Long Beach — 2025-08-12
City Council
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1.\n25-56072\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,825, offset by the First Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide donations to following:\n1. Jewels Production INC, in support of Queens on the Queen event, in the\namount of $2,500;
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10. 25-56003\nOffice or Department:\nHealth and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary\ndocuments and any subsequent amendments, including amending the terms, or\nchanging the amount of the award with the California Highway Patrol, to accept\nand expend grant funding in the amount of $231,131, for the Division of Chronic\nDisease and Injury Prevention’s Greenlight Long Beach program to reduce and\nmitigate the impacts of impaired driving in Long Beach for a 12-month period\nestimated to begin July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with an option to extend\nthe agreement for an additional 36-month period at the discretion of the City\nManager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $231,131, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nHealth and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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11. 25-56004
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12. 25-56005\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Affiliation\nAgreement, and any subsequent amendments, between the City of Long Beach\nDepartment of Health and Human Services and the Trustees of the California State\nUniversity on behalf of California State University San Marcos to establish an\nunpaid student internship for academic credit and hands-on experience in public\nhealth and violence prevention. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nHealth and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including\nrevisions to the award amount or term, with the County of Los Angeles Department\nof Public Health, to accept and expend funding in the amount of $60,000, for\ntransportation services for eligible Ryan White Program clients in Los Angeles\nCounty, for a three-year period from March 1, 2025, through February 29, 2028,\nwith the option to extend the agreement for up to three additional one-year periods,\nat the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $60,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
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13. 25-56008
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14. 25-56014\nOffice or Department:\nHealth and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution amending the City Salary Schedules effective\nMarch 22, 2025, May 17, 2025, and June 28, 2025. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nHuman Resources\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with BSN Sports LLC, of Dallas, TX, for providing\nathletic, physical education supplies, and team uniforms at facilities for the\nDepartment of Parks, Recreation, and Marine, on the same terms and conditions\nafforded to the City of Houston, in a total annual amount not to exceed $90,000,\nuntil May 31, 2028, with the option to renew for three additional one year periods,\nso long as the City of Houston contract is in effect at the time of renewal, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
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15. 25-56011\nOffice or Department:\nParks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to receive and file the application for Buen Provecho Long\nBeach Incorporated, dba Buen Provecho for a person-to-person and premise-topremise transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 301 The\nPromenade North. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes
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16. 25-56009\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to receive and file the application of Lima 562, LLC., dba Lima\nCebicheria Peruana for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control\n(ABC) License, at 3851 Atlantic Avenue, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC;\nand direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit\nExemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes
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17. 25-56010\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to receive and file the application of Face Industries, LLC., dba\nWhale Face Beer for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control\n(ABC) License, at 2154 Pacific Avenue, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC;\nand direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit\nExemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 6)\nLevine Act: Yes
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18. 25-56012\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Galls, LLC, of Cerritos, CA, for furnishing and\ndelivering as-needed police equipment, supplies, and accessories, on the same\nterms and conditions afforded to the City of Los Angeles, in a total annual amount\nnot to exceed $500,000, until the City of Los Angeles contract’s expected\nexpiration date of October 31, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as the City\nof Los Angeles contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)
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19. 25-56013
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2. Chase Arcangel-Chhem, for their youth performance during the 2nd Annual\nLong Beach ADA Day Celebration and Reception, in the amount of $250;
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20. 25-56018\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution to authorize City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Galls, LLC, of Cerritos, CA, for furnishing and\ndelivering as-needed police uniforms and accessories, on the same terms and\nconditions afforded to Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government agency\nand service cooperative, in a total annual amount not to exceed $500,000, until the\nSourcewell contract expires on March 25, 2028, with the option to renew for as\nlong as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement\ndeed from Regency Centers, L.P., property owner at 4600 East Pacific Coast\nHighway, for the installation of public utilities; and\nAccept Notice of Exemption CE-25-027. (District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes
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21. 25-56015\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement\ndeed from Long Beach Buildings III, LLC, a California limited liability company,\nproperty owner at 955 East Anaheim Street for utility purposes; and\nAccept CEQA Exemption CE-18-155. (District 6)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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22. 25-56016\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement\ndeed from Long Beach Buildings III, LLC, property owner at 1320 Atlantic Avenue,\nfor the installation of public utilities; and\nAccept Notice of Exemption CE-18-156. (District 6)\nLevine Act: Yes
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23. 25-56017\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement\ndeed from Plaza De Cabrillo, L.P., a California limited partnership and the owner of\nthe property 2111 West Williams Street, for the installation of public utilities; and\nAccept Categorical Exemption Number CE-22-155 prepared in accordance with\nthe California Environmental Quality Act. (District 7)\nLevine Act: Yes\n28. 25-56020\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, for the\npurchase of equipment related to a conventional analog radio system upgrade in a\ntotal amount not to exceed $1,172,026, for a period of two years, at the discretion\nof the City Manager; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement and\nrelated financing documents with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San\nFrancisco, CA, for the financing of a conventional analog radio system upgrade,\npayable over a ten-year period at an interest rate to be determined when the\nagreement is executed. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nTechnology and Innovation\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nNEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CLASS OF 2025\nKEY TO THE CITY\nSISTER CITIES WELCOMING LA PAZ, MEXICO\nCONTINUED BUDGET HEARING
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24. 25-56027\nRecommendation to conduct a Budget Hearing to receive and discuss an overview\nof the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for the departments of Police and Fire.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nHEARING
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25. 25-56023\nRecommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing and consider two third-party appeals from Benjamin Harris for\nLos Angeles Waterkeeper (APL25-004) and Sunjana Supekar with Carstens, Black\n& Minteer LLP for the Riverpark Coalition (APL25-005);\nAdopt resolution certifying the InSite Self Storage Project Environmental Impact\nReport (EIR-02-23, State Clearinghouse [SCH] Number 2023060250), making\nfindings of fact related thereto and approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting\nProgram (MMRP);\n25-56024\nAdopt resolution approving a General Plan Map Amendment (GPA24-002), and\nadopt the proposed findings related thereto, to change land use PlaceType from\nNeo-Industrial (NI)/40 feet to Community Commercial (CC)/5 stories, 50 feet\nPlaceType;\na. Amend Map LU-7 (PlaceTypes) to convert the project site from NI to CC\nPlaceType;\nb. Amend Map LU-8 (Heights) to increase the project’s height allowance from\n40 feet to 5 stories, 50 feet;\nc. Amend Map LU-14 (CC PlaceType) to include the project site; Amend Map\nLU-16 (NI PlaceType) to exclude the project site;\nd. Amend Map LU-20 (Major Areas of Change) to change the project site’s\n“Area of Change Description” from “2-Convert to Neo-Industrial” to “4Transition from Industrial to Commercial Uses” and convert the color coding\nfrom NI to CC; and\ne. Amend Map LU-23 (Bixby Knolls) to convert the project site from NI to CC.\n25-56025\nAdopt ordinance approving a Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA24-002) to Section\n21.39.030 of the Zoning Regulations in the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC),\nand adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to allow the Commercial Storage\n(CS) Zoning District to utilize height overlays pursuant to Chapter 21.39 of the\nZoning Regulations, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of\nthe City Council for final reading;\n25-56026\nAdopt ordinance approving a Zoning Map Change (ZCHG24-004) request, and\nadopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend the zoning designation from\nLight Industrial (IL) to CS, which also includes a high-rise overlay designation of\nfifty feet/5 stories (HR-50/5) in height, read the first time and laid over to the next\nregular meeting of the City Council for final reading;\nDeny the appeals and uphold the Planning Commission’s conditional approval of\nSite Plan Review (SPR24-054), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of\napproval thereto, for site grading and the construction of a four-story (44 feet in\nheight), 206,756 square foot self-storage facility with approximately 1,681 selfstorage units, with an ancillary lobby, leasing office and restrooms, 551 space\ncovered recreational vehicle storage lot, 27 standard automobile stalls, five\nAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) parking stalls, on-site landscaping, and a\n1,450 square foot private outdoor car wash for exclusive use of storage facility and\nrecreational vehicle tenants at a 13.95 acre site located at 3701 Pacific Place in\nthe Light Industrial (IL) Zoning District (pending approval of a zone change to CS\nZoning District); and\nDeny the appeals and uphold the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional\nUse Permits (CUP24-010) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of\napproval thereto, to allow the operation of the self-storage facility, recreational\nvehicle storage, and private outdoor car wash in the CS Zoning District located at\n3701 Pacific Place. (District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes
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26. 25-56021\nOffice or Department:\nCommunity Development\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, and determine that the amendments to the Long Beach\nBuildings Standards Code are categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 (Class 5 – Minor\nAlterations to Land Use Limitations) of the CEQA Guidelines and none of the\nexceptions in Section 15300.2 apply, and that the Project is further exempt\npursuant to Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the\nEnvironment) and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as the\nactions will not result directly or indirectly in significant environmental impacts\n(CE25-083);\nAdopt resolution making express findings and determinations relating to the\nadoption of more restrictive code provisions where appropriate;\n25-56022\nDeclare ordinance amending Sections 18.40.820, 18.40.830, 18.41.300, and\n18.41.310 of the Long Beach Municipal Code relating to enhanced drowning\nprevention measures for private swimming pools, read for the first time and laid\nover to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;\n25-56065\nDeclare ordinance amending Sections 18.40.275, 18.41.280 and 18.41.290 of the\nLong Beach Municipal Code relating to design requirements considering future\nsea-level for buildings in coastal flood hazard areas, read for the first time and laid\nover to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and\n25-56066\nDeclare ordinance amending Section 18.79.020 of the Long Beach Municipal Code\nrelating to clarifying requirements for subgrade electrical work in areas with\npotential methane gas, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular\nmeeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCommunity Development\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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27. 25-56080\nRecommendation to strengthen the Long Beach’s Values Act and reaffirm the\nCity’s commitment to protecting families, uplifting dignity, and honoring the\ncontributions of Long Beach’s diverse immigrant communities with the immediate\nadoption of the policy recommendations and actions set forth in this City Council\nLetter and in accordance with the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget\nrecommendations.\nOffice or Department:\nRoberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Mary\nZendejas, Councilwoman, First District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nORDINANCE\n29. 25-56047\n30. 25-56049\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 10 in the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending Chapter 32.110 relating to the Preferential Parking\nDistrict “U”, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to declare ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long\nBeach amending Title 5 of the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter\n5.93, relating to establishing staffing requirements for self-service checkout\nstations at grocery and drug stores to advance public safety and prevent retail\ntheft, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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3. Michelle Elizabeth Arendt-Ekhoff, on behalf of the Craftsman Village Historic\nDistrict Association, in the amount of $75; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $2,825, offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\n2.\n25-56073\nOffice or Department:\nMary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,800, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nsupport the following:\n1. $300 to Long Beach Camerata Singers for their 60th Anniversary Gala on\nOctober 19, 2025;\n2. $1,000 to Centro CHA for their National Night Out event and school\nsupplies/backpack giveaway at Admiral Kidd Park on August 5, 2025;\n3. $500 to Wild West Women, Inc. for the 3rd Annual Long Beach Women’s\nFair on August 26, 2025; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,800, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\n3.\n25-56074\nOffice or Department:\nRoberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $50,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide a contribution to the Office of Special Events and Filming in support of the\n2025 Westside Fest; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $50,000, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
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4.\n25-56075\nOffice or Department:\nRoberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $7,500, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to\nprovide a contribution to the following organizations:\n• $5,000 to Long Beach City College Foundation to support the annual\nDiscover LBCC Summer Concert;\n• $1,000 to Arts Council for Long Beach to support their State of The Arts\nevent;\n• $1,000 to Friends of Long Beach Animals in support of their Gala and\nBenefit for the Animals;\n• $500 to Long Beach Century Club to support their annual Mayor’s Trophy\nGolf Tournament; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $7,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
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7.\n25-56050\n25-56006\n25-56007\nOffice or Department:\nMegan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between July\n28, 2025 and August 4, 2025.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution amending and replacing Resolution No.\nRES-21-0047 identifying the Terms and Conditions for Fire Department’s\nresponses to incidents outside of the jurisdiction when the City is compensated or\nreimbursed for such response. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nFire Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc., a non-profit\norganization, of Vista, CA, to provide victim support services for the Fire\nDepartment in an annual amount not to exceed $25,000, for year one, and\nauthorize a 3 percent annual cost increase for each subsequent year. The initial\ncontract period would be two years and provide for an option to renew for three\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes
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8.\n25-56001\nOffice or Department:\nFire Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, including\nchanges to the award amount or term, with the California Department of Public\nHealth, to accept and expend funding in an amount of $1,000,000, for Rapid\nAntiretroviral Therapy (ART), for a two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June\n30, 2027. This would include the option to extend the agreement for up to two\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group of the Health and Human\nServices Department by $1,000,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
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9.\n25-56002\nOffice or Department:\nHealth and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments or\nsubcontracts, including to the award amount, with the California Department of\nPublic Health to receive and expend additional grant funding in the amount of\n$250,000, for a revised total grant award of $1,250,000, for Hepatitis B virus\nprevention and control activities and to extend the contract term until December\n31, 2027; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human\nServices Department by $250,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)