Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

We made it. I actually ran up the stairs almost. Okay, so give me a minute. All right, welcome to another edition of the Carson City Planning Commission meeting. Uh, it's good to see you guys here. Uh, we're going to begin with a roll call. Madam Secretary, Madame Sher Thomas, here we have a quorum. Thank you. You have one more walking in. For the record, Commissioner Monte Monteo has joined the meeting. It's good to see you, Commissioner Montlair. Yes. All right. All right. Um, next we'll have the flag salute. And I'll ask Commissioner Johnson if he will lead us in the flag salute, please. stands nation. Okay, thank you. Um, next oral communications for matters not listed on the agenda. The public may at this time address the members of the planning commission on any matters within the jurisdiction of the planning

commission. No action may be taken on non-aggendaized items except as authorized by law. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than three minutes each speaking once. Madam Secretary, do we have any speakers? We have none, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Next, we have oral communications for non-public hearing items listed on the agenda. Members of the public, the public may at this time address the members of the planning commission on any matters within the jurisdiction of the planning commission. No action may be taken on non-aggendaized items except as authorized by law. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than three minutes each speaking once. Madam Secretary,

we have none. Madam Chair, thank you very much. Okay, next item on the agenda. Um we uh the next item on the agenda is approval of the minutes from March 10th, 2026. Madam Chair, yes. Make a motion to approve. Second motion. It was moved by Vice Chair Diaz, second by Commissioner Huff. Please cast your ballots.

Motion carries. Thank you. Next item on the agenda will be item number Switching up here. 7A. All right. Are we there, Madam Chair? Yes. Uh we are requesting to move this item to our next scheduled meeting.

Okay. Okay. We have a request to move the economic development update to the next meeting. I'll entertain a motion. Madam Chair, yes. Motion to move the next economic development update to our next planned meeting in the month of May. Second that.

Okay. It's been moved by Commission uh Vice Chair Diaz and second by Commissioner Mfume. Please cast your ballots.

Motion carries. Thank you. Next item that we have is the update on the city's brownfield grant awards. I always do that. So chair uh we are joined by Cammy. She is in the special projects division of the community and economic development department and she will be providing the update tonight. Thank you. Hello. Hi. The floor is yours. Hello. Can I hear you? Okay. Good evening, honorable chair and members of the planning commission. Thank you for your time this evening.

Just stand a little closer to the mic or move it up or do something. Sorry.

Can you hear me? Is it good? Yeah. Okay. Um, so I'm here I'm Chamilleia Denoi. I'm an administr administrative intern in the special projects division. I'm here on behalf of James Nuen, our special projects manager in the community and economic development department to provide an update on the city's brownfield initiatives. Okay, perfect. Okay. So I will start with a brief background on brown fields which um I think some of you guys are familiar with and our current projects our community engagement efforts and then our future initiatives. Okay. So to give a brief background on brownfields for those that are unfamiliar, a brownfield site is a vacant or underutilized property where actual or perceived environmental contamination complicates reuse or redevelopment. So cleanup costs and uncertainty often deter investments and slow economic growth. Examples of brownfields can include closed dry cleaners, old gas stations and landfills. Um, and it becomes important for us to address brownfields because they're disproportionately found in low-income communities and communities of color and contribute to long-standing disinvestment, vacancies, illegal dumpings, and reduced quality of life. So our brownfield efforts proceeds in four major phases which include site identification on brownfield sites in Carson with support from residents. Um our second stage is developing our site prior prioritization with the help from our various partners. And then step three is conducting the environmental assessments to clean up the property for our final step which is the reuse planning of the site. As mentioned, a part of this effort relies on community input. So, we have um our brownfield nomination form that's

available on the city's website, which allows residents to report potential brownfield sites in the city. And the QR code is also on the slide and links directly to that form if there's a site that comes to mind that you would like to bring to the city's attention um for brownfield cleanup. So, moving into the city's current initiatives, the city is advancing multiple brownfield efforts, including the Brownfield Fellowship in partnership with CalState Dominguez Hills and then also state funded cleanup initiatives through the Department of Toxic Substance Controls Equitable Community Revitalization Grant and then federal program support through the US EPA's assessment grant, the Brownfield's Revolving Loan Fund, and the Brownfield Job Training Grant. to give more information on the Brownfield job training grant. This is our sorry on the Brownfield Fellowship program. This is our first year implementing the Brownfield Fellowship with the Cal State Domingus Hills office of sustainability and the city provides lectures on environmental remediation, justice, and land and land reuse. The fellowship um the goal of the fellowship is to give students hand hands-on experience and help strengthen our overall brownfield efforts. So we've had great partnerships um and partner presentations from partners like Seclair which is center for creative land recycling care which is center for applied recog ecological remediation and um Domingus Hills's department of public health for students to get perspectives from professionals in the field. So students are now preparing their perfect pitch in which they will be proposing a brownfield project in Carson um and will be including information such as site history, remediation strategies, future reuse concepts um and also considering things like funding outreach and project timeline. And we hope for these projects to help inform future brownfield projects and potentially our TCC grant

initiative which I will also talk further about. Um, next is our brownfield job training program. So, the city has received the EPA brownfield job training in partnership with the South Bay Workforce Investment Board who will be serving as our training provider. So, this program is really important opportunity for us right now as um refinery jobs shift following the Philips 66 closure and so this will help us transition to more green jobs um and environmental re remediation. Um the overall goal of this project is to enroll at least 70 trainees and place 35 in full-time environmental jobs. Okay. So community outreach is a critical component of both our grant and our broader brownfield strategy. To date, we have sent out outreach letters to 17 property owners um or brokers of known brownfield sites. And through this effort, we have been able to connect with Progeno Drums um who is the property owner of Progeno Drums to support their environmental assessment and move their property toward cleanup and reuse. And we have also partnered with Elma Backyard Farms who is a nonprofit urban farm organization. Um and they will be opening a new location in Carson and we're helping support their cleanup of that site to transform it into an urban farm. And then as mentioned um community engagement is a key part of our work. So we've been out in the community as much as possible. Recently we tabled at events like the autism 5k. Um we were collecting surveys on the comprehensive development be study. And then we also have several upcoming events as well. So, the city will be um participating in the Domingueus Hills Earth Day where we're going to have our Brownfield Fellowship students present their final project pitches and then our um Domingus Hills partner Tony Jihi will be hosting

a Brownfields meets public health event where we will also be presenting and then finally we're going to be having a booth at the Cinco deio festival to continue gathering resident input for the fe study. Um so partnerships is also a big part of our engagement efforts. We have formed the brownfield advisory committee which brings together community leaders, regional organizations, academic partners, county agencies, city departments. Um and the committee provides guidance on engagement, site prioritization, reuse strategies, and ensures that our decisions reflect community needs and expertise. Um, we have also partnered with Dominguez Hills on the Brownfield Fellowship as mentioned and South Bay Workforce Investment Board on the Brownfield Job Training Grant. And we're also building new partnerships for the transformative climate communities grant that we're working on um with groups like Grid Alternatives, who's an energy provider, APEN, which is the AsianPacific Environmental Network, who is a social advocacy group. Um and then care and alma backyard farms. Okay. Um to guide this work we have developed a community engagement plan that is centered on equity, environmental justice and public health. So it outlines the four phases that um I had mentioned previously which is site identification and prioritization, environmental assessment and reuse planning. And we integrate community involvement in each step through surveys, events, stakeholder networks, and the Brownfield Advisory Committee also plays an important role um in guiding those decisions and this plan um will continue to be refined as our projects progress. Okay. And then moving into our team's future initiatives, which includes the transformative climate communities. So, our team is in the beginning stages of developing our TCC grant application

um which can provide up to 35 million in funding. The TCC program funds climate resilient communitydriven projects um and reduces greenhouse gases and places a strong emphasis on addressing inequities and disadvantaged communities. So, our brownfield work um aligns closely with this to um reduce greenhouse gases, public health improvements um and to have equitable economic opportunity and of course having communitydriven planning. And again, we hope to have our student projects from our Brownfield Fellowship to be incorporated into the city's TCC application. And that is everything I have for you today. Um, our next upcoming event to look forward to is our Dominguez Hills Earth Day where students will be presenting on April 21st. Um, thank you again for your time and we're available for any questions. Thank you. That sounds wonderful to my colleagues. Any questions? Seeing none, we look forward to the future.

Thank you. Thank you.

Okay, next item on the agenda, we have a presentation or this project is going to be presented by assistant planner Jacob Collins. Um, and as soon as he he's ready, this is a public hearing item. So, whenever you're ready. Good evening, Chair Thomas, members of the commission. Uh the item before you tonight is for the consideration of CUP 0000001-26, a proposed cosmetic manufacturing operation with um operations consisting of the storage and use of hazardous materials at 2136 East to 23rd Street. The subject's site has a light industrial land use designation in the Carson 2040 general plan. Um the property zoning designation is manufacturing light with a design overlay. Um the site is presently developed uh for general industrial uses. Um to the north is a car dealership, to the south warehousing. Um to the east is a parking lot and to the west is a truckyard with a small training center. The the site is accessed uh via three driveways along 223rd Street. Here we have uh an aerial of the property. Um so you can see the surrounding site context as well and here highlighted is the building in which this uh cosmetics manufacturing operation is proposed. The sub the subject site was recently constructed with uh three tiltup

industrial buildings. Um this was known as the Panaton project. Uh the Pan Panaton project received approval from the planning commission as well as city council in 2020. Um to the right of this slide, you can see a before and after of what the site looked like in 2020 and now what it looks like in in 2026. So the project cosmetics um west is the business they're proposing to operate a cosmetic product manufacturing business that serves as a contract manufacturer of skin care, hair care, fragrance, and other over-the-counter products for thirdparty brands. Uh the proposed operation includes receiving bulk materials, combining those materials, packaging the products, and then shipping them to the um customer. Uh the operation will include 80 full-time employees according to the applicant. Um all deliveries and shipments will occur through the building's loading docks um during normal business operations which is Monday through Friday five Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Here we can see a site plan of the property. You can see all three of the buildings and the top left is the subject building. As mentioned, the site has vehicular access and loading facilities. Um, the loading dock doors are on the south portion of the building. Um, the proposed operation will not include any retail sales or walk-in customer traffic and all deliveries and shipments will occur through those um, loading docks on the south portion of the building. Here we can see a site plan. Um, this this or this is a floor plan, excuse me. This particular floor plan kind of highlights the H3 occupancy areas where the hazardous materials will be stored and mixed. And that's highlighted in red

on the bottom left and the bottom right of this floor plan. So the facility um in in regards to the hazardous materials, the facility will operate in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations governing the storage and handling of hazardous materials. A lot of that um oversight will come from LA County Fire Department. Um the fire prevention divi division will implement um building state safety standards um including water f water water supply through the California fire code. In addition, the health and hazardous materials division uh will conduct site in inspections to ensure the hazardous materials inventory is accurate and the operations hazardous materials business plan is being followed. Pursuant to Carson Municipal Code 9172.21, the planning commission must make a affirmative findings in support of the conditional use permit to approve given the industrial character of the area, the recent development of the property um through the Panatonia project and the implementation of applicable fire and building code requirements. um staff finds that these findings can be made in the affirmative. In addition, because the project is located within an industrial zone, the commission must also consider um some special criteria applicable to industrial uses. And given that only a limited portion of the operation will involve hazardous materials, um that this the site is generally located in an established industrial area and all activity will occur within an existing building that will be subject to building and fire code regulations. Um staff finds that these findings can be made in the affirmative as well

for the SQL environmental analysis um as part of the the Panaton project in 2020. An initial study and mit mitigative negative declaration was made through the secret pro process. Um this uh ISM andd addressed light industrial manufacturing and hazardous material related uses and determined a less than significant impact. And according to SQA guidelines section 15162, when there's no substantial change or expansion, um there's uh not a need for further SQA environmental analysis for the public notice on this uh that it was posted on site um no later than March 18, 2026. Um notice was mailed um to property owners and occupants within a 750 foot radius. and the agenda was posted 72 hours before the hearing to ensure um so now moving forward with staff's recommendation um to ensure compliance with the Panatonia is M andD staff recommends that a condition be incorporated in the approval stating that prior to project operations the project applicant shall enter into an operational labor agreement with the city of Carson to implement a local hiring program consist consisting of reasonable efforts such as local job fairs. With the inclusion of that previously stated condition, staff recommends that the commission adopt resolution 262901, a resolution of the planning commission of the city of Carson finding a SQ exemption and conditionally approving conditional use permit number 0001-26 to allow the use and storage of hazardous materials associated with a cosmetic manufacturing operation located at 2136 East 223rd Street. That concludes my presentation. I'm

available for any questions. We also have the applicants team available to speak and answer any questions you might have. Thank you to my colleagues. Are there any questions? Seeing none, thank you for your presentation. At this time, I will open the public hearing. Um, I do have a card uh from Gerard Tufano. You may come forward. Chair Thomas. Yes. Um, uh, the person called as the, uh, cosmetics owner. So, okay. You're the applicant.

Yes. Hi. He's just so giddy. Look at his smile. That's nice. Um, anybody have any questions of the applicant? Okay. Hearing none, unless you would like to make a statement.

I Well, first of all, I I would like to thank you for hearing our case today. Thank you also to the staff. Honestly, since we've been working together, it has been great your your support. So, my name is Gerardo Tufano. I'm the CEO and president of uh Cosmetics West. Uh as um said previously we are um contra manufacturer of premium skin care and hair care products for very well known uh brands here in the US. Our company is also part of the ANA group that is an international uh group and we are very proud to establish our our new home for our North American operations here in in Carson. A small part of our activity um approximately 5% of our business still pretty strategic. Um is is related to hazardous hazardous materials uh involves hazardous materials. Of course those are handled under very strict protocols and regulatory oversight. Uh today we already operate we are not changing the nature of our business. Today we already operate in four different buildings between Elseundo and Torrance. Our company has been founded more than 30 30 years ago. We're proud to say that we have zero uh safety safety accident in our in our so a very successful track truck track record. So this project is very important for us. Uh it's a very important step to accompany our growth. We're really growing really growing and this will allow us to consolidate our operations into a modern stateofthe-art state-of-the-art site um to better serve our customers. Um we have worked with this city throughout the the process. We have already all the plans approved uh fire building uh everything has been already approved. We have of course uh

carefully reviewed the conditions of approval. We are fully aligned with all of them and committing in operating in full compliance with all the apply uh applicable uh regulations. So just in summary, cosmetics is a very responsible, compliant and growing company. This up will allow us to to continue to grow and support our growth in a very uh structured and control uh control way fully aligned with the CD expectations, the fire and all all laws. So I'm here today with a small um but highly qualified qualified representation of our team. So we happy to respond to any question you may have and thank you very much for for your

Thank you. Any questions of the applicant? Thank you very much. And now I will open the public hearing. Uh Madame Secretary, do we have any speakers? There are none, madam chair. In that case, I will close the public hearing. Do we have any considerations from the my colleagues for discussion? Hearing none, I will entertain a motion. Madam Chair,

yes. like to concur with staff's recommendation uh to adopt resolution number 26-2901, a resolution of the planning commission of the city of Carson finding a squa exemption um and conditionally approving conditional use permit number 00001-26 to allow the use of storage of hazardous materials associated with the cosmetic manufacturing operation located at 2136 East 223rd Street and also to adopt the uh uh the addition uh that was added by staff.

And Madam Chair, just one correction. Uh just wanted to point out that the title of the resolution shown on the screen as read by Vice Chair Diaz contains some excess wording. The words finding a SQA exemption and are not actually in the title of the reszo. So, if we could just clarify that the motion, the title of the resolution actually doesn't include that. Okay, that's it. Concur with that uh with the assistant city attorney's findings or clarification. Thank you. And I will second that with that clarification.

Thank you very much. It's been moved and properly second. Moved by Vice Chair Diaz, properly second by Commissioner Doug Dell. Um cast your votes. If it's not working, it's not working. You can do a roll call, whichever works. All right, we got it. Okay. Thank you.

Motion carries. Thank you. Uh I remember when we approved the uh uh project for the warehouse and I remember what it looked like before the warehouse was built and then when I I I passed by there that's one of my frequent places but it is absolutely gorgeous. The land looks the site looks really really nice. So welcome to Carson and we wish you much success. Thank you. Okay. Um, next item that we have on the agenda is the manager report. Good evening, chair, distinguished planning commissioners. Again, Nathan, just one sec. Uh, Nathan Freeman, your community economic development director. So last week, uh, our mayor and myself had a meeting with the owner of the Carson Plaza on Avalon. One of the questions I've been asked most in my short time here with the city is when is our sprouts going to open?

And I'm happy to report per that conversation that we are looking at the end of June. And on top of that, our we were able to connect our newly formed multimedia team here with the contractor who's building the space out and they are going to be doing a behind the scenes tour that will be posted on social media. They'll be doing that in early May. So, that is something we can all look forward to. Uh also for me uh as you recall at the last meeting uh you denied a cup for a BES project battery energy storage system.

Uh the developer has appealed your decision to the city council and that will most likely be heard by our city council and our mayor in the first meeting in May. So that concludes my update chair and I will pass along to my colleague McKina. Thank you. That's exciting news. Well, the first part, the second part is exciting, too, because uh we get to stand for what we do. Question, Madame Chair. Um I'd like to know, was that an invitation for the behind the scenes?

So, that that invitation is only for our multimedia team. They're going to be uh doing some video recording in there and that will be posted on social media and as soon as it is I can play it for the planning commission as well. And again the idea is to give our community a little more excitement and and again that peak behind the curtain if you will for what's coming. Uh because again it's one of the most uh in terms of you know my interactions with the public when is our sprouts going to open?

We're working on it. They are making excellent progress and our building and safety team uh has been working with them diligently doing inspections, getting everything done. Obviously, health and safety are paramount for us, but they're making excellent progress. So, that video

beautiful over there and and I yeah, almost daily I get a chance to roll by there, but it really is making a difference in the community and what it looks like. So, yes, they're excited. And I'm glad you told me because I'm having the same questions. I can't I can't water my lawn without someone stopping. When is it? So, yeah, everybody's getting excited. So, that's excellent news. Now, I know. Yes, McKenna.

Uh, thank you, Chair Thomas, and again, good evening, honorable commission. To piggyback on director uh Freeman's statement regarding the uh the sprouts that's coming our way, I'll be remiss if we didn't also acknowledge uh assistant, excuse me, associate planner uh Aaron Whiting who worked really hard on that pro project, including making sure that the design is really nice. Landscaping is there and so forth. He's worked really hard and collaborated with our respective units building and safety and engineering to make sure that off street improvements are done as well. Uh, another reason why I want to speak is we have someone that's leaving us. His name is Jacob Collins, our assistant planner.

Really? Where is he going? I'm going to hand it off to him, but I really want to make sure that he understands and hears this from from us that you will be sorely missed. It's bittersweet. Absolutely. You have been um a huge asset to the team, not only as a professional planner, but as a person. Um there's a running joke that I have with him. I call him my boss because he bloomed from being quiet to this person that doesn't have any problems with sharing his opinion.

I love it. and always in but this and I have to say always in a respectful manner. Um but you're going to hear this Makina and I do appreciate his approach to projects, his commitment and his um sincere commitment to our city. He is a voice of reason. He is a voice of making sure that not only our residents but the folks that work, live, and play here are being considered with each project he's handled. Um, so yes, you will be missed, but one of our our sayings that we have within our on our team is we want you to stay with us obviously, but we also want to help build you professional development so that you have the opportunity to spread your wings and continue that uh that professional trajectory. So um this is his last planning commission meeting with us.

What? No party. What? And I will hand off to you, Jacob, to please say some words. Thank you, M. Does it work? Thank you, Makina. Hello. Hello. Hello. Oh, there you go.

Yeah. Thank Thank you, McKina. This sounds weird with my voice, but is this one? But yeah, so um this was really my first planning job um out of I kind of did a year in Fullerton as a contract planner other than this is my first full-time position. And like Kina said, I feel like I've grown so much and I really enjoyed my time here. So it's a little bittersweet. Um, I've accepted a a good position back in Ohio, which it will be close to my family, which is where I'm from originally. Um, so yeah, um, like I said, this is my first um, it'll be my first and my only professional planning job in in California. So, this will all be I'll consider this like kind of my California home probably always. So, yeah, I I'll definitely keep up to date with what's going on even when I'm in Ohio. So, yeah. Yeah, I appreciate all the team. It's a really It's a great team.

Where in Ohio? It's called Berlin Township. It's outside of Columbus, Ohio. It's okay. Where Columbus is growing into kind of the suburbs. So, you have a a lot of planning opportunities out there, huh? Yeah. They uh it's apparently one of the fastest growing townships in Ohio. Still a small population, but it's it's doubled. So, very good. Congratulations. Oh my god. Yes. Yes. We knew that.

So, chair, uh, again, in my my short five months here, especially when you're coming into a new city, you never know what you're walking into, but every day my job has been made easier by having folks like Jacob and Mckina and getting to work with you all. So, uh, Jacob is he's very modest, but he has accepted a director position, uh, in his new community. And uh again being here a short time I also learned that he is quite the basketball player as well. So thank you Jacob. Uh you are going to be sorely missed. We hope you will stay in touch with us and we will try to do uh make you proud my friend.

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. I It's just wonderful. Yeah. Upward and onward. What can we say? Glad we had an opportunity to train you. That that's awesome. Uh, Assistant City Attorney Jones, just wanted to say congratulations to Jacob. I've definitely seen his growth over the few years that he's been here. And he did your he worked on your staff report for tonight's item and it was done excellently. So,

yes. That alone showed it like I mean he's he's really really uh evolved very very fast with a fast learning curve and everything and I think he's going to do excellent when he goes back to Ohio because California has the most complicated laws and requirements. So going back to Ohio, you're going to farewell having this experience in Carson.

I was just thinking that you're gonna show them how we do it in California. That that's awesome. Um With that, I'm going to open it up and allow my colleagues to speak. I'm going to start to my right with um Commissioner Monticero. Haven't seen you in a minute. It's good to see you.

I've been away for a while uh in my starting uh February or even December um for some health reasons and uh for some vacations. Uh uh abroad. So, um I'm glad to be back and uh you know um I need uh to say that uh um I've been uh uh struggling with some uh health issues, but uh God is good, so I'm back.

Excellent. And um you know when you get to 80 they say your chance of going getting into another decade is slim you know. So um but uh I look at life you know my attitude is uh every day is a bonus bonus day you know and every night is maybe my last night but uh to get up the next day you know uh will be another bonus day another gift and um as long as I um healthy and still breathing. Uh I can be useful to the city of Carson and and to this planning commission.

Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Keep waking up. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. It's always uh a new day, a honest day. It's a good day, Commissioner Johnson. Happy to be here. Happy to serve and wish Jacob well in his new adventures. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Any bonus days, Commissioner Pume?

Happy to serve. Um, wish you well on your new job. Uh, one question. Did you you attended school here in California, which awesome awesome? Wow. Congratulations. We will miss you. And um thank you to the our wonderful staff here, City of Carson. And it's always a pleasure to see fellow commissioners. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you. To my left, Commissioner Wilson.

Um the presentation that was given about the partnerships in the Brownfield project is really exciting. So, thank you for that. And it's just amazing to see that our university is partnering with the community, you know, to train um really the students in two professions. And so that's really amazing to see that we have that partnership with um with our educational institutions of higher learning here. And um thank you, Jacob, for your service. Thank you staff for all of your amazing work. And thank you commissioners for being also amazing as we do the work on behalf of our entire community here. So I'm complete. Thank you.

Thank you commissioner Dr. Osel.

Uh a lot of the points I wanted to raise have actually been uh raised already but I really do want to acknowledge the staff the hard work uh that you all do. Um, you know, Jacob's uh presentation was very thorough. Uh, and it's it makes our job easier, a lot easier as commissioners when um you know, the heavy lifting has been done prior to the commission meeting. Uh that being said, um I appreciate um you know, the service of my fellow commissioners as well. I do have um two points. Uh, one, I have a lot of neighbors in South Carson, uh, inquiring about the traffic light on the corner of Maine and Lumita. So, this is a very south end of Carson. Um, the light on Figueroa has left left turn arrows, but the one on Maine does not. Uh, which, you know, there's there's a pretty significant backlog there. Is that something that we could look into at all or how does one go about um doing that?

So, uh potentially at the next planning commission meeting, we can ask our friends from the engineering division to come and join us and give you a quick update on that.

Okay. Excellent. Thank you. Thank you for that. And the second point, if you bear with me, um I actually just got reminded that, you know, with uh with the presentation about the Brandfield Act, uh being out in the community, I'm involved with the planning of a couple of community events uh coming up, you know, James is is working on this project. I can get, you know, you all connected to to get a table at these events and because this, like, you know, like has been said, uh it's an exciting project. It's very needed. particularly for our city here. Uh so I would like to, you know, to to help get the word out. So I will make that intro to to get more people to to know about this. That completes me. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Huff. I will say good evening. There actually isn't anything left to say. I would say did all with the exception of the last information about the light at um Maine and Lumida. But I will say that Wilmington does still need some attention. There are some holes there that are been there for a long time. So I I think you need to start maybe at almost at Dammo and go up to the freeway there. It's it's really bad. You can't hear me. Well, you backed away from the mic. Yeah.

Well, I'll say did check Wilmington from all the way back up towards the freeway to Jacob. I don't know if you remember our first really encounter. And I want Jacob says, "You can't ask me that. I can't answer that question." I am so reminded of that almost every time I see him because I thought, "Oh boy, I run him away." Thank you so much. It was training for both of us, but I got the biggest kick out of you. He thought I was really mad. What is wrong with this lady? So, he kind of stayed away from me for a while, but congratulations on your new job. If you can deal with that, you can you you got it made. You really do. But we will miss you and your your humor as well. And uh your hard work definitely hasn't gone unnoticed. As McKenna said, you've been an asset to us with all of your fine points and fine-tuning. Thank you so very much to my fellow commissioners. Good evening. I'm such I'm really happy to be a part of you and to be sitting here and to be finished early. God bless. Take care. That completes me. Thank you, Vice Chair Diaz.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh four things. One is want to acknowledge Laura Gonzalez, our planning commission secretary for the copious uh minutes notes that were taken. Really appreciate that. Um secondly, uh to our intern that uh gave us the update on the city's brownfield grant awards. I didn't catch your name,

Cammy. Okay. I didn't want to. Okay. So, excellent job. We appreciate the presentation uh the update and we look forward to the economic development update next fourth and coming at our next meeting. Also want to congratulate Jacob u in his promotion and move to Ohio uh back to his home state. Thank you. It was a pleasure for the short term that you helped this great planning department uh uh fine-tune us and help us uh make the the decisions that we make here with uh all the information that's provided to us. I do have an announcement that uh uh the Dominguez Lincoln Village on the east side of town where I'm the president of of that uh area. We have our blood drive uh that's going to take place at 21156 South Santa Fe Avenue in Carson on Monday, June 29th from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Um you know that's I shouldn't say sorely needed, but uh uh you know if flyers are being printed as we speak. I didn't have them to present them here today, but uh you know if you're able to come and give blood uh on Monday, June 29th, we welcome you. So, um, I'm I'm complete. Thank you, Madam Chair.

You want to give that address one more time? Yeah. 21156 South Santa Fe Avenue, Carson, California, 90810. Okay. Um, thank you. Um, how long have you been in California, Jacob?

Wow. You ready to go back to Ohio? That was my thought. But congratulations again. So proud of you. It's wonderful. And I've had the honor of uh working with both he and McKenna on apart from uh the commission and uh he's done a stellar job always. Um, and he he was shy and I remember when I came on and then he was there and he spoke so quietly, but he quickly regained himself and learned that you're awesome. Thank you to our staff always, always. Cammy, welcome. It's good to meet you. Thank you for your presentation. We look forward to more from you. Um, I just want to announce for people to put on their calendar, this year's Junth event is going to be celebrated on Saturday the 13th of June. It is an uh all day affair that will take place at Anderson Park. Um, Mills Park is still under construction trying to get that resolved, but Anderson Park, which of course is located on University in Wilmington, uh, so be prepared for that. Um I take Wilington a lot too. Um so we have to really kind of they did make some some repairs around where the uh I guess the railroad tracks or whatever that is when you get near. Uh but I don't know where they are in the schedule. Um and then we have to make sure that we're looking at the portion that is Carson and not Compton or the county. um unincorporated area or

whatever. So, but I think that um if if um we reach out to uh Arlington, he probably has a schedule for everything because they're continuing to work. I am honored to serve with all of you here and uh it makes it easier for me. Um as we have a wonderful staff um and we have a wonderful commission set. I just want us to also keep in prayer our own um Commissioner Gara who continues to have health challenges and uh prayerfully he will be able to come through that. So if there's nothing else oh there's my gavl. There it is. We're ajourned. Thank you.