CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 3:00 PM
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
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 3:01 PM, Vice Mayor Uranga called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
Councilmembers Absent: Duggan, Supernaw
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager, April Walker, Assistant City Manager, Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney, Maggie Trinidad, Legislative Bureau Manager, Karen Baldwin, City Clerk Analyst.
Vice Mayor Uranga presiding.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Invocation: Moment of Silence.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk led the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 – 7, except for Item 4. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 3:00 PM
1. 25-54048 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,000, offset by the First Council District, Youth Specific, One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a contribution to Jazz Angel, Inc.; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $4,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
2. 25-54031 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between December 30, 2024 and January 6, 2025.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
3. 25-53969 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Student Fieldwork Placement Agreement, and all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with the Trustees of the California State University on behalf of California State University, Long Beach, to allow enrolled students to participate in clinical ambulance ride-alongs, for a period of five years. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
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Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
4. 25-53970 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amending the award amounts, with the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office of Los Angeles, California, to accept and expend funding in a total amount not to exceed $150,000, for a one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager, for the Interjurisdictional Collaborative Program in the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Duggan, Supernaw
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Alison King, Director of Health and Human Services, spoke.
5. 25-53971 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, including any subsequent amendments, with Local Initiative Health Authority of Los Angeles County dba L.A. Care Health Plan, for the coordinated provision of Targeted Case Management Services to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries, effective January 1, 2025, for a period of three years with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods and continuing in full force and effect until terminated by either party, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
6. 25-53972 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a grant agreement, and any necessary documents, with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, for the Vessel Pump-
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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out Station Grant, effective through February 1, 2026; to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $16,500; authorize a 25 percent cash or in- kind match requirement of $5,500; execute any future documents, including amendments, necessary to accept, implement, and administer the agreement; and
Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Area Fund Group in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $16,500, offset by grant revenue. (Districts 1, 2, 3)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
7. 25-53973 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, including subsequent amendments, with the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to receive and expend grant funding up to $160,286 from the Fiscal Year 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation, to support the services of a DNA Criminalist, for the period of October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2027, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 3 Duggan, Supernaw, Saro
NEW BUSINESS
8. 25-54090 Recommendation to receive and file a new list of City Council Standing Committees, Authorities, and Memberships.
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
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411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
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Yes: 7 Zendejas, Allen, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Duggan, Supernaw
PUBLIC COMMENT
Stacey Sellers spoke.
Samuel Parker spoke.
There were no Online Public Comments and non-agenda public comment emails received.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vice Mayor Uranga requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Jimmy Carter.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie made community announcements.
ADJOURNMENT
At 3:21 PM, Vice Mayor Uranga adjourned the meeting in memory of Jimmy Carter.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 3:00 PM
NOTE:
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.