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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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6. 6 CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 16)
   Action: approve recommendation

   A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

7. 1. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the Eighth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a donation to African American Cultural Center of Long Beach in support of their “Evening of Jazz”; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

8. 2. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $5,500, offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support for the following: 1. $3,500 in support of the Uptown Jazz Festival; 2. $500 to Wild West Women, Inc., in support of the Women’s Fair; 3. $1,000 to Century Villages at Cabrillo, in support of the Written in the Stars Gala; 4. $500 to the Long Beach Century Club in support of the Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $5,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

9. 3. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide donations of: • $500 to Alamitos Heights Improvement Associations to support the 2023 Alamitos Heights Neighborhood Picnic; • $500 to the Long Beach Century Club to support the Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament; • $500 to Partners of Parks for the 2023 Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration; • $250 to Wild West Women, Inc. to support the Long Beach Woman’s Fair; • $300 to Temple Israel Long Beach to support Make a Difference Day; • $250 to LGBTQ Center of Long Beach to support the 10th Annual Black and White Gala; • $200 to the Long Beach Public Library Foundation to support the Grape Expectations Gala; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

10. 4. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $250 offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions to Success In Challenges 2023 Gala; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $250 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

11. 5. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, May 16 and May 23, 2023.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

12. 6. Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between May 26, 2023 and June 5, 2023.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

13. 7. Recommendation to amend Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.38 to change the Sustainable City Commission’s name to the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission; and Request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending Chapter 2.38 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to: (1) revise the title of the Sustainable City Commission to the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

14. 8. Recommendation to review and approve the 2023 Office of Climate Action and Sustainability Work Plan. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. 9. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with Bay Area Community Resources, to participate in the California Climate Action Corps Program, for the placement of California Climate Action Fellows in the City of Long Beach (City) for the 2023-2024 Fellowship cycle, at no cost to the City, for the period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

16. 10. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Educational Affiliate Agreement, and all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with Long Beach City College, to allow enrolled students to implement a ride-along program for emergency medical service students participating in EMT and paramedic coursework, for a period of five years. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by Councilmember Ricks-Oddie, to continue the item. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 11. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend and restate Contract No. 35066 with Wellpartner, LLC, of New York, NY (Wellpartner), to continue serving as Administrator of the 340B Pharmacy Program on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), a covered entity, to provide reduced pricing for eligible prescription drugs, with the option to renew the contract automatically for successive terms until canceled by the City of Long Beach (City), at the discretion of the City Manager; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35172 with Cardinal Health 110, LLC, and Cardinal Health 112, LLC (collectively, Cardinal Health), of Dublin, OH, to continue serving as Distributor/Drug Wholesaler, to provide eligible drugs under the 340B Pharmacy Program to the Contract Pharmacies, with the option to renew the contract automatically for successive terms until canceled by the City, at the discretion of the City Manager; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35061 with Bella Vida Pharmacy, Inc., of Torrance, CA (Bella Vida Pharmacy), Contract No. 36231 with Good Life Pharmacy, Inc., DBA Aviva Pharmacy of Long Beach, CA (Aviva Pharmacy), and Contract No. 36534 with Aron Pharmacy Corporation, DBA Bixby Pharmacy of Long Beach, CA (Bixby Pharmacy), to continue serving as Contract Pharmacies to dispense eligible drugs to qualifying patients under the 340B Pharmacy Program, with the option for the aforementioned contracts to renew automatically for successive terms until canceled by the City, at the discretion of the City Manager; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to execute a contract, and all necessary amendments, with Walgreen Company, DBA Walgreens of Deerfield, IL (Walgreens), to serve as a Contract Pharmacy to dispense eligible drugs to qualifying patients under the 340B Pharmacy Program, with the option for the contract to renew automatically for successive terms until canceled by the City, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $15,100, offset by program revenue. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

18. 12. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and all necessary documents or subcontracts, including any amendments to the allocation amount, with the County of Los Angeles, for County Measure B funds in the amount of $1,000,000, to support ongoing bioterrorism response programs, for a one-year period, with the option to renew for four one-year periods; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $1,000,000, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

19. 13. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-23-190 and award contracts to First to Serve, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, and Interval House, of Long Beach, CA, to provide operation and supportive services for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing, in annual amounts not to exceed $637,500 and $355,618, respectively, through September 30, 2023, with the options to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to enter into the contracts, including any subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

20. 14. Recommendation to receive and file the application of Two Dudes, One Truck, LLC, dba Grill Em All, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 5411 East Ocean Boulevard. (District 3) Levine Act: Yes
    ABC License
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

21. 15. Recommendation to receive and file the application of Aileen Elizabeth Orozco Castaneda, dba Plantita’s Kitchen, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 1950 West Willow Street, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC, and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) or Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 7) Levine Act: Yes
    ABC License
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

22. 16. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, and all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with Long Beach Job Corps Center (LBJCC), to provide local law enforcement authority to enforce laws and conduct investigations on LBJCC premises, 1903 Santa Fe Avenue, which are under federal jurisdiction, for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, with an option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (District 7)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

23. Affidavit of Service for special meeting held Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
24. ADJOURNMENT (7:00 PM)
25. 29. Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, June 9, 2023.
    Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

26. REGULAR AGENDA (6:38 PM)
27. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
28. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
29. The City Council minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the City Council Agenda. Agenda Items can be taken out of order during the meeting. Please consult the time stamps to determine the order in which business was addressed.
30. 30 Passed the Consent Calendar.
    Action: passed the consent calendar Passed

    A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 16, except for Items 8 and 10. The motion carried by the following vote:

31. 28. eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
    Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

32. Adam Connie spoke regarding Bixby Park. Steven Smith spoke regarding a good samaritan award. Carl Kemp spoke regarding the Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration.
33. Also present: Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager; Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Kyle Smith, City Clerk Specialist. Mayor Richardson presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District.
34. ANNOUNCEMENTS (6:54 PM)
35. NEW BUSINESS (5:21 PM)
36. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:23 PM)
37. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS (5:08 PM)
38. 26. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary including a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions with the Long Beach Rescue Mission Foundation, Inc., a California public benefit corporation (Seller), or its assignee, for the purchase of certain real property located at 702 West Anaheim Street, Assessor Parcel Number 7271-005-009, in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000; Accept the Categorical Exemption CE 23-080; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $7,500,000 for acquisition cost, offset by $3,750,000 funding to be received from the County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office, $1,000,000 from General Fund Group funds available and $2,750,000 transfer of Measure A funding from the Capital Projects Fund Group. (District 1)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by Councilwoman Kerr, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

39. ROLL CALL (5:05 PM)
40. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:54 PM)
41. ORDINANCES (6:52 PM)
42. HEARING (6:18 PM)
43. CONSENT CALENDAR (5:20 PM)
44. 23-0678 Chris Stuart spoke regarding a class action lawsuit against the City of Long Beach; and submitted a handout.
    Handout
    Action: received and filed

    This Handout was received and filed.