General

Criticized the council via song and urged recall of members.

A resident and board member of Sander updated the commission on landing fees adopted elsewhere — Falcon Field at $4.14 per 1,000 pounds and Austin's $50 fee with a surge charge — and offered to help the new committee research.

Spoke during the closing public comment period; topic not detailed in the record.

Spoke during the closing public comment period; topic not detailed in the record.

Laid out a weight-based fee model — about $15 per Cessna 172 landing, $112 for a Citation XLS — and cited Ontario International's unchallenged tiered fee structure.

Suggested lowering the fuel flowage fee as a concession to local pilots while adopting landing fees, noting LGB's $0.12/gallon is higher than nearby airports.

Called the Falcon Field comparison a red herring, citing LGB's $10.6 million operating loss and $101 million debt, and asked the commission to direct staff to bring a fair fee proposal.

Argued no year-long study is needed — a weight-based fee using existing systems could be done in three months, citing the $27 million Taxiway F rebuild.

Questioned why the airport raises parking and airline fees but won't consider landing fees, citing a $2.2 million revenue decrease and Grant Assurance 22.

A 25-year Wrigley resident said GA consumes disproportionate tower and air traffic control energy and argued GA should pitch in on landing fees.

Said the airport director is overstating the difficulty and that SENA's simple formula approach should be followed.

Focused on the money, not noise: questioned the lack of data and the 20-year use of the same consultant, suggesting creative alternatives.

Demanded the underlying math behind staff's 'revenue neutral' and 'headwinds rising' conclusions and asked the commission to direct a three-month GA fee revenue proposal.

Spoke during second public comment on non-agenda matters.

Spoke during second public comment on non-agenda matters.

Spoke during second public comment on non-agenda matters.

Spoke about justice for Black city workers and criticized the proposed reduction of comment time to 90 seconds as disrespectful.

Criticized the council's record on civic engagement, the port, term limits and police oversight, urging a no vote on Item 49.

Compared the council's actions to Vichy France, urging members to resist what he called rising fascism and to vote against restricting public comment.

Spoke during the final public comment period at the close of the meeting.

North Long Beach community worker thanked the committee and offered future collaboration on leadership and economic literacy.

Denounced the intelligence analyst contract with General Dynamics over its ICE and weapons manufacturing ties.

A District 5 renter spoke against the General Dynamics contract over its ICE ties and urged the city to adopt community demands to remove ICE from Long Beach.

Argued taxpayer money shouldn't fund a company holding a $9.6 million ICE contract and urged adoption of a civil and human rights screening policy.

Thanked the mayor's office for economic and housing initiatives.

Spoke during the closing public comment period.

Mayoral candidate argued the transfer of utility surplus to the general fund was ruled unconstitutional and urged the board to stop it this year, saying reserves should be far higher.

During general public comment, praised the professionalism and quality of the day's presentations, saying the right people are doing the right jobs on gas, water, and sewer — services as important as police and fire.

Opposed items 20 and 24, calling support of ICE-linked firms hypocritical.

Opposed city money going to a major ICE contractor; urged the human rights screening policy.

Detailed General Dynamics' multibillion-dollar DHS and ICE contracts and urged adoption of a human rights screening policy.

Spoke during the general public comment period following the hearing.

Asked about the return of seating in the chambers during the second general public comment period.