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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Mary Zendejas, 1st District Megan Kerr, 5th District Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, 2nd District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District Kristina Duggan, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie, 9th District Thomas B. Modica, City Manager Monique De La Garza, City Clerk Rex Richardson, Mayor Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney REVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO SUBMIT ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND EMAIL COMMENTS TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: HTTPS://LONGBEACH.PRIMEGOV.COM/PUBLIC/PORTAL?FROMIFRAME=TRUE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The consent calendar shall be heard immediately after the pledge of allegiance, and prior to 6:30 PM. All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless the Mayor, City Councilmembers or the City Manager request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. CONSENT CALENDAR (1 – 16) 1. 24-53042 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,740, offset by the Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: • $890 to Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association for their Earth Day Event on April 21st, 2024; • $650 to Flamin Curry for Catering services at the Ramadan Iftar Celebration on April 2nd, 2024; • $2,000 to the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation for their Easter Walk on March 31st, 2024; • $1,000 to Long Beach Disability Pride for their 3rd Annual Long Beach Disability Pride Celebration on July 26th, 2024; • $200 to Rose Park Neighborhood Association for their Neighborhood Meeting on April 3rd, 2024; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Page 1 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Department by $4,740 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 24-53043 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,358, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution of: • $2,500 to the City Manager's Office of Special Events and Filming, to Support the First Annual Mariachi Festival on May 4, 2024; • $500 to Long Beach Filipino Festival to support their 5th Annual Long Beach Filipino Festival on May 4, 2024; • $858 to Sunny Central Neighborhood Association to support their attendance at the Neighborhoods USA Conference from May 22-25, 2024; • $500 to Partners of Parks to support their 2024 Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration on June 15th, 2024; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $4,358 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 24-53044 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with Partners of Parks, a California nonprofit corporation, to administer the Lights, Cameras, No Action Pilot Program in Council District 3 as a fiscal sponsor, in a total amount not to exceed $10,000 for a period of one year; Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $10,000, offset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide funding for the Lights, Cameras, No Action Pilot Program, to be administered by Partners of Parks, a California nonprofit corporation, as a fiscal sponsor; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $10,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 4. 24-53045 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $10,250, offset Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide support for the following: 1. $1,510 to Long Beach Little League in support of their Girls with Game Initiative; 2. $3,000 to St. Joseph Catholic Church in support of their annual community fair; 3. $2,000 to Partners of Park in support of El Dorado Park Estates Neighborhood Association’s community efforts and participation in the Neighborhoods USA conference; 4. $1,800 to Partners of Parks to support Buffum Total Learning Center’s May 4th Community Resource Fair; 5. $500 to the Long Beach Century Club Inc in support of their Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament; 6. $500 to provide support for the 2024 Mariachi Festival; 7. $440 Altrusa International of Long Beach, Inc in support of their writing contests in District 4 elementary schools; 8. $500 to PTA California Congress of Parents, Teachers & Students, Inc (William F. Prisk Elementary PTA) in support of Prisk’s Pancake Breakfast; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $10,250 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 5. 24-53032 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 24-53021 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 8, 2024 and April 15, 2024. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. 24-52993 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents with the Rockefeller Philanthropy Page 3 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Advisors to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $50,000 for the ClimateLB Microgrant Program, with a term ending December 31, 2024; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $50,000, offset by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors grant funds. (Districts 1, 7) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 8. 24-52984 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $423,290 for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program with a term ending March 31, 2026; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $423,290, offset by DOE grant funds. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 9. 24-52983 Recommendation to approve the 2024 Office of Climate Action and Sustainability Work Plan. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 10. 24-52985 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Quality Office Furnishings, of Yorba Linda, CA, for the provision of furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E) at City of Long Beach leased office space at 4900 Airport Plaza Drive, Suite 110, and 4910 Airport Plaza Drive, Suite 215 (Subject Property), on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Judicial Council of California (JCOC), in an amount of $494,102, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $49,410, for a total contract amount not to exceed $543,512, until the JCOC contract expires on August 31, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as the JCOC contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager; 24-52986 Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Page 4 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Maven Imaging, LLC, of Aliso Viejo, CA, for the purchase, delivery, and installation of medical imaging equipment at the Subject Property for use by the City of Long Beach’s (City) Department of Human Resources’ Risk Management & Occupational Health Services Bureau in an amount of $124,800, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $12,480, for a total contract amount not to exceed $137,280, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Employee Benefits Fund Group by $139,923 and Insurance Fund Group by $193,227 in the Human Resources Department, to allow the City to purchase medical imaging equipment, FF&E, and pay for excess Tenant Improvement costs at the Subject Property, offset by funds available. (District 4) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Economic Development; Human Resources Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 11. 24-52982 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB CE-24-391 and award a contract to Safeway Sign Company, of Adelanto, CA, to furnish and deliver traffic and custom signs, poles and related supplies, in an annual amount of $300,000 and authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $60,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $360,000 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. (Citywide) Office or Department: Financial Management Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 12. 24-52981 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35178 with Hologic Sales and Service, LLC, of San Diego, CA, for the continued purchase of diagnostic molecular test kits, in a total annual amount not to exceed $100,000, and extend the term of the contract to January 21, 2029. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 5 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 13. 24-52980 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary amendments, with California Humanities to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of up to $5,500, for a Library Innovation Lab Grant Project, for the period ending December 31, 2024; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group (SR 120) in the Library Services Department (LS) by up to $5,500, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: Library Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 14. 24-52979 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents, including subsequent amendments, and to accept and expend grant funds for the Junipero Beach Sports Courts project, in the amount of $150,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, South Coast Shoreline Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant Program; Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $150,000, offset by grant revenue from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, South Coast Shoreline Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant; and Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $150,000, offset by a transfer of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, South Coast Shoreline Parks and Outdoor Recreation grant funds from the Tidelands Capital Grants Fund. (District 2) Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine; Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 15. 24-52978 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Fire Wings of Towne Center, LLC, dba Fire Wings for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 7565 Carson Boulevard. (District 4) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Police Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 16. 24-53020 Recommendation to determine that the granting of Facility/Pipeline Permit Supplement No. S-2-23 under existing Facility/Pipeline Permit No. P-157-89 to Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc., will not be contrary to the public interest; and authorize Page 6 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM City Manager, or designee, to issue said permit supplement in accordance with Section 15.44.060, Permit Issuance, of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (District 4) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS RECOGNIZING NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY PROJECT STREET VET CONSERVATION CORPS URBAN LUMBER PROGRAM HEARING 17. 24-52975 Recommendation to receive and file the Biennial Report on Public Convenience and Necessity Regarding Taxicab Service and conclude the hearing; determine that the number of authorized taxicabs is sufficient for the needs of the City of Long Beach; find that Long Beach Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc. (LBYC), is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the current permit; direct that the period for filing of taxicab applications remains closed; and Extend the term of the Taxi Regulation Modernization Pilot Program for a period of two years and request City Attorney to work with Long Beach Yellow Cab and Financial Management Department to prepare appropriate revisions to the relevant Long Beach Municipal Code sections and current taxicab ordinance. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Financial Management Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 18. 24-52976 Recommendation to receive and file supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant the issuance of a Parklet Permit to ADR Due LLC dba Aroma Di Roma, at 4708 East Second Street. (District 3) Levine Act: Yes Page 7 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 19. 24-52977 Recommendation to receive and file supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and grant the issuance of a Parklet Permit to Kobeissi Inc., dba Open Sesame, at 5215 East Second Street. (District 3) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK 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 the commencement of the meeting. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 25. 24-52970-01 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code with proposed recommendations outlined in the Feasibility of Implementing Contractor and Subcontractor Verification for Additional Wage Protections and Labor Standards, including the disclosure whether contractors allocate any healthcare expenditures to their construction workers, and report back to council in 60 days; Request City Auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of all labor compliance violations reported by subcontractors over five years from the adoption of the contractor verification ordinance; and Request Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to consider adding language in the Legislative Agenda to advocate greater compliance enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Office or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District; Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District; Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. REGULAR AGENDA Page 8 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 20. 24-53047 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Long Beach Economic Partnership, local educational institutions, and other relevant organizations to explore options to establish a media incubator initiative to support the resilience and success of Long Beach’s local media and journalism sector; and Refer to Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to discuss adding support for state and federal legislation that aims to provide support and funding for local media and journalism entities, such as the California Journalism Preservation Act, to the City’s legislative agenda. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 21. 24-52971 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with the United States Forest Service to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Inflation Reduction Act, Urban and Community Forestry Program, with a term ending March 18, 2029; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000,000, offset by US Forest Service grant funds. (Districts 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 22. 24-52973 Recommendation to receive and file presentation of a 2023 Gateway Cities Energy Action Gold Award earned by the City of Long Beach for achievements of excellence in furthering sustainable energy goals. (Citywide) Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 23. 24-52974 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease- purchase agreement, and related financing documents, with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of personal computers, pursuant to the agreement with Dell Marketing, LP., utilizing the approved Region XIV Education Service Center, OMNIA Partners agreement, payable over a four- year period for $2,100,000 in addition to principal interest and escrow fees at an interest rate to be determined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide) Page 9 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ORDINANCE 24. 24-52821-01 Recommendation to declare ordinance approving a Zone Change (ZCHG22-005) from Two Family Residential District (R-2-N) with standard lots to Community R-4- N Commercial (CCN), which allows medium density residential development pursuant to R-4-N densities on properties located at 4151 Fountain Street and 4220 Wehrle Court, read and adopted as read. (District 3) Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. NEW BUSINESS 26. 24-53068 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,950 offset Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: • $1,000 to support the First Annual Long Beach Mariachi Festival on May 4th, 2024; • $200 to Pueblita Tortillas for Catering Services for the Junipero Beach Cleanup on May 19th, 2024; • $750 Burbank Community Team to support their fundraising event at Pigeon’s Roller Rink on April 17th, 2024; Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,950 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department; and Restate the recommendation approved by the City Council on March 19, 2024, to correct the name of the recipient receiving the $1,523 donation of Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds from Robert Earls BBQ to Robert E. Cox. Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 27. 24-53008-01 Recommendation to approve naming of the Third Floor Development to Congressman Alan Lowenthal Global Trade and Education Center at the Port Administration Building, a process which is in accordance with City of Long Beach Administrative Regulation AR 8-7, Policy and Procedures for the Naming of City- owned Land, Buildings, and Facilities. Page 10 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District, Chair; Government Operations and Efficiency Committee Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. PUBLIC COMMENT: IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council. HEARING REMINDER Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Hearing for Proposed Vacation at 712 West Baker Street. (District 7) Page 11 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM NOTE: The City Council agenda and supporting documents are available on the Internet at www.longbeach.gov. Agenda items may also be reviewed in the Office of the City Clerk or online at the Main Library and at the Branch Libraries. Persons interested in obtaining an agenda via e-mail should subscribe to the City of Long Beach LinkLB System at www.longbeach.gov/linklb. Any supplemental writings or documents regarding an agenda item that are distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours and available on the internet at https://longbeach.gov/cityclerk/meetings. 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Page 12 of 13  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM If written language translation of the City Council agenda and minutes for non-English speaking persons is desired, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570- 6101, 72 business hours prior to the City Council meeting. Kung humihiling ng nakasulat na pagsasalin ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 oras bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod. Si desea obtener la traducción escrita en otro idioma de la agenda y las actas del ayuntamiento de la ciudad para las personas que no hablan inglés, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Page 13 of 13