TITLE
Recommendation to receive and file report on Vice Mayor Garcia's trip to Sacramento.
DISCUSSION
On January 7th, I traveled to Sacramento to interview with the Senate Rules Committee as an applicant for the California Coastal Commission. I met with Senate President pro Tem Darrel Steinberg in the afternoon and returned to Long Beach in the evening.
I applied to be Coastal Commissioner out of a desire to serve the people of California, including the residents of Long Beach, on one of California's most important public bodies. The Commission has the mission of protecting and preserving the coast for public use and access, a mission that greatly benefits the City of Long Beach, with its 5 miles of coastline, thriving port, abundance of maritime recreation activities, and location between two rivers that feed our harbor.
The ultimate result of this trip was my appointment by the Senater Rules Committee to the Coastal Commission.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
VICE MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA
FIRST DISTRICT