Long Beach — 2023-09-05

1. 23-0930 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by the Eighth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide donation of:\n1. $2,500 to the WomenShelter of Long Beach to support the 2023\nLead with Love event; 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: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-0989 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween August 14, 2023 and August 28, 2023.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-0986 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Financial\nManagement Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 23-0987 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Technology\nand Innovation Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-0990 Recommendation to receive and approve Initial Conflict of Interest Code\nfiled, in compliance with State law.\nOffice or Department: CITY CLERK\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 23-1014 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 proclamation and associated\nactivities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the\nemergency. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: CITY MANAGER\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 23-0972 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FM23-225 and award a\ncontract to Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates (dba HdL Companies), of\nBrea, CA, for sales, use, and transaction and use tax auditing, projection,\nrecovery, and consultant services, in a total annual amount not to exceed\n$150,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager;\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to compensate HdL Companies for\nits contractual share of new or misallocated sales, use, and transaction\nand use tax revenue, contingent on actual revenues received from the\nCalifornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), as a direct\nresult of HdL Companies’ detection and correction efforts pursuant to\ncontract terms, including payment for such revenues received following\nclose of said contract; and\nAdopt resolution authorizing HdL Companies to examine all records related\nto sales, use, and transaction and use tax collected by the CDTFA.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 23-0973 Recommendation to adopt resolution acknowledging receipt of the annual\nreport regarding the inspection of certain occupancies, including schools,\nhotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, and residential care facilities,\npursuant to Section 13146.4 of the California Health and Safety Code.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FIRE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 23-0974 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 County\nof Los Angeles, to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of\n$150,000 for the Interjurisdictional Collaborative Program, for a one-year\nperiod estimated to begin on October 1, 2023, with the option to extend the\nagreement for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the\nCity Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 23-0975 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 Public\nHealth Foundation Enterprise, Inc., dba Heluna Health, to accept and\nexpend grant funding in the amount of $173,095 for the First 5 LA Little by\nLittle early literacy program, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June\n30, 2024, with the option to extend the agreement for an additional\none-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $29,043 offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 23-0980 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Eighth Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department, to provide donation of:\n1. $500 to Low Tide Events to support the Long Beach Good\nHabits Festival, celebrating diversity, equity, sustainability, and\nmore; 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: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH\nDISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. 23-1015 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 Department of Public Health to accept and expend grant funding\nin the amount of $3,093,813 to reduce obesity and chronic diseases in\nLong Beach for a 36-month period estimated to begin October 1, 2023\nthrough September 30, 2026, with an option to extend the agreement for\nan additional 36-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

21. 23-0977 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee\nwaiver for the Seal Beach Yacht Club, in an amount not to exceed $2,160,\nfor use of 108 parking spaces in Alamitos Bay Marina for The Charity\nRegatta Swap Meet on September 16, 2023. (District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 23-0976 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35644 with PP-CA LP, dba\nLong Beach Animal Emergency, of Long Beach, CA, for providing\nemergency veterinary services, to increase the contract amount by\n$50,000, with a 15 percent contingency in an amount of $7,500, for a\nrevised annual contract amount not to exceed $345,000, for the term\nending September 30, 2023 and any subsequent renewal periods.\n(Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

23. 23-0992 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with the Los Angeles County\nSheriff’s Department, to provide jail food services, in a total annual amount\nnot to exceed $146,127, for a period of five years, with the option to renew\nfor three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (District 2)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 23-0978 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35693 with Vital Medical\nServices, LLC, of Glendale, CA, for providing jail inmate physician and\nrelief nursing services at the Long Beach City Jail, to increase the annual\ncontract amount by $134,396, for a revised total annual contract amount\nnot to exceed $834,396. (District 2)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 23-0994 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Teknion LLC, of Mount\nLaurel, NJ, for the furnishing and delivering of furniture solutions with\nrelated accessories and services on an as-needed basis, on the same\nterms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, a state of Minnesota local\ngovernment agency and service cooperative, in a total amount of\n$2,000,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of\n$400,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,400,000, until the\nSourcewell contract expires on February 18, 2024, with the option to\nrenew for as long as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion\nof the City Manager. (Districts 2,5)\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 23-0993 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including\nany necessary subsequent amendments, with Dooley Enterprises, Inc., of\nAnaheim, CA, for the purchase of ammunition manufactured by\nWinchester, in a total annual amount not to exceed $285,000, for a period\nof five years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year\nperiods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:\nDISASTER PREPAREDNESS MONTH\nBUDGET HEARING:

27. 23-0996 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record,\nconclude the public hearing, and take the actions necessary to adopt the\nFiscal Year 2024 budget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n27. 23-0997 Recommendation to adopt Mayor’s proposed budget recommendations, as\n1 amended, to the Proposed FY 24 Budget. (A-1)\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n27. 23-0998 Recommendation to adopt Budget Oversight Committee’s proposed\n2 funding recommendations, as amended, to the Proposed FY 24 Budget.\n(A-2)\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n27. 23-0999 Recommendation to adopt expenditures and revenues as identified in the\n3 Proposed FY 24 Budget, as amended. (A-3)\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n27. 23-1000 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the Master Fees and\n4 Charges Schedule for specified City services for Citywide fees and\ncharges for the City of Long Beach. (A-4)\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 23-0943 Recommendation to receive and file a report on City of Long Beach (City)\nfinancial policies used in the annual budget development process and\nother citywide financial analyses. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 23-0979 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent\namendments, including amending the terms or changing the amount of the\naward, to accept grant funds from the California Natural Resources\nAgency for capital improvements at Wrigley Greenbelt and Multi-Service\nCenter, in an amount not to exceed $5,200,000. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE;\nPUBLIC WORKS; HEALTH AND HUMAN\nSERVICES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

3. 23-0981 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 donation of:\n1. $1,000 to Long Beach Public Library Foundation to support the\n20th Annual Grape Expectations on October 1, 2023; 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.

30. 23-1013 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. R-7207 and award a\ncontract to New Dynasty Construction Co., of Tustin, CA, for construction\nof the Long Beach Police Training Academy Modular Replacement, New\nLocker Building, Renovations and Site Improvements Project for an\namount of $25,541,819, authorize a 6.5 percent contingency in the\namount of $1,660,218, for a total contract amount of $27,202,037; and,\nauthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary\nto enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public\nWorks Department by $2,000,000, offset by a transfer of $2,000,000 of\nPolice Facilities Impact Fees; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Police\nDepartment by an additional $2,000,000, offset by Police Facilities Impact\nFees in the Capital Fund. (District 4)\nOffice or Department: PUBLIC WORKS; POLICE\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

31. 23-1016 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving Resolution No. WD-1483\nwhich establishes a unified Long Beach Utilities Department (LBUD); adds\nthe existing offices and positions of the City of Long Beach’s natural gas\nutility to those existing offices and positions of the former Long Beach\nWater Department, recognizing all positions as those belonging to LBUD;\nauthorizes the General Manager to establish new unclassified positions as\ndescribed to support the combined utility; and rescinds all other resolutions\nor orders relating thereto, as approved by the Board of Public Utilities\nCommissioners of the City of Long Beach. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: UTILITIES\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. 23-0991 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $100, offset by the Third Council District\nOne-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment, to provide a donation to Gretchen Houser from Houser PR for\nthe 100th Anniversary Event for Eliot Lane; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide\nActivities Department by $100, to offset a transfer to the City Manager\nDepartment.\nOffice or Department: COUNCILMEMBER KRISTINA DUGGAN,\nTHIRD DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 23-0995 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in\nthe City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Seventh Council\nDistrict One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide\nActivities Department to provide a contribution to Latinos in Action to\nsupport their annual fundraiser on August 18, 2023; 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: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,\nSEVENTH DISTRICT\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-0983 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 Steven Fox.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 23-0984 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) $48,140 and also 2)\nseparate authority to pay $17,545 in compliance with the Appeals Board\nOrder for James Kroeger.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 23-0982 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 $90,262.50 in compliance with\nthe Appeals Board Order for Candice Wright.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 23-0985 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $75,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Matthew Jorgensen v. City of Long Beach,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV29858.\nOffice or Department: CITY ATTORNEY\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.