Long Beach — 2024-09-03

City Council

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1. 24-54467 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $12,000, offset by the First Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide a donation to the following:\n1. Downtown Long Beach Alliance, in support of the closure of Pine Avenue, in\nthe amount of $10,000;
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10. 24-54625 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween August 19, 2024 and August 26, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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11. 24-54637 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Fire Department;\nand adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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12. 24-54636 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Health and Human\nServices Department; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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13. 24-54635 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Human Resources\nDepartment; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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14. 24-54675 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to establish a\nMemorandum of Understanding between the City of Long Beach (City) and\nCommunity Partners dba the Mayor’s Fund of Long Beach (MFLB) in support of\nMFLB’s grant application to the U.S. Department of Education Promise (PN)\nProgram for the Long Beach Westside Promise Collective Impact Project (Project);\nand\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to obligate $400,000 of City funds to serve\nas match in the MFLB grant application to the U.S. Department of Education\nPromise Neighborhoods (PN) Program for the Project, contingent upon City\nCouncil’s adoption of the fiscal year 2025 budget. (District 7)\nOffice or Department: City Manager; Health and Human Services
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15. 24-54642 Recommendation to amend the City of Long Beach Unrepresented Management\n(Non-Sworn) Employee Terms and create a salary range for the Executive Director\nof Civil Service in the annual amount of $220,001.559 - $265,000.360, effective the\npay period beginning December 30, 2023.\nOffice or Department: Civil Service Commission\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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16. 24-54658 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute agreements, and all necessary documents or subsequent amendments,\nincluding amending the award amount, with the California Department of\nTransportation to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $690,000 for\nthe Sustainable Communities grant program, for the period of September 13, 2024,\nthrough June 30, 2027; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Development Services Fund Group in the\nCommunity Development Department by $690,000, offset by grant revenue.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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17. 24-54591 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Agreement No. 35341 with CBRE, INC., of Dallas,\nTX, as successor in interest to Ellis dba Integra Realty Resources - Los Angeles,\nof Encino, CA; Agreement No. 35381 with Hawran and Malm, LLC, of Newport\nBeach, CA; and Agreement No. 35312 with R.P. Laurain & Associates, Inc., of\nLong Beach, CA, for as-needed real estate appraisal services, to increase the\naggregate contract amount by $300,000, for a revised total aggregate contract\namount not to exceed $1,200,000 and extend the terms of the Agreements to June\n30, 2025. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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18. 24-54612 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35090 with Ocean Blue\nEnvironmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed\nhazardous waste removal services, to increase the contract amount by $650,000,\nfor a revised contract amount not to exceed $8,992,400. (Citywide)
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19. 24-54592 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including\namendments to the award amount or terms with the County of Los Angeles, to\nreceive and expend grant funding up to $123,019 annually for Ambulatory\nOutpatient Medical services for persons living with HIV, for the period of March 1,\n2024, through February 28, 2025, with the option to extend the agreement for five\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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2. Centro CHA Inc., in support of the community events, in the amount of\n$2,000; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $12,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District
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20. 24-54603 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the City Salary Schedule effective\nJune 29, 2024. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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21. 24-54593 Recommendation to receive and file the Annual Audit Reports for the Long Beach\nAirport Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) program for Fiscal Year Ended\nSeptember 30, 2023. (Districts 4, 5)\nOffice or Department: Long Beach Airport\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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22. 24-54594 Recommendation to receive and file the application for Krymis Productions LLC,\ndba Toma, for a premise-to-premise transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control\n(ABC) License, at 301 The Promenade North. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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23. 24-54595 Recommendation to receive and file the application for Recreational Coffee LLC,\ndba Recreational Coffee, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage\nControl (ABC) License, at 237 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite A. (District 1)
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24. 24-54596 Recommendation to receive and file the application for GRJ Group, Incorporated,\ndba Hartland’s, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)\nLicense, at 1900 East Ocean Boulevard, Floor 2. (District 2)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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25. 24-54609 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\namendment to the Amended and Restated Access and Demolition Agreement with\nPlenary Properties Long Beach LLC, Mid Block Site Devco LP, and Mid Block\nDemo LLC, all of Los Angeles, CA for the ongoing maintenance of the Mid Block\nsite; and\nIncrease appropriation in the Civic Center Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $299,778, offset by a reduction in the $6,000,000 receivable from\nPlenary Properties Long Beach, LLC. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nFLEET #1 AWARD\nMOVIES IN THE PARK\nARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH 7 FOR 7 MURAL PROJECT AT VETERANS PARK\nCONTINUED BUDGET HEARING
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26. 24-54600 Recommendation to conduct a Budget Hearing to receive and discuss an overview\nof the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the departments of Economic\nDevelopment and Health and Human Services. (Citywide)
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27. 24-54601 Recommendation to adopt resolution certifying and adopting the 5910 Cherry\nAvenue Industrial Building Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-23, SCH#\n2023100342), making Findings of Fact related thereto and approving a Statement\nof Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program\n(MMRP); and\n24-54674 Declare ordinance and findings approving a Zone Change (23-002) from IG,\n(General Industrial) to IL (Light Industrial), in order to facilitate better consistency\nwith the General Plan Land Use Element NI (Neo Industrial) PlaceType\nDesignation, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City\nCouncil for final reading. (District 9)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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28. 24-54678 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution officially recognizing\nevery 8th of September as “908 Day,” a citywide day of celebration of pride in the\nCity of Long Beach.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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29. 24-54613 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent\namendments, with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA,\nfor providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, on the same terms\nand conditions afforded to the City of Pasadena, CA, in an annual amount of
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3. 24-54624 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide support to Goals For Life Waterfront Celebration on September 15, 2024;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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30. 24-54608 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments, including any necessary amendments, with the Federal Aviation\nAdministration, to accept the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Airports\nFiscal Year 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grant funds, for the acquisition of\ntwo electric maintenance vehicles, two free-standing Level 2 solar-tree chargers,\nand one stationary Level 3 charger in an amount not to exceed $1,969,355.\n(Districts 4, 5)\nOffice or Department: Long Beach Airport\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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4. 24-54643 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $25,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide support for the 2024 Westside Festival; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $25,000 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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5. 24-54644 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,500, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide support to Long Beach Area Veterans Collaborative’s Stand Down event\nwhich will take place at Veterans Park on October 16, 2024; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $2,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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6. 24-54679 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $4,500, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contribution to:\n• $2,500 to Care Closet LBC to support community cleanup efforts and\nservices;\n• $500 to the One in Long Beach, Inc. to support Annual QFilm Festival;\n• $500 to The Nonprofit Partnership to support Long Beach Gives’ upcoming\nfundraiser dedicated to empowering community non-profit organizations;\n• $1,000 to The Pearl Foundation, Inc. to support their service programs and\nprojects; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $4,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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7. 24-54683 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the\nCity Manager Department by $5,720, offset by the Second Council District One-\nTime District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n• $2,500 to Partners of Park for the 20th Anniversary of the Lone Sailor\nRecognition Ceremony on October 13th, 2024;\n• $500 to Historical Society of Long Beach for their 28th Annual Historical\nCemetery Tour on October 26th, 2024;
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8. 24-54684 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $3,100, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to\nprovide a contribution of:\n• $500 to Khmer Parents Association to support their 30th Annual Scholarship\nAward Ceremony on June 8, 2024;\n• $500 to Latinos in Action California to support their Grand Opening\nCeremony on July 27, 2024;\n• $500 to Success in Challenges Inc. to support the 20th Annual Ron Palmer\nSummer Basketball & Academic Camp from August 5 – 8, 2024 at Browning\nHigh School;\n• $300 to the Friends of Long Beach Public Library to support their Annual\nLibrarian Appreciation Event on August 9, 2024;\n• $300 to the Long Beach Museum of Arts to support their Eighth Biennial\nBags and Baubles event on September 7, 2024;\n• $1,000 to The Arts Council of Long Beach to support their State of the Arts\nFundraising event and the Nash Bash VIP Reception September 20, 2024;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $3,100 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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9. 24-54651 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday,\nAugust 13, 2024.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk