010422 eCommentsReport.R.pdf — Long Beach City Council, January 4, 2022

eComments Report for City Council Meeting Agenda of January 4, 2022 Item Name E-mail Address Comment Received

1. (22-0001) Recommendation to adopt resolution
making findings pursuant to Government Code Section
54953(e)(3) to authorize City
legislative bodies to follow
the teleconference meeting provisions of Government
Code Section 54953(e)(1)-(2). (City
wide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 1/3/2022

3. (22-0003) Recommendation to approve the minutes
for the City
Council meeting of Tuesday, December 7,
2021; and the City
Council Study Session of Tuesday,
December 7, 2021.

Dave Shukla
[email protected] Hello,
Could the minutes please reflect that Robert Garcia was not being truthful when he asserted, unprompted, that he "was not aware" that LBCC had its own Redistricting Process.

LBTV and the City Manager's Office can keyword search through their video records of past council meetings for when and where Robert Garcia expounded at length on the differences between the three separate redistricting processes in Long Beach, including LBCC's.

Given that our City Council District Map looks like it was rebranded for the benefit of the PCC campus of LBCC, strangely reminiscent of the LBCC logo rebrand itself, and that that inclusion of Memorial Heights into the Central (Sixth, or F) District was never really justified during the IRC meetings this past October or November, and there are questions about interference in the IRC by Robert Garcia and his allies, it should be noted.

That typed, I really would prefer not having to bring this up in Public Comment this evening.

Thank you.
1/4/20224. (22-0004) Recommendation to refer to City
Attorney
damage claims received between November 29, 2021
and December 27, 2021.

Dave Shukla
[email protected] That's an extensive period for claims at that point in the calendar - what kind of publicly available data on them is there, please?
1/3/2022

5. (22-0005) Recommendation to approve the
destruction of records for the City Manager's office; and adopt resolution.

Dave Shukla
[email protected] Oppose 1/3/2022

7. (22-0007) Recommendation to confirm City Manager's
promulgation of the revised Public Health Emergency
Order for the Control of COVID-19, issued on December
15, 2021 by
the City of Long Beach Health Officer, as a
regulation. (City
wide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 1/3/2022
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12. (22-0012) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all documents
necessary
to amend Contract No. 35479 with
Independent Elec
tric Supply, Inc., dba Independent Utility
Supply, of Tracy, CA, for furnishing and delivering
Mueller products, to increase the annual contract amount by $150,000, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $400,000. (City
wide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Oppose - why is this being upped by 60% for "current and future" pipe fitting needs? To the interconnection point, I want to see a logical map of the undergrounding where these proprietary fittings and systems are necessary.

Which part of the 30ish miles of natural gas pipelines underneath the city are these necessary for?
Especially with the spotty record on the monitoring of (frequent) venting during maintenance as well as normal operations?
Do we have the methane monitoring to account for leakage in Mueller products? 1/4/2022

13. (22-0013) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all
necessary
documents or subcontracts, including any
subsequent amendments, changing the award amount
w
ith the California Department of Public Health, to
receive and expend up to $169,168 of grant funding
annually
, to support the expansion of the Disease
Intervention Specialist (DIS) w
orkforce, for the period of
July
1, 2021 through December 31, 2025, with the option
to renew for one additional five-year period, at the
Dave Shukla [email protected] Interesting times 1/3/2022

15. (22-0015) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all documents
necessary
to issue a Right-of-Entry Permit to the Water
Replenishment District, a local government agency
, for
the installation of a monitoring w
ell at El Dorado Park
West, for a period of tw
o years from January 1, 2022 to
December 31, 2024; and
Authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents necessary for a License Agreement with the
Water Replenishment District for the operation and
maintenance of the monitoring well, for a period of twenty years from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2042,
with the option to renew for four additional five-year
terms. (District 4)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support. Surprising there wasn't one yet.

Will there be monitoring for PFAS/PFOS for water drawn from, as well as injected back into for replenishment, the Silverado Aquifer?
1/4/2022
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20. (22-0020) Recommendation to find that all
requirements of the final subdivision map to construct a 10,000 square foot mixed-use building containing five (5) airspace lots, 189 residential units, w
ith 257 parking
stalls, at 127-135 East Broadw
ay, have been met;
approve the final map for T
ract No. 82115, to execute
subdivision agreements; and
Determine that the project is w
ithin the scope of the
project previously analyzed as part of the Downtown Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State
Clearinghouse No. 2009071006) and no further
environmental review is required pursuant to California Envir
onmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected] I strongly support this motion. The Inkwell will bring much-needed residential units to downtown and will finally rid our commercial core of a disused vacant surface parking lot.

The mixed use aspect of this development will bring even more visitors to our downtown entertainment district, while also creating housing, expanding our resident tax base.

My only complaint is that mandatory parking minimums create surplus parking spaces that will almost certainly remain vacant, as they do in many downtown buildings, due to proximity to public transportation and walkability. This Council should offer flexibility to developers who demonstrate creative alternatives to personal vehicles. 12/28/2021

21. (22-0021) Recommendation to find that all
requirements of the final subdivision map for a single lot subdivision creating ten condominium units at 1339 -
1347 Pine Avenue, have been met, approve the final
map for T
ract No. 82140, and authorize City Manager, or
designee, to execute subdivision agreements; and
Accept Categorical Exemption No. CE-18-183. (District
1)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected] Str
ong yes. Habitat for Humanity will be medium-density housing to the northern edge of our downtown district. The property is located adjacent to a family behavioral services center and the newly renovated 14th Street Park. It's also a short distance from Washington Middle School. This area is overcrowded and would benefit from additional family units. Also, redeveloping vacant lots will help to reduce the crime that's common in the neighborhood. 12/28/2021
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23. (22-0023) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to accept an easement from Linc-
Spark APTS LP, a California limited partnership, the
ow
ner of the property at 1900 Long Beach Boulevard, for
alley
widening purposes; and
Determine that the project is within the scope of the
Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report
(State Clearinghouse No. 2015031034), and no further
environmental review is required pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section
15162. (District 6)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected] If you don't accept this easement, then you'll in effect be vetoing the creation of 98 affordable housing units along a major transportation corridor (Long Beach Blvd.). Vote yes. 12/28/2021
HEARING: Dave Shukla dave.shukla@gma il.com Neat, one can comment generally on the Hearings portion of the Agenda.

Re: H-26 , which I commented on a couple of hours ago, Wow! After having spent 3+ hours reading the Coalition Appeal of 11/11/2021, like, all 590 pages, it must be said that there is little reason to believe that the Harbor Department is being entirely forthcoming with significant evidence from oil and gas industrial methods and operational outcomes, or forthright about systemic financial risks due to climate and environmental impacts of that Project in situ as proposed.

It needs an EIR.

Please perform your oversight role and please do not approve such a shortsighted Project as currently proposed.

The IS/ND is not sufficiently evidentiary or in the public interest.

This Project needs an EIR.

Thanking you,
Dave Shukla
1/4/2022
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26. (22-0026) Recommendation to request that the City
Council: (1) receive supporting documentation into the
record and conduct a public hearing on two appeals of
the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the
Final Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for the World Oil Tank Installation Project (Project) filed
pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section

Erin Gardner [email protected] My name is Erin Gardner, commenting on behalf of FuturePorts, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit advocacy coalition supporting the Southern California supply chain, growth of the Ports, and addressing the environmental, air quality, and quality of life issues that come with that growth. FuturePorts believes a vibrant and healthy economic and environmental future for the ports is vital to all, and we support the World Oil project. World Oil is an innovative company, recycling many products including motor oil and antifreeze, and this project will provide surge capacity for blending and storage of marine fuels to meet cleaner IMO 2020 standards, directly benefiting Port tenants. The project will also benefit the local economy, maintaining existing jobs, creating new, good-paying ones during construction, and increasing the efficiency of the terminal, its customers, and the Port of Long Beach. For these reasons and more, FuturePorts is proud to support World Oil. Thank you. 1/4/2022

Marnie Primmer
[email protected] My name is Marnie Primmer, Executive Director of FuturePorts, a Long Beach-based non- profit 501c(6) dedicated to growing and greening the Ports. Our member World Oil is a very innovative company with sustainable operations throughout Southern California. World Oil provides capacity for recycling many products including motor oil and antifreeze. With the addition of the two smaller tanks, the RIBOST Terminal Project will be able to provide surge capacity for blending and storage of marine fuels to meet cleaner IMO 2020 standards, which will directly benefit Port tenants who use these fuels as well as the surrounding community, and will help improve our regionâ€™s air quality. This project is a win-win for industry and the environment. On behalf of the FuturePorts Board of Directors and our 58 member companies, we strongly urge Council to reject these appeals and affirm the decision of the Harbor Commission of the adoption of the Final IS/ND to allow this important project to move forward.
1/4/2022
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Dave Shukla [email protected] OPPOSE.

Please take seriously your oversight role, and do NOT adopt the IS/ND resolution.

Project needs an EIR. Full Stop.

Why does any Council Member need ratify this now?
This is a bad Project.

1. T
here is a major CA state rulemaking ongoing on these very impacts that will likely change this Project's parameters in just the next few
months

2. Gi
ven known systemic risks in the oil and gas industries, why are you are being asked to approve a risky
Project in a risky area, from a physical and financial perspective?

3. What did w
e just learn from Glasgow? 2022 is the global year to draw down fossil fuel indus
tries, not over-leverage ourselves further, given the $Billions in loss/damage/harm already
attributable from climate forcing activities,

4. SCAQMD experts w
ould have weighed Significant Evidence of impacts very differently if there w
ere two EJ seats on the board

5. EIR forces World Oil to incorporate new
data avail. this year, saving City $M in potential
liabilities
ds
1/4/2022

21.21.507 by
Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California
(SAFER CA) and Long Beach residents Nicholas Garcia,
Sopha Sum, and Sophall Sum, and Earthjustice,
Coalition for Clean Air, East Y
ard Communities for
Environmental Justice, Communities for a Better
Environment, Center for Biological Diversity
, and Sierra
Club - Angeles Chapter (collectively
, "The Coalition");
and (2) adopt resolution denying the appeals and
upholding the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption
of the Final IS/ND for the Project
Sarah Wiltfong [email protected] My name is Sarah Wiltfong and I am a resident of Long Beach. I am writing to express my support for the World Oil installation project and ask the council adopt the resolution denying the appeals and upholding the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final IS/ND for the Project. World Oil has been a good neighbor to the City of Long Beach. Their facility is important in helping California's meet its critical infrastructure demands sustainably by recycling used oil to make asphalt. Their expansion will help improve their operations without any significant impacts to the environment or to the residents surrounding the Port. This is an important project that deserves the City Council support. Thank you for your consideration. 1/3/2022
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27. (22-0027) Recommendation to suspend Council rule
contained in Long Beach Municipal Code 2.03.020 (B) to
cancel the City
Council meeting of January 11, 2022.

Dave Shukla [email protected] Oppose.

Legal: It may well be the case that not having a publicly noticed and accountable meeting (whether in person or hybrid or just online) might continue the nexus of potential conflict of interest and this Mayor, as it pertains to Federal funding provisions in negotiations over BIF and BBB funding cycles and private monies.

Procedural: There are so many outstanding issues of civic engagement and economic recovery this spring, so it makes sense to afford Council Members the opportunity to publicly keep moving work forward.

While the omicron-variant related surge in the (still continuing) pandemic that has led to record numbers of cases in Los Angeles County as of this past Friday is a genuine concern, note that in years past, there have been various options for in person / online meetings. 1/4/2022

28. (22-0028) Recommendation to request City Manager
to w
ork with all appropriate departments to report back to
the City Council in 60 days with recommendations for
implementing a pre-approv
ed Accessory Dwelling Units
program.

Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected] Strongly support. Current zoning prevents increased density in East Long Beach, locking in a low density in white neighborhoods and creates an inequitable burden on West Long Beach, Central Long Beach, and Downtown to create new housing. When you look at a map of approved construction, you can easily see a widening disparity between the overcrowded west and the idyllic east.

We all know this means that lower-income, majority-POC areas of our city are carrying the weight of the entire city when it comes to housing construction.

By streamlining approval of ADUs, you will relieve some of this pressure and you'll incentivize single family homeowners to participate in our shared responsibility to build new residential units. It's time for owners to stop the NIMBYism and stop blocking progress and it's time for single family neighborhoods to welcome new some neighbors. 12/28/2021

29. (22-0029) Recommendation to increase
appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City
Manager Department by
$500, offset by Sixth Council
District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the City
wide Activities Department to provide a donation
to the AIDS Food Store to support the Grocery Pick-up
Program; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in
the City
wide Activities Department by $500 to offset a
transfer to the City Manager Department.

Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 1/4/2022
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34. (22-0034) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all documents
necessary for a First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Operating Agreement No. 34876 w
ith Grand
Prix Association of Long Beach, LLC, to amend certain
prov
isions of the Agreement and facilitate an extension
through June 30, 2028. (Districts 1,2)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Curious.

One, this locks the downtown area (is it still Districts 1 and 2, or is it all District 1 now?) into a relationship with a revved-up Grand Prix, one hopes, through to the Olympics. Not the worst thing for the City finances, but one hopes we are making more efforts to promote their clean energy / zero emissions vehicle race(s) as well as the "main event".

Two, the Reduction in Set Up/Tear Down time is better, but could be improved - the lead time on the Grand Prix often directly affects activities at the Long Beach Convention Center and other areas adjacent, and honestly has felt nigh interminable the past few years.

Three, we need a systematic review of the policy that you cannot resurface/rework asphalted/macadamed for 5 years after a project - since the upcoming (i.e. next 15 months...) proposed Grind and Overlay of Pine Avenue / Oil Emulsion Treatment of the Elephant Lot, may thereby lock the City out of certain smart-grid opportunities prior to the 2028 Olympics... ds
1/4/2022

36. (22-0036) Recommendation to adopt resolution
approving an exception to the 180-day
waiting period for
public agencies pursuant to Government Code 7522.56
and 21224 to hire Michael J. Mais for a limited duration to w
ork in the Law Department (Office of the City
Attorney). (Citywide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support - provided that institutional knowledge is being equitably passed onto remaining Staff Any chance of getting a logical map of the undergrounding around the 405 belt and LGB? Not just from a climate resilience planning perspective, but thinking about all these Pacific Rim earthquakes lately, I am curious what the trade-offs are in converting oil and natural gas infrastructure in these 60 - 100 year old areas.
1/4/2022

38. (22-0038) Recommendation to adopt Specifications
No. IT
B PW21-095 and award a contract to Accelerated
Modular Conc
epts, Inc., of Victorville, CA, for furnishing
and deliv
ering a prefabricated Junior Lifeguard Facility
Modular Building, in a total amount of $930,395,
authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of
$93,040, for a total contract amount of $1,023,435; and, authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any
necessary subsequent amendments. (District 3)
Tenko Dikov [email protected]
I support the Jr. Lifeguard program but I do not support the building of the new Jr. Lifeguard building at Claremont. Moving the building and program to Claremont from 55th would displace the entire kite community along with several kite business currently established there. The location is considered a precious gem by kiteboarders all over the world whom come to kite Claremont in Long beach. This location provides good wind, a launch ramp, and parking needed for kiting. Dog beach is not a safe option because there are too many people and dogs. North of the pier also not an option because the wind is bad and not possible to kite in. Also, during peak summer afternoon hours during Jr. Lifeguard drop off and pick up will cause considerable traffic and parking issues. Please reconsider building the new Jr.

Lifeguard tower from 55th to Claremont.

Sincerely,
Tenko Dikov
1/4/2022
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38. (22-0038) Recommendation to adopt Specifications
No. IT
B PW21-095 and award a contract to Accelerated
Modular Conc
epts, Inc., of Victorville, CA, for furnishing
and deliv
ering a prefabricated Junior Lifeguard Facility
Modular Building, in a total amount of $930,395,
authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of
$93,040, for a total contract amount of $1,023,435; and, authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any
necessary subsequent amendments. (District 3)
Kalin Tabov [email protected] I was kitesurfing once when there were about 50 kids on the beach and swimming in the water in that area (it was something like an organized competition). The wind was light and I felt really nervous about that because the kids were downwind of me and if was to drop my kite I was heading exactly their way. A kite with 20-24m lines drifting on the water towards actively swimming groups of kids is unsafe situation! Thank you for your time. 1/4/2022
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38. (22-0038) Recommendation to adopt Specifications
No. IT
B PW21-095 and award a contract to Accelerated
Modular Conc
epts, Inc., of Victorville, CA, for furnishing
and deliv
ering a prefabricated Junior Lifeguard Facility
Modular Building, in a total amount of $930,395,
authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of
$93,040, for a total contract amount of $1,023,435; and, authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any
necessary subsequent amendments. (District 3)
Dave Shukla [email protected] m Oppose.
$1M to Not do it the right way the first time? Really? What is the rationale, please, given these financials and timelines? Need a Junior Lifeguard program station. Ok. Why only the one bidder? Why a so-called Modular Building entirely from pre-fab? For a structure *just under* LEED spec's? I used to run those same sands ladies and gentlemen!
Seriously, if needs be, tack on a... wait for it... wait for it... 4' x 10' sundeck! or secured entryway, or wheelchair accessible ramped side entry... one gets the point... and make it LEED already!
What are we trying to teach our children, honestly?
The Amish can build a house, not pre-fab, a proper house with a foundation and everythink that can last 100 years, even through some of these climate-change over-charged Tornadoes lately, so... why is not this a flagship effort to teach some of our best and brightest how to build green themselves? To better spec's?
It's a missed opportunity on par with the Turf soccer field 1/4/2022

This section of beach is uniquely suited to Kitesurfing. While kitesurfing, people spend money at local businesses including restaurants. This building has the potential to interfere with existing kitesurfing activities. I would like to request that the interference be studied and plans developed to manage the conflict before this is approved. 1/3/2022

39. (21-1289) Recommendation to adopt ordinance
amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending
Section 2.84.010 relating to authority
of City Purchasing
Agent and others to contract, read and adopt as read.
(
Citywide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 1/4/2022
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40. (21-1303) Recommendation to adopt ordinance
amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending
Section 1.27.010 School Board Districts established;
declaring the urgency
thereof; and declaring that this
ordinance shall take effect immediately
, read and adopt
as read. (City
wide) (Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-21-
0041)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support.

The method by which the LBUSD Board iterated their review of the proposed map for their geographic area is of interest for the City Council of Long Beach as an organized body of municipal governance, as well as for the public at large.

I intend to provide public comment in person on this item.

Thanking you,
Dave Shukla
1/4/2022
PUBLIC COMMENT: Linda Spery linda@sonnpr .com RE: Alamitos Beach Debris We have at least 10 sunny days forecasted for the coming weeks starting today. When will the debris be hauled away to return our beach to its acceptable state? Linda Spery
1500 Ocean #513
Long Beach, Ca 90802
1/4/2022
PUBLIC COMMENT: Alexandria
Morales
[email protected] On 12/27/21, a driver fatally struck a woman on E 4th St at the Promenadeâ€™s crosswalk.

On E 4th St, there is a single crosswalk with a plain stop sign and no lights. Alternatively, E 3rd St boasts two crosswalks with traffic lights and pedestrian crossing signals. 12/27/21 was a stormy night. The inclement weather decreased the late victimâ€™s visibility. In addition, based on witness testimony, it seemed the driver was speeding. At less than 30mph, there is only a 20% death rate for struck pedestrians; this increases to a 60% death rate at 50mph.

Therefore, the absence of multiple lights and stops contributed to the victimâ€™s death.

Thus, we must protect future pedestrians by installing additional traffic lights situated above crosswalks on E 4th St. Also, the victim deserves a commemorative plaque and ceremony to honor her memory. Lastly, speaking as a witness, Long Beach crime bystanders deserve therapeutic services to heal from witnessing graphic events. Full petition: bit.ly/3pPKjP6 1/3/2022
LONG BEACH SYMPHONY Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 1/4/2022 01042022eCommentsReport.xlsx 11 Printed: 01/04/22 4:05 P.M.

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