Long Beach — 2023-05-16

1. 23-0494 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $3,500, offset by the Eighth\nCouncil District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department, to provide donations of:\n1. $2,500 to the Conservation Corps of Long Beach to support\nthe Dine on Pine 2023 fundraiser;

10. 23-0487 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35598 with Health\nAdvocate, Inc., of Omaha, NE, for providing comprehensive and\nstrategic suite of health resources designed to streamline City of Long\nBeach employees’ healthcare navigation experience, to increase the\nannual contract amount by $175,000 for a revised annual contract\namount not to exceed $450,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HUMAN RESOURCES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-0488 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\ncontract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with the California State University, Long\nBeach Research Foundation, to receive and expend grant sub-award\nfunding for the Technology and Innovation Department ‘Trust,\ntransparency and technology: Building digital equity through a civic\ndigital commons’ project, for program activities including coordination\nof stakeholder engagement and administrative support, in an amount\nnot to exceed $14,997, for a period of May 1, 2023 through April 30,\n2024; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the\nTechnology and Innovation Department by $14,997, offset by grant\nrevenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-0489 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record,\nconclude the public hearing, find the Municipal Code amendments\nconsistent with the previously approved Statutory and Categorical\nExemptions (CE-20-091) and find the Municipal Code amendments\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto Public Resources Code Section 21080.9 and Cal. Code Regs. Tit.\n14, Section 15265;\nDeclare ordinance approving a Zoning Code Amendment amending\nTitle 21, Zoning Regulations, of the Long Beach Municipal Code, to\nimplement modifications requested by the California Coastal\nCommission, read the first time and laid over to the next regular\nmeeting of the City Council for final reading; and\n23-0500 Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit the\nLocal Coastal Program Amendment (LCP-5-LOB-21-0089-3-Part B)\nand associated materials to the California Coastal Commission for its\nreview and certification in compliance with the California Coastal\nCommission’s March 9, 2023 action. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 23-0501 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Right to\nCounsel Program for Tenant Evictions, data on the number and\ncharacteristics of Long Beach residents served by the program to date,\nand emerging trends and community needs regarding evictions in the\nCity of Long Beach since the expiration of LA County’s moratorium on\nevictions.\nOffice or Department: MAYOR REX RICHARDSON\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-0498 Recommendation to receive, review and accept the written findings\nregarding the August 23, 2022 City Council Public Hearing wherein the\nCity Council rejected the Hearing Officer’s recommendation to reverse\nthe denial of the business license application for JP23 Hospitality\nCompany (JP23), located at 110 East Broadway, and to not issue a\nbusiness license, in accordance with Courts Order. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 23-0490 Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring City-owned properties\nlocated at 5870 Atlantic Avenue (a portion of APN 7124-032-900),\n5895 Lime Avenue (APN 7124-032-912), and 5885 Lime Avenue (APN\n7124-032-914) (collectively “Subject Properties”) as “exempt surplus\nland” as defined in Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D); and,\nauthorize City Manager, or designee, to take any actions and execute\nany documents necessary to ensure compliance with the Surplus Land\nAct and State regulations relating thereto. (District 9)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 23-0473 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Section 2.69.060 relating to the City\nCouncil review for continuing a local emergency; read and adopted as\nread. (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.

2. $1,000 Love Beyond Limits to support the 10th Anniversary\n“Connecting Beyond Limits” event; and\nDecrease appropriation in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $3,500, to offset a transfer to the City\nManager Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n2. 23-0495 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $5,058, offset by the Third\nCouncil District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department, to provide a donation of $5,058 to the\nCommunity Action Team (CAT) to support Long Beach Touch A Truck;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $5,058, to offset a transfer to the City\nManager Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

3. 23-0496 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by $250 from\nthe Third Council District One-Time District Priority Funds and $250\nfrom the Fourth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds\ntransferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a\ndonation of $500 to the Long Beach Police Historical Society to\nsupport Long Beach Touch A Truck; 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.

4. 23-0497 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund\nGroup in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Seventh\nCouncil District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the\nCitywide Activities Department to Project X LB to support Cabrillo High\nSchool’s Senior Prom; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group by $500 to offset\na transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 23-0499 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween May 1, 2023 and May 8, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-0482 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36111 with Bureau\nVeritas North America, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA; Contract No. 36113\nwith CSG Consultants, Inc., of Orange, CA; Contract No. 36133 with\nInterwest Consulting Group, of Irvine, CA; Contract No. 36110 with\nJAS Pacific, of Upland, CA; Contract No. 36109 with TRB &\nAssociates, of Long Beach, CA; Contract No. 36114 with True North\nCompliance Services, of Long Beach, CA; Contract No. 36104 with\nThe Code Group dba VCA Code, of Orange, CA; and Contract No.\n36112 with Willdan, Inc., of Anaheim, CA, for as-needed plan review\nand inspection services, to increase the annual aggregate contract\namount by $2,000,000, for a revised annual aggregate amount not to\nexceed $3,500,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 23-0483 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary for the Fourth Amendment to Revocable\nPermit\nNo. 35437 with Archdiocese of Los Angeles Education and Welfare\nCorporation, on behalf of St. Anthony High School, for the continued\nuse of a City-owned parking lot to the south of 854 East 7th Street,\ncommonly known as the former Long Beach Armory Parking Lot, for\none year, with a one-year renewal option, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 23-0484 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nan amendment, and all necessary documents or subcontracts\nincluding any subsequent amendments extending the grant term or\nchanging the amount of the award, to the City of Los Angeles\nAgreement Number 141843 between the City of Los Angeles and the\nCity of Long Beach, Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network, to\naccept and spend up to $1,104,556 in Workforce Innovation and\nOpportunity Act (WIOA) funds, to continue operations of the Harbor\nGateway WorkSource Center, for the period of June 30, 2022 through\nJune 30, 2023. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 23-0486 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to amend\nContract No. 34880, including any subsequent amendments to extend\nthe term of the agreement or the grant award, with the County of Los\nAngeles, Department of Public Health, for public health emergency\npreparedness and response services, to accept and expend additional\nfunding in the amount of $1,821,203 for a total grant award of\n$51,216,599. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.