Long Beach — 2023-04-18

1. 23-0363 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Fifth\nCouncil District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to St. Mary\nMedical Center Foundation to support the 26th Annual Easter Walk;\nand\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.

10. 23-0361 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween April 3, 2023 and April 10, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-0390 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Health\nand Human Services Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-0367 Recommendation to authorize City Manager or designee, to execute\nthe Second Amendment to Lease No. 34170 between 4811 Airport\nPlaza, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the City of Long\nBeach, a municipal corporation for office space at 4811 Airport Plaza\nDrive, Suites 110, 120, and 200, and any and all documents necessary\nfor subleases by and between the City of Long Beach and various\nagencies and organizations on an as-needed basis as necessary\nthroughout the term of the lease, for the continued operations of the\nWorkPlace by the Workforce Development Bureau in the Department\nof Economic Development; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Economic\nDevelopment Department by $457,760, offset by reimbursement\nrevenues. (District 4)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

13. 23-0391 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nan agreement, and all necessary documents or subcontracts including\nany subsequent amendments extending the grant term or changing the\namount of the award, with the California Workforce Development\nBoard (CWDB), to accept and spend up to $868,684, and to\nsubcontract with the Southeast Los Angeles County (SELACO)\nWorkforce Development Board to receive $267,155 in Regional Equity\nand Recovery Partnership (RERP) grant funds to produce and\nimplement regional workforce development plans with cooperative\nservice delivery strategies and arrangements, for the period of January\n1, 2023, through October 31, 2025; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Community Grants Fund Group in the\nEconomic Development Department by $868,684, offset by grant\nreimbursement revenues. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-0368 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to amend\nContract No. 36292 with California Surveying and Drafting Supplies,\nInc., of Sacramento, CA, to furnish and deliver Trimble Alloy Global\nNavigation Satellite Systems, base station receivers, hardware and\nrelated software for subsidence monitoring activity, to increase the\nannual contract amount by $200,000, with a 10 percent contingency in\nthe amount of $36,000, for a revised annual contract amount not to\nexceed $396,000 at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: ENERGY RESOURCES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

15. 23-0369 Recommendation to receive and file the Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report (ACFR) and Separately Issued Financial Statements\nfor the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 23-0370 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents\nincluding any necessary amendments, with Utility Cost Management,\nLLC, of Fresno, CA, to perform an electric utility billing audit, in an\namount equal to 33 percent of the identified refunds or credits realized\nby the City of Long Beach (City), and 33 percent of any future savings\nthat accrue during a two year period following implementation of each\ncorrection, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for one\nadditional one-year period to complete a second round cost saving\nreview, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

17. 23-0371 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary to enter into a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding, and any necessary subsequent amendments, with the\nAmerican Red Cross, to license Red Cross trainers and provide\ntraining materials and curriculum to Health Department staff and\nvolunteers, permitting individuals who are both Red Cross-certified\ninstructors and City of Long Beach employees to deliver instruction in\nthe Red Cross training courses, from three years from the execution\ndate of the MOU. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 23-0372 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\nCooperative Agreement and any necessary documents with the Helen\nSanders Cat Protection and Welfare Society, of Seal Beach, CA, to\nprovide for the shared use of a spay/neuter trailer, for a term of five\nyears, with two (2), two-year renewal options, at the discretion of the\nCity Manager; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Right-of-Entry\nPermit and any related documents with the Helen Sanders Cat\nProtection and Welfare Society, of Seal Beach, CA, for use of a portion\nof the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department Administration\nbuilding parking yard, located in El Dorado Park West or other\ndesignated area on City property, to park and store a spay/neuter\ntrailer, for a term of five years, with two (2), two-year renewal options,\nat the discretion of the City Manager. (District 4)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

19. 23-0373 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects\nFund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by\n$52,870, offset by grant revenue;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Project Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $52,870, offset by a transfer of\nHarbor Department grant funds from the Capital Grants Fund;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the\nPublic Works Department by $409,775, offset by grant revenue; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Project Fund Group in the Public\nWorks Department by $409,775, offset by a transfer of Harbor\nDepartment grant funds from the Capital Grants Fund. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE;

2. 23-0364 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by by $500, offset by $250\nThird Council District One-time District Priority Funds and $250 Fourth\nCouncil District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to the Long\nBeach Firemens Historical Society in support of the Long Beach Fire\nMuseum; 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 KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT; COUNCILMAN DARYL\nSUPERNAW, FOURTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

20. 23-0374 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Ahtrst\nConcessions, LLC, dba The Queen Mary, for an original application of\nan Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 1126 Queens Way.\n(District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

21. 23-0375 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects\nFund Group in the Public Works Department by $216,000, offset by\nLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation (Metro) grant funds\nfor the Beach Streets Downtown event; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the\nPublic Works Department by $216,000, offset by transfer of Metro\ngrant funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (Districts 1,2,3)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 23-0376 Recommendation to determine that the granting of Facility/Pipeline\nPermit Supplement No. S-1-22 under existing Facility/Pipeline Permit\nNo. P-157-89 to Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc., will not be contrary to the\npublic interest; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to issue said\npermit supplement in accordance with Section 15.44.060, Permit\nIssuance, of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (District 4)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

23. 23-0377 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nan agreement, and any related documents or amendments, between\nthe City of Long Beach and Coding it Forward, a not-for-profit\norganization established under the laws of the State of Massachusetts,\nfor the purpose of achieving the various aims and objectives relating to\nthe 2023 Civic Innovation Corps program anticipated to begin on June\n12, 2023, in a total amount not to exceed $22,000. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

24. 23-0382 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR-23-217 and\naward a contract to Innovative Playgrounds Company, a California\ncorporation located in Whittier, CA, for an immersive, interactive,\neducational, and fun technology-based solution to provide engaging\nexperiences for youth, teenagers, and older adults at City of Long\nBeach (City) parks, at no cost to the City, for a maximum six-month\npilot period; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to enter into the contract;\nAdopt Specifications No. RFP TI-23-216 and award a contract to\nCitibot, a corporation located in Charleston, SC, for a responsive tool\nto efficiently connect users to the information, services, and contacts\nthey need across the City’s website increasing accessibility and user\nsatisfaction, at no cost to the City, for a maximum six-month pilot\nperiod; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to enter into the contract;\nAdopt Specifications No. RFP TI-23-205 and award a contract to\nBuzzClan LLC, a Texas corporation located in Dallas, TX, for a\nsolution that integrates with ServiceNow service management ticketing\nsystem to improve efficiency of City Desktop Support staff, so they can\ngroup the tickets by region to reduce the travel time as well as the\nresolution time for City employees’ requests for support, at no cost to\nthe City, for a maximum 6-month pilot period; and, authorize City\nManager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter\ninto the contract;\nAdopt Specifications No. RFP TI-23-206 and award a contract to\nAisera Inc., of Palo Alto, CA, for a software solution that uses smart\ntechnologies to improve the quality of help desk call center operations,\nimprove user satisfaction, and improve tracking of first call resolution,\nat no cost to the City, for a maximum 6-month pilot period; and,\nauthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to enter into the contract; and\n(Agenda Item No. 24 continues on

25. 23-0104 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record\nand conclude the public hearing and consider two third-party appeals\nby Laurie Angel and Kirk Davis (APL 22-006); and\nDeny the appeals and approve a Site Plan Review (SPR 22-078) for\nthe development of a 303,972 square foot concrete tilt-up building\nincluding 9,000 square feet of office space approximately 51 feet in\nheight on a 14.16-acre lot at 5910 Cherry Avenue in the General\nIndustrial Zoning District. (District 9)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM\nHEARING:

26. 23-0378 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record\nand conclude the public hearing and consider a third-party appeal\n(APL23-002) by the Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic\nDevelopment Los Angeles (CREED LA), which appeal was submitted\nto the City of Long Beach on behalf of the Appellant by Alisha Pember\nof the law firm Addams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo;\nAdopt resolution approving and certifying an Addendum (EIRA-02-22)\nto the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the City of\nLong Beach Downtown Plan (PEIR-SCH# 2009071006) relating to the\ndevelopment project at 450 The Promenade North/501-599 Long\nBeach Blvd (Project) in the Downtown Plan Planned Development\nDistrict (PD-30) Area and pursuant to the approved Downtown Plan\nProgram EIR Land Use Equivalency Program (Equivalency Program),\nin accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of the CEQA guidelines and making\ncertain CEQA Findings and Determinations relative thereto, including a\nfinding that the adopted Downtown Plan Mitigation Monitoring and\nReporting Program mitigates, to the extent feasible, impacts\nassociated with Equivalency Program projects, in accordance with\nthose measures set forth in the Downtown Plan; and that no new or\ndifferent mitigation measures are required; and\nDeny the appeal and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission\nto approve the Site Plan Review for the project, consisting of\nconstruction of three (3) eight (8)-story apartment buildings with a total\nof 900 dwelling units, including 54 affordable housing units, and 38,405\nsquare feet of ground floor commercial space, and 1,383 parking stalls\nin at-grade parking garages (SPR22-060), and approve Vesting\nTentative Parcel Map No. 83693 to subdivide one 170,736-square-foot\nlot into two lots of 101,724 and 68,712 square feet (TPM22-002),\nlocated at 450 The Promenade North/501-599 Long Beach Blvd. in the\nDowntown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30). (District 1)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

27. 23-0386 Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments\nand reappointments for Non-Charter Commissions.\nOffice or Department: MAYOR REX RICHARDSON\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 23-0362 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft a resolution\nproclaiming the City of Long Beach’s support for the rights of the\nwomen and people of Iran to free expression.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT; COUNCILWOMAN SUELY\nSARO, SIXTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 23-0388 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation in recognition of\nCambodian Genocide Remembrance Day.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

3. 23-0365 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by Ninth\nCouncil District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to California\nFamilies in Focus to support the LB Proud! Beach Streets hub at Bixby\nPark; and\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: COUNCILMEMBER JONI RICKS-ODDIE,\nNINTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

30. 23-0384 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Office of\nCannabis Oversight to develop a tax relief plan to help stimulate the\ngrowth of local cannabis retail establishments with structured\nincentives that promote community benefits, local hiring, livable wages,\nand fair labor standards, and return to the City Council as part of the\nFY24 budget process.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER JONI RICKS-ODDIE,\nNINTH DISTRICT; VICE MAYOR CINDY\nALLEN, SECOND DISTRICT;\nCOUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

31. 23-0379 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance to\namend the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to reduce the\nadult-use and medical cannabis cultivation and retail taxes for equity\nbusinesses by half the rate set in Section 3.80.261 of the LBMC.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

32. 23-0380 Recommendation to acknowledge and consent to an Assignment and\nAssumption of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow\nInstructions, dated March 10, 2022, for the disposition of City-owned\nexempt surplus property located at 854 East 7th Street, commonly\nknown as the former Long Beach Armory for an affordable housing\ndevelopment, from Armory Arts Collective, LP (Assignor), to Linc\nArmory, LP (Assignee); and\nConsent to a change in population type for the affordable housing\ndevelopment from general affordable housing to affordable housing\nrestricted to senior adult households. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

33. 23-0381 Recommendation to receive and file the results of the user fee and\ncost recovery studies for the Police, Fire and Health and Human\nServices Departments, and associated departmental\nrecommendations. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM\nORDINANCES:

34. 23-0392 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Sections 10.12.010, 10.12.020, and\n10.12.030, all relating to city street speed limits, read the first time and\nlaid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final\nreading. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

35. 23-0348 Recommendation to declare ordinance relating to adopting an\namendment to Ordinance No. C-6496, adopted July 5, 1988, and\namended on January 24, 1989, July 11, 1989, December 5, 1989,\nMarch 20, 1990, July 3, 1990, September 18, 1990, July 2, 1991, July\n7, 1992, January 26, 1993, August 24, 1993, June 28, 1994, July 18,\n1995, November 28, 1995, October 1, 1996, March 25, 1997, October\n7, 1997, October 27, 1998, April 20, 1999, October 19, 1999, October\n17, 2000, October 30, 2001, March 19, 2002, November 26, 2002,\nJanuary 6, 2004, February 8, 2005, November 1, 2005, December 5,\n2006, March 20, 2007, May 22, 2007, December 18, 2007, July 15,\n2008, September 21, 2010, September 13, 2011, September 11, 2012,\nOctober 3, 2013, September 9, 2014, September 22, 2015, September\n20, 2016, September 12, 2017, September 11, 2018, September 3,\n2019, and September 8, 2020, September 7, 2021, and April 11, 2023\nrelating to departmental organization of the City of Long Beach, read\nand adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HUMAN RESOURCES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

36. 23-0347 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Section 2.18.050; and, by repealing\nSection 2.06.060, all relating to compensation and training\nrequirements for members of boards and commissions, read and\nadopted 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.

4. 23-0366 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $250, offset by Ninth\nCouncil District One-time Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to California Aquatic\nTherapy & Wellness Center, Inc dba Pools of Hope to support their\n60th Anniversary Awards event; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $250 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER JONI RICKS-ODDIE,\nNINTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

5. 23-0385 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Special Advertising\nand Promotion Fund Group in the City Manager Department by\n$1,000, offset by Third Council District One-Time District Priority\nFunds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide\na contribution to California Families in Focus to support the LB Proud!\nBeach Streets hub at Bixby Park; and\nDecrease appropriations in the Special Advertising and Promotion\nFund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000, to offset a\ntransfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-0387 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $3,500 offset by the Sixth\nCouncil District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:\n· $2,500 to LB Living to support Long Beach Proud! Fest on\nMay 19-21, 2023;\n· $1,000 to Long Beach Symphony to support KHMERASPORA\non April 29, 2023; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $3,500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM

7. 23-0389 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the Parks, Recreation, and Marine Department by $1,150,\noffset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds\ntransferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide signage\nat Channel View Park in memory of Ashlee Armond; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,150, to offset a transfer to the Parks,\nRecreation, and Marine Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 23-0383 Recommendation to adopt resolution calling on top maritime importers\nto Long Beach to adopt existing emissions-reducing technologies and\ntake steps to make port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex on\nzero-carbon ships by 2030. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.