Speaker 2: So I brought that comment forward. But that's related to some of our closed session discussion. Now we're going to hearing item number three. Second. It's the second hearing, but it's titled the hearing out of number three.
Speaker 0: Report from Development Services recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing and adopt a mitigated negative declaration. Approve a general plan amendment and adopt a resolution amending the Land Use District Map relating to the property at 1500 East Anaheim Street. Approve a zone change and declare ordinance amending page ten of the Zoning Use District Map. Read the first time in late over in the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading and approve site plan, review and vesting tentative tract map for a five story 198,259 square foot mixed use building at 1500 East Anaheim Street 1209. Walnut Avenue, District six.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much. I'm going to turn this over to staff for the presentation.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Speaker 6: We will have a staff report from Christopher Coons, our planning beer manager.
Speaker 2: Good evening, Mayor, and members.
Speaker 1: Of the city council. The item before you tonight is the land use.
Speaker 9: Related approvals for this particular.
Speaker 1: Affordable housing development at Anaheim and Walnut. Before I dove into those details that are in front of you. Did just want to remind you about the city's.
Speaker 2: Role in.
Speaker 1: This project. We're not just the regulator, but in this case, this was city property. Bridge development was selected as the best possible developer for this particular site. And through LP, CIC, the.
Speaker 2: Long Beach Community Investment.
Speaker 1: Corp. were also an investor in this.
Speaker 2: Project, providing a $4 million loan.
Speaker 1: To this project so that we can provide adequate housing for low income persons, those at risk of homelessness, and those with special needs. So as I mentioned, the property is at Walnut and Anaheim. It's roughly catty corner.
Speaker 9: Across the street.
Speaker 2: From the library.
Speaker 1: There. The existing zoning is a mix of community commercial and two family residential with a similar mix and the general plan designation. Under the future or.
Speaker 2: General plan, the land is all meant.
Speaker 1: The entire site is.
Speaker 2: Designated.
Speaker 1: For mixed use housing. This shows you the existing conditions.
Speaker 2: Out there on the site.
Speaker 1: So it's a vacant site.
Speaker 2: There's no demolition involved.
Speaker 1: In this project.
Speaker 2: And you see.
Speaker 1: The.
Speaker 2: White fence around the site.
Speaker 1: The project proposal includes 88 affordable apartment units. Of those 88 units, 67 are for families, 20 are for individuals with special needs. And there's one on site manager unit.
Speaker 2: There's 32 one bedrooms, 31 two bedrooms and 25 three bedrooms. Those three bedroom units being.
Speaker 1: Particularly critical to meet the shortage of large.
Speaker 2: Family units in our city.
Speaker 1: The affordability on the project is.
Speaker 2: 40 extremely low units, 13 very low units.
Speaker 1: 34.
Speaker 2: Low income units, and the one manager unit in addition to the housing.
Speaker 1: We're very excited that this project includes just under 24,000 square feet of ground floor medical space. There will be a children's clinic in the ground floor of this.
Speaker 2: Building in addition.
Speaker 1: To some.
Speaker 2: Residential amenity.
Speaker 1: Space and the parking garage. There's a.
Speaker 2: Subdivision action as part of the entitlements.
Speaker 1: To merge the various parcels into one unified development. So as I mentioned at the ground floor, you have the children's clinic as well as parking. You proceed up various floors to provide the residential units. And then there is outdoor terrace area atop the parking garage to provide additional recreational opportunities for the residents of the building. This just shows you how that outdoor terrace area will look. I want to compliment Bridge. We went through a very long entitlement process on this project, but that was necessary to get that design right. And one of the issues we were working on was how we can provide these needed units but provide a high level quality of life for those future residents, including recreational opportunities, because we weren't able to do that on the ground floor. We did this redesign, which allows this outdoor terrace area to provide that amenity space. This just shows you.
Speaker 2: And rendering what that.
Speaker 1: Amenity space terrace will look like. This shows you the renderings.
Speaker 2: Of the building.
Speaker 1: Most critically. Anaheim has a major corridor with substantial buildings, but as you back off of that corridor, you have smaller structures and this.
Speaker 2: Building will back down.
Speaker 1: In compliment to those lower, strong structures in the neighborhoods, to the rear. And you have the parking area.
Speaker 2: Providing that.
Speaker 1: Reduced.
Speaker 2: Height and some buffering between the.
Speaker 1: Residential uses, fronting Anaheim and the smaller apartment structures to the South. This just shows you a map of the general plan amendment that's in front of you. The only reason this is in front of you is because on the date that the applicant filed, the general plan amendment was necessary. Once the land use element becomes effective, this would not be necessary. But trying to move forward with this project at this time. This is the corresponding zone change. It allows for the unified development across all the parcels, creating a single zone to allow the more unified development. There is a density bonus associated with this project. This allows of relief as a matter of right on issues related to setbacks as well as loading space requirements. And while the project does meet open space requirements, there is a slight modification to exactly how that open space is provided. There was a secret document, initial study and mitigated negative declaration prepared for the project. All of.
Speaker 2: Those mitigation measures have been incorporated.
Speaker 1: In front of you and there is a safety improvement project.
Speaker 2: Underway and the planning stage along Anaheim and this.
Speaker 1: Developer will be contributing in lieu to that effort that will be later installed by public works. So in front of you is to adopt the.
Speaker 2: Environmental.
Speaker 1: Document, adopt the resolution relating to the General Plan Amendment adopted by.
Speaker 2: Ordinance, the change to zoning and.
Speaker 1: Approve the associated site.
Speaker 2: Plan, review and vesting tract.
Speaker 1: Map for this five storey mixed use building with 88 affordable apartment units. So that's my very brief presentation in the spirit of brief.
Speaker 2: Meetings, and I'm glad to answer.
Speaker 1: Any questions that Council may have.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Since this is a hearing, we will first go to public comment. Mr. Vice Mayor, I know there's a motion and a second we're going to public comment and then I will go from there. I'm going to call the first ten, speak the first few speakers. James Sasso city of San Marino con carelessly. Robert Fox those please. 5/1 speakers can please come forward in that order. James Soso Cynthia San Marino, Con Corliss, Lee and Robert Fox.
Speaker 6: Good evening, Mayor and city council members. My name is James Suozzi and I'm speaking as the associate director of Long Beach Forward tonight in support of this really awesome Anaheim and Walnut project. So our collective vision is a long beach where race and income don't determine one's future, but rather that we're a community where everyone is safe , connected and healthy. And currently, when it comes to living a healthy life and predicting how long someone will live, our zip code is more important than our genetic code. And Long Beach, seven years can be shaved off your life if you live in neighborhoods with less access to resources in places like Cambodia Town here in Long Beach , because where we live is more about than just our address. It's about our opportunities and access to safe housing, healthy food options, and comprehensive health care. And in areas like Cambodia Town, where this project is situated, life expectancy is lower than in other parts of the city. And as in the case with other cities across California and the country, the root cause is racial and economic discrimination. That has happened over generations. So what that looks like today is the high number of residents living in poverty, in rent burdened and severe health problems. And this is why exactly why the Anaheim and Walnut Project is so critical to improving the health of the Cambodian home community and overall in Long Beach. This project as a well is important because it will bring comprehensive health and wellness services and affordable housing, much needed affordable housing to our community. The project is really a step in the right direction to reverse these historic inequities. And I applaud you all for considering this and working with staff, and we're excited to work together to make this happen.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Next speaker, please.
Speaker 4: Good evening, Mayor. Vice Mayor to City Council on behalf of Cambodia town ing. I'm here tonight to support the Anaheim St and Walnut Project. We are very familiar with the project. We support the project because it will bring the benefits to the Cambodia town neighborhood. The Anaheim Walnut Project will bring comprehensive health and wellness services to our community, as well as affordable housing in our community. Seven out of ten residents living within one mile radius of the new center are low income. Three in five residents have a high rent burden, spending more than 30% of their income on housing. Only one in five of our area's low income residents use or have access to a community health center. Cambodia town ing is looking forward to working with taxi and bridge housing to bring this project to fruition. Last but not least, we would like to thank Mayor, Vice Mayor, the City Council and staff for moving forward on Anaheim and Walnut Project. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Next speaker, please.
Speaker 4: Good evening. My name is Marty Kochen. I am the executive director of Pacific Asian Counseling Services. We provide many needed mental health services for the severely mentally ill. And we have been working with the children's clinic for many years, providing integrated care, both behavioral and medical. We look forward to this project because it will bring to the community a much needed coalition where we can provide both medical and behavioral health services in one area, in one building. That's very important. We have a fantastic mental health program for Cambodians, which the children's clinic has been part of. The other thing is I want to commend Dr. Elisa Nicholas for her vision, because in this center, we are going to have many services, such as a community kitchen, which will provide another set of services for the community that are not now available. So I hope that all of you will support this and bring this to fruition as soon as possible. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Next, Speaker Lee. Next up is call asleep.
Speaker 6: I'm afraid callers didn't want to speak.
Speaker 2: Okay, I'm taking off. Mr. Fox, thank you.
Speaker 6: I appreciate that, Robert. Actually, I'm here to speak on the streamlining of city council. The reason I came tonight. And I applaud the idea of making this.
Speaker 2: Mr. Fox, you have to speak on the hearing. You have to. Yeah. You have to speak on this.
Speaker 6: On 1500. Yes. Okay. Then I don't have anything to say about it because actually it's okay. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Next five speakers in this order are Roth from Rocio Torres, Mary Simmons and Jeff Williams.
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Speaker 1: Hello, Mr. May.
Speaker 6: Robert Garcia and all the.
Speaker 1: City council members. My name is.
Speaker 6: Herbert from a residence in the district.
Speaker 1: And I have live about less than a mile from the lot. 1500 and a half and Walnut Alley in Long Beach for 38 years. Today, I would like to say that.
Speaker 6: I am happy to support the.
Speaker 1: Plan on the lot of Anaheim and Walnut.
Speaker 6: This is the place that all of us who have been.
Speaker 1: Elders and senior citizens, we have known this place for 48 years already. This is a place that will.
Speaker 7: Provide.
Speaker 6: Us interest to the Cambodia town and to the neighborhood in.
Speaker 1: The.
Speaker 6: AOC southern area.
Speaker 1: Also.
Speaker 6: We all have very low income and we need a place for our health that will be close to where we live, that we could be within walking distance to look for.
Speaker 1: Doctors whenever we have illness. Therefore, Mr. Mayor Garcia and.
Speaker 7: All the city.
Speaker 1: Council members please approve this and how best.
Speaker 6: To.
Speaker 7: Get this project.
Speaker 1: Going. Thank you so much.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. And yes, thank you. Our next speaker is Miss Marcio Torres. Then Miss Mary Simmons and Jeff Williams.
Speaker 4: Good evening to city council and our honorable mayor. My name's Rocio Torres and I'm in favor of the Anaheim Walnut Project. I'm a board member of AOC seven and AOC seven is our neighborhood boundaries, which is Anaheim, Orange and Cherry and Seventh Street. We adopted Alamitos, and we support the Anaheim Walnut Project. This project would be a benefit to all our community by providing early interventions by the children's clinic to our students and families, early interventions in both physical and mental health, which would benefit all of our city. As a school counselor, I see the extreme need to help our students be happy, healthy, productive members of society in our city. The housing component of this project will provide housing in our community to create a stable learning environment for our children. We look forward to working with TCC and Bridging House Housing to bring this this project forward. Thank you to the City Council and staff for moving forward in that housing project. Thank you.
Speaker 2: You so much like speaker, please.
Speaker 11: Good evening, Mayor Garcia City Council. My name is Mary Simmons. I'm speaking on behalf of my neighborhood group, AOC seven, Anaheim, Orange, Cherry and Seventh. And I fully support this project coming forth. I'm super excited about it. I've literally lived like a few feet away, less than a block. So I'm excited. Like the community benefits that this will bring for for our neighborhood. It'll make it. This is like the missing link that will make our community healthy. So thank you very much. We appreciate your support. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Ms.. Simmons. Our next group of speakers is Jeff Williams here. Then Ramon, I think I think he left. Maybe I don't see him. Mr. Ovia, Dr. Nicholas and Jenny. Greg, would you guys please come forward? Thank you. In that order, Mr. Williams, Mr. Ovadia and Dr. Nicholas and Jenny. Greg.
Speaker 12: Good evening, Mayor Garcia. Vice Mayor Andrews, I am Jeff Williams. We're actually the applicant.
Speaker 2: And sir, I'm going to I'm actually to give you, if you'd like, you're going to get a chance at the end of the comments. Yes. Okay.
Speaker 12: To make I'll keep it very brief.
Speaker 6: Okay.
Speaker 2: Guidance. My.
Speaker 1: I support the project, just like I support the development of all affordable housing in Long Beach, which we sorely lack. And this this comment is not not actually about this specific project itself, although it has some some items that I think are really important. One is retail is failing in California, in Long Beach and everywhere else with the advent of Internet sales. So the use of what would otherwise be a retail space for a clinic is is something that I commend. I wanted to talk a little bit about parking in this project than in all other projects. See if if. The City Council. If the planning department, then if developers would consider this proposal, I think it would it would be an improvement to our parking condition. We you know, we we all know that that we live in in parking impacted areas. Households now have used to have one car and two cars at the most. Now, many households have. Four or five cars and up and in in the creation of parking spaces. I've seen a lot of parking structures built in the city of Long Beach with less than adequate parking.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Mr. Evi. Next up is is Jenny Craig, after Jenny Craig, Jeff Miller, Sri Sri Roth, Lowa and Cynthia. And tonight, coffee.
Speaker 1: Oh.
Speaker 4: Hi. Thank you. Sorry, I forgot my paper. I apologize. Looking at my phone. I took a couple of notes. I went to the planning commission meeting and I addressed a couple of concerns. One is that the entity that's going to be running the clinic is called the Children's Clinic, but it actually hasn't been widely stated that this is going to be adult behavioral services primarily. So I think there's some confusion about what the project actually is. So I feel like the public outreach is maybe a little bit not as transparent as it could be. The variance on the planning code is not actually approved even today as we're talking about approving the project and it wasn't approved at the Planning Commission. So if that does significantly change, does that make this project no longer valid and it needs to go back through the Planning Commission project process because that's a question right now. The other thing is that the notice in the outreach, you heard from some self-appointed neighborhood association representatives who do strategically skip certain blocks in certain areas, and that has been addressed with development services. So there was no notice. The outreach to the community, there may have been two meetings, but they were held for room spaces that hold less than 40 people. And this is in an area where we've decided in the planning commission there are about 100,000 people within the three nearest council districts, but 1100 that should be impacted by the 350 square feet. So thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Mr.. Is Mr. Jeff Miller here? No, I. Sri Roth lower. Please come forward.
Speaker 4: Evening, Mr. Mayor and vice mayor and all the council members. My name is Robert Law and a resident of District nine. I'm here to voice my support for the project for this project, because this project will help to increase the access of affordable housing and health services to help children and elderly. So seven years ago, I was an immigrant child who just arrived in the United States and I had many health issue. If it wasn't because of the children clinics that help me to overcome my sickness, I wouldn't be able to walk to achieve my bachelor's degree and become the first generation graduated college student and be able to serve the community. I hope that this general plan amendment be approved in order to expand the services to help more children from diverse in next group so they can stay healthy and achieve their dreams. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much. And, Mr. Sun, can we.
Speaker 1: You said it right the first time, Mayor? Yes. And I can't say 56th District resident. I got it right next to you. It's okay. I'm coming in here to support this project. I think it would be a great addition to the to the neighborhood. It's a it used to be the little Mexican carnival that they would have sporadically coming into the area. So the fact that now would be a opportunity to house people and be supportive, I always see the I look come my lady over there on the bus where I see you and the 45 very often across the street . That being said, and appreciative of the chosen clinic and uh, uh, the bridge housing, uh, take an opportunity to invest in this community. Affordable housing units to this size are very much needed in the area. That being said, I'm just curious to see that scene that the city is investing $4 million into this project I'm seeing. I'm curious to see if there's any kind of mandate in regards to who gets to live in the project, because the last time a similar project like this was built on Atlantic and Willow, you know, it was filled up completely by County of Los Angeles, people who are on the housing roll for them. So just curious to see how it's filled. You know, if it's going to be a boon for the people in the neighborhood. It would be great if people in the neighborhood could actually live in the building. So outside of that, I'm supportive of it and I hope to see this proceed further. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much. That concludes public comment. I do have to invite Mr. Williams to come forward. We're going to put 5 minutes on the clock and Mr. Williams is the applicant representing the applicant. And please, I know you have some extended comments and so you're welcome to do so. I'm not sure if Dr. Nicholas is part of his presentation, but you're both welcome to please.
Speaker 12: Yes, Dr. Nicholas is. And I'll start start over again. Good evening, Mayor Garcia, Vice Mayor Andrews and the rest of the city council. I know the hours late. And so we will I think we're going to change plans a little bit. I think I'll skip most of my presentation in the interest of time. I think really my goal here is just to say that we're excited as bridge housing to be here. This is our first project in Long Beach. We've looked forward to this for some time. We've been working at this, as Christopher has indicated for a while on the design. We look forward to working with the city on this and on future opportunities. I am joined tonight by Dr. Lisa Nicholas, the CEO for the Children's Clinic, and I think she does want to say a few words. So I will try to be even briefer and also as well as Ernie Vasquez, the CEO of SBA Architects, our architect. I will give you just a brief history of bridge housing. We've been in existence about 35 years. Extensive experience. Our mission is building low income housing for families and seniors and special needs populations. This is right within our mission, and we're especially excited here at the synergy of working with the Children's Clinic to provide both housing and health care in the same location and really to improve people's lives and impact the local community. We're certainly available to answer any questions about the design. I think Christopher gave you the brief overview. I just wanted to reiterate that Bridges, Bridge Housing is committed to building this project, to completing all the many steps it takes through financing and so forth. We expect to have approximately 220 residents at this facility when it's complete, including 190 low, very low and extremely low income family residents, as well as 25 people who are formerly homeless. We expect to generate about 120, 250 construction jobs and 45 to 50 full time jobs. The majority of those, of course, will be at the children's clinic. And then we will have a handful of staff on property in terms of maintenance and management. We do have many steps to come, but this is a very important step. I'm excited to be here and would appreciate your support in it available to answer any questions. We will work through all those steps in concert with TCC in the city and we're just excited to to be in front of you. I'd like to introduce Dr. Lisa Nicholas of TCC, if I can bring her as part of the applicant application. Sure. To speak about TCC itself and their plans for the project.
Speaker 1: Do you want the slides? Okay.
Speaker 12: Can we put the presentation?
Speaker 2: Is it possible to give a presentation back up? Why don't you.
Speaker 6: Go ahead and begin? Yeah.
Speaker 4: Well. Well, I'm thrilled to be here. It's such an honor and very excited for this project to finally be coming to fruition. I want to thank all of you for all of your support and your staff. Sure. And I want to thank all the people that commented and support. And I truly love working in this community. And we are very committed to all all of our work. So we were founded 80 years ago. It's our going to be our 80th anniversary. So hopefully I'll be back for another little show here. We now have 13 clinics that are not mobile and one mobile clinic that serves the homeless. We serve 40,000 patients every year through 130,000 visits of all ages. And we have 400 employees at this current time, 333 full time equivalents. So and of many other opportunities coming.
Speaker 3: In the near future. So this health and wellness.
Speaker 4: Center, I think, you know, most of this we really want to improve the services of the community, create employment opportunities. We hire from the community and we serve this community and really want to decrease social isolation, build community.
Speaker 3: And have a facility that is open to the community, not just for health care services, but wellness.
Speaker 4: This is our bottom floor. The clinic is on one side and then.
Speaker 3: The wellness center is on the side, on either side.
Speaker 4: Of that patio area where we hope to have some activities there. We will be offering full scope, pediatrics, full scope, adult care, full scope women's health care, including prenatal family planning, integrated behavioral health, a pharmacy, acupuncture.
Speaker 3: We're hoping dentistry walk in immunizations and health.
Speaker 4: Enrollment programs in the wellness center. And this is really working with the community. We will try to provide the services that they want us to provide. But this is just some of our things that we have heard from the community that we will be doing. We will have a teaching kitchen, we will have a food pantry there. We will have enrollment into multiple programs and wellness.
Speaker 3: Services.
Speaker 4: Both intergenerational a lot with our 0 to 5 population. Arts and crafts that are reflective of the community that we serve and our partners as of now, our Pacific Asian Counseling Services Camera girls in action. But our space will be open to those programs within the community to work with us. And that's it. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much. That concludes the presentation and comments for the hearing. I'm going to go ahead and close as we go back to deliberations from the council. So let me start with Vice Mayor Andrus.
Speaker 10: Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I want to thank everyone who's participating in this project. I don't think anyone who's been here since I have would know the impact of that corner right there on Walnut and Anaheim. I mean, it's been such a blight area for such a long time. And finally, finally, we have someone who's willing to come on and take this enormous, you know, situation here. So I think what we're doing. To me, I think since if you look around the city and you see the homeless situation, at least we're just at least wood just tapping into it. We're not going to be able to act eliminated, but at least what's happening to the homeless situation. You talk about the clinic. We're talking about everything that should be done here in the city of Long Beach, especially when you talk about the individuals who live here can at least be a part of it. They can live in these this complex that we're going to build here. And also not only anyone, but work in it also and the individuals who need that help. Dr. Nichols, I just want to tell you and your staff. I can't really even start to tell you how much we appreciate this, because that has been a dream. And one of my legacies, I think, well, anything to know that we have a place now for our young kids to go, older individuals, our seniors, a place to live. And we know the income situation in my area is very, very low. So now we're going to build something where you will feel very proud of what they're putting in there, because, I mean, I never thought that this project at one time would ever come to fruition. But, I mean, there was a time when I really thought that this issue would be a, you know, such a monumental a task. But we're all here and we're almost at the finish line, you guys. So don't give up on this. Now, we're almost at the finish line. And I know one doctor came up here and gave a speech and that the housing the bridge housing and Nino and Mr. me that I want to just tell you how much I appreciate you and your staff and what you guys are planning on doing there. You know, in putting this together, the project will be a transforming the corner and that entire neighborhood. And when it's built, it will bring 88 new residents. And I think they went over everything now with you. But it also will bring homes to new medical clinics in and with Dr. Nichols and the children's clinic. And I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this project, because it will be a. What about housing and for central Long Beach? And you like we said, even if you don't live in the sixth District, you can still be a part of this project, remember? We want Long Beach to be a part, you know, to live in it. We want Long Beach to work in it. But more than anything, we want to finish the project. That's the main thing. So thank you guys so much for being here. Yes.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Austin.
Speaker 1: Thanks. I'm proud to second this this motion, this this project is inspiring and well needed. And, you know, it just goes to show that, you know, when when there's a vision and and political will and things can get done. I'm mom. I'm for the public here. I don't I don't think people understand, you know, the how tough it is to get a housing project actually completed or get it even to this step, the the entitlement process, the planning process, all that goes into it. So I want to salute Councilmember Andrews. I want to salute the staff that worked on this. Obviously, the developers and the community groups that that that have come out and spoken in support. This is another feather in your cap, Councilmember. And I would just say congratulations and getting another one across the finish line. This is a touchdown.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Austin. Councilman Richardson.
Speaker 5: I want to echo those. Congratulations. This is a great project. I like everything about it. You know, I'm taking a look at this terrace. I would love to have this terrace in North Long Beach somewhere. I see the children's clinic and Dr. Nicholas, who we've had a relationship for many, many years because she has facilities in Hamilton Middle School and, you know, to see those wellness services that are being presented. I think that's certainly a feather in the cap. Vice Mayor Andrews is a great, great project. This is what the region needs to see, that we can develop quality, affordable housing that looks great and helps improve and stabilize and bring up a neighborhood. And it's amazing. And I would also just add, Mr. Koontz, I got to tell you, what you touch comes out great. So I see what you're doing. I see the work you're doing across the city. And we're really grateful to have you and your expertize in this fight for affordable housing. Thanks a lot.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilmember Supernova.
Speaker 9: Thank you very much. I'd also like to congratulate Vice Mayor Andrews, and I'd say this is more than a touchdown. This is like your reverse kickoff return during the 1960 junior Rose Bowl. But also, congratulations to the community and special congratulations to Dr. Nicholas. We've had a few conversations about this, and I think the public doesn't know the challenges that were in front of you. So congratulations are definitely in order. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. And Councilman Pierce.
Speaker 4: I just want to echo the same thing. It's great to to see a project like this get completed and get to this point with the council. I know that it takes a lot of funding, a lot of finance, a lot of pieces just to be able to dream up a project like this. But then to take the children's clinic, which has deep roots in Long Beach and the community, and put that into that building. I think it's historic for the city to see that we've made a lot of these investments and approved a lot of these projects over the last several years. And I hope that this is another model that possibly one day we could find something like this in the second. But just really congratulations, everybody. I know this was took a lot of hard work to get here and I know there's hard work ahead, but we're in this with you guys. So thank you.
Speaker 2: And Vice Mayor Andrews.
Speaker 10: Yes, I'd just like to know, Doctor. Mr. Midnight, how far are we away from getting ground control shovels into the ground? Does anyone know?
Speaker 2: Yeah. And I think I think our staff are probably the good answer. From our perspective, we're about a year away, sir.
Speaker 9: So we expect to break.
Speaker 2: Ground during the tail end of 2020. All right. Okay. Thank you. My my comments just are just one is I want to thank the entire team on this project. I have been we've been pretty involved in monitoring this project and the progress and some of the challenges and setbacks that we've had, particularly on funding challenges that we had in the past. But the entire time you guys stuck through it and are really delivering a quality project, I think the children's clinic partnership is fantastic. I think that the community support, as you can see, is critical and you're doing exactly what we need. This community does need housing that is affordable and accessible, particularly to people that are vulnerable and that are struggling across our city. And so I just commend the entire team for for stepping up. I want to personally thank Mr. Medak, who's in the audience for working with with my team, and just keeping us in the loop about what's been going on with the project. And I also want to thank our staff for all their hard work as well. And so with that members, please go and cast your votes.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Richardson. Can. Motion carries.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Congratulations. We have and again, because we had the budget hearing, everything is just taking longer than it normally would. We have one more hearing tonight and that's hearing for or the third hearing on the agenda, and then we'll go into the regular agenda.
Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration MND-05-18;

Approve a General Plan Amendment (GPA18-001) and adopt resolution amending page 10 of the Land Use District Map of the Land Use Element of the General Plan relating to the property at 1500 East Anaheim Street from Land Use Districts #2 (Mixed Style Homes) and LUD #8A (Traditional Retail Strip Commercial) to LUD #8R (Mixed Retail-Residential Strip);