Long Beach — 2023-07-11

1. 23-0696 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $750, offset by the Ninth Council District\nOne-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a contribution to Success In Challenges; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $750 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER JONI RICKS-ODDIE,\nNINTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

10. 23-0736 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,795, offset by the Seventh Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to the Museum of Latin\nAmerican Art (MOLAA) to support the 2023 Annual Gala on September 23,\n2023; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,795 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-0704 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an Agreement with\nthe firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, for legal services in the matter\nentitled Michael Colbert vs City of Long Beach, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 21LBCV00555.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-0705 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) $56,260 and also 2)\nseparate authority to pay $5,596.25 in compliance with the Appeals Board\nOrder for Theodore Covey.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 23-0708 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and\nRelease for approval by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and if\nso approved, authority to pay $160,000 in compliance with the Appeals\nBoard Order for David Poss.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-0709 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 $64,380 in compliance with the\nAppeals Board Order for Ricardo Zatarain.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 23-0706 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $300,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Brooklyn Jones v. City of Long Beach, Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31523.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 23-0707 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $75,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Gene Parsons v. City of Long Beach, et al.,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV10433.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 23-0710 Recommendation to receive and file the Quarterly Report of Cash and\nInvestments for the quarter ending December 31, 2022.\nOffice or Department: CITY AUDITOR\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 23-0712 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween June 12, 2023 and July 3, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 23-0697 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Eighth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide a donation to Fiestatelegre Promotions to\nsupport Dia de San Juan Puerto Rican Festival; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. 23-0713 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept\nMeasure R funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan\nTransportation Authority in the amount of $301,611 to facilitate the\ndistribution of air filtration systems and tree replacement near Metro’s\nproposed EB SR-91 Atlantic to Cherry Aux Lane Project;\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $198,141, offset by grant revenue;\nIncrease appropriations in the Business Assistance Fund Group in the\nEconomic Development Department by $17,470, offset by grant revenue;\nand\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $86,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

21. 23-0714 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB ED-23-204 and award a\ncontract to Skyhigh Building Maintenance, of La Habra, CA, for the\nwashing of the exterior of the Dome leased by Carnival Corporation, in a\ntotal annual amount not to exceed $109,820, 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. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 23-0715 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\ndonation agreement with Care Closet LBC, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for\nthe donation of a 2005 General Motors Company (GMC) Sierra half-ton\npickup truck, formerly used by the Health and Human Services\nDepartment, with an estimated value of $2,750, to assist with cleanup and\ntrash removal efforts at homeless encampment sites. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

23. 23-0716 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Munis Contract No. 32300036 with Smart\n& Final Stores, LLC, for the purchase of grocery items, by increasing the\noriginal contract amount of $100,000 by $250,000, and adding an\nadditional 20 percent contingency in the amount of $70,000, for a revised\ntotal contract amount not to exceed $420,000; and\nAdopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a\ncontract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Smart & Final Stores, LLC, of Commerce,\nCalifornia, for the purchase of grocery items, in an annual amount of\n$350,000, with an additional 20 percent contingency in the amount of\n$70,000, not to exceed a total contract amount of $420,000, for a period of\ntwo years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods,\nat the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 23-0717 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with CT Coachworks, LLC, of\nRiverside, CA, for the purchase of a mobile command unit, in a total\namount not to exceed $377,124, including taxes and fees. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AND\nHUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 23-0718 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nagreements, and all necessary subsequent documents or subsequent\namendments, including amending the award amount, with Children’s\nInstitute Inc., to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of\n$215,000 for the Safe Children and Strong Families Program, contingent\nupon the approval of the County of Los Angeles, Department of Children\nand Family Services, for the period of August 1, 2023, through June 30,\n2024, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional one-year\nperiods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $215,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 23-0719 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\nnecessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including\namending the terms, or changing the amount of the award, with the\nCalifornia Highway Patrol (CHP) to accept and expend grant funding in the\namount of $179,426 to reduce and mitigate the impacts of impaired driving\nin Long Beach for a 12-month period estimated to begin July 1, 2023\nthrough June 30, 2024, with an option to extend the agreement for an\nadditional 36-month period at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 23-0720 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and any subsequent amendments, with the State of California\nDepartment of Public Health, to accept and expend funding based on the\nnumber of client enrollments, for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program\n(ADAP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Assistance Program (PrEP-AP)\nenrollment services, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027,\nwith the option to extend the agreement for four additional one-year\nperiods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 23-0721 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Mantas, LLC, dba\nNick the Greek, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage\nControl (ABC) License, at 5000 East 2nd Street, submit a Public Notice of\nProtest to ABC, and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a\nConditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 23-0722 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Pequena\nEnterprises, LLC, dba Tacos La Pequena, for an original application of an\nAlcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 4915 Long Beach\nBoulevard, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC; and direct City\nManager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit Exemption\n(CUPEX) is granted. (District 8)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

3. 23-0698 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Fifth Council\nDistrict One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to African American\nCultural Center of Long Beach in support of their “Evening of Jazz”; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR, FIFTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

30. 23-0723 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an\neasement deed from Airway Office Park, a California Limited Liability\nCorporation, and the owner of the property at 3810 Stineman Court, for\nthe installation of public utilities; and\nAccept CEQA Notice of Determination, State Clearinghouse number\n2001051048 for the development. (District 5)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

31. 23-0724 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Selbert Perkins Design,\nInc., of Playa Del Rey, CA, for wayfinding design services on an\nas-needed basis, in a total annual contract amount not to exceed\n$1,000,000 for a period of three years, with an option to renew for two\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

32. 23-0725 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW-23-182 and award\na contract to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach,\nCA, for routine storm drain maintenance and related services, in an annual\namount of $620,000, and authorize a 20 percent contingency of $124,000,\nfor a total annual amount not to exceed $744,000, for a period of two\nyears, with 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 the contract, including\nany necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

33. 23-0737 Recommendation to request City Manager and the Economic Development\nDepartment to conduct a labor market analysis on hospitality worker wage\nrates across the Southern California region and trends in where these\nsalary rates are headed between now and 2028, request the City Attorney\nto prepare a ballot measure for consideration during the March 2024\nmunicipal election amending the Long Beach Hotel Worker Wage\nOrdinance (LBMC Chapter 5.48) to authorize a market pay adjustment that\nensures fair and competitive wages for hospitality industry employees, and\nrefer to the Economic Development Committee for public input and\ndiscussion.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT; COUNCILWOMAN MARY\nZENDEJAS, FIRST DISTRICT; VICE\nMAYOR CINDY ALLEN, SECOND DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

34. 23-0738 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution officially\nrecognizing every July as Disability Pride & Empowerment Month in the\nCity of Long Beach.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN MARY ZENDEJAS,\nFIRST DISTRICT; COUNCILMEMBER\nKRISTINA DUGGAN, THIRD DISTRICT;\nCOUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR, FIFTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

35. 23-0688 Recommendation to receive Charter Commission appointments and\nreappointments approved by the Government Operations and Efficiency\nCommittee pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section\n2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN DARYL SUPERNAW,\nFOURTH DISTRICT, CHAIR;\nGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND\nEFFICIENCY COMMITTEE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

36. 23-0726 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) Action Plan for\nthe expenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home\nInvestment Partnerships Program Grant (HOME), and Emergency\nSolutions Grant (ESG) funds; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents\nwith the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development,\nand other entities, to receive these funds and execute agreements\nnecessary to implement and comply with related federal regulations.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

37. 23-0727 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with LDV, Inc., of Burlington,\nWI, dba Wisconsin LDV, Inc., for the purchase of a mobile command\ncenter, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the\nHouston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC), in a total\namount not to exceed $876,703, including taxes and fees. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AND\nHUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

38. 23-0728 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36515 with Community\nPartners, as the fiscal agent for the Mayor’s Fund for Education of Long\nBeach, CA, for the Early Childhood Education Enrollment Hub program, to\nincrease the contract amount by $300,000, for a revised contract amount\nnot to exceed $900,000. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

39. 23-0729 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and all necessary subsequent documents or subsequent\namendments, including extending the term of the agreement or amending\nthe grant award, with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,\nto accept and expend funding in a total amount not to exceed $2,005,388,\nfor the provision of HIV and STD prevention services, for the period of\nJanuary 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the\nagreement for five additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. 23-0699 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Eighth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide donations of:\n1. $500 to DemoChicks to support the 4-Year Anniversary\nBreaking Barriers Award Ceremony;\n2. $500 to the Long Beach Century Club to support the Long\nBeach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $1,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

40. 23-0730 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7211 and\nR-7212 and award a contract to Griffith Company, of Santa Fe Springs,\nCA, for the Taxilane K Reconstruction and Construct Taxilane U Projects at\nthe Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $7,272,317 with a 15 percent\ncontingency in the amount of $1,090,848, for a total contract amount not to\nexceed $8,363,165; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute\nall documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments;\nAdopt Categorical Exemption CE-23-055; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport\nDepartment by $9,574,430 offset by grant revenue and Airport funds\navailable. (Districts 4,5)\nOffice or Department: LONG BEACH AIRPORT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

41. 23-0731 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the\nSecond Amendments to the Leases for Parcels 4, 5, and 6 of Map No.\n17454 with 4900 Long Beach Office, LLC, a Delaware limited liability\ncompany, a single purpose entity wholly owned by Starwood Property\nTrust, Incorporated, for City-owned property at the Long Beach Airport\nBusiness Park at 4900 and 4910 Airport Plaza Drive. (Districts 4,5)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: LONG BEACH AIRPORT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

42. 23-0732 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Landscape Structures, Inc.,\nof Delano, MN, for outdoor fitness equipment, installation, surfacing, site\nfurnishing, and related products and services on an as-needed basis, and\non the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, a state of\nMinnesota local government agency and service cooperative, until\nSourcewell Contract No. 010721-LSI expires on February 5, 2025, with the\noption to renew for as long as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager;

43. 23-0734 Recommendation to approve the first reading of the ordinance and\nauthorize the Board of Harbor Commissioners to consolidate existing\nordinances and authorize enforcement of additional statutes and municipal\ncodes on the Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle and Pedestrian Path, read for\nthe first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council\nfor final reading.\nOffice or Department: HARBOR\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.

5. 23-0700 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Ninth Council District\nOne-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment to provide a contribution to College Square Neighborhood\nAssociation in support of the 2023 Annual Back To School Event; 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 JONI RICKS-ODDIE,\nNINTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-0701 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $8,250, offset by the Third Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide donations of:\n· $5,000 to Beach Ventures Enterprises to support the Moonlight\nMovies on the Beach 2023;\n· $1,750 to the Friends of Rec Park Bandshell to support the\nBandshell Renovation Free Concert in the Park;\n· $1,000 to Special Events and Filming to support the 12th Annual\nUptown Long Beach JazzFest on August 19, 2023;\n· $250 to the Bridge the Gap Tennis to support the Free Tennis\nPlay Day Community Event;\n· $250 to the Literary Women Long Beach Festival for the Long\nBeach Festival of Authors; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $8,250, to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 23-0702 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $5,000, offset by the Fourth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to Bridge the Gap Tennis\nManagement in support of the Free Youth Tennis Play Day; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $5,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMAN DARYL SUPERNAW,\nFOURTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 23-0703 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $850 offset by the Sixth Council District\nOne-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment, to provide contributions to Cambodia Town Inc. to support the\n16th Anniversary Dinner of Cambodia Town Designation; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $850 to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUELY SARO, SIXTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 23-0735 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the Seventh Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to Goals for Life Foundation\nto support the 2023 Waterfront Celebration on September 10, 2023; 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: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.