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Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor
Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District
Thomas B. Modica, City Manager
Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 9th District
Charles Parkin, City Attorney
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
The City Council minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the City Council Agenda. Agenda Items can be taken out of order during the meeting. Please consult the time stamps to determine the order in which business was addressed.
ROLL CALL (5:18 PM)
Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Councilmembers
Present:
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Dawn McIntosh, Assistant City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Kyle Smith, City Clerk Specialist.
Mayor Garcia presiding.
Invocation: Moment of Silence.
Pledge of Allegiance: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District.
CONSENT CALENDAR (5:20 PM)
Passed the Consent Calendar.
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A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by
Councilman Austin, to approve Consent Calendar Items, 1 - 11 and 25. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Absent: 1 - Mungo
1. 22-0462 Recommendation to receive and file a report from Mayor Garcia’s travel to Washington, D.C. with City and Port of Long Beach officials for meetings with the City’s federal legislative delegation and federal agencies.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
2. 22-0463 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Agreement No. 35882, with the firm Hurrell Cantrall, LLP, to increase the amount by $125,000 for legal services in the matter entitled Christopher Williams vs. City of Long Beach, Case Number 2:19-cv-ODWAFM.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
3. 22-0483 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $190,000, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Samuel Chan v. City of Long Beach, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC710204.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
4. 22-0464 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, April 12, and April 19, 2022.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
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5. 22-0465 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 11, 2022 and April 25, 2022.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
6. 22-0466 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Otis Elevator Company, of Farmington, CT, for elevator maintenance, repair and related services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to University of California, through OMNIA Partners, Public Sector, in a total annual amount of $238,000, and authorize a 30 percent contingency in the amount of $71,400, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $309,400, until the University of California contract expires on September 30, 2024, with the option to renew for as long as the University of California contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-22-0064 on the Consent Calendar.
Enactment No: RES-22-0064
7. 22-0467 Recommendation to receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Separately Issued Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
8. 22-0468 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary subsequent documents, subcontracts, and subsequent amendments, including any amendment to the award amount, with First 5 LA to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $500,000 for the Help Me Grow LA (HMG LA) Pathways project, for the period beginning July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional one-year
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periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $500,000 offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
9. 22-0469 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to amend Contract No. 35592 and execute all necessary documents, subcontracts, or subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount, with the California Department of Public Health, to accept and expend additional grant funding in an amount not to exceed $66,985 for the current period, for an aggregate contract amount not to exceed $915,010, for Sexually Transmitted Disease prevention and control activities, with the option to renew for one additional five-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriation in the Health Fund Group in Health and Human Services Department by $66,985, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
10. 22-0470 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver, in an amount not to exceed $550, for use of Marine Stadium in Alamitos Bay Marina for the Learn-to-Row Day event, hosted by the Long Beach Rowing Association, on June 4, 2022. (District 3)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
11. 22-0471 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $225,000, offset by grant funds from the California Department of Transportation Cycle 5 Active Transportation Program;
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Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $225,000, offset by transfer of grant funds from the California Department of Transportation Cycle 5 Active Transportation Program from the Capital Grant Fund; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $543,000, offset by grant funds from the California Department of Transportation Cycle 5 Active Transportation Program. (District 1)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
25. 22-0487 Recommendation to confirm City Manager’s promulgation of the revised Quarantine Order for the Control of COVID-19, issued on April 21, 2022, by the City of Long Beach Health Officer as a regulation. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the
Consent Calendar.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS (5:23 PM)
BOOKS AND BUCKETS
22-0538 Councilwoman Zendejas spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Marlene Montero spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Kayleen spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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HEARING (5:31 PM)
12. 22-0375 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for Entertainment without Dancing to Long Beach Tiki, LLC, dba The Bamboo Club, at 3522-24 East Anaheim Street. (District 3) Marla Camerino, Business License Analyst, spoke.
Erick Verduzco spoke.
Senay Kenfe spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Tara Mortensen, Business Relations Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Councilman Supernaw spoke.
Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
Tara Mortensen, Business Relations Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Vice Mayor Richardson spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by
Councilman Supernaw, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
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PUBLIC COMMENT (5:50 PM)
Allen Goldstein spoke regarding the Long Beach Senior Advisory Commission.
REGULAR AGENDA (5:20 PM)
13. 22-0472 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a donation to CityHeART to support HeART of the City 2022, which was held on April 28, 2022; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Absent: 1 - Mungo
14. 22-0473 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $15,000, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to support the Long Beach Cambodian Cultural Center feasible study; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $15,000 to offset a transfer to the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department.
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A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Absent: 1 - Mungo
15. 22-0474 Recommendation to recognize and celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage month.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
Vice Mayor Richardson spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Victor Thompson spoke.
Mea Lath spoke.
Venerable Justin spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
16. 22-0475 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the
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Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a contribution to Community Partners to support the Mayor’s Fund for Education to support their 5 Year Anniversary Celebration, which was held on April 28, 2022;
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a contribution to the Long Beach Museum of Art to support their Old Bags and Baubles event taking place on May 15, 2022; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Absent: 1 - Mungo
17. 22-0476 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a donation to Partners of Parks to support the Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset by a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Senay Kenfe spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Absent: 1 - Mungo
18. 22-0442 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents, subcontracts, and subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or agreement term, with the CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program to accept and expend grant funding up to $6,300,000 in California Volunteers - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds, to provide the Economic Development Department, Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network, in the creation of Long Beach Youth Climate Corps, a paid work experience program, for the period of December 6, 2021 through June 30, 2024. (Citywide)
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Nick Schultz, Executive Director Pacific Gateway, spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Vice Mayor Richardson spoke.
Nick Schultz, Executive Director Pacific Gateway, spoke.
Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager, spoke.
Dave Shukla spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
19. 22-0477 Recommendation to receive and file Contract No. 35632, including the First, Second, Third and Fourth Amendments, with KJP II Enterprises, LLC, dba Days Inn Long Beach, located at 1500 East. Pacific Coast Highway, in an amount not to exceed $3,800,000 for the period of October 1, 2020 to June 30,2022, for the provision of a non-congregate shelter for people experiencing homelessness who are at high risk if exposed to COVID-19, made pursuant to the authority granted to the City Manager by Resolution No. RES-20-0049, in response to the proclaimed emergency for COVID-19. (Citywide) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Saro, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
20. 22-0478 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE21-089 and award contracts to Aris Hospitality, Inc., dba the Pine Avenue Inn Motel, Shree Ganesh, Inc., dba the Colonial Motel, and the Coast Motel, all of Long Beach, CA, to provide temporary shelters for households experiencing homelessness and/or program participants who are homeless and in need of temporary motel lodging within Long Beach, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $2,912,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Districts 1,2,6)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
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21. 22-0479 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Third Amendment to Contract No. 32531 with MissionSquare Retirement, of Washington, D.C., formerly known as International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) for recordkeeping services on behalf of the City’s 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) Retirement Savings Program, to extend the contract term for an additional period ending on September 30, 2023; and
Adopt resolution authorizing an amendment to the 2019-2022 Memorandum of Understanding for Long Beach Lifeguard Associations and an amendment to the 2019-2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) for Long Beach Association of Confidential Employees, Long Beach City Attorneys Association, Long Beach City Prosecutors Association, and Long Beach Management Association, to allow the City of Long Beach (City) on behalf of employees in the impacted collective bargaining groups, to deposit any future employer contributions into a separate 401(a) plan account in lieu of the DCP 457 Plan account. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by
Councilwoman Saro, to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-22-0065. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Enactment No: RES-22-0065
22. 22-0480 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022 City Salary Resolution to include a Citywide Recruitment Incentive Program. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-22-0066. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
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Enactment No: RES-22-0066
23. 22-0481 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022 City Salary Resolution to include a Lateral Police Officer Incentive Program. (Citywide)
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by
Vice Mayor Richardson, to approve recommendation and
adopt Resolution No. RES-22-0067. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Enactment No: RES-22-0067
ORDINANCE (7:00 PM)
24. 22-0482 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 16.16.140 to Chapter 16.16 relating to Prohibiting Adults Not Accompanying Children Under The Age of 12 From Park Playgrounds, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide) Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Brent Dennis, Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine, spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Anita Lakhani, Deputy City Attorney, spoke.
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Brent Dennis, Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine, spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Vice Mayor Richardson spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Allen, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Enactment No: ORD-22-0014
NEW BUSINESS (7:17 PM)
Agenda Item No. 25 is listed under Consent Calendar.25.
26. 22-0486 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to grant permission to ASM Global to operate a professional boxing contest at the Long Beach Convention Center on May 21, 2022. (District 1) Councilman Supernaw spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Supernaw, seconded by
Vice Mayor Richardson, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Affidavit of Service for special meetings held Tuesday, May 3, 2022.27.
28. 22-0492 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City
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Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, April 29, 2022.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
29. 22-0530 eComments and emails received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
PUBLIC COMMENT (7:21 PM)
Dave Shukla spoke regarding various issues.
Russell Waters spoke regarding business license inspections.
Kori Smith spoke regarding business license inspections.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:29 PM)
Councilman Supernaw requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Janis Krantz.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo made community announcements.
Councilwoman Price requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Sally Bates.
Vice Mayor Richardson requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of Dr. Darryl Sexton.
ADJOURNMENT (7:34 PM)
At 7:34 PM, Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting in memory of Janis Krantz, Sally Bates, and Dr. Darryl Sexton.
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