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Honorable Mayor and Members Of the City Council

City Hall Torrance, California

Members of the Council:

Council Meeting of June 16, 2020

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL #5

Subject: Supplementary Material to Item 9A - Review Proposed Revisions to Fiscal Year 2020-21 of the two-year 2019-21 Operating Budget.

Attached is public correspondence received for the above item.

CONCUR:

Attachments: A) Correspondence

Respectfully submitted,

Eric E. Tsao Finance Director

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERl.~L

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From: Mike Leader< > Date: June 11, 2020 at 3:25:18 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Concerns about the City budget ...

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., .··rne1ts1ftclicking·on.··links. Dear Mayor Furey and Torrance City Council Members,

My name is Mike Leader and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5. 7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer- Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must reduce police funding dramatically.

As a Torrance resident, I demand that you take immediate action to ensure the following:

1. Significantly reduce Torrance PD's allocation from the general fund. 2. Create an independent commission to review police misconduct and negligence by Torrance PD. 3. Invest in housing, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community safe.

Torrance can not wait any longer for a budget that meets the needs of its residents. The only way to achieve this is to take immediate steps to defund Torrance PD.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Mike Leader

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Torrance City Council 3031 Torrance Blvd Torrance, CA 90503

Dear Mayor Patrick Furey and Honorable Councilmembers, Copy Torrance Airport

Landing Fees Suggested at Torrance Airport

June 12th, 2020

Sling Pilot Academy is a flight academy at Torrance Airport that utilizes quiet, modern, fuel-efficient aircraft that operate on unleaded fuels. We strongly oppose any proposal of landing and use fees at Torrance Airport.

During this very sensitive and uncertain time, such a fee imposed on the businesses that operate at this airport is overly burdensome and would result in significant hardship to these businesses and their employees. We have managed to maintain our full staff complement during the coronavirus outbreak, but this has already been a hardship. We have made significant additional investments in our business during this time to maintain staff levels and operations in Torrance.

Our Academy provides work for over 30 people in Torrance, and we have 40 full-time Students as well as 100 parttime Students. We also utilize 3 local-area apartments as housing. Our employees and students patronize many of the local Torrance businesses.

We regularly host Torrance School District STEM days at our location, as well as Women in Aviation Events. We participate in Young Eagles flights and try to give back to the community wherever we can.

We Collect and Pay Sales Tax, Property Tax and help with the generation of economic development in the City of Torrance. We believe that a landing fee at the Torrance airport would be stifling for airport operations, would not generate good revenue because operations would decrease, and would have many unintended negative effects to the local economy.

Sling Pilot Academy operations are approximately 30% of all Torrance Airport landings and takeoffs. If City is attempting to forecast possible revenue from landing fees, please know that we would be forced to move the bulk of our operations away from Torrance Airport - so approximately 30% of the current operations should not be counted when considering potential landing fee revenues.

With respect, we would like to ask that the City not consider landing fees as a viable long-term budget solution.

Best regards,

Matt Liknaitzky, Jean d'Assonville, Wayne Toddun Co-CEOs

+1.424.250.0648 I [email protected] I 3401 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA 90505 I www.slingpilotacademy.com

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From: Tim Baker < > Date: June 12, 2020 at 12:14:38 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <HAshcraft~ifforranceC A.gov>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <SKalani(iifforranceCA.gov>, "Martucci, Aurelio" <AMattucci(afforranceCA.gov> Subject: Budget Reduction - CIT Consolidation

I applaud Councilman Griffiths for his intuitive response to questioning splitting the CIT department under Finance and General Services. The rebuttal Finance supplied regarding the CIT consolidation is

misleading (Agenda Item 9A, Attachment D, page 13). Please move CIT as an entire department under

General Services.

Finance presents that most of the software applications CIT manages are financial in nature. This is

incorrect. Two brief examples: The GIS system, which provides city maps for aerial imagery (used by Community Development), land use policy (used by City Manager), and viewing and investigating zoning (including the recent redistricting of Council elections zones). The Accela system is used for processing citizen Public Works requests, issuing and tracking permits (Community Development), assigning

employee work orders (Community Services).

The "Citywide key systems" referred to are used, well, citywide - not just in Finance. New World is the City's accounting/financial system and every department has an employee who uses it. General Services

is just as experienced as Finance with "key systems", even more so in some areas as the referenced Fleet

maintenance is within the General Services department.

Two years ago, Finance officially moved away from one of their listed "Citywide key systems" Kronos

(the prior payroll application). ADP payroll was purchased in its place, where CIT does not do any support. Finance proposed this ADP switch as cost-saving by cutting the CIT positions that supported

Kronos, yet today Finance presented both applications as current CIT services they can absorb.

Finance became involved in the cyber attack event because their division (Risk Management) handles the cyber insurance. CIT coordinated with Finance to recover in accordance with the insurance policy. Should Risk had been under General Services, the outcome would have been the same. CIT was

the department providing personnel, managing the work and repair, and reporting the daily status back

to Risk.

Having an auditing certification (CISA) does not relate to having technical knowledge. CIT has been

handling regular security audits of their computer systems for years. General Services will have no issues

with operations or audits, as the CIT employees will continue business as usual.

Thank you for your time, I know it was long. I very much care about the City of Torrance and want the long-term best for the departments.

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From:~ < > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 12:52 PM To: Griffiths, Mike Subject: City ofTorrance Council Meeting - Agenda Item 9A

Thank you for having the expertise to question the CIT consolidation. There is more money to be saved moving CIT as an entire department, as General Services doesn't need to create an additional position to handle management (e.g. Assistant Finance Director). City employees are being asked to reduce in these unprecedented economic times, so why is Finance allowed to decline to do the same?

Finance's reply to Agenda Item 9A on the June 16, 2020 meeting relies on the people not fully understanding the inner workings of the departments. I mean, how would you know? For example, Finance is not the only location to have access to data analytics - the applications mentioned (OpenGov, Alteryx) can be accessed across departments, should Finance choose to share. Also the tool NeoGov is an application used in HR to recruit, develop and manage people. NeoGov relates to Finance only in that it shares some data with the ADP payroll system. Neither NeoGov and ADP are located on campus, so all the data exchange occurs off site. Finance would have the same access to these tools no matter which department CIT was in.

General Services provides infrastructure support to the City and is the more logical (and cheaper) choice. Moving CIT as a whole department is more efficient. While Telecommunications (phones) sounds like it is a different branch, you understand it really is not. The back end of the phone systems are all computers, and the merging of the two technologies gets closer each year. Why incur the costs of building up two different computer systems in two departments?

I feel fortunate you are on the Council, a tech-savvy leader who understands the synergy of the industry sectors. From your comments at the last meeting, I get the impression you are seeing through Finance's attempt to increase some management salaries by gaining additional employees. I wonder if Finance would be so accepting of CIT ifthere were no salary or personnel adjustments for the acquisition.

Thank you for putting up a fight for technology.

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From: Jim Gates Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:29 PM To: Mattucci, Aurelio <[email protected]>; Furey, Pat <[email protected]>; Chen, George <[email protected]>; Griffiths, Mike <[email protected]>; Ashcraft, Heidi <[email protected]>; Kalani, Sharon <[email protected]>; Goodrich, Tim <[email protected]> Cc: City Clerk <[email protected]> Subject: Torrance Airport Landing Fees

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Dear Mayor Furey and Honorable City Council members:

The Torrance Airport Association (TAA)--representing Torrance pilots, hangar tenants, and their families--very strongly opposes any imposition of landing fees or any similar operating charges at Torrance Airport. The City of Santa Monica imposed landing fees at their airport and succeeded in driving successful businesses away from their airport. Landing fees would, without a doubt, have a similar detrimental effect on the pilots and aviation businesses at our airport.

Like freeways, highways and streets, Torrance Airport is a public transportation facility serving the entire South Bay area. Furthermore, Torrance Airport is a valuable local "on-ramp" to an extensive general aviation transportation system that includes 95% of all aircraft and 75% of all takeoffs and landings in the nation-connecting Torrance to thousands of similar airports throughout the hemisphere.

Torrance Airport is also an irreplaceable regional recreation, education and emergency response asset for the entire South Bay. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has concluded that general aviation pilots, aircraft, and airports are key resources in event of a national or regional disaster emergency--like a pandemic. TAA's Disaster Airlift Response Team uses volunteer pilots and aircraft based at our airport and is part of a state-wide team, currently providing air transportation of masks and ventilators in response to the COVID pandemic.

The analysis, as presented, raises some questions: Does the added income from landing fees offset the loss in income received from our aviation-related businesses that will result from the reduced activity? Why are fixed-wing aircraft discriminated against while helicopter operations are exempt? The fees should apply to ALL aircraft or, better yet, to none.

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T AA requests that the City Council reject landing fees at our airport. We urge you to support our local aviationoriented businesses and to maintain the viability of this irreplaceable asset.

Very respectfully,

Jim Gates, President --ort Association

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Torrance .. Airport

June 13, 2020


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Torrance, CA 90505

Dear Mayor Furey and Honorable City Council members:

The Torrance Airport Association (T AA)--representing Torrance pilots, hangar tenants, and their families--very strongly opposes any imposition of landing fees or any similar operating charges at Torrance Airport. The City of Santa Monica imposed landing fees at their airport and succeeded in driving successful businesses away from their airport. Landing fees would, without a doubt, have a similar detrimental effect on the pilots and aviation businesses at our airport.

Like freeways, highways and streets, Torrance Airport is a public transportation facility serving the entire South Bay area. Furthermore, Torrance Airport is a valuable local "on-ramp" to an extensive general aviation transportation system that includes 95% of all aircraft and 75% of all takeoffs and landings in the nation--connecting Torrance to thousands of similar airports throughout the hemisphere.

Torrance Airport is also an irreplaceable regional recreation, education and emergency response asset for the entire South Bay. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has concluded that general aviation pilots, aircraft, and airports are key resources in event of a national or regional disaster emergency--like a pandemic. T AA's Disaster Airlift Response Team uses volunteer pilots and aircraft based at our airport and is part of a statewide team, currently providing air transportation of masks and ventilators in response to the COVID pandemic.

The analysis, as presented, raises some questions: Does the added income from landing fees offset the loss in income received from our aviation-related businesses that will result from the reduced activity? Why are fixed-wing aircraft discriminated against while helicopter operations are exempt? The fees should apply to ALL aircraft or, better yet, to none.

TAA requests that the City Council reject landing fees at our airport. We urge you to support our local aviation-oriented businesses and to maintain the viability of this irreplaceable asset.

President

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From: Gary Palmer > Date: June 13, 2020 at 8:10:25 AM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <PFurey(q1TorranccCA.gov>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <TGoodrichra:TorranceCA.gov>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <AMattuccicaHorranceCA.gov>, "Poirier, Rebecca" <RPoirier(a)TorranceCA.gov> Subject: Other considerations regarding landing fees

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Upon reading the city councils June 10 letter regarding landing fees at Torrance Municipal airport, I would like to offer some additional facts not explicitly cited.

Santa Monica uses landing fees as a means to discourage landing and thus use of the airport. Santa Monica cites the airport as a required resource in the City of Santa Monica Emergency Response Plan.

Catalina is privately owned, they use landing fees to offset airport maintenance costs. Last year they raise that fee 40% (yes, forty percent). That discouraged enough pilots that they have seen a drop in airport operations. Their desire to raise funds backfired.

The auto dealers are using airport property, increasing their leases would help provide additional funding.

As a Scouting Aviation Merit badge counselor, I have conducted all my merit badge activities at Torrance Airport. Several other merit badge counselors do the same.

Many pilots volunteer time and resources in support of Torrance schools. Multiple very large and successful STEM days have occurred due, in part, to civic mined pilots volunteering their time and aircraft. Landing fees may negatively impact the pilot attitudes about supporting Torrance.

The airport and pilots have hosted numerous events for which the city have benefited. The airport is also home to the Tiger Squadron which performs for the city on regular occasions.

The airport has been host to "Young Eagle" events where kids ages 8-18 get introduced to aviation and are taken on a flight, often a kids first flight. The pilots donate 100% of all costs to provide this service to community. Several hundred children remember their

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experience at Torrance airport and smile, many of them have gone on to careers in aviation. Landing fees would impact pilots willing to provide this outreach.

Placing fees on every landing at Torrance Municipal will similarly discourage many visitors from coming to TOA. There is no on-site restaurant so most pilots do not consider TOA a destination. But the location to the practice area makes TOA a valuable training location, as exemplified by several flight schools.

There is no accounting for pilots deciding to go elsewhere because of landing fees.

There are a number of businesses at TOA which are doing well, even during these times. Reduced operations could hurt or ruin these businesses.

There are several hundred jobs at Torrance airport which exist because of the supportive and constructive ecosystem between the airport and the city, landing fees will affect that ecosystem.

As a pilot who enjoys the community and environment of Torrance airport and supports the activities I beg you to reconsider this solution. A reasonable once time assessment is more reasonable and possibly more acceptable because once imposed, landing fees tend to become permanent regardless of the initial idea being to cover temporary problems.

Thank you for your service and making the time to read this message Gary Palmer Tenant, Torrance Municipal Airport

Please withhold my email address if this email is reprinted or placed in public records.

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From: William Wang < > Date: June 14, 2020 at 9:41 :54 AM PDT To: "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]> Subject: Too many managers

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Dear Councilwoman Kalani,

The City's Finance Department has 43 staff totally, however, it has

• Finance Director

• Finance Assistance Director

• Accounting Manager

• Revenue Manager

• Budget Manager

• Auditing Manager

• Purchasing Manager

• Risk Management Manager

• Workers Comp Manager

• Senior Business Manager (xl)

Moreover, with the FY 2021 budget proposal, Finance Director, Eric Tsao, wants to cut three regular staff positions, but

add two more Senior Business Managers (one is downgrading from the Budget Manager). End up will the City still has

enough staff to perform the daily works? Or just like Finance Auditing Manager, Jason Nishiyama, answered on 6/9 Council meeting item 98 that the City will need to spend $455,550 to hire consultants to provide liability claims

administration services because there is only one staff working under him!?

Actually, Finance Department is not the only one acting like that. Public Works has one Deputy Director and ten (or

more?) managers, General Services has seven managers, Transit has one Deputy Director and six managers, and some

other Departments such as Community Develop and Community Services Departments also has plenty numbers of

managers, which almost double the number of managers they used to have 15 years ago. Not even mention the City's

Fire Department - how many chiefs do we have, and how many do we really need?

The number of City employees has been reducing from around three thousand people 20 years ago to less than two thousand today. However, the City still spends about 67% of its budget on labors constantly. With hiring freeze, some

managers actually handle two, or even three other manager's position, and the City is still working properly. Maybe it is about time to investigate the essentiality of some manager positions (including TPD's Captains and Lieutenants) to

determine how many of them are really necessary? Or just to share the workloads and benefit the Exec staff themselves?

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From: Kelly Sheetz Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 3:05 PM To: Furey, Pat <[email protected]>; Ashcraft, Heidi <[email protected]>; Chen, George <[email protected]>; Goodrich, Tim <[email protected]>; Griffiths, Mike <[email protected]>; Kalani, Sharon <[email protected]>; Mattucci, Aurelio <[email protected]> Subject: Accountability

To whom it may concern,

My name is Kelly Sheetz. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed to the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% ofTorrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer - Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.


1. Significantly reduce Torrance PD's allocation from the general fund. 2. Create an independent commission to review police misconduct and negligence by Torrance PD. 3. Invest in housing, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community

safe.


Regards,

Kelly Sheetz

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From: keith barten I Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 5:45 PM

To: Council Meeting Public Comment <[email protected]>

Subject: Capping the number of callers is unacceptable

........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ~ %>~~ .:~,:.c;f):J,.<,-.X,·,';':_,' ',/·'.·, I . '<tf> ' I am very disappointed in Torrance city officials' capping the number of callers in the council meeting of June 9, 2020. When discussing the city budget, residents should have the opportunity to voice their concerns about how funds are being allocated (whether to or away from local police). The city is obliged to allocate enough time for residents to raise these concerns. Each of you has a duty to listen to your constituents. I implore you to give enough time for this topic in the agenda of the June 16, 2020 council meeting.

-Keith Barten

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From: Tyler Henley < > Date: June 13, 2020 at 4:37:38 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Defund the Police!!!! This is costing lives


Dear Mayor Furey and Torrance City Council Members,

My name is Tyler Henley and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer - Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members ofthe police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defunct the police.



Torrance can not wait any longer for a budget that meets the needs of its residents. The only way to achieve this is to take immediate steps to defunct Torrance PD.

Thank you,

Tyler Henley

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From: Hager Hassanein < > Date: June 13, 2020 at 7:37:37 AM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <TGoodrich(@.TorranceCA.gov>, "Griffiths, Mike" <MGrifl:[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucc~ Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Change, will you be apart of it



My name is Hager and I am a US resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer - Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.




Thank you,

Hager

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From: Sierra< > Date: June 14, 2020 at 2:41 :51 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <PFurcy<@TonanccCA.gov>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <HAshcrafVij)TorranceC A.gov>, "Chen, George" <GChen<@TorranceCA.gov>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <AMattucci(a)TorranceCA.gov> Subject: Do your part to end police brutality



My name is Sierra Wood and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5. 7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer -Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.



The police department should not be used as a stop gap for social and mental health issues.


Thank you,

Sierra Wood 90501

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From: Sarah Langston Date: June 12, 2020 at 8:19:55 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Martucci, Aurelio" <AMattucci@TorranceCA. gov> Subject: Fund Social Programs and Schools

......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I la:i..:C; i 1 ................................................................................................ atfachrnjilf$ .~t clicking>·Gll flhks .................................................................. ..1 Dear Mayor Furey and Torrance City Council Members,

My name is Sarah Langston and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer -Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.




Thank you, Sarah Langston

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From: Katie lshioka Date: June 12, 2020 at 7:57:25 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: On Torrance PD



My name is Katie Ishioka and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.





Thank you,

Katie Ishioka

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From: "emilie. " < > Date: June 14, 2020 at 2:32: 14 AM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucc~ Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Please Defund the Police Department! If Minneapolis City Council can do it, we can!



Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.


I demand that you take immediate action to ensure the following:



Thank you,

Emilie Pichot

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From: Kari Ayoob < > Date: June 14, 2020 at 4:27:03 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <HAshcraft(ii),TorranceC A.gov>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucc~ Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Please listen!!!!!!

.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ! . . .. ic. ..... .. \;'.:~~f .y'::: :')!:{ti;! . . I ! .·\~ ~v ............................................................................................ ,,,, .. ,, .. ,, •• , ... , ......... ,,,, ...................................................... ,,,,, ...................... ,.,, ................... ,,,,,,,,,,,,, •• .i Dear Mayor Furey and Torrance City Council Members,

My name is Kari Ayoob and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.





Thank you, Kari [YOUR ADDRESS] [YOUR EMAIL] [YOUR PHONE NUMBER]

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From: Jamie Reeves < > Date: June 12, 2020 at 8:50:18 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Police Concerns


Hello Mayor and Torrance City Council,

I am calling for the defunding of the police.

Defunding the Police> Police Reform

The way to reduce police violence is to reduce the scope, size, and role of police in our communities.

Why would we continue to throw money away at something we already know is not working?

We need those resources in schools, toward our health, and for our futures.

Signed, Jamie Reeves

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From: sherylann < > Date: June 14, 2020 at 10:30:52 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucc~ Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: These Fireworks are Killing Me


Totally not what I want to talk about.

My name is Sheryl and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must revise the budget in order to help the city in programs that can even help prevent crime in the first place.


1. Reduce Torrance PD's allocation from the general fund to a higher degree. 2. Create an independent commission to review police misconduct and negligence by Torrance PD. 3. Invest in housing, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community safe.

Torrance can not wait any longer for a budget that meets the needs of its residents.

Thank you,

Sheryl Smallwood

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From: Janet Robertson I Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11:17 AM To: Furey, Pat <[email protected]>; Ashcraft, Heidi <[email protected]>; Chen, George <[email protected]>; Goodrich, Tim <[email protected]>; Griffiths, Mike <[email protected]>; Kalani, Sharon <[email protected]>; Mattucci, Aurelio <[email protected]> Subject: Fund Community Services

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! • ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... . Dear Mayor Furey and Torrance City Council Members,

My name is Janet Robertson and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed to the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer-Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.


I. Significantly reduce Torrance PD's allocation from the general fund. 2. Create an independent commission to review police misconduct and negligence by Torrance PD. 3. Invest in housing, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community safe.


Thank you,

Janet Robertson

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From: K Heiser I Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11 :47 AM To: Council Meeting Public Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Opposed to landing fees at Torrance


To the council members of Torrance county, I would like to vote my opposition against charging landing fees in Torrance airport. There are a multitude of reasons why this is a bad idea which I won't go into all of them only to say you will not generate the income that you believe you expect based on the number of take offs and landings at your airport. Los Angeles basin already has a reputation of being general aviation unfriendly with the exception of Torrance airport I have fond memories of meeting Mr. Louis Zamperini and feeling welcome on the first time I landed there many years ago please don't do this. Respectfully submitted Kirk Heiser

Sent from my iPad

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SOUTH BAY AVIATION INC. ~ Cessna Pilot Center

To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members

Our Company South Bay Aviation Inc. has been a Torrance Airport

Tenant for over 25 years. We have worked very hard to cooperate with

the City and be a good Partner for the Airport. I want to strongly object

to any suggestion on Landing Fee's being imposed, especially at this

very sensitive time; our small Companies have been through a lot since

the start of the year; it is hard for me to believe the City would even

consider doing this and the damage it would bring to our families at

such a bad time. To exempt Helicopters and only consider punishing fix

wing aircraft should be discussed prior to any actions being taken . I

ask that this be put to the Airport Commission and allow a proper

amount of time for all affected parties to have time to respond.

Thank you for your consideration.

Richard Seals President/CEO

3481 Airport Dr. # 100 • Torrance, CA 90505 • Phone: (310) 791-5454 • Fax: (310) 791-5458 • Unicom: 122 95

www.southbayaviation.com

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Honorable Mayor

Torrance City Council

Subject: Landing fees

Chuck Smith Aircraft, Inc. 3481 Airport Dr.#100 Torrance, California 90505 Email: [email protected] 310 418 4148

I have been in business at the airport since 1968. Over the past 50 plus years the airport has

been greatly minimized through changes in zoning, regressive management from the political

decision makers and a general restrictive approach to general aviation.

What used to be a thriving and income producing airport with multiple businesses has now

been reduced to a a very small group of businesses that are struggling and also being strangled

by the City of Torrance policies.

Many uninformed individuals may not know that the original land grant included nearly all the

rezoned to 11commercial" properties. The rent and taxes generated by businesses on what

used to be "aeronautical" flow into the general fund with no credit given to the airport. Over

time this fact which I could call creative accounting has been conveniently forgotten.

Our airport should have been the "best" business friendly airport in Southern California.

Unfortunately companies such as Toyota Motors and other great companies were given the

thumbs down and went elsewhere. (Think jobs, jobs, jobs)

Landing fees are punitive and will discourage business which may go to other airports such as

Long Beach and Hawthorne. It will further drive the remaining businesses at Torrance into a

downward spiral such as what happened at the once great Santa Monica Airport.

The number of aircraft based at Torrance is about half of what it was in 1980. The number of

FBO's is less than half of what we had in 1980. We need to keep what is left of Torrance

,Airport businesses alive by NOT imposing landing fees.

Chuck Smith Presidenf

Chuck Smith Aircraft, Inc <o- \ S - 2.o ·7-0

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From: John Bailey< > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:38 PM To: Furey, Pat <[email protected]>; Ashcraft, Heidi <[email protected]>; Chen, George <[email protected]>; Goodrich, Tim <[email protected]>; Griffiths, Mike <[email protected]>; Kalani, Sharon <[email protected]>; Mattucci, Aurelio <[email protected]> Cc: Poirier, Rebecca <[email protected]>; Megerdichian, Shant <[email protected]> Subject: Torrance City Council Meeting, June 16, 2020

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Subject: Item 9A, Budget, Airport Landing Fees

I am writing with the anticipation that your honorable body will proceed with the process of considering landing fees at

Zamperini Field, Torrance Municipal Airport for all aircraft and helicopters arriving and departing the airport.

Considering the COVIAD-19 impact on the various City Commissions, I have no objection to having this item being returned directly to the Council for your review.

The addition of fees would also be a positive addition to the noise enforcement program and a step forward to help improve

transparency and accessible information on operations at Torrance Airport.

Please accept my strong endorsement of this project.

Regards,

John Bailey

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From: Richard Root< > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 1:31 PM To: Ashcraft, Heidi <[email protected]> Cc: Furey, Pat <[email protected]>; Chen, George <[email protected]>; Goodrich, Tim <[email protected]>; Griffiths, Mike <[email protected]>; Kalani, Sharon <[email protected]>; Mattucci, Aurelio <[email protected]>; Poirier, Rebecca <[email protected]>; Megerdichian, Shant <[email protected]> Subject: JUNE 16 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 9A - OPERATING BUDGET/ AIRPORT LANDING FEES

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ln,11: ::<";1ti ,,'~•,,et1dlii•lii1fiit•~, ' ;ZC · ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... . Dear Councilwoman Ashcraft:

Thank you for raising the subject of landing fees for aircraft using Torrance Airport. I support exploring this further and I submit the following comments for your consideration:

• It makes sense to spread the landing fees among all aircraft that use the airport, not just transient fixed wing aircraft.

• "Based" aircraft should be included to account for their "use" of the airport as opposed to their rental of airport "space." Rather than charging "based" aircraft lower landing fees, perhaps it would be more appropriate to adjust their hangar rental rates.

• The staff report discusses applying the fees to "fixed wing" aircraft. However, helicopters make up a large number of the airport's operations and they should also be charged landing fees.

• Vector Airport Systems provides landing fee service for many airports across the country, including Santa Monica Airport. Their website states they capture 99% of aircraft ID's. They also state they can position cameras to capture aircraft doing training.

• Including helicopters and capturing training operations would result in larger numbers of billable operations than the numbers estimated in the staff report.

• Funds from landing fees could be used to maintain and improve the airport and increase the quality of its existing noise abatement program.

• A landing fee program would provide basic information needed to manage the airport. For example, it would produce accurate counts of the different "types" of aircraft using the airport (e.g., propeller, jet, helicopter, etc.).

I hope the City Council will ask staff to explore this further and come back with a recommendation.

Sincerely, Richard Root Torrance Resident

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From: David Solano Date: June 15, 2020 at 1 :16:08 PM PDT To: Council Meeting Public Comment <CouncilMeetingPublicComment(t.iYTorranceCA.gov>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <AMattucci(li),TorranceCA.gov>, "Kalani, Sharon" <SKalani!lI!TorranceCA.gov>, "Griffiths, Mike" <MGriffiths(afforranceCA.gov>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <GChen(@TorranceCA.gov>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <HAshcraft(cl)TorranceCA.gov>, "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]> Subject: Landing fees Reply-To: David Solano <~ >

City of Torrance, Mayor, Council members

As much as I understand that there is going to be a shortfall of money due to COVID-19 pandemic, this will not solve the issue, this will stop people form flying to Torrance,

create a back log on tracking the aircraft, spending more money trying to collect the fees that are owed.

As you know the business community has been hit hard including mine, and are trying to survive, by you implementing this plan will stop customers to come in for fuel, and maintenance. People fly-in and stay in the surrounding area, hotels, restaurants get business.

The flight schools here have been decimated due to social distancing practices, instructors and students couldn't fly together.

I want to share my experience yesterday we were finally able sit at the bar at our favorite restaurant that we have been going to for over 6 years, the food menu changed a little, margaritas had a drastic change and all for the worse and prices gone up 40%, So I talked to the owner, he told me since COVID, he had to make changes so he can survive. I told him he shouldn't due it this way because he needs to keep his regulars coming in to help support his business, I used to go there up to 3 times a week, now I won't be going back due those changes, instead of gaining back his business he lost ours.

You would alienate all your residents here at the airport. Please reconsider this plan and vote no.

Would be willing to help come up with alternative.

Thank You Very Much

Dave Solano Solano Aircraft Maintenance LLc 3433 Airport Drive #5 Torrance CA 90505

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From: Dan Mintz< > Date: June 15, 2020 at 1:34:40 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Cc: Council Meeting Public Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Landing Fees at the Torrance Airport

Dear Members of the Council,

This is to address the proposed measure asking if landing fees should be approved at the Torrance airport.

It is important that there should be NO landing fees at your airport. I know these are difficult times but you are receiving Federal money that comes from we the tax payers, you get taxes from owners of aircraft, fuel that we purchase, as well as money from the state.

I'm requesting that the vote for these landing fees should be a definite NO.

Respectfully,

Dan Mintz

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From: "Michael J. Maloco" <[email protected]> Date: June 15, 2020 at 1 :09: 16 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <MGriffiths(@Ton-anceCA.gov>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucc~ Aurelio" <AMattucci(@.Ton·anceCA.gov> Cc: Council Meeting Public Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Landing Fees at the Torrance Airport.

This is to address the proposed measure asking if landing fees should be approved at the Torrance airport.

I am hear to tell you there should be NO landing fees at your airport. You are receiving Federal money that comes from we the tax payers, you get taxes from our owning our aircraft, fuel that we purchase, as well as money from the state.

I'm requesting that the vote for these landing fees should be a definate NO. Respectfully.

Michael J. Maloco VIPER

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From: Kaitlin Doolittle Date: June 12, 2020 at 8:23:18 AM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: DEFUND TORRANCE PD NOW!



My name is Kaitlin and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.





Thank you,

Kaitlin D.

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From: Nicholas Ramirez < Date: June 11, 2020 at 2:31:51 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Please consider defunding the Police



My name is Nick Ramirez and I was born in Torrance but now live in Redondo Beach. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.

Torrance may be faced with up to a 22 million dollar budget deficit in the FY2020-2021 and is set to divest only 5.7% of Torrance PD's total departmental budget, while enacting steeper cuts on vital public services such as libraries, park maintenance, and public works. The investment in policing has not made us safer- Torrance PD continues to constitute a lethal threat to Torrance's Black and Brown communities. Officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon, who fatally shot 23-year-old Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in December 2018, are still decorated members of the police force. With Torrance's current finances in dire jeopardy, it is clear that we must defund the police.




Thank you,

Nick Ramirez Redondo Beach CA 90277

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From: Jacob Wysocki < Date: June 11, 2020 at 2:18:24 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: What will the future of torrance look like?



My name is Jacob Wysocki, I currently live in Glendale CA, but grew up in the South Bay in Lomita and Torrance. I feel urged to reach out.

Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.





Thank you,

Jacob Wysocki

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From: Jessica Muratalla < > Date: June 12, 2020 at 12:14:38 AM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: Defunding TPD and Reprioritizing the City's general fund


My name is Jessica Maria Muratalla and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.



1. Significantly reduce Torrance PD's allocation from the general fund. 2. Create an independent commission to review police misconduct and negligence by

Torrance PD. 3. Invest in housing, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep

the community safe.


Thank you,

Ms. Jessica Muratalla

Torrance, CA 90504

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From: Liza Miller < > Date: June 15, 2020 at 12:17:52 PM PDT To: "Furey, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Ashcraft, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Chen, George" <[email protected]>, "Goodrich, Tim" <[email protected]>, "Griffiths, Mike" <[email protected]>, "Kalani, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Mattucci, Aurelio" <[email protected]> Subject: DEFUND POLICE



My name is Liza Miller and I am a Torrance resident. Torrance PD takes an enormous share of the city's general fund, taking away desperately needed resources from essential city programs and services. Over 22% of our city's budget is directed the police department, while only 4.4% is devoted to community services.





Thank you,

Liza Miller

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