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Joint Meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 · 4:30 PM AM · Teleconference

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  1. SPECIAL MEETING
  2. JOINT MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM THE CIVIC CHAMBERS WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV
  3. CALL TO ORDER
  4. ROLL CALL
  5. REGULAR AGENDA
  6. 1. Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to Temporarily Suspend Termination of Housing Assistance Payments from March 4, 2020 through May 31, 2020. (Citywide)
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

  7. Page Break
  8. ORDINANCE
  9. 2. Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.100, to temporarily prohibit evictions due to COVID-19 through May 31, 2020; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as read. (Ordinance No. ORD-20-0010). (Citywide)
    Emergency Ordinance
    Action: approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist Passed

    A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote:

  10. ADJOURNMENT
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  12. NEW BUSINESS (5:31 PM)
  13. Also present: Thomas Modica, Acting City Manager; Rebecca Garner, Acting Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Richard Anthony, Deputy City Attorney; Laura Doud, City Auditor; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Pablo Rubio, City Clerk Analyst.
  14. ADJOURNMENT
  15. ORDINANCE (4:39 PM)
  16. 20-0255 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.100, to temporarily prohibit evictions due to COVID-19 through May 31, 2020; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as read. (Ordinance No. ORD-20-0010). (Citywide)
    Emergency Ordinance
    Action: approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD- , read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading Passed

    A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-20-0010, with the following changes: Page 1, Line 14, to read: "WHEREAS, despite sustained efforts, COVID-19 remains a threat, and many residential and commercial tenants and housing providers have experienced, or will soon experience, sudden income loss resulting from COVID-19 and/or governmental response thereto; and" Page 1, Line 18, to read: "WHEREAS, such income loss will impact some tenants’ and housing providers’ ability to pay rent or mortgages when due, leaving such tenants and housing providers vulnerable to eviction and possible homelessness or foreclosure, respectively; and" Page 1, Line 22, to read: "WHEREAS, such impacted tenants who cannot pay rent in full are encouraged to pay as much rent as possible to reduce the amount owed upon expiration of the temporary prohibition on evictions; and" Section 8.100.030.A.1 to read: "...the basis for the eviction is non-payment of rent which became due between March 4, 2020 and May 31, 2020..." Section 8.100.030.B.1 to read: "...notify the owner that the tenant may not be able to make its rental payment (or portion thereof); and …" Section 8.100.030.B.2 to read: "… Notwithstanding the foregoing, a tenant which received a pay-or-quit notice served on or after March 4, 2020 but before March 25, 2020…" Section 8.100.040 to read: "… If you cannot pay your rent due to a loss of income or medical expenses resulting from COVID-19, you need to notify and provide supporting documentation to [provide owner or agent contact information] immediately…" read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote:

  17. The Joint Meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the 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. The Agenda Items were considered in the order presented.
  18. 3. eComments received for the Joint Meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority meeting of Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
    Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

  19. REGULAR AGENDA
  20. ROLL CALL (4:36 PM)
  21. CALL TO ORDER
  22. JOINT MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
  23. SPECIAL MEETING
  24. Page Break
  25. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES