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Good afternoon. Welcome to the City Port Joint Committee meeting. I'm calling this meeting to order. The time is now 3:30 PM. 00:02:44
Madam Clerk, will you please take roll call? 00:02:51
CEO Port Director Kristen Degas. 00:02:54
Here, City Manager James Vega. 00:02:57
Here, Vice President Ramirez. 00:03:01
President Zacharias here. 00:03:05
Mayor Pro Tem McQueen legend here and Mayor Perez here. 00:03:07
We will now move on to public comments. 00:03:11
Public comments will be limited to three minutes. Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments today? 00:03:14
I do not have any general public comments. Thank you. 00:03:19
So the next item is the minute approval. May I have a motion and a second to approve the May 30th 2024 minutes? 00:03:26
2nd. 00:03:34
Thank you, Madam Clerk. All in favor? Aye, all opposed. 00:03:35
Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. 00:03:41
The next item is the Bard monument update and I'm going to turn this over Kristen. 00:03:44
Yes, so. 00:03:50
Mr. King will take that when they're speaking about that item. 00:03:56
OK. Just to report out to the committee that the board is given direction to put the statue in front of the 105 building and we'll 00:04:02
work with James on the permitting. 00:04:07
Any further discussion on this item? 00:04:15
Seeing none, Madam Clerk, are there any public comments? 00:04:18
Yes, Mr. King. 00:04:22
OK, Thank you. The next item is the Community Benefit Fund discussion and recommendation. So I'll turn this over to James for 00:04:36
comment. 00:04:40
Yes, thank you. And I think we'll Kristen and I probably both have comments on this, but we spoke about the community benefit fund 00:04:44
at the last meeting about this year's list of projects and in on your seat there is a memo which. 00:04:53
Put into writing the. 00:05:03
Breakdown as Kristen and I have proposed. 00:05:07
We had the council, the council and the board had given direction to on which projects to include and then some general direction 00:05:12
about approximate dollar amounts. So we went in and filled in some specificity to those. And so currently the list of projects for 00:05:21
this year's CBF total proposed $110,000 in projects with we estimate about $150,000 of funding being available. 00:05:30
The projects are listed. They include grant writing for mutually beneficial projects. That's the biggest change from the prior 00:05:40
meeting because we've talked about it and we've looked at our realistic costs for grant projects and we realize that the $25,000 00:05:46
we talked about previously just realistically isn't what grant writing costs nowadays for major projects. So we've proposed 00:05:52
increasing that to $50,000. The other costs I think are in line with what we talked about at the meeting, the DC joint advocacy 00:05:58
trip. 00:06:05
$20,000 The Performing Arts Program uniforms for Winami School District $5000 Lego FIRST Robotics Competitions $5000 Annual Health 00:06:11
and Wellness and Run for Your Heart $10,000 Police Explorers $5000 Real Guppies $5000 in Lakesh $5000 and Little League $5000 00:06:19
again totaling $110,000, which leaves approximately $40,000 for the The board and the are the joint committee to to provide 00:06:26
recommendation regarding. 00:06:34
And then just lastly, before handing it over, so this is this year's list of projects. I also just want to kind of circle back 00:06:43
because I think we've heard a lot of discussion about from the council, from the board and from the public about. 00:06:49
The ongoing process and how we can do those better, you know, all of us, and how we can have maybe a more defined process moving 00:06:58
forward. And so from the City side of that, we are going to plan to, at our next citizen Advisory Commission meeting, which is a 00:07:06
public meeting on July 8th, we're going to have the committee start the process of making some recommendations of what they want 00:07:13
to see in the process regarding, you know, potentially like an application process or something like that. 00:07:21
So. So the item is intended to allow us to finalize discussion of these projects for this year. 00:07:29
But also look forward to next year and how we want to do things and if we want to identify any changes. Thank you. So and Kristen, 00:07:37
I don't know if you have anything to add to that. 00:07:42
I would just add, I'm having Austin look and make confirmation of the precise availability of funding for the fiscal year of A-150 00:07:48
might be a little high. I know we're bringing 6000 over because we didn't have the cats, the cat lady. 00:07:55
I'm sorry, 143. So we now have a balance of 33,000 that's up for discussion and I defer to the. 00:08:11
Leadership here on the committee between the city and the port, but we could discuss adding additional funds to what's on this 00:08:21
list or you could explore new projects. 00:08:26
Madam Mayor Pro Tem, is there any comment you want to make on this? 00:08:32
OK. 00:08:38
Has the port engaged in any discussion as to any other items they wanted to add to the list? 00:08:40
We have not done that in public meetings. So these have all gone through our our Commission and have been vetted, but we have not 00:08:47
discussed new. 00:08:51
OK. Does any of the port commissioners have anything to add? I do have a question on the annual health and Wellness heart rate. Is 00:08:57
that 10,000 for one run or 10,000 for two runs one? 00:09:02
It's it's for one moving forward and the the reason is that this year we expected 200 people. We ended up closing it at 600 people 00:09:08
and we think that it can be even bigger than that. So it would be 11 big event. I just want to make sure that you weren't left 00:09:14
with debt from the run. So OK, great. Thank you. 00:09:20
And then for. 00:09:27
Perez, I know that mental health is extremely important to you. Is there any mental health? 00:09:30
A project that we could focus on. 00:09:36
I'm sure there are, I haven't. 00:09:40
I don't have anything focused. 00:09:43
On that yet, but. 00:09:46
There's probably always something that we can do related to mental health. 00:09:48
But unfortunately I don't have any ideas at the moment. 00:09:52
Mr. Ramirez. 00:09:58
I don't see anything on the. 00:09:59
I guess that's. 00:10:05
We're satisfied with. 00:10:07
What the city is offering or? 00:10:08
Were there any proposals that you wanted to add? 00:10:11
Nope. 00:10:16
So I think the challenge is, I think what I expect the challenge to be is that these were the we took, we each took the projects 00:10:20
that our full boards agreed to and whittled the list down. And so now we have a gap, but we haven't had a chance to go back to our 00:10:27
full boards. So it's going to be a challenge. And I guess this conversation, we could start with the caveat that whatever we come 00:10:34
up with is going to have to go back to those full boards, but for the purpose of conversation. 00:10:40
And just in case we had looked back at that original contract that the port had provided previously and the intent of the CBF, the 00:10:48
community benefit fund and what what was included in there and there was a category that was economic and community development 00:10:54
that was identified. 00:10:59
We talked about it internally and we are finishing our economic development plan for the city. It's going to be presented to the 00:11:06
council in the next couple of meetings. So potentially some implementation funding to implement the projects from the economic 00:11:11
development plan could. 00:11:16
Would seem to be on target. And so right now since we're finalizing the plan, we don't have those specifics yet, but I think maybe 00:11:21
a category for implementation of economic development plan that would be something that maybe we could get the feedback of the 00:11:28
committee from. And then the other topic that we when we were kicking around ideas, we the council did approve last week that the 00:11:36
Police Department can re implement the canine program. 00:11:43
And so that is another potential project that the committee could discuss. 00:11:51
And. 00:12:01
I do have a couple of projects from the economic development plan, if anybody wanted any specificity. A lot of that tends to do 00:12:01
with like sort of the the branding of the city. And by that I mean the signage and the wayfinding signs and those types of things 00:12:08
and kind of modernizing that and increasing the aesthetic of the city and hopefully bringing more. 00:12:15
You know, businesses and things like that in or even doing things like some of those marquee signs at the beach and things like 00:12:22
that, that would help with branding. So, so those are two categories that internally we talked about as as staff and then, but 00:12:28
it's it's up to the the committee. But again, I think with the caveat that we all know we have to go back to the full board and 00:12:34
the full council. So yes, I was going to aside from the mental health, public safety, it's also important and I know that our 00:12:40
chief wants to get a. 00:12:47
Bomb sniffing and gun detection dog that he wants to utilize at the port and the Navy for, you know, detection. And I didn't know 00:12:53
if that was something that had been discussed at your board or not for approval. 00:13:01
It has not gone to our board, which we certainly have a window to do that. So we could bring it to the full board if it's 00:13:10
something the committee wants to proceed with. We could both do such a thing. We could bring back a mental health and and public 00:13:16
safety item. The only one comment I have, James, on your economic development plan is that just to remind everyone it's about 00:13:22
mutual benefits. So maybe the science isn't the perfect fit, but maybe there's some economic development opportunity that would be 00:13:28
more port city. Yeah. 00:13:34
And there is a project that I think is going to be mutually beneficial to the city on the port. It's just without the plan being 00:13:40
finalized. I don't want to say it yet, but so between now and the next steps in this process, we can we can iron that out and have 00:13:47
some specificity. So in the meantime, we'll go back to our board and talk about mental health and public safety and you'll do the 00:13:53
same. And then we'll reconvene on those two items. 00:13:59
Can we can we add the dog? Yeah. 00:14:08
May I ask a question for just for clarification purposes? So based off what you said, Mr. City Manager is the City of Port Hueneme 00:14:15
will funnel their suggestions through the community Advisory committee. So what we're going to try to do, and I was actually just 00:14:22
going to circle back to that, is we had talked, I think it was right before the storm and I think the storm sent everything else 00:14:29
off track. But I think we met in like November and we all, I think mutually everybody in the room said. 00:14:37
We want to look at the process of how we're going to do this. And so we have our citizen advisory committee and they've said the 00:14:44
same thing, that they kind of want to understand the process and want to know the process. And they're supposed to be on the city 00:14:50
and kind of the first round of review before the council gets involved. But they haven't really had that opportunity in the past. 00:14:57
So, so we wanted to start kind of the conversation with them and start by saying like what, what do you see and what do you see 00:15:03
the process being? 00:15:09
You know, What kind of improvements do you recommend? 00:15:16
And so we have our citizen advisory committee meeting on July 8th and we want to start the conversation there. Obviously for on 00:15:20
our end, it's an extra step for us. So it's we'd have that meeting and then we go to the council and then the council would agree 00:15:26
or disagree and then, you know, then it potentially could come back to the committee and see, you know, do we all agree on it? But 00:15:32
I do anticipate that would be mutual. 00:15:39
Conversation, you know, it's like, and I think like I said. 00:15:45
Well, it's an interesting question. I think I've actually asked that question. Let me let me say it that way because we've had 00:16:20
comments coming to us and you know, and a lot of confusion, right, of like, I think the city should do this. I think the port 00:16:26
should do this. Well, you should talk to the city about the city stuff and the port about the port stuff. So the CBF, we have our 00:16:32
process and we've heard the feedback that I don't think anybody's thrilled with our process, including the council, the public 00:16:38
and, you know, staff. 00:16:44
So we want to look at that. And so we will, when we get those kinds of requests, we'll let people know like, hey, this is our 00:16:50
process, this is what we're doing, this is what we're going to change. And then we can't really control the if then they say what 00:16:56
we want to ask the port with their process is, you know, they're more than welcome to ask. But I think that all of them should be 00:17:02
funneled through your process, correct? I think that that'll help. 00:17:08
Also to add to the dog thing, I know that. 00:17:17
They were wanting to the first dog they're wanting to get is a ammunition or gun and bomb, but there's also a future for drugs as 00:17:21
well. I don't know if that is an issue for the port as well. So it's another to add actually in the past is through FEMA grants 00:17:26
secured a canine program for the city. I'm not. I think the dogs just may have retired out. I'm not really sure. And then the 00:17:32
next. 00:17:37
Level of leadership opted not to have a canine program, but I don't, I mean the Port can discuss it, but we're all for public 00:17:43
safety. And that is correct. And I know that question was asked of what happened to the dogs we had and they have retired out and 00:17:49
timed out. I think the most recent one we had was 10 years ago and he has since passed unfortunately. 00:17:56
So, Madam Clerk, is there any further discussion on this? 00:18:04
I think so. 00:18:09
So I. 00:18:11
Just trying to clear it in my mind when we talk about process. 00:18:14
I almost feel that there's still a little missing, right. So we're talking about process, the cities process. Are we talking about 00:18:19
the process to get input from the community? And then the council will still vet the list and. 00:18:30
Vote on what goes to. 00:18:42
Support. I imagine you all are doing that on your. 00:18:45
However, the process is. 00:18:48
Piece of that is. 00:18:51
Then what becomes the process to kind of get everything together and moving in a way that through the entire process. 00:18:53
There's efficiency. Do you know what I mean exactly? It's more than just getting to the list, but it's your list. 00:19:03
Together and then how we then. 00:19:09
Perform the approved list. 00:19:14
Implement it reimbursement process. 00:19:16
And I think the monthly meetings will help with that because before we didn't have a regular meeting schedule and we needed that 00:19:26
really. If I could also make a long suggestion along those lines because I think these monthly maintenance, like I said, are 00:19:32
getting our background course. But I'd like to see both the port and the City Council put this as a city port agenda item on your 00:19:38
meetings. Even if you have nothing to report, then you have nothing report. But I think it's important because my understanding 00:19:44
from the past. 00:19:49
Councils members I've talked to is that the two council members that were on the committee knew about these items, but the other 00:19:56
ones are not Privy to it. So I think if for example, on your next meeting, this should be an agenda item and you report back on 00:20:02
what we discussed, it is it is something we do. We have council comments and reports at the end and we do report out on our 00:20:08
meetings because we're we're planning on putting it on on ours just to make sure that we do the standing committee. But I think we 00:20:14
can actually put it as an agenda item. 00:20:21
Then that way it's not forgotten because you know, you're sitting up here, you're going through what we've done and all, and it's 00:20:28
overlooked. I think that just to make sure that once again is this part of the process of getting the process in place. 00:20:33
Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any public comments regarding this item? Yes, we have a public comment from David Scribner. 00:20:40
I'm not sure how to address you. So committee, start with that. Thank you. I'd like to start off and thank the port people for 00:20:56
listening to us about the statue. It's really important that that could have turned into a big problem and we've dodged it. And I, 00:21:02
I appreciate you listening to feedback and responding to it. Thank you. OK, there's three things that I would like to consider for 00:21:08
the community Benefit fund. First was real simple. 00:21:15
The lighthouse needs to be refurbished. It's probably the most iconic building in Waimea with your art deco. 00:21:22
Stuff. Years ago they cleaned up the windows, painted it, and we're giving tours of it, which is really pretty cool. 00:21:29
You know, I walked down there every day. It's it's resting and it's in disrepair. I don't think that's a probably not a huge cost 00:21:38
to fix it, but I'd like to ask you about that. 00:21:44
The second one's a bit more complicated. The junior lifeguard program. I was in a junior lifeguard program in Hermosa Beach when I 00:21:50
was a kid and it changed my life. Literally. I mean, I did two summaries there and it was, you know, like like all summer long 00:21:56
and, and had a huge impact. I. 00:22:01
When kids are exposed to the ocean and learn about riptides and how to deal with currents. 00:22:08
They're either gonna be safe for life and the people they talk to are gonna be safe. 00:22:14
I was reading in the paper the other day about six people in Florida drowned because somebody got stuck in a riptide and four 00:22:20
people went out to save them and they didn't understand what a riptide was and they all drowned. All they had to do is to swim 00:22:26
sideways. So the problem with Wanami and the junior lifeguard programs is the water is freezing. 00:22:32
OK, and and is somewhat costly, so I'd like to consider doing some scholarships for low income kids who otherwise don't get the 00:22:39
chance to participate. 00:22:44
And do some sort of something where you can come up with wet suits for the kids that can be owned by the. 00:22:50
The city loaned to them for the summer, literally in June that waters and about 60°, it's foggy, those kids are freezing and it's 00:22:58
it keeps a lot of kids out of the water. So maybe something we kind of lease it for the for the summer or something like that and 00:23:04
reuse it the next year. 00:23:11
The last one real quick. 00:23:17
Santa Monica Pier has this really cool banner when you come up to it, it marks it and it's, you know, it's kind of an iconic 00:23:20
place. Would like you to think about putting some money into giving us a really nice overhead sign, something like that and and 00:23:27
waiting up here to make it stand out and gather positive attention so. 00:23:34
That's all. Thank you. 00:23:42
Is it possible to ask? I have a couple of questions for excuse me Sir, I do have a technical question for you. 00:23:44
Well, in our. 00:23:52
Council meetings were not allowed to. I don't know if the same rules govern. 00:23:53
You could ask a simple clarification question. 00:23:58
Mine is simple clarification. Is your junior lifeguard program different than the one that the Channel Islands? Harper just had a 00:24:02
couple weeks. I don't know about Channel Islands or different programs. All my grandkids have gone through the one here, all the 00:24:08
neighborhoods kids have. But we're we're high ink and we can afford to pay for it. There's lots of kids who can't do that and. 00:24:14
That's what I was going to just clarify. It's the the program exists. It's that you're advocating for scholarships for people that 00:24:22
can't afford it. Yes. Yeah. So that would be poor kids shouldn't drowned, you know? 00:24:27
Thank you. Then just to clarify me, so there is an existing program in one e-mail already that yes there's ongoing program that's 00:24:34
been here for years. So we need more money to put in there and make. 00:24:40
When I grew up, everybody learned how to swim. You went to the big public pools. Everybody swam. Some small percentage of kids, 00:24:48
it's like 3540% can swim now. This is like, I find that horrifying. Much less, you know, somebody gets in a riptide. 00:24:56
And get sucked out and and Wanami beach. 00:25:05
When the South swells hit that place, those riptides go out past the pier. It's, it's, it's not a joke. I mean, it's, you almost 00:25:09
need a boat out there to collect the people. They get sucked out and, and again, they don't understand. All you have to do is swim 00:25:14
sideways and and you'll come in. 00:25:20
Do you? How many lifeguards are in speech? This used to be called Venice Beach in the old days. How many lifeguards actually 00:25:29
working work here at this beach? We've got a lot. We just posted a picture on Facebook. 00:25:36
Where we have probably 30 of them lined up in front of the lifeguard tower. But we've got a lot. But most of them are part time, 00:25:44
so it's kind of hard to give the equivalent. But 30 to 40, you know, we have a junior lifeguard program every year that invites 00:25:49
kids from the community to learn how to be. So we have a robust program. Yeah. And it's successful. We used to do scholarships at 00:25:53
one time, but. 00:25:58
Yeah, it's a successful program and we actually had dozens of people participate. But I think the point was, you know, we don't 00:26:03
know who isn't participating because they can't afford to participate so. 00:26:08
Thank you. And then I'll just make 1.2 that the the pure sign that Mister Scrivener noted is. 00:26:14
Part of what we meant when we were saying wayfinding signage or other signage. So that that's actually something potentially that 00:26:23
could be part of that economic development option. So. 00:26:28
Thank you. OK, Thank you. Thank you. 00:26:34
Further comments No further comments. Does anyone want to? 00:26:37
Can we make an amendment? Are we? I'm not sure the rules that govern this. Are we allowed to make an amendment to the number item 00:26:41
3? 00:26:45
Like to add an additional like to include the lifeguard program. 00:26:51
Yeah, you scholarships, you have the ability to. 00:26:56
Well, especially we're not really taking any action, but I think what I would suggest is just identify which ones we each want to 00:27:00
go back to our respective boards with and focus on. So I would like to include the lifeguard program scholarships, second four 00:27:06
consideration. So we have three, yes, OK. 00:27:11
OK, moving on, we are going to discuss the next item which is the 2024 Washington DC joint advocacy trip. Can I clarify one thing 00:27:18
real quick because I have 4:00, so that's what I want to make sure. So was it? 00:27:24
Public safety, mental health, economic development, which maybe is the one, maybe that's the one that didn't didn't get support. 00:27:31
OK, All right. OK, so I have my answer. 00:27:37
Let's bake it a more. OK, got it. 00:27:44
So that's your fault. 00:27:47
So the DC trip and I will let give this over to Kristen. 00:27:50
OK. 00:27:55
Interesting conversation I had with Cariocas and John O'Donnell, our team in Washington that you met when we did the last trip, 00:27:58
and I was asking what's a good month to go in the fall? 00:28:04
And they were like no month. And the rationale being you have an election and there's a lot of question marks as to the priorities 00:28:10
of the administration depending on who wins, what are you going to campaign for? And didn't think it was strategic timing 00:28:15
necessarily even November. 00:28:21
So. 00:28:27
That creates some question marks for the committee here. In terms of the DC trip, I mean, we can always postpone it and go and you 00:28:28
know, January, February, but the question would be we'll have new members on the committee. So in in our case, it would be our, 00:28:34
our. 00:28:39
Our president of the board and then our vice president of the board and I'm sure you would transition. So Mayor Pro Tem, I assume 00:28:46
you'd be Mayor Misty and Selena would fall off this committee, so. 00:28:51
That it's just something we wanted to bring to your attention. I think it's it is a. 00:28:57
It's an interesting perspective. You know, the staff won't know what their agendas are even at the agency level. If you have, you 00:29:02
know, certain administrators, you know different priorities of different administrations. So it's just something we wanted to 00:29:08
bring to your attention. If we were to go. I, I think James and I were looking at a kind of early November window might be, would 00:29:14
be a good time to do it. 00:29:20
I think we've ruled out September, did we not? Because of all the festivals and everything. And then October for us is just crazy. 00:29:27
So it would be early November. But you know, I, I leave it to your discussion, even November for us would still be something we 00:29:34
have to wait on because November 5th would change what happens here. 00:29:41
In December is when we do the new mayor. 00:29:49
Transfer. So yeah, I was gonna say election in early November, but then no, we don't get sworn until December, so. 00:29:54
Yeah. So what should we do with this item? Are there any public comments on this item? 00:30:01
No public comments. Thank you. Do we want to? 00:30:07
Postpone this. 00:30:11
Or what do we want to do do we want to go and I could have John and karaoke's call in our next month's meeting and give us some 00:30:13
guidance if that's helpful and I can prep them on what the what the challenge is okay yeah the issue would be some people up for 00:30:18
election everything all kinds of moving parts are happening and. 00:30:24
I agree with that. My suggestion is, you know if we can still go this year, that's great. If not, I would suggest we move it to 00:30:31
first quarter of of next year. 00:30:37
Always keep it in spring because that's usually the time that they're in session. I know that we have our weather university, we 00:30:45
constantly keep in that time of year because of the fact that in the fall you they're out of recess or there's an election. And I 00:30:50
agree with you on the whole election. 00:30:54
OK, anything further on this item? 00:31:02
No, seeing none, then if we have nothing else, that's the end of our agenda. Do we want to? 00:31:06
I think the only other thing, James, maybe we could brief on the scholarships. 00:31:13
Yeah. So it looks like we received. 00:31:17
3 scholarships that comply with the direction of the scholarship program. And I don't know, Adam is here and Charles is here. 00:31:22
They've been working really hard together to come up with a strategy moving forward and thought it would be a good idea to proceed 00:31:30
and honor those three and award the salaries, have a kind of a celebration with those families and then carry the funding over to 00:31:38
next year for and reopen the scholarship program. And they would work on some process ideas to. 00:31:46
Kind of get more participation in that sort of thing. 00:31:55
OK. Yeah, I think we discussed that briefly as well at our meeting and thought that was a good idea. 00:31:58
And I think. 00:32:03
Yeah, yeah. I think we we have some more applications that just didn't meet the qualifications, but but that, that was how many 00:32:06
valid acceptable ones we had were. And then the other thing is I know when we had adopted our agreed to that program, we had 00:32:12
talked about doing a. 00:32:18
Ceremony to honor those that were awarding them to. So we're currently all working together on developing that, so there should be 00:32:25
more information coming on that soon too. How many scholarships are we talking about? It's 3 scholarships, $1000 each. Is that the 00:32:33
total amount that we're supposed to give? We had $8000 allocated, so so get an 8 winners. The plan was to have 8-8 people win 00:32:41
1000, but we didn't get enough Apple. We'll go back out and get more. 00:32:48
Both. Both, yeah. And it, well, to be exact, I don't know, there was counselors, but we sent it to administration at the high 00:33:29
school who who then said that they sent it out to the students. 00:33:34
I'll just tell you. 00:33:39
The organization I work with. 00:33:41
We, we requested scholarships all over the Oxnard High School District and we didn't get any at all. And we contacted the schools 00:33:49
and we got outside of the Oxnard School District. So it's, it's a problem that. 00:33:56
I have a grandson going back to school to college this year. 00:34:05
If he lives in Waimea, tell him. 00:34:10
He lives a silver strand that doesn't count. It used to incorporate it. No, I'm talking about her scholarship too. 00:34:14
OK, well, is there nothing further? 00:34:24
Then I guess this meeting is adjourned. 00:34:28
Thank you all for participating at 4:02. 00:34:32
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Transcript

Good afternoon. Welcome to the City Port Joint Committee meeting. I'm calling this meeting to order. The time is now 3:30 PM. 00:02:44
Madam Clerk, will you please take roll call? 00:02:51
CEO Port Director Kristen Degas. 00:02:54
Here, City Manager James Vega. 00:02:57
Here, Vice President Ramirez. 00:03:01
President Zacharias here. 00:03:05
Mayor Pro Tem McQueen legend here and Mayor Perez here. 00:03:07
We will now move on to public comments. 00:03:11
Public comments will be limited to three minutes. Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments today? 00:03:14
I do not have any general public comments. Thank you. 00:03:19
So the next item is the minute approval. May I have a motion and a second to approve the May 30th 2024 minutes? 00:03:26
2nd. 00:03:34
Thank you, Madam Clerk. All in favor? Aye, all opposed. 00:03:35
Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. 00:03:41
The next item is the Bard monument update and I'm going to turn this over Kristen. 00:03:44
Yes, so. 00:03:50
Mr. King will take that when they're speaking about that item. 00:03:56
OK. Just to report out to the committee that the board is given direction to put the statue in front of the 105 building and we'll 00:04:02
work with James on the permitting. 00:04:07
Any further discussion on this item? 00:04:15
Seeing none, Madam Clerk, are there any public comments? 00:04:18
Yes, Mr. King. 00:04:22
OK, Thank you. The next item is the Community Benefit Fund discussion and recommendation. So I'll turn this over to James for 00:04:36
comment. 00:04:40
Yes, thank you. And I think we'll Kristen and I probably both have comments on this, but we spoke about the community benefit fund 00:04:44
at the last meeting about this year's list of projects and in on your seat there is a memo which. 00:04:53
Put into writing the. 00:05:03
Breakdown as Kristen and I have proposed. 00:05:07
We had the council, the council and the board had given direction to on which projects to include and then some general direction 00:05:12
about approximate dollar amounts. So we went in and filled in some specificity to those. And so currently the list of projects for 00:05:21
this year's CBF total proposed $110,000 in projects with we estimate about $150,000 of funding being available. 00:05:30
The projects are listed. They include grant writing for mutually beneficial projects. That's the biggest change from the prior 00:05:40
meeting because we've talked about it and we've looked at our realistic costs for grant projects and we realize that the $25,000 00:05:46
we talked about previously just realistically isn't what grant writing costs nowadays for major projects. So we've proposed 00:05:52
increasing that to $50,000. The other costs I think are in line with what we talked about at the meeting, the DC joint advocacy 00:05:58
trip. 00:06:05
$20,000 The Performing Arts Program uniforms for Winami School District $5000 Lego FIRST Robotics Competitions $5000 Annual Health 00:06:11
and Wellness and Run for Your Heart $10,000 Police Explorers $5000 Real Guppies $5000 in Lakesh $5000 and Little League $5000 00:06:19
again totaling $110,000, which leaves approximately $40,000 for the The board and the are the joint committee to to provide 00:06:26
recommendation regarding. 00:06:34
And then just lastly, before handing it over, so this is this year's list of projects. I also just want to kind of circle back 00:06:43
because I think we've heard a lot of discussion about from the council, from the board and from the public about. 00:06:49
The ongoing process and how we can do those better, you know, all of us, and how we can have maybe a more defined process moving 00:06:58
forward. And so from the City side of that, we are going to plan to, at our next citizen Advisory Commission meeting, which is a 00:07:06
public meeting on July 8th, we're going to have the committee start the process of making some recommendations of what they want 00:07:13
to see in the process regarding, you know, potentially like an application process or something like that. 00:07:21
So. So the item is intended to allow us to finalize discussion of these projects for this year. 00:07:29
But also look forward to next year and how we want to do things and if we want to identify any changes. Thank you. So and Kristen, 00:07:37
I don't know if you have anything to add to that. 00:07:42
I would just add, I'm having Austin look and make confirmation of the precise availability of funding for the fiscal year of A-150 00:07:48
might be a little high. I know we're bringing 6000 over because we didn't have the cats, the cat lady. 00:07:55
I'm sorry, 143. So we now have a balance of 33,000 that's up for discussion and I defer to the. 00:08:11
Leadership here on the committee between the city and the port, but we could discuss adding additional funds to what's on this 00:08:21
list or you could explore new projects. 00:08:26
Madam Mayor Pro Tem, is there any comment you want to make on this? 00:08:32
OK. 00:08:38
Has the port engaged in any discussion as to any other items they wanted to add to the list? 00:08:40
We have not done that in public meetings. So these have all gone through our our Commission and have been vetted, but we have not 00:08:47
discussed new. 00:08:51
OK. Does any of the port commissioners have anything to add? I do have a question on the annual health and Wellness heart rate. Is 00:08:57
that 10,000 for one run or 10,000 for two runs one? 00:09:02
It's it's for one moving forward and the the reason is that this year we expected 200 people. We ended up closing it at 600 people 00:09:08
and we think that it can be even bigger than that. So it would be 11 big event. I just want to make sure that you weren't left 00:09:14
with debt from the run. So OK, great. Thank you. 00:09:20
And then for. 00:09:27
Perez, I know that mental health is extremely important to you. Is there any mental health? 00:09:30
A project that we could focus on. 00:09:36
I'm sure there are, I haven't. 00:09:40
I don't have anything focused. 00:09:43
On that yet, but. 00:09:46
There's probably always something that we can do related to mental health. 00:09:48
But unfortunately I don't have any ideas at the moment. 00:09:52
Mr. Ramirez. 00:09:58
I don't see anything on the. 00:09:59
I guess that's. 00:10:05
We're satisfied with. 00:10:07
What the city is offering or? 00:10:08
Were there any proposals that you wanted to add? 00:10:11
Nope. 00:10:16
So I think the challenge is, I think what I expect the challenge to be is that these were the we took, we each took the projects 00:10:20
that our full boards agreed to and whittled the list down. And so now we have a gap, but we haven't had a chance to go back to our 00:10:27
full boards. So it's going to be a challenge. And I guess this conversation, we could start with the caveat that whatever we come 00:10:34
up with is going to have to go back to those full boards, but for the purpose of conversation. 00:10:40
And just in case we had looked back at that original contract that the port had provided previously and the intent of the CBF, the 00:10:48
community benefit fund and what what was included in there and there was a category that was economic and community development 00:10:54
that was identified. 00:10:59
We talked about it internally and we are finishing our economic development plan for the city. It's going to be presented to the 00:11:06
council in the next couple of meetings. So potentially some implementation funding to implement the projects from the economic 00:11:11
development plan could. 00:11:16
Would seem to be on target. And so right now since we're finalizing the plan, we don't have those specifics yet, but I think maybe 00:11:21
a category for implementation of economic development plan that would be something that maybe we could get the feedback of the 00:11:28
committee from. And then the other topic that we when we were kicking around ideas, we the council did approve last week that the 00:11:36
Police Department can re implement the canine program. 00:11:43
And so that is another potential project that the committee could discuss. 00:11:51
And. 00:12:01
I do have a couple of projects from the economic development plan, if anybody wanted any specificity. A lot of that tends to do 00:12:01
with like sort of the the branding of the city. And by that I mean the signage and the wayfinding signs and those types of things 00:12:08
and kind of modernizing that and increasing the aesthetic of the city and hopefully bringing more. 00:12:15
You know, businesses and things like that in or even doing things like some of those marquee signs at the beach and things like 00:12:22
that, that would help with branding. So, so those are two categories that internally we talked about as as staff and then, but 00:12:28
it's it's up to the the committee. But again, I think with the caveat that we all know we have to go back to the full board and 00:12:34
the full council. So yes, I was going to aside from the mental health, public safety, it's also important and I know that our 00:12:40
chief wants to get a. 00:12:47
Bomb sniffing and gun detection dog that he wants to utilize at the port and the Navy for, you know, detection. And I didn't know 00:12:53
if that was something that had been discussed at your board or not for approval. 00:13:01
It has not gone to our board, which we certainly have a window to do that. So we could bring it to the full board if it's 00:13:10
something the committee wants to proceed with. We could both do such a thing. We could bring back a mental health and and public 00:13:16
safety item. The only one comment I have, James, on your economic development plan is that just to remind everyone it's about 00:13:22
mutual benefits. So maybe the science isn't the perfect fit, but maybe there's some economic development opportunity that would be 00:13:28
more port city. Yeah. 00:13:34
And there is a project that I think is going to be mutually beneficial to the city on the port. It's just without the plan being 00:13:40
finalized. I don't want to say it yet, but so between now and the next steps in this process, we can we can iron that out and have 00:13:47
some specificity. So in the meantime, we'll go back to our board and talk about mental health and public safety and you'll do the 00:13:53
same. And then we'll reconvene on those two items. 00:13:59
Can we can we add the dog? Yeah. 00:14:08
May I ask a question for just for clarification purposes? So based off what you said, Mr. City Manager is the City of Port Hueneme 00:14:15
will funnel their suggestions through the community Advisory committee. So what we're going to try to do, and I was actually just 00:14:22
going to circle back to that, is we had talked, I think it was right before the storm and I think the storm sent everything else 00:14:29
off track. But I think we met in like November and we all, I think mutually everybody in the room said. 00:14:37
We want to look at the process of how we're going to do this. And so we have our citizen advisory committee and they've said the 00:14:44
same thing, that they kind of want to understand the process and want to know the process. And they're supposed to be on the city 00:14:50
and kind of the first round of review before the council gets involved. But they haven't really had that opportunity in the past. 00:14:57
So, so we wanted to start kind of the conversation with them and start by saying like what, what do you see and what do you see 00:15:03
the process being? 00:15:09
You know, What kind of improvements do you recommend? 00:15:16
And so we have our citizen advisory committee meeting on July 8th and we want to start the conversation there. Obviously for on 00:15:20
our end, it's an extra step for us. So it's we'd have that meeting and then we go to the council and then the council would agree 00:15:26
or disagree and then, you know, then it potentially could come back to the committee and see, you know, do we all agree on it? But 00:15:32
I do anticipate that would be mutual. 00:15:39
Conversation, you know, it's like, and I think like I said. 00:15:45
Well, it's an interesting question. I think I've actually asked that question. Let me let me say it that way because we've had 00:16:20
comments coming to us and you know, and a lot of confusion, right, of like, I think the city should do this. I think the port 00:16:26
should do this. Well, you should talk to the city about the city stuff and the port about the port stuff. So the CBF, we have our 00:16:32
process and we've heard the feedback that I don't think anybody's thrilled with our process, including the council, the public 00:16:38
and, you know, staff. 00:16:44
So we want to look at that. And so we will, when we get those kinds of requests, we'll let people know like, hey, this is our 00:16:50
process, this is what we're doing, this is what we're going to change. And then we can't really control the if then they say what 00:16:56
we want to ask the port with their process is, you know, they're more than welcome to ask. But I think that all of them should be 00:17:02
funneled through your process, correct? I think that that'll help. 00:17:08
Also to add to the dog thing, I know that. 00:17:17
They were wanting to the first dog they're wanting to get is a ammunition or gun and bomb, but there's also a future for drugs as 00:17:21
well. I don't know if that is an issue for the port as well. So it's another to add actually in the past is through FEMA grants 00:17:26
secured a canine program for the city. I'm not. I think the dogs just may have retired out. I'm not really sure. And then the 00:17:32
next. 00:17:37
Level of leadership opted not to have a canine program, but I don't, I mean the Port can discuss it, but we're all for public 00:17:43
safety. And that is correct. And I know that question was asked of what happened to the dogs we had and they have retired out and 00:17:49
timed out. I think the most recent one we had was 10 years ago and he has since passed unfortunately. 00:17:56
So, Madam Clerk, is there any further discussion on this? 00:18:04
I think so. 00:18:09
So I. 00:18:11
Just trying to clear it in my mind when we talk about process. 00:18:14
I almost feel that there's still a little missing, right. So we're talking about process, the cities process. Are we talking about 00:18:19
the process to get input from the community? And then the council will still vet the list and. 00:18:30
Vote on what goes to. 00:18:42
Support. I imagine you all are doing that on your. 00:18:45
However, the process is. 00:18:48
Piece of that is. 00:18:51
Then what becomes the process to kind of get everything together and moving in a way that through the entire process. 00:18:53
There's efficiency. Do you know what I mean exactly? It's more than just getting to the list, but it's your list. 00:19:03
Together and then how we then. 00:19:09
Perform the approved list. 00:19:14
Implement it reimbursement process. 00:19:16
And I think the monthly meetings will help with that because before we didn't have a regular meeting schedule and we needed that 00:19:26
really. If I could also make a long suggestion along those lines because I think these monthly maintenance, like I said, are 00:19:32
getting our background course. But I'd like to see both the port and the City Council put this as a city port agenda item on your 00:19:38
meetings. Even if you have nothing to report, then you have nothing report. But I think it's important because my understanding 00:19:44
from the past. 00:19:49
Councils members I've talked to is that the two council members that were on the committee knew about these items, but the other 00:19:56
ones are not Privy to it. So I think if for example, on your next meeting, this should be an agenda item and you report back on 00:20:02
what we discussed, it is it is something we do. We have council comments and reports at the end and we do report out on our 00:20:08
meetings because we're we're planning on putting it on on ours just to make sure that we do the standing committee. But I think we 00:20:14
can actually put it as an agenda item. 00:20:21
Then that way it's not forgotten because you know, you're sitting up here, you're going through what we've done and all, and it's 00:20:28
overlooked. I think that just to make sure that once again is this part of the process of getting the process in place. 00:20:33
Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any public comments regarding this item? Yes, we have a public comment from David Scribner. 00:20:40
I'm not sure how to address you. So committee, start with that. Thank you. I'd like to start off and thank the port people for 00:20:56
listening to us about the statue. It's really important that that could have turned into a big problem and we've dodged it. And I, 00:21:02
I appreciate you listening to feedback and responding to it. Thank you. OK, there's three things that I would like to consider for 00:21:08
the community Benefit fund. First was real simple. 00:21:15
The lighthouse needs to be refurbished. It's probably the most iconic building in Waimea with your art deco. 00:21:22
Stuff. Years ago they cleaned up the windows, painted it, and we're giving tours of it, which is really pretty cool. 00:21:29
You know, I walked down there every day. It's it's resting and it's in disrepair. I don't think that's a probably not a huge cost 00:21:38
to fix it, but I'd like to ask you about that. 00:21:44
The second one's a bit more complicated. The junior lifeguard program. I was in a junior lifeguard program in Hermosa Beach when I 00:21:50
was a kid and it changed my life. Literally. I mean, I did two summaries there and it was, you know, like like all summer long 00:21:56
and, and had a huge impact. I. 00:22:01
When kids are exposed to the ocean and learn about riptides and how to deal with currents. 00:22:08
They're either gonna be safe for life and the people they talk to are gonna be safe. 00:22:14
I was reading in the paper the other day about six people in Florida drowned because somebody got stuck in a riptide and four 00:22:20
people went out to save them and they didn't understand what a riptide was and they all drowned. All they had to do is to swim 00:22:26
sideways. So the problem with Wanami and the junior lifeguard programs is the water is freezing. 00:22:32
OK, and and is somewhat costly, so I'd like to consider doing some scholarships for low income kids who otherwise don't get the 00:22:39
chance to participate. 00:22:44
And do some sort of something where you can come up with wet suits for the kids that can be owned by the. 00:22:50
The city loaned to them for the summer, literally in June that waters and about 60°, it's foggy, those kids are freezing and it's 00:22:58
it keeps a lot of kids out of the water. So maybe something we kind of lease it for the for the summer or something like that and 00:23:04
reuse it the next year. 00:23:11
The last one real quick. 00:23:17
Santa Monica Pier has this really cool banner when you come up to it, it marks it and it's, you know, it's kind of an iconic 00:23:20
place. Would like you to think about putting some money into giving us a really nice overhead sign, something like that and and 00:23:27
waiting up here to make it stand out and gather positive attention so. 00:23:34
That's all. Thank you. 00:23:42
Is it possible to ask? I have a couple of questions for excuse me Sir, I do have a technical question for you. 00:23:44
Well, in our. 00:23:52
Council meetings were not allowed to. I don't know if the same rules govern. 00:23:53
You could ask a simple clarification question. 00:23:58
Mine is simple clarification. Is your junior lifeguard program different than the one that the Channel Islands? Harper just had a 00:24:02
couple weeks. I don't know about Channel Islands or different programs. All my grandkids have gone through the one here, all the 00:24:08
neighborhoods kids have. But we're we're high ink and we can afford to pay for it. There's lots of kids who can't do that and. 00:24:14
That's what I was going to just clarify. It's the the program exists. It's that you're advocating for scholarships for people that 00:24:22
can't afford it. Yes. Yeah. So that would be poor kids shouldn't drowned, you know? 00:24:27
Thank you. Then just to clarify me, so there is an existing program in one e-mail already that yes there's ongoing program that's 00:24:34
been here for years. So we need more money to put in there and make. 00:24:40
When I grew up, everybody learned how to swim. You went to the big public pools. Everybody swam. Some small percentage of kids, 00:24:48
it's like 3540% can swim now. This is like, I find that horrifying. Much less, you know, somebody gets in a riptide. 00:24:56
And get sucked out and and Wanami beach. 00:25:05
When the South swells hit that place, those riptides go out past the pier. It's, it's, it's not a joke. I mean, it's, you almost 00:25:09
need a boat out there to collect the people. They get sucked out and, and again, they don't understand. All you have to do is swim 00:25:14
sideways and and you'll come in. 00:25:20
Do you? How many lifeguards are in speech? This used to be called Venice Beach in the old days. How many lifeguards actually 00:25:29
working work here at this beach? We've got a lot. We just posted a picture on Facebook. 00:25:36
Where we have probably 30 of them lined up in front of the lifeguard tower. But we've got a lot. But most of them are part time, 00:25:44
so it's kind of hard to give the equivalent. But 30 to 40, you know, we have a junior lifeguard program every year that invites 00:25:49
kids from the community to learn how to be. So we have a robust program. Yeah. And it's successful. We used to do scholarships at 00:25:53
one time, but. 00:25:58
Yeah, it's a successful program and we actually had dozens of people participate. But I think the point was, you know, we don't 00:26:03
know who isn't participating because they can't afford to participate so. 00:26:08
Thank you. And then I'll just make 1.2 that the the pure sign that Mister Scrivener noted is. 00:26:14
Part of what we meant when we were saying wayfinding signage or other signage. So that that's actually something potentially that 00:26:23
could be part of that economic development option. So. 00:26:28
Thank you. OK, Thank you. Thank you. 00:26:34
Further comments No further comments. Does anyone want to? 00:26:37
Can we make an amendment? Are we? I'm not sure the rules that govern this. Are we allowed to make an amendment to the number item 00:26:41
3? 00:26:45
Like to add an additional like to include the lifeguard program. 00:26:51
Yeah, you scholarships, you have the ability to. 00:26:56
Well, especially we're not really taking any action, but I think what I would suggest is just identify which ones we each want to 00:27:00
go back to our respective boards with and focus on. So I would like to include the lifeguard program scholarships, second four 00:27:06
consideration. So we have three, yes, OK. 00:27:11
OK, moving on, we are going to discuss the next item which is the 2024 Washington DC joint advocacy trip. Can I clarify one thing 00:27:18
real quick because I have 4:00, so that's what I want to make sure. So was it? 00:27:24
Public safety, mental health, economic development, which maybe is the one, maybe that's the one that didn't didn't get support. 00:27:31
OK, All right. OK, so I have my answer. 00:27:37
Let's bake it a more. OK, got it. 00:27:44
So that's your fault. 00:27:47
So the DC trip and I will let give this over to Kristen. 00:27:50
OK. 00:27:55
Interesting conversation I had with Cariocas and John O'Donnell, our team in Washington that you met when we did the last trip, 00:27:58
and I was asking what's a good month to go in the fall? 00:28:04
And they were like no month. And the rationale being you have an election and there's a lot of question marks as to the priorities 00:28:10
of the administration depending on who wins, what are you going to campaign for? And didn't think it was strategic timing 00:28:15
necessarily even November. 00:28:21
So. 00:28:27
That creates some question marks for the committee here. In terms of the DC trip, I mean, we can always postpone it and go and you 00:28:28
know, January, February, but the question would be we'll have new members on the committee. So in in our case, it would be our, 00:28:34
our. 00:28:39
Our president of the board and then our vice president of the board and I'm sure you would transition. So Mayor Pro Tem, I assume 00:28:46
you'd be Mayor Misty and Selena would fall off this committee, so. 00:28:51
That it's just something we wanted to bring to your attention. I think it's it is a. 00:28:57
It's an interesting perspective. You know, the staff won't know what their agendas are even at the agency level. If you have, you 00:29:02
know, certain administrators, you know different priorities of different administrations. So it's just something we wanted to 00:29:08
bring to your attention. If we were to go. I, I think James and I were looking at a kind of early November window might be, would 00:29:14
be a good time to do it. 00:29:20
I think we've ruled out September, did we not? Because of all the festivals and everything. And then October for us is just crazy. 00:29:27
So it would be early November. But you know, I, I leave it to your discussion, even November for us would still be something we 00:29:34
have to wait on because November 5th would change what happens here. 00:29:41
In December is when we do the new mayor. 00:29:49
Transfer. So yeah, I was gonna say election in early November, but then no, we don't get sworn until December, so. 00:29:54
Yeah. So what should we do with this item? Are there any public comments on this item? 00:30:01
No public comments. Thank you. Do we want to? 00:30:07
Postpone this. 00:30:11
Or what do we want to do do we want to go and I could have John and karaoke's call in our next month's meeting and give us some 00:30:13
guidance if that's helpful and I can prep them on what the what the challenge is okay yeah the issue would be some people up for 00:30:18
election everything all kinds of moving parts are happening and. 00:30:24
I agree with that. My suggestion is, you know if we can still go this year, that's great. If not, I would suggest we move it to 00:30:31
first quarter of of next year. 00:30:37
Always keep it in spring because that's usually the time that they're in session. I know that we have our weather university, we 00:30:45
constantly keep in that time of year because of the fact that in the fall you they're out of recess or there's an election. And I 00:30:50
agree with you on the whole election. 00:30:54
OK, anything further on this item? 00:31:02
No, seeing none, then if we have nothing else, that's the end of our agenda. Do we want to? 00:31:06
I think the only other thing, James, maybe we could brief on the scholarships. 00:31:13
Yeah. So it looks like we received. 00:31:17
3 scholarships that comply with the direction of the scholarship program. And I don't know, Adam is here and Charles is here. 00:31:22
They've been working really hard together to come up with a strategy moving forward and thought it would be a good idea to proceed 00:31:30
and honor those three and award the salaries, have a kind of a celebration with those families and then carry the funding over to 00:31:38
next year for and reopen the scholarship program. And they would work on some process ideas to. 00:31:46
Kind of get more participation in that sort of thing. 00:31:55
OK. Yeah, I think we discussed that briefly as well at our meeting and thought that was a good idea. 00:31:58
And I think. 00:32:03
Yeah, yeah. I think we we have some more applications that just didn't meet the qualifications, but but that, that was how many 00:32:06
valid acceptable ones we had were. And then the other thing is I know when we had adopted our agreed to that program, we had 00:32:12
talked about doing a. 00:32:18
Ceremony to honor those that were awarding them to. So we're currently all working together on developing that, so there should be 00:32:25
more information coming on that soon too. How many scholarships are we talking about? It's 3 scholarships, $1000 each. Is that the 00:32:33
total amount that we're supposed to give? We had $8000 allocated, so so get an 8 winners. The plan was to have 8-8 people win 00:32:41
1000, but we didn't get enough Apple. We'll go back out and get more. 00:32:48
Both. Both, yeah. And it, well, to be exact, I don't know, there was counselors, but we sent it to administration at the high 00:33:29
school who who then said that they sent it out to the students. 00:33:34
I'll just tell you. 00:33:39
The organization I work with. 00:33:41
We, we requested scholarships all over the Oxnard High School District and we didn't get any at all. And we contacted the schools 00:33:49
and we got outside of the Oxnard School District. So it's, it's a problem that. 00:33:56
I have a grandson going back to school to college this year. 00:34:05
If he lives in Waimea, tell him. 00:34:10
He lives a silver strand that doesn't count. It used to incorporate it. No, I'm talking about her scholarship too. 00:34:14
OK, well, is there nothing further? 00:34:24
Then I guess this meeting is adjourned. 00:34:28
Thank you all for participating at 4:02. 00:34:32