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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
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
At 5:01 PM, Mayor Richardson called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager, Grace Yoon, Deputy City Manager, Adam Jacobs, Deputy City Attorney, Maggie Trinidad, Assistant City Clerk, Vanessa Hall, City Clerk Specialist.
Mayor Richardson presiding.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Zendejas participated remotely pursuant to Government Code section 54953(b).
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Invocation: Moment of Silence.
Councilwoman Kerr led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Note: Adam Jacobs, Deputy City Attorney, reported out of Closed Session, that in the matter of Jonathan Mejia v. City of Long Beach the City Council authorizes a settlement in the amount of $165,000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 10. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks- Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
FB spoke.
Grey spoke.
Ely spoke.
1. 26-55795 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between July 27, 2026 and August 3, 2026.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
2. 26-55734 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a Right-of-Entry Permit between the City of Long Beach and the City of Signal Hill, for the continued use of City-owned property located at the southwest corner of Cherry Avenue and Burnett Street, commonly known as Heritage Pointe Park, Assessor Parcel Number 7215-002-271, within the City of Signal Hill, with two one-year options to extend. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
3. 26-55735 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for the Fourth Amendment to Lease No. 27371 between the
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City of Long Beach and the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, a California nonprofit corporation, for 2.49 acres of City-owned property located at 4040 North Bellflower Boulevard, Assessor Parcel Number 7184-001-900. (District 5)
Levine Act: Yes
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
4. 26-55736 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary, including the Asset Purchase Agreement, between the City of Long Beach (City), Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation (SCE), Thums Long Beach Company THUMS, a Delaware corporation, California Resources Long Beach, Inc. (CRLB), a Delaware corporation, and California Resources Corporation (CRC), a Delaware corporation for the purchase of undersea and above-ground electrical infrastructure facilities providing power to the THUMS Islands. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
5. 26-55731 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Business Associate Agreement, with Dimagi, Inc., of Cambridge, MA, to safeguard protected health data in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), for a period of three years with the option to renew for two 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 agreement, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
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Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
6. 26-55732 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc., of Alpharetta, GA, to provide an investigative software platform, Accurint for Government, for use in conducting program participant and property verification services, in an annual amount of $9,000; and
Authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $1,800, for a total annual contract amount of $10,800, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
Enactment No: RES-26-0119
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0119 on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
7. 26-55733 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-26-731 Long Beach Reentry Services Program (LBRSP) - Female Gender Specific Services provider for LBRSP and award a contract to Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Los Angeles, of Los Angeles CA, for Female Gender Specific Services, in a total amount not to exceed $450,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two 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)
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A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
8. 26-55737 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any amendments, with Security Signal Devices, Inc., of Anaheim, CA, for security alarm and fire suppression system services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of El Monte (Contract No. 23PW06061), except as modified by mutual agreement of the City of Long Beach and Security Signal Devices, Inc., in an annual amount not to exceed $100,000, until the City of El Monte contract expires on June 30, 2028, with the option to renew as long as the City of El Monte contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Enactment No: RES-26-0120
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0120 on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
9. 26-55738 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, to receive the services of one full-time equivalent Senior DNA Criminalist to provide DNA Crime Lab Services, at an estimated first year cost of $264,414, with annual costs for subsequent periods adjusted and determined by the County Auditor-Controller, for the period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
10. 26-55740 Recommendation to accept, pursuant to CEQA, the final Environmental Impact Report and record of project approval, mitigation measures, mitigation reporting, a statement of overriding considerations and findings; and accept the filed Notice of Determination State Clearinghouse number 2015051054 prepared in accordance with CEQA; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept easement deeds from 929 Anaheim Street, LLC and San Francisco Yard, LLC, owners of the property located at 1401 San Francisco Avenue, for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of public utilities and public right of way purposes. (District 7)
Levine Act: Yes
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
CONTINUED BUDGET HEARING
11. 26-55743 Recommendation to conduct a Budget Hearing to receive and discuss an overview of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, Police, and Fire Departments. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Allen, seconded by
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
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Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Reginald Harrison, Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Patrick spoke.
Keily spoke.
Annette Dyne spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Reginald Harrison, Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Gabriela Jilek, Communications Center Officer, Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Kevin Riper, Director of Financial Management, spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Reginald Harrison, Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, spoke.
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Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Maura Ventura, Chief of Business Operations, Fire Department, spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Reginald Harrison, Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilmember Duggan spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilman Supernaw spoke.
Dennis Buchanan, Fire Chief, spoke.
Councilwoman Kerr spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
HEARING
12. 26-55741 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for entertainment with dancing to Ascension Global Hospitality Group Inc. DBA Pure Ultra Lounge 217 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802. (District 1)
Levine Act: Yes
A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Junie Salcedo, Business Service Officer, Financial Management, spoke.
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Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Eligio Garcia spoke.
Carla Jordan spoke.
Elmer Gonzalez spoke.
Rory Herrera spoke.
Dr. Melissa King spoke.
Carolyn Essex spoke.
REGULAR AGENDA
13. 26-55812 Recommendation to request City Manager to establish a Union Pacific Railroad Corridor Regional Coordination Framework for the Union Pacific Railroad right-of- way and adjacent public property in Long Beach; and
To evaluate, in coordination with City Attorney and Office of Government Affairs, the City’s retained municipal authority within the corridor and a regional legislative and regulatory strategy the City may lawfully advance to address rail corridor conditions and community quality of life impacts, including approaches to deterring repeat trespass paired with outreach and housing pathways; and to report back to the City Council within 120 days on implementation status and recommended next steps.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, seconded by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Graciela Pulido spoke.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
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Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Councilman Supernaw spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Kerr spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Vice Mayor Uranga spoke.
14. 26-55810 Recommendation to direct City Manager to work with City Attorney to prepare and return to City Council an ordinance prohibiting false or misleading advertising by pregnancy services centers concerning the pregnancy-related services they provide, offer, or arrange through referrals, and to report back to City Council within 45 days.
For purposes of preparing the ordinance, “pregnancy services center” should generally mean a licensed or unlicensed facility, including a mobile facility, whose primary purpose is to provide or offer pregnancy-related services or referrals to persons who are or may be pregnant. “Pregnancy-related services” may include pregnancy testing or diagnosis, obstetric ultrasounds or sonograms, prenatal care, emergency contraception, abortion care, and referrals for those services.
The ordinance must apply uniformly to pregnancy services centers regardless of their mission, religious or ideological affiliation, or position concerning abortion, and should regulate only false or misleading commercial advertising concerning the services a center provides, offers, or arranges through referrals.
The proposed ordinance shall consider, and incorporate to the extent allowable under the law, the following enforcement and patient-safety provisions:
1. Private Right of Action and Civil Enforcement: Evaluate and, if appropriate, establish (a) a private right of action for any individual who relied upon prohibited advertising and suffered actual harm because of a violation, and (b) authority for City Attorney to bring a civil action for injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution, and other appropriate relief;
2. Referral Practices: Evaluate whether and to what extent a pregnancy service center’s referral practices may be considered in determining whether its advertising concerning available pregnancy-related services is false or misleading;
3. Civil Penalties: Evaluate a proportionate civil-penalty structure, not to exceed $10,000 per violation, that accounts for the nature, duration, willfulness, frequency, and consequences of the conduct and clearly defines
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the unit of violation;
4. Administrative Enforcement Pathway: Evaluate whether existing administrative enforcement procedures provide an appropriate and legally sufficient mechanism for addressing violations, including appropriate notice, an opportunity to cure, evidentiary standards, and judicial review.
In preparing the ordinance, City Attorney is requested to advise City Council on the scope of any affirmative disclosure requirement that may be imposed on pregnancy services centers consistent with governing First Amendment authority, and to structure each provision above so as to regulate only false or misleading commercial advertising, without discriminating based on a provider’s mission, beliefs, or viewpoint.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, seconded by Vice Mayor Uranga, to approve recommendation, as amended, to eliminate the civil enforcement evaluation and the terms of the administrative pathway. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Vice Mayor Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Kerr spoke.
Cynthia Gordon spoke.
Dr. Susan Sklar spoke.
Sherry Sobel spoke.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
15. 26-55729 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7291 and award a contract to Manson Construction Co., of Long Beach, CA, for the Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel Dredging Project, in an amount of $8,063,280, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $1,209,492, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,272,772; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all
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documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (District 3)
A motion was made by Councilmember Duggan, seconded by
Councilwoman Allen, to approve recommendation. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Need for Accountability spoke.
Transparency for City of Long Beach spoke.
Grey spoke.
ORDINANCE
16. 26-55742 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 10 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to update definitions related to electric bicycles, prohibit Class 3 electric bicycles on sidewalks, delete outdated bicycle-related provisions, and make related cleanup changes; read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilman Supernaw, seconded by
Councilwoman Kerr, to declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
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Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilman Supernaw spoke.
17. 26-55682 Recommendation to declare Proposition "L" Ordinance, which pursuant to Section 1806 of the City Charter makes findings and determinations regarding contracting for light- and medium-towing services, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
Enactment No: ORD-26-0021
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation and adopt Ordinance No. ORD-26-0021. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
Uranga, Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
PUBLIC COMMENT
Transparency for City of Long Beach spoke.
Grey spoke.
Need for Accountability spoke.
Andrew Hawkins spoke.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilwoman Allen made community announcements.
Councilmember Duggan requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Dick Miller.
Councilwoman Kerr made community announcements.
Councilwoman Saro made community annoucements.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk made community announcements.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie made community announcements.
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Vice Mayor Uranga requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Laura Gonzalez.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:26 PM, Vice Mayor Uranga adjourned the meeting in memory of Dick Miller and Laura Gonzalez.
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