Speaker 1: Let's let's just let's do item 21 since John has already started.
Speaker 2: John Gravity Communication for Mayor Garcia. A recommendation to adopt the recommended resolution from the Technology and Innovation Commission in support of the City of Long Beach, participating in Los Angeles County Innovation Weeks hosted by the L.A. EBC.
Speaker 1: Mr. Kessler.
Speaker 0: Honorable Mayor and members of the city council. If you would.
Speaker 11: Like to if you'd like to add anything to the previous report, I'd.
Speaker 0: Be happy to.
Speaker 11: Thank you so much for supporting Innovation Week. What I didn't add earlier or that we're up to about 20 events locally in the city of Long Beach. And what's really neat about this is that these events are hosted by local innovators, entrepreneurs, local businesses to showcase entrepreneurship and innovation that's going on in our city. So the events range from food to Cal State, Long Beach, art college to industry manufacturing really across the board. And it's been a really interesting groundswell of support from the community who have volunteered their spaces. They actually pay for the programing and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation in partnership with the City of Long Beach. We we aggregate those events and market and promote them. But this is really a neat community showing. So if there are any other questions, they're there. All of these events are available online and you can register for the events and almost all of them are free to the public. That will conclude my report on this and I'm happy to answer any questions.
Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Good report. Let me let me just also add real briefly, this is the first innovation week that we've had that we've done. It's a great collaboration with the lady there, with her innovation team. And I know our innovation team is working really hard on this. And this is the kind of stuff that's really exciting that's happening that wasn't happening a year ago. All these connections that are being made, the partnerships, all of the innovators out there, they're all talking to each other now. And it's because of not just the work that John and the Bloomberg team are doing, but also the work of our new Technology and Innovation Department and Brian and his whole crew. It's just a really great partnership. So everyone's doing really great work and it's good to support this important event. Councilman actually, Councilman Richardson, you made the motion. Any comments now? Councilman Mongo. Any comments?
Speaker 2: I just am excited that everything is going on and the community is really embracing this. So thank you for all the work that you and your team are doing.
Speaker 1: And Councilman Austin.
Speaker 7: Yes. I just wanted to thank Mr. Keisler and the innovation team for coming out to First Fridays. And because we know last Friday and brought the whole team out, it was it was exciting. They got a chance to meet many of the residents locally and talk to them about some of the work that they're doing and where we're going as a city in terms of becoming greater innovative thinkers. And so I just wanted to let my support as well. Thank you.
Speaker 1: Q Councilman Franco.
Speaker 9: Thank you, Barry. I, too, want to add my voice to in appreciation of what's going on with the innovation team. Curiously enough, they joined me on my seventh District Harbor tour. They were a captive audience. They had a captive audience there and provided an update as to what they're all about, brought the whole team out, introduced them , and they had an opportunity to engage the community and ask questions about We appreciate the community had an opportunity to ask them questions regarding what's what their job is and what they're doing. And and everybody felt very, very informed in terms of what's going on with the city. So I want to again, thank you for joining us.
Speaker 1: Thank you. MCHUGH Any public comment on the item? CNN members, please cast your votes.
Speaker 2: Motion carries.
Speaker 1: Thank you. 22. Yeah.
Recommendation to adopt the recommended resolution from the Technology and Innovation Commission in support of the City of Long Beach participating in Los Angeles County Innovation Weeks hosted by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.  Innovation Weeks will be taking place from 
October 2-22 with more than 50 events featuring innovation in manufacturing, the entertainment industry, biotech, and technology startups.