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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA ACKNOWLEDGING
RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY THE FIRE CHIEF OF
THE LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE
INSPECTION OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES REQUIRED TO
PREFORM ANNUAL INSPECTIONS IN SUCH
OCCUPANCIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 13146.4 OF THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018, and became effective on September 27, 2018; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 require all fire departments, including the Long Beach Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments, including the Long Beach Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Long Beach intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Health & Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Long Beach Fire Department’s compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as RES-23-0124
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
follows:
Section 1. The Council of the City of Long Beach expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Long Beach Fire Department with California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the area encompassed by the City of Long Beach as follows:
A. Educational Group E Occupancies: Educational Group E occupancies are generally those public and private schools, used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade. Within the City of Long Beach, there lie 165 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
During calendar year 2022, the Long Beach Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 165 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. There were 165 total Group E occupancies in 2022. This is a compliance rate of 100% for this reporting period.
Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying staff report for this resolution.
B. Residential Group R Occupancies: Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, are generally those occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (three units or more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities). These residential care facilities have a number of different sub-classifications, and they may contain residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those related to custodial care, mobility impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents may also be non-ambulatory or bedridden. Within the City of Long Beach, there lie 8,286 Group R (and their associated sub-categories) occupancies of this nature.
During calendar year 2022, the Long Beach Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 2,950 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of approximately 60% for this reporting period. >- >, 0 LU (I) o Zc-0:: '- LL
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1 Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found 2 in the accompanying staff report for this resolution. 3 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by 4 the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. 5 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City 6 Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of September 5, 2023, by the following 7 8
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vote:
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Absent:
Recusal(s):
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Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
3 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw,
Kerr, Saro, Austin, Ricks-Oddie.
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