MOBILITY, PORTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 1:00 PM
Megan Kerr, Chair
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Vice Chair
Dr. Suely Saro, Member
FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
At 1:04 PM, Chair Kerr called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Saro, Thrash-Ntuk, Kerr
Also present: Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, Vanessa Ibarra, Deputy City Attorney, Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 26-56220 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Mobility, Ports, and Infrastructure Committee meeting of Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 Saro, Thrash-Ntuk, Kerr
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
2. 26-56221 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the Public Works Department on the City's Safe Streets Long Beach Initiative.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 Saro, Thrash-Ntuk, Kerr
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 0 None
MOBILITY, PORTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 1:00 PM
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Kerr spoke.
Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Keith Hoey, City Engineer, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk and Keith Hoey, City Engineer.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Keith Hoey, City Engineer, spoke.
Chair Kerr spoke.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Chair Kerr spoke.
3. 26-56222 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the Port of Long Beach on the Harbor Scenic Drive project.
A motion was made by Member Saro, seconded by Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 2 Thrash-Ntuk, Kerr
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 1 Saro
Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
MOBILITY, PORTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 1:00 PM
Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Councilwoman Saro and Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach.
Joshua Hickman, Director of Public Works, spoke.
Councilwoman Saro spoke.
Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk and Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach.
Chair Kerr spoke.
Mark Erickson, Director, Program Management Division, Port of Long Beach, spoke.
Chair Kerr spoke.
4. 26-56223 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation update on the "Rosemead/ Lakewood Blvd. Complete Corridor Project".
A motion was made by Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk, seconded by Chair Kerr, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 2 Thrash-Ntuk, Kerr
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 1 Saro
Javier Hernandez, Director of Innovation and Communications, City of Pico Rivera, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Kerr spoke.
Vice Chair Thrash-Ntuk spoke.
MOBILITY, PORTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 1:00 PM
Chair Kerr spoke.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:38 PM, there being no objection, Chair Kerr declared the meeting adjourned.