Long Beach — 2024-05-07

1. 24-53197 Recommendation to receive and file a report for Mayor Richardson and the\nIntergovernmental Affairs Committee’s travel to Sacramento, CA, on April 8, 2024,\nfor meetings with state members and agencies.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor; Roberto Uranga,\nCouncilmember, Seventh District, Chair,\nIntergovernmental Affairs Committee; Cindy Allen, Vice\nMayor, Second District, Vice Chair; Intergovernmental\nAffairs Committee; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth\nDistrict, Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

10. 24-53098 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Teleflex, LLC, of Morrisville, NC, for furnishing and\ndelivering Arrow EZ intraosseous (IO) needles, in an annual amount of $150,000,\nauthorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $22,500, for a total annual\ncontract amount not to exceed $172,500, for a period of two years, with the option\nto renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 24-53099 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Zoll Medical Corporation, of Chelmsford, MA, for\nfurnishing and delivering medical equipment and monitors and associated supplies\nand equipment; repair services and maintenance for the medical equipment and\nmonitors, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the League of Oregon\nCities, a state of Oregon government agency, in an annual amount of $400,000,\nauthorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $60,000, for a total annual\ncontract amount not to exceed $460,000, until the League of Oregon Cities\ncontract’s expected expiration on June 7, 2024, with the option to renew for as long\nas the League of Oregon Cities contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 24-53100 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR 23-268 and award a contract\nto American Landscape Inc., of Canoga Park, CA, to provide all materials, labor\nand equipment for the purchase and installation of irrigation controllers, in a total\nannual amount not to exceed $319,500, for a period of two years, with the option to\nrenew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager;\nand authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to\nenter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (District\n1)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 24-53101 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement with the Long Beach Unified\nSchool District, to reimburse the City of Long Beach in an amount not to exceed\n$70,000 for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to provide staffing and\nother services to conduct a 10-week summer swim program at the Temporary\nBelmont Plaza, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Silverado Pools, from June 17, 2024, to\nAugust 23, 2024; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Fund Group by $47,000, and in the\nTidelands Operating Fund Group by $23,000, in the Parks, Recreation and Marine\nDepartment, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Districts 3, 6, 7)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine

14. 24-53102 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements\nwith ChicagoSoft, LTD, of White River Junction, VT, and Triangle Systems, Inc., of\nChapel Hill, NC, Inc., to move services within the Kyndryl Landscape pursuant to\nthe agreement between the City of Long Beach and Kyndryl. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nOLDER AMERICANS MONTH\nHARVEY MILK EQUITY PLAZA COMMITTEE\nPUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK

15. 24-52970-02Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending the Long\nBeach Municipal Code with proposed recommendations outlined in the Feasibility\nof Implementing Contractor and Subcontractor Verification for Additional Wage\nProtections and Labor Standards, including the disclosure whether contractors\nallocate any healthcare expenditures to their construction workers, and report back\nto council in 60 days;\nRequest City Auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of all labor compliance\nviolations reported by subcontractors over five years from the adoption of the\ncontractor verification ordinance; and\nRequest Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to consider adding language in the\nLegislative Agenda to advocate greater compliance enforcement by the Department\nof Industrial Relations.

16. 24-52814-01cRecommendation to receive and file a presentation on the COVID-19 After Action\nReport. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 24-53200 Recommendation to request City Manager to explore and report back with\nrecommendations on the following immediate and longer-term actions to speed up\nthe development of new affordable housing, increase the supply of affordable units,\nincrease incentives for the development of both ownership and affordable rental\nhousing, support the preservation of existing affordable units, and empower the\nCommunity Development Department to improve the affordable housing\nenvironment in the City of Long Beach:\n1. Continue Housing Development Acceleration Strategies from the January\n10, 2023 Emergency Declaration;\n2. Implement Inclusionary Zoning Citywide;\n3. Pursue a Youth Right to Housing Through the Long Beach Housing Promise;\n4. Increase Homeownership Supports for Long Beach Residents; and\n5. Explore Innovative Solutions for Inclusive and Sustainable Housing.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 24-53201 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Parks, Recreation and\nMarine Department and report back in 180 days on the feasibility of potential new\nsites for new skate parks in the City of Long Beach. The report should include the\nlocation, size, and approximate boundaries of each potential site, identify a\npreferred location, and provide a general overview of the rules and guidelines users\nare expected to follow.\nOffice or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Cindy Allen,\nVice Mayor, Second District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 24-53198 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution supporting the\nFreedom to Marry Ballot Measure.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District; Mary Zendejas,\nCouncilwoman, First District; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman,\nFifth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 24-53199 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $5,750 offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District\nPriority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a\ncontribution of:\n• $250 to Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), to Support the

20. 24-53103 Recommendation to request Mayor to convene Charter Amendment Committee of\nthe City Council on June 11, 2024, to discuss placing an amendment of City\nCharter Article XI (Civil Service Department) before the voters to combine Civil\nService and Human Resources Departments into one unified hiring department to\nmanage all employee recruitment, hiring, and classified employee certifications;\nand establish an independent Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals\nCommission to resolve complaints regarding Civil Service rules, to adjudicate\nclassified employee disciplinary appeal; and to implement classified hiring\npreferences for Long Beach residents, students from local colleges and\nuniversities, current employees, and certain internships/apprenticeships. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

21. 24-53104 Recommendation to adopt specifications No. RFQ ED-23-353 for Inclusive\nBusiness Navigators and award contracts as-needed to April Parker Foundation\nInc.; Braven Agency; Centro CHA Inc.; Dr. Karen-Semien-McBride (MK Circle);\nIntegrality, LLC; Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion; Long Beach Fresh,\nproject of SEE; Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership; Nine27; Pacific Asian\nCounseling Services; RightSource Digital Services; Roads Consulting Group; Stone\nLaw Firm, PC; The Hangout; and the United Cambodian Community for business\nsupport services in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a\nperiod of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods at\nthe discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 24-53109 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to execute a First Amendment to Agreement No. 36252 with the\nCalifornia Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GoBiz), to\nfacilitate a change in scope of a prior City-awarded Grant to allow the City to be

23. 24-53126 Recommendation to convene Charter Amendment Committee of the City Council\nwithin 30 days to discuss placing a Charter Amendment before the voters to amend\nCharter Article V (Officers and Employees) and Article XII (Harbor Department) to\nmodify the terms, powers and duties of the Harbor Commission (Commission) and\nannual budget timeline.\nOffice or Department: Harbor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 24-53106 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to amend Contract Nos. 35020 and 35022 with Azteca Landscape, of\nCorona, CA, and Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., of Van Nuys, CA, for the\nprovision of grounds maintenance services, to increase the annual aggregate\ncontract amount by $1,074,208 for a revised total annual aggregate amount not to\nexceed $7,119,047. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 24-53110 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Office Furniture Group, LLC, of Irvine, CA, for the

26. 24-53107 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to amend Contract No. 36005 with Mercedes-Benz Research &\nDevelopment North America, of Long Beach, CA, and Xtelligent, of Los Angeles,\nCA, to finalize development and testing of a Connected and Automated Vehicles\nand a Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System, at no cost to the City of Long\nBeach, to extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2024. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

3. 24-53128 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $65,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Denise Ali-Duchemin v. City of Long Beach, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 23LBCV00706.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. 24-53127 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $60,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Michele Cardin Downey v. City of Long Beach, Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 23LBCV00083.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 24-53129 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for\napproval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved,\nauthority to pay $240,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Michael\nGarmong.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 24-53190 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday,\nApril 16, and April 23, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk

7. 24-53183 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April\n15, 2024 and April 29, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 24-53125 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Community\nDevelopment Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 24-53097 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Life-Assist, Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA, for\nfurnishing and delivering emergency medical supplies, on the same terms and\nconditions afforded to the League of Oregon Cities, a state of Oregon government\nagency, for an annual amount of $300,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in\nthe amount of $45,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $345,000, until the\nLeague of Oregon Cities Contract No. PS20180 expires on May 28, 2024, with the\noption to renew for as long as the League of Oregon Cities contract is in effect, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.