08222023-CBH-12.PowerPoint.pdf — Long Beach City Council, August 22, 2023

Parks, Recreation and Marine Department FY 24 Proposed Budget Overview Budget Hearing
August 22, 2023
• Implement the award-winning Department
Strategic Plan
• Provide a vibrant park system
• Perform maintenance and stewardship for
parks, facilities, beaches, and open spaces
• Support Compassion Saves and provide
humane treatment of animals
• Ensure marinas are fiscally sound, safe and
meet community needs
• Develop strong partnerships that supplement
award winning park and recreation programs
Key Services
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Accomplishments
3 • Park Ambassador Program launched,
providing additional cleaning in park
restrooms
• 1,200 dead trees removed for enhanced
safety in parks
• 900 trees planted to develop urban forest
• New public restroom doors installed for
improved safety at the beach
• Collected 5,000 tons of storm debris from
waterways and beachfront

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Accomplishments
4 • Hosted 3 Job Fairs with 195 attendees to provide
awareness of City employment opportunities
• Offered greater opportunity for youth with
expansion of the day camp program at 12 sites
• Continued LBRA-funded programs for enhanced
park equity such as Older Adult Life Fit Program,
Mobile Recess, Virtual Recreation, Community
Learning Hubs, and Teen Academy
• Implemented a successful Hoops After Dark
program aimed to enhance young adult career
readiness
• Provided free meals to seniors year-round and to
youth in the Summer

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Accomplishments
5 • Award of Excellence in Advancing Diversity and
Social Change from the American Planning Assoc.
• Vision Plans for MLK Jr. and Scherer Park; Comm-
unity Engagement at 14th St, Bixby, Ramona Parks
• Ribbon Cuttings at Admiral Kidd Park Playground
• Ribbon Cuttings at Soccer Mini Pitches and
Environmental Education Center at Deforest Park
• Multiple grant awards totaling nearly $23 million for improvements at several park sites
• Facilitated 40 successful offsite pet adoption events and achieved nearly 2,000 pet adoptions
• Achieved a Live Release Rate of 89% through the
implementation of Compassion Saves

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• Harry Bridges Memorial Park maintenance to
support the 5-acre area ($617,000)
• Increased budget for contractual services such as
landscaping and tree services ($1,045,000)
• Improved care and strategic expansion of urban
forest ($500,000)
• Funding towards a LA river trash interceptor barge
($2,500,000)
• Planning and permitting phase of Alamitos Bay
Entrance Channel dredging project ($555,000)
Environmental Stewardship
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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• New support for senior field
trips ($70,000)
• Collaboration with LBPD and
After School and Teen Academy
programs to provide
mentorship ($250,000)
• Belmont Plaza Pool
maintenance to maximize
available pool hours ($200,000)
Community Enrichment and
Outreach
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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• Be S.A.F.E. funded structurally to provide
summer programming at an additional
8 sites for a total of 11 ($216,000)
• Increased pay for key life saving
positions in aquatics programs
($324,000)
• One-time resources to continue
LBRA-funded programs:
- Mobile Recess ($190,000)
- Hoops After Dark ($90,000)
- Teen Academy ($60,000)
Park Equity and Access
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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• Large encampment cleanup and maintenance
services one-time funding ($300,000)
• New Animal Health Technician position to
support a surgical team and implementation
of Compassion Saves ($33,000)
• Public Health Associate position upgrades to
lead animal foster and adoption programs
($39,000)
• One-time funding to address over-crowding
issues in the animal shelter ($400,000)
Public Health and Safety
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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• Park improvements for Elevate ‘28
Infrastructure Investment Plan
• $13.8 million in Measure A funding
• Over $11 million in additional
funding and grant funds
• Total FY 24 – FY 27 Elevate ‘28 Plan
over $24 million
• 26 parks and park facilities
Gold Medal Park Refresh Projects
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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• Meeting emerging resident needs
(such as pickleball)
• Universal accessible playgrounds and
fitness equipment
• Limited Adaptive Recreation Programs
• Competing, non-traditional uses of park
spaces and beaches
Challenges
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• Increased costs for goods, services,
utilities, and supply chain issues
• Animal Shelter capacity, veterinary
care cost increases, and the
advancement of Compassion Saves
• Recruitment and retention of a
diverse, dynamic and skilled
workforce
Challenges
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• Strategic Plan guiding
department priorities
• Partnerships, grants and
new revenue generation
• Joint Use Opportunities
• Master Plans and Vision
Plans
• Relevant, accessible, and
equitable park
programming
Opportunities
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• Nearly 170 parks
• 3,125 acres open space
• 60+ acres of wetlands
• Nearly 1,000 employees
• 27 community centers
• 7 senior centers
• 1 nature center
• 2 historic ranchos
• 2 cemeteries
• 10 skate parks
• 12 dog parks
• 187 sports courts
• 108 athletic fields
• 5 city golf courses
• 2 tennis centers
• Lawn bowling facility
• Disc golf course
• 3 aquatic facilities
• 9 lakes
• 6 miles of beaches
• 3 municipal marinas
• 3,350 boat slips
• 100+ park and beach
restrooms
• Over 100 partnerships
• Over 500 volunteers
Opportunities
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Questions
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Library Services FY 24 Proposed Budget Overview
Budget Hearing
August 22, 2023
Key Services
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Cultural
Enrichment
Access
Technology
Learning Community
Connection
Accomplishments
18D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W • Launch of Youth Poet Laureate program
• Early Childhood Learning Festival
• SEED: STEAM Ecosystem Summer Camp at
the Growing Experience
• “Find Your Voice” Summer Reading Program
• Digital library expansion: MakeMake,
National Geographic Kids, Research
Companion, Culture Grams

Accomplishments
19D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Significant expansion of diverse and culturally relevant programs:
• 2nd Festival of Asian-American & Pacific Islander Books • First annual Kwanzaa celebration
• ESL Conversation Clubs and Programs
• Liwanag (Filipino) Literary Festival
• Khmer: Come All
• Mercadito Literario
• Bilingual storytimes

Accomplishments
20 LBPL BY THE NUMBERS

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FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
21D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W • Reallocation of $1 million in structural funds to
add an additional day of service at 5 branches
• Addition of a Safety Officer dedicated to
security and safety oversight
• Addition of a Public Health Professional III
(Library Social Worker) for mental health and
homelessness crises support
• One-time capital improvement funds for
facility upgrades at El Dorado and Alamitos
Libraries to address critical repairs and
improve accessibility

COMMUNITY-CENTERED, DIVERSITY-FOCUSED
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
22D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W • Serve as a vital hub for community services during the Homelessness Emergency
• Partner with high schools for creative literacy workshops • Continue growing materials and programs in Spanish,
Tagalog, and Khmer with input from community
• Lessen digital divide by increasing access to technology • Enhance staff/patron interactions through providing
regular staff trainings with LBPL Racial Equity Committee; utilize expertise of DEI Librarian

FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
23D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W • First steps toward exploring if this makes sense
• Community conversations, engaging with labor
• Budget alignment discussions at a later date
• No loss to Library Services budget
DEPARTMENT EXPANSION – LIBRARY, ARTS, &

CULTURE

• Staff and patron safety at all
locations
• Increased need for social services
presence and outreach
• Staffing recruitment and retention
• Public library values under attack
nationwide
Challenges
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Opportunities
25D E P A R T M E N T O F L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W • Regional opportunities for residents to access library services on Mondays
• New public catalog and interface
• Refresh African-American Resource Area at Burnett
• Creation of new Filipino American Experience
Reading Room at Harte
• Continued collaboration with Health Department to
improve social services outreach
• Federal, state and LB Recovery funding for early
literacy and teen programs
• Expansion of LBCC classes to more library locations

Questions
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Health and Human Services Department FY 24 Proposed Budget Overview Budget Hearing
August 22, 2023
Public Health in Action
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Key Services
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Equity and Resiliency
Data-Informed Decision Making & Performance Improvement

Key Services
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

Accomplishments
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Accomplishments
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Accomplishments
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Alignment with Mayor/Council Priorities
and Strategic Vision
• Housing and Homelessness
• Mental Health
• Youth Development
• Food Safety
Department Financial Wellbeing
• Ensuring Future Service Sustainability
• Addressing Non-Reimbursable Grant Expenditures
Public Health Programs
• Tuberculosis and HIV
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

Alignment with Mayor/Council Priorities
and Strategic Vision
• Housing and Homelessness ($1.5 Million)
• $47M operations, $33M capital improvement projects
• 5 full-time staff to support administrative needs of programs which are essential given the multimillion dollar increase in funding that came during the expansion of homeless services efforts • Building Services Supervisor to maintain facilities
• Shuttle Van to support transportation needs
• Funding to support ~100 days of operating cost for a
shower/restroom trailer (one-time)
• Funding to augment funding for 100 beds for 702 Anaheim St. and pay for site costs including utilities, maintenance, security and transportation (one-time)
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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F Y 2 4 P R O P O S E D B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

Alignment with Mayor/Council Priorities and
Strategic Vision
• Mental Health
• Mental Health Program Specialist to expand the capacity of the Mental Health Coordination team ($142k)
• Youth Development: >$650k One-Time
• Measure US - Youth Development Activities and a Youth Summit ($537k)
• Funding to bring the Youth Fund to $1M Citywide ($117k) • Youth Development Coordinator ($122k–Mayor's Budget
Proposal)
• Food Safety
• Environmental Health Specialist to support sidewalk food vending education and enforcement ($132k)
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

Financial Wellbeing
• Ensuring Future Service Sustainability
• Fund Development Specialist to support current and
future funding needs ($109k)
• One-time funding for study to evaluate the Health
Operating Fund ($100k)
• Addressing non-reimbursable grant expenditures
• Coverage of indirect costs for Housing Authority
programs to ensure compliance with the U.S.Department
of Housing and Urban Development ($74k)
Public Health Programs
• X‐Ray Technician and X‐Ray equipment operations and
maintenance budget to continue to provide mandated TB and HIV ambulatory outpatient screening ($83k)
FY 24 Focus and Proposed Budget Highlights
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W

Challenges
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Funding sustainability
• Identifying funding sources to support Department programs because ongoing funding for most programs is not available and demands continue to increase (e.g. communicable disease funding) • COVID, LBRA, CDC, and CalVIP funding are ending this year • General fund dollars are program specific (e.g. homelessness, youth and advancing peace) and are not currently available for the traditional public health programs which are core to our mission Operational costs not fully covered by grants
Every Health Department grant received or new
program managed incurs overhead costs that cannot be
covered by the grant and have no other funding source

Challenges
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Aligning expectations with resources & capacity
• Expanded funding sources and programs to increase outreach (e.g., REACH, MAC, Mental Health, Community Crisis Response) with insufficient service capacity to meet current and future need
• Ensuring new policies, programs and requests are sufficiently resourced • Hiring and maintaining staff to meet all new funding requirements • 27% vacancy rate Department-wide; 45% for Homeless Services; approx 25% in many other Bureaus.
• Clinical, financial, housing specialist and environmental health positions are the most difficult to fill
Data Infrastructure
• Data modernization is complex, requiring significant design efforts and implementation of data sharing policies and practices at the state and federal levels and systems that will enable billing for services

Opportunities
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Workforce & Infrastructure Resources
• Realignment of programs to provide a more
comprehensive approach to service delivery
• State-led Population Health Initiatives (CalAIM)
• Data Modernization efforts
• Focus on Behavioral Health
• Climate adaptation, readiness and action
• Workforce infrastructure support, including funding
for staff training, as well as recruitment, retention and workforce pipeline activities
• Continued workplace wellness support, including
training from a mental health consultant and a new
Staff Wellness Coordinator

Opportunities
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P R O P O S E D F Y 2 4 B U D G E T O V E R V I E W Partnerships
• Enhanced community, multi-department, and funder partnerships and collaboration to address communicable diseases, respond to emergencies, address homelessness, provide funding to communities and much more
• Early Childhood Hub
• Opioid Settlement Funds
Equity
• Community Advisory Board
• Localized needs assessments
Updating Strategic Plans
• Everyone Home 2.0
• HIV/STD
• Older Adult
• Early Childhood

Questions
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Development Services Department FY 24 Proposed Budget Overview Budget Hearing
August 22, 2023
• Planning policies, reviews and approvals
• Building code updates, plan review and
construction inspection
• Customer service and support
Oversee Physical Development
Key Services
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• Code enforcement
• Affordable housing development
• Neighborhood improvement

Completed Department Strategic Plan
Accomplishments
46 • Empowering our workforce
• Leading with technology
• Focus on core services
• Demystifying Development Services
Department
• Institutionalizing equity