Long Beach
City Council
31. 26-55653 Recommendation to request City Manager, in coordination with the City Attorney,
Health and Human Services Department, Public Works Department, and any other
appropriate City department, within 30 days, to:
• Draft a letter expressing the City of Long Beach’s support for the City of Los
Angeles’ request for the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
to issue a Cleanup and Abatement Order related to toxic runoff from the
Lineage Warehouse fire in Boyle Heights;
• Formally request that any Cleanup and Abatement Order, remediation plan,
environmental monitoring program, or related regulatory action include
downstream impacts to Long Beach, including the Los Angeles River
Estuary, Long Beach coastal waters, and the Dominguez Gap Wetlands;
Request City Manager, within 30 days, to send a letter to California Governor's
Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Fish and Wildlife,
California Environmental Protection Agency, the Los Angeles Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and any other
appropriate agencies requesting improved and standardized notification and
coordination protocols for fire runoff, industrial runoff, hazardous materials
releases, chemical spills, and any other incidents where pollutants or potentially
hazardous materials enter storm drains, channels, rivers, wetlands, estuaries,
bays, or coastal waters; and
Request City Manager to provide an update to the City Council within 90 days on
agency responses and any available after-action reports, findings, or related
information.
Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District; Cindy
Allen, Councilwoman, Second District; Tunua Thrash-
Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.