Long Beach — 2025-11-18

City Council

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1.\n25-56993\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,500, offset by the First Council District Youth-Specific\nOne-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities\nDepartment, to provide a contribution to the following:\n1. $1,500 to Willmore City Community Association, for costs related to their\nWinter in Willmore event; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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10. \n25-56928\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for a Sixth Amendment to Agreement to Negotiate\nExclusively (ENA) No. 36420 with Century Affordable Development, Inc., for\ncontinued negotiations in connection with the disposition and development of City-\nowned Exempt Surplus property at 6845 Atlantic Avenue (Subject Property).\n(District 9)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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11. \n25-56939\nRecommendation to adopt resolution declaring seven non-contiguous City-owned\nproperties at 5661 and 5901-5960 Atlantic Avenue as “exempt surplus property,”\nas defined in Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(B); and authorize City\nManager, or designee, to take any actions and execute any documents necessary\nto ensure compliance with the Surplus Land Act and State regulations relating\nthereto. (Districts 8, 9)
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12. \n25-56930\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP ED-24-462 and award contracts\nto CBRE, Inc., of El Segundo, CA, Hawran & Malm, LLC, of Newport Beach, CA,\nMonument ROW, of Irvine, CA, R.P. Laurain & Associates, Inc., of Long Beach,\nCA, and The Dore Group, Inc., of San Diego, CA, for as-needed real estate\nappraisal services, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $900,000, 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)\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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13. \n25-56931\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for the Fourth Amendment to Right-of-Entry Permit No.\n36501 between the City of Long Beach and Rocket Lab USA, Inc., to extend the\nterm for an additional one-year period and expand the use to include an additional\n20 parking spaces at City-leased property located at 3861 Worsham Avenue.\n(District 5)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity; Health and\nHuman Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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14. \n25-56932\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for a Joint Use Agreement between the City of Long Beach\nand Royce Arbor Village, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for City-owned\nproperty commonly known as Arbor Park, Assessor Parcel Number 7133-012-900,\nand a privately owned driveway located at 300 East Arbor Street, Assessor Parcel\nNumber 7133-012-017, to facilitate joint use of the parking area at Arbor Park and\nsecure City and public access across and through the private driveway serving the\nparking area. (District 8)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity; Parks,\nRecreation and Marine\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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15. \n25-56926\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (NextGen), of Horsham,\nPA, for providing ongoing software services, in a total annual amount not to exceed\n$125,000, for a period of five years and authorize a one-time payment of $46,500,\nfor fiscal year 2025 invoices, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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16. \n25-56927\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-25-578 and award contracts\nto Chef Dora Presents Ten Thousand, LLC, of Torrance, CA; Everytable PBC, of\nLong Beach, CA; and The Beacon House Association of San Pedro, CA, for meal\nservices in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $745,000, for a period\nof one-year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute all necessary documents to enter into the contract, including any\nnecessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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17. \n25-56933\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36156 with Los Cerritos Wetlands\nStewardship, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for the maintenance and management of\nenvironmentally sensitive areas, to increase the contract amount by $139,000,\nauthorize a 15 percent contingency of $125,799, for a revised contract amount not\nto exceed $964,459. (Districts 1, 2, 3)\nOffice or Department:\nParks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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18. \n25-56945\nRecommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate that portion of Via\nAlcalde Avenue, between Via Plata Street and Carson Street;\nAcknowledge the previously certified Intex Corporation Office and Fulfilment\nCenter Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-22) (State Clearinghouse\n(SCH) Number 2023040345) as the CEQA compliance documentation for this\nproject, which was approved by the City Council on June 10, 2025;\nSet the date of December 9, 2025, for the public hearing on the vacation; and\nAuthorize City Manager, or designee, to accept Dedication Easement Deed from\nThe Intex Properties Corporation, a California corporation, the owner of the\nproperty at 4000 Via Alcalde Avenue, for public right-of-way purposes. (District 8)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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19. \n25-56934\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with AT&T Enterprises, LLC, of Dallas, TX, to utilize the\nFirstNet high-speed network for wireless data, voice, and accessories, on the\nsame terms and conditions afforded to the State of Utah, through NASPO\nValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Program, in an annual amount not to exceed\n$50,000, until the NASPO ValuePoint contract expires on August 11, 2029, with\nthe option to renew for as long as the NASPO ValuePoint contract is in effect, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nTechnology and Innovation\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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2. \n25-56996\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $10,500, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nsupport the following:\n1. $10,000 to Food Finders, Inc. in support of the Admiral Kidd Park Food Hub;\n2. $500 to Community Partners in support of ÓRALE to support the Liberation\n5K Walk & Run on November 22, 2025; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $10,500, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department: Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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20. \n25-56935\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36383 with CDW-Government, LLC,\nof Vernon Hills, IL, to execute a Letter of Authorization, and any necessary\ndocuments including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Starlink\nServices, of Hawthorne, CA, for the purchase of satellite-based internet services,\nfor a period of one year, with the option to renew for ten additional one-year\nperiods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nTechnology and Innovation\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nPANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH\nSACRED PATH NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH\nHEARING
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21. \n25-56936\nRecommendation to adopt resolution certifying the Park Tower Student Housing\nProject Environmental Impact Report (EIR-01-25, State Clearinghouse No.\n2024080441), making findings of fact related thereto and approving a Mitigation\nMonitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP);\n25-56937\nAdopt resolution approving a General Plan Amendment (GPA23-001), and adopt\nthe proposed findings related thereto, to change the land use PlaceType of the\nproperty at 5150 East Pacific Coast Highway from Community Commercial (CC) to\nNeighborhood-Serving Center or Corridor - Moderate (NSC-M) PlaceType;\na. Amend Map LU-7 (PlaceTypes) to convert the project site from CC to\nNSC-M PlaceType;\nb. Amend Map LU-12 (Neighborhood-Serving Centers and Corridors – Low\nand Moderate PlaceTypes) to include the project site;\nc. Amend Map LU-14 (Community Commercial PlaceType) to exclude the\nproject site;\nd. Amend Map LU-25 (Eastside) to convert the project site from CC to NSC-\nM;\n25-56938\nAdopt ordinance approving a Zoning Map Change (ZCHG23-001) request, and\nadopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend the zoning designation for\nthe property at 5150 East Pacific Coast Highway from Community Commercial\nAutomobile-Oriented (Height Overlay) (CCA-HL) to Mixed Use 3 (MU-3) Zoning\nDistrict, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City\nCouncil for final reading; and\nAffirm the Planning Commission’s conditional approval of the Site Plan Review\n(SPR23-001) and Conditional Use Permit (CUP23-001), and adopt the proposed\nfindings and conditions thereto, for the adaptive reuse of a seven-story office\nbuilding into a Special Group Residence (private dormitory) with 593 beds, a new\n728-square foot pavilion building, approximately 22,523 square feet of open space,\nand 364 parking spaces within an existing parking structure located at 5150 East\nPacific Coast Highway. (District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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22. \n25-56982\nRecommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments and\nreappointments for Non-Charter Commissions.
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23. \n25-56995\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to request City Attorney to begin preparing ordinance that\nconsolidates the City’s ethics policies, guidelines, and legal requirements into a\nsingle comprehensive ordinance called the Long Beach “Framework for\nAccountability, Integrity, and Reporting (FAIR) Act,” and considers the proposed\npolicy modifications outlined by the Long Beach Ethics Commission to enhance\ntransparency, accountability, and public trust, and staff recommendations\nregarding those proposed changes; request City Attorney to conduct any additional\nreview as necessary to ensure the final recommendations and draft ordinance\nlanguage are consistent with the City Charter, State law, City policies, rules, and\nregulations, operational and financial feasibility, and other public policy\nconsiderations as determined by City staff;\nRequest City Attorney to incorporate within the proposed Long Beach “FAIR Act”\nordinance framework key amendments to the City’s Lobbyist Ordinance (LBMC\nCh. 2.08) to expand the scope of this policy to improve transparency within the\nCity’s decision-making processes, taking into account the recommendations\nprovided by the Long Beach Ethics Commission; and\nRefer to the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee for public input,\ndiscussion, and feedback on the proposed ordinance provisions.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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24. \n25-56975\nRecommendation to request Long Beach City Council adopt resolution in support\nof the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA).\nOffice or Department:\nJoni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District; Tunua\nThrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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25. \n25-56997 WITHDRAWN\nRecommendation to request City Manager, Police Department, Economic\nDevelopment and Opportunity, Health and Human Services, and Financial\nManagement to explore strategies to support businesses and residential areas\nadjacent to business/entertainment corridors affected by crime and quality of life\nissues, and return to Council with a report in 90 days. The report should include\nthe following components:\n• An update on Health Department and CARE Court coordination that\nprovides an overview of mental health response efforts, service referrals,\nand how CARE Court petitions are integrated into enforcement efforts for\nchronically ill individuals refusing services;\n• A plan to establish metrics and regularly published progress reports\ndetailing enforcement activity and safety improvements in each identified\ncorridor to improve public accountability;\n• An update on City actions taken following the Grants Pass v. Johnson\ndecision and the memorandum issued on May 15, 2025. This should include\nrecommendations for future potential actions; and\n• A feasibility study on allocating additional funds to support increased LBPD\nvisibility and Quality-of-Life officers for a term determined by the City\nManager.\nOffice or Department: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Mary\nZendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Megan Kerr,\nCouncilwoman, Fifth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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26. \n25-56998\nRecommendation to recommend City Attorney draft an ordinance amending Long\nBeach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapter 10.82 (Spectators Prohibited at Street\nRaces, Sideshows, and Reckless Driving Exhibitions) to prohibit the willful\npromotion or organization of illegal street races, sideshows, or reckless driving\nexhibitions on social media or any form of promotional material and to return to the\nCity Council within 60 days with the proposed ordinance language.\nOffice or Department:\nJoni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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27. \n25-56946\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary for an office lease agreement with Shoreline Square\nHoldings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for office space located at 301\nEast Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1600 for use by the City of Long Beach’s Energy and\nEnvironmental Services Department. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity; Energy and\nEnvironmental Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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28. \n25-56947\nRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary\nsubsequent amendments, with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc., a distributor of\nOshkosh Corporation, of Ontario, CA, for the purchase of a Pierce Enforcer Urban\nSearch and Rescue (USAR) unit, with related equipment and accessories, on the\nsame terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell (Contract No. 113021-OKC), in\na total amount not to exceed $1,864,149, inclusive of taxes and fees; until the\nSourcewell contract expires on February 10, 2026, 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:\nFinancial Management; Fire Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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29. \n25-56940\nRecommendation to adopt specifications No. RFP HE-24-500 and award contracts\nto First to Serve of Los Angeles, CA, for the operation and provision of supportive\nservices for the Year Round Shelter Program, in a total annual aggregate amount\nnot to exceed $6,315,960, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two\nadditional, one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize\nCity Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to enter into the\ncontracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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3. \n25-56994\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an agreement with the firm\nTheodora Oringher, PC, for legal services in the matter entitled Christopher Stuart,\net al., v. City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV21452.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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30. \n25-56925\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement and all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any subsequent\namendments including to the award amount, with Dignity Health – St. Mary\nMedical Center, to receive and expend grant funding in an annual allocation in the\namount of $600,000, for four years, for a total of $2,400,000, for the Dignity Center\nfor Integrated Care Model (DCIC) for the estimated period of October 1, 2025, to\nSeptember 30, 2029, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Health and Human Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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31. \n25-56941\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP TI 24-497 and award contracts\nto Intelinet, Inc., of Murrieta, CA; Vector Resources, Inc., DBA: Vector USA, of\nTorrance, CA; GA Technical Services, Inc., of Glendora, CA; Platt Security\nSystems, Inc., of Signal Hill; CA, RD Systems Inc. of Tustin, CA; DG Investments\nIntermediate Holdings 2, Inc., DBA: Convergint Technologies, of La Palma, CA;\nand Regent Datacom Systems, Inc., DBA: Nascient Networks, of Downey, CA for\nas-needed network maintenance, installations, structured cabling and support\nservices, in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $7,000,000, for a\nperiod of five years, with the option to renew for five additional one-year periods, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any\nnecessary amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nTechnology and Innovation\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code\nby adding Section 16.52.2540, relating to the designation of the property located at\n149 Siena Drive, as a historic landmark, read and adopted as read.\nOffice or Department: City Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nORDINANCE
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32. \n25-56980\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code\nby adding Section 16.52.2540, relating to the designation of the property located at\n149 Siena Drive, as a historic landmark, read and adopted as read.
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33. \n25-56954\nRecommendation to request City Council approval of proposed Order of Business\nchanges to City Council meetings, as recommended by the Government\nOperations and Efficiency Committee;\nRequest City Council to direct City Manager and City Clerk to report back with\nimplementation analysis on recommendations that need additional department\nresearch; and\nRequest City Council to direct City Manager and City Clerk to report back on\nimplementation of Senate Bill 707.\nOffice or Department:\nKristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District, Chair,\nGovernment Operations and Efficiency Committee\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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4. \n25-56983\nRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between\nNovember 3, 2025 and November 10, 2025.\nOffice or Department: City Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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5. \n25-56924\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent\namendments, with the Public Corporation for the Arts, Inc., dba Arts Council for\nLong Beach, a California non-profit corporation, of Long Beach, CA, to fund arts\nand cultural activities, in the total amount of $504,085, for a period of one year.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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6. \n25-56943\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP CM-25-627 and award a\ncontract to Public Counsel, of Los Angeles, CA, for implementing the Long Beach\nJustice Fund Program and providing legal services, in a total annual amount not to\nexceed $919,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two\nadditional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize\nCity Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the\ncontract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Manager\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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7. \n25-56977\nRecommendation to authorize City Prosecutor to execute all necessary\ndocuments, to accept and expend grant funding from the State of California,\nDepartment of Industrial Relations, Wage Theft Grant Program, in a total amount\nnot to exceed $250,000, from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026; and\nIncrease appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Prosecutor\nDepartment by $250,000, offset by grant revenue from California Department of\nIndustrial Relations. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: City Prosecutor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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8. \n25-56923\nRecommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance to dissolve through\nrevocation various Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) sections related to the\nBoard of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation (BEAC), assign the BEAC duties\nto the Planning Commission and amend the LBMC including but not limited to\nTitles 2, 5, 8, 10, 18 and 21 to conform to these changes. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department: Community Development\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.
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9. \n25-56929\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to enter into an Agreement to Negotiate Exclusively (ENA)\nwith JHC-Acquisitions, LLC, a California limited liability company to commence\nnegotiations in connection with the disposition and development of City-owned\nSurplus Land located at 620 South Street / 5705 – 5723 Lime Avenue (Subject\nProperty). (District 8)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.