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Staff said the commission's Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail and South Park Accessible Playground Renaming Subcommittee developed the recommendations. The subcommittee proposed renaming the trail segment the \"Jeff Hirsch and Casey Rohrer Greenbelt Accessible Trail\" and the South Park playground the \"Casey Rohrer Accessible Playground,\" and recommended commemorative benches and plaques be installed at each site.

Staff described the justification in the subcommittee report: Hirsch, who used a wheelchair after a stroke, advocated for accessibility across the beach cities and served on the city's Access Hermosa working group; Rohrer, born with cerebral palsy, and his family advocated for the universally accessible playground installed at South Park in 2016 and participated in design and ribbon-cutting events. Staff proposed bench locations on existing concrete pads to allow for ADA seating adjacent to each bench.

Commissioners discussed the geographic scope of the naming and asked staff to clarify that the renaming applies to the accessible portion of the Greenbelt (the pedestrian-accessible segment) rather than the entire Greenbelt corridor. Commissioners asked staff to include explicit wording that the honored trail segment runs from Pier Avenue to Eighth Street; staff confirmed the plaque language and the city web page would clarify the segment.

Timing and installation details were also discussed. Staff said the South Park plaque would be installed after completion of CIP 603 (South Park Slope Irrigation and Landscape Improvements), currently anticipated to finish in July 2025; the Greenbelt dedication would be scheduled for June 2025 (to coincide with Hirsch's birthday month). The commission directed staff to forward the subcommittee recommendations and the draft resolution to City Council for its March 25 meeting for formal action.

At the meeting several commissioners spoke in favor of the recognition. One commissioner said, \"I couldn't be prouder to be part of such a great subcommittee,\" and others noted the renaming acknowledged the advocates who helped make the trail and playground accessible. The commission's recommendation passed unanimously and will proceed to council for final action; staff will coordinate bench installation, plaque wording and dedication events if and when council approves the resolution.

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The proposed Kelly Court project would renovate existing pickleball, tennis and basketball courts with new surfacing and restriping and would have allowed the city to reopen two currently closed pickleball courts. Staff said council's action to reject bids came at a February 25 council meeting and that staff is preparing a commission agenda item for the April meeting to give stakeholders another opportunity to review the project design and the court-use policies attached to it.

Staff plans to notify existing stakeholder contacts, including the stakeholder group that helped establish current court-use policies and hours, and said it would post signs at the courts and reach out to registered pickleball players. The director said staff currently has contact information for \"several hundred\" pickleball members and will share the April agenda item with them.

Commission discussion focused on process and timing. Several commissioners urged earlier commission involvement on CIP projects that affect park uses and asked whether structural changes to CIP timelines or a liaison with Public Works could improve coordination. The city attorney and staff said the municipal code places CIP oversight in staff and council processes but that expanded commission involvement is feasible if council directs the change or if staff adjusts its internal timelines; staff warned such a change could delay project award and construction timelines.

Commissioners suggested inviting user groups to present to the commission as an informational item before council-level budget decisions, and one commissioner asked staff to offer community groups a presentation slot in April or May to provide a \"dry run\" of proposals that might later go to council. Staff agreed to explore direct outreach to interested community groups and the feasibility of posting on-site notices at affected facilities.

Other items staff said will return to the commission in April include a Contract Class Program and LiveHermosa recreation-brochure review and a future discussion of park hours; the South Park slope/irrigation CIP (CIP 603) was also discussed and staff said it will coordinate with Public Works to clarify project scope and any changes since earlier presentations.

No formal commission action was taken on CIP 619 at the March meeting; staff will present the item for formal commission review in April and then return it to council for a future award action.","Following the City Council's rejection of bids for CIP 619 (Kelly Court improvements), staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission it will return the project for commission review in April so the public and stakeholders can comment on court design, hours and use policies; the change delays reopening of two closed pickleball courts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6651832,"Parks commission continues LA Kings beach event review to April 1 over unanswered questions, event-limit concerns",1996,3324000,5320000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497450-67c37cb1e07b226c21510704f072d6e8&start=3324&end=5320","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497450-67c37cb1e07b226c21510704f072d6e8/thumbnail_3324000.jpg","/articles/6651832/Hermosa-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Parks-commission-continues-LA-Kings-beach-event-review-to-April-1-over-unanswered-questions-event-limit-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651832-370b5c4b5a626bbdc9c25503bf3e5e21/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212180&Signature=oPTvGSyQZpoIZr72AqAxGyAv3Gpv0GfeQrjvFNZvoUDEzzxADvjmUuX3m0tt8YtDKgJa~LFN86U~8XETOsuJehEHwzolerv1doAC~KYASNzynzu8MOFFoeIWbcUYOzJlrk9IzzO1BIZNTyLymrnh7c-44z6NqmfE8qRv4e6skt7DixMkzbQsV~QiQaVFiQDWT0yPxHNpZ1sB7lYiEfY2vFUuWmLqHYmpUI28WsJQDI9ezNERG4nlBcyqPscxk0JT60GcyfH~lBYracy7DmqkIMEDPD-YVnXSNVbc9ZQgNBZ44PD5k7MOnuNYZSkpBvuNpsIUmvHu2QdMUo6yAHnFzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commission on a unanimous vote continued its public hearing on a proposed LA Kings beach activation until its April 1 meeting, citing unanswered producer questions and concerns that the proposal would push September well past the city's special-event limits.

Staff described the 2025 proposal as largely the same event that had been slated for September 2024 before the Kings cancelled and sought to move the activation to 2025. The producer sought to use the beach south of the pier for setup on Monday, Sept. 15'Wednesday, Sept. 17; event days Thursday, Sept. 18'Tuesday, Sept. 23; and teardown on Sept. 24. Coca-Cola would be a partner and would seek on-beach sampling of Smartwater and Coke Zero on Friday through Sunday during the event. Staff said the Kings expected about 500 participants and 1,000 spectators on event days.

The proposal would exceed the special-event monthly cap for September. Staff told the commission approving the Kings event as proposed would yield roughly 25 event days in September versus the policy's 15-day cap. Approving the event in its current form would also produce three events on Saturday, Sept. 20 (the city's Coastal Cleanup Day with Heal the Bay, the annual GlowRide, and the Kings event), which requires a policy exemption and a council decision.

Staff advised that because the planned Coca-Cola sampling is promotional product sampling, that portion of the activation better fits the Pier Plaza promotion program and would be charged the applicable promotion fee. Staff also explained an amplified-sound constraint: the Kings would be required to limit announcements and eliminate music by 5:30 p.m. on days that would overlap with the GlowRide to avoid concurrent amplified sound.

Commissioners pressed staff for operational details that were not yet available: parking counts, an exact list of tents and activations, clarity on plaza programming, outreach to other event producers (for example, GlowRide organizers), and whether the Kings and Coca-Cola had committed to local sponsorships for other late-September events. Staff said much of the permitting work had been done during the 2024 review cycle and reiterated that some details still needed producer confirmation; staff also said it would notify GlowRide organizers and other stakeholders as part of the review process.

Because representatives of the LA Kings and the event producers were not present for questioning, several commissioners said they lacked the necessary detail to make a recommendation to council. After discussion, the commission voted unanimously to continue the public hearing to the commission's April 1 meeting so event producers could appear and answer questions. Staff said if the commission forwards a recommendation it would appear on the City Council agenda for its March 25 meeting; staff also said the council could act before the commission's April review if council chose to put the matter on its March agenda.

No final approvals or exemptions were granted by the commission at the meeting; the continuation preserves staff's ability to complete the permitting review and to return with producers present or to present a refined event plan for the commission's April 1 meeting.

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