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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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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 – 20)
1. 25-54803 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,500, 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. Long Beach Partners of Parks, in support of the 2025 Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration, in the amount of $1,500;
2. Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, in support of the annual Women for a New Los Angeles Luncheon, in the amount of $500;
3. New Image Emergency Shelter, in support of 30th Annual Children’s Christmas Store, in the amount of $1,000;
4. Katie and Thomas Haynes Memorial Educational Fund, in support of SANA’s Spring Festival, in the amount of $500; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,500, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
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Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 25-54807 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $45,000, offset by the Third Council District One- time District Priority Funds for additional sidewalk and curb repairs;
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $5,000, offset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds for critical as-needed tree trimmings; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $5,000, to offset a transfer to the Public Works Department.
Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 25-54816 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,750, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to the following organizations:
• $2,000 to Playmakers in support of their 2nd annual Adaptive Sports Fair; • $1,250 to Long Beach BLAST (Better Learning for All Students Today) in support of their 25th Annual Breakfast BLAST event;
• $500 to Partners of Parks in support of their Juneteenth Celebration; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,750, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 25-54817 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,500, offset Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide support to Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership for the annual Long Beach Gives Campaign; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 25-54818 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,675, offset by Ninth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to support for the following:
1. $250 to Black Health Equity Collaborative in support of their Community Health Awareness Fair on May 17, 2025;
2. $550 to the California Conference for Equity and Justice (CCEJ) for the Roots of Justice that convened on February 28, 2025;
3. $250 to Long Beach City College Foundation for their event on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in partnership with Playmakers and SoCal Adaptive Sports;
4. $250 to Speak Up Empowerment Foundation Inc., in support of the Single Black Mothers Event on April 22, 2025;
5. $1,000 to Partners of Parks to support The Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration;
6. $375 to Black Employees Association of Long Beach in support of a Black History Month Celebration at City Hall; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,675, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 25-54819 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $300, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a contribution to Black Employees Association of Long Beach to support their Black History Month Celebration on February 18, 2025; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $300, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 25-54787 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $345,000, less prior payments made in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Eli Moreno.
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Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 25-54810 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, March 11 and March 18, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 25-54809 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between March 10, 2025 and March 24, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 25-54811 Recommendation to receive and approve Conflict of Interest Code filed, in compliance with State law.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 25-54745 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Agreement No. 35556 with Transystems Corporation dba Overland, Pacific & Cutler, LLC, of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed real property acquisition, relocation, and related services, to extend the term of the Agreement to October 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 25-54746 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Public Health to host a California Epidemiological Investigation Services Fellow, for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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13. 25-54747 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents, including any necessary amendments, with The Regents of the University of California, a California Constitutional corporation, on behalf of the UCLA Stein Eye Institute - Center for Community Outreach and Policy, to allow the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services to host free vision clinics for children, including at the Celebration of the Young Child on April 26, 2025, for the period of March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, with the option to renew for an additional 3-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 25-54748 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 Department of Health and Human Services and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health for a period of 5 years upon execution of the agreement. The Agreement may be terminated by either party by providing a 60- day advance written notice to the other party. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 25-54758 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver for the Long Beach Yacht Club, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, for use of dock space in Alamitos Bay Marina for visiting/participating vessels during the 2025 Congressional Cup for the period of April 28 through May 5, 2025, and the Long Beach Olympic Class Regatta for the period of July 11 through 21, 2025. (District 3)
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 25-54759 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver for the Little Ships Fleet Yacht Club, in an amount not to exceed $3,500, for use of dock space in Alamitos Bay Marina for racing and cruise celebrations, for the period of April 18, 2025, through August 21, 2025. (District 3)
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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17. 25-54760 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver for the Navy Yacht Club Long Beach, in an amount not to exceed $3,500, for use of dock space in Alamitos Bay Marina for veteran honoring, racing and cruise celebrations, for the period of April 2025 through December 2025. (District 3)
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 25-54761 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver for the Seal Beach Yacht Club, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, for use of dock space in Alamitos Bay Marina for participating vessels for Opening Day festivities on May 3, 2025; the Seal Beach to Dana Point Regatta on July 12, 2025; and the Marina Del Rey “Outlaw” Regatta on August 30, 2025. (District 3)
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 25-54757 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District for food preparation for the 2025 Summer Food Service Program, in an amount not to exceed $345,150; execute a sponsor/site agreement with the City of Signal Hill; and execute any documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, to accept funds, implement, and administer the 2025 Summer Food Service Program, from June 16, 2025, through August 22, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 25-54762 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34895 with LAZ Parking California, LLC, of Los Angeles, CA, for Citywide parking operations and management services, to extend the term of the contract to September 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CARMEN O. PEREZ
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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.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
21. 25-54602 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Kiet Hong, dba LBC Markets for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 3200 East Pacific Coast Highway, and determine that the application serves the public convenience and necessity, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is granted. (District 2)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA
22. 25-54821 WITHDRAWN
Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance to amend Chapter
5.92 of the LBMC to authorize cannabis special events, following successful completion of the meet and confer process with impacted labor groups, to include specifically that special event permits should be limited to 12 per year per individual, business entity, business owner, and event organizer or promoter and that said special event permits require an Equity Plan as determined by the Office of Cannabis Oversight and Special Events & Filming; and
Request City Attorney to amend Chapter 8.68 to provide a temporary waiver allowing public cannabis consumption during cannabis special events.
Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 25-54822 Recommendation to request City Manager to evaluate options for establishing labor standards requirements regarding staffing and operational standards for self- checkout operations (SCOs) in grocery retail stores and retail drug establishments in Long Beach to proactively address retail theft and advance the preservation of
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public safety and welfare, with the intention of developing an ordinance that would enact new self-checkout labor standards requirements for staffing and operations at subject grocery retail stores and retail drug establishments in Long Beach.
Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Tunua Thrash-
Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
24. 25-54763 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-24-477 and award a contract to ASM Global Convention Center Management, LLC., of Los Angeles, CA, for the operation and management of an amphitheater located near the Queen Mary, in a total annual amount not to exceed $300,000, subject to an annual Consumer Price Index adjustment of 3 percent, for a period of five years, with the option to renew for one additional five-year period, and approve a one-time payment in the amount up to $1,500,000, to fund facility pre-opening services provided by ASM Global Convention Center Management, LLC, including operations, sales, general, and administrative expenses, and monthly management fees; 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; and
Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Area Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $1,500,000, to fund facility pre-opening services, offset by the venues future net operating profit. (District 1)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25. 25-54764 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Tidelands Area Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $14,000,000, to fund design, permitting, engineering, project management services, infrastructure and site improvements, and furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the development of a temporary amphitheater, offset eventually by the venue’s future net operating profit. (District 1)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
26. 25-54765 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 first departmental and fund budget appropriation adjustments in accordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
27. 25-54766 Recommendation to receive and file an update on a 12-month Electric Scooters on Beach Path Pilot Program (Program); and
Direct City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending certain sections of the Long Beach Municipal Code necessary to allow electric scooters to use the beach path and establish speed limits on the beach path. (Districts 1, 2, 3)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
ORDINANCE
28. 25-54771 Recommendation to adopt ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending and restating Chapter 16.43 related to Airport Noise Compatibility, 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
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
29. 25-54672 Recommendation to declare ordinance adopting Zoning Code Amendment and the proposed findings thereto, to amend Chapter 21.67 of the Zoning Regulations to expand the existing Inclusionary Housing Ordinance applicability beyond the Downtown Plan and Mid-Town Specific Plan submarkets and apply the ordinance citywide, including sites within the coastal zone; change the affordability requirements for Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, read and adopted as read.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
NEW BUSINESS
30. 25-54852 Recommendation to adopt resolution officially recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility in the City of Long Beach and recognize the City of Long Beach as a safe city for transgender people and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, while also reaffirming the City of Long Beach’s values as a safe and welcoming place for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Office or Department: City Attorney
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, April 1, 2025 – Housing and Public Health Committee at 2:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – As the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach at 3:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm.
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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.