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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 – 21)
1. 25-55514 Recommendation to receive and file a report for Mayor Richardson’s travel to Sacramento, CA, to participate in the California Big City Mayors Budget Advocacy Delegation on May 21, 2025.
Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 25-55515 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,620, offset by the Third Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
1. $120 to Will Rogers Middle School for a permit for the use of the Marine Stadium Parking Lot;
2. $500 to the LGBTQ Center Long Beach for the 2025 Black & White Gala;
3. $2,000 to Scott Montoya for Happy Sundays Fest; and
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Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,620, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 25-55522 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $15,000, offset by the Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to support the Fourth Street Business Improvement Association; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $15,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 25-55511 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between May 23, 2025 and June 2, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 25-55452 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-24-470 and award contracts to Cardinal Escrow, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Chicago Title Insurance Company, Los Angeles, CA; International City Escrow, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Lennar Title, Inc., of Miami, FL, and Ticor Title Company of California, Glendale, CA, for as- needed escrow and title services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000, 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 authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including all necessary amendments, provided that the aggregate total amount is not exceeded. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 25-55454 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents pertaining to the Eighth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the City of Long Beach (City) and THUMS Long Beach Company (THUMS) for leased land within the City,
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increasing THUMS’ Monthly Base Rent rate to $307,096, during the Holdover period. (Districts 1, 2)
Office or Department: Energy Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 25-55456 Recommendation to adopt Specification No. RFP FM-25-550 and award contracts to SunWest Engineering Constructors, Inc., of Chino, CA, and Tank Specialists of California, of Temecula, CA, for monthly and annual inspections, testing, maintenance, and repair services for the City of Long Beach’s underground storage tank and above-ground storage tank fuel sites, in an aggregate annual amount of $240,000, for a period of two years; and, authorize a 10 percent contingency of $24,000, for a total aggregate annual amount not to exceed $264,000, with the option to renew for three 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 contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and
Increase appropriation in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $264,000, offset by funds available generated by revenue collected from user departments through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 25-55457 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 32515 with Transworld Systems, Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA, for providing external collection services, to extend the term of the contract for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one- year periods. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 25-55455 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 37195 with MES I Acquisition Inc. dba MES Service Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, formerly between Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation, for furnishing and delivering firefighting turnouts, to increase the annual contract amount by $200,000, for an annual amount of $700,000, plus increase the contingency by $30,000, for a total revised contingency in the amount of $105,000, for a revised total annual
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contract amount not to exceed $805,000. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Fire Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 25-55453 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with First to Serve, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing operations and supportive services for the Interim Housing Program to individuals experiencing homelessness in the City of Long Beach, in a total contract amount not to exceed $625,968, from July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 25-55447 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36352 with First to Serve, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for providing supportive services to operate the Atlantic Bridge Community Interim Housing site, to increase the annual contract amount by $966,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $7,677,250, and extend the term through September 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 25-55448 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary, including any subsequent amendments, to amend Contract No. 36175 with Bitfocus, Inc., of Las Vegas, NV, to merge the historical Clarity data from the Long Beach Continuum of Care with the Los Angeles Housing Authority, to increase the current year contract amount by a one-time amount of $99,827, for a revised total amount not to exceed $259,592. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 25-55449 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute Facility Use Permits at the Multi-Service Center for a period of five years, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030, with the option to renew for an additional five-year period after the end of
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the initial term and upon a determination by the City that the permittees have fully complied with the terms and conditions of the Permits and are otherwise in good standing with the City. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 25-55450 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, with L.A. Care Health Plan (LA Care) to provide Provider Services under LA Care’s Managed Care Programs for twelve consecutive months, with the option to renew for four successive one-year periods. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 25-55451 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36725 with April Parker Foundation Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36723 with First to Serve, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, and Contract No. 36724 with Interval House, of Long Beach, CA, for providing Rapid Rehousing services, to increase the total aggregate contract amount by $498,805, for a revised total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,203,222, and extend the terms of the contracts through September 30, 2025. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 25-55460 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Lease No. 28222 with Bridge Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation, for the interim operation of El Dorado Park and Billie Jean King Tennis Centers to December 31, 2025, or until the completion of Request for Proposal No.
PR-25-512 Operator Services for Tennis and Pickleball and award of a new contract. (Districts 3, 4)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 25-55459 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary
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subsequent amendments, with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, of Reston, VA, for providing cell phone forensic software, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4), through Omnia Partners, in a total amount not to exceed $448,562.69, until the Region 4 contract expires on December 31, 2027, with the option to renew for as long as the Region 4 contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager.
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 25-55461 Recommendation to adopt resolution continuing an annual special tax of $0.14 per square foot for Community Facilities District No. 2007-2 for commercial properties in Belmont Shore for Fiscal Year 2026 and authorize Los Angeles County Auditor- Controller to include such special tax on the 2025-2026 Secured Tax Roll. (District 3)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 25-55463 Recommendation to accept Notice of Exemption (CE-25-055) prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from the Long Beach Unified School District, the owner of property at 5871 Los Arcos Street, for the installation of public utilities. (District 4)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 25-55462 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW-24-393 and award contracts to Centro C.H.A., Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Ground Education, of Long Beach, CA; Long Beach Community Compost, of Long Beach, CA; Puente Latino Association, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; and The Heart of Ida, of Long Beach, CA, to conduct multilingual waste reduction education events and outreach, in an aggregate amount of $350,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $70,000, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $420,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three 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
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 25-55524 Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. UT-1532 (Utilities Salary Resolution) approving the compensation fixed by the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners of the City for officers and employees in the Public Utilities Department, which included the establishment of a new skill pay for the Gas Construction Worker II-III classification, retroactive to September 21, 2024.
Office or Department: Utilities
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
GRAND PRIX EDUCATIONAL SERIES
LIVE AT THE SHELL
RECOGNITION OF PETER RAMIREZ
HEARING
22. 25-55464 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing and consider three third-party appeals from Joe Bourgeois for the Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance (APL25-001), Dean Wallraff for Advocates for the Environment (APL25-002), and Aidan Marshall for Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Los Angeles (CREED LA) (APL25- 003);
Adopt resolution certifying the Intex Corporate Office and Fulfillment Center Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-22, State Clearinghouse [SCH] Number 2023040345), making findings of fact related thereto, and approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and
Deny the appeals and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to:
Find the proposed vacation of Via Alcalde Avenue between Via Plata Street and Carson Street, which will become part of the project site abutting the 710 freeway, in conformance with the adopted goals and policies of the City’s General Plan (Case No. 2203-26, GPC22-005), being a reaffirmation of the Planning Commission’s previous positive finding for the same on August 6, 2020 (previously under Case No. 1805-03, GPC19-002); and
Approve Site Plan Review (Case No. 2203-26, SPR22-036), and adopt the
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proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for the construction of a new 60-foot-tall, approximately 560,039-square-foot industrial building consisting of 543,239 square feet of warehouse and 16,800 square feet of corporate headquarters office (517,880-square foot footprint), with 570 auto parking stalls, 66 truck docks, and 174 loading/trailer parking stalls, located on a 26.47-acre site (26.34 acres net) at 4000 Via Oro Avenue in Subarea 1 of the West Long Beach Business Parks (PD-26) Planned Development District. (District 8)
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
23. 25-55513 Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments and reappointments for Non-Charter Commissions.
Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
24. 25-55516 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with Bureau of Environmental Health, Business Licensing Division, and other applicable City staff for a Council presentation on health and food related fees and processes under the food safety programs within 120 days; and
Request City Manager to work with relevant departments to research and identify options for the City to consider for streamlining and reducing fees for such programs.
Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25. 25-55517 Recommendation to request City Council approval of the 2025 Legislative Agenda as recommended by the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
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Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District, Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
26. 25-55465 Recommendation to receive and file the 2024 General Plan Implementation Report. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Community Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
27. 25-55468 Recommendation to acknowledge and consent to a change in the proposed scope of improvements outlined in the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease No. 24800 with Gateway Enterprises, LLC, a California limited liability company and ABA Shoreline Village, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as tenants-in-common for City of Long Beach-owned property located at 429 Shoreline Village Drive, commonly known as Shoreline Village. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Economic Development
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
28. 25-55466 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including to the award amount or term, with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, to accept and expend funding in the amount of $2,295,000, for Medical Care Coordination services, Patient Support services, and Ambulatory Outpatient Medical services for a three-year period from March 1, 2025, through February 29, 2028, with the option to extend the agreement for up to three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $2,295,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
29. 25-55467 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary subsequent amendments with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to accept a 12-month no-
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cost extension, through October 13, 2026, for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
30. 25-55509 Recommendation to receive and file presentation for the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) program from the Health and Human Services Department providing the result of the feasibility study;
Request City Attorney to amend the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to comply with the most recently enacted state legislation regarding the MEHKO; to consolidate, where feasible, Chapters of the LBMC relating to the regulation and enforcement and similar operations; and in consultation with City Manager, or designee, repeal provisions of the LBMC which are in contradiction, no longer applicable, or no longer enforced related to MEHKO and similar operations. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
31. 25-55510 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE 23-105;
Adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7203 and award a contract to All American Asphalt, of Corona, CA, for the Studebaker-Loynes Complete Street Project, in a total amount of $44,624,076, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $6,693,611, for a total contract amount not to exceed $51,317,687; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $6,665,000, offset by Federal Surface Transportation Program - Local (STPL) Funds from California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (STPL-5108(206); and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $6,665,000, offset by transfer of Federal STPL Grant Funds from the Capital Projects Grant Fund. (Districts 3, 4, 5)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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ORDINANCE
32. 25-55357 Recommendation to declare ordinance finding and determining that a Transportation Improvement Fee (TIF) credit is due for the development project located at 3443 Long Beach Boulevard in the amount of $205,696; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with 888-5 Partners, LLC providing for a TIF credit in the amount of $205,696 resulting in a payment to 888-5 Partners, LLC for the TIF credit amount, read and adopted as read. (District 5)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
NEW BUSINESS
33. 25-55603 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36848 with Crowe LLP, of Costa Mesa, CA, for annual audit services, to increase the contract amount by $100,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $2,887,590. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Auditor
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.
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