Long Beach — 2025-02-11

1. 25-54282 Recommendation to restate the recommendation approved by City Council on\nJanuary 21, 2025, to correct the name of the recipient receiving a $2,000 donation\nfrom the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds. This\nrecommendation will correct the receiving organization’s name from It’s a Drag to\nGive to One Step Away.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

10. 25-54216 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Affiliation\nAgreement, and any subsequent amendments, with Grand Canyon University, for\nstudent field placement, internship and preceptorship with the Health and Human\nServices Department for the estimated period of January 6, 2025, through January\n1, 2030. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

11. 25-54217 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 37093 with Taxi Productions, Inc.,\ndba KJLH Radio, of Inglewood, CA, for providing commercial broadcasting\nservices engaging the Black community for the Statewide Public Awareness\nCampaign, to increase the annual contract amount by $25,000, for a revised\nannual contract amount not to exceed $100,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 25-54218 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35925 with Performance Abatement\nServices, Inc., of Anaheim, CA; Contract No. 35928 with Vizion’s West, Inc., of\nMenifee, CA; and Contract No. 35941 with Watson Painting Corporation of\nRiverside, CA, for providing lead-based paint removal and mitigation services, to\nincrease the aggregate contract amount by $701,000, for a revised aggregate\ncontract amount not to exceed $4,493,000, and extend the terms of the contracts\nto November 30, 2026. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 25-54219 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement and all documents, subcontracts, or subsequent amendments, with\nvector and mosquito control agencies of Southern California to provide mutual\nsupport in the event of a natural or man-made event or emergency. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. 25-54220 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Affiliation\nAgreement, and any subsequent amendments, with North-West College, Glendale,\nfor student field placement, internship, and preceptorship with the Health and\nHuman Services Department. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

15. 25-54223 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HR-23-349 and award contracts\nto 34 Strong Inc., of Elk Grove, CA, a)plan coaching LLC, of San Francisco, CA,\nAguiar Professional Training LLC., of Ontario, CA, Apex Performance Strategies,\nof Solana Beach, CA, Enlighteneering Inc., of Duncan, OK, LIVE & FAITH\nConsulting dba L&F Project, of Manhattan Beach, CA, MK Circle Enterprises LLC,\nof Long Beach, CA, and Right Management Inc., of Milwaukee, WI, for providing\nemployee coaching services, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed\n$500,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-\nyear periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including\nany necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. 25-54224 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HR-23-358 and award contracts\nto Alliance Resource Consulting, of La Palma, CA, Baker Tilly US, of Chicago, IL,\nCooperative Personnel Services, of Sacramento, CA, Peckham & McKenney, of\nRoseville, CA, Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, Tri Star Gov\nSolutions LLC, of Columbia, TN, and WBCP Inc., of Rogue River, OR, for providing\nrecruitment services, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,\nfor a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year\nperiods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into these contracts,\nincluding any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

17. 25-54225 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2023-\n2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Long Beach Management\nAssociation (LBMA) and Unrepresented Management (Non-Sworn) Employee\nTerms. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

18. 25-54229 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35816, with Galls LLC, of Cerritos,\nCA, for furnishing and delivering of as-needed police equipment, supplies, and\naccessories, to extend the term of the contract to January 31, 2025, with the option\nto renew for as long as the City of Los Angeles contract is in effect. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

19. 25-54230 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35815 with Galls LLC, of Cerritos,\nCA, for furnishing and delivering police uniforms and accessories, to extend the\nterm of the contract to February 28, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as\nthe City of Los Angeles contract is in effect. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Police Department\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

2. 25-54289 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween January 27, 2025 and February 3, 2025.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. 25-54232 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36098 with RD Systems, Inc., of\nTustin, CA, and Contract No. 36102 with DG Investment Intermediate Holdings\n(formerly Convergint Technologies, LLC), of Orange, CA, for providing security\naccess control system hardware, software, supplies, installation, integration,\nmonitoring, and maintenance services, to increase the annual aggregate contract\namount by $600,000, for a revised annual aggregate contract amount not to\nexceed $1,400,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Technology and Innovation\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nLBRA CREATIVE ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM UPDATE\nHEARING

21. 25-54047 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, review and determine that the proposed Long Beach Municipal\nCode (LBMC) amendments and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA)\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section\n21166, 15162, 15163 and 15061 (b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines;\nDeclare ordinance adopting Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA24-003) and the\nproposed findings related thereto, to amend Chapter 21.67 of the Zoning\nRegulations to expand the existing Inclusionary Housing Ordinance applicability\nbeyond the Downtown Plan (PD-30) and Mid-Town Specific Plan (SP-1)\nsubmarkets and apply the ordinance citywide, including sites within the coastal\nzone; change the affordability requirements for Inclusionary Housing units; and\nimplement other changes to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, read the first time\nand laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and\n25-54284 Adopt resolution directing City Manager, or designee, to submit the Local Coastal\nProgram Amendment (LCPA24-003) and associated materials and findings related\nto changes to Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to the California Coastal\nCommission (CCC) for its review and certification in compliance with the Certified\nLocal Coastal Program. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

22. 25-54214 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions for\nEntertainment with Dancing to Z Golf Food & Beverage Services LLC, DBA The\nSanctuary by Wedgewood Wedding. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Financial Management\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

23. 25-54286 Recommendation to request City Manager to explore and pursue strategies to\naccelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles for private and city-owned\nrefuse trucks, including identifying public funding opportunities, assessing the fiscal\nimpacts of the city’s fleet transition, planning for proactive fleet turnover depending\non technology availability, clarifying the applicability of the City’s Zero-Emission\nVehicle and Infrastructure Policy, incentivizing the creation of good jobs through\ncity procurement, and preparing for the long-term development of the necessary\ncharging infrastructure. Report back to the City Council in 90 days on the progress\nof these efforts.\nRequest City Attorney to draft resolution indicating the city’s policy position towards\nprioritizing future exclusive franchise agreements with waste haulers that commit to\na 100% zero-emission refuse fleet by 2032.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Rex\nRichardson, Mayor; Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor,\nSeventh District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

24. 25-54287 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution supporting South\nCoast Air Quality Management (SCAQMD) Proposed Amended Rules 1111 and\n1121 related to the emissions of NOx and other toxic fumes.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Roberto\nUranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

25. 24-55997 Recommendation to approve the Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY)\n2024-2025 and Substantial Amendment to the FY 2022-2023 Action Plans for the\nexpenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with the\nUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other entities,\nto execute agreements necessary to implement and comply with related federal\nregulations. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

26. 25-54274 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on Long Beach’s compliance\nwith State Housing Element Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)\nrequirements by honoring allowable development under applicable General Plan\ndesignations without requiring rezoning of the site, pursuant to the California\nHousing Crisis Act of 2019. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

27. 25-54221 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including\nto the award amount or terms, with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental\nHealth, to accept and expend Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) grant funding in\nan amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for Mental Health prevention, for the\napproximate period of January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with the option to\nextend for three additional two-year periods if additional funds become available, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $1,500,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

28. 25-54222 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to return advance payment grant funding to the California\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development in the amount of $5,616,752\nfor the Modular Non-Congregate Shelter Project for interim housing for persons\nexperiencing homelessness, originally awarded under the State of California’s\nHomekey Program. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

29. 25-54227 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7230 and award a\ncontract to Best Contracting Services, Inc. of Gardena, CA for the construction of\nthe Main Health Critical Facility Improvements Project, in the amount of\n$5,760,870, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $1,152,174, for a\ntotal contract amount not to exceed $6,913,044; and, authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including\nany necessary subsequent amendments. (District 4)\nOffice or Department: Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nORDINANCE

3. 25-54285 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments,\nwith the Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk, for the use of 19\nVote Center Facility Drop Boxes at various City facilities for a period of five years.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\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 and adopted as\nread. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.\nNEW BUSINESS

31. 25-54364 Recommendation to request City Manager to include the Pan-African Flag in the\nCity’s Special Flags list under Administrative Regulation 8-18, ensuring its annual\ndisplay at the Long Beach Civic Plaza throughout February in recognition of Black\nHistory Month.\nOffice or Department: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth\nDistrict; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District;\nJoni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

32. 25-54359 Recommendation to adopt resolution of the City Council of the City of Long Beach\nto amend and restate Resolution No. RES-19-0111 to denounce Georgia’s Living\nInfants Fairness and Equality (Life) Act (HB 481) and Alabama’s HB 314,\nimmediately suspend official travel to Georgia, Alabama and any other state which\nadopts similar heartbeat legislation until such time as the new law is revoked,\namended or struck down and clarifying that City Manager and approved Hiring\nAuthorities can allow travel if there is a critical city operational need and removing\nfinancial sanctions.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. 25-54211 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Revocable\nPermit granting the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach permission to occupy\nand use certain areas for parking and hospitality during the staging of the 2025\nGrand Prix of Long Beach. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. 25-54212 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the temporary closure of certain\nstreets, alleys, walkways, the Promenade, and the Downtown Shoreline bike path,\nas needed in connection with the 2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach construction and\nrace activity, between February 20, 2025, and May 4, 2025. (District 1)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. 25-54213 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 26174 with Long Beach Museum of\nArt Foundation, a California non-profit corporation, for management of the City’s art\ncollection, to extend the term of the contract to September 30, 2025, in the amount\nof $425,550 at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. 25-54245 Recommendation to authorize City Prosecutor to execute an agreement, and any\nnecessary documents, including any amendments, to accept and expend grant\nfunding awarded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice\nPrograms, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant,\nand Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Site-based Program – Grant No.\n15PBJA-24-GG-04454-COAP, in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, for the\nperiod of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Prosecutor\nDepartment by $1,300,000, offset by grant revenue from United States Department\nof Justice. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Prosecutor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. 25-54290 Recommendation to adopt resolution designating and authorizing City Manager\nand City Prosecutor to execute applications, agreements, and other documents\nincluding amendments, to accept and expend funding from the California\nDepartment of Justice’s Tobacco Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed\n$854,118, for the FY 25 through FY 27 period; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Prosecutor\nDepartment by $854,118, offset by grant revenue from the California Department\nof Justice. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Prosecutor; City Manager\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. 25-54215 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any subsequent\namendments, with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to receive and\nexpend grant funding in the amount of $229,500 for the Adverse Weather Shelter\nProgram for the period of December 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $229,500, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.