Long Beach — 2026-04-07

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10. 26-54775\nRecommendation to adopt resolution designating the ballot listing of the\ncandidates which have been duly nominated for the City’s Primary Nominating\nElection on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

11. 26-54713\nRecommendation to approve the 2026 Office of Climate Action and Sustainability\nWork Plan. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Manager\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

12. 26-54717\nRecommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 designation of one-time District\nPriority Funds for City Council District infrastructure projects and existing\nprograms; and\nApprove related budget appropriation adjustments for Fiscal Year 2026 in\naccordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

13. 26-54714\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 36217 with Carrum Health, of San\nFrancisco, CA, for providing surgical Centers of Excellence administrative services,\nto extend the term of the contract to March 31, 2027. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nHuman Resources\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

14. 26-54715\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments necessary to amend Contract No. 35598 with Health Advocate, of\nOmaha, NE, for providing a comprehensive and strategic suite of health resources,\nto extend the term of the contract to February 28, 2027. (Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nHuman Resources\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

15. 26-54716\nRecommendation to receive and file the application of Bawk Bok 2nd PCH, LLC,\ndba Noble Bird Rotisserie, for a premise-to-premise transfer application of an\nAlcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 6430 East Pacific Coast Hwy #120.\n(District 3)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nPolice Department\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nCEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS\nCommunity Development Week

16. 26-54768\nRecommendation to authorize a seven percent (7%) merit compensation increase\nto the annual base salary of Francine Kerridge, Director of Police Oversight, at an\namount equal to $245,093.191, in addition to a $3,000 one-time performance\nincentive, effective the pay period beginning April 4, 2026.\nOffice or Department:\nRex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

17. 26-54774\nRecommendation to request City Manager to take formal steps to establish Long\nBeach as a major destination and participant in the Pier-to-Pier Coastal Ferry\nProgram, working with all appropriate departments including Parks, Recreation and\nMarine and Public Works, and engaging with regional partners including LA Metro\nand the Board of Supervisors to leverage the Belmont Pier, the Queen Mary, the\nCity’s downtown waterfront, and other coastal assets to support the development\nof innovative regional transportation systems to better connect Long Beach to\ncities across the region in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic\nGames.\nOffice or Department:\nRex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

18. 26-54777\nRecommendation to request City Manager to work with relevant departments to\nbegin the process in amending and updating the Long Beach Municipal Code,\nChapter 5.81 “Tobacco Retail Permit” to include required distances, or “buffer\nzones,” between smoke shops, tobacco retailers, and/or smoking lounges and\nyouth-oriented areas (i.e. schools, daycare centers, playgrounds, libraries, parks,\nrecreation facilities, youth programming events that occur at parks, etc.) and elder\ncare facilities (nursing homes, convalescent homes, etc.), and report back to\ncouncil within 120 days.\nOffice or Department:\nMegan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Tunua\nThrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

19. 26-54718\nRecommendation to adopt resolution approving an exception to the 180-day\nwaiting period for Public Agencies pursuant to Government Code 7522.56 and\n21224, to hire Julie Bedard for a limited duration to work in the Police Department.\n(Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nHuman Resources\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

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20. 26-54719\nRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an\nagreement with Evolution Risk, for healthcare specific stop-loss reinsurance\ncoverage with a $500,000, deductible level, at an estimated cost of $3,193,000, for\na twelve-month period retroactively effective January 1, 2026; and execute any\nsubsequent amendments necessary to maintain current benefit levels and remain\nin compliance with state and federal laws. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nHuman Resources\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

21. 26-54720\nRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. R-7261 and award a contract to All\nAmerican Asphalt, of Corona, CA, for as-needed local street improvements, in\namount not to exceed $60,000,000, 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 contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nPublic Works\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nORDINANCE

22. 26-54597\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Long Beach Municipal Code\n(LBMC) Section 5.92.030, Section 8.68.160, Section 8.68.170 and adding Division\nXIII to Chapter 5.92 (Adult Use Cannabis Business and Activities); all relating to\nthe regulation of cannabis special events, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)\nOffice or Department:\nCity Manager; City Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

23. 26-54600\nRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 5 of the Long Beach\nMunicipal Code by amending and restating Chapter 5.80, all relating to the\nimplementation of a permanent Taxicab Program, read and adopted as read.\n(Citywide)\nLevine Act: Yes\nOffice or Department:\nFinancial Management\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

3. Pulse # para unirse a la reunión\nPor favor, tenga en cuenta que, para proporcionar comentarios públicos, deberá asistir a la\nreunión presencial\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE\nCONSENT CALENDAR (1 – 15)\n1. 26-54766\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $13,000, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nsupport the following:\n1. $1,000 to United Cambodian Community in support of Long Beach\nSankranta;\n2. $10,000 to the Museum of Latin American Art in support of their 30th\nAnniversary Gala;\n3. $1,000 to Long Beach Forward in support of Long Beach LGBTQIA2S+\nCommunity Health Summit;

4. $1,000 to Cambodia Town, Inc in support of the Cambodia Town Parade;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $13,000, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department:\nRoberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n2. 26-54767\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $1,400, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n1. $300 to the Black Employees Association of Long Beach for the annual\nMichael Betts Scholarship Program;\n2. $300 to Long Beach Pride for the 2026 Pride Parade and Festival on May\n16-17, 2026;\n3. $300 to the Nonprofit Partnership for the Community Breakfast on May 22,\n2026;\n4. $500 to Friends of Long Beach Firefighters for the 2026 St. Baldrick’s\nFoundation Cars and Clippers Fundraising Event on March 14, 2026; and\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $1,400, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department:\nTunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n3. 26-54773\nRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City\nManager Department by $6,275, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time\nDistrict Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to\nprovide contributions of:\n1. $125 to American Indian Changing Spirits, in support of their 25th\nAnniversary;\n2. $250 to the LGBTQ Center to support their 5th Annual Trans Day of\nVisibility Celebration;\n3. $200 to One in Long Beach Inc, in support of their 2026 Long Beach Gives\nCampaign;\n4. $200 to the Speak Up Empowerment Foundation Inc, in support of their\n10th annual Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum;

5. $500 to CLIMB, in support of their Women’s Symposium;

6. $2,500 to the Cambodia Town Inc in support of their Parade & Festival\nsponsorship;

7. $2,500 to the United Cambodian Community, in support of the Long Beach\nSankranta Festival hosted by the Cambodian American Cultural Center;\nand\nDecrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities\nDepartment by $6,275, to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.\nOffice or Department:\nSuely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n4. 26-54764\nRecommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for\nAward for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so\napproved, authority to pay $56,260, in compliance with the Appeals Board Order\nfor Cheryl Barnes.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n5. 26-54765\nRecommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit three Stipulations with\nRequest for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board,\nand if so approved, separate authority to pay $16,095, 2) $30,957.50, 3) $23,345\nin compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Sharon Van Duin.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n6. 26-54771\nRecommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $100,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Angela Winston v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV02674.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\n7. 26-54772\nRecommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $60,000, in full\nsettlement of lawsuit entitled Diana Ramirez Vargas v. City of Long Beach, Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV00269.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Attorney\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

8. 26-54762\nRecommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of\nTuesday, March 17 and March 24, 2026.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.

9. 26-54778\nRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between March\n16, 2026 and March 30, 2026.\nOffice or Department:\nCity Clerk\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.