CITY OF LONG BEACH
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE
Mayor Robert Garcia, Chair
All Members of City Council
CITY COUNCIL
Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District
Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 9th District
Special Meeting
FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES
IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL HYBRID JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL
PURSUANT TO AB 361 (GOV. CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)-(2))
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER (4:03 PM)
At 4:03 PM, Vice Mayor Richardson called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL (4:03 PM)
Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
Councilmembers
Present:
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst.
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
HEARINGS (4:03 PM)
1. 22-0851 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to realign the City’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot; and
Receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to realign LBUSD’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide) Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Patrick Weithers, Manager of the CPCC, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chris Garner, General Manager of the Water Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Ron Gastelum spoke.
Lisa Wells spoke.
Dave Shukla spoke.
Maria Isabel Lopez spoke.
Tracy Alcantar spoke.
Richard Mills spoke.
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
Jordan spoke.
Rushelle Gonder spoke.
Franklin Sims spoke.
Stephen Downing spoke.
Tom Beck spoke.
Unidentified person spoke.
Cammie Johnson spoke.
Franklin Sims spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Patrick Weithers, Manager of the CPCC, spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Patrick Weithers, Manager of the CPCC, spoke.
Vice Mayor Richardson spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
2. 22-0852 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community and receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the
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CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to establish a Police Oversight Commission and add a Director of Police Oversight position, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
3. 22-0854 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community and receive and file supporting documentation into the record regarding the proposed consolidation of the City’s existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Public Utilities Commission, for the purposes of improving customer service through better coordination of street pipeline and infrastructure repairs; and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place the Charter amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson
4. 22-0865 eComments received for the Joint Meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee and the City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT (5:08 PM)
At 5:08 PM, there being no objection, Vice Mayor Richardson declared the meeting
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
adjourned.
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