Long Beach — 2025-09-09

1. 25-56371 Recommendation for approval of a merit increase as required by Section 12 of the\nCity’s Salary Resolution for Chief of Staff, Anjelica Vargas.\nOffice or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

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

11. Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2022-\n2025 Memorandum of Understanding with the Firefighters Association (FFA)\nregarding Union Release Time for the FFA Association President.

12. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR-25-554 and award a\ncontract to Aquatechnex LLC, of Santa Ana, CA, for providing lake water quality\nmanagement services, in an annual amount not to exceed $200,000, authorize a\n10 percent contingency in the amount of $20,000, for a total annual contract\namount not to exceed $220,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew\nfor three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and,\nauthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter\ninto the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to\namend Purchase Order No. 22507042 with Aquatechnex LLC, of Santa Ana, CA,\nfor providing lake water quality management services, to increase the amount by\n$50,000, for a revised total amount not to exceed $150,000. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in\nthe Public Works Department by $300,000, for the Healthy Active Streets Uptown\nMobility Hub Project, offset by grant revenue; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $300,000, offset by a transfer of Harbor Department grant funds\nfrom the Capital Grants Fund. (District 9)\nOffice or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine; Public Works\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude\nthe public hearing, and take the actions necessary to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026\nbudget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)

15. Recommendation to request City Council to approve the application of Port\nMoresby, Papua New Guinea as a new Sister City with the City of Long Beach,\nand authorize Mayor of Long Beach to take necessary actions and execute any\nand all documents to accomplish the establishment of such a relationship; and\nRequest City Attorney to prepare resolution authorizing a sister city relationship\nwith Port Moresby to memorialize this partnership, and return the resolution to\ncouncil.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

16. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-25-538 and award contracts\nto Continental Acquisition Services, Inc., of Fresno, CA; Epic Land Solutions, Inc.,\nof Torrance, CA; Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., of Loveland, CO; and Overland,\nPacific & Cutler, LLC, a Transystems Company, of Long Beach, CA, for as-needed\nreal property acquisition, relocation, and related services, in a total aggregate\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 contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)

17. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-24-481 and award contracts\nto AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Long Beach, CA; HR&A Advisors, Inc., Los\nAngeles, CA; Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc., Dallas, TX; Keyser Marston\nAssociates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA; Kosmont & Associates, Inc. dba Kosmont\nCompanies, El Segundo, CA, for as-needed real estate economic analysis\nprofessional services, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for a\nperiod of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods,\nat the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any\nnecessary amendments. (Citywide)

18. 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 State of California, Employment Development Department (EDD),\nto accept and expend Program Year 2025 – 2026 Workforce Innovation and\nOpportunity Act (WIOA) grant funding in an amount up to $5,735,200, to implement\nworkforce training programs and strategies for the period April 1, 2025, through\nJune 30, 2027; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Community Development Fund Group in the\nEconomic Development Department by $2,484,545, offset by grant revenue.\n(Citywide)

19. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements,\nand all necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with the Long\nBeach Unified School District (LBUSD) for the operation of the After School\nEducation and Safety Program at Burbank, Edison, Garfield, Grant, Herrera, King,\nand Lafayette Elementary school sites, in an amount not to exceed $1,288,355, for\nthe period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and to include any extension periods\napproved by LBUSD, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize a 15\npercent in-kind match of $193,254; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $1,288,355, offset by grant revenue.\n(Districts 1, 2, 7, 9)

2. 25-56372 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received\nbetween August 25, 2025 and August 29, 2025.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

20. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements,\nand all necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with the Long\nBeach Unified School District (LBUSD) for the operation of the Expanded Learning\nOpportunities Program at Burbank, Edison, Garfield, Grant, Herrera, King, and\nLafayette Elementary school sites, in an amount not to exceed $2,466,470, for the\nperiod of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and to include any extension periods\napproved by LBUSD, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $2,466,470, offset by grant revenue.\n(Districts 1, 2, 7, 9)\n12. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept and expend\ngrant funds from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for capital\nimprovements at Hudson Park, and enter into any agreements and amendments\nrelated thereto, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $200,000, offset by grant revenue from the\nCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Parks,\nRecreation and Marine Department by $200,000, offset by a transfer of California\nDepartment of Parks and Recreation grant funds from the Capital Grants Fund;\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $1,800,000, offset by grant revenue from the California Department\nof Parks and Recreation; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $1,800,000, offset by a transfer of California Department of Parks\nand Recreation grant funds from the Capital Grants Fund. (District 7)

3. 25-56303 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for the Sixth Amendment to Revocable Permit No. 35437\nwith Archdiocese of Los Angeles Education and Welfare Corporation, on behalf of\nSt. Anthony High School, for the continued use of a City-owned parking lot to the\nsouth of 854 East 7th Street, commonly known as the former Long Beach Armory\nParking Lot, through December 18, 2025. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

4. Recommendation to amend the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA), dated\nMarch 10, 2022, with Linc Armory, LP for the disposition of City-owned exempt\nsurplus property located at 854 East 7th Street, commonly known as the former\nLong Beach Armory to amend specific provisions of the PSA to extend the closing\ndate to September 9, 2026, with the option to extend for an additional one-year\nperiod. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

5. Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring 11,898 square feet of City-owned\nproperty located at 3001 Atlantic Avenue (Assessor Parcel Number 7207-020-900)\n(Subject Property) as “exempt surplus property” as defined by Government Code\nSection 54221(f)(1)(B); and authorize City Manager, or designee, to take any\nactions and execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with the\nSurplus Land Act and State regulations relating thereto. (District 6)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

6. Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring a 6,205-square-foot vacant parcel\nof City-owned property located at 1152 East Hill Street, Assessor Parcel Numbers\n7210-025-900 and 7210-025-901, as exempt surplus property as defined in\nGovernment Code Section 54221(f)(1)(B); and authorize City Manager, or\ndesignee, to take any actions and execute any documents necessary to ensure\ncompliance with the Surplus Land Act and State regulations relating thereto.\n(District 6)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

7. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36889 with California State\nUniversity, Long Beach Research Foundation, of Long Beach, CA, for providing\nresearch and evaluation of the Long Beach Pledge Guaranteed Income Pilot\nProgram to extend the term of the contract to September 30, 2026. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

8. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement and all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments\nwith the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to accept and expend\n$50,000, total funding to improve security along commercial corridors upon\nexecution of the contract through June 30, 2026; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Business Assistance Fund Group in the Economic\nDevelopment Department in an amount of $50,000, offset by grant revenue from\nthe County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Economic Development\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.

9. Recommendation to adopt resolution approving a Letter of Agreement to the 2023-\n2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Brotherhood of\nElectrical Workers (IBEW) regarding the Fire Inspector I-II and Fire Prevention\nSpecialist classification specifications. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Human Resources\nSuggested Action: Approve recommendation.