Long Beach — 2023-12-12

1. 23-51477 Recommendation to suspend Council rule contained in Municipal Code Section

10. 23-51392 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1,\n2023, to September 30, 2024, for the Fourth Street Parking and Business\nImprovement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual business assessment,\nand setting the date of hearing for January 16, 2024. (District 2)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 23-51375 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual Report for October 1,\n2023 to September 30, 2024, for the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business\nImprovement Area, declaring its intention to levy the annual assessment, and\nsetting the date of hearing for January 16, 2024. (Districts 5, 8)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 23-51374 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for the Second Amendment to Right-of-Entry Permit No.\n36501 between the City of Long Beach and Rocket Lab USA, Inc., for the\ncontinued use of 60 parking spaces at City-leased property located at 3861\nWorsham Avenue, to extend the term for an additional one-year period, with two\none-year options to extend, upon mutual agreement. (District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes

13. 23-51376 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and any subsequent amendments with the City of West Covina for the\nLong Beach Public Health Laboratory to provide laboratory testing services for\nhuman infectious disease, for a period of two years through September 30, 2025.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 23-51377 Recommendation to receive and file the application of EA Seafood Restaurant,\nIncorporated, dba EA Seafood Restaurant, for an original application of an\nAlcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 1607 East Wardlow Road, submit a\nPublic Notice of Protest to ABC; and, direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if\na Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 23-51379 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in\nthe Public Works Department by $76,500, for the Preliminary Engineering phase of\nthe Atlantic-Pacific New Signals project, offset by State Highway Safety\nImprovement Program (HSIP) funds from California Department of Transportation\n(Caltrans) (HSIPL-5108(209); and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $76,500, offset by transfer of State HSIP funds from the Capital\nGrant Fund, a fund within the Capital Projects Fund Group. (Districts 6, 7, 9)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 23-51380 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Agreement No. 33580 with Simpler Systems, Inc.,\nof Santa Barbara, CA, for licensing of the City’s Simpler Reporting software system\nand software consulting services, to increase the annual contract amount by the\nConsumer Price Index (CPI), and to extend the term of the contract to September

17. 23-51381 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent\namendments, with the United States Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD) Community Development Fund to receive and expend grant\nfunds for the Learning Hubs project (Project), in the amount of $750,000 for the\nperiod of December 20, 2022 to August 31, 2031; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology\nand Innovation Department by $750,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nEMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH\nHEARING

18. 23-51382 Recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record,\nconclude the public hearing, and determine that the project is not subject to\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under 1) Article 5, Section 15061 of\nthe State CEQA Guidelines, and 2) 15308 actions by regulatory agencies for\nprotection of natural resources (CE23-091);\n23-51436 Declare ordinance for Code Amendment (ZCA19-005) to repeal and replace the\nSubdivision Regulations of the City of Long Beach (Title 20 of the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code) in its entirety, read for the first time and laid over to the next\nregular meeting of the City Council for final reading;\n23-51437 Declare ordinance amending Sections 18.04.040(A)(3), 21.31.340(D),\n21.31.340(G), 21.31.350(B), 21.31.350(E), and 21.42.050(C)(1) of the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of\nthe City Council for final reading; and

19. 23-51383 Recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record,\nconclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and\nCharges Schedule adopting new fees for the COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial\nVirus vaccines. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2.03.020 (B) relating to the meeting schedule of the City Council in order to cancel\nthe City Council meeting on January 2nd.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n2. 23-51479 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $550, offset by Fourth Council District One-time District\nPriority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide\nsupport to the Belmont Shore Business Association in support of their annual\nChristmas Parade; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $550 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District

20. 23-51478 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance, in consultation\nwith City Manager and City Clerk, amending regulations in Long Beach Municipal\nCode (LBMC) Chapter 2.18 for Council established advisory boards, commissions\nand committees.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

21. 23-51485 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the 2023 Dia de los Muertos\nGrand Parade.\nOffice or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 23-40166 Recommendation to confirm the appointment of April Walker to the position of

23. 23-51487 Recommendation to continue the local emergency caused by conditions or\nthreatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach, which if not\ncorrected, constitutes an imminent and proximate threat to the safety of persons\nand property within the City;\nExtend City Council review period for continuing the local emergency caused by\nconditions or threatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach\nfrom thirty (30) days to sixty (60) days pursuant to Section 2.69.060 of the Long\nBeach Municipal code, with a date certain termination of Februrary 28, 2024;\nReceive and file an update on the emergency proclamation and associated\nactivities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the\nemergency;\nAdopt resolution to accept and expend grant funding from the California\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in an amount not to\nexceed $10,000,000;\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, and\nany necessary subsequent amendments, including amending the terms or award\namount, with HCD relating to the grant application and award of grant funds, for\nconstruction of modular non-congregate shelter units for interim housing, for\npersons experiencing homelessness;\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary\ndocuments, subgrants, and any subsequent amendments, including any\namendments to the award amount or to extend the grant term, with the State of\nCalifornia Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency’s (BCSH) California\nInteragency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) to accept and expend funding in\nan amount not to exceed $5,330,545 for encampment resolution funding to support\nthe wellness and safety of people experiencing homelessness in encampments;\nand\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $5,330,545 for homeless encampment resolution, offset\nby grant revenues. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager

24. 23-51385 Recommendation to amend the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow\nInstructions with Linc Armory, LP, as successor in interest to Gundry Partners, LP,\nfor the disposition of City-owned exempt surplus property located at 854 East 7th\nStreet, commonly known as the former Long Beach Armory, to amend specific\nprovisions to accommodate additional rounds of funding applications through the\nend of 2024 and extend the closing date, accordingly. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 23-51386 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a 1)\nMemorandum of Termination of Owner Participation Agreement, 2) Quitclaim and\nTermination of Easement, 3) Grant of Easement and Agreement, and 4)\nAmendment No. 4 to Parking Rights Agreement, and all other documents\nnecessary, with Long Beach Center Loan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability\ncompany, to support development at 450 The Promenade North/501-599 Long\nBeach Boulevard; and\nDetermine the project is within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part\nof the Environmental Impact Report Addendum (EIRA-02-22) to the Downtown\nPlan Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2009071006) and warrants\nno further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality\nAct Guidelines Section 15162. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Economic Development; Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 23-51387 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Operations of General\nAviation at the Long Beach Airport. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Long Beach Airport\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 23-51388 Recommendation to receive and file an update for the Shoemaker Bridge Project\nand adopt resolution to support the California Transportation Commission’s un-\nadoption of Shoemaker Bridge, 6th Street off-ramp, and 7th Street off-ramp as

28. 23-51389 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with ChargePoint, Inc., of Campbell, CA, for electrical\nvehicle supply equipment, material, installation, and related services on an as-\nneeded basis, and on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, a\nstate of Minnesota local government agency and service cooperative, in a total\nannual not to exceed amount of $5,000,000, until Sourcewell Contract No. 042221-\nCPI expires on July 20, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as the\nSourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 23-51390 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35478 with Dell Marketing, L.P., of\nRound Rock, TX for furnishing and delivering Microsoft product licenses and\nsupport services, to increase the annual contract amount by $914,897, with an\nadditional 20 percent contingency of $182,979, for a revised annual contract not to\nexceed $2,924,276. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nORDINANCE

3. 23-51480 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $450, offset by the Third Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide a donation to the John C. Fremont Elementary PTA for their 5th grade\nclass to participate in the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $450, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

30. 23-51476 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code\nby amending Sections 3.92.010, 3.92.020, 3.92.030, and, 3.92.040; all relating to\nthe Housing Trust Fund, read the first time and laid over to the next regular\nmeeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Attorney

4. 23-51481 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $500, offset by the Ninth Council District One-time District\nPriority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a\ncontribution to the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 23-51483 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the\nPublic Works Department by $30,000, offset by the Eighth Council District One-\ntime District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to\nprovide funding for the improvements of sidewalk and curb repairs on multiple\nsections on East Washington Street; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $30,000 to offset a transfer to the Public Works Department.\nOffice or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 23-51484 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $6,725 offset by Second Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:

7. 23-51486 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $6,863, offset by the First Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide donation to the following:\n1. Long Beach Forward, in the amount of $500;\n2. Willmore City Heritage Association, in the amount of $1,500;\n3. Playmakers, in the amount of $2,000;\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation, and\nMarine Department by $2,863, offset by the First Council District One-Time District\nPriority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to cover the\ncost of name plaques currently installed at Harvey Milk Park; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $5,863 to offset transfers to the City Manager and Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Departments.\nOffice or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District

8. 23-51488 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween November 27, 2023 and December 4, 2023.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 23-51373 Recommendation to adopt resolution to extend the deadline to establish an online\npermitting system for post-entitlement phase permits to January 1, 2026 under\nCalifornia Government Code Section 65913.3.5 (AB 2234). (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.