WEBVTT 1 00:00:39.190 --> 00:00:40.090 Brian Averill: Hey, Jim! 2 00:00:50.680 --> 00:00:53.460 Brian Averill: Hey, Jim, Rob. i'm going to start letting people in. 3 00:00:53.820 --> 00:00:55.370 Jim Robb: Hi, Brian! Thanks, Jim. 4 00:01:04.629 --> 00:01:09.010 jim murez: Okay, Brian your host, and Jim is Chuck co-host you guys should be able to promote everybody else. 5 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:17.400 jim murez: and I will stay on in muted mode until I get to a little bit quieter position. 6 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:19.840 jim murez: Yeah, you should be able to. 7 00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:23.230 jim murez: Okay, and, Jim, you should be host at this point. 8 00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:25.090 Brian Averill: All right, Andrew. There you go. 9 00:01:31.190 --> 00:01:32.190 Brian Averill: Peter. 10 00:01:32.270 --> 00:01:33.640 Andrew Mika: I'm on thanks. 11 00:01:36.140 --> 00:01:37.730 Brian Averill: Noel. 12 00:01:57.490 --> 00:01:58.360 Brian Averill: I know. 13 00:01:58.540 --> 00:01:59.460 Noel Johnston: Hi! There 14 00:02:05.880 --> 00:02:06.870 Brian Averill: is Robin. 15 00:02:08.690 --> 00:02:09.530 Peter John Ruiz: Hello. 16 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:11.570 Noel Johnston: Hey, Peter! 17 00:02:11.760 --> 00:02:12.630 Jim Robb: Oh. 18 00:02:12.700 --> 00:02:13.610 Peter John Ruiz: Ola. 19 00:02:13.970 --> 00:02:15.190 Brian Averill: you feeling shy. 20 00:02:16.830 --> 00:02:19.780 Noel Johnston: can you, Peter? Can you turn on your video? 21 00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:22.780 Peter John Ruiz: I 22 00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:25.560 Noel Johnston: can be in the left hand corner of your screen. 23 00:02:29.150 --> 00:02:33.220 Peter John Ruiz: Groovy Nice glasses, Buddy. Thanks. 24 00:02:34.180 --> 00:02:36.440 Peter John Ruiz: Jim. 25 00:02:36.620 --> 00:02:39.920 Brian Averill: Even better. Yeah. 26 00:02:40.140 --> 00:02:50.080 Brian Averill: So you won't. Let's give it maybe 2 more minutes. See if we can get the Nick and a few others to hop on. But we do have quorum present. Oh, good! I just wanted to say Good evening, everybody. 27 00:02:51.150 --> 00:02:52.460 Jim Robb: Hey, hey, Robin! 28 00:02:53.630 --> 00:02:56.910 Robin Rudisill: Hey, Jim! Good to see everybody. 29 00:02:57.470 --> 00:03:00.870 Jim Robb: Okay, I know well, and Peter Yay 30 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:03.370 Jim Robb: so we need 31 00:03:04.580 --> 00:03:06.040 Jim Robb: Mark Rogo 32 00:03:08.140 --> 00:03:11.340 Noel Johnston: what's happening in the panel of the upper left-hand corner. 33 00:03:15.610 --> 00:03:18.680 Brian Averill: That's i'm not sure what's going on over there. 34 00:03:19.870 --> 00:03:26.050 Noel Johnston: Oh, i'm i'm walking to my car and probably holding it up to my ear, so you can only see from my camera 35 00:03:26.130 --> 00:03:32.110 jim murez: my fingers, and your close up 36 00:03:32.200 --> 00:03:34.000 Peter John Ruiz: There's another one. I don't know how to. 37 00:03:34.150 --> 00:03:37.150 I don't know how to put it on the speaker phone. 38 00:03:37.490 --> 00:03:38.550 jim murez: Let me try. 39 00:03:39.160 --> 00:03:40.680 Peter John Ruiz: Well, we need a cleaning. 40 00:03:46.930 --> 00:03:52.520 Brian Averill: Jim. You want to. You want to jump in, see if we'll see if Nick or Mark jump on. 41 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:56.840 Brian Averill: That's good for it. 42 00:03:57.500 --> 00:03:58.390 Jim Robb: All right. 43 00:03:58.410 --> 00:04:00.040 Brian Averill: Nick. I just promoted you. 44 00:04:00.750 --> 00:04:11.880 Jim Robb: So okay, everybody. welcome to our ocean front walk meeting. possibly the last one with me as your chair of the ocean front walk. 45 00:04:12.310 --> 00:04:15.420 Peter John Ruiz: Wow! Good job, though. 46 00:04:15.440 --> 00:04:20.029 Jim Robb: Yes, thank you. I think we did. I think we have the 4 4 good years. 47 00:04:20.209 --> 00:04:22.029 Jim Robb: We got a lot of accomplished 48 00:04:22.580 --> 00:04:29.820 Jim Robb: hopefully. They'll get those bollards up, and we can keep people from driving down the board walk. 49 00:04:30.200 --> 00:04:31.740 Jim Robb: That's kind of. 50 00:04:32.050 --> 00:04:34.550 Jim Robb: I see we're driving the other day. So 51 00:04:34.920 --> 00:04:36.320 Jim Robb: let's 52 00:04:36.330 --> 00:04:37.450 jim murez: what's called to order. 53 00:04:38.540 --> 00:04:40.130 Jim Robb: Call this meeting to order 54 00:04:40.180 --> 00:04:45.430 Brian Averill: 506 on my glasses on. 55 00:04:46.590 --> 00:04:47.700 Jim Robb: Okay. 56 00:04:48.200 --> 00:04:49.160 Brian Averill: roll. Call it 57 00:04:49.530 --> 00:04:50.430 Jim Robb: Ryan 58 00:04:50.780 --> 00:04:51.610 Brian Averill: here. 59 00:04:51.900 --> 00:04:52.840 Jim Robb: Oh, well. 60 00:04:52.970 --> 00:04:53.830 Noel Johnston: yeah. 61 00:04:53.960 --> 00:04:54.870 Jim Robb: hey? Here. 62 00:04:55.350 --> 00:04:56.190 Peter John Ruiz: here. 63 00:04:56.260 --> 00:04:57.170 Jim Robb: Robin. 64 00:04:57.220 --> 00:04:58.030 Robin Rudisill: here. 65 00:04:58.520 --> 00:04:59.280 Jim Robb: Nick 66 00:05:02.100 --> 00:05:03.240 Brian Averill: Nick, you're muted. 67 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:08.410 Jim Robb: Andrew. 68 00:05:11.410 --> 00:05:13.260 Andrew Mika: I'm. Here i'm. Here. Sorry. 69 00:05:15.060 --> 00:05:16.980 Brian Averill: Mr. Anton cello. Are you here? 70 00:05:19.590 --> 00:05:20.560 Jim Robb: Theine? 71 00:05:21.330 --> 00:05:22.070 Robin Rudisill: Hmm. 72 00:05:23.090 --> 00:05:26.120 Jim Robb: All right. No colleen and Lexi. 73 00:05:28.080 --> 00:05:31.490 Jim Robb: No Lexi mark should be on momentarily. 74 00:05:32.080 --> 00:05:36.730 Jim Robb: Okay. So we have 2 4 6 8. We have 75 00:05:36.880 --> 00:05:41.910 Jim Robb: correct. Let us move on and we'll let everybody else know 76 00:05:43.380 --> 00:05:46.820 Jim Robb: approval for the prior meeting the minutes 77 00:05:47.080 --> 00:05:51.430 Jim Robb: I will ask for approval. Do I have a second? 78 00:05:51.940 --> 00:05:53.130 Jim Robb: Okay. 79 00:05:53.610 --> 00:05:57.160 Jim Robb: So, moving right along, we have a vote on that. 80 00:05:57.310 --> 00:06:01.210 Jim Robb: Okay, let's vote on the minutes. Ryan. Yes. 81 00:06:01.220 --> 00:06:02.980 Peter John Ruiz: Well. 82 00:06:03.080 --> 00:06:03.950 Jim Robb: Peter. 83 00:06:04.170 --> 00:06:05.180 Peter John Ruiz: yes. 84 00:06:05.210 --> 00:06:06.700 Jim Robb: Robin 85 00:06:07.750 --> 00:06:08.730 Jim Robb: Andrew. 86 00:06:13.980 --> 00:06:14.910 Jim Robb: Absolutely 87 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:30.520 Andrew Mika: sorry. I don't think I don't know if I was at the last meeting, nor do I remember, so I I don't think I should be voting on it. But yeah, you, you don't need me for it. 88 00:06:31.520 --> 00:06:32.920 Jim Robb: Dick, you in yet. 89 00:06:35.420 --> 00:06:39.340 Jim Robb: Okay, so we had. I say, yes. So we got 2 for 90 00:06:39.840 --> 00:06:40.980 Jim Robb: 6, 91 00:06:42.410 --> 00:06:44.130 Jim Robb: 5, I guess 5. 92 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:49.760 Jim Robb: They're approved, Joe. 93 00:06:50.670 --> 00:06:53.710 Brian Averill: So let's move on to public comment. 94 00:06:54.140 --> 00:06:57.580 Jim Robb: It's not a Jedized items related 95 00:06:57.660 --> 00:06:59.420 Jim Robb: to the ocean front walk 96 00:06:59.630 --> 00:07:14.850 Brian Averill: right just to be clear to the folks out there. This is this is not for the stuff that's on the agenda. This is anything you'd like to share about ocean front lock that is not on this current agenda. So you'd like to to comment. 97 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:26.450 Jim Robb: and we're doing 2 min, as Brian feels that way, and I think we can let everybody speak for 2 min. 98 00:07:27.780 --> 00:07:29.680 Brian Averill: There you go. Jr: Go for it. 99 00:07:35.210 --> 00:07:36.100 Junior graves: Oh, hello. 100 00:07:36.150 --> 00:07:38.220 Brian Averill: yep. The floor is yours. Junior. 101 00:07:38.330 --> 00:07:39.510 Junior graves: You guys have me, all right. 102 00:07:40.630 --> 00:07:42.540 Junior graves: Yup, we can hear you. 103 00:07:43.090 --> 00:07:47.270 Junior graves: Well, basically, yeah, I was just thinking, though, we need to a step. 104 00:07:51.650 --> 00:07:52.530 Hello. 105 00:07:53.710 --> 00:07:54.810 Jim Robb: Alright, Bye! 106 00:07:57.220 --> 00:08:01.330 Sorry. There was some. There was some technical difficulties going on. 107 00:08:03.420 --> 00:08:07.670 Jim Robb: Okay, You got 1 min 54 s. That's unmute you. 108 00:08:07.780 --> 00:08:13.360 Junior graves: We well, the boardwalk is, you know I 109 00:08:14.950 --> 00:08:15.990 Jim Robb: do it again. 110 00:08:19.320 --> 00:08:22.750 Brian Averill: It looks like he. He fell off the the meeting. 111 00:08:23.020 --> 00:08:25.950 Jim Robb: Put your head, Put your hand out, Peter. 112 00:08:26.050 --> 00:08:27.950 You're severely autistic. 113 00:08:28.970 --> 00:08:43.580 Nick: so i'm sorry about that. But you all look like one bitch. It's like No, you are fucking all that's, bitch. Brian, you you use some dome as looking nigga and forget Jim. You look like you haven't gone outside in a week, Robin. Well, you got a beach in the back. Yeah, you you go somewhere. 114 00:08:43.980 --> 00:08:48.240 jim murez: Yeah, it's I I like Ps: Feel like that. I like. 115 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:50.320 Jim Robb: alright, Thank you. 116 00:08:50.380 --> 00:08:51.520 Nick: You're welcome. 117 00:08:52.710 --> 00:08:58.000 Brian Averill: all right. Next we've got a phone number. It ends in 6 9 0. 118 00:08:59.850 --> 00:09:02.190 Jim Robb: That's me. 119 00:09:02.530 --> 00:09:03.620 Peter John Ruiz: That's Peter. 120 00:09:04.070 --> 00:09:04.720 Jim Robb: Oh. 121 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:08.600 Peter John Ruiz: I had to call it. I had to call in because my computer wasn't working. 122 00:09:08.810 --> 00:09:12.360 Brian Averill: Okay, and that will. That will be the end of 123 00:09:12.650 --> 00:09:13.990 Peter John Ruiz: Okay. Hello. 124 00:09:16.380 --> 00:09:17.660 Peter John Ruiz: Hi! 125 00:09:17.880 --> 00:09:19.100 1310****690: No, we 126 00:09:20.020 --> 00:09:24.170 1310****690: Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you. 127 00:09:24.370 --> 00:09:26.710 Brian Averill: Yes, Hello! 128 00:09:27.100 --> 00:09:28.590 1310****690: I 129 00:09:28.640 --> 00:09:29.860 Hi! Rob! 130 00:09:30.150 --> 00:09:35.360 1310****690: Rob! I want to thank you for doing such a good job on the ocean Forum front walk 131 00:09:35.490 --> 00:09:46.700 it's been. It's been really a task on the Neighborhood Council, and it's been a task on the on the stakeholders. But I just wanted to bring up something very important. 132 00:09:46.730 --> 00:09:54.720 1310****690: You know it saddens me that I have friends, that own businesses, and have to stay and sleep in their businesses because of the fact that 133 00:09:54.740 --> 00:09:57.330 of people trying to break into them. 134 00:09:57.460 --> 00:10:01.910 1310****690: and 2 friends of mine have businesses, and they've had stay in 135 00:10:01.940 --> 00:10:14.190 1310****690: and sleep there, because if they lose, they lose everything, and then for them to even the insurance company to repay them. It's not going to make up for what they have as vendors. 136 00:10:14.260 --> 00:10:30.850 1310****690: Another thing, too, I was down. I haven't been down at the boardwalk in a long time, and finally I went down with my husband because of the rains, and we wanted to see the temperatures and the rain coming in. But it really sad to me that people have no respect. Still, with their scooters 137 00:10:30.900 --> 00:10:50.510 1310****690: going down on the boardwalk, and they almost ran into us the other the other day, and i'll tell you something haven't. We had people that have been hurt and and and also killed because of writing their scooters on the board walk coming down Venice. They come on the wrong way. 138 00:10:50.510 --> 00:11:08.620 1310****690: and I wish that we would bring this up. Not only our police department can't do much, but I think it is time that maybe at the next Greek meeting that we have in in we bring up this issue, because if the boardwalk is going to eventually have a 139 00:11:08.620 --> 00:11:16.720 1310****690: we need to clean up the issues and the dangers that we have at this moment. But thank you, Rob, and all of you for doing such a good job with the board mark? 140 00:11:17.490 --> 00:11:28.330 Jim Robb: Thank you. Yeah. We we've had motions for all those private scooter companies running off the boardwalk. There's supposed to be signs produced. We've had numerous meetings on it 141 00:11:28.430 --> 00:11:41.690 Jim Robb: supposed to be enforced, and there's supposed to be signs saying what the fine! Is. And now we got another scooter company called tuck tuck. That is not geo-fenced in going up and down boardwalk, bike path, and everything so 142 00:11:41.740 --> 00:11:45.170 Jim Robb: I mean, we've tried the best we can. It needs to be enforced. 143 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:50.710 Jim Robb: and hopefully, we can get some stuff going. But I appreciate your call. Thank you who's next Brian? 144 00:11:50.770 --> 00:11:55.300 Brian Averill: We are going to finish up public comment with Kane Mckellen 145 00:11:55.530 --> 00:11:58.220 Brian Averill: can go for it. 146 00:12:00.180 --> 00:12:01.150 Brian Averill: Ken you're on. 147 00:12:02.290 --> 00:12:05.800 Well, first of all, it just like to thank Rob. 148 00:12:06.010 --> 00:12:13.300 Kane Mclellan: Amazing job of the boardwalk. It looks very nice, so well done. Unfortunately, I've seen some. 149 00:12:16.780 --> 00:12:18.560 Jim Robb: There you go. 150 00:12:19.510 --> 00:12:21.420 Jim Robb: Wait. Can you guys see me. 151 00:12:21.900 --> 00:12:37.330 Kane Mclellan: Well, well, well, great job first of all. But essentially, unfortunately, I actually saw some kids hanging around the boardwalk, and I thought they were acting a bit strange, so I decided to go over there and look what they were doing, and 152 00:12:37.530 --> 00:12:41.420 Kane Mclellan: well, i'm not too sure what, but they were using, but it would look like some sort of 153 00:12:41.530 --> 00:12:47.480 i. The smell was quite potent if you understand what I mean. It was like a a marijuana smell. 154 00:12:52.850 --> 00:12:58.630 Kane Mclellan: and it I I was always gonna call local services, see if they can get sorted. But 155 00:12:58.920 --> 00:13:00.490 Kane Mclellan: that's what I've got to say, really 156 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:04.210 Jim Robb: perfect. Well enjoy. Thank you. Happy 4, 20. 157 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:05.500 Brian Averill: Thank you, Kane. 158 00:13:08.830 --> 00:13:10.600 Jim Robb: All right, Brian. Who else are we 159 00:13:10.670 --> 00:13:17.580 Nick: But I'll I'll I'll take that question. There, see Kane, that's really just a skill issue on your behalf as we are for 20. Friendly. 160 00:13:23.710 --> 00:13:27.050 Brian Averill: Okay, I think that's the end of the public comment. Jim. 161 00:13:27.650 --> 00:13:29.720 Jim Robb: Okay, Peter, why is your hand up? 162 00:13:34.020 --> 00:13:35.790 Brian Averill: Let's let's move on. 163 00:13:36.420 --> 00:13:37.740 Jim Robb: Okay. Next. 164 00:13:38.740 --> 00:13:42.120 Jim Robb: we have okay. Public comment is over. 165 00:13:42.340 --> 00:13:45.070 Jim Robb: So this it. This is the 166 00:13:45.300 --> 00:13:47.470 Jim Robb: 5. This is the main. 167 00:13:47.530 --> 00:14:03.250 Brian Averill: Let me just read it into the record here, and then Jim was going to sort of explain that because it it did come from Mr. Meres. So this is. This is a a motion to get an Olympic event here in Venice, in 2,028, 168 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:13.700 Brian Averill: whereas venice beach is recognized around the world as a visitor destination, and whereas outdoor recreational roller. Skating and skateboarding began in Venice Beach as far back as the sixtys. 169 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:31.020 Brian Averill: whereas Venice is home to many internationally recognized skaters manufacturers and retail businesses mit ctl. And whereas ocean front walks, Recreation Park has 238 acres of open space in which to create a skateboard venue, and includes over 2,000 parking spaces in 5, La do T lots, 138; 170 00:14:31.430 --> 00:14:45.160 Brian Averill: and whereas the Venice region has ample mass transportation, which presently includes 2 metro bus routes, 2 big blue bus routes, one callver green bus line, plus an ever expanding network of bike lanes, including the Marvin broad, coastal bike route. 171 00:14:45.360 --> 00:15:02.150 Brian Averill: which extends 22 miles from Palace, varies to Pacific Pals aids, and whereas the Venice business and tourism industry took a heavy beating during COVID-19, and an early decision to locate the La. 20 eighth skateboard venue in Venice will provide an economic boost to the region. 172 00:15:02.800 --> 00:15:11.860 Brian Averill: Therefore the board of officers moved to send a letter to Mayor Pass, Councilwoman Park, Dan, the AD. Hoc Committee on the 2,000 and 28 Olympic and Paralympic games. 173 00:15:12.110 --> 00:15:19.920 Brian Averill: requesting the la 28 skateboard venue be located in Venice, and furthermore request that these individuals make a formal request 174 00:15:20.020 --> 00:15:23.460 Brian Averill: to the La 20 Olympic organizing committee. 175 00:15:23.590 --> 00:15:29.740 Brian Averill: who do I have a second, and if I do we can go to Mr. Muir for a short Follow up. 176 00:15:30.590 --> 00:15:32.000 Robin Rudisill: I will second that. 177 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:37.880 Brian Averill: Thank you, Robin Jim. Do you want to give us a little background on this, I think you 178 00:15:38.650 --> 00:15:42.400 Brian Averill: But we're gonna go to Mr. Meres first, and then we'll do some some public comment. 179 00:15:43.870 --> 00:15:46.070 Brian Averill: Jim, you're muted. I'm gonna 180 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:52.350 Brian Averill: Junior M. There we go. How's that? Can you hear me now? Yes, please. Trust. Yeah, Jim, we can hear you, man. 181 00:15:53.690 --> 00:16:00.630 Robin Rudisill: Some people were promoted that shouldn't be. We need to change that. I'm working on it. 182 00:16:02.020 --> 00:16:17.270 jim murez: So so what I was involved actually along with my wife in 2019, actually in in 1,984, when the Olympics were here, and the way that the the Olympic Committee works 183 00:16:17.810 --> 00:16:29.590 jim murez: the host city, which is this point is Los Angeles is the Organizing Committee, and they receive a lot of benefits from the Ioc, the International Olympic Committee. 184 00:16:29.690 --> 00:16:34.750 and from the Us. Olympic Committee to to host venues 185 00:16:34.770 --> 00:16:42.720 jim murez: throughout wherever they specify. So, for instance, in 84 rowing canoeing was up in Lake Cassidis, which is up in Ventura County. 186 00:16:44.040 --> 00:17:05.940 jim murez: and the Venues were all across the entire Southern California region, I think sailing was out of Long Beach. you know, is everywhere. Usc. For instance, ended up with a Olympic class swimming stadium that seeded, I think, about 5,000 people, but they they increase that capacity 187 00:17:05.940 --> 00:17:15.950 jim murez: greatly by building temporary bleachers around the pool stadium. The pool stadium is still there, and it's served the the school ever since. 188 00:17:16.060 --> 00:17:22.010 jim murez: So so some of the venues end up becoming temporary, some of the venues become permanent. 189 00:17:22.040 --> 00:17:24.480 the Coliseum will again be used. 190 00:17:24.520 --> 00:17:36.000 jim murez: and and you know things like housing will probably be at Ucla on the campus. There, in all the dorms. But at this point in time there are no venues whatsoever plan for the west side of Los Angeles. 191 00:17:36.360 --> 00:17:38.090 jim murez: Personally, I feel that that's 192 00:17:38.120 --> 00:17:40.040 a tremendous. 193 00:17:41.630 --> 00:17:42.740 jim murez: unjust 194 00:17:42.910 --> 00:17:45.590 behavior to us as residents. 195 00:17:45.610 --> 00:17:55.740 jim murez: and to us as stakeholders. There is a tremendous economic benefit by having a venue, because it brings in a tremendous amount of tourism 196 00:17:56.030 --> 00:18:06.110 jim murez: or the 2 weeks during the games. But leading up to that point there will be many art exhibits and and cultural events, outdoor music. 197 00:18:06.400 --> 00:18:10.610 concerts, and all kinds of other things that will happen throughout the entire city. 198 00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:22.170 jim murez: and by having a venue here we could become part of that dynamic. The the stadium itself will probably require a very large parking lot. 199 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:33.490 jim murez: I'm. Personally thinking that that probably the parking lot next to the Lifeguard station that is currently being held from being demolished would probably be a a location, a possible location. 200 00:18:33.570 --> 00:18:44.510 jim murez: but it would require a large area. We probably would not be able to host it in what is currently the skate park that's down on the beach, because it's not large enough. 201 00:18:44.510 --> 00:19:03.250 jim murez: It's not designed the the the official olympic skating venue in Tokyo was was completely created for the Tokyo games, and that was the first time it was done. This will be the third time it's being done in Los Angeles, where Paris will be the second time, it's being done, and in Paris they're also building a temporary stadium. 202 00:19:03.250 --> 00:19:14.980 jim murez: and the idea of having it at the end of Venice full of artists is that transportation in and out on Venice Boulevard would be very easy for the spectators. It would also be very easy for the competitors. 203 00:19:15.050 --> 00:19:33.880 jim murez: and so the idea would be that it would give us international recognition, which, of course, is always a good thing on all sorts of fronts. It would also give us the the legacy going forward, that the skating where it was started originally in Venice, back in the 1,900 sixtys continues to be a capital, continues to be a focal point 204 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:45.940 for for the entire international world of people in skating, as a place to come and enjoy the outdoor skate park that we have, and and who knows? Maybe we could even end up with some official rings down there when the time comes. 205 00:19:46.240 --> 00:20:03.050 jim murez: I have personally been in touch with with some of the people on the La 28 games. No decisions have been made, yet people have had rumors about. Maybe they'll be in Long Beach. Maybe it'll be in Pasadena. There are many different people that would like to see it. The the guy that did the Tokyo games 206 00:20:03.050 --> 00:20:18.130 jim murez: that actually designed the course for the Tokyo is is out in the Semi Valley area, but that doesn't necessarily mean that that that anything has been decided. So I think, by having a strong showing at this point in time, I I believe the the Councilwoman would be behind us. 207 00:20:18.130 --> 00:20:30.170 I i'm not sure about the mayor, but I suspect that keeping it in the city of Los Angeles would probably be something She, too, would like to see happen. So I think, by getting our voices be heard, having a good, strong, united voice on this front. 208 00:20:30.170 --> 00:20:39.790 jim murez: it would be good for everyone, and i'll stop there, and I'm available for questions. I've done a lot of research into it, and I have a lot of other additional backup information. But I don't want to take up your whole meeting. 209 00:20:39.930 --> 00:20:42.370 Brian Averill: Thank you, Jim, appreciate that. 210 00:20:42.500 --> 00:20:54.840 Brian Averill: so we can go to public comment. But before we go to public comment. I just want to point out just to be clear. We're not talking about the current Skate Park. That's that's not big enough. That's not an option. So we'd be setting up something temporary 211 00:20:54.940 --> 00:20:59.990 Brian Averill: somewhere else on the beach or near the beach just before we get into public comment. 212 00:21:00.340 --> 00:21:04.790 Brian Averill: So if you do have public comment. Please raise your hands. 213 00:21:05.120 --> 00:21:11.330 Brian Averill: I see Sean O'brien. Mr. O'brien, unmute 214 00:21:11.870 --> 00:21:17.890 Sean Obrien: Hi Guys great work, Jim, Rob, and all of you appreciate all your work. 215 00:21:18.080 --> 00:21:23.310 Sean Obrien: You've done a lot for the community. I'm just. I'm just voicing my support for this. That's all guys. 216 00:21:23.770 --> 00:21:27.320 Jim Robb: I appreciate you calling in all the time. I appreciate you. 217 00:21:29.010 --> 00:21:33.060 Brian Averill: We've got Steve, Steve Bradbury. 218 00:21:33.530 --> 00:21:40.120 Steve Bradbury: Go for it, Steve. Thanks, Brian. A. Jim. Clearly you've done a lot of research on this. The question I have is. 219 00:21:40.190 --> 00:21:53.030 Steve Bradbury: We're dealing with a lot of issues on Venice Boulevard now in terms of the road diet and the number of lanes and all that. How do you envision having an venue with 220 00:21:53.080 --> 00:22:06.320 Steve Bradbury: thousands of people going to come to me when we're dealing with the major traffic on an ongoing basis. I'm not against it. I'm. Just looking at the practical consideration of Venice and Washington is the East West. 221 00:22:06.550 --> 00:22:11.300 Steve Bradbury: Thoroughfare is getting away from the beach. for the people that are coming here. 222 00:22:11.380 --> 00:22:30.090 Steve Bradbury: as well as the people who are getting in and out during that time that any. Have you thought that through? Is there anybody done a traffic litigation study or anything like that, or we just get the real estate as well. We'll hold the questions. Well, we'll put that down and we'll let Jim answer after we get everybody's thoughts, so he can 223 00:22:30.090 --> 00:22:32.520 Jim Robb: not have to pipe in every time. So let's 224 00:22:32.550 --> 00:22:35.410 Jim Robb: let's go. 225 00:22:35.430 --> 00:22:37.830 Brian Averill: We've got alli 226 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:39.460 Brian Averill: There you are, Ali 227 00:22:41.990 --> 00:22:43.340 Brian Averill: Alia unmute. 228 00:22:44.370 --> 00:22:45.190 Brian Averill: There you go. 229 00:22:46.500 --> 00:22:53.870 Ali M: I I think a big problem with the board walk is that there's too many black people. So what we need to do 230 00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:58.050 Ali M: is we need to go around the shotgun and then go. 231 00:23:00.810 --> 00:23:03.250 So yeah. 232 00:23:04.390 --> 00:23:05.470 Brian Averill: I do. 233 00:23:07.120 --> 00:23:09.320 Brian Averill: It looks like we lost alley somehow. 234 00:23:11.470 --> 00:23:14.580 Brian Averill: Next Adams Woodworth 235 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:27.620 Brian Averill: Adams. 236 00:23:30.190 --> 00:23:34.600 Adams Woodworth: Well. to be honest with you. I I agree with the first guy 237 00:23:34.840 --> 00:23:42.440 Adams Woodworth: I mean. There is a problem with, you know, minorities and stuff too many of them. 238 00:23:43.080 --> 00:23:46.020 Jim Robb: Just kind of he's off. 239 00:23:48.690 --> 00:23:50.340 Jim Robb: And now he's off 240 00:23:50.410 --> 00:23:57.140 Nick Antonicello: document this meeting to the La. Pd. And give those people 241 00:23:58.830 --> 00:24:06.130 Jim Robb: alright, Shawn O'brien, put your head down, please. We got one more. I think we've got to Yolanda left there. 242 00:24:11.340 --> 00:24:13.550 Jim Robb: Yolanda. I think that's 243 00:24:17.770 --> 00:24:18.710 Brian Averill: Yolanda. 244 00:24:19.660 --> 00:24:20.470 1310****690: Yes. 245 00:24:22.690 --> 00:24:40.340 1310****690: i'm in favor of it all the way. I love the Olympics. I've worked 3 Olympics myself, starting with Mexico City when I was 18 years of age, and the one thing that I am requesting is that I think we need stakeholder input on this. 246 00:24:40.340 --> 00:25:06.070 not only because of the fact that the traffic that we have right now coming to bend this even as visitors, really is something. And second of all, I think it should be, and we should send this back to the neighborhood committee meeting, so we can get stakeholder input because we have a lot of very bright people who work through the Olympics work, the Los Angeles Olympics, like I did myself. 247 00:25:06.110 --> 00:25:24.070 1310****690: and I think we need to reward how we put this motion in, because not only does it have to go to the, to the our Mayor, Honourable Mayor Matt Bass, also to Tracey Park, but it has to go to the Olympic Committee. 248 00:25:24.100 --> 00:25:44.720 1310****690: and that letter should be addressed to all 3 of them. It's very important because you're putting a highlight already forward on this event. And but there are a lot of people that stakeholders right now that Don't even want the Olympics in the city, and I said to them, Why, I said, it brings in so much 249 00:25:44.790 --> 00:26:00.720 1310****690: culture and and it I I just love the Olympics, not only because of my father being an athlete and a champion in Mexico. But I think we should think about how we address this and address this and 250 00:26:00.750 --> 00:26:15.830 1310****690: take it back into the Neighborhood Committee, and let's get some more stakeholders involved. We're getting ahead of ourselves, but it's it's in the plan. Remember, we also have 5 other skateboard facilities within the city of Los Angeles. 251 00:26:16.250 --> 00:26:34.440 1310****690: San Diego is one of the what I've been to a San Diego skateboard event. There it's phenomenal, but we have Montreal. We have garbanza, I think one of the which one is the other 1. One of them was we signed the one in. 252 00:26:37.010 --> 00:26:45.980 1310****690: I can't think of it right now, but we've got other venues that they're already thinking of having it, because they're really set up. They've done a beautiful job. 253 00:26:46.080 --> 00:27:05.210 so take it back to the neighborhood Committee. Let's get some more input on this, but we can move forward to have that rep representation or even events here in Dennis to display this gate, the the the sport of skateboarding. And also I would like to request that maybe we should start having. 254 00:27:05.210 --> 00:27:12.910 1310****690: especially because it's an international event start having Spanish translation. Thank you. This is Yolanda Montana. 255 00:27:13.500 --> 00:27:14.440 Jim Robb: Hello, there! 256 00:27:14.570 --> 00:27:18.830 Jim Robb: So thank you, Everybody on this, and just to recap we 257 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:24.090 Jim Robb: we're trying to get this into the regular Vnc. Meeting. That's why we're doing this this evening. 258 00:27:24.140 --> 00:27:39.150 Jim Robb: so that we could vote on that. And we're also going to reach out to stakeholders like you, said Yolanda, and get signatures and all that, just to to help move this forward. So I think there was one question if Jim remembers what it is. I think it was 259 00:27:41.590 --> 00:27:43.350 Brian Averill: Jim you want to. 260 00:27:43.570 --> 00:27:52.450 jim murez: and and and I would. I would also like to to address Yolanda if I can. So. But but the transportation in and out. I think it's a very legitimate point. 261 00:27:52.560 --> 00:28:02.280 and and clearly in 84. When when I was a a consultant for the games. One of the things that I was in charge of was was logistics, and how to move 262 00:28:02.320 --> 00:28:21.370 jim murez: doping control, how to how to move specimens around the city, and transportation was, of course, a very large concern about how to get the specimens to the lab before they went bad, or anything could have possibly happened to them, and and what happened was, and i'm sure it will happen again. 263 00:28:21.370 --> 00:28:29.070 Transportation will be mitigated. They will come up with with, You know particular routes that the venue 264 00:28:29.070 --> 00:28:47.200 jim murez: people, the people that they have to participate will be able to take, and there will be care of vans. Like. There was an 84 where where the athletes are. Are you know given enough time to get to the venue and are escorted back out of the venue. You know we're talking about 100 countries. 265 00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:50.470 and some of them have politically correct or incorrect. 266 00:28:50.640 --> 00:29:03.970 jim murez: You know, followers throughout the country, and people are going to be, you know, having all sorts of different feelings about. You know the athletes, but you also have to keep in mind that that 267 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:11.630 you know Venice for many, many years has had a marathon go down Venice Boulevard, and they just stopped the traffic during the time it goes by. 268 00:29:11.690 --> 00:29:16.930 jim murez: and and so, bringing up a couple of bus loads of of athletes in. 269 00:29:16.950 --> 00:29:30.170 jim murez: or bringing in bus loads of tourists that might have to park at a remote lot like like the Parking and Transportation Committee has been working on putting forward some some motions to to do things like 270 00:29:30.250 --> 00:29:43.900 jim murez: the end of the 90 free way where there's a I don't know 18 acres or something of of unused land could be used as a park and ride for for rideshare into Venice as a possible solution. I mean, we have 7 years to figure out 271 00:29:43.980 --> 00:29:51.980 jim murez: how we would do this. I think the important thing at this point is to get on the on the list of possible venues, and to make 272 00:29:52.040 --> 00:29:53.500 the the 273 00:29:53.700 --> 00:30:02.970 jim murez: A committee realized that that Venice is in support of the idea, and we want to be considered. It certainly is not a last 274 00:30:03.150 --> 00:30:17.920 jim murez: ditch effort to to, you know. Try and keep the public from having a participating comment or voice in the matter. There's going to have to be a lot of planning going into, and the community will have to be very much involved in that, because it's not a small task. 275 00:30:19.170 --> 00:30:29.110 jim murez: And with respect to the Ioc. In response to the comment that was made by by Yolanda. 276 00:30:29.280 --> 00:30:34.960 jim murez: the Bnc. Does not have the authority under the done or bunk rules 277 00:30:34.990 --> 00:30:45.150 jim murez: to be able to reach outside of the city body. So the letters that that I requested to be put in are only to the people within the La City body. 278 00:30:45.350 --> 00:30:58.890 jim murez: the the L. A. City, the L. A. 28 Commission, and the city mayors, and the and the City Council person. They in turn can reach out to other people. 279 00:30:58.940 --> 00:31:07.870 jim murez: and in response to going to the neighborhood committee, the neighborhood Committee actually on Friday, put forward a motion asking for the city, and the same 280 00:31:07.950 --> 00:31:18.750 jim murez: folks, although they did go outside of our jurisdiction, asking to to be considered to consider Venice as a place to host Olympic venues. 281 00:31:18.800 --> 00:31:29.590 jim murez: So so with that in mind, I think we're very much in line with with everything that everyone has said, and and I look forward to a a positive vote on this. Thank you. 282 00:31:29.840 --> 00:31:39.840 Brian Averill: Thanks, Jim. We can move on to committee comments. I know no well has their hand up. Throw your hands up, guys, if you want to chat. No, while you want to go for it. 283 00:31:41.420 --> 00:31:42.550 Brian Averill: you muted 284 00:31:44.890 --> 00:31:51.520 Noel Johnston: again. I just want to ask why the current Skate park would not be enlarged and refurbished 285 00:31:52.060 --> 00:32:06.180 Brian Averill: there. If If you watch any sort of Olympic skating or any big competition, it's big. They're big sprawling. It's almost like a football field. Ours is amazing and world class, but it's just not. It's not the proper layout. 286 00:32:06.250 --> 00:32:08.860 Brian Averill: It's not nearly big enough. 287 00:32:08.870 --> 00:32:23.320 Noel Johnston: They're all a little different, but they're all enormous. I I I realize that. But we've got a great big space there, and our our skate park is in need of attention, and has been for some time, but no money at all be 288 00:32:23.410 --> 00:32:28.540 Noel Johnston: diverted to this. I mean it it. It seems we've already got one 289 00:32:29.340 --> 00:32:30.630 Noel Johnston: I I, I, 290 00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:34.130 Jim Robb: and I. What a chance or Jim hang on a second. 291 00:32:34.220 --> 00:32:45.370 Noel Johnston: I just I realized that they're that they're that they're huge. I did a little research on this myself, and I see that they're They're much more creative designs than ours. I've seen ones with 292 00:32:45.370 --> 00:32:54.710 Noel Johnston: tunnels and all sorts of interesting looking ramps that ours doesn't have but I just don't understand why ours couldn't be in large. We've got a lot of space there 293 00:32:55.550 --> 00:33:00.540 Jim Robb: about 40 feet high. Some of them are huge, so it' be a 294 00:33:00.620 --> 00:33:11.600 Noel Johnston: They are huge. But why? Why would we build a huge one at Venice and the boardwalk, and that, and not expand and improve what we've got, or 295 00:33:12.820 --> 00:33:18.900 Jim Robb: alright, well, we'll we'll get to. We get to in a second. Jim will let Nick Nick. What's your question? 296 00:33:23.470 --> 00:33:31.680 Nick Antonicello: Oh, la, 28.org, the website that gives you everything you need to know about. The 297 00:33:31.910 --> 00:33:42.450 Nick Antonicello: the only events that are scheduled for this area of Santa Monica and Manhattan Be still on. No, that can change. Maybe. Well, maybe. 298 00:33:42.840 --> 00:33:49.050 Nick Antonicello: But the bottom line is that when you have the Olympics. what is the benefits of having the 299 00:33:49.320 --> 00:33:52.860 Nick Antonicello: the hosting gets infrastructure. 300 00:33:52.890 --> 00:33:56.900 Nick Antonicello: dollars and infrastructure to be part of it. 301 00:33:57.070 --> 00:34:02.050 Nick Antonicello: and I don't know what what's being done. It's still 5 years away. 302 00:34:02.120 --> 00:34:07.710 Nick Antonicello: I don't know what what the city has in school, but as of right now today. 303 00:34:07.890 --> 00:34:10.210 Nick Antonicello: Venice is not part of this at all. 304 00:34:10.540 --> 00:34:13.100 Nick Antonicello: and there's 5 different 305 00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:16.960 Nick Antonicello: stadiums that are being used. I mean, that is a big place. I mean 306 00:34:17.020 --> 00:34:24.900 Nick Antonicello: the how the center is being used as an athlete's facility. 307 00:34:25.449 --> 00:34:26.420 Nick Antonicello: So. 308 00:34:27.040 --> 00:34:38.330 Nick Antonicello: But there's going to be a hell of a lot of queen that needs to be done in the ocean for walk. If you think anyone can put anything down it because it's in its current condition 309 00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:41.030 Nick Antonicello: is incapable of hosting anything. 310 00:34:43.909 --> 00:34:54.920 Jim Robb: and hopefully, we could get some financing to to some reinventing of the boardwalk and get some of that money that's out there for the Olympics. So. 311 00:34:55.060 --> 00:34:57.750 Jim Robb: Jim, could you touch on 312 00:34:58.160 --> 00:34:59.120 Jim Robb: the 313 00:34:59.130 --> 00:35:03.650 Jim Robb: the infrastructure, Everybody because of the Olympics, and what what else? 314 00:35:04.430 --> 00:35:19.620 jim murez: Through so so the city of Los Angeles. From the Ioc they received 150 milliondollars to host it just in preparation to get the venues up and going. I think that that the point that Dick is making is is very important. 315 00:35:19.670 --> 00:35:35.190 jim murez: I think that we would get a lot of additional infrastructure money. Clearly, you know. There, there, there's all of the normal kinds of things like when they run the the the Marathon. They trim the trees. But I mean think that you know, things like being able to to fix 316 00:35:35.200 --> 00:35:45.470 jim murez: conditions leading up to and and in the area of where the venue would be, are all certainly things that that would be on the the agenda of things that need to be done. 317 00:35:45.490 --> 00:35:49.330 jim murez: I mean it's just normal, normal kind of of way of conducting business. 318 00:35:49.500 --> 00:36:09.400 jim murez: So if we could get the venue, I believe that we could get a lot of infrastructure support, and it's not clear to me without having a meeting with a lot of different people that would all have to have say on what needs to be done, where exactly that funding would be spent as far as Noel's point about the skate venue that's currently there. 319 00:36:09.400 --> 00:36:21.380 jim murez: It's very small. but that's not to say that it couldn't be part of the stadium if the stadium was built directly next to it, and maybe the parking lot which I was talking about at the end of Venice Boulevard was used for parking. 320 00:36:21.430 --> 00:36:27.450 jim murez: That's also possible. I'm not saying where it needs to be at this point other than in Venice. 321 00:36:27.590 --> 00:36:39.330 My my feeling is is that if we can get the city and the and the L. A. 28 folks to believe that we are in support of it. Where it is. We can figure that out once the time comes. 322 00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:56.280 jim murez: and and maybe the skate park that's there now. Not only could get renovated, it could get expanded; it could be modified. It could be improved. Maybe we could get seeding out there like we used to have with the old amphitheater that was there years ago that was called the Pavilion. I don't know what what all the possibilities are. 323 00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:05.320 jim murez: but there are lots and lots of possibilities. If we can get on the on the board to be considered and and do they have money? Yeah, they have a lot of money for this. 324 00:37:05.830 --> 00:37:21.520 jim murez: And and you know to think that that we couldn't get several 1 million, you know, when we redid all of ocean front walk they only spent 10 million dollars to do a mile and a half of redoing all of ocean frontlock to think that that we couldn't get 10 million dollars to fix just the skate park. 325 00:37:21.590 --> 00:37:38.830 jim murez: you know. To me that seems impossible. But I think that we would. I think that there's no reason that we shouldn't be able to get that kind of funding to improve our community, and I think that it would have a huge economic benefit, not only to the businesses on ocean front walk, but to all of the business districts and everybody else in our community. 326 00:37:39.180 --> 00:37:40.990 jim murez: It would just be a great thing to have 327 00:37:42.350 --> 00:37:45.820 Jim Robb: just to recap on this, too, and 328 00:37:46.050 --> 00:38:01.840 Jim Robb: I've I've tried to put together a meeting to talk to Urban urban designer to, you know. Talk about the mid the grassy null area, you know half of its county and half of it is beaches and harbors, and and 329 00:38:01.850 --> 00:38:05.430 Jim Robb: all of that, but the in between us and the grass in all 330 00:38:05.500 --> 00:38:13.900 Jim Robb: you know, I I I would like urban planners to. You know it needs to be upgraded the grassy knolls now a sandy null. So I think there's 331 00:38:13.910 --> 00:38:21.040 Jim Robb: ways that it could be upgraded and look much better, and and get it all there. If there is money available for that. 332 00:38:21.080 --> 00:38:24.170 Jim Robb: we just need to plan ahead like Jim said, Go ahead, Robin. 333 00:38:24.810 --> 00:38:35.130 Robin Rudisill: Yeah. My question is, when they build these huge skate parks for the Olympics, like the like. You said They've only done it a couple of times before, because it's a new Olympic sport. But 334 00:38:35.180 --> 00:38:48.720 Robin Rudisill: Are they permanent, or or do these cities, You know Paris? Or okay? So it's gonna be a temporary. Okay? I was a little worried about coastal commission, and, you know, having something permanent on the beach or near the near the beach, so 335 00:38:48.720 --> 00:39:00.810 Robin Rudisill: they do it. They do it a lot of time at a bigger surf contest to. They'll build like a little skateboard on the sand just for the weekend or something like that. Okay? Good. That helps me support it even more. Thank you. 336 00:39:00.870 --> 00:39:18.650 jim murez: It it it it probably they probably would require a a a month to maybe 6 weeks or 2 months of preparation, and then the actual games are over a 2 week period, but the sport itself is probably over a 3 day period, so there would probably be typically what happens is, you know my daughter's been in the Olympics twice. 337 00:39:18.650 --> 00:39:36.030 jim murez: and and typically what happens is the athletes come to the hosting city several weeks ahead of time to get acclimated to the climate and to the environment, and during that time they'll be doing practicing, and so, if the skate park is up and available, they would use the skate park during that time, and as soon as it becomes 338 00:39:36.100 --> 00:39:48.610 jim murez: no longer needed, it pretty much gets locked up, because nobody wants to have the security issue, and until the closing ceremony they don't start carrying it down. But then it goes away really, really quickly. In the next week or 2 339 00:39:51.380 --> 00:39:53.660 Brian Averill: got it in a while. 340 00:39:53.810 --> 00:40:02.210 Noel Johnston: I I think that there are that there are some skate parks that have been permanent so, and and some have not, and some 341 00:40:02.220 --> 00:40:03.340 Noel Johnston: some. 342 00:40:05.810 --> 00:40:07.290 Brian Averill: Oh, you're muted now. 343 00:40:09.180 --> 00:40:19.670 Noel Johnston: all right. I I think that some relics from Olympics are are still around in many cities. I mean New York's got 344 00:40:19.780 --> 00:40:22.470 Noel Johnston: relics from all the Olympics that have been around for 345 00:40:22.590 --> 00:40:25.560 Noel Johnston: what 40 years now. But 346 00:40:25.670 --> 00:40:38.330 Noel Johnston: but I don't think that every skate park is a temporary skate Park or the the Some of the Olympic venues have been permanent venue. Some of them are indoors; some of them are outdoors. I I think it would be great if 347 00:40:38.380 --> 00:40:45.910 Noel Johnston: if the skate park was permanent, and it wasn't just a great expense that went in for a short period of time, because again 348 00:40:46.120 --> 00:40:54.290 Noel Johnston: I would like to see our skate park refurbished and glamorous, and not dilapidated as it is right now. 349 00:40:55.630 --> 00:40:56.660 Noel Johnston: and i'm on 350 00:40:59.360 --> 00:41:07.040 Brian Averill: Yup, you mute it again wherever it is. I think it's a great idea. Gotcha. Anybody else 351 00:41:08.860 --> 00:41:12.030 Brian Averill: I'll I'll chip chime in here. 352 00:41:12.100 --> 00:41:15.810 Brian Averill: I think I mean. Not only would it be great for local businesses. 353 00:41:15.890 --> 00:41:22.260 Brian Averill: But, as you guys all know, this is sort of a historical cultural hub for skateboarding itself. 354 00:41:22.350 --> 00:41:30.020 Brian Averill: So there's lots of legendary skaters, skate companies, skate publications like Juice Magazine right over here. 355 00:41:30.180 --> 00:41:41.770 Brian Averill: so those folks would get a lot of really well deserved recognition, and they would be celebrated for this entire month if we. If we did have this here, there'd be tons of press here. Obviously 356 00:41:41.970 --> 00:41:43.950 Brian Averill: so, I think. Besides the 357 00:41:44.240 --> 00:41:45.200 Brian Averill: the obvious 358 00:41:45.210 --> 00:41:50.970 Brian Averill: financial impact, it would also celebrate people that really deserve being celebrated. 359 00:41:51.620 --> 00:41:55.460 Brian Averill: So that's something to keep in mind also. So i'm i'm all for this obviously 360 00:41:59.660 --> 00:42:01.970 Brian Averill: anybody else. 361 00:42:02.180 --> 00:42:04.370 alexandriayalj: I'll jump in. 362 00:42:04.900 --> 00:42:20.570 alexandriayalj: I'm really just excited to vote for this. I think it would be a great mouth seasons if we didn't try to attempt this. We don't have to worry about all those details just yet. I'm sure people like us on these kinds of boards will be making those decisions. 363 00:42:20.570 --> 00:42:38.540 alexandriayalj: I think it's our opportunity to reshape how people view. Venice. I think that's really important to add to what Brian said about commerce in our neighborhood. But yeah, let's clean up our pagodas, our boardwalk and our bathrooms and celebrate some heritage here. So let's go for this. 364 00:42:39.800 --> 00:42:41.070 Jim Robb: Go ahead. 365 00:42:41.530 --> 00:42:46.930 Robin Rudisill: I move to open up public comment again, so we can hear from Lisa Redmond, please. 366 00:42:54.640 --> 00:42:55.830 Brian Averill: Lisa, go for it. 367 00:42:57.140 --> 00:42:59.860 hey? I'm actually in the car. 368 00:43:00.730 --> 00:43:01.790 Brian Averill: Drive safely. 369 00:43:01.830 --> 00:43:02.590 Lisa Redmond: Oh, hi. 370 00:43:02.620 --> 00:43:05.740 thanks! I'm actually in the car. Sorry I missed the first public comment 371 00:43:06.010 --> 00:43:08.410 Lisa Redmond: with Rick Garvey. So can he 372 00:43:08.970 --> 00:43:09.860 as well. 373 00:43:10.070 --> 00:43:10.870 Brian Averill: of course. 374 00:43:11.030 --> 00:43:11.860 Lisa Redmond: Okay. 375 00:43:16.090 --> 00:43:17.460 Lisa Redmond: Rick's gonna go first. 376 00:43:17.600 --> 00:43:19.570 Jim Robb: Oh, yeah, you're the only one, Lisa. 377 00:43:19.690 --> 00:43:20.570 No. 378 00:43:20.680 --> 00:43:24.570 Lisa Redmond: just me. Okay. You guys can both talk. 379 00:43:24.900 --> 00:43:27.000 Lisa Redmond: It's all right. I'm driving. Let her talk. 380 00:43:28.410 --> 00:43:34.580 Lisa Redmond: We're in traffic. Okay. i'm actually against this motion. 381 00:43:35.900 --> 00:43:37.660 Lisa Redmond: I think the 382 00:43:38.180 --> 00:43:41.390 Lisa Redmond: I think we're asking for more than we're bargaining for. 383 00:43:41.550 --> 00:43:52.950 Lisa Redmond: I think if Juice Magazine, the local businesses, the skate park, the skating culture, everyone is going to get more than enough attention with the Olympics in Los Angeles. 384 00:43:53.400 --> 00:43:59.520 Lisa Redmond: We don't need to have more. I think it's going to be an environmental 385 00:44:00.420 --> 00:44:06.570 Lisa Redmond: nightmare to try to create something that's going to have 8 to $10,000. 386 00:44:06.690 --> 00:44:19.530 Lisa Redmond: 10,000 seating. We're already going to have that many people at the beach. There's not enough infrastructure for that to withhold that much. What are they going to bring out port of parties for? 8 to 10,000 people? 387 00:44:19.620 --> 00:44:28.850 Lisa Redmond: Are they going? We're 8 to 10,000 people go to park. There's no direct bus lines all the way down to the beach. People Aren't going to take the bus lines into the beach. 388 00:44:30.050 --> 00:44:42.950 Lisa Redmond: We're not at the end of a light rail system. Yeah, we've got a few dot lots, but we don't have any kind of massive amount of parking like Santa Monica does. and I don't think people are gonna want to 389 00:44:42.980 --> 00:44:49.670 Lisa Redmond: be parking like at the West Side 1 billionand be bust in as well on top of 390 00:44:50.600 --> 00:44:56.850 Lisa Redmond: Let's even talk about the security and the cost overruns, and they 391 00:44:57.930 --> 00:45:00.200 Jim Robb: sorry, Lisa, that was my fault. 392 00:45:01.000 --> 00:45:04.870 Lisa Redmond: Oh, thank you. I don't know where I went, but i'm just 393 00:45:04.940 --> 00:45:09.170 Lisa Redmond: i'm anti-lympics, anyway. But I know I can't stop the rain from coming 394 00:45:09.400 --> 00:45:13.040 Lisa Redmond: but I feel like at the most we should ask for 395 00:45:13.570 --> 00:45:19.870 some special Event Exhibition. There's a lot of art that go with the Olympics Exhibition festivals. 396 00:45:19.990 --> 00:45:24.860 Lisa Redmond: That, I think, is what we can handle, and we are going to get enough attention from the media 397 00:45:24.890 --> 00:45:26.890 as well. But I just 398 00:45:27.110 --> 00:45:29.590 Lisa Redmond: I think we have to be careful what we wish for. 399 00:45:29.800 --> 00:45:33.440 Lisa Redmond: and holding an Olympic venue in Venice. 400 00:45:34.100 --> 00:45:36.570 Jim Robb: which the West Side pavilion was still open. 401 00:45:37.540 --> 00:45:40.510 Jim Robb: Yeah, me, too. But 402 00:45:41.290 --> 00:45:42.390 Lisa Redmond: thank you. 403 00:45:42.480 --> 00:45:47.820 alexandriayalj: Thank you for your comment, Lisa. I think she bring up some really good points. Thank you. 404 00:45:48.440 --> 00:45:55.090 Jim Robb: All right. Let's get this you a lot that takes on there and let's vote 405 00:45:56.600 --> 00:46:02.400 Brian Averill: the Yolanda. Do you have something additional to add? Go for it. 406 00:46:07.660 --> 00:46:08.600 Brian Averill: Yolanda. 407 00:46:12.620 --> 00:46:19.980 1310****690: Hi! Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Okay, Good. That's why i'm requesting that we 408 00:46:20.140 --> 00:46:24.380 take it through the Neighborhood Committee. We get some more input on this. 409 00:46:25.890 --> 00:46:36.280 1310****690: Venice is renowned, well known. You go on the Metro and Ling in England anywhere you go everywhere. I've gone, even Malta. And what's the first thing that shows up is 410 00:46:36.350 --> 00:46:37.670 the then is fine. 411 00:46:37.970 --> 00:46:40.690 1310****690: Dennis is already on the map. 412 00:46:40.880 --> 00:46:53.820 1310****690: but we need to really show for who we are, and what Venice is all about. and we're culture absolutely. Yes, culture is brings in unity. 413 00:46:53.940 --> 00:47:07.510 1310****690: and I would like to see that we take it back to the Neighborhood Committee. Let's bring it. I love the Olympics. I'm. I'm just the lover of the Olympics all the way. and so but we could be an exhibition point 414 00:47:07.550 --> 00:47:19.040 of the world of sports. I remember I met what was his name, the Bird House Wasn't he an Olympic champion that started back in 1 68, 415 00:47:19.380 --> 00:47:21.220 1310****690: the from San Diego. 416 00:47:21.340 --> 00:47:27.670 Jim Robb: Yeah, You remember him for some of you. Maybe you're not. Maybe the only one that would remember his Jim. 417 00:47:27.920 --> 00:47:43.320 Brian Averill: Alright, let's look. I think I think we've sort of covered this all. I think we can wrap it up, and just to be clear, Yolanda, we cannot send anything to your neighborhood committee. We are going to send this to the board, and the Board will do with it what it will, so that's not really within our power. 418 00:47:43.340 --> 00:47:57.720 1310****690: So I I I move that we what do you mean? It's not within your willpower. You are part of the committee of a committee of the Neighborhood Council. My, you just another committee like you, though you're on the Neighborhood Committee. 419 00:47:57.870 --> 00:48:12.990 1310****690: It we need to. Sometimes things that are started, and committees are sent to the Transportation Committee to the existing committees that we have, and I think we're going to send this to the board. That's what's going to happen here. So what we want. 420 00:48:13.490 --> 00:48:23.920 1310****690: If you vote to send it to the board, then it will go to the board. But if somebody says that maybe it should be taken back to the Neighborhood Committee. It will be sent to the Neighborhood Committee 421 00:48:24.000 --> 00:48:26.960 1310****690: really noted. Thank you. All right. 422 00:48:27.410 --> 00:48:32.060 Jim Robb: Okay. We're going to vote on this now, and I have it a call roll call. 423 00:48:33.350 --> 00:48:38.990 Jim Robb: Yeah, As soon as I can see it. Hold on! Can you restate the motion? 424 00:48:39.640 --> 00:48:44.450 Brian Averill: I'll restate the the last part of the motion. 425 00:48:44.850 --> 00:48:58.070 Brian Averill: The Board of officers moves to send a letter to Mayor Bass Councilwoman Park, and the AD. Hoc Committee on the 2,020 Olympic and Paralympic games, requesting the L. A. 28 skateboard venue be located in Venice. 426 00:48:58.190 --> 00:49:04.120 Brian Averill: and furthermore requests that these individuals make a formal request to the L. A. 28 Olympic Organizing committee. 427 00:49:04.320 --> 00:49:08.600 Nick Antonicello: So we're just asking that it's somewhere in Venice. 428 00:49:10.950 --> 00:49:22.070 Jim Robb: The motion I Robin, seconded it. I think Nick did, actually. But okay. all right. So we're gonna call a call of a roll on this vote, Brian. 429 00:49:22.150 --> 00:49:22.970 Brian Averill: Yes. 430 00:49:23.330 --> 00:49:28.400 Jim Robb: Oh, well, yes. here. Yes, Robin. 431 00:49:28.430 --> 00:49:29.380 Robin Rudisill: Yes. 432 00:49:29.410 --> 00:49:31.920 Jim Robb: Nick. Yes. Mark. 433 00:49:32.000 --> 00:49:33.300 Mark Rago: Yes. 434 00:49:33.550 --> 00:49:34.510 Jim Robb: Andrew. 435 00:49:34.890 --> 00:49:35.870 Andrew Mika: Yes. 436 00:49:35.960 --> 00:49:36.900 Jim Robb: Lexi. 437 00:49:37.100 --> 00:49:38.020 alexandriayalj: Yes. 438 00:49:38.220 --> 00:49:42.500 Jim Robb: Jeff Robb says, Yes, it's unanimous. Okay, Thank you. Everybody for that. One. 439 00:49:42.800 --> 00:49:46.000 Brian Averill: Yeah, thanks. Thank you, Jim. Appreciate it. 440 00:49:46.150 --> 00:49:59.440 Jim Robb: So here we go, Yolanda. This one's for you. or whoever was else, was talking about the scooters. whereas the recent arrival of tuck, tech brand scooters are currently operating on the boardwalk and the bike path. 441 00:49:59.690 --> 00:50:02.440 Jim Robb: I will add not Geo-fenced anywhere. 442 00:50:02.490 --> 00:50:11.770 Jim Robb: The vet dnc shall send a letter to la Dot, and CD levin that request. Geo. Fencing, it is enabled on all tuk to 443 00:50:11.980 --> 00:50:14.180 Jim Robb: devices in a timely manner. 444 00:50:15.030 --> 00:50:17.740 Brian Averill: I second thought. 445 00:50:17.850 --> 00:50:20.510 Jim Robb: All right. We will take public. Covid 446 00:50:20.850 --> 00:50:29.700 Jim Robb: regarding only thing is scooters not race. Shell none of that stuff like that. So roll call Brian. Let him in 447 00:50:30.100 --> 00:50:38.510 Brian Averill: public comments open, folks, if you want to comment on the tough talk. Scooters go for it. I see Steve Bradbury go for it, Steve. 448 00:50:38.860 --> 00:50:44.900 Steve Bradbury: Thanks, Brian. I haven't just a a a broad question about Geo fencing. Does it actually work? 449 00:50:45.050 --> 00:50:57.640 Steve Bradbury: I mean any proof of it, because I deal with it a lot down here in the Marina. and we've requested Geo fencing around our house and in other areas, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. People talk wherever they want to. 450 00:50:57.700 --> 00:51:06.760 Steve Bradbury: and and and all of them. We've we've made requests of them to be geo-fenced. 451 00:51:06.840 --> 00:51:21.840 Steve Bradbury: and it doesn't seem to make a difference. So is there any actual proof that Geo. Fencing like numbers that show actually works, and how effective it is. There's a I you, Steve. You probably had got to a couple of our meetings there. 452 00:51:22.150 --> 00:51:29.970 Jim Robb: There's a way they could do it. It has to be a certain area. So if it's a small enough area, they can't Geo. Fence it. but it 453 00:51:30.090 --> 00:51:43.630 Jim Robb: it it. I don't know it's kind of like a map if they if they can geo fence from this from speedway to the bike pad. you know. But even like our walk streets. They can't really. Geo. Fence on the walk streets up here. 454 00:51:43.700 --> 00:51:45.150 Jim Robb: So 455 00:51:45.190 --> 00:52:00.990 Jim Robb: you know I got 3. I'm sitting in this in my walk street right now, and there's so a stencils paid in on the Walk street to say no scooter. So it does work, Steve. It's just really hard to get them to ge offense stuff. But the technology 456 00:52:00.990 --> 00:52:10.900 Steve Bradbury: we didn't let a I can't remember which one came out, and we wouldn't let them operate. And then, as tell they were geo fenced. 457 00:52:11.080 --> 00:52:18.980 Jim Robb: and they they they complied in that. I think it was those little bicycle looking ones. We had numerous numerous meetings on this. 458 00:52:19.160 --> 00:52:35.060 Jim Robb: and we've tried, we did. We told them that we needed signage on the on the boardwalk which they were supposed to do supposed to be enforcement. It's a $199 ticket if they're writing, You know. Kids. Aren't supposed to be riding on them helmets all that. But 459 00:52:35.400 --> 00:52:40.150 Jim Robb: it's just like everything else the getting the police to enforce it is, you know. 460 00:52:40.300 --> 00:52:52.370 Steve Bradbury: is not within their bandwidth. So we do, we. I I go into 3, 1 one, and and make a request, and the city comes and takes them away, and then I supposedly they build back to the. 461 00:52:52.480 --> 00:53:00.860 Steve Bradbury: to the Scooter Company. Is there a Are there contact, like contact information for each of the companies specifically. 462 00:53:00.870 --> 00:53:08.830 Jim Robb: Send me an email, and i'll give you everybody you need to talk to James James, Rob. At Dnc. 463 00:53:09.100 --> 00:53:12.500 Jim Robb: Venice, nc.org, and i'll send you all that. 464 00:53:12.530 --> 00:53:20.090 Jim Robb: Just a just my opinion on these. I hate them, and I think I think at some point 465 00:53:20.510 --> 00:53:25.320 Jim Robb: they may be gone because nobody rides them anywhere else except for Venice beach. 466 00:53:25.400 --> 00:53:30.590 Jim Robb: so I don't see him anywhere else in the city. So hopefully some day they'll be gone. 467 00:53:31.080 --> 00:53:32.970 Brian Averill: Cj. 468 00:53:34.000 --> 00:53:47.980 CJ Cole: Yes, just as you're going through this. If you could include the Venice canals and your requests, it would be wonderful they did Geo. Fence the canals. At 1 point 469 00:53:47.980 --> 00:54:07.960 CJ Cole: it did seem to work, but they're getting back in again. So I you know it may be new people that didn't originally. Ge offense, I don't know, but it is just as important to keep them off the canals as it is to keep them off the board walk. 470 00:54:08.520 --> 00:54:09.770 Jim Robb: Jeff, go ahead 471 00:54:10.920 --> 00:54:12.190 jim murez: So can you hear me? 472 00:54:12.310 --> 00:54:12.950 Brian Averill: Yep. 473 00:54:13.610 --> 00:54:19.550 jim murez: Okay. I just want to comment that Geo. Fencing really does. Work. And walk. Streets are perfectly geo-fensible. 474 00:54:19.560 --> 00:54:25.010 If you ever take out a snapchat program, you can actually create a 475 00:54:25.070 --> 00:54:33.390 jim murez: a ge offense within your that lord the borders of your house when they were originally testing the technology. I remember because 476 00:54:33.420 --> 00:54:37.100 somebody had a birthday party, and I was at the party where they tested it. 477 00:54:37.160 --> 00:54:48.110 jim murez: and and when you walked in the Geo fence would automatically, if anybody sent it a a. But what is it called the snap message to somebody else? 478 00:54:48.130 --> 00:54:56.070 jim murez: It was put in their happy birthday to the to the girl that was having the birthday party automatically, because it knew you were inside the geo-fenced area. 479 00:54:56.250 --> 00:55:11.570 jim murez: and that means that they can do it that close of a region. So I think the bigger issue. And if you wanted to put some real meat into the to the to the requirement find a way to get the city to actually create a law 480 00:55:11.830 --> 00:55:27.180 jim murez: that that would find the the hosting company when the scooter was left outside of the geo-fenced area, like on a walk street. find some way of of making there. There be actually some kind of enforcement. 481 00:55:27.260 --> 00:55:33.690 jim murez: where you know, as soon as it did go into a Geo fenced area where it wasn't supposed to be. 482 00:55:33.780 --> 00:55:36.930 jim murez: The rider would have to pay the fines. 483 00:55:37.040 --> 00:55:44.860 jim murez: I mean, until you get to that point. You're not going to be able to stop it in Santa Monica. They completely stopped it by the way, because they just take away the the scooters. 484 00:55:45.320 --> 00:55:49.810 jim murez: and then the the company has to come and buy them back. 485 00:55:49.990 --> 00:55:52.700 jim murez: and that solve their problem. You know why, Jim. 486 00:55:53.210 --> 00:56:00.100 Jim Robb: I'll be vacating the ocean for a walk, so you may be able to do that motion when you become the chair of the ocean for a walk. 487 00:56:00.880 --> 00:56:01.560 jim murez: Yeah. 488 00:56:01.930 --> 00:56:13.440 Jim Robb: and you, said Snapchat, and that's the only other word that I ate Besides, scooters is Snapchat. So that point with public comment is done. Let's vote on the scooters. 489 00:56:13.860 --> 00:56:17.720 jim murez: Jim, just to be clear it wasn't my party. I was just there as a guest. 490 00:56:18.010 --> 00:56:21.860 Jim Robb: Thank you, and thank you for your support and your 491 00:56:22.030 --> 00:56:35.500 Jim Robb: and your trends. You're helping out it all of our stuff. So I appreciate you. I I just. I just like to add the the canals into the boardwalk and the bike path as a. C. J. 492 00:56:35.730 --> 00:56:37.480 Brian Averill: Yes. 493 00:56:37.590 --> 00:56:41.250 Brian Averill: I mean it's very, very minor change. But we should have that. 494 00:56:41.970 --> 00:56:45.440 Jim Robb: So put the walk streets in the Marina. 495 00:56:45.470 --> 00:56:51.560 Brian Averill: Yes, whereas tufts are up, currently operating on the board walk, the bike path and the Venice canals. 496 00:56:51.880 --> 00:56:56.490 Jim Robb: and this walk streets and let's get where Steve at 497 00:56:58.300 --> 00:57:00.680 Jim Robb: Steve Bradbury. 498 00:57:00.870 --> 00:57:05.340 Brian Averill: Sure. Hey, Robin, are you? Are you writing that down? It looks like you're writing something now. 499 00:57:05.450 --> 00:57:13.090 Steve Bradbury: I'm. I'm in the Marina Peninsula. 500 00:57:13.170 --> 00:57:19.150 Steve Bradbury: the the the home, this, and block as much of the Marina pencil as you can. 501 00:57:19.940 --> 00:57:27.090 Jim Robb: We're putting it on the list. Thanks, Steve. Thank you. So Canals and Marina Peninsula, and what else walk streets. 502 00:57:28.880 --> 00:57:33.340 Brian Averill: Well, I I don't know that we can block the streets in the Peninsula. 503 00:57:33.840 --> 00:57:44.170 jim murez: Yeah, I was just going to say the same thing. You got to be more specific than that. The speedway and the what is the ocean side of that? Is that a boardwalk to or 504 00:57:44.190 --> 00:57:47.800 Speed Speedway is a speed speedway is the street. It's an alley. 505 00:57:48.720 --> 00:57:50.380 Jim Robb: So what 506 00:57:50.410 --> 00:57:54.060 Jim Robb: on the ocean side on the other side of speed? Okay, go ahead, Steve. 507 00:57:56.620 --> 00:57:57.560 Jim Robb: I 508 00:57:57.590 --> 00:58:07.460 Steve Bradbury: Yeah. Okay. So in in the marine depending. So there are walk streets, and there are alleys in my case. My house is but up against an alley off of Pacific. 509 00:58:07.660 --> 00:58:20.130 Steve Bradbury: so I I don't know exactly how you want to do this. Yes, I agree. Hurricane Street, for example. You may not be able to do that, but My house is on Hurricane and an alley, and they just park right in front of my house like Block my gate. 510 00:58:20.430 --> 00:58:33.870 Steve Bradbury: and and they do that for a lot of other people, too, so I I don't know how specific we can be, but i'll speak for other people in the Marina. They're just a real pain in the ass, I mean, i'm for I'd be honest with you. I'm sure. Also on the silver Strand side. 511 00:58:33.950 --> 00:58:38.550 Jim Robb: That's what I was. Silver stranded. Okay, just put walk streets in the Marina. 512 00:58:39.750 --> 00:58:44.080 Jim Robb: Yeah. 513 00:58:44.270 --> 00:58:50.970 jim murez: yeah, you know, I think if you, if you were to designate and and not parked on the sidewalk 514 00:58:51.450 --> 00:59:09.410 jim murez: that would probably cover a lot of territory in other words, only on the sidewalk. I like that, you know they they have. They have these restricted parking zones just for scooters, which I personally believe really ought to be on the street anyway, along with the bicycle racks from the Mta. But 515 00:59:09.410 --> 00:59:21.450 jim murez: but if you just said, not on the sidewalk, where it was not in a designated parking area. You know the Scooter scooter parking, or you could probably cover 90 of what? What the Steve is talking about. 516 00:59:22.180 --> 00:59:26.320 Jim Robb: You do you have another question, Steve? Are you good? 517 00:59:27.740 --> 00:59:31.120 Jim Robb: I'm going to lower your hand, Steve. Go ahead. The will. 518 00:59:31.280 --> 00:59:41.550 Noel Johnston: I have a a Ge offense area right out behind my house, and I would agree with Cj. That it works intermittently. It doesn't work all the time. 519 00:59:41.570 --> 01:00:08.520 Noel Johnston: We have as many right now. There are 4 of by parked out there, and in the middle of the night the companies come by and pick up the bikes from out there. We can't get out of our garage from their pike park. There we have to move the bikes to get out of our garages. So i'm i'm unclear on whether the how efficacious the Geo fencing actually is, or whether it needs to be renewed or refurbished, or 520 01:00:08.520 --> 01:00:13.440 Noel Johnston: redrawn, or what but it doesn't work all the time, and it did work. Once upon a time 521 01:00:14.380 --> 01:00:27.400 Jim Robb: we know that we know that we did our best. No. Well, to get this circumstance under control, and whoever will be the new ocean front walk, I will give them all the information they need to keep this going, so 522 01:00:27.670 --> 01:00:35.440 Jim Robb: Let's take a vote. All right. Here we go, Brian. Yeah, for you team. 523 01:00:35.950 --> 01:00:46.170 Jim Robb: You change you, Robin. Can you read the final concoction? I I have a question. Sorry I didn't realize we were doing Board Comment. 524 01:00:46.490 --> 01:00:49.860 Andrew Mika: What? Why? Why is this limited to 525 01:00:50.130 --> 01:00:57.620 Andrew Mika: whatever Scooter company this is, I know, with a previous council administration. There is a motion passed to not allow any 526 01:00:57.650 --> 01:01:00.090 Andrew Mika: electric scooters or vehicles 527 01:01:00.120 --> 01:01:07.310 Andrew Mika: on ocean front walk, and obviously that was ignored, and we still have numerous problems with 528 01:01:07.360 --> 01:01:08.930 Andrew Mika: all of these. 529 01:01:12.000 --> 01:01:21.300 Brian Averill: Andrew. Those are private scooters that people walk or renting. The stuff that can be. Ge Offense is the stuff from the big companies like bird and lime. 530 01:01:21.300 --> 01:01:32.440 Brian Averill: I get that stuff. Talk is just a new company that's not ge offense at all. So they go wherever they only want. So that's all we're trying to let it. Let let me finish that, Andrew, before you on a committee. 531 01:01:32.570 --> 01:01:37.950 Jim Robb: There. There are emotions that have said in the Vnc. To regulate 532 01:01:37.990 --> 01:01:43.630 Jim Robb: the private owners, the the 6 or 7 that rent them on the boardwalk. 533 01:01:43.790 --> 01:01:49.350 Jim Robb: We we have beat this. We have beat these scooters to the ground we have did everything possible. 534 01:01:49.540 --> 01:02:01.370 Andrew Mika: It's their their emotions in the V and C. For all of them. Well, I i'm aware of those. And again they were passed by the Vnc. And not enforced 535 01:02:01.810 --> 01:02:14.030 Andrew Mika: by accounts by by the last Council administration. This seems like an easy one to tack on, to say and include all prior motions for other types of scooters 536 01:02:14.120 --> 01:02:24.960 Andrew Mika: and regulation there from past motions. Why, why? Why wouldn't we add that I understand that those were done just because they 537 01:02:25.040 --> 01:02:30.010 Jim Robb: we rephrase that part that you just said Robin. Write it down. Hang on! 538 01:02:30.210 --> 01:02:42.470 jim murez: Thanks, Jim. Let me just before you do that, Andrew, understand that the Board, if you were to request the Board a copy of it, we could resubmit an old motion without having to take a new vote on it. 539 01:02:42.500 --> 01:02:48.780 Andrew Mika: Right? So so in this motion let's just include the wording and all prior motions 540 01:02:49.070 --> 01:02:50.390 Andrew Mika: regarding 541 01:02:51.300 --> 01:02:55.490 Andrew Mika: what do you call these things, these type of 542 01:02:56.030 --> 01:02:58.070 jim murez: but electric motorized vehicles. 543 01:02:58.280 --> 01:03:04.120 Andrew Mika: Sure. Yeah, like this is it's, you know. Get Get more broad with this, please. 544 01:03:06.250 --> 01:03:12.280 Jim Robb: Okay, that's that that that Robert do it. I'm: gonna let the 545 01:03:12.980 --> 01:03:17.520 Jim Robb: Thank you. Andrew Lexi just fell out. She's going to come back in. Robin reread it. 546 01:03:17.690 --> 01:03:23.100 Robin Rudisill: Yeah, let me read it. I'm not quite sure where to put this last item. But let me read you what I have so far. 547 01:03:23.280 --> 01:03:34.280 Robin Rudisill: whereas the recently arrived tuk-tuk brand of scooters are currently operating on the boardwalk and bike path on North Venice, Marina Peninsula and Silver Strand Walk Streets, and on the Venice canals 548 01:03:34.370 --> 01:03:44.800 Robin Rudisill: the Bnc. Shall send a letter to La do T. And CD. 11, requesting that Geo. Fencing is enabled in those locations on all tuk devices in a timely manner. 549 01:03:45.280 --> 01:03:46.740 Robin Rudisill: And then what do I add? 550 01:03:47.200 --> 01:03:49.470 Jim Robb: What and you, said Andrew. Say it again. 551 01:03:50.460 --> 01:03:56.840 Andrew Mika: Yeah, I would. Sorry. There's a refrigerator that's loud behind me, I would say. And furthermore. 552 01:03:56.990 --> 01:03:59.300 Andrew Mika: we ask that to cancel 553 01:03:59.440 --> 01:04:05.580 Andrew Mika: include all prior motions regarding the regulation of any and all 554 01:04:05.610 --> 01:04:07.810 Andrew Mika: electric motorized vehicles 555 01:04:09.460 --> 01:04:10.640 Andrew Mika: on the board wall 556 01:04:11.770 --> 01:04:13.420 Noel Johnston: Sounds like another motion. 557 01:04:13.730 --> 01:04:20.750 Jim Robb: Yeah, it sounds like a a separate. I think you add that in front of what the tuk Tuk: all right, right after it says tech Tech. 558 01:04:21.060 --> 01:04:31.110 Andrew Mika: I don't think it needs to be a separate motion. You're just in compass. You're it's just more more broad. You're in it. It's still is focused on the like. So after tech Tech put in what he just said. 559 01:04:31.250 --> 01:04:32.670 Jim Robb: Robert. 560 01:04:32.920 --> 01:04:41.930 Robin Rudisill: Okay, at the end. Furthermore, we ask that the City Council Office include all prior motions regarding electric notarized vehicles. 561 01:04:42.290 --> 01:04:44.510 Robin Rudisill: But i'm not sure exactly 562 01:04:44.540 --> 01:04:46.830 Jim Robb: take that. 563 01:04:47.100 --> 01:04:53.700 Nick Antonicello: Well, I didn't put in the word in. In. 564 01:04:55.730 --> 01:05:05.380 Robin Rudisill: Furthermore, we asked at the City Council Office include enforcement of all prior motions regarding electric notarized vehicles, all being c. Most. I'll probably 565 01:05:05.400 --> 01:05:07.440 Jim Robb: fancy motion for. 566 01:05:07.790 --> 01:05:08.550 Robin Rudisill: Okay. 567 01:05:08.890 --> 01:05:09.930 Jim Robb: Okay. 568 01:05:10.040 --> 01:05:11.310 Brian Averill: very ambitious. 569 01:05:12.370 --> 01:05:13.260 Robin Rudisill: Why not? 570 01:05:13.580 --> 01:05:22.890 Jim Robb: Okay. So let's everybody's in. Let's vote get the get this show on the road I got. Okay, Here we go. Brian. 571 01:05:23.260 --> 01:05:23.920 Brian Averill: Yeah. 572 01:05:24.160 --> 01:05:29.720 Jim Robb: Oh, well, yes, Peter. Yes. 573 01:05:29.780 --> 01:05:30.500 Nick Antonicello: yes. 574 01:05:30.550 --> 01:05:35.860 Jim Robb: Mark. Yes, Andrew. Yes. Lexi. 575 01:05:37.150 --> 01:05:39.780 Jim Robb: Yeah. 576 01:05:40.220 --> 01:05:47.360 Jim Robb: Okay. Unanimous. All right, everybody. I'll tell you what it's been fun. 577 01:05:47.570 --> 01:05:50.970 Jim Robb: And hopefully you'll see me again 578 01:05:51.090 --> 01:05:58.320 Jim Robb: in another position. Otherwise i'll be taking a vacation from the the all of you. 579 01:05:59.360 --> 01:06:02.060 Jim Robb: Hey, Jim? 580 01:06:02.710 --> 01:06:05.530 Jim Robb: Jim, can I just ask you a quick question here? 581 01:06:07.670 --> 01:06:09.240 jim murez: Have you ever asked 582 01:06:09.320 --> 01:06:14.190 jim murez: to have these motorized vehicles by the private small vendors 583 01:06:14.250 --> 01:06:24.650 jim murez: geo-fenced. and and the way that that could be written if it hasn't already been written to be able to to rent one of these things you probably have to have a cell phone 584 01:06:25.040 --> 01:06:27.040 Jim Robb: if you have to have a cell phone. 585 01:06:27.090 --> 01:06:34.240 jim murez: This cell phone itself has the GPS device in it, and they could geo fence the cell phone that was writing the scooter. 586 01:06:34.500 --> 01:06:39.130 jim murez: and and that would prevent the person, even though the scooter doesn't have 587 01:06:39.190 --> 01:06:42.150 the geo-fencing the GPS device on it. 588 01:06:42.440 --> 01:06:44.670 jim murez: The person's cell phone would. 589 01:06:45.140 --> 01:06:51.120 Brian Averill: Well, you don't need a cell phone to to rent them. You just need it. You just need like a driver's license. 590 01:06:51.510 --> 01:06:55.680 jim murez: Yeah, I realized. But if you if you made the if you made it the requirements that they had to. 591 01:06:56.250 --> 01:07:15.240 Jim Robb: then you could have that capability. I mean. I don't know if that pacific, but i'd be literally. We've had them say that they had to put signage in in their place, saying that it had to be activated, and so on. Speedway it could not ride on them. I mean we have. We have beat this horse so much, and I I I've tried to. 592 01:07:15.240 --> 01:07:20.360 Jim Robb: I have tried to curtail it as best I could. We wrote every possible thing we could. 593 01:07:21.030 --> 01:07:29.680 Jim Robb: Okay. I know you all right when you're the ocean for a walk committee chair. I will be on your board. 594 01:07:29.990 --> 01:07:35.290 Jim Robb: I'll be on every you know what I want to be on every meeting, on every committee possible. 595 01:07:35.310 --> 01:07:38.280 Jim Robb: If I happen to stay with this company. 596 01:07:38.990 --> 01:07:40.510 Jim Robb: I do my part. 597 01:07:40.570 --> 01:07:42.980 Brian Averill: You know what I love You guys. See you later 598 01:07:44.010 --> 01:07:45.470 Jim Robb: we are dismissed. 599 01:07:48.900 --> 01:07:49.710 Brian Averill: Hey, guys. 600 01:07:50.010 --> 01:07:51.440 alexandriayalj: everybody.