070522eCommentsReport.R.pdf — Long Beach City Council, July 5, 2022

eComments Report for City Council Meeting Agenda of July 5, 2022 Item Name E-mail Address Comment Received
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE diana lejins [email protected] While saying the Pledge at council, please remember when there is such a disparity in open space/parkland between east/west Long Beach, it is strictly hypocrisy. Equity in this city is just an empty word. 7/3/2022

1. (22-0727) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager to execute an Amendment to Agreement
No. 35523 for legal services with the firm of Jarvis,
Fay & Gibson, LLP, to add an additional $20,000, in
the matter of Diana Lejins; Angela Kimball v City of
Long Beach, Case No. 18STCP02628.
diana lejins [email protected] This city has become nothing less than a Chicago-by-the Sea.

Why should the taxpayers continue paying for gross mistakes of the city attorney's office. Let the city attorney's office take it out of their own inflated budget along with the Measure M $800,000+ plaintiff attorney fees.

The taxpayers are being penalized in the form of general fund grabs which equal reduced services and higher fees/taxes/parking tickets.

We already have some of the highest taxes in the nation.

Also, why are we spending so much $$ farming out work that the city attorney should be handling? What purpose does he even serve? It seems like the taxpayers have become his personal piggy bank.

The big elephant-in-the-room question is....how much have this firm (Javis, Fay, and Gipson, LLP) and others that are on the dole of the 7/3/2022

2. (22-0728) Recommendation to adopt resolution
Setting the Days and Hours of Operation for Parking
Meter Zones 1 and 1A Pursuant to Section

10.28.130 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.
(District 3)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
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Dear Councilmembers: On the topic of parking... there is a public perception among neighbors who drive that parking enforcement was reduced due to the pandemic, and so driver behavior has deteriorated accordingly. Put simply, people believe they'll get away with bad parking, so they ignore parking rules more often. This is particularly true when it comes to double parking in the street and blocking bike lanes, both of which create dangerous situations for riders and cyclists. As a non-driver, I use bike lanes every day. And every day, I have to swerve into and out of traffic due to illegal parking. I would like to see increased/restored parking enforcement so that I can ride safely in the street during my morning and evening commutes.

Enforcement is important.
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9. (22-0735) Recommendation to adopt resolution
authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a
vehicle demonstration agreement, and any
necessary documents including subsequent
amendments, with Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC,
of Whittier, CA, to demonstrate an all-electric, rear-
loading refuse truck, at no cost to the City of Long
Beach, for a period of 90 days, with the option to
renew for two additional one-month periods, at the
discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
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Dear Councilmembers: I strongly support this motion because it's a tangible investment in climate action. I've previously scolded this Council for approving gasoline and diesel-powered vehicle purchases, which lock in emissions for decades. By contrast, this demonstration project will help to scale up the adoption of new technologies by providing market validation and performance data for EV manufacturers and distributors. Vote yes for this low-lift climate action.
6/27/2022

10. (22-0736) Recommendation to adopt resolution
authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a
contract, and any necessary documents including
any necessary subsequent amendments, with Quinn
Company of the City of Industry, CA, for the
purchase of a 375-kilowatt emergency generator and
trailer, on the same terms and conditions afforded to
Sourcewell, (formerly the NJPA), of Staples, MN,
with Caterpillar, Inc., contract 120617-CAT, in a total amount not to exceed $289,983, inclusive of taxes
and fees. (Citywide)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
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Even with its CARB certification and pollution-reducing modifications, I still write in opposition to this diesel-powered engine on the basis that climate change demands we pursue alternative solutions.

Purchasing fossil fuel-powered equipment like this generator today locks in emissions for the entire life cycle of the product.

As an alternative, I encourage the Council and City Staff to explore reducing the Customer Service Call Center and Gas Services Dispatch Division's reliance on grid energy (thus reducing risk of outage) and consider energy storage solutions that would provide additional benefits beyond just emergency power (for example demand management). As an example, Tesla's Powerwall provides

13.5kWh of backup energy storage.
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11. (22-0737) Recommendation to receive and file
Contract No. 36227 with the Illumination Foundation,
of Orange, CA, to provide operation services of the
Project Roomkey program, a 47-unit property
located at 1500 East Pacific Coast Hwy that is
currently being used as interim housing for people
experiencing homelessness and in a COVID-19 high-
risk category, in a total amount not to exceed
$412,807 from April 1, 2022 through
June 30, 2022, made pursuant to Chapters 2.69 and

2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and
in response to the proclaimed emergency for COVID-

19. (Citywide)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
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Project Roomkey should continue to be scaled up to provide our unhoused neighbors with access to shelter and ancillary services such as healthcare, counseling, and social reintegration. Please support this motion.
6/27/2022

16. (22-0741) Recommendation to authorize City
Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary
documents with the LA84 Foundation to accept
Learn to Swim 2022 grant funds in the amount of
$15,000, for summer aquatics programs targeting
economically disadvantaged youth at Belmont Plaza
Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, and Martin Luther
King, Jr. Pool, from July 6, 2022 through August 26,
2022; and, execute all necessary documents to
implement and administer the grant including any
amendments.
(Districts 3,6,7)
Jason Avila [email protected] Glad to see increased traffic enforcement. I would ask the council to put this with thoughtful, safe, street design. 7th, for example, is designed for high speeds - I'm especially concerned with the new playground in Recreation Park that is adjacent to 7th. Enforcement is meaningless if the maximum speed is high.
7/3/2022
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All people should learn how to swim and, unfortunately, even this simple life lesson has an ugly history of racial segregation. Approving this small grant will, for some young residents, provide them with a lifelong skill. It will also support local jobs. Vote yes. 6/27/2022

18. (22-0743) Recommendation to receive and file
the application of Beach Restaurant Group
Incorporated, dba Gaucho Beach, for an original
application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
License, at 780 East Shoreline Drive. (District 1)
Linda Scholl [email protected] Originally approved to be open only till 6 pm. No liquor. Then closed by 10 pm. Now is hard liquor really needed in a residential area with many thousands of residents on the beachwalk? We think there is enough hard alcohol. We donâ€™t need more liquor around residences, do we?
7/3/2022

27. (22-0752) Recommendation to direct City
Manager to invest in Community Policing by working
with Long Beach Police Department to provide
options in the FY23 budget for structural funding of
the Neighborhood Walks program, and
Direct City Manager to work with Long Beach Police
Department to provide options in the FY 23 budget
for an expansion of LBPD's "Bicycle Beats" program,
including assigning at least 25 more officers to the
program.

Mario Solis-
Marich
[email protected] I enthusiastically support this initiative. The entire city benefits from stronger relationships between police officers and the community.

These types of efforts create stronger ties in addition to providing public safety.
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Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
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Even though I believe that LBPD abuses their overtime hours and as a City, we spend far too much on policing, I do support this initiative to humanize public safety by walking neighborhoods. It's odd to me that this is considered a "program" rather than literally just doing their job (isn't this just walking a beat?). I also support an increase in bike cops over SUVs. I would hope that these practices would be incorporated into best practice rather than viewed as some sort of perk or benefit-- and the costs should be shifted away from less impactful activities to control spending.
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28. (22-0753) Recommendation to authorize the
Long Beach Police Department to continue the use
of military equipment as outlined by California
Assembly Bill (AB) 481. (Citywide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Oppose. Please reference correspondence/comments received from Greg Buhl and Steven Downing. This item should not be approved as written or proposed, and where is the evidence that the investments in these tools has led to appreciable drops in crime, by type of activity? 7/5/2022
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28. (22-0753) Recommendation to authorize the
Long Beach Police Department to continue the use
of military equipment as outlined by California
Assembly Bill (AB) 481. (Citywide)
Oscar Duarte [email protected] You need to show us how your unnecessary military-grade weapons are used. There is no need for them here in my city. Your useless PD needs to stop this.
7/5/2022

28. (22-0753) Recommendation to authorize the
Long Beach Police Department to continue the use
of military equipment as outlined by California
Assembly Bill (AB) 481. (Citywide)
Savannah Benton savannah.m.benton@gm
ail.com
Our police department, which is rife with scandal and abuse and brutality complaints should NOT Have access to military equipment.

The acquisition of military equipment and its deployment in our communities adversely impacts the public's safety and welfare, including increased risk of civilian deaths, significant risks to civil rights, civil liberties, and physical and psychological well-being, and incurment of significant financial costs. Military equipment is more frequently deployed in low-income Black and Brown communities, meaning the risks and impacts of police militarization are experienced most acutely in marginalized communities.
7/5/2022

28. (22-0753) Recommendation to authorize the
Long Beach Police Department to continue the use
of military equipment as outlined by California
Assembly Bill (AB) 481. (Citywide)
Alicia Albertson [email protected]
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According to AB 481, the public is entitled to knowledge of all military grade equipment in possession by the police and discussion of its purpose. We need a public forum to discuss each item in LBPD's possession to determine when/whether they should actually be allowed to use it. These items threaten civilians. AB 481 is meant to allow us a voice in how our police departments access and utilize this type of equipment.

If council approves this letter, it grants authority to LBPD to use their current equipment including tear gas, which has been restricted by AB

48. The police chief states they have never used the equipment, but during 2020 BLM protests I saw two bearcats. It was terrifying. We need FULL accountability for LBPD. I am afraid of the police and I need reassurance that I will be safe from them. I am afraid for my neighbors who are not white like me.

Please hold a public forum and do not grant LBPD this blanket approval.

Alicia Albertson
Alamitos Beach
7/5/2022
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28. (22-0753) Recommendation to authorize the
Long Beach Police Department to continue the use
of military equipment as outlined by California
Assembly Bill (AB) 481. (Citywide)
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
m
Strongly oppose this one because I don't believe in the systemic militarization of policing. Military equipment belongs in the military and in war/battle situations, not on the streets of Long Beach. This authorization not only guarantees huge spending on unnecessary equipment- like the $349k BearCat thing you purchased- but it antagonizes the public and incentivizes escalation rather than de- escalation. Vote no on principle.
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29. (22-0754) Recommendation to adopt resolution
authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents necessary to enter into an agreement
with the State Water Resources Control Board's
(State Water Board) Proposition 1 (Prop 1) Storm
Water Grant Program (SWGP), to accept and
expend grant funding in the amount of $3,973,140,
and execute all documents necessary to implement
the grant for the Long Beach Municipal Urban
Stormwater Treatment (LB-MUST) Phase 2 Project
(Project);
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund
Group in the Public Works Department by
Padric Gleason
Gonzales
[email protected]
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I strongly support LB-MUST and all efforts to capture stormwater and improve water quality in Long Beach. Heal the Bay's recent report on beach health proved that Long Beach has high water quality during the summer and winter dry seasons and an "F" rating in wet conditions. This is because our waterfront receives the runoff of 82 municipalities along the L.A. River and San Gabriel River. The least we can do is reduce our contribution to the toxic runoff that enter our recreation areas.
6/27/2022
PUBLIC COMMENT: NB Dozier [email protected]
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N. Dozier (District 2 Resident)
I want to take a moment and thank the city for hosting the "Day Trip Music Festival" which was held at the Queen Mary Waterfront a couple of weekends ago on June 25-26. It was a wonderful kickoff to the summer season and the event was extremely well organized and curated. I met people who came to our city from all over the world just to attend the event, and they were all falling in love with Long Beach! Also, a special thank you to the Long Beach Police Department for making their presence known and ensuring everyone had a safe space to have a great time in (although I doubt there were any major issues, it was a very peaceful, fun, and well-behaved crowd). It was truly a memorable weekend in House music heaven!
6/29/2022
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38. (22-0764) Recommendation to direct City
Manager to work with the Long Beach Police Chief to
identify options to retain existing police officers and hire additional police officers to staff the Traffic
Enforcement Unit in the City of Long Beach; and
Request for an update to the City Council on the
current status of the Long Beach Police Department
Traffic Enforcement team.

Michael Clemson [email protected] When it comes to making streets safer for people walking, biking or even driving, enforcement is the last thing that we should be looking at. Illegal speeding is up *everywhere* in the city, and we cannot afford enough police to be everywhere at all times.

This is the most expensive way to deal with this problem, it covers the least ground and it only protects people when the police are there, which can only be a few hours of the day. Instead of looking at reactive solutions we should be building safer streets. If we want to stop speeding stop building streets that encourage speeding. Give people alternatives to driving that are safe, convenient and reliable so that we can reduce the number of cars on the road. Build smaller intersections that are too small for side shows.

Building a better city will solve these problems better than hiring more police who cannot respond to a problem this large and widespread. 7/5/2022

Linda Scholl [email protected] We support this proposal to add Traffic Officers. Traffic laws in Long Beach are being violated and there is virtually no enforcement now of the laws designed to protect residents from the excessive noise from illegally modified exhaust and mufflers. Please approve this and make certain we have Traffic Officers to enforce the laws. Thank you. Linda Scholl
7/3/2022

Ketty Citterio [email protected] Hi, we live on Ocean blvd and Junipero, and our quality of life is greatly affected by cars and motorcycles speeding, and loud pipes.

Together with lots of neighbors we have begged for enforcement, written to every government entity asking for help on the matter, but nothing gets done. Now that is summer, it just get so unbearable we need to leave our home on the weekend. Noise pollution causes real health problems. I am glad Ms. Price brings it to your attention. Let's fix this problem,
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