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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 – 23)
1. 25-56604 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $8,100, offset by the Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
• $750 to the Long Beach Restaurant Association for their 2025 Cruisin’ For A Cause fundraiser at Anchors Away Boat Rentals on September 14, 2025; • $100 to Creative Art Events Inc. for the 2nd Annual Trashion Show Long Beach on September 21, 2025;
• $500 to Long Beach Public Library Foundation for their 22nd Annual Grape Expectations Gala on September 28, 2025;
• $500 to Long Beach Century Club for the Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament on September 11, 2024;
• $5,500 to International City Theatre for their Encore 40th Anniversary Celebration on October 8, 2025;
• $500 to the Office of Special Events and Filming for the 4th Annual Filipino American History Month Celebration on October 7, 2025;
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• $250 to Partners of Parks for their 40th Anniversary Sowing the Seeds Fundraiser on October 4, 2025; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $8,100, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 25-56611 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $775, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
1. $300 to The VIP Family Foundation Corporation to support their Beauty, Brains, and Beats workshop;
2. $475 to Long Beach Forward Inc to support the Grace & Glory: United in Harmony Gospel Brunch; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $775, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 25-56596 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 $176,682.50, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Andrew Asari.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 25-56597 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 $83,302.50, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Michael Barth.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 25-56598 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for
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Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $99,542.50, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Christopher Morgan.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 25-56599 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay 1) $80,982.50, and also 2) separate authority to pay $29,217.50, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Carmen Rivera.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 25-56575 Recommendation to receive and file the Quarterly Report of Cash and Investments for the quarter ending March 31, 2025.
Office or Department: City Auditor
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 25-56601 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, September 16 and September 23, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 25-56600 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between September 15, 2025 and September 29, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 25-56614 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Civil Service Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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11. 25-56615 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Energy Resources Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 25-56616 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Human Resources Department; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 25-56602 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the updated Title VI Program for the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Manager
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 25-56564 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36985 with D. Woolley and Associates, Inc., of Tustin, CA, for continued as-needed professional land surveying services, to increase the contract amount by $1,000,000, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000, and to authorize annual renewals in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Energy and Environmental Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 25-56556 Recommendation to adopt Specification No. ITB FM-25-625 and award contracts to Breeze Marine Boat Service LLC, of Long Beach, CA, Marina Supply, Inc., dba Captain’s Locker of Long Beach, CA, and South Coast Shipyard, Inc., of Newport Beach, CA, for providing marine vessel haul out, repair services, and marine parts, in an aggregate annual amount of $800,000, and, authorize a 15 percent contingency of $120,000, for a total aggregate annual amount not to exceed $920,000, 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 these contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and
Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial
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Management Department by $726,755, offset by funds available generated by the revenue collected from user departments through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 25-56557 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36238 with Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled Autocar Xpeditor Line Striper Truck, to increase the contract amount by $300,366, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $801,386, inclusive of taxes and fees; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement, and related financing documents with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of a (CNG) fueled Autocar Xpeditor Line Striper Truck, payable over a 10-year period at an interest rate to be determined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 25-56558 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, dba Velocity Truck Centers, an authorized distributor of Battle Motors, Inc., of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of an electric vehicle (EV) Battle Motors LET2-40 truck, with a New Way side loader refuse body, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell (Contract No. 032824-CRN), in a total amount not to exceed $787,668, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 25-56559 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with R.D. Offutt Company, dba RDO Equipment Co., a distributor of Vermeer equipment, of Pella, Iowa, for the purchase of a Vermeer CTX100 skid steer, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell (Contract No. 010925-VRM), in a total amount not to exceed $73,895, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 25-56560 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FM-25-610 and award a contract to 8540527 Canada, Inc., of Quebec, Canada, for the purchase of a Mobilio four- station, shower trailer, with related equipment and accessories, in a total amount not to exceed $87,737, inclusive of taxes and fees; 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: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 25-56565 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 designation of one-time District Priority Funds for City Council District infrastructure projects and existing programs; and
Approve related budget appropriation adjustments for Fiscal Year 2025 in accordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 25-56603 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 29 to Historical Site Lease No. 24291 with Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation to provide for the annual management fee of $502,136, for lease year 2025-2026. (District 4)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
22. 25-56561 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Operational Agreement, and all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with the YWCA Greater Los Angeles, Survivor Empowerment Services, from Los Angeles, CA, to establish the continuation of coordinated assistance for victims of sexual violence, for a five-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 25-56562 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with VertiGIS North America, Ltd., incorporated in the province of British Columbia, Canada, for license authority to use the VertiGIS Studio and Geocortex software, a web-based framework for the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS) platform, in a total annual amount not to exceed $29,380, 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)
Office or Department: Technology and Innovation
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
RECOGNIZING BANNED BOOKS WEEK, OCT. 5 – 11, 2025
FILIPINO HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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
24. 25-56605 Recommendation to request City Manager to return to Long Beach City Council by the October 21, 2025, City Council meeting with a status update presentation on the residential organics (green cart) collection program and a detailed plan to address the ongoing constituent concerns related to missed collections, availability of carts for exchange requests, and customer service satisfaction.
Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25. 25-56613 Recommendation to request City Attorney to agendize an ordinance to regulate the sale and use of CA State Fire Marshall-approved ground-based sparkling devices
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(a legal form of firework that does not leave the ground, does not explode, and meets all state regulations for noise), that includes:
• Incorporation of 7 percent fee on the sale of ground-based sparkling devices in accordance with AB1403 for funding a robust, dangerous firework community education and enforcement plan;
• Incorporate that 4 percent of post-cost revenue be designated to the Nonprofit Partnership to support grants for Long Beach community needs, determined by the City Council annually; and
• Incorporate a selection process where 501(c) 3 organizations can apply for permits to operate up to 10 stands spread across the city (excluding the coastal zone). The application should score for articulation of how the funds raised support Long Beach residents. A lottery is being utilized when more than 10 applicants are qualify.
Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Mary Zendejas,
Councilwoman, First District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
26. 25-56609 Recommendation to request City Council approval of edits to the 2025 Legislative Agenda as recommended by the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District, Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
27. 25-56566 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc., a distributor of Pierce Manufacturing, of Ontario, CA, for the purchase of a Pierce Enforcer aerial ladder truck, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell (Contract No. 113021-OKC), in a total amount not to exceed $2,011,449, inclusive of taxes and fees; until the Sourcewell contract expires on February 10, 2026, with the option to renew for as long as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement, and related financing documents with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of a Pierce Enforcer Rear Mount Aerial truck, payable over a 10-year period at an interest rate to be determined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
28. 25-56567 Recommendation to adopt specifications No. RFP HE-24-498 and award contracts to First to Serve, of Los Angeles, CA, Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc., of Whittier, CA, Interval House, of Long Beach, CA, and Jovenes, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA, to provide operation and supportive services for the Rapid Rehousing Program supporting participants experiencing homelessness in the City of Long Beach, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $3,258,200, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
29. 25-56568 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 37180 with AVI Systems, of San Diego, CA; Contract No. 37028 with Triton Technology Solutions, Inc., of San Juan Capistrano, CA; and Contract No. 37059 with Western A/V, of Orange, CA, for providing as-needed audio-visual support services, to increase the annual aggregate contract amount by $3,000,000 to $4,000,000, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $600,000, for a revised total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $4,600,000. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Technology and Innovation
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, October 7, 2025 – Mobility, Ports, and Infrastructure Committee, at 2:00 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client), at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California, at 4:30 P.M.,
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HEARING REMINDER
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – Hearing for Adoption of and Amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards. (Citywide)
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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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