CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 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
REVISED
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 – 15)
1. 25-54083 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,000, offset by the Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
• $500 to Rose Park Neighborhood Association for their Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service at Horace Mann Elementary;
• $500 to Zaferia Business Association to repair the Evolution of the Soul mural at Compound after sustaining damage;
• $2,000 to It’s a Drag to Give for their annual holiday fundraiser; and
Decrease appropriation 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: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 25-54084 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $10,400, offset by the First Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide donations to
1. Aras Management, LLC., in support of the Día de Los Muertos Festival, in
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the amount of $10,000;
2. Leadership Long Beach Inc. in support of the MLK Day of Service, in the amount of $250;
3. Partners of Parks, in support of programs offered by Success in Challenges, Inc., in the amount of $150; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $10,400, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 25-54089 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,000, offset by the Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide support to the Long Beach Little League; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilmember, Fourth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 25-54100 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $8,500, offset by the Third Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
1. $500 to the Long Beach Firemens Historical Society for an honorarium for the antique rig;
2. $500 to Wilson Bruins Touchdown Club for their participation in the CIF Championship Game;
3. $2,500 to the Naples Island Improvement Association for their Holiday beautification efforts in the Naples Island;
4. $5,000 to the Naples Island Improvement Association for Naples Island 78th Annual Boat Parade; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $8,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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5. 25-54093 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 25-54101 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between January 6, 2025 and January 13, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 25-54061 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $100,000 for the ClimateLB Microgrant Program, with a term ending October 31, 2025; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $100,000, offset by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.’s grant funds. (Districts 1, 7)
Office or Department: City Manager
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 25-54091 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36790 with City Fabrick, of Long Beach, CA, for providing strategic planning services in connection with the City’s 2018 Everyone Home Plan, to extend the term of the contract to April 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Manager
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 25-54049 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, for the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual assessment, and setting the date of hearing for February 18, 2025. (Districts 5, 8)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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10. 25-54050 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35472 with HNTB Corporation, a Delaware corporation, for providing as-needed planning and design engineering services, to extend the term of the contract for a period of three years through February 20, 2028. (District 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 25-54051 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36661 with Jacobs Project Management Co., of Irvine, CA, for providing construction management services for the Terminal Roadway Improvements Project at the Long Beach Airport, to increase the contract amount by $295,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $2,111,862; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $295,000, offset by Airport operating revenues. (District 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 25-54052 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Zarape Cocina & Cantina LBC Incorporated, dba Zarape Cocina, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 4702 East 2nd Street, 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 3)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 25-54053 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34328 with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing graffiti removal services, to extend the term of the contract to July 31, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 25-54054 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to
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execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Routesmart Technologies, Inc., of Columbia, MD, for providing software to support route planning and optimization for citywide municipal solid waste collection services, in an annual amount of $175,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $35,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $210,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 25-54092 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35493 with MobilityCloud, Inc., of New York, NY, for providing licensing and operating proprietary backend software for the City of Long Beach BikeShare Program, to extend the term of the contract to February 28, 2027, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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HEARING
16. 25-54055 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment with dancing to Bite Catering Couture, DBA Bite Catering Couture. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
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Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 25-54056 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment with dancing to Z Golf Food & Beverage Services LLC, DBA The Sanctuary by Wedgewood Wedding. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
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
18. 25-54057 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35455 with Convergint Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, for providing maintenance, repair, support, and improvements to the security system at the Long Beach Airport, to increase the contract amount by $450,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $3,594,013, and extend the term of the contract to November 30, 2025. (Districts 4, 5)
Office or Department: Long Beach Airport
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 25-54062 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from Long Beach Police Department on protocols the department employs when responding to cases of trespassing and occupying abandoned properties (“squatting”). (Citywide)
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 25-54058 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW-24-376 and award a
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contract to Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing graffiti removal services, in an annual amount not to exceed $1,889,000, authorize a 5 percent contingency in the amount of $94,450, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $1,983,450, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for five additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 25-54060 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit three grant applications with the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) for $453,000 for the Drake Chavez Connection Project, $4,000,000 for the Willow Springs Trailhead Project, and $4,993,650 for the San Gabriel River Trail West Side Enhancement – Phase 2 Project; if awarded, accept grant funds in an amount not to exceed $9,446,650; and execute all documents necessary to accept and expend the grant funds, including any subsequent amendments. (Districts 1, 3, 4, 5)
Office or Department: Public Works
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 21, 2025 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm.
HEARING REMINDER
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Hearing for the Fourth Street Parking and Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual business assessment. (District 2)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Hearing for the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual assessment. (District 1, 2, 4, 5)
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - Hearing for Inclusionary Housing Policy update. (Citywide)
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NOTE:
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Any supplemental writings or documents regarding an agenda item that are distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours and available on the internet at https://longbeach.gov/cityclerk/meetings.
If oral language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101, 24 business hours prior to the City Council meeting.
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.