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City of Hermosa Beach
Special Meeting Agenda
City Council and School Board
MAYOR
Stacey Armato
MAYOR PRO TEM
Mary Campbell
COUNCILMEMBERS
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
Douglas Gardner
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Jennifer Cole
Stephen McCall
Margaret Bove-LaMonica
Monique Ehsan
Monday, March 18, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers
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7:00 P.M. - SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
OPENING REMARKS
School Board President Douglas Gardner and Mayor Stacey Armato
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Oral communication from the Audience to the City Council and School Board:
Although the City Council and School Board value your comments, the Brown Act
generally prohibits the Council and Board from taking action on any matter not listed on
the posted agenda as a business item. The Council and Board may take action to
schedule issues raised in oral communications for a future agenda. Comments from
the public are limited to three minutes per speaker.
REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
1. YOUTH PROGRAMS:
• Wellness Chart (School District)
• Tobacco Program (HbPD and BCHD)
2. SAFETY UPDATE (HbPD and School District)
3. SOUTH BAY CONNECTED AND BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT
SPEAKER SERIES (BCHD)
4. NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT (City and School District):
• Project Schedule and Next Steps
• Memorandum of Understanding Elements
• Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (NTMP)/
Traffic Engineering/Planning Draft Scope of Work
Attachments: 1. SUPPLEMENTAL Email and attachment from Tony Higgins (added
3-18-19 at 11am).pdf
2. SUPPLEMENTAL Email from Ron Felsing (added 3-18-19 at
12pm).pdf
3. SUPPLEMENTAL eComment from Anne Zaworski (submitted 3-18-19
at 2:16pm).pdf
4. SUPPLEMENTAL Letter and Attachment from Howard Longacre
(added 3-18-19 at 4:30pm).pdf
5. SUPPLEMENTAL MOU Timeline (provided during meeting).pdf
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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ADJOURNMENT
3/18/19 AGENDA - JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL AND ATTACHMENT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
FROM TONY HIGGINS ON 3/18/19 AT 6:39 A.M.
From: tony higgins <tony.higgins123@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 6:39 AM
To: Linda Abbott <labbott@hermosabch.org>
Subject: Failure to submit public comment text
Dear School Board Members,
Dear Superintendent:
As you might know 2017 Plan-Hermosa General Plan and the associated HB Strategic Planning
documents failed to consider the safety, near-roadway pollution, noise and vibration impacts that
the sharply increased number heavy trucks are bringing to the North Hermosa area; specifically
on Gould adjacent to Valley Park and 27th Street between Morningside Drive and Manhattan
Avenue.
I believe this put the school district in the awkward position of having no guidance whatsoever
relating how to handle truck-related environmental hazards and impacts near North School in a
way that would not exacerbate the existing and likely future truck problems that were function of
the cities past actions.
Please forgive this analogy but 27th Streethas been treated as the cities cesspool for many years.
27th Street and Gould adjacent to Valley Park are already full of truck related safety
hazards, truck noise & vibration, dangerous, steep, narrow, obstructed sidewalks and
unmeasured and unmitigated near roadway pollution.
This route is already an illegal but defacto truck route and we don’t want the North School
project to make matters worse.
This cesspool is full. The toilets are backed up to the rim.
Unfortunately, the North School and Plaza Hotel projects are only required to look at
incremental impact of their project.
Between these two projects, they are to produce over 10,000 heavy truck trips
Well to be blunt, the sh*t is already up to the rim of the toilet on 27th and even an small
incremental impact can create a big mess.
Please keep this image in mind as you go forward.
I understand that CEQA process for a project EIR does not require the school board to look at
the cumulative impacts.
While this was supposed to be done in the Cities 2017 Plan-Hermosa program EIR. It
wasn’t. Nevertheless, the residents have to live with the impacts of this and it needs to be
considered and not sloughed-off.
Regarding the North School Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (NTMP) and the North
School Traffic Engineering/Planning Scope of Work documents mentioned in the agenda: I
assume these two documents will address both truck routes before & after construction as well as
the issue of where to drop off students and the like.
I would like to also take this opportunity to say there is possibly a one-time chance take action
that may save lives.
Both 27th Street and Gould are within 500 ft. of schools, playgrounds public parks and kiddie
parks.
It is imperative that the city and school districts not miss this opportunity to evaluate whether
Gould adjacent to Valley Park and 27th between Morningside drive and Manhattan Ave can be
limited to 15mph, similar to what was done of 16th street east of PCH; and if legally possible
implement this traffic calming measure during construction hours, school hours or Park
operating hours, whatever is greater.
Speed bumps on 27th simply won’t work as a long term solution as they have on 25th
street because of the close proximity of homes to the roadway. Way too many heavy trucks and
the bumps might often cause metal on metal slamming similar to the drainage ditch the city put
across Morningside at the 27th Streetintersection. This has caused noise-spike nightmares for
27th residents for over 20 years. This must be mitigated if still more trucks are going to use this
area.
But restricting the speed limit to 15mph as a function of this project may be the feasible
mitigation to an intransigent problem, and be the last best chance to mitigate the safety, health
and quality of life and property rights impacts and risks that park visitors, pedestrians and
cyclists, and residents of 27th and Gould have suffered with for so long.
Three more quick points.
First, if North School Construction Trucks must use Morningside via Gould for ingress then a
different route should be used for egress or vice-versa. Two way heavy truck traffic on
Morningside will snarl and back up traffic and simultaneous turns by these trucks, going to and
coming from Gould, is untenable if not impossible.
Second, why wasn’t the public given the opportunity to review the Neighborhood Traffic
Management Plan (NTMP) and Traffic Engineering/Planning Draft Scope of
Work and comment on these documents as part of the EIR process AND why are they not posted
on the city website with the agenda 72 hours in advance of the meeting? The fact that these
plans were not part of the EIR and subject to public comment was a significant process error that
goes to the very core of the purpose of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Third, the construction trucks simply must be kept off the inclines of 27th Street. The safety,
near-roadway pollution, noise, vibration and property-value impacts are simply not mitigable.
Our cesspool is already full and the safety risks are too great.
Thank You
Anthony Higgins
From: r f <rf90254@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 11:34 AM
To: meshan@hbcsd.org; mbove-lamonica@hbcsd.org; pescalante@hbcsd.org; jcole@hbcsd.org;
dgardner@hbcsd.org; smccall@hbcsd.org; City Council <citycouncil@hermosabch.org>; Suja Lowenthal
<suja@hermosabch.org>; Lucho Rodriguez <lrodriguez@hermosabch.org>; City Clerk
<cityclerk@hermosabch.org>
Subject: NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT
A neighbor indicated to me that there is to be a meeting this wee k on the NORTH
SCHOOL PROJECT.
I am just about 300 feet from the project on 27th Street. We already have excessive
traffic on narrow residential 27th Street, but I was informed the that construction route is
supposed to be Gould Avenue westbound to Morningside Drive south with the same in
reserve.
As one can see that Morningside Drive is very narrow as for 2 large vehicles as to be
able to pass each other (the 6 parking spots there on Morningside are always used by
residents) - then also in consideration of those living on/near that route, I would suggest
making that the route to the construction project but with another route or routes as to
exit of the project.
I would suggest for them to exit the NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT to follow 25th Street
eastbound to Valley Drive - then either south or north on Valley Drive to either Gould
Avenue eastbound or Pier Ave eastbound. So that one exit route isn't a burden for
those citizens on 25th Street - also include 24th Place and 24th Street as to spread out
the exiting traffic - yes, those streets might be steep but the trash and recycle trucks use
them weekly/52 weeks per year as they are able to maneuver on them (or even adding
southbound Monterey, Manhattan Ave, Hermosa Ave to eastbound Pier Ave, 8th Street,
2nd Street, or Herondo as for an exit too)
(living on 27th Street/Gould Avenue I can tell you it is totally unfair that we get all the
traffic that we do.)
On the HERMOSA AVENUE REPAVING PROJECT some brilliant city employee came
up with the HERONDO AVENUE ROUTE as for the big trucks to enter and exit
Hermosa Beach. Though there were some drivers who disobeyed that prescribed route
with using narrow residential 27th Street/Gould.
For law enforcement, city employees, the project manager, and concerned citizens to
know if a truck is off the prescribed traffic route, it would make sense if the trucks were
to be numbered ..... like on a 8X11 card stock paper with a number for each truck, taped
on the passenger corner of the front windshield and one in the back .... if a dump truck
or crane type vehicle its 2nd number taped onto the back of the truck or if an
electrician/plumber/etc their number taped on the back window. Hence violators could
easily be spotted (with the parade of trucks for the HERMOSA AVENUE PROJECT it
was impossible to identify the individual violators as all being similar trucks - some of us
3/18/19 AGENDA - JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL AND ATTACHMENT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
FROM RON FELSING ON 03/18/19 AT 11:34 A.M.
could only let the City Project Manager know it was happening but could not identify the
individual trucks - that Project Manager can verify what I am talking about here.
If multiple projects are happening in Hermosa Beach at the same time- then the paper
could be a particular color for each project - then "NORTH SCHOOL" on the paper if for
that project.
I did hear that one morning there were problems with some of the dump truck drivers
who were off-route parked at Valley Park with some nearby citizens. A number could
have easily helped law enforcement or the project manage to identify those drivers.)
Having been a student at NORTH SCHOOL myself - progress goes on. My few
suggestions here are hopefully to make the project go smoother and bit easier.
Prior to when the school will be opened .... the speeding vehicles on 27th/Gould will
need to be addressed, I suspect there are regulations for streets near schools
(presently law enforcement doesn't enforce the speed limit nor for large vehicles on
27th/Gould. maybe some air studies, I am curious if any of those have been done, as I
do smell heavy fumes from vehicles in the air on 27th/Gould as will be the new school
nearby, the student walking or on bicycles, then there are children playing/ activities at
Valley Park.).
Ron Felsing
March 18, 2019
From: noreply@granicusideas.com <noreply@granicusideas.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 2:16 PM
To: Ann Yang <anny@hermosabch.org>
Subject: New eComment for Joint City Council and School Board Meeting
New eComment for Joint City Council and School
Board Meeting
Anne Zaworski submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: Joint City Council and School Board Meeting
Item: 4. 19-0164 NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT (City and School District): • Project Schedule and
Next Steps • Memorandum of Understanding Elements • Neighborhood Traffic Management
Plan (NTMP)/ Traffic Engineering/Planning Draft Scope of Work
eComment: I would very much appreciate knowing what public notification was undertaken
regarding this Agenda Item? Did any residents in the immediate area of North School receive
written notification of this meeting and if so when and how? Thank you
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
MEETING CAPTIONS
MARCH 18, 2019 JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
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[00:00:22] [ GAVEL ] I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FROM THE SPECIAL JOINT
[00:00:27] MEETING OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HERMOSA
[00:00:31] BEACH CITY COUNCIL FOR MARCH 18, 2019.
[00:00:37] PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[00:00:43] >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[00:00:44] AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD,
[00:00:45] INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[00:00:52] >> THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]
[00:01:05] >> BOARD MEMBER LaMONICA, BOARD MEMBER McCALL, BOARD PRESIDENT MR.
[00:01:21] GARDNER, BOARD MEMBER EHSAN.
[00:01:24] >> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
[00:01:31] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: NOTING THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL
[00:01:38] MEMBER FANGARY.
[00:01:39] >> MAYOR PRO TEM MARY CAMPBELL: AND
[00:01:41] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: HERE.
[00:01:44] >> I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AND MYSELF
[00:01:49] AND MAYOR ARMATO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN, PLEASE?
[00:01:52] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: SURE. SURE, THANK YOU. THERE ARE SOME
[00:02:00] ISSUES THAT HERMOSA BEACH CAN'T TACKLE ALONE AND THAT IS PROMOTING
[00:02:05] THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. TO THAT END, WE
[00:02:09] COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL TO THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF OUR SCHOOL
[00:02:13] DISTRICT AND THE CITY'S HEALTH DISTRICT WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE
[00:02:16] CITY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
[00:02:20] WE ARE PLEASED OBVIOUSLY THAT THEY LEAD AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY
[00:02:23] AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT ALL OF THE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
[00:02:27] ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS
[00:02:33] ANXIOUS AND/OR EXCITED ABOUT THE OPENING OF NORTH SCHOOL. SO WE ARE
[00:02:38] GLAD THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE
[00:02:41] MEETING TONIGHT AND I WANTED TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT ESCALANTE AND
[00:02:53] OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR LEADING US TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:02:55] >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR READING THIS. MY OPENING
[00:03:00] REMARKS WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO PRACTICE. SO ON BEHALF OF
[00:03:05] MY BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MAYOR
[00:03:11] ARMATO AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. AS WE
[00:03:15] SIT HERE TONIGHT, WE STAND IN A VERY STRONG POSITION FROM AN
[00:03:21] EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT BUT ALSO CHALLENGED FINANCIALLY. IN THE
[00:03:26] SCHOOL YEAR WE WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN $8,000 PER STUDENT FROM THE
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[00:03:32] LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. THIS IS ABOUT 80% OF OUR ANNUAL
[00:03:37] REVENUE OF OVER $10,000 PER STUDENT. THE MAIN REVENUE COMES FROM
[00:03:42] LOCAL SOURCES FROM HPPT AND 11%, OTHER STATE REVENUE, PREDOMINANTLY
[00:03:50] ONE TIME FUNDING AND FOR SPECIAL ED AT 2%. IT CANNOT BE ENOUGH.
[00:03:58] HBC IS THE SCHOOL THAT SITS AT THE BOTTOM IN CALIFORNIA. SINCE THEN,
[00:04:10] HBCSD HAS TO MAKE DO WITH LITTLE FUNDS. THIS IS OVER $1.4 MILLION
[00:04:15] IN YEAR IS SO CRITICAL. OUR LOCAL FUNDING IS FULLY DUE TO THE
[00:04:19] REMARKABLE EFFORTS OF THE ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS AT HBF AND HBPTO. THEY
[00:04:26] ALL GIVE OF THEMSELVES FOR EVERY PENNY THEY RAISE. EVERY DOLLAR THAT
[00:04:31] IS RAISED IS REPRESENTING AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME AND WORK
[00:04:35] AND THEY KEEP EXPENSES TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM AND GIVE AS MUCH TO
[00:04:40] THE DISTRICT AS POSSIBLE. IT'S INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING WHEN IT IS
[00:04:45] CHARGED TO MORE OF THAT WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR THAT MUCH
[00:04:52] DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR STUDENT'S EDUCATION. AS A RESULT, DUE TO THE
[00:04:58] FINANCIAL SITUATION, I ATTENDED THE SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
[00:05:03] 12TH GRADE. THAT IS OVER $17,000 PER STUDENT. THAT COMPRISES
[00:05:11] APPROXIMATELY 87% OF THE MELROSE TOTAL REVENUES OF $20,000 PER
[00:05:18] STUDENT. THIS ALLOWS THE SCHOOL TO HIRE A SPECIALIST FOR AN
[00:05:26] ANTI-BULLY COORDINATOR AND SPECIALIST AT EACH SCHOOL SITE. THIS IS
[00:05:29] WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HERE AT HERMOSA. BUT TO BE HONEST, I
[00:05:36] DON'T HAVE TO MENTION HOW HARD WE HAVE TO RAISE FUNDS TO GET WHERE
[00:05:40] WE WANT TO BE. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WELL WE DO WITH THE VERY LITTLE
[00:05:46] WE HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR SUPERINTENDENT MR. ESCALANTE
[00:05:55] NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
[00:05:57] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[00:06:01] THAT MEANS SHE IS NOW OUR FINALIST FOR THE 2019 STATE SUPERINTENDENT
[00:06:05] OF THE YEAR. THIS IS NO SMALL FEAT AND A TRULY LAUDABLE
[00:06:17] ACCOMPLISHMENT. ABC UNIFIED, BELLFLOWER UNIFIED, BEVERLY HILLS
[00:06:24] UNIFIED, COMPTON UNIFIED, EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED, HERMOSA BEACH CITIES,
[00:06:30] LOS ANGELES COUNTY OF EDUCATION, LYNWOOD UNIFIED, MANHATTAN BEACH
[00:06:37] UNIFIED, PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED, REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED,
[00:06:45] SANTA MONICA UNIFIED AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SERVING THESE AREAS.
[00:06:48] THAT IS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. CONGRATULATIONS.
[00:06:52] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[00:06:55] >> IN ADDITION, HERMOSA VALLEY SCHOOL ALSO JUST EARNED THE STATE'S
[00:07:00] HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION AS OF 2019 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED
[00:07:05] SCHOOL. THIS IS AFTER HERMOSA VALLEY SCHOOL ATTAINED THE HIGHEST
[00:07:09] LEVEL OF RECOGNITION OF THE 2018 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.
[00:07:14] THE AWARD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NOW FOR ELEMENTARY. WE ARE NOW FULLY
[00:07:21] COVERED. CONGRATULATIONS.
[00:07:23] [ APPLAUSE ]
[00:07:24] IN ADDITION TO THOSE HONEST, THE VALLEY SCHOOL WAS AWARDED FOR THE
[00:07:32] PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND NUTRITION IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS THE SECOND
[00:07:34] YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS AS WELL. IT'S QUITE AN
[00:07:39] ACCOMPLISHMENT.
[00:07:40] [ APPLAUSE ] FURTHERMORE, THE CALIFORNIA STATE'S SUPERINTENDENT HAS
[00:07:54] AWARDED THE HB SD FOR THE SCHEDULE AWARD FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
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[00:08:02] EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS. BEFORE THAT, IN 2018, HBSC WAS
[00:08:08] SELECTED FOR THE COMMUNITY REGION SUSTAINABILITY AWARD. HBSC FOCUSED
[00:08:16] ON ITS WORK ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AS WELL AS CREATING A
[00:08:22] WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM FOR ALL STUDENTS WHICH IS STARTING
[00:08:27] WITH HELLO.
[00:08:28] IF I WERE TO CONTINUE BACK WITH THE AWARDS RECEIVED RECENTLY AND THE
[00:08:33] INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR OUR STAFF, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL
[00:08:36] NIGHT. ALL OF THIS WORK IS DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR DISTRICT. WE
[00:08:41] HAVE PROVEN THAT OUR DISTRICT IS A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE
[00:08:44] NATION. WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES MAINLY FINANCIALLY AND WITH THE
[00:08:48] FACILITIES, BUT OUR DISTRICT IS A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PLACE.
[00:08:52] LAST AND FINALLY, I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE PLANNING ALREADY TO ATTEND,
[00:08:56] BUT I WANT FOR YOU TO ATTEND THE HEARTS OF HERMOSA ON SATURDAY
[00:09:01] EVENING. IT'S ANOTHER CHANCE FOR YOU TO SEE HOW OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
[00:09:08] LEADS OUR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK TOGETHER
[00:09:13] IN HERMOSA BEACH. THANK YOU.
[00:09:16] [ APPLAUSE ]
[00:09:17] >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
[00:09:20] IF THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
[00:09:24] BOARD AND THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD
[00:09:27] OR COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS LISTED ON THE
[00:09:32] AGENDA. HOWEVER THE BOARD OR COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS ISSUES THAT
[00:09:36] ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, TOPICS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD ARE THE
[00:09:43] COUNCIL'S ATTENTION MAYBE BROUGHT EITHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY AT A
[00:09:48] FUTURE MEETING. SITUATIONS REGARDING EMPLOYEES MUST BE DEALT WITH
[00:09:51] IN CLOSED SESSION AND NOT IN PUBLIC. COUNCIL MUST WAVE ALL MEMBERS
[00:10:00] BY THE BOARD AND COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[00:10:08] PUBLIC SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, I'M CAROL, FROM 1257, 17TH STREET IN
[00:10:15] HERMOSA BEACH, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION
[00:10:19] FOUNDATION. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENTS COMING UP ON SATURDAY,
[00:10:24] THE HEARTS OF HERMOSA. WHICH TAKES PLACE IN A BIG WHITE TENT IN THE
[00:10:29] COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT. IT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL SPONSORS AND
[00:10:36] LOCAL PARENTS THAT GATHER UNDER ONE TENT TO CELEBRATE IN A TRULY
[00:10:41] HERMOSA WAY. WE LOVE THE KEEPING IT IN HERMOSA HELP THE PARENTS AND
[00:10:46] STUDENTS GET THERE EVERY YEAR. PLANNING BEGAN IN OCTOBER AND THERE
[00:10:49] IS A COMMITTEE OF OVER 30 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN
[00:10:53] EVERY WEEK TO SECURE AUCTION ITEMS, SPONSORS, VENDORS, PERMIT
[00:10:59] APPLICATIONS AND DESIGN AND DECOR AND THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF THE
[00:11:06] EVENT. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE EVERYONE PITCHING IN FOR THE EVENT AND
[00:11:09] WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED BY EVERYONE IN THE
[00:11:14] COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE
[00:11:19] YEAR. SINCE 2017 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THIS LOCAL AND COST HAVE
[00:11:25] BEEN WAVED EVERY YEAR UNTIL NOW. THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO
[00:11:29] WAVE FEES FOR THIS EVENT CAUSED THE INCREASE TO PAY $4,000. THIS
[00:11:36] MEANS LESS MONEY FOR SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND HERMOSA
[00:11:40] STUDENTS. WE HAVE MANY PARTNERS AND VENDORS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE FOR
[00:11:45] THIS EVENT. NONE OF THEM HAVE CHANGED THEIR PROCESS OR EXPECTATION
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[00:11:50] WITHOUT LITTLE NOTICE AND NONE HAVE AS MUCH AS THIS EVENT. HERMOSA
[00:12:00] RAISES 100% OF OUR MONEY FOR EVERY CHILD IN HERMOSA. THIS IS TO
[00:12:06] HELP TEACHERS FOR PROGRAMS IN CLASSROOMS THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T
[00:12:12] HAVE THAT INCLUDES PE AND ELECTIVES AND. WE ARE THE THIRD LOWEST IN
[00:12:21] THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE PUT IN THIS EFFORT
[00:12:26] SO HERMOSA CHILDREN CAN GET A QUALITY EDUCATION. FOR THIS REASON, WE
[00:12:29] NEED TO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BOTH WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH SCHOOL
[00:12:33] DISTRICT, BUT ALSO WITH THE CITY OF HERMOSA WHOSE YOUNGEST CITIZENS
[00:12:40] ARE OUR BENEFICIARIES. OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH THE CITY IS VERY
[00:12:42] IMPORTANT TO MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY EVENT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL
[00:12:46] THIS PROCESS AND DECISION IF POSSIBLE AND I WOULD HOPE IN THE FUTURE
[00:12:49] THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COLLABORATE EARLIER IN THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
[00:13:03] PUBLIC SPEAKER: HELLO, TRENT LARSSON. IT'S SO NIGHT TO SEE YOU
[00:13:08] TONIGHT. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT WE ARE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE ARE CLOSE
[00:13:11] TO BUILDING THE SCHOOL. A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD.
[00:13:14] WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND WE HAD. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE PARADE WAS
[00:13:18] AWESOME. I SAW IT GO BY THE WHOLE TIME AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE
[00:13:28] TOWN LOOKS GREAT. IT'S ALL CLEANED UP. I DROVE THROUGH TOWN AND IT
[00:13:33] LOOKS WONDERFUL.
[00:13:34] ALSO, THE FEES FOR HARVEST HERMOSA AND DOWNTOWN, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
[00:13:41] DO THAT AND CHARGE THE FEE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO THIS
[00:13:44] EVENT. THESE ARE THE PARENTS THAT PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES. THE CITY
[00:13:49] GETS A TON OF REVENUE FROM 2% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES EVERY YEAR
[00:13:54] PLUS ALL WE GET, IT'S LIKE A WIND FALL. WE CAN FORECAST THE
[00:13:59] REVENUES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT THESE PEOPLE THAT HARD. I'M PLEASED
[00:14:04] WITH WHERE WE ARE AT AND NOW I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR MEMORANDUM OF
[00:14:12] UNDERSTANDING AND THE PARKING AND DROPPING THE KIDS OFF. THERE IS
[00:14:16] LOTS OF WAYS IN THERE. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK AND THERE IS
[00:14:22] LOTS OF WAYS, BUT THE BAD THING IS IT IS TIGHT. YOU WANT A GU
[00:14:30] THROUGH PUT AND WANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT WORKS. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE
[00:14:37] TRAFFIC ENGINEER, DON'T ASK HIM WHAT WORKS, YOU SHOULD TELL HIM WHAT
[00:14:40] YOU WANT. IF YOU WANT KIDS DROPPED OVER AT THE KIWANIS AT THE LOOP,
[00:14:45] IF YOU WANT THEM ON VALLEY DRIVE OR NEAR THE PARK OR COMING UP THE
[00:14:51] OTHER WAY NEAR SILVER STRAND AND MYRTLE. YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT
[00:14:55] AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS SO HE CAN DRAW THE PLAN AND ONCE IT IS
[00:15:00] IN PLACE, BE VERY OPEN AND EMPATHETIC TO ALL THE THINGS WE DO,
[00:15:07] STRIPING AND TAKING THE PARKING ON ONE WAY TRAFFIC. THERE IS SO
[00:15:11] MUCH THAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU LET YOUR CREATIVE MIND DO IT, YOU WILL
[00:15:16] FIGURE IT OUT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET SO UPSET WITH EACH OTHER
[00:15:22] THAT WE BLOW EVERYTHING UP. THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M SO
[00:15:25] GLAD AND HAPPY AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET IT DONE.
[00:15:29] THERE MIGHT BE SOME BUMPS ALONG THE WAY. THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, SOME
[00:15:42] HICK UPS AND WHEN THAT PART OF THE PARADE GETS STARTED. YOU CAN DO
[00:15:46] THIS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT MESSAGE. THANK YOU.
[00:15:51] >> MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS UP HERE AS WELL.
[00:16:02] >> OKAY.
[00:16:04] >> SO, PERHAPS AFTER MR. HARRIET?
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[00:16:07] >> OKAY, I DIDN'T REALIZE, THANK YOU.
[00:16:10] PUBLIC SPEAKER: THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU ARE ALL HERE.
[00:16:16] I GUESS YOU ARE ALL HERE.
[00:16:19] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:16:21] MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. WHAT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IS WHERE ARE
[00:16:24] THE PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY? IS THAT IN YOUR
[00:16:29] ANALYSIS? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DISCUSS LATER TONIGHT?
[00:16:36] THIS EVENING? I'M AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THIS WASN'T DONE
[00:16:41] PRIOR TO YOUR ADOPTING YOUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. IT'S LIKE
[00:16:46] IT JUST SEEMS THAT YOU PEOPLE JUST GO BACKWARDS, YOU LEAVE THINGS
[00:16:51] OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A BIG CROWD OF PEOPLE DOWN HERE. I
[00:16:56] DON'T BLAME YOU BECAUSE IF PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE AWAY
[00:17:07] THEIR PARKING AND WHO EVEN KNOWS. TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
[00:17:11] COME UP WITH THE PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOST AND MY
[00:17:14] QUESTION IS, IS THIS SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM. WHEN YOU PEOPLE TAKE
[00:17:21] AWAY OUR PARKING PLACES I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
[00:17:27] THE PEOPLE OF HERMOSA BEACH SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE ON. AS USUAL,
[00:17:35] WHEN I ASK A QUESTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY NEVER GIVE AN
[00:17:39] ANSWER. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT PARTICIPATING AND WE DON'T GIVE
[00:17:44] ANSWERS AND WHEN I ASK A QUESTION ON THE MATTER, THEY SAY THIS IS
[00:17:48] NOT FOR PARTICIPATION. I THINK THEY ARE KEEPING PEOPLE OUT FROM
[00:17:51] GETTING ANSWERS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COUNCIL
[00:17:54] HAS DONE THAT ALSO. I HOPE NOT. MY POINT IS THIS, I WANT PEOPLE TO
[00:17:58] BE NOTICED OF THIS MEETING, I WANT THEM TO BE NOTICED ABOUT THE
[00:18:02] PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY AND I SURE WOULD LIKE
[00:18:05] TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON IT, BUT I
[00:18:09] DON'T SUPPOSE THAT'S IN THE WORKS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING
[00:18:13] HAS BEEN AGAINST US CITIZENS. WE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
[00:18:18] CONCERNED HERE BY YOU PEOPLE. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED
[00:18:25] WITH ANYBODY, YOUR CONCERNED WITH CONTRACTORS, THE PRO SCHOOL
[00:18:29] PEOPLE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS SCHOOL WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
[00:18:33] BUILT WHAT STARTED YEARS AGO. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE 2 YEARS TO BE
[00:18:39] COMPLETED. IT WAS A DIRTY TRICK. I WILL ADMIT THAT WE HAD LACK OF
[00:18:44] INFORMATION BEFORE THE VOTERS WHEN THEY VOTED THIS LAST TIME, AND IT
[00:18:48] WASN'T FAIR, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE EIR IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT
[00:18:54] DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
[00:18:58] A RATIONAL DECISION AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE WE EVEN
[00:19:02] HAD A VOTE, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE EIR WAS
[00:19:07] APPROVED. IT WAS AN SLAM DUNK BEFORE THE EIR WAS APPROVED. THANK
[00:19:22] YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:19:40] >> MR. HIGGINS, I HAVE YOUR CARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
[00:19:45] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:19:47] PUBLIC SPEAKER: VERY BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO SOME OF THE
[00:19:54] FRUSTRATION THAT YOU JUST HEARD. THE EIR PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO
[00:20:03] PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE
[00:20:07] MEANINGFUL COMMENTS. IF THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT TRUCKING OR
[00:20:15] EGRESS OR CONSTRUCTION, IF THE SCHOOL DROP OFF POINTS AREN'T DEFINED
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[00:20:20] AT A LEVEL OF DETAIL WHERE WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE PARKING IMPACTS,
[00:20:25] THE DOUBLE PARKING IMPACTS, THIS AND THAT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT
[00:20:32] AFTER THE EIR HAS BEEN APPROVED, YOU ARE GOING TO OPEN UP ANOTHER
[00:20:37] PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE'VE BEEN DENIED AT THAT POINT THE POWERFUL
[00:20:46] EBBERS OF CEQA AND THE EIR PROCESS ITSELF. WE CAN'T GO BACK TO THAT,
[00:20:54] WE CAN'T DEMAND MITIGATION, WE CAN'T DEMAND ANALYSIS UNDER THE LAW.
[00:20:58] SO SOMETHING IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG THERE.
[00:21:01] LET'S MOVE VERY QUICKLY OFF THAT.
[00:21:03] BUT I WISH YOU WOULD ADDRESS THAT SOMEHOW.
[00:21:06] IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE CAN GET THE SAME CONSIDERATION THAT IS
[00:21:15] HAPPENING ON 15TH STREET WITH THE 15 MILES AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT.
[00:21:22] GOLD AND 27TH STREET, IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES THERE ARE
[00:21:26] PROBLEMS. I REALIZE THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THAT.
[00:21:29] BUT IF YOU CAN FIND A TECHNICALITY, MAYBE THE PARKLAND OR SOMETHING
[00:21:36] IS UNFENCED, THEREFORE, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
[00:21:40] MORNING SIDE DRIVE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE USED FOR INGRES AND
[00:21:45] EGRESS FOR THESE HEAVY TRUCKS. THAT'S -- I DON'T KNOW, I WISH I
[00:21:50] DID, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I'M SEEING IT'S GOING TO UNFOLD.
[00:21:56] THE TRUCKS CAN'T TURN AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN
[00:22:02] UP HERE TO VON'S AND WATCHED THE TRUCKS TRYING TO TURN THERE ONTO
[00:22:11] ARDMORE. ANOTHER CAR COMES BEHIND THE TRUCK, ANOTHER CAR COMES
[00:22:17] BEHIND WHATEVER IS BLOCKING THE TRUCK FROM BEING ABLE TO TURN AND
[00:22:20] EVERYTHING COMES TO A STOP. WE ARE AT AN IMPASSE. IF THE TURNING
[00:22:26] RADIUSES AREN'T THERE FOR THE TRUCKS TO TURN SIMULTANEOUSLY
[00:22:41] SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. THE DROP
[00:22:45] OFF ON GOULD OR 27TH STREET IS VERY BUSY IN THE MORNING.
[00:22:53] WHAT IS THE DETAIL OF THAT PLAN?
[00:22:58] I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
[00:23:01] >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENT? NO? THEN I WILL
[00:23:14] CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND START WITH OUR DISCUSSION STARTING
[00:23:17] WITH INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH WELLNESS ISSUES. SUPERINTENDENT.
[00:23:23] >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
[00:23:29] DISCUSS OUR JOINT CONSTITUENTS, THE CHILDREN OF HERMOSA BEACH. WE
[00:23:33] ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT AS A
[00:23:38] PARTNER TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES WE NEED IN ORDER
[00:23:42] TO TRY TO SECURE GRANTS, TO LOOK AT PROGRAMMING, PROVIDE RESEARCH
[00:23:51] AND CUTTING EDGE PROGRAMMING FOR WELLNESS PRIMARILY. WELLNESS IS A
[00:23:57] LITTLE WORD WITH A REALLY BIG, THAT IS THE WORSE PICTURE.
[00:24:00] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:03] OKAY. PLEASE, YOU ARE ON MY TEAM.
[00:24:05] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:09] OH, LORD. TOM LOOKS GREAT, BUT AT ANY RATE, WE TAKE -- EXCUSE ME?
[00:24:17] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:24:18] >>
[00:24:19] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:20] WELLNESS TO US MEANS SAFETY, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CULTURAL
[00:24:28] COMPETENCY. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS AREA, THANKS TO ALL
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[00:24:32] OF YOU, OUR PARENTS, OUR KIDS, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SITE
[00:24:36] ADMINISTRATORS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ALLEY STUART FROM THE
[00:24:42] BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT AND SHE WILL WALK US THROUGH SOME OF
[00:24:45] THE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON AND ONES THAT WE ARE
[00:24:49] GOING TO FOCUS ON HOPEFULLY TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO
[00:24:54] MUCH.
[00:24:56] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:24:57] >> I THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT --
[00:25:02] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:25:03] >>
[00:25:06] >> SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WELLNESS, I THINK IT WOULD BE
[00:25:09] APPROPRIATE FOR ALL OF US TO START WITH A DEEP MINDFUL BREATH. I
[00:25:12] THINK WE CAN LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING ALL
[00:25:16] THE TIME IN CLASSROOMS THROUGH THE MIND UP PROGRAM. I WILL JUST GIVE
[00:25:20] EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO TAKE A NICE DEEP INHALE AND A NICE DEEP
[00:25:27] EXHALE. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS
[00:25:30] THAT WE CAN LOOK TO THE STUDENTS TO REALLY LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND THEY
[00:25:33] ARE CERTAINLY DOING THAT IN HERMOSA BEACH. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
[00:25:38] JUST A FEW BRIEF UPDATES. I KNOW WE HAVE PLANS TO COME BACK TOGETHER
[00:25:41] WITH THIS GROUP AS WELL AS OUR BEACH CITIES HEALTH BOARD DIRECTOR TO
[00:25:47] LOOK AT A HEALTH GROUP SESSION. THIS IS A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT'S
[00:25:53] TO COME. TALKING ABOUT TOBACCO EDUCATION PREVENTION AND I KNOW WE
[00:25:58] HAD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE RECENTLY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
[00:26:06] RECEIVED A GRANT TO FOCUS ON THIS. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
[00:26:15] LOCAL NON-PROFIT SOUTH BEACH CONNECT AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
[00:26:19] HAVE A PANEL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE HEALTH
[00:26:24] ISSUES WE ARE TACKLING HERE IN THE BEACH CITIES AND BEYOND, THEY ARE
[00:26:28] NOT NECESSARILY IN ONE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY, IT'S REALLY
[00:26:32] MORE ISSUES AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES MORE
[00:26:39] REGIONALLY.
[00:26:40] LATER THIS WEEK, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
[00:26:43] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: WILL BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL. I THINK THE
[00:26:51] PRESENTATION IS THAT HERMOSA IN MANY WAYS IS REALLY LEADING BY
[00:26:54] EXAMPLE AS IT RELATES TO CITY POLICY, AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL BASED
[00:26:59] PROGRAMMING. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME AS WE GET
[00:27:02] TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. WE'LL BE LOOKING TO DOING A SIMILAR
[00:27:07] COMMUNITY FORUM IN OUR BEACH CITY WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH HERMOSA AND
[00:27:12] REDONDO THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAPPENING
[00:27:16] LATER IN THE SPRING.
[00:27:17] ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY
[00:27:21] GROW OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS BEEN THE FAMILIES CONNECTED SPEAKER
[00:27:25] SERIES. WE ARE THRILLED THAT NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE A LOCAL HERO,
[00:27:30] RODNEY MULAN, WHO IS A HERMOSA RESIDENT WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE
[00:27:37] HERMOSA COMMUNITY CENTER. THANK YOU FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE
[00:27:45] SCHOOL DISTRICT. RODNEY WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT PURPOSE AND HOW TO
[00:27:51] EXPLORE THAT AND NOT ONLY WHAT THEY WANT TO BE BUT WHO THEY WANT TO
[00:27:56] BE. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME AND ENJOY THAT PRESENTATION. I SHARED
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[00:27:59] WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST FAMILIES
[00:28:03] CONNECTED SERIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF THEY CAN BUY TICKETS. I
[00:28:07] THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT WE ARE HOPING TO SEE NEXT WEEK.
[00:28:13] DURING THE SOUTH BAY CONNECTEDNESS, WE HAVE PARENTS CONNECTING NOT
[00:28:21] ONLY WITH THE CITY, BUT WITH OTHER PARENTS. PARENTS CAN COME TO
[00:28:27] TALK TO A LICENSED CLINICIAN ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO GET FEEDBACK
[00:28:31] ON WITH AN EXPERT AND OTHER INFORMATION. WE ARE FINDING THAT KEY TO
[00:28:34] A LOT OF THESE ISSUES ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, PARENT TO PARENT,
[00:28:39] PEER TO PEER AND AS A COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE
[00:28:44] OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THOSE
[00:28:50] CONVERSATIONS.
[00:28:51] WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND OTHER SUPPORT
[00:28:55] GROUPS. THIS MONTH WE ARE SPOTLIGHTING A FLAG. THEY SUPPORT THE LGBT
[00:29:03] COMMUNITY. SO THEY ARE HOSTING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES
[00:29:06] TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE
[00:29:10] ARE FINDING THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THIS
[00:29:13] COMMUNITY. SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE OTHER
[00:29:17] PEOPLE AWARE OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE.
[00:29:21] THE EMPATHY PROJECT, I KNOW THE BOARD CAME TO THE SCHOOL MEETING AND
[00:29:30] THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
[00:29:33] TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES AS A COMMUNITY. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
[00:29:41] COME AND SPEAK AND ALSO REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
[00:29:45] HAPPENING IN APRIL, THE TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR A SIMILAR
[00:29:50] METHOD ON HOW THEY CAN CULTIVATE EMPATHY IN THE CLASSROOMS AND
[00:29:56] THAT'S IMPORTANT AS TO HOW WE CAN KEEP THE MESSAGING WITH THE PARENT
[00:30:01] AND THE SCHOOL BASE. WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND HOW YOU
[00:30:08] CAN HAVE AN UNSELFIE SUMMER SO THE KIDS CAN LEARN FROM THE KID
[00:30:16] AUTHOR AND THE PARENTS CAN LEARN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
[00:30:22] A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BEACH CITIES LAUNCHED THE BEACH CITIES
[00:30:26] PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH. I KNOW SOME OF YOU WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND
[00:30:30] THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO REALLY
[00:30:35] TACKLE THE TWO ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING STUDENTS AND THAT IS
[00:30:39] SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ONLY HAPPENING
[00:30:42] HERE BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE STARTED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
[00:30:46] TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE THE YOUTH ADVISORY
[00:30:52] COUNCIL PICTURED HERE. WE HAVE 50 STUDENTS FROM SOUTH BAY SCHOOLS.
[00:30:58] THEY ARE HERMOSA SCHOOL STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE THERE AND THEY ARE
[00:31:05] THERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND HOW TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THEY
[00:31:09] ARE FINDING WAYS TO ACTIVATE ON THEIR CAMPUS TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTANCE
[00:31:15] ABUSE AND WE WANT THIS TO BE PEER LED TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE
[00:31:21] CONVERSATIONS. PARENTS, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH BAY
[00:31:24] CONNECTED WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH MORE THAN 5,000 PARENTS OVER
[00:31:28] THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE WANT TO SEE THAT CONNECTION GROW. WE HAVE
[00:31:34] PARENTS THAT MEET WITH US ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
[00:31:38] HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE PARENTS IN
[00:31:42] THE SOUTH BAY.
[00:31:43] REALLY LOOKING TO EXPAND SCHOOLS, PROGRAM AND SERVICES AND I THINK
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[00:31:47] HERMOSA BEACH IS LEADING IN MANY WAYS. WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST
[00:31:53] MINDFUL SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH BAY AND THERE ARE ROBUST PROGRAMS
[00:31:58] THROUGHOUT THE BAY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR ABOUT REINFORCING
[00:32:02] THE MESSAGE WITH HOME AND THE PARENTS AND THERE IS THE MIND UP
[00:32:07] PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS. THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT UP PARENT
[00:32:14] VOLUNTEERS AND WE TRAINED THEM TO REINFORCE THOSE MINDFUL
[00:32:21] REGULATIONS AND NOW THOSE PARENTS ARE GOING IN AND DELIVERING THE
[00:32:27] LESSONS THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED BY HERMOSA'S TEACHERS. I THINK WE
[00:32:31] ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONVENE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. YOU ARE ALL PART
[00:32:35] OF THAT SOLUTION. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER
[00:32:42] COMMUNITIES, THERE ARE OVER 100 PROVIDER TASK FORCE. THOSE ARE ALL
[00:32:48] PROFESSIONALS THAT WANT TO HELP BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO NECESSARILY
[00:32:52] PLUG IN. WE ARE TRYING TO MATCH THE SCHOOL AND PARENT NEEDS WITH
[00:32:57] THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY.
[00:33:00] AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, EARLIER IN THE SPRING, WE HAD AN AT OPPORTUNITY
[00:33:06] TO BRING SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS THAT ALL OF OUR 8TH GRADERS WENT
[00:33:12] THROUGH IN THE VALLEY.
[00:33:13] WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU CAN DO A LOT TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THESE
[00:33:16] SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO BE
[00:33:20] SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I THINK HOSTING PUBLIC EDUCATION
[00:33:25] FORUMS ON THESE TOPICS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE REALLY FAMILIAR WITH
[00:33:28] THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE AND WHAT WE CAN DO
[00:33:32] TOGETHER TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES. IMPLEMENTING POLICY BEST PRACTICES.
[00:33:36] I THINK THAT'S A TOPIC WE REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE IN THIS STUDY
[00:33:43] SESSION AND WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES AND THE POLICY ARENA AND TO
[00:33:49] SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORTS TO REALLY DECREASE ACCESS AND
[00:33:53] AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. IN HERMOSA YOU HAVE SOME BEST
[00:33:57] PRACTICES IN THIS AREA ALREADY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU HOSTED A
[00:34:01] PUBLIC EDUCATION FORUM ON THE LEGALIZATION ON MARIJUANA AND I THINK
[00:34:05] IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THESE
[00:34:10] TOPICS AREN'T ALWAYS EASY TO DISCUSS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
[00:34:13] THAT WE ARE HAVING THEM. WE ARE ALSO WORKING THROUGH THE SCHOOLS TO
[00:34:17] DO MORE PARENT EDUCATION ON ENCOURAGING THESE CONVERSATIONS,
[00:34:22] ENCOURAGING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND DESTIGMATIZING SOME OF THESE
[00:34:25] ISSUES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE OUTSIDE OF THE
[00:34:31] CONVERSATION. LET'S BRING THOSE CONVERSATIONS INSIDE THE COMMUNITY.
[00:34:34] WITH THAT, I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO THE GROUP. WE ARE LOOKING
[00:34:38] FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU ALL BACK TOGETHER TO HAVE A JOINT SESSION ON
[00:34:42] YOUTH HEALTH ISSUES. I KNOW THAT WAS PROPOSED AT AN EARLIER COUNCIL
[00:34:47] SESSION THIS YEAR. I'M LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUE JACKIE THAT LOOKS AT
[00:34:52] ALL POLICIES AT THE CITY'S HEALTH DISTRICT TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
[00:34:59] COME TOGETHER TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES. THAT IS ALL OF THE UPDATES I
[00:35:02] HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT
[00:35:06] JOINT SESSION?
[00:35:08] >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. STUART? COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPBELL, MAYOR PRO
[00:35:15] TEM? MAYOR ARMATO?
[00:35:16] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: WE HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU GUYS CAME. I
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[00:35:19] THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. YOU GAVE US ALL AN UNSELFIE BOOK AND I GAVE
[00:35:27] ONE TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A SIX 1/2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. SHE
[00:35:31] WAS SO EXCITED AND I WOULD SHARE THAT SHE'S VERY INVOLVED IN HER
[00:35:37] SCHOOL IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE THIS STORY
[00:35:42] THAT'S GOING ON HERE AT HERMOSA TO HER SCHOOL WHICH HAPPENS TO BE AN
[00:35:48] ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOL. YOU DID GOOD. I WOULD LOVE TO BORROW
[00:35:54] THE BOOK BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY READ A THIRD OF IT.
[00:36:00] >>
[00:36:01] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:36:02] >> WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU ONE. NOT A PROBLEM.
[00:36:07] >> SOMETIMES I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THE
[00:36:13] MEETINGS THAT YOU ARE HOSTING FOR THE FAMILIES, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR
[00:36:16] US TO ZERO IN ON A COUPLE OF THINGS EVEN IF IT'S ONE OR TWO THAT WE
[00:36:20] MIGHT DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE IS BECAUSE I KNOW
[00:36:27] I LOST TRACK OF THE THREAD A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY,
[00:36:32] BUT LOOKING FORWARD FOR US TO GET TOGETHER NIGHT.
[00:36:34] >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
[00:36:37] >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
[00:36:39] >> MAYOR ARMATO? COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS?
[00:36:44] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I TOO
[00:36:48] LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER AND HAVING A FURTHER DISCUSSION IN
[00:36:51] TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY CAN DO TO REALLY AFFECT THE KIND OF CHANGE WE
[00:37:00] WANT. DO WE WANT TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE LOOK
[00:37:04] AT IT IN SORT OF IN SILOS AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND I DON'T THINK WE
[00:37:09] LOOK AT IT AS AN INTEGRATED PROCESS, AND I KNOW THAT POLICY IN THE
[00:37:16] END IS WHAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. AND IN OUR MOST CURRENT ACTION
[00:37:24] REGARDING THE FLAVORED TOBACCOS, FACTS HAVE ALREADY COME IN TO SHOW
[00:37:30] THOSE KINDS OF ORDINANCES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO THAT'S I THINK WHAT
[00:37:33] SORT OF STIMULATED ME TO THINK ABOUT, WE NEED A DIFFERENT KIND OF
[00:37:40] CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. THE SCHOOL DOES A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF --
[00:37:44] BUT HOW CAN WE AFFECT POLICY THAT WILL MOVE THE DIAL? HAD THIS
[00:37:52] CONVERSATION LAST WEEK IN TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. WE
[00:37:56] RECYCLE, WE DO A GREAT JOB ON THAT, BUT MAYBE ONLY ABOUT 10% OF ALL
[00:38:03] THE PLASTICS EVER DEPOSITED GET RECYCLED. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. SO WE
[00:38:07] HAVE TO START LOOKING AT POLICY AND NOT JUST POLICY, BUT POLICY AT
[00:38:11] THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO,
[00:38:16] I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'M SURE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME
[00:38:21] THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT. AND IT JUST
[00:38:27] TIGHTENS THE BOND IN TERMS OF OUR DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE ARE ALL
[00:38:31] INTERESTED IN CHANGING THESE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS THAT CONCERN US ALL
[00:38:35] IN TERMS OF OUR KIDS. THANKS.
[00:38:37] >> THANK YOU.
[00:38:38] >> COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY?
[00:38:45] >>
[00:38:50] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I
[00:38:53] AGREE. I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY THE LOOK AT IT FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES
[00:38:57] IS REALLY COULD I. I KNOW FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT SORT OF HACK
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[00:39:03] US ON TO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
[00:39:08] GROUPS GOING AT IT AND REALLY COLLABORATING. I REALLY LOVE SESSIONS
[00:39:12] LIKE THIS AND I HATE SESSIONS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM AND
[00:39:17] IT'S GREAT, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AROUND A SMALLER TABLE AND
[00:39:23] THROW IDEAS OUT THERE AND THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND ALSO THE
[00:39:27] GREATER POLICIES. THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO
[00:39:31] HEAR MORE ABOUT AS WELL WHAT ARE THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE STUDENTS
[00:39:37] AND THE TEACHERS AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE STUDENTS
[00:39:41] THEMSELVES, WHAT DO THEY FEEL. SO, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN FEEDBACK ON
[00:39:46] THAT INFORMATION OR WE CAN CAPTURE THAT QUALITATIVE AS WELL AS
[00:39:52] QUANTITATIVE DATA THAT COME AT IT FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. YES,
[00:39:57] WHATEVER THEY CALL IT, LET'S TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT. THANK YOU.
[00:40:00] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS YOU HEARD FROM DOUG AT THE BEGINNING OF
[00:40:05] THE NIGHT. WE JUST COULD NOT, I THINK SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS
[00:40:11] EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
[00:40:15] SO I AS A BOARD MEMBER AND THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY GRATEFUL
[00:40:20] FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT HAVING, YOU KNOW, SENT
[00:40:26] TWO CHILDREN THROUGH THE SYSTEM, I THINK THE SPEAKER SERIES IS AN
[00:40:33] INCREDIBLE ASSET, AND YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IDEAS. I WOULD SAY GOING
[00:40:39] FORWARD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS TO FOCUS ON THE IDEA OF THE
[00:40:45] UMBRELLA WOULD BE THE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS. I THINK THAT'S AT THE
[00:40:48] ROOT OF WHAT IS NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES RIGHT NOW. I THINK
[00:40:55] IT'S AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE. I KNOW WE'VE DONE A FEW
[00:41:00] THINGS AS A COMMUNITY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SPEAKER SERIES OR
[00:41:07] LECTURES ON THE IVY LEAGUES AREN'T THE ONLY PATH AND SO FORTH. BUT
[00:41:15] REALLY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS
[00:41:20] TO GAIN A NEW PERCEPTION OF WHAT SUCCESS IS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. WE
[00:41:26] LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ALLOW US TO BE
[00:41:33] HELICOPTER PARENTS. I SAW A NEW PHRASE THIS WEEK "THE BULLDOZER
[00:41:38] PARENT". YOU KNOW E WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, IT'S HARD TO
[00:41:45] DRAW THAT HARD LINE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS A
[00:41:52] COMMUNITY, FOR PARENTS AND FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL END
[00:41:55] GOAL IS AS A HUMAN BEING, NOT JUST AS A STUDENT. I WOULD LOVE TO
[00:41:59] SEE AN EMPHASIS ON THAT.
[00:42:01] >> THANK YOU. JEN?
[00:42:05] >> YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO PIGGY BACK ON WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD
[00:42:15] WAS THEIR MISSION FOR THEIR TERM WHICH WAS ALL ABOUT KINDNESS AND
[00:42:19] COMPASSION AND I THOUGHT THAT IS GOING TO BLEND SO NICELY. THAT IS
[00:42:23] WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD. IS THAT CORRECT? I THOUGHT THAT IS SO
[00:42:27] EXCITING BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AT THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE
[00:42:30] WANT TO DO AS A COMMUNITY IS REALLY BRING THAT OUT. SO ANYWAY WE CAN
[00:42:34] FIGURE OUT HOW TO PARTNER TOGETHER ON THESE THINGS AND PRESENT THESE
[00:42:38] IDEAS AND THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AS A COMMUNITY AT THE
[00:42:44] SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT WE ARE SO SMALL AND WE CAN DO THESE THINGS
[00:42:47] TOGETHER AND GO OUT AND SHARE THEM. THIS IS WHERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE
[00:42:51] TAKING THE CONVERSATION LIKE TAHOE, IF WE WANT TO START AT OTHER
[00:42:55] PLACES, WE CAN BE A GOOD MODEL FOR OTHER PLACES, OTHER CITIES, OTHER
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[00:43:00] SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE THINGS
[00:43:03] WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS MEETING. I'M REALLY
[00:43:06] GLAD THAT YOU HAVE SPEAR HEADED THAT, JEFF, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
[00:43:12] WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ON THIS.
[00:43:15] >> I'M GOOD TOO. THANK YOU ALL.
[00:43:18] >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO R-32, THE SAFETY UPDATE.
[00:43:26] SUPERINTENDENT.
[00:43:31] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:43:32] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM --
[00:43:38] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:43:42] >> WITHIN THREE OR 4 MONTHS, THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE COUNCIL
[00:43:55] AND TALKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS. THE FIRST BEING PUSHED AND SINCE
[00:43:59] THEN, THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF EVENTS OTHER THAN THE SCHOOL
[00:44:08] SHOOTING AND TO BE CONCERNED THAT WE ALL SHARE --
[00:44:11] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:44:12] >>
[00:44:15] >> THANK YOU.
[00:44:18] AND SO, LAST YEAR, WHEN PARKLAND HAPPEN ON VALENTINE'S DAY, IT'S
[00:44:23] ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE THEN, BUT THERE WAS SOME EXTRA MOMENTUM THAT
[00:44:28] CARRIED THE CAUSE FROM PARKLAND BECAUSE OF THE VOICE OF THE
[00:44:32] STUDENTS, AND THEIR NATIONAL PLATFORM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID.
[00:44:39] KIM TAYLOR, THE PRINCIPAL AT VALLEY SENT ME AN E-MAIL I SENT OUT OR
[00:44:49] MARCH 18TH AND TALKED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES TONIGHT, BUT SINCE THEN
[00:44:53] WE HAVE TRIED TO CREATE A SAFER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. SO I HAVE
[00:44:57] INVITED KIM TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF THOSE ITEMS, AND TO
[00:45:04] REFLECT ON WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THEY HAVE HAD OVER THE YEAR WITH
[00:45:08] REGARDS TO SAFETY AND ALSO TO INVITE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT I'M NOT
[00:45:14] SURE IF HE IS HERE. OUR INTERIM CHIEF, MILT McCAN ON, HE AND HIS
[00:45:25] TEAM HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE TO OUR SCHOOLS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS,
[00:45:29] BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE IN MARCH, THEY CONDUCTED SOME
[00:45:34] TRAININGS AND IN APRIL WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME EVACUATION
[00:45:38] TRAINING. SO HE IS HERE TO SHARE, TO TEAM UP WITH KIM TO TALK ABOUT
[00:45:43] SOME OF THESE SAFETY MEASURES.
[00:45:46] SO, THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL TAYLOR FOR BEING HERE.
[00:45:49] >> THANK YOU.
[00:45:50] >> GOOD EVENING. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE
[00:45:55] ABOUT WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS DONE IN TERMS OF SAFETY MEASURES. IT WAS
[00:46:00] IRONIC AS I WAS GOING THROUGH MY E-MAIL AND THE LAUNDRY LIST OF WHAT
[00:46:11] THE CHIEF HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE STUDENTS BEING MORE AWARE.
[00:46:16] PREPARATION IS A KEY IN WHEN YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND YOU
[00:46:20] HAVE MANY LAYERS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ORGANIZE AND PRACTICING
[00:46:24] HELPS US BECOME MORE PREPARED. I WANT TO START A LITTLE BIT WITH THE
[00:46:27] SAFETY MEASURE THAT THE DISTRICT MOVED FORWARD THROUGH MEASURE S
[00:46:32] WHICH WAS INSTALLING THE SAFETY PERIMETER FENCING.
[00:46:36] THAT PROJECT HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
[00:46:41] AND QUICKLY AT VALLEY WE RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING TO HAVE
[00:46:45] A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY. SO WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH
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[00:46:51] POLICE DEPARTMENT, WATCHED THE PROPERTY, LOOKED AT OUR ACCESS
[00:46:55] POINTS, TALKED ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS, AFTER INSTALLATION WALKED
[00:47:03] AROUND AGAIN AND SAW SOME SHRUBBERY AND DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT
[00:47:08] THAT SHOULD REMAIN. WHAT FIRST FELT LIKE A STRANGE ARCHITECTURAL
[00:47:16] INVASION OF A PERIMETER, SORT OF BECAME MORE OF A COMFORT TO THE
[00:47:20] STUDENTS. THE FIRST TIME I WALKED UP THROUGH THE SIDEWALK, I
[00:47:24] THOUGHT, OH MY, HERE WE GO. WHAT IS THIS GOING TO FEEL LIKE? AND
[00:47:31] QUICKLY I RECOGNIZED THAT AS SOON AS I GOT INTO THE CAMPUS WHAT
[00:47:34] SEEMED TO HAVE CLOSED THE OUTSIDE, REALLY OPENED UP OUR INTERESTED.
[00:47:38] ALL OF THE INTERIOR CHAIN LINK FENCES SOON CAME DOWN AND WHAT WE SAW
[00:47:46] WAS A LARGE BEAUTIFUL SPACE WHERE THE STUDENTS CAN BE FREE AND WALK
[00:47:50] FROM GYM TO THE FIELD TO THE PLAYGROUND TO THE CLASSROOM; AND THAT
[00:47:56] THOSE HALLWAYS THAT OPEN UP TO THE OUTSIDE FELT A LITTLE BIT SAFER
[00:48:00] LEAVING THE EXTERIOR DOORS OPEN AND NOT HAVING TO LOCK YOUR DOORS,
[00:48:04] AND INSTEAD USING THE INSTALLATION OF THE 123 LATCH FELT FREEING IN
[00:48:10] A WAY. SO WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT
[00:48:15] IN PLACE TO RESTRICT, REALLY OPENED UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR
[00:48:19] STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. WE DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED THE SINGLE POINTS AND
[00:48:28] WE DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN VALLEY DRIVE AS AN ENTRANCE AND
[00:48:33] EXIT FOR OUR STUDENTS. WITHE 2 POINTS OF ENTRY ON CAMPUS, ON VALLEY
[00:48:40] AND VALLEY PARK.
[00:48:41] WE ALSO NOTICED WITH OUR FENCING THAT WE STILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT
[00:48:49] OF ENTRIES AND EXIT POINTS AND STILL THE SAME AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO
[00:48:56] THE PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO PUSH BACK FROM THE STUDENTS. WHAT WE
[00:49:03] NOTICED BY RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE CAMPUS WE REDUCED ANXIETY
[00:49:08] LEVELS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS EVOLVED AND WE'VE MOVED FORWARD. WE
[00:49:12] ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FENCE AND FOUND WAYS TO DECORATE IT FOR
[00:49:18] RED RIBBON WEEK AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS. WE DECORATED THE
[00:49:23] FENCE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE WERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
[00:49:27] THAT'S ONE MEASURE.
[00:49:28] THE SECOND THING WE DID DISTRICT WIDE WAS WE INVESTED IN A RAPTOR
[00:49:40] SYSTEM WHERE ALL SYSTEMS RUN THEIR GOVERNMENT ID LICENSE. THIS IS A
[00:49:45] WAY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THOSE ADULTS THAT ARE ON OUR CAMPUS FOR MANY
[00:49:50] DIFFERENT REASONS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE ON CAMPUS, THE
[00:49:53] LOCATION THAT THEY ARE GOING TO, THE PURPOSE OF THEM BEING THERE AND
[00:49:56] IT ALSO FLAGS FOR US IF WE HAVE ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE
[00:50:02] REGISTERED AS SEX OFFENDERS OR RED FLAG FOR US THAT WE HAVE TO
[00:50:06] CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[00:50:08] TO DATE, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT VIEW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 4417
[00:50:14] VISITORS OR CAMPUS AND VALLEY HAS HAD 3613. WE AVERAGE VISITORS A
[00:50:22] MONTH OF APPROXIMATELY 589 VISITORS DISTRICT WIDE TO CAMPUS. SO YOU
[00:50:27] CAN IMAGINE THE DIFFICULTY IN MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
[00:50:30] KEEPING THE INTERIOR OF OUR CAMPUS SAFE. AND ALSO WE WANT TO BE
[00:50:34] ABLE TO KNOW IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHO WE HAVE ON CAMPUS SO THAT
[00:50:38] WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR THEM AS WELL.
[00:50:41] SO, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED MUCH PUSH BACK ON THE RAPTOR SYSTEM EXCEPT
[00:50:46] FOR THE DAY WHEN THE INTERNET IS A LITTLE WON KEY. BUT BESIDE THAT,
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[00:50:54] THE PARENTS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. THEY SAY THANK YOU. PARENTS HAVE
[00:50:58] RUN HOME TO GET THEIR WALLETS WHEN THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR IDS AND
[00:51:04] THEY ARE PATIENT AND FLEXIBLE AND UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT.
[00:51:07] EVEN WHEN THEY ARE LATE TO DO THE MYSTERY READ THEY ARE VERY QUICK
[00:51:16] TO APOLOGIZE AND UNDERSTAND AND THEY SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY
[00:51:20] STUDENT SAFE.
[00:51:21] THE OTHER THING THAT IS IMPRESSIVE WITH THE SECRETARIES AT BOTH
[00:51:26] SCHOOL SITES IS OUR DISTRICT IS IN PRACTICE OF CHECKING ID'S WHEN
[00:51:33] KIDS ARE CHECKED OUT. THAT IS NOT PRESENT IN OTHER SCHOOLS.
[00:51:38] SOMETIMES WHEN I PICK UP MY CHILD AT THEIR SCHOOL, I SAY, DON'T YOU
[00:51:43] WANT TO SEE MY LICENSE? DON'T YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE. OUR STAFF IS
[00:51:48] IMPECCABLE. THEY DO A SERVICE WITH A SMILE AND THE PARENTS ARE VERY
[00:51:52] THANKFUL FOR THAT AS WELL. SO RAPTOR HAS KEPT US QUITE BUSY AND WE
[00:51:58] ARE ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH MARCH. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE
[00:52:02] TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITORS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
[00:52:04] SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE DISTRICT LOOKED AT THIS SUMMER WAS CREATING
[00:52:09] A UNIFORM DISCIPLINE PLAN. SO, WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED A UNIFORM
[00:52:14] DISCIPLINE PLANNED, I THINK THE IDEA WAS, IS SHE TALKING ABOUT
[00:52:20] UNIFORMS, LIKE OUR KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL IN UNIFORMS? NO. WHAT WE
[00:52:23] ARE TALKING ABOUT IS A VERY TRANSPARENT VISION OF WHAT WE WANT TO
[00:52:34] HAVE AS EXPECTATION FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE EDUCATION CODE.
[00:52:39] LOOKING AT WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAD TRANSLATED INTO AND WATCHING THAT K
[00:52:46] THROUGH LIFE MODEL, WE DECIDED WE HAD A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN AND IT
[00:52:50] WAS JUST A WISH. WE NEEDED TO PUT THIS TOGETHER IN SOME SORT OF A
[00:52:55] DOCUMENT AND MATRIX THAT ANY ADMINISTRATOR COULD REFERENCE. THAT
[00:52:59] HAS MADE THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE STUDENTS AND
[00:53:02] THE APPEARANCE MUCH MORE CLEARER. IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
[00:53:12] RESTORE ACTIVE PRACTICE FOR A STUDENT TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND CORRECT
[00:53:16] IT. WHAT MIGHT BE A FIRST OFFENSE VERSUS A SECOND AND THIRD HAS
[00:53:22] THAT EXPECTATION AS WELL AND IT'S A CLEARLY COMMUNICATED PLAN SO
[00:53:27] PARENTS ARE NOT QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT IS AN ADMINISTRATOR AT
[00:53:30] ONE SITE LOOKING AT A DISCIPLINARY ISSUE THAN ANOTHER. OF COURSE ED
[00:53:38] CODE DRIVES ON AGE AND LEVEL. THERE IS A POWERPOINT THAT IS LIVE SO
[00:53:46] IF ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK AT THE UNIFORM PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT
[00:53:51] OUR GOAL AND VISION IS FOR THIS UNIFORM DISCIPLINE. THIS IS FOR
[00:53:56] HAVING A THREE SCHOOL VISION BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE
[00:54:06] THREE ADMINISTRATORS THAT NEED TO HAVE CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION.
[00:54:09] ADDITIONAL THINGS WE TOOK ON THIS YEAR. WE INTRODUCED TO HERMOSA
[00:54:15] VALLEY. IT HAD A SECONDARY PIECE WHICH IS A SEE SOMETHING SAY
[00:54:20] SOMETHING PIECE WITH OUR FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS. WE HAD TWO
[00:54:33] ON-SITE ASSEMBLY DAYS WITH PRESENTERS THAT WORKED DIRECTLY WITH OUR
[00:54:37] STUDENTS. WE MESSAGED TO OUR PARENTS AND BE WE ALSO HAVE AN EIGHTH
[00:54:46] GRADE LEADERSHIP CLASS CHAMPIONING IT THROUGH OUR CLASS DAY. SANDY
[00:54:52] HOOK IS A TRAINING THAT WE ARE DOING AT THE DISTRICT. ANOTHER
[00:54:55] TRAINING THAT WE ARE DOING IS STOP THE BLEED. THIS CAME OUT OF THE
[00:55:00] CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES. TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON
[00:55:06] TOURNIQUET SAFETY AND ALSO CRISIS MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE DONE TWO
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[00:55:10] TRAININGS WITH OUR TEACHERS AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME
[00:55:13] CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF OUR OLDER STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
[00:55:17] LEADERSHIP ASKING, MAY THEY ALSO BE TRAINED. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT
[00:55:20] WE CAN CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE. I DID ALSO INCLUDE AN IMAGE OF THE
[00:55:25] 123 LOCK DOWN LATCH. THAT'S SOMETHING WE INSTALLED DISTRICT WIDE
[00:55:31] THAT HAS ALSO HELPED WITH OUR SAFETY. I HAVE A PICTURE OF ALLEN AND
[00:55:37] ME ON THE CORNER, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE AN ALUMNI, MS. LaMONICA IS. BUT
[00:55:46] LMU HAS PARTNERED WITH US. WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM
[00:55:57] DOCTOR TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL COMPETENCIES AND TALKING ABOUT
[00:56:01] DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE INCLUSIVE IN A COMMUNITY AND HIGHER EXPECTATION
[00:56:05] FOR ALL AND INCLUDING BIAS. SOME OF US HAVE BIAS WITHOUT EVEN
[00:56:09] RECOGNIZING. IF YOU CAN SAY YOU HAVE IT, THEN YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A
[00:56:13] GOOD JOB. SO WORKING WITH DOCTOR EARLY AND HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE
[00:56:18] THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH HIM, HELP STRENGTHEN THAT STUDENT TO TEACHER
[00:56:23] CONNECTION AND ALSO BUILDS A STRONGER COMMUNITY. AND THE HBSCD
[00:56:31] FAMILY CONTEXT AND THAT PARTNERSHIP. THERE IS OFTENTIMES WHERE
[00:56:35] THERE IS JUST AN IDEA AND I CALL ALLEY AND WE BRAINSTORM AND I SAY,
[00:56:40] IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE AND FOR SOME REASON YOU AND I COME TOGETHER.
[00:56:45] IT'S OUR LIONS COME TOGETHER AND THERE ARE FAMILIES CONNECTED
[00:57:03] THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DO YOU THINK
[00:57:07] AROUND KINDNESS AND EMPATHY.
[00:57:09] I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE APPRECIATION WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
[00:57:12] AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. I MEAN, I HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBERS IN
[00:57:20] MY CELLPHONE WITH ALL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. BUT WHEN IN DOUBT, THEY
[00:57:24] ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER OUR PHONE CALL, THEY ARE ALWAYS WILLING
[00:57:29] TO COME TO OUR SITE, THEY ARE PART OF OUR MATRIX. THEY ARE TRUE
[00:57:35] PARTNERS AND THEIR VISIBILITY IS INCREDIBLE. THEIR ASSISTANCE AT
[00:57:40] GREETING, THEIR ASSISTANCE AT HELPING CONTROL TRAFFIC. THEIR
[00:57:43] ASSISTANCE WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE ALWAYS TOP
[00:57:47] NOTCH. I COULDN'T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP.
[00:57:50] WHEN I STARTED DISCUSSING THE ASSEMBLY, THE LARGE CAMPUS EVACUATION
[00:57:55] DRILL, THEY WERE NOT AT ALL HESITANT TO DO IT. WE ARE GOING TO BE
[00:58:03] EVACUATING BOTH CAMPUSES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. MESSAGES WILL BE
[00:58:08] GOING OUT TO PARENTS AND SUPERINTENDENT ESCALANTE IS ALSO GOING TO
[00:58:14] WORK WITH THE CITY AND NOTIFY THEM. SO WHEN THEY SEE HUNDREDS OF
[00:58:22] KIDS EXITING A CAMPUS, THEY WILL KNOW IT'S NOT FOR AN EMERGENCY BUT
[00:58:26] FOR PRACTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE THIS
[00:58:29] YEAR AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINING WITH OUR TEACHERS OVER THE LAST TWO
[00:58:35] WEEKS. DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT? THIS IS YOUR PART. YOUR TURN.
[00:58:43] >> GOOD EVENING. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU BOTH. WHAT KIND WORTH
[00:58:48] YOU HAVE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. I CAN TELL YOU THE FEEL IS DEFINITELY
[00:58:52] MUTUAL. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HOW YOU HAVE EMBRACED OUR
[00:58:56] DEPARTMENT AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER. WITH THAT SAID, I
[00:59:02] CAN ONLY EXPRESS TO YOU AND THE PARENTS AT HOME, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
[00:59:06] THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN TODAY'S CLIMATE
[00:59:09] AND WE ARE PREPARED IN THE EVENT THAT ANYTHING OCCURS, YOU CAN COUNT
[00:59:13] ON YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE
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[00:59:17] TRAINED AND CAPABLE AND EQUIPPED. FOR THAT I THANK COUNCIL TO MAKE
[00:59:22] SURE THAT HAPPENS. SO, A NUMBER OF THINGS WERE SAID TONIGHT THAT I
[00:59:27] WANT TO TOUCH ON AND PRINCIPAL TAYLOR MENTIONED THAT THE PARENTS
[00:59:34] COME IN AND HAPPY TO GIVE AN ID AND GO HOME. I WANT YOU TO TEACH US
[00:59:39] BECAUSE NOBODY IS HAS BEEN TO GIVE US THEIR ID
[00:59:43] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:59:45] SO MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US SOME OF THAT MENTORING.
[00:59:48] I HAVE BROUGHT ON MY PERSON THAT IS DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING, THAT IS
[00:59:56] OFFICER COURTNEY SHY. SHE'S WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND MAKING SURE
[01:00:01] THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE TRAINING THAT WE CAN. IT'S ONE OF THOSE
[01:00:05] TOPICS THAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DISCUSSING AND DON'T WANT TO THINK
[01:00:09] ABOUT, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE,
[01:00:12] RIGHT THERE ON THE GROUND, RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONTLINE UNDERSTAND
[01:00:17] AT LEAST FUNDAMENTALLY WHAT IS GOING TO OCCUR IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
[01:00:21] AND WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WITH THAT SAID,
[01:00:25] IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WANT TO LET THE EXPERT WHO HAS BEEN DEALING
[01:00:29] WITH THE SCHOOLS TALK. BUT AGAIN, I JUST FEEL WE HAVE A GREAT
[01:00:34] RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE
[01:00:36] EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BE PREPARED AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
[01:00:40] DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE PREPARED. UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY
[01:00:45] QUESTIONS?
[01:00:46] >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM?
[01:00:48] >> MAYOR PRO TEM MARY CAMPBELL: IT'S KIND OF THE LEFT OVER FROM THE
[01:00:51] FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS BUT THIS IS RELATED TO THIS AS WELL. BACK
[01:01:00] TO ALLY, THIS MAYBE PART OF THE PLAN OF THE POWWOW WE ARE GOING TO
[01:01:07] HAVE BUT IN THE STATE OF OUR BULLYING IN THE DISTRICT. I KNOW THEY
[01:01:13] ARE BROADLY PREVALENT EVERYWHERE, AND THAT'S WHEN IT CUTS PRETTY
[01:01:17] DEEP AND IT'S RELATED TO ALL OF THESE EFFORTS, BUT I REALLY REALIZE
[01:01:23] I DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY AND WHERE WE STAND ON THESE ISSUES AND THE
[01:01:28] CHALLENGES THAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER. SO IF THAT CAN BE PARTED
[01:01:31] OF THE CONVERSATION IF IT WASN'T ALREADY. THAT WOULD BE MY ASK.
[01:01:39] THANK YOU.
[01:01:40] >> MAYOR ARMATO?
[01:01:41] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO
[01:01:44] THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PRINCIPAL TAYLOR AND PRINCIPAL GLUCK
[01:01:49] WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT BUT WORKING ON ALL OF THESE EFFORTS. IT IS
[01:01:56] AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUBJECT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND AS A PARENT
[01:01:59] WHO SEND TWO CHILDREN TO THOSE SCHOOLS, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS
[01:02:03] ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS. WHEN I SEE STOP THE BLEED, I WAS
[01:02:08] KIND OF HOPING THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS, AND IT IS. AND
[01:02:13] UNFORTUNATELY, AGAIN, IT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO TO REALIZE THAT
[01:02:17] THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO
[01:02:22] LEARN. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED, AND I JUST
[01:02:26] CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING OUR KIDS
[01:02:30] SAFE, AND TO THE CHIEF'S CREDIT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A VERY
[01:02:36] CONSISTENT OBVIOUS PRESENCE AT BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS, EVERY SINGLE DAY
[01:02:41] CONSIDERING OUR LIMITED RESOURCES THAT IS A COMMITMENT WE ARE PROUD
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[01:02:44] THAT YOU HAVE MADE, AND SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUS
[01:02:50] AND THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:02:55] DUCLOS?
[01:02:56] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: THANK YOU, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
[01:02:59] FENCING SINCE I'M ON THE GREEN BELT PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY. SO I SAW
[01:03:03] IT GO UP. WAS IT ALWAYS BLUE OR DID IT GET PAINTED? MAYBE IT JUST
[01:03:09] WASN'T COMPLETED, BUT THIS JUST STRUCK ME THE OTHER DAY WHEN I
[01:03:13] LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD LOOK VERY OPPRESSIVE,
[01:03:19] BUT THAT COLOR, I THINK IT REALLY IS THE COLOR OF THAT FENCE. IT
[01:03:23] DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY AT ALL. IT LOOKED, MY RESPONSE TO IT WAS IT
[01:03:29] FELT COMFORTING IN A STRANGE WAY. SO I REALLY THAT IS DEFINITELY A
[01:03:37] MAJOR STEP AND IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY OF THE SCHOOL.
[01:03:41] BUT I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BACK FENCING, YOU KNOW WHERE THE
[01:03:49] BLUFF IS AND THE DUNE THAT IT DOESN'T CARRY THAT. BECAUSE I
[01:04:00] SAW IT WAS STILL KIND OF THE FENCING. IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE AT
[01:04:04] ALL?
[01:04:05] >> WHEN WE GET TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH IS PART OF THE PROJECT
[01:04:07] WHICH IS THE VERY LAST THING, SOME OF THAT FENCING WILL BE SWITCHED
[01:04:15] OUT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S INTENDED TO BE DECORATIVE IN THE BACK
[01:04:19] OF THE SCHOOL, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN, IT'S BEEN PATCH WORK
[01:04:24] TEMPORARILY SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT THE HEIGHT WAS THERE, BUT IT
[01:04:29] DOESN'T ALL BLEND. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL LOOK AT AT THAT POINT
[01:04:31] IN THE PROCESS.
[01:04:32] >> GREAT, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. AND LAST I'M GLAD AS WAS MENTIONED
[01:04:41] TO STAFF, I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH VALLEY SCHOOL THAN WITH VIEW AND
[01:04:46] YOU HAVE GREAT STAFF. IT'S GOOD THAT YOU HAVE THEM ACKNOWLEDGE AND
[01:04:50] APPRECIATE IT. I THINK YOU ARE HAVING ONE RETIRING.
[01:04:54] >> I THINK WE ARE HAVING A RETIREMENT, BUT DO YOU KNOW?
[01:04:58] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:01] >> MAYBE, YOU KNOW.
[01:05:02] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:05] MAYBE NOW AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT.
[01:05:07] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:08] ANYWAY. YOU HAVE GREAT STAFF. THANK YOU.
[01:05:11] >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY?
[01:05:12] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY:
[01:05:18] >> SORT OF PIGGY BACKING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY.
[01:05:24] LISTENING TO THE DAISY TROOP. YOU KNOW, GIRL SCOUTS, AND THE CALL
[01:05:32] TO BE PRESENT IN GREETING. ON THE ONE END KNOWING HOW STRETCHED THE
[01:05:39] CITY RESOURCES CAN BE. BEING THERE TO GREET THE FAMILIES AS SOMEONE
[01:05:44] WHO WALKS THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU
[01:05:47] FOR THE TIME TO DO THAT SO THAT PRESENCE. AND ON THE OTHER END OF
[01:05:53] THE SPECTRUM, YES, PREPARING IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR
[01:05:56] ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING. I'M JUST CURIOUS, ACTUALLY FROM A CHILD'S
[01:06:11] PERSPECTIVE, IT'S UNFATHOMABLE NOW IN WHAT WE LIVE IN, JUST FROM MY
[01:06:16] CHILDREN, IT'S INCREDIBLE TO HEAR THAT KIDS WANT TO STEP UP AND TALK
[01:06:22] ABOUT THINGS LIKE "STOP THE BLEED". THAT IS POWERFUL. I'M CURIOUS
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[01:06:27] HOW THEY TAKE THAT CONVERSATION AS PART OF A TRAINING AND SERIOUS
[01:06:31] CONVERSATION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE WITH KINDERGARTNERS AND MIDDLE
[01:06:37] SCHOOL. IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT LOCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT
[01:06:41] I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. AND SWITCHING GEARS
[01:06:48] TO THE RAPTORS, IT IS GREAT. IT DOES RAISE SOME TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
[01:06:52] I DID WANT TO MAYBE JUST CHECK ON UPDATES AND I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW
[01:06:57] HOW WE CAN LOOK TO ALLEVIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
[01:07:05] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEASURE S VOTERS OUT
[01:07:10] THERE BECAUSE OF THAT BEAUTIFUL BLUE GATE AT VALLEY WOULDN'T HAVE
[01:07:15] HAPPENED. I THINK CERTAINLY NOT AS SWIFTLY WITHOUT THE MEASURE S
[01:07:22] DOLLARS AND VIEW WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION
[01:07:28] BECAUSE REAL TRANSFORMATION AWAITS WHEN WE GET THE FUNDS WITH
[01:07:32] MEASURE M. IT WAS A DECISION BY THE BOARD THAT IT WAS NOT WISE TO
[01:07:38] USE THE MONEY FOR THAT CAMPUS SINCE THEY ARE MAINLY PORTABLE
[01:07:44] CLASSROOMS. THERE WILL BE A MAJOR REBUILD AND WHEN IT'S DONE, IT
[01:07:47] WILL BE LIKE VALLEY AS A SUPER SAFE SCHOOL AND WITH NORTH SCHOOL. IT
[01:07:53] WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR MEASURE S.
[01:07:57] THANK YOU ALL.
[01:07:58] >> JEN?
[01:07:59] >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
[01:08:05] PRINCIPAL TAYLOR AND GLUCK. THEY HAVE REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF CONCERNS
[01:08:10] THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO TO HEART AND
[01:08:13] HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
[01:08:17] I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEWS THAT CAME THE OTHER DAY THAT MAYBE YOU
[01:08:21] HAVE SEEN. THERE WAS NEWS THAT 1.7 MILLION SCHOOLS ATTEND SCHOOLS
[01:08:30] BUT NO COUNSELORS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MEETING WITH THE POLICE
[01:08:36] BEING THERE, I FEEL LIKE SINCE AGAIN WE ARE SO SMALL, WE CAN FIGURE
[01:08:41] OUT CREATIVE WAYS TO MAYBE PIGGY BACK ON SOME OF THE LEARNING AND
[01:08:47] TRAINING THAT YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WE CAN TAKE
[01:08:51] THAT AND TRAIN SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ON SOME OF THAT INFORMATION THAT
[01:08:54] WE ARE TRYING TO GET FOR GRANTS AND BRING THAT INTO THE PROCESS.
[01:09:00] IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO HOW DO WE CREATIVELY USE THE MONEY
[01:09:04] THAT IS IN OUR OTHER RESOURCES AS A DISTRICT IN TERMS OF BEING IN
[01:09:08] THE CITY. SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
[01:09:12] >> THANK YOU.
[01:09:15] >> THANKS. THIS IS AN AREA I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CITY DISTRICT
[01:09:19] PARTNERSHIP AND I THINK IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE CAN GO A LOT DEEPER.
[01:09:22] WE HAVE RECEIVED SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY ON THIS AND THE FIRE
[01:09:30] DEPARTMENT. BUT THINKING, GOING BACK TO ALLY'S COMMENTS
[01:09:37] SPECIFICALLY ON FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING TO STOP THE BLEED
[01:09:40] INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO HAVE TO
[01:09:44] DEVELOP THOSE KIND OF RESOURCES IN DOING THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO
[01:09:53] DEVELOP THE RESOURCES. WE WERE TRAINING OUR STAFF TO BECOME FIRST
[01:10:00] RESPONDERS PROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATORS. BUT IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN
[01:10:04] ELEVATE THIS COMMUNITY SOLUTION IS WE HAVE THE JUNIOR GUARDS PROGRAM
[01:10:08] WITH THE LA FIRE DEPARTMENT. HOW DID WE END UP DOING THAT WHEN THIS
[01:10:14] CITY OFFERS FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
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[01:10:18] THAT THINGS HAPPEN AND EMERGENCIES HAPPEN AND EVERYBODY HAS TO BE
[01:10:24] PREPARED AND NOT JUST THE FOLKS IN LINE SUCH AS OUR TEACHERS.
[01:10:28] THAT'S AN AREA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE JOINT DISTRICT CITY
[01:10:32] COMPACT AS AN AREA TO CONTINUE LOOKING.
[01:10:37] SIMILARLY IN THA THAT SAME VEIN TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. THERE
[01:10:45] WERE HOMELESS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO YOU HAD CREATED AN
[01:10:51] INFORMATION SESSION, I BELIEVE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER RIGHT IN THE
[01:10:55] FALL AND THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN
[01:11:03] SOMEONE CAME INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN THERE WAS AN AFTER
[01:11:07] SCHOOL PROGRAM. THERE IS A WAY TO TALK TO FAMILIES AND TO
[01:11:22] TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS AND TO BE PROACTIVE.
[01:11:27] AND LASTLY IS ON ROAD SAFETY IN GENERAL. SO REDUCING SPEEDS,
[01:11:30] RECOGNIZING WE ARE SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT I'M NOT SO CONCERNED
[01:11:35] ABOUT TRAFFIC BECAUSE I AM ABOUT SAFETY ON THIS. SO REALLY MAKING
[01:11:40] SURE THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT TO DECOMPRESS WHEN THEY HIT THE
[01:11:49] BEACH CITIES THAT YOU CAN'T ZOOM EVERYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE KIDS ON
[01:11:57] THE SIDEWALKS AND KIDS ROLLING TO SCHOOL. YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON
[01:12:00] THE ROAD. I THINK THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
[01:12:09] MORE COMPREHENSIVEIVELY.
[01:12:10] >> THANK YOU.
[01:12:11] >> I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT LAST
[01:12:17] COMMENT WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON VIA THE PARTNERSHIP
[01:12:21] WITH THE COUNTY WORKING INTEGRATING CHILDREN ON THE HOMELESS COUNT
[01:12:31] AND DEMYSTIFYING IT IN SOMEWAY AND THE COMPASSION FOR THE HOMELESS.
[01:12:38] AS FAR AS REDUCING SPEEDS, IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS IN A ROW HERMOSA BEACH
[01:12:43] THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE MORNINGS OUR POLICE OFFICERS PULLING OVER
[01:12:47] PEOPLE. SO, WATCH OUT. I KNOW IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY, BUT ESPECIALLY IN
[01:12:52] THE MORNING AT DROP OFF WHEN THE PEOPLE GET A LITTLE CRAZY, THEY ARE
[01:12:58] COMING FOR YOU.
[01:12:59] >> YEAH, MY COMMENT WAS GOING TO BE TO ECHO WHAT MAGGIE SAID AND
[01:13:05] MAYOR ARMATO WENT INTO IT PERFECTLY IS THAT WHEN WE SEE THE POLICE
[01:13:09] CAR, EVEN IF THERE IS NOBODY IN IT, JUST THE FACT WITH AN EMPTY
[01:13:17] POLICE CAR, PEOPLE NOTICE THAT, THEY STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THEY
[01:13:21] DON'T DROP THE KID OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVEWAY. EVEN IF YOU
[01:13:26] CAN TELL THERE IS NOBODY THERE. IT GREAT TO SEE IT A LOT MORE AND I
[01:13:31] WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I KNOW THERE IS A
[01:13:36] NEED, BUT EVEN TO JUST PARK THE CAR FROM 7:45 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M.,
[01:13:43] MAKES A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT EVERYBODY IS
[01:13:46] DOING AND IT'S BEEN REALLY TERRIFIC.
[01:13:50] >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON SAFETY? OKAY, THANK
[01:13:57] YOU.
[01:13:58] ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE THIRD ITEM. R-33-18-19. THE
[01:14:04] SOUTH BAY CONNECTED AND BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT SPEAKER SERIES.
[01:14:09] >> SO, I WILL YIELD TO ALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE COVERED. YOU
[01:14:15] HAVE? MOVE ON? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD
[01:14:18] LIKE TO PROPOSE FOR THE SPEAKERS? WE GENERALLY HAVE FIVE OR SIX
[01:14:27] EVENTS. ALLY, TAKE IT AWAY.
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[01:14:32] >> SORRY. SIX TOTAL SPEAKER SERIES, SO EACH OF THE BEACH CITY
[01:14:43] SCHOOL DISTRICTS HOSTED ONE DURING THE YEAR AND TALKED ABOUT CYBER
[01:14:48] SAFETY, ON LINE BULLYING AND WHAT KIDS CAN DO TO STAY SAFE ON LINE
[01:14:54] AND TALKING WITH RONNIE MULAN. SIX OPPORTUNITIES TO COME UP WITH
[01:14:58] IDEAS AND A LOT OF IDEAS HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY BY THE GROUP.
[01:15:05] >> IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JUMP IN ON THIS ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:15:09] MASSEY?
[01:15:10] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARDNER. A
[01:15:13] QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED SPEAKER SERIES
[01:15:17] WHICH I THINK IS EXCELLENT. I THINK THE GROUP BEHIND IT IS
[01:15:23] ENORMOUSLY VALUABLE ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S WORLD WHERE SOCIAL MEDIA
[01:15:25] AND OTHER THINGS THAT DIDN'T EXIST 20 YEARS AGO ARE NOW HAVING AN
[01:15:30] IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS. I JUST HAD A
[01:15:35] COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND THE FIRST ONE IS, WHAT IS THE TARGET
[01:15:40] AGE GROUP FOR SOUTH BAY CONNECTED AND BEYOND THAT IF THERE IS A
[01:15:46] RANGE, WHAT IS THE IDEAL MIX IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING, ADDRESSING
[01:15:52] THAT FULL RANGE?
[01:15:53] >> ABSOLUTELY, AND I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND THOSE ARE
[01:15:57] SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS
[01:16:00] OF SOME OF THE TOPICS. SO WE ARE LOOKING NEXT YEAR TO DO MORE TARGET
[01:16:05] PROGRAMMING WITH SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED WITH PARENTS OF
[01:16:09] YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND I THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
[01:16:11] CONVERSATION IS THAT IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START HAVING THESE
[01:16:15] CONVERSATIONS. SO MAYBE THE TOPICS CAN BE MORE AGE APPROPRIATE.
[01:16:20] SOUTH BAY CONNECTED IS DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. I THINK
[01:16:26] KINDERGARTEN, ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH SCHOOL HOW CAN YOU HAVE THOSE
[01:16:30] CONVERSATIONS FOR THAT AGE AND THE SMALLER WORKSHOPS THAT WE
[01:16:35] PARTNERED WITH ON SOUTH BAY CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAFETY. AND
[01:16:41] WE HAVE SMALL WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS TO COME IN TO DO MORE TACTICAL
[01:16:45] TRAINING AND TALKED ABOUT SAFETY FILTER FOR SNAPCHAT AND FACEBOOK.
[01:16:52] THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO REACH PARENTS ALSO AND THEY HAVE
[01:16:59] A WEALTH OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND WE
[01:17:02] REALIZE THAT IT HAS TO BE BOTH HIGH TECH AND HIGH TOUCH. SO WHAT CAN
[01:17:06] WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY WITH PROGRAMMING AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE ALL
[01:17:10] OF THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AS WELL. I WOULD SAY IN
[01:17:13] ADDITION TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED AT
[01:17:18] BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, WE HAVE RESOURCES. SO WHATEVER HEALTH
[01:17:23] ISSUE YOU MIGHT NEED WHETHER IT'S FOR YOUR AGING PARENT OR STUDENT
[01:17:27] OR ANYTHING, HOMELESS INCLUDED, WE DO PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE AND
[01:17:36] REFERRAL LINE AND WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT WE CAN NAVIGATE YOU AND IT'S
[01:17:50] CONSTANTLY BEING AWARE OF ALL THE TOPICS.
[01:17:54] >> GREAT. AND TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THE BEACH CITIES AND SCHOOL
[01:17:59] DISTRICTS HAS DONE AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE SOUTH BAY
[01:18:04] FAMILIES CONNECTED IS REALLY OUTSTANDING IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE
[01:18:07] NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
[01:18:11] ONE THING THAT MIGHT BE WORDED CONSIDERING AND IT PROBABLY ALREADY
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[01:18:15] HAS AND IT PROBABLE HAS AND WILL PLAY OUT IS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS
[01:18:21] NOTICE WHEN WE GET REPORT FROM THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT THAT
[01:18:25] WE HAVE TWO THINGS WHICH STAND OUT TO ME THAT I VIEW AS LINKED AND
[01:18:31] EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN THEM IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.
[01:18:36] THE FIRST IS A LEVEL OF A PARENTAL STRESS AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE
[01:18:41] BEHAVIOR OF OUR KIDS IN THE EARLY USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER THINGS
[01:18:46] THAT CAN BE SELF DESTRUCTIVE. I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT THERE IS A
[01:18:50] LINK BETWEEN THOSE TWO. AND SO ULTIMATELY, THERE IS A LOT OF
[01:18:55] CONVERSATIONS AT LEAST AMONG PARENTS AND MY PEER GROUP THAT I SEE ON
[01:19:01] SOCIAL MEDIA OTHERWISE ABOUT PARENTS STRUGGLING TO PAY THE BILLS,
[01:19:05] KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, BUT ALSO BUILDUP THEIR CHILDREN, BE THE
[01:19:10] BEST PARENT THEY CAN BE TO BUILD CONFIDENT KIDS BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY
[01:19:13] WHEN YOU ARE UNDER STRESS TO REALLY TAKE THAT OUT ON YOUR KIDS AND
[01:19:18] THEN REGRET IT AND NOT BE THE BEST PARENT THAT YOU CAN BE. IT'S
[01:19:22] IMPORTANT FOR US FROM THE BEGINNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH K THROUGH 8
[01:19:28] AND BEYOND TO RAISE CONFIDENT AND HAPPY KIDS. A LOT OF THAT IS
[01:19:32] PARENTING, A LOT OF IT IS BASIC THINGS LIKE POWERFUL REINFORCEMENT
[01:19:39] IS MORE POWERFUL THAN NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT THE SAME WAY A TEACHER
[01:19:47] WOULD IS PRAISING GOOD BEHAVIOR AND ALL OF THOSE BASIC LESSONS ABOUT
[01:19:52] HOW YOU BUILD CONFIDENT KIDS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES
[01:19:58] BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW ESPECIALLY AS THOUGH WHO MOGULS WHO HIT IT BIG
[01:20:11] AND THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO GET BACK UP AND GOING FORWARD. WE WANT TO
[01:20:17] LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES AND IT'S OKAY TO FAIL.
[01:20:27] THAT THERE IS LOTS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
[01:20:31] UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT WE HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF
[01:20:34] PARENTAL STRESS, WE HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT OUR KIDS ARE ACTING OUT
[01:20:39] AND THERE IS PROBABLY A LINK THERE AND TRAINING BOTH KIDS TO TEACH
[01:20:44] THEMSELVES TO BE CONFIDENT, BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO TEACHING
[01:20:49] THE PARENTS TO BE BETTER PARENTS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND
[01:20:54] IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING.
[01:20:56] >> THANK YOU.
[01:20:57] >> I JUST HAD ONE SUGGESTION THAT KIND OF PIGGY BACKS AND THAT IS
[01:21:14] NEWSWORTHY THAT WILL BE HEALTHY ALONG ISSUES OF CHEATING AND SOME
[01:21:19] PEOPLE DO CHEAT THEIR WAY THROUGH THINGS AND METHODS TO, I DON'T
[01:21:22] KNOW THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT BUT TO DETER THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR
[01:21:29] IN DOING THINGS RESPONSIBLY AND ETHICALLY IN YOUR LIFE. I THINK
[01:21:33] THAT'S BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAT WE SEE ON THE NEWS
[01:21:37] AND ALMOST EVERYDAY.
[01:21:38] >> THANK YOU, THOSE ARE ALL WONDERFUL SUGGESTIONS.
[01:21:44] >> ONE QUESTION CAME TO MIND. I'M WONDERING IF THE DISTRICT IS
[01:21:52] LEARNING SOME THINGS IN TERMS OF THIS ISSUE RELATED TO STRESS WHERE
[01:21:57] WE ARE. YOU KNOW WE INITIATED BLUE ZONE, WE WERE RIGHT UP THERE
[01:22:03] WITH POST KATRINA NUMBERS IN DETROIT. WE WERE RIGHT THERE. AND
[01:22:08] OVER THE PERIOD OF YEARS, THE NUMBERS STARTED TO GO DOWN IN TERMS OF
[01:22:13] STRESS AND AS SOME OF THE OTHER INDICATORS IMPROVED AS WELL AND NOW
[01:22:19] WE ARE SORT OF BACK TO WHERE WE WERE. AND IS THERE -- ARE YOU
[01:22:24] LOOKING AT THIS SORT OF ANALYTICALLY IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE SOME OF
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[01:22:29] THOSE THINGS? THE OTHER THING THAT SEEMS TO ME THAT IS IMPORTANT
[01:22:33] ABOUT THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS IS THAT THEY MAYBE DESIGNED TO HELP
[01:22:39] THE CHILD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY SHOULD BE HELPING THE PARENT
[01:22:44] BECAUSE IT A FAMILY MALADY THAT WE ALL HAVE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF
[01:22:54] YOU ARE LEARNING SOME THINGS ABOUT WHAT'S PLACE WHERE WE ARE TODAY
[01:23:02] AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE WORLD THAT WE
[01:23:08] LIVE IN.
[01:23:09] >> YES, ON YOUR IDEA ON THE HEALTH PLAN IS, WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY
[01:23:15] GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE WE ARE DOING QUITE WELL, BUT IF WE LOOK AT OUR
[01:23:20] MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING
[01:23:25] ON. AT BEACH CITIES WE SET OUR NEW PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS
[01:23:31] AND YOU WILL SEE RIGHT ACROSS EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
[01:23:38] PREVENTION AND ABUSE ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN, NOT JUST FOR THE KID BUT
[01:23:43] THE ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AS WELL. I THINK THESE ARE DEFINITELY
[01:23:48] PRIORITY AREAS FOR US AND NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS BUT FOR FAMILIES AND
[01:23:52] OLDER ADULTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COMMUNITY OF
[01:23:58] CONVERSATION TO NOT TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS AND TO TAKE A DEEPER
[01:24:06] DIVE NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS BUT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT,
[01:24:11] IT IS REFLECTIVE ON ADULTS AND THE STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED.
[01:24:19] >> OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE?
[01:24:21] OKAY, WE ARE MOVING ON TO R-34, THE NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT. I THINK I
[01:24:28] WILL KICK THIS ONE OFF? YES.
[01:24:33] >> I WAS JUST GOING TO KICK IT OFF.
[01:24:38] >> YEAH, I CAN KICK THIS ONE OFF. I FIRST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN
[01:24:42] THE ROOM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE EFFORTS OVER THE PAST 2
[01:24:48] MONTHS.
[01:24:49] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:24:50] I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND TIME. I
[01:25:02] WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TOGETHER IN A SHORT
[01:25:07] TIMEFRAME. I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MOU AND NOW BEING READY
[01:25:10] TO EXECUTE ON WHAT THE MOU CALLS FOR.
[01:25:15] I THOUGHT I WOULD START BY JUST KIND OF GIVING, I THINK IT WOULD BE
[01:25:19] HELPFUL FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS HERE AND
[01:25:23] AS WELL AS SOME OF THE FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME. I KNOW THE FIRST ITEM
[01:25:27] HERE IS THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS. I WILL JUST TOUCH ON
[01:25:34] THAT ON THE HIGH LEVEL AS WHERE WE ARE IN REGARD TO THE NORTH
[01:25:45] SCHOOL. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY. THE STATUTE OF
[01:25:54] LIMITATIONS UNDER CEQA HAS EXPIRED. WE HAVE OUR MOU. WE APPROVED AS
[01:25:59] THE BOARD FOR THE RFP LEASE BACK FOR THE PROGRAM. COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:26:04] MASSEY PARTICIPATED IN OUR INTERVIEW SESSION LAST WEEK WITH A NUMBER
[01:26:08] OF POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS WHO PUT IN BIDS FOR THE PROJECT.
[01:26:12] TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES WILL BE COMING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AT OUR
[01:26:17] APRIL MEETING WHICH IS APRIL 10TH. AND THEN AT THAT POINT THE BOARD
[01:26:21] WILL BE MAKING A DECISION ON A LEASE BACK FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
[01:26:29] PROJECTS AT ALL THREE SCHOOL SITES.
[01:26:32] AS EVERYONE KNOWS, NORTH SCHOOL WILL BE THE FIRST SCHOOL TACKLED
[01:26:41] UNDER OUR MEASURE S PROGRAM. AFTER WE GET THE CONTRACTOR IN APRIL,
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[01:26:48] IT WILL BE 3 MONTHS OF ACTIVITIES WHERE OUR CONTRACTOR WILL TAKE THE
[01:26:54] PLANS DEVELOPED AND MODEL THOSE OUT. I FORGET WHAT THE ACTUAL
[01:26:58] PROGRAM IS CALLED, BUT THEY MAKE 3D MODELS OF WHAT THE SCHOOL WILL
[01:27:02] LOOK LIKE AND WE CAN RAISE ANY ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME UP AT
[01:27:09] CONSTRUCTION AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN THAT SUMMER. WE THINK
[01:27:12] IT WILL BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE FINALIZED
[01:27:19] WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WE PICK THAT WILL BE FOR JANUARY OF
[01:27:25] 2021. AT THAT POINT WE WILL THEN CLOSE DOWN THE VIEW SCHOOL AND
[01:27:30] MOVE THE KIDS OUT OF VIEW TO NORTH AND/OR VALLEY. HOW THAT WILL WORK
[01:27:36] IS STILL TBD BY THE DECISION OF THE BOARD. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
[01:27:40] THOUGHTS AND PLANS AS TO HOW BEST TO DO THAT. NO FINAL ACTION HAS
[01:27:46] BEEN MADE ON WHICH STUDENTS TO MOVE TO WHICH SITE AND WE'LL TALK
[01:27:54] ABOUT VIEW CONSTRUCTION AT VIEW SCHOOL AND THE PLAN DISCUSSION WE
[01:28:00] HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A LONG TIME. K-2 AT VIEW, AND 3-4 AT NORTH
[01:28:11] AND 5 THROUGH 8 AT VALLEY AND OUR INTENDED THREE SCHOOL PROGRAM AS
[01:28:17] IT HAS BEEN LAID OUT. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT IS IN THE MOU AND THE
[01:28:22] DIFFERENT PIECES, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT BOTH AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
[01:28:25] TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. BOTH WE ARE
[01:28:32] CALLING THE SWING PERIOD WHEN WE CLOSE DOWN VIEW AND WHAT THAT WILL
[01:28:35] LOOK LIKE FROM A TRAFFIC AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS THE FULL
[01:28:44] PERMANENT CONFIGURATION THAT WILL THEN COME AT ALL THREE SCHOOL
[01:28:55] SITES. THAT IS THE PROGRAM. AS FAR AS THE CUP CONCERN, WE ARE NOW
[01:29:02] GETTING ON THOSE PIECES. AT LEAST EVERYONE IN THE ROOM IS FAMILIAR
[01:29:06] WITH THE MOU AND WHAT IT CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR MAJOR
[01:29:10] PIECES OF A TRAFFIC PLAN. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.
[01:29:20] THE RECOMMENDED VEHICLE TRAVEL ROUTE PLAN AND THE SCHOOL PLAN AND
[01:29:25] THE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. ALL OF THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE
[01:29:30] MITIGATION MEASURES OF THE FINAL EIR AND WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THE
[01:29:37] STAFF AND COUNCIL ACCORDING TO THE DATES LAID OUT IN THE MOU. THE
[01:29:42] DATE LAID OUT IN THE MOU IS MARCH 20, 2020, THAT WILL BE FOR THE
[01:29:52] GOVERNING BODIES AND THE SAME TABLE FOR THE ROUNDTABLE MAP APPROVED
[01:29:58] BY THE REVIEW BOARD AND THE COUNCIL. OUR DELIBERATIONS WILL TAKE
[01:30:03] THEIR POINT IN CONSIDERATION. FINALLY THE AUGUST 31, 2020, THE
[01:30:08] TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WOULD ALSO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND
[01:30:11] REVIEWED BY THE COUNCIL. THE FIRST STEP IN DOING ALL OF THIS WILL BE
[01:30:17] THE HIRING OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TRAFFIC ENGINEER AS CALLED
[01:30:23] FOR IN SECTION 3.4 OF THE MOU. AND THAT PLANNING REALLY STARTS
[01:30:32] PRETTY MUCH NOW. FOR AN UPDATE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO LET YOU
[01:30:36] KNOW WE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD SITE OF DRAFTING
[01:30:40] THE RFP TO BEGINNING TO LOOK AT THE SCOPE FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
[01:30:46] WE GOT THE FIRST DRAFT OF THAT FOR OUR LOOK THIS AFTERNOON AND WE'LL
[01:30:50] BE SHARING THAT WITH THE CITY STAFF AS SOON AS WE HAVE AN
[01:30:53] OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT FOR EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND COLLABORATION
[01:30:59] TO FINALIZE THAT SO WE CAN GO OUT AND HIRE THE TRAFFIC PLANNING,
[01:31:04] TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND DO THE CONTRACT WHICH FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE
[01:31:07] ARE HOPING TO HAVE DONE BY MAY TIMEFRAME. AT THAT POINT THE STUDY
[01:31:13] WOULD BEGIN AND THEN WOULD CARRY THROUGH FOR WE'LL HAVE TO BASE ON
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[01:31:19] THE CONTRACT, LAYOUT THE PLAN FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE IN HERE, THERE
[01:31:27] IS AN OCTOBER 1, 2019, DEADLINE TO PROPOSE A DISTRICT BELL SCHEDULE
[01:31:33] FOR THE NORTH SCHOOL THAT CALLS FOR THE FEIR AND 30-MINUTE --
[01:31:42] SCHEDULE FOR THE THIRD GRADE AND FOURTH GRADE BY OCTOBER 1ST WHICH
[01:31:47] WILL HELP THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER WITH THEIR STUDY BECAUSE AS SHOWN IN
[01:31:52] THE EIR, THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC
[01:31:59] DEPENDING ON A 30-MINUTE STAGGER OR 15-MINUTE STAGGER. THERE WILL
[01:32:05] BE TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS. OUR INITIAL THOUGHT AT LEAST ON OUR END
[01:32:09] WAS TO HAVE ONE IN THE FALL. TAKE ALL THE INPUT FROM THAT COMMUNITY
[01:32:15] MEETING. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER CAN PUT THAT INTO HIS OR HER DRAFT
[01:32:18] REPORT THAT WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, END OF
[01:32:25] 2019. WE CAN SEND THAT DRAFT REPORT OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE
[01:32:29] SECOND PUBLIC MEETING FOR REACTION AND COMMENT TO WHAT THEY PROPOSE.
[01:32:32] I'M SURE THERE WILL BE NO SHORTAGE TO REACTION IN COMMENT TO WHAT
[01:32:37] THEY PROPOSE BASED ON HOW THIS HAS GONE SO FAR AND # WE CAN TAKE
[01:32:48] ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING AND THE FINAL VERSION THAT WILL
[01:32:53] COME BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNING BODIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
[01:32:56] MANAGEMENT PLAN AS WELL AS THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTE MAP.
[01:33:00] THE FINAL PIECE SO EVERYBODY IS CLEAR AND WHY THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT
[01:33:03] TIME LAG BEHIND IT IS IT'S REALLY THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM FOR HOW
[01:33:07] WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC T ROUTE MAP AND THE
[01:33:17] PEDESTRIAN MAP. IF YOU ARE MAKING THIS UP, I LIVE ON PROSPECT, AND
[01:33:23] THIS IS HOW I SHOULD GO. OR YOU LIVE AT LOMA AND 6TH STREET BY
[01:33:29] SOUTH PARK, THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD GO TO NORTH SCHOOL OR VIEW SCHOOL
[01:33:37] TO EQUAL OUT ALL THE TRAFFIC IN THE CITY AND SAME AS YOU ARE WALKING
[01:33:42] IF YOU ARE AT 7TH AS PROSPECT OR VIEW SCHOOL. IF YOU GO TO NORTH
[01:33:53] SCHOOL, HOW YOU SHOULD SUGGEST TO GET ACROSS TO PCH AND SAME IDEA
[01:34:01] WITH SIXTH AND LOMA OR DOWN MANHATTAN AND WHERE YOU SHOULD CROSS PCH
[01:34:11] WHICH WILL A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE ARE
[01:34:18] KIND OF AS OF TODAY. I WANTED TO GIVE THAT BACKGROUND AND OPEN IT UP
[01:34:22] TO THE COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SO ON
[01:34:32] AND SO FORTH. PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE IS FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT
[01:34:35] WE'LL DO THAT AT THE END AFTER THE DISCUSSION. THERE IS ONE MORE
[01:34:40] SPACE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YES. SO WE WILL DO THAT FOLLOWING THIS
[01:34:47] DISCUSSION. I WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE FLOOR FOR WHO WOULD LIKE
[01:34:51] TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GO IN THE ORDER AROUND
[01:34:55] HERE. SO IF SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN, PLEASE.
[01:35:02] >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, I THINK YOU CAPTURED VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
[01:35:19] WE NEED TO SET THE DISCUSSION AT THE TABLE. OUT OF THAT THERE ARE
[01:35:24] CERTAIN DELIVERABLES THAT ARE SUBSTANTIAL IN THE MOU AND FOR US TO
[01:35:29] WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DELIVER THOSE ITEMS. SO WORKING BACKWARDS
[01:35:33] IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING SO OUR STAFF AND OUR COUNCIL AND THE BOARD
[01:35:38] HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHEN THIS IS COMING AND WHAT WORK NEEDS TO BE
[01:35:42] DONE AND WHAT MILESTONE IS KEY TO US SUCCEEDING IN BEING ABLE TO
[01:35:48] WORK TOGETHER.
[01:35:49] THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE
[01:35:53] IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST SINGLE PIECE IN TERMS OF THE DELIVERABLES IN
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[01:35:58] THE MITIGATION MEASURES AND THE MOU. THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT THESE ARE
[01:36:02] BUILT AROUND AND THE REST OF IT IN TERMS OF THE DELIVERABLE IN TERMS
[01:36:07] OF THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTES THAT FLOW FROM THAT. THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF
[01:36:16] THE RESOURCES ARE IN PLACE IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGER AND WHAT
[01:36:20] YOU LAID OUT THE ROUGH TIMELINE FOR.
[01:36:23] THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN IS AN PLAN TO IDENTIFY THE
[01:36:31] TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND MANAGE THEM. THE FIRST ITERATION OF THAT PLAN
[01:36:35] HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD. SO WE HAVE A
[01:36:39] SIGNIFICANT PROCESS TO GET THROUGH IN THE NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE TO
[01:36:43] AGREE ON THE RFP, GET IT OUT ON THE STREET, GET IT BACK, SELECT
[01:36:47] SOMEBODY, GET THEM WORKING AND THEN RUN THE DRAFT TO THE FINAL
[01:36:53] PRODUCT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND RUN THE FINAL PRODUCT AND APPROVAL
[01:36:59] BY BOTH AGENCIES. IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL JOB WE FACE AND CERTAINLY WENT
[01:37:03] WE WANT TO BE PLANNING FOR.
[01:37:07] OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ALSO ON A SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PLANNING
[01:37:15] AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER. IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO COME
[01:37:20] OUT WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE PROJECT THAT WE CAN. I WANTED TO TURN IT
[01:37:25] TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH WHO HAS
[01:37:28] BEEN ONE OF OUR STAFF POINTS OF CONTACT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE
[01:37:31] BEEN WORKING ON SO FAR WITH RESPECT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK IN TERMS OF
[01:37:35] THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER SCOPE OF WORK SO WE
[01:37:38] CAN LET YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT INFORMATION, CONNECT OUR STAFFS
[01:37:43] UP SO THEY CAN BRING THIS THING HOME SO WE CAN APPROVE IT AND GET IT
[01:37:48] OUT IN THE STREET. WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, DOUG, I WILL TURN IT OVER
[01:37:59] TO LEANNE.
[01:38:00] >> YES, PLEASE.
[01:38:02] >> TALKING ABOUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS NOT JUST A TASK IN
[01:38:08] GETTING IT DONE, BUT KIND OF SETTING THE STAGE FOR WHAT ARE OUR
[01:38:11] GOALS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHAT ARE THE
[01:38:17] AREAS WE ARE LOOKING AT. SO THAT WAS A POINT WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT
[01:38:22] IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE GROUPS IN TERMS OF THIS ISN'T OPEN-ENDED. LET'S
[01:38:27] LOOK AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN THE CITY AND LOOKING AT AREAS THAT WE
[01:38:32] ALSO STUDIED WITH THE EIR AND TALKING THROUGH WHAT ARE THE
[01:38:38] OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROJECT GOALS AND STUDY BOUNDARY, MAKING SURE
[01:38:41] THAT THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ON BOARD WITH THE TRAFFIC
[01:38:51] MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THEN WHAT ARE THE -- THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
[01:38:55] THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. SO MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT JUST SAYING,
[01:39:00] HERE ARE THE TASKS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, BUT ALSO HERE IS ALL THE
[01:39:05] WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE LEADING UP TO THIS VERSUS WHOEVER IS
[01:39:10] HIRED FOR THE PROCESS IS ALSO LOOK AT THE GENERAL AND LOOKING AT THE
[01:39:15] EIR TO PREPARE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SO THEY ARE NOT
[01:39:24] STUDYING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STUDYING. WE NEED TO MAXIMIZE THE
[01:39:30] USE OF THE FUNDS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT REDOING STUDIES THAT HAVE
[01:39:35] ALREADY BEEN DONE OR RECENTLY DONE. AND THEN WE GET INTO THE SCOPE
[01:39:39] OF THE TASKS AND WHAT ARE THE TASKS OR PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S GOING
[01:39:43] TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO LAY THAT OUT AND GET BUY IN FROM BOTH
[01:39:48] BODIES SO WE DON'T GET TO THE END OF THE PROCESS TO SAY, WELL, YOU
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[01:39:52] REALLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS HERE OR YOU SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT
[01:39:56] THIS AT THIS TIMEFRAME AND LAYING THOSE OUT AND BEING ABLE TO TEA
[01:40:03] THOSE UP FOR A PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND
[01:40:06] THE COUNCIL TO GET INTO THE PIECES. I WON'T GET INTO THE DETAILS OF
[01:40:11] TASK BY TASK AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO BECAUSE THAT STILL
[01:40:17] NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON BUT TO SHARE WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM AN RFP
[01:40:22] THAT REALLY COMPREHENSIVELY LOOKS AT WHAT NOT ONLY NEEDS TO BE DONE
[01:40:32] BUT ALSO DURING THIS PROCESS. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
[01:40:36] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:40:39] >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A HEAD START ON THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
[01:40:43] THE TIMELINE YOU MENTIONED IS APRIL. SO NEXT MONTH FOR APPROVAL BY
[01:40:47] THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD FOR THE RFP, AND I THINK THAT TIMELINE
[01:40:53] MAKES SENSE. AND NOTHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE URGENCY OF A NEAR TERM
[01:40:59] DEADLINE TO FOCUS MINDS AND GET US ALL WORKING TOGETHER.
[01:41:03] >> THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
[01:41:06] >> AND GETTING THE BEST PRODUCT OUT ON THE STREET. THANK YOU,
[01:41:10] AGAIN, PRESIDENT GARDNER AND THANK YOU, LEANNE.
[01:41:14] >> YEAH, THANK YOU, LEANNE.
[01:41:20] OTHER MEMBERS? YES, PLEASE.
[01:41:29] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY AND
[01:41:40] MAYOR ARMATO FOR THE MOU AND YOU FINDING THE STATE MATCHING FUNDS
[01:41:44] WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE MISSED THE FIRST ROUND BECAUSE OF THE
[01:41:48] RECIRCULATION OF THE DRAFT EIR WHICH MEANS THERE MAY BE NO FUNDS BY
[01:41:53] THE TIME OUR SPOT COMES IN LINE, BUT IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
[01:41:58] BASIS AND THE LINE WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
[01:42:07] FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT AND FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO
[01:42:11] VOTED TO APPROVE THE MOU.
[01:42:17] >> THANK YOU. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE AS COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY SAID
[01:42:22] THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO GOING FORWARD AND WE SHOULD LOOK
[01:42:27] FORWARD TO PUT OUR TIME TOGETHER TO PUT OUR WORK GROUP BACK TOGETHER
[01:42:33] TO DISCUSS WHAT LEANNE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND FROM OUR SIDE TO
[01:42:38] BRING IT ALTOGETHER INTO ONE RFP TO COME TOGETHER TO THE BOARD AND
[01:42:42] OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT WILL BE SOMETIME BY THE END OF THE MONTH
[01:42:47] CERTAINLY, WE SHOULD TRY TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKING SESSION WITH THE
[01:42:51] GROUP WHO WORKED THROUGH THIS, BOARD MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
[01:42:56] CITY STAFF. SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT SUPERINTENDENT, SUJA, IF WE CAN
[01:43:03] WORK TO FIND A DATE OR AS MANY AS WE CAN TO COME TOGETHER THAT WOULD
[01:43:10] BE TERRIFIC.
[01:43:11] >> BRINGING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE
[01:43:18] SAYING?
[01:43:19] >> YES, BRINGING THE UNION.
[01:43:20] >> AND WE CAN BRING THAT DRAFT AS A POTENTIAL PERSPECTIVE RFP, EIR ,
[01:43:31] I DON'T KNOW WHAT STAGE THE CITY IS IN IN TERMS OF EXCHANGING FOR
[01:43:41] REVIEW PURPOSE PUTTING IT SIDE BY SIDE AND TO CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT
[01:43:48] THAT.
[01:43:49] >> ANY SUPERINTENDENT THAT REFERENCES THE BLUES BROTHERS IS ALL
[01:43:52] RIGHT BY ME.
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[01:43:54] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:44:00] >> MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY DRAFTED
[01:44:04] AN RFP AND THE CITY HAS TOO, IS A SIGNAL THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING OFF
[01:44:10] ON THE RIGHT FOOT. WE SHOULD BE COLLABORATING. USE THE CITY
[01:44:14] RESOURCES. WE HAVE A TEAM OF ATTORNEYS THAT CAN HELP US PUT THIS
[01:44:18] TOGETHER AND PUT IT TOGETHER QUICKLY AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
[01:44:25] RECHECK. MAYBE I'M OVER DRAMATIC BUT NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT
[01:44:31] IT TOGETHER. IT'S SOMETHING HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE SOONER AND BETTER
[01:44:36] AND GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE WANT THIS SCHOOL
[01:44:40] BUILT TOO.
[01:44:41] >> I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT. I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT. I
[01:44:44] THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GROUP THAT THEY WERE PUTTING
[01:44:48] SOMETHING TOGETHER. SO I WILL TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER AND SO WE'LL
[01:44:55] MOVING FORWARD WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING ABOUT
[01:45:05] RESPONSIBILITIES AND MORE SOLIDIFIED. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T AGREE
[01:45:08] WITH YOU MORE.
[01:45:12] >> ARM WRESTLE.
[01:45:14] I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH MENTIONING AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT IN
[01:45:20] YOUR OPENING REMARKS, DOUG, ABOUT THE TERM SWING SCHOOL. I HAVE SEEN
[01:45:25] PEOPLE REFERENCE THAT TERM INAPPROPRIATELY OR INACCURATELY. MY
[01:45:32] UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERM SWING SCHOOL FOR NORTH IS DURING THE
[01:45:35] ENTIRE MEASURE S PROGRAM THAT IS ONE SCHOOL THAT WE USED TO HOUSE
[01:45:39] STUDENTS WHILE WE ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION AT OTHER CAMPUSES. I DON'T
[01:45:45] THINK THAT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD OUT THERE. SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK
[01:45:48] ABOUT CAPACITY ON THE CAMPUSES, THERE IS SORT OF A TEMPORARY
[01:45:53] CONSTRUCTION BOND PROGRAM SITUATION AND THERE IS A POST, WE ARE IN
[01:45:58] BUSINESS, EVERYTHING IS DONE SCENARIO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
[01:46:00] SAY MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THAT UP FOR THOSE WHO
[01:46:04] REFERENCED THAT BEFORE.
[01:46:06] >> YEAH, THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE TERM
[01:46:11] SWING SCHOOL IS JUST ABOUT, IS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE, THERE
[01:46:14] IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WILL BE DONE AT VIEW SCHOOL
[01:46:19] WHEN NORTH SCHOOL IS DONE WHERE STUDENTS COULDN'T BE THERE, WELL,
[01:46:24] THEY COULD BE THERE BUT IT WOULD COST MORE AND MORE TIME. THE
[01:46:30] PRUDENT THING TO DO IS CLOSE VIEW DURING THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION
[01:46:34] AND MOVE THOSE STUDENTS TO NORTH AND VALLEY. HOW THAT WILL BE DONE
[01:46:40] IS TBD, BUT THAT'S THE MEANING OF THE SWING SCHOOL WHILE VIEW IS
[01:46:49] UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS WE GET TO THE VALLEY SCHOOL, THAT THIRD
[01:46:53] SCHOOL, IS NOT SUCH WORK, SO WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING HAVING TO CLOSE
[01:46:59] VALLEY SCHOOL ON THE WORK AND THE MAJORITY WILL BE DONE DURING THE
[01:47:04] SUMMER. SO IT WILL NOT IMPACT STUDENTS AND THERE WILL NOT BE A NEED
[01:47:08] FOR A SWING SCHOOL DURING THAT PIECE.
[01:47:10] >> THANK YOU, AND I THINK FOR ALL OF US HERE WHO ENGAGE PEOPLE WHO
[01:47:13] HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, IT'S SO HARD TO KEEP THE STORY STRAIGHT.
[01:47:18] IT'S THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING. SO I THINK COMMUNICATION IS HUGE,
[01:47:24] AND MY LAST COMMENT IS REALLY GENERAL. I DON'T THINK THERE IS
[01:47:27] ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FULLY REESTABLISHING THE LEVEL OF TRUST
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[01:47:31] FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS OUR SMALL CITY, THIS IS OUR SCHOOL
[01:47:35] DISTRICT, THIS IS OUR CITY STAFF AND ELECTEDS. AND WE ARE IN IT FOR
[01:47:41] THE VERY VERY LONG HAUL AND WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER MORE OR LESS IN
[01:47:46] THIS SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT I REALLY THINK WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO
[01:47:52] TRIPLE DOWN ON THE EFFORTS TO WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER. I KNOW
[01:47:57] THERE WAS, LIKE A COMPACT AND THERE WAS A WORKING GROUP, THE
[01:48:01] SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WORKED ON THE MOU. HOWEVER IT GETS DONE, I THINK
[01:48:07] THAT WE COULD NOT LOSE THAT MOMENTUM.
[01:48:10] >> YEAH, 100 PERCENT. I THINK A LITTLE BIT, THERE WAS CERTAINLY A
[01:48:17] MISCOMMUNICATION AROUND THE RFP'S BUT I THINK IT ALSO SHOWS BOTH
[01:48:20] GROUPS ARE EAGER TO GET GOING ON THIS PIECE AS WELL. PEOPLE WANT TO
[01:48:23] MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE THIS PROGRAM THROUGH, THAT WE SEE THROUGH THE
[01:48:26] MOU AND THE EXECUTION OF IT THROUGH. AS WE HAVE ALL SAID, THIS IS
[01:48:32] TIGHT AND WE WANT IT TO GET GOING AS WELL.
[01:48:35] >> WE ALL SEE THAT WE HAVE FACILITIES FOR OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE
[01:48:38] PROGRAMS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WE HAVE PARENT EDUCATION,
[01:48:43] COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TO ME IT ALL FITS TOGETHER AND THE STRONGER WE
[01:48:47] CAN MAKE ALL OF THOSE THREADS, THE BETTER OFF OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE.
[01:48:50] SO I WILL LEAVE IT THERE.
[01:48:55] >> COUNCIL MEMBER?
[01:48:56] >> THANK YOU. I GUESS TO THAT POINT, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE WERE
[01:48:59] PLANNING SO THE CRITERIA. MY HOPE WAS THAT IT WOULD ALREADY BE IN
[01:49:05] PLACE SO WE DON'T DO DUPLICATIONS OF EFFORT AND WE HAVE
[01:49:20] COMMUNICATION OF BODIES. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE DUPLICATIONS OF
[01:49:28] EFFORTS GIVEN THE TIMELINE. THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY CRITICAL TO
[01:49:32] ME AS WE MOVE FORWARD. LATSLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO, IT
[01:49:36] SEEMED TO BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT STATUS AND AS
[01:49:43] FOR THE COMMISSION AND SOME INFORMATION THAT HAS COME UP. THAT'S A
[01:49:48] MOUNTAIN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLIMB AS SORT OF A SEPARATE
[01:49:51] OF WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.
[01:49:56] >> SO WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION THAT OUR
[01:50:02] APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND ALSO BEEN REVIEWED. THE
[01:50:08] APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE DUE TO TWO SECTION SIDE THEY NEEDED
[01:50:16] INFORMATION ON AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING IS ALREADY ON THE FINAL EIR
[01:50:22] AND WHERE IT IS CUMBERSOME, THEY ARE GOING TO DIRECT THAT BACK TO
[01:50:26] WHERE THAT INFORMATION IS. SO WE ARE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS,
[01:50:32] AND I BELIEVE THE CEQA CONSULTANT IS PUTTING IN A RESPONSE SOMETIME
[01:50:38] THIS WEEK. WE RECEIVED A LETTER LAST WEEK.
[01:50:41] >> THANK YOU.
[01:50:42] DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
[01:50:45] >> I SEE SCOTT DAMIEN IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
[01:50:51] EARLY IN THE PROCESS AS TALKING ABOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR
[01:50:56] OBJECTIVES ARE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND HE'S
[01:50:59] GIVEN US A LOT OF FEEDBACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHOEVER WE DECIDE
[01:51:03] AS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER AS A JOINT GROUP IS ABLE TO REVIEW ALL THE
[01:51:06] INFORMATION THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS REALLY GIVEN US. SO WE ARE
[01:51:10] BEING RESPONSIVE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A GROUP. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
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[01:51:17] THE INTENTION, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO GET SO FAR DOWN IN THE PROCESS
[01:51:20] AND HAVE PEOPLE HAVE TO COME AND TALK AGAIN AND AGAIN ABOUT WHAT'S
[01:51:23] HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE CAN START INCLUDING THEM IN
[01:51:28] THIS PART OF THE PROCESS.
[01:51:31] >> SUZY, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
[01:51:41] YEAH, OF COURSE, PLEASE.
[01:51:47] [ OFF MIC ]
[01:51:49] >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE CAN EXCHANGE AND FIND ALL OF THE
[01:51:56] COMMONALITIES. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES. IT'S NOT
[01:52:00] A PROBLEM AND WE'LL WORK IT OUT AND PRESENT A SINGLE DRAFT TO YOU,
[01:52:08] THE BAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAME. I'M FEELING
[01:52:14] THEY WANT THEIR NAME. WE'LL DO THAT AND GET THE STAFF SIDE DONE AND
[01:52:18] MAKE SURE WHEN THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED, YOU WILL HAVE ONE
[01:52:22] DOCUMENT.
[01:52:23] >> PERFECT, THANK YOU.
[01:52:24] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
[01:52:34] SO MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM FOR PUBLIC
[01:52:38] PARTICIPATION.
[01:52:39] MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD OR COUNCIL ON ANY
[01:52:43] TOPIC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA, HOWEVER THE
[01:52:48] COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA
[01:52:54] AND ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU MAY ENGAGE ME AT ANOTHER
[01:53:02] TIME. COMMENTS FROM VISITORS SHALL NOT EXCEED 3 MINUTES UNLESS
[01:53:06] WAIVED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNCIL. BEFORE WE START THE
[01:53:11] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, I MEANT TO MENTION THIS, WHEN WE DID THE FIRST
[01:53:15] PART. BUT WE DID RECEIVE POOR RATING COMMUNICATIONS ON THE NORTH
[01:53:20] SCHOOL PROJECT LEADING UP TO THIS MEETING. SO I WANTED THAT TO BE
[01:53:24] NOTED FOR THE RECORD. SO DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC
[01:53:29] PARTICIPATION?
[01:53:36] [ OFF MIC ]
[01:53:37] >> ON THE SAME TOPIC, PROBABLY NOT.
[01:53:45] >> OKAY, WELL, HOW CAN IT BE ON THE SAME TOPIC --
[01:53:52] >> THEN SPEAK, PLEASE.
[01:53:54] PUBLIC SPEAKER: I WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK. AS YOU ALL KNOW, CEQA
[01:54:03] REQUIRES THAT IN APPENDIX C, THAT THE EIR'S DEFINE THE SAFETY
[01:54:12] HAZARDS, YOUR ROADWAY POLLUTION HAZARDS, NOISE AND VIBRATION HAZARDS
[01:54:21] AS PART OF THE EIR PROCESS. NOW, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE TRUCK
[01:54:25] ROUTES, ARES I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. WITHOUT
[01:54:34] UNDERSTANDING THE WHERE THE STOPS ARE GOING TO BE AND HOW THEY ARE
[01:54:43] GOING TO BE ENGINEERED WITH THE DROP OFFS, I CANNOT COMMENT ON
[01:54:49] SAFETY ISSUES. WITHOUT KNOWING IF THE INFORMATION IS JUST NOT THERE
[01:54:53] FOR US TO COMMENT TO HAVE EFFECTIVELY COMMENTED ON THE EIR PROCESS.
[01:55:00] I'M LISTENING HERE AND I DID NOT HEAR AND I DON'T HEAR WELL, SO, IT
[01:55:06] MAY JUST BE ME, BUT I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING IN THIS RFP THAT YOU ARE
[01:55:13] GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT TALKED ABOUT THE
[01:55:18] CONSTRUCTION ROUTES. DID I MISS THAT? IS THAT NOT AN IMPORTANT
[01:55:26] ISSUE? IS THAT NOT IMPORTANT TO GET OUT TO PUBLIC REVIEW. AND HOW
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[01:55:37] CAN WE BE SO LATE IN THE PROCESS AND NOT KNOW THE DATE WHEN WE ARE
[01:55:40] GOING TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC PLAN? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE, DO
[01:55:49] YOU HAVE A PROJECT PLAN? HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED ALL THE TASK, HAVE YOU
[01:55:55] IDENTIFIED THE CRITICAL PATHS? WHERE ARE THE DATES? WHERE IS THE
[01:55:59] PUBLIC REVIEW OF THAT? WHERE ARE THE COMMENTS? WHEN WILL WILL
[01:56:09] CONSTRUCTION PLAN BE DONE? THAT'S NOT AN ACTION. CAN I ASK THAT
[01:56:19] QUESTION?
[01:56:20] >> MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IS PART OF THE ALL PRECONSTRUCTION DONE BY
[01:56:25] THE CONTRACTOR ONCE WE HIRE IN APRIL.
[01:56:28] >> HOW IS THE PUBLIC SUPPOSED TO COMMENT IN THE EIR PROCESS.
[01:56:31] >> THAT'S NOT PART OF THE EIR PROCESS AS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I'M
[01:56:36] NOT A CEQA EXPERT.
[01:56:38] >> SO THE SAFETY, HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE, NOISE VIBRATION IS NOT
[01:56:44] PART OF CEQA?
[01:56:45] >> THAT'S ALL PART OF CEQA FOR THE PROJECT. THAT'S DONE IN THE EIR.
[01:56:54] >> I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
[01:56:57] >> FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
[01:57:05] AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
MEETING CAPTIONS
MARCH 18, 2019 JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
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[00:00:22] [ GAVEL ] I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FROM THE SPECIAL JOINT
[00:00:27] MEETING OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HERMOSA
[00:00:31] BEACH CITY COUNCIL FOR MARCH 18, 2019.
[00:00:37] PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[00:00:43] >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[00:00:44] AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD,
[00:00:45] INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[00:00:52] >> THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]
[00:01:05] >> BOARD MEMBER LaMONICA, BOARD MEMBER McCALL, BOARD PRESIDENT MR.
[00:01:21] GARDNER, BOARD MEMBER EHSAN.
[00:01:24] >> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
[00:01:31] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: NOTING THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL
[00:01:38] MEMBER FANGARY.
[00:01:39] >> MAYOR PRO TEM MARY CAMPBELL: AND
[00:01:41] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: HERE.
[00:01:44] >> I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AND MYSELF
[00:01:49] AND MAYOR ARMATO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN, PLEASE?
[00:01:52] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: SURE. SURE, THANK YOU. THERE ARE SOME
[00:02:00] ISSUES THAT HERMOSA BEACH CAN'T TACKLE ALONE AND THAT IS PROMOTING
[00:02:05] THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. TO THAT END, WE
[00:02:09] COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL TO THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF OUR SCHOOL
[00:02:13] DISTRICT AND THE CITY'S HEALTH DISTRICT WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE
[00:02:16] CITY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
[00:02:20] WE ARE PLEASED OBVIOUSLY THAT THEY LEAD AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY
[00:02:23] AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT ALL OF THE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
[00:02:27] ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS
[00:02:33] ANXIOUS AND/OR EXCITED ABOUT THE OPENING OF NORTH SCHOOL. SO WE ARE
[00:02:38] GLAD THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE
[00:02:41] MEETING TONIGHT AND I WANTED TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT ESCALANTE AND
[00:02:53] OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR LEADING US TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:02:55] >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR READING THIS. MY OPENING
[00:03:00] REMARKS WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO PRACTICE. SO ON BEHALF OF
[00:03:05] MY BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MAYOR
[00:03:11] ARMATO AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. AS WE
[00:03:15] SIT HERE TONIGHT, WE STAND IN A VERY STRONG POSITION FROM AN
[00:03:21] EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT BUT ALSO CHALLENGED FINANCIALLY. IN THE
[00:03:26] SCHOOL YEAR WE WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN $8,000 PER STUDENT FROM THE
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[00:03:32] LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. THIS IS ABOUT 80% OF OUR ANNUAL
[00:03:37] REVENUE OF OVER $10,000 PER STUDENT. THE MAIN REVENUE COMES FROM
[00:03:42] LOCAL SOURCES FROM HPPT AND 11%, OTHER STATE REVENUE, PREDOMINANTLY
[00:03:50] ONE TIME FUNDING AND FOR SPECIAL ED AT 2%. IT CANNOT BE ENOUGH.
[00:03:58] HBC IS THE SCHOOL THAT SITS AT THE BOTTOM IN CALIFORNIA. SINCE THEN,
[00:04:10] HBCSD HAS TO MAKE DO WITH LITTLE FUNDS. THIS IS OVER $1.4 MILLION
[00:04:15] IN YEAR IS SO CRITICAL. OUR LOCAL FUNDING IS FULLY DUE TO THE
[00:04:19] REMARKABLE EFFORTS OF THE ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS AT HBF AND HBPTO. THEY
[00:04:26] ALL GIVE OF THEMSELVES FOR EVERY PENNY THEY RAISE. EVERY DOLLAR THAT
[00:04:31] IS RAISED IS REPRESENTING AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME AND WORK
[00:04:35] AND THEY KEEP EXPENSES TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM AND GIVE AS MUCH TO
[00:04:40] THE DISTRICT AS POSSIBLE. IT'S INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING WHEN IT IS
[00:04:45] CHARGED TO MORE OF THAT WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR THAT MUCH
[00:04:52] DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR STUDENT'S EDUCATION. AS A RESULT, DUE TO THE
[00:04:58] FINANCIAL SITUATION, I ATTENDED THE SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
[00:05:03] 12TH GRADE. THAT IS OVER $17,000 PER STUDENT. THAT COMPRISES
[00:05:11] APPROXIMATELY 87% OF THE MELROSE TOTAL REVENUES OF $20,000 PER
[00:05:18] STUDENT. THIS ALLOWS THE SCHOOL TO HIRE A SPECIALIST FOR AN
[00:05:26] ANTI-BULLY COORDINATOR AND SPECIALIST AT EACH SCHOOL SITE. THIS IS
[00:05:29] WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HERE AT HERMOSA. BUT TO BE HONEST, I
[00:05:36] DON'T HAVE TO MENTION HOW HARD WE HAVE TO RAISE FUNDS TO GET WHERE
[00:05:40] WE WANT TO BE. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WELL WE DO WITH THE VERY LITTLE
[00:05:46] WE HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR SUPERINTENDENT MR. ESCALANTE
[00:05:55] NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
[00:05:57] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[00:06:01] THAT MEANS SHE IS NOW OUR FINALIST FOR THE 2019 STATE SUPERINTENDENT
[00:06:05] OF THE YEAR. THIS IS NO SMALL FEAT AND A TRULY LAUDABLE
[00:06:17] ACCOMPLISHMENT. ABC UNIFIED, BELLFLOWER UNIFIED, BEVERLY HILLS
[00:06:24] UNIFIED, COMPTON UNIFIED, EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED, HERMOSA BEACH CITIES,
[00:06:30] LOS ANGELES COUNTY OF EDUCATION, LYNWOOD UNIFIED, MANHATTAN BEACH
[00:06:37] UNIFIED, PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED, REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED,
[00:06:45] SANTA MONICA UNIFIED AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SERVING THESE AREAS.
[00:06:48] THAT IS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. CONGRATULATIONS.
[00:06:52] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[00:06:55] >> IN ADDITION, HERMOSA VALLEY SCHOOL ALSO JUST EARNED THE STATE'S
[00:07:00] HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION AS OF 2019 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED
[00:07:05] SCHOOL. THIS IS AFTER HERMOSA VALLEY SCHOOL ATTAINED THE HIGHEST
[00:07:09] LEVEL OF RECOGNITION OF THE 2018 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.
[00:07:14] THE AWARD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NOW FOR ELEMENTARY. WE ARE NOW FULLY
[00:07:21] COVERED. CONGRATULATIONS.
[00:07:23] [ APPLAUSE ]
[00:07:24] IN ADDITION TO THOSE HONEST, THE VALLEY SCHOOL WAS AWARDED FOR THE
[00:07:32] PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND NUTRITION IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS THE SECOND
[00:07:34] YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS AS WELL. IT'S QUITE AN
[00:07:39] ACCOMPLISHMENT.
[00:07:40] [ APPLAUSE ] FURTHERMORE, THE CALIFORNIA STATE'S SUPERINTENDENT HAS
[00:07:54] AWARDED THE HB SD FOR THE SCHEDULE AWARD FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
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[00:08:02] EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS. BEFORE THAT, IN 2018, HBSC WAS
[00:08:08] SELECTED FOR THE COMMUNITY REGION SUSTAINABILITY AWARD. HBSC FOCUSED
[00:08:16] ON ITS WORK ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AS WELL AS CREATING A
[00:08:22] WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM FOR ALL STUDENTS WHICH IS STARTING
[00:08:27] WITH HELLO.
[00:08:28] IF I WERE TO CONTINUE BACK WITH THE AWARDS RECEIVED RECENTLY AND THE
[00:08:33] INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR OUR STAFF, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL
[00:08:36] NIGHT. ALL OF THIS WORK IS DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR DISTRICT. WE
[00:08:41] HAVE PROVEN THAT OUR DISTRICT IS A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE
[00:08:44] NATION. WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES MAINLY FINANCIALLY AND WITH THE
[00:08:48] FACILITIES, BUT OUR DISTRICT IS A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PLACE.
[00:08:52] LAST AND FINALLY, I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE PLANNING ALREADY TO ATTEND,
[00:08:56] BUT I WANT FOR YOU TO ATTEND THE HEARTS OF HERMOSA ON SATURDAY
[00:09:01] EVENING. IT'S ANOTHER CHANCE FOR YOU TO SEE HOW OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
[00:09:08] LEADS OUR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK TOGETHER
[00:09:13] IN HERMOSA BEACH. THANK YOU.
[00:09:16] [ APPLAUSE ]
[00:09:17] >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
[00:09:20] IF THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
[00:09:24] BOARD AND THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD
[00:09:27] OR COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS LISTED ON THE
[00:09:32] AGENDA. HOWEVER THE BOARD OR COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS ISSUES THAT
[00:09:36] ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, TOPICS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD ARE THE
[00:09:43] COUNCIL'S ATTENTION MAYBE BROUGHT EITHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY AT A
[00:09:48] FUTURE MEETING. SITUATIONS REGARDING EMPLOYEES MUST BE DEALT WITH
[00:09:51] IN CLOSED SESSION AND NOT IN PUBLIC. COUNCIL MUST WAVE ALL MEMBERS
[00:10:00] BY THE BOARD AND COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[00:10:08] PUBLIC SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, I'M CAROL, FROM 1257, 17TH STREET IN
[00:10:15] HERMOSA BEACH, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION
[00:10:19] FOUNDATION. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENTS COMING UP ON SATURDAY,
[00:10:24] THE HEARTS OF HERMOSA. WHICH TAKES PLACE IN A BIG WHITE TENT IN THE
[00:10:29] COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT. IT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL SPONSORS AND
[00:10:36] LOCAL PARENTS THAT GATHER UNDER ONE TENT TO CELEBRATE IN A TRULY
[00:10:41] HERMOSA WAY. WE LOVE THE KEEPING IT IN HERMOSA HELP THE PARENTS AND
[00:10:46] STUDENTS GET THERE EVERY YEAR. PLANNING BEGAN IN OCTOBER AND THERE
[00:10:49] IS A COMMITTEE OF OVER 30 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN
[00:10:53] EVERY WEEK TO SECURE AUCTION ITEMS, SPONSORS, VENDORS, PERMIT
[00:10:59] APPLICATIONS AND DESIGN AND DECOR AND THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF THE
[00:11:06] EVENT. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE EVERYONE PITCHING IN FOR THE EVENT AND
[00:11:09] WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED BY EVERYONE IN THE
[00:11:14] COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE
[00:11:19] YEAR. SINCE 2017 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THIS LOCAL AND COST HAVE
[00:11:25] BEEN WAVED EVERY YEAR UNTIL NOW. THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO
[00:11:29] WAVE FEES FOR THIS EVENT CAUSED THE INCREASE TO PAY $4,000. THIS
[00:11:36] MEANS LESS MONEY FOR SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND HERMOSA
[00:11:40] STUDENTS. WE HAVE MANY PARTNERS AND VENDORS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE FOR
[00:11:45] THIS EVENT. NONE OF THEM HAVE CHANGED THEIR PROCESS OR EXPECTATION
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[00:11:50] WITHOUT LITTLE NOTICE AND NONE HAVE AS MUCH AS THIS EVENT. HERMOSA
[00:12:00] RAISES 100% OF OUR MONEY FOR EVERY CHILD IN HERMOSA. THIS IS TO
[00:12:06] HELP TEACHERS FOR PROGRAMS IN CLASSROOMS THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T
[00:12:12] HAVE THAT INCLUDES PE AND ELECTIVES AND. WE ARE THE THIRD LOWEST IN
[00:12:21] THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE PUT IN THIS EFFORT
[00:12:26] SO HERMOSA CHILDREN CAN GET A QUALITY EDUCATION. FOR THIS REASON, WE
[00:12:29] NEED TO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BOTH WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH SCHOOL
[00:12:33] DISTRICT, BUT ALSO WITH THE CITY OF HERMOSA WHOSE YOUNGEST CITIZENS
[00:12:40] ARE OUR BENEFICIARIES. OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH THE CITY IS VERY
[00:12:42] IMPORTANT TO MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY EVENT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL
[00:12:46] THIS PROCESS AND DECISION IF POSSIBLE AND I WOULD HOPE IN THE FUTURE
[00:12:49] THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COLLABORATE EARLIER IN THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
[00:13:03] PUBLIC SPEAKER: HELLO, TRENT LARSSON. IT'S SO NIGHT TO SEE YOU
[00:13:08] TONIGHT. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT WE ARE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE ARE CLOSE
[00:13:11] TO BUILDING THE SCHOOL. A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD.
[00:13:14] WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND WE HAD. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE PARADE WAS
[00:13:18] AWESOME. I SAW IT GO BY THE WHOLE TIME AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE
[00:13:28] TOWN LOOKS GREAT. IT'S ALL CLEANED UP. I DROVE THROUGH TOWN AND IT
[00:13:33] LOOKS WONDERFUL.
[00:13:34] ALSO, THE FEES FOR HARVEST HERMOSA AND DOWNTOWN, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
[00:13:41] DO THAT AND CHARGE THE FEE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO THIS
[00:13:44] EVENT. THESE ARE THE PARENTS THAT PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES. THE CITY
[00:13:49] GETS A TON OF REVENUE FROM 2% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES EVERY YEAR
[00:13:54] PLUS ALL WE GET, IT'S LIKE A WIND FALL. WE CAN FORECAST THE
[00:13:59] REVENUES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT THESE PEOPLE THAT HARD. I'M PLEASED
[00:14:04] WITH WHERE WE ARE AT AND NOW I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR MEMORANDUM OF
[00:14:12] UNDERSTANDING AND THE PARKING AND DROPPING THE KIDS OFF. THERE IS
[00:14:16] LOTS OF WAYS IN THERE. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK AND THERE IS
[00:14:22] LOTS OF WAYS, BUT THE BAD THING IS IT IS TIGHT. YOU WANT A GU
[00:14:30] THROUGH PUT AND WANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT WORKS. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE
[00:14:37] TRAFFIC ENGINEER, DON'T ASK HIM WHAT WORKS, YOU SHOULD TELL HIM WHAT
[00:14:40] YOU WANT. IF YOU WANT KIDS DROPPED OVER AT THE KIWANIS AT THE LOOP,
[00:14:45] IF YOU WANT THEM ON VALLEY DRIVE OR NEAR THE PARK OR COMING UP THE
[00:14:51] OTHER WAY NEAR SILVER STRAND AND MYRTLE. YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT
[00:14:55] AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS SO HE CAN DRAW THE PLAN AND ONCE IT IS
[00:15:00] IN PLACE, BE VERY OPEN AND EMPATHETIC TO ALL THE THINGS WE DO,
[00:15:07] STRIPING AND TAKING THE PARKING ON ONE WAY TRAFFIC. THERE IS SO
[00:15:11] MUCH THAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU LET YOUR CREATIVE MIND DO IT, YOU WILL
[00:15:16] FIGURE IT OUT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET SO UPSET WITH EACH OTHER
[00:15:22] THAT WE BLOW EVERYTHING UP. THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M SO
[00:15:25] GLAD AND HAPPY AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET IT DONE.
[00:15:29] THERE MIGHT BE SOME BUMPS ALONG THE WAY. THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, SOME
[00:15:42] HICK UPS AND WHEN THAT PART OF THE PARADE GETS STARTED. YOU CAN DO
[00:15:46] THIS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT MESSAGE. THANK YOU.
[00:15:51] >> MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS UP HERE AS WELL.
[00:16:02] >> OKAY.
[00:16:04] >> SO, PERHAPS AFTER MR. HARRIET?
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[00:16:07] >> OKAY, I DIDN'T REALIZE, THANK YOU.
[00:16:10] PUBLIC SPEAKER: THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO SE E THAT YOU ARE ALL HERE.
[00:16:16] I GUESS YOU ARE ALL HERE.
[00:16:19] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:16:21] MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. WHAT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IS WHERE ARE
[00:16:24] THE PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY? IS THAT IN YOUR
[00:16:29] ANALYSIS? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DISCUSS LATER TONIGHT?
[00:16:36] THIS EVENING? I'M AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THIS WASN'T DONE
[00:16:41] PRIOR TO YOUR ADOPTING YOUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. IT'S LIKE
[00:16:46] IT JUST SEEMS THAT YOU PEOPLE JUST GO BACKWARDS, YOU LEAVE THINGS
[00:16:51] OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A BIG CROWD OF PEOPLE DOWN HERE. I
[00:16:56] DON'T BLAME YOU BECAUSE IF PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE AWAY
[00:17:07] THEIR PARKING AND WHO EVEN KNOWS. TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
[00:17:11] COME UP WITH THE PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOST AND MY
[00:17:14] QUESTION IS, IS THIS SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM. WHEN YOU PEOPLE TAKE
[00:17:21] AWAY OUR PARKING PLACES I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
[00:17:27] THE PEOPLE OF HERMOSA BEACH SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE ON. AS USUAL,
[00:17:35] WHEN I ASK A QUESTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY NEVER GIVE AN
[00:17:39] ANSWER. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT PARTICIPATING AND WE DON'T GIVE
[00:17:44] ANSWERS AND WHEN I ASK A QUESTION ON THE MATTER, THEY SAY THIS IS
[00:17:48] NOT FOR PARTICIPATION. I THINK THEY ARE KEEPING PEOPLE OUT FROM
[00:17:51] GETTING ANSWERS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COUNCIL
[00:17:54] HAS DONE THAT ALSO. I HOPE NOT. MY POINT IS THIS, I WANT PEOPLE TO
[00:17:58] BE NOTICED OF THIS MEETING, I WANT THEM TO BE NOTICED ABOUT THE
[00:18:02] PARKING PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY AND I SURE WOULD LIKE
[00:18:05] TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON IT, BUT I
[00:18:09] DON'T SUPPOSE THAT'S IN THE WORKS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING
[00:18:13] HAS BEEN AGAINST US CITIZENS. WE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
[00:18:18] CONCERNED HERE BY YOU PEOPLE. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED
[00:18:25] WITH ANYBODY, YOUR CONCERNED WITH CONTRACTORS, THE PRO SCHOOL
[00:18:29] PEOPLE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS SCHOOL WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
[00:18:33] BUILT WHAT STARTED YEARS AGO. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE 2 YEARS TO BE
[00:18:39] COMPLETED. IT WAS A DIRTY TRICK. I WILL ADMIT THAT WE HAD LACK OF
[00:18:44] INFORMATION BEFORE THE VOTERS WHEN THEY VOTED THIS LAST TIME, AND IT
[00:18:48] WASN'T FAIR, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE EIR IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT
[00:18:54] DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
[00:18:58] A RATIONAL DECISION AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE WE EVEN
[00:19:02] HAD A VOTE, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE EIR WAS
[00:19:07] APPROVED. IT WAS AN SLAM DUNK BEFORE THE EIR WAS APPROVED. THANK
[00:19:22] YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:19:40] >> MR. HIGGINS, I HAVE YOUR CARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
[00:19:45] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:19:47] PUBLIC SPEAKER: VERY BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO SOME OF THE
[00:19:54] FRUSTRATION THAT YOU JUST HEARD. THE EIR PROCESS IS SUPPOSE D TO
[00:20:03] PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE
[00:20:07] MEANINGFUL COMMENTS. IF THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT TRUCKING OR
[00:20:15] EGRESS OR CONSTRUCTION, IF THE SCHOOL DROP OFF POINTS AREN'T DEFINED
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[00:20:20] AT A LEVEL OF DETAIL WHERE WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE PARKING IMPACTS,
[00:20:25] THE DOUBLE PARKING IMPACTS, THIS AND THAT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT
[00:20:32] AFTER THE EIR HAS BEEN APPROVED, YOU ARE GOING TO OPEN UP ANOTHER
[00:20:37] PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE'VE BEEN DENIED AT THAT POINT THE POWERFUL
[00:20:46] EBBERS OF CEQA AND THE EIR PROCESS ITSELF. WE CAN'T GO BACK TO THAT,
[00:20:54] WE CAN'T DEMAND MITIGATION, WE CAN'T DEMAND ANALYSIS UNDER THE LAW.
[00:20:58] SO SOMETHING IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG THERE.
[00:21:01] LET'S MOVE VERY QUICKLY OFF THAT.
[00:21:03] BUT I WISH YOU WOULD ADDRESS THAT SOMEHOW.
[00:21:06] IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE CAN GET THE SAME CONSIDERATION THAT IS
[00:21:15] HAPPENING ON 15TH STREET WITH THE 15 MILES AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT.
[00:21:22] GOLD AND 27TH STREET, IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES THERE ARE
[00:21:26] PROBLEMS. I REALIZE THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THAT.
[00:21:29] BUT IF YOU CAN FIND A TECHNICALITY, MAYBE THE PARKLAND OR SOMETHING
[00:21:36] IS UNFENCED, THEREFORE, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
[00:21:40] MORNING SIDE DRIVE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE USED FOR INGRES AND
[00:21:45] EGRESS FOR THESE HEAVY TRUCKS. THAT'S -- I DON'T KNOW, I WISH I
[00:21:50] DID, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I'M SEEING IT'S GOING TO UNFOLD.
[00:21:56] THE TRUCKS CAN'T TURN AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN
[00:22:02] UP HERE TO VON'S AND WATCHED THE TRUCKS TRYING TO TURN THERE ONTO
[00:22:11] ARDMORE. ANOTHER CAR COMES BEHIND THE TRUCK, ANOTHER CAR COMES
[00:22:17] BEHIND WHATEVER IS BLOCKING THE TRUCK FROM BEING ABLE TO TURN AND
[00:22:20] EVERYTHING COMES TO A STOP. WE ARE AT AN IMPASSE. IF THE TURNING
[00:22:26] RADIUSES AREN'T THERE FOR THE TRUCKS TO TURN SIMULTANEOUSLY
[00:22:41] SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. THE DROP
[00:22:45] OFF ON GOULD OR 27TH STREET IS VERY BUSY IN THE MORNING.
[00:22:53] WHAT IS THE DETAIL OF THAT PLAN?
[00:22:58] I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
[00:23:01] >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENT? NO? THEN I WILL
[00:23:14] CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND START WITH OUR DISCUSSION STARTING
[00:23:17] WITH INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH WELLNESS ISSUES. SUPERINTENDENT.
[00:23:23] >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
[00:23:29] DISCUSS OUR JOINT CONSTITUENTS, THE CHILDREN OF HERMOSA BEACH. WE
[00:23:33] ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT AS A
[00:23:38] PARTNER TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES WE NEED IN ORDER
[00:23:42] TO TRY TO SECURE GRANTS, TO LOOK AT PROGRAMMING, P ROVIDE RESEARCH
[00:23:51] AND CUTTING EDGE PROGRAMMING FOR WELLNESS PRIMARILY. WELLNESS IS A
[00:23:57] LITTLE WORD WITH A REALLY BIG, THAT IS THE WORSE PICTURE.
[00:24:00] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:03] OKAY. PLEASE, YOU ARE ON MY TEAM.
[00:24:05] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:09] OH, LORD. TOM LOOKS GREAT, BUT AT ANY RATE, WE TAKE -- EXCUSE ME?
[00:24:17] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:24:18] >>
[00:24:19] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:24:20] WELLNESS TO US MEANS SAFETY, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CULTURAL
[00:24:28] COMPETENCY. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS AREA, THANKS TO ALL
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[00:24:32] OF YOU, OUR PARENTS, OUR KIDS, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SITE
[00:24:36] ADMINISTRATORS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ALLEY STUART FROM THE
[00:24:42] BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT AND SHE WILL WALK US THROUGH SOME OF
[00:24:45] THE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON AND ONES THAT WE ARE
[00:24:49] GOING TO FOCUS ON HOPEFULLY TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO
[00:24:54] MUCH.
[00:24:56] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:24:57] >> I THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT --
[00:25:02] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:25:03] >>
[00:25:06] >> SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WELLNESS, I THINK IT WOULD BE
[00:25:09] APPROPRIATE FOR ALL OF US TO START WITH A DEEP MINDFUL BREATH. I
[00:25:12] THINK WE CAN LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING ALL
[00:25:16] THE TIME IN CLASSROOMS THROUGH THE MIND UP PROGRAM. I WILL JUST GIVE
[00:25:20] EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO TAKE A NICE DEEP INHALE AND A NICE DEEP
[00:25:27] EXHALE. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS
[00:25:30] THAT WE CAN LOOK TO THE STUDENTS TO REALLY LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND THEY
[00:25:33] ARE CERTAINLY DOING THAT IN HERMOSA BEACH. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
[00:25:38] JUST A FEW BRIEF UPDATES. I KNOW WE HAVE PLANS TO COME BACK TOGETHER
[00:25:41] WITH THIS GROUP AS WELL AS OUR BEACH CITIES HEALTH BOARD DIRECTOR TO
[00:25:47] LOOK AT A HEALTH GROUP SESSION. THIS IS A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT'S
[00:25:53] TO COME. TALKING ABOUT TOBACCO EDUCATION PREVENTION AND I KNOW WE
[00:25:58] HAD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE RECENTLY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
[00:26:06] RECEIVED A GRANT TO FOCUS ON THIS. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
[00:26:15] LOCAL NON-PROFIT SOUTH BEACH CONNECT AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
[00:26:19] HAVE A PANEL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE HEALTH
[00:26:24] ISSUES WE ARE TACKLING HERE IN THE BEACH CITIES AND BEYOND, THEY ARE
[00:26:28] NOT NECESSARILY IN ONE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY, IT'S REALLY
[00:26:32] MORE ISSUES AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES MORE
[00:26:39] REGIONALLY.
[00:26:40] LATER THIS WEEK, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
[00:26:43] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: WILL BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL. I THINK THE
[00:26:51] PRESENTATION IS THAT HERMOSA IN MANY WAYS IS REALLY LEADING BY
[00:26:54] EXAMPLE AS IT RELATES TO CITY POLICY, AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL BASED
[00:26:59] PROGRAMMING. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME AS WE GET
[00:27:02] TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. WE'LL BE LOOKING TO DOING A SIMILAR
[00:27:07] COMMUNITY FORUM IN OUR BEACH CITY WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH HERMOSA AND
[00:27:12] REDONDO THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAPPENING
[00:27:16] LATER IN THE SPRING.
[00:27:17] ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY
[00:27:21] GROW OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS BEEN THE FAMILIES CONNECTED SPEAKER
[00:27:25] SERIES. WE ARE THRILLED THAT NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE A LOCAL HERO,
[00:27:30] RODNEY MULAN, WHO IS A HERMOSA RESIDENT WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE
[00:27:37] HERMOSA COMMUNITY CENTER. THANK YOU FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE
[00:27:45] SCHOOL DISTRICT. RODNEY WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT PURPOSE AND HOW TO
[00:27:51] EXPLORE THAT AND NOT ONLY WHAT THEY WANT TO BE BUT WHO THEY WANT TO
[00:27:56] BE. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME AND ENJOY THAT PRESENTATION. I SHARED
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[00:27:59] WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST FAMILIES
[00:28:03] CONNECTED SERIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF THEY CAN BUY TICKETS. I
[00:28:07] THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT WE ARE HOPING TO SEE NEXT WEEK.
[00:28:13] DURING THE SOUTH BAY CONNECTEDNESS, WE HAVE PARENTS CONNE CTING NOT
[00:28:21] ONLY WITH THE CITY, BUT WITH OTHER PARENTS. PARENTS CAN COME TO
[00:28:27] TALK TO A LICENSED CLINICIAN ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO GET FEEDBACK
[00:28:31] ON WITH AN EXPERT AND OTHER INFORMATION. WE ARE FINDING THAT KEY TO
[00:28:34] A LOT OF THESE ISSUES ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, PARENT TO PARENT,
[00:28:39] PEER TO PEER AND AS A COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE
[00:28:44] OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THOSE
[00:28:50] CONVERSATIONS.
[00:28:51] WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND OTHER SUPPORT
[00:28:55] GROUPS. THIS MONTH WE ARE SPOTLIGHTING A FLAG. THEY SUPPORT THE LGBT
[00:29:03] COMMUNITY. SO THEY ARE HOSTING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES
[00:29:06] TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE
[00:29:10] ARE FINDING THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THIS
[00:29:13] COMMUNITY. SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE OTHER
[00:29:17] PEOPLE AWARE OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE.
[00:29:21] THE EMPATHY PROJECT, I KNOW THE BOARD CAME TO THE SCHOOL MEETING AND
[00:29:30] THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
[00:29:33] TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES AS A COMMUNITY. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
[00:29:41] COME AND SPEAK AND ALSO REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
[00:29:45] HAPPENING IN APRIL, THE TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR A SIMILAR
[00:29:50] METHOD ON HOW THEY CAN CULTIVATE EMPATHY IN THE CLASSROOMS A ND
[00:29:56] THAT'S IMPORTANT AS TO HOW WE CAN KEEP THE MESSAGING WITH THE PARENT
[00:30:01] AND THE SCHOOL BASE. WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND HOW YOU
[00:30:08] CAN HAVE AN UNSELFIE SUMMER SO THE KIDS CAN LEARN FROM THE KID
[00:30:16] AUTHOR AND THE PARENTS CAN LEARN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
[00:30:22] A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BEACH CITIES LAUNCHED THE BEACH CITIES
[00:30:26] PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH. I KNOW SOME OF YOU WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND
[00:30:30] THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO REALLY
[00:30:35] TACKLE THE TWO ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING STUDENTS AND THAT IS
[00:30:39] SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ONLY HAPPENING
[00:30:42] HERE BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE STARTED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
[00:30:46] TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE THE YOUTH ADVISORY
[00:30:52] COUNCIL PICTURED HERE. WE HAVE 50 STUDENTS FROM SOUTH BAY SCHOOLS.
[00:30:58] THEY ARE HERMOSA SCHOOL STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE THERE AND THEY ARE
[00:31:05] THERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND HOW TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THEY
[00:31:09] ARE FINDING WAYS TO ACTIVATE ON THEIR CAMPUS TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTANCE
[00:31:15] ABUSE AND WE WANT THIS TO BE PEER LED TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE
[00:31:21] CONVERSATIONS. PARENTS, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH BAY
[00:31:24] CONNECTED WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH MORE THAN 5,000 PARENTS OVER
[00:31:28] THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE WANT TO SEE THAT CONNECTION GROW. WE HAVE
[00:31:34] PARENTS THAT MEET WITH US ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
[00:31:38] HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE PARENTS IN
[00:31:42] THE SOUTH BAY.
[00:31:43] REALLY LOOKING TO EXPAND SCHOOLS, PROGRAM AND SERVICES AND I THINK
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[00:31:47] HERMOSA BEACH IS LEADING IN MANY WAYS. WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST
[00:31:53] MINDFUL SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH BAY AND THERE ARE ROBUST PROGRAMS
[00:31:58] THROUGHOUT THE BAY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR ABOUT REINFORCING
[00:32:02] THE MESSAGE WITH HOME AND THE PARENTS AND THERE IS THE MIND UP
[00:32:07] PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS. THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT UP PARENT
[00:32:14] VOLUNTEERS AND WE TRAINED THEM TO REINFORCE THOSE MINDFUL
[00:32:21] REGULATIONS AND NOW THOSE PARENTS ARE GOING IN AND DELIVERING THE
[00:32:27] LESSONS THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED BY HERMOSA'S TEACHERS. I THINK WE
[00:32:31] ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONVENE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. YOU ARE ALL PART
[00:32:35] OF THAT SOLUTION. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER
[00:32:42] COMMUNITIES, THERE ARE OVER 100 PROVIDER TASK FORCE. THOSE ARE ALL
[00:32:48] PROFESSIONALS THAT WANT TO HELP BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO NECESSARILY
[00:32:52] PLUG IN. WE ARE TRYING TO MATCH THE SCHOOL AND PARENT NEEDS WITH
[00:32:57] THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY.
[00:33:00] AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, EARLIER IN THE SPRING, WE HAD AN AT OPPORTUNITY
[00:33:06] TO BRING SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS THAT ALL OF OUR 8TH GRADERS WENT
[00:33:12] THROUGH IN THE VALLEY.
[00:33:13] WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU CAN DO A LOT TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THESE
[00:33:16] SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO BE
[00:33:20] SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I THINK HOSTING PUBLIC EDUCATION
[00:33:25] FORUMS ON THESE TOPICS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE REALLY FAMILIAR WITH
[00:33:28] THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE AND WHAT WE CAN DO
[00:33:32] TOGETHER TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES. IMPLEMENTING POLICY BEST PRACTICES.
[00:33:36] I THINK THAT'S A TOPIC WE REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE IN THIS STUDY
[00:33:43] SESSION AND WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES AND THE POLICY ARENA AND TO
[00:33:49] SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORTS TO REALLY DECREASE ACCESS AND
[00:33:53] AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. IN HERMOSA YOU HAVE SOME BEST
[00:33:57] PRACTICES IN THIS AREA ALREADY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU HOSTED A
[00:34:01] PUBLIC EDUCATION FORUM ON THE LEGALIZATION ON MARIJUANA AND I THINK
[00:34:05] IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THESE
[00:34:10] TOPICS AREN'T ALWAYS EASY TO DISCUSS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
[00:34:13] THAT WE ARE HAVING THEM. WE ARE ALSO WORKING THROUGH THE SCHOOLS TO
[00:34:17] DO MORE PARENT EDUCATION ON ENCOURAGING THESE CONVERSATIONS,
[00:34:22] ENCOURAGING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND DESTIGMATIZING SOME OF THESE
[00:34:25] ISSUES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE OUTSIDE OF THE
[00:34:31] CONVERSATION. LET'S BRING THOSE CONVERSATIONS INSIDE THE COMMUNITY.
[00:34:34] WITH THAT, I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO THE GROUP. WE ARE LOOKING
[00:34:38] FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU ALL BACK TOGETHER TO HAVE A JOINT SESSION ON
[00:34:42] YOUTH HEALTH ISSUES. I KNOW THAT WAS PROPOSED AT AN EARLIER COUNCIL
[00:34:47] SESSION THIS YEAR. I'M LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUE JACKIE THAT LOOKS AT
[00:34:52] ALL POLICIES AT THE CITY'S HEALTH DISTRICT TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
[00:34:59] COME TOGETHER TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES. THAT IS ALL OF THE UPDATES I
[00:35:02] HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT
[00:35:06] JOINT SESSION?
[00:35:08] >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. STUART? COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPBELL, MAYOR PRO
[00:35:15] TEM? MAYOR ARMATO?
[00:35:16] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: WE HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU GUYS CAME. I
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[00:35:19] THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. YOU GAVE US ALL AN UNSELFIE BOOK AND I GAVE
[00:35:27] ONE TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A SIX 1/2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. SHE
[00:35:31] WAS SO EXCITED AND I WOULD SHARE THAT SHE'S VERY INVOLVED IN HER
[00:35:37] SCHOOL IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE THIS STORY
[00:35:42] THAT'S GOING ON HERE AT HERMOSA TO HER SCHOOL WHICH HAPPENS TO BE AN
[00:35:48] ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOL. YOU DID GOOD. I WOULD LOVE TO BORROW
[00:35:54] THE BOOK BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY READ A THIRD OF IT.
[00:36:00] >>
[00:36:01] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:36:02] >> WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU ONE. NOT A PROBLEM.
[00:36:07] >> SOMETIMES I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THE
[00:36:13] MEETINGS THAT YOU ARE HOSTING FOR THE FAMILIES, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR
[00:36:16] US TO ZERO IN ON A COUPLE OF THINGS EVEN IF IT'S ONE OR TWO THAT WE
[00:36:20] MIGHT DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE IS BECAUSE I KNOW
[00:36:27] I LOST TRACK OF THE THREAD A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY,
[00:36:32] BUT LOOKING FORWARD FOR US TO GET TOGETHER NIGHT.
[00:36:34] >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
[00:36:37] >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
[00:36:39] >> MAYOR ARMATO? COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS?
[00:36:44] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I TOO
[00:36:48] LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER AND HAVING A FURTHER DISCUSSION IN
[00:36:51] TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY CAN DO TO REALLY AFFECT THE KIND OF CHANGE WE
[00:37:00] WANT. DO WE WANT TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE LOOK
[00:37:04] AT IT IN SORT OF IN SILOS AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND I DON'T THINK WE
[00:37:09] LOOK AT IT AS AN INTEGRATED PROCESS, AND I KNOW THAT POLICY IN THE
[00:37:16] END IS WHAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. AND IN OUR MOST CURRENT ACTION
[00:37:24] REGARDING THE FLAVORED TOBACCOS, FACTS HAVE ALREADY COME IN TO SHOW
[00:37:30] THOSE KINDS OF ORDINANCES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO THAT'S I THINK WHAT
[00:37:33] SORT OF STIMULATED ME TO THINK ABOUT, WE NEED A DIFFERENT KIND OF
[00:37:40] CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. THE SCHOOL DOES A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF --
[00:37:44] BUT HOW CAN WE AFFECT POLICY THAT WILL MOVE THE DIAL? HAD THIS
[00:37:52] CONVERSATION LAST WEEK IN TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. WE
[00:37:56] RECYCLE, WE DO A GREAT JOB ON THAT, BUT MAYBE ONLY ABOUT 10% OF ALL
[00:38:03] THE PLASTICS EVER DEPOSITED GET RECYCLED. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. SO WE
[00:38:07] HAVE TO START LOOKING AT POLICY AND NOT JUST POLICY, BUT POLICY AT
[00:38:11] THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO,
[00:38:16] I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'M SURE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME
[00:38:21] THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT. AND IT JUST
[00:38:27] TIGHTENS THE BOND IN TERMS OF OUR DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE ARE ALL
[00:38:31] INTERESTED IN CHANGING THESE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS THAT CONCERN US ALL
[00:38:35] IN TERMS OF OUR KIDS. THANKS.
[00:38:37] >> THANK YOU.
[00:38:38] >> COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY?
[00:38:45] >>
[00:38:50] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I
[00:38:53] AGREE. I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY THE LOOK AT IT FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES
[00:38:57] IS REALLY COULD I. I KNOW FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT SORT OF HACK
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[00:39:03] US ON TO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
[00:39:08] GROUPS GOING AT IT AND REALLY COLLABORATING. I REALLY LOVE SESSIONS
[00:39:12] LIKE THIS AND I HATE SESSIONS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM AND
[00:39:17] IT'S GREAT, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AROUND A SMALLER TABLE AND
[00:39:23] THROW IDEAS OUT THERE AND THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND ALSO THE
[00:39:27] GREATER POLICIES. THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO
[00:39:31] HEAR MORE ABOUT AS WELL WHAT ARE THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE STUDENTS
[00:39:37] AND THE TEACHERS AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE STUDENTS
[00:39:41] THEMSELVES, WHAT DO THEY FEEL. SO, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN FEEDBACK ON
[00:39:46] THAT INFORMATION OR WE CAN CAPTURE THAT QUALITATIVE AS WELL AS
[00:39:52] QUANTITATIVE DATA THAT COME AT IT FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. YES,
[00:39:57] WHATEVER THEY CALL IT, LET'S TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT. THANK YOU.
[00:40:00] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS YOU HEARD FROM DOUG AT THE BEGINNING OF
[00:40:05] THE NIGHT. WE JUST COULD NOT, I THINK SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS
[00:40:11] EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
[00:40:15] SO I AS A BOARD MEMBER AND THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY GRATEFUL
[00:40:20] FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT HAVING, YOU KNOW, SENT
[00:40:26] TWO CHILDREN THROUGH THE SYSTEM, I THINK THE SPEAKER SERIES IS AN
[00:40:33] INCREDIBLE ASSET, AND YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IDEAS. I WOULD SAY GOING
[00:40:39] FORWARD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS TO FOCUS ON THE IDEA OF THE
[00:40:45] UMBRELLA WOULD BE THE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS. I THINK THAT'S AT THE
[00:40:48] ROOT OF WHAT IS NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES RIGHT NOW. I THINK
[00:40:55] IT'S AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE. I KNOW WE'VE DONE A FEW
[00:41:00] THINGS AS A COMMUNITY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SPEAKER SERIES OR
[00:41:07] LECTURES ON THE IVY LEAGUES AREN'T THE ONLY PATH AND SO FORTH. BUT
[00:41:15] REALLY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS
[00:41:20] TO GAIN A NEW PERCEPTION OF WHAT SUCCESS IS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. WE
[00:41:26] LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ALLOW US TO BE
[00:41:33] HELICOPTER PARENTS. I SAW A NEW PHRASE THIS WEEK "THE BULLDOZER
[00:41:38] PARENT". YOU KNOW E WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, IT'S HARD TO
[00:41:45] DRAW THAT HARD LINE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS A
[00:41:52] COMMUNITY, FOR PARENTS AND FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL END
[00:41:55] GOAL IS AS A HUMAN BEING, NOT JUST AS A STUDENT. I WOULD LOVE TO
[00:41:59] SEE AN EMPHASIS ON THAT.
[00:42:01] >> THANK YOU. JEN?
[00:42:05] >> YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO PIGGY BACK ON WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD
[00:42:15] WAS THEIR MISSION FOR THEIR TERM WHICH WAS ALL ABOUT KINDNESS AND
[00:42:19] COMPASSION AND I THOUGHT THAT IS GOING TO BLEND SO NICELY. THAT IS
[00:42:23] WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD. IS THAT CORRECT? I THOUGHT THAT IS SO
[00:42:27] EXCITING BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AT THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE
[00:42:30] WANT TO DO AS A COMMUNITY IS REALLY BRING THAT OUT. SO ANYWAY WE CAN
[00:42:34] FIGURE OUT HOW TO PARTNER TOGETHER ON THESE THINGS AND PRESENT THESE
[00:42:38] IDEAS AND THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AS A COMMUNITY AT THE
[00:42:44] SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT WE ARE SO SMALL AND WE CAN DO THESE THINGS
[00:42:47] TOGETHER AND GO OUT AND SHARE THEM. THIS IS WHERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE
[00:42:51] TAKING THE CONVERSATION LIKE TAHOE, IF WE WANT TO START AT OTHER
[00:42:55] PLACES, WE CAN BE A GOOD MODEL FOR OTHER PLACES, OTHER CITIES, OTHER
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[00:43:00] SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE THINGS
[00:43:03] WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS MEETING. I'M REALLY
[00:43:06] GLAD THAT YOU HAVE SPEAR HEADED THAT, JEFF, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
[00:43:12] WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ON THIS.
[00:43:15] >> I'M GOOD TOO. THANK YOU ALL.
[00:43:18] >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO R-32, THE SAFETY UPDATE.
[00:43:26] SUPERINTENDENT.
[00:43:31] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:43:32] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM --
[00:43:38] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:43:42] >> WITHIN THREE OR 4 MONTHS, THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE COUNCIL
[00:43:55] AND TALKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS. THE FIRST BEING PUSHED AND SINCE
[00:43:59] THEN, THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF EVENTS OTHER THAN THE SCHOOL
[00:44:08] SHOOTING AND TO BE CONCERNED THAT WE ALL SHARE --
[00:44:11] [ OFF MIC ]
[00:44:12] >>
[00:44:15] >> THANK YOU.
[00:44:18] AND SO, LAST YEAR, WHEN PARKLAND HAPPEN ON VALENTINE'S DAY, IT'S
[00:44:23] ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE THEN, BUT THERE WAS SOME EXTRA MOMENTUM THAT
[00:44:28] CARRIED THE CAUSE FROM PARKLAND BECAUSE OF THE VOICE OF THE
[00:44:32] STUDENTS, AND THEIR NATIONAL PLATFORM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID.
[00:44:39] KIM TAYLOR, THE PRINCIPAL AT VALLEY SENT ME AN E -MAIL I SENT OUT OR
[00:44:49] MARCH 18TH AND TALKED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES TONIGHT, BUT SINCE THEN
[00:44:53] WE HAVE TRIED TO CREATE A SAFER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. SO I HAVE
[00:44:57] INVITED KIM TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF THOSE ITEMS, AND TO
[00:45:04] REFLECT ON WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THEY HAVE HAD OVER THE YEAR WITH
[00:45:08] REGARDS TO SAFETY AND ALSO TO INVITE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT I'M NOT
[00:45:14] SURE IF HE IS HERE. OUR INTERIM CHIEF, MILT McCAN ON, HE AND HIS
[00:45:25] TEAM HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE TO OUR SCHOOLS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS,
[00:45:29] BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE IN MARCH, THEY CONDUCTED SOME
[00:45:34] TRAININGS AND IN APRIL WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME EVACUATION
[00:45:38] TRAINING. SO HE IS HERE TO SHARE, TO TEAM UP WITH KIM TO TALK ABOUT
[00:45:43] SOME OF THESE SAFETY MEASURES.
[00:45:46] SO, THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL TAYLOR FOR BEING HERE.
[00:45:49] >> THANK YOU.
[00:45:50] >> GOOD EVENING. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE
[00:45:55] ABOUT WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS DONE IN TERMS OF SAFETY MEASURES. IT WAS
[00:46:00] IRONIC AS I WAS GOING THROUGH MY E-MAIL AND THE LAUNDRY LIST OF WHAT
[00:46:11] THE CHIEF HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE STUDENTS BEING MORE AWARE.
[00:46:16] PREPARATION IS A KEY IN WHEN YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND YOU
[00:46:20] HAVE MANY LAYERS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ORGANIZE AND PRACTICING
[00:46:24] HELPS US BECOME MORE PREPARED. I WANT TO START A LITTLE BIT WITH THE
[00:46:27] SAFETY MEASURE THAT THE DISTRICT MOVED FORWARD THROUGH MEASURE S
[00:46:32] WHICH WAS INSTALLING THE SAFETY PERIMETER FENCING.
[00:46:36] THAT PROJECT HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
[00:46:41] AND QUICKLY AT VALLEY WE RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING TO HAVE
[00:46:45] A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY. SO WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH
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[00:46:51] POLICE DEPARTMENT, WATCHED THE PROPERTY, LOOKED AT OUR ACCESS
[00:46:55] POINTS, TALKED ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS, AFTER INSTALLATION WALKED
[00:47:03] AROUND AGAIN AND SAW SOME SHRUBBERY AND DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT
[00:47:08] THAT SHOULD REMAIN. WHAT FIRST FELT LIKE A STRANGE ARCHITECTURAL
[00:47:16] INVASION OF A PERIMETER, SORT OF BECAME MORE OF A COMFORT TO THE
[00:47:20] STUDENTS. THE FIRST TIME I WALKED UP THROUGH THE SIDEWALK, I
[00:47:24] THOUGHT, OH MY, HERE WE GO. WHAT IS THIS GOING TO FEEL LIKE? AND
[00:47:31] QUICKLY I RECOGNIZED THAT AS SOON AS I GOT INTO THE CAMPUS WHAT
[00:47:34] SEEMED TO HAVE CLOSED THE OUTSIDE, REALLY OPENED UP OUR INTERESTED.
[00:47:38] ALL OF THE INTERIOR CHAIN LINK FENCES SOON CAME DOWN AND WHAT WE SAW
[00:47:46] WAS A LARGE BEAUTIFUL SPACE WHERE THE STUDENTS CAN BE FREE AND WALK
[00:47:50] FROM GYM TO THE FIELD TO THE PLAYGROUND TO THE CLASSROOM; AND THAT
[00:47:56] THOSE HALLWAYS THAT OPEN UP TO THE OUTSIDE FELT A LITTLE BIT SAFER
[00:48:00] LEAVING THE EXTERIOR DOORS OPEN AND NOT HAVING TO LOCK YOUR DOORS,
[00:48:04] AND INSTEAD USING THE INSTALLATION OF THE 123 LATCH FELT FREEING IN
[00:48:10] A WAY. SO WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS SOMETHING T HAT WAS PUT
[00:48:15] IN PLACE TO RESTRICT, REALLY OPENED UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR
[00:48:19] STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. WE DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED THE SINGLE POINTS AND
[00:48:28] WE DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN VALLEY DRIVE AS AN ENTRANCE AND
[00:48:33] EXIT FOR OUR STUDENTS. WITHE 2 POINTS OF ENTRY ON CAMPUS, ON VALLEY
[00:48:40] AND VALLEY PARK.
[00:48:41] WE ALSO NOTICED WITH OUR FENCING THAT WE STILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT
[00:48:49] OF ENTRIES AND EXIT POINTS AND STILL THE SAME AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO
[00:48:56] THE PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO PUSH BACK FROM THE STUDENTS. WHAT WE
[00:49:03] NOTICED BY RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE CAMPUS WE REDUCED ANXIETY
[00:49:08] LEVELS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS EVOLVED AND WE'VE MOVED FORWARD. WE
[00:49:12] ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FENCE AND FOUND WAYS TO DECORATE IT FOR
[00:49:18] RED RIBBON WEEK AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS. WE DECORATED THE
[00:49:23] FENCE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE WERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
[00:49:27] THAT'S ONE MEASURE.
[00:49:28] THE SECOND THING WE DID DISTRICT WIDE WAS WE INVESTED IN A RAPTOR
[00:49:40] SYSTEM WHERE ALL SYSTEMS RUN THEIR GOVERNMENT ID LICENSE. THIS IS A
[00:49:45] WAY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THOSE ADULTS THAT ARE ON OUR CAMPUS FOR MANY
[00:49:50] DIFFERENT REASONS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE ON CAMPUS, THE
[00:49:53] LOCATION THAT THEY ARE GOING TO, THE PURPOSE OF THEM BEING THERE AND
[00:49:56] IT ALSO FLAGS FOR US IF WE HAVE ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE
[00:50:02] REGISTERED AS SEX OFFENDERS OR RED FLAG FOR US THAT WE HAVE TO
[00:50:06] CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[00:50:08] TO DATE, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT VIEW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 4417
[00:50:14] VISITORS OR CAMPUS AND VALLEY HAS HAD 3613. WE AVERAGE VISITORS A
[00:50:22] MONTH OF APPROXIMATELY 589 VISITORS DISTRICT WIDE TO CAMPUS. SO YOU
[00:50:27] CAN IMAGINE THE DIFFICULTY IN MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
[00:50:30] KEEPING THE INTERIOR OF OUR CAMPUS SAFE. AND ALSO WE WANT TO BE
[00:50:34] ABLE TO KNOW IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHO WE HAVE ON CAMPUS SO THAT
[00:50:38] WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR THEM AS WELL.
[00:50:41] SO, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED MUCH PUSH BACK ON THE RAPTOR SYSTEM EXCEPT
[00:50:46] FOR THE DAY WHEN THE INTERNET IS A LITTLE WON KEY. BUT BESIDE THAT,
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[00:50:54] THE PARENTS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. THEY SAY THA NK YOU. PARENTS HAVE
[00:50:58] RUN HOME TO GET THEIR WALLETS WHEN THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR IDS AND
[00:51:04] THEY ARE PATIENT AND FLEXIBLE AND UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT.
[00:51:07] EVEN WHEN THEY ARE LATE TO DO THE MYSTERY READ THEY ARE VERY QUICK
[00:51:16] TO APOLOGIZE AND UNDERSTAND AND THEY SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY
[00:51:20] STUDENT SAFE.
[00:51:21] THE OTHER THING THAT IS IMPRESSIVE WITH THE SECRETARIES AT BOTH
[00:51:26] SCHOOL SITES IS OUR DISTRICT IS IN PRACTICE OF CHECKING ID'S WHEN
[00:51:33] KIDS ARE CHECKED OUT. THAT IS NOT PRESENT IN OTHER SCHOOLS.
[00:51:38] SOMETIMES WHEN I PICK UP MY CHILD AT THEIR SCHOOL, I SAY, DON'T YOU
[00:51:43] WANT TO SEE MY LICENSE? DON'T YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE. OUR STAFF IS
[00:51:48] IMPECCABLE. THEY DO A SERVICE WITH A SMILE AND THE PARENTS ARE VERY
[00:51:52] THANKFUL FOR THAT AS WELL. SO RAPTOR HAS KEPT US QUITE BUSY AND WE
[00:51:58] ARE ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH MARCH. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE
[00:52:02] TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITORS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
[00:52:04] SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE DISTRICT LOOKED AT THIS SUMMER WAS CREATING
[00:52:09] A UNIFORM DISCIPLINE PLAN. SO, WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED A UNIFORM
[00:52:14] DISCIPLINE PLANNED, I THINK THE IDEA WAS, IS SHE TALKING ABOUT
[00:52:20] UNIFORMS, LIKE OUR KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL IN UNIFORMS? NO. WHAT WE
[00:52:23] ARE TALKING ABOUT IS A VERY TRANSPARENT VISION OF WHAT WE WANT TO
[00:52:34] HAVE AS EXPECTATION FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE EDUCATION CODE.
[00:52:39] LOOKING AT WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAD TRANSLATED INTO AND WATCHING THAT K
[00:52:46] THROUGH LIFE MODEL, WE DECIDED WE HAD A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN AND IT
[00:52:50] WAS JUST A WISH. WE NEEDED TO PUT THIS TOGETHER IN SOME SORT OF A
[00:52:55] DOCUMENT AND MATRIX THAT ANY ADMINISTRATOR COULD REFERENCE. THAT
[00:52:59] HAS MADE THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE STUDENTS AND
[00:53:02] THE APPEARANCE MUCH MORE CLEARER. IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
[00:53:12] RESTORE ACTIVE PRACTICE FOR A STUDENT TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND CORRECT
[00:53:16] IT. WHAT MIGHT BE A FIRST OFFENSE VERSUS A SECOND AND THIRD HAS
[00:53:22] THAT EXPECTATION AS WELL AND IT'S A CLEARLY COMMUNICATED PLAN SO
[00:53:27] PARENTS ARE NOT QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT IS AN ADMINISTRATOR AT
[00:53:30] ONE SITE LOOKING AT A DISCIPLINARY ISSUE THAN ANOTHER. OF COURSE ED
[00:53:38] CODE DRIVES ON AGE AND LEVEL. THERE IS A POWERPOINT THAT IS LIVE SO
[00:53:46] IF ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK AT THE UNIFORM PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT
[00:53:51] OUR GOAL AND VISION IS FOR THIS UNIFORM DISCIPLINE. THIS IS FOR
[00:53:56] HAVING A THREE SCHOOL VISION BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE
[00:54:06] THREE ADMINISTRATORS THAT NEED TO HAVE CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION.
[00:54:09] ADDITIONAL THINGS WE TOOK ON THIS YEAR. WE INTRODUCED TO HERMOSA
[00:54:15] VALLEY. IT HAD A SECONDARY PIECE WHICH IS A SEE SOMETHING SAY
[00:54:20] SOMETHING PIECE WITH OUR FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS. WE HAD TWO
[00:54:33] ON-SITE ASSEMBLY DAYS WITH PRESENTERS THAT WORKED DIRECTLY WITH OUR
[00:54:37] STUDENTS. WE MESSAGED TO OUR PARENTS AND BE WE ALSO HAVE AN EIGHTH
[00:54:46] GRADE LEADERSHIP CLASS CHAMPIONING IT THROUGH OUR CLASS DAY. SANDY
[00:54:52] HOOK IS A TRAINING THAT WE ARE DOING AT THE DISTRICT. ANOTHER
[00:54:55] TRAINING THAT WE ARE DOING IS STOP THE BLEED. THIS CAME OUT OF THE
[00:55:00] CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES. TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON
[00:55:06] TOURNIQUET SAFETY AND ALSO CRISIS MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE DONE TWO
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[00:55:10] TRAININGS WITH OUR TEACHERS AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME
[00:55:13] CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF OUR OLDER STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
[00:55:17] LEADERSHIP ASKING, MAY THEY ALSO BE TRAINED. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT
[00:55:20] WE CAN CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE. I DID ALSO INCLUDE AN IMAGE OF THE
[00:55:25] 123 LOCK DOWN LATCH. THAT'S SOMETHING WE INSTALLED DISTRICT WIDE
[00:55:31] THAT HAS ALSO HELPED WITH OUR SAFETY. I HAVE A PICTURE OF ALLEN AND
[00:55:37] ME ON THE CORNER, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE AN ALUMNI, MS. LaMONICA IS. BUT
[00:55:46] LMU HAS PARTNERED WITH US. WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM
[00:55:57] DOCTOR TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL COMPETENCIES AND TALKING ABOUT
[00:56:01] DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE INCLUSIVE IN A COMMUNITY AND HIGHER EXPECTATION
[00:56:05] FOR ALL AND INCLUDING BIAS. SOME OF US HAVE BIAS WITHOUT EVEN
[00:56:09] RECOGNIZING. IF YOU CAN SAY YOU HAVE IT, THEN YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A
[00:56:13] GOOD JOB. SO WORKING WITH DOCTOR EARLY AND HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE
[00:56:18] THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH HIM, HELP STRENGTHEN THAT STUDENT TO TEACHER
[00:56:23] CONNECTION AND ALSO BUILDS A STRONGER COMMUNITY. AND THE HBSCD
[00:56:31] FAMILY CONTEXT AND THAT PARTNERSHIP. THERE IS OFTENTIMES WHERE
[00:56:35] THERE IS JUST AN IDEA AND I CALL ALLEY AND WE BRAINSTORM AND I SAY,
[00:56:40] IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE AND FOR SOME REASON YOU AND I COME TOGETHER.
[00:56:45] IT'S OUR LIONS COME TOGETHER AND THERE ARE FAMILIES CONNECTED
[00:57:03] THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DO YOU THINK
[00:57:07] AROUND KINDNESS AND EMPATHY.
[00:57:09] I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE APPRECIATION WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
[00:57:12] AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. I MEAN, I HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBERS IN
[00:57:20] MY CELLPHONE WITH ALL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. BUT WHEN IN DOUBT, THEY
[00:57:24] ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER OUR PHONE CALL, THEY ARE ALWAYS WILLING
[00:57:29] TO COME TO OUR SITE, THEY ARE PART OF OUR MATRIX. THEY ARE TRUE
[00:57:35] PARTNERS AND THEIR VISIBILITY IS INCREDIBLE. THEIR ASSISTANCE AT
[00:57:40] GREETING, THEIR ASSISTANCE AT HELPING CONTROL TRAFFIC. THEIR
[00:57:43] ASSISTANCE WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE ALWAYS TOP
[00:57:47] NOTCH. I COULDN'T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP.
[00:57:50] WHEN I STARTED DISCUSSING THE ASSEMBLY, THE LARGE CAMPUS EVACUATION
[00:57:55] DRILL, THEY WERE NOT AT ALL HESITANT TO DO IT. WE ARE GOING TO BE
[00:58:03] EVACUATING BOTH CAMPUSES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. MESSAGES WILL BE
[00:58:08] GOING OUT TO PARENTS AND SUPERINTENDENT ESCALANTE IS ALSO GOING TO
[00:58:14] WORK WITH THE CITY AND NOTIFY THEM. SO WHEN THEY SEE HUNDREDS OF
[00:58:22] KIDS EXITING A CAMPUS, THEY WILL KNOW IT'S NOT FOR AN EMERGENCY BUT
[00:58:26] FOR PRACTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE THIS
[00:58:29] YEAR AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINING WITH OUR TEACHERS OVER THE LAST TWO
[00:58:35] WEEKS. DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT? THIS IS YOUR PART. YOUR TURN.
[00:58:43] >> GOOD EVENING. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU BOTH. WHAT KIND WORTH
[00:58:48] YOU HAVE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. I CAN TELL YOU THE FEEL IS DEFINITELY
[00:58:52] MUTUAL. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HOW YOU HAVE EMBRACED OUR
[00:58:56] DEPARTMENT AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER. WITH THAT SAID, I
[00:59:02] CAN ONLY EXPRESS TO YOU AND THE PARENTS AT HOME, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
[00:59:06] THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN TODAY'S CLIMATE
[00:59:09] AND WE ARE PREPARED IN THE EVENT THAT ANYTHING OCCURS, YOU CAN COUNT
[00:59:13] ON YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE
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[00:59:17] TRAINED AND CAPABLE AND EQUIPPED. FOR THAT I THANK COUNCIL TO MAKE
[00:59:22] SURE THAT HAPPENS. SO, A NUMBER OF THINGS WERE SAID TONIGHT THAT I
[00:59:27] WANT TO TOUCH ON AND PRINCIPAL TAYLOR MENTIONED THAT THE PARENTS
[00:59:34] COME IN AND HAPPY TO GIVE AN ID AND GO HOME. I WANT YOU TO TEACH US
[00:59:39] BECAUSE NOBODY IS HAS BEEN TO GIVE US THEIR ID
[00:59:43] [ LAUGHTER ]
[00:59:45] SO MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US SOME OF THAT MENTORING.
[00:59:48] I HAVE BROUGHT ON MY PERSON THAT IS DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING, THAT IS
[00:59:56] OFFICER COURTNEY SHY. SHE'S WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND MAKING SURE
[01:00:01] THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE TRAINING THAT WE CAN. IT'S ONE OF THOSE
[01:00:05] TOPICS THAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DISCUSSING AND DON'T WANT TO THINK
[01:00:09] ABOUT, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE,
[01:00:12] RIGHT THERE ON THE GROUND, RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONTLINE UNDERSTAND
[01:00:17] AT LEAST FUNDAMENTALLY WHAT IS GOING TO OCCUR IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
[01:00:21] AND WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WITH THAT SAID,
[01:00:25] IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WANT TO LET THE EXPERT WHO HAS BEEN DEALING
[01:00:29] WITH THE SCHOOLS TALK. BUT AGAIN, I JUST FEEL WE HAVE A GREAT
[01:00:34] RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE
[01:00:36] EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BE PREPARED AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
[01:00:40] DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE PREPARED. UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY
[01:00:45] QUESTIONS?
[01:00:46] >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM?
[01:00:48] >> MAYOR PRO TEM MARY CAMPBELL: IT'S KIND OF THE LEFT OVER FROM THE
[01:00:51] FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS BUT THIS IS RELATED TO THIS AS WELL. BACK
[01:01:00] TO ALLY, THIS MAYBE PART OF THE PLAN OF THE POWWOW WE ARE GOING TO
[01:01:07] HAVE BUT IN THE STATE OF OUR BULLYING IN THE DISTRICT. I KNOW THEY
[01:01:13] ARE BROADLY PREVALENT EVERYWHERE, AND THAT'S WHEN IT CUTS PRETTY
[01:01:17] DEEP AND IT'S RELATED TO ALL OF THESE EFFORTS, BUT I REALLY REALIZE
[01:01:23] I DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY AND WHERE WE STAND ON THESE ISSUES AND THE
[01:01:28] CHALLENGES THAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER. SO IF THAT CAN BE PARTED
[01:01:31] OF THE CONVERSATION IF IT WASN'T ALREADY. THAT WOULD BE MY ASK.
[01:01:39] THANK YOU.
[01:01:40] >> MAYOR ARMATO?
[01:01:41] >> MAYOR STACEY ARMATO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO
[01:01:44] THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PRINCIPAL TAYLOR AND PRINCIPAL GLUCK
[01:01:49] WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT BUT WORKING ON ALL OF THESE EFFORTS. IT IS
[01:01:56] AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUBJECT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND AS A PARENT
[01:01:59] WHO SEND TWO CHILDREN TO THOSE SCHOOLS, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS
[01:02:03] ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS. WHEN I SEE STOP THE BLEED, I WAS
[01:02:08] KIND OF HOPING THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS, AND IT IS. AND
[01:02:13] UNFORTUNATELY, AGAIN, IT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO TO REALIZE THAT
[01:02:17] THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO
[01:02:22] LEARN. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED, AND I JUST
[01:02:26] CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING OUR KIDS
[01:02:30] SAFE, AND TO THE CHIEF'S CREDIT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A VERY
[01:02:36] CONSISTENT OBVIOUS PRESENCE AT BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS, EVERY SINGLE DAY
[01:02:41] CONSIDERING OUR LIMITED RESOURCES THAT IS A COMMITMENT WE ARE PROUD
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[01:02:44] THAT YOU HAVE MADE, AND SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUS
[01:02:50] AND THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:02:55] DUCLOS?
[01:02:56] >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUCLOS: THANK YOU, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
[01:02:59] FENCING SINCE I'M ON THE GREEN BELT PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY. SO I SAW
[01:03:03] IT GO UP. WAS IT ALWAYS BLUE OR DID IT GET PAINTED? MAYBE IT JUST
[01:03:09] WASN'T COMPLETED, BUT THIS JUST STRUCK ME THE OTHER DAY WHEN I
[01:03:13] LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD LOOK VERY OPPRESSIVE,
[01:03:19] BUT THAT COLOR, I THINK IT REALLY IS THE COLOR OF THAT FENCE. IT
[01:03:23] DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY AT ALL. IT LOOKED, MY RESPONSE TO IT WAS IT
[01:03:29] FELT COMFORTING IN A STRANGE WAY. SO I REALLY THAT IS DEFINITELY A
[01:03:37] MAJOR STEP AND IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY OF THE SCHOOL.
[01:03:41] BUT I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BACK FENCING, YOU KNOW WHERE THE
[01:03:49] BLUFF IS AND THE DUNE THAT IT DOESN'T CARRY THAT. BECAUSE I
[01:04:00] SAW IT WAS STILL KIND OF THE FENCING. IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE AT
[01:04:04] ALL?
[01:04:05] >> WHEN WE GET TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH IS PART OF THE PROJECT
[01:04:07] WHICH IS THE VERY LAST THING, SOME OF THAT FENCING WILL BE SWITCHED
[01:04:15] OUT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S INTENDED TO BE DECORATIVE IN THE BACK
[01:04:19] OF THE SCHOOL, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN, IT'S BEEN PATCH WORK
[01:04:24] TEMPORARILY SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT THE HEIGHT WAS THERE, BUT IT
[01:04:29] DOESN'T ALL BLEND. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL LOOK AT AT THAT POINT
[01:04:31] IN THE PROCESS.
[01:04:32] >> GREAT, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. AND LAST I'M GLAD AS WAS MENTIONED
[01:04:41] TO STAFF, I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH VALLEY SCHOOL THAN WITH VIEW AND
[01:04:46] YOU HAVE GREAT STAFF. IT'S GOOD THAT YOU HAVE THEM ACKNOWLEDGE AND
[01:04:50] APPRECIATE IT. I THINK YOU ARE HAVING ONE RETIRING.
[01:04:54] >> I THINK WE ARE HAVING A RETIREMENT, BUT DO YOU KNOW?
[01:04:58] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:01] >> MAYBE, YOU KNOW.
[01:05:02] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:05] MAYBE NOW AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT.
[01:05:07] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:05:08] ANYWAY. YOU HAVE GREAT STAFF. THANK YOU.
[01:05:11] >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY?
[01:05:12] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY:
[01:05:18] >> SORT OF PIGGY BACKING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY.
[01:05:24] LISTENING TO THE DAISY TROOP. YOU KNOW, GIRL SCOUTS, AND THE CALL
[01:05:32] TO BE PRESENT IN GREETING. ON THE ONE END KNOWING HOW STRETCHED THE
[01:05:39] CITY RESOURCES CAN BE. BEING THERE TO GREET THE FAMILIES AS SOMEONE
[01:05:44] WHO WALKS THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU
[01:05:47] FOR THE TIME TO DO THAT SO THAT PRESENCE. AND ON THE OTHER END OF
[01:05:53] THE SPECTRUM, YES, PREPARING IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR
[01:05:56] ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING. I'M JUST CURIOUS, ACTUALLY FROM A CHILD'S
[01:06:11] PERSPECTIVE, IT'S UNFATHOMABLE NOW IN WHAT WE LIVE IN, JUST FROM MY
[01:06:16] CHILDREN, IT'S INCREDIBLE TO HEAR THAT KIDS WANT TO STEP UP AND TALK
[01:06:22] ABOUT THINGS LIKE "STOP THE BLEED". THAT IS POWERFUL. I'M CURIOUS
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[01:06:27] HOW THEY TAKE THAT CONVERSATION AS PART OF A TRAINING AND SERIOUS
[01:06:31] CONVERSATION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE WITH KINDERGARTNERS AND MIDDLE
[01:06:37] SCHOOL. IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT LOCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT
[01:06:41] I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. AND SWITCHING GEARS
[01:06:48] TO THE RAPTORS, IT IS GREAT. IT DOES RAISE SOME TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
[01:06:52] I DID WANT TO MAYBE JUST CHECK ON UPDATES AND I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW
[01:06:57] HOW WE CAN LOOK TO ALLEVIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
[01:07:05] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEASURE S VOTERS OUT
[01:07:10] THERE BECAUSE OF THAT BEAUTIFUL BLUE GATE AT VALLEY WOULDN'T HAVE
[01:07:15] HAPPENED. I THINK CERTAINLY NOT AS SWIFTLY WITHOUT THE MEASURE S
[01:07:22] DOLLARS AND VIEW WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION
[01:07:28] BECAUSE REAL TRANSFORMATION AWAITS WHEN WE GET THE FUNDS WITH
[01:07:32] MEASURE M. IT WAS A DECISION BY THE BOARD THAT IT WAS NOT WISE TO
[01:07:38] USE THE MONEY FOR THAT CAMPUS SINCE THEY ARE MAINLY PORTABLE
[01:07:44] CLASSROOMS. THERE WILL BE A MAJOR REBUILD AND WHEN IT'S DONE, IT
[01:07:47] WILL BE LIKE VALLEY AS A SUPER SAFE SCHOOL AND WITH NORTH SCHOOL. IT
[01:07:53] WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR MEASURE S.
[01:07:57] THANK YOU ALL.
[01:07:58] >> JEN?
[01:07:59] >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
[01:08:05] PRINCIPAL TAYLOR AND GLUCK. THEY HAVE REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF CONCERNS
[01:08:10] THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO TO HEART AND
[01:08:13] HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
[01:08:17] I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEWS THAT CAME THE OTHER DAY THAT MAYBE YOU
[01:08:21] HAVE SEEN. THERE WAS NEWS THAT 1.7 MILLION SCHOOLS ATTEND SCHOOLS
[01:08:30] BUT NO COUNSELORS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MEETING WITH THE POLICE
[01:08:36] BEING THERE, I FEEL LIKE SINCE AGAIN WE ARE SO SMALL, WE CAN FIGURE
[01:08:41] OUT CREATIVE WAYS TO MAYBE PIGGY BACK ON SOME OF THE LEARNING AND
[01:08:47] TRAINING THAT YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WE CAN TAKE
[01:08:51] THAT AND TRAIN SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ON SOME OF THAT INFORMATION THAT
[01:08:54] WE ARE TRYING TO GET FOR GRANTS AND BRING THAT INTO THE PROCESS.
[01:09:00] IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO HOW DO WE CREATIVELY USE THE MONEY
[01:09:04] THAT IS IN OUR OTHER RESOURCES AS A DISTRICT IN TERMS OF BEING IN
[01:09:08] THE CITY. SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
[01:09:12] >> THANK YOU.
[01:09:15] >> THANKS. THIS IS AN AREA I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CITY DISTRICT
[01:09:19] PARTNERSHIP AND I THINK IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE CAN GO A LOT DEEPER.
[01:09:22] WE HAVE RECEIVED SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY ON THIS AND THE FIRE
[01:09:30] DEPARTMENT. BUT THINKING, GOING BACK TO ALLY'S COMMENTS
[01:09:37] SPECIFICALLY ON FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING TO STOP THE BLEED
[01:09:40] INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO HAVE TO
[01:09:44] DEVELOP THOSE KIND OF RESOURCES IN DOING THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO
[01:09:53] DEVELOP THE RESOURCES. WE WERE TRAINING OUR STAFF TO BECOME FIRST
[01:10:00] RESPONDERS PROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATORS. BUT IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN
[01:10:04] ELEVATE THIS COMMUNITY SOLUTION IS WE HAVE THE JUNIOR GUARDS PROGRAM
[01:10:08] WITH THE LA FIRE DEPARTMENT. HOW DID WE END UP DOING THAT WHEN THIS
[01:10:14] CITY OFFERS FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
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[01:10:18] THAT THINGS HAPPEN AND EMERGENCIES HAPPEN AND EVERYBODY HAS TO BE
[01:10:24] PREPARED AND NOT JUST THE FOLKS IN LINE SUCH AS OUR TEACHERS.
[01:10:28] THAT'S AN AREA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE JOINT DISTRICT CITY
[01:10:32] COMPACT AS AN AREA TO CONTINUE LOOKING.
[01:10:37] SIMILARLY IN THA THAT SAME VEIN TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. THERE
[01:10:45] WERE HOMELESS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO YOU HAD CREATED AN
[01:10:51] INFORMATION SESSION, I BELIEVE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER RIGHT IN THE
[01:10:55] FALL AND THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN
[01:11:03] SOMEONE CAME INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN THERE WAS AN AFTER
[01:11:07] SCHOOL PROGRAM. THERE IS A WAY TO TALK TO FAMILIES AND TO
[01:11:22] TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS AND TO BE PROACTIVE.
[01:11:27] AND LASTLY IS ON ROAD SAFETY IN GENERAL. SO REDUCING SPEEDS,
[01:11:30] RECOGNIZING WE ARE SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT I'M NOT SO CONCERNED
[01:11:35] ABOUT TRAFFIC BECAUSE I AM ABOUT SAFETY ON THIS. SO REALLY MAKING
[01:11:40] SURE THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT TO DECOMPRESS WHEN THEY HIT THE
[01:11:49] BEACH CITIES THAT YOU CAN'T ZOOM EVERYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE KIDS ON
[01:11:57] THE SIDEWALKS AND KIDS ROLLING TO SCHOOL. YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON
[01:12:00] THE ROAD. I THINK THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
[01:12:09] MORE COMPREHENSIVEIVELY.
[01:12:10] >> THANK YOU.
[01:12:11] >> I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT LAST
[01:12:17] COMMENT WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON VIA THE PARTNERSHIP
[01:12:21] WITH THE COUNTY WORKING INTEGRATING CHILDREN ON THE HOMELESS COUNT
[01:12:31] AND DEMYSTIFYING IT IN SOMEWAY AND THE COMPASSION FOR THE HOMELESS.
[01:12:38] AS FAR AS REDUCING SPEEDS, IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS IN A ROW HERMOSA BEACH
[01:12:43] THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE MORNINGS OUR POLICE OFFICERS PULLING OVER
[01:12:47] PEOPLE. SO, WATCH OUT. I KNOW IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY, BUT ESPECIALLY IN
[01:12:52] THE MORNING AT DROP OFF WHEN THE PEOPLE GET A LITTLE CRAZY, THEY ARE
[01:12:58] COMING FOR YOU.
[01:12:59] >> YEAH, MY COMMENT WAS GOING TO BE TO ECHO WHAT MAGGIE SAID AND
[01:13:05] MAYOR ARMATO WENT INTO IT PERFECTLY IS THAT WHEN WE SEE THE POLICE
[01:13:09] CAR, EVEN IF THERE IS NOBODY IN IT, JUST THE FACT WITH AN EMPTY
[01:13:17] POLICE CAR, PEOPLE NOTICE THAT, THEY STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THEY
[01:13:21] DON'T DROP THE KID OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVEWAY. EVEN IF YOU
[01:13:26] CAN TELL THERE IS NOBODY THERE. IT GREAT TO SEE IT A LOT MORE AND I
[01:13:31] WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I KNOW THERE IS A
[01:13:36] NEED, BUT EVEN TO JUST PARK THE CAR FROM 7:45 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M.,
[01:13:43] MAKES A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT EVERYBODY IS
[01:13:46] DOING AND IT'S BEEN REALLY TERRIFIC.
[01:13:50] >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON SAFETY? OKAY, THANK
[01:13:57] YOU.
[01:13:58] ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE THIRD ITEM. R-33-18-19. THE
[01:14:04] SOUTH BAY CONNECTED AND BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT SPEAKER SERIES.
[01:14:09] >> SO, I WILL YIELD TO ALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE COVERED. YOU
[01:14:15] HAVE? MOVE ON? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD
[01:14:18] LIKE TO PROPOSE FOR THE SPEAKERS? WE GENERALLY HAVE FIVE OR SIX
[01:14:27] EVENTS. ALLY, TAKE IT AWAY.
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[01:14:32] >> SORRY. SIX TOTAL SPEAKER SERIES, SO EACH OF THE BEACH CITY
[01:14:43] SCHOOL DISTRICTS HOSTED ONE DURING THE YEAR AND TALKED ABOUT CYBER
[01:14:48] SAFETY, ON LINE BULLYING AND WHAT KIDS CAN DO TO STAY SAFE ON LINE
[01:14:54] AND TALKING WITH RONNIE MULAN. SIX OPPORTUNITIES TO COME UP WITH
[01:14:58] IDEAS AND A LOT OF IDEAS HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY BY THE GROUP.
[01:15:05] >> IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JUMP IN ON THIS ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:15:09] MASSEY?
[01:15:10] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN MASSEY: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARDNER. A
[01:15:13] QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED SPEAKER SERIES
[01:15:17] WHICH I THINK IS EXCELLENT. I THINK THE GROUP BEHIND IT IS
[01:15:23] ENORMOUSLY VALUABLE ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S WORLD WHERE SOCIAL MEDIA
[01:15:25] AND OTHER THINGS THAT DIDN'T EXIST 20 YEARS AGO ARE NOW HAVING AN
[01:15:30] IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS. I JUST HAD A
[01:15:35] COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND THE FIRST ONE IS, WHAT IS THE TARGET
[01:15:40] AGE GROUP FOR SOUTH BAY CONNECTED AND BEYOND THAT IF THERE IS A
[01:15:46] RANGE, WHAT IS THE IDEAL MIX IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING, ADDRESSING
[01:15:52] THAT FULL RANGE?
[01:15:53] >> ABSOLUTELY, AND I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND THOSE ARE
[01:15:57] SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS
[01:16:00] OF SOME OF THE TOPICS. SO WE ARE LOOKING NEXT YEAR TO DO MORE TARGET
[01:16:05] PROGRAMMING WITH SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED WITH PARENTS OF
[01:16:09] YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND I THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
[01:16:11] CONVERSATION IS THAT IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START HAVING THESE
[01:16:15] CONVERSATIONS. SO MAYBE THE TOPICS CAN BE MORE AGE APPROPRIATE.
[01:16:20] SOUTH BAY CONNECTED IS DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. I THINK
[01:16:26] KINDERGARTEN, ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH SCHOOL HOW CAN YOU HAVE THOSE
[01:16:30] CONVERSATIONS FOR THAT AGE AND THE SMALLER WORKSHOPS THAT WE
[01:16:35] PARTNERED WITH ON SOUTH BAY CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAFETY. AND
[01:16:41] WE HAVE SMALL WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS TO COME IN TO DO MORE TACTICAL
[01:16:45] TRAINING AND TALKED ABOUT SAFETY FILTER FOR SNAPCHAT AND FACEBOOK.
[01:16:52] THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO REACH PARENTS ALSO AND THEY HAVE
[01:16:59] A WEALTH OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND WE
[01:17:02] REALIZE THAT IT HAS TO BE BOTH HIGH TECH AND HIGH TOUCH. SO WHAT CAN
[01:17:06] WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY WITH PROGRAMMING AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE ALL
[01:17:10] OF THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AS WELL. I WOULD SAY IN
[01:17:13] ADDITION TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED AT
[01:17:18] BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, WE HAVE RESOURCES. SO WHATEVER HEALTH
[01:17:23] ISSUE YOU MIGHT NEED WHETHER IT'S FOR YOUR AGING PARENT OR STUDENT
[01:17:27] OR ANYTHING, HOMELESS INCLUDED, WE DO PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE AND
[01:17:36] REFERRAL LINE AND WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT WE CAN NAVIGATE YOU AND IT'S
[01:17:50] CONSTANTLY BEING AWARE OF ALL THE TOPICS.
[01:17:54] >> GREAT. AND TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THE BEACH CITIES AND SCHOOL
[01:17:59] DISTRICTS HAS DONE AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE SOUTH BAY
[01:18:04] FAMILIES CONNECTED IS REALLY OUTSTANDING IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE
[01:18:07] NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
[01:18:11] ONE THING THAT MIGHT BE WORDED CONSIDERING AND IT PROBABLY ALREADY
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[01:18:15] HAS AND IT PROBABLE HAS AND WILL PLAY OUT IS THAT I HAVE AL WAYS
[01:18:21] NOTICE WHEN WE GET REPORT FROM THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT THAT
[01:18:25] WE HAVE TWO THINGS WHICH STAND OUT TO ME THAT I VIEW AS LINKED AND
[01:18:31] EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN THEM IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.
[01:18:36] THE FIRST IS A LEVEL OF A PARENTAL STRESS AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE
[01:18:41] BEHAVIOR OF OUR KIDS IN THE EARLY USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER THINGS
[01:18:46] THAT CAN BE SELF DESTRUCTIVE. I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT THERE IS A
[01:18:50] LINK BETWEEN THOSE TWO. AND SO ULTIMATELY, THERE IS A LOT OF
[01:18:55] CONVERSATIONS AT LEAST AMONG PARENTS AND MY PEER GROUP THAT I SEE ON
[01:19:01] SOCIAL MEDIA OTHERWISE ABOUT PARENTS STRUGGLING TO PAY THE BILLS,
[01:19:05] KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, BUT ALSO BUILDUP THEIR CHILDREN, BE THE
[01:19:10] BEST PARENT THEY CAN BE TO BUILD CONFIDENT KIDS BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY
[01:19:13] WHEN YOU ARE UNDER STRESS TO REALLY TAKE THAT OUT ON YOUR KIDS AND
[01:19:18] THEN REGRET IT AND NOT BE THE BEST PARENT THAT YOU CAN BE. IT'S
[01:19:22] IMPORTANT FOR US FROM THE BEGINNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH K THROUGH 8
[01:19:28] AND BEYOND TO RAISE CONFIDENT AND HAPPY KIDS. A LOT OF THAT IS
[01:19:32] PARENTING, A LOT OF IT IS BASIC THINGS LIKE POWERFUL REINFORCEMENT
[01:19:39] IS MORE POWERFUL THAN NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT THE SAME WAY A TEACHER
[01:19:47] WOULD IS PRAISING GOOD BEHAVIOR AND ALL OF THOSE BASIC LESSONS ABOUT
[01:19:52] HOW YOU BUILD CONFIDENT KIDS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES
[01:19:58] BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW ESPECIALLY AS THOUGH WHO MOGULS WHO HIT IT BIG
[01:20:11] AND THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO GET BACK UP AND GOING FORWARD. WE WANT TO
[01:20:17] LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES AND IT'S OKAY TO FAIL.
[01:20:27] THAT THERE IS LOTS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
[01:20:31] UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT WE HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF
[01:20:34] PARENTAL STRESS, WE HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT OUR KIDS ARE ACTING OUT
[01:20:39] AND THERE IS PROBABLY A LINK THERE AND TRAINING BOTH KIDS TO TEACH
[01:20:44] THEMSELVES TO BE CONFIDENT, BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO TEACHING
[01:20:49] THE PARENTS TO BE BETTER PARENTS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND
[01:20:54] IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING.
[01:20:56] >> THANK YOU.
[01:20:57] >> I JUST HAD ONE SUGGESTION THAT KIND OF PIGGY BACKS AND THAT IS
[01:21:14] NEWSWORTHY THAT WILL BE HEALTHY ALONG ISSUES OF CHEATING AND SOME
[01:21:19] PEOPLE DO CHEAT THEIR WAY THROUGH THINGS AND METHODS TO, I DON'T
[01:21:22] KNOW THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT BUT TO DETER THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR
[01:21:29] IN DOING THINGS RESPONSIBLY AND ETHICALLY IN YOUR LIFE. I THINK
[01:21:33] THAT'S BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAT WE SEE ON THE NEWS
[01:21:37] AND ALMOST EVERYDAY.
[01:21:38] >> THANK YOU, THOSE ARE ALL WONDERFUL SUGGESTIONS.
[01:21:44] >> ONE QUESTION CAME TO MIND. I'M WONDERING IF THE DISTRICT IS
[01:21:52] LEARNING SOME THINGS IN TERMS OF THIS ISSUE RELATED TO STRESS WHERE
[01:21:57] WE ARE. YOU KNOW WE INITIATED BLUE ZONE, WE WERE RIGHT UP THERE
[01:22:03] WITH POST KATRINA NUMBERS IN DETROIT. WE WERE RIGHT THERE. AND
[01:22:08] OVER THE PERIOD OF YEARS, THE NUMBERS STARTED TO GO DOWN IN TERMS OF
[01:22:13] STRESS AND AS SOME OF THE OTHER INDICATORS IMPROVED AS WELL AND NOW
[01:22:19] WE ARE SORT OF BACK TO WHERE WE WERE. AND IS THERE -- ARE YOU
[01:22:24] LOOKING AT THIS SORT OF ANALYTICALLY IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE SOME OF
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[01:22:29] THOSE THINGS? THE OTHER THING THAT SEEMS TO ME THAT IS IMPORTANT
[01:22:33] ABOUT THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS IS THAT THEY MAYBE DESIGNED TO HELP
[01:22:39] THE CHILD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY SHOULD BE HELPING THE PARENT
[01:22:44] BECAUSE IT A FAMILY MALADY THAT WE ALL HAVE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF
[01:22:54] YOU ARE LEARNING SOME THINGS ABOUT WHAT'S PLACE WHERE WE ARE TODAY
[01:23:02] AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE WORLD THAT WE
[01:23:08] LIVE IN.
[01:23:09] >> YES, ON YOUR IDEA ON THE HEALTH PLAN IS, WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY
[01:23:15] GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE WE ARE DOING QUITE WELL, BUT IF WE LOOK AT OUR
[01:23:20] MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING
[01:23:25] ON. AT BEACH CITIES WE SET OUR NEW PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS
[01:23:31] AND YOU WILL SEE RIGHT ACROSS EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
[01:23:38] PREVENTION AND ABUSE ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN, NOT JUST FOR THE KID BUT
[01:23:43] THE ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AS WELL. I THINK THESE ARE DEFINITELY
[01:23:48] PRIORITY AREAS FOR US AND NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS BUT FOR FAMILIES AND
[01:23:52] OLDER ADULTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COMMUNITY OF
[01:23:58] CONVERSATION TO NOT TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS AND TO TAKE A DEEPER
[01:24:06] DIVE NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS BUT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT,
[01:24:11] IT IS REFLECTIVE ON ADULTS AND THE STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED.
[01:24:19] >> OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE?
[01:24:21] OKAY, WE ARE MOVING ON TO R-34, THE NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT. I THINK I
[01:24:28] WILL KICK THIS ONE OFF? YES.
[01:24:33] >> I WAS JUST GOING TO KICK IT OFF.
[01:24:38] >> YEAH, I CAN KICK THIS ONE OFF. I FIRST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN
[01:24:42] THE ROOM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE EFFORTS OVER THE PAST 2
[01:24:48] MONTHS.
[01:24:49] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:24:50] I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND TIME. I
[01:25:02] WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TOGETHER IN A SHORT
[01:25:07] TIMEFRAME. I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MOU AND NOW BEING READY
[01:25:10] TO EXECUTE ON WHAT THE MOU CALLS FOR.
[01:25:15] I THOUGHT I WOULD START BY JUST KIND OF GIVING, I THINK IT WOULD BE
[01:25:19] HELPFUL FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS HERE AND
[01:25:23] AS WELL AS SOME OF THE FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME. I KNOW THE FIRST ITEM
[01:25:27] HERE IS THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS. I WILL JUST TOUCH ON
[01:25:34] THAT ON THE HIGH LEVEL AS WHERE WE ARE IN REGARD TO THE NORTH
[01:25:45] SCHOOL. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY. THE STATUTE OF
[01:25:54] LIMITATIONS UNDER CEQA HAS EXPIRED. WE HAVE OUR MOU. WE APPROVED AS
[01:25:59] THE BOARD FOR THE RFP LEASE BACK FOR THE PROGRAM. COUNCIL MEMBER
[01:26:04] MASSEY PARTICIPATED IN OUR INTERVIEW SESSION LAST WEEK WITH A NUMBER
[01:26:08] OF POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS WHO PUT IN BIDS FOR THE PROJECT.
[01:26:12] TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES WILL BE COMING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AT OUR
[01:26:17] APRIL MEETING WHICH IS APRIL 10TH. AND THEN AT THAT POINT THE BOARD
[01:26:21] WILL BE MAKING A DECISION ON A LEASE BACK FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
[01:26:29] PROJECTS AT ALL THREE SCHOOL SITES.
[01:26:32] AS EVERYONE KNOWS, NORTH SCHOOL WILL BE THE FIRST SCHOOL TACKLED
[01:26:41] UNDER OUR MEASURE S PROGRAM. AFTER WE GET THE CONTRACTOR IN APRIL,
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[01:26:48] IT WILL BE 3 MONTHS OF ACTIVITIES WHERE OUR CONTRACTOR WILL TAKE THE
[01:26:54] PLANS DEVELOPED AND MODEL THOSE OUT. I FORGET WHAT THE ACTUAL
[01:26:58] PROGRAM IS CALLED, BUT THEY MAKE 3D MODELS OF WHAT THE SCHOOL WILL
[01:27:02] LOOK LIKE AND WE CAN RAISE ANY ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME UP AT
[01:27:09] CONSTRUCTION AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN THAT SUMMER. WE THINK
[01:27:12] IT WILL BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE FINALIZED
[01:27:19] WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WE PICK THAT WILL BE FOR JANUARY OF
[01:27:25] 2021. AT THAT POINT WE WILL THEN CLOSE DOWN THE VIEW SCHOOL AND
[01:27:30] MOVE THE KIDS OUT OF VIEW TO NORTH AND/OR VALLEY. HOW THAT WILL WORK
[01:27:36] IS STILL TBD BY THE DECISION OF THE BOARD. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
[01:27:40] THOUGHTS AND PLANS AS TO HOW BEST TO DO THAT. NO FINAL ACTION HAS
[01:27:46] BEEN MADE ON WHICH STUDENTS TO MOVE TO WHICH SITE AND WE'LL TAL K
[01:27:54] ABOUT VIEW CONSTRUCTION AT VIEW SCHOOL AND THE PLAN DISCUSSION WE
[01:28:00] HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A LONG TIME. K -2 AT VIEW, AND 3-4 AT NORTH
[01:28:11] AND 5 THROUGH 8 AT VALLEY AND OUR INTENDED THREE SCHOOL PROGRAM AS
[01:28:17] IT HAS BEEN LAID OUT. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT IS IN THE MOU AND THE
[01:28:22] DIFFERENT PIECES, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT BOTH AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
[01:28:25] TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. BOTH WE ARE
[01:28:32] CALLING THE SWING PERIOD WHEN WE CLOSE DOWN VIEW AND WHAT THAT WILL
[01:28:35] LOOK LIKE FROM A TRAFFIC AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS THE FULL
[01:28:44] PERMANENT CONFIGURATION THAT WILL THEN COME AT ALL THREE SCHOOL
[01:28:55] SITES. THAT IS THE PROGRAM. AS FAR AS THE CUP CONCERN, WE ARE NOW
[01:29:02] GETTING ON THOSE PIECES. AT LEAST EVERYONE IN THE ROOM IS FAMILIAR
[01:29:06] WITH THE MOU AND WHAT IT CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR MAJOR
[01:29:10] PIECES OF A TRAFFIC PLAN. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.
[01:29:20] THE RECOMMENDED VEHICLE TRAVEL ROUTE PLAN AND THE SCHOOL PLAN AND
[01:29:25] THE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. ALL OF THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE
[01:29:30] MITIGATION MEASURES OF THE FINAL EIR AND WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THE
[01:29:37] STAFF AND COUNCIL ACCORDING TO THE DATES LAID OUT IN THE MOU. THE
[01:29:42] DATE LAID OUT IN THE MOU IS MARCH 20, 2020, THAT WILL BE FOR THE
[01:29:52] GOVERNING BODIES AND THE SAME TABLE FOR THE ROUNDTABLE MAP APPROVED
[01:29:58] BY THE REVIEW BOARD AND THE COUNCIL. OUR DELIBERATIONS WILL TAKE
[01:30:03] THEIR POINT IN CONSIDERATION. FINALLY THE AUGUST 31, 2020, THE
[01:30:08] TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WOULD ALSO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND
[01:30:11] REVIEWED BY THE COUNCIL. THE FIRST STEP IN DOING ALL OF THIS WILL BE
[01:30:17] THE HIRING OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TRAFFIC ENGINEER AS CALLED
[01:30:23] FOR IN SECTION 3.4 OF THE MOU. AND THAT PLANNING REALLY STARTS
[01:30:32] PRETTY MUCH NOW. FOR AN UPDATE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO LET YOU
[01:30:36] KNOW WE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD SITE OF DRAFTING
[01:30:40] THE RFP TO BEGINNING TO LOOK AT THE SCOPE FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
[01:30:46] WE GOT THE FIRST DRAFT OF THAT FOR OUR LOOK THIS AFTERNOON AND WE'LL
[01:30:50] BE SHARING THAT WITH THE CITY STAFF AS SOON AS WE HAVE AN
[01:30:53] OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT FOR EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND COLLABORATION
[01:30:59] TO FINALIZE THAT SO WE CAN GO OUT AND HIRE THE TRAFFIC PLANNING,
[01:31:04] TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND DO THE CONTRACT WHICH FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE
[01:31:07] ARE HOPING TO HAVE DONE BY MAY TIMEFRAME. AT THAT POINT THE STUDY
[01:31:13] WOULD BEGIN AND THEN WOULD CARRY THROUGH FOR WE'LL HAVE TO BASE ON
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[01:31:19] THE CONTRACT, LAYOUT THE PLAN FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE IN HERE, THERE
[01:31:27] IS AN OCTOBER 1, 2019, DEADLINE TO PROPOSE A DISTRICT BELL SCHEDULE
[01:31:33] FOR THE NORTH SCHOOL THAT CALLS FOR THE FEIR AND 30-MINUTE --
[01:31:42] SCHEDULE FOR THE THIRD GRADE AND FOURTH GRADE BY OCTOBER 1ST WHICH
[01:31:47] WILL HELP THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER WITH THEIR STUDY BECAUSE AS SHOWN IN
[01:31:52] THE EIR, THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC
[01:31:59] DEPENDING ON A 30-MINUTE STAGGER OR 15-MINUTE STAGGER. THERE WILL
[01:32:05] BE TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS. OUR INITIAL THOUGHT AT LEAST ON OUR END
[01:32:09] WAS TO HAVE ONE IN THE FALL. TAKE ALL THE INPUT FROM THAT COMMUNITY
[01:32:15] MEETING. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER CAN PUT THAT INTO HIS OR HER DRAFT
[01:32:18] REPORT THAT WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, END OF
[01:32:25] 2019. WE CAN SEND THAT DRAFT REPORT OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE
[01:32:29] SECOND PUBLIC MEETING FOR REACTION AND COMMENT TO WHAT THEY PROPOSE.
[01:32:32] I'M SURE THERE WILL BE NO SHORTAGE TO REACTION IN COMMENT TO WHAT
[01:32:37] THEY PROPOSE BASED ON HOW THIS HAS GONE SO FAR AND # WE CAN TAKE
[01:32:48] ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING AND THE FINAL VERSION THAT WILL
[01:32:53] COME BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNING BODIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
[01:32:56] MANAGEMENT PLAN AS WELL AS THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTE MAP.
[01:33:00] THE FINAL PIECE SO EVERYBODY IS CLEAR AND WHY THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT
[01:33:03] TIME LAG BEHIND IT IS IT'S REALLY THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM FOR HOW
[01:33:07] WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC T ROUTE MAP A ND THE
[01:33:17] PEDESTRIAN MAP. IF YOU ARE MAKING THIS UP, I LIVE ON PROSPECT, AND
[01:33:23] THIS IS HOW I SHOULD GO. OR YOU LIVE AT LOMA AND 6TH STREET BY
[01:33:29] SOUTH PARK, THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD GO TO NORTH SCHOOL OR VIEW SCHOOL
[01:33:37] TO EQUAL OUT ALL THE TRAFFIC IN THE CITY AND SAME AS YOU ARE WALKING
[01:33:42] IF YOU ARE AT 7TH AS PROSPECT OR VIEW SCHOOL. IF YOU GO TO NORTH
[01:33:53] SCHOOL, HOW YOU SHOULD SUGGEST TO GET ACROSS TO PCH AND SAME IDEA
[01:34:01] WITH SIXTH AND LOMA OR DOWN MANHATTAN AND WHERE YOU SHOULD CROSS PCH
[01:34:11] WHICH WILL A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE ARE
[01:34:18] KIND OF AS OF TODAY. I WANTED TO GIVE THAT BACKGROUND AND OPEN IT UP
[01:34:22] TO THE COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SO ON
[01:34:32] AND SO FORTH. PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE IS FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT
[01:34:35] WE'LL DO THAT AT THE END AFTER THE DISCUSSION. THERE IS ONE MORE
[01:34:40] SPACE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YES. SO WE WILL DO THAT FOLLOWING THIS
[01:34:47] DISCUSSION. I WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE FLOOR FOR WHO WOULD LIKE
[01:34:51] TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GO IN THE ORDER AROUND
[01:34:55] HERE. SO IF SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN, PLEASE.
[01:35:02] >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, I THINK YOU CAPTURED VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
[01:35:19] WE NEED TO SET THE DISCUSSION AT THE TABLE. OUT OF THAT THERE ARE
[01:35:24] CERTAIN DELIVERABLES THAT ARE SUBSTANTIAL IN THE MOU AND FOR US TO
[01:35:29] WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DELIVER THOSE ITEMS. SO WORKING BACKWARDS
[01:35:33] IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING SO OUR STAFF AND OUR COUNCIL AND THE BOARD
[01:35:38] HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHEN THIS IS COMING AND WHAT WORK NEEDS TO BE
[01:35:42] DONE AND WHAT MILESTONE IS KEY TO US SUCCEEDING IN BEING ABLE TO
[01:35:48] WORK TOGETHER.
[01:35:49] THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE
[01:35:53] IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST SINGLE PIECE IN TERMS OF THE DELIVERABLES IN
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[01:35:58] THE MITIGATION MEASURES AND THE MOU. THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT THESE ARE
[01:36:02] BUILT AROUND AND THE REST OF IT IN TERMS OF THE DELIVERABLE IN TERMS
[01:36:07] OF THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTES THAT FLOW FROM THAT. THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF
[01:36:16] THE RESOURCES ARE IN PLACE IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGER AND WHAT
[01:36:20] YOU LAID OUT THE ROUGH TIMELINE FOR.
[01:36:23] THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN IS AN PLAN TO IDENTIFY THE
[01:36:31] TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND MANAGE THEM. THE FIRST ITERATION OF THAT PLAN
[01:36:35] HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD. SO WE HAVE A
[01:36:39] SIGNIFICANT PROCESS TO GET THROUGH IN THE NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE TO
[01:36:43] AGREE ON THE RFP, GET IT OUT ON THE STREET, GET IT BACK, SELECT
[01:36:47] SOMEBODY, GET THEM WORKING AND THEN RUN THE DRAFT TO THE FINAL
[01:36:53] PRODUCT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND RUN THE FINAL PRODUCT AND APPROVAL
[01:36:59] BY BOTH AGENCIES. IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL JOB WE FACE AND CERTAINLY WENT
[01:37:03] WE WANT TO BE PLANNING FOR.
[01:37:07] OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ALSO ON A SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PLANNING
[01:37:15] AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER. IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO COME
[01:37:20] OUT WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE PROJECT THAT WE CAN. I WANTED TO TURN IT
[01:37:25] TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH WHO HAS
[01:37:28] BEEN ONE OF OUR STAFF POINTS OF CONTACT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE
[01:37:31] BEEN WORKING ON SO FAR WITH RESPECT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK IN TERMS OF
[01:37:35] THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER SCOPE OF WORK SO WE
[01:37:38] CAN LET YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT INFORMATION, CONNECT OUR STAFFS
[01:37:43] UP SO THEY CAN BRING THIS THING HOME SO WE CAN APPROVE IT AND GET IT
[01:37:48] OUT IN THE STREET. WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, DOUG, I WILL TURN IT OVER
[01:37:59] TO LEANNE.
[01:38:00] >> YES, PLEASE.
[01:38:02] >> TALKING ABOUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS NOT JUST A TASK IN
[01:38:08] GETTING IT DONE, BUT KIND OF SETTING THE STAGE FOR WHAT ARE OUR
[01:38:11] GOALS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHAT ARE THE
[01:38:17] AREAS WE ARE LOOKING AT. SO THAT WAS A POINT WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT
[01:38:22] IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE GROUPS IN TERMS OF THIS ISN'T OPEN-ENDED. LET'S
[01:38:27] LOOK AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN THE CITY AND LOOKING AT AREAS THAT WE
[01:38:32] ALSO STUDIED WITH THE EIR AND TALKING THROUGH WHAT ARE THE
[01:38:38] OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROJECT GOALS AND STUDY BOUNDARY, MAKING SURE
[01:38:41] THAT THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ON BOARD WITH THE TRAFFIC
[01:38:51] MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THEN WHAT ARE THE -- THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
[01:38:55] THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. SO MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT JUST SAYING,
[01:39:00] HERE ARE THE TASKS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, BUT ALSO HERE IS ALL THE
[01:39:05] WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE LEADING UP TO THI S VERSUS WHOEVER IS
[01:39:10] HIRED FOR THE PROCESS IS ALSO LOOK AT THE GENERAL AND LOOKING AT THE
[01:39:15] EIR TO PREPARE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SO THEY ARE NOT
[01:39:24] STUDYING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STUDYING. WE NEED TO MAXIMIZE THE
[01:39:30] USE OF THE FUNDS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT REDOING STUDIES THAT HAVE
[01:39:35] ALREADY BEEN DONE OR RECENTLY DONE. AND THEN WE GET INTO THE SCOPE
[01:39:39] OF THE TASKS AND WHAT ARE THE TASKS OR PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S GOING
[01:39:43] TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO LAY THAT OUT AND GET BUY IN FROM BOTH
[01:39:48] BODIES SO WE DON'T GET TO THE END OF THE PROCESS TO SAY, WELL, YOU
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[01:39:52] REALLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS HERE OR YOU SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT
[01:39:56] THIS AT THIS TIMEFRAME AND LAYING THOSE OUT AND BEING ABLE TO TEA
[01:40:03] THOSE UP FOR A PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND
[01:40:06] THE COUNCIL TO GET INTO THE PIECES. I WON'T GET INTO THE DETAILS OF
[01:40:11] TASK BY TASK AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO BECAUSE THAT STI LL
[01:40:17] NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON BUT TO SHARE WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM AN RFP
[01:40:22] THAT REALLY COMPREHENSIVELY LOOKS AT WHAT NOT ONLY NEEDS TO BE DONE
[01:40:32] BUT ALSO DURING THIS PROCESS. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
[01:40:36] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:40:39] >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A HEAD START ON THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
[01:40:43] THE TIMELINE YOU MENTIONED IS APRIL. SO NEXT MONTH FOR APPROVAL BY
[01:40:47] THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD FOR THE RFP, AND I THINK THAT TIMELINE
[01:40:53] MAKES SENSE. AND NOTHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE URGENCY OF A NEAR TERM
[01:40:59] DEADLINE TO FOCUS MINDS AND GET US ALL WORKING TOGETHER.
[01:41:03] >> THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
[01:41:06] >> AND GETTING THE BEST PRODUCT OUT ON THE STREET. THANK YOU,
[01:41:10] AGAIN, PRESIDENT GARDNER AND THANK YOU, LEANNE.
[01:41:14] >> YEAH, THANK YOU, LEANNE.
[01:41:20] OTHER MEMBERS? YES, PLEASE.
[01:41:29] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY AND
[01:41:40] MAYOR ARMATO FOR THE MOU AND YOU FINDING THE STATE MATCHING FUNDS
[01:41:44] WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE MISSED THE FIRST ROUND BECAUSE OF THE
[01:41:48] RECIRCULATION OF THE DRAFT EIR WHICH MEANS THERE MAY BE NO FUNDS BY
[01:41:53] THE TIME OUR SPOT COMES IN LINE, BUT IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
[01:41:58] BASIS AND THE LINE WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
[01:42:07] FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT AND FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO
[01:42:11] VOTED TO APPROVE THE MOU.
[01:42:17] >> THANK YOU. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE AS COUNCIL MEMBER MASSEY SAID
[01:42:22] THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO GOING FORWARD AND WE SHOULD LOOK
[01:42:27] FORWARD TO PUT OUR TIME TOGETHER TO PUT OUR WORK GROUP BACK TOGETHER
[01:42:33] TO DISCUSS WHAT LEANNE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND FROM OUR SIDE TO
[01:42:38] BRING IT ALTOGETHER INTO ONE RFP TO COME TOGETHER TO THE BOARD AND
[01:42:42] OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT WILL BE SOMETIME BY THE END OF THE MONTH
[01:42:47] CERTAINLY, WE SHOULD TRY TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKING SESSION WITH THE
[01:42:51] GROUP WHO WORKED THROUGH THIS, BOARD MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
[01:42:56] CITY STAFF. SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT SUPERINTENDENT, SUJA, IF WE CAN
[01:43:03] WORK TO FIND A DATE OR AS MANY AS WE CAN TO COME TOGETHER THAT WOULD
[01:43:10] BE TERRIFIC.
[01:43:11] >> BRINGING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE
[01:43:18] SAYING?
[01:43:19] >> YES, BRINGING THE UNION.
[01:43:20] >> AND WE CAN BRING THAT DRAFT AS A POTENTIAL PERSPECTIVE RFP, EIR ,
[01:43:31] I DON'T KNOW WHAT STAGE THE CITY IS IN IN TERMS OF EXCHANGING FOR
[01:43:41] REVIEW PURPOSE PUTTING IT SIDE BY SIDE AND TO CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT
[01:43:48] THAT.
[01:43:49] >> ANY SUPERINTENDENT THAT REFERENCES THE BLUES BROTHERS IS ALL
[01:43:52] RIGHT BY ME.
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[01:43:54] [ LAUGHTER ]
[01:44:00] >> MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY DRAFTED
[01:44:04] AN RFP AND THE CITY HAS TOO, IS A SIGNAL THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING OFF
[01:44:10] ON THE RIGHT FOOT. WE SHOULD BE COLLABORATING. USE THE CITY
[01:44:14] RESOURCES. WE HAVE A TEAM OF ATTORNEYS THAT CAN HELP US PUT THIS
[01:44:18] TOGETHER AND PUT IT TOGETHER QUICKLY AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
[01:44:25] RECHECK. MAYBE I'M OVER DRAMATIC BUT NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT
[01:44:31] IT TOGETHER. IT'S SOMETHING HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE SOONER AND BETTER
[01:44:36] AND GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE WANT THIS SCHOOL
[01:44:40] BUILT TOO.
[01:44:41] >> I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT. I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT. I
[01:44:44] THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GROUP THAT THEY WERE PUTTING
[01:44:48] SOMETHING TOGETHER. SO I WILL TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER AND SO WE'LL
[01:44:55] MOVING FORWARD WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING ABOUT
[01:45:05] RESPONSIBILITIES AND MORE SOLIDIFIED. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T AGREE
[01:45:08] WITH YOU MORE.
[01:45:12] >> ARM WRESTLE.
[01:45:14] I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH MENTIONING AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT IN
[01:45:20] YOUR OPENING REMARKS, DOUG, ABOUT THE TERM SWING SCHOOL. I HAVE SEEN
[01:45:25] PEOPLE REFERENCE THAT TERM INAPPROPRIATELY OR INACCURATELY. MY
[01:45:32] UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERM SWING SCHOOL FOR NORTH IS DURING THE
[01:45:35] ENTIRE MEASURE S PROGRAM THAT IS ONE SCHOOL THAT WE USED TO HOUSE
[01:45:39] STUDENTS WHILE WE ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION AT OTHER CAMPUSES. I DON'T
[01:45:45] THINK THAT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD OUT THERE. SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK
[01:45:48] ABOUT CAPACITY ON THE CAMPUSES, THERE IS SORT OF A TEMPORARY
[01:45:53] CONSTRUCTION BOND PROGRAM SITUATION AND THERE IS A POST, WE ARE IN
[01:45:58] BUSINESS, EVERYTHING IS DONE SCENARIO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
[01:46:00] SAY MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THAT UP FOR THOSE WHO
[01:46:04] REFERENCED THAT BEFORE.
[01:46:06] >> YEAH, THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE TERM
[01:46:11] SWING SCHOOL IS JUST ABOUT, IS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE, THERE
[01:46:14] IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WILL BE DONE AT VIEW SCHOOL
[01:46:19] WHEN NORTH SCHOOL IS DONE WHERE STUDENTS COULDN'T BE THERE, WELL,
[01:46:24] THEY COULD BE THERE BUT IT WOULD COST MORE AND MORE TIME. THE
[01:46:30] PRUDENT THING TO DO IS CLOSE VIEW DURING THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION
[01:46:34] AND MOVE THOSE STUDENTS TO NORTH AND VALLEY. HOW THAT WILL BE DONE
[01:46:40] IS TBD, BUT THAT'S THE MEANING OF THE SWING SCHOOL WHILE VIEW IS
[01:46:49] UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS WE GET TO THE VALLEY SCHOOL, THAT THIRD
[01:46:53] SCHOOL, IS NOT SUCH WORK, SO WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING HAVING TO CLOSE
[01:46:59] VALLEY SCHOOL ON THE WORK AND THE MAJORITY WILL BE DONE DURING THE
[01:47:04] SUMMER. SO IT WILL NOT IMPACT STUDENTS AND THERE WILL NOT BE A NEED
[01:47:08] FOR A SWING SCHOOL DURING THAT PIECE.
[01:47:10] >> THANK YOU, AND I THINK FOR ALL OF US HERE WHO ENGAGE PEOPLE WHO
[01:47:13] HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, IT'S SO HARD TO KEEP THE STORY STRAIGHT.
[01:47:18] IT'S THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING. SO I THINK COMMUNICATION IS HUGE,
[01:47:24] AND MY LAST COMMENT IS REALLY GENERAL. I DON'T THINK THERE IS
[01:47:27] ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FULLY REESTABLISHING THE LEVEL OF TRUST
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[01:47:31] FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS OUR SMALL CITY, THIS IS OUR SCHOOL
[01:47:35] DISTRICT, THIS IS OUR CITY STAFF AND ELECTEDS. AND WE ARE IN IT FOR
[01:47:41] THE VERY VERY LONG HAUL AND WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER MORE OR LESS IN
[01:47:46] THIS SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT I REALLY THINK WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO
[01:47:52] TRIPLE DOWN ON THE EFFORTS TO WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER. I KNOW
[01:47:57] THERE WAS, LIKE A COMPACT AND THERE WAS A WORKING GROUP, THE
[01:48:01] SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WORKED ON THE MOU. HOWEVER IT GETS DONE, I THINK
[01:48:07] THAT WE COULD NOT LOSE THAT MOMENTUM.
[01:48:10] >> YEAH, 100 PERCENT. I THINK A LITTLE BIT, THERE WAS CERTAINLY A
[01:48:17] MISCOMMUNICATION AROUND THE RFP'S BUT I THINK IT ALSO SHOWS BOTH
[01:48:20] GROUPS ARE EAGER TO GET GOING ON THIS PIECE AS WELL. PEOPLE WANT TO
[01:48:23] MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE THIS PROGRAM THROUGH, THAT WE SEE THROUGH THE
[01:48:26] MOU AND THE EXECUTION OF IT THROUGH. AS WE HAVE ALL SAID, THIS IS
[01:48:32] TIGHT AND WE WANT IT TO GET GOING AS WELL.
[01:48:35] >> WE ALL SEE THAT WE HAVE FACILITIES FOR OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE
[01:48:38] PROGRAMS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WE HAVE PARENT EDUCATION,
[01:48:43] COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TO ME IT ALL FITS TOGETHER AND THE STRONGER WE
[01:48:47] CAN MAKE ALL OF THOSE THREADS, THE BETTER OFF OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE.
[01:48:50] SO I WILL LEAVE IT THERE.
[01:48:55] >> COUNCIL MEMBER?
[01:48:56] >> THANK YOU. I GUESS TO THAT POINT, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE WERE
[01:48:59] PLANNING SO THE CRITERIA. MY HOPE WAS THAT IT WOULD ALREADY BE IN
[01:49:05] PLACE SO WE DON'T DO DUPLICATIONS OF EFFORT AND WE HAVE
[01:49:20] COMMUNICATION OF BODIES. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE DUPLICATIONS OF
[01:49:28] EFFORTS GIVEN THE TIMELINE. THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY CRITICAL TO
[01:49:32] ME AS WE MOVE FORWARD. LATSLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO, IT
[01:49:36] SEEMED TO BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT STATUS AND AS
[01:49:43] FOR THE COMMISSION AND SOME INFORMATION THAT HAS COME UP. THAT'S A
[01:49:48] MOUNTAIN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLIMB AS SORT OF A SEPARATE
[01:49:51] OF WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.
[01:49:56] >> SO WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION THAT OUR
[01:50:02] APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND ALSO BEEN REVIEWED. THE
[01:50:08] APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE DUE TO TWO SECTION SIDE THEY NEEDED
[01:50:16] INFORMATION ON AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING IS ALREADY ON THE FINAL EIR
[01:50:22] AND WHERE IT IS CUMBERSOME, THEY ARE GOING TO DIRECT THAT BACK TO
[01:50:26] WHERE THAT INFORMATION IS. SO WE ARE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS,
[01:50:32] AND I BELIEVE THE CEQA CONSULTANT IS PUTTING IN A RESPONSE SOMETIME
[01:50:38] THIS WEEK. WE RECEIVED A LETTER LAST WEEK.
[01:50:41] >> THANK YOU.
[01:50:42] DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
[01:50:45] >> I SEE SCOTT DAMIEN IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
[01:50:51] EARLY IN THE PROCESS AS TALKING ABOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR
[01:50:56] OBJECTIVES ARE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND HE'S
[01:50:59] GIVEN US A LOT OF FEEDBACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHOEVER WE DECIDE
[01:51:03] AS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER AS A JOINT GROUP IS ABLE TO REVIEW ALL THE
[01:51:06] INFORMATION THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS REALLY GIVEN US. SO WE ARE
[01:51:10] BEING RESPONSIVE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A GROUP. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
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[01:51:17] THE INTENTION, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO GET SO FAR DOWN IN THE PROCESS
[01:51:20] AND HAVE PEOPLE HAVE TO COME AND TALK AGAIN AND AGAIN ABOUT WHAT'S
[01:51:23] HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE CAN START INCLUDING THEM IN
[01:51:28] THIS PART OF THE PROCESS.
[01:51:31] >> SUZY, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
[01:51:41] YEAH, OF COURSE, PLEASE.
[01:51:47] [ OFF MIC ]
[01:51:49] >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE CAN EXCHANGE AND FIND ALL OF THE
[01:51:56] COMMONALITIES. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES. IT'S NOT
[01:52:00] A PROBLEM AND WE'LL WORK IT OUT AND PRESENT A SINGLE DRAFT TO YOU,
[01:52:08] THE BAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAME. I'M FEELING
[01:52:14] THEY WANT THEIR NAME. WE'LL DO THAT AND GET THE STAFF SIDE DONE AND
[01:52:18] MAKE SURE WHEN THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED, YOU WILL HAVE ONE
[01:52:22] DOCUMENT.
[01:52:23] >> PERFECT, THANK YOU.
[01:52:24] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
[01:52:34] SO MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM FOR PUBLIC
[01:52:38] PARTICIPATION.
[01:52:39] MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD OR COUNCIL ON ANY
[01:52:43] TOPIC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA, HOWEVER THE
[01:52:48] COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA
[01:52:54] AND ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU MAY ENGAGE ME AT ANOTHER
[01:53:02] TIME. COMMENTS FROM VISITORS SHALL NOT EXCEED 3 MINUTES UNLESS
[01:53:06] WAIVED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNCIL. BEFORE WE START THE
[01:53:11] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, I MEANT TO MENTION THIS, WHEN WE DID THE FIRST
[01:53:15] PART. BUT WE DID RECEIVE POOR RATING COMMUNICATIONS ON THE NORTH
[01:53:20] SCHOOL PROJECT LEADING UP TO THIS MEETING. SO I WANTED THAT TO BE
[01:53:24] NOTED FOR THE RECORD. SO DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC
[01:53:29] PARTICIPATION?
[01:53:36] [ OFF MIC ]
[01:53:37] >> ON THE SAME TOPIC, PROBABLY NOT.
[01:53:45] >> OKAY, WELL, HOW CAN IT BE ON THE SAME TOPIC --
[01:53:52] >> THEN SPEAK, PLEASE.
[01:53:54] PUBLIC SPEAKER: I WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK. AS YOU ALL KNOW, CEQA
[01:54:03] REQUIRES THAT IN APPENDIX C, THAT THE EIR'S DEFINE THE SAFETY
[01:54:12] HAZARDS, YOUR ROADWAY POLLUTION HAZARDS, NOISE AND VIBRATION HAZARDS
[01:54:21] AS PART OF THE EIR PROCESS. NOW, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE TRUCK
[01:54:25] ROUTES, ARES I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. WITHOUT
[01:54:34] UNDERSTANDING THE WHERE THE STOPS ARE GOING TO BE AND HOW THEY ARE
[01:54:43] GOING TO BE ENGINEERED WITH THE DROP OFFS, I CANNOT COMMENT ON
[01:54:49] SAFETY ISSUES. WITHOUT KNOWING IF THE INFORMATION IS JUST NOT THERE
[01:54:53] FOR US TO COMMENT TO HAVE EFFECTIVELY COMMENTED ON THE EIR PROCESS.
[01:55:00] I'M LISTENING HERE AND I DID NOT HEAR AND I DON'T HEAR WELL, SO, IT
[01:55:06] MAY JUST BE ME, BUT I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING IN THIS RFP THAT YOU ARE
[01:55:13] GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT TALKED ABOUT THE
[01:55:18] CONSTRUCTION ROUTES. DID I MISS THAT? IS THAT NOT AN IMPORTANT
[01:55:26] ISSUE? IS THAT NOT IMPORTANT TO GET OUT TO PUBLIC REVIEW. AND HOW
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[01:55:37] CAN WE BE SO LATE IN THE PROCESS AND NOT KNOW THE DATE WHEN WE ARE
[01:55:40] GOING TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC PLAN? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE, DO
[01:55:49] YOU HAVE A PROJECT PLAN? HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED ALL THE TASK, HAVE YOU
[01:55:55] IDENTIFIED THE CRITICAL PATHS? WHERE ARE THE DATES? WHERE IS THE
[01:55:59] PUBLIC REVIEW OF THAT? WHERE ARE THE COMMENTS? WHEN WILL WILL
[01:56:09] CONSTRUCTION PLAN BE DONE? THAT'S NOT AN ACTION. CAN I ASK THAT
[01:56:19] QUESTION?
[01:56:20] >> MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IS PART OF THE ALL PRECONSTRUCTION DONE BY
[01:56:25] THE CONTRACTOR ONCE WE HIRE IN APRIL.
[01:56:28] >> HOW IS THE PUBLIC SUPPOSED TO COMMENT IN THE EIR PROCESS.
[01:56:31] >> THAT'S NOT PART OF THE EIR PROCESS AS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I'M
[01:56:36] NOT A CEQA EXPERT.
[01:56:38] >> SO THE SAFETY, HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE, NOISE VIBRATION IS NOT
[01:56:44] PART OF CEQA?
[01:56:45] >> THAT'S ALL PART OF CEQA FOR THE PROJECT. THAT'S DONE IN THE EIR.
[01:56:54] >> I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
[01:56:57] >> FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMME NT
[01:57:05] AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
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Supplemental to the March 18, 2019
'Special Joint City Council and School Board Meeting'
March 18, 2019
To: Hermosa Beach City Council and School Board Special Meeting March 18, 2019.
From: Howard Longacre, Hermosa Beach Resident.
Gentlemen and Ladies:
Unfortunately this Special Meeting seems to be quite poorly noticed, and further the
Agenda is missing staff materials. Are there none? Is that intentional?
Attached thusly to this supplemental is at least the ‘Draft’ copy from the February 28,
2019 City Council meeting of the subject “Memorandum of Understanding”. Why the
final copy was not attached is unknown.
It appears obvious that this meeting is little more than a charade in an election year, for
all concerned to once again make it appear that the costly and unnecessary rebuilding
of North School is to be anything other than a railroad job.
Kindly attach the Final signed MOU and other materials, along with this supplemental
which itself does include at least the Draft MOU for everyone's reference.
Attachment:
Draft MOU from Feb 28, 2019 City Council Meeting follows on next page.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into as of
February ____, 2019 by and between the City of Hermosa Beach, a California municipal
corporation (“City”) and the Hermosa Beach City School District, a California Public
School District (“District”), hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties” or,
singularly, “Party.”
1. RECITALS
1.1. On November 13, 2017, the District published the Draft Environmental
Impact Report (“DEIR”) for the North Elementary School Project (“Project”). On
January 2, 2018, the City commented on the DEIR topics including transportation and
traffic including student loading and unloading.
1.2. On April 30, 2018, in response to the City’s comments, the District Board
of Directors (“Board”) voted to recirculate the DEIR (the “recirculated DEIR”) with a
revised traffic assessment.
1.3. On August 2, 2018, the District published the recirculated DEIR. On
September 20, 2018, the City commented on the recirculated DEIR on topics including
transportation, traffic, and student loading and unloading.
1.4. On December 26, 2018, the District published the Final Environmental
Impact Report (“EIR”) for the Project. On January 9, 2019, the City commented on the
EIR on topics including transportation, traffic, and student loading and unloading.
1.5. On January 9, 2019, the Board certified the EIR, adopted Mitigation
Measures and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and approved the Project at a
public hearing in which the Board considered the City’s comments on transportation,
traffic, and student loading and unloading.
1.6. On February 9, 2019, the parties entered into a Tolling Agreement tolling
the statute of limitations for the City to challenge the EIR until February 28, 2019 to give
the Parties time to negotiate a memorandum of understanding on managing
transportation, traffic, and student loading and unloading related to the Project, including
implementation of the Mitigation Measures, loading and unloading procedures,
pedestrian and vehicle travel routes, potential additional offsite drop off locations, and
cost sharing.
1.7. The Parties agree that this MOU shall not include discussions affecting the
onsite footprint, size, and/or configuration of the Project (onsite parking, onsite loading
or unloading, play areas, and/or other educational areas of the school; provided, however,
that the Parties may discuss onsite parking and onsite loading or unloading, as
appropriate, after the Project is approved by all relevant agencies of the State of
2/26/19 AGENDA, ITEM 6b - APPROVAL OF MOU WITH HBCSD FOR THE NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT
SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT MOU (FORMATTING CHANGES ONLY) SUBMITTED BY THE CITY
MANAGER'S OFFICE ON 2/26/19 AT 2:43 P.M.
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California to the extent any changes or improvements do not effect Design Immunity
under Government Code Section 830.6 and do not effect Field Act approvals from the
Division of State Architect (“DSA”).)
1.8. The Parties agree that this MOU shall establish mutually agreed principles
and commitments for resolving traffic and transportation topics raised by the City to
advance the Parties’ mutual desire to maximize the safety, efficiency, and equity of
transportation and traffic related to the Project.
1.9. By this MOU, the parties desire to work collaboratively and in good faith
as community partners to accomplish important community goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties
agree as follows:
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Anticipated School Enrollment. The number of students enrolled to
attend North Elementary School approximately 400.
2.2 Maximum School Enrollment. A number of students enrolled to attend
North Elementary School not to exceed 510, as identified in the EIR.
2.3 Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (“NTMP”) means the plan
described in and required under Mitigation Measure TRAF-5(d) and is generally
described as an iterative plan to identify operational traffic concerns on adjacent streets
resulting from the Project (limited to the geographic areas described for study in
Recirculated DEIR Section 5.12.1) and ways to manage them accordingly. The purpose
of the plan is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular safety; enhance quality of life
for surrounding land uses caused by speeding vehicles and careless drivers and help
School District and City prioritize limited resources.
2.4 Recommended Vehicle Travel Routes Map (“Travel Routes”) means a
map described in and required under Mitigation Measure TRAF-5(b) and is generally
described as a map of vehicle travel routes to school that limits two way travel on streets
in the immediate vicinity of North Elementary School and is distributed to students and
parents and available on the school’s website.
2.5 Pedestrian School Route Plan (“Pedestrian Routes”) means a map
described in and required under Mitigation Measure TRAF-5(a) and is generally
described as guidance on the preferred travel routes and locations of cross-streets based
on the existing and proposed traffic control devices to provide guidance on pedestrian
and bicycle safety.
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2.6 Transportation Management Program (“Transportation Program”)
means the program described in and required under Mitigation Measure TRAF-1 and is
generally described as a program to emphasize use, awareness and safety of public
transit, ride sharing, walking and bicycling to North Elementary School. The program
shall consider bus service and a walking school bus program and provide information on
availability and benefits of various travel modes for faculty/staff, students and parents
and offer incentives for faculty/staff using public transit or carpools.
3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
3.1. Term. This MOU shall commence upon execution by both Parties and
remain in effect until the Parties’ obligations as set forth herein are completed.
3.2.Good Faith Negotiations. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith
regarding the topics in this MOU.
3.3.Binding Contract; Warranties and Representations. This MOU
creates binding contractual obligations and commits the Parties to courses of action
regarding the preparation and implementation of the plans and measures addressed
herein, which commitments are enforceable pursuant to the provisions of this MOU. The
Parties warrant and represent to each other that their respective undersigned
representative has full, complete, and duly obtained authority to execute this MOU. The
Parties further warrant and represent to each other that they have negotiated this MOU
through their respective counsel and voluntarily execute it after consulting with counsel
of their choice.
3.4.Transportation Planning/Traffic Engineer. The Parties shall jointly
retain and each pay fifty (50) percent of the cost of a mutually agreeable transportation
planner, traffic engineer, or other third-party expert to assist with and/or manage the
preparation of the plans and measures (as limited to the geographic areas described for
study in Recirculated DEIR Section 5.12.1) (other intersections are outside the scope of
this agreement.) The Parties shall mutually agree upon the scope of work for the Request
for Proposals to hire the abovementioned consultant(s). The Parties will release the
Request for Proposals and the City Council and Board shall mutually agree on selection
of consultant(s). The Parties shall jointly serve as Lead Agency for purposes of managing
the administration of contract with the consultant(s) and the consultant shall separately
invoice both parties equally for services rendered. The Substance of the consultant(s)’
work product shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. Each Party shall designate at
least one representative to serve on a joint project team responsible for administering the
consultant(s)’ contract and managing the consultant(s).
3.5.Data Collection and Analysis. The Parties shall collaborate on collecting
and evaluating relevant data including, as appropriate: Speed surveys, traffic volume
counts, reported accidents, bicycle routes, pedestrian activity, impacts on neighboring
streets, and suitable offsite student loading and unloading locations.
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3.6.Submission for Grants or Funding. City and School District shall work
in good faith to submit projects or recommendations from the NTMP to Safe Routes to
School funding or other grant opportunities that may be available. Any costs, deadlines,
or consultants needed to support preparation of grant applications will be agreed to
between the Parties. Any grant funds will be shared pursuant to the cost sharing data set
forth in paragraph 4 and 12.
3.7.Mitigation Measures. The Mitigation Measures adopted by the Board in
the EIR shall be implemented in accordance with the following terms:
3.7.1.TRAF-2 (Staggered Bell Schedule). Mitigation Measure TRAF-
2 provides for a 30-minute staggered bell schedule for the Project, unless infeasible,
in which case a 15-minute (or other “smaller, more practical”) staggered bell schedule
shall be implemented. TRAF-2 recognizes that the “staggered schedule would
separate arrival and departure times for the two grade levels and reduce peak traffic
surge by approximately 50 percent.” Understanding peak traffic surge is essential to
the Parties’ decision-making under this MOU. The District shall therefore determine
the bell schedule to be implemented under TRAF-2 by October 1, 2019.
3.7.2.TRAF-1 & TRAF-5 (Certain Program, Plans, and Maps).
Mitigation Measures TRAF-1 and TRAF-5 provide that the District and/or the Parties
shall prepare and implement the following:
•Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (“NTMP”);
•Recommended Vehicle Travel Routes Map (“Travel Routes”) and
Pedestrian School Route Plan (“Pedestrian Routes”); and
•Transportation Management Program (“Transportation Program”).
The Parties shall use the opportunity of the Transportation Program, NTMP,
Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes to gather and evaluate traffic data and develop
and implement appropriate measures to manage transportation and traffic associated
with the Project, which measures are expected to include jointly funded capital
projects to facilitate and address offsite student loading and unloading, as provided
for under Section 3.7 of this MOU.
To provide for the timely implementation of the measures prescribed by the
NTMP, Travel Routes, Pedestrian Routes, and Transportation Program, the Parties
shall prepare these documents according to the following schedule:
NTMP March 31, 2020
Travel Routes March 31, 2020
Pedestrian Routes March 31, 2020
Transportation Program August 31, 2020
The NTMP, Travel Routes, Pedestrian Routes, and Transportation Program
shall account for and incorporate, as appropriate, the following components:
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3.7.2.1.Staggered bell schedule (if applicable);
3.7.2.2.Student loading and unloading plans; and
3.7.2.3.Adaptive management that responds to circumstances
arising from transportation and traffic data, varying levels of enrollment and
differing grade levels for Anticipated School Enrollment and Maximum School
Enrollment, and evaluation of emergency access to the Project and surrounding
area, including:
o Performance metrics;
o Traffic volume thresholds;
o LOS thresholds; and
o Technology to monitor and warrant the implementation of
additional management measures.
o As explained in TRAF-5(d), the NTMP shall include additional
ways to manage traffic safety and vehicle queueing and stacking at
problem areas to address operation traffic safety hazards that
remain after implementation of all requirements in Mitigation
Measure TRAF-5.
The preparation of the Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes,
and Pedestrian Routes shall include and incorporate:
3.7.2.4.Community Involvement. The Parties shall form a
stakeholder group which will jointly hold at least two (2) community meetings to
share information and gather public input on relevant topics including peak traffic
surge, speed, safety, sight distance, anticipated and proposed student loading and
unloading locations, and parent and resident concerns that might deter walking
and biking to school or use of certain routes to/from the Project.
3.7.2.5. Management Measure Identification and Prioritization.
The Parties shall review public input and data to inform the preparation of the
Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes. The
Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes shall be
refined with public input and the input of the City-School Compact prior to
submittal for approval of City commissions, City Council, and the School
Board. Potential criteria for evaluating and prioritizing management measures
includes the following:
•Effect on student safety;
•Effect on emergency response;
•Cost-effectiveness;
•Ease of implementation;
•Effects on non-Project transportation and traffic;
•Speed to implement; and
•Permanency of solution.
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3.7.2.6.Board, City Council, and Commission Review and
Approvals. The initial development of the Transportation Program, Travel
Routes, and Pedestrian Routes shall be reviewed by the City, and approved by the
Board. The initial development of the NTMP, and any subsequent revisions, shall
be approved by the City Council, all appropriate City commissions, and the
Board. Subsequent revisions to the Transportation Program, Traffic Map, and
Pedestrian Plan are not subject to review or approval by the City or the Board,
unless they would require revisions to the Neighborhood Traffic Management
Plan.
3.8.Capital Projects and Other Measures. The NTMP shall include, and
the Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes may include,
as appropriate, capital projects and other physical measures to facilitate and address
offsite student loading and unloading that shall be joint funded consistent with the Cost
Sharing provision of this MOU. Such capital projects may include improvements to
Valley Park and other City and/or District real property and other measures may include,
but are not limited to:
Painting curbs red;
Installing additional traffic control improvements, off-site loading
areas, and crossing guards, if needed.
Installing additional stop or yield signs to restrict turning movements
during peak traffic periods.
Restricting more on-street parking during peak traffic periods.
Widening the passenger loading zone on Myrtle.
3.9.Project Implementation. Upon approval of the Transportation Program,
NTMP, Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes pursuant to Section 3.7.2.6 of this MOU,
all capital projects and other expenses prescribed therein shall be included in the Parties’
respective budgets consistent with the cost-sharing provisions of this MOU.
If a Party does not have sufficient funds available, the Party shall develop a plan
that identifies the timeline for funding its portion of the capital projects and all other costs
prescribed in the Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes, and Pedestrian Routes.
3.10.Ongoing Monitoring and Re-Evaluation. The Parties shall establish a
schedule for monitoring and periodic review of the measures prescribed in this MOU,
including periodic assessment of performance metrics, thresholds, technology, and data
used to identify necessary changes to the Transportation Program, NTMP, Travel Routes,
and Pedestrian Routes. Metrics to be used to identify such changes shall include surveys
and monitoring to determine how students get to and from the Project, length and
duration of queues at student loading and unloading locations, and levels of service
(“LOS”) at roadways and intersections surrounding the Project.
3.11.Unforeseen Circumstances. The Parties agree to work together in good
faith. However, should the Parties not reach agreement or implementation not meet the
timelines set forth in this MOU, either Party may notify the other Party of unforeseen
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circumstances that justify an extension. The first extension is automatic upon such
notification and shall result in a thirty (30) day extension in time. All additional
extensions shall be subject to mutual agreement of the Parties.
3.12.Cost Sharing. The parties agree to share costs to carry out the provisions
of this MOU as follows:
•Initial Development and Future Updates to NTMP: The city and school
district will evenly share the cost of preparing the NTMP (as limited to the
geographic areas described for study in Recirculated DEIR Section 5.12.1) , each
paying 50 percent of the cost of plan development and any future update(s) (as
explained in Section 3.4 above);
•School Site and Adjacent Right-Of-Way Improvements: The school district
will contract the construction of and pay for 100% of the school site access
improvements and any right-of-way improvements adjacent to the School
property, including those specific items identified in Mitigation MeasureTRAF-3,
TRAF-4 and to the extent required under TRAF-5. These proposed changes are to
be submitted by the School District, to the Hermosa Beach Public Works
Department, for review and issuance of permits to construct. Permits are subject
to any established permitting fees set forth in the City’s Master fee schedule.
•NTMP Projects and Infrastructure Upgrades: Any costs associated with the
recommendations of the NTMP that entail construction of physical improvements
or implementation of traffic control devices will be assigned a proportional cost to
the School District relative to the LOS impact or increased volume of traffic that
would otherwise be generated by the school.
•On-Going Operational Costs: Requests for operational support with on-going
personnel costs, such as the use of additional crossing guards or traffic control
officers to mitigate traffic conditions, will be considered by the City Council upon
request of the School Board and may require an update to the NTMP (triggering
cost sharing as noted above). To the extent traffic control devices or fixtures may
be able to provide similar traffic relief, these devices shall be prioritized and may
require an update to the NTMP (triggering cost sharing as noted above).
3.13.Dispute Resolution. Except as otherwise provided herein, all disputes
arising under this MOU shall be resolved as follows:
3.13.1.Continuing Obligation. Each Party shall continue to perform its
obligations under this MOU pending final resolution of any dispute arising out of or
relating to this MOU.
3.13.2.Confidentiality. All negotiations, mediation, and arbitration
conducted pursuant to this Section 3.13. shall be confidential compromise and
settlement negotiations, to which Evidence Code section 1152 shall apply.
3.13.3.Good Faith Negotiation. The Parties shall attempt in good faith
to promptly resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this MOU by negotiations
between the Parties’ authorized representatives. Notice of a dispute between the
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Parties shall be provided by written notice. Within twenty (20) days after delivery of
such notice, the Parties’ authorized representatives shall meet at a mutually
acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary
to exchange information and to attempt to resolve the dispute.
3.13.4.Mediation. If the Parties do not resolve the dispute through good
faith negotiation within ninety (90) days of the notice, any party may initiate
mediation. The mediation shall be facilitated by a mediator acceptable to both parties
or randomly selected pursuant to the rules of JAMS or Judicate West, which firm
shall be selected as agreed by the Parties or, if the Parties do not agree, by the Party
noticing the dispute. The mediation shall be structured to minimize time and expense
and shall conclude within sixty (60) days of its commencement, unless the parties
agree to extend the mediation. The Parties shall each pay fifty (50) percent of the
mediator’s fee, if any. The mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the
Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association; provided,
however, that each party shall bear its own legal fees and expenses.
3.13.5.Arbitration. If a dispute is not resolved through mediation, the
dispute shall be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration shall be structured
to minimize costs and delay pursuant to the following terms:
3.13.5.1.Single Arbiter; Selection. The arbitration shall be held
before a single mutually agreed arbiter, if the Parties agree upon an arbiter. If the
Parties do not agree upon an arbiter, a single arbiter shall be randomly selected
pursuant to the rules of JAMS or Judicate West, which firm shall be selected by
agreement of the Parties or, if the Parties do not agree, by the Party noticing the
dispute. Code of Civil Procedure sections 1281.9 and 1281.91 shall apply to the
selection of the arbiter.
3.13.5.2.Subject Matter Jurisdiction. All disputes about whether
the arbiter has subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate controversies, disputes, or
claims arising out of this MOU shall be decided by the arbiter unless the rules and
procedures of JAMS or Judicate West, as applicable, provide otherwise. In the
event such rules and procedures conflict with the California Arbitration Act, Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1280, et seq., the California Arbitration Act shall
govern, except that the arbiter shall decide all issues of arbitrability and shall
apply California substantive law.
3.13.5.3.Relief Available. Either Party may seek a preliminary
injunction or other provisional remedy, in addition to any other remedy it may
seek, if the Party deems such relief necessary to avoid irreparable damage or to
preserve the status quo.
3.13.5.4.Technical Assistance. If the arbiter desires the assistance
of a technical expert to aid in deciding the dispute, the technical expert shall be
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chosen by agreement of the Parties or, absent such agreement, by the arbiter,
subject to the Parties’ right to disqualify the expert for conflict of interest.
3.13.5.5.Presentation; Time Limits. Unless otherwise ordered by
the arbitrator, each arbitrating party’s presentation at the arbitration hearing shall
be limited to seven (7) hours, and the hearing shall be no longer than three (3)
business days.
3.13.5.6.Decision. The arbitration decision shall be rendered no
later than thirty (30) days after the final arbitration hearing and, unless the arbiter
commits errors of law or legal reasoning, in which case the decision may be
vacated or corrected on appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction, the arbitration
decision shall be judicially enforceable, non-appealable and binding, and shall
have the same preclusive effect as a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction with respect to all pending or subsequent disputes arising out of or
relating to this MOU.
3.13.6.Judicial Appeal. If a Party contends the arbiter committed errors
of law or legal reasoning in the decision rendered pursuant to section 3.13.5.6. of this
MOU, the Party may apply to vacate or correct the decision on appeal to a court of
competent jurisdiction with venue in Los Angeles County.
3.13.7.Judicial Enforcement. If a Party contends the other Party has not
complied with an arbitration decision rendered pursuant to section 3.13.5.6. of this
MOU, the Party may apply to enforce the decision by appropriate motion to a court of
competent jurisdiction with venue in Los Angeles County
3.14.Governing Law. This MOU shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, applied without regard to its laws
applicable to choice of law or conflicts of law.
3.15.MOU Not Confidential. Notwithstanding any prior confidentiality
agreements between the Parties, neither this MOU, nor any of its terms or conditions,
shall be deemed confidential, nor shall this MOU, or any of its terms or conditions, be
deemed to be covered by any mediation-related privilege or provision.
3.16.Entire Agreement. This MOU shall constitute the entire agreement
between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this MOU and shall supersede
and replace any previous agreements and understandings between or among the Parties,
whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this MOU; provided,
however, that any prior confidentiality agreements between the Parties shall remain in
full force and effect, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.14. above. This MOU
represents the final agreement between the Parties and may not be contradicted by
evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the Parties.
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3.17. No Waiver. The provisions of this MOU may not be changed,
discharged, terminated, altered or waived orally, but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the Parties. The failure of any Party to enforce its rights under this MOU on
any occasion shall not operate as or be deemed to be a waiver of any future enforcement
or exercise of such rights.
3.18. No Construction Against Drafters. No provisions of this MOU shall be
construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any of the Parties by any mediator,
arbiter, court, or other governmental or judicial authority by reason of such Party having
or being deemed to have drafted, prepared, or imposed such provisions.
3.19. No Representative Relationship. Nothing in this MOU shall be deemed
to create a partnership, joint venture, or principal and agent relationship among the
Parties. Nothing in this MOU shall limit or restrict the ability of any Party, at its own
expense and on its own behalf, to assert a claim, commence litigation, or other legal
proceeding, or negotiate to settle any claims against any non-Parties.
3.20.Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this MOU, each Party shall
pay its own fees and expenses (including, without limitation, those of its legal advisors)
related to the negotiation, preparation, execution, and delivery of this MOU and the
implementation of same.
3.21.Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications permitted or
required by this MOU shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
(a) by personal delivery, (b) by email with a read receipt to the Parties at the following
addresses, (c) mailed certified mail, return receipt requested (in which case such notice,
request or communication shall be deemed to have been given three (3) business days
after mailing), or (d) by overnight courier (in which case such notice, request or
communication shall be deemed to have been given two (2) business days after sending):
If to the City:
City Manager
City of Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA90254
suja@hermosabch.org
With a copy to:
City Attorney
City of Hermosa Beach
Best, Best, & Krieger LLP
1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
michael.jenkins@bbklaw.com
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If to the District:
Superintendent
Hermosa Beach City School District
1645 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
pescalante@hbcsd.org
With a copy to:
School District Attorney
Terry Tao
The Tao Firm
921 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 408
La Habra, CA 90631
(714) 761-3007 ext 701
3.22.Multiple Counterparts. This MOU may be executed in multiple
counterparts, including facsimile or email copies of signature pages, each of which shall
be deemed an original, but all of which constitute the same MOU.
3.23.Enforced Delay/Force Majeure.
3.23.1. In addition to specific provisions of this Agreement, performance
by any party hereunder shall not be deemed to be in default where delays or defaults are
due to war, insurrection, strikes, walkouts, riots, floods, earthquakes, fires, casualties, acts
of God, litigation (including without limitation, third party legal challenges to the North
School Project), governmental restrictions imposed or mandated by governmental
entities, enactment of conflicting state or federal laws or regulations (but only if the party
claiming delay complies at all times with provisions of this Agreement pertaining to such
conflicting laws), delays due to the enforcement of environmental regulations, litigation
brought by third parties, or similar bases for excused performance.
3.23.2. An extension of time for any such cause (a “Force Majeure
Delay”) shall be for the period of the enforced delay and shall commence to run from the
time of the commencement of the cause, if notice by the party claiming such extension is
sent to the other party within thirty (30) days of knowledge of the commencement of the
cause. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the foregoing events shall constitute a
Force Majeure Delay unless and until the party claiming such delay and interference
delivers to the other party written notice describing the event, its cause, when and how
such party obtained knowledge, the date the event commenced, and the estimated delay
resulting therefrom. Any party claiming a Force Majeure Delay shall deliver such written
notice within thirty (30) days after it obtains actual knowledge of the event.
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Notwithstanding the first sentence of paragraph (3.23.2), above, the following
shall apply: (i) a party shall be entitled to a Force Majeure Delay for a period longer than
the period of enforced delay if the City Council or Board of the other party determines
that such longer period is reasonably required; and (ii) a party shall be entitled to a Force
Majeure Delay notwithstanding the fact that they may not have given timely notice, if the
City Council or Board determines that such Force Majeure Delay is reasonably required.
A Force Majeure Delay shall not include the existence of any difficult or adverse
market or economic conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Memorandum of Understanding
as of the date and year first written above.
Dated: ________, 2019 CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
By: ________________________________
STACEY ARMATO,
MAYOR
ATTEST:
___________________________________
City Clerk
HERMOSA BEACH CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Dated: ________, 2019
By: ________________________________
DOUGLAS GARDNER,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
_______________________________