eComments Report for City Council Meeting Agenda of August 16, 2022 Item Name E-mail Address Comment Received
CONTINUED BUDGET HEARING: Jenni fer Bo [email protected] om
Hello, as long time Long Beach residents and homeowners in Bluff Park, we vehemently oppose the proposed dissolution of Park Rangers.
Unfortunately for us, Bixby Park is not safe enough to be managed by unarmed ambassadors. There are dangerous issues that arise on a daily basis and even if called during each incident, police officers cannot be there to constantly monitor.
We as well as other community stakeholders fought to have Park Rangers present and have definitely noticed and enjoyed a safer and more peaceful park environment. Please do not erase the wonderful benefits we have seen with this program. Many people use our park and all should be able to enjoy it without being on edge or in fear of what might happen at the park.
Thank you for taking our comments into account.
Sincerely,
Jennifer O'Day & Jeff Boyce
8/16/2022
CONTINUED BUDGET HEARING: Ketty Citterio [email protected] Dear City of Long Beach, in regards to the proposed dissolution of Park Rangers, the Friends of Bixby Park think it's a great mistake. It is time to stop pretending that our parks are safe and can be managed by unarmed ambassadors. Facts: dangerous elements and situations are a daily occurrence, and Police can't be there all the time. Regular parks issues like pot smoking, urinating on walls, lighting fires get the lowest priority on PD call log, but they are not that small issues for the park life. Ambassadors can bring cheers but no safety. We've been ambassadors ourselves, and had to call PD constantly. We fought to have Park Rangers because a constant uniformed presence, focused on parks safety only, gave all park goers a peace of mind and deterred any wrongdoing. They came to Bixby Park and we saw the difference. Look at State Parks, Rangers are very well respected.
Bring ours back the way they originally started, trained properly and with more powers instead of dissolving them.
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14. (22-0965) Recommendation to conduct a Budget
Hearing to receive and discuss an overview of the
Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the
departments of Health and Human Services and
Public Works. (Citywide)
Kate Sachnoff [email protected] m The Long Beach Alliance for Fo od and Fitness appreciates the crucial and insightful work of DHHS in supporting healthy active living, reducing disparities in health outcomes, improving health equity, and working hand in hand with the community. We support City general fund investments in items like communications technology, data infrastructure and staffing to maintain and expand this life-saving and life-changing work. The accomplishments of DHHS in addressing food security, community gardens, nutrition education, neighborhood market improvements, and WIC are essential to our City's quality of life and merit expansion. Thank you.
8/16/2022
15. (22-0966) Recommendation to receive
supporting documentation into the record and
conclude the public hearing; consider an appeal from
David Derahim care of Ahmad Ghaderi (APL 22-
003); and, uphold the Planning Commission's
decision to deny a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 18-
001) for a new car wash located at 5005 Long Beach
Boulevard in the Commercial Automobile-Oriented
(CCA) Zoning District or provide alternative direction
to approve or approve with conditions. (District 8)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support 8/16/2022
20. (22-0892) Recommendation to receive and file a
presentation on the City of Long Beach Proposed
Strategic Vision 2030 (Proposed Vision); and,
provide direction to the City Manager on the
Proposed Vision and/or adopt Proposed Vision.
(Citywide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] W ell that is one glossy document! Very aesthetically pleasing design, color palette, photos... even some infographic
Pretty light on substance for a 69 page document.
Sections 8.1 - 8.4 should have concrete mechanisms (we will replace x % of city facility roofs with cool roofing, solar panels with integrated battery storage, and EV charging stations in y locations in time frame z) for rapid electrification and decarbonization of buildings and energy in town, but seems content referencing the CAAP as doing the real heavy lifting in terms of details and targets and capabilities. 8/16/2022
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22. (22-0946) Recommendation to declare ordinance
amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding
Chapter 5.96, establishing the "Healthcare Workers
Minimum Wage Ordinance", read and adopted as
read. (Citywide)
Dave Shukla [email protected] Support. 8/16/2022
CONTINUED HEARING: Christopher
Chavez
[email protected] Honorable Council Members,
I urge you to adopt the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP.) Long Beach home to the dirtiest air in the nation and our communities - particularly in the western, northern and central part of the city, are at the frontlines of the climate crisis. These communities are also among the most vulnerable in our city and California.
With that said, the CAAP is only a first step. The city must effectively implement the CAAP to reduce pollution. Long Beach must work in conjunction with residents, especially those in impacted, overburdened communities. Already, community members have identified areas where the CAAP could be stronger. I urge the city to listen to, consider and embrace community participation and ideas in the implementation process. I also urge the CAAP to work in collaboration with other agency plans that seek to reduce the pollution burden in the community.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Christopher Chavez
District 7 Resident
8/15/2022
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27. (22-0918) Recommendation to receive
supporting documentation into the record, and
conclude the public hearing;
Adopt resolution approving and adopting a
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-
21) to the General Plan Land Use Element and
Urban Design Element Program Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) (PEIR-SCH# 2015051054), in
accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of
the CEQA Guidelines, and making certain CEQA
Findings and Determinations relative thereto,
including a finding that the adopted General Plan
Land Use Element PEIR Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program shall apply; and that no new or
different mitigation measures are required; approving
the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2205-02);
and
Dave Shukla [email protected] m Helllo. This CAAP could be muc h stronger.
It could commit the City to a phase-out of oil production by a realistic date. It does not as of yet.
It could commit the City to phase-out of natural gas in residential buildings. It does not.
It could commit the City to 100 % clean, renewable electricity sources for all buildings and operations. It does not.
Does it get us any closer?
8/16/2022
27. (22-0918) Recommendation to receive
supporting documentation into the record, and
conclude the public hearing;
Adopt resolution approving and adopting a
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-
21) to the General Plan Land Use Element and
Urban Design Element Program Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) (PEIR-SCH# 2015051054), in
accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of
the CEQA Guidelines, and making certain CEQA
Findings and Determinations relative thereto,
including a finding that the adopted General Plan
Land Use Element PEIR Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program shall apply; and that no new or
different mitigation measures are required; approving
the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2205-02);
and
Nancy Woo [email protected]
om
My name is Nancy Woo and I am a member of Sunrise Long Beach and Climate Reality Corps. I live in Council District 3 but am unable to make the meeting tonight. I urge you to approve the CAAP, provide funding to implement it, and to continue to improve upon the provisions set forth so that Long Beach may realistically phase out fossil fuels by 2030 (NOT 2035 when supplies will run out), support the most vulnerable populations who will be affected by climate change, and continue to adjust our society toward renewable energy, free public transit, walkable and bikeable streets, and mitigation of the oncoming effects of climate change. Thank you.
8/16/2022
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27. (22-0918) Recommendation to receive
supporting documentation into the record, and
conclude the public hearing;
Adopt resolution approving and adopting a
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-
21) to the General Plan Land Use Element and
Urban Design Element Program Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) (PEIR-SCH# 2015051054), in
accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of
the CEQA Guidelines, and making certain CEQA
Findings and Determinations relative thereto,
including a finding that the adopted General Plan
Land Use Element PEIR Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program shall apply; and that no new or
different mitigation measures are required; approving
the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2205-02);
and
Carlos Ovalle [email protected] I support the letter written to City Council by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Task Force, Sierra Club that appears as "080922-H-8 Corresp.
LCWTF"
The CAAP as it stands is a farce. It does not recognize the severity of Climate Change nor the city's actions (or lack thereof) that contribute directly & indirectly to climate change.
Notably, in my impacted neighborhood, the city approved an MND for an 18 acre asphalt parking lot for gas guzzling vehicles that contributes greatly to the heat island effect, which CM Austin called "an environmentally responsible development," in vacant land that had been promised to us as a park. Or the Wrigley Greenbelt in CM Uranga's district, in which dozens of mature healthy trees were destroyed & postmortem justified by a fake tree report; the continued export of dirty-fuel coal and petroleum coke from our port, voted by many current councilmembers; the continued operation of SERFF; the lack of spending on new parks for the western side of the city, etc. 8/16/2022
27. (22-0918) Recommendation to receive
supporting documentation into the record, and
conclude the public hearing;
Adopt resolution approving and adopting a
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-
21) to the General Plan Land Use Element and
Urban Design Element Program Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) (PEIR-SCH# 2015051054), in
accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of
the CEQA Guidelines, and making certain CEQA
Findings and Determinations relative thereto,
including a finding that the adopted General Plan
Land Use Element PEIR Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program shall apply; and that no new or
different mitigation measures are required; approving
the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2205-02);
and
David Sims [email protected] My nam e is David Sims, I live in the 4th District near El Dorado Park, and I'm a member of Citizens Climate Lobby. I want to thank the City for all the effort it has put into developing this Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, and I would like to encourage the City Council to keep the momentum going by approving this agenda item today.
There are so many good things in this plan that will make Long Beach
a national leader among municipalities in the measures we're taking to mitigate the impact of climate change. Thank you!
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