eComments Report for City Council Meeting Agenda of May 16, 2023 Item Name E-mail Address Comment Received
13. (23-0501) Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Right to Counsel Program for Tenant Evictions, data on the number and characteristics of Long Beach residents served by the program to date, and emerging trends and community needs regarding evictions in the City of Long Beach since the expiration of LA County's moratorium on evictions.
Dave Shukla [email protected] Of interest. 5/16/2023
17. (23-0467) Recommendation to receive and file a report prepared by Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc., and the Public Outreach report prepared by City of Long Beach (City) staff regarding the City's existing sidewalk vending regulations; and
Request City Attorney to prepare ordinance based on the recommendations outlined herein regarding sidewalk vending regulations and update the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to comply with the most recently enacted State legislation regarding sidewalk vending; to consolidate, where feasible, provisions of the LBMC relating to the regulation and enforcement of sidewalk vendors and similar operations into one ordinance; and, in consultation with City Manager, or designee, repeal provisions of the LBMC that are obsolete, no longer applicable, or no longer enforced related to sidewalk vendors and similar operations. (Citywide)
Edin Enamorado [email protected] This is a vilation of Senate Bill 946. Zoning is not allowed. Does the city want to get sued?
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17. (23-0467) Recommendation to receive and file a report prepared by Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc., and the Public Outreach report prepared by City of Long Beach (City) staff regarding the City's existing sidewalk vending regulations; and
Request City Attorney to prepare ordinance based on the recommendations outlined herein regarding sidewalk vending regulations and update the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to comply with the most recently enacted State legislation regarding sidewalk vending; to consolidate, where feasible, provisions of the LBMC relating to the regulation and enforcement of sidewalk vendors and similar operations into one ordinance; and, in consultation with City Manager, or designee, repeal provisions of the LBMC that are obsolete, no longer applicable, or no longer enforced related to sidewalk vendors and similar operations. (Citywide)
Diane Burkholder
As someone who's lived almost 10 years and has family
ties back to the 1950's I am deeply disappointed to see these restrictive recommendations on our local street
vendors. Although SB 946 was designed for local
jurisdictions to implement their own policies regarding street vendors that best suit their communities, these
recommendations do not seem to keep LB's rich history
in mind. On the contrary, they will further disenfranchise even more poor/working-class residents from
participating in our local economy. The firm that created these recs, Lisa Wise Consulting, is based in San Luis
Obispo, a predominately white community, and a
majority of its staff are white/white-presenting- thus not centering the most impacted individuals, BIPOC
communities. If the council accepts these
recommendations, as is, it will further perpetuate
systemic racism that will drastically change the
landscape of some of our treasured community spaces
such as our local parks/beaches.
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