CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025
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Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District
Kristina Duggan, 3rd District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District
Megan Kerr, 5th District
Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, 7th District
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, 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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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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 – 23)
1. 24-55990 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,000, offset by the Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide support for the following:
1. $2,500 to PTA Newcomb Academy in support of their Run Like It’s Recess 5K Run/Walk 1k/Toddler Dash event;
2. $500 to Long Beach Unified School District in support of Millikan High School’s Drone Soccer Team; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 24-55971 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved,
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authority to pay $55,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Joseph Webb.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 24-55970 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $104,182.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Tyrone Anderson.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 24-55973 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $106,502.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Brian Vander Wal.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 24-55972 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, December 10, December 12, and December 17, 2024.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 24-55996 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between December 9, 2024 and December 30, 2024.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 24-55976 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Community Development Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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8. 24-55977 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Financial Management Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 24-55978 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Health and Human Services Department – Housing Authority; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 24-55979 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Police Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 24-55980 Recommendation to receive and approve Initial Conflict of Interest Code filed, in compliance with State law.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 24-55961 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, for the Fourth Street Parking and Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual business assessment, and setting the date of hearing for February 4, 2025. (District 2)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 24-55963 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with AssetWorks Inc., of Wayne, PA, for the purchase of software, hardware, and continued support of the M-5 Fleet Management database, in an annual amount of $250,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $37,500, for a total annual amount not to exceed $287,500, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the
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discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department, by $287,500, offset by funds available generated by revenue collected from user departments through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 24-55964 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Multiquip Inc., of Cypress, CA, for the purchase of a Multiquip mobile generator and trailer with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell (Contract No. RFP #020923- MTQ), in a total amount not to exceed $22,207, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 24-55966 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Professional Sales and Service LLC., of Salt Lake City, UT, for providing Leader fire ambulance parts and repair services, in a total annual amount not to exceed $150,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $150,000, offset by funds available generated by revenue received from user departments through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 24-55954 Recommendation to authorize the refund of $67,224 to the California Department of
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Public Health (CDPH) Immunization Branch related to increasing COVID-19 vaccination services due to overpayment to the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 24-55958 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a data use agreement between the City of Long Beach and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network, for a five-year period from the date of execution. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 24-55959 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including the term, with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach Unified School District, for the City Employees Youth Mentoring Program, for a seven-month period estimated to begin January 1, 2025, with the option to extend for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 24-55967 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP24-407 and award contracts to CDM Smith, Inc., of Boston, MA; Polytechnique Environmental, Inc., of Bellflower, CA; Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc., of Syracuse, NY; and Trifiletti Consulting, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing as-needed environmental and sustainability program support, in an annual amount not to exceed $350,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $50,000, offset by funds available. (Districts 4, 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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20. 24-55968 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary, including any necessary amendments, to enter into a Non-Exclusive Operating Agreement with Turo Inc., for an initial one-year period to provide peer- to-peer vehicle sharing services at the Long Beach Airport, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Districts 4, 5)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 24-55965 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Noypitz Bar & Grill LLC, dba The Noypitz Bar and Grill, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 7591 Carson Boulevard, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC, and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 4)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
22. 24-55962 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Agreement, and all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), to establish the continuation of the DMH-Long Beach Police Department Mental Evaluation Team (MET) for co-response to school violence, mental health crises, and critical incidents, for five one-year periods with the initial term from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 24-55960 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $23,613 for the California Advanced Services Fund for Broadband Access grant, for the term January 2025 through January 2027;
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Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $36,498 for the California Advanced Services Fund for Digital Literacy grant, for the term January 2025 through January 2027; and
Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $60,111, offset by grant revenue. (Districts 3, 6)
Office or Department: Technology and Innovation
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
HEARING
24. 24-55957 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Zaferia Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Zaferia Business Association for a one-year term. (Districts 2, 3, 4)
Office or Department: Economic 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
25. 24-55995 Recommendation to strengthen the Long Beach’s Values Act and reaffirm the City’s commitment to protecting its local diverse immigrant communities by requesting that each separate appointing authority including; the Harbor Department, Utilities Department, City Clerk, Police Oversight, and the elected offices of the City Prosecutor, City Auditor, City Attorney, and Legislative Department to formally commit to the Long Beach Values Act via a letter to the City Council;
Request City Attorney to draft language to integrate the City’s Data Privacy Guidelines into standard contractual language, and to implement formal Data Transfer and Use Agreements for all agreements involving data transfers;
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Support City Manager’s authorization of an additional $200,000 for removal defense support via the Long Beach Justice Fund as part of their Fiscal Year 2024 Year End recommendations to the Mayor and City Council;
Request City Manager’s office to develop and amplify informational materials, resources, and community partnerships to help educate community members on their rights and protections; and
Request City Manager’s office and City Attorney to review and determine the feasibility of additional community requests and report back to City Council.
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
26. 24-55955 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, for the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual assessment, and setting the date of hearing for February 4, 2025. (Districts 1, 2, 4, 5)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
27. 24-55956 Recommendation to receive a presentation to evaluate options for modernizing existing wage rates for Long Beach Airport and Long Beach Convention Center concession workers and request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 16.60, Payment of Living Wage to Workers at the Airport and the Long Beach Convention Center, based on direction from the City Council. (Districts 1, 4, 5)
Office or Department: Economic Development; Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
ORDINANCE
28. 24-55974 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Chapter 5.77 relating to short term rentals, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Attorney
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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, January 7, 2025 – As the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach at 4:45 P.M., Civic Chambers.
HEARING REMINDER
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - Hearing for the Appeal of Planning Commission’s decision at 421 East 4th Street. (District 1)
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - Hearing for Bite Catering Couture Dba Bite Catering Couture to Grant a Permit, with Conditions, for Entertainment with Dancing. (District 1)
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - Hearing for Z Golf Food & Beverage Services LLC dba The Sanctuary by Wedgewood Wedding to Grant a Permit, with Conditions, for Entertainment with Dancing. (District 1)
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Kung humihiling ng pasalitang interpretasyon ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod o kung humihiling ng isang natatanging pagtulong ayon sa Americans with Disabilities Act, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570- 6101, 24 oras ng negosyo bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod.
Si desea interpretación oral en otro idioma para las personas que no hablan inglés o si desea una adaptación especial en conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 24 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad.
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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.
Kung humihiling ng nakasulat na pagsasalin ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 oras bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod.
Si desea obtener la traducción escrita en otro idioma de la agenda y las actas del ayuntamiento de la ciudad para las personas que no hablan inglés, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad.