Long Beach — 2023-02-07

City Council

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1. 23-0094 Recommendation to adopt resolution making findings pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54953(e)(3) to authorize City legislative bodies\nto follow the teleconference meeting provisions of Government Code\nSection 54953(e)(1)-(2). (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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10. 23-0102 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and all necessary documents, including any subsequent\namendments, with the Regents of the University of California, to accept\nand expend grant funding in the amount of $25,000, for the period of\nJanuary 13, 2023, through January 12, 2024; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $25,000, offset by grant revenue.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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11. 23-0103 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Lorraine Portia\nHalder, dba United Drive & Wine Market, for an original application of an\nAlcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 6203-6205 Orange Avenue.\n(District 9)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:\n2023 PEACEMAKER AWARDS\nHEARINGS:
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12. 23-0104 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record and\nconclude the public hearing and consider two third-party appeals by\nLaurie Angel and Kirk Davis (APL 22-006); and\nDeny the appeals and approve a Site Plan Review (SPR 22-078) for the\ndevelopment of a 303,972 square foot concrete tilt-up building including\n9,000 square feet of office space approximately 51 feet in height on a\n14.16-acre lot at 5910 Cherry Avenue in the General Industrial Zoning\nDistrict. (District 9)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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13. 23-0105 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record,\nconclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Belmont\nShore Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the\nperiod of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023; and, authorize\nCity Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Belmont\nShore Business Association for a one-year term. (District 3)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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14. 23-0112 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $500 offset by Seventh Council District\nOne-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a donation to Leadership Long Beach in support of\nthe Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 16, 2023; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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15. 23-0113 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,500 offset by Seventh Council District\nOne-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a donation to Speak Up Empowerment Foundation,\nInc. in support of the Single Mom Empowerment Forum on April 22, 2023;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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16. 23-0114 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $300, offset by the Sixth Council District\nOne-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a donation to the Long Beach Central\nArea Association support the Black History Month “Lifting Voices” event;\nand\nDecrease appropriations of the Sixth Council District One-time District\nPriority Funds in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $300 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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17. 23-0106 Recommendation to void, vacate and set aside the Planning Commission\nand City Council prior approvals of a Site Plan Review (SPR20-015),\nStandards Variance (SV20-006), Conditional Use Permit (CUP20-010),\nand Lot Merger (LMG20-009), relating to the proposed construction and\noperation of a three-story, 152,745-square-foot commercial building for\nself-storage, in conjunction with an accessory recreational vehicle parking\nlot and patron (private) car wash at 3701 Pacific Place, Long Beach;\nAdopt resolution voiding, vacating and setting aside Resolution Number\nRES-21-0034 in its entirety related to the adoption and certification of\nMitigated Negative Declaration MND07-20, adoption of a mitigation\nmonitoring and reporting program (MMRP) and approval of the Pacific\nPlace project located at 3701 Pacific Place, Long Beach, including all\nfindings adopted by the Planning Commission and City Council as part of\nthe Project approvals; and\n23-0107 Declare ordinance repealing Ordinance Number ORD-21-0013 related to\nthe approval of Zone Change ZCHG20-004 from Light Industrial (IL) to the\nCommercial Storage (CS) zoning district on four lots at 3701 Pacific Place\n(APN 7140-014-019, 7140-014-032, 7140-014-033, and 7140-014-025),\nread the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City\nCouncil for final reading. (District 5)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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18. 23-0081 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Analysis of\nLocal Preference in Contracting;\nDirect City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code Section 2.84.030, Local Preference, to raise the\npreference cap to $50,000 from $10,000 in determining the lowest\nresponsible bidder for furnishing materials, equipment, supplies, or\nnon-professional services, as applicable; and\nDirect City Manager to develop guidance for City staff to promote and\nprioritize the use of local vendors as practical for purchases within the\ndiscretion of Department Directors and for Requests for Proposals.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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19. 23-0115 Recommendation to receive and file the Fiscal Year 2022 Year-End\nBudget Performance Report and increase appropriations in several funds\nacross several departments for various purposes to reflect final\nexpenditures and carryover clean-up. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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20. 23-0109 Recommendation to adopt Specifications RFP No. HE22-158 and award a\ncontract to HOME EC, Inc., dba Connect Homes, of Los Angeles, CA, to\nprovide the design, manufacturing, delivery, and installation of 30 to 35\nmodular non-congregate shelter units to safely house people experiencing\nhomelessness at the Long Beach Multi-Service Center (MSC), located at\n1301 West 12th Street, in the amount of $2,318,419 with a 10 percent\ncontingency in the amount of $231,842, for a total amount not to exceed\n$2,550,261 for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and,\nauthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents\nto enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $5,616,752, offset by grant revenue. (District 9)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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21. 23-0110 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-22-125 and award a\ncontract to First to Serve, of Los Angeles, CA, to provide site operations\nand interim housing services at a 78-unit motel property at 5950 Long\nBeach Boulevard (Subject Property) that was acquired through the\nCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)\nProject Homekey Program, in an annual amount not to exceed $2,219,200\nfor a period of one year, with the option to renew for an additional\n36-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City\nManager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into\nthe contract, including any necessary amendments;\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Department of\nHealth and Human Services by $24,979,145 for the acquisition, facility\nrenovations, and maintenance of the Subject Property and to support\nprogram operations costs, offset by HCD Homekey Program grant\nrevenues;\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Department of\nEconomic Development by $16,100,000, for the purchase of Subject\nProperty, offset by a transfer from the Health Fund Group in the\nDepartment of Health and Human Services; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Department of\nEconomic Development by $367,195 for the purchase of Subject Property,\noffset by funds available. (District 8)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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22. 23-0111 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Mallory Safety and Supply,\nLLC, of Longview, WA, for Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR)\nsystem equipment, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the\nCounty of Fairfax, VA, in total amount not to exceed $1,208,372, until the\nCounty of Fairfax, VA, contract expires on September 30, 2023, with the\noption to renew for as long as the County of Fairfax contract is in effect, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nORDINANCES:
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23. 23-0071 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Use District Map of\nthe City of Long Beach as said Map has been established and amended\nby amending portions of Part 22 of said Map from Community Commercial\nAutomobile-Oriented (CCA) and Single-Family Residential, Large Lot\n(R-1-L) to Mixed-Use Zone-1 (MU-1), read and adopted as read.\n(District 5)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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24. 23-0072 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. C-1015\nto repeal and remove five-foot-special setback along the west side of Long\nBeach Boulevard where it fronts the Fire Station No. 9 project at 4101\nLong Beach Boulevard, read and adopted as read. (District 5)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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25. 23-0077 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the California State\nUniversity Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long\nBeach Vets Planned Development District (PD-31), to be renamed to the\nCalifornia State University Research and Technology Center Planned\nDevelopment District (PD-31); and repealing and removing the inclusion\nand reference to “Villages at Cabrillo” (Subarea D) from said Planned\nDevelopment District, read and adopted as read. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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26. 23-0078 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Use District Map of\nthe City of Long Beach as said Map has been established and amended\nby amending portions of Part 8 of said Map from PD-31, Subarea D\n(California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at\nCabrillo Long Beach Vets) to SP-4 (Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific\nPlan), read and adopted as read. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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27. 23-0079 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Section 21.37.120 to amend the title of\nPD-31; and Section 21.37.210 to add SP-4 (Century Villages at Cabrillo\nSpecific Plan) to the list of specific plans, read and adopted as read.\n(District 7)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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28. 23-0084 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by adding Section 2.84.170, to temporarily suspend\ncertain provisions of Chapter 2.84 during the proclaimed local emergency\ncaused by homelessness; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring\nthat this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as\nread. (Citywide)\n(Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-23-0003)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nNEW BUSINESS:\nNew Business items are additions to the City Council Agenda subsequent to the\nposting of the agenda on Monday afternoon.
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3. 23-0096 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween January 13, 2023 and January 30, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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4. 23-0097 Recommendation to receive and approve Initial Conflict of Interest Code\nfiled, in compliance with State law.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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5. 23-0098 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the temporary closure of\ncertain streets, alleys, walkways, The Promenade, and the Downtown\nShoreline bike path, as needed in connection with the 2023 Grand Prix of\nLong Beach construction and race activity, between February 23, 2023\nand May 3, 2023. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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6. 23-0099 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\nRevocable Permit granting the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach\npermission to occupy and use certain areas within the city for parking and\nhospitality during the staging of the 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach.\n(District 1)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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7. 23-0100 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\nnecessary documents, including subsequent amendments, with the\nCalifornia Energy Commission to receive and expend grant funding in the\namount of $100,000 to establish online solar permitting as part of the\nCalifornia Automated Permit Processing Program, for the period of\nNovember 18, 2022 through May 31, 2027; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Development Services Fund Group in the\nDevelopment Services Department by $100,000, offset by grant revenue.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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8. 23-0101 Recommendation to approve the Uptown Property and Business\nImprovement District Annual Report and Assessment for the period of\nJanuary 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, automatically extending the\ncurrent agreement with the Uptown Property and Community Association\nfor a one-year period; and authorize payment of $27,263 in City property\nassessments from the General Fund Group. (Districts 8,9)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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9. 23-0108 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB CE-22-164 and award a\ncontract to Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., dba All Phase\nElectric Supply Co, of Burbank, CA, and Walters Wholesale Electric, of\nLong Beach, CA, for furnishing and delivering as-needed Electrical\nSupplies, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $800,000, with a\n20 percent contingency in the amount of $160,000, for a total annual\naggregate amount not to exceed $960,000 for a period of two years, with\nthe option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion\nof the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.