Long Beach — 2025-02-04

1. 25-54202 Recommendation to receive and file a report for Mayor Richardson’s travel to\nWashington, D.C. to participate in the United States Conference of Mayors Annual\nWinter Meeting on January 17-19, 2025.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

10. 25-54183 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween January 13, 2025 and January 27, 2025.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 25-54185 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the City Manager\nDepartment; and adopt resolution.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 25-54166 Recommendation to request City Attorney to amend Resolution No. RES-19-0111\nto clarify that City Manager and all approved Hiring Authorities can authorize a\ncritical needs exemption to travel to banned states, if they determine there is a\ncritical City operational need, and to remove language referring to financial\nsanctions on Georgia. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 24-55998 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in\nthe amount of $250,000, awarded by the Southern California Association of\nGovernments (SCAG) through the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0\nHousing Infill and Preservation Program (HIPP);\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and agreements\nnecessary to accept and utilize these funds for eligible activities; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Development Services Fund Group in the\nCommunity Development Department by $250,000, offset by grant revenue.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 25-54148 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and any necessary documents or subsequent amendments, including\nany amendment to increase the initial grant term or initial award amount, with the\nJames Irvine Foundation, processed through Amalgamated Foundation to accept\nand expend grant funding in an initial amount of up to $500,000, to support\ncapacity-building efforts to better serve and connect older workers,\ntransgender/gender non-conforming, and Black workers to Workforce Innovation\nOpportunity Act (WIOA) funded career development services, for an initial two-year\nperiod upon execution of contract. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 25-54149 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents, including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Bound Tree Medical, LLC of Dublin, OH, for\nfurnishing and delivering emergency medical supplies, on the same terms and\nconditions afforded to the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative d/b/a\nBuyBoard (BuyBoard), in an annual amount of $400,000, authorize a 15 percent\ncontingency in the amount of $60,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed\n$460,000, until the BuyBoard Contract No. 704-23 expires on May 31, 2025, with\nthe option to renew for as long as the BuyBoard contract is in effect, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 25-54150 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36934 with Life-Assist, Inc. of\nRancho Cordova, CA, for furnishing and delivering emergency medical supplies, to\nincrease the annual contract amount by $100,000, for a revised annual amount of\n$400,000, and authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $60,000, for a\nrevised total annual amount not to exceed $460,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 25-54151 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Western Extrication Specialist, Inc., of Simi Valley,\nCA, for providing Holmatro electric-hydraulic extrication tools and maintenance, in\nan amount of $650,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of\n$97,500, for a total amount not to exceed $747,500 for the first year of the\ncontract, and, for subsequent years, in an annual amount of $200,000, authorize a\n15 percent contingency in the amount of $30,000, for a total annual amount not to\nexceed $230,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Fire Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 25-54152 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Community Partners, of Los Angeles, CA, as the\nfiscal agent for the Mayors Fund for Long Beach, of Long Beach, CA, to expand\nthe efforts of the Early Childhood Education Enrollment Hub Program, aligning with\nthe requirements of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family\nServices contract, in a total amount not to exceed $308,626, for a period of eight\nmonths, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 25-54153 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2023-\n2026 Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of\nMachinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Employee Terms.\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 25-54184 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,050, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time\nPriority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide\ncontributions of:\n• $500 to The Little Lion Foundation in support of their Community Cat\nProject;\n• $550 to the California Conference for Equality and Justice in support of their\nRoots of Justice event; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,050, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. 25-54155 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Bushfire Kitchen LB, LLC,\ndba Bushfire Kitchen, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control\n(ABC) License, at 4610 Pacific Coast Highway, and determine that the application\nserves the public convenience and necessity. (District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

21. 25-54159 Recommendation to accept the Notice of Determination Number 2019100514\nprepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Duke\nRealty Orange L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, property owner at 2851\nOrange Avenue, for the installation and maintenance of public utilities. (District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 25-54156 Recommendation to accept Notice of Exemption Number SE20-811 prepared in\naccordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Mercy\nHousing California 95, L.P., a California limited partnership, property owner at 941\nEast Pacific Coast Highway, for the installation and maintenance of public utilities.\n(District 6)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nHEARING

23. 25-54160 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Fourth Street Parking and\nBusiness Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2024,\nthrough September 30, 2025; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend\nthe agreement with the Fourth Street Business Improvement Association for a one-\nyear term. (District 2)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 25-54161 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Long Beach Tourism\nBusiness Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2024,\nthrough September 30, 2025; and, authorize the City Manager, or designee, to\nextend the agreement with the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau\nfor a one-year term. (Districts 1, 2, 4, 5)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 25-54180 Recommendation to request City Auditor conduct an audit of the Tidelands Fund\nGroup; and\nRequest City Manager return to City Council during the Year-End Budget Review,\nor Mid-Year Budget Adjustment, with a $200,000 allocation from the Tidelands\nFund Group to the City Auditor's Office to conduct an audit of the Tidelands Fund\nGroup.\nOffice or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 25-54162 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the development of the\nCity’s Strategic Roadmap in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic\nGames. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 25-54164 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ PW24-459 and award a\ncontract to John L. Hunter & Associates, of Buena Park, CA, for providing as-\nneeded Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System National Pollutant Discharge\nElimination System permit professional compliance and support services, in a total\namount not to exceed $3,000,000, 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.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 25-54165 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-\npurchase agreement and related financing documents with Banc of America Public\nCapital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for financing the purchase and delivery of\nrefuse and recycling containers, under Contract No. 34856 with Rehrig Pacific\nCompany, a Delaware corporation, payable over a ten-year period at an interest\nrate to be determined when the agreement is executed and any necessary\ndocuments, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 25-54206 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Epiq Ediscovery Solutions Inc, of Dallas, TX, for\nproviding noticing and call center services, for a period of one year, with the option\nto renew for one additional one year period, at the discretion of the City Manager;\nand\n25-54207 Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and\nany necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with\nExperian plc, of Los Angeles, CA, for providing credit monitoring services, for a\nperiod of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one year period, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nORDINANCE

3. 25-54203 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,500, offset by the Second Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n• $500 to the United Cambodian Community for the Third Annual Cambodian\nRestaurant Week from May 18th through May 25th, 2025;\n• $1,000 to Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Inc for their Pride Board\nInstallation and Fundraiser on January 25th, 2025;\n• $1,000 to the Art Theatre Long Beach Inc. for their Annual Red Carpet\nAwards and Gala Fundraiser on March 2nd, 2025; 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.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

30. 25-54186 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending and restating Chapter 5.77 of the\nLong Beach Municipal Code relating to short-term rentals, read the first time and\nlaid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for a final reading; and\n25-54187 Adopt resolution directing City Manager, or designee, to submit the ordinance\namendment and associated materials and findings to the California Coastal\nCommission for review and a finding of conformance with the City’s Certified\nCoastal Program. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. 25-54204 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,800, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time\nDistrict Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to\nprovide a contribution of:\n• $300 to Friends of Long Beach Dairy and Creamery Landmark to support\nLong Beach Christmas’s ‘A Long Beach Christmas Event’ on December 22,\n2024;\n• $500 to the African American Cultural Center, Long Beach to support their\nKwanzaa Celebration on December 30, 2024;\n• $1,000 to Leadership Long Beach to support their 16th Annual MLK Day of\nService on January 20, 2025; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,800, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 25-54210 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with appropriate staff to identify\na Council District 8 field office location and return to City Council with a short-term\nlease option to utilize the one-time funding of $50,000, allocated in the City’s FY 25\nBudget for Council District Field Office support.\nOffice or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 25-54177 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with\nRequest for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board,\nand if so approved, authority to pay 1) $85,622.50 and also 2) separate authority to\npay $27,695, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Alex Angotti.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 25-54178 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulation with Request for\nAward for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so\napproved, authority to pay $68,440, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order\nfor Brogan Healy.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 25-54179 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $90,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Amber Heads, et al. v. City of Long Beach, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV17345.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 25-54181 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of\nTuesday, January 14 and January 21, 2025.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.