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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 & DRAFT MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
At 5:05 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, April Walker, Assistant City Manager, Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney, Ashleigh Stone, Deputy City Attorney, Monique De La Garza, City Clerk, Vanessa Hall, City Clerk Specialist.
Mayor Richardson presiding.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Invocation: Moment of Silence.
Councilwoman Ricks-Oddie led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 – 18, except for Item 16. 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
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Samwise Gamgee spoke.
Carolyn Essex spoke.
Seymour Mental Health spoke.
1. 26-56032 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $7,750, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide contributions to the following organizations:
$2,500 to the California Heights Neighborhood Association in support of their annual Centennial Block Party;
$1,500 to the Partners of Parks in support of their annual Sowing the Seeds Soiree;
$1,000 to the Historical Society of Long Beach for their 30th annual Historical Cemetery Tour;
$1,000 to the Camerata Singers of Long Beach in support of their annual gala;
$1,000 to Confluence Rising in support of their annual Humanitarian Awards;
$750 to K9 Kismet Dog Rescue in support of their 11th anniversary celebration; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $7,750, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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. 26-56041 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,600, 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 Long Beach Public Library Foundation for the 8th Annual Celebrate our Librarians Gala on August 21, 2026;
2. $300 to Partners of Parks for the 2026 Long Beach Charity Pro Am;
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3. $1,000 to the Long Beach Unity Festival, Inc., for the Taste of Unity Gala on September 10, 2026; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,600, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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. 26-55988 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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. 26-55989 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between August 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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. 26-56033 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Office of the City Attorney; and adopt resolution.
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Enactment No: RES-26-0126
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No.
RES-26-0126. 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. 26-56034 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Office of the City Auditor; and adopt resolution.
Enactment No: RES-26-0127
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No.
RES-26-0127. 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. 26-56035 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Office of the City Manager; and adopt resolution.
Enactment No: RES-26-0128
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No.
RES-26-0128. 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. 26-56036 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Department of Financial Management; and adopt resolution.
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Enactment No: RES-26-0129
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No.
RES-26-0129. 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. 26-55987 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents, subcontracts, and subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or agreement term, with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) to accept $400,000, from the LBUSD Strong Workforce Program grant to provide workforce development services to LBUSD students for the term of June 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
10. 26-55951 Recommendation to receive and file the Investment Report for Quarter ending June 30, 2026. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
11. 26-55945 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a release and indemnification agreement
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(Agreement) between the City of Long Beach and Baby2Baby for the donation of essential baby gear for families in need during an emergency. The agreement shall commence upon the effective date and may be terminated by either party with 30 days prior written notice. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
12. 26-55946 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents or subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Office of Traffic Safety to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $300,000, for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative (Walk and Roll Long Beach), to reduce preventable pedestrian and bicycle injuries and fatalities in Long Beach, for a one- year period estimated to begin October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department in the amount of $300,000, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
13. 26-55948 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Office of Traffic Safety to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $250,000, for Distracted Driving Education, to reduce and mitigate the impacts of distracted driving in Long Beach for a one-year period estimated to begin October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
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Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department in the amount of $250,000, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
14. 26-55949 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Office of Traffic Safety to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $300,000, to prevent and reduce the impacts of alcohol and drug-impaired driving in Long Beach for a one-year period estimated to begin October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department in the amount of $300,000, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
15. 26-55952 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2023- 2026 Memorandum of Understanding with the Long Beach Management Association (LBMA) to revise sworn management specialty pay provisions in Appendix G. (Citywide)
Enactment No: RES-26-0130
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman
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Supernaw, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No.
RES-26-0130. 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
16. 26-55953 WITHDRAWN
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including any amendments, with Platt College Los Angeles, LLC, of Los Angeles, California, to facilitate student internship opportunities with the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, Long Beach Animal Care Services Bureau, at no cost to the City of Long Beach, from December 1, 2026, through November 30, 2031. (District 5)
17. 26-55954 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35693 with Vital Medical Services, LLC, of Glendale, CA, for providing jail inmate physician and relief nursing services at the Long Beach City Jail, to extend the term of the contract to May 30, 2027. (District 2)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
18. 26-55955 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW-25-619 and award a contract to Evolutionary Commercial Systems, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for providing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition telemetry system maintenance and repair services, in a total annual amount not to exceed $326,210, 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 contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilman Supernaw, 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
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
WITHDRAWN
Trauma Intervention Program
BUDGET HEARING
19. 26-55956 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and take the actions necessary to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 budget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Oscar Zamora spoke.
Rosario Roldan spoke.
Sheyla Diaz spoke.
Kayleigh L. spoke.
Diego Mayen spoke.
Michael Garcia Stevens spoke.
Carolyn Essex spoke.
Gus Orozco spoke.
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Kat Mays spoke.
John Mathews II spoke.
Lennie Boyer spoke.
Fernando Acevedo spoke.
Jane Doe spoke.
Tori Pflanzer spoke.
Giovanna Ferraro spoke.
Unidentified speaker spoke.
Gina Amato Lough spoke.
Veronica Garcia Davalos spoke.
Elizabeth Cespuglio spoke.
Mayor Richardson declared a recess at 5:53 PM due to a disruption to the remote access services that prevented members of the public from attending or observing the City Council meeting remotely.
Staff identified that the disruption to the remote access services was related to audio issues in the Zoom platform. Staff made efforts to restore remote access services, and successfully restored audio connection with Zoom.
Mayor Richardson called the meeting back to order at 6:14 PM.
Arlo spoke.
Ken Osborn spoke.
Maribel spoke.
Nana spoke.
Samantha Rivas spoke.
Carlos V. spoke.
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Sharay Gonzalez spoke.
Ana Mendez spoke.
IAM Shop Steward spoke.
Rodrigo Zamorano spoke.
Eligio Garcia spoke.
Brian Cochrane spoke.
Khiabeth spoke.
Erik Garcia spoke.
Maria Dolores spoke.
Zaira Rodriguez spoke.
John Edmond spoke.
Celina Luna spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
19.1. 26-55993 Recommendation to adopt the Mayor’s proposed budget recommendations, as amended, to the Proposed FY 27 Budget. (A-1)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation, as amended, to adopt the expenditures and revenues identified in the Proposed FY 27 Budget Book, as amended by the City Council, including the Mayor’s recommendations and Budget Oversight Committee recommendations:
[A] Motion to support Mayor Richardson’s proposed budget recommendations as follows:
A1. Motion to close the gap on cost recovery for the Fire Department MOU with the Port of Long Beach to capture $5,900,000 in net General Fund Group budgetary savings in the Fire Department to reflect an updated interfund transfer structure. This action will support the restoration and funding of the following items identified in motions A2 - A12.
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A2. Motion to restore $3,827,626 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to prevent the proposed rotating engine closure across General Fund fire stations.
A3. Motion to restore $950,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve four of the proposed 17 vacant Patrol Officer positions eliminated within the East, North, South and West Patrol Divisions.
A4. Motion to restore $305,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, and to structurally add $305,000 in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group in the Police Department, to preserve two of the proposed six Quality of Life Police Officers eliminated in the Collaborative Response Division.
A5. Motion to restore $142,727 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve an Assistant Administrative Analyst III in the Office of Equity, ensuring structural funding is dedicated for the Long Beach Justice Fund.
A6. Motion to add $100,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, for the Long Beach Justice Fund. A separate motion to add $208,910 in one-time funds will bring the total funding for the Long Beach Justice Fund to $1,000,000, ensuring residents have access to legal representation and resources necessary to safeguard their constitutional rights, uphold due process protections, and preserve family unity.
A7. Motion to restore $191,164 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve Recreation Leader (RLS) IV and VII positions supporting BeSAFE programming in the Community Recreation Services Bureau. This will preserve programming at 3 hours at each BeSAFE site.
A8. Motion to restore $25,000 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, for Community Recreation Services, preserving current offerings of cultural classes at the Homeland
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Cultural Center four times per month.
A9. Motion to restore $71,681 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve Recreation Leader Non-Career (RLS NC) IV and V positions in the Community Recreation Services Bureau, maintaining structural funding for the Teen programming at Chavez Park.
A10. Motion to restore $86,150 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve a Public Health Professional III in the Office of Veteran Affairs (OVA) and prevent the OVA Commission from sunsetting.
A11. Motion to add $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Library, Arts, and Culture Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to support library programming and materials funding.
A12. Motion to add $150,632 in the General Fund Group in the City Clerk’s Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to further support SB 707 implementation to ensure greater access to public meetings.
A13. Motion to increase structural revenues of $1,718,982 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department from the voter-approved Measure ER to be received from the County of Los Angeles to restore proposed reductions in the City Manager’s budget in the following items identified in motions A14 – A24.
A14. Motion to restore $219,636 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Public Health Nurse III in the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program.
A15. Motion to restore $232,128 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Nurse Supervisor in the Nursing Services Division.
A16. Motion to restore $170,939 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Public Health Nurse II for the REACH Team in the Homeless Services Bureau.
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A17. Motion to restore $143,114 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Counselor II position that serves as one of two Resource Line specialists, providing support to the Homeless Services Bureau.
A18. Motion to restore $133,535 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Health Educator II in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
A19. Motion to restore $80,196 and structurally add $80,196 for a total of $160,392 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve and expand a Community Program Specialist IV position that supports the implementation of the Early Childhood Strategic Plan.
A20. Motion to restore $163,162 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve an Administrative Analyst III in the Environmental Health Bureau, supporting the processing of grant billing.
A21. Motion to restore $112,464 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Associate II in the Medical Billing and Cashier Unit, to avoid delaying billing, invoicing, claim submissions, reimbursement collection, and overall revenue optimization.
A22. Motion to restore $112,464 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Associate II that provides procurement and inventory support to the Community Health Bureau.
A23. Motion to restore $146,334 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Accountant II Non-Career position and a vacant Accounting Clerk III Non-Career position in the Administration and Finance Bureau.
A24. Motion to restore $124,814 in the Health Fund Group in the
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Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve an Assistant Administrative Analyst II in the Administration and Finance Bureau, reducing delays in employee and organizational matters and supporting ongoing reprioritization of critical
issues.
A25. Motion to decrease one-time funds of $1,556,731 in the General Fund Group in the City Clerk’s Office for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election as a result of the successful June 2026 elections for current City of Long Beach elected officials, to reallocate the funds support critical efforts on a one-time basis in the following items identified in motions A25 – A31.
A26. Motion to add one-time funds of $394,701 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by one-time election savings, to provide overtime funding for Quality of Life Police Officers to provide weekly cleanup support along the Los Angeles County Rivers in partnership with the County of Los Angeles.
A27. Motion to add one-time funds of $400,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by one-time election savings, to provide overtime funding for the high-crime task force and increased traffic enforcement support.
A28. Motion to add one-time funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Economic Development and Opportunity Department, offset by one-time election savings, to continue support for Westside Promise and build upon the progress achieved through the original scope of work by strengthening organizational capacity, increasing access to funding opportunities, fostering cross-sector partnerships, and advancing community health and environmental justice initiatives in Westside Long Beach.
A29. Motion to add one-time funds of $208,910, offset by one-time election savings, to bring the total funding for the Long Beach Justice Fund to $1,000,000, ensuring residents have access to legal representation and resources necessary to safeguard their constitutional rights, uphold due process protections, and preserve family unity.
A30. Motion to set aside one-time funds of $200,000 in the General Fund Group, offset by one-time election savings, to bring the total reserve replenishment allocation to $10,000,000, to ensure long-term financial stability, protect essential public services, and guide
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responsible budgeting.
A31. Motion to add one-time funds of $303,120 in the General Fund Group, offset by one-time election savings, for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities and budget restorations.
A32. Motion to direct the City Manager to replace the Musica Angelica program within the Measure B allocation to support Rancho Los Alamitos and Rancho Los Cerritos to restore funding that was reduced from the management fees proposed in the City Manager’s budget.
A33. Motion to direct the Utilities Department to explore opportunities to support Ranchos utilities.
A34. Motion to restore $35,694 in the General Fund in the Parks, Recreation, and Marine Department to preserve Recreation Leader Non-Career (RLS NC) IV and VII positions in the Community Recreation Services Bureau, maintaining the Nature Center Museum hours on Tuesdays, and direct the City Manager to work with the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to coordinate with Partners of Parks fundraising efforts to offset FY 27 with one-time revenues.
A35. Motion to request the City Manager work with the Public Works Department to initiate a regional effort in partnership with Metro to explore and establish a direct MetroLink connection between Long Beach and Los Angeles Union Station, positioning Long Beach as a direct gateway to California’s future High-Speed Rail system while improving regional mobility, airport access, and economic competitiveness.
A36. Motion to request the City Manager to launch an Acceler8 by ’28 infrastructure delivery team to fast-track key infrastructure projects in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Long Beach, including, Public art, cultural and legacy projects, mobility and accessibility related projects, and revenue generating ideas, including the establishment of a digital advertising district.
A37. Motion to request that the City Manager work with the Community Development Department to accelerate planning and stakeholder engagement efforts for the redevelopment of Pier H and Shoreline Drive, with a goal of releasing a public solicitation by the 2028 games.
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A38. Motion to direct the City Manager to prioritize reserve replenishment in future budgets as the General Fund returns to structural surplus, specifically, in any year in which year-end performance produces a General Fund surplus.
[B] Motion to support the Budget Oversight Committee’s Proposed Budget
Recommendations and changes to the Mayor’s Budget
Recommendations and appropriate the following one-time and structural enhancements or provide policy direction:
B1. Motion repealing the previous one percent (1%) tax rate reduction for cannabis adult-use retailers, increasing the tax rate from seven percent (7%) to eight percent (8%), which is below the maximum of twelve percent (12%); and also, setting the rate for cannabis cultivators at $15.00 per square foot under cultivation. The adjustment to the tax rate for cannabis cultivators is equivalent to 1) repealing the one percent (1%) equivalent reduction in the tax rate from $14.96 to $13.09 per square foot under cultivation passed by the City Council in 2024; 2) allowing the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to the new tax rate to take effect on October 1, 2026. These adjustments would result in a tax rate well over $15.00 per square foot under cultivation. This action is estimated to bring back General Fund Group revenues in the amount of $1,154,304 to further support its intended use of regulation and enforcement, and Public Health and Safety services.
B2. Motion to recognize revenue estimated to be $1,500,000 in the General Fund Group, from the increase in specific parking citations to $100, as outlined in the FY 27 proposed fee schedule, to offset structural costs proposed by the Budget Oversight Committee. These include fines such as parking in bike lanes, red curbs, fire hydrants, and no parking zones.
B3. Motion to amend the FY 27 proposed Master Fee and Charges Schedule to raise street sweeping parking citations rates from $75 to $80 and recognize revenue estimated to be $700,000 in the General Fund Group, to offset structural costs proposed by the Budget Oversight Committee.
B4. Motion to restore $1,275,575 and 11 FTEs in the General Fund Group in the Library, Arts & Culture Department, offset by $150,623 by reallocating funding from the Mayor's Recommendations plan to support SB 707 costs, contingent on the revised Council meeting plan to be approved by October 1, and $1,124,952 in revenue generated by
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increased parking citations, to preserve Monday hours at the Bay Shore, Burnett, El Dorado, Harte, and Michelle Obama Neighborhood Libraries. This includes the restoration of 5 Library Clerks, 4 Library Assistants, a vacant General Librarian in Education and Outreach Services at Billie Jean King (BJK) Main Library, 1.0 FTE of Page hours, the overtime budget for Monday hours, and a restored budget for Security Services.
B5. Motion to restore $932,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by $610,000 from the proposed action on cannabis tax revenue, and $322,000 in proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, 1 FTE Quality of Life Police Sergeant and 2 FTE Quality of Life Police Officers from the City Manager’s proposal to eliminate a Quality of Life Police Sergeant and six Quality of Life Police Officers in the Collaborative Response Division. With the Mayor's Recommendations, this action brings the total restored positions to 4 Quality of Life Police Officers and 1 Quality of Life Police Sergeant FTEs, and the total critical services section to 6 Quality of Life Police Officers and 2 Quality of Life Police Sergeants.
B6. Motion to add structural funds of $131,969 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by revenue generated by increased parking citations, to convert Engine 22 to a Paramedic Assessment Unit, so that all three responding engines surrounding Station 14 are now paramedic assessment units.
B7. Motion to add one-time funds of $103,120 in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department, offset by the Mayor's Recommendations one-time dollars for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities and budget restorations on a one-time basis, to support priority initiatives identified by each Council District that improve neighborhood and community services, divided equally between the City Council Districts for District Priorities.
B8. Motion to add structural funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by revenue generated by increased parking citations, to fund Summer Block Parties and Neighborhood Activations.
B9. Motion to add one-time funds of $200,000 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by the Mayor's
Recommendations onetime dollars for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities
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and budget restorations on a one-time basis, to fund an independent, third-party Long Beach Fire and Emergency Medical Services Financial Sustainability and Governance Feasibility Study, building upon the City’s previously completed Fire Optimization and Emergency Medical Services analyses.
B10. Motion to add $325,000 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by $33,921 from the action on cannabis tax revenue, $98,000 from proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, and $193,079 from revenue generated by increased parking citations, to structurally fund the Safe Passage Program.
B11. Motion to add $272,234 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by the action on cannabis tax revenue, to structurally fund the Complaint Response Unit, a coordinated effort to enforce regulations against unpermitted sidewalk food vendors, to help educate vendors, discard food, and confiscate unpermitted food vending equipment.
B12. Motion to recognize the extension of the City’s tree trimming cycle from six years to eight years and the associated reduction of $522,000 in unbudgeted costs that would otherwise be required to maintain the current six-year cycle; support the existing proposal for a position in the Public Works Department to support an equity-based pilot program
providing sliding-scale rebates to residents who wish to participate in more frequent tree trimming; add structural funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department, offset by proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, to provide seed funding for rebates through the pilot program; and request that the City Manager, through the Public Works Department, report back to the City Council after 6 months of the pilot’s start, on the pilot program’s implementation, participation, outcomes, and recommendations for future funding.
B13. Motion to partially restore $230,000 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation & Marine Department, offset by proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations with $115,000 to support weed abatement services and $115,000 to partially restore reductions to Materials, Supplies, and Services to support planting projects, maintenance of vandalized items, replacement of damaged safety cones, signs, barricades, and other deferred maintenance and operational needs.
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B14. Motion to add structural funds of $238,149 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by the action on cannabis tax revenue, to bring on a Program Specialist along with operational support needs (if funding remains after accounting for the full cost of the position) to establish and lead a dedicated human trafficking and sexual exploitation focus area and serve as the City’s centralized lead for implementation and coordination of the R.E.A.C.T.
Framework and related interdepartmental and interjurisdictional efforts, consistent with the City’s adopted legislative priorities, which identify combating human trafficking as a top legislative priority, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and approved by the City Council.
B15. Motion to direct $200,000 in funding within County Measure A LACAHSA to support a Community Land Trust (CLT) a non-profit, mission-driven organization with a demonstrated commitment to affordable housing preservation, community stewardship, and equitable ownership models. The funding is intended to leverage additional financing for the acquisition and long-term sustainability of lower income housing under a CLT. This shall be a competitive funding opportunity and the application criteria shall include how the grant will lead to sustainable operations without further city funding.
B16. Motion to reduce the Mayor's Recommendation (Motion A10) of restoring $86,150 for half a Public Health Professional III in the Office of Veteran Affairs (OVA) to $61,150 towards funding a position and reallocate $25,000 towards the Veterans Banner Program ($20,000 for banners and $5,000 for recognition service of those on the banners) in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department.
B17. Motion to direct the City Manager to establish a three-year partnership with the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its $250,000 annual funding commitment to support the Creativity Lab and its modified programming and services, leveraging philanthropic partnership to preserve this important community resource and augment efforts currently funded with Measure US funds, with the understanding that the City’s financial commitment will not increase to offset any shortfall in the Foundation’s annual funding commitment and that programming and services will be adjusted or discontinued, as necessary, based on available funding.
B18. Motion to recognize the City Manager's proposed $140,000 in one-time funding in the Special Advertising and Promotion Fund Group for the Juneteenth Celebration and clarify that the funding is
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intended as seed funding for the City to establish and host a City-led Juneteenth Celebration for the community.
B19. Motion to recognize the City Manager's proposed $50,000 in one- time funding for the Long Beach Walls and Community Art Murals program and direct the City Manager to encourage geographic dispersion of funded projects throughout the City when considering investments, with consideration given to providing opportunities for neighborhoods
across Long Beach to participate.
B20. Motion to add one-time funding of $120,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department to fund an Electric Vehicle Battery Reuse and Recycling Hub Feasibility Study, consistent with the recommendation of the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission, and $30,000 in one-time funding in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department to support initial planning, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder coordination related to exploring an umbrella mitigation bank in Long Beach, recognizing that both efforts support the planning and development of potential City infrastructure and are eligible uses of City Measure A funds, offset by reserving $150,000 from FY 26 City Measure A critical needs funds to be set asides and carried over to FY 27. Additionally, reallocate $150,000 for the Marine Amphitheatre Feasibility Study within the City Measure A Elevate 28’ FY 27 bond program to the Critical Infrastructure Reserve.
B21. Motion to direct the City Manager to work with the Public Works Department to amend the adopted Fiscal Year 2024 Budget action to adjust the City Place Parking Garage rates from one hour free with $2.00 per hour with a $12 daily maximum to 90 minutes free and $2.00 per 30 minutes with a $12 daily maximum. This amended action is expected to generate an additional $250,000 in General Fund revenue at the City Place Parking Garage which will be reinvested into the City Place Parking Garage assets and the surrounding area. Additionally, this funding will structurally fund the publicly accessible secured restroom located at Harvey Milk Park for parking patrons, as well as the general public.
B22. Motion to direct the City Manager to work with the Police Department to request that the County of Los Angeles provide a financial support match to the $394,701 in the Mayor's
Recommendations to provide clean up support along Los Angeles County Waterways.
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B23. Motion to request the City Manager and Utilities Department work together to review all approved AB 32 projects and allocations to determine whether any funds may be available to repurpose to support citywide priorities, aimed at reducing operational costs and GHG emissions, and improving infrastructure; determine feasibility of City Council project priorities such as the Solar Streetlight Conversion Program to enhance the City's streetlights and conversion to solar which will reduce the threat of vandalism and inoperability while reducing GHG emissions through removing reliance on hard-wired power; and present any updates on project reallocations to the Utilities Board and update the City Council via memorandum.
B24. Motion to request the City Manager to expressly allow up to $500,000 in settlement assistance funding as an allowable use under the County Measure A category of Homeless Prevention and Rental Assistance.
B25. Motion to request that the City Manager establish a limit of no more than two regular meetings per month for each City commission, unless otherwise authorized by the City Council, in recognition of the limited staff resources available to support the City’s commissions and the restoration of one equity position dedicated to commission support; and to provide an inventory of all City commissions, including the number of active ad hoc committees associated with each commission and, where available, the staff resources required to support those committees; and, based on this information, return to the City Council with recommendations for reducing both staff time and costs for commissions with the goal of ensuring equitable use of staff resources across commissions and avoiding a disproportionate allocation of staff capacity to a subset of commissions or committees.
The City Manager shall also consider whether exceptions to this requirement are needed for Charter commissions such as Harbor, Utilities and Long Beach Transit.
B26. Motion to recognize the recommendation of the Equity and Human Relations Commission (EHRC) to establish a Civil and Human Rights Investment Screening Policy, developed following community advocacy and public input, and subsequently revised in response to concerns raised by the Financial Management Department regarding fiscal impacts, feasibility, and implementation; and, consistent with the City Manager’s recommendation that further consideration occur through the FY 27 budget process, direct the City Manager to work with the Financial Management Department to amend the City Council’s Investment Policy to incorporate a civil and human rights
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investment screening element, inclusive of the following modifications discussed and agreed upon by the Budget Oversight Committee on August 28, 2026:
1. Evidence-Based Compliance Standard. Replace the proposed presumption of noncompliance with an evidence-based compliance standard by revising Section 2.5 to authorize the City’s Investment Manager to make a good-faith determination of compliance based on credible, independently verifiable information from reliable third-party sources specializing in civil and human rights risk assessments and responsible investment screening.
2. Integration with Existing Investment Reporting. Remove the proposed stand-alone annual reporting requirement and instead incorporate reporting on implementation of the Policy into the City’s existing investment reporting process to reduce administrative burden while maintaining transparency and public accountability.
3. Immigration Detention and Border Surveillance. Expand the prohibited investment criteria to include companies that own, operate, finance, or materially support border surveillance or immigration detention facilities, including companies that materially facilitate border surveillance or immigration detention through government contracts, consistent with the Policy’s broader civil and human rights framework.
The amended Investment Policy shall otherwise incorporate civil and human rights investment screening criteria addressing entities shown to be complicit in: (i) genocide, apartheid, occupation, displacement, or other human rights violations; (ii) labor rights violations; (iii) state violence; (iv) environmental harm; (v) inadequate supply chain due diligence; and/or (vi) inadequate corporate governance standards.
Direct the City Manager to return to the City Council with the proposed amended Investment Policy for review and approval, along with any funding request necessary to implement the Policy through specialized screening software or an advisor-managed solution.
B27. Motion to clarify language from FY 26 Adopted Budget BOC motion (B44) to establish the second-to-last Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meeting as the deadline for City Council budget recommendations to be heard and considered by the Committee, ensuring adequate time to develop final recommendations for City Council.
As a result of a memo to the City Council on July 1, 2025, providing
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additional guidance and transparency regarding engagement with the BOC, this motion would require all City Council budget request memos to be submitted with sufficient time for the recommendation to be agendized and heard no later than the second-to-last BOC meeting. The final BOC meeting would not include Council correspondence or consideration of new budget request memos and would instead be reserved for finalizing the Committee’s recommendations to City Council. Council correspondence received after the submission deadline would be included in the legislative record under non-agenda public comment; however, its inclusion would not provide an opportunity for Committee discussion.
B28. Motion to acknowledge that requests for funding from Council Districts for various programs and services have been received and reviewed. At this time, due to fiscal challenges limiting possible funding resources, these requests cannot be recommended for incorporation into the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget. The programs and services listed below remain on file for future consideration, pending availability of resources or alternative funding mechanisms. This motion serves to recognize the value of these initiatives while maintaining fiscal responsibility and transparency in the budgeting process:
1. Restoration of Fire Engine 14
2. Restoration Police Patrol Staffing
3. Additional structural funding towards the Long Beach Justice Fund
4. Additional funding towards Youth Participatory Budgeting
5. Funding for the Youth Art Contest
6. Restoration of Code Enforcement Inspector
7. Fire Station 14 Fast Response Vehicle Pilot
8. Restoration of Homeless Employment/Workforce Development
9. Restoration of Weekend Homeless Outreach
10. Funding to The Nonprofit Partnership to continue its work supporting nonprofit organizations and community-based partners in West Long Beach through the Westside Promise.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance on an emergency basis for the September 15, 2026, City Council meeting to amend Long Beach Municipal Code section 3.80.261 to 1) repeal the 2024 reduction of the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers, thereby reverting the tax to 8% of gross receipts, which is below the maximum of twelve percent (12%); 2) adjust the business license tax for cannabis cultivators to $15 per square foot under cultivation; and, 3) sunset the Pilot Tax Program for businesses that applied for the program before September 8, 2026. The Council is waiving any and all provisions of the Long Beach Municipal Code that restrict an
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ordinance from being put on the supplemental agenda.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance with return to this Council before the end of September amending Long Beach Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.03, to (1) consolidate the public comment periods at City Council meetings into a single public comment period at the beginning of meetings, (2) add that the City Clerk make a verbal report out of written public comment received before public comment is heard; (3) allow for the Chair of the meeting to have the discretion to extend the public comment period by 30 minute increments if more speakers are still waiting in the queue at the end of the 90 minute public comment period; (4) set a hard date for receiving presentations with the latest time for presentations to be included in agenda materials with the Supplemental Agenda on Friday; and (5) close the public comment list once the last speaker is in the queue. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Mayor Richardson spoke.
19.2. 26-55994 Recommendation to adopt the Budget Oversight Committee’s proposed funding recommendations, as amended, to the Proposed FY 27 Budget. (A-2)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation, as amended, to adopt the expenditures and revenues identified in the Proposed FY 27 Budget Book, as amended by the City Council, including the Mayor’s recommendations and Budget Oversight Committee recommendations:
[A] Motion to support Mayor Richardson’s proposed budget recommendations as follows:
A1. Motion to close the gap on cost recovery for the Fire Department MOU with the Port of Long Beach to capture $5,900,000 in net General Fund Group budgetary savings in the Fire Department to reflect an updated interfund transfer structure. This action will support the restoration and funding of the following items identified in motions A2 - A12.
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A2. Motion to restore $3,827,626 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to prevent the proposed rotating engine closure across General Fund fire stations.
A3. Motion to restore $950,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve four of the proposed 17 vacant Patrol Officer positions eliminated within the East, North, South and West Patrol Divisions.
A4. Motion to restore $305,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, and to structurally add $305,000 in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group in the Police Department, to preserve two of the proposed six Quality of Life Police Officers eliminated in the Collaborative Response Division.
A5. Motion to restore $142,727 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve an Assistant Administrative Analyst III in the Office of Equity, ensuring structural funding is dedicated for the Long Beach Justice Fund.
A6. Motion to add $100,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, for the Long Beach Justice Fund. A separate motion to add $208,910 in one-time funds will bring the total funding for the Long Beach Justice Fund to $1,000,000, ensuring residents have access to legal representation and resources necessary to safeguard their constitutional rights, uphold due process protections, and preserve family unity.
A7. Motion to restore $191,164 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve Recreation Leader (RLS) IV and VII positions supporting BeSAFE programming in the Community Recreation Services Bureau. This will preserve programming at 3 hours at each BeSAFE site.
A8. Motion to restore $25,000 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, for Community Recreation Services, preserving current offerings of cultural classes at the Homeland Cultural Center four times per month.
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A9. Motion to restore $71,681 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve Recreation Leader Non-Career (RLS NC) IV and V positions in the Community Recreation Services Bureau, maintaining structural funding for the Teen programming at Chavez Park.
A10. Motion to restore $86,150 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to preserve a Public Health Professional III in the Office of Veteran Affairs (OVA) and prevent the OVA Commission from sunsetting.
A11. Motion to add $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Library, Arts, and Culture Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to support library programming and materials funding.
A12. Motion to add $150,632 in the General Fund Group in the City Clerk’s Department, offset by savings from the Port Fire Suppression MOU, to further support SB 707 implementation to ensure greater access to public meetings.
A13. Motion to increase structural revenues of $1,718,982 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department from the voter-approved Measure ER to be received from the County of Los Angeles to restore proposed reductions in the City Manager’s budget in the following items identified in motions A14 – A24.
A14. Motion to restore $219,636 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Public Health Nurse III in the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program.
A15. Motion to restore $232,128 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Nurse Supervisor in the Nursing Services Division.
A16. Motion to restore $170,939 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Public Health Nurse II for the REACH Team in the Homeless Services Bureau.
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A17. Motion to restore $143,114 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Counselor II position that serves as one of two Resource Line specialists, providing support to the Homeless Services Bureau.
A18. Motion to restore $133,535 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Health Educator II in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
A19. Motion to restore $80,196 and structurally add $80,196 for a total of $160,392 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve and expand a Community Program Specialist IV position that supports the implementation of the Early Childhood Strategic Plan.
A20. Motion to restore $163,162 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve an Administrative Analyst III in the Environmental Health Bureau, supporting the processing of grant billing.
A21. Motion to restore $112,464 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Associate II in the Medical Billing and Cashier Unit, to avoid delaying billing, invoicing, claim submissions, reimbursement collection, and overall revenue optimization.
A22. Motion to restore $112,464 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a Public Health Associate II that provides procurement and inventory support to the Community Health Bureau.
A23. Motion to restore $146,334 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues from Measure ER, to preserve a vacant Accountant II Non-Career position and a vacant Accounting Clerk III Non-Career position in the Administration and Finance Bureau.
A24. Motion to restore $124,814 in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, using structural revenues
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from Measure ER, to preserve an Assistant Administrative Analyst II in the Administration and Finance Bureau, reducing delays in employee and organizational matters and supporting ongoing reprioritization of critical
issues.
A25. Motion to decrease one-time funds of $1,556,731 in the General Fund Group in the City Clerk’s Office for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election as a result of the successful June 2026 elections for current City of Long Beach elected officials, to reallocate the funds support critical efforts on a one-time basis in the following items identified in motions A25 – A31.
A26. Motion to add one-time funds of $394,701 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by one-time election savings, to provide overtime funding for Quality of Life Police Officers to provide weekly cleanup support along the Los Angeles County Rivers in partnership with the County of Los Angeles.
A27. Motion to add one-time funds of $400,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by one-time election savings, to provide overtime funding for the high-crime task force and increased traffic enforcement support.
A28. Motion to add one-time funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Economic Development and Opportunity Department, offset by one-time election savings, to continue support for Westside Promise and build upon the progress achieved through the original scope of work by strengthening organizational capacity, increasing access to funding opportunities, fostering cross-sector partnerships, and advancing community health and environmental justice initiatives in Westside Long Beach.
A29. Motion to add one-time funds of $208,910, offset by one-time election savings, to bring the total funding for the Long Beach Justice Fund to $1,000,000, ensuring residents have access to legal representation and resources necessary to safeguard their constitutional rights, uphold due process protections, and preserve family unity.
A30. Motion to set aside one-time funds of $200,000 in the General Fund Group, offset by one-time election savings, to bring the total reserve replenishment allocation to $10,000,000, to ensure long-term financial stability, protect essential public services, and guide responsible budgeting.
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A31. Motion to add one-time funds of $303,120 in the General Fund Group, offset by one-time election savings, for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities and budget restorations.
A32. Motion to direct the City Manager to replace the Musica Angelica program within the Measure B allocation to support Rancho Los Alamitos and Rancho Los Cerritos to restore funding that was reduced from the management fees proposed in the City Manager’s budget.
A33. Motion to direct the Utilities Department to explore opportunities to support Ranchos utilities.
A34. Motion to restore $35,694 in the General Fund in the Parks, Recreation, and Marine Department to preserve Recreation Leader Non-Career (RLS NC) IV and VII positions in the Community Recreation Services Bureau, maintaining the Nature Center Museum hours on Tuesdays, and direct the City Manager to work with the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to coordinate with Partners of Parks fundraising efforts to offset FY 27 with one-time revenues.
A35. Motion to request the City Manager work with the Public Works Department to initiate a regional effort in partnership with Metro to explore and establish a direct MetroLink connection between Long Beach and Los Angeles Union Station, positioning Long Beach as a direct gateway to California’s future High-Speed Rail system while improving regional mobility, airport access, and economic competitiveness.
A36. Motion to request the City Manager to launch an Acceler8 by ’28 infrastructure delivery team to fast-track key infrastructure projects in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Long Beach, including, Public art, cultural and legacy projects, mobility and accessibility related projects, and revenue generating ideas, including the establishment of a digital advertising district.
A37. Motion to request that the City Manager work with the Community Development Department to accelerate planning and stakeholder engagement efforts for the redevelopment of Pier H and Shoreline Drive, with a goal of releasing a public solicitation by the 2028 games.
A38. Motion to direct the City Manager to prioritize reserve
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replenishment in future budgets as the General Fund returns to structural surplus, specifically, in any year in which year-end performance produces a General Fund surplus.
[B] Motion to support the Budget Oversight Committee’s Proposed Budget
Recommendations and changes to the Mayor’s Budget
Recommendations and appropriate the following one-time and structural enhancements or provide policy direction:
B1. Motion repealing the previous one percent (1%) tax rate reduction for cannabis adult-use retailers, increasing the tax rate from seven percent (7%) to eight percent (8%), which is below the maximum of twelve percent (12%); and also, setting the rate for cannabis cultivators at $15.00 per square foot under cultivation. The adjustment to the tax rate for cannabis cultivators is equivalent to 1) repealing the one percent (1%) equivalent reduction in the tax rate from $14.96 to $13.09 per square foot under cultivation passed by the City Council in 2024; 2) allowing the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to the new tax rate to take effect on October 1, 2026. These adjustments would result in a tax rate well over $15.00 per square foot under cultivation. This action is estimated to bring back General Fund Group revenues in the amount of $1,154,304 to further support its intended use of regulation and enforcement, and Public Health and Safety services.
B2. Motion to recognize revenue estimated to be $1,500,000 in the General Fund Group, from the increase in specific parking citations to $100, as outlined in the FY 27 proposed fee schedule, to offset structural costs proposed by the Budget Oversight Committee. These include fines such as parking in bike lanes, red curbs, fire hydrants, and no parking zones.
B3. Motion to amend the FY 27 proposed Master Fee and Charges Schedule to raise street sweeping parking citations rates from $75 to $80 and recognize revenue estimated to be $700,000 in the General Fund Group, to offset structural costs proposed by the Budget Oversight Committee.
B4. Motion to restore $1,275,575 and 11 FTEs in the General Fund Group in the Library, Arts & Culture Department, offset by $150,623 by reallocating funding from the Mayor's Recommendations plan to support SB 707 costs, contingent on the revised Council meeting plan to be approved by October 1, and $1,124,952 in revenue generated by increased parking citations, to preserve Monday hours at the Bay
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Shore, Burnett, El Dorado, Harte, and Michelle Obama Neighborhood Libraries. This includes the restoration of 5 Library Clerks, 4 Library Assistants, a vacant General Librarian in Education and Outreach Services at Billie Jean King (BJK) Main Library, 1.0 FTE of Page hours, the overtime budget for Monday hours, and a restored budget for Security Services.
B5. Motion to restore $932,000 in the General Fund Group in the Police Department, offset by $610,000 from the proposed action on cannabis tax revenue, and $322,000 in proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, 1 FTE Quality of Life Police Sergeant and 2 FTE Quality of Life Police Officers from the City Manager’s proposal to eliminate a Quality of Life Police Sergeant and six Quality of Life Police Officers in the Collaborative Response Division. With the Mayor's Recommendations, this action brings the total restored positions to 4 Quality of Life Police Officers and 1 Quality of Life Police Sergeant FTEs, and the total critical services section to 6 Quality of Life Police Officers and 2 Quality of Life Police Sergeants.
B6. Motion to add structural funds of $131,969 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by revenue generated by increased parking citations, to convert Engine 22 to a Paramedic Assessment Unit, so that all three responding engines surrounding Station 14 are now paramedic assessment units.
B7. Motion to add one-time funds of $103,120 in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department, offset by the Mayor's Recommendations one-time dollars for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities and budget restorations on a one-time basis, to support priority initiatives identified by each Council District that improve neighborhood and community services, divided equally between the City Council Districts for District Priorities.
B8. Motion to add structural funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department, offset by revenue generated by increased parking citations, to fund Summer Block Parties and Neighborhood Activations.
B9. Motion to add one-time funds of $200,000 in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department, offset by the Mayor's
Recommendations onetime dollars for utilization by the Budget Oversight Committee and City Council to further community priorities and budget restorations on a one-time basis, to fund an independent,
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third-party Long Beach Fire and Emergency Medical Services Financial Sustainability and Governance Feasibility Study, building upon the City’s previously completed Fire Optimization and Emergency Medical Services analyses.
B10. Motion to add $325,000 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by $33,921 from the action on cannabis tax revenue, $98,000 from proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, and $193,079 from revenue generated by increased parking citations, to structurally fund the Safe Passage Program.
B11. Motion to add $272,234 in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department, offset by the action on cannabis tax revenue, to structurally fund the Complaint Response Unit, a coordinated effort to enforce regulations against unpermitted sidewalk food vendors, to help educate vendors, discard food, and confiscate unpermitted food vending equipment.
B12. Motion to recognize the extension of the City’s tree trimming cycle from six years to eight years and the associated reduction of $522,000 in unbudgeted costs that would otherwise be required to maintain the current six-year cycle; support the existing proposal for a position in the Public Works Department to support an equity-based pilot program
providing sliding-scale rebates to residents who wish to participate in more frequent tree trimming; add structural funds of $50,000 in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department, offset by proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations, to provide seed funding for rebates through the pilot program; and request that the City Manager, through the Public Works Department, report back to the City Council after 6 months of the pilot’s start, on the pilot program’s implementation, participation, outcomes, and recommendations for future funding.
B13. Motion to partially restore $230,000 in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation & Marine Department, offset by proposed revenue generated by increasing street sweeping parking citations with $115,000 to support weed abatement services and $115,000 to partially restore reductions to Materials, Supplies, and Services to support planting projects, maintenance of vandalized items, replacement of damaged safety cones, signs, barricades, and other deferred maintenance and operational needs.
B14. Motion to add structural funds of $238,149 in the General Fund
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Group in the City Manager Department, offset by the action on cannabis tax revenue, to bring on a Program Specialist along with operational support needs (if funding remains after accounting for the full cost of the position) to establish and lead a dedicated human trafficking and sexual exploitation focus area and serve as the City’s centralized lead for implementation and coordination of the R.E.A.C.T.
Framework and related interdepartmental and interjurisdictional efforts, consistent with the City’s adopted legislative priorities, which identify combating human trafficking as a top legislative priority, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and approved by the City Council.
B15. Motion to direct $200,000 in funding within County Measure A LACAHSA to support a Community Land Trust (CLT) a non-profit, mission-driven organization with a demonstrated commitment to affordable housing preservation, community stewardship, and equitable ownership models. The funding is intended to leverage additional financing for the acquisition and long-term sustainability of lower income housing under a CLT. This shall be a competitive funding opportunity and the application criteria shall include how the grant will lead to sustainable operations without further city funding.
B16. Motion to reduce the Mayor's Recommendation (Motion A10) of restoring $86,150 for half a Public Health Professional III in the Office of Veteran Affairs (OVA) to $61,150 towards funding a position and reallocate $25,000 towards the Veterans Banner Program ($20,000 for banners and $5,000 for recognition service of those on the banners) in the General Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department.
B17. Motion to direct the City Manager to establish a three-year partnership with the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its $250,000 annual funding commitment to support the Creativity Lab and its modified programming and services, leveraging philanthropic partnership to preserve this important community resource and augment efforts currently funded with Measure US funds, with the understanding that the City’s financial commitment will not increase to offset any shortfall in the Foundation’s annual funding commitment and that programming and services will be adjusted or discontinued, as necessary, based on available funding.
B18. Motion to recognize the City Manager's proposed $140,000 in one-time funding in the Special Advertising and Promotion Fund Group for the Juneteenth Celebration and clarify that the funding is intended as seed funding for the City to establish and host a City-led
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Juneteenth Celebration for the community.
B19. Motion to recognize the City Manager's proposed $50,000 in one- time funding for the Long Beach Walls and Community Art Murals program and direct the City Manager to encourage geographic dispersion of funded projects throughout the City when considering investments, with consideration given to providing opportunities for neighborhoods
across Long Beach to participate.
B20. Motion to add one-time funding of $120,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department to fund an Electric Vehicle Battery Reuse and Recycling Hub Feasibility Study, consistent with the recommendation of the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission, and $30,000 in one-time funding in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department to support initial planning, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder coordination related to exploring an umbrella mitigation bank in Long Beach, recognizing that both efforts support the planning and development of potential City infrastructure and are eligible uses of City Measure A funds, offset by reserving $150,000 from FY 26 City Measure A critical needs funds to be set asides and carried over to FY 27. Additionally, reallocate $150,000 for the Marine Amphitheatre Feasibility Study within the City Measure A Elevate 28’ FY 27 bond program to the Critical Infrastructure Reserve.
B21. Motion to direct the City Manager to work with the Public Works Department to amend the adopted Fiscal Year 2024 Budget action to adjust the City Place Parking Garage rates from one hour free with $2.00 per hour with a $12 daily maximum to 90 minutes free and $2.00 per 30 minutes with a $12 daily maximum. This amended action is expected to generate an additional $250,000 in General Fund revenue at the City Place Parking Garage which will be reinvested into the City Place Parking Garage assets and the surrounding area. Additionally, this funding will structurally fund the publicly accessible secured restroom located at Harvey Milk Park for parking patrons, as well as the general public.
B22. Motion to direct the City Manager to work with the Police Department to request that the County of Los Angeles provide a financial support match to the $394,701 in the Mayor's
Recommendations to provide clean up support along Los Angeles County Waterways.
B23. Motion to request the City Manager and Utilities Department
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work together to review all approved AB 32 projects and allocations to determine whether any funds may be available to repurpose to support citywide priorities, aimed at reducing operational costs and GHG emissions, and improving infrastructure; determine feasibility of City Council project priorities such as the Solar Streetlight Conversion Program to enhance the City's streetlights and conversion to solar which will reduce the threat of vandalism and inoperability while reducing GHG emissions through removing reliance on hard-wired power; and present any updates on project reallocations to the Utilities Board and update the City Council via memorandum.
B24. Motion to request the City Manager to expressly allow up to $500,000 in settlement assistance funding as an allowable use under the County Measure A category of Homeless Prevention and Rental Assistance.
B25. Motion to request that the City Manager establish a limit of no more than two regular meetings per month for each City commission, unless otherwise authorized by the City Council, in recognition of the limited staff resources available to support the City’s commissions and the restoration of one equity position dedicated to commission support; and to provide an inventory of all City commissions, including the number of active ad hoc committees associated with each commission and, where available, the staff resources required to support those committees; and, based on this information, return to the City Council with recommendations for reducing both staff time and costs for commissions with the goal of ensuring equitable use of staff resources across commissions and avoiding a disproportionate allocation of staff capacity to a subset of commissions or committees.
The City Manager shall also consider whether exceptions to this requirement are needed for Charter commissions such as Harbor, Utilities and Long Beach Transit.
B26. Motion to recognize the recommendation of the Equity and Human Relations Commission (EHRC) to establish a Civil and Human Rights Investment Screening Policy, developed following community advocacy and public input, and subsequently revised in response to concerns raised by the Financial Management Department regarding fiscal impacts, feasibility, and implementation; and, consistent with the City Manager’s recommendation that further consideration occur through the FY 27 budget process, direct the City Manager to work with the Financial Management Department to amend the City Council’s Investment Policy to incorporate a civil and human rights investment screening element, inclusive of the following
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modifications discussed and agreed upon by the Budget Oversight Committee on August 28, 2026:
1. Evidence-Based Compliance Standard. Replace the proposed presumption of noncompliance with an evidence-based compliance standard by revising Section 2.5 to authorize the City’s Investment Manager to make a good-faith determination of compliance based on credible, independently verifiable information from reliable third-party sources specializing in civil and human rights risk assessments and responsible investment screening.
2. Integration with Existing Investment Reporting. Remove the proposed stand-alone annual reporting requirement and instead incorporate reporting on implementation of the Policy into the City’s existing investment reporting process to reduce administrative burden while maintaining transparency and public accountability.
3. Immigration Detention and Border Surveillance. Expand the prohibited investment criteria to include companies that own, operate, finance, or materially support border surveillance or immigration detention facilities, including companies that materially facilitate border surveillance or immigration detention through government contracts, consistent with the Policy’s broader civil and human rights framework.
The amended Investment Policy shall otherwise incorporate civil and human rights investment screening criteria addressing entities shown to be complicit in: (i) genocide, apartheid, occupation, displacement, or other human rights violations; (ii) labor rights violations; (iii) state violence; (iv) environmental harm; (v) inadequate supply chain due diligence; and/or (vi) inadequate corporate governance standards.
Direct the City Manager to return to the City Council with the proposed amended Investment Policy for review and approval, along with any funding request necessary to implement the Policy through specialized screening software or an advisor-managed solution.
B27. Motion to clarify language from FY 26 Adopted Budget BOC motion (B44) to establish the second-to-last Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meeting as the deadline for City Council budget recommendations to be heard and considered by the Committee, ensuring adequate time to develop final recommendations for City Council.
As a result of a memo to the City Council on July 1, 2025, providing additional guidance and transparency regarding engagement with the
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BOC, this motion would require all City Council budget request memos to be submitted with sufficient time for the recommendation to be agendized and heard no later than the second-to-last BOC meeting. The final BOC meeting would not include Council correspondence or consideration of new budget request memos and would instead be reserved for finalizing the Committee’s recommendations to City Council. Council correspondence received after the submission deadline would be included in the legislative record under non-agenda public comment; however, its inclusion would not provide an opportunity for Committee discussion.
B28. Motion to acknowledge that requests for funding from Council Districts for various programs and services have been received and reviewed. At this time, due to fiscal challenges limiting possible funding resources, these requests cannot be recommended for incorporation into the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget. The programs and services listed below remain on file for future consideration, pending availability of resources or alternative funding mechanisms. This motion serves to recognize the value of these initiatives while maintaining fiscal responsibility and transparency in the budgeting process:
1. Restoration of Fire Engine 14
2. Restoration Police Patrol Staffing
3. Additional structural funding towards the Long Beach Justice Fund
4. Additional funding towards Youth Participatory Budgeting
5. Funding for the Youth Art Contest
6. Restoration of Code Enforcement Inspector
7. Fire Station 14 Fast Response Vehicle Pilot
8. Restoration of Homeless Employment/Workforce Development
9. Restoration of Weekend Homeless Outreach
10. Funding to The Nonprofit Partnership to continue its work supporting nonprofit organizations and community-based partners in West Long Beach through the Westside Promise.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance on an emergency basis for the September 15, 2026, City Council meeting to amend Long Beach Municipal Code section 3.80.261 to 1) repeal the 2024 reduction of the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers, thereby reverting the tax to 8% of gross receipts, which is below the maximum of twelve percent (12%); 2) adjust the business license tax for cannabis cultivators to $15 per square foot under cultivation; and, 3) sunset the Pilot Tax Program for businesses that applied for the program before September 8, 2026. The Council is waiving any and all provisions of the Long Beach Municipal Code that restrict an ordinance from being put on the supplemental agenda.
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Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance with return to this Council before the end of September amending Long Beach Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.03, to (1) consolidate the public comment periods at City Council meetings into a single public comment period at the beginning of meetings, (2) add that the City Clerk make a verbal report out of written public comment received before public comment is heard; (3) allow for the Chair of the meeting to have the discretion to extend the public comment period by 30 minute increments if more speakers are still waiting in the queue at the end of the 90 minute public comment period; (4) set a hard date for receiving presentations with the latest time for presentations to be included in agenda materials with the Supplemental Agenda on Friday; and (5) close the public comment list once the last speaker is in the queue. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
A substitute motion was made by Councilmember Duggan, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, to continue the hearing to the next Regular City Council meeting regarding Measure B funding or an identified source for a pilot fast response vehicle at Fire Station 14. The motion failed by the following vote:
Yes: 2 Allen, Duggan
No: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
A second substitute motion was made by Councilwoman Allen, seconded by Councilmember Duggan, to remove Matter B2 for additional public input. The motion failed by the following vote:
Yes: 2 Allen, Duggan
No: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Mayor Richardson spoke.
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Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Rebecca Bernstorff, Budget Manager, Financial Management, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Rebecca Bernstorff, Budget Manager, Financial Management, spoke.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Councilman Supernaw spoke.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Councilmember Duggan spoke.
Councilwoman Kerr spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Councilmember Duggan spoke.
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Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Councilwoman Kerr spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
Karen Baldwin, Senior City Clerk Analyst, spoke.
Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Councilwoman Allen spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Mayor Richardson spoke.
19.3. 26-55995 Recommendation to adopt the expenditures and revenues as identified in the Proposed FY 27 Budget, as amended. (A-3)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
19.4. 26-55996 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the Master Fees and Charges Schedule for specified City services for Citywide fees and charges for the City of Long Beach. (A-4)
Enactment No: RES-26-0131
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A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation, as amended, by the approved Budget Oversight Committee’s funding recommendation amending the Master Fees and Charges Schedule and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0131. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 Zendejas, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga,
Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 1 Allen
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Councilmember Ricks-Oddie spoke.
19.5. 26-55997 Recommendation to approve the FY 27 One-Year Capital Improvement Program. (A-5)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, 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
19.6. 26-55998 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Departmental Organization Ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (A-6)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, 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
19.7. 26-55999 Recommendation to adopt the amended Salary Resolution for FY 27. (A-7)
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Enactment No: RES-26-0132
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0132. 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
19.8. 26-56000 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the FY 27 budget for the Long Beach Harbor Department as adopted by the Board of Harbor Commissioners on June 22, 2026. (A-8)
Enactment No: RES-26-0133
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0133. 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
19.9. 26-56001 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving Resolution No. UT-1561, a resolution of the City of Long Beach Public Utilities Commissioners fixing rates and charges for the gas services to all customers. (A-9)
Enactment No: RES-26-0134
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0134. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 Zendejas, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga,
Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 1 Allen
Recused: 0 None
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19.10. 26-56002 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving Resolution No. UT-1562 a resolution of the City of Long Beach Public Utilities Commissioners of the City of Long Beach fixing rates and charges for water and sewer services to all customers. (A-10)
Enactment No: RES-26-0135
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0135. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 Zendejas, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga,
Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 1 Allen
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
19.11. 26-56003 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the FY 27 budget of the Long Beach Public Utilities Department as adopted by the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners on June 4, 2026. (A-11)
Enactment No: RES-26-0136
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0136. 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
19.12. 26-56004 Recommendation to adopt a motion approving the FY 27 budget for the Long Beach Community Investment Company in the amount of $7,299,655. (A-12)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro,
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No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
19.13. 26-56005 Recommendation to adopt a motion approving the estimated transfer of $28,726,936, from the Harbor Fund Group to the Tidelands Operations Fund Group. (A-13)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, 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
19.14. 26-56006 Recommendation to adopt resolution establishing the Gann Appropriations Limit for FY 27 pursuant to Article XIII (B) of the California Constitution. (A-14)
Enactment No: RES-26-0137
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-0137. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
19.15. 26-56007 Recommendation to declare an emergency to exist pursuant to City Charter Section 211 for the Appropriations Ordinance for FY 27, creating and establishing the fund groups of the Municipal Government and appropriating money to and authorizing expenditures from said funds and for said fiscal year. (A-15)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
19.16. 26-56008 Recommendation to declare the Appropriations Ordinance for FY 27, creating and establishing the fund groups of the Municipal Government and appropriating money to and authorizing expenditures from said funds and for said fiscal year as an Emergency Ordinance, read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (A-16)
Enactment No: ORD-26-0023
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-26-0023, read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 Zendejas, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Thrash-
Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 2 Allen, Duggan
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
Mayor Richardson spoke.
Mayor Richardson declared a recess at 8:31 PM.
Mayor Richardson called the meeting back to order at 8:44 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is available to the first 10 individuals, combined across in-person and remote participation, who submit a request to speak beginning 15 minutes before the meeting starts. Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes to provide comments.
Samwise Gamgee spoke.
Elmo spoke.
Kelvin Johnson spoke.
Chester Mobley spoke.
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Anthony Holmes spoke.
FB spoke.
Charlie spoke.
Socal Uprising spoke.
Carolyn Essex spoke.
Lee Charley spoke.
REGULAR AGENDA
20. 26-56040 WITHDRAWN
Recommendation to request City Manager to coordinate with Community Development and Public Works Departments to take necessary actions to provide commemorative and directional signage and execute a street name change on East Lew Davis Street, from Clark Avenue to Faculty Avenue, to “Beverly O’Neill Way”; and
Authorize City Manager to direct the Public Works Director to change maps and street signs as necessary and transmit information to all relevant departments.
21. 26-55957 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents or subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the Board of State and Community Corrections to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $4,499,948, for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program to enhance youth prevention, community education, and responsible cannabis retail efforts that promote public health and safety in Long Beach, for the period of July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2031 at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department in the amount of $4,499,948, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
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
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22. 26-55958 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, to the award amount or term, with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to accept and expend funding in the amount of $1,490,000, for the Community Crisis Response Team for a one-year period estimated to begin September 30, 2026, with the option to extend for 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 $1,490,000, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, seconded by Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 8 Zendejas, Allen, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga,
Thrash-Ntuk, Ricks-Oddie
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 1 Duggan
Seymour Mental Health spoke.
La spoke.
FB spoke.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Jane Doe spoke.
Reetu Inamdar spoke.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilwoman Allen made community announcements.
Councilwoman Thrash-Ntuk made community announcements.
Councilwoman Kerr made community announcements.
Councilwoman Saro made community announcements.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
Councilman Supernaw requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Barabra Shore.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:41 PM, Vice Mayor Uranga adjourned the meeting in memory of Barbara Shore.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
NOTE:
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