Long Beach — 2025-12-16

1. 25-57249\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,532, offset by the Second Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n• $750 to the Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association for their annual\nVolunteer Holiday Mixer on Sunday, December 14, 2025;\n• $200 to the Long Beach Realtist Association for their Christmas Giveaway\non Sunday, December 7, 2025;\n• $582 to the Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association for their Neighborhood\nForum on September 10, 2025; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,532, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department:\nCindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

10. 25-57189\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements,\nand any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments,\nbetween the City of Long Beach and Axia Coop, LLC, of Franklin, TN, to receive\nlead procurement agency rebates for citywide elevator services contracts, for a\nperiod of two years, with the option to renew for as long as the City of Long Beach\ncitywide elevator services contracts are in effect, at the discretion of the City\nManager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

11. 25-57193\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a grant\nagreement, and any necessary documents, with the State of California Department\nof Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, for the Surrender\nand Abandoned Vessel Exchange Program, effective through September 30, 2027,\nto accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $50,000; authorize\na ten percent cash or in-kind match requirement of $5,000; execute any future\ndocuments, including amendments, necessary to accept, implement, and\nadminister the agreement; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Tidelands Area Fund Group in the Department of\nParks, Recreation and Marine by $50,000, offset by grant revenue. (Districts 1, 2,\n3)\nOffice or Department:\nParks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

12. 25-57194\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement, all necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, with The\nLittle Lion Foundation, a California nonprofit, to partner with Long Beach Animal\nCare Services to obtain kittens from Long Beach Animal Care Services and house\nthem at a kitten nursery, located at 1179 East Wardlow Road, for an annual\namount not to exceed $50,000, from January 1, 2026, through December 31,\n2027, with the option to renew for two additional two-year periods through\nDecember 31, 2031, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nParks, Recreation and Marine\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

13. 25-57191\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding, and all necessary documents including any\nsubsequent amendments, with the United States Drug Enforcement\nAdministration, to foster participation in sharing information with the National\nForensic Laboratory Information System and foster collaboration, for a four-year\nperiod, with an option to renew for an additional one-year period, at the discretion\nof the City Manager. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

14. 25-57192\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PD-25-606 and award contracts\nto Nancy K. Bohl Inc. dba The Counseling Team International, of San Bernardino,\nCA; Psychological Consulting Associates, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA; and Robert D.\nPreijers, Psy.D. Clinical & Forensic Psychology, Professional Corporation, of\nHuntington Beach, CA, for providing psychological evaluation services for pre-\nemployment screenings and Carry Concealed Weapon permit applications, in a\ntotal annual aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000, for a period of two years,\nwith the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of\nthe City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\nnecessary documents to enter into the contracts, including any necessary\namendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nRECOGNIZING PORT OF LONG BEACH CEO MARIO CORDERO

15. 25-57257\nRecommendation to refer to the Climate, Environment, and Coastal Protection\nCommittee and the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission a request\nto establish a Green Parkways Initiative that sets new standards regulating\nparkways to address environmental harms and report back to council with\nrecommendations. These recommendations should include the consideration of\nregulating the use of artificial turfs via Chapter 21.42.050 of the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code and identify potential programs and funds to incentivize\ncompliance such as partnerships with the Long Beach Utilities Climate Friendly\nLandscaping program and the Office of Climate Action and Sustainability.\nOffice or Department:\nMary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Cindy\nAllen, Councilwoman, Second District; Tunua Thrash-\nNtuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

16. 25-57195\nRecommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 third departmental and fund\nbudget appropriation adjustments in accordance with existing City Council policy.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

17. 25-57196\nRecommendation to adopt the Speed Safety System Use Policy and Speed Safety\nSystem Impact Report for the Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Program;\nAdopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and\nall necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with American\nTraffic Solutions, Inc. dba Verra Mobility of Mesa, AZ, for the design, installation,\nmaintenance, and data processing of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems,\nunder the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Oakland in the\namount of $4,860,000, with a 15-percent contingency in the amount of $729,000,\nfor a total contract amount not to exceed $5,589,000, until the City of Oakland’s\ncontract expires on October 1, 2031, with the option to renew for as long as the\nCity of Oakland’s contract is in effect and for so long as automated speed\nenforcement technology is authorized by the State Legislature, at the discretion of\nthe City Manager; and\nIncrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works\nDepartment by $5,589,000, offset by anticipated revenues from the Automated\nSpeed Enforcement Pilot Program. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nORDINANCE

18. 25-57101\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. C-6646,\nmodifying the assessments to be levied with the Bixby Knolls Parking and\nBusiness Improvement Area, read and adopted as read. (Districts 5, 8)\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

19. 25-57097\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. ORD-10-0012,\nmodifying the assessments to be levied with the Zaferia Parking and Business\nImprovement Area, read and adopted as read. (Districts 2, 3, 4)\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

2. 25-57254\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $2,200, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n1. $300 to St. Athanasius Catholic Church for the Thanksgiving Celebration on\nNovember 14, 2025;\n2. $400 to New Image Emergency Shelter for the Homeless, Inc., for the\nAnnual Children’s Christmas Store on December 20, 2025;

3. $500 to Family of Faith Christian Center for the Christmas Giveaway on\nDecember 13, 2025;

4. $1,000 to YMCA of Greater Long Beach for the Holiday Toy Giveaway on\nDecember 13, 2025; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $2,200, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department:\nTunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n3. 25-57250\nRecommendation to receive and file the Independent Accountants’ Report on\nAgreed-Upon Procedures Applied to the Appropriations Limit Worksheet of the City\nof Long Beach, California for the year ended September 30, 2026.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Auditor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n4. 25-57251\nRecommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday,\nDecember 2, 2025.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

5. 25-57252\nRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between\nDecember 1, 2025 and December 8, 2025.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

6. 25-57186\nRecommendation to receive and approve the reappointment of Emily Holman to\nthe Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District's Board of Trustees, for a\nfour-year term beginning January 5, 2026. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Manager\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

7. 25-57187\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to enter into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with\nCatalina Channel Express, Inc., of San Pedro, CA to facilitate a renegotiation of a\nSublease between the City and Tenant for the continued use of City-owned\nproperty located at 1046 Queens Highway North, a portion of Assessor Parcel\nNumber (APN): 7436-021-907 for the operation of a modular building, storage, fuel\nand passenger docks. (District 1)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nEconomic Development and Opportunity\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

8. 25-57188\nRecommendation to receive and file an update on the completion of\ndecommissioning services provided by Covanta Long Beach Renewable\nCorporation (Covanta), of Long Beach, CA, pursuant to Southeast Resource\nRecovery Facility (SERRF) Operations and Maintenance Agreement No. 23336\n(Agreement) and authorize City Manager or designee, to execute all necessary\ndocuments to close out the decommissioning; and\nIncrease appropriations in the SERRF Fund Group in the Energy and\nEnvironmental Services Department by $1,000,000, to fund operational costs until\nthe SERRF facility demolition commences, offset by funds available. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nEnergy and Environmental Services\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

9. 25-57190\nRecommendation to receive and file annual reports on Community Facilities\nDistricts to comply with the Local Agency Special Tax Bond and Accountability Act.\n(Districts 2, 3, 4, 5)\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.