Long Beach — 2024-08-06

1. 24-54310 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,500, offset by the First Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to\nprovide a contribution to Rollettes Foundation, in support of the Rollettes\nExperience, in the amount of $2,500; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $2,500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

10. 24-54299 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for\nAward for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so\napproved, authority to pay $72,500 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for\nDonald Gordon.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 24-54300 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 $249,900 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for John\nNeill.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 24-54301 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for\nAward for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so\napproved, authority to pay $72,500 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for\nEverardo Sanchez.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 24-54302 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 $135,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Kenneth\nTucker.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 24-54356 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to amend Contract No. 33203 with KPMG LLP, of Irvine, CA, for annual

15. 24-54307 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday,\nJuly 16, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 24-54308 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between July 8,\n2024 and July 29, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 24-54315 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Office of the City\nProsecutor; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 24-54306 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Financial\nManagement Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 24-54314 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Police Department;\nand adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 24-54311 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $800, offset by Fourth Council District One-Time District\nPriority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide\nsupport for the following:\n1. $500 to Wild West Women, Inc. for their 2nd Annual Long Beach Woman’s\nFair;\n2. $300 to Friends of the Long Beach Public Library in support of their annual\nCelebrate Our Librarians event; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $800 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. 24-54266 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP CM-24-475 and award a\ncontract to Geocko, Inc., dba FORWARD, of Seattle, WA, for a Climate Action

21. 24-54269 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary for a second amendment to Contract No. 36388 with Tetra Growth\nSystems, LLC d.b.a. Canna Business Services, of Pittsburgh, PA, for direct\ntechnical assistance to Cannabis Equity Program participants pursuing cannabis\nbusiness ownership or operating legal cannabis businesses, to increase the\ncontract amount by $235,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed\n$483,250, and extend the term for a period of one year, to September 30, 2025.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 24-54270 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and all necessary documents or subcontracts, including any\nsubsequent amendments extending the grant term or changing the amount of the\naward, with the County of Los Angeles Department of Economic Opportunity to\naccept up to $2,130,600 in Los Angeles County Youth@Work Program funds,\nwhich includes California Work Opportunity and Responsibility Kids Temporary\nAssistance for Needy Families (CalWORKs), and Los Angeles County General\nFund, which includes INVEST, Measure H-Homeless Initiative (Adult), and Work\nBased Learning Youth@Work Programs, for the period of July 1, 2024, through\nJune 30, 2025; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Community Grants Fund Group in the Economic\nDevelopment Department by $2,130,600, offset by grant reimbursement revenues.\n(Citywide)

23. 24-54271 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB CE-24-427 and award a contract\nto Industrial Safety Shoe Company dba Industrial Shoeworks, of Santa Ana, CA, to\nfurnish and deliver safety footwear and related supplies, in an annual amount of\n$180,000 and authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $36,000, for a\ntotal annual amount not to exceed $216,000 for a period of two years, with the\noption to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City\nManager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent\namendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Financial Management\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 24-54272 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HR-23-267 and award a\ncontract to InsureTech, Inc., of Rolling Hills Estates, CA, to provide comprehensive\nrisk management consulting services, in a total annual amount not to exceed\n$112,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional\none-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City\nManager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the\ncontract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 24-54274 Recommendation to receive and file the application of The Irish Goodbye, LLC, for\na person to person and premise to premise application of an Alcoholic Beverage\nControl (ABC) License, at 5646 Paramount Boulevard, submit a Public Notice of\nProtest to ABC; and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional\nUse Permit (CUP) or Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted.\n(District 8)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 24-54273 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute an agreement, and all necessary documents including any amendments,\nwith the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), to\naccept and expend grant funding for overtime, investigative services, and training\nused to identify and eliminate the crime and public nuisance incidents associated\nwith ABC-licensed establishments, in the amount of $100,000 for the period of July\n1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; and, increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund\nGroup in the Police Department by $100,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 24-54275 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary\ndocuments with the LA84 Foundation to accept 2024 Learn to Swim grant funds in\nthe amount of $15,000, for summer aquatics programs targeting economically\ndisadvantaged youth at Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, and Martin\nLuther King, Jr. Pool, during the grant term dates of June 4, 2024, through\nSeptember 30, 2024, and execute all necessary documents to implement and\nadminister the grant including any amendments. (Districts 3, 6, 7)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 24-54276 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to execute a contract with TrueLine Construction and Resurfacing, of\nRiverside, CA, for the provision of sports courts resurfacing and restriping services,\nfor a total annual contract amount not to exceed $200,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 24-54277 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to amend Contract No. 36560 with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance,\nof Long Beach, CA, for enhanced services on 1st Street between Pacific Avenue\nand Long Beach Boulevard, including bus stop maintenance, trash receptacle\nservicing, trash can replacement and specialized cleanups throughout the\nDowntown area, for a two-year term from October 1, 2024, through September 30,\n2026, for a revised annual not to exceed amount of $395,000. (Districts 1, 2)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Public Works

3. 24-54316 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $4,900, offset by the Third Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n1. $300 to Friends of the Library for Celebrate Our Librarians;\n2. $1,000 to the Partners of Parks for the Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration;\n3. $1,100 to Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation for their 12th Annual\nCottonwood Awards Luncheon;

30. 24-54267 Recommendation to conduct a Budget Hearing to receive and discuss an overview\nof the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Financial Management\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

31. 24-1398 Recommendation to adopt Request for Proposal Specifications No. PR-22-181, and\naward permits to Kitesurf Life LLC, of Long Beach, CA; Off the Hook Kiteboarding\nInc., of Huntington Beach, CA; and SoCal Kitesurfing LLC, of Huntington Beach,\nCA, to provide certified kiteboarding instruction on City of Long Beach beaches for\na period of three years, with the option to renew for one additional three-year\nperiod, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all documents necessary to award permits, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments. (District 3)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

32. 24-54357 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Office of Cannabis\nOversight and all relevant departments to conduct a feasibility study on hosting\ntemporary cannabis special events within City limits, including types of appropriate

33. 24-54287 Recommendation to adopt resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the City of\nLong Beach on the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election Ballot a Tax\nMeasure amending Long Beach Municipal Code Section 3.68.040, to repeal the\nexemption from the Gas Utility Users Tax for charges made for gas to be used in\nthe generation of electrical energy by an electrical corporation or governmental\nagency; requesting the County of Los Angeles to consolidate said election with the\nNovember 5, 2024, Statewide General Election; directing City Attorney to prepare\nan impartial analysis of the Tax Measure and setting rules and deadlines for\narguments and rebuttal for and against the Tax Measure. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

34. 24-54268 Recommendation to adopt resolution requesting the Registrar-Recorder/County\nClerk to call, provide, and give notice of a General Municipal Election to be\nconsolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held in the City of Long\nBeach (City) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and include the proposed Charter\namendment to a vote of the qualified electors of the City relating to consolidating\nCivil Service and Human Resources Departments into one unified hiring\ndepartment, establishing an independent Civil Service Employee Rights and\nAppeals Commission and implementing classified hiring preferences; directing City\nAttorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the Charter amendment; and providing\nfor the filing of primary and rebuttal arguments and setting rules for the filing of\nwritten arguments regarding a proposed Charter amendment to be submitted at\nsaid election. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

35. 24-54309 WITHDRAWN\nRecommendation to amend the City of Long Beach Unrepresented Management\n(Non-Sworn) Employee Terms to update the salary to reflect approval of a 7\npercent merit increase and create a salary range for the Executive Director of Civil\nService in the annual amount of $220,001.559 - $ 275,001.949, effective the pay\nperiod beginning December 30, 2023.

36. 24-54313 Recommendation to adopt resolution requesting the Registrar- Recorder/County\nClerk to call, provide, and give notice of a General Municipal Election to be\nconsolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held in the City of Long\nBeach (City) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and include the proposed Charter\namendment to a vote of the qualified electors of the City to amend and restate\nArticle V (Officers and Employees) to modify the length of terms for Harbor and\nPublic Utilities Commissioners to three (3) terms of four (4) years; and Article XII\n(Harbor Department) to transfer authority over Harbor Department employment,\nexcepting a Board-appointed Chief Operating Officer, Executive Officer to the\nBoard, and Board staff, from the Harbor Commission to the Chief Executive Officer\n(who the Board will continue to employ and appoint); and formally align the Harbor\nDepartment’s annual budget timeline to the City’s fiscal year of October 1 to\nSeptember 30; directing City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the\nCharter amendment; and providing for the filing of primary and rebuttal arguments\nand setting rules for the filing of written arguments regarding a proposed Charter\namendment to be submitted at said election.\nOffice or Department: Harbor Department; Utilities\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

37. 24-54278 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to amend Contract No. 35392 with BKF Engineers, of Newport Beach,\nCA; Contract No. 35394 with AndersonPenna Partners, Inc., of Newport Beach,\nCA; Contract No. 35395 with GHD, Inc., of Irvine, CA; Contract No. 35396 with\nOnward Engineering, of Anaheim, CA; Contract No. 35397 with Rick Engineering\nCompany, of Irvine, CA; and Contract No. 35398 with Stantec Consulting Services,\nInc., of Irvine, CA, for as-needed consulting services for street design projects, to\nincrease the aggregate contract amount $5,000,000, for a revised contract amount\nnot to exceed $35,000,000, and extend the term of the contracts to September 30,\n2025. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. $2,500 to Beach Ventures Enterprises for Moonlight Movies on the Beach\n2024; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $4,900, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\n4. 24-54358 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,500, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time\nDistrict Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide\na contribution of:\n• $500 to Black Beach LB LCC to support their Spread Love Day Event on\nAugust 17, 2024;

5. 24-54359 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $5,300, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions to:\n• $5,000 to House of Haven to support the Back to School Festival on August\n9, 2024;\n• $300 to Friends of the Long Beach Public Library in support of their\nCelebrate Our Libraries event on August 9, 2024; and

6. 24-54360 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,000, offset by the Third Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide a contribution of:\n1. $2,000 to Scott Montoya for Happy Sundays Fest; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $2,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 24-54297 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 $150,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Maria\nAlvarez.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 24-54298 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with Request\nfor Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so\napproved, authority to pay 1) $36,177.50 and also 2) a separate authority to pay\n$97,222.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Marco Cruz.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 24-54305 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with Request\nfor Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so