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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
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Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, 2nd District
Kristina Duggan, 3rd District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District
Megan Kerr, 5th District
Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Al Austin, 8th District
Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie, 9th District
Thomas B. Modica, City Manager
Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
Rex Richardson, Mayor
Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The consent calendar shall be heard immediately after the pledge of allegiance, and prior to 6:30 PM.
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless the Mayor, City Councilmembers or the City Manager request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
CONSENT CALENDAR (1 – 25)
1. 24-54467 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $12,000, offset by the First Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a donation to the following:
1. Downtown Long Beach Alliance, in support of the closure of Pine Avenue, in the amount of $10,000;
2. Centro CHA Inc., in support of the community events, in the amount of $2,000; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $12,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 24-54623 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support for Centro CHA’s programming of summer events, including National Night Out on August 6th, 2024, and Summertime in the LBC Back to School Event on August 22nd, 2024; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 24-54624 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support to Goals For Life Waterfront Celebration on September 15, 2024; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 24-54643 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $25,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support for the 2024 Westside Festival; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $25,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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5. 24-54644 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support to Long Beach Area Veterans Collaborative’s Stand Down event which will take place at Veterans Park on October 16, 2024; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 24-54679 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,500, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contribution to:
• $2,500 to Care Closet LBC to support community cleanup efforts and services;
• $500 to the One in Long Beach, Inc. to support Annual QFilm Festival; • $500 to The Nonprofit Partnership to support Long Beach Gives’ upcoming fundraiser dedicated to empowering community non-profit organizations; • $1,000 to The Pearl Foundation, Inc. to support their service programs and projects; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $4,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 24-54683 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $5,720, offset by the Second Council District One- Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
• $2,500 to Partners of Park for the 20th Anniversary of the Lone Sailor Recognition Ceremony on October 13th, 2024;
• $500 to Historical Society of Long Beach for their 28th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour on October 26th, 2024;
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• $2,720 to Special Events and Filming for services provided at the Second Annual Long Beach Women’s Fair on August 26th, 2024; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $5,720 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 24-54684 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,100, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution of:
• $500 to Khmer Parents Association to support their 30th Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony on June 8, 2024;
• $500 to Latinos in Action California to support their Grand Opening Ceremony on July 27, 2024;
• $500 to Success in Challenges Inc. to support the 20th Annual Ron Palmer Summer Basketball & Academic Camp from August 5 – 8, 2024 at Browning High School;
• $300 to the Friends of Long Beach Public Library to support their Annual Librarian Appreciation Event on August 9, 2024;
• $300 to the Long Beach Museum of Arts to support their Eighth Biennial Bags and Baubles event on September 7, 2024;
• $1,000 to The Arts Council of Long Beach to support their State of the Arts Fundraising event and the Nash Bash VIP Reception September 20, 2024; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,100 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 24-54651 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
Office or Department: City Clerk
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 24-54625 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between August 19, 2024 and August 26, 2024.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 24-54637 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Fire Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 24-54636 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Health and Human Services Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 24-54635 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Human Resources Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 24-54675 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to establish a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Long Beach (City) and Community Partners dba the Mayor’s Fund of Long Beach (MFLB) in support of MFLB’s grant application to the U.S. Department of Education Promise (PN) Program for the Long Beach Westside Promise Collective Impact Project (Project); and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to obligate $400,000 of City funds to serve as match in the MFLB grant application to the U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Program for the Project, contingent upon City Council’s adoption of the fiscal year 2025 budget. (District 7)
Office or Department: City Manager; Health and Human Services
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 24-54642 Recommendation to amend the City of Long Beach Unrepresented Management (Non-Sworn) Employee Terms and create a salary range for the Executive Director of Civil Service in the annual amount of $220,001.559 - $265,000.360, effective the pay period beginning December 30, 2023.
Office or Department: Civil Service Commission
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 24-54658 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements, and all necessary documents or subsequent amendments, including amending the award amount, with the California Department of Transportation to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $690,000 for the Sustainable Communities grant program, for the period of September 13, 2024, through June 30, 2027; and
Increase appropriations in the Development Services Fund Group in the Community Development Department by $690,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Community Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 24-54591 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Agreement No. 35341 with CBRE, INC., of Dallas, TX, as successor in interest to Ellis dba Integra Realty Resources - Los Angeles, of Encino, CA; Agreement No. 35381 with Hawran and Malm, LLC, of Newport Beach, CA; and Agreement No. 35312 with R.P. Laurain & Associates, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for as-needed real estate appraisal services, to increase the aggregate contract amount by $300,000, for a revised total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $1,200,000 and extend the terms of the Agreements to June 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 24-54612 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35090 with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, to increase the contract amount by $650,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $8,992,400. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 24-54592 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms with the County of Los Angeles, to receive and expend grant funding up to $123,019 annually for Ambulatory Outpatient Medical services for persons living with HIV, for the period of March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025, with the option to extend the agreement for five additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 24-54603 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the City Salary Schedule effective June 29, 2024. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Human Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 24-54593 Recommendation to receive and file the Annual Audit Reports for the Long Beach Airport Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) program for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023. (Districts 4, 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
22. 24-54594 Recommendation to receive and file the application for Krymis Productions LLC, dba Toma, for a premise-to-premise transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 301 The Promenade North. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 24-54595 Recommendation to receive and file the application for Recreational Coffee LLC, dba Recreational Coffee, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 237 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite A. (District 1)
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Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
24. 24-54596 Recommendation to receive and file the application for GRJ Group, Incorporated, dba Hartland’s, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 1900 East Ocean Boulevard, Floor 2. (District 2)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25. 24-54609 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the Amended and Restated Access and Demolition Agreement with Plenary Properties Long Beach LLC, Mid Block Site Devco LP, and Mid Block Demo LLC, all of Los Angeles, CA for the ongoing maintenance of the Mid Block site; and
Increase appropriation in the Civic Center Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $299,778, offset by a reduction in the $6,000,000 receivable from Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC. (District 1)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
FLEET #1 AWARD
MOVIES IN THE PARK
ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH 7 FOR 7 MURAL PROJECT AT VETERANS PARK
CONTINUED BUDGET HEARING
26. 24-54600 Recommendation to conduct a Budget Hearing to receive and discuss an overview of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the departments of Economic Development and Health and Human Services. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
HEARING
27. 24-54601 Recommendation to adopt resolution certifying and adopting the 5910 Cherry Avenue Industrial Building Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-23, SCH# 2023100342), making Findings of Fact related thereto and approving a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and
24-54674 Declare ordinance and findings approving a Zone Change (23-002) from IG, (General Industrial) to IL (Light Industrial), in order to facilitate better consistency with the General Plan Land Use Element NI (Neo Industrial) PlaceType Designation, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (District 9)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Community Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments.
REGULAR AGENDA
28. 24-54678 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution officially recognizing every 8th of September as “908 Day,” a citywide day of celebration of pride in the City of Long Beach.
Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
29. 24-54613 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Pasadena, CA, in an annual amount of
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$2,945,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $589,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $3,534,000, until the City of Pasadena, CA contract expires on September 28, 2026, with the option to renew for as long as the City of Pasadena, CA contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
30. 24-54608 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, including any necessary amendments, with the Federal Aviation Administration, to accept the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Airports Fiscal Year 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grant funds, for the acquisition of two electric maintenance vehicles, two free-standing Level 2 solar-tree chargers, and one stationary Level 3 charger in an amount not to exceed $1,969,355. (Districts 4, 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
PUBLIC COMMENT: IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT
Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council.
STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDER
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 – Budget Oversight Committee at 3:00 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 – As the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach at 4:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – Budget Oversight Committee at 3:00 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
HEARING REMINDER
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Hearing for Zone In: City Core Rezoning Update to Implement the General Plan Land Use Element. (Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Hearing for Uptown Land Use and Neighborhood Strategies
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(UPLAN) Rezoning Update to Implement the General Plan Land Use Element. (Districts 8,9)
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If written language translation of the City Council agenda and minutes for non-English speaking persons is desired, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570- 6101, 72 business hours prior to the City Council meeting.
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