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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 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 – 26) 1. 24-54984 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,000, offset by the Third Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: 1. $3,000 to the Office of Special Events and Filming for the Quake Heroes Earthquake Event; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,000, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 24-55008 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $10,000, offset by the Third Council District One-time Page 1 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to Care Closet LBC; 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. Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 24-55010 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $6,650 offset by the Seventh Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide support for the following: 1. $2,500 to the Office of Special Events and Filming to support the Dia de los Muertos Parade & Festival on November 2, 2024; 2. $2,500 to the Office of Special Events and Filming to support the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade & Festival on January 18, 2025; 3. $650 to the Long Beach Camerata Singers in support of the 2024 Long Beach Camerata Singers Annual Gala; 4. $500 to California Families in Focus in support of Trans Pride Long Beach 2024 on September 28, 2024; 5. $500 to Developing Future Leaders in support of their West Long Beach event, date to be determined; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $6,650 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department. Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 4. 24-55011 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,400 offset by the Second Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: • $300 to Long Beach City College Foundation for Long Beach City College’s 52nd Annual Hall of Fame Celebration on September 26, 2024; • $100 to Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation for Bags and Baubles Fundraiser on September 7, 2024; • $500 to the Little Lion Foundation to support the 3rd Annual Long Beach Pet Page 2 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Fair on October 19 and 20, 2024; • $500 to Peer Education Community Center to support the reopening of Ben Franklin Classical Middle School’s Giving Closet on September 10, 2024; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,400 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, Second District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 5. 24-55017 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,300, offset by the Eighth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions to: • $1,000 to The Arts Council for Long Beach in support of the State of the Arts Reception; • $300 to WeCare Industries Inc, in support of their ongoing support services for developmentally disabled individuals; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,300 to offset transfers to the City Manager Department. Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 24-55021 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,846, offset by the Third Council District One-Time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of: 1. $250 to Justice for Homicide Victims for the National Day of Remembrance of Murder Victims; 2. $500 to Wild West Women Inc. for the Second Annual Long Beach Annual Women’s Fair; 3. $1,000 to Bridge the Gap Tennis to help cover the cost of purchasing AEDs for Billie Jean King Tennis Center; 4. $1,000 to the Office of Special Events and Filming for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Festival; 5. $1,096 to Friends of Belmont Shore for the 2025 Friends of Belmont Shore Page 3 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Summer Concert; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,846, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. 24-55007 Recommendation to adopt resolution recognizing the week of September 22 through September 28 of 2024, and on the dates designated by the Friends of the Long Beach Public Library each year thereafter, as National Banned Books Week in the City of Long Beach. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 8. 24-54969 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 $61,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Bradley Dinsdale. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 9. 24-54973 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 $115,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Leonard Kim. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 10. 24-54972 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $56,260 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Maricela Gray. Office or Department: City Attorney Page 4 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 11. 24-54974 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $94,902.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Miguel Rosales. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 12. 24-54970 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $122,742.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Jason Sheffield. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 13. 24-54971 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay 1) $50,170 and also 2) $72,500 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for David Shetland. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 14. 24-54982 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, September 10 and September 17, 2024. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 15. 24-54983 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between September 9, 2024 and September 23, 2024. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 16. 24-54975 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Community Development Department; and adopt resolution. Page 5 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 17. 24-54976 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the Health and Human Services Department; and adopt resolution. Office or Department: City Clerk Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 18. 24-54941 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc., dba Fire Apparatus Solutions, Inc., of Rialto, CA, for the purchase of Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) fire engine parts and repair services, in an annual amount of $200,000, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $20,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $220,000, 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 Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $220,000, offset by funds available generated by the revenue received through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Financial Management Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 19. 24-54942 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Specialized Elevator Services, LLC, of Santa Fe Springs, CA, for providing elevator maintenance, repair, and related services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), in an annual amount of $350,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $70,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $420,000, until the LBUSD contract expires on June 30, 2025, by which time the Departments of Public Works and Financial Management expect to have completed the City’s own competitive procurement for a long-term elevator maintenance contract. (Citywide) Office or Department: Financial Management Page 6 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 20. 24-54943 Recommendation to adopt resolution amending the City Salary Schedules effective September 23, 2023, October 7, 2023, November 4, 2023, November 18, 2023, December 2, 2023, December 30, 2023, February 10, 2024, April 6, 2024, and June 29, 2024. Office or Department: Human Resources Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 21. 24-54944 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 3880 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 Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 22. 24-54945 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, to receive and expend the 2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant, in the amount of $440,000, for the period of October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Police Department by $440,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: Police Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 23. 24-54940 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., of Page 7 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Redlands, CA, to provide Geographic Information Systems software, licensing, and support services, in a total annual amount not to exceed $365,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $73,000, for a total annual contract amount of $438,000, for a period of three years, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 24. 24-54948 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount or terms, with the California Emerging Technology Fund to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $20,000 to support the Local Government Best Practices Check List for Digital Equity Grant Application for Learning Community (Project), for the term September 2024 to May 2025; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments with the California Emerging Technology Fund to accept and expend grant funds for the Local Government Best Practices Check List Grant, in the amount of $1,000 for the term September 2024 to May 2025; and Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department by $21,000 offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 25. 24-54946 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a User Agreement for Affiliates to allow the City of Long Beach to join the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) for public safety emergency and mutual aid radio communications through the Land Mobile Radio System (LMR System), for a period of one year with the option to auto renew until terminated 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 amendments. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation; Fire Department; Police Department Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 26. 24-54947 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Wireless Communication Use and Maintenance Agreement (Affiliate Agreement) with the Page 8 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Interagency Communications Interoperability System, Joint Powers Authority (ICI System) and the City of Long Beach for the establishment of interoperable radio communications between member agencies providing for enhanced mutual aid communications and response capability, for a period of five years with the option to renew for an additional five years, and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation; Fire Department; Police Department 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. REGULAR AGENDA 27. 24-55015 Recommendation to refer to the Marine Advisory Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee for consideration of naming the new Junior Lifeguard Facility the Pat Flynn and Dick Miller Junior Lifeguard Facility. Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 28. 24-54938 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements, and all necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) for the operation of the After School Education and Safety Program at Burbank, Edison, Garfield, Grant, King, Lafayette, and Herrera Elementary school sites, in an amount not to exceed $1,733,993, for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and to include any extension periods approved by LBUSD; and authorize a 15 percent in-kind match of $260,099; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $1,733,993, offset by grant revenue. (Districts 1, 2, 7, 9) Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine Page 9 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 29. 24-54937 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36734 with Pedal Movement, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for the operation and maintenance of the BikeShare Program, to extend the term of the contract to March 31, 2025, with the option to increase the amount by up to another $2,493,608 for a total revised contract amount not to exceed $4,987,216 and renew for two additional six-month periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 30. 24-54939 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ PW23-348 and award contracts to Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC, of Irvine, CA; Blue Ridge Services Montana, Inc., of Hamilton, MT; The Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., of Seattle, WA; Go2Zero Strategies, LLC, of Irwindale, CA; Grow2Zero Farms, of Long Beach, CA; HDR Engineering, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; HF&H Consultants, LLC, of Irvine, CA; Recreate Waste Collaborative, LLC, of Long Beach, CA; S. Groner Associates, Inc., of Cerritos, CA; Stearns, Conrad, and Schmidt Consulting Engineers (SCS), Inc., of Long Beach, CA; and Tetra Tech BAS, Inc., of Diamond Bar, CA, for as-needed solid waste consulting services, in an annual aggregate amount of $3,000,000, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $600,000, for a total annual aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,600,000, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for two 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: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ORDINANCE 31. 24-54869 Recommendation to declare ordinance to repeal and replace the Transitional Zoning Code of the City of Long Beach (Title 22 of the Long Beach Municipal Code) in its entirety to establish new zoning district to implement the Neo- Industrial, Multi-Family Residential - Low, and Multi-Family Residential - Moderate Placetypes of the Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element and other implementing changes, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Page 10 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 32. 24-54870 Recommendation to declare ordinance to implement City-initiated rezoning of select properties on major corridors in North Long Beach, Green Leaf Boulevard to the north, West Arbor Street to the south, Susana Road to the west, and Downey Avenue to the east, to include Multi-Family Residential - Low (MFR-L), Multi-Family Residential - Moderate (MFR-M), Neo-Industrial 1 (NI-1), and Neo-Industrial 2 (NI- 2), read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 33. 24-54867 Recommendation to declare ordinance to implement City-initiated rezoning (ZCHG24-002) of select properties on major corridors in Central Long Beach roughly bounded by, and inclusive of, Magnolia Avenue to the west, Pacific Coast Highway to the north, 10th Street to the south, and Ximeno Avenue to the east, to Residential Mixed-Use 4 (RMU4-A), Mixed-Use 3 (MU-3-A), Multi-Family Residential - Low (MFR-L), and Multi-Family Residential - Moderate (MFR-M), read and adopted as read. (Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. NEW BUSINESS 34. 24-55043 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 18.04.070 relating to the requirement and responsibility of permittee, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Attorney 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. STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDER Page 11 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:30 P.M., Civic Chambers. Page 12 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 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. 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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 13 of 14  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 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 14 of 14