City Council

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 · 5:00 PM AM · 411 W. Ocean Boulevard Civic Chambers

TL;DR

The Long Beach City Council held its regular meeting on June 20, 2023, focusing on approving various funding allocations for neighborhood associations, local nonprofits, and community events. The council also approved several grant applications and contract amendments, including a $300,000 grant for developing a Climate Action Plan Implementation Plan.

Key Decisions

Climate Action Plan Grant Application Passed
Cannabis Education and Youth Prevention Grant Passed
Vehicle Leasing for Police Department Passed
Neighborhood Association Funding Passed
Long Beach Airport Advertising Contract Extension Passed

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Agenda

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CONSENT CALENDAR (5:22 PM)
1. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,750, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to: · $500 to Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association in support of their annual summer concert at Pan American Park; · $1,000 to Los Cerritos Neighborhood Association in support of their two annual summer concerts at Los Cerritos Park; · $250 to Camerata Singers of Long Beach in support of community concerts; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,750 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.
2. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a donation to: · $1,000 to Care Closet LBC to support their ongoing operations to assist and provide opportunities for people experiencing homelessness; · $500 to Wild West Women, Inc., in support of the Women’s Fair; 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.
3. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Eighth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide a donation to the Long Beach Public Library Foundation in support of the 20th Anniversary Grape Expectations fundraising gala; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in Citywide Activities Department by $500, to offset a transfer to City Manager Department.
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
4. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Seventh Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to Conservation Corps of Long Beach to support the Dine on Pine Event on June 26, 2023; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group by $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.
5. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500 offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: · $250 to Long Beach Peer Education Community Center to support WorkWaves Community Job Expo & Career Empowerment on Thursday, August 3, 2023; · $250 to Wild West Women, Inc, to support the Long Beach Women’s Fair on Tuesday, July 18, 2023; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $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.
6. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
7. Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between June 5, 2023 and June 12, 2023.
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
8. Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to the Strategic Growth Council through the Transformative Climate Communities Planning Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP) Implementation Plan; if awarded, accept an amount up to $300,000 for the completion of the CAP Implementation Plan; and, execute all documents and agreements necessary to accept the funds and implement the project. (Citywide)
Resolution
Action: approve recommendation and adopt Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-23-0091 on the Consent Calendar.
9. Recommendation to receive and file the Investment Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2023. (Citywide)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
10. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36397, with Innovative Design and Sheet Metal Products, Inc., dba Innovative Emergency Equipment (Innovative Design), of Riverside, CA, to provide new vehicle preparation services, to increase the contract amount by $95,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $190,000, and extend the term to July 30, 2024. (Citywide)
Contract
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
11. Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Enterprise FM Trust, dba Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., of St. Louis, MO, to lease vehicles for various Long Beach Police Department operations, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, in an annual amount of $170,000, and authorize a ten percent contingency of $17,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $187,000, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for an additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
Resolution
Action: approve recommendation and adopt Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-23-0092 on the Consent Calendar.
12. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FM-23-239 and award a contract to Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, dba Velocity Truck Centers, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of two CNG powered Ford F-750 slide back car carriers, in a total amount not to exceed $517,741, inclusive of taxes and fees; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
Contract
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
13. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FM-23-238 and award a contract to Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, dba Velocity Truck Centers, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of one CNG powered Freightliner 1124SD medium-duty tow truck, in a total amount not to exceed $424,856, inclusive of taxes and fees; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
Contract
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
14. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to the award amount, with the California Department of Public Health to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $600,000 for local cannabis education and youth prevention for a 36-month period estimated to begin June 30, 2023 through June 29, 2026, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional 36-month period, at the discretion of City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Health Department in the Health Fund Group by $600,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
15. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to the award amount, with the State of California Department of Public Health, to accept and expend funding in an amount not to exceed $30,550, for worker upskilling to improve retention of the existing public health workforce and help incumbent workers develop their skills to meet future public health demands, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, with the option to extend for an additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $30,550, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
16. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to purchase, through Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., excess workers’ compensation insurance with Safety National Casualty Corporation, for a total premium not-to-exceed $724,011 for the period of July 1, 2023, through July 1, 2024. (Citywide)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
17. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34874 with In-Ter-Space Services, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports of Allentown, PA, for the development and operation of the Long Beach Airport’s advertising program, to extend the term of the contract through January 31, 2027. (Districts 4,5)
Contract
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
18. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with the LA84 Foundation to accept 2023 Learn to Swim grant funds in the amount of $15,000, for summer aquatics programs targeting economically disadvantaged youth at Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool, during the grant term dates of April 4, 2023 through August 31, 2023, and execute all necessary documents to implement and administer the grant including any amendments. (Districts 3,6,7)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made by Councilwoman Saro, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
19. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District, to reimburse the City of Long Beach in an amount not to exceed $70,000, for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to provide staffing and other services to conduct a 10-week summer swim program at the Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Jordan High School Pool, Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool, and Silverado Pool, from June 20, 2023 to August 25, 2023; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group by $55,017, and in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group by $14,983, in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Districts 3,6,7,9)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
20. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve a fee waiver for the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and the Long Beach Yacht Club, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000, for use of dock space in Alamitos Bay Marina for visiting/participating vessels during the 2023 Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week, for the period of June 22 through June 26, 2023. (District 3) Levine Act: Yes
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
21. Recommendation to receive and file the application of The Stand LLC, dba The Stand, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 7511 Carson Boulevard, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC, and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 4) Levine Act: Yes
ABC License
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
22. Recommendation to receive and file the application of Emmanuel Garduno Gomez, dba Blue Burro, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 4240 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite SH3, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC, and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 8) Levine Act: Yes
ABC License
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
23. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35515 with Nancy K. Bohl, Inc., dba The Counseling Team International, of San Bernardino, CA, and Contract No. 35516 Psychological Consulting Associates, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for providing pre-employment psychological evaluation services, to expand the scope of work to provide Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) license psychological evaluation services. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
24. Recommendation to find that all requirements of the final tract map to construct a 10,000 square foot mixed-use building containing 5 airspace lots, 189 residential units, with 257 parking stalls, at 127-135 East Broadway have been met; approve the final tract map for Tract Map No. 82115; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute subdivision agreements; and Determine that the project is within the scope of the previously certified Downtown Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2009071006) and no further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 is required. (District 2)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
25. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary, and any subsequent amendments with the Union Pacific Railroad Company, of Omaha, NE, for the purpose of permitting multiple utility crossing construction in railroad Right-of-Way for delivery of Plans and Specifications No. R-7191 Artesia Great Boulevard Project. (Districts 8,9)
Agenda Item
Action: approve recommendation Passed

A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:
32 Captain Ted Zellmer Jr. spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 25. Dave Shukla spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 25. Passed the Consent Calendar.

Action: passed the consent calendar Passed

A motion was made by Councilwoman Kerr, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 25, except for Item 18. The motion carried by the following vote:
ANNOUNCEMENTS (8:07 PM)
PUBLIC COMMENT (7:29 PM)
Affidavit of Service for special meetings held Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
ADJOURNMENT (8:10 PM)
PUBLIC COMMENT (8:03 PM)
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS (5:15 PM)
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist. Mayor Richardson presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District.
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
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MOVIES IN THE PARK/PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH
ROLL CALL (5:14 PM)
40. eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Agenda Item
Action: received and filed

This Agenda Item was received and filed.

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