Speaker 3: Item number 13 Communication for Mayor Robert Garcia. Recommendation to request city attorney to draft a resolution in support of efforts to build a football stadium in the city of Carson.
Speaker 0: So any comment on this item? Mr. Austin.
Speaker 4: Yes. I wanted to just commend the the mayor for bringing forward this request to the city attorney to draft a resolution in support of building a NFL stadium in the city of Carson. I got to tell you, I was been in contact with council members in the city of Carson with Assemblymember Mike Gibson in Sacramento last week . This is a real opportunity to to boost economic development for the city of Long Beach, for our tourism industry, for our small business corridors. And I think it just makes real good sense for for us to lend our support for the city of Carson, for an NFL stadium, which is literally on the border of my district, that the seventh district, it's our border city. So it makes a lot of sense for us to to weigh in and and show a strong support for this this action.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Next, Mr. Manga.
Speaker 8: I to echo the support of and words of my colleague Alison. It is great for economic development and heck, it's great for sundaes for all of us to get away and enjoy football in Southern California.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Next, Mr. Ranga.
Speaker 7: Besides having been a reader fan for the last 30 plus years, I would love to see them back and seeing that the Chargers would be coming with them. My wife is a big Charger fan, so I think she would I wouldn't be able to go in through the door if I didn't vote for this. But other than that, it's it's a great opportunity for the region and not only Long Beach, but for all the neighboring cities as well, to be able to benefit from the added revenue that would be coming with the two not one, but two national football leagues here in the in the general in the in the region. So I would support this motion as well.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Yes, Councilwoman Gonzalez.
Speaker 3: And Councilmember Suranga. I'm sorry. You're a Raiders fan. I'm a Chargers fan, but I do agree. I think this will be tremendous for the local economy. I think this is a great start to give our support to something that is going to be hopefully very, very, very good for the local economy. So I just wanted to say that. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for putting this on.
Speaker 0: Thank you. You know, also, I want to chime in on this also representing the city, you know, along which I think this is a great opportunity for Long Beach economy and for creating new jobs. You know, we have a great relationship with the Carson, you know, neighbors. And we can provide, you know, the hospitality at the project that will be needed there, especially when we talk about jobs. You know, I'm not kind of pet myself on the back because when I was playing professional football, the ball was around. But I am really excited about the project and the stadium. And so also L.A., it would bring many, many needs for the year coming. So thank you very much for our mayor to really get behind this. So any more speakers from the guys.
Speaker 4: Who want the helmets, leather to.
Speaker 0: Wood so we please have a vote on this? No. Any public comment? No one wants to speak on this issue.
Speaker 2: Done. It's not clear to me what the resolution means. A pat on the rump saying go ahead and do it. Or monetary contributions from the city of Long Beach. This would be astronomical cost. The city has engaged in projects that have been very extravagant and some of them of dubious value, such as the pool that the city manager himself said. No pool in any city has generated any revenue. This would be an added burden on the backs of working class people. We have plenty of entertainment available now which you can share my money and counsel others to do so, such as the city of Carson.
Speaker 0: Thank you very much. Oh, okay. Any anyone? Any more speakers? If not, we'll make take the vote. Excuse me before we start the next item. I just want to comment that Mr. Richardson's our father just passed father in law, so he had to leave the diocese. So, you know, all our prayers go with him. And thank you very much.
Speaker 3: Motion passed on item number 13 seven zero. Item number 14 Report from Development Services Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record and adopt the finding to sustain the appeals from Lorri, Andrew and Chuck Fowler, overturning the decision of the Planning Commission to accept a categorical exemption and approved as an approved ACP to allow the sale of
Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft a resolution in support of efforts to build a football stadium in the City of Carson.