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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 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 – 14, 26) 1. 24-53197 Recommendation to receive and file a report for Mayor Richardson and the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee’s travel to Sacramento, CA, on April 8, 2024, for meetings with state members and agencies. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor; Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District, Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee; Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District, Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District, Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 24-53199 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $5,750 offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to Page 1 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM provide a contribution of: • $250 to Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), to Support the Women for a New Los Angeles Conference on May 10, 2024; • $500 to Conservation Corps of Long Beach to support their Dine on Pine event on June 24, 2024; • $2,500 to Developing Future Leaders to support their Juneteenth Celebration on June 15, 2024; • $2,500 to Grace Memorial Baptist Church to support their Unity in the Community Multi-Cultural Festival on July 20, 2024; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $5,750 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 24-53128 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $65,000, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Denise Ali-Duchemin v. City of Long Beach, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23LBCV00706. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 4. 24-53127 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $60,000, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Michele Cardin Downey v. City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23LBCV00083. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 5. 24-53129 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $240,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Michael Garmong. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 24-53190 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, April 16, and April 23, 2024. Page 2 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. 24-53183 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 15, 2024 and April 29, 2024. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 8. 24-53125 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Community Development Department; and adopt resolution. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 9. 24-53097 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Life-Assist, Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA, for furnishing and delivering emergency medical supplies, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the League of Oregon Cities, a state of Oregon government agency, for an annual amount of $300,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $45,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $345,000, until the League of Oregon Cities Contract No. PS20180 expires on May 28, 2024, with the option to renew for as long as the League of Oregon Cities contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Fire Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 10. 24-53098 WITHDRAWN Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Teleflex, LLC, of Morrisville, NC, for furnishing and delivering Arrow EZ intraosseous (IO) needles, in an annual amount of $150,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $22,500, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $172,500, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Page 3 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Fire Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 11. 24-53099 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Zoll Medical Corporation, of Chelmsford, MA, for furnishing and delivering medical equipment and monitors and associated supplies and equipment; repair services and maintenance for the medical equipment and monitors, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the League of Oregon Cities, a state of Oregon government agency, in an annual amount of $400,000, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $60,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $460,000, until the League of Oregon Cities contract’s expected expiration on June 7, 2024, with the option to renew for as long as the League of Oregon Cities contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Fire Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 12. 24-53100 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR 23-268 and award a contract to American Landscape Inc., of Canoga Park, CA, to provide all materials, labor and equipment for the purchase and installation of irrigation controllers, in a total annual amount not to exceed $319,500, 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. (District 1) Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 13. 24-53101 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 Temporary Belmont Plaza, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Silverado Pools, from June 17, 2024, to August 23, 2024; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group by $47,000, and in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group by $23,000, in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Districts 3, 6, 7) Page 4 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 14. 24-53102 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements with ChicagoSoft, LTD, of White River Junction, VT, and Triangle Systems, Inc., of Chapel Hill, NC, Inc., to move services within the Kyndryl Landscape pursuant to the agreement between the City of Long Beach and Kyndryl. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 26. 24-53107 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36005 with Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, of Long Beach, CA, and Xtelligent, of Los Angeles, CA, to finalize development and testing of a Connected and Automated Vehicles and a Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System, at no cost to the City of Long Beach, to extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2024. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH HARVEY MILK EQUITY PLAZA COMMITTEE PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK 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. Page 5 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM UNFINISHED BUSINESS 15. 24-52970-02 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. 16. 24-52814-01 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the COVID-19 After Action Report. (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. REGULAR AGENDA 17. 24-53200 Recommendation to request City Manager to explore and report back with recommendations on the following immediate and longer-term actions to speed up the development of new affordable housing, increase the supply of affordable units, increase incentives for the development of both ownership and affordable rental housing, support the preservation of existing affordable units, and empower the Community Development Department to improve the affordable housing environment in the City of Long Beach: 1. Continue Housing Development Acceleration Strategies from the January 10, 2023 Emergency Declaration; 2. Implement Inclusionary Zoning Citywide; 3. Pursue a Youth Right to Housing Through the Long Beach Housing Promise; 4. Increase Homeownership Supports for Long Beach Residents; and Page 6 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 5. Explore Innovative Solutions for Inclusive and Sustainable Housing. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District, Chair, Housing and Public Health Committee; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 18. 24-53201 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department and report back in 180 days on the feasibility of potential new sites for new skate parks in the City of Long Beach. The report should include the location, size, and approximate boundaries of each potential site, identify a preferred location, and provide a general overview of the rules and guidelines users are expected to follow. Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 19. 24-53198 Recommendation to request City Attorney to draft resolution supporting the Freedom to Marry Ballot Measure. Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 20. 24-53103 Recommendation to request Mayor to convene Charter Amendment Committee of the City Council on June 11, 2024, to discuss placing an amendment of City Charter Article XI (Civil Service Department) before the voters to combine Civil Service and Human Resources Departments into one unified hiring department to manage all employee recruitment, hiring, and classified employee certifications; and establish an independent Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals Commission to resolve complaints regarding Civil Service rules, to adjudicate classified employee disciplinary appeal; and to implement classified hiring preferences for Long Beach residents, students from local colleges and universities, current employees, and certain internships/apprenticeships. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 7 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 21. 24-53104 Recommendation to adopt specifications No. RFQ ED-23-353 for Inclusive Business Navigators and award contracts as-needed to April Parker Foundation Inc.; Braven Agency; Centro CHA Inc.; Dr. Karen-Semien-McBride (MK Circle); Integrality, LLC; Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion; Long Beach Fresh, project of SEE; Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership; Nine27; Pacific Asian Counseling Services; RightSource Digital Services; Roads Consulting Group; Stone Law Firm, PC; The Hangout; and the United Cambodian Community for business support services in a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four 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 contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide) Office or Department: Economic Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 22. 24-53109 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to execute a First Amendment to Agreement No. 36252 with the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GoBiz), to facilitate a change in scope of a prior City-awarded Grant to allow the City to be able to disburse funds directly to Centro C.H.A., a California nonprofit corporation (Centro CHA) or its approved agents; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a new Funding and Termination Agreement with Centro CHA to facilitate a pass- through of awarded grant funds from Go-Biz directly to Centro CHA; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to terminate Lease No. 35521 with Centro CHA, rescind the purchase option included therein, and cancel escrow for City-owned property at 1858 Atlantic Avenue; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to terminate Joint Application and Indemnification Agreement No. 35623 with Centro CHA. (District 6) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Economic Development; Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 23. 24-53126 Recommendation to convene Charter Amendment Committee of the City Council within 30 days to discuss placing a Charter Amendment before the voters to amend Charter Article V (Officers and Employees) and Article XII (Harbor Page 8 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Department) to modify the terms, powers and duties of the Harbor Commission (Commission) and annual budget timeline. Office or Department: Harbor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 24. 24-53106 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract Nos. 35020 and 35022 with Azteca Landscape, of Corona, CA, and Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., of Van Nuys, CA, for the provision of grounds maintenance services, to increase the annual aggregate contract amount by $1,074,208 for a revised total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $7,119,047. (Citywide) Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 25. 24-53110 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Office Furniture Group, LLC, of Irvine, CA, for the furnishing and delivering of furniture solutions with related accessories and services on an as-needed basis, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, a state of Minnesota local government agency and service cooperative, in a total amount of $2,750,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $550,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,300,000, until the Sourcewell contract expires on December 4, 2027, with the option to extend the term for as long as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Police Department; Fire Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. NEW BUSINESS 27. 24-53269 Recommendation to adopt resolution to ratify City Manager’s Proclamation of Local Emergency and ratify Long Beach Health Officer’s Declaration of Local Health Emergency regarding an outbreak of Tuberculosis (TB). (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 9 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM 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. STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDER Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Mobility, Ports and Infrastructure Committee at 2:30 P.M., Civic Chambers. Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:30 P.M., Civic Chambers. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:15 P.M., Beach Conference Rm. HEARING REMINDER Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Hearing for Proposed Vacation at 712 West Baker Street. (District 7) Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Hearing for Citywide Master Fee Schedule. (Citywide) Page 10 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 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. If oral language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101, 24 business hours prior to the City Council meeting. Kung humihiling ng pasalitang interpretasyon ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod o kung humihiling ng isang natatanging pagtulong ayon sa Americans with Disabilities Act, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570- 6101, 24 oras ng negosyo bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod. Si desea interpretación oral en otro idioma para las personas que no hablan inglés o si desea una adaptación especial en conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 24 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Page 11 of 12  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 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 12 of 12