CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 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
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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 – 10)
1. 25-57154 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a contribution of:
1. $1,000 to Covenant House California for the Long Beach Human Trafficking Summit on October 30, 2025; and
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Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 25-57155 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Fourth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to the Cambodian United Methodist Women Network; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 25-57156 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,500, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide contributions to the following organizations:
• $1,500 to the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach in support of their annual Kwanzaa Celebration;
• $1,000 to the New Image Emergency Shelter, in support of their annual Children’s Christmas Store;
• $750 to Charitable Ventures of Orange County in support of their annual Long Beach Parol Lantern Festival;
• $250 to Sister Cities of Long Beach, Inc. in support of their annual International Cultural Fest; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 25-57146 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between November 24, 2025 and December 1, 2025.
Office or Department: City Clerk
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 25-57098 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a Consent and Assumption Agreement between the City of Long Beach and Schooner or Later, a California Corporation for the long-term tenancy of City-owned property located at 241 North Marina Drive, Assessor Parcel Number 7242-014-900. (District 3)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 25-57152 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ ED-25-588 and award contracts as needed to Advocacy Chiefs, LLC, of Sacramento, CA; Ana Carricchi Lopez dba Carricchi Lopez & Associates, of San Pedro, CA; Anavo Solutions, of Santa Rosa, CA; Andrew Munoz dba The Munoz Group (TMG), of Long Beach, CA; Barista Media, LLC, of Los Angeles, CA; Begin to Grow, LLC dba Growing Big Ideas, of Menifee, CA; California State University Long Beach Center for International Trade and Transportation, of Long Beach, CA; Career Team, LLC, of Shelton, CT; Centro C.H.A. Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Civic Confidence, LLC, of Long Beach, CA; Community Partners dba ORALE (Organizing Rooted in Abolition, Liberation, and Empowerment), of Los Angeles, CA; CV Strategies, of Palm Desert, CA; Earthlodge Center for Transformation, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Embers & Oak Storyworks, LLC, of Long Beach, CA; Felicia M. Flournoy dba Innovative Workforce Strategies, of Menifee, CA; Goodwill, Southern Los Angeles County, of Long Beach, CA; Harvey Behavioral Health Outcomes Data Services Inc, of Cypress, CA; Hidden Genius Project, Inc., of Oakland, CA; Inner Sun, Inc., of Covina, CA; Integrated Human Services Group, of Roseville, CA; Intercedemedia, LLC dba Digital Revolution, of Long Beach, CA; Kiana Shaw Enterprises, LLC, of Fontana, CA; Leslie A.M. Smith dba McCormick L.A. Public Relations, of Long Beach, CA; Long Beach Community Design Center, of Long Beach CA; Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Merge Opportunities, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Meridian Leadership Solutions, of Laguna Niguel, CA; Modern Times, Inc., of Pasadena, CA; New Ways to Work, Inc., of Montebello, CA; Nichole Wesson Coaching & Consulting (NWCC) LLC, of Long Beach, CA; Performance Excellence Partners, LLC, of Huntington Beach, CA; Pockets Change Community Inc., of Brooklyn, NY; Project Optimism, of Signal Hill, CA; Project X LB, of Cerritos, CA; Purple Reign Life Skills Center LLC, of La Mirada, CA; RightSource Digital Services, Inc. dba RightSource Services, of Signal Hill, CA; Silegra LLC, of Whittier, CA; Social Policy Research Associates, Inc., of Oakland, CA; The C Corporation dba Metric Strategy of Partners, of Long Beach, CA; The Miguel Contreras Foundation, of Los Angeles, CA; True Health 4ever LLC dba Play Black Wall Street, of Riverside, CA; Thomas L Flournoy Sr. dba
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TrueForm Solutions, of Menifee, CA; United Cambodian Community, of Long Beach, CA; and Witt O’Brien’s, LLC, of Houston, TX; for providing various workforce development services through the Economic Development & Opportunity Department, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $600,000, 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 contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 25-57110 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with B&B Surplus Metals of Santa Ana, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA, for the purchase of steel, metal and other related products on an as- needed basis, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the County of Orange, in an annual amount of $350,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $70,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $420,000, until the County of Orange contract expires on September 11, 2029, with the option to renew for as long as the County of Orange contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 25-57109 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with CredibleMind, Inc., of Sausalito, CA, for providing a web-based platform for population wellbeing, mental health prevention, and online resource directory, in a total amount not to exceed $188,600, 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: Health and Human Services
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 25-57115 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept $100,000, in grant credit from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, to be used for the installation of an interlocking mini-pitch surface with goals at Ramona Park; and execute the grant
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agreement and any documents necessary for the administration of the project. (District 9)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 25-57117 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36545 with the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, of Long Beach, CA, for the Belmont Shore Employee Bus Pass Program, to extend the term of the agreement for the period of January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, with the option to renew for two additional one- year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager in an annual amount not to exceed $270,000. (District 3)
Office or Department: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
HEARING
11. 25-57113 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment without dancing to Dakin Auret DBA Foot Work Records 400 East 3rd Street, Long Beach, CA 90802. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 25-57114 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment without dancing to LB Music Entertainment Corp DBA Harvelle's Long Beach located at 206 The Promenade North, Long Beach, CA 90802. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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13. 25-57119 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into record, conclude the public hearing, find that the area to be vacated is not needed for present or prospective public use; and adopt resolution ordering the vacation of that portion of Via Alcalde Avenue, between Via Plata Street and Carson Street based on the findings and conditions of approval included therein. (District 8)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Public Works
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
14. 25-57103 Recommendation to amend the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instruction, dated March 10, 2022, with Linc Armory, LP, as successor-in-interest to Gundry Partners, LP, for the disposition of City-owned exempt surplus property located at 854 East 7th Street, Assessor Parcel Number 7274-019-900, commonly known as the former Long Beach Armory, to amend certain post-closing requirements. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 25-57104 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute contracts, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with training providers and/or apprenticeship organizations on the State of California Eligible Training Provider List, for training and apprenticeship services to residents, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for a period of one year beginning January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16. 25-57105 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a Second Amendment to Lease No. 32223 with the Trustees of the California State University acting on behalf of California State University, Long Beach for City-owned property located at 4700 Deukmejian Drive in Long Beach, commonly known as Blair Field, Assessor Parcel Number 7241- 020-904, including the stadium and related structures, to amend certain provisions in the Lease. (District 3)
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity; Parks, Recreation and Marine
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
ORDINANCE
17. 25-57096 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, for the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual assessment, and setting the date of hearing for January 6, 2026; and
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25-57101 Declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. C-6646, modifying the assessments to be levied with the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting for final reading. (Districts 5, 8)
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 25-57100 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, for the Zaferia Parking and Business Improvement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual business assessment, and setting the date of the public hearing for January 20, 2026; and
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
25-57097 Declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. ORD-10-0012, modifying the
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assessments to be levied with the Zaferia Parking and Business Improvement Area, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting for final reading. (Districts 2, 3, 4)
Office or Department: Economic Development and Opportunity
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, December 16, 2025 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – Economic Development and Opportunity Committee at 3:00 P.M., Civic Chambers
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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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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.