Government Personnel and Election Oversight Committee. Recommendation to approve that section of Marine Stadium Park. Be named the the conductor. Larry Curtis. Concert Park District three. Councilwoman Price. Thank you. Okay. I am so excited about this item. So we're ending the meeting on some positivity here. I'm so glad to see this item come before the city council. At each step in this process, there has been great support to remember Larry Curtis for the beautiful marks he has left on this city over 700 nights in our city. Filling our parks with music and fun and community is something we should recognize and highlight for future generations of Long Beach residents. The muni band is an amazing part of our city's past, present and future, and I cannot wait to attend the concert as the new conductor. Larry Curtis Concert Park. Thank you to all the residents who made this a reality and to Councilman Supernova, who chaired the committee. That was the final approval that we needed for this item and everyone who voted on our survey. We appreciate your amazing support for Larry and the MI band. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Super now. Thank you. Glad to carry the message forward from the committee. And thanks to Councilman Price for doing a great job in supporting this item. Thank you. Great item. Great job to the committee. Look forward to supporting it. Public one we have one person for public comment, this Dennis Houlihan who we have. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I'm Dennis Houlihan. I live in District three, and I am proudly represented by Councilwoman Susie Price. And probably were. It's true. That's true. But yeah, I wanted to thank all of you collectively and individually, on behalf of the friends of the Long Beach Municipal Band, my colleagues Kay Cofield and Laura Espino, we've all worked behind the scenes, learned from Susie and have helped to bring this to where it is right now today. And it's an exciting time. I had the privilege of addressing you on July 6th when the public sessions for the Council re-opened and enthusiastically supported this idea. And you all voted unanimously. Heartwarming and much appreciated. I want you to do the same thing tonight, please. You're on a roll with unanimous vote, and this is certainly worth that. Since July 6th, so much has happened. It's been extraordinarily active and exciting. The Department of Parks, Recreation, Marine interviewed candidates and selected an outstanding new conductor. And against all odds, we put together a two week season for the band. This was an amazing miracle to get the people, get it together and make it happen. And for those of you who attended one of those concerts, you could see all the people sitting there with their families on the blankets, having a great time, enjoying the music. But summer came back thanks to your confidence and your investment in this, and it was really gratifying to see that. So I want to publicly thank Councilman Super and I thank you for what you did behind the scenes. Councilwoman, the price for your leadership, your guide to your patience with all of this and your vision that we could all share the naming of the park in Larry's honor. Extraordinary. Along with that, we had some wonderful partners at the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine with Brett Dennis and with Gladys Kizer. We all worked together. It was really cool to see all the gear smashing. You helped make that happen. So I stand here today asking for your vote. And on behalf of Larry's widow, Linda Curtis, his son Kurt Curtis, the whole Curtis family, they are honored beyond imagination. It's extraordinary. And. On behalf of the family and all of us who love that matter and love what it represents and the joy for the families of Long Beach. Thank you. And please vote unanimously. Let's not break the roll and appreciate your patience and enthusiastic support. Thank you. Thank you. Members, please cast your vote. Vice mayor. This has been a wonderful education tonight to watch back in time to watch the process working. I'm humbled. I'm so happy to live in Long Beach and I respect everybody's patience with a wide variety of topics. More people should come and observe. You guys doing your thing? It's heartwarming. It's been a wonderful education. And thank you. Okay. Motion carries. Thank you. I believe that satisfied engender we have closing public comment. You have two speakers, Dave Shukla and Katie Cart Clark. They is Katie here? Okay. So, Dave, I think you're the only one. You're up. Good evening.