CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
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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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CONSENT CALENDAR (1 – 15)
1. 26-54766 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $13,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to support the following:
1. $1,000 to United Cambodian Community in support of Long Beach Sankranta;
2. $10,000 to the Museum of Latin American Art in support of their 30th Anniversary Gala;
3. $1,000 to Long Beach Forward in support of Long Beach LGBTQIA2S+ Community Health Summit;
4. $1,000 to Cambodia Town, Inc in support of the Cambodia Town Parade; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $13,000, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 26-54767 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,400, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
1. $300 to the Black Employees Association of Long Beach for the annual Michael Betts Scholarship Program;
2. $300 to Long Beach Pride for the 2026 Pride Festival on May 16-17, 2026;
3. $300 to Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership for the Community Breakfast on May 22, 2026;
4. $500 to Friends of Long Beach Firefighters for the 2026 St. Baldrick’s Foundation Cars and Clippers Fundraising Event on March 14, 2026; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,400, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
Office or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 26-54773 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $6,275, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
1. $125 to American Indian Changing Spirits, in support of their 25th Anniversary;
2. $250 to the LGBTQ Center to support their 5th Annual Trans Day of Visibility Celebration;
3. $200 to One in Long Beach Inc, in support of their 2026 Long Beach Gives Campaign;
4. $200 to the Speak Up Empowerment Foundation Inc, in support of their 10th annual Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum;
5. $500 to CLIMB, in support of their Women’s Symposium;
6. $2,500 to the Cambodia Town Inc in support of their Parade & Festival sponsorship;
7. $2,500 to the United Cambodian Community, in support of the Long Beach Sankranta Festival hosted by the Cambodian American Cultural Center; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $6,275, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 26-54764 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 $56,260, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Cheryl Barnes.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 26-54765 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit three Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, separate authority to pay $16,095, 2) $30,957.50, 3) $23,345 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Sharon Van Duin.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 26-54771 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $100,000, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Angela Winston v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV02674.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7. 26-54772 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $60,000, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Diana Ramirez Vargas v. City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV00269.
Office or Department: City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 26-54762 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, March 17 and March 24, 2026.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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9. 26-54778 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between March 16, 2026 and March 30, 2026.
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10. 26-54775 Recommendation to adopt resolution designating the ballot listing of the candidates which have been duly nominated for the City’s Primary Nominating Election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Clerk
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 26-54713 Recommendation to approve the 2026 Office of Climate Action and Sustainability Work Plan. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Manager
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 26-54717 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 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 2026 in accordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Financial Management
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13. 26-54714 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36217 with Carrum Health, of San Francisco, CA, for providing surgical Centers of Excellence administrative services, to extend the term of the contract to March 31, 2027. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Human Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
14. 26-54715 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35598 with Health Advocate, of Omaha, NE, for providing a comprehensive and strategic suite of health resources, to extend the term of the contract to February 28, 2027. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Human Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 26-54716 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Bawk Bok 2nd PCH, LLC, dba Noble Bird Rotisserie, for a premise-to-premise transfer application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 6430 East Pacific Coast Hwy #120. (District 3)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Police Department
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
Community Development Week
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
16. 26-54768 Recommendation to authorize a seven percent (7%) merit compensation increase to the annual base salary of Francine Kerridge, Director of Police Oversight, at an amount equal to $245,093.191, effective October 4, 2025, issue a $3,000 one-time performance incentive to Francine Kerridge, Director of Police Oversight, and amend the City Salary Schedules effective October 4, 2025, October 18, 2025, November 15, 2025, November 29, 2025, December 27, 2025, January 24, 2026, and March 7, 2026 to reflect the 7% increase to the annual base salary of the Director of Police Oversight classification.
Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
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Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 26-54774 Recommendation to request City Manager to take formal steps to establish Long Beach as a major destination and participant in the Pier-to-Pier Coastal Ferry Program, working with all appropriate departments including Parks, Recreation and Marine and Public Works, and engaging with regional partners including LA Metro and the Board of Supervisors to leverage the Belmont Pier, the Queen Mary, the City’s downtown waterfront, and other coastal assets to support the development of innovative regional transportation systems to better connect Long Beach to cities across the region in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
18. 26-54777 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with relevant departments to begin the process in amending and updating the Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 5.81 “Tobacco Retail Permit” to include required distances, or “buffer zones,” between smoke shops, tobacco retailers, and/or smoking lounges and youth-oriented areas (i.e. schools, daycare centers, playgrounds, libraries, parks, recreation facilities, youth programming events that occur at parks, etc.) and elder care facilities (nursing homes, convalescent homes, etc.), and report back to council within 120 days.
Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
19. 26-54718 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving an exception to the 180-day waiting period for Public Agencies pursuant to Government Code 7522.56 and 21224, to hire Julie Bedard for a limited duration to work in the Police Department. (Citywide)
Office or Department: Human Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 26-54719 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with Evolution Risk, for healthcare specific stop-loss reinsurance coverage with a $500,000, deductible level, at an estimated cost of $3,193,000, for a twelve-month period retroactively effective January 1, 2026; and execute any subsequent amendments necessary to maintain current benefit levels and remain in compliance with state and federal laws. (Citywide)
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Office or Department: Human Resources
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 26-54720 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. R-7261 and award a contract to All American Asphalt, of Corona, CA, for as-needed local street improvements, in amount not to exceed $60,000,000, 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: Public Works
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
ORDINANCE
22. 26-54597 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Section 5.92.030, Section 8.68.160, Section 8.68.170 and adding Division XIII to Chapter 5.92 (Adult Use Cannabis Business and Activities); all relating to the regulation of cannabis special events, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
Office or Department: City Manager; City Attorney
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 26-54600 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 5 of the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending and restating Chapter 5.80, all relating to the implementation of a permanent Taxicab Program, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Office or Department: Financial Management
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
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – Housing and Public Health Committee at 2:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 – Economic Development and Opportunity Committee at 3:00 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee at 3:30 P.M., Civic Chambers.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm.
HEARING REMINDER
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 – Continued Hearing to Amend Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Title 21 to Implement the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations program and support additions to LBMC Title 5. (Citywide)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Continued Hearing for Consideration of a Zoning Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment for changes to the Zoning Regulations for the Mobile Food Facilities (i.e. Mobile Food Trucks) Ordinance. (Citywide)
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
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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.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
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.