Long Beach — 2023-03-07

City Council

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1. 23-0174 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the Fourth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide support to Long Beach Little League for\ntheir recently launched Girls with Game Initiative; and\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: COUNCILMAN DARYL SUPERNAW,\nFOURTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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10. 23-0183 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement\nbetween the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Police Officers\nAssociation (POA) to amend the 2022-2025 POA Memorandum of\nUnderstanding - Article Two, Section IV, Subsection B: Detective 2 pay\nand Appendix F: POA Skill and Other Pays - Detective 2 pay. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HUMAN RESOURCES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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11. 23-0184 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Habhab LLC, dba\nLa Vista Market, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage\nControl (ABC) License, at 1168 East 4th Street; determine that the\napplication serves the public convenience and necessity, submit a Public\nNotice of Protest to ABC; and, direct City Manager to withdraw the protest\nif a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is granted. (District 2)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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12. 23-0185 Recommendation to receive and file the application of KMK Ventures LLC,\ndba Cassidy’s Corner Café LBX, for an original application of an Alcoholic\nBeverage Control (ABC) License, at 4150 McGowen Street Unit 7.\n(District 5)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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13. 23-0186 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW22-092 and award a\ncontract to On-Site Truck Wash, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for\nproviding vehicle washing services on a regular and as-needed basis for\nCity of Long Beach-owned refuse trucks, roll-off trucks, and street\nsweeping vehicles, in an annual amount not to exceed $125,000 for the\nfirst and second contract years, increasing to $250,000 annually for the\nthird and fourth contract years, for a total contract amount not to exceed\n$750,000, for a period of four years, with the option to renew for three\nadditional one-year periods in an amount of $250,000 annually, for a total\ncontract amount not to exceed $1,500,000, at the discretion of the City\nManager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary\namendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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14. 23-0187 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB LB21-035 and award a\ncontract to Allied Refrigeration, Inc., of Signal Hill, CA, for furnishing\nemergency as-needed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)\nparts and supplies, in a total annual amount not to exceed $250,000, for a\nperiod of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year\nperiods, 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 subsequent amendments.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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15. 23-0188 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35451 with Deloitte\nConsulting, LLP, of San Diego, CA, for stabilization and enhancements of\nthe Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software system, to\nincrease the annual contract amount by $24,000 for a revised annual\ncontract amount of $264,000, with a 25 percent contingency in an annual\namount of $66,000 for a revised total annual contract amount not to exceed\n$330,000, and to extend the term of the contract for an additional one-year\nperiod to December 31, 2023, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:\nEMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH\nSISTER CITIES PROGRAM PRESENTATION\nINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION
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16. 23-0189\nRecommendation to request City Manager to work with the Public Works,\nEconomic Development, and Development Services Departments and\nreport back in 120 days identifying vacant and/or underused properties\nbeginning first in Alamitos Beach, and potentially later expanding to other\nparking-impacted areas, that could be utilized to increase off-street\nparking supply; and develop a streamlined process for private property\nowners to alter or open up their properties to provide additional parking\nsupply. The report back should also explore revenue and assessment tools\nto pay for the improved provision of public parking.\nOffice or Department: VICE MAYOR CINDY ALLEN, SECOND\nDISTRICT; COUNCILWOMAN MARY\nZENDEJAS, FIRST DISTRICT;\nCOUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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17. 23-0190 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Development\nServices Department to present current rent assistance programs and\nresources for tenants and landlords to the City Council in 30 days.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT; VICE MAYOR CINDY ALLEN,\nSECOND DISTRICT; COUNCILWOMAN\nMEGAN KERR, FIFTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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18. 23-0191 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving City of Long Beach\nexecution of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to\nmembership in the Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the Gateway Cities\nAffordable Housing Trust Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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19. 23-0192 Recommendation to approve the submission of an application to the\nCalifornia State Department of Housing and Community Development for\nup to $50,000,000 in loan and grant funds available through the Affordable\nHousing and Sustainable Communities Program; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and\nagreements necessary to apply for and utilize these funds for the\nconstruction of a proposed affordable housing project, and surrounding\ninfrastructure and transportation improvements, at 946 Linden Avenue.\n(District 1)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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2. 23-0175 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Sixth Council District\nOne-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a contribution to Speak Up Empowerment\nFoundation, Inc. to support their 7th Annual Ms. Single Mom\nEmpowerment Forum; 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: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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20. 23-0193 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FM 23-183 and award\ncontracts to Merrimac Petroleum dba Merrimac Energy Group of Long\nBeach, CA, Falcon Fuels, Inc., of Paramount, CA, and Pinnacle\nPetroleum Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for the purchase and delivery of\npetroleum fuels, in an annual aggregate amount of $4,500,000, and\nauthorize a 15 percent contingency of $675,000, for a total annual\naggregate amount not to exceed $5,175,000, for a period of two years,\nwith the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee,\nto execute all documents necessary to enter into contracts, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments; and\nIncrease appropriation in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial\nManagement Department by $907,000, offset by funds available generated\nby revenue collected from user departments through the Fleet\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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21. 23-0194 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2023 first departmental and\nfund budget appropriation adjustments in accordance with existing City\nCouncil policy. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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22. 23-0195 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36153 with Los Angeles\nEngineering, Inc., of Covina, CA, for construction work on the El Dorado\nDuck Pond Rehabilitation Project, to increase the contract amount by\n$1,097,384, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $6,584,302.\n(District 4)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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23. 23-0196 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No.\n3004020020-Rebid and award a contract to Bitech Construction Company,\nInc., of Buena Park, CA, for construction of the Davenport Park Phase II -\nPark Expansion Project, in the amount of $5,464,200, authorize a 20\npercent contingency in the amount of $1,092,840, for a total contract\namount not to exceed $6,557,040; and, authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract,\nincluding any necessary amendments; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public\nWorks Department by $3,500,000 to be made available through the\nMeasure A bond program in Fiscal Year 2023. (District 8)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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24. 23-0197 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\nnecessary documents with Dell Marketing, LP (Dell), utilizing the approved\nDell Master Purchase Agreement No. 28280, for the purchase of personal\ncomputers, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase\nagreement, and related financing documents, with Banc of America Public\nCapital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of personal\ncomputers, payable over a five-year period at an interest rate to be\ndetermined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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25. 23-0074 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 10 of said Map from Regional Highway\nCommercial (CHW) and Low-density Multi-Family Residential, small lot\n(R-3-S) to Community R-4-N Commercial (CCN), read and adopted as\nread. (District 6)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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26. 23-0158 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code Section 2.84.030(C), Local preference, to raise the\npreference cap, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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27. 23-0165 Recommendation to declare ordinance repealing Ordinance\nNo. ORD-20-0017 and Chapter 8.110 of the Long Beach Municipal Code,\nread and adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\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. 23-0176 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by the Sixth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to Cambodia Town, Inc. to\nsupport their 15th Annual Cambodia Town Parade and Culture Festival;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $2,500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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4. 23-0177 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween February 13, 2023 and February 27, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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5. 23-0178 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents\nincluding any subsequent amendments, with the California Governor’s\nOffice of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), to receive and\nexpend grant funding in the amount of $1,454,089, to support the\nCannabis Equity Program, from April 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,454,089, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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6. 23-0179 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement with the Long Beach Community College District to provide\naccess to City of Long Beach facilities at no cost for free educational\nopportunities for the Long Beach community. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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7. 23-0180 Recommendation to adopt resolution designating and authorizing City\nManager and City Prosecutor to execute applications, agreements, and\nother documents including amendments, to accept and expend funding\nfrom the California Department of Justice's Tobacco Grant Program, in an\namount not to exceed $505,146, for the FY 23 through FY 25 period; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City\nProsecutor Department by $505,146, offset by grant revenue from\nCalifornia Department of Justice. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY PROSECUTOR; CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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8. 23-0181 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the submission of an\napplication to the California State Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment to receive a Prohousing Designation; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and\nagreements necessary to participate in the Prohousing Designation\nProgram. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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9. 23-0182 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\nData Sharing Agreement, and all necessary documents, including any\nsubsequent amendments, with Local Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Plan\nProviders: L.A. Care, Health Net, and Senior Care Action Network (SCAN\nHealth Plan), for the Housing and Homelessness Initiative Program (HHIP),\nfor a three-year period, estimated to begin February 1, 2023, with the\noption to renew for an additional three-year period;\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any\nnecessary documents, including any subsequent amendments to the\naward amount, with L.A. Care and Health Net, to accept and expend grant\nfunding in an amount not to exceed $85,760, for Homeless Management\nInformation System improvements, for the period of July 1, 2023 through\nJune 30, 2026, with the option to extend for an additional three-year\nperiod, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $85,760, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.