Long Beach — 2023-04-04

1. 23-0292 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Fifth Council District\nOne-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a contribution to Partners of Parks; 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 MEGAN KERR, FIFTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-0303 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween March 13, 2023 and March 27, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-0304 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\ncontract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Sprout Social, Inc., of Chicago IL, to\nprovide social media support services and tools, in a total annual amount\nnot to exceed $40,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew\nfor additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

13. 23-0305 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\ncontract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with various Pacific Gateway Workforce\nInnovation Network training and service providers, for training and\nemployment services to residents, in a total aggregate amount not to\nexceed $750,000, for a term ending December 31, 2023, with the option to\nrenew for an additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-0306 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 34878 with Tait\nEnvironmental Services, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA, to provide technical\nsupport, construction management services, and regulatory updates for\nthe City’s Fuel Operations program, to increase the contract amount by\n$70,839, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,105,839, and\nextend the term to September 30, 2023. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 23-0307 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Elastec, Inc., of Carmi, IL,\nfor the purchase of an Elastec E30 work boat, with trailer and other\naccessories, in a total amount not to exceed $416,934, including taxes and\nfees. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

16. 23-0315 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2023\nSalary Resolution RES-22-0159 to increase the maximum annual\ncompensation permitted for the Metropolitan Water District Board of\nDirectors representative to $200 per meeting attended limited to no more\nthan four meetings per month, inclusive of subcommittee meetings, not to\nexceed $7,000 maximum per calendar year. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 23-0308 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any\nnecessary amendments, including any amendments to the award amount,\nwith Public Strategies, Inc., a Technical Assistance provider for the\nFundamentals of Fatherhood Project, to accept and expend grant funding\nin the amount of $35,000, for the National Responsible Fatherhood\nAlliance, for the period of April 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023, with the\noption to extend the agreement for three additional one-year periods at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $35,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 23-0309 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending\nthe Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to clarify the City’s authority to\nenforce the Long Beach Public Library Patron Rules of Conduct (Library\nRules) in all Library facilities and on all Long Beach Public Library (LBPL)\nproperty. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: LIBRARY SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

19. 23-0310 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents, including\nsubsequent amendments, with Bibliotheca, of Norcross, GA to provide\nupdated patron self-checkout machines at the eleven Long Beach Public\nLibrary branch libraries, and maintenance services, in a total amount not\nto exceed $224,726 for a period of 5 years, with no renewal options, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee,\nto execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including\nany necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: LIBRARY SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 23-0293 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $2,075, offset by the Third Council\nDistrict One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide donations of:\n1. $1,700 to the Friends of Belmont Shore to support their Summer\nCommunity Concert;\n2. $375 to the Belmont Heights Community Association to support\ntheir Egg Hunt in the Heights; and\nDecrease appropriation in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $2,075, to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

20. 23-0311 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Sake Secret, LLC,\ndba Sake Secret, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage\nControl (ABC) License, at 460 Pine Avenue; determine that the application\nserves the public convenience and necessity, and submit a Public Notice\nof Protest to ABC; and, direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a\nConditional Use Permit (CUP) is granted. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:\nBOOKS & BUCKETS\nACS PET ADOPTION\nEARTH MONTH KICK-OFF\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM\nHEARING:

21. 23-0312 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record and\nconclude the public hearing and consider one third-party appeal by the\nWestside Business Association of Long Beach (APL23-005);\nAdopt resolution adopting and certifying a Mitigated Negative Declaration\n(IS/MND 01-23) and making findings of fact related thereto, and adopting\na Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and\nDeny the appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision and approve two\n(2) Conditional Use Permits (CUP21-010 & CUP21-011) to operate a\ntrucking use on two (2) properties located at 1711 Harbor Avenue and\n1515 West 17th Street that total 4.85 acres in size in the General Industrial\n(IG) Zoning District. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 23-0313 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with local educational\ninstitutions including California State University Long Beach (CSULB),\nCalifornia State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Long Beach City\nCollege (LBCC), and Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), as well\nas industry partners in Long Beach’s key growth sectors, to pursue\nstrategic partnerships and cooperation agreements that make meaningful\ninvestments to support housing production and add to Long Beach’s\nexisting housing stock, and refer to the Educational Partnerships\nCommittee and the Housing and Public Health Committee for input and\ndiscussion.\nOffice or Department: MAYOR REX RICHARDSON;\nCOUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR, FIFTH\nDISTRICT, CHAIR; EDUCATIONAL\nPARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE; HOUSING\nAND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

23. 23-0314 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to join amicus briefs that align\nwith the annually adopted City of Long Beach State Legislative Agenda\nand/or Federal Legislative Agenda, and to request subsequent affirmation\nby the City Council. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

24. 23-0316 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\namendment to accept and expend grant funds from the State of California\nDepartment of Parks and Recreation Land and Water Conservation Fund,\nincreasing the award from $2,016,000 to an amount not to exceed\n$3,656,000, for the period from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023,\nfor the Davenport Park Phase II Project;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public\nWorks Department by $1,640,000, offset by grant revenue; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public\nWorks Department by $1,640,000, offset by a transfer of Land and Water\nConservation Grant Funds from the State of California Department of\nParks and Recreation from the Capital Grants Fund. (District 8)\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE;

25. 23-0317 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nsubsequent amendments, with Safeware, Inc., of Lanham, MD; and\nMallory Safety and Supply, LLC, of Portland, OR, for furnishing and\ndelivering emergency response and public safety equipment and supplies,\non the same terms and conditions afforded to the Port of Portland, OR,\nthrough Omnia Partners, in an annual aggregate amount of $3,000,000,\nwith a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $600,000, for a total\nannual aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,600,000, until the\nOmnia Partners contract expires on April 1, 2026, with the option to renew\nfor as long as the Omnia Partners contract is in effect, at the discretion of\nthe City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: POLICE; FIRE; TECHNOLOGY AND\nINNOVATION\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM\nREVISED\nORDINANCES:

26. 23-0318 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Sections 5.24.010, 5.24.020, 5.24.080, and\n5.24.140, relating to boxing and wrestling exhibitions, read the first time\nand laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final\nreading. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 23-0265 WITHDRAWN\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Section 2.18.050; and, by repealing Section\n2.06.060, all relating to compensation and training requirements for\nmembers of boards and commissions, read and adopted as read.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM\nREVISED\nNEW BUSINESS:\nNew Business items are additions to the City Council Agenda subsequent to the\nposting of the agenda on Monday afternoon.

28. 23-0321 Recommendation to continue the local emergency caused by conditions or\nthreatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach,\nwhich if not corrected, constitute an imminent and proximate threat to the\nsafety of persons and property within the City; and\nReceive and file an update on the emergency declaration and associated\nactivities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the\nemergency. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

3. 23-0294 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $150,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Edward Benavidez vs. City of Long Beach, et\nal., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV02509.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

30.\n23-0322 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City\nCouncil Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, March 31, 2023.

4. 23-0296 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with\nRequest for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals\nBoard, and if so approved, authority to pay $52,200, in compliance with\nthe Appeals Board Order for William Foster.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 23-0295 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $99,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Michael Medina-Fernandez v. City of Long\nBeach, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:21-cv-07038-JPR.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-0297 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with\nRequest for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals\nBoard, and if so approved, authority to pay 1) $125,642.50 for Stipulations\nwith Request for Award with a life pension thereafter of $77.31 per week\nand also 2) separate authority to pay $111,142.50 in compliance with the\nAppeals Board Order for Keith Mullally.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

7. 23-0298 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with\nRequest for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals\nBoard, and if so approved, authority to pay $122,742.50 in compliance\nwith the Appeals Board Order for Donald Radcliff.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 23-0299 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $75,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Markeisha Sanders v. City of Long Beach, et\nal., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16940.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 23-0300 Recommendation to adopt resolution recognizing the 31st of March of\nevery year as César Chávez Day, a Day of Celebration in the City of Long\nBeach; and\n23-0301 Adopt resolution recognizing the 10th of April of every year as Dolores\nHuerta Day, a Day of Celebration in the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM