City Council

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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
5. 5 CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 16)
   Action: approve recommendation

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

6. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation

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

7. 2. Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between September 1, 2023 and September 11, 2023.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

8. 3. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36399 with John Gross, dba Financial Management and Systems Consulting, of Scottsdale, AZ, for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) embedded quality assurance and other sponsor support, to increase the contract amount by $172,224 for a revised total contract amount of $337,824 and to extend the term of the contract an additional six-month term to March 31, 2024. (Citywide)
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   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

9. 4. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a Second Amendment to Agreement No. 36420 to Negotiate Exclusively with Century Affordable Development, Inc., for continued negotiations in connection with the disposition and development of City-owned Exempt Surplus property at 6845 Atlantic Avenue (Subject Property). (District 9) Levine Act: Yes
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   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

10. 5. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents, subcontracts, and subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or to the agreement term, with Pacific Gateway Workforce Partnership, Inc., to accept and expend grant funding in an amount up to $100,000 as part of the Prologis Community Workforce Initiative, to equip individuals with the skills necessary for jobs in transportation, distribution, and logistics, for the period of May 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

11. 6. Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2023 designation of one-time District Priority Funds for City Council District infrastructure projects and existing programs; and Approve related budget appropriation adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023 in accordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

12. 7. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35488 with Geotab USA, Inc., of Las Vegas, NV, for the purchase of vehicle telematics software, hardware, and installation services, to increase the annual contract amount by $500,000 to $670,620, and authorize a 10 percent contingency of $67,062, for a revised total annual contract amount not to exceed $737,682; and Increase appropriation in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $392,682, offset by funds available generated by revenue collected from user departments through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide)
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

13. 8. Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with MGT of America LLC (MGT), of Florida, for the preparation of the City of Long Beach Cost Allocation Plans, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Pinellas County in an annual amount of $93,270, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $9,327, for a total annual amount not to exceed $102,597, until the Pinellas County contract expires on September 30, 2024, with the option to renew for as long as the Pinellas County contract is in effect, 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-23-0140 on the Consent Calendar.

14. 9. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for a License Agreement with Kilroy Realty, LP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, for the short-term use of a portion of the parking lot located at 3800 Kilroy Airport Way, for the Long Beach Airport Festival of Flight; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for Release and Indemnification Agreements with any tenants of the Long Beach Airport, granting the City use of their ground service equipment, or other personal property, in connection with the Festival of Flight. (Districts 4,5) Levine Act: Yes
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

15. 10. Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to apply for grant funds through the California State Parks Land and Water Conservation Fund, for the Willow Springs Park Wetlands Restoration and Trail Expansion Project (Project) and execute all documents necessary to accept and expend the funds to implement the purposes of the grant. (District 5)
    Resolution
    Action: approve recommendation and adopt Passed

    A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-23-0141 on the Consent Calendar.

16. 11. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept grant funds from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, in an amount not to exceed $177,952 for improvements at DeForest Park; Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $177,952, offset by grant revenue; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $177,952, offset by a transfer of California State Parks grant funds from the Capital Grants Fund. (District 9)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

17. 12. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Carmen Sandoval, property owner at 5744 East 2nd Street, for right-of-way widening purposes; and Accept Categorical Exemption No. CE-16-251. (District 3)
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

18. 13. Recommendation to find that all requirements of the final tract map to re-subdivide parcels creating nine (9) lots at 3855 North Lakewood Boulevard have been met; approve the final tract map for Tract Map No. 61252-3; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute subdivision agreements; and Accept Planning Commission findings and determine that the project is within PD-32 and has been previously analyzed as part of the previously-certified PacifiCenter Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) Addendum (State Clearinghouse No. 2001051048) and no further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 is required. (District 5) Levine Act: Yes
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

19. 14. Recommendation to determine that the granting of Facility/Pipeline Permit Supplement No. S-4-23 under existing Facility/Pipeline Permit No. P-138-84 to Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company will not be contrary to the public interest; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to issue said permit supplement in accordance with Section 15.44.060, Permit Issuance, of the Long Beach Municipal Code for the installation of electrical and fiber conduit. (District 7) Levine Act: Yes
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

20. 15. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Master Purchase Agreement No. 33862 with Oracle America, Inc., of Redwood Shores, CA, for software licenses and related services, to increase the contract amount by $200,000, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $850,000, for as long as the County of Los Angeles in Software License Agreement Number MA-IS-1540029-1 is in effect; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Municipal Payment Plan Agreement with Oracle America, Inc., to make required payments for the purchase of new licenses that are necessary for the City’s current and anticipated use of the Oracle database software. (Citywide)
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

21. 16. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to allocate Public, Education, and Government (PEG) fee revenue equally among these three categories of cable access providers, each receiving one-third of the total available revenue; and Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $794,071, offset by PEG fee revenue. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

22. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:
23. LATINO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
24. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
25. LONG BEACH GIVES
26. HEARINGS (6:07 PM)
27. 23-1103 Susie Gonzalez, President, Latino Employee Organization, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Joy Contreras, Vice President, Latino Employee Organization, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Susie Gonzalez, President, Latino Employee Organization, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Mayor Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
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    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

28. REGULAR AGENDA (7:33 PM)
29. ADJOURNMENT (10:35 PM)
30. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS (5:08 PM)
31. PUBLIC COMMENT (5:45 PM)
32. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
33. CONSENT CALENDAR (5:44 PM)
34. 23-1104 Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
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    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

35. 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.
36. PUBLIC COMMENT (10:20 PM)
37. ROLL CALL (5:05 PM)
38. Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Karen Baldwin, City Clerk Analyst. Mayor Richardson presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District. NOTE: Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney, reported out of Closed Session, that in the matter of Kelley Weigman v. City of Long Beach, the City Council authorized a settlement in the amount of $200,000 by a vote of 5-0.
39. 39 Passed the Consent Calendar.
    Action: passed the consent calendar Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by Councilman Austin, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 16. The motion carried by the following vote:

40. Affidavit of Service for special meeting held Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
41. NEW BUSINESS (5:23 PM)
42. 23-1106 Mayor Richardson spoke. Michelle Byerly, Executive Director, The Nonprofit Partnership, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Matt Guardabascio, Campaign Manager, Long Beach Gives', spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
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    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

43. 27. eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
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    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

44. ANNOUNCEMENTS (10:32 PM)