City Council

Agenda

1. REVISED
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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5. CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 13)
6. 1. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by $500 Fifth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, $250 Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds, $250 Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to the McBride High School Criminal Justice & Investigation Booster Club for their October 26, 2023 Community Trunk or Treat Event; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
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7. 2. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,500, offset by the Eighth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide donation to Women in Action Reaching Out to support their upcoming holiday community service programming; and Decrease appropriation in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,500, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
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8. 3. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,500, offset by the First Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide donation to the following: 1. Long Beach Pride, in support of the Mr. Bob Crow’s memorial services, in the amount of $500; 2. New Image Emergency Shelter, in support of the 29th Annual Children’s Christmas Store, in the amount of $500; 3. Centro CHA, in support of the 23rd Annual Leadership Awards Celebration, in the amount of $500; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,500 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department.
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9. 4. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
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10. 5. Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between October 9, 2023 and October 16, 2023.
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11. 6. Recommendation to adopt resolution proclaiming, calling and giving notice of a Primary Nominating Election and a General Municipal Election in the City of Long Beach, on Tuesday, the 5th day of March, 2024 and the 5th day of November, 2024, for the nomination and/or election of candidates for four (4) offices of the Long Beach City Council, and two (2) offices of the Long Beach Unified School District; and
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12. 23-1249 Adopt resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consolidate the City’s Primary Nominating Election to be held on March 5, 2024, and the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024 with the California Statewide Elections to be held by the same dates, and requesting specified election services to the City from the Los angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. (District 2,4,6,8)
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13. 8. Recommendation to receive and file the application of Mayra’s Kitchen Mexican Cuisine, Incorporated, dba Mayra’s Kitchen, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 2300 East Pacific Coast Highway, 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 6) Levine Act: Yes
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14. 9. Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA), of Sacramento, CA, for the utilization of the CSSA’s cloud-based Racial Identity and Profiling Act application solution, in a total annual amount not to exceed $10,000, and a one-time cost of $8,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for five additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes
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15. 10. Recommendation to find that all requirements of the final tract map to consolidate four (4) parcels into a single 43,587-square-foot lot for thirty-six condominium units within four (4) buildings located at 200 East 14th Street have been met, approve the final map for Tract No. 83009, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute subdivision agreements; and Accept Categorical Exemption CE20-046. (District 1) Levine Act: Yes
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16. 11. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Water Discharge and License Agreement, including any other necessary documents or subsequent amendments, with the Water Replenishment District, a public agency that operates the Leo J. Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility, to grant the Water Replenishment District permission to discharge backflushed water from the Leo J. Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility’s injection well onto the City of Long Beach site that is planned to become The El Dorado Storm Water Capture Project. (District 4)
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17. 12. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept a Dedication of Easement Deed from California Heights Properties Inc., property owner at 3760 Orange Avenue, for alley widening and public street purposes; and Accept CEQA Exemption CE-06-09. (District 5)
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18. 13. Recommendation to find that all requirements of the final subdivision map creating fifteen (15) residential unit lots and one (1) common area lot for residential condominium purposes at 3655 Elm Avenue have been met; approve the final map for Tract No. 83654; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute subdivision agreements; and Accept Categorical Exemption CE-21-157. (District 5) Levine Act: Yes
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19. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS:
20. VETERAN'S DAY FESTIVAL
21. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
22. PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK
23. Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to 5:00 p.m. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments.
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25. REGULAR AGENDA:
26. 14. Recommendation to request the City Council to receive and file a presentation on the 2023 Coastal Country Jam.
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27. 15. Recommendation to adopt resolution requesting the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to call, provide, and give notice of a Primary Municipal Election to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held in the City of Long Beach (City) on March 5, 2024, and include the proposed ordinance to a vote of the qualified electors of the City relating to an increase of the minimum wage of hotel workers in the City of Long Beach, clarifying the payment of “wages” and “service charges” to qualifying hotel workers in the City, authorizing the City future amendments to said ordinance, authorizing the City Council to make future amendments to the City’s hotel worker minimum compensation standards; requesting the County of Los Angeles to consolidate said election with the Statewide Primary Election of even date; and setting rules and deadlines for arguments for and against the ordinance. (Citywide)
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28. 16. Recommendation to continue the local emergency caused by conditions or threatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach, which if not corrected, constitute an imminent and proximate threat to the safety of persons and property within the City; and Receive and file an update on the emergency proclamation and associated activities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the emergency. (Citywide)
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29. 17. Recommendation to adopt resolution approving 2023-2026 Memorandum of Understanding with the Long Beach City Attorneys Association. (Citywide)
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30. 18. Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $195,500, offset by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) grant funds for the Atlantic Avenue Corridor Study; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $195,500, offset by a transfer of Metro grant funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (Districts 1,6,8,9)
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31. 19. Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP TI-23-202 and award a contract to i3 Milestone, LLC, of Nashville, TN, for software licenses and professional services for implementation of a Customer Self Service Web Platform (CSWP) solution, in a total contract amount not to exceed $1,749,963, inclusive of a one-time installation cost of $592,900 with a five (5) percent contingency of $29,645, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; Increase appropriation in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $822,545, offset by a transfer of funds from Long Beach Utilities and the Public Works Department; and Increase appropriation in the Refuse Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $224,802 offset by funds available to transfer to the General Services Fund Group. (Citywide)
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33. ORDINANCES:
34. 20. Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2400, relating to the designation of the property located at 822 Willow Street, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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35. 23-1229 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 822 Willow Street, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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36. 23-1231 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2410, relating to the designation of the property located at 3305 East 1st Street, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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37. 23-1232 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 3305 East 1st Street, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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38. 23-1233 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2420, relating to the designation of the property located at 4004 Country Club Drive, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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39. 23-1234 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 4004 Country Club Drive, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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40. 23-1235 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2430, relating to the designation of the property located at 645 West 11th Street, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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41. 23-1236 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 645 West 11th Street, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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42. 23-1237 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2440, relating to the designation of the property located at 622-628 East Anaheim Street, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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43. 23-1238 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 622-628 East Anaheim Street, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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44. 23-1239 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Sections 16.52.2450, relating to the designation of the property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue, as a historic landmark, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
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45. 23-1240 Adopt resolution establishing a historic resources designation for the property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue, as prescribed by Chapter 2.63 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to be recorded pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 27288.2 and Public Resources Code Section 5029;
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