WEBVTT 1 00:00:57.220 --> 00:01:00.330 jim murez: Okay, why does it say 2 00:01:31.930 --> 00:01:34.590 jim murez: no way? Why is everything jumping around 3 00:01:35.030 --> 00:01:37.239 jim murez: Daffodil? You were there a second ago? 4 00:01:56.090 --> 00:01:58.180 jim murez: Okay, let's try this again. 5 00:01:58.870 --> 00:02:02.419 jim murez: Time somebody raises their hand, everything gets shifted. 6 00:02:05.140 --> 00:02:10.669 jim murez: Daffodil and Robert I've tried promoting you twice. Now, Ally, I've tried promoting you 3 times. 7 00:02:14.740 --> 00:02:18.940 jim murez: I'm on. Maybe we have. We're up to 8. There should be a few more. There's J. 8 00:02:30.070 --> 00:02:31.820 God, Where did it go. 9 00:02:34.570 --> 00:02:38.950 Daffodil Tyminski: Jason? I am. 10 00:02:39.480 --> 00:02:40.619 Daffodil Tyminski: Yeah, I know that's 11 00:02:41.010 --> 00:02:44.980 jim murez: so annoying. Oh, now Jason moved again. 12 00:02:45.590 --> 00:02:46.330 jim murez: Quite 13 00:02:48.550 --> 00:02:50.930 jim murez: okay. Now, Jason, Don't do anything. 14 00:02:52.540 --> 00:02:54.640 jim murez: Okay, now, I promoted you 15 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:01.620 jim murez: daffodil i'm making a co-host. 16 00:03:05.330 --> 00:03:06.810 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay. 17 00:03:07.170 --> 00:03:08.560 Daffodil Tyminski: I'll promote everybody 18 00:03:08.580 --> 00:03:09.880 jim murez: Clark 19 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:12.619 jim murez: promoting you, Clark, You're promoted. 20 00:03:20.730 --> 00:03:22.960 jim murez: We have enough to get started. 21 00:03:26.330 --> 00:03:29.499 jim murez: I've tried to promote Daffodil. Can you hear me? 22 00:03:29.550 --> 00:03:30.560 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes. 23 00:03:31.970 --> 00:03:33.519 jim murez: I can't hear anything. 24 00:03:33.540 --> 00:03:35.210 jim murez: What's wrong with this 25 00:03:36.270 --> 00:03:37.880 jim murez: speakers. 26 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:53.900 jim murez: Yes, I you. I am trying to promote people like I'm trying to get ally in. I've tried several times. Ali may just be listening in, but we do have 11, because at this point we only have board members. I Haven't promoted Ivan and I have not promoted 27 00:03:54.260 --> 00:03:56.149 jim murez: Freddy. 28 00:03:56.290 --> 00:04:01.540 jim murez: So we do have 11, because everybody that's included is on the board. 29 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:12.750 jim murez: Don't see any other board members. So why don't I go ahead and start the meeting, and you can just watch for anybody else. So there's Melissa. Let's bring her in. That'll give us 12. So we have a little bit of leeway. 30 00:04:13.190 --> 00:04:16.250 jim murez: Melissa, I promoted you great. You're here. 31 00:04:20.850 --> 00:04:25.770 jim murez: So we have a buffer of one at this point. I'll go ahead and start the meeting hopefully. It'll be a quick meeting. As Well. 32 00:04:26.170 --> 00:04:29.650 jim murez: let me turn on close captioning for those people who would like it 33 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:31.660 jim murez: and 34 00:04:32.440 --> 00:04:35.509 jim murez: let me go to screen. 35 00:04:36.050 --> 00:04:39.510 jim murez: No, I can't screen share yet. Hold on a second folks. 36 00:05:31.630 --> 00:05:32.510 jim murez: Okay. 37 00:05:33.370 --> 00:05:34.920 jim murez: I got the right agenda. 38 00:05:35.710 --> 00:05:37.469 jim murez: Let me screen share. 39 00:05:45.130 --> 00:05:47.020 jim murez: I assume you can see that. 40 00:05:47.980 --> 00:05:48.870 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes. 41 00:05:49.010 --> 00:05:52.610 jim murez: let's call this meeting to order. 42 00:05:53.510 --> 00:05:55.840 jim murez: The time is 603, 43 00:05:57.650 --> 00:05:59.970 jim murez: and I want to save it here 44 00:06:01.840 --> 00:06:03.980 jim murez: and let's take a quick roll call 45 00:06:04.280 --> 00:06:07.369 jim murez: Oops, James Miras I'm. Here, Daffodil. 46 00:06:07.450 --> 00:06:08.180 Daffodil Tyminski: here. 47 00:06:08.570 --> 00:06:09.560 jim murez: Melissa 48 00:06:12.790 --> 00:06:14.280 CJ Cole: Melissa. 49 00:06:15.470 --> 00:06:16.250 melissa diner: There. 50 00:06:16.440 --> 00:06:17.120 Great 51 00:06:17.140 --> 00:06:18.939 jay handal: jay yeah 52 00:06:20.170 --> 00:06:21.320 jim murez: Vicki 53 00:06:27.180 --> 00:06:28.900 Bruno Hernandez: Bruno here. 54 00:06:29.690 --> 00:06:30.740 jim murez: Sima 55 00:06:31.400 --> 00:06:32.350 jim murez: Nico. 56 00:06:33.660 --> 00:06:34.300 Nico Ruderman: here. 57 00:06:35.720 --> 00:06:36.920 jim murez: Jim, Rob. 58 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:37.700 Jim Robb: there. 59 00:06:38.510 --> 00:06:39.950 jim murez: Jason sugars 60 00:06:40.080 --> 00:06:40.950 Jason Sugars: here. 61 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:42.180 jim murez: Alley 62 00:06:44.050 --> 00:06:44.990 jim murez: Kai 63 00:06:49.450 --> 00:06:50.310 jim murez: Mike 64 00:06:52.230 --> 00:06:53.539 jim murez: solid. Add 65 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.160 CJ Cole: Cj here. 66 00:06:58.830 --> 00:07:01.580 jim murez: Elizabeth Clay Robert 67 00:07:01.990 --> 00:07:02.840 robertthibodeau: Here. 68 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:04.460 jim murez: Clark 69 00:07:04.530 --> 00:07:05.330 Clark Brown: here. 70 00:07:06.420 --> 00:07:07.440 jim murez: Mikhail 71 00:07:09.900 --> 00:07:10.890 jim murez: Michelle. 72 00:07:13.280 --> 00:07:13.840 CJ Cole: you 73 00:07:13.940 --> 00:07:14.770 Michael Jensen: here. 74 00:07:15.230 --> 00:07:17.760 jim murez: Thank you. Did Zachary best make it? 75 00:07:19.300 --> 00:07:21.030 jim murez: Not yet. And 76 00:07:21.080 --> 00:07:24.090 Daffodil Tyminski: Vicki said she'd be right on 77 00:07:24.250 --> 00:07:29.589 Daffodil Tyminski: She's getting a message that the zoom hasn't yet started. 78 00:07:29.620 --> 00:07:30.410 jim murez: Oh. 79 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:39.519 jim murez: let me just say, tell her that it has and and Kai was in the other meeting. Did she make it to this one. 80 00:07:39.880 --> 00:07:40.870 jim murez: Okay. 81 00:07:44.540 --> 00:07:47.470 Daffodil Tyminski: let me just double click back oops 82 00:07:47.870 --> 00:07:49.269 Daffodil Tyminski: for Vicki, the link. 83 00:07:51.860 --> 00:08:00.909 jim murez: And maybe if you have a sec text, kai, so she knows that she i'll go ahead and get stuff started exparte communications. 84 00:08:00.990 --> 00:08:04.780 jim murez: I've had conversations with 85 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:11.460 jim murez: robin meres about the Lifeguard Tower 86 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:15.210 jim murez: project and 87 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:19.790 jim murez: I believe, also with with the Vicki and Daffodil 88 00:08:20.550 --> 00:08:21.690 jim murez: other than that. 89 00:08:21.960 --> 00:08:24.379 jim murez: only the creating of this agenda 90 00:08:25.610 --> 00:08:26.780 jim murez: definitely. Go ahead. 91 00:08:27.090 --> 00:08:33.039 Daffodil Tyminski: I had a brief, very, very brief tax exchange with Robin and some discussions with you and Vicki. 92 00:08:33.230 --> 00:08:36.629 Daffodil Tyminski: about this. And Vicki is back. 93 00:08:36.900 --> 00:08:38.469 jim murez: Vicki: Are you here? 94 00:08:38.570 --> 00:08:40.070 Daffodil Tyminski: Yeah, i'm promoting it right now. 95 00:08:40.130 --> 00:08:41.159 jim murez: Oh, okay. 96 00:08:41.900 --> 00:08:43.299 jim murez: Jim, Rob, go ahead. 97 00:08:43.830 --> 00:08:49.450 Jim Robb: I I I spoke about this and had a ocean for a walk meeting on this about 3 years ago, so 98 00:08:49.800 --> 00:08:59.349 CJ Cole: just so. Everybody knows 99 00:08:59.700 --> 00:09:05.040 vicki halliday: Vicki, you're here. I spoke with Robin as well, and with you and Daffodil. 100 00:09:05.310 --> 00:09:06.350 jim murez: Okay. 101 00:09:06.740 --> 00:09:08.850 jim murez: Anyone else 102 00:09:09.090 --> 00:09:14.750 Jason Sugars: I didn't speak with Robin, but she did prompt me to join the meeting so that i'd be aware of what was gonna 103 00:09:15.420 --> 00:09:16.190 Jason Sugars: Jason. 104 00:09:16.260 --> 00:09:18.130 jim murez: Okay, thank you. Jason. 105 00:09:18.160 --> 00:09:21.519 jim murez: Anyone else have X partake communications. 106 00:09:25.570 --> 00:09:28.599 jim murez: Okay, seeing none. Let's move on to 107 00:09:28.770 --> 00:09:34.770 jim murez: the regularly scheduled meeting. we'll move down to 108 00:09:36.150 --> 00:09:54.869 jim murez: public safety. Do we have any members from the fire department or from the police department here this evening. I see Chief Ziperman on. Okay, yeah. I've promoted him Great Steve, You want to go ahead. Or, excuse me, Dean. Excuse me, i'm sorry, Miss Misspoke. Dean, do you want you? You have the floor? 109 00:09:55.370 --> 00:10:02.480 Chief Zipperman LAFD: Oh, good evening, Everybody Hope everyone is doing well, and on behalf of Los Angeles City Fire Department. You want to wish everybody happy. Holiday. 110 00:10:04.530 --> 00:10:07.329 Chief Zipperman LAFD: As you know, we've been continuing to 111 00:10:07.390 --> 00:10:27.310 Chief Zipperman LAFD: motivate our F Rv. Team over in the Venice area. as we. You know, we got that Jefferson area that we kind of keep an eye on and I actually had my eyes on that last week firsthand. So my hope is my goal is with the new CD 11 staff. That will be working in a direction to assist in 112 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:30.310 Chief Zipperman LAFD: motivating some of that movement there. 113 00:10:30.450 --> 00:10:39.480 Chief Zipperman LAFD: in addition to that. I just want to make sure that everybody knows that we're very engaged with our council districts and with the new staff. 114 00:10:39.730 --> 00:10:46.960 Chief Zipperman LAFD: hopefully the rapport will allow us to move forward with some of the items that are concerned and Fennis area. 115 00:10:47.460 --> 00:10:50.619 Chief Zipperman LAFD: but in the meantime we'll continue with our 116 00:10:50.670 --> 00:10:53.280 Chief Zipperman LAFD: part 5 paramedic team out there. 117 00:10:53.380 --> 00:11:06.080 Chief Zipperman LAFD: I know that some of the members there in the in your Neighborhood Council have reached out to me. and when you do have an issue that's what I want to hear. I want to hear from you guys, so we can go out there and insert ourselves 118 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:09.409 Chief Zipperman LAFD: with whatever needs there you may have 119 00:11:09.540 --> 00:11:14.090 Chief Zipperman LAFD: other than that. There's not a lot of activity going on 120 00:11:14.530 --> 00:11:22.290 Chief Zipperman LAFD: lax. Probably not a real big concern of yours. But you know, passenger level is starting to tick up again. 121 00:11:22.730 --> 00:11:26.420 Chief Zipperman LAFD: So we're obviously trying to move some. 122 00:11:26.650 --> 00:11:34.739 Chief Zipperman LAFD: bike medics. We have bike medics that you've probably seen on the boardwalk area. We try to insert those at the lax area as well during the holiday season. So 123 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:48.830 Chief Zipperman LAFD: passenger travel is is ramping up, and we continue to work with through the Ballard issue over on the board lock, and we haven't gotten an update lately on some of the 124 00:11:48.850 --> 00:11:51.949 Chief Zipperman LAFD: mechanical issues they were having from the contractor. But 125 00:11:52.070 --> 00:11:54.590 Chief Zipperman LAFD: what do we do? Get those? We'll keep you guys updated 126 00:11:54.820 --> 00:12:01.690 Chief Zipperman LAFD: what the status is with those. Hopefully, everything will be up and operating by the next summer season. That would be really nice. 127 00:12:01.920 --> 00:12:14.340 Chief Zipperman LAFD: but other than that, that's really it from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Thank you much. Thank you very much, Dean, and you have a great holiday as well. Thank you. Cj: You had your hand up. Was there a special recent? 128 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:18.519 jim murez: You're shaking your head, and I can't tell. 129 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:30.220 vicki halliday: Okay, you'll put your hand down, do we? L. Vicki? Do we have anyone here from the police department. I don't see anyone, and I had not heard back from them. Usually I hear from 130 00:12:30.260 --> 00:12:35.709 vicki halliday: at least one and I have not heard back from anyone unless the 131 00:12:35.780 --> 00:12:39.170 vicki halliday: the one phone number on here is a call in 132 00:12:39.500 --> 00:12:43.950 vicki halliday: is the phone number ending in 9 7? Oh, anyone from Lapd 133 00:12:47.280 --> 00:12:49.160 vicki halliday: If so raise your hand. 134 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:53.600 vicki halliday: I guess not. 135 00:12:54.140 --> 00:12:54.800 The 136 00:12:55.370 --> 00:13:00.099 Daffodil Tyminski: normally they would have raised their hand already. Anyone from let me know. 137 00:13:00.470 --> 00:13:09.220 jim murez: I I just want to say I put a note in here at the beginning of this meeting, I think, and I went right by and didn't I didn't even put the note in here. 138 00:13:10.250 --> 00:13:14.190 jim murez: I wanted to. Oh, yeah, I did right here. Number 2.5. 139 00:13:14.210 --> 00:13:34.190 jim murez: I wanted to dedicate this meeting to a Joel Dumas who passed away suddenly last week. I don't know how, if everybody here knows who she was. But she created a several small French preschools and and and kindergarten grade schools, I guess. 140 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:45.180 jim murez: for literally hundreds of kids that lived in venison around the area, and she passed away suddenly from I guess as cancer that she was hiding for many years. 141 00:13:45.190 --> 00:13:58.280 jim murez: that nobody really knew. She She was very private about it, and it was a very sudden thing, and I just wanted to let everybody know. Let's take a moment silence and and wish her well, and in her future journey so 142 00:13:58.410 --> 00:13:59.360 jim murez: passed away. 143 00:14:21.070 --> 00:14:22.700 jim murez: Okay, so 144 00:14:24.850 --> 00:14:30.180 jim murez: let's go on to government reports. Do we have any Government folks here tonight? 145 00:14:31.680 --> 00:14:36.389 vicki halliday: I know that Janet Turner could not be here. 146 00:14:37.980 --> 00:14:42.379 jim murez: I see. Zach raised his hand. Wow! He's still in the office. I thought he. 147 00:14:43.230 --> 00:14:45.500 jim murez: Okay, can we promote Zack? 148 00:14:46.380 --> 00:14:53.209 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes, I'm promoting Zach and Freddy, and if there's anyone else here. Just please raise your hand. I don't see anybody that I know. But 149 00:14:57.140 --> 00:14:57.720 Daffodil Tyminski: oh. 150 00:15:00.380 --> 00:15:20.349 Zac Gaidzik: welcome back! Good evening, everyone. yes. So formally with La County Supervisor Sheila, who has moved into a well deserved retirement. And now I am part of the La County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath's transition team. So i'm going to still be here for a few more months. 151 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:50.300 Zac Gaidzik: so just know you're still in good hands. You can still email me at the same email address and everything to assist with any and all counter-related matters. no, Major updates today. Just want to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year, and as a reminder, Covid is still out there, so please make sure that you are getting your booster shots. and if you do test positive for Covid. Make sure that you ask about Paxlovid with your provider, or at one of La County's test to treat sites. 152 00:15:50.380 --> 00:16:05.409 Zac Gaidzik: It is an amazing medication, and if you're eligible for it, it can really really have a significant impact on making this disease a lot more tolerable, and avoid some of the more negative effects. So i'm still here, happy holidays to everyone, and I will leave it at that. 153 00:16:05.800 --> 00:16:07.680 Daffodil Tyminski: Thank you. 154 00:16:07.930 --> 00:16:13.169 jim murez: Let's go on to Freddy J. I see your hand up. Yeah, I just have a quick for Zack. 155 00:16:13.230 --> 00:16:14.410 jay handal: Oh, all right. 156 00:16:14.630 --> 00:16:19.370 jay handal: Zach, when you get a chance. I'm congrats on the transition team. 157 00:16:19.430 --> 00:16:25.889 jay handal: when you get a chance. Could you forward me? John Leonard's contact Information from the office 158 00:16:26.570 --> 00:16:27.660 Zac Gaidzik: will do. 159 00:16:27.930 --> 00:16:29.980 jay handal: Appreciate it. Have a good holiday. 160 00:16:31.260 --> 00:16:35.190 jim murez: Okay, let's let's move on to Freddy Freddie. You have 161 00:16:35.710 --> 00:16:41.840 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): the floor. I keep it short on my email, the whole board my report along with the monthly profile and 162 00:16:41.860 --> 00:16:48.350 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): the regional 11 Canada information sheet that you can share with members who wants to be part of the 163 00:16:48.630 --> 00:16:58.729 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): the board and run for a candidate office because the deadline to register is January tenth. So we're going to be helping get the the vote out for regional 11. 164 00:16:58.930 --> 00:17:03.979 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): Also, I just wanted to let you know Your election date 165 00:17:04.150 --> 00:17:07.140 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): is March 26 166 00:17:08.390 --> 00:17:14.569 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): and the vote by mail. Application opens on Wednesday, January the 20 fifth, and closes Tuesday, March the seventh. 167 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:19.849 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): and the release of certified candidates list will be on Wednesday, January the 20 fifth 168 00:17:20.339 --> 00:17:28.189 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): Also note that those that do win their candidate seats or for their election under the boarding policy. 169 00:17:28.240 --> 00:17:41.100 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): they will be seated on July first. This is also the highlighted again at the nc election Handbook page 25 section 10.1 for the city clerks nc handbook 170 00:17:41.420 --> 00:18:00.539 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): the Council files I highlighted in the report. there's 2 of them I want to bring to your attention. One is 22 point, 1 70, which is about going back to in person meetings and the empowerly virtual governance. so you can do a community impact statement. Our department is working on a report 171 00:18:00.550 --> 00:18:17.580 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): for a. P. Hem. Committee. as we're trying to finalize and figure out who is going to be the chair and the committee members for that, as there is currently a change in the leadership and staff in this process, and the the other council file is 22 over 146 172 00:18:18.750 --> 00:18:28.499 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): which is a community impact statement. Portal for city commissions and the tech upgrades that is being worked on to ensure that your Cis 173 00:18:28.520 --> 00:18:41.529 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): has the biggest impacts for the boards, commissions, and even City council committees that it goes to 174 00:18:41.600 --> 00:18:48.319 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): our department, proposed a budget, a submitted a proposed budget for 6 point, 7 million dollars 175 00:18:48.350 --> 00:18:51.629 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): with a 2 point. 8 million dollars increase from last year's budget. 176 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:56.390 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): so Our budget is right now, being reviewed by the CEO 177 00:18:56.560 --> 00:19:04.519 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): and you know, follow up with additional questions that they might have before you know the 178 00:19:06.670 --> 00:19:13.010 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): before it goes to the Mayor for review, and also the Budget and Finance Committee as well. 179 00:19:13.180 --> 00:19:24.059 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): if you have any questions on that, please let me know, and I would be more than happy to answer it, but I want to keep it short. since we want to make sure this is a good, happy holiday meeting before the end of this year. 180 00:19:24.100 --> 00:19:28.819 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): and if I don't hear from you soon, I wish you a Happy New Year and happy holidays. 181 00:19:28.850 --> 00:19:40.339 jim murez: Thank you, Fred. We don't normally take. We Don't normally take questions at this point for people who are raising their hands. Freddie's contact information is on screen. Adrienne Acosta. I noticed you were here, and you had your hand up 182 00:19:40.570 --> 00:19:48.599 Daffodil Tyminski: right, Jim. Just Adrians Here, Lionel Maris is here for government report, and Melissa is rejoining us. 183 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:59.369 jim murez: Why, don't we take them in the order of Adrian. First, because I saw his hand go up and he's with lapd. 184 00:19:59.500 --> 00:20:02.419 jim murez: Adrian, you want to go ahead, Are you? Are you unmuted 185 00:20:10.650 --> 00:20:12.239 jim murez: definitely. Is he still here? 186 00:20:18.830 --> 00:20:20.240 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes, he's here. 187 00:20:20.690 --> 00:20:22.150 Daffodil Tyminski: and he is unmuted. 188 00:20:22.530 --> 00:20:23.130 CJ Cole: Hmm. 189 00:20:26.570 --> 00:20:28.179 jim murez: Okay, doing. We can't hear you 190 00:20:31.150 --> 00:20:34.250 robertthibodeau: There, there's a little bit of a strange noise that i'm hearing. 191 00:20:35.290 --> 00:20:38.910 robertthibodeau: Wonder if somebody is having Mike problems? 192 00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:46.650 Daffodil Tyminski: Why Don't, we go to Mr. Maris and 193 00:20:46.700 --> 00:20:47.950 Daffodil Tyminski: come back to Adrian? 194 00:20:48.030 --> 00:20:48.960 Okay. 195 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:52.460 Daffodil Tyminski: Has he been promoted. 196 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:58.519 Lionel Mares: Oh, hi! Mr. President, thank you. I just want to ask a question for the district 3 or back 197 00:20:58.790 --> 00:21:09.790 Daffodil Tyminski: person, but i'm not apple government agent. 198 00:21:09.850 --> 00:21:12.870 jim murez: That'll be about. That'll be about 5 min from now. 199 00:21:15.590 --> 00:21:18.569 CJ Cole: Adrian, are you there? 200 00:21:20.650 --> 00:21:22.080 jim murez: Well, if he shows up 201 00:21:25.060 --> 00:21:34.869 jim murez: we will come back to it. Do we have any other government reports? Seeing none? Let's move on, and if he comes up we'll we'll just back up the agenda a little bit. 202 00:21:35.260 --> 00:21:37.849 jim murez: committee reports 203 00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:44.309 jim murez: budget and finance. J: You're going to give your treasures report in a minute. Can we just hold off until then? 204 00:21:44.600 --> 00:21:46.269 jim murez: Okay, Land, Use 205 00:21:46.730 --> 00:21:47.660 jim murez: Mikhail. 206 00:21:51.410 --> 00:21:54.880 Michael Jensen: So 207 00:21:55.200 --> 00:22:09.570 Michael Jensen: Frank and I are planning another joint meeting on. I believe it's the eighteenth of January eighteenth, or nineteenth, tentatively. But it'll be one of those 2 dates. so put that in your calendar. We're going to discuss 208 00:22:09.790 --> 00:22:17.999 Michael Jensen: potential sites, identify, actually, maybe Frank can better describe it. But it's going to be a continuation of the join meeting we had earlier this month 209 00:22:18.060 --> 00:22:21.580 Michael Jensen: to talk about sites and 210 00:22:22.070 --> 00:22:24.030 Michael Jensen: invent a suitable for 211 00:22:24.980 --> 00:22:26.980 Michael Jensen: temporary shelters. 212 00:22:29.150 --> 00:22:34.770 jim murez: Okay, Thank you. Anything from the Neighborhood committee. Daffodil. 213 00:22:34.880 --> 00:22:48.680 jim murez: No, I think we'll be reconvening in January. I'm not going to be at the January meeting. But we'll have someone report back. 214 00:22:49.210 --> 00:22:54.730 Jim Robb: I I I was out last month, so I haven't had a chance, but I will try to get back on if there's any 215 00:22:54.830 --> 00:22:57.569 Jim Robb: but he like public spaces that 216 00:22:57.870 --> 00:23:05.760 Jim Robb: are talking about ocean front stuff. I would love to be involved because it seems like stuff's going past me. So please let me know. 217 00:23:06.390 --> 00:23:10.609 jim murez: Okay, outreach Seem is not here. 218 00:23:13.260 --> 00:23:16.590 jim murez: I can say that we had a very successful sign lighting, but 219 00:23:17.130 --> 00:23:28.260 Daffodil Tyminski: I think she already said that at the last meeting. So I think, Jim, on behalf of average, I thought we had a fantastically successful sign, letting No, yeah, yeah, no, no question about it, but we should probably mention the election. 220 00:23:28.610 --> 00:23:31.100 Daffodil Tyminski: which is the biggest outreach issue at the moment. 221 00:23:32.070 --> 00:23:34.140 jim murez: Okay? Well. 222 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:51.890 jim murez: we are looking for people to help spread the word. We have a printed material. If anybody would like some. I have it. If anybody wants to reach out to me, i'm happy to share the printed material. I was actually going to cover this in the President's report, but I can do it now. so we do have postcards. 223 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:56.350 jim murez: and we do have business cards that if anybody wants to pick some up we have plenty of both. 224 00:23:56.490 --> 00:24:02.460 jim murez: and and what we want to do is try and get the the as many candidates 225 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:14.770 jim murez: involved as possible. we also have some artwork. If anybody wants to post artwork at various places, we do have some artwork that that has the same material on it. We also have a web page 226 00:24:14.790 --> 00:24:24.710 jim murez: and for anybody that Hasn't seen it, there's a link on the homepage to get you there. but it's Venice, nc.org forward slash elections 227 00:24:24.800 --> 00:24:37.739 jim murez: January tenth is the closing date for candidates. So if any of the existing Board members or anyone in the public that qualifies as a Venice stakeholder wants to apply to be a candidate. 228 00:24:37.810 --> 00:24:44.179 jim murez: just go to the elections website, and all the material is there to take you down that path. 229 00:24:44.560 --> 00:24:59.800 Daffodil Tyminski: deaf feel. Am I leaving anything out? 230 00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:04.110 jim murez: Okay, let's move on to 231 00:25:05.820 --> 00:25:24.730 jim murez: Well, we don't have anyone in rules and selections. We're still looking for somebody. They want to step up. That was part of my President's report as well. It takes a community officer cannot be an executive officer. It has to be a community officer. Anybody wants to take on that role. there are some rules and selection items that we would have on the agenda. 232 00:25:26.310 --> 00:25:39.509 jim murez: The elections is not one of them. But, we do have other things that we wanted to start working on and clarifying Bruno anything from Arts. 233 00:25:39.540 --> 00:25:41.000 jim murez: All right, thank you. 234 00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:47.949 vicki halliday: excuse me. I just talked to Adrian via text. He can hear us, but we cannot hear him 235 00:25:48.090 --> 00:25:49.130 vicki halliday: so. 236 00:25:50.530 --> 00:26:00.189 jim murez: and he's tried a couple of times, and just so, you know. 237 00:26:00.290 --> 00:26:08.889 CJ Cole: unmuted. And when I look at the attendees or the panelists. He's just not mute, he's muted. 238 00:26:09.210 --> 00:26:11.900 CJ Cole: So I don't know if there's something we need to do. 239 00:26:14.450 --> 00:26:17.100 Daffodil Tyminski: He is unmuted, Cj. 240 00:26:17.240 --> 00:26:20.020 CJ Cole: Okay, because it has a thing with a line through it. 241 00:26:20.550 --> 00:26:21.790 Daffodil Tyminski: Not Adrian 242 00:26:22.130 --> 00:26:23.220 CJ Cole: Adrian. 243 00:26:23.280 --> 00:26:28.549 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay, not. I mean, i'm not from where I've got the host controls it doesn't look as though 244 00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:32.220 Daffodil Tyminski: he's muted. But you know, zoom is funny sometimes. 245 00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:40.039 CJ Cole: You're right. That's true. 246 00:26:41.170 --> 00:26:46.920 vicki halliday: He's Also, if you could promote, there's the phone number ending in 7, 3, 5, 247 00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:50.219 Daffodil Tyminski: Yup. Try that. That's a green, too. 248 00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:55.669 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay, so I can't promote that. I can't promote a phone number to a panelist. But, Adrian, I can allow you to talk. 249 00:26:57.630 --> 00:27:00.110 Daffodil Tyminski: and you just need to unmute. 250 00:27:04.260 --> 00:27:07.020 1310****735: Good evening, everybody. Can you hear me? Yes. 251 00:27:07.540 --> 00:27:13.419 1310****735: Oh, awesome. Thank you so much. I i'm having some serious technical issues over here. My city phone. 252 00:27:13.490 --> 00:27:17.309 1310****735: as luck would have it, would not access. Zoom. So this is my personal. 253 00:27:17.540 --> 00:27:25.419 1310****735: So I've been texting Vicki, my my guardian angel, trying to get me. Not so, Vicki. Thank you so much 254 00:27:25.570 --> 00:27:30.259 1310****735: so I I heard everything that was going on. I'll just. I'll be very brief. 255 00:27:31.840 --> 00:27:36.309 1310****735: well, thank you all for your attendance at the Venice highlighting. We rather a lot of toys 256 00:27:36.350 --> 00:27:39.339 That night. We also the following day at Muscle Beach. 257 00:27:39.560 --> 00:27:43.769 Toy Drive is a humongous amount of toys, and those toys have been distributed 258 00:27:43.870 --> 00:27:49.709 1310****735: to various kid organizations, charitable organizations around the division. 259 00:27:49.820 --> 00:28:06.760 1310****735: including the Y.M.C.A.'s, the Marvista Family Center, Venice Boys and Girls Club, Oakwood, H. HUD Housing, and also we'll be taking some toys to the Venice rec center tomorrow crime life. We're doing great violent crime. 260 00:28:06.820 --> 00:28:18.540 1310****735: let's see where we're at here. Violent crime for the division for the Venice Beach area. Violent crime is down 16.8. The Oakwood area violent crime is down 40.6% 261 00:28:20.060 --> 00:28:24.929 1310****735: total property crime in the Venice beach area 6 down 16.1 262 00:28:25.080 --> 00:28:28.829 property crime in the Oakwood area which i'm still still struggling. 263 00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:40.710 1310****735: a 1% increase. So we we make great strides as the year went on, because at 1 point my property crime in the Oakwood area was of about 30, so that's a collaboration effort with 264 00:28:40.790 --> 00:28:43.729 1310****735: the citizens of Oakland. So i'm very appreciative of that 265 00:28:43.790 --> 00:28:49.559 1310****735: total part run crimes a combination then a speech area down 16.3% 266 00:28:49.780 --> 00:28:53.369 1310****735: total part, one crimes in the Elkwood area down 7.5 267 00:28:53.630 --> 00:28:59.569 1310****735: overall Pacific still remains in the top, 5 city wide in all the categories. 268 00:28:59.760 --> 00:29:02.909 1310****735: So we're going to have some tough numbers to fight next year. 269 00:29:03.020 --> 00:29:08.629 1310****735: but hopefully we'll be able to meet meet those numbers, and we'll be coming out with some 270 00:29:08.710 --> 00:29:14.939 1310****735: some more clear goals that the next meeting will tell you what is in store for both the officer and and myself. 271 00:29:14.980 --> 00:29:24.110 1310****735: very briefly. You may have seen on social media. The Santa Slay has made some appearances this year, including Muscle beach 272 00:29:24.260 --> 00:29:27.679 1310****735: toy drive. So we do have a refurbished 273 00:29:27.820 --> 00:29:39.259 1310****735: slay a new trailer new paint job the whole deal. So we didn't roll it out in the usual slight slave stops as we've done in the previous year. But we plan on doing that 274 00:29:39.340 --> 00:29:46.120 next year, so I know it's a long way away, but we're very excited about it, because the few times that we were able to take it out. 275 00:29:46.220 --> 00:29:50.039 1310****735: The public reception was awesome, so we haven't been able to do it for about 276 00:29:50.230 --> 00:29:52.079 3 years, I guess, since Covid. 277 00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:55.890 1310****735: I just want to touch on one more thing, and and i'll end my presentation. 278 00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:57.800 1310****735: This made 279 00:29:57.980 --> 00:30:04.769 1310****735: actually some national news. We had a situation yesterday off of San Juan and Abbott, Kitty 280 00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:11.579 1310****735: and I'm. Going to read what was in the morning Report, and this is successful, ending with the help of our swat team. So 281 00:30:11.770 --> 00:30:18.340 1310****735: 14 out of 58, Which is they? What for you? They start about noon, responded to a radio call. Possible burglary. Suspect there now. 282 00:30:18.630 --> 00:30:25.190 1310****735: On arrival they met with the person reporting, who stated that she came home, and upon entry observed a male arm would knives inside a resident. 283 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:33.419 1310****735: The victim exited, and flown police officers in tender May contact and have a suspect exit which he did not barricade himself. Our Metro. 284 00:30:33.590 --> 00:30:35.450 1310****735: one team emerged 285 00:30:35.560 --> 00:30:41.849 1310****735: watch commander took oversight, and eventually the suspect was taken into custody without incident. 286 00:30:41.890 --> 00:30:44.480 So this is a really successful effort. 287 00:30:44.510 --> 00:30:45.970 1310****735: by both 288 00:30:46.130 --> 00:30:57.129 1310****735: your specific division officers, as well as the experts in the swat, and we want to thank the neighbors in that area because they were. You can be for inconvenience for quite a while, as 289 00:30:57.230 --> 00:31:04.510 1310****735: the police kind of took over their neighborhood, but basically for their safety, obviously, and to have a successful safety safe ending to that situation. 290 00:31:04.600 --> 00:31:12.639 1310****735: So If you have any questions regarding that, you can email me, and there's always any questions about anything. I'll leave my email address 3, 7, 291 00:31:12.780 --> 00:31:14.169 1310****735: 285 292 00:31:14.430 --> 00:31:15.810 1310****735: at Lapd 293 00:31:16.350 --> 00:31:17.550 1310****735: dot online 294 00:31:17.850 --> 00:31:22.459 1310****735: again. Thank you guys, for your participation this year. Thank you for all the kind words 295 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:30.510 1310****735: phone calls and all the greetings when we're on the street it is greatly appreciated. I want to wish you guys all a very, very happy holiday season, and Happy New Year 296 00:31:31.350 --> 00:31:37.549 jim murez: as well to you, sir, being stay, stay healthy and say, stay, stay, stay safe. 297 00:31:38.150 --> 00:31:40.179 jim murez: Thank you for attending you. 298 00:31:43.630 --> 00:31:50.919 jim murez: Okay. So that takes us down to Keith is Keith here for community resiliency. 299 00:31:51.320 --> 00:31:55.159 jim murez: or maybe Erica Moore, who, I think, is helping Keith. 300 00:31:56.200 --> 00:32:02.530 jim murez: If either of them are in the audience they could raise their hand. We could promote you to speak. 301 00:32:06.850 --> 00:32:10.959 jim murez: Erica. I'm going to unmute you 302 00:32:11.010 --> 00:32:13.299 jim murez: because I don't see Keith here. 303 00:32:18.750 --> 00:32:20.560 jim murez: Erica, you want to speak. 304 00:32:24.060 --> 00:32:25.090 Erica Moore: hey? There? 305 00:32:25.540 --> 00:32:28.969 Erica Moore: Sorry. I'm. I'm. Actually at full food. This is a little loud. 306 00:32:30.200 --> 00:32:38.819 Erica Moore: Okay? Well, you want to give a report or yes, I would love to give a report. this is Erica from the the Resiliency Committee is standing in for key. 307 00:32:39.070 --> 00:32:45.210 Erica Moore: and basically what we did is at the art walk. At first Fridays. That was 308 00:32:45.660 --> 00:32:47.320 Erica Moore: a couple of weeks ago. 309 00:32:47.470 --> 00:32:56.220 Erica Moore: We had a a little stand and definitely got some activity over there which was wonderful, and that's something we were thinking about doing as a regular 310 00:32:56.490 --> 00:33:02.539 Erica Moore: outreach to the community is to be at the art walks, or at first Fridays. 311 00:33:02.620 --> 00:33:10.219 Erica Moore: so it'd be great if you guys would come by and support us and send people to us Also, we had a presence at the sign lining. 312 00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:11.530 Erica Moore: so 313 00:33:11.990 --> 00:33:14.260 Erica Moore: I just want to thank you for 314 00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:18.130 Erica Moore: Let me participate. So I don't have a lot more to say. But 315 00:33:18.310 --> 00:33:26.660 Erica Moore: we are looking at this year as being something where we make more of a presence, and so that we can bring resiliency and community safety. 316 00:33:26.770 --> 00:33:30.959 Erica Moore: the forefront and get more people in the community involved. Thank you. 317 00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:42.679 jim murez: Thank you, Erica, and could you make sure to let the the outreach committee know each time you're going to be doing those first Friday, so they can help recruit more volunteers for you. 318 00:33:42.910 --> 00:33:54.759 Erica Moore: We do. But we had a real problem communicating with the outreach community outreach committee. We haven't had a lot of response from seamless. So we're hoping that that will shift, and that going forward we will have 319 00:33:54.970 --> 00:34:09.519 Erica Moore: a better communication and a better response. 320 00:34:09.560 --> 00:34:20.120 Erica Moore: The the situation has changed. Now we're going a different avenue, and it's it's working better. So okay, I will reach out to you. 321 00:34:20.949 --> 00:34:30.229 Erica Moore: No as well and and have a great holiday season. Thanks you, too. Thanks so much. 322 00:34:30.280 --> 00:34:33.970 vicki halliday: I think he would echo. 323 00:34:34.500 --> 00:34:37.839 vicki halliday: information about the meeting in January. 324 00:34:38.989 --> 00:34:44.219 jim murez: Okay, and Vicky. So everybody knows is a co-host of that of that meeting. 325 00:34:44.350 --> 00:34:50.649 jim murez: and and that was the report. Robert Parking and transportation 326 00:34:52.250 --> 00:34:57.629 robertthibodeau: we had a good meeting the first Monday of the month. I think that was the sixth 327 00:34:58.050 --> 00:35:03.350 robertthibodeau: we did have a couple of motions for this meeting. 328 00:35:04.010 --> 00:35:06.809 jim murez: They'll. They'll be heard in January. 329 00:35:06.970 --> 00:35:11.850 robertthibodeau: Okay? And so I was just gonna say whatever 330 00:35:12.170 --> 00:35:19.310 robertthibodeau: glitch you guys for having, you know, we would appreciate it if if and if you need help with it, let me know. But 331 00:35:20.150 --> 00:35:22.330 robertthibodeau: anyways, yeah, Happy New Year. 332 00:35:23.020 --> 00:35:24.150 jim murez: Thank you. Robert. 333 00:35:24.680 --> 00:35:29.810 jim murez: the Arbor Committee is anybody here from the Arbor committee. 334 00:35:32.160 --> 00:35:35.410 jim murez: I see. A hand went up, and then it went down. 335 00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:39.220 jim murez: Noel, where you go. Your hand was there for a second. No? Well. 336 00:35:40.520 --> 00:35:41.989 jim murez: are you already promoted. 337 00:35:44.160 --> 00:35:46.200 jim murez: Oh, I don't see you promoted. 338 00:35:47.360 --> 00:35:49.299 jim murez: Hold on! Where'd you go? Noel. 339 00:35:50.580 --> 00:35:52.160 jim murez: Well raise your hand again. 340 00:35:53.990 --> 00:35:55.080 CJ Cole: Hmm. 341 00:35:55.820 --> 00:35:57.779 jim murez: Why is it Keep going back down? 342 00:35:58.230 --> 00:36:01.780 jim murez: Oh, there you are okay, Allow to talk. Go ahead, Noel. 343 00:36:03.620 --> 00:36:07.400 Noel Johnston: and you hear me. Can you hear me? 344 00:36:07.540 --> 00:36:23.360 Noel Johnston: We thought Sarah was going to be here tonight, but I guess she isn't. So Isabel is on vacation, and I can tell you that we have been working every weekend for the past number of weeks. we've done a lot of remedial work around goals at around Pk management. 345 00:36:23.370 --> 00:36:40.689 Noel Johnston: We will not be working for the next 2 weekends, but if you want to come out and help us weed at 20 Ninth Street and Ocean Front lock. There is a section that has been cordoned off for us by recreation and parks. 346 00:36:40.700 --> 00:37:02.359 Noel Johnston: and we are we doing all the grass out of the the area there, and we'll plant beach appropriate plants. After the first of the year. We will plant seeds out there and see if we can get a little a little dude area with greenery going there. This is we are 347 00:37:02.370 --> 00:37:17.170 Noel Johnston: encouraged to do this by recreation, and parks, although they have not named it one of their projects. I think we're we're just we're hoping to do this on our own, and we're hoping it'll be a big success, and we can brag about it to the city at large. 348 00:37:17.180 --> 00:37:29.880 Noel Johnston: and we want to remind you to water your trees. We've had some lovely rains, but not enough. Things are still dry, and the trees could still use water, particularly those Sigmars on Venice Boulevard. 349 00:37:30.020 --> 00:37:46.529 Noel Johnston: Thank you. No, no. Well can you mention again where your project is, and what the date is the it's the 20 Well, we have. We have projects all over vetted, but the one that i'm talking about is at 29 and the boardwalk. And 350 00:37:46.540 --> 00:37:55.359 Noel Johnston: yeah, an area that's been snow fenced off and we're gonna be weeding on the beach side of that snow fencing 351 00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:59.619 Noel Johnston: and we're we're doing it just sort of casually 352 00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:05.170 Noel Johnston: Until after the first of the year, when we will have a real one of our Saturday work days 353 00:38:05.180 --> 00:38:23.020 Noel Johnston: out there. But if you feel like we didn't just go out there and pull some grass out anything. Anything is appreciated right now. We're just gonna do it casually until after the first of the year, when we'll get a whole workforce out there, and we will we'll definitely that on the the Nc. Site. 354 00:38:24.030 --> 00:38:25.910 Daffodil Tyminski: Thank you. Thanks so much. 355 00:38:26.410 --> 00:38:28.199 Noel Johnston: holidays. Everybody 356 00:38:28.240 --> 00:38:37.379 jim murez: J. I noticed is in the Attendee list, and I believe that's because he is on a cell phone. 357 00:38:37.520 --> 00:38:39.479 jim murez: Jay, are you there? 358 00:38:39.620 --> 00:38:43.590 jay handal: I'm. Here Are you on a phone now? 359 00:38:44.170 --> 00:38:48.729 jay handal: I am on a phone, but you can unmute me 360 00:38:48.860 --> 00:38:56.489 jim murez: and you can. I try to promote you to a panelist, and it didn't go. I just tried again. 361 00:38:57.500 --> 00:39:03.219 jim murez: Oh, you just went. Okay, good. And I notice Ally is still there, but I guess she is also not promotable. 362 00:39:03.970 --> 00:39:09.409 Daffodil Tyminski: and I haven't had no success. Okay, I am promoted Great 363 00:39:09.490 --> 00:39:11.340 jim murez: all right. 364 00:39:11.610 --> 00:39:14.280 jim murez: discussion Forum. Is Joe Murphy here? 365 00:39:15.260 --> 00:39:26.630 jim murez: No, okay. And Robin preserving public spaces. Now, this would not have anything to do with the item that's on the agenda, only something that's not on the agenda. 366 00:39:26.770 --> 00:39:28.599 jim murez: Robin has her hand raised. 367 00:39:28.750 --> 00:39:31.170 Daffodil Tyminski: Yup! I promoted her 368 00:39:34.160 --> 00:39:35.509 jim murez: Robin. Go ahead. 369 00:39:41.950 --> 00:39:43.519 jim murez: Robin, Go ahead. 370 00:39:46.100 --> 00:39:52.890 robin murez: Sorry I didn't realize I wasn't unmuted so we'll just wait. The motion on the agenda is the 371 00:39:52.920 --> 00:39:56.030 robin murez: information that we need to discuss from our committee at this time. 372 00:39:56.100 --> 00:40:03.130 jim murez: Okay, thank you very much. so that concludes the committee reports. 373 00:40:04.070 --> 00:40:18.699 jim murez: And the President's report. I've already given Basically, if any of the community officers want to to step up to share the rules and selection committee. We would like that, and we've already made the announcements about the Vnc. Election dates. And what's happening there? 374 00:40:20.570 --> 00:40:26.110 jim murez: let's move on to Item Number 9. Can I get a motion to approve the prior board minutes 375 00:40:26.950 --> 00:40:27.890 Clark Brown: remove? 376 00:40:28.340 --> 00:40:29.690 jay handal: Thank you, Clark. 377 00:40:32.740 --> 00:40:35.139 jim murez: Who was that that seconded J. 378 00:40:35.540 --> 00:40:36.799 jim murez: Thank you Jay? 379 00:40:37.960 --> 00:40:39.900 jim murez: do we have any public comment? 380 00:40:42.030 --> 00:40:44.729 jim murez: Raise your hand if you have public comment. 381 00:40:45.290 --> 00:40:47.330 Daffodil Tyminski: I see. No hands raised. Jim. 382 00:40:47.440 --> 00:40:48.640 jim murez: Okay? 383 00:40:49.030 --> 00:40:51.170 Daffodil Tyminski: Oh, wait. We do have a hand. 384 00:40:52.330 --> 00:40:53.869 Daffodil Tyminski: Helen Fallon, Go ahead. 385 00:40:55.690 --> 00:41:06.079 Helen Fallon: Yeah. Hopefully, Jim, you can answer the question where the corrections made to these minutes that to reflect the app, you know people coming and going, etc., and the other corrections I brought up 386 00:41:08.310 --> 00:41:11.129 jim murez: The minutes were posted. 387 00:41:11.440 --> 00:41:17.360 jim murez: i'm not sure which corrections you're talking about. I believe that they are correct. 388 00:41:17.830 --> 00:41:22.660 Helen Fallon: Okay? Well, I'll i'll I haven't had time to look at. So if they are correct, all 389 00:41:24.490 --> 00:41:25.839 Helen Fallon: i'll do it. 390 00:41:27.710 --> 00:41:38.669 jim murez: Any other public comment no other hands raised Jim. I'd go ahead on this matter and close public comment 391 00:41:38.880 --> 00:41:41.099 jim murez: Ford have any comment. 392 00:41:43.220 --> 00:41:46.810 jim murez: Seeing no committee comment, I'm going to call for the vote. 393 00:41:47.580 --> 00:41:49.529 jim murez: I'm going to vote. Yes. 394 00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:51.509 jim murez: Daffodil. 395 00:41:51.550 --> 00:41:52.950 Daffodil Tyminski: I'm going to abstain. 396 00:41:53.190 --> 00:41:56.169 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay, Melissa 397 00:42:01.440 --> 00:42:02.339 jim murez: Jay. 398 00:42:02.700 --> 00:42:03.540 Yes. 399 00:42:04.160 --> 00:42:05.049 melissa diner : yes. 400 00:42:05.520 --> 00:42:08.620 jim murez: Oh, wait. That was not Vicky. That was Melissa. 401 00:42:12.230 --> 00:42:14.150 vicki halliday: Vicki. How do you vote? 402 00:42:14.570 --> 00:42:15.500 jim murez: Okay. 403 00:42:15.650 --> 00:42:17.490 Bruno Hernandez: Bruno? Yes. 404 00:42:18.380 --> 00:42:19.350 jim murez: Nico. 405 00:42:22.760 --> 00:42:23.669 Nico Ruderman: Yes. 406 00:42:24.470 --> 00:42:25.750 jim murez: Jim Rob. 407 00:42:26.830 --> 00:42:28.010 Jim Robb: So I have stayed. 408 00:42:28.410 --> 00:42:29.879 jim murez: Okay, Jason. 409 00:42:30.180 --> 00:42:31.379 Jason Sugars: I am voting. Yes. 410 00:42:32.470 --> 00:42:33.669 jim murez: Cj. 411 00:42:33.700 --> 00:42:34.609 CJ Cole: Yes. 412 00:42:35.280 --> 00:42:36.169 jim murez: Robert. 413 00:42:37.280 --> 00:42:38.100 robertthibodeau: Yes. 414 00:42:38.690 --> 00:42:39.580 jim murez: Clark. 415 00:42:39.640 --> 00:42:40.419 Clark Brown: Yes. 416 00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:42.000 jim murez: Mikhail. 417 00:42:42.380 --> 00:42:43.169 Michael Jensen: Yes. 418 00:42:44.180 --> 00:42:51.630 jim murez: motion carries 13. Excuse me. 11, 2 419 00:42:52.350 --> 00:42:55.549 jim murez: J. Treasurer's report 420 00:42:56.140 --> 00:43:00.519 jay handal: Treasurer's report is written on the agenda. 421 00:43:01.150 --> 00:43:04.279 jay handal: I can tell you that to add on to that 422 00:43:04.580 --> 00:43:08.099 jay handal: now that we have done the 423 00:43:08.140 --> 00:43:11.329 jay handal: September and October 424 00:43:11.680 --> 00:43:14.749 jay handal: today, I received the last receipt 425 00:43:15.620 --> 00:43:17.919 jay handal: from the Venice lighting 426 00:43:18.060 --> 00:43:23.230 jay handal: posted that so now all the receipts are into the city clerk 427 00:43:23.270 --> 00:43:28.959 jay handal: the website states that 5 last receipts are now under review. 428 00:43:29.010 --> 00:43:36.670 jay handal: As soon as they are released they will allow us to print the M. Ours, and we will do that hopefully for the next 429 00:43:36.960 --> 00:43:38.210 jay handal: meeting. 430 00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:41.989 jay handal: and with very few additional 431 00:43:42.190 --> 00:43:49.359 jay handal: expenditures. In December we should be able to get the December for the January meeting as well 432 00:43:49.460 --> 00:43:55.070 jay handal: other than that it's all up to date. I know there was a little confusion about 433 00:43:55.520 --> 00:44:01.330 jay handal: the roll over. Money may or may not have been allocated for the cameras. 434 00:44:01.460 --> 00:44:04.109 jay handal: in fact, they are not. 435 00:44:04.310 --> 00:44:07.640 jay handal: and roll over. Money was allocated to elections. 436 00:44:07.710 --> 00:44:13.100 jay handal: and the camera money will be available. We will have to go to Tracy Park 437 00:44:13.330 --> 00:44:17.910 jay handal: and ask her to make a council motion, and to meet with Melbourne Kanye. 438 00:44:18.070 --> 00:44:24.190 jay handal: who, I had a long conversation with the other day at the City clerk's office. He has all the paperwork 439 00:44:24.250 --> 00:44:38.609 jay handal: all Tracy needs to do is have one of her new deputies contact Melvin, and then they can draft the motion and take it to Council get us to money, and the cameras are approved now by the city clerk. 440 00:44:38.790 --> 00:44:41.769 jay handal: We just want to get the money from last fiscal year 441 00:44:41.940 --> 00:44:46.430 jay handal: and have it paid for, so it could take a little more time, a little more effort. 442 00:44:46.700 --> 00:44:55.090 jay handal: But finally, we've gotten them to okay, and thank you for to Freddie if you're still on the phone. 443 00:44:55.480 --> 00:45:00.180 jay handal: because your email originally on the day they rejected it 444 00:45:00.850 --> 00:45:05.439 jay handal: made it a a much easier task to get them to approve it. 445 00:45:06.090 --> 00:45:07.730 jay handal: That's it. Here's all I got. 446 00:45:07.870 --> 00:45:08.729 Freddy Cupen-Ames (He/Him/His/El): Thanks yet. 447 00:45:09.380 --> 00:45:10.399 jim murez: Thank you. 448 00:45:10.980 --> 00:45:13.710 jim murez: Thank you, Freddie. It sounds like you were a big help there. 449 00:45:15.500 --> 00:45:21.570 jim murez: Okay, so that's great news, especially now that they're going to allow us to do. Hybrid meetings come next year. 450 00:45:22.210 --> 00:45:29.339 jim murez: let's go on to Item Number 13. This will be a 1 min for public comment per person 451 00:45:29.360 --> 00:45:43.040 jim murez: these are items, not on the agenda you need to raise your hand if you're calling in on a telephone. I believe it takes a star 9, or at least it. Yeah, I think I think that's how you do it's a asterisk 9 on your phone. 452 00:45:44.620 --> 00:45:47.230 jim murez: Otherwise raise your hand if you're on a on a 453 00:45:47.390 --> 00:45:48.359 jim murez: computer. 454 00:45:48.630 --> 00:45:51.860 jim murez: do we have anybody wanting to to public comment 455 00:45:53.190 --> 00:45:56.249 jim murez: any public comment item, not on the agenda. 456 00:45:57.240 --> 00:46:00.370 Daffodil Tyminski: I do not see any hands raised. 457 00:46:01.020 --> 00:46:03.259 jim murez: I'm just going to correct 458 00:46:03.930 --> 00:46:07.069 jim murez: this real quick. This was left over from the 459 00:46:08.200 --> 00:46:10.359 jim murez: that's not supposed to be on there. 460 00:46:11.540 --> 00:46:16.159 jim murez: Okay, See no hands, Jim. We're going to close public comment. 461 00:46:16.750 --> 00:46:18.009 jim murez: That's a first 462 00:46:18.170 --> 00:46:25.800 jim murez: consent items. We don't have any consent items. We don't have any loop pack items. We have new business. 463 00:46:26.180 --> 00:46:37.490 jim murez: So we have a an applicant to fill the vacancy on the board. We had 3. We now only have one is Patrick in the audience. 464 00:46:38.850 --> 00:46:40.840 CJ Cole: I do not see Patrick 465 00:46:41.250 --> 00:46:43.420 Daffodil Tyminski: unless he is a call in. User 466 00:46:48.260 --> 00:46:51.929 jim murez: Okay, I know he was here for the previous 467 00:46:52.470 --> 00:46:55.160 jim murez: meeting, and he was going to speak, but 468 00:46:55.710 --> 00:47:01.430 jim murez: he might not have realized that it was pushed back. All right. Well, at any rate, we can go ahead. And 469 00:47:02.470 --> 00:47:08.659 jim murez: I believe all we have to do is vote on this item. I don't believe there's any public comment on it. 470 00:47:08.750 --> 00:47:10.899 jim murez: this is strictly a board issue. 471 00:47:11.290 --> 00:47:13.790 jim murez: and I don't know if we need a maker. 472 00:47:13.860 --> 00:47:15.059 jim murez: or if we just 473 00:47:15.140 --> 00:47:19.660 jim murez: let me let me ask, can we allow Ivan to speak. 474 00:47:20.960 --> 00:47:28.759 jim murez: I have a request for public comment. Just, Ivan. What is the process here? Do we take public comment? 475 00:47:29.140 --> 00:47:40.789 jim murez: Well, you should always take public comment. If we can 476 00:47:40.960 --> 00:47:49.960 Ivan: have somebody make a motion and get a second, and my suggestion to you as the motion should be to confirm him by affirmation. 477 00:47:50.160 --> 00:47:53.819 Ivan: Okay, then, then, you don't have to take a roll call. 478 00:47:54.160 --> 00:47:55.669 jim murez: Okay. 479 00:47:56.310 --> 00:47:58.529 Ivan: that's everybody. 480 00:47:58.670 --> 00:48:07.540 jim murez: You know. Everybody votes. Yes, in that case. 481 00:48:12.010 --> 00:48:13.359 jim murez: do we have a second? 482 00:48:13.890 --> 00:48:16.899 Daffodil Tyminski: Thank you. 483 00:48:18.370 --> 00:48:22.120 jim murez: let's take public comment. we have some hands up. 484 00:48:23.240 --> 00:48:26.610 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes, we have one hand up Lisa Redmond. Go ahead. 485 00:48:28.240 --> 00:48:35.470 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: yeah. It's kind of sad that you're going to appoint someone who can't even bother to show up or know how to like your last appointee. 486 00:48:35.840 --> 00:48:48.680 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: who's had 4 meetings to attend, and has been absent appears for 3 of them so far. I would prefer a roll call. I don't you're not going to be saving that much time. it is a motion. It is a vote. 487 00:48:48.730 --> 00:48:50.469 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: You should have a roll call. 488 00:48:50.530 --> 00:48:52.479 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: not an affirmation. Thank you. 489 00:48:58.020 --> 00:48:59.139 Daffodil Tyminski: Thank you, Lisa. 490 00:48:59.200 --> 00:49:03.850 Daffodil Tyminski: we have no other hands for public comment, Jim. So i'll close public comment. 491 00:49:04.050 --> 00:49:06.980 jim murez: Okay, thank you. Public comment is closed. 492 00:49:07.630 --> 00:49:09.880 Daffodil Tyminski: Lower your hand. That'd be great. 493 00:49:11.110 --> 00:49:12.529 jim murez: Do we have 494 00:49:13.220 --> 00:49:21.229 jim murez: any board comment anybody on the committee. I will say that that Patrick attended the last 2 meetings. 495 00:49:21.280 --> 00:49:24.440 jim murez: and I think that there was some confusion on whether or not 496 00:49:24.710 --> 00:49:26.790 jim murez: it happened last time or not, and 497 00:49:27.060 --> 00:49:33.460 jim murez: I know I forgot to reach out to him this time, so you everybody can blame me. But I did the last 2 times when he showed up both times, and 498 00:49:34.440 --> 00:49:38.100 jim murez: I think he'd be great. He's already also applied to be 499 00:49:38.420 --> 00:49:40.250 jim murez: on the board. 500 00:49:40.330 --> 00:49:45.649 jim murez: which has nothing to do with this now. But he's a candidate on the city side. Nico: You have your hand up. Go ahead. 501 00:49:48.470 --> 00:49:55.509 Nico Ruderman: Yeah, Hi, yeah, I'm: sorry. I'm here. so so he he was at our at our like 5 30 meeting. 502 00:49:55.910 --> 00:50:01.189 Nico Ruderman: He he was here a month ago. Yeah. 503 00:50:02.010 --> 00:50:10.289 Nico Ruderman: Okay, I mean, I I I moved to to postpone this vote, and until he shows up You know, I'd i'd love to hear from before I actually vote. 504 00:50:12.740 --> 00:50:30.899 melissa diner : okay, hang on 1 s, Ivan. Yeah, Jim, he made a go on. You don't. But, Jim, you don't need to. You could, if you want to postpone it. Just use your executive authority and do it. So we don't waste time. You know what I mean. 505 00:50:30.910 --> 00:50:36.720 Ivan: So, Jim, here's the thing. 506 00:50:36.950 --> 00:50:40.790 Ivan: And again, i'm not trying to tell you which way to go. But, 507 00:50:40.910 --> 00:50:43.510 Ivan: We have a clause in our bylaws 508 00:50:43.640 --> 00:50:45.309 Ivan: that we cannot 509 00:50:46.470 --> 00:50:51.160 Ivan: still any vacancies within 60 days of the election 510 00:50:51.920 --> 00:50:54.940 Ivan: of a general election. If you wait. 511 00:50:55.350 --> 00:50:58.009 Ivan: we're not going to be able to fill this sleep 512 00:50:58.130 --> 00:51:01.439 Ivan: until after the election, which means April. 513 00:51:01.880 --> 00:51:11.039 jim murez: Oh, yeah, that's that. Well, no one has seconded the motion yet. So Daffodil seconded the motion. 514 00:51:11.270 --> 00:51:12.020 jim murez: Yeah, yeah. 515 00:51:12.280 --> 00:51:16.509 jim murez: okay, Thank you. I I think we just go ahead and move forward on this. 516 00:51:16.640 --> 00:51:24.269 Ivan: He he! He's been to the you have a motion on the if if if that's the case, if that's the case, I would draw my motion 517 00:51:24.420 --> 00:51:26.149 Nico Ruderman: because maybe we should fill the seat. 518 00:51:27.790 --> 00:51:33.009 jim murez: Okay, do we have any other? Any other board discussion? 519 00:51:33.560 --> 00:51:34.970 Ivan: Get a new motion? 520 00:51:35.260 --> 00:51:36.740 jim murez: We have a motion 521 00:51:38.150 --> 00:51:42.450 jim murez: to a point to a point, Patrick to the current vacant board seat. 522 00:51:42.570 --> 00:51:48.089 jim murez: and it was made. It was made by Cj. And and and seconded by okay. Thank you. 523 00:51:48.200 --> 00:51:52.129 jim murez: Thank you. I'll call on you. I've been if I have questions. 524 00:51:53.180 --> 00:51:55.279 jim murez: Thank you. 525 00:51:55.490 --> 00:51:58.019 jim murez: Do we have any other board discussion. 526 00:51:59.350 --> 00:52:02.149 Jim Robb: I haven't met him, either, so i'll have to abstain Jim. 527 00:52:02.170 --> 00:52:03.310 jim murez: Okay. 528 00:52:03.870 --> 00:52:06.789 jim murez: i'm going to go ahead and call for the vote. 529 00:52:07.880 --> 00:52:09.450 jim murez: I'm gonna vote. Yes. 530 00:52:10.320 --> 00:52:12.259 Daffodil Tyminski: Daffodil. Yes. 531 00:52:12.550 --> 00:52:13.680 jim murez: Melissa. 532 00:52:13.730 --> 00:52:14.410 melissa diner : yes. 533 00:52:15.230 --> 00:52:16.189 jim murez: Jay. 534 00:52:16.420 --> 00:52:17.359 jay handal: yes. 535 00:52:17.770 --> 00:52:19.430 jim murez: Vicki 536 00:52:20.150 --> 00:52:21.970 Bruno Hernandez: Bruno. Yes. 537 00:52:22.390 --> 00:52:23.419 jim murez: Nico. 538 00:52:24.680 --> 00:52:25.529 Nico Ruderman: I understand. 539 00:52:26.670 --> 00:52:28.830 Jim Robb: Jim, Rob 540 00:52:29.720 --> 00:52:30.740 jim murez: Jason 541 00:52:31.220 --> 00:52:32.359 Jason Sugars: I've seen. 542 00:52:32.770 --> 00:52:35.269 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, let me 543 00:52:35.920 --> 00:52:37.720 jim murez: and go back on there we go. 544 00:52:38.770 --> 00:52:41.029 CJ Cole: Cj: Yes. 545 00:52:43.020 --> 00:52:43.879 jim murez: Robert. 546 00:52:44.680 --> 00:52:45.540 robertthibodeau: Yes. 547 00:52:46.390 --> 00:52:47.319 jim murez: Clark 548 00:52:52.940 --> 00:52:54.310 jim murez: Clark, are you there? 549 00:52:54.910 --> 00:53:00.600 Clark Brown: The mooded. Yes, i'm sorry. Thank you. That's all right. It was that a Yes. 550 00:53:00.680 --> 00:53:01.620 jim murez: Miguel. 551 00:53:02.070 --> 00:53:02.910 Michael Jensen: Yes. 552 00:53:05.220 --> 00:53:08.709 jim murez: motion carries 10, 3. 553 00:53:13.070 --> 00:53:15.609 jim murez: Okay. Item Number 25. 554 00:53:16.360 --> 00:53:18.790 jim murez: I need a motion 555 00:53:20.120 --> 00:53:22.509 jim murez: that is down here. 556 00:53:23.540 --> 00:53:29.330 Jim Robb: We need a board member to make the motion. 557 00:53:29.550 --> 00:53:33.609 jim murez: Okay. 558 00:53:34.440 --> 00:53:35.850 jim murez: so 559 00:53:35.880 --> 00:53:41.379 jim murez: Jim Rob made the motion. Daffodil seconded. 560 00:53:41.450 --> 00:53:47.689 jim murez: Now i'd like to give the committee that worked on this. you know the 561 00:53:48.190 --> 00:53:52.260 jim murez: preserving public spaces is not a board member shared 562 00:53:52.930 --> 00:53:54.990 jim murez: Committee 563 00:53:55.300 --> 00:54:10.080 jim murez: And they reached out to me and asked if if it would be possible to give them a few minutes to make the presentation. There's a lot of documentation here in the description, and along with all of the links can we promote Robin 564 00:54:10.450 --> 00:54:24.710 jim murez: Robin is promoted, and she has her hands raised, and we have a couple of hands raised in the gallery, too. I don't know if they're on the committee or not. 565 00:54:25.750 --> 00:54:36.890 robin murez: my thought is that if you want the motion, read that I could read the motion, and then, if it's possible, this came to the committee from neighbors. 566 00:54:36.910 --> 00:54:40.979 robin murez: and so I would really like to have a couple of the neighbors, who are very well 567 00:54:41.140 --> 00:54:54.480 robin murez: first on this. Speak and that would be Nicki Gallagher and Tim Rudnick. actually, maybe Tim Redden, it could speak. And then Nicki Gallagher and then how many questions you have. 568 00:54:54.520 --> 00:55:09.750 jim murez: Okay, how much, how much time do you think between the 3 of you you need You don't need to read the whole description. It it it was published. the motion has already been made and seconded. How much time do you think you need to be able to present this? 569 00:55:14.370 --> 00:55:16.989 robin murez: I would just say. Then 570 00:55:17.140 --> 00:55:22.399 robin murez: I would just read the motion part, and not the where, as is, and go to 571 00:55:22.580 --> 00:55:39.560 robin murez: let's say minute for Tim, 2 min for Mickey, and then, if there are questions I can come back on for a minute or 2. 572 00:55:39.570 --> 00:55:54.830 jim murez: You will go through whatever the the items are, and then, and then, if there's any questions after that we'll come back to you as far as reading the motion. I'm happy to do that. The Venice Neighborhood Council Board of Officers Request the California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors 573 00:55:54.840 --> 00:56:00.569 jim murez: City of Los Angeles refrained from demolishing the Venice Life Guard Headquarters until peaceable. 574 00:56:00.830 --> 00:56:11.260 jim murez: until feasibility of its repairs and restorations for the use by lifeguards or for the purposes of public observation, tower, end, or lifeguard ocean or other Museum 575 00:56:11.480 --> 00:56:25.899 jim murez: can be fully evaluated in conjunction with the representation of the Venice Neighborhood Council and the public and private nonprofit organizations, and that motion was made and seconded, and it's available on the screen. Now let me move over to 576 00:56:26.710 --> 00:56:31.670 jim murez: the clock, and i'm going to change this, and I will give you 5 min 577 00:56:32.030 --> 00:56:35.039 jim murez: reset the clock. I think I will give you. 578 00:56:40.790 --> 00:56:46.450 jim murez: Yeah, Daffodil, Can we promote him? And who is the other person? 579 00:56:46.870 --> 00:56:49.530 robin murez: Him Mickey Gallagher? 580 00:56:49.870 --> 00:56:54.459 robin murez: I'm going to mute you 581 00:56:56.880 --> 00:56:58.270 robin murez: It's Tim 582 00:56:58.610 --> 00:57:04.429 jim murez: Daffodil. Let me just. I've got to him. I've got Mickey. I've got Diana, and I've got shawn. 583 00:57:05.740 --> 00:57:10.039 Daffodil Tyminski: Is that correct? Robin shawn would be not on our committee or 584 00:57:10.210 --> 00:57:12.729 robin murez: he would be speaking in public comment. 585 00:57:13.000 --> 00:57:13.740 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay. 586 00:57:14.020 --> 00:57:16.870 Daffodil Tyminski: So I have you, Diana and 587 00:57:17.450 --> 00:57:19.540 Daffodil Tyminski: Mickey, and 588 00:57:22.180 --> 00:57:26.740 Daffodil Tyminski: to be promoted as panelists. 589 00:57:26.960 --> 00:57:29.999 jim murez: So the order you want to go in is Tim. 590 00:57:30.420 --> 00:57:35.030 robin murez: Well, why don't we start with? If Diane Laura is on, it's actually todd Laura, but it 591 00:57:35.480 --> 00:57:38.090 robin murez: he signs in as Diane Laver. Why, don't we let 592 00:57:38.330 --> 00:57:39.740 robin murez: speak first? 593 00:57:39.870 --> 00:57:41.510 jim murez: Okay, go ahead. 594 00:57:41.830 --> 00:57:48.839 Daffodil Tyminski: you guys call it, though, Robin, you call them. However, you want them. They just should start on your on your queue. 595 00:57:48.960 --> 00:57:49.919 Daffodil Tyminski: Yeah, okay. 596 00:57:50.200 --> 00:57:51.859 robin murez: Todd, can you speak? 597 00:57:52.250 --> 00:57:53.660 robin murez: You raise 598 00:57:54.330 --> 00:57:55.810 robin murez: unmute and speak 599 00:58:00.360 --> 00:58:02.450 robin murez: Todd. Laura. Can you speak 600 00:58:06.220 --> 00:58:09.540 robin murez: If there's a problem in Tim Rednick, can you speak? 601 00:58:11.060 --> 00:58:14.990 robin murez: You have to unmute, maybe down in the left hand corner 602 00:58:15.770 --> 00:58:17.710 robin murez: of your computer screen. 603 00:58:20.230 --> 00:58:21.270 timrudnick: How's that? 604 00:58:21.650 --> 00:58:29.640 timrudnick: Yeah, okay, Well, let me tell you about why I'm on. I'm. First of all, let me tell you who I am. If you don't know I'm. 605 00:58:29.770 --> 00:58:34.039 timrudnick: Tim Rodnick. I've been a resident of Venice for over 50 years. 606 00:58:34.230 --> 00:58:38.259 timrudnick: I'm also the director of a group called the Venice Ocean Area. 607 00:58:38.420 --> 00:58:56.450 timrudnick: and we do events. We're in museum without walls. We do events on the Venice beach relating to Venice Beach, like by grunion parties, and we'd read Moby Dick on the beach every year. We do classes in in private schools and in public schools, and this type of thing. So we do activities. 608 00:58:56.780 --> 00:59:08.140 timrudnick: We don't have a public. We don't have a permanent facility, and that's what is so attractive to us about the Life Guard Tower that it looks like it might be a possibility that we could present any way a proposal to use 609 00:59:08.190 --> 00:59:16.859 timrudnick: either in the whole thing or part of it, in conjunction with the Lifeguards or some other agency. It make a oceanarium out of an oceanary home 610 00:59:17.070 --> 00:59:22.700 timrudnick: for the ocean. I ocean I with walls that's our interest, and I and we're very, very much 611 00:59:22.780 --> 00:59:28.659 timrudnick: enthusiastic about saving that thing and evaluating it for repairs. 612 00:59:28.980 --> 00:59:29.899 timrudnick: Thanks. 613 00:59:31.360 --> 00:59:33.440 robin murez: Thank you. Tim. 614 00:59:33.960 --> 00:59:37.389 robin murez: Todd, Laura, are you on? Can you speak 615 00:59:37.990 --> 00:59:39.140 robin murez: toddlers. 616 00:59:39.730 --> 00:59:41.009 robin murez: Diane? Lower? 617 00:59:41.650 --> 00:59:46.609 robin murez: Nope. Okay, Nikki Gallagher, are you on? Can you unmute and speak? 618 00:59:47.030 --> 00:59:50.259 Daffodil Tyminski: And Robin Diana should be able to speak 619 00:59:50.770 --> 00:59:53.039 Daffodil Tyminski: so, Diana, If you're out there, just 620 00:59:54.150 --> 00:59:55.499 Daffodil Tyminski: you should be able to go. 621 00:59:55.920 --> 00:59:57.170 robin murez: Diane Laver. 622 00:59:57.430 --> 00:59:59.190 robin murez: It's Todd Lower. 623 00:59:59.340 --> 01:00:00.510 robin murez: Can you speak 624 01:00:02.410 --> 01:00:03.520 robin murez: Something's not. 625 01:00:04.700 --> 01:00:07.750 robin murez: It was actually todd Laura her first who first brought this 626 01:00:07.810 --> 01:00:10.940 robin murez: to our committee. So 627 01:00:11.600 --> 01:00:16.649 robin murez: They own the property that is, immediately east of the Life Park Station and 628 01:00:17.710 --> 01:00:36.930 robin murez: and a very desirous of having it preserved, if at all possible. if not for use by the Lifeguards, then for a public purpose that would be educational and cultural and historic, such as a public observation, tower or museum, so 629 01:00:36.940 --> 01:00:50.669 robin murez: i'm sorry that Todd can't be saying this because he's the one who actually got this all started and and also Jim Rob knew about this, I guess, some years ago, and so we've been kind of. I had no idea that 630 01:00:50.730 --> 01:00:55.570 robin murez: this had been even something that was in contemplation by 631 01:00:55.620 --> 01:01:05.630 robin murez: the county or anybody. It's the city on building. So. Anyway, that's how it all came about. So that's who Todds Orber is Mickey Gallagher? Are you on. Can you speak 632 01:01:09.200 --> 01:01:13.730 robin murez: Mickey? Do you see where to unmute down in the left corner 633 01:01:17.870 --> 01:01:18.569 at all? 634 01:01:18.980 --> 01:01:26.010 Daffodil Tyminski: I don't believe the Gallagher was on, and let me just see. Seems to have fallen off. 635 01:01:26.180 --> 01:01:29.109 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay, I'm 3 promoting Mickey Gallagher. 636 01:01:30.020 --> 01:01:33.820 robin murez: Oh, and Todd just texted me saying that for some reason he 637 01:01:34.090 --> 01:01:38.959 robin murez: he could hear us, but he's trying to speak, and it wasn't coming through, he said. Thanks for speaking on his behalf. 638 01:01:40.540 --> 01:01:43.339 Daffodil Tyminski: Okay, Mickey Gallagher should be back. 639 01:01:45.580 --> 01:01:46.439 Daffodil Tyminski: Oh. 640 01:01:48.040 --> 01:01:51.850 Daffodil Tyminski: yeah, should be rejoining Jim, Rob, do you have a question? Is that what your hand is raised? 641 01:01:52.110 --> 01:02:09.830 Daffodil Tyminski: We'll we'll come back. It's gonna say we we okay, all right. Just just wait. I'm sorry because everyone when you keep raising along your hands it makes everyone jump around it's hard to track, because we have a lot of people on. So, Jim, i'm going to lower your hand for the moment when we're ready for comment. 642 01:02:09.900 --> 01:02:16.760 Mickey Gallagher: Yes, yeah, go for it. Okay, I'll. I'll be real quick. then it's Neighborhood Council members. Thank you for allowing me to speak. 643 01:02:16.950 --> 01:02:29.359 Mickey Gallagher: My name is Mickey Gallagher. I'm. A retired section chief for Los Angeles County Fire Department life card operations. I was a life guard for the county of Los Angeles for 42 years and I've also been a resident of Venice for over 65 years. 644 01:02:29.730 --> 01:02:35.790 Mickey Gallagher: Approximately a month ago, I was told the top 2 floors of the Iconic Venice Life Card headquarters was going to be removed. The 645 01:02:35.840 --> 01:02:40.900 Mickey Gallagher: I was shocked that three-story building has been a Venice landmark for 53 years. 646 01:02:41.290 --> 01:02:59.279 Mickey Gallagher: The building originally housed the administrative functions of the city of Los Angeles lifeguard service, and then in 1,975, after the city of Los Angeles, and the Santa Monica Merges lifeguard services into the county it housed the entire life card administrative functions for the county. 72 miles of coastline and kelling Island. 647 01:02:59.420 --> 01:03:05.519 Mickey Gallagher: I worked out of that building for several years, as a captain and as a chief officer. I know that building well. 648 01:03:05.640 --> 01:03:12.509 Mickey Gallagher: as you know, Venice is located in the center of the Santa Monica Bay. The spectacular views from the top floor of this building is remarkable. 649 01:03:12.770 --> 01:03:17.380 Mickey Gallagher: It provides a 180 degree view of the entire Santa Monica Bay and surrounding areas. 650 01:03:17.620 --> 01:03:27.159 Mickey Gallagher: The current. Los Angeles County Lifeguard Division has a remarkable history of service dating back to the early 19 hundreds, with well over a century of service. There's remains no 651 01:03:27.330 --> 01:03:29.720 Mickey Gallagher: location to capture its rich history. 652 01:03:29.950 --> 01:03:41.990 Mickey Gallagher: If the top 2 floors of the building are not being used, it would serve as an outstanding location to display historic items and iconic photography celebrating 3 different life card services at one location 653 01:03:42.260 --> 01:03:47.009 Mickey Gallagher: it would provide guests with a one of a kind perspective of some of the most visited coastlines in the world. 654 01:03:47.200 --> 01:03:51.960 Mickey Gallagher: the location as ample parking to accommodate guests visiting the building year round 655 01:03:52.630 --> 01:04:03.430 Mickey Gallagher: with the Olympics coming to our city in 2,028. This would for sure, be a musty attraction. The early county Lifeguards have participated in every summer Olympics from 1,920 656 01:04:03.720 --> 01:04:18.239 Mickey Gallagher: to present with over 45 Olympians, many of whom participated in multiple olympics mostly swimming and water polo. I'm here I'm speaking today to urge the Venezuelan Council to approve the motion as presented. 657 01:04:18.400 --> 01:04:27.210 Mickey Gallagher: and should you have any questions, i'd be more than your time and the inspiration on the subject, and I hope you all have a happy holidays and Great New Year 658 01:04:28.970 --> 01:04:31.379 Mickey Gallagher: all within the timeline. 659 01:04:31.890 --> 01:04:34.360 robin murez: Yeah, awesome. 660 01:04:34.540 --> 01:04:39.419 jim murez: Thank you. I'm going to give you an extra minute, Robin. Was there anybody else that still needed to speak? 661 01:04:42.210 --> 01:04:51.969 Diana: Did the other person ever come back on Daffodil? This is Todd right now. Can you help me. Yes, between my I apologize. My voice is kind of shot, and 662 01:04:52.250 --> 01:04:59.550 Diana: I figured out the mic in here, so my family owns the building immediately east of the Life Guard tower there at the 20 third in ocean front 663 01:04:59.730 --> 01:05:10.330 Diana: and we're really in support of it. I don't know if you guys are aware, but that that area has been down zone since the building was built. So basically you could never construct a structure like that 664 01:05:10.360 --> 01:05:19.450 Diana: Really, any structure in that spot anymore. But we think that while we have this asset there your shame to tear it down, and any time you have some public infrastructure like that. 665 01:05:19.480 --> 01:05:26.120 Diana: and there's so many adaptive uses that would benefit the community. So that's why we're really enthusiastic about 666 01:05:26.200 --> 01:05:29.760 Diana: trying to preserve it, and see what the viability is with this structure there. 667 01:05:29.780 --> 01:05:30.949 So thanks for your time. 668 01:05:33.140 --> 01:05:34.509 jim murez: Okay, 669 01:05:34.820 --> 01:05:38.239 jim murez: let's end at this point. Let's Robin. Did we miss something? 670 01:05:38.560 --> 01:05:42.200 robin murez: So i'll just mention 2 key elements. 671 01:05:42.320 --> 01:05:51.290 robin murez: One is that it is a city owned building, and the Venice Neighborhood Council should have received notice that 672 01:05:51.860 --> 01:05:56.519 robin murez: demolition would be done to the top 2 floors. It's a three-story building 673 01:05:56.620 --> 01:05:59.209 robin murez: and of course we didn't get notice 674 01:05:59.360 --> 01:06:14.349 robin murez: and secondly. Well, we put out a petition to see what the interest was in the community that was recommended by the office of historic resources, because they have identified it as being historic, and the petition, which is one of the 675 01:06:14.690 --> 01:06:22.099 robin murez: documents you can pull up. It currently has about 1,200 signatures from neighbors. We only put it out to. 676 01:06:22.180 --> 01:06:24.110 robin murez: you know Venice 677 01:06:24.460 --> 01:06:34.419 robin murez: Facebook pages Venice, You know, people. Everybody seems to be wanting it. Nobody seems to have known that it would be dem demolished. 678 01:06:34.470 --> 01:06:37.159 robin murez: It seems that it's a cost cutting 679 01:06:37.540 --> 01:06:42.629 robin murez: thought on the part of the county, and that they just didn't think about it 680 01:06:42.800 --> 01:06:43.600 robin murez: having 681 01:06:44.860 --> 01:06:58.980 robin murez: an interest in the community. So. then the only other thing i'll mention is there's been some false information about it being what's called red tagged there is no 682 01:06:58.990 --> 01:07:07.900 robin murez: credibility to that the it's a three-story building. The ground floor is being used constantly 24 h a day if the building were not 683 01:07:08.120 --> 01:07:20.570 robin murez: safe at the top, 2 floors were an immediate emergency that was unsafe then no part of the building could be used. I have verified that with not only contractors but 684 01:07:21.000 --> 01:07:36.400 robin murez: the county for a with everyone. So that is, information, I think, is important for people to know, and all we are asking is for it to be evaluated to see if it can be repaired, and it's not used by the lifeguard. 685 01:07:36.470 --> 01:07:40.199 robin murez: Then to see if it could be used for 686 01:07:40.220 --> 01:07:41.459 robin murez: You know public use. 687 01:07:41.550 --> 01:07:44.929 jim murez: Okay, Thank you, Robin. Let's get into 688 01:07:45.870 --> 01:07:48.589 jim murez: in into public comment. Now, 689 01:07:49.100 --> 01:07:51.399 jim murez: Daffodil, do we have 690 01:07:52.190 --> 01:07:56.619 jim murez: anybody wishing to speak? I I I guess there are some things going up? Yeah. 691 01:07:57.060 --> 01:08:03.619 jim murez: let let's go to public comment, and if you can just call them out one at a time, if everybody else could mute. In the meantime 692 01:08:03.960 --> 01:08:05.350 Daffodil Tyminski: that's always helpful. 693 01:08:05.410 --> 01:08:12.450 Daffodil Tyminski: we'll take Shawn O'brien Noel, Johnson, and then Erica more so, Shawn, Why, don't we start with you go ahead. 694 01:08:14.560 --> 01:08:22.869 Sean Obrien: hey? Happy New Year happy holidays. Everybody. Thank you for everything. yeah. I support the motion support. Robin. Thank you. 695 01:08:24.170 --> 01:08:25.099 Daffodil Tyminski: Thanks. Shawn. 696 01:08:33.779 --> 01:08:35.260 Daffodil Tyminski: Noel, Go ahead. 697 01:08:37.859 --> 01:08:51.009 Noel Johnston: Hi, I just. I just want to say first of all, that i'm behind this motion. I think the motion is is terrific, and i'm glad to see it on the agenda, and I do support it. However, I 698 01:08:51.060 --> 01:09:07.510 Noel Johnston: also want to mention that this came before the Ocean Front Walk Committee. When colleen. Sarah was the chair, and she set up a little task force that included myself. Peter, were ways and a couple of other people to check out complaints from 699 01:09:07.520 --> 01:09:35.579 Noel Johnston: neighbors along the boardwalk who were concerned about the condition of the Tower. There' been homeless living in it. There been a small fire in it. there were pieces of material dangling off of it, and and so we did investigate that Carol Baker from the county took us on a tour of the tower, and it did seem to be in terrible repair, and I understand that it's in worse repair. Now I understand 700 01:09:35.590 --> 01:09:39.649 Noel Johnston: that the county did look into repairing it. 701 01:09:39.729 --> 01:09:47.100 Noel Johnston: The city was not going to spend the cent on it. The county agreed to do some 702 01:09:47.510 --> 01:10:01.529 Noel Johnston: remedial work of an undetermined source, and they determined that the only practical thing was to remove the tower because it was way way, way too expensive to build on top of the existing building, and would cause 703 01:10:01.620 --> 01:10:04.159 Noel Johnston: other other construction problems. 704 01:10:04.340 --> 01:10:11.979 Noel Johnston: I have not kept track of this. I don't know what the conditions of the building are. Now I haven't been in it since 2,018. 705 01:10:11.990 --> 01:10:39.560 Noel Johnston: I do want to say that the county needs it badly for their maintenance equipment. They maintain our city beaches with that equipment, and the Life Guard equipment is a small portion of it. The Beach maintenance equipment occupies much more space. There I believe, is still one lifeguard office on that lower floor. But the lifeguard who was there at the time told me he was 706 01:10:39.570 --> 01:10:42.609 Daffodil Tyminski: too well. No? Well, I appreciate the background, but wrap it up. 707 01:10:43.120 --> 01:10:52.190 Daffodil Tyminski: That's that's pretty much the end of it. And thank you all very much. 708 01:10:52.520 --> 01:10:53.980 Daffodil Tyminski: Erica Moore. Go ahead. 709 01:10:56.890 --> 01:10:57.910 Erica Moore: Hi! There. 710 01:10:58.670 --> 01:11:04.250 Erica Moore: you know, it just seems like, even even if it is expensive. This is the kind of thing 711 01:11:04.360 --> 01:11:09.749 Erica Moore: that they should spend money on, because this is preserving something that's iconic in Venice. 712 01:11:09.980 --> 01:11:12.659 Erica Moore: So many things are not being preserved. 713 01:11:12.910 --> 01:11:19.899 Erica Moore: and I mean for God's sake, it's a life, carter. And as as a gentleman spoke about. There's so many possibilities of what could be done there. 714 01:11:20.050 --> 01:11:29.299 Erica Moore: It really could make sense. I'm sure there's private citizens that could gather together to help fundraise. I think that this is something the community would stand behind. 715 01:11:29.460 --> 01:11:32.790 Erica Moore: I really hope that you guys will support this measure, and that 716 01:11:32.880 --> 01:11:40.610 Erica Moore: an evaluation will be done, and it will be thoughtful. And then we something that we look at, because we really need to preserve some of these things that 717 01:11:40.910 --> 01:11:42.879 Erica Moore: you just can't replace. I mean. 718 01:11:42.920 --> 01:11:45.439 Erica Moore: I don't know we're losing a lot of our character here. 719 01:11:45.490 --> 01:11:49.860 Erica Moore: you know. Venice is not going to be Venice anymore. This is something so simple 720 01:11:50.000 --> 01:11:53.289 Erica Moore: that really should be preserved. Thank you. That's my opinion. Thank you. 721 01:11:53.540 --> 01:11:54.800 Daffodil Tyminski: Thanks, Erica. 722 01:11:55.290 --> 01:12:03.660 Daffodil Tyminski: and last we have Lisa Redmond and I think you'll have to unmute Lisa. And with Lisa we'll close public comment. 723 01:12:05.880 --> 01:12:07.389 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: Yeah, 724 01:12:07.890 --> 01:12:27.389 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: Well, I agree with Erica that we shouldn't willingly tear things down and and preserve things. and the purpose of this committee is, I don't find this iconic, and I don't feel like there's been a good case made on. Why, this is iconic and culturally and historically significant. 725 01:12:27.500 --> 01:12:32.259 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: I've never seen anybody wearing a t-shirt. You know that has the background 726 01:12:32.280 --> 01:12:35.270 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: image of a of the lifeguard tower. 727 01:12:35.290 --> 01:12:39.669 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: I also have problems with the motion itself. First of all. 728 01:12:39.850 --> 01:12:41.460 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: the demo rendering 729 01:12:41.610 --> 01:12:42.760 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: was 730 01:12:42.820 --> 01:12:43.940 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: a bad link. 731 01:12:43.990 --> 01:12:51.940 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: the assessment report is 8 and a half years old, so i'm going to guess that it's that place in the even more work shape. 732 01:12:51.990 --> 01:12:54.900 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: I don't understand how it can become a good public 733 01:12:55.180 --> 01:12:58.050 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: fixture for a second and third level 734 01:12:58.420 --> 01:13:11.080 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: without putting in an elevator for Ada access, and that's going to be cost prohibitive for an older building, too, especially if you're still using the first floor for vehicles. I 735 01:13:11.090 --> 01:13:21.540 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: I think also the motion is right wrong, because the Venice Neighborhood Council cannot request anything of the California Commission Coastal Commission in the county. I think it should be written to go to 736 01:13:22.010 --> 01:13:28.840 Lisa Redmond - Venice Catholic Worker: to the Council member and ask how she can fix this, and to look into it and investigate it even further. 737 01:13:30.050 --> 01:13:30.980 jim murez: Thank you. 738 01:13:32.440 --> 01:13:38.589 Daffodil Tyminski: Thank you. we did have one person raise their hand after we close public comment. I leave that to you, Jim. 739 01:13:39.140 --> 01:13:43.270 jim murez: yeah, that's okay. We'll we'll go ahead and let the public comment 740 01:13:43.290 --> 01:13:45.919 jim murez: the continue. Who who's the other person? 741 01:13:45.940 --> 01:13:47.500 Daffodil Tyminski: Helen Fallon. 742 01:13:47.710 --> 01:13:49.319 Daffodil Tyminski: Go ahead, Helen. 743 01:13:50.720 --> 01:14:04.700 Helen Fallon: Yeah, Sorry I had my hand up, and for some reason I looked again. It was down. But anyway, thank you for letting me speak. I support this. It's it's a feasibility study. Why not find out? Get the experts involved, and considering 744 01:14:04.810 --> 01:14:07.899 Helen Fallon: some of the things that this city spends money on 745 01:14:08.010 --> 01:14:09.240 Helen Fallon: preserving 746 01:14:10.000 --> 01:14:11.809 Helen Fallon: something like this 747 01:14:12.580 --> 01:14:13.679 Helen Fallon: deserves 748 01:14:13.990 --> 01:14:27.700 Helen Fallon: the you know deserves being looked into. And so I don't see this as controversial it's, you know it's asking for the city to be responsible for a building that's been there for some 50, some years. 749 01:14:27.710 --> 01:14:34.580 Helen Fallon: and it's clear that the Lifeguards in particular are particularly attached to this and believe that it is an historic 750 01:14:35.220 --> 01:14:47.009 Helen Fallon: iconic building. And so, you know, to do your job and support this and get get the city involved in doing their job and spending some money and places that actually we're spending money on. Thanks. 751 01:14:51.510 --> 01:14:54.519 jim murez: Okay, Are there any other people in the 752 01:14:54.850 --> 01:14:57.200 jim murez: public realm? Daffodil. 753 01:14:57.900 --> 01:14:58.690 Okay. 754 01:14:59.050 --> 01:15:03.379 jim murez: So let's go ahead and close public comment. 755 01:15:03.750 --> 01:15:07.409 jim murez: And now let's move into committee comment. 756 01:15:07.680 --> 01:15:10.639 jim murez: Robin, i'm gonna call on you last, Melissa. Go ahead. 757 01:15:14.280 --> 01:15:16.589 jim murez: Melissa. Your hands up. You have to unmute 758 01:15:19.330 --> 01:15:31.269 Jim Robb: Can you come back to me in a second 759 01:15:31.290 --> 01:15:35.979 Jim Robb: first of all? So there's been a lot of money that could have been attached to fix it. 760 01:15:36.220 --> 01:15:42.769 Jim Robb: Second of all, I think that that us need some sort of visitor center which this would be good for and reprocess for 761 01:15:42.920 --> 01:15:45.210 Jim Robb: also we have problems with 762 01:15:45.230 --> 01:15:47.629 Jim Robb: not enough bathrooms in Venice. 763 01:15:47.710 --> 01:15:51.200 Jim Robb: and I don't see why we could repurpose that and make it all around 764 01:15:51.350 --> 01:15:58.630 Jim Robb: Tourist place for them to get information. Use the restrooms. Look at art from the Venice Heritage Museum, or 765 01:15:58.840 --> 01:16:02.979 Jim Robb: local art from Bagel, or, like the lifeguard, said, do something with it. 766 01:16:03.050 --> 01:16:04.410 Jim Robb: You know the 767 01:16:04.650 --> 01:16:09.269 Jim Robb: to tell the history of how long it's been there, and what is to use for? So i'm fully for it. 768 01:16:09.620 --> 01:16:12.889 jim murez: Okay, Thank you. Jim J: Go ahead, please. 769 01:16:13.640 --> 01:16:20.479 jay handal: Yeah, I just want to remind everybody that mar this. They got a fire house for a community type center 770 01:16:20.950 --> 01:16:36.700 jay handal: out in the valley. The Armenian group got a firehouse from Kicorian for a dollar a year, for who knows how many tens of years, you know, for their association. But they all had a plan. 771 01:16:37.260 --> 01:16:44.220 jay handal: you know, and and I think that one of the things that's missing from the community is an actual plan 772 01:16:44.300 --> 01:16:54.499 jay handal: with either a nonprofit or a funding arm, you know, to go to the city in the county and say, you know, give us the building for a dollar a year. 773 01:16:54.580 --> 01:17:01.929 jay handal: and we'll make it seismically fit, and we'll retrofit it, and we'll make it safe, and we're going to use it for the following 774 01:17:02.260 --> 01:17:03.770 jay handal: items 775 01:17:03.910 --> 01:17:11.329 jay handal: and I think I think it's great, and I would support having this motion go through sooner than later. 776 01:17:11.580 --> 01:17:13.329 jay handal: But I also think that 777 01:17:13.350 --> 01:17:24.450 jay handal: we're kidding ourselves. If it's just going to be, hey? Don't demo it go take a look at doing some things, you know, and maybe we can raise some money through the community. 778 01:17:24.510 --> 01:17:40.249 jay handal: So between now and the time you drop this letter on Lindsey Horbath, and on Tracy Park and everybody else, I think it's going to be incumbent on the community and the proponents of this tower 779 01:17:40.300 --> 01:18:00.119 jay handal: to find a nonprofit that wants to work with them, to rehab the building for the purposes of whatever it is the purposes decided to be, because that's the only way it's going to succeed. Otherwise they're going to tear it down, because the city in the county are not going to spend money to do it. They'll give it to you for a buck 780 01:18:00.130 --> 01:18:05.709 jay handal: if you can show them a plan, and you can show if you're fiscally responsible to make it work. 781 01:18:07.440 --> 01:18:09.940 jim murez: Thank you. J. Cj. 782 01:18:17.420 --> 01:18:20.939 jim murez: I'm sorry I I get my 783 01:18:21.090 --> 01:18:26.590 CJ Cole: and unmute confused. No, I agree with the the 784 01:18:26.890 --> 01:18:45.079 CJ Cole: you know what this means is just let's look into it before we do something instantly about it. I think it's a wonderful possibility. However, I do have to agree with Jay that you know they're just not going to turn it over to somebody that doesn't have the wherewithal to make it workable. 785 01:18:45.090 --> 01:18:55.079 CJ Cole: but it definitely is something I would like to see personally preserved along with a lot of the old. 786 01:18:55.100 --> 01:19:08.339 CJ Cole: the old things in Venice. I am not into big stuckle boxes, and if they take the roof off this, what we'll have is a stuck all box just like the rest of Venice. so I agree with the motion. Thanks. 787 01:19:10.360 --> 01:19:12.009 jim murez: Mikhail, Go ahead. 788 01:19:14.120 --> 01:19:14.960 Michael Jensen: Hmm. 789 01:19:17.500 --> 01:19:19.049 Michael Jensen: Can you hear me? 790 01:19:19.550 --> 01:19:21.429 Michael Jensen: So going off of what 791 01:19:21.520 --> 01:19:29.540 Michael Jensen: Jim Robb said, and some more J said, I mean, I think the city needs to monetize this, and so I I think this motion lacks 792 01:19:30.270 --> 01:19:31.420 Michael Jensen: clear 793 01:19:31.660 --> 01:19:32.910 Michael Jensen: direction 794 01:19:33.060 --> 01:19:34.059 Michael Jensen: for that 795 01:19:34.240 --> 01:19:37.960 Michael Jensen: I mean great. We want to keep it there. But the city is looking at this as a 796 01:19:38.050 --> 01:19:41.020 Michael Jensen: as a balance sheet item, and if it just costs money. 797 01:19:41.090 --> 01:19:42.689 Michael Jensen: they need a plan, so I would. 798 01:19:44.190 --> 01:19:45.860 Michael Jensen: I share sort of the 799 01:19:47.420 --> 01:19:56.350 Michael Jensen: request that there'd be something more specific to this. But I think in principle. I I think we're all talking about monetizing this, or at least using it for a good purpose 800 01:19:59.420 --> 01:20:04.960 Michael Jensen: so i'd like to see that in in a, in a motion, but in concept I don't. I don't oppose this, I suppose. 801 01:20:05.800 --> 01:20:06.670 jim murez: Thank you. 802 01:20:08.400 --> 01:20:11.229 jim murez: Daffodil, You have your hand up. Go ahead, please. 803 01:20:11.310 --> 01:20:18.589 Daffodil Tyminski: Yeah, I just wanted to remind everyone that this is really about asking for a feasibility study to see what can be done with it. 804 01:20:19.200 --> 01:20:21.329 Daffodil Tyminski: and and whether it's 805 01:20:21.380 --> 01:20:28.969 Daffodil Tyminski: practicable to do something with it. So I would imagine the next step would be if that it there is a way to do something with it. 806 01:20:29.040 --> 01:20:36.520 Daffodil Tyminski: and once we know to what purpose the building could be used for given its current state, then I imagine the next step would be 807 01:20:36.790 --> 01:20:41.930 Daffodil Tyminski: a motion for that along the lines of what Jay was, you know, talking of another? So 808 01:20:42.190 --> 01:20:45.880 Daffodil Tyminski: I think the whole point of this is to see whether anything can be done with it. 809 01:20:47.900 --> 01:20:49.900 jim murez: Okay, Thank you. Daffodil. 810 01:20:52.010 --> 01:20:54.550 jim murez: You have your hand up. Go ahead, please. 811 01:20:59.550 --> 01:21:05.650 robertthibodeau: I have a question about the process, because it seems like a lot of people go contacted by committee 812 01:21:05.690 --> 01:21:10.299 robertthibodeau: either through the phone or by text on the what do you call that 813 01:21:10.640 --> 01:21:11.800 robertthibodeau: the 814 01:21:11.880 --> 01:21:15.320 robertthibodeau: something or other communications you ask about at the beginning. 815 01:21:15.460 --> 01:21:21.539 robertthibodeau: I know it's part a communication 816 01:21:22.100 --> 01:21:31.089 robertthibodeau: at a certain point in time. Doesn't that become a serial meeting like isn't that put stuff supposed to be discussed in public, not not behind closed doors. 817 01:21:31.520 --> 01:21:35.970 robertthibodeau: I feel like there's been a whole conversation on this going on. That's been outside of committee. 818 01:21:36.370 --> 01:21:42.940 robertthibodeau: and I I don't think that's the way we should be doing things. I mean. I support the Lifeguard station. I support the Lifeguards, etc. 819 01:21:43.020 --> 01:21:46.080 robertthibodeau: I don't. I don't think this is really being done right. 820 01:21:47.500 --> 01:21:48.759 robertthibodeau: That's my comment. 821 01:21:49.550 --> 01:21:50.510 jim murez: Okay. 822 01:21:50.620 --> 01:21:58.999 jim murez: I I think we covered the expertise communication. Several people did say they spoke to Robin about it, but I don't believe that it was more than 5 people. So 823 01:21:59.440 --> 01:22:01.230 jim murez: I think we were okay there. 824 01:22:03.400 --> 01:22:05.859 jim murez: Nico, you have your hand up. Go ahead, please. 825 01:22:08.000 --> 01:22:13.840 Nico Ruderman: Yeah, I I just wanted to. You know, echo the comment that this is basically just hitting a pause. Button this isn't 826 01:22:14.100 --> 01:22:17.410 Nico Ruderman: saying anything needs to happen with the site for us. It's just saying what's 827 01:22:18.080 --> 01:22:22.569 Nico Ruderman: to figure out if something can happen with it before it's just gone. 828 01:22:22.910 --> 01:22:24.410 Nico Ruderman: so that's all. 829 01:22:25.460 --> 01:22:27.010 jim murez: Okay. Thank you. Nico. 830 01:22:30.660 --> 01:22:32.750 jim murez: Melissa. I'm coming back to you. 831 01:22:33.810 --> 01:22:40.919 melissa diner : sure. So i'm just to reiterate what Noel said like we even talked about this back when 832 01:22:41.290 --> 01:22:45.349 melissa diner : I was chair of motion for a walk committee many moons ago. 833 01:22:45.430 --> 01:22:49.050 melissa diner : because the city owns it and the county 834 01:22:49.290 --> 01:22:56.209 melissa diner : rent it, and we need the county to maintain the beach, because I personally think that they 835 01:22:56.650 --> 01:23:00.090 melissa diner : I mean we need them to do it. It's their responsibility. 836 01:23:00.130 --> 01:23:06.960 melissa diner : But we also can barely maintain what we're supposed to maintain down there. Anyways, I think any plan 837 01:23:07.110 --> 01:23:18.500 melissa diner : that would come up that the city would even consider, especially with a new Council person would have to include the county, still being able to stay there, doing everything 838 01:23:18.540 --> 01:23:20.100 melissa diner : that they're doing 839 01:23:20.220 --> 01:23:39.420 melissa diner : and really like even just this feasibility study like if that costs money. If I really wanted to save this thing, it would just be like raising those funds privately to figure this all out and have the funding to do whatever they want with it, to give the Count to to give the city a reason why 840 01:23:39.700 --> 01:23:51.240 melissa diner : they should do that unfortunately, I wish that they would do more with it. But I think it's been. I think this has basically, been done. Even if it has it, they. They've gone back and forth 841 01:23:51.340 --> 01:23:58.619 melissa diner : on this, and it's ultimately coming down. So I hope it works. But yeah, I would just 842 01:23:58.720 --> 01:24:01.630 melissa diner : for whoever's behind this, I think 843 01:24:01.820 --> 01:24:07.450 melissa diner : the real way to have leverage is like, Jay said, to just put something together 844 01:24:07.610 --> 01:24:17.850 melissa diner : privately to bring to a new Council person that wants to like get in this fight and game at this point, when she has a lot of things she needs to get in the game on 845 01:24:19.780 --> 01:24:28.450 melissa diner : And the only other question I just had for everyone was I, since there's a lot of people that have been in Venice longer than I have, was 846 01:24:28.560 --> 01:24:39.800 melissa diner : the palladium that used to be down there like. Was this also part of that? Or was that a separate building? I was just curious from a historical standpoint. Thank you. 847 01:24:40.020 --> 01:24:43.890 jim murez: Okay? It was the called the Pavilion, and no, it was a separate 848 01:24:44.050 --> 01:24:53.750 jim murez: along with the oil wells. that was a separate thing, Diana. I You're not part of the the board, so I can't call on you at this point. I'm going to lower your hand again. 849 01:24:54.030 --> 01:25:00.270 jim murez: melissa. I'm lowering your hand, Robin, i'm going to give you 1 min to finish up. 850 01:25:00.760 --> 01:25:20.489 robin murez: Let's keep in mind that this is the motion is just to ask for a feasibility study and and Robin, if you want to go ahead. make it brief, please. 851 01:25:20.850 --> 01:25:29.379 robin murez: Financial report from the nonprofit that wants to take it on. You heard from 2 different groups, both the 852 01:25:29.430 --> 01:25:44.220 robin murez: La County Life Guards as well as the Venice Oceanarium. Both are extremely viable groups, and both have said they could come up with the funds if the building could be made available to them. Regarding the condition of the building. I think we have been 853 01:25:44.230 --> 01:25:57.440 robin murez: given a story that may not be accurate. So again, what we are asking is to have an independent feasibility study done to find out exactly what the condition is 854 01:25:58.440 --> 01:26:18.340 robin murez: There is one of the documents attached. That is the last assessment. We saw the only assessment to have it repaired and repurposed, and actually the majority of that assessment was for work that needed to be done on the first floor of the building. It's like electrical systems and 855 01:26:18.370 --> 01:26:22.129 robin murez: generators, and the second and third floor. 856 01:26:23.200 --> 01:26:39.749 robin murez: definitely need some work. It's some visible things that you see the wood that's holding up the balcony. But it is a very fully integrated second and third floor of a 3 story building, and it needs to be looked at before it's just torn down. 857 01:26:39.760 --> 01:26:57.529 robin murez: Also, I just mentioned. The design of it is like an octagon, or at which is also what the pagodas are; and I was told that there is like a continuous style that was created for Venice Ocean front walk of these octagonal buildings. 858 01:26:57.550 --> 01:27:12.029 robin murez: and lastly, there are 3 other life Guard towers in California that have been deemed historic where over a 1 million dollars were paid to restore them, and they are nowhere near as cool as ours. 859 01:27:12.130 --> 01:27:17.599 robin murez: And They are now historic. So it is our history. 860 01:27:23.950 --> 01:27:27.600 jim murez: It throws up. We you dropped off. But, Robin, i'm gonna 861 01:27:27.830 --> 01:27:30.860 jim murez: say that you You were done speaking anyway. 862 01:27:31.460 --> 01:27:37.240 jim murez: you you took enough time. Okay, let's go ahead now and call for the vote. 863 01:27:37.860 --> 01:27:45.770 jim murez: The vote is on the motion, which is basically asking for the various 864 01:27:45.930 --> 01:27:52.779 jim murez: departments and city county organizations to provide a feasibility study to the Neighborhood Council. 865 01:27:55.010 --> 01:27:57.820 jim murez: i'm going to start with Daffodil Daffodil. How do you vote. 866 01:27:57.950 --> 01:27:58.809 Daffodil Tyminski: Yes. 867 01:28:00.090 --> 01:28:02.010 melissa diner : Melissa. Yes. 868 01:28:02.330 --> 01:28:03.260 jim murez: Jay. 869 01:28:03.370 --> 01:28:05.309 jay handal: yes, Vicki 870 01:28:07.620 --> 01:28:08.530 jim murez: Vicki 871 01:28:08.710 --> 01:28:12.810 jim murez: Thank you. Bruno. Yes. 872 01:28:13.470 --> 01:28:14.420 jim murez: Nico. 873 01:28:16.660 --> 01:28:17.469 Nico Ruderman: Yes. 874 01:28:18.170 --> 01:28:19.200 jim murez: Jim Rob. 875 01:28:19.330 --> 01:28:20.150 Jim Robb: Yes. 876 01:28:20.600 --> 01:28:22.270 jim murez: Jason Triggers. 877 01:28:22.330 --> 01:28:23.410 Jason Sugars: Yes, sir. 878 01:28:23.780 --> 01:28:26.619 jim murez: thank you, Sir Cj. 879 01:28:27.200 --> 01:28:28.110 jim murez: Robert. 880 01:28:28.720 --> 01:28:29.690 robertthibodeau: Yes. 881 01:28:30.650 --> 01:28:32.209 Clark Brown: Clark. Yes. 882 01:28:34.590 --> 01:28:35.380 Michael Jensen: yes. 883 01:28:35.970 --> 01:28:38.369 jim murez: and i'm going to vote. Yes, also 884 01:28:38.700 --> 01:28:41.289 jim murez: that is unanimous, and 885 01:28:41.930 --> 01:28:52.550 jim murez: everybody would have their microphones d muted. How great last item on the agenda board officers. Do we have any comments or items? Not on the agenda. 886 01:28:54.050 --> 01:29:07.500 Clark Brown: Clark. You have your hand up. Go ahead, please. yeah. I like to. tell a board that steward Oscars, who's a stakeholder on Angeles, has been putting in substantial time to try to come up with a 887 01:29:07.510 --> 01:29:19.349 Clark Brown: proposal to take care of the roots of the of the of the trees on quarterly, and which are ripping up the sidewalk, while at the same time preserving the trees, which 888 01:29:19.380 --> 01:29:22.030 Clark Brown: make Cordeline just a gorgeous street 889 01:29:23.440 --> 01:29:33.100 Clark Brown: he needs so anybody who has some suggestions let me know, and i'll pass them on to Stewart, who's trying to get an agreement 890 01:29:33.150 --> 01:29:36.210 Clark Brown: on a plan between the la Usd. 891 01:29:36.260 --> 01:29:37.650 Clark Brown: And 892 01:29:37.870 --> 01:29:39.610 Clark Brown: the Harvard Committee 893 01:29:39.820 --> 01:29:51.030 Clark Brown: to present to the Council person for a plan to what take care of the sidewalks while preserving the trees. So if you have any ideas, let me know at all 894 01:29:51.190 --> 01:30:00.789 jim murez: so far, Clark. Let's let's talk offline the there was a woman who ran for CD. 11 did not win Allison. 895 01:30:01.000 --> 01:30:06.429 jim murez: and I have her contact, and she works for Nick Melbourne, who's in charge of all of this stuff. 896 01:30:06.680 --> 01:30:16.519 jim murez: so we should probably be able to come up with something. I know Isabel did have a design, and everybody agreed to it. It was going to create a meandering walkway. Robert, go ahead, please. 897 01:30:16.710 --> 01:30:18.719 robertthibodeau: Happy holidays. Everybody. 898 01:30:18.840 --> 01:30:20.609 jim murez: Yeah. Happy holidays, Robert. 899 01:30:23.400 --> 01:30:25.650 jim murez: That's your comment. All right. Great Melissa! 900 01:30:26.330 --> 01:30:28.870 jim murez: No, no, no, no, it's a fine. It's my 901 01:30:29.600 --> 01:30:31.119 jim murez: Melissa. Go ahead, please. 902 01:30:32.470 --> 01:30:45.109 melissa diner : So I just wanted to ask, did I? Did we? Just when everyone dropped off from that last meeting? Did that just never get passed. So we're not allocating budgets for the election, or what's the size of that? 903 01:30:46.110 --> 01:30:51.280 melissa diner : I'm: not sure. What are you referring to? 904 01:30:51.610 --> 01:30:59.640 jim murez: Yeah. As of this month? Now, I believe we're all back up to date. On all of that, we already had a meeting 905 01:30:59.750 --> 01:31:02.519 jim murez: allocating funds for the election. 906 01:31:05.560 --> 01:31:07.929 jim murez: i'm not sure what else you're referring to. 907 01:31:08.200 --> 01:31:19.130 melissa diner : So the meeting that everyone dropped off on, and we lost quorum to pass the election budget step. You had another meeting, and you actually passed it. Okay, just want to make sure. Thanks. 908 01:31:20.440 --> 01:31:24.329 jim murez: Anyone else. Any other hands. 909 01:31:26.760 --> 01:31:27.980 Jim Robb: Okay. 910 01:31:28.520 --> 01:31:40.499 jim murez: Happy holidays, everyone. Thank you for attending so good holidays Before I do that I need somebody to make a motion to adjourn, and so I move to adjourn. 911 01:31:40.560 --> 01:31:44.509 jay handal: Thank you, Jim Rob, Have a great holiday. Everybody be safe. 912 01:31:44.990 --> 01:31:46.950 jay handal: Got it. 913 01:31:47.130 --> 01:31:48.780 Daffodil Tyminski: bye bye, everyone 914 01:31:50.250 --> 01:31:53.449 jim murez: 7, 7, 28. We we ended. Thank you all.